TIIK OMAHA DAILY B E E : S A T t 1 U ) A Y, DECEMBER 3. .1904.
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Revised version- It Is a cold wave
that blows nobody good.
Krore a failure in the attempt to create
an "Humbert case" out of the Chadwick
financiering.
Two Carnegie branch libraries will be
quite acceptable contributions to Ouift
' ba's Christmas stocking.
Since General Kouropatkln has se
cured an automobile, Japanese shells
nay be found to be loaded with glass.
The turkey which was spared at
Thanksgiving should lose no time in go
ing Into training for a strenuous Christ
mas time.
; As a result of the present war Japan
has apparently convinced the Russians
that it, would be a good friend to bare
in case of trouble.
' There are Indications that the herring
fleet will be Increased this winter, not
.the least being the reported shortage of
the sardine catch.
The threatened secession from the
'ranks of the prohibition party proves the
oft-stated proposition that nothing is too
mall for division.
; That reminds us that the World-Herald
hat not said a word editorially about
free pass bribery or railroad tax shirk
ing since the election.
There are doubtless a number of am
bitious Mexican statesmen who fear
President Dial is playing a "seven-come-;
eleven" game on them.
There Is certainly reason for congratu
lating the engineer who planned tho de
fenses at Port Arthur as well as the sol
Vydler who has held the place against odds.
It cost the Philippine government
more than $700,000 to make Its exhibit at
the World's fulr, and those wbo aw the
; display are unanimous that It was well
worth the money.
Mexico proposes to abandon the free
coinage of sliver. Here is an oppor
tunity for resurrected activity on the
part of "Coin" Harvey and a number of
Other forgotten "educators."
' By their recent action in declaring
their Intention to organize In all of the
states of the union the New England
antl-lniperlallsts make It clear that they
cannot be consistently termed antl-ex-panslonista.
Perhaps this cold weather Is timed
with a special view to spurring the
World's fair Igorrotes to an experiment
with civilised clothing before they shall
have gotten out of the country on their
way back to tbelr tropical home.
The $225,000 which Is asked for the
fire department for the coming year
would be more than one-fifth of the en
tire expenses of Omaha's city govern
ment In all Its departments. To a man
up a tree that looks pretty strong.
The southern press, Is unanimous in its
condemnation of Governor Vardamaio
Mississippi for his 'slighting remarks
About President Roosevelt. But it will
take another election in Mississippi to
prove that the governor does not know
Jh temper of his constituents better
titan his critics.
The Hartley bondsmen will make an
other effort to -get a compromise from the
state board that will release them from
all liability on their bonds. This Is
quite the natural thing for them to do.
Such propositions are always made to
outgoing officers on the eve of their re
tirement from official life, when they
are supposed to be most amenable to
outside pressure of interested parties
and least answerable to publlo opinion.
rAWBAXKS O.V TBS TARtTr.
It Is Impossible to say to what extent
the vice president-elect, Mr. Fairbanks,
represents the position of the administra
tion In regard to the tariff, but assuming
that he is In accord with President
Roosevelt on this subject which Is com
manding quite as much popular attention
now as during the campaign, the Infer
ence to be drawn from the speech of Mr.
Fairbanks at the banquet of the Boston
Home Market club is that the adminis
tration Is not averse to tariff revision,
though maintaining that this should be
done with a due regard for the preserva
tion of the protective principle.
The enlightening portion of the speech
of Mr. Fairbanks at Boston is that in
which he points out that the republican
party has revised tariff schedules In the
past when revision was essential "and it
will not hesitate In the future to subject
them to careful scrutiny and alteration,
so that our protective system may be
Just In Its .ration." The vice president-elect
declared that "whenever
change of schedules Is essential in the
pnbllc Interest the alteration will be
made; it will be made advisedly; it will
be made with full knowledge, hot in
response to mere sentiment but agree
ably to sound economic necessity. Any
other policy is obviously unwise and dis
turbing In its tendency." Mr. Fairbanks
also said that the republican party ad
heres to the doctrine of commercial reci
procity "that reciprocity which tends to
expand our commerce and to develop
American industry in the Interest of
American labor and American capital."
This expression of the man who will
occupy the second place under the gov
ernment and exert an Important influ
ence as president of the United States
senate and perhaps also with the admin
istration. Is obviously significant. It
points to the probability that the demand
for tariff revision will not be without
administration support and that there
may also be support from that direction
in favor of reciprocity. There has been
widely published au Interview with Sen
ator Hale of Maine, In which he Insists
that the tariff should be allowed to re
main as it is, that any attempt to change
or revise It would result In great damage
to the Industrial and business interests
of the country. He was also quoted as
being unfavorable to reciprocity with
Canada, holding that the United States,
as shown by the experience under the
old treaty, has "nothing to gain by mak
ing a new treaty of reciprocity with the
Dominion. It appears evident that the
Maine senator Is not in accord with the
administration on these questions, as
suming that Mr. Fairbanks represents
the position of President Roosevelt,
which there Is very good reason to be
lieve, from statements that are to be re
garded as more or less authoritative, he
does. The Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune, who perhaps has
as favorable opportunity as any one to
obtain Information as to the views of
Mr. Roosevelt, says "the president be
lieves that some readjustment' of the
Dlngley tariff schedules by the Fifty
ninth congress would benefit the country.
This Is his opinion and he is frank to ex
press it to those who ask. him his views
on thp subject of the tatlff." It appears
apparent, therefore, that the question of
tariff changes Is to occupy a very promi
nent place in public attention In the near
future.
OBLIQATIOXS TO FIL1PIX0S.
One of the obligations of the United
States to the people of the Philippines is
to improve their Industrial and commer
cial condition. This is quite rs essential
as the building up of their intellectual
and moral position and Indeed is a prime
necessity to their advancement in this
respect, for a people cannot improve in
character which does not experience
growth In a material way. Nothing con
tributes so well to Intellectual and moral
development as the advance of a people
in industries and In the establishment of
commercial relations with the world.
' The Filipinos have had very little ex
perience in this respect Their industrial
and commercial knowledge is of an ex
ceedingly primitive character. They
have been isolated from much of the
world and us a people know little or
nothing of what Is outside their own ter
ritory and indeed are not familiar with
a large part of that They need to be
made acquainted with the fact that there
is a world beyond the archipelago where
they can find abundant reward for their
Industry and such knowledge cannot fall
to Inspire them to greater efforts to im
prove their material condition. With
this will inevitably come growth in other
directions.
Secretary Toft has in his annual report
urged a policy by Which he believes the
United States can promote the industrial
and commercial development and pros
perity of the Philippines. He urges that
this government should be more liberal
toward the Islands In the matter of tariff
duties. He recommends reducing the du
ties upon sugar and tobacco to 25 per
cent of the Dlngley rates and placing
other products of the Islands on the free
list when imported from them to this
country. He is in favor of entire free
trade between the Islands and the United
States, such as has been established with
Porto Rico, but he seems to have no hope
of securing this at present, owing to the
opposition of American sugar and to
bacco interests. These interests are cer
tainly entitled to prior consideration, but
they probably would not suffer seriously
if the existing duties on these products of
the Philippines were considerably re
duced, while there la do doubt that such
reduction would operate to the material
advantage of the Islands and thus serve
to create among the people a greater
feeling of satisfaction and contentment
with American rule.
There Is very good reason to believe
that President Roosevelt Is In accord
with Secretary Taft as to what Is neces
sary to be done in onler to improve and
advance industrial and commercial con
ditions in the Philippines and it is safe
to assume that he will urge upon con
gress the expediency and duty of lfls-
lation in line wlththe recommendations
of the secretary of war, than whom no
one Is more familiar with the require
ments of those Insular possessions.
TBS STATS BVDGST.
Governor Mickey and the state offi
cers who with him make up the boards
vested with control and supervision, of
the different state Institutions have In
augurated a new departure in the mat
ter of making up the state budget to be
presented to the coming legislature. In
stead of allowing the head of each Insti
tution to send In estimates of expense
keyed up to the highest notch without
let or hindrance, they have gone over
the figures as first returned and insisted
upon revision In many cases in the di
rection of retrenchment before trans
mittal to the lawmaking body. In this
way the preliminary totals have been
reduced by several hundred dollars,
although the aggregate is still sufficiently
large to fill taxpaylng citizens with
alarm.
That the budget must call for smaller
appropriations than those two years ago
goes without saying, because the appro
priations of the last legislature are con
ceded to have been hugely Influted to
meet alleged emergencies, which are not
expected to recur. The fact however,
that the governor and his associates
have indicated a willingness to trans
mit to the legislature the revised esti
mates as they now stand In no way
makes them binding upon the legisla
ture or relieves Its members from the re
sponsible duty of reducing them still
further by cutting out questionable
items that may have passed the state
officers. The forthcoming legislature
contains men who are well qualified to
review the demands of the different de
partments of state government with due
consideration of their growing needs, yet
at the same time with full appreciation
of the burdens resting upon the tax
payers and their rightful expectation of
relief. '
One more step should be taken by the
governor and the state boards In connec
tion with the budget legislaion. They
should put a stop to the persistent lob
bying of officers of the state institutions
for increased appropriations to be spent
under their Jurisdiction. An onler
should be issued, and it should le un
derstood that it will be enforced, that
every state employe remain at his post i
of duty throughout the entire legisla
tive period, excepting only when sum
moned to appear before the legislative
committees to explain the estimates sub
mitted. The men at the heads of these
Institutions and their assistants have
plenty to do In discharging their regu
lar duties without spending weeks and
months In the lobbies of the capltol to
the neglect of the wards and dependents
In their charge.
If the governor wants to make a move
that will be popular with both the tax
payers and the lawmakers, he will net
promptly upon this suggestion.
It Is announced from Lincoln that the
state will take a hand, through Its legal
officers, In the defense of the suits '
brought by the railroads in the federal :
courts against the various county treas- j
urers to enjoin them from collecting the I
tuxes levied on railroad property. The
defense of these suits properly devolves I
upon the state because a large part of
the contested taxes are state taxes and
the county treasurers in collecting them
act only as agents for the state treas
urer. If the state did not intervene
some pliant or complacent county treas
urer might step into court under rail
road orders and give the whole case
away. The taxpayers of Nebraska are
In no mood to compromise with these
corporate tax shirkers. They would
Just as soon know now whether the rail
roads are privileged to say how much
they are willing to pay in taxes or
whether they are subject to the sanio
laws and rutes enforced against the poor
farmer and the little home owner.
Under the careful administration of
State Treasurer Mortensen all the trust
funds In his custody are now invested so
as to bring Interest Income to the Insti
tutions that are the beneficiaries. Noth
ing exemplifies better honest and con
scientious management in the state
treasurer's office us contrasted with reck
less or dishonest management. Under
many of Treasurer Mortensen's prede
cessors the aim seemed to be to keep as
much of the trust funds as possible unin
vested, In order to farm them out for
private gain, with the result that not
only wag the interest lost to the school
children, but much of the principal as
well. Treasurer Mortensen Is making
a record which every man wbo succeeds
him in office will have to try to live
up to.
According to the official figures, bonds
have been registered by the state auditor
during the past biennlum for the minor
subdivisions of the state in the sun) of
$1,115,150, more than hulf of whicltjep-
resents school district bonds, and the
proceeds of these school district bonds
have all been invested in school build
ings to provide better facilities for edu
cating the younger generation of Ne
braskans. These figures tell the story
how Nebraska manages to keep its place
as the state having the least percentage
,of illiteracy of any in the unlou.
Iowa congressmen wbo hope to obtain
a hunch as to the wishes of their con
stituents on the subject of tariff revision
will have trouble if they depend upon
newspaper expression for that result, as
no two of the papers agree upon what Is
wanted, though each claims to represent
the views of the majority of the people.
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Ha mors of Kuaeral.
Boston Transcript.
The offer of the vice presidency of the
Anti-Imptrialiatio league to Judge Parker
must be put down aa among the post-election
humona, for he appears not to have
taken it under serious consideration.
Caasdlaa Homestead flaaa.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
.It Is heard from Uuibnc th4 the provis
ion (4 iw grastUng 109 aoree Of land to
every father of a family with twelve or
more children Is working so well that the
land supply Is In danger of exhaustion.
This may be an Illustration cf pushing a
pet Idea too sharply, but there Is till room
for the contention that It works out better
than our custom of giving the public lamls
to corporations and cattle baron.
Pie Removed from Spoilsmen.
Philadelphia Record.
President Roosevelt has IsaueM an order
amending the civil service rules so aa to In
trude deputy collectors of customs land the
chief collectnr of each sub-port In the clas
sified service. Future appointments, (here
fore, must be based on competitive exami
nation. The oec-er affects about X places.
Tli ere can be no question of the propriety
of thla Innovation nor of the resulting ad
vantage to the customs service which will
follow It. The action of the president la
altogether commendable.
ADVICE TO LAWMAKERS
Taylor Clarion: Now that the United
States senator question will not occupy the
attention of the legislature but a short
time we suggest they inquire into' the co
nundrum propounded by the Kearney Dem
ocrat, and that Is: Why do the railroads
deliver coal, from the west, at Omaha so
that It Can be sold for W, when 200 miles
went of Omaha It cannot be sold for less
than IS? The boys will put a feather In
their caps and make a "ten strike" If they
give this subject a thorough airing.
Blue Bprlngs Sentinel: A great big ma
jority always adds additional responsibili
ties. It therefore behooves the coming ses
sion of the legislature to exercise extreme
care In Its acta, that none Of them may be
msgnlfled as being dangerous or as estab
lishing bad precedents. A little parsimony
is evert preferable In appropriations, when
the state Is In debt, than too much liber
ality. The man of good business Judgment
strives, If In debt, to get out, and the prin
cipal should be applied In the management
of the affairs of the state.
Grand Island Independent: State Auditor
Weston has compiled aatatement showing
that the next legislature can. without In
Jury to the public service and to the char
lable and corrective Institutions of the
state the asylums, penitentiary, reform
schools, etc. reduce the appropriations by
$300,000. The legislature should certainly
take the cue and make some reduction.
Appropriations for new and permanent im
provements have necessarily been large In
the last two years, owing to losses by fire.
This year there are no such losses to bo
met, and an appreciable decrease is ex
pected. ...
Kearney Hub! A Lincoln dispatch ven
tures the opinion that in the next session
of the legislature there will be an unusual
Rood of bills for claims of various kinds
aside from the regular appropriations, the
prospect of Increased revenue under the
new revenue law being an Incentive to the
treasury raiders. The legislature will do
well to be on Its guard, and to be prepared
to stand pat against a raid of thla char
arter If It should be attempted. It Is not
good business to be niggardly In providing
for support of state Institutions and for
the regular expenses of the state, and peo
ple are hot going to demand an extreme
retrenchment policy, but Cher Is neverthe
less a crystullzed public sentiment against
jobs and grafts of all kinds, against ex
travagant appropriations for any purpose
and against maintaining a host of sinecures
In the various Institutions and depart
ments. Members of the legislature will do
well to take note of this sentiment and
prepare to act In conformity thereto.
Fremont Tribune: Whllo It is gratify
ing to note that there Is a reduction in the
auditor's estimate p( a little more than
1333,000 compared with two years ago, It is
not enough. The appropriations of that
year were nearly U.Ouo.OOO in excess of any
previous year. They were excused on the
ground that there were a number of new
building to be erected, and In Justification
of it, It was pointed out that the next ses
sion will not have to provide for any such
expenditures. But here we have an esti
mate falling little short of the one for 1903.
The estimate of JS6.000 for the Kearney
Normal might be cut out; the one of $874,
COO for the State university ought to be
pared down at least $100,000. The people
nave pride In the university, but if they
give It all It wants they will go Into bank
ruptcy. At the rate asked the cost of
each pupil 1m about $200 a year, a very gen
erous recognition of the higher education
or which few avail themselves. The Item
of $113,000 for legislative expenses ought to
be materially reduced. The people demand
a short session. They see no reason why
the legislature should either prolong Its
session or load up with unnecessary em
ployes. POLITICAL DRIFT.
The lone democrat In the North Dakota
legislature can hold a party caucus when
ever he wants to.
Denver stands a good show of wresting
from Philadelphia the laurels of ballot
box stuffing. Philadelphia Is older and
wiser and doesn't boom Its accomplish
ments. It Is reported that Governor La Follette
has a clear-cut majority of the Wisconsin
legislature on his side, a fact which does
not promote the happiness of Senator
Quarlea.
Governor-elect Higglns of New York ad
mits having spent $22,188 In promoting his
election. The expense wasn't necessary,
but Mr, Higglns did not know until the
vote was counted.
Mayor McClellan of New Tork IB fair In
his distribution of honors. There devolved
upon him the responsibility of selecting
seven members of the board of education,
lie appointed three democrats, three re
publicans and one citlsens' unionist.
The proud junior members of this house
of representatives will be stripped of their
laurels in the next. The crop of very young
men, some dangerously close to the con
stitutional limit of 5 years, who came In
on the landslide Is unusually large. Illi
nois alone boasts of four.
Secretary Cortelyou la still trying to get
away for the vacation he promised him
self he would take after election. He has
made several attempts, but post-campaign
matters of Importance spoiled his plana In
each Instance. He la now convinced that
not until the new year will he be able to
leave Washington.
The ballot law of Massachusetts has
been recommended for adoption In other
states because It compels the voter to ex
press a preference for each candidate and
thus In theory favors "split ticket" voting.
It has another curious quality the number
of blank ballots It produces. Parker for
president had 1O.-60S plurality In Boston,
but about COCK) ballots oast were not
marked for this office at all. Douglas'
plurality was $1,078 In the largest vote
cast, but even for governor there were
4,816 blanks.
It Is said that friends of Judge Alton B
Parker In the Manhattan club of New York
City are planning to bring about his nom
ination next fall as a justice of the supreme
court In New York county. To that end a
nonpartisan dinner is being arranged, to
which republicans as well as democrats
will be Invited. Should he get the, place
his salary would be $4,500 more than he re
ceived as chief justice, aa It la the hope
of his friends thai Governor Higglns would
assign him to the appellate division In
case he was elected to the supreme bench,
To get the nomination Judge Parker would
have to change his voting residence, which
his trleada say ha would daw - -
OTHER USDS THAI OIR9.
A Russian correspondent of a London
newspaper gives some details of the extra
ordinary precautions which were taken to
guard the csar during one of his recent ex
cursions from St. Petersburg to review
troops before their departure for the front.
He says that between St. Petersburg and
Grodno alone fully 20.0io Infantry lined
both sides of the line over which the Im
perial train had to pas. Many thousand
more soldiers are known to have patrolled
the line southward through Poland. Every
culvert was guarded by sentries standing
with ftxed bayonets. Every peasant track
crossing the line was also guarded by sen
tries standing back to back on either side
of the railway. The heights above all
railway cuttings were patrolled by Infantry
and so also was the entire route In the
open. In many places the men were sta
tioned only some 150 yards from each other.
Bridges were especially well guarded.
Barge and boats containing Infantry
guards were placed under the larger rail
way bridges. "One would Imagine one's
self on the other side of Baikal," was the
remark of an fffleer ho had Just returned
from Manchuria. The apprehension that
dictated these precautions accounts, in
large measure, for the free hand accorded
to the reforming Prince Bviatopolk-Mlrsky.
Italy and Austria are allies, hut blood Is
thicker than the diplomatic Ink of the triple
alliance, and although the official relations
of the two governments remain perfectly
correct, the sentiments of the two peoples
re somewhnt estranged. In fact, the Aue
trlnns and the Italians are at present
rather Inclined to distrust each other for
several reasons, and are disposed to keep a
wary eye on each other. The Italians fear
that Austria has Inconvenient aspirations
in the Balkans and In Albania, while the
Austrian think that Italy would like to
acquire Trieste and a few other "points of
Interest" In that portion of Austrian terri
tory where the Italian race Is dominant.
Another circumstance which greatly In
creases the difficulty of managing the Aus-tro-llungarian
combination Is the fact that
the parliamentary Institutions won't work.
There are plenty of Parliaments one at
Budapest for Hungarian affairs and an
other In Vienna for the Austrian end of the
business. There Is also a separate prime
mlnls'er for each of these dominant parties
Irt the empire. But, although the ship of
state Is thus a twin-screw affair, It Is hard
to steer. The members of Parliament have
an unfortunnte habit of dividing up Into
small parties, of obstructing legislation In
a very skillful way and of hurling bad lan
guage and Inkstands with great force and
precision.
The clemency of the csar In releasing
from prison the victims of former systems
of persecution, that even now are not ma
terially changed, Is drawing the attention
of the world anew to the cruel methods
of punishment In vogue In that country.
The coming forth of the lame, halt, blind
and demented, who, in their prime, were
thrown Into Russian dungeons, Is not a
mercy. It would be merciful both to the
world and to the prisoners themselves to
let them end their wretche1 days out of
the sight of their shocked and pitying
fellowmen. The victim of a score of years'
silent incarceration Is no longer able to
enjoy life, and would be, perhaps, less
miserable In the dungeon to which he was
accustomed than In the open light of day
amid surroundings his clouded Intellect
could not comprehend, and to which he
can never hope to become readjusted.
Clemency to prisoners whose lives have
already been totally wrecked Is less Im
portant and less humane than an ameliora
tion of the system that works such In
human outrages.
The German metropolis, Berlin, has some
curious laws. The hours during which a
piano may be used are fixed by statute.
No playing or practicing Is allowed before
In the morning or after 10 at night. Po
lice registration Is required. The foreigner
must answer a formidable array of ques
tions if he Intends to remain In Berlin
for any length of time. To go Into one s
genealogy, the number, age and gender
Of the members of one's family, of what
one's grandparents died these are only
some of the personal questions to be an
swered. But the true Inwardness Is
grasped when you are asked to pay your
taxes, what Is your income and from what
source It Is derived. A case Is cited In
which suit was brought for contributory
negligence against a father whose child
had fallen on the live rail of the under
ground electric road and was killed. The
right of way Is Invariably claimed and sus
tained by the driver of a team against
foot passengers. The writer of these facts
eays that while the police are wonderfully
efficient they are not Instructed to guide
pedestrians at the crossings. "Should one
be knocked down or run over the offender
goes promptly on his way. There is no
delay in traffic, but the one who Is per
haps Injured Is sued for negligence. One
can scarcely Imagine to what results such
laws would lead If put Into effect in Amer
ica. In fact. It is useless to make com
parisons. German laws could not be made
operative in America."
Apparently the king of Portugal and hH
queen have made a highly favorable Im
pression on their English hosts and one re
sult of the visit will probably be a revival
of admiration for the good things Portugal
has to offer. By his ability to shoot Don
Carlos has won his way straight to tha
hearts of the Britons, and the fact that he
hoots aa well with his left as with his
right hand proves him possessed of a skill
that calls for admiration by the Intellect.
Bo It Is to be a case of love the sovereign
love the land. Already some of the Eng
lish papers are telling their readers that
hey should learn as soon as possible how
salubrious is the climate of Portugal and
how richly paid they may be If they visit
it for pleasure, health or business. It Is
also . believed by these same authorities
that the commerce and traffic between
Great Britain and Portugal will be of
larger volume than for some time, aa the
result of this visit, and that in turn the
peace of all Europe may be made more
stable.
Prince Obolensky, new governor of Fin
land, Is trying various arts of propitiation
upon that country, reversing the repressive
policy of his predecessor, Bobrlnkoff, which
led, for him, to such tragical results. Tho
prince has convoked the Flnnlst Diet for
December 1 and has declined to Interfere
in the elections. He seems to want the
representatives really to represent the eo.
pie, so that Russia can anotrtaln authen
tically their desires. The prince has just
made a tour of observation through the
country, studying Its conditions dl.lgently
and sympathetically, and has assure! the
people that the government means well
by them, and Is anxious to meet all their
reasonable wishes. Among thtse the delrj
for restored nationality Is not Included,
but In the schemes of conciliation pretty
nearly everything else is admlttei. Two orV
three newspapers are to be started In
the place of those which were suppressed,
and it Is promised that these shall not
be "edited by the government," which
will be rather a new departure in Russian
journalistic policy.
lamp Tax to Slurna.
New York Tribune.
Every advertising sign displayed In sight
of publlo place, exoept the signs on the
particular premise where the buiinets an
nounced is carrliid on, should be subjected
to a stamp tax. The tax could be giadu
eted so as to be no serious burden upon
small signs while discouraging the mon
tiruelttee which disfigure the landscape.
THE SAVT A A rABKHtt.
Exceptional Opnnrtnnltlee Offered to
Vm( Men.
Chlriigr, News.
To many parents ho have sons ap
proaching maturity th-re may be an Impor
tant suggestion In Rear-Admlral Converse's
recent expressions ss to the need for young
men In the navy. The Vnlted States has
been building fighting ships rapidly. While
provision has been made In recent year
for on Increase In the number of students
entering the naval academy at Annapolis,
the graduation of young officers has not
kept pace with the production of warships.
As a consequence promotions have become
even more rapid than la consistent with
the best Interests of the navy, lieutenant
and other junior officers being placed In
post of high responsibility where manurer
and more experienced men are needed.
The American navy offers exceptional In
ducements to the young man seeking a
career, and Just St present these Induce
ments, owing to the promise of rapid ad
vancement, are unusually inviting. The
boy who Is able to get an appointment to
the naval academy Is assured of as god
mental and physical training ns Is obtain
able anywhere In the world. Tho require
ments are severe and the discipline and en
vironment are wholesome. Before th
course Is ended the midshipman acquire
not only a solid general education but pro
ficiency In languages and an address and
deportment that fit him to meet and cope
with men In any station of life. He be
comes a competent mechanical engineer as
well as an able gunner and navigator.
I'pon his graduation he Is likely to be sent
, to all parts of the world, acquiring the
broadened point of view which uch an ex
perience gives.
Eliminating entirely the opportunities for
distinction In war time, the navy fur
nishes an honorable and even brilliant
career to the youth who ha the character
and the necessary Intellectual qualifica
tion. The American naval officer ha an
assured and honored position everywhere.
His livelihood Is secure so long as he be
haves himself. His skill as an engineer fits
him, upon retirement or before, to fill Im
portant positions at the head of great con
structive and engineering enterprises. At
the present moment these opportunities for
the American youth who has a taste for
the life of the sea are greater than they
ever have been before.
THE IXEXPECTED H.tPPEXS.
Pension Order Effects Saving Equal
to Increased Coat.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A wholly new and unexpected argument
makes Its appearance In favor of the now
famous pension order No. 78, by which the
president, without even consulting con
gress, fixed the age of 62 as the beginning
of age disability pension allowance. Since
an honorably discharged soldier Ip now dis
abled, at least constructively, at 62 it Is only
necessary to prove his age to claim his pen
sion. Naturally this will leavo nothing for
most of the medical examiners now in
service to do and will' vastly simplify the
work of the pension ofnoe In Washington,
where art army of clerks has been kept
busy sifting and rejecting applications.
The money cost of the president's order,
never the real argument against it, has
boen, it appears, greatly overestimated. It
may not be over $400,000 a year. To offset
this there Is the saving In fee and salaried
now paid to examiners and clerks. Some 500
of these latter, It Is snld, will soon be dis
charged. Should thl be done the Increase
In pension payments and the decrease In
salaries would about balance each other.
Since many clerk whose service will be
dispensed with by the pension department
will be transferred to other branches the
cost of the president's order will not have
to be borne by the displaced clerk; and
apparently the practical effect will be to
compel applicants on the civil service eligi
ble list to posses their souls with patience
a while longer.
Amusing Fads of Life.
Baltimore American.
The people of this strenuous and compli
cated country have gone wild over the Idea
of the simple life much as a multimillion
aire Is enthusiastic over barn dances and
calico parties. It Is so amusing to play at
life which the player ha not the faint
est Intention of taking seriously.
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Rock Springs, Hanna. Sheridan, Walnut Block, Steam Coal.
Best medium grade Is Illinois Nut $5.73; Egg and Lump $6.
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A hot burner-Missouri Nut, large slie $4.50: Lump $4.75.
Scranton-the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined.
8padra-the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite.
All coal hand-sorsnd and weighed over any olty aoalea desired.
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We luive never shown a handaomer assort tneut. Every
style of coat and every good fabric is represented here.
A Uelted Hack Tourist Coat bet-omen most men and are
extremely fashionable this season $20, $25 and $28.00.
Besides the popular Kwagger, Paletot and Paddock and
numerous other styles ranging from our very finest at ?45
down to $15.
O loves, Mufflers. Underwear and other article of reason
able comfort in goodly selections at reasonable prices.
No, Clothing Fits Like Ours.
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jit Mm fi.
"I hear that you went Into politic dur
ing the campaign."
"You have been misinformed, sir. I (
merely ran for office on the democratic
ticket In Pennsylvania." Cleveland Leader.
Duke of Bilberry Where wore you when
the king fell off his horse?
Duke of Ho oku 'h, I was near tha
thrown. Pittsburg Tost.
"I never run po t- down behlnj their
backs," said Mr. Kaxlpp,
"No," his candid I rend replied, your
machine Is such a rattle-trap that nobody
ever need e unaware of your coming."
Chicago Tribune.
"What Is worse than owing money yotl
can't pay?"
"Heine owe money you can't collect.
Philadelphia Press.
"Orent rejoicing up at the college.
"What's the cnuse?"
"They'va found a new man to play cen
ter on next season's foot ball team."
"What's his name?"
"I dunno. Hut he's four feet wide, weighs
296 pounds and Is familtnarly known as the
human caboose." Cleveland Pluln Dealer.
Lawyer to Witness Never mind what you
think, we want faots here. Tell us where
you first met this man.
Wornsn Witness Can't answer it. If tha
court doesn't care to hear what I think,
there's no use questioning me, for I sm
not a lawyer and cm 't talk without think
Ing. Boston Transcript.
AT THE PISK TEA.
New York Press.
How charming you're looking today, dear I
(Aside: What a frock! Its a frlghtl
How lovelv hose red decorations !
(Aside:: They're a horrible sight!)
I wish I could manage as you ilo
(Aside: If I couldn't do better!)
To make things so pleasant and cozy.
There's Mrs. De Vorse. Have you met
her?
Oh. no! She' not really o bad, dear!
But they say (See her waist! How It
humps!) ,
That her tlrst husband (Tea? Oh yes, thank
you!
A little wl'h sugar two lumps.)
Now, what was I saying Just then? On,
About that strange Mrs. De Vorse,
That her first husband What? You don'l
mean It? ...
Why, It isn't her own hair, of coursel
Yes. she does It cleverly! Heavens!
There's young Mr. Bachelor! Look!
I'vo heard he's In love. There s the per
son . ,
Who wrote that disgusting new book.
Yes, I've read it Why, haven't you, reallvt
You must! Its too rich! What a tub!
They say that she can't get a figure,
No matter How cool! What a snub!
See that awful Miss Freak yes, the younj
one ....
The girl in the very loud pink.
How on earth she got asked I can I
It's her grandfather's millions, I think.
Oh. millions wMl take you to heaven,
But they won't make the saints tako
you In! ...
Did you notice Miss Darling's complexion!
She daubs it on so! It's a sin!
Another cup? Mescy! No, thank you!
Where on earth did you get euch good,
tea?
(Aside: Why, It's poison. She serves Itj
But it certainly wouldn't suit me!)
Well, dearest, 1 m going. Yes, reallyl
That music Is simply sublime! .
(Aside: What a discord!) Good by, desM
I've had such a beautiful timet , ,
I40S FARNAM
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