Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 12, 1902, Page 6, Image 6
0 TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: "WEDNESDAY, MAItCII 12, 1002 Tiie Omaha Daily Dee. K. H'Jr.W'ATtn, EDITOR. ri'PUHHRU EVEflT MORN I NO, TERMS or UrnBCHIPTION. pally TWe iwlthnut Sunday). One Yer..4 IeJly B unil Sunday, One Yar '. J l-umratrd Hee. (m er f J run. lay H. Otie Yar j-JJ FMurlay One Yar I I" Twentieth iVnlurr Karm-r. One Year.. 1 nrtl.l vxhuh II r CAKRIKR. pally ! (without Sunday), pr enpy.... o Ial!y (without Sunday), per wa...le F'lnilay B, r rjpy V!'.0 Evenln Hee I without Sunday). pf JCvcnlng Ilea (Including Sunday). P ak 10 rnn.ni.i.i. f irrra-ulaiitlea In delivery houl.f he eddresaed to City Circulation Ijepartmanl. , officios. Omaha The Dee Building. uth Omaha C ity Hall liulldlng, Twen-tjr-nrih and M Street. Cnuncll HliifTe-l Fearl Street C hires IMU L'nlty Hulldlng. Kew ierk Temple Court. VVeahlngtonWn Fourteenth Street. . IYIRRKRPONDKNCG. rniiiiiiM r-latln tn WWI and edl- tarlal tnatlvr ahould he addressed: Omaha iim, editorial Urtment. iu ni.Nk.Ha itrrTERS. pimlna letters and remittances should be 4drHdi ina J.e ruuiianin .-. (jmaha. nruirpiNrRfl. Bamlt by draft. expr- or poatal order. . 1.1. i t,, k.. tnhiiahliia Commnr. Lnly X-cnt stamp accepted In payment of nail aeonunta. r-ereonai rhecka, except on inuki or eastern fuhinn, not accepwo. THE BBK PUBUIJHlNi COMFANI. TATKMRttT OP CIRCULATION. I oooraa H. laarhur. secretary of tba Be j Publishing company. win iy I y a that tna actual numinr oi iuu ""'I ivimnialii rnnnH ni The laily. Morning, Lvanlna and Sunday Be printed, during ha month of Jrebruary. Wi, wu aa lol- L.M 80,100 S nv.aw SO.AliO 4. . ,80,780 I ....80.4MW S0.B40 7 SO.SIO 1 80,800 .80,880 IS 80,100 U ....80,840 Jl 80,880 U M...80,14O 4 80,480 16... SO.&4W SOJMO it ao,ieo U 8O.8T0 J 80.SMO ft) IiO,.t0 IX.. 80,180 a 80,130 21 80,100 U 80,470 25 80,800 M 80,070 J7 Zt,50 21 ,.m.oto Total M7,t40 unsold and ratumad copies.... 10,184 Nat total aalaa , 837,81 Nat dally avaraaa 8,V28 GEO. B. T7.8CHUCK. Hubarrlb1 In my preanca and worn to fora ma this th day of Fefruary. a. v.. n. M. B. H UNGATE, 8asJ. Notary Public. To Prince Henry: atay longer. Come again and Omaha would pr'" that the weather man turn hla windstorms In another di rection. . '. When the referee gets through with the tax heating the supreme court will take another Inning. When In doubt remember that cleanli ness Is the Ix-tit preservative of health. All doctors prescribe It Having had the Ice broken by Prince Henry's sojourn, the United SUtes may nope to be put on the regular visiting list of recreation-seeking royalty. ' presidential election has just been field In Brazil, but up to the present no revolution has broken out. If be Is al lowed to take his seat peacefully a new record will have been made for South America. The Minnesota legislature approprl ftted $50,000 for the state's participation la the Louisiana Purchase exposition. With a like amount Nebraska ought to keep up nicely with the procession at Bt Louts, Massachusetts will ' keep the navy portfolio notwithstanding the change In the personnel of the secretary. Massa chusetts should send Iowa a vote of thanks for not Insisting on furnishing third cabinet member. When the loal bar association gets Ideal Jurymen In the box, we presume there will no longer be. any excuse for appealing from trial verdicts and the eupreme court will have to go out of business for lack of cases. The defense offered by ex-State Treas urer Meserve does not strike the editors Df fualon papers favorably. The trouble isrtth the fualon conventions and the fusion editors Is that they have been unable to diagnose correctly the symp- tnma of rrforui and have thus . made tnany deplorable mistakes. Nebraska populist and democratic Uto committee will meet simultane ously to arrange for' their state nomi nating eonvvuttoM. So far as the party machinery goes, the wheels are all tamed from one motor abaft and the , two separate committees do nothing but tamp the trademark. In duplicate. , The Agricultural department statistics Show that an unusually small propor- tka of last year's crop Is in the hands of the farmer. So far as corn Is con cerned the original total was small, and in this and tHber grains there Is the comforting thought that the farmer re ceived a good price for what he sold In- Wad of parting with It at harvest time t prtcea dictated by speculators. The populiat editors of the state are ts form au aaaocUtloa to counteract that of the dViuot-ratic scribes. Tbey aervw notice on democracy that when the swaL'owtng process commencea It saast expnt a troublesome time. When the Strang mixture which constitutes popuIUia bt addird to the contents of the dyspeptic dcuMKTatlc stomach pain killers will be la active demand. The British chamber of commerce are asking their govrrniiM-nt to Ale a protest alaat the krgwtlattoa - of reciprocity treaties betwesi the United State and Cuba kea that UUad shall have beea rgaaiaeti as aa independent govera- mat. If IWitlaa merchants are really anakM to dfrt the agotiatioa of such treat! they are shooting for from the asark by attempting to bring outside pre are ta bear. Sack action la apt to Uaieaamtoi. . - TP SC1TAOAIH8T TBI ItEKOtH. Tli bill filed by direction of the at torney general of tbe ' United States against the Northern Securities com pany and tha merged railway compa nlea seta forth clearly and comprehen sively, the grounds of tba cult, which la brought under the and-trost act of 1.100. The arrangement for tba prso- tlcal consolidation of tha Great North ern and the Northern Partite railroads la declared In the bill to be an unlawful combination or conspiracy to place re straint upon all competitive Interstate and foreign trade or commerce carried on by those railroads and to monopolize or attempt to monopolize the same, Its purpose wss to suppress the competition existing between the two railway sys tems in interstate and foreign trade. It la urged that under the securities com pany scheme "all Inducements for com petition between the two systems were to be removed, a virtual consolidation effected and a monopoly of the Inter state and foreign commerce formerly carried on by the two systems as In dependent competitors established." The bill alleges that the Northern Se curities company was not organized in good faith to purchase and pay for the stocks of the railway companies, but aila1 tn Inmrmnta Hi fwtntlna- nf tha stocks and to carry out tha. unlawful ,nsTlracT. It la affirmed tha the com- pany Goes not hay ana never sad capi tal sufficient to warrant such stu pendous operation, that Its subscribed capital was but $30,000, and the com pany la described as "a mere deposi tory, custodian, bolder and trustee for the stocks of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railway companies and its shares of stock are but beneficial certificates Issued against said railroad stocks to designate the Interest of the holders In the pooL" The bill declares that failure of the government to prevent the carrying out of the combination or conspiracy will result not only In the virtual consolida tion of the two railroads and the con sequent suppression of competition be tween them In interstate and foreign commerce, thus creating a monopoly of such commerce within the territory traversed by those railroads, but there after an available method will be pre sented whereby the anti-trust act may be circumvented and set at naught "and all transcontinental lines. Indeed the en tire railway systems of the country, may be absorbed, merged and consolidated, thus placing the public at the absolute mercy of the holding corporations." This Is the consideration which gives to this case its great and fax-reaching slgnlfl- cance. Should the government not suc ceed In the suit It has brought against the Northern Securities company the way will be clear for a wholesale policy of railway consolidation, through the merger plan, leading Inevitably to a mighty monopoly most dangerous to the public Interests and welfare. The prompt action of the Department of Justice in this matter gives, promise that the suit will be pressed with all possible vigor. It is manifestly desir able that this be done and that there shall be no unnecessary delay In ob taining a judicial decision. The answer of the defendants in this suit will be awaited with very general Interest It haa been Intimated that they will urge that the anti-trust law contains not a word In prohibition of mergers, but mere verbal quibble of this kind Is not likely to receive serious consideration from the courts. This Is by far the most Important case that has arisen under the act of July 2, 1890. ELKVATE THE STANDARD. Every city In the United States is grappling with the public school prob lem. The trend of twentieth century educational methods Is to bring the pub lic schools In closer touch with the cur rent of this electric age. In other words, the aim of all modern education Is to lay the foundation for the acquisition of the knowledge most essential and useful In the practical walka of life. The tendency everywhere Is to substi tute for mere theoretical studies the branches that are vital to modern civili sation. In education as in all other pursuits there can be no standstill. Our school system must either be planned on pro gressive lines or it will retrograde and become moss-grown. It is a deplorable fact that the public schools of Omaha have not kept pace with those of other cities of equal population. While Omaha haa outstripped all other towns of its size In the country In the number of kindergarten schools and in the variety of high school fads, It has done so at the expense of the branches on which the chief effort should be ooncentrated. The trouble arises from the fact that the man who has been at the head of our public schools for the last six years lamentably lacks the qualification of a superintendent of the first class. With out a collegiate education and with scarcely any experience except what he has acquired since bis advent here, his real talent Is that of a politician rather than of an educator. Instead of devot ing himself exclusively to the great task for which be is employed, he is constantly diverting his mind and time to enterprise and schemes calculated to give him a pulL It la a matter of notoriety also that he. Is subservient to the school book trust that baa subsidised him and looks to him for reciprocity where Its Interests ar concerned. How ia it possible to elevate the stand ard of Omaha's public schools so long as they are loaded down with a super intendent who knows less about educa tion than moat of the principals and teacher under hi ml . How can the standard of our public school be elevated so long as Intrigue rather than merit holds the superin tendent la hi placet Caa the standard of our public schools be elevsted aalnas a man is placed at their head to whom every teacher can look, cp and wfea caa agtamand their obedience by confidence and respect rather than by fear of displeasure? Why should the schools of Omaha and the education of Its new generation of children be sacrificed by continuing In office an Incompetent school superin tendent who never bad the qualifica tions for the place and could never have held It except for pernicious influences and combinations that have cost the taxpayers so dearly and deprived the children of the superior education which they could and should have badr These questions cannot be dismissed by ascribing selfish or Improper motives to those who are demanding the regen eration of the public school system, nor can they be sidetracked by the plea that the necessary change will be made not this year, but some other year. THt UKMAtlD.Tvn ItASD. Referring to the statistics of home stead entries last year. Which for the whole country were 9,407,275 acres, 1,000,000 more acres than In the pre vious year, the Portland Oregonlan re marks that the demand for government land Increases as the available area di minishes and the flood of homestead ap plications speaks of the eagerness of the people , to acquire land suitable, for homes. That paper says the figures of homestead entries bring two facts prominently, forward the land hunger of the people - Is Increasing and the movement for new land Is distinctly to the Pacific northwest. It observes that though abuses of the land laws some times occur. It may well be ' believed that the rush for homesteads Is a pow erful factor in opening the country and that the general effect Is good. "Home steaders," says the Oregonlan, "are of the stuff that gives character to a coun try; they make It self-reliant and inde pendent" The facts certainly indicate that land seekers are looking more toward the Pa cific northwest than ever before and there appears to be very good reason to expect that the next few years will make a record of homestead entries In that section quite as good and possibly better than that of last year. At the rate of the last few years it will rJet be a very long time before all the land sub ject to homestead entry In the Btates of the Pacific northwest will be taken up and meanwhile provision should be made for satisfying the land hunger by reclaiming the arid and semi-arid lands. The rapidity with which the public do main available for homesteads is being absorbed affords a strong argument for arid land reclamation. THE OEHMAN GAHTEL STbTEM. The American sugar Interest is re ported to have urged the secretary of the treasury to continue the counter vailing duty on German sugar, on the ground that the "cartel" system in that country is in effect a bounty additional to that directly paid by the government on sugar exported. It will be Interest ing to note that the cartel, or syndicate of sugar producers and refiners, was or ganized something more than a year ago and Includes about 05 per- cent of the sugar-producing Interests in Germany. It guarantees producers of raw sugar a certain minimum price and takes their entire product. Any difference between this minimum and a lower price which may rule in the world's markets is made up by the refiners. On the other hand, the raw-sugar producers guarantee to pay a fixed minimum price for beets, to produce no raw sugar for consumption in Germany and to sell their raw sugars only to re finers belonging to the syndicate. Under the operation of this scheme the factories, on the one hand, are able to pay for beets more than the general sugar market price outside of Germany would justify, and, on the other, re fineries are able to control absolutely the price of sugar for consumption in Germany, which they do most effect ively. Undoubtedly the cartel system does operate as a bounty on exported sugar, but it Is a system with which the gov ernment haa nothing whatever to do and therefore cannot properly be considered by our government in connection with the countervailing duty In our tariff. This, It appears, is the view taken by the administration and there can be no question that It is correct. This gov ernment can take no notice of the opera tions of a syndicate of German sugar rtroducera and rcflnora Whtoh tikta .n. tlrely Independent of and derives no au thority from the German government When Germany stop paying a bounty on exported sugar the United States will no longer Impose the countervailing duty on German sugar. The always present danger of the un sightly billboard haa been brought out again by the windstorm which passed over Omaha. In the path of the gale the billboards were one . and all wrenched from their footings, ' falling onto the sidewalks and scattering planks in every direction. The only wonder Is that some passing pedestrian waa not killed or maimed such would surely have been the case bad the storm struck to the daytime Instead of at mid night when the streets were almost de serted. We bave a billboard ordinance regulating the height . and distance from the sidewalk of these dangerous fences, but it has not .been strictly en forced. Tbe billboard people have bad ample time to comply with the regula tions of the ordinance - and certainly ought not to be allowed to replace the destroyed boards except in conformity with its requirements, which are only In the interest of safety to person and property.' One self-satisfied prognostic tor has It all figured out that nothing less than five bridges across the Missouri at this point will suffice to handle tbe traffic between Omaha and Council Bluffs. In the meanwhile one of the three bridges already built is asking to be relieved of It obligation to maintain a footway end wagonway on the pretense that the business does not warrant the expense of a toll taker. There Is something stronger than a suspicion that all the bridge bills In congress are designed more to span a political chasm than to j help anybody cross the Missouri dry shod. Ohio Is moving to get awsy from the corrupt practices law which was enacted in substantially the same form by a Ne braska legislature three years ago. In Ohio the objection is that the law has accomplished little or nothing toward purifying elections, but has stimulated perjury to an alarming extent In Ne braska the law has served chiefly as a convenient excuse for candidates who want to turn down political leg-pullers and grafters. If. however, Ohio repesls the parent law, the question of repeal will be sure to be brought up by some Nebraska legislator. Colonel Bryan' baa not yet tabooed Senator-elect Gorman as democratic presidential candidate, although the talk in behalf of the Maryland leader Is be coming audible In several quarters. Mr. Gorman, however, need not despair of playing a star role In' the editorial aeries that started out with ex-Senator Hill as the Initial subject aBBKsBj9Ba9Baa Labor disturbances, which usually comence about May 1. are a little earlier than usual this season. There is one noticeable difference between the pres ent strikes and those which character ized democratic times. In the present Instance the men are demanding more wages and in the previous case they were fighting a reduction. . Former Attorney General Smyth an nounced at the outset that he would take no refuge behind technicalities of the law for his client Mr. Meserve, and then the lawyers proceeded to consume nearly a week arguing a fine legal point which be hoped to turn into a loophole of escape from that embezzlement charge. Good Thlnaj for the Boera. . Milwaukee Sentinel. Boer sympathizers who are kicking be cause England is allowed to buy horses and mules in this country should remember that the Boera get more than half of tbem, any way. Jraloas Saapicfona. - ' Washington Star. Senator Hanna aow realizes that we are In an age of cynicism when a man cannot profess disinterested devotion to the Inter sts of the working man without being sus pected of presidential Intentions. Walla from the Monraer's Beach. .. . Baltimore American. Editor Bryan llkena himself to the man who could have had a first-class funeral if he had not talked too much. He is more like the man who broke up the funeral be- cause he objected to the pallbearers. Foolish Fears of Hanbuki, ;. Brooklyn Eagle.- Opponents of irrigation who tr appalled by what it will coat in our western states should .remember tnat Irrigation draws mil lions into tbe refreshed lands who are able to pay .the cost, and that irrigation natu rally extends itseilt in streams and ralna.- - Uplift a Prices. Philadelphia' Ledger. High as the eost of living now is, it is certain to go higher, as it is in the un restrained power of the trusts to make prices as high as their greed demands they shall make them for their own aggrandize ment There is at present no legal restraint upon their sordldness. Tatleat Gealas Applaaded. Chicago Inter Ocean. The American mule is recognized in tbe British blue book as "the best received from any source; a magnificent worker, keeping in condition under the most adverse circumstances." This shows that the American mule in South Africa is keeping up the reputation he won in our civil war under the pressure of much whipping and awearing. : SPOILSMEN CIRCUMVENTED. Aetioa of the- Prealdeat ea the Ceaaaa Birtaa Law. New Tork Tribune. President Roosevelt has secured tbe permanent census bureau so much desired by sll 1 enlightened students of govern. meet, and st the same time has prevented the invasion of the merit system, whloh some spoilsmen In congress thought to make. He has signed the census bill In spite of the provisions In It opening tbe door to the inclusion in tbe classified serv ice of tbe whole army of census employes appointed without competitive examlas Uon, in accordance with the antl-clvll I service law, under which the last census I w taken. Probably the '' spoilsmen thought that with the door thrown open their favorites could crowd Into office. At any rate, they did the best they could. They oould not brutally order that these temporary Hon competitive census clerks should be put in permanent places wnetner tbey were needed or not Bo they provided that the bureau should take as many as It wanted and -atve them a status which would re quire their transfer to other departments when found superfluous In the census bureau ahead of persons on the competitive eligible lists. It was donbtleas hoped that the director of the census would include bis whole force under the new law and then reduce It to suit his permanent work leaving the suspended employes la Una for other appointments without examination. Tbe president however, has circumvented that scheme. He has ordered the director to put In the classified service only those persons absolutely seeded for the permanent work of the bureau. The rest will be dls missed into outer darkness, if tbey want permanent places In the classified servtoe they will have to seek them by the regular road In honest competition. Enforced in this spirit the law will be not merely harmless, but positively good. There is no objection to manning the permanent oenaus bureau from the experienced clerks already engaged on census work. In this ease the process is repeated by which large classes of government employes have beea brought into the classified service by suc cessive executive orders. The thing which It was necessary to guard againat waa not the permanent employment of faithful oen aus clerks in the census bureau even If they ware originally employed through favorit ism, but the Invasion of other departments by as army of census employes for whom there waa no " more work In their own bureau and to whom the government bad given employment as long as tbey had any right to expect It would have beea aa outrage on persons who bad taken civil aerrlae examinations to good faith and were oa eligible lists to have these census clerks ut la mca ahead of them. BITS OP WA9HIWOTOW 1.1 TE. Ktehlaa-a of People aai r.veate at the National Capital. A century ago, when Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated president, tnere was a total of 115 persons employed by the gov ernment In Washington. Now there is an army of 17,605 persons engaged In the leg islative, executive and judicial branches of the government In Washington. Of this number 20,109 are males and 7,496 females. In 1801 the State department managod to get along with seven 4lerks and one mes senger, while In 1902 tbere are 109. In tbe Treasury 100 years ago there -were sixty clerks, six stampers, seven messengers and one watchman; tbe pay rolls now show a total of 5,547. In the War department la 1802 there were fourteen clerks, an ac countant one permanent and one occasional messenger, while now it requires 2,771 em ployes to conduct the business, outside of a large number of United States army officers on duty here. The Navy department 100 years ago had only thirteen clerks, one ac countant and one messenger, and now there are 8,077 on the rolls, outside of officers of the navy and marine corps on duty. In 1802 the postmaster general had one as sistant, eight clerks and one occasional messenger, while the present head of this department has 1,049 assistants in the work. A prominent member of the democratic party, says a Washington tetter to the New Tork Tribune, attended a local church not many Sundays ago, but as soon as the text was announced he arose from his seat and abruptly left the edifice. "Why did you leave before the sermon?" asked a friend, who had seen htm go out. It was a good one and well worth staying for." Do you think I would listen to a sermon on a text like that?" asked tbe member. "It was from the Epistle of Titus, you remem ber, 'Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magis trates, to be ready to do every good work. Now, I bave been brought up on the good old democratlo doctrine, of which Jefferson was the father, that men in office should al ways be obedient to the people, snd I'll be switched if I like the idea turned about the other way." Early In February Washington had the Heaviest snowfall that It has known for several years. The streets were piled high with the stuff which had been swept from the sidewalks and shoveled from the cross Ings. Senator McMillan Introduced a bUI appropriating $5,000 for tbe purpose of re moving the snow. The bill was referred to the district committee and that body gave it careful consideration. It next was sent to the district commissioners in order that they might make suggestions. Then It was printed again. Four weeks after it had been introduced the bill was reported to the senate by the committee with tbe recommendation .that it be favorably acted upon. In the meantime the snow had disap peared, the warm sunshine had oome and the buds appeared on the trees. Yet the senators are still writing reports on the measure and there Is a good prospect that the bill will become a law next summer. A new 1-cent postal card Is now being printed at tbe Bureau of Engraving and Printing and when the first issue of 4,000,000 has been counted and bundled the new card will be placed on sale. Its distinctive feature la that the new card contains a vignette of President McKlnley in lieu of President . Jefferson's portrait The Issue of the Jefferson card will be discontinued when the present stock on hand is ex hausted. When desired by purchasers the new postal card will be furnished In sheets of forty cards each. It Is expected this ar rangement will effect a large saving to pur chasers who" have their messages or ad dresses printed on postal cards. In order to avoid the heavy black device at the top of the Jefferson card and leave a clear space for the postmark, the new postal card has three lines of small type printed about Inch below the top of tbe card. Tbe card Is thus divided laterally into two sections one for the postmark and one for the address. Naturally, when the president gave that last private dinner to Prince Henry, says a Globe-Democrat letter, he wanted to be distinctly German. Naturally, he wanted that course so unmistakably German that tbe prince could not fall to see the compli ment intended. That was why be picked out a well known German restaurateur and hotel keeper on the avenue to arrange the course. The task was a simple one. Mine host decided that a plate with welner- wurst and sauerkraut should be brought on and that at the same time beer of good German brew should be served In steins. But at the last moment it was discovered that in all the extensive equipment of the White House kitchens and china closets there were no steins. Mine host was ap pealed to In the emergency. Now, the erase for collecting ate Ins of varied shapes and designs had prompted mine host, In the conduct of his own business, to take a certain commendable precaution to reserve to himself the steins In which he served at his own tavern and prevent the covetous from attaching the steins to themselves on leaving his place. But this was forgot ten and forthwith a set of steins was for warded to the mansion of the chief execu tive. The German course was a great suc cess. Repeatedly the prince quaffed from the largeat of the steles, which had been placed at bis plate, and repeatedly he drank to tbe health of his host It would have been all right but for that last gulp. The prince wanted to show his appreciation of the brew, and, turning bis stein up toward the light, drank the last drop. As he did so and the bared bottom appeared, he read: "Stolen from G g's." Senator Bacon of Georgia is the subject of a' story In the Philadelphia North Ameri can that explains why he no longer wears the flowing sldewblskers which were one his pride and chief claim to distinction. A new roller skating link was opsned In the senator's town and he waa invited to attend the preliminary exercises. When these were concluded the senator allowed someone to strap a pair of skates to his feet snd he gilded across the floor with much grace and with hla whiskers floating out on either side in the breeie. The place was crowded, and the senator, making his wsy through the throng, was suddenly confronted by a young man aad a young woman engaged in tbe last strug gle to remain upon their feet. They were holding each other by the hand, and ai the senator bore down on them tbey re celved him as a drowning man would . a rope. With one spasmodic effort the pair threw themselves at the startled statesman; each seised a whisker and clung to it Ilk a frightened woman to a car strap while going around a curve. For a moment the senator supported the two, but the strain and the shock and the pain were too much for him. His feet went from under him and the trio fell la heap, while low browed and unsympathetic men of coarse fiber laughed until the tears streamed down their brutal faces. When the sen. tor had extricated himself he went directly to a barber shop and had his face shaved as smooth aa it Is today. - Oppartaaltlea (or Taleat. Bomervllla Journal. . .. The . man oat west who . advertise: "Wanted Hog-killing to do " reasonable terms," might possibly find opportunities in JJSoston' elevated trains. "AUCU'WOT IW WOTDKRLim New Tork World: . The decision of one American girl not to attend King Edward's coronation ceremonies will relieve the red- tap experts on both sides of the Atlantic of a lot of worry. Philadelphia Record: Miss Alice Roose velt will not be permitted to witness the coronation ef King' Edward, and now it is to be hoped tbe stern enemies of royalty will be satisfied. But what woman among tbaa would bits denied herself the same opportunities? Baltimore American: If Mies Alice Roosevelt were to go to the British coro nation. In this country It would be looked on as the pleasure trip ef a young girl wltb a healthy liking tor pleasant excitement and a good time. But It seems in Europe it would be regarded as fraught with deep. dark political mystery, full of sll sorts of unknown perils, deep designs snd delicate diplomacy, and so she must lose her trip. Chicago Tribune:' It is unfortunate that the president should be obliged to do this. It Is a pity that an American girl should be deprived of harmless pleasure for the one reason tnat she is the daughter or a president hat, she cannot go and come as other glrli do without exciting ungenerous criticism, ' The day of "American chivalry" has. Indeed, gone by when It Is Impossible for Miss Roosevelt being tbe president's daughter, to go on a pleasure trip without setting loose tbe scurrilous tongues of Congressman Wheeler of Kentucky and other American yahoo who do not respect age, sex nor position. Detroit Free Press: Poor little Miss Roosevelt has discovered that all the sor rows In life do. not oome to the daughter of the tenements. A few are reserved for the daughter of. tha president The ambi tion of ber life was to go to London with Mr. and Mrs. Whltelaw Reld to see the coronation of the king a spectacle that an 18-year-old girl, however democratlo her father might be, could be pardoned for de siring to witness. . But unfortunately for the dreams, the British newspapers persisted In asserting that her visit would have a diplomatic significance, and the British court was determined to treat her as a princess of the blood, Instead of an Ameri can school girl. Then other courts invited her to make visits that could be distorted into affairs of politics, and so the president has decided that she must content herself with looking at San Juan hill. ' PERSONA!. NOTES. Cincinnati Is 100 years old and the Cleve land papers eay the town looks it Joseph Gruenhut Chloago's first city sta-i tistloian, has Just died. H was born la Kandnlts, Bohemia, to 1840. President Lou bet of France will sail for a visit to Russia on the battleship Massena from Dunkirk on May 17. He win be ac companied by M. Delcasse, the minister of foreign affairs. Mayor Wells- of St Louis Is collecting all official souvenirs, photographs, eto-, of Prince Henry's visit to that olty, whloh he will place In the archives of the Mis souri Historical society. A boy born In Indianapolis, tod, about tbe time the special tram bearing Prince Henry of Prussia and suite reached that city, has been named by his proud father Prince Henry Proeeohejl. Voltalra Randall. 'who died In Washing ton, D. C, the other day at the age of 74, waa a conspicuous figure In that elty dur ing civil war times and aided tn ferreting out and bringing to Justice the conspirators Implicated in the-assasalnatlon of President Lincoln. That famous Texan. Webster Flanagan. who In a national' republican convention asked the entirely pertinent, If somewhat embarrassing, question: "What are we here tor if not for the offiossT" Mr. Flanagan seeks another term aa collector of Internal revenue In his dlstriot and there Is fair prospect that he will win agalnet strong opposition. Last Monday moraine Mr. Scott of West Virginia was the only senator In the cham ber at the hour for opening the session. Mr. Frye. president pro tern, rapped for order and said with the utmost gravity: 'The senator -from West Virginia will please be ia order."-. The blind -chaplain then offered prayer, at the conclusion of which some half score other members were waiting to take their seats. FORGING TO THE FRONT. Nebraska's Prosrrees aa a Wheat aa . Mllllaa State. -' Minneapolis Commercial West When compared with several of the great wheat-growing and milling states Nebraska doss not attract mJich attention. Then, too, the state has be oome known for Its Im mense corn crops, so that wheat raising has kept in tbe background. In 1900 Nebraska ranked third tn corn production, which was enough to overshadow Its wheat figures. However, In this year, owing to a short crop In the Dakota. Nebraska ranked fifth in wheat production, with a crop of 24.800, 400 bushels.. Minnesota,. Kanaas. Washing ton and ' California were the only states raising more wheat than Nebraska. Last ear the state raised close to 22,000.000 bushels of wheat and this year the acreage is reported considerably In excess of that of 1901. ' With good conditions until harvest a yield of not less than 15,000,000 bushels therefore seems probable. The, northern part of the state is developing a good qual ity of spring wheat though tha acreage 1 less than ot winter wheat to the southern part' The raising of spring wheat is being encouraged by thS millers snd will proba bly Increase. - Nebraska has not been advertised a a milling stats,' therefore It may surprise ti . a ,.Tr mere slightest reason wbj ftyeiaiOtco jtd "AycfV is faDt-jltc sfzv pqpcarfllaK Doctors locnt thii.'Hxey fasV oci formula. Thit-s wfayr riw&ai. rettn2iiieo4Ayer,s " in preference to enrerr other KiMuUJtsfc'the oldest, .safest,-; strongest; best. . ' ' Your Sanaparjlla-ba aon me a gaeat deal of g ood, pajtftmy '.ipy, blood and giving me wngthand a.f eaeraT lulNWtioa of the WUkf nedjk I knew It is tUWbkxalasawt, arW4tba aeaeensAf-ti-td sUhUif pxxj." ' ' ' GaO. V. JUCsi, JeeisotvOhlo. MRS. J, O'DOIIHELL "Was Sick ElRht Team with Female Trouble and Finally Cnrrd brLydia . l'lot Lam's Yf getable Compound. "Diaa Mrs. FiKKjiAat i -I hare . never la my life given a testimonial before, but yon bave done so much for m that I feel called upon to give yon thl unsolicited acknowledgement of MBS. jENxn c rnxwxBXTj, President of Oakland Woman's - Riding Chb. the wonderful curaMve vaTue. of Lydlss ' K. Plnkhaun'g Vegrtablo Com- ; pound. For eight veers I had female trouble, lafikijr of the wbmb and other complication. Dnrlnr that time I waa more or lee of an invalid and not much good for anything, until one day I -found a book isx my ball telling of . the cure you oould perform. I became ' Interested 1 1 bought a bottle of JT1) , E. Plnkham'a . Vegetable Com bound and was helped; 1 continued its bee and in aeven months was cured, and . since that time I bare had perfect health. Thanks, dear Mrs, rinkham again, for the health I now enjoy." . Mae. Jxssix CTDokkx-ix. 878 East 31st St., Chicago, lit 46000 fvftlt if asos Uitlmimltl Is bat fesiffo i v Women suffering- from any form of female ilia can be cured by Lydla E. Ptnkham'a Vegeta ble Compound. That's sure. Mrs. Pinkbam advises stale wo- : men free. . Address, JUymiia Slaaa. many people to learn that 'the state eon tains more mills than the' takotas. Most ot them are small,' It is true, but there are. all told, close to 850 mills, having a total dairy capacity of 25,000 barrels of flour. ' Of this number fifty range from 100 to 200 barrels per day and eleven ot greater than 200 barrels capacity. During the last year a number of complete modern mill were built In the state 'and this year will see a still greater Increase In the milling ca pacity. Both wheat growing and milling are on the gain and, next to corn and cattle. are the most Important Industrie of the state. SMILJKa LINES. Philadelphia Preset Cra.Tik-yv, sir, there are at least ten blooming Idiots ia this meeting tonight. - -. GoodartI don't believe It.' ' Crank (meaningly) You're right There are eleven. Washington Btar: Some men." said Uncle Eben, "la honeaC because dey Is too good not to be. An' some Is honest 'oauee dey aln' got nerve enough to take any chances.' New Tork Bunt Mr.- Flatte What did the landlord say when you told him we had a baby? Mrs. Flatte He grunted and said: 'Well, don't let It happen agaiul' . . . . Chicago Tribune: "Too are"ht my pew, sir " said Mr. Upjohn, stiffly. "Then I am sitting In the seat of the scornful" replied the stranger, getting out ot It with alaority and taking a seat further back In the church. v . Philadelphia Record : Merman Tea, ws have the advantage of the folks who live on land. Merroald Tn what way? Merman Why, they . have . to read the paper to hear the news, while we merely nave to recline at ease and place our ears to the oable. . - Baltimore American: the Datlent Inventor. , "Eureka!" shouts "Eureka!" he - repeats, as "the' hearers come rushlnar to his laboratory. "What have you Invented. nowT" they cry. "I have at last discovered a substitute for a substitute for butter!" he declares, with the light of a great exultation In his Ives. y "wheerin tt to the echo. tbey press about him. declaring" that . the wealth ot tbe Id I at US reet. A MARCH CLEtC. John Burroughs In Country Life. Z hear the wild gees bonking From out the misty nlght-r-A sound of moving armies On-sweeping in their might; The river loe Is drifting Beneath their northward! flight. I bear the bluebird plalnttv From out the morning sky, ' Or see his wings a-t winkle . That with the asure vie; . No other bird more welcome. No more prophetlo ory. I hear tbe sparrow's ditty . A-near my study door , A simple song of gladness ' That winter day are o'er; My heart is singing with him. I love him more and more, . , . . I hear the starling- fluting - -- His liquid "o-ka-lee;" I hear the downy drumming His vernal reveille; And from out the maple orchard The nuthatoh call to me. Oh, Spring Is ureJif'coming,"'" Her couriers fill the air; Bach muni are new arrivals, ttach night her ways prainrei'T I scent ber fragraitt gMrtneaUa, j- Her foot Is on the tUr. mmm$ atViAWV00j 1ji s sll. Mass, 7 Wf