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12 TIIE OMAIIA DAILY DEE; SATURDAY, 'AfRITi lfi, 1001. Tiie omaiia Daily Bee B. ROBE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORN I NO. TERMS OF Sl'BSCRIPTION. f ollr r,f fwttho it Sunday!. One Ter.. "0 slly Jin nt Bun.1y. (m Tear Illustrate Hoe, on- Year Pwnrtay J;w, One Venr ? 22 F-.tur.lay He. jni Vnr M Twentieth Century Farnipr. On Year.. 1.00 DCUVERCD BT CARRIE.R. tlly Hp (without Hnrviny), per copy.... Jo J"lly Bee (without Sunrt'sy), per week. ..He Iially He, (including Hunday), per week. .1.0 Snndsy He, per ropy c Evening Bee (without Sunday. P'-r week. So Evening Be (Including Bunday). per week 10e CoroplBlnt of Irregularity In delivery should be addressed to City Circulation iJepartment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hull Building, Twenty-fifth and M Struts. Council Bliifra in Pesrl Street Chicago 1M0 fnlty Building. New York Z! Park Row Building. Washington enl Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Commiinlratltna Mltlnv in nw and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha lite, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, ex press or postal order, fayable to The Be publishing Company, mly 2-cent stamp received In payment of Tnall accounts. Personal ctim ks. except on Omaha or eastern exclmng"S, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANT. STATEMENT OF CIRCM-ATION. Btnte of Nebraska. Douglas County, ss.: Oeorge B. Taschuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, saya that the actual number of full and complete copies of Ths Dallv, Morning. Evening and Sundav Bee printed during tbe month of Maroh. 104, was a follows: ..au.BTO 17 SU.DTW I ao,io II HO.S10 ll M4W SO, HO I..... 81,120 ar.a to 1 S,870 10 2U.OOO fl AO.lOO J 80,180 1 80.8MO 73 ait.sao .31,180 M UO.HIH) JW.TOO ts 80,200 10 ao.reo t 3o,oo 11 RO.AAO 17 20,MOO 11 "O.rWO n 29.T10 11 0t,ftno 29 80,2 lO 14 2ft,MH 90 RO.OttO It , 80,480 tl 39.U20 1 8O.80O Total onojtto Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,Jt3 Net total sales 19,st Net average soles 3U,OT3 UEO. B. TZ3CHLCK. Subscribed In mr nresenca and aworn to before m this 1st day of April, A. D . 1904. (Seal) M. B. HuNuATK. Notary Publlo. Mr. Herd man's Idea of reorganization does not extend to the office of tbe clerk of the supreme court. The next thing Omaha needs, In fact, the most crying need of Omaha, la a first-class fire-proof hotel. For nil of Its lawlessness In spots Colorado can give pointers to Ohio When the mob starts out to lynch. The . weather bureau will never be popular as long as It persists In running cold waves after tbe base ball season opens. Bo far tbe boll weevil Is tbe only one of Sully's partners who has not ob jected, to an Investigation by the courts. It may be beard from next year. Japan has the satisfaction of knowing that if it cannot be shown that It de stroyed the Tetropavlovsk the result will work to its advantage Just, the same. . Massachusetts has Indicated that under present conditions It will not force reciprocal trade relations with Canada upon the rest of the country. A . movement is on foot among the leading South Omaha democrats to or ganize a big Hearst dub. William Randolph's barrel must be In sight Up to date the only persons to realize out of tbe democratic state conventions are Parker, Hearst and Olney. The contest Is still between Bryan and Cleve land. . "Censors at Port Arthur and St Peters burg should get together, for the fight denied by the former Is described by the latter and both are subject to the csar. Japan may have cause to question the neutrality of the United States If this country permits the execution of the corner In Louisiana rice which has been planned. . i , It may be said with 'certainty that If the csar of Russia goes to the front, "after, tbe manner of tbe Romanoffs," be will not make his headquarters In a battleship. Some democrats are wondering If the delegates announced for Hearst have been retained for the exposition season at St Louis or engaged only for a num ber of. days. tVo railroads amy not cheerfully pay their pro rata of taxes state,' county and municipal. They may make wry faces, but they wilt be brought to terms In the long run. . With conservative Massachusetts re publicans approving the course of the president in settling the anthracite coal strike, , discussion of that taction Is no further In point The American navy has scored an other success in sending the torpedo boat flotilla to Manila from Newport and having it reach Its destination with every ship ready for active service. : Suburban electric railways radiating out of Omaha are very much needed, but several of the electric railway projects radiate altogether too much. Omaha Is not dUiHwetl to go ralubow chasing. i The civilised world may sympathize with Russia for the loss of Admiral Mskaroff, but It mourns Its own loss In the drowning of Verestchsgiu, the famous artist, who went down on the same ship. The commissioners of Sarpy coonty have decided to institute an investiga tion of county bridge construction and the expenditure of tike county bridge fund. A similar Investigation In Douglas county would be la order. A DtS JfULVI tiet DBKAM A deal which embraces the removal of the nmiy headquarters of the P partmeut of the Missouri from tbe pros ent location at Omaha to Des Moines, In said to have ten negotiated by Con gresKinan Hull In conjunction with the proposed erection of the new fl.noo.tmO federal public building at the Iowa cap ItaL We are told furthermore that It Is rumored In official circles that the remora! of the army headquarters from Omaha has been practically agreed upon by the War department to take place as soon as a new federal building Is completed for the reason that the Omaha headquarters are not of suf flclent size and do not afford ample ac commodations for the officers who are stationed at that point. In connection with this pipe dream the Des Moines Register and Lender dis cusses with great glee the prospect of making Des Moines a center replete wtlh major generals, brigadiers and all the pomp and circumstance of a mili tary camp. We apprehend that the good people of Des Moines are doomed to disappointment. The report that the War department conteuiplutes the removal of army headquarters from Omaha by reason of the lack of suffi cient accommodations for tbe officers stationed here Is not merely baseless, bnt absurd. The army headquarters building has been refitted and refurnished under direction of the War department, but If any additional room was required for the accommodation of department offi cers it could readily be supplied in the new public building Just completed by Uncle Sam nt an outlay of over 11,800,000. The proposed conversion of the old postoffice building at Des Moines into army headquarters would scarcely be attractive either to General Chaffee or the secretary of war from any point of view. In the first place the structure when rebuilt would be no better than the building now occupied as depart ment headquarters at Omaha, and In tho next place Des Moines cannot begin to cope with Omaha In the mat ter of transportation facilities In any direction. Omaha, moreover, occupies a ' strategic position which commanders of our armies have always regarded as superior to any location In the Missouri valley and they are not likely to change their minds because the chairman of tho committee on military affairs of the house desires to make himself more olid with his constituents. V1STKIBDTIUX OF 1MMIQ KAXT8. The commissioner general of immigra tion, Mr. Sargent, Is an earnest advo cate of some method that will secure a better distribution of Immigrants and In this he will have general public support In a recent address be urged tbe steps be taken to Induce aliens to go Into the country, Instead of settling, as many of them now do, in the great cities, where the conditions are not favorable to their physical . or moral well-being. He thought that tbe Department of Com merce and Labor, through the bureau of Immigration, should furnish Information to all desirable aliens as to the best localities for means of earning a liveli hood, either as settlers, tradesmen or la borers, such Information to be obtained from tbe states and territories which need Immigration. We have already referred approvingly to a bill providing for this Information which has been introduced in congress and we can see no reason why such a measure should meet with any objection or opposition. What It proposes would certainly be of great benefit to Immi grants, the great majority of whom know nothing about the country, or so little aa to be of no value to them, and it would be a good thing for those sec tions tbat can offer opportunities to de sirable aliens. In the south and west there are chances for the industrious and tbe thrifty which do not exist in the great cities, except for the very few who are skilled in some trade. The proposition has everything to commend It and should be adopted. OVa BSBT HVOAR 1RDC3TBT. At the recent meeting of tbe American Beet Sngar association an official of the Department of Agriculture gave an ac count of the visit of an agent of tbe de partment to Europe who investigated the workings of tbe beet sugar seed farms in Germany, France and Austria. It was stated that the result of the agent a observations would be an effort to develop the home-grown sugar beet in several of our states, chiefly Colorado, Washington and Nebraska. Tbe opin ion was v expressed by the agent that' seed could be produced from which could be grown a beet containing 20 per cent of sugar, which is said to be over 4 per cent greater than the average of Europe, or a production of eighty pounds more sugar to every ton of beets than has heretofore been obtained. A recent report of experts regarding the beet sugar industry in the United States is not on the whole so encourag ing for the future as could be wished, yet it does not warrant a wholly pessi mistic view respecting the future of this industry. There seems to be no doubt that the concession given to Cuban sugar in the reciprocity treaty has had the .anticipated effect of curtailing Inter est in the home industry, though this Is not yet manifesting itself to any very serious extent There are some facts that show that American beet growers are by no means yet disposed to abandon tbe enterprise and also that capital has not altogether lost interest in It A San Francisco paper remarks that It is yet too early to predict the ultimate out come of the competition of beet with cane sugar In this country, but until the production of Cuban sugar Is equal to the requirements of the United States the reduction of the duty on Cuban sugar need not effect the price of sugar beets. According to a recent report of tbe American Beet Sugar company there has been a decline In output but it Is not slicked tbat this is whollly due to the Cuban comitetitlon, which bss really not yet been very Important. It is perhsps mainly due to an apprehension of what this competition may be hereafter, tbe natural tendency of which is to deter farmers from going Into the business of sugar beet culture and also to cause cap ital to keep out of investment In the manufacture of beet sugar. Neverthe less there is reason to believe that the beet sugar industry of this country will continue to make progress, though it may be slower than has been expected, and that ultimately it will attain to very large proportions, even If it shall never supply, as has been hoped, the demand for home consumption. With what has already been accomplished and with ad dltional facilities there Is certainly not a hopeless outlook for the American beet sugar Industry. A POSTAL KIFOHM. ' For a number of years the heads of the Postoffice department had pointed out the injustice to the service of allow lng certain publications to enjoy the privilege of second-class matter. In re peated reports to congress they had shown tbat tbe effect of this was dis tinctly wrong and inimical to the postal service, involving an annual loss amounting to many thousands of do! lars for which there was absolutely no Justification. AH appeals to congress to remedy this condition and save the loss to the postal service which it Involved were without effect owing to tbe fact that a certain class of publishers bud an influence which proved to be potent Finally Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith tool "the bull by the horns" and issued an order excluding certain publications from the mails as second-class matter, such publications in cluding only such as were not bona fide periodicals. This action of the post master general brought on a contest in the courts, certain publishers combining to test the authority of the Postoffice department to make such a ruling after having for years admitted their publica tions to the mails at second-class rates. It Is needless to follow out the course of the litigation, which has occupied two or three years. It Is sufficient to say that the outcome sustains the action of the department In a decision ren dered a few days ago by the supremo court of the United States, with only two dissenting opinions, It was held that the Postoffice department wag right In ruling out publications that are not legitimate periodicals and the publica tion of which Is not based upon, regular subscriptions, such as relate to news papers and regular magazines. It was the opinion of the court that the fact of a publication being issued at stated intervals under a collective name does not necessarily make it a periodical end consequently does not entitle It to a second-class rate. The government has been losing mil lions of dollars annually for a number of years by giving, to the periodicals the second-class rate of which they are now deprived and it Is reasonably believed that the effect will be to put the postal business of the country on a self sustaining basis, since it is estimated that the loss to tbe government has been about $8,000,000 a year from carry ing at second-class rate the periodicals now excluded. At all eventa there can be no doubt that the reform which has been Introduced is wise and will result to the material advantage of the postal service. The paid attorney of the Omaha Civic Federation feels highly Indignant be-' cause publicity was given through The Bee to the formal notice served on the mayor and members of the fire and police commission tbat certain saloons bad been violating the midnight closing ordinance and the local demo-pop organ stigmatises The Bee as tbe "city hall machine organ." This is decidedly rich. Since when has The Bee become the organ of W. J. Broatch and his asso ciates on tbe police commission, ap pointed by his accldency, Governor Savage? What wag there improper or unprofessional la giving publicity to tbe action taken by the Chic Federation attorney? Why should there be any secrecy about a matter of public con cern? Omaha Jobbers have received a sugar coated concession circular from tbe In dian bureau inviting them to forward their bids and ship their samples of In dian supplies to St Louis not later than April 27, with the assurance that they will be given an opportunity to bid for Indian supplies next year In Omaha. But there Is no guarantee that tbe hon orable commissioner of Indian affairs will not change his mind next year and give Omaha jobbers the glad hand with tbe promise that their time will come next year after next year. Tbe attorney of the Civic Federation has served notice upon the police board that be proposes to invoke tbe power of the courts to compel them to enforce the Slocumb law and the lawa prohibit ing tolerated vice. If the attorney Is in real dead earnest why does, he not center his legal talents on the benefic iaries of tolerated vice by prosecuting tbe owners and lessees of the buildings and premises rented for such purposes? The beneficent effect of tbe scavenger law has manifested Itself In two direc tions. It his already brought Into the city treasuries of Omaha and South Omaha and Into tbe treasury of Douglas county many thousands of dollars in excess of collections of delinquent taxes in any previous year during tbe same perlo4. and Incidentally it has given em ployment to a small army of clerks. Municipal reform Is tbe demand of the hour In all the great cities of America, but it cannot be brought about by tbe use of the muck rake, Instead of the axe tbat strikes at the root of the greatest evil bribery and corruption in public office. Where Kick Comes tau St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Frottstatians have bet-n made by Russia agaJnst the officering of Chinese troops by Japanese, and incle Fam backs the protest. Our "sympathies" have limitations. Show Mel" Philadelphia Lodger. A student of astronomy says that the so called canals of Mars are alternately flooded and emptied by the natives, who have an elaborate system of Irrigation, like Vncle Sara In ths west. We deny It and demand proof. Dark Days for Rsult, Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat. Seldom since Bonaparte crossed the Nla men, defeated Alexander's army at Boro dino and pushed on to the czar's ancient capital, has Russia seen darker days than these, though, as In the earlier instance, fortune may ultimately come to the rescue. Too Good to Be Lost. Indianapolis Journal. I The demand for a short platform will not be popular with the democrats. It Is only once in four years that they have a chsjica to expand on the purity of democ racy and the wickedness of republicanism; and they do not Intend to let tho oppor tunity go by without oratory. When Grabbers Saw Wood. Indianapolis Journal. Great Britain's virtuous Indignation over the Russian occupancy of Manchuria looked all right at ths time, but It cannot be denied that It seems rather cheap In the light of the British Invasion of Thibet. About the latter Russia shows htr good sense by keeping remarkably quiet. Fsurewell to the Coroners. New Vork Tribune. At last New York Is to be freed from the Incubus of the antiquated coroner system. When tho present occupants of the office have finished their terms the "crowner's quest" will be no more. Governor Odell acted vigorously for the public good when he sent his emergency messuKe to the leg islature the other day, and the lawmakers were not slow to respond to the demand for the passage of the Elsberg bill. The non descript coroners are to be replaced by medical examiners, who shall report to the city magistrates. Thus the medical work will be done by physicians and the prose- outing ajid quasi-judicial functions of the coroners will be performed by lawyers trained In Judicial work. There's only one thing to be regretted In the situation. The present coroners are not legislated cut at onoe. We must wait till their terms end. PENSIO.NS AND SELF-HELP. Better Voluntary Thrift Than En- ronrsged Idleness. Philadelphia ledger. The old-age pension system of New Zea land, ths compulsory Insurance schemes against old age In Germany and Austria, have attracted much attention In this coun try, and have many champions. Occasion ally, however, a clear voice Is raised against these pernicious icehemes, not be cause It is not generally recognized that a destitute old age Is a terrible condition, but because the attempt to avoid hardships of old age by means of pensions or other aids will Inevitably, If ths experience of tho world and knowledge of human nature count for anything, bring on a disease worse than the evils to be cured. The growth of voluntary thrift in this country In recent years, as expressed In savings bank funds. In building and loan associa tions and In various channels Is a remark able and encouraging phenomenon. The fear of the suffering of a poverty-stricken old age is one of the moving causes of this thrift, and If from the minds of men were removed the fear of the conse quences of a reckless living, would not the result be a people of different fiber. morality and strength of character? When a hive of thrifty bees was taken from a northern cllmato and liberated on a tropical Island It son lost its habits of providing for the future, became negligent, refused to store up the accustomed honey, and spent Its time In riotous living. The question of the cost makes these schemes prohibitive; but more important even than cost, and more costly In the end, would be the evil effects on the com munity and on individual character. Thrift would be discouraged, Idleness would be Invited, careless living promoted, and the duty which rests on friends, neighbors, relatives ts take care of the unfortunate and the unsuccessful would be recognized less and less; the family ties would be weakened, the spirit of Independence and native resolution would be impaired and we would no longer be strong and Inde pendent Americans. THE HATIO.VS AATHEM. Proposed InproTtmest of Tho Star . Spanled Bsaur, Henry Wood Booth In New York Bun. I quite agree with what you said In a re cent editorial about our national anthem. It la, truly, "The Btar-Bpangled Banner" and no other. But ths original words, al though containing, as you say, "the sen timent surrounding the flag which has In duoed the great majority to prefer it," are sadly deficient, nevertheless. I think I can, with greater brevity, set forth my meaning by presenting an ex ample In the line of what I think our pa. tional anthem should be. Bo, disclaiming all pretension to poetic genius, I venture to submit the following, hoping my poor effort may inspire some real poet to ex press better the true sentiments of ths American people In words fitted to be sung on all occasions to our only national air: THE) STAR-SPANGLE! BANNER. Our Father in Heaven, we hallow Thy name; In Thee is our trust and confidence srounded. Defend Thou the right, and to freedom oring uune. But may every, ill and wrong be con founded. Make us wise, just ahd good, and fill us wun love. Toward mankind on earth and te Thee up uwvt. Chorus For so shall the Star-Spangled Banner long wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of me orave. God bless our loved land; blens our presi dent, too; Bless army and navy, our judges and congress: Bless the people, O Ixrd. and bless all tney do To enlighten the nation, and help the world s progress. Guide Thou all tiieir ways, grant them lenginemng or auys. And to Tin e we'll give thanks, honor, glory Chorus For so shall the Star-Spangled Banner long wave. O'er the land of the free and the home of tne brave. And when we In war shall be forced to enrfnge. To free the oppressed or repel the- In vader. Though millions her foes and though mad- n:ss tiieir rage, We'll not fear lor our land If Thou do hut aill lir Bo, Ixrd. for us flgh, pray defend Thou the right. And bring to us vlct'ry, who do trust in Chorus For so shall ths Btar-Spangled Banner long wave. O'er itie UikI uf the fr aud the home of pntvsv. ..... ... OTHER LANDS THAI Ol R8. King Edward has opened Parliament In person every time It has been convened since he came to the throne; and In the last three years he has made more state appearances than the late queen did In any ten years of her reign after the dtath of the prince consort. In another direction the king Is already distinguishing his relftn. Ijaat year was an ordinary kind of a twelve month; for the coronation and the end of the South African war came In 1901 All the same, the court statisticians have just figured It out that 19ut the king created four peerages, seventeen bsronetclea and ITS knighthoods, besides distributing 470 com panlonshlps of various orders. People In England are now realising that they have a sovereign who dearly loves state re gentry, and takes a vivid Interest In Its maintenance and in its millinery and Its minutiae, and the men who last year were the recipients of regal favors erfjoy this realisation more than anyone. The people who enjoy it least are the holders of knighthoods created In the old reign. They realise that If knighthoods are to be created at the rate of 200 a year, even the womenfolk of families of knighthood de gree will begin to look on the distinction as a trifle too common, and when the women folk take up this attitude men will wonder whether It is worth while to equip them selves with Windsor uniforms for their first and only appearance at court, and to pay the heavy fees which are levied before a parchment for a knighthood comes from under the great seal. The town meeting idea gone to seed was Illustrated In the city of Blackburn. Eng land, recently, at an election of a trustee of the Philanthropic Burial society. The office Is worth 1,200 a year for life and at tracted the ambition of two candidates, who spent over 15,000 In bringing voters to the polls. The society has 400,000 members living In four counties, and the election is by show of hands. On the appointed day 25,000 voters assembled to make the selec tion. The elei tlun presented a remarkable spectacle. The streets Were blocked by all manner of vehicles bringing In voters and seventy railway curs were engaged by the candidates. Thousunda failed to get In side the enclosure. It Is related in the description of the event that there was great cheering when the president and the two candidates appeared. On tho name of Ashworth being displayed "a tremendous forest of Rands went up and cheering en sued which lasted for five minutes. Slater's nsme was greeted with less than half the number. The chairman declared Ashworth elected by three to one. Slater excitedly demanded a poll, but this was refused." If the vote had been close the conditions would have been favorable V r a first class riot. The provision for voting by a show of hands was adopted when the society was small. This method is primitive and obviously unsuited for an election In which thousands participate. It Is of a piece with Lord Curson's re markable and long continued good fortune that he has just been put Into the enjoy ment of such a pretty sinecure as as the wardenshlp of the Cinque Ports. If Bal four Is defeated Lord 'Jurzon will not go back to India as viceroy, for the liberals like his Thibet mission as little as they like Mllnerlsm on the Rand. With the ancient and honorable wardenshlp goes Walmer castle, the most beautiful official residence on the English coast Lord Sails- bury was the last warden, and In modern times this much coveted sinecure has never gone to a statesman as young In years as Lord Curzon. He is the most fortunate young man In high official life today. He began to collect prizes almost as soon as he entered the House of Commons, and there would have been no danger of any Immediate break In Ma brilliant official career had he only managed to side track that mission to Thibet. It must be remembered, however that his parlia mentary career la not necessarily at an end. Lord Curzon Is not of the peerage of Great Britain and his Irish peerage, one of only three which have been created since the union, does not exclude him from the scene of his early triumphs. M. Etlenne, leader of the French colonial party, has recently published an article In which he declares that he Is no advocate of the policy which would make Europe retire Into Its shell and surround Itself with barriers against the "yellow peril" and the American peril. That, he says, would be to follow the example of the ostrich, which hides its head to escape from the hunts man. In his opinion the old world has sufficient vitality and resources vigorously to face Its rivals. Beyond .the frontiers within which Europe Is stiffing, he discerns free paths for the expansion of Its forces which are not yet exhausted. The future, he declares. Is not closed to such countries as will rise to the occasion. He then goes on to say that he has no belief In the effi cacy or the duration of those customs unions tending to divide the globe into vast sones for the development of native com merce and industry to the exclusion of the commerce and Industry ef others. It Is, however, evident, he says, that the ener getic campaign of Mr. Chamberlain In Eng land and the Monroe doctrine In America aim at the restoration In this century of electricity and steam those obstacles of an other age. He then goes on to Inquire what would be left to France If those countries which take the bulk of Its exports were to close their doors T In reply he points out that it would have Its colonies, Its markets In Asia, with Indo-China as their basis the markets in Africa by way of Algiers' Tunis, the Soudan and the Congo. ' Next to the lata Queen Victoria, no ruler of the present age could lay claim to be ing tho Immediate or very near ancestor of so many crowned families as King Chris tian ef Denmark. The Danish sovereign will be succeeded In his own kingdom In the natural course of events by his son. Christian Frederick; another son Is the king of Oreece, one of his grandsons Is the cxar of Russia and another Is prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British crown. Aa was Queen Victoria, so Is King Christian renowned for his unaffected do mesticity and the cleanness and affection which characterize his family life. Affable approachable and democratic In his habits' the world has cause to feel kindly for the "Father of Europe," and the celebration by King Christian of his 84th birthday an niversary gives his well-wishers ths oppor tunity to present their congratulations. Publicity aa American Safeguard. Bprlngfleltt (Moss.) Republican. No country la the world has ever yet ex isted In such sa atmosphere of publicity as this republic. Nowhere else. It Is cer tain. Is there so minute, so tireless, so re lentless a searching for and grabbing up of national weakness, political corruption and individual sinfulness as In these Amer ican states. An illustration of the dif ference In this respect of England and America comes to mind. When the Jame son raid was Investigated by a parliamen tary committee the Inquiry at a critical point was smothered, snd the world has since had the Impression that the stifling was done to protect someone In high sta tion. It Is no exaggeration to say that such an act Is Impossible la the United States today because no government and no party could face the attacks of a press that stands in awe of no power, social or political. From Ono Estressa to Another. Chicago Record-Herald. Judge Parker recalls two democratic na tional campaigns where talk failed, and he turns a deaf ear to appeals to say something. THERE IS HO SUBSTITUTE FGR ' fill K ISP Absolutely Puro iTIS A MATTER OF HEALTH POLITICAL, DRIFT. Wideawake Mlssourlans and there are a few are piling into the Folk band wagon at a lively rate. The boodle crowd Is doing the walking now. Republicans In the Sixth congressional district of Ohio split on congressional nom inees, but the rival conventions endorsed Roosevelt. It Is understood that, one way and an other, ex-Secretary of War Root's cabinet position cost him SJQO.OOO and that until he has amassed at least tl.oOO.no) he will have little or nothftig further to do with politics. Mrs. Harriet StraUon Tarker, mother of the judge, says: "I began to use the switch on Alton when he was very young, and I attribute much of his goodness as a boy and his success as a man to these early corrective measures." This should Insure a unanimous nomination. Wisconsin's railroad commission has taken a leaf out of the book of Publlo Ex aminer Johnson of Minnesota and has been Investigating the Kross earnings reports of railroad companies. The result Is that four roads are found to be short on their returns for 1901 and 1902 to the amount of 1,698.076.63, which means $67,923.07 in taxes. C. M. Brown Is a candidate for governor of Florida. He advertises himself ss "the people's candidate," and submits these claims on the suffrage of his fellow cit izens: "Fifty-six years a citizen of the state! A soldier under General R. Z Lee from first to last day! Carries four Yankee bullets as a gentle reminder of that great bloody struggle! The friend of the people!" A new man In Michigan politics Is Justus 8. Stearns, the millionaire lumberman of Ludlngton. Mr. Stearns has long main tained an uncompromising attitude on the question of railroad taxation and primary elections. He believes the railroads of the state have not been paying their Just burden of taxation, also that political trick ery and treachery are fostered and the real voice of the people subverted by the "con vention" system In vogue. Mr. Steam's ambition Is to. become governor of Mich igan and he seeks the republican nom ination. Repartee as practiced by dignified aolona In the New York legislature takes on some what of a Bowery complexion at time. One day recently the house was considering a certain measure when Mr. Cook of Erie said courteously: "The gentleman who has spoken In opposition to this bill Is a plnhead." He referred to Mr. Cox of Buffalo, who, In his politest manner, re plied: "The gentleman who favors this bill," of course referring to Mr. Cook, "has a vacuum where his brains ought to be." Whereupon Assemblyman Lynch hastened to observe eordlaJIy: "Mr. Speaker, It gives me great pleasure to find that, for the first occasion since I have served in i the legislature with them, I can agree with both Mr, Cox and Mr. Cook. I agree with what Mr. Cook said about Mr. Cox and I Indorse what Mr. Cox said about Mr. Cook." Then the bill was passed. ROOSEVELT AND HIS PARTY. HaraomJns Relations Between Loader and Rank and Ftlo. Baltimore American. Of the 448 delegates already chosen for the republican national convention 341 have been Instructed te vote for the nomination of President Roosevelt. A large majority of the unlnstructed are known to favor his renomlnatlon and the republicans In the states and districts which have yet to choose delegates largely favor the presi dent. This seems to Insure a unanimous choice snd the absenoe of the personal Jealousies which sometimes embarrass a presidential campaign. President Roose velt will go before the people as the nominee of the whole party rather than of a segment, however large and respecta ble. The advantages growing out of a good start In the presidential race will be alto gether rn favor of the republican party and this means much In such a conflict. It relieves the party managers of many of the obstacles, which frequently occur at the outset or a campaign and makes the regular work plain and easy. Bo far as csn be seen there Is nothing In the situation to cause the people to change their politics, not a ripple on ths surface to Indicate either restlessness or discontent. The policy of the administra tion Is the same policy which the people Indorsed In the two preceding presidential elections and the results are almost pre cisely the same, which may be summed up aa prosperity at home and credit abroad. The latter springs from the general policy of the republican party, .but there are spe cial features of President Roosevelt's ad ministration which cannot fall to arrest the attention and challenge the admiration of the voters. The acquirement of the Panama canal franchise, the diplomacy and statesman ship which' have made practicable the mightiest enterprise of modern civilization. Is one of them, but it can scarcely be said to be the greatest of them. The elevation of the United States to the' position 'of the first power of the world, with a com manding Influence cordially conceded by some nations and somewhat grudgingly by others, has been accomplished without friction of any kind and without any viola tion of the traditions which have prevailed since the foundation of the government. When one looks back forty years to a time when the life of the nation was at stake and certain of the European powers were casting hungry and sinister glances in this direction, the true value of President Roosevelt's efforts can be estimated. In the matter of trusts and combines the ad ministration has done all that a wise and conscientious government can do, and vastly more than a reckless party without any adequate oonoepttoa of the question or Its own alms In connection therewith can possibly do. While the democracy Is groping blindly for an Issue the republi can party knows Itself and Its purposes paosabljr well. w Airs or tick wtts. Aladdin was rubbing his woaoarfal lamp. "Ien't It lovelyT" they cried, "No," he returned, "I'd much rather skin the gas company." With a heavy sigh he paid tbe btU. New York Sun. "I shouldn't object to your accepting him If I thought you had given the matter suin clent consideration." "But why do you think I haven't, papa?" "Because you haven't changed your mind." Fuck. "I wonder If we'll ever have a woman president of the United StatesT" "No fear of that. You know, 35 Is the constitutional age, and no woman wonm sdmlt she was tbat until she was too 1.1 to take an interest In politics." Philadel phia Ledger. "Yes," he said, "I studied In a college of pharmacy and now I am reading the Bar tender's Guide." "What's your objectf "Why, I export to get a Joe as n dm clerk in a prohibition district." Chlcni;o Post Yorlok Hamm I'm glad the dodo is ex tinct. Hamlet Fatt Whv so? Yorlck Hamm Why sot Great Rrntt, man, Its es-ss were as big aa a quart cup: Pittsburg Post "Here! said the magistrate, "the fine Is only 7.50. You've given me fifteen dol lars." "Tha'sh a" rlgh'," replied the fuddled defendant, "I 'shpect t be back here f. morrow an' mebbe I won't nave the price." Philadelphia Press. "How much Is slate? ssked the customer. "Why, we're not quoting it," replied tlie con I dealer In surprise. "Possibly not," returned the customer, "but I notice you're selling ltM Chicago Post. THE VESTIO. OF THE DAY. W. J. Nesblt in Chicago Tribune. No longer do we ponder on the cleaning of the streets, Or wonder If the government will cut ths price of meats. Or argue of the merits of the presidential boom That daily In a newer spot gets Up and calls for room. We cannot Interest ourselves in China's open door Today the leading question Is: "Have you heard what's the score?" I The lawyer finds that he must go in search of evldenoe To bolster up his client's cause and make a good defense; The doctor tells his patient that a very vital cose Demands his time that afternoon, and strikes a hurried pace The lawyer meets his client, and the doctor hears a roar; His pa Hunt at the telephone asks him! What was the score?" The gallant youth essays to show the maiden all the game; He points the leading players out and calls them all by name; He carefully explains the plays, and tallies one by one The runners as they cross the plate, and when the game is done He tells her It is six to three or maybe five to four, And then In charming Innocence she asks mm: -wnai s una score 7;' The office boy whose grandma died som twenty times lust year Morosely dusts the furniture and wipes an oozing tear. And sighs: "Instead o' bitterness my life ud be all Joy If only It had been my luck to be a Mormon boy. 'Cause they have gran'mas right an' left enough to start a store An sell 'em off at bargain rates I wonder what's the score." The question of the day is not how shall we bust the trusts. Nor how to get a servant who'll not break each thing sho dusts, Nor who will be the candidate, nor whut about the war. Nor If we dig the big canal what will we dig It for. Nor shall we buy the street car line but as wa said before The question heard on every side today Is "What's the score?" Good rlothlagr Is a letter of Introduction to any society." Mean Bramiuell to bis valet. OCRS IS GOOD CLOTHING. IN TIIE BEST SOCIETY YOU WILL FIND IT AM) IT HOLDS ITS OWN. BUSINESS BUITS. DUESSY AND DUUA I1LE. TIIE PIUCKS fl5. $18. $20 AND $25-AKK AS ATTRAC TIVE AS TIIE GOODS. HATS AND ALL DABEIt DASIIEIIY ACCESSORIES. Kir2--(2 R. I. WILCOX, Manager. V 1 '