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From the examples Omaha Is record
ing, homicides and suicides seem to
thrive together. ,
No matter which squadron might win,
a demonstration of the supremacy of
the American man-of-war was assured.
Now Just watch the, Jacksonians put
tip a, uiuwuul iuat mill luaks tie CoUilty
Democracy picnic look like thirty cents.
The shah of Persia will spend a fort
night In Paris incog. The shah has evi
dently had an inside tip on Paris sight-
seeing. .
A prize has been awarded the oldest
democrat In this locality still professing
unswerving devotion to tbe calamity
cause.' He Is Entitled to a prize. -
j It tbe cool summer can only be offset,
!with a warm winter, the J skyscraper
' heights to' which the price of coal has
' soared may have' to take a tumble . to
themselves. -..,
. If Mercer has his . way no delegate to
tbe congressional convention will have
any possible chance of being voted for
at the congressional primary unless be
U pledged to vote for Mercer.
. Those Boer generals continue to ex
blblt their good sense by turning a deaf
ar to all schemes designed to re-open
the South African rumpus. The Boers
know how to fight but fight only when
they have to.
The cordial reception President Roose
velt la receiving in New England will
probably convince Colonel Bryan more
firmly than ever that he made no mis
take, from his point of view, in label
ing that part of his map the enemy's
country.
English papers are throwing bouquets
at our former Nebraskan, Major Church
Howe, now American consul at Shef
field. Tbe only wonder Is that Church
lid not carry off a few peerages, garters
and oier insignia in the coronation
souvenir distribution.
And now a post graduate medical
Ehool Is to be opened in Frankfurt Ger
many, patterned after American mod
els. This looks as if the tide were about
to be reversed that used to'take so many
American medical students to other
Countries to complete their medical edu
cation.
. "In Alabama, as in every democratic
state in the south, the selection made
it the primaries Is equivalent to an elec
tion." o reads tbe Associated Press ac
count: of the primary election in Ala
bama.' The Job of negro disfranchise,
ment has been thoroughly executed by
the southern democrats.
If republicans of Douglas county have
to have their primary elections con
ducted by committees made up of
nonresident members, why not turn the
whole machinery of the party over to
John N. Baldwin of Iowa, who seems so
willing to relieve the people of Nebraska
of the burden of governing themselves
Under the primary election law a pe
tition slgucd by a spfclued number of
regularly registered republicans Is re
quired as a condition to placing the
name of any candidate or delegate on
an official primary ballot. Yet Mr. Mer
cer says he Is going to run his primaries
without petitions. But what does Mer
cer care about the law?
Omaha seeds Mercer s great deal more
than Mercer needs Omaha Gurley.
Congressman Mercer has returned
from Oyster Bay, but be bus yet to ex
plain why he pockets the allowance of
f 100 per month for clerk hire and makes
tbe secretary of his committee perform
th work, while other congressmen pay
out ths allowance to a deserving young
man or woman f -om their district
A MOST rdVORABL OCTLOUK.
On of tbe leading financial Journal
of this country nT there Is nothing
In present appearances to Indicate any
Immediate check to the forward move
ment of American Industry. It remarks
that the decline of the merchandise bal
ance In favor of thla country haa not
jet been enfflclent to reduce the favor
able balance below the highest, figure
ever recorded before 1898, and there la
every reason to believe that a liberal ex
ces of exports of American merchan-
dlse will again be disclosed In the
autumn when our abundant crops are
laid down In Europe. .
York Journal of Commerce remarks that
the call which has fallen, upon conti-
nental Europe has checked the purchase
. . j . .i,.
of American manufactured goods, vutn-
. i
out apparently detracting from the pros-
pcrlty of our factories in the face 01
an unprecedented demand at home. The
United States has the advantage, snya
that Journal, of a demand for Its prod
ucts from abroad, which Is imperative
In the case of food supplies, even If It
Is sometimes optional In the case of
manufactured goods. "So long as con
sumption of manufactured goods con
tinues unchecked, and Europe is com
pelled to provide us with all the Im
ported luxuries which we desire In
return for staple food products, there is
no Immediate reason to anticipate the
rupture of the equilibrium between de
mand and supply in leading Industries,
which Is the forerunner of economic
disaster."
There are some who look upon the
present situation as pregnant with the
possibilities of trouble in the not .re
mote future, but the, shrewdest and most
careful financiers do not take this view
of It On tbe contrary a careful and
Judicious weighing of all the conditions
seem to fully Justify the opinion that
the promise of the immediate future
In the highest degree favorable to not
only a continuance of prosperity, but to
even greater results in an industrial and
commercial way than has been realized
during the last few years. So far as
conditions affecting our foreign trade
are concerned there is nothing unfavor-
ble. It, is true that the European
demands may be somewhat reduced, by
reason of adverse conditions abroad, but
it is reasonably to be expected that
losses in this direction will be more
than made up by Increased demands
in other quarters. A to the demands
for our agricultural products they are
not likely to be materially less than for I
several years past Viewing the situ-
atlon as a whole, therefore, we think
there Is good reason for the opinion that
the forward movement of American in-
duutry is not threatened by any imme
diate check. The outlook, therefore
is to be regarded as altogether satis
factory and encouraging.
M)MK PROFITS Of EXPANSION.
"Our commerce with the east is grow
ing rapidly," said 'President Roosevelt
'Events have abundantly Justified, alike
from the moral and material standpoint
all that we have done in the far east
a a sequel to the war with Spain"
What is the evidence of this? Troilo
with our insular dependencies for the
last fiscal year is compared with 1807.
the last fiscal year before the war with
Spain. A notable Increase is shown by
the figures. The exports to Porto Rico
are more than five times as large as they
were In the earlier year and the exports
to the Philippines were over fifty times
as large as In the earlier year. The
exports to the Hawaiian islands have
increased in the same five years more
than fourfold. To Porto Rico the ex
ports of cotton manufactures were in
significant In 1&)7, while in 1902 they
exceeded 2,000,000.' The exports of
breadstuffs nearly doubled, the exports
of iron and steel were nearly (1,000,000
greater and of . provisions nearly as
much greater. Nearly $ 1.000,000 worth
of iron and steel went to the Philippines
in the last fiscal year, not including gov
ernment shipments. Cotton manufac
tures were nearly 250,000 and bread-
stuffs and provisions more than $500,000.
Tbe total exports from tbe United States
to the Philippines in 1897 did not amount
to $100,000. The exports to the Philip
pines, Hawaii and Porto Rico altogether
amounted In tbe last fiscal year to nearly
$35,000,000 and In 1807 they fell a good
deal short of $7,000,000.
The possession of tbe Philippines has
helped us, said President Roosevelt as
the securing of the open door In China
has helped us. Nobody who will lntelll
gently study . the statistics can doubt
this. The advantages, from a commer
cial point of view, already shown as
the result of expansion are so self-evi
dent that tbe most radical opponent of
the policy of the government In this re
spect cannot find a reasonable argument
against- the course that has been pur
sued. Who can doubt the absolute
benefit of securing the open door in
China and possession of the Philippines
has been a powerful Influence in ena
bling the United btutes to securj the
consideration which it has received In
the adjustment of new conditions in
China? Had the United btutes pos
sessed no Interests in the far east is It
not a must reasonable proposition that
In tbe Chinese trouble this country
would have been absolutely ignored and
all lis interests have been sacrificed to
the demands and tbe cupidity of the
other powers?
Not only have we increased our trade
with the Insular possessions, as shown
by the Indisputable statistics, but we
have put ourselves In a position to com
uiand our suare of the great trade of the
Orient the future benefits of which are
almost beyond computation. That is a
matter In which the intelligent American
citizen cannot fall to feel the greatest
possible Interest
Delegates from 300 fraternal orders
representing more than 4,000,000 per
sons sre expected at Lbs fraternal con-
gress convening In Denver. Theoe fig-
urea exemplify the Immense proportions
.to which the fraternal Insurance propa
ganda has spread In this country. The
necessity of practical legislation to In
sure sound financiering for these organi
sations and reasonable safeguards for
tbe protection of their members must
be apparent to all.
MURK ABOUT THU KiyD&lKIAltTliXS.
In one of his recent lectures to Uni
verslty of Chicago, students. Chancellor
E. Benjamin Andrews of tho university
or iseDrasua aeciarea:
ivinoergarten scaooie are mi .r.
&ur vuutireu wuu utfv guuu . uuuici uu
nrnnap environment. Dnlv the children
wno cannot be taught and helped at home
and who are surrounded by vloious environ-
menu at home really need the kindergarten.
It Is a mistake to think that women make
. ... ... , .
tcttcr niuuci icu iCHtutio mau uiru.
ne best kInjergarten teacher that I ever
saw was a man. We need men In all
grades. We need men teachers in the
as well as In the grammar and high schools.
So far as it relates to the function of
the kindergarten, this Is In line with the
position The Bee has taken on several
occasions. ' Here In Omaha the kinder
garten has been developed as an addi
tional year's work for the entire publio
school system, without regard to the
varying demands of the different lo
calities. As a result the biggest
kindergarten classes are conducted in
the schools attended by children who
have the least need for kindergarten
training, while the schools In the
poorer or outlyiDg districts, where the
kindergarten would be most serviceable,
have been given least attention, if not
entirely neglected. The kindergartens
are no doubt here to stay as a part of
the public school system, but their de
velopment should be governed not so
much by a desire to make places for
favored applicants for positions 'on tbe
teaching force as by the real demand
for ' kindergarten instruction and the
practical results to be attained. '
Chancellor Andrews' suggestion that
men make as good, if not better, kinder
garden teachers than women is cer
tainly Interesting. So far as we know,
no men have been employed either as
kindergarten teachers in the Omaha
schools or as supervisors of the kin-J
dergarten work. . On the contrary, the
kindergartens have been regarded as a
sort of training school for young women
who have no normal or other special edu
cation, and, while many of them turn
out well, others fall to materialize and
the work of the kindergartens is largely
experimental in character. That this is
subversive of best results will be con-,
ceded even by the most ardent cham-
P'ons of the kindergartens. ,
The whole subject of kindergartens
calls , for careful investigation; t with
special reference to Its practical appli
cation to existing local conditions.
New McKlnley. postal cards are not
meeting with the popular favor antici
pated for them. This is not due to
any lack of -reverence for tb-lamented
president whose portrait appears upon
it but to its unattractive design and
poorly placed , imprint . that interferes
with the address. Another innovation
that is far from Improvement Ms'" the
ln8crlptlon labeling, the portraits Sjth
the name8 ' presidents pictured as
if they would not otherwise be recog
nized and identified. It has never been
deemed necessary to print the name
Washington under the miniature on
our everyday postage stamps for fear
he might be accused of traveling in
disguise, nor is there any more reason
for putting a signboard on the portrait
of McKlnley. Unless all signs fall, the
new postals will be called In after a
short run.
Dairy experts of the Department
Agriculture have been conducting
series of butter tests, the results
which are to be embodied In an ofllclnl
report The conclusions of these experts
lr accompanied with practical sugges
tions can and should be useful as well
as ornamental. If the dnirv Tnn
will Instruct the boarders how to pro
ceed under approved rules of etiquette
wnen they want to enter mild rernon
strance against physical culture to make
the butter strong, they can relieve the
pressure for expletives over a broad ex
panse of territory. If they can suggest
a sure test by which the fair churner
may be identified by the color of the
v. I
utur, mey can save many a sufferer
from long-drawn suspense.
Omaha's Ak-Sar-Ben Illuminations are
pronounced far more striking and
arustic man tuose in which Tendon
tried to shine in honor of King Ed
ward's coronation, the verdict being
rendered by an impartial observer who
nas witnessed both festivities. This is
decidedly gratifying to Omaha and
serves to enhance the Just pride we
have taken in the beautiful display of
Incandescence which blazes a warm wel
come to Ak-Sar-Ben's guests every year.
it is not until the opportunity presents
to compare the Illumination effects at
Omaha and elsewhere that the unex
ampled success scored here is fully ap
preciated.
Wichita Is the latest victim of street
stealing, railroads laying tracks on Its
thoroughfares in dead of night without
legal authority. Yet the ruilroad mag
nates who are responsible for such law
less exhibitions as this from time to
time In nearly every city in the coun
try, conipluln when they are asked to
pay a Just proportion of taxes on their
luvaluable rights-of-way and frauchis. .
A Safe Gaeaa.
New York World.
A western orator says the United States
'will fall like Babylon." Probably he. will
babble on, even after tbe fall.
A Bracer Wltauat Seatl
Boston Transcript.
teal.
In lieu of s "bracer" Chancellor Andrews
of the University of Nebraska recommend
young men to eat raw beef, raw eggs or
raw oysters. No doubt these would be bet
Iter far ths stomach, but thea what tcntl-
ment would there be In asking a friend to
join you In a raw oyster or a raw egg or
a berf au naturel?
larel'a Romaatlc Career.
'' New York Tribune.
The death of Trant Slgel ends a career
of unusual and varied activity and crowded
with materials of romance rarely stumbled
on In our own proeale days.
Chalk, t p at White Mark.
Indianapolis Journal.
A practical refutation of tbe common
theory that corporations have no souls Is
afforded by the fact that tbe Wabash rail
road is now sending a party of forty in
valid employes on s trip to southern Cali
fornia. The party travels In special cars
fitted up like traveling hospitals and Is la
charge of three trained nurses.
Merely KIlIlaaT Time.
Chicago Record-Herald.
As he was boarding the steamer to start
for Europe Schwab said: "I don't know
where I am going. I haven't had time to
map out a course ahead. I'm not sick.
I'm not going to resign. I'm not going
away on buRlneca." Perhaps he's merely
taking a trip across because he hasn't any
thing else to do, and bates to just sit
around drawing his salary. Some people
are so queer about these things.
Amother MotIbbT Appeal Loat.
Portland Oregonlan.
The apple growers of half a dosen west
ern Vte. Including Nebraska, have formed
a trust "to regulate the price of that fruit"
Thus falls at one tell stroke ens of the
most moving appeals of Bryan In the last
campaign. "The poor apple grower" and
his hard lot compared to the trust mag
nate ornamented the fervid supplication of
tbe Ntebraskan for his own election. The
"paramounts" are suffering from a heavy
mortality.
Time to Apply the Uw.
Indianapolis Journal. .
If evidence can be obtained to show that
the coal-carrytng railroad companies own
the anthracite mines to any extent It Is
probable that a suit will be begun against
them under a law of Pennsylvania which
prohibits railroad companies from engaging
In mining or manufacturing. President
Baer has been talking as If the mines be
longed to his railroad company. Just now
the temper of the people is such that they
will not permit violation of a law to their
Injury.
Should Take si Day OS.
New Tork Evening Post
Another of the leaders of the little group
of men who control the mining of coal In
Pennsylvania has been talking In a tone
which shows a Bourbon blindness to the
fundamental principles involved. Presi
dent Truesdale of tbe Lackawanna rail
road Is quoted by the Tribune as con
demning the Civic, federation, but for the
Interference of which he holds that there
would never have been any strike, and
then as adding: "Just fancy such men
as Senator Hanna and Bishop Potter, who
know nothing about mining, trying to set
tle differences which concern us snd our
employes and nobody else." Hors Is th&t
same Idea that a controversy which In
volves the regular production of fuel
needed throughout 'the country Is as purely
private matter i between employer snd
employed' as s dispute, in a single - cotton
mill or ifon foundry. . Mr. Truesdale had
better "take a day. .off" and read the com
ments of a' few hundred newspapers upon
the situation in Pennsylvania. . Re would
discover before ha. was through that the
people consider that these differences con
cern them in'ayVltal way.
Wasteful, W,f Expendltarea.
tBife'fc Weekly.
The sale fdr '124,000 of useless ordnance
at Sandy Hook, which cost the government
nearly 11,000,000 only nine years ago, rep
resent a loss not to he explained away by
the rapid Improvement In war enginery In
recent years. That might serve as plausi
ble eicuse for a piece of Tammany foolish
ness and extravagance, but It Is not
enough to Justify a department of the gen
eral government wherein we have a right
to look for wise foresight and the Judicious
expenditure of publio funds, To be plain
about It, It was a piece of sheer carelessness
and, wasteful stupidity, If it was nothing
worse. It Is bad enough to feel obliged to
spend millions of publio funds every year
In armor tests, gunpowder experiments snd
other accessories of the art of killing, but
to spend a million or more on ordnance to
be thrown away in a few years for old
Junk Is to pay more dearly for the war pas
sion than present conditions warrant. Boms
day we shall wake' up to the supreme fpol-
lsbness of all this . business of spending
dollars for defense against toes who never
come, while we pinch the pennies neces
sary to protect ourselves against the ene
mies of our social, civic sad municipal life,
who press upon us from every side.
A SAVAGES IlfSIXT TO LABOR.
Goveraor's Letter to Plwmbera' Ualo
Held Up la Its Trae Llsht.
South Omaha Independent
The reply of Governor Savage to s let
ter of the Omaha machinists protesting
against the manner in which he Ignored
organized labor In the appointing of the
new Omaha Board of Fire and Police Com
mlssloners was one of the most Insulting
and misleading documents ever penned by
a public man. In his anxiety to punish
the editor of The Bee he slanders snd
abuses the best citizen of our republic
simply because they exercise the right
riven them by the constitution of the
United States. Organized labor, repre
sentlng fully 60 per cent of the popula
tion of Omaha, asked that a representa
tive of that elass be named ss one of the
members of the -new Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners, which has complete
control of the police affairs of that city
The contents of the reply written by Oov
rrnor Savage only proves the true charac
ter of tbe man and thoroughly demon
strates the unfitness of the man for the
responsible position which he holds
through a political accident and not by s
choice of the people. In his reference to
organized labor he puts It "organized out
lawry" and claasea the request -of the
Omaha labor organizations as the demands
of "anarchists and socialists," yet the
governor's letter is couched in language
that would lead s disinterested observer to
suspect that the brain of s Herr Moat
dictated the contents of that letter. We
admit that there are a very few members
of organized labor who are not as law
abiding as could be wished, but the ma
jority of those who make up the great
army of organized labor of this country
are law-abiding and peace-loving citizens.
Organized labor was never Instrumental
In turning loose a convicted criminal upon
aoctety and shielded his confederates from
the law ' who had robbed the taxpayers
of Nebraska of 1800,000. Simply because
organized labor opposed the Idea, of turn
ing over tbe control of the Omaha police
department to the minions of tho Union
Pacific railroad to assist In electing on
of its tools to congress the governor loses
his head and vilifies and slanders or
ganlzed labor, believing that by such
words, unwisely spoken, he can get back
at his political enemies. The governor
saya he has had calloused and blistered
hands through honest toll, but he bad on
the big mitt when he turned the key that
opened the gates of the stats penitentiary
and permitted Joe Bartley to walk forth s
tree toaa.
COMPLIMKSTH TO SAVAGE.
South Omaha Independent: Governor
Savage tells organized labor that his cal
loused hands are his card. Joe Hartley
holds a card In the same union and Is s
member In good standing.
Scotts Bluff Republican: If Governor Sav
age don't keep quiet and leave Rosewater
alone he Is liable to smell an unpleasant
odor around the state house during . the ro
malder of his time In office.
Winner Free Press: Editor Rosewater
and Governor Savage were both In at
tendance at the German festival at West
Point. They perhaps maintained respect
ive positions at opposite ends of the beer
garden.
Tork Republican: Tou can't get a man
on the anxious seat when he has nothing
left to be anxious about This Is the reason
Rosewater can't hurt Savage. When a
man has nothing to lose he Isn't afraid
of losing It
Callaway Tribune: The governor has
delivered a body blow to the Rosewater
Mooree machine In Omaha, In the appoint
ment of a Board of Fire and Police Com
missioners, but Rospy will have their
hides and don't you forget It.
Fremont Tribune: The roasts which
Governor Savage has been getting from
Omaha union labor men of late did not de
ter him from Issuing a proclamation setting
aside September 1 as Labor day. The gov
ernor evidently has a forgiving spirit
Plattamouth Journal: Rosewater says
that "Governor Savage's honeyed Labor
day proclamation will not wash sway ths
bitter taste of his Insulting letter to the
union plumbers." What does the accident
governor care for what "Rosey" says.
when be la going to leave the state?
Savage Is one of those "people be d d"
fellows, anyhow.
Stanton Picket: The laboring men of
Omaha are not asking too much of Gov
ernor Savage. They had a right to ask
that one of their number be chosen a
member of the fire snd police commission
of Omaha. When their request was not
granted, they had a right to ask why It
was not granted, provided their question
was put in becoming language, which it
was. They had a right to expect s courte
ous reply, which they did not receive.
The governor In his reply intimated that
their man was Incompetent, that he would
if appointed fall a victim to outside In
fluence snd that there was plenty of
money to be had if be would appoint cer
tain Individuals ss members of such board.
They had a right to ask who offered that
money and In whose interests It was
offered. This question the governor should
answer. This, however, they should bear
In mind. They have no cause to assume
that this special financial statement from
his excellency refers to their man, es
pecially since he has not stated that he
did not appoint the man wbo offered the
money.
THE PRESIDENT IN NEW ENGLAND.
Indianapolis Journal: The reception of ths
president in New England Is of the most
cordial nature, showing with due respect to
ths chief magistrate a personal admiration
for Ur. Hoosivilt as & mu.
Sprlngfled Republican:" No president can
come into New England without receiving
cordial, even an enthusiastic, welcome.
For President Roosevelt the welcome can
not fall to equal that given to any of his
predecessors, for the people of all parties
are interested in his personality, admire his
ability and respect his manhood.
Minneapolis Journal: President Roose
velt Is in touch with the "plain people." He
showed that In bis speech the other day
and his auditors showed it,' too. it is a
mighty, good thing for' this country that at
such a time of change as this It has at the
head of its affairs a man with such broad
sympathies snd so little of class or interest
prejudice.
Buffalo Express: President Roosevelt
spoke of Cuba and the Philippines on the
first day of his New England tour and yes
terday he took- up the third great question
of the time the treatment of trusts. The
president has not altered his attitude to
ward these questions, but he has made even
clearer than before what his views are. His
speech on trusts merits thoughtful reading.
Kansas City Star: Ths gain to the coun
try's solidarity through the presidency of a
man of Mr. Roosevelt's character is enor
mous. The slight tendency of the nation
to stratify In classes, which has appeared
In recent years, has been cause for dis
quietude. By recognizing no classes the
president has given a check to any such
stratification. His Influence has worked
powerfully toward the maintenance of so
cial democracy. In this he has been a great
factor In conserving the Ideals for which
America stands.
Boston Transcript: The tour of Presi
dent Roosevelt through New England,
which was begun in Connecticut, Is pre
ceded by pleasant expectancy In a number
of places. He will visit every state during
his trip, and he will meet many of our
people face to face as his predecessor liked
to meet them. Confidence begets confidence,
and a frank statement of principles and
policy by the head of the govenrment Is al
ways well received by the people. It makes
their Interest in national affairs more di
rect and intimate, and emphasizes anew
for them the fact that they are the source
of government and that their most promi
nent public servant is making his report
to them of what has been done and his
recommendations as to what should be tb
next steps in national progress.
Happy Republicans.
Chlcaaro Chronicle (dem.).
h, Watteraon's dislike for Grover Cleve
land Is so great that he has no hesitation
in saying that as between him and Mr.
Roosevelt he would vote tor the latter.
There is reason to believe that many other
democrats are of the same opinion.
On the other hand, there are democrats
who sre so much opposed to Mr. Bryan that
between- him and Mr. Roosevelt tney
ould prefer Mr. Roosevelt.
irnioaa all anDearances are deceitful a
majority of the democrats of the country
are more Inclined to vote for a republican
than they are to vote lor some democrats.
Thla la a dalirhtful Condition of affairs
for Mr. Roosevelt and for the republicans
vanerallv. If thev 'can manage to preserve
the status quo they will not be called upon
to overexert themselves la tne next presi
dential campaign. Democrats who cannot
tolerate each other are not likely to he very
troublesome to anybody nut tnemseives
Lavish Braaty of Natare.
Chlcaaro Chronicle.
In spite of the Beef trust snd ths Coal
trust there la still reason for the con
Tn.r ta he of cood cheer. Nature has
done her level best this season and has
loaded the earth with an abundance of
fruits and vegetables, whose quality la as
good as the quantity.
East and west tbe reports sre the same
Tha aiihatantlal cralns are s golden bar-
v.i. The farm and garden truck Is fill
ing the markets. The peach crop, which
railed in Aoril. la on of the most abun
dant known and Boston and New York
are already shipping the oversupply of
aooles to foreign marketa.
While the farmer promises to be ths
"bloated bondholder" of tbe season. It Is
nnt hanuia of idt corner or any trust.
The consumer shares with him tb lavish
bounty of nature and any excess In the
nrira nf hf of coal and of rents Is more
than mad good by the low price of other
necessaries. .
RftlJSD ABOUT NEW YORK.
Ripples na the Tarreat of Life la the
Metropolis.
Every day nowaday Is Coney Island's
busy day, but Sunday there Is a three-ply
hummer. Although the Weather bureau
has no station there, the fart Is conceded
without bulletins that the locality Is tbe
warmest spot on the continent outside of
Arizona or Mojave. Here all the midway
freaks of s generation are gathered, as
well as the spielers and barkers of s con
tinent. In recent years many changes for
the better have been' wrought by police
pressure, yet Coney is old Coney still. In
the evening, after the better element of
humanity has departed. It la still necessary
to keep your watch out of sight snd your
band on your pocketbook.
In the language of the people, the na
tive only knows the game. He tells you
that "a wise man Is on who has oft been
fooled," snd that his wisdom cost him
money. If you gain his good graces, h
will acquaint you with some of the tricks
of the island, some of the "grafts," as he
calls them, and add, as a farewell salute,
'Keep your hand on your watch, snd don't
take any bad money."
The other day s man was held up In
broad daylight and relieved of bis watch
and $50. There was no ceremony about
It whatever. . He dropped Into s resort to
quench his thirst . snd was persuaded to
band over his valuables befors departing.
Everything new in ths line of popular
amusements la tried at Coney Island. There
is a market and plenty of money to launch
a novelty. As an Instance, the proprietor
of one of the largest amusement gardens
is paying a bandmaster $1,000 a day for a
lengthy seaaon . at a resort further down
the coast. . Persons wbo professed to know
said he would never get It back, but the
proprietor has mads many fortunes st
Coney Island and knows bis business.
The barkers at Coney Island, those de
monstrative individuals who pose outside
of all shows snd praise ths quality of the
entertainment within, form an Interesting
tudy In themselves. , Competition Is keen
and they Juggle the truth at will. In all cases
there's more oa the billposters than Inside
the tant, but that's a trade secret
Charles A. Pomeroy, a New York business
man. Is the owner of a bill Issued by the
United States government that perhaps could
not be duplicated. ' If hs should paas It over
a counter the man in charge would give him
bange for $10 if one side were up, and $20
if the other side were exposed to view. It
is a pefcetly made and printed government
note, except that the back calls for twice
the value of tbe front .
It ts said that four such bills were Issued
from Uncle Sam's presses before the error
was discovered. Three of them were caught
In time and destroyed, but the fourth began
Its career In the commercial world; but how
far it went or what experiences it passed
through no one knew until It fell Into the
hands of Charles S. Upton of Rochester, who
recognized its value as a curioslsty snd took
It In out of the Cold. On his death he willed
It to Mr. Pomeroy. He was offered $50 for
It by the government snd bss refused $1,600
from . prva InillyMnal.
This note was issued in January, 1861, by
the Second National bank of Springfield,
Mass. There Is no doubt ss to Its genuine
ness. A test was made some time ago by
soaking it for two days in water, tbe state
ment having been advanced that It was
really two bills pasted together.
In this day of "Spanish in Eleven Les
sons at 49 Cents," snd "Every Man his
Own Trainer," it la not surprising to learn
that New York can boast of two establish
ments which will turn out fully equipped
magicians at bargain rates, . One Is located
on Sixth' avenue, the other on the Bowery,
and . both reach ' out tor the trad of
amateurs as well as professionals. Here
may be purchased tricks st prices ranging
from 10 cents to $1,000. Here also is sup
plied the apparatus for many well known
conjurers, for there sre few who, like the
late Herrmann and Kellar. can afford
private workshops. . The store presents a
commonplace appearance and its shelves
are stacked with tricks as sre patent
medicines in a drug store or canned goods
in a grocery. The trick asked tor will be
taken down and explained by the salesman
with all the nonchalance of the dry goods
clerk dilating on the good points of a ready
made suit. These tricks sre for ths moat
part on familiar patterns, vases with false
tops, boxes with deceptive bottoms, or per
haps such ambitious bits of mechanism
as the sword with which a magician stabs
a deck of cards and impales selected paste
boards. Here, too, may be bought the
glass . handkerchief box in Its old form,
and the familiar ball that will stop on s
string st the word of command. Some bits
of apparatus, heavily plated, cost as much
as $25 or even $50, within a mile ot tne
fashionable theater district Is a trick store
whose proprietors sre decidedly sverss to
sdvertlelng of sny sort. The nrm denies
connection with sny other concern, snd
the loss ths general public knows of its
wares, the more it is pleased. A new
nurchaser must be vouched for by soma
old customer. The concern deals in slates
snd other means employed by "mediums.
One may have the choice of half a dozen
modes of sJatewriting, or purchase the
filmy wrappings with . which ths fleshy
"spirits" clothe themselves. Devices for
table-rapping, and other demonstrations are
included in the stock offered, and, of tne
three concerns mentioned, it must b ad
mitted that In proportion to Its slzs snd
capital, the last named flr.ni does the most
profitable business. Tbe more the dear
public la fooled, the larger prlc It Is will
ing to pay for tha experience.
There was s young woman' in New
York who was warned against marrying
a man whom she . was inclined to favor,
on the ground that be was of unsteady
habits; but, on the other hand, he was
like the young man told of in th Scrip
tures he waa very rich.
'I'll risk him." she said. "He will
never go too far when I am around that
la, not for the second time."
When they had been married for six
months there came a time when he ar
rived home one night la considerable doubt
as to th location ot tb keyhole.
The wife helped him find it and with
much labor steered him into th bath
room and deposited him In ths bathtub,
L i r '' 111 III J II
i II iiiiimissTi 'I
clothes snd all. Then ah turned on th
hot water.
It warmed htm sober. The clothe wer
ruined snd s good watch Injured, but his
soul was filled with fear. He may havs
preserved his bad habits in secret but
he has never yet dared to carry another
load bom.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Coin Harvey has become a goldbug. Hs
Is conducting s summer resort In th Osark
moutalns.
The congress of Cubs has preferred
charges against President Palma's secretary
of public works and Mr. Pslma may bs Im
peached. They do things surprisingly fast
In Cubs,
A California woman reformer who eombats
the cigarette habit takes fr th text ot her
lecture the following notice posted la a dog
show: "No smoking allowed here, for '
hurts th dogs."
Wall street has tried for years to throw
Uncle Rustell Sag down, while It took a
Broadway motorman two seconds to do It.
Undo Russell will take his revenge out ot
Wall street Just th same, though. -
Labor dsy st Watertown, N. Y., will bs
market by the unveiling of s fins monument
tb the late Governor Roswell P. Flower, who
was a resident of that city and universally
popular smong ths working people.
The Oyster Bsy postoffice " was open oa
Sunday last for the first time In Its ex
istence, but ths president did not spply at
the general delivery for any letters. There
was possibly soms mall for him, too.
Charles Denby, Jr.,. son ot tb former
United States minister to China, has been
elected by Guan Shi Kal ss his chief for
eign sdvlser. Mr. Denby was secretary of
the provisional government and Is said to be
an astute diplomat
The antl-blbulous order ot Pension Com
missioner War haa already Improved th
morale of the bureau, although It took sev
eral removals and a score of reductions la
rank to convince the employes that the com
missioner was In earnest. The novelty ot a
bureau chief Insisting upon sobriety among
his subordinates has been without a prece
dent. "The Grand Army," says the Boston
Transcript, "did ths wise ss well as ths
dignified snd appropriate thing in barring
ragtlms muslo from tb parade ot ths vet
ersns st Washington. There ts a time for
everything and there la a time when soma
things sre wholly out ot place. Th patrlotlo
airs which have thrilled ths hearts ot so
many veterans, both during the civil war
snd since, should not bs sdultersted by th
mixture ot coon songs of ths ragtlm order."
8MILINU REMARKS.
.
Judge: Young Doctor which kind of
patients do you find it the hardest to cureT
Old Doctor Those who have nothing th
matter with them.
Philadelphia Press: His Medical Adviser
You won't last long at thla rate, young
man. You are burning the candle at both
ends.
Gayboy Very well, doctor. When the
candle Is burnt out I'll light ths gaa.
Washington Star: "What's In a name?"
ssked the man who haa the quotation
habit.
"My friend," said the busineas man, "it
you were to see 'J. Plerpont Morgan' at
the bottom of s check you would think
there la a great deal in a name."
Baltimore American: "Eve," said Adam
one Monday evening, "there Isn't s single
leaf left on any of the fig trees down there
in the grove. I wonder wbo could have
plucked all of them?"
"Why, Adam." tittered Eve, "don't you
know that today Is bargain Monday?"
New York Pun: Columbus waa recount
ing the perils through which he had passed.
"Hurricanes?" he cried. "I never saw
anything like It. Why, when I waa passing
around the horn the wind blew my name
In the bottle!" . ... ,w i.
At this his friends, remembering that the
great man had come home In the steerage,
dealt kindly with him. :
Chicago Post: When the fat man missed
his footing and came down hard on th
rail the conductor Jumped from the car.
"I'll have to take your name and address,
sir," ha said.
"Good heavens!" exclaimed the fat man,
"do you think 1 hurt your right of way?"
Philadelphia Press: Town-1 see there's
a western scientist who declares that the
Insect which says "Katie did" Is the male
and the one that aays "Katie didn't" Is
the female.
Henpeck That's all nonsense, because If
you'll notlco that one that saya "Katie
did" frequently has the last word. I'll bet
they're both females.
IP WILLIE WERE A KING.
B. E. Riser In th Record-Herald.
I wlsht I'd be a king awhile I bet you
they'd be
A lot of things made different that don't
oeem right to me.
I'd fix It so s boy could play till 10 o'clock
a night
And never haft to go to bed alone with
out a light;
And right in our back yard I'd have a
lake all filled with fish.
Where I could go and hook . them out
whenever I would wish.
And there's a boy In Sunday school who
has a pa that's bad
And drinks and gets In jail snd makes his
mother awful sad
He never has new clo's to wear and on
time when he cried
Right out In Sunday school, when I was
settln' by his side.
The teacher ast htm what was wrong snd
so he said his pa
The night before had pounded him and
nearly killed his tna.
If I waa king I'd go and find ths boys
that's used that Way
And send their paa far off some place
where they would have to stay.
And then I'd send their mas and them
new things to wear and eat.
And build new houses so they'd all live
on a better street
I'd make them all so glad, I bet they'd
never cry no more
With places on 'their arms and legs all
black and blue snd sore. -
And there's a llrtle girl I know that has
no pa at all,
And ahe can't walk, because en time her
brother let her fall
I'd buy a pony cart for her, all soft snd
nice Inside,
And make her just as glad as though her
pa had never died.
And I'd put up a cajttle here, so ma'd not
feel so bad
Because our house was not so grand ss
what the Bronsons had.
I wlsht that I could be a king -there's lots
I'd like to do;
Aunt Lisa's teeth don't seem to fit-I'd get
her some that'a new;
I'd fix It eo a boy could go wherever be
would please.
And not get whipped because h tore his
trousers cllmbln' trees.
But, oh. the best of all the things I'd do
would be to let
Boys always eat their pie before the other
things wer et
Watch
Accidents
wtU tuppenl That's why rout waidi
works should be protected by a strong cats.
Gold aloes is soft and bends easily. If
tuei for show only. Th IAS. BOSS
STIFFENED GOLD WATCH CASE
resists Jar and )olt Keeps out ths dust.
Reduces ths expense oi repair. Adds
many years to the liis oi your watch.
Every J AS. BOSS CASE bruaraafced
for 25 year by a Keystoo Trade-mark
stamped inside. You must
look (or this trade-mark.
Consult th JeweUr.
Wnu as fur booklet.
TUB KEY8TONB
WATCH CAAB COMPANY.
PhlleSclpala.