TIIJ2 OMAHA DAILY I1EE: BATtTIlDAY, MAHCII 15, 1005.
Tim omaiia Daily Bee
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'State of Nebraska, Douglas County, sa.:
, Oeorga B. Tsschuck, secretary ol The Bee
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:aays that the actual number of full and
! complete ooplea of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of February, Wi. was as fol
lows; i 1 .;...S0,I0O . U BO.BtW
M 80faaO . 1 80,240
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I 80,720 18 80,370
I I .....80.4S0 , a 80,3W
M.,.80,B40 SO 80,820
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... '. ao,8so a 80,100
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'jl 80.84C ft 80,300
12 ,...,80,830 ' ..,.. 80,070
is 8o,i4o n sn,Bo
14 80,480 tS 89,880
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Toe carpet beater are expected to
strike before long.
It Is unkind to send a cold ware Just
when tbe coal miners are threatening to
go on 8 strike.
Another sign of approaching spring
the increasing noise emanating from the
base ball magnates.
The month of March la bound to ex
hibit Its unequalled versatility as a dis
penser of all brands of weather.
Gable dispatches from London an
nounce, that Lord Hope has been de
clared bankrupt lie still has his name
to bank on.
Ex-Senator Allen and Edgar Howard
will hare to declare a truce, at least
over the meeting of the fusion state
committees scheduled for next week.
A South Dakota woman has pleaded
guilty to having two husbands. In a
state where It is so easy to dispose of
a marital surplus such a condition is
inexcusable.
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley Is going
to South Africa, purely on personal busi
ness.. South Africa, Just at present. Is
not an Ideal place for British soldiers
on pleasure bent
Nothing short of the presentation of a
handsome marble bust of Colonel Bryan
will offset tbe advantage scored by the
Douglas County Democracy in the ac
quisition of that new Bryan portrait
Tothe Omaha Woman's club belongs
the credit for tbe enactment of tbe ordi
nance regulating billboards. Tbe club
women can earn another credit mark by
exerting themselves for its more rigid
enforcement
Reports from the Danish West Indies
i Indicate that the negro inhabitants of the
Islands are of tbe opinion that after an
nexation each one of them will have aa
office. The fakir who started that story
should have thrown In a mule for good
measure.
The season's business of issuing li
censes to sportsmen .under , the new Ne
braska game law Is opening with a
rush. We suggest that the four-leaved
clover would be a more appropriate de
sign for the hunters' licenses than for
the dog tags.
Tbe reason given for the resignation
of the retiring city health commissioner
Is that too much work is connected with
the office for the money. Yet there
seems to be plenty of ambitious phyal
clans willing to assume the burden along
with the salary .
Representative Cochran of Missouri
never neglects aa opportunity to urge
this country to take a band In the Boer
war. If the administration could be
forced Into engaging In war with Great
Britain tbe Missouri congressman would
undoubtedly be willing to sacrifice all
his wife' relations.
Manufacturers and Jobbers can now
bid for furnishing Indian supplies with
the privilege of Omaha delivery. It has
been contended In the past that the lack
of this privilege operated r.s a dlscrlml
cation against local bidders. With this
discrimination removed, several of the
Important Indian supply contracts ought
to come west
Eastern senators are blocking the bill
to gtv settlers free homes In the ceded
lands of the Sioux reservation. East
ern, senators are always fearful some
thing In the name of government bounty
will Inure to tbe west No people are
so provincial as those whose vision Is
bounded by a state no larger than an
ordinary western county. .
A DISORDERLY RETREAT.
The local organ of sluun reform is
again at its favorite cuttlefish tactics.
In trying to cover Its disorderly retreat
on issues tbat.hpve been agitating tbe
people it emits barrels of Inky fluid
about the Philippines. In Its last issue
The lice propounded these pertinent
questions:
Why does the World-Herald persist In
fighting battles at long range? Why does
It seek to suppress .public sentiment and
refuse to talk about Issues that hare agi
tated tbe people of Nebraska? .
Joseph 8. Bartley was pardonsd on the
1st day of January and. although tbe Whole
stats Has been convulsed over his liberation,
the World-Herald bas been as silent as the
grave. Not a word about the Bartley par
don bas appeared In Its editorial columns.
The acquittal of Meserre In spite of tbe
tacit admission that he had appropriated
In one swoop $3,000 of interest on school
money Illegally farmed out has also been
studiously Ignored. ,.
And so bas the pointed intimation of
Judge Baxter tbat the remedy for treasury
looting mnst be sought III the amendment
of tbe state constitution. Surely that point
bas been manifest te the World-Herald as
well as to Tba Bee, wblcb bas for years
exerted Itself for a speedy revision of tbe
constitution tbat will put an end to Specu
lative Investment of public funds and te
other abuses arising out et tbe outgrown
organic law. .......
Once more we ask, Wbydoe the World
Herald shoot over the beads ot tba people
Of Nebraska at targets in Asia and Africa,
wbtla It abuts Its eyes to tba targets within
reach?
Instead of answering these questions
In a frank and manly way, the cuttle
fish shoots several volleys of black type
Into the air to prove that The Bee had
continued to express disapproval of tbe
annexation of the Philippines three days
after the ratification of the Treaty of
Paris. Suppose that The Bee bad con
tinued to denounce the annexation for
three months or three years after the
ratification of tbe treaty, how would
that Justify tbe Indefensible silence of
the World-Herald on the Bartley pardon?
How would It Justify , the studied de
fense of Meserve? How would It Justify
Its refusal to advocate constitutional re
vision t
In order, however, to put an end to
cuttlefish contortions over Rosewater's
change of attitude on the Philippine
question, we deem It proper to state that
Rosewater was absent from ' Omaha
when the treaty was ratified and could
not be held Individually responsible for
tbe views expressed by The Bee during
that period, although he Is presumed to
be responsible for all that appears In
tbat paper.
But whatever Rosewater said, or
failed to say, on the Philippine policy
three years-ago, affords no ground for
tbe World-Herald in dodging the vital
Issues of tbe hoar- Tor the steenth time
we ask, Why is it that the World-Herald
has maintained such profound si
lence about the Bartley pardon for more
than nine weeks? Why does It throw
cold water upon the proposed submis
sion of amendments to the state consti
tution that will put an end to the farm
ing out of public funds for private gain
and give us a higher grade class of state
officials? - ' - -
RtapoNSiBiLiTr or shippers.
It Is perhaps true, as recently stated
by Senator Elklns, that the large ship
pers who secure rebates from the rail
roads are chiefly responsible for tho
apathy which Is said to pervade con
gress In regard to the proposed amend
ment of the interstate commerce law.
The West Virginia senator stated,
doubtless with the authority of personal
experience, that a good many of the
large shippers want to haver-things re
main as they are In order that they
may profit by unlawful rebates In vio
lation of the law and he cited the case
of one firm operating west from Chicago
and shipping 60,000 cars of freight each
year which is known to make a rebate
of f 15 per car a fine Income, observed
Mr. Elklns, If the firm made nothing
more on Its business. He said this is
not a solitary Instance of the aid which
the present law lends to such practices.
Of course shippers that have such an
opportunity to gain from violations of the
law will exert all - the Influence they
can command against any amendment of
the law Intended to deprive them of this
gain and to make the act generally more
effective. They can afford to spend
money liberally to this end and In all
probability do so. How shall this In
fluence be met? Manifestly by a united
and persistent effort on the part of the
smaller shippers and such vigorous ex
pression of public sentiment In behalf
of a change In the law aa congress will
hardly dare to disregard. Mr. Elklns
said that the petitions and other docu
ments tbat have been sent to congress
have had no effect and be thought that
nothing short of a united public demand
will attain any results. As we have
heretofore said In regard to . this, It
would seem that little more could be
done than bas been doue to convince
congress tbat there' Is an overwhelming
public demand for a change. This de
mand bas been voiced not only In tne
numerous petitions tbat have gone to
congress and In tbe action of many
commercial bodies, but also most freely
through the press. For years congress
bas been urged by the leading news
papers of tbe country to amend the In
tcrstate commerce law so as to make
It more effective and to Increase the
powers of the commission.
Evidently, however, there is necessity
for doing more In this direction and It
should be done at ouce. As now In
dicated, the present session of congress
is likely to end In June, so that those
who believe that the Interstate com
merce act should be .improved and
strengthened have no time to lose In an
effort to Impress this upon congress.
There Is o doubt tbat violations cf
the law continue. Unquestionably the
large shippers who, as admitted by the
railroad officials, have received rebates,
are still profiting by this Infraction of
tbe law. If those who want this abuae
remedied will do nothing to secure the
needed legislation tbey will have them
selves to blsme if , congress shall fall
to act It is not an easy matter, of
course, to secure a united public de
mand, but something very near It can be
had If the commercial organizations of
tbe country not dominated by the large
shippers will assert themselves and
bring such pressure to bear at Washing
ton as they may do. Unless the required
legislation Is obtained at tbe present
session there will be very small chance
of getting It at tbe next session, so
that correction of the evil of rats-cutting
may not be had for several years.
An earnest and determined effort should
be made to arouse congress from lis
apathy regarding this very. Important
matter. .
A MIC RITE D PROMOTION.
The promotion of Colonel Robert C.
Clowry to the presidency of the greatest
telegraph system In the world Is not
merely a merited recognition of long and
faithful service, but a wise selection In
the Interest of the most efficient admin
istration of Its affairs. Among practical
telegraphers the new president of the
Western Union Is recognized as by all
odds the most capable manager in the
staff of "General Eckert the retiring
president and tbe best equipped man for
the arduous duties of tbe position to be
found in the ranks of American tele
graph men.
President Clowry Is a striking ex
ample of the self-made mani having
climbed by his own ' efforts from tbe
loweBt to the topmost rung of the ladder
from messenger boy to president In
his promotion, also, the west has again
demonstrated Its capacity for producing
men of energy, pluck and Intelligence as
captains of Industry.
Omaha and Nebraska have special rea
son to feel gratified over tbe elevation
of Colonel Clowry. As one of tbe
pioneers of this city and state he con
tributed to the upbuilding of this sec
tion and bas always been actively Iden
tified with its growth and development
In any enterprise that promises to assist
In the future progress and prosperity of
this city he may be depended on to ex
hibit a warm Interest and lend a helping
hand to the fullest extent of his power,
PROTECTION or RVR At, DELIVERY.
WW
The action of the house of representa
tives in defeating tbe proposal to place
rural free mall delivery under tbe con
tract system Is very generally approved.
The Philadelphia Press, whose editor
was lately postmaster general, says:
"Who would think ot letting out the
house delivery of letters In the cities by
contract? Who would substitute for
Intelligent and responsible carriers a
Job-lot of plcked-up messengers under
an auctloned-off competition? But why
not In the cities Just as much as In the
country? Are not Intelligence and re
sponsibility and accountability Just as
Important over a route twenty-five miles
long as one over a route a half mile
long?" In regard to tbe obviously ab
surd contention that the country car
rier will organise and exercise political
Influence, the Press asks if there is any
more danger from them than from tbe
city carriers and urges that the true
policy Is to establish the right system
and then apply whatever checks may be
necessary.
There Is no reason to doubt that the
bill will become law In about the shape
It passed the house and that the result
ot Its operation will be satisfactory to
the people who are most Interested In
this legislation. Rural free delivery has
thus far been on tbe whole a gratifying
success, proving a very great benefit
to rural communities where it bas been
established. It bas come to stay and
it should be extended as rapidly as prac
ticable or as tbe demand for it Justifies.
A STEAMSHIP MONOPOLY.
The Morgan steamship syndicate has
Just come Into control of another At
lantic line, tbe White Star, and IS now
credited with the control of six lines
running between American and Euro
pean ports. This movement toward a
monopoly ot steamship transportation
to Europe was begun only a short time
ago and has been carried forward with
the rapidity characteristic of the syn
dicate of which J. P. Morgan Is 'the
bead. Whether or not It will be able to
fully accomplish Its manifest purpose
cannot now be determined. In order
to do that It must absorb several British
lines and also tbe German lines and this
may be found difficult though It Is pos
sible that a community of Interest ar
rangement may be effected that will
place all the existing lines practically
In the control of the syndicate. It has
been reported that Americans bad
bought considerable blocks of the stock
of the two great German steamship com
panies and this appears to be confirmed
in a late dispatch from Berlin regarding
negotiations which have been held in
this country between directors of these
companies and the American syndicate.
The companies already In control of the
syndicate constitute the most powerful
combination of maritime Interests, ssys
the New York Journal of Commerce,
that bas been formed anywhere with
the possible exception of the British
shipping trust more extensive than
this, but much less solid, because
it Is without common ownership.
This investment of American capital In
foreign steamship companies has been
referred 'to in the debate on tbe ship
ping bill In the senate, but it Is not ap
parent tbat It can have any relation to
that measure, which it la pointed out
would not In the least benefit the syndi
cate. What this movement to establish
a steamship monopoly really means Is
that the ocean transportation business
will be made more profitable, which ' as
already shown involves higher freight
rates.
The caterer who served the luncheon
to the 2000 guests at the time Emperor
William's yacht was launched bas taken
advantage of tbe bankruptcy act not
because the guests bad too large appe
tites, but because tbey carried away
all bis silverware as souvenirs. As
none but the extra select were admitted
to the function, the result Is a caustic
arraignment ot the smart set Tbe next
restaurateur who secures such a con
tract should adopt the cheap souphouse
plan of fastening the dishes to the
table.
Tbe western commercial traveler Is
br'aVe man. nere be is preparing to
form 8 new organization to reform tho
hotel service in the territory through
which his Wanderings bring him, boldly
Intimating that many of the bostelrles
whose guest he is from time to time are
not up to the standard he bas a right to
expect If it comes to a war between
the commercial traveler and the hotel
keeper,, bet on the commercial traveler
every time. ...
Does anyone believe that If ex-Treas
urer Meserve could have shown that
he didn't pocket the 3,000, be would
have shielded himself behind the tech
nicalities of the law? Would a custo
dian, of public funds true, to his trust
set up -a defense that the interest oil
school fund Ueposlts nlleged to have
been embezzled by him, did not belong
to tbe state and therefore could with
Impunity be appropriated to himself?
It turns out that the manuscript rul
ings of -the state department ot public
Instruction have not been destroyed by
fire, as reported, but like the Phoenix
have risen from the ashes. It would
certainly have been Irreparable to have
lost the commentaries made on the
school laws of Nebraska by all tbe
learned educational luminaries who
have occupied the office of state super
intendent In years gone by.
Soma Olary Placked.
Philadelphia North American.
The exploit ot Metbuen's cavalry in beat
ing tbe Boers la a four-mile race vindicates
the remount department of tbe British
army.
Mlsaowrl Plea, for liberty.
" Kansas City Journal.
Tbe Missouri mules have won another
Victory for the Boers In South Africa. What
in the world do tbe Boers want to stop the
shipment of mules for?
Coaandram Passed I'p.
' . Washington Post.
A reader of tba Post propounds tba fol
lowing pertinent and interesting question:
"Will you please inform ma through tbe
columns of your esteemed paper tbe pro
fessed politics of tba Commoner, a western
publication of recent birth?" Tbe Post
strives to please, but this is a request it
will be compelled to pass.
The Streaaona Get Together.
' Philadelphia Record.
Representative Moody, wbo will succeed
Secretary Long upon his retirement from
tbe Navy department. Is In his forty-ninth
year and vigorous. He has a reputation for
strenuous statesmanship and will make a
strong helper of the president as long as
they shall both poll in one direction.
Absaral KawsU Heqalreaaeats.
; Baltimore American.
A gunner whose examination testifies tbat
he Is morally, mentally and physically quail-
fled for a commission In tha navy Is rejected
because ha la "professionally" lacking.
Perhaps tha Vprofesslonal i qualification"
which Is thus officially ranked above moral,
mental anf"Flcal tests la to bo trans
lated Nrements." And thus tha
America-, JTht all men beTug equal,
and with tqMstght of each man te all ha
can earn, Is again turned down.
Foand What He Want For.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
General Methuen is to ba congratulated.
Ha went out to look for Delarey and be
found him. His condition afterward re
minds oae of John Phoenix's combat,
wherein be got tba best of his adversary
by throwing himself on his back with bis
nose inserted between the enemy's teeth
and his hair tangled around bis enemy's
bands; and there he bad him. There Is a
great deal of glory obtained in the South
African war, but tbe Englishman Is toe
often on bis back In a humiliating position.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Populism la looking up in Kansas. A
Wichita infant, only three weeks old, is said
to have predicted six years of famine.
The Low administration ot New York City
bas not yet discovered a way to reduce
municipal expeaaes below that of the Van
Wyck regime. ,
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, a loyal and
loud foghorn of free sliver. Intimates tbat
it la time for Bryan to go away back and
sit down. Think of a Mack forsaking a
Bryan.
Sheriff Ouden of Brooklyn, becoming en
tangled in a crooked job, refused to resign
when requested and was unceremoniously
pitchforked out ot office by Oovarnor OdelL
Qudenuff.
One poet was turned down and one
nominated for councilman In Chicago.
Email as tbe handout Is, it Is something
of a tribute to the divine muse, consider
ing the surrounding.
Tba retirement ot Dr. Washington Glad
den from tha city council of Columbus, O.,
In which ha tried in vain to effeot a few
reforms, lends significance to Mark Twain's
epigram: "Be good and you'll be lonely."
Senator Clark ot Montana is regarded tba
coming man for tha chairmanship of tha
democratlo national committee. In losing
Jones, tha prophet, the party will gain a
commodious bar'l, a very useful article la a
political acrap.
When two senators got Into a heated al
tercation tha other dayTlllmaa rose and
said to them: "If you gentlemen are not
careful, you will get yourselves into the
same fix I was a few days ago." The
senate smiled, order was restored and tha
debate ceased to be exciting.
Congressman Talbert of South Carolina
will not be a candidate to succeed himself
because ha mesne to run for governor. Mr.
Talbert la a typical southerner slouch hat,
loag frock coat and waistcoat half un
buttoned. Congressman Latimer of tba
same atata Is out to succeed Senator .Me
Lauria. Ha la a big, black-haired man with
vast breadth of ahoulder.
Congressman ' Wheeler, tho anti-royalty
warbler from Paducah, Ky., la up agalnBt
tha real thing now. HI opponent for tha
democratlo nomination ha a daughter who
plays tha violin and alnga charmingly and
she is to take herself and bar talents on
tha stump for tba benefit of ber pa. If
Kentucky chivalry Is what It Is cracked up
to be, Wheeler can aea bis finish.
Former Oovernor Hogg of Texas cherishes
wholesome respect for publlo sentiment in
tha Lone Star atata. In aa Interview la
London about bis refusal to wear a court
suit he said: "It la tha cuatom hero to
wear court costume at a presentation to
tha king, but I don't think my figure la
such tbat It would please my Texas and
other Americas friend to aea pictures of
ma la silk breaches, silk stockings and a
decorated eoat I have alwaya worn even'
Ing clothes, as tbey seem to bring out bet
Ur tha curves of my fine figure. A court
cos turn la all right, but (Hogg of Texas
would look like a guy la It" ,
OTHER LARDS THAN OltlS.
It Is two years sad upward since Russia
gulped down Finland and began tba process
of Its benevolent assimilation, which Is
evidently not yet completed, as the anniver
sary of tba denationalisation of tbat pa
trlotlc and interesting country la atlll cfle
brated with riota from one end to tha other,
which tho Russian police vainly try to put
down. In taking over the country of the
Finns, the Muscovite bear finds tbat la
Its quest for boney it bas swallowed a
beehive, but It is much too tough an snl
mal to be disconcerted by a little thing
like that. Student riots In Russia reach a
magnitude and latenslty unknown else
where, and serve to show how deeply tha
government Is hated by lie young scholars,
as well as a good many of it older ones,
At Moscow recently five hundred of tba for
mer bung out from their windows the red
flag of revolution and anarchy, and, armed
with bludgeons and Iron bars, prepared to
defend It, and though the police and the
military united put them down and locked
most of them up In priBon, it is not likely
tbat they have In any measure subdued
tha Insurrectionary spirit which animated
them. Russia's foes of her own household
are ot more peril to her than those outside,
though even under the influence of her
most cutting east winds the latter are not
to be sneered at
T,he topic ef the duel came up for dlt
cusslon tha other day, both In tbe Reichstag
and in tha Prussian chamber. More than
one speaker insisted In more or less dl
rect tones that tbe real responsibility la the
matter rested Upon the shoulders of the
emperor. One of the radical members of
tba Reichstag said that In bla opinion, the
only effectual cure for this avll was a de
cree Issued by tba supreme head of the
army absolutely forbidding all duels among
officers. There was, ha maintained, no such
a thing as a peculiar "officers' honor." If
officers had such abnormally sensitive Ideas
on tha subject of honor, they ought te take
special cara to do nothing which could
lead other people to offend them. The
councillors of tbe crowa were In duty bound
to bring to tha natlce of tba wearer of tha
crowa tha desires, founded upon tha deep
est' religious and moral considerations, felt
by the representatives of tba people. Tha
socialist leader, Herr Bebel. speaking in
similar strain, declared tbat so long a
dueling was tolerated by tba supreme bead
of tbe army it could not be expected ta
cease. Dr. Barth, in tba Prussian chamber,
was no less emphatio in declaring that so
long as the practice of dueling was up
held openly by representatives of tha law,
It was absurd to expect tbat the law would
ba employed to suppress It.
Commercial depression and crop failures
have been Inflicting severe suffering on Rus
sia for two years. It is about that period
since the collapse ot speculation prostrkted
many of the most important lines of busi
ness andv caused several Important bank
failures. Some of tha provinces were suf
fering from famine a year ago before there
could ba any knowledge ot what tha crop
of 1901 would be, and the suffering was
widespread and acuta before the harvest ot
laBt year was entirely over. Idleness and
hunger breed discontent. Political Institu
tions aea threatened by prolonged periods
of bad business. It Is not surprising to
learn by way of Copenhagen and London
that political disturbances In Russia are
spreading in all directions and assuming
threatening proportions. Of course , these
stories may be exaggerated, but it let quits
certain tbat whatever of truth there Is in
them would ba suppressed in all news sent
out of Russia through tba usual channels.
All wa can be sura of Is that tbe economic
condition of Russia bat been favorable to
political agitation for more than a year.
Extraordinary vigilance Is to be exercised
henceforth in Franca to prevent unneces
sary waste of Ufa. A new law just promul
gated obliges tha mayor of every commune
to enforce tbe sanitary regulations against
transmissible diseases, and measures for tha
disinfection ot bouses and outbuildings.
Tbe notification to the publlo authorities
of every infectious disease is compulsory
upon every doctor and midwife. Vaccina
tion Is compulsory within tbe first year of
a child's life, as is also revacctnatlon in
the course of the eleventh year and twenty-
first year. Responsibility rests with the
municipal authorities In towns ot mora than .
20,000 inhabitants, and with a departmental
service In communes with a population be
low that figure. In the ease of an epidemic
in any district a decree will determine the
measures to be taken to stamp It out The
coev of tbe execution of these exceptional
measures will b4borne by tba state. When
for three successive years the mortality In
a commune may have exceeded tba average
rate of mortality of tbe whole of France, tha
Prefect of the Department must order the
departmental sanitary council to institute
an inquiry. In tha event ot the council de
claring tha necessity of sanitary works,
and especially the provision ot potable
water tor the Inhabitants, the commune win
ba called upon to execute them. If It should
refuse to do so, a special law will impose
upon It tha cost of tbe" improvement . Tha
penalties enacted are severe, and consist
of Imprisonment as well as fine.
Tba present demonstrations In Russian
university town must not ba Interpreted
to mean tbat tha new minister ot educa
tion, General Vannovsky, has shown him
self to be as great an enemy of student
liberty as his predecessor was. On tha con
trary, authoritative advices from St Peters
burg reveal that tha great majority of stu
dents appreciate tha difficulties tbat Gen
eral Vannovsky labors under and are ready
to alve him all tha support In their power
by continuing to attend tha lectures and
refraining irom maaing Dawuuuiui.
On the other hand there is a small, per
sistent body ot irreconcilable and radicals,
who. with the aid of civil riotous elements,
take tba smallest pretext for agitating
against tba government, thereby bringing
whole student colonies under suspicion
Tha students ot this class are at present
very active In their endeavors to create dis
turbancea and are attempting to exploit
tor political purposes the distress among
tha working claases ss well as tha aiscon.
tent among tha students. That tbe ap
thorltles are prepared to act vigorously In
tha event df a crisis is shown by a notice
which has been aent to tha students of tba
University ot St. Petersburg. Tba stu
dents are warned tbat it It Is found neces
sary to cleaa tba university for any length
ot ttma the annual spring examination
will not ba held, and all the students will
therefore lose a year's seniority. Tha loss
of a year Is a very serious matter, and It
ta bellaved In St Petersburg tbat this an
nouncement will Induce tba mora serious
students to exert their Influence in order to
restrain their comrades.
A.Prablras ta MeSletae.
Philadelphia Record.
Probably moat physicians will agree with
Dr. Lee (one of tha surgeons who operated
on President McKlnley at Buffalo) la hla
testimony In tbe Patrick murder trial In
New York that "aa anesthetic cannot be
admlnlatered to a sleeping person wl'hout
awakening him." Whenever an ... sthetlc
is used In a hospital tha patient struggles
vigorously as be inhales the euffoeatlng
vapor. There Is reason to think that the
manv nersona wbo affirm that they have
been chloroformed by burglars are deluded.
Yet tbe popular belief In tba practicability
of this process la so positive tbat it proba
bly will not ba shake oven by the tasu-
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Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I wonder how
Jonah looked when they threw him to the
wnaier
"Down In the mouth, I suppose."
Chtcfljro Tribune: "I suppose It would be
laughable If we could see ourselves as
others see us.' "
"Yes, and It would be still more laugh
ble to the others if they could see us as
we see Ourselves." ,
Washington Star: rtWhy did you select
that man as a candidate?" asked the
henchman. ' "He doesn't know anything
about politics."
"That a wny I selected mm, answerea
the boss. "He'll be a great deal easier to
put out of office if he doesn't bo good."
Philadelphia Press: "He's got a great
schema to exterminate mosaultoes."
"What is ItT That idea about petroleum!"
"Not at all. His schema la to cross them
with lightning bugs so you'll know when
they re coming.
Philadelphia Record: "What ar you
swearing about?" inquired tha senior mem
ber or the firm.
on. that new omce noy, repuea tne si
lent partner; "he's never to ba found when
M i wamw. . : '
'Hereditary. I suppose. His father's a
policeman, you know."
Chlcaaro Tribune: "Tbey asked ma to
their reception." said tho girl with the two
story pompadour, "but it wasn't because
they like me. It waa because I can sing."
Oh. I m aura you re mistaken! said tne
other girl, impulsively.
V II II .11 invuua. w .iiwni
asked the long, slim person with the wild
look In his eyes, "whether or not It was
real wine that waa used In christening
the emperor's yacht Just now?"
XOU nnve no rigni, saia m omw
nerson. "to summon me to aieieoncuiar
confession."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: ."What's the
matter with Mrs. Fondlove's face?
"Her baby boy ecratcnea it.
"She should have worn a veil."
"Why?" . '
"Bo the son couldn't spoil her complex
ion."
Ohio Btate Journal: "When I waa your
age I dltln t have tne advantages you
have," said the father sagely.
Well, father." reDlled the eon. "It's too
late to kick about it now. You should
nave mougni aouui move uunga i mv
time."
ChltasTO Post: "la he really such an- ex
pert stenographer?"
"Exoertness Is no- name for it. Why. Just
for practice ha actually took down a church
How's the Boy?
Have you given him tbe necessary thought about
his spring wardrobe? Soon be time for a new
school suit, or a Sunday one, and vre have, iqfne'
fine ones ' just in from our factory. Norfolk,
sailor, blouse, kah-ki, two-piece, three-piece and
long pants suits ranging in price in the different
styles, from $3.50 to. $15. And in articles of fur
nishings, underwear, hosiery, waists, - shirts,
blouses, etc. Nowhere can you. find such an as
sortment at such modest prices.
And Ilats and Caps. Have you noticed our
windows? If not, do so. You never saw such an
array of pretty things for the boys to wear. r.Oc
to 3.00 each.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
H. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Light Biscuit
Delicious Cake
Dainty Pastries
Fine Paddings
There are cheap bakinjr powders,
made from alum, but they are ex
ceedingly harmful to health. Their
astringent and cauterizing qualities
add a dangerous element to food.
100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
sewing; circle discussion without missing a
word."
Fittsbirrg Chronicle: Mr. Tltt-There'e a
slight change In Lord Kitchener's regrets.
Mr. Penn So? -1 " .
Mr. Pitt Yes: unually he regrets to re
port, but this time he deeply regrets.
ABOl'T THIS TIME OP YEAR.
' Chicago1 News.
The swell and jolly days are come, the glad
dest of the year.
When Jesis which nrtedate ' the- flood In
newest garb-appear
To claim another smile or two from ail
who will give ear.
Again are wa enlivened by tha mediaeval
skit
On the crabbed Bnd cruel stovepipe whlcfl
no human skill can fit
And the soul-destroying ' expletives . un- ,
leashed because of It.
Aa usual wa cachinnate with- undiminished -seat.
O'er the prehistoric persiflage of origin un-
Suessed.
eemed germane to moving day and
consequent unrest, . .,
Likewise do wa precipitate the mlrth-dls-tllled
tear ,.. j
O'er the moss-grown coruscation which w
cannot choose but hear, -
Anent the sklpful booklet, emblematic ol
the beer.
And
yet
fllna.
et again we titter at tha customary
By centurlee of
nroner thlnr
precedent . decreed the
To launch at rhyming rhapsodlsts who rave
o'er balmy spring.
. ' m
My lady's Easier bonnet, too, claims jocu
lar attention,
While sundry Lenten 1 pleasantries' too
numerous to mention
Redemonstrate their worthiness to be re
tired on pension. - '
On these and other Jests of data cpavsi
with creation, 1
Do we bestow the wonted meed of mirthful
adulation. , -
Our witless glea Increasing with each added
perpetration. ,
. -
By what uncanny magto do these quips of
yesterday .
Avoid i the debt to nature which all ls
that live must pay ...-.m. .
And, like old ains, confront us, the w
deemed them passed away? ,
Ah, were the potent aecret of their grip en
life betrayed.
Tha life Insurance business In a night
would ba unmade .... .
And undertakers ba compelled to learr an
other tradel : .
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