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1804. M. B. HUNQATK.
(Seal) Notary Public.
The sunburst of . Japan on the enow
field Of Asia baa duzzlcd the world.
. President Smith must have
Studying up on the subject of
suicide."
been
"race
With Increased knowledge of the Mor
mon practice of matrimony people may
begin to Inquire about the Utah idea
of divorce.
Admiral Alexicff may have secured
the form of letter used by the British
generals during the early stages of the
Boer war.
The floods will have to work overtime
this spring to Inflict damage within
reach of the destruction wrought by fire
during the winter.
You cannot keep a good man down.
There are earmarks of Wu Ting Fang
in tho story regarding the Intentions of
China In the present war. .
Real estate transfers show continued
activity in local real estate. With a
rising market, the Investor who gets in
at the start is like tbe early bird that
catches the worm.
If Russia wants an expert to advise
on the construction of Its Trans-Siberian
railroads, no one will question the abil
ity of former President Burt of the
Union Pacific to fill the bill.
The sultan of Turkey evidently looks
upon the control of the Dardanelles as
one of his greatest assets and it is for
sale to Russia only for the highest
price that can be exacted.
Popular protest against the diamond
trust, which has raised selling figures
-0 per cent, will be heurd after the hur
vtMtUng of the next crop in Nebraska if
th present grain prices are maintained.
A paper with fake circulation can
give its advertising away. A paper
with a genuine subscription list built
up by many years of honest toil and en
terprise has no free gift advertising
space.
Delegates to the Sunday school con
vention at Jerusalem will offer great
temptation to the Macedonians who re
aiemlier the high price America ,iaid
not so long ago for the release of Miss
Ellen Stone.
It will take some time yet for the
Omaha and Winnebago agency to re
cover from the period of rottenness It
had to endure under the administration
of the crooked officials who were only
recently dislodged.
Canadian opinion of the railroad
merger arranged by J. J. mil takes the
form of a new line to the Pacific coast.
It is certain that tho manager do not
expect to handle business originating
north of the bonier exclusively.
Senator Gorman will approach the na
tional democratic donkey with greater
care since he was so remorselessly
thrown from the saddle in Maryland.
A suspicion is growing that tho demo
cratic donkey has become u trick mule,
anyway.
It should be a matter of pride to
Omaha to see to It that the Auditorium
if completed lefore fall. A whole lot
of people who ought to contribute to the
Auditorium fund are not to le found
among the list of subseriU-rs. Let them
come to the front without waiting
farther to be urged.
In Fort Omaha the government bus a
valuable property thut ought not to be
allowed to remain idle when It can isg
' readily b converted to excellent use as
the location for a military training
school. It was undoubtedly a mistake
to have transferred the army imst from
Fort Omaha to Fort Crook, but as thut
tep seems to be Irrevocable, the thing
to do is to make the best of conditions
as tbajr act.
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tLVSIAU TIM CASAL MATTKH.
Soidp two weeks ana Attorney (.moral
Knox ndvlKiiI tbe president that tbe
title to tin- 1'jinanin canal property was
clear mid it vvn tmsumed that within
a brief Jinio. not exceeding thirty day,
tlie money for the property of the cannl
company would lo paid oror and the
whole- matter would ! dlepotieil of. The
stiitu brought In the French courts by
the Colombian government, one to com
pel recognition of ownership In Its
uliiires in the canal company and an
other to prevent the company from
transferring Its property to the United
States without the consent of Colombia.
It was Ulleved at Washington would
prove no obstacle to the completion of
tho negotiations. It was pointed out
that the first suit does not affect the
title, but only the distribution of the
proceeds, with which the United States
Is not concerned,. The second suit,
however, Is a direct attack uimn the
title. It being an attempt to enforce the
literal execution of the original agree
ment between Colombia and the canal
company. This, It was stated, did not
In the least disturb the Washington au
thorities. Another question, however, arose to
cause delay In closing up the canal
trade. This was the discovery by At
torney General Knox that the counsel
of the Tanama company In this country
fdld not possess the necessary authority
to complete certain legal technicalities
found to be necessary. Accordingly the
canal company's attorney will have to
go to Paris to obtain the required au
thority and this will prohably delay
the completion of the matter a few
weeks. There appears to be no reason,
however, to upprehend any troublesome
complication. Indeed a Paris dispatch
says upon the authority of officials of
the canal company that no obstacle has
arisen to the transfer of the concession
to the United States and that the Amer
ican ambassador has been informed
that there Is no flaw In the title. Never
theless it is most desirable that every
precaution be taken to make absolutely
secure the position of our government
and avoid every chance of future con
troversy or difficulty. It has been ar
gued by Senator Morgan and some
others that tho United States could not
under existing circumstances get a flaw
less title to the canal property and al
though the Judgment of these men may
bo somewhat clouded by prejudlca
against the Panama route, it would be
a mistake to treat their opinion with
indifference. The United States had
better delay work on the great enter
prise for months than to have' any ques
tion arise after the money has been
paid to Panama and to the canal com
pany in regard to the validity of our
title to the property. We want no
future disputes or complications re
specting this very Important matter
which might interfere with the progress
of the great task after it has been be
gun. DRAWMQ THE LUIS AT JL'VOKS.
Judges of the state, county and federal
courts of Illinois ,are to be asked how
many railroad pusses they have re
ceived and used. The investigation will
be made by a commission of lawyers,
at tho head of which is Judge Seymour
B. Thompson, author of several legal
text books and editor of the American
Law Review. The agitation against
Judges accepting free passes on railroad
and steamship lines, and privileges
from other corporations, was begun by
leading publications of the country re-.
cently and a number of prominent law-1
yers have organized to carry this agita
tion into practical effect.
Tho Judges will be asked if they have
passes on transportation lines and how
frequently they have taken advantage
of these special privileges. The trans
portation compunies will be requested
to produce their books and give out
their free lists. It Is said to be an open
secret thut every county Judge In the
10J counties in the state of Illinois,
every Judge of the supreme -court and
every federal Judge is given aunual
passes. These passes are manifestly
given with a purpose. Some Judges re
turn them; some Judges use them.
What the commission Is trying to as
certain Is to what extent complimen
tary free transportation is used bv Judi
cial officers. If, as Is generally believed,
the accept a uce of favors from transpor
tation companies Is general among the
Judges, the remedy against the evil is
to be sought In an amendment to the
state' constitution of Illinois, prohibit
ing members of the bench from accept
ing or receiving railroad or steamship
transportation or valuable favors from
other corporations.
. But why draw the line at Judges?
Why not also include lawyers, who are
all In court parlance officers of the
court? Why not also include other pub
lic officials In the proscrilied list? Again.
If the general distribution of passes
among occupants of the bench is a liar
to the administration of Justice without
fear or favor In Illinois, why has It not
also the same effect In Nebraska, or for
that matter In any other state?
WHKHK THK TARIFF DtXtFITS.
In a recent rejiort the American con
sul general at Berlin noted the fact of
heavy shipments of German steel to
the Pacific northwestern states, due to
the low frelg'its charged by ships tak
ing grain aitroad from the i-oast on
return shipments. It ws stated that
these ships nr glad to take rails mid
heavy machinery at nominal freight
rates for ball.ist. The consul stated
that so fnvorable are the terms that
lailroad supplies frm Germany can be
delivered at Piigct Souud at a cost of
trauH!ortation with which Pittsburg,
Cleveland and Chicago, with a transcon
tinental railroad haul, are wholly un
able to conqiete.
Referring to this the Seattle Post In
telligencer remarks that the manufac
turer on the sealaiard has no protec
tion save that afforded by the tirlff.
but for which there never -eu!d b any
iron and steel Luduftr established on
the Pacific coast, Bimply for the reason
that manufacturing could not be done
there ns cheaply, paylug the American
scale of wages, ns the Iron and steel
products could be imported from Kurope,
with the excessively low ocenn freight
rates and the combination of German
manufacturers to make prices low in
the export trade. "With the tariff kept
as It Is," says that paper, "the Iron and
teel Industry can be built up here to
tbe point where It will bo able to supply
all of our own wants and save at home
millions of dollars that go abroad." As
that Industry on tbe coast Is at pros
ent In lta first stage of development It
certainly requires for continued growtli
the protection which the tariff affords
and under which what has already been
accomplished toward building up tho
Iron and steel Industry In that section
of the country wns made possible. There
Is no doubt of the benefit to the Pacific
northwest of republican tariff policy.
HVSSIA'S HLAVly SKA FI.KKT.
There Is no doubt that Russia Is ex
t remedy anxious to send her Black Sea
fleet to the far east, but thus far her
overtures to the Turkish government
to permit the warships to pass through
the Dardanelles have met with no en
couragement, though according to the
latest advices Turkey Is willing to make
the concession under certain conditions.
It does not rest wholly with that gov
eminent, however, to grant the desired
permission. The Russian fleet is locked
in under a treaty made many years
ago between Turkey and the rrhioiml
European powers and even were the
sultan to give formal assent to the pass
age of the Dardanelles it would un
doubtedly be vetoed by most if not all
of the other nations concerned in the
treaty. Even Russia's ally, France,
would hardly favor such an act, while
Great Britain would be as adamnnt
against it.
It was reported a few days ago that
the Russian government had proposed
a plan for evading the treaty. This was
that for a single night the great guns
and complicated system of mines which
protect the passage of the Dardanelles
should be left unguarded, allowing the
fleet to pass through unnoticed and se
curely. Perhaps if such a plan wero
carried out the nations of Europe would
take no action regarding it, but it Is
most improbable that Turkey would
thus hazard losing the good will of the
treaty powers, which would certainly
be the result of bo flagrant an evasion
of her obligations to those powers. It
has been suggested that Russia would
not so dare to stultify herself, the clos
ing of the Dardanelles being by solemn
compact toward the formation of which
she contributed largely, but in an exi
gency Russia will not allow compacts,
however solemn, to interfere.
Whether or not the Russian govern
ment will yet be able to Induce Turkey
to permit the Black Sea fleet to go out
is a question. The conditions the sul
tan Is said to ask are such as Russia
is not at all likely to grant. Indeed to
do so would alienate the friendship of
nearly all Europe and probably would
precipitate a terrible conflict In the
Balkan provinces, where peace Is now
being maintained with great difficulty.
As to the fleet, it is doubtful whether
it would be of much rervice If sent to
tho Orient. Having been designed for a
special purpose, that of coast defense,
it is comparatively unfitted for general
ocean service and the line of battle.
With few exceptions the ships are old
and would be able to accomplish little
against the swift and powerful war
ships of Japan.
It is in accord with the eternal fitness
of things for the members of the repor
torlul and editorial staffs of the World
Herald, most of whom were involun
tarily pried loose from the payroll of
Tho Bee, never to lose an opportunity
to belittle, besmirch, misrepresent, mis
quote and fclander their former em
ployer. It is most cowardly nnd despic
able, however, for these men to carry
their spite work to members on the
reportorlal and editorial staff of The
Bee, who, under the courtesies of the
profession are entitled at least to fair
treatment. Such contemptible and dis
honorable style of Journalism has been
strikingly exhibited in tho treatment of
Messrs. Claiborne and Best, the two
employes of The Bee upon whom the
redoubtable District Attorney Summers
has sought to wreak his vengeance by
the use of the machinery of the federal
court. In any other community than
Omaha the attempt to put a brand of
Infamy iqion newspaper representatives
who in the ordinary discharge of duty
had turned the searchlight of publicity
upon conspiracies to rob the govern
ment, or Its wards, upon official crook
edness, and debauchery, or who had in
any court proceeding given their re
port orial observations of an Incident,
would have been resented and de
nounced by every uewspaper man as an
attempt to terrorize and gng the press.
But Omaha yellow Journalism Is Ix reft
of every spark of manly professional
pride and Us degradation has touched
the lowest level.
If the city should buy coal in the open
market It would liuve to pay the market
price no mutter what it might have
been previously paying under an expired
contract. If the city buy advertising
space in The Bee after rescinding a
former contract of Its own accord, there
Is no good -I'll son why It should not pay
the regular legal rate that Is exacted
from private Indivliltia Is for advertising
of the same class.
The Omaha school board Is Inundated
with applications from all parts of the
country for positions In our public
schools. With topnotch salaries and
eruiaiiont tenure. Omnha ought to com
mand the best teaching talent to be had
anywhere, and then with more efficient
supervision it should have public
schools equal to the very best.
The proposed conversion of Fort
Omaha Into a training school lot tha
signal corps of the United States army
will be welcomed by the citizens of
Omaha, although the grounds and build
ings of the old fort might be used to
bptter advantage for other branches of
the service. But we fear that Genpral
Grpeley's training school Is about as
far off as several other former projects
for the rehabilitation of the old fort
that have fallen through.
Tk Vonr Choice.
Detroit Free Press.
The moat reliable reports at hand show
that Japan has landed between 1.1(0 and
150.010 troops In Cores,
The May Made Tlaln.
Raltlmore American.
The Russians believe that a land victory
will be gTound for ending the war. The
program In the case Is thus simplified. All
they have to do Is to go ahead and win.
Perhnpa lie lias Cold Feet.
Philadelphia Press.
Considering the number of wives that
some of the Mormons acknowledge to have.
Reed Smoot may be entitled to a little
credit for not having any more than the
law allows.
Revive the Toa-a.
Washington Star.
After all there appears to be a great deal
of sense in the togas which tho Roman
senators wore. If one of them found It
needful to carry a bottle of exiugh medicine
Into the senate chamber there waa no dan
ger of its obtruding Itself from a pocket
and calling forth facetious comment.
Why (he Japs Mast Win.
Washington Post.
Prof. McGhee declares that the Jupaneeo
brain Is larger In proportion to the body
than that of any other race. "His head
Is mosatkephalic for the most rart. with
a tendency to brachycophnly In the gross
types, and dollehocpphnly In the fine type."
If the Russians have anything that looks
more like an explosion of the alphabet
than that, we want to know It.
Ona Thins; Positively Known.
New York Sun.
It Is carious that no film of Judge Park
er's political principles has yet been de
veloped. He remains a highly respectable
vagueness, a possibly great, but at present
cloudy. Unknown. Perhaps his supporters
have carried caution too far. Each wing
of the Democracy may suspect this nebu-
louBness. What Is positive about the
Parker boom Is that It carries Mr. David
B. Hill and his fortunes.
Hot Air Campaigning.
Chicago Chronicle.
The veterans of the civil war, who re
member how little marching and fighting
could be done, even In this oountry, In the
winter time, must be somewhat mystified
by the latest move of the Japanese at
Possiet bay. The idea of marching an
army and Its wagon trains 200 miles over
Ice-covered mountains, where there are no
wagon roads and no supplies, with a view
of cutting a' railroad and the pressing on
800 miles farther, must strike the boys in
blue as a forlorn hope. The expedition can
only be compared with Benedict Arnold's
march to Quebec or General George Rogers
Clark's capture of Vlncennes. x
Xevrapaper Strategists.
Washington Star.
It Is evident that the war correspondents
In the far east are going to have as much
difficulty as their brethren had who served
In South Africa, ' . Both the Russians and
the Japanese take the same view of such
matters that Lord Kitchener does. There
Is much to be said on both sides of th
question. Journalism, however. Is .not
easily balked 'and Is never discouraged.
The people must have the news, and those
who set out to secure It are usually equal
to the emergency. Weyler tried suppress
slon In Cuba and failed. Kitchener's atti
tude did not keep back the story of the
progress of the war In the Transvaal, and
we shall doubtless bo kept In reasonably
close touch with events In Corea and Man
churia. The man behind the pen should
be, and as a rule is, as much alert as the
man behind the gun. In a sense, too, he is
a soldier
WHERE FAIHBAKKS 9TADM.
Not a Candidate for Vice President,
but Subject to Be Hrafted.
Indianapolis Journal.
There has been a Vast amount of news
paper gossip connecting Senator Fairbanks'
name with the vice presidency, and most
of it has been harmless so far as his In
terests and those of the party are con
cerned, but two or three publications within
the last tew days certainly place the sen-
tor In a false position before the public.
It has been stated recently that Mr. Fair
banks has Informed his friends that he
will accept the nomination, and one news
paper has gone so far as to Intimate that
It la authorized by the senator practically
to declare blm a "receptive candidate."
Those who know Mr. FuirbVnks best know
such assertions to be as silly as they are
unwise. The Journal has no hesitancy in
declaring that Senator Fairbanks has never
nmila any such statement to anybody. It
is generally recognized by his friends that
If ho should be nominated for the vice
presidency it would be because his party
drafted him. and for no other reason. It
is a mutter of general belief among repu
llcans from Maine to California that
Senator Fairbanks is the most available
man fur the vice presidential nomination
and it has been the general opinion that
he will be forced to accept that nomina
tion as Mr. Roosevelt was forced to ac
cept It four years ago. Hut the statement J
thut Mr. Fairbanks U In any sense a can.
dldate is without foundation of fact
There can be no question but Senator
Fairbanks would add strength to the ticket.
He possesses elements of strength pecu
liarly his own. He Is strong geo
graphically, politically and personally. The
general Judgment of him la, and. correctly
so, that he Is not only a very able man,
but that he Is pre-eminently a safe one!
To wide popularity among the masses he
adds especial strength among conservative
business mm. He is strong In New Eng
land, in the eastern states, in the middle
west and In the northwest. In Indiana
he Is exceptionally strong.
If Senator Fairbanks should be elect.
vice president republicans would feel that
he was in the direct line of promotion to
the higher office. Because he would be
making somewhat of a present sacrifice
Jn accepting tho nomination for second
place they would feel like rewarding him.
lie woiim make an Ideal preFldent of the
senate, and us a recognized presidential
posxinimy ne would Invest the office of
vice president with unusual dignity.
The Journal does not share in the feel
ing of some of the senator's friends that
his acceptance of the nomination for vice
president would mar his political future.
The fact that he would accept It from a
sense of duty to the party would enhanco
the high esteem In which he is slr..Hv
held. This is not his last chance, nor is
the floor of the senate his only field. He
Is still comparatively young, and his polit
ical career has not culminated. He can
afford to wait. Time Is his friend and
ally. If he should accept the call of the
party to become Its candidate for vice
president this year his nomination for pres.
Ident foar years henca would b almost a
forefon conclusion,
NOMI V l I(i A SF.XATOR.
Dawson County Pioneer: The nearivt
thing to choosing a I'nited States senator
by a direct vote of the people is to select
the man In the party's state convention
and then elect representatives to the legis
lature pledged to support the state con
vention's nominee. If such a course was
pursued by all the states a change would
be soon brought about by which a direct
vote could be had.
Beaver City Times-Tribune: If then is
any opposition to nominating a candidate
for I'nited States senator In tho state con
vention it is not well founded. The senti
ment in favor of popular election of sena
tors is already overwhelming, and but for
the opposition of senators themselves would
soon be an accomplished fact. Twice has
the lower house of congress voted In favor
of popular election of senators, but the
senate has refused to ratify the house
action and submit a constitutional amend
ment Until such an amendment Is adopted
the best thing to do will be to nominate
candidates In state convention nnd leave
tho election vlrtunlly to tho people. If
there is any opposition to this plan it comes
from men who have a selnsh motive,
Everybody knows more than anybody, nnd
the people have a right to say first-hand
who shall represent tbem In the upper
house of congress. Whatever opposition
there Is must bo based on the fact that a
popular election would tend to prevent
special Interests from swinging a legisla
ture into line for the election of Borne man
who would be more of a representative of
special Interests-than of the people.
urand Island Independent: The position
of The Omaha Bee in the matter of the
recommendation by the republican state
central committee that the republican
party, at Its next state convention, should
select Its candidate for United States sena
tor, thus disposing of n lung, bitter and
expensive fight In the legislature. Is not In
spiring uny confidence In that paper. The
Bee opposes the establishment of this
precedent by the republican party. Its
reason, at least ostensibly, is that to adopt
tho method of selecting senators would
no poor party policy, bocauso It would
so Tho Bee thinks result In trading. Tho
Bee makes a point that it would prefer
placing tho names of all candidates for
senator on the ballot, giving the voters a
choice. The Bee, however, docs not recom
mend that this be done. It can see ns well
as anyone that tho result of such nction
would not be final. It knows from past
enoixavors or the kind that no fnir. definlti:
expression is obtainable from such action
it is too complicated. Tho straight votes
cast, ror instance, for an element of doubt
that renders the scheme Impracticable.
Only on the face of It. Is It putting the
election of United States senators more
directly to the people. Theoretlenllv It
seems to he all right. Practice has demon
strated Its absolute uselessness especially
It might seem, to the editor of The Bee.
t-oini Kemibllcan: The. Republi
can Is not particularly Impressed with the
proposition of having the republican state
lulnnlu e.naorse a candidate for the
unitea states senate. The supreme law
or tne land, the constitution of tho United
States, vesta tho right and gives the power
of electing senators to the several state
legislatures, and, until a change Is made
in the organic law, mien right should not
be usurped, or such power limited. Not-
wunnuinning tne fact that a number of
cases have occurred In which Jockeying
legislatures succeeded In doing anything
but a good Job of that work, yet a hun-
area and more years of governmental ex
periment has demonstrated that the estab
lished way Is not only convenient, but al
tcgether safe, conservative and satisfac.
tory. The Republican la not a blind wor
sniper of things ancient. It has, however,
an abiding faith In the constitution and be
lieves that no stones should be ruthlessly
torn rrom that mighty pillur of govern
ment, erected by the splendid wisdom,
loresignt ana disinterested patriotism of
the fathers. Then, too, It should be borne
In mind that the injection of a senatorial
fight into local legislative campaigns may
be fraught with great danger to party suc
cess. For these and other reasons, not
enumerated, the Republican Is constrained
to say to the coming state convention-
hands off.
Sidney Republican: Nominating a sena
tor. "Under this head The Omaha Bee of
last Sunday opened a very timely and
proper discussion of the advisability of
the state convention placing In nomination
a candidate for' state senator. The Bee,
true to Its often repeated policy of popu
lar vote on this very Important office, rea
sons out very clearly that It Is a question
able proceeding for the state convention.
The fact that such a nomination and a vote
on the same does not eject, and requires
afterwards tho usual election by the legis
lature should remind the delegates to the
state convohtlon to calmly deliberate and
see what effect such action might have
on the result of the election of repre
sentatives to the state legislature before
taking any such action. It Is very Im
portant that the next slate legislature be
republican, and the nomination of any
man for the senatorship might endanger
the election of members to the legislature
In close districts, where the nomination
was not the choice of that particular dis
trict. The state committee recommended
the nomination of a candidate for senator
no doubt Imbued with tha same deeire us
a large majority of electors to' secure the
popular vote on this office, but until this
Is mode effective by constitutional amend
ment nnd considering the large state and
national ticket to be e'.ected the action is
very questionable. It certainly removes
the question of the election of a United
States senator further away from the
people and may cause com plications in
some districts that woniid cause the loss
of republican members to the next legis
uture to convene January. 190. The dele.
gates to the state convention should well
consider the questions and at all times
keep the Interests of the party In the etate
as paramount to all others In order to
leave no doubt that Nebraska will elect
an overwhelming republican legislature
with increased majorities for the stale and
national ticket.
(Jetting; Back Stolen Property.
Brooklyn Eagle.
That is a weak stutement from Washing
ton thst, while the authorities know that
soma of the lands of this government are
now In the hands of thlives, they really do
not know how they are to get them back.
Well, other people know, and the way is
to take them back. Then let the thieves
do the lawing to regain posesssion not
trrk ti I'nited States to do that. If the
properties have really been Helen it ought
to be an easy matter to recognize the
properties. The m;ips show where they
are. And. having located the land, It is
easy to put a marshal or a troop In posses
sion. We have grave doubts as to whether
a man who has robbed the government
would have the Impudence to sue for his
loot after It had been tuken away from
him.
Demoeraey's Internal Dlaeord.
Chicago Chronicle Idem.)
When a political party gets to a point
where it Is doubtful whether Its candidate
and nominal leader will co-operate with It
there Is an unmistakable need of emanci
pation and reorganization or of party dis
solution and death. "Will Mr. Bryan sup
port a democratic candidate standing on a
democratic platform?" No, he will not and
that is one of the stroniieiit and best
reasons why there should be a democrailc
vandidats sad a democratic platform.
Ayer's Pills, Ayer's Pills, Aycr's
Pills, Aycr's Pills. Keep saying
it over and over again. It means
so much to so many people.
AmFs
It means an active liver, for one
thing. And that means no consti
pation, no biliousness, no sick-
headache, no dyspepsia.
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ATEB'8 6ASAPJJUIXA-For to blood. ATSB'S AOUB CORS-Tot BMdana aad agaa.
BITS OP WASHIXGTUX LJKK.
Minor Scenes nnd Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
A large hunch of trouble, social and
otherwise. Is In readiness fur the congress
man who attempts to enact Into law a
bill taxing Jewelry In Washington. Wealthy
Washington women, rre-emlnent In the so
cial life of the national capital, are agi
tated over the measure, which was drafted
and Introduced by the district commission
ers, and which alms to reach valuable per
sonal property now untaxed, being classed
us licirluoius. The bill takes Jewelry out
of that cluss. There Is hardly a social
function nowuduys where the bill Is not
discussed with great anxiety und some
bitterness by the women possessing Jewels.
Mrs. 1 Z. Loiter Is said to own the finest
collection of Jewels at tho capitul. Her
rubies ulune are worth a king's ransom.
"For making tea, $10,ii00," read the clerk,
who was droning through the agricultural
and appropriation bill In the senate re
cently. "What's thut?" aHked Senator Galllngcr.
"For making tea, $10.0iX," read the clerk
ugain.
"I suggest, Mr. President," suid Senator
Galllngcr, "that the language be changed
to 'producing' tea.' Thut is whut it means.
This senute la not in the business of muk
Ing tea or applying funds therefor."
"In view of tho arid conditions of the
rostuurunts in the capltol since they shut
out drinks, it might not bo a bad plan to
make a little cold tea," growled Senator
Stewart.
Secretary Shaw tells a story at the ex
pense of some disciples of the prohibition
faith. There were some good and well
meaning people, he said, who volunteered
to look after the Interests of society In
general. They subscribed to the tenets
that forbade the quailing from the cup
that smacketh of liquor. Thay gave a
banquet wondrous In the moderation of Its
menu. Watermelons wound up their festal
itinerary. Now, some creature In whom
dwelt the spirit of wicked had poured
champagne Into the watermelons. The
sparkling stuff had permeated the fruit
from end to end and left Its Impress at
full strength from base to circumference.
F.ach one of that faithful band of abstemi
ous citizens smacked his lips unconsciously,
and then quickly glanced at his compan
ions, i hey looked suspiciously at one
another. Then they resumed the attack
on the luscious melons with renewed
vigor, and slyly extracted the seeds and
put them in their vest pockets!
A few days ago, relates the Washington
Post Representative Burkett of Nebraska
took his small daughter with him to the
bouse. For a time she was much Inter
ested In 'the proceedings and give close
attention to members who addressed the
house. But after a time she became tired.
Finally, a member of tho democratic sldo
was recognized and began a speech. The
little girl listened for a time, but her pa
tience was not as exhaustless as the ar
gument of the member who was speaking.
'Papa," she asked, "la lie talking for
our side?"
"What do you mean by our side?" Mr.
Burkett asked.
"Well, do we believe what he Is saying?"
"No, my daughter," responded the states
man from Nebraska. "The member who Is
speaking Is a democrat, and we do not be
lieve a word of It."
'Then," sighed the little one, "let'B go
home. What's the use of staying here?"
John E. Wllkle, chief of the secret ser
vice, entered the office of Assistant Secre
tary Armstrong In tho Treasury depart
ment and said In disgusted tones: "I ate
a beefsteak the other day and it has Just
cost me 111. Si." "Well," answered Arm
strong, "I knew beef prices were rising.
but I didn't think " "It was this way."
Interrupted the secret service man: "The
beefsteak cost me 11.25 and the first bite I
took out of It I broke a tooth. The dentist
looked me over and said there were so
many improvements necessary in my Jaw
It would cost $10." Mr. Armstrong listened
to this tale with a severe expression.
'Wllkle," he said, 'reproachfully, "you
should eat more regularly. Then you will
not attack your food so voraciously."
It- Is not thought that Speaker Cannon
will ever see a better picture of himself
than that which hangs in the house ap
propriation committee. Ho posed for the
painting without being aware that he was
doing so. Old members of the committee,
of which Mr. Cannon was chairman so
long, wanted a good portrait of their col
league, but Freeman Thorp, the artist en
gaged, could not get Just the expression
sought. Finally two conspirators engaged
the Danville statesman In conversation
while Mr. Thorpe watched bis victim. Sev
eral subjects were brought up, and then
one of the two told a poker story. The
artist at once "got busy" with his sketch.
In n few minutes he had caught Cannon's
"poker face" und the result is the picture
now hunglng In the committee room.
A man rhoows the girl who is nice and different from other girls,
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PERSONAL. NOTES.
A good many edltorlnl paragraphs are
being written on the theory that Admiral
Dewey Is to get the whole of that S29,7!
prize money for the Spanish ships sunk in
Manila bay. As a matter of fact, his share
will be one-fortieth $C0,743.S3.
Like most men of genius, the late Prof.
Mommsen, the great German historian,
had striking eccentricities. One of these
was absentmlndedness. He once permitted
his hair to be frizzed off by a candle by tha
tight of which he was reading.
An autograph letter from Thomas Jeffer
son, written 100 years ago to the Indians
of the Louisiana purchase, has recently
bean unearthed from the archives of the
Sae and Fox Indians In Oklahoma. The
letter will be a feature of the Oklahoma
historic exhibit at the St Louis fair.
William B. L. Dllloway is to ba orator
at tho celebration of Evacuation day In
South Boston, Mass. It falls on Bt Pat
rick's day, March 17. Secretary Moody Is
to be a guest, and the navy is expected to
be well represented by ships In tho harbor
at the time.
Canada has cold to the highest bidder
25,000 patent models which have been
stowed away for several years In tlus cellars
of government buildings In Ottawa. Tbe
bid for the lot was $800 and T. G. Brlgham,
a coal merchant of Ottawa, waa tho purl
chaser. Canada docs not now require ap
plicants for patents to deposit models of
their Inventions.
POUTED REMARKS.
Travelei-They say you have no profane
words In your language. What do you peo
ple do when you want to swear?
Kducated Japanese We speak a few
words In Russian. Chicago Tribune.
She Does you employer ever tell his
clerk funny stories?
He No, but we don t dare undeceive him.
Town Topics.
"I suppose a good memory Li very valu
able to a man in your position."
"I don't know, answered Senator Sor
ghum. "A good memory helps some. But
it's knowing Just when to forget things
that counts. "Washington Star.
"You know my Intentions are good," he
pleaded.
"Of course," was the reply, "und I sup
pose you might sell them for paving blocks
if hades wasn't pretty well paved already.
As it Is, it looks to me as if you hud loaded
up with guods for which there is no mar
ket left." Chicago Post.
T1IK SI'S DAY APPETI TE.
S. W. Glllllun In Nsw York Sun.
It started to develop when I was a farmer
lad
The folks were scared at finding what an
appetite I hud.
But I was kept from worry by the fact
that all the rest
Could keep the pace I set them when I did
my level best.
It reached its climax Sundays when wo
ull were gathered In
Our Pa and Ma and Henry Clay and Sadie
and little Mln,
Beeldes your humble servant, who was
there with all his might
Prepared to do destructon with that Sun
day appetite.
We'd eat a hearty breakfast buckwheats,
sausage, maple drip; ,
The weary wait till noontime seemed a
long, half-famished trip.
We'd then have biscuit chicken, mashed '
potatoes, gravy, too.
With jellies pickles and preserve a lovely
lot to chew.
We'd eat until our eyes stuck out, then
gravely call for pie!
TO think of it I wonder that wa didn't
burst and die.
Then apples, turnips, walnuts, till tho
shades of coming night
Drove all of us to supper with that Sun
day appetite.
I have It yet. and so have you. You take
your breakfast food
And other little knick-knacks either boiled
or frld or stewed;
At 2 o'clock or thereabouts you wada IntS
a feast
And eat enough to last you for a fortnight,
at the luust
You make a call there's tea and cake of
wiucn you gamely munch;
And when you get hack home you say,
"What is there, wife, for lunch?"
Now here's a guess It's yours to say If It
lie wrong or right:
The father of Blue Monday la that Sunday
appetite.
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but have eya Imperfections of
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Headaches,
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Neuralgia,
Indigestion.
and many other disorders are
directly traced to eye troubles,
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