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aa often aa desired.
King Corn is not complaining of belag
too warm.
The railroad , tax Issue will not be
settled until it is settled right.
Several peaceful revolutions seem . to
be In progress in the base ball world.
The battleground of the Judicial pri
maries is in the Sixth, Eighth and Ninth
wards. 1
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Republicans should not fall to partlci
pate In the republican judicial primaries
today.
If there is anything else our. visiting
eoitnrs wsn,t aunng tneir stay m uniaiia,
A a a M a. a . a. ' a "' '
uey inouia not ds oacKwara SDout asK
tag for it i
The printed session laws of the late
Nebraska legislature may also ' be ex
pected to hobble tardily along some of
these fine days.
This is the kind of weather that brings
relief to the sensitive feelings of tho
coal barons. Complaints on the price of
the fuel supply are temporarily laid on
the table, '
Governor Mickey la not alone in the
belief that the best way to inspire
respect and obedience for law Is to make
the penalty for its wilful Infraction
prompt and sure.
The contractor who is acting as the
host for our junketing councllmen is ad
monished to bring them all back safely.
umaua cannon arxora to lose them so
early in their official careers.
m
Are the railroads undergoing a passen
ger car famine or have they some other
excuse for overcrowding coaches so that
travelers have to stand in the aisles or
It three In a seat- Tut on more cars.
President Loubet has returned home
convinced that England is a true friend
of France. As long as nothing -transpires
to produce a conflict of interest be
tween the two nations this beautiful
dreum will remain unshattered.
The question naturally suggests Itself,
For whose benefit Is the school board's
rule against nonresident teachers to be
relaxed? Why should not a teacher
who is employed in the Omaha public
schools be willing to live in Omaha?
The letters of the Russian ambassador
and Queen Wllholmlna of Holland,
thanking Andrew Carnegie for his gift
of $1,500,000 fos a library for The
Hague tribunal will make fine addi
tions to Mr. Carnegie's autograph collec
tion. Few collectors, however, can in
dulge themselves to acquire specimens
of royal chlrogrsphy at such prices.
Omaha now enjoys the felicity of
three distinct branches of municipal
government: First, the executive coir-
mlttee of the Commercial club; second,
the executive committee of the Real
Estate exchange, and lastly, the mayor
and council, presumed to carry Into
effect the suggestions and obey the in
stmctious of the two former.
A $10,000 Nebraska building at the St
J.ouls World's fair will look like thirty
cents beside the other state buildings
and do no credit to Nebraska. It would
be far more to our advantage to use the
extra money In making our exhibit at
the exposition overtop those of nelgh
boring agricultural state with a view
to attracting population and capital by
the promise held out by our still unde
veloped resource.
LtXDixu moral Bcrpont.
Th position of the United States In
regard to China has been so clearly de
fined that there should be no misunder
standing In regard to tt anywhere. Our
government ban contended for the mnln
tennnee of the open- door policy In that
empire and hna especially urged that
this be done In Manchuria, where our
commercinl interest are' lnrge. Conse
quently our government has regarded
with much concern the course of Russia
in that province and has made known
In explicit terms to both the Chinese
and the Russian government lta views
respecting the course of the latter. Re
cently there have been conferences be
tween Secretary Uay and the Russian
ambassador relative to Manchuria and
some Indications appeared that the gov
ernment of Russia bad found it possible
to shape her policy bo that it might be
more acceptable to the United States.
These indications, however, may prove
to be misleading. That would not be a
new experience In respect to Russia. On
the other hand it is possible that the
Russian government sincerely intends
to carry out whatever assurances It has
given our government in regard to Amer
ican Interests in Manchuria. Until the
purpose of the conference at Port Ar
thur is developed no definite opinion can
be formed as to Russian Intentions. If
it shall appear to be the determination
of that power to bold permanent pos
session of Manchuria and to deny to
other powers the privileges they ask for
there, then will the question be pre
sented to our government as to how far
it shall go in support of the powers that
may resist Russian policy. It is quite
possible that our government has been
sounded In regard to the Anglo-Japanese
note and perhaps the protesting powers
may have the moral support of the
United States. At all events they can
expect no more than this, while the atti
tude already taken by this country
seems to require that It shall at least
lend moral support to the demand for
the fair and equal treatment of all na
tions In Manchuria.
IMPURE tooD LAW in FORCt. I
The law passed by the last congress '
providing for the Inspection of Imported
foodstuffs, drugs and liquors, and the
exclusion of such as are found to be
adulterated, Is now in effect and a very
considerable reduction in the trade in
these articles is to be expected. Amer
ican consular officers have been given
instructions as to their duties In con
nection with the law and exporters of
food products to the United States from
foreign countries will receive notifica
tion regarding the requirements of the
law through the consuls. While it is the
intention of .the officials to rigidly en
force the . law,- exporters' 'who , shipped
articles before being notified of the re
quirements of tfe law will not have
their goods excluded. ; It is reasonably
assumed that after foreign exporter are
informed respecting the hW there will
be 'comparatively little adulterated ' food
stuffs sent to, this country.of Jthe nature
for which the . law requires exclusion!
Produces in which the adulterations are
not injurious to health will not be af
fected by the law. ' V
It is said that the Interest taken in
this legislation will probably induce a
renewal of effort in the next congress
for the passage of a pure food law, per
haps in the form of the Hepburn bill,
which has been before congress for sev
eral years. There . has . been more or
less agitation for a dozen years or more
in behalf of pure food legislation and
now. that we have a law applying to
adulterated articles from abroad,' It is
believed that " there is : a very good
chance for securing legislation that will
lnsuro our people pure domestic articles.
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OBJ&CTIOHS TO CAKAL TREATY.
According to a member of the Colom
bian congress' now in this country a de
cision on the Panama canal treaty. Is
not likely to be reached before the end
of August and he is of the opinion that
no pressure will be used by the presl
dent of Colombia, who is favorable to
the treaty, to secure its passage. In re
gard to the opposition he says' it is very
strong. The. people object to the perma
nent cession of territory to the United
States and they also think that this
country has not been generous enough
in its offer of $10,000,000 .indemnity
and $200,000 a year. Colombia now
receives $250,000 annually from the
Panama railroad and it is urged besides
that the uncompleted canal which will
revert to the government by the failure
of the French company to fulfil its con
tract is worth considerably more than
$10,000,000.
The . Colombian representative said:
"Of course, the United States Is the only
government which can build the canal.
The fortification of the canal practically
equals the doubling of the navy of this
country. In return for this great ad
vantage Colombia too wants something
of more permanent good than the mere
money consideration., We realize,
though, that Colombia will be benefited
by the increased shipping facilities from
the Pacific to the Atlantic and the value
of land will be greatly enhanced. It
will also open some of our dormant in
dustries. It is very plain that the mo
tive of the opposition to the treaty Is
largely mercenary. The objection to the
cession of territory is a mere pretext
and would vanish If our government
should materially raise the amount to
be paid Colombia under the treaty. As
President Marroquln pointed out in bis
message to the congress, the cession of
territory required Colombia can well af
ford to make, with the necessary relin
quishment of sovereignty. In considera
tion of the vast advantages to the coun
try that would come from the construo
tion of the canal. The opponents of the
treaty recognise the benefits to accrue,
but these are In the future and they
want to press all they think it possible
to get out of the United States In the
present, and to make sure of themselves
being benefited. Cupidity on the part of
the Colombian politicians has been
manifested from the beginning of the
negotiations. x Knowing the anxiety of
this country to complete the great en
terprise they are now more greedy than
ever.
The offer of $10,000,000 to Colombia
for the concessions required Is liberal
and should not be Increased. Under ex
isting conditions what our government
asks Is of practically no value to Colom
bia. With the canal In our possession
that country would derive enormous
benefits, not the least important of
which would be the assurance of peace
in a part of its territory which has long
been the seat of turbulence and where
a revolt is now said to be threatened
should the canal treaty be rejected. Co
lombia, bankrupt and at a standstill,
has the opportunity to place herself In
the front rank of southern republics,
but she may lose It if the counsel of her
greedy politicians shall prevail.
FIRIZU CATiyOS AT FL1K8.
The Real Estate exchange has re
solved to abolish the assistant city
license inspector, the assistant city
building inspector, and declared itself
as opposed to the creation of a fire
coroner and inspector of explosives, and
against the reinstatement of the second
assistant city attorney, and the mayor
and city council are expected to govern
themselves accordingly. s
Three out of four of these positions
are pronounced by the members of the
exchange, who have wrestled with
municipal problems, as superfluous, al
though, as a matter of fact, they have
constituted part of the municipal corps
for nearly ten years. The lire coroner
Is stigmatized as a sinecure improvised
to pay a political debt As a matter of
fact, the ordinance creating the in
spector of explosives and fire coroner
was framed more than three years ago
as a preventive of disasters similar to
the Allen grocery house explosion and
the frequent fatal accidents and costly
conflagrations caused by the storage of
gasoline and petroleum in excess of the
quantity prescribed by ordinance.
The creation of the office of fire cor-
oner was suggested and urged by local
firo insurance agents and the original
ordinance conferred the duties and pow
ers upon the chief of the fire depart'
ment. After much discussion It was
deemed improper to load down the fire
chief with special duties that were Ha
ble to distract his attention from the
supervision of the fire department and
frequently required his presence in
localities distant from his post of duty.
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Whether the abolition of the three
minor positions Is practical and whether
the Inspection of explosives and the de
mand for the repression of vandalism
after n flre warrants the creation of the
position of flre coroner does not seem
to have been given serious consideration
by the exchange. After-all that may
be said on the subject in the Interest of
economy ' and retrenchment the "'ex
change seems to be firing1 its artillery
at flies.
The largest saving that could possibly
be effected by carrrying out its antl-
slnecure resolution would amount from
$4,300 to $4,500 a year. The maiming
or killing of a solitary humon being by
an - explosion that could have been
averted by the proper inspection of gun
powder storage or illuminating fluids
would more than offset the salary of the
flre coroner for ten years, even if no In
spection charges were collectible. The
salvage effected after a flre by proper
safeguarding of the chattels and mer
chandise would more than offset the pay
of the fire coroner if the inspection of
storage for explosives was abandoned.
But while the exchange seems to have
centered its energies upon the demoll
tlon of so-called sinecures - it has for
Inexplicable reasons stuffed cotton into
its ears about the Impending appraise
ment of the water works. In which the
City's Interest is represented by mil
Hons.
A few. suggestions to the council, or
the water board, or both together, rela
tlve to safeguarding the city in the ap
praisement proceedings, would be
timely, but we apprehend that the ex
change will pursue a strict neutrality
policy until after it is too late to Inter
vene, and then we may be prepared to
hear a terrible outcry about the great
outrage.
The commissioner of Indian affairs Is
said to have formulated a new set of
regulations governing the alienation and
leasing of allotted Indian lands in order
to protect the Indians from land grab
bers.' The best set of regulations will
not protect the Indians unless the gov
eminent officers in charge are strictly
honest and rigidly determined to see
that the Indians get a fair deal. A few
examples made of dishonest Indian
agents conniving with land grabbers
would prove mora powerful as a pre
ventive of fraud than all the regula
tlons that have ever been prescribed by
the department at Washington. .
With all the advances of mechanical
invention the point has not yet been
reached where the farmers are able to
harvest their grain without requiring
additional farm hands and even then
working them every hour of daylight in
order to keep up with nature's pace,
The dearth of farm bands reported
from Kansas is simply an example of
the crisis that occurs every harvest time
throughout the wheat raising region
and which must be expected to be pre
sented each year until the towns become
more populous or agricultural processe
become better perfected.
The Real Estate exenange has ren
dered Omaha Invaluable service in the
tax fight by. which the public utility
corporations have been compelled to
bear their Just proportion of the niunlel
pal burdens and is entitled to great
credit for Its aggressive campaign for
tax reform before the couuty board.
can render the city and state still
greater service by centering all of its
efforts on the paramount Issue before
the people of Nebraska the equitable
taxation of railroads.
According to the admission of the
tax representatives of the Union Pacific
before the county Board of Equalisation,
the terminal facilities and properties of
that company within' Douglas county
re worth more than $17,000,000. Is
there any good reason why the Union
Pacific should not be required to pay
the same proportion of taxes on Its
$17,000,000 worth of property that other
corporations and private Individuals
owning an equal amount of property are
compelled to pay?
We fear the executors of the Chicago
philanthropist, who bequeathed $10,000
for the benefit of "the worthy poor of his
native village who have never been pub
lic charges and who are disposed to earn
their own support so far as they are
ble to do so," will have difficulty in
carrying out this part of the will. The
worthy poor for whom these bequests
were intended, having refused public
aid all of their lives, are hardly likely
to present themselves for charity at
this stage.
As usual, the western railroads are
ahead of the eastern railroads in the
matter of privileges on interchangeable
mileage books. The lines making up
the Western Passenger association J will
put into force a new agreement for the
Issue of books good on all trains after
September 1, whereas the eastern roads
are still clinging to thetr more restricted
policy. When it coni9 to liberal man
agement the eastern railroads can learn
lessons in the west '
The proposed investigation of the con
dition of the grade teachers throughout
the country by the executive committee
of the National. Educational association
is a step in the right direction. In Omaha
as In all other population centers the
condition of the grade teachers is of
more concern to the patrons of the pub
lic schools and the growing generation
of children than the condition of the
faddists and frtlllats that occupy more
lucrative positions in the High school.
Simple and Helpful.
Baltimore American.
Medical science Is now interested In
changing the shape of unsightly noses.
One of the best things for a normal nose is
to leave It out of other people's business
and give It a chance to grow. .
Prophet Inhonored at Hosae.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
General Grosvenor has announced that
Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland
will be the nominees of the democratic and
republican parties respectively for presi
dent next year. There Is a tremendous
field of usefulness Still before the general
If he husbands his resources, but there Is
great danger that he will overwork him
self.
Natl v lam fn Hawaii.
PhlVallelpljia Record. "'
The refusal of .the ulawallan . legislature.
In which there Is majority of native
members, to vote any money In aid of
Immigration from the '-United States' fur
nished, we believe, , the first unfriendly
action of the kind since our colonial days.
It may astonish our. Natlvlst brethren to
find that they have Imitators In Hawaii
who carry their notions of excluslveness
a point further than the cult has reached
In this part of the country.
. Let Well Enough Alone.-
Indianapolis Journal.
The announcement -of a large surplus for
the last fiscal year is followed by a demand
for a reduction In taxes. Congress should
go alow In that matter, and can well afford
to wait a year or two. The present sur
plus Is partly due to the unexampled pros
perity of the country and the large revenue
from customs duties. , If these conditions
should change there would be a falling oft
of revenue, and the surplus would be pro
portionately reduced. It la easier to repeal
taxes than It Is to relmpose them, and a
surplus Is much easier, to handle than a
deceit.
Agitation m Menace.
Bprlngfleld (Mass.) Republican.
The suggestion Is now made that the
American Hebrews withdraw their request
that the president send their representa
tions to the czar In order to relieve an em
barrassing situation. They could do this
consistently, since it Is now apparent that
their petition, which la only another form
of diplomatic Interposition,, will prob
ably do more harm tnan good to
the Russian Jews by arousing re
sentment among the Russian people. It
must be recognised as a cardinal fact of
the situation that, deplorable as It un
doubtedly is, the Russian masses cherish
deep prejudices against the Jews, and that
these prejudices may easily be Inflamed by
pressure from the outside.
RAILWAY FORECLOSURES,
Gratifying; Showing of Prosperity oa
Steam Lines.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is gratiflng to note that only Ave
unimportant steam railway lines, ftnm four
to twenty-eight miles In length, failed to
meet the Interest on their obligations dur
ing the past six months. The Railway Age
observes upon this favorable showing that
the business of selling railways under fore
closure has become remarkably dull and
that it has been a poor year for receiver
ships thus far.
In every Instance of failure the cause
was special and did not arise from condi
tions affecting railway interests In general.
The three roads sold under foreclosure were
14 miles In length, and In one Instance, the
Champaign ft Southwestern, a part of the
Wabash system, the transaction was for
mal. The roads foreclosed represented
$1,146,000 of 'bonds and stocks. The roads
sold by judicial process In 1&& had a
capitalization of $12,707,000. The exhibit for
the first half of 19u3, with respect to the
steam roads, is exceedingly favorable and
may be accepted as a sign of the general
prosperity of country.
The record of the street railway lines Is
not so favorable, owing to the over
development of this method of transit or
unsuccessful financiering. Five companies
have defaulted and passed Into the hands
of receivers, representing securities of the
nominal value of 163,068,000, and four lines
have been foreclosed, having outstanding
obligations amounting to I6.S66.00). The
total mileage Involved Is 691. The figures,
though substantial, are small compired
with the vast sum salely Invested In elec
tric railway enterprises.
According to the census of 10 there
were in thi United States almost 18 0O
miles of electric railway trackage. - Th
mileage has been greatly Increased In the
Intervening years. The capital and funded
debt of these railways la Ik was
H.uo,ooo,goa.
ROOSEVELT'S RUXSIRO MATS,
Ceaarreeemaa Klnkat.Ve Saggestlve
Htat the Vlee rvestdeaey.
Kansas City Star.
Representative Klnksld of Nebraska, who
pent a few hours in Kansas City yester
day, Is quoted a saying that the nominee
for the vice presidency on the next repub
lican national ticket would not necessarily
be a western man. "President Roosevelt
la a New Yorker," he said, "but he pos
sesses the true western spirit and aggres
siveness that makes him popular In the
west Roosevelt belongs as muc). to the west
aa to the east." This Is 'onsplcuously
true, and while It has be ,n said many
times before. It la IntererJng to note Its
possible bearing on the vice presidential
nomination.
It la a fact that no other man was ever
nominated for the presidency, or who was
prominently mentioned for that office, was
more truely American In the broad, un
classified sense, than Is President Roose
velt. No other president was ever In such
close touch with all classes and all sec
tions. Roosevelt knows his east, his west,
his north and his south as welt as any
one man can know all these sections In
either the social or political sense. His
nomination will not, therefore, carry with
It the strong local compliment that has
usually been Implied In the selection of
presidential candidates.
While It la gratifying to note that a man
wno has ' been conspicuously successful
as chief executive, and will seek an elec
tion to that office In the near future, has
such a strong hold on the entire country.
the more Important aspect of the situation
la that tt leaves the party practically un
trammeled In choosing Its running mate.
No state nor section will need to be com
plimented or conciliated, fpr any of the
reasons that Usually govern the nomina
tions for the vice presidency. There will
be no sound reason for selecting any other
than the best man. This Is especially
deairabla at a time when public sentiment
haa been newly awakened to the great Im
portance of electing men to the vice presi
dency who are obvloualy fitted to assume
the responsibilities of the higher office.
The wisdom of selecting Roosevelt to the
vice presidency has been most conspicu
ously emphasised in' the fine qualifications
and quick adaptability he has shown since
his advancement to the post of highest
honor. There will be no excuse for any
other than the highest class nomination
when It cornea to choosing a running mate
for President Roosevelt. .
DISHONESTY IN HIGH PLACES.
President Roosevelt's Slcnincaat Bi-
. presslon oa the Subject.
, St Louis Globe-Democrat
In one of his addresses on the Fourth
of July, President Roosevelt saia mat
the worst crime against this nation which
can be committed by any- man Js the crime
of dishonesty." This is In line with some
of the president's previous expressions
on this general theme. It la also in line
with his course In the postal scandal, as
everybody can see who nas followed his
action In that matter. Just at this time no
new developments of any consequence
are being made In this arralr, but the In
vestigation Is going on, and the determin
ation Is as strong as ever that no guilty
man ahall be allowed to escape.
tt Is evidently the Intention of the presi
dent to make so clean a sweep of the of
fenders in the next half year that congress
will find nothing In this line to concern
Itself with when.lt meets in December. The
whole situation Is In the control of the
presidents He Is the man who primarily
furnishes the seal and the incentive for the
prosecutions. His reputation Is at stake
In these prosecutions, and he knows this.
Some reputation will be made . by Mr.
Brlstow arid others, Including the counsel
for the government, but tne man who will
be aided most In a political and social way
by the prosecutions and who would be In
jured most by a neglect to do his duty In
the matter Is the president.
There will be nothing, for democratic
demagogues In congress to propose In con
nectlon with the postal frauds when that
body cornea together In December, or when
It meets In November, If that report of an
extra session should turn out to be true. Of
course. If the extra session be had. It will
be to deal with the Cuban reciprocity mat
ter, but this would not prevent the
democrats from making an attempt to
manufacture party capital out of the postal
disclosures. All this Is known to the presi
dent and the president's party In congress.
The way to head off the democratic dema
gogues la to make a clean sweep of the
whole corrupt combine which may he found
In the postal department, and to do this at
the earliest possible moment. The ad-
mlnstration will see to It that the postal
scandal- Is exhausted as a subject of In
terest before congress meets.
PERSONAL NOTES.
In the Fourth of July celebration In Porto
Rico the most Inconspicuous thing was the
Spanish flag.
Petroleum has been discovered near Mus
kogee. The Investigation of affairs In the
Indian Territory shows that the Interior
department Is all right.
Ex-Senator Ransom of North Carolina
Insists upon being called a farmer Instead
of an agriculturist, notwithstanding the
fact that he so'd his last crop for 168,000.
Are the people of Franne becoming
flighty? Captain Dreyfus Is looking up
again, Santos-Dumont Is skylarking In the
air and President Loubet la studying as
tronomy. Mr. ' E. O. Vaughan of Richmond, Ind.,
haa the finest collection of continental cur
rency of any private Individual In the coun.
try. and It will be exhibited at the St
Louis fair.
State Entomologist Smith of New Jersey,
who haa dug ten miles of ditches and
stocked them with fish for the extermina
tion of mosquitoes, says that Elisabeth will
soon be a mosqultoless city.
Senator Quay and a party of Pennsyl
vania friends have been spending a month
In the Maine woods The senator became
quite a. favorite with the guides, one of
whom says he Is the "best tramper for a
man of hla age I have ever seen."
The secretary of state of Missouri de
clined to Issue articles of Incorporation to
the Gegenselter Schwaben Frauen Unter
stuntiungs Vereln on the ground that the
name waa unpronounceable. He was too
critical. All he had to do was to follow
copy without pronouncing the name.
Lord Iveagh has come to the help of
Trinity college. In Dublin, which is sorely
In need of funds to provide new laboratory
equipments. Lord Iveagh follows the new
fashion of giving, pledging himself for
1170,000 on condition that other sums are
raised. The offer holds for three years.
The stanch Methodist Institution Wes
leyan university has conferred upon Gov
ernor Batea of Massachusetts the degree of
T-T- D. The governor has long been known
aa a "favorite son" of the Methodist
church, which Is said to have played no
small part In his political advancement.
In connection with the coming Interna
tional yacht race James E. Munson of New
York City says that George Steers, who
built America, used a toy yscht made In
Japan aa a model for tha ortglnul cup win
ner. The toy waa owned by a resident of
Maspeth, L. I., and Steers saw It sailing
one day.. It showed such speed that he
made a thorough study of Us lines and
later built America after the model of the
J Japanese toy.
ROUND AROUT NEW YORK.
Ripples oa the Torrent of Life la the
Metropolis.
The completed tax roll of greater New
Tork for 1903 shows an Increase of a frac
tion over $1. 5t, O-O.oo) In real estate and
personal property over 1902. The assessed
value of real estate In the five boroughs la
H.751.M2.S26. and of tha personalty IfflO.M,
092. Much the greater part of the Increase
Is In real estate, which was rated under
the new plan of full assessment It Is said
that no such stupendous Increase In tax
values waa ever before made In one year
In any city or country. This enormous
(issessment aggregating 9,431, S9M1&, will
add 1140.000,000 to the borrowing capacity
of the city and reduce the tax rate to
about ft. 41 on the $100 aa assessed valua
tion. The president of the taxing board Is
optimistic on the future. He nays: "I be
lieve that next rear there will be a great
decrease In tha number of millionaires
coming here to swear off taxes on the
ground of nonresldence, for our tax rate
la getting down nearer to the Newport
rate. This year our rate la $14 en the
11,000, against (12 at Newport Next year
the tax rate will probably be lower still.
and there will be no reason why those
who have fled to Newport should not de
clare themselves New Yorkers again."
A sixteen-year-old boy has died In Brook
lyn, and the physician in charge of the
case has given excessive weeping aa the
cause of his death. It brought on heart
failure. John Crowley was Informed that
an uncle to whom he had been pasalonately
attached from babyhood had fallen from
the cars and been Jellied. He began to
weep hysterically, and nothing eould stop
him. He sobbed all night, and through
the next day. He wept through the funeral
and after he came home. His parents
finally called a physician, but the boy died
a few momenta after he arrived.
Mr. Howard was a coffee broker and haa
made a fortune, and retired.
Theyt told him at the clubs that the au
tomobile was the one joy of modern Ufa,
that the sport is not expensive, and that
any one can run a machine.
Mr. Howard purchased one that was so
gentle that a child could drive It and so
easily understood that a woman could run
it with one lesson.
It was sent to his home. Mr. Howard
haa a coachman, who has besn over the
seas but a few months.
"Could you manage that, Patt" he asked
as the vehicle stood as gentle aa a pet cow
In the street In front of the house.
"Manage It!" said Pat, In fine scorn, "I
could carry It around the block on me
shoulder. I never saw anything on wheels
I couldn't manage."
"Well, keep your eye on It for a mo
ment," said Mr. Howard, aa he went Into
the house to get his kit of automobile tools,
Pat thought he would take a look at the
machine. He vaulted Into the seat and
touched something. v
When Mr. Howard came out he heard
a series of wild Irish yells and saw a
streak of dust down the street A wild
man was clutching at levers and things
to And which one was the stop.
He must have found the one that steers
for In a moment the auto waa smashed to
flinders against a tree and Pat waa ready
for the hospital with a leg broken in two
places.
Mrs. Jeanette P. Goln is one of New
York's richest women, but Is never seen
In society, for which she expresses vast
contempt. Mrs. Goln owns an Immense
deal of valuable real estate. Adjoining her
home on Fifth avenue la that of Mrs. Perry
Belmont, who built an extension some
time ago, thereby cutting off Wrs." Coin's
light and air. The latter thereupon quietly
purchased a lot around the corner, on
which she has built a high stone fence.
Mrs. Belmont's extension has been much
darkened in consequence, but Mrs. Ooln
declare her fence will remain until Mrs.
Belmont's extension shall have been taken
down. This Is a bitter pill to the Belmonts,
and so they have abandoned worn on meir
-..ntH hntMA and are living In the Wal
dorf when In town. Anyway, Mrs. Goln
has the satisfaction or seeing mo
half finished and with no one at work on
the premises.
i.u-i.. Twinett. the restaurant man.
who once ran a place in Chicago and who
now operates a number oi eaung-nou.o.
In New York, Is going to take down his
"Watch Your Hat" signs. All the biblical
.i. win remain, but since the su
preme court decision relieves proprietors
from responsibility he Is going to yield
the point which has subjected him to so
much good-natured raillery. Many Chica
goans will remember the "Holy Joe" eigne.',
One of them reads. "Trnst In the Lord
and be of good cheer," while directly un
derneath appeared another. "Watch your
hat"
Magnitude Is' the keynote of all publio
Improvements proposed and under way In
New York. Talk of a $50,000,000 expenditure,
such as Is contemplated for the Manhattan
terminal of the Brooklyn bridge and the
Incidental beautifying of City Hall park,
no longer staggera even the conservative.
Mayor Low and the various department
... hanriitn the auestlbn of public
facilities In a spirit commensurate with the
probable demand or tne xuiure. i n rwni
plan submitted by the bridge commissioner
contemplates, among Other things, ths
erection of an Imposing publio edifice 650
feet high, to be known as the Campanile,
and so far not a single newspaper has pro
tested. Even the. Brooklyn papers, which
have been shouting for Improvements at
their end or the Driage, ao nui vyim-m
. ....Hir nn Manhattan. With the
enthuslaam for these vast projects Mayor
Low's popularity and his chances of re
election wax apace. The desire for a larger
measure of freedom nas oeen mo boctoi
of Tammany's strength, but municipal
pride In great magnificence Is likely next
fall to overcome this sentiment. Mayor Low
has certainly done many excellent things
along the line of public Improvementa. and
although all not be visible In their full
perfection before the fall election progress
has been sufficiently marked to secure
general approval for ths fusion mayor.
"Don't Imagine," said an experienced hotel
housekeeper quoted by ths Times, "that ths
hall boys or elevator boys wear all ths
worn-out neckties you give them or that
they take them home to fathers and
brothers, or send them to aunts In the
country who are making crasy quilts. They
know where there Is an old man and his
wife In the heart of the old Tenderloin who
buy old neckties at a price that gives the
hotel boys far more pocket money than
they need to spend. Ths old folks clean
and renovate the ties and sell them In
some stores for new. The old ties are
ripped apart, stesmed. scrubbed, and put
together again. When they are preased or
altered In shspe they look tfke new.
"An English 'Square' of fairly good
material will sell for half a dollar. The
old man and woman I speak of will make
a neat four-in-hand and two made-up bows
out of It. The four-in-hand she sells for
E0. or even "5 cents. The bows will net Tt
cents esch. Not a bad profit.
"I found this out from a bell hoy who
was called before the' manager one dsy to
explain how 1t was that tie had $3$ In his
telescope' trunk when he had been In the
hotnl only three months, was a waif when
employed, and had paid out more than half
he had in wagee for his uniform. We sent
one of, the porters to verify his necktie
story and found It all right
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A DISTINCT DISAPPOINTMENT.
Bryan's AanaslnsT Self-Repression
at
His Celebration,
Washington Post
But meager reports have filtered' east
ward of the Fourth of July celebration
held In the rear of Mr. Bryan's- bam at
Falrvlew, near Lincoln, Neb., and we must
confess to a feeling of keen disappointment
at the failure of the orators on that oc
casion to rise to the emergenoy. Tom
Johnson, of Ohio, a top-notcher in Bryan's
list of presidential possibilities, was billed
aa the principal speaker, and It was an
nounced that Mr. Bryan Would also dis
cuss the pending Issues. We had been led
to expect that Mr. Johnson and Mr. Bryan
would outline a plan for uplifting the
downtrodden, saving the republic , from
greed, and framing a new Declaration of
Independence, as both of them have elo
quently Insisted for some' time that the
old one Is In a bad way. But It appears
that the orators at Falrvlew were ae timid
as the other Democratic leaders who par
ticipated In the love feast at Tammany
Hall. Mr. Johnson devoted his entire ad
dress to the discussion of political condi
tions In Ohio, referring to the flgflt that
has been waged In Cleveland and other
cities for local self government. He made
no reference to national affairs, other than
to point out the dangers that will follow
In the wake of legislatures controlled by
corporations and political bosses.
Mr. Johnson's part In the celebration Is
surprising, but Mr. Bryan's share- In the
day's program Is nothing short'- of as
tounding. He stood mute, 1 welcoming his
guests with his expansive smile, and su
perintending the disbursement of the lem
onade, but refusing absolutely to deliver
an address. The history of American poli
tics for the last eight years contains no
equal to this Instance of self repression. It
partakes of martyrdom. ,
FLASHES OF FUN.
"Are you prepared for tho end, dear
sister?" said the Rev. " Mr. Comfort.
"Would you not like to go to heaven?"
"O! my, yes!" gasped the sick woman.
"I'm just dying to go there." Philadelphia
Press. , , ,
'What makes you think Bingham has been
to the seashore?"
"Well, he doesn't play .poker, and he's
broke." Baltimore JXews.
"There Is safety In numbers," said the
man who gets his thoughts ready made.
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "es
pecially when the numbers are written In
your bank book." Washington Star.
"Then, again," said Uncle Allen Sparks,
"speaking of white lies, there tstalsd the
Inscription on the tombstone." Chicago
Tribune.
" I see that a woman train robber Is at
work."
Wears short skirts, doesn't she?"
"Yea, and a big slouch hat."
'But If she wears short skirts how can
she hold , up a train ?" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Weren't some of those transactions by
which you profited a trifle irregular?"
"Not for me," answered Senator Sorg
hum. "They were quite the usual thlpg."
Washington Star.
She I heard you complimenting her upon
her girlish appearance. What did ' she
say?
He She said: "Ah! but I'm sure I shall
look very much older when I am 40."
She Huh 1 She means she'U look very
much older when she admits she Is 40.
Philadelphia Press.
"What makes 'em talk 'bout death al
ways lidln on a pole boss? some one
asked of Brother Dickey.
"Well, env hose , in do country but a
mule would turn pale ter see death comln'!"
Atlanta urmsutution.
"Why don't you follow the fashion and
strike?" asked the vase.
"Too tired," ticked the clock. "Owing to
the carelessness of the girl who wound
me up on one side this morning I haven't
got my second wind."
Whereupon the vase fell off the mantel
piece. Chicago Tribune.
LEO.
' W. T. Nesblt In Chicago Tribune.
Death walked beside him many years
And with his finger wan
Would point, and say: "Your night appears;
your aay or lire is gone.
He smiled, as one who knows no fears:
"I can but see the dawn."
Death sat beside him many days
And said: "It groweth dnrk;
And silence holds the further ways."
He smiled: "Not so; for hark!
There comes the sounds of sweeter lays
Than nightingale or lark."
Death stood beside him many times
A night that hath no souks or chimes.
Nor stars to glad the sight."
He smiled: "But In tho- other climes
We have a vision orignt.
Death met him many times, to say:
"Thy coming hath been late,
And I have waited on the way."
Ha answered, all sedate:
"Not so. What though I pause and pray,
It Is for thee I wait."
To all good men death has no attng
l no grruvo iiu jr ,
To them death can no shudder bring.
No shadows make them see
God send an end as comforting
May come to you anu mo.
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