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Republican primaries today.
Don't blame the coal dealer, but watch
bis smoke.
Those railroad tax bureaucrats
now lay off for a vacation.
will
Stand up for Nebraska by standing
up for a congressman who Uvea In Ne
braska.
Don't you think five terms In congress
re enough for a man of Dare Mercer's
caliber?
George Fred Williams doubtless wired
Colonel Bryan something about being
baffled but not beaten.
Under Mercer the citizens of Omaha
pay taxes without, representation, while
Mercer gets the. representation without
nnvlncr tnTs ' '
That exclusive London hotel that
barred out John W. Gates' bad better
look out or he may buy the old thing
up for himself. '
New England would naturally be ex-
nected to "be the Plymouth ' rock on
which the democratic reorganizes must
rear their structure.
Bumming up the late newspaper dis
cussion of the morals of the Newport
mart set, it may be said that they are
like the snakes in Ireland.
Wondef if the tax decision of the
supreme court In their favor will be
printed as paid matter "under authority
of the railroads of Nebraska."
Every republican in Omaha should
take part In the primaries today and
cast his vote according to his hnnt onn.
vlctlon. to the interest of the repubUcan
party.
When a preacher turns editor be
generally finds Jordan a bard road to
travel, but when an editor preacher
turns politician be soon finds himself on
tbe highway to perdition.
Omaha Jobbers report fall business In
excess of expectations, and expecta
tions were by no means circumscribed.
The prosperity of the. farmer percolates
through all classes of the community.
. David H. Mercer baa not paid one dol
lar of personal taxes In tbe city of
Omaha or coupty of Douglas since 1885.
Will 1 tbe republicans of Omaha . and
Douglas county deliberately vote In
favor of the enomlnatlon of tbe tax
.hlrkerl
The controversy over tbe bones of tbe
famous Indian chief Keokuk Is becom
ing spirited between Kansas and Iowa.
Keokuk -?ag 1 a , magnetic orator and.
during his life, was regarded as a good
Indian. - Since bis death there baa been
do dispute aa to that proposition.
Senator Teller says he was a repub
lican "so long as be believed
that party stood for tbe best Inter
ests or tbe people." According to
bis own showing, the republican patty
stood for tbe ' best Interests of the
people for forty years. In othet
words, the Colorado senator now goes
over to a party be knows bas been
wrong. 90 per cent of tbe time during
Which be bas been intimately acquainted
with It ,
In bis postal card address to repub
licans. Congressman Mercer says: "I
shall not notice the false, unwarranted
and malicious attacks made upon me.
Having lived all my life ln Nebraska, I
am pretty well known." Yes, Indeed,
Mr. Mercer Is pretty well known for
sublime cheek. The trouble with him
Is not that tbe charges against him are
false, unwarranted and malicious, but
that they are true and cannot be sue-1 constitute a political factor of any con
cessfull refuted. I sequence ln that state, while tb. ex-
A LAST WORD TO REPCBLICAKS.
The paramount Issue to be fought out
at the republican primaries la the candi
dacy of David II. Mercer for a sixth
term. The question every republican
must ask himself la whether Mr. Mer-
cer'a candidacy will promote the Inter
est of the party or merely gratify Mr.
Mercer'a selfish desire to be continued
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at the public Ctib.
in the present temper of the people
and under existing conditions Mr. Mer-
cers Domination simply means disaster
to the party. With four-flftbg of the
republican worklngmen arrayed against
him. Mercer's election Is Impossible.
even If all the other members of the
party would give him their hearty sup
port. As a matter of fact, hundreds of
republicans In this district not In the
ranks of labor who have heretofore
supported him will not vote for him
again under any circumstances. And
why Should they
As a public man, Mercer has been
supremely selfish. lie has never con
tributed to the campaign expenses of
f h,g QWQ p. He
the party out of his own pocket
nM neTer been known to assist any
... ... ... . .
other republican candidate than David
II. Mercer. In off years he has re-
Ugloualy kept away from Omaha, under
pretext that be does not wish to mix in
factional fights. So far as we know, be
baa never been asked to take part In
factional fights, but as the holder of the
most lucrative office in the district, the
least he could have done waa to assist
the party in electing its candidates.
While Mercer owes everything he has
to the party, the party owes Mercer
noiuiug, uuu uib niLeuijJi iu uiituvu uc
rank and file into bis support Is simply
nrtaplnna. II has been a deadhead in
republican politics. If be takes time, be
can count op five years of back political
debts.
What would Mercer do If he were re
nominated? lie would simply monop
olize the entire machinery of the party
In a desperate attempt for re-election
and trade every other candidate on the
ticket off to encompass that result. In
other words, being foredoomed to defeat.
be would drag down the entire ticket
and then pose as a martyr In order to
aecure a lucrative federal appointment
and have it charged up to Nebraska,
TBE ROCK IS LAS O REORQASIZATIOS.
Governor Cummins, after thorough
personal investigation and upon the ad
vice of the attorney general of Iowa,
reluctantly concludes that under the ex
isting laws the Hock Island stock wa-
tering deal cannot be legally prevented,
Nothing, therefore, stands between the
stock-jobbers and the public so far as
legal bars ko, aud lue whole bubjecl
must be relegated to the Iowa legisla
ture to lock; the barn 'door after the
horse has been stolen.
This Rock Island scheme Is a glaring
example of the Inflation and manipula
tion of corporate securities by which 1
not only Is the speculative public to be
gulled, but also the Industrial and pro
ducing public to be perpetually saddled
with unwarranted and unjust burdens,
Tbe aggregate bonds and stocks of the
company 'are abruptly trebled . by an
elaborate hocus pocus of new incorpo
rations under the laws both of Iowa and
of New Jersey. And yet the master op
erators of the scheme do not pretend
to have added a single dollar of new
value to the property, to have con
Btruciea a mue or new track or - Dro-
vided a single new improvement or
equipment
At the same time that the Rock Island
capitalization is arbitrarily multiplied
by three, the legerdemain of the
schemers has been sufficient to shuffle
the cards so that they can maintain
control of the reorganization on an In
vestment of less than one-half of what
was required to control the old corpo
ration. They make sure of perpetuat
ing the rule of their own clique, as
against other stockholders, by tbe same
feat of legal manipulation as that by
which they overcapitalize the company
and ,n8ure the overtaxing 0f the public,
As the old Rock Island company Itself,
representing a consolidation of previous
roads, was incorporated under the laws
of Iowa, so in its new Inflated form it
is again Incorporated under the same
laws, and deriving protection and all
rights to do business from the state, tbe
duty of the Iowa authorities to safe
guard tbe public against' the abuse of I
such rights and privileges is plain: If
new legislation is needed to accomplish
this result Iowa's lawmakers will havo
no excuse for failing to enact tbe nec
essary laws.
MASHAVHUSETTH DEMOCRATS.
While the democracy of Massachusetts
does not constitute a particularly Impor
tant factor in the politics of the coun
try, lt Is yet Interesting to note that the
party In that state bas repudiated the
Kansas City platform, at least sq far
as the silver question Is concerned. This
action puts Bryanlsm ln the rear so far
as the expressions of democratic conven
tions this year are concerned, although
the "peerless leader" bas by no means
been utterly Ignored. Some thirteen
states have Indorsed or reaffirmed tbe
Kansas City platform, while fifteen or
sixteen bave ignored or repudiated it,
so that the Brye.nl tee are not so far be
hind that they may not claim to still
have a voice In democratic councils.
However, they are manifestly a dl
minlshing quantity, with every proba
blUty w,u continue to decline
in Influence. The proceedings of tbe
Massachusetts convention shows bow
utterly weak the Bryan Influence bas
become ln that state and may fairly be
accepted as an example of its decline
throughout New England, for while It
Is true that the democrats of Maine in
dorsed the last national democratic
platform, ln view of tbe decrease In tbe
vote of tbe party in that state
lt Is . safe to say it will not
repeat the mistake. Tbe Bryanltes
ln tbe Massachusetts convention were
I overwhelmed .and It can be confidently
I predicted that they will not hereafter
TITE OMAHA PAIL.Y
ample can hardly fall to be damaging
to them elsewhere.
A TRKAStnl- DEPARTURE.
According to Washington reports Sec
retary Shaw proposes to innke a very
decided departure in the poli y of the
Treasury department This Is nothing
less than accepting securities other than
government bonds for the deposit of
public money with the banks. The law
nmvl.lps that national banks may be
made depositories of public money by
giving satisfactory security "by the tie-
posit of government bonds and other
wise." Hitherto this has been construed
to mean only the bonds of the United
States, but it Is said that Ssecrctary
Shaw Is of the opinion that the law
means that he has the alternative to
take bonds or other securities and that
he has In mind to accept municipal and
other securities from national banks
where eovernmeiit moneys are to be
deposited.
Perhaps this Interpretation of the law
Is correct, but it may fairly be doubted
whether It was the Intention of congress
that any other than government bonds
should be accepted for deposits of pub
lic funds and it seems unlikely that the
secretary of the treasury will make so
radical a departure from the established
policy of the department without ex
plicit authority from congress. Unques
tionably there are state and municipal
securities which are entirely safe, but
only government bonds were contem
plated In the act of congress and only
such security should be accepted until
c6ngress orders otherwise,
ASSERT rOCR MAXHOOD.
Republican wage workers on the pay
roll of railroad corporations should as
sert their manhood at the primary lec-
tlon by resisting every attempt of their
corporate taskmasters to degrade them
to mere voting cattle. They should re
member that as American citizens they
owe a duty that is higher than any
obligation to their employers. There is
something more sacred than property,
and that Is their elective franchise.
The man who steals a horse Is com
pelled to serve a term in the peniten
tiary, but the man who robs the Ameri
can citizen of his most precious posses
sion his right to cast an un trammeled
ballot according to the dictates of his
conscience Is more dangerous to the
safety of the republic than the horse
thief, the burglar or the highway rob
ber.
The greatest menace to free American
institutions is the attempt of giant cor-
poratlons to reduce the breadwinners to
political serfdom by coercion. During
the. American revolution au army of
Hessians was hired by the British king
to subdue and subjugate American free
men. These mercenaries were over
thrown to give vitality to the Declara
tion of Independence. The example of
the eighteenth century should inspire
every American who lives In the twen
tieth century with courageous resistance
to every attempt to rivet the brass collar
upon his neck that would degrade him
to tbe level of a political Hessian.
The laborer Is worthy of his hire. A
man who faithfully and diligently per
forms the task Imposed upon him Is en
titled to fair wages without mortgaging
his political freedom. This applies
equally to men who work In railroad
headquarters as to tbe. men who work
in tbe shops or In the factories. - The
highest attribute of American citizen
ship is true manuood, and no man
worthy of citizenship will allow cor
porate employers or individual employ
ers to control his vote against bis honest
convictions.
SOVSD REPCDL1CAX POSITIOX.
It is characteristic of Speaker Hender
son to express bis views upon public
questions vigorously and explicitly. He
Is a republican who has the "courage
of his convictions," and who does not
cavil or have resort to any sort of sub-
terfuge. It is this that has given him
his commanding position among the
leaders of the republican party ln the
nation and makes his utterances worthy
of tbe earnest consideration and respect
of his party throughout the country
There is no republican in the nation
today whose Judgment ln regard to pub
lic questions is better entitled to thy re
spect of his party than Is that of Mr,
Henderson, and for tbe reason that no
man has been more faithful to repub
lican principles and policies, or bas done
more to advance and promote those
policies. In his whole public career
there has never been an Instance when
be was not in harmony, and sympathy
with the principles and aspirations of
republicanism.
Great as will be the regret of repub
beans throughout the nation at the
withdrawal of Speaker Henderson as
a congressional candidate, they will not
fall to realize, lt is to be hoped, and
to give proper beed to tbe import of the
declaration he made ln announcing bis
withdrawal. "You cannot kill the trusts
by applying free trade without killing
our own industries," are the significant
words of one of the most foremost cbam
plons of protection to American Indus
tries and American labor. "Tbe foreign
trusts are fighting the American trusts,"
said Mr. Henderson, "and I do not be
lieve that for the purpose of controlling
American trusts we should make a mar
ket for foreign trusts, thereby crushing
out the Interests of this country."
The Bee is ln absolute accord with this
view, having urged lt ever since the
question of tbe trusts and combinations
became an issue. We bave contended,
as Speaker Henderson now contends.
that tbe democratic policy of renewing
the duties on trust-made goods would
Inevitably result ln destroying the In
dividual manufacturers of the country,
but would not necessarily have the ef
feet of eliminating the great industrial
combinations, which by reason of their
vast capital aud their superior ecouom
leal methods could survive. The policy
of the democratic party, as Mr. Hender
son clearly perceives, means destruction
to the manufacturing Industries which
In Iowa, rtebraska and many other
BEE: FRTDAT, SEPTEmETl 10, 1002.
I states gives employment to millions of
capital and thousands of worklngiuen.
without Insuring the destruction of any
of the combinations with which these
lu'llvidual manufacturers now com
pete. He recognizes, what every rational
man ought to see, that a policy which
would contribute to the destruction of
individual Industrial enterprises must
necessarily promote Industrial monopoly
and strengthen the trust conditions
against which the general sentiment Is
now arrayed.
Speaker Henderson Is In full accord
with the best republican opinion In
favor of the supervision and regulation
of the trusts. He believes that congress
has the power to do this and that It
should exercise that power. But he
realizes the liupotency and the folly of
striking at the great combinations
through the tariff, as the democratic
party, with Its free trade proclivities,
proiKtses, and he stands firmly and reso
lutely, as all republicans should do,
against the revolutionary and destruc
tive position of the democratic party.
PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
1. Whether David H. Mercer will
turn bis back on Omaha and take up
his residence permanently in Minne
apolis or Washington if he is turned
down in the republican primary elec
tion? 2. Whether Mercer intends to continue
his policy of appointing sons of per
sonal cronies and political boosters to
West Toiut and Aunapolls cadetshlps
instead of leaving these positions open
to all boys in his district under a com
petitive examination system?
3. Whether Mercer will continue to
pocket the (100 a month allotted to
every congressman as salary of a clerk
instead of giving some Nebraska man
or woman an opportunity to earn the
salary?
4. Why Mercer has allowed $125,000
of the appropriation for the Omaha
postofflee building to be absorbed by the
supervising architect's office without a
protest, although be knows that the
highest fee charged by the best archi
tects in America for plans and super
vision of fireproof buildings is 5 per
cent on their cost, or the saving of at
least $75,000 on a single public build
ing? '
5. Why Mercer pocketed the Thurston
quartermaster's supply purchasing depot
bill in 1900, whicn bad passed
the senate and would have been of In
calculable advantage to Omaha manu
facturers and jobbers?
0. Why Mercer deliberately sacrificed
the Interests of Omaha by a bargain
with Congressman Hull in pulling
through congress a bill to establish a
military fort near Des Moines when he
must have kuown that Des Moines' fort
would take to Des Moines half of the
troops that would otherwise have been
quartered at Omaha?
7. Why Mercer tuyaed the draft for
$200, given him by tr&iiOreater America
exposition for promojn purposes, over
to his middleman, t-'Jf rge Sabine, bow
much of this inoneyVas expended by
Sabine and bow much was absorbed by
himself?
8. How much of his own money Mer
cer has .expended for Improving and
beautifying bis residence In tbe city of
Washington and bow touch he has ex
pended for improving and beautifying
the plans for bis residence in Omaha
w hich he has never built?
0. Why Mercer did not insert the eight
hour clause In bis omnibus building bill,
for the protection of mechanics and
laborers?
Lastly. Why Mercer has never an
swered any of the unanswered ques
tions propounded to his champion, Wil
liam F. Gurley, in the famous debate,
and repeatedly propounded to himself
since bis return to Omaha?
Our Dave pretends to have tbe solid
business interests of Omaha behind him.
It would be Interesting to know how
much of the $5,000 a year and per
quisites he bas drawn for ten years bas
been spent with Omaha merchants.
How long since our nonresident con
gressman bought a suit of clothes in
Omaha? Did he ever buy a dress for
bis wife from an Omaha merchant?
Did be ever pay a butcher's bill or a
grocer's bill ln Omaha? Is lt not a
fact that his only expenditures In
Omaha have been for a few davs'
board at a hotel once ln every two
years?
When anyone tells you that Mercer
has done such wonderful things ln the
way of appropriations for Omaha, re
member that John A. McShane during
a single term ln congress secured
$1,200,000 for the federal building, while
Mercer during five terms ln congress
has secured altogether $1,000,015 of
appropriations for public buildings ln
Omaha and South Omaha, including
the new quartermaster's warehouse
and the Transmlsslsslppl exposition and
Indian congress.
Two hundred and fifty applications
have already been filed with the police
commission for the thirty places on the
police force which Mercer-Broatch &
Company bave put up as a bait to credu
lous dupes who want to earn $70 a
month with tbe privilege of wearing
a star on their coat for a few days.
Morgan's steamship anaconda Is said
to have swallowed about everything in
the shape of water craft except the
remnants of Noah's ark. If Noah's de
scendants could only prove title and
show up tbe goods, tbey might trade
the heritage in for a big fat block of
watered stock.
Sos
lethlner to Chew Os.
Baltimore American.
According to Editor Bryan's Ohio speech.
what the common people need to make them
happy is a million dollars' worth of beef
steak for breakfast every morning.
Gradaally (iettlag; Toaether.
FhKadelphla Record.
In the latest phase of the coal strike It
la stated by the mine operators that the
miners will receive the concession to
which they may be entitled waea they
shall return to work. The miners at the
same time are ready to return to work
as soon as they shall receive the conces
sions. On these two points both parties
seem to be fully agreed.
Opportunity Beckons Inrentlna.
St. Louis Olobe-DemocraL
Inventors are at work on all sorts of fuel
Ideas, and the public will be glad when they
demonstrate that anthracite is not the only
pebble In the mineral kingdom that will an
swer the purpose.
Kxeltemeat Without (.ambling,.
Washington Star.
There is no excuse for poker and the
other common forms of gambling. Any
reasonable man ran get all the excitement
he needs by trying to guess when be can
buy his coal tbe cheapest.
Cold 'Weather Attractlona.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tbe circumstance that Lieutenant Pesry
Is homeward bound with a large aaaortment
of Information and frostbites will com
plicate the lecture situation. At tbe pres
ent writing It looks as though the arctic
explorers would have to pool their Issues
and go out as an Uncle Tom's Cabin com
pany. They are too numerous tor lyceum
purposes.
Good Will Still Lingers.
Boston Transcript.
Tbe privilege of taking coal, without
charge, from the waste heaps around the
mine shafts is given to the striking
miners by the coal operators and this
courtesy Is being freely made use of by
tbe men. Evidently tbe natural kindli
ness of mankind is not altogether crushed
out In the Industrial battle being waged
there.
Benefits of Arbitration.
Springfield Republican.
In one day last week three labor dis
putes with capital were settled by arbitra
tion and on other days two more threat
ened strikes of serious proportions were
thus averted. There Is usually something
to arbitrate in these controversies and the
sooner labor and capital come to concede
this the better it will be for them and the
public.
Sport's Finishing Touch.
New York Tribune.
The so-called grand circuit of bicycle
races Is almost at an end and long before
the first snowfall the pitchers and catchers,
the batters and fielders of the diamond will
be enjoying their "otlum," although In
many Instances "non cum dignltate."
Meanwhile the tousled tresses of tbe foot
ball tusslers are beginning to affront toe
atmosphere as of yore.
How to Be a Centenarian.
. Harper's Weekly.
The advice of Mr. Ralph Bullock of Fort
Hamilton, who celebrated his 104th birth
day recently, is like that of all other cen
tenarians who give counsel on the art of
attaining the age of 100 years. It Is in
substance this: "Have a good heredity and
don't worry." The secret of the thing is
simple: First make a Judicious selection
of grandparents, and then choose conditions
of life which are smooth, restful, never
Irritating or exhausting. These prime con
dition" fu!f1!1e1. It does not matter greatly
what you eat or drink, where you live or
what occupation you follow.
Growth of Postal Business.
Boston Transcript.
It Is reported from Washington that the
Postofflce department will this year como
pretty near to making both ends meet.
The tendency has been ln the direction of
solvency for some time. The returns up
to June 30 are not yet complete and the
actual deficit Is based on estimates for the
business Of the last quarter, still an un
known quantity. There was a deficit of
$3,647,000 for the first quarter, but the sec
ond and third quarters showed each i
surplus, and an excess of receipts over ex
pendltures amounting to $2,339,000 for the
last three quarters is looked for. This
.would make the cet deficiency for the
fiscal year about $1,307,000.
Swamped with Water.
Indianapolis Journal.
The lfest overcapitalized trust to fall into
the hands of a receiver wa the American
Alkali company. The company issued $30,-
000,000 of stock, of which all but $6,000,000
waa common, which is said to have been
paid in full. The assets consist of the ma
chinery In a factory la Canada and some
patents of some money value. If any con-
Iderable portion of the common stock was
really paid ln the purchasers have lost
their money. Alkali Is an article ln con
stant demand, but what should have been a
small enterprise with a small capital was
ao overcapitalized that the Investment be
came worthless. A law compelling pub
licity would have shown Investors that this
stock had no value. So the alkali trust fol
lows the bicycle and the asphalt trusts.
Another trust which is on the road to a
receiver la the Ice trust. It was capitalized
for $36,379,S00, the actual value of which
was $7,379,943 on tbe prices for which the
stock waa quoted last week.
HEROES IK CIVIL LIFE.
L'ntrnnpetnl I Exploits Rivaling; tha
Best oa Battleflelds.
Philadelphia Lrfdger. '
James Crummey, the elevator boy, by
whoie timely courage thirty-three persons
were rescued from a burning building In
New York City, set an example of coolness
and well directed bravery which deserves
a place In tbe story of heroism. He belongs
to the class of everyday heroes who do not
always receive tbe recognition they de
serve. The exploits of the battlefield fill
the trump of fame, while the exploits of the
men who face great danger ln the discharge
of humble dally duty receive no special
commendation. In every city the firemen,
the police and others charged with the
safety of the public frequently perform the
moat hazardous service. Imperiling life or
limb, as a part of the routine of their em
ployment. In many Instancea these every
day life savers are very Inadequately com
pensated for the service expected of them
and for the risks they encounter. In many
cities there Is no relation between the pay
of the firemen and tbe dangerous nature of
their pursuit. The swarm of petty officials
In the city administrative departments are
much more liberally paid for services re
quiring no special skill and Involving no
danger to Ufa or health. Tbe men em
ployed In the government life saving serv
ice along our dangerous coasts receive
much less compensation than many of the
minor federal employes In the civil service
receive. This Inequality In tbe rewards of
public service prevails ln all countries and
ln all communities. It Is surprising that
the dangerous callings are so well served
under the circumstances, but In no sphere
Is the public more faithfully served than
ln the callings where the personal risk Is
tbe greatest.
There is an element of excitement and
glory In the collisions of the battlefield.
Heroism there Is performed on a consplcu
ous arena, and the presence of thoussnds of
eomradea nerves tha soldier to fsce death.
Our everyday heroes rarely have such a
stimulus. The man who goes single-handed
to the rescue of persons In Imminent peril
Is s hero of the highest type, though he
may be forgotten by the chronicler of great
deeds. Tbe New York elevstor boy who
sped to the rescue of the girls In the burn
Ins building was a hero of that kind. Tbe
youth who acts with such swift Intuitions
and with such disregard for his own safety
ss be exhibited deserves the highest praise.
SOFT COAL I THK FIRMACK.
Hew to Keep Wirm WUhoat the t se
f Anthracite.
ew Tom limn i
Soft coal Ignites very quickly, dies down '
pith equal facility, and needs constsnl
New York Times.
wl
walrhlnr and freauent replenishing to
maintain even a measurably constsnt fire.
In these respects It more resembles wood 1 ;
than anthracite, but It burns very
as well in so anthracite range as in one
built for a market where only soft coal Is
used as a domestic fuel.
In an anthracite-heating furnace soft coal
needs to be treated very differently from
anthracite, but the difference consists In
to be treated very differently from
the mansgement of the drafts and checks
,n ... feed doer of every furnace Ihere 1.
a slide dsmper to admit air over tne nre.
When anthracite 1. used this I. opened only
If it Is desired to deaden the fire and lower
.... u wi.k ,t,
the temperature of the house. With soft
coal It must be left open all the time. The
great volume of gates evolved from lt In
the cooking process, which Is the first
stsge In Its combustion, calls for more air
than ran be had through the body of fuel.
and unless this Is supplied above the fire j
the chimney In unconsumed gases. Too
much air for good combustion can be ad
mitted over the Ore, but it Is not likely to
bo the case If the slide damper In the feed
door of a furnace built for anthracite Is
left wide open all the time. The draft
opening in tbe aah pit door, on the other
hand, needs to be less widely and con
tinuously open than for anthracite. With
the same amount of bottom draft, whicn
lt la customary to give bard coal, soft coal
would simulate the eombustioa In a blast
furnace and call for constant stoking. The
householder must also remember that the
check drafts In the smoke pipe, which
with anthracite Is usually kept open ln
moderate weather, cannot be opened much.
If any, with soft coal, or the house will fill
with smoke. The best way Is to leave It
closed altogether. With the attention to
these details, which reverse the customary
practice with anthracite, a furnace may
be run on bltumlnoua coal so as to keep
a house entirely comfortable.
It will be found difficult. If not Impos
sible, to keep either a range or furnace
fire over night with soft coal unless one
has a watchman on duty to look after
It. As an offset to this, however, we have
tbe ease with which a fresh fire of soft
coal may be lighted, and Its almost in
stantaneous response ln heat-imparting
efficiency. It kindles nearly aa easily as
shavings, and the coke of the previous
fire does not have to be removed from the
Dre pot. All that is necessary is to shake
down the fine ash, and make the new fire
upon what remains. With a little Judg
ment, one having a small supply of an
thracite available, may run his furnace
through the day and evening with soft
coal, and by adding anthracite at night
have a fire In the morning. But with no
anthracite at all, he can, with a little more
trouble than he Is accustomed to, keep
his house comfortable with soft coal.
PERSOSAl. NOTES.
Even If Tom Johnson Is not after the
presidential chair, be could fill lt; he
weighs 300 pounds
Maximilian Showio Machlta of Eanuke.
Japan, was valedictorian of the graduating
class of Lehigh university this year.
Lieutenant J. M. Worrell, a confederate
officer, has presented to the state house,
Columbus, O., a piece of tbe first flag pole
ever erected In honor of Abraham Lincoln.
The late Judge Noah Davis had probably
drawn more wills than most lawyers of his
time. but. as Is quite common ln such cases,
failed to leave one for himself, and his con
siderable fortune has to be disposed of
under the Intestate laws of New York.
Dr. Floreston Agullar, dentist to the king
of Spain, hss arrived , In this country to
study American methods of filling and pull
ing teeth. The doctor will visit Chicago
during his brief stay ln America. He Is
professor of odontology ln the university
of Madrid.
The forthcoming retirement from Parlia
ment of W, E. Lecky, the historian, 1b said
to be due to heart weakness. He Is tbe
most fluent speaker ln Parliament and
causes despair to stenographers because his
speeches flow swiftly ln a continuous stream
of most elegant but difficult language, with
never a pause or break, the result being
that when he deelrea an accurate report he
Is forced to supply it himself.
Daniel H. Morgan, a Yale student and
son of Ellsha Morgan, millionaire head of
the writing paper trust, started out as a
tramp from Springfield, Mass., with a chum.
their object being to study the hobo with a
view to literary effort. In Boston they
were arrested as vagrants, and, as this wss
bit of local color" for which they had
not bargained, they declared their Identity.
The Incredulous policeman laughed at their
protestations and only after considerable
use of the wires were they given freedom.
One such experience waa enough and both
hurried back to Springfield.
Commander McCrea has just returned
home after a long cruise with the gunboat
Machlas ln the West Indies and ln Carib
bean waters. His officers say that last
month tbe commander served notice on the
Haytlan Insurgents that he would not allow
them to bombard Cape Haytlen without due
limit. "And suppose I do not give such
notice?" said the Insurgent admiral, Kllllck.
"Well, my ship will be between you and
the shore," said McCrea, "and my men are
rather restive when there is any firing
going on. They're rather restive, that's
all," be added, fixing the keen glance of his
light blue eyes on the admiral, who under
stood and took tbe bint.
Is a suit of clothes or an overcoat to you thaj looks well
for only a few days? Superior making and finish
stretches tlie days into months when you buy clothing
here.
These cool nights and mornings could be made com
fortable with about $15,000 Invested In one of our top V
eoata.
No ClothitiK Fits Like Ours.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers
R 8. Wilcox, Manager.
TIIK PA(KF.n' COMPILATION.
Kansas City Star: The rontrsdlctlon by
Charb s w. Armour of this city of the storf
nf ihe nronosed nmkluK house merger bears
u of ,h(1 m,rkg of vrrslmllltude. ThO
k,ns hous 0H(!ht to understand. If they
d(j thRt a trust ln pntlal food
. products Is something the people wouio
" A , not tolerate. The late Klrkland B. Ar
' w , moar declared a few years before he died
,ner I thai If surh a combination were ever at-
(enip,pll lt woud be the beginning of the
. ....... .nA ia ths prophecy
: h dlgpiByr the broad business Judgment
contributed to the success of his
. ..
i Philadelphia Tress: If one meat packing
I company. .
- - , .,., i., trunta.
" f1""" " " CBnnot
, Wbt the flrma In CR"l
'do as firms to control prlco without breas
Ing laws the iamo men can do safely or
ganized and holding stock In a New Jersey
corporation. Nor can any existing law
reach thrlr control of meat prices through
one company chartered In New Jersey to
evade the laws of rvery stale In which It
does business. Ought this not to end?
! 8hou4 capital thus be ble to exchange the
rest
for the nominal toverelgnty or law
over this operation by the expedient of or
ganizing a corporation?
Chicago Inter Ocean: What makes the
public suspect the packers' combination
what will cause it to be denounced-Mi It that
the men who compose it bave bees charged
In the past with using their united power
to mulct the producer and consumer by
turns. They have .been accused of con
spiring to restrain trade and are now
under the prohibition of the courts against
such conspiracy. They have denied these
accusations, and until their guilt Is prove
they are entitled to the benefits of the
doubt. It may be that they have seen that
their advantage need not be the public's
injury and have resolved so to use their
powers as to give the public a fair share
of the benefits of the centralized manage
ment of a great Industry. The packers are
entitled to fair play and honest Judgment
most of all ln Chicago, of whose prosperity
their industry supplies so great a part but
for that very reason there Is upon them aa
especially imperative necessity that they
demonstrate the harmlessness and the Use
fulness of their combination by unmis
takable deeds.
SMILIXU REMARKS. ' '
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "What's the
title of Msklt's latest story?"
"The Hlack Diamond Mystery, or Who
Bobbed the liln?' "
Washington Star: "What have you ever
done for your country?" asked the Indig
nant cltzen.
'Never started to count up, answered
the practical politician. "Too busy finding
out what my country can do for me." .
Chicago Tribune: "This Is a great sga
for speculating. Is your husband Inclined
to upend anything In that way?"
"Yes; he spends about half his time spec
ulating on ways and means to keep from
having to work the other half of his time."
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Blllus was dis
satisfied with the new addition to tha
house.
"You said you were going to have a grata
In this room, John," she complained, ."and
lt Isn't here. Can't we afford lt?"
"Yes," he said, "we can afford the grate
putting It In? We can't afford to use It."
Baltimore American: "Sir." says the
caller who has a large blank book under
his arm, "1 am gathering Industrial and
mercantile statistics. May t ask if you are
a coal consumer?"
Here the man of the house looks at the
stranger with a bitter smile and slowly
closes the door as he answers:
"I was."
New York Sun: "Do you keep pie tins?"
asked the stylishly dressed woman. '
"Pie tins?" repeated the leltdered 'JW
eler. "No, madam, we do not."
"I said tie pins," snapped the enraged
customer, as. with cheeks blazing and eyes
snapping at the Insult, she sailed out.
SomervIIle Journal: Hicks Politeness
doesn't cost anything, they nay, but 1 tell
you lt does.
Wicks How so 7
Hicks 1 waa applying for a situation)
once and 1 said 'After you, sir to the
man who reached the advertiser's door
Just as 1 did. And the other fellow got tha
Job. "
ESI OF ELY TIME.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The files no more
Around us soar
On missions long so hateful:
Their time has passed.
They're gone at last.
And we are truly gratefuL
At break of dawn,
When night was gone.
They used to come and wake ue;
They'd tickle toes,
And ears and nose.
And angry they would make us.
When mealtime rame
'Twas Just the same.
They'd at the table rally;
They'd taste each dish
And dodge each awlsh
By making sudden sally,
Right back again
They'd come and then
Would o'er their pranks be gloatlngl
And if we'd smite
Some Just through spite
Would ln the soup go floating.
We'd start to read ' '
But not succeed ' ' .
Without a lot of trouble: 1
For still the files
Would tyranlze,
And efforts they would double. ' ' '
Day after day . .
The files held sway
And by their pranks tormented;
They'd tease and bite
With all their might.
And none of them repented.
At last relief
Has stopped our grief. ,
For gone are the files ao praukful.
Borne far have fled.
The rest are dead.
And we are duly thankful.