THE OMAITA PaILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAIWTT 18. 1904.
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Notary Public.
Nebraska seema aspiring to be known
aa the mother of vice presidents.
There is plenty of work in Omaha
for the Civic Improvement league to do
II it will only proceed to got Dusy.
The public will be in doubt as to the
mining of the Lalo Yang river until a
few Russian ships have been blown up
In that neighborhood.
It is to be hoped that the proposed
Asiatic alliance which Japan is said, by
Its enemies, to be fostering, does not
Include the unspeakable Turk.
Russia iS making a strong bid for
ympathy by Joining Austria ln Its de-
manoa ror a worougn enrorcement or
Macedonian reforms by Turkey.
l (hsra U anything else in sight or
prospective that our Lancaster county
republican friends want they should
not; be bashful about asking for lt,
The fact that "three German officers
have been sentenced to orison for fltrht.
in duels Is evidence that the emneror
of Germany is really on a vacation.
Instead of raising the ante or calling
the bluff, the arch-Bryanite for Douglas
county has laid down his hand on the
first deal and pulled out of the came.
If the South American republics knew I
bow hard Uncle Sam was trying to
avoid Interfering in San Domingo they
.would not be so fearful of absorption. I
The evacuation of Boston by the Brit-
wh, celebrated In that city yesterday,
bad no reference to the recent visit of
the Ancient and Honourable Artillery
corps.
General Kouropatkln Is to have his
headquarters on a railroad train, but
: whether for the purpose of traveling
rapidly ln a forward or backward direc
tion is not stated.
If the Russian squadron sails out of
the harbor at Tort Arthur a few more
times the Japanese commander should
have.no fear of mines, as they will all
have done their duty upon Russian
ships.
There will be less objection to a unl
form rate of commercial lnxurance la
the cities of the country If the com-
panics only Indicate a disposition to line
up on some city which does not have
the highest rate.
Thls Is the time when a little mots-
ture for the soil is Just what the farmer
most wants. If showers will help in-
ure big crops for the farmers, the
townspeople will gladly stand the not attacking corporations, but endeav
inuddy inconvenience. orlng to provide for doing away with
England Is getting ready to oppose the
light of search which Russia Is exercls-
ing upon neutral vessels near the Swr.
canal. - A war with the United States
.would have beeu averted hnd England
taken such a position in 1812.
Building Inspector Wlthnell evidently
had good reasons for falling to appear
before the council investigation com-
mlttee. Had he appeared and refused
to testify oil statutory grounds It might
have been decidedly embarrassing.
When he was on the bench Judge
SuJUvan was sure that the tax on gross
receipts of insurance companies em-
bodled In the new revenue law was In
the nature of a license tax that did not
contravene the constitutional provisions
requiring the uniformity of assessment,
How that he Is retained by the insur-
nee companies as their special pleader
ha is sure that the gross receipts tax Is
unconstitutional. If he could only be a
Judge on the bench and an attorney at
the bar at one and the same time, what
fua ha could have reconciling these
tUTtrgent pplnlona, .
FOOD9TVFFS AS COiT T It ABA II D.
What . position 'our iroTernment will
take In roirord to the llnsslnn clBSslflca
tlon of foodstuffs nil contrnbnnd of war
linn not yet lxMn disclosed, but the mat-
' "l """ ""P"""""' . u.
pie and ii is presumed mat in nue time,
or whenever occnslon calla for It, our
jfovernmpnt will announce Its position.
The Philadelphia Inquirer remarks that
.ntn la fmm Man
of Tlew. to the principle enuncl-
ntp,i by the Itusslnh fcovernment and
refU8e to assent tO the doctrine
... , . ... . . m. . (wlnts.,i
mi pun i vx; i i-u on vrut "
nf m-i
son wny it win reruse to assent 10 mat
artrine la to be found in the fact that
n v iflriN proportion of Its foreign
. ,. A oA.t.,tr. .
iimir 10 wuipwocu ui ainjuoiuu o.u
that by far the larger part of fhose
foodstuffs are habitually transported un
der the fln of the country which would
most affected by the application Of
.... ,.. . .
in? nunninti luic an. u(taiu .....v..
that jfc jg at jeast jn pnrt directed. "If
food were to be admitted contraband of
war and Great Britain were to become
Involved In a conflict with a first-class
power, a large percentage of the com
merce of this country would be exposed
to destruction
Of course there la a qualification in
Russia's manifesto, to the effect that
bukii ue muuaunau 11 lut-jr
are "ent at tne enpmT's et or order,
hUt it ig not clear that thia helpa tbe
matter any- Flour Bent t0 JPnn ln
the ordinary course of trade ought not
to be subjected to capture, yet there
would be danger of its being captured
and redress would be difficult to ob
tain. In the South African war Eng
land seized flour destined for the Trans-
vaal, but paid for it and did not press
the claim that it was contraband. It la
not probable that a like transaction on
the part of Russia could be so easily
disposed of. The Russlnn proclamation
provides that the flag shall cover the
rnrtro for a helllirerent. unless the fronds
be contraband, and that neutral goods
not pontrahnnd are not suhlect to can-
ture even under the enemy's flag. These
provisions seem to protect our rights
ft neutral nation having trade with
both the belligerents, but it Is very
mnci, tor onr interest and entirely In
une wltn our traditions to insist upon a
liberal construction of them and the
Iarsrest Dossible measure of liberty for
the trflde of neutrftlg. 0ur ,,overnment
hould do a lt properly can to prevent
extendiug the Ust of contraband goods
end a proper regard for the Interests of
our people requires that lt shall not as
sent to the doctrine that foodstuffs are
contraband of war.
ITU CliVSADK AOAIlfST BUS IX 83.
There Is said to be some aDnrehenslon
eaBtern financial circles that the de-
clslon ln the merger case may lead to a
tgtnt deal of nogtlIe mg&non agalnBt
other companies. There Is no reason
j for this fear in anything that has come
from an authoritative source ln Wash
ington. In. an interview ' after the de
cision Attorney General Knox said that
if between other railroads there exist
contracts, combinations and conspire-
clea D? wmcn interstate commervw u
restrained, then they violate the law.
but he declnred that "the government
does not mean to run amucK mat is,
to recklessly and indiscriminately assail
corporations. The most trustworthy aa
v,cea from " ashlngton state that there
1 no desire on the part of the adminis
tration to enter upon wholesale proeecu
tlons under the Sherman act, or to dls-
turb business or Impair the value of
legitimate enterprises or securities,
It is a wholly mistaken view that
President Roosevelt wants to make war
on all corporations engaged in Interstate
commerce, regardless of what the con
sequences to business might be. He Is
not an enemy to corporations, but slm
ply insists that they shall obey the
laws, which It is clearly his duty to do,
There la absolutely no warrant for as
suinlng, as some do, that Mr. Roosevelt
is indifferent to the business welfare of
the country and to the maintenance of
that confidence which la necessary to
the' continuance of the conditions that
make for prosperity. His references to
the trust question in his messages to
congress show that he is as solicitous as
anyone to avoid whatever might prove
seriously disturbing to business or im
pair legitimate values. This was clearly
expressed in his first annual message.
while In the Inst one, referring to the
Illation or tne preceding vongresa
relative to corporations, he said: "Noth-
ln revolutionary was attempted, nut a
common-sense and successful effort was
nuule in the direction of seeing the cor-
porn tions are so bandied as to subserve
the public good. The legislation was
moderate. It was characterized
throughout by the idea that we were
nnv evil in them; that we drew the line
against misconduct, not against wealth,
gladly recognizing the great good done
by the capitalist who alone, or In con-
1 junction with his fellows, does his work
alone proper and legitimate lines. The
purpose of the legislation, which pur
pose will undoubtedly be fulfilled, was
to favor such a man when he does well
and to supervise his action only to pre
vent hlin from doing ill. The consistent
iiollcy of the national government, so
far as It has the power, la to hold tn
check the unscrupulous man. but to re-
I fuse to weaken Individual initiative or
to hamper or cramp the Industrial de-
I velopment of the country."
There is nothing ln this hostile to cor-
imrations as such, but on the contrary
It must be regarded as altogether
friendly to them when they comply
with the laws. If they do not do so.
then it Is the Imperative duty of the
I president to see that the laws are en
forced. Mr. Roosevelt has no dlsponl
I tlon to revolutionise the business of the
(country. It is not to be doubted that he
is as anxious as any cttisen to promote
industrial and commercial progress. Fie
wlil not. however, fail to do hi duty
ln regard to any who palpably violate
the laws.
A GOOD TtAH FOR LATIUH.
According to the annual report of the
labor commissioner of New York, last
year was the best year the wage earners
of that state have had for a decade,
There were many advances and few re-
duetlons of wages and the relative
amount of time lost during 1903 was
only fourteen days ln 100, qs compared
with thirteen ln 1802 and seventeen Jn
1801. Labor conditions in New York the field first, while the democrats hold
Inst year probably were no more favor- off na lon aa possible to see if some
able than ln most other states, in fact thlnK wl" happen that can be turned
less so than ln some, since there were to aour.t In their Interest Under the
uumerous strikes In that state, espeel- circumstances It behooves the republl-
ally In the building trades. But for
these troubles labor ln the Empire
state would have had last year an un
precedented measure of prosperity.
The outlook for labor this year may
not be quite so promising as could he
desired, but If industrial pence can be
maintained there appears to be no good
reason why 1004 shall not compare fav
orably with the preceding year ln the
employment and rewards of labor.
Doubless in some lines wages will be
lowered. The bituminous coal miners,
acting upon the counsel of their officers,
have Just voted to accept a slight re
duction ln pay and lt is rather to be ex
pected that ln some branches of manu
factures wages will have to come down,
but the prospect for steady employ
ment seems at present favorable, though
a change from this la of course quite
possible. The preservation of industrial
pence should be the earnest effort of
both employers and employed and If
this Is done there is reason to think that
labor will have another year of gratify
ing results.
TAXATION OF CHKDITS.
The State Board of Equalization has
formally adopted the Interpretation
placed by the attorney general on the
definition of credits subject to taxation
under the new revenue law. This con
struction makes the law provide for the
taxation of net credits rather than gross
credits, permitting the property owner
in listing his property for taxation to
offset against his credits his bona fide
obligations. The items ln the assess-
. ,
ment schedule on which these deduc-
tions may apply are confined, according
to the ruling of the state board, to the
followlng headings:
No. S. AH notes secured by mortgage.
No. 4. All notes owned by me.
No. 18. All book accounts due roe.
No. 16. All money loaned by me and not
already entered on this schedule.
No. 86. Credits not otherwise listed.
The net credit definition thus adopted
brings the new revenue law back prac
tJcally, so far as this form of person
aiity is concerned, to the Bame basis as
the old law which lt supplanted. It al-
lows deductions of debits from credits
whether secured or unsecured by note
or mortgage, but does not permit the
offset of debits against tangible prop
erty or franchises.
It is safe to say that the right of off
set accorded on these five items of the
schedule will operate practically to
eliminate these Items out of the assess-
ment list, although the extent to which I
the grand total of taxable property will
thereby be reduced is problematical and
. . ; , ,
in reality beyond possibility of even an
approximate estimate. The net credit
rule will undoubtedly work dlscrlmina-
tion between certain classes Of taxpay
ers, favoring those who do a credit bus
iness, but at the same time lt will pre-
vent certain cases of injustice to people
who would otherwise be compelled to
pay taxes on what is owed them! al-
1 hough if they liquidated their balances
1 K th ,r.A InV -Mo
nUUlU fcC IUC I VA I1SV hAUvi I
All we can do for the present Is to
wait and see bow the new law will
work as finally Interpreted and applied.
We have no doubt the legislators who
enacted the law intended to require the
taxation of gross credits, but lt may
be that the courts will read the text
differently when it conies up before
them on that issue. Such, at any rate.
was the view expressed by two of the
commissioners in their opinions on the
original test case, but, as that question
was not Involved ln the decision, we
may rest assured the court will lie
called upon to pass on It formally and
directly at some time In the near fu
ture. For this year's assessment, how-
ever, the ruling of the state board will
in all likelihood bold good.
For several years avaricious paving
contractors, bent on securing a monop
oly of all the paving done ln the city,
have by manipulation of city officials
and counellmen, or appeals to court In
. m . .... I.1a..a4 nil , , .n I . .-. . .
lc""r"lri ."v ...
ments completely on the theory that
If they cannot have the work no one
else shall. It looks very much as If
this same program would be adopted
again this year, with consequent ob
struction and delay to needed Improve
ments for which the citizens are clamor
ing. We do not believe the public have
any sympathy with operations of this
kind. What the property owners who
pay the bills want Is that the specifica
tions invite the freest competition and
that contracts be let to the best bid
ders and be strictly enforced. Con
tractors who try to hog lt all and force
the other fellows out by unfair means
will not make themselves popular.
In the Lancaster county convention
Tom Kennard is quoted as relating "an
Incident in history showing that In an
early legislature Governor Mickey voted
for the bill fixing the capital at Lin
coln." and this historic incident was
used to reinforce the plea for an en
dorsement for the governor. For the
truth of history it Is worth while noting
that the act locating the capital at Lin
coin was aDDroved and became a law
June 14. 18157. while Governor Mickey's recently rlted In support of the eombtna
' ' I tlon. On the through buatneas to Asia,
service as a lawmaarr w mm . uiriu-
ber of the Sixteenth ana Bcventeentn
l.1.1tlv iMnlnnL which were held In
ififil lnil Hnrernor Mlrkev doubt
less has claims upon Lancaster county
republicans which entitle him to the
support of which they have assured
hlin, but the capital location fight was
pulled off nearly fifteen years before he
entered the public arena.
(tlve the Nebraska democrats credit
f. ... 1 1 1 1 .... 1 1. I AMlA,HnA
wiirnun- mu-....8 i-v
"tale conventions Instead of one this
year. The only possible hope the demo-
rra naT niaaing any uenuway in
hl8 Btate ,,p" ,n tnk,n dTanaKe '
republican mistakes. The Idea evl-
uy is to let the repuoncans occtipy
n" 10 " ln notning nappens, wmcn
" prevent, for the benefit or tne
democrats.
When the railroads shall have decided
upon their rate for transportation and
the mine operators fixed their basis of
profit, the general public will have some
Idea of the cost of bituminous coal, as
the price for mining has been fixed for
two years, thanks to John Mitchell.
Crneliat Kaock of All.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The socialist are now claiming that Mr.
Hearst Is their creation. This Is the hard.
est blow that socialism has ever received.
Keeping;. Oat ot Treaklt,
Indianapolis News.
Admiral Dewey did not call on President
Morales , of Ban Domingo because fight
ing was in progress about the city at the
time of his visit, which shows that the
admiral Is wise enough not to look for
trouble when there Is nothing to be gained
by It.
A Rare Statesman.
New York Sun.
In short, Mr. Depew loves everybody.
He speaks with "malice toward none, with
molasses for all. Why can't the rest of
the republican party of New York catch
that peaceful, tolerant spirit, that harmo-
nious disposition, that eagerness to be
friends with everybody whose friendship
may be desirable?
Trylnsr Another Salary Grab.
New York Press (rep.)
Senator Oalllnger's bill Increasing the pay
of members of congress to $8,000 a year
should have the support of every senator
and representative who either r.eeds the
money or thinks he does. . At least It
0Uffn' t0 w'n th 'PProval o,
rt nu laiacu Ilia "lt,n V ItlV'UB 1 11W
dld not T6cotA , vote) for the ,arcenou
proposition that congressmen who literally
stirred out of their seats between
me extra, ana regular sessions were en-
titled to mileage on the theory that they
had traveled to and from their homes In
the infinitesimal recess between 11 o'clock
noon and IS o'clock noon of the same
day.
EASTER VIEWS OK TUB DECISION.
Room for Argrameat.
Boston Globe,
The man who tells you that he under,
stands fully the scope and principles of
the . Northern Securities decision Is the
same man, you will notice, who can tell
you offhand just what will be the outcome
of the war la the, far east.
AOro4 Victory.
Philadelphia Press.
A more complete legal triumph Attorney
General Knox could not have expected to
win. The act of 1890, so long the sport of
combinations whloh evaded it, is by this
decision given a force and soope no one
anticipated, and which most lawyers have
-- i na at-
tempt to end competition is enough to set
irBJStio penalties in motion against any
and every merger of companies engaged in
interstate commero.
Rallroad Lavwyora Chocked.
New York Tribune.
If the Northern flf.iHfl n,.rv.. tA
bcn ,UBtalne(1( another instance would
have been furnished of the ability of clever
lawyers to put their olients beyond the
reach of tn tatutee; for. though the
V' l 'Ir UBIUPU any ITIO-
rtr.-.ll,lrt .. 1 At . ,
evolved, If permitted to stand, would have
made legally possible the consolidation un
der one control of all the railroads In the
country. In sweeping away the objection
that the power of congress over Interstate
commerce does not extend to any concern
with the ownership of stock, the court cuts
through fictions to realities; for this mat
ter of stock ownership was merely the
jugglery by which the form of conaollda
tlon was avoided and Its reality secured
Another piece of Jugglery common In cor
porate management which the decision
strikes at Is that of playing the laws of one
state off against those of another.
JndgmeBt Coasts.
New York 8un.
Nevertheless. It is the judgment, not the
opinion, that counts; and. by whatever rei
sonlng the Judgment may have been
reached, the supreme court by a majority
of one sustains the circuit court In hold
ing that not merely an unreasonable re
straint of Interstate commerce, . but even
the possession of the power to restrain
commerce
nd to monopolize trade, con
stltutes In Itself a violation of the federal
premo judicial authority to be an unlawful
combination, although It has not restrained
I Interstate commerce In any manner or par-
tleular and although It has not even In
tended to restrain Interstate commerce.
The mere ownership of railroad stocks Is
declared to be comrjerce, and the mere
ownership of stork in railroads engaged
In Interstate commerce Is declared to be
interstate commerce.. The decision as
serts the power of the federal government
to exercise punitive supervision over the
I form In which property within the states
I shall be held by citlsena of tho states who
hold their charters,
Dlsaeaters la Error.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
It is noticeable that while the majority
opinion, relying entirely on the statute,
declines to take Into consideration the
question whether the purpose of the com
bination was "unreasonable" or intended
to suppress competition, the dissenting
opl lion relies mainly upon the contention
that Its rurPose was not to prevent com
petition. This is a question of fact; and
therefore the public Is at liberty to as
sert that the learned dissenting justices
are In error. The purpose of the com
blnatlon wis to suppress competition be
tween the two railroads on the business
along their lines which they could have
oompeted for If operated Independently. No
better evidence of this Is needed then the
I example of rates which Mr. J. J.
Hill
n i9 (h, p.ttrion of the world, the
I combination makes on extraordinarily low
rate. But on exactly the same kind of
- 1 freight from potnts where the trafflo
is
controlled by this combination rates per
ton-mile nearly five times as high are
exacted.
ROIND ABOIT NEW YORK.
Rlaales sa tho Current of Life la Ike
Metropolis.
The pioneer In the series of tunnels under
the Hudson river connecting New York
City and the cities on the Jersey side
was formally completed last week when
the two ends came together a short dis
tance from the New York shore. This
tunnel wan projected thirty yesrs ago anil
has been twenty-lire years In building in
a desultory manner. A companion tube tn
this tunnel will be constructed by the same
company, within about a year, it is ex
pected. On the day that this tunnel Jolno.l
ends from either shore the Pennsylvania
Railroad company disposed of the contract
for the construction ot Its double-tube way
under the Hudson the sum mentioned
being about $20,000,000. This work Is ex
pected to require two years for perform
ance.
It would be difficult to show a larger
list of unlucky speculations than that made
by Robert L Cutting, who died at his
Fifth avenue residence In 1S94, supposedly
a millionaire. The report of the state Ap
praiser, made public recently, revealed the
astonishing fact that. Instead of being
worth millions, Mr. Cutting died owing
over $170,000. There was provided for the
appraiser a list of Mr. Cutting's stock hold
ings. It Included about 13,000 bonds and 80,-
000 shares of stock In forty-six companies
of almost every variety, but the holdings
In forty-three of these companies were
rated as "absolutely worthless." At the
time of Mr. Cutting's death he was a mem
ber of the New York Stock exchange. He
was conspicuous In local affairs when a
young man and was one of the most active
and aggressive members of the committee
of seventy appointed to overthrow the
Tweed ring.
One of the large department stores of
New York eliminated Its baby checking
bureau at one fell swoop a few days ago.
The thing had not wprked with any too
much smoothness frcVn the beginning.
Women would oheck their babies at the
establishment and then forget in which of
the department stores with baby checking
bureaus they had . checked them. Many
hysterical scenes resulted from this cause.
Other women, sad to relate, would lapse
Into suoh a state of forgetfulness, owing to
the Indulgence In unwise liquid luncheons,
that they would go home without their
babies, and then, when memory regained
her throne, they would repair screeching
into the shopping district, frenzledly de
manding their babies of ever passerby.
The particular department store which
has cut out Its baby checking bureau, how
ever, did so as the result of a most ex
traordinary mixup that took place. Some
forty-eight babies had been duly checked
and tabbed and placed In care of the nurses
during the day, but the checking girl be
came somewhat mixed In her numbers, and
In several Instances pinned the wrong
checks to the garments of several babios.
Early in the afternoon a woman came
along to reclaim her baby, and, extraordi
nary aa lt may appear, she was ln such a
state of absent mlndedness, due to the
heaviness of her lunoheon, . undoubtedly,
that she didn't know her own baby.
A new giant, larger than anything In that
line yet seen ln New York, arrived on the
steamship La Bretagne from Havre. His
name Is George Auger, and he comes from
Cardiff, Wales. Auger Is but 22 years of
age, and now stands some over 7 feet 11
Inches In his socks. He wears No. 14 else
shoes, and gloves with no numbers, be
cause nothing so large is made Tor-1 ha
trade. With the giant Is his, wife who
looks like a pigmy beside him. ' Auger" was
glad to get ashore, and on reaching the pier
gave a stretch whloh filled a' large part of
the inclosure. He said he never before
had been so uncomfortable as during the
voyage, for he was cramped all the time,
To sleep In a six-foot berth he had to draw
his knees up under his chin, and when he
sat at the table he had to fold his legs
up under him, because the table was so
low. Whenever he walked the deck he had
to go either on the upper deck or forward,
because to walk on the Intermediate deck
he had to bend almost double.
Bpeaklng of odd trades and callings
there is a man over on the East Sldo of
New York who Is known about town for
the excellence of the razors he ao!ls. Ho
buys for a very small price old English
raxors. By dint of hollow grinding and
polishing all the superfluous steel Is i
moved, and he puts upon the market
most excellent razor, modern In design, but
possessing the extra cutting powers of the
old steel and Its retentlveness of edge. He
gets high prices for his product, and there
are many men who would disdain to buy
their razors of anyone else. Perhaps the
oddest trade In New York Is that of the
old button-matcher. He has his store on
Fourth avenue. He buys buttons of all
sorts from small boys and tailors at about
6 cents a dozen. Rare Indeed Is the button
that hs cannot match.
Philanthropists In New York City are
beginning to doubt whether the new tene
ment law, upon which so much praise has
been lavished, la, after all, so much of a
blessing to those whom lt was Intended to
aid. It Is found that poor men are unable
to live tn the new houses the way they
have been built under the law, as the low
eat rent Is from $18 to $ per month for
three small rooms. This It not sufficient
accommodation In most cases, and, besides,
there are at least 75,000 families that can
afford to pay no more than $3, or at the
most $19. More than all this, some 30,000
apartments have been abolished by the
law, so that its real effect has been to
make accommodation scarce and to raise
rents .
Pears that the restoration of a demo
cratic administration would result In a
resumption of the old asphalt graft have
been far from Justified so far. when Pub
lic Works Commissioner John C. Urarken-
rldge opened asphalt bids last week It wis
found that both those of the Cranford com
pany and of the Uvalde Asphalt Paving
company were below those or last year.
The bid of the Uvalde company was for
asphalt repair work In plumber's cuts $1.60
per square yard and for asphalt work and
surface repairs 85 cents per cubic foot; for
binder laid. JO cents per cubic foot; for
concrete. $6 per cubic yard; for asphalt re-
aplrs by the burner method. BO cents per
cubic foot. This Is the lowest bid for as
phalt that has ever been submitted In New
York City.
The manager of a "health food" restau
rant In New York City gives conspicuous
display to this sign: "Nothing that ever
squealed Is served here." That Is his novel
way of announcing that pork Is not served
there In any form. This reversion to the
Moaalo law against eating the fleah of
beasts that do not "spilt the hoof and chew
the cud" Is becoming quite popular In the
eastern metropolis.
Peril of Boa. Hag.
New York Tribune.
General Kouropatkln". reported boast on
the eve of his departure for the far east
that hs expeots to have the Japanese beaten
by tha end of July after an invasion of
Japan, with a treaty of pesos signed at
Toklo, reads like Oenerat .Buller's famous
Dredictlon of a "military parade" and
"Christmas dirmer ln Pretoria," when he,
I too, was Uavlng for tha front.
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strength to the nerves, and
brings color to the cheeks.
A splendid tonic. A grand
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S POSlTTOJf.
Democratic Oplnloa on the Effect of
the Merger Decision.
New York World (dem.).
Politically, tho effect of the decision can
hardly be exaggerated.
It will greatly strengthen President
Roosevelt as a canWlate. People will love
him for the enemies he has made. Mr.
Cleveland lost popularity among the demo
cratic masses by not enforcing this law.
Mr. Roosevelt will gain by enforcing it.
It cannot now be said that the republican
party Is owned by the trusts. It cannot
now be said that Mr. Roosevelt Is con
trolled by them. His prospects of re-election
were not small before; they are
brighter today, and, barring some act of
Impetuous unwisdom on his own part be
fore November, brighter they will remain.
But ln the last analysis It Is not the -president
who has triumphed. It Is not the
court. It Is not the law. It Is the people
the plain people who elect presidents and
set up courts and through their representa
tives do ordain the laws.
The president did what publlo opinion
called for. The law Itself was framed be
cause public opinion demanded It.
It is Public Opinion and the People's Will
that has triumphed, as in the end lt must
always triumph, In the court of last resort.
PERSONAL, KOTES.
Wall street Is the dullest In history. It
Is appalled that the country can go on
being prosperous and Ignoring lt entirely.
Rear Admiral Rixey, surgeon general rf
th9 navy, and Colonel W. C. Oorgas, TJ. 8.
A., are expected to proceed to the Isthmus
of. Panama to study the sanitary condi
tions. Tolstoi has finished a novel entitled
"After the Ball.'f' but says It shall not be
published during' his lifetime. - "Nothing J
write- hereafter 'Shall see the' light while I
dot" h told a recent visitor.
John M. Field,' who has Just retired from
the Boston ' police force after serving
twenty-two years, won an enviable record
as a cavalryman during the civil war. He
also served ln the Bloux war and spent two
years in the navy.
It is the purpose of the New York au
thorities, at the proposed opening of the
new subway ln June, to carry on the first
train as passengers more distinguished
men of the world than ever has been car
ried by any other train In the history of
the railroad enterprises.
Sunlight, fresh air, food and exercise are
the great necessaries of life, says Dr. J. W.
Beaver, the Yale director of physical educa
tion. And so, many a man in business
heartily believes, but being unable to get
his fair share of the other three, he makes
up for the lack by consuming thrice the
amount of food he needs.
A singularly conscientious official Is Casl
mlr Welch, a deputy marshal of Kansas,
who has tendered his resignation until after
his trial for shooting Martin Crowe, the
sergeant-at-arms of the Kemper conven
tion, because, as a peace officer, he things
that he could not discharge his duties with
propriety while he Is under arrest for vioal
tlon of the law.
One of the latest letters of Prof. Momm-
sen, was aaaressea 10 me ernior ii u
Revue. who had asked him his opinion
of patriotism. He replied: "Mankind can
not get along along without either
patriotism or internationalism. To define
the boundary between the two one would
have to bo either a god or devil. Not
being either, I decline to express an
opinion."
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of ita welcome and the cordiality of its farewell and
by its UBe of
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POINTED REMARKS.
Harry Couldn't you get her father's con
sent? Jack I don't know. I couldn't get my
own consent to take him for a father-in-law.
Detroit Freb Press.
Ounner Yes, sir, I have an awful hard
time meeting expenses.
Ouyer Wish I could sav the same. I
meet thorn altogether too easily never get
out of sight of them, In fuct. Philadel
phia Record.
"Some folks' Idea of beln' busy," said
Uncle Eben, "Is atandln' aroun' an' flndln'
fault wlf yuthuh folks dafs workln'."
Washington Star.
"How dare you, sir!" exclaimed the In
dignant rlrl. S
nl couldn't help lt, Maud," pleaded tfie
now penitent young man. "You were so
maddeningly klssable!"
Still, it was fully ten seconds before she
quite forgave him. Chlcugo Tribune.
"Is there much poverty here?" asked the
stranger.
"I should say not," replied the Arkansns
farmer. "Why, we took stock census last
month, an' thore was as much as half a
Bhoat for every man in the county." Chi
cago Poet.
"You misjudge me," said the hypocrite,
reproachfully. "I admit I am a poor,
weak mortal, but lying is not one or my
fallings."
"It certainly Is not," agreed the hard
headed man. "It Is one of your successes."
Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Europe Hellupl Hellup! America
la getting alt my commerce away from me.
Uncle Bam That's right you yell whlls
I work. Detroit Free Press.
IT-8 F1AT.
When but a boy long years' ago I thought
the earth was flat.
But older persons Insisted not, and proved
by this and that.
That Galileo must be light In what ha
wisely said.
That we could reach our starting point by
ring straight ahead;
so against my sense of sight, and
other reasons, too,
They made mo swallow What they said, and
swen r It must be true,
That this old enrth" Was 'spherical;'' pos
sessed a northern pole.
And on an axis, smooth and bright, around
and round did roll.
They taught m of meridians, of circles,
arcs and lines,
Of tropics, zones and parallels and equator
ial lines;
Of Cancer and of Capricorn, and radii they
told,
And Isothermal marks to show, If It wens
hot or cold.
They spoke about the ocean tides, affected
by the moon,
And how tht. rise and fall takes place but
twice from noon to noon;
The Inclination of the earth into Its orbit's
plane,
Gave us the varying seasons the spring
and autumn rain.
They talked about the shadow Whloh tha
earth threw on the sun.
And how by moving around that orb our
"early race was run;
This globe had a diameter which pierced
Its center through.
And I brjkeved them, for I thought these
learned sages knew.
But then oame Brother Jasper, who de
clared, "De sun do move,"
Which contradicted every fact these men
had tried to prove;
80 I fee.1 disappointed that much leamtnjr
which I got
Shonld be pronounced by men, today, to ba
all tommy-rot."
And so they crammed me full of sta.Y
which savants oft conceive.
But 1 resolved what to reject and what I
should believe;
I frequently took pains to view the ocean
and the earth.
And received their sago deduction wltti
more than passing mirth.
Now, mm of ecientiflo minds, like doe
tors, disagree,
Thev doubt the movements of the earth
and Its rotundity;
While with a blnnd, complacent smile, my
eye I slowly bat.
And whisper to myself, "Old boy, the earth
to me looks flat."
Omaha, Neb.
R. H. LANQTORD.
This painful trouble can be re
lieved and cured by using an
AUcock's Porous Plaster.
Warm the plaster before ap
plyingif not relieved by
Dcaume, piace a not water
bag against the piaster on
the shoulder.
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good tor oil pauu sua umi. 1 bey
feav. Mrs i. um s. y.r, nv.
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care, thae other encrnal
remedy. Cju.r.ate sot I. eoa
lain belladoana, opium or .ay
poises vbaterer.