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aa oftea aa desired.
The peu may be mightier than the
word, but the typewriter beats the pen.
Hie activity of the bailiffs, present
and prospective, in the judicial cam
paign, would indicate that the tail is
trying very hard to wag the dog.
The misfortune of Indiana and Ken
tucky is that they are so close together
that the spirit of lawlessness passes at
the point of contact from one to the
other, i r-1 w - c :
A republican primary election ; In
'bnurh ' with . contests in only three'of
'the nine wards Is likely to be a tame
ffulr .compared . with the, customary
proceedings; " ; ..
, A member of the Omaha base ball
team hag gotten Into Jail. As If being
booted at from the bleachers and hissed
from the grand stand were not punish
ment enough. '
t'
The power of the press is almost un
limited, but even the National Editorial
association is powerless to coerce the
weather man Into pulling down the tem
perature mark.
' No great sensation can be precipitated
by the discovery of between 300 and 400
skeletons in old Mexico so long as they
were fonnd in a deserted monastery and
not In a closet .
The Incorporation in this state of an
lueubator company ' with an authorized
cupltal stock of $100,000 Indicates that
the poultry business Is In a flourishing
condition. Eggsactly.
The treasurer's ", vault at the state
bouse Is to lo equipped with an auto
matic electrical burglar alarm. What
would the burglars want to steal, un
less It be that 82.600,000 overdraft 1
The weekly crop bulletin of the Agrl-
culturul department reflects favorable
conditions throughout the corn and
wheat belt Give the farmer a bounti
ful harvest and, the whole country will
be on easy street.
1 "resident Koosevelt shows versatile
statesmanship in more ways than one.
The selection of the Alaskan boundary
as the subject of discussion for a hot
weather conference with a group of dls
tingulshed senatorial visitors is an ex
ample directly in point
umana Jobbers are swinging round
the circle of Iowa towns In territory
naturally tributary to this city. There
Is no good reason why all the trade of
western Iowa should not center in
Omaha, and with careful cultivation and
attentlou it t un le mude to do It
me social visits which some or our
warships are paylug at European ports
demonstrates that the American nuvy
can be very agivcuble company on such
occasions. Should the emergency arise.
however, the same warships w 111 be able
to show themselves decidedly disagree
able visitors.
The demand for the ttook on Insular
government und military occupation
prepared by the Nebraska man who
holds the iHisltiofl of law ottlivr for the
lufculsr dtvWou of the War department
is sir great that .a secund edition Is re
quired. ' This is certaluly a compliuiei
to the author as few government docu
ments, although distribute free, evi
get further than the second baud book
ton or Juuk shopa,
A IftW POLITICAL 1SSCK.
The Iowa rppublicans declared orposl
tlon "to all legislation designed to ac
complish the disfranchisement of citi
zens uion lines of race, color or station
In life," and condemned measures
"adopted by the democratic party In
certain states of the union to accomplish
that end." There was a similar deliver
ance by the Ohio republicans In. their
platform, which declares Ann adherence
to every amendment that the civil war
wrote Into the constitution of the coun
try as binding In honor upon every
American citizen. They further de
clared that "we hold fast to the doctrine
of equity everywhere In the exercise of
the elective franchise, maintaining that
Justice requires any state excluding any
of Its citizens from the ballot to be pro
portionately reduced In its representa
tion in the electoral college and the
lower house oftlie national congress."
Referring to these utterances the New
York Evening Post pays they serve fair
notice of the rise of a new political Is
sue. "The south is not going to be Met
alone' In Its discrimination against one
great class of citizens of the United
States. If the federal courts do not In
terfere to pronounce the disfranchising
statutes null and void, congress will
have to Intervene and the republican
party will be compelled to take up and
complete its historic work in behalf of
the negro." The declarations of the re
publicans of Ohio and Iowa were not
made perfunctorily. They are the ex
pressions of men who earnestly feel that
not only Is disfranchisement a great
wrong to the colored citizens of the
south, but also a grave injustice to the
people of the other sections of the coun
try. These declarations represent the
sentiment of republicans generally. The
states of the south which disfranchise
colored citizens have a representation In
the electoral college and In the lower
branch of. congress that they are not
fairly and equitably entitled to. If their
disfranchising statutes are upheld by
the courts, as the opinion of the highest
tribunal in the Alabama case gives rea
son for apprehending they may be. then
any state excluding any of its citizens
from the ballot must be proportionately
reduced in its representation in the elec
toral college and the lower house of the
national congress. This iy Imperatively
demanded In justice to those states in
which every citizen Is given the elective
franchise.
That the republican party will at the
proper time meet this question there
ought to be no doubt. It must do so
or confess that it was wrong in placing
In the constitution the amendments that
give to the colored man the same politi
cal rights and privileges as the white
man has. As we have before said, the
question is a most serious one, Involving
the possibility of great political disturb
ance and trouble But It cannot be per
petually ignored or evaded. Sooner or
later It must be met and determined and
It would seem that the time for this can
not be very far in ths tftitursv 1
A tsooo CVatUMMR.
The statistics of our trade with Canada
for the last fiscal year show that our
exports to that country amotfnted to
$125,000,000, while we Imported from
there $55,000,000, making the trade bal
ance in our favor $70,000,000. Thus It
appears that the Dominion la one of the
very best customers of the United States
and It Is needless to say that the reten
tion of this trade Is highly desirable.
The question is whether this can be done
without a change from existing condi
tions in respect to the tariff. The. ad
vocates of a reciprocity agreement urge
that it cannot be, contending that unless
this country shall make some tariff con-
l'hs'.ous to Canada the Dominion gov
ernment will so Increase Its tariff on our
products as to shut them out from that
market British goods taking their place.
Canadian statesmen have been threaten
ing this and it Is a policy that Is favored
by most Canadian manufacturers, but
there Is a good deal of popular opposi
tion to It and there does not appear to
be any very good reason at present for
apprehending a change In this direction
In the Dominion's tariff policy.
Ilowever, our large trade with Canada,
which shows a greater increase, during
the ast year than the trade with any
other country except Germany, certainly
should be carefully cultivated and how
this may best be done is a matter that
merits Intelligent and earnest consider
ation. TBI RUSSIAN CO A FRk. .TCg.
The result of the conference now be
ing held, of Russian officials In Man
churia, will be awaited with the deep
est Interest by the governments of Great
Britain and Japan and with
some concern by our own . gov
ernment The conference is un
derstood to have reference to the
recent joint British and Japanese note
relative to Russia's occupation of Man
churia, in .which it was declared that if
fthe departure of the Russians from
Manchuria Is indefinitely postponed.
England and Japan must proceed to pro
tect their interests. It was . further
urged that China must demand from
Russia the Immediate evacuation of
Manchuria. A reply to the note was
demanded within five days.
This was in the nature of an ulti
mutuin aud the order for the conference
Immediately followed. While of course
there is absolute secrecy observVd, it is
naturally conjectured that the Russian
officials are considering war questions
and it is said to be the belief of foreign
commercial officials In Manchuria that
the possibility of war Is increasing
steadily. It is thought to be the policy
of Russia to hold her present position
and to take no steps to avert hostilities
with Japan, if she isaassured that Japan
will fight unaided. If these opinions
and surmises should prove to be well
founded war. will be highly probable.
for Japan Is evidently determined to
fight if Russia does not withdraw from
Manchuria. Whether or not she would
have to fight unaided la a oueaUou. There
TITE OMATTA DAILY "REE: TITTJUSDAY,
Is a treaty or agreement between Great f
Britain and Japan which under some
circumstances wonld require the former
to support JKiuj lu a war.
However, the danger of a conflict may
not be so great as report indicates.
Neither ltussla nor Japan is In a con
dition financially to go to war. So far
as the United States Is concerned it will
Of course keep out of any entangle
ments In connection with the Manchur
lnn issue, while Insisting that its rights
and Interests there shall be respected.
KLtCTRJC THULLtr RAILWAY XX
TKNS1UM. 'The construction of lnterurban elec
tric railways Is assuming extraordinary
proportions not only In the Atlantic sea
board states, but also In the middle west
and northwest, especially In Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and Wisconsin. At the
outset the managers of the steam traffic
lines were disposed to antagonize and
obstruct the erection, of these electric
trolley- railroad projects, but more re
cently It has been the policy of most
railroads to encourage the construction
of electric roads.
In many Instances they have granted
the projectors of electric line right of
way parallel with their tracks and In a
few cases have become directly Inter
ested In these enterprises. Experience
within the past five years has demon-,
strated that electric roads are potential
factors In developing a country,
especially In the neighborhood of large
cities.
While the electric lines have absorbed
a large share of the passenger traffic the
railroads have reaped the benefit of a
large Increase In freight traffic, and at
the same time have been relieved of
running suburban trains, which are
rarely a source of profit to them. This
has been especially the experience with
lnterurban electric railways In the
thickly settled sections of Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois.
One of the latest trolley lines pro
jected Is that between Chicago and St
Louis. It is estimated that more than
$5,000,000 will be expended In the con
struction of these central Illinois Hues
and an abundance of capital seems to
be at the disposal of the promoters to
push their system to completion at the
earliest moment. Inasmuch as the cost
of rolling stock, maintenance of track
and wages of employes are much less
on electric roads than on steam rail
roads. It Is obvious that roads traversing
thickly settled districts can be made
fully as profitable as railroads.
When the time arrives that electric
lines can handle freight the railroads
Imay in all probability be able to use
electricity as motive power. The con
sensus of opinion among traffic officials
of railroads is that many years will
elapse before steam will be entirely
superseded by electricity as a motive
power. I
The Introduction of the . automobile
wag presumed to lessen the wear and
tear of pavements and materially Im
prove their cleanliness, but experience
has demonstrated that the automobile
propelled by power generated from gaso
line Is more dangerous to asphalt paved
streets than any other agency. It has
been found that the gasoline which drips
from the tanks quickly disintegrates the
asphalt and soon eats Into the pavement
like a moth Into broadcloth. The new
gasoline danger has been pointed out to
the Board of Tubllq Works of St Louis
and an ordinance is now under consid
eration making it a misdemeanor to
operate gasoline autos having defective
running gear. The ordinance also covers
the case of oil wagons which stand In
the streets while the driver is making
his delivery to the houses.
Omaha is not the only city in America
that has Instituted a crusade ngalnst the
wine rooms. Referring to the recent
effort of the police to suppress the
wine rooms the St Louis Republic very
pertinently says:
The fight against the wine rooms and
disorderly saloons la against abuses, ex
cesses and temptations to the young, not
against the licenses permitted by law. The
two extremes are represented by the wine
rooms and disorderly saloons. The latter
are boisterous and possess known character.-
He who enters knows the risk and
Is not unwilling to tako tha consequences.
A disorderly place ends its career with
violence of some kind. Tha wlna rooms
are quiet snd give no outward warning.
They are destructive to public and private
morals and are the more destructive owing
to tha semblance of order.
All the county assessment returns so
far received by the state auditor show
substantial increases, but the railroad
assessment as fixed by the State Board
of Equalization without any appreciable
raise will make the railroads contribute
actually less to the support of the state
government for the coming year than
they did last year, because their relative
valuations will be reduced. It is a cold
day In July wheu the tax shirking rail
roads get left in Nebraska.
Why should the rule requiring teach
ers employed in the Omaha public
schools to reside in Omaha be abro
gated? If the money of Omaha tax
payers looks good enough to take for
salaries, Omaha ought to be a good
enough place to spend that port of the
salary that goes for living expenses.
Give Omaha landlords, Omaha loardlng
houses and Omaha merchants a change.
The assurauce that the projected
Burlington short line to Sioux City by
way of Ashlaud will prove as beneficial
to Omaha as would a line direct from
Omaha to Sioux City, will scarcely strike
the average Omaha Jobber and manu
facturer as well grounded. Any Hue in
the rear of Omaha will in the nature of
things divert trade from Omaha lusteud
of briugjng trade to Oumhu.
Governor I'limmins may he In a re
ceptive mood for an Invitation to occupy
second place on the rt-puhlicuu ticker
with President Roosevelt, but when the
Uiue comes the wishes ot the president
will doubtless govern the selection of
the candidate for rice president In 1904
as It has In previous presidential con
ventions. If Governor Cummins should
be the man selected Iowa would get still
further to the front In national affairs
where it already commands a most re
markable position of vantage.
Tho Real Estate exchange tax com
mittee Is doing good work beforfc the
Sounty Board of Review and Equallza
on. After the county assessment roll
is made up, the next step will be to se
cure full recognition by the State Board
of Equalization of the higher ratio of
valuation in Douglas county through a
lower tax rate for state purposes.
The city charter properly provides
that all officers and employes of the
city shall be as far as practicable resi
dents of Omaha. The same provision
ought to apply to employes of the
school board.
laformatloa tiratla.
Portland Oregonian.
The American hog Is not a sucking pig;
he is a fullgrown porker from Porkvllla,
A Marketable Commodity.
Chicago News. '
Iowa certainly should have Its brand of
harmony canned and placed on ibe mar
ket let the Dead Rest.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Denver woman has written a book
which la intended as a reply to Mary Mao
lane's warm work. Why poke up the
dead, especially In this hot weather?
The Way to He Happy.
Baltimore American.
According to the periodical advice of
the season, suffering and pr6stratlon from
the heat can easily be prevented. All that
Is necessary Is not to worry and to keep
cool.
Coirage of the Continental.
Detroit Free Press.
If the members of the Continental Con
gress had foreseen the toy pistol, the giant
firecracker and the deadly devil-chaser,
they might not have been so anxious to
sign the Declaration of Independence.
Rooaerelt Spiking a Gun.
Chicago Record-Herald.
- Ex-Governor Pattlson ot Pennsylvania
says tha rallying cry of the democrats next
year wUl be: "Turn the raacals out." Mr.
Roosevelt can make that Kind of a rally
ing cry somewhat Ineffective by having the
rascals In Jail at the time.
A Flea for the, Philippines.
Minneapolis Journal.
It Is notable that Governor Tart of the
Philippines made the first east-bound
message on the new American Pacific
cable an appeal for a reduction of the
tariff on Philippine products. Justice
demands such a reduction, and the next
session of congress ought to see It grante4.
A Goot Appointment.
Philadelphia Record.
Governor Feabody of Colorado is to com
mission one of his daughters as a 'colonel
on his staff. The young lady Is only IS
years old. There is probably no precedent
for this Innovation; but wnen It Is remem
bered In how many household of the land
the general commanding wears petticoats
the edge of critialsm will be greatly dulled.
Beating Around the Stem.
1.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
That Judge Parker of New York should
make a long Journey te Georgia for the
purpose of delivering an address before a
little local society; there was naturally re
garded as Improbable by sensible people,
and as naturally his Journey to the south
was looked upon as having the character
of a political tour, as Indicated by recent
observations In these columns The politi
cal significance of this swing around the
circle was practically declared when Judge
Parker was hailed in Atlanta as "our next
president." The wild outburst of enthusi
asm with which this tinnouncement was
greeted shows plainly enough that Judge
Parker has been officially "counted out," so
to speak, and put on the political race
course to win the favor of southern dele
gations In the next democratic presidential
convention.
TUB VICES PREiniONOY.
Speculation on the Probable Running
Mate of President Roosevelt..
Harper's WeeKiy.
Since the last number of this Journal was
published two new candidates for the re
publican nomination for the vice presi
dency have been put forward by their
friends. They are both tesldents of states
west of the Mississippi, one being Ulysses
S. Grant of California and the other Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Brlstow of
Kansas. Grant has In his favor his father's
name, which may still be conjured with.
Mr. lirlstow, who was horn In Kentucky,
but who has spent moat of his adult life in
Kansas, seems likely to repeat the experi
ence of his distinguished kinsman, and to
leave behind him a name memorable for
honesty and hlRb-mlndedness In official life.
There Is, however, a fatal objection to both
of these . selections, ' namely, that if the
election took place next month Mr. Roose
velt would not peed Grant's help to carry
California, nor Bristow's help to carry
Kansas. Nor. Is It likely that Bristow's
name would avail to regain for the repub
licans Kentucky, where, it will be remem
bered. McKlnley In 1S9C secured twelve of
the thirteen eleotoral votes by a plurality
of only 2S1, while in 1900 hryan carried the
ttata by a plurality of nearly 1.000-
If Mr. Roosevelt Is politically wise he
will rot desire to see the republican nomi
nee for the vice presidency chosen from a
state which he has no reasonable chance of
carrying, nor from a state which he is al
ready sure of ; He now seems sure of all
the northwestern states, with the exception
of Colorado and Montana and possibly of
Idaho. The one northern state west of the
Alleghentes which the democrats will spare
no effort to recover la Inntana. and that
consequently, Is the state to which Mr.
Roosevelt's political sagacity will naturally
turn when In quest of a nominee for the
vice presidency. Two Inctana names have
been mentioned, those of Senator Fairbanks
and Senator Beverldge. The former, aa we
have said before, Is the more eligible can
didate; he would add weight to the repub
lican ticket. It has been alleged that
Senator Fairbanks would refuse a nomina
tion for the subordinate office, but we do
not believe the assertion to be well founded.
No American statesman, no matter how
experienced and eminent, can In these
dnys afford to look down on the vice presi
dency. Nor can we bring ourselves to be
lieve that a national convention will ever
again put forward for that office a man not
generally regarded as of full presidential
-Hllbe. 80 much can undoubtedly be said
of Mr. Fairbanks, but not of Mr. Beverldge.
I'ndcr all the circumstances, we deem it
prr.lab!e that 'the nomination will be of
fered to the former senator, and all patri
otic rltiscns. no matter what may be their
party predilections, must hope that he will
accept It. It la of vital moment to the
country that the tremendous possibilities
of the vice presidential office Should never
more bo overlooked,
JULY 0, 1003.
BIT! Or WASHISflTOX LIFE.
Miner Seeaes aad Incidents Sketched
tho Spot.
A remarkable collection of relloa of all
the wars In which this country has been
engaged Is being arranged In chronological
order In the National museum. The exhib
its consist of uniforms, arms, medals, and
a great variety of relics connected with tho
Indian and Spanish-American wars. There
are a number of colonial uniforms, arms
and camp equipments loaned to the mu
seum by the Daughters of the American
Revolution society. Including a kit of
cooking utensils used by George Washing
ton while In camp during the revolutionary
war.
There la a tomahawk with an ebony han
dle tipped with Ivory, presented to Davy
Crockett In 1S3S by the young men of Phila
delphia. There are also flags and faded
gray uniforms and scarred arms of the
confederates. In the collection Is the stump
of a tree, presented by General Miles,
which was cut down by a fusillade of bul
lets at the battle of Spottsylvanla Court
house, Va.
A unique relic Is the untfoYm ef Major
General Macomb, commanding the t'nlted
States army from 183 to 1841. The military
hat Is at least two feet tall and Is deco
rated with a waving plume. One of the
most valuable of recent acquisitions Is a
short sclmlter, captured by Lieutenant De
catur at the battle of Tripoli In 1801. It Is
a highly ornamental affair.
There are a large number of Spanish war
relics, snd when the collection Is completed
snd arranged It will be the most valuable
In America.
"Judging from the variety of books that
are being drawn from tha new publlo
library each day, Washlngtonlans are
reading every subject." said the librarian
In charge, quoted by the Washington Star.
"In the epartment of light literature
the novel which Is in the greatest demand
at this time Is 'Lady Rose's Daughter,' by
Mrs. Humphrey Ward. One month ago
The Virginian' received the greatest call,
but Its popularity now seems to be on the
wane. On account of the real fun and
pleasure which Is contained In the two
books of Alice Caldwell Hegan, 'Mrs.
Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch' and 'Lovey
Mary,' there has been a great call for them.
The demand Is so great, In fact, that we
find It almost Impossible to keep enough
copies on the shelves. 'The Two Vanrev
els' Is also read extensively, as are 'The
Fortunes of Oliver Horn" and the short
stories of Richard Harding Davis."
"The works of Ralph Connor, particularly
'The Sky Pilot,' 'The Man From Glengary'
and 'Black Rock,' are good books which
seem destined to live In the minds of the
public, ss the demand for them Increases
dally. We notice one thing In particular,
and that is that when there Is a reproduc
tion of any of the recently published novels
at a local theatre there Is an Instant rush
for the books of the play that Is to be pro
duced. "
"Books on mechanical drawing are In the
greatest demand in the scientific depart
ment, and they are drawn out by students
and others who are perfecting their educa
tion along those llnea. Works on motors,
and particularly books on automobiles, are
being sought after, probably because so
many automobiles need repairing. Traut
wlne's works on civil engineering and books
by Kent along the same llnea are also in
great demand. Theological works are also
read extensively by Washington people, the
moat popular being Falrbanks's 'Philoso
phy of the Christian Religion, and the
works of Newell Dwlght Hlllls. AslBe from
these King's 'Theology and the Social Con
sciousness' Is read by a great majority of
theological students and readers.
"Electrical works are also extensively
hv lAechanlca and others, and a work
on steam boilers, called 'Maxims of In
struction for Boiler Rooms,' Is read very
largely. . ' T
Jacob Rita's books. The Making or an
American,' 'Battle of the Slums' and 'How
the Other Half Lives,' are also three 01
the most popular books In the library.
The Strenuous Life,' by President Roose
velt is always in demand.
The works of Alfred Kusseu, tne i!-ng-
n.h author, are read widely, because they
vividly portray the success and failures
of the last century. What is termea ine
Failure of Vaccination' Is a feature or nis
works. Commercial students call for the
authorities on bookkeeping, the works by
Cook being In the greatest demand.
"There are also a number of young men
coming In nearly every day inquiring for
works on house plans. 1 cannot realize
why they ask for those books unless It is
because summer time and weddings go
hand in hand, and the young men in ques
tion are looking over the grouna careiuny
nrenarina- In advance for any smergency
that may arise. There are two or three of
tb.m at least that I know Intend to be
married soon, and that Is why I think they
are drawing out the house plans."
Bniirv Bhaw has lust returned to his
desk In Washington after a round of visits
to his old friends in Iowa, bringing with
him a story-which he plcsea up in me
k. k.v tut The secretary visited a
college president, who is also a "reverend."
and was invited to stay tor auppcr nu
the doctor and his family. A telephone
had Just been added to the luxuries of the
household and the preacher was at the mo
ment somewhat wrougni up in an enun
to communicate with a near-by town. He
had sat at ihe telephone desk with the re
ceiver to his car. hold In place by resting
his elbow on the table, and ejaculating
"Hello" with nearly every breath for
somothlng like fifteen minutes. In the
meantime his wife had been urging him to
leave tha Instrument and come to the sup
per table. This he finally did. He sat down
and the family composed Itself for the
usual grace. The doctor rested his elbow
on the table, placed his hand to his head,
and. greatly to the surprise and horror or
r.mllv. he ejaculated In a subdued
tone. "Hello!"
, han drawn and. approved for
1 ....imi-tinn nf two colonial gardens to
the aouth of the White House, reports the
Washington Post. Work started, immedi
ately after the president went 10 -ysir
... ,v,. anmmer. The aardens will be
completed late In the autumn, but all the
planta will not oe aaaea umu n ycr.
ft.. r,i,. will be similar to those at
I IIV ..
Mount Vernon, and probably will be the
only ones of that style in mo ciiy.
landscape gardeners have noticed the
tendency to return to colonial flowers to
harmonise with the colonial style of archi
tecture which has become so popular.
When our ancestors were constructing their
1 with .tatel- columns, they were
fond of ornamenting their lawns with
plants and flowers or tne wooas, oDiainea
. 11,, 1. -r.mt nd eiuendlture of energy.
With the spread of wealth in the land, the
more costly tropical plants maae men- ap-
.... nrl flnallv the demand was
pmiMivoi ..
limited to planta nurtured throrigh the
winter In greenhouses ana conservatories.
It Is to return to those sturdy plants
which form the aatlonal flora that Land
scape Gardener George Brewn has planned
the gardens to be made within the private
grounds of the White. House, Conspicuous
among the new White House flora will be
the goldenrod. which baa been urged aa the
national flower of the Vnlted States. What
has been termed "old-faahloned" flowers
will be given places of honor In the new
gardens, because of their beauty and hardy
nature.
Mr. Brown's Idea la to so arrange the
gardens that they will be In bloom as many
months as possible, tie wUl select such
plants as will bloom tn the spring snd late
autumn, when Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children are at the Whit House.
The gardens sre to be located on either
side of the south versnda of the mansion
and within the Iron fence which separates
the private grounds from those further
south, where the public Is admitted. Each
garden will be surrounded by a grass bor
der, reaching to the fence and bedecked
with standard shrubs. These will be chosen
and placed so as to harmonise with the
bay trees on the terraces. Gravel walks
will surround the gardens, being con
structed alike on all sides. A hedge of
tree box will hem In the gardens. A wide
border of selected herbaceous plants will
surround two rectangular plots of grass.
These rectangular spaces will be divided
by a narrow gravel walk, bordered by the
hedge of tree box. ,
In this manner beds will be made, four
of them at either of the southern corners
of the White House, and four constituting
a garden. Karri bed will be about TSxZS
feet In dimension. Extending to the streets
on either side and bordering the southern
road way will be two sections tangent to
the drive, which will be devoted to artistic
flowers. A huge bed of roses will form the
center design.
The fence to the south of the mansion
has received attention by the gardener.
Climbing roses next season will cover the
Iron bars and form a beautiful hedge.
Already a rose bush is growing over the
president's office, snd next season It Is
planned to have the office covered with
climbing rosea snd clematis.
MOHtS Y IK THE WKT, c
Currency nesulreaneat for the Aaaual
Crop Moving Season.
San Francisco Call.
Last year the country began about this
time to be disturbed by that drifting of
money trn New York to the west and
south that eventually produced a money
stringency In Wall street and brought
about a condition that forced the secretary
of the treasury to use the money of the
nation to relieve private business. When
the flurry was over last fall we were told
It would not happen again, that the bank
ers would take proper precautions and
everything would go smoothly In future.
Reassurances of that kind were given last
winter when congress failed to enact the
desired currency legislation, and all
through the spring they were repeated with
equal emphasis from Washington and from
New York, but now that the crop moving
season is at hand we get another story.
Only a short time ago the Chicago
Tribune stated that Chicago banks had
prepared for the western demand for money
by withdrawing upward of 120,000,000 of
their deposits from New York banks, and
went on to say: "The funds taken from
the east last fall and since that time have
not been returned, and when the money
firmness arrives this fall the eastern In
stitutions will be saved withdrawals to the
amount mentioned. At the same time Chi
cago banks are building their reserves to
a higher point than they were at. this time
last year and are expecting to go Into the
autumn demand with 30 per cent of cash.
While Chicago has drawn on Its New York
balances, country correspondents of Chi
cago Institutions have been doing the same
thing here and tha west now has Its surplus
funds well distributed."
A similarly cheerful view was presented a
short time ago by The Omaha Bee. which
in a review of the situation said: "It ap
pears from the last report of the eomp
troler ot the currency that the chief finan
cial centers representing the west that Is,
the financial region this side of the central
states have on deposit almost $220,000,000, a
figure which New York would have not
much mora than matched Only a few years
ago. ' It therefore appears that money la
plentiful In the west, and. according to tha
statistics, Is being used to good profit, since
the banks which are made the basis of com
parison report unusual Individual profits."
Such reports are excellent, but unfortu
nately the eastern reports do not confirm
the cheerful outlook of the west A recent
dispatch from Chicago to the New York
Evening Post stated that there are more
borrowers seeking money than money seek
ing borrowers in Chicago, and that a like
condition prevails In most of the western
centers. It is further stated that while the
reports of the comptroller of the currency
show that In Chicago bank reaervea were
larger In percentages on June 9. than In
April, they were less than In July last year.
In St. Louis they were larger than at either
date, but the excess over last July waa very
slight. In Detroit" the percentage of reserve
was only a trifle larger than It was last
July. In Kansas City, Kan., It was iess.
In Cedar Rapids i-nd St. Joseph the per
centage of reserves was smaller on June S
than in April, and in the laat named city
It whs less than in July last.
It thus appears that we are likely to have
another proof of the Importance of provid
ing an elastlo currency to meet the require
ments of our annual crop-moving season.
There U no danger of a serious stringency,
but there will be some pressure upon the
banks, and were It not for the prosperous
condition of the country the pressure might
be harmful. Aa we cannot count en pros
perity all the time, prudence dictates that
we take advantage of the present season to
put our currency system in proper shape to
resist disaster when It comes.
Beauties of Professional Harmony.
Chicago Chronicle.
Over In Vienna Dr. Lorens's American
success has Inspired divers of his profes
sional colleagues to remars casually that
Lorens stole the Idea of bloodless surgery
from one Haffa and that he does not amount
to shucks anyway. This pleasant Incident
shows that the deep and abiding love of
medical brethren one for another Is the
same in Austria as -s-lth us.
Mid-Summer Comfort.
a
For mountain, seashore or city there
is perfect comfort in tho light flannel
IIomespuns--and Crash suits-they look
as cool as they feel, too. There is a good
selection between 810 and $29 to choose
from and .
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OUI2S.
We have very complete linos of negligee
shirts and everything in neckwear, hos
iery and other details of outing costume.
groWritt2- KZ&M
R. S. Vllo. Marmjjrer.
PKnsoiAL wonts.
Mr. Zeraoondequie of Panama la throw
ing his full strength against the rattlflca
tion of the canal treaty.
It Is announced that Serrta'a new kin
Is an artist. Well, some of his predeces
sors were pretty clever In the use of iv
paint.
A monument to the memory of the poet.
John Boyle O'Reilly, was dedicated In the
ancient church yard at Dowth, County
Meath, Ireland, on July 4.
II. C, Trice, professor ni horticulture ami
forestry at tha Iowa State Agricultural
college, has been elected dean of the Col
lege of Agriculture of the University of
Ohio, at Columbus.
Count de la Vaulx, who tried last fall tn
cross the Mediterranean In a balloon snl
failed, owing to bad weather. Is recon
structing ,hlg balloon, and will make the
trial again this year,
James Buchanan Duke Is president of (w.i
tobacco companies and receives a salary ot
$60,000 from each of them. A sharebN!c
once grumbllngly asked Mr. Duke what he
did In return for such handsome pay. ' 1
am not paid for what I do," waa the reply.
"The companies pay me for tne mistakes
I avoid making."
John Merkowltsoh, a cousin of the new
king of Servln, Is working as a furrier
in New York, where he lives with his
family. He has been a resident of that
city for some forty years. His father,
John Merkowitsch, at one Um a wealthy
cr-erchant without a title, but of good fam
ily and high culture, waa prominent In
Belgrade.
George Francis Train has recovered so
far from his attack of smallpox as to re
ceive favored visitors. The other day he
handed a friend a bit of versa, saying:
'This Is not exactly poetry, but It's the
way I feel. You can't always make your
feelings. Besides, nowadays It Is bad taste
to make the nd word of every other line
rhyme. Anyone can do that."
General O'Connor, who seems to be bent
on oarvlng out for France a new colony
In Morocco, made his military debut In the
corps of guides which distinguished Itself
In the battles before Mets In the Franco
Prussian war. During the second siege of
Paris, brought about by ths Commune,
he was aide-de-camp to General de Oalllffet,
who was the first minister of war under
the recent Waldeck-Rousseau administra
tion. He haa also campaigned tn Tunis
and commanded the cavalry in Tonquln.
LIS Kg TO A LAUGH.
"I did not knot that I had so many
close friends," said the Sporter. turned
down In his tenth attempt U burrow 16.
Yale Record.
He I found a four-leaved clover this
morning.
She And have you had any good luck?
He Sure! I met you. Somerville Jour
nal. Molly Yes, I saw May Borem at the
musicale last night.
Polly Stranger: she told me today that
she didn't see you there, although she waa
looKing tor you.
Molly Of course, stupid I Didn't I Just
tell you I saw her? Philadelphia Cat hollo
eianaara.
A scum Did you tell him that when he
started that report about you he waa guilty
of a malicious lie?
Short Not in so many words. '
A scum No?
Short No, I simply said, "You're a liar."
Philadelphia Press.
A wlae medical guy asks with consider
able anxiety if we" eat too much. If he
refers to his own profession we can leave
him to answer the query at his leisure.
But If he addresses this impolite query to
the newspaper fraternity he oan rest as
sured that his anxiety is entirely unwar
ranted. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"80 you were a good deal surprised?"
"Surprised? Why, I, was s much sur
prised as the average reformer' will he to
find anybody besides himself In heaven."
New York Times. - ' " f
JThe teacher was telling her class things
not found in the text books.
"When anything is repeated by many
persons It gets to be called a 'saying.' '
she said. "Now, when a thing Is repeated
and accepted as a fact by everybody, what
do we call it?"
The Intelligent pupils answered in chorus,
"A chestnut!" New York Press.
MAN'S BEST FRIEND.
Will Carleton In Everywhere.
He was strong and trim and a good-alied
cur,
A slant of dogs; with soft, silk fur,
Poised head of an Intellectual size,
And two straight, luminous hero-eyes.
A tall whose gestures were eloquence;
A bark with a germ of common sense.
And this dog looked, upon the whole.
As If tie had gathered some crumbs of soul
That fell from the feast God spread for
man
Looked like a Use of the human plan.
There went with his strong, well-balanced
stride
A dignity oft to man denied.
God's humblest brutes, where'er we turn.
Are full of lessons for man to learn.
That night that he crouched by the yield
ing door, '
And two grim, murderous thieves, or more.
Had bribed the locks with their hooks of
steel.
He fought with mora than a henchman's
seal
For sleeping loved ones' treasures and life.
He conquered rogue, and bullet, and knife.
He saw distress with a quick, sure eye.
And heard the half-choked drowning cry;
A living lifeboat, soon he bore
A half-drowned man to the welcome shore.
And when the wife of the rescued one
Wept him her love for the great deed done.
And fondled him In a warm embrace,
He talked with his fondest, kind old face.
And said, "I have shown you nothing new;
It Is what we live for and love to do.
In lake or river, or sea or bay.
My race are rescuers every day;
In the snowy gulfs 'mid hills above
My race brlnga life to the race we love."
The soul of the humble brute has fled;
The grand old dog Ilea still and dead.
Oh. man-like brain and god-like heart!
You were made to carry a noble part.
You did, old dog, -the best you knew.
And that Is better than most men do;
And If ever I get to the great Just place.
I shall look for your honest, kind old face.