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TOE OMAHA DAILY I3EE: FRIDAY. MAY 27, 1904.
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The "Frank E. Moores" Are steamer
bad better luck than tha Success democ
racy. Its baptism took place uuder a
clear iky.
There la no more trouble In planting
additional flro hydrants In Omaha and
South Omaha all the year round than
there Is In planting trees on Arbor day.
Tha Japanese are said to be within
sight of Port Arthur. The sight would
be much more thoroughly enjoyed by
tbetn from the Inside of the defenses
than from the outside.
Bob Cousins of low. , will make the
principal seconding speech for Presi
dent Roosevelt at Chicago. It would
not', bo surprising if the seconding
speech should outrank the nominating
speech
William Allan White is either hard v.p
for a Job when he offers to serve the
state of Kansas as state accountant
without salarjr or be is only hard up
to keep the other fellow from getting
the Job.- ..)..
The war correspondents in the far
east are still enjoying hospitality in
the rear. Their only consolation Is thst
they may possibly And themselves In the
'front' when the line are reversed and
the armlet face about.
The proposed establishment of a mu
nicipal paving , plant will meet with
universal favor from all classes of dtl
iiena. It is the proper solution of the
problem how to keep our asphalt paved
treets In constant repair.
That horrible downpour submerged the
ttomocrgtio Success league. The Bryan
ites half pop, half democrat like the
native Ftortdan half horse and half
Alligator moves on land and swims In
the water with equal agility.
Tom Johnson baa managed to resur
rect himself long enough to get a 2-cent
fare plank engrafted on the democratic
atate platform In Ohio. He has thought
It the part of wladom, however, to keep
off the ticket himself and to give his
automobile a rest
In locating headquarters for the Im
pending campaign at Omaha the repub
lican board of Strategy boa exhibited
good tactics. Omaha la to be the storm
center in, the campaign and political
army headquarters ahould be aa near aa
possible to the battle ground.
When the General Federation of
Woman' Cluba administered a subtle
rebuke to Its former president because
he was recently married to a man who
bad been divorced but two weeka It uu
conaciovaly administered a rebuke to a
great many of its members and some of
lta new officers.
The right-of-way agent of the Omaha,
Lincoln tt Beatrice Interurban Electric
railway' reports that the work is pro
gressing a a rapidly a a could be expected,
but that grading will not ife commenced
until the right-of-way baa been secured
for the entire line. That means ,"ln the
weet bye and bye."
The S'tw York Stock exchange ha a
uspended one of lta members for live
years for violating lta rules. Members
of the Ftork exchange will take due
notice for the future to look for vic
tims who are not protected by the rules,
and to be on their good behavior when
they do business with one another.
Two former membere of President
Cleveland's cabinet have the detega
tlons as the favored sons of their re
spective states for the presidency at
6t. Louis Olney In Massachusetts and
Harmon in Ohio. Ex-Preeident Cleve
land will evidently bave a voice rn the
ceaveatlea by proxy if not la person.
TIMf HAPPT MtDlCtt.
On the first day of the present session
of tbe State Board of Railroad Aeeemv
nient tbe tax agent of the Missouri Pa
ri tic made an elaborate argument In
favor of assessing the tangible property
and the franchises of the railroads at
their fair market value. It was the first
admission on the part of a railroad tax
agent that franchisee constitute a valu
able anaet of all railroads. Including the
Missouri radflc Now that the board
has shown a disposition to make its
assessment on these lines It is Informed
by Missouri Pacific officials that tho
Nebraska section of this system could
esslly be reproduced for 110,000 a mile
end should be assessed at $2,000 a mile,
but as a concession they are willing
that the board "shall arrive at a happy
medium somewhere In the neighborhood
of $21,000 or $25,OtiO a mile."
That "happy medium" means that the
Missouri Pacific will cheerfully submit
to a lower assessment than that of last
year or the year before. If It is tme
that the Mlsaourl Pacific could be re
produced for $10,000 a mile, an enormone
amount of water must have been In
jected into the concern on which fixed
charge and dividends are being paid.
The difference between 4 and 5 per cent
Inlerent on $10,000 a mile and th
amounts actually paid In fixed charges to
meet interest on bonds and amount paid
as dividends represents the value of tbe
franchise.
As a matter of fact tbe Missouri Pa
cific road could not be duplicated and
equipped for twice or even for three
times $10,000 a mile at present cost of
right-of-way, roadbed and rolling atock.
In any event the board cannot con
sistently make an exception In favor of
the Missouri Pacific, If the value of
stocks and bonds and earning capacity
of the entire system distributed on a
mileage basis Is to be the standard by
which the assessment of all other rail
roads is to gauged.
It will be noted that the Missouri
Pacific estimate of the value of lines In
Nebraska Ignores the value of Its ter
minals in St. Joseph, Kansas City and
flt. Louis that is presumed to be dis
tributed over its entire system under
the decision of Justice Brewer In the
Pittsburg & St. Louis case. What la
true of the Missouri Pacific Is also
equnlly true of the Rock Island, which
credita Nebraska with lta local traffic
and credita the entire through traffic to
Its lines eaat of the Missouri river,
when by rights Nebraska's pro rata
should be on the basis of tbe capitalisa
tion and earnings of the whole system.
Inasmuch as Nebraska lines will be in
cluded In Its mileage pro rata when as
sessments are made in Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Colorado and Texas.
A HCSSUfl DBiflAL.
It waa to be expected that the Rus
sian government would deny responsi
bility for the floating mines discovered
In the open sea, many miles from the
waters within the none of military op
erations. According to a statement
mii, to the correspondent at St Peters
burg of the Associated Press by an
admiralty official, floating mines are
not known in the RussUn naval ser
vice,' but the Japanese, it was asserted
by the " official, ueed them constantly
ofT Port Arthur, setting numbers afloat
near the entrance. Tbere Is in this the
obvious intimation that If there, are
floating mines in the : open sea,, where
they endanger neutral ships, tho world
must hold the Japanese responsible tor
such an unprecedented and unwar
ranted method of warfare. It is quite
Inconceivable, however, that Japan
would distribute In the open sea where
her fleet Is operating mine which
might destroy ' her own warships and
the presence of which has compelled
the commander of the Japanese fleet
to forego contemplated operations.
This consideration makes it plain that
the floating mines are Rusalan, but
there la a bare possibility, as suggested
In the dispatch, that they may bave
beeu dragged from their anchorage by
the Japanese In the efforts to destroy
them and not set afloat by the Rus
sians, in that rase the latter could
not. of course, be held responsible. In
spite of the Russian denial, however,
It will be very generally believed that
the naval authorities at Port Arthur
set the mines afloat. Of course it would
b difficult to establish this, both of
the belligerents having planted mines
within the sone of operations,' but every
rational consideration seems to fix the
responsibility upon the Russians, who
having abandoned hope of escaping
from Port Arthur bave taken desperate
means of accomplishing the destruction
of the enemy's ships. If It Is a fact
a reported, that a wide area of open
sea surrounding Port Arthur Is thickly
sown with floating mines tbere ought to
be a united and vigorous protest from
neutrsl natlona, whose shipping is thus
Imperilled.
HOT TO KKSTyMC OCH STRttTB.
The movement for the acquisition of
an asphalt paving plant ia a new de
parture In the right direction, but some
thing more must be done to keep tbe
streets of Omaha in proper condition.
The paved streets and alleys of Omaha
are presumed to be under tbe direct
surrelllauce and care of the Board of
Public Works and the police department,
but there la not even a pretense of sur
veillance. Pavements on streets and
alleys are torn up by the street railway,
company, trenchea are dug by the water,
gas, electric light and telephone com
panies and tbe refilling of earth and re
placement of pavements are left to these
corporations.
As a consequence our pavements bave
been mutilated and disfigured for life
and the damages Inflicted bave never
been compensated for. In many in
stances granite paving blocks bave been
carted away and appropriated by the
franchlsed corporations and sandstone
or brick substituted. In other instsncea
the filling of trenches has been loose
and gaahee and scars have beeo left upon
the asphalt pavement that gradually be
came ere rices and eventually ditches la
the middle of em streets.
This untllatloa of our streets has be
come Intolerable, Something mnst bo
done, and that speedily, to put an end
to tbe abuse. As a condition precedent
to any change on the surface of our
streets, whether In the relaying of street
railway tracks or the laying of water
mains, gas ptpee and electric conduits.
every application for a permit to do tbe
work should describe the chsracter of
the change proposed, the streets to be
affected and the distance within which
work should be limited from dsy to day.
Every application for a permit to tear
up streets and alleys should either be
accompanied by special bond or a gen
eral bond should be required from each
corporation for all the work to be dons
In the course of a year as a guarantee
of the repayment of the cost of replac
ing tho pavement In case tbe city la
compelled to do so by reason of neglect
on the psrt of a contractor or franchlsed
corporation to comply with the require
ments. A record of each permit granted should
be kept by the Board of Public Works
and the city engineer should be required
to Inspect the work when done and held
responsible for the proper replacing tf
the pavement.
Every permit granted to take up or
cut up pavement should have a time
limit and If tbe atreet Is not replaced lit
flrst-clasa condition within the period
specified the city engineer should cause
the work to be done at tbe dty's ex
pense and charge the cost back to the
contractor or corporation to whom the
permit was granted, and the law de
partment of the city should enforce the
collection of the penalty in" case the
parties refuse to reimburse the city for
the amount expended. Under such regu
lations tho streets of Omaha oould be
kept In condition for travel and traffic
year in and year out. It Is up to tho
mayor, the council and Board of Public
Works to take the necessary steps to
inaugurate tbe reform.
viTiciniao rum puKawmnr.
Democratic newspapera and politi
cians are criticising President Roose
velt for the interest be is manifesting
in the preparations for the national
campaign, aa if this waa unprecedented.
An eastern organ of democracy asserts
that the president "has entered upon
party management with a recklessness
whlcb baa never been paralleled by the
presidents whose partisan conduct be
haa so furiously assailed," that "he al
ready supervises every detail of the
campaign and dictates not only who
shull make the speech nominating
him at Chicago, but who shall succeed
Senator Hanna as chairman of the re
publican national committee." Other
democratic organs Indulge In a similar
rein of criticism.
Everyone familiar with our political
history knows that it has been tbe rule
with presidents having the legitimate
desire to succeed themselves to offer
suggestions to the party and to make
known their wishes In certain respects.
Andrew Jackson carefully planned for
his renomlnatlon and no president was
ever more active in this regard than
G rover Cleveland In 1887-8 when be
permitted the beads of departments to
freely disregard the civil service law
in replacing republicans with demo
crats. It Is well remembered that In
this tway the postal service was almost
utterly demoralized. Moreover Mr.
Cleveland had a good deal to say In
connection with the platform and the
selection of the managers of the cam
paign m 18S8. It la not forgotten that
some of tbe democratic leaders at that
time were greatly displeased with what
they regarded as the arbitrary .course
of the president
Mr. Roosevelt has selected former
Governor Black of New York - to
make the speech nominating him
at Chicago. It la proper that . tbe
president should be placed In nom
ination by a delegate from his own
state and no one is better qualified to
do this than Mr. Black. Tbere baa
been no dictation In the matter on the
part of tbe president, whose preference
for Mr. Black Is due to both personal
friendship and the fact that he is a fine
orator. As to the expressed desire of
Mr. Roosevelt that Secretary Cortelyou
shall be the chairman of the national
committee, be la simply following a
precedent set by candidates for the
presidency for the laat half a century
and It Is a perfectly proper and legiti
mate custom. The chairman of the na
tional committee must of ; necessity
come Into frequent personal intercourse
with the candidate and he should be a
man who haa alike the esteem and the
confidence of the candidate. Mr. Roose
velt does not dictate the election of Mr.
Cortelyou by the national committee,
but the committee will very properly
respect the president's wish in the mat
ter In compliance with a long-observed
practice. -
Democratic efforts to discredit Mr.
Roosevelt are for the most part exceed
ingly tenuous and feeble and none more
so than the ktnd of criticism above
noted. The president has committed no
Impropriety In the Interest msnlfested
In preparations for tbe coming cam
paign and Is entirely In line with well
establlsbed precedents.
Electric trsmwaya are rapidly becom
ing feeders for the standard railroads
and In due time are destined to be the
most potential factor In making tbe
farming property valuable. The farm
era of McIIenry county, Illinois, and
Walworth county, Wisconsin, for ex
ample, are ahlpplng farm products and
live stock from tbelr own fsrms direct
to tbe Chicago markets by the Harvard
at Lake Geneva electric line. A car is
set on tbe aide track for a farmer, who
loada It with stock billed for Its destina
tion, and the car is run to Harvard and
switched to the tracks of the Chicago &
Northwestern system, that delivers it to
the Chicago stock' yards. It goea with
out saying that farms possessing such
f
frransportstlon faculties are very much
enhanced In value.
The annual report of the Missouri
Pacific showa that the Omaha Belt Line
figures among its sssets on a valuation
of $300,000, or $.V).0Oi per mile, but the
State Board of Assessment is asked to
arrive at a "happy medium somewhere
by appraising the Missouri Pacific at
from $21,000 te $25,000 a mile," which
at oneflfth would be $4,200 to $5,000
per mile. For a happy medium thla
would be a little the unklndest cut of
all.
The local organ of sham reformers
and dlffusers of Ill-defined rumors is
very much perturbed by Chief Dons hue's
appearance before the grand Jury with
out waiting to be summoned. This Is
decidedly refreshing. Does a chief of
police have to be coaxed, wheedled or
summoned before a grand Jury If he
has any Information that would Justify
prosecution of law violators?
Cuba's new loan has been over-subscribed
on the first Invltstlon to In
vestors. Cuba is cashing In some of
the favors conferred on It by Tncle
Sam. The money lenders would never
go In so heavily for Cuban securities If
they were not convinced the Influence
of the United States would work for the
maintenance of Cuban credit
The State Board Of Railroad Assess
ment hss the power to command al
the information necessary to enable
the members to arrive at a fair valua
tion of railroad property in Nebraska
Whatever they do they will not have
any excuse thst they wore compelled
to act haatlly without full facts before
them.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
la Investigating the methods of the coal
carrying roads In the anthracite region.
We supposed that the methods of the
coal barons were well understood. They
hare never been known to pay their
miners more than they have to or to
sell the product for less than they can
get
Manly awd Aaerleaa.
New Tork World.
Sverv intelligent. unDreiudlced person
knows that the president's attitude toward
tbe race question ' is thoroughly maniy.
commendable and American. It requires
neither apologies nor Justification.
Good Look a at Hantlcaw.
Indianapolis Journal.
Judga Parker and Judge Gray, possibil
ities for tha democratic nomination at St.
Louis, are both dasorlbed aa temarkably
hanrianm men. The democrata have not
been succsaaful of late with handnorae
men. Mr. Cleveland had a rood deal or
beauty, but It waa all In his wlfe'a name.
Spain Geta m Move On.
Baltimore ' American.
NntMna- could ao Illustrate the advanca
of Spain aa the assertion of the Spanish
minister that the loss of Us colonies has
iiv heen dletlnrt train to 'the croaress
of the country. If tho war opened Spain's
ayes and led It not only to recognise, out
also to acknowlelgef1 the handicap of its
antlnuated colonial I system. " it was ' that
drastic but useful 'medicine a blessing In
disguise. ' And that Spain does acknowledge
the fact Is a sign of progress In Itself.
Mr. Csurwesrle'a Hero Contest.
Philadelphia, Bulletin.
t. t. ona thlner In Aonate m. hero fund and
name a commission to choose between p-
pllcanta for its benefits and quite anotner
,A .ini.t.r it , without atlmulatlnsT tha
crop of fake "heroes." This Is what tbe
Carnegie hero fund .commission la getting
ready to And out. it win noia lis nrai
meeting at PltUburg on Friday for organ
isation and tho adoption of rulea. When
these have been approved and made public,
. mimhep f neon! a who are willing to
be taeroio for a price will probably increase
very rapidly. '
Vae of Money la Polltlea.
Kenry Loomle Nelson In Boaton Herald.
The ohlef exit In our practical politics, or
In our politics as practiced, ia the uao of
money In campalgna in campaigns for
nominations as wall aa in campaigns for
elections. Men buy caucuses and thay buy
elections. Anyone at all familiar with prao
tlcal politics knows this to be true, even If
he ha seen no money used. Thomas B.
Reed told ma not long before his death that
tha corruption at tha St. Louia convention
of 1S9S. of which he actually knew, drove
him out of polltlca. There may have been
reaaona that were more Immediate at tha
time of hla retirement, but tha corruption
practiced in the republican national con
vention of 189 nrat led Mr. eea to consider
the propriety of retiring from the shame
less shamblea.
PERSONAL NOTK8.
England's drink bill for 19nJ amounted to
tm,0O9.O0O, sccordlng to Dr. Dawson Burns.
It eeema there la other liquid than BiitlHh
blood In uae over there. .
Pr. Edward Everett Hale, after a aeaaon
of cloae obaervatlon while chaplain of the
United States eenate. saye that mambera
of eonareM are a hard-working-, public
spirited lot of men.
Tennessee's stats pension Hat la now full,
the total number on tha rolla being 1301.
and tha board csn add new namea only In
place ef those who may dla. Tha amount
paid by the atate In penaiona isn year -was
J30O.SO.
To mark his eoth birthday, John D. Crim-
mlna has sent to tha treasurer of Bt. John's
guild. New Tork City, a check to defray
the coat of a trip of the r mating nospitai
this summer. Between I.8 and l.sOO chil
dren and mothera will be cared for on the
trip.
Captain Paul Bchabert of tha German
ertny. who la at present in St. Louis at
tending the fair, waa ona of the European
offlcera who Instructed the Japanese in tha
art of modern warfare. Among his pupils
were auch notable Japanese generals OS
Tatauma, Kodama and Kataura.
Prof. Melville Thurston Cook of the de
partment of biology of DePauw university,
Greencastle, Ind.. haa accepted at poaltlon
with the Cuban government as chief plant
pathologist, and It carrlea with It the super.
vision of all experimental wore on plant
die sees which are Injurloua to agriculture.
-ha manaaters of Mount Vernon have re
ceived a number of historical artlclea for
the collection now on eihlbltion at General
Waahlngton's old home. Ona of them, a
present by Vernon H. Woodwlck of Phlla
delphla, la a medallion of tha Biitlah sailor,
Admiral Vernon, In whose honor w ash-
IcgtoD named the Potomio river eatate.
Hunt M. Butler of Pittsburg la TS years
old and haa served continuously with the
Pennsylvania railroad forty-three yeare and
aevon months. Me waa "depot master" In
Pittsburg more than thirty-seven years
and la now Inspector of statlona of the
Plttaburg division, from which position h
will be retired to tbe penal o a roll May H
ROrSD ABOCT REV YORK.
Metropolis,
New Tork papers occselonally drop a
hint of the depression prevailing In trades
The Sun saye the city Is passing a period
of unusual tnaetfvMy. Restaurants report
buslnesa dull, barber shopa complain that
nothing la doing, and the purveyors ef
luxuries sre the most dissatisfied ef all.
Tet New Tork eata and shaves at sll
times.
"There Is money to be spent now en
such Important matters as summer clothes.
and summer vacations are to be thought
of," eald one of the financial authorities,
"and those things take too much money for
the other expenditures to go right on.
People are cutting out the little axpensee te
pay for the more important ones that si-
ways coma at this season ef the year.
They are even carrying that , Into euek
small matters as sating at boms and shav
ing tbemeelves."
Oscar Hammerstetn waa enthroned oa
a bootblack's stand in front of the Broad
way theater smoking a cigar the other
afternoon, when a huge automobile ap
proached. He saw It to be one of those
vehicles that haul out-of-town sightseers
all over New Tork. Tha gride raised bis
megaphone.
"Now you see, ladlea and gentleman," be
bellowed through the Instrument, "tha
large and commodious Broadway theater,
This seemed to exhaust the trumpeter's
Information about the playhouae, but sud
denly he caught sight of ths man on the
bootblack's stand.
"And. ladlea and gentlemen," he went
on. mors loudly than before, "perched en
the high chair, having bis shoes blacked.
Is Mr. Oscar Hammsrstsln, the onty man in
New Tork who can compose an opera In
a night, build three theaters In a see
and Invent clgarmaklng machines In his
sleep. Now we'll pass on to the next
curiosity."
And northward rolled ths coach. I earing
Mr. Hammereteln tha observed of all ob
servers. Borne one noticed that when be
got down from his seat and walked away
bia left shoe was still unshtned.
"I'm not bashful," he commented an
hour later, "but I don't fancy being pro
claimed as a freak." "
Bridges and tunnels of magnitude are
being constructed so rapidly in New Tork
City that, wonderful as they are ae en
glneering schemes, they have ceased to
create very much Interest among the won
der-sated inhabitants of this wonderland.
Any new prelect of the kind Is accepted
ae a matter of course. When, therefore.
ths Board of Estimate recently authorised
the expenditure of 110,000,000 to be applied
toward the building of the new Manhattan
bridge across the Eaat river, there was little
more than a ripple of intereat throughout
the city. Aa Borough President Caddlsy
of Queens remarked. "What'a tbe use of
stopping to think about a trifle like tie.
000,0007" Tha Manhattan bridge when com
pleted five or six yeara from now will be
the largeat bridge In the world la the mat
ter of oarrylng capacity. - It will have eight
railway tracka and more promenade and
driving space than either the Williamsburg
or the Brooklyn bridge.
It Is beyond the prophesy of the present
generation to say how many bridges will
be built before the dawning of another
century or bow msny millions of dollars
will be Invested In such structures, but
engineers are sanguine about the tunnel
taking the place of bridges hereabouts.
The greatest advantage In favor of the
underground means of travel Is the saving
of land. Such large areas of land muat
necessarily be acquired . for bridge ter
minals and approaches and at such tre
mendous . cost that tbe cheaper method
of the tunnel aystem has found favor.
In fact,, the tunnel system le already re
garded more favorably than bridges. Tun
nels have been and are developing so rap
Idly In New Tork that they are replacing
the bridge. A few years ago a project
was started to construct a bridge across
the North river from the vicinity of Sev
enty-second street over Into Jersey. Noth
Ing Is heard of It new. Two tunnels are In
course of construction under that body
of water, a part of one already connecting
Manhattan with Jereey. Another tunnnel
la working Its Way under the lower part
of the East river, and within four or five
years the Pennsylvania Railroad company
will be extending lta great tunnel under
the same river at Thirty-fourth street.
Not more than eight or ten years ago
people ware speculating upon the possi
bility of the tunnel plan. Now the tunnel
is here and It looks as though tt were going
to atay and grow and Increase In popu
larity to the detriment of the bridge plan.
Tunnela do not consume land that Is needed
for residential and business purposes, and
though they may be ever so unsightly and
noisy, they are out ef sight and hearing.
Do girls seek the wind? Tbe sophisti
cated copper who Is stationed .near the
Flatlron building is suspicious of some
young woman whe walk there en windy
days. "Looka to me sometimes," he said.
a a if they got ready for It, They come
down bare in patent leather slippers, opera
silk stockings and lota of fluffy white stuff
over that. Then they march around the
block looking for the wind. Sometimes it
doea not coma and they're a disappointed
looking lot. When It does blow bard enough
to gather a crowd of rubber neeke they
seem to be having the time ef their Uvea."
New Tork City has on Its payroll one ef
the most remarkable old men In the world.
He Is Charles Hsynes Haewell. Hie birth
day occurred recently and he was then
K yeara old. What la more remarkable
still, he retains the spirit of a young man
the aplrlt of work. Every day finds him
punctually at his desk In the city hall be
tween the houra ef and o'clock, and this
despite tbe fact that hla heart, as be ad
mits. Is growing weak. Professionally Mr.
Haswall Is a civil, matins and meohaaloal
engineer; Incidentally he la the author of
several well known books, and. all In all,
be la a man with a remarkable record of
publlo usefulness snd private Integrity. Te
him belongs the unique distinction of being
the oldest active engineer In the world. As
far back aa six years ago this degree was
figuratively conferred upon blm at the con
vention of the naval architects In London,
where professional representatives from
every civilised country met and where he
was present, representing the marine un
derwriters of New Tork.
Governor Odell has signed a bill designed
to curtail tbe rapidly growing trading stamp
bualneas In Nsw Tork, but It Is doubt
ful that It will accompllah the desired re
sult. The bill requires every trading stamp
except tboee Issued by individual mer
chants or manufacturers, to near a staiso
facs value In terms of sooner, snd te be
redeemable rn cash or merchandise at the
option of the holder. Officials of the trad
Ina stamo companies say that they will
comply with tbe law by making the faoa
value of eacb stamp about 1-ieth of a eenC
They do not expect say decrease In their
buslnesa, as their customers, especially the
women, are more anstous te redeem the
stamps In the artlclea that are offered than
ia money, even when tha face value is
printed oa the stamp. Under present ar
rangements every trading stamp haa upon
lta facs ths umber tan. Ths law was sug
gested by those whe betleVed that the gen
eral pubUo thought that every eUmp wae
worth M cents. The trading etaaa erase
Is growing at a prodlgteue rate, with ao
sign ef abataeaeat.
Fifty Yoaro
, .
I
mm
MM
(oprQY03 ibo flavor and adds to
tho hoa.ihfu.nQS3 of tho food.
PRICg BARiNQ POWQEfl CO CHIOAOO.
NEW AMBASSADOR IN RUSSIA
Sir Charlti Hardin it Btosivsd with Bignifi-
' eaat Cordiality.
MORE FRIENDLY ANGLO-RUSSIAN ERA
Encash Representative Highly
Pleased with Reception Aecorded
hy Baaneror and Empreaa at
St. Petsvsbnrg,
BT. PETERSBURG, May 21-7:65 p. m.-
Ths beginning of a nsw and more friendly
era In Anglo-Russian relations Is believed
to have been Inaugurated by the cordial
manner in which the emperor this after
noon at. the Tearskoe-Balo palace received
Sir Charles Hardinge, tbe new British am
bassador te Russia.
Sir Charles presented his credentials In
private audience, the empress aharlng with
the emperor .the cordial greetings extended
to the new ambassador, who handed a per
sonal letter from King Edward to his 1m
pert el nephew, alee conveying the British
king's personal good wlshee and sincere de
sire that the relations between the two
countries shall become mora and more
friendly. While what passed naturally Is a
secret. Sir Charles afterward expressed the
greatest sstlafactlon at the spirit of his
reception.
While It le a mistake to suppose that ne
gotiations looking to an understanding or
an adjustment of the lcns atandlne differ
ences between Great Britain .and Russia
have t begun er can -begin While Great
Britain's ally Is at war with Ruaala. It is
sn open seoret that the reel end and Sim of
Sir Charles' mission is to so Improve the
relations between Great Britain snd Rus
sia during the war aa to render possible at
Its conclusion such an understanding.
which Is known to be close to the heart of
King Edward-
It la understood that one of the possible
causes of misunderstanding between tha
twe countries already has been removed by
the acceptance by Russia of Great Britain's
assurances regarding the purpose of the
British mission to Thibet.
SBRIOrS RATTLE in gA DOMIXGO
Revolnttonlete Vletorleas and Maay
Are Killed and Weassel.
CAPS HATTTEN. May M.-A serious bat
tle was fonght today between ths domlnl
ean troops and the revolutionists at Eaper
ansa, on the road from Monte Crlstl to
Santiago, near Mao. The revolutionists
were victorious. Many were killed or
wounded en both aides.
General Raeul Cabrera, minister of war.
who commanded the government troops,
was killed and hie body was taken to
Navarctte. The revolutlonlsta are before
Navarette. where another battle will be
fought. The government troops are waiting
for reinforcements. The I'nlted States
cruiser Detroit and the gunboat Newport
are off Monte Crlstl.
BRITISH BXrKDITIOir CTT OFF
Rslnfnrceaeents Are Ordered Forward
Carry Relief.
SnaXA. British India. May .-Ths Brit
ish Thibetan expedition at Oyang-Tse is
Isolated. No communication from It baa
been received for three daya Further re
inforcements have beta ordered to the
front.
Jape Invade Red tea.
rmmftaA Mar M. According to renorta
made by captains of steamers which have
-The hamna ferns ta ladeod divine 1 '
where properly nantled." Bean poor QUniBn limitations
rwan.el tewUTlet. COUldaJlOW.
All of our broken lines of solid and fancy boaierr, "im
ported and domestic," that sold up to f 1.50, will be on tale
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR
45c a pair, ail sizes
You can see them In our Uh street window. Aa exoatlent ehaeee for
hosiery levers and low shoe wearers.
groWning- Ki m (
R. a WILCOX, Ma oncer.
tho Standard
- a
arrived here from the Red see, a Japanese
torpedo boat has been seen there.
MYSTERY, tOMA'tCH AMD SCICTDB
Toons; Man After Short Hsneysnoen
Fonnd Iend at Parte.
PARIS, May JS. The youngeet sen e(
Dr. John Kvana, a leading American den
tist, haa been found ehet. Bvans. whe wae
12 yeara old, had Just returned, from Nice,
to whlcb place he had eloped with a South
American woman, married and the mother
of two children. A number of mysterious
featurea are connected with the case, but
the police, after an examination, are satis
fied that death resulted from suicide.
POINTED REMARKS. '
"I never was ao surprised In my life,"
said the old resident of the south side, who
waa narrating a unique experience. "Ten
could have knocked me down with a whiff
from the stock yards.' .-Chlcago Tribune.
"What made Nero fiddle while Rome
burned?" asked the Inquisitive small boy.
"I don't know," ana wared bla father.
"Maybe he waa reckleaa and wanted to
show he didn't care for anything; not even
the musicians' union." Waahington Star.
Pedestrian Tou act as If you wanted tha
earth. V , .
AutomoblUat Oh, no,' you keep the side
walks and we'll take tbe roada.r-Indlan-apolis
Journal.
Teas I saw Mia Vane on the avanaa yes
terday with a lovely new hat, but she had
It cocked so far over to one side It was
almost falling off her head.
Jeaa Yea, she told me aha pushed It over
that way Juat aa you came along so you'd
be sure to noUce It. Philadelphia Frees.
She had been hammering tbe plane for
half an hour. .
'And you call
that nlavitu'f'- as re.
marked. - . v ' j
res," she returned Indignantly. "Why
not T"
"It looke
Post.
to me like work." Chicago
Gunner Bo you drank Scotch whlaky st
the banquet unltl you saw triple. DM
you hear bells ringing In your eareT
Guytr Worae than . that I heard bag
pipes. Philadelphia Record.
'Stand pat!" : elled the player who was
Coaching.
"What does he mean by thatf" asked the
Inevitable girt In the grand stand.
.limn inv vorreci lorm now ror lOld
your base ' " replied the indispensable young
Customer I think thla la what my daugh
ter told me to get. You guarantee It to be
one of the popular eonga of ths dayf
Muaic Dealor Yea. air; but. of course. I
can't guarantee Its popularity among your
neighbors after your dauchter has learned
to alng lt.-Phlladelphla Frees.
WHAT'S THE I'SBf
Denver Times '
What'a the uae of making trouble when If a
wiin jrou every aay
W h t ' the ii--
What'a the use of doing things In the moat
inconvenient way
What's the use?
What'a ths uss of hunting: worry?
What's the uso to fret and etew.
W han there's not a ghost of reason
To believe It eases you?
What'a the uae?
Whate the uae of lamentation when a good
luinn wre py
What'a the inuit
Whafe the use, when you may laugh and
nuuL, 10 lurn it 10 a cry
What'a tha uae?
What's ths use of breeding frensy
And Indulging In a howl
When ths world Is not disposed to
Listen to your peevish growl?
What's the uss?
What'a the use of blaming others for the
rault tnat is ynur own
West's tha uae?
What's ths uae of shifting burdens you
anouia carry an aione
What'a tha use?
Will It snake your eurden lighter
If the world refuses to
Weep about the home mads tremble
That have made their home with you?
W bat a the uae?
Your
Feet
incased in a pair of tbe
fancy hosiery we have on
salo "FRIDAY and SAT
URDAY," will be prop
erly habited, "and barring
the sire," would aa nearly
annmarh divinitv n nnr
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