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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: MONDAY, SEl'TEMHEU 20, 1902. The umaiia Daily Bee. K. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. FUBLIHIIED KVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally lite (without bunuay), one xear..t-l.fc unity Livv mm Huimay, One iear " illustrated di(, one tear Bunuay lit-, (;ne xear iw Baturuay bee. one jeer 1" Twentieth century farmer, One Year...l. DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without 8uno) ), ptr copy.,.. c Uuiiy Bee (without Hunudyj. per wk...l: Dally Bee (including unu), per wee. .tic Bunuay lice, per copy c Evening ii"e 'without Mumlny I. per eu Evening lAa (Including tluiiday). per - week l"o Complaints of Irregularities In deliver hould be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Dee building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twenty-tilth and M Streets. Council Blurts 1" 1'earl Street. I hlcago Imo L'nity Hulldlng. New lork JSit Park Mow Building. Washington 6ul Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should he addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial lepartment. BUSINESS LETTERS. Husliienh letters and remittances should be addressed: The Uee Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by drait, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stanil'S accepted In payment ot mail accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE DEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 8TATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State ot Nebraska, Douglas County, si: George B. Tsschuck, secretary of The Be Publishing Company, being duly worn, saya that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Dee printed during the month of August, 1902, was as follows: 1 ii,70 16 1N,MMI f a,TTO 1 28.U30 4 28,010 6 88, WO sa.To T S8.TBO 1 IW.TBO 2M.WIO 10 2M.TKO II 28.7BO 13 88.T80 13 2S,820 14 2H,oao U 28,730 17 118,820 U S9M0 11 20.T70 10 30,380 80,120 23 29,0 (HI 33 ao.Bio 34 28,7113 26 80.830 2( 20,8O) 27 20.080 38 20,0 33 3O,07 30 30,110 !.... 2H.11W Total BO0.440 Leas unsold and returned copies.... B.HTT Net total sales goo.BOn Net dally average 28,021 GEO. B. TZSCMUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me thla 1st day or BeptemDer. A. v., 1902. M. B. HUNGATE. (Beal.) Notary Public Municipal borne rule cannot be safely Ignored bj candidates who want to be lawmakers. Merchants who advertise are the mer rhsnts who are up to date. Read The lteo's advertising columns. Talking about cornstalks and cord wood. It would be hard to tell the differ ence la some parts of Nebraska. Omaha's clearing house record for the past week Is a fair Index that business conditions In this city are eminently satisfactory. It may be a race to see which are merged first the meat packing plants at South Omaha or the twin cities of Omaha and South Omaha. The people like to be amused. That fact Is strikingly Illustrated by the Jolly crowds that have thronged the street fair since its gates were opened. General Funston may as well consider himself barred forever from eligibility even to an honorary membership in the Woman's Christian Temperance union. Presumably the time for the Christian church convention was fixed with view to affording an opportunity to recover from the hilarity of the Ak-Sar-Ben fes tlvaL In this Judicial district the question who should be court stenographer and who should be court bailiff seems to be more at issue than the question who should bo Judge. Democratic conventions in fifteen states have turned their backs on the Kansas City platform. The Kansas City platform ought to be used to the cold shoulder by this time. a President Roosevelt intimates that he will try again at bis earliest possible convenience, providing of course that It is also convenient to the cities that bad Invited him to be their guest The only way to preserve the popu larity of the annual Ak-Sar-Ben carnival is to suppress rowdyism and rutfiaulsui whenever It manifests Itself. People can amuse themselves without spoiling other people's pleasure. Why should the national banks appeal to the treasury to help them out every time there Is a financial flurry any more than any other class of business Institu tions? A rich uncle ready to advance money in uullmlted quantltlea to tide a man over a tight place would come In bandy for all of us. Decorations for a gala event like the Ak-Sar-Ben carnlvarcan be made artistic with Just a little extra effort. Mere pro fusion of flags and bunting will not pro duce the desired effect. Whatever you do In the way of decoration, make It tasteful rather than gaudy, striking rather than ostentatious. As usual for Omaha, autumn is well advanced with the work of paving by no means completed and some Jobs not even commenced. There is really no ex cuse for such delay In letting and exe cuting contracts for out-of-door work, which cannot possibly be done as well In the hurry to anticipate cold weather as It could have beeu done free from such pressure In mld-sumuien Keep It before Omaha taxpayers that all the railroads that couverge in this city have paid ouly S2U.54U.tMi lu city taxes for the year 1WJ on their trackage and terminal facilities, right-of-way, depot grounds, depot buildings, machine shops, roundhouses, headquarters build ings, furniture, fixtures aud personal property of every description, worth fully 115,000,000, when by rights they hould have paid at least 1180.000 as their proportion of the cost of maintain ing city ajovciuuicut. CA.1XOT Bt TRCSTtt). Mr. Orlpps, cliHlrnian of the demo- rfttlo conrreHHlonnl campaign commit tee, says the democratic parly will not Injure the jroHierlty of the country. "We shall neither destroy the busings Interests of the country nor Injure the waste earners." Is the assurance ht iclves. Kxperlenro has shown that In this very vital matter the party cannot be trusted. In IXStt the country was njoyltidt a higher measure of prosperity than ever ltefore. Industrial activity was general and labor was well em ployed and well paid. The democratic party then promised not to Interfere with this condition. It assured the business Interests of the country, as It Is now .doing, that they would not Ik; injured If that party should le success ful. It told the wage earners of the country that they had nothing to fear from a democratic victory. Well, the democracy won and the re sult Is familiar history. There followed several years of Industrial depression and business stagnation, during which 8,000,000 men were out of employment. Not only that, but the wages of those employed were constantly forced down, many working only part time at that. The loss to the labor of the country during that period of depression amounted to thousands of millions of dollars, while the loss to capital was not less. Every Interest suffered ,nd from having been the most prosperous country In the world the United States fell back to third or fourth place among the great commercial nations. In a day, as It were, prosperity vanished with democratic success and distrust took the place of confidence. With thla experience in mind, what confidence can be felt In the present assurance of the democratic party that it will neither destroy the business in terests of the country nor Injure the wage earners? It la true that the elec tion of a democratic house of represen tatives this year could change nothing upon which existing prosperity depends. Vet it would be a menace that would probably have a more or less disturbing effect, and it is manifestly most de sirable to avoid even this. It is neces sary to the continuance of prosperity that confidence shall be maintained, so that there shall be no abatement of enterprise and no relinquishment of those projects and undertakings which will contribute to further industrial and commercial development and a still greater measure of prosperity for all our people. Democratic success baa never been helpful to the general welfare. It bas never promoted our material advance ment. It bas never benefited the manu facturer, the agricultural producer, or the wage earner. That party offers nothing now that would be beneficial to any of these interests, but quite the reverse. Its policy is one of revolution and destruction. It demands the over throw of protection. Its campaign text book calls for free trade. The more candid of its leaders advocate that policy. It is impossible to believe that a majority of American v6ters, in the midst of abounding prosperity, will give their support to the party which un quallfiedly avows its purpose to destroy the policy under which our great pros perity bas been attained. 1:RASD M M PL U t'MA T. According to the report of the In diana Labor bureau the number of em ployes in twenty-two factories and shops of Indianapolis In l'JOl was more than 88 per cent greater thau in 18U7. Taking that city as representative, the gain there between 1897 and 1901 may be regarded as indicative of conditions In other manufacturing cities. Refer ring to this increased employment the Indianapolis Journal says: "Taking into consideration the increase In wagea In the latter years over the former, and the more constant employment, it Is safe to say that the labor In the In dustrles named receives twice as much money now as it did five years ago. That this labor has so much more to spend than It did in 1897 produces the thing which is called prosperity." There is nothing exceptional in the case of Indianapolis. Nearly every manufacturing city in the country couk make as good a showing as to the In crease In the number of employes in Industries over five years ago. Kqually gratifying statistics are to be found In the reports of the labor bureaus of other states. It has been estimated by so capable an authority as Mr. Samuel Compers, that 3,000,000 men were out of employment during the low tariff period from 1893 to 1897. Not to ex ceed one-tenth of that number has been unable to obtain employment during the last four years and every class of labor Is better paid today than it was five years ago. In no other country has there been such a great gain In employment as here and yet, aa the Indianapolis Journal remarks, "some of us are not content, but would proceed to a general overthrow of the tariff system which was the forerunner and the promoter of this marvelous change from Industrial stagnation to Industrial prosperity," SOW ALL TOUKTHCR. It la up to all the patriotic citizens of Omaha to exert the final pull that will make the Ak-Sar-Ben. festlylties of 1902 overtop In every point that constitutes success all the glittering triumphs scored In previous years. Although the unavoidable Inability of President Roosevelt o attend and par ticipate, as was his announced inteutlon, Is a great disappointment, Ak-Sar-Ben himself Is fully equal to the occasion and no one who visits Omaha during the pending carnival will go away without admitting that he has been repaid sev eral times over for coming. To accomplish this result, however, re quires the loyal support and active co operation of every man, woman and t hlUl In Omaha. Each of us should pro ceed as If he were appointed a commit tee of one on eutertainiuent to see that no guest fails to have every reasonable want promptly supplied. Good humor and kindly consideration f other xople form the foundation of ospltallty. 1-et us repress selfishness for a little while and give the right of way to our guests. We want all our visitors to become nnual pilgrims to Ak-rtar-Iten's royal ourt, and the way to make sure that I. .M ,,r ... n t rr n in I a t. tn.lt n Q (V fl II it mr, , ... - very cue or tnem so royany mar. iue tctpptatloli to return next year will ue too strong to be resisted. as To a TARIFF COMMISSION: President Hoosevelfs suggestion of a nrlff commission, composed of experts of such high character and ability that hev could be trusted to deal with the sithleet ntirelv from the standpoint of i...t. ,t tMrt.l i,fl. , met wun some -approval, inn un; geu- era! opinion Is that such a body would be of little If any service. It Is pointed out that such a commission was created wenty yenrs ago, during the admlnistra- ion of President Arthur, constituted of men of the highest character and I truallfieations, but Its recommendations had hardly any Influence with congress. There Is no reason to think that an other commission would be more stic- essful in having the results of its In- estlgatlons and suggestions regarded by congress. As the New York Tribune remarks, "hentiment in congress is not At this rate there will soon be no trouble likely to reconcile Itself to such a rcvo- about the Inevitable annexation of the ro tation of responsibility." Members of tn'nlon. Americans will be In the majority, congress who have to do with tariff legislation are generally not willing tc transfer to outsiders tho duty of frani I I..I.K 1 1 A. . iiii a I i.-Kisiawou uro gL-ucraiiy doi wining to lng schedules and prescribing rates, They are ant to believe themselves as competent to do this as anyone, how ever experienced and expert, and lt Is a I right or privilege that they will not surrender any part of. Therefore while a properly constituted commission might make very Judicious recommendations, as was admittedly done by the com- mlsson of twenty years ago, the tances of having them adopted would be small and the time and labor ex- pended would be for the most part wasted, to say nothing of the expense incurred. ,, i Ihero are many who agree with Mr. Roosevelt that it would be well if the tariff question could be taken out of politics, but this seems to be impractl- cable. It has been made a distinctly .... . ., . . I political question from the foundation of the government and lt is altogether likely that lt will continue to be In- definitely. Tho Idea of taking lt out I of politics bas been frequently urged, wij ouuug sup- pon uuu party division on uie question will undoubtedly be as sharply drawn . ., .. . , " . in the future as it has been in the past auU uww. A. i me commission sug- gestion, it is safe to say that it will not receive the serious attention of con- I gross should the president submit lt to thnt ttnriv tl When John N. Baldwin was rounding up Union Pacific employes In the inter- sense in them. Qulckflrlng, magazine in est of Dave Mercer he declared that the ,antry rlfleB ot ,on Maxim and managers of the road were not so much ?a",,n? "d rd'"f" and "e'd ...... I Interested in Mercer aa they were in punisnmg Kosewater for bis attempt to compel the railroads to pay more taxes, This may have been true, but why should the Council Bluffs bulldozer who bas never paid a dollar of taxes in Omaha seek to foist a nonresident con- gressman on Omaha on the plea that the conspiracy against the republicans 4. . . . . , . , . , of this congressional district is Justified on the ground of self-defense? Would not the railroad managers also be justl- tied in an attempt to avenge their cor- poratlons on shippers who dare to ap- ., t .,, , .. . . peal to the courts for relief from dis- Crimination and extortion? The Chicago Tribune Is hot after the supervising architect of the treasury, charging upon blm responsibility for the ueiay iu completing tne new pUDHC building In that city and rank favorlt- Ism In relieving contractors from the penalties for nonperformance of their agreements. It is beginning to realize bow firmly the supervising architect ls entrenched and to what extent con- tractors and superintending officers play Into one another's bands. If a private corporation undertook to conduct big building enterprises by the methods em- ployed by Uncle Sam, the stockholders would h un. In rnw lth.,t for the regular meeting. The summary demand for the resig nation of a prison warden by the gov ernor of Idaho on a showing that prls- oners and prison teams had been worked on his brother's farm, seta an pxam..l which the governors of other states will do well to keep in mind. Whether it ls io ue cauea aisnonesty or not, the use by a public officer of public property for private gain is always a flagrant in- fraction of nui.llc moral, that nn. . . .... . . mo uu.fvlnmu ui me recreant offender. Tho only way to prevent such irauuuieui practices is to mnict the penalty whenever culpability ls dis- closed. Kx-Kenator Allen refers to the last Nebraska legislature as "the most cor rupt and incompetent body of the kind ever couvened in the state." Of course. the last is always the worst, but if we remember correctly, neither political party has had a monopoly of incompe tency or corruption lu any of our legis latures. t'oaiaelatlaai la Ckaski. Indianapolis News. All the defeated ball clubs can console themselves with the reflection that they will do better next time. Tate I'Bbllc He Ulaaked. Philadelphia Record. The mine owners are resolved to make no concessions to the striking miners. But could they not be persuaded to make some concessions to a suffering public? Tb Dwliul Have. New York Mall and Express. If any one doubts the doctrine of tb.3 dominant race, let him look at that hand ful of Jack lei from the Cincinnati taking away the guns of the Colombian army, and hlppiDf arms aad army on separate trains. How many Colombian soldiers would It take to disarm a company of cadets from an American preparatory school, to say nothing of a regiment ot Tankee regulars? Hot Bird on the Wing. Chicago Record-Herald. A preacher woo la running on the prohi bition ticket for congress In Iowa will make his campaign on an automobile. It Is to be hoped that be will have a good run for his money. initios: Mia tl Barkers. mdianaooiis Journal. William Jennings Bryan never sees but one point at a time, and It is probable that when he proposed to put trust promoters n managers "In stripes" he forgot that of them are democrats. Might Try mn A Chicago Inter Ocean The foreign press finds it "difficult to understand" a lot of things that are hap- Pcnlng In this country at present, but it la sensible enough to assume that as long aa we vnderstand them there is nothing much to be dwired The (irntlr Method. Haltlmore American. The gentle method of dealing with trusts seems to be to remove the verrul- form appendix before the patient knows ,n" u 1 v . r n j a a uauia mni I tiry !ft-i mum lua j be a success and the- patient expire shock. of Assrilsg by Assimilation. New Tork Town Topics. t (ll,n A Klinrait t knn..r.l A mnl'l.-ana have rmlRrut,.a t0 Canada w)thln a year. ana win come into tne union as a matter fit ntirai a m a(i Itittiina e rm a h rm a 4a mnat 1 U1 v' " v iiivni. ut vuiuv viuv v i " Canada now buys from us $119,000,000 worth of goods annually, three times as much as it Imports from what Is facetiously called lle mother country Value of Wholvaome Living. Kansas City Star. The conditions which have favored the rapid recovery of the President are a per fect constitution unimpaired by any sort of excesses, a masterful will which makes ngnt of mlnor infirmities, and a whole- some plan of living which bents a person called to the fulfilment of high and impor tant dutles- The American people cherish a great admiration for these qualities, and ttiav Mr nrAtitt tA Iibva m nreaMAtit vhn exemplifies them to such a complete degree. . 1 . , . raionio Appeal lor urip. winneanoii. Tribune The appeal of the Boer generals for flnan- elal aid for their countrymen ruined by the war Pathetic. It is gratifying to note tnat.the fir,t response in any large amount is by an American. Henry v nipps, a ,lr ' of th , rZ.M. has sent General Botha lluo.otH) tor dis- trlbution among destitute Boers. Strange we do not hear a word tTom lTt, Sulzer "a iners w,n ..,0fclou" wnen .nM k. mBI,a . utlml ix.ii .ralnur the republican national administration, Toola for Future War. New York Trlbune Among the military exnerts of the day there are some who are inclined to the view that In future wars, bayonets, lances, sabres and ven P,BtolB wlll.be of little use, and that 11 w111 be a waste ot money for nations A- nn ,. I n Itiat. .mtM 1 . U .,,.1, The arguments which are advanced In sun- port of this belief seem to have common Biinioi j vi cci j sAiuu uato urru impiuveu io much , reCet years that hand-to-hand fights may ere long be obsolete on battle fields. Life m Choice of Dangers. Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. and Mrs. Peary, after all tho perils ot an Arctic exploration had boen safely encountered, were subjected to a railway col,lsln ,n Noa fctla on Monday and narrowly escaped with their lives. Nobody . hrt nf . -,., , ,u Arctic circle, but, on the contrary, no one ever beard of the Arctic circle exerting Its hostile Influences to civilization down near Ha,lfa- Ufe ,s cnolce of infelicities. All conditions are the nursing mothers of aanger,. FoU howeVer. would rather take railroad chance. In Nova Krotla th.n ... surances ot safety from head-on collisions in polar regions FKKSOXAt. SOTES. The 22,000 Americans who went into the Canadian Northwest last year went, of course, for financial reasons John Saint Loe Strachey, the editor and owner of the London "Spectator," will make a flying visit to this country in November. Matnr CtinrlA Tf Smith thA Annular Georgia writer, known to the public as "Bill Arp," bas Just recovered from a long and critical illness.' I Slgnor Galimbertl, Minister of Posts of Italjr- ,B Prol"11 international en- veiope, ior use mrougnoui me postal uuiod, permitting a post-paid reply The Boer generals are making aa effort to secure permission from the British Government for Mr. Kruger's return to South Africa, aa he bas expressed a desire to go to his own country Tb beautiful Wanda do Boneza of the Comedle Francalse. whom all flay-lovlng Paris is mourning just now, left a few debts when aha died. One dressmaker's bill amounts to the pretty sum of $100,000. Mr. Kruger will probably leave Holland at the beginning of October. He will remain for few weeks at Montraux and then pass at Mentone, wnere tnree vuiai I have been hired for him and the Boer dels- . wh hlm. nr. K. Anno of Xoklo, JaDan. who ha. been studying American commercial methods in Chicago, bas just reached New York. He says he has discovered a nura ber of Improvements Which he will lntro- duc when ne "turns boss. When Paderewskl waa introduced by Walter Damrosch to the champion polo player of England the other day he is said to have remarked : "I know ws shall be good friends, for you are a dear old soul who plays polo, whereas I am a dear Pole who plays solo." Philadelphia has opened up a palatial lodging house for tramps. Sociologists will watch this paternal experiment with keen interest, chiefly because the equipment of the Institution includes bathing facilities. which is usually classed as an obstacle to success in regenerating hoboea. The will of George Hoadly, formerly a governor of Ohio, bas been filed for pro bate in New York, where be died. The entire estate goes to his widow, Mary P. Hoadly, who Is also appointed sole execu trix. The value of the estate is placed ! at $216,000. ot which the larger portion is in real estate. It is said that Mr. Ohasbl, a Harvard student, who hss been preparing for a philosopher's life by years of hard study, has Bow determined to become a news paper writer. In hashing up the news of the day, be will find use for all the eystema I of philosophy be has read about, and sev- 1 cral yrsvleusly unheard Of. In the Last Minneapolis Times (dem ). There Is no one In the northwest whose If capital stocks meant money Invested and words are better deserving of the atten- the owners thereof would be content with tlon of this republic than are those of twice the dividends thereupon, that a de Cyrus Northrop, president of the t'niver- (;ade ago they would have regarded as Soul slty of Minnesota. When he epeake his satisfying. hearers may be sure of having something pr. Northrop suggested a remedy for the to carry away that Is worth while. On differences between capital and labor and Monday evening, in opening the conven- it was "Love one another." Ho was fol- tlon of the employers and the employed lowed by Hon. Carroll I). Wright, famous and in discussing reasons for differences as a statistician and a perfect encyclopedia between capital and labor that certainly of knowledge of the practical, and this exist (although somewhat elusive when we practical man In seeking solutions came to come to define them). Dr. Northrop said: the ame conclusions as did Dr. Northrop. "1 suspect that the watering of stocks, the ne could suggest nothing better than the multiplication of the mlllloua of capital by golden rule. arbitrary arithmetic without adding a dol- lar to the value, has something to do with the trouble and that the unrest of labor Is in a large degree occasioned by the neces- slty of earning a reasonable profit, not on actual capital, but on Inflated and watered capltal and that the laborer while recog- nlzlng the fact that he is receiving a fair compensation for his labor according to all standards of the past. Is yet dlssatlBded be- cause inflated capital, though receiving nominally no more man tne tair prom or the past, is In reality receiving two. three ana even nve times tne rate or prom mat on tne lace or tmngs it appears to be re- ceiwng No truer words were ever spoken. The i imes oeneves mat many oi ino most nag- rant evils of the trusts would be eliminated HFrrm.icAx tatk ticket. Tekamah Journal: The voter who loves home, sobriety, and a careful guarding of the Btate"s best intereets will make no mis take by voting for J. H. Mickey for gov ernor. Blair Tllot: The deeper the voters go Into it the better seems the record of J. H. Mickey and the more convinced they be come that he la about the proper man to become the next governor of Nebraska. Valentine Republican: Compare the cam paigns being made by fuslonists for their candidate for governor and that being made for John H. Mickey, the republican candidate for governor, and you will dis cover that republicans are making a clean, straightforward, honeet and upright cam paign In keeping with the Integrity and ability of the man. Alliance Times: The desperate efforts of the fusion press to discredit J. II. Mickey, the republican candidate for gov ernor, have brought forth a number ot signed statements from citizens of his home town, Osceola, that ought to put a clincher on such foolishness. A careful perusal thereof will lead to the conclusion that there are few. If any, more exemplary men In the state than Mr. Mickey. Beatrice Express: The fusion newspapers who are describing J. H. Mickey as a bloated bondholder havo no sense of humor or no regard for the truth. J. H. Mickey is comfortably well off, as a consequence of a long career of Industry and good man agement, but bis small fortune wouldn't last a plutocrat half a day. The fuslonists are fond of candidates who are failures in everything but politics, and they have a man after their own heart in Mr. Thomp son. Norfolk News: State Superintendent W. K. Fowler is, beyond question, the moat Indefatigable worker who has ever been placed at the head of Nebraska schools and his re-election is practically conceded. He is an experienced educator, has right views on educational questions and his energy has had a good effect in all the counties and schools of the state. He Is one of the strong men on the. republican ticket and an honor to bis party. His plurality will accordingly be large. Tekamah Journal: The Fremont Tribune wants to know if there is any sound sense in the fusion outcry against J. H. Mickey of the effect that he ls "unsafe" on the saloon question because, forsooth, he ls not versed in saloon etiquette and doesn't bowl up with the boys In hot weather to keep cool and in cold weather that be may keep warm; because he ls too sober to be trusted? Is there any good reason why the governor of a great state should view drunkenness and the whisky traffic as vir tues to be generally commended? CAPITAI.1ZIQ KAKMX1 CAPACITY, No Limit Whatever to Modern Methods of Corporate Financiering:. Mllwuakee Free Press. An officer ot the United States Steel cor poration IS said to have told the president that the bona Ode value ot the corporation Is five billion dollars ($5,000,000,000), and it ls capitalized at only $1,400,000,000. The value of a property is its earning capacity and it is the earning capacity of most of the corporations that have been created re cently that have been capitalized. If a corporation could secure an abso lute monopoly ot some product that is ab solutely indispensable to the people, it might increase prices to any extent, thus increas ing profits to any figure. Then, if it wishes to Increase Its capital stock reorganize It has merely to multiply Its earnings by 8 or 10, depending on whether It proposes to pay a 12M or a 10 per cent dividend, and offer the result to the public as an In vestment. It ls s good thing that there Is no means for getting control of the air, or all of the water. JTbe right to breath was provided for in such a way that lt cannot be cut off. It ls the one thing that a man can have as much of as he wants all the time. But what a chance it would be If the air supply could be controlled and people could be made to settle before breathing! THE VMTKD STATES, IMOa-lOOi. Looking Backward Over tho Changes Wrought 1st Century. New York Sun. It is not without profit to recall now and again some of the changes that have oc curred In our country during the past cen tury. In 1800 its population was 6,308, 483, about the same as that of Illinois In 1900. The population of the state of New York bas Increased, between 1800 and 1!00, from 689,000 to 7,268.000. The center of population of the United States was In 1800 near Bal timore; it is now far to the west in Ohio. To Journey from Philadelphia to Pittsburg In 1800 required three weeks; the trip ls now made In right hours. In 1800 the area of the country was 909,050 square miles; in 1900 It was 3. 846,595. The government em ployed at the beginning of the century about 1.400 civil servants; it now controls more than 250.000. In the 100 years, 1800 1U00, the number of postofflcea has Increased from 900 to 77,000, their annual receipts from $320,000 to $102,354,679, their letters from 2.900,000 to 3,300,754.807 (besides 687, 815,250 postal cards). In 1800 the revenues of the country were $10,8n8.745 ($2 04 per capita) and its expenditures $7,411,370 ($1 40 per capita); In 1900 the expenditure was $487,713,793 ($6 39 per capita) and the rev enue $567,240,852 ($7.43 per capita). The ex porta were in 1800 $70,971,780; in 1900 $1, f88.407.141. The wealth of the country at the beginning of the century wai $1.800,. 000,000; In 1900 it was about $94.000,00.0(0, The value of the products of industry in 1H00 was practically zero; In 1850 It was $1,029,106,798; In 1900. $18,222,567,939. Finally, lt is worth remembering that when I ha mint was opened at Philadelphia a quantity of copper waa imported from Eu rope to be coined into cents. Analysis Surely It Is worth while to note that In Bll the thousands of years since Confucius, n the score of centuries since Christ lec- tured on the mount, no better solution of problems that riches and poverty, capital an,i lhe iabor lt emnlovs have brought be- fore thp 0,i(t CBn be offered by the clear- rt thinkers mid tho wisest reasonera than lhp annllction of that nreeloitat of the wlB(1orn of ,he ages, "As ye would that men hod n0 unt yoUi d Te ryca BO io them." of r0,Iri,0i wnPn ,hlB jp ls absolute forro the millennium will be an actual con- dltlon. None the less Is It well for us to hasten the time of general application of .he. rule bv maktnir aneclal use of it unon occasions sundrr and nartleular that come within the scope of our own lives, ROUS!) ABOUT HEW YORK. Ripples on the Current of Life- In the Metropolis. Tho skyline of New York city Is contin ually undergoing change, the tendency to ascend and occupy the upper air keeping steady pace with the marvelous expansion of the city. Record published by tho Brook lyn Eaglo shows that of skyscrapers alone there are now thirty-three In process of construction, that Is to say, that for thirty- tcrec buildings of fifteen stories or over permits have been Issued . and contracts let. Of these, twenty-one are to be office buildings, and twelve hotels. Of the twen ty-one office buildings a round dozen, and these the largest, will be located below city nan. These fifteen and twenty story build ings will add 200 acres to the floor sDace or tno city 2a per cent of the area of Cen tral park. 40 per cent of the area of Pros pect park. With the thirty-three completed there will be In all about 150 skyscrapers on Man hattan Island. And until the last docado of the nineteenth century there was not one! And of this 150 fully half have been the product of the last few years. If there is a proportionate Increase In the next decade. New York, from Fourteenth street to the Battery at least, will be a rltv nf skyscrapers, with the streets narrow gorges, auea in oy towering man-mM cliff.. Apart from the 200 acres of floor area that is being added to New York's area In Its skyscrapers, there are easily 2.000 acres of floor area being added in smaller buildings, In shops and stores and factories, in private residences. In tenements, flats and apartments, the three degrees In cliff dwellings which civilization has evolved. In all the tendency to taller buildings is notable.' Whore a few years ago people built three story residences they now build five. Apartment buildings that a year or two ago would have been labeled mammoth are passed unnoticed nowadays. Th-lr eight or ten stories sre not worth mention ing. One of the features of the celebration of the thirty-second anniversary of Gari baldi's triumphal entry into Rome Is a pilgrimage to Rosebank, Staten Island, where the Italian patriot lived during a temporary stay in this country. During his residence there, relates the New York Times, Garibaldi kept the wolf from the door by making tallow candles, in which humble occupation he waa as sisted by O. P. Moroslnl, now a rich banker In thiB city. Mr. Moroslnl loves to recall those stirring times, and tells freely the story of the hardships both he and Gari baldi endured. Garibaldi arrived there without money, but he had friends, chief among them be ing Antonio Meuccl, who lived in a little cottage on Staten Island and made tallow candles for a livelihood. To his home went Garibaldi, and three months later Mr. Moroslnl Joined them there. For several months the exiles molded candles, and, according to Mr. Moroslnl, they rather enjoyed the somewhat lowly but thoroughly peaceful occupation. Then. In 1851, Garibaldi, who was a sailor, got command ot a ship and sailed for South America, where for nearly three years he commanded vessels In the trade between the porta of Brazil and Argentine and Chile and Peru. In 1854 he returned to New York and re joined his friends on Staten Island, where he remained while a Baltimore clipper ship named Commonwealth was being fitted out and loaded with a cargo of grain. Mr. Moroslnl took passage on the ship, of which Garibaldi had command, and she set sail for Liverpool, from where Garibaldi went to Genoa, in Italy, to resume his efforts for his country's Independence and unifi cation which culminated In the event which his countrymen are now celebrating. The former home of Meuccl at Rosebank is now used aa a hotel, and visitors to lt are shown the furnace, boiler and other implements used by Messrs. Garibaldi and Moroeint when tbey were candlemakers. A monument to General Franz Slgel ", to be erected. General Stewart L. Wood ford Is president and Carl Scbun vice president of the monument committee, which bas Issued a circular asking for sub scriptions. "We ask your help," says the committee, "to erect a suitable monument to the memory of Oeneral Franz Slgel. Born In Germany, a patriotic soldier, and an exue irom nia ratneriand in 1848; a naturalized citizen of the United States; resident of Missouri when the war of the Rebellion broke out in 1861, he promptly gave bis sword and his services to bis adopted country. With Blair and Lyon and kindred spirits he organized the move ment that saved St. Louis and Missouri to the nation. In saving Missouri they assured the final result of the war from its very beginning. At Pea Ridge be won almost the first victory of the war, and from that day served loyally, unselfishly and without complaint wherever be was assigned to duty." There are a large number of former newspaper men now holding high positions In Wall street, reports a New York letter. Among them Is Joseph C. Hendrlx, presi dent of the Bank of Commerce, who was formerly a reporter on the Sun. Jamea B, Dill, the corporation lawyer, who holds the record for the organization of new companies, was once a reporter on tho Tribune. Daniel 8. Lamont, vice president of the Northern Pacific railroad, was In the newspaper business before he became Orover Cleveland's secretary. 'Vice Preal dent Vanderllp, of the National City, was a few years ago financial editor of the Chicago Tribune. C. A. Conant, treasurer of the Morton Trust company, was a year ago Washington correspondent of the Jour nal of Commerce. C. 8. deed, one of the directors of the Atchison system, had newspaper training. Colonel George liar vey. formerly uiaoagiug editor of the World, and now head of Harper's, bs been closely Identified with a number of Mr. Whitney's business enterprises. W. R. Corwlne, formerly of the World, Is trust officer of the Eastera Trust company. Mr. Stelner, one of the. largest custom bouse brokers, was onre connected with the Her ald. Numerous other Instances might be given of newspaper men who have made a success In buslnees. TIIK PARTY OF HOI'K. Faith In the Fntnre Explains the 8 se rene of the Republican Party. Chicago Inter Ocean. President Roosevelt is preaching the gos pel of hope to the country just now, and la so doing he Is preaching emphatically the fundamental doctrine of the republican party. In not one of the national platforms from 1856 to 1900 has that party hinted at de spair, voiced distrust or appealed to discon tent. Ia every declaration of policy lt has accepted the duties of the time, grappled with the problems pressing for settlement and expressed its abiding faith In the American people. In 1S56 the republican party advanced boldly to a new line of aggressive political action, enunciating certain great principles, every one of which has been srproved by the people. It declared war on those "twin relics of barbarism, polygamy and slavery." and made conspicuous a declaration In favor of the construction of a railway to the Pa cific. Slavery has been destroyed, polygamy has been abolished snd railways to the Pa clflo have been constructed. In 1860 there were open threats of dis union, but the republican party In conven tion assembled declared, "The federal con stitution, the rights of the states and the union of the states must and shall be pre served." It denounced all threats of dis union, declaring, "It Is the Imperative duty ot an indignant people sternly to rebuke and forever silence all such threats." In the stormy years that followed the party was true to the pledge and In good time silenced forever threats. of disunion. In 1864, In the midst ot one ot the groatest wars in history, the party expressed full confidence In President Lincoln's determina tion and ability to "carry all measures to the salvation of the country Into full ef fect." In 1872 the parly appealed to its record in suppressing a gigantic rebellion, In emancipating four millions of slaves. In decreeing the free citizenship of all and In establishing universal suffrage. In every succeeding presidential year the party de clared its faith, pointed to its record and accepted new responsibilities. In 1900, while "looking back upon an unsurpassed record ot achievement and look ing foi ward Into a great field of duty and opportunity," the party took up new ques tions and expressed confidence in its abil ity fully to meet the expectations of the American people. In no platform ever adopted has the re publican party given much Bpace to tlie sins or failures of the opposition, but ha" enlarged upon Its own record In hopefully undertaking the duties Imposed upon II and In courageously meeting the most diffi cult problems of American polities. It has never been the party of despair, but alwny; the party of hope, of strong faith In Ameri can Institutions, of confidence in the Ameri can people. The republican party preached the gnsjvi of hope in 1860, It acted up to its principles throughout the civil war. It did not deepak In the year of reconstruction, It did not lose hope when defeated In 1884. it w:i i not turned from Its course by defeat l;t 1892. It has clung tenaciously to rcpt'V ilcan policies and bas seen them triump'.i through courageous performance of duty. The republican party has succeeded.be-. cause, as President Roosevelt says, "it bait an abiding faith in the growing strengt'u and growing future of the nation." jrST A LAUGH OR TWO. Yonkers Statesman: Church How do von know your wife lias got a temper? Uotnem Uecause she Ioct lt today. Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Naybor I hear your husband's ill. 1 hope his condition ian't critical. Mrs. Krank No, but his disposition 1m. He criticises everything we give him to eat. Detroit Free Press: Tlmodosln- Mr. lie Glitters ls a multl-mllllonalre. Isn't he? Theodore Oh. more tlmn that! There n a rumor on the street that he pays cash for his anthracite. Indianapolis News: "Did Miss Gaddy en tertain your proponal?" asked the close friend. No. was the snd answer; It seemed to work Just the other way." Philadelphia Record: "t often see th foreign papers alluding to 'floating delits.' " Bald the grand vizier. wnat i a 'Homing mm: 'My navy!" groaned the sultan of Tur key. Philxdclohla Press: Mina Hoamley I don't know whether or not to wear a veil with this hat. Do you think It wouia im prove it? Miss opens i nax aepcimn, aenr. un you mean to wear the veil over your face, or up on the hat? Judge: "You Imve Just as much right and. theoretically, Just as good a chance lis anybody else to be president," says the patriotic titlsen to his neighbor. "I cannot agree with ynu," sighs the neighbor. "We have no children, and that fact alone wouhl lon m me pnoiogm- phers' vote." Baltlmnr- American: "Oh! Cheer up!" exhortr'l t in optimist. Hon t be so glum. "I gLis you (I t glum, retorted tne humcrtid paragrapher, "If you had to hold a siiualllng tinny in one arm wime you wrote Jfikes with the other." "But you ran still write them. Buppoee you had twins. You'd have to writ with your feet." A CIIEWISUi CilM ROMANCE. W. P. Nesblt In Baltimore American. When first lie met her she was fulr. And mewing Chewing . , j. :ti. A rosebud estled In her hair: He breutheil his love unto her there; But she Iih tinilled a smile so rare Ulille cnowing Chewing Gum. Bhe listened while he urged hto suit.'. titlll cnewing Chewing Gum. He vowed her charms had made him mute, And tuned his passion on a lute; And she declared that It tras "cute Htlll chewing Chewing . , Gum. At last she blushed, and murmured "Tes" Pllll chewing Chewing Gum. He wrapped her In a fond caress. And she remarked: " 'Tie time. I gOess. I saw about my wedding dress" Htlll chewing chewing Uuni. She strode In state a1 own the aisle, Htlll rhev.ing fhjwlng Gum. He met her with a happy smile. And they were wedde.l there, ths whlls She wtt In pretty, brldey style Still chewing Chewing Gum. Today I saw her down the way, hllll chewing l 'hewing Gum. Thre chtliireu. joyous, blithe and gay, Were shouting I" their happy play And they were h"r. I know, for they Were chew lug Chew 111,!