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the Omaha daily hee. Monday, AntiL 10, inon. Tiie Omaha Daily Bee. B. ROdE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLI8HED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. pally He (wltliout Sunday), One Year-HO iiaiiy m ana (Sunday, una xear Illustrated lire, One Yaar funday Bee, One Tear aturday Hee, One Year Twentieth Century Farmir, One Tear. DELIVERED BY CARRIHX THE JttruBLKAH C1TT TICKET. The republicans of O.JiaIi.1 have nom inated a city ticket 1h?t merit tlx sup rrt tf citizens nnd taxy-ayi-rs of nil pmtli s. TIip rp:ioni!rotlou of Frank Moores for mayor "Imply registers tlie I corporations will own Omaha wlh expressed at the rrpuhllcnn prl I w maries by the rank and file of the parly. l-t" Y I- . .. .1 . . . f I In l.lr) I l ,B nt nu ruuuiBt'uit'ui ji im- offlolal record he hns made as chief Incentive for corporate corruption and luter?ernre In local politics. Omaha must own Its own lighting plant t.r the chctrlo lighting monopoly In nlllance with the oilier frnuehloed LaiS IS raSSiSSSS: Rf WSV:::iK executive of the city and a rebuke to In the comments on the decision In the Northern Securities company case little hps been said In regard to the share P"?B (including Buna), per week.. 17 tne corporate Interests that sought to of credit due President Roosevelt la Evening- if fwUhouTBundaViipVrweek to compass his defeat by methods reeking having the proceediniis UKnlust the mer- m.!... .V.1..'i -lth fraud and corruption. That Frank pr organization Instituted, me i- CompiaYnta 'of 'Vrre'rjVaritiea in delivery e. Moores stands closer to the people troit Free Tress Is one of the very few part,m.ntad,1"e,, " CU' Urculatlon who make up the great mass of our newspapers that have recognized the OFFICE8. noimlfltlnn ntiil U Innkeil to tlii nrn- fact that the credit fof this Blltl trust 8hOmihaityUUau'fi3uiiding. Tw.n- teetor and champion of their rights as victory beVngs largely to the president. against corporate aggression Is plain to was nieotiore itooseveu, ri'imiin all. The elements that make his that paper, "Who braved the wrath of strength are not confined to party lines, Wall street by ordering Attorney Gen but extend to citlacns and taxpayers of ral Knox to Institute proceedings all classes and conditions. Unless all against the Northern Securities coin signs fall, he will be re-elected at the pnnx It was the president who ln polls by a greater majority than he has dueed congress to pass the special act ever had. under which the case was advanced and The other candidates who have been the four olrcuit court Judges sat as a named with Mayor Moores make up court of appeals." a strong and representative ticket. It There were doubters of the sincerity recognizes the clnlms of other city offl- ot Mr. Roosevelt's declared determlna- Geora B. Tcschuck. secretary of The Hl An ,., him 'mAA muHitohi. fl-f I tlon to enforce the anti-trust law. It jPublisnln Com an being duly sworn .... . n. . , , miuhuuij umi say that" the'actuaf number of full and terms and are entitled to re-election. Is safe to say that no one now doubts ra'nTBu'nda'y BprM'duWth". The new men In the running are not The president has proceeded care- monUi of March. 1308. wti aa follows: ony competent for their respective fully yet earnestly In the carrying out !ZlT.!'.Miio isiiiiiiiiiiili.'sllTRO offices, but also In good standing as of his purpose. He has not urged rad- 19 Bi.ono Dusiness men or mechanics, who nave - ifgismuuu. ne una uiuuwru wu- a 81'4" earned the good will and confidence servattsm and deprecated all propoBl- SI.... ......a.. .Slfirm I v t . tlnno nf n fnvnlntlrvnnrv nntiirfl. He hnn wi i ufc n uv Ruvn kurui ut'BU it uui -" - is of equal If not greater Importance, ba In mIn( t' correction of evils they are under obligations for their without seriously disturbing the busl- nomlnatlons to no railroad or franchlsed ne89 ot the country and impairing pros- n!!!!!!.!! 31.TTO corporation but are free to serve the perity. Having an attorney general in 28 81,e people for the best interests of the city, hearty accord with hiin, he has relied 2 20,000 nrwin tha tnilorimnr anil nhllltv nf that official, always with the understanding ty-ftftb and M Htreeta Council Bin IT a ii) I'earl Street. Chlcaao 1640 Unity Building. New fork 2328 Park Row Building. Waahlof ton 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE, rnmmitnlmtlnm relatlnff to newa and adl- torlaJ matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Ix-partment. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, expreaa or postal order, navihi. n Th. tiM putiiiKbinv Company. Only t-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall accounts. I'ernonal check, except on Omsha or eastern exchangee, not accepted. THE BEE PUBL.1SH1NU COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. fltata nt Nahnlkl nnuriaH CountT. SS. ! ... . 84,TSO 81,610 I. 4. I si,ao 81,000 7 m. at, 000 2t,170 81,fiO 10 81,000 II 81.TOO 13 81.T20 13. ,31(TRO 14 81.700 It S9.BSO It.. 81,540 2J wi.aio 2J 82,200 24 81,040 15 81,010 2$ 81,740 so 8i,oao gl 81,700 .B70,OS . 10,4811 A VICIOUS hlBKL BILL. The newspapers of Pennsylvania are that whatever authority the laws con most vigorously protesting against a ferred upon the executive branch of libel bill which has Just passed the leg- the government should be fully and lslature of that state. A Philadelphia faithfully exercised, paper characterizes the measure as out- Tha nonnin trin nnf 1.100 fiSSA& STtyTf'hAD" "d vicious, saying that it facts. They will give full recognition id. ttMUttAii, licenses every Starving Shyster tO black- to the credit whleh hlnnira tn TliPodnr Notary pudiio. i - - - . 0 muu uuuumura uewspuuers ana mat 11 Koosevelt ror what has been accom- 253,658, making n acgregat surplus In two years of $77,874,597. Nothing could mora strikingly show the contrast between the activity of general business and the sluggishness of stock dealing, or Indicate more clearly the conviction of the public that present rates of profit cannot bo ex pected to continue Indeilnltely. Yoor Vnrle'a tiold Pile. 8t. Louis Globe-Democrat. The total of Vncle Bam'a gold funds stands at $632,000,000, an Increase of $7,000, 000 laBt month and of $96,000,000 over the showing a year ago. Mr. Bryan must con fess to a large capacity for guessing wrong. Maa Hfnry'a Merrlmewt. Louisville Courier-Journal. The North Dakota Indian who expressed to Tresldent Roosevelt the "hope that ha will again be Great Father" could hardly have pleased him better. It Is a welt known principle of Mr. Roosevelt's philoso phy that a roan cannot be a father too often. (iond Place to Shun. Chicago Chronicle. If visitors in Rome these days follow the historic maxim and do as the Romans do they are likely to get shot or find them selves la Jail. In some respects the modern Roman plebelnn Is quite as volcanic and uncertain a proposition' as ho was when Antony stirred him up. Old Soldiers at the Front. Minneapolis Times. The old soldier Is still at the front In politics and the old union soldier has no monopoly of this distinction either. Though the civil war ended thirty-eight years ago, 29 per cent ot the senate and 13 per cent of the house fought on one side or the other In that conflict. It Is an Interesting fact and one showing clearly that tho war la over, that thirty of the seventy veterans In the house were In the confederate army. Less unsold, and returned copies.. Net total aalea 069.614 Net average sales 80,ott before (Seal.) Well. He Onarht to Be. Indianapolis Sentinel. We are gratified to note that our old friend, J. Plerpont Morgan, thinks the pros pects of "prosperity" are remarkably good, and also that all the new Industrial and railroad securities are splendid Invest ments. As Mr. Morgan has most ot them for sale we were fearful that he might become discouraged and advise the public not to buy, but It would seem that the more there are sold the safer Mr. Morgan will feel for the future. Tha best memorials to Morton, after all, are the trees he loved 0 welL Plant trees. I thrATVfl tha aVia1tA.ri ain. thn lnnr I l - i . J Sterling I ' " -' iiiisum uuu iuc; win bwvii suca iunorr muuuu muiiums. me paper says: 1 action as tne administration shall deem Arbor day proclamations aro budding out In the various states all around us alonf with the leaves on the trees. "The bill permits damages by the It advisable to take In the enforcement wholesale. If a person has been will- of the anti-trust Inw with nholnt con fully assailed he can recover. If the fldence that there will be no faltering criticism constitutes a libel he can ask In the work and no dereliction of duty, for another sum If large type or car- There is more to be done. There are toons have been employed to empha- other combinations that are undoubt- nmaha hum had another fine exhibition Blze Jt ln 0lner woras, ne can recover ediy amenable to the law. The de- of tha beauties of a nonpartisan police Punll damages. Again if his feelings clsion in the Securities case is far board In the hands of W. J. Broatch. have Buffered damage not his reputa- reaching and may be made applicable uon nor ms Dusiness, Dut just nis or- to almost all combinations engaged in After winning tha nomination against amary reelings there Is a third set Interstate commerce. It is suggested such odda Mayor Moorea deservea to be or damages provided." Another journal that It seems to hit the Eteel trust re-alected at the polls by an over- says that tho proposed law would be a squarely in the point of Its vitality. whelming majority. 1 temptation to Irresponsible and nnscru- That It Is a complete denunciation of pulous litigation, that It Is calculated to the community of Interest Drlnclnln Omaha continue to make a good start every shyster from his lair hunt- when adopted , by corporations Is ob- Bhowta In the comparative exhibit of ing for his prey, that there is not a I vious. weesuy nana cieariuga. uudwoh i newspaper in me state Dut is liable, President Roosevelt has repeatedly barometer betokens fair weather. I without any fault of its own, to be- said that he Is not hostile to eornora- come the victim of this greedy raDacltr. tlons that do not violate the lw rru The people prefer to govern tnem- it u perhaps needless to say that the policy Is not one of destruction hr nf selves, ir xne popular wui i ever men ( who are , responsible for this bill regulation. In his speech at Milwaukee, thwarted It Is only because of corpora-Ure politicians whose bad records have after citing what stens had been tnkpn tlon boodle and political penitentiary subjected them to severe criticism and legislative and administrative, toward birds..': ... , . icastlgaaon of the newspapers and I solvlncr the trust nrohlem. thA nroni. I there are many such In the Kerstona dent said: "In thA If the crown pnce and crown Btate. It Is a' reproach to that com- will continue to be enforced vt nw princess of Saxony really become recon- monwealth that these men should be Is the legislation recently enacted cuea ana reumwo, w w. uv u- ,Dle to put a bm of th,8 character effective, but In my Judgment It was other object lesson for the puEzle as to through Its legislature and that there Impracticable to attempt more. The wneuer marriage 19 a imiuiu. The coronation celebration of the em peror of Korea haa been postponed. The Oriental monarch is not going to let King Edward get ahead of him in the coronation postponement business. should be reason to fear that It will people may wisely and with confidence bo approved by the governor. So bold await the results which are reasonably an attempt to muzzle the press and to to be expected from the Impartial en place It at the mercy of blackmailers forcement of the laws which have re Is repugnant to the spirit of the time cently been placed upon the statute and should be Impossible In ail enllght- books, ened community. It may be true that fh romiwioan nrimartea disclose sot- nie of the Pennsylvania newspapers " 18 "Pected that the curative act eral surprises In the preference for coun- have times gone to extremes In their PBSed y legislature relative to the cilmanic choice. It la noticeable, how- criticisms of public men. but this can- 6Pec,al assessments levied in Omaha ever that none of the corporation big not Juatlfy legislation that would strike nnder the Pent charter will make all . nart-r onrtoraement at th a serious blow at the liberty of the the assessments since 1807 incontestable. pojl press. There Is already a libel law In 14 Tri11 1)6 ft g00& Wea for the council to . n 1 . . .. 1 Pennsylvania which givea full protec- have an ,nTentory made of the outstand- When It comes to choosing the mem- tlon to the cltlsen who chooses to avail ,nff assessments before and after 1807 bers of the new fire and police board for himself of It and there appears to be and an esUmnto to how many of the South Omaha. Governor" Mickey has only no need of anything further. The re- 0,a assessments are still collectable. to look at the work of the Broatch police publican party In Pennsylvania will as-1 Tbe e0'81 assessment funds constitute board In Omaha to find out what not I suredly be Injured If the libel bill shall tne worst snarled part of the city's to do. become law. No party In this country nnance and they ought to be straight 1 w 1 -a a ... . can atrike a blow at the freedom of enea 0Ul aa speeouy as possible. Mascagnl found the only oasis in the the press without meeting with popular American musical aesen at can ran- rebuke, clsco. He did not visit Omaha or he might have made a few more excep tions to his denunciations of our Amer ican cities. TH OSLT WAT OUT. tlon of It And It will have the support of the entire party, except a small co terie of chronic bolters. Governor Mickey has thoughtfully named as members of his military staff men who have seen similar service on riTP vl mi a Ainnulnna 41,., . t , Omaha's experience with partT nrl-K. " V; . " ",ai l"r,e ,unu a. - - a iih nn I1PIHT 1 n a nriMnnf nnwvAAmnMn whf:Jr ,he!d, T ?rr.e offlcers r;; rzz ; Wnrt lira tr n n m i niara tha if tt'si Mnvom. 1 . . city convention represents the entire ?xt ttr? f?0"" deut of "e new troupe will take place republican party not simply one fae-l. , u ui wuiu wn w tt tne gt iqj, fajr dedication exer- neitr m u ma- 0ises the closing days of the month tory of this or any other city have the and under the circumstances, with so consolidated franchlsed corporations re- little time to lose, the preference for sorted to such unscrupulous and high- ready made colonels Is readily under- i . . . ... Governor Mickey has selected two of an(iea methods to subjugate the people, standable. the three members of the Louisiana Their brazen attempts at corruption of I A1 - A a . . . Purchase exposition commission for Ne- lue voters, priDery or tneir representa- This habit of committing suicide on braska. but still sticks at the third. xiyea ana Pen violation of the election trains Is becoming altogether too preva There should be no dearth of patriots 1 law enacted to safeguard the fountain-1 lent for the convenience and comfort of willing to serve In this capacity. I neaa or self-government has reached I the regular passengers. People contem me stage dangerous to free institutions. I plating shuffling off ought to have more President Roosevelt and Colonel I The humiliating spectacle we have I consideration for their fellow travelers Bryan are both on the program of the recently had of a city council which Unless a check comes soon, It may be Good Koads convention at St. Louis, could not even meet with a quorum necessary for the railroads to add a but Grover Cleveland's name Is not to without the consent of the manager of stipulation to each first-class ticket ob- be found In the list of speakers. Colonel the electric lighting company will be as l'Katln the passenger not to do bodily Bryan Insists that no road la wide nothing as compared with a city govern- lnJur7 10 lmself until he gets off the mnstnnrH nm tilm j rravnl nn fr ekA Blent til A Tin A1 fwfm tnn tWiA l. I Irtllll. VUVHu va wiui w va w v v vu 1 V VL1T7 I tV iwm VI J lime wiui ur, vieveiaua. l l" corporauou oictaiors, i i. Ba if , nW t r,,,t (h. bought In advance with corporation ,nKi n.. . r .ni auafv va vva nti a uvuta vuv VI i 1. 1 a were through municipal ownership. The city must own the public service plants or the public service corporation man agers will own the city. Every taxpaying cltlaen In Omaha la I boodle to betray the Interests of the tax Interested la the entrance Into the' city payers w henever they come la conflict of the Chicago Great Western road, but with these odious monopolies, the railroads which have mcopollzed The only relief In sight from this the valuable terminal facilities are bent menacing condition of affairs lies In on snnuing tne vuicago ure western municipal ownersnip. The chief objec- The blirhblnders who nrolected the out. The Interests of Omaha do not tlon that has been urged against mu- dark lantern Gopher Klan are equal to count wita we patriotic raiiroaa man- mcipai ownersnip is that it will drag the My Job of political housebreaking. The gera. - public utility services Into politics, but onlv wonder Is that thev can fool ao It is plain that the an nuhllc ntllitv wn. I 1.. . ... j . SecreUry Bhaw wisely admonishes bis Ice. could not be more In politics than ,-, .h .ra ,.,m.r- nromflfura ij I . . I J I tnev now are ami tlinf mnn p no nur.ii.. TALK OF TIIR 8TATH PBE. Alliance Times: The Nebraska legislature closed Its labors Thursday at noon. It wss withal a good business session, and though the expenditures were high. It Is said some thing like 1200,000 will be left to apply on the debts of the state. Palls City Journal: It will take u long time to get the new revenue law Into working order. It will be somewhat in tricate In Its operations and many taxpay ers will not at first understand Its full im port. But we believe tbat after It hat been given a thorough trial It will prove acceptable and In many ways a relief and a welcome change from the old order of things. Crete Democrat: The new revenue law has a foreign tone to It, In that It seeks to ferret out everything about the house ot the poor and lint It tor taxation, thus largely Increaslng'thclr burdens, while It opens the way for th,e state board to put such valuation upon railroad property as It pleases. It this hill does not dig the political grave of every man who voted for It we will miss our gues. York Times: There will be the usual criticism and belittling ot the state legisla ture by opposition papers, but the fact Is Nebraska never had a legislature that went directly after what the atate needed and did it and cut everything else out, as this legislature has done. Tho members from Tork county were always at their post and were trying to find out the best thing to do for the state and were very suc cessful. They showed good' Judgment and were active and honest and commanded the respect of their associates In a marked de gree. York county Is to be congratulated on tha manner In which It has been repre sented. Loup City Northwestern: The new rev enue bill la now a law In fact, having been signed by the governor last Saturday morn ing. It does not carry an emergency clause nnd will not go into effect until October 1. The governor la said to be a strong friend of the bill. While there may be a few ob jectionable features about It, yet as a whole THAT THROAT-TICKLING It's first, the throat; Then the bronchial tubes; Next, the lungs; At last, Consumption. There's nothing so bad for a cough as coughing t There's nothing so good for a cough as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral The best time to take It Is when the cold first comes on, when the trouble is In the throat. Throat tickling, throat colds, throat coughs are all easily controlled with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Doctor first prescribed this nearly 60 years ago. They use it more today than ever. They know its Ingredients. They understand how it heals con gested membranes and overcomes inflammation. Ask your own doctor about using this medicine for colds, coughs, and all lung troubles. . O. ATXB CO., Lowell. Hut. I had a terrible eoat h 1st t spring, and It took tut on tmttla of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral to eompicttiy ears ma. 1 nave aea iuu meaiain in my imnj mr m.n,, mmy j Mas. 4. B. DAnroHTR. St. Jo,jh. Mich. t ROINU ABOUT HEW VOHK. Ripples on the Cnrrrnt of Life) la Melropolla. The railroad reporter of the New York Press sounds the depths of human Joy for It Is a good bill and well calculated to raise depot men by perfecting a system of auto- sufficient revenue to meet all appropriations matlo answers for the deluge of questions and to create a surplus sufficient to meet, In that lash their ears from sunrise to sun a few years, the Indebtednesa of the state. Under Its provisions a county assessor is to be elected next fall, who will, In conjunc tion with the county board, appoint as many deputies as may be required to do the work rise. His system comprises 100 answers to fool questions, each on a strip of board that may be turned printed side to the crowd by the pressing of a button by an employe in any part of the waiting room. Spreading Labor Troubles. Springfield Republican. It will be observed that strikes are not confined to America this spring. Rome Is in the agonies of a labor trouble, affecting particularly street transportation, while Holland seems entangled in a mesh of strikes that hit various Industries besides that of railroading. A decade ago the an nual May-day was anticipated with fore-! boding by employers of labor throughout Europe, since on that day strikes were very liable to break out. But there has been no waiting for May 1 in Europe this year. The world is having an early spring. WHOLESOME DK YKLO -.EXT. Relation of the Government and the Captains Commercial. Kansas City Star. Nothing could be more grateful and re assuring to the country than the statement, on trustworthy authority, that J. Plerpont Morgan Is disposed to acquiesce in the de cision of the circuit court ot appeals at St. Paul In favor ot the government against the Northern Securities company. Mr. Morgan Is actually disposed to believe that the ruling of the court does not mean the overthrow of railroad enterprise. He even goes so far as to say that the reverse Is true, and that the decree only anticipates the opinion tbat may be expected when the ease reaches the -supreme court. As Mr. Morgan seems to be on the Bids of the government In this affair. It would be only a needless affliction to think what might have happened If he had organized a revolt against the decision of the court and taken up for the Northern Securities com. pany. It is certainly very good of men like Morgan and Rockefeller, who have their hands on ao many Interests, tbat they can make or destroy a great variety of under takings, to treat the government with re spect and Consideration. It shows a subor dination of powr and commercial Influence to patriotism which, it is feared, the com mon people do not fully appreciate. Even Wall street Is beginning to awaken to the fact that there are things which ought not be done in this country In tho name of the almighty dollar. The Wall Street Journal has surprised the people by drawing a distinction between the piratical speculators who put stocks and securities up and down and wreck corporata proper- tlee for their own benefit and those Wall street operators who stand by the Law and who yield obedience to the government. This Is a remarkable concession, and taken In connection with the agreement ot Plerpont Morgan with the court which has vindicated the right of the government to prevent oppressive mergers. Is significant of a dawning sentiment that la hopeful In the highest degree. President Roosevelt Is the man who can claim the credit for thla welcome develop ment. His policy has made the government superior to any of Its citizens, and the ten dency of the captaina commercial to rec ognlze the force of constitutional authority proves, conclusively, that all that Is needed Is the assertion of that authority to save the country from spoliation and plunder by nnanclal brigands. In the given time, as provided for In the bill. Trayeier8 wui soon become accustomed to Aurora Republican: The revenue bill has become a law and the passage of this meas ure is the crowning effort ot our legisla ture. The fusionlst press has been en deavoring to find much fault with the pres ent lawmaking body. Its members have been cartooned and ridiculed and sneered at, but the revenue bill speaks with more force than words of the intelligent effort and thorough work ot our too often mis understood legislators. Republicans have much to be proud of and the legislative flashes the answer: "The next train has action on the revenue matter Is one of general congratulation. The fusionlsts are entitled to all the satisfaction they can get out ot their legislators' opposition to the bill. Lyons Sun: Anyone who has kept In touch with the legislative session this win ter connot fall to recognize that our own Bill Sears has been a leading factor In the shaping of all Important legislation. He has been prominent In all business hav- ng for Its aim the betterment ot the peo- I'EHSOXAL NOTES. looking there for replies. Employes as a general rule cannot intelligently make re plies to pertinent questions. In this matter they should be drilled dally by a competent teacher as condition are today; but with the patent answerer no education is needed. A man rushes breathlessly up to a gate- man, gasping, "Is the next train gone yet?" The gateman. silent as the tomb, points middle of the afternoon. In that particu lar car nearly every seat was occupied. Opposite the amateur cbserver an elderly gentleman with side whlyknrs was oblivi ous, his rubicund (at In the repose of sleep. Two seats to his left sat a pros perous looking man, evidently a merrhnn. who was making slumberous solace t f 4 necessary trip from Thirty-third str.Tt downtown. Not far away a young man. well dressed and groomed, nodded, recov ered and nodded again, with ocraM mnl startled glances about the car to see If hU lapses had been noticed. Three other men were taking surreptitious naps, halt ashamed ot their venial sin against good conduct. "I've noticed," the amateur observer went on, "that about six out of ten per sons whom I meet In street cars grow seml-torpld after they have sat tor a few minutes, particularly It the car is warm. It Is easily accounted for. New Yorke s cannot get enough sleep. ' Their habits and their environments will not permit them to. It la the most difficult thing In the i to the board as he presses a button, and out w;rld f a wUh th, ,nlentlongi flniho, h, a n.u "ThA tiAvt train Yimm not gone yet." The Illustrious Oaudissart, luggage-laden, demands: "What time does 'my' train leave?" The button la pressed 'Your train leaves on time." Mr. Uneasy whispers, "What time do we reach Rip water Gulch?" Button board: "On schedule time." Mrs. Nervous: "Do your engines have three men in a cab?" Answer by board: "When necessary." "Is It Bate to travel at this season?" timidly ' Inquires the bishop. Button: "It Is safer to travel by this road than to stay at home," etc pie and the aggregate welfare ot the state. These questions are sensible In comparison Mr. Sears was a member of the revenue committee. and the bill which resulted Is the best on the statute books of any state In the union. It can be bettered In one particular and that Is with reference to the taxing ot railway terminals for city purposes. Mr. Sears, as we understand it, favors this addition and It is probable that campaign ot education on thla ptdnt will reault In Its embodiment at tha next ses sion. Norfolk News: The legislature has ad journed after accomplishing a remarkable amount of work and passing measries that It Is hoped will prove of decided ad vantage to the people ot the state. The revenue law adopted Is easily foremost In Importance and if it provides sufficient revenue for the running of the state gov ernment without adding too much to the burdens of those who have heretofore Cone a large share the people will have cause for congratulation. A number ot other Im portant measures were passea ana ny tne tne reourrenCe Df trouble. A protocol was time anotner legislature assemDies u is drawn up of wnlch the following are the to De nopea mai me wui us luunu i specifications with troops of others, but any and all kinds may be answered satisfactorily by the automatic fool question answerer. When the gentlemen who have in charge the production of "McFadden's Row ot Flats" decided to bring that bit of stage dynamite back from Philadelphia to New York they took great care to prepare the way for It, so that there would be ni more upheavals of hen's nests, and no further calling out of police reserves. The manager and his assistant arrived In advance of the scenery, the donkey, and the other actors, and sent an Invitation to the officers of the United Irish Societies to confer with them. As the two gentlemen who represented the McFaddens are them selves patrlotio sons of Erin, and aa one ot them still has a cold caught from the march on St. Patrlck'a day, the meeting was pleasant aud harmonious, and a com promise was arranged that guarded against In better condition financially and other wise than It has been for many years, This was the objective point of the late session and it Is believed tbat a large num ber of the measures adopted by it will be effective. Falls City Journal: The legislature has II. The Irish comedian shall hereafter wear no green whiskers. There was a contention ever this point The manager suggested that the whiskers should be red hereafter, Instead of green But there were national objections to the hue. So that gentleman will hereafter passed the drainage bill and that important appear with no beard at all. measure has become a law. It means a great deal to Richardson county because It will enable the owners ot bottom land to provide for adequate drainage and to reclaim some of the most fertile soil In the world. Under this law drainage dls trlcts can be organized and the work of draining pushed with expense only to those who will be directly benefited. Then there will be no more disastrous overflows to ruin the hopes of the farmer who sees his fields teeming with promise on one day and beholds them a watery waste the next day. To provide this drainage will require a great amount of labor and will give work to many men. If for no other reason the people of Richardson county have reasons to feel that the legislature has accom plished much 2. Mrs. McFadden is to make her en trance on foot, instead ot riding on a donkey. S. There shall be no pig under the piano In the parlor scene, A delegation from the United Societies attended the eliminated performance and declared that the objectionable features had been removed. Not all bakeries look alike to the per son who has a keen eye for bakesbop win dows. Those In different parts of town, relates the Times, have an Individuality of their own and If all other landmarks were obliterated and the bakeries left standing be who has studied their products with hungry stomach and covetous eye could tell friends not to be too launching a vice presidential boom for him. The running mate for Roosevelt In 10O4 will naturally be chosen with special regard to the wishes of the president In the matter. While Mr. fjhaw would doubtless be most accepts ship offer the only avenue to get them out of politics. The city hus already taken steps to ward the acquisition of the water works. but It must set to work at once for a Why tho Fnkll la Wary. Philadelphia Record. The closing bids for United States Steel corporation stock we SS for the commoa and 85 for the preferred on tha day when the annual report showed tbat after paying for g cent Ug cviitrticta that now constitute the undlvld.4 fronts, er a surplus. gt S4j. tile to Mr. Roosevelt, he would prefer munlc,l"1 ctr!o UkUI:! r!tt that Intere.t and aettlng aside large sums f to hava the suireestlon come. If It comes wlU 'UPVJ the city with its own street appreciation and sinking fund, and paylc to nave tne suggestion come, ir u comes , . . . I5,062.8t? in dividends of 4 and T per cei al all. from the president's end of the 1 umlna lon h',1n tn ."- th, lwo clMM. of itocki thePra wr, Has, , M tvutracta that nowr constitute the undlvld.4 profits, or surplus. f tii Prof. Henry B. Hill, director of the chem ical laboratory at Harvard, died last week. He wrote many valuable papers on organic chemistry. Considering the fact that forty different languages are spoken In Chicago, It was not particularly surprising that a man named Smulskl was elected city attorney. Judge John M. Dickinson, appointed counsel for the United States before the Alaska Boundary commission, which will alt In London next fall, graduated from the University of Nashville, the Columbia Law school and atudied International law In Leipalc and Paris. The present mayor of St. Paul, Robert A. Smith, la lust at the end of a fifty-years' residence In that city. He went there In 1853, as the private secretary of the terri torial governor appointed by President Franklin Pierce, and has seen the place grow from a hamlet of a few hundred per sona to a city of nearly 200,000. William McAdoo, formerly a congressman from Now Jersey and late assistant secre tary of the navy In the Cleveland adminis tration, Is now a citizen of New York, where he has built a flourishing law practice. Dur ing his congresulonal career he ranked as on ot th ablest men on the democratic side, likewise among the most popular. A Louisiana doctor who left his arsenal at home and made a trip north was soundly thrashed by a Pullman car porter whom L undertook to punUh for a fancied lack of Inattention. The irat physician explained that he leit his guns at home at the request ot his wife, and the unfortunate lady will probably never hear the lust of the unpleas ant affair. The members of the Missouri house of representatives have the newspaper habit during the time devoted to the opening prayer, which does not please Chaplain Kus. sell. Recently he offered this prayer, which had th desired effect: "O Lord, I ask that those In this house who rise to their feet for prayer may not continue to read tbelr papers while the chaplain prays. Grant thai they nay hav om respect tor Uod If they , have not for the chaplain," t .innnin .o,,. ii. r, f t,. mo.f pretty accurately lu whit utt of town he , , . .... . . ... i,i. was stranded. Bakerlea of the "400" class UjpuriBUl UliiS lnDBCU UJ tUD irgtoiKiu, o Is the elevator bill, requiring railroads to furnish facilities tor elevators along their rlghta of way at towna in tho state. The bill was urged for passage by the organlza tlon of farmers' elevators, and In the natter ot handling and shipping ot grain the new legislation may open the way tor great changes in the future. It haa been a generally recognized policy of the rail roads to limit the number of elevators and elevator trackage at towns. The farmers' organizations claim this is in restraint of trade and that as public carriers the rail roads should furnfvh facilities for any com pany desiring to enter the grain shipping business that on Its part Is prepared to construct and optrate Its own elevator. To this end the legislation has been en acted and Ita effect on th grain shipping business of the state will be watched with Interest. St. Paul Republican: Some legislators are eternally worrying about country pub Ushers getting more money tor legal ad vertisements than they should. An effort to cut th rate for constitutional amend ments in two has Just resulted In the de feat of several amendment that should have been submitted In 1904. A little ex perience In the newspaper business would soon convince these statesmen that their fears are unfounded. Th Republican has had constitutional amendment money tied up In tbe atate treasury ever since 1896. Owing to the dUhonesty ot the populist legislature In 18K7 aud the Imbecility of committee clerks In succeeding sessions It has been Impossible to get It. A Urge percentage of the amount due has been ex pended In attempting to collect It and It It becomes available at this session w will be fof lunate. If the atate would adopt a buklnesslike method of paying these debts no publisher would object io a reason able reduction In th rate. But If he Is to be kept watting for year and subjected io needles expense and annoyance la collect Ing hi money he ha a right to demand a good round sum. and nobody but a peanut 11.1. .Ian m.111 nklant are not Interesting. Ther Is nothing In their windows to make the mouth water. Hard brown rolls and unpalatable little round cake are their stock In trade, so far as outward appearance go. The mid dle-class shops revive your faith In baking as a fine art. Big layer cakes with choco late and Jelly filling tempt you there, and you feel tbat you are going to get your money's worth. But It 1 not till you get to the hoi pollol among bakeries that you feel like turning yourself loose and gorg ing. Tbey give you variety there, both in cakes and pies. You don't strike pie till you get among the "clafscs" and there you find it In all shapes and sizes. There are other bakeries In the wholesale and water front districts where everything cornea in slabs. Those windows are not Inviting, but If you do happen to want anything a little money will buy a mighty big piece of it. "People in New York do not sleep enough," said th amateur observer, quoted by the Mall and Express. "Just look around thla car." It was a Sixth avenue L train, about th to go to bed early. To begin with, the city keeps late hours what with th theaters and th suppers afterward and the soctnl affairs of all sorts. If a man could go to bed after the the ater or the dinner or the party, It would not be so bad, but ho can't; he must travel The next hour he spends transferring. By the time he has dozed a little in an L train, dropped his tile In the jolt of a cross town car and walked four blocks he doesn't much care whether he sleeps or not. 'It's this sort of thing that Is making business hours shorter, and but there Is my station. Think It over." LAIGHINO REMARKS. Miss Fralsh X wish ynu would tell me how I can break Into society. - mm uianiey i wisn you wouia ten me how I can break out of It I Chicago Trib une. i "You shall never leave this house until you pay what you owe me!" shouted the irate landlord. "All riKht." said th boarder. "jut put that In writing and I'll sign It." New Tork Sun. first Dame How do you like the new neighborhood Into which you have moved? Becona IJame it a periectiy lovely, i don't know a uoul within a mile ! New York Weekly. "Why, Judge," sntd the colored witness, "thouRh dat boy ain't three foot hlcrh. he kin cuss Jest es good es you kin!" Atlanta Constitution. Visitor O. what a nice carrot you've got! Pretty Polly! Polly want a crucker.' Parrot O, come off! I'm not as green a I look. Chicago Tribune. An editor of a small American naner re- cently stated that he had been kiamd by one of the mont beautiful married women 1 In the town. He promised to tell her name . In the Hint Ixsue of his paper next month! In two weeks the circulation of his news paper doubled. Hut when he gave tbe nam ? of his wife He bad to leave town. Fourth Estate. "My bov tells me you dlnchare-ed him." said the late office boy's mother. "You ad vertised fur a etronsr bov and I Certainly thought he was strong enough." "Madam, replied tne merchant, "he wan too strong. He broke all the rufea of the office and some nf the furniture In the days ha waa with us." Philadelphia Pr the . 3 AFTER THE BATTLE. Baltimore News. Wow! Look at me now! 1 am the candidate, a! Whee! Last night I went right Through a grlst- Mlll; whlstf Whisper now Wow I Wow I Wow! Who killed Cock Robin? Who stopped hl little throbbln' Heart like a cop Would stop A runaway, Anyway? Oh! what a head! Nearly dead, Hut atlll kicking, see! I'm a rip-roaring thlngamarea From Klpsvllle, Zipsvllle County wow! wow! wowl My aching brow, It Jumps like thunderatlon. And I ve got a hallucination That I'd a' won If they ha-Jn't packed Together and aide-tracked My boom! Ulmme room! Gimme air! Olmme something, anywhere! Uimme a hot toe'. nd a bath. And a soft answer turneth away wrath Gjmme a soft answer! 1 need Something to ul!rfy the greed Of them that swore I'd get more votes Than the whole push together, - Whether Anybody votad or not! What? What! What? Wow! Look at me now! I am the candidate! I am a disappointed thlngumbobl I sot no Job1. I'm tired. I'm going to bed; Oh! my poor head I Waltham Watches The Best and best known. "The Perfecied AmericM Witch," m illasktitd book of Intertsting informdlton bout Witches, xltl be tent free upon request. Americin Witthim Witch Company, Wilthitn, llxss.