THE OMAHA DAILY BEK: THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. IMS. The Omaha Daily Bee' l;. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. 'PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF SITE8CRIPTION". jMllr KM (without Sundayi. on year. .$4. 00 laii'v Bee and Sunday. 0110 year Illustrated Bt". one year 2A tn-indav Rce. one year ttiatui-d'av Bee. one year J 'inentleih Century farmer, una year... l.W -DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Pmh' Bee fwithout Sunday), per copy.., So J a Iv He (lthoi't Bunds?), per wok. . .UC Dalh- Bee (Incla.JIng Runday). per week-.l-e fc-.ndny pre. per copy - Keening Pf (without Runday). per wees it Evening Bee (Including Sunday). Per... wee J-0 Complaints of Irregularities In delivery should be addressed to City Circulation de partment. OFFICES. Omaha -Th Be Rulldlr,;. South Omaha City Hall building, Twenty fifth and M sfroets. Coumll Blurs lo Tfarl street. Chicago imo TTnltv building. New York Park Row b'llldlng. Washington SOI rourteenth afreet. 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Kvenlrg and Hundny peo printed during the month of Decemler. was aa fo'.lowa: 1 20.JIOO 2 3t.3M I SXAftO 4 n 1,220 6 ytt.3Ht 30.00 7 211.1 no t 2U,:tMO 2i,ft.-o 17 JW.T1S 18 SO.2O0 !..., sm.NSO JO 2M.4l.in 21 2M..1IO 22 2.22 23 2, 2t 31,fMM 26 ao.aao 2H.54M) 27 M..1M 28 2M.4T0 1 2H.220 10 2H.3.K) tl 31,470 in... 32.0110 34.2RO 2n,too 2s).TK4t 3X.TKO 2i.7f0 2H.T.IO 31 1? 13 14 :s J6 Total. 9U1.TM5 Less unaold copies lO.iait Net total sales 91 1.e4l Dally average 2U,40 GEORGE B. TZSCHLCK. SuWrlbed In my presence and sworn to before me thla 311 day of December, 1804. iSeal, M. B. HUNGATE, Notary Public. At last Colonel Bryan ling found one presidency he Is willing to decline. One can but wonder how much of the Missouri senatoriul entanglement la due to talk over the notorious "Harrison telephone" line. When Kaunas erects that proposed fate petroleum lefluery the Standard Oil company may have a chance to start a fight with au organization In Its class. So far ill the proceedings It bus 1mpii unnecessary, to ask the polities of the newly elected senators, for In no In stance has a republican given place to a democrat' Judging by the unanimity that has characterized senatorial elections in all . the lrepubUctu.ttoui thtsLw Inter. It wpuld.aeem ;nlfc wfl. ha '.outlived the senatorial .contest" and legislative dead locks. Now that two men arc- on trial for responsibility for the Sloc'um disaster there Is some hope that the Iroquois theater mutter will .be aired in the courts before the present generation passes away. Fraternal society Incorporation and fraternal insurance appears to monopo lize about one-third of tho time of the Nebraska legislature, although it is an open secret . that grips and passwords are no passport to political office. The city council has blocked tho scheme for the erection of ,a gas plant at Twenty-second and Burdette streets. This would Indicate that the council proposes to retain the monopoly on gas holders within Its own membership. 1'erhaps those Itusglun shipbuilders would have hud too much patriotism to strike while their country was In a state of war and needed ships, if they were permitted to express themselves effectively on the subject in some other uiauuer. Another British ship loaded with munitions of war for Ilussla has been captured by Japanese.' It Is a wonder lhat the Japunese minister to London does not call attention to that "alliance" of which so much was exjiocted when the war began. The Mine Workers' union paid out benefits of over $l,Stk),(KH) lust year, of whlvh nearly faio.ouo went to Colorado. Iurlng the same time It cost Colorado over $11110,000 to keep soldiers at the tBincs. Two good arguments In favor of arbitration of labor disputes. It Is to be hoped that the lire riend Will observe the ieace while the volun teer firemen of Nebraska are showing off their tine point at Columbus, ruder somewhat similar cimitustuuces the president of the association lost his busi ness house a year tr two ago. The Juvenllo court may do a great deal toward. the. reclamation of youth ful criminal, but it will take organiza tion and co-operation on the part of the men and woineu o Omaha who are in terested In the Juveulle court to accom plish very effective and lasting reform. i i. The operatives at Fall Itlver have de ckled to return to work at reduced wages while other differences are be ing settled, which would indicate that Massachusetts made no fatal mistake when it elected W. 1 Douglas, who hut brought about the resumption of work, as, its chief executive. . Th proposed construction of a (juar ter of a million sewer system would comnieud itself to the great majority of South Omaha taxpayers If coupled with the assurance that at least half of the cot will bo borpe by tho parking boue for whose special accommodation thee ewer are said to have been projected. stSAvm nrinttTT-- Klmer Jnt.-ob BurlnMt bag Iseu duly elected by the legislature to represent Nebraska iu the L'nlted States senate for a full term of six years from March 4 next. This action was foreordained from t lie time the last republican state convention made Mr. Burkett the party nominee fjr that exalted position. Sen ator Burkett will enter' the tipper house of congress as one of the youngest, if not the youngest,' among its members and his transfer from the house to the senat .ls in the nature of a promotion fmm a lo ?wer to n hitter legislative body. While Mr. Burkett s new honors have come to him practically without a con tent, his elevation to the senate Involves two features which should not be al lowed to stand ns precedents. The Bee has for years been championing the elec tion of United States senators br direct vote of the people, but this principle re quires the candidates to go lefore the people with a declaration of principles and views on pending Issue. The nomination of Mr. Burkett In state con vention was what may be called "ma chined," without any popular expression or Intervention from the rank and tile of his party. It was procured under a false pretense of avoiding the projection of a dark horse after a protracted dead lock, ns had been done four years 1h fore. but it was procured by the very men who were actively responsible for the dark horses of the preceding sena torial contest. The second had feature was the dou ble nomination of Mr. Burkett for repre sentative and for senator at the same time. Other members of congress havo sought senatorial honors, but they have almost Invariably tlrst relinquished their places in the house before asking the suffrages of the people for the higher position. As a consequence of his run ning for two oflices at one time, Mr. Bnrkett's congressional constituency will be left without a representative and the chances are that they will be put needlessly to the trouble and expense of a special election to fill the vacancy. In point of qualifications Senator-elect Burkett Is unquestionably well equipped to meet the requirements of the office and to make an eminently respectable and creditable representative of the state In the senate. Ills experience as a member of the house has given him a familiarity with public questions and an acquaintance with public men that will contribute materially toward his effi ciency and usefulness. As anticipated by The Bee, Mr. Burkett has come out publicly with a pledge to uphold the arm of rrpsldeut Roosevelt in bis national policies and especially in his recom mendations of railway rate regulation legislation. Though this pledge Is at variance, as already pointed out. with the interests of those who were chiefly Instrumental In the promotion of his candidacy, and the conduct of his cam paign. -tlm repnl Moons' Nebraska' w til exiiect .tb pledge 'to) e,'fa1tMnljy. car ried out.. The new senator tuts promised to do his utmost; to serve the best Inter ests of the state and In these efforts he should have the support of every loyal citizen of Nebraska. COURT rLAS OAIXISO OROUKD. The question of railroad rate regula tion Is receiving the most earnest atten tion at Washington and it is stated that tho Buggestiou at present most favor ably considered Is that a court be cre ated which shall be clothed with author ity to declare a specific rate too high, anil that only after a thorough investi gation of. nil the conditions. It is said that accompanying this suggestion Is the declaration that the Interstate Com merce commission cun uever act in a broader capacity than that of federal prosecutor before the proposed court. There Is no doubt that the more care fully the court proposition is considered the stronger it will become In popular favor. It has already received the in dorsement of a number of prominent railroad men, on the ground that such u court would possess a higher standard and be composed of men of larger ability, who would be farther removed from political considerations than any government commission could be. It Is argued that It would on the whole be better to have a court of high standing to decide Anally whether a rate is just or unjust than to have a commission pass upon the rate with the right of appeal to a higher court. Tho weight of argument Is clearly in favor of an Interstate commerce court, pro vided It be so constituted as to guaran tee quick decisions iu all cases and ex ecutive power sufficient to make sure that its decrees are carried Immediately Into effect. Manifestly in the case of u disputed railroad rate a speedy decision Is esseutlal. What Is obviously needed Is some tribunal of high standing that shall make a fair but quick Investiga tion, decide promptly and nut Its de crees Immediately into effect. Under existing couditlous there Is great delay and tho public Is tho party that suffers from this. This would be remedied by the creation of such a court as is pro posed and which has been advocated by the editor of this paper for years. Of course it Is suggested In regard to this matter tbut there muy be some practical or constitutional flaw which will remove It from the field of consider ation. We think there Is not a question as to the constitutional power of con gress to create such a judiclul tribuual as contemplated and It Is not easy to see what there Is of , a practical nature in the way. There Is very strong opposi tion in congress to cularglng the power of the Interstate commission for regu lating railway rates and there is re j son to doubt whether this will be done. Iu fact. It is contldeutly predicted at Washlugtou that little Increase of wwer will t conferred ou that branch of the executive department of tho govern ment. On the other hand, there is pruc tically no, opposition to the suggeslUm that a tribunal be established to deter iclue itsuts rlaing under the interstate commerce law. and the plan has been wisely approved as the most practicable method for solving a troublesome prol len. J.4JV4.V .4L.SU HAS URIEYAXi t:S. It is au admitted fact that neither Japan nor Uussia has strictly observed the rules of neutrality In the far eastern war, but so far as failure to preserve the neutrality of seapurts may be concerned the burden of testimony Is with Japan and against Hussla. While the former entered Che l'oo forcibly on one occa sion there was provocation for doing so in the use mode of that harbor by a Russian torpedo boat escaping from Japanese attack. China then failed to maintain her status as a neutral and the Japanese admiral took the law Into his own hands. His course under the circumstances was very generally re garded as Justifiable. It was a violation of neutrality, of course, but it would not have occurred lind the Chinese authorities performed their duty. On the part of Russia repeated violations of neutrality have occurred. The first lu stance was that of tho gunboat Mandjur, at the very beginning of the war. That vessel stayed In port at Shanghai, while the Japanese waited and watched for it outside for several weeks and It was not dismantled until the end of March. Another ase In which Russia violated Chinese neutrality was that of the protected cruiser Askold. which ran into Shanghai for shelter and its com mander refused to dismantle until or dered from St. Petersburg to do so. Still another violation of Chlnesox neutrality on the part of the Russians was In using Che l'oo as a naval base and maintain ing there a v-lreless telegraph station in regular communication with Tort Ar thur. The recent raid of a large force of Russian cavalry Into Chinese terri tory was another and very flagrant vio lation of neutrality. These and other Instances make up a bill of grievances which Japan may of fer as an offset to the charges and com plaints presented by the Russian gov ernment In its note to the powers. That she will not fail to recall the attention of tho world to these circumstances when she makes reply to the Russian allegations It Is safe to say. That reply will be regarded with universal Inter est and there will be very general as tonishment if it does not show, to the satisfaction at least of the unprejudiced, that the Russian allegations are for the qiost part baseless and. when not this, very much exaggerated. Our govern ment, which Is manifesting n proper concern In the situation, should soon have information from its representa tives at Peking that will throw some light upon the Russian complaints-and possibly also the motives of that power. TL'ltX OX THE SKAKCULWHT Within the past ten years forced con tributions have been levied upon the taxpayers; of this county for the main tenance of county goVernmeht'amohnt lng to very nearly f (5,000,000. During all this period the bulk of this money has been voted out of tho county treas ury by commissioner combines without taking the people into their confidence. The publication of tho proceedings of county boards in a weekly newspaper is worse than a furce. Out of the 30,000 voters of Douglas county about 6 per cent read weekly newspapers and not 1 per cent of the taxpaylng citizens of Douglas county read the particular weekly paper in which county proceed ings have been published. The only pa pers that have general circulation in this county are the dallies and publicity of county management anil county expen diture lu the daily newspapers has at best been fragmentary. We make bold to assert that more Jobs and steals aud more crooked work has been done in the court house within the past five years than has been perpe trated In the city hall In twenty years. There' have been bridge steuls, road steals, vault steals, county hospital steals and jail steals Innumerable, but it is almost Impossible to run them down and trace them so long as existing methods of doing business continue. While the county boards during this period have been dominated by demo crats, all the booillers and grafters were not of that political faith by a long ways. Political creed does not set very heavily upon the conscience of the grafter, the boodler and the crooked con tractor. Up to ISlMt there were annual publica tions showing the sources of revenue, receipts and disbursements of county fuuds. but under the pretense of econ omy that method of periodic publicity has been discontinued. As a natural cousequence the taxpayers of Douglas county have been kept In .the dark con cerning the wastefulness and extrava gance and the lawless raids uion the treasury sanctioned by the county boards. It seems to us the time has come for turning over a new leaf. The taxpayers of Douglas county have a .right to know from now on what Is being done with county funds and how much Is drawn out of the treasury by each of the departments, Including the county clerk, treasurer, surveyor, county court, sheriff, register of deeds and clerk of the district court, aud how much Is expended and for what purpose for poor relief and the maintenance of the so-called poor farm, and how much we are expending for the making of new roads, building of new bridges, the maintenance of roads and the repair of old bridges. In other words, the man agement of county affairs should hence forth be placed under the liuie-llgbt of publicity and every transaction of the county board and county officials affect ing the taxpayers should be brought to the knowledge of the taxpayers and clt ircus generally. South Omaha charter revisers propose to ask the legislature for a special per mit authorizing the mayor and council of South Omaha to issue J50.0liU of sewer bonds without submitting the proposition to the people. That unique scheme may not startle the legislature, but It certainly will the taxpayers of South Omaha. The precedent once es tablished the Issue of bonds without the consent of the people Is not likely to stop with sewer bonds. t.overnor Folk of Missouri has served notice on all reputable and disreputable legislative lobbyists that they must re port at the governor's office ' promptly on their arrival at Jefferson City, or as soon as possible thereafter, by register ing their names aud the object of their visit, and must also pronounce them selves to representatives of the press. If Governor Mickey will now emulate the example of Governor Folk the first step will be taken toward the banish ment of the professional lobbyists from the state capital.'. It must not be for gotten, however, that the most danger ous lobbyists generally manage to have themselves enrolled among the em ployes of the two houses. The perni cious work of this class enn be checked only by rigid rules forbidding employes of the legislature from acting; in the ca pacity of lobbyists under penalty of summary dismissal. The first constitutional amendment has been Introduced In the lower house of the legislature, but It Is to be hoped that It may not be the last and only one. His admitted on all hands that the con stitution needs revision and If the pres ent legislature would devote a few days to the consideration of constitutional amendments that have become lnqiera- tlve It would Immortalize Itself and earn the eternal gratitude of Its constituents, Iast year the city council levied a municipal tax of 14 mills upon all prop erty lu Omaha, while during the pre ceding year the levy was only 0 mills by renson of the omission of the water tax from the Howell charter. Had the water tax lieen levied the total would have been 10 mills. Is there any good reason why the tax levy for I'.stf should be higher than 10 mills? The Board of Educatlou has voted a levy of 2.6 mills upon the taxable prop erty within the city limits of Omaha. That levy will provide more than ample funds for conducting our public -hool system. A Judicious use of the pruning knife to cut out fads, frills and sinecures would enable the board to accumulate a nice surplus by the .end of the present year. Teople who point to the carrying of revolvers as the cause for the many murders In the United States should not forget the knife wlelder and - the poisoner. While It Is possible more mur ders are committed by shooting than by any other single means, it is a fact that more persous are killed at one time by poison than by guns. Batttnsr. !. ' :, Chicago. News,, . . k , -During the lull following ths fall of J'ort Arthur the Balkan war cloud will avail It self of -the opportunity to play a brief en gagement. ... Its naalneaa. Von Know. Chicago, Inter Ocean. i Another British steamer carrying coal to Vladivostok has been cuptuied by the Japa nese. Thla is, of course, an outrage. Japan should not Interfete with the business of her ally. Kolly f Freak Reform. New York Tribune. New York Is now reaping aotue of tha fruits of the three platoon system impoaed upon It by sentimentalists who played Into the bands of Tammany politicians. Soon or late, cities, like me must pay the price of their follies. Grinding; Oat Penalona. New York Sun. Saturday the house of representatives "broke the record" by passing 469 pension bills in one hour and forty-three minutes. This is not a "record" to endure or to be proud of. Surely, en automatic law-making machine can be devised that will paas sixty bills a minute. Chances for the Poor Young Man. New Y'ork Sun. Mr. William F. Potter, formerly con ductor of a freight train, becomes tha presi dent of the Long Island Railway company, lie had the grit to leave a Job lu the cleri cal department of the first railway thut employed him and go to work with his hands. His last' advancement, like those that preceded It, was due entirely to "pull" the "pull" thut consists In knowing thor oughly one's business, devoting oneself to It entirely, and not being afraid to work. Mr. Bryan suys that the poor young man has no chance for advancement any more for example, Mr. Potter and Mr. Hedley of New York and Mr. Bryan of Nebraska. AMERICA'S LESSONS 14 HEALTH. Art of Prervlng Hainan Life In the Oatlylng; Poaaeaalona. Philadelphia PreM. Not the least beneficent thing which America has carried to the Philippines is tho art of preserving human life. A regu lar army captain who has served in the Islands and who Is about to return there saya he would now "no more fear cholera than meaales" with the proper kind of at tention. The Americana have taught the Filipinos that cholera, like typhoid fever, is a preventable disease. It is not contagious, but the germ mint be taken Into the stomach with food or drink. A little care renders these absolutely aafe, even with cholera patients dying on all sides. Tha small command of fifty troopa under thla officer became Infected with cholera through the negligence of a servant when at an Isolated spot with no physician near. Seven men died In one day between sun rise and sunset. A rigid enforcement of the simple rules which every experienced regular soldier now understands stopped that violent outbreak within twenty-four hours. Yellow fever, which was once the moat dreaded acourge of Cuba, has been virtually annihilated through the daring kill of an American surgeon. He proved beyond a single doubt that If mosquitoes are exterminated yellow fever vanishes. Befopa beginning the actual work on the great Panama canal sanitary experts from the United States have gone ahead and biased a path of health across that fever-Infected Isthmus. An army of la borer perished there once when France undertook to build the canal. Hereafter men with pick and shove) there will be as Immune from yellow fever aa those who dig In the streets of Philadelphia. 'i'hestj are aome of the great leasons of how to preatrv health which the Ameri. cao soldiers and men of acirnoe hare taught the weaker races that hare not yet emerged into tit fuii uvtm of eijlghtr emucaiL BITS OF tftHIGTO I. IFF.. Minor Srenra and Incident Sketched on the Snot. Captain Algernon Kartoiia, grandson of General Giant, cuntrllnites to Harper's Weekly a breeiy sketch of Washington social life, its divisions, struggles, and heartburnings He finds the eituatlon "most amusing." from a European point of view, and the amusement he decrltes tow-lira a tender spot In Washington. The captain writes: A certain vety wealthy lady had evidently determined cither to get lieiaelf aaknowl edged as the principal leader of the g.iy and smartest or fall In battle, fighting bravely. Her courage entitled her to the auccesM her tactics brought tier. Several prominent ladles of old Wash ington "cave dwellers" (members of the exclusive residential set), for the moat part had organli'd a scries of subscrip tion dunces. Tho rich adversary selected an evening upon which one of the most Important of these dances was to be given and gave a great cotillon." The "cave dwellers'' committee at once dispatched a messenger .with an ultimatum demanding the. postponement of this "cotillon" until after theirs waa over. A firm r.nd courte ous reply was rent to the effect that !t would be too muoli trouble to recall tiiu invitations In fact. Impossible, and sug gested a postponement of thrirs. This put the "cave dwellers" on their mettle, and they prepared for war. One scarcely dared to go out In the street for fear of being stopped and compelled lo promise attend ance. Some weak men. ni5 9lf among the num ber, lu order to secure peace and un impeded passage on the highroads, prom ised to be present at both functions. It Is due, however, to the rich lady to say that she did not resort to conscription. She simply let it "come out" In tho press and through her close friends that If sny one was guilty of being absent from her func tion aid present at the other she, should she be victorious, would no longer keep them on her visiting list. As . the night sppr isclied the excitement grew Intense. I determined within myself to keep friendly with both, and, with that In view, drove to the "cave dwellers' " dance first. To get In was eaay. Tho warmth of my wel come was Intense but when it cams to getting out again oil, ro! There were at least six dragons guarding the single exit. Several of the guests endeavored to pass them, but returned, crushed and shamed. Then I remembered the German waiter, and, followed by a youthful diplomat, gave that worthy a dollar.. "I.et us coma with you Into the kitchen," said I; and In the middle of a waits, the dancing couples hiding us from the dragons, we went down the kitchen stairs und out through the area. We waited for nothing, but made a beelino through mud and slush to the "mllllonalreas." We arrived In time to be present st one of the most gorgeous entertainments of the kind ever given, and, Indirectly, of course, to congratulate the victor for It was the "Waterloo" of the "cave dwellers. At 11 o cluck nothing but the ladles of their families and one or two frightened conscripts were left, all having "gone over" to the representa tive of the mighty dollar. The defeat was final. The "cave dwellers" went back to their caves and Washington society, with the diplomatic corps, cabinet, judge and all. fell down and worshiped the golden calf. The House was passing private pension bills so fast the recording clerks were getting dizzy. Representative Louden slager of New Jersey, hopped up and broke the monotony by presenting a bill to cor rect the record of a soldier who had a qharge.of desertion against him. "Do I understand," asked Judge Mad- dox of Georgia, "that this man now draws a pension as a lieutenant?" 'Oh, no," replied Loudenslager; "he's dead." 'Surely," exclaimed Judge Maddox, "the gentleman doea not want to restore htm after ho la dead?" "Not a bit of It," T.oudeuslager replied. I Just want to correct his record." General Grosvenor had been listening in tently. 'See here." he said, breaking into the colloquy; "ahould there not be an amend ment that a certified copy of our proceed ings with reference to the matter shall he sent to some place, to be of benefit to him In any future overhauling he may have to undergo?" 'I have no doubt," declaimed I.ouden- alager, "that any communication from this House will reach him where he is." 'It would be very apt to." snapped John Sharp Williams, the democratic leader, unless he was a very, very good man." Senator Bate and three prominent citizens of Nashville, Tenn., have Invited the presi dent to visit that city. The president said that he Intended to visit the south next fall, when he would go to the home of his mother In Georgia. At the an mo time he will take in Atlanta, Richmond and other cities. He would like to go to Nashville, especially, to visit the Hermitage, the home of President Jackson. The president said that tho trip he will make iu the spring will not be through tho south proper. Ho will go to 6an Antonio und a few Texas cities, taking in Louisville on the way, but that would be the extent of his southern Journey. St'iuitor Morgan of Alabama has not learned to look with any great degree of favor upon young colleagues. While the statehood bill was being dlsrussed last week he addressed the senate at some length, one part of his speech seeming to contradict another. Senator Beveiidga of Indiana pointed out the alleged incon sistency In rather sharp fashion, where upon the venerable southern shitesman retorted: "That is an argument which might do fur a debating society when no boy In It was over 10 years old, but it will not do for the senate of the United States." Ex-Senator Bhoup of Idaho, who died recently, clung close through all his resi dence In Washington to one old frontier precaution that seemed Ingrained. He would never sit with his back to a door or an open window, but always took a seat or atood In a room where he could command the entrance and where no on could come up behind him. In his early days In the west he had got mixed up In one or two feuds, but being a man of the world and quick on his feet had con trived to com through unhurt. During thoae busy and trouble-filled years he learned the necessity of caution. He had seen too many men snuffed out from be hind not to recognize the potential dan ger that lay in an unwatched door or win dow. The habita of a lifetime are not easily shaken off, so that even In th same secluidon of the senate restaurant Mr. Slioup always sat wher he could keep a wary cy on all who entered the roum. Senator Beveridg of Indiana, who does not Indulge iu tobacco, has as fine brands of cigars aa can be found at any committee room in the capltol. Good smokers so testify, after ample opportunity tor an xpert opinion. Strange to say, most of th large and splendid assortment of woods ram to th senator aa Christmas pres ents from friends In Indiana, who did not know that he had forsworn th weed. Penalty- Fits th Crlm. Philadelphia Press. On Mormon has been diaebvorod wbo Is aoalad for tsrrnlry to forty wiroa. and ret some people think there is no punlsnment for th Mormujj mv I M VI H. A 4 r r V ter trouble is with you; you, yourself. Your head is congested, you are dizzy, you cannot see clearly, and you are sll 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. Had by th. t. O. Ayar Co.. Lewall, ataat. Also manuffcoturora of IBR'2 ?AIR IGOR-For the hair. AYER'S CRFRRY PECTORAL For con r hi ' ATt R'8 BAKSAFARILLA For tb blood. AYER'S AGUE CURB For malaria and arna. PERSO A I. IVOTK. A NpunUli estimate of American life is that the Americans try to see how much they can work and still live. The Spanish policy In Just the opposite. Mlas Kiitherine L. Craig, the Just-elected superintendent of public Instruction In Colorado, is one of the lst known women educators In the l'nlted States. She 1s the author of several text books. lr. Charles A. Kiisiman, the noted Sioux Indian lncturef, author and historian, is on the Pacific coast collecting material for his comprehensive history of the Sioux nation. The work Is being prepared under direction of the Interior department, special attention being given to land titles. John W. Widgeon is the most Interesting negro In Baltimore. He la connected with th? Maryland Academy of sciences and Is engaged at present upon the arrangement of a collection of crosl, which he gathered last summer In and near Jamaica, and auld to be one of the best in the country. The legal formality of addressing a rourt sticks to many a lawyer of congressional preferment. It la nothing unusual to hear an Impassioned orator In the house, paus ing In his argument or breaking In upon the argument of another, exclaim: "Now, if your honor please." Of course, the house always marks the slip with a burst of loud laughter. A Parisian physician has founded a "mirth cure" for dyspepsia and receives a large fee for treating patients. Ho puts a number of them around a room and makes them grin at each other. All look so foolish that In time they get laughing heartily and arc made to keep it up for two hours a day. Two weeks of this treat mi nt is said to cure tho worst case of dyspepsia. A I "HtCH ALDBII EVr'.Vr. - 4V . . ... i Luk ' Iniereat V n -r Caatlng the Klrrtoral Vote for President. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Few persons realized that a president of the United States was elected a week ago. There was practically no mention of It In the papers. Some papers announced In obscure corners the meeting of the electors In one, two or three states be sides their own. There was no tinging of bells or tooting of whistles by day, or burning of red fire by night, no staring headlines in the paper to announce the fact that Theodore Roosevelt hud been elected. Yet he was elected ou that duy and on no other, lie was not elected, technically speaking. In November, but a week ago by all the electors of the several states meeting In their respective capi tals and costing their ballots for him and Fairbanks or for Parker and Davis. Had the electors hi New Y'ork, Pennsylvania and Illinois or any other ninety-nine elec tors In Roosevelt's 36 chosen to cast their votes for Parker, as they had a perfect legal right to do, Parker would have been elected. That such a course would not have been exactly conducive to the health and longevity of the electors responsible may be granted. The lack of Interest In the exercise by the electors of their Im mense constitutional powers and the com mon forgetfulness that the president Is not legally elected until January, afford a striking example of the force of prece dent, the ascendancy of custom and the might of public opinion. It would prob ably be difficult to find an elector who would not almost rather face death than to face the people of his stale If he should exercise his constitutional preroga tive in Any other way than that to which he was Implicitly pledged. Jap Kose Soup is exquisite and delightful. These qualities are the result of simple purity and extreme care in manufacture. It has the delicate odor of spring-time flowers. Soothing to an irritated skin; it makes bathing a pleasure. James s. kirk Bl You cannot wipe off thd blur! And the reason is there is nothing the mat with your glasses. The POINTKn BRMARKS. Ne buchailiiezzar was going on all fours. "One thing." he chuckled. "Mrs. N. can't tell If I'm under the weather when I come home from the lodge." Thus. Indeed, did he find a bright aide even In his affliction. New York Sun. "Knows a lot, doesn't he?" "From tho length of time he lias been In the real estate tmalneas I should think ha ought to by this time." Cleveland Leader. Watkyns Hicks tells me that he Is work ing like a dog. Wylkyns Yes, lying around and stretch ing himself all day long, and harking at everyone who comes ajong. Somerville Journal. "Well," said Mr. Marryat. during their quarrel, "you'll give me credit for a good disposition, at least." "Not at all." replied his wife. "It Isn't that you have a good disposition, but that you're simply too lny to kick." Philadel phia Press. Johnny lover the 'phone) I'd like to talk to you about your daughter's hand. What tlmo shall I call at the bank? Hank President Any time after 1 o'clock. Johnny What time does the bank close? Hank Iresldent Three o'clock. Detroit Free Press. "Do you think that statesmanship Is at as high a l;vcl aa It was In days gone by?" "Much higher." answered Senator Sor ghum. "It's true that they knew a little something about government. But look at what some of us know about finance." Washington Star. "Ho carries himself well." "He doea today." "Doesn't he always?" "No. wo had to darrv him laat night." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hicks We wm talking shout suburban cottages and Hubbubs remarked that every thing out around lilra In fewamphurst was Queen Anne. Wicks-Well, well! la that the way he pronouiirej. It now? Hleka Pronounces what? Wicks Quinine. Philadelphia Catholic, etundurd. Bunker You've seen Ml Dash ou th links, eh? Then you mutt hav noticed how recklessly he -apprrteemig. tfcSi 811 Tf 1 New-come YeS. tliat Was IW first-thing to strike my eye. Chicago Tribune. YOl'I.l. EVER BR .HISSED. James Barton Adams In Denver Post. In sailing o'er the aea of life, my brother. do not think If you should leave tho Progress craft 't'd go to wreck and sink: Don't feel that you possess th earth and all that In it lies, And hold a chattel mortgage on the planets In the skies. You're but a tiny single drop of water IS the sea Of nil the great and active tide of live hu manity, And you ahould always bear in mind the ainallnena of your might The earth will spin on just the same when you drop out of sight. Though you bo rich in gold and landa and hear an honored name. Though as a star you glitter In the firma ment of fame. Remember that the humblest man you scornfully pass Dy Will stand your equal at the bar of Justice up on ni in on high. Though you may think yourself above the ign you may tninK yo honest working man. May look on him aa dross while you're a nugget In the pan. You scarcely will be miesed when from the earth you take your flight The world will never feel u Jolt when you drop out of sight. The proudest monarch ou the earth must some day take his stand As humble as the lowest slave the breezes ever fanned. And when by hand of God the aeals of that greut book ure liven The man of toll may be a prince, th king tihut out of heaven. Then as you meet your fellow men don't for a moment think That In the endless chain of life you are a leading link. And ulways keep this grain of truth within your memory bright: This earth will nevrr allp a cog when you drop out of eight. & company