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TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE; FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1002.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION,
fitate of Nebraska, Douglas County. M l
Oenrge B Tzschuok, secretory of The, Bee
I Publishing Company, being duly sworn.
I says that the aotual number of full ana
j complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
jKvenlng and Sunday Bee printed during
he month of April, 1002. was a follows:
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s 21t,4l.t
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4 an.nio
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7 311,51 0
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9 30.H10
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11 21,10
12 211,470
IS 20,1410
14 20.5MO
15 20.4HO
16 (VrtO
17 JH,Ra)
18 20,510
19 20,550
20 20,050
21 20.5H0
22 20,500
23 20,54)0
24 20,420
26 20,4440
24 2O.50O
27 20.OO5
2S 20.544O
29 20.5NO
30 20,4)20
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Less unsold and returned copies... lOflOT
Net total sales.... , 7,H.M
2Iet dally average 20.227
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1902.
(Seal.) M. B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
The Brranltes were most conspicuous
by their absence at the funeral of J.
Sterling Morton.
That Douglas county fair is a good
thing for the promoters who manage
to keep on the Inside.
The month of April has panned off the
calendar without making good Its tacit
promise of April showers.
Queen Wllhelmlna's conralescence
can not progress too fast for her well
iwlsbcra all the world over.
The festive billboard la only waiting
'for the next high wind to give another
exhibition at playing high Jinks.
Those May day strikes may yet give
the Civic federation arbitrators a chance
to engage their pacification talents.
With the approaching session of the
United States grand Jury Omaha may
confidently look forward to another lu
curslon of aboriginal Omahas.
It may be cheaper to move than to
pay rent, but In Omaha the dltllculty In
finding suitable dwellings to move Into
'.puts an embargo on moving In general.
It now looks very much as If there
Would be no land-lease legislation dur
ing the present session of congress
neither in the shape of the Bowersock
till or the Lacey bill.
Ak-Sar-Ben's hustling committee Is
bout to start out on its rounds. Pa
triotic Omahans should hustle to get
Into the royal circle without waiting to
te hustled In by the hustlers.
Andrew Carnegie has sailed for
Europe, and towns looking for public
libraries should take notice that let
ters addressed to him during his sojouru
broad will require 5-cent postage.
Boer leadera will confer among them-
j pelves on terms offered by the British,
1 .May 15. If the scheme Is to proclaim
j the empire at peace with all the world
' -wait-the coronation, the rware nuirnttntnra
wlll have to do their work expeditiously
An the time Intervening.
Republicans of Douglas county are
urgently and earnestly requested by the
AVorld-Herak' to send a delegation to
the coming state convention In the In
terest of James H. Van Dusen as candi
date for governor. What has Van Dusen
done to the Bryanitea that he should
thus be singled out for high honors by
I the Bryan he organ?
The Georgia anti-trust law has been
declared unconstitutional by the su
preme court of that state. It goes with
out saying that the bench in Ceorirta
la occupied by democratic Judges, oth
erwise we should have the occasion
elsed at once by the democratic yellow
journals to denounce the plutocratic
lenaenciee or tne courts.
If the new Lincoln poetofflce Is to be
ft thing of beauty the plan for the re
vised structure should be left to the
Architects and not to members of con
fress. It Is doubtful, however, whether
the present unsightly building can be
converted Into a thing of beauty by any
precess of reconstruction even with the
bwt architectural talent. What the
capital city uewls Is an entirely new and
modern public bulldlug.
, Whcu the Cubans come to take an
Inventory of all that the United States
ha done for Cuba during the period
of occupation, one of the principal Items
will be the eucceetful campaign waged
gainst unsanitary conditions at
Havana by American engineers and
health officers. These wonderful 1m
provements could hardly have been
eireciea unaer euner rtpanisn rule or
Indepeudeat self governaueat,
BRITISH ArrrttBtitsioft.
"The public alarm here Is acute," says
a London dispatch referring to the At
lantic shipping combine. The appre
hension felt iu England regarding the
possible effect upon the British ship
ping Interest of the transatlantic
steamship merger Is manifest In te
attention which is being given to the
matter In Parliament. There Is a gen
eral expression of fear that It will en
danger the supremacy of Great Britain
on the seas and also Injuriously affect
her naval power by withdrawing ships
now available for naval service In the
event of war. Ileceut advices state
that the belief prevails In and out of
Parliament that If the steamship com
bine continues on the lines along which
It seems to have been organized, the
British ling Is unlikely to be long re
tained by the ships now carrying It It
Is remarked as an amazing thiug about
the present ogitatlou that the wholo
matter has been iu the air for more
tlmn a year, yet Englishmen are Just
awake to their fancied danger.
That they are now very much aroused
is evident, but it is not so apparent
what can be done to remedy the (situa
tion. If the government baa failed to
take precautious against the transfer of
subsidized steamers to the American
flag. It is probably too late now to do
anything for preventing this, for un
doubtedly the question of the right of
the companies owning the subsidized
ships to transfer them has been care
fully considered by the promoters of the
coiubluatlou. Meanwhile the alarm of
the British may have less substantial
ground than they assume. It Is by no
means certain that the British Atlantic
Hues are to be transferred to the Ameri
can flag, which would necessitate their
having an American register, or even
that they will be under American domi
nation, but simply that they will be a
party to the "community of interest"
plan, which contemplates the making
and maintenance of rates that will be
profitable to the combination. How
ever, It- Is possible that the agitation
over the matter in England may have
some good results and if it shall have no
other effect than to put a check upon1
this scheme of monopoly, which In spite
of the claims of its promoters cannot
be to the advantage of commerce, it will
have done a very useful service.
RAISING TBt! CVUKTY ASSESSMENTS.
The proposition of Commissioner Os-
trom to raise the assessment on all prop
erty listed above $3,000 by 16 per cent
for county and state taxation wquld In
the main be unobjectionable providing
that the county tax levy Is lowered cor
respondingly. It la doubtful, however,
whether the county board would be
Justified under the law to make a sweep
ing increase in the assessment of all
taxpayers whose property Is listed above
$3,000 while leaving the assessment of
all property listed below $3,000 at the
valuation fixed by the assessor, or prop
erty owners.
The constitution of Nebraska and the
revenue laws of this state do not con
template any discrimination against or
partiality In favor of any class of tax
payers. If It is Just to raise all property
assessed above $3,000 It would be
equally just to raise all property as
sessed above $2,500, or $2,000, or $1,500,
or $1,000. As a matter of fact few
homes of wage workers are listed by
the assessor above $1,000. This also ap
plies to farms and farming lands. In
Douglas county the bulk of all taxation
falls upon the owners of city property.
The owners of farms and farming lands
have no grounds for complaint. In fact,
taxes on farm lands In Douglas county
are less than those of the adjoining
counties, Sarpy, Washington and Dodge.
The main question before the county
commissioners, acting as a board of
equalization. Is whether any class of
property or Individual taxpayer has
been favored to the detriment of other
taxpayers. The duty of a board of
equalization is to equalize. If the ratio
of assessment to actual value Is 40 per
cent, the assessment of all classes of
property, real and personal, should be
at the same ratio. If it is 80 per cent.
or 20 per cent, the same rule must apply
In order to make the tax burden equal
for all.
A Just ground of complaint In this re
gard has heretofore been the rank par
tiality shown to one class of property
owners and the failure of the board to
take Into consideration 'the value of
franchises In the assessment of cor
porate property under the pretext that
they did not know how to go about It
and could not agree ou any plan by
which the value of the franchises could
be ascertained. From that perplexing
difficulty they have been relieved by the
supreme court. It would undoubtedly
be advantageous for the county assess
ment to be placed upon the same ratio
to actual value that has been adopted
by the tax commissioner of Omaha iu
the assessment of city property. The
double standard of taxation has worked
injustice and Is confusing when Invest
ors make inquiries concerning the as
sessed valuation of property offered for
sale.
The assumption that a material In
crease In the county assessment would
correspondingly Increase the amount of
state taxes levied against Douglas
county Is not well grounded. If, for ex
ample, the assessment of Douglas
couuty property we uniformly at 40 per
cent, the State Board of Equalisation
would be In duty bound to lower the tax
levied against Douglas county to corre
spond with the ratio of valuation be
tween Douglas county and other coun
ties where valuations are lower. Should
the state board refuse to recognise this
Inequality the power of the courts could
be invoked to compel It to do so.
The ouly danger in adopting Commis
sioner Ostrom's plan Is that it would
foster extravagance and wastefulness
In the management of the county' af
fairs. An increase in the revenues from
taxation would put more money into the
couuty treasury then Is actually needed
for an economic and efficient adminis
tration ud the tax eaten, pi biters
and Jobbers of every description would
be as numerous and active around the
county board as flies around a molasses
barrel. If the county board decides to
adopt the municipal standard of assess
ment It must set Its face firmly against
Increased expenditure and cut down the
county levy to correspond with the In
creased valuation.
ANXIOVS FOR CANAL L KU1SI.A TIOX.
President Roosevelt Is said to be ex
ceedingly anxious that congress shall
act upon the canal question at the pres
ent fssion. It being feared that if the
Jintter goes over until next session It
1U not be disposed of during the life of
tlls congress. It Is understood that the
president has no choice between Panama
and Nicaragua, but he Is very desirous
that the canal should be authorized by
this congress and the question thus dis
posed of Instead of being allowed to
take Its chances In a new congress. It
has been intimated that the president
might urge action in a special message,
but the disposition of republican leaders
In the senate to accept his view seems
to render unnecessary any special ap
peal to congress.
Certainly the republicans In either
house ought to see the expediency of
disposing of this question during the
life of the present congress, since should
the succeeding house of representatives
be democratic there would be doubt
that any positive action would be taken
for another two years. It is pointed
out that while as a rule the southern
states favor the construction of an
isthmian canal, diversion would be
easily caused by party opposition to the
Philippine policy. Congress Is in posses
sion of all the information necessary
to enable it to determine the matter.
There Is nothing more to be Learned as
to the relative merits of the routes.
Everything relating to them Is most
fully presented In the report of the
Isthmian Canal commission. The terms
and conditions upon which concessions
can be obtained for the respective
routes are also known. Both routes are
practicable. Each has some distinctive
advantage, but either would serve the
purposes for which . an interoceanlc
canal Is necessary.
Preference Is largely a question of
cost. The commission at first reported
In favor of the Nicaragua route, but
when the Panama company offered to
transfer its property to the United States
for what Is regarded as a reasonable
sum and its ability to give a clear title
was demonstrated, the commission
recommended the Panama route. .Un
questionably the Panama canal can be
constructed at very much less cost than
the Nlcaraguan canal, and also in a
much shorter time. The engineering
dltfleultles are certainly no greater, if
so great, in the former than In the
latter route. Senator Morgan, In his
recent speech on the subject, pointed
out the dangers that would menace the
Panama canal. They are not more seri
ous than would, threaten the Nicaragua
canal, as the earthquake in that region
a few days ago very strongly sug-1
gested. The Nicaragua-Costa K lean
Guatemala u la pre-eminently an earth
quake belt There has been no des
structlve earthquake on the Panama
Isthmus In more than three centuries.
From a commercial point of view there
is little choice between the routes and
so far as military considerations are
concerned one would be quite as serv
iceable as the other. In the matter of
concessions we shall perhaps be able to
secure as satisfactory terms from Co
lombia as from Nicaragua and Costa
Klea,
There appears to be no good reason.
therefore, why the canal question should
not be determined and disposed of by
this congress at the present session.
If, however, the matter cannot be de
cided by congress the compromise prop
osition for leaving it to the determina
tion of the president, as provided In the
Spooner resolution, should be adopted.
THB DKMABD8 OF LABOR.
The opening of spring is usually
marked by more or less labor dlsturo
ances and this year these are rather
more numerous and general than for
several years. Strikes affecting a num
ber of trades are reported from many
points, the demands of labor being for
Increase of wages and reduction in
hours. Labor employed. In the building
trades Is most largely represented in
these strikes, building operations being
very generally on an extensive scale.
For a single example, it is stated that
In Pittsburg specifications on work that
la being held up by the labor trouble
aggregate $10,000,000.
Nearly everywhere the demand for
labor in the building trades Is fully up
to the supply and this, with the Increase
in the cost of living, explains the move
ment of labor to secure better pay and
less hours of work per day. The condi
tions appear to be highly favorable to
the success of the movement, so far at
least as the demand for more wages
is concerned, but it may be hoped that
worklngmen generally will take a con
servative view of their opportunity, for
otherwise they might impair the condi
tions that are contributing to the pros
perity of all interest.
Judge Baxter's ruling that unregis
tered voters must be certified by two
resident freeholders of the precinct In
which the voter reside Is doubtless In
strict conformity with the law. Under
the statute the establishment of voting
precincts Is vested In the Board of
County Commissioners for county and
state elections and the precinct bounda
ries cannot be changed except under
certain prescribed restrictions. In Doug
las county the precinct boundaries
within the city of Omaha have been
fixed to correepond with the respective
ward boundaries. No other division baa
ever been made by the county and none
can legally exist within the city of
Omaha until such change has been
made by the county. The subdivision of
ward into voting districts has been
made by ordinance by the mayor and
council as matter of convenience, and
Live Nebraska Towns
Chadron A Center of Commerce.
Chadron, a city of 2,500 inhabitants, the
seat of government of Dawes county. Is lo
cated 444 miles from Omaha, In the north
western part of the state, and 65 miles
south of Hot Springs, 8. D., the popular
health resort. Situated In the White river
valley and bounded on the east, south and
west by the famous Pine Ridge once the
happy hunting grounds of Chief Red Cloud
and his tribe, the situation Its unique and
beautiful. The ridge of hills rising to a
height of S00 feet, covered with pine and
cedar, are always verdant and abounding In
springs of clear water, and from this source
the city owns and controls one of the most
perfect and complete systems of gravity
water works to be found anywhere, the
supply being Inexhaustible. In 1885 the
Fremont, Elkhorn A Mlesourl Valley rail
road located Its shops and established Its
division offices here, making this the ter
minus of the Long Pine, Black Hills and
Wyoming divisions, and now employ about
300 men, most of whom own and occupy
homes In Chadron and share In a payroll of
$20,000 to $30,000 each month.
The city does a large mercantile busi
ness, some of the stores carrying stock
valued at from $30,000 to $40,000. All lines
of business are well represented by up-to-date
merchants, and a good market Is had.
this being the center of a vast stock-raising
region. We have two banks, doing a very
satisfactory business and carrying large
deposits of the surplus money of our ranch
men. We have a roller patent flouring mill
which gives us a home market for our
wheat; an electric light plant, a complete
telephone system connecting us with the
neighboring towns and many of the ranches
In the "sand hills country;" two newspa
pers, the Chadron Journal and Chadronlan;
a $40,000 courthouse, and the best hotel
accommodations of any city In the north
while these subdivisions have been
recognized In county elections, they have
never been legally designated as voting
precincts In the sense which the law
contemplates. If they actually were
preclncU, then there would have to be
precinct assessors for each and such
other precinct officers as might be re
quired. The law allows precincts to Is
sue bonds, but no one would contend
that the ward subdivisions created by
ordinance could legally vote bond Issues.
A strict application of the letter of the
law to the swearing In of votes would
doubtless bar voters who failed to se
cure sworn vouchers from resident free
holders of the precinct, which In the city
of Omaha means any resident free
holder of the territory embraced within
the ward boundaries.
As a reminder of the cruelty for
merly practiced In transporting live
stock by rail the Imposition over In Chi
cago of a stiff fine upon a railroad com
pany for keeplug cattle in its custody
108 hours without water should serve a
good purpose. : Fortunately such exam
ples of barbarism are no longer fre
quent, but on, the contrary every care
la taken to provide reasonable comfort
for animala .In transit not only out of
humane motives, but for the preserva
tion of the value of the stock. That still
further improvements in the accommo
dations furnished ' live stock shippers
are to be bad may safely be counted on,
but In the interval the enforcement of
the laws requiring feeding and watering
In transit alone will prevent a lapse to
old practices of neglect and maltreat
ment. The government Is taking vigorous
measures to prevent the spread of
cholera In the Philippine In protection
both of our military forces and the
native inhabitants. With quarantine
established against Ilong Kong, and
other Infected ports, the determination
of the authorities to take every precau
tion Is not to be questioned. If Ameri
can rule in these Islands can check the
ravages of diseases that from time Im
memorial have regularly swept oriental
communities, something will be ac
complished that would otherwise have
been left undone probably lor genera
tions. 'Never Touched Me.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A London paper scoffs at Secretary Shaw,
referring to him as a "ahirt-sleeved diplo
mat." It isn't likely, however, that the
secretary will let this cause him to go back
to Iowa and alt down.
Canada Thavrlnaj Oat.
Philadelphia Record.
Canada doe not propose to lag In the
rear of the procession. A prospeotus has
already been launched for the formation of
a "Dominion Securities company" of for
midable speculative Intentions.
Great Opportunities Neglected.
Washington Post.
An Ohio bookkeeper died the other day
and It has been discovered that there Is
a shortage of $3,000 In his accounts, cover
ing a period of thirteen years. In these
days of large undertakings it would be safe
to assume that the man died of mortifica
tion. Another l'lim oa Oir C'adr.
Cleveland Flaln Dealer.
The roast beef of old England loses all
Its flavor now that It la learned that tha
United States la the greatest beef eating
nation in the world. Our per capita of
meat consumption is a third larger than
that of England, twice as large as France,
two and one-half times as great as that
of Russia and Ireland, and six times as
much as Italy.
Plea for Plaieoa Lire.
Indianapolis News.
The bird killers are In Omaha this week.
Tha man that can kill the most birds, as
they emerge from a cage, weakened and
Intimidated by confinement, la to receive a
cast-Iron medal, tha symbol of the world's
championship. Now, It he could only be
compelled to wear this medal around his
neck all hie lire, so that people would
know that he Is the man that attained the
bad eminence In bird killing, the lesson
would not be lost.
Industrial Developments.
Minneapolis Times.
Not only wage earners, but the public at
large, will be Interested in knowing that
within a half a century the output from our
factories has increased in value two and
one-third times. In the same length of
time tha number of wag earners waa mul
tiplied by five and one-half and the wages
by ten. The moat rapid rate of Increase,
both In the number of workmen, la wages.
In product and la value thereof, was during
the decade of MM-18W.
west, and msny other enterprises, but that
of which we are most proud and of which
every Chadronlan Is wont to boast Is our
schools.
In our public schools we have about 500
students enrolled, and It was this school
In competition with all the schools of Ne
braska, which took second honors at the
Transm'sstsslppl exposition. Our public
school Is under the efficient msnagement
of Prof. W. C. Phlpps, and an able corps
of assistants, and Is at home In a sub
stanttal brick building. We also have lo
cated just south of the city on a beautiful
elevation the "Chadron academy," ably pre
sided over by Prof. I M. Oberkotter at
principal and a complete corps of teachers
This, without doubt. Is one of the very best
Institutions of this kind in the state, and
the only Institution of higher education
in the northwestern .country. The curricu
lum embraces all branches usually taught
In a preparatory school, and diplomas admit
to any college In the state without exami
nation, and also Includes a school of music
under the management of Mies Myrtle
Lashey. We have six churches supporting
pastors and a railroad Young Men's Chris
tian association, with a large membership.
We have also the usual number of lodges
and clubs of all kinds.
Chadron from a treeless plain a few
years since, has grown to be a city af
beautiful homes, Inhabited by progressive,
cultured and contented people. The prin
cipal Industry of this county Is stock rais
ing, and all who have engaged In this bust-
seas have been rewarded far beyond their
expectations. A limited amount of farming
In conjunction with stock raising has also
been a success and the opportunities of
those who desire to come are no less today
than they have been at any time In the
past. W. R. REYNOLDS.
HOI ABOIT NEW YORK.
Ripples oa the Current of Life In the
Metropolis.
A whaling good story was brought to New
York recently by eight forlorn sallormen
from the ill-fated New Bedford whaler
Kathleen. It Is a wondrous tale of the sea
such as would make the eyes of Jules Verne
and Clark Russell bulge with envy and put
the hair of the small boy straight on end.
The wrecked seamen told of the sinking
of the 195-ton Kathleen after fifty-eight
years of sea service by the crazy plunge of
of monster bull whale. To the eastward of
the Windward Islands a school of whales
waa sighted. Captain Jenkins sent away
the four whaleboats at once. The mate
harpooned and lanced a big cow not halt a
mile from the bark. He was the first to
bring his catch in. The cow was towed to
the port side of Kathleen and the tackle
waa passed under the carcass. The cap
tain sighted a tremendous bull whale within
a quarter of a mile on the starboard quar
ter. It was by all odds the biggest whale
he had ever seen.
"Hey, there, mate," he shouted, "you
take your men and go after that bull over
there."
The mate and his men tumbled down Into
their boat and bent their backs to the oars.
The unsuspicious leviathan met them half
way. Deviara plunged the harpoon Into tha
big fish's back.
The bull sounded at once. Apparently his
Irit rush did not take him very far, for
while the men were still reeling oft more
line for him, thinking that the slackening of
the line was merely temporary, he roee di
rectly ahead of them and began to thrash
the water. They had hardly gathered in the
alack when the monster started off along
he surface of the water. He went fast.
The harpoon line was reeled off with a
whirr. The friction over the bow set fire
to the gunwale and It blazed up twice, only
to be doused out by one of the men.
The whale was making dead for Kath
leen. Deviara got out his hatchet, ready
to cut the line when the big fieh dived
under the vessel's keel. But the bull did
not dive. He rushed right on and struck
the bark amidships on Its port side. The
stout timbers were crushed In as a berry
box Is crushed when you kick It.
The whale sunk like a plummet as soon as
he struck the ship. The boat's crew cut
the rope Just In time to save themselves.
Mate Deviara called on his men to pull
hard for the bark, which was settling rap
idly. They came alongside In plenty of time
to save those aboard. Within a moment
after the blow struck by the whale the cap
tain had set all hands to dragging bread
and water up to the deck, whence It could
be conveniently thrown Into the whale
boats. The ship soon sunk and the entire crew
found itself In the whaleboats, 950 miles
from land. A passing steamer next day
rescued them.
Sixteen years ago Mrs. Sarah Lockwood
of Brooklyn secured a divorce from Fred
erick E. Lockwood on charges which she
believed to bo true, and which he ve
hemently denied. They were of a nature
to harden her heart against hlra, and to
deaden the affection which she thought had
been killed.
Mr. Lockwood has spent these yesrs In
wandering about the country, never re
maining long In one place, and never with
a thought of a second marriage. Mrs.
Lockwood gave her life to the care anl
education of her 2-year-old daughter.
Some days ago Mr. Lockwood was asked
to call at the office of a lawyer In Brook
lyn. He did so, and was told that his wife
had found that the charges were not true,
and that she -had asked fcia permission to
go Into court and secure an annullment of
the decree.
The mother and daughter of 18 were In
the court room when the father came In.
The judge In a few words swept the
decree from the books, and the twain were
again husband and wife. Then the daughter
threw her arms about her father and wept,
and three happy people left the court room
together.
"Those who fall to see New York at least
ones In the early days of spring." writes a
correspondent, "are losing something of
pleasure In sight and feeling that would do
them good. One never realizes how much
there Is hers of greenery until he sees it
unfolding on every side. The Impression
of many Is that the city Is practically
treeless. Tbey would revise that oplnon
In sight of the big parks and the little
nooks and corners where nature has still
her own way. As for the grasa thers are
acres of K. As for the waters tbey never
were clearer or brighter In the sun. As
for the air It Is never again so pure. And
eve:i the people look happy."
Meyer Guggenheim of New York City,
who gave $60,000 to the Jewish hospital In
Philadelphia, has a family of sons who
Inherit his philanthropic Impulses. Wil
liam Guggenheim haa just given $50,000 to
the I'nlted Hebrew Charities of New York
City for an endowment fund. This Is given
without any conditions, and he offers to
give $50,000 mors provided that $250,000
additional Is contributed by friends of the
society before ths end of the year. Thla
would create a total endowment of $350,000.
No other charitable organization In New
York City baa a more extensive field of
labor. This field Is constantly growing, as
every year nearly 50,000 Russian Jews ar
rive and fully ens la tea requires assist
ance, . ,
The Heaviest
Hair on Record
Absalom's. Every year he
polled his head, and the weight
of his hair was 6 1-6 pounds.
We can't promise you any
such hair as this; yet you Know
the familiar saying,
"Ayer's HairVigorJmakes
the hair grow."
It also stops falling of the
hair, and restores color to gray
hair, all the dark, rich color.
" My hair was coming out very badly and was turning
gray. Two bottles of Ayer's Hair Vigor stopped the
falling and completely restored the color."
Mas. M. D. Gkay, North Salem, Mass.
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PERSONAL, NOTES.
If General Smith's ears are rot red hot
these days there Is nothing In the old
saying.
Queen Wllhelmlna seems to be picking
up courage and health, to be ready for the
next blow that misfortune deals ber.
The more the details of King Edward's
coronation are revealed the more It ap
peara that his majesty Intends to be what
Is vulgarly called "the whole show."
Walter MacEwen, the American painter,
residing In Paris, has been awarded one
of the two gold medals ef state at the
Vienna exhibition presented by the Aus
trian government.
Voters who have not yet received their
seeds from Washington should write to
their congressmen at once. If those seeds
are not planted pretty soon their failure
to grow cannot be blamed on the late
frosts.
Citizens of Charleston, S. C, are urging
that the name of Meeting street, one of the
widest and most Important streets in their
city, be changed to Hampton avenue, In
memory of the late General Wade Hamp
ton. In Columbia, too, there Is talk of
having a Hampton street or avenue.
During Governor Odell's six weeks' trip In
the west New York, for the first time In
Its history, will be governed by the speaker
of the assembly. Four weeks after Mr.
Odell's departure Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff will leave for Europe and for
the remaining two weeks Speaker Nixon
will act as chief executive.
Champ Clark of Missouri astounded the
house of representatives a few days ago by
appearing In a dove-colored frock suit like
those occasionally worn by handsome young
men In shows of the "Florodora" kind. To
an Inquiry from an amazed fellow member
he replied: "Oh, I have to wear some
thing, and It might as well be this." The
costume waa not a success and has disap
peared again.
A TEAR BEHIND THE 9MII.E.
Chicago Chronicle: There are so few
hearty funmakers In this workaday world
that none of them can join the great ma
jority without leaving an unfilled place.
Everybody who ever saw Sol Smith Russell
will be one of his mourners.
Philadelphia Record: The lights are out
and the curtain down; death has claimed
gay Sol Smith Ruasell after a long battle
with the grisly conqueror. For nearly
thirty years he so played his part as to
make himself a favorite among theater
goers In every part of the country. His
death will be widely deplored.
Chicago Post: He was never fortunate
enough to produce a play of literary dis
tinction or of high dramatic significance,
but be appeared in nothing that was not
wholesome, clean, enjoyable and interest
ing. We all owe him a debt of gratitude
for many, many delightful hours, and his
death will be widely mourned.
Kansas City Star: It Is more or less true
of all successful comedians that person
ality counts for about as much as talent or
genius. It certainly was true of Mr. Rus
sell. Amorg the characters that actors
represent on the stags few appeal so for
cibly to the public as those of genius cast
in respectable poverty and taking the
frowns of fortune good-naturedly. There
has never been another actor on the Ameri
can stage who was so successful in repre
senting the "shabby genteel" at Sol Smith
Russell.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Sol Smith l
Russell will be mourned by millions who
rever taw him except behind the footlights.
At an actor he touched the springs of
feeling with a true insight, and be deli
cately undorstood the relations of humor
and pathos. Hit acting was comedy of a
healthful order, not glittering foolery or
nonsense. A vein of tenderness marked his
work. He bad eomeUiIng like the touch of
Dickens la the comprehenstou of fun In
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social episodes. All his characterizations
were clean, always telling In effect, how
ever slight In materials, and his admirers
grew from year to year as long as he had
the physical strength to entertain them.
Cleveland Leader: Tha fact which la
out of harmony with all tho rent is tha:
death came at less than 64 years of age.
Such a man ought to have boon hale and
hearty at 80. His life could not havo
lasted too long to suit his fellow country
men. Fifty years of continuous work on
the stage would only hare multiplied tho
host of admirers to whom he brought pure
and wholesome pleasures.
Chicago Record-Herald: As a mimic of
eccentric American characters Mr. Kussell
bad no enial. He could run tho whole
gamut of vivid description, magnetic pathos
and dramatic power that made John H.
Ciough the matchless platform orator of bis
day. Moreover, he so entered Into the
appeal of his Imitation of Mr. Gough that
tears coursed down his cheeks, only to be
lighted by that Ineffably sweet smile as he
concluded with a wavo of his long arm:
"I thank you, ladles and gentlemen. " And
to think that we shall never again see that
smile Sol Smith Russell's smile breaking
and gleaming through and rippling over
that mock serious face of shrewd American
humor. Its qualntnees, its surprised Inno
cence, its sweetness dwells with all who
saw It like a benediction.
LINES TO A I.AI till.
Philadelphia Press: "His musirnl com
positions achieve .soma little popularity,
out not for long."
"That's so; Juit thlrty-dny notes, as It
were."
Judge: "Colonel Bridge's dog and mlna
had a tight yetiterday."
"How did It come out?"
"Well, the colonel drew first, but shot
wild, so I laid him up with a bullet In his
ehouhler."
Chlcaso News: Little Willie Say, pa,
what are preferred creditors ,
Pa They are tho kind that -never send
In their bills, my son. At least, that's
the kind I prefer.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Petersen says
he's very susceptible to heat."
"Susceptible! I should say he was. Why,
he holda the medal for being the llrst man
to be sunntruck In March."
Detroit Free Press: Sliss Kidder Gun
son just returned from a Hliooting trip this
morning and ho seemed tickled to death.
Knocker Unusual run of luck, eh?
Miss Kidder Yes; he Uidn't shoot the
dogs.
Chicago Post: "How nice It would be,"
commented Hooter thoughtfully, "If we
could only skip the day after."
Washington Star: "United States sena
tors are mighty busy people," said Farmer
Corntnssel.
"Yes." answered his wife. "It appenrs
like they was either makln' or breakln'
laws all the time "
New York Times: (leralil There's a fnol
born every minute.
.eraldlne At that rate it won't he lonir
be. ore you have a good working majority.
Philadelphia Press: "Goodness" how that
railroad stock does fluctuate."
"Yes. It's a wise railroad stock that
knows Its own par."
THE I.EAKV TltKKS.
James W'hitcomh Riley.
In the Spring when the green gits back In
ine irees.
And the sun comes out and atavs.
And your boots pull on with a good tlul
squeeze,
And you think of your barefoot davs:
When you ort to work and you want to not
And you ind your wife agreea
It's time to spade up the garden lot-
When the green gits back In the trees
Well, work Is the least of my hires
nen tne green, you know, gits baric In
the trees.
When the green gits back In tho trees, and
been
Is a-buzzln' round agin
In that kind of a "lazy-go-os-you-please"
Old gait they hum round In:
When the ground's all bald where the hay
rick stood
And the crick's rlz, and the breeze
Coaxea the bloom In the old dogwood.
And the green gits back in the trees
I like, I say, In such scenes as these
The time when the green glta back In the
trees.
