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THE OMATIA DAIL.T "REE: TUESDAT, JULY 7, 1003.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee
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STATEMENT OF, CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George B. Taschuck. secretary of The Bee
publishing company, oeinx amy
nays that the actual number of full and
ra'n.nT8und
month of June. 1903, wu ai follows:
1 so.ozo
t 80,970
11
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1 80,6ftO
4 80.M4IO
i 80,810
80,880
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1 30.T20
3O.S10
10 81,000
11 30,030
12 80.M0
13 80,730
14 U7.HIU
16 80,770
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26 81,210
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Less unsold and returned copies..
Net total sales lMKt,S04
Net average sales 80.07&
GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK.
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The address will be chaaged
All eyes in Christendom are turned
toward Rome.
mhiim a few cannon firecrackers
manaeefl to crawl under the tent.
Free band drawing can be dispensed
.with In the Omaha High school without
serious detriment to tbe efficiency of
higher education. -
With a brand new chapel and a brand
new chaplain, life lit t ha Nebraska peni-
tentiary ought to be more enjoyable
than it used to was. " ' . '
Alwaya abreast of the news, is a good
motto for a newspaper, but printing
news before it is news ia no part of Its
legitimate functions.
It was really good In the postofflce in
vestigatora to stop their fireworks long
enough to give the Fourth of July boys
a chance to shoot off their rockets.
It should be distinctly understood that
tbe installation of a new deputy city
treasurer will not interfere with the
time table of Mr. Hennlngs' tax collec
tion van.
With flood- at Kaunas City and Urea
at St Joseph, the elements seen, to be
conspiring to boost South Omaha aa tbe
cnttle market and meat packing center
for the Missouri valley.
An Iowa court has rendered a de-1
clslon to the effect that there are no
lawa on the Iowa statute books regulat-1
lug the primary elections. In Nebraska
we are long on election laws, but mighty
abort on enforcement.
It becomes more and more apparent
mat tne iowa republican platform is
quite distasteful to the democrats. But
tbe democrats would have been dls-
earisnea no matter wnat the repubiicana
of Iowa might have done.
The tax ferret law over in Iowa is
said to be uncovering a great deal of
assessable property that has hitherto
escaped taxation. The law should be
aet to work at the railroad property If
n wums to luaae a Dig una an ai once.
Germany denies that It will press the
claims of citizens for indemnity against
the Cuban government for losses sus
tained during the war for liberation.
Tbe Cuban republic Is an iufant aa yet
and ought to have a fair show until It
leurna to walk by Itself.
Competltlon for the normal school lo
cation between Nebraska towns Is due
to warm up now aa the time for mak
ing the award approaches. No. other
Mate can outdo Nebraska in ahowlng
up wideawake, progressiva communi
ties able to take care of such an institu
tion.
The story comes from Cleveland that
Senator Hanna has given up all of his
business Interests that require personal
supervision In order to devote bla entire
time to politics. Having aucceeded so
well on part time what may not Senator
Hanna accomplish if ba cuts out all aide
Usues?
The' Bar association nonpartisan dis
trict Judicial rump ticket has been en
dorsod by the local popocratlc organ.
Whether It will be endorsed by the
democratic judicial convention is an-
other matter. To the average democrat
a nonpartisan ticket welded together at
" the ratio of six republicans to one demo
crat will scarcely be very attractive,
a out at portTtrr.
In the hlatorr of the Roman Catholic
church there hate boen many grrat pon-
tiffs, eminent for piety, learning and ad
ministrative ability, but none of them
did greater work for tbe cburcb than
l'ope Leo XIII or contributed more to
ltd pmin-eM and power. At tbe time or
i . - iuin mnn
accession to the papacy, a little more
thun a quarter of a century ago. the In
fluence of tbe church was far less than
It Is now. His predecessor, This IX.
was not successful In maintaining good
relations with some of the European
governments. He managed to get Into
njUunderstaudlngS that caused several
of those governments to Ignore the
Vatican, the effect of which was neces
sarily hurtful to tbe interests and wel
fare of the church at large.
Leo, with a broader and more saga
cious statesmanship than bis predecessor,
addressed hlmcelf immediately upon bis
accession to tbe task, a by no means
simple one, of Improving conditions and
reptorlng good relations between tbe
Vatican and the eovernments which
were not on friendly terms with It. In
this he was entirely successful. Ger
many, from having been a bitter perse
cutor, has become a friend. Russia,
since the time of tbe assassination of
Alexander, baa recognized that It had
truer friend than Pope Leo. who de-
nounced tyranny as well aa anarchy.
In Spain, Belgium and other countries
the influence of this distinguished man
. v.,,- rvntantlo arsriul In tht In
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terest or peace ana progress, unuer
hg administration the church has done
notable work in Africa. He imbued
with new life the cnurcn in eoutn
America, while it has made most notable
progress in this country during tbe past
quarter of a century,
The United States baa had no more
earnest friend and well-wisher in Eu
rope than Pope Leo. He was a most
careful student of our Institutions and
he never failed when opportunity offered
to express his admiration of this re
public. A conspicuous attestation of bis
friendly feeling and Interest was given
when the problem of dealing with the
friars in tbe Philippines was presented
10, contrary to the opinion of some
of tbe cardinals at Rome, concurred with
the view presented by our government
In regard to tbe Spanish friars and the
question was disposed of without the
slightest difficulty.
Pope Leo kept in touch with events
the world over and undoubtedly In this
respect surpassed any of his predeces
sors. That he baa been a very great
Influence in the religious world, com
M'"1 vl BCV " J
n,zeQ' Blra mB M"P. iruiuu. 0l
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neneni xo tne cnurcn, win vpry uaeir
followed by his successor.
TOWtuRS OF POL ICS COMMISSIONS.
The South Omaha Fire and Police
Commission Is about to assume the full
powers and prerogatives of an excise
board, which are very much the aame
aa those now exercised by the Fire and
Police Board of Omaha. There seems
to be a very crude notion that these po-
commissions have complete and un
restricted control of the liquor traffic
and, incidentally, are also specially
charged with tbe supervision of the
social evil, the repression of crime and
the general enforcement of the laws
and ordinances prohibiting criminal
practlceis wlthln the respective limits of
their cities.
This appeara to be the assumption of
the Omaha Fire and Police Board, and
on these lines alone can there be any
rational explanation of the various
orders and mandates issued by that
I board within the last six montba. It
acorns to ua that the fire ana ponce
board of Omaha has over-reached itself
and has exercised prerogatives it doea
not enjoy under the most liberal cou
atruction of the law
The powers of fire and police commls
slons are expressly defined by statute
and cannot be stretched lawfully under
any pretext. They relate exclusively
I to the apppolntment, removal, govern.
I ment and discipline of the officers and
members of the fire and police depart
menta. and there they end. In other
W0Tds. the Board of Fire and Police
commissioners la clothed only with
power to appoint, remove and discipline
nremen ana- policemen, prescribe their
duties, and by and with the concur
rence of the mayor and council, make
provision for the efficient maintenance
of these departments.
With the enforcement of law and the
regulation or repression of vice and
crime, the police . commissions have
00th!ng whatever to
do, and the at
tempt to prescribe what shall or shall
not be tolerated In the public resorts,
saloons, music balls, etc., la entirely
outside of their province and beyond
their Jurisdiction.
Tbe powers and duties for the en
forcement of. law are vested exclusively
in the mayor and)' boarda of commis
sioners have no more right to order
what shall or shall not be done with
tolerated vice, . or what ahall be re
garded aa an offense on tbe part of
liquor dealers than haa the Board of
County Commissioners to prescribe
what shall or shall not be tolerated by
tbe sheriff and his deputies,
This principle extends even to the
revocation of liquor licenses. : The board
haa absolute power to grant or. refuse
liquor license to any applicant, but
the board haa no power to revoke tbe
Heenseonce granted unless the bolder
ot tha license la convicted of violation
' tn Slocumb law or of criminal prac-
b court of competent Jurisdlc-
I tlon. The mere report of the police
that a resort Is being conducted In viola
tlon of law does not operate as a for
I felture of the license, but merely af-
J fords Information to the board sufficient
I to Justify the refusal of a license to
the party when applied for for the
I ensuing year. To justify a forfeiture
I of license there must be a court decree
- 1 after trial under due process of law
I Tba laws creating police and firs com
missions may be "defective In restricting
and limiting the powers of these bodies.
but so long aa the law stands aa It Is
tbe boarda are powerless to step outside
of the law by the exercise of powers
not rested In them. The usurpation of
authority Is more dangerous to the pub
lic safety than the r loin t Ion of law.
FBtVALKKCK OF LA WtESSnt SS.
Are the American people thinking as
seriously as they should do of tbe prev-'
alence of lawlessness In this country?
While ludlguantly denouncing outrages
in other lands which shock civilized
mankind, are they sufficiently attentive
to what is going on from day to day in
this nation, the central and vital princi
ple of whose government is the su
premacy of law1 and the equality of all
men before the law? Tbe almost dally
record of mob violence baa become
alnrmlng and ia bringing reproach upon
the country which every right-minded
citizen must deplore. There nppeara to
be a widespread disrespect for law that
Is becoming more and more menacing to
public peace and order. This spirit of
lawlessuess, if, not repressed, cannot fall
to have consequences of the gravest na
ture and it behooves those In authority.
wherever it may be manifested, to deal
with it in the most rlgoroua and de
cisive manner.
There will be no dissent among good
citizens from the declaration of Secre
tary Moody that the remedy for any
wrong should be sought under the lirw
and In the courts, which represent the
majesty of the people'a will. "Any de
parture from this sound principle In any
part of tbe land is a contempt not only
of the courts themselves, but of tbe
people who have created the courts,
He denounced mob violence as putting
every man's rights to tbe doubtful de
termination of men inflamed by pas
sionate resentment and maddened by
the thirst for revenge, and said: "Let
this people, whoso government has been
called a government of laws and not of
men, place upon those who hold them
selves above the law and wiser than the
law tbe seal of their condemnation." It
Is sound counsel. The American peo
pie must give no toleration to lawless
uess, wherever or under whatever cir
cumstances it may occur. Every power
of government, national and state, must
be exerted to punish unsparingly those
who aet the law at defiance and vlo
lently usurp the authority of those
charged with the execution of the laws,
Unless this be done, unless every power
of government be rigorously used for
tbe repression of mob violence and the
summary punishment of those who are
responsible for it, there will come such
a general disregard of law that nowhere
will there be that security for life and
that assurance of social peace and order
which most Americans believe that they
have to a greater degree than any other
people.
Within the past six months there
have been forty-five lynchlngs in the
United; States, some of them marked by
extraordinary barbarity. The action of
the mob at Wilmington very nearly
brought on a race, war and was fol
lowed by the killing and wounding of
several . persons. An attempted lynch
ing at Evansville, Ind., has already re
sulted in tbe death of several persons
and necessitated tbe ordering of militia
to the scene of disorder. Such occur
rences should awaken the public mind to
the grave nature of this form of law
lessness and Impress upon the public
authorities the duty of dealing promptly
and firmly with auch outbreaks of popu
lar passion.
The scarcity of oak timber in tbe
Omaha lumber market may temporarily
delay the repairs of wooden bridges In
Douglas county. It is to be hoped that
the contitruction of wooden bridges' will
soon be relegated to the dim and dis
tant past. The old fashioned stone arch
viaduct, however ex pensive, is best, and
In the long run tbe cheapest structure
to span rivers and creeks that has been
devised by man. Such bridges have
withstood the wear and tear of the ele
ments and will stand the Jar of tbe
automobile and the electric tramway
where wooden and iron structures are
racked and wrecked.
Compilation of the census figures for
negro population by states shows that
Nebraska and California are the only
states that underwent a loss in the num
ber of colored Inhabitants In the census
decade between 1800 and 1900. The
figures for Nebraska are 8,913 in 1890,
as against 0,268 in 1000, or a decrease of
2,644. Under these conditions it la not
likely that the race problem will become
a very active issue in Nebraska for
some time to come.
A. letter writer to one of the papers
thinks the adoption of phonetic spell
ing will come first in the advertising
columns of the press, because It will
save the advertisers who pay for the
space both time and money. Tbe
shrewd advertiser, however, would
rather pay for the extra letters than
take chancea ou overlooking half the
public who might not understand the
new fangled language.
Iowa socialists have also put a ticket
In the field on a platform that declares
for public ownership of all capital rep
resented in mines, machinery, and all
means ot production and distribution.
Here ia a baven of refuge for the dem
ocrats who feel aggrieved because their
state convention turned down the reso
lution demanding the immediate gov
ernment acquisition and operation of
the railroads.
The pope's doctors have not been as
lavish with bulletins ou their patient's
condition aa the physicians who at
tended Tresldent McKtnley in his final
hours, or King Edward in bis recent
Illness, although the papal patient
arouses aa widespread concern as either
of tha other two. Tha physicians
should take tbe public more In their
confidence.
Murderer Rhea waa permitted to
enjoy the dedication exercises at the
new penitentiary chapel. Whether bla
fellow convicts will enjoy tbe necktie
exercises being prepared for Mr. Rhea's
especial benefit anil edification depends
on the art that will be displayed by
the master of ceremonies on that solemn
occasion.
Xo Tonic Reeded.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Plttaburg doctor has received a fee of
$34,000 tor treating a man who died. He
will never need to take anything tor hie
nerve.
Keeping; I'aee with Progreaa.
Baltimore American.
We are a big country. Nowadays we
put In a new department la our cabinet
aa quickly and quietly aa electric fans
go to work In summer time. It Is ex
pected to make something of a breexe,
too.
Big Wash, Little Hnng Oat.
Baltimore Herald.
More than 200 of the concerns with fancy
capitalization have collapsed within the
past couple years. Recently a $6,000,000
company surrendered to a 1400 Judgment.
But the champion case so tar was the
$6,000,000 trust which expired with $1.67 In
Its treasury.
Beyond Hainan Raage.
New York Tribune.
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, Is
reported as saying that Senator Gorman
of Maryland appears to be the man who,
as candidate for president, eould unite the
democratic party. Senator Blackburn Is
mistaken. Such a feat Is undoubtedly
beypnd the possibilities of human endeavor.
"Mind Yonr Own Business."
Indianapolis Journal (rep.).
The people that want to regulate the
Uvea of others are alway very numerous
and very persistent In America, and one
cannot but regret the widespread disposi
tion they are showing these days to force
the government Into the Internal affairs of
other governments. The Jurisdiction of
the United States government la very large
and It has plenty to do within Its own
domain.
Jollying mn "Iowa Idea."
SpringfVeld (Mass.) Republican.
There crept Into the Iowa republican
platform, after all, one little sentence
rankly treasonable to the high tariff Idea.
It was this: "Under Its Influence (tariff
protection) our country, foremost In the
bounties of nature, has become foremost In
production. This Is the first time, we
believe, that a latter-day republican plat
form has ever given any credit to the
bounties of nature as a factor In our In
dustrlal rise and supremacy. Indeed, the
Idea which the language conveys Is that
our country owes its foremost position In
production to Its superior natural resources.
t'KCLIS SAM'S GREAT YEAR.
Woaderfal Growth and Prosperity of
the Country.
Baltimore American.
The figures given out for the fiscal year
ended on Tuesday, showing the financial
condition and operation of this government
for the past twelve months, are not only
stupendous in their else, but tell of the
wonderful growth and prosperity of this
country. These' statistics are mighty In
their 'significance, , showing how,- without
Imposing heavy burdens on the people, the
government can increase Its expenditures
from year to year. Investing millions upon
millions for national defense or national
Improvements, and still carry a heavy bal
ance to its credit In the treasury. This
government has today more money in Its
vaults than any other nation on earth.
There Is now a surplus In its treasury ot
over fifty millions, notwithstanding the fact
that Its war taxes have been repealed, by
which a loss of over forty millions re
sulted. For the year this government's receipts
were over $550,000,000 and Its expenditures
a fit tie over $500,000,000. Its receipts came
In about equal proportion from Its customs
and Internal -revenue charges. It spent Its
money In this way: Civil and miscellan
eous $125,016,512. Increase $11,546,988; war
(including Improvements of rivers and har
bors) $118,649,638, Increase $6,277,468; navy
$A2,696,SC3, increase $i4.8.r3,674; Indiana 113.
(131,556, Increase $2,881,970; pensions $138,425,
618, decrease $651,420; Interest $28,666,618, de
crease $551,427; total $506,176,690, Increase $34..
985.732.
,Wlth such figures as these to his credit
Uncle Sam surely haa a right to wave the
Stars and Stripes and let the American
eagle scream.
DECLINE IN RAILROAD BUILDING.
Expectations for the First Half Year
I'n realised.
. St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Contrary to the general expectation of
six months ago, the railway construction
of the past half year has not equaled that
of the corresponding time In 1902. Last
year's record for the half year was 2,314
miles. This year the figures are 1221 miles.
The falling oft Is not great, but the fact
that there has been any falling off was
unexpected and It naturally will create
surprise. The earnings of the railroads of
the country thus far in 1908 have exceeded
those of the same time last year. In most
of the country's great activities there has
been an expansion.
Two reasons are assigned for the decline
In railway building in the half year the
strikes and the Increased price ot steel
rails. In a certain degree each is an evi
dence of good times. The chief cause ot
the advance in the price of rails is the
Increased demand for Iron and steel In
many branches of business. The strikes
are due to an increased demand for labor
and a consequent belief that higher wages
ought to be granted. Both these conditions
have a bad effect on some branches ot
trade at this time. In the case of railroad
construction the effect la seen In the dimin
ished mileage for the six months of 1943.
The effect Is felt, for example, in St. Louis
in the matter ot building residences, hotels
and warehouses. The building record here
Is a long way ahead of that of last year at
this time, but It Is not as far ahead as It
ought to be.
The prevalence of strikes and threats of
strikes, which Is having a damaging effect
on business, is something which ahould re
celve the Intelligent attention of employers
and employes. . It is for the advantage of
both, especially tor the employes, that
strikes and talk of strikes shopld be
averted. The employes are the chief suf
ferers from these disturbances, though the
employers are also injured. There Is a
particularly good reason for concessions on
each side and for a serious c moderation
of the general conditions of the bualnesi
situation. The country has a greater de
gree of prosperity than It has ever had at
any time In the past, but the labor dis
turbances could end the prosperity If they
were allowed to proceed far enough. The
decline In railway construction In the past
alx months, or that part of It which can
be assigned to strikes or threats of strikes,
is a symptom to which labor societies and
employers of labor should give some care
tul thought
BITS Or WASHISOTO LIFE.
Miner Seeaee and Ineldeats Sketched
oa the Saet.
National housecleanlng coats a pretty
penny. An even quarter of a million dol
lars will be expended on the national capl-
tol this year. In painting, polishing and
scrubbing. The greatest Interest centers
at present on the operations on the giant
statue of the Ooddess of Liberty. When
the workmen first began constructing the
scaffolding about the figure It was re
ported that the goddess was to be pslnted.
Immediately a great outcry arose against
what was believed to he t. terrible dese
cration of a work of art. The fears of the
populace were quieted when Mr. Wood,
superintendent of the capltol, announced
that the statue was not to be covered with
a coat of paint, but that his men were
merely going to remove the collection of
dirt, stain and rust. Strict orders were
given to use only hot water and soap, no
acids being allowed to enter Into the com
bination for feer of ruining the beautiful
bronze tint which years alone can bring.
The scrubbers found several changes in
the figure since It was last Inspected. In
the first place a pair of venturesome birds
had taken up their abode In a slight recess
formed by the projecting plumes which
adorn the head piece of the figure. There
the birds had built a nest at the highest
point In the city, save the top of the Wash
ington monument, and had raised succes
sive broods. The little home waa rudely
destroyed by the scrubbers, who tore out
the twigs and leaves that formed the nest
and east them below. Only one mark of
Injury waa discovered. This was on the
very apex of the figure. One of the plumes
had been burned by lightning, two or
three Inches of metal being badly scarred.
The men found that the pieces of platinum.
which had been set up years ago as light
ning conductors, were all gone. These were
renewed so as to avoid" further damage
from electrlo bolts from the skies.
The work of the cleaners was attended
with considerable danger, suspended as
they were several hundred feet above the
ground. The construction of the platform
about the base of the figure was also a
ticklish task, but It was completed without
serious mishap.
The extreme Mevatlon of the goddess
gave an opportunity for Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts to make his trite remark
that liberty comes high.
For the past thirty days a large force of
experts has been engaged In counting up
the money In the reserve vaults of the
treasury, and their labors were completed
last week. In these reserve vaults Is hold
money furnished by the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing to the treasurer for Issue
In supplying the wants and demands for
circulating notes, snd for which he Is re
sponsible.
When the count began there were In
the vault nearly 10.000 bundles of cur
rency, each bundle containing 4.000 notes.
Each of the latter bundles contained in
turn forty smaller packages of 100 no'es
each. A bundle of one-dollar notes con
tains $100, while bundles of notes of the
denomination of $1,000 contains $100,000, and
a bundle of $10,000 notes contains $1,000,000.
Thus a bundle containing the sum of
$4,000,000 Is the same size as the bundle
which contains only $4,000.
The 10.000 packages were unwrapped by
the experts and the notes carefully ex
amined and counted. The amount handled
was $403,000,000. The counting was done
by twenty-two women, and the money was
repacked and sealed by five of the male
experts of the treasurer's office. Not
dollar was missing.
A. former private soldier Is to be head
of the army under the president. General
Toung began his military career as a prl
vate in the Twelfth Pennsylvania Infantry
In 1861. When he retires next January he
will be succeeded by another former private
soldier General Chaffee. General Chaffee
enlisted as a private In the Sixth cavalry
In 1861 and will not retire until 1906. So
the first .two chiefs of the general staff
will be soldiers who have risen from the
ranks. But six of the seventeen men who
have been generals In .chief of the United
States army have been West Pointers.
Those six ranged from Grant to Schofleld.
All six reached the command in conse
quence ot the civil war.
The Agricultural department has Issued
a little pamphlet dwelling on the value of
unfermented grape Juice as a beverage
and explains how this delightful and
healthful drink may be made by any houne-
wlfe. It Is only In recent yetrn ih it the
practice of making grape Juice at home
has become prevalent. In Europo physi
cians often send their patients to the wine
growing districts during vintage time to
take dally rations of the fresh Juice aa It
comes from the crusher. This, however,
restricts Its use to a brief season of the
year and to the immediate vicinity of the
vineyards, or to individuals who are yet
strong enough to undertake the Journey.
With the recent knowledge developed
about this Industry there Is no reason why
grape Juice should not be made at home
and put up In bottles so as to keep In good
condition for an' Indefinite period. The
bulletin says that only clean, sound, well
ripened grapes should be used. If any
ordinary cider mill Is at hand It may be
used for crushing and pressing, or the
grapes may be crushed and pressed with
the hands. If a light colored Juice Is
desired, put the crushed grapes In a cleanly
washed cloth sack and tie up. Then either
hang up securely and twist It or let two
persons take hold, one on each side of the
sack, and twist It until the greater part of
the Juice Is expressed. Then gradually
heat the Juice in a double boiler or a large,
stone Jar In a pan of hot water, so that
the Juice does not come In direct contact
with the fire, at a temperature of 180 to 200
degrees, never above 200.
It is best to use a thermometer at this
stage, but If none Is available heat the
Juice until it steams, but do not permit It
to boll. Put It In a glass or enameled
vessel to settle for twenty-four hours;
carefully drain the Juice from the sediment
and run It through several thicknesses ot
clean flannel, or a conlo filter made from
woolen cloth, or felt may be used. After
this All into clean bottles.
Do not fill entirely, but leave room for
the liquid to expand when again heated.
Fit a thin board over the bottom of an
ordinary wash boiler, set the filled bottles
In It, fill in with water around the bottles
to within an inch of the tops, and gradu
ally heat until It Is about to simmer,
Then take the bottles out and cork or seal
Immediately.
"A large and overwhelmingly dressed
colored woman came in here recently,"
said the floor walker, quoted by the Wash.
Ington Post. "She was evidently a
stranger In the store, but the world was
hers, and she felt at home anywhere. She
sailed up tc me with a rustle of near
silk you could have heard in Alexandria.
" 'I want to go to the lingering depart
ment.' said she, I hesitated till she had
repeated her remark, then I said:
" 'Oh, yes; you'll And the waiting room at
the head of the stairs, over there.'
" 'l don't want the waiting room. I want
the lingering department,' she said.
"Then it dawned upon me what she
wanted and I sent her three aisles over and
two floors up to the place where things
made of white muslin and lace and .baby
ribbon are sold. And. conHiderlug the
length of time that the average shopper
spends over the choice of a garment up
there, I thought lingering' was just as ap
propriate a ward a 'lingerie.' "
THE IOWA REPlBUCAlfS.
A Jolt aad m Roast for Deeaeeratle
Klckera.
New York Tribune.
Democratic editors who had hoped that
the proceedings ot the Iowa republican con
vention would reveal a serious breach In
the party ranks In that state and lead to
disruption of the party throughout the
country are making their disappointment
conspicuous. Their unhapplness Is natural,
but they will obtain no real consolation by
professing contempt for the tariff plank of
the platform which the convention unani
mously adopted. Their assertion that It
means everything or nothing, according to
the Interpretation which individuals choose
to put upon It, Is quite characteristic of
men who Invariably hall a reaffirmation ot
'the principles of Thomas Jefferson" as the
most speclflo and Inflexible of all possible
human utterances. For their benefit let us
examine the declarations ot the Iowa re
publicans on the subject of the tariff.
They say: "We reiterate our faith In the
historic principle of protection." Just what.
If snything. Is the matter with that? The
enemy may ' have sighed, but they can
hardly have looked for the repudiation of
a principle "whose vindication la found In
the history of Its success and the rapidity
with which our national resources have
been developed and eur Industrial Inde
pendence secured." The republicans of
Iowa heartily renew their pledge to main
tain that principle. There Is no obscurity
or Indecision about that. Is there? "Tariff
rates enacted to carry this policy into effect
should be Just, fair and Impartial."
Shouldn't theyt Or ahould they be unjust,
unfair and steeped In partiality? They
should be "equally opposed to for
eign control and domestlo monopoly."
Will some democrat kindly put his
hand upon his heart and protest
that they ought to be ad
Justed in such a manner as either to Invite
an invasion of foreign manufactures or
strangle competition at home? It appears
to ua, to be highly desirable that there
should be no "sectional discrimination or
Individual favoritism." Are we compelled
to Infer that our democratic brethren
cherish a contrary opinion? Tariff rates
"must from time to time be changed to
meet the varying conditions Incident to the
progress of our Industries and thetr chan
glng relations In our foreign and domestlo
commerce." We should hate to believe that
any followers of Jefferson or Cleveland or
Bryan, of David Bennett Hill, Richard
Croker or Tom Johnson was . obtuse or
Insincere enough . to contradict that
proposition. "Duties that are too low
should be Increased, and duties that are
too high should be reduced." If not, why
not? Docs any rational being think that
duties which are too low should be reduced
and that duties which are too high should
be Increased? Or are there democrats who
are so vexed at progressive republicanism
that they are ready to fall back on the
policy which they have falsely attributed
to thetr opponents ot leaving the tariff
severely alone for ail time to come?
It Is not altogether easy to be patient
with the political critics who try to hide
their chagrin behind a pretence that the
resolutions of the Iowa convention ore
crooked and ambiguous. They know that
a party platform ought to he, as the Iowa
platform Is. a firm declaration of principles,
not' a precise formula of legislation. They
hoped to see republicans falling Into dis
agreement and confusion: Instead they see
-them increasingly united and confident. It
Is a painful experience, but they will have
to bear it. They are entitled to the
privilege of making a wry face, but mis
representations will not help them.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Bill Nye must have had Breathitt. Ky.,
In mind when he penned his pathetic tale
on the activity of a cemetery promoter.
President Schwab of the eteel company
is to have an assistant. His salary Is more
than one man can conveniently draw.
An nbsent-mlnded Denver man left a gold
brick In. Chicago. The remarkable part of
his experience Is that he recovered the
brick. .
Giving. New Tork a waterspout bath Is
a cruel rub to a community decidedly
averse to water In the Internal economy of
things.
The floods that have been doing so much
damage to the banks of western rivers
have not washed anything, away from the
tax levies.
A pension has Just been granted to
Thomas B. Howard of Houston, Tex., for
services ' In the Seminole Indian war In
1835 and 1838.
President Roosevelt Is persona grata
with a vengeance at Oyster Bay. Even
the mosquitoes refrain from presenting
their bills to him.
Prof. John K. Paine of Harvard will rep
resent that Institution at the unveiling of
the Wagner monument in Berlin. Mr.
Paine Is professor of music at Harvard.
According to statistics there Is an aver
age of S29.39 In currency for each man,
woman and child In the United States. It
Is so comforting to think of the cents.
Senator Hanna has contributed (100 to
Cleveland's police pension fund In recogni
tion of the services rendered by the police
men at the marriage of his daughter Ruth.
Snowstorms in Montana and Colorado,
sunstrokes in Chicago and Cleveland,
waterspouts In New Tork and cyclones
down south during Independence week.
prove once more the climatic versatility of
the country. Just touch the button, the
weather will do the rest.
There Is something ot grim humor In a
recent reply made by Clark Howell of At
lanta to a northern man who asked If It
were true that the negro In the south ab
stains from voting because he fears bodily
harm. "Not exactly," said Howell. "It Is
Three
Tuesday, VVediiesdoy, Thursday
Are the dajs set aside for some real opportunities for the
boys and children and they are "too good to mitts." All
broken lines of $5.00, $6.00, $6.50 and 457.00, all wool juven
ile two-piece and three-piece suits, about 300 fancy and
staple ages 3 to 16 years, will be sold on. these days for
$3.50
Another good one
75 Long Pants Suits at $5
14 to 18 yaara.
Our regular prices f 7.50 to fS.50.
. NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS.
BroWninsf-
, R. S. Wilcox. Manafir,
Ayers
Hair Vigor
No hair? The trouble Is
your hair does not have life
enough. Save your hair.
Feed it with Aycr's Hair
Vigor. If the gray hairs are
coming, Ayer's Hair Vigor
will restore color every time.
Tested for over half a cen
tury.
gl.ee All rvrr.
J. C. ATM 0.. Law.U, Vui.
rather because he knows that on the wh'i
his life will be longer and freer from nr.
If he refrains from the ballot box habit en
tirely." Two hundred thousand people attended
Coney Island one week ago Sunrlii). Tin.
excise law was rigidly enforced, but veiy
few returned with an unsatisfied thirst.
Dr. Luther Gullck, director of physlcil
training In the public schools of New York,
and the father of basket ball, has hi-t n
elected president of the American Physiol
Education association.
Former Congressman Joel P. Heatwuie
of Minnesota denies that he Is a camllritie
for the governorship of that state. Ho Im
doing well In business life and declines to lie
lured back Into politics.
Paul Laurence Dunbar made his first
book, "Oak and Ivy," out of scribbling of
verse begun in his high school days. "Mn,
don't destroy these," he would say, as ho
brought the writing home, and when he
was 20 the verses all came ready for ue
out of an old box In the kitchen.
BRIGHT AND BREEZY.
"Miss Olemade. has such a disappointed
look."
"Tee she's disappointed every night .r
her life. She still clings to the habit of
looking under her bed to see If there's a
man there." Philadelphia Press.
"So you took the full college course, did
you? Do they teach the modern language
there?"
"Betcher life! German, 'n French, n .- I
Spanish, 'n Eyetallan. 'n ev'ry other ..U,
lingo that ever came down the pike."
Chicago Tribune.
"Didn't you once say your wife was the
making of you?"
..nlv ,.onle'" answered Mr. Meoktoii.
Henrietta heard It and said It was verv
unkind and unjust to blame her In that
manner." Washington Star.
She They say the eyes are the windows
of the soul, I believe.
He Tea. and when a man rn., inin ..
drug store and shuts a window quickly the
clerk knows Just about what the poor
poor
anyH
soui warns. xonxers Statesman.
"Do you suppose old Paacades ha
Idoa how much he la reallv worth?"
"No. If he had he wouldn't give himself
so many airs on account of the money he
happens to possess." Chicago Tribune.
Surgeon It's a pretty bad contusion,
young man. Been playing base ball, have
you, and caught the ball on your nose?"
O. Howltt Hurts (the victim) I wasn't
playing, doctor. I was the Innocent
grandstander. Chicago Tribune,
"There, George, you not only broke mam
ma's pretty dish, but you told her a story
about It. which Is much more naughty.
Papa will be so grieved when I tell him."
"Will he feel awful bad 'cause I did it
mamma?' . .
"Yes."
"I'm so sorry. I know what III do.
mamma. I'll tell him you did it'' Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
"You see," said Farmer Corntosael. "a
phrenologist once told us that our boy Jonh
had a remarkable head.'1
"So you sent him to college?"
."Y"- ..Now we're waiting to see whether
nls head Is goln' to turn out to be a con
genial residence fur brains or Jes' a garden
fur foot ball hair." Washington 8tar.
A BAD TOOTH.
Brooklyn Life.
It was toothache ailed poor Jenkins, and
his law hummed night and day
Like a beehive In the orchard depths In
honey-making May.
He tried everything to stop It that he'd
heard or read about.
But he didn't try the dentist for he
wouldn't have it out.
There It stayed, that hateful, twisting,
grinding torture In the Jaw,
Like a grinning little demon with the nerve
clutched in his paw.
Jenkins wouldn't kp from howling; he
would groan and curse and shout.
Till the neighbors thought him craiy but W
he wouldn't have It out. 1
Jaw and cheek and tongue were pealing
from the stuff that he applied.
And he couldn't sleep the Imp off, for It
woke him when he tried
He was sore and weak and wasted, and his
tooth Jumped like a trout;
But he clenched his fists and bore It far
he wouldn't have it out.
So he languished, wrenched end anguished,
for a fortnlght'black with pain;
Then he rushed to And a dentist and turned
weakly back again.
Awful visions rose before him, filled his
trembling soul with doubt,
And he slunk back to hla torment for he
woman t have It out.
Deeper, blacker grew the anguish that whs
eating up hla soul.
Till hla very life seemed ebbing through
that little, angry hole.
And the Imp kept twisting, twisting, with
the bitter spite of gout.
Till poor Jenkins writhed and whimpered
but he wouldn't have it out.
"I will live It down!" he muttered; and he
went his feeble way.
Till the pain grew like a storm cloud, blot
ting all the light of day.
On the last verge of endurance, with JtiFt
strength to crawl about,
He went cowering to the dentist and tw;is
fun to have It out!
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