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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 2d day of May. A. D. 1904.
(Seal) M. B. HuNGATE,
, . Notary public.
That Democratic Success league wants
to change its name,
The IIllholB deadlock Is still billed to
resume business at the old stand next
week.
People who want to avoid trouble
would do well to stay away from Port
Arthur for the present
More In tbe way of prevention and
less In tbe way of repairs would give us
good street pavements more of the time.
The csar credits tbe stories of Japa
nese victories In the far east lie Would
rather discredit them, yet he cannot help
himself.
Now if Omaha will show Its apprecia
tion of the removal of the republican
state headquarters to this city there Is
no good reason why It should not retain
the location indefinitely.
Mayor McClellan of New York Isn't
saying a word either, Nor Is he hunting
a hiding place with a view to getting
away from any searching party sent out
by the democratic national convention.
'Walter Well man makes a political fore
cost of the lineup at the St Louis con
vention In which Nebraska Is put In
with the "unclassed." Is not this the
most unklndest cut of all?
All the democratic candidates for office
will be in the field before a month Is up.
In the meantime Tom Blackburn Insists
he will not let the republicans make
their nomination for congress until Sep
tember.. Trade in contraband In' the vicinity of
the seat of war Is said to be assuming
huge proportions. It Is a cold day when
the neutral nations let any chance go
by to turn a few dollars between the
belligerents.
Gorman is still boss of the Maryland
(tamocracy without competition. When
it conies to making himself paramount
In the national democracy where com
petition Is brisk bt is up against a dif
ferent proposition.
The democratic executive committee of
the state of Texas haa barred all demo
cratic negroes from participation la tbe
party primaries. Serves them right
Why should negroes train - with the
democratic party In Texas or In any
other place f
Colonel Bryan persists that there Is
nothing to compromise between his fol
lowers and the reorganise. It Is not
so 'long ago that the anthracite coal
barons proclaimed that there was noth
ing to arbitrate between them and their
employes only they later changed their
minds.
What has become of the city elec
trician's promise to enforoe compliance
by the electric lighting company with
his order to have the arc lights in the
business district placed on Iron poles
Instead of leaving the deadly loops over
hanging tbe center of the street cross
ings Lest we forget.
The constitutionality of the Illinois
game law with Its army of game War
dens Is to be tested In the courts. If we
mistake not the Nebraska game law Is
framed very much upon tbe same plan
as the objectionable Illinois law. If the
Illinois law falls we may expert the Ne
braska law to encounter similar at
tack. I L-liMJll 1- ?'--
The visit of the president's daughter
to Bt. Louis deaoustrates that the
Streak of feminine curiosity extends the
same ail over th country. , It )s safe to
give odds that every oca of the 4,000
women who Jostled one another at the
station to get glUnpee of bee knows
Just what kind of a costume ah was
wearing.
hpirit or rut Atr ntrtsiM law.
Tbe attempt Of Judge Bears to Inter
pret the unwritten letter and gplrit of
tbe oew revenue law to it bearings
upon railway .assessment baa diffused
do new light on the subject of railroad
taxation. As a member of the legists
tlve committee that framed the new
revenue law Judge Seara doubtless had
an opportunity to fathom the Intent of
tbo law makers, but that knowledge la
of comparatively little Talue to the men
charged with the duty and responsibility
of making the assessment of the proper
tlea of the railroad, telegraph, telephone
and express companies.
The basic principle that must govern
that body la article Ix of the constita
tlon, which expressly requires every per
aon or corporation to pay taxes In pro
portion to the value of his, her or Ita
property and franchises. In carrying
out the mandate of the constitution the
board has do right to assume that tbe
farming lands, town lots, chattels and
other taxable property returned by the
county assessor haa been or will be
undervalued or entirely omitted from the
assessment returns. Ita sworn duty Is to
appralaa all railroad, telegraph and tele
phone properties according to their value
based on their tangible property, capi
talization and earnings.
If all the railroads operated in Ne
braska were assured of earning an ex
cess over operating expenses and fixed
charges year In and year out there would
be no need whatever of considering the
aloe of their tangible property. The
gurpius earning railroads capitalised at
the current rate of interest would fairly
represent their value. A railroad that
does not earn a surplus over operating
expenses has no other ascertainable
value than Its tangible property, which
Is taxable just the same as a piece of
unproductive land or chattel property
that brings no income would be.
The assumption of Judge Sears that
the railroads have paid their full share
of taxes in past years can have no bear
Ing upon their present or future assess
ment even If It were true, but It is not
true, or else the railroads have been
overtaxed In past years when everybody
In Nebraska knows that the assessment
boards between 1880 and 1893 were not
unfriendly and their .valuation of rail
roads did not evoke a protest from the
railroad managers. In several of those
years, for example, the Union Pacific
was assessed at $11,800 per mile and the
Burlington main line as high as $12,000
per tnlloi while for the last five years
the Union Pacific has been assessed at
$0,800 and the main line of the Burling
ton at $10,500, while the average assess
ment of all the railroads was from $1,200
to $l,ff00 per mile less than It had been
In the period from 1880 to 1802.
To get right down to business the state
board must formulate a basis for its as
sessment It must determine whether
it will assess railroad systems as a unit
or as separate links. It must decide
whether it will take the capitalization
and earnings of each of the systems rajle
for mile and distribute the value la pro
portion to Nebraska's mileage, or make
a guess at the proportion to which Ne
braska la entitled. It Is simply impos
sible to make an Intelligent appraise
ment of the branch railroads because all
their stocks, bonds and traffic earnings
have been merged and cannot be sep
arated upon a wheeluge basis or any
other basis.
When the stocks of a railroad com
pany are not In the market their actual
valne can very readily be ascertained by
their earning value. The Burllngtdn
stocks, for example, are no longer quoted
In the market but Inasmuch as all but
2 per cent of tbe $110,000,000 Burlington
stock has been converted Into Northern
Pacific and Great Northern guarantee
bonds bearing 4 per cent at the ratio of
$2 In bonds for each dollar In stock, the
value of the stock must certainly be
equal to 200 cents on the dollar.
The same principle should govern In
ascertaining the value of other systems.
If the railroads have failed to furnish I
the exact and detailed Information con- i
cernlng the earnings of their branches
and main line It is because their stocks
and gross earnings have been merged
and cannot be separated by railroad ac
countants any more than can their roll
ing stock, which Is used over their en
tire systems wherever It may be wanted
regardless of main lines, branch lines or
State lines.
By the exercise of good horse sense
and Inflexible Integrity of purpose the
board will have no trouble In making
an assessment that will be reasonable
and equitable.
W1J.L STAflD AS A UttlT.
Referring to the democratic effort to
raise the bugaboo of factional discord
In. tbe. republican ranks, the Philadel
phia North American observes: "From
tho day Theodore Roosevelt shall be
nominated at Chicago the republican
party will stand as a unit In support of
the man and a continuance of bis ad
ministration. No hysterical democratic
dream of discord over the nomination
of republican state tickets can shake
that party purpose." The unmistakable
fact la that republicans are today abso
lutly united and harmonious as to the
presidential candidate. Every delega
tion to the Chicago convention will vote
for Theodore Roosevelt and the expecta
tion is that he will be nominated by
acclamation. State differences will have
no Influence or effect there, nor will
they have upon the national ticket.
Every republican who now desires the
nomination of Roosevelt because be be
lieves the president merits It and the
Interests and Welfare of the country de
mand It, will. It la safe to say, support
him for election.
AS our Philadelphia contemporary fur
ther remarks, It Is mighty poor cam
paign material the democrats will be
able to manufacture out of such stuff as
they are parading with a view to dis
crediting President Roosevelt. With
every delegate to the Chicago convention
enthusiastically ready to vote for bis
nomlnatloa "goes the lie direct to every
larUoa that the president Is either the
source or the target of republican fac
tionalism. Equally absurd Is the moch-
exploited claim that these puny factional
troubles Jeopardise republican prospects
at the November polls." The republican
party as a "whole bos never been more
harmonious than it Is at this time and
there Is no reason to think that it will
not continue so throughout tbe national
campaign. Democrats who are hoping
that republican dissensions over state
matters will work injury to the party
at large are certain to be disappointed.
Ifl Wat or tioKVPuLT.
In his testimony before the Interstate
Commerce commission. President Baer
of the Reading road and the head of the
Coal trust frankly declared that he pro
posed to sell coal at as high a price ss
people will pay .for It, and President
Thomas of the Lehigh Valley road,
also In the trust said he would
raise the price of coal If he
thought be could get the Increase. These
men represent the spirit and principle
of monopoly. Having secured absolute
control of one of the necessities they
are ready to practice whatever extortion
the peoplo will stand. Justifying them
selves on the ground that this Is simply
"business." "Like any other good mer
chant" said Baer, "the coal companies
charge all that the traffic will "bear."
It is not true, however, that any good
merchant practices extortion, for one
who should do so would speedily sur
render to competitors and go out of
business. In ordinary business there is
no monopoly and it Is not the general
rule, as implied In the remark of Bner,
for merchants to charge all the traffic
will bear. Perhaps some do this in the
selling of luxuries, but not of neces
sities, It Is needless, -however, to dis
cuss the obvious sophism of the presi
dent of the Reading. It Is sufficient to
note his remark ss showing the policy
which guides the Anthracite Coal trust.
Is there any remedy for this, any way
In which the people can be given relief
from the oppression of this rapaclotn
power? That is a question of serious
and pressing Importance. The Boston
Transcript thinks that If the officials of
the conl roads and the producers with
whom they are apparently In combina
tion, continue to sow the wind they will
reap the whirlwind. "The arrogant at
titude," says that paper, "assumed by
the president of the Reading rond will
again tend to Increase a hostility against
coal producers and coal dealers which
may result In some Crastlc rejoinder In
legislation." This is probable, but it Is
believed that the coal trust can be ef
fectively dealt with under existing law
and an effort should be made In this
direction without avoidable delay. It
la said tbe Department of Justice Is
preparing for this and the country will
welcomo early action.
' PHOTS CTOJV OP HMVTUAL8
A great deal of Interest Is being
shown, both at Washington and London,
regarding the question raised by the dis
covery of floating mines In waters far
from tho zone of military eperatlons In
the far cast. It is understood that In
quiries will be made by tbe govern
ments, through military and naval at
taches, in regard to the reported pres
ence of these mines, and perhaps an ef
fort will be made to fix the responsi
bility for setting them afloat, though
obviously it will be very difficult, if not
quite Impossible, to do this.
A leading authority In Great Britain
on International law says it is certain
that no International usage sanctions the
employment by one belligerent against
another of mines or other secret con
trivances which would without notice
render dangerous the navigation of the
high seas. No belligerent has ever as
serted the right to do anything of the
kind. An American army officer who Is
said to be an authority on military law
Is quoted to like effect A belligerent
has a right to mine his own harbors and
the adjacent waters within the pre
scribed geographical limits, also to mine
his enemy's harbors and 'coast in like
manner ahd to employ mines at sea
against tbe enemy, but In doing these
acts he must take care that Injury did
not come to neutrals. It is pointed out
that any damage resulting to neutrals
from placing floating mines in tbe open
sea was a proper subject for a demand
for reparation. It is recognized that it
Is allowable for belligerents to employ
any and every kind of projectile to de
stroy each other, but at the same time
It is pointed out that belligerents must
take ordinary care not to Inflict damage
on neutrals proceeding within their rec
ognised rights.
It is the understanding that so far aa
our government Is concerned - It will
make no representation to either of the
belligerents in regard to the - floating
mines at present and probably Great
Britain, though chiefly Interested from
having tbe largest amount of shipping In
Asiatic waters, will take no Immediate
notice of the matter. As heretofore
noted, Rttssla has denied responsibility
for the derelict mines and it cannot be
supposed that Japan placed them In the
open sea, since they . have interfered
with ber naval operations. It is an in
novation In warfare and will doubtless
In time be a subject of international con
sideration. We have had a great many explana
tions why the late legislature framed
the new revenue law, but we have bad
no explanation yet why the framers of
the new revenue law refused to place
the railroads on an equal footing with
all other classes of taxable property In
the distribution of the burdens of mu
nicipal government in other words, why
the railroads ahould practically be ex
empted from local taxation when they
enjoy all the benefits of municipal gov
ernment. i . '
Some years ago C. Wood Davis, a
Kansas crop prophet, warned all the
world to prepare for a heavy rise In the
price of foodstuffs because there were
no more new wheat fields In sight In
America. That was before the develop-
meat of the Canadian wheat fields of
Manitoba and British Columbia. Now
we are warned by the bureau of sta
tistics In the Department of Commerce
and Labor that unless the output of food
stuffs keeps even pace with the growth
In population tle snrplna available for
export will continuously decline and
presently we will not have meat enough
to feed the American beef eaters
These calculations are on about tbe
same line with the prophesies of the
Impending exhaustion of the cost supply
and the diminution of heat In the earth
on account of sun spots.
There is a well-defined rumor that an
effort will be made shortly to extend
the gas company's contract for street
lighting, which expires January 1, 1900,
and there is an equally well-defined
rumor that an effort will be made In the
near bye and bye to extend the electric
lighting company's contract for street
lighting, which also expires January 1
1IKX1. Neither of these schemes should
be countenanced by the mayor and coun
cil. Sufficient unto tbe day Is the evil
thereof. No reason or excuse exists for
extending the street lighting contracts
eighteen months ehead of their explra
tlon and any effort to do so will bo
looked upon with well grounded suspl
don as a "Job."
Up to this time the only Implement
used by the Civic Federation reformers
has been the muck rake, and that only
for political effect rather than for bet
ter government. But so for as we can
learn no effort has been made to unearth
corruption and bribery In municipal,
county or school governments. Frauds
perpetrated on the county In the erection
of bridges, grading of roods, the letting
of contracts for supplies, the alleged
tampering with municipal and county
officers by contractors such trifling
divergences from the straight and nar
row' path do not appear to engage the
attention of the lawyers and sleuths
employed by the federation.
Secret fraternities will be forbidden In
the future In Chicago high schools. The
resolution under which they are to be
banished declares that they tend to lower
the standard of efficiency of schools
where they have gained a foothold be
cause they Interfere with studies and
are Inimical to a wholesome school spirit
that they result in drawing religious
and social lines and are undemocratic
by tending to the formation of cliques
and divert the attention of the students
from their studies. Any one of these
reasons would seem sufficient, but why
draw the line at high schools?
Another eastern college bos come west
for an executive head, who got his train
ing as an educational administrator here
In the west Reference Is made to Dr.
B. McCormlck, well remembered as
pastor of the First Fresbyterlan church
here in Omaha, and later president of
Coe college at Cedar Rapids, la., now
elected chancellor of, the Western uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Both Dr. Mc
Cormlck and his new institution deserve
congratulation.
Familiar Troubles.
Washington Post.
Horses Burt, former president of the
Union Pacific, has been annoyed by spies
while traveling In Japan. It probably re
minded him too much of the Old days when
the Nebraska politicians were dogging his
movements.
Let the Old Man II est.
Indianapolis Journal.
Mr. Cleveland Is a respectable old gen
tleman, who in his younger days performed
mora or less arduous political duties. The
feeling that the domestlo peace and quiet
now enjoyed by him should not be dis
turbed by any sort of enticement is very
strong in this state.
, . Oat Sure Thing;.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal (dem.).
If there is one absolutely sure thing In
politics it is this: The democratic party
Is certain to be defeated if it accedes to the
demands of Mr. Bryan. This is the truth,
and there Isn't an honest and sensible man
In the United States who does not know
that it Is the truth. Consequently we have
considered that it is a truth which should
be proclaimed.
Dependence on tbe Cum,
Kansaa City Star.
The extent to which the prosperity of
the oountry dependa upon that of the
farmer is shown Impressively in the esti
mate of the value of surplus farm products,
made by the Department of Agriculture.
A farm yield of $4,GOO,ono,000 above the value
of the product fed on live stock la a pretty
solid basis for industrial good times. In
these figures Is to be found the reason why
the financial stringency that affected the
east last year did not upset the business
of the country. The real and substantial
prosperity of the farmer was not to be dis
turbed by the stock speculation of Wall
street.
ItEPlBLICAIVS AKD Til El PRESS.
Preponderance ot Newspapers on the
rtepubllean tide.
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
It is said that the pressure of the news
papers of the country for seats in the re
publican national convention at Chicago Is
unprecedentedly great this year. It is a
fact,' however, that there has always been
great pressure for seats for newspaper men
in republican gatherings. It Is recorded
that there were 'eighty-four newspapers
represented In the first national convention
of the republican party that which met at
Philadelphia in ISM and nominated Fre
mont and Dayton. That convention, too,
was to a large extent chosen on the mass
meeting plan. In most of the states the
regular machinery of the party had not
yet been devised, and Some of them sent
more delegates and some less than they
were entitled to. '
From the outset in Its career that repub
lican party haa had a majority of the coun
try's ablest Hid best newspapers on Its
side. This was true even in lfctft, when the
party was only two years old, and when It
waa still In a minority among the voters.
The party's ascendancy among the preas
bas been bald to this day. In the canvasa
of 194, of course, and to a smaller degree
In that of 1800, the party waa supported by
a large number of tbe most prominent
democratlo journals of the country. In the
absence of the silver Issue uot many old
line democratlo newspapers will be allied
with the republicans In 104. notwithstand
ing Roosevelt's popularity with democrats
as well as with republicans. The majority,
though, of the newspapers of character,
ability and Influence In the United States
Will be found this year, as In the past, sup.
porvlag the republioaa Uvaek
OTHER. L.ASDS THAU OIKS.
The movement In Germany to open the
doors of the universities to women na
failed In Its chief purpose, but It has led
to something. Girls are to be admitted to
the classical nrhnnla nreoaratery te tbe
university as an experiment, but there la
positive opposition on the part of the gov
ernment to a classical training for women
Instead, and "to maintain the Ideal post
tlon of Oermaa women In the home," t
Instruction of girls In the high schools la
to be better adapted to domestic require
ments. That Is to say, the ambltlou
young women are to be taught the art
and science of cooking and of household
work generally. The minister of Instruc
tion does not seem to be Impressed by the
arguments in favor of erudite women, but
be has a lively sense of the Importance to
the country of general good cooking. It Is
bad cooking which Is mainly responsible
for many of the physical Ills commonly as
cribed to excessive feeding. The minister
of Instruction fondly expects that the
thorough training of all the girls of the
nation In cooking will cause a vast im
proveroent in the health and intelligence of
the people; that it will also lower the cost
of living, since there la a measure of waste
fulness in Ignorance on this subject. His
hopes seem reasonable, and there la no
easier and more pleasing way to promote
the health and enterprise and mental poise
of a race than by insuring the proper cook
Ing of its food.
The channel tunnel project may . be re
vived as one of the results of the Anglo-
French agreement. At any rate, M. Cam
bon, tho French amb.is.ador, has recently
indulged in some hopeful utterances on
the subject, and M. Duche, president of
the French Chsmber of Commerce, recently
declared to a representative of the Lon
don Express that the completion of a tun
nel from Dovsr to Calais should be one ot
the results of the "entente cordlale." It may
be forgotten that the tunnel has been be
gun, about 100 yards on each side having
been constructed, when operations were
stopped by changes which unexpectedly oc
curred In the Encllsh policy some time ago,
M. Cambon said: "The question remains
of as great actual Interest as ever, and the
advantage to tho trade of both countries
which would result from the realization of
the project are very clear, indeed." M.
Deloncle, president of the parliamentary
group interested in foreign trado, Is quoted
as saying: "No progress, however Impor
tant it might te, would be of so much
value to the two countries as the establish
ment of a tunnel between Calais and
Dover." The Express adds that It is nearly
fifty years since tho tunnel project was
first placed upon a practical basis of ex
periment, but since then the original est!
mate has been reduced from 150,000,000 to
20,000,000.
M
The new British army council is taking
great pains to Impress upon the minds of
commanding officers that they will bo held
responsible for any "ragging" scandals oe
currlng In their regiments. In a recent
letter sent to all colonels by the council It
is pointed out that In many cases the com
manding officer did not discover that an
officer was unfitted for the acrvlce until he
had been "ragged" by his companions,
which proved that he was not In touoh
with his officers. The letter then goes on
to say that, "apart from the discredit these
scandals bring on the army at large, they
are fatal to good discipline, by taking the
power out of the hands of the Officer re
sponsible to superior military authority for
the discipline of those under his command
and transferring it to a number of lrre
sponsible officers who abuse It On the In
dividual himself the effect Is equally In
jurious, for he cannot fall to lose his self
respect and authority among his comrades
when he Is forced to suffer Indignities
which no man, much less an officer holding
his majesty's commission, ought to tolerate.
The army council, while fully recognising
that gentlemen are occasionally appointed
to the army who are not suited to tbe pro
fession, desires to emphasise the fact that
the regulations provide for the removal
from the service of such officers, and they
are determined that no Indirect means shall
be used to attain this end." The letter then
says plainly that the council Is convinced
that "ragging" can only occur In regiments
whose commanding orncera have failed to
exercise due authority, and asserts Its de
termination hereafter, In case of further
"ragging," to cashier the responsible per
sons.
a
The correspondent of the London Times
in Vienna utters a word of warning against
the adoption of a too sanguine view con
cerning the situation In the Balkans. He
quote a communication from Dr. Tatar
cheff, one of the prominent Macedonian
leaders. Dr. Tatarcheff remarks that the
present mods of execution of the Turco
Bulgarian understanding Is likely to cause
ssrlous embarrassment to the Bulgarian
government. The amnesty by which some
8,000 Imprisoned Bui gars have profited ren
ders the situation rather worse than batter,
for the school teachers, who form so large
proportion of the amnestied, have lost
their places and their stipends, while the
small tradespeople are ruined and can ob
tain no credit. They .must either emigrate
or rejoin the banda in ths hills. The Mace
donian refugees, he says, are in even worse
plight. Some on returning to Turkey have
been massacred, others have been arrested.
Money there Is none, and ths talk of Turk
ish subsidies Is a pure farce. The Bulgarian
government, on the other hand, seems de
termined t drive the refugees out of Bul
garia, . Numbers of Macedonians are ar
rested every day In Sofia, and the prisons
of other towns are full of them. The con
sequence, declares Dr. Tatarcheff, will be
an insurrectionary movement In Bulgaria
Itself, as soon aa the Macedonians per.
oelve that the Intervention of the powers
has effected no Improvement they will re
volt anew. Preparations art ready for an
outbreak at any moment. The small bodies
everywhere In the hills are only waiting
ror a signal to begin operation, and tha
whole able-bodied population will Join them.
Vice Admiral Mallarma of the French
navy, tbe maritime prefect at Brest, Is of
the opinion that the events of the war In
the far east prove, rather than disprove.
the value of battleships. He protests against
the popular notion that the fighting around
Port Arthur has demonstrated the superi
ority of the torpedo craft. Talking to a
representative of the Paris Matin he asks
whether the torpedo boats and light craft
could have accomplished such exploits If
they had not been supported by a strong
armor-clad squadron T yhey could not have
remained by themselves on the high seas,
but would soon have run short of coal.
Their crews would have ben harraesed nnd
probably destroyed. Torpedo attacks are
much less formidable, he declares, than Is
generally supposed. To be successful a
large number of boats must be employed
and the crews must be fresh. Attacks are
very difficult In the daytime, and very
risky at night. That, he soys, Is contrary
to general opinion, but It is nevertheless
true. In the daytime a numerous flotilla
of torpedo boats might at the cost ot half
Ita number Inflict Important losses on a
squadron. At night its chance of success
ould be diminished by half, aa the condi
tions would be much less favorable. Never
theless, the admiral profssa nliuaelf con
vinced of the utility of torpedo boats and
submarines, but only when backed by a
powerful naval force. What took place at
Chemulpo has not, be thinks, attracted
ufflcient notice. The Japanese began tbalr
ftre against the Vartag at a distance of Jive
m. f aMi ivui
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miles, and their shots took effect That Is
circumstance which demonstrates the
vast Importance of plenty of long-range
practice.
POLITICAL DRIFT,
Oregon will throw the first straw Into the
political current next month. State officers
are to be chosen.
The pleasing lute Of Tom Johnson's aa
tomobile merrily "honks", for Folk. Must
the "peerless" quit tbe road T
Before they endorse Mm for president the
Tennessee prohibitionists want to see Gen
eral Miles drink a few glasses ot water
without smacking his lips.
Congressman Hltt has been renominated
by the republicans of the Thirteenth Illi
nois district. The convention then; ad
journed until July 14, giving the vice presi
dential lightning ample time to play.
Daniel Hunt of Rldgeway, Orleans county,
N. Y., is SI years old and has voted a
straight democratlo ticket for the last sev
enty years in the same precinct. He claims
to have exercised the right of suffrage 132
times, missing but one election, and that
on account of sickness, since attaining his
majority.
At the age of 82 years Henry G. Davis of
West Virginia has returned to active poli
tics and will be one of ths delegates to tha
democratlo national convention. It Is
twenty years since this veteran of democ
racy retired from the United States senate,
after serving there for twelve years. He
began his political career the year follow
ing tbe civil war by being elected to the
West Virginia assembly, and began attend
ing national democratic conventions In 1868.
Ed" Wall, Wisconsin's candidate for
democratlo presidential nomination, has
issued a campaign circular In which be Is
described as a broad-shouldered, portly
man, with a mild and beatlflo expression
In his eyes. He is bald on the top of his
head, but has a lot of bushy gray hair be
hind. His mustache Is gray and drooping.
He wears eyeglasses,' has a comfortable
double chin and speaks In a low, dispas
sionate manner. The sign on his office door
In Milwaukee says: "E. C. Wall, Real Es
tate and Investments."
Only two former executive republican
chairmen are now living. Matthew Stanley
Quay, United States senator from Pennsyl
vania, who had charge of Harrison's first
campaign in 1888, Is still In the land of ths
living. He 1 often spoken of as the best
executive chairman, save Hanna, that the
party has ever had. Mr. Quay's age and
other considerations would prevent him
from serving this year, even were he In
clined that way, which he is not. Thomas
Henry Carter of Montana, who managed
Harrison's second campaign In 1192, and
whose work was not crowned by success,
as Quay's was, has never since thought of
attempting national campaign management
again.
The veto of the Niagara water power bill
by Governor Odell prompted State Senator
White to take the publlointo his confidence
and tell how the sentiment of New York
legislators was revolutionised by the usual
means. "When this bill came beforo the
legislature," says the senator, "nearly
every member of either house declared
that nothing on earth could convince him
to vote for it, but when the time came to
vote such were the Influences at work on
ths part of these wealthy franchise seekers
that there was only a pitifully small mi
nority against the bill, and It passed both
houses." The senator neglected to Indicate
the nature of the pressure exerted, by
wealth, leaving that phase of the problem
to imaginations whetted by observation and
experience.
Reach at Modern Gnns.
New York Tribune.
What would be the amazement of Alex
ander the Great, of Hannibal and Julius
Caesar, and even of Napoleon himself,
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eonid they have even dreamed the time
would come when the effective, destructive
and deadly range of guns on warships
would reach Ave miles. But the Japaneea
In the present war have sent shells with
precision and with tremendous Impact
against opposing vessels even at that dis
tance Possibly, hereafter conflicts on the
sea may be decided at diatancea of even a
dozen miles.
BUDDING SMILES.
"I don't want any ice," she said. "Ice!"
exclaimed the Iceman In a perplexed wav.
"Who said Icet I merely wish to contract
with you to leave a little wet spot on your
back porch these warm mornings," Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Little Willie flay, pa. what kind of mod
esty is false modesty f
Pa False modesty is the kind other peo
ple have, my son. New York News.
"What do you want to stop over at Chi
cago for?" they asked him.
,rHuh !" said the party ot the second part
"I'm making the trip fn order to visit Chi
cago, but the house wouldn't have given me
the vacation If I hadn't sprung the Bt
Louis World's fair on 'sin as the excuse."
Chicago Tribune.
The author of the remark, "Time will
tell," was confronted by Time himself.
"Look here!" said the old gentleman,
"don't you know you will get people alt
mixed up about me? I'm no woman!"
Judge.
Adam and Eve were discussing the con
tretemps. "Anyway," she remarked, "no one can
say we washed our dirty linen In publio."
Seeing the scandal had occurred before
they had any, the point was well taken.
New York Tribune.
"Miss Vane has quite a pretty arm,
hasn't she?"
"Yes, and that's what makes her so re
ligious. She's quite anxious to get to
heaven."
"Ehf I don't exactly understand."
"She has heard that playing the harp
shows off a pretty arm to great advan
tage." nnaaeipnia tress.
She (a bride of six months )Everybody
say you only married me for my money. .
He Everybody Is wrong, my dear. I
know you look it; but, honestly, I didn't
Indianapolis Sentinel.
"I thought you said alt' your friends had
deserted you sines you lost your money."
"They have."
"But, I see a gray whiskered man who
calls here every day. Who is he?"
"That's the doctor. He hasn't heard
of it" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Are they real cannibals In there?" asked
the boy.
"Sure," answered the barker In front of
the Pike attraction. "Step right Inside."
"Not for a million dollars!" exnallmed
the boy, a plump, juloy looking youngster,
hurrying on.
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Town Topics.
When on fair Maud I look, her eyes of
gray,
Her golden head, the thought comes to
my mind,
That might I walk beside her all the way,
I would forsake the rest of womankind.
Except, perhaps, sweet Phyllis, 'Twould
be pain.
Never to see her sparkling smile again.
Phyllis has such a charm, somehow unlike
That of all others! When I hear her.
voice
Strange thrills of rapture through my being
strike,
I really can't explain It. Yet, for choice.
Gladys would take tirst place, for beauty,
quite
No nan could help but worship her, at
sightl
She's not as clever as she might be, true!
There Margaret queens it with her sweet
disdain
Of common, worldly ways, compelling you
To tread, at least In thought, Life's loft
iest p!sne.
And yt-t, I question if she'd make a man
As happy as would laughter-loving Nan.
Dear Nan Is llghtsomenesa Itself. In sooth
Our souls seem so attuned to one glad
key
I've really sometime felt she is, In truth,
The mate and comrade Nature meant
for me;
Put these, and like reflections, are too late.
Because I've Just become engaged to Km to I
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