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10,481
Now that the antl-expcctoratlon ordi
nance has been revived, wc may look
for a resurrection of the "no treat" law.
Speaker Cannon will make a trip to
the Philippine this summer. Watch for
Innovations In the next session of congress.
At least General Kouropatkln lias the
satisfaction of knowing that he Is living
fully up to the expectation of the Rus
sian people.
.lust because Omaha has some new
grain elevators In sight Is no reason
why the fire fiend should take away
those already here.
Germany ia now clamoring for a reci
procity treaty with the United Ktates.
American sausage must, look good
abroad lu spit of the slanders.
' Before South ' Omaha people' vote
mortgages on their, property they should
make sure that the money Is to be used
only for necessary public improvements.
From the number of metJIclnes iu
which strychnine has been found In the
effects of Mrs. Stanford, the surprising
thing is that she lived' to reach Hono
lulu. '"'
The firing of ex-Senator Cannon from
the Mormon church gives us another
striking example of a gun that does more
execution from the breech than from the
muzzle.
Young Mr. Hyde must be having same
of the same sort of trouble as the czar
and seems to be as uncertain how he
can permit bis subjects to rule and still
maintain his official power.
Directors of the Oberlln bank are far
more ready to swear that they disre
garded their obligations to the patrons
of the bank than that, they knew of the
operations of Mrs. Chadwlck.
Just to show their faith in direct pri
mary , nominations, the democrats of
South Omaha will name their school
board ticket for the coming spring elec
tion iu convention in the same old way.
August Belmont Is not living up to
the record of bla predecessor In the pres
idency of the Civic Federation. Hanna
never had a strike, nor did he ever run
away anyone who represented his employes.
The fellow who took iMO.Ouo from a
Cincinnati bank may help Messrs.
Greene and Gaynor In their efforts to
settle finally the status of extradition
law between the United States and
Canada.
South Omaha officialdom seems to
have, been Inoculated with a trage to
latue bonds, and In ..the eagerness to
upend, money to be paid for by taxpay
ers of the future, any old excuse seems
to serve.
Tho salary seems to cut no great fig
ure In'the competition for that council
manic vacancy-ln fact, the suspicion Is
warranted that there would be plenty of
applicants tf there were uo salary what
ever attached.
"The council promises to put through
the ordinance prohibiting the sale of
dangerous Fourth of July explosives. It
will be up to the police theu to sen that
the ordinance U strictly enforced, with
out tear or favor.
The argument iu favor of the right of
a municipality to tax rullroHd tcruilnuls
fur. city purposes 1 juat as strong as
ever; but the expedition to Lincoln to
win over the delegation has been de
lated altogether too long.
t ..i . i j
It is now up to the Genersl Taper
cumpany to show how little profit It
makes on each pound of paper auld. It
may make the packing houae companies
look like Moated mllUonatin with their
trt) rents prent on each head of stock.
THE RAtLirAT txrr.STifiATios
The Investigation to le made by the
senate committee on Interstate com
merce In regard to rate regulation will
lw, a now promised, one of the most
comprehensive and thorough ever made
by any congressional committee In the
history of such Inquiries. The resolu
tion adopted by the senate directs the
committee to consider the question of
additional legislation for railroad regu
lation and to acquire further Informs
tton as to Interstate commerce, Inclndlng
violation or evasion of the anti-rebate
law and the device and methods by
which such evasions are accomplished.
Including refrigerator and other private
car system. Industrial railway tracks,
switching charges and the like.
The Wall Street Journal suggest that
the value of such ah investigation will
depend very largely upon the attitude as
sumed by the committee. If It. starts
out with the idea of obtaining reason
why there should be tio rate regulation.
It Investigation will be colored by the
motive which inspire it. If, on the
other hand. It start out with tho clear
Intention of developing all the facts just
as they are without bias of any kind, It
may perform a very useful work.
That paper ugget that what thl
committee needs to do more than any
thing else Is not to go over the ground
which was traveled by the Industrial
commission, "but rather to look Into thl
subject with the end In view of recon
ciling the proer dematid of the public
for governmental control of the rail
roads and the proper demand of In
vestor In railroad property that there
shall be no legislation In the nature of
confiscation." It i perhaps needless to
say that there Is no general sentiment
In the country In favor of confiscation
of the property of (he railroad, nor 1
there ever likely to le. The demand I
simply that the railroads shall do what
I fair and just toward the public, that
they hall comply with thp law and
that they ahal! put a stop to rebates and
discrimination. Whenever they do
these thing complaints against them
will stop and the demands for further
legislation will cene. It Is not prob
able that the senate committee will dis
cover any new facts regarding the rail
way situation, which Is already very
well understood, but It may be able to
make some valuable suggestion to the
next congress In regard to additional
legislation. At all events the Investi
gation should not be altogether fruitless.
SO AOGHAXDIZKMtST-
There are people In the United States
who have the fallacious Idea thut.lt Is
the policy of the republican party to
absorb territory wherever it can be
found. That idea wag expressed by
several democratic members of congress
In the late session, particularly In ref
erence to the proposition in regard to
San Domingo. It was urged in respect
to this that the whole project had In
view the seieure of the Islands and
their annexation to the United States,
placing them in the position of Porto
Blco, which was one of the "assets of
the war with Spain.
Of course there Is absolutely nothing
In this allegation and yet It Is well cal
culated to command attention and cause
more or less worry to the public mind.
But the great American public ought to
feel In what has been said by the presi
dent and the secretary of state, In their
recent utterances, absolute reassurance
that there will be nothing done' by our
government not wholly In concurrence
with our beat interests. The controlling
idea at Washington today is one of
peace and there can be no doubt that it
Is having Its Influence far beyond the
boundaries of our own country. Our
government Is doing nothing now In the
Interest of restoring peace In the far
east. It is not called upon to take any
action in that direction. Yet the world
knows that It favors peace and will be
ready when the opportunity comes to do
what It may In the Interest of peace.
In the meantime lot It bo fully and
clearly understood that this republic has
no plans or program which contemplate
the aggrandisement of territory, partic
ularly In this hemisphere. We hold aa
absolutely sacred every square mile of
territory In every land of the western
hemisphere over which no European
flag waves and we shall always defend
such land against any attempt on the
part of a foreign power to take posses
sion of It. Yet we hare no desire for
territory. We are not longing to pos
sess any part of the countries of South
and Central America. Always ready to
defend those countries against European
aggression, whatever may be Its exrtise,
we are at the same time unalterably
committed to the proposition that under
no circumstances will we do anything
ourselves to militate against the Inter
est and the welfare of our sister republics.
OMAHA AXD THE VCtiiMODlTT HATR
BILL-
A disposition i being manifested
among Omaha business men, with-evi
dent stimulus from railroad circles, to
proclaim Indifference to the regulatlou
of railroad rates as proposed In the com
tuodlty rate bill, on the ground that it
does, not affect out local commercial
luterests and would bo of no benefit to
this city. Even If there were no di
rect l)eneflts the Indirect benefits result
ing from the relief of the farmers and
stock raisers of Nebraska from exces
sive freight rates ought to enlist our
sympathetic co-operation. The pros
perity of the farmer determines his de
mand for goods which are manufactured
or distributed from the larger trade
centers. If the commodity rate bill en
abled the farmer and stock raiser to find
a more profitable outlet for his produce
or to market them at better prices, the
reflex would be seen in an enlarged cull
for manufactured goods for consump
tion on the farm throughout the terri
tory which Is supplied almost exclu
sively by our local Jobbing houses
But It Is not true Unit the tariff em
bodied In the commodity rate bill af
fects only the farmer and stock raltrr.
It is a poor rule that does not work
both ways, and a large part of the raw
material of - Nebraska fanns and
ranches Is marketed through Omsha. A
reduced rate on live stock between
points of shipment within the stite, for
example, would srtrely work to the ad
vantage of the South Omaha market.
Unless a combination existed between
the packers, reduction of the live stock
rate would raise prices at South Omaha.
Increase tlu cattle receipts therv and
furnish animals In sufficient plenty te
keep the slaughter houses busy, with
corresponding Increase of employment
to wage workers.
Neither would a reduction of the rates
for transporting grain In Nebraska burt
Oninha as n grain market. Omaha must
look to Nebraska chiefly for the wheat,
corn and oats to fill It elevators. Any
thing that will emphasize Omaha as the
natural market for Nebraska's cereal
harvest will contribute to its commer
cial Importance and population growth.
The same Is true with reference to coal
and lumber. Omaha Is qnlte a dis
tributing point for these materials, and
more favorable local rates would surely
enable our dealers to bold the trade
more firmly and expand their field of
operation.
The main thing, however. Is not the
consideration of special benefit, but the J
share in the general prosperity and the
creation of a more cordial feeling be-1
tween thp people of city and country.
If the business men of Omaha show no
Interest In correcting the grievance
eotnplalriPd of by the farmers, they can
not oxpecj their support when they have
grievances of their own to remedy.
In the beef business could tell Mm that the
packer make ) per cent on every article
handled by them.
latareaileai WWrth Hatlas.
Phllal"lphla North American.
Commissioner Garfield appears to have
been deeply Impressed by the Beef trust's
bclokkerplng.
The Tot and (fee Grape.
Philadelphia Prena.
The members of congress 'who believed
la a constructive reccas ought to be sat
isfied with constructive mileage.
Ottawa t'omparlaona.
TVahlrgton Post.
Senator Kerns complains of the auto
cratic Methods of the Mormon political
boaa-shlp In t' tah. lie would gat over that
If he tried to break Into Pennsylvania or
New Tork politics.
Did the Seaaiore "Smile f
Chicago Record-Herald.
Governor Hoch hag been compelled to
explain to the Kansas senate what he
meant by the phrase "set 'em up," which
he used In a recent official message. Gov
ernor Iloch waa born In Kentucky, and It
Is hardly necesnary to ay that hi ex
planation was both lucid and thrilling.
Tire Ftetnrea ef the Time.
Baltimore American.
Italy and Switzerland shaking hands over
a great engineering feat which Is to benefit
mankind for generations Is a picture much
more fitting In the twentieth century than
Russia and Japan springing at each
other's throats over a pile of bloody
corpses. The contrast between the two pic
tures ought to have Its due effect.
A COX TEST FOR Tit ADR
The contest that I going on among
the nation for trade has a commanding
Interest for the people of the United
Stales, who more than others are devel
oping their resource and must look to
foreign lands for the marketing of their
surplus products of manufactures. A
an eastern contemporary remarks, it is
obvious that if the nntion Is to prosper
It must linvc iM-rmanent markets abroad,
not only for 'idstuffs. but also for man
ufactured ..n. nets which It has been the
policy of the government to encourage.
How to establish permanent markets
abroad Is the question of paramount im
portance. The late President McKlnley,
In his latest and most memorable utter
ance, pointed out a policy which In his
judgment was essential to the increase
of our foreign trade. Wrhat he then said
Is applicable today and ought to receive
the careful consideration of our people.
The undoubted fact Is, that in order to
extend our commerce and to make our
hold upon foreign trade permanent we
must enter Into closer business relations
with the countries which are at present
our best customer. Unless we shall do
this it Is only a question of time that
In the contest of trade we shall find our
selves the loser.
The Bee is pleased to notice that the
spokesman for the Real Estate exchange
in the discussion of terminal taxation
before the legislative committee built
his entire plea upon the statistics of
taxes recently compiled by this paper
from the official records of the county
treasurers of every county In the atate.
From the first the material gathered by
The Bee and the arguments embodied in
Its editorials have constituted the back
bone of the campaign for more equitable
railroad taxation.
The United States supreme court haa
approved the finding of the Nebraska
Missouri boundary commission, which
puts the line of demarkatlon between
the two states back to where the river
channel waa In 1867.' After a few
more boundary commissions get in their
work Nebraska and the adjoining states
on the Missouri river side will have to
get together with mutual concessions of
land on either side and make a boundary
to fit the new conditions.
The War department promises some
Interesting experiments in military bal
looning when the signal service shall
have been installed at Fort Omaha.
People In this vicinity, therefore, may
as well prepare to hear stories of float
lug airships without questioning the so
briety of the informant.
That the practice of putting horses on
the pay roll for the use of public officials
Is questionable Is demonstrated again by
the addition of a second horse for the
benefit of the plumbing inspector. The
next thing will be a demand for up-to-date
locomotion Jn the form of automobiles.
One of our San Francisco newspaper
contemporaries appeara to be as much
afraid of the Japanese aa though Ita
owner were drawing an annuity on the
life of General Kouropatkln. The gen
eral public, however, falls aa yet to see
any cause to stampede over a yellow
peril.
It ia not to be expected that Senator
Tillman will wreck his voice In denoun
cing the appointment of a negro to be
collector of internal revenue at New
York. It is only in the south that he
objects to having the "door of hope"
opened. ' '
There Is talk of erecting a monument
to fse Polish patriot Pulaski at Wash
ington. This may preserve the balance
In favor of freedom among all the for
eign potentates to be reproduced In
bronze and marble around the war college.
While Carter Harrison Is tulking of
municipal government at Yale some of
the youug men may thank him to tell
how be managed to bold down the post
tlou of mayor of Chicago until he tie
came tired of the Job.
lscktag; la Iniaalaatloa.
New Tork Sun.
CtHnmlaaloner Garfield, the head octopus
catcher of the Department of Commerce,
haa been able to find a profit of only i per
cent for th Beef trust In Ifctt. ltni and lol.
Clearly Mr. Garfield la oot the man for the
job. lie lack Imagination. Anyone poi
Meanest of All Trnata.
Cblcago Chronicle.
One of the meanest of all the trusts la
the Tobacco trust, and yet It is one of the
shrewdest. , It plenaes the people with a
rattle and It tickles them with a straw.
Knowing the great popular desire to get
something for nothing, It deals with the
masse direct and quiets the unlverssl
detestation of trust prices and trust meth
ods by dispensing cheap gifts. Perhaps If
Standard Oil would Increase Its prices a
trifle and go Into the prlae-package busi
ness It would have le?s public hostility to
contend with.
Gareraer Hark aa a Joker.
New Tork Tribune.
Governor Hoch of Kansas must have
his Joke. Not long ago he sent a message
to the legislature suggesting that a certain
representative ought to "set 'em up" for
having th same bill passed twice A mem
ber of the stat a senate thought the gov
ernor waa using strange words in a prohi
bition state, and favored the passage of a
resolution on the subject. The governor
sent his answer to tlte legislature the other
night. He holds fast to a Joking view of
his remarks, and writes that the expres
alon was uaed playfully without any par
ticular meaning, but continues his humor
ous allusion by saying that If the angel
Gabriel were to bestir himself and to whis
per certain magic Words the democratic
party would give up its dead and the
answer would come In swelling chorus,
"We will take the same!" Governor Hoch
should be careful. Few Jokera have at
tained the highest offices In this country.
KOT TO BE PRICED IS MOXEV.
Remarda that Came to a Boy Who
Shaa Tobacco aad Ltqaor.
Detrclt Tribune.
A fine reward for a boy was that given
21-year-old Charles W. Hardy of . Port
Huron by his father, two checka each for
$100 and a handsome gold watoh. It wa
worth considerably sffort. Young Hardy
got it for abstaining from liquor and to
bacco until his Slst birthday.
But when you compare these trinkets
with the real Teward earned by the boy,
they become trivial. What Is a paltry
$J0D and a watch to a boy whose body
and mind are unebntaminated with appe
tites that prey? It Is all right, that about
the checks and the watch, but to aet a
boy up at SI With good, firm muscles, a
Stout heart, a dean stomach and a mouth
undeflled la the reward upon which no man
may put a price.
Even better than the promise of mon
etary returns would be the Instillation Into
the boy's mind of the sharp truths, that
not only do youthful Indulgences In nerve
destroying Vices carry , big penalties, but
abstinence in the early years enriches the
whole life with rewards of health and
courageous principles.
"Boy, If you do not damn your future
by forming habits that will undermine
your mental and physical faculties, you
will get a gold watch," says the parent.
Very good. But, batter: "Boy. If you
acquire an a.ppetlO for drink and for to
bacco before you hava reached maturity,
neither money nor prayers will save you
from the harrowing results."
And still better: "Boy, If you form no
bad habits and care earnestly for your
health, a strong and happy manhood
awaits .you. For heaKh la glorious; it Is
liberty; It la luxury; It la one glad fruit
of life. Everything else is Infinitely
chea?."
For, the falsest of all Incentlvee to good
conduct Is the promise of money; the
meaneat, and, yet, the moat necessary, la
the threat of nature's penalties; and the
greatest la the promise of nature's rewards.
OSI.ERISN WARMLY REBUKED.
Chicago Clab Whaopa aad Raaaea to
the Defease of Elder.
New Tork Bun.
. Pr. William Osier's paradoxes are hurled
back with particular Indignation by Chi
cago. She Is good enough to die young, but
she la determined to reach old age. It la an
Intellectual, as well as a physical and
moral, victory to eurvlve In all that nerve
nagging Ocean of sound, that aheol of trol
leys, that choked, fuliginous snd strleaa at
raoaphere. In Chicago old age aeema, to
the extra-Chloagoan observer, a paradox
greater than those of Dr. Oaler.
The National Promotion of Health club of
Chicago Is known, or ought to be, wherever
there are club chairs to alt In or hen Una to
promote. If anybody ia healthy. If anybody
ja old. that club la the oauae of It. Conse
quently, we have not taken the trouble to
Say much about the forty-year limit and
th superfluous lagging of thoae who have
paaaed It. W .knew that the National
Promotion of Health club would take care
or that.
It haa taken care. We atand by the brave
and beautiful worda of Mra, E. Cornelia
Claflln, president of the club:
"Haa life no beacon ater that leads man
en to a serene and glorious old age? Is
there no time when, standing on the aummlt
of experience, he may hold out a helping
hand to the unexperienced? Have we not
learned that a man's bones, nerves, mus
cle, are constructed to endure 400 years?"
We hare. Not from Pr. Osier, perhaps,
bat from leas prejudiced snd leas profes
sional authorities, And why atop at 4J0?
Why not go on forever? Mrs. Chaflln glvea
a few aimple rules, which we recommend
to the Don't Pie clubs: ,
"Breathe properly by tuklng aeriea of
long, deep breaths In rhythm.
"Bathe dally In cold water. I'se sponge
If you can't atand the plunge.
"Eat more whole wheat.
"Eat properly prepared food.
"Sleep regular hours.
"Sleep out of doora as much as possible,
even If you have to use a Klondike sleeping
bag.
"Don t worry."
To which we add humbly (his preevnp-
tlon: Buy an annuity.
THE IV41GI RATIO.
New York Pun: While President Theo
dore Roosevelt watched the long and bril
liant parade pas In review did he long for
rest and the simple life?
Baltimore American: President Boose-
veil s speech was short. The more will
rad It. It was terse and to the point
The more will heed It. It la not only wit
that is enhanced by brevity of expression
Washington Post: From thoussrtds of
throats and from millions of hearts there
went' forth the greeting he understand so
perfectly, loves so well and ia so expres
stve of the rough but kindly and sincere
cheer "Teddy, how!" And so say we all,
and a n In and again.
Chicago Inter Ocean: This spectacle of
the orderly beginning of a new adminis
tration is as significant as It Is Impre.
slve. It Is an illustration of the endur
ing duality of that distinctively Amer
ican spirit which founded the republic,
which has preserved and strengthened It,
and which Is a guaranty for the future.
Pittsburg Despatch: Issues many and
grave are to confront the new president.
who happily Is the old: and to him go
forth the best wishes of the whole people,
who enjoy the feeling of confidence that
he will do no deliberate wrong In any
emergency. President Roosevelt Is en
titled to the congratulations and. what
is more, the sincere encouragement of the
people.
New Tork Tribune: President Rooe
velt embodies more completely than any
president since Lincoln the thoughts and
purposes of the electorate which chose
him. Popular satisfaction and popular
confidence found an extraordinary expres
sion in his election, and the same feeling
find expression In the enthusiastic satis
faction with which liia safe Induction Into
office for another four years Is hailed
And thl. more than any outward pomp or
pagnant, gave true color and significance
to the ceremony so successfully conducted
Saturday.
PKItSOKAL. SOTES.
An actress went all the way from Chi
cago to New York "to get a lobster," a
she said, but the reports show that she
took a couple of them with her.
Daniel Murray, long an assistant in the
library of congress, is preparing a histori
cal review of the exploits of negroes and
persons of mixed blood In literature and
other fields.
Lecturing the other night at Liverpool
the Rev. Ian Maclaren said: "No msn is
justified in marrying who cannot obtain
a first-class life certificate from a really
good insurance company."
The burglars who entered a house In
Klko. Nov., and who, finding no valuables
lying loose, ripped up a bnth tub and car
ried It away, cannot truthfully be said to
have made much of a cleun-up.
The earl of Selbornc, who has Just
been appointed to succeed Lord Mllner i
P.rltlsh high commissioner In South Af
rica, was born In lfto9, and succeeded to
the title in IK5. He 1 married to the
daughter of the late marquis of Salisbury.
Just before leaving Australia for this
country Paderewskl stocked up with 10.000
photograph of himself for sale during his
American tour. The pictures were pro
cured In Sydney, whose clear atmosphere
is especially suited for the production of
fine photographic work.
Mohsleur Funck Brentono, the renowned
French savant and litterateur, la lecturing
In this country. Though he Is only 42 years
of age, he has written many historic worka
of great value. Is a Journalist of merit
and a dramatic author. His works are
translated In German, English, Swedish,
Italian and Spanish.
It is not generally known that Lieu
tenant General Chaffee "has a brother 12
years older than he is, and that the two
men fought on opposite sides during the
civil war. The confederate brother served
on the staffs of various southern gen
erate and was made a major for gallant
conduct at Shlloh. After the war he waa
for eighteen years an officer In the Bra
zilian army.
After 'eighteen years' continuous service
In the United States senate. William M.
Stewart goes back to Nevada determined
to win another fortune. Though 7S years
old. he Is as hopeful aa a boy In his teens.
Six feet tall, with full beard as whit
aa snow, the old gentleman waa a striking
and a patriarchal figure. He ia going to
the Tonopah district of Nevada, where he
owns some mining properties.
GENERAL CATTLE GHOWIXG.
Soathera Farmer Engaging la tho
Industry.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is significant that in many., perhaps
most, of the leading as well as the minor
market of the southern States the west
ern meat combine does no retail business,
while Ita wholesale trade Is rapidly declin
ing; yet It Is but a few years since hardly
any beef of local raising could be found
In that section. The southern farmers aold
all their young- cattle to the weatern
dressed meat men, and the people of the
south who consumed beef were forced to
pay higher pricea than ever before. Two
yea.-a ago the Cattle Grower' association,
at war with the combine, began a cam
paign to Induce the farmers of each state
who had grazing lands to attempt to raise
the beef cattle required by the people of
the state. Thla appeal waa responded to
by southern farmers especially. There Is
no record of the lands which could be used
for grazing, but the association maintains
that they are extensive enough to break
down any beef monopoly.
The appearance of an Improved grade of
beef cattle wherever the conditions favor
natural and abundant feed In the south,
and the steady decline of dressed beef Im
ports Into that section, are the visible re
sults of the movement. There are no more
sales of young cattle to the weatern pack
ers from tho south, but Instead the fre
quent purchase of Improved breeds. South
ern cattle growing has become an Import
ant fact. The suggestion la not unrea
sonable that, with the extent of grating
lando of the southern states, they may
supply the needs ot a great part of the
whole people of the country. If It be
true, as alleged by the weatern combine
In explaining the high price of meat, that
the vaat ranges of the far weat have been
so contracted that they ran no longer sup
port half th cattle that covered them a
few years ago, the southern cattle enter
prise la bound to pay better than the
raising of cotton, when crops are as large
as they have been the past year.
The asm considerations which have In
duced the southern planters to utilise their
grating lands should appeal to farmers
In the northern states. This is the nat
ural, the American way to meet the con
dition revealed by the law department of
the government in its arraignment of the
meat combine.
Titled Wolf geared Away.
Baltimore American.
The American heiress who discarded a
rapacious nobleman, who plainly showed
that he wanted only bar money, and who
actually Insulted her in the proposed mar
riage settlements, showed her good sens
and her womanly dignity, at well aa her
Americanism, In marrying, In his stead,
an American young man with her own
ldeaa of what ia due a wife. It Is to be
hoped that the glamor of title ia wearing
off In the eyea of American girls, and that
they are beginning to realize that where
they are held aa queens In tbelr country,
they are merely endured as necessary evils,
with their million, by the titled fortune
hunters abroad.
IV4VGI R ATIO ICinF.XT.
Sidelights oa the Crowd that Viewed
the Pasesat.
An unaccountable streak of economy on
the part of the managers of the Inaugura
tion deprived Washington of the glow of a.
rural arc light front South Carolina. Some
day before th event was pulled off the
rustle beacon wrote to the Inaugural com
mittee: "I wud like to cum to Washington
and play the countryman In the procession.
I am the greatest rube you ever seed, and
am sure that I cud act the part better than
any man In the country. I am a republican
and want to show these trlftn' democrats
what a msn will do for his president. I
am sure I can please yu. I will work for
my grub snd SO cents a day, includln' car
fare." The committee turned down the
patriotic offer, contending that the local
supply was equal to the emergency. Subse
quent observation Justified the conclusion
of the committee. The city, suburb and
adjoining territory' poured out countrymen
In abundance and they rubbered with all
the Joyous Innocence of the tribe.
A short, well-built msn, with red hair
and beard, passed through the crowd at the
Baltimore Ohio depot one evening re
cently and measured his full length upon
th pavement.
"Say, old sport." remarked a bystander,
"how do you like It?"
"Like what?" muttered the man on the
pavement.
"The brick sidewalk." said the man wear
ing a license to "butt In."
"Well, by gosh " said the victim of the
accident, "if you'd go up In my country
and fall on them mountains a hard a I
fell on your bricks you'd never have seen
your old woman again. I'm from that part
of West Virginia where the mountains are
alwaya on the move, and they always move
up. When a man falla the mountain meets
him half way, and something always hap
pens." "See here, brother," said a woman who
happened to come along and se the
stranger trying to get away from In front
of the railroad station, "don't you think
you would have a much better time If you
would lesve Washington liquid refresh
ments alone?"
"There you go again," aald the weary
stranger. "A man comes along and says
'have one' and a woman comes along and
tells him to let It alone. I came here alone,
and I believe Mlrandy must have know'd I
wa gnlng to have a high old time, 'cause
these Women wouldn.'t be taking so much
Interest In me If the old woman hadn't
sent 'em tome word."
Six red-blanketed braves came out of a
hoarding house on a aide street Intersecting
lower Pennsylvania avenue, where they are
quartered, and following In close file be
hind their halfhreed Interpreter started for
a pigeon-toed stroll up the avenue toward
the treaaury. Tliit was after nightfall.
They had barely turned Into the great
thoroughfare when they were surrounded
by a howling pack of college and high
school boys out for whatever deviltry they
could get Into. The whooping youngsters
began to clap their palms against their
mouths, thus letting out those throaty,
false treble shriek In quick sequence which
have been supposed, since Buffalo BUI ana
Pawnee Bill and others of the WMd Woet
exhibition people began to get busy nn the
lots, to give expression to the sound the
red man produces from his face when he Is
making war medicine.
The whooping schoolboys were quickly
augmented until the Indians were sur
rounded by a cordon of nearly a thousand
whooping men. The easterner who has de
rived his knowledge of Indian fighting ex
clusively from the Wild West shows might
easily have closed hi eyes and fancied
himself present at something that waa at
least a - passable Imitation of the Custer
massacre, so far the sound of It went.
Fifty Yesrs (ho Standard
Then the Inside members of the cordon
around the Indian began to put on record
their idea of what a regular Indian war
dance waa like. They lumbered around
the astonished and closely pressed hand of
red men like cinnamon bears worked up
to maltous hilarity in the back room of a
San Francisco groggery. Another gang
of the rough merrymakers swooped upon
a passing boys' drum corps and nailed all
of the snare drums, to be used aa tom
toms to give a better air of verisimilitude
to the dance.
To complete the realism another bunch
of the riotous youths raided the pushcart
of an unfortunate Greek who was peddling
his Slock of feather dusters. They stuck
the handles of the feather dusters down
their' backs, under their coats, so that the
feathers nodded over their heads. Then
when one of the gang got two stands of red
fire from a nearby fireworks plant and.
lighting them, cast a glare over the scene.
the crowd of war dancers Imagined that
they had the thing pretty near right.
Suddenly a wagon load of emergency
police pulled up on the other side of the
street, the policemen leaped out of the
hurry wagon, their clube drawn, and
charged the mob. The young men fell aw-ny
from the charge like leave before a blaat,
and In lea than a minute the half dosen
blanketed Indian were standing alone on
the Pennsylvania avenue pavement.
On of the brave walked over to the
curb, gated after the backs of the main
bunch of flying youths and spat reflectively.
"Brave, heap brave hell!" grunted the
Indian to the halfbreed Interpreter. "All
heap squaws!"
A bridal cougle from Pennsylvania
reached the city over the Baltimore A
Ohio railroad Snd started out from the
depot through the slush to find a hotel.
When the newly married visitors were In
formed by a policeman that the hotel rates
ran from 110 to 150 a day for each person
the man nearly fainted.
"Why, gol dang It!" he exclaimed, "me
BMW'
Hade from pure crean of
Urtar derived from grapes.
and Molly only brought I with us bcyant
our rallroiid fare, an' that, accordln' to yer
figures, would pay for our keep one blessed
day."
He was advised to rent a cheap room
on a hack street, buy hie provisions at
stores and live In Bohemian taahlon.
STAR Sl'AMU.KD BAMEIt FORT.
Famous Fort Mctteney Abandoned a
an Army Post.
Baltimore American.
Announcement come frqm Washington
that Fort Mcllenry Is no longer of any
account aa an artillery fort, and that nt
soon as possible the, artillery rompnnles
there will bn moved, either to other forts
around Baltimore or to other cities. Coin
rldentally with this come orders for the de
parture of the Infantry company now
stationed m the fort which I considered
an indication that the War department
will not continue the fort even ns an li.
fantry headquarters. These facts have led
to speculation as t,o what are the. War de
partments intentions with respect lo this
historic fort, anil to a revival of the hope
that St some time Baltimore city may lie
able to secure the property for a puhllc
park. Its historic associations make it Im
probable that the site of the fort will ever
be other than a public reservation, and,
in fact, these same assoclntlona have been
to a certain extent the reason why I lift
government ha so firmly declined In tho
past to let the property get away from It.
Should the dream of many Baltlmoreans
be realised and tho fort become city prop
erty, the same solicitude for its old asso
ciations would have to be taken, and the
property would have to be kept In its orig
inal condition as nearly as Jjosslble. Public
sentiment would compel the authorities to
retain those features, so closely Connected
with Key's immortal aong, and even though
developed a a park, the reservation would
always be known aa Fort Mcllenry. ,
t'OIM'KIJ REMARKS.
Stella How can you keep a secret?
Bella Well. 1 And they keep longer In
sugar than In vinegar. New York Sun.
"You heard that new opera the other
night, didn't you?''
"No." ' -
"Why. I understand you were there."
"So I whs, hut I was Jn a box party.'
Philadelphia Ledger.
"Take my advice; don't lend Borroughs
any more money."
"I never did." .
"Why, you used, to. T'ni aure, for I "
"No, I used to think r Was lending It
to him. but I soon discovered It waa purely
a gift' Washington Star.
"But do you really believe that 'lightning
never strikes twice In the same place?' "
"Sure. The place Isn't there after it's
struck the first time." Philadelphia Ltdger.
"You say thut frivolous looking young
woman made a million dollars?"
"Ysk-; she invented r aysteni fur mak
ing men propose." Detroit Free Press.
The married man can get a much warmer
welcome by taking home a box of choco
lates than he can by taking home a box
of good cigars, and the Chocolatea don't
cost one-tenth aa much. Somerville Journal.
"I'm going to endow one cf the univer
sities," said the millionaire; "going to -tabMsh
a chsir."
"Chair of what?" linked hi friend.
"Well, I don't know what you'd call It
for short, but It's a chnlr that's badlv
loeded a chair to tench graduates to get
a ,'ob." Brooklyn Life.
CIPID DEFEATED.
Printers Ink.
A half-repentant bachelor, with quite a
pile of rocks.
Propped In, one day, beside the way, and
bought a pair of socks.
Arrived at home romantic Joy! he wand'-
rlngly drew out
A note deep hidden In tho hose from some
fair hand, no doubt!
"I'm 20 years of age," it read, "and called
a country belle.
With you I'd like to correspond If you
will never tell.
My object matrimony Is, and yours, I hope,
the same.
If you'll addreaa tne. I'll respond." And
then she wrote her name.
On fire with hope, the bachelor that very
evening wrote.
And folded his epistle with a klas inside
the note.
Sly Cupid had him In his mesh no very
clever catch,
For, after all. quite foolish is a half-repentant
bach. ,
But oh! how sheepish did he feel,' when
from the fair unknown
This answer came, to quench his finmr:
"An old maid I have grown!
Alas! 'twas forty years ago I planned that
fond surprise,
Defeated by a heartless wretch who
wouldn't advertise!"
The J. C. Ayer Co. Will Print
Formulas of Medicines on Bottle
navtAf beard that the J. C. Ayer
company had deolded to five to the
Jmblio tne complete formula of each of
U medicines, we Interviewed th treas
ure? and general manager, Dr. Charles
H. Stowefl, In order to aaoei'.aln tf this
waa true. Dr. Stowell said that It cer
tainly was true, and that .t waa simply
the ooaoluaioa of a plan which he had
been working upon for long time.
When atked what effect It would have
upon the proprietary medicine business
If all houses war obliged to publish
their formula, be aald. in bla opinion.
It would favorably affect the sale of all
those medicines founded upon merit, all
those preparations that were genuine
meaicine. ua tne otner naoa, he be
lieved Jast as strongly that It would
mean the complete ruin ot frauds, takes,
and swindles.
"It la a well-known fact that the
public is being awindled out of hun
dreds of thousands, even millions of
dollars each year, because of wildly ex
aggerated and positively untruthful
Statements, glaringly displayed by the
moat lavish outlay ot money. The J.
O. Ayer company has nothing to bide.
We know our medicines are good. We
simply take the public Into our confi
dence and frankly tell them Just what
they are getting for their money. That
la all there Is about It"
Concerning the great agitation which
haa been raised In oertaiu quarters be
cause some of these medicines contain
alcohol. Dr. Stowell gald: "Just use a
IIMla Anmmnn aensa mnA a , it
for yourself. The formula which will
loon appear on each bottle of Ayer'
harsaparilla will show that the person
get about ten minims of alcohol in
each teaspoon! ul of the medicine, which
ia the ordinary dose Now in a glass of
beer (which is the ordinary dose) there
are about two bundrea minims of alco
hol. In other words, one dose ot beer
contains twenty times as much alcohol
as one dose ot Ayer's arsaparil)a. But
let us carry this analysis a little further:
Yot would have to drink about half a
bottle ot Ayer's Sartaparllla to get a
much alcohol as ia found in an ordinary
'schooner ot beer. The fiarsaDarllla
would cost the man nearly half a dollar,
while the beer would cost him only five
cents. We have yet to bear of any per
son who ever acquired a love for the
taste ot Ayer's barsaparllla. The fact
Is, it is a medicine, a positive modiclne,
and baa the taste of a medicine. Out
we are told that a taste for boer is
soot acquired. In view of this, can you
Imagine anything more perfectly ridicu
lous than all of this terrible cry about
the alcohol in this medicine? And then
we know very well that the alcohol
ia used, matt be utod. to extract the
various medicinal ingTodlents from the
roots, barks, etc . which form an Impor
tant part of this medicine. It Is not
added tlroply because of arjy stimulating
effect It may have of itself ."
We are Informed that tbia Is the first
time In the history of the proprietary
medioino butinets that tho formulas hav
been tbui boldly given to the public,
and the outcome will be watched with
intense interest. Loittli Sun, ftb. IS,' 04
