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F ARTIES UDATlSQ TUB CITY.
Parties leavla- the city at
ay tlaaa aaay bay The Baa
aamt ta theaa regularly by
Biotlfyinc The Be Baalaess
offlc, la parses r y aaail.
The artdresa will Va ckaagtl
aa oftea aa desired.
rrof. Lengley'g airship might with
advantage take the cure prescribed for
A balky horse.
There are war rumors afloat In suffl
clont quantity and variety Just now to
ault the most fastidious.
It remains to be seen whether vice
presidential ore was really struck at
tbe American Mining congress.
The contractor for plumbing at the
fcounty poor farm seems to have a pipe
line Into the court house.
Tho more light we get on the scheme
to head off municipal public lighting
the less attractive the scheme appears
to the people. ,
Although other people might take hi
(word for It, Marconi la going to put up
a wireless telegraph station at the St,
Louis exposition to show the Mlssou
ruins. . South Omaha packing houses have
dispatched a quarter of a million more
hogs since the first day of March than
the packing houses of Kansas City, and
the cry Is "Still they come."
When the Bryanite organ praises
republican you may depend upon it that
be has either lost his standing In the
republican party or Is standing In with
the popocrats on some political deal
With our amiable popocratlc con
temporary, It all depends whether any
piece of public extravagance la trace
able to the republican part of the city
ball or the democratic part of the
county court house.
Admiral Dewey Is credited with say
log that the adequacy and efficiency of
our navy has been overestimated. Foe
slbly, but we fear the Spaniards who
went up against it at Manila and Santi
ago will disagree with blm.
The riate Glass trust generously an
nounces that there will be no change
In its price lists for the coming year.
The trust must be apprehensive that if
the prlcws were screwed up any higher
It might encounter a smashup of Its
j low wire.
City Treasurer Hennlngs is right In
detnamtlng a change in the method of
posting forfeit money to anchor bids of
bond buyers. We have been having too
much Jockeying with worthless checks.
If a bidder means business he will put
lip the cash.
The announcement wired from Omaha
to a Chicago paper that George H. Max
well, general Irrigation promoter, de
iiinee to be a candidate for the vice
rosldency of tbe United States will re
lieve President Roosevelt and John L.
.Webster from serious embarrassment
The captain of Shamrock III has
announced his intention to remain In
America and become an American clti-
sen. It la Just possible that it he sticks
to his purpose and gets ln with the
right crowd be may yet command the
winning boat in a future yacht race.
The Irrigation congress which is to
mwt at Ogden will next get on the
boards. Tbe entire wett Is Interested
In Irrigation as a practical measure for
increaalng the population of the still
sparsely settled districts, and should
manifest this Interest by insuring a good
delegate attendance.
TlXABCIAL CUSSBHVATISM.
The feeling In favor of a conservative
policy In regard to financial affairs is
very general.' So far as now appears
there is no profit sympathy with those
who are proposing radical changes In
the currency policy of the nation, the
effect of which would be more or less
revolutionary In its character, with the
Inevitable result of causing some dis
turbance and unsettlcment of financial
and business affairs. President Roose
velt has stated the position of the ad
ministration In saying that "whatever
is advisable In the way of remedial or
corrective currency legislation and
nothing revolutionary Is advisable un
der present conditions must be under
taken only from the' standpoint of the
business community as a whole, that Is,
of the American body politic as a
whole." This is the broad view of the
question, which we think will have very
general endorsement
A similar idea was expressed by Sen
ator Beveridge of Indiana In an address
before the association of bankers of
that state. The senator aald that there
would be no radical or sweeping finan
cial legislation enacted at the coming
session of congress. lie thought that
some moderate legislation, "which will
relieve the periodically recurring strin
gency In the money centers. Is probably
desired, and may be enacted," but It will
be simple in Its nature and will not dis
turb or alarm the business interests of
the country. "No legislation Is possible
at tbe coming session of congress," said
Mr. Beveridge, "which will radically
affect our entire currency system and
causo the business world to pause in
our present prosperity until it Is seen
how such legislation la going to work."
We think it is not to be doubted that
the practically universal sentiment Sn
financial and business circles, leaving
the speculative element out of consider
ation, is favorable to the views above
quoted. There is no general demand
and no good reason for any currency
legislation that would be revolutionary
In Its character and it must be regarded
as rather unfortunate that the secretary
of tbe treasury, who is assumed to rep
resent the financial Judgment and wis
dom of tbe administration, Is urging a
policy in regard to the currency that is
essentially revolutionary and conse
quently would have the very effect
which It Is the evident desire of Presi
dent Roosevelt to avoid.
There is reassurance in the utterances
of the president and the Indiana sena
torthe latter probably an echo of the
views of Mr. Roosevelt They promise
that If there Is any currency legislation
by the coming congress It will be of
such a conservative character as not to
cause alarm to any Interest or unsettle
tbe financial and business affairs of the
country.
TifE RVSSIAX EVACUATION.
According to the latest advices Russia
is to evacuate a portion of Manchuria
early In October and very aoon there
after the ports In that province which
China has agreed shall be opened will
become accessible to the world's com
merce. So far aa the opening of these
porta la concerned it la distinctly to be
credited to the diplomatic efforts of tbe
United States and the American people
especially ahould appreciate what has
been accomplished In this respect by
the administration. While no definite
estimate can now be made as to the
value of the treaty porta to be" opened
at the instance of this country, there Is
no doubt that the result will be advan
tageous to American trade. Our govern
ment was not successful In securing
all that it desired In respect to the open
ing of Manchurlan ports, but it has
done exceedingly well, If the program
as now announced shall be faithfully
carried out
That it will be there seems to be most
favorable promise and it appears to be
regarded at Washington as assured, but
Russian promises are always subject to
doubt. What seems to warrant confi
dence in the present Instance Is the
fact that Japan seems to be satisfied
and no country baa a deeper Interest In
the matter. There ia no longer any
threat of serious difficulty between
Russia and Japan, so far aa the Man
churlan question Is concerned, which
ia a reassuring fact Should Russia act
In good faith the far-eastern question
would cease to be a source of Interna
tional anxiety, a condition that would
be most welcome to tbe United States.
UPPOSIXO THE QOTtRJIMKXT.
It is stated that President Baer of the
FWdlug Railroad company and other
authraclte coal magnates refuse to furn
ish information desired by -the census
bureau In regard to the production of
hard coal. Tbe law requires that tbe
bureau shall collect Information aa to
the output of both bituminous and an
thracite coal and as to the former the op
erators have compiled with the requests
of the bureau, but the anthracite combi
nation, of which Baer is the chief, de
clines to give the information asked for,
on the ground that it will be turned
over to the officials of the Department
of Commerce and Labor for use by the
commissioner of the bureau of corpora
tions ln tbe performance of his duty tq
ascertain the character of tbe organize
tlon of combinations and their methods
of business.
There could be no better confession
than ia implied In such a refusal of the
fact that tbe anthracite coal comblua
tion exists in violation of tho laws and
therefore . does not dare disclose even
such facts as the census bureau is auth
orlted to ascertain. As the Cleveland
Leader remarks, a correct return would
probably serve to prove the truth of all
the charges which have been made
against the Coal trust and the rcfinta)
to report will prohabiy convince the pub
lic that everything sld about that op
prwslve combination is true. It remains
to be seen what the census authorities
will do In the matter. The law is spe
cific in Its requirement and It would
seem that the census commissioner
should spare no cffyt to enforce It If
the anthracite combination Is allowed
to withhold Information called for by a
law of congress as a part of tbe census
every Interest and industry may do so
ond the collecting of statistics regard
ing the business of tho country would
bo entirely dependeut upon tho will of
those engaged in industries and com
A LITTLM AHKAD OF lift OASIS.
The World-Herald, while admitting
that the chief bone of contention on its
side in the pending contest over the
supreme Judgeship is whether Robert I
E. Lee Ilerdmon shall continue to hold
J t.1. a 4 n AAA - 1 U. AaV a I
uun ma fu,tw.-,er J
the court, wants to insist on naving
too issue donned Dy a declaration Bonds Issued by the confederate govern
on the part of Judge Barnes telling men during the civil war are still held
"Just Who will be clerk of the court in abroad to the amount of $12,800,000 principal
the event of Judge Barnes' election to "d 32.60O cO In arrears of Inters. Such
an Item at least appears In the current ra
the supreme court port 0f tne -council of foreign bondheld-
In this demand the World-Herald is
retting a little ahead of the came. In
a i , mm (. e-i, .
" . . 1 " "
wouia noi De legal ior juage carnes
to give any promises of official patronage
with a view to promoting his own can-
r1Mao 1n th rnmr.al.rn. Tn the second
place, while Judge Sullivan could keep
Robert E. Lee nerdman on the milking
tool for his fat perquisites, Judge
Barnes could name his successor only
In agreement with Judge Sedgwick.
It goes without saying that when the
time comes Judge Barnes and Judge
Sedgwick will get together and make a
selection for supreme court clerk of a
. ... . . ., ,
man thoroughly qualified to discharge
the duties of the position. The quail-
fications of Judge Barnes for the Ju-
dicial office are amply attested by the
I
work he has done as supreme court
commissioner, twice sppolnted by unanl-
mous vote of all the Judges, including
Judge Sullivan.
The committee of the Real Estate ex
change appointed to investigate the
proposed monopolization of public light
ing under pretext of reduced arc light
charges, strikes the nail on the head
when It asks why, if the electric light
company can afford to reduce the
charges for public lighting 38 per cent,
it can't afford to reduce the charges for
private lighting correspondingly. The
public lighting charge falls upon the
taxpayers generally, the private light-
lng charge is paid by the consumer,
The committee might also with pro-
wu.iu.ncc ""6"- v
prlety have pointed to the fact that the
proposed reduction of arc light charges
would not cut down the city tax one
penny, inasmuch as the scheme of Mr.
f. , . , . . .. .
Nash contemplates the absorption of the
entire lighting fund by the electric light
company.
The report of City Plumbing In-
nvtnr T.rnch on nlnmhlntr rr,alr at
. .
luc wum' in,UJ " nu W""-
bix mousana aonars a year ior piumD-
ing repairs indicates a lead pipe cinch
for tho contractor. According to the
city plumbing inspector, all the plumb-
ing worn in tne county uuimmg couia
nave Deen taken out ana replaced wito
entirely new plumbing for less money,
Th nvnrairn nlnmhor'a hill lumnllv oov.
t At. . Zx. m . 4
ers all that the traffic will bear, but
645 days' pay for 322 days' work is a
little more than tbe average plumber 1
would dare to charge to any private
concern or Individual. The question la, w....
1 the republicans with enough votes to help
Will the county board make the con- tnem out or thB hoie and ,y his single
tractor disgorge or will It stuff cotton handed effort established Imperialism. In
into its ears and ignore the plumbing
scandal Just aa it has Ignored the bridge
. ,
It is remarkable how estimates of
crowds overshoot the mark. The at-
tendance nt the state fair on the day
dedicated to the fast trotting horse was
v
a 1 or rum ...u .1..
rutiiiij u&ui.'u til. vui wut-u una
ticket taker came to make his report all
be could show up was 20,000 admissions
at tho gate, including men, women,
children and deadheads. Seventy-five
per cent Inflation would be a pretty
good Job of stck watering.
It seems that the election which was
to have been held ln Cleveland for an
expression by the voters for or against
a municipal electric lighting plant has
Knn r nHot-nrut Kw Inli.nnHnn
. . x. . . . .
xnis is anotuer uu auvuuteu Binge oi
government by Injunction. It remains
now only for a judge to enjoin the elec-
tlon that la to choose his own successor
and hold himself ln office on a perpetual
life tenure.
Iowa has recovered half a million dol
lars from the national treasury in claims
for the equipment of troops for repell-
. , ,
ing Indians, marching through Georgia
and exploring tbe Philippines. Ne-
braska has done its full share of soldier-
lng within the past fifty years, but most
Of Its back pay for equipping troops is
yet to come.
If Senator Henna's requisition on Ne
bruska for oratorical talent for the
Ohio campaign can not be fully sup
piled by Congressman Burkctt we feel
sure the state has several other expert-
enced patriots who might be persuaded
. ,i .1lnl,iDn,nnt.rv mil
,v ' " 14
Tread of tbe Times.
Philadelphia Record.
Contrary te the general assumption that
the ownership of railroad properties la fall
ing Into fewer and fewer hands, the returns
of numerous companies show that the num
ber of railroad shareholders la constantly
Increasing. The control of these companies
by the shareholders Is another question.
Heroes la Humble Life.
Baltimore American.,
Among the heroes of bumble life must be
reckoned the two prison guards ln Alabama
who courageously fought escaping convict's
who hurled sticks of dynamite at them after
lighting the fuses. Meu who take surh
than as that for life In stiiklug to their
duty are of tho mult of which heroes are
made. . . '
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The hysterical tumble In the price ef
cotton on the publication of the government
crop report has simply furnished a new ex
ample of an old experience. There Is no
oorner breaker equal te a good orop. It Is
one thing to buy tip and bold In storsge the
tall end of last year's crop of wheat, corn
or cotton. It Is Quite another to face an
abundant new yield of either and prevent a
panio among the speculators carrying stag
gering loads at top notch prices.
A Wart ay Example.
Kansas City Star.
It behooves publlo men, professional men,
newspapers and other agencies that most
directly Influence the publlo mind to make
the distinction between demagogy and
sound counsel. If theae make the distinc
tion the popular mind will not go astray.
The president has set an example, not only
by devoting his Labor day speech to' the
moBt important subject of the time, but by
adopting a reasonable, dispassionate tone
n his discourse.
SaSsssssjssssss
a0T..lrs ol coafldeaerf Misplaced.
Springfield Republican.
ers." The council reports, in reference to
this and other defaulted loans, that tney
have been unable to come to any arrange
ment with those defaulting creditors. That
g no doubt t tnie M regards the con.
federate government of isl-6. This panic
ular Item might as well be permanently
cnargea ore unaer mi neaa o. w..-v w
did to help perpetuate "human slavery'.'
Wisdom f Bill Sapp.
New Tork Sun.
Does Hon. William J. Bryan of Lincoln,
Neb., have the honor of a personal ae-
ftii.ln,. wltl, Hah mil Harm Af rielena.
Kan.T Hon. Bill Sapp, an old-fashioned
democrat of the wool hat genus, seems to
know Mr. Bryan. These remarks of Hon.
Bm Bapp ,eem J, tn
farmer-editor of Fairvlew:
.. alaB.been(I. and skates' must take a
seat In the rear."
"The Idea of the great democratic party,
w,th u k'0"' Pt. bending it. knee to
nnn man"'
Just thlnk of ,tI 0ne man bler than
the grand old party of Jefferson, Jackson,
Tilden and Cleveland!"
-uy the Eternal! how it grinds an Old-
time and always regular democrat to see
soma snipe jump up out of the tall grass
and tell the democratic! party what to dot"
The Hon. BUI Sapp's language is homely,
but chock full of truth and wisdom.
Verbum Sapp.
BITS OF THE PAST RECALLED.
Responsibility for So-Called Imperial
ism Rlsrhtly Placed.
Detroit Free Press.
Sines Mr. Bryan wounded himself with
his own clumsy weapon In calling Orover
Cleveland a "bunko steerer," and relieved
national tension with a laugh at his flash-
that a sound money democrat
would be a good man to succeed Senator
Hanna In the United States house of lords,
the gentleman from Nebraska la voicing
some strong antl-lmperlal sentiments. This
humiliating to the populace because It
Is an actual service of notice upon the
Araerican peopIa that Mr Bryan doea not
think them capable of seeing through a
ladder or putting two and two together.
He actually appears to think that be has
followers who will receive his dictum as the
nod of an oracle.
Under every accepted rule of consistency
Mr. Bryan Is estopped from denouncing
so-called imperialism. He of all men
brought it about. Under the leadership of
Gorman the democrats In tha senate had
JJl -'tZZ
plec0) of po,, generalship. The repub
Hcmi leaders were nonplussed and Presl
dent McKlnley was perhaps more troubled
than at any other tlmo during his admlnls-
tration. The reading publlo will have no
aimcuMy ln rememberlng that at this June
ture Mr. Bryan rushed to Washington and
insisted that the treaty which gave us the
Philippines must be ratified. He put aside
the light of his subsequent course It Is
Pla,n en0U8,h th" hl V WM t0 "'J'
the opposition odious In" the eyes of the
people, but tneir laun aoes not ciing to a
man mrYiti will miift such an Innovation In
national policy for the sole purpose of
promoting his own selfish ambitions. His
attitude ever since is an open confession of
despicable Pol'al trickery. Like the plot-
aAlAliila TAiiaialai nam APaof Ail San "In.
in
-
iquity" that he might gain by assailing it
'COMMUNITY OK INTEREST."
Interdependence of All Claases la tne
American Workshop,
Baltimore American.
President Roosevelt, in the course of a
masterly address delivered at Syracuse, at
the opening of the New York State fair and
ln celebration of Labor day, gave a new
significance to this trite phrase, coined
originally for the modern financial market.
He Said!
"It is all essential to the continuance of
healthy national life that we should
recognize the community of interest among
our people."
Truer words. have seldom been spoken
ine great American repuuuo im m cum
munlty in which the interests of the people
are all common. This the president well
demonstrated when he sketched the Inter
dependence of the agriculturists, the wage-
workers, the capitalists and the professional
classe8- A no ewa.nere are ai way some
men who are not affected by good times,
Just tnere ara ,ome roen wh(, ar, not
affected by bad times, but, taken In the
long run, we must all go up or down to
na c'" cnnot prosperous
my t0 other cIa8ge,; ne,ther can one
I class suffer adversity without visiting a
measure of adversity upon other claases."
It la in this state of absolute Interdepend
ence which creates among the American
people an Ideal community of Interest. Th
absence of class distinctions, the perfect
equalisation of opportunity, and the ex
tension of our educational system and
efforts so that they include and serve all
classes and colors of our people, are the
I Inflnonnea whl.h Vn that rsimmiinltv nt
Interest absolute. Upon these things It has
endured in the past, flourishing, until today
it applies to morals, politics and publlo In
telligence aa well as to money. The people
must work together In a perfect community
of Interest plan If they would have the
best of each of these obtainable, and have
that best In the largest quantity procurable.
The president's speech at Syracuse was an
exhortation to the American publlo to rec
ognlse this new Idea about the much
talked-of "community of Interest." "We
must act upon the motto of all for each
and each for all," said he. We know of
no man better equipped than Is Theodore
Roosevelt to promulgate this doctrine. His
station, his sterling Americanism, his
brave championship of the rights of the
many aa against the few, his uncompromis
ing hostility to all that Is wrong, and his
sturdy labora for the uplifting of the peo
ple and the Improvement of the conditions
under which they live, combine In autborli
Ing him to apeak with full authority.
Thla he has done, and his Syracuse
speech, elucidating and advocating the
great American community of Interest. Is
worth tha thought and study of every clti-
sen.
RESPONSIBILITY Of DIRECTOR.
Daaarerews Ideas Glvea Jadlelal lss
tlaa la New Jersey.
New York Tribune.
With the result of the trial growing out ef
the Newark trolley car disaster we have no
disposition to quarrel. A question of taw
was presented on which three able judges
agreed, and It may be safely assumed by
laymen that the New Jersey statutes were
correctly Interpreted, however much they
may feel that there rested on the directors
of the railways a moral responsibility to
take greater precautions than were taken.
Laymen may, however, properly feel con
cern lest the effect of the verdict should be
to weaken the sense of responsibility on
the part of corporation directors, which Is
already woefully attenuated. The old say
ing that a corporation has no soul to save
Is too often taken by those who control
corporations to mean that whatever a cor
poration does or does not do has no rela
tion to the souls of those who compose it
n the discussions of the Newark accident It
has frequently been said In behalf of the
directors that they were busy men man
ning great affairs, on the boards of doxens
of corporations, and It was utterly unrea
sonable to expect them to know anything
about such details as the safety ef a cross
ing. Now, that Is one of tha most dangerous
Ideas which could possibly be current
about the Irresponsibility of directors. The
easy acceptance of that Idea leads to some
of our greatest corporation abuses and eon
tributes largely to the formation of the
trusts."
The Individual does not escape the re
spo risibilities of hla business on the ground
of the multiplicity of his cares. He may
own a hundred factories and be worth
millions, but he is criminally liable for dan
gerous conditions or violations of the fac
tory law in any one of them. If he ex
tends his Interests too widely to look after
them properly, that is his own fault. The
state allows certain persons wishing to do
business together the privilege of incorpora
tion. That is a great' privilege, though it
Is frequently spoken of as if It amounted te
nothing and the persons were wronged
when the state exacted any corresponding
obligations of them or regulated the use of
their franchise. It gives them practical
perpetuity for their enterprise; it frees
them from full liability for debts. The
natural person has perhaps thirty years to
labor and accumulate. Then there Is a new
deal, a new distribution of property giving
new chances ln the world's struggle. But
the corporation Is practically Immortal. It
goes on endlessly tolling up Its snowball of
wealth, and the Interests, If not the In
dividuals within ft, escape the operation of
natural law. Thus to Individuals Is gtven
an Immense and artificial power, a power
of great usefulness to the community when
properly regulated, of great mischief If
made irresponsible.
The persons to whom this power over the
whole community, ' this superiority In the
competition of life, Is given should be held
to a greater, not a less," responsibility for
their corporate than for their personal ac
tions. But In practice the fact that an ac
tion is taken aa a director la often thought
to rob of all Immoral quality what would
be thought criminal ln private conduct. A
man who would think himself Inexcusable
if he carelessly overworked his own Coach'
man will permit his railroad to imperil
trains by sending out fatigued engineers.
He would never think of disregarding an
employe's notice that a street car wheel
was worn flat, or that a point on hla road
was dangerous because he had not space
enough .to make his switches safe, if he In
his own proper person owned them and was
responsible for them. He would retire the
cars or buy the necessary land. But aa a
railroad president he will lightly turn oft
the matter, feeling that If anything goes
wrong the corporation, not he himself, who
Is the autocrat of the corporation, will be
blamed.
If the law and public opinion held corpo
ration officials to a proper responsibility, we
should not see a few men gathering into
their hands a whole Industry. Such concen
trated coiftrol Is possible only with Irre
sponsibility for the concrete detailed re
sults, which may come as Infallibly from a
headquarters policy as if a particular acci
dent or abuse had been knowingly ordered,
No handful of men could direct these Im
mense corporations If they bad to be di
rectors in a real sense. It Is only when
they are merely nominal directors, repre
sentatives of a property Interest In a board
but paying no actual attention to their
duties as responsible managers of a corpo
ration, that they are able to control scores
of boards, thus concentrating vast power In
a few hands. One of the most effective dis
couragements of overgrown trusts would be
stricter rules holding men accountable for
actions of the corporations, the manage
ment of which has been Intrusted to them
by the state ss a duty correlative with the
privilege of a franchise.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
The medical world Is excited over the
fact that a Chicago man Is living In spite
of a large rent ln his heart.
The common sense citizen Is likely to get
very angry if any cne talks sdouc tne
economical aspects of combinations when
he Is buying his winter coal supply.
When David B. Hilt talks of combinations
as being opposed by holy writ, we are
likely to hear something about the tendency
of a certain person to quote the scriptures,
Archbishop Farley has received a beauti
fully Illuminated address of congratulation
from residents of New York City who came
from the part of Ireland in which he was
born.
The town of Oshkosh celebrated Its, fif
tieth anniversary last week In a manner
befitting the civic pride of a community
perched on the pebbly shores of Lake Win
nebago. Oshkosh Is tbe town that mads
Wisconsin famous.
Baron Iwasakl Hlsva, the richest young
roan in Japan, is visiting General James H.
Wilson at his home In Wilmington. Del,
He formerly attended the university tn
New York City and will visit Philadelphia
before leaving for England.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago, Governor
Cummins of Iowa and Attorney General
Mullen of the same state are among the
orators who will speak In a large new drain
sewer at Des Moines on October 11
banquet will be given In the sewer.
The theory, incubated in Chicago, that
many eases of alcohollo thirst have been
caused by feeding Infants with milk from
distillery fed cows would be attributed to
Prof. Trigg of the University of Chicago If
there were not also a Prof. Starr In that
institution.
The paymaster general of the army will
probably renew thla year his recommends
tlon contained In his last annual report in
behalf of a system which will allow army
officers to make a deposit of their pay with
the paymasters, and to .obtain Interest
from the result of such deposits. It may
be necessary to change the proposition of
last year somewhat, especially ss congress
did not approve of the scheme as It wa
then presented. The legislators regarded
the rata of interest aa excessive, and there
was much talk of tha munificence of the
allowance for army officers at a time when
It waa said to be possible to borrow untold
wealth at a low rate of Interest. There are
many obvious advantages of a system of
opening depositors' accounts with army
officers, and an Important argument In
favor of the plan la the benefit to the
officer in time of war. The paymaster
general does not Intend to drop the matter
with the adverse action of songress at its
last session.
ROIND AROtT NEW TORK.
Ripples an (k Carrent af Ufa la
tha Metraaalle.
The spproachlng winter bears snythtng
but a hopeful or joyous outlook for the
Milne; thousands of Greater New York.
rolonged labor trouble have raueed much
diRtress already, which will be Intensified
by cold weather. Labor's pure. Instead of
being fattened by a Bummer's prosperity.
Is depleted and the prospect of recuperating
before snow files grows less every day. On
top of the thin purse comes a vegetable
famine. Potatoes, turnip, carrots and
things of that sort are scarcer than they
have been for many years. The last crops
of winter to reach market in October
wilt command even higher prices than
those of the summer, which have been
very hard on the economical housekeeper.
Another factor In the case of living this
winter will be Increased rents. It seems
that these are already high enough, but
the demands for houses are reaching ex
traordinary proportions and landlords are
teadily lifting their figures. Were It not
for the prospect of a relief from the con
gestion through the completion of an ex
tensive rapid transit system, which will
make the suburban home easier of access,
the problem of living comfortably In the
metropolis on a limited Income would seem
hopeless of solution.
A study ef the figures to be found in the
books of the wster department of the city
of New York will Indicate to some extent
the Immensity of the demands upon this
service. .
The storage capacity of all the reservoirs
now upon the watershed of the Croton
river amounts to 4t000.ono.000 gallons, which
In supplemented by 8,500,000,000 capacity for
the Bronx and Byram watersheds.
In 1903 the average rainfall upon the KB
square miles of the Croton shed was fifty
three and one-half inches, which was five
Inches higher than the average yearly rain
fall for the thirty-five years preceding.
The measurements at the gate house at
Croton lake showed that there was with
drawn for consumption during 1903 the
enormous amount of 200,000,000 gallons per
day. From the other two sheds an aver
age of 18,000,000 a day was drawn, making
the total supply nearly 280,000,000 per day.
This is for tbe boroughs of Manhattan and
the Bronx and does not Include Brooklyn
or Staten island.
The keepers in the Glen Island soo
recently tested the effect of laughter on
various beasts and birds. The keepers
wished to learn If snimals are sensitive
to ridicule. They stood before the cage
In which Jack, the biggest lion, is con
fined and laughed aa if Dr. Depew were
speaking after dinner. The lion flew Into
a terrible rage and hurled himself against
the steel bars ln the stempt to smash
them and tear to pieces the offenders.
Their cachinatlon produced precisely the
same effect on the tigers. The puma
showed his teeth responslvely, but not ln
laugh he snarled angrily and glared
t the keepers as if to say: "If I were out
there you would laugh on the other side
of your faces."
When the keepers laughed at the big
monkeys those creatures huddled chatter
ing In the corners of their cages. A female
monkey hid her face In her hands and
acted as if made ashamed by the ridicule.
The laughter had no appreciable effect on
the hippopotamus or the alligator, whose
hides are very thick, of course. The
cinnamon bear climbed to the top of hla
tree trunk and looked down disgustedly
s if he would remark: "I'm blessed if
see anything funny."
Tha elephants trumpeted loudly when
they were laughed at and a parrot used
language that might not be printed. The
only beast or bird that joined In the
laughter was the hyena, and, as usual,
he did not know what he was laughing
at.
Shops continue to encroach on the
residential district of upper Fifth avenue.
In the block between Thirty-first and
Thirty-second streets not a single private
dwelling is left. At the present rate it
will not be long before the Vanderbltts,
the Goulds, the Whitneys, the Oelricbs and
others who own fine mansions In the ten
blocks this side of Central Park will find
themselves hemmed in on all sides by
shops. Of course, they will be very fine
ones, but they can hardly be considered
desirable neighbors. Russell Sage with
stood the siege for three years, but finally
he moved when a candy shop squatted
down next door to him on the north.
A peculiar freak of the lightning that
killed young Percy Barrows at a Harlem
base ball park waa disclosed at an autopsy.
The seeming imprint of a perfect maiden
hair, fern was found on the boy's side. The
outline was perfect snd was only slightly
smaller than tbe normal fern leaf. There
were no ferns near the place where the
lightning struck.
A halo of romance surrounds the death ef
well known Bowery character who re
joiced In the name of "Jimmy the Bum.1
For yeara he waa a familiar figure along
the sailor's Rlalto. He had never been ar
rested and he always seemed te be ln funds.
He refused to tell his right name, but It is
well understood that he was a scapegrace
son of a former justice of the New York
supreme court who at present lives In
Brooklyn. When Jimmy died there w
great mourning among the pariahs of tha
Bowery and they took up a collection to
bury him. When they assembled at the
undertakers to do honor to one who had
fraternised with and helped them they were
surprised to find that two richly dressed
women, who had corns In a private carriage.
Fall Furnishings
Our fall Flock of tasteful furnishing goods is
the largest md most complete just now at
the beginning of the season the assortments
are perfect,
There are hundreds of patterns of fancy
shirts to choose from mads In varkras style
besides neckwear, underwear and fancy ho-1
siery.
HATS FOB MEN AND HOTS.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours' ;
R. 3. Wilcox, Atn.&r.
were the chief mourners. The women were
deeply veiled and they guarded their Iden
tity well. It Is supposed they were th
sisters of the dead man. Gambling snd
drugs did the work for "Jlnimv," aa they
have don for many ethers ef his kind an,
are still doing. The Bowery le strewn
wrecks or premising careers, in
house and the morgue are dally changing
Its personnel, but never lessening the num
ber. Jacob Rothschild, proprietor ef the Hotel
Majeatlo. hae just returned from a four
months' tour of Europe, during which ha
made a close study of continental hotels.
As a result of his observations he will In
troduce tn his hotel some of the Ideas n
voeue on tbe other aide. One of the mot
Interesting and Important of these will 9
tbe establishment ef a common fund, into
which all fees received by waiters shall go,
and then be divided pro rata among knights -
of the napkin and aalver. "I found," said
Mr. Rothiohlld. "this method to be fol
lowed in all the Hits hotels and that It
works to the satisfaction of all concerned.
All fees are placed ln a pool by the waiters
and the total amount divided among them
equally. The effect of this Is that every
guest of the hotel obtains attentive service
and the one who gives a small fee or none
at all is not discriminated against"
PASSING PLKASAaTHJES.
YTlkITaw M.n .M .K.l. Il.w
bushel.
Hh No, you men generally prefer liquid
meaaure. New York Herald.
"Your daughter plays some very difficult
music," said the visitor.
"I should say she does," answered Mr.
Cumrox. serenely. "Her teacher says ahe
plays things that nobody ever thought of
attempting to write." Washington tttnr.
x" iniimioii i un nuiinenBicHii w ny no
you Insist that you're go-lug to die? Tho
doctor .says you'll recover, and he ought
to know
Patient He doeen't know aa I do that
my life Insurance lapsed several days ago.
"I guess you were right about Grlndle
having made a lot of money in the last few
years."
"What new llaht have vou had on tha
subject?"
"He has begun to kick About the size of
his taxes." Chicago Tribune.
"Our air mattresses," said the dealer,
"are all Ailed In the months of April. May
end June. That accounts for their remark
ably resilient qualities."
m tne air or those months better than
Others?"
"They are the SDrlna months vou know."
Brooklyn Life.
"I need reat." sighed the Indolent woman.
"But I thought you did nothing but rest."
"That's just It," complained the indolent,
woman. ' I need rest from resting. It's mum
tiring, you know." Chicago Post. 7
"But I mustn't be egotistical and talk
about myself all the time," said Mr.
Mincer.
"Don't stop." rejoined Miss Cayenne.
"On a social occasion like thla any trifla
will do to make conversation." Washing
ton Star. ,
"Rather a clever poem," said the editor,
handing back the manuscript; "do you
know who Is tha author of those linear'
"Of course," replied the proud father;
uiuu i x ten you my son wrote em
nut are you aure ne dld7 "
"Sure! Don't you suppose I know
nanawnungT Philadelphia Press.
A GOOD LOSER.
TTpon the tossing sea of life
Full many wrecks we meet.
For few attain to victory
While many know defeat
Some, bearing heavy weights of woe.
Ride o'er the rolling waves.
While some. In anger and despair.
Descend to watery graves.
But some rare souls can rise above
The longing and the strife
And rest. In peace and comfort. In
The higher air of life.
Such Is the kind, brave gentleman
Wbo lately came to take
The cup we gained so gallantly,
"No second" in our wake.
For he could say, right genially.
His hard, third, lost race run:
"It was the better brain and brawn
The better boat that won."
And so, although we fain must keep
Our trophy or the sea.
We'll gladly drain, as stirnrp-enp,
A draught of Lipton tea.
BELLE WTLXjEY GTJT5.
Winslde, Neb.
BROWNELL HALL,
OMAHA.
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CARE FOR
YOUR EYES.
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