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    TIIH OMAHA DAILY I1EE: HATURDAY, AUOtTST 22,
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Stata of Nahraaka, Houglaa County, ae t
(ieorya U. Tieohuck ecrta,rv l The Bee
PubiUtUng (Miiny auly '"3ri
aya thai tha'avtuiU nutnoer o full and
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Bubacrlbeil lu tuy pruaauca aud awora to
Delwnt ma lUi Ual duy ol July, A. U Uaj
U. U. HUNUATU.
(Seal) Nuiaiy PuUlo.
rAHTlUS LIQAVlka TOR HHHaH,
Partlae laatlutf (ka ally fat
aaat tu Ikaiu racatatly by
katlfyluc Tka Baa Bwalevaaa
(Boa, 1b iiectea by aaatl.
Th addraaa will be akaagad
a fta aa daalrad.
frouilHca made by tha aultun under
Iflureaa wu to be decidedly at discount
.With the czur.
Tba boy a who wore the blue In the
tivil war have tramped their la at tramp
n Han FraueUoo,
ddicka' political euemlea manage to
biake themaelvea more uaeful to him
than would be a paid preaa agent
The Chicago Keeord Herald complt
Inenta Nobraaka on lta Moe presidential
candidate, who la aald habitually to
tvea( ft comprehenalve amlle.
Just aa it la proponed to light all
Duiaiu'a atreeta exclusively with elec
tric arc lamp, Lincoln order all lta
electric lighting abated for a return to
gaa lamps. , : . ,
Navigation la about to bo reopened on
the Missouri at Omaha. This will leave
Cougreaa no excuse for neglecting to In
elude an appropriation for ua in the
uu.t river and harbor bllL
Colouel Biyau oft'era nve dollars for
the satisfaction- of knowing bow John
R. Walsh of Chicago voted In 181H1 and
in 1900. Isn't Colonel Bryan gutting
rather reckless with hia money?
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The man who la said to have aerved
longer In bia otJKlal capacity than any
Other postmaster In the United Stated
baa Just (tied. There are plenty of aur
vlvhig postmasters, however, who are
willing to try for hla record.
Lord Roberta w ill laud tirat In Boston
on hla forthcoming trip to the United
State. The great field marshal baa
doubtless figured It out that he will
have to get used to America by degree
a-Dd that Boston la nearer Greet Britain
than uuy other part of the United
fctatea.
Emperor William ia reported, to have
Aeslgned a peace flag whose adoption
will bo asked from the peace congress
Which Is to meet at Koueu next mouth.
If tho emperor would see to It that tho
Uorman luiluence la always iu favor of
peace it will not make so much differ
ence about the flag.
Tho national shorthand reporter'
association wants official stenographer
In tho federal courts. No word la aald,
however, about putting their appoint
ment under civil service regulations.
But after tho nrt distribution of the
placva an appeal for civil servk-e pro
tection might be quickly expected.
Some of our popocratic friends pre
tend to bo distrestMHl for fear the elec
tion of the two republican nominees for
regent would concentrate the manage
ment of tho university too much In
LHuglaa and Lauounter counties. There
need be uo apprehensiou on this :core.
as two of the holdover from thc&e
counties are fUMouists aud will uot bo
asked to remain after tho expiration of
their prcbcnt terms, ;
L.J
It turns out that all the hubbub raised
over Uie alleged exclu&iou of range cat
tle from competition for live stock
awards at the St. Lou. a exposition Is
baaed ou a false, alarm. The exhibits
cla.saiiiiatiou makes uo distinction as to
the place or manner of feeding, but dif
ferentiates only between the various
grade of bvtf annuals. Iu effect the
range cattle-may be found at a disad
vantage, but uo more so than lu auj
other aluiikir couveiiuou.
A DHUAnV ton larJlVUlCitSCa
I
1 lit re It nothing uri.rlPlrm In the an
nnumenicnt which recently raiun from I
louolulu that Uie so called )ioinn rulo I
party In Hie Ulaud la clamoring for In- l
cienil!iii e and nropoat-a to nit'ii)iirially.e
oiiureBa to make Hawaii lniliifiultnt.
t la a wttll knowu fuct that al the time
f the aiinpiatlou of the lalunda there
waa a very large element of the people
not In favor of becoming a imrt of the
United Hlutea. Tlila elenipnt. It in true.
did not embrace the more Intelligent
portion of the population, yet there
wore not a few In It who believed that
it would be better for the lalitmla to
remain aa they were. They yielded re-1
hU'tantly to the annetutlon agreement,
but have never been really contented
tinder Ha operation and are now en-
deavorlng o aecure the privilege of I
setting up their own goverument and I
belnir Indeiieudent. 1
Vt course their desire will not be
granted and a suttielent reason for not
ranting It Is the fact that the element
which wants Independence 1 utterly
Hunt for aeir goverument. ll appeara
that Uie chief mover in the Independence
propaganda la the former delegate to
roniiresa. Robert W. Wilcox, a man no-
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wnose aupporiera in tue pieaeni uioto-
ment are the people who were the
friends of the old corrupt government,
one or me inosi seiuiisi aim uusci upu-I
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loua that ever existed in a email way.
So far" aa Wilcox la concerned he is not
to be trusted In any rapacity and hla petitions or other technical omissions In exchanged between waseis In midocean ap
preseut effort are prompted entirely the assessment and levy, the burden Pr to be almost Illimitable whan transfer
by . motive for hi. own aggrandize- front which adjacent property owner. "JZ?!?
ment. There la no doubt that be has
a great deal of influence with the mv
Uvea of Hawaii and If the Island Were
given independence he would have lit-
tie dlftloulty in securing absolute cou-
trol and making everythlug contribute
to hla power and advantage. I
Mr. Wilcox, however, it is perhaps
unnecessary to say, will be unable to
accomplish hla purpose.
Hawaii will
remain one of the Insular possessions
f th TTnlt.1 .... with th tarrl-
torlal right and privilege which It
now enjoy. Very likely It w ill be
found necessary to modify some of the
ronditiona under which it is now cov-
rn1. but tha ifomand for 1n,lii,1.
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euee will not be seriously considered,
Iu a material way the islands have lost
nothlns. If indeed their condition haa
nt h..n lmnn.l alnoA Wm
American territory, and whatever po-
lltical defect may exist there can I
easily be remedied. I
DirLl.lf 1 yiARk-KT rALFW. I
There ha very naturally been much
conjecture a to the losses resulting
from the liquidation in Wall street aud
a wide variation In the calculation waa
n, K Thara (. rf, .i
agreement, nowever, mat tnese Kaee
were quite unprecedented. The atatla-
ticia,na have prepared the figure, say
a New York correspondent, showing
what the relative losae of 1893 and
1005 were. These table make U clear
that ten year ago the shrinkage waa
nearly S2.000.000.000i wherea thia year
It la considerably In excess of 83.000.-
fssinna oatnnuhin faiM
" I
thia analvsla la thla." uti tha writar
tnia anaiyai vt tnis, says tne writer,
"that the capltallaatlon In 1S93 wa
much lesa than that Of thl year, but
that la by no mean the most amailng
feature of theaa srnrUtlea" Tt .
it-uvuxe o mese staiuiuvs. it is
pouiieu oui uat in iw wua a smauer
relative shrinkage, there were devas-
tating effect upon some of the greater I
corooratlona. Manv of the railroads
corporatioua. aiany or me rauroaus
pasuod into bankruptcy. Few of them
were paying any dividends. The col- I
lapse of SO many of them entailed the I
prvdiglou work Of reorganization Which
waa one of the Striking characteristic
of tho five year following 1803.
Of course thla tremendous shrinkage I
in value Inevitably suggest the que- I
tln uluthr it I. llkai, u t,.,. . t
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nuencA Inlnileal trt th c.nAraf walfam. I
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aud especially to the legitimate bual-
ness interests of the country. A yet
there is no indication that it will have,
but It la ot at all ...rnrl.lna- th-t In
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some quarters toe impression snouia
prevail that such an euormoua Shrink-
age of value must ultimately produce
an effect lnlurlous to the general nroa-
an eaect injurious to the gtueral pros-j
yvriijr. luii sevina a ymueuoiw Kiea,
but when all the condition ajre care
fully considered It will appear that
there Is no sound reason for expecting
that the liquidation in Wall street
saouiu oe iu tne icasi degree damaging
to the legitimate business of the couu-1
try. The well understood fact now is
that the whole of that liquidation was
uvri iv iuj """.' loujiuw or iv
any decline in the general prosperity of
the country, but to a speculative move-
ment ou the one hand aud a loss of
public confidence in securities geuerally
on th other hand.
It is now thoroughly well established
that so far as the legitimate business
Interests of the country are concerned
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they have not been aud are not likely
to be seriously affected by tho Wall
street liquidation. Indued, it has beeu
shown most conclusively that so far
as the Mock Exchange is concerned it
has practically uo ln3ueuce upon the
course of legitimate business. Thl is
one of the very Important and valuuble
lessons taught by th recent events in
Wall street which ought to be most
poteut in convincing the country as to
tho reality aud tho substantial char-
acter of the natkm' prosperity
In spite of the "rich man's panic,"
now apparently ended, involving a de
cline In stock values amounting, ac
cording to estimates, to $1,JO.0uO.0UO,
the general business of Uie country
has goue on without interruption and
appear to be at this time on- the most
subetautial basis. Is uot thia an ample
warrant for evundeuce iu the future?
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Omaha bus beeu favored with another
chunk of moouslilue by tno senior yel
low In the hk.pe of a startling an
nouncement that the Armours would
cuunoct all tbolr plants from Sioux City
Jto Kansas City by au electric trolley
line fipressly deslKllfd and Constructed
r a
for th.-lr own atrommndatlon. 'Moon- I
siilim flyer carrying tmiace came rnra i
mid compartment sheep coachc may I
etpecteil to run on acliodule) time
thirty inlniitpa apnrt, flagged by wlre-
It'a train dlHimtchea, before the earth
complete another circuit lo lta orbit
around the aun.
ruyoiXd THf Wixo 1EHT.
Mujor Moorea' veto of the 180,000
refunding bond ordinance baa directed
attention to the treinendoua burden that
hus been Huddled upon the taipayera
of the whole city by the faat and looae
methoda purauod in the paat In tha let-
ting of paving contracta and the aaseaa-
incut and levy for paving Improvement
upon tho property In the varioua paving
distrlcta. , Inveatlgatloua recently made
by the city attorney ahow that aeveral
hundred thousand dollara of
district I
paving bonds, that were to have been I
redeemed out of the proceed of taxe
levied on the abutting property In the I
respective district, will have to bo paia
oy tasuuou oi uie property vi iuo iruum
city because the pctltloua for paving
were either defective or nave been aur-
rcptltloualy abatracted from the custody
,if tha rlt elork.
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were issued In the name of the city of I
Omaha, the obligation for their pay-
uuv vrou "
. i , ...!, m ...... t iia tpltAlA Al t w a ,1 I I
where the courta have decreed tne pav-
lug taxea invalid because or detective
are reuevea win ran upon me vaxpay-
era of the whole community and thua
maae paruea wno nave noi ieen wnc
flted directly iay for Improvement
froxu which great direct benefit hnve
heen derived by owner of adjaceut
property,
This rank injustice will be partlcu
larly felt by real estate ownera who
have puld for their pavementa on our
principal thoroughfarea and will now I
i - . i
be roinnelletl to nav the debt Incurred
for the benefit of other property owner
who have managed to escape their Just
share of the public burden.
This costly lesson should not go un
i - i
heeded and Cltv Attorney Wright will
tw a. i It,,, vl'vlth bankers and financiers unable to
have the active support of all right ,-ree on . , currencv -nd
thinking people in his effort to provide
safeguards that w ill prevent a repeti-
tlon of the lmDoaitlon and enable the
city to meet it bonded obligations.
nau tne city rrom tne outset or xne i
paving era taxed up these improve-
tnmita tn tha whnln cltv ntthr than to
hv (v.ii,im,11m1 the owners of nrorwrrT I
in the buslnea eenter to bear the
double burden of taxation for Improve-
ment in the outsklrt of the city, there j
probably would have been a smaller
ivaven.ent mlleaite, but there also would
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un vrvu m vivvwiwihi.i. j
bonded debt. I
A 8t Louie police magistrate decided
the otber daJ tbat wben m"B ho
Hnt car could not arrest the
attention of the motorneef with hi
voK 08 bad rtbt to ,rre8t " wltb a I
,no1 lrxm revolver, io tnia ruling a
prominent cltlaen of St. Louis demur
. . . . .. .. . I
n(i eea xo arrest tne attention or tne
wur f flv minute, to the following
P011119-
(a) Th' tt aln,t th ,aw o"
" "-"'a
of . rVolvr In slKnalina- a atreat car.
h was endorsing lawlessness; (b) that of
th mm. moat likely to carry revolver and
flourlj,f thorn for .ny reason whatever a
w"1"' ,""L"' peroapa a major-
., uk . t d k . th . lt
tht a revolver In th hands of a sober
man, la always likely to b discharged whan
' ta nourished; (d) that whan flourlahd by
" " .-voivr not m., ai-
,lA,ly to ,trlk. .omeon n a .treet car
or on the strt; () that both street cars
end streets in a city like this ar used by
Pople, Including women and children, for
w"w vrvwvv m. "
agalnat carrying and flourishing deadly
. . - ,
weapooa are enagieu, .d vnai a arunaen
man who reads an opinion asserting his light
,toD cr w,tB revolver Is not likely to
mJ" n,c na ot msuncnon ana is as
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lns pllo, aa n ui to arew it unaer in opm-
Ion of th court (g) that motormen, con-
ductore and street railway managers, while
ut-ett to rcgulaUon by law, are not law-
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vraI other good ana 8ufflcent rea-
sous are cited, but the above would I fortify themselves and their political nia
eem to cover th case to point fairly ""tL T"cy hey
w I will K. .iu.) f, . ... . ... 0n.u1 tnm ,R . . .. .
Well.
ine acaou ox me congree oi vnain-
bers of Commerce of the British empire
in session at Montreal favoriu a kov-
erument commission to consider the
doptlon of a commercial policy within
tne tJllUsn empire oasea upon tne prm-
clple of mutual beueQt, indicate that
the leaven set out by Joseph Chamber-
i..i iu -mi ,,i,i
I 1U4U a oa,aa itviatMMi
President Nash of the Omaha Electric
I Light company proposes to enlighten
tho Heal Estate exchange about the
proposed monopolization of electric
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lighting and the ten-year contract To
this there can be uo objection providing
I thut the project la fully uhd freely die-
cunsed on all sides and In all lu bear-
lugs ou the future.
. ns
Td creation of a uew cabinet oiflee to
known as the Department of Milling
is oue of the scheme on the tapis for
promotion by the forthcoming mining
congress. Inasmuch as tho Department
of Commerce is hardly yet fully organ-
uted it would seem that it I a tride
early yet to attempt thia sort of a
strike.
j
( S-lga el Prosperity.
Philadelphia Pre.
Complaint is being made that th farmer
In the west are honimg their wheat for bet
tor prices. Tbtir aUu:y to do so Uemoo-
their pro-peruus condition. If they
can get the better ot the apeculators no on
will blaiae them.
Su of ! Wail.
San Francisco Call.
W hatever els may be aald'' of Turkey
uo one will question lta keen conception
of the thought of self-preservation under
any couUitioa lu which danger may D
I ytc4,ia. vtoba th Uusxao bear d-
m,no repara.ion ror ma murarr . on-
M fat.aWata,.a Anil In that rimenfl
now tiim teeth Turkev waa outt-k In com
pUnc Tn. f., maJI of Kurop la not
Infrequently th Wis man of tha esst.
Last Task tha llardcat.
Haltlmora American.
The American bualnaaa man of tha prea-
ant day apenda hla health to gain wealth
and then Immediately atarta out to spend
hla wealth In regaining hla health. Rut
generally ha finds tha first feat child's play
lit comparlaon with tha second.
Oa the Teiaiiea.
Boaton Transcript.
In tha New York City directory for 1903
thara are ever 1,000 Smiths and I, W0 Rrowna
and 1,000 names have tha prefta "Mo." It
looks aa though tha Anglo-Saxon war fol-
lowing tha Hollander Into retirement bafora
tha realatleas advanca of th Celt.
Werklagr Ilia Ogportaaltiaa.
Kansna City Btar.
The faot that Colonel llryan la able to pay
H'09 'or oaxrlaga horaea doe not prove that
I hA Anlpv I- r.M...nAn.. t,n.lA IV A
... .ftwa ....
colonel Pryan la amort enough to make
plenty of money draplie the machinations of
v"
Vlllaa Cvoa et Baay,
Chicago Chronlrla.
Adaptability la a salient American char
aotarlatlo. aa manifest in. the rapidity with
which thrifty rural communitlea have
. pitecr.ue .utomo-
buiat and amerced him aa the touring
bicyclist was once utilised to keep down
th village tax rata.
Poaalbllltlea of tha Wlralaaa
New Tork Trlbune
The Feasibilities of wlreieaa messages
,urge, h- tnll ,y!tem of communication
Tet this feat haa been actually accomplished
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- Prosperity aad Waate.
Baltimore American.
Pooplo complain of the high prices of
food, and yet they regularly prepare large
quantities of It dally above what Is required
for actual us In their families. Conse-
auently. a larg amount of th food as to
whoa high prices people complain is
dumped Into the garbage and carted away,
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"""r "" uuparuonaoi x-
travaganc.
tea Carreaey Ttakerlag,
Indianapolis Journal.
"When In doubt, let well enough alone"
. ...
" to ma currency situation.
with th senate nnanc committee unable to
t together on th subject, th alleged de-
fecU of our Psent currency system can-
ptsreL'i
sem to be largely imaginary.
"'"" " rauiaaia Ttaae,
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nuauripni I
ta lh. Broot of th. ecmt
improvement in th situation there. Th
exports for th ten months ending April
Ttei x.w.73. a compared with
correaponamg per.oa na
lng ,n Th Urgest Item In th export
table Is hemp, of which over tlT.OOO.OOO wr
exported in th last ten months. This make
th outlook for th future promising.
0.gj KKASON THtl HATB HISU
pratdt Raaatta Araeai t
1 ibee.aaa, pa.ity Tratb.
Portland Oregonlan.
i it u no wonder that newspapers Uk th
Nw Tfork Sua ar enragad at our preach-
In- T .
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l rlghuouanee whn tha preaident of th
Vnlu4 8ute- puts wh word
I as Mr. Roosevelt utterad at Oyswr Bay
on Sunday to th Holy Nam society of
uu tr uw vt
accounted aodlv. or num. or daoant Thr.
I la no timid crlnguig to the philosophy of th
man of th world, with his lrrellglon. his
I aardoulo atlmat of virtue, hla aiieer at
pumy ana irum. i maas a great aaal ror
n. k,. ..i.i ..
meeos a great ual for those roaring buils
I of Journalism, ilk th New Tork Sun. in
whose view th bibl m a thing to b
jocaeyea wun. to cnurcn an institution to
defend It. and human ambition an nd in
Itself beholdun to no higher law of religion
I or morality.
American publlu lit la better today than
wi .ir wsn, u prooaoiy better than
that of moat, perhaps of ail. other nations.
I .
i out as u is it la. noneycombed with cor-
I ruptlon. It Is dominated by luw Ideal.
Catch our most aminent and useful senators
en tne way to the wmt House to urge an
apyo.ULn.ea you wui nna mat in ap-
pllcant Uiey ar endorsing is a comoonent
I part of their machine, and that is why they
want him. It Is not because they have (Us
covered th man wh will bast promote the
puouo goou in tne piace ne seeas, out De
cause they feel that his appointment will
1 Thar . r. a f.w mn In n i . h 11 . ...
stand above this low level of conventional
ooiitica One of them la Mavor wiiuum- '
VorUand. Me ia trying to do ms duty by
I the city and give it the best government of
wnlch h U Cll'"tb1- Anoth8r Priint
oeiy 1
lit l the gospal he trie to live day by day
The president despise the namby-pamby
miin dWes tn- weakling. But be
ouve .o goowess. in nonesiy. m decency.
of sham ursolic which Mrmum noim,-..
business and society and which is often
couched in obscene and profan language.
' " ""f n r-am preatueut,
wlUl J1 h'S ooovlotiou and his courage.
waa good day for every virtue, for tn
I sanctity of the home, for th honor of
womanhood, for the greater happiness and
btur tr,llnln Qt th child. In the
dBntu, chl,jP ,r. f,,.
iovr of decency to lift his head a little
higher, and for every follower of a purely
selfish and worldly life to feel somewhat
shamed. Many men ar sometime weak
t.w-r -d foul 1:
guage then to b clean of epeech. They
gt no encouragement from the president.
That the presidunt's speech will stir up
freeh antugouiein to hltn there need be no
doubt. Some will give no outward sign at
the resentment they feel at hi rebuke of
unscrupulous methods In politic or busi
ness. Others will. covertly snuer at the "of
Acini endorsement of good y-goody ism. and
throughout th half-world, where th Idea
reign supreme that the statesman off duty
is always a sad rugue, there will be much
mystlfluatlou and voucern. But all these
antagonism and resentments will not af
fect th preaident' popularity where he
wishes to be strong in the affections of the
good and true in the court. If there be one.
of heaven. They who feel uncomfortable
with righteousness at the helm of state,
whether1 they are on Wall street or In the
slums, are against him already. He will be
sure of ihWx Ul-wiU. lie deeervee the suy-
luvrt of th 4ecnu
OTIIKIt LAND TIIA51 Ol'IIS.
Th flerman empire, tnn, In tha laat ten
years has devoted shout tino.noo.ooo to canal
ronrtrurtlon, making a network nf canals
all over th country, and Is by no moans
yet through with the work. Austria-Hungary
has committed herself to the ex
penditure of 18,000,000 In the next nine
years on artificial water cnuraen, soma of
them connecting with the Uerinan canals,
o that th Tlhln and Kibe, and Oder and
Main, and Vistula and Danube will all be
united by means of commodious snd well
eqlpped canals. Even more noteworthy,
perhaps, la the Italian program. That en
ergetic and progressive country, the most
remarkable example of national renas
cence In the history of the world, has re
cently spent enormous sums upon sn elab
orate systom of railroads, which la now
becoming highly profitable. Now It pro
poses to expand Its system of canals and
Canalised" rivers. Thers ar already In
northern Italy 1,677 mllea of such water
ways. Th construction of 434 miles mor
la about to be undertaken. This will con
nect all the existing canals snd make a
united system of 1,111 miles. Th cost of
the Improvements will be nearly 138,000,.
000, but It Is estimated that about one-
third of that sum wltl b Immediately re
couped through the development of water
power for Industrial purposes and or irri
gation for agriculture.
The relations between Austria and Hun
gary continue to give much trouble to the
Kmperor Francis Joseph, and should any
thing happen to him the disruption of the
Austrian-Hungarian emplr might result
Their relations can be Illustrated by ref
erence to the sugar Question, aa a result
of the Brussels convention for the aboli
tion of bounties. Both countries Individ
ually agreed to that convention, but an
agreement waa reached between Auatrla
and Hungary to the effect that the Hun
garian home consumption should be ex
cluslvely governed by the Hungarian pro
ductlon. This arrangement is m conflict
with the existence of a common customs
territory, and also with tne wrusseis con
ventlon Itself. But Hungary Insists on It
maintenance. As a result foreign sugar is
to be admitted Into Hungary on the pay
ment of the duty, but Austrian sugar will
be sbeolutely excluded. Hungary is also
demanding the exclusion of beer, alcohol
and petroleum from Auatrla. and the fric
tion Increases in other ways.
That South Africa offers no place for
white men. beyond a limited number or
positions already filled, la fairly shown by
th reports of the Band Aia assocaauim
of Johannesburg. During May last tnai
organisation cared for. fed and clothed
fifty-one men. Thirty-nine of these were
ex-soldiers of th English army. When
labor is In demand, ex-soldiers have no
need to apply to relief organisations. What
Is wanted Is cheap labor. Th resources
of the country for several hundred miles
tn all directions are being dragged by active
agents. There are laborers In smple abun
dance, but they will not labor and cannot
be made to labor, except by sow process
of semi-slavery, which la of course Impos
sible of adoption. Importation may be
come Imperative to avert financial disaster
from the country. England may be glad
that It has acquired control over South
A.frlca at any cost, but It has become evl
dent that a good many Items wer omitted
from th prospectus.
No single step toward the assimilation
of Japanese civilisation to that of modem
Europe and America has heen ef greater
Importance than th projected abolition of
the old Chinese Ideographs (until now used
tn writing and printing) and the substitu
tion In their place of the alphabet. Thl
reform will not only make the acquisition
ef th Japanese language by foreigners
easier ihan It has been, but cannot fall
to bring the people of Japan mentally
nearer to the family of modern nations
Into which they have been received. Im
agine some on of th peoples of central
or western Europe mploylng Egyptian
hieroglyphics, or som other system of pic
ture writing. Instead of spelling their words
and representing sound by letters, and It
will b realised what aa intellectual gulf
would divide them from their next neigh
bors. It Is such a gulf which is about to
be bridged by th Japanese.
...
It Is said that the kaiser has given the
famous "death dice" to the Hohensollern
musuem. They have an Interesting legend
connected with them. Once upon a time,
as all German fairy stories begin, two
young soldiers fell In love with th sam
girl, who was later mysteriously murdered,
sod suspicion fell on her two lovers. They
were tortured, but neither would confess.
Thea the emperor of that time said they
should throw dice, and th loser pay the
death penalty. This was don, with great
pomp and state, before th royal court, and
th tlrst soldier threw double sixes, which,
of course, it was seemingly Impossible to
beat But the second prayed loudly that
hla Innocence be proved, and threw the
dice with such force that one of them spilt
In two. and the whole die came up a six.
while the second showed on Its two broken
faces a six and a one. Then th first sol
dier confessed the crime, and was executed.
The dice will teach the nice UtU lesson
tn the great museum that German Justice
cannot be defeated even by th Impossible.
The economic and the military reasons
which compel Japan, on peril of Its future
as a nation, to uphold the freedom of
Co'rea are overwhelming. It looks to that
country as an outlet for th surplus popu
lation which Is already pressing very heav
ily upon Ue soli as a market for Its trade
and as an indispensable source of Its food
supply. At the same time It feels, and
rightly feels, that th objections which
Russia and Its allies raised against the
occupation of a portion of Manchuria by
Japan In ISM apply with tenroiu roree to
the occupation of any part of Corea by a
foreign power, and especially by the power
which i now finds the absorption of the
whole of Manchuria by itself perfectly
compatible with those general Interests
hich it declared would be Imperiled if
Japan were Buffered to retain th limited
area ceded to tt under th treaty of
Shimuuoavki.
PERILS O' PVI'HOXAGB.
"Host reraloloaa Evil el Maalclpal
Uattnati t.
St. Louis Republic.
Experience shows that the distribution of
patronage has a disturbing effect on the
organisation of the party in power. The
laruer the patronage the greater is th
dumand for patronage. The demand almost
invuriably xeeeds the supply and always
prohibits satisfaction among office-seekers.
Animosity and disruption of harmony are
the natural consequence of the queet of
favors. The dispenser of patronage makes
more foea than friends, however docile he
may be In recugnising claims. No faction
can be entirely pleased.
How to met out patronage, when :
organising a department, exhibit deference
to political workers and yet abide by th
intentions of the voters, is a problem that
every public official has to determine. Party
leaders and cummittev submit pretensions,
ouuncllmen and delegates appeal in be
half of friends and henchmen, other of
ficials offer propositions and prominent
ultisens bring potent influence to bear for
favorites. If the petitions of partisans
are denied, party Ire la aroused; If the
requeart of member of th assembly ar
lgnured. there is danger that legislation
will be obstructed. Msxt to boodle, pa
trons is probably the most pernicious
evil uf municipal government.
YACHTING TERMS DEflKVD.
Tip far Lasl Labbera latereete ta
tb llaeei.
Abeam At right angles to the ship's side.
A wind Is abeam when It blows at right an
gles to the ship's course.
Awash Level with the surface of the
water.
Back Stays The ropes or stays that help
to support the wiast, and are attached to
the deck aft ot the mast.
Bag Balls ar aald to bag when they do
not set flatly.
Bar Poles No sails set.
Beam Th breadth of a vessel at widest
part.
Beam Ends When a vessel lies over so
far that lta deck Is perpendicular to th
water.
Beat Beating to windward la making
way (aalltng) against the wind, going In a
slgxag course.
Bow The forward end of the ahlp.
Coming About "About ship," or tacking,
Is to put a vessel on the opposite tack from
the one It had been sailing.
Draft Depth of a boat In th water.
For and Aft Rig Sails and spars length
wise of vessel; sloops, schooners, etc.
In Irons A ship Is said to be In Irons
when It Is head or bow to th wind and will
not turn to right or left.
In th Doldrums When a ship Is labor
ing between a calm and light puffs of air.
Jibing When the course Is changed while
running before th wind In a fore and aft
rigged vessel so ss to bring the sails from
one side over to the other.
Knot A nautical mile , OS? feat. The
statute mil Is t.280.
Leech The aft edge of a sail.
Lee Bide The ship's sids away from ths
wind.
Luff To come into the wind so that the
sails do not draw. The forward edge of a
sail.
. Missing Stays Failing In an attempt to
tack, come about.
Offing Away from the land toward th
sea. . t
Peak The upper after corner of th main
sail. Point A vessel points well wben It lies
very close to the wind tn sailing. One
thirty-second of the full circle on the com
pass.
Port The left side of a ship.
Quarter Either side of a ship between th
stern and amidships.
Reaching When the ship is sailing with
th wind on th quarter.
Reef Te shorten sail.
Rigging Everything that supports the
masts or other spars, or that Is employed
tn setting or trimming sails.
Running1 When the wind Is directly aft.
behind, astern.
Balling OS the Wind When the wind Is
aft ot amidships th ship Is then sailing
free.
Balling On the Wind Wben the wind Is
forward of amidships, the ship Is then close
hauled.
Shake Out a Reef To loosen that part of
the sail that has been previously reefed or
tied m.
Square RIgg Sails and spars across the
vessel ships, barks, brigs, etc.
Starboard The right side of a ship.
Stern The aft end of the ship.
Weather Bide The ship's side on which
the wind Is blowing
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Th dominant color of Mr. Bryan's new
team Is chestnut
R. C. Kerens of Missouri, for mor than
a generation th recognised boas of th
stat reputricaa machine, has decided te
withdraw from politic.
Th famous homestead ef th late Senator
Allen O. Thurman. the "Old Romaa" of
Ohio, located at th stat empltot ts to be
sold te pay the debts of the estate.
A reform movement tn Minneapolis' haa
for its slocsa, "competent men for every
city office." If th" movement succeeds
th winter will be an exceedingly cold ene
for th professional.
Express companies are traveling on rocky
roads In Texas. . Four companies which
refused to take out permits to do business
In the state, ss required by law, sre to be
proceeded sgatnst tn the courts.
Carter Harrison, mayor ef Chicago, has
taken to th woods for another season of
rest and recreation. This ts his sixth run
for tall timber this year, yet as far as
known he has not secured suitable material
tor a democratic platform.
Th New Tork capltol has cost 13.73,900.
Maasachusetts has a 17.900.000 capltol In
Boston, and Michigan a capltol building at
Lansing coating C.SOO.0O0. Texas has recently
completed at Austin, at a cost of 13,000,000,
one of the most elaborate capltol buildings
In tb country. Indiana ha expended 13.900.
000 for the same purpose, Iowa X3.500.000,
Kansas t3.SO0,OOO and Minnesota C 000,000.
ungressmaa Llttlefield snd Joseph Man-
ley, both powerful men tn Main politics,
ar publicly opposed to changing th
present prohibition law of that stat Into
a statute providing for local option. Tha
Influence they represent will easily control
th republican stat convention, and there
fore the movement to force the resubmis
sion of prohibition to th voters la not
likely to prosper.
William McAdoo, who Is now making
money fast In Wall street was at ons time
a flower In th democracy of New Jersey.
When he became assistant secretary of th
navy under Cleveland he did not allow his
exalted position to change th relations be
tween his old friends and him snd Instated on
being called "Billy" ss of yore. After leav
ing Washington he began business in Wall
street but retained residence In New Jer
sey. Not long ago. however, ha received
latter from a political leader tn which
he Is referred to ss "Mr. McAdoo." so he
has concluded that his political death
warrant has been signed.
On Dressing Small Boys
Doa't yon think the little fellows like to be
consulted? A good deal of their happiness
depends on the style of their clothes. Their
budding ambition is to look as manly as possi
ble just like the men. We make our boys'
clothes of pretty much the same material as
the men's and make them as mannish as we
can. Have you visited our department lately?
Early fall styles are here. in clothes, and in
hats and caps. It's worth while to visit this
department. 'ow is the time to prepare the
boy for school.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
groWiii2- ICm2(
R. S. WIloox. M.natjrwr.
TO IRCRBASB TUB CORK CROP.
Pleas Kvelve by PreL Holdea f the
lew Aarrlcaltwral Cellege.
Indianapolis Journal.
Ths only thing that can Increase the pros
pective corn crop this year, which Is likely to
be below the average, la mors hot weather
and timely ralna, but there will be other
years and other crops. Prof. Holden. of
the Ames Agricultural college ot Iowa
claims to have discovered a plan by which
th Aggregate corn Crop In the seven great
corn, states can b Increased 480,000,000
bushels a year on ths same acreage that Is
now planted. Hla plan Involves mors care
ful selection of seed corn and mor care
ful and systemstio planting. 11 would
have th seed corn sorted by hand Into
kernels of uniform stse and the platea In
corn planters filled In such a way as to drop
100 live kernels In every thirty hills no
more snd no less. He claims to have dem
onstrated by a series of experiments that
the best results In production are obtained
from an average of about three and one-
third stalks to a hllL Ths experiments
showed that one stalk In a hill will produce
but one-third aa much oorn as a proper
number of stalks; two stalks three-fourths
of a yield, and five stalks the same. Too
many stalks to a hill havs the same result
ss too few. To secure the proper average of
stalks It Is necessary to exercise car In
planting and to be sure that every kernel
Is a live one. To find how much the farmers
of Iowa are losing each year by not plant
Ing properly Prof. Holden laat year sent
1.000 letters to all parts of the atate. ask
ing the number of stalk In each hill of
corn fields. Tb reports shbwed th stand
was only 75 per cent of what h haa dem
onstrated will produce the largest yield,
some fields averaging too many stalks to a
hill and others too few. The acreage planted
to corn In the seven states growing more
than 100.000.000 bushels each In 1901 waa:
Illinois. 9.K3.CS0; Iowa I.10Z.63S; Nebraska.
T.817.K2; Kansas. 7.45L9W; Mlssourf. ,rr.l;
Indiana. 4.520.C17; Ohio, 1.100,34. It Is
claimed that careful planting according to
tha above rul would add an average of
ten bushels to th acre, making In the
states above named 4SO.000.000 bushels, Iowa
farmers have become so convinced of th
correctness of these conclusions that they
have formed an association to practice and
extend them, and a trophy, valued at SCO,
has been provided te be awarded annually
for seventy-five years for th best results
In corn-growing according to Prof. Holden's
theory. When It Is remembered that nature
does everything by rule and law It Is not
surprising that she should havs sn exact
standard of productiveness in corn, and
that strict compliance with it will secure
the best results.
LIVES TO A LAI GH.
"A dog." said Plodding Pete, "is on of
do best frier.ds a man can have."
"Dat's rtght." said Weary Willi. "I never
knew a dog to ask to borrow money or ad
vise you to t to work." Washington Star.
"What brand of whisky d you prefer,
Guixler."
"The brand that's within reach, always."
Chicago Post.
Regular Patron That plther" a g-xd
one. Gee! That was a regulat horseahoe
Inevitable Tmins Woman War do eon
call tt a horseshoe carve? Did he throw it
at him Just for luck ? Philadelphia Press.
Dorothy Don't yow feel In awe ef literary
women ?
Dora No. Indeed; my literary eiaJn say
tt takes more sens to drs well than it
doe to write a book. Detroit Pre Press.
"Twenty minute fop refreshments!'
bawled th conductor, as h passed down
the aisle.
The little rlrl with th blackberry Jam en
ker chin plucked him by the aleeve.
"Tow teedn't stop the train en our ac
count." she said, timidly. "We'r going
to at ours right here in th car." Chi
cago Tribune.
"Whenebber a roan go an' commits sui
cide b'rausa a al won't nab him." aald
Unci Eben. "It shows dat de gal was about
right In her guess as hla qualiftratlons
fun makin' a good husband." Washington
Star.
"Agatha," said her mother. "I don't Ilk
to hear a daughter of mine tell even a
conventional lie. Toit know you can t bear
Aunt Bcky. and yet when she came th
other day you said, 'Auncla. bow glad I am
to see you" "
"That wasn't a lie. mamma." answered
Agatha. "That was an exclamation."
Philadelphia Press.
THE 9 AWE DEAR GIRL.
H. S. Keller In New Tork Sun.
Down at Atlantic City she's a squirmer.
A dream of rapture tn exquisite hose;
Especially wben hugging trra firm.
And digging crab with dantieat of toes.
At Saranao she's lolling by the lakelet.
And dreaming dreams of Cholly. who's at
hum
More like she's prowling In th forest
brakelet
On a still hunt for wads of chawing gum.
At Richfield Springs sh turns her
r dainty
awful in
J
nose up.
And sighs: "There's something
tha air."
On week has passed, and then ah bravely
goes up
And downs her dose of sulphur then and
there.
In the Whit mountains sh la quite a
hlkf
The bifurcated t am told' tha best
For climbing, when th climber Is a piker.
And likewise when sh rides a log for
rest.
At Asbury tha little dear's repented.
And never, never wandwrs anywhere;
She reads good books ail day and ts eon-
tented
With any sort of subject that 1 there.
At Newport she's barshaded and beguiling.
Dividing her attention best she can;
go clever, debonaire. and ever smiling
With ons eye open fur the proper man.
At Long Branch sh ts lolling on th sandy.
Delightful, durllng beach, aa of the yore.
With aometiung that Is very close and
handy
A man. oh my! sh never met before.
At Podunk Corners she's an easy winner.
Her nose Is tinted to the proper tan;
She s making love, the naughty lit tie sin
ner. To Jake, th farmer's happy hired man.
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