IHE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. BARE. Publisher TKIIM3: $1.28 IN ADVANCE WORTH PLATTB. NEBRASKA 8ubway for Moving Sidewalks. Btrnp hangltig In ntrcot cars nnd tlio general congestion of Intcrurlmn trn vel will bo tit an end If tlio Invention of n New York man, who Is backed by prominent capitalists of that city, rrovcB n successful as Is anticipated. Attracted to tlio conditions of the Hrooklyn bridge, where during tho rush hours tho trnctlon companies en deavor to transport GO.OOO passengers an hour, with facilities which 45,000 tax to tho utmost, ho evolved a flchemn based to an extent on tho moving sldowalk which was n featuro of tho pier at tho world'B fair at Chi cago In 1893. Ills Idea, explains tho Technical World, Is to equip tho llrooklyn bridge with a scries of llvo moving plat forms, one within another. Tho outer ono would travel at tho rato of three miles an hour, tho second nt six miles an hour, tho third ut nine nnd the fourth nt twelve, Tho Inner one, which ho would opornto at fifteen mllcB nn hour, ho would hnvo equipped with seats, each holding half n dozen persons. To stop from ono platform to another while both wero lit motion would bo both safo and easy. With this system of plntforms, moving In ono direction on ono sldo of tho hrldgo nnd back on tho other, tho In ventor clnlms ho enn transport 171,000 persons nn hour. As nn economical method of transportation, tho promot ers dcclnro that thcro would bo no motormon, conductors nor brakemon to pay and that tho oxpenso for power, ropalrs nnd operating forco would bo less thftn for any other system that is In uro to-day. Thorn Is always something fascinat ingly mysterious nbout tho govern ment socrot service Tho men ongngod iindor tho chief are not known to tho public nt largo even by nnnio, nnd ono'H noxUloor neighbor may ho n secret scrvlco ngent without ono hav ing any suspicion of his occupation. Tho socrct wrvlcG bureau la attached to tho treasury department nnd Is mnlntnlned for the detection of coun terfeiters and for tho protection of tho person of tho president. Tho men nro employed, however, by othor depart ments on n confidential requisition from tho head of tho department If tho ntlomoy general or tho secrotary of commerce and labor nooda detec tives each hns needed them In recent Investigations tho secretary of tho treasury has supplied tho men. This pructlco of diverting tho detectives or tho trensury dopartmont from their propor work wns objected to in con- grosB not long ago, nnd nn attempt was mado to pro vent If. If tho secret sorvlco men become moro detectors ot countorfoltorB, much of tho populnr interest In them will disappear. Tho report from Rtombnsa, Ilrltlsh East Africa, that 10,000 deaths havo re Bulled from fnmlno In tho provlnco of Osoga In Uganda furnishes nn illtiutrn lion of tho porlla which stjll confront tho dwellers on tho dnrk continent, notwithstanding tho progress mado In opening up that region to civilization. Tho nows uIho recalls tho frequent ox perlencoa from fnmlno In India, lu both localities tho causes aro uracil cany tlio same ralluro of usual sources of food Bupply nnd inability, owing to lack of trnnsportntlon fnelll ties, to. reach nnd rollovo thoso In dlro need. Ono of tho grout functions of ndvanclng civilization Is to oqunllzo tho opportunities for soeurlng tho nec essaries of life. Tlio famous label, "Mado in Clor many," may soon with propriety bo put on n lnrgo part of tho reforested Ad irondack mountain nreu. Tho Htn,to ot Now York bought OGO.000 seedling trees from (ionium nurseries this yonr, nnd Is planting thoso which aro thrco yeura old In tho treeless districts Thoso which nro only two yonm old ubotit hair of tho numberwill bo planted In nurseries, to remain a year before thoy nro act out pornmnontly Tho Gormana soil tho threo-yoar-oh trees nt nbout tho rnto of four for cent, nnd that la ono ronson why tho fctato sent tho order ncroaa tho ocean iiio iuiiKiKiKo mnnmnciurors now havo tho Job of inventing a term to describe tho man who runs nn nero plane. "Sky-pilot" would not bo bad if It wero original; but It will hardly bo fitting to tako a second-hand term for a vocation ho novel and daring Anyhow, It Is to be hoped that tho ro Biilt will not bo to borrow u word from u foreign lunguago that really moatiB something olso. Out In lawn there Is an editor who wlHhea to know whothor u wldowo wno dyes Ills whiskers really fools anybody. Ho perhaps fools tho same peoplo who aro fooled by tho bald headod man who slicks n wjap from tho sldo ncroijs his domo. ProBidont llonjamln Ido Whoeler of tho University of Cullfornln has boeu nominated as Thuodoro Roosevelt pro feaaor In Berlin for 1009 by the trua tees of Columbia and appolntod by tils PruBBlun ministry ot education. ROUND THE CAPITAL Information nnd Gossip Picked Up Here and There In Wasliluiflon. Many Holdups on Tag Day in Capital W ASIIINQTON. Kvery mnn on the tng by n string from his buttonhole. It wns n plain cardboard tag such as tho express companies use, nnd it did not add to tho appearnnco of oue's dress, but it snved money nnd u holdup to wenr It. Juno 13 was tag day In Washington. Tng day was a dovlco to squeeze dimes nnd quarters out of ovcry pedestrlnn for tho benefit of a castoff children's playground. It wns protty menn man who would not hand out a dlmo nt least onco for a tng. It was nn excessively high-toned or reckless ono who would not wear It. No dlmo, no tag. No tag, no ponce. Tho holdup of wonrors of untagged coats occurred ovcry 26 foot. Homo thing llko $7,000 was renllzcd ns n re sult of tho "holdups" for tho play ground. Children peddled tho tags In all parts of tho city, nnd no man escaped. There wero store tags, house tags, automobllo tngs, cnb tags and personal tags nnd a flvodollnr tag that made the owner Immtino from attnclc In nil quarters. Tho storo tag cost n dollar, likewise tho house tag, Hvcry woman was held up In ovcry store, nnd it cost Mrs. Meyer Rouses AN American society affairs bo con ducted along linos laid down by tho Kuropenn nobility? Mrs. Georgo von Longorko Meyer, wlfo of tho postmnstcr genernl, has been doing somo experimenting tho past Reason . Resenting tho freo and easy custom of overybody nnd nnybody visiting tho cabinet homes. Mra. Meyer has at tempted to Introduce foreign methods nB regards calling and tho geuornl pro gramme. Not slnco Mrs. I.ovl P. Morton drow bucIi a lino of distinction betweon ac cidental ohlclal position nnd heredi tary social standing has Washington boon so wrought up ns ovor Mrs. Moyor's haughty attltudo toward tho wives of cabinet ollicers nnd other hmm In vnbllc life. Mrs. V-fjr'B trentment of wlvos of mvmbors ot congress has caused no end ot criticism. She inaugurated tho lmblt of niklng women from tho far Postage Stamp Gum EVERY timo a person UckB n United States postage stamp ho gets a tusto of Bweot potato. Tho gum with which tho fltnmps nro backed Is mndo from thnt succulent vcgotnblo because Un do Sam's lieutenants consider It the moBt hnrmlosa preparation of the wort. All of tho gum ueod on American postngo Btampit Is tidied by tho gov ernment nt tho bureau of engraving and printing, whom tho Htnmptt aro mado. It lu spread on tho Bheuts after the stamps have been printed. Tho gum, In u liquid form, Is forced up through plpoa from the Ijasoment, whoro It la mndo. Thoso plpoa lead to a Borlos of machines contesting of roll ers, botween which tho sheets of stamps nro fed, ono at at timo. A continuous lino Btream of the liquid gum falls upon ono of these rollora. Tho sheet with Its wot coat ing of sweet potato uiuclhigo pusses American "Suckers" T HE American consul Duuform guldo to "Biickoro" in n report warning the American tourist what not to buy In tho way of antique and art obJoctB Prefacing his remarks with tho statement that ovon a man with much money ennnot tako a 30 day corro upuudoncu course lu art and antiquity and thun tll what lie Is buying, ho points out those familiar duceptlona that aro now holme huriK up abroad for rich Americana who nro thirsting for urtlstlc environment: "Robert llurna Cliulrs Hobble did not keep an Installment furulturo her n dollar to continue hor round of shopping without further solicitation, President Koosevclt came across for n five-dollar tag that allowed him to tnko his customary drive on horse back without being held up nt the bildgo. Attorney General Honnparto was tagged twice. A beautiful young woman held him boldly In front of tho While Houso Friday, which was a day In advance of ofllclal time for tho free booting. Ho dug up n round dollar cheerfully and said It was worth It. Hut ho forgot the tag when ho saun tered out Saturday, und ho had to shell out again. Young Quentln Roosevelt mndo n street record. Ho stood In front of his schoolhouso and took $0.20 In nn hour peddling ten cont tngs. Then ho moved down to the Mnll before tho Whlto House, where ho suspected money would come In bigger pieces, but ho was laslied to tho mast thcro In no time after two uutomoblles drovo up filled with daintily clad girls, who plied out and worked tho thoroughfare and White Houso grounds to a finish. Tho girls then ventured into tho sa cred precInctB of tho Whlto Houso and sought Mr. Loch, but could not find him. Learning that he, like tho pres ident, was exempt, under tho rules of tho game, they left, by vlrtuo of tho five-dollar tag, complimentary tngs for both Just for luck. Next tho bovy of young beauty as sailed tho Klggs National bank nnd held up every ono from the president down. Feminine Tempest west or tho south of tho Deacon Btrcct clrclo If thoy thought It obligatory for them to cnll on ono so fnr removed gcogrnphlcnlly. It was broadly Inti mated she would not be ut nil offended If tho lesser soclnl lights wives of congressmen particularly eliminated lior from their visiting lists. Then Mrs. Meyor nroused a tempest In tho teapot by her trentment of her nssoclntcs In tho cabinet circle. Sho Invnrlably Ignored her collcnguca when sho wns gottlng up such smart cntertnlnments as tho dinner and re ception to tho duko of tho Abruzzl or tho duchess of Suthorlnnd. Sho Invited only members of tho diplomatic corps, nnd selected principally tho wives of millionaires from tho resident society. Mrs. Meyer was, bctoro marriage, Miss Allco Apploton, daugbtor of tho well-known head ot tho great publish' lug company. Sho inherited a lurgo fortune. Mrs. Meyor recently departed for Loudon. Sho will spend tho season with her two daughters, Miss Allco and Miss Julia Meyer. Thcso young women havo already bowed to tho three monnrchs, the czar, tho emperor of Austria nnd tho king of Italy. Thoy will boon make their courtesy to tho rulor of Great Ilritaln. as Article of Diet from tho rollers Into a long horizontal lluo with hot nlr. When It emorgos at the other end tho gum Is dry. The government mnkoB two kinds of postage titniup mucllago. If ono could aeo tuo packages of stamps as they como to tho post olllco ready to he sold ono would llnd thom lnbeled, ac cording to suiison, "Summer Gum" or "Winter Gum." Tho fonuor Is much tho hnrdor of tho two and wnu devised some yenra ago to koop tho stamps from getting Btlcky In wnrm, moist weather. Whllo Undo Snm tries to mako tho lot of tho stump llckor ns Innocuous nB possible, ho does not advlso making a meal oft his sweet potato gum. Tho whole proccus ot gum making and aj plying Is mndo as dean us possible but thoro Is yet another item to bo considered. A Bheot of postngo stamps Is linn- dlod n good many times before It even lonvea tho bureau where It Is made. If you must lick any of your Btnmps pick out those rrom tho middle of tho sheet. Tho corner ones havo gone through the fingers of half a dozen or moro counters, not to mention tho per forators and tho separators and the rest. Warned by Consul houso, and what tho constnblo did not tako, buyors long ago hnvo. .Mary ijuoen or Scots Tables Tho queen wan rather mlgrutory, owing to circumstances, and did not carry many laoios around witn lior. "snouioiii I'lato It fs mostly mod ern, aged with processes that aro now. "Engravings and Prints Ancient copies nro turned off tho press every uay lor uio 'usir rrom America. urysini nmi uiinn Tho sorvnnts broke most of tho old stuff conturlos ngo, and the old shapes nro entirely new. "Hare Old Furnlturo This Is mndo with puinlcw stone and oil, which will tmo any old chair nr table in a week." SummlnK up, ho Bays that for more thnn 00 yours collectors havo ran- ruunuu ui7i iivaiiuuiu nuOK lor nil- tlquoB nnd works of art, anil that whor over ono la to be found It coals money and ought to be accompanied with u rtaponslblo dualor'B gunranteo "OLD GLORY." The Name Was First Given the Flag by the Volunteers In Mexico. Tho question often Is usked: "How did our nnttonnl Hag como by tho now unlvorsal appellutlon of "Old Glory?" An old soldier In tho Natlonnl Trlbuno says on this point: "It Is desirable to state July 4, 18 IC, tho First Ohio vol- untecrs, nlloat on tho Mississippi, bound for Moxlco, honored tho day with much enthuslnsm, Among those called upon for addresses was tho gifted and eloquont Hrlg. Gen. Thomns L. Hnmer, who was particularly eu logistic of tho 'glorious banner of freedom.' Amid tho great applauso aroused an enthusiastic sou of Old 1 12rlu impulsively exclaimed, 'Hurrah for Otild Glory.' This caught popular fancy, and was afterward heard amid mnny bnttlo scenos." In n letter, Inclosing copy of tho verses printed below, from Capt. Charles II. Pearson of tho First New York volunteers duted April 20, 1847, ho writes to his prior company, tho Light Guards of tlio Sixty-fourth N. Y. S. M., now known ns Company A of the Thirteenth N. Y. N. G that "Tho phrase, 'Old Glory,' Is said to have orlglnnted with the First Ohio." The Flag of Our Country "Old Glory." A BONO. (Bung In lilvounc night beforo storming of Corro Gordo, Mexico, by I.Wmt. Charles )'. Hrower, New York voluntcorH.) "To-night o'er our purling 111! high to tho lirltn, 'TIs Inst wo together tnay drink: To-morrow In battlo Homo yield to death Brim; Our soldiers Its nat no'cr rilirlnk. Then stnntl to tlio toast, now last, but tho brut, Tho. ling of our country,' and lovo: Wo'll crown It with victory In valorous zest Place 'Old aiory' yon ramparts above. "Wlmtovcr cuch quailing bo It oipia or wluo 'Hound tho cup fond memories wreathe, For homeland emotions lvo courage divine, It's cause to uphold whllo we brentho. Then stand to tho lount, etc. "Stint Ana Is boasting Invincible might; Ills lioflts appear grand In array. 'Humomber tho Al'mo,' arid-God for tho right Wo'll drive them nwny In dismay. Then stand to tho toast, otc. 'Ti:o bugles aro sounding the call to rotlro And lit for the mornlns's dread fray: May dreams of our sleeping each bravo heart Insplro With hopeful resolves for tho day. Then stand to the tonst, etc. "THE FLAG." Splendid Monument to Rhode Island Regiment. Tho Uhodo Islnnd monument erected to tho memory of the Seventh regi ment, stnto troops In tho civil war. upon tho VIcksburg battlefield Is of heroic slzo nnd Is full of Bplrlt and ac tion. Tho color bearer has raised "The Flag." nloft tho tattered ling and ono can al most hear the answering shout of tho men of tho regiment as they rally their forcos and push tho lino of bat tlo to victory. Tho Hag, torn nnd tat tered! How It proved lu many n critical moment tho inspiration for heroic display or courngo and disci pline. Working Elephants. Tho efforts of tho Congo Btnto nu thorltles to donieaticnto tho African olephant hnvo brought out somo Inter esting peculiarities of those animals. During tho wot season, which lasts four months, tho olophunts nro nat worked, but uro turned out Into the foroiet. Instead, howevor, of rojolnlng their wild kin, they seem to keep urnrt, na If conscious of tho difference that their training baa produced. On bolnfc brought back to their duties they show no disposition to Bhlrk tho): work. Their prosonco sometimes nt traots wild olophnutB to tho vicinity of their scouo of labors, but thosu wild animals aro usually too old and In trticlnblo to be used ns rocrultu. TH0UQHT8 FOR THE DAY. A good prcjudlco Is better than a weak conviction. There arc Just as good fish In the sea, but the sca'is largo. A vlrtuo that no ono tries to tlvato is staying at home. cul- Many men aro convinced that they aro geniuses, hut can not show it bo cause thoy aro too busy earning a liv ing. St. Louis Globe-Democrat TOMMY AS GOOD A3 A CHART. Nurse Had No Trouble Remembering Time for His Medicine. A Roston physician tells a story of a youngator of his own that an over strenuous vacation had put on tho sick list. Tho fathor had nn appropriate proscription filled, nnd left tho bottlo with tho child's mother. As she, how ever, Is very forgetful, ho gavo hor a chart, and suggested that she set down tho hours whon tho medlclno should bo given, checking oft each doso na taken. Upon returning from his even ing calls, however, ho found tho chart blank. "Good gracious, Mary," ho exclaimed; "surely you haven't failed to glvo Tom IiIb medlclno?" "Oh, no. I did not miss a slnglo time," his wife assured htiri. "How In tho world did you remem ber It without tho chart?" bo asked. Sho smllod. "Thnt wn8 easy. I Just told Tom this morning at what hours ho was to havo It, and half an hour beforo each timo he would begin hallooing that ho wouldn't tako It" HERE'3 REAL SAFETY ENVELOPE. Ingenious Device far Double Locking a Letter. A now envelope mndo In Parla la proof against tho thief or tho meddler who opens a letter to extract or to I read Its contonts nnd then reseals It so cleverly as to hido any sign of It having been tampered with. Tho now envelopo is really two en velopes. Each 18 of thin paper, ono a pronounced blue, tho other lighter In color nnd different in (cxturo. Each has a gummed flap. Th letter is first placed In tho bluo envolopc, which is slightly smaller than tho other. Instead ot scaling thlrf It Is placed in tho outer envelopo and the lnnor flap brought outsldo and gummed down on to tho larger en velopo. Tho outer flap Is otlll unsealed. It Is much larger thrn tho Inner flap nnd reaches down to a good-sized star shaped opening which shows through to tho inner envelope, so thnt whon tho outer llnp Is sealed It sticks not only to tho outer envelopo but also through this opening to tho Inner ono. Tho lottcr la thus practically locked and doublo locked. WANTED COMFANY IN MISERY. Stranger Asked for Directions at Un fortunate Moment "I beg your pardon," said tho stran ger on tho blcyclo, riding slowly up to the sldowalk and steadying himself by putting hia foot on tho curb, "but I am looking for a restaurant whero I can get a good meal. Can you direct 1 mo to ono?" j Tho man whom ho addressed was standing In front of a store, trying to ' rub a grain of sand out of his eyo with , one hand and holding his hat on with tho othor, for It waa a windy day, anil nt first ho made no response But presently ho epoko. "Go to tho next block," ho said, "nnd turn to tho right. Four doors down you will llnd a reataurant." Tho stranger thanked him and rodo on. About an hour later thoy acci dentally met ngnln. Tho stranger was on his way out of town. Ho stopped and spoke. "My friend," ho said, "I followed your directions. I went to tho restau rant you directed mo to, nnd I got tho worst meal I ovor had In my life." "I thought you would," answered tho othor. "It you had waited till I got that grain of sand out of my eye I Bhould havo sont you to a good restau rant, but you didn't. I just had to dlvldo my misery with somebody, and you happened to bo handy." Youth'3 Companion. COLORADO No trip can surpass In pica sure and health a vacation spent in the Kockies. Low rates in effect every day to September 30, 1908. For the round-trip Irom Omaha to Denver -Colorado Springs Pueblo VIA UrcBQftS PACIFIC Novv nnd Sconlo Routo to YollowGtono Park Inquire of E. L. LOIVtAX, C. P. A., Omaha, Nolir. Lovo In n cottago suggests a sort of labor union. tfnHh in r.nd w t iou frienasuip with man is like poetry without print. KIND THOUGHT OF THE BRIDE. Possibly Turned Silly Custom Into Something Really Worth While. "Tho most considerate girl I ever know got mnrrled yesterday," said tho man. "She showed her thought fulness In a most unusual way. Tho day before tho wedding sho called tho attention or the rest or tho family to a row of old shoes stnnding In a down BtnlrB closet "I want you to throw theso after tho carriage,' sho said. 'Thoy are all mates. I collected them to throw away. 1 learned Bomo timo ago that certain poor souls who havo hard work to get clothes of any description keep n lookout for big weddings. Thoy hang around the houso at golng-away time and pick up tho good luck shoes. Mcybo thoy get a fit, and maybo they don't Anyway, 1'vo dono all I could to accommodate them. " 'Hero nro six palrB of shoes to be fired after mo. If somebody doesn't get fitted In that collection, It Isn't my fault'" Value of Brief Rests. If overworked homemnkors whoso norves aro "worn to frazzlo edge" would acquire tho habit of Bitting or lying absolutely Btlll, relaxed and mo tionless for five- or ten mlnutc3 twlco a day, thoy would soon see improve ment. Tho mind must bo relaxed, wor ries dropped, thoughts wandering to pleasant things. You wilt probably try this several times beroro you got It right, but aer a little practice you will llnd that It yields large re turns, far surpassing tho sacrlllce ot tho timo It takes to practlco it. It 1b a foolish habit to borrow trou ble or meet It half way. Cultivate a cheerful mind and henrt, and much Imaginary trouble will bo avoided. Iledley. Omaba Directory WholiiU nnd null dtilirt In trtnrtlilBi for 0nUtmn' table. Including Finn ported Table Delicacies, inhere Is any little Item you are enable to obtain In yotrncffioTown, wrlu ui (or prices en tame, aa we will ba tute to bare It, Mnll ordors carefully filled. iMPOPTgwn amd ocatent in fal Blinr mrf nnrl irrc V.iH V" ' COURTNEY ,& CO., Omohn. Ncbr. PRIVATE WIRE J. E. von Dorn Commission Go. Member Clilcnco Hoard of Trade and Oinuhu drain Exclmngc. Grain, Provisions and Stocks Bought and Sold for Immediate or future delivery. GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD in Car Lois. Track bids mado on any railroad. Consignments Solicited, 700-701-776 Qrflndolo 3ldR., Omaha TtUpbHMl llcll D.olit IMS tnd llil. lilt, inn, THE BRIGHTEST SPOT OH THE HAP A GOOD PLACE to Invest our tnouey where you can get from 6 to 10 On Improved Properties Write Uh How Much You Havo to Invent HASTINGS and HEYDEH 1704 Farnam St. Omaha, Nobr. your dealer itoirtrar. rrUifm. tuail UHK-cforaom 'S'S? Chocolates! lmuiul boi nr tiM for a bait imIuihI Ikii anil wo wlllitxllrerOieni tn vrurilinir. Jr. .I.O'IIICI CO., Mukrrt, Itoi flu-.ra airrtt, Oimiliii, .ti-br- Oo You Drink Coffee Why put tho chri, rank, bltlcr ilTonl coilee In your ttomacli when puro aERM AN AMERICAN COFFEE coita no more I lailst outlaying It. Yctir grorar null? It or can trot It. mmm mm by mnll nt cut prices. Send for freo entnloeuc. MYERS-DILLON DRUQ CO., OMAHA, NEDR. OMAHA WOOL & STORAGE GO. SHIP YO lo the Ouulia nist- Let lo set better etlcrUUBIM prices ami quick aml quick in Omaha. returns. Ret. , uuj w mm oaiiu TAFT'S DENTAL ROOMS 1517 Douglas St., OMAHA, BED. Rellablo Dontliiry at Moderate Prices. fjWJthltut for thintur. LurKtit nlmii THH ROBERT DEMPSTER CO., Don 1107, Omaha 3 Si - mat j flvaww' I I lira, llulloy & Mui'h, Tho nPIUTIATA DENTISTS Si Steel Culverts Bultitlilo for county tomls nnd towu utreetu Write for Information ttn,i nricm. SUNDtKLAND CULVERT CO., Omaha. N.b. ASK YOUR DEALER ABOUT THE VELIE&7AN,BU8GY JOHN.DEEREPLOWCO. If