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THE OMAI1A DAILY PEE: TUESDAY. MARCTT If?. 1004. t i 11 3 ? i! i 'i ! The Omaha Daily Bee. E. ROSE WATER, EDITOll. PUBLISHED EVEUT MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally I!m (without Bunday), One Year. $4 .00 Kslly H and Sunday, One Year g.jji Illustrated Be. On Year rfunriav rti fine Year rtnturday Bee, One Year u"" Twentieth Century Former, One Year 1.50 1.00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Pally Bee (without Sunday), per copy... !c Dally Bee (without Sunday!, per week... no Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per weeK.l'O Sunday Bee, per copy Kvnlng Bee (without Sunday), per wer-k. to livening Bee (Including Sunday), per atcilf Complaint of Irregularity In dpllvery should be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. ... South Omaha-City Hall Building. Twenty-fifth and M Street. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1640 Unity Building. New York CM Park Row Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps received In payment or nail accounts. Personal checks, except on umsha or eastern fxrhnns". not arceptea. THE BEE PUBLI8H1.no COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss. : George B. Tsschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, nys that the actual number of full ana . ompleU copies of The Dally, Morning. Kvenlng and Sunday Bea printed during the ,innth nf ITahi-iiarv lfiOt. was SS follows: itaaililWr8 U JH,anF 17 80,70 U 80,JMW M..; S1.B40 JO- BO.B70 A 27,320 JJ 81,040 a si.iho 24 8.1.1W0 25 84.U40 it 31,400 g 81,720 28 27.0MO 2J 81,030 . MM ,.Ws44IO i .20,000 C. . 20,000 ,.2KM 7 2B,fllO r B8,HRO i' 80,000 li" 83,870 82,100 . 82,120 80.040 ..WWTOO 80,260 Total 87T.120 Less unsold and returned copies.... 9,08 Vet total sale 87,472 i.et arerage sales 20,012 OEO. B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to ' efore ma this 1st day of March, A. D. ; 04. . M. B. HUNQATB. (Seal) ' Notary Publlo. The merger has now been submerged jo deep to emerge. If the Russians really retreat to Ilar 1 in the day of the Missouri mule in the l.psent difficulty may dawn. Omaha went so many years without a nsrket house that to get a second one i.jw la almost too much of a good thing. Bryan and Watterson bare reached 'immon ground. Both promise in ad- i nee to support the nominee of the St i-ouls convention. With the supreme court standing; fire i four on the proposition It is not sur I ilslng that lawyers disagreed on the i sallty of the merger. An up-the-state paper announces that the Burlington tie-up with Rosewater Las been declared off." Quite right- It U off because it never was on. If Germany will only wait until after t 8t Louis convention General Miles n.iy be able to advise how to suppress ;..a native outbreak in South Africa. 'The merger decision is not likely to i .ike President Roosevelt any more I '-pnlar with the Wall street magnates, lio blame the whole thing on him. Both sides of the democratic feud, in noughts county are using the pie counter ; rgument ' The pie counter argument is oue that tells with hungry democrats. : The semi-official organ of. Mr. Bryan I lying announced , that he will be for ;'iiatever ticket la , nominated at St, I.ouie, a report from Princeton is due, The Japanese woman who killed her i. 'If that her son might Join the army I set a higher ideal of patriotism than C:at of the proverbial1 Spartan mother, .since the opening of hostilities the Kllroada of the United; States have l ulled more people than have been even i -'ported killed In the Russo-Japanese .r. The Japanese engineer who was deco i ted with the Order of the Rising Sun via probably given the order of the J'yte also that the former mlfht not be c ut of reach. One at a time the Inefficient points of '. rte Trans-Siberian railroad come to light and the surprising tiling about It ' . that Russia lets the reports of its ex ; jrta be made public. It la to be hoped that Chancellor An ' Trews will quickly recover his health so s not to embarrass the World-Heraid in "s continuous performance around the l.ockefeller monument Hon. Jamea J. Hill must have another .".udffess to farmers ou tap explaining il.a benefits they would have derived ' i-ora the merger schemo hud not the ..preme court interrupted. Having had all Its official p'.nces and K.oertng committee securely spiked jwn, the Fonta nolle club is now rcady i throw the doors oeu and let any re ' publican come in who can put up the i.ate for the charter members to spend. The senate committee Investigating the ' Dietrich charges la reluctant to go Into i lie question of the motive behind the - .iroeecutloo. The malicious motive of District Attorney Summers has been go H'.tdn from the start that uo new light ; vii that aide is uecessary. With no fight oa the nomination for congressman, it la but natural that the statesmen of the Big Sixth should get i p a little contest over delegates to the I'.itional convention. A convention In t'.ist district without some klud of a cou i nt would be taken to uaeau that the Uya axe loohif IntejxaU THK MKROBIX DtLlSIUZ. The derision of the supreme court of the United States, sustaining the con tention of the government In the case of the Northern 8emrltles company, Is what was very generally eipwted. It Is consistent with the decisions of that triliunul In the traiiHinlssourl and joint traffic cases, In so far as It reaffirms the view that the Sherman anti trust law applies to railroad corporations and also that all combinations In restraint of trade, whether such restraint be rea sonable or unreasonable, Is a violation of the law. The decision goes over the same ground as that of the circuit court, with which all Interested In the case are familiar, making no Important addi tions to It, though amplifying in certain respects in which the lower tribunal merely suggested the points. It would seem that the decision must put an end, at least for some time to come, to further attempts at railroad combinations or mergers of a nature to which the anti trust law Is applicable under the plain construction of the court of last resort. It is quite Impossible that any intelligent person can now mis apprehend the meaning and scope of the Sherman act as defined by the court. Neither can there be any question as to the power of congress to establish such regulations as are prescribed in the law. Its authority over interstate commerce Is complete, declares the decision. An other important point is that in ease of conflict between national and state laws the former have supremacy, sa that trusts and combinations cannot shield themselves lehlnd the laws of the state In which they are incor porated, as the Northern Securities com pany sought to do. . The decision having been expected it was very largely discounted as far as ny Immediate effect on the stock mar ket is concerned. This was shown in the very slight effect produced when the market received the news that the court had decided adversely to the Se curities company. Even the stock of that corporation, which Is held In strong hands, was only very slightly affected. The situation is radically different 'from that of two years ago, when, with se curity prices at an abnormal level and large weak following in the stock market, a decision against the company might have brought a crash. Now stocks re held mainly by capitalists who are able to prevent an acute break If they wish to do so. Unquestionably the de cision is of great public Importance. It compels a halt in a policy which, if it had been permitted to prevail, would have brought about a railroad monopoly that, as suggested by Justice Harlan, could control rates throughout the conn try In defiance of congress. That dan ger has been averted and is not likely to soon arise again. It is a result in which the people should feel profound satisfaction.' ItSADT IO UW ALLOW AMTHlltQ. Mr. Bryan will not bolt the- convention and Mr. Bryan will hot be, "run over" at the convention. A democratic platform will be adopted; a democratic candidate will be nominated and Mr. Bryan will be found among the most conspicuous supporters of that platform and that candidate. World- Herald. This announcement by Mr, Bryan's closest newspaper oracle Is the same as a proclamation that Mr. Bryan is ready to swallow any dose the St Louis con vention may mix for him. Mr. Bryan has been busy preparing a list of "don'ta" for the delegates to the convention. He has said, "Don't take back a single declaration in the Chicago and Kansas City platforms." He has said, "Don't nominate a candidate who is not known to be in hearty sympathy with the fallacies engrafted on the dent ocratlc creed since 1800." He has said, "Don't nominate a man unless he sup ported loyally the democratic ticket In the last two presidential campaigns. The force of all these warnings lay in the implied threat that' unless they were heeded Mr. Bryan and his friends would bolt the convention and would refuse to support the ticket. Just as the gold demo crats refused to support the ticket when Bryan headed it himself. But now we are told that Bryan will not bolt and that he will be found among the most conspicuous supporters of the platform and ticket no matter what they may be. This Is Just what the re organizers have wanted to be able to say that Bryan's threats are simply game of bluff and that he will be In line no matter what action the convention takes. covwtr rcNDirio boxds. A former deputy county treasurer, speaking for the warrant brokers with whom he Is now Interested, is out with a printed statement designed to show why the proposition to vote $00,0(X) of bonds at a special electlou called by the Board of County Commissioners should not carry. From this statement It is plain that the local warrant brokers are against the proposed bond Issue. As matter of fact, however, there Is no reason why the warrant brokers should be expected to favor this boud issue, otherwise they would be acting directly against their own business, which thrives when an empty treasury compels the county to put its warrants out at interest. The proposed lnmd lfcsue is intended to fund the county floating debt, con sisting of 7 per cent warrants. Into lionds bearing uot over 3 per ceh interest. and to place the county as nearly as possible upon a cash basis that would make it unnecessary for the future to pay interest upon its warrant ohllga tions at all. If county warrauts could be cashed forthwith at the counter of the county treasurer, and the county thus enabled to make its purchases and bargains at current cash rates, a large and lucrative part of the warrant brok erage business would be destroyed. The Itoud proposition simply puts this question up to the taxjaiyers. Shall we continue to pay 7 ier cent interest on f-jOU.OOO or outstanding warrants, or shall we aara half, tht ajuiusl Interest charge by converting it into a low rate bond? A HAKITATIOlf FHOTlLtM. The report made by Dr. Perry of the public health and marine hospital scr- Ice In regard to the sanitary condi tion of Cuba and Panama and of the towns along the route of the Panama canal, shows that the problem of sani tation In that region Is a difficult one, the treatment of which will take consid erable time, n good deal of labor and a large expenditure. According to the re port, the chief plague spots are the cities at the termini of the canal and the shabby villages that have grown up long the line, which are said to le ab solutely devoid of all civilised appliances for the protection of health. Even in the cities. Dr. Perry states, there is no system of sewerage or of drainage and no supply or wholesome water, winie the Interior villages have the filth and slovenliness to be expected of places oc cupied by low grade negroes and cool let. The treaty with Tanatna excludes the cities of Colon and Panama from the grant of territory made to the United States, although they are within the boundaries of the ten mile lone, but there is an article of the treaty which provides that the United States may maintain any works of sanitation which In the discretion of this government may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, opera tion, sanitation and protection of the canal and railroad. This will permit our government to provide a complete ralnage and water system for those towns, to pay for which it may levy a tax. The Republic of Panama under takes to guarantee that the cities shall comply with the sanitary ordinances and if It fail to do this then the United States is given authority to enforce the same. The first work of the canal commis- alnn will ho ilovotort tc, this nrnhlpm of k I sanitation and it Is the opinion of those familiar with conditions on the isth- mus that it may require at least two rears nf nnaidiimia lnhor to efTect such ..... changes in the canal aone as are neces- sary to the protection from oeaOJy fevers of those who will be employed there. It Is perhaps not possible to more . . ... ... , i, a uiun mouiiy tue (lunger in iuhi cumiue, but it is practicable to make a decided Improvement In conditions and the best engineering and scientific skill will bo employed for this purpose. VMTtLOPlKO ThK PHILIPPINES. Ever since his return from the ThiHp pines Secretary Taft has been showing an active interest in the question of de veloping the industries and commerce of the islands. One most necessary means t thi. I- hotter vmm.ir.i.Hm, in tim Islands, particularly In Luzon, and the ,,, practices of the Patriarchs were M16 ",e"ed t0 would make a gooA ena secretary of war Is endeavoring to In- in conformity with the doctrines of the tor! but ',ere aro other" dually capable. duce American capital to embark In railroad construction In the Philippines. For this purpose he last week conferred with representative New York capital ists identified with railroad interests, it Is understood with a quite satisfactory result. He will this week present the Information obtained to the house com mittee on insular affairs, which ' has under consideration a bill conferring upon; the Philippine commission au thority to guarantee interest on capital invested in railroads in the archipelago. The secretary conferred with such men as E. II. Harrlman, James Speyer, Oeorge F. Peabody and other well known capitalists. The measure before the house commit tee Is not sufficiently liberal in its terms to Induce American capital to invest in Philippine railroads, yet what it pro poses in the way of guarantees Is per haps all that It Is practicable to offer. In regard to the difficulties In the way of inducing Americans to furnish capital the New York Journal of Commerce re marks: "The islands are a long way off and have a tropical climate. The men desirable for the sen-ice of looking after the construction, maintenance and operation of railroads could be induced to go there only by liberal compensation, and the labor needed would probably not go at all. The opportunities at home for both labor and capital are such that special enticement would be neces - sary to draw them to the Philippines. The greatest difficulty would be the un certainty of labor, not only for con structing and operating railroads, but for developing the Industries that would make them profitable." It Is doubtless a fact that most of our people who have capital to Invest In railroad enterprises have no very great faith In Philippine development or fee! that however stim ulated and encouraged It is not likely to amount to much in the near future. There are more favorable opportunities for making profitable investments In other directions. Secretary Taft Is cer tainly to be heartily commended for his loyal and earnest devotion to the Inter ests of the Philippines, but unless a better Inducement Is offered than Is con tained in the bill before the house com mittee on Insular affairs American capi tal will not go extensively Into Philip pine railroad construction. Ixx-al reform purifiers need not beguile themselves with any Idea that they are to be suuffed out by a resclsion of the ...li o .nrin, -re 1.,,.. v.. " " uss yet maniresiea any Opposition to obstruct the coming grand Jury. If the! reformers have anythlug to substantiate their indiscriminate charges of comip- tion and lawlessness let them get ready and present themselves before the grand Jury. - AH law-abiding citizens in the community will support every honest effort to expose official mal-administra- tlon, but let us have an end of Idle gos sip and mere unsupported rumors. President Smith of the Mormon church revisited the old winter quarters at Florence none too soon. In view of the strides that bustling and reawakened suburb Is making, should he return a few years later he would have difficulty In discovering anything to remind him of, tha bordtft caiufl ot flit, earj ago, lexcept the historical landmarks specially I preserved for the edification of sight seers. A Fremont paper ventures a reminder mat me finite river power cmiai, wun-u has been built so often on paper. Is still to be classed In the futures. It seems to forget that there are no lighting or conduit ordinance pending before the Omaha city council requiring the build ing of the canal to Justify a grant of special privileges ny uie i-vum-iim. If there were any danger that Milwau kee would not stand by Its bid of $0,000 for Superintendent Pcarse the School Book trust would make up the difference. But the rule of the trust Is never to pay a subsidy out of Its own pocket when It can take it out of a school board treas ury. ooutn omnha political prophet with dn.iocratk' proclivities declares that the I year will get a 5,000 majority In Douglas county, again. Why not make It 60,000? Guess Pre tlos for a Smile. Chicago Post "We are their (the people's) chosen serv ants and are here to do their bidding," exclaimed Representative Smith of Michi gan. As a bit of news this Is one of the most remarkable "scoops" of the day. Will History Keprat Itselft Indianapolis News. "In order to teach the Japanese a les son," says General Kouropatkln, "we will walk through the Islands after crushing them in Manchuria and Corea." Lt's see, it was General Buller. wasn't it, who didn't eat that Christmas dinner In Pretoria? Criminal Methods of Promoters. Philadelphia Ledger. There has been more criticism, not to say scandal, connected with the trans actions of the United States Shipbuilding corporation than with any like organiza tion, perhaps, in the history of the coun- try. Grave charges, with apparently good .nrmjA T'i.S V I clrcumBtanc D)8trict Attorney Jerome of New York is credited with a purpose of beginning criminal prosecution, with a view r punliJing those guilty of fraud in oon- nectlon wtlh the matter. If any one Is ,,t ne ,hou,d pUnlBhed. It w, b0 unfortunate to allow such a scandalous affair to pass into history without punish- ln" those Sullty of the Bhmefu' mlsrepre- BCIIIUUUII ZbUU C1LUI LB IU UCII HUU IllUUl'eill Investors. The One Question Involved. Philadelphia Press. The only substantial Inquiry before the senatn in the Bmoot case Is whether the ecclesiastical system of the Mormons Is such that a strict member of the church cannot be a loyal citizen of the United States. If this be answered In the nega tive by the testimony of Mormon wit nesses, then Elder Smoot has no right to a seat in the senate. But what may be his religious beliefs apart from his acts and Practices has nothing to oo witn tna case. nit Testament, but so lona- as he does not practice polygamy himself he cannot be expelled from tne senate ror an abstract opinion. The opy question Is a political one: Can a Mormon be a good citizen? American Interests SacrlBced. Springfield Republican. Transatlantic shipping seems to have been brought more completely under Brit ish ownership and control than ever as a result of the combination known as the International Mercantile Marine company. It is stated that English Interests have owned a majority of the stock from the outset, and it is now claimed that their holdings have been much enlarged since then at small cost, stock standing very low In the market. One of the companies going Into the combination the International Navigation was American in -law, and an other, tne Atlantic Transport line, was American In fact or ownership; but they are now English in ownership or control, and an Englishman supplants an American at the head of the concern. English inter ests are also heavily represented In the syndicate holding the 150,000,000 of bonds of the company. The profits growing out of the organization were also largely for the English stockholders, while the losses, as In the case of the Atlantic transport line. chiefly accrue against Americans. And it Is all the work of an American. AMONG THE CANDIDATES. Norfolk Press: If there is a deputy In the state house at Lincoln who doesn't want his chief's job will he please have his picture put In the papers? Beatrice Sun: Several republican news papers are booming M. A. Brown as a can- 1 dldate for secretary of state. Brown once lived In Beatrice, and Is a very good ' citi zen and an unfaltering republican. Sidney Republican: The candidacy of Hon. R. D. Harris for lieutenant governor continues to receive the undivided support of the republican press of western Ne braska. When the convention rolls around the doctor will have a strong following and make a showing that will surprise his opponents for the honors. Norfolk Press: The Tekanvah Journal brings out the r-ame of John F. Piper as a candidate for delegate to the national re publican convention from this district. John F. Is all wool and a yard wide, and he halls from Burt county. Madison county by lights owes a few votes over that way. and this might be a good time now to even up past favors. Scott s Bluff Republican: There Is no longer any doubt about Norrla Brown, the present deputy attorney general, being nominated for tha position now occupied by Frank N. Prout, when the convention gets busy In May. Jt Is also certain that Treasurer Mortensen will be renominated to succeed himself at that convention. Thus the Big Sixth district will have two candi dates on the next state ticket. Sidney Republican: The republican press all over the western part of the state ts calling for the nomination of M. A. Brown ox in. xvetimey iiuo I or secretary m siais. but Mr. Brown has not as yet consented to become a candidate. Mr. Brown has been In the newspaper business at Kearney nearly a quarter of a century and built up ,b"lR' 'PUU tnat raan might be proud of. By all means, Brown for ..cretary of sUta, and we will have a good one Gsaeva Signal: The people of this county appear to be unanimous In their support of the candidacy of J. L. McBrien for state superintendent, and It would doubt less be of service to Mr. McBrien if the republican county convention, to be held here on tha 21st Inst., should adopt a suit able resolution declaring In his favor. Tobias Express: If ths people all over the state knew P. J. Sadtlek as well as do the people of Saline county, he would not only be nominated on ths first ballot for secretary of stste, but would also b elected by the largest msjnrlty ever given I a state officer. That a better man cannot be found to fill this position la conceded by all who imow hlia. si:atohiai. omi atio. Grand Island Independent: York county led off In the matter of the republican county conventions and endorsed the rec- tee that the next United States senator be selected by the state convention, and Instructed Its delegation to vote for Con gressman Burkett. The central commit tees of a number of other counties have passed resolutions favomble to stop Buf- kett and It will be found a difficult tusk to stop the movement to take the election out of the legislative session and put It closer to the people. Clay Center Bun: If the recommendation of the republican state central commit tee that the convention take the matter of choosing a senator out of the hands of tha legislature was a hidden scheme to boom a certain Individual, It was & failure and the boom has flattened out. The Press has aired the matter quite thoroughly, and the opposition to the new way has clearly shown that It would not, as claimed, be a better expression of the people, but that on the contrary they wou,d have less voice In the matter than vy uiv uiu way, aim mm ii wuuiu iiruiK about a needless rilnruntinn of the rnrtv and probable loss of the legislature. It now seems pretty certain that there will be no recommendation by the conven tion. North Platte Tribune: Several more counties declared for the nomination of senator by the republican state con vention during the past week. It appears that the movement for the fuller partici pation by the people In the making f senators Is so popular that the politicians who try to stop It are getting run over right and left. The opposition of the chief political engineers of the Burling ton railroad to the nomination idea Is really giving It an added lmj)ctus among the rank and Mia of the party. The aver ago republican remembers the session of the legislature of 1901 that ended In th appointment of Dietrich and Millard as senators by these railroad politicians and swears that it Is time to atop that sort of manipulation. Chappell Register: While the Register believes the people should have the right to say, by their vote, who should repre sent the state In the United States sen ate, it Is of the opinion, as the law now Is, that it Is timo and trouble wasted for the republican convention to riomlnate a candidate for United States senator. In 1886 the people of this state asked, by their vote, the legislature to re-elect Chas. van Wyck. The so ons Ismored their wishes and elected Manderson. Again, three years ago. E. Rosewater received majority of the votes cast for that position and once more tho legislature took the bull by the horns and the sen atorial togas fell to our present senators. iiisiory win repeat Itself and the next legislature will tell the dear people to go to the hot regions and proceed to elect a senator of their own chooslna-. Ains worth Star-Journal: In spite of all the talk about having a candidate for the United States senate nominated at the state convention, the Star-Journal still be lieves that it would be a bad move politi cally. The people would soon find out that the action was taken in the Interest of the one who Is at present the leading candi date, with the purpose of shutting out other candidates who may hereafter desire to enter the race. The lead in a- candllnte jmiuijt uwih wno migm De round more deservin of the honor at the hands of the party. The people resent anything that seems to be intended to circumvent them, and If Something should finally trans spire to make the election a close one this action might possibly endanger the election of a republican legislature. Aurora Republican: The Repuhlican, after consideration of the matter s.id talk lng with men who are well posted on po litical affairs, has concluded that the nom ination of a United States senator by the coming state convention would be prema ture and unwise. The selection of a sen ator by tho party at large would be a wise departure from the old method of fighting it out In the legislature, and this editor gladly endorses thaf plan. But would It not be wiser to call a nominating convention after the election, instead of before? If the party at the May convention selects a ren- ator, a lot of fellows who have the sena torlal bee In their headgear will be disap pointed and lukewarm In the support of the legislative ticket. Again, the man chosen for the toga may not be every where acceptable and his enemies may de feat his ambition by electing a legislature of other than republican complexion. It Is essential to elect a republican legislature first; and a senator afterward. Why then would It not be the wiser course to defer the selection of a senator until after elec tion? Let all the senatorial aspirants turn In and assist in electing the legislature. Then call a delegate convention for the purpose of choosing a senator and give every candidate a fair, clean show, taking Into careful consideration his work during the campaign and, of course, his fitness ani ability. To the Republican this seems the better course. At present the matter Is too one-aided and Mr. Burkett has an I unfair lead by reason of his being firs mentioned and boomed, and while Mr. Bur kett Is satisfactory to the Republican, this editor believes In giving all candidates fair show and a scratch start. The repub llcans of the state should consider well the senatorial situation before they jump at a procedure which may result disastrously to the party. Falrbury Gazette: There Is more or les discussion just now as to whether th republican state convention should nom inate a candidate for United States sena tor. The range of the discussion is quite unlimited, and much can be said on both side. It Is claimed that the delegates to a state convention come fresh from tha people, and are supposed to know wha they want. This may be all right In theory but Is it correct In practice? Moat state delegations are selected In the Interest of some certain candidates, and as they are absolutely traded at the will of the candl date, what Is to prevent candidates from (Vwinegiaasfal of Radam's Microbe Killer after meals and at bedtime and It will prevent and cure disease by destroying bacteria, tne organic lite mat causes rr mentation and decay of the blood, tha tissues and the vital organs. RADAR'S Microbe Killer la the only known anti eeptic principle that will destroy tha germs of disease in the Blood without Injury to the tissues. Pleasant to tha taste and agreeable to the most de heats stomach. A purely scientific remedy, recognised as a true apecinc FOR CATARRH Wasb T. T.iKCitTSB. MAY. Fonntala Peas, atOr Praid Hill Avenue, Baltimore, M4., writes: I was troubled for siaay years sritk a severs case of Catarrh, which affrcted sty hearing. I was Induced to try your MU frebe Killer, and am pleased to advise that I am completely cured and my bearing en tirely reetored. I bleas the day I started to Use madam's Microbe Killer. Myers-Dillon Drug Co., lth aud Faxaam, tad Ajl DrujgUia. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR J"'" rv IS cilf!(8 Absolutely Pure IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH making the senatorshlp a matter of polit ical barter and trade? This little game has been worked in this county upon previous occasions and you have no assurance It will not be done again. What the Individ ual candidate wants Is his own personal success, and If he can throw In the sena- orshlp to get It, who is there would stand against thnt proposition. Then there Is an other objection, and It will be well for re publicans In the smaller counties not to rush in and place themselves In a position o bo swallowed up by the big fish. As Is well known, Lancaster and Douglas coun ties have a powerful vote when combined. As Is also well known, for four years at , least, both counties have been controlled by a machine, which has worked In com bination and has been controlled and dl- rected by an exceedingly limited number of men, not all republicans, either. This com bl nation, with what can be picked up on the outside, will be a power in the state convention, with which the small counties cannot contend. The result is that if this policy prevails the machine In these two counties will very likely control and name both senators this year and two years hence. It seems to the Gazette that country republicans are getting on very dangerous ground when they take the sen atorial question into the state convention to have it hawked about and traded around for other positions. It looks like the old way was th best, where the people can get action direct on their representatives. PERSONAL, SOTES. Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island claims to be the champion golf player in con gress. He is an all-round athlete and spends most of his leisure time out of doors. Mrs. Helen G. Craig, who died last week at Asbury Park, was selected from a list of beautiful girls In Boston to crown Lafayette with a laurel wreath when he visited that city In 1824. The maharajah of Jeypore, who Is com ing to the fair, wears $3,600,000 worth of diamonds when In full dress. He will be placed In the safety deposit vault of that bank at the fair grounds every night. I Said that father successful money get ter, Andrew Carnegie, at the Cooper Union, New York, the other day: "It would be great mistake to put the pursuit of money getting on a level with the profes sions, because the object of business Is self and ends with self. With professions It Is different. The first end of professions Is not mere money getting." Dr. Hale, chaplain of the senate, went to the State department to pay his respects to Secretary Hay, not knowing that It was diplomatic day. As he approached a messenger halted him and asked: "Are you a foreign minister,' sir?" The chap lain replied, saying; "No, I am a domes- tio minister," and departed on learning how the secretary was occupied. CALCULATED TO TICKLE. 'We want a man for our Information bureau," said the manager, "but he must be one that can answer all sorts of ques tions and not lose his head." "That's me," replied the. applicant. "I'm the father of eight children.' Philadelphia Ledger. Cannibal King That missionary made an awful fuss, didn't he? Head Chief Terrible, sir. Ills struggles were frightful. Cannibal King Well, serve him as a piece de resistance. Town Topics. "Don't you sometimes think that mem bers of congress waste a great deal of time?" "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum. "In some cases It would be cheaper all around Can you spell Egg-O-Sco In s variety ef were. H yon wUI try yea esn pertlclpate in tne SUtmatloa tl ths ertees ws titer lor this, which arg'tgsts $1,000 IN CASH 9 Distributed ss Isllewsi Ta tha ana aeadln tha rreatest variety si Te the aecand tending tha greatest variety Ta the third tending tha greatest variety af Ta the fourth tending tho greatest variety Tt ths fifth tending tha greatest variety af stalling I"-0? Te ths 740 tcadlag tht neit greatest variety of ttolllnft 11.00 40.00 Total $1000.00 Tho prists will be awsrded hanttaistsly after tht clots ef ths contest. Anyone can compete and all have an equal chance of securing one of the big prizes. The only conditions are that you send in for each five differ ent ways of spelling the word Egg-O-See, one of the little folders, same as used in the school children's contest, found inside of each package of the food, and that you mail your list to the Egg-O-See Co., Quincy, 111., on or before June 15, 1904. Be sure and write your name and must be such as could properly The following are some of the ways the word cc Egg-O-Sea, Eg-Oh-Cy, Egg-O-Cee, Eg-CI-Si- You will find the effort entertaining as wr 11 ; -children will find it instructive, but older pt rso;:. . and it is permissible to get help from other hi spelled the word as many ways as you can yourseii. We are doing this so that the merits of Egg-08ee, the best of all flaked wheat foods may be more widely known. Physicians and food experts agree that flaked wheat Is the most delicious and healthful of foods. Its good qualities are now universally rec ognized, and Egg'O'See Is practically displacing all similar foods, as your grocer will tell you, be cause It Is superior In quality and flavor, and yet a large package re tails for lu cents. ASK YOUR OROOOt TOR THE GREEN PAOKAOE. If your srecer does not keep It, send ua hi nam and IO oenta and we will send you a package, prepaid. Address ail oommantcatioo to KgsOSns, ajscy, 1U. - oj to send 'cm their salaries and mllcag by mail and let them stay homo." Washing ton Star. "Hut how about the political and civil rights of the people in the Philippines?" tliey asked him. "Does the constitution follow the Aug'.'" "Mine did," said the hnggaxd, hollow, eyed soldier who hud Just returned horns from Manila. -Chicago Tribune. "What did you do with that article that Hlttlcr sent you on the 'Longevity of the Patriarchs?' " "I'm using It for a paper weight." Cleve land I'liiJn Dealer. STOCK TM.KASURE&. W. D. Nesbtt In Alnslee's. I like to sit and look at all my stocks and bonds and shares. And think of how 1 almost Joined tho multl- millionaires. Hero are six million dollars' worth of stock . certificates In Jiggsby's Ulant Company for PropagtiJ lng Dates. The stock is lithographed so fine) tho divi dends are due; And I d be clipping coupons, but The floor fell through! 'Way up there In the attlo Is a heap of ancient bonds The Guarantee Subscription for the Suck ers' Own Fishponds; And tumbled round about them Is about a million's worth Of shares in Borne One's Scheme to Make Pure Diamonds from Karth. They cost me almost nothing, and It makes me rather blue To think I would be wealthy, but The floor fell x , through! O, yes, and here's my special lot of Super heated Air; My line of Salted Copper, too. Is stacked up over there; Why, underneath ' the carpeting and all about the place Is Kansas Coffee common Just ten mil lion on its faoe. They gave me first chrnoe at ilt 'twas splendid thing to do. And rd be wealing sparklers, but The floor fell through! I've got a lot of other stock there's Sage brush Tea, preferred; And Mountain Air Condenser (now, that agent was a bird) I And Summer Snow Supplier, also Ocean water Gold I had some Endless Motion, but that stock, by jinks, I sold! I get my good twelve weekly, but I want to say to you I'd have them all agoing, but The floor fell through! A I .J Ul.Wt 1 Vfe 1J.UJJ 1 sMSSaWSBBBaVsBBBBBBBWSSulMSBSHaSBBBH- 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A Particular Coffeo A Fop Particular People Amerloa'a Beat Coffee Q Sold only In one-pound fancy cartons. Moisture and dust proof, J 20o PER POUriD f Subject to market fluctuations. Notloe the bell on the package and take no other. n Ben f sr tit Meaty titt Offend, 0 J. H. BELL GO, Chloage. epelllsf at spellings 700 S0.O0 23.00 epelllnrt St spellings address plainly. i spoiling be pronounced 1 ." Ird: 3'm . The ' , liarred, you have 2 m. M erSam, I5K