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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, lATtCH 13, 1002. The pmaha Daily Per . K. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINO. 'TERMB OK SUBSCRIPTION. iraJiy ne (without Sunday), one Yer..lj oo I 'i&?.?i Sunday- B. One Year. . Saturday Bn, One Year ... 160 Twentieth Century Farmer, One Tear., l.ttl DELIVERED BY CAKR1H.K. Pally Bee (without Sunday), per copy.,., ijc Ially Bee (without Sunday), per weeK...L Dally Bee (including Hunday), per week..liO Bunday Be, per copy ,1", Evening Bee (without Bunday), per week. loo Evening Bee tlncludlng Sunday), Pr week 15 Complaints of Irregularities In d Ivery should be addressed to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. Bouth Oroaha-Clty Hall Building, Twen-ity-nfth and M Streets. : Council BlulT-10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1640 Unity Building. New Vork Temple Court. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. - CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Company, maha- REMITTANCES. . , A Only s-oent stamps accepted In payment of f oisil accounts. Personal checks, except on akSS PUBLisuf 'sd compact, THE BEE PUBLJSH1N ' BTiTlTMENT OF CIRCULATION tsUata of Nebraska, Douglas County, ! I ' Qeorae B. Tsschuok, secretary of The Bee Qeorge B. Tsschuok, ihlng company, w's that the actual number of full am lets copies or in . . I Evening and Sunday Bee pnniea ourini the month of February, lows:. 13W. .WB es.ioi- l5.....'....."..ao,06o I i 1.........V..80.100 a ;. aojTM is.. 17.. 18.. 19.. 80.. a.. n.. 23.. 24.. 25.. M.. 28.. .8040 8o!a70 .0,S20 ....BO,7aO ,...ao,4(M ....80,0-M ....3o,aio ....80.300 ....80,250 ....80,100 ....80,34 ....30,130 j .'.,.30,140 ....30,480 ..80,880 .80,320 ao'iao isoiioo 19 u U U.,.1.' U ..80,470 .80,800 1 ...80,070 .st,so !s,eo ..847,940 Total Jeas unsold and returned copies.. Net total sales , iQia- I ..37,8ie I Net dally average. tt,iaa QEO. B. TZSCHUCK.- I B x before me this 38th day of February, A. D., 1KB..-- M. B. HUNOATb. I (Seal.) Notary ruvuo. i Perhaps ex-Treasurer Meserve would also like a vindication at the polls. Latest Riddle When is stealing not stealing? Answer When It s stealing bv a state treasurer. i Now that the electric lighting wires are to go under ground the telegraph I wires will next demand attention. President Roosevelt has vetoed his first bill. With bis veto pen nnllmbered there Is no telling what bill will be next The season of prairie fires Is at band, It is a wise farmer who plows up a good fire guard and then watches his neigh bors. ; ' , Arbor day does not come for a month, Vnt Thar lai trt Mainti whf flm trM I planting should not commence right General Methuen has some recom- pense for his misfortune. . He Is having bis picture printed in all the Illustrated papers. " " . I Now that Prince Henry has departed witnout any.uniowara nappening , to mar his visit the official world will breath easier. The Twenty-second Infantry regiment Is again on Nebraska soil, and Nebraska Is as glad to have these famous lighters as they are to be In Nebraska. , Spring municipal campaigns all around us, yejt in Omaha everything quiet and serene. Our three-year intermission be; tween city elections has some good fea- all Receipts of, eggs , In New, amounted to 6,000,000 In one day. York It Is evident the strike of the hens Is ended .without reaulrlng tfie services of an arbitration - board to accomplish the result - Tbe Commercial club will extend its hospitality to the stockmen in. attend ance ..upon, forthcoming sales of high bred animals at South. Omaha. The stockmen are a good class to cultivate from every point of view. ' Senator Haona nays positively tbat.be la not seeking tbe nomination for presi dent and . would not accept It The senator should not be so cruel as to deprive the .opposition newspapers . of the only fun they are able to get out of politics. " . Livestock agents of the various rail roads have formed an organisation, tbe avowed object of which Is to assist feeders of livestock. It is fair to pre sume, however, that the Interests of the railroad companies will not be neglected. Fusion officeholders have established new standard of morality. Take all you can get but always stand close to a knothole in the law through which you can escape, even if It is so small that a little ratlcle la rubbed off in crawling through. Tbe trade of the United States with Spain has shown a decided Increase alnce the war, telivg several million dol lars more thaa in 1897. . Sometimes , when there is a chronic case of mis understanding It serves'a good purpose to hjtve It ow and wipe out all old scores. , -' ..... Now is a good tlna to enforce the bill board ordinance, at least on those boards that were blows down by the storm and will have to be replaced. The enforce ment to this extent of the rules pre scribed In the ordinance will be no bard ship, but. win at the same' time "be a step in the direction of applying It grad ual all ever the city. rxRYMRsioir or justicb. Tbe. acquittal of John B. Meserve, former state treasurer, Indicted for tbe 1 embezzlement of 13,000 of Interest on 100,000 of the permanent school 'fund deposited In a South Omaha bank, la a travesty on Justice. Section 0,- article of the Constitution, of Nebraska, reads as follows All funds belonging to the state for edu cational purposes, the Interest and income whereof only are to be used, shall be deemed trust funds held by the state, and the state shall supply all losses thereof that may In any manner accrue, so that the same shall remain forever Inviolate and undiminished, and shall not be Invested or loaned except on United States, or state securities, or registered county bonds of this state, and such funds, with the Interest and income thereof, are hereby solemnly pledged for tbe purposes for which they are granted and set apart. Aa the custodian of all state funds the state treasurer Is charged with the safe keeping of the permanent school funds and should Justly, be held ac countable not only for the principal but also for the Interest and Income thereof from whatever source they may have been derived. Judge Baxter's ruling, that the state cannot ratify the contract made fcy jieserTe wlth the South Omaha bank because such a loan was In Tlolation of the constitution, la la conformity with the rulings of our supreme court, but this interpretation not only condones embezzlement but places a premium iii Ai..tn nnHii ujwu ui ""tD'" Itnnflm. The attorneys on behalf of Meserve tfare not cjalm tnat h8 had a right to collect and pocket the Interest on the $00,000 deposit,. but they pleaded that. having lawlessly deposited the money, ne COuId not punished criminally or held civilly liable after pocketing the In- terest from the school funds unlawfully .olf. . - , - - "i""" - , , mis is a most pernicious doctrine, in plain English it means this: The cus- todlans of public funds lay themselves liable to criminal prosecution as embez- ilers whenever they pocket interest on fund - h,fUiiT deposited, but If the oub- fnj. i a tuuuo aa vaavaa, vuo wvs.v e- v uvuvdiki illegally they may pocket the' interest nnr1 ,ifT, i.-, i .iw vnni. it- vj nvuo, county or state treasurers may with Impunity farm out school money without sqpumy ana pocaei me interest wereon, but ii tney loan tne scnoot money on United States bonds, state or registered county bonds as security tney must turn over the interest for the benefit of the scnoois. with this guaranty of immunity from prosecution every - treasurer who does not want to be re-elected, or has no fur ther ambition In politics, will make sure of grabbing all of the school money he can lay his hand on and loaning it out to the best advantage for his own pri vate benefit In a nutshell, if a treas urer makes a legal deposit he becomes. responsible for the Interest he collects; if be makes an illegal deposit he can keep the Interest, make faces at grand Juries and n the prosecuting attorneys to go w 108 aeVJl. PBOTtCT TBC HOME JHDU3TBT. It cannot be predicted with certainty what decision the republicans in con- gress will finally reach in the question of granting tariff concessions to Cuba, but there seems good reason to believe l thiit nrntectinn of the American auear lnduBtrT wiu maintained. The state- ment iubmltted to the fourth confer- ence of the house republicans, in oppo sitlon to the proposed reduction of the sugar tariff, is very strong and ought to make a decided Impression. Espe cially striking Is the - point that the proposition applies to the pur suit of agriculture "In the, most con- spicuous instance In whjch specific and manifest protection 1b given to the farmer." The very forcible declaration is made that "the American market for over $100,000,000 worth of sugar, an nually Is rightfully tbe American farm er's," ' and there Is no doubt it will be his If the beet sugar Industry shall con tinue to be fostered and encouraged. I The practical question therefore. Is. I whether the government shalt look to the interests and welfare of the farmers of this country, who " In the main have been loyal to the protective policy, or to . the Interests of the Cuban, sugar growers, who are fof the" moat part' not Cubans but Spaniards. - Shall we' adopt a policy that would halt the develop ment of a now rapidly growing home Industry, to the detriment of thousands of our own citizens; in order to benefit a foreign 'people who haye no Interest in our government and many of whom are not even friendly- to It? . Manifestly the first obligation of the government is to its own citizens, to see that their interests and welfare are properly guarded. That Is . the primary duty, taking precedence of every other duty or obligation. It Is this that the oppo nents Vn congress of the proposed reduc tion in the sugar duty contend for and we do not think there can be a rea sonable doubt that a large majority of the republicans -of the. country agree with them. v '. , Another point In the protest submitted to the conference Is worthy of consid eration. It is, that "to say that, the duty on sugar la to be lowered on the I plea that It helps Cuba Is to say that it must always be lowered - when Cuba needs help." ' Everybody understands that the Cuban sugar growers wculd not be satisfied with a' tarlf conces sion of 20 per cent and that if this should be granted them now they would again besiege congress at the next ses sion for a further reduction. They first I sought free trade and finding that it waa not possible to get that they modi fied their request and expressed a willingness to accept a 50 per cent re duction in the tariff, declaring that any thing less than that would be of no benefit to them. Should the tariff be - 1 reduced aa proposed by the ways and - 1 means committee there Is not a doubt that the Cabana would. continue to ask for more help. T . . ' The republicans la. congress who are opposed to any policy that might prove I Inimical- to the American farmer are! occupylng a position that ought to be In-1 vincible. The beet sugar Industry Is I benefiting a large number of our farm- ers. They received from It last year nearly $10,000,000. Within the next ten years they will receive from It four or five times that amount if the rate of development during tbe last two years I Is maintained. There can be no Justin cation of a policy that would defeat the I splendid promise which the beet sugar I industry holds out to the American farmer. TUB fltfT BANK1SQ BILL. In view of the fact that there is very little probability of the new banking bill passing at the present session of congress, it Is not necessary to give that measure extended consfderation.' It is not a bill which we think will receive general approval, even from the bank ing Interest upon which It proposes to impose' conditions that might prove a disadvantage to that interest. So far as the public is concerned, there will be very general, opposition to the plan for retiring the greenbacks and Issu ing bank notes In their place. Popular sentiment we believe. Is as strongly op posed now aa It has ever been 1 to the retirement of the greenbacks, notwith standing tbe plausible arguments that have for years been advanced for elim inating the legal tender notes from 'the currency. There are other objections to the new bill and we have no doubt these are sufficiently strong to make its defeat sure should it be brought up for action. but the present indications are that it Is not at all likely to come to a vote. The fact Is that there Is no demand at this time for such legislation. The fin ancial current. is running smoothly, the supply of. money . is equal to tbe de mands of legitimate business and the very general feeling Is that further cur rency legislation is unnecessary. If members of congress will consider pub lic sentiment they will allow the sub ject of currency reform to rest for tho present ' a ' THE MSRQBB DM FES SC. The attorneys of the Northern Secur ities company are already at work on the answer to the bill filed by the fed- eral authorities. It Is said that one of President Rooeevelt la very discreetly at the contentions will be that the North- tending strictly to the duties ot the present ern Securities company owns not more moment and allowing the rumora of can than 40 per cent of the stock of the Great Northern railroad, or less than a controlling Interest while it owns 98 per cent of the stock of the Northern Pacific. It will be held that there Is no control of competing lines and that therefore there is no Tlolation of the anti-trust law. This defense was anticipated by the federal authorities, the bill filed by them setting forth that If the Northern Se curities company has not acquired a majority of the Capital stock of tbe Great Northern Railway company "it Is because' the Individual defendants uauicu ouu men wwuuaw: iu uio wux- i blnation or conspiracy charged In this petition, or some of them, since it be- came apparent that the legality of their r . , , ., , corporate device for the merger of the stock of competing railway companies through the Instrumentality of a cen- tral or holding corporation, would be assailed in the courts, have purposely witnheia, or causea to be withheld, a large amount of tbe capital stock of said railway company from transfer for the stock of the Northern Securities company, and have purposely discour aged and prevented the transfer and ex- change of such stock for the stock of the Northern Securities company, all for the purpose of concealing the real .i ii scope and object of the unlawful com- blnation or conspiracy and of deceiving and misleading the state and federal authorities and of furnishing a ground for the defense that the Northern Se curitles company does not hold a clear majority of the . stock of the - Great Northern Railway company.1 We will not venture an opinion as to what view the courts will, take of such a defense, but If the statement of the government's bill is well founded the course of the defendant would seem to strengthen the charge ' of conspiracy, V1 wUv,. At any rate It does not appear to be a defense that should at all impair tbe government's case. Which rests mainly iirvm thn allea-atlon that tha Northern Securities company was organized as an' Instrumentality for, carrying out a combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade and la therefore In violation of the law. -,- - The success of the Bohemians of Omaha in clearing up, a neat surplus from the recent concert by 'their coun try's greatest violinist measures up still better in view of conditions that had to Ka mat . Th prtcfi irAmAnr waa Aral nf. fered to the auditorium directors but declined ' for fear the proceeds would fall short of the guaranty rather than add a contribution to the auditorium fund. But the Bohemian citizens In charge were undaunted and carried the Drolect through by themselves. It will be remembered that Bohemian day at the Omaha exposition waa a more signal success than any day set apart for any other nationality. Tbe local Bohemians know no such word aa falL - 'Good rains or snows have now via - a fcirva amae. va wiu aatvukuM wvvmvmi auusa. . .1.. ... lug w buui ui iuw Dc.ovu u w vruiu- ise xor tne coming crop, rv un a amau surplus carried over from last year, the farmer ia assured of another year of prosperity If weather conditions are fa vorable up to harvest . Nebraska has no kick coming, but can stand con tinued prosperity Indefinitely. The local popocratlc organ Is trying to set ttaelf up as a peacemaker between ex-Senator W. V. Allen and Judge Edgar Howard. As we understand it how- ... ,v.w . v....n ever. u w. ex-Senator Alien and the lata T. Jeffer- son. with the doughty Judge Intervening only as a friendly volunteer for democ- racy's patron saint, who unfortunately is no longer able to stand up for him self. Tbe arbitrator to adjust these dlf- ferences must square the protest of the populist leader against the exclusive patent right of the Montlcelllan sage to tbe authorship of the Immoral Inde- pendence day declaration. The Western Insurance anion has ordered an Increase ,of 25 per cent In commercial rates throughout Its . terri tory. Aa the heavy losses, which Is the excuse offered by the companies for raising rates, all occurred In the east the Injustice Is apparent The under writers, like Boss Tweed, however, simply ask, "What 'are yon going to do about ltr The latest news from South Africa should serve to quiet the objection which has been raised to allowing the British government to purchase mules In this country for use In Africa. The disaster to Methuen's column Is charged to the stampeding of the mules. The American mule does not propose, to stand up to be shot In an alien cause. Ia the Llgrkt of Kxperleaoe. Portland Oregonlan. Now that Prince Henry haa clrcumnaTi- gated the "hog and hominy" belt he may be able to Changs his Imperial brother's views as to the character ot . American pork. A Wall fro at the Tonshs. ' Kansas City Star. Launching the first cyclone of the seasoa will not help out Omaha, but It Is easy to understand tbe ambition behind tbat atyle of advertising in a towa like the Nebraska metropolis. Out Fortaaate- .Faaettoaary. Philadelphia Ledger. Gallantry condoles with Alice Roosevelt, but congratulations go to the English mas ters of ceremonies, who are greatly re lieved by the decision not to send her to the coronation. Some Cane for Thaakfalaess. Bt Louis Globe Democrat.' Miss Stone is one ot the moat merciful attraotlona that has ever graced the plat form. Her contracts provide that no two of her lectures are to be delivered within 100 miles of each other. . Uavezea by Rasnors. Waahlnarton Star. didacy lor tne next presiaeuuai eieuiivB v alight wherever they may Hat The Laaah oa Chaaaler. Washington Post President Roosevelt's new book rather puta the laugh on Hon, wiuiam a. Chandler, who recently declared that the I occupant ot tbe White House was compelled to give too much tuna to official duties. The president not only gets through his official duties alt right, but finds the time "to do a little literary work. Wireless JTalephaar. MlnneaM&a Tribune. Peonle who are disposed to acoept tbe dls utlons upon the P,0"11,?!! . tn. Hnrl ta the claims made for wireless telephony. But la H any more ,wonderful that aounda can be transmitted, by earth and air currentsthan that visible signals Should bet A French ,clentlBt p,.l0. that he achieves his re- .uit. Dr burying his - transmitting and re- celvlng instruments deep In the grouadr- the very opposite process to tn .mP.o,u by Marconi in wireless telegraphy. Secretary Shaw aad the Baalcers. Philadelphia Record. The newly inducted secretary of the treaa ury does not favor the notion that it la rood business policy to withdraw deposits of bonds to secure bank circulation In order to realize oa them or to use them as security for government deposits. He haa caused it to be understood that deposits or PuWlc fund" c" n 'onger EfSlLil thla simple device of transmutation. There ;eems J D, 0 lem6nt of subserviency In the new chief of the Treasury department Where lesser men might suggest ana im Plre he crack the whip ana commanas. High Efllcleacr Pays. Denver News. Here's another point for the undeveloped west The Union Pacino tramo siaiemem for January shows tbe largest Increase in rross for any month during tne nscai year, It amounted to $730,617. Operating ex- senses exnanded but a trifle in comparison. so that the net aavlng waa I6S9.708. la seven months gross has gained 2.M2.S3 and net $2,41J.9i. The highly satisfactory how, m th net earnings is stated by frinea, f tbe company to be due to the I high efficiency of tbe property resulting from heavy expenditure oa roaa ana equip- I Blent. A OOVERNMKNT JOB." Iws AIrtlMBtati aa the lessaas They Teach. ' Toutb's Companion. Two advertisements which lately appeared in a Washington paper are worth. a little thought en the part of young men. Tney read as follows: ' Will give 100 to anyone who will as- ,ure m. . government place paying 160 to I $75 per month. Have atrong Indorsements I addreas . "Wl Pay 200 for wnuence wnicn wu. secure me a clerical position unaer me overnment 'Address Here are two persons so sure tnat tne way to get a government Job la to greass tbe palm of some congressman or senator that they publicly aanouace tneir reaai ness to bribe anyone who caa "deliver the coods." The assumption . ia wholly false. I There ia not and there never has been any thing to support It and the sooner any ap ollcant tor government position rids him self of It the better his chances will oe. The unfitness of both these applicants seeds no further demonstration than their advertisements. They . know, or should 1 know, that the door of the civil service (examination stands open te all who are s I worthy to eater. Anafh n-i-t whicb should not be over- l looked Is the gmallnese of the salary stlp I ulated US to $18 a week. It la less thaa competent mechanics earn. lees thaa paid to young ntea In hundreds of occu patloos of civil .life. Moreover, advance ment for clerks in government service slow. Increase of salary are small aad tea ure ot office, at the best la precarious. No, a young man ef brains sad gumption had better be sawing , wood or pounding sand Into rateolea haa wasting bis time I trying to get a petty . govsrnmeat Job I through "pull." He may have to wear colored shirt Instead ot a white one. but I he will be farther ahead at the end of tea I yMX,. Besides, he caa preserve what worth uore thaa money ai manhood. 'ROCTID ABOOT HBW VORK. ' Ripples aa the Carreat af Life la tha Metropolis. "Every one of the big liners leaves our magnificent harbor with a full complement of passengers," writes Joe Howard la bla New Tork letter. "Some go to England, seme to France, many to the Mediterranean, loads to southera ports and enough to populate a small town every week In the season to one or another ot tbe Cuban ports. So notable Is the travel between here and Cuba that within the last year one line hss added two magnificent steam ers to the fleet and applications for ac commodation baa to be made weeks In ad vance. . . Travel today touches a volume that la positively amaslng and a vivid proof of general prosperity. It Is Interesting to note how many of these variously headed passengers seek their ways for health, pleasure and entertainment Thousands go for business purposes, to be sure, but steamship dividends would be much smaller If travel waa confined . to . merchants, tradesmen and business people alone.- "It stands to reason, if thousands of men and women of varying social status, busi ness laterest. find It convenient to go abroad, or travel from point to point of this ssctloa of the universe, that 'business must be good.' So I find It In all the range of mercantile endeavor. This, among people who love the family, aa all decent Americans do, leads to ladulgence la all forms of entertainment aad amusement as well aa In the more expensive luxury of travel. I doubt If our theaters have ever had a season that equaled the ene now closing. . "Aad hotelst Blesa your heart all our wealthy men are erased on the subject of hotels. The marvelous financial success of Aster's original Teatare ia tha oid-ttme Astor house, started a fever, aad the fever spreao. Today v Astor Is building two tremendous hotels, Gerry is thlnktna of duplicating hla Windsor, In the destruction of which by fire fifty lost their lives; Stokes la putting up a corker, on Broad way, to cost millions; Mills makes much money from his cheap houses, and others, whose namea are better known to tbe tax commissioners than the public, are follow ing suit The hotel fad la something sur prising. Tens of millions of good Amerl caa dollars are now Invested, and other tone are simply waiting for a chance and a sits. "The outlook? "0, bother the future. bright chap who can keep up with the procession of today." For more than eleven veara a mm ta been burled alive In the heart of New York City. He lives in a cave. He has not a single human friend. He has never been seen to speak to anyoae. He lives "Ke the most abject . pauper. Yet he rudely resents by curses and s-rowia anv attempt to aid htm. Through the blls- tard and the awelterlag summer days he has lived the life of a cave dweller. The anotent Troglodytea of Egypt never lived in more seclusion than does this man. no one knows exactly what h nam. u er where he came from. He U known lo the police aa William Galvla and he Uvea a pne or rocks at the foot nf w. Sixteenth atreet, oa the water front. is -nouse is one of the atrn. the world. One has to search to find It. From the outside the pile of rock would not lead one to suppose that it gave shel ter to a living human being. The pile oc cupies a city block between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. it is composed of paving stones which city contractors have rejected aa defective.' If you ellmb to the ton of rhia'nii wMi. Is about twelve test hla-h br ISO Innr tmi will come upon a square sheet of rusty tin, about four feet aquare. You might, per chance, walk across this tin. It gives under your foot a hollow crackle. iou are on the roof of William naivfn-. mansion. If you do not get off promptly, you will hear a growling voice. It Is the nermit cursing you for disturbing bis rest. One of the aenlor officers of the imn.H.t yacht Hohenxollera, reports the Evening ib enjoying tne efforts of some ef his comrades to acquire American slang, and he tells ot the results. Von ," said the officer, "waa .nf... talned by an 'enthusiastic American, who emphasizes his remarks with the expres- -, , u,,, iu vi nome, ana gives vent to enthusiasm with the exclamation. 'Great laesar-a ghost' The young officer, with an imperfect comprehension of English, broke out at the ward room mess 'the other evening with, 'Orosse Kaiser's goat. and veiore we couia determine whether Von waa committing lese majeste or not, he exclaimed 'Py der gots of rum.' The song. 'Coon, Coon' would hMi h. recognised In the deep guttural efforts of one of the officers, who labored to fit Into me syncopated melody 'Schwartmann, Schwanmana.' r" '. "The expression. 'She's a oeach . 'aem.i to strike one young officer, who at tha flrat opportunity described a young woman as eia apfel,' much to the amusement nf thn.. wno were better acquainted with AmnrU. elan. Lemuel Meek Ins and Miss Laura Mnrn. sen, lovers residing In a New V i a . M -.t. signed iwo agreements to remain true to each other for a period of thr. ...... and six months and then wed. Ueekina u s and is to enlist for service In the Philippines iur mreo years. The prosDectiva hrtrt. i. about 11 and la a telegraph operator. The agreement signed by Meeklns la aa follows: i, L-smuel Charles Meekins. do sacred It vow to remain unmarried and unengaged for a period of three years and six month. irom date. To pay no marked attentions to any unmarried woman or widow .during said penoa, otaer man tbe attentions due from any gentleman. To. carry on no correspond ent oy mail or communication by tele " iiy uainamea woman or widow; or, wounded on tbe field of battle, m receive care or attention only from those employed regularly as nurses, and to receive ao attention from any school teacher .whemay.be In the Philippines during said period, and I do further acres to save iron, my regular pay 75 per cent ef all moneys received from tha Hnit.ii Rates government during the term of my tujuimeni. Morgensona agreement Is enii.Hr Interesting. . .It is as follows: I. Laura Amelia Morgenson. do sacredlv vew to remain unmarried and unengaged km- a perioa or toree years and six months from date; to receive no marked attention rrom any unmarried tran or widower dur- uB mt period ot three years and alx months; not to be escorted to or from, or to be present at aay church service, church social entertainment, concert, musical, picnic, excursion, outing, theater, base ball game or aay plica of publlo amusement, or reception, with any unmarried man or widower, er an man other than members or my immediate family. And I do aa credly vow not to carry oe any eemmuni cation or correspond by mall or by phone with any, unmarried maa or widower, er encourage, promote or foster anv eanrt. ship whatsoever during the said period at uiree years ana six months. V Beatea at Their Owi Oasae.. Washington Post The publlo will have a good laugh at the expense of those members ef congress who were outwitted oa the census bill. The pee- pie are not an paironage-nuntere. CltEAM iiirei For a third of a century Ameri can housewives have found Dr ' Price's Baking Powder invaria-. bly a guarantee of pure, delicious and wholesome food. Always makes the perfect cake and bread. Note. Psici Baking Powder Co., Chicago. PERSONAL NOTES. Colonel Henry Watterson, the Kentucky editor, delivered an address on "John Paul Jonea" before the naval cadeta at Annapolis last Friday evening. The Patrick trial in New Tork does not come under constitutional prohibition; It may be "cruel," but Is not "unusual pun ishment" not la that state. President Roosevelt haa been Invited by the Grand Army of Che Republlo of the De partment of the Potomac to deliver the ad dress at Arlington on Memorial day. Tha board of aldermen of Lynn, Mass., has voted to purchase High Rock, the home of the famous Hutchinson family of singers, and to use the place for park purposes. The price to be paid ia f 13,000. Prince Adelbert the third son ot the em peror of Germany, will likely be the next member ot the German royal family to land In America, aa he ia a cadet on the training ship Charlotte, which will reach Baltimore about May 1. , Henry K. Sheldon, the noted Brooklyn philanthropist who died several days ago, was an enthusiastic collector of rare and valuable books, having in hla library 4,000 volumes, -nearly every one notable by rea son of binding, rarity or antiquity. General Lloyd Wheaton Is very popular with his soldiers in the' Philippines, wbo speak ot bim among themselves aa "Old Dad." It ia a favorite Joke that he needa no staff, because ha can make himself heard half a mile without straining himself. Prince Henry waa' so much pleased with the Illinois horse recently purchased by President Roosevelt of Dr. C. O. Burke of Atlanta, and learning that the animal had a full brother In Missouri, he made an of fer for him and the horse will likely be shipped to the royal atablea in Germany. Captain William Driver, a Salem (Maas.) aklpper, ia credited with the bestowal of the name "Old Glory" to the Stare and Stripes. , It waa in 1851 and the flag . to which he gave the name Waa carried by. tbe brig Charles Doggett all around the world and ia now on exhibition at the Essex insti tute, Salem. Leon Lewis of Wlnsted, Conn., a writer ot some considerable repute on aclentlflo subjects, says a glacier at the south pole 8,000 miles In diameter and correspondingly thick will some day. break and melt delug ing the earth, beginning with South Africa. Just at present however, the glacier is growing and strengthening. BRIGHT SIDE3 OP LIFE. PhlladelDhla Press: Ascum Mr. Brarlev claims to be a man of standing In your church. Rev. Mr. - Ooodlev Well, he should be. He doesn't rent a pew. Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Georsre sava he can't make up hla mind what business to laae up. - wnat s ne doing!" "Living on his father." "Well, what's, tha matter with worklnc at that?" Chicago Tribune: "I wish." said the lit erary hack, "that I could sell all I write." "Ana l wisn, repuea tne eauor, wno naa discovered something, "that you wrote all you aell.". .... Bomervllla' Journal: First Poet I took a little uoem about Borlnr in to that editor and he threw me downstairs. Second Poet You were lucky that he didn't drop you out of tbe window. Wanhlns-ton Star: - "You slaved nothlns- but tragedies," said the friend. "They were worse than traa-edles," an swered Mr. Stortninrton Barnes, as he stopped flgurlng on hi expense account Tney were nnanoitu caiasiropnee. Raltlmore American: "I see a crank out west announces hla invention of 'a theater jand.20 Doctors Can't j cure an incurable disease. o Nor can Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. But it has cured a great many most desperate cases, Vchronic cases, such cases as no other medicine in the world touches. . . V . The next time you, talk-with ..yqur doctor ,ask him if knows of any othercough medicine that so quickly cures colds and coughs, even the hardest kind of lung troubles. He will give you an honest answer. Abide by it, "1 waa given ap to die wtth quick consumption, X rapidly lost In weight from' 138 to 98 pounds. I had repeated hemorrhages, end at last went to bed never expecting to get ap. X then tried Ay er's Cherry Pectoral, and la nine BAonths I had regained my old weight and was a well man Again.? - Cua . Hastman, P.U, Gihbstown, N. Y. . 1st, Ml, ties. biscuit, Bakin? powders made from alum ' and other harsh, caustic acids are lower in price, but inferior in work and injurious to the stomachv hat for women that will ahut up when the curtain rises.' " . . . "If he"d only' invent a -bo" party tbat would do that he'd deserve a medal." Philadelphia Record: ' "J told yon toput our advertisement , next to' pure- reading matter," said the agent of the ereat medi cine company. . "Well, didn't wet" queried the newspaper man. In aurprlne. .'.' "No: you put it next to an, article on Philadelphia pollUca" ,. . , -. Chicago Tribune: Editor What do you mean by saying "lota of people, thinks Keporter wny notr rwirt.r Whtf nntr Editor Don't you know tbfct a plural- aiih.t.ntlva mnnot take a singular verb? ReporterOh I but y ou muat admit that lots of people are singular. WHEN JKSSIK KINGS. Roe well Field in Chicago Post The telephone, we must - maintain, aa dignity empov Is meant for but owers, usineas purpose In strictly Dusiness nours; And you and I are doubtless of the name unyielding mind - In answering only business calls we heed no other kind. . , , . . When I waa summoned to -the wire the other day, I went With firm commercial principles and mind on business bent; And what was my astonishment when, without further sign, ...... Came "This is Jessie" then a'dlck, and silence on the line. ' ' Now, Jessie In a business way as naught to do with me; - X know no . Jessie given to such", famili arity; . . . ..... Hence to the rational conclusion "I waa quickly led. The line was crossed, or some one else waa wanted In my atead,. .. . A,s., Tet such' la tha remarkable perversity of man, .-- That I had scarce regained' my desk be- fore my woes began; r And, though in business hours. I . scorn, the time-destroying quia. Idly I sat and mused: "1 wonder who' this Jessie is. . .--... .- -', i- i . "Is Jessie dark and small and round? Is Jessie tall and fair? What should be In all harmony the ahade of Jesole's hair? Though Jessie's eyes, I half suspect are very large and gray, I aay this somewhat selfishly I . like my eyes that way. , . , "What right had Jesaie to disturb a moral man like me . In business hours? I wonder, who the saucy i thing can be I'll give her no more thought ahe had -a most alluring voice; -The memory of that tone would make an anchorite rejoice, "A truce to all thla foolishness, where did I drop my pen? There goes the belli Can that be Jessie playing tricks again?-- . Well, what has she to do with me? Why do I sit and sigh Because the line was crossed? ah, not the line waa crossed, 'twas H" . . And thus -I sat and dreamed, end fairly overlooked the fact, I have been married - many a year, held fast In pleasant pact: Still, I am not without excuse, without forgiveness, when I plead that Jessie's voice, betrayed an age not far from ten. Our phantoms of the past in many girlish forma arise: ' V We look at them wtth circumspect and kind, paternal eyee; Perhaps they are our daughters whom the Heavenly Power hath went; Perhaps the daughters of our friends not given to us, but lent We dreamers and philosophers' look, back on shining youth Only to learn the wisdom of tha telephonlo truth; . Our day, old friend of long ago, has van ished, yours and mine; ' Our Jessies whisper to us from tha far end of the Una. . ... - ; . .. But hearts. If nourished' properly, may bloom at any stage: ' They are not chilled by flight of time, or withered by old age; And little ten and 'teeny girts are aweet and wlnsome-thlnas , Who would not put aside his work and run when Jessie rings? ' , J. C. AYEK CO.. UweU, Mas. y 1 .rzBim 1