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t TI1E OMAHA DAILY BEEi FRIDAY, jri,T 24. 1003. 6 Tim Omaha Daily Bee E. ROEEtVATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO. TF.RM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday!. One Yea.r.14 00 DsJIy Bee iin.l Sunday, one ear Illustrated Hee, On lesr Sunday Bee, One Year Saturday Bee. One Year Twentieth Century Farmer, One lesr DELIVERED BY CARRIER. 2.00 2. Ml l.W l.uu ally Bee (without Sunday), per copy Jo ai'y Bee (without Bumlay). per weeK..iic ally Bee (Including- Sunday).' per weeK..Jc Daily Evening Bee (without Sunday, per Evening. Bee (including fcjunday), Pr week 1 Complaint's' of Irregularities In vnr should be addrerwed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha-The Bee Building. South Omaha-city Hall Building. Twenty-fifth and M Streets. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1640 I'nlty Building. New York-23 Park Row Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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Tzechuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly worn ays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of June, 1903, was as follows: 1 ait,HJ 1 81,1 to t 8U,TO IT 80.0T0 ; JJO.tt&O M 3O.0TO 4 80,M4M 1 (.8.1M0 ao.etio 20 : 00,030 a...,-. ..o,tao 21 UT.TOO 1 27.UM 22 JtO.USW 1 3Ui.no 23 8O,O0 , ao.oio U ao.two IB Hi.uoo 25 80,080 u 8u,ft:iU jt... 8f,U10 U , Vu,MU , 21 81.810 it 1 80,780 2 2T,8BO M ...,8T,8io a:.., ao.ooo u no-no ...... ao.oao Total 8ia,050 lrum unsold and returned copies V.TbHI Ket total MUM OWI4 Met average sales...... 80,015 OKoKUE B. T4SJWU-iV, Subscribed in my presence and sworn to beiore me this nn uay oi june, a. y. (Seal) . Notary Panne, PARTIES LEAVING FOH IUUMKR Parties leaving the city for tho summer may have The Bee sent taem resalarly ' by notifying The ' Bee Business face, la person or by wall. , The address will chanced The cathedral bells around the entire world. of Rome toll Now they ore complnloing down In Kansas of extreme heat and too little rain. It Is hard to suit those Kansas people. . . St. Louis exposition contractors are having another taste of labor troubles. They should have figured on these little Interruptions when tbey, put In their bids. Omaha and Douglas county have con trlbuted more to the support of the state Bovcrnment and had lens recognition in Its management than any other city of lt8.sjjse In aoy.sta,te..,ln the , union. ... Maude Oonne has managed to get some free advertising out of King "Edward's visit to Ireland. The black flag episode, however, savors a good deal of having been borrowed from Barbnra-Fritchle. If every public officer, who collected mileage or expense accounts to which he was not strictly entitled hnd bis Official head cut off, we would have some whole gale decapitations round about both state and national capita fs. This Judicial district is not the only Judicial district in Nebraska, but It Is the only Judicial district in the state in which the democrat have so far evinced any 'great desire to fuse with repub licans on 'Judicial candidates. If the ttreot railway employes and the street railway company have any differ ences, It is to bo hoped they will arbl trute without first trying a test of strength with a strike. Walking is mighty uncomfortable" in the hot weather. The autopsy on the pope's body has Indicated the diagnosis of bis regular physician rather than that of the one who was called in for consultation. -This will be Interpreted by all good medical men as advice to pin your faith to your regular physician. If the members of the city council do nqt take care that their own salaries are provided for out of the general fund ahead of other claimants who can wait wlrh less inconvenience, they will ren der themselves liable to impeachment for neglect of duty. .That projected New York newspaper by women, .about women and for women in urn1 be a Miu'hlavellan device of the other newspapers, - Every woman who reads the' woman's paper will Immedi ately want tosee a man's newspaier to find out what the men think ubout It The board of appraisers which is to put a valuation on Omaha' water plant wlil think tt over until October. In the interval it will be a good plan also, lor the people of this city, who are Imme diate partlea to. the proposed water works purchase, to think It over also. Every taxpaylug citizen who Joins in at request for new Improvements should understand that the mayor and council would be only too glad to honor, the requisition at oiu-e, providing the re sources were at hand to defray the ex pentea. The bills for all this public work are paid lu the long run by the property owners and citizens generally. but it woulefbe impossible to keep the tax rate down If there were no limits net to tbe outgo from the treasurer. BtsronsmtiATT vr coiris. The discussion which , the prevalence of lawlessness 'has elicited . is whole some and cannot fall to be productive of good results. It shows how universal ami onrnest is the sentiment for up holding and enforcing the laws and bow general the feeling is In favor of such reform iu the administration of Justice as will insure the prompt and certain enforcement of law. IteKponsibllity of the courts Is a conspicuous feature in the discussion. Koine, recent cases of lawlessness were attributed to the tardi ness of the courts. The burning of the negro at Wilmington was one of these and another notable Instance was the lynching some ten days ago of a white tnon nt l'lemlnRsburg, Ky. This man. after two trials, was given a life sentence for murder. Ills attorneys ap- lealed and he was waiting for another trial. Having money and some influ ential friends It was J' feared that he would escape punishment altogether and a mob took him from Jail and hanged him. Of course there Is nothing to be said in Justification of these acts of vio lence, but they have a significance In re gard to the responsibility of the courts which merits consideration. One writer observes that lynching is an evil caused by an evil and that for the causative evil courts' are largely re sponsible. It Is argued that the default of the courts is not due to existing legis lation or to the need of more, but Is due to "too long trials, which they have the power to shorten; to Interminable and Ir relevant testimony, which , they have the power to regulate; to slowed appeals, which they have the power to .qu'ken. tuid to sham devices or defenses, wjilch they have the -power 'to forbid." It is urged that while the press and the pul pit do well to train their protests on the mob, they will do well also to train their remonstrance and rebuke on the trial courts themselves and on the bar associ ations which fall to vindicate their pro fcsslons. It Is no doubt a fact that the slow and defective administration of Justice In capital cases is losing the confidence and exhausting the patience of the people, There is Justification for the assertion that in this matter the United States is the least civilised of the civilized coun tries of the world. . England is unde niably in advance of this country in the speedy administration of Justice. There are exceptional Instances here, of course, of prompt action by the courts In crim inal cases, but they are very rare. A few years ago an eminent Jurist In the state of New York strongly arraigned the courts In a public address for their shortcomings In, respect to the adminis trntlon of Justice and the matter has been repeatedly discussed by bar asso ciations, but apparently without effect. At all events what is now being said on the subject by the press quite con cluslvely shows that there has been no general improvement It would seem, as the New York Times remarks, that our Judges do not understand "the depth or the extent of the public indignation to which their manner of administering what they say and, nobody else thinks is Justice Is gradually giving ris,e. ARULO-FKKXCIl tKlUKDShlP.' Another manifestation of friendly feel ing between England : and . France, hardly less impressive than what had gone before, was given at the dinner to the French luternatlqn&l arbitration del egates In London. 'The report of the oc casion describes tt as a lore feast and certainly the utterances of the distin guished Englishmen present could not have been more cordial. The prime min ister urgod that the friendly feelings expressed be extendod to the practical business of life and.to;'lnt;ernatlojial re lations in their broadest sense. He made the' important announcement of an in tention on the port of, the two countries to effect a permanent ' arrangement to prevent, causes of I friction that might lead to serious international difficulties, thus committing the government In favor- of an- arbitration agreement, which it Is the aim of a numerous body of public men of France to bring about. The leader of the liberal party, endorsed the sentiments of the premier, so' that It appears all partlea in England are favorable to a policy which will bind that country, and France In the closest relations of. friendship and enable them to maintain such relations. It Is a notable and exceedingly Impor tant International incident, credit for which is unquestionably very , largely due to King Edward. There are the best of reasons, of course," why the two countries should be on the most friendly terms, .but the present good, feeling could hurdly havo been brought about by any less Influence than that of the BrltlK.h sovereign, and he has shown in the matter a Judgment and tact worthy of the heartiest . admiration, and com mendation. The Anglo-French entente Is . distinctly in the. Interest of general European peace. LABOR JIt THt PHILlPPtnrS. , As heretofore noted.: the. biulnoss terests In the Philippines are strongly in faVOr of Importing Chinese labor,' urging that unless this Is allowed to be done the industries of . the Islands cunnot 1 promoted as they should be and the con ditions to prosperity will l retarded. It Is not asked thut Chinese shall be im ported to remain permanently In the arciilpeUgo, but oyly so long as may- lie necessary to inausiriai restoration, say from three to five years, when they could be sent out of the country. The reason for this request which undoubtedly will be urged upon congress , at the next session, is that native labor is for the most part incompetent ana unreliable. It Is an altogether practical' question and should be dealt with as such. The Judgment .of the' business men in the islands la certainly entitled to great con sideration and agalnst.it sentiment here hostile to Chinese labor ought not to have much weight. As was to be ex pected raclnc rouat optulou la opiKksed to the proposition. In dUc visaing it the Seattle Tost-Intelllgcnccr remarks: "If the native laborers are at preHPtit incom petent train them to be more competent by setting liefore them the direct advan tages which will follow from thrift and Industry. Steadily advance the stand ard of wages and the standard of living will advance. When Inltor brings ade quate returns there 111 be more induce ment for laborers to exert themselves." This sounds well, but unless the Fili pinos generally have been grently nils- represented the policy recommended would have little if any influence upon them. At all events the question Is evi dently a serious one In It relation to the future of the Philippines and should ro ceirt careful and intelligent considera tion. DUTT OF THK STATM BOARD. The State Board of Equalization if now in session for the purpose of pass ing on the returns that constitute the grand assessment roll of the state made by the various counties. Several coun ties, notable among them Douglas county, have appeared before the bonrd to show gross inequalities In the ratio of assessment In different parts of the state and to claim the benefits of a re duced tax rate proportionate to the ex cess in their assessments over the aver age ratio for the entire state. Against the showing made by the over-assessed counties the only argument vouchsafed Is that a fair valuation would so reduce the proceeds of the tax levy that the state treasury would be unable to meet the demands upon It for the appropria tions of the last legislature and that rather than embarrass the treasurer, de served relief must be denied. If the state board should rely on such a specious plea as an excuse for Inac tion it would put Itself in an unenviable position. The board's duty, under the statute, is to equalize the taxes whose levy is required "by varying the rate of taxation In the different counties, in case its members are satisfied that the scale of .valuation has not been adjusted with reasonable ' uniformity by the different assessors." That the scale of valuation has not been uniformly ad Justed la so evident that no attempt is made to refute the assertion. Under such' .conditions compliance with the law would leave the board no option but to attempt to equalize the tax rates to the best of its ability. To equalize, moreover, means to readjust the rates so that similar property values in one county will contribute the same amount to the snpport of the state gov ernment as in any other ortunty. Re adjustment that leaves an inequality but little less flagrant than before is not equalization, and the excuse that I the state needs the money will never Justify imposing a proportionately ex cessive burden of taxation on one set of counties as compared with the rest If the legislature has .appropriated more money than is in sight to pay the bills, the blame does not attach to the State Bonrd of Equalization, and it 'is no part of its business to make good the legislative shortcomings by evading the duties plainly devolving upon It, The duty of the board Is to perform the work of equalization with a view to producing substantial Justice, and noth ing less than this will satisfy the tax payers of Nebraska. ' The latest grafter dislodged from the postofflce pay roll attempts to Justify himself on the plea that his salary was not adequate to the duties and responsi bilities of his position. There never yet was any public officer who could not convince.- himself that he was over worked and underpaid, but when he un dertakes to piece out his compensation by questionable methods he gets upon shaky grounds. There is nothing to pre vent a public officer who is not satisfied with the amount of money he is getting from resigning and looking for more lucrative employment Sioux City is not only recognizing the ad vantage Omaha is securing by its trade excursions, but is starting out im mediately to roilow the example with a set of trade excursions of its own. It might not be a bad idea for Omaha and Sioux City to arrange a Joint excursion covering the territory for which both compete. Omaha certainly is not averse to meeting its competitors on . equal terms. . South Omaha is acquiring no little prestige by holding second place in the list of pork-packing points. When Kan sns City gets back Into normal condition It will probably try to overtake Omaha but there Is no good reason why Omaha should not hold Its own. It reads well to have Omaha advertised as the secon largest pork-pucklng city on the conti neut The community of interest between the Chlrago-Omuhu railroads evident!)' does not extend to stretching out the hand of welcome to the Chicago Grea Western. But after the Chicago Urea Western secures its entrance to Omaha and establishes its foothold the road will all be ready to Join hands to keep out the next unbidden newcomer. General Cassius M. Clay has finally ended his long and varLvd career, liavln figured prominently in Kentucky history for more than half a century. General Clay was one of the statesmen of the old school and must have felt lonely for long time among the few survivors o the period In which he was most active, It will devolve now upon the enterpris Ing newspapers that made a specialty of Fourth of July fatalities to compile list of automobile casualties mouth bv month. The automobile Is rapidly win nlng a place with the grade crossing and electric trolley car as an instrument of torture. Conditions In MUsenrl. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. The supreme court of Missouri Is growln quite sensitive over criticisms of the Mia sourl press. With eighteen boodlers con vlcted by St Louis Juries and, reversals while you wslt by the supreme court, the press of Missouri ought to have more re gard for the quillets of the law.. An Kssf'UslaR Boom. Chicago News. There are people who think the Harrison presidential band wagon Is not sufficiently dangerous to require an automobile tag. On a Solid Basis Sow. Milwaukee Sentinel. President E. Benjamin Andrews, having broken with the free silver crotchet, also announces that he is not in sympathy with any n-w pHrty movement. In fact. Presi dent Andiews has about finished sowing his wild oats. Spirit of Christian tnltr. Indianapolis Journal. Numerous flags displayed at half-mast on Protestant-controlled establishments In In dianapolis yesterday would seem to Indicate that while Christian unity. In ecclesiastical government, forms ojid oreeds may be sev eral centuries off the spirit of It Is already with us. Colonel's Attention IUt ractelp. Washington Post. Having dismissed the republican state convention wltb the statement that It was composed of "pot-wallopers, nondescripts, cranks and darkles," the genial Colonel Watterson turned his attention to the com pletion of his editorial en the brotherhood of man. Of Native Growth. Philadelphia Record. It may possibly tend to mitigate national apprehensions as to the "lawless and vicious" elements of Immigration when It is seen that very few foreigners are par ticipants In the numerous abhorrent ex ecutions over which Judge I-iynch presides. These manifestations of lawlessness and crime appear to be peculiarly , of native growth. Where Extremes Meet. Baltimore American. Extremes meet in Georgia, where In the legislature the cause of schools for the colored race to the 'limit of the state's ability, and a bill to legalize the carrying of pistols, brass knuckles, knives and other weapons, have both been Introduced. It looks as though the broad classification of the human race into dvllUed, half-civilised and barbarous also holds good In the Geor gia legislature. The Courts Too Lenient. Philadelphia Inquirer. Speedy trials Is the way out of lynchlngs. The courts are too lenient. The lawyers are given too full a sway. Upon one excuse or another they secure postponements until the crime Itself, If not forgotten, Is remem bered only In general and not In detail. It Is much easier to secure acquittal after a long delay, and much easier to obtain pardon or the substitution of Imprisonment for the death sentence. Even if punishment upon the gallows comes after long delay the lesson to would-be criminals is lost. Dlamind Valaes. New York Tribune. When celebrated lawyers who think nothing of putting In bills for hundreds of dollars for a single appearance In court go before our stately tribunals of Justice to argue an Induction as to the playing of a mere ordinary, average - shortstop, Is It surprising that some of the handlers of bats and balls find their heads swelling rapidly? If the services of a shortstop are so precious, what valuation should be put upon the achievements of a pitcher or a catcher? , ' ,-iko Lessen of Tr4 Statistic. . .. v. Philadelphia Press. There Is not mueh life in the democratic demand for tariff reform, and ,when the statistics of foreign trade are examined the reason Is blear. . Imports for the fiscal year of 1903 were 1409.669,678 greater than for the fiscal year of 1898, while exports were only 118g.6o9.960 greater, i Imports were far greater in the last fiscal year than ever before In the history-',of the nation. There may be need of tariff reform to let In more foreign goods, but -the- reason caffnot be found In the trade-, returns. Steeped In. Disaster. Philadelphia. Inquirer. Mr. Bryan sees disaster to democracy If it returns to Its platform of honest money. A that party is at present steeped in dis aster to the ears, tt 'cannot be said that there will be many unambitious democrats who will weep over the possibilities which the rejected idol portrays so vividly. At present the mass of democrats would swal low any sort of platform, .even that adopted at Philadelphia three years ago. If there was the slightest prospect that It would be successful. It Is cheering to note that Mr. Bryan Is Irreconcilable because .he Is In the position wjiere he cannot do himself any good politically, but can do a lot of other persons much harm. SENATOR PI.ATTS Sl'OOBSTIO. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph: Senator Piatt has mentioned Senator Aldrlch for vice president. Now let Senator Aldrlch re ciprocate by mentioning Senator Piatt. New York . Mall and jTixpress: Senator Piatt nominated Senator Aldrlch for vice president. These midsummer flirtations with the toga add to the gayety of the season Philadelphia Times: Senator Aldrlch Is commonly1 reputed to be the biggest man In congress. Any attempt to squeese him Into the vice president's chair would probably result in breaking down the machinery. New Tork Tribune: Leaders of this stamp would sacrifice real power for nominal power substance for shadow In accepting an elevation to the vice presidency. Senator Aldrlch's election to that office would not enhance his personal fame. Nor could It, under present circumstances, visibly pro nlote the public Intereet or benefit the public service. ' Brooklyn Eagle: One can almost see Mr, Piatt smiling up his sleeve, so to speak, while the reporters, with unquestioning pen cils and compliant minds, wrote down what he said. If the senator wished to add to the gayety of politics, he was successful If he wished to prove the quiet character of his humor he was also successful. But he did not name any party's next candidal for vice, president. Cleveland Plain Dealer: New York an Rhode Island are too close for such a ticket to- be geographically well balanced. Leav Ing the south out of consideration and something might he said In favor of southerner on the national republican ticket as a basis for future party policies there Is the great west to be considered. Ohio may waive Its claim to represents flon on the ground that It haa always looked higher than the vice presidency, and looked to some purpose, but there are states further west tt will not do to slight Pittsburg Dispatch: But the proposition violates another long-stsndlng political su perstition, and that is that If one section gets the presidential nomination the vice president must come from another. By sticking to the archala line between Ohio and Pennsylvania as the division between east and west this rule has not been vio lated for half a century, except In the cases of Grant and Colfax and Bryan and Stev enson. It Is enough to make the hair of the traditional politicians turn gray to think of, taking the president and vice president from both aides of Long Island sound. . . BOt ID A ROt'T S F.Xf YORK. Rlpelee on the Current ot Life In the Metropolis, Five "lules of safety" which have been established in the Tenderloin keep the truckmen and automoblllots In a state of mind. From the top of any of them the pedestrlsn ran wiggle his finger by day at his nose and at his foes. At night the cnbs run Into the Isles. A crew of teamsters from the bureau of highways was busy the other afternoon hauling stones which were put In the middle of the roadway at different points along Broadway. Four of these stones resemble grindstones and are four feet In diameter and a foot thick. The other Is a square it about three feet. The square one was deposited In the middle of Twenty-fourth street Just east of the Broadway car tracks. Of the roand ones, one was set In the triangle made by the car tracks at Twenty-third street and Broadway, another In the Fifth avenue roadway at Twenty-third street, a few feet north of the westbound .car track, a third In Broadway Just north of' Thirty-third street and east of the up frack.'and a fourth In Broadway Just south of Thirty fourth street and west of the down track. The stones worried the Tenderloin police and the men on post became greatly exer cised by nightfall when no one had show up to put red lights on the obstacles. Auto mobiles and cabs that plied Broadway be gan experiments In unexpected hurdle Jumping. No end of complaints were made at the Tenderloin station and police head quarters was finally appealed to. The fol lowing reply was received: "Those things are isles of safety. Leave 'era alone." A rumor was soon afloat that It was a scheme of Deputy Commissioner 1 Piper's. The latter said that the Idea had not been fathered by him, but had, to the best of his knowledge, originated in the highway bu reau. Captain Piper said: "As near as I know the scheme is to pre vent pedestrians from being run over when crossing those congested points. He may Jump upon the stone when a truck or other vehicle appears to be bearing down upon him." . ' When asked for an opinion on the prac ticability of the scheme, Captain Piper asked to be excused from answering, but laughingly added: "It appears to me that the safest thing to do would be to crawl under the stones." James O. Collins, superintendent of high ways, admitted that the credit for the scheme belonged to his department, and said that Borough President Cantor had suggested It. He said: "Those stones pro ject above the roadway, and persons cross ing from one side of the street to the other can get up on them and not be run over. They are a good deal like a sidewalk. Tou don't see a wagon running up on the side walk, and of course they won't run up on those stones. A person crossing the street usually Jumps out of the way of one ve hicle In front of another, but now he can Jump up on one of these stones. We've had lots of complaints about these cross ings, and we think that this scheme will do away with them." Mr. Collins was much surprised when told that no lights had been put ' on the stones at night. He said he would send men to put danger signals on them. The commissioner said that he had not as yet decided whether the stones would be taken In at night.' M. Drelblatt, said to be a New Tork Jew eler, a cabin passenger of the Red Star liner Vaderland, which arrived Monday from Antwerp, was subjected to an ordeal by special treasury agents such as a pas senger seldom has. to undergo. Acting on advices said to have been received from the other side, four special treasury agents met him at the pier yesterday to see whether he had brought across any diamonds or other dutiable articles. Mr. Drelblatt's luggage consisted of one valise, three pasteboard boxes and two packages done up In, paper. The valise contained his clothing, two of the three boxes each contained a big mechanical doll and a fancy rubber ball, while In the other box was a silk hat that Mr. Drelblatt says he had worn several months. One of the paper packages contained a small toy pony, and the other a child's red playing wagon. When Mr. Drelblatt disembarked the treasury agents ordered his luggage carried to a point about fifty yards from the river end of the pier. Mr. Dreiblatt was then told to get an inspector. He did so, and the examination began. First came the valise. Every single arti cle In that was Inspected In the most thor. ough manner, trousers being turned Inside out, little "Wxes opened, leather pouches squeezed and twisted to see If anything hard was In them, and undergarments pressed and twisted with the same object In view. When the officers laid aside an article after searching It for hidden pock ets; if It were bulky, he would lay It on the not too clean pier floor, while other articles were piled on top of each other In the aide of the valise that had been ex plored first. When the valise Inspection ended, the treasury agents had laid aside four lace oapea which had been found In an under garment leg. worth, it was said, about W each, and a woman a satln-llned coat which was valued at probably $150. After the valise came the dolls and toys. First a long box, containing a blonde' haired French dolt, was opened. The agents took the doll up. caressed It, felt It all over, turned It upside down, and then, opening the other box, which, contained twin sister of the first doll, subjected It to the same treatment. There was In each box a large figure' stamped ball. The agents squeesed them, then they shook them and finally they bounced them up and down on the pier, all the time keeping a keen ear for the sound of a suspicious rattle. No rattle resulted and the balls were put back. The pony was he next victim. Tt was a most puxsllng subject. The agents evl dently thought there was a trapdoor some where, and took him In charge to find the mysterious opening. One tried to open th mouth, while another gave the legs susplc lous pulls. The mouth refused to give and so did the legs. Then they tapped It on the sides, on the bat k, and on the neck They shook It, then thumped it all over again, but there was nothing to reward their search. The hatbox followed. Only a silk ha was In that, but the hat was shaken u and down, and Us top tested for fear It had a double roof, but it stood the test and was placed back In the box. Last ot all came the little red wagon, The agents looked at Its miniature tongu the w re felt cautiously, the body thumped, but notning was found within I Nothing but the lace capes and the Jacket having been found so far, the next thin In order was to Inspect the person of t lie unhappy passenger. Accordingly, he was asked to visit the steamship. Ha was taken Into a cabin and all his clothing ex amined. Afterward the treasury agents said they had found no diamonds or other dutiable articles on him. Meanwhile the dolls were examined a second time this time by surgical opera tions. A penknife was driven through the blonde locks of the twin sisters, and then scraped around In the hollow heads. The knlfeblade struck no object, and was with drawn. Then It was Inserted between the Joints of the legs and arms. Again no op posing object waa encountered. Then the dolls were placed back In their' boxes, this time to be molested no further. The pony also had a second examination, and,, like the dolls, came off with flying colors. When he returned Mr. Irelblatt was told that the skulls of his dolls had been tre panned. He seemed greatly depressed, and said that he did not know why he hnd been subjected to, such a humiliating examina tion. The dolls and other toys, he said, were for his children. He paid the duty on the Jacket and lace capes, and was then allowed to leave the pier. While the examination was going on men and women gathered on the outside of the plei to watch the examination by the cus toms inspectors and treasury agents. One of the treasury agents said after the exam ination that they had expected tft find about twice as much lace as they did. Seeking cures from afflictions of all sorts, thousands of people went Monday to the little church of St. Jean Baptlste, where the novena of St. Anne la being held. The prlesta attached to the church say that the faith of the people In the relic Is constantly Increasing. There have been large numbers of persons from many parts of the country, Including Tennessee, Connecticut, Massa chusetts, San Francisco, Syracuse, Philadel phia and Washington. Two young men, Matthew Sherlock and Thomas Carroll, who Journeyed all the way from Nashville, Tenn., to attend the novena, said that their faith in the rello had retuitea in cures for both of them. They were suffer ing from heart disease, and. although un der the care of physicians, tfley said they found no relief until they visited the shrine. Sherlock. mule and cattle dealer, de clared that he never had had any relief un til Sunday. His heart had pained him con stantly, and when he breathed heavily It would throb until It seemed as ll it would burst. Sunday head knelt at the shrtne, and, after offering prayers, he had arisen. The pain in his hesrt had gone, he said, and he felt better than he naa since nis heart was affected and as strong as ever. Carroll, his friend, is an athlete who gave boxing exhibitions In the soutn. no strained one of the muscles of his heart hlle working In a gymnasium, and ever sinr-e he has suffered severe pain. He and Sherlock were kneeling at the altar to gether. when they had a reeling, aimosi simultaneously, they said, that they were cured. They say they believe that they are fully cured, but they will continue at the nine days' novena. Thomas Augustine Dwyer, a candidate for admission to the Order of the Blessed Sac rament, said that so far as attendance goes the novena Is the most successful of any ever given. Mr. Dwyer said he wished It could become universally known that other than Roman Catholics may hope for help, physically and" spiritually, from the relic. He a ISo said that an Impression has been given In some way to many persons that all who visit the church, or who are helped by the relic, are expected to contribute money. This was not so, he said, and he hoped no one would believe that. PERSONAL POINTERS. Herr Rebel, the well known socialist member of the German relchstag, has had $100,000 left htm by a unknown political ad mirer. Prof. Erich Narcks, the biographer pf Emperor Winlam I. has teen asaea ny Prince Herbert Bismarck to write a life of his father. ' John Wanamaker of Philadelphia Is be lieved to carry more Insurance than any other man, his policies amounting to more than $2,600,000. Klne Peter of Bervla haa desired that the censorship on foreign papers shall be re moved-en Innovation whlcn nas n.uu a good Impression. Dr. O. H. Tlttmann, superlntenoeni oi the United States coast ana P""""- v will sail for Europe to represent im. government at a conference of the Interna tional Geodetic association, which will meet this year in the Danish Parliament DuuaiuH at Copenhagen on Auguat 4. a man who heard Congressman Bob Cousins deliver a speech In Des Moines recently is prepared to affirm that the Iowa mn ho. Milesian blood In nis veins. This conclusion was reached after the congress- man Indulged In this wonaeriui flight: "It Is the wall or American ...w,n whlnh the feet or inuusiry m.u labor leaped out of the panic and disaster of 1896, waving the flag or empioymei.i prosperity and Independence in im i all the world." Contrary to general belief the young King of Spain Is quite muscular. He proved that to Prof. Lorens during a recent visit of the famous specialist at Madrid. .The king received the suigeon. The queen momer was present at the audience, during which Prof. Lorens happened to remark on the wonderful muscular development of her son. ."See whether I am strong, mu mo king, and he proceeded to pick his mother up. Then he carried her around the room three times, mucn to me innirarau i I,orens and the embarrassment of her ma jesty. ' THE DOS RIOS TRADE MARK Is the sign of purity. It means that every canister upon which it appears b( filled with the cleanest and purest coffee that the most approved methods of growing, selecting and packing can make possible. It means that from the planta tion to you, everything Is done that the ' highest skill, long experience and large capital can do to produce a perfect coffee. 1 v fackss Is alr-Ttf M Caaltler Preeenrlei the areata, PTRKLY A PERSONAL MATTER. End-Seat Hoa; Snttjeet to Ui ot Ceertesy Only. Cleveland Leader. An ordinance has been Introduced In the city council of Toledo which. If It stands the test of the courts, may determine whether a passenger on a street mllroid car has the right to ride anywhere within the car that he may choose, or whether the employes of the company have the right to assign him a particular place. This ordinance Is designed to punish the man who sits st the end of the seat In the open car and compels other persons w climb over him to reach places to sit. it provides that when a person occupies the end seat of an open car and other persons desire to enter the car he shall move along to make room for them, and keep moving along until the seat Is full. If he refuses to move over he will be subject, upon conviction, td a fine of from $5 to $15. Of course It may be selfish for a person to hold the end seat In an open car to the discomfort of other passengers, but can the company compel a passenger to move after he haa paid his fare? Is he not entitled to the seat he occupies and to the pleasant outlook from the side of the car? Can ho be compelled to give up his seat to some body else or move over to the Inside end of the seat and then be compelled to climb over four other people when he leaves the earf Has ths company any more right, in fact, to say "move over" than It has to ay "move up In front?" This appears to be a question of courtesy and consideration for the comfort and con venience of others, more than a question of law. The passage of the Toledo ordinance may bring results, but that Is doubtful. FLASHES OF FIN. The Peddler-I want to see the mistress of the house. The Master-Do you? Then step around to the kitchen door end ask for the cook.--Cleveland Plain Dealer. Husband I wish I could borrow some money to tide me ever. Wife Well, hsven't you lots of friends? Husband Oh. yes. But they don't know yet that I need the money. Life. Nell I saw Jack kiss you Isst night. Belle Really? But you didn't see me kiss him, did you? Nell-No, but I- Belle Oh, what a rlty! Ymi missed the most thrilling part. Town Topics. ., Backward, turn backward, Oh, Time, In thy flight, . 8o wlfey will think 1 It's eleven last nlKht. New Orleans Times-Democrat. La Montt By the wsy. old man, what became of that "pipe of peace" you had In your Indian coxy corner? I,e Moyne Why, my wife threw It nt, me when I cume home late last night. Chicago News. Mistress Jane, did you go around and ask how old Mrs. Jones was this morning, as I told you to? Jane Yes, ma'am: and she said that, see. Ing as how you had the Impudence to as' how old she was, she'd no objection to tell ing you she was 74. Comic Cuts. Patient Although, doctor, I have sent, f.ir you at the earnest solicitation of my friends, and to please them, let nie tell you that I have not the least faith In modern medical science. Physician Oh, that doesn't matter at all. I assure vou. The mule has no faith In the veterinarian, yet the latter cures him Just the same. Kansas Independent. MOTHER. Saturday Evening Post. . I wish I had said more. So long, so long About your simple tasks 1 watched you, dear; I knew you craved the words you did not hear; I knew your spirit, brave and chaste and strong, ' Waa wistful that It might not do the wrong; And all its wlstfulness and all its fear Were in your eyes whenever I was near. And yet you always went your way with - ,-song. Oh. prodigal of smiles for other eyes . I led ir.y life. At last there came a day When with some careless praise I turned away From what you fashioned for a sweet sur- prise, r Ah, now It Is too late for me to pour My vase of myrrh would God I had said more! SCHOOLS. BRGWNELL HALL, OMAHA. Social atmosphere home-like nnd happy. General ar,d college preparatory courses. Exceptional advantages In music, 'art and literary Interpretation. Prepares for any college open to women. Vassar, Wellesley. Mt. Holyoke. Western Reserve University. University of Nebraska and University of ChicaKO, admit pupils without examination on the certificates of the principal . and faculty. Thoroughness Insisted upon as es sential to character building. Physical training under a professional director. Well equipped gymnasium, ample provi sion for out door sports, including prlvata skstlng grounds. Send for Illustrated cata logue. Miss Macrae, Principal.
