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It's all over till the next time.
The man "who told you to" Is again
ready to enter the ring.
Now what will Colonel Bryan spring
next as the paramount Issue?
Imagine, if you can, an election In the
days before the electric telegraph.
Most of the ante-election predictions
tt the party managers look like last
year's birds' nests.
How fortunate election day comes the
first part of November to let the rooster
In ahead of the turkey..
As a prelude to the campaign of 1004,
the campaign of 1002 hasn't revealed
much of the plot of the play."
.The plethora of money In Uncle Sam's
treasury Is only confirmation of the fact
Abat prosperity of the nation follows
prosperity of its Individual citizens.
Now why hot get down to business
and arbitrate the differences between
the Union Pacific and the striking shop
men T . Protraction of the strike means
no good to Omaha.
Our blatant city comptroller, has
Opened Ms mouth once more only to pnt
bis foot In it. He can smell more smoke
without finding any fire than any officer
feeding at the public crib.
-
The purchase of an estate In IreUnd
by ex-Boss Croker indicates that be
doesn't expect over to return to this
country to reassume Tammany, loader
ship. Great is -Tammany, but Croker is
uo longer Its prophet.
The campaign .for equal taxation Is not
to end with election day. It must go oil
juntll substantia uniformity of . tax. as
sessments Is achieved ?nd the rank dis
crimination In favor of the great privi
leged corporations abolished.
' If the recent decision of the federal
court for Illinois afllrmlng , property
rights In news should be applied ' In
Omaha, the afternoon sheet that pirates
the greater part of Its contents, local,
telegraph and editorial, would have to
go out of business.
To emphasize the fact that reform Is
In the saddle under the Mercer-Baldwlu-Broateh
. police commission, betting
boards on the election are run wide open,
Just as the books on the races in the
pool rooms of older days. There's noth
ing like spelling reform with a big It.
If this competition for suburban trol
ley franchises connecting Nebraska
towns keeps up, the polut may be
reached where aome one ' is willing to
pay mouey for franchise ' privileges
which up to this time have always been
demanded as free gifts from the public.
Omaha club women seem to have lost
much of the enthusiasm formerly ' In
spired by participation In school board
elections. Can it be that they are wak
ing op to the fact that they have been
buncoed several times by wily politicians
masquerading In tho guise of nonpar
tisan bubluess men?
President Pal ma expresses confidence
that reciprocity will be arranged be
tween Cuba and the United States with
out much more delay. The way to this
goal, however, is not by defiance and
threats ou the part of the Cubun legis
lators. Tha United States Teel friendly
to Cuba but It wants' also to feel that
Its efforts on behalf of its neighbor's
welfare are appreciated in at least a
Icwasonable degree.
. , IRRIO At toy MtlHTl.
The suit of Kaunas against Colorado,
over Water rights In the Arkansas river,
which flows through Colorado Into Kau
nas, presents some Interesting questions.
In the complaint filed against Colorado
the state of Kansas asserts riparian
rights and demands that Colorado per
mit the water of the Arkansas river. to
flow without interruption past her arid
lands to the lands of Kansas. The an
swer of Colorado to the complaint has
been filed In the supreme court of the
United FUtes and Is a general denial of
the allegations of Kansas. r
The, chief point In the answer, the
decision as to' which' -will .bo of most
far-reaching Importance, Is the assertion
that the right to irrigate takes prece
dence over the ancient riparian right
That question affects the whole of the
arid west and the San Francisco Chroni
cle remarks that upon its rightful solu
tion depends the welfare of thousands
today and many millions of that future
day when the practice of a compre
hensive system of Irrigation shall have
redeemed from the desert the broad
acres that arc now unfilled. "It Is toot
to be expected that the solution will be
easy," says that paper. "The water
rights of riparian owners have long been
solidly Imbedded In our laws. Now come
the lrrigatlonlsts and In the name of
public welfare declare the need of adopt
ing a new principle. It is another Illus
tration of the old truth that a law which
may be just and fair In one country
would work barm in another. It la to be
hoped the case as , presented between
Kansas and Colorado will be sufficiently
broad to determine the whole complex
Issue, so that there need be no further
litigation on the subject, for the demand
of Irrigation is pressing and it Is time
that all law points concerning it be defi
nitely settled." The decision of thei
questions Involved in this suit will
doubtless go far toward settling the law
points that may arts in connection with
a . general system ' of irrigation, but it
is to be apprehended that the courts will
have much work in this direction before
all possible questions requiring judicial
determination are finally disposed of. It
Is not difficult to understand that in this
matter there are possibilities of almost
endless litigation. ,
SKBKVSQ CUB Aft COMMERCE.
According to reports from Havana, the
diplomatic and consular representatives
of the European powers Interested In re
taining a share of the Cuban trade for
their respective countries are determined
to defeat the projected reciprocity treaty
between Cuba and the United States at
all costs. It Is said that to accomplish
this end the majority of them are under
stood to have Instructions to go to ex
tremes. Indeed, says one correspondent,
what they canbot accomplish through a
strong personal lobby before the Cuban
senate and bouse, supported by a few
Influential Havana newspapers now un
der their control, they hope to bring
about by direct diplomatic pressure upon
the Cuban department of state and chief
executive, upon whom It Is alleged notice
has already been served that those Eu
ropean governments that recognized
Cuba's sovereignty , and Independence
promptly after the change of flag In May
last, will expect all the advantages of
"the most favored nation" in whatever
treaties may be made in the future.
It is by no means Improbable that
some of the European powers are exert'
lng an influence against the proposed
reciprocity between Cuba and the
United States. It is quite conceivable
that they! should desire to retain such
trade with the new republic as they now
have and If possible increase it. But It
Is not likely that any of them will go so
fnr as to make demands upon the gov
ernment of Cuba or attempt to exact
ui, j thing in the way of comuierclal con
cessions from that government, even to
the extent of requiring recognition of
the most favored nation principle. There
is, however, some reason to think that
President Pnlmn and his advisers are
not. beyond being Influenced by foreign
counsel In this matter of commercial re
lation and that this may complicate
negotiations between Cuba .and. this
country.. The latest statement of the
Cuban minister at Washington In regard
to the matter implies a still earnest de
sire on the part of his government to cu
ter into a reciprocal trade agreement and
until there Is something different de
veloped this must be accepted as author-
ltative. As to the feeling at ashlng
ton, it appears that the administration
remains firmly committed to Cubun re
ciprocity, It being understood that Presi
dent Roosevelt will again strongly urge
It in liis annual message.
A STILL VITAL QCtSTiOS.
Senator 'Lodge says of the Alaskan
boundary question, that' while It has
dropped somewhat out of sight. It Is still
as vital as when It was before the joint
high commUsiou and the claim of
Canada in regard to It resulted lu the
adjournment of the commission without
having settled any of the issues between
the United States and Canada. There Is
no Information as to when further con
sideration of the boundary question may
be renewed by the British and American
governments, but It would seem that the
matter cannot be much longer deferred
without increasing the danger of serious
trouble growing out of It. As long as
this question remains uusettled really
friendly relations between the Dominion
and this country are hardly possible.
Late Washington advices arc to the
effect that this government adheres
firmly to the position It announced at the
outset of the controversy, that uo con
cession will bo made to Canada, that the
boundary given in the treaty between
Russia and Great Britain, which for
fifty years was undisputed, will be in
sisted upon and that there will be uo
surrstider of territory. The present ad
ministration, it is stated, pays no atten
tion whatever to any proposition which
contemplates moving the treaty bonnd-
Jary one way .or another frvtu the thirty
mile line from tidewater. The United
States paid Russia fT.lxKl.(KH) for that
treaty as the title to Alaska and declines
to entertain any proposition which aims
to modify Its terms.
There never was a more purely n..nu
factured claim than that of Canada and
no self-respecting nation could admit It.
There was an offer, however, on the part
of our government four years ago to set
tle the question and it was rejected by
Canada. At that time our couiuiissloners
were ready to go much further than
probably any administration will ever go
again. Now we shall insist upon holding
every foot of Alaskan territory that we
claim under the treaty. As was said by
Senator Ixxlgc, the United States cannot
go Into an arbitration and no arbitration
is possible If one side cannot possibly
gain and may lose, and the other side
cannot possibly lose and may gain. That
Canada will finally have to abandon Its
preposterous claim there can be no
doubt. The British government, It 'Is
safe to say, will not go to any extreme
length In support of the Dominion In this
matter. It will not hazard the serious
rupture of friendly relations with the
United States by insisting that the" man
ufactured claim of Canada shall be al
lowed. It may not be necessary that our
government should force this question to
a settlement, yet It Is manifestly desir
able that Its removal from controversy
shall not be unnecessarily deferred since
it is a source of Irritation and an obsta
cle to the adjustment of other issues be
tween the two countries.
STUDYING AMKRICAX MKTHODM..
Another British commission, represent
ing various industries, is coming to the
United States to investigate industrial
and business methods, with a view to
endeavoring to improve conditions In
their own country. This commission is
composed of practical men and It Is con
templated to make their Investigation as
thorough as possible and to place the
results before the British people In care
fully prepared reports, each member of
tho commission investigating from bis
own point of view and reporting accordi
mgiy. : ; - , "t:
Of course every reasonable facility
will be given these investigators to learn
what they may desire and there Is no
doubt that they will be able to acquire
a good deal of knowledge, though
whether it will prove of any real value
to them Is another matter. Studying our
Industrial and business methods by
Britons has been going on for some time,
but It docs not appear that the Informal
tlon obtained has been practically ap
plied to any great extent. British: man
ufacturers afld working-men are" -generally
so strongly wedded to the old meth:
ods that it will be a long time before any
decided departure from them will bo
made. However, all Investigators from
abroad are welcome and Americans will
be pleased if what they learn here shall
be of benefit to the people they repre;
sent. . , ' ..
The registration of voters shows., the
movement of population In Omaha from
the , lower to the upper wards. When
the townslte was originally luld out it
was exneoted that all business and most
of the residence houses of the city would
occupy the level plateau extending north
and south. It has turned out, however.
that both business and residence have
mad for the hills, where air is pure and
sanitation Is good. In a city like Omaha,
where ground space is plentiful, there Is
no call for closely crowded tenements or
congested flats.
The city of Lincoln has twenty polling
places, while the city of Omaha . has
Beventy-slx.' The Lincoln district, how
ever, Is accorded two members of the
state senate as against three for the
Omaha district It Is also accorded five
members of the lower house of the legis
lature as acainst nine for the'Oninha
district. The Injustice of the disparity
could not be more strikingly illustrated.
' ' .
A board of military officers has been
appointed by the War department to In
vestlgate and report on the water sup
ply at the post at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. The War department people
must be laboring under the delusion that
prohibition in Kansas really prohibits
and that water is one of the necessaries
of life in that state. . . ; , '
If the signal service of the army-ean.
build and operate miles uiku miles of
telegraph In Alaska and the Philippines,
what Is to prevent Uncle Sam from
taking over the whole telegraph system
of the country and running it as part of
the postofilce department The iostal
telegraph Is bound to come In time.
i ,
The ' mine workers have stated ex
plicitly what they expect of the anthra
cite cool operators and as soon as the
operators will state with equal deflnlte-
ness what points they refuse. to yield,
the arbitration commission will be able
to get to work to strike the compromise.
Limitations te Patience.
Washington Post.
The Kentucky railroad commission Is
striving to prevent the watering of railroad
stocks. It would probably not object to a
little water on tha side, but it draw the
line on a soak.
Difference In the Bllla.
Saturday Evening Post.
"Let me know what a man eats and I will
tell you what be Is," said one of our great
scientists. But ha cannot do It now. About
all he could do would be, to tell how much
the man waa worth.
Sobriety Demanded Nowadays.
Indianapolis Newa.
Ia this day sobriety has com " pretty
nearly to mean total abstinence. As a cold
business proposition, grest corporations
and private Arms are enforcing practical ab
stinence. Tbey demand such a condition of
their employes that practically any drink
at all becomes toe much drink. Science has
come from another direction to support the
same ond. The old Idea of tb efficacy of
moderate drinking finds no support In mod
era medical science. "A man Is as old as
bts arteries" Is a saying well known In
medlclest .Wh.ee the arurlee taks ea. the
osaifled character the end Is at hand. 'Now,
modo.m SclenCi? nkfi that frequent Indul
gence In alcohol tends to produce arterial
oaalOratlna.
Truth Ma si Kaorkrr.
Baltimore American.
The latest theory Is that lying is the
result of. Indigestion. It will soon be fol
lowed by the announcement that all vice
Is merely an arut .form of gastritis, and
the convict of the future will be reformed
by scientific! cookery.
Answering Upton's DeS.
Philadelphia Record. .
The Upton "den" .has been answered by
an American. yachting syndicate of almost
unboubded resources, and Shamrock III will
hare to satr against th.1 tinest proposition
In the way' of a fast .cutter that American
ingenuity can devlseV .MaV the &ct racing
machine' win. '.'".'
. 1'naolvee: Problem.
Chicago Chronicle.
The world's greatest thinkers have solved
many problems, but they still have to figure
out whether college hazing la a training for
foot ball or whether foot ball is a prepara
tive for hazing."' It is the old question re
specting the' priority of ' the egg or the
chicken ever again. . '
Important Precedents Established.
Indianapolis Journal.
The anthracite coal commission will es
tablish several precedents. To begin with.
It is the first commission of the kind ever
appointed, It Is the first commission that
has aver declined the proffer of a free train
to travel nr. and It Is the first time a
United States Judge Das ever gone down a
coal shaft wearing' overalls and a miner's
cap.
Richer Life Insurance Rates.
New York Times.
''One of the ablest 'and most Influential
insurance presidents, heed of one of the
most prosperous' companies In this country,
makes the surprising statement In a care
fully prepared address that an Increase
1n mortality rates is probable. He de
clares that '"the ' Influence of modern
science in the direction of prolonging life
seems to be more than offset by the un
favorable Influence f modern modes of
life." Such an assertion from such a
scource furnishes - abundant food for
thought.' Nevertheless, many physicians
and recorders of vital statistics will not
be Inclined to ' accept so pessimistic a
view. ,-!'.'
. A Mas te Be Reckoned With.
t..i-T Philadelphia Ledger.
, Whatever great or -good qualities may be
denied John Mitchell by his opponents, they
and all men must admit that a man who
has. contended so-long and so Well against
such -powerful forces as ha encountered in
field and council Is one who, as an Influence
and a factor la our economic and social life,
must be reckoned with. A man who can
win and hold the confidence, admiration and
gratitude of vast armies of men, such as
the 400,000 mine workers of our bituminous
and anthracite coal fields, is not of ordinary
mold. President. Mitchell has proved him
self to be a man of extraordinary force tt
character will -and power, and as Birch he
must be carefaHyiedmstdered'and respected
1 n all . movements . in whlob he may either
lead or play a part
SOME MOXSROIS FIGl'RBS,
Iacludlnc Not Less Than 14,000 Miles
of Continnons Rollins; Stock.
' "V( 'V
' - Hartford Courant.
"Poor's ManuaL"The great authority oa
railroads, has ' nff Teen printed for the
fiscal year, .end adi Juee-40, 1902.' and ths ad
vance sheets of the , Introduction are re
ceived. Tha work as a whole Is a com
plete handbook of !?he railroad interest of
the United States and tfctr Introduction Is
full of suggestive figures: "The mileage ot
roads In this country increased by 4,453.71
miles and foots up trver 198,000 miles or
almost eight times around the round world.
About 195,000 miles report business. These
show gross earnfnga of $1,092,154,099.' The
tet-earnings. Including miscellaneous' 1 re
ceipts were' over 1388,000,000. ' ; These - are
almost incredibly large figures and it' is
to be remembered that tbey represent What
Is paid simply 'for carrying people and
things, and not -for producing anything at
all Just for overcoming natural obstacles
to trade. There are' 33,729 engines, 27,144
passenger cars, 8,877 mall and express care
and 1.409,472 freight care.
It these average fifty feet each in length
tbey would make Altogether, If set In a
row, about 14,000 miles ot continuous roll
ing stock. The growth of the system is
suggested by these comparisons: '
...o .. v .. !'- 18S2. 1 1892. ' 192.
Enlfrlnes ,V.:.. .JuSM" 84,626 89.729
Passenger car w.i... -14,984 24. -27.144
Freight cars ...........730.435 1.177.113 1,409,472
'.The total amount of stocks, bonds and
unfunded debt is 212,326,491,526. The aver
age .Interest, paid en railroad bonds was,
in 1892, 4". 76 per cent, and the average div
idend was 2.92 per cent. In 1902 these were
respectively 4.21 and 2.62 "per cent.
' DON'T "OVERIlilAT THE) HOl'SK. '
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Chicago Chronicle. '
As,tb,e city health department points out,
this Ja the jietfaon when diseases ot the
respiratory tract are to be expected.
DIphtherla-emr-TBeumonla are spreading.
It ta time for. thv.erclse ot.car In. the
matter ot keeping,, the fee dry and of
wearing proper etotblng. .
There . la one fory fruitful source of
throat and lung trouble which Is worth
especial notlqe. , That Is the overheating
ot schools, residences and offices. Nine
houses la tea are kept, at a temperature
which invites throat trouble. The same
thing can be said, of most offloes and pub
lic hall and churches. As soon as there
Is a faint chill In- the air steam Is turned
on or furnaces Dyed up and people slzzl
In an atmosphere heated to 80 degree or
thereabouts. ... ,
Such a temperature Is an Invitation to
the bacilli which make trouble In the air
passages. It congests the mucous mem
brane and, prepares a field, for the oper
ations of the microbes which produce pneu
monia, diphtheria . and kindred diseases.
Those micro-organisms are innocuous so
long as the tlsaues ars In normal condi
tion. . It la only when the lining ot the
air passage are Irritated asd Inflamed
by excessive artificial heat or other cause
that they produce disease.
Few "bad colds" ars tb result of low
temperatures. They almost Invariably
occur as tb sequence ot perspiration
sensible or ' insensible suddenly checked.
A man wearing his winter clothing will
sit la an office heated to a temperature
of 75 or 80 degrees. He will perspire more
or less inevitably. Then he will - go out
en ths street and to oool off b will throw
open hi coat and the next morning he
ha a "rold" without knowing bow b got
It. - It hi throat i -inflamed he may hat
tonsilitls er be -may go dowa with pneu
monia. . ! . . -
The fault Is not with the low tempera
ture, outside, but with the high tempera
ture. Indoors. People should regulate the
Indoor heat le the weight of their winter
clothing. Just as they adjust the weight ot
their clothing to encounter the lower out
door temperature of autumn and winter.
In that way they will avoid many "colds"
and minimise Xh peril ot more dangerous
respiratory dUatasr. . ,
ROISD A flOt'T SEW tOBK,1
Rlnnlea on the Current of Life In the
Metropolis.
W. Byrd Raymond, a chauffeur who parted
his name In the middle, sported long hair
avid fierce mustarhlns, baa been shorn of
much of his glory and humiliated before
scoffing men by rruel minions of the law.
Mr. Raymond while operating a speedy au
tomobile In the suburbs ot New York ran
away from a trolley car and pirouetted
across the tracks Just to show the moterman
he was not In the race. But he was. The
chauffeur crossed the track once too often
and was tossed Into the ditch by the
trolley. Twenty of the latter' passengers
were Injured by the collision. Six months
In Jail was the penalty imposed on the
winged Byrd. Aa soon as he reached the
prison the officials cut off his waving locks
and mustachlos, stripped off bla clothes and
robed him with a striped suit. Now the
Automobile Club ot America and the Na
tional Association of Automobile Manu
facturer will investigate the circum
stances which have resulted In this drastic
dose of Justice.
W. W. Pennlow, the artist, formerly of
Chicago, but now of New York, was recently
on his way to a railway station ia a cab
when he became Involved In a blockade.
A load of hay blocked the way. A well fed
horse Just behind it edged closer and began
to munch it with relish. A look ot con
scious pride of his guilt was very evident
In bts equine physiognomy. Denslow sig
naled the cabby to stop. "We'll mis the
train." "Train happen right often; this
doesn't." Then the recreator of the 'Night
Before Chrlstmae' settled back to enjoy and
study the varying expressions of the thiev
ing horse. Tha driver of the beast winked
slowly and as solemnly Denslow. winked
back. They alone, of all In the crowded
street, understood. . But let Denslow draw
that horse as It appeared to htm and ail
who se It will laugh with the humor ot It.
Denslow turned to his companion with that
portion of Kipling's "Loot" that rune:
If you ever stole a pheasant' egg be'ind
the keeper' back.
If you've ever enlgged the washln' from
the line.
If you've ever crammed a gander In your
bloomin 'aversacK,
Tou will understand this 'short delay' of
mine."
In order ' to make certain that disease
shall not be transmitted by mean of tele
phones Commissioner. Homer-Folks of the.
Charities department has 'Issued an order
that all the telephones used by employes
must be disinfected every week.
Last summer, when one of the physicians
connected with the department came back
front Europe the matter of Infection by
telephone was under consideration. ' He
pointed out the fact that in the German
hospitals the mouthpiece were .regularly
removed and cleansed. Doctor L. L. Waters
of the general drug department at Bellevue
hospital was directed by Commissioner
Folks to look. Into the matter. . His report
to Commissioner Folks contained this para
graph: 'It 1 pretty generally admitted at the
present time that the simple exhalations of
persona infected with a disease of the nose
and throat need not necessarily carry the
germ of that disease, but In. the process of
speaking Into a telephone receiver held
within an Inch or two ot the mouth Irregu
lar spray ot aallVa and other, mucus might
easily be and no doubt are ejected Into the
mouthpiece and the lips or mouth of the
second person coming' into contact with
this matter or the drying up and subsequent
blowing about of such particles bo ejected
might cause Infection. But Irrespective of
all this, the desire for cleanliness' alone 1
sufficient to demand the frequent and thor
ough, cleaning of the . telephone receiver
mouthpiece,,, since that is easily done and
requires but a few momenta' time." ;
Dr. Waters recommended a disinfectant.
and in accordance with the letter Commis
sioner Folk recently issued an order that
every .telephone In use by the entire depart
ment must be disinfected In the manner
suggested by Dr. Waters every , week.
The mouthpiece Is unscrewed and scrubbed':
clean, then immersed for a few moment In
what 1 now known at the hospital a the
telephone solution" (using a pair of ster
ilised, tong for' handling the mouthpiece)
and finally dried with antiseptic gauze.
The last session ot the German House
wives society presented an interesting sight.
Twenty-eight women of varying age,
whose name had been read from a list,
stepped to the front. To each of these was
handed a neat little white box and in each
box was a $10 gold piece. .With the box and
the money also went a bouquet of flower
and a card on which It was announced that
the bearer had given two year ot continu
ous service in one family and that she had
been rewarded for that service. Then the
twenty-eight .women i were marched to a
nearby restaurant and served with refresh
ment. When they departed for home six
were named a a special honor class, in
recognition ot the fact that this wa tqe
second time that they had taken these
prises. .
Now rou can see on ot the objects for
which the German Housewives' society. was
founded to encourage women to become
good servant and to discourage their fre
quent change from one, place to another.
It has been in existence tor seven years.
Itsfoundation stone Is described In this
phrase: "To guard tho Interest of house
bold employer and employe,"
' AnnnnI Ont i)nt of Coal. r
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
It aeema strange that there should have
been almost a national panic on the coal
supply In the United States, when no longer
ago than last January the geological survey
pointed out that more coal la mined In the
United State than in any other country,
our production In 1900 reaching 269,000,000
hort ton, valued at $306,000,000, an in
crease In a single year of 7 per cent In the
output, "thus fixing," the geological depart
ment asserted, "the United States firmly In
tb first place among the world's pro
ducer." The report went on to ssy that
the value of all the mineral product In the
United ' States In 1900 passed the billion
dollar mark for the first time. But to what
extent are squeezes In this mineral wealth
to be the rule for the future? In this ques
tion tha American people are as deeply in
teresetd as In the vast yield set forth.
' An Admirable Selection.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The appointment ot Carroll D. Wright as
a member ot the Anthracite Strike com
mission is admirable In every way. Both
miner and operator agreed without hesi
tation to accept Colonel Wright, who snakes
the seventh member, preventing a tie vote.
No one In America Is better qualified to sit
as Arbitrator on labor dispute than Colonel
Wright. He has full knowledge. Is In
sympathy with labor, and at the same time
I courageous, fair and Just. The whole
commission Inspire confidence, and we
have no doubt that It conclusion will be
o admirable and reasonable as to give an
impetus to arbitration which will mark a
pew and happier era.
' Palaa Bnsjnr Withont nn Owner.
Philadelphia Record.
On of the exhibits In the trial of ths St.
Lout bribery caaea wa a package of $75,
000 deposited with a trust company a pay
ment for desired legislation. The solidity
and awkwardness of this form of financial
testimony In tha case are equally apparent.
Dealers in legislation manage things more
daxuroualy la Philadelphia.
PKRntl, SOTES.
Tb czar I 111. The sultan 1 net. ths
only alrk man Of Europe.
The latest newspaper eomment on Presi
dent Roosevelt, which hss extensive circu
lation, I that he is "getting there with
both feet." '.''
J. Pterpont Morgan has purchased, at pri
vate sale the manuscript of Ruskln' "Seven
Lamps of Architecture." The price paid Is
said to have been $25,000.
The sultan ot Turkey has Issued an edict
forbidding the publication of book In his
realm. The reason Is said to be that he Is
going to publish a book himself and wants
a car field for It.
Mr. Dinwiddle, formerly a New Tork
newspaper correspondent, and recently ed
itor of the'VCable News," ot Manila, Phil
ippine Islands, has been appointed Governor
of 'the provlnec of Isabella.
"T!m"'-Woodruff offered to supply Brook
lyn with coal at $S a ton, but when his of
fer was taken up he found he could get none
for less than. $7. Mr. Woodruff will let his
loud vests do his talking hereafter.
' Slenklewlcm the Polish novelist, wh re
cently received a magnificent property from
tils countrymen aa a national present la
recognition of his genius, ha been offered
nearly $5,000 by a Wsrsaw firm for a ferru
glAous spring that has been discovered oa
his new estate.
Captain J. 11. McDowell of Nashville,
Tenn., wa the guest of honor last week
at the banquet of the survivor of the Sec
ond Illinois cavalry at Qulncy, 111. He
waa a confederate soldier and on the oc
casion of the banquet he returned a carbine
which he took from a soldier ot the cavalry
at the battle of Holly Springs." .
Postmaster General Payne la considering
the Idea of placing portrait of the late Dr.
Charles M. McDonald on money order
blanks. Dr. McDonald was the first head
of the money order service and In the main
its originator. He left by will $2,000 to the
postofilce department to be used In any
way which might Improve the service.
Over fifty year ago a writer of monu
mental but plausible lie in Thurlow Weed's
Albany Evening Journal signed his letters
'Baron Roorbach." There was no such
baron. There was no man named "Roor
bach." But the absolute falsity of the
writer's statements was such that a "Roor
bach" berame a synonym for any kind of
He, especially for the kind agalnat personal
character, suddenly Issued against a man
for his injury when he could not meet It In
time to avert the barm.
Loyal German who feel in duty bound
to ape their emperor have another terror
confronting them. It will not be so hard to
overcome as the upturned mustaches, bow
ever. The emperor' doctor told him . he
has astigmatism In hi right eye, and the
emperor bought a monocle. A a result
there has been a tremendous run on single
eyeglasses by German army officers. The
spread of the habit to cour circles Is looked
for. It la declared, however, that In stimu
lating this fad Emperor William was Inno
cent ot premeditation only so far as he
was . concerned about hie astigmatic eye.
. GIRDLE AROIHD THIS GLOBB.
Telegraphic Communication Encircle
the World.
New Tork Tribune. J
That which has ' been fancifully called
"Puck's girdle" 1 at last reality. For the
first time a line of telegraphlo communica
tion extends entirely around the world. The
great work has been done with little fuss or
popular attention. There is a striking con
trast between its quiet, matter-of-fact com
pletion,' announced to the world in a few
line of news, and the tumultuous Jubilation
which ' marked the establishment of cable
communication across the Atlantic ocean.
For that the reason is obvious. We have
become so accustomed to submarine cable
that the laying of a new one, even though
It be by far the longest In the world, and
though It be latd across a sea never before
thus spanned, is a?commonplace Incident.
Nevertheless, it ia a magnificent achieve
ment, and one which fairly mark an epoch.
The encircling of the globe with an electric
wire makes strong appeal to tha imagina
tion as well as to the more practical facul
ties. Moreover, it la an achievement which
reflect great credit upon our British kins
men, and upon which they are heartily to be
congratulated, for this line is an "all-British"
one. Unking together the scattered red
pot upon ths map of the world. The whole
line around the world, U I true, I not
under the British flag. But that across the
Pacific la, and It is now possible for dis
patches to be sent from England to Canada,
to Fiji, to New Zealand and to Australia
without anywhere passing uneer any but
the British flag, and with a single landing
under the Dutch flag the system I contin
ued to Singapore, to Hong Kong, to Madras,
to Bombay-and to Aden. Th impressive
fact Is; that from England to Australia,
through 245 degree of longitude and more
than 90 degrees of latitude, "Puck' girdle"
1 "all British." .
While we .'are : congratulating Great
Britain-and Its-colonies upon this superb
achievement. It 1 Impossible to avoid re
gret at ourselves having been thu out
stripped. We, too, have territorial posses
sion at both side of the Pacific, and enor
mous political and commercial Interest
there. We need aa "all-American" cable
across that ocean, and we have a rout of
fering far superior facllltie for laying It.
It is a reproach to us that because of hag
gling and cross purposes this country ha
failed to be the first to span the Pacific
with wire. But the fact that we are thu
outstripped should be only an IrrlslBtlbl
Incentive to us to hasten the completion of
the too long delayed enterprise.
Once in a While
Somebody "kicks." We're obliged to bim. If the fault is
in any detail of our clothing, we want the chance to make
it right. If people knew of thepains we take to have
everything as nearly perfect as hnman hands can make it,
they would know why it is so rare a thing to hear any com
plaint of our clothing, and why we are so ready to remedy
the fault.-
Every garment we make is guaranteed. Suits $10, f 15,
$20 and up to $30. Overcoat f 15 to 40.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours. ' -
R. 5. WlLCOX-fUnater.
MITCIIEMn SOI nil ADVICE.
Words that Ton eh the tlenrt of tho
Trnde tnlon Iteration.
New York Tribune.
Mr. John Mitchell, president of th
t'nliod Mine Workers of America, in hi
address St Wllkeabarre "Mltcholl day" ut
tered one of the soundest and wisest sen
tences that have been heard In all the
long dispute between labor and capital.
"I want." he satd, "the union miners to
prov that they are better workers than
the nonunion men.
In that be got close to the heart of the
trade union question. H set forth th one
ground upon which "organized labor" ran
hope permanently to succeed. What is
wanted la not union labor nor nonunion
labor, per se. but simply the best labor, tha
most skillful, the most efficient, the most
trustworthy labor. That Is what employers
want and what they are bound to have and
when they find It they will employ it without
regard to Its unionism or nonunionlsm. Tho
moment union workers prove that they are
better workers than nonunion workers they
will be employed to the exclusion of the lat
ter snd there will be no need of strikes to
effect that end. But not only employers
want the best labor. Industry want It.
The. public welfare requires It. The com
mercial and Industrial Interests of America
demand It. It Is the veriest truism that
that nation will most succeed In the art
of civilization and In the industrial com
petition of the world la which the atandard
of efficiency among worklngmen is highest.
Tho were sound words of Mr. Mitch
ell's. They deserve to be Inscribed upon
tb walls of the meeting place, of every
labor union la the land. Tbey express
what should be the true mission or one
ot the chief missions ot the labor union, to
make It members better workers, . morn
efficient workers, able to do more work
and better work and, therefore, to earn
greater profits for themselves and their
families and to raise themselves to a higher
standard of achievement' and of life. If
the labor unions will do that there will
not be a voice against them In all the land.
POINTED REMARKS.
Cincinnati Tribune: "So Amblshtoti has
achieved fame, baa he?" asked the philoso
pher. "He has," replied the cheerful chap.
' "Brilliant things said by other men are
now credited to him."
Boston Transcript: Betters Tom does not
think of himself In his effort to get a Job
under government. It Is the people he con
siders, and the people's inturest. -
Wlllets I know, but Tom ha an idea that
ha 1 the people. . .
Philadelphia Pre: "Who Is that Insig
nificant little fat manT"
"SliI lie'a one of oar very best Boclety
people. The upper crust, in fact."
"Upper crust, ehT Well, when he waa
made there was too much, shortening put
in?"
Binghamton Leader: "What Is love?" he
asked.
"Love I the only thing In this town that's
not controlled by a trust," replied the
cynic.
"Yes," rejoined the other. "But where
there's no trust there' no love."
Washington Star: "Charley, dear," said
young Mr. Torklns, "1 have such a bur
gain!' ' "Indeed?"
"Ye; you told me that blue poker chip
were worth a dollar apiece and I got. a
whole lot of them for 75 cent!
Washington Star: "Remember," said the
friend, "that rlche have wings'."
"Yea," answered Mr. Cumrox; "t am re
minded of that fact when I am called upon
to pay for the plumage on my .daughter'
hat.'r
Browning's Magaxtne: "I never know a
man who showed such keen business in
stinct as Bonde."
"la he so full of It?" . ,
' "Full of It! Why, he even refer to his
bettar-hajr as hie 'M. per cent prpferrcU',,"
Philadelphia Press: Towne So he' dead.
Browne Yes, overwork and starvation
killed him- 1
Towne You don't say?
Browne Yea, he was taken in by one ot
those advertiser for agents) to "nvak big
alary on easy work at home."
Chicago Tribune: "St. Paul' writings,"
the doctor was saying, "with their maalve
symmetry, their gorgeous ornamentation
and their polntednees of style, remind me
of some vast gothlc cathedral."
"That may Be true," said the professor,
"but there are two of his epistles that are
decidedly In the Corinthian style."
"WHO KNOCKS f"
Florence E. Coates In Llpplncott'x.
Who knocks at the door sd late, o late '
Whovknock so late at the door? 1
la it one who stays with Intent to bless,
Or one who haa knocked before?
Is it one who stays with Intent to bless,
Or one who stand to Implore?
"My day have been as the years," she
said,
"And my heart, my heart Is sore.
Love looked In my face for a moment's
. apace
One happy spring of yore
Looked in my faco with a wlBtful grace,
And lett me to grieve evermore!" , .
Through all the day the door atood wide,
For hope had breathed a vow
That love should ne'er be kept outside,
The years were long and hone hath died;
The door at last Is barred and fast
Why come thla knocking now? ..
"Yet woe the waiting heart," she said,
"And the heart it walteth for!
And woe the truth and wasted youth .
That nothing shall restore!
The faith that fled, the hope that' dead.
The dream that come no more."
Who knocks at the gate so late, so late?
. Thou foolish heart, be still!
What ls't to thee If love or ha.ta
Knocka In the mldDlght chill?
Art thou, poor heart, compasalonate?
1 love bo hard to kill?.
Ah me! the night la colrt," she said;
"Would I might all forget;
But memory lives when hope Is ded, '
And pity heals regret:
As light still lingers overhead
When the sun and moon are set.