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Tiie Omaha Daily Bee
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before me this Slat day of May, A. D. 1903.
M. B. HUNGATE,
(Seal.) - Notary Public.
Chicago is wrestling with the garbage
problem and Omahn will have to follow
suit before tho end of the present year.
Adjournment of the Japanese Diet
docs not seem to have disturbed the
InternnUonal eouillbrium to auv nlnrm-
lng extent. .
We note that in the latest issue of the I
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uLuuinu, luiir. iu uverusemeuis
aro ..eur.y an or nre water, nre wows
'or tire hose. It's a good combination.
Having nothing else to fight over, the
Iowa democrats will try to take another
fall out-of the question of reaffirmation
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oi uae ii-ansas uy piairorm vagaries. ,
Hnwomtnti Piim 4 TA..A la 1. A ..I I
things all bis own way in the county
coDventiong this year. It was different
two .years ago when be was first notn
inated.
If King Peter is so disposed he cnii
appropriate our Fourth of July for his
triumphal entry into Belgrade and his
assumption of the reins of Servian gov
ernment Attorneys who are paid ty the year
for knocking down corporation assess-
tnents will bear watching, even when
they have their abode in the rural
suburb of Dundee.
A man has been driven Insane over
ln England by Imagining he Is the king.
Several people have reached the verge
of insanity on this side by imagining
they held all the kings.
It la hard to make neni.ie. beiiv that
an Ohio man h. not deal-' nn th J
White House. That Is whv Senator
Hanna finds lt necessary at every on-
portunlty to deny harboring residential
ambitions.
The clean bill of health presented by I
Cuba ln Its complete freedom now from
yellow fever and smallpox testifies to
the thorough Job which the American I
fumigating brigade did when lt wns ln
chnrge down there.
Why shouldn't those Jackson jail I
boarders have an allowance of whisky
tlally in addition to their meals? Isn't
the Jackson Jail ln Kentucky and does
rot the constitution expressly prohibit
cruel and unusual punishments?
The South Omaha Hoard of Review
should hew to the line, let the chips
fall where they may. In the assess-
ment of property they should be gov-
erned by the principle of equal Justice
to all and special privileges for none,
An amiable contemporary ln a languid
mood tolls us that "man's inventions
are clever and unique, but they remind
us with the passing centuries of the
limits as well ns the possibilities of
human kind." If that is uot ns clear
as mud au explanatory diagram will be
furnished free.
In allowing the Jews of London with-
out molestation not only to resolve ln
sympathy with their persecuted breth-
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re... .mi i urumuH-r iuc jiusmhu Kv-
eromcne as responsuue ror ine out-
rages, tne Hritisb government serves uo -
tlce that lt has no close alliance with
Russia which would lead it to shield
the cxar's orticlnls. If lt were some
other country, the British government
might act differently.
i 5
Major J. B. fond, the noted lecture
manager who has Just died, was
responsible probably for launching more
penple of varylug degree of prominence
upon the lecture platform than any
other one man. Major Pond's wide
reputation as a successful lmpresaarlo
of oratorical talent mude lt easy for
hint to prevail upon men of fame to
turo their names into gate receipts. His
place will cot t easily filled.
NOHTnn KST A!HD RKCIPHtH ITY.
Thorp Is no question that in the north
western Ht.itcH thctp Is n strong senti
ment favoraMf to reciprocal conmicniiil
relation with t'liumln mid it 1 very
likely to lncrcue. The development of
this HonHuietit lias Ihth piu'tlcultirly
marked in Minnesota, where n leu hup of
iHiHinoHi. interests to further the muse
f reciprocity with otir northern neltfli
bor linn been organized and entered niton
tH enmpulirn. Keprcscntntive Heile of
."if, i
the Ulllllth district Hnjn the people Of
lion than ever before ond he ex-
j,i:iIls thut this new awakening 1 due ln
large measure to the agricultural pvolu-
tlon of the northwest.
While n generation ngo Minnesota was
exclusively a wheat producer outside of
the lumbering Interests, now there is
diversified fnrmlng and Mr. Bedo ex-
pressel the oplnlotl that ln twenty-five
., . ,
years from now Minnesota will not pro
duce a bushel of wheat for export, be
cnuse other crops are more profitable,
nnd In hnlf that tine the great export
ing flouring mills of Minneapolis nnd
Duluth will shut down unless they can
rrrlnrl the rannrllnn eron. Last Vear the
ouuuuiuu uunuwrsi imwui.ru w.uvu.wpvi
bushels of wheat, which la only a be
ginning. The natural market for this
wheat is Liverpool nnd the natural out
let for It Is through Minnesota. "Our
I railroads would like to carry It, our
mills grind it ana our snips Denr u to
tne markets of the world," said Mr.
.
Bede.
Canndlnn whent miser that we afford
i.ijj, tnl, competition and It can ln no
wnT hnrm our producer to let the Cana-
dlnn product pass through our terrl-
tory for lt wiu eh the world market
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In any event. If we remove our tariff
of 25 cents a bushel on wheat Canada
would not impose an export duty as she
does on logs, but would leave it free
In the interest or ner own rarmers.
The resolution adapted by the recent
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northwestern milling interest was well
represented, strongly urging reciprocity
with Canada, probably was Inspired by
the. view that is creating sentiment m
favor of this policy ln the northwest.
At any rate this declaration of an ex-
tensive and important Industry has
made no utt,e Imprewlon and given con-
smernuie eiiLuuiusruir.u lu u u-
of reciprocal trade relations with
the Dominion. hat seems assured is
that the northwest will be earnestly
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aiiHHi wnu iew m.a. ... u.... iuD
reciprocity cause ami tne unueu euorxs
hof the two sections in this direction.
aided by friends of the policy In other
quarters, may ultimately lead to nego-
tlatlons for a treaty, though at this time
there appears to be no prospect of this.
There continues to be talk of recon-
venlnir the lllch joint Commission for
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the nurnose of fram ne a reclDrocity
treatyi but there is no authoritative In-
forrntion that this .will. b dona.
Neither government. Jt appears, Is dis-1
posed to take the initiative In the mat-
ter.
BUR&AU UF COHPOBAT10KS.
This new bureau, which Is expected to
be of great service to the public, will
be ready to begin active operations July
1. Commissioner Garfield has been
busy PParin the b? toe collection
oi an necessary oata as to siuie jaws
regulative of corporations, decisions by
the courts, methods of organization,
capitalization and other statistical mat-
ter which will be needed for reference,
It Is stated also that the president Is
taking a great deal of interest ln the
work which the bureau will have to per-
form and has consulted with federal
Judges who have handled suits brought
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under the Sherman anti trust law as to
the best methods to be pursued by the
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bureau ln gathering tne information rei-
atlve t0 corporations authorised by the
laWi
While lt is expected that the bureau
of corporations will perform the duties
assigned to lt thoroughly and lmpar-
tlnlly, care will be taken to avoid doing
anything that might work an Injury to a
corporation which Is not offending
against the law. It Is within the power
of the bureau to Investigate the organ
ization and methods of management of
all corporations engaged in Interstate
commerce, but making public the re-
suits of the Inquiry is ln the discretion
of the president. No corporation that
is complying .with the Inws, lt la need -
less to say, need fear any, Injury from
the new bureau. Only those whose or -
gnnlzatton and methods are unlawful
will experience any trouble. The new
bureau was not created to crush cor-
porations, but merely to see that they
are legally organized and managed
PROJECTBO COTTOjy SULL MVST.
The latest movement of trust pro-
-
nioters looks to the merging of southern
cotton yarn mills and It Is expected to
succeed. A conference 'of manufacturers
was' held at Charlotte, "N.1 C.,' last week.
to consider the plan proposed and the
sentiment was generally favorable to lt
This plan is somewhat different from
those ordinarily employed ln combln-
lng or consolidating Industries.' but the
basic principle Is the familiar one. The
promoters propose what appears to be
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B penecuy m.r urruf.i,r.,i. no tur .
tne mauuraciurers are coucerneu. dui
1 there is enifvxiied a scneme to araw
liberally from the public for the benefit
of the promoters. In this respect the
plan Is quite ln line with well known
trust methods and it is this that may
Interfere with the carry ing out of the
project.
It Is possible that a combination of
I the cotton yarn mills, if effected on
I sound principles, might prove of eco-
I nomlc advantage to the industry. There
I might be a saving ln the cost of man
agement and expenses reduced ln other
directions. Consolidation, however, that
would Involve the exploiting of Inflated
stocks, ss the proposition of the pro-
moters contemplates, could not result in
say benefit to the ludutttr and mostlwers killed by policemen In Pittsburg last
likely would prove a disadvantage.
Still the manufacturers who have- tints
far considered the plan HfOlu generally
to regard It with favor, nltimutli It
really does not look like n desirable
thlnp for the future of a substantial
cotton- manufacturing Industry In the
south. It would manifestly be wiser
to depend upon a healthy growth, such
as the Industry has leen having, nnd
keep out of the clutches of eastern promoters.
MORtL LIGHT H AXTKP.
There is no divergence of opinion In
this community with regard to the de
sirability of the projected I'latte river
power canal. It does not require nn
urgument to convince our business men
that u power cannl would prove of in
calculable advantnge to the Industries
already entabllshed and would, more
over, stimulate the Investment ln new
manufacturing enterprises. Up to date,
however, the ower canal remains n
paper project. To be sure, the pro
moters of two rival canal projects one
at Fremont and one at Columbus have
periodically claimed to have secured
financial backing that will enable them
to proceed with the work of construction
without delay, but ns yet promise has
not been supplemented by performance.
The last public announcement carries
with It the assurance that Manager
Kenyon of the South Omaha stock yards
would ln the near future assume the
general management of the Fremont
power cnnnl nnd push the work to suc
cessful completion within twelve to
eighteen months. It has also been given
out in this connection that J. Ogden
Armour and a number of other , heavy
capitalists have been enlisted to back
nnd finance the enterprise.
While this Information Is very gratify
ing to everybody interested In the
progress of Omaha, there is a general
for more deflnUe lnforrnatlon than
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. ft
power cnna, proJect than thpy ,mTe
been nb,e to oban fmm who
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ge(?ure ,Te ,nforulutlon regardlng
flnnnclnjf of the Kmnont or CoIum.
bup cuna, projectg hflve faUpd to eUdt
. . fl . infornifltn as would war-
rant The Bee ,n declarIn(f tnnt the enter.
, . rpnrhwl whn nii
dol)bt of lt(J flna, nchIevement La8 been
,i.0,1oj
Let us have more light on the power
canfl, by mean8 and jf any conces-
g,on8 are tQ flsked of 0mnha or gouth
Omaha that can be reasonably granted
we feel cure that both cities will pull
together to expedite the project to a
successful completion.
Government cwnershiD of teleeraDh
linen la nln-nva iinnhtatl
J
the invMimt hr.irt nr n hr.no for
dividends, but government telegraphs
P rin-rt n. vofv Hrn. ,nri.
ment whenever they are projected in
paying territory. This explains why the
government is about to establish tele
graph ' communication between the
Alaskan islands and the mainland of
the TJnlted States by way of Seattle, for
Whjci, purpose 1.350 miles of submarine
cnble hn9 Deen manufactured expressly
f0r Uncle Sam under the supervision of
Genera, Greely.
A saving of one-half of 1 per cent
on a bond Issue of $480,000 would
amount to $2,400 a year or $48,000 nt
the end of twenty years. A saving of
1 cent interest would effect a saving
of $90,000 in twenty years. There is no
danger that Omaha would have to pay
more than 4 per cent Interest on its
bonded indebtedness ten years hence.
r -nu. vi.ah i a.
"U ..t..,, . vrmi,KKl
of an Improvement In the city's credit
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auu u iviicBnmuuig icuutuuu u. Llie?
interest rate at the end of the next
decade.
Before the County Board of Equaliza
tion reaches a final conclusion concern
ing the assessment of South Omaha
packing house plants Attorney Selby
should be Invited to make a more plaus
ible explanation about. the mistake In
the assessment figures caused by the
assessor's alleged game band. That
game bears the earmarks of the heathen
Chinee.
There Is a slight contrast between get
ting diplomas ln Omaha and ln Cam
1 bridge. Mnss., where one of the mem
1 bers of a graduating class of the public
1 schools declined to participate in the
graduating exercises because he had an
antipathy to the mayor, who had been
selected by the school board to dls-
I tribute the diplomas
Has it really come to this that a
graduate of the Omaha High school is
obliged to Invoke the power of the
courts to compel the Issue of a diploma.
which la withheld from hira to satisfy
the spleen of a martinet who hus sought
to give himself nirs by seeking to en
force Russian army barracks discipline?
That the refinement of education Is
ever becoming more acute is shown by
the summer school Just opened ln
0mfihll to gUerlntendents how to
teaob tliu.ners how 4o teftch- The Dext
w be an lnBtitutlon t0 tea(,h
"
ten,.herg jlow to teach superintendents
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If all the members of the Business
Men's association could be Induced to
buy all their clothing, furniture snd
bric-a-brac exclusively ln Omaha the
organization would effect a very marked
Improvement in the retail trade. One
way to stnnd up for Omaha is to
I patronize home Industry
Evldenre of Aetlvlty.
Boston Globe.
Thirteen votes already are sufficient evi
dence that the governor of Massachusetts
is not merely an ornamental official.
Hot the lloose Brand,
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Two rattlers and three large blacksnakea
Frldiiy. Thus do we see that they were
rc simkos. and not the Imaginary kind
so prevalent where they throw themselves
nw.iy on old Monongnhela.
In the Matter of lirsre,
Philadelphia Record.
Peter Kanigenrgevltrh. too, tails himself
king "by grace of Jnd." But the assassins
of AlcxMtider know bolter by whose grace
Peter now reigns over the Servians.
Protest uf Patriotism.
New York Tribune.
The old Liberty Bell Is an Interesting
object, nnd It Is to be wished that every
American might sec It. But It ought not
to be carted around the country as though
It were the band wngon of a circus. Its
place Is In Independence hall, and there
lt should be kept for all time.
How Soon e Are Forgotten."
Philadelphia Press.
Shortly after the death of Captain Grid-
ley, who commanded the flagship In the
battle of Manila bay, there was an en
thusiastic movement among the people of
Erie the late captain's city to raise a
fund for a suitable monument. That was
not so very long ago, but apparently it is
long enough for the project to be lost to
view, since the newspapers are now asking
what has become of It. It Is not a new ex
perience. Schooling; Per Capita.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Statistics show that the average amount
of public schooling per capita In this coun
try is $98 days. That is, there would be
908 daya for each Inhabitant if lt were dis
tributed around. Fifty years ago the aver
age was 43) days, and at the beginning of
the nineteenth century lt was but 82 days.
The nation gives the school children of
today twulve, times us much schooling as
the youngsters received 100 years ago. This
certainly Is a gratifying showing.
IOM)KJIM. UiE tltl.MK.
England's
Attitude Toward
the
Servian Untel.ers.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
In sharp contrast with the hypocritical
Russian note congratulating King Peter
on his "accession" Is the direction of
Prime Minister Balfour to the British
minister at Belgrade to withdraw from
the kingdom, and to. absent himself dur
ing the coronation ceremonies and until
further orders. The direction was brought
about by the Intense horror which per
vaded England, in common with the rest
of the world, over the slaughter of Alex
ander and his queen, and, though the
British minister will, In time, again take
up his duties at Belgrade, the Insult haa
been given directly by the Lion to the Bear,
and it was fully and completely deserved.
But the ciar may not have England alone
as a power with whom he will have to
reckon. The army was his tool ln the
murders at the palace, and In demanding
of the legislative body the proclamation
of Peter as king of fiervla. The army Is
made up of tools willing to follow their
officers, whose taste for blood may bring
them Into conflict, even with the csar, for
they are hotheads as well as tools, utterly
without manhood, honor or principle us
their recent acts have Shown. Possibly
if the other European powers would allow
tha. coronation ceremonies to be witnessed
only by Russian officials, the czar might
be brought to a realisation of the opinion
in which he Is held an opinion beginning
to take shape and form at Kishlneff and
culminating at Belgrade.
Till ST 15 PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Will Drt His Doty In Present
PostofBce' Muddle.
New Tortc Sun.
The most confident and circumstantial
statements alleging the president's lnten
tlon to mitigate his activity in certain di
rections ln the matter of punishing rascality
In the Postofflce department if such be
proven fall to shake to the extent of the
thousandth part of a hairbreadth of vibra
tion our belief that he will let .no guilty
man escape.
This belief Is positive. It is grounded ln
the principle of noblesse oblige. It has
been strengthened by Mr. Roosevelt's own
frequent and eloquent references to the
rigid requirements which duty Imposes
upon character In a post of responsibility,
It is not Theodore Roosevelt who will give
up the hunt because - the trail shows big
game behind the boscage.
"Don't draw unless you mean to shoot
Is the middling good proverb which ex
presses his congenital and characteristic
philosophy of action. He has drawn, and
therefore it may be assumed that he means
to shoot. i
Accordingly, lt makes no difference how
specific are the accumulating reports that
represent the president as hesitating to
prosecute where prosecution might result in
political inconvenience to himself as a can
dldate. They will meet with no credence
In this quarter until, they are legibly at
tested by Mr. Roosevelt's signed manual.
Just as little do we believe that the presl
dant Is directly or remotely responsible for
the promulgation of the theory that the
name of his dead and honored predecessor
now constitutes a bar to prosecution In
effect, a statute of limitations in the case
of proved offenses committed by subordi
nates when McKlnley was alive.
NAVY GENERAL, STAFF.
Example of the Army Good Enough
to Spread.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The act creating a general staff for the
army does not become operative until some
time In August, but so much is expected
of It In the way of Improved administra
tive methods that the navy Is prepared to
adopt a similar system, and Secretary
Moody is reported to have given the plan
his approval. In the navy the need of
general staff has never been so appiren
In the army. In the former service the
detail system what the politicians would
call rotation In office already prevails, and
the bureau chiefs, detailed for four vears
and the general board of the navy already
form something like a general staff. The
new plan is not yet worked out in detail
but It proposes to have responsibility go
hand In hand with authority, and to center
this responsibility In one man who will be
the actual commander of the navy as the
army chief of staff will be the real com
mander of that service.
It Is quite probable that some such system
would make for greater simplicity and
efficiency. In both War and Navy depart
ments there has been too much command
by committee, with the actual command
vested in a civilian secretary, who is al
ways a politician and very often not muc
else. The chief of the staff would he al
ways responsible to the secretary of th
navy and the latter would always keep
under his own control certain matters of
policy and finance which congress has per
slstently refused to turn over to a purel
military authority. Under the proposed
change some of the most important duties
now performed by bureau chief will ne
turned over to the general staff and thl
body will deal directly with all question
relating to preparation for war and It
conduct when once begun.
In either army or navy a general sta
properly selected and otganlssd Is llierall
the brain of the service. If lt conrtnts Itself
to Its proper functions It can do vast serv
ice In the way of oo-ordliatlng and direct-
tng all the offensive and defensive agencies
of government.
nitini:nv in roi.ntt .
Meanest, Most Despicable Crime In the
Calendar.
Boston Transc ript.
The current numter of the Christian Kn
deavor World gives prominence to a con
tribution by Oovernor O.irvln of Rhode
Island concerning "The Evils of Brllery."
The first thought that such a title must
convey to a mind regulated by a normal
conscience Is that a discussion of that sub
ject Is entirely unnecessary. Why not dis
cuss the evils of theft, of highway robbery,
of murder? Because the evils arc uni
versally acknowledged. They are self-evl-dent.
Yet there Is many a theft committed
that Is less dishonorable than the act of
either giving or taking a bribe. Men have
even committed murder under great provo
cation and the Impulse of sudden and vio
lent passion, and paid the penalty for their
rash violence, who would have scorned to
offer or receive a bribe. Bribery is a thing
that Is all evil. It has no redeeming feature
and, ln the great majority of Instances, no
extenuating circumstances can be urged In
Its behalf. There Is perhaps no meaner,
more despicable or more vulgar crime In
the whole calendar than that of bribery.
Still, so perverted are men's minds and
distorted thefr standards with respect to
the distinctions between right and wrong,
honor and dishonor, that it Is sometimes
necessary to get down to first principles
and start with the ethical rudiments, as wn
would to effect an entrance for knowledge
into a dense or clouded mind, so perhaps
Governor Garvin has not undertaken to
discharge an entirely unnecessary office.
His opportunity of knowing what bribery
does to debauch men in public service and
demoralize public administration has been
exceptional. He has been a public servant
himself for many years and haa had a wide
Held of observation with respect to the
methods of men In political movements.
Moreover, he has had object lessons and in
tensive demonstrations, for there is prob
ably no state ln the union that in the
amount of bribery to the square inch sur
passes the boss-governed and boss-bought
state'of Rhode Island.
Bribery ln elections," he says, "is con
doned by not a few cltliens." Probably
these men would not steal unless the temp
tation was very large or the pressure very
great. They would not pick a man's pocket.
but they would filch his Independence and
debauch his manhood without a qualm of
conscience. They rob him of what should
be of more value than anything he can get
Into his pocketbook, no matter how capa
cious. "Readiness to buy votes," he con
tinues. "Is almost always accompanied by
readiness to change the result of an elec
tion by other means. In the beginning
estimable gentlemen who supply the elec
tion funds would refuse to con
tribute If they knew the fund was to be
used to hire election officers to commit per
jury and falsify election returns. And yet
they have little excuse for Ignorance. Year
after year the state boss of Rhode Island
publicly exhorts the city and town com
mltteemen of his party, by whom super
visors and other election officers are nom
inated, to select their smartest young men
for those positions, the purpose evidently
being to cheat the other side In either the
casting or the counting of the ballots."
It Is perhaps easier to understand and
sympathize with the pessimistic doubts of
the Providence Journal as to the efficacy
of a democratic form of government, after
reading some extracts from Governor Gar
vin's paper, for Instance this one: "When
members of any legislative body, be it mu
nlclpal, state or national, secure their elec
tions, not by a free vote, but through pur
chased majorities, and when such mem
bers, either because of their numbers or
by successful leadership, can shape legis
lation, as Is constantly oecurrlng, a gov
ernment by the people haa in that locality
already ceased to be. The agents
of the state, not being responsible to the
community over which they exercise au
thorlty, and whose taxes they expend, will
eventually be controlled In their action by
partisan or personal considerations. That
Is to say, they ' will exercise their powers
viciously and to the detriment of the in
habitants of the municipality." The reme
dies that he suggests are none too hope
ful. He advises education primarily, and
then general discussion of the iniquity of
the practice: also prompt publicity by un
bought citizens when they have knowledge
of It in a particular instance. But It Is the
conscience that r.eeds educating. It is not a
question of reason but of character, and
to the extert that a city, state or the na
tlon Is controlled by bribery to that extent
Is it degenerate and characterless.
PERSONAL AMI CEXERAI..
Charles M. Schwab appears to be re
signed, notwithstanding he refuses to do it
The Carnegie libraries throughout the
country are full of Fourth of July orators
Just now.
Everett Kimball, assistant at Harvard,
has been appointed Instructor ln history
at Wellesley.
Hearing that Hetty Green hnd bought an
automobl'.e. Uncle Russell Sage went and
ordered a mausoleum.
S. O. Collins of New York City, a young
colored janitor, is to have an exhibition of
landscape paintings at the world's fair, St.
Louis.
Prof. Woodworth and his assistant, Wil
liam H. Volek, of the University of Cali
fornia, are now engaged In suppressing
the peculiar insect pests that are preying
on the California wheat crop In certain
parts of the state.
Sir Chentung Liang Chang, the new Chi
nese minister to the United States, vlsltefl
Andover college, his alma mater, the other
day and in a speech to the students re
called the day he participated in a base
ball match, making a three-base hit and
winning tha game.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United 8tates Steel corporation, will have
his guests in Atlantic City, from June
26 to July 1, twenty young women, com
posing the class of '03 of the Industrial
school of Homestead, Pa. The graduates
will make the trip to Atlantic. City ln Mr.
Schwab's private car Ixiretto.
It Is said that George B. McClellan Is
slated for mayor on the Tammany Hall
ticket to make the race against fusion
and Seth Low, in New York. McClellan Is
the son of the union general of the same
name, and hus been active ln Tammany
affairs for a number, of years, having
served several years In congress.
lecturing at the Royal Institution on the
retardation of the ear h's motion. Prof.
George H. Darwin said the time would
come when the length of day would be pro
longed to fifty-five of the present days "a
very leisurely age to live In," he Inter
polatedand when the moon's Journey
round the earth would occupy fifty-five
days..
It is the common Impression that Gov
ernor Dockery of Missouri has no military
record, but "Private" John Allen, the fa
mous story teller of Tupelo, Miss., says
he learned when ln St. Ixiuls attending the
dedicatory exercises of the St. Louis
world's fair that this is a mistake. "Pri
vate" Allen says he met an old farmer on
the grounds who seemed especially well
Informed regarding Missouri history and
politics. "Jle had a war record to start
with or he never could have got along In
Missouri." suggested the Tupelo statesman.
"Well," replied the farmer, "he didn't have
wtuch of a war record. Tuward the end
of the war he Joined a company of honie
guards with the stipulation that the com
pany was not to go out of tbe county
unless the aaeroy cams In," c
ROISD AROl'T NEW lORK.
Ripples on the Current of Life In tbe
Metropolis.
What Magistrate Zeller termed "the most
dastardly piece of work" in his recollec
tion was the alleged slashing with a raior
Friday night of John Shannon by Joseph
Ferlanto, a barber, Just because the former
refused him a "tip" when he asked for one.
According to Shannon's story, as told to
Magistrate Zeller, he went Into Ferlanto's
shop to get a shave. He was a patron of
long standing and rarely ever forgot to
tip" the barber. After he was shaved
Shannon forgot to "tip" Ferlanto, and the
latter did not waste time ln calling his at
tention to the fact.
"Since you've reminded me," said Shan
non, "I have no Intention of giving It."
I'll teach you not to forget to tip me ln
the future," Ferlanto is alleged to have re
torted, "and I'm going to do it right now."
Ferlanto opened a razor and Jumped at
Shannon. He slashed Shannon's lips and
cut them completely open. Ferlanto was
held ln $500 for examination.
Magistrate Henry J. Furlong, In the
Gates Avenue police court, Brooklyn, de
cided it was a misdemeanor to call a
worc.an an "old maid."
Miss Mary I Story had Mrs. Lis tie Flts-
patrlck summoned to court. They have
been living at 722 Gates avenue, and
trouble arose between them. Miss Story
complained that Mrs. Fitspatrick had an
noyed her.
"Did you call her names?" asked Magis
trate Furlong of Mrs. Fltzpatrick.
"Yes, 1' did," was the reply. "When she
annoyed me I told her she was an old maid.
I also told her she was Jealous because
she didn't have a man, as I have."
You have admitted enough to prove the
plaintiff's case," said the magistrate.
When one woman calls another woman
who happens to be over SO years of age
and unmarried an old maid, the first woman
is guilty of disorderly conduct, which Is a
misdemeanor. I shall therefore hold you
for the court of special sessions."
"This Is only a trivial matter," pleaded
the defendant's counsel.
"On the contrary, lt Is a very serious
matter," returned the court.
Two policemen, one wearing the uniform
of the bicycle squad, stood on the corner of
Thirty-eighth street and Fifth avenue and
exchanged professional views on life as
they found lt.
"You bet this is a great old town," said
one, reflectively. "Full of ups and downs
for a good many. I Just saw a feller goln'
down the avenoo In one of them big red
automobiles, with a nice girl sittin' beside
of him. Both of 'em talkln' and smllln'.
A year ago last April I arrested that feller
for stealln' a bottle of milk off of the end
of a milk wagon. And now here's him ln
his own whiz cart. Beats all."
"If anything were needed to prove that
mankind are like sheep," said the short
man with the bitter smile, "the doubter
ought to go to one of the elevated stations
where the company has installed two ticket
sellers. If half the people would go to
one window and half to the other, nobody
would be delayed and all would work splen
didly. But nobody ever saw this happen.
Suppose the place Is empty at soma par
ticular moment and that twenty-two men
then file ln at regular Intervals of four feet.
The first man sees the nearest window
and makes for lt. Eight men follow htm
without looking to right or left, and there
Is congestion there and some cursing of
the company. All of a sudden the ninth
man gets to the top of the stairs and sees
the vacant window. It is an Inspiration,
and he rushes over to lt. Numbers 10 to 19
follow htm, and they pile up there and
fidget while the first window Is deserted.
The last three men finally Jump for It and
almost fight to see which gets his ticket
first. It Is often pointed out as an exam
ple of masculine superiority that men know
how to form in line and wait for turns,
while women don't; but to form In two
lines is a thing the human race doesn't
seem to have learned."
Some proprietors of shops where phoro-
graphs are sold have adopted a new scheme
for directing attention to their goods.
Aware that music will attract a erowd
quicker than almost anything else, these
phonograph dealers have removed the glass
from parts of their show windows, through
which project the large ends of the
brass horns attached to the Instruments
Inside. These phonograph records seem to
be endowed with perpetual motion, grind
ing out with ceaseless regularity ragtime,
operas and xylophone solos. The sound of
Clothing That Fits.
If you want a well fitting suit let us show you
the possibilities of our summer clothing, ready
to wear.
It's a fact that the custom tailor won't fit you
as well on his first trial as we will off hand'"
and we'll fit your purse twice as well as he.
$10 $122 $15 Etc.
No Clothing- Fits 1.1k Ours.
Summer hats and furnishings of superior
styles and qualities.
K. S. Wilcox, Mansftr.
is a Guarantee
of 25 years
behind every
VJatch Case
It's tbe only gold fined raw that has prnvwl
Ita wearing quality hy tnl rf time. Maile,
sold arid worn alnce IMJ. Urmr mher tl-.H
when tMiylns s watch, and Incmt on har.
In a Bom raa with tba Keystone trade-
mara atampaa insKie.
Bend for booklet.
the music can be heard far enough to at
tract crowds and block the sidewalks.
Dentistry and vaudeville seem to he a
strange combination, but a metropolitan
dentist has taken this plan to make him
self popular and to amuse the public at the
same time. His stock in trade consists of
a large canvas tent, at one end of which s
large stage Is erected with gaudy red wings
and a drop curtain of the same hue. Gaso
line lamps light up the Interior. Singers,
conjurers and "funny men" constitute the
"olio," and after their acts the dentist
makes his appearance. Bedecked with dia
monds that contrast strangely with the
dress of the audience and the fixtures of
the interior, he gives encouragement to
those desiring to present themselves ss his
subjeots and for the delectation of the
orowd. Men and women, old and young;
boys and girls, there seem to be a-plentv.
and one after another goes through the
operation to the great amusement of the
spectators. What the morrow may bring
forth only those who have their teeth ex
tracted may ever know.
MEA.Vr FOH FIN.
"Mrs. Ptrucket sffects the antique In her
house decorations."
"Yes, she told me the other day she was
hesrt-broken because she couldn't get the
shades of her ancestors for her parlor win
dows." Truth.
Mother Tommy, what's the matter with
your little brother?
Tommy He's crying because I'm eating
my cake and won't give him any.
Mother Is his own cake finished?
Tommy Yes'm, and he cried while I was
eating that, too. Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
"Are ycro troubled with cockroaches or
other insects about your premises, ma'am?"
Inquired the man with the pack, who had
succeeded In gaining an audience with the
mistress of the mansion.
"No, sir!" she said, glaring at him. "We
are not troubled by cockroaches or other
Insects!"
"Don't mind 'em, hey?" he rejoined,
cheerfully, shouldering his pack again.
"Well, there's nothing like getting used to
one's afflictions. Good day, ma'am." Chi
cago Tribune.
Cousin Clara Uncle Jim Is absolutely
prodigal In his generosity, but at first we
thought he was dreadfully mean; you know
he refused to give a single cent for the
children's firecrackers?
Miss Callery But how was he generous?
Cousin Clara He paid for all the sticking
plaster and bandages. Harper's Bazar.
"Mamma," said Dolly after she had lis
tened to a discussion of the day's news,
"doesn't the Lord know how big this coun
try Is?"
"Why, dear," exclaimed mamma, shocked,
"what do you mean?"
"Well," replied Dolly, "the people In JS'ew
York prayed ror rain,
and ft landed way
out in Kansas!
" Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
"How did old Hardfax enjoy his trip
through the Thousand Islands?"
"Not very well. He put In all his time
counting them." Chicago Tribune.
The next morning he read ln the papers
that his wife's fete champetre beggared de
scription. "Then I am not alone in being
beggared by It!" he exclaimed, and a
strange comfort crept Into his desolate
heart Puck.
"I suppose," said the visitor to police
headquarters, "that every ofilcer knows a
rogue when he sees him.'
"Sure." replied the desk sergeant, "but
every officer doesn't seize a rogue when he
knows him." Chicago Dally News.
He Look, look! I think that man out
ln the breakers Is drowning!
Bhe-Oh. heavens! and I have left my
camera at home! Judge.
Isora Your name Is so curious.
aii Yes; I'm named for my rich aunt.
Kllza: but I turn it hlndslde before. De
troit Free Press.
Didn't Tnke the Cars.
I saw a drove of hogs one day
Go walking down tne streets;
No doubt they walked because they could
Not find enoug-h end seats!
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
MY VAOATIO MECCA.
Lawrence Porcher Hext, In Leslie's Weekly.
I will not spend vacation's days
Beside a summer ea,
Nor will I seek the pleasant ways
Of gay humanity.
Upon no mountain's rugged crest
Will I unfold my tent.
But ln a place of peaceful rest
My moments will be spent.
I'll Journey to a quiet spot,
Beyond a shady lane;
The threshold of a moss grown OOt
My feet will cross again:
And then her lips I'll fondly press.
Her form I will embrace;
I'll look upon the loveliness
Of her angelic face.
We'll stroll together, side by side,
And. gazing In her eyes.
Mv heart will thrill with manly pride
And love that never dlen.
For, ln that cot of humble charms
Abides my purest Joy
My mother waits with open arms
To welcome homo her boy.