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OJally lloe unci Hiniuuy, One Vcur S.00
Illusirultd lieu, One Vcnr "
Sunday lice, One Year. S.w
Saturday Hue, One Year 1.50
Twentieth Century farmer, One Year.. 1.00
DKMVHUUD 1IY CAIlHIEIt.
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I3ally Hce, without SJndiiy, per week....l!c
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Hununy "llee, per copy ec
Evening life, without Sunday, pel week. .too
Evening, Dee, Includ'g Sunday, per week. 15c
complaints ur irregularities in urnvury
snouiu no nuuresscu iu v;uj -iruuiuuuu
Ijartmcnt.
OFKIC1J8.
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South Omulm: City Hall Uulldlng, Twe.v
ty-flfth and At Streets.
Council Ulufrs: 10 l'oarl Street.
Chicago: l&li I'nlty riulldlng.
New York; Temple Court.
Waahlngton: 601 Fourteenth Street.
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umiinu or eastern exchanges, not accepted
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8TATEMKNT OF CIItCULuVTION.
Btato of Nebraska. Uouglns County, sr.:
George H. Tzschuck, secretory of Tho Hee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
nays that the actual number of full and
complete copies, of .The 'Dally, Morning,
Evening nhd Sunday Heo printed during
mo montn oi September, iwi, wus us ioi
lows :
1 2i,u ir,
2 .'.ur,.i:io
8 UTJTII
4 U7.I.-.0
16 2H,7iM
17 ao.om
18 '-',:tHo
19 UH.IMIO
Jo UI,a80
21 '7,l70
12 '2H.IWU
23 a,770
21 an,wo
23 IfS.SHO
2S UH.r.to
G
...U7.I 10
...11,100
...17,710
...it 4 , 7 7t
...:ih,im)o
...i:m,i,-,(i
...UN.lhO
...ur.Miio
... lo.lilo
. ..ir.,7:to
...:!-, mo
6
7
S
0
10
a
J2
3
11
15
2 28,I0
2S 28,700
L"J 2K,I)!I0
30 2S.870
Total :il,710
Xcs unsold and returned copies.... I2,:tl7
Not total sales IMO.niKt
Net dully average ;io,l4(l
OHO. H. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence anil nworn to
liofore mc thU 30th day ot September, A. D.
1901. M. n. Ht'NQATK,
Notary Public.
That sonnto Invpstl;ntln comiulttoc
appears to hi: washing hemp instead of
linen.
From current reports, our old friend,
Tut Crowe, iniiHt have been organizing
u kidnaping syndicate.
Tho biggest liar In the world Is re
ported to be dying In Paris. The people
,Who gave him that title doubtless never
saw those American yellow Journals.
The Hrltlsh commanders have evolved
fa plan to corner tiro Boers. But when
they lift up their thumb they will prob
ably llnd tiie Boers like the Irishman's
Ilea gone.
Tho suggestion that the democrats
hand over all the school board nomina
tions In Omnlrn to the populists shows
Jiow lightly the Interests of the schools
are held by the democrats.
Secretary Alger wants nil tho free ad
vertising for his forthcoming book that
ho can get, and If he does not get It It
will not bo because he has not chosen
thlulng marks for Ids criticism.
Tho paramount Issue In Omaha and
Douglas county Is the reduction of taxa
tion through the abolition of tax-eaters
end enforcement of business methods
In the administration of tho affairs of
city, county nnd school district.
The enthusiasm of the populist por
tion of the fusion press over tho state
ticket Is several degrees below zero,
with no present Indication of rising
temperature. Tho convention frost was
too severe to allow of early recovery.
Sir Thomas Upton announces that he
will make another trial for tho Amer
ica's cup. If he can extract any pleas
ure out of the contests the pcoplo of
this country certainly will not begrudge
It to him, for no truer sportsman ever
nailed the pea.
According to Commissioner Ostrom It
has cost the county as high as 75 cents
a yard for grading roadways during tho
past year, when it should not cost ex
ceeding 'M cents a yard. How can any-'
body Justify such reckless waste of the
taxpayers' money?
An appropriation of 1.1,000,000 taels
fans been made to pay the expenses of
tho return trip of the Chinese court to
Fcklu. Tho Chinese., board of trans-'
portatlon should exert Itself to secure n
pass for the emperor and Ids friends
.when regular fare Is ko high.
Consistency Is not one of tho Jewels
In tho diadem of the local popoeratlo
organ. While It appeals for support
for Power and Klsasser on the ground
that they are entitled to re election be
cause" they hnve served only one term,
It does not want to apply the stime rule
to tho republican candidates who have
served only one term.
One of the most notable victories of
American trade was tho awardlug by a
Spanish company of a large contract for
railway equipment to American manu
facturers against British competitors.
It Is certain that had other conditions
been equal the order would not hnvo
oomo to this country. All American ma
chinery needs to demonstrate Its superi
ority Is the chance.
Rtato Treasurer Ktuefer Is supplying
tho common enemy with a good deal of
ammunition. The stnte treasurer ought
to know that tho people of Nebraska
are more sensitive about the school fund
than about any other thing, and that Is
why the republican stnte convention
made a tint-footed declaration In favor
of periodic publicity of tho whereabouts
of all the money In the custody of the
Btato treasurer. Tho refusal of Mr.
Btuofer to comply with this demuud
place tho party In a false light,
A'or JXCOXStSTENT WITH PHOTEGT10X
Tho republicans of Massachusetts In
their platform declare In favor of main
tabling tho protective policy, nnd say:
"Iteclproclty of trade with foreign conn
tries Is not Inconsistent with an ade
quate measure of protection to Amerl
can Industries. Wo declare In favor of
wise discrimination and buslnessllk
executive and legislative reciprocity and
urge action to that end." This Is tlm
correct nnd sound view. It Is In nc
cord with the republican national plat
form of 1S!W, which declared that
"protection and reciprocity arc twin
measures of republican policy and go
hand in hand,'1, and that "reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus." It Is in accord
with tho national platform of llMX),
which said: "We renew our faith In
the policy of protection to American la
bor. In that policy our Industries have
been established, diversified and main
tained. Wo favor tho asso
elated policy of reciprocity, so directed
as to open our markets on favorable
terms for what wo do not ourselves
produce In return for free foreign mar
kets."
No republican In these conventions
had any doubt that reciprocity Is con
ststcut with an adequate measure of
protection to American Industries. Mr.
McKinlcy, whoso earnest devotion to
tho protective policy will not bo ques
tlouetl, did inot regard rpclproclty as
Inconsistent with that policy, as any
Intelligent reader of his Buffalo speech
will see. He urged "sensible trade ar
rangements which will not Interrupt
our home productions." He said that
"we shoul take from our customers
such of their products that we can use
without harm to our Industries and la
bor." He declared that "reciprocity is
the natural outgrowth of our wonderful
Industrial development under tho do
mestic policy now firmly established."
All these utterances and especially the
latter show that Mr. MeKinloy had In
mind the preservation of protection und
did not think reciprocity Inconsistent
with that policy.
Mr. Uliigley, one of the ablest and
staunchest supporters of protection, and
tho men associated with him In framing
the existing tnrltV, had no thought of
reciprocity being Inconsistent with pro
tection to American Industries, or they
certainly would not have Incorporated
In the law the provisions under which a
number of reciprocity agreements have
been effected. No republican in the
congress which enacted the tariff law
objected to Its reciprocity clauses. The
schedules of the bill underwent numer
ous nmcudments in the senate, some of
them being entirely revised, but no re
publican senator proposed to omit the
reciprocity provisions or suggested that
they were inconsistent with protection.
The Massachusetts republicans, there
fore, are entirely In accord with the
position of the party on this question
during the past eleven years, or since
the principle of reciprocity was made a
part of republican policy In the Mc
Kinlcy tariff of 181HI, under which reci
procity arrangements were entered Into
with Spain for Cuba and Porto Uieo,
with the British West indies, with
Binzll and with Uermnny, all of which
proved advantageous to our trade with
out In the least degree Interfering with
protection. It Is conceivable, of course,
that reciprocity might bo carried so fai
ns to prove Inconsistent with protec
tion, but this Is not to be apprehended
from a republican congress and admin
istration and moreover cannot be done
under the mesent tariff law, which
sets limitations upon reciprocity.
THE SUUT1I AMEHWAX TROUItliE.
The lhtcst nd vices regarding the
trouble between Venezuela and Colom
bia indicate that both arc playing a
waiting game. Venezuela having ad
dressed n note to Colombia Is nwaltlng
an answer before taking action and
Colombia, It would seem, Is in no hurry
to reply. The troops of both count t ies,
according to the report, have been con
fronting each other within shooting
distance for more than two weeks ami
it Is quite possible that this "war com
edy," as it Is appropriately termed by
a (ierman newspaper, will go on sev
eral weeks longer and end without a
shot being tired.
A leader of the nationalist party of
Veuezucla, who should bo an authority
on the situation, is of tho opinion that
there will be no war, for tho reason
that President Castro has not the sup
port of the eutlro country and more
over has uo good ground for going to
war. This authority said further that
Castro cannot declare war without the
authority of congress and It Is not prob
able that tho congress would consent to
a ruinous wnr with Colombia In order
to help the revolutionists in the latter
republic. It Is by no means certain.
however, that tho Venezuelan president,
who Is as unscrupulous as ho Is ambi
tious, would permit any constitutional
requirements to staud In tho way If he
thought his political ambition could be
subserved by disregarding them. Tho
congress Is composed of his partisans
and ho would probably havo no diffi
culty in Inducing these to approve any
action lie might take, or falling to do
this would assume the rolo of dictator,
which would be an easy transition,
since he Is already practically a dictator.
Colombia doubtless desires to nvold
war. Sho Is eveu worse off, as to finan
cial resources, than Venezuela, though
there is llttio difference between them
In this respect. Then Colombia 1ms been
engaged In Interueclue strife for a
couple of years or more nud tho exist
ing government could hardly survlvo
a war with Venezuela. It Is therefore
to bo expected that Colombia will make
every effort to avert hostilities that
would not luvolvo a surrender of terri
tory or any International rights.
An Interesting phase of tho matter is
presented iu the statement from Berlin
that the Venezuelan minister at Paris
had authorized the announcement that
the reports of Impending war were falso
and were spread by tho United Stutes
In order to sidetrack European Inter
ests likely to be obstructive to tho en
deavors of the United States In South
America. Of courso the Herman papers
baU do troublo la pointing out Uto al
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY,
surdity of this, but it possesses Interest
as Indicating South American sentiment
toward this country. We aro not as
well thought of down there as we de
serve to be In view of the fact that we
stand as the guardian of the southern
republics against European aggression
and have nlwnys shown toward them
the most friendly feeling and the most
earnest desire for their progress and
prosperity.
THE VX10X PACIFIC UllWaE TAX.
Tho announcement that an appeal will
be taken from the decision of .ludgo
MePherson, that declares that the east
half of the t'lilon Paellle bridge, located
within the boundaries of Council Bluffs,
Is exempt from city taxation, will be
-hnlled with satisfaction, not only by the
taxpayers of Council Bluffs, but those of
Omaha. If the position taken by Judge
MePherson Is sustained by the supreme
court of the United Stntes the laws gov
erning municipal taxation must be tad
Ically revised.
It also ftdlows as a sequence that If
tho Union Paellle bridge has become an
Integral part of the main line for taxation
the bridge tolls now exacted must be
reduced to a mileage rate. Not only
Omaha and Council Bluffs, but the peo
ple of the stntes of Iowa and Nebraska
will be compelled to appeal to tho courts
to test tho question whether the Union
Pacific can exnet special tolls over the
bridge for tho transportation .of passen
gers nnd freight in excess of tho mile
age rate charged over any other part of
the road.
If the bridge Is part of the main lino
for taxation, It would be a travesty on
Justice to say that It Is not part of the
main line when it com en to transporta
tion charges. If a railroad company
can charge special tolls for a bridge that
constitutes part of Its main line, on the
ground of tho extraordinary expense In
curred In Its construction nnd main
tenance, It can, will: Impunity, charge
special tolls for transportation through
tunnels constructed at a cost not In
frequently In excess of that of bridges
spanning great rivers.
In tlncase of the Union Pacific bridge
tax, there are moral obligations which
the managers of the road should not at
tempt to repudiate. In 1872 Douglas
county which means practically Omaha
voted the proceeds of $',."(,0(K) In
bonds as a contribution toward the
erection of this bridge. The principal
and Interest already paid aggregate
over ij8U0,00O, or an amount sufllclent to
replace tho bridge at this time.
I'or many years the west half of the
bridge was assessed upon a valuation
of $ir0,000. which Is certainly very mod
erate. In view of the fact that the bridge
was originally bonded for -'.."OO.OOO nnd
for many years yielded a net Income,
over and above operating expenses, of
more than ?."i(H),()0O a year to the old
company. ror several years past the
west half of tins bridge has been as
sessed at only ?."0,(MM), which at U per
cent would make the bridge tax .$1,000
a year, while the county formerly paid
tfl.'.ooo a year Interest oij the bridge
bonds nnd Is now paying ?lL,riOO n year.
In other words, while the property own
ers of Douglas county are taxed .l'J.'tOO
annually to meet tho Interest on the
bridge bonds, the Union Pacific lias ap
pealed to the courts to prevent the as
sessment of the bridge except nt mile
age pro rata for one-slxtli of one mile.
Would It not have been much more
politic for the railway managers to
have submitted to the very reasonable
taxation Imposed by the city nnd county
Instead of seeking to avoid the .moral
obligation if not the legal obligation
of tho corporation toward the commu
nity Hint 'Is not only mortgaged for ?J.")0,
000, but also has, contributed depot
grounds and right-of-way for tracks and
terminal facilities that have been capi
talized for many millions of dollars by
the rcoiganlzed company?
Congressman Shafroth of Colorado,
who has Just returned from tho Philip
pines, declares In favor of relinquishing
the islands. lie ndmits that this coun
try lias largely accomplished the paclll
cation of the Islands, but he urges that
they will not be of financial benellt to
the United States during the present
generation. There hnvo been leglthnato
grounds for differences of opinion as to
the policy of retaining the islands, but
tho fact that the benefits will accrue
only to posterity Is not one of them,
if wo had taken such a view of tho
Louisiana purchase wo would have
abandoned tho richest portion of our
present domain.
Tho Etiropenn representative of Ven
ezuela Is credited with saying that the
United States Is falsely circulating
stories of war In South America us a
cloak for Interference In that part of the
world. If tho United States were really
looking for a pretext to Interfere it has
been afforded times without number by
every country to the south of It. Tho
United Stntes has trouble enough deal
lug with peoples of Spanish origin and
has uo present desire to cultivate any
more.
The county pay roll has been Increased
by more than $10,000 a year within the
past live years, although the'ro has been
no Increase In the business transacted
In the court houso or In the various
comity Institutions. The question that
confronts tho taxpayers is whether they
can do anything to Impress tho county
board with the Imperative demand for
the abolition of supernumeraries ami
sinecures.
Here are the statistics of the grand
Jury that has Just finished Its sitting In
Chicago: Number of cases heard, 001;
true bills found, 437; bills found not
true, 150; cases passed, S. It Is need
less to say that In Chicago all crlmluiil
prosecutions aro by grand jury Indict
ment. If a grand Jury In these parts
had such a stack of cases to pass on
it would keep n -going tho whole year
round.
It's all right for the new audltoriuin
directors to start out with a banquet,
but banquets alone will not build the
auditorium. It will take a vigorous
campalgu to rnlao the money, neccasaryjjm of CroUef oowoWI.
to cover the cost of constructing, equip
ping and completing the new building.
nenrrven Mil Tntr,
Chicago llecord-llerald.
Chaunccy M. Depew is going to marry a
laay who sneaks four languages fluently
Thero are plenty of people who will cling to
tno Doner that he richly deserves It.
ItlKlit to the 1'nlnt.
Chicago Tribune.
Uy what right, anyhow, docs an anarchist
editor, who advocates the abolition of law
and government, claim tho asolstanco of tho
government In disseminating his Intellec
tual output?
Ante the IHITrreiifc.
Kansas City Journal.
In some quarters ft has been held that
rrcsldont Roosevelt Is weakening on the
poncy or protection. It Is to bo noted,
however, that this complaint docs not come
from the friends of protection, but from
its enemies, who would like to score
point on the alleged Inconsistency of tho
republican party.
Hard Worked AiikfI".
Louisville Courier-Journal.
To Join tho wisdom of the serpent with
the cooing of the dove to keep tho head
cool nnd tho hand doing to bo wldo awak
and duly sober at all times of the day
and tho night these aro the adjuration
which the nngcls that shed their light over
tho cradlo of democracy now send down
to us rrom mansions la the sktcs.
The Cloth Stilt l,agm.
Boston Herald.
Mr. Morgan's ninety-six-hour trip across
the continent, from Now York to San Fran
cisco, in company with his brothor church
men, has been beaten only once in the his
loiy oi raiirnanmg, ana mat was by a
thcatrlcnl company, which mado tho Jour
ney in S3 hours nnd 45 minutes. So tho
sock nnd buskin arc still somewhat ahead
o( tho cloth.
The
OM (tin- (looil nnntiRli,
Bnltlmoro News.
Whllo tho White HoUBe has been much
criticised for a number of yearn, It seems
to be the real estate men In Washington
who nro most eager for early enlargement
nnd Improvement. Almost unanlmouslr
they declare that a new White Houso Is
Indispensable. President Itnnscvclt, how
ever, who should bo thought tho person
most nearly concerned, Is Indifferent about
the matter. Tho old one, with all lis Im
perfections, has cherished associations, and
"Is good enough for him."
Ciencral Apnlliy In the Snilillr,
Philadelphia Press.
The Ohio democracy Is In tho position of
tho lawyer who had no favorable evidence
to offer nnd sooner than cxposa tho weak
ness of his client's case was willing to let
It go to tho Jury without calling any wit
nesses or making any argument. They will
hold one opening meeting, nnd nfter that
no speakers will bo provided by tho state
committee. If nny of tho counties deslrn
to hnve speakers they will havo to bo paid
for hy tho local committees, and oven such
an arrangement Is discouraged by tho cam
paign managers. Tho reason assigned for
this apathy la tho lack of money, but the
real reason Is probably the lack of any
hopo of winning nnd tho feeling that It
would be a waito of money and energy to
make a speaking campaign. Nevertheless,
the republicans will' be wise If they take
nothing for granted. 'Democratic prospects
in Ohio are 'undoubtedly poor, but the os
tcntatlous parading nf tho fact may havo n
concealed meaning.1 The republicans should
not bo caught napplng.-
itiri
FOWKIt OKpfJIH IlAIMIOtt).
Inflnrncr In I'nlillc AfTnlra Mrnnnreil
hy thr1 Pnj- noil.
Atlanta Constitution.
A few figures tell, effectively the power
of the railroad In. public affairs. They
carry on their roll's In the United States
today 1.100,000 men.
Granting thnt each man represents five
persons, it will be seen that ono man out
of every sixteen In tho country Is a rail
roaders. Tho pay roll ot those men amounts
to $877,000,000. Tho rates of wages are as
follows:
Average
Class K mhT, D ly pay.
fleneral officers 4,910
Other ofllcers 4,r.63
Oeneral nfllre clerks 32,2K
Station agents 31,1110
910.45
2.19
1.7R
1.60
3.75
2.14
3.17
1.96
2.30
2.04
1.73
l.nt
1.22
Other stntlon men SO.hol
Knglnrmen 42.S37
riremen 44.13ft
Conductors 29,!57
Other trainmen 74,271
Muehlnlsts 32.S31
Carpenters 4i,t;iVI
Other shopmen 114,773
Section foremen 33,(fiS
Other trackmen , 226,709
Switchmen, flagmen nnd
wutchmcn 50,78!)
Telegrnph operators nnd
dispatchers 25,219
Employes, account floating
eriulpment 7,597
1.S0
1.P6
1.S2
All otner employes ana la
borers 125.3S0 1.71
It Is no wonder that railroad Influence
Is so strong, since It commands tho labor of
no many men. But that Is another phase by
which the Influence of the railroad may bo
estimated. Resides regular employes, there
aro those contingent upon emorgoncy. Thero
Is a corresponding local attorney In every
county, a doctor to answer calls for acci
dents nnd somo prominent farmer to net
as arbitrator In caso of damage suits over
"blooded" cows killed upon the track.
These men, In turn, have friends.
This Is why tho railroad Is nlwnys taken
Into consideration.
NHW VOHK AS A ciiowx coi.oxr.
Sharp Thrust nt Crokrr nomination
in the Metropolis,
Chlcaco Chronlclo (dem.)
Whatever may bo tho result of the New
York city election, and no matter as to the
general strategy of the campaign, Seth Low
has shown by his letters and speeches that
ho Is a master of the art of political debate.
Ho Is a great, practical scholar In politics
as well as in science.
In accepting tho anti-Tammany nomina
tion for mayor Mr. Low strikes a great
blow for municipal homo rule. He shat
ters tho claims and pretenses of Richard
Crokor to political control In. Now York by
saying;
"Tho main Issue of tho campaign Is tho
wresting of the city from those who permit
one man to domlnato the organization of
his party in the Interest 'of his own
pocket, all the time,' and, as If to add In
sult to Injury, to do thin from abroad, as
though tho proud city of Now York had
been reduced once more to the condition
of a crown colony."
It is moro than a local, It is a national
reproach to tho democratic party that a
man assuming to be ono of Its great lead
ers and actually exercising uncommon In
fluence In political affairs should be a resi
dent of England two-thirds of the time,
with Immense property and sporting In
terests held and secured under British laws.
It Is a great shamo to American democracy
that tho democratic "boss" of New York
pays $5,000 taxes In England and not one
tenth of that amount In this country.
It Is a supremely good hit for Mr, Low
to say that Croker In England rules New
York as the king of England rules a "crown
colony" like Jamaica or Burmah, As for
himself, he says that If be shall be elected
mayor New York will have home rule in
the person of Its chief magistrate ami
through the municipal legislature.
ThU declaration spunds something like
OCTOBER 8, 1901.
Fort Crook
Manila
Tho battalion of the Twenty-second In
fantry, formerly commnnded by Mnjor Hal
lance, later Oeneral Dnllnnce, nnd now
ngaln Major Uallance, will do garrison
duty in Manila. If nny regiment In tho
United States army deserves this assign
ment it la the Twenty-second. This regt-
ment saw tho hardest of service in Cuba,
where It lost its colonel and n largo per
centage of Its officers and men. On
Februnry 1, 1859, the Twenty-second In
fantry started for the Philippine Island"),
arriving In Manila harbor March B. Slnco
thnt time tho regiment hns been continually
on tho line nnd there has never been even
a breath of reproach regarding tho actions
of Its officers or its men. Colonel
Harry Egbert, brigadier gencrnl of volun
teers, wns killed In tho chargo of Mallnta
Hill, which was, without question, ono of
tho warmest engagements of tho insurrec
tion. Portions of this famous commnnd
hnvo served under nearly every general
who has commanded troops In tho Philip
pines, nnd have served In nearly every en
gagement of Importance on the north line,
especially during tho earlier days. No
members of the battalion which followed
General Lawton during his heart-breaking
expedition to tho north In tho fall of 1SDU
PUTTING O.V THIS lilt Altl'H.
Chnracterlntln Ilnste of Americans
Orndnally Ili-crenalna;,
Indianapolis News,
' Thnt we llvo too fast In this country has
long been conceded. Fundamentally, tho
cause of it Is tho old mlstako of considering
the means as the end. Wo pursuo business
nnd attainment ot whatever sort as If the
pursuit wero tho thing, nnd not tho result
ot tho pursuit, nnd therefore ns If tho
fiercer wo pursuo it, tho moro it Is to bo
desired. Tho result Is thnt wo wear our
selves out without getting tho finest fruit
or flavor of anything. Wo aro something
like tho man who cats so fast that ho can
not taste his food. We suffer from a sort
of mental or moral Indigestion or conges -
Hon. We rush at things In such fashion tensions suggested during the Harrison ad
thnt tho fine Bcnso of tho nchlevement Is ministration wero forgotten in tho prewnt
lot. Wo excuse ourselves In ono wny by ngltntlon, not being regarded ns desirable
laying It on tho climate. Our climate Is so , owing to tho low ground on which the
dry, wo say, that It superinduce a nervous-
ness that causes all our superabundance of
cclorlty. ,
But it waa not so with our fathers who
lived in tho eamo climate. Up to the period
of tho war, nt least, men had tlmo rcnlly to
live. Thero was something more In it than
tho piling up of dollars or tho attainment
In and of Itself. Tho "moro" that there
wns In It was tho fruits of these things.
They rightly looked on nil theso things ns
but tho gear, tho purpose being something
higher, being chnractor, conduct, ns ro-
fleeted In serene and beautiful lives. Wo
lost this with tho civil wnr. Tho Immense
opportunities of tho country havo distinctly
promoted a trait of greed In our character,
our Ideals havo changed, nnd from lowent
to highest wo nro In breathless pursuit of
the almighty dollar, nut albeit our pros
perity goes on, oven In a geometrlcnl ratio,
thero aro signs that wo aro becoming wiser.
Wo do not live qulto so fiercely ns wo did;
we. are beginning to find that thero Is some
thing else in llfo than acquisition, nnd that
thero aro wiser ways than breathless hasto
from morning till night, but It will be long
before wo realize this altogether.
We still grab our hats and rush from the
theater before the final curtain hns fallen.
We 'still hustle on our wraps whllo tho
Inst hymn Is being sung In church, nnd
reach furtively for our hats whllo tho min
ister In pronouncing tho benediction. Those
aro all signs of the unhealthy hasto that
has taken possession of us. Wo must rush
away from religious worship or from
amuscmont, not to get home, but simply to
rush, for when wo aro at homo wo have
time on our hands. Hut, slowly, wo begin
to know better, wo begin to llvo more
wisely. This may bo seen tn tho greater
length of years that wo attain In active
service. Wo nro not so distinctly a country
of young men an wo wero; wo nro beginning
more to approximate the riper civilization
of Europe, In which the guldanco of nffnlrs
Is to he found so largely In tho hands of
old men, that Is, men old In years, who
havo reached the ripeness of development
that can como only In a sane, serene age,
but not "old" age.
Old ago Is n question of feeling. When
some one nskcd Oliver wennen iioimes
how old ho was, he said, "not old nt all,
I am 75 years young," and ho wns right; he
was ever young, young to his latest day,
nut manifestly we can not bo young under
tho burden of years unless wo llvo rightly,
and wo cannot llvo rightly when wo aro
possessed by the demon of haste, which,
as a people, wears us out tn our prime.
PEHSOAI, NOTKS.
President Itoosovclt Is tho second presi
dent of Dutch ancestry, Van llurcn being
tbo first.
Tho only way out ot It Is for Sir Thomas
Llpton to Join tho New York Yacht club
and thereby get nn Interest In the cup.
Kitchener's latcBt complaint makes It ap
pear that a large number of Hrltlsh in
valids are being given a round trip to tho
Cnpo at government expense.
Former United States Senator Charles O.
Farwell of Illinois has Just undergone n
severe operation at a Chicago hospital and
his condition Is pronounced most serious.
Three hundred and forty-soven papers
havo already referred to the new $10 green
back, bearing tho design of a buffalo, ns "a
buffalo bill," nnd the returns have only Just
begun to come in.
The Benjamin Harrison Monument as
sociation was formally organized nt Indian
apolis the other day. General John W.
foster, ex-sccrotary of state, presided and
arrangements wero made to havo the bank-
ora and lawyers of tho stato aid In tho
movement.
Captain Hornier, the French-Canndlan
navigator, who Is anxious to plant tho
Canadian flag on the north polo, only lacks
$35,000 of tho $120,000 required for tho ex
pedition. Ho has lately received largo sub
scriptions, tho latest being a 'subscription
of $5,000 from Lord Strntbcona.
The young king of Spain, who Is nearly
16 years of age, will begin presently n
series of visits to tho courts of Europe and
will make his debut tn tho world as a fin
ishing touch to his royal education, Next
May be nscends the throne. He has been
carefully educated and knows English,
French and German as welt aB Spanish.
Up to and Including last Tuesday tho
total attendance at tho Pan-American ex
position was 6,312,871. The banner day of
tbo show was tho preceding Saturday,
when tho crowd numbered 117,300. A re
port of tbo financial condition of the ex
position company up to October 1, pub
lished In the Ruffalo Express, shows that
the tragic doath of President McKlnley
seriously affected the receipts. On Sep
tember 1 tho managers anticipated a total
Income ot $4,400,000. Tho October state
ment cuts off $1,000,000 of this sum. nonds
outstanding amount to $3,000,000; con
tractors' claims aggregate $000,000; cash In
treasury, October 1, $2,563,000, If October
nets $1,037,000 all claims can bo squared,
but the stockholders will have the dubious
jjileasuja of holding the sack,
to Manila,
Freedom.
wlll over forgot their experience. The
trials of that (rip were almost beyoud tho
power of pen to describe nnd men wero
tnxed to their utmost. Tho rigid discipline
nf nntc-bellum times was Imposed upon
tho men, nud nlthough ninny succumbed to
tho fearful conditions under which they
labored forward day nfter day, In mud to
their wnlsts, without shoes or sulflclent
clothing, tho object wns gained nnd tho
country opened to tho Americans. To
ward the lost of this killing expedition men
became Insane through tho torturing suf
ferings which they were compelled to un
dergo, but the column pressed ever ouwnrd.
Tho nights In tho mountains wero spent
without clothing to cover tho suffering, tho
cold crept Into tho marrow, the rain nnd
tho dew permeated tho very bones, and of
food thero was none except n llttio rlco
nnd the flesh of n chnncn cariboo. Still
tho weary march went on until tho men be
came mere ntltnmntqns nnd hoped for death
to end their sufferings. The story ot this
expedition has never been told and prob
nbly never will bo told Iu Its entirety. It
Is only one example of tho hardships which
tho soldiers of Uncle Sam undergo In his
defense. All honor to tho officers nnd
men of' this gallant regiment.
tt'ASHI.MlTON GOSSIP.
Soenrs nnd IneldrnU nhsrrrv nt the
.National Capital.
A ntnt little scheme, engineered hy
promoters of n Washington suburb, has
encountered a frost nt tho Whlto House.
Tho move for a largermodernized execu
tive mansion, discussed for years past,
gained a new lease of llfo with the death
of President McKlnley. Everybody around
Washington and somo outsldo ot tho capital
declared a larger White Houso was abso
lutely necessary to nccommodato tho family
of President Itoosevelt. "It Is n shame,"
said tho town, "to quarter such an Inter
esting bunch of young pcoplo In the
cramped rooms of a building already
- ; crowded with executive business." Tho ex'
1 Whlto Houso stands. Tho better nlan
I would bo to build n residence for thn nrr sl-
I dent on one of the sightly heights of tho
city nnd reserve tbo Whlto Houso for ex-
ccutlvo "business. That Idea took llko a
! pralrlo fire. Roosters of nualltv hill hold
a meeting nnd resolved copiously in fnvor
of tho project. They also appointed a
committee to wait upon tho president nnd
urge him to sanction tho plan and recom
mend It to congress. Itut before tho com-
' mlttce could reach tho Whlto Houso tho
occupant ot tho Whlto House lot It bo
known thnt tho visit ot the boosters would
I bo useless. It wns nlBo tntlmntcd thnt
tho Whlto Houso was qulto satisfactory
to the president nnd Mrs. Itoosevelt, and
furthermore that no suggestion would come
from them for a change tn present arrange
ment. It was n matter for congress to
denl with voluntarily.
Desplto President Roosevelt's aversion to
esplonago of any kind and his repented
statements to tho offect that ho Is per
fectly cnpahlo of taking care of himsnlf,
says the Washington Post, ho Is probably
ono of tho most closely watched nnd care
fully guarded men tn tho world, at least
while ho Is In Washington. No special
mlllt.iiyi corps, , has. charge of his person
and there Is no (display, of arms at tho ox
ecutlvo mansion or elsewhore.
Tho pcoplo of 'Washington have been used
to seeing tbo chief magistrates of tho land
during their terms of office walking or
driving about the streets. Presidents
Grant nnd Harrison woro fond of walking
nlong tho leading thoroughfares, looking
Into the shop windows and occasionally
stopping to chat with acquaintances. They
nppearod to bo alone. Presidents Arthur
nnd Cleveland liked nothing better than to
drlvo nlong tho smooth streots behind n
spanking pair and they had the horses,
too. President McKlnley was accustomed
to drlvo out through tho suburbs regularly
on pleasant evenings and enjoyed them.
They woro seldom guarded In ostentatious
fashion.
Admiral Dewey carries his lunch overy
day to tho nnvy yard, whero the Schley
court of inquiry is sitting. Thoro Is not n
decent lunch room within n radius of a
mile of tho navy yard nnd tho admiral evi
dently was nwaro of this fact In ndvance,
for on the first day of tho inquiry ho hur
ried Into tho gunners' workshop Jauntily
carrying his llttio lunch basket, whllo Ah
Lin, his Chlneso servant, followed cIobo
behind tugging at tho suit caso thnt con
tained tho admiral's uniform. Ah Lin nnd
tho suit case monopolized tho attention
that day. The crowd did not catch on to
all tho fine points of tho diminutive basket
that tho hero of Manila carried. Now the
arrlvnl of tho basket Is watchod for as
eagerly as Is that of tho head of tho court
of Inquiry himself.
Tho basket is of tho finest Filipino weave
nnd of a peculiar light green color that
makcslt look seasick whon contrasted with
tho white walls nnd woodwork of the
chamber in which tho nesslons nro held. It
ts always carefully wrapped with ribbon of
that particular size and color that tho dry
goodi clerk hands out when asked for
"baby ribbon."
When tho court makes its midday ad
The Right Sort
Our sack suits for business and street
wear represent the highest character of
ready-to-wear clothing.
$io to $25
This range of prices is as moderate as
can be made for goods of our quality.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
journment tho admiral hurries into the re
tiring room In tho rear of tho oourt, bi,i
nnces tho basket on his knees nnd pnticnth
unwinds tho nnrrow hluo ribbon After hi
finishes his luncheon ho ns patiently wrnp
tho ribbon around tho tmsket again and
puts it carefully on his table. When his
work is dono for tho dny ho bears his, lunch
basket to his carriage, tenderly plnces It on
tho scat bcsldo him nnd drives out of the
navy yard. Tho crowd enjoys tho berlb
honed lunch basket almost ns much ns the
admiral appears to enjoy its contents, hut
so fnr ns can bo ascertained no ono has had
tho temerity to chnfl' hlin nbotit It. nlthough
It Is well known that tho admiral enjoys a
Joke.
There Is n muslcsl sidewalk out In the
navy ynrd. It leads' to the gunners' work
shop from tho wldo gato that closes (he
main entrance. It ts farmed ot Iron plates
about two feet long and twenty Inches wide,
nnd tho officers who llvo In tho houses
nlongsldo tho walk lay tlicy never noticed
Its musical qualities until tho throngs began
to walk over It on tltvlr way to tho court
of Inquiry. Now dozttrs of men ran bo
found In tho nnvy yard who are willing to
swear that n pedestrian If suPlriently ac
complished In this pnrthulnr style of walk
ing, can piny any clntsle Just as effec
tively as can a skilled musician on n plnuo.
Thn heels of tho Walker, when one steps
briskly, bring out vnrlom notes similar to
those of a xyf hone, Somo claim that
they havo heard v. ,arnl well known nlrs
played on tho sidewalk, wMlo one highly
Imnglnntlvo mnn nvown that on tho day
after President McKlnloy's funeral In
heard "Nearer, My God, to Thco," Issue
from thoao Iron plates as clearly ns th
dead president's favorite hymn wns ren
dered by tho Marino band on tho day
previous.
ri,ASIIKt OK Kl'.V
Rnmervllle Journal: Never in -id how a
woman's parlor looks. Tin- test r n uni-io.
keeper Is tne conummi ... ..v.. . .......
ie,..iiinvinn Slnr: "Aren't you nfruld of
the reformers?" nskcd tho frlojM
No," answered tho practical i .-ditlrlan :
not so long ns the rlnvoto their enerc les
to reforming one another nnd don i Ix.th. r
me.
Philadelphia Press: "Say. Jom. b U
gnu, "i uoni w... . , ;
yer ter pns mc m.fi -
buy mo a square nieul. . ,,,.,,,,.
"Poor ninn!" ..
Nt "I can t da tnai, nuv i".V ' "
ask may. "o hero's .i pepsin tablet in case
you overeat yourself
...... . a n.niimii-This ontlont Is per
fectly rntlnnnl except upon ono subject.
Visitor And what Is thntv
Attendnnt He Imagines ho has Invented
a mothod of playing golf with only ono
club.
nMrnlt Freo Tress: Iteformer-Money U
ruining our politics. ... .
I'olltlcnl w'orkor-Not at nil. sir: not nt
nil. Haven't you obsyrvou now nemo pui-
Itlcs becomes wncn iihiuu i-mj
Ti. Amrf!iti! "nut his letters
aro so gushing," they protested to the fair
young thing who wns corresponding with
a sentimental youth.
"I know they are." sho said, "but you
must remember that ho writes with a
fountain pen."
Somervllle Journal: A girl has no romance
In her soul If she has reached thn ripe tige
nf nineteen nnd hns never slept nt least
one night In her llfo with a piece of wed
ding cuko undcrncnth her pillow.
Philadelphia Press: "Well, mamma, 'he
railed me n liar; that's why 1 smnshed
"lint, my son. that' didn't provo that you
weren't a liar."
"No. hut It proved that ho was, 'cntise
he admitted it boforo 1 got done with
him."
Clevelnnd Plnln Denier: "Why docs
Hrlggs wear that brass button . on hh
wnlch chain?"
"Bccnuso ho values It highly.' 1 1 says
it saved his llfo when ho was a,boy,". t
"How?"
"Hy coming up after ho' accidentally
swallowed It.''
Catholic Hlnndnrd: "Pardon me. . sir."
began tho peddler of supplies, "but may
i nsk what Is tho stylo ot your type
writer?" "Illght up-to-dnte," replied tho business
mnn, enthusiastically. "Elbow sleeves,
Ince Insertion, shirtwaist and all that sort
of thing,"
Chicago Tribune: "You're nhvavs put
ting up a big bluff about having a lot of
money," said tho beer mug to the cash
register, "but you'ro cleaned out every
night."
"Hut I don't lend such a pitiful hand-to-mouth
exlstenco ns you do," retorted
tho cash register.
AUTIJMX.
Blackwood's Magazine.
'Tls tho golden gleam of nn nutumn day,
With tho soft rain raining ns If In play;
And n tender touch upon everything.
As If autumn remembered the days of
nprlng.
In the listening woods there Is not a breath
To shako their gold to the. swnrd beneath;
And a glow us of sunshlnn on them lies,
Though the sun Is hid In tho shadowed
skies.
No sorrow upon tho landscape weighs;
No grief for tho vanished summer days,
jtut a sense of peaceful and cnlm rnpoHo
Llko that which ago In uutumti. knows.
Tho springtime longings nro past and
gonn;
Tho passions of summer no longer nro
known;
Tho harvest Is gathered and autumn
stnnds,
Serenely thoughtful, with folded hands.
Over all Is thrown a memorial huo,
A glory lueni mo rem no or anew;
For memory Hlfts from the tmHt Its naln
And suffers Its beauty alono to remain.
With half a stnlln nud half a sigh
It nnnders thn mint thnt hns hurried bv:
Scch It nnd feelH It and loves It all:
Content It has vanished beyond recall.
O. glorious autumn, thus serene:
Thus living nnd loving nil that has been!
Thus calm and contented let mo ho
AVhen tho autumn of ago shall comn (o me.