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E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR.
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ays that the Actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of March. 1!KM, was as follows:
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t 30,141 0 It 80,310
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i 80.0HO to Su.OOO
1 81,120 tl 80,190
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Beal) M. B. HUNQATE,
Notary Public.
Governor Teabod of Colorado evi
dently has no intention of running for
re-election.
A remonstrance against the weather
clerk is now in order. He should stop
April fooling.
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In the meantime Nebraska populists
are eyeing their former democratic al
lies with growing suspicion.
Japanese are proving themselves to
be as successful In stopping war news
as they are in stopping Russian ships.
Russians are probably beginning to
hope that the Japanese admiral will be
come a past participle rather than con
tinue aa an Infinitive.
General , Ma should keep a slipper
bandy, tt Is reported that the Chinese
soldiers are restrained: with difficulty
from attacking the Russians.
Not even the gold democrats can have
any objection a speech toy Mr. Bryan
at Chicago as long as he hires the ball
and pays all eipenses himself.
The Russian board of strategy must
have been reading the casualty list from
America when It decided to Introduce
automobiles as Instruments of war.
Pennsylvania democrats have taken a
strategic position in tbe national conven
tion. By going unlnstructed they need
have nothing to regret over the result
The edjtor of tha, Nebraska Crop Bul
letin might permit the farmer to thaw
the frost out of his whiskers before he
begins to tell Win how far he Is behind
with bis spring work.
Tbe fact that Judge Parker Is to have
the solid vote of New York's delegates
to the St Louis convention for him by
Instruction, does not seem to endear
him to Colonel Bryan one wblt more.
With the Rosebud reservation opened
July 1. Fairfax, S. D., will probably
bold the most enthusiastic celebration
f the natal day of the United States of
111 the places under the folds of the flag.
If the new tariff duties of Great
Britain do not make the taxpayers
"smoke" they will certainly make the
smokers heavy taxpayers, as it Is pro
posed almost to double the tariff on to-
cco.
No matter. Mr. Haniman, by con
rentratlng his efforts on developing the
Union Pacific and making it the trans
continental road par excellence, can
till give Mr. Hill a good run for bis
tooney.
The passage of the New Mexlco-Arl-sona
and Oklahoma statehood bills fore
shadows tbe. addition of two double
tars on the Held of blue of Old Glory
before the, present congress passes Into
history.
The electric light company still bas
time to reconsider Its determination to
defy the tlty ordinances and regula
tion of the city electrician. "While the
lamp holds out to bum the vilest sinner
may return,"-
That wae practical reciprocity with
Canada when the fire department of
Buffalo responded to an alarm at
Toronto and helped to put out (he con
flagration whkb deitroyed a Urge part
at the dominion town.
Nebraska will scon be able to offer
land to tbe landless In 640-acre tracts,
sut the Intending homesteader will be
ipected to provide himself with a
lariat a broncho and a small herd of
cattle or a flock of sheep.
i .
Filipinos who come to study American
methods should lie kept away from
Waahlnftoa until tha Rmoot Nntiiitry Is
ended, otherwise they might get a mis
taken notion as to tbe similarity be
tween Uia Coital etabr ul JvU
BtUtAilf TMAHClAL V0HDITIOX.
The British government Is facing a
financial condition which promises tq
give It a great deal of trouble and which
more thnn anything else endangers the
continuance In power of the present
ministry. The statement made in the
House of Commons by the chencellor
of the exchequer can hardly fall to have
a depressing effect upon tbe country,
since It means more taxation, and al
ready tbe burden of taxes is a heavy
one. As Is always the case when more
money Is to be raised In England the
Income tax Is to bo Increased. It had
been thought that this tax bad about
reached the limit, but it con doubtless
stand another raise, since most of those
who pay it will be able to get The In
crease out of the people, for it is really
an Indirect way of taxing the people.
The most objectionable feature to Eng
lishmen of the proposed plan for raising
more revenue is that of increasing the
duty on tea, the people being great tea
drinkers and therefore naturally opposed
to having the price of that article in
creased. ""
The chancellor of the exchequer was
compelled to adm!tthat Industrial and
commercial depression 'exists in the
United Kingdom and this fact of coursfl
aggravates the difficulty of raising more
revenue. When the country was com
paratively prosperous,, as was the case
at the beginning of the South African
wa, there was no trouble in raising
whatever money was needed. It was-
paid Into the national treasury freely
for. the carrying on of the war, which
called for enormous expenditures. Now
there Is a different state of affairs end
it was pointed out that conditions In
South Africa are In some measure re
sponsible for this. What seems to bo
urgently needed Is a reduction in ex:
pendltures, but there docs not appear to
bo any effort In this direction. It Is in
evitable that increasing taxation must
operate to intensify depression and the
United Kingdom is evidently already In
a bad way in this respect Meanwhile
the financial situation will undoubtedly
have great influence in keeping England
out of complications that might prove
seriously troublesome and strengthen
her' efforts In behalf of international
peace.
AKUTfltH VBARQK RBFCTKD.
The, democratic charge that President
Roosevelt has made a larger number of
Irregular appointments to the clusslfled
service than any of his predecessors is
refuted by Mr. Foulke, former, civil
service commissioner and one of tho
most earnest and sealous supporters of
the merit system. That gentleman
states that instead Of Mr. Roosevelt hav
ing made a larger number of Irregular
appointments in the clusslfled' service
than any of his predecessors, the fact is
exactly the other way, there having been
fewer appointment without competitive
examination under President Roosevelt
than under any other president "and
there has been no administration, since
the passage of the civil service act in
which the competitive system has ad
vanced with greater rapidity and cer
tainty." y
This is testimony of unquestionable
authority and will be accepted as con
clusive by all who are familiar with Mr.
rouikes devotion to the cause of civil
service reform. He has always been
one of its staunchest advocates. In the
public career of Mr. Roosevelt bis work
in behalf of the merit system wo s not
the least conspicuous and valuable of
his services. Few men have done more
to promote that system and to have !t
firmly established. - For at least a dozen
years he has consistently championed
the reform end the charge that since he
became president he IN 8 done anvthlnir
in disregard or violation of the' system
Is utterly groundless. V
TH riMXSTLVAlfU DCMuCRATlt.
Though hopelessly in the minority.
and perhaps for that very reason, the
democrats of Pennsylvania are more ag
gressive than those of almost any other
state In the union. Evidence of this la
furnished In the proceedings ,of their
state convention Tuesday. The plat
form Is unqualified in its assault upon
the national administration. It declares
that the thoughtful sentiment of the
country has become distrustful of Presi
dent Roosevelt that all that conserva
tive men feared as a result of his ac
cession to power bas come to pass, and
that "today the country finds in Theo
dore Roosevelt a standing menace to
constitutional government, to Interna
tional peace and to business stability."
This is a plain declaration of the atti
tude which the democratic party intends
to assume in the coming campaign. Al
ready a number of democrats In con
gress have said that the paramount is
sue in the campaign will be Roosevelt.
In a speech In the bouse of representa
tives a few days ago Mr. Patterson of
Tennegsee assailed Theodore Roosevelt
"the candidate," endeavoring to show
that he bas been Inconsistent and that
he is altogether a very dangerous man
at the head of the government The
Pennsylvania democrats agrc-e with the
view of the Tennessee representative
and doubtless this la the view of demo
crats generally.
The republican party Is quite willing
to havs the democracy make the "per
sonality" of President Roosevelt an
Issue In the campaign. The supporters
of the president are fully prepared to
meet any such attack upon him as thnt
made In tha Pennsylvania democratic
platform, not doubting thnt they can
demonstrate to the intelligent voters of
the country Its utterly gratuitous char
acter. There Is no , distrust of the na
tional administration among such of our
people as desire to have the laws up
held and enforced. There Is no feeling
that President Roosevelt Is a "menace
to business stability" except on the part
of those who have len made to rallxe
by this administration that they cannot
with Impunity disregard the laws by
schemes to defraud and oppress the peo
pl. It U ftlao. declared by Ue deuuo-
crnts that Theodore Roosevelt is , a
standing menace to international peace,
There Is not the slightest basis for this,
but on the contrary the administration
has labored acalously and with good
effect In the Interest of International
pence. There is not a European govern
ment which does not recognlr.e and cor
dially acknowledge this. The position
taken by our government in regard to
the war in the far east has been ap
proved by all the powers and Is the gov
ernlng Influence as to the policy of all
of them.
There has been in the course of Tresl
dent Roosevelt nothing to cause appre
hension on the part of honest men, who
comply with the' laws and do not seek
to contravene them. No cltlaen Is more
anxious than is Theodore Roosevelt to
maintain business stability and promote
national prosperity, while none has
spoken more strongly and earnestly than
he in behalf of policies looking to the
preservation of International peace and
good will.
HUT IRCOXSIHTMHT HUB ILLOGICAL
As has been pointed out Mr. Rosewaters
position with respect to the nomination
of a United States senator Is both Illogical
and Inconsistent.
For long years he has appealed through
The Bes for a direct vote In the election of
United States senators. It is clear that so
long as the senate itself bars the way this
plan can never be brought about
The nomination of candidates for senator
Is the nearest approach that can be made to
the plan he has so long and vociferously de
manded. A nomination would be the first
step If senators were to be chosen by di
rect vote. Mr. Kosewater objects to taking
this step, and yet it Is one that would
have to be taken If the plan he haa so
long urged should become effective. It is
the important step. The manner of the
election Is entirely subsidiary; It Is per
functory. In a senatorial caucus the se
lection of the nominee Is the Important
thing. The voting for him In open session
of the legislature Is merely routine. The
nomination determines whom he shall be.
When Mr. Rosewater is offered more than
half a loaf he rejects It. He prefers to go
without any bread. Fremont Trlbuns.
With all due deference to our Fre
mont contemporary, which has as much
right to its opinion as we have to ours,
we see nothing inconsistent or illogical
in expressing a doubt of the wisdom or
expediency of a state convention nomi
nation of a candidate for United States
senator. And this does not necessarily
involve a conflict with the- principle of
popular election of United States sen
ators by direct vote.
A convention nomination cannot de
prive communities In representative dis
tricts of the privilege of sending men to
the legislature, who voice their choice
and their local interests even though In
conflict with the decree of a majority of
the convention. . The assumption that
members of the legislature who do not
owe their nomination to the state con
vention and do not regard themselves
as subject to its instruction will always
surrender their individual choice and
that of their immediate constituents Is
at variance with political experience.
If members of the legislature Who sign
a caucus paper can with impunity bolt
the caucus because the candidate with
predominance in the caucus does not
conform to their ideals or standards
would not the same thing happen to the
nominee of a state convention?
To talk a little more plainly and spe
cific, if it were known nnd certain that
the coming state convention would nomi
nate David E. Thompson for United
States senator, would the Fremont. Trib
une and other papers that Justified the
bolt of 1901 be now championing the
new departure recommended by the
state committee? Would not they and
their friends repudiate the state con
vention nominee and would they not
pledge the members of the legislature in
their respective districts to prevent his
election whatever the consequences
might be? It would be altogether dif
ferent however, If the senatorial elec
tion were left to the people and the bal
lots cast In November were final as the
basis for his credentials.
We realize that tbe election of sen
ators by popular vote will be Impossible
until the federal constitution Is amended
by a convention called' for that purpose
under the section of the constitution
that authorizes the calling of such n
convention through the legislatures of
tlie, several states. This reform bas been
strenuously advocated by Tho Bee and
it has not switched or receded from its
position. The state convention nomina
tion scheme does not in our ODlnion offer
any material Improvement over the old
system, but on the contrary Is liable to
Jeopardize the election of a republican
legislature and thus cause tbe loss of a
United States senator to the party.
According to Its renort to th Rtata
Board of Railroad Assessment the
Burlington paid out $500,003.88 In taxes
In the year 1903, but that represents
the taxes state, county, school district
and municipal paid In Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Mis
souri, Kansas, Montana, Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
While the publication of tho Investi
gation Into the council Inquiry into the
Board of Public Works' methods in the
preparation Of paving specifications may
prove of some value to the coming grand
Jury, it is doubtful whether 3,000 copies
of that document will be needed.
The announcement made by Mr. Hill's
lawyers that new proceedings would be
Instituted to bring the Northern Pacific
under control would indicate that there
Is not as much community of interests
among the owners of transcontinental
lines "as there used to was."
, Vlceroy A'eslifTs desire to go home
Is natural. The viceroy Is an admiral
In the Russian service and probably
thinks there are not enough ships flying
the Kussluu'flag on the l'a. lrtc to make
a place for two fuUy developed naval
coiiiriiinders.
Whatever else he may have duu or
failed to do, the author of tha Mles will
succeeded la bequeathing a long Una of
Hon in bla hnlra n,t m mm1 frrlcf
' i. .ii.ii a nuu ,..ci
the N'ohrtaba ftimMntA Mlirt with
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incidental fat fees to the supreme cour
cicrs.
A Hero im Embryo.
s Indianapolis Journal.
As the first beneficiary of tha Carnegie
hero fund, the Journal offers the name of
the man who accepts the democ ratio presi
dential nomination this year.
Iwiproreraeat la. the Times.
Indianapolis News.
Just think how much better off you are
now than you were this time eight or nine
years ago. Then you were worrying your
self Into brain fag figuring out how you
could afford to buy a new bicycle of the
current model. Now all you have to do la
to look at the automobile price list and
sign without hope.
Pressor on the Hot Air I.ld.
New York Tribune.
Japan seems to have a "lid," also, and
under It are the ambitious war correspond
ents of all nations, who are allowed to
write pleasant descriptions of Japanese
scenery and people, provided they do nu.
get any war news of Importance mixed up
with their descriptions. There Is a rumor
that the "lid" will shortly bo lifted, but
that la probably merely to encourage the
wlelders of the pen.
Wiseacres Discredited.
Ban Francisco Chronicle.
The new Lucln cutoff on the Central Pa
cific railroad Is now open to passenger
trains. This marks the complete success
of the greatest railroad engineering feat of
recent years, after many dismal prophecies
of disaster. Tbe wiseacres who declared
that the running of a railroad line across
tha northern arm of Great Salt Lake was
not feasible, because the track would sink,
have been proved false prophets. The
track did sink for a time, but engineering
skill was able to overcome this and other
obstacles. '
Discrediting Dakota Divorces.
Philadelphia Press.
The Iowa supreme court has wisely fol
lowed the course of the supreme courts of
some other states In refusing to r cognise
divorces granted In el' her of the DakoUa
to citizens of those other states. This de
cision Invalidates many divorces granted
to Iowans; but It is a just decision. Per
haps the Dakotas may In time become
ashamed of their loose divorce laws, end
stop the wretched business they now carry
on In that way. Temporary residence in
Dakota does not satisfy the Iowa supreme
court, and should not satisfy the courts of
any state other than those of the states
granting the divorce.
Tbe Mikado's "Glorious Virtue."
Chicago Tribune.
A Japanese admiral of the twentieth cen
tury and a Russian general of the eight
eenth express themselves in much the same
way. Suwaroff, In his famous dispatch to
Catherine announcing the capture of Is
mail, gave the credit to "God and the
empress"." Admiral Togo, In his official
report of recent operations at Port Ar
thur, says: "The fact that not a single
man was seriously Injured In these suc
cessive attacks must be attributed to his
majesty's glorious, virtue." "The ships,
freely moving over the " enemy's ground
without suffering any damage, must be at
tributed to heavenly assistance." This Is
a. nice distribution of functions. The mi
kado protects the men, and heaven or
whatever ruling power Inhabits the Shinto
heaven looks after the ships.
Postal Notes and Prosperity.
Philadelphia Press.
The gross . pos tall' receipts at the fifty
largest postoffices generally furnish a fair
indication of tho business condition, and
they show a net Increase for March of
It per cent, as compared with the same
month last year. '-But the exports of do
mestic produo'ts In March show a decrease
of $17,000,000, as compared with the corre
sponding time last year. Of that decrease
In exports 113,237,613 was In cotton, due to
tha high price of that commodity, and
$6,782,766 was In breads tu As. There was an
Increase In the exports of cattle and hogs
and mineral oils, and a small Increase in
provisions. For the nine months ending
with March there was an increase of $2t,.
000,004 in the export! of domestic products.
aa compared with 4he same time In the
previous year. But the Increase In cotton
exports alone, owing to the high price, was
$49,066,702, while there was a decline of
138,609,000 in the exports Of breadstuffs.' Al
together, tho export returns for the nine
months are very Satisfactory, exceeding
any previous nine months, excepting for
1901. There ' Is . nothing discouraging in
these statistics.
"PATRIARCH OP TUB SENATE."
Kotablea Peatares of tho Career of
eaator Stewart of Nevada.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Hon. William Morris Stewart, United
States senator from Nevada for five terms
out of "a possible seven, announces his re
tirement from public life on next March
4. One of the oldest men in the senate,
and in aspect its most picturesque figure,
Senator Stewart wilj be missed from the
life of the nation's capital.
Tbe career of Senator Stewart Illustrates
the possibilities before the American boy
of the character to succeed and deserve
success. Born in a New York village,, be
was removed as a child to an Ohio farm,
but returned to his native state for school
ing, which he largely earned himself, be
coming a teacher of his school while still
a pupil. He was a student in Yale when
the discovery of gold In California aroused
adventurous youth to "hazard of new for
tunes."
Reaching San Francisco early In I860, he
went to work with pick and shovel, dis
covered the once famous Eureka placers.
and thus earned money to study law. Within
a year he was district attorney, In 1864 was
attorney general of the state, and in IStiQ
cast his lot with tha new territory of
Nevada. There he figured largely in the
development of the Comstock lode and In
mining litigation, was a member of the
territorial council and of the constitu
tional convention, and In 1864 was chosen
ene of Nevada's first senators.
A local political revolution retired him In
1875, but after twelve years he returned
to the senate There he was the especial
champion of -the silver mining Interests,
coined the phrase. "The crime of '73," and
talked and worked for silver Incessantly.
Hla devotion to silver necessarily put him
In opposition to his own party for some
years, but though a hard and persistent
fighter he was never a rancorous one.
He knew when tho "free silver" cause
was loot and when to quit a useless fight.
Instead of getting out of the republican
ranks permanently, like Senator Teller, he
went back Into them. Even at the height
of tha sliver controversy he always com
manded reapect, for his sincerity was man
ifest, and on all other questions he was
alwsys on the side, of progress and na
tional welfare, . '. . .
Of commanding stature and massive
frame, with flowing silver hair and beard,
he has been for years one of the most
ploturesque figures of the senate one of
the senators who always oaught the eye
of strangers In the eapltol and excited In
quiry among them.
His colleagues and the public alike will
regret the retirement of Wllllsm Morris
Stewart, whose years, kindly manner and
appearance have won 'him the title of
"tbo patriarch el .tha senate." - -
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THK OOVF.mOR ADD THK BAR.
lilalr Pilot: The Pat1 association Is jump
ing on Mickey's neck for the Bartlett ap
pointmentbut es a matter of fact It is
one of the few reasonable arts on the
governor's part sines ha haa held the exeo
utlve's chair.
Blair Courier: Governor Mickey has ap
pointed Judge E. M. Bartlett of Omaha to
fill the vacancy on the bench in this dis
trict caused by Judge Baxter's appointment
to the district attorneyship. This Ls just
what we urged the governor to do last
week, so we ought to be satisfied.
Pender Times: Governor Mickey ignored
the Omaha Bar association In the Bisec
tion of a successor to former Judge Baxter,
recently appointed United States district
attorney. No doubt he remembered the
fate of the late democratlo judicial ticket
In that district, which was chaperoned by
tha same organisation. Here. Is an In
stance where you can tally on for Mickey.
Springfield Monitor: The Omaha Bar as
sociation did not havs Its say-so In the ap
pointment of E. M. Bartlett to the district
bench to fill the place made vacant by the
resignation of Judge Baxter, and It rather
went against the grain. The Monitor can't
see why this association should have any
thing more to say who should be appointed
judge than any other organisation or per
son, even If Its members do have lots of
business before this tribunal.
Beatrice Bun: If you have anything to
do, do it. Mickey has raised himself in our
estimation by appointing a judge without
waiting for the recommendation of yie
Omaha attorneys. If tha man appointed
does not prove satisfactory, the governor
alone will be to blame. If ha had beea
selected by the lawyers, and had not
proven satisfactory, the governor wouM
have been to blame just tho same. Do
your own work and be responsible for
what you do.
Fremont Tribune: When thera was to be
an appointment made to the bench at
Omaha to fill the vacancy caused by ths
elevation of Judge Baxter to the United
States district attorney, the lawyers of the
town got together and were In the act
of fixing up the matter when the governor
had the audacity to fill the office. He did
It without the aid or consent of any law
yers on earth, and when the lawyers afore
said heard of it they spat and sputtered
and resolved It was insolent for the gov
ernor to attend to his own business as he
saw fit. The governor still lives.
Papllllon Times: The Douglas County
Bar association Is mad because Governor
Mickey did not wait until the bar rec
ommended some one for the place of ula-
trict Judge. The Times thinks that In the
light of past happenings that the governor
did the proper thing. To have waited
would have only delayed the game, and
then the recommendation of the bar asso
ciation does not amount to much anyway.
It would be like the nominations of the
bar committee for the nonpartisan Judicial
ticket last fall; the members nominated ths
men and then fought them. Mickey did
right.
Wahoo Wasp: Judge Irving F. Baxter of
Omaha, lately appointed United Btates dis
trict attorney to succeed W. 8. Summers,
has resigned from the district bench, his
resignation having been forwarded to Gov
ernor Mickey last Saturday. Immediately
after receiving Judge Baxter's letter the
governor announced the appointment of
Judge E.' M. Bartlett, a prominent member
of the pouglas county bar, who already
had been endorsed by the district judges.
Judge Bartlett is well known, not only at
Omaha, but In all parts of the state, and
seems to be ths people's Choice as well as
the governor's.
Nebraska City Tribune: The Bar asso
ciation of Omaha professes to be offended
because' Governor Mickey appointed a dis
trict judge to a vacancy Instead of permit
ting the association to make the appoint
ment. Think It over a minute. The law
makes It the duty of the governor to do
exactly what he did, and says nothing as
to the rights or duties of any other person
or association In the matter. The governor
alone ls responsible for such vacancy ap
pointments and the Bar association merely
holds the place of an usurper, of a "butter
In" when it endeavors to name men for
such places. If the Bar association we a
the be-all and end-all In the selection of
district judges, why doesn't the law bar the
"common herd" from voting for these
judges when they are to be elected and con
fine the vote entirely to lawyers and mem
bers of the Bar association T Simply be
cause the position taken by the Omaha Bar
association ls all tommyrot and has no
foundation whatever In the spirit or prac
tice of our system of government. If the
Omaha lawyers were anxious that the va
cancy on the bench be filled by some one
whom "ths people" would select, why didn't
they call a mass meeting of the electors of
Omaha and say "whom will you recom
mend to the governor to be appointed ss
district judge?"
PERSONAL NOTES.
Anatole LeRoy Beaulleu, the economist
and publicist, has left Paris for the United
Btates, He will deliver a series of lectures
St Harvard.
The introduction of the masked ball by
tha Japanese social leaders paves the way
for the advent of that other great factor
of civilisation, the high ball.
James Sellgman, the well known New
York banker, celebrated his 80th birthday
on Thursday last. Mr. Sellgman received
telegrams and cable dispatches from all
over the world.
General J. C. Black, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, la In
Boston arranging for the coming national
encampment, which will be held In that
city this August.
John Shepard, a Boston merchant, tins
recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of his entrance Into business In that city,
and especially marked the day by the gift
of 86,000 to endow a free bed In the Mas
sachusetts General Hospital In that city.
Dispatches announoe that Frank A. Mun-
sey, the magaslne publisher, ha": abandoned
his effort to make the New York Dally
News a success on the lines he had laid
down. Mr. Munsey acknowledges he haa
sunk a good deal of money In the fruitless
attempt
General "Dan" Sickles Is coming to be
regarded as the economist of the New York
board of aldermen. At a meeting last week
ho objected to hiring a new stenographer
at 11,360 per year when "all the good
stenographers needed can be had at IM00."
Tho general pointed out that aldermen
only get 11.000 salary, "but then," he added
on reflection, "perhaps that ls moro than
we are worth to the city."
General Lew Wallace, the Hoosler "sol
dier, diplomat, author," to whom a loving
cup was presented recently by literary
friends of the west, celebrated hla seventy-
seventh birthdsy anniversary on Sunday at
the home of his son, Henry Wallace, In
Indianapolis. Tho day was not marked
hy any special ceremony or celebration,
but the general was the recipient of many
congratulations from friends and admirers.
Ex-Senator William A. Harris of Kansas
has lately written to friends that while
grateful for the favorable mention of hla
name In connection with the democratlo
nomination forba governorship of. the
state, he wishes It understood that he could
not permit his name In any circumstances
to be used aa a candidate fur any office.
He Says that his health is not very good
at present, and that It would be absolutely
impossible for Lira to attend to his busi
ness and go Into politics In any way what
ever. .
THERE IS 10 SUBSTITUTE FOR
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Absolutely Puro
IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH
BITS OF WASHINGTON L.IPO
Minor Scenes Ioeldeata Sketched
ost the Spot,
What Is classed as a twentieth century
wonder In printing machinery has been in
stalled in the government printing office.
It Is a Hoe press which can reel off In an
hour 80.000 copies of an eight-page form,
Congressional Record else, fold and ready
for the binder. Ths machine cost the
tidy sum of 838,600.
This huge piece of mechanism requires
the services of ten men to operate it.
One of the most remarkable features of
the press Is that Its movements are abso
lutely controlled by the touching of three
buttons which could be manipulated by the
touch of an infant. There are eight sta
tions on the press, at each of which are
the three manipulating buttons the "on"
button for starting the machine, the "stop
off" button for stopping the press or re
ducing Its speed, and the "safety" button
for bringing the machine to a stop in case
of accident. The first pressure on the
"on" button causes the press to go ahead
slowly, then successive touchei cause it to
Increase Its motion until It Is going' at
top-i.otch speed. The third pressure on
the "on" button throws the big press from
the small electrlo motor to the large one
and gives It Its highest speed.
Another Interesting feature of the ma
chine Is that It is two presses In combina
tion, and can be operated either as one or
two presses. The buttons on a near-by
switchboard,' when properly touched, will
give the press seventeen different speeds.
This switchboard cost as much as an ordi
nary dwelling house 13,500. The Inking ar
rangement ls novel and complete, each
Wl!;r Weighing sixty pounds and can be
regulated to print anything from a visiting
card to. an eight-sheet poster.
Senator Dolllver of Iowa is not an advo
cate of young men going to Washington
and entering tho government service with
the Idea of studying for a profession. The
other day a young man who has an ambi
tion to become a' lawyer was presented
to the senator with a request for the lat
ter's Influence in securing him a $2,000 Job
In Washington, where the duties would not
be so burdensome as to prevent his taking
up the study of law.
"The best way to learn law," said the
senator, who did not warm up to the gov.
ernment Job proposition, "Is to get mixed
up In a esse before some Justice of the
peace, on the winning of which your bread
and butter depends. An experience of that
kind ls pretty sure to make you dig Into
the authorities in a way you won't for
get." x
He then ' related for the young man's
benefit his own experience ' in starting In
the profession of the law. He told how
he cooked, his own meals on an oil stove
In his room, so as to be able to live on
tl a week. The description of a young at
torney's struggles did not encourage the
young ma,n to continue his hunt for ths
82,000 Job.
Mr. Williams, the minority leader, be
lieves that Judge Parker will be acceptable
aa candidate to both wings of the demo
cratic party, reports the Washington Post.
"Do you remember," said he to a group
In the democratlo cloak room, In asserting
this belief about Parker, "the story of a
southern man who wanted to buy a good
hunting horse. He found an owner who
assured him that tha horse would stand,
while a rifle was fired over the saddle.
'And,' added this owner, anxious to sell
his horse, 'he Is also a good pointer. He
will point birds aa well as a dog.'
"It was agreed that tho prospective pur
chaser should give the animal a trial. 'If
he proves to be a good pointer,' said he to
the owner, 'I will give you a higher price
for him.'
"'So he started off with the new horse.
While fording a stream, the animal stum
bled, snd the rider got a thorough duck
ing at which ho was much exasperated.
" 'You said, nothing to me about his
stumbling,' ho roared at the owner on re
turning. 1
" 'Ah,' replied the owner, 'I forgot to
warn you that he points for fish Just as
well as birds.' "
Borne time ago ex-PreMflnt Cleveland
wrote an article about Panama, the cana
ana tne general circumstances surrounding
the recognition of the over-night republic,
relates the New York World correspondent.
On the day after the article appeared Pres
ident Roosevelt brought it Into a 'Ci-JjUiot
meeting and read portions of It. H re
pressed the opinion that the ex-plesldunt
had used a lot of words without ', saying
much, and after he had read It, asked sud
denly: 1
"Did any of you gentlemen over sea a
pair of leather breeches?" j
Wilson, Shaw and one or two others
had. !
"Well," continued the president, "tbey ars
peculiar things. When they get wt they
stretch out several Inches, and whejn they
dry they contract and wrinkle In a. most
astonishing mariner.
"I remember once when I was lln the
west a cowboy friend of mine gjot his
leather breeches wt He wore them un
til they dried and the contraction raa so
great that they crooked his legs atid left
blra standing with his knees bent. J
, "An Irishman who worked on myt ranch
saw tho cowboy standing painfully! in his
leather breeches and walked arourlt him
several times. Then he tapped the lowboy
on the shoulder smd said: 'Say, If lou are
going to jump, why in biases d if t you
jumpr " li
The professional swindlers who ty (va by
Imposing on the credulous havet
overworked tho "mushroom farmf
t last
game.
', years
-valent
rowing
front
s been
This was first started eight or
ago when tho notion became
that a fortune could bo raised btf
mushrooms for market under t
stoop or in tho cellar. Tho Held t
pretty well worked, but tho stoJ
of vlc-
time la evidently not yet exhau
Sec-
retary Wilson found some weeks ago thi
a number of farmers were bolng lmposo
upon by dealers in fake mushroom spawn,
and he appealed to Postmaster General
Payne to prosecute the frauds. The post
office inspector picked out one New York
company as the first victim, and after In
vestigating Its business methods ruled It
out of the malls.
The operations of this concern were sim
ilar to those practiced by many other
fraudulent compauies. It Issued an adver
tisement declaring that $12 a week could
be earned by anyone at home, following thu
directions of the firm, with no otnvuxslng
and nothing to sell. The plan was to raise
mushrooms which were to be sold to the
company at $2 a pound. It was represented
that a very small space was required, and
that with the use Of a shed or cellar 111)
or 816 a week could be earned. It was de
clared that the mushrooms would grow
and produce In an ordinary box In a sleep
ing room, and that they would thrive
equally well In a little soil placed In a
corner of the cellar. A favorite plan was to
raise them In boxes, plied one above the
other.
The company offered to buy all mush
rooms grown, but stipulated that Its own
particular variety of spawn must he used.
This could be had at reasonable rates,
$2 securing enough to produce 200 pounds
of sprouts. On receipt of the money a
small pasteboard box containing about half
a pound of earth, supposed to conceal
mushroom spawn, was sent to the corre
spondent. During all the time this scheme
was being worked the operators were called
on to purchase only one shipment of mush
rooms. It was learned that the business
was started by a man who had had ex
perience with similar frauds. His custom
was to take the early profits and then sell
ths business Just before the postal authori
ties got on to tt.
FLASHES OP FIN.
"It seems entirely wrong to speak of
fame as a bubble."
"But It's so light Snd elusive"
"Yes, but bubbles are usually achieved by
blowers." Philadelphia Press.
Father Where's the" BlbieV ! It Used to
be In the parlor on tho center table.
Mother Oh. it hasn't been kept there
since the girls grew up. They didn't want
the boys to know their ages. Cleveland
Leader.
"One er de-'troubles of dls life," said
Uncle Eben, "Is dat ev'ybody 'pears to hab
a large supply of good advice on hand dat
don't apply to his own personal needs."
Washlngton Star.
Hicks He's very charitable, Isn't he?""
Wicks Who? PinoherT
Hicks Yes. He says ho always remem
bers the poor.
Wicks Well, thst's all. It's a matter of
memory. Philadelphia Ledger.
'The conversation turned upon the alder
man from the Steenth ward.
"What do you suppose he's worth?"
asked the man with the patch over his eye.
"Nobody knows," said the man with the
cinnamon beard. "Sometimes you can buy
him for 850, and at other times it takes
8500." Chicago Tribune.
"Why," asked the Information editor,
momentarily nonplussed over a query thnt
had just come in, "Is money called tha
'sinews of war?" "
"Because," said the exchange editor, "It
would be abomlnallv elanarv and rokerlsh
to speak of It as bones." Chicago Tribune.
Chaucer was alttlnv In hls'sDartmenta.
plavlng seven up with his valef.
"Why aren't you at work?" asked n
friend who dropped In.
"What's tne une7" said Chaucer. "Ths
United Proofreaders have boycotted me on
account of my spelling."
So saving, he turned a lack and went out.
Milwaukee Bentlnel.
asked the student.
UMa .. . n 1 1 1 T 1 .
.u, nnnwnvu Drimiur Durgmiin. rust
ical quotations don't carry much weight
iiuwnutijra, nnHl people am liueiri'"l in
Is market quotations." Washington Star.
"Jones, the cashier, ls In a serious finan
cial difficulty."
What s he doing aDout It 7
'Well, lust at present he's ulvlnr It sb-
sent treatment." Buffalo Express.
Ernestine Oh, I Just fell In love with
the ii-w cat'-her on our nine. He's so
handsome.
Eva And Is h a good catcher, dear?
Ernestine I should say so. He caught
my eye. Chicago News.
"Do vou think politics Is being elevated?"
"I don't know whether nollllcs Is being
elevaied or not." replied Peniitor Sorghum.
"Hut voles sre celling higher every year.
Washington Star.
Miss Pert Who was that you Just bowed
tot
Miss Pnpsay (who bad once been rescued
from a wsterv gravel Jlc Is a man I can
nevr rep-iy. M Is mv preserver, my
Mi iwih it Im the mhnuracturer
of that complexion paster-Philadelphia,
f ress.
The boy stood on th burning deck.
And sadly murmured he:
"I 'spose 1 11 iret It In the neck
From a court of Inquiry. Puck.
THK HHST PLOWING.
Youth's Companion.
Calls the crow from the pine tree top
When the April air is sun. .
II- eul's to the farmer mushing nil team
In tlio mrm yura ur.ncr win inn.
'Come up)" ho cries. "Come out and come
up,
iv, ihA h'nh field's rlne to till!
Don't wait for word from tho dandelion.
Or leave rrom tne auiiuoit.
Cheeps the flycatcher: "Hi-re old earth
Warms up In the April nun;
And ihe first ephemera, wlnKS yet wet,
From the mold crr-p, one py one.
Under the fence whore the flies frequent
Is the earliAHt gossamer spun.
Come up from the damp of the valley
lands,
For here the winter's done."
Whistles the hlghhole out of the grovu.
Ills summoning loud and clear:
"Ct llly It rod v be down your y.
I; lit the hish south field hxa clioor.
On the sunward side of the client nut stump
'Hie wood grubs waks and appear.
Come out to your plowlng-M.ome up to your
liloniriif
The time for your plowing Is here."
Then dips the colter and drives the share.
And ths furrows fnlntlv steam.
The crow drifts furtively down from the
pme
To foliow the clanking team
The flycatcher tuinl.les; the bluhtiul daitl
In the young moon's yellow Kleam.
And wholesome sweet the smell of tho Sod
Upturned from iu winter s dream.
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