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It TITE OJIAIIA DAILY liEEt "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1002. 'Hie omaha Daily Bee. E. ROBEWATEIt, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVEHY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dully Kw (without 8unlay,, One Year. $4 00 Jwlly Bee and Eunriuy. One Year Illustrated Hep, One icar Bundiv Her. One Year.... 2 if) ii.uu Katijruuy lt-e, One Year If 'twentieth trntury Farmer, One Y'ear.. l.ou DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without BuniJayt, per copy, liallv Ui?e (Wllhnut MuniJav), uer weeK Daily Bee urn lulling Hunuuy), jier wrek..liO Hunaay Bee, per copy - KvenlnK Be (Without Sunday), per week tic Evening Bee (Including; bundayj, per week I' Complaint at irreRulnrttit in delivery houid be addresBed o City Circulation De partment. ; OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hail Building-, Twen-Ay-nilli and M Streets. Council bluffs lu I'earl Btreet, Chicago 1U40 I'nlty Building. New lurk 32M Park Row building. Washington 501- Kourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication!! relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha lice. Editorial Department. BCS1NESS LETTERS. Business letter and remittances should be addressed- The Bee publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by dratl, express or postal order, payable to 1 he Bee Publishing Company. Only Z-cent stamps nccepted in payment of mail accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha, or eastern exchange, not accepted. THE BEE PCBL.1SH1MJ COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss: George B. Ttschuck; secretsry of The Bea Pujhlng Company, being duly sworn, ays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Mornin?. Evnlng and Sunday Bee printed during d.tt month of October, 1902. was as follows; 1 ao.7H , M ai.sau Z SO.IKtO 1 31,11)0 4 S4I.H70 I iro.sr.o 81,2(10 7 30.U10 S 81.07U U 31.450 II UO,4(H) 20 a,a4 21 3U.3UU 22 31,670 23 ai,T40 24 32,ino Ul.tXK) 25 81.1441 10 81.1UO 26 Jt,a55 11 82.0U0 27 Sl.O.O 12 20.029 28. 81.000 11 81.MGO 28 81.4130 14 31,230 30 na.aoo 16 v.31.(140 31 81,330 14 U2.700 Total IMM,013 Less unsold and returned copies 0,873 Net total sales , PB0.743 Net average sales ao.O.0 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this Hist day of October, A. D., Uo2. M. B. H UNGATE, (Seal.) Notary Public. Government by injunction would eein to fit college rioters, but nobody Lag ever thought of applying It to that class of offenders. Getting that meat packets' merger Into working order seems to be more difficult than to start a dozen balky horses off at the post The American Economist solemnly pro testa that "there is no call for the slaughter of the protective system,' as If any republican authority bad as serted the contrary. Nebraska woman suffragists are go ing to allow the new governor-elect to address them during the "men's even ing" on their state convention program. Email favors thankfully received. There is one railroad combination which the public will unhesitatingly ap prove no mutter to what lengths it may go the combination of railroad com panies to Btanu out train robbery. In the opinion of the Wall Street Journal the recent advance iu freight rates will more than offset the advance In wages, all of which goes to show that the public Is the real paymaster. Senator Klttredge of South Dakota Could hardly be In more comfortable position for re-election. All but a hand ful of the members of the legislature are republicans and every republican pledged to him. The poor we have always with Us, but In this era of prosperity and with the unprecedented opportunities for employ ment afforded lu and around Omaha we ought to have fewer of them requiring relief the coming wiuter thau usual. The Fait Lake Ministerial assocla tlon In its manifesto curiously admits that lteed Siuoot is not violating the polygamy law. But it does raise against him the point that he is a communicant and officer In the Mormon church. It takes a real estate man to inflate the value of a piece of property for the ben efit of a prospective purchaser to whom be Is trying to make a sale and to de scribe the same property as worse than worthless when it comes to a question. of listing It for taxation. in omce cierka selected to act as trustees In the preliminary stages of the Northern Securities company, whose capitalization runs up into the scores of millions, huve not been called to tes tify In the federal court for the good reason that they didn't know what they were doing. We have had so many resignations ou the district bench that it la no wonder rumors come periodically of still further changes by resignations. One thing may be put down as certain, however, that none of our district Judges is likely to resign unless he is convinced thut he has a better Job In immediate prospect Spellbinder Gurley's engagement by the Union Pacific evidently extends not only to the prosecution of the strike breakers but also to the defense of the naiawin-aiercer ponce ooara. As we have already intimated, there are sev era! ways of touching the Union Pacific treasury for fat attorney's fees In pay ment for services purely political. Lincoln papers coutiuue to admonish the Incoming legislators that they must not let Omaha dictate legislation. Wbeu It comes down to hard pan they will be asking tbem to allow Lincoln to dictate and In the matter of appropria Hons for state Institutions located a ths capital Lincoln people will not be t ail bashful, either. WHAT OF THE SB3310X. There tcemi to b Terr little prob ability, a now Indicated, that there will be any legislation at the coming session of congress In regard to. the more Im portant matters that are engaging public attention. The most trustworthy opinion In, according to the latest ad vices, that while these leading questions may receive some consideration, as an Inevitable concession to popular de mand, there will be no definite action taken In regard to any of them and that on the contrary tliey will be left to the care and consideration of the succeed ing congress. rerhapa there are good reasons for this. Undoubtedly it Is most undesir able to do anything that will have the effect to disturb and unsettle the Indus trial and business interests of the coun try. That Is a proposition which we take It will commend Itself to all peo ple who consider the mutter Intelli gently. There is no one who desires any action on the part of congress the effect of which will be injurious to the general business of the country or harm ful to prosperity. This la why the great majority of the people are opposed to the democratic proposition for a tariff reform that means the abandonment of protection. But on the other hand there la a very general demand for legisla tion that will put a restraint upon the growth of monopoly and place under the supervision and control of the national government the great combinations that are engaged in interstate commerce. This Is the paramount question before the country today and the party In power Is called upon more forcibly than at any other time to meet it It la abso lutely and unalterably committed to the policy of controlling and regulating the trusts and unless it fulfills its oldse in this respect- it cannot hope to retain popular confidence and win the fight in the next national' contest This simply means that the republicans in the pres ent congress must vindicate the prom ises of the party and keep faith with the people. PACIFIC CABLE CONDITIONS. Everything now seems to be absolutely arranged in reference to the construc tion of a Pacific cable, so that the work can go on without obstruction or Inter ference and be completed within a rea sonable time. The arrangement entered into between the United States govern ment and the Commercial Cable com pany Is of a nature that gives the gov ernment practical control of the cable and puts It Into its power to assume the virtual control whenever the cable com pany falls to comply with the condi tions. In other words, the United States, under the agreement formulated, has to all Intents and purposes the ab solute control of the cable line which the company , proposes to construct and can In the main conduct It as the govern ment shall see fit ' This is absolutely conditioned in the provision that the government shall have priority for Its official cablegrams over all other busi ness at such rates as shall be prescribed by the postmaster general, and also that the government shall at any time have the right to purchase the cable lines at an appraised value to be ascer tained by disinterested persons. An other Important condition Is that the government shall have authority to as sume full control of the cable during war or when war Is threatened, so that there will be no danger of these lines falling Into the control of an enemy. It Is needless to say that these condi tions have been formulated by our own government and that they will be In sisted upon to the fullest extent They do not Involve any responsibilities on the part of the government outside of the obligations in connection with the agreement as to rates that Is to say, the government is not In any way bound as to any fixed amount to be annually paid to the cable company, in the form of a subsidy or subvention. In re spect to this the government occupies an absolutely Independent position. with every power left to it In regard to the regulation of rates so far as Its own business 1s concerned and with a very large authority In regard to the regula tion of commercial business. Not only this, but the government reserves the right to revoke or modify the conditions and terms of the contract, if these should prove to be unsatisfactory or should not be faithfully carried out by the company. It will thus be seen that the govern ment has a perfectly secure position In its relation to the Commercial Cable company and at the same time can pro tect the public against any undue ex actions. It Is worth while to bear In mind that In this matter the adminis tration has been most careful to pro tect the public Interests, having refer ence alike to the government and the people. THE REPUBLICAN WE A. Iowa republicans enamored of the Iowa idea show some disposition to re vive factional tariff agitation, although no practical result except dissipation of party energy and promotion of Internal broils, can come of it at this time. It is absolutely certain congress . at the coming short session will not enter upon tariff revision in whole or In part Nor is it likely that congress will be railed In extraordinary session for this pur pose. The newly elected congress will tot regularly convene till a year hence and It will act with reference to the tariff with a view not only to Industrial conditions as they then exist which may be very different from present condi tlons, but also to the presidential cam paign, the lines of which will then be definitely forming. Wordy controversy now would be only for the sake of controversy sud not for sny possible practical purpose. The de bate, before it was dropped In the late campaign upon the withdrawal of ( Sneaker Uenderson, never got beyond purely theoretical bounds. The extrem est statement in the Iowa platform only asserted that the tariff should not be come a shelter for monopoly. It did not affirm that the existing tariff in its general effect affords such a shelter nor specify Instances of that character. The last national platform fitly states' the familiar republican doctrine that no schedule of rates Is clothed with in violable sanctity, but that all must be changed In a wise view of changing conditions. With the meeting of the next congress, and not before, will come a chance to take up the question of any specific changes that may be desired. The Iowa Idea Is not without merit, but It Is not so good as the republican idea. excessive cost of pour relief. One of the county commissioners has had a table compiled showing that for the year 1001 the taxpayers of Douglas county put out over $00,000 for charity. Of this amount 530,787 was expended for the maintenance of the county hos pital and poor farm and $23,431 for sup plies and distribution to the outside de pendents. This, of course, figures noth ing for the use of the poor farm property and the interest on the bonds voted out of whose proceeds the county hospital was erected. Estimating the population of the county at about 100,000, this means that the annual compulsory charge is close to 50 cents for every man, woman, child and baby in that area. While no tax payer wants the county to be derelict In caring for its dependents nnd unfortu nates, It seems to us this cost is excess ive, taking Into consideration the num ber of persons assisted, the character of the relief given and the general condi tions that should make the demands for assistance lighter in a city like Omaha than in a congested population center. What the county does In the way of charity is, of course, but a small part of what the community is doing through its church and charitable organizations. The Bee has several times advocated a more systematic plan of co-operation be tween all these charitable agencies so as to avoid Imposition and duplication, which unquestionably prevail at the present and to make the funds at our disposition for these purposes go further and accomplish more. In any such scheme the charity work of the county would have to be taken into account and made to fit in. This task has been put off from time to time because no' one has taken the Initiative, but It should not be longer postponed. The efficiency of our charity work could be greatly increased and its expenses reduced , by a sys tematic organization. TREE TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES. ' It Is stated that Senator Mitchell of Oregon will make a fight for free trade with the Philippines and that he will have the support in this of the senators and representatives of the Pacific coast It Is' perfectly natural that the people of the Pacific states should desire to do all that Is possible to promote the trade of that section with the far east but they should not take a wholly selfish view of this matter. Free trade with the Philippine islands Is a possibility of the future, but it is not a desirable condition at present either from the point of view of the in terests of those Islands or our own In terests. There are several things to be considered, not the least of which are the Interest of the archipelago itself, that manifestly would not be at present promoted by a ' free trndo policy. We are pursuing the cor rect course now, so far as tho economic policy is concerned, In regard to the Philippine islands, and It will be wise to continue this policy until It shall be conclusively shown that there Is a real necessity for a change. At this time there is no substantial evidence In favor of a departure from the the course recommended by the commis sion and endorsed by congress. One of the best illustrations of the in crease of manufacturing industry in the United States is to be derived from the growth of motive power. It would be incredible if it were not officially authenticated that the motive power used In manufacturing In 1900 aggre gated 11,300,081 horse power, which is double that of 181)0 and more than treble that of 18S0. But the efficacy of the machinery driven has Increased in equal degree, which in effect upon out put could be expressed for purposes of comparison by the further multiplica tion of this enormous totul. It Is not easy to see why Colonel Bryan should crack his knuckles In satisfaction over the late election. If It be true, as somo of his friends theorize, that the democrats lost in the western states because of a disposition to abandon the Kansas City platform, it Is also true that the party had previously loht the eastern states be cause of that platform. So the east ern and western democratic leaders have between them lost both ways, which is hardly a rational ground for rejoicing from the party standpoint The movemeut In Nebraska among people of Swedish birth to relieve the distress of their kinsmen In the home 'country, is Just what might be ex pected. There are no hardier or thrift ler class of people, none who more loy ally and successfully accept citizenship in this country, than those who come from Sweden. In Nebraska they have been esiecially prosperous and they are abundantly able as well as disposed to contribute to the aid of those whom misfortune at home has left in hard Hues. The World-Herald wants to play again the old trick of combining the clrcul tlons of Its morning snd eveulng paix-i- for comparison against The Evening Bee for the purpose of advertising notices of liquor license application. This bunco game has been punctured several times by the courts and any druggist or liquor dealer who bites on it this year will have no one but himself to blame for the trouble he gets into. A former Omaha merchant Just re turned from Alaska speaks In glowing terms of conditions there. It is notice able, however, that he does not care to transplant his family to the far northern land. Taking conditions as they are, In all their bearings, the average person will get rich Just as fast and enjoy him self more by staying right here In Omaha. Troubles at the High school have finally been arbitrated . and peace and quiet reigns once more. It is passing strange, however, that there should bo so much frictiou between students and teachers in these later days. We do not believe that the present generation of school boys and school girls is any worse than those that have gone before. Modesty Forbids. Atlanta Constitution. Colonel Bryan is a good spotter of ln ellglbles In the democratlo party. We would Ilka to see him vary the detective work and point us out some of those who will fit Costly Experiments. Chicago News. Recent experiments conducted by the Postoffloe department demonstrate conclu sively that If you leave a considerable sum In cash unguarded in the street it may not be there when you come to look for It later on. Explanation of the Difference. Detroit Free Press. Prof. tVenley of the University of Mich igan, proteased to be unable to learn "pre cisely wherein a republican differs from a democrat." The difference Is very marked. In somo places it is the repub lican who holds the office, and la other places It is the democrat. Colonel Mosby and Ilia Raids. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Colonel Mosby Is doing a great work for the government in rounding up the cattle kings who have laid illegal hands on Uncle Sam's lands. The old confederate raider seems to have lost none of his daring and activity In these piping times of peace. He is engaged in a work which, If successful, as it probably will be, will bring him the country's plaudits. The cattle barons, like the rest of the trust magnates, are learn ing that in these republican days rich and poor men alike must obey the laws. The Country Needs Rest. New York Herald. What our own coifhtry seeds Is rest rest from the manufacture of new securi ties, from flare-ups la Wall street and from "corners" In Chicago and a chance to pull itself together, find out where it is at, pay off Its foreign debts and readjust credits at home after the several years of speculative debauch through which it has passed. This must be done if we are to avoid a crash in financing and speculative circles, which would react to the injury of the legitimate industrial and mercantile interests, which are now so prosperous. This is no time for fireworks. An Baeoarasrlngr JTtternnce. Philadelphia Record. Mr. Bryan observes in the latest Issue of his Commoner that, 'the democratic party does not need leaders so much ss It needs voters." This is an encouraging utterance. The fact that this truth has finally forced itself upon the apprehension of Mr. Bryan will be of obvious advantage to his party. Not once only, but many times in the course of Its history, by thrusting aside would-be leaders and calling to the front a "dark horse" fresh from the ranks the democratic party has pulled victory out of the jaws of defeat. The democrats do not care to be led. Instead of hanging fast to some favorite's coat tails they prefer to follow the flag and the constitution and take the consequences. Wonderful Fall Weather. Philadelphia Ledger. The enjoyment of 'this wonderful sea son, wherein summer has -been prolonged almost to the meeting with winter, has been tempered by the constant thought that it could not last. The frost was due weeks ago, yet it baa made only tentative appearances. Our Indian summer bad but little marked separation from the real summer, and has extended nearly to Thanksgiving day. The grass in the squares has not lost its summer green, and la the country stray violets are to be seen, sad an occosional buttercup In company with the asters. Strawberries are said to have ripened in Massachusetts, and migratory birds have delayed their passage south. At any moment all this may be changed to biting winter, but it has been an unspeak able boon to those who have not known where to get fuel to keep out of the cold. It has seemed like one of kind nature's compensatioas. HIGHER FREIGHT RATES. AsTsact la WM an Excuse for a Hub- Grab. Chicago News. Recent Intimations that certain railway companies would offset the late Increase in the wages of their worklngmen by rais ing freight rates prove to have been well founded. The upward movement In rates Is already marked. The eastern trunk lines decided last week upon an advance of 2H cents in grain rates and of 6 cents on provisions, the increase on other classes of freight being still greater. It Is an nounced that If the public stands the strain there will be much larger advances after January 1. If, as is suggested, the present tentative increases are made for the purpose of as certaining how the people regard the maneuver and how much more they will stand, the railways should have no occa sion to doubt the public feeling on this matter. These companies are at the pres ent time enjoying a period of unexampled prosperity. They are handling the heaviest traffic known In American railway history and some of the. roads are literally over whelmed - with larger consignments of freight than tbey ran carry. The profits of this vast business are prodigious. In some cases the companies have found it dtwlrable to swell the account for Improve ments and extensions in order that part of tho profits may show in the expense column rather tban among the net earnings. These roads can have no justification for Increasing freight rates at the present time. They make the increases not because of Increased expenses but because of the de termination to exploit S prosperous publlo for all It will stand. The plea that tbs Increase In wages makes the raise In rates necessary Is on the face of it absurd. If the Increase In wages threatened the divi dends it wculd never havo been made. To impose a heavy tax on tbo prosperity of the entire country by raising rates Is a cruel blow to all the people. It should be resented In a manner that will convince the rail a s of their error. ROIKD AUDIT NEW YOHK. Rlnplea an the Current of Life la the Metropolis. New Tork's collection of freak skyscrap ers is growing rapidly. The latest addition to the list Is tho "razor" building now un der way, which promises to rival the "fiat Iron" as an architectural curiosity. It Is located at the northwest corner of Broad way and Sixteenth street. The "raior" building shows at the present time,, while the steel skeleton of Its upper stories Is still bare, what precautions the builders have taken to keep It from toppling over. Although only thirty-two and one-halt feet wide, it Is sixteen stories above the curb. The steel beams, however, which support the floor are strengthened with what are known as "wind braces," triangular pieces bolted into the joints. There is also an L. In the rear, which adds rigidity to the slim structure. At first sight the spectator thinks that there must be a skyscraper feud. The "razor" building has been erected alongside of the Decker building, another thin struc ture, which until recently was the highest skyscraper In Union Square. Tho "raxor" building has surpassed it, however. It will cost, complete, $800,000, Within a week or ten days the ereotlon of Illuminated street signs will be begun, and New Yorkers and others will be enabled to do what la now far from possible, to find their way about the olty by means of street signs. The method ef illumination will depend upon existing conditions. Those posts which are now fitted with gas will probably have the directly illuminated kind, surrounding their burners. The electric posts will af ford emplacement for the reflector signs, in which the light, caught from above, Is thrown by an oblique reflector through the lettered glass. A dark blue glass with a white frosted glaBS letter is to be used and, In a general way, the dimensions of the illuminated sur face bearing the street and avenue name are 6x12 Inches for the small reflector signs, 6x16 for the larger size and 8x10 for the di rectly Illuminated ones. The signs cost 98 cents each. One rather heavy expense the borough has to face In the matter of street lamps Is the recommlsslonlng of dead lamp posts. There are several hundred of them through out the city and the estimated cost of fitting them for service Is from $1.60 to $8 apiece, many of them having been broken and oth ers entirely disconnected from the gas mains. New York City has turned Itself seriously to the pleasant task of making itself beau tiful. The one unforglveable crime that was committed years ago upon the lower portion of this park can never be reme died or condoned. That was in permitting the United States government to erect a semi-angular and altogether ugly cheese box, called a poBtofflce, upon a strip of land that should have been preserved forever as a frontage to the city hall and a mu nicipal beauty spot. The society can only set itself to the improvement of that por tion of land which remains. The Municipal Art society proposes that all buildings now upon the park, with the exception of the city hall and the county court house, shall be removed, and that the block on Chambers street, north of the park, shall be condemned and used for the erection of needed public buildings. . In the crowd that watched the fireworks display In Madison Square park on the night of election day, relates the Evening Post, was a man of 60, a draughtsman, em ployed by a contracting xompany of this city. 'He was near the men who were set ting off the pieces, and when the explosion occurred a big piece of one of the iron mortars tore off one of his legs. Panlo and confusion followed the disaster. There was no immediate aid for him, nor for a small boy lying near by. The man called for aid for the child, but, though using four languages, he could , not make himself heard or understood. He lay there until a dying man called for a priest. No one else responded, the injured man dragged him self over the Intervening distance and man aged to raise the poor fellow In his arms, while a priest, opportunely arrived, admin istered the last rites. Then the unnamed hero patiently lay, waiting for assistance, meanwhile pressing his thumb on the severed artery. After a half hour's delay he reached the hospital. There the sur geons said that his life was saved only by his cool precaution. At the hospital the patient was cheerful, even joking over his maimed condition. Only one thing worried him; he feared he would lose his situation. Learning of this, his employers promptly sent him word that his place would be kept open. Now, the only trouble they have on his account is because of his constant requests that some of the office's work be brought him at the hospital. He bad been engaged on an important set of drawings, and to pacify him, he has been allowed to .work at a few of the plans while lying eq bis cot. In order to prevent the disappointment of palatial home builders when their castles, completed, do not satisfy their Ideals, s New York firm of architects build minia ture models In wax or plaster to show the owner what the actual house will be. The architect, after the owner signifies his acceptance of the plans, turns them over to a sculptor. A miniature Is then made. Cornices, balustrades, porticos, corbels, gargoyles and ail the other kind of orna mentation that are employed in the em bellishment of the building are all repro duced, although some are so small as to require a needle with which to chieel them. An Illustration of this method is to be found in the plaster model of the house which is to be built in New York for Cap. tan J. R. De la Mar, who made a fortune in western mines. The miniature has a height of three feet, is three feet wide and two feet deep. Every detail of the house Is elaborately brought Into relief In the plaster, from the American basement entrance to the French roof. The cost ot the plaster model, it is estimated, would build an ordinary frame house, such as many a New York commuter Is proud to dwell In. The house itself will cost over $500,000. Marvels ot Onr Day. New York Tribune. If wireless telegraphy succeeds In keeping ocean steamships in constant communica tion with their ports of departure for thou sands of miles over the Atlantic, another miracle of science Is added to the marvels with which this generation Is favored. Marconi insists that within a short time this will be practicable in the regular trips of the ocean ferry. But the people are get ting tired of so much talk and would like to see a little more performance. As Bright as Day GORHAM Silver Polish Makes all silverware brilliant Its novel form renders it eco nomical All responsible jwUrs kscp it sj eeots s package It have thick hair ' the combful. But you can do as Mr. Chism did ; you can stop this falling with Ayer's HairVigor It will probably serve you the hair grow, and keeps the Always restores J. O. A YE It PERSOKAL ROTES. W. D. Nesblt, who for three years has conducted the Josh Wink column of humor In the Baltimore American, has become con nected with the Chicago Tribune. Ex-Secretary John D. Long has Just been made a member of the Mayflower Descend ants. He Is descended from Mary Chilton, who first set foot on Plymouth Rock. Stephen Decatur, Jr., ot Portsmouth, N. H., a grandson of the famous Commodore Perry, has passed the mental examination for admission to the Naval academy. An Indianapolis florist has named a car nation after John Mitchell, leader of ths miners. The flower is pure whits and Is said to have other distinctive qualities. Sheriff Dudley, who did not prevent that lynching in Sullivan county, Indiana, has lost his job. Sheriffs who neglect their duty in Indiana are fired by stats law. Secretary of State end Mrs. Hay bsve issued invitations to the first cabinet din ner of the season, in honor of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, which will taks place Janu ary 3. The strongest enemy of liberal ideas In Russia Is M. Pobledonostseff. who has just resigned from the position of procurator general of the holy synod of Russia, which place he has held since 1880. Samuel I. Plckard, Whlttler's literary ex ecutor and biographer, will sell many of the poet's manuscripts snd books for the benefit ot a fund for the restoration and care ef Whlttler's birthplace at Haverhill and his home at Amcsbury, Mass. In order to get rid of the swarms ot re porters and kodak fiends who dally beset him Plerpont Morgan has decided to receive one newspaper man every afternoon and give him any news that is to be given out, under pledge thst the recipient shall share his information with the others. ,. A marriage solemnized In Atlantic City a few days ago provided John Philip Sousa, the famous bandmaster, with sn 18-year-old mother-in-law, the father of Mrs. Sousa having been married to a gin of that age. Henry Bellls, the groom, is 74, but is as spry as a college graduate. Two of Sousa's children are older than their new grandmother, GENESIS OF TUB TUBER. An Humble Vegetable with an Honor able Pedlajree. Sprlnneld Republican. a nurfurranh in a New York newspaper fc ili hearan thus: '"To how many that consume the unlovely potato every day does it occur that It had its Dirtn in rirwAfn the storm center or many a eoum American revolution? Yet that is what Captain Thomas Candler, a cosmopolite, asserted at the Westminster yesterday." One might ask, why "the unlovely potato." seeing that it is really one ot the best inuo.1 and most nomilar of all vegetables- one might as well say the unlovely turnip or peanut. As to lu origin, the cyclope dias tell us that it Is well Known, iney ..v that it was first brought Into Spain from Quito, which is south of Colombia. but that the wild plant exists in a gooa many other places. They do not say that it native to North ss well as soutn America, but that Is the fact, and the In dians of the Atlantlo coests cultivated It. A river in Nova Scotia, the Shubenscadle, preserves its memory, for the name is a corruption of the Algonquin word segeeben. th wiiii nr.t t rv and the word for "place," which is aUo corrupted to "quoddy," as in Paasamaquoddy, snd has sunerea otner chacges. and gave Itself to "Acadle," the lo.ii nf "Evaneeline" ana History, it is also native In the mountains of Colorado, whence came the Colorado beetle, tho tf hu " which finds the cultivated potato so much to its taste. These wild tuberous plants sre ail oi tno soiaoum fnmiiv and are regarded by many botanists as perhaps all varltles of ths solanum tuberoaa. WW BOYS CLOTHES You want wearing qualities and a reasonable price. Tho boy wants style. We meet both requirements. We delight in suiting the boy and we've equal satisfaction in pleasing his parents. Hailor fruits, in neat mixtures and well trimmed $0.00 and ?G.50 values 4 to 9 years on sale now at $5.00 Borne special School Suits or Iieefers, $3.50 up to $20.00. We have also one table of broken lines and odd suits under wear, shirts and shirt waists that have been reduced from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent. A few long pants suits in this lot. No Clothing Fits Like Ours. grovJiinf-J--(2 R. S. Wilcox Manager, Still another comb-full 99 About year ago my hair was falling out badly. I began to use Ayer's Hair Vigor, and the falling was promptly checked. I still use It once or twice a week to keep my bair soft and glossy." y Marcus L. Coism, Ford, Ky. You certainly cannot if it keeps coming out bv better than that, for it makes scalp free from dandruff. color to gray hair. CO., Lowell, Mass. POINTED PLEASANTRIES. Chlcago Tribune: ie: "William," asked the is this real pumpkin pie? v. uiai kii, in una i rai ui "It's de punkest we, got, sah, itiny re- ftfiicu iua nuaiui a waller. Baltimore American: "Certainly I believe In marrying for money," as the minister murmured, as he pocketed his fee. Waohlngton Star: "You have implicit confidence In that man?" "Well," answered the cautious citizen, "I'd trust him with any amount of monev, but I don't know that I'd glvs him access to my coal cellar." Philadelphia Catholic Standard: "He's quite bald, I understand." "AlmoBt. He has Just two wisps of hair left." "Indeed V "Yes; and he calls on wisp the fool and the other 'his money.' " Detroit Free Press: Miss Optimist All things come to him who waits. Friend Yes; a bald head, false teeth, an ear trumpet and a whole lot of miscel laneous troubles. Somervllle- Journal: Managing Editor How do you know that that hew man la an experienced reporter V City Editor Because he wrote ten lines about a suicide yesterday and never spoke of It as "the rash act." Chicago Post: "Do you want my ad vice?" uketi the friend. The honest man hesitated. He was tempted to reply In the afitrmatlve and trust to luck, but he could not conceal the truth from himself. "That depends," ha said, frankly, "on what your advice Is." NOT A REVERIE. Chicago Record-Herald. The freckled cow Is drifting o'er the mea! And gazing on the aea of rustling corn) Once more unto ths quick the poodle's shorn His craven beauty stimulates his speed. The king-bird swings upon the wind-rocked reed Whose lisping lyrio ripples night and morn; And . sounds across the, hill the dinner horn. While on the amber bobs the crystal bead. The wingless bug now climbs the stringless bean, The locust grinds his rasping melody; The goldenrod's fair glim there's naught can douse, Ths tree toad's plea for rain is heard, and Jean, Gazing upon the twinkling turquoise sea Gowned for a dip, runs screaming tot the house. The Leader Ninety-nine per cent, of the bnsi iess of The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York has been acquired since 1859, when the next largest company began business. During these forty-two years its record has EXCEEDED that 0 any other company, by Tal laceaM, - .$2 I 6,8 I 3,5 I O hs; .?,Ucr: 188,063,836 Pnadua Incoa., . I 34,73 2,6 I I tataratt Ucimi, 82,I75,98l ormHUr ValoM, - 67,883,475 . 44,822,897 DM.la.ds. . ... 38,127,777 Iidowmua sad Aaauttlts, 37,229,689 Wriu tMUy fr "Wleti Skill I turn)" The Mutual Life Insuranci Company of New York Kica A. McCrasY, Pre&idcst. FXEMIKO BROS., Dee Holmes, la. asaaaaara. Omaha, Neb. . F. A. Castls. 3. Knhn, W. B. Olln, Jr Joseph Trick V. J. Trick. Miss E. M. 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