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oerore ma this 31st day of March, 1906.
(Seal) M. B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
'i'be March Hon seems to hare de
ferred his visit until April.
senator. Warner will know the real
cost of office holding before he tries for
a second term.
Now, if the paring contractors will
only be good, our street lmprorements
may soon be under way.
Admiral Togo Is keeping so quiet that
news of a fight In the Indian ocean
should not be surprising at any time.
Auid.Beeklo" cares not. where Lon
don may go for its water so long as it
comes to Scotland for its "whuskie."
The principle difficulty in the con
structtou of the Tanama cunal ut this
time sefems te be in removing "inanana'
from the sone.
' The newspapers hare the "Just say" In
the argument with the state legislature,
ana some or the lawmakers may be
sorry they spoke.
No one can now deny the influence of
the west upon the east Chinese miners
employed In South Africa hare gone on
a strike, while the police are trying to
preserve order.
While enforcing tlrn antl-splttlng or
dinance the police should not orerlook
the speed regulations for automobiles.
The wonder is that we hare not had
more bad auto accidents.
Indian Territory people are preparing
a wolf hunt ,f or the president, but were
they to show him their really "biggest"
game it would probably be one where
the "kitty" is the hungriest
The next democratic ticket In Douglas
county will have to be named by a
direct primary under the new primary
1aws It remained for the republicans
to force the democrats to be democratic.
At least .the Colorado legislature can
not have been quite so black as it was
painted, since It left the Cripple Creek
mine owners to carry the expense of the
militia In that district for two years
longer.
In refusing to pardon a man convicted
of violating the anti-trust laws the gov
ernor of Kansas referred to the prisoner
as an "nmateur Rockefeller,", and the
petitioners saw that further appeal was
useless.
The new Omaha charter puts a fixed
limit on the expenditure of every branch
of municipal government except the
school, board. It is to be hoped the
school board members will realize their
responsibility.
The legislature Just closed Issued
fewef bUle,-but passed more of them
than any of its recent predecessors. The
fatness or leanness of the bill file does
not always determine the sice of the
volume of session laws.
General Linevltch says that the Japa
nese "cannot hold out before Russian
valor. ,It will take another dispatch,
however, to Cell whether this Is a com
mand to the army to face the foe or an
opinion yet to be verified.
' .No axed Itinerary has bee,n made yet
for tee president's return trip from J
Colorado. It is Just possible-the presi
dent may decide to pass through Omaha
on his way home. If so, our people will
be pleased to accord him a reception as
befits the chief executive of the nation.
The' people of Lincoln are In the throes
Ot a municipal campaign in which the
usual lines of strict and liberal adminis
tration ere being drawn. One feature
Is an appeal to good cltlsens to ascertain
, how the saloon keepers are going to vote
4ud then vote the other way. Suppose
Oe saloon keepers should be divided in
Qftlr party allegiance, what then?
JYOT BEADY FOR PEACE.
It has been a very general impression
that Japan has for months been ready
for peace. Ho far as present Indications
go this appears to be a mistaken view,
The Japanese are prosecuting the wa
with unabated vigor. There Is no intl
motion from Toklo of a desire to end
hostilities, or that the question has re
celved serious consideration there. The
Japanese nruiies In northern Manchu
rla are being steadily strengthened. The
government is adding to Its financial re
sources and finding no difficulty in doing
so. The subjects of the mikado are as
patriotic as at any time since the war
began and a force as great as that
which has been sent into the field can
be dispatched to tli? scene of conflict
when wanted. In a word, Japan Is In
splendid condition for continuing the
war and her present purpose appears to
be to prosecute It untlj her enemy Is
compelled to sue for peace, toward
which circumstances seem to be lrre-
sistibly forcing him.
Japan has already achieved all th.Tt
she set out to accomplish. It was not
her original purpose, as the world un
derstood it to expel Russia from all of
Manchuria. That seemed too great
task. Her aim was to prevent the foe
coming too near to her borders and for
this purpose she thought it would be
enough to drlre Russia from the south
ern portion of Manchuria. That having
been accomplished Japan Is evidently
not satisfied to stop there. She means
to go on until every Russian soldier Is
expelled from Chinese territory and she
will, as now Indicated, accept no terms
or conditions of peace that do not pro
vide for peace.
Everything points to the determlnn
tlon of Japan to get possession of Vlad
ivostok and there Is every reason to be.
Here that she will be able to accomplish
this. She might not be disposed to per
manently hold that stronghold, but with
It In her possession she could absolutely
dictate terms of peace and insist eren
upon an Indemnity, which Is the thing
to which Russia now most strenuously
objects. It therefore seems Improbable
that the Japanese government will glre
any serious consideration to peace pro
posals while Vladivostok and the larger
part of Manchuria remain in Russian
bands. She has accomplished the
greater part of her formidable task. Her
armies are as strong today in numWrs
as at any time since the beginning of
tho war and better In fighting ability.
Their commanders are more capable
than at the beginning xt hostilities. Vic
tory has strengthened the . patriotism
and the confidence of her soldiers. Her
enemy, on the other hand, has been
greatly weakened nnd his forces greatly
demoralised. The foe which they held
in contempt at the beginning they hare
learned to respect nnd fear. Thus the
advantages of the situation seem to be
so entirely with Japan and her final tri
umph appears to bo so certainly assured
that it is not at all surprising to find her
manifesting no concern .about sugges
tions of peace and steadily pushing for
ward her conquering armies, determined
to leare no vestige of Russian control In
Manchuria and perhaps to carry her
conquests into Russian territory, In or
der that she shall hare an unquestion
able right to demand a money Indent
nlty. Japan Is to all appearances not
now ready for peace and until she sig
nifies that she is ready little Importance
Is to be given to talk of pence, at least
so long as Russia Is disposed to con
tinue hostilities. The first move for
peace must be made by the power that
has experienced only defeat.
TROUBLE BREWING IN MIZZOVrA.
The distribution of party spoils has
been the curse of all political parties and
party leaders. The lute Senator Ingalls
hit the nail on the head when be de
clared that every appointment makes
ninety-nine enemies and one ingrate.
The trouble with which Kansas has
been convulsed, politically speaking,
these many years has found Its way
across the line into Missouri.
So long as Missouri was represented
In the upper house of congress by two
democratic senators Its national commit
teeman bad a good deal more to say
about the distribution of federal patron
age than the lonesome republican con
gressman who occupied a seat In the
lower house. The Roosevelt wave that
swept Missouri last fall brought to the
house nine republican congressmen and
finally culminated in the election of
Major Warner to the United States sen
ate. That extraordinary event gave an
Impetus to revolution.
Last Saturday six of the sine repub
lican congressmen and Senator Warner
unanimously decided to change entirely
the federal patronage distribution. The
first step was to take from National
Committeeman Atkins all the preroga
tives he has been assuming in the mat
ter of recommending appointments and
to defer to the republican congressman
and to the republican candidates who
were defeated for those, offices last fall.
All candidates for national or Interstate
positions are to be at the disposal of
Senator Warner, while the national com
mitteeman is to be relegated to the rear
without hope of reward.
The second step to be taken Is to make
a demand for more federal offices on be
half of Missouri. It is said that out of
636 diplomatic aud consular annoint-
ments Missouri has but two and both of
these of minor importance. A peremp
tory demand Is to be made for a mini
mum of ten with at least one of the
first grade. Special effort is to be made
to land some of the appointive places at
the dispose) of President Roosevelt In
the Indian Territory, where Kansas,
among other concessions, has secured
two Judgeships, Illinois three and Mis
souri none at all. As the member at
large Senator Warner la to fall heir, to
these places and In his demands he will
be backed by each of the nine congress
men unless, as U pretty certain to hap
pen, he has a falling out with tbem or
some of them over minor offices.
The most significant feature of the
concert among the Missouri republican
delegation to congress is the understand
lng that the pledges made to members of
the legislature dnring the progress of
the senatorial contest are to be repudl
a ted without recourse. The Missouri
legislators will share much worse In this
respect than the Nebraska legislators,
who unanimously recorded themselves
for Senator Burkett without a definite
understanding as to their respective pro
rata at the federal pie counter.
THE NEW CANAL COMMISSION.
There has been some doubt expressed
as to whether President . Roosevelt
would be able to secure for the new
Isthmian Canal commission men equally
as well qualified for the duties as those
dlsplueed. We think it will be acknowl
edged that he has found such men, al
though not until the commission has
fully settled down to its work will it be
known whether its members- will get
along together more harmoniously of
lulor more Industriously nnd energetic
ally than did those they succeed. Un
questionably the president had very
substantial reasons for making the
changes. While the commission as first
constituted appeared to be doing fairly
well, It did not show that degree of
vigor in its work which the president
thought should have been exerted and
besides there were differences and a
lack of harmony which necessarily re
tarded progress. To have allowed this
sort of thing to continue could not have
failed to prove a more or less serious
drawback to the great enterprise and
Mr. Roosevelt very properly decided to
make changes In the commission. The
membership remains ns prescribed by
the act of congress authorizing the bod,
so that no question can be raised ns to
the legality of the president's action.
The Instructions for the guidance of
the commission are comprehensive and
will require that the members shall
spend a considerable part of the time on
the Isthmus. The governor of the zone
and the chief engineer are to reside on
the isthmus nnd devote their entire time
to the service, except when granted
leave of absence ' by the secretary of
war. There will be no, delay on the
part of the new commission In entering
upon its duties and it is expected that
from now on work on the canal will be
prosecuted with all possible vigor.
PROSPERITY EVERYWHERE.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger sent
out Inquiries to all parts df tho country
In regard to business conditions and re
ceived replies showing that unexampled
prosperity exists In every section of tho
country. Money is "easy and capital
seeks investment the wage earner Is
better paid than for some years, and
there are few idle men In the broad do
main of the country. The Ledger notes
a number of facts evidencing the general
prosperity and remarks that the only
dark spots all over the land are in the
central Pennsylvania bituminous coal
regions and a portion of the northwest
ern region, where the operators hare cut
the wages of the miners.
This showing is highly gratifying and
encouraging and justifies a feeling of
confidence that the American people
have before them a period of prosperity
which If it shall not prove to be un
precedented will equal any period in the
past. There is an abundant supply of
capital In the country and it is not to
be allowed to He idle. It Is being in
vested In Industrial enterprises, as
shown by the fact that the incorpora
tions for last month were the- largest in
a long time. A great deal of money Is
also going Into building in all the large
cities, which of course means full em
ployment for all workers in the building
trades. Railroad extension and im
provements planned will involve a large
expenditure for material and employ a
great deal of labor. In short, on every'
hand the assurances of continued and
increasing prosperity have never been
better and all interests will share in it.
should be the only passport to the su
preme lench.
South Omaha property owners who
want plaster a eJKiO.OOO blanket mort
gage on their homes should vote "yes
on the bond proposition those who wart
lower taxes and more economical niu
nlclpal government should vote "no."
The president has laid down explicit
rules for the new canal commission, so
that the members need only devote their
time to carrying out the plans, and It
remains to be seen whether the new
board is anYcnable to instruction.
Hungarians seem to think that the
people who pay for the army should
have something to say about how It is
commanded, bnt this is so far from the
Imperialistic Idea that it is the cause of
all the trouble in that country.
Refined Cruelty.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho Russian finance minister showed the
$326,000,000 heap of gold In the treasury to a
newspaper reporter. These Russians are
unsurpassed in the refinements of cruelty.
Cheap Consolation.
Washington Post.
If those Reef trust magnates go to Jail
thoy may And a source of amusement In
reading the democratic campaign literature
In which it was shown the republican
party's anti-trust talk was all buncombe.
Troth Olves Fiction a Hoot.
Washington Star.
The advantage that truth has over fiction
Is shown by the story of the man who
was blpwn out of a tunnel under the East
river, by compressed air, and who after
rising skyward on a Jet of water waa
rescued and sent home. No novelist would
be permitted to write a thing of that
kind. Even a popular price melodrama
would repudiate It.
A Billion Dollar Country.
Baltimore American.
That this is a billion-dollar country is
not Indicated alone by our annual national
expenditures, but by the scope of some
other expenditures quite as well. That the
railroads of this country will spend more
than $200,000,000 on equipment during the
present year is a very Impressive fact. It
Indicates an extensive Internal commerce
that has no counterpart In any other region
of tho earth, and It Implies, moreover, an
enormous expansion of the carrying trade
that operates within the boundary lines of
this country.
Senatorshlp at a nargaln.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
By this time Major Warner muBt be
tired of having It exploited as one of his
virtues that he spent only $28.16 In the Mis
souri senatorial campaign. That may have
been the major's "limit," for he la no doubt
an honest man; but the fact is he didn't
have a chance to spend any more. The
senatorshlp came to him In the nature of a
windfall. Some person disposed to virtu
ous halr-spllttlng on the subject might In
stitute an inquiry as to what was the out
lay of those who made possible the condi
tions under which Warner was chosen.
Plagra-lno- Treasury Leaks.
Philadelphia Press.
Congress wisely promised at the last ses
sion that in future government officers or
employes shall' be allowed only their actual
traveling expense's when on a Journey In
behalf of the government. Secretary Shaw
has issued' sJ precise order to all persons
traveling upon Official business for the
Treasury department, and In this they are
required .to submit a detailed account of
their expenditures and submit vouchers
when possible, and swear to the account,
There Is a limit to the amount that may
be paid for hotels bills. That Is right
Government business does not excuse wild
expenditures.
By voting bonds for the erection of a
city hall South Omaha taxpayers' need
not fool themselves with the idea that
the Interest upon the bonds will repre
sent the rent now being paid to the
owners of private property. A city nail
building is sure to be followed by the
employment of a dozen supernumeraries,
enrolled as secretaries to the mayor,
clerks, superintendent of the building,
Janitors and firemen. A new city hall,
moreover, involves an annual expense
of from 11,000 to $2,000 for maiutain
ence apd repairs, several hundreds for
fire Insurance and a larger expenditure
for light and water. Of course this does
not cut any figure with South Omaha
real estate speculators. They are look
ing for immediate gains and don't care
rap .what becomes of the taxpayers.
The re-enactment of the wolf bounty
law is another legislative outrage upon
the taxpayers of Nebraska. There Is no
good reason why people subject to the
depredations of wolves should not kill
them for their own protection without
the Incentive of a bounty. The bounty
law will simply resurrect the wolf scalp
factories that did such a flourishing bus-
uess a few years ago until the bounty
claims accumulate again in such alarm
ing proportion that the taxpayers will be
forced to Insist upon another repeal.
Just as M. F. Harrington comes out
1th an appeal for the formation of a
new political party to be made up of all
the reformers who have been working
together under the fusion regime.
Colonel Bryan gives admonition to dem
ocrats to stick Jo their colors and cling
to their name and organization. If both
mean what they say, Harrington and
Bryan must be at the parting of the
ays.
I I
In seloctlng the new supreme court
commissioners our supreme Judges are
to go through the old nonpartisan furce
of inquiring into the politics of the appli
cants to make sure that they do not all
fflllate with the same political party.
Legal ability and unswerving Integrity
Motile-ska's Farewell.
New Tork Sun.
The last public appearance of Helena
ModJeska should be as much of an honor
to this great artist as tha public and her
profession can make It. Mme. ModJeska
la not an American, but few actresses of
her time did so much for the advancement
of our stage. . Her standard was always
high. She sought the best In the modern
drama, and to her ambition was due the
revival of such unfamiliar treasures of the
classic drama as ''Measure for Measure" and
King John." When publlo Interest in the
actress was so great that her single pres
ence In a cast would nil the theaters In
which she appeared, Mme. ModJeska had
always about her the most skillful actors
she waa able tq find. But for such gen
erosity she might not now need this final
compliment, which every member of her
profession and every person who enjoyed
her exquisite art should make a tribute
worthy of a woman whose name will
always occupy a high place In the history
of the American stage.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Ex-Secretary Daniel 8. Lamont has the
automobile craze and has Just bought a
$12,000 machine. '
The charge by a bull down the crowded
streets of New York Is not the sort of thing
usually alluded to In the papers as the
"bull movement in the market"
The first person to reply to the commit
tee and accept an invitation to the banquet
to be given to President Roosevelt at Dal
lus, Tex., on April 6, was former Governor
James 8. Hogg. ,
The Atchison (Kan.) Globe caused a large
number of men to feel Indignant by re
marking one day last week that a young
man was drinking so heavily that he was
neglecting his business.
A youth in Boston and one In New York
rah away with a lot of their employers'
money on the same day. It is now in order
for some moralists to let us know that the
man who does not get a large salary has
a license to steal.
Speculation Is running high as to whom
Mayor Wells Of St. Louis will select to
christen the new warship St. Louis on May
f. Miss Lucille Chouteau Is prominently
mentioned, being a direct descendant of
Pierre Laclede, who founded St. Louis.
The senate appropriated $10,000 to defray
the expenses ot a special committee to at
tend the opening of the Lewis and Clark
exposition In Portland, and Bergeant-at-Arma
Ramsdell says that this Is the first
time he ever heard of a senate committee
failing to appropriate sufficient money for
such a Junket.
Father Thomas McCormick, a member of
the Society for Colored Missions, died a
few days ago In Sun Antonio, Tex., where
hs had been laboring. Just before his
death he requested that he be buried in
the colored Catholic cemetery. His wishes
were carried out. Father McCormick was
a native of St. Louis, where he was born
in 1871.
Tha real pooh bah of the Philippines is
Lieutenant Charles E. Morton, at present
stationed at Luson, who holds so many
offices that he hasn't time to count money.
He Is first lieutenant, adjutant, assistant
quartermaster, assistant commissary, com
missary of post, commander of post, depot
quartermaster, freight agent, express agent.
acting major of Companies A and B of tha
First Infantry, and only recently the War
department loaded him, with the title and
duty ot "engineer of th district."
STATE PRESS COMMEXT.
Howells Journal (dem.): Governor Mickey
has done one official act of which we most
heartily approve. We refer to his veto of
the sntl-Sclence bill.
Hastings Tribune: In vetoing the antl-
Chrlstlan Science bill Governor Mickey
used good Judgment. The bill was purely
class legislation and, had It become a
law. It would have been a blot upon the
statutes of Nebraska.
Neligh Yeoman (dem.): Representative
Ernst of the Nebraska legislature has as
certained how difficult and embarrassing
and Ineffective are the efforts of a legis
lator against the railroad lobby,' with an
annual pass In his pocket and trip passes
galore for his friends at home. His case
Is- nlso one of the very best Illustrations
of the effect of the pass upon members
of a legislative body..
Friend Telegraph: The York Republican
resolves that hereafter It will not support
any candidate for the senate or house who
will not In Its columns pledge, over his
signature, that he will accept no railroad
pass or other favor from any railroad
company. Every voter within the state
should come to the same conclusion, and
which would relegate corporations to the
rear In politics quicker than any other
means. '
Ashland Gazette: The pass evil, like the
drink habit. Is an evil and only evil. There
are slrong-mlnded, well-balanced men who,
no doubt, can make good their boast that
they can drink or let It alone. There are
also men who can carry a pass and be
above allowing It to Influence their of
flclal action. Nevertheless, drink Is an I in
mensely dangerous thing for the average
man, and a pass is a compromising thin
In the hands of the average public of.
flclal.
Humboldt Leader: The fact remains that
the free pass Is a decided bar to good gov
crnment, and by Its failure to enact some
restrictive' measure along this line the
present legislature has not only Imposed
a serious handicap upon the republican
party In the state, but has neglected
golden opportunity of lifting Nebraska
to a higher plane of government. The
anti-pass law and other wholesome legisla
tion Is demanded by the people and must
come; It were better therefore for the re
publican party that it had not Ignored the
demands lest the time come when It will
not be In shape to do these things.
Wayne Herald: A few of the lllustrlou
orbs In the senatorial constellation favored
an amendment to the proposed anti-pass
bill, now dead, prohibiting Issuance of
free passes to newspapers. This was no
doubt deemed a crushing blow to the press
of the state. As a matter of fact, most
papers pay for transportation In adver
tising, and It would be Just as well for
them to receive cash for space devoted
to railroads, the latter compelling editors
to pay cash when they wish to travel
Tho legislature might have gone farther
without material Injury to the press, tack
lng on an amendment making It a dire
felony to accept dry goods, groceries or
farm produce In exchange for advertising,
etc., thus placing the business on an ab
solutely cash basis.
Schuyler Free Lance: The populist party
was a party of the people and had
right platrorm, but the populist party
failed most dismally when In power to do
anything for the relief of the people along
the lines It waa supposed to advance. The
rank and file of the populist party were
alright and sincere, but they failed to put
principle only to the front. The party be
came a combination for the benefit of
few leaders like Allen, Holcomb, Meservo,
Edmlsten, Porter, Poynter e-t al., who
talked much, but failed to practice the re.
forms they ever preached. Finally the
people turned In disgust from those po
Iftlcal hypocrites and the party died a well
merited death. The hope today Is In the
; Roosevelt element of the republican party
and In such men as LaFollette.
Albion News: Edward RoseWater, talk
ing In Washington, objected to a recent
cartoon representing President Roosevelt
and Mr. Bryan as occupying the same bed.
Mr. Rose water did not concern himself
with the humor of It; he regarded It serl
ousiy and dealt with the logic of It. He
saw very clearly that the two' men did
not belong In the same bed at all. "Whllo
Bryan Is a democratic talker," he .said
"Roosevelt is a doer of dramatic things."
That Is well put. "In all our fights In
Nebraska for railroad regulation and other
relief matters," said the Omaha editor,
seeking to fortify himself with Illustration,
"Bryan was never of any real assistance
He has great verbal gifts, and apparently
little capacity for actual accomplishment."
That Is also well put. The editor's ton
elusion was, while admitting that Mr.
Bryan "still seems to retain a certain post
lion in the democratic party." that "he
will never be able to exert sufficient Influ
ence to get from his party a third nomlna
tjon to the presidency."
Nebraska City Tribune: It la as yet too
early to make up a critical review of the
doings of our lawmakers, though already
some- frenzied partisan organs have at
tempted to make out that this session
was the "worst ever." That there Is no
foundation of truth In this view Is easily
apparent to an unprejudiced observer, but
that individuals have failed to make good
with their constituents Is -also equally ap
parent and where such failures have oc
curred the Individual vHI be called to
strict account and with the result no
doubt that their faces will fade from
future gatherings of Nebraska lawmakers.
Failure of performance will relegate to
the rear all Incompetents. Good Intentions
ore not sufficient; achievement Is the only
thing that really counts In this world. An
old adage tells us that "Hell is paved with
good intentions," and the philosophy of
that saying Is pretty generally accepted.
Inefficiency will not be overlooked by In
telligent observers nor can It bs success
fully concealed from the sight of the aver
age man. Legislators who classify merely
as "me too" appendages may expect that
their career as statesmen will auff-sr
eclipse, total and permanent.
Weeping Water Herald: If there Is a
republican in Cuss county proud of the
record made by this legislature he must
be one that owns stock In or has a pass on
all railroads operating in the state. He
must be one that will support a republican
ticket regardless of principles, am) vote
that way because of an abounding faith
in the party, that they cannot go wrong.
The Herald supported the county legis
lative ticket because the editor thought It
represented men true to the desires and
wishes of the people. It may be there are
republicans that favor no legislation along
the lines enumerated In the above item,
but we believe the majority do. There ap
pears to be only one man In the county
among our four representatives with the
backbone to stand out with a clean and
unsullied record. Only one man that Is
willing to vote according to the wishes
of tils constituents, and as his conscience
dictates, and who will say that hs Is not
a true type of manliness, a big man and
strong. The republicans of Cass will not
be fooled so easily another time. They
will require something more than a popu
lar man, or cne of local Influence. The
next successful candidate may have to
slate his position on a few questions, or
else step down and out Isn't it a grand
body of men that will require a congress
man to come all the way from Washington
to pledge himself to aland by the president
on railroad legislation and when the op
portunity comes to do something them
selves sneak out of It? If Senator Burkett
doesn'. dlvplay more backbone than our
legislators ws inUs our guess.
ARMY GOSSIP IS WASIIIXGTOS.
Matters of Interest Gleaned fro
Arm- mmd Kmrr Realster.
Army officers who overstay their leave
bv a few dava without authority for me
absence and without being able to furnish ,
ih.i i v.. .ii. in return iu
dutv was unavoidable will suffer a corre
spondlng loss of pay. No exception will be
made to this new rule and Instructions to
this effect have gona out from the office
Of tha mllllarT orretsrV. A CSS0 haS
been that of a staff officer who was origin
ally granted a month's leavs of absence
by tho head of his corps who later ex
tended the leave ten days. It has now
been decided that thin extension was un
authorized and the officer must be re
garded as being sbiwit for ten days with
out leave.
Despite the appeals which have been
made by the paymaster general of the
army, the comptroller of the treasury re
fuses to change tho computation of time
governing payments of officers and men,
under a decision of his office, based on
recent legislation. The new manual cf
the pay department will contain this clause
for the guidance of pay officers:
"Annual compensation of officers, etc.,
shall be divided Into twelve equal In
stallments, one of which shall be the pay
for each calendar month's service ren
dered by the same person without regard
to the actual number of days in said
month, and in making payment for frac
tional part of a month one-thirtieth of one
such Installment shall be the rate to be
paid for each day. When service begins
or a promotion Is made on an Intermediate
day of any month, one day's pay accrues
for each day of service. Thus, when serv
ice begins on February 3 twenty-seven
days' pay Is allowed; on the last of Feb
ruary, one day; on March 2, one month's
pay, and on March 31, one day's pay.
Absence without leave In any month re
sults In the loss of one day's pay for
each day's absence. The absence of the
last day of February results In the losa
of three or two days' pay, as the month
may have twenty-eight or twenty-nine
days."
Colonel E. H. Crowder of the Judge ad
vocate general's department and also of
the general staff of the army Is not re
called from his tour of observation as a
military attache with the Japanese army
In Manchuria at his own request; In fact,
It Is understood at tha War department
that he does not desire to return home.
The reports received In Washington, how
ever, from other sources Indicate that
Colonel Crowder Is a great sufferer from
neuralgic pains due to the climate and
the natural exposure to which that officer
has been subjected. He has done some ex
cellent work with the Japanese army and
la understood to have accumulated much
valuable Information. On his return he
is not likely to be assigned to duty at
once. He may be permitted to avail him
self of a long leave of absence for the
purpose of treatment, during which time
he may be able to prepare the report of
his observations In Manchuria. Major E.
J. McClernand, general staff, has been de
tailed to observe the operations of the
Japanese army In Manchuria, In place of
Colonel Crowder.
A MAJTER OF HEALTH
vta rw mm
Absolutely Puro
HAS HO SUBSTITUTE
Benjamin Alvftrd. Twenty-nrth inr.intry.
secretary of the general staff. That oftVer
Is highly recommended by Lieutenant U. n.
eral Chaffee and other general officer, lis
has as well the endorsement of the grncr.il
staff Itself. These recommendations linva
gone to tha secretary of war, who Is ex.
pected to approve them. The second a
cancy destined to occur before July 1 will
be filled by the appointment of Cai'tnln H
F. Ladd of the cavalry arm, detailed- giu
cer In the quartermaster's department
SMILING REMARKS.
"The more I see of these cranks who s;iy
they 'live close to nature,' mini i tu-ie
Allen Sinrks, "the more 1 admire uii."
Chice.o Tribune.
'Has this Russian general much of a
following?" . ,
f h,..ilit sav so. Fifty thousand Jans
are chasing him." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
T mirmose you will enjoy a rest after
your arduous efforts in congress?'
, i win ha a. relief to set out with the
hired men on the farm and do a little real
work. wasningion oiar.
The paymaster general of the army has
had before him another question relating
to the clothing allowance of an enlisted
man. A sergeant was discharged by pur
chase in the first six months of his enlist
ment' He was credited on December 31,
1904, with six months' clothing allowance
and discharge took effect prior to expira
tion covered, by the credit. The question
was asked: v"Is the sergeant subject to
deduction In his clothing because of his
discharge by purchase prior to the expira
tion of tha period covered by the credit?'
Paymaster General Dodge quotes para
graph 8, circular 41, War department, 1904,
which says: "A credit having once been
given a soldier In accordance with general
orders No. 104, War department on his
closing account. Is final for the period cov
ered by that settlement and no deduction
Is made therefrom because of date of his
subsequent discharge,, nor is it modified
because of a subject change In the clothing
table," and he answers the question In
the negative.
The retirement upon his own application
of General G. L. Gillespie Is expected to
take place within a few weeks, certainly
before July 1. It is doubtful If there are
any brigadier generals of the active list
who are made major generals and retired,
owing to the fact that most of those who
would be regarded as available for promo
tion are not Inclined to take advantage of
the situation, at least at present. It is
certain, however, that General George M.
Randall will become a major general on
General Gillespie's retirement and serve In
that grade until his own retirement. Th
vacancy In the list of brigadier generals
thus created will be filled, by the appoint
ment of Colonel A. L. Wagner, military
secretary and of the general staff, who
will become president of the Army War
college about July 1, when General T. 11.
Bliss goes to the Philippines. There will
be general commendation of the appoint
ment of Colonel Wagner, who has served
long, faithfully and with ability in the
discharge of numerous and Important du
ties. The appointment of Colonel Wagner
to bo brigadier general and the retirement
for age of Lieutenant Colonel John Twee-
dale, military secretary, will leave two
places to be filled in the military secre
tary's department The first vacancy will
be vice Major A. O. Brodle, and whether
it occurs by virture of Lieutenant Colonel
Tweedale's retirement or as the ultimate
result of General Gillespie's retirement. It
will be filled in all probability by Captain
ttinnt-nii I thought vour price for an
appendicitis operation was only t-jw?
Specialist Oh, that was yesterday s quo
tation. The market opened this morning
at 325 and advanced briskly to 33"Yi. Puck.
' cnlm.rt-T aniess vou fellows living In the
country are delighted to get a chance tu
run around in the fresh air these inorn-
'nS.'!i,K,.K.-Hiiti around? Hush! Most ot
la. riirht strnlelit throueh the
fresh air to the tatlon.-Pliiladelphla Press.
Traveler (Just landed) I learn you have
new government How does It start
Native Splendidly. We owe money tij
every nation on earth, and they are all
afraid to molest us. cnicago inuune.
-ir.. smitten f an early aEe." re
marked the beautiful girl, slapping at the
first mosquito of the (season.
"It s heredity," murmurra nm ujmi
sect. "My father waa only two days old
when he was mashed on a fat girl at a
summer resort I" Cleveland Leader.
Stella I told him I'd scream If he kissed
""Bella Had he ever heard you sing? New
York Sun.
WHAT'S IJI IT?
Dr. H. W. Wiley, Government Chemist
We sit at a table delightfully spread,
And covered with good things to eat.
And daintily finger the cream-tinted bread.
Just needing to make It complete
A film of the butter so yellow and sweet.
Well suited, -every snlnate --j!;'
A dream of delight and yet while we eat
We can not help thinking
What's in It?
Or maybe the contents alum and chalk,
Or sawdust chopped up very fine,
Or gypsum or powder about which the
talk.
Terra alba Just out of the mine.
And our faith in the butter Is apt to bs
weak. ,
For we haven't a good place to pin It
Annatoo's so yellow and beef fat so sleek.
Oh, I wonder, I wonder what's In It!
The pepper perhaps contains cocoanut
shells.
And the mustard Is cottonseed meal,
And the coffee in sooth of baked chlckory
smells,
And the terrapin tastes roast veal.
The wine that you drink never heard of
a grape,
But of tannin and coal tar Is made.
And you could not tfe certain except by
the shapi
That the eggs by a chicken were laid.
And the salad which has such an Innocent
look.
And whispers of fields that are green,
Is covered with germs, each armed with a
hook.
To grapple with liver and spleen.
No matter how hungry or tired or dry,
The bnnauet how fine don't beirin it
Till you've thought of the past and tha
xuiure ana sin,
I wonder, I wonder what's In it!
And the preacher that prates of the glory
inat waits,
On the saints and asks, Have you
seen It?
And tells you how hot It will be for the
sot
And the sinner at last. Does he mean It?
The political boss who solicits your vote
And promjses not to forget It,
When landed at last In a place of soma
note.
Don't you think you'll surely regret It?
And the maid of our choice with the heav
enly voice
Whom you've known for a month If not
longer.
Perhaps has said "yes" and It's the time
to rejoice
And foster the faith that grows stronger.
Ah, that true heart so dear, how you trem
ble with fear.
And with hope when you struggle to
win It,
But now that It's yours, I pray do not
Jeer,
If 1 auk. Are you certain what's in It?
I .
I I .iSUSa
The food value of Ghirardelli's
Ground Chocolate is reason
enough why you and your
children should drink it.
But it's delicious flavor makes
it the ideal refreshment for
your friends.
Best for cke and putry.
GR-OXJND
.CHOC OIL