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(Seal) M. R HUNGATK.
Notary Public.
It Is hardly probable the new Hussion
war loan will be based upon port re
ceipts at Palny.
If the report from Hutu via is true
Sumatra will smell something besides to
bacco smoke before long.
For what was ouce known us a tree
less state Nebraska shows up pretty
well In the Forestry conpri'ss.
Douglas county nuiuuged to get iu :it
the start at the legislature. It may Ik;
expected also to be In at the finish.
Colorado' now promises to have two
governors In uuiuc after January 1.
This may even be better than having
none in fact.
The legislative bill hopper down ' at
Lincoln will probably not be opened un
til next week, but then it will keep full
to the overflowing. k
Kuiperor Francis-Joseph, has dissolved
the Hungarian LMet. 'If he could dls
nolve racial prejudices ns easily, the em
peror would have reason to be thankful.
Governor Hlgglus of Kew. York de
clares that more stringent banking laws
should be passed in that state. What is
really needed is a limit on the open sea
son for shearing lambs.
The Commercial club has been devot
ing most of Its time of late to re-organl-zation
and regeneration. The next thing
is to adopt a program for the year's work
mid .buckle down to business.
If .there is any connection between
Amalgamated Copper stock and the
Standard Oil company Tom Lawson may
really be responsible for that last ad
vance In the price of gasoline.
Russians now allege that, l'ort Arthur
was unprepared for a siege. The offi
cials at St. Petersburg seem more willing
to admit dereliction than to dim the
luster of Stoossel's reputation.
New York has experienced the worst
blizzard of the season and the descrip
tion sent out leads one to believe that
some fellow from North Dakota has a
Job with the news agency at the me
t ropolis.
Tom Watson, late populist candidate
for president, had a unrrow escape as a
bitest in a friend's house that took Are.
Tom Watson is getting used to narrow
escapes only some of them are not so
narrow.
i Jim Hill is now being quoted as favor
big stricter federal control of corpora
tions engaged in Interstate commerce,
leasing that merger suit must have made
ti decided impression upon the merger
magnate.
The Oregon land fraud Investigation Is
to extend into Idaho and when that hap
pens news may be received from some
former Nebraskans who found an easy
Way to make money In timber lands a
liort time ago.
! Those Hussiun naval officers who are
disarming gunboats at Che Foo evidently
do not expect to be members of the re
ifjition committee which will greet Ad
miral Itojestvensky upon his arrival at
the scene of trodble.
' Senator Stone of Mrssourt has started
j inijuiry as to contributions to the last
niuloiml campaign. This Is one of the
llrt evidences that tli gumshoe states
mail aspire to inline campaign fuiuls on
ills owu accomit in something lexs thiui
lour years.
Miiyor McClellun of New York in his
iiieeMige to the lion nl of Alderineu advo
cate tli erection and op 'ration tif n tmi
lilclpal elm-ti'lc lighting plant to gel the
city out of the clutches of the lighting
monopoly. Mayor MfClcllau evidently
Iihh not heard that tlimihrt voted don n
a municipal ow ncrkliip proposition, at the
JUkl eki'Uuu.
i.axd fua i n rnnstxcTioys.
There i no abatement on the part of
he government in the land fraud prose
cutions and there is every reason to be
lieve that tlrere will Is- none, but on the
contrary that every person, regardless of
lii' position, auuiust whom there are
charges of fraud, will lie compelled to
answer to the accusation. This is very
pointedly Indicated In the indictments of
Senator Mitchell and Iteprc setitath e
Herti'iitm of Oregon, us to whom the or!i
cia's of the government have showu no
more consideration than to the other per
sons alleged to have been connected with
laud frauds.
Senator Mitchell has Indignantly de
nied the charge upon which he was in
dicted, that of receiving money for his
Influence iu promoting land deals which
have beeu shown to be fraudulent, but
the party making the charge reaffirms
his statement and says he has the neces
sary evidence to prove it. Representa
tive Hermann, who was formerly com
missioner of the general land omYe and
under whose administration the frauds
occurred, hns made no public statement,
but perhaps will do so, though he may
deem It the wiser part to maintain si
lence. The fact appears to be that the
net which closed around Mitchell and
Hermann has been iu the process of
weaving for nearly two years, though
knowledge of Its existence did not reach
the public until last year and then did
not. command a great deal of attention.
Indeed, it was the very general Impres
sion when the land frauds were first
talked of that there was a good deal of
exaggeration in regard to them and that
the government would probably not be
successful in establishing the allegations
that were made, at least not to the ex
lent of being able to convict and punish
any of those Implicated iu the frauds.
The Investigation carried on by the De
partment of the Interior was conducted
with signal ability and sagacity and the
prosecution was not entered upon until
the government officials had secured
such evidence ns made them perfectly
confident of their position and gave
strong assurance of their ability to es
tablish the guilt of the accused parties.
It is to be regretted that members of
congress are Involved In this most un
savory business. That fact everybody
will feci to be a reproach uion the coun
try. Hut If they are guilty of wrong
doing they should find no shield against
punishment In their position and it can
be very confidently assumed that so far
ns the federal authorities at Washington
aie concerned they will find none. Presi
dent Roosevelt has shown In this marter
a firm determination that no guilty binn
shall escape and we may be sure that
eveiTone who Is convicted, whatever l is
position, will be punished as the law
provides.
THB KAISKR'8 QREETIXO.
The American people will duly appre
ciate the cordial greeting extended to
them by the German emperor In his New
Year reception of the American ambas
sador. It was very hearty and there
can tw no doubt was entirely sincere, for
this country has been repeatedly assured
that among European sovereigns it has
no more earnest well-wisher than Km
peror William. Of course there havo
been and may still be some among us
who are not quite convinced of this. It
Is not a very great while ago that a few
public men expressed the opinion that
German professions of friendship, even
when coming from the head of the em
pire, were merely perfunctory, and there
were among our naval officers a few who
believed that our next trouble with a
foreign power would be with Germany.
It Is doubtful If anyone of Intelligence
could be found at present who entertains
such a sentiment and If there are any
they must be under the influence of a
deep-seated prejudice against Germany.
The German emperor knows that there
Is a very large element in our popula
tion that came from the Fatherland nnd
that the friendly relations between the
two countries can be best promoted by
making this element feel that the laud of
their birth Is eVer mindful of the land of
their adoption. The sentiment and the
spirit are heartily reciprocated by nil
Americans, with whom there is a prac
tically universal feeling iu favor of cul
tivating closer relations with Germany
In all directions.
TUB COLORADO COXTEST.
The gubernatorial contest letore the
Colorado legislature Is one in which the
entire country Will take a very lively in
terest, and it involves a principle that Is I
very important iu our political system.
The question that Hrst suggests Itself is
as to what authority a legislature hits iu
connection with the determination of the
election of a governor. The general be
lief is that it la simply a canvassing
board and as such has no right .or au
thority to go behind the returns. This
has been held In a great many cases and
we lelieve is now very generally ac
cepted. So far as members of a legis
lature are concerned, that body has un
unquestionable right to decide upon
their election and qualification, but it is
a very different matter when the elec
tion of a governor la Involved.'
The right of the Colorado legislature
to verify the returns is perhaps unques
tionable, but unless the constitution of
that state Is radically different from that
of most of the other states, the legisla
ture Is not authorized to go behind the
face of the returns and arbitrarily de
clare who has been elected. In a contest
of this character It Is for the courts to
determine the facts and deride the Issue.
As we have heretofore said in regurd to
this Colorado conflict, there is a revolu
tionary condition involved iu It that iu
menacing to our Institutions. The course
that is being pursued there is not con
sistent with sound and well-recognized
American principle. We refer to the
tendency that is being manifested to de
part from the almost universal rule In
this country and muke the legislature
the final Judge of the election of gov
ernor. We are Inclined to tMleve, however.
huh wiiai seems to be tne contemplated
policy will not prevail and that the re
publicans in the legislature will see the
wisdom of adhering strictly to their con
stitutional limitations. We do not pre
sume to pay who has leon elected gor
ernor of Colorado, but we have no doubt
as to the duty of the legislature. In its
capacity as a canvassing board, as pro
vided for In the constitution of the state,
to find according to the face of the re
turns as certified to It by the legally
designated officials. The Colorado legis
lature has a large republican majority
Republicans throughout the country are
expecting thcin to do nothing not con
sistent with the fair and honorable tradi
tions of their party.
A QUOD BEGIXStXO-
The legislative branch of Nebraska's
state government, which oiened its
twenty-ninth session on Tuesday, haa
made a choice of officers that augurs
well for the republican party and the
people of Nebraska In general.
The new speaker of the house, Hon
George L. Rouse, is not only well
equipped to discharge the functions de
volvlng upon the presiding officer of the
popular branch of the legislature by
reason of his experience as a law-maker,
but possesses that rare gift of good horse
sense lhat has been displayed in a su
perlative degree by t'ncle Joe Cannon
in the national legislature. While the
opposition press lias classed him with
the partisans of one railroad corporation
Mr. Rouse has always exhibited a sturdy
sense of Independence from corporate
domination, and while.be may be safely
trusted for fair treatment of all luter
ests, he is free from corporate subservi
ency and will not submit to corporate
dictation.
In the selection of Senator Jennings
ns president of the senate the upper
house has been equally felicitous. Like
Speaker Rouse, Senator Jennings is emi
nently qualified by experience as a law
maker for discharging the duties of pres
ident of the senate and, like the speaker
of the house, he also is level-headed and
clear-visloned.
Having made a good beginning in its
organization, the legislature Is now
fairly in a position to make a memora
ble record by proceeding with the work
before it with deliberation, and devoting
its energies to the revision of our laws
tlvat will insure for the people of Ne
braska more economic and efficient ad
ministration and afford them relief from
burdens that they have been compelled
to bear by mlsgovernmcnt In county, city
and state.'
According to the prospectus of the
Civic Federation, its purpose Is to see
that the laws are enforced more particu
larly with reference to the liquor traffic,
gambling and the social evil, and the
great majority of those who have en
rolled themselves In Its membership en
listed to that end. The question sug
gests Itself whether Attorney Thomas
has not been misusing the name of the
Civic Federation when he withdrew
license protests against the most notori
ously disorderly resorts on flimsy ex
cuses,' when he claims to have had abun
dant proofs to sustain his charges. In
this respect Attorney Thomas' perfor
mance in the name of the Civic Federa
tion Is so like Attorney Dunn's perfor
mance a year ago In the Interest of Wal
ter Molse & Co. that' the ordinary ob
server cannot distinguish any difference.
Out of the total school census of 379,
014 for the whole state of Nebraska
Douglas county shows up with 41!.0fi8
persons of school age, or more than one
ninth of the total. Douglas county also
shows up letter than the average In the
percentage of school enrollment and
school attendance: although more paro
chial schools are maintained in Omaha
than In the entire state. In a word,
Omaha and Douglas county are doing
more thnn their share In keeping up Ne
braska's record ns the state having the
least percentage of Illiteracy.
Tax Commissioner Fleming makes
some recommendation in the direction
of more efficient listing of property for
municipal taxation that are deserving of
favorable consideration, but (he most
Important change, namely, the merging
of the offices of city tax commissioner
and county assessor, lie overlooks alto
gether. Kansas City claims ot4.:tt4 population
bused on city directory dala covering
Kansas City, Kau., and suburban towns
ims wen hs tne city proper, l no otner
figures of school enrollment and votes
cast, however, do not fully support this
contention. Fur be It from us. though, to
belittle Kansas City.
Chief Salter is of the opinion that the
charter limit on the fire fund should le
raised from 15().ihh to IJotl.OOO, an In
crease of (Ml per cent. If every other
fund were to bo increased iu like propor
tion the tax levy would be almost equiv
alent lo confiscation.
One Way of Hie World.
Baltimore American,
lien ainilo at the stnrlea of extracting
unshine from cucumbers or of navigating
flying Islands; but, In all aeriousneii, they
continue to fit out expedition to discover
the north pole.
Sum CottOB Baratil.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Corrected returns from that cotton burn
ing procedure strengthen the suspicion that
the principal amount of cotton devoted to
the flume was that worn by the amateur
Impersonators of Santa Claus.
A Discredited Prophet.
Chicago Rf cord-Hcruld.
Alexleff, who. before the war started, In
formed the ciur that Port Arthur could
never bo taken, will have considerable
trouble in mfcklng It appear that he wsa
n it talking through his tui cap.
The Railroad Dfl.
Philadelphia Pre.
Pretldent Ripley of the Atl hlson, To
neka A Santd Ke railway, doe not appear
to be In'.preHiied by the exposure made
of the1 pccul piivlllge given by hi road
to the Colorado Kuel and Iron company,
though it amounted to 11, wa) a day prvtlt
for I lie latter company. Ha I quoted a
sulng that "It' I legitimate business"
and that he will "doll again tomorrow If
f
he likes." The Interstate commerce law
does not e-m to m-orry some railroad nrn.
Duly overcome Grief.
Indianapolis Newt.
It mutt have required good deal of f
fort for Count Caselnl. as dean of the
diplomatic corps, to march at the head of
the. diplomatic parade at the president
New Year s reception, and look pleasant
during the proceedings when he had so
much on his mind.
Fit Hepreaeotatlre Abroad.
Cleveland Leader.
President Roosevelt believes In promotion
for good sen-Ice In the diplomatic and con
sular corps. The list of change to take
place very" soon after the president shall
have been Inaugurated shows the adminis
tration's policy to te reward for good
work, recognition of nblllty, determination
that the United States shall be well repre
sented abroad.
Proat Mharlnar Hall.
Springfield Republican.
Profit sharing does not always succeed.
It is too often supposed to be a circuitous
way of Increasing wagec. and when there
are no profits to share there is apt to be
discontent among the working people. But
the Bourne mill In Kail River has main
tained this system for a long time and it
has been running while most of the mills
were closed by n strike. It has Just de
clared Its thirty-first semi-annual dividend
to the 400 operatives entitled to participate
In the 2 per cent that Is divided. The mill
has been affected by the strike and the
profit sharing has been decreased by that
fact. The management has never pro
fessed to regard profit sharing as a pre
ventive of strikes, but claims that It hs
ena wante In the plant and promotes
good rnlutions between the rmployers and
the work people. In some establishment
It Bf.pi ars to have been effective as a strike
preventer.
An UIDrlil Gold Mine.
Leslie's Weekly.
That General Burnett, a federal officer
holding a place of no very great rank,
vlx: United States district attorney for the
southern district of New York, had an ab
solute right to receive $2T3. In fees be
tween March 31. 18S8, and June 30. 19"H.
appears to ba as certain as that he did
receive this sum In addition to his salary
of $6,000. The law which gave him this
bounty are of the olden time. They had
been overlooked until Attorney General
Moody caled attention to them in his an
nual report and recommended their re
peal. Many governqgent extravagances are
hidden In nooks and vomers'. They should
ba searched out. If that were done and
these extravagances which indlvlduully
may be small as compared with the total
of government expenditures, but which In
the aggregate make a great sum were
rooted out, there would be no need to
talk of reducing appropriations for the
navy, nor for cheese-paring in other Im
portant matters.
RAILROAD AMBITIONS.
Plaa for a Hut) Season of Develop
ment Alonar Ml Line.
New York Tribune.
The chief railway of the United Slate
are becoming constantly more ambitious.
If the scheme for the expansion of lines
In many parts of the country are studied
with care, It will bo seen that the plan of
the companies are more hopeful and em
body more Impressive changes than any
thing they have had In view for a long
period. From the west come reports of Im
portant plana for the furnishing of valuable
Improvements and extensions, and these
scheme enlist the ardent support of Im
portant lines, jn the northwestern part of
the United State, In the western and
southwestern,' also, Tho disposition appear
to be to apply ".new energy and novel enter
prise to ttie emSirgement of facilities In
the vat middle section of the republic, also.
the determination to Increase tho oppor
tunities has taken strong hold, and, unless
there should be an unexpected falling off in
activity in the year 1903, a busy reason In
development and of work iu the construc
tion and preparation of new route will be
seen.
Tha Intellects whiCh are giving the closest
attention to the railroad development of
the most successful of all nation are more
free, more open-minded and more progres
siva than ever before.
The development In the way of trans
portation from Europe are alro In accord
ance with the mighty expansion of this
people. The electric roadway Iu the prin
cipal regions of the country are making
itrlklng advance. In almost every thickly
ettled part of the United State now trol
ley Hue are building. Of theae routes not
few are In the hands of the directors of
conspicuous railroad companies.
TO ABOLISH HA.D JI HIK.
Minnesota Klertor Banish the
Ancient Institution. -
Baltimore American.
Minnesota at the last election voted by
large majority In favor of a constitu
tional amendment authorizing the legis
lature to abolish grand Juries and substi
tute some other form of procedure In crim
inal case. One of the comment on this
action Is that grand juries are too slow
for a progressive and go-ahead people.
It Is not those who do rash and foolish
thing that are the most progressive. A
step may be taken which, after consider
able trial and resultant dixaater, may have
to be retraced, and that Is not progre,
though It may be a go-aheadativenexa. The
abolition of grand Juries may be an alto
gether different step; it may be an Indi
cation of the most enlightened progress.
but the majority of the stute will be
perfectly willing to have the progressive
and go-ahead atate of, the west try It
for a good long period before they
adopt It.
There does not appear to be any consti
tutional objection to It. as the supreme
court of the United State, by seven to
two, has already rendered a favorable
decision In a case sent up from Califor
nia. The first objection which will occur
to a lawyer Is that the grand jury ha
been a common law procedure In criminal
jurisprudence for many centuries, and dur
ing all that time It appears to have served
well it purpose. Of course, there are
relic which have aurvived their useful
ness, If, indeed, they ever had any. Cor
oner' tnquesta are about as useless a can
be Imagined. They undertake an Investi
gation which ha no bearing on tha ulti
mate decision of the case, and which must
b gone over once by another Inquest and
usually twice, for the magistrate 1 alio
called on to Investigate. An indictment
by a grand jury I a voucher that an offi
cial Inquiry haa been made, and that there
I good reaaon to try the party against
whom the indictment I drawn.
Those who would abolish the grand Jury
would proceed by information. Thl would
In the end be a much longer process than
a grand jury Investigation, a I the case
now In some European countries, or it
would give one man a power which, when
fully understood, would not ba tolerated
by the people. It Is far better to go a
little slower and have the right and
wrong of cltiscus In the keeping of twelve
men than to risk the sense of Irresponsi
bility and the Insolence of office for a
gain of a few day. The sifting of the In
nocent from the guilty Is not tho least
service of the grand Jury to the commu
nity. If there were no grand Inquent
nearly every man charged with crime
would be proceeded MgainH by Informa
tion, and the cuuna would hava lo b multiplied.
HOI Ml ABOIT Tir.W YORK.
Ripples on the t orrent of l ife In tha
Metropolis.
The Ingenuity with which small space
which In other cities would be disdained a
of no particular utility, are put to profit
able use In New York, has been occasion
alfy remarked upon, but perhaps the best
example Is that of a tobacco store In the
hopping district In Fourteenth street. The
business of thl store is comprised in the
remnrxable dimension of six by four feet
It may seem somewhat Incredible that In
thl diminutive space business can be car
ried on But It Is. Somehow, room Is
found for a considerable stock of goods
and by an adroit arrangement of the In
teiior, there Is sufficient area for two per
son at least the owner of the place and
one customer. Necessarily this Is not one
of those stores where the buyer light hi
clsar and lingers for a chat. Ruelness is
brisk, nd the customer at once sees that
he must move on to give the next customer
a chance In the tiny place.
H might be thought that the rent of such
a wee store Is almost nothing. Real es
tate, however, particularly in this locality.
does not come as a gift or anything p
proachliig It. Thirty dollars rental a month
Is what the owner of the store is asked to
give up for his odd little place, and HO
a month he must pay. And he does enough
business to pay It and have a good balance
left.
As a development of New Yolk's present
transportation boom, which includes plan
for the extension of all the existing sys
tems and for the building of new lines,
over head, under ground and under water,
a great moving platform now loom up a
more than a. probability. The novelty is
part of the Pennsylvania's railroad's sys
tem to handle the thousands of passenger
coming from and going to Its new terminal
station, and will be operated acros town
under Thirty-fourth street, or from First
venue to Ninth avenue. According to
expert, the moving platform will permit
the loading and unloading of 7.V passen
gers a minute, while the train is in mo
tion, or the delivering of 4T.:T) passenger
an hour at a given point, which Is about
double the capacity of the Intcrborough.
Table complied by the Insurance Press
show there are several blocks of buildings
In New York City worth, with their con
tents, $:S,rioa.Goa. In all America there are
only three other cities that have a single
block holding anything like this In value.
These are Chicago, Philadelphia nnd
Newark, N. J., each of which is shown to
have & single city block containing prop
erty valued at JS.onn.OdO. Boston has a
block whose destructible property Is worth
$7,000,000; San Francisco comes next with a
block containing 0,000,0o. and Pittsburg
follows, with Its richest block worth
$5,000,000.
The tables do not show the location of
the $.'5.ooo,0ii0 block In New York City. In
Philadelphia the block bounded by Kighth.
Ninth, Market and Arch streets Is found
to contain $8,000,000. Newark richest block
1 bounded by Market, Broad. Halsey and
Bank streets, and Chicago's $8,000,000 block
Is bounded by Wabash avenue, Randolph,
Washington and State streets.
That cities learn slowly the lesson of fire
protection is shown by a list of all the
great fire in American cities during the
last fifty yours. Although Chicago was
well nigh swept away In 1S71. having S1C5.
000,000 of property burned, that city had
another fire within three years which cost
$4,0(10.000. New York City's most destructive
fire was on December 1. 1835. when $17.
000,000 of property was burned. Ten year
later there was a $6,000,000 fire, but In re
cent years New York City ha had few
conflagrations that destroyed more than
$1,000,000, the only one being In January.
1V1, when there was a blaze that swept
away $1,091,000.
John B. McDonald, the "father of the
subway," Is ambition to add further lau
rel to his crown. He has a plan to girdle
the city with a vast subway system and
he Is backed by the Metropolitan Securltle
company, of which ho Is a director and the
vice president. There is no Belmont
money In the new enterprise. Roughly,
the route of the new subway Is from the
Battery north on the east side of the city,
under William street and the new Rowery
to Chatham square and thence directly
north under Third avenue to the Harlem,
under the Harlem and through the Bronx,
maintaining as far as possible the strulght
line to a point where connections may be
made wth the proposed Port Chester rail
roud. From the end of the main line,
which will be In the vicinity of Wood
lawn, a connecting line Is to be run south
west lo a point between Van Cortlandt and
Yonkers.
Faljs, or voluntary leap, from the high
bridges over the East river are not un
usual occurrences, but the experience of
Charles Summerfleld, an iron worker, who
fell from the Williamsburg bridge Into tho
Eat river, a distance of 125 feet, was a
remarkable a it was thrilling. Summer
field was at work on a girder, when his
foot slipped on an ice-coated plank. He
clutched for the girder, gave a yell and
slid off through the network of ateel. He
turned two complete somersault before he
had covered half the distance to the river.
Then he aeemed to gather himself a one
would do If he were preparing to take a
leap. He doubled his knees against his
chest, clasped hi hands around them and
ducked hi head. The man' composure
waa remarkable, and those who witnessed
hi acta were astounded that he could so
control himself In midair. He evidently
clearly saw his danger and did his best to
save hs life. Striking the water on his
side, he disappeared. In a few second he
came to the surface and began swimming
for all he wa worth. Those who were
watching from the bridge aw him take
several stroke ami then turn on Ills aide.
In a few moments he was pulled aboard It
tug and taken to a hospital. When he
regained consciousness this afternoon
Uummertleld said that he was formerly a
cireu performer and that his training In
the ring probably saved his life. Thl fact
explain his rsmarkuble action when In
midair. "The best way to describe my sen
sation." he said, "la to say that 1 felt
exactly like a man does after smoking an
opium pipe. It seemed a though bundred
of bright light held by fairies In fancy
dresses wire dancng before my eyes." The
hospital physician say that It Is probable
that the man will recover.
This wa one- of Henator Depew s store
at the New York Republican club dinner:
In the cuuipuign of ISM Mr. Blaine askod
Mr. Depew to Introduce him In his tojr
of this state. After they left Sing Bins
one day Mr. Blaine asked what would be
tha next atop. Mr. Depew told him It wa
Pce!:ktll,
"What that famous for?" asked
Blaine.
"Well, if you must know," replied De
pew, "1 waa born there."
"Why," said Blaine, "I alway thought
you were bom In Poughkeepsle."
"No." aald Depew. "Peekskil! ha tho
honor."
"Then I will do the Introducing tonight."
aid Blaine. A crowd was waling for them
at th hall and Wane went to the speaker'
stand at once.
"Whenever I come within lht of your
city." h said, "my admiration of the beau
Wttt of the llul-ion and lis Palisade Is put
in the background by the more Impressive
romi niliian e thnt In our lovely city wat
born the disiIiiKiilshi'd orator whnm I am
aLout to Introduce tu yuj. Uentlcmen, Mr.
Chauueey M. Deptw."
You walk with
l.na t,ntf Mlr VlPf I
iiti, jruu iwva v.t
you give her sugar,
you try all kinds
of things!
But she coughs
all through the long
night, just the same !
No need spending another
night this way. Just a dose
or two of Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral will soothe the
throat, quiet the cough, insure a good night's rest.
Ask your doctor about the wisdom of your
keeping this remedy in the house, ready for these
night coughs of the children. Doctors have the
formula. They know all about this medicine.
Xao r the t. C.
aim auiiMUnn or
iTBR'8 FATS TtOOR-FoT hair.
AUK'S 6Am8APAJULLA-Fm U SkMa
FOH A PARCELS POST.
Opposition to n Public Benefit Haed
on SelBsh (iroondn.
Chicago Tribune.
A distinguished postmaster general once
said: "There bre four reasons why we do
not have a United States parcels post; ono
s the Adams Express company, the second
the American Kxpres company, the
third Is the United Pt.ites Express company.
and the fourth Is the Wells-Fargo Express
company.
No one can honestly complain, of course,
f the express companies resist a movement
which would expose them to competition
But neither, on the other hand, should the
express companies lift up their hands In
surprise and horror If the people of thl
country request the Postofflce department
to engage uctlvely In a kind of business
which Is a perfectly legitimate extension
of Its present field. The postofflce depart
ments of almost all other civilized countries
carry parcels on a remunerative basis. The
Postofflce department of the United Btate
ought to expand Into tho parcel carrying
business as fast as Is consistent with ade
quale returns. It has an Immense collect
ng and distributing machine already In ex
steuce. It has the facilities for stimulating
the business of America by providing cheap
transportation for small packages of mer-
handise.
The present postmaster general has sug
gested a small parcels post experiment. He
would havo congress pass a law allowing
packages not exceeding five pounds in
weight to be mailed at the distributing
postcfflce of any free delivery route for de
livery to any person on that route at the
rate of 3 cent a pound. He thinks that m
this way the deficit due to rural free mull
delivery would be considerably reduced. He
think his plan is practicable, lie ought to
know. The principle certainly Is right.
The pOHtoffice ought to be used by the peo
ple of America, who own It, as a mean of
conVenlenoe and utility In any way which is
congenial to It original purpose and which
will no plunge It into financial disaster.
rKRSOVAl, XOTES.
It Is to be hoped that the government
assault on the Paper trust will not be a
mere fight on paper.
The president and his cabinet appear to
have been wrestling with the problem of
getting Jiu-jitsu Into the curriculum of the
naval academy. Manifestly it must be In
troduced Jlu-jltlouly.
Joseph W. Folk, the governor of Mis
souri, ha accepted an Invitation of the
Missouri Society of New Tork to be the
guest of honor at Its annual banquet on
Thursday, March 16.
Jame R. Randall, the poet and Jour
nalist, who wrote "My Maryland" and
many other poems that have become pop
ular, 1 stll living in Agusta, Qa. He wa
born In Baltimore In 1839.
Governor N. J. Bachelder of New Hamp
shlre received as a Christmas present an
exact reproduction of the famous Governor
John Wentworth chair, used by Governor
Wentworth from 1741 to 17H5.
A real Indian princess, Mellnda Mitch
ell, a descendant of Massasolt, I being
entertained in Boston by the Daughters
of the Revolution. She Is able to trace
her genealogy from the time of her Illus
trious ancestor.
Th tttate Teachers Association of
Michigan, in a recent session. Inaugu
rated a movement for the erection of a
monument to the memory of John D.
Pierce, the founder of the Michigan edu
cational system.
Henry S. Prevost died recently In Lima,
Peru. HI father wa ono of the first
Americans to establish business In Peru,
having gone there more than seventy year
ugo. Mr. Prevost continued his father's
business and hud extensive plantation In
terests iu the country.
Apropos of the kaiser's latest perform
ance as a conductor of ti new opera at a
dres rehearsal In Berlin, his patronage of
music Is something a m.ijrnlllcent a are
hi excursion Into the realms of art, me
chanic and chemistry. "I do not think
many Germans know," said the emperor at
a dinner at Count von Buelow'a a few
evenings ago, "that I spent last year out
of my private Income $l,flt,u'K on opera
and theater."
ONLY 3 Um
OF
Annual Clearing Sale
This
Sale Absolutely Cash.
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At O., tw.U.
aTBR'S PTLLA-Por oraithMtfea.
ATkK'S A00B CORS-For gialana J4 a(S.
R KBATES O PRIVATE! CAR',
A Feature of the Transport atloa
Problem Beyond Reach of 1 J .
Philadelphia Press.
A trunk line official In New York tells ih
Journal vt Commerce that rebate are pinl
to large shipper by the owners of priv.it.
cars, and that there Is no wuy to reach tn
evil under the existing law. Ho cays th.it
tho shipiMT do all their businee with the
railroad company which obtains those cars
from tho owners of a private line. Tha
shipper tells what curs he wants, nnd after
the transaction la concluded the private car
owner pays the rebate to the shipper.
That U dop-5 In accordance with an un
derstanding or agreement between the ship
per and the private cur owner, which lead
the shipper to order that particular kind of
car from tho railroad company. A Hi
private car, of which thero are now "S.onJ
In use, are not subjected to the interstate
commerce law, thero is no way to reach the
abuse of excessive charges and rebate
Rebate are not paid, this trunk line official
says, on business east of Chicago, except
ing In the cape of these private cars, but be
says that in his opinion they are still paJJw
west or Chicago, it mat is tne case tne i
is opttily violated.
This official say that each railroad can
not afford to maintain sufficient refrigera
tor cars to do all of the business which at
different time of the year Is offered, and
that the only solution will be for a private
corporation, such a the Pullman company,
to owu and operate the cars. There Is no
complaint against the use of private car.
The complaint grows out of the fact that
such cars are not subjected to the Interstate
commerce law. Congress could rectify that
wrong iu a very ahort time, and should do
so. The railroad companies would all bs
glad to have that done.
i.AK;m; links.
"Look out," said Uncle Eben, "fob ds
man dat measure ynh friendship by de
'mount o' money yoh la willln' to lend
him." Washington Star.
Miss Plan Now, get a pretty a picture
of me a you poMsihly can.
Photographer Never fear, ma'am; when
this Is touched up you won't know your
self. CTc vela n. Lender.
His Friend Money talk.
Tho Promoter Ye, but sometimes It's
mighty hard to get It to listen. New Yotk
Prern.
"Do you ever run for a train?"
"No."
"I suppose you consider life too short fur
any such violent exercise?
"No. I usually consider tho distance too
long." Cleveland I '1m In Dealer.
Mr. Uppagahist 1 hear they have paased
a law In Iowa that no dcKencrate shall be
allowed to marry.
Mrs. I ppagainst But what will be the
test of deaeneracy?
Mr. Uppa gainst On. wanting lo act mar
ried, I suppose. Judge.
O'Rorke "lis queir. btit whluever I foal
In me pants for run knifo 'tis always In Lbs
Other pocket.
MeToolc i hln why nun t yez Hlwavc real
In the other pocket first, ye foolish man?
Pittsburg Post.
"What the drama wants," proclaimed the
great manager. "Is quality, not quantity.
ye. museri tne rnuc I ve noticed
that, particularly In the eoetiimes of tha
chorus girls." Cleveland Leader.
TIIK SHADOWS.
Frank Dempster Sherman.
All up and down In shadow-town
The shadow ciuniren go:
In fvery street you're sure to meet
Them running to and fro.
They move around without a sound,
Tliry play at iiiue-ann-seen,
But no one yet that I have met
Huh ever heard l hern speak.
Beneath the trte you often see
litem nancing in aim out.
And In the sun there's alway on
To follow you ubout.
Go where you will, he follow still.
Or sometime run before,
And, homo at last, you'll find him
Beside you at the door.
A faithful friend I lie to lend
His presence everywhere;
Blow nut the light -to bed at night
Your shadow-mute is there!
Then h will call the shadow all
Into your room to leap.
And such a pack! they make It black,
And nil your eye with sleep!
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