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A tombston maker will now trace
tracy' epitaph. T
Tba hunt for Tracy lg finished The
Cfht for the reward haa just began.
Anxious Inquirer: No, the date for
the first Issue of President Burfg offi
cial railway gazette has not been an
nounced. Klthnr jilnv.nnTiff nnr rtattUrlnra and
shuttlecock la in It with the game the
jnayor and city council of South Omaha
replaying.
That reminds ns, Was It not a local
yellow Journal that unearthed Bandit
Tracy right here In Nebraska only a
lew dayg ago?
Bandit Tracy, bad the satisfaction of
knowing that he gave his pnrsuerg a run
for their money not equalled In the
annals of outlawry. " .
The first reform the Mercer police
board may be expected to Inaugurate is
In changing the initials on the police
badges from M. P. to U. P.
The announcement Is made that the
eutomoblle record has . been again
broken, but It Is not stated how many
Automobiles have been broken trying to
break the record. . .
. Scientific observation made by the
Officers of the weather bureau Indicate
that Great Salt lake la gradually be
coming dry. The lake must have a
bunch that the Elks are on their way
to Salt Ike City.
AU the rotten eggs fired for cause by
fa whole succession of police commis
sions are showing; up In expectation of
reinstatement under the Hercer reform
board. They know what reform of the
Eroatca 'brand means,
Baldwin is down on the program for
the address of welcome to the Philippine
Veterans "on behalf of the city of Coun
cil Bluffs." Isn't this a mistakef Isn't
Baldwin appearing "on behalf of the
Union Pacific railroad V
' i!rrery Bbaw bss Invited gome
taeiuber of the democratic party to pre
dict what will be the paramount Issue
cf the preaidentlal campaign of 1004.
Sealed guesses will be enclosed In plain
envelopes with stamps for their return.
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The prohibitionists of Nebraska are
about to go through the form of "nomi
nating a 6tate ticket aud adopting a
platform that wlU make the question of
prohibition the paramount issue. The
jpwli of Nebraska, however, will re
fuse to see it that way.
Governor f avega promised to give cr
fsnirel labor representation on his
police board, but MerOv?r and Baldwin
camo In between, insisting that no union
labor man was to be trusted. And the
governor's solemn promise could not
fteigh againat the twin railroad cappers.
The story comes from New York that
a are to- have 'a burlesque theater
tnt&t, whone. aim will be to entertain
the people with "clean, funny shows,"
to be put on theaters the trust is to con
trol in some thirty American cities. If
this combination succeeds In its ambi
tion tt make burlesque clean, it will tx
utlilttd to several large credit marks.
I ' '
With reference to the proponed new is
gtse of Cuban bomls the explanation is
vouchsafed that the securities are to be
loaued for the purine of paying off
Cuba's, floating debts. The danger U
that the I'uLan Liay become luioreaaed
With 'the .Vdoa ihnt it U eusier to I In
d?bt. convertible li;t-r into bonds, than
tu pay tiu'ir way a a nation as thev
go. The bond U-kuo practice la llublu to
ltc-oiii a o-uardou LuUL
a DiSArrtAHtxa inner..
Democratic leaders gonerally seem to
have come to the conclusion reached
some time glnce by Fenator Vest of
Missouri, that it is useless now to dis
cuss .Philippine policy. Thero are a
few who would like to kep this ques
tion as an issue before the people, but
they are getting little encouragement or
support from their political associates
and undoubtedly will goon drop the sub
ject as one out of which no political
capital Is to be made. The democratic
national congressional committee ap
pears to be giving the rhlllpplnea no at
tention and the democratic newspapera
are Ignoring it. Even the Boston anti
lmperlallstg seem to have become weary
of it - , ; V
The opponents of the government'
Philippine policy bad derived' some en
couragement from opinions expressed by
the head of the first commisalon sent to
the archipelago, President Schurman of
Cornell, but his latest utterance affords
them no comfort, la an address a few
days ago he said It la idle now. to dis
cuss the wisdom or the unwisdom of
our acceptance of Spain's cession of sov
ereignty over the archipelago. ; "The
fact of our sovereignty Is indisputably
established both by the force of treaty
and the force of arms." - lie believed
that the course of President Roosevelt
and the passage of the Philippine civil
government bill will have the effect of
eliminating the Philippines as a political
Issue for at least three or four years.
"Even those who favor Independence
cannot raise the question till that native
legislative assembly provided for by
congress bag voiced the sentiments of
the Filipinos the sublet and also
demonstrated by wise and prudent uae
of the legislative powers It enjoys that it
Is fit to receive a larger grant of home
rule." President ' Bchuruian favors
eventual independence for the Filipinos
if they shall demonstrate their capacity
for It and he aald ,thcy can hasten In
dependence, if they wish it, "by so
berly addressing themselves to the high
task of participating on equal terms
with Americans in the general govern
ment of their archipelago. Meanwhile
and till after the inauguration of that
Philippine assembly, In 1004, the Philip
pines will disappear as an Issue in
American politics."
There la nothing In the situation for
the politicians who have antagonized
the policy of the party In power. Peace
prevails in the archipelago, the civil
authority ia supreme, trade Is improv
ing, there Is no complaint on the part of
the people, the measure passed by con
gress for the government of the islands
has been well received by those , Fili
pinos who have the Intelligence to un
derstand it, there is favorable promise
of the settlement of the friar question
without friction. The policy pursued
has had results which the great ma
jority of the American jpeople are well
satisfied with. The 'falsity of , the
charge of "Imperialism" baa been dem
onstrated by the liberal provisions made
by congress for civil government in the
Philippines, giving the natives partici
pation In their government, ' In such
circumstances the wiser and more saga
cious democrat see the expediency of
abandoning the Philippines as an lssu
In the congressional campaign and it Is
safe to say that little' will be beard of
It hereafter. -
VUBA'8 riaASClAL MEASURE.
For the purpose of assisting the sugar
growers and , paying the revolution
ary army and other-debt Incurred in
the revolution, the Cuban government
proposes to negotiate a loan of $35,000,
000. It is to be a gold loan and will be
offered on. what may be considered fa
vorable terms, but whether capitalist
will so regard It ia problematical. There
la gome uncertainty as to the stability
of the Cuban government and this feel
ing 1 quite likely to interfere with the
sale of securities by that government
The plan is to pledge the customs re
ceipts in general and the receipt from
Increased duties on certain article in
particular as security for the .loan,
which under a well established govern
ment, of the stability ef which there
wag no doubt, would be ample, but it
will not be euprlalng If; capitalist ahall
not consider it o. . '
It would seem to be better policy for
Cuba not to attempt to negotiate so
large a loan at this . time, particularly
as the greater part of the amount is
not to be used In lmprovlnj l!id",tril
and commercial condiUong,' but ' em
ployed in paying individual claims' for
services in the Insurrection . ggalust
Spain., which It la stated, aggregate
$23,000,000. Assisting the sugar grow
ers, who will be "required to repay the
government, is a business matter that
will be of general benefit, but the. large
amount which it is proposed to hand
over to individuals will 'do little or
nothing for the improvement of material
conditions in the island. It is probably
necessary to do something for these
claimants, whose cupidity appears to be
very much more active than their pa
triotism, but it is hardly expedient to
settle with them fully now and heavily
Increase the burden of taxation, already
nearly unbearable. ' Let the in be paid
la part at this time and wait until the
country is better able to ppy the claims
in fuil, which under reasonably favor
able condition it should Le. in three or
four years. Whet tne Cuban govern
ment should do is to promote the. mate
riul interests xt the inland and 11 the
people and let the "patriots" who are
clamoring for pay for their, services
againat fcpaiu wait for at least a part
of what they claim until the industries
are rettived, commerce improved and
the couury ia proajeroua. It ia obvi
ously absurd to propose assisting the
6ugar growers to the extent of $4,000,
000 and giving six times that amount
to the revolutionists. , ,
The proposed increase in customs
duties will under 'existing conditions
prove very burdensome to the people
und can hardly fall to cau&e much pop
ular dissatisfaction. It 1'1 materially
enhance the price of everything the
people mutt ue aud this will be g very
serious matter if the conditions in Cuba
are mo bad as they have been repre
sented to be. On the whole the first
financial step of the Cuban government
does not Bem to be entirely wise and
it Is rather to be expected that some
difficulty will be found in securing the
money desired. Were It contemplated
to employ the money in public improve
ments and in industrial and commer
cial deve lopment there doubtless would
be no trouble In .obtaining It
Home hclk aud local optvwv.
In adopting resolutiong In favor of mu
nicipal home rule the dty council baa
struck the keynote of the local ' cam
paign. The cardinal principle of home
rule Is interwoven with the entire fabric
of self-government from the town meet
ings of New England to the organization
of our modern municipal corporations.
The right of each community to con
duct its affairs in conformity with local
conditions through officers chosen by its
citizens and responsible to them was
practically affirmed in Nebraska in the
high license law of 1881, which granted
to each county and town the privilege of
regulating or suppressing the liquor
traffic. In towns where public senti
ment la opposed to the galbon the people
elect town boards pledged not to grant
liquor license's. In towns where public
sentiment favors the opposite policy the
people elect boards known to be In favor
of granting licenses. Home rule being
the. essence of local option, any com
munity governed by a licensing board
appointed by a governor who is not a
resident and In no way In touch with
the community Is subjected to Intol
erable discrimjnatlon.
This view was enunciated by the state
supreme court, in the decisions uphold
ing the police board appointed by the
mayor and council. . The reversal of
those decisions does not by any means
abrogate the principle. It simply re
mands to the people the re-establishment
of municipal borne rule by a change of
the city charter through the next legis
lature. In other words, If the citizens of
Omaha are agreed that they do not want
Irresponsible foreign rule In the govern
ment of t its police and Are department
and the regulation of Its liquor traffic,
they hce It In their power to effect the
change by electing men to the legisla
ture pledged to home rule.
It goea without saying that the people
of Nebraska outside of Omaha do not
want to deny to this city right of self
government which they enjoy and Insist
on for themselves. The trend of the
twentieth century is toward an exten
sion of the borne rule principle and
against it curtailment In several
atates the cities are allowed to frame
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legislative interference. This is the
broadest application of the principle of
municipal home rule that will at no dis
tant day receive popular endorsement
through the revision of our state consti
tution. For the present however, the fight for
home rule must be confined to the repeal
of the charter provision that makes the
governor the source of police commission
appointments with non-resident railroad
attorneys and non-resident congressmen
gg the kitchen cabinet
Dodge county banker are hauled over
the coal by the railroad tax bureau a
gystematlo taxshlrkergy But that does
not explain why there Is such a diver
gence between the railroad assessment
ten and twelve year ago and now. . The
railroads do not pretend to deny that
they bad It all their own way with the
state boards when they were assessed
for nearly $30,000,000 in 1891," while In
1902, with 400 mile more mileage, they
are assessed for only $26,500,000. That
discrepancy cannot be explained or ac
counted for by comparing the capital
and surplus of Dodge county banks with
the assessors' returns.
The new police board Ik not In the least
concerned over the talk- of quo warranto
proceedings to test the title to the offices.
They aay the case has been fully presented
and the court baa declared its position very
explicitly. World-Herald.
The case has been fully presented to
the supreme court time and again and
the court three time In succession de
clared Its poeltlon very explicitly that
the old board was entitled to hold
against any appointees of the governor.
Is there any more assurance that the
court will stick to it latest position
any better than to Its position last be
fore that?
Senator Millard 1 quoted by . the
Washington representative of the Lin
coln Journal as saying, "the only trouble
we have on our hands Just now Is the
fight ' between Representative Marcer
and Editor Bosewater over the congres
sional nomination." The senator Is mis
taken. Several other people In this dis
trict besides the editor of The Bee are
opposed to being represented by a non
resident congressman who never helps
anybody but himself 'and depends on
others to pay his campaign expenses. '
President Roosevelt will tour New
England before he come west The
trip west may be relied on to counter
act any evil effects of the trip east
lie Doesn't Tklik,
' New York World.
Does Mr. Bryan really think his old ral
lying cry of 1S5 aud 1'JOO, "Give us higher
prices," would entnuae the Americas peo
ple ttxiayT
Obllsatloaa Hoyaaiatad.
. Washington Star.
The moral obligation of mine owners to
provide fuel for the general public regard
less cf their private misunderstanding
does sot appear to cut much of a figure.
Mclaacboly night mt a. Party.
Indlanapulia Journal.
Every democratic editor and orator who
dots nothing but abuse the republican party
bears witness to the accuracy of Mr. Whit
ney's declaration that "the democracy is
Uhout an issue or a men."
Tka Hear ns 'I'raat-Siaiaaker.
Baltimore' American.
Russia proposes to fiht American trusts
by trusts of its own. Ihla may aulva the
prublfin, but it is dlXcult to sea how such
a suluUua will liuprov th tUuatloa er
better tba condition of the people. At every
turn tba trust question presents new phases
and bow to deal with It la causing concern
broad as well as at bom.
Rar-alna Yet In Slt.
Fhllsdelphla Frees.
The story that Mr. Plerpont Morgan Is
about to retire from business turns out to
be a wicked Invention. Until Mr. Morgan
haa effected tba purchase of everything
la sight be could not .be expected to quit.
Poor Olel 1'b-I Rwaaell.
Chicago Chronicle.
Poor old. Uncle Russell Sage declares that
"ha cannot retire from business "becsuse he
la a director In twenty-seven railroad com
panies and needs the sslary attached to tba
positions. Cannot a public subscription be
started for the purpose of assuring the
patriarch an Income sufficient to support
him modestly during his few remaining
years T
Whera Regrwlatloa la Keedeat
. Minneapolis Journal.
The war between the cattlemen and goat
and sheepmea In the west Is another good
argument for the government to admin
ister strictly the publlo domain that Is
good only for grazing. The lands should be
leased In definite amounts, and certain
tracts should be sat aside ' tor different
sorts of animals. The number of head
Erased en a given tract should also be lim
ited. Tba grass ot the plains sis Is worth
protecting ss well ss the forest ef the
mountains.
vASH OV CEIIEAL ROYALTY.
KtBujrs Corm wad 'keast Patting
Cmni la , Nebraska.
Cincinnati Commercial Qosetta.'
With 140,000,000.000 pounds of oora on
hand, equaling j.500,000,000 bushels or 70,
000,000 tons, the dsnger of tar-ration Is
reduced to the minimum, notwithstanding
th large proportion ot the yellow grain
that will be used for other than corn
bread purposes. But there sre ether crops,
and while corn is king he has a royal rela
tive in bis dreaded neighbor of the wheat
fields. Tba reports given by Dun concern
ing one state alone are that Nebraska Is
now harvesting 76,000,000 bushels of wheat,
while reports from other wheat-growing
states ara of tba most encouraging nature,
with reference -to the wonderful yield ef
1902. The results of the yield are thus ex
pressed by the Clarion of Taylor,- NebY
"It requires an effort of tba Imagination
to grssp the magnitude of this Immense
harvest of wheat this donation of nature
to the pocket books ef the farmer. Half
as many dollars as there are bushels of
wheat wlll flow into this ststa when the
harvest fat complete and ths grain hauled
to the east"
The only drawback te the rowing col
ors ot the picture Is that the honest farmer
won't have a leg left on which to stand a
growl. The ealy calamity bowl or hope
of the farmer la that the Delaware peach
crop may be a failure, and It always Is
until the crop has bean gathered. But
the farmer Is entitled to Indulge In a growl
or two. Perforce he must be satisfied with
the phenomenal yields of grain and with
the farmer satisfied sll others will be. for
It la on the farmer sad on ths yields,
after all, that the substantial prosperity
of ths country depends.
DR. ICHDBMAX'S THKEB '.
Oris Bwlgn-ams Illaaatnajttngr Haenk-
llaaus Isanea,
Chicago Post
Is the campaign of 1904 te be anlaram.
matter Instead 'of long speeches sad vol
umes of "lUersturs," are wi t be . per
snaded, cajoled, -.convinced, stampeded by
crisp, short sentences? ' Indications seam to
point in this direction. Mr. Bryan, has al
ready coined a few epigrams for the con
stantly shrinking army of ths "faithful," Mr.
Watterson has performed s similar service
for" ths children of "harmony." .And now
President Bcburmas of Cornell has dropped
a phrass that the republicans ara likely to
adopt as their . own particular and . well-
favored child.
''I believe ths people want to endorse ths
three R's," says Dr. Bcburman "Rooeevelt,
ths nation's leaderj Reciprocity with Cubs,
ths nation's duty I Revision ot ths Tariff,
the nation's Interest." This can bs very
neatly put into a campaign slogan of ths
most strenuouV sort With what vim the
republicans caa shout on their marches and
in their meetings, "Roosevelt Reciprocity,
Revision," adding "Rah" snd a tiger If they
are not content with three R's.
Into these three !'R's" Dr. Bohunnan. who
is not a violent partisan, by the way, hss
put ths essence ot ths republican campaign
from now until November of 1904. It Is
practically the asms policy which has Just
been voiced by Senator Cullom of Illinois.
He believes that practically all republicans
are for President Roosevelt; he has de
clared himself for tariff revision aa some
thing which Is bound tj come and which ths
republicans would better attend to them
selves. The reciprocity Idea, especially as It
concerns Cuba, is being endorsed almost
everywhere that the people get aa oppor
tunity to express their opinions.
Let the republlcana conduct a vigorous
"Tires R" campaign. It is s catchy phrase,
full of "ginger," truth, common sense snd
wisdom.
OPKNI.1US FUH OAFAULJD MB.
Abundant Opportunities (er Talent la
tka lasaatrlnl World.
Philadelphia ledger.
Now It is far from our Intent to say
that some trusts snd trust methods ara
not bad and tyrannous, but It ls pre
posterous to contend that ths young man
ls not needed In tba modern world or that
ha cannot or does not win his reward.
Large business enterprises rest upon on
essential, snd that la extraordinary ability,
training snd force cf character In ths In
dividuals employed. Trusts, good or bad,
cannot aucceed ia business' without capa
ble men, rfnd It ls safe to ssy that never
la the world's history were the rewards
so great or so numerous as they are at thla
hour in the United States, for ability,
training and character. It is trus "the busy
world shoves aside the man who stands
with arms akimbo set," and, as ths world ls
busier than' It aver was before. It ahoves
Impatiently. And now,vss ever, ths good
sad the just sometimes meet with misfor
tune, but there never was such s field for
capacity and ability, snd la spits ot faults
ln ths world which always remain, there
never was such a "prodigious spectacle of
human happiness" and comfort as ths
United Btates presents today.
Evils exist, and always hsve; they will
be' resisted, checked and mastered, not by
these who weakly despslr because the Ideal
hss not been reached, but by that buoyant,
courageous and wholly optimistic people
who, from the formation of this govern
ment have been conatsntly performing a
series of what appeared to the rest of the
world Impossibilities.
As for the young man. there never were
so many of him aa ths last census recorded,
snd bs sever played ss prominent part snd
never waa ao well paid as bow. Ha la sot
ln danger, nor la the Individual, old or
young. The business of the world Is not
done automatically yets no giants "mold
the world like soft wax," and the Individ
uals who do ths work will demand and
receive their reward, eves If the presldaot
should not succeed la slaying say trust
dragoaa.
Forestry and Moisture
Minneapolis
While ths advance of civilisation across
ths American continent haa been accom
panled by ths destruction o ths major part
nf th. ..im...i . v .
of the PrWal foreat. It has done the
rorests ths service ot extending their boun-
darles far Into the original prairie country. In recorda. But In the newspaper lltera
Artificial plantations and the incidental tur ot w1 ,ne frequently crops
protection sfTorded by settlements to ths Ul otwltnir(5,n tn disastrous expert
natural growths have Increased the Umber ncM tow r"r' M wlth in
srea of prairie states snd led to ths natural w,tn Kan"" and Nebraska. In North
growth ot trees la plsces where they were DkoU farmers are fearlessly entering re
formerly unknown. - lona formerly considered arid. Time was
How ths forest has extended Its frontiers "bn th' h,1B(,rJt,l P'"! consld
In Nebraska Is well told by William L. ' red th bouni,,rT of the erop-growlng
Hall of the Bureau of Forestry. In a bulle- ounvtr7' bat nowaday- farmers bare puehed
tin on "The Timber R.aources cf Ne- ' 'Dd, Una "'V"" ',0f
braska." "Along almost every stream and pr,Ce' ,,n 'fT ,on" ""S"1' tnoun
ravin." h. ears, -ih- r.f k.. . supplied with railway lines.
ground from the ormlrl. M. v.. i
only a fewaouara .rd. tw. it t... i
several' acres.". The Settlement ot ths stats
ended the trampling, of the buffalo. aat
to a large extent tba destruction by fire.
in eastern Nebraska the forest hss eon- ' " Dl suuiciem rmuiaii up w lotm. un
quered 400 Square miles of new ground. of tne 0,(1 tu cM)ntrT f " wno,e weBt
Nor Is It confined to the valleys of streams 1 ls naw la P ' trsnsformatlon In this
and -to ravines. It springs up In every ! Tne farmer sucoeeds the cowboy. Ths
place that any of the works of man, such tormf raises crops on bis lowlands or other
as fence rows, protect available lsndk pastures his cattle In sum-
Besides this natural growth Nebraska has i n,er ln "ages of ths bsck country snd
planted over 200,000 sores wltn trees. These brings them la and feeds them during ths
plantations havs greatly modified ths as- , winter.' In this way touch of ths serai
Pct of ths prairie country, havs added : dsaevt cattle country iwtll rales mors cattle
much to ths physical comfort of man snd ,n future .than In ths past ths range
ssaat and havs, email aa their total area wt,1 1,8 protected snd much agricultural land
Is, played a considerable part In the soo- 1H be utilised. Irrigation will help this
nomlo development- ot agricultural regions ' tendency by giving ths rancher land fit for
I - glTing ths farmers fence posts, rough
timoer, reel and windbreaks. . ' none.
What Is true of Nebraska ls true of- Ths development of ths west Is not over
Minnesota, lows . sad ths Dskotss. . This with ths nominal occupation of the whole
yesr, with Its great rainfall, has been par- region. In ons way or another ths virile,
tlcularly favorable to the . new forest snergetle. Ingenious people, that srs crowd
growth. Seedlings may be seen stsrttng up Ing Into It will find means to uss every por
ln every plscs that a fence, an earth bank, - tlon of It even If It bs only a popular de
ft building shelters and protects. It Is plain lusloa that ths desert la being reclaimed.
coxxiflioxa now impossible.
Dakota eoalao Lifts a Low OAT tba'
Kallroadl ifia'i Mind. '
Brooklyn Eagle.
A clergyman named Mueller, tn Hart
ford, 8. D., hss Invented -an electrle ap
pliance that will make railroad collision
la ths future inexcusable, svea It possible.
It does everything but think. When two
trstns, approaching on ons track, coma
within S.000 feet an 'electric lamp ln sach
engine cab becomes luminous, ths whistle
Is blown automatically, so thst If blind
ths driver csnnot plead" deafness, or if
both deaf snd blind, the contrivance will
without his help bring ths wheels to a
stop within 3,000 feet sfter ths whistle
has blown. Moreover, every train oa the
road records Itself on an Indicator In ths
superintendent's office, so that by a glance
st that chart bs caa tell Just where every
conductor ls stopping to ' swap fishstortes
with the station master and where lan
guage ,f rota ths paaengera is therefore most
energetio and sincere. He caa svea tell
ths speed that each train Is making. He
caa by a touch ef a" lever stop any train
at any time through ths operation of the
sutomatlo device, or he can , atop every
train on his road at ths same moment
or caa flash signals to ths engineers of
say and all trains ln accordance with a
prearranged cods.
All this requires as sxteoslvs system of
wiring. Two ordinary telegraph wires
suffice. They descend to ths trsck st In
tervals and n put ia and out of contact
with brass pistes . under , ths fishplates.
Ths cowesttiber carries an 'iron box eigh
teen inches square), la which ars A battery
and other mechanisms, so that when loco
motives draw near to one another they will
glare snd spit llks a coupls of est on a
fenos, snd rsessurss wl",l Immediately take
themselves to prevent a closer contact
Nothing hut a break of ths wires sr a
failure ef power csa therefore endanger ths
trains oa a road provided with this Inven
tion. It reads well, and If it Is not at ones
realised It is likely to he. It beats the
block system sad all . others to pieces.
Now,- If they could only get up something
of ' ths kind for sutomoblles, how happy
every ons would bet
PERSONAL. NOTES.
Ths National Grocery company ot New
Jersey will operate in Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio, but Jersey doesn't pars.
If ths experts may bs believed, our gov
ernment now possesses both ths impenetra
tes armor snd ths Irresistible armor-pie rc
lng shell.
Colonel Al C Ferris of Hsckensack, N. J.,
ns first man to Introduce petroleum as aa
lllumloant, haa Just died In ths Catakllls at
ths sge of 84. . , .
, President El lot of Harvard ls an enthusi
astic rose grower. Hs ls very fond ot ths
Dower, of which hs hss an exact scientific
knowledge, snd three bushes st his Cam
bridge horns srs his sepeclal personal ears.
Governor Cummins of lows is ons of ths
best authorities ln that stats upon forestry.
Hs has mastered ths subejet thoroughly,
having originally taken It up soma year ago
as an amusement and having stuck to It
sver since, v
Henry M. Flagler, .mi original Standard
Oil man, la immensely pirular with the
Seminole Indians of Florida, sll of whom
rids free on his Florida Bast Cosst rail
road. Mr. Flagler owna a vast deal of prop
erty In thaf state. Including numerous splen
did hotels. His fortune ls estimated st
soms f 50,000,000.
Henry W. Blodgett, ex-Judge of ths United
8tates district court, has just celebrated his
list birthday tn Chicago. The celebration
was marked by s complete reunion of the
family. A feature of the gathering waa the
presence of the six brothers, all of whom
have been mors or less prominent In snd
about Chicago.
Among those whose work has been much
disorganized by King Edward's illness Is
Edwin Abbey, R. A., the American artist
selected to paint a picture of ths corona
tion. He had made rough sketches of whst
be desired to bs s historic picture, designed
ss it ls for Buckingham palace, when the
king was stricken with illness.
Lord Derby, former prims minister of
England, waa looking for s book In his
llbrsry one svenlng lu ths presence of
Lord Arthur Russell. Passing his candle
along the ahelvea hs cams to "the poems
ot William Morris. "If I had knowa that
he was going to turn soctallat I wouldn't
havs gone to ths expense of binding him
ln red morocco!" remarked Lord Derby.
James W. McOee. S farmer living sear
Orrlck, Mo., took s chance on potatoea
thla year and used. 200 acres In raising
them. His venture has proved a great
winner. From seven acres alone be has
taken about 1,500 bushels, snd hs expects
to sell his entire crop st SO cents a
bushel. He estimates his sxpenses per
scrs st $43 39 and his net profits at f 12.472.
President Merrill of Flsk university points
out that the well-educated and competent
negro dootor has an amaxlng opportunity
among the 1,000,000 or his race. President
Merrill knows of twelve negro doctors In
Nashville alone all doing wall, snd six of
them smassing property. He reports that
It la sasier for s colored phyaclan to build
up a aelf-aupporUng practice thaa for the
whit doctor.
T
Journal. . .
that . not ail of -the ptalrls was treeless
because It could aot grow trees,
There la a popular Impression that the
p sufficient moisture la also moving
wtw.ra. w, n Bof know th.t tn h:
any scientific suDDort or anv foundatloa
! TheB ""a "1 cnlen tor "
ranches, but there will be considerable cultl
' Ttln 6t ib' rmmd' n1 tDO P'"er
( that the vanguard cultivations hsv
. " ur" ln """" "l lu"
, sgrlcultmr where otherwise b would havs
.' BITS OF "WASHINGTON LlVfO.
Minor geeaasi axteV laeiaonts' Skefohed
1 ss tka spot.
Experts tn ths science of graft are giving
ths postofflcs authorities an overdess cf the
strenuous life. Ths latter get back at the
grafters la time, nut ths grafters Invariably
secure large fleeoes ot flnanolal wool bet ore
the authorities estoh on to ths gams and
exclude ths deal era from ths uss of ths
malls. During ths first half ot ths yesr
soms forty corporations doing a ,"got-rlch-qulck"
business wers oxclndsd from theuss
oT the malls by the postofflcs authorities snd
half a hundred others are now under ex
amination,. No sooner is ons fraud exposed
and killed than another' breaks out In soms
new spot and under a new name works ths
gullible to a finish. Ths number and va
riety of fraud is ao less amaxlng than ths
readiness with, which human suckers taks
ths bait -' Ths latest ' ssmpls . ef graft
operated In Pennsylvania, whloh ths post
offlcs suthortUes stamped fraudulent oper
ated a schema similar to that of the fa
mous cherry' tree fraud. Ths cherry tres
fraud was operated by s North Carolina
man who offered 120 per month for twelvs
months to anyone purchasing fifty cherry
trees for 111 and agreeing to write five or
six letters every .day, tnduolng friends to
purchase trees and likewise accept work st
writing letters at $30 a month. . Ths salary
waa paid as agreed for ths first few months.
until the concern was largely advertised and
was receiving large sums ot money when it
became Involved for about fSO.OOO and dis
continued business. ,, la ths ass thst ths de
partmeat has under consideration at present
ths company has offered to pay 25 or f 6 a
week to anyone buying a fountain pea for
$2.60 snd acting as agents for ths sals of
ths pea by writing tea letters per day to
others, asking them to take up ths same
work. Ths company furnishes ths names of
persons to whom ths ten letters psr day
shall bs sent So many complalnta wers re
celved at ths department to ths effect thst
ths promises wers not redeemed that aa In
vestlgaUon was ordered. Ths postmaster at
ths town la which ths firm was located was
directed to report ths quantity ot mall re
celved by ths company snd he reported that
on April 23 he vecetved B.690 postal carda,
1,205 ordinary letters and 91 registered let
ters for ths fountain pea people. This shows
ths enormous extent of ths business that
was being done.
A Washington patent lawyer boasts that
hs has fousd a way of getting $30,000 worth
of advertising, for $5,000. He furnishes small
country newspapers with Washington letters
In trade for advertising. He pays a man
about $S0 a week to writs four letters, two
republican and two democratic In tons. The
Iswyer has a list of 4,000 miorosooplo papers
and each, in return for ths servles. Inserts
ths lawyer's sdvertlsement for patentable
ideas, or anything slas hs wishes to fill up
the spao with. Hs admit a that most of ths
ideas sent him to patent srs foolish, hut ths
"come-ons" ars plenty, snd each pays a fee;
so hs has got rich already and Is getting
richer yearly.
Ths queerest fruit that sver grew on trees,
says a Washington letter, may now bs seen
suapended from ths limbs of ths sprssdlng
beeches in the hesrt of ths Whits House
grounds. From ths further Bids of ths Iron
spar fenoe, th distance at which tourists
ars permitted to view it It attracts much
attention and draws forth many sxpresslons
of astonishment The "smoking beans" ot
ths catalpa, ths dstnty balls ot ths button
woor, srs familiar, but hers ars square snd
circular disks, fat globes snd cubes snd
formless bundles of twlated vegetation,
dangling from ths big boughs, llks lamps
from ths doms of sn ancient shrine, sad
swinging in ths wind, hut with tuft of
brosd, glossy leaves pushing up from the
center of each. -
It you can slip past ths guard st ths en
trance and know anything about plants yau
may discover on closer Inspection that the
odd pendants srs the orchids from the now
dismantled greenhouse which used ts shoot
out from ths west end of the Whits Houss
toward the State, War snd Navy Department
building. Bom provision had to bs made
for these air-plants and ths Idea has been
to supply them with ss nearly ths normal
conditions of their growth aa possible.
They cannot vary well be given ths same
environment and protection they enjoyed la
the greenhouse, but for a few montha of a
Washington summer, and particularly such
a summer as this has beoa and promises to
contlnus in ths matter of humidity, thsy
ought to thrive all ths better for their little
outing under ths trees.
, . . Philadelphia Record.
It ls becoming's mstter of soms diffi
culty to determine whether the steam
roads sr the trolleys kill snd malm ths
greater number of persona. . The ua prac
ticed snd reckless persons who ucdertsks
to guide sutomoblles oa city snd country
highways seem to bs fired with a desire
for maiming and manslaughter that will
shortly give them rank ss eompetltors.
Comparison of ths slaughter in this sad
other countries shows thst ths casualties
ln this country proportionately outnumber
those ia sll others. This Indicates tbs
necessity for a mors rigid regard for the
public safety on the part of carriers and
of mors slrlngeat legal yequlremests to
enforce U.
caw wn cuvb her rrt
Remorseless sm4 t'nromantte Crimes
swelsr tko Telenhono Girl.
Minneapolis Tribune. '
Must ws really part with tb telephone
glrlT Science brought her Into being, sod
Bow aclencs sppeara to have decreed her
banishment from "central." It Is said
that a Rumtaa engineer has Invented au
sutomatlo device by which ths subscriber
can call up the number wanted by simply
turning s disk. If the one with whom
be wishes to talk ls absent a sign soon ap
pears bearing thia legend: "Rang ons min
ute no snswer," sad at tbs same Urns tbs
caller's number Is registered at ths other
snd, so that bs may bs calsU it ths person
sought returns. .
Such a device. If It would work satis
factorily, would undoubtedly aavs a lot
of trouble snd a lot st profanity either
thought or spoken. But most peopls, after
alt. would part with tbs telephone girl with
regret. Ws . should miss her .cheery
"Hello!" her curt, "Number, please," and
her pert "Line's busy." fiometlmes her ap
parent slowness or Indifference vexes us
beyond endurance; but take her even la
ber moat aaucy or waywatd mood, sbs
gives a touch of human quality to ths
tang's of wires snd ths stolid Instruments
thst lakes away their uncannlneas.
Ons cannot fall to pity tbs singer, ths
elocutionist or ths orator thst ls hired to -slug,
read or talk Into ths receiver ef cms
ef those little machines that store up ths
sounds oa cylinders snd afterward gtvs
them off, whea ths machine ts reversed,
for ths delectation of sa audience. What
aa uninspiring task to simply talk into a
machine, without say response to ths light
ef ths sys, ths movement ot ths facial mus
cles, or ths sound ot a human volcst . Ths
telephone without ths "Hello? girl would
not bs quits so bad as thst because by
persistently pressing the button ws may st
last get s response from ths other snd of
ths line but what a void the absenes of ths
accustomed voles from "central" would
leave ln our ears, our hearts and our Imagi
nations! i"
. Ths. cold and remorseless dictum of
science may compel ua, soms day, to part
with ths tslephons girl, but rosy that day
hs long delayed. With sll her faults she is
a maiden still interesting sad lovable. . Bhs
may ha overtond of gossiping with soother
"hello girl" Just when tbs patron of ths
wire Is most Impatient but what would
you have? - You don't expect . perfection
for a small stipend per weak. You don't
begrudge ths young woman ths opportunity
to earn a living ia a thoroughly respectabls
and what must on the whols bs a, pleasant
occupation. You wouldn't exchange her
sprightly hail for1 ths dismal but of an au
tomata) dsvloe. No, no. A telephone ex
change without ths ' telephone girls would
seem 'llks ths scene of Eden without an
Svs. ,
LIGHT AICD BRIGHT.
Judge: Mrs. Benhsm This new bathing
suit of mine is a poem.
Benhsm Welt it s unfit for publication.
Atlanta Constitution:'"!' don't want
poverty, en I don't want riches," said the
old) colored voter, "AU I want la plenty
of - political campaigns en canderdates
a-runnln' all de year roun'."
Philadelphia Press: "Hs used to think
Of nothing but wining and dining."
"He haa to be. Things are just reversed
now. He's s chronic dyepeptlo and he does
all his whining aiter dinner.", .
New York Times:'' Wantanno 8t Miss
Mudgeford is a popular girl, Is she?
Pusno Popular! I should say so. And
she deserves it. Why, ahe'a ao nice thst
her own brothers like her. .
Bomervllle Journal: ' "My mind Is mads
up," laid the variety actress, firmly. '
"It is T" rejoined the leading comedian.
"Well, than, that makes the job complete."
Chicago Trtbunet' "No," observed Uriels
Allen Sparks, -"I don't, allow myself to
worry about anything these days. When
pricea are a a high as they are now. s
man can't afford to go around beefing."
Washington Btar:;- "I'auppoae," said ths
learner in politics, "that you would sdvise
a man to follow the .old method snd go
Into a campaign with a barrel of money."
"No," answered Senator Sorghum, with
emphasis, "a barrel of money Is ino good.
Nowadays you want a hogshead of it st
least" ' . '
' " ' DOH'T CHBW THE RAG. '
James Barton Adams In Denver Fost
If things don't drift sround your way,
Don't sit and chew ths rag.
When ones clear skies ars tinged with
gray,
Don't sit and chew the rsg.
Just pull yourself together and
With tireless will and nervy hand .
Keep plodding on behind the band
Don't sit and chew the rag.
, .......
If fortune hides her smiling face, ,
Don't sit and chew the rag.
If hard luck jostles you from place.
Don't sit snd chew the rag. .
Just set your teeth with nervy "clinch
And hustle onward. Inch by Inch, ,
Resolved to win or bust a cinch
Don't sit snd chew the rag.
If friends you've trusted prove untrue,
JDon't sit snd chew the rag.
If life seems as a pinching- ahos.
Don't alt snd chew the rag.
Behind ths clouds the sun is bright -Day
follows up the darkest night
And soon you'll see the breaking light
Don' t sit and chew the rag. ...
I I
No matter what your cares may be,
Don't sit and chew the rag,
Though you are toaaed on atormy sea.
Don't alt and chew the rag.
The tempest soon will ceaas to blow
And into port you'll safely go
And drop a winning anchor, so . - -
Don t stt and chew the rag. .
"""-t'MP lor you to enjoy
iuss" vJaiXf the hapwinessc.f .
motherhood," savs the doctor. . .. Some-
times be qualifies the statement fcu' '
say: "Impossible without anl oera
tion." 'Vet both these "iinposaibles"
have bee a made possibles by ths uss
of Dr. Pierce's Fsvorite Pre-
vcripuisn. juaiiy nines IUD
hindrances to mother-
hood are to be found in
womanly diseases or
weak ne vies, which
are perfectly sad
jc M tarn u v d l
cured by "Fa-
vorite Pre--
scrlpti on."
This
grest k ,
picui- -..' - , cine
- ,
women
cares i.
reguUtrity
sad driss
debilitating
drains. It besfs
, if fuimiuaUoa su4
ujcerstioa, ar.i
cure a fcmle weak
ness. It makes wr&k
women strong and sick
women well.
I wih to add ntv iHii...,
hluittf Lr. trr,.ima ij .
writes Mrs. Ms U. Im ford. fUuw, U-u.,'&
Co., Mluo. Hv Wtor-d wita s iiui
pt-.yuoxis ema prUlii1 h& twice hrm
la s o..,iutl tur trtiiuut. Vty rM tu bcZ
regtrrfed as a hopcle ,, s.4 tl.oy kew uai
all out of Offer; tirrd out; ttoT U .1
parts e tk. Wy , siukl.g .,xiis.73 nri!
every ailment a wemas could hv. i T.i
eHed I Ugaa Uklng Dr. hti-v . .votTu, V
ESCrV."4 Tflht sllerw,d I gVio
birth to a trn-pound boy. iU k j
lkh tu. kbv ,d mr tm, ;,u, "4 i
Ths Common Benss Medial a .
irx Lug, j;:e, ia taper coven, Is eut
r'Aoa iete.pt af at outwent sUt s'ta
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