CURRENT ITEMS.
f
Senator Beverldgo, chairman ot the
senate committee on territories, when
asked about the prospects of statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico, said:
"Unless the two territories agree to
joint statehood It may bo many years
before single statehood for each Is
brought about. It certainly will not
come so long as lloosovelt Is President,
Cannon speaker, and I, chairman of
the senate committee on territories."
Had it not been for Senator Foraker,
Senator Beverldgo's bill for joint state
hood would have gone through the sen
ate. The Ohio senator succeeded in
amending the Iiovoridgo bill so as to
allow the people of the territories to
express their wishes on joint state
hood. As a result Arizona, by a tre
mendous majority, refused to accede to
Joint statehood.
In explanation of the American
proposition for joint action between the
United Slates and Great Britain look
ing to the regulation of the opium traf
fic It is pointed out at the State de
partment that measures were adopted
by the Philippine government calcu
lated to terminate the opium smoking
In the archipelago in a short term of
years, but it was realized that to be
como effective regulations for suppres
sion of opium traffic must extend into
China. The State department address
ed the British government to ascertain
how far it would bo possible to go in
making joint regulations. The British
reply suggested the creation of a gen
eral international commission to re
port some plan of combined action. It
Is believed that Germany and Franca,
and even Portugal and Japan will bo
Invited to appoint commissioners.
Because he was altogether too fresh
with William Jennings Bryan when ttie
orator was at Ann Arbor recently to
deliver a lecture Guy E. Marshand, of
Alliance, Ind., was mercilessly hazed
by a party of fifty students. Among
other torments meted out to him was
the slipping one' at a time of half a
case of spoiled eggs down the back of
his shirt and breaking them against hJs
body. "When Bryan lectured It was ar
ranged for him to attend a banquet
given by the Ann Arbor Democrats at
the armory downtown after the lecture
iAs Bryan completed his talk, Marsh
and approached him, seized his arm,
and rushed him to his carriage. Ho
opened the door and climbed In after
him, closed tho door, and ordered the
cabman to drive to the banquet hall
At the banquet hall Marshand still
maintained his mastery of the situa
tion. He Introduced Bryan to all tho
Ann Arbor leading Democrats and
many of his freshman friends.
Tho houso In Rhode Island avenue,
"Washington, given to Admiral Dew
ey by the Amorican people in which
the admiral and wife havo been resid
lng, has been given up by them as a
place to live. Mrs. Dewey is said to
be responsible for the abandonment
of tho Rhode Island- avenue house as
their home. Her K street house Is
much noarer to the resldenco of her
mother, and she likes that location
better than that of tho houso present
ed by the American people to her
husband. The title to tho Rhode Is
land avenuo house Is In Mrs. Dewey's
name. The admiral said that when
he gave tho houso to his wifo ho be
lieved that ho was doing tho most
gracious act an American gentleman
could do. There was criticism of the
admiral's action and ho became net
tled to tho extent of saying that he
was sorry ho had over accepted the
houso. However, Mrs. Dewey retained
it
It Is tho opinion of tho egg dealers
who attended tho Kansas and Okla
homa Egg Shippers' association con
vention at Kansas City that tho pure
food laws will not decrease tho num
ber of bad eggs on tho market. Tho
delegates to tho convention decided
that tho only way to bo rid of bad
eggs Is to pass them along to tho con
sumers. Thin puts It up to tho public
to protect itself against bad eggs.
From assertions by tho agents of
largo storage honsos It may also bo
predicted that there will bo no cheap
eggs next winter. At this tlmo last
yoar egg dealors were paying eleven
cents a dozen for eggs to place In
storage. Tho price paid for eggs to
place in storage now Is from fifteen
to nineteen cents a dozen. Even .at
that price tho cold storage raon say
thy can buy only a few egg.
Politics In Ohio.
Senator Foraker has Issued tho fol
lowing lettor, which Is construed as a
means to chock tho Toft boom for
president: ,
I have been so busily occupied that
I have bad neither time nor disposi
tion to even think about politics, either
state or national; especially politics
(hat belonged to next year.
it Reoms to me premature to bo now
discussing what is so far ahead. How
ever, In view of the Interviews and an
nouncements of one kind and another
that are appearing in the newspapers, ?
feel that 1 may with propriety say that
1 do not want any political honors from
tle Republicans of Ohio without their
hearty approval.
In order that, there may be no doubt
ns to their preference, I shall at f.he
proper time request the Republican
state central committee to Issue a oall
for a Republican state convention, to
be composed of delegates elected by the
Republicans of the state at a duly au
thorized primary election, for tho pur
pose not only of nominating candidates
for state offices to bo voted for at our
next state election, but also to de
termine the preference of the Republi
cans of Ohio as to candidates for tho
United States Senator and for Presi
dent. ,
if this suggestion should meet with
favor, It should be provided that the
primary elections shall be held at a
convenient time long enough after tho
call therefor has been issued to enable
all who are Interested In the work of
tho convention, so to bo chosen, to ap
pear before tho people and discuss tho
public questions about which wo are
all concernedi. also that tho people who
are Interested may act Intelligently in
the selection of their delegates, thus
bringing this selection as nearly to a
direct popular voto as It Is possible un
der the laws now In force.
I havo no opinions to conceal from
my constituents, and therjj Is no point
In my public record as to which I om
not ready to render them a full an
count. ,
Hill's Caution.
A good story comes from Montana
which shows the cautious business
methods of James J. Hill, the great
railroad magnate. In the early nineties
Hill and Marcus Daly completed the
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific railway,
from Butte to Anaconda. This little
"jerk water" line was an exclusive ore
road, and tho owners were experiment
ing to ascertain tho best equipment for
handling the Anaconda output. At
tlris time the Union Pacific was put
ting in some brand-new steel gondola
hopper cars, which were admirably
adopted to this class of traffic on ac
count of their great strength and quick,
easy method of unloading. Hill con
ceived tho Idea of making a thorough
test before buying any of the cars for
his own use. He arranged to have a
string of them taken up on a hill at
Butte, and turned loose down a IS per
cent grade. Part of them were loaded
and part empty, Tho wrcrk was a sue
cess and so were the cars. They stood
tho shock so weR that Hill ordered 250
of the same typo, many of which are
still in servico.
Dress 'for Little Boy.
A serviceable little dressf, suitable for
either cloth or linen, Is here shown.
Ecru linen was used for the model
sketched, largo metal buttons being
used down each side of tho front. The
neck was finished with a narrow band,
with which was worn a dotachabto
white linen collar and black silk bcw
tie.
Won't Wake the Baby. .
Belgian railway engines aro fitted
with two whlstlos, ono producing a
much softor tono than tho other. In
order to sparo residents' nerves the
Boft whistle la used when tho train is
passing through towns and railway
atations. Tit-Blta-
Making Expert Workers. i
Charles M .Schwab's offor to 3,0M
boys to go to his nrthlehom steel
works prepared to learn and becom
exports In tho stool and Iron trade In
all its details lias bron accepted 1 y)
moro Hum 200 boys tp dato. Tliota
ranpo In ago from 1(5 to 21. Fifty-twj
per cent of tho now apprentices aro i 6
German descent, 25 per cent aro it
Irish descent and 20 per cent ar
aro strictly Americans. Three po
cent nf tho hoys aro Polish. '
Many of tho newcomers aro hluhj
school graduates or hull fjotii niniMit
training schools. Nearly n tho hoja
Hhow an aptitude for handling inn
clilnory as to astonish the heads C
departments to which they aro a
signed. Not more than 5 per cent C
tho trial number of those who nnn'l d
failed in their tasks and decided to
quit.
A majority of those who responded
camo from tho Lehigh valley. In this
district there aro thousands of skilled
Iron workers. In the Schwab offer
ing they saw a chance for their sons
to learn t ho business aud beconm
more than mere meciianics. This ac
counts for tho rush from that seo'.lor
Others camo from Virginia, Ohio,
Michigan and oven from Florida. It
is regarded as roniarkahlo that nono
of tho boys camo from Pittsburg, but
tho belief is that every boy in that
section is pretty busy in tho steel
mills.
Brigadier General Theodoro J. Wint
U. S. A., who died recently at Phila
delphia, was (52 years old. Ho was
commander of tho department of tho
Platte, with headquarters at Omaha.
Ho was born in Pennsylvania in is 17
entered tho volunteer servico in tho
Civil war as a private and became a
nontenant. After the war ho enlisted
as a private and was soon appointed
second lieutenant. lie earned a fino
record ns an Indian fighter, being ac
tive in the capture of tho renegado In
dinn scouts from tho San Carlos
agency in Arizona in 18C7. Tho
Spanish war found Wint a major in
tho Tenth cavalry. Ho was among tho
first of the American troops to go to
Cuba. Ho was wounded in tho log In
the battle of Santiago, which made
him permanently lame. Ho was sent
to tho Philippines and commanded
second brigade at San Fernando, Pam
pagna, in Luzon in 1901 and 1902, tho
closing days of the Philippine insur
rection. Returning to America lie be
came commander of tho Department of
Missouri with headquarters at
Omaha. When the Cuban difficulty
arose General Wint was placed in
charge of organizing the first expedi
tion. This was managed so admira
bly as to cause the general staff to
record a formal appreciation of his
efforts. At Newport News General
Wint suffered an attack of what was
reported at tho timo to be ptomaine
poisoning and ho never regained his
health. He was still suffering from
tho after-effects of this when sent to
Havana to relievo General Bell of tho
command of tho American forces in
Cuba. Soon afterward his symptoms
became acute and ho was relieved
by General Barry last month and or
dered home for treatment.
Tho United StntoB now ranks third
among tho world's exporters of manu
factures, according to a nfonogrnph on
"Exports of Manufactures from tho
United States and tho Distribution,"
issued by tho buroau of statistics of
tho Department of commerce nnd
Labor. It is shown that not only do
tho exports of manufactures now ex
ceed 700 million dollars a year, and
havo doubled in vnlue In a single de
cade, but tho sharp whloh products of
the factory form of ho total exports
is steadily increasing. A comparison
shows that In 1880 manufactures
formed only 15 per cent of tho total
exports of domestic products, while in
1900 they formed 40 per cent. With
tho rapid increase of population In
tho United States and consumption of
natural products the quantity of food
and raw materials remaining for dis
tribution to the othor parts of tho
world has not Increased proportion
ately, and with tho development of
manufacturing facilities and tho trend
of population to the manufacturing
centers, production of manufactures
has rapidly Increased, and tho surplus
of those manufactures which may be
spared -for foreign markets has .also
increased.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
Calar man leadt arlohtar and f attar celars Mian any athtr dya. One tOo paekiaa coltra silk, wool and eottan aaaalh mil and la auaranlaad ta ah aaHaa
".I?V flit or we .III and poataald .MOc a ackafe.'wrlta fo, tcU feotH.Hm 'to 6 ilfecTO
Longfollow's Home.
A visit to Boston Is never complete ,
until one hns gone to Cambrldne to nee
tho former homo of Longfellow. It
stands on a lot terraced up from tho
st root Just as It was built long boforo
tho Kevoiutton, when It was the homo
of the Tralgles. Later It passed Into
history as the headquarters of Gen.
Washington when he was In Hoston,
and still later as tho house of the most
popular of all American poets, Henry
Wadswortli Longfellow. It is now tho
property of his unmarried daughter,
Miss Alice Longfellow, who is tho
"grave Alice" of tho famous poem,
"The Children's Hour." The other
daughters, "lauyl.ing Allegra and Htlltli
with Hie golden hair," were married
some years ago, and went to live in
homes on cacli side or tho old Cralgle
mansion.
Tho fair chateialno of the famous
homo lias kept It almost tho same as It
was when her father died. In summer
time sho may be seen dressed in white,
moving slowly over tho beautirully kept
lawn, or through the great rooms hal
lowed by tho presonce of tho children's
poet. She has lcept tho old clock on
tho first landing of tho stair, and It
recalls the ono her father knew when
he heard the refrain, Never, forever,
forever, never," aud wrote a poom
about It. Ills study she keeps just as
ho left It, and shows Intimate friends
tho chair that tho children of Cam
bridge gave him,, the chair made from
tho "spreading chestnut tree," under
which tho "village blacksmith" has his
shop and qunlnt forge.
ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE."
That is LAXATIV13 BROMO Quinine.
Similarly named remedies sometimes
deceive. The first and original Cold
Tablet Is a WHITE PACKAGE with
black and red lettering, and bears tho
signature of hi. W. GROVE. 2Gc.
Tho vrking's daughters used to let
their hair flow freely on their shoul
ders, held only by a wide flat band of
gold or sliver, ending with two masslvo
ornaments upon tho brow. This anci
ent stylo of head-dress always appears
upon the national figure of Norway.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
euro any cubo of Itching. Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in C to 14 dny3
or money refunded. 50c.
Fish Opposes Hampering the Sale of
Bonds for Betterments.
Stuyvosant Fish until recently pres
ident of tho Illinois Central railroad,
addressed tho students of tho Whar
; ton school of flnanco in Philadelphia
on tho financial situation.
Speaking on tho subject "Faith tho
Basis of Finance," Mr. FIsli said In
part:
I "Stock robbery can not bo stopped
I by legislation, and tho only way it can
bo stopped is by getting rid of dis
honest officials. Laws will novor rom
edy tho evil. What is needed is prop
er enforcement.
"The legitimato riso and fall in
railroad securities is a necessity. Tho
railroads need money for improve
ments and thoy can only securo
It by tho legitimato sale of stocks and
bonds. To have these sales restricted
by law or controlled by government
legislation would be rather hard on
tho corporations and would not bo
fair, to say tho Jeast." Mr. Fish an
swered such questions as the students
put to him. Among thein was one as
I to whothor or not tho railroads can
stand the 2-cent faro throughout tho
country. His reply was that tho rail
roads need money, and that that must
bo provided through the collection of
faros. Ho said tho demand of tho pub
lic for fast train servico, etc., mado an
expense upon tho various companies
that can not bo met by payment of tho
Binall faro. Of course some of tho
roads could stand it, while others
could not.
The Balance of Power.
"Why is it that Blank, tho shirt
maker, and Irons, tho laundryman do
not speak when thoy meet?"
"Well you know Blank advertised a
new, Indestructible shirt?"
"Yob."
"And Irons Immediately Installed
more powerful machinery in his laun
dry." Woman's Homo Companion.
&PILES
There, is a movement in California to
ma He robbery accompanied by maiming
punlshablo with death. This Is to put a
stop to tile operations of what aro call-
ed the "gas pipe meu."
Simon Guggenheim, the new Senator
from Colorado, has given up salaries
aggregating $75,000 a year to accept
tho salary or United States Senator.
But what is this sacrifice in compari
son to a lire's ambition! Mr. Guggon
helm says It hns always been Ills am
bition to bo a lawmaker.
OK- OOE'S
SANITARIUM.
IOGATID AT aIH
Best INVALID'S HOME in the Wist.
urifuulzud with u full muff of phyatotans and
surgeons for treatment of nil Chronic Diseases.
THIHTY ROOMS for accommodation of patients.
Difficult Surgical Ofitrathni Ptrfortttui with
Skill and Suectss when Surgtry it Ntctttary,
DISEASES OF WOMEN SfXSiS
of women. Many who hnve Buttered for yuan
cured ut home. Special book for women FHKIC
TTT ,T7!asa PERMANENT CURI
A-f- Positively quarantiib
Without knitt, ligixturt or Ctiuttie St monif
acctptiii until jtient it well. CpnUl Book fill,
VAMPflPEI P l'icnll, Cure IiTii
f flnibUUkLE Days, under a Positive
Guarantee. Send for Special Fit EK book.
Now restorative trentmant tor loan of Vital
Power, Hydrooelo, Kupturc, Stricture, eto
CRIPPLED CHILDREN g4SS&
methods. Trained attendantn.
WRIT FOR PRIE BOOK ON
Club PYet, Curvature of
I.unp, Eye. Skin,
Kidney, Bluddor,
lllood and
Nervous Diseases.
bplno, Haro Lip,
Kpllepsy, Catarrh,
Stomiiou Troubles,
Patient s successfully treated at homo by
mall. Comultutlan Free und coutldenttal, at
ofllco or by letter. Thirty years' cxporitaoo.
170 pas's Illustrator Book Free, clvlnir much
valuable Information. Cull in ofllco or write to
flD P U PflC Office, 016 Walnut St.,
uii. ui mi uuui KANSAS CITY, MO.
::
CONSUMPTION BOOK
I A tidiul.U book which Ulli SENT I?Dl7s7
how to cur Coniuinptim In aga-gj W JK.mll JCi
jour own liom. Writ for 11.
lilt IT.LrHt. Um.MU. I
YnottrmiK lrri m.
D Eft I A T CT IIOMK for confinement
B I I w s I b cane. Adoption...
Ilcautlful uroundi nnd building. location nnd iur
rn' ndliiEH very exclusive. Hlrlctly ethical. For
full iiartleulars. mid rem ,,, , .
II fi HllrrliPu M n Offlcril61G.1214Mi.lnSt.
U. 3. U. I1U2I1CH, ni. u kanbab city. mo.
VARICOCELE
Sufo. Patulcua, Permntieiii cure QUAEA11TIS3.
'50 years' experience. No money accepted until
iiatlent Is well. CONSULTATION al
uablo BOOK Free, by mKtl or at office
DR. C. M. COO, 915 Walnut SI . Kansas City, Mo.
TAPE-
ltd
Iit I n u
Imlniittiwlth
hd,rnofM. Nofitlrn l.titru r'P''lei.or Saitirap.
DH.M.NEY SMITH, ljir " -t. HI'i I'lin it.t ll. l.ouli.M"
The Publishers Newspaner Union.
K. C Mo., Lincoln. Nob. V. X, No. 3
13 WEEKS FREE
Or 15 Months for Only $1.00
The Kansas Farmer
The "old rollnblc" Kanhau Far u uii,
established in 18C3, the best sjenulno
agricultural weekly paper In tho West.
It solves the problems for th,e busy
fanner. It helps and lntere.itu every
member of tho farmer'n family. It haa
12 regular departments. Ita contribu
tors are expert authorities. It contains
24 to 32 paces each wook. Sent on
trial three montho free. Test It. Clip
the coupon below.
THE) KANSAS FAIIMEU CO.,
V Topeka, Kaaaaa.
I accept your trial offer to new
subscribers to send me tha Kansas
FAruer thrco months free. At tho
end of tho three months I will clth
nr send 11.00 for a full year from
that date or write you to stop tha
paper, and you are to make no
charge for the three months' trial.
Name.
P. O.
CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFA
Fistula, Fissure. Uloedlnjr, Itchlnp, Ulceration. Constlpatloa
and all Rectal Dlaaases a Specialty. Cares Guaranteait,
Send for UooKlct. DIt. SC. NEY HMITII, Hnoclallat. Hi
rina Sc, ST. LOUIS, MO. Established In Su Louis la 18M.