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0 THE OMAHA DAILY 1IEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1002. The omaha Daily Bee K. KOSEWATER. EDITOR. PUBLISHED, EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rally Ilee (without Sunday), one Year.H 00 Llly bee and Sunday, One Tear $ 0 Illustrated Be, one Year if) Sunday Be. One Year 100 Saturday IVe, One Year J u0 Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 100 DELIVERED BY- CARRIER. Daily Bee (without Sunday, per copy.. 2e Dally Bee (without Sunday;, per week.. 13c Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week.lic Bunday I!er, per ropy to Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week. 10c Evening Bee (including Sunday, per week 1C Complaint of Irregularities In delivery ho j Id be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building-. South Omaha City null Building, Twenty-fifth and M streets. Council BlufTa 10 feorl Street. Chicago 6i Unity Building. New York Temple Court. Washington 6ol Fourteenth Street CORRESPONDENCE. 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Tischuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the mouth of March, liiW, s aa follows; 1 2U.D70 i ai,7o t 8U.420 1 JtM.TTO t at.30 au,nt 7 uu.r,uo at,7ixj 10 Xu,4AO 11 Slt.SOO 1J X.370 12 2,44 14 2,20 IS VU,U70 16 20,000 17 a,530 18 20,430 19 20,030 20 2M,MH tl 20,610 22 20,000 23 20,000 24 20,010 24 20,000 20 20,000 27 2W.0MO 28 20,040 2 20,040 SO 20,000 U....U 20,040 Total 017,480 Leaa unsold and returned copies.... 9.0O7 Net total sale 007,018 Net dally average 20,277 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this Slst day of March. A. V. 1902. GEORGE HASMUSflEN, Seal.) Notary Public. Competition beats combination, but combination manages to get away with competition. The supreme court mandamus em bodies a gentle hint to the South Omaha tax commissioner. The cry of beef, beef troubled George Washington In his camp at Valley Forge a good deal, and yet the, continental army had never heard of a beef trust Another mountain of gold has been found In the state of Washington. That is not the first mountain of gold, how ever, that has been" discovered on the Pacific coast The most lucrative nlckel-ln-the-slot machine Is the 5-cent savings bank of Boston, which has . IM.OOO.OOO In de posits and a surplus of 2,225,000 to divide among Its stockholders. It Is still a very pertinent question whether the School Book trust has surH tlcnt'lnfluence in the Board of Educa tion to extend the term of Superintend ent fearse "Just one year more." If the glorification of the veterans who wore the gray continues at the present rate the veterans who wore the blue will soon have to apologise for fighting to save the union under the Stars and Stripes. Congressman Hopkins of Illinois will orgauizo and run the republican state convention, but still Congressman Hop kins will have a good many obstacles to overcomo on the road from the Illi nois convention hall to the United States senate chamber. A Chicago free-trade paper has raised the cry, "Let us have free meat" 'Why not? Why not also free bread? Why not start the cry for free board and lodging at once? That would be popu lar providing the grub was good and the lodging comfortable. J. Sterling Morton, who can be ear castle on occasions, refers to the ladles who are seeking matrimonial connec lions with Nebraska widowers and old bachelors as a job lot of, shelf-worn fe males with matrimonial aspirations Tatronlze home Industry. It never rains but it pours. The ad ranee In the price of beef and butter Is aggravating enougn, but the 20 per cent increase In the carriage hire for Sunday funerals will compel people dlo in the middle of the week In ord to avoid the exactions of the livery trust There Js nothing small about the On tral American republics. They oulv want 17,000,000 spot cash for a permit to allow the United States to spend sev erai nunared millions In building an isiumiau canal mat would double or treble property values In those torrid and horrid countries. It now looks as It the asset currency recommended by the committee banks and currency in the lower house of congress would not be recognized a long-felt want by the rank and rile republicans. The Indiana state conven tion fought shy of the scheme, although its endorsement wag pressed very hard by eminent Indiana current reformers. Fishing up the musty records of 1803, 1807 and 1872 may afford Interesting pastime to the law department of the Union Pacific, but good horse sense would suggest that the settlement of the controversy over the proposed removal of the Union Pacific foundry would be reached much eaaivr by getting the man agera of the road and the mayor and council together for an amicable con ferenc. IT S VOr THKT ARE FJsH50 FOR. At the recent mooting of the fusion reform state committees a sidelight wss thrown upon the beef Issue that Is very siifrgootlve. A prominent democrat Is quoted as saying to former Secretary rorter: "The dnte set for the fusion convention Is altogether too early. It should have been decided to hold the onventlon In August. About that time the people will be worked up over the teef trust and Intercut would be aroused In the fusion convention." "Not much," replied Mr. Torter, "the fuslonlsts are selling beef cattle these days and the price Is 7 cents a pound." "Therefore," put In the democrat "yon should hold your convention In eastern Nebraska, where the people buy more beef than they sell. You will get more otes from the consumers than the farm ers. ' Hut Mr. I'orter tiiougbt not This recalls forcibly the exclamation f General Silas A. Strickland, one of the republican war horses Of the '70s, who, when asked In a republican con ference what moral effect the position of he party on a certain Issue would have. responded: "It isn't morals tut Votes we are fishing for Just now." Commenting on the Porter incident the popocratlc ouran of these parts says: It Is true there are a number of fusion- lsts who are selling beef cattle these I days, but there are a largo number of people comprised of democrats, repub licans, fuslonlsts, prohibitionists and so cialists who are not selling beef cattle these days, and many of them find It difficult to buy beef for food, and some of these are unable to use beef as food on account of the present high prices." But will the fuslonlsts who are selling beef on the hoof at 7 cents per pound continue to vote with any party that promises to knock down the price of beef? That Is the question that must force itself upon the popocratlc leaders who want to recapture Nebraska this fall. They care little as to whether the democrats, prohibitionists or socialists at beef three times a day or only twice a day, or whether they drink beer once a week or whenever they are thirsty. It is not morals but votes they are fishing for, and they know there are 80,000 votes on the farm interested in high-priced beef, high-priced butter and high-priced eggs. This Is evidently the view of the men who represent the Ne braska fusion reform forces in congress, who are reported to bo a unit against the repeal or reduction of the tariff on cattle and meat products. CCBAX 8UUAR IJiVISTlOATlOX. The senate committee on relations with Cuba, to which was referred a res olution offered by Senator Teller direct ing an investigation as to the owner ship of the present crop of Cuban sugar, has decided to comply with the resolu tion. It sets forth that according to report nearly the entire crop has been purchased and is held by the Sugar trust which alone would benefit by any concession given to the raisers of cane sugar In Cuba. The committee on rela tions with Cuba Is directed to make an investigation as to the ruth of such charge and report to the 'senate, and to report In addition thereto what is the normal cost of making sugar in the island of Cuba; also, If any concessions shall be made In the way of a reduction of the duty on sugar coming from Cuba Into the United States, what conces sions should be made by the govern ment of Cuba on articles produced In the United States and exported Into said Island, In order to make a reciprocal and equitable arrangement as to ex ports to Cuba and Imports therefrom to the United States. The charge has repeatedly been made that nearly the entire crop of Cuban sugar Is owned by the trust and al though the statement has been contra dicted by General Wood, there is a pretty general impression, quite Justified by the efforts of the Sugar trust to se cure tariff concessions, that the charge has a very substantial foundation. It is easy to understand that in such a mat ter the trust would take every precau tlon to keep Its transactions secret, so that even General Wood could learn but little about them. Possibly the senate committee will not be entirely success ful in getting at the facts, but the in vestigation la a proper one to make and will satisfy the public mind. It Is manifestly of very considerable Im portance to ascertain, If It can be done. whether or not the Cuban sugar crop Is owned by the trust A COMPLICATED StTUATtUX. So complicated is the situation In re gard to the Cuban reciprocity bill that It is quite Impossible to foreseo what will be the outcome. The conferences already held among republican sen ators nave disclosed divisions among them, the dividing line being the Mor ris amendment removing the differential on refined sugar. It Is stated that as a concrete proposition none of the re publicans want the differential duty re moved, but as a matter of expediency some of them are prepared to accept the amendment, with a proviso specif ically declaring that the' countervailing duty ou sugar coming from export bounty-paying countries shall not be re moved. Perhaps a majority of the re publican senators are in favor of eliminating the amendment and convert lug the house bill into a measure for unconditional reciprocal exchange of products at a higher rate of reduction than Is proposed In the house bllL It Is recognized, however, that the accom pllshment of this Is very doubtful, since It will be opposed by the democrats and the be-t sugar senators. It la said to be the unanimous opinion of the republican senators that the bill should be reported In some form and also as to the necessity for an amend ment making It plain that the counter vailing duty was not to be Included In the repeal of the differential It Is debatable question whether the counter vailing duty Is not Included In the Mor rls amendment and It .' Is reasonably certain that that point will be made clear In any bill thrt come from' the senate? committee. There appears to be a pretty general sentiment among re publican senators In favor of modifying the hmise measure by striking out the conditions requiring the Cuban legisla ture to pass Immigration and antl-sllmo contract laws similar to those of this country. Gf course the democratic senators are taking a very active interest In the" situation and they are said to be, with the exception of the Louisiana senators, unanimous In favor of removing the differential duty. This Is of course lu accord with the antl-protectlon policy of the party and the democrats see In It an opportunity to make some political capital. Whatever measure the repub licans shall decide upon a prolonged contest is assured and, as we have al ready remarked, no safe prediction can now be made as to the outcome. Rarely has congress bad to deal with a more difficult situation. TBE BRITISH CORN DCTIS9. The debate in the House of Commons a few days ago on the corn duties pro vided for In the budget was chiefly In teresting from the fact that the defend ers of the new policy made no attempt to deny that tho tax on food would own the wav for a widening area of ln- dim,t taxatloa through the adoption inl time of a thoroughgoing tariff for rev enue. This Is the natural trend of events rather than a revival of a pro tectionist system, though there Is no doubt that the immediate effect is to somewhat strengthen protection senti ment While there is no evidence yet that a popular agitation against tho corn du ties will be organized, that is very likely to happen unless the prediction of the chancellor of the exchequer, that the advance in the price of bread will recede so soon as the trade has adjusted Itself to the new conditions, shall be realized. The masses of the English people are not well prepared to have the cost of bread , permanently Increased through taxation. In 1901 there was a decline in wages In England and there s no promise that they are to be re stored. There has been an Increase of pauperism in London alone, according to the workhouse returns, of about 14 per cent the numbers now in receipt of Indoor relief being the largest since 1873. In 1900, which is the iutest date to which the official reports of the post office savings banks have been Issued, the deposits amounted to only $ 11,475, 000, us against withdrawals totaling $191,155,000, and in the latter part of lust year a run began on the postal sav ings banks which the government had great trouble In checking. These facts discredit the statement of tho chancellor of the exchequer that the spending power of the British people has not been impaired and show that the spending power manifested is of artificial stimulation and at the ex pense of the savings bank account The hope of early peace In South Africa is doubtless largely the reason why there Is no popular agitation against the tax on food. Chicago has dispatched a delegation to Berlin to invite the emperor of Ger many to participate In the projected spectacular Olympian games, which are to be held about the same time the St. Louis World's fair Is expected to be in full blast. If sublime audacity counts for anything Chicago surely will manage to outstrip St Louis even with Suntos Dumont circulating In his flying ma chine around the cupola of the St Louis court house. The only wonder Is that Chicago has not also deputed four or five American archbishops to Korne to Invite Pope Leo to take a hand In the Olympian foot ball match. When asked by a New York Herald reporter whether he would favor the ad mission' of free cattle from Canada, Mex ico and Argentine Into this country to bring about a reduction in the price of meat Congressman Sballenberger de clared point blank that he would not be In favor of any measure that would i be detrimental to the cattle Interests of Ne braska. That man Shallenberger should be disciplined at once by the World Herald and made to recant or make up his mind to stay at home after his pres ent term expires. While all democrats agree that the republican plan for governing the Phil ippines Is absolutely raw, the demo cratic leaders at Washington "have as yet failed to formulate any polity on which all democrats could agree. The policy advocated by the democrats In the senate is to ask England, Germany, Ilussla and Japun to help us let go of the Islands. The policy of the house committee Is to keep the islands eight years and then let the islands go with out the aid or consent of any nation on earth. i The battle for equitable taxation was not conducted on political party lines and the victory should not be trans muted into political capMal for anybody. The political creed of, the men at the head of the movement or that of the lawyers who conducted the prosecution In the courts should cut no more figure thau their religious creed. Three republican congressional con ventions have already been called and two more will doubtless be called within the next week, but the call for the meet lug of the congressional committee of the Second district convention will re main In Mr. Blackburn's capacious pocket for an Indefinite period. - Aa Oratarleal Water Care. ' Baltimore American. Senator Morgan continues to supply the senate with abort section, of bl canal speech. This is a great dea)Ilk an ora torical water cur. Aa sCvalatloa laiaaaaa. Milwaukee Sentinel. With the passing of the baggage amasher the United State will be taking a distinct atep onward la the march of clvtlisatioa. la future years a battered Saratoga will b relio to be exhibited vita the sua coaches, spinning wheel and other objects that har been superseded and almost for gotten. " Money as Floater. 8 1. Louis Olobe-Democrat. Th new Morgan liners will start In with a cash barking of $144,000,000, which will certainly entitle them to the distinction of being classed as topliners. ' All Haajfla Satlaei1. Bt. Tsui rioneer Press. The fact that the senate passed the river and harbor bill la less tban two hour! In dicate that every senator must have got everything he wanted out of it. The Indiana Plan. Kansas City Star. Nobody wanti the radical, sweeping, revo lutionary assault on Industrial combina tions, against which Mr. Beverldge warn the country. But If the republican party Is either wise or honest, It will adjust the tariff schedules so as to put s check on monopolies, and at the lame time ex tend the foreign trade of the country. What Mr. Beverldge says of the Intimate relation of one American Industry to an other American Industry Is true to a great extent, of the relattons between nations engaged In reciprocal trade. It is a most short-sighted policy to deplete the pocket of a customer. Great Qneatlens la Coart. Chicago Chronicle. Pome of the most Important question re lating to the right of states and to the systems of commerce between the states will be decided In a short time by the fed eral supreme court. The right of the peo ple in one state or territory to draw off for purposes of Irrigation the water of a river running through other states or territories or forming a boundary line will be the sub ject of one decision. The apparently tri fling question of prohibiting express com panies from carrying packages of lottery tickets from one state to another will be decided next week. This will be a most Important decision. It will Involve the right of congress .to suppress sn evil by an Interstate commerce act. The So car W( Ahaorw. Springfield Republican. According to calculations made by the Treasury Bureau of Statistic the consump tion of sugar in the United States has grown from 1,272,426,342 pounds In 1870 to 6,813.987,840 pounds in 1891. The per capita consumption la now sixty-eight pound, as compared with thirty-three pounds In 1870. The consequences of this remarkable change upon the physical condition of the people, one way or the other, must be material. Whether It Is for Improvement or Impair ment of physical strength and endurance la a question. About one-sixth of the amount consumed Is produced In the United State and another sixth In our Insular posses sion, while about a fourth comes from Cuba. Two-thirds of the sugar produced in the United State last year was from cane, and the rest came from the new beet sugar Industry. BCOOT FOR TALL TIMBER. Windy Vaughn Threatens to Kidnap the Blind Goddeas. New York Evening Post. There I an inelegant and injurious old saying to the effect that a fool Is born every minute. This Is probably a rash an-, nouncement, not based, there Is reason to believe, on adequate Investigation or on statistical data. But, whatever the tact may be about fools. It !s reasonably safe to declare that a new political party Is born almost every day.-' There Is a new one at Washington,,. C though, what they want of a political party at Washington, where nobodyvote. Is more or less difficult to see. The new one at Washington ha to do with Justice, with a very large J; Justice for the needy and worthy si-slaves, Justico for southern taxpayers. Justice for every man of every color, creed and clime, Justice for the Jew and for the Gentile, for the Protestant and the Catholic, for the rich and for the poor, as well aa for every man, woman, child or thing which can be described in words. All these, and much more, are demanded In the platform. The party is the pet Idea of a worthy person named Vaughn, who was at one time mayor of Council Bluffs, la., but who now live In Washington. A circular. Issued in the course of the new party' propaganda, says that the platform Is "simple, but strong enough to bear any weight." An unsympa thetic observer might call attention to the fact that political parties, without excep tlon, demand Justice for everything In sight, and that some statement as to the exact brand of Justice aimed at by the new party might prove more convincing. But this sug gestion, It Is assumed, coming from such a ource, would not disturb Mr. Vaughn In the least. POLITICAL DRIFT. Chicago expend J3.100.000 a year for It police department and 11,870.000 for Its fire department. Oreson is wsrmlng up, and the hustings are ringing with political keynote. Elec tion day I June 2. With Windy Vaughn a eponaor and guar dian of the new "Justice party," the time has come for the blind goddea to flee to a nunnery or aome other secluded spot. v-np the time betna- the legislature of Maryland holds the record for a short extra session, consuming only two and a half hours" time In transacting It huilness. The governor of Arkansas bears the name of Jeff Davis, and aa a consequence la al- moet constantly In trouble. Now his church people are roasting him because be breaks away from his troubles occaalonally and gets hilariously Jagged. The amount of money appropriated to run the government of New York state for the current year Is 132.749,983.39. The bulk of thia sum la raised from source other than direct taxation, which amounts to only 13-100ths of a mill. Mayor Glover of Bluff City, Kan., has Juat been elected to hi thirteenth consecutive term mayor. Hi honor says he found It rough sledding for a couple of term, but now ha hi Job so well In hand that every thing run very moothiy. New York Bryanlte are out with knives and cleaver specially edged for the cuticle of D. B. Hill. They call themselves the liberal deraociatlc party and will hold a state convention for the purpose of throw ing a bouquet of bombs at Wolfert'a Roost. The "concord of sweet sounds" whkh characterized the aesslons of Chicago's city council since the election waa rudely shat tered at a late meeting when one member referred to bis colleague as a "rubberneck: "Can auch thinga be and overcome im Ilk a summer cloud without our special won derT" The recent episode In the United States senate waa epllhetlcally tame when com pared with the exchange of oratorical com pliment In the Newfoundland legislature. One warm member eipreaed the opinion that the minister of finance was "a liar, i bumptious, noisy cad, a braggart, a cow ard. an aa. a blackguard and a vile char acter." The populist and democratic stats con ventions of Kansas will meet oa different day thia year, the democratic convention oa May 21 and tas populist convention oa June 24. Heretofore the combination be tween the democrats sod the populist has bees atronger sod mor effective la Kansas thaa la any other state of rte country, with ta slaal exception of Nebraska. OTHER I. A JDS. THAK OVR". The Belgian government ha for the time suppressed the agitation for a rational re form of the electorate by applying the mailed hand. In doing so It has doubt 1cm merely deferred the day of evil for Itself. The demand of the socialists and liberals was a reasonable one. They asked for fair representation, nothing more. Their claims ahould not be confounded with the extreme demands of the anarchists. If these had been acceded to the psrty In power woul 1 doubtless have been dislodged from office which Is now held through a majority vote cast by a trlnorlty of privileged electors. The Belgian government is behind the age If It think seriously that such a condition ran be Indefinitely maintained. The pres ent Action of universal suffrage will have to give way sooner or later to the genuine article, when class privilege will disappear In the exercise of the right to vote, and every elector will approach the polls on equal terms. Leopold II might have recov ered some of his lost popularity had he fa vored the change now. As It was he op posed the proposed reform and he will, as a result, be more heartily bated now than he ever was before by the majority of his subjects. The Prussian persecutions of the Poles In the eastern province continue. Proceed ing were recently taken sgalnst a number of Polish children who sang Polish songs on the way home from school. Not only did they sing Polish song, but they "dem onstrated" against other scholars who sang German song. The offending children were placed In the dock and forty-six witnesses were examined sgalnst them. The prose cuting counsel Insisted that the children should go to prison. Fines, he said, were no punishment, as money could be collected In Germany and abroad to pay the fines. An example must be made which would strike terror into the agitators. The court finally acquitted the children. Nearly sixty Russian Polish students, most of whom belong at the Technical college at Charlot- tenburg, have been expelled from Prussia on the charge of political agitation. The most extraordiuary thing about the affair is that the exiles have found asylum In Russian Poland without any objections be ing made by the,local authorities, notwith standing the fact that the Prussian press has constantly warned Russia against "nur turing such reptiles at her bosom." In contradistinction to the account of this In cident, which was published In the Polish Kuryer Poznaskl (Posen Courier), the Na tional Zeltung learns that only those stu dents were expelled who had been caught attending secret meetings. The Polish Jour nal stated that all the non-Prussian Polish students whether politically compromised or not, had been thus summarily dealt with' In his recent passage through Russia Colonel Marchand talked freely with vari ous Journalists of the future of China, giv ing utterance to the most pessimistic views. He said that he expected the recent outbreak against foreigners to be repeated within the next four or five years. It Is his opinion that the Chinese in their profound admiration for the dowager empress and their blind confidence In her will be drawn Into the gravest complications by this ambitious, energetio and daring woman," who, while pretending to have resigned herself to the new situation, has not lost her hatred of the foreigners - or ceased dreaming of sanguinary revenge, for which the colonel think she will make great preparations during the next few years. He is persuaded that the Chinese people, opposed as tbey are to all Idea of friendship with Europeans, will easily allow them selves to be dragged into fresh hostilities against them at what they may deem a favorable opportunity. Colonel Marchand apoke in terms of admiration of the Si berian and especially of th Manchurlan railways, and of their great value In the event of Russia, the advance guard of Eu rope In the far east, having to repel a Chlneae invasion. "That is why," he ad ded, "all European countries are themselves Interested in the maintenance and the se curity of these Important railways, for the protection of which Russia has organized very efficient measures." He declares that the Russian soldiers Intrusted with the pro tection of the lines live on excellent terms with the local population, but does not ap pear to have heard anything about their Impending withdrawal Mall details continue to Justify and em phasize the cable reports of the ever-Increasing seriousness of the student ques tion In Russia. It appears that, in addition to the 600 Moscow students who were exiled or sent to prison at Archangel, a large number of their associates are still In con finement In the city. The feelings of their relatives toward the government may be imagined. There seems to be some uncer tainty as to the origin of the petition that was sent to the American consul In Mos cow. This purported to come from the mothers and sisters of the Imprisoned stu dents, and warmly protested against the cruelties to which the prisoners were sub jected. The czar, it was added, must be Ignorant of the facts of the case, or he, with his well known kindness , of heart, would at once put a stop to ths conduct of the local authorities. Ths consul, as the representative of the free and enlightened American nation," waa begged to make known to his majesty the cruelties that were perpetrated In his name. It must be remembered that all the punishments In flicted upon the students have been im posed by "administrative order," without trial or examination. In some cases It is known that perfectly Innocent youth have been aent to priaon. Including aome who refused to have anything to do with revo lutionary proceedings. A correspondent of a London paper writes that such aympathy as ever existed between the authorities and the middle classes has been destroyed by these occurrence. The French government recently Issued an important decree reorganizing the whole system of tne coast naval defense of th country. Instead of the director of ub marine defenses having the control of the torpedo boats, each port la to have an inde pendent authority subordinate only to the maritime prefect, and through him to th minister of marine. The supply of lieu tenant and ensign for the torpedo boat and submarine being Insufficient, which Is not astonishing In view of the rapid growth A Cooling TONIC Horsford'a Acid Phosphate quenches abnormal thirst, re pairs weak nerves, improves appetite, promotes digestion, clears the brain, overcomes exhaustion, and increases the capacity for hard mental and physical labor. Insist on having Horrford9r Acid Phosphate in preparing appetizing and wholesome food is lightened by this famous baking powder. i iii,'KPiMiiir Absolutely puree It adds healthful qualities to the food. ROYAL Baking Powder The "Royal Baker and Tastry Cook" most practical ana valuable of cook books free to every patron. Send full address by postal card. 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This new organization is expected to Increase greatly the present effectiveness of coast defense, and th whole system, will be un der the supervision of a vice admiral, who will be responsible for its working order. SMILING REMARKS. Chicago Tribune: "Roast beef, corned beef" "Beef?" snorted the economical guest. "Beef? I can't afford luxuries. Brlna me some strawberry shortcake!" Philadelphia Press: Miss Passay Mamma said she would call here today to buy the candles for my birthday cake. Did she? Grocer's Clerk I guess not. She was here, but she only bought two dosen. Washington Star: "Don't go 'roun' telltn' yoh troubles," said t'nele Kben. "It lea' makes folk susulcloua dat you Is aittln' ready to borrow money." Philadelphia Press: Mr. Bubbubs Well, thank goodness! I won't have to bother with the furnace much longer. Summer's almost here. Mrs. Subbubs That reminds me. You d better take our lawn mower Into town and have it fixed. Mr. Subbubs Gee whiz, woman! Tou're a cheerful companion! Washington Star: 'Oh vh tiA'a m ilnvA asserted the well-Informed man. "Why, he's so accustomed to raising prices Norfolk Jacket Suits The popular style for boys from 3 to 10 years, is a single-breasted Norfolk Jacket, with two pleats in back and front. We havn it in variety of materials, blue serge, and gray and brown fancy mixtures, at $3.50, 4.50, 5, 6.50, 7.50 No Clothing Fits Like Ours. It isn't every store that carries such com plete lines as we carry in furnishings for the little fellows. We have the Russian Blouse a great variety of patterns, at from 50c to 11.50, 2 to 8 years, and the blouse or semi shirt at 50c and up in a wide range of styles, 7 to 10 years. Hats and caps in endless array at popular price. Wash suits are all here, waiting your pleasure, 2 to 12 years, $1.00 up to f 10.00. Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers. H. S. Wilcox, Manager. Light Biscuit Delicious Cake Dainty Pastries rine ruooing;s There are cheap baking 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. that he has sold out hi coat business and bought a controlling Interest In an Ice company." Chicago Post: "Don't you think that a public office Is a public trust?" "Well, yes, in the sense that a trust is a combination of men organized for profit, I do." Pittsburg Chronicle: "When I was In Venice a gondolier deceived me shame fully." said Trotter. "While pretending to shield me from the overcharges of others he actually charged me double price." "That pretense waa only a Venetian blind, then," commented Spifflns. Chicago Tribune: The miser greedily fingered his gold. "There is no king but dough, dough!" he caroled In a harsh, cracked voice. Philadelphia Press: When she arose from the dead the sound of a horn smote upon her ears. "What Is that?" she Inquired. "That." replied her quondam husband from the next grave, "is Oabrtel a trump." "Ah!" she said, in a dased way, "what are trumps?" A nt SDRED YEARS FROM SOW. r S. W.'GTilllan In loe Angeles HeraTd. When a look ahead shows you nothing but the thickest sort of gloom. When you're worried to the center ef your soul. When your plans have all miscarried ana proved castle in the air, And you've nothing in your pocket but a hole- .. . Then's the time to reason thuswise: "What's the use to make a row? Who can tell a bit of dlff'rence In a hun dred years from now?" When the pathway stretching endwise tow'rd life's slowly setting sun Shows the lions with their chains all hid from view, ..... When it seems there's "nothing doing" In the providential line. And when everything (except the sky) looks blue. Then Is not the time to falter or turn backward from the plow; Will it make a bit of dlff'rence In a hun dred years from now? Tet there's one thing will make dlff'rence ten long decades further on; It's the way you bear your, troubles day by day; If you keep your top-llp stiffened and a smile upo.i your face As you stride toward the Hons In the way. Then the worried world will carry fewer wrinkles on lta brow, And 'twill really make some dlffrence in a hundred years from now.
