THE OMAHA DAILY REE: WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20. 1004.
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Iowa'B candidate for the rice, presi
dency Is fexninst tha Iowa Idea.
Tilt riTUTAL IV1ST IK RAILROAD
AUStSSMtRT.
The pivotal point In the Imppofllrf,
assessment of Nebraska railroads la
whrthor a sopnrate mileage valuation
is to be placed upon each of tbe rail
road or bra noli rsllnvls constituting
an entire system, or wh"thcT the sa?sa
ment la to be made on the basis of th
value of the whole system. The Union
ThcMc railway, for example, la now
capitalized sa a whole and operated as
a whole system, although Ita component
the main line of the T'nlon
raclflc. the Omaha & Republican alley
and the Omaha, Niobrara & Black Hllla
roads. The orlKlnnl Chicago. Burling
ton tc Qulncy consolidated with a num
ber of railroads that traverse Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyom
ing, known as tho Burlington system. Is
capita I Id aa a whole and operated by
one management and its earnlnga pooled
In one treasury. To all Intenta and pur
poses the seventeen railroads In Ne
braska now operated aa part of the Bur
lington system are one and Indivisible
and should be so treated by the State
Board of Assessment. The rolling stock
of these ronda la Interchangeable and
every foot of these railroads haa been
merged into the entire system and is
quoted In the stock exchanges as part
of the whole system regardless of
whether it is operated as a main line or
a branch line.
The rank Injustice perpetrated by for
mer state assessment boards In the ap
praisement of these systems Is strikingly
illustrated by a few figures. For many
years the main line of the Union raclflc,
which extends 407 miles across Ne
braska, was assessed a,fc 11,200 a mile,
while the Omaba A Republican Valley
and Niobrara & Black Hllla were as
sessed from $4,oOO t $5,000 per mile.
For the year 1003 the main line of the
Union raclflc was assessed at $9,800 per
mile and the Omaha & Republican Val
erate who still respext the traditional
principles of the party, will not fall to
give attention to.
The action of the New York demo
cratic convention seems to practically
assure the nomination for the presi
dency of Judge Tarker by the St. Louis
convention. We are unable to see any
contingency likely to arise that will de
feat him. There is every reason to ex
pect that from now on the Parker move
ment will make rapid hendway. It Is
already strong in the East and it will
grow in the Booth and the Went. As
now indicated the radical wing of the
democracy has very little show any
where and it is doubtful If It will have
even one-fourth of the votes in the na
tional convention. That Alton B. Par
ker will be the democratic candidate for
president seems to be a foregone conclusion.
MAKHlMAa PfTlTJU.t UKNltD.
The denial by the United States cir
cuit court of the Ilairlman petition for
leave to intervene in the Northern Se
curities caae, for the purpose of opposing
the proposed method of distributing the
securities of the company, is a very lin
portant vindication of the posltiou of the
government. Attorney Ueneral Knox
objected to the Harrlman petition on the
ground that the case had been decided
and disposed of and that tho decree of
the circuit court, affirmed by the su
preme court, should be carried out.
After reciting the facts aa to the dis
position of the case the attorney gen
eral said: "The United States stands
on the decree as affirmed and submits
that the court la only concerned to see
that it is faithfully observed by the de
fendants according to its terms." This
view was accepted or acquiesced In by
all the judges of the circuit -ourt, who
say in their decision that the plan of
stock distribution adopted by the di-
wet of the Alleghenles, and miiFt have a
capital which would make the billion-dollar
Steel truHt look small.
ROt KD AllOt T SKW YORK.
f Life la
( ate Mm Jaker la Action.
Troofclyn Eagle.
There Is a bill before cohrtcss to dis
tribute l.ffmn.non a year for good romls, the
same to be given to the various states;
hut a cute little Joker In the bill practi
cally confer Its benefits on Nevada and
Arliona. Well, goodness knows, they do
need good run fit
rea of Ivtllaatloa.
Portland Oregonlsn.
Within a week or so
Ths Americans have killed "large"
number of Cottas.
The British have killed 300 Thibetans.
The Dutch have Wiled 600 Achlnese.
The Germans have killed 300 llerreros.
Pretty soon the whole world will be civilized.
Hippies oa lata Carreat
the Metropolis.
Tha family Jewels of Oeneral I. S.
Oram's wife, lost In New Tork City last
week by Mrs. Nellie Clrant Sartorls. have
been found and restored to the owner.
They were picked up by a "sandwich man"
who patroled Twenty-third street and sold
to s flower woman for B0 cents. The
Jewels nre valued Intrinsically at W.000. but
their nsoclatlons made the loss an Irrepsr-
abla one to Mrs. Sartorls. 8he was so over
come when she beheld the gems In the
flower woman's hand that she fainted snd
fell back unconscious on the bed In her
hotel room.
Two rings are missing, one set with dla
n.onds and th othtr holding two great
emeralds, which Were worn by Oeneral
Grant's widow to the day of her death.
The Path of Safety.
Chicago Chronicle.
The scientists have discovered that the
use of soft foods Is ruinous to the teeth
ahd If gencrnlly persisted In would re
sult In a nxtlon of toothless Individuals.
This rule, however, works but one way
and does not hiidIv to liuuld foods. The
path of safety lies In the direction of
hrd foods and soft drinks.
Flattna Without rrofaalty.
Bill Barlow's Budget.
Old-time army-mule chaffcurs and others
who are cognizant of the efficacy of a
clamotoua cussword In time of trouble will
be chocked to learn that In Japan's vocabu-
nry no provision Is made for tho fellow
who wants to swear. Whether a general
with a teacaddy title can really win a
great victory without splitting the atmos
phere with a few choice oaths remains to
be seen and If so, there's a heap of army
reminiscence, history which might well be
rewritten.
rectors of the two railroads involved
ley, into which the Niobrara branch has does not violate the decree of that court,
been merged, was assessed at $3,600 per and that furthermore only the United
Vice presidential
springing up like
night
candidates
mushrooms
are
over
"On to Rosebud"
the watchword of
grabber.
will presently be
the homeless land
It looks somewhat aa If sparks were
likely to fly In the vicinity of the city
electrician's office.
Willie Hearst has found it an np-Hlll
business to carry New Tork to the
national convention.
So far as land fighting Is concerned it
looks Hke a case of tha small boy's "one
aide 'a 'frald and tha other dassent."
Oonjjessrcaa . KinkAKL put. a feather
In his sombrero-when he secured the
passage of his 640-acre homestead bill
throflgh the house. ' u '
mile, when by rights the entire 8W
miles of Union Pacific mileage In Ne
braska constitutes an Integral part of
the Union raclflc railway, capitalized
at nearly $120,000 per mile in stocks
and bonds.
More flagrant. If anything, has been
the designation of 191 miles of the Bur
lington from Plattsmoutb to Kearney
as the main line, while the other 2,400
miles of the Burlington system are
chopped up Into branches and assessed
at one-third of the valuation of the main
line. A sample brick of this unrighteous
method of assessing Is exhibited by com
parison of the assessment of the Bur
lington between Omaha and Ashland
and Plattsmouth and Ashland. The
Burlington line from Fiattamouth to
Ashland is assessed at $10,580 per mile
for 1903, while the line from Omaha to
Ashland Is assessed at $5,000 per mile.
Can anybody tell the difference In earn
lng capacity or right-of-way and track
age value between Omaha and Ashland
States could successfully appeal to the
court to prevent the execution of the
decree as in violatlou of the Sherman
anti-trust act.' Inasmuch as the attor
ney general of the United States had ex
pressed satisfaction with the decree, op
posed Intervention to have It changed
and asked that It be executed, there was
manifestly nothing for the court to do,
unless It was willing to stultify Its own
action, but to stand by the decree.
Whother or not this will be the end of
the matter remains to be seen, but it is
to bo presumed that it will be, since
there seems to be no chance of making
any . change ill the situation. Every
point made by the government has been
sustained by the courts and it would
seem utterly useless on the part of those
who object to the action taken to make
any further effort to have it changed or
modified. A Washington dispatch says
that the government will now look to
the execution of the decree and that the
manner In which the stocks are dls-
Nraion for Outdoor Play.
Baltimore Herald.
This Is the season when the muscles need
tretchlng and loosening up. They are
naturally struggling to throw off tho win
ter lethargy and are aching for the free
movement and the soothing glow that
comes from the quickened flow of blood.
Take a hand In the outdoor sports. Play.
May hard. If you are young. It will help
you to keep so, and If you aie prematurely
old It will help you to get back some of
your youth. It will give you a restful
hend by night, a clear head, by day, and
mako you more fit to keep up your end ltt
life.
and -Plattsmouth and' AshlsTidr Again Vtrlbuted among the defendants will be
. Pennsylvania democrats are, the first
of tha party to really present a definite
statement which may be considered In
tha form of an Issue.
Illiteracy must be Increasing In Penn
sylvania. One man says that In the
signs of the times he can read promise
of democratic victory.
Prophetic horoscopa-caaters will do
well to hurry up, while there la yet time,
with their predictions as to how long
the war between Russia and Japan will
last.
The momentous Issue that has divided
the High school seniors Into two camps
has been decided In favor of caps and
gowns. It might have been caps and
bells.
Admiral Skrydloff leaves St, Peters
burg very much after the manner of his
predecessor. It Is to be hoped that he
will not find the same ending for his
oaxeer.
Russian naval officers would, ap
parently, rather be considered Incompe
tent than unlucky. Tbey still refuse to
admit Japan's part In tha destruction of
tha Petropavlovik.
Methodist dignitaries in transit to the
general conference In California are
cordially Invited to stop over In Omaha
and make themselves at home as long
as they are willing to stay.
The emperor of Corea is setting a
bright example to the Lama of Thibet
If that eastern ruler will only profit by
It. lie Is showing how to avert blood
shed, although alien arinlea Invade.
It has come sooner than expected.
Pennsylvania democrats are quoting
with approval language used by Wil
liam McKinley. Were Mr. M.Kinley
not dead tha approval would never have
been heard.
Tha Omaha school board has again
gotten its deficit up over the $100,000
mark. It the board should ever get the
school finances on a cash basis for a
whole year at a time It would feel as
strange as a fish out, of water.
Former Polio Judge -tlordon la not
satisfied with having milked the cow
dry that gave him a fat salary for doing
nothing for aeveral years and wanta to
try another lead. Some people never
know when to let well enough alone.
The growing demands upon the post
office facilities is the best posalble evi
dence of th growing population and
business of both Omaha and South
Omaha. If the next revision of popula
tion estimates made by the census
bureau officials takea Into account all
the signs of expansion, the figures will
take a noticeable and significant jump
upward. .
the Burlington road from Lincoln to
Kearney la assessed at $10,680. as main
line, but the same road from Hastings
to the Colorado line Is assessed at only
$3,450 a mile.
In view of the complete revolution In
the mode of assessment of all other
classes of property and tha uniformity
In assessment values In the various
counties of the state, the perpetuation
of the old method of subdividing the
mileage1 of one system of railroads
would be utterly indefensible. Every
railroad that constitutes part of a
consolidated system should be assessed
as part of the whole system, mile for
mile, and the so-called distribution of
the valuation of Its terminate, rolling
stock, depots and depot grounds should
be uniform, mile for mile, for the entire
length of the system, according to the
distance of each line In the respective
counties.
i gsa
it aw rojtJt js fvr park km.
The democrats of the Empire state
went Judge Alton B. Parker as the
candidate of the party for president of
the United States. There Is nothing
remarkable or unexpected In this. On
the contrary It has been apparent for
some time that th forces behind the
New York Jurist, carefully marshalled
as they have been, by the adroit and
aatute David B. Hill would be successful
In the state convection, notwithstanding
the very, earnest efforts of Tammsny,
under ita present and somewhat callow
leadership, to bring about- a different
result. As It is, Judge Parker will go
into the St. Louis convention having be
hind hi in the full support of the strong
delegation from his own state, but more
than this the prestige of this support Is
certain to be very great In securing for
him the support of many other states,
perhaps enough to Insure him a two
thirds majority before the meeting of
the national convention.
So far as .New York is concerned It is
unquestionable that the most skillful
and unscrupulous of the politicians of
that state has won a decisive victory
and will undoubtedly wield an Influence
In the national democratic convention
second to no man la the country. It
has been some years since David B. 11 111
held as conspicuous a position in the
atfention of tha country as he does st
this time and this is a fact which must
not be lost sight of In connection with
the possibility of the nomination at St.
Louis of Judge Parker. Hill Is the
principal sponsor of the Empire State
candidate. It la he who has been most
active In bringing Parker to the front
Whatever may be said aa to the merits
and the conservatism of the Judge, the
fact cannot and will not be lost sight of
that he owes his prominence as a possi
ble presidential candidate to a politician
who haa forfeited all claim to popular
respect and confidence, yet who in th
event of the election to the presidency
of Judge Parker would In all probability
ocvupy a very prominent and authorita
tive position in' the national administra
tion. That la a consideration which
uiauj thousands of intelligent demo-
scrutinbsed closely, to determine whether
the distribution is In accord with the
decree. If the stocks are so disposed of
as to evade it, the Department of Jus
tice, It is said, will be heard from. There
Is evidently a determination at Wash
Ington to see that the judicial mandate
shall be properly enforced and It Is not
to the doubted that this will be done.
Just what the ultimate effect will bo
upon the relatipns of the railroads in
volved cannot be definitely determined
at this time, but there seems to be no
question that what has been accom
pi lulled will prove to be In the public
Interest although It may be unfavorable
to certain corporate Interests snd "com
munlty of Interest" schemes that were
planned or In contemplation.
As In Omaha, so at Lincoln, the mil
nlclpal reformers are disposed to use
the muck-rake Instead of the axe. It is
announced that one of the most bitter
municipal campaigns in the history of
the capital city will b fought during
the coming year and an organised at
tack is to be made on the municipal
government by a number of ministers
who have been enrolled in the ranks of
'the civic reformers. A skirmish for re
form hss already begun with slumming
parties who are scouring among the
resorts of vice for malodorous ammuul
tlon that will make decent and law
respecting people hold their noses. I
the meantime bribery aud graft in pub
He office in city councils, county
boards, school boards and public insti
tuttons that furnish public plunder go
unheeded by the reformers with the
muck-rake, whose mowt lofty Ideal of
reform Is the disinfection of vice
resorts.
Plump, with a well rounded face and
figure, I feet 4 Inches in height, although
only 14 years old. Josephine Beck, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.-' Beck of
Newark, is masquerading aomewhere clad
In clothes belonging to lier father and
brothers, with her long, dark brown hair
cropped close.
After reading In a New York paper a
story of a girl who played pranks while
disguised as a boy, Josephine, after drop,
ping a hint to her mother of her Intention
cut off her hair, togged herself out In
masculine garb, and left home. Tha girl's
tresses were found In a pond near ths
house. Tha police are looking for ths
girl.
The borough of ths Brona is to have the
smallest modern offlea building tn Greater
New Tork. Foundations for this architec
tural freak, which Is to be built In the form
of a triangle having been Isld at the
corner of Third and Brook avenues, di
rectly opposite the Morrisanla police sta
tion.
The structure, which will be two stories
high, will have a frontage of thirteen feet
on Third avenue, gradually decreaelng in
width to three feet in the rear, and a depth
of twenty-nine feet. It will be fire-proof
throughout, and constructed of steel and
buff brick, with whlta llmstone trimmings,
at a cost of 13.200. The plot of ground on
which It stands was originally a JBxlOO foot
lot, but the building of the rsjlroad cut
for the "Dolly Varden" line of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad and
tho recent widening and grading of Brook
avenue reduced It to Its present size.
Last of the Kiansas t'opallata.
Kansas City Journal.
The populist party of Kansas came aa
Irresistibly and disappeared as completely
n the '90a as did the grashopper plague
In the '70s. The sudden rise, widespread
devastation and speedy departure of these
wo afflictions are among the most Interest
ing and remarkable phenomena of the
Sunflower state. The populist party has
hardly enough vitality left now to keep It
from putrefaction. The convention at To
peka last Tuesday was an Insignificant and
perfunctory affair. Time lias disproved all
their forebodinga and it Is quite probable
that they are now prosperous and well
content to let tho country go on In Its ac
customed wrny," free of disturbance from
political reformers who would revolutionise
existing conditions and reverse established
laws of finance and government
PERSONAL NOTES.
Marquis Ito, the Japanese statesman, la
described as an Indefatigable reader of
European and American literature.
It's all very' well' to say that March Is
paying back the days she borrowed from
April, but there, Isn't a scintilla of evidence
that April made the loan.
Tha gun sent by the United States War
department as a gift to King Victor Em
manuel has arrived In Roma and will be
presented to his majesty by Ambassador
Meyer at .a special audience. ,
Many families of French Canadians are
reported to be going to the Canadian
northwest from New England manufactur
ing centers, especially from Massachusetts.
Tha harsh conditions of the cotton Industry
are held responsible mainly for the ezodua
Napoleon Is an unusual. If not unprece
dented. Christian name to bo borne by tha
presiding officer of a British parliament.
But Napoleon Antoine Belcourt, who haa
Just been elected speaker of tha Canadian
House of Commons, can address meeting
or court in fluent and excellent English.
A boycotted Judge is on exhibition In
North Carolina. He is Judge R. B. Pee
bles, who went to hold court in Robeson
county the other day and found nineteen
cases on the trial docket, but not a lawyer
In tha court house. It appears that the
entire bar of tha county had agreed before
hand to consent to continuance of all cases
on the ground of Judge Peebles' discourtesy
of counsel and unfairness.
The Philippine bill came up for final ac
tion In the national house of representa
tives. Speaker Cannon made the usual an
nouncement: "All In favor will please say
'Aye,' " to which there was rather a scat
tering response from republicans. When
he called for- tho "Noes'' a thunderous
chorus arose ton the democratic side. Mr.
Cannon calmly observed: "Tha 'noes' seam
to make most noise, but the 'syee' have It
and the bill Is passed."
BOOM OK QIAKEH CIM,
Judge Grosscup wants a new political
party to tackle the trust problem intel
ligently, which he thinks cannot be suit
ably aolved by the old parties commit
ted to antagonistic regulation of com
bines. Judge Grosscup, however, is
careful not to offer himself up as the
first caudtdate of hla proposed new
party.
The United States circuit court in Its
decision in the application of Harrlman
for permission to Intervene In the
merger case rendered a decision whl h
greatly resembles those rendered by
courts In gambling cases, leaving the
parties to the shady deal where they
are found.
tint wit k It, Willi.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Bryan will be recreant to his duty if
ha fails to proclaim In ringing, tones that
you shall not crucify mankind on an In
ter rogation point.
Aaotaav Hot Als Coasala.
Springfield Republican.
Still another movement among western
farmers for combination In tha marketing
of their product la reported thla one taking
tha form of a corporation with IM.OuO.OnO
oapital and chief offices at Pierre, 8. D
and Chicago. It will amount to no mor
than a doaan similar movements started
la rcnt years. A combination to control
production and prles In agriculture must
be aa wide aa at laast lbs wlw.e country
Philadelphia Press: Russia had better
haul the rest of Its warahlps up on dry
land. They were never Intended for the
perils of tha deep.
Chicago Inter Ocan: The one point about
the sinking of the FetropaviovsK upon
which all the experts seem to be agreed -
and the only one is the Important one that
It was sunk.
New York Tribune: Isn't this an ex
traordinary and almost unpreceaentea
military situation which is pressed upon
our notice every day In the dispatches
about the eastern wart Here la a nation
reeling under a tremendous calamity, and
yet daily protesting with shrill vehemence
that it Inflicted the calamity npon liseir,
and that Its enemy had nothing to do
with it I
Baltimore American: A year ago Russia
was feared as the ponsime oicuiur vi
Europe. Today It is the object of
Europe's sympathy for Its misfortunes.
In the history of nations, as in tne indi
vidual lives of men and women, none, even
the most experienced and farsighted of
political prophets snd tha keenest of
statesmen, can foresee what a day may
bring forth.
Indianapolis Journal: In the preaent war
In the far east the Russians have not.
thus far. given any evidence of ability In
sea fighting. They can buy ship, but they
do not know how to handle them. Their
greatest ambition Is to be a naval power,
but aa yet they have not shown any ability
In that direction. The Japanese, born and
brought up on the edge of the water, are
natural sailors and sea fighters.
Springfield Rerubllrsn: The way war
distorts the ordinary moral Ideas of civili
sation Is vividly illustrated In tha contra
dlctory claims of Russia and Japan con
cerning the killing of some 'd human
beings aboard the Petropavlovsk. Each
side wishes to be credited with having
caused the awful disaster the Russians by
their own blundering, the Japanese by their
Initiative. Possibly, If you sdopt the famll
lr vernaculsr of war, there U "glory
, enough tor alL
Do you want to see tho color of your
neighbor's aoul? If you do, Just acquire
knowledge of aura.
New York has a new high priestess of a
startling cult, and if her students continue
to Increase with the regularity they have
since her teachings became a fad of "so
ciety," the common salutation is likely to
be, "What color is your soul?" Instead of
"Hew are youT"
Mrs. Margaret Gladstone Stuart no less
than . a great-srandniece of England'a
"Grand Old Man" and a grandchild of the
countess of Galloway Is the medium
through which practical Gotham Is learning
to distinguish the color of the souls of tha
people surrounding us.
"It is one of the oldest theories In exist
ence, coming down from the religious
teachers of the east, and Is finding its vis
ible manifestations in the golden light of
halo surrounding tha heads of Christian
saints," said Mrs. Stuart. "That every
human being constantly Is sending forth
actual substance call It atmosphere, elec
trlclty, or aura.
"Everyone haa felt this at one time or
another, and those who are Interested
In this Una of study have got to tha point
whar to them the aura is a visible lumi
nous substance or light surrounding each
person and changing with that person's
thoughts, actions, health and habits.
"Golden light Issues only from those who
are pure of heart and mind and whose
aspirations are tha highest and whose lives
are one of sacrifice.
"Every color and every shads corresponds
to some mental or physical state, we are
told by the aura student.
' "For instance, a person In perfect health
and full of hope and ambition will radiate
pink.
"Maternal instinct shows Itself In a lav
ender color.
"Gray blue radiation la mora negative,
both aa regards physical and mental qual
ities. Red vibrations Issue from a person who
merely la concerned about, his physical
well-being and a person about to die, as
seen by those who have made a study of
tha aura, appears aa If aurrounded by a
black mist."
Tha estate of the late Abram 8. Hewitt
Is valued at 11,814,46 by the state appraiser.
As Mr. Hewitt was a resident of Rlngwood,
N. J., only that part of his property which
Is In New York state Is liable to the in
heritance tax. This the appraiser found
consisted of $731,0.14 of personalty and
real estate. The bulk of his property goes
to his six children, as he had provided for
his wife before hla death. One of tha few
compunlea that Mr. Hewitt went Into and
which later turned out badly was the
Ecuadorian Association, Limited, of Scot
land. His son, Ersklne, In his testimony
before tha appraiser said that this com
pany was organised to obtain concessions
from the government and build a railroad
In Ecuador, but tha man at the head of It,
after obtaining an unusually liberal con
cession, "squsndered practically all the
money." Mr. Hewitt lost about $00,000 in
this venture. '
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MEMORIAL OF BATTLE CF KISHINEFF
Joseph Malone Rlvea m Glimpse Into
Every-Day Life of tho Typical
Meaatsla People la
of Veageaace."
Russia at the Bsr of the American
People," a memorial of Klshtneft and
records and documents collected by Isi
dore Singer, Ph. I)., projector and manag
ing editor of tha Jewish Encyclopedia, Is
one of the latest publications of Funk &
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JJr. Singer's bok offers to the statesmen
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material for the solution of one of tha most
momentous problems of modern history.
Chapters I., II., HI. and VII. of the book
are devoted to the Klshlneft massacres, giv
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upon the American people by the horrible
tale of tho Russian Bartholomew of 1903;
relating tha steps taken by our govern
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pla prepared by Leo N. Lavl. tha recently
deceased president of tho Independent Or
der of B'nal B'rlth (to whose memory the
book Is dedicated); and finally presenting
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of the trial of tho Klshlneft rioters, which
extended from November 1$ to December
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of the most Important contributions of
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Jewish problem. In chapter V entitled
The Judgment of Gentile Russia." thirty
four of the most eminent Russian states
men, generals, church dtgnltariea and
economists, ranging chronologically from
1772, tho very year of the first annexation
of Poland, down to 1904. plead for the
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Dr. Singer's position as the originator
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Jefferson had Just fired the stenographer.
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Illustrates the clannishness of the people.
A raid by the excise marshals on the Illicit
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three other gentlemen and his daughter,
who is singing for their entertainment and
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Darrow suddenly slarms them all by ris
ing to his feet and crying out that he 1ms
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after. Not a person in the room had moved
from his chair, no shot had been fired and
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Dodd, Mead & Co. are the publishers.
Mr. Weston Quite a quaint old hotel this
Miss Boston O! very. You should see
the kitchen. They don't use ovens at all
to roost their meats, but roast them be
fore the fire on a er that Is to say on an
expectoration. Philadelphia Catholic Stan
dard. ,
"nipsllng. how did you ever happen lo
become a street preacher?"
'It was this way. brother: When I re
formed snd joined the church I was a mul
driver out west. Of course, I wasn't of any
account as a mule driver after that, and l
had to go at something." Chicago Tribune.
io matter what the wise men say,
The question s sum tne same
About this season of the year. f
It is: "Whowonthegame?"
New Orleans J I mos-Democrat,
T1IK NATIONAL (.AMR.
8omervl)le Jcumal.
Again the umpire shouts "Play ball!"
Aaaln the bleachers fill.
Again the rooting rooter roots
His losing team uphill.
Aeain the umpire rslls "Strike one!"
Again the pitcher smiles;
Again the batsman swsts the ball,
And drives it seven miles.
Agsin the catcher draws a nsss,
And ambles down to first.
Again the umpire hears the wall:
"Well, isn't that the worst!"
Agnln the shortstop leaps aloft
And nails a scorching drive.
Agsin the raucous coacher shouts:
"Get away, there! Look alive!"
Again the scorers duck tbelr heads
To dodge a stinging foul.
Again the umpire gets a crack,
And hears the bleachers howl.
Again McCarthy stesls for home
And slides In on his esr
Ani all these Indications prove
The base ball season's here.
"Monologues," by Mabel Isabel Flsk, Is a
book of pure fun by a new humorist. Many
of these clever monologues have been popu
lar in the pages of Harper's Magaslue.
They treat for tho most part with good
natured satire, of the foibles and funny
Ideas of Immature women young house
keepers, who make ludicrous mistakes at
the butcher's, betrothed people who attempt
to engage the apartment they want and
have to pretend to the landlord they are
already married, and women who at con
certs and matinees relate their entire do
mestic history, to the silent rage of their
neighbors. Published by Harpers'.
The man who establishes an office In
Broad or Wall streets these days and
through the medium of circulars tries to
persuade the public that he can profitably
sell a new dollar bill for a nickel will have
some trouble hereafter In reaching "In
vestors." The police department here will
no longer wait for complaints of swindling,
but will scrutinise all matter sent through
malls and endeavor to check the game
before it pays a winning. In its recently
acquired seal It will try to Increase the
colony up tha river, where the fad ta to
take coffee out of a tin cup and eat duffers
without butter. So much scandal has at
tached even to the big fellows reoently
that a new Wall street enterprise Is now
looked upon as a swindle until proved
legitimate. Heretofore the assumption haa
been the other way. Even men like Ijirry
Sommerfleld had the nerve to hire offices
down In Wall street when they had big
games to pull off.
Another sign of the glad springtime ap
pears In New York court annals. Fully
1,000 families are to bo evicted from their
humble tenements on the east and west
sides because they are unable or unwilling
to meet the sweeping per cent Increase
In renta which the landlords have agreed
upon. The Trinity church corporation leads
In the number of evictions scheduled, and
the Astor estate Is next. A great part of
the Income of tho Trinity corporation Is
used In tha work of "up-lifting." and most
of the Astor estate rentals are drained off
to Europe. The little shopkeepers of tho
east and west sides have been sadly hit
by the lacraaaa. It has been estimated that
there are no fowor than 1,000 of thorn af
fected. Many of them maintained small
shops and had living rooms In the roar.
and even under these conditions they want
hardly able to make both eada msec
The Cark of Coin," by Harry Lindsay,
la a story of tha ambitions, passions and
problems of a young man In the thick of
the commercial whirl. Tho author has
caught and Inspires tha reader with the
excitement of tho chasa for wealth, the
tense spirit of tho market snd the money
hunger of tha man In the street. He also
shows the weakness of It all In the face
of heart-hunger, the Imperative demands
of tho higher man. Published by Fleming
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the work of Important men. It Is an ablo
and condensed survey of American litera
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"Sunny Memories of Three Pastorates,"
with a collection of sermons and eesays,
by William Elliot Griffli. D. D . L. H. D.
The author does not claim them to be
'show" sermons, but "average messages.
actually delivered during a busy pastor's
ministry." The three pastorates wens
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