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I. . L -J
Prosperity brings tbc rising
Evco tho waters la the rivers
streams are suing up.
tide,
and
With Governor Cummins returned
home from bis southern tour, the Iowa
Idea should be ready for spring sprout
ing. , , ,
We fear Judge Blabaugu's vision of
Greater Omaha in A, D. 2000 must re
main an Iridescent dreuni for just a
Uttlo 'while longer.-
The latest .discoveries of oil are
heralded from . Mexico. Unfortunately
It Is not stated whether they spout In
Mexican or Jn Spanish.
There must be no halt In the cam
paign for the equal taxation of railroads
.with other property. There Is no stop
ping place. until, the battle la won. .
Wheu it comes to a. debate on the
relative advantages offered to settlers
by Nebraska' and -by northwest Cana
dlari provinces we bet on Nebraska
every time. . .
Omaha trades unions must Indeed be
in a flourishing condition If they are
'outgrowing and overflowing labor tern
pie Quarters that for years sufficed to
meat all their demands.
' ,ii . 1 i iima
Colonel Bryan's visit with Tom John
son might make David B, Hill suspi
cious that, all the presidential bees in
the democratic, camp cannot be cor
nered down In the Xew York state.
Paradoxically one of tbu first dlfflcul
ties besetting Secretary Cortelyou as
hand rit thn riiMinrtment nf OiimniArrA
will be' to "keen the: places subject to I
his distribution from becoming objects
of political barter and trade.
"Beautify Omaha" Is a good motto to
stick to. To muke Ouiuhu more beau
tiful, however, requires steady and sys
tematle work on the part of every prop
erty owner to Improve his own premises
as well. us ou the part of the city as a
whole. ; .
The answer of the Wabnsb trainmen
to the, Injunction petition of the rail
road's attorneys puts au altogether dif
ferent light on the oase. Whether a
Judge accustomed to look through rail
road Spectacles can see ' anything dif
ferent, however, remains to be seen.
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That reunion lu New York of 250
descendants of a single progenitor ball
ing originally from Budeu is probably
designed to reinforce by au object les
son some of the pertlneut remarks of
President Uoosevelt on the degeueracy
af American fatherhood and mother
hood. Now that the last straggling senators
have bceu sworn Ji before the bar of
the AuMMlcau House of Lords, roll tall
might as well lie ordered ou the treaties
awaiting ratification without Indulging
lu any more forenslcs. The new sena
tors know where to go to get their
direction.
No matteihow the revenue luws may
be revised, oViaha nnd l)ouglus county
will have to phy the big end of the
state's expenses compared to the money
spent out of the treaxury on state in
stitutions located here, while for Lln-
colu and Lancaster county just the re
verse will remtilu true.
In passing It is worthy of note that
the exit of Senator Wellington from the
halls of congress did not create even a
ripple on the surface of the political
sea. Wellington showed plainly ou
what level he bcloiigttl when ha made
uch a pitiable exhibition of himself at
the time of the assassination of Presi
dent McKlnle.
ITHr SHOULD THtr TALTtRt
The lower bouse of the Wisconsin leg
islature has passed the bill changing
tli railroad taxation system In that
state from a basis of percentage on
gross receipts to the ad valorem basis
thut will compel the railroads to pay
taxes In proportion to the market value
of their tangible property and fran
chises. It Is estimated that this change
will mean an Increase of over $1,000,000
annually in the railroad tax revenues of
the state of Wisconsin, which for the
last year were a fraction over $1,000.-
000, and would, therefore, be Increased
to over $2,000,000.
The change In the Wisconsin taxation
law has been vigorously opposed by the
railroad lobby, but the bill passed the
house without a dissenting vote, which
goes to show that public sentiment in
Wisconsin Is so overwhelmingly lu
favor of more equitable taxation that
no member of the house dared to record
his vote against it. It Is confidently
predicted that the bill will pass the
Wisconsin senate, and Wisconsin, like
Michigan, will Inaugurate its full meas
ure of tax reform In spite of all cor
porate opposition and obstruction.
In Michigan the aggregate Increase of
railroad taxes on the ad valorem basis
exceeds $1,800,000 for the year 1902, or
more than double the former contribu
tion of Michigan railroads toward the
expense of state and local governments.
Tet the earning capacity of Michigan
and Wisconsin railroads Is no greater,
if as great, as the earning capacity of
tho railroads of Nebraska. While the
volume of traffic in Michigan and Wis
consin Is doubtless much larger, the
freight rates in those states are from
30 to 40 per cent lower than the rates
charged In Nebraska.
The total amount of taxes state,
county, city and school district paid by
the Nebraska railroads for the past
year Is about $1,100,000, and this In
cludes taxes on their unsold land grant
and town lots outside of their right of
way. On an equitable assessment In
proportion to all other classes of prop
erty the railroads of Nebraska would
pay $130,000 more In state taxes, $700,
000 more In county and school taxes
and $250,000 more In city taxes, or j
about double the amount they are pay
ing. Even then they would pay several
hundred thousand dollars less in No
braska than they are paying In Michi
gan and will be compelled to pay In
Wisconsin.
The threat of raising freight rates to
make up the Increase In taxes did not
frighten the Michigan legislature last
year and does not appear to scare the
Wisconsin legislature this year. In Ne
braska, where the railroads are already
charging all the traffic will bear, freight
rates are as high as they can be and
the threot of raising freight rates Is as
Idle as it could be. Why, then, should
Nebraska law makers falter In the dis
charge of their plain duty?
m EXPSNSB vr aoVICRItlttfiT.
It takes a great deal of money to ad
minister the government of the United
States. As heretofore noted, the ap
propriations of the Fifty-seventh con
gress, at stated by Senator Allison,
chairman of the senate committee on
appropriations, exceeded one and a half
billion of dollars, being greater than
the appropriations of the Fifty-sixth
congress by nearly $114,000,000. This
la a large Increase, but almost half of
It Is for an Isthmian canal and there
has been a large Increase In the ap
propriation for the postal service, which
of course must be maintained at the
highest standard of efficiency. The last
congress also made an appropriation for
rivers and harbors, which was not done
by the preceding congress. Then there
wag a considerable Increase In naval
appropriations, the expediency of which
It Is presumed will not be questioned.
In looking at the vast total of ar
proprlations many persons will natu-
rally assume that there has been a great
deal of extravagance. Mr. Cannon,
wno has always favored Judicious
economy In public expenditures, has de
fended the appropriations of the Fifty
seventh congress. He said: "The re
publican administration of our govern
ment, the dominion of republican poll
cles In both branches of congress since
1897, has given us a system of taxation
that has produced a national treasury
richer than was ever enjoyed by any
nation on the earth and rendered possi
ble these great expenditures for the
public welfare." The American people
are liberal. They do not wish to
cramp the government financially or to
impair tne efficiency of the public serv
ice by withholding the money necessary
to the proper maintenance of that serv
ice. Their desire is that the high
standards which have been established
snail be adhered to. But conservative
men, viewing: the steady Increase from
year to year In the expense of govern
ment, are likely to question whether It
is a wise policy to continue on In this
way
It Is certainly an excellent thlnir to
nave a rich national treasury, but that
condition, in which the United States
Is now peculiarly fortunate amonir na
tlons, should not be allowed to tempt
u. as u is too opt to do, Into wasteful
courses. The money for carrying on
the government comes from the people
nnu it is a perfectly obvious nrooosl
tlon that if we go on heavily Increasing
expenditures the burden of tamtinn
will sooner or later become severely op-
i.n-e.vp. m our present state of pros
iK-ruy me (icmanil upon the people 1
not felt to lie burdensome, but let eon
ditions change, as they assuredly will
In time, and there will come about
different popular feeling In regard to
me mcreesing expense of government
mere is every reason to exnect tht
there will be a determined effort in the
urty-elghth congress to keep down ex
penom-res. restricting them to th
'""r,,,r'" " tne nuDlle serv
Ice. That congress will not be called
upon to make some of the approprta
tionsj that were required of the last
eougress and It should find It practi
cable to make large reductions. "This Is
a billion -dollar country," said the late
Thomas It. Heed, but we have gone far
lieyond that insrk and it Is a fact not
to be lightly considered.
TREATY FA VOHAOLY RIPORItD.
The Colombian treaty has ogaln been
reported to the senate, without amend
ment, by the committee on foreign re
lations. This, however, does not neces
sarily mean that there will be early
action by the senate, because the oppo
sition of Senator Morgan Is still to be
reckoned with and how long that will
hold out It Is Impossible to tell. There
seems to be a disposition to allow the
Alabama senator to go ou with his
flght against the treaty as long as he
has the physical endurance to do so.
It Is a quite remarkable situation, this
of a single senator nnd he seventy-nine
years old biitlling for weeks tho will of
a majority of senators nnd must seem
to most people to be carrying the
"courtesy" Idea to an unwarranted ex
treme. Mr. Morgan has proposed a number
of amendments to the treaty and they
have received careful consideration. Sec
retary Hay has been consulted In re
gard to the expediency of adopting
some of them, but In his opinion any
chango In the convention would Jeop
ardize the whole transaction. This Is
evidently also the Judgment of the com
mittee on foreign relations and of a
majority of the senate. Indeed it Is
obvious that the purpose of Mr. Morgan
in his amendments Is to kill the treaty,
hoping thereby, of course, to bring about
tho selection of the Nicaragua route.
He will not be able, it Is needless to
say, to effect this. The treaty will be
ratified as negotiated and its supporters
should accomplish this without unneces
sary delay. We think It will be gen
erally admitted that ample considera
tion has been shown Senator Morgun.
A PCRPLtXINU 81TVATHJX.
The failure of congress to do anything
for the relief of industrial and commer
cial conditions In our eastern posses-
8lons hus ,eft a situation that Is causing
some perplexity and anxiety at Wash
ington. It is said that officials of the
War department take a gloomy view
of the matter and confess that they do
not know what piay happen in the des
olated islands. There was one appro
priation of $3,000,000, which it Is under
stood will be expended by the Philip
pine commission in constructing roads
nd other Improvements, thus giving
mployment to a portion of the natives,
but this is only a drop In the bucket
and Is wholly Inadequate to provide tho
full measure of relief needed.
What is required is the promotion of
the industries and the commerce of the
Islands and this can only be done by
such legislation as was passed by the
house of representatives, which low
ered the tariff on Philippine products.
It is perhaps not to be expected that
wd should accord to the archipelago the
same .consideration that has been given
to Torto Rico, but it Is plain that a
larger concession, In the matter of the
tariff, will have to be made. Nothing
can be done, however, until the wct
lng of the Fifty-eighth congress and In
the meantime there may be serious
trouble in the Philippines. Tbe desti
tute natives, seeing no prospect of early
relief, are quite likely to organize re
volts and Increase the difficulties of the
political situation. The failure of con
gress to provide relief will prove very
embarrassing to tho commission and
may have consequences costly to the
government
UVSICIPAL MACnifit LEUlSLATWTf.
It goes without saying that municipal
reform will not be promoted by chang
ing the time of city elections from May
to November under the pretext that a
saving will be effected by merging city
elections with county and state elec
tlons. The object of separating municl
pal elections from general elections Is
to give free swing, as far as possible,
to independent voting. In other words,
to give the taxpaylng citizen the privi
lege of making his choice of city offi
clals and couucllmen on nonpartisan
lines. But when the taxpaylng citizen
who is anxious to vote for the best men
finds himself compelled to make his
choice In nn exciting political campaign.
when party lines are sharply drawn, in
dependent action becomes almost Ini
possible.
If, for example, candidates for mu
nicipal offices are to be voted for In No
vemlerAll04, at the same time and on
the same ballot with presidential elec
tors, atate officers and legislative can
dldates who are to elect the United
States senators, they would dwindle Into
Insignificance and receive no more at
tention from the great majority of vot
era than do the candidates for constable
on the county ticket.
Instead of divorcing the municipal
machine from active Interference In the
legislative, congressional and state cam
paisrii, the merging of city elections with
general elections would force the mu
nicipal machine Into pernicious activity
that cannot but affect the Interest of
the taxpayers disastrously. Municipal
reformers In all great population centers
have been striving for years to divorce
party politics from municipal contests
and divorce as far as possible the city
elections from general elections. The
proposed merger of city, county and
state elections In Omaha Is, therefore,
not in line with municipal reform leg
islation, but on the contrary It Is n.a
chine legislation of the rankest kind,
The legislature of Illinois U wrestling
with an act for the regulation and re
striction of the bill board nuisance. In
the meantime the bill board trust is not
Idle. Its lobbyists have entered reiuon
st ranee against the enactment of the
pending bill on the ground that it would
work hardship to union labor. It Is
claimed that the abatement of the bill
board nuisance would throw out of em
ployment a great many billposters,
painters, decorators aqd artists who
wield the Jarkplnue and woodsaw. This
plausible plea, however, does not seem
to have sufficient weight with the Illi
nois law makers, who Insist that the
bill board law Is simply designed to reg
ulate and restrict the erectiou and con
struction of bill boards In rrjrard to di
mension, location nnd position, to pro
tect the public from the menace to life
and limb In case of fire or storm and do
away with the eyesore whenever lo
cated In residence districts or upon ap
proaches to the parks and boulevards
that ieople's money has been expended
to beautify.
The cattle raisers' association of
Texas has Invoked the power of the
Interstate Commerce commission to
prohibit the vorious railroads that con
verge at tho Chlcugo union stock yards
demanding and receiving in addition to
their regularly published transportation
charges the sum of $2 per carload of
live stock as compensation for terminal
service In making the deliveries of live
stock at the stock yards. The Inter
state Commerce commission will doubt
less give the Texas cattle raisers t bear
ing, but the question Is, What will they
do and what can they do to protect tho
cattle misers and cattle shippers from
extortion?
The selection of Tillman as one of
the democratic steering committee to
direct the movements of the minority
in the United States senate during the
next two years shows thnt the democ
racy Is still Intimately bound up with
the most reckless leadership developed
by the free silver cruze. Tillman rep
resents all that is odious in the party,
yet maintains blmavlf at the front In its
councils. How a party following cham
pions of pitchfork methods in national
policies cau expect to Inspire con
fidence among the conservative ele
ments of labor and capital is not easily
understood.
Emperor William disagrees in toto
with President Koosevelt on the large
family proposition and points to the
fact that only recently the burgomaster
of Spandau attempted to introduce to
him a letter carrier who became father
for the twenty-fifth time. That would
not have been the way of President
Roosevelt. He would have been not
only delighted to meet that patriarchal
letter carrier, but would have insisted
on seeing the mother to ascertain
whether twenty-four of them were trip
lets.
Will tho Precedent Holdt
St Louts ' aiobe-Democrat.
It Is a matter ' of history that no ludeo
has ever been elevated to the presidency,
and It Is not at all likely that the prece
dent wii be smashed la the case of Judse
rarser. -'.?..
What We Are Worrying- About.
- AtlatU Journal. '
It has been demonstrated that combines
"trusts," as va,.new call them have ex-
tsted since 2,000 years before Christ. But.
naturally, we are not worrying: about the
B. C." combines. It's those that are on
our chest right now that we want to shake
off.
Every Brlclc lilt.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Whan Uncle Joe Cannon made his crush
ing speech against the relic-worshipers,
closing with the eloquent apostrophe. "My
God! where Is the clothes line?" ha had
to hla credit tha most effective speech of
the session. This held the record until It
was taken by another speech, but that
other speech was also made by Uncle Joe,
who simply beat hla own record. Hla
speech against the one-man power of the
senate came down on that usually com
plalsant and stolid body "like a thousand
of bricks," and, Judging by the outcry,
every brick hit.
Growing Power of Dlreetora.
New York Evening Post.
A study ot reoent corporation charters
discloses tha fact that there has been i
growing tendency to increase the author
lty of directors and to make It difficult to
effect a change la tha original management
of the companies. The history of railroad
construction in the United States affords
numerous examples of the evils that may
follow from Intrusting to ona aet ot men
the entire management of the property ot
another. For thla aort of enterprise the
Issue of bonds has furnished ample facil
ities, and it has bean possible for body
of stockholders to exercise complete cou.
trol of a road that waa constructed chiefly
or wholly with borrowed capital.
Dating; Canned (loodi.
Chicago Chronicle.
A bill has been Introduced In the New
Tork legislature making It obligatory upon
manufacturers to data every can containing
food. The proposal la Juat and necessary,
Every kind of canned edibles, whether
animal or vegetable la liable to decay even
hen embalmed. Though tha canning
process Itself be successful at the .time
the fluid solder is applied to the tin, sub
lection to prolonged beat or damp has i
chemical effect upon the contents of tha
can. Soma ktnda of canned goods will
continue wholesome for a prolonged
period. Other grades degenerate within
twelvemonth. Every can containing what
purports to be nutrition should be dated
DOOM OF THfci U1U TRICES.
Failure of Conajreaa to Pass mn
Aet
for Their Preservation.
Philadelphia North American.
Among tha bills passed by tha senate
and set aside by tha filibusters of tha house
was one providing for the preservation ot
tha Calaveras grove ot big trees, which
will ba made Into lumber unless the United
States or tha state bf California shall ae
quire the property by purchase. There are
mora treea In the Calaveraa group ot
Sequoia glgantea than In any other grove.
It was the first grqve discovered by wblta
men and la tha most widely known. Tha
Mariposa, Tuolumne, Tulare and Fresno
groups are protected by state or federal
reservations and parka, but tha Calaveraa
treea. saved for nearly bslf a century by
private owners at a sacrifice of personal
Interests, have fallen at last into the hand
of lumbermen and are In Imminent peril
of deatructton.
Mora than tan years ago tba atata for
ester ot California called attention to tha
danger, and urged trat tha atata Intervene
to aava the grove, but tha legislature paid
no heed to tha suggestion, and eventually
tha owner of tha Calaveraa big trees was
obliged to sell tha property. Earnest at
forts have been made by cltlssna af Call
fornla and others to collect a fund for
tha purchase of the grove, but tha move
meat must tall unless tha government or
one millionaire lands timely aid.
TALK OP TtllC STATE PBISS.
Lyona Sun: It may be, and doubtless
Is true, that the proposed new revenue
law Is net all that we could hoi for, but
It Is a long step In the right direction as
we understand Its provisions, and It should
be paused.
Falls City Journal: Tha laws of Ne
braska no longer provide bounties for tha
scalps of wild animals. The bounty law
has long been a farce and It Is not tha
policy of republican legislators to leave
farce laws upoa tha books.
Aurora Republican) Indications point
to a boom this year for Nebraska. Already
the Incoming land buyers sre upon us and
they will ba sweeping In In flocks later
on to snap up tha choice land of tha great
st. Nebraska's future Is certainly brtcht.
North Platte Tribune: State Treasurer
Mortensen baa made a new departure In tha
conduct of the treasurer's office by Issuing
ststement giving the name of the banks
la which the state funds are deposited
and tha amount In each bank. This Is a
departure thst Is to be commended.
Madison Chronicle: The house has
voted to postpone Indefinitely the bill tax
ing railroad terminals in cities for muni
cipal purposes. Now If the reads can ar
range to crawl out of all other forms of
Just taxation they will ao doubt be well
satisfied with tha work of tba general as
sembly. Lyons Sun: A bill requiring school of
ficers to file sn estimate of expenses for
the coming year, and making It Illegal to
sa money for purpose other than named
In the estimate, has been Introduced la
the state aenate. The bill la calculated te
ton extravagance and misappropriation
of funds.
Rusbvllle Standard: Tha Nebraska legis
lature has repealed the bounty law on wolf
and wild-cat scalps. Tba legislature made
mistake by so doing. Tbey use stren
uous methods to keep tha settlers from
killing game and, by repealing tha acalp
bounty, protecting the worst game de
stroyers In the nation.
Auburn Post: The Post baa read tba
new revenue bill and although there may
be some things In It that could be Improved
upon, yet aa a whole It seems to be quite
an Improvement upon our present revenue
law and should be passed and given a trial,
s It certainly Is an Improvement upon
the present system of revenue.
Hastings Tribune: Wo can see no good
reason why anyone, adlde from tne law
yers, should oppose the proposed bill In
tho Nebraska legislature which calls for
the reduction In the judicial districts. By
cutting off several Judges and reportera
much money will be saved and the work
will be attended to Just the same.
Wayne Herald: A bill Is In the senate
for the appointment of a state accountant
at a salary of $2,000 a year, whose duty It
will be to uvrsee the systems of book
keeping in the various state departments
and Institutions and provide for uniform
ity. Heretofore there has been an entire
lack of system in some ot tha Institutions,
aftd without doubt the atate baa lost much
money because ot lax methods.
Falrbury Gazette: Some fellow from tho
sand hills has Introduced a bill In the
legislature to punish anyone by fine who
will "kill any goose, duck or other wild
fowl from behind a blind, etc." H must
go out In tha open and kill 12 he kills at
all. We venture the opinion that thla
statesman couldn't bit a flock of tarns If
he tried and that he la mad at someone
who can. Such legislation Is nonsense.
Springfield Monitor: The bouse by a vote
of 63 to 88 on bouse roll 830 on Tuesday
showed tha bold the railroads have on thla
branch of our legislature by Indefinitely
postponing this much-talked ot bill. Two
fusion members went with the railroad
crowd in defeating thla measure. ' The
friends of the bill .still have hopes of re
viving It ot- something that will accom
plish the same results, but It is rather
doubtful.
Madison Chronicle: It may sound whim
sical, but nevertheless there Is good rea
son for believing that If the legislature
was treated aa jurlea In Important cases
aomatlmea are that Is, kept away from all
outside Influences and kept at work upon
the duties of their office, with opportunities
to bear arguments In regard to proposed
measures In open session the result would
ba far more satisfactory than It usually
is under tha preaent system.
Albion News: There Is one provision In
the new Nebraska revenue law that de
serves commendation. Assessors are to ba
elected for four yeara and cannot succeed
themselves. Ona trouble with the average
assessor is that he wants to succeed him
self and that ha too often permits his
political ssplrations to Interfere with hla
dutlea. Whan he knowa that he cannot
sueceed himself he will be more apt to give
the public full benefit of his work.
Aurora Republican: The fate ot tha
revenue bill hangs in tne Balance, two
weeks ago it bad a bright future, but Its
prospects are none too flattering now. A
feeling of partisanship has arisen that
aeriously affects tha passage of the btll
and makes its palh a rocky one. It Is to ba
hoped that our legislators will put Sway
their petty differences and unite to give
Nebraska needed financial relief. This is
certainly the great matter of the session
snd It should not ba omitted.
Albion News: It haa been tba persistent
claim of the fuslonlats that the preaent
legislature, which Is largely republican, la
dominated and controlled by tba railroads.
Tha truth or falsity ot thla claim will aoon
be revealed. Political talk la often "hot
wind," but votes are recorded In black and
white. Republicans In tba legislature
should consider that tha fata ot their party
and tha Integrity of their frlenda and tha
republican preas of the atata la at ataka.
Tha Newa, for one, has no supply of white-
wash on band with which to attempt U
make black appear white.
Albion News: Governor Mickey urges
the need for conatttutlonal amendmenta In
thla atata. Ha thlnka that tha auprama
court ahould be enlarged to five members.
with salaries of $5,000; that the salaries
of state officers should be raised generally,
and that tha provision should ba made for
permanent investment of the school fund.
One bouse of the legislature baa already
passed a resolution tor a constitutional
convention, but this is not whai the gov
ernor wants. Such a convention, be estl
mates, would cost at least 1200,000 and ha
prefera to have the amendments submitted
to votara at tba next general election, Thai
thla may ba done, ha suggests that tba
election law ba amended by putting con
stitutional questions in a mors prominent
position on the ballot.
Fremont Tribune: A bill haa been In
troduced In the legislature providing for
tba detention and treatment of inebriates
and It ought to ba enacted into law. Tha
Inebriates ot Nebraska are as dangerous to
themselves ondj society aa tha inebriate
ot other atatea who are put under too
bara by statutory enactment. Power and
place to commit confirmed boosers are es
sential to tba public good. When a man
gets thoroughly pickled In aloobol he la
as likely to work injury aa a mad dog. It
would be improper, according to the rules
of civilized society, to dispose of tba two
in tba same fashion, yet it la not In tha
highest degree consistent to extinguish tha
ona and permit tha other to roam at will.
So long aa we have law regulating tha
atoraga of powder, tha sala of polaon, tha
inspection of coal oil and gasoline, we
should have ststutes made sad provided
for the detention In cold atoraga of human
budga tanks that are liable to explode
with disagreeable and, mayhap, diaaatrou
affects.
notn ABOIT SEW TORK.
nipples on the t orrent ot Life In the
Metropolis,
For the first time since winter began It
Is now possible for New Yorkers to breathe
(Wp aud long ltbcut smalloalng a
luncheon ef soft coal soot. It la also pos
sible to navlxntf. the city streets In daytlmo
without a lantern. The cloud ef soft foal
smoke that for three months played havoo
with the virion and polluted the atmos
phere baa been blown aside and old-tim
cleanliness Is visible. As aoon as the bard
coal aqueeie loosened up the authorities
"got busy" and promptly forced return
to bard coal.
Nowadara women are not content with
treading close upon the heels of men In tba
patha of daring, but seem eager to blase tha
war. This hold good If "one swallow
makes a summer." Sunday a Brooklyn girl
made the perilous trip acrosa the new, un
completed East river bridge, being the first
of either sex (except the workmen) to make
the trip. The honor belongs to Miss H- E.
Way. Midway the boardwalk waa Inter
rupted by a gap of 100 feet, where the sup
porting Iron had been removed for aotrta
changes. Miss Way proceeded on tba open
Ironwork to one side around thla gap, and
completed the crossing to the New Yoik
tower, whence she returned over tba asm
open Iron work.
A wild wall, ringing out h-Uly from hi
audience, disconcerted E. H. Sothern at the
Garden theaur a few night tgo and cauafd
a commotion that Interfered aeriously with
the (raoothnes of tba play. The man who
cried aloud la Philip H. Levey, manager of
a leather gooda establishment, who bad
been Impaled upoa a hatpin. Directly be
hind Levey aat a young woman who en
deavored In tha fashion of young women st
a play to secure ber bat te tbe aeat In front
of ber with the hatpin. Instead she fastened
the bat to Levey. Tha long steel pin
slipped through the plush chair back and
ran an Inch or two Into tba roan's body. An
altercation ensued, which was Interrupted
by a policeman, who removed both parties.
There waa a discussion in tbs lobty. In
which tbe young woman upbraided Lover
for causing such a commotion over a trivial
matter and bringing humiliation on ber.
Mlshaps in restaurants ar not common
New York, where only the beat trained
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In
servants can secure employment, but acci
dents do happen sometimes, and ope wo&aa
who began an evening's entertainment last
week by dining at s well known Broadway
resort waa convinced that absolute im
munity from bad luck cannot be secured at
any sacrifice. This Is on the authority of
the Mail and Express.
Tbe evening was Friday, and when she
went to put on a long neck chain In which
there should bae been fourteen diamonds
she found but thirteen. Her escort unthink
ingly sprinkled salt on a side dish for her
celery, and aha had tripped over another
woman'a dress as she was passing to ber
table. But the crowning piece of ill luck
came when a waiter's coat caught the dia
mond set comb in her hair. Before he
could stop he bad almost pulled tbe woman
sidewaya from her chair; her coiffure waa
much out of place, and when she Investi
gated the condition of tba comb it was
found to be badly damaged.
Of course the management of the reatau
rant was apologetic, but Mrs. Blank's tem
per waa too much ruffled, and the opera loat
one of its shining partlerra lights that
night, for she Insisted on going borne a
aoon aa the dinner waa over.
Subwsy contractors stand In need of a
run of good luck to coma out even on tbair
respective Joba. Up to tha preaent time
they have been pursued by costly misfor
tunes. Hardly a month passes without
soma accident entailing lose of lite, money
and delay. Ira Shaler, one of -the sub
contractors, lost both hla fortune and hla
life, and other contractor have had their
profits reduced or wiped out altogether by
mishaps or unexpected difficulties that
caused expense not counted upon. - Tbe
latest subway accident occurred near tba
Harlem river. A dam that protected tbe
excavation from the river waa undermined,
and with a roar tbe waters of tbe Harlem
rushed into tbe subway, filling it to the
level of the river.
Eighteen men at work la the tunnel bad
narrow escapes. The loss Is estimated at
(100,000, and a delay In construction work
of at-least two weeks will be caused.
About three weeks ago the river under
mined the dam snd flooded tbe tunnel, and
it took two weeks to get it pumped out.
Former Police Commissioner Michael C.
Murphy died last week. Since 1889 ba bad
been unable to take nourishment in tba
ordinary way. Physicians decided that
he had a tumor of the stomach. This tbey
healed. In tbe meantime he had almost
starved to death, and from 225 pounds waa
reduced In weight to less than 100 pounds.
When his stomach waa all right again It
waa found that be waa suffering from
stricture of the aesophagus, which made
It Impossible for him to swallow food. An
incision was made in tbe wall ot bla stom
ach, a silver tube was inserted, and for
fourteen years Colonel Murphy had bl
food pumped Into himself through this
tube. It caused him no Inconvenience until
about two years sgo, when bis general
health began to tall.
Overwhelmed with t'onfnslon,
Detroit Free Prees.
The opponents ot a larger navy must be
overwhelmed with confusion when tbey
realize that If there had been enough
armored rrulaera Crowninshleld would not
have been ordered to use Chicago as a
flsgshlp, and hence would not have asked
to be retired. Even It wa have no regard
for tba Monroe doctrine, we should have
a little for our Crownlnshlelds.
Gorman's Herlt Hreaktaar Job.
Philadelphia Press.
Senator Gorman has been restored to his
former position of democratic leader In
tha aenata. He haa a big Job to tackle
right away. During the Marylander'a ab
sence from tbe senate the democratic
donkey has been reckless and destructive
In tbe extreme. He has kicked tbe demo
cratic party full of awful boles and isn't
going to tame easily.
As Good as There Is
The hat we sell for f 4.00 is ns good a.
there is. You may pay a dollar more for it
with a hatter's label.
Very good hats at 3.00 and ?2.50 u
well.
XO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS.
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THE OLD RELIABLE
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Absolutely. Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
PERSONAL. NOTES.
A Missouri editor thinks too msny people
In his stste Have tha mistaken notion that
they can lift themselves out of trouble
with a corkscrew.
Senator Fry once refused to write his
reminiscences for a magaslne, declaring
himself opposed to tba telling by public
men of "tale out of school." .
When tha proposed royal residence at Po
sen, for which Emperor William ha just
asked a grant, la completed, he will have
fifty-two castles and lordly dwellings in
Prussia and other parts of Germany.
Msyor-elect John Weaver of Philadel
phia sailed for Europe last week In search
of health, having broken down In bis re
cent campaign. He will return about April
1. He la to visit his old home iu Stour-p-rt.
Encland.
Gtneral John W. Noble baa left St. Louis
on a trip to California and while there he
111 visit tbe great forests which General
Noble naa Instrumental in having pre-
erred while be was secretary of the In-
j ump nn4,f MnX Harrison.
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I It was unkind of Lr. Lorent t
o sjy that
Amrtn woma cannot cook. It is to bo
booed ni published remarks will not pno
tra'a to tha kitchens of the homes he
visited. Tba servant problem la difficult
enough a it la.
Congressmsn Lessler of New York was
tbe smsllest man physically In the house
last session, weighing only 110 pounds,
the eva of adjournment "Hank" Smith of
Michigan asked blm: "What are you going
to do next summer?" By way ot a joke
Lessler said: "First thing I am going to
reduce my weight." "How are you going to
do It," drawled Smith, "cut oft a leg?"
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
"I arrr a believer In the motto 'pay as you
go,' " said the prudent man,
"So am I," answered Senator SorHhtim;
"and I am also convinced tht the mora
you are willing to pay the further you are
likely to go." Washington Star.
"Doesn't so much wine weaken your pow
ers of Invention?" asked the intimate
friend.
"On the contrary," said the writer cf
sensational stories, "It stlmulntes them.- I
have to work like the mischief to keep up
the supply." Chicago Tribune.
Miss Sweet Mr. Jolly took me for a
VsHsar graduate when he flrnt met me.
Mr. Batcheller Btrunge! That wasn't at
all what I was Inclined to ttke you for.
Mlsa Sweet No? What then?
Mr. Iiatcheller Mjr wife. Phl!adedphta
Press,
"Mlght.I hope that 'if tskt1nO to
marry me the answer wnuld be favorable?"
"Might I hope that If I sold yes tn your
question you would really end truly ask me
to marry you?"
"Jane, be mine!"
"I'm yours."
"Every time you draw a breath," said
the young man who dabbled In things
scientific, "somebody dies."
"Well." replied the practical msld, "I'm
sure It isn't up to me to nop breathing
on that account." t'hlcabj Newa.
"That's the meanest man I ever ran
across," said the honk agent.
"What has he dene?" '
"Kept me calling day after duy. rrd
finally said that he didn't rare anytl.l.i
about reading, but that ho enjoyed hearing
me talk." Washington Star.
"Do you believe there beauty doctors,
who pretend to make over noses iiml
straighten crooked mouths, and all thut
ever really help any one?"
"Yes, I know of one of them who Is sup
porting a tired husband and their four
children In fine style." Chicago Record
Herald. In n Shoe Store.
"Have you felt slippers, sir?" she naked.
Tha boy clerk blushed and scratched hla
head.
Then, smiling back, he found his tongue:
"I felt them often when I ws young."
Boston Herald.
HOW MKHf"
' Brooklyn Eagle.
The query of the country that'a now recog
nised an such
Th query that's most often heard, la aim
ply this: "How much?"; ,
Some man asserta one horse will win a
certain noted race.
"How much?" a bettor thundera, ahaklng
money In hla face.
A woman wants some yards of silk thut
softens to her touch:
She looks it over carefully, and then she
auks "How much?"
Perhaps there Is a little deal aome people
would put through.
"How much?" a legislator whlspera. Jut to
learn what they will dp.
A candidate Is anxious a good paying place
to clutch. '
The purly boss smiles knowingly and softly
asks "How much?"
"I have a title," said some lord; "your
daughter I would wed."
"How much?" tha millionaire returns, with
Weary shake of head.
A man who has a painting boauts
A gem
It la. and Dutch!
The vUltor looks Idly en and idly
"How much?"
usks
What will you give for this, good
sir?
Whsl will you take for that:
How much, how much for prestige. Oin
chise, title, gown or hat?
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