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Idaho democrats are for Hearst, which
is pretty good proof that Idaho Itself lg
for Roosevelt.
General Fred Funs ton should send the
plan he used to capture Agulnaldo poet
haste to Admiral Chadwlck.
Spain seems to think Europe needs a
Monroe doctrine. That country still sees
the bogle of American aggression.
If the present tendency continues a
naval review of the fleets of the friendly
powers may take place off Tangier.
It begins to look as if France wonld
nave to spank one of Its bad boys or
give fJncle Bam a chance to use the slip
per. General Kouropatkln has bis head
quarters on a railroad train. The dis
patch does not say which way the train
la headed.
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Now that the dressmakers threaten
"to go Into politics," politicians may as
well begin to get wise as to gores, gath
ers and tucks.
t Civilization must be making rapid
Strides in Japan. The last naval heroes
to receive honors were not dead before
their elevation.
By this time next week Nebraska will
know whether It Is cash or a law suit
which the state Is to receive from the
railroads this year. .
' Indications are that SI. Lesser, the
Russian minister to China, -has found
a more direct route to Lhassa than that
taken by Colonel Younghusband.
I.
Kansas druggists are combining to
drive "boot-Jeggers" from the state.
The strife of competition was always
severe In the prohibition state.
The principal Episcopalian pulpit in
Omaha has been vacant now for nearly
two years. Either Omaha is bard to
please or some one has gotten a corner
on Episcopalian ministers.
The Omaha Grain exchange la doing
business dally at the old stand and oon
trlbuting its share of the market sen
sations. Give the grain exchange time
and it will match any of lta competitors
In cities of this class.
Russia has a rumor that the United
States is to sell the Philippine. Islands
to Japan. We recently had a rumor that
the Russians bad killed 15,000 Japanese
In one engagement so the International
rumor account about balances.
. Nebraska's populists will meet shortly
to select their national convention dele
gates, but up to date competition for
the honor of serving has not been over
brisk. The privilege of helping to nom
inate a ticket beat In advance Is not a
very tempting morsel.
-In
adjusting rates on sugar shipments
yds rauroaas nave aeciaea to level, up
rather tha,n to. level down, so that, while
sugar will "bo po, cheaper in Nebraska
than heretofore, we will have the satls
K faction of knowing that Missouri people
are paying asmuch as we.
There was evidently method in the
.madness of the Civic Federation puri
fiers when' they struck the Jacksonlan
dob out of their Hit of protected gam
bling resorts in Omaha. The Jacksonlan
club has been doubly fortunate in erv
Joying the protection of the Clrlo Fed
eration In addition to whatever pro
tection the other Joints have had.
Two members of the Water board are
to be elected this year, but as only one
"can come from each political party. It
is suggested that it would be fitting if
i only one nomination were made on each
side. That does not necessarily follow.
If the voters are able to choose from
among four nominees the chances are
the will pick the two best qualified.
WHO WILL Bt r ROMllfEEl
That is the great question which Is
today confronting the democratic party
and will give it worry from now on till
the meeting of the national convention
and even after that body assembles.
There la at the present time no one who
hits s certainty of obtaining the nomi
nation of the St Louis convention. Any
careful review of the Held will show
thst none of the possible candidates now
mentioned has snythlng like a certainty,
but on the contrary that every one of
them has an opposition which seems
to render his chances of no good. Refer
ence Is made, of course, to those who
are supposed to be in the first rank.
Looking at the Parker chances the fact
Is to be admitted that be has st this
time the best position In the race, but
be is so far from the attainment of the
goal that It is by no means assured that
he will win out The democratic senti
ment of the country, so far as It has
been developed, seems to be pretty
clearly In favor of the New York Jurist
yet It is by no means certain that when
the Bt. Louis convention meets it will
be found that the delegates to that body
will show a majority in favor of the
Empire state Jurist A great number of
democrats are not st all pleased with
the fnct that Judge Tarker persists in
refusing to acquaint the party with his
opinions in regard to the great national
questions and permits a few men who
nre presumed to be familiar with his
views to stAte to the public what they
are. Some democrats very naturally In
sist that the man who aspires to the
presidency of the United 8tates should
let the party know Just what his opin
ions are in regard to the great ques
tions of which the democracy Is con
cerned. Who will be the nominee Is the com-
manding question In democratic circles
and at this stage In the game no one
can give a definite answer. There is
no question that among the possibilities
Judge Porker Is easily in the lead, but
it Is by no means certain that he will
win out There are combinations form
ing that may easily defeat him and
which may.posRlbly give the nomination
to a man who up to this time has not
been seriously thought of. It is only
four weeks between now snd the meet
ing of the democratic national conven
tion and in the Interim there may be
very interesting events.
OUR WARSHIPS AT TANGIER.
The action of the United States gov
ernment in sending its warships to Tan
gier has naturally attracted the atten
tion of the world and has led to some
comment ss to the spirit thst actuated
it It ia not surprising to find that Spain
should see in this action a reason for
thinking that the United States has
some designs on the territory of which
the Spanish government has control.
That the folly of such an Idea ought to
be apparent even to such a government
as that of Spain, in spite of Its natural
desire to regard everything that may
be done by this country in respect to
foreign powers aa being actuated by
purely selfish motives, would seem to
be obvious even to the dull Intellects of
the Spanish statesmen. Yet it-does not
appear to be the fact and according to
reports they are using their influence
in thfl European courts to the detriment
of the United States. We can very
well stand this hostility, which is not
at all serious, but It would be more
satisfactory to know that the nation
with which we had been so recently st
war was better disposed to work in the
Interests of universal peace. .
SO RECORD TO BE PRUVU OF.
We point with (only a darned little) pride
to the record mad by thoes who passed aa
reformers and who went forth . to right
political wrongs in this state, for, while
the great majority of these were sincere,
there were enough grafters got aboard to
engineer the whole craft Auburn Granger.
The Auburn Granger is edited by J.
H. Dundas, who served In the legis
lature during the fusion regime snd
who knows whereof be speaks in con
nection with the failure of the reform
ers to fulfill their pledges to the people.
The most partisan republican will ad
mit that the republican record in Ne
braska contains many pages that would
read better rewritten, but -the record
of the fusion reformers for the brief
time they were in power is so much
worse that comparison would be al
together in favor of the republicans.
So far as the grafters who got aboard
the fusion reform craft are concerned,
which the disappointed Granger be
moans, they are still there, and In full
control, and their restoration to power
would mean simply a resumption of
their graft Until the reformers are
themselves reformed by the exclusion of
this crowd, sincere friends of' good gov
ernment will refuse to be fooled again.
ALTOGETHER PREMATURE.
Some people are alwaya advocating
the right thing at the wrong time.
They never trouble themselves to find
out whether a thing is practical so long
as It is popular. Tbey would Just as
readily advocate the building of an ice
palace in the middle of July as they
would a scheme to beautify the city by
planting flower beds In the middle of
January. Just now the' fad with these
unthinking philanthropists In Omaha is
the establishment of a Juvenile court
Public aentlment doubtless favors the
establishment of such a court, but the
present agitation and movement for Its
establishment is altogether premature.
Everybody conversant with the consti
tution of Nebraska knows that a Juve
nile court can be established only by
act of the legislature, and the legislature
will not convene until January, 100ft.
The probabilities are that the provisions
for the creation of a Juvenile court will
be Inserted in the new charter to be
enacted by the next legislature, and that
means no Juvenile court Is likely to be
established before July 1, 10OR, if the
presiding Judge or magistrate la ap
pointive, or before May, 1906; If the
office la mads elective, to be filled at
the same municipal election at which
the next mayor and council are to be
chosen.
Manifestly it will be time enough to
talk about the establishment of a Juve
nile court six months hence snd a git a
tlon will be more effective then than It
could be when nothing can be dene.
If the permanent teachers' list means
anything, it means teachers in the pub
lic schools who have demonstrated their
capacity and faithfulness for a sum
dent number of years shall not be dis
missed except for csuse after due hear
ing. The stsbllshment of the perma
nent teachers' list in Omaha was hailed
by the friends of the schools as a dis
tinct step In sdvsnce, snd we mlstske
public sentiment greatly if any infrac
tion of Its principles now will be lightly
condoned.
John M. Thayer, Justly entitled to be
known ss Nebraska's grand old man,
promises to be present and participate
in the Semi centennial celebration at
Omaha Friday. Every patriotic Ne
braskan should turn out if only to pay
tribute to this venerable soldier-statesman
whose career is almost Identical
with that of the state.
Prof. Davlsson of the State university
persists that his magnified figures of
Nebraska's wealth are, if anything, too
low rather than too high. The pro
fessorial expert should be put to the
front somewhere as county assessor,
where be would discover for himself the
difference between paper wealth and
taxable property.
The legality of the action of Governor
Peabody in the Colorado mine strikes
has been upheld by the state supreme
court, but there are times when legal
actions are not always wise. Governor
Herrlck of Ohio seems to know how to
combine both and save trouble and ex
pense.
This is a good time to post up on the
history of Nebraska as it rounds its
fiftieth anniversary. Every man.
woman and child ought to know the
main facts about the state in which
they live and no better occasion to ac
quire that knowledge will present
Although a democratic organ, the
World-Herald ia perfectly willing to go
out of lta way to give John L. - Webster
a boost for the vice presidential nom
ination on the republican ticket, but it
will go farther out of Its way to knock
on him should he be nominated.
Shoot, Boys, Bhoati
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Bryan has evolved an issue. ' The
sacred silver dollar must not be melted
and made over Into subsidiary coins. Now
Is the time to subscribe to th new doc
trine. Real Statesmanship.
Springfield Republican.
Our little protege of a nation on the
Isthmus Is showing a deotded Inclination to
adopt the stiver standard. Its assembly
has rejected the bill providing for a gold
standard. This Is a little disrespectful.
But the 110,000,000 In gold paid by the
United States to Psnama will yield 20,000,000
silver dollars, and that seems to be a
tempting consideration.
Walt far the Dasnpllaa-s.
New Tork Tribune.
Coleridge used to tell an anecdote of a
person with whom he once dined, and who
listened sttentively to him and nodded his
head occasionally. . The great talker
thought his listener a wise man until some
apple dumplings were brought in, when the
silent man burst forth: "Them's the Jockeys
for me!" This story may help democracy to
bear with the silence of "th Sphinx of
Esopus." Wait till the dumplings are
brought on th table at St. Louis!
Raral Free Delivery,
Baltimore American.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brlstow has just returned from an ex
tended trip through the west and south
west, having made th Journey lot the
purpose of studying the workings of the
rural free delivery in those sections of
the country. Before bis departure he
bad considered plans for the reorganisa
tion of the service, as he doubted the
wisdom of maintaining the present ex
tensive system. This trip, however, con
vinced him thst the service cannot pos
sibly be curtailed, and it Is reported that
he will shortly lay before th president
a complete plan for a vast extension of
the system. Everywhere he went he
found tha people heartily In favor of
rural delivery. The farmer was Its
Strongest advocate, not only because It
brought him his letter msll promptly,
but also because It enabled him to get
his newspaper within a reasonable time
after Its publication, and thus kept him
in touch with the outside world.
CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
Remarkable Zeal la Absorbing; KaowW
slg of America Iaetttatiaaa,
Philadelphia Record.
A Jewlah boy who has been In the United
States but three months made, In fair Eng
lish, the address of welcome at a meeting
of the Educational Alliance in New Tork
on Tuesday. Other Jewish children recited
poems and prose In a language they had
never heard six months ago, and tha entire
4O0 there assembled waved the American
Sag and gave cheers for the red, white and
blue In the most approved fashion of youth
ful patriotism.
This is merely an illustration of the work
that the Educational Alliance, a Hebrew
society. Is, doing. For thirteen years it
has taught English and patriotism to 1,000
Hebrew children annually, and prepared
them to go Into the public schools and
thete complete their education In the ele
ments of th English language and In
Americanism.
The officials of the New Tork Free li
brary say they can hardly supply the de
mand from the children of Immigrants, and
particularly of Hebrews, for books about
American history and politics. Books about
distinguished Americana and about city
nd national government are constantly
called, for. Th Russians and Polish Jews
are habitually spoken of in terms of pity
or contempt by Americans, but It Is doubt
ful If the children of any other class of
Immigrants ar Americanised so quickly,
and the publlo schools have a wonderful
oapacity for nationalising the children of
all rsoea.
Doubtless the stream of immigration has
grown Into a torrent and the assimilation
of the adults la a slow process. But In
proportion to tha population, Immigration
la not so high as It was many years ago;
far more effort Is made now than formerly
to assimilate the young, and the reaulu are
eminently reassuring.
I
ARMT GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON.
Matters of Interest Gleaned from the
Army and Nary Register.
The new small srra for ths srmy Is now
being manufactured at the Spring-field ar
mory at the rate .of 200 per day. Th
maximum capacity of this armory will be
raised to 400 per day. Preparations ar
about completed for fabricating the new
small arm at the Rock Island arsenal, and
manufacture at the rate of 128 per day
will soon be commenced. The normal out
put of this place will later be raised to
200 per day. Some forty or fifty workmen,
experienced In the manufacture of the new
small arm, have been transferred' from
Spring-field to Rock Island to start Its
manufacture at the latter place.
Instructions have been sent out from
Washington that the target practice of the
army for this year will not be conducted
according to general orders No. 20, A. O
O., series 1903, but according to the new
small arms filing regulations, which are
now ready for Issue and which are being
sent out ss rapidly as possible. Rapid Are
at 600 yards, marksman's course, record
practice, is omitted hereafter and substi
tuted In the sharpshooter's course. The
rapid fire target will have divisions for
values of E, 4, 8 and 1
Reference was made last week In ithese
columns to a decision of the War depart
ment regarding claims for medals of honor.
The Judge advocate general, In his opinion.
which has been approved by the secretary
of war and now has the value of a de
clslon, says:
"Having regard to the distinction between
the two classes of evidence which have
heretofore been received In support of ap
plications for the award of medals of
honor, and giving to tha act of April 23,
1904, the character of a legislative rule of
evidence to which, In the opinion of this
office, It Is clearly entitled, it would seem
to be clear that It was the intention of
congress In establishing such a rule to
require that, in the determination of cases
rising under it, voluntary affidavits, and
equally voluntary statements from officers
whose official responsibility In connection
with the acts to which statements relate
have long since terminated, should be ex
eluded from executive consideration, and
the legality and propriety of the award
should be determined In all cases by the
testimony furnished by the official records
of the War department."
The War department has received in
response to Its request a statement from
Lieutenant Colonel William L. Pitcher,
Twenty-eighth Infantry, against whom
complaint was made by Colonel 8. C. Mills
of tha Inspector general's department on
account of the conduct of the former
officer involving his failure to marry a
young lady In Washington. Announcement
of the engagement had been formally
made and Colonel Pitcher and the young
lady were entertained by friends here In
celebration of the inoldent It was said
that Colonel Pitcher returned to his station
at the Presidio of San Francisco without
explaining to the young lady his intention
of canceling the engagement. When the
matter came before the War department
In lta official way Colonel Pitcher was
Invited to submit his statement which was
to the effect that ha had changed his mind
In the matter. The authorities regarded
the explanation as unsatisfactory and as
rendering Colonel Pitcher's case the proper
subject of court martial proceedings. When
the officer learned of this Intention on the
part of the department he telegraphed this
week asking a postponement of action until
he could submit aifurther statement. The
Judge advocate general of the army recom
mended that Colonel Pitcher be permitted
to make the statement, but . no recom
mendation was presented In fsvor of a post
ponement of the court martial proceedings.
The enlisted men of the army who are
candidates for second lieutenancies have ar
rived at Fort Leavenworth. There are
forty-one who have passed tholr preliminary
examination, of whom thirteen are from
the Philippines snd twenty-eight from
various posts In the United States. The
period of Instruction at Fort Leavenworth
in anticipation of the final examinations of
September 1 will begin on June 15 and the
Instruction of candidates will be under the
supervision of Captain Robert A. Brown,
Fourth cavalry.
Lieutenant General A. R. Chaffee, chief
of staff of the army, has apparently
adopted a policy which permits no great
amount of leniency In the case of army
officers whi are accused of wrong doing
and who are found guilty by courts
ma.-tlal. He believes that when the
sentence Is that of dismissal and no rec
ommendation of executive clemency Is ap
pended to the , findings of the court there
should be no attention paid to other con
siderations. He Is Inclined to accept the
verdict of the military court as final and
as being entitled. Wherever possible, to the
approval of the (recommendation of the
reviewing authority.
Another change j has been made In the
army uniform question so far as it relates
to the issue of clothing to the enlisted
force. About a month ago it was decided
that the troops at some twelve or fifteen
prominent garrisons of the country should
receive the new uniform. It was the pur
pose, it was explained, of having the pub
lic' In the neighborhood of these garrisons
become familiar with the new apparel.
The Incident attracted considerable com
ment for the reason that it meant pro
longing the period in which the stock of
old uniforms and equipment might be ex
hausted. , It was. found that there was
material in the quartermasters' depots to
the value of 13,000,000 and that at the pres
ent rate of Issue It would require five years
to get rid of clothing and equipment which
the government could hardly afford to
throw away. It has now been decided by
the chief of staff that the issue of the
new uniforms shall cease entirely and that
until further orders the old uniform and
equipment shall be issued, not only to the
regular army, but to the mllltla, from
which have been coming numerous requests
for the new uniform. It is considered ad
visable that in the Interest of public econ
omy the stock of old uniforms, which are
In perfectly good condition, shall be ex
hausted before the new uniform Is Issued.
Accordingly the chief of staff has revoked
the order giving authority for the Issue
of the new uniforms to troops at certain
posts. It has been directed that troops
may wear the cotton khakl during the
coming summer, and in places where that
uniform Is not heavy enough for comfort
It Is provided that winter underwear may
be worn as a contribution to bodily
warmth.
Spending; Money Riles Sage.
Philadelphia Press.
Russell Sage says that he never took a
vacation, and that he la opposed to the
'habit " If everybody remained at home
and made everything subservient to the
aggregation of "almighty dollars" Rus
sell Sage perhaps would be pleased. But
hat a dull world It would be. There could
be, little travel for the great majority with
out vacations.
Islaadef s Lose Little.
Kansas City Star.
Th decision of the supreme .court that
the Filipinos are not entitled to trial by
Jury would cause more sympathy for tha
Islanders If the jury system wer more of a
uooees la this country.
BRTANISM IN NEBRASKA.
Pittsburg Dispatch (rep.): Ruling a reso
lution not to bolt out of order at the Ne
braska convention at least leaves demo
crats guessing. But wouldn't a bolt show
off "sanity" by contrastT
New Tork Tribune (rep.): Bryan Is not
one of the prophets who are without honor
In their own country. Nebraska Is prac
ttoally solid for him as a delegste at large
to St Louis, and he will take a platform
with him also a speech.
Chicago Chronicle (dem.): In the Ne
braska platform written by Mr. Bryan
the Kansas City platform, also written by
Mr. Bryan, Is enthusiastically reaffirmed,
but the people will continue to repudiate
the platform and th writer with equal en
thusiasm. Philadelphia Record (dem.): The Ne
braska platform la a new and by no means
Improved edition of Bryaoism. Not con
tent with proclaiming anew the old free
liver humbugs, the resolutions "would
secure to the people a volume of standard
money sufficient to keep pscs with the de
mand for money," and to that end "would
favor paper money issued by the govern
ment without the Intervention of national
banks." This in pompous Bryan phrases
Is only ancient greenbackery and the "flat
money" creed of populism in a new garb.
New Tork Sun (rep): As Mr. Bryan will
be chairman of the Nebraska delegation to
St. Louis, he will necessarily be a member
of the committee on resolutions, and In that
capacity will be able to submit a minority
report embodying his views to the national
convention. Will he content himself with
that demonstration of consistency, and
thereafter bow to the will of the party, or
having failed to rule the democracy, as fall
he unquestionably will, will he try to rulrj
It by repudiating the platform and the can
dldate put forward by Its accredited repre-f
sentatlvesT
Philadelphia Ledger (lnd.): If In this'
year's contest for president the democrats
are to have even the most desperate fight
Ing chance. It lies In the complete ellmlna
tlon of the policies and men that doomed
them to defeat in 1896 and 1900. Bryanlsm
not only defeated the democracy; it disor
ganlzed and demoralised the party. In
those two years In whtoh he was a candi
date Bryan was the wrecker of his party
and obvioua'y without Intending to be so,
but he Is now plotting further to wreck
It as a revealed wrecker. His purpose to
rule or ruin It is undisguised, and his pres
ence In the Bt. Louis convention at th
head of the Nebraska delegation bodes no
good to the national democracy.
Cleveland Plain Dealer (dem.): Not less
significant than the reaffirmation of the!
Kansas City platform, and quite as sinister!
a portent, was the refusal of the convention!
to entertain a resolution pledging the Ne
braska democracy to the national ticket
nominated at St. Louis, regardless of wh
the candidates might be. To have adopted!
such a resolution would have removed!
any misconception .as to Mr. Bryan's at
tltude. Mr. Hearst, by announcing such a!
purpose, did much to disabuse democratic!
minds of the prejudice aroused by his ne
cullar methods and unknown personality.
Mr. Bryan has thrown away the chaned
which his supposed political legatee did no!
permit to escape. He has given a new
handle to the charge that if he cannot rul
he Is determined to ruin, and has ntrenrth
ened the suspicion that he Is, In fact, pow
eness to ao either.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Some miscreant has been stealing stat
uettes from the Holland exhibit at th
Bt. Louis exposition. Doesn't that boat)
the Dutch?
That expedition into! Thibet is eostln
the British 11,600.000 a njonth. Pretty high
rates for a summer in the mountains in
an unhealthy locality.
A Cincinnati court decide that the hus
band Is the head of the house. It Is not the
first time a court expounded a theory which
practice kicked Into the ash barrel.
Mr. Piatt, the aged New Torker, who al
lowed himself to be blackmailed to th
tune of $685,000, was known In the house
hold of the blackmailer as Mr. Oreen, and
no wonder)
United States Senator Chauncey M. De-
pew is credited with the statement that
a man who has acquired his business
qualifications In a rs!lroad office will make
a success anywhere."
A good many people still think that when
man signs R. F. D. after his name he
must be a member of some learned society:
but the Initials mean only that he is on
the line of a "rural free delivery."
The "tame" eagle that has fluttered on
the seal of the United States supreme
court since 1790 must fold its half-spread
wings and make way for an up-to-date
bird with pinions stretched about its head.
The grave of Thomas Dunn English. In
the cemetery at Newark, N. J., has been
left unmarked, unadorned and neglected.
The Celtic club will make an effort to
have a suitable shaft placed over the
grave.
Dr. E. L. Greene, head of the department
of botany of the Catholic University of
America, has resigned from the faculty.
He Is one of the foremost botanists of the
world and will be Identified with the
8mIthsonian Institution, where he will have
a wider field for his research work.
Peary, th Arctic explorer, has consented
to tak a party of consumptives to th
far north on his next trip to accommodate
a Washington physician who accompanied
him to th Arctic sone a few years sgo.
Among tha fiords of Greenland he points
out, are constant sunshine and a dustlees
and germless atmosphere.
M. Doumer, who Is looked upon ss
France's coming man, and who, It Is re
ported, may be the next premier If he
wishes, Is at present the leader In the race
for the presidency of the republic. He Is
a journalist, but began life as a locksmith.
'Journalism," he says, "leads to every
thing, provided one does not stick to It
too long."
"Uneasy lies ths bead that wears the
crown" of queen of the Joplln (Mo.) car
nival. Her name Is Miss Maude MoOee.
It seems the queen failed to select certain
parties as maids of honor, whereupon a
Mrs. Weyland called and argued with her
royal highness. The queen Is now resting
quietly, with two black eyes, a contusion
In the ribs, a scalp wound and a disfigured
nose. All Joplln weeps because they didn't
see the scrap.
The "Potato King" of America Is Junius
. Groves, a negro, who has farms In the
best section of Kansas, and whose credit
Is good for $100,000 at the banks any day.
Booker T. Washington tells the Interesting
story of the success of this man and his
wife, for they began the triumphal maTch
together without a dollar. Last year
Groves produced 172,000 bushels of ths
finest potatoes more than any other one
man Is known to raise on his own land.
A correspondent living In Mentona,
Franca, writ, under date of May It, that
Paul Kruger Is In a very comfortable state
of health considering his great age, re
ports to ths contrary notwithstanding. He
lives In complete retirement and strangers
cannot see him, unless by rhsnce when he
walks In his garden or drive out. H la
old and there ar obvious reasons why h
hould not gratify th curiosity or vn
admiration of ths many who would b glad
to him and talk with him, but he has
found th residence there to be beneficial.
His daughter, Mme. Eloff, Is living with
him and It Is thought tbey will return to
Holland for the avunjuev i
B. PMCE"
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
A baking powder of highest class and
highest leavening strength. Makes the
food putetf sweeter and more wholesome
Tested and Approved by the Government
b PROMOTE HONESTY.
Efforts to Instill Decent Regrard for
the Seventh Commandment.
Chicago Tribune.
The Massachusetts legislature has passed
a bill to promote honesty among the em
ployes of private Individuals and corpora
tions. It Is said thaf dishonesty is rife
among them, from the cook who accepts
presents from the butcher and grocer to
get them th family custom up to th pur
chasing sgents of great mills or railroads
who are influenced by commissions to be
false to the interests of their employers.
No doubt there is much corruption of this
kind In every community, but there may be
more of It In Massachusetts than elsewhere.
The manufacturers of that state say they
are constantly being sold out by their em
ployee. In response to their demand the legisla
ture has made It an offense to attempt to
bribe an employe so ss to Influence his ac
tion about his employer's business and for
an employe to be bribed. The employers
are delighted, but It remains to be seen
Whether they will be benefited whether the
men who work for them can be made hon
est by act of the general court. There ar
some laws which are little mora than pious
aspirations. They set forth the opinion of
certain people that various things should
be done or should not be dons, but for
economic reasons, because a perverse gen
eration refuses to pay attention to them,
they remain unenforced, a mer expression
ef opinion.
It is the law of Massachusetts, as It Is of
every other state, that those who brlb
stat or municipal officers and th officers
who are bribed shall be liable to punish
ment. When this kind of legislation ap
plying to a comparatively small number
of persons whose conduct Is likely to be
pretty closely watched Is generally en
forced, and the servants of the publlo are
faithful to their employer, It will be time
to undertake to make the servants of pri
vate employers more loyal to their Inter
ests than at present.
A New Tork state senator says: "I re
gret deeply to say that franchise grabbing
Is rampant In th stat legislature." That
Is true of other states. As long as honest
JtnTfrflfl A WAVER J
is veritably a natural Uthla Water. Londonderry i soft, light,
and extremely absorbent: Eminent physicians for years have
recognised Londonderry Llthia Wafer as a natural specific for
the relief of Rheumatism and all kindred complaints which are
directly traceable to an eces of uric acid In the blood. Llthia
I acknowledged by all scientist to be the most effective agent for
th elimination of this poisonous secretion, and In no other form
hs it been found so reliable as It is prepared by nature herself
in Londonderry Uthla Water.
THE RICHARDSON DRUG CO,
ets JACKSON STREET
s3lTPtl)UTIN ASBNTf
legislatures cannot be elected, why try ti
reiorra cooks t
CHILDREN GREET LIBERTY BELL
St. Panl Cchools Tara Oat to See
Bella at Ravolatloaary
War.
BT. PAUL. June . Both the publlo and
Roman Catholic parochial schools In St.
Paul were dismissed for a half holiday
I today In honor of the Liberty bell, which
InrrtvAd fiAfA on itm BrMwIal ! T-ntll HAnn
oday thousands thronged th Union stn
ion at the Broadway entrance to view this
olio of revolutionary days.
A feature of the day was the distribution
o each pupil of the publio and Roman
'atholio schools of free street car tickets
rood for a ride to and from the place' of
xhlblUon by the Twin City Rapid Transit
ompany. .
The visit of th bell began at I o'clock,
'hen a salute of twenty-one guns was
red from a battery of th National guard,
t'hlch was accompanied by the shrieks of
11 the factory and locomotive whistles and
he ringing of bells In St. Paul. At 1.10
he bell went to Minneapolis.
TRIFLES LIGHT AS AIR.
"Bom folks," said Uncle Eben, "uses up
11 delr patience an' resignation In die life
istan'ln' on de sidewalk waltln' foh a clrcua
pumas to come along. wasiunfion oiar.
"Where are your rood manners. slrT" de-
manded the austere woman, who was cling-
ng to a strap.
"Left 'em at home, ma'am." said the
hardened villain In tha seat. 'Hain't rot
nothln' with me but lest the ordinal v
street car manners." Chicago Tribune.
Morse had concocted his alphabet.
"The beauty of It," he exclaimed, "li
hat it makes the Russian and Jaoaneni
iiames look exactly alike."
with a veil of dellaht the Ions- sufferlns
public hailed it with acclaim. New York
I dun. ,
"I really believe," said her jealous fiance,
"that you permit other men to kiss you."
"Surely you can't object." renlled the
bright girl. "Tou've always declared you
I were ODDOsed to monoDolles." PhlladelDhla
I Press.
"So." sobbed Illma. VaSellneovltch. "Ivan
Nlneepotskl died In battle! Do you say
he uttered my name as he was dying?"
"Part of It," replied the returned soldier)
"part, of it" Indianapolis., fJews.;,..
"Mr. Rlchley' had nothing but praise for
your work for him before the cltisens' com
mittee." said the friend.
"Yes." replied . the lobbyist gloomily,
"nothing but praise." Philadelphia Press.
"Were you married on timet"
"No, sir. I paid the license clerk and thl
preacher cash down." Chicago Journal.
McJIgger Here's a rather clever little
book, "Dont's for Clubmen." .
Th nrilmhnh Huh I It lan't th "Annfm"
t that worry clubmen; It's the dues. Phila
delphia .frees.
"Anybody kin give advice." said Uncle
Eben, "but It takes a right amaht man to
flck out de right kind an' take it." Wash
ngton Post
It Is easy enough to get around an ob
stinate man, as every woman knows. All
you have to do Is to fool him Into the be
lief that he Is having his own way. Som
ervllle Journal.
"Do you think a candidate ought to talk?"
"Oh, yes," answered the candidate. "He
ought to talk now and then; but. at tha
same time he should be careful not to say
anything." Washington Star.
fhnucer was explaining his method.
"I simply dictate and let my stenographer
spell as she likes," he said.
Wondering nobody had thought of each
an easy dialect scheme before, ha ground
out "The Boke of the Duchesse. New
York Sun.
That whisky,"
fifty years old.'
said the host, "Is
"You don't sayf"
exclaimed the guest,
surveying ths mere thimbleful thst had
been given him to taste. "Really sp
it's very little for lta age."-Philadelphl
Press.
WHEN MANDV STARTS TO WASH.
Grace Bostwlck In Llpplneott'a.
When Mandy sets the bller on.
An' hustles up th' fire,
An' starts s-stlrrln' up of starch
An' hlsts her sleeves up higher,
W'y. then you know th' war la on.
It ain't no time to josh,
Th' on'y thing to do Is git,
When Mandy starts to wash.
Cold beans aa' brsad an' coffee's all
I'll gH to eat that day,
An' 'tain t no use to stay eround
An' git in Mandy's way,
Fer then she'll set me hard at work
A-rinsln' out kersploshl
Ye can't stay round th' house an' shirk
When Mandy starts to wash.
An' so I kinder hem eround
'At my terbaccer's out,
Fer down at Job's (th' corner store)
Th' boys all set about
A-lookln' jest aa sheeplah-ltke
An' chawln' crackers Gosh!
I ain't th' on'y shiftless one
When Mandy starts to wash. .
'Nen I go amblln' down th' road,
A-feeltn sneaky-like,
To line In with th other boys
rAt's sorter out on strike;
A feller can't help feelln' mean
'8 long's hs csn't josh,
Th' on'y thing to do Is git,
When Mandy starts to wash.
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