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4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 6. 1903. The Omaha Daily Bee K. ROHEWATER, EDITOfl. PUBLISHED EVEBT MORNING. TEKM8 OK SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday;, one ear Dally hee and Sunday, one year Illutrted B. one year Monday Bee, one year ISst'irdsy Bee. one yesr Twentieth Centurv Firmr. one nr., DELIVERED HT CARRIER Daily pre (without Sunday). Pr ropy m-v Bee fwithnet Runrldl t. i.er week Jl W .'' ; il.&O l.i u ..12C Dally Hie (in-hiding Sunday, per week-lo: Sunday Bee. per ropy oC Evening pre (without Punda y , per w eek 7c Evening He (including Sunday t. per wk l-o 'omplaint" of Irregularltle In delivery should m addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. f 'biabs The Per Hulldlmr. South Omaha-City Hall building. Twenty. f!f"i and M streets. Council Huffs in pearl street. 'hii-aao Kin Unity building. New .oik-23' Park Row building. Washington ".i1 Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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MH OEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before mo this, 31st day of December, 19e4. (8eal M. R. HUNOATE, Notary Public. Governor Mickey might offense liave cut it shorter. without New York advices Indicate thnt southern planters have so far failed to raiso tho price of cotton upon the smoke of their burning bales. The charter revision committees are apparently proceeding on the theory of making haste slowly, but there Is such a thing as overdoing the 6lowness. Minister Conger has started from Poking and Iowa politicians have begun to get into the lineup for the coming contests,, but Hoxer methods must 1 barred. General Manderson boa announced that preservation of the forests is the "paramount 'issue" in this country. It this a tip for the formation of a new political party? If our municipal government is burdensome because we have too many needless and expensive boards, the ' Water board would be a good place to begin to unload. The place of "general manager of the senate" has not yet been filled. Lincoln Journal. The senate ought to bo able to get along very well this year without a general manager. - That Ohio man who desires to have urates enact laws prohibiting the produc tion of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" may be doing good work from an artistic stand point, but he is an Iconoclast neverthe less. Speaker Rouse hits the nail on the head when be says sixty house employes are enough to wait on 100 house mem bers. But he must not allow himself to forget it before the session is half over. A New Jersey Judge has placed a cor poration operating exclusively In Louisi ana In the hands of a receiver. New Jersey seems to be as good a state for the death of corporation!! as for their birth. In asking a fee of $200,000 the re ceiver of the defunct shipbuilding con cern probably estimates his services upon the amount of money the promo ter did not take from the pijblie after lie assumed churire. A Kansas citlzcu has proposed a bill 1o permit marriages for a period of ten years in that state, but what Is more urgently needed is legislation which will compel husbands aud wives to stay married at least that long. It Is now intimated that, in the Inter ests of economy, no river aud harbor bill will be passed by Hie present congress, but there Is a (strong probability that efforts will be made to care for some IihiImiis In "riders" to other legislation. The report that disorder at home may compel the cxnr to declare the war at end Mould indicate that Russians are not to Ih Judged by the ordinary stand ard, as rulers have been known to In augurate foreigu wars to allay domestic discord. . The success of the meetiug of the Htute Teachers' association in tills city fhotild encourage Onuiha to go after more of these big meetings. Omaha Is equipped to take care of fome of the big national and international associa tions, as well as state and interstate as soi bilious. Reports from Tort Arthur are to the effect that but one-fourth of the. original forcM was alive and In servlcv wIicji the place capitulated. This would mean that of U'M.(MK) fighting men (!,() had perished, so that Japan's loss before the t'Mvu was not so severe as that of the defenders-an unusual feature in the Ajlstory of ar. THE WATER BOA RD QUO IT 4 M tftt. The proceeding Instituted before the Mate supreme court by Attorney General Trout, to test the validity of the cotn pulaory water work purchase act was made at the instance of the editor of The Hee, not Iw-cause, as is claimed by the Omaha yellows, his candidate for the Water board was defeated at the last election, nor beeause. as Chairman Hoytl of the Water board is quoted as saying, he soaks to interpose obstacle! to the acquisition of the water works plant, nor because he has any grievance against members of the Water board. It Is a matter of record that The Hee opposed the enactment , of the com pulsory purchase bill when it was first Introduced In the legislature and repeat-, edly pointed out the pernicious and un constitutional features of that measure, while It was under consideration before the legislature. It Is a matter of record also that The Bee denounced the com pulsory purchase net as a high-handed attempt to deprive this community of Its right to self-government and a scheme to unload the water works upon this city at an exorbitant price. The groundwork for instituting the rjuo warranto proceedings was laid In the following editorials: (Hee Editorial, January 12, lfWJU Why should the power of the legislature 1n Invoked to compel the rlty of Omaha to bond Itself for the purchase of water works, unless the renditions of the pur chase are satisfactory. The right of the city to assume the ownership of the water werks is already expreasly guaranteed hy the charter, but the mode of acquiring the property Is left to the Judgment of the municipal authorities. There Is no more reason why the munici pal ownership should be made compulsory In the matter of the water works than In the matter of the gas works, electric light works, or, for that matter, the street rail way and telephones. There Is no more rea son why the governor should be given the right to appoint the water works purchase commission for Omaha than there would be for him to appoint a commission to pur chase parks, or a commission to manage an electric power plant, if a municipal fran chise were granted for such a. concern. On broad gauge lines, the principle of munici pal ownership of public utilities Is sound, but tho property owners and taxpayers of every community should have the right to decide for themselves how much they are willing to pay, and how much they do not want to pay, when to buy and under what conditions they shall create a publlo debt In payment of existing publlo utility plants, owned. by private corporations, or whether they shall build, own and operate their own water works, In case the price asked for a corporation-owned concern Is excessive. (Bee Editorial, January 15, 1908.) As tho basic principle for the purchase under the proposed compulsory municipal ownership bill. Its godfather aatumes three things are essential. 1. The enforcement of the right to purchase the plant. 2. Keep ing the enterprise out of politics. 3. That none but honest and competent men be appointed as appraisers. Thla la about as practical as William J. Bryan's proposition that the standard dol lar should have the same purchasing power at all times and under all circumstances. It Is an old adage that you can bring a horse to water, but you cannot always make blm drink. We have a right to acquire the water plant, but It Is another matter to compel the community to exercise that 1 right, whether the conditions are favorable or unfavorable to It. To keep the water works out of politics by conferring upon the governor the power to appoint the appraise ment commission Is to presume that gover nors have no political affiliations or political aspirations. Looking backward at governor appointed nonpartisan police commissions and governor-appointed nonpartisan normal school boards and boards of charities, we discover namee of very prominent politi cians, and we find ourselves face to face with some of the most rotten deals In politics that have ever disgraced Nebraska. But the most childlike and bland proposition Is the assumption that we can create strictly honest and competent men by law. The mill to convert dogs Into sausage was Invented years ago, but the device to grind out honest men by passing them through a legislative hopper Is yet to be discovered. (Bee 'Editorial. January 16, 19u3.) The Omaha representatives of the water works company do not appear to bo very much concerned about the compulsory pur chase bill, and are not likely to show their hand by co-operating with Mr. Howell, but we have positive knowledge that the owners of the water works In New York would be very much pleased with a compulsory pur chase on the terms proposed by Mr. Howell. At the present prices of iron the compulsory appraisement and purchase will give all the way from H.OOO.OOO to $1..t00,)0 niore for the. plant than it would have in ventoried for live years ago. (Bee Editorial. January 23. 1903.) Senate File No. 1, the Compulsory water works purchase bill, has been railroaded through the senate, without discussion, as an emergency measure. While strictly local In its scope and affecting only the taxpay er of Omaha and South Omaha, this hill violates the fundamental principles of sf government. It is, In fact, an Indictment of the intelligence and integrity of the citl senalilp of Omaha tu publicly declare in favor of placing Omaha In the hands of a receiver, or appointing a guardian to pro tect It from itself. With the excep tion of issuing bonds already voted and vot ing more bonds hereafter for the consum mation of the. proposed purchase by the commission. Omaha Is to have nothing to say about the .management of the water works, which will Involve the outlay of anywhere from 3,UU0,0Ou to KOun.uOO after the expiration of four years, when the governor-appointed commission Is to give way to a commiaslon elected by Its cltlxens on the gradual Installment plan. if the people of Omaha can be truated to elect an honest and capable board of water commissioners four years hence, why are they nut equally competent to elect a com petent commission before negotiations of the water works was submitted for their ratification? If It Is right for the governor to appoint a water commissioner for Omaha, why not also empower him to appoint a water commission for Lincoln? Why not empower him to appoint the may ors and councils of all cities in the state, so as to Insure nonpartisan government on the lines laid down In Senate File No. 1? There might be. some excuse for the gov ernor appointing a police commission on the plea that the publlo safety demand the extension of police powers over large cities, but no Nebraska legislature has ever sought lo deprive the cltlxena of any town or vil lage of tho right of self-government which is at the base of our entire fabric. Incldoutally, arid quite apart from It anil-American spirit. Senate Kile No. 1 is crude and seriously defective In many prts. It contemplates the purchase of water works on the three appraisers plan, will, h exposes the rlty to the i1k of pay lng front It l0 lo K.fi00.(4 more for the w-ater works than they could be duplicated for. Under the provisions of the bill no ap praisement of the works ran even be sub mitted to the people without the approval this board should he induced, by fsir means or foul, to balk the negotiations for, the purchase of the water works, no proposition could he submitted to the peo ple. While the bill empowers the board to compel the mayor and council by man damus to submit a bond proposition, there Is no power given to the courts by the bill to compel the water board to take action In the premises. They are con stltuted a trut unto themselves. Not only Is this close corporation to be above the mayor and council and rltisenshlp of Omaha, but above the governor even. After It has once been Installed all va rancies are to be filled by it. and not being removable for misdemeanors in office by the governor, or by anybody. It may be depended upon to hold the fort until the Job which' Mr. Howell is trylug to secure for himself has b?en anchored. There are other holes In the water works skimmer which should bo plugged before the bill passes the house. The bill grants authority to the water works commis sion to operate ten miles beyond the cor porate limits of Omaha at Its discretion but nowhere does the bill make provision for accountability to South Omaha In col lectlng water rents, planting hydrants or extending water mains. That omission alone insures sufficient litigation to com plicate the negotiations and acquisition of the water works for months, if not for years. (Bee Editorial, January 26, 1903.) Senator Howell has ventured to dispel Some illusion a to his bill. He asserts that It does not compel the city to build a new water works plant If It falls to purchase the present one. This does not dispel the objection to the governor appolnte water commission, accountable to nobody and removable by nobody, and the appointment of a salaried water com missioner, together with the commission, that will begin to drain the city treasury within thirty days after the bill becomes a law and will continue to draw salaries whether the city acquires the present water Works plant or not. In other words, Mr. Howell falls to Justify the attempt to deprive Omaha of the right of self government. Inherent to all American cities, nor does he dispel the Illusion that his plan of putting the cart before the horse in creating a water commission be fore we acquire the water works and In saddling upon the taxpayers the expenses of more tax eaters before the city has In vested In water works. (Bee Editorial, February t, 1903.) The water works purchase bill, which passed both houses of the legislature last week and has now been approved by the governor, at once becomes a law, as It carries an emergency clause. While Mr. Howell Is willing to enlighten the peo ple about the mode of procedure to pur chase the water works plant, he studiously omits all reference to the fact that he has saddled upon the taxpayers of Omaha a water commission, which will commence drawing 1300 a month out of the city tresa- ury for the salary of its members within thirty days, although It may be thirty months before the commission will have any water works to manage. The objections raised against the com pulsory water worka purchase act two year ago are Just as good today and the apprehensions of its Injurious effect upon this communltythave been fully verified. Nearly two years have passed since the enactment of the Howell-Gllbert bill and we are but little closer to obtaining possession of the water works than we were before the law was enacted, with a prospect that two or .three year more will elapse before the water works prob lem will be definitely nettled. I'p to January 1, 1005, the Water board has drawn out of the city trensury $0,507.80. or very nearly $10,000. Of what benefit has the board been to Omaha and what benefit cun It be so long as Omaha has no water works to manage? What ex cuse Is there for its existence, even 1f the act creating it was valid? FOREST COXSERVATIOX. The Forest congress in session at Washington cannot fail to arouse gen eral public interest in the very import ant question of forest conservation, while it should have such Influence upon the national legislature as will he con ducive to legislation for the better pro tection of the forests. President Roose velt's address to tho congress yesterday was a very strong presentation of the forestry subject. He said that the time of Indifference and misunderstanding In regard to the subject has gone by, and that the meeting to discuss it of men to whom the forest is importnnt from the business jiolnt of view was a great step toward the solution of the forest problem "a problem which cannot be settled until it Is settled right." He ex pressed tho belief that at last forces have lieeu set In motion which will con vert tho once distant prospect of the conservation of the forest by wise use into the practical accomplishment of that great end. "He pointed out how greatly several of the industries of the country are dependent upon the forests. "Wood Is an indispensable part of the material structure upon which civiliza tion rests and civilized life makes con tinually greater demands upon the forest." The president said that a timber fain lue Is Inevitable if the present rate of forest destruction la allowed to continue, which would meau Incalculable Injury to the Industries of the uatlon. He de clared that unlifis the meu from the west lelieve in forest preservation the western forests, cannot be preserved. It is needless to say that there Is a prac tically unanlmouH western sentiment fa vorable to the view of the forest prob lem which Mr. Roosevelt has repeatedly expressed and he can la? assured of gen eral and hearty western support for any efforts ho may make to carry out his policy. Willi this subject has been discussed for years, it Is only within a reent period that It has lcen considered with the seriousness which its Import ant calls for. This awakening having takeu place there is reason to expect that something soundly practical will be done. It Is anuuunced that the legislature will begin to wrestle with the divorce problem as soou as the committees are announced and stringent divorce legis lation Is looked for before the session is over. Tlii Indicates that the legislature proposes to make a reputation on a higher plane than Its predecessor, but before It enters upon this strenuoti task we would stigzest that the proceedings be Instituted for a divorce of the legis lature from the corporate lobby. VXEA It THiyO RLBA TF.S. A statement comes from Washington that certain members of the Interstate Commerce commission are Incensed, over what they term the "masterful Inaction" of the Department of Justice. They say, according to the nisjrt. that the commis sion has during the last few years un earthed several flagrant cases of viola tions of the interstate commerce act and of the Klkins amendment regarding re bates, and have in each case reported the same to the attorney general with the recommeudution to prosecute. Thus far no prosecution have been liegun against the offenders. A member of the commission is quoted a saying that the rebates paid the laM'f packers was one which called loudly for action. This case was developed prior to the passage of the Elkius law and the evidence Is said to have shown clearly that all of the railroads la-tweeu Chicago and Kansas Ctfy were paying rebates on all shipments made by the! packers. Other cases in which the pay ment of rebate was unearthed arc noted, in all of which the evidence. It is stated, was sent to the Department of Justice, but as yet nothing has been done regarding them by that depart ment. It I said thl has leen very disappointing to the commission and it will be equally so to the public If the facts are as represented. It. Is mani festly to little purpose that the commis sion unearths rebates and supports its findings with proper proofs If the evi dence Is to be pigeon-holed and no action taken to punish offenders. The Klkins law Is plain and explicit. It provides for punishing !oth the carrier that pays rebate aud the shipper who receives them. The country npplnuded the declaration of President Roosevelt that in order to keep the highways of commerce open to nil on equnl terms It Is necessary to put a complete stop to all robate. But this will only be accomplished by a strict and vigorous enforcement of the law, a duty which rests with the Department of Justice. There Is very general public confident ha Attorney General Moody, who Is able and undoubtedly conscientious, yet this confidence may le Impaired by a persist ent disregard of matters vital to the In terests and welfare of the public. We are not disposed to believe that he Is doing this, but more activity on the part of his department would certainly be welcome and reassuring. Lincoln's charter committee is said to be leaning toward a resumption of the old system of two-branch city councils consisting of ah upper and a lower house differently constituted. Many cities still have the double council, but the modern tendency for n,slule body Is certainly reacting against the Idea so prevalent a little while Ago that the municipal legislature should be confined to very limited membership acting as a little close corporation. To the recommendation of the tax commissioner thnt some way should be devised to secure reveuue from certain classes of people who, though they do a profitable business as brokers or agents, escape taxation because they have no tangible property to be assessed, the Real Estate exchange does not deign even to give notice. Nobody in or out of Omahu has yet ventured to explain what Induced the defunct county board to grant au eternal franchise to the Interurbnn electric road, which will be capitalized by Its promot ers at hundreds of thousands of dollars, without exacting a farthing either In the shape of outright bonus or future royalty. Having concluded a successful holiday holdup campaign against liquor dealers and druggists that netted the World Herald about $2,000, our redoubtable congressman has departed for Washing ton to concJude his arduous labors as a representative of this congressional dis trict. Former (iovernnr Van Sant failed to secure a single vote in the republican caucus for initeu ."states senator, but he lias nevertheless had an opportunity to plant seed which will germinate In the course of time, whether Jim . Hill likes it or not. The decision of western railroads to keep all their cjvii cars on their own tracks and compel reloading at .terminals may be a business proitositiou, but the failure to provide enough cars to accom modate all the business Is the sticking point. ' ' Hardships of the Presidency. Indianapolis News. The president had ",718 callers at his New- Tear's reception. Kvery once in a while a man heats something that convince him that he wouldn't care much for the Job, anyhow. A 'l ip tut t uureasuteH. Washington. Post. The administration's policy In making federal appointments la assuming dellnlte forqi. It appears l hat the president will follow It.e recommendations of members of congress any time they pick out the men he wants. A I'rrtlsrul Suggestion. Cincinnati Tribune. The suggestion that congressmen elected In November ought to meet and organize In the following December has additional recommendation In the fact that they would get their bauds In sooner that Is, of course, Into the way of dulng husineas. I lisnge uf Retainer aud Tune. Kansas City fcUar. Kit-Attorney (.lepers! Griggs, now a cor poration lawyer. Is opposing government supervision of trusts on the ground that it involves a dangerous step toward "im perialism." As attorney general Mr. Griggs argued in the Insular case that "Imperialism" ai a bugaboo and that the federal government might legitimately ex- enlse all the rights of sovereignty. How ever, a little change of opinion i all ill the day's work. Mr. Grigg s Isn't working for the government now. SENATOR MITCHELL'S CAREER. Was John Hippie la rrssiihasls Before lielsg West. Washington Correspondnt New York Sun. John H. Mitchell, senior Vniled Stales enator from Oregon, who w;u Indicted at J'ortland for alleged violation of the law In accepting lii"i0 for the use of his Influence a a senator in furthering a fraudulent land scheme. Is a veteran of many political bat ties, lie hss been chnrged by his politleu.1 enemies with many crimes, more aerloue. If possible, than that for which ho Is under indictment, but he lias always been victor when the tug of war cume. Senator Mitchell was born In Washington county, Pa.. In Klo. and went to Oregon In 1X0", after a fw years' resldcrico In Cali fornia. He became more prominent grad ually, and by lNrt; came within one vote of being hU party's choice for t'nlted States senator. He Incurred the bitter hostility of William lair Hill, a brilliant lawyer, who was ihen editor of the rortland Oiegonlan. Hill learned that Mitchell was living under u assumed name, and made a trip to Pennsylvania, where he traced Mitchell's antecedents. It was discovered that Mitchell's real nameVua John Hippie, and that while very young he had married a poor girl, the daughter of a washerwoman, by whom he had several hlldren. He left his family and disappeared, and In due time turned up on the Faclftc coast as "John II. Mitchell." Ills Identity having been established, the Oregonlan printed an exposure which caused a sensation In the state. Kor years afictwaid the Orcgonlan referred to him as "John Hippie Mitchell." Mitchell did not deny the'trulhfulnees of the story. Instead, he took the people of Oregon Into his confidence, admitted that I he had changed his name and asked the people to judge him by his record as a man among them rather than by the errors of his youth. He took steps to have his new name legaliied and made pence with hla former wife by proper legal settlement. Tho people of Oregon took Mitchell at his word, and tho attacks upon him were una vailing. In 1H72 lie was elected to the I'nltcd States senate and took his seat on March 4, is?:!, tho Mime day upon which William B. Allison entered upon his career in the senate. Allison has served continu ously ever since, and now has tho record of having served longer than any other man, living or dead. But Mitchell has been In nd out several times, and every campaign, with few exceptions, has been a lliiht In which the fur flew. Senator Mitchell married early in his) Oregon career, before the exposure of his Pennsylvania experience. His second wife was a resident of. Oregon, of beauty and good family. Several daughters and one fon were born to them. The son. John II. Mitchell, jr.. Is a prominent lawyer 111 Ore gon. One daughter. Mattle. was a famous beauty and belle in Washington. In ISflt she married the Duke de la Kochefoucauld, and is living in Paris, where htr mother Is now visiting her. TtllSTHU I'H A HISKS. Irreparable V rouga Unite liy Crooked Pnbllr Servants, New York Tribune. Uuvernor-elect Folk of Missouri, In his seal for reform, has hit upon the Idea of forfeiting public franchises obtained by bribery. The plan Is one which naturally suggests ilstIC to an honest man. The reople as a whole seem entitled to the sumo protection sgalnst being deprived of their property by fraud which Is given to au, lndvidual. A deed obtuned by fraud may be set aside. Why not a franchise The obvious objection, of course, Is that a franchise is generally ; an asset of a corpo ration in which Innocent persons have In vested, and thul It would be unjust to forfeit the values which they obtained la good faith from tho thieves. On the other hand, it may be said that the city or stato Is a corporation of innocent Investors, und they are not voluntary Investors, cither. They have to pay taxes, und the waste of their properly is unite us much a hardship and an injustice as tho forfeiture of tho property of innocent investors in a fraud ulently obtained franchise. The doctrine of caveat emptur may be thought to ap ply here and warn Investors, who have a free choice against buying stolen goods. If they did have to buy at their own risk in such caHcs, stockholders might be mort careful about the conduct of corporations' and more insistent on strict regulations' und full reports. So far as this state Is concerned the Ques tion is purely academic. The court of ap peals in the old Broadway railway cases sustained the validity of a franchise based on corruption. The aldermen committed a trine when they voted for it. They stole the city's property and gave it to their fellow thieves, yet the city was held bound forever to treat the stolen goods as the lawful property of 'Innocent investors." The railroad corporation was, we believe, dissolved for Its unlawful actions, but the property which it had criminally obtained was handed over to be administered for the beuellt of the, individuals composing it and passed on to a new company. It may well be doubted If Mr. Folk would have much better fortune than the New York taxpayers In overcoming the theory that a vested wrong can by a few sales on the Stock exchange be converted Into a vested right. The lenson of the situation confronting us, at least in New York, is the desirnblllty of strict general laws limiting the terms and duration of franchises, ao that no tre mendous or Irreparable wrong may be done by unfaithful servants, and the wisdom of taxing franchises even If they are granted dishonestly and without due compensation. New York. lias taken some Important steps both In limiting and In taxing franchises. Perhaps Mr. Folk may find help in the study, of our statute books. THE PKOPI.K MIUHTII.Y S I I lilt K II. Grievances Against Railroad Poor In t'pon tOQirrti, Kansas City Star. Senator Cullom is quoted as saying that never before in his experience as L'nlted Slates senator, which covers more than twenty years, has there been sucli a flood of correspondence as ha come to his desk and to the desks of other senators con cerning the matter of railway rate con trol. Nearly all of thin correspondence la from shippers who have been discriminated against by exctsslve rates on the one hand and rebates to their rivals on the other. Senator Cullom trunkly acknowledges that the people have become thoroughly aroused over tho proposal of the president to bring the ralways to time, and that they are giving the chief executive their support In an unmlvtakuble way. Mr. Cullom be lieves that congress, regardless of its own I will In the matter, will be forced to do something of cunseguence In this direction. Aud ill is Ik only one of the Increasing manifestations of popular spirit In dealing with congress. Tho people are becoming more and more convinced that they must assert themselves If they are to have their rights as against those apcciul Interests trat have controlled so many members of congress. And to tills end it mjy he ex pected that the people will soon demand th election of senatoia by popular vote. They cei Ulnly will If l urpoidtlona continue to secure the ee(t,,p of their agentc thruugli lis manipulation uf utc legialalurej. ter trouble is with you; you, yourself. Your head is congested, you are dizzy, you cannot see clearly, and you are all out of sorts. Wake up your sleepy liver ! Get rid of a lot of bile. Take one of Ayer's Pills each night, for a few nights. These pills are liver pills, all vegetable, sugar-coated. They act directly on the liver, curing biliousness, constipation, dizziness. Xsde by the J. C. Ay.r Oo , Lewell. Uses. Also Ksauiaeturers of AVER'S HAIR TtGOR For the tialr. AYER'S 6AR8AP ARILLA-For the blOoi. POUT RTHIR AD AKTHR. New York I'ost: Thl much Is certain: that Japanese ascendency In southern Manchuria whether direct or through a protectorate, would mean a sharp check to Kuropesu aggression In North e'hinu. Iloston Transcript: The weakening of Russia at this point may mean a strength ening of Its force nt others, hut however that may be, the moral loa to It of the surrender of this stronghold can hardly bo overestimated. New York Sun: When they took Port Arthur some years ago from China, occu pied It and proceeded to enjoy the frult of their well won vlcuy, it was snatched from them by the civilised bullies of Eu rope. Individuals can bo inglorious and contemptible, but nations can outdo them; ami If Russia Is now bitterly expiating Its share In the infamy that was then visited upon Japan, It Is only reaping as it has sown and as It richly deaerves. We need hardly observe that that chapter In history will never be repeated, not oven If all the powers In Europe sought to participate la it. Springfield Republican: -But we are not to conclude from this that Russia Is yet wiped out as a Pacific und far eastern powrr. t'liles-s, within a short time, the csar should yield to the desire bf the world for peace, we must look to another year of war to determine the final position of the Muscovite In that part of the earth mat ne will ne utterly driven out can hardly be believed. 8ix years ago his flag was not yet south of the Amur, except on the shore of the gulf of Tartary: but probably the csar could secure term? of pence today which would leave him supreme In a territory extending cousld orauiy neiow mat old boundary between Siberia and tho Chinese empire. New York Tribune: in point of honors the two armies may be regarded as equal. The Russian defense and the Japanese at tack were both heroic In a high degree. The victors have won with distinction. and the vanquished in their defeat have gained great renown. As for prestige that Is another thing. It Is a tremendous blow to Russia to see the flag of the Rb.lng Sun replace the cross of St. An drew, or the black, two-headed eagle of Byzantium, upon the walls of the fortress which was supposed to be Impregnable, and which was to be for all lme the bul wark of Slavic dominion and domination In the far oast. It Is a mighty triumph for Japan a second time to raise Its flag above Pert Arthur and to take that place from the very power that nine years ago mado It relinquish It when it hod taken It from China. Pi: R NOV A I. MITRK. Dr. Chadwlck says, "I hope so," In re ply to his wife's protestations of inno cence. . II. B. Stocke, the chief florist at the St. Louis exposition, planted during his serv ice more than 15,OWi,000 flowers. He has accepted a position with the government In Washington. Dr. A. J. Barchfeld, congressman-elect from the Thirty-second Pennsylvania dis trict, stands six feet four inches In his stockings, and with one exception is the tallest man In the house. George W. Ha per la a blind typewriter operator employed in an Indianapolis fac tory. He is rapid and accurate in an uii tlBual degree, aud because of his inability to correct errors has learned to make very few. Raper lost his eyeyight two years ago as the result of a fever. Menie, a Greenland Eskimo boy, is one of the most interesting of the pupils in the public schools of New York City. He was brought to New York by Lieutenant Peary and has been transformed from a blubber eating Arctic nomad Into a clever young American, bright In his studies and cap tain of a base ball team. Minister Van Swinderen of the Nether lauds is an excellent horseman, and like all excellent horsemen he Is apt to criticise trenchantly those who do not ride with skill. At a muslcale in Washington the other day the minister, i:i the courso of a conversation with a senator's wife, said: "I aw young Blank ut Chevy Chase this morning." "Was he on horseback?" the i" 'rtnanw ns- a UAIlcock beca equalled Piasters are the eriginal and genuine porous plasters and have never as a paln-eurer. Wi guarantee inrm to conuua no belladonna, episa I 'imi uwiiiuiy his, ilet Upon Having Allcock'e. You cannot icipcojf the blur! And the reason is there is nothing the mat with your glasses. The ATRR'S CHERRY PECTORAL Tor couth AYER'S AGUE CURB For malaria and ague. woman asked. "Well, off and on." w.i the reply. "Stay In the harness and thus . .1 growing rusty," is the motto of Judge .1.. n J. Jackson of the t'nlted States court r the northern district of West Virginia. li enjoys the distinction of being the ol l.-t member of the federal judiciary and has t longest record of service. PASS1MJ ri.K.ASHM rtlKS. Miss Passay Yes, I am proud to sa. ,,n ancestor of mine fell at the battle cf l sbui g. Miss Pert An ancestor? Miss Paxsay Yos. Miss Pert Ah: your father, I suppose. Philadelphia Ledger. "That Blfferblatt Is an absent-mlnd d fellow." "So?" "Yes. when I handed him a Christmas present he said: 'I beg your pardon, but do you give trading stamps?' " Cleveland Plain lealer. Raynor There's one goeid tiling shout 1S05, anyhow. The financial question doesn't come up for settlement ngaln t hisi ye r. Shyne Doesn't it? Look at all thei Christmas bills, will you? Chicago Tri bune. "Please, sir." pleaded the beggar, "I'd like to get a square meal. I" "Here, poor follow." said Kloseman, "here a penny for you." "O: thank you, sir; but, pardon me, you haven't got a dyspepsia tablet about you, have you'.' 1 always suffer when 1 over eat." Philadelphia Iress. . " I )rir 1 mt, s It absolutely necessary to re move my appendix?" "Well, Its customary." Brooklyn Ufe. "I really believe you married me slmplv because I have money." complained tlin heiress, who was as stingy as she was plain. "No," replied her hustmnd, candidly, "I married you because I thought you'd let mo have it." Philadelphia Preas. ''Mamma What's-the . inittter- with the baby? Papa He was playing around the piano and he fell and bumped his head on one of the medals. Mamma Poor little dear! Is lie badly hert? Papa Oh. no! Fortunately it was the soft pedal. Philadelplda. Ledger. "What1 was the excitement' after the church services last Sunday?" "Why. an unknown stranger put $10 bill In the e'olleetton plate." "Ten-dollar hill! That's good." "No. It was had!" Cleveland Plain Dealer. ritOBI.F.M OF THE HOMK. Leslie's Magaxlne. Hello! We want a servant girl. You've got no servants what? What's that? Oh, yea, I understand Beg pardon. I forgot. An employe will suit as well; Yes, black or white will do: We're looking for a hired girl, No matter what her hue. What's that? A green one? Well, how much Does she expect to get? What? Four per week with room sni board? Well, please don't send her yet. Tho last one that we had was green; We onlv paid her two: i And what she did was small compared With what eho couldn t do. Our house is not a training school. With nay to any girl That comes along npeak louder. WhstT You say you vo got a pearL Who only wants three Hfteruoous, Two nights, and has a beau, ' And who won't work upstairs if she hsa To do the work below? Well what's the price of pearls today? What? Six per week? How nice: didn't think that one could get, A pearl at such a price. However, if she what? Oh, yes w hi way )p go away In summer time and let the help Kee-p right on drawing pay. What's that? She doesn't like the street We live in? Well, we ll move; We never wish to do a thing Our help does not approve Pray, as her In what neighborhood She d rather live what s that? No matttr what the neighborhood, She won't live in a flat: You've got another? What's she like? What's that? She's not a pearl? Well, send her up, If she In like An old-time hired girl. She Isn't? Why? They're out of style? Just wait n minute I Well, aend her up. Perhaps we'll suit, At least, I know we'll try. Tear an AlloocW Porous Plaster in two length, wise, and apply on soles of feet; renew the plaster' every time the feet arc bathed. You will be sur prised how it will relieve rheumatism in the feet or ankles. For tired or lame feet relief is afforded at once. PIASTER us plasters and I nulla no bciuuioi nuive. wonaeriunjr curative. J 7 v- - ; ; 1