Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 07, 1903, Page 6, Image 6
I I THE OMATIA DAIL.T "REE: TUESDAT, JULY 7, 1003. Tiie Omaha Daily Bee E. KOSEWATEH, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF FIBHCRIPTION. Daily Hh (without Sunday), One Year. .$4 M Uslly ie and Sunday, One Year .0 1 iustratea nee. un iear S'TXI,., Sunday Bee. one Year l Haturday Bee. Une year 1 50 1.00 Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Tilv n 'without Sunday), tier copy.... !c pally He (without Sunday), per week. .12ft Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week..lic Sunday Bee, per copy Jc Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week. 6c Evening Bee (Including Bunday), per week ... '0 bmpiaVnVs 'of 'VrVeguiartt'es In delivery .ul(f be addressed to City Circulation De- C shou partment. offices. Omaha The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha City Hall Building. Twen-ty-fifth and M Street. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. Chicago lo I'nlty Building. New York 23:1 Park Row Building. Washington 61 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newt and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bo, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to Th. Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamp accepted In payment oi mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not "cceptea. THE BEE PUBLISH 1 NO COMPANY. 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 soloro 17.... IS.... .... 20.... 21.... 22.... 23.... 1 80,6ftO 4 80.M4IO i 80,810 80,880 7 2T.IHIO 1 30.T20 3O.S10 10 81,000 11 30,030 12 80.M0 13 80,730 14 U7.HIU 16 80,770 ,so.9TO .80,0 OA AAA t st.too I .30,bko . ,80,60 24. an. two 25 80,30 26 81,210 2S ". !!r!ao 29.... 80,oo o 80,ao Total 'tso Less unsold and returned copies.. Net total sales lMKt,S04 Net average sales 80.07& GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before ma this 30tu day of June, A. D. 1908. M. B. H UNGATE. (Seal) Notary Public PARTIES LBAVINOv FOR SIMMER. Parties leaving; the city for the lanmrr may have The Bee eat to them regularly , by etlfylng The Bee Bealaesa office, la peraoa or by mall. 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 UOO JJWH . . . - 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 I . n . . , 1 1 ,, ,,, , a 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! Day! .7? Per Suit (5