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THE OMAHA DAILY IlEE: MONDAY, JUN'E 1. 1003.
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aya that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday I tee printed during the
month of May, Mf3. was aa follows:
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11 X,4IW
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6 80,730
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22 .'.8O,40
23 ao.sao
24 2tt,20
26 80,H30
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. .80,700
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. .81,850
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.. .U63,WM
... 10,34
Net total sales 4WA
Net average sales 30.437
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M. B. HUNGATBi,
(Seal.) Notary Publio.
An umbrella .trust would be strictly
in order under existing circumstances.
Now that the summer resorts ' are
ready, there is no possible excuse for
summer lingering longer on-the road.
- Ex-Governor Savage's boisterous solic
itude for the good name of his admin
istration la enough to make a horse
laugh.
Having gotten the running orders
gtralghtened out, the Ohio republican
convention should have a clear track to
travel. '
The latest effusion of Colonel Bryan
Indicates that he has gone Into the har
monizing business the business of har
monizing two of hla own followers.
An Injunction to prevent the floods
from interfering with interstate com
merce would be the proper caper now
for some court of competent jurisdle
tion.
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According, $o the philosophy of the
ancients, there were only four elements
in nature fire, water, earth and ah. AU
four seem to be working overtime of
late.
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One of the department editors of the
Nebraska Independent, the official pop
ullHt organ, declares right out in print
that he "would vote for a yellow dog
before he would vote for Cleveland or
anyone like him." Tie may have a
chance to vote for the, yellow dog and
soil vote the democratic ticket
, If the feud between the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Western union, instead
of stopping short with chopping down
the telegraph poles on the railroad right
of-way, only went further and removed
the unsightly poles remaining to dis
figure so many streets and thoroughfares
in our biggest business centers, it might
be a blessing in disguise.
The humor of the railroad tax agents
is of the irrepressible kind. It Is said
they are preparing to go before the
state board that makes the first assess
ment of railroad property under our new
.revenue law and insist that the assess
ment dictated by them this year was
altogether too high to do the railroads
Justice. The tax agents in Nebraska
must be like the Roman soothsayers
who could not pass on the street with
out laughing in each other's faces at the
thought of how they were fooling the
people.
Populist leaders in Nebraska do not
appear to share the confidence expressed
by their democratic side partners In the
certain discomfiture of the reorganlzers.
On the contrary, they expect the reor
ganlzers to regain control of the ma
chlnery of the national democracy and
look forward to recruiting the decimated
populist cohorts from the remnants of
the Bryanites excluded from seats at the
council table of the party. The three
ring contention circus fell down to
two-ring circus several years ago and
the chances are it will be a one-ring
show wheu next It goes upon the road.
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The time, is up for the distribution of
the printed volume of the session laws
enacted by the last legislature, but the
publication day U still to be set In the
Interval every mail, woman and child
subject to the state's jurisdiction is pre
sumed to know the law and to obey It
strictly In every in Unite partictilnr. Tbl
lpenunntlon U based ou the assumption
that all our Hople are seciuui sight me
(Duma jiito can teil what the statutes
proseril without even having access to
them. The one consolation is that the
ndleers sworn to enforce the new law
und the Judges expected to Interpret and
construe ttieiu are in as dense lguoraiu'
of their contents as the poor law breaker
himself, groping about in legal dark
Bees.
AT TM PArtTiyft VF THf WaTS.
Populism in Nebraska, as In nearly all
the states of the went, had lis origin In
the popular discontent with railroad
domination and extortH'innte transports
tlon rates. This sentlmeut Brut took
definite shape in the organization of the
farmers' alliance and finally culminated
In tbe -people's Independent party that
held its nrt national convention at
Omaha In 1802 and promulgated Its prin
ciples In the Omaha platform.
The new party in Its declaration of
Independence denounced the existing old
parties as degenerate and incompetent
to cope with the great problems of the
hour, but instead of centering upon the
paramount issue of anti-monopoly, It
scattered its fire over, a wide field and
coinmltttd Itself to visionary schemes
of reform that were in conflict with the
natural laws of industrial evolution.
While the rank and file of western pop
ulists were greenbackers and did not
believe in metaUIc currency, they tem
porarily abjured their flat faith and
Joined with the bullionaires of the min
ing states In the clamor for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. The
railroad Issue was thus sidetracked and
free silver made the battle cry.
With the same facility of conversion
the people's Independent party was
switched by fusion from its original
third party independence to become an
adjunct of democracy. The party that
had been denounced in 1802 as the
spawn of Tammany corruption became
the right wing of the reform army in
1806. In that memorable presidential
campaign Nebraska wns the storm cen
ter and populism triumphed under the
flag of democracy. Not because Ne
braska had been converted to free sil
ver, but as flie sequence1 of calamity
in the shape of bnstnessjdepresslon and
two successive years ef drouth. With
the return of prosperity and the explo
sion of the silver delusion, the only
thing that held democrats and populists
together was the appetite for a division
of. the spoils.. When the stale bouse
and the majority of the county court
houses were reoccupled by republicans
the, cohesive power of fusion gradually
diminished and the leaders of the dis
lodged parties charged each other with
the responsibility for defeat
And now the allied forces of reform
find themselves at the parting of the
ways. Ex-Governor Toynter, who may
be considered one of the populist wheel
horses, has served formal notice upon
the Nebraska democracy that the
people's -Independent party will hence
forth travel in the middle of the road
without entangling alliances. Governor
Poynter admits ruefully that the im
pending reorganization of . the demo
cratic party will compel populists to
abandon the coalition which has proved
such a disappointment "The time is
now ripej" says Sir. Poynter, "to line
up the populist forces on the principles
of the Omaha jplatform for the fray of
1904. Whatever disintegration has hap
pened to our ranks has been caused
by our union with tbe democratic party.
Independent action wiy in a large meas
ure recover these scattered forces."
What Governor Toynter says concern
ing, the disastrous effects of fusion on
the populists is a reflex of what dem
ocratic leader have been saying to their
followers concerning its effect upon the
fortunes of the Nebraska democracy.
The truth is that the disintegration of
the reform forces is largely due to the
failure of the fuslonists to perform as
they promised when they were in power,
as well as to the popular conviction that
the republican party under Theodore
Rooeevelt will grapple with the monop
olies and trusts more effectively than
would the democracy whether reorgan
ized or disorganized. ' ' ' '
ROOSMVMLT in BIS OWN STATE.
There has been talk of a more or less
feerlous opposition to President Roose
velt in New York, but it is not mani
festing itself to any extent und it is
entirely safe to say will not do the pres
ident the slightest barm. Tt has been
reported that Governor Odell did not
feel friendly toward the president Surb
la not the case. The governor a few
days ago expressed the opinion that
there la no question of Mr. Roosevelt's
nomination and said that if thero were
a desire among New York republicans
to beat him the endorsement given by
the last republican state convention
stands in the way. Senator Piatt also
favors the nomination of Sir. Roosevelt
and will undoubtedly give his candt
dacy earnest support Indeed no re
publican of prominence in the Empire
state is opposed to the president and it
would be of no avail if there were any
such.
Mr. Roosevelt has already been en
dorsed for nomination by sixteen states,
which will have 4'.W votes in the nett
republican national convention, or more
than a majority. A number of otffer
states are confidently counted ou to give
their endorsement when they hold con
ventions and It Is predicted that no votes
will be cast in the national convention
for anyone but Roosevelt. Speaking of
the situation the Philadelphia Ledger
says It is safe to assume that It (he
conventions were to be held this su.n
mer Instead of next, not only would
President Roosevelt be trlumplmi.tty
nominated, but he would be elected by
an enormously large majority. Siel op
position as comes from the railroads and
the corporation magnates will do the
president no injury, but should rather
strengthen him with the XMple. A New
ork republican paper says: "Tho hos
tility of Wall street is only oiu, and a
steondary one, of the great elements
Of the president's strength. He i the
lneslstible and Inevitable candidate of
hla party because the people of the
country have faith In him as they have
rnd lu few other presidents in our bl
toty They believe in his hones'. and
fear less ness and Intelligence, believe
that the affairs of the country hae
been well directed under him and that
be folly deserves an election to the
ofTice which he has demonstrated his
ability to administer." There Is ro
reason to doubt that this feeling will be
as general and stronu a year hence as
It J at present.
SfTIAO TV'AHO! PBOTKCT1UX.
The London correspondent of tbe Phil
adelphia ledger says that in Great Brit
ain at the paesent time the swing of the
pendulum is la the direction of the form
ation of a party that will give to the
country moderate protection within the
empire and administrative efficiency.
He states that the present party ma
chinery, both of the conservatives and
the liberals, gives no means of testing
public interest in a new Issue. The
signs of the times all point to the aban
donment of the old shibboleths, to tbe
formation of new ideals and to the crea
tion of a middle party. The Junction
of Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Rosebery
is regarded as the best method of escape
from the present conditions. The colon
ial secretary's recent speech enunciating
a fiscal policy that would completely
change the existing order of things con
tinues to command great attention and
there is reason to believe is gaining
adherents. The central Idea of this
policy Is to keep tbe y-ade of the col
onies with Great Brftain, in order to
do which it will be necessary to have a
tariff for other countries.
It is not easy to think of Great Britain
turning to protection, even of the most
moderate character, yet Mr. Chamber
lain has made it quite plain that this
will have to be done if the trade of tbe
colonies is to be promoted in the Inter
est of the empire and the imperial
structure made stronger. It is trade that
will bind the colonies more firmly to
the mother country and the colonial
secretary fully understands this aad
would not delay applying the policy
that is necessary to promote trade. This
will not soon be done, however, for the
large majority of Englishmen still firmly
believe in free trade and it will take
some time to convert a sufficient num
ber, if Indeed that be possible, to carry
Into effect the Chamberlain policy
There will have to be formed a new
party and it Is believed that this can
be accomplished without much difficulty.
Indeed it is said that the only obstacle
to it is the nature of the personal rela
tions which are known to exist between
Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Rosebery.
WOB&. FUR AK-SAH-BfN BCSTLIRS.
The Ak-Sar-Ben organization is about
ready to start the wheels a-movlng
preparatory to the grand carnival of
1903. : .
Everyone in Omaha knows what Ak-Sar-Ben
has done for the city and
everyone in Omaha Is convinced that It
is destined to continue its good work
for many years to come.
As a stimulus to Omaha's social pres
tige and commercial supremacy ' Ak-Sar-Ben
is far and above all other or
ganizations working to the came end.
Ak-Sar-Ben . extends hla welcoming
arms to all without . distinction as to
rank aa employer or employe, and it is
the one local Institution in which every
progressive citizen can take a place and
find himself fully at home.
If Omaha has had a setback from
business stagnation it is all the more
reason for making the Ak-Sar-Ben fes
tivities next fall outdo all that have
gone before. There Is no good reason
why the membership for 1903 should
not be 2,000 Instead of 1.000. Every
person interested in Omaha's future
should make himself a hustling com
mittee for Ak-Sar-Ben. He can, at
least hustle his own membership appli
cation into the hands of the proper au
thorities promptly, and after he Is In it
is a poor hustler who cannot hustle up
another applicant for membership.
Let the hustling start early and keep
on uninterrupted so the year 1903 will
be sure to be a red letter sheet on Ak-Sar-Ben's
calendar.
Several sections of Nebraska have
suffered unusual loss by tbe wind and
water, but it is to be noted that as yet
no appeal for outside aid for tbe storm
victims has been made. The people of
the immediate neighborhoods appear
not only to have taken upon themselves
the Immediate relief of whatever dis
tress has been produced, but also to be
amply able to carry through the neces
sary relief work without calling upon
others. For their self-reliant attitude
they are certainly entitled to credit
The Bee's suggestion that the South
Omaha Commercial club and the
Omaha Commercial club get together
has been met with an invitation from
South Omaha for Omaha merchants to
come out and Join. It does not make
so much difference which one makes the
first move if the two organizations can
be gotten to co-operate In matters that
affect the commercial Interests of both
cities. The two clubs can certainly ac
complish more pulling together than
each pulling separately.
City Attorney Wright's apprehension
that there is no legal newspaper for
city advertising need not worry anyone.
The city council last January asked for
bids for city advertising and designated
the legal newspapers of the tityf for the
ensuing year. Under our constitution
the legislature can pass no law Impair
ing the obligation of contract whether
with a newspaper or with a merchant,
and the action of the council, linir
clearly within Its charter powers, will
stand until It legally expires.
That St lA)ui grand Jury ought to
be given an engagement to transfer
itself to Lincoln and look Into the con
ditlona that surround the work of Ne
braska legislators. There has been a
deep-seated suspicion that the chief
difference between Missouri law makers
snd Nebraska law makers has been a
difference simply in the scale under
which the members of the Boodlers'
union were operating In the two states.
Intlmely Skewers.
St. Louis Olobe-Democrat.
Cncle Sam has accumulated an irrigation
fund of nearly $15.COO,000. The heavy reins
In the west must he very discouraging to
Secretary Hltchooe.
Remedies for All Treebles.
Boston Transcript.
Labor troubles continue to gather omi
nously. But Just wait. Graduation time
with Its remedies for allaying all existing
economlo difficulties la near at hand.
Shallewaeas of Vocal Effort.
Baltimore American.
The man who sings loudest about heaven
being his home shows no signs of home
sickness when he crawls between two
feather ticks during a thunderstorm.
Papa's Part In the Play.
Atchison Globe,
In this country It Is not respectable for a
man's wife and daughters to work, but the
harder the old man works the more he Is
admired. They tell cheerful stories about
the old man; his little children say "Papa
Is too busy to die," but that Is about all he
gets out of life In the way of distinction.
Dark Ages la Spots.
Baltimore American.
With the German officer who assassinated
a comrade for not saluting properly sen
tenced only to four years' simple Imprison
ment, and the Russian authorities unde
cided whether to proceed against the
KIshlnelT rioters, civilly or criminally, the
dark ages are not so far away from the
Twentieth oentury as the number of years
between the periods would lead one to
Infer.
Caele Jim's Sunny Disposition.
Chicago Chronicle.
Uncle Jim Hill. who was plunged Into
a comatose condition by the Northern Se
curities decision, Is beginning to sit up and
take notice once more. It Is to the credit
of Uncle James, moreover, that he Is cheer
ful and optimistic despite the wrongs he
has endured. His plan of working up a
great flour trade with the .FIJI Islands may
not be feasible, but it Is creditable to Mr.
Hill's sunahjny disposition.
Rich Men In Pnblle Service.
Cleveland Leader.
There Is a field In every city In which
rich men who have retired from business or
the practice of the professions can give
valuable and useful service to the public
Many tnen are lost when they give up the
pursuit they have followed while accumu
lating a competence. Some of them can
not content themselves In lives of Idleness;
often they sicken and decline under the
Influence of changed conditions. All such
men should offer their services to the peo
ple. There are public enterprises aside
from the active administration of muni
cipal affairs which would derive benefit
from the business shrewdness and experi
ence of such men.
Prosecatlna- Poatofllce Crooks.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
As a rule since its foundation the Post
office department of the United States has
been honestly and ably managed. But It Is
evident that there are weak spots, and that
abuses have' crept In. A shaking up has
been begun ami should be pursued vigor
ously until scrupulously upright adminis
tration is re-established. The persons In
the department who are guilty of crooked
ness are not likely to appeal to President
Roosevelt for indulgence- He Is about the
last man. they would choose to deal with
their cases. He Is not easily deceived and
his views of publle duty are positive. A
thorough Job should pe made of the postal
Investigation. The penitentiary is the proper
place for boodllng' officials of all kinds and
degree.
REGt LATlSG THB TBI STS.
Progressive Steps Towaro a Decision
by tho Hlgbeat Conrt.
Washington Star.
Matters are unquestionably on the move
in the direction of the restriction of the
trusts whose operations are inimical to the
public welfare. The great northwest rail
road merger hss been pronounced Illegal by
the lower federal court and an appeal to
the United States supreme court is on its
way for early hearing. Judge Grosscup of
the United States circuit court at Chicago
made permanent the temporary Injunction
against the beef trust which was granted
to complainants a few montns ago. mat
clears the way for an appeal to the su
preme court which will render a final de
cision. This injunction is sweeping, and If
sustained will form the basis for a most
Important line of procedure against all cor
porations dealing with rooa supplies, its
effect Is to maintain free competition In the
meat markets of the world- Secret meet
ings to agree on uniform prices are pro
hibited. The defendants must not arbitra
rily raise, lower or fix prices by agreement,
they are enjoined from establishing uniform
rules of credit to dealers and they must not
maintain a common blacklist of delinquent
customers.
It may be that the beef trust will find
a way to avoid this decree, but the de
termined manner In which It has fought
the suit Indicates that tt does not com
placently egard the prospect of such an
Injunction. The great evil of rourse arises
from secret proceedings, which nre not mat
ters of record and do not give tne public
a chance to scrutinise the workings of the
corporations. But a new element of safety
Is afforded by the "publicity" section of the
law passed at the last session of congress
and the creation of thn new bureau of cor
porations under the Department of Com
merce. By means of these agencies It should
be possible for shrewd government Inspec
tors to detect signs of a common under
standing on the part of the possible com
ponents of a trust, whether they are as
sembled under a single corporation name
or remain as distinct entitles. The pen
alties provided by the Chicago injunction
for violations of a.i of Its clauses put a
weapon In the hands of the officials which
should, when wielded, produce wholesome
results.
The Inquiry Into the methods of the coal
trust Is proceeding with signs of success.
There Is no doubt whatever la the minds
of the people that although the several
coal mining and carrying roads are not
definitely Incorporated Into a distinct trust.
they are associated In a "working agree
ment" as flagrantly opposed to the public
welfare ss the beef trust proved to be a
year ago. The denials of President Baer of
the Reading do not shske this belief In the
slightest. His testimony before the Inter
state Commerce Commission a few weeks
ago amounted to a defiance of the public
and the law and it has deepened the pur
pose of the advocates of the regulation of
the trusts to bring the offending corpora
tions to book. The schedule of prices, eall
ln for an Increase In the coal rate of 10
cents a ton a month for several months. Is
not Justified by the circumstances, and Is a
direct proof of the eiletenee of the same
sort of agreement as that against which
the Chlcaro Injunction has Juat been Issued
In the beef case. Further advances there
fore In the line of governmental rerulatlon
and relief may be expected shortly In this
Instance unless sn unexpected kink In the
law Is encountered to set back the pro
gram. - Increased Tlntr on CoflTr.
HAVANA. May . President Palms has
signed the act Increasing the duty on
coffee. The resignation of Re nor Csrtllo.
second secretary of the Cu'an legation at
Washington, has . been accepted.
TAtK Or THB! HTATB PUKSi.
Wausa Uasette: Judge BarnM of Norfolk
la out as the northeast Nebraaka candidate
for supreme Judge before the republican
state convention. We have no objection to
Judge Barnes but are tired of having Nor
folk always pose as the "whole thins"
whenever reference la made to this part of
the state.
Wood niver Interests: jOhio and Nebraska
have both signified their Intention of en
dorsing President Roosevelt for a renom
Inatlon. "Teddy" la certain of the republi
can renomlnation for president, trusts or
no trusts. The masses of the American
people won't have It any other way.
Norfolk News: The republican state cen
tral committee has called the state con
vention to meet at Lincoln on August IS,
when the candidate for supreme judge will
be named who will be enthusiastically elec
ted In November, and the friends of Judge
J. B. Barnes- of this city are confident
that he will be that candidate.
Ponca Journal: Judge J. B. Barnes of
Norfolk has announced his candidacy for.
the office of supreme Judge. It Is generally
conceded that this office shquld go to a
northern Nebraska man this year and
Judge Barnes Is as capable and well quali
fied for the position as anyone who could
be named. He Is an old resident of Dixon
county and can rely on strong support from
this locality. -
North riatte Tribune: A Lincoln paper
publishes a sensational story to the effect
that the Union Pacllloand the B. St M.
roads will attempt to defeat the Introduc
tion In the republican state conventlon'of
a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt.
Such a story Is too foolish to be seriously
considered. The republican state conven
tion will endorse Roosevelt and do so In no
uncertain tones.
St. Paul Republican: If the democrats
really desire to atone for their treatment
of Manoah B. Reese four years ago, when
they defeated blm by peddling untruthful
tales about his fanatical prohibition ten
dencies, they will find no discouragement
among republicans. No better friend of
the people nor abler Jurist ever aspired
to the supreme bench of Nebraska than
Judge Reese. His virtues are such that
even his political opponents ought to be
able to recognize them before his death.
Holdrege Progress: Kearney and Hast
ings are wasting lots of newspaper apace
In their contention over the location of the
new state normal school, which from a
geographical as well as logical standpoint
belongs to neither of them, but should come
to Holdrege. The Progress Is of the opin
ion that the people of Nebraska, Who are
interested In the educational welfare of the
state, do not favor either Kearney or Hast
Ings. Neither do we believe the people of
the state are In favor of mobilising all the
state Institutions at Hastings merely be
cause Hastings desires tt. Holdrege, laying
aside all our selfish Interests, la the most
logical place for the new state normal, of
any mentioned.
Norfolk Press: Judge J. B. Barnes, of
the city, has publicly announced his can
didacy for the republican nomination for
Justice of the supreme court. It Is certain
that the Judge will go Into the convention
with a strong following, and the chances
are very favorable for his nomination
perhaps It may be conceded to him by
unanimous consent. Nobody who Is ac
quainted with Judge Barnes need be told
that he Is amply qualified for the position
he seeks. His opponent will doubtless be
Judge Sullivan of Columbus, and If that Is
the case, the contest should be a gentle
men's race between two lawyers whose abil
ity cannot be questioned. This should mean
a clean campaign.
Norfolk News: The republican central
committee of Nebraska has anticipated tbe
action and desires of the party and given
an unanimous endorsement to the adminis
tration of President Roosevelt. The party
will have to wait but a couple of months
until It will have an opportunity through
Ita delegates of endorsing the action of the
committee, and when the voters get an op
portunity they won't do a thing but en
dorse the action of the convention by a
majority that will be unprecedented. From
all present Indications the men who have
been voting the fusion ticket for years will
vie with the republlcahs In an effort to
make that endorsement unanimous. It will
take a stupendous effort for any party or
faction to produce a man who will rut
Into Roosevelt's popularity In Nebraska to
any extent whatever.
REAL AMERICA ARISTOCRACY.
All Belong- to It Who Do t acfal Work
la the Right Spirit.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
"I pity no man," said the president ai
Dunsmutr, Cal.. "because he has to work.
If he is worth his salt he will work. 1
envy the man who has a work worth doing
and does It well. It Is the fact of doing
the work well that counts; not the kind of
work, so long as that work be honorable."
There Is a good deal of loose talk about
the growth of "aristocracy" in this coun
try. There unquestionably are numbers of
persons who think, or at least set as If
they thought, that they belong to this
"aristocracy." Thtir claim to belong to It
Is based almost wholly on having greater
possessions than their neighbors. That Is
the worst possible busls for such a claim.
Then there are a considerable number ot
persons who permit themselves to be envi
ous of those who claim to belong to this
"aristocracy." They permit themselves to
feel that way because their possessions are
smaller than their neighbors'. That is the
worst possible reason for entertaining such
a feeling.
There Is a real Amt rlcan aristocracy, to
which any man who chooses may belong,
and to which he does belong If he be the
right kind of man. It Is the aristocracy
to which the most widely read of Amer
ican poets' paid tribute as he wandered
through the streets of ancient Nuremberg
and sang;
Not thv councils, not thy kaisers, win for
thee the world's regard;
But thy painter, Albrecht Durer, and Hans
Sachs, thy cobbler bard.
This, O Nuremberg, a wanderer from a
region far away, .
As he paced thy streets and courtyards,
sang In thought this careless lav:
Gathering from the pavement's crevice, as
a floweret from the soil.
The Hohillty of lrbor the long pedigree of
toll.
There Is an American aristocracy the
oldest and the only enduring one in the
world to which we all belong who find
work worth doing and do it resolutely and
with all our might. Its basis la not birth.'
nor station, nor wraith. It Is the aristoc
racy of those who do well for themselves.
their families, their neighbors, their tel.
low men and their country. It la tho aris
tocracy of work.
Tbe Pork-Packing Year.
New York Sun.
The meat packing Industry began a new
year with April. The packers are now
looking ever last year's business with any
thing but satisfaction. Last year 4.8n,tf0
fewer hogs were slaughtered than in the
preceding year and the amount of meat
produced was 418.0CO.0iiO pounds less. Fewer
hogs were marketed and sold than in any
years since 1837. The price of live hogs
rose to high record figures and provision
exports decreased correspondingly. The ex
ports of fresh pork were the lowest for
six years. It was notable, too, that the
hogs were not up to the standard of fat
ness demanded by the prosperity of the
times, for tho weight of lard obtained In
proportion to the weight of hoga was leas
than It bad beea for thirty years.
bits or WAnrGTO t,ir.
Minor, Scenes aad Incidents Sketched
the Spot.
Tension Commissioner Ware recently re
ceived an application for a pension from a
civil war veteran who does not hesitate
to tell the truth about his claim on the
nation's gratitude-. When requested to
specify the rlrctimrtances under which he
Incurred physical disabilities he sent the
following unique explanation: "The way I
got my war Ingery was a ketchln of a
hog. Ths hog war a sow hog and our cap
tain wanted her for forege. He was chssin
the sow and she crawled threw a hoal In
a rale fence. It war a big hoal and I thot
I war about the els of the hog, and tried
to crawl threw, but I stuk and trtn to
wigle out I throde the rales off and one
hit me on' my hed and nocked me sense
less. I do not think the sow pig had noth
ing to do with my line of duty, for I did
not kech the hog. Wlch she never war
caut." Mr. Ware Is of opinion that such
candor as this should entitle the writer to
unusual consideration.
Commenting on the Postofflce department
disclosures, a correspondent of the New
Tork Post tells of one officer of the de
partment whose position was particularly
open to assault, but who has so far passed
unscathed through the Area of Investiga
tion. That Is Michael Angelo Louis, su
perintendent ot the division of postofflce
supplies. He furnishes the postofflccs with
Ink and paper and twine, and a lot of
things that would afford a generous "rake
off" If handled by a corrupt administrator.
Louis has been In the government service
more years than some of the clerks under
him hare lived, and though he has no ex
pensive habits and no family dependent on
him, he probably could not today scrape
together the money to buy a reasonable
block of the copper mining stock which
has been going around the department so
freely of late years. In other words, he Is
a poor man at the end of a long period of
work In a perfect magasine of potential
pickings.
The worst complaint any of the postmas
ters have against him Is that he Is stingy,
because he requires them to make It plain
thot they need the supplies they call for;
while the most serious reflection heard In
higher quarters Is that he Is extravagant,
because he believes that a labor-saving de
vice which enables a clerk to get through
tO per cent more work In a week Is worth
having, even though the first cost may be
10 per cent more than the cost of an an
tiquated method. So between the two ex
tremes he seems to be steering his course
very fairly.
Naturally, some of the "newspaper
sleuths" went for Louis early In the pres
ent Investigation. Contractors whom he
had not favored, clerks whom he had had
removed or transferred for fumbling with
honesty, found ready listeners to tales
which they could reel off by the hour,
based chiefly on suspicion surcharged with
spite. Louis said little, but went method
ically at preparing for the district attorney
the material on which to proceed against
his detractors criminally, as he had no
desire to make money out of the abuse of
his good name. When asked why he did
not go on with "bis case at once, he an
swered that he did not wish to put him
self Into the attitude of trying to scare
away criticism or heading off Inquiry Into
his conduct. But he did make one excep
tion to this rule In the case of a man who
was about going out, of the Jurisdiction
and therefore might esoape prosecution.
Him he went for tooth and nail, and the
result was a payment by the offender of
$150 into court and a most complete re
traction. Louis Is a good-natured, cheerful, little
man. Even in referring to the persons who
have attacked him on suspicion, and whose
cases he Is engaged. In making up for the
courts, he maintain ' perfect composure.
There la nothing Tenomous In his retalia
tion. It is a pure matter of business;
these men have assailed his character,
which Is one of his few assets, and though
he cannotwipe that fart away, he must
for hla own protection put them to their
proofs.
There has been apparent during the' past
few days an Increase In the brightness ot
the white dome of the Capitol building, re
ports the Star. This Is the first stage In
the work of giving the entire building a
new coat of paint, which has not been done
for twelve yean. There are twenty men
now occupied In painting the dome, and
persons with good eyes may see them
perched here and there on frail looking
rapports suspended by ropes, looking like
some peculiar Insects creeping about ap
parently oblivious ot the dangerous height
at which they are working. A larger num
ber of men will soon be put to work on
the lower part of the building, and It U
expected that about seven weeks will be
required to complete the work. Nearly I.nci
gallons of paint will be used In putting on
the two coats of white that will be glvet.
the building.
PKnsOHAI, NOTES.
One of the guns taken from a vessel sunk
In the battle of Santiago has been sent to
Palmyra, N. Y., as a mark of honor to
Admlnjl William T. Sampson.
The widow of General T. J. (Stonewall)
Jackson, the distinguished confederate
leader, hss been on a visit to Atlanta, Ga.,
where she was the recipient of many
kindly social attentions.
The late B. V. Jones or Pittsburg, who
left his estate of t60.ono.ou0 exclusively to
his wife and children, didn't share Mr.
Carnegie's views as to the disgrace of dying
rich.
Young Venderbilt, having sm&slf.d a
17,000 automobile by running it Into a ditch,
crawled out of the water, wiped the mud
from his eyes and remarked that he waa
"very angry." Aa fine a specimen of mod
eration as his entering the mad race was
of excess.
Nate W. Flaisig, believed to be about
the oldest traveling man In America, has
covered nearly 600,000 miles selling the
product of on house, an English needle
making firm. He is a native of Ohio, bi
always registers as coming from the Ens
hah city where the neeaie factory la lo
cated. The Buffalo Courier charges that Norman
E. Mack, democratic national committee
man from New York and the editor of a
rival newspaper In Buffalo, was christened
Xorinun K. McEachran, but as the name
did not suit him on account of Its Milesian
flavor he had it changed by legislative en
actment. At the time when some anxiety was felt
In Washington regarding the health ot
Governor Taft of the Philippines Secretary
Waltham Watches
A great American achievement.
"The prftctcd AmeHcn Wttch," t aiastralti hook
of Interesting tnformtiion tioat mtsichet, svitt he tetd
free upon request,
American Wittfum Wakh Company m
Waltham, Mass.
Root cabled an Inquiry aa to his condi
tion. The governor answered saying he
had Just completed a horseback Journey of
twenty-five miles and "stood the trip well."
As Mr. Taft weighs t0 pounds, the secre
tary cauld not resist the temptation to In
qulraby cable: "How is the horseT"
Richard fl. Croketl eldest son and name
sake of the former Tammany leader, hutt
become special partner In a firm of New
York brokers, having put 1100,000 Into the
business. His brother Frank has no taste
for commerce, preferring a career In pol
itics. Richard 8. Croker Is about 17 years
old and Is considered as more like hla
father than any of the Croker boys. He has
the same heavy, determined features and
the characteristic Croker reticence.
COKFKSSIO! OP A KBROIl.
Philadelphia Record: Dr. Andrews, the
chancellor of the University ot Nebraska,
has the grace to confess that In supporting
blmetallam he was guilty of a solentlflo
error. This open ncknowledgment does him
credit, and la worthy of the Imitation of
Mr. Bryan and other votaries of free sli
ver. Baltimore American : Dr. Andrews al
lowed himself to be buncoed, to be led
away from base by political demagogues,
and, though he has now been reconverted
to sound money, the excuses he gives for
his errors do not satisfy those who
watched his political wanderings with re
gret San Francisco Call: President Andrews
now admits that the limitations of the gold
supply are unknown and that the. supply
Is apparently Inexhaustible, and therefore
he formally recants. No matter how much
one may deplore the Insufficiency of data
upon which he recklessly based his former
opinion, he must be admired aa a man hon
est In the confession cf Ma error upon dis
covering 11
Portland Oregonlnn: We must' put !r.
Andrews a place above Bryan, who asks
us to btlleve that he can never err. The
chancellor saya he was misled, which is
mors than Mr.i Bryan wltl ever say. It
falls far short, however, of the manly con
fession of error mnde, for example, by John
O. Carlisle, who waa. like Drran. In pol
itics, and had the excuse of party exigency
which Andrews did not have. Tt Is sad to
think that we owe so much of "blmetallam"
to British geology. In addition to our heavy
debt to Lombard street on the gold stand
ard. Detroit rree Press: The silver campaign
of 1896 really rested upon the aayumptlwi
that there was not enough gold In the
world, and never would b enough, to do
the world s business. This has been dis
proved bythe most convincing of all arguments-experience
end Dr. Andrews heat
er a to salute the everlasting fact. His
statement merits consideration from other
residents of Nebraska who have yet to
discover things that are now so obvlnu
to Dr. Andrews and te pretty nearly every
body else.
Philadelphia Press: If Mr. Andrews hsd
said that his mistake tn 1S on the cur
rency question was owing to a fatal de
fect In his own mental make-up, a de
fect that has been exhibited on many oc
casions In his career, he would have found
believers. As It Is. however, he will be
disappointed if he Imagines he can restore
himself to public confidence by an humble
confession of past error. No met a
generation has brought more humiliation
to educated men and caused a more pro
found distrust among the masses In the
Judgment of men of learning than the er
ratic courae of K. B. Andrews. Nine out
of the ten men who have earned a "sheep,
skin at college have felt cut to the quick
m a ,h' "nlb,t,on has made of himself,
and ,he,r sense of shame will not be
lessened In the least by Mr. Andrews' at
tempt to exvnse himself by foafonndlng a
"T or nonesty with a question
geology.
of
SMILIXO USES.
!!R!,.,h' ,Mv he loed you?"
i. ", you k"w he doesn t speak our
Ungtifige very well, but he made out to a"k
Pra.nDe,r?eUr"h ""P -"-CIvland
theD?,ouserr 0oJcl to our smoking In
l"k.l"!y answered Mr. Meekton.
i,ir . Z "Ue d,,msn ' 1,ke il I nvr give
her a chance to object. -W ashington Star.
cook weeve? 'hud'" "y "" he WO,"t
unm'trJ k".ow U' But "he ,s " to stay
J,1, " someone else.
.n?.HHti" BOOi- 1 Oiiln t know but you
K?ee pesa'e ,0 Ck ,h "' "-"
B!r,"nT' he"r "V" frl,,nd ot yur ""
SltiKyl! "J moved out to your town.
Subbubs-Yes, and i.es a genius He
vemld Vth U?,a Wk fc'fVeV. had I.?
vented a combination baby carriage and
lawn mowerPhiladelphia Press.
iiS?7i3if hp-'r m"n ,e"d9 "n",e
n mrr I es.
' T..mrny-, then, does a married man
! a double one?-New York gun"
...'!H0.n.l!jJ?.U "nk you'd litter speak to
mV. i7, .' "rur? ,ne Km suggested.
Ueorg7 JU!,t .'nl' '" Ulln t he '" 'ked
"Ves.'1;
i,i1'Wh"' 1 tnlnk ' " lv hm time to get
his slippers on."-Chl. ago Post.
MrWvJyr ""J-eess ! have achieved," said
Mr. Meekton. "I must give Henrietta credit
'xvTi'i what hv' you accomplished?"
"r . . JLe.."n"w,!r'Jl fter 'omr thought.
In ?E1 Jf,ty gnni hand b"""ng a fire
morning and seeing that th? base-
Star! ' 0,h '-w'hlngton
THK I1KADL1 PI U1K,
Inland Printer.
Some fiendlah printer la toy secret foe.
. On the top floor.
He haa a trick that Mils roe up with woe
And oaths galore.
I wrote a sonnet to my lady's hair.
And said that "only with It ran compare
etaonl shrdlu cmfyp vbgkqj xxflflffm
This made me sore.
A thrilling romance, too, I penned one day
On the last page
The viliisn told why he. did seek to slay
Sir Durlvage.
"I "f,ht hi" lu" Quoth he, "not tn the
But helmet off. because he once did aay:
vbgkqj xzfiflrfffl TC shrdlu shrdlu Inlu
That made me rage.
And forthwith to the editor I wrote.
With angry pen.
Correcting the mlatukea in a brief pete
Of how and when
Twas printed; yet an added horror smote.
As over the correction I did gloat:
Ml'ST-All Eds-A J T-Bury on Inside P
'I was mad 'then.
CouldI but have this wretch to wort my
.... w ,. ... F?r J"" hort
I d boil him In hot pitch, or, better still.
Had I the power.
Above the flory furnace have htm grllL
Able alone to shriek la wordless will:
"vbgkoj cmfwyp shrdl eiotan shrdlu toe,"
Forevermore.