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    THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1902.
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Now it Is up to
Board of Review.
the South Omaha
The republicans of Sarpy county think
Mercer has had enough.
Renator Quay still appears to hare a
firm (jrlp on the Pennsylvania republican
machine.
Three red hats have been bestowed
by Pope Leo within the last forty-eight
hours, but not one of them is labeled
for America.
, The republicans of Nebraska cannot
afford to renominate a treasurer who
bas, directly or Indirectly, speculated In
public funds.
When the Omaha jobbers petitioned
for the removal of the sky parlor market
they did not realize that they were stall-
, ng the proposed fire engine house.
A reduction of thirteen points In
Omaha fire insurance rates may not be
within reach this summer, but a reduc
tion of four or five points seems practi
cable. . Several of the very pertinent questions
propounded to Congressman Mercer's
champion still remain unanswered, be
cause the magniloquent debater Is not
a mind reader.
In the minds of the southern leaders
republican presidents become great and
good only when they die. Senator Mor
gan's encomiums on President McKlnley
are a fair sample.
It goes without saying that no teacher
In the public schools of Omaha desires
to take an enforced vacation, even If
half-fare tlckets-of -leave were furnished
by the school board.
Now that Governor Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas has been taken back into the
Baptist church his excellency will take
to water more steadily than before he
.was overtaken by the disagreeable In
cident,
ins nuHru or Education Has sus
pended its rules for the benefit of the
three married teachers with husband at
tachments, but it appears to be Inclined
to- draw the line at teachers with pre-
ylous engagements.
bile the, Boers and Britons, who
roade the peace compact, are frater
nizing, the Boers who arranged for the
surrender and the Boers who have been
surrendered do not speak as they pass
on the streets of Bclfontalne.
If the tax bureau of the railroads,
(which is now Issuing dally bulletins to
the people of Nebraska, would only give
us a few more figures we will presently
become convinced that the railroads
nave , oeen outrageously imposed upon
by their own boards and should be ex
empt from taxation altogether.
Congressman Thompson of Alabama
proposes to bury all of the dead presl
dents, except George Washington, at the
national cemetery at Arlington. Why
the line is drawn at Washington Is not
explained in the bill. He certainly
(would find himself In good company at
Arlington should he be transferred from
Mount Vernon.
The promotion of General John C,
Bates, commanding the Department of
the Missouri, to the rank of major gen
eral la a merited recognition of vallunt
and distinguished service rendered in
two wars. General Bates entered the
regular army In 1861,- was brigadier gen
eral of volunteer In the war for the
liberation of Cuba and was with Shafter
at Santiago. His service In the Philip
pine received the highest commendation
of the commanding officers from General
Ptl to Chaffee.
ntrcxD trk Moytr.
For morn than twenty. years the rnll
ronda of Nebraska tiTe controlled the
state boards that assess their property,
whether the boards were republican or
pnpocratlc. Whatever valuation has
been placed upon the railroad property
by state boards In the past has been
done by and with the aid and consent
of the railroads. At every session of the
State Board of Equalization the railroad
attorneys and railroad tax adjusters
have been present to enlighten, instruct
and assist the board in reaching conclu
sions satisfactory to the corporations.
They have never failed to impress upon
them the claims the railroads have upon
Nebraska for generous treatment la the
assessment of their properties. In no
instance, so far as can be ascertained,
have the franchises of the railroads
been considered as part of their taxable
assets.
And now the tax adjusters of the rail
roads declare and advertise to the world
that the railroads of Nebraska have
been assessed altogether too high and
they try to prove by "figures that do not
lie" that Nebraska railroads have paid
more taxes than should Justly have been
levied upon them and far in excess of
the tax burden imposed upon them In
other states.
If this is really true, It is high time
for Nebraska to refund to the overtaxed
railroads the money they have taken
from them in excess of Just valuation.
For example: In 1890 the railroads of
Nebraska, with a mileage of 5.323 miles,
were assessed $20,854,221.05. With over
400 miles of Increased mileage, worth
$1,871,000, at the standard average for
1900 of $4,679 per mile, the total rail
way assessment for 1900 was $20,340,
735.90. Deducting from this the $1,871,
600, representing the value of the in
creased mileage, the relative assessment
for 1900 as compared with 1890 would
have been $24,475,135. or $5,379,080 less
than the assessed valuation of the roads
ten years previously. If the railroad as
sessment of 1900 was equitable and Just
It Is manifest that the assessment of
1890 was outrageously unjust and exces
sive and, therefore, the railroads of Ne
braska have a Just claim against Ne
braska for the excess of assemment
amounting to $5,379,080, and all the way
from three to Ave million dollars more to
make up the excessive tax levies for'the
five years succeeding 1800.
If injustice has been done the rail
roads, as is claimed by the tax adjuster
bureau, then the wrong should be
Ighted as soon as possible. The money
overpaid into the state and county
treasuries for the ten years previous to
1890 should be refunded to them. If
there is not sufficient money in the treas
ury to do this now a special refunding
bill should be passed by the next legis
lature. In the meantime we submit to
the studious attention of the railroad
tax bureau the following figures, which
do not lie, because they are engraved
upon the books of the state auditor:
Grand Assessed Rail-
Assm't Roll.
way Val'n
1890 $184,770,304.64
1891 183.1S8.2S6.28
1892 188.432.S78.71
1893 194.733,124.73
$29,854,221.06
29,265,917.80
29,339.631.00
28.674.138.00
27,939,178.60
25,423.308.00
25,424.708.00
25,681,720.70
26.108,936.80
6,104.450.10
26,846.735.90
26,422.732.39
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
183,717.498.78
171.468.207.48
167,078,270.37
165,193,736.42
167,810.764.79
169,105.905.10
171,747,693.41
174.439,095.45
These figures speak for
themselves.
They show a shrinkage of $10,331,300.00
in the grand assessment roll from 1890
to 1901. Juasmuch as the railroad prop
erty Is presumed to represent 15 per
cent of the total property of the state,
the shrinkage In the assessment of rail
roads should have been $1,721,885, which
Is more than offset by the increased
railroad mileage valued for assessment
purposes at $1,871,600, but the shrinkage
in the railroad assessment from 1890 to
1901 was $3,431,488.60, exclusive of the
Increased value of Its extensions.
More striking still la the discrepancy
between the grand assessment roll for
1900 and 1901 and the railroad assess
ment in those two years, while there
was an increase over the preceding year
in the grand assessment roll of $2,601,
502.04, the Increase of the railroad as
sessment was only $75,090.49. If, as the
railroad tax adjusters claim, the rail
roads pay 15 per cent of the taxes of the
state, the Increase in the assessment of
railroads for 1001 should have been over
$400,000 Instead of $75,096.49. As a
matter of fact the increase of $75,990.49
does not even fully cover the Increased
value by reason of extensions. In other
words, while the railroad assessment for
1901 was not Increased a penny, the as
sessment of all other classes of property
was Increased by nearly $3,000,000.
THK FAL8K CRTUF MILITARISM.
Referring to the order reducing the
army, tlio Baltimore .ewt nnas m
a refutation of the charge made by the
democrats In the last presidential cam
palgn that the republican party intended
to create a great standing army to main
tain the party In power and to overawe
the people in the Interest of the money
power. It recalls the reckless declara
tions of the democratic leaders In that
campaign that it was the purpose of
the republican party to have an army
of 200,000 men, that fortresses would
be erected in the neighborhood of every
srreat cltv and that militarism would
stalk through the land.
"The republicans have been In for two
and a half years," remarks the News,
"since those prophecies were spread
about the land, and nobody bas yet seen
the walls of those fortresses arising,
nor have the streets or the environs of
our great cities been made any more
familiar with the sight of bluecoat or
khaki than they were In 1800, or 1880,
or 1870, or I860., And now; we have
President Roosevelt' order, under
which, within a few months, the army
already far below the else it bad at the
time of the campaign of 1000, Is to
undergo a further reduction of 10.000
men." This doe not look, our Balti
more contemporary add, If aay deep
laid plot wa twln.atertalod tot tn
grinding of 76.000,000 freemen under
the iron heel of a military despotism
and It suggests that the ridiculous fail
ure of the democratic leader's prophe
cies "ought to serve as a lesson to demo
crats in general that moderation and
responsibility are much better passports
to Influence and political power than are
wild accusation and indiscriminate at
tack." This is sound admonition, but the
course of the democrats In congress and
the declarations of the conventions of
the party show that the democracy is
not prepared to accept ' such counsel.
Wild accusation and indiscriminate at
tack are still the method of that party
and no one is doing more to encourage
this than the leader in the last two
presidential campaigns.
WILL TRY AHBITRA T10X
The recent strike of teamsters In Chi
cago, which was characterized by n
great deal of violence, appears to have
convinced the employers concerned of
the expediency of resorting to arbitra
tion In future controversies. The asso
ciation of employers of teamsters pro
pose to organize a board to which dis
putes hereafter will be submitted and
the packers are reported to be In sym
pathy with the movement Of course
the organization of teamsters, which has
demonstrated that it is a pretty formid
able body, will have representation on
the proposed board.
This movement, the outcome of one
of the severest strike lessons Chicago
has known, will If wisely and Judi
ciously managed undoubtedly have good
results. The grave mistake made by
the packers was tn refusing to recog
nize the representatives of the associa
tion of teamsters, the idea being that
they could break up the union. Had
they realized In the first place, what
doubtless they now understand, that the
task of suppressing organized labor Is
an exceedingly difficult and hazardous
one and been disposed to submit the
dispute to arbitration, there is no doubt
an amicable agreement could have beep
reached, to the advantage or all par
ties. It is well that the experience has
had the effect of convincing the em
ployers that the wise and prudent policy
is to arbitrate in the case of controver
sies with employes, for it will rarely
happen that such a course, when fairly
and honestly followed, will fall to have
a satisfactory result Every movement
for arbitration in disputes between em
ployers and employes is to be welcomed
and encouraged. -
V1EWH OF TflJB SClBnilSTS.
Interesting contributions are being
made to the discussion of the lnter-
oceanlc canal question by the scientists.
Prof. Hill of the United States geo
graphical survey, who went to Marti
nique as the representative of the Na
tional Geographical -society, and Prof.
Hellprln, wl:o has achieved worldwide
distinction by bis daring Investigations
of the Mont Telee volcano, agree in the
opinion that the Nicaragua canal route
Is unsafe. Both assert that Nicaragua
is In the same volcanic chain as Mont
Pelee and that there Is sympathy be
tween the volcanoes of Central America
and the Caribbean sea. Prof. Hill said
In a recent Interview that "certainly
no canal should be built within the Im
mediate range of this chain" and he
thought the Panama route preferable
on account of Its freedom from the re
gion of volcanic activity and Its removal
from the area of seismic disturbance.
On the other hand, Trof. McGee, vice
president of the National Geographical
society, Is of the opinion, that Hellprin
overestimates the danger to either route
from volcanic action and earthquakes
and says be Is Inclined to think that the
danger from volcanic action Is less along
the Nicaragua route than along the
Panama route, .by reason of various
geographic conditions. Prof. Haupt,
who was a member of the Isthmian
Canal commission, Is of the opinion, ac
cording to a late interview, that the
Panama route la as dangerous as tbe
Nicaragua route. He said: "Consider
lng the dangers of the Nicaragua route,
in my opinion they are no greater than
those which threaten the Panama line.
The latter route Is directly In the line of
the earthquake disturbances, which have
greatly damaged the Panama railroad.
The Nicaragua route Is more exempt
from earthquakes. Considering the con
dltlons, however, the Nicaragua line Is
more in danger from volcanic dust than
from earthquakes and the Panama route
is more In danger from earthquake
than from volcanic dust, o the danger
are about equal."
This difference of opinion among
clenttst of eminent ability and high
professional standing, who must be pre
sumed to be entirely disinterested, Is
naturally confusing to the unscientific,
who must necessarily form their Judg
ment from actual facts. Those of recent
happening are certainly not favorable to
the Nicaragua advocate. The earth
quake in Guatemala and tbe volcanic
activity within the region through which
the Nicaragua canal would pass are
demonstrations of the dangerous nature
of that portion of Central America
which can be understood without scien
tific knowledge. On the Panama route
there, has been nothing of thl kind In
late years and seismic disturbance of
the past were not serious. It Is upon
such actual and preeeut facts and con
ditions that the public Judgment will be
baaed. In view of the disagreement of
the scientists, and they have very
greatly strengthened popular sentiment
In favor of the Panama-route.
And now It transDlre that the re
ported interview with Senator Millard.
In which be wa represented a favoring
harmony between the contending cor
poration for tbe purpose of nominating
a governor satisfactory to all. is a pnre
figment of Imagination. The Bee learn
from reliable authority that the senator
disclaim any such view, and on tbe
contrary, expresses himself tn favor of
candidate for governor, a well a can
didate for all other ut office, "who
will, fabrlj anbeea protect veryj
interest and represent the rank and file
of the party."
Star chamber sessions In legislative
bodies are not In consonance with the
spirit of representative government. Tbe
people have a right to know whether
their representatives represent or mis
represent them. This applies to legisla
tures, city councils, school boards and
all other representative bodies. A man
who travels the straight road was never
known to be lost A man who wants to
perform bis duty fearlessly and honestly
has no need of doing business behind
closed doors or screening bis actions be
hind secret ballots.
If the South Omaha Board of Review
will do Its duty fearlessly the South
Omaha tax levy for 1902 will go down
from 55 mills to 25 mills. Instead of an
assessment of $2,000,000 South Omaha
should have an assessment of from
$4,000,000 to $5,000,000. According to
the official census returns the value of
the South Omaha packing house plants
alone exceeds $15,000,000.
Another Boost (or Beet.
Kansas City Journal.
The Boer farms are to be restocked with
American cattle. Gadsooksl And only
$15,000,000 allowed, for the purpose!
Hot Weather Diversion.
Baltimore American.
Just as the Boer troubles seemed to be
settled there arises a hot discussion as to
whether or not their defeat was a victory.
Democracy's Savior In Sight.
Brooklyn Eag-le (dem.)
And so Grover Cleveland Is to speak to
the Tilden club over In Manhattan, and to
tell them and the rest ot the democratlo
party what they should do. There are
those who would not be surprised If Grover
Cleveland should again date his letters
from Washington, D. C
Glorifying Jnne Dnya.
New Tork Tribune.
The longest days in the year are the
most agreeable when June Is gracious. Life
In the open air is the Ufa best worth liv
ing, and this is the month In which to get
the choicest experiences of such lite a
month without peer. A James Russell
Lowell wrote, "Then, If ever, come perfect
days."
Another Passing Graft.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Pullman conductors are asking for a
raise. They can't live on their salaries
and the tips have fallen off sadly ot late.
It took the traveling public a long time
to arrlvo at the conclusion that the Pull
man company waa fully able to pay Us own
employes, but this action of the conductors
would seem to Indicate that that conclu
sion had been reached by a good many
people.
Unerring- Pinch of War.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The magnitude of the war against the
Boers Is strongly shown In. the statement
of the British chancellor of the exchequer.
that merely to wind It up and return the
British troops to their homes and the sur
viving Boers to their farms will cost $200,-
000,000. In comparison with this, the $20,.
000,000 we paid Spain for the good-will she
did not have la the Philippine seems
trifling. .
Grnelons Act of a Klnar.
i Philadelphia Record.
King Edward has not forgotten the host
ess of the . white House who entertained
mm wnen be visited tbls country over
forty years ago. The especial Invitation
to the coronation which has been extended
to Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson, who, as the
niece of James Buchanan, was the mistress
of tbe presidential mansion in 1860, waa a
graceful act. 'Tis but a trifle, but It Is
the observance of such which makes up the
whole art of good manners; and good man
ner are promotive of good feeling between
nations as between Individuals.
Good Pair to Draw To.
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat
A remarkable sentence occurred in the
speech of the chairman of the democratlo
state convention In Indiana. It waa this.
In reference to the Boer cause: "There
would have been no recruiting or supply
station maintained by monarchy In the land
of Washington and Lincoln had William
Jennings Bryan or Grover Cleveland been
president ot the United States." The coup
ling of the names of Cleveland and Bryan
In a democratic convention with a view ot
getting a round ot applause is new. Per
haps the next thing will be a financial
oration from Grover, with Bryan holding
his hat
A Graelona Act.
Denver Post
A more gracious set It would be difficult
to conceive than that credited to tho British
cabinet in deciding to offer Oom Paul
Kruger safe conduct back to his native
land and to permit his residence there
without compliance with the stipulation of
tbe peace settlement requiring an oath of
allegiance to tbe British crown.
Although the venerable president of the
ex-republlo is bent and broken in health as
a result ot the terrible ordeal through
which he has passed, he Is still tbe Idol of
his people and could undoubtedly Influence
them to the serious detriment of the new
government should be be so disposed. His
years are numbered, doubtless perhaps his
months may be but so long as he lives
there Is not a Boer patriot who would not
proudly follow him, even to the death.
By reason of thl fact the British pro
posal receives still deeper emphasis tn It
broad humanity, and Is raised above the
possibility of suspicion of cheap and un
worthy motive.
The consummation of the act will add
new glory to th emplr nd to modern
civilization.
RAILROADS AND THD PEOPLES.
Frankness oat One Bide,
Deception
on the Other.
New Tork World.
In the statement of Mr. E. H. Harrtmaa
regarding railways and the public, he urged
that the time had come for mutual frank
ness In the declaration ot purposes and
policies.
On the public's side there ha always
been thin frankness. The railroads bars
never fully met It with It like. Hence
the distrust and dislike that hare gone so
far at times as to Interfere with corpora'
tlon schemes meritorious enough la them
selves.
There Is never any doubt la the popular
mind about the vast usefulness of railways
as dsvelopers of the country and as com
mon carriers. Th rapid Increaaa of popu
latlon and wealth wherever th steel high
way penetrate Is thing open to all ays
and understanding. But the mysteries of
"pooling," of stock-waterlog and stock
manipulation, the atealtby setsur of extra
privileges on blind pretexts through these
the people are disturbed, perplexed and
often oppressed. They are not necessary
mysteries. Tbe greater part of them are
not honeat mysteries. They must disappear
before there can be established that mutual
frankness urged by Mr. Harrtmaa.
Publicity is the medium through which
to establish such a popular friendship as
u, rurou at ttsir bi desert.
Live Nebraska Tdwns
ORD Queen of
Nestling against the base of verdant
hills and with the North Loup river flowing
at Its feet, sit Ord, county seat of Val
ley county, and without question tbe queen
of the Loup country, a beautiful, bustling,
healthful and happy city. From Its seat
between bills and liver it looks far up and
down the broad, fertile valley ot the Loup,
decked with profitable farms.
Your first Impression of the city Is the
beauty of Its location. A closer look tells
you of its other claims to beauty. There Is
fine courthouse located in a little park
filled with thrifty trees, with Its award well
watered and neatly kept; a fine high school
building, substantial business buildings ot
brick and stone, handsome residences with
blue grass lawns cared for with scrupulous
care.
But Ord's chief pride is the fact that It la
city of business activity. Ask any trav
eling man to name a few of Nebraska's .
best business points and he will Invariably
name Ord as one of them. There are rea
sons for Its prosperity. It is the county
seat of one of tbe beat and most prosper
ous counties of the state. The farmers liv
ing about It are, thrifty and successful, and
It stands at tho gateway to a vast region of
hilly country stretching far to the north,
wherein no town of Importance can be
built and from which a vast amount of
trade must come to us. It Is therefore se
cure In Its possession ot the key to this
large Held of trade.
The county seat was located on the pres
ent site In 1873, on a piece ot railroad
land with no houses thereon. It took Its
BITS OF WASHIJSGTOJI LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
Naval Constructor Hobson of Merrlmae
and smacking fame, who Is seeking a soft
berth on the retired list, strode into the
room of the senate committee on naval af
fairs the other day, loaded with documents
bearing on his case. The committee was
in session, but the business under considera
tion did not prevent the members from
siting up the formidable roll of papers
which the lieutenant carefully deposited on
convenient table. At last the Hobson bill
was taken up.
What Is the matter with you?" Chair
man Hale asked the man who went Into
Santiago harbor and got kissed by the girls
for so doing.
I am Buffering from compound hyper
metropic astigmatism, retinal hyperaemla
and trachoma," replied tbe naval officer.
"Gracious!" ejaculated Senator Galllnger.
'Have you got all that tbe matter with you
and still live to tell It to the committee T"
Hobson nodded.
"Then Mr. Chairman," Mr. Galllnger
said, "I move that the bill be reported fa
vorably. I do not know exactly what Mr.
Hobson has got, but surely it 1 enough."
The rest of the committee agreed with
the New Hampshire statesman and Hobson
left the committee room without once re
ferring to his voluminous reports.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska was eating
breakfast In the cafe of an uptown hitel
yesterday morning, relates the Washington
Post. Someone wanted to know the time.
Nobody at the table seemed to possess a
watch and one of the party started to call
a waiter.
"That Isn't necessary," said Dietrich.
And then from hi outside coat pocket tbe
senator extracted a large alarm clock. It
wa one of those 09-cent affairs, with
gong on the top. "It is twenty mtnutes
after 9," remarked Dietrich, glancing at the
figures on the clock.
"I carry this alarm clock all th time,"
he explained. '"It's a great thing. If I
have an engagement at 8 o'clock I set the
alarm for ten minutes befora that hour,
and then when I bear the gong go off I am
reminded of my engagement. Then I set
it for the next appointment, and so on all
through the day. It's a great scheme. You
ought to try it."
"Uncle" Joe Cannon was chairman of the
select committee which had in charge the
refurnishing of representatives' hall.
Among the othsr things promised the mem
bers for this session was an elaborate sys
tem ot ventilation by which cold air could
be forced up through a series of ducts so as
to reduce the temperature of the hall and
make it comfortable In hot weather. Th
members have been waiting for the cold air,
but so far none has been felt. Tbe tem
perature In the houtfe Is the same as In the
senate and In the corridors ot the capltol.
Congressman Watson walked over to Mr.
Cannon one afternoon when there were
more members In tbe restaurant than there
were In the house. The Indlanlan's collar
waa melted and bis face was beaded with
perspiration.
"Uncle Joe," he asked, seriously, "where
1 that cold air we voted money tor last
session?"
"Yea, where is It?" echoed Mr. Cannon
ss be mechanically mopped his forehesd
with his handkerchief. "I told those darned
fool on tbs committee that I was not la
favor ot buying anything I could not see,
but they were bound to do It."
"There la on feature of tbe government
service that puxzles me," said a chief of
division in the Treasury department to the
Washington Post, "and that Is ths lack ot
men stenographers." I don't see why men
who have ambitions to enter government
work don't equip themselves along tbls line.
I do not mean to disparage the efficiency
of women typewriters, for they do all that
is expected of them, and more, too. But
there Is a limitation to their usefulness, no
matter how expert they may be. There are
certain confidential relations which a
superior must always have with bis assist
ant, which cannot bs shared with a woman.
Oftentimes we have to rely on tbe Judgment
of an inferior, and are not always willing,
and In fact would be afraid, to t,rust to tbs
discretion of a woman.
- "To my mind the scarcity of men type
writers is largely due to the fact that
women bav bluffed their masculine rivals,
or would-be rivals, from the field. Tbe
latter evidently think that the craft ha
been monopolised by tha women. To tell
the truth, there is no field so much open
to men, as far Uncle Sam 1 concerned,
s that of th typewriter, and In few la
there held out such prospect of advance
ment. For instance, Secretary Cortelyou
Is an ex-stenograpbsr, and not so much of
an 'ex' at that, for be was, and always
will be, a skillful band at th typewriter.
But he Is cabinet possibility and he ros
from th opportunities held out by hi call
ing." Th moral of this story come first. It
Is: Always be polite, especially if you
want things from congress.
When th battleship Ohio was launched
at San Francisco, relates th Nsw York
World, Prestdsnt McKlnley was there with
his cabinet. The official of th Union
Iron works were In high feather at having
the president and so many other dlstln
gulshed psopl for their gussts.
Representative Foss, chairman of the
bouse committee on naval affairs, waa there
also, and Representative Dsyton, the rank
ing member of the committee. They were
such comparatively small fry that they
were not bidden to tha feast, snd whsa
th special tug went out to ses th launch
log they were not Invited.
the Loup Country.
name from General B. O. C. Ord. who cam
up the valley at th time to select th sit
rf Fort Hsrtsuff a few miles up the valley.
The town was regularly platted In 1879 and
from that time has mad a steady growth,
with no boom and no backset to It credit
or discredit. It has a population of about
1.800. It has practically no vacant resi
dences or business buildings within Its lim
its. It baa a splendid waterworks system
furnishing an abundance of water, with a
reservoir stationed on a hilt. Tbe supply
comes from a spring near the river and 1
s pure ss msy be found on earth. Be
cause of Its pure water end the general
cleanllner of the city few epidemic of
disease have come to us. We have two
banks, which stand high In financial cir
cles. All lines of mercantile business are
well represented, some of the merchant
carrying stocks far superior to those car
ried In similar cities. Our creamery Is a
prosperous Institution. There are no sa
loons In tbe city. . Church Interests are well
represented. Tho Methodist, Presbyterian,
Baptist, Christian. Unitarian, Danish Luth
eran and Eplsoopal bodies have neat church
buildings and prosperous organisation
working harmoniously for tbe good of the
.people. Our schools are generously sup
ported, both with money nd pupils. Two
larg brick buildings are In ue and ten
teachers are employed. Th high school
Is on the Accredited list With a rating of
8m point with the Stat university. Msny
pupils come to this Institution from th
surrounding territory. Attracted by th ex
cellent school facilities here furnished.
W. W. HASKELL.
They came back humiliated and angry.
It so happened that for several years there
has been paragraph In the naval appro
priation bill granting a 4 per cent bonus
on contracts obtained by Pacific coast ship
builders because ot the Increased cost ef
material there. In other words, each Pa
cific coast shipbuilder who had a govern
ment contract was paid $104 for every $100
the shipbuilders In the east were paid.
When that bill came up In the house this
year this provision was In It, but some
member on the democratic side suggested
that It was time to stop giving bonuses to
the Scott of San Francisco, snd not a
member of the naval affairs committee rose
to say word In favor of keeping the bonus
in the bill. It was stricken out. Foes and
Dayton remembered what happened to
tbem in San Francisco.
Senator Depew was riding to th capltol
on an F street car when a very deaf
woman, who sat next to him, asked him
some questions about Washington and then
apologized for being deaf.
"Why don't you try electricity?" sym
pathetically suggested the senator.
"Well," said ths woman, "I wa struck
by lightning last summer, but I don't see
that It did me any good."
PERSONAL NOTES.
JumuuIu Miller says Bret Hart was al
ways disgusted with his "Heathen Chinee"
glory and always begged his friends never
to mention It.
Secretary ot Agriculture Wilson Is In St
Louis, Inspecting work that has been in
progress tor three year on the Investiga
tion ot the causes and remedies for decay
in lumber.
Georges Leyguea, the French minister of
public instruction, having reformed French
spelling and syntax by official decree, is
going to Issue an official French grammar,
which will be the only on used la French
schools.
Dr. Charles F. Rand, who is accepted a
being the first volunteer tor ths civil war,
Is still living In Washington. Hs was also
the first soldier to win the congressional
medal for honor for distinguished gal
lantry In action.
Daniel G. Reld, the Wall street magnate,
who is said to be worth about $25,000,000,
Is building a splendid residence at his old
home, Richmond, Ind., In which place he
was born some forty-four years ago. He
began life grocery boy In tbe store of
a man whose eon, W. B. Leeds, Is now his
partner in numerous vast enterprise.
P. D. Harrison ot Manchester, N. H., Is
compiling a history of battleflags of this
country, especially of those carried In what
he Incidentally calls "The Brothers' Quar
rel," in 1861-5. He find that the number
of flags now in the custody of southern
states Is much less than those preserved
by tho northern commonwealths, but be Is
desirous ot making a complete list of them
all.
Members of the Washington smart set
re already discussing tbe advent ot
Michael Herbert as British ambassador to
succeed tbe late Lord Pauncefote. The new
ambassador's station In Washington, It Is
supposed, will advene the prestige of th
Vanderbllts la the social set and thus at
tract the members of that family and their
Immediate friends to Washington next win
ter, as Mrs. Herbert's sister Is the wife
of young Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Mr. Shaw, secretary of tbe treasury, as
tonishes New Yorkers whenever he makes
on of his trip to that town. Th low
man ha a way ot dropping In without an
nouncement beforehand and with no frill
after be reaches there. He goe from office
to office in search ot Information ha desires
and there is no bras band accompaniment
to his travels. Th official who attempt
to entangle him In red tap finds It sud
denly cut and discover that the aecretary
can get down to th merit of th csie
with true Mississippi valley directness.
Knocking
a little ball
about a
green field
with
a crooked stick
1 supposed
to be th
well gam
of th dsy.
If If worth doing;
It's worth doing
right.
Begin at your cloths.
Begin right.
When you know
everything ta right
Modesty prevent
our telling -whsr
to find such
a place.
' - yo CLOTHINCr FITS LIKE OUIlrT,
" Exclusive-Clothiers and Furnishers.
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M DtAjs Mm, PiittBAat t I trppoee a
large number 0f people who read of
my remarkable our will bafdlr believe
11 had I not esperlenoed It mraeif, 1
know that I should notv ' "
MRS. SADIE . KOCH.
"I ' suffered for month with)
troubles peoullaf to women which
.gradually prpke down my health and
my very life. I. was nearly insane
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Itude. Sincerely yours, Sadix . Koch,
124 10th St., Milwaukee, Wi." $5000
ftrfttt tf about tutlmMlal It tot gnult.
Such unquestionable testtmony
proves the power of Lydla 12. Pink
ham's Vetrtabe Compound over
diseases of women.
Women should remember tbat
they are prlrilg:ed to consult
Mrs. Plnkham, at Lynn, Mass.,
About their illness, entlrolv free.
rOIXTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago Tribune: "It's dlffrunt with a
volcano." reflected Uncle Eph'm. "It km
cough Its whole blame head oft an still
keep on coughln',"
Somervllle Journal: A man never real
ises what a complicated game base ball
really Is until he has tried to explain it to
a woman.
Philadelphia Catholic Standard! Mark
ley You've owed me 860 for two year
now. Don't you think It s about tlm you
liquidated that debt? ,
Borroughs Sure. I'll buy you a drink.
If that's what you mean.
Chicago Post: "Yes. I think the gov
ernment should own and operate all trans
portation lines."
"Do you think the sleeping car porter
would permit It?"
Detroit Free Press: "I never heard of
such extravagance," exclaimed Mrs. Mc
Bride to her hjsbsnd.
"What's the matter now?"
Mrs. Fosdlck has given a beefsteak din
ner to sixteen guests. Think of it I"
Washlnaton Star: "You have not kept
?our promise!" exclaimed the reproving
"That's true," answered Senator Sor
thnni nlnnldlv. "hut It mlaht be worse.
Some of my promises may be broke, but
I'm not"
SOPHISTRIES OP INGLE BILL. ,, .
L. O. Reese In San Francisco Bulletin.
Got to arguln' last night,
Me'n Uncle Bill;
Hadn't got so sleepy we'd
Ben at It still!
Vnele Bill he 'lowed a camel
Was pervlded wit a hump
Fer a fleas' observatory!
(Never heerd o' such a chump
As Uncle Bill!)
"Pigs has got a squirmy tall,"
Bays Uncle Bill, .
"So's when storms comes blowm round
'Em fit to kill,
They can wrap them curly tails
'Round a rusty nail, you know,
An' then go to sleep an' let
The dad-burn tornado blow!"
(That Uncle Bill!)
"Cats Is skeered o' water, tool"
Savs Uncle Bill,
" 'Cause their hide shrinks when It' wet!"
Says Uncle BUI;
"An" a pore cat would feel awful
Worried, I'm a-tellln' you!
If his skin was shrunk so tight he
Couldn't wink his eye nor mewl"
Says Uncle Bill.
"Files Is always wantln light!"
Bays Uncle Bill,
"Watch the next one that comes "round1
Says Uncle Bill.
"An you'll see him rub together
Them there little flats o' his
Brag-gin' that of all the house file
He's the bljrgest fly what Is!"
Says Uncle Bill.
"Hen's ain't got a speck o teeth!"
Says Uncle Bill.
"Have to 'gum If all their llfr
Says Uncle BUI.
"Ever see a hen a-scratchln
An" a-peckln' In the dust?
She's a-huntln' fer her false teeth
Bound to find 'em. too, or bust!"
(Oh, Uncle BUI!)
"Llghtnln' bugs Is coward bugT
Says Uncle Bill, '
"Like aome little boys I knowl'
Says Uncle BUI, !
"'Frald to sleep without a candle
Them there little fire-fly sons!"
(F I'd a-had a rotten 'tater
I'd a-soaked It, sure as guns.
At Uncle BUI!)
Sometimes ain't so mighty sure
'Bout Uncle BUI:
Sort o' 'splclon he's a Josh
My Uncle Bill;
If he Isn't, what d'ye think
Honest 'bout that rusty nail
An' the pig. an' 'bout his fool
Funny little squirmy tall?
B'lleve Uncle Bill?
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