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0 THE OMAHA PAIIT J3JBE: THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1901. The oniaiia Daily Bee. K. ROSBWATER, EDITOR. PUHLI8HKD EVERY .MORNING. TERMS OK SUnSCF.tPTION. Dally lice (without Sunday), Ono Ypnr. .16.00 Dally Wee and Sunday, Ono Year,....,., 8.0V Sunday Hoe. Ono Year -...... S.W Unturday lice, One Year i.W Twentlctn century farmer, une ii?ar.. i.w OFFICES: Omaha: The Ueo Uulldlng. South Omaha. City Hnll Building, Twon-ty-flfth and M street. Council Illuffs: 10 l'earl Street. Chicago: 161) t'nlty Uulldlng. New York; Temple Court. Washington: 01 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edl. torlnl matter should bo addressed: Omaha JJeo, Editorial Department. UUS1NESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed: The Hee Publishing Com pan)', Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, cxprers or postal order, payable to The Hoe Publishing Company. Only 2-ccnt stamps accepted In payment of mall account. Pi-iitonal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not ncccpted, THE BEE PUUUSHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, bs.: Oeorge II. Tischuck, secretary of The Dee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that thu actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Uee printed during we monin oi .May, ipji, was as iomows: 1 27,4110 IS 27,030 2 27,2110 3 S7,:ilU ar.a.iu S Si7,04ft ( ar.aio 7 20,880 1 34,000 27,070 10 t.... 241,020 U..., 27,0(50 U 27,47(1 It 27,0.10 14 27.530 15 27,2ft0 17 27,140 18 27,000 It 27.72B 20,740 27,030 22 20,730 2S 20,740 24 20,400 Z& 20,1130 26 27,000 27 20,600 2S 2)1,210 2) 20,180 30 25,010 21 20,070 Total 8-411,003 Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,187 Net totnl sales 8112,818 Net dally avora,o 20,805 C1EO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 31st day of May, A. D. 1901. M. B. HUNOATE, Notary Public. PARTIES I.KAVIXtJ FOH St'MHEIt, Parties IpuvIiik the city for the RuuinuT niny have TIip Bee ent In thrm rt-Kulnrl)' liy nntlfylnK Tin? Brr Iltmlness oilier, In iteraon or by mall. The (lilrr will be chantied n often n desired. "Bryan point tho path." exclulma the World-Herald. Hut whurc to? Is It not HtrcU-hliiK It a little to make the proposed trnotlon consolidation wait for tho power canal to furulnh the water? Horses are rpturned at from $1 to n head by tho ansesnor of West Omaha. If wishes were linrm's In West Omaha even beKgnra could not ride. The well-attended horse sales that are being held at different points through out this western country afford now evi dence that the demonetization of the home has not been a glittering success. Tho. German emperor 1b so well pleased with his American-built yacht thnt ho has ordered another. William is never content without hnvlug the best and he has at last discovered whurc to secure it It is up to the people who collect the rents for North Sixteenth street prop erty whether the street shall have a new pavement that will retain for It Its pres tige of being the principal retnll thor oughfare of the city. King Edward of England has recently held a public auction of a largo quantity of old wine. Tho dispatches do not state whether his royal highness has sworn oil or whether ho had despaired of drinking up his entire stock during his remaining years. The East Omaha bridge Is not the only bridge In this district that Is under valued on the tax list. None of tho bridges that span tho Missouri at this point arc in any .Immediate danger of Blnklng under the weight of tax burdens. Permission has been granted to cut tho dead timber in tho Black Hills forest reserve. There can be no legitimate ob jection to this, but In the past timber cutters have not beeu any too careful to pick out the dead trees. All timber looks alike to tho forest poachers. Tho first commercial fruits of the in vasion of China nud tho capture of Pekln are apparent. A German firm lias secured the contract for lighting tho city with electricity. Tho first time n China man takes hold of a live wire tho ills , trust of the "foreign devils" Is likely to break out afresh. The plan to. ship unemployed from New York to Kansas to help harvest the crop might bo worse, but if to bo of any benefit, tho New York aldermen must push tho. scheme through as rapidly as they-do a- franchise ordinance when the wnys have been carefully and I thoroughly greased. South Omaha's bull light promoters ussure the Iliwuaue socloty olllcers that If anyone is hurt In tho nrenn, cither man or beast, it will be tho result of pure accldeut. If tho bull chooses to commit sulcido agaiust the wishes of , the bull baiters that certainly could not como within tho domain of tho Humauo I 6oclety. Agouclllo still insists that the war iu i tho Philippines Is not yet over. Ho has ) been having a lico time In Europe, while ' Ills friends at home have been chasing ( through the brush to escape being killed or captured. But If he Insists on light t lag when he gets back to tho islands he j wlU find General Chaffee ready to ac fcommodnto him. A protest has been filed against Min ister .Wu of China belug the orator of tho day nt tfio Fourth of Jnly celebra tion In " Philadelphia. Tho Phlladol- phlans .should take a look beyond their own narrow limits. Mr. Wu hns dem onstrated that ho Is ouo of tho broad minded men of the day, from whom even ;a 'Philadelphia!! cau leuru sonio thin - , TAX nEFOHAI'-QHIO AND NEailASKA. One of the planks of tho platform adopted by tho republicans of Ohio reads as follows: Wo favor such' revision of the tax laws of, the state as will require all classes of prop erty (o bear their equal and jutt share of taxation, and wo rocommend the creation of such machinery for fixing and equalizing valuations'! will bo adequate at all times to correct error and take notice of changes In value. Tho crying need of tax reform Is greuter in Nebraska than It Is In Ohio. There Is some somblnuce of equity and fair distribution of tax burdens in Ohio, but there Is not even a shadow of equity In Ncbraskn. This applies with equal force to city assessments, county assessments nud state assessments. Tho so-called equali zation of taxes, whether by republican boards or popocratlc boards, has been n sham and n fraud. The fault Is not with tho constitution of Nebraska, which expressly requires a fair division of all tho tax burdens upon the property of Individuals and the property of corporations and their franchises. It Is not the fault oven of the statutes enacted under the consti tution, but is due chiefly to the misin terpretation of the revenuu laws and the tampering with assessors and tho undue lnilueiico and prcosurc brought upon the equalizing boards. Whenever liogrant favoritism nnd rank discrimination arc pointed out, the attorneys of corporate toxshlrkers nre on hand to bulldoze and browbeat the public olllclnls charged with tho re vision of the tax lists and every possible Influence is centered to prevent the cor rection of these abuses, while the rank aud file of taxpayers are not represented cither directly or by proxy. Tho crying need of tax reform is admitted, but no reform can be expected until tho tax- paying voters of all parties rise in their might and force their assessors nnd tho men charged with i-qvIbIoii of tax re turns to perform their duties without fear or favor. Incidentally it may become Imperative to revise tho revenue laws so that no loopholes will, remain for tux evasion or failure to enforce the law. paying the vvolk vtsnr. One policy of the present administra tion which has received loss attention thnn It merits is that of paying off the public debt and thereby reducing the burden Imposed upon the taxpayers by the annual Interest charges. In the spring of 1809 the bonded debt of the government, including the Issue of bonds for carrying on the Spanish war, was $1,OH1,048,7CO. Since theii reduc tions lmvo been made amounting to about $.'8,000,000, but stilt greater re ductions In proportion havo been made In the annual Interest, clinrgo for debt, the latter amounting to nearly $11,000, 000. t,v It has been .the polloy of Secretnry Gago to apply tho large surplus to tho purchase and redemption of the debt whero it could be done without waste ful extravagance in tliei prices, paid for unmatured -bonds. Inn pursuing this Judicious policy the financial skill of the secretary of the treasury has been par ticularly shown In the matter of re ducing tho Interest charge, In which he has of course been favored by the ex ceptional condition of the money market It is nn interesting fact that the gov ernment Is now getting tho use of money for about half the rate of a generation ago and Is getting twice as much in proportion nt the present time as could hove been obtained by a given expenditure In Interest In 1870. Tho change Is largely duo to tho refunding law aud Is a notable justification of the wisdom of that legislation, which had the hearty support of the admin istration. The policy of reducing tho public debt will undoubtedly be ad .hered to so long na, there is a surplus avnllablo for this purpose. Whether or not the cutting off of revenue which goes Into effect at the beginning of tho next fiscal year, July 1, will do awny with the surplus Is a question that can not now be determined. IN FAVOIl OF HECIPlWVlTi'. Tho Ohio republican plutform reaf firms all declarations heretofore made by tho republican party In favor of reciprocity. This Is to be regarded as an endorsement of the position of Presi dent McKlnley In respect to this policy aild commits the Ohio republican sena tors and representatives In congress to its support. The most explicit declaration of the republican party In regard to reciprocity was made In the platform of 181MI. It was as follows: "We bellevo tho repeal of tho reciprocity arrangements negoti ated by tho 'last republican admlnlstrn tiou was a national calamity and wo de maud their renewal and extension on such terms as will equalize our trade with other notions, remove the restric tions which now obstruct thl sale of American products In the ports of other countries and secure enlarged markets for tho products of our farms, forests and factories. Protection nnd reciprocity are twin measures of republican policy and go hand In hand. Democratic rule hns recklessly struck down both nnd both mu6t bo re-established." This declaration was endorsed by tho coun try In the election of William McKlnley nud protection was re-established, but while tho administration took steps to carry out tho other demand of tho party tho United States senate failed to do Its part, notwithstanding the fact that tho national platform of 1000 also declared for reciprocity. The republicans of President McKln ley's state having rentllrmed these decla rations, it is highly probable that the republican conventions of other stnte will follow their example, In that event, with tho nflmlnlstratlon fully committed to reciprocity. It would seem that tho republicans of tho United States senate would be compelled to give this question tlcrlous consideration, in stead of Ignoring It, ns was done nt tho last two sessions. The reasons that were given In behalf of commercial reci procity In 1800 are equally sound nud nppllcnblo now. It Is dpslrablo as a means of removing restrictions which obstruct the sole ,of American products In the ports pf other countries nnd of securing enlarged markets for the prod ucts of our forms, forests and factories. Mr. McKlnley lias said thnt reciprocity is necessary to tho .expansion of our for eign commerce and this view Is very largely held by American manufactur ers, ns was shown In their annual con vention a few weeks ago, Doubtless no reciprocity arrangement can be devised that will not meet obJeC' Hon from some Interests, but tho ques tlon should bo determined with refer once to tho general welfare. Wo nro seeking to extend our foreign trade. Wo want larger markets abroad for our sur plus production. There is being mani fested a disposition to mnke It nioro dif ficult for us to enter somo of these markets. To avert this wo shall doubt less havo to make some concessions. Commercial reciprocity Is ono wny to do this. From a trade point of view there Is no subject of greater Im portance. CHINESE EXCLUSION LAW. Tho Chinese exclusion law will ex pire next year and the question of Its continunnce will be determined nt tho next session of congress. Alrendy Rep resentative Knhn of Callfomln has pro pnred a bill providing for tho extension of tho Geary act aud tho legislatures of tho Pacific const states have passed resolutions favoring a continunnce of the present policy of Chinese exclusion. Meanwhile tho Chinese residents of tho United States have organized a movement, In which the Chinese min ister and consuls to this country are enlisted, to exert whnt Influence they can ngalnst an extension of the law. A memorial will bo presented to con gress urging that the law Is unjust In dlscrlmluntfng against the Chinese, thnt ns a people they are unusually free from crime nnd pauperism aud that they aro capable, economical and cheap workers in the field of labor. In nn article in one of the magazines somo time ago the Chinese minister to the United States discussed tho policy of this country toward tho Chinese nnd with much forco pointed out what he conceived to bo tho wrong nnd injustice douo his countrymen by that policy. The matter has also been most intelli gently discussed by the Chinese consul genernl at New York. What these rep resentatives of Chlnn chiefly object to is the discrimination, the singling out of their countrymen for exclusion from thu United States. But as the Portland Oregonlan re marks, while In equity tho Chinese linvo a good - case, their movement against the exclusion net will not suc ceed. "Neither of the grent political parties," says that paper, "dares open this country to an unrestricted influx of cheap Chinese labor. The Pacific coast would be a unit against It and the whole working clnss would oppose It." Tt Is pertinent In this connection to note that tho Ohio republican platform declares In faror of extending the ex clusion law. , One New England bank has already succumbed to Its faith In trusts. It bought the bonds of the? writing paper combine only to lenrn when too late that they were comparatively worthless. ,'flie overcapltallied organizations are sure to prove the ruin of Investors who blindly put their money In them. The capitalization of too many of these or ganizations is pure water and some wny should bo provided of reaching pro moters who Impose on the credulity of the public. Some of them constitute as much a confidence game as that worked by the man who pretends to put a $5 bill In a box of soap and sells the pack ago for $1. Information comes from South Omaha that the corporation mnnagers appear to be resigned to the situation and will enter no serious kick against the action of the Board of Ilovicw Increasing their City assessments $125,000. One would think they would be cheerfully resigned to the action of the Board of Itevlcw which still leaves them with a compara tively nominal assessment. If they have no reason to complain against tho raise by the South Omaha city authori ties they will have no more reason to complain ngalnst tho county equalizing board if It moves their returns up to somewhere near whero they belong. Tho railroad mngnates are. not to have everything their own wny when they have brought about the community of Interest nnd directly or indirectly raised freight rates. Heavy shippers are preparing to meet combination with combination to demand relief from tho Interstate Commerco commission and ultimately from congress. With legiti mate economies of operation nud methods of increasing net revenues the public has no quarrel, but the magnates will undoubtedly discover thnt the pub lic will find a wny, ultimately, to pro tect Itself from arbitrary exaction. Tho wreck, of the steamer Lusltnnln shows what thorough discipline, coupled with the nobler traits of mnuhood, can accomplish. Although frightened pas sengers mado a rush for the boats, Ignoring tho motto of the sea, "Women and children first," tho oflicers and crow stood up mnufully nnd succeeded, not only In giving tho more helpless the first chance for life, but In enabling all to reach land In safety. Such Incidents as these, repeated time and tlmu again, demonstrate the superiority of tho true heroism over tho false. The council has a peculiar practlco of adopting resolutions for now lire hy drants or street lamps lu response to requests of outlying residents aud then of .promptly sustaining tho .mayor iu vetoing ,tho resolutions because they call for an overdraft of tho water or lighting funds. Would it not bo a much better Idea for the' council to find out in ad vance whether the proposed expendi ture will le legal aud save tho mayor tho. necessity of. pemjlug ull these vetoes? Puts Aaltle the Tempter. Detroit Free Press. Senator Allison almost convince tbe peo Din of the country that ho mlrhl mule n fooii president, after all. X is the excep- tlonal man who will put aside such an am bltlon upon hla own motion and explain that ho la too old for the undertaking. Jntin Clitnahinn's Horse Senxc. St. Louis Republic. All doubts of Chinese shrowdness should he djspellcd by the fact that they prefer American cotton Roods to British. Tendency to a Spill, Detroit Journal. Eventually, presumably, the enemies of mo AHRio-saxon will bo mado his footstool, as promised, but Juat now those Boers act more llko ono of your old-fashioned rock ing cnairs, School Follow the Finer. Boston Globe. The number of public schools In Cuba nas increased mora than ten times In two years. Tho school follows the nag and tho flag follows tho school. So much, at least, for American occupation tho Cubans may wen be thankful. Shaken Home nnd Mnrlil. Minneapolis Journal. David Nation has issued a statement to the public saying that Mrs. Nation, haviug left her homo in Medlclno Lodgo, Kan., never to return, according to her own declaration, he will hereafter mako his homo with his daughter at Iberia, 0. Mrs Nation's hatchet seems to havo done more permanent execution In hor own home than anywhoro. clso. Go to Sen Anil Settle It. Minneapolis Tribune. As former. Senator Chandler of New Hampshire is just now not very busy, being a member of the Spanish claims commtaslon, and as Admiral Bob Evans has no naval war On his bands, the two might take a boat, somewhere out Into the ocean and settle their differences. Tho country Is not particularly Interested In the dispute. Detune nt Dividend!. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Tho payments of dividends nnd Interest due July 1 In New York City alone wilt, according to reliable estimates, amount to between $120,000,000 and $126,000,000. Add to this the amounts which will be similarly disbursed In other cities, and the magni tude of tbe "distribution of wealth" which is to tako place nine days hence Is some thing not only beyond all precedent, but amaxlng to not easily astonished Ameri cans. However, the Pactolian flood will be so controlled that no bridges will bo swept away or lives lost. Success Waits on Hard Work. Chicago Chronicle. Mr. Rockefeller's convocation address at the University of Chicago was happy In many respects, but particularly o in his advice to the students who were about to entor upon tbe activities of life. On a subject that, has been greatly discussed of late he said: "The chances of success are better today than ever before.. Success is attained by pcrscver&nco and pluck, coup led with any amount of hard work, and you need not expect to achieve It In any other way." Tho Idea' that obtains In 'eomo Quar ters that It may be gained by sitting around and swearing at the millionaires Is one of tho things whlchjthe American youth who expects to set on in tbe world will have to avoid. Good Ser-rlce Rewarded. Baltimore Amorlcan. The promotion of General Chaffee to be military governor' of the Philippines Is a deserved honors Caaffea is one of the best tepreatintaUvwr of; the American soldier. There is no.',vJdence- that he has at' any time Intrigued' ai.. Washington or elsewhere for advancement,- a itatement that cannot be made) of -some army, officers, and wherever he baa been sent he has always done his duty, ..Before-the war with Spain his service was chiefly In thdwest, where he worked quietly, but effectively. In Cuba, In 1898, be did Just what waa to be expected by those who knew him best, and In China, In a- trying situation, Chaffee's good sense, fairness and his self-restraint under conditions -that would naturally pro voke Irritation,- to use no stronger term, baa accomplished for the United States as Important results as could probably have been achieved by any officer In the service. IIOTII'SIDBS BRAVE. Olmerratlona of an American Officer In. Sonth Africa. New" York Tribune. Of all which has been written about the actual conduct of tho South African war and It has been much nothing seems more deserving of serious attention than the report of Captain Slocum, U. S. A. That officer was detailed to accompany the Brit ish headquarters Btaff and from the van tago ground thus afforded observed the conduct o the war with tho oyo of an Im partial expert. Ills chronicles and com ments aro now published by the War de partment, with only tho omission of cer tain passages in which certain operations arc discussed In a way valuable to the military service, but so frank and critical as to seem undesirable for general publica tion. This report contains much which was already well known, and also much which may bo too.technlcal to command popular Interest. It contains, however, much that Is of popular Interest tind which cannot easily be too often repented or be too well kept In mind by those who would form a just estimate -of that unhappy struggle and Its participants. In this latter rate gory we must placo conspicuously Captain Slocum's judgments of tho respective char acters, from a military point of view, of the Iloers nnd the British. Somo of his statements, while not to be disputed, fet forth fncts which must ever be cause for regret; such, for example, as hU confirma tion of the etui tales of violation of Hags of truce and use of explosive bullets by tho Dorrs. Dut most of what ho says Is calculated to send a thrill of pride through every sympathetic reader. Thus of the Boers, especially of .General Cronjo and his comrades, h'e says: "Words fall me to express adequately my admiration for their tenacious and brave dofense." That Is what we might havo expected a Just ob server to say of tho descendants of the defenders of Ilochollo and Leyden. And of the British ho declares: "If ever a people or a nation exemplified the phrase 'bravo to a fault," It is tho British. Kor Indomitable courage, uncomplaining forti tude and Implicit obedience they are beyond criticism." That, too, whs to bo expected as a true tribute to the sons of those who fought at Londonderry and Lucknow, Both brave.' That Is thlB Amerlsan soldier's verdict upon both Boer and Brit ish. It Is that which the dlHcrlmlnatlig and Judicious world has already and long ago passed upon them, but It Is none the less pleasant to have It Impartially and officially repeated. Three races nro there at war. They aro tho three In which Nuw York has the greatest historic Interest, re causo they ore the three which were tho founders of this city. In tho days of that founding they were 'all three renowned the world over for their valor. It Is wel como to know that they have not degener ated, but that tho upcnlng of tlio twen tieth century finds them every whit as heroic as did tho opening of tile seven teenth. Both or rather all three brave; French,, Dutch' and British. But wha,t a thousand pities that their valor should so long continue to .bo spent In a wasteful and fruitless strife! Millions . Chicago If the farmer U to get riches ho must ov tuitu um ui mc sou. ieiiner tne Chi cago uoani of Trailo nor tho freo col ui evcem uonars win mako him rich. The hocus-pocus politicians cannot add a bushel to tho productiveness of his land, nor can tho "kings" of the corn pit add anything permanently to tho valuo of his crops. Hating accepted these obvious truisms the farmer will bo Interested iu tho scien tific experiments now being conducted by tho Department of Agriculture, with a view to Increasing the corn crop of this country without additional cxpenso or labor. Tho scientists have found that by cross breeding the nitrogen contents of tho corn nro Incrcaied and tho number of cars to a stalk are Increased. Experiments made In growing 10,000 specimens of theso hybrids havo already demonstrated that It Is nos- slblo to doublo the yield of corn from a given number of plants. In addition to conducting theso expcrl- racnts the department Is sending out some vnlunblo advlso to farmers In the matter HITS or WASHINGTON' MI-U. Scene mill Iiiclilcntn Olmerveil nt the National Cnnltnl. At the urgent rcouekt of Rear Admiral Schley tho opposition of his admirers to the design for a medal commemorating ths deeds of the West Indian fleet In the war of 1S9S has been withdrawn and tho profile of Hear Admiral Sampson, commander of tho fleot, will appear upon them. Tho de signs Approved by Secretary Iong are re garded ns exceedingly artistic and striking. Tho West Indian medal contains on thu obverso side a profile likeness of Hear Ad miral Sampson, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves, and has the Inscription In plain loitering, "United Statos Naval Cam paign in tho West Indies, 1808 William Thomas Sampson, Coramander-ln-Chlef." On tho reverse Is a representation of "tho man behind tho gun." It shows tho deck of a naval vessel and a group, consisting of n Bcaman stripped to tho waist, a beard less young naval officer and a marine In his shirt sleeves holding a rifle, all standing In the rear of a small-caliber rapid-fire gun. In tho background nre tho outlines of nn armored vessel of the conventional typo. parny concealed In the smoke of battle. Just below tho group will bo tho Inscrip tion commemorating tho principal battlo in which tho recipient participated. The de signer gives tho following example of the Inscription: "Santiago, July 3, 1838. John Smith. Sea man, U. S. S. Toxm." The medal will be held to the nln-bar by a crimson nnd bluo ribbon, white being eliminated becauso It soils so quickly. For every other engagement In which a re cipient of the medal participated thero will bo a bar containing the propor Inscription. me meritorious sorvlce medal consists of a wreath of laurel leaves, holding a flve- pomted star, each point being' attached to the inner rim of tho wreath, and the space between the points being open. Tho star has an anchor In the center, while the points bear tbe Inscription: "Navy of the United States in tho War with Spain." At the bottom of the wroath are tho words: "Meritorious Service." The namo of the recipient will bo en graved on the rovcrse. The medal Is at tached to a broad crimson and blue rib bon, which forms a background for it. All the medals will be of bronzo. Uncle Sara, It Is said, Is to coin' a' new 3-cent piece. The new coin is to be o( nickel Atld lt nAri rtlirrn. tnm u 1 other coins with Uncle Ssra'e mint mark on them lies in tho fact that It will have a holo In (he center. It is tho supposition that this hole In the middle will enable thd ---- - - - - - - nttlA. ftnln. ttfllK ITnnfA Cam mint mnt. hurried handler of the coin to detect Its value by the sense of feeling. Some such safeguard Is considered necessary for the reason that it Is to be about tho size and weight of the present nickel S-cent piece. The size of the center hole in the proposed coin will be large enough to make it merely a ring of metal, this hole being about one half tho diameter of the coin. It will pro vent one of the difficulties which handlers of small sliver coins were troubled with when the metal money began to circulate after the era of paper money. The small coins, which got into tbe hands of children and some classes in tho remote districts, were treated ea curiosities and great prizes. To secure their safekeeping a favorite method waa to punch a hole in them and tie them on a string. This destroyed tbe circu lation value of the coins and dealers who subsequently took them In had to stand the loss, a fixed 'scale being Anally arranged for deduction for punched dimes, nickels or other pieces. Tho new piece can be strung without Injuring It. Kentucky republicans are giving a pretty exhibition of blue grass gallantry in Wash ington. A number of them are antagoniz ing tbe reappointment of Mrs. Gertrude Saunders, postmistress at Newcastle, Ky. Mrs. Saunders is a comely widow, who has many strong friends at home. But Senator Deboe and In ternal Revenue Collector Curetou wanted tho place for a male worker and went so far as to request President Mc Klnley to displace tho widow. All this carao to the attention of Mrs. Saunders and ho went to Washington to plead her own causo. On reaching tbe capital site went at onco to tho Raleigh, whero she saw both tho senator ami collector end upbraided them for trying to displace her. Shu talked somewhat excitedly and did not heal- tato to arraign the gontlcmen for what die characterized as tliolr attompt to deprive her and her children of a livelihood. Sho kept excellent control of herself until she had finished her arraignment and then, womanlike sho sat down In ono of tho easy, chairs of the lobby and cried convulsively. f'Tbe Civil Service commission has had, In oporatlon for over three years a bories of what are known as 'practical examinations' for the trados or non-educational positions n the servlco of tho government," ex plained an omclal of tbe commission to a Washington Star reporter, "and It has bocu found to work very satisfactorily, althougn he may be unable to sign ,hts namo to his application. Throughout tho south there aro .thousands of colored mechanics who aro unable to wrlto, but under the rule the ap plication Is just as good whon signed by a cross as If signed In full, Tbe commission has established local boards of examiners In hundreds of cities whoso duties aro to classify and grado applicants, Tho classl; flcatlbns uro made on ago, character as a workman, oxporlonce and physical condi tion, though In the latter no physician's certificate Is necessary. The highest grado for age 1b given thoso between 25 and 45 years. The character of the workman Is' graded In quality, ability and Industry, This hns to be established by vouchers signed by throo former employers. From this Infor mation registers of ellglhles are made up on which officials draw when they need the service of workmen, Every kind of u tradesman Is registered, Including pilots and divers. There are hundreds of cooks employed by tho government, hut after repeated efTort Jt 's fo,in(,l .absolutely im practicable to classify or grade, thorn, and Anally cooks wero excluded from the classi fied service altogether. It was Impossible to dectdo upon a qualification .for u good cook, for hat pno section or Bta(e, wpulJ call a good coo'k another would consider a very poor ono, The wages paid cooks, i in. Corn Chronicle. of selecting seed for planting, This advice is to go through the field and select corn from thu largest stalks for seed purposes. Not ono farmer In 10,000 ever thought of doing such a thing. The uniform praotlco of farmers is to select the largest ears from tho crib for seed. Thero's more money In corn than In the. promises of politicians. Tho blblo holds' up for emulation tho man who makes two bladc3 grow whero only ono grew before. How to do this Is what Secretary Wilson Is trying to show the farmers. In tho meantime tho products from corn, such as oil, glucose, rubber, cellulose, paper and Hour nro being multiplied nud their value Increased, Tho tlmo Is coming when there will bo millions In corn, If Colonel Sellers wero on earth today thero Is llttlo doubt that ho would beln nlantliie core on a lnrirn scale. Tho -value of the corn crop of the United States in 1899 was JCIO.IIO.UO, or more than double the gold output of tho whole world. by tho War department In its different branches ron nil the way from IJ5 to $C0 per month, which, of course, Includes board and lodging. Throughout Alabama, Missis slppl and Louisiana, In connection with the gangs of men nt work on river and loveo work, it ho been found better to board the workmen, so that they can be kept together and worked to a better advantage. It Is an easy task to eecuro stewards and board ing masters, the men who purchase the supplies, but when It comos to getting cooks ttib whole "system ocemed likely to go td pleceir. The Civil Service commission having decided that appointees of tho reg istered clafeB have tho same rlghtM as those of tho educational class that Is, that thoy cannot be removed without being furnished with written charges, which they aro to be allowed to answer It was nocessary to fur nish cooks with written chorges to got them out of the service. Often one-half of a party would consider a man n good cook, while the other half would bo sure he was a thoroughly bad one. It tangled up mat ters bo that cooks were excluded front tho classified service, and now can bn hired by oflicers tn charge of parties or by stew ards or boarding masters for as long or as short a time ns Is desired, tho only requisite being that their cooking shall plcaso thoso who havo to cat It." PROMOTION IN THU NAVY. Why tin- Man Behind the Gun Should Re EncniirAKcil. Bear Admiral Schley In Success. I nm unalterably In favor of slvlne thp men of tho navy every opportunity for gaining commissions. Upon this subject I recorded my opinions In an official report published in 1SS6 or 18S7, whllo chief of the bureau of equipment. The man behind the gun in the navy ought to have the snmn privilege as his comrade tn tho array to gain a commission. I am in favor of granting to him, after gaining his promo tion, tho opportunity of a course of say, two years at tho academy, that he may acquire sufficient knowledgo of mathematics and other sciences and not bo at a disad vantage with tho graduate of the navnl academy in matter of professional tech nique. I do not' pretend to discuss tho details of the plan that should be adopted, for they 'may be left safely to the authorities, but I have thought for many years that tho men of the navy who aro so Intelligent, so flt1AhlA nnA mk Vn -Ik .t... amn chmrn nf mrMn,' n. 1,1..,' .j.'. - . " w ,iuu UUKIII lt fl U I" 1 11 U . . . .'?! a,"""-- us wuuiu do open 10 tnom in misiness or . . . . . . . ... .... professional life in civil employment on snore, a man or a boy who undertakes a naval career ought to be able, through industry, meritorious performance ot duty and skill In his profession to reach a com mission and, by application to his duties; good conduct, sobriety or' heroic perform ance of servlco to be advanced afterward from grade to grade to the highest. Once establish tho fact that the way Is open from tho forecastle to tbe quarter deck and the details of promotion will soon adjust themselves, and I feel sure that the men 'of the navy will not bo found wanting In ability to reach tho highest place by improving every opportunity for dis tinction. I think, further, the result would be good In bringing the navy closer to the people of our country. But, over and above all. else, no roan who enters the navy should for that reason loso any of the chances of rising to the higher places, as ho could do under. similar circumstances In civil employment. This is more in har mony with the true spirit of our institu tions, which offer to every man oppor tunities for rising to any position In our land through talent, industry and worthi ness. PERSONAL NOTES. Senator Burrows of Michigan gets an LL. D. from Kalamazoo college. Vice President Roosevelt and Mark Twain have been Invited to deliver addresses in Kansas City at the celebration on August 10 of the eightieth anniversary of Missouri's admission to the union. Mother Partington has a few disciples left. "Mighty hot day," remarked n per spiring Individual to the elevator man. "No wouder," responded tho latter, "tho atmoBphero Is full of humanity." It seems to bo settled that Rear Admiral Schloy will remain on waiting orders until tho dato of his retirement for ago, which Is October 0. Some of tho friends of Ad miral Schloy havo urged that ho be de tailed to prominent shore duty to round COOL SUGGESTIONS FOR HOT WEATHEIt THAT A HE REASONABLE, Serge and Flannel Htiits crash linen pongee seersucker and alpaca coats. Sergei-linen duck and Light weight stockings Siik, linen and mercerized llannel trousers. Soft, cool shirtH Zephyr underwear cotton handkerchiefs Cool suspenders and belts Soft roll collars Wash ties of various materials Bathlug suits Madras pajamas India mull night robes and Feather weight straw Jiats. These are for boys as well as the men. We can mnke hot weather a pleasure yO CLOTHING FITS UKE OURS. Browning, King & Co. Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers. R. S. Wilcox, Manager. out his caroer; but tho Navy department ha no place to which ho could bo asslgued and ho Is likely to flit In his period of active servlco on waiting orders. General MacArthur will goon complete thirty-nine years of military service. Winn ho Is relieved of his command In tho Philip pines .ho expects to visit South Africa and Europo before returning to tho Untied States. A retiring Harvard professor said at the farewell dinner In his honor tho other even ing: "When I was 20 I thought 1 was 40, when I was 30 I thought I was CO, when I was 40 I thought I was 25, and when I was 60 I wondered If they were going to bring tn the high chair at tho table and give- mo tho bottle." Harrison W. Courier, who was appointed br Abraham Lincoln to a minor clerkship In tho New York custom bouso, has Just complotod forty years of servlco In that In etltutlon, having risen meantime to the post of special deputy naval ofllcer and con troller. Mr. Gourlcy Is a natlvo of Spring Held, Mass. CIIKKIir CHAFF. Brooklyn Llfo: Nodd Are you renting a cottnen at tho seashore thin nummcr?" Todd No; I couldn't afford It. I'm buy Inc ono. Detroit Free Press: "I want you to como around and tako a look nt that horse you sold mo tho other day." "Good heavens, Is that animal Btlll alive." Chicago Ilecord-Hcrold: John, didn't you earn any distinction whatever at college?" "Yes: they iay 1 ate moro than any two other men at our class sprendd. Boston Transcript: Hargett Wan that your sou 1 saw you with last evening? nson I havo alway supposed so, until within a fow years, Now I ojii uncertain bh to whether he Is not my father or at least my employer. Washington Star: "What makes that friend of yours keep clamoring for tho youm: man In noHHex?" "I don't know," answered Senator 8or Khlim. "Illllexn hn thlnkn llinl nnmn nt h older fellows aro getting too wary and hard to handle.' Puck: Sarah Prymm (virtuously) Lips that tomb liquor nhall ncvor touch mine! I Brum Knlppcr (In nn injured air) Walt, nobody asked ye lo treat! I didn't oven know that yo kept liquor In tho house! Dotrolt Journal: Walter (suavely) Ycs'r that s tho exact amount of your bill; but r h ml you have forgotten tho waiter, sir. Oue.it (sayaeely)-Well, I didn't eat the waiter, did I? CON8IDUH Tim PICNIC. Baltimore American. Consider now the picnic and the man who goes there, Likewise the lady picnicker with garlands In her hnlr; And let us turn our minds upon the way In which they toll To dodge the. festive woodtick and 'ho other things thnt epoll Tho day for them that would onjoy tlK pure, unfettered fun Of picking hugs and splinters from ttie newly buttered bun. Consider llrot tho lady: lo, she worketh day nnd night and cookcth rl. anil chicken, too, nnd with tho cook doth tight: She emptleth her Jelly Jars nnd b keth frosted cake, nnd yet she voweth to her friends that she hnth iiaugtr to tune. Sho spendcth many shekels f. r a illmsy sort of dress, and gorheth all ii"r children In a way that mentis district: Sho hustleth round upon the morn the day the picnic's ect; nnd then h r husband axketh her: "Bay, nln't you ready yet?"- He also sweareth lustily that It 1 sure to rain, nnd then they do the rnpid sprint that they may catch the train. The man, he luggeth packages upon his lusty nrms, and gabbleth on unceas ingly about Dame Nature's charms. He telleth all within his rench about his woodcraft lore. And maketh of himself a large and talky sort pf bore, . The laxly telletTr other dames nbcnlt her , children's uohes and ' how she' hope . . they will not encounter nny snakes; And all the other ladlea talk away to bent the band, until tho wonder of It ia how each can understand The things they ull arc saying, lut it worryeth them not, for women nlwayg have beon thu since tlmos that nro forgot. Behold, when they at last arrive upon the picnic place, the sun retlreth In a cloud and ahowoth not his face. Or If he shlneth-once at all ho slzxleth with a gleam that maketh every ono of them think he will turn to steam And first, of nil the children dear Inquire in accents sweet; "Say. maw! Oh. maw! Please tell us if it Isn't time to eat?" Yet very soon, the table's spread beneath tho bending treea, nnd all tho crowd attempts to sit and cat from off its knees; The wicked hoy he gamboleth with Joyful shout and cry, Ho walkoth through the butter plate and Bltteth on tho pie; The ant and all his family for generations back Appeareth in tho mnrmalade and leavoth thero his track; ' Tho spider hiketh to the scene and layeth In tho wreck, And tnakcth much excltemont when ho cllinbeth some ono'n neck; The cunning little chlgger goeth walking on the spine. And other pointB of all tho folks who are about to dine; And then somebody sputtereth that some pne Is at fault, because the lemonade hath been composed with naaty saltl Oh, hearken to me, now my Bon, whenever anyone Buggestoth going picnicking, you Just get up and run, " And shun 4h deadly picnic when It llfteth up Its heud, unless you'd eat somo beetles and some leaves upon your bread. For it Is better that you live In beanerlcs. and such, than that you let the picnic day hold you within Its clutch. It meiineth naught but sundry bltes-about the same, to-wltr you do not do tho t ''"'".I- but you are the. ono that's bit. " "'in th'Sb.oru" " ,h n8e' and run- Andon,e,C.rm,1re.5fvethhnotenl1 U'e W,th So eat thy pie nnd sandwiohes within thy iL" Xhore no Y'WIo Ingredl etits can fill the same with gloom. Tho picnic, verily, my child. It Ts a direful rnko, composed of worn-out pickles t .,.?n'1 ? .b,lrKaln counter coke, Ia thin not true. Just as we have considered li imn ranrn? Yen, verily, It Is a fact, as sure aa you are i 0