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6 TITE OMAIIA DAILT BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902. Tin-: omaha" Daily 'Bee E. ROflEWATEB, EDITOR.. r PUBLISHED, EVERY MORNINO. TERMS OF,i;BSCRirT10N. Dully Tiee? (wlthnVt'Sundtiy). On Tear.. $4 on llnllw Mam - " u .. .l .. 1 ... VAur . ft 00 Illustrated Bee. one Vear SW;:::::::::::::::;::: : Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1.U0 Daily Daily lie (without Bundnv),' per wek....iac ft".? BeolnrdcC!ly8uo.d.'.,.,..,:er..W.eek:. KeninS WfflSlnlindBJndK.Wr week i"c .hWKB.MJTt5 city circulation D.'- partment. ...,.. Omaha-The Bee Building.. - i 8UU.'J? ma.5a lt? 11811 aaMln- Twen" ty-flfth and M Streets. - CounriunijfTH-io pearl street New"fwfcITarkUwnJuiMiiig. .VVaehington-31't Fourteenth street.. , Comm'itte5fritaEnSw. and edl- torlal matter jhoull be addressed: Omaha Bee, Cdltorlul Department. - BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letter an -remittances should &ny?Omah: Th' ut"'8hln com- REMITTANCES. JJSEi. & Only J-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall accounte. Personal checks, except oi Omaha or eaatern exchange, not accepted, THE BEE FUMjaHlKQ COMPAQ STATEMENT pr CIRCULATION. &or$ W,Sh Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn says that tbe actual number ot full and complete coplea of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of November, 11W2, was as follows: 1 81.4TO t.i. 29,400 16. 1tn,43 V'-' ...31,4HM) ...31.3BO' ...41,OM5 . ...S4.&50 .. .81.210 ' ... 80,340 ...2U.B75 .. .81,300 ...30,970 .. .80.700 . 30,820 18, 30.H70 80,040 l..-.i 20 21.... '42.... 23.... 24.... 23.... 26.... .27..,, 1 a 10..... 11.... is..:.. 13 80,so tjo.oao '.'.'.'.'.!t,aio 30,020 3i,ouo 'j30780 8i,i3o 28.... 14 80,730 IS 81,810 20 ai,4o 30 28,475 Total aa,92 Less unsold and returned copies.... 0,237 Nat total sales,, ' ,I Net avef-age ' ? o..t...4hi i mv nnunm and aworn to before m. this aoth dakofBNHVuNaATE. D- Cheyenne mourns the loss of Its opera house, but the variety stage attractions will continue without Interruption. Cheap power Is a desideratum ror any city at any time, but It is . more lmpor- tant to Omaha now than it has ever been before. Tbe prospectus of the projmsed school lODI-y at. luuu.u turn vet been exhibited for . public lnspec- " i UUU. 1 mmmatmmwmmmmm I If-the lumber barons of the Missis- slppl ralley succeed In organizing their congress propose to repeal the law pro merger well regulated families will have T,dln for Bale ot " timber and to disnense with the use f the shingle. 8tone ,ands- tte desert land law and the j mmm I SanlUry .coiditlona At ,Hvana are retrograding toward the old standard I before American occupation and tne Cuban patriot begin to feel more com fortable. w. .. , , If the Board of Education cannot Ifr- galry draw on the school fund to pay for . ..'" . I , . i 'i I ' .1.1 - I a legislative ioddj ibi, mere la uuuiiug iu binder the achool book trust from com- in to the rescue. By steering clear of the St Louis fair the kaiser saves himself the em- barras8ment of trying to. make speeches without emphasizing his .belief In the xilvine right of kings. The announcement that Mr. Ilarrl- man'a Southern Taclflc line has formed a close alliance with Mr.- Iiarriinan's nil- nois Central line will not create Intense surprise In railroad circles. Union Faclflc union machinists have no Objection to the borrowing of wheelbar- rowa ana nanacars Dy meir rornier em- ployers. but when .It comes to borrowing iotoiboui uir, umw uw iiuc. 41 v.uaa j... y w,.. .v, ij . v. ,w ...r, r...v. . ,u- cllned.to einuUte. the example set In ijobiou xn yeura hum ir.i lauv auu chicken feather and throw tbe tea over board. The testimony before the coal strike unmU!on makt-a a hl.owlu of low wages to the miners, bnt the teachers in th diri,.t a'..hMu. in Tw mn rii. count rennsylyanta miners on starvation wages. f .... .. The pophlar-tteinaud for home rule for Omaha has not abated since the elec- tlon. on tne contrary, it win una popu lar expression in the near bye and bye that Is sura to sttrst't .some attention In the halls of the Incoming legislature. More than 800 hello" girls, represent ing the 'Interstate telephone assocta tJons. are now assembled In solemn conclave it Pi.cgo Pome uncharitable people r mennea To The belief that It would be much preferable to address a deaf mute, asylum. That new market house seems to meet with all aorts of unexpected obstruc - tlons, not counting mayor's vetoes. The latest snag Is the discovery that the water mains planted underground are I eminent, besides which there are flnan exactly on the line of the proposed walls cial claims. Germany has also for some to be built overground. If the present cold weather continues It will probably take several sleeks before the water mains can be dug up and the founda - tlons dug down. j j Th extraordinary honors paid by the bous of itpresenfatlyea to the memory of ThouHas B. 'Ttee" were fitting atfd lmpresslve. They were all the more slg- nlflcant bcause accorded without shadow of distinction of partisanship. Yet the great man who bus passed away was! potable as a partisan, although bis in- dependence, integrity and etreugtb of Character tna.de hlin syll greater as -a UUian and a patriot , ntroBM or T"ff U IJIfS. Bills have been Introduced In congress for parrying out In (Mull tlu spirit of tlie recommendations of the president's message ' In regard to the land laws. The presldimt said that so far as they are available for agriculture, and to whatever extent they may be reclaimed under the national irrigation law. the re- mnnn)? public lands should he held .dly for the home builder, tbt aettler wilf) Uvs on his land, and for no one else. "In 'their actual use." says the mes- "tn drt land the !lB,,'r and stone law and the commutation clause of the homestead law have been so perverted from the Intention with which they were enacted as to permit the acquisition' of large areas of the pub- 1 ' . . ire domain for other than actual settlers and the consequent prevention of settlc- ment." The Inst annual report of the hoc- retary of the Interior records land frauds wllere,y vaRt aretlS of fertile ngrlcul- , , , '. ..' tural.lr.nd have been put beyond the r(.floh of settlers. Tersons desiring to acquire large tracts for grazing or .pec ulntlve purposes are reaping the harvest The "port-. hows that In 1901 the land 0fflce deeded away about 16,000,000 acres of the public domain. In 1902 amount dl8p0Bed 0f reached nearly 20,000.000 acre and It to-pre- dieted that under the present laws more tna 30,000,000 acres will go during1 the ' ' , " year 1903. It Is thus made evident that f . th , . . nrtrentlv rerorin in we laaa laws is urgently necessary. There has been much dishonesty and fraud practiced under the existing laws. A western senator Is quoted as saying that ,f the thousands of desert land en tries made in his state were Investigated It would be found that not one In ten woud prove to have been honest or Its title secured without perjury. It Is no- torlous that the title to thousands upon thousands of acres of the best timber lands upon the Pacific coast has passed from the government to alleged entry- men employed by companies and syndl- cates and who knew nothing about the hands except as they were advised and Instructed by their employers. The en tries so made, there Is no doubt, will far but while all such entries were fraudu lent It Is almost Impossible to prove fraud, since all parties to It are In a bond for mutual protection. There will certainly be bry general concurrence in the declaration of Presi dent noosevelt that the remaining nub- ilc jgd should be held rigidly for the home builder and settler who lives on hid InnH TTnlaas Yita .(a ilnn. V. n . . ... . . . , M oo-Honlfuro will K ffkn , . . . T vrm panics ana syndicates ror speculation, (1,,.- .otiVm..! il . llv i'J icuiiuiujj rr LCJruitiifc ii tuts lHr western states. The bills Introduced In VUIUIUUIBUVU 7rVT101UUS OL tUC DQlQe- stead law, BUFFERING lit TBE EAST. The very cold weather throughout the east and the general scarcity of fuel hate caused a great deal of suffering nd If there Is pot a decided Tise" In the temperature soon tne, consequences will liA'mna f n fl . i n f mm AUnM . . . A .. a "iuu, iui im-ic bctuib u ue no prospect of an adequate supply of coai in tne near future, it appears, In deed, that the anthracite coal operators are In no hurry to get their product to market and in the hands of dealers and are probably holding It back in order to get the highest obtainable prices, not withstanding their promise that after the resumption of mining they would supply the market as' rapidly as possl- ble at about the prices prevailing before the strike. Referring to the situation and the course the. anthracite' operators have pursued, the Sprinsrfleld Renublican sari these nien have Droved themselves imflr t0 mannge the properties they do and if tne ow-ner8 of the properties are sstla. fled with them, then private ownershln in. th s case has become a tv,lti menace to the nubile welrn tunt fln adjustment of present differ enceg between mlnera and Operators is not sufficient to-meet the cose in hand. Th- !. nilla, ho Unht n. I " j w UUUCJI strong measure of public regulation and control, either state or national, If the PP ar to be assured hereafter "" rejieuuon ot present ex- l'eru utt 8- re wiu-oa unure to profit fTom the severe lesson ow beinit hTe if hl8 18 not. done" Ther u uouui iuhi mis expresses a very gen eral sentiment, which hV pretty certain to be strengthened and Intensified by existing conditions. ( . ( THE AAOLU-GZRMAX ULTIMATUM. The ultimatum of Great Britain and Germany to Veueeuela will expire to day and unless a satisfactory reply Is made by the Veneiuelan government those powers will proceed to collect their claims by taking the receipts from ous toms at the ports of .Venezuela. - It ap pears eviueui mat tne unusn ana tier- nian governments have determined that I there shall be no further dickering or temporizing In this matter. Great Britain, as stated by Prime Minister 1 Balfour, has for the past two years had I cause for complaint at the treatment of British subjects by the Venezuelan gov time been endeavoring to arrange for a I settlement of the claims of Its citizens against Venezuela. All 'efforts to this 1 end having been fruitless, those powers I agreed to act In conjunction for tbe en I forcement of their demands and they will carry out this purpose if the Vene- I cnelan government does not In good faith propose an 'acceptable arrange- ment. : It seems Improbable that this will be done. President Castro appears to think that he has done all that he honorably can and bis published letter indicates that he does not fully realize tbe seri ousness of. the situation, professing to 1 believe that Great Britain and Germany have not billed themselves against his country. As the matter now looks he will have a rude awakening. With the treasury of Venezuela already practi cally bankrupt the collection of cus toms by the foreign powers will create a very grave situation for the Vene zuelan government It Is clearly, how- ever, the consequence of a most mis taken, not to say dishonest, policy, and the southern republic cannot expect any assistance or Interposition on the part of the United States, which has very likely made known to the foreign pow ers that it recognizes their right to col lect Just debts, in accordance with well established precedents. In such a case the only requirement of our government Is that no territory shall be taken and this, It can be confidently assumed, will be fully respected by Great Britain and Germany. sHoir vp on shut up. The Bee Publishing company hereby offers to pay to U. M. Hitchcock or any charitable Institution which he may name: FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS that The Omaha Evening Bee can prove over 7,000 more bona fide subscribera In ' Douglas county than Tbe Morning World-Herald. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS that The Omaha Evening Bee can prove Up 1,000 more bona fide subscribers In Omaha, Bouth Omaha and Douglaa county than The Even ing World-Herald. FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE, or $1 for every bona fide aubacrlber the World- Herald can prove up In Its circulation In DouglaW county over and above 8,000 for Its morning and evening editions combined. The period to cover average dally carrier delivery and mall circulation for the month ending December 8, 1902. I hereby name Thomas Kllpatrlck, Robert S. Wllcoii O. A. Llndqueat, William Hay den and A. Hospe as referees. E. ROSBWATER. The World-Herald accepts the Above offer on two conditions: . First That the test be "bona fide slreu latlon" in Douglas county as defined by the supreme court of Nebraaka in the case of Rosewater against Pinrenecham, Including bona fide average safts as well as carrier delivery. . Second That the period covered be the average circulation for the past six months. THE WORLD-HERALD. If you mean business, show up; if you mean bunco, shut up. You claim for The Dally World-Herald, by which you designate your morning and evening editions combined, a bona fide circulation of about 12,000 In Doug las county. The Bee stands ready to pay ONE pOLLAR for every bona fide subscriber served by. the World-IIerald, morning and evening, In Douglas county over and above the number of 8,000. To facilitate the transfer . of the dollars The Bee will place in the hands of the committee above named the names of 1.290 carrier delivery subscribers to The Morning World-Herald In Omaha and South Omaha and 6,870 names of carrier delivery subscribers to The Evening World-Herald In Omaha and . South Omaha. In addition thereto it will Also credit The "Morning World-Herald "with 211 mill ubhcribersand The Evening World-HerikW (with 71mall subscribers, or a total of 7,442. ' ' ' ' It should-be as easy as. rolling off a log for the World-Herald to hand In at least 4,000 more names to the committee. and If on verification the additional names are found to represent bona fide circulation you will have no trouble in raking in $4,000 before Christmas. To get the fifth thousand dollars you have simply got to produce the subscrip tion list of The Morning World-Herald In Douglas county, and If The Bee falls to produce a list five times as large for Its evening edition it will confess judg ment and pay over FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. If the World-Herald will produce its bona fide subscription list for the past month and Tbe Bee falls to cover it- with the names of 3,000 more bona fide subscribers in Douglas county than, the World-Herald can produce for Its evening edition, It will confess Judg ment and pay over another FIVE HUN DRED DOLLARS. Talk about the rinzenscham case and sales outside of carrier delivery and mail circulation Is merely throwing dust into the eyes of the uninitiated. . Counter sales to newsboys, who return papers for the rag man, and parers handled by railway news agents, whose circulation is on trains outside of the county, do not meet the requirements of the law as bona fide circulation. Even In that field, how ever. The Bee can double discount the World-Herald, Just as It does on circula tion in tbe principal towns In Nebraska. The Chicago Real Estate exchange, in conjunction with the Illinois Bar asso ciations, will endeavor to secure theas- sage or an act oy tne iinnois legislature changing the mortgage foreclosure lawsj so as to have tbe sale of property come at the expiration of the period of re demption Instead of at the beginning. In support of the proposed change It is argued that foreclosure sales are now formal and not productive of the highest bids, for -the reason that the bidder never knows whether the prop erty Is to be redeemed or not The re demption period in Illinois is now fifteen months. It is argued that-setting tbe date of the sale at the end of the period would bring out larger bids, for each bidder, would knqw that if his ofjt'r Is the highest he would secure the prop erty. This, It is claimed, would be beneficial both to the owner of the prop erty and the holder of the mortgage. It seems to us that If mortgage sale re form Is desirable for Illinois It would be equally desirable for Nebraska. At any rate, the proposed change of the mortgage laws is a subject well worthy of serious consideration on the part of real estate dealers and investors. Another' new industry has-been es tabllbbed in Omaha, this time without the aid or consent of the Commercial club or Its enterprising secretary. An English actress, composer and profes sional artist has Just obtained a divorce In the district court from the wretch she married in London some yeara ago, who I not only made her pay for her engage Thomas Brackett Reed Hla Cklel Dtatlactloa. Cleveland Plain Dealer (dem.). Though his Influence In shaping and directing legislation was enormous, Mr. Reed's name la not associated with any great public measure. The conatructlve genius or the suitable field for Its exercise was denied him. He Is likely to be re membered as a debater and parliamenta rian. That he showed the qualities that make for enduring fame Is not yet clear. Admirable Qaalltles. Kansas City Journal (rep.). Until the end of the life of the present generation Mr. Reed's memory will con tinue to be honored, bis character to be esteemed and his abilities to be admired. It is probable that be will then pasa Into the rank of those who aeera to have been made for great accomplishments and an eminent place In history; but who fell short of the expectations of their friends and their own hleh ambitions, either because opportunity was not propitious or they had defects of character that minimized their most admirable qualities. Lacked Creative Ability. Chicago Tribune (rep.). Mr. Reed was not an originator of leg islation. He had no creative ability In that direction. He was a loyal party man who carried out with great energy, but did not originate the policies of bis party. He was In congress for twenty-two years, but no great measure bears his name. He will live In congressional annals as a great par liamentarian, an effective debater and an able speaker, who so changed the rules of the house as to facilitate the dispatch of public business. This was no small ser vice. Nor will It be forgotten that, while Mr. Reed exerted great power, he never was suspected of using It for personal ad vantage. He did not get rich In publlo life. , As an Orator. Buffalo Express (rep.). Let who will say which was the greatest orator of the trio Conkllng, Blaine or - b.c.v vu, and no American of his time, except W1I llam McKlnley excelled him in the art ot appealing to the sober sense of bis countrymen. Reed, however, had the gift of humor which was denied to McKlnley. His wit was not so mordant as Conkling's. He could say biting things on occasion, but he had the discretion which made the occasions few. There was an authori tative tone to his public addresses which. plainly coming from perfect mastery of the subject, made the people listen. The very brusqueness of his manner seemed to convince. Certainly It never offended any- one with eyes enough to see that it came rrom tne simple, airect. nonesi nature oi the man. A more delightful companion In private life could not be Imagined. He had as many personal friends as any man In public life. Man of Heroic Mold. Chicago Record-Herald (rep.). Thomas Brackett Reed was fashioned by nature In heroic mold, he was endowed with Intellectual capacity that came up to the full measure of - bis stalwart frame, Hls bigness, physical and mental, was a matter of universal acknowledgement, Contemplation of hhi1 heroic figure had no disappointment in stero through any dl- ment ring, but-also -for the tailors and doctors' bills he had incurred before the wedding. With this precedent estab lished, Omaha. wlli' bV as good ' a -place for marriageable misfits to unspllce as either of the Dakotas. ' It Is not correct' to charge Senator Quay with "organizing an Insurrection of republican senators against the re publican majority of the senate" simply because he favors the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as well as of Oklahoma to statehood. Under ex isting circumstances the question of ad mission Is purely one of expediency, and one on which senators are free to yote their Individual Judgment It Is not pretended that any republican platform has pronounced against Arizona and New Mexico. The tenor of national re publican platforms, declaring for liberal treatment of territorial communities, would seem to be rather in favor of ad mission or at least of resolving doubt If it exists, on that side. It appears to be the deliberate and In telligent Judgment of the British govern ment that the rehabilitation of South Af rica cannot be properly accomplished without the aid1 of the American mule and the American horse, and It is grati fying to know that this Judgment is being backed by pounds sterling with characteristic British, pertinacity. The market quotations at St Louis and Memphis show that fine prices are being paid for the 100.000 mules and horses which are being bought for the purposes of the British government The predicament of the people of Ne braska City recalls the memorable period not many years ago when prohi bition waa In full blast in Iowa and the Missouri valley under water. It waa then that the poet lariat inscribed upon the menu cards of Iowa railroad dining cars this motto: "Water, water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink." The flood of anti-trust bills introduced into both bouses of congress foreshad ows an avalanche of campaign Dun conibe. Whafcthe American people want la 'not an overdose of anti-trust nos trums, but well matured, rational 'and effective legislation for the supervision and regulation ol trusts. Joy ot Looltlaa; Ahead. Boston Transcript The coal aupply may fall us this winter. but the present prospect is that the Ice crop la assured for next summer. (.acidity Between Snores. Kansas City Star.' There la nothing at", all phenomenal In the case of the 8t. Louis woman who dropped asleep while reading a local news paper and who has not awakened alnce. As a soporifio chloral Is not In It with a St.- Louis newspaper. . Boers Are Ll ho Other People. Detroit Free Press. What General Dewet has said about the. treachery and the half-beartednesa of a large element of the Boer population Is notorious, Just as the half-beartedness and treachery , of . a large element among the American colonists were notorious. After Valley Forge, patriotism was at a low abb proportloa of bis Intellectual equipment. Nature Intended him for a giant In every thing that makes up a full-rounded man. and be failed In nothing that typified manly breadth and depth. Even In the social Blde of hl ,lfe he revealed the bigness of nis nature. 1 Oere was largeness of con ception la everything that bn did. In spoken and written utterance he was not given to small thinking. Whether In po litical oration, parliamentary dlacumlon or after dinner badinage, hla metaphors were instinct with brilliancy and power. His wit was keen, his repartee sharp and In stantaneous, bis satire stinging and severe. Made the House a Banlneaa Body. Kansas City Star (ind ). Mr. Reed did more than any other man who nM occupied the speaker's chair to roKe ,ne noU8e business body. He was believer in strong, somewhat arbitrary and h w" fwlMs applying them, Beft'e nis time It was customary tor the house to excuse Ill-advised legislation on the ground that the body waa unwieldy. Mr. Reed had a theory that the responsible beads ot the party In the house could at least prevent undesirable legislation, even If they could not always put through the bills that should be passed. He believed that at least the sins of commission could fee avoided. He demonstrated his theory, but he made many enemies by his meth ods. He Incurred the enmity of some ot his fellow republicans. He was not a politician. Although his ambition was known to be the presidency, he was never a self-seeker. He refuted to do a thing for political effect that be would not be willing to do on Its own merits. Few men attain great political distinction by such a course. Reed waa essentially a great man. He was vastly superior to many who refused to give their help to the fur therance' of his ambition. He was inca pable of small things. He was honest through and through and be never lost his bold on the people. Conraa-eoas Leadership. Indianapolis Journal (rep.). It should not be forgotten when the covin - try u gjyjng. t0 the d0Bd Btatesman his Just credit that In 1890, by the failure of a few republicans to stand by the large majority a free coinage bill would have been passed but for his courageous leader ship and parliamentary decisions. He might have permitted the bill to be passed and thus forced upon President Harrison the responsibility for vetoing It, thus prob ably putting him out of the race for nomi nation, hut Mr. Reed never ahlrltArl rintw with the excuse that another could more pcrform it. Another' act of Speaker Reefl whlch was of tne hlgne8t (lerv,ce to n, country. was when he put forth hI, ,nfluence to defeat the senate reso- ,utlon. .doDt(.d ,.,. ht.,nTt. fh. w.r wl(n Spain, recognizing the republic of Cuba. If he had yielded to the clamor of those whose noise deceives the timid but does not influence courageous and devoted statesmen, the resolution, which all must see was fraught with so many evils, would have been passed. But, when Its passage was Imminent, tbe speaker had the house adjourned over until Monday, and during the Interval he and other forceful men brought back to a sense of duty the half- stampeded forty republicans and passed the resolutions President McKlnley wished. and which the speaker knew to be safe and effective. ! In A mart.. Jt . -1 -1. 1 . I . - ,A edly have' resulted In favor of peace at almost aay price. The Boers are only human and with the average human being a little war goes a long way. Toast aa; the Harpoon. Brooklyn Eagle. Here comes the chortling chump! His name Is Jenkins. He belongs to congress. He has Introduced a bill penalizing news papers that print portraits ot suicides. The chump does not know that such por traits are often a means of Identification. Room for Tax Redaction. St. Louis Glob Democrat. Notwithstanding the repeated reductions in the revenues which the republicans have made, the surplus continues to pile up. For the five months Just expired of the fiscal year the receipts have been approxi mately $32,000,000 In excesa of the expendi tures of between $70,000,000 and $75,000,000 for the year which ends next June. Pos sibly there will be a further reduction ot revenue by the next congress, but this Is not certain. There will be no time to do any tax-cutting in the present short ses sion, of course. The Philippine Tariff. Philadelphia Press. Senator Lodge has Introduced a very sensible measure regarding the Philip pine tariff that ought to become a law at this session. It provides that the tariff rates on Philippine products shall be 25 per cent of the Dlngley rates, Instead ot 75 per cent. As the Philippines produce very little that competes with American products, free trade might about as well exist with those islands as with Porto Rico or Hawaii. Tbe Philippine commis sion has asked for a reduction In rates, and Secretary Root approves the request. It was not Intended when tbe existing tariff on Philippine products was Imposed to continue it long. It Is now time for a change. , PERSONAL NOTES. If the late Benjamin P. Butler did not get a statue, at least his portrait has been bung la the Massachusetts state house. Prof. Begeleke ot the Agricultural High school at Copenhagen, and promoter of the Danish modern system of farming. Is dead. Sarah Bernhardt's granddaughter, the 18- year-old daughter of the great actress' son Maurice will adopt the stage. Mme. Bern hardt Is E9 years of age. Somebody down In Tennessee apparently thinks that Secretary Root la a Chinaman. A man In Knoxville sent him a letter the other day addressed "Hon. LI Hu Root, secretary of war." Maryland's two bronze statutes for statu ary hall In the national capltol have been received In Washington. They were cast in France at the order of the legislature of that state arid the subjects are Charles Carroll of Carrol it on and United States Senator John Hanson. It la a common belief that Huckleberry Finn la Mark Twain himself. Even Punch published some verses founded on this Idea. But It Is not so. Mark Twain's original In bis books is Tom Sawyer, not Huck Finn and Mr. Clemens himself Is tbe au thority for this statement. The commissioners having In charge the erection of a memorial monument to the late President William McKlnley In Buffalo aay that the work will aurely be begun before April 11, 1303. thua making avail able the appropriation made by the state legislature with that restriction. Lord Wolverton. recently appointed par liamentary secretary of the British Board ot Trade, was at one time a clerk in a Wall atreet broker'a office. He was then plain Frederick Glyn. His lordship is an admiral's son. married to the only sister of Lord Dudley, viceroy of Ireland, and taads high with King Edward. to! risp Cronp attacks a child without warning and needs Immediate, prompt attention, or It may prove serious even fatal. If you notice any symptoms of croup, give baby a small dose of ! THE ONE THAT CURES." cheap preparation tbst be ssvs Is "Just as good as Pr. Bull's." lie is thinking of Urger fronts only, not of your health or the health of your baby. Pee that the " IWI.L'S IEAD" is on the package, then you know It is the penuine. Pr. Bull's Cough Syrnp Is prescribed hy all doctors and used in leading hospitals exclusively. Large bottles at all druggists, Zc. SMALL DOSE. PLEASANT TO TAKE. . BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE. Minor Seeaoa ud laeldoava Sketch oa the Spot. Washington papers record with expres sions ot regret the retirement from active service of Mr. Henry O. Hayes, the oldest reporter at the national capital. Advanc ing years and Ill-health are given as the cause. Mr. Hayes reported the proceed ings of the senate for years back for the New York Associated Press, for the United Press and of late for the New York Sun. "No newspaper man," eays the Washing ton Post, "ever had a more complete grasp of the situation In the senate than Mr. Hayes. His understanding of the rules of the body, bis acquaintance with and bis perception of the limitations of senators, his knowledge of congressional legislation, obtained by making a life etudy of It, and bis long experience as a reporter who not only chronicled the actions of legislators, but also sought the motives which Inspired tbe action, all combined to render his Judgment upon anything respecting the senate practically Infallible. Mr. Hayes Is a fine stenographer, and, above all, knows how to make a news report from his short hand notes a sort of ability possessed by few stenographers. He always uses a pen, bofh In taking and in, transcribing his notes, as he never learned - to operate a typewriter. While he works with delibera tion and appears to be working slowly, he rqally accomplishes a prodigious amount of work. Once while reporting ( the pro ceedings ot a state political convention In New York he furnished to his newspaper In one day eleven columns of matter about 16,000 words all written In long hand." Secretary Shaw says that Washington Is very different from Denlson, la., where he kept bank before becoming a member of President Roosevelt's cabinet. "In Denl son," said the secretary in making his point, "we were taught in common with a great many simple country people that cleanliness Is next to godliness. Here in Washington this old proverb is reversed and cleanliness is desecration." The secretary started to carry bis Denl son training Into effect as soon as the dull summer months set In and he Is still work ing at his Job. He put a force ot painters apd decoratora at work in the treaaury building who cleared-away-the dust accu mulations and brightened the walls with freBh paint and new decorations. . The Washington public did not take the secre tary's action seriously until he began on the exterior ot the building. . The eastern side of tbe granite structure was black and grimy with deposits of dust and smoke, and as such a condition of affairs did not accord with the Denlson Idea of respecta bility Mr. Shaw secured the services ot a Chicago firm that cleans the exteriors of stone buildings with a sand blast and in structed that all evidence of age and filth be removed. The cleaning is now in prog ress. Senator Spooner ot Wisconsin can only look down physically on one other man in the senate Simon of Oregon. Spooner la rather touchy regarding his lack ot Inches. A short time ago he was sitting reading a book In hia committee room when Dr. Heenan, consul at Odessa, was brought In by a friend for an Introduction. Heenan Is a giant, 6 feet 4 inches tall and broad across the shoulders. When Spooner rose to be presented Heenan looked down on htm and said: "And this Is Senator Spooner?" "Great Scott!" flared Spooner, you don't think every United States sena tor must be 17 feet tall, do you I" Representative Elmer Burkett of Lin coln, Neb., la very Jubilant. "Within the last ten days," be said to a Washington reporter, "the state of Nebraska has bought $300,000 ot the bonds of Masachu setts as an Investment. 'The United States furnishes money to England; Nebraska supplies funds for Massachusetts. I shall rub that In on some of the Yanks on the floor. 'Where la the star of empire, anyway T" inquired Mr. Burkett as he disappeared within the door of tbe committee on ap propriations. The senators and representatives who have returned to Washington are not fa vorably impressed with. tbe Improvements at the White House, especially the new ex ecutive office. They do not like the new doctors say doctpr about It. r;'Jake.' Ayer'i s"rsapari"a. Wc say ItTsb' jj I U and the doctors say It, too. Ask your own J fl 'sr doctpr about it. He rrobablv has the JJ lV formula. He can tell you Just h6w It lifts up the depressed, gives cour age to the despondent, brings rest to the overworked. If your liver is sluggish, bowels constipated, tongue coated, better take one of Ayer'a Pills at bedtime. These pills greatly aid the Sarsapa rilla, and cure all liver troubles. Two grand family medicines. '-iSwOTJS so ? m I T11H OLDEST. SAFEST. BTIWKOESlCllKgTv Dr. Dull's Cough &v f f J I It will relieve it instantly VlBl and cure it In a night. No sf U I Ulf danger from choking after W you have given baby one or two drwes. Every mother should keep bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup In the house to be prepared for sudden attacks of croup. Thousand of letters are received from gTateful mothers, who say their babies' lives have been saved by Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. e careful and so that you get the enulnal do not let an unreliable dealer sell von some executive office. They do sot like tbe squatty appearance of the new Office build ing nor the conveniences that surround it. President Roosevelt has lived In Incon venience for the last two months, sines he returned to Washington, and be baa be come used to the petty annoyances at the White House, but the senators 'were not prepared for such demoralisation and they have been kicking ever since they struck town. "They do not like ths way the money appropriated to Improve the White House has been used," says one corre spondent. The new office for the presi dent has cost about 175,000 and la not com pleted. It looks more like the stable .an nexed to a New England farmer's . bouse by a series of other outhouses than 'any thing else the senators csn think of and they are asking if the architects ot this work are the same whs have been ex ploited as the men who are to rebuild and beautlfuy the national capltol." Secretary Shaw has distanced all en deavor In beautiful covers for reports to congress. Hla annual statement, forwarded to the senate Wednesday, was topped by an exquisite creation In morocco, with gilt filigree work as fine as the bookbinders ot the government could supply. The aotlons and policies for a twelvemonth were tied la equally beautiful red irlbbon with the loveliest kind of bow knots. MIRTHFt'L, REMARKS. Brooklyn Life: She Papa is going to settle a million on us. The Baron That's well. ? can give you a suitable allowance. Somervllle Journal: Teacher Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Jack At the bottom: mm. t Detroit Free Press: Elizabeth Begone, Horatio, me mudder says yer ain't reflned enough ter go In our Bet Horatio You're crazy, you are. Ain't me rodder workln' In a lard refinery dim very mlnnet? Detroit Free Press: ."What is an op tlmist, father?" . "An optimist, son, Is a man who believes that coal will be cheap In a month or two." Philadelphia Press: "I was shocked"' to remark your husband out gunning on- the Sabbath. ' said Kev. Mr. Stratelace. "You would have been still more shocked."' replied the offender's wife, "If you had" heard his remarks about his luck.', i ,i Baltimore Herald: "Whail You sre olna your best to elevate the stage. Excuse me, but I can hardly believe It." a"- iuf' "Well," said the manager,! "I've Just In-' troduced a realistic explosion acene In this, play that has the effect ot elevating at least part of the etage." Philadelphia Press: "Bee; here," said Mr. , Stockson Bonds, "I don't want you to have anything more to do with that young ub."' "Why, pa." cried hla .daughter Indig nantly, "how can you call him a 'pub?' " "wny not? His father's a Bear; he's ben fighting us Bulls in the Street for weeks." ' Judge: Cobwlgger Was there any mooay . In this pocketbook you lost? Mrs. Cobwlggor Money? That's. all you sordki men think about. No, there-wasn't any money; but It contained liellas mar riage notice, a lock of mother's hair, and" all my lovely recipes. , New York Tribune: Hercules had Just been assigned another labor. "Gee!" he chuckled, "this Is a snap.. Sup pose the old gujr had asked nse to get a ton -of coal?" With a merry - laugh hi poeeeded to coerce two rlversnto flowing through the Augean stables. .r. . Detroit Free Press: Mfss TJgllface I could really never be contented and happy In the room you've given me. Hotel Clerk Oh! I ll fix that all right (i'o bellboy) Go up and remove tha mirror from the lady's room. CONTENT. - ; " Somervllle Journal. -.; Tot! ask me why I am so gay, Why Joyous smiles a'erspread my face. Why I, so doleful yesterday, , .. Now wear an air of buoyant grace. All anxious care I've laid aside, A calm content pervades my soul, . I walk the streets In conscious prides." I've got a quarter-ton of coal! , Oh, weary miles I walked and walked. To And a dealer who would selL And pleadingly I talked and talked. Just to be told to go to well, . My troubles are all over now, Like Croesus In my wealth I roll, . Gone are the wrinkles from my brow I've got a quarter-ton of coal t - Oh, how I pity the poor chap Who gets his fuef by the peclt, ' v-' Or him, who, much worse off, mayhap. Can t get a quart, to save hla nerK. To some the dealers murmur "NltJ" . Or stingily their treasures dole, ' " But I I tell you what, I'm IT I've got a quarter-ton of coal! We say It, too. Ask vour own He probably has the