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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btate of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.t
i'.,.rn. u. Tr. hki ic. secretary of The nee
Publlxhihg company, being duly sworn, saya
that the actual riumoer 01 imi
pleto copies of The Dally. Morning. Even-
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J tntnl llM 042,404
Xt avprnen salrs 30,402
OEOROE B. TZSCIIUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
tiefora mo tnis 3131 day or ueccrnner, n.. u,
1&02. M. H. HUNOATE,
(Seal) Notary 1'ubllc.
For the next three mouths all roads
Vad to Lincoln.
. Crude ollhna kouo up 3 cents a barrel,
but clarified mult st'U sells at 5 cents a
glass.
It now looks as If D. E. Thompson
was running for every position within
the gift of the Incoming legislature.
Now that the police commission has
granted t all the licenses, the bar .asso
ciation may begin business without risk
ing an encounter with the police.
Omaha extends cordial welcome.to the
Nebraska tod Iowa Implement dealers, I
who have inaugurated peace among
themselves by turning their weapons
Into plowshares. ,
If any member or officer of the legls:
lature has not yet received hla annual I
passes, colonel Ager, tne accommoaai-
ing dispenser or corporation courtesies,
Will supply the deficiency.
Th tax commissioners' of Greater l
v aaa ,,,
New York have added nearly one billion
aUa vjuf u,0 ..ut. um
my.and by reason of this lncrease.lt is
tipscBu uii too iA -
Suced by one-half.
One of the conundrums with which the
State Bar association should grapple Is
whether a .vote on the division .of the
even district court dockets of the
Fourth judicial district is legal if cast
by telegraph.
The business of every Nebraska leg-
lslature has been to pull up by the roote
about all the legislation grafted . upon
the statute books by the preceding leg-
lslature. It Is presumable that the leg-1
lature of 1903 will be no exception.
Elaborate preparations are being made
it Kansas City for the entertainment of
governors and 'ex-governors at the com-1
Ing national live atock convention. Ne-
braska's loifg-horned savage bull fighter
has- signified his willingness to act as
picador cn the outside of the bull ring.
According to latest advices from
New York. Mr. Burt has succeeded ad-
mlrably In stringing the labor leaders
and wording off the threatened .tleup
of the soutnern tacinc. mine mean-
time the hoped-for settlement with the
Omaha machinists and boiler makers
still remains In the ' dim and dlBtant
future.
'It la to be hoped that Mr. John N.
Baldwin of Iowa will not project him
self too1 far In the front In the legisla
tive lobby at. Lincoln. The republican
majority of the legislature Is able to or
ganise itself and couduct the business
entrusted to It without the aid or con
tent of any .nonresident steering com
mittee. .
llavlag served lis -parpose for pinch
Inff' druggists and -liquor dealers, "The
Omaha Daily World-Herald"' will within
a . few days cease to perambulate and
give way again, to the Morning World
Herald and Evening World-Herald. The
reappvarauce of thnt phantom paper by
next Deceuiler may, however, be coufl
dently forecasted.
1 The democratic city central committee
iiai taken time by tbV forelock by call-
Ing Itself together for next. Saturday to
formulate a caH for a convention that Is
to nominate Ed Howell and tb'rteen
other who are wllllnir to serve the city
for thiya years, or the war. at stated
Walarles and . peroulsitea. The demo-
cratlc? ; committee evidently does not
take into consideration the prospective
change of election day from March to
The first thlu in order after the re-
pepuoo of the governor s message will tablisbcs a mutual interest ana a com- their letter mall contaminated by pass
be th Introduction of House Holl No. 1, 1 mou confidence. The employer feels I ing through the bonds of a colored nobt
. ...
a bill to puy the salaries, current ex
ptoses- and mileage of incinliera and
tiffict-ri of .tho Kllature. That bill
uevec falls to pass with the emergency
clause nuki Biauage to slip Into the
hands yf,the new governor before be
t aa nad a chauce to warm tue scat of
bla brvei-uta lu the executive chair.
CRITICISM vr Ttlt POAR Blth. J
It vena to be expected thnt the bill I
prepared by Henri tor Hour for the regu-1
latlon nhd sutervlslnn of the so-called
trusts and combinations would be critl-
clfied by the malingers and attorneys
of the organizations to which the pro-
posed law applied. While there Is noth-
tng absolutely new In the conditions
embraced Jn the Hoar bill, they are of a
nature that would put every arrange-
ment or contract of a monopolistic
nature almost beyond a poslblllty, and
In that sense, however humble.lt might
be In Us operation, It would be to that
extent favorable to the benefit of the
whole people. .....
Those who object to the Iloar bill are
composed of two classes the constltu-
tlonal objectors and those who think
that It Is not possible to enforce the con- poratlon. Apparently conceived in a 11b
dltlons which arc proposed. There Is no erai spirit, thnt proposition would In
doubt of one proposition, which Is this,
that the United States government can
enact and enforce any law within Its
own domains that Its people shall ap-
prove of, and that beyond that there Is I
no question or Issue. '
The application of this to the antl-
trust law. now in operation or the one
which It is proposed to put Into effect is
perfectly plain. The one would be ab-
solutely helpful to the other and each
woald be upbullding tothe othqr. ',That The charter committees which have
Is to'aay, that such legislation would assumed the task and responsibility of
be in Its ultimate results helpful to all formulating proposed amendments to
the conditions essential to the Improve- the city charter have no time to lose,
ment of the body politic. Every day's delay In the Introduction of
Those who find fault with the plan of the charter bills will retnrd their prog
trust regulation and supervision Con- ress through the legislature and make
talned In the Hoar bill are not only op- the final passnge of any charter nmend
posed to all control of the trusts, but ment bills more difficult and prob
fall to propose anything that will pro- lematlc.
tect the public from the exactions and It Is not likely thnt the, Douglas dele
the oppressions of monopoly. The whole gatlon will be disposed to father a char
argument of those who war against leg- ter prepared for them by the committee,
tslntlon for the restraint of monopoly, no matter how perfect the Instrument
whatever form It may take, resolves may be. Every member of tho delega
ltself Into the concrete proposition that tlon. In all probability, has some special
all capitalistic combinations are ultl- hobby or new feature which,, he will
mately In the public Interest. The Hoar want to Insert. At the very best, there
bill antagonizes that Idea. It declares fore, the. charter committee can forniu
that corporations and associations and late only a series of amendments that,
contracts shall under specified condl- In Its Judgment, are Imperatively de
tlons be illegal and it states the condl- manded for the better government of
tlons so clearly and unmistakably that the city.. "
I no one can fall to understand what is
mennt
As we have already said, It waa to I
be expected that there would be adverse
criticism of the Hoar anti-trust bill,
It Is a measure which antagonises the
great monopolistic Interests of the conn-
try. But it responds to the public de-
mand and that la what must ultimately
be complied with.
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WHAT THE PARTY IS PLKDOSD TO.
or some unsoivauie reason tne ma-
presslon has gained ground among the
people of Nebraska that they have little
or nothing to expect in the form of re-
form legislation from the present ses-
slon of their lawmakers. This feeling
must arise from the fact that both
j , 1 !
"UUBtT "rc mmonue; .o
overwhelmingly of one party-for there
l8 notnIng ,n tne personnel of the mem-
bera that would Indicate inferiority of
ability or carmc tv to m-ecedlnir leris
latlve bodies in the Btate. It Is to be
1,0Pe1 tne wlu flnd m ,mPre8"
sion to be unfounded for there la Impor
tant work in abundance for thla legisla
ture to do.
Not to go outside of the pledges of
the last republican state platform, the
majority members are
committed to
these positive reforms:
1 . . 1
1. To provide for the most speedy
revision of the state constitution to meet
the demands of twentieth century con-
dltlons. I
2. To enact laws that will hold every
custodian of public funds that may
come Into his possession by virtue of
his office responsible for both principal
and Interest accruing thereon.
3. To adopt measures to. Increase
J state revenues and to reduce state debt,
4. To carry out the Intent of the con-
stitutlon for the taxation of all fran-
chlses as well as tangible property of
I corporations and Individuals upon a
uniform basis of assessment.
.5. To create a board of pardons to
Up,n BppUcatlona for executive
--lemency and make recommendations to
the governor according to their findings,
0. To provide for a board of audit
to check up and report on the condition
of state finances at stated Intervals.
If the majority members of the
legislature will give precedence to
redeeming these obligations to their
party and the people they will keep
themselves busy for some time and ac-
compllsh something substantial for the
progresa and prosperity of the state.
PROFIT-SHARtHfO PL A ft S.
The new plans which have recently
been formulated for profit sharing have
attracted a good deal of attention and
are being discussed with a great deal
of Interest not because they are lnnova-
tlons, for such Is not the fact, but for
tho reason that they mark a condition
which while not new Is receiving more
attention than ever befora. We have
already commented upon the proflt-sbar-
Ing arrtngeinent of the United States
Steo1 corporation and pointed out what
we regarded as its defects, but we are
JbT no meau to understood as opposed
l Ilml P'UT. onne contrary, we
believe that a Judicious and equitable
system of profit sharing, founded upon
a Principle., la wise ana certain
lo Prove tneuciai ihhu 10 me emiuoyera
an(1 tbe ,",PlJ,M ' "y establishment
that adopts It. The arguments In favor
of aiieh a iol!ey are to onr minds cou-
elusive. The policy - cements, , better
than anything else can, tha relations
betweeu employer and employe. It es
i... . ... .
- that everyone working for mm is ooing
I hla very best to promote the common
Interest and welfare, while the employe
ha Impressed upon him the Idea that
the employer la hla friend and that his
whole aim la to advance the Interests
of both. -
I In thla way there la Inspired a coin
moti aim ind Impulse which operates
for the mutual benefit. But lu order
thnt this condition shnll be fully ctnl-
Ushcd It Is essential thnt there shall be
such nn equitable arrangement as will
,e completely satisfactory to Iwth
parties. The employer must offer such
Inducements as shall le really condu-
rTe to the welfnre of the worker art.l
not require of hltn something which
under ordinary circumstances he would
not be disposed to give, or which he
might consider It unsafe to give. The
trouble with some of the profit-sharing
schemes Is that while they look plausl-
i,ie on the surface they really promise
little of real benefit to the workingmnn.
This Is the objection, na we have already
pointed out. to the so-called profit-shar-
ng pian of the United Stntes Steel cor-
oieratlon be of no benefit to the great
majority of the thousands of workers
for the corporation, but might be of very
material advantage to the cortwratlou
itself.
a fair and Judicious system of profit-
sharing Is to be commended, but such a
plan as that of the Steel corporation
does not promise satisfactory results,
.
FUR.v VLA TIKO chak tera MCKDSIENTS.
The first step to be taken by the coru-
mlttee should be the consideration of
changes recommended by the heads of
the various departments of municipal
administration, based upon their experl-
ence. This should also include the rec-
ommendatlons of the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners, the park board
and the public library board. Incl
dentally the Board of. Education should
be Invited to submit recommendations
for charter revision which In Its Judg
ment will better harmonize the relations
0f the school board to the other branches
0f municipal government
When all these proposed chances have
been fully discussed and digested by the
committee, one or more public meetlnirs
eh
... (. " - '"""V"t,
with a view, to ascertaining whether the
proposed charter amendments meet the
approval of the community at large,
voiced by citizens and taxpayer.
as
taxpayers who
are willing to expreas their tissent or
dissent to any proposed change In the
charter. This will be as near a refer
endum as can be had under existing
conditions.
A FALSt ALARM.
The cry that goes up from Wall street
that there Is not enough money In the
country to transact the people's busl
ness Is about as Idiotic as was the crv
of the Bryanltes, who clamored for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the sacred ratio because there was not
enough money In the country to do its
I business. The best proof that there la
1 money enough to do the business of
the country Is that the business of the
I country Is being done with money and
not by barter or with poker chips and
brass checks or other convenient substl
tutes for money. So long as the farmer
can sell his hogs, his grain, his poultry,
bis vegetables or bis cordwood for
cash there must be money enough to do
the business of the country. So long as
the worklngman In the factory and In
the mill is paid off in cash Instead of be
lnir paid off in store orders, there la
enough money to do the business of the
country. ..So long at the department
I stores, the grocers, butchers, bakers and
I hotel keepers generally give their pa
I trons coin or currency In making
change there is money enough to do the
I business of the country. . It Is doubtful
whether there ever will be money
enough In the country for any consider
able length of time to supply the de-
I mand from stock Jobbers and 6pecu
lators who are kiting in the money cen
ten of the country and soaring high In
anticipation of getting rich over night
President Roosevelt and Postmaster
General Tayne have lost caste In Mis
glsslppl and the southern press Is very
much incensed because they are bent on
making the southern whites accept negro
omve holders. Not very many years ago
Mississippi was represented In the
United States senate by two men of
coior and the lily white members of the
chamber managed to survive the awful
Uhock. Not many years back the demo
cratlc federal marshal of the sovereign
state of Arkansas commissioned by
g rover Cleveland served court clta
tlons on white men by colored deputle
nut that did not roll the white blooded
Arkansans sufficiently to impel them to
eject the low bred white United States
marshal and bis colored deputies out of
the Little Rock court house. Hut times
have changed. The aristocratic imtmn
0f the postofflce at Indlnnola. Miss., will
- not submit to the indignity of havlne
1 - -
1 mistress.
1 hen tieorge I rands Train made tbe
tour around the world In sixty da.tw and
succeeded In distancing Phlneaa Fogg
Ion Jules Verne's circuit around the
I gio uy iwcmj un, iu- .n-m aumi
- 1 can globe trvtttr thouut that b bad
Immortalized himself by the achieve
ment. But the world do move. The
prospectus Just Issued by an Interna
tlonnl sleeping car company tells us
that a Journey around the world In the
course of the next year may be ac
complished In forty days, with the usual
stopuff for one hour at Omaha.
The Denver Times has the indiscretion
to Temark thnt "gentlemen who aspire
to the position of United States senator
are supposed to hold views on the public
questions which affect the Interests of
their constituent." It Is passing
strange that a pnper published In the
Centennial state since 1872 should enter
tnln such crude notions concerning the
qualification of candidates for the
United States senate. In Nebraska
even an ordinary congressman Is not
supposed to hold any specific views on
public questions before election, at any
rate no views that he cannot change
without cnuslng inconvenience to him
self or surprise to his constituents.
Members of the South Omaha chnrter
revision committee aro' reported to favor
an Increase In the number of council
men for that city from six to twelve.
If twelve councilman are really needed
to. .manage the affairs of a corporation
representing' property values that aggre
gate $13.000,000, Omaha, with $110,000,-
000 of taxable property, should by rights
ave the membership of its council raul
tlplied by sven. With a council of
xty-three a council combine would
come high.
Information Called For.
Detroit Free Press.
It would be Interesting to know just how
many I4S0 heifers Mr. Bryan finds In the
barns of the plain people of Mexico.
Coal Hoar Ilellned.
Chicago Tribune.
Thanks to the retail dealers for defining
the coal hog. The coal hog is the man who
wants two tons. If he wants four tons be
la two hogs.
Prosperity Given a Jolt.
San Francisco Call.
Omaha has been bragging of Its prosper
ity, but we notice that some burglars that
opened a safe In ' that city Just before
Christmas Obtained only SO cents, and now
we know what to think of the1 town.
Year' Waste by Fire.
- Indianapolis Journal.
The loss of property by fire during 1902
was $149,197,351 in the' United States and
Canada, but large as is this amount, meas
uring unnecessary waste, it Is less than it
was In 1901 and 1900, the value of property
estroyed in 1901 being 1161,319,830 and
$163,362,250 during 1900.
Snperatltio ,KTr Dlea.
New York Bun. ,
Superstition never dies, and much might
be said for the theory that 1Mb a constant
quantity, -In spite Ot all the modern Im
provements,. 1 Still, It. seems a little queer
to read that, a Pennsylvania woman con
vlcted of witchcraft in the Cumberland
county court, has Just been released from
Jail after aa-lmprlaoivmert of three months.
A , Favorable Start.
New Yorii.,' Tribune.
With 'more than "$1,300,000,000 10 the
vaults of the 'national treasury, including
a' atopic of sold In excess of $600,000,000
Uncle Sam greets the' new year with cheer-;
ful countenance, and sends out good wishes
to the nations of the earth. And he Is no
mleer. He does not lock up his riches
There is now more money in general clrcu
lation in the Vdlted'Statea than ever be
fore. - '
Combination and Education.
Boston Transcript.
Tidings ct good cheer for Chicago uni
versity. The Standard OH company Is
closing in on the Beaumont properties and
on the great Bakersfleld wells In Cali
fornia with a view to securing absolute
control of the oil output of the country.
This means further gifts of frankincense
and myrrh, laid by the oil kings at the
cradle of the higher education.
1
Pageantry on the Fringe of Famine.
Kansaa City Star.
The cost of the demonstration at Delhi,
India, In honor of the coronation of Ed
ward VII la estimated all the way from
$600,000 to $2,000,000, and It will probably
be nearer the latter sum. In splendor it
will far surpass the real coronation cere
mony in London. This enormous outlay in
the way of official pageantry Is in strange
contrast to the Indian famine with which
Great Britain was unable to cope only a
very ehort time ago, , and the ravages of
which must still be apparent on all sides.
RESPONSIBILITY O HAKES HEROES.
Notable Bravery and 'Devotion of a
Locomotive Engineer.
Denver Post. January 1.
The average man la really the standard
by which society must be judged In 1903,
A. D. Taking him as tbe standard tbls
wicked old human race Is pretty good, after
all. The old year wept out with plenty of
evidences ot it.
' The wrongs that the old year bequeathed
to the new year, the miseries that will con
tinue la 1903 ere not so much because men
wilfully create them as because the' aver
ago man does not feel responsible for them.
Responsibility Is the tremendous factor In
this world. It transform! ordinary men Into
heroes and great -men Into George Wash
iugtons and Abraham Llncolna;
The Post recently told- tbe story . of .a
man named C. A- Marooney, who happened
to be the fireman on Engine 59, drawing
Burlington express No. S, speeding east
ward from Denver.
Marooney la a apeclmea of the great mass
of the people who say thoughtlessly, but
really meaning It, "A Happy New lear!"
They do not feel called upon to do any
thing In particular to make anybody happy
but their friends and families.
But responsibility makes a wonderful
transformation. Tbe ordinary man. con
fronted with the lives and happiness of
others actually depending on his nerve and
courage, on his self-sacrifice, does what
Marooney did.
Tbe train waa approaching Culbertson,
Neb., at a speed of alxty miles an nour
when a pipe broke, overwhelming the engl
neer and fireman with a cataract of boiling
water and steam.
The engineer was knocked down and sud
denly the young fireman, Marooney, realized
that the Uvea of the passengers depended
upon his hand.
Tennyson's famous lines about tbe charge
of the Light Brigade eulogized the heroes
of England thus:
"Tht-lr's was not to reason why
Thtlr'a but to do and die!"
But Marooney s part was to reason why
and then do or die.
. Blinded, scalded, frantic with pain. Ma
roooey resolutely stepped into tbe spouting
death by steam and set the air brakes and
stopped tbe train.
- When millions of Marooney realize that
their s Is tbe responsibility tbey wtll not
only aay, but act to make "A Happy New
Year" fur this oil world tvery year.
WOIIK FOR TIIK I.KlilM U l RR.
Auburn Post: There Is quite a sentiment
over the Hate In favor of the coming legis
lature changing the terms of office of our
county officials to four years Instead ot
two, as at present. This thanae wouM
save a great deal of expense and tend to
get better men In office.
Norfolk Press: If the coming session of
the legislature would pass a law that would
force Omaha to keep Its future charter
fights at home Instead of bringing them
down to tbe legislature. It would afford a
great deal of relict to the balance of tbe
state. About every legislature for the laet
'steen years has wasted a lot of valuable
time In providing Omaha with a charter
that was a ml 8 At anyhow, and there ought
to be a place where the nonsense could be
stopped.
Imperial Republican: The legislature of
Nebraska will meet and perfect Its organ
ization January 8 and the Inauguration ot
Governor Mickey will occur on January 8.
There are many things that are of deep
Interest to the public that should be taken
up by this august body of men at the com
ing session. Not the least of those Is the
Imperative need of a normal school in the
western part of tho state, so that our
young people' may have better advantages
to qualify themselves for teaching. Then,
again, we would be glad to see an experi
mental station established out In the seral-
arld belt. Such a station would be of great
value In testing methods of cultivation,
varieties of seeds and grains, and the feed-
ng value of various kinds ot forage. Yes,
there is a plenty tor the legislature to do.
Friend Telegram: The Nebraska legisla
ture which assembles next week at bin
coin will have a task before it, that of lop
ping oft the unnecessary offices which have
been created by legislatures which have
passed and gone. First, we have tho oil
Inspector, whose duty it is to inspect the
oil offered for Illuminating purposes In this
state, but who Is not authorized to prohibit
the sale of a single sample within 'his
state. Second, we have the library commis
sion, whose duty It Is to bum around the
state with a traveling library of some sort,
and from which the people will receive In
return next to nothing. We have a stats
food commissioner, with a salary attached.
but without any powers, and which might
as well bo cut off. Again, ever state lr.
Btltutlon should be carefully looked over
and every useless officer cut off and al
lowed to seek employment where he or
she can do more good for the public. The
Incoming legislature has a work before it
of which the public will most certainly
heartily approve. Doubtless there will bf
waitings and some nashlng of teeth In these
official circles, but the people have no In
terest In them and they should either be
discontinued or no appropriations made to
carry them along i'urther.
Wayne Republican: Norfolk is conduct
Ing a campaign for the rebuilding of the
Insane hoepltal that was burned a year ago
that Is both energetic and commendable.
The hospital should be rebuilt, as the state
has much of value In the grounds, build
ings and material yet In good condition
and better adapted to this use than any
thing else possible. Wayne county will
Join In sentiment with Madison county as
to the reasonableness of their claims upon
the legislature to do something with this
valuable material. Norfolk wants the hos
pttal reconstructed and their logic is just
Wayne wants a state normal school and
our claims are as logical as It Is possible
to be. We cannot all get favors from tbe
legislature this winter, the state is in debt
and the state penitentiary must be re
built. The state should beyond question
save Its Norfolk property from total loss
by reasonable and businesslike procedure
State normal school legislation Is always
coming up, but the dozens of bills pre
'sented this winter will be pigeon-holed
1 to give more pressing matters the undi
vided attention of the legislature. Wayne
and Norfolk can work In this matter hand
In hand and accomplish by reasonable
methods greater good for both cities than
jealous policy will permit. Wayne does
cot care to have any legislation on nor
mal schools now. Our Nebraska normal is
being conducted on a basis satisfactory to
us and we can wait one year or ten year
for tbe matter to ad fust Itself. We only
ask that If normal school legislation be
indulged In no normal school being located
In northeast Nebraska except here. We
feel privileged to BBk this by reason of the
great amount of work done and the in
vestments already made. Tbe priority of
our claims upon a normal school In this
section of the state is now recognized by
all our neighbors, and though Norfolk In
a moment of ambition envied us that honor
we can afford to forgive them and let the
legislature do the work in a businesslike
way. This county most certainly wishes
to see Norfolk receive at the hands of tbe
legislature all sho had and even more than
was destroyed by fire.
PERSONAL NOTES.
A Chicago business man aays that no
business man could live up to the principles
of tbe Golden Rule.
Dean Robinson, secretary of the South
Dakota Historical society, Is to write a
history of the state.
The net Income of the firm of which J. P.
Morgan ti the head is said to have been
more than $50,000,000 in 1902.
Addlcks has gained another follower In
the Delaware legislature, but that only
makes hla barking from tbe manger a little
stronger.
Stephen Decatur, jr., of Portsmouth, N.
H., a grandson ot the famous Commodore
Perry, has passed the mental examination
for admission to the Naval academy.
The Missouri youth who stole and pawned
his mother's wedding ring to buy a mar
riage license deserves the right-of-way on
the toboggan, minus a return ticket.
W. T. .Wright, who was prime minister of
Santo Domingo under. President Jlmlnez, la
a native of -Lafayette, Ind., and waa at one
time a lieutenant In the United States
signal service and later a newspaper corre
spondent. Colonel R. B. Creecy, editor of the Elis
abeth, N. C Economist, has just celebrated
bis eighty-ninth birthday. He is the old
est journalist in active service In the
United States, having ueen In the harness
upward of sixty years.
The West Virginia legislature will be
asked this winter to appropriate money for
tbe erection ot a suitable monument to
James Rumsey, who, many claim, has the
right to tbe distinction ot having first used
steam as motive power In a boat.
M. Casmlr-Perler is the only living ex-
presldent of the French republic. He was
23 years old when the Franco-Prussian war
broke out ' and took part In that conflict
and in the siege of Paris, being decorated
with the Lecton of Honor at ita close. He
entered the Chamber of Deputies lo 1874
snd became president In 1&94, In succession
to M. Carnot, who bad been assassinated.
He served scarcely six months, suddenly
resigning In 1895.
Connecticut, the "land of steady habits.
is living up to Its titles. During tbe pres
ent year deposits In the ninety savings
banks In the state increased from $193
248,909 to $203,522,225. The Connecticut In
stitutions continue, more than ever, to be
tbe custodians of funds of the compara
tively wealthy, as well as tbe small sav
ings of the poor. The number of depositors
bavloc accounts of over $2,000 each Is
18,935, or 1,039 more than In 1901; while
$1 depositors have accounts ot over $10,000
, each.
Illpplea on the Cnrrrat ol 14 f In tbe
Metropolis.
The report of the Board of Health for
1902 present Interesting farts and com
parisons respecting the vital statistics ot
New York City. During the year the
death rate was 1S.74 ror 1,000, considerably
the lowest ever reported, and a decrease of
1.28 per 1.000 from the rate for 1901. The
Board of Health figures that thls was a
saving of 4,619 lives In the year.
Regarding consumption, which Is classi
fied as an Infectious disease, the president
of the Board of Health, Dr. Lederle says
optimistically that 'the control of the
white plague, and Its ultimate eradication"
Is being brought about by the scientific
measures which In 1902 reduced the number
of deaths by 682 from the total of the pre
ceding year. In smallpox, too, there was
decrease, the number of deaths being
100 less than In 1901. In typhoid, how
ever, there was a slight Increase. There
were 4,907 more births and 2,653 more
marriages In 1902 than there were In the
year previous.
Tho young people of Brooklyn broke all
borough records In marriages, 9,014 couples
being united In the twelve months ending
last week. This was an increase ovor
1901 of 711 marriages. The total number of
births was 23,507 and the deaths 22,315. The
death rate was the lowest In fifteen years,
and for the first time In ten years the
births outnumbered the deaths.
Promotion to be a full engineer Is the re
ward given Assistant Engineer Henri Pom-
mier of the steamship I Champagne, wno
risked his life to save a comrade and then
prevented possible injury to the vessel by
hanging head down In the steamer's fun
nel, above the roaring furnace, and fixing
a broken damper. A greaser who had been
ordered to open the big damper which had
become clogged in the funnel was overcome
by the gas and lost consciousness. Pom-
mler, seeing him from the deck In Immi
nent peril of tumbling down the tunnel Into
the fire below, climbed to his assistance
and brought htm to the deck, where he was
revived. Pommler then returned to the fun
nel and, fastening a wet sponge to his nose.
permitted a comrade to hold him by the
ankles, head down, and with the ship toss
ing like a cork and the fierce flames
straight below him, he fixed the damper
and was pulled out. He has been pro
moted to be a full engineer.
Raines law hotels, the establishment ot
which was effected against vigorous pro
test, do not seem to have proved profitable
In Greater New York. The report for the
past year ot the State Excise department
shows that while In June 1. 1900, there
were 3,574 such hotels in Manhattan, Brook
lyn and the - Bronx, the number today Is
only 2.086 a reduction ot 1,488, or more
than 43 per cent.
The total receipts from the liquor tax
law In the state for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1902, were $12,611,368, an in
crease of $43,694 over tbe preceding year.
The convictions for violation of the law In
Manhattan and the Bronx have Increased
from eight In November, 1898, to S15 In
November, 1902.
"Did you heard about dot choke vhlch
vera played on Waldbauer, der baker?"
asked the standard bearer of the Kuene
kamp Pinochle club, quoted by the Sun.
"Dot Is tunny," he continued. "A man
vbat he don't know before comes on his
bakery Saturday afternoon and orders
twenty-five New Year's pies. Der baker
don't got none oooked, but tells dot feller
to pay a small deposit und he vlll make
der pies cooked on order by S o'clock.
"Der man pays 50 cents down und den
comes later on my saloon und I don't know
him, too. He told roe he vould like to have
ten bottles of vine on trust till 8 o'clock.
Vhen I said I didn't know him he asked
me do I know der baker, Waldbauer.
" 'Sure,' I said. 'I Juat see der baker go
on der udder side of der street."
"So dat strange man he shouted, 'Hey,
Mr. Waldbauer, vlll you have dem twenty
five for me by 8 o'clock T Der baker shouted
back: 'Yes, I have der whole twenty-five
for you by 8 o'clock, sharp.' Dot strange
man den yelled back,' 'Give twenty to Mr.
Kuenekamp,' und Waldbauer shouted 'Alt
right, I vlll give him twenty.'
"Ot course I believed dey vere friends und
dey vere talking about some money vhlch
der baker mebbc owed dat man, so I said:
'Take along dot bottled vine, stranger, und
I vlll get dot money from Waldbauer.' So
der stranger took der vine.
"Yust between 8 o'clock Mr. Waldbauer's
boy brings me twenty New Year's pies,
und I give dem out to eat to my customers,
because I believe dey were a New Year's
present from der baker. Und vhen I ask
Waldbauer for der bottle vine money be
asked me for der pie money, cause he tlnk
dot strange man vere. a friend from me.
Dot's a good vun on der baker, ain't It?"
Real estate assessments In New York
City, according to the tax commissioners,
have been Increased nearly $1,600,000,000
under the new system of taxation adopted
by the fusion administration. In last year's
assessment real estate was valued at about
$3,330,000,000. and this year the assessments
will reach a total of $4,750,000,000.
While this tremendous Increase In real es
tate valuations Is being effected, the ad
ministration also Is Increasing by $2,000,
000,000 the "tentative assessments" on per
sonal property. By these Increases the tax
commissioners believe the city tax rate for
tbe current year can be cut In half. In
stead of continuing the present rate ot $2.27
a tax rate of $1.12 In predicted.
A crowd gathered at Third avenue and
Fifty-second street one day last week to
look at what appeared to be an Intoxicated
25 Per Cent Discount
That's' what' we are doing with the greater portion of
our men's and boys' clothing and from the liberal patron
age we judge that the values offered are thoroughly ap
preciated. Now is the time to purchase the "best clothing
made" at a very low figure 25 per cent discount and .
No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
Then, there's some extra specials we call to notice:
Men's $1 and $1.60 colored shirts, 75e.
Men's $2 00 colored shirts, $1.60.
60c underwear, 25c.
Flannel night robes, 40c.
TheHe are some of the bargains you can flnd here, and
there are many more. This is house cleaning season, and
broken lines and odd articles are sacrificed to close out"
quickly. ' . -
R S. WILCOX, Manager.
woman doing some high kicking. Detectives
MrMullen and Heany took the klrker to the
East Flfty-flrae street station, where the
prisoner waa recorded as Lena Becker cf
No. 410 Eaat Fifty-fourth street.
The sergeant at tho desk noticed a good
sized mustache under the prisoner's vrll,
and sent for a Flower hospital ambulance
so that the surgeon might decide the pris
oner's sex. Dr. Quirk said the prisoner wai
a man masquerading In female attire, and
he was taken to the Yorkville police eourt.
He said there that he was 48 years old,
snd declared that he had worn woman's
clothing for more than twenty years. H
explained that he could make a living as a
cook more easily by wearing woman's garb.
He declared that be had gone so long under
the name of Lena Becker that he bad tor
gotten hla real name. He had no difficulty
In passing as a woman cook, he said, and
was really a good hand at the business and
got good, wages. He occasionally went on a
drunk and loat his position, he said.
Magistrate Barlow committed him to the
workhouse for six months.
BEWARE OF Fl'SA.
A Morbid derm that Serves Ko Tefnl
End.
New York Commercial.
We quoted In these columns several
months ago some extremely penetrating
observations by the leading medical r.nd
pathological Journal of the world, the
Lancet of London, under the title of "Fuss
As a Mark of Modern Civilization." Tha
author waa evidently a psychologist ot
great ability as well as an expert patholo
gist. He defined fuss as a form of neurosis
and said ot It:
"It Is not vigilance or prudence or delib
erate and considerate Judgment; It Is not
even a natural and rational anxiety, though
It may exhibit Itself in the guise of any ono
of these. It Is mere tusstness. Serving In
Itself no useful purpose. It mingles with
and Impedes every useful work, dampening
energy and discouraging Initiative and the
sense of reuponslblllty in those engaged In
It. All the while It may be preaching mod
eration and self-control. This neurosis It
not confined to any people or part ot th
civilized world, though It would seem to b
more prevalent In some quarters than else
where. Wherevor there exists a sultabli
soil In the form of an Intellect equlppe
with the visual organs of education, bui
without corresponding reflective power ant
self-restraint, there the morbid germ de
velops until It may even become epidemic
over a wide area."
There have been symptoms of an epi
demic of thla sort In this city during th
last five or six months. We will not be In
vidious and presume to locate Its outward
manifestations, but leave It to every keec
observer to perform that task for himself
What we would suggest Is that persons wh
suspect that the disease may be worklni
more or lees insidiously upon themselvei
read over the description of It which w
quote and endeavor to decide whether the
have It or not. They should dwelt es
pecially upon this passage In the descrip
tion: "It mingles with and Impedes every
useful work, serving no useful purpose In
Itself."
LINES TO A LAIGH.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Do you want 1
close shave, sir?"
"No. Keep aa far away as you can.
Garlic, isn't It?"
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Fortey He wai
pleased to say I held my age very well,
Mrs. Snappe Why shouldn't you? Think
of the years of practice you've had.
Bomervtlle Journal: Ethel Charlie salt!
that when he saw that policeman again
he would give him a piece of his mind. -
Maude Has be got any to spare? "
Baltimore American: Naggsby What ti
Miss Oldgyrle's occupation?
Waggsby It waa formerly that of society
belle; but she ha had a steady Job for th
past seven years side-stepping birthdays. .
Washington Star: "Have you ever mad
any effort to improve your knowledge ol
political economy?"
"No," said Senator Sorghum; "I have
found that In the long run political liberal
ity pays better than political economy."
Brooklyn Eagle: "So your uncle is dead!
Did he leave you anything?"
"No; he had nothing to leave but hit
good will."
"Then, I suppose, the other relatives
won't contest It.
New York Sun: 8cott waa reading the
rough draft of Ivanhoe to bis friends.
"Yea." they assented, "the writing may b
fine, but before writing it did you work
In a factory, tramp aa a hobo, or ahovel
coal?"
Crushed by his negligence in procuring
material the unhappy author hla himself
behind the nom-de-plume of Waverley.
Chicago Post: The savage regarded the
first white man thoughtfully. "If I try to
fight him," he said, "he will exterminate
me, and if I try to live in peace with him
he will cheat me out of everything and
will starve to death. What chanca have 1
got?"
TUB TVR OP THE YEAR.
New York Sun.
Spring Is coming! Though skies are gray.
Her eyes of blue are turned this way;
A little sooner the shadows lift,
Iter the sun ahlnee through the rift;
She calls to the flowers all fast asleep
Beneath their coverlet white and deep,
"I am coming soon.
"Make ready to lift with joy each head
When I strip the covers from your bed;
Prepare, O ye trees, to burgeon soon
You'll feel my breath in the sun at noon;
And you, Impatient, red-cheeked clover.
You shall spread with green the brown
fields over
1 am coming soon."
1
Pays there will be of frost and snow
The skies will darken and chill winds blow;
The flower of winter will lift on high
Its flaming bloom In the northern sky;
But hour by hour, aa the days grow long,
Shall we hear the spring's triumphant
song
"I am coming soon."
Boys' $1.00 colored shirts, 25c
Boys' 76o and 60c underwear, 26c.
76c lined leather (loves, 25o.
$1.00 Star and Flannel waists, 60c
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