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Omaha's Jubilee celebration 'will come
la September U'ncUr the auspices of Ak
' Is Judge eofllT9.il to be the "Uncle
Joe" Cannon of the democratic vice pres
idential compaign?
The Douglas Couny Board of Equal
isation should not allow Itself to become
'county board of .discrimination. -
Jurt think ot General Miles being op
posed because of his silence 1 ' lis baa
evidently learned one lesson too late.
J Unless a combination Is formed against
Mm, Judge Sullivan will have a walk
sway for the vice presidential nomina
tion at6t Louis. '
,JeepUe the long-range stories from
Lincoln, Broken Bow wants it under.
' stood that It Is not trying to break Into
the Cripple Creek class.- . '
V The scramble for free land under the
pjnkaid law Is on. The offer to give
,' anything supposed , to be worth some
thing away for nothing will attract a
crowd any time. t
One of his associates on the Nebraska
; delegation Intimates that Bryan might
' be Induced to swallow' Parker after all.
Politics has - mads ' stranger bedfellows
than that before. '
i France has been duly thanked for the
s part tt took in the rescue., of Perdlcarls.
and thq United States stands ready; to
reciprocate by bringing France and
Ilaytl back to friendly relations.
The war correspondents must "stand
In" With the cable companies. When
thers IS no news to' send they keep the
wires hot telling how they failed to find
. anything Interesting to write about
The Board of Fire and Police Com
missioners Is manifesting s laudable
effort to retrench and keep within 'Its
lnoorae limits. The Board of Education
might follow the example with ' good
effect '"''..
', Yesterday was bargain day at the
land offices In western Nebraska. No
I wonder people , could not resist the
'temptation to get 640 acres of land for
the pries of 160 acres, even If they had
'.to stand up all night to get to the doors.
Ttje Des Moines Capital says the Iowa
stand-pat resolutions were "sugar
i coated' by the national convention to
.maks then easier for the "tariff-rippers"
t swallow, and then, for Some reason
or other. It tears the coating from the
piu. ; . '
. tf i Japan contemplates carrying the
war Info the Baltic sea It will find that
a few countries willing enough to see
the Asiatics clip the claws of the Bus
siaa bear In the Orient really fear the
"yellow peril' when It gets too close
to horn '
Thomas VT. Lawsoa of Boston la par
ticularly unfortunate. First be failed
to HiWe good in his effort to build a
racing Tooat; tbea he lost money In a
mining deal, and now a presidential
camnalgn comes along to throw Into the
background bis efforts to roast the fel
lows against whom be la aggrieved.
Secretary Metcalf of the Bureau of
Cotumcurce And Labor will find work
' cut out for blm by bis predecessor
which will nmko the office anything
but a Sinecure.' Oa top of the present
Bef trust investigation comes the re
port that the department la to investi
gate the Colorado situation and ascertain
the caaacA leading up to the trouble as
w31 as the developments In the case.
Ttoe m bo bare ben forced to take
irJ....uv.li.Uiia4 ft con bellx sldes'wonld
1 4.1 V.-.L1. gvyacpoafit.fl -tV, tiiriTjf,
THE ST. LOm COXVKKTtOX.
A week before the meeting of the St
Louts convention the democratic situs
tlon is aa much beclouded with uncer
talnty as It was a month Sgo. (All
the states except Missouri, which will
hold Its convention today, bavs chosen
tbetf delegates, but no one can foretell
with certainty who will receive the nom
Inatlon. The total number of delegates
at 8t Louis la put at H and under the
two-thirds ule 68 votes will be neces
sary to nominate. The supporters of
Parker dalm that be jwlll have very
near, If not quite, a majority 'on the
first ballot and they expect that on the
second ballot be will add enough to his
strength to give blm a comfortable ma
Jorlty and therefore the nomination on
the third ballot This confidence of the
friends of the New York man is not
however, quite Justified by the condl
tlons. It is the opinion of experienced
political observers that if be Is not nom
Inated on the second ballot be cannot
win, since after that many of the in
structed Tarker delegates will not be
bound to support him and a dlsintegra
tlon of his forces will probably take
place.
It Is estimated that the Hearst sup
port will number about 260 at the out
set and while this may be increased
after the first ballot it is not probable
that be will make any material gain.
There will be about 100 votes cast for
"favorite sons" at the beginning. The
field will control the situation and any
man who can control 834 delegates can
tie up the convention and dictate the
nomination, of course assuming that the
two-thirds rule will be adhered to, of
which there now appears to be no doubt
The probability is that the prize will
be captured by a "dark horse" and If so
no one Is so likely to figure in this char
acter as George B. McClellan. The
movement quietly started for blm some
time ago has not recently been much
in evidence, but it is not necessary for
this reason to assume that It has been
abandoned. ' '
There will of course be a sharp fight,
over the platform, but In this the con
servative element will have an advan
tage and while It is likely to make some
concessions to the radicals, It Is safe to
say' that the platform will ' chiefly rep
resent the position and views of the ra-
organtiers. One thing can be very posi
tively predicted snd that Is that .the
St Louis convention will have none of
the "dullness" of a settled purpose and
none Of the businesslike character of a
body which meets to record a mandate
from the people. It will, indeed, have
no popular mandate to record and no
fixed party purpose to execute.- It will
be an arena of factional conflict as bit
ter as the democracy or any ether po
litical party In this country has ever
known, with the chances so much
against harmonising the hostile ele
ments that a split Is regarded by many
as Inevitable. I ,
WHO MAKE GOOD MARKETS.
"One of the best things said by Speaker
Cannon at Chicago was this: . "It Is not
a few men of great wealth that make
good markets, but It Is the multiplied
millions that work today and consume
tomorrow, with Interchange of their re
spective products' amongst one another,
and the prosperity of the farmer on one
hand, and of the operative on the other,
depends on the prosperity of . each as
producers of their respective products
and as consumers of the products of
others."
Apply this sound economic statement
to this country, , When labor here baa
been well employed, as during the past
X or seven years, the agricultural pro
ducers have prospered because of the in
creased consumption of the commodities
of the farm. A prosperous agricultural
community means a ' good demand for
the products of the mill and factory and
therefore work for wage earners In the
manufacturing Industries. This is the
interchange of which Mr. Cannon spoke.
When the wheels of Industry are In
active operation the farmer has a profit
able market for all be produces and he
in turn la able to liberally patronize the
manufacturer. . ""
This Is the condition that we have bad
for several years and It is the policy of
the republican party to continue It If
we would not Injure the market for the
agricultural producers the great body of
consumers must be kept well employed.
In order to do this we must continue tn
the course which it has been . conclu
sively demonstrated Is necessary to the
profitable operation of all our Industries.
The republican party again appeals to
the people to do this.
CANAL ZOXI REQULATI0X3.
The secretary of war has formulated
plans for tariff and postal systems in
the Panama canal sons, which will go
luto effect at once. In regard to the
tariff system the order Is that until
otherwise provided by competent au
thority . duties en importations into the
canaf sone are to be levied In conformity
with such duties ss congress has ls
pfeed upon foreign merchandise Im
ported into other ports of the - United
States. The order further provides that
goods entering the canal sone from the
United States or Ins alar possessions of
the United 'States shall be admitted on
the same terms as at; the ports of the
states of this onion. ''
It Is obviously the view of the admin
istration that the canal sone is United
States territory and to be treated ss
such. This would seem to be fully war
ranted by th terms of the treaty with
the Panama republic, which grants to
this country all the rights, power and
authority which It would possess and
exercise If It were sovereign of the terri
tory, to the entire exclusion of the exer
cise by the republic of Panama of any
such rights, power or authority. It is to
be noted, however, ; that the towns of
Panama and Colon and the harbors ad
jacent' thereto, are excepted from the
grant and most foreign trade must enter
at and dpit from thee places. It
vtOiUd -UertfraeesutbAt, tto. PxngttS
government night reasonably object to
the tariff arrangement regarding the
sone, as going beyond the terms of the
treaty and exercising a right of sover
eignty on the part of the United States
not contemplated or intended.
It Is to be presumed, however, that the
Washington authorities bavs not failed
to consider this point snd quite probably
the order made Is with the acquiescence
of the Panama government, which of
course desires to maks any reasonable
concession whlch our government may
ask. The arrangement Is subject to
change at any time and if it should be
found unsatisfactory to the reibllc of
Panama can be readily modified. Man!
festly some regulation in regard to im
portations into the sone Is necessary,
and as American interests there sre
paramount there appears to be no lm
propriety In this government making the
regulation. It is not unlikely, however.
that Its action in the matter will be sub
jected to criticism as a usurpation of
authority.
OS TBS RIGHT TRACK.
The Fire and Police board is on the
right track In favoring a policy of
economy and retrenchment It is easy
to Increase the municipal pay. roll, but It
is very difficult to cut It down aftef it
has once been Increased, even when re
trenchment has become imperative and
the efficiency of the public service would
be promoted by a decrease. This ap
plies to the fire department as well as
to all other departments.
.The pay roll and cost of maintenance
of the present fire fighting force already
exceeds by many thousands of dollars
the charter limit It is, however, per
fectly natural for the fire chief to plead
for an increased force in the face of a
deficit in the fire fund. Commanders of
armies always want more soldiers, com
manders of navies always want more
warships, and commanders of fire brig
ades always want more fire companies
as a matter of pride. As a matter of
business, however, and under the limits
tlons put upon it by the charter, the
fire and pollcs board Is pot Justified
in making an Increase in the firs de
partment force at this time.
The plea that the Harney street en
gine bouse cannot be closed wltb safety
because It is in the neighborhood of
several large hotels and within two or
three blocks of several theaters, should
not distract the board from a firm ad
herence to the rational policy of re
trenchment The Eighteenth and Har
ney street engine house is . within a
block ot the Boyd theater, and within
less than three blocks of the 'Orpheum.
Its location on the top of the hill is ex
tremely favorable to bringing its force
Into rapid action. Ten chances to one
its equipment would reach the Orpheum
quicker than the company located near
Fourteenth and Harney streets, and It
certainly would outstrip that company
in case of a fire in the Her Grand.
With Its superb and powerful equip
ment the company located In the new
Jackson street engine house can do Just
as efficient and quick work at the Pax
ton and Murray hotels as the present
company with itp second rate apparatus
at Fourteenth and Harney. There cer
tainly is no good reason why the Jack
son street engine house force should be
exclusively at the disposal of the whole
sale district On the contrary, the com
pany located there would be expected to
do the most efficient work in the retail
district and at the hotels In the case of
a big conflagration.
The republican state committee, at Its
last meeting, by a decisive vote estab
lished the republican state headquarters
in Omaha. If the officers of the com
mittee had done their duty, the records
snd effects of the party organization
would now be In Omaha, where the
headquarters are legally located, and the
coming meeting of the committee would
be held In Omaha. If the commlttes's
orders are to be ignored in this way it;
may be advisable for the committee
hereafter, Instead of adjourning subject
to call, to fix for itself the time and
place of each next meeting and put an
end to the idea that it la simply a foot
ball to be kicked about as the secretary
who - happens to issue , the call may
see fit
There Is nothing, small , about Ne
braska. It la bound to have a candidate
for the highest office within the gift
of the nation on some ticket Eight
years ago and again four years ago it
had its peerless Bryan. This year It
presented John L. Webster for the vice
presidency, and falling in the republican
national convention it now has a fair
prospect of succeeding in furnishing the
presidential candidate for the prohibi
tionists in the person of A. G. Wolfen
barger. General Miles bad better stand
from under. . - .
Several men who have achieved emi
nence In the national arena are grad
uates from tie editorial and reportorlal
staff of The Bee, Among these may
be mentioned Willis . Sweet former
member of congress from Idaho, now
United States Judge In Porto Eico, and
Charles S. Magoon, who has Just been
promoted from the position of law offi
cer of the Bureau of Insular Affairs to
that of general counsel for the Isthmian
f.f ai commix. stem.
If It bad only known that he wanted
Grorer Cleveland to be nominated at
St Louis, the World-Herald would not
bavs thrown those bouquets In Judge
Gray's direction the. other day. The
Delaware statesman has now put him
self on the Bryan black list , ..
QeaS iMtaa tor Mealtatioa.
fit. lAuls Globe-Democrat.
Let us-spend the time batweea this data
and July S In the consideration ot or op
prospects and the base ball situation. The
presidential question Is Juat about settled.
Loss Here, t
Kansas City Suit.
Between Mr. Rooaevelt snd ' Mr. Fair
banks the mjU edraluiatreOon will be
"long" on boya. The p real dent and his
runntna aaata each has Unit. T'nder the
olrus4tJLttce. wsa stt.aoery to Is.
corporate in the platform a plank against
rare am era a.
XaAlsaewtary SleC.
Chicago Tribune.
ill Informed persons have ventured to
call Paul Morton's naral knowledge ia
question. Tet h conies from a state. look
you, where much of the commerce la, or
used to be, carried on In prairie schooners.
Uaalltles that Brlasr Saeeess.
Baltimore American.
The Japanese are furnlahlng soma of the
fineat historical leeeons the world has ever
known. They are allowing the qualities of
cleverness, persistency, courage and energy
four things that, under most . clrcum
stances, bring saccess.
I'm If or wj Graalaff at Ore la.
Philadelphia Press.
The uniform grading of grain In all of
the markets of the I'nltsd Btstes, aa ad
rocsted by the National Association of
Grain Inspectors, would be of great bene
fit, and everything poealbls should be dona
to bring It about. As it is now, foreign
dealers ara often deceived because the
grade Is different In various markets In thla
country. The inspectors do not favor gov
ernment Inspection, sr.d yet that la proba
bly the only way by means of which uni
form grading csa be satisfactorily estab
lished.
doing; Ahead, Resrardless.
Washington Poet
Theaa scientists and students ot domeatle
economy will be the death of us yet If they
do not dealat from thrlr apparent detarml
nation to tell u what we shall eat how
we shall have It cooked and aenred and the
manner by which we may meet the ex
actions of the servant girl and start the
physicians on the road to bankruptcy. After
mature deliberation we have decided to go
ahead this summer, V eating what we like.
whether It agrees witu us or not, eating It
at home when possible and taking our
chances.
Craelal Polaf la Fatal Illaeaa.
Address Before American Medical Ase'n
The truth is not always so alarming- to
the patient, painful as it often Is to the
physloisn. In fact it seems to me mis
Is one part ot our duties that does not be
come less trying with increasing experi
ence. To the sick man, whose thoughts
hsve been turned toward the end longer
than others suspect intimation of a fatal
end often brings no shock, but rather re
lief, from the ending of a painful uncer
talnty. According to the rules of the Bo-
man Csthollo church, a timely announce
ment should always he given, and those
who have witnessed the last days of mem.
bers of this frith can confirm the state
ment that good often follows, speaking
merely from the medical standpoint and
rarely harm, while the same thing la true
of. many of other faiths or of no faith.
Even where .we have to give a fatal
prognosis there are certain mollifying In
fluences that can be introduced, aside from
those that spring from a tender heert A
nope can te ezpressea Dsseq on tne isiu-
blllty of human knowledge In general, and
medical knowledge in particular.
TUB FLAG FOLLOWS THE CITIZEN.
Satisfactory . Close of the Aforoceaa
laeldent.
New -Tork Sun.
We think no loyal American and fair-
minded cltlsen will now be disposed to
withhold from President Roosevelt . and
Secretary Hay full credit and high honor
for the energetla measures which have re.
suited In the release of Ion Perdlcarls.
The naval demonstration at Tangier has
been criticised as- Inordinate. But It has
accomplished . it,;, -purpose and ., thereby
Justified the administration's method ot
dealing with a troublesome Incident This
is what our ships are for. The dispatch
of every available vessel in the govern
ment's service would be no excessive dis
play of vigor. If needed to emphasise the
fact that our flag follows and protects our
oltisens In any part of the world. . ,
There Is no braggadocio In the assertion
of this principle. Mr. Roosevelt did his
duty with the promptness and adequate
display of resources which might have been
expected under the circumstances from an
executive of his character. - ( .
The expedition to Tangier has Justified
Itself, both by practical success In the case
of the Individual concerned and as an im
pressive illustration of a fixed national
purpose with regard to all who have the
right to claim the protection of the Amer
loan flag. . '
POLITICAL SNAP SHOTS.
Washington Post: Judge Sullivan of Ne
braska declares that his name must' not
be considered In connection with the dem
ocratic vice presidential nomination. There
are no Indications that this precautionary
admonition -was needed.
Washington Btar: Mr. Fairbanks was
ones a freckle-faced boy who had to work
for a living. The ' freckle-faced boy who
had to work la one of the glorious figures
of American politics, and it is good to
see him coming to the front once more.
Brooklyn Eagle: We commend Mr. Cor-
telyou as a man able to see the right thing
to do. He will not sttempt to be a cabinet
officer and run a political machine at ths
same time. He has resigned glory and a
salary in ths hope of being useful snd
having more fun. And he never for a mo
ment proposed to do anything else.
Cleveland Leader: After all the politi
cians .may only be Jealous of President
Roosevelt for certainly he is developing
qualities as a master of men which mark
him as one of ths shrewdest most sue
oeesful and resourceful politicians of them
all. Nobody doubts Mr. Roosevelt's pur
poses, but he believes that there Is a prac
tical ss weU as an ethical side t every
question, and be believes In doing things
In a practical way.
New Tork Times: Ths most striking ap
pointment of those recently made to the
cabinet Is that or Mr. raiu storvoa ot
Illinois. He Is sa able and energetla man,
was a gold democrat in ISM, and is now
representative of what may be oaUad the
Roosevelt democrats men wne nave ac
quired greater confidence la Mr. Roose
velt than they are capable of feeling la
ths party they have formerly supported.
His selection will unquestionably tana to
strengthen Mr. Roosevelt with this ele
ment In ths electorate. Mr. Morton la a
"railroad man." and an able and success
ful one. His lnfluenos in ths administra
tion is Ilk sly to be cansarvetlve aa to Its
action la directions sffeoMng corporals
Internets, hot It Is not plain that It will
he rt to restrain aa extreme .tsnSsnrty.
Balthaora Amerloaxu There is aids-
spread admiration for tba maa whs is what
he la. No matter how strong mar he ths
tnmn tendency ts meddle in ths affairs
of others, lost as strong is ths admiration
of that sams human nature for the person
who refuses to he dloteted to. President
Roosevelt's nomination for ths presldeney
Is due to that trait tn him whloh, while
seeking advice and eacerty following it
when he believes it to be good, permits
no man to sway him with any sort of
allagsd Influence. The sams qualities shine
In George B. Cortelyou, ohslrman-aleot of
ths repubUcan national committee, and a
vlguroua. nonvaolllatlng policy will ba the
result. Indlvlituality ip always at a pre
mium. And not only are ths candidates
for tba presidency . and vloe preetdenoy
on the republican ticket gifted In that Una,
but the manager of the campaign Is sim
ilarly gifted snd proportions uly respected
sod trusted.
HOCTTD AJMCT IKW TMIK.
'
R I sales aa the Carreat af Life la ths
Metre s4le.
Howard Chandler Christy, the artist and
some friends circulating aboxt In an auto
mobile bumped against a hackman who
objected to ths persistent "honk" of the
auto horn and refused to give up a slice
of the road. The horn "honked" some
mors and Jehu responded with a string
of auds expletives, shocking the ear and
blintering the auto's varnish. Christy wss
much Impressed by ths outburst and sought
with kindly remarks to check the deluge,
receiving a whip's lash for his pains and
patience. When ths Jehu landed In a
police station a few minutes Ister he had
both eyss artistically etched, his nose flat
tened and other sections of his anatomy
tanned, with shos leather. Among con
noisseurs of ths manly ths Job ranks as a
masterpiece.
A dealer In postage stamps, commenting
on ths conviction and sentence a few weeks
ago of one of ths most expert ot stamp
forgers, drew attention to the profits re
sulting from blunders In ths government
printing office. This forger mads a spe
cialty of "fixing" the sumps Issued at the
ttmsw of ths Buffalo exposition. Theso
stamps were in two colors, and occasional
copies havs turned up with Inverted cen
ten. Buoh specimens are so rare as to
oommsnd very high prices from collectors.
At ths trial there were shown dosens of
these altered sumps, changed with suoh
dexterity as to deceive even experts for a
tim. - Indeed, . In some oases the fraud
could not be detected until the stamps had
been soaked In water, when, ot course, the
pieces fell apart The profit can be im
agined when it ia known that a copy of
ths 4-cent Inverted a genuine one sold at
auction ths other dsy for $360. Only six
copies are known. Even ths 1 snd 1-cent
stamps of this Issue command prices rang
ing fsom tl8 to J28. Many blunders have
occurred also In surcharging stamps for
use In the "colonies," the surcharge be
ing printed upside down or with misspell
ing. The S-cent used In Cuba, for instance,
occasionally reads "Cups" and is quite val-
uable. There were mlxups, too. In the case
Of ths civil war revenue stamps, a few of
the old S-cent eheck stamps being worth
To see ths way ths excursion boats were
packed last Saturday and Sunday for all
points along ths Bound ons would never
dream, thst ths lsst of a thousand dead
who were lost in ons of thoss old tubs had
not been recovered, burled and forgotten.
ooats ot tns Biooum type, some
better, but most of them not so safe, car
nea out great -crowds, and every ons of
them wss equipped not a whit better than
was ths Slooum. Of course, there has been
a hasty overhauling of life preservers and
perfunctory drilling of crews for firs
emergencies, but that Is all. Before the
season Is over the roustabout hi
havs been drilled will be changed on most
oi toe Boats, tor tney seldom keen the m
crowd over a month at a time. It Is plain
that official bodies must step in and take
some action to prevent future accMent.
Ths great public is as heedless as ever and
careless Of Its own safety.
t
Ths office boy had confessed In the no-
Uoe court that he had stolen a dollar from
his employer.
"What did you do with ItT" asked the
magistrate.
I went down to Coney Island -and hsd
a good time," confessed the culprit
"Did you go sloneT"
"Tes, sir." v
Ths magistrate removed his snacrarlaa
snd regarded ths youthful prisoner se
verely", v Then he ' made this remarkable
speech: ,... .
"Don't you ever do that again. Don't he
a hog. If you must steal money, don't bo
selfish and take all the pleasure yourself.
Tsks some one else with you, and let them
get some pleasure, too. so that vnu win
maks up In some decree fni vo,,
wiunGunee. it s had
enodah tn .t.oi
Don't add being a selfish ho to voue v..
font"
The chief of the mendlcancv ' mm,, a i
New Tork, John Forbes has a verv thor. I
ough knowledge of the hoboes, tramps snd
yeggmen, and gives some interesting in-
formation about them. Tt a. I
oned New Tork beggars of the tramp class
rareiy make less than 15 a dav Tk.. I
Thev nm.
viae inemseivee with relnforoed pockets,
which roust be strong to stand ths strain
of ths great quantities of coin taken In on
good day. The typical New Tork beersars
are aiviaea into two olssses ths yeggmen
ana tns coppers snd they are dansaraua.
The yeggman is a perlpatetlo thief, burglar
ana sneaking desperado, who travels about
ins country on freight oars and seises his
opportunity to blow up a safe or commit
other, depredation. The flopper is a yecr-
msn wno elects to make a permanent resi
dence In a olty, and usually he has lost an
eye,- or a foot or hand is partially disabled
In some way. This bad crowd has com
mitted so many assaults in New Tork and
Is apparently so dangerous that the au
thorities commissioned Mr. Forbes and his
assistants to clean them out and they have
succeeded remarkably well during the last
year. '
There is a block In Chambers street In
the downtown section where there sre five
shops, each dealing In some artificial part
of tho human body. One shop sells artificial
legs and arms, another makes glass eyes,
third displays wigs, a fourth Is a dentist's
parlor; while the other oarrles a complete
stock of sll these conveniences for frac
tional mortals. Ths number of maimed,
halt blind, bald and toothless must bs
enormous to support ths exclusive business
of these big pieces alone, but when It Is
considered that they represent only a small
part ot ths dealers In the country the good
luck ot persons who are fortunate enough
na -wnoie- oan ds appreciated. The
shopkeeper who sells artificial syes ssys
that MkOOS ara sold rsarly la ths United
Of course, he does not sell thst
number himself, but bs Is la close touch
with ail ths other dealers In his line snd
be kaowa This means that through acci.
dent or Illness 60,006 people are yearly de
prived of ths use sf one eya. This does
not take Into account thoss who loss ths
sight af both eyes, for, obviously, artificial
syes would be useless to them.
Miss Bertha Alexander, an independent
young woman whose latest occupation was
that of a cloak medsl sailed aboard the
Unar Malestio for Uvarpoal, where she will
tsks ship far 0auth Africa. Sbs has been
betrothed for several years to lieutenant
Riobard Roland Thompson, who won bis
tltls by gallantry la ths Boar war oa ths
British aids. Thorn peon enlisted ss a pri
vate. Miss Alexander promised him l
aa bs was able to marry that shs
would gs to him. Hs benams interested In
diamond mining after the war and got
along so well that reoentty hs sent for her
to cams to Kimberley.
RaaMiBBbar Saseeoa.
San Pranoisco Call
A, series of federal army scandals, Involv
ing a smashing of ths moral sods, statu
tory and otherwise, from levity of conduct
to suictds snd wores, Is evidence indisput
able that Uriels Sam's soldiers that sre
stationed In San Francisco and Its neigh
borhood do not confine their strenuous se
ttvlties to ths trade of fighting. These
gallant msn ot Mars should not forget ths
Dtsaas that brought Bsrsean -tf his and.
Fifty Years
triprovos (ho flavcr and adds to
tho hoallhfulnoss of iho food.
PRIOC BAKINQ POWDER CO. OHIOAQO.
FRUITS OF TUB CONVENTION.
Chicago Chronicle (dem.): Roosevelt and
Fairbanks are' both able snd honest men
and they are positive characters. They
cannot be beaten by compromisers or by
radicals or by lunatics.
Chicsgo News (ind.)i The republicans
are probably Justified In feeling that they
have a strong and "well-balanced" ticket
The two candidates are men ot diverse
methods snd characteristics, but taken to
gether they hold out . the promise of
continuance of policies upon which all ele
ments of the party can unite.
Chicsgo Record-Herald (rep.): In the
selection of Mr. Cortelyou by ths republl
can national committee there is a chal
lenge to ths democratic party to place its
campaign on an equally high plane. It is
to be hoped that the challenge will be
sccepted. Ths result would be a distinct
taori brmo,B ,or th political tons of the
.
Indianapolis News (Ind.): It is thus that
the declaration (platform) of yesterday
will appeal to thoughtful people. To the
average voter It Is likely to appeal as full
ot ss8uranca that everything is right under
republican rule and everything wrong under
I democratic rule, which is presented, too,
eoineining aisioyai to tne country, x nis
is why ws must say in ths end and as we
said In the beginning that the platform Is
adroit snd audacious; a document aa plat
forms go, that makes the best possible for
the republican position.
Kansas City Star (ind.): It may be ex.
pected, of course, that Mr. Cortelyou's
chief adviser will bs ths president. Mr.
Roosevelt hss taken a distinctly active part
In the management ot his- candidacy and
now that he hss secured the nomination
without a contest he will doubtless give
a great deal of personal consideration to
the management of the campaign. It Is
fortunate that he has for chairman of ths
national committee a man whose capacity
and quality are so well known to him, snd
whose sympathlep are so strongly allied
with the policies of ths president.
1 Philadelphia North American (rep.): Mr.
Root's thems was a fertile one. and he took
I the fullest advantage of its fertility. There
never was a more Able exposition of the
PoHc'es of a party; for when he had mar-
"nale1 n, Iact" but one deduction wa
possible. No democrat can dispute the
,acU yet no democrat would willingly a-
to ueuuuuuu mi wi.ov uu
pered so well under ths republican guid
ance should be left to thst guidance. Well
might the speaker say: "We challenge
Judgment upon this record of effective per
formance In legislation, in execution snd
In administration."
I
PERSONAL NOTES.
Senator Hoar la still carrying the pocket-
knife that 'he took to Washington with him
In 1869. .1
The checks which the king of England
uses ror his private -Business are orawn
on his personal account' at Coutts'. The
signature Is "Edward R.," followed by a
small royal crown.
According to a distinguished war critlo
In London Kouropatkln will stake bis all
upon one laet wild fling of the Iron dice."
The sanctum wsrrlore are using a more
Inspiring article of dope than that taken
at the Tugela and Modder rivers.
John QHbert Melggs, ths railroad builder.
has just died In London. He wss born In
New Cngland seventy-seven years sgo, but
had lived for the last thirty years tn Lon
don. With his brother he built the famous
Oroya railroad In Peru, which Is still re
garded as one of the greatest feats of
engineering.
In order to prepare himself for a re
sponsible position in ths railroad world
Klngdon, eldest son of George J. Gould,
has appeared before the college entrance
examination board at Columbia university
to try for admission to the School ot
Mines next September. - He took the pre
liminary examinations a year ago, passing
TMAor in
AlhejLifebunv hahlfc and vo
crri I fiPVfr
GoapSjfor Lifebuoy Soap not
only cleanses thoroughly but
also purifies by disinfection.
This double value and
power costs no more
than common, soaps.'
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the Standard
with a high rating. Hs will take the course'
In mechanical engineering,' which Includes
the study of machinery, mechsnlcs, steam,
electrioity, the construction of dynamos
and motors, Industrial chemistry and ths
testing of materials Jay, the second son
of the railroad magnate, will study law.
Ex-Mayor Low of New Tork has re
turned from a Ave months' tour of Eu
rope. He admits that he will take part In
ths presidential campaign, but does not
care to say Just how hs will aid Roosevelt
It is thought that In ths event of ths
president's re-election Mr. Low ,wlll bs
given a foreign port.- ...:
Events are moving at a mighty pace In
Indiana Just now. ' Bunches of fsms are
dropping Into the capacious lap of Hoosler
dom. One of the tribe visited Port Arthur
and saw the whole shooting match. An
other run off with a nomination at Chi
cago. A newspaper suspended publication
for a whole week while the editor got mar
ried, and the champion Hooslsr hen Is
cackling over her 1000th egg. There's noth-.
Ing the matter with Indiana. ' 'V
LAUGHING GAS.
Guest I want a good porterhouse steak.
Walter Gents that order porterhouse
steak are required to make a deposit sir.
Philadelphia Ledger. .
Henry Peck I want to get a cook for mf
wue.
Manaaer Ask the slrl on the end.
Shs
might marry you. New York Sun.
"What have you folks contributed to the
makeup of the wagon of progress?" asks
the yankee of the southerner.
"The lynch-Dln. sun." is the haushtv r. '
ply. Judge. . - i
'-l,-. I'd T"f!rsV ai.V -.i '
"I see by the papers," said the man whs
likes to read statistics, "that the Canadlajti '
smoked 200,000,000 cigarettes last year."
"Gosh!" exclaimed the plain man; "who'd
ever think that they had so many oollegt
men over there!" Cleveland Leader.
'You are not In It with me." aaJd ths
Nightingale, with a superior air. ."You
can't touch a high note at all." '
"No," replied the Bird of Paradise.
"Why even when I'm dead and embalmed . '
on a bonnet, I'll bet 1 11 come pretty neal
touching a MO note all right." Philadelphia '
Press. ....
'De man dat tries to srlt aumnln' foh .
nuffln'." said Uncle Eben. xls ll'ble td dis
cover dat he's up a pain a lot o smahter
leopie dan he is at delr own game." Wash,
ngton Star. . .
"Jabhsv.
said Mucker Flvnn to his
rricna, jaDDsy Moian, I see In de polpor
dat In New Yolk dere's a big tottle named
. . - .
Jim Corbett.
exclaimed Jabbsy, "dem
oloers likes t n
Ipe. Ie facts Is dat Jigs
'orbett's a lobster." Cleveland Leader.
Jonah was thinking of his picture. '
"I always wanted to be done in oil." he
remarked, "but I never thought it would
be in blubber."
Vainly trying to look pleasant, nleaae ha
waited to get out of the dark room New
York Sun.
It la shameful to hear some of the slnn.
ders that are circulated about a candidate,
by the opposition."
v y . i , noil, .idwbi7U ppu.wr n UTT (I t J III
cheerfully. "It all evens up. Think ot ths
unaeservea sauiation ne gets rrom his ewn
side." Washington Stsr. '
THE EAST MARK.
Somervllls Journal.
We like the man of Jovial mien
wno greets us witn a smile. ;
We like to meet the honest man,
Frank, simple, free from guile, 1
Ws like the bright man, but the man
Whom we all like best to see
Is ths msn who gives up cheerfully
When you strike him for a V.
The pleassnt man has host of friends;
Who wish htm Joy and health.
The rloh man has his flatterers.
Who nront by his wealth.
Ws all admire the brilliant man,
nut the oest or ail. say we.
Is the man who gives up cheerfully "
wnen you sinae mm ior a v. -
Then here's a health to the Jolly man,
wno always makes us isusn.
And here's long life to the friendly man
Who labors in our behalf.
But best of sll is the Kasy Mark,
Here s to him three times three!
To the man who gives up cheerfully
When you striae mm ior a v.
SJADC IN
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