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SO 80,100
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22 80,120
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The race for South Omaha municipal
btflees Is Bearing the home stretch.
Wo will soon see whether a Jury of
business men can do business In a jury
box any better than the ordinary kind.
, If Tresldent Pa I ma of Cuba finds him
self short of cabinet material he should
remember that Iowa still has a reserve
pupply.
As usual, the witnesses who want to
falk In the tax mandamus case are shut
Off, while those permitted to testify
fcave nothing- to tell.
Omaha's city Jail is to be painted.
JEnough red paint goes to waste In that
pelghborhood every day in the week to
flve the structure several coats.
Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri Is
How out for a sliding scale of silver
Coinage. Experience has demonstrated
(here would be no difficulty In making It
.tilde.
If the weather man wants to make a
fcJt with the feminine portion of the
Community, he will have only to bill
this weather for an engagement over
taster.
J. Plerpont Morgan Is unable to re
Jhember the details of transactions In
volving only 110.000,000 or f 15,000,000.
Buch things are only trifles to men who
play with $1,000,000,000 enterprises.
If that match factory was worth going
fter in toe first place, it Is worth keep
ing. The Commercial club should inter
est Itself In seeing that the fire It has
Encountered does not prevent rebuilding.
One congressman proposes to solve the
tramp problem by having the govern
Inent furnish work for all of them,
fjhe present trouble la that It keeps the
tramps moving to avoid opportunities to
Brork. v
The largest single order for Ajnert
tan canned meats ever given baa been
received from the British government
(When it comes to buying food supplies
In. vast quantities for speedy delivery
Europe is forced to come to this side
Df the Atlantic.
The principal in the 8t Joseph big
tuny case which our contemporaries are
trying to localise Insists be never was
In Omaha and sever had any wife In
this city. A little thing like this, how
ever, will not stand In the way of the
Omaha yellows continuing to play up
their fake.
British politicians are berfnnlna- to
think they made a mistake when thev
permitted Henry Norman, a newspaper
gnan, to be elected to Parliament. Ills
news instinct is continually bringing out
tilings they had hoped to cover un.
Some Londou editors could be selected
.without the least danger on this score.
Proprietors of blast furnaces
at
Xoungstown have agreed to give their
employes' an eight-hour instead of
twelve-hour day provided men can
found to make up the extra shift
be
few years ago It would have been an
asy task to recruit the men from
the
ranks of the unemployed, but it
different now. t
Is
Shippers and railroad men do not ap
pear to take the same view of the result
.which will be attained by the recent In
junctions gruntod against the railroads,
.While the railroader profess to believe
It will put an end to discriminating
rates, the heavy shippers smile and say
that when heavy consignments are to
be moved the railroad men will quietly
hade the tariff sheet If the railroad
era are not strong enough to resist
the blandishments of heavy shippers
poaaibly a little touch of the law aerved
upon the tempter might brluj results.
TIME FOR flOCSK CLE AX ISO.
One year ajro today the legislature of
Nebraska elected Joseph IL Millard
and ChHrles II. Dietrich to represent
this state in the United States senate.
The election of two republican United
States senators, after a protracted strug
gle lasting nearly three mouths, was
hnlled by republicans in all parts of
the union as the crowning achievement
of the most glorious victory won In the
presidential campaign of 1000, in which
Nebraska was the storm center.
The redemption of Nebraska in the
face of the fact that it was the home of
the presidential candidate of the demo
crats and populists who were also en
trenched in power In the statehouse,
was by no means a mere accident. It
was the result of unremitting, well-
directed effort that taxed the sagacity
and energy of the most shrewd and ex
perienced party leaders from start to
finish.
While the history of the battle of
Nebraska In the year 1!MX) has not been
written, suffice it to say thnt the til-
utnphuut redemption of the state from
populism could never have been effected
but for the concerted co-operation of
the rank and file In the systematic cam
paign of education. In which The Bee
was the most active and Influential fac
tor, and the unwritten pledges to the
people that the mistakes and blunders
of the past would be corrected and the
abuses that brought disaster upon the
party would be stamped out. Inci
dentally the republicans of Nebraska
held out the promise that the men who
had brought the party Into disrepute
should be relegated to the rear and new
blood Infused Into the body politic.
In the legislative campaign the sup
port of republican candidates was in
voked and secured on the distinct as
surance that the new two republican
senators would undo, at the earliest
possible moment, the bad work of their
predecessors. Had not the voters been
convinced that the election of a repub
lican legislature meant the speedy re
tirement of notoriously dishonest
and disreputable federal office-holders,
foisted upon the people of this state,
there would have been no republican
majority in the legislature. Although no
specific pledge was exacted from Sen
ators Millard and Dietrich, they are as
much in honor and duty bound to carry
out the tacit agreement of the party
with the people to whom they owe their
election as is President Roosevelt to
continue the policy of William Mc
Klnley. Twelve months have elapsed, during
which the republicans of Nebraska have
patiently awaited the caating out and
weeding out of the black sheep whose
appointment scandalized the party and
shook popular faith in ita Integrity. It
seems to us that the time for house-
cleaning Is at hand. Nebraska repub
licans must remember that tbey are
still on probation and that their con
tinuance in power will depend not only
upon the character of the men nomi
nated by the next state convention,' but
also upon the disposition manifested to
keep faith with the people.
The two senators elected . twelve
months ago owe it to themselves and
to the party to aid in lta regeneration
and purgation. They know that noto
riously dishonest men bold Important
positions in the federal service whom
they would not trust in any capacity
In their own business bouses. The mere
fact that these men bold unexpired com
missions affords no excuse for their re
tention. These men have enjoyed a
year's respite beyond what they ex
pected when the new senators were
elected. To continue to extend clemency
and favor to this class simply means to
sacrifice the republican party for the
benefit of men whose conduct has dis
credited It with the people.
We feel sure President Roosevelt
will not stand in the way of a house-
cleaning if the senators will only rise
to the emergency. This does not neces
sarily mean a wholesale raid upon fed
eral officers. The work of political
house-cleaning should be limited to the
men whose reprehensible conduct and
affiliations with public thievea make
their retention In the federal aervioe a
constant reflection upon the party and a
menace to ita success.
TBS EASTER DIPLOMATIC SITUATION.
The diplomatic situation in the far
east is aald to be regarded at Washing
ton with very great concern, in spite
of (he surface indications which eem
to assure the peace and territorial in-
teurlty. of ' China . through the Anglo-
Japanese alliance, and the Joint declara
tion of France aud Ruesla, It la the
orlnioa that these agreements, instead
clearing the situation, have only
sened to Increase the tension and make
more uncertain the future of the Chinese
empire. It Is said that information re
ceived by the government and a care
ful study of the terms In which the
Franco-Kusslan note is couched, have
brought a realization that the crisis Is
nproachlng and that something else
must be done to clear away the danger
ous clouds that have again begun to
gather on the International horizon.
The real danger la felt to lie In the
friction existing between Russia and
Jman. Unprejudiced official observers.
is said, who have beard both
alrtoa. have been Informed by those
who side with Russia that there
U danger that Japan, emboldened by
her alliance with England, may strike
a sudden blow or make a sudden move
ment that will bring a conflict Those
whose sympathies are with England and
Japan are suspicious that Russia will
make a stroke in China or Corea that
will force Japan to enter into hostilities.
Russia has, indeed, given assurance that
she has no such inteution and thla has
of course been accepted by the powers
concerned in good faith, yet the Joint
declaration of France and Russia, while
friendly in tone and expressing a desire
for the maintenance of the. peace and
teirltorlal Integrity of China, still Is of
a nature to warrant some feeling of dis
trust It la fairly to be regarded as
at pnc a Tlrtual .warning and a chal
lenge to England and Japan, which
may be interpreted to mean that those
two powers refuse to countenance the
principle which England, Japan and the
United States have made their own-
that the Integrity of the Chinese empire
must be preserved.
It Is stated thnt neither Russia,
France, Enelnnd nor Japan has made
any official overtures to this government
to ascertain the ixisltlon it will occupy
should war come In which one or both
the powers first named would be ar
rayed aguiust one or Iwth of the others.
No expression of opinion was asked
from this government when It was fur
nished with the Franco-Russian Joint
declaration. There Is erhaps nothing
particularly significant in this, since the
position of the Uiuted States Is well
understood by all the other powers In
terested in China. Without being a
party to any international agreement
this government. It may safely be as
sumed, would not be a mere Idle spec
tator In the event of a war thut threat
ened the dlsmemlieruient of Chln.i :inl
IHnsHibly the destruction of Aiuivicun
Interests there. We should probably
take no active part in such a conflict
though we should certainly insist upon
our rights and interests being respected
by the parties to the conflict An ele
ment of uncertainty lies In the position
of Germany, though that power Is by no
means Inactive in China, aa recent re
ports regarding Its operations in Shan
Tung show. While the diplomatic sit
uation In the far east Is certainly Inter
esting, no serious trouble In that qunrter
appears Imminent That it will come in
the not very remote future, however, is
the Judgment of many careful observers.
DESERVED PCMSHMUXT.
The sentences passed upon the embcz-
tlers of postal funds in Cuba, Rathboue,
Neeley and Reeves are severe, but It
will not be questioned that they are de
served. These men were entrusted with
duties of great Importance, for which
they were selected by reason of implicit
confidence on the part of the postal
authorities at Washington In their
ability and Integrity. Rathbone had been
first assistant postmaster general during
Harrison's administration and made a
good record in the position. Neeley was
a fairly successful business man and
Reeves held a position In the office of
the auditor of the treasury for the Post
office department when detailed for
Cuba.
All, therefore, were men of good rep
utation, whose appointment to organize
the postal service of Cuba was re
garded as Judicious. It was a work for
which they were well remunerated and
the successful performance of which
would have brought them credit and
probably other opportunities. As soon,
however, as they entered upon this im
portant task tbey conspired to defraud.
Finding there was opportunity to steal
they did not hesitate to improve It
Rathbone and Neeley were the real con
spirators. Reeves being their tool, but
the latter deserves to be punished
equally with the others, notwithstand
ing the fact that It was largely upon his
evidence that they were convicted.
When the embezzlement was discovered
the Washington authorities lost no time
In ferreting out the facts and taking
the thieves into custody, which is worth
while recalling to the credit of the au
thorities. The convicted men Intend to
appeal, but It is not probable that they
will gain anything by doing so, and they
should not They basely betrayed the
confidence reposed in them and scandal
ized the government and the punish
ment to which they have been sentenced
la none too severe.
THE bOVTH OMAHA BRIDGE SCHEME.
SOUTH OMAHA, March 26. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: Excuse me for the In
trusion, but I want to cay that I do not be
lieve there Is a man, woman or child in
South Omaha that la opposed to the South
Omaha bridge, for we all recognize It as
something that Is bound to benefit the city,
and eventually It will benefit Omaha aa
much as It will South Omaha.
I know Mr. Charles S. Gleed, who is said
to be at the bead of the movement, and
know that he is considered one of the best
men in the whole state of Kansas and is a
man of the very highest standing.
I do not believe that an opponent of the
bridge bill can be found In South Omaha
if you should search the city with a fine
tooth comb.
What is for the benefit of South Omaha
should be for the benefit of Omaha as well,
and It is incomprehensible to me how any
body In Omaha can oppose the measure on
acoount of the benefit that will at once ac
crue to South Omaha, for it will In the end
benefit the whole of Douglas county.
If the Rock Island railway Is at the back
of the scheme, all well and good. We are
in favor of the bridge, no difference who Is
going to build it F. A. AONEW.
Secretary 8outh Side Improvement Club.
This shows bow easily some credulous
people can be humbugged. Everybody
who has taken the trouble to look Into
this South Omaha bridge project knows
that it is purely a speculative scheme
promoted by parties who want a fran
chise that they hope to be able to dis
pose of for a round sum of money. The
charter gives them four years time to
hawk this franchise about and, if no
capitalists can be found willing to bite,
they have nothing to lose by the ven
ture, while at the same time they will
make sure of covering whatever ex
pense they may have by the sale of
stock already on the market at 30 cents
on the dollar. How the people of South
Omaha can profit by any scheme of
bunco we fail to comprehend.
The Intimation that the Rock Island
railroad Is at the back of the scheme is
preposterous. The Rock Island has a
lease over the Union Pacific bridge that
will not expire during the present gen
eratlon. That lease includes the use not
only of the Union Pacific bridge and Its
approaches on both sides of the river,
but also of the depot and terminal fa
cilities at Omaha, as well as the track
age to South Omaha.
The connection of Mr. Gleed with the
proposed bridge franchise has not yet
been disclosed. Mr. Gleed baa hereto
fore been connected with the Atchison,
Topeka &. Santa Fe railroad, but that
road does not need a bridge across the
jMUtourt to teach South Omaha. If it
Pres. Roosevelt's Course
St. Louis Republic (dem.)
By compelling a vigorous prosecution of
the suit to prevent the Northern Securities
company from effecting a consolidation of
the northwestern railway systems Presi
dent Roosevelt will Justly endear himself to
the people as an executive who Is not afra d
to do his duly.
There is no question as to the president's
duty In the premises. The people of the
northwestern states are menaced by a com
bine which will place their agricultural,
commercial and manufacturing Interests at
the mercy of a big syndicate of trust multi
millionaires. The proposed comblnatlrn
of the railway systems of that section will
benefit the combine and a few big monopoly
shippers alone. The people, the farmers,
smaller shippers .and manufacturers will
siiffpr disastrously. They have appealed
for federal assistance and President Roose
velt fitly responded bv instructing his at
torney general to bring suit to prevent the
merger.
This action on the part of the president
naturally antagonizes the great carrying
trusts. They resent what they consider
Mr. Roosevelt's insolence In daring to op
pose their domination In this country. De
velopments have already come to public at
ever wants to enter South Omaha or
Omaha it can do so from Kansas City
or Atchison, the same as the Missouri
Pacific, without crossing and recroeslng
the river.
The opposition to the bridge bill Is not
because Omaha is afraid South Omaha
will grow too much, but because Omaha
is Interested In South Omaha. It would
take not less than $500,000 to build the
bridge exclusive of approaches on both
sides. The chances are that the promo
ters behind the bridge scheme will
presently ask South Omaha to vote
bonds, just as was done by the Nebraska
Central, as an additional bait for Inves
tors. An Increase of South Omaha's
bonded debt must eventually be shared
by Omaha when the two cities are
finally merged.
If all the men, women and children
of South Omaha are really In favor of
this hot-air project they are for It be
cause they do not understand its real
character.
It is easy for a man who wants to
avoid hearing disagreeable questions to
stuff cotton In his ears. This explains
why nobody has yet been able to pro
voke the newspaper champion of Ne
braska boodlers to tell the people why
It keeps mum about the Bartley pardon
and has religiously abstained from re
printing the comments of the state
press thereon. It also explains why the
ostrich policy Is pursued by that sham
reform organ concerning the "vindica
tion" of Meserve. It Is much more
agreeable to keep up a terrific bombard
ment of Manila and the Philippine
islands and quote what The Bee said
about annexation three years ago. But
the people and the press of Nebraska
are not so dull and blind as to be de
ceived by cuttlefish tactics. All the
black Ink the World-Herald may shed
In caricature or in double-shotted and
double-headed Philippine phllllpples will
not cover up the lnaenoie stain orougui,
upon It by its silent partnership with
public thieves and embezzling office
holders. '
Iowa democrats are talking of running
ex-Governor Boies for congressman
against Speaker Ilenderson. Between
the memory of the only victory the
party has won Blnce the birth of repub
licanism, which Boiee brougbt them,
and the ex-governor's bacttalldings
from Bryanlte democracy the party la
lu a quandary. The sllverlte leaders
want to win, but they fear that If one
not of their number should be success
ful It would be no victory. Tbey, can
quiet any such misgivings In this case,
for the chances of anyone bearing a
democratic label representing that dis
trict In congress are decidedly remote.
There are many funny things In funny
sunny Spain, but there are more funny
things round and about Washington
that make It so easy for Dave Mercer to
reach his republican constituents
through the telegraphic columns of the
popocratlc World-Herald, which waa in
such close touch with his political man
ager In the campaign of 1800.
Promptings of av Grcavt leal.
Washington Post
As Mr. Bryan sits in his $6,000 barn along
side his $500 heifer and ponders upon the
wrongs of the down-trodden people, he must
feel like mounting the rear platform of a
Pullman and making another swing for the
Jaw of plutocracy.
Conditions Chavng Opinions.
Indianapolis Newa.
The Amerloan Chamber of Commerce at
Manila petitions congress to permit the
importation of Chinese coolies Into the
Philippines, as the islands cannot be de
veloped without them. But what la to be
come of the poor Filipino native, whom we
are there to elevate?
Last Resort of the Plye4-Ont.
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Judging from the latest democratic out'
cry, the Investigation of suffrage conditions
is a crime against free government The
supreme court of Missouri has decided
that the right of contest does not Include
the opening of the boxes. Disfranchise
ment and protected fraud appear to be the
laat resort of a played-out party.
Eiserltar mm mm Kr-Opener.
Chicago Inter-Ocean,
8lnce our recent misunderstanding with
Spain that country seems to have become
Impressed amaiiagly with the commercial
Importance of thla country. Tbere has
been a marked Increase both tn exports and
Imports between the two nations, until
there la at present a balance or nearly
$10,000,000 a year in our favor. It is hardly
necessary to point the moral.
Innorent Mtnas Perverted.
Indianapolis Journal.
An American teacher in the Philippines
writes that many geographies distributed
throughout the islands represent Spain as
the largest country on the map and that It
la almost Impossible to change this false
Impression. "Many of the native teach
ers." he says, "returned our maps and
books, saying tbey were all wrong, aa the
United Statea was made to appear larger
than the Philippines or evea than Spain
Tha rlalnap .n.nllnil nf FlltnlnO will kjlOW
jj,ur.
tention going to show that the president
bas Incurred the enmity of these monopoly
Influences. They are determined to pun
ish him tn the event of his continued re
volt against their rule. They will not
hesitate to use all the weapons possible to
them as owners of the president's party
to encompass Mr. Roosevelt's ruin. They
class him as an "unsafe" man that Is. a
man who cannot be counted on as for tho
trusts and against the people under any
and all circumstances.
Nevertheless, if President Roosevelt does
hla duty In the present Instance he will
also be acting with the shrewdest wisdom
for his own gain in public life. He will
find himself supported by the great ma
jority of the American people, the farmers,
the small shippers, the lesser buslnrss
concerns and manufacturing Industries.
The trusts cannot whip this combination of
a president and the people. The only way
they can defeat the people alone is by
means of a president who will do their bid
ding and keep tho national government ar
rayed against the people. If Mr. Roosevelt
chooses to be the people's president rather
than the trusts', he will be an invincible
figure in American public life.
I
HOlTiD ABOUT SEW YORK.
Ripples on the Current of Life la the
Metropolis.
Now and then a Judge on the bench of
New Tork City gives evidence of Indiffer
ence and contempt for the rights and privi
leges which the ultra-rich think they have
inherited. Some of the latter class look
down, as it were, with profound pity on the
common run of humanity, rudely thrusts
them aside when the whim dictates and
rides roughshod over less favored people,
confident that wealth will heal the sore
spots and rubber the heels of Justice. Oc
casionally an Impolite judge is found who
plants a banana peel where It will do the
most good.
When Frederick C. Havemeyer was ar
rested the other day for racing his auto
mobile In Fifth avenue. New York, he re
garded the incident aa a petty annoyance
and nothing more. He deposited a $50 bill
as a bond for his appearance In police court
and made a mental note to send a servant
around to the magistrate's office In the
morning.
The hour of trial came and Mr. Have
meyer was not among those present. In
his stead appeared his coachman with a roll
of bills and the announcement that his em
ployer was indisposed and would not ap
pear, but If the magistrate would name the
fine be, the coachman, would pay It.
The representative of the law waxed
wroth and In thunderous tones bade Mr.
Havemeyer'a man go home and tell his
master that the trial had been postponed
until the following morning, when he would
be expected to appear In person or a police
man would be sent after him.
Mr. Havemeyer appeared and the magis
trate fined him the limit all too small, for
it is only $10 and threw in a lecture on
the majesty of the law.
Former Mayor Hewitt has original Ideas
of how New York City acquired its emi
nence. It Is said that he was recently In
conversation with a man who knew little
about the metropolis.
'To what do you ascribe New York's
greatness T" the former mayor was asked.
To push," laconically responded Mr.
Hewitt.
"But your city bas been greatly favored.
Tou will admit that?"
"Only to giving birth to cltixens who are
resourceful and energetic, and in the abil
ity to always attract men of the same
stamp from other places."
"But haven't the natural advantages of
New York much to do with the city's prog
ress?" "Sir," responded Mr. Hewitt, closing the
conversation, "nature would make the grass
grow on Broadway if we didn't interfere."
Jaa Kubellk, the young violinist, was the
victim of a remarkable feminine ovation
tn Brooklyn last Monday night. He bad
given a recital la the Academy of Music
Encore succeeded encore and flowers were
thrown on the stage in profusion. When
Herr Kubellk came out several hundred
impressionable young women were crowded
about the door. Tie was hugged and kissed
and mauled for several minutes. When
he came out of the scrimmage thanks to
the police the women screamed "coward"
at him and pelted htm with flowers. An
Immense wreath, weighing several pounds,
was forcibly hung about hla neck. In an
exhausted condition he was helped to his
carriage and the crowd of excited women
dispersed.
Wall street has its beggars like the rest
of the town, but they don't wear rags;
neither do they sidle up to a man aad
"panhandle" him. They look like fairly
well-to-do members of society, reports the
New York Times, and very likely that la
Just what they are. But they certainly
have their nerve with them.
One of these fellows, in the habit of
walking lnte Wormeer's office, just at the
busiest times, would push his way right
into the inner sanctum regardless of door
men and other obstructions, till he could
find Louis Wormser himself. And he never
went out again until he had extracted soma
loose change.
Wormser became tired one day, and said,
"Look here, Meier, I'll make a contract
with you: here is $5 if you'll clear out far
one year."
"Make it $10, and It's a go,"
"Not much, $5 it is. Take It or leave it,
but you don't get another cent here till
next January 29 whether you take It or
not"
Meter squirmed and struggled, but he
took the $5 and kept his word.
Next year he appeared at 1:30 p. m.,
January 29 to renew hla contract, and sue.
ceeded.
But thla year Mr. Wormser was not In
town, and Meier came In half a dozen times
before he finally found blm. He got bis $5,
but he wanted ear fare, too, for all the
times he bad tailed.
"I am a poor man. Mr. Wormser," he
walled, "I have had to come all the way
from Williamsburg nearly ten times. Just
because you did not keep your part of the
contract. Now, look at all the money and
time I've wasted. You ought to pay me
an extra $2 tor that."
And he almost got it but not quite.
A FAHALLKL.
Eonally Applicable to the Philippines
mm the I sited States.
New York Times.
Senate Document No. 171 contains "cor
respondence relating to the Philippine cus
toms tariff." On page 248 Is a letter from
the "International Paper Company, per T.
W. Splcer, Manager Export News Division."
It is addressed to Hon. R. L. Edwards, chief
bureau Insular affairs, and was written a
year ago. It calls the attention of the gov
ernment to the extreme desirability of
placing a low tariff on the entrance of
paper, especially news paper, Into the ports
of the Fbtllpptnea.
The latter part of the letter Is so sound
and stated ao clearly and convincingly, aa
aa argument for the repeal of the duty on
paper and wood pulp throughout the United
States, that we reproduce It, taking the
i
A
Good
Friend
Don't take
Ayer's Sarsa
parilla if you
are well. Don't
take it simply
because you
are sick. Take it for what
the doctors recommend it
and you will like it, be
come fond it, for it gives
health, strength, vigor.
"I suffered terribly or twelve years.
turning to water. I then tried Ayer's
Sana
restored." Mrs. J. W. FlALA, Hadlyme,
$I-M. Antratftots.
liberty of making such changes la It aa only
show how perfectly It applies te tbe situa
tion in the I'nlted States:
"No one can question the educational
value of the newspapers and it la due to the
grent cheapening of tbe price of the article
Itself that the newepaper has been able to
spread this education so widely among the
masses. The large sums which are being
spent at present and which will continue to
be spent by the 'various state governments
and the gifts of the federal government' la
the establishment of schools for the educa
tion of 'Americans' prove the Interest we
have in enlightening the population of the
'country,' and I am sure that no better ele
ment could be used by the administration In
carrying out this work than a well-established,
well-conducted press, which could
carry Into many homes, at a small cost,
such Information of general affairs and of
our system of government as would aid in
after life the work begun at the public
schools. As the administration can in no
way aid publications, it can at least
lighten the burden of the publisher by
either abolishing the tariff on the material
used by him or by placing only a nominal
duty upon it."
I'KKSOSAl. 1VOTK9.
Decorate the Eaater eggs.
A recent invention Is said to make It
possible to cut the hardest steel aa easily
aa cheese. No up-to-date burglar should
be without It.
After Emperor William had named his
new naval yacht Alice Roosevelt It was
hardly necessary for the reporters to add
that he was greatly pleased with the little
vessel.
John Dunfee of Syracuse, N. Y., has been
awarded the eontract to build and equip a
railroad among the fjords and hills of north
ern Norway.' He will be the first Ameri
can contractor to construct a railway In
Norway.
One thing at least is revealed by these
letters of Napoleon to Josephine, and that
Is that, though he did divorce her, she cer
tainly had her innings in the first few years
of married life. He waa doing the wor
rying then.
Major Joseph O. Pangborn, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, has Just com
pleted a tour of Afghanistan, Turkestan.
Persia and other Asiatic countries, for the
purpose ef getting; specimens for the Field
Columbian museum.
Another record for fast traveling was es
tablished last Monday en the Pennsylvania
railroad, when a special train, having Presi
dent A. J. Cassatt on board, covered tbe
ninety-one miles between Philadelphia and
Jersey City la exactly seventy-nine minutes.
This la the fastest time ever made on the
road.
The purchasing of the home ef Chief
Justice John Marshall in Richmond, Va., is
contemplated, for tbe purpose of erecting
thereon a proper court house as a me
morial of the federal government to the
great chief Justice, aa well as a proper
home for the Judiciary, of which he was
such an ornament.
The Little Fellows
especially like to bloom In the spring and Easter
is the time for them to bloom.
If you have not already visited onr Juvenile
department you should do so for this department
abounds in all the choicest" and novel fixings that
go to make the boy more lovable and attractive
Our great aim is to dress the boy becomingly and
stylish and nowhere else can you find such a lot of
beautiful wearing apparel as here.
If you are down town today or tomorrow, stop
in and look over the novelties for this season and
see the windows. They are resplendent with the
latest and best that the markets can produce and
they are always shown by us first'.
SUITS FURNISHINGS HATS CAPS-
"iVO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS."
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. & Wilcox, Manager.
The doctors said my blood was al
A-iui hiu vij uiwu whs mm
, and soon my health waa folly
Conn,
J. C AVER CO, Lewell, Mess.
BRKT7,Y CHAFF.
Boston Transcript: Mm. Joy And how
did that recipe turn out for the pudding?
Was It a success?
Mrs. Tryer A splendid success. The
whole family has had the dyspepsia ever
alnce.
WashlnRton Star: "Rome men," enld
Uncle Eben, "Is so conceited dat It a!n
no use tryln' to flatter 'em. Dey Je
thinks you was mighty senseless not to
find out how good dey Is, years ago. '
Baltimore Herald: The Tramp Could you
tell me, sir. how I can find work?
Bllyuns Sure; buv an automobile ana
try to keep It In running orderl
Chicago Tribune: Clad only in her
nightrobe and her spectacles the hr
falntlng little girl was carried out of the
burning building by the bftwe fireman.
"Your name, please?" asked the reporters.
"Iphlgenla," she gasped. "Accent on
the penultimate, please!"
Philadelphia Press: 'Tm awfully fond
of danclnp." said Klumsay, as he steered
her throueh the waits.
"Indeed.7, replied the fair partner. "I
suppose you'll try to learn some time,
then."
Washington Star: "I must say that your
appetite has greatly Improved of late.
"Yes." answered the hypochondriac.
"My doctor Mid he would have to limit
my tobacco. He eald 1 might smoke a
cigar after each meal. I am now eating
six meals a day."
Baltimore American: "Iet us make the
capital stock $1,000,000,000," said the first
promoter. , .
"AH right," said the second, who waa
preparing the prospectus on the type
writer. "Will It be hard to Increase that capi
tal?" asked the first.
"No, Indeed. All I have to do la to hit
this 0 key a few more times.'
HER LITTLE FELLOW YET.
M. A. MalUand in Christian Work.
What funny creatures mothers are!
1 sometimes laugh to see
For all my bigness and my age
How mine looks ef ter me.
She wants to warm lue when i m cola.
To dry me when I'm wet;
I do believe she thinks me just
A little fellow yetl
I got a bump at ball one day
That knocked me rather flat.
But If we had not lost the game (
I'd not have minded that;
And when they brought me to the door
I saw her eyes grow wet.
So, 1 am sure she thinks me Just
A little fellow yet!
I'm not a schoolboy any more.
With aatchol at my back:
It won't be many years before
I don the haversack.
I'm going to Join the volunteers
My father was a "vet. '
And surely then I will not be
A little fellow yetl
Of course, although she thinks me thla,
It does not make It so;
I'm big enough and strong enough
Aa some, I reckon, know.
But. then, one feela so email Inside
To think she can't forget.
Or can't believe, that I am not
A little fellow yetl
Ah, well! the mother's good as gold.
And kind as kind can be;
There's no one else in all the erond
That's half as kind to me. .
So let her think It If she will.
When I, too, am a "vet."
It may be I will wish I were
Her little fellow yetl