TI7E OMAHA DAILY DEE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1S04.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Doulae County, as.:
Oeorae B. Tsechwk, secretary of The Bea
Publlahlna; Company, beln duly sworn,
says that tha actual number of full and
complete conies of Tha Dnlly, Mornlna;,
Evenlna; and Sunday Bee printed during tha
month of July. 3i4, waa ae followe:
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' Net total sales. 81THT
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GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK.
Subectibed In my presence and aworn to
before m, this 1st dayf August. A.V.
y . Notary Public.
THE BEE Will Mlled vpoa reejaeet
to eabscrlbera leaving tha city
dories 'the - nmmcr months.
Chaatti of address will be made
aa frequently aa dealred notices
I lick ehaaaje aaast alva both
tha aid aad addresses.
In the lanffuage of the street the Japa
nese have General Koirropatkln "going:
south" despite bis rapid movement to
the north.
Winner of farms on the Rosebud res
ervation are called "Bonesteelers" de
spite the fact that they come by their
possessions honestly.
When Port Arthur really does bump
the bump, 'there will b no doubt about
It To use Kruger's phrase, It will prob
ably "stagger humanity."
m f . bl in
Tha grocers' plcniaMs advertised to
come off this week, rain or shine. If
they will stick to that perhaps the
weather man may relent and do better
than he did last year.
Inasmuch as another circus Is due In
Omaha next month It is to be hoped the
official apportionment of tickets allotted
to the city hall will be agreed upon be
fore the parade moves. '
; .. i-.-f
Live stock raisers doubtless know as
well as the managers of packing houses
the effect of the strike upon their busi
ness and they do not seem to be pleased
with existing conditions.
Talk about bribery a-nd corruption!
The Swift , management In Chicago is
distributing free watermelons among the
negro strike breakers. If this goes on
unchecked it's all over with the unions.
Wireless telegraph stations under pri
vate control are not to be permitted to
Interfere with those of the government,
which means that sooner or later there
can be no such privately controlled sys
tems. '
Candidate Davis has a democratic
convention oq his bauds and until he has
set things to rights In Went Virginia will
be In no shape to learn officially that he
helped name himself for vice presldont
at' St. Louis. ' ...
A fletlon contribution in last Sun
day's New York World by Chauncey E.
Hotchklss is eutltled, "The Nerve of
Mr. Wattles." We baaten to assure the
public that this story' has no local appli
cation to Omaha,
i
Having announced the last Oght as the
decisive battle of the war the St. Peters
burg War department immediately pre
pared Itself to receive news of a Itus
. slan defeat, showing Just what Russia
expects In this war.
General Zassallti'b, who was recalled
from Manchuria in disgrace, is to be
sent to the front once more. The ac
tion of the other Russian officers bus
evidently made his defeat at tbe Yalu
commendable by comparison.
Chicago baudlts who set out to rob
excursionists to the St Louis World's
fair probably figured that they would
Ire ernly .intercepting their plunder in
rranalt and saving time and labor for
t:.a victims after arrival at thttr des
tination. ' St. Louis may have the privilege of
entertaining- the democratic nomluee for
president this fall, but It Is safe to say
I hat no "breaks" will be made alnut
tue enemy's couutry, even though Mis
souri did not give Parker a vote in the
convention.
Charles Francis Adams has a new
form of fright. Just now he profeBt-e
to see disaster to the republic In the
United btttt-s senate, even though
George l'si.lite Hoar Is permitted to
make ami h.iiK-rlaiiotlo speoifiea end to
vote as ke fit.
. MAXAOlXf THE CAMPAIGN.
It Is reported thst souof tbe western
democratic loaders a reyiH'p leased with
the disposition that is bring shown In
the east to disregard them in the man
agement of the campaign and to carry
on the canvass throughout the country
according to the New York idea. They
sny that the eastern democratic leaders
do not understand conditions in the west
and they should confine their efforts to
their own section, tearing the manage
ment of the campaign In western states
to western men.
This Is not unreasonable, but it was
to be expected that the politicians who
brought about the nomination of Judge
Parker and are looked to to secure most
of the money for carrying on the cam
paign would assert tbe right to run it.
Hill, Sbeeban and the other easterners
who controlled the St. Louis convention,
so far as tbe msking of candidates was
concerned, have boundless faith In their
political wisdom and skill. Moreover,
they have the implicit confidence of the
candidate, while he knows little or noth
ing about the western democratic lead
ers. Judge Parker is under great po
litical obligations to David B. Hill and
undoubtedly has the highest regard for
him as a politician, even though know
ing, as he must know, that there Is none
in the country more unscrupulous than
Hill. It is therefore most probable that
the candidate Will want his chief spon
sor to have a directing hand in the cam
paign, not alone in New York, but gen
erally. It was upon Hill's recommenda
tion that the chairman ot 'the democratic
national committee was chosen and It is
most natural that Mr. Taggart should
look to him for counsel and direction,
except perhaps as to Indiana. William
F. Sheehan Is also a politician in whom
the candidate has a great deal of con
fidence. Sheehan is identified with some
very large .corporations and will be use
ful In association with August Belmont
In obtaining the "sinews of war." These
men will insist upon their right by vir
tue of what they accomplished at St.
Louis, to have the real management of
the campaign and there Is no doubt the
candidate desires that they shall have.
Of course western democratic leaders
will not be Ignored. They will be con
sulted, but their views will be accepted
and acted upon only to the extent that
they meet the approval of the eastern
leaders. The westerners will not be per
mitted to do as they' please. They will
not be given absolute freedom' of action.
They may be allowed a measure of In
dependence, but for the most part they
will be directed from the east and David
B. Hill will do the principal directing.
subject only to such general supervision
as the candidate may have time and
disposition to exercise.
The fact Is that the democrats are not
seriously expecting anything from the
west. They profess to believe that they
may carry some western states, but in
reality they feel that there is hardly a
possibility of their winning In a single
one. Hence while the' west will not be
totally neglected, the democrats will
make their most aggressive fight In the
east
A BIOS OF THE TIMES.
That M. Souverln, theeditor of the
Novoe Vremya, Russia's most influential
newspaper, should even be allowed to
publish an article calling for a respon
sible cabinet in Russia, is certainly one
of the signs of the times.
The present system, whereby the czar
appoints ministers responsible to him di
rectly, and to no one else, has been found
to bring discord In the working of the
government and moreover to generate
personal feuds and jealousies to the
great detriment of the nation. Men to
tally uncongenial and radically opposed
to each other's views may be placed in
charge of departments which are closely
related, and by the direct opposition Of
their ideas and administrations, ' bring
about disastrous results. The rivalries
between powerful ministers, each bent
on tbe execution of his own ambitions,
has brought confusion not only Into tbe
councils, but Into tbe administration as
well.
The Introduction of a responsible cabi
net would Insure one thing r.t least. The
aims and ends of Russia would remain
the same and the execution of tbe na
tional policies would be much more effi
cient. That there Is actual need for this
in Russia is evident, not only on account
of the misfortunes now clustering
around the government but because the
czar himself is not a strong enough "man
to Institute personal government and la
becoming every day less able to hold to
gether the warring factions who are the
real governors of Russia. A responsible
cabinet would be the natural stepping
stone to constitutional government
PHOVJDIXO- FVB DEFEySB.
The spirit of militarism is making
progress In Canada. Tbe new militia act
provides for organising all the able
bodied men of the Dominion, tbe ranks
to be filled by conscription at tbe will of
the political authorities. It is the idea
of Minister Borden to gradually create
a military force that will ultimately
number 100,000 and doubtless this is
practicable If the people wiB submit to
conscription and to the taxation that
will be necessary to supply money for
the proper training of such a force. An
other Indication of the growth of the
spirit of militarism among our northern
neighbors is contained in a receut report
from Ottawa that Minister Borden had
about completed a contract with a firm
in England to build three ammuultion
factories In Canada, capable of produc
ing annually 100,000,000 rounds of am
munition. The explanation of this is that Canada
wants to l prepared for a possible war
with the United States. This will be
regarded as amusing by Americans, but
It seems to be a really serious Idea with
many Canadians, esnrylully that element
which U Inveterately unfriendly to this
country and therefore loses no chance
to create a feeling that there Is danger
to the Dominion from the Uoltsd States.
Possibly those here who tslk annexa
tion are in a measure responsible for
this feeling, but intelligent Csnadtans
should know thst the great majority of
our people are not annexationists and
probably would not be in favor of taVing
Canada into the union If Its people were
to unanimously ask it. The Dominion
is at present doing very well as a neigh
bor and so long as it shall continue in
this way there need be no apprehension
of trouble with the United States, which
In the pnst has shown a most tolerant
and patient spirit under very aggra
vating circumstances.
It would be an extremely foolish policy
for the people of Canada to saddle them
selves with a large military establish
ment They are secure against attack
from the outside and all that Is needed
Is a sufficient force to maintain domestic
order. The Canadians should use their
resources in developing the material In
terests of the country rather than In In
creasing military expenditure.
VTIL1ZK THS AUDITOMUM.
By Herculean effort Omaha's new Au
ditorium was brought to a sufficient
state of completion tbe first of June to
permit of its use as an assembly ball,
but since the dedication concert festival,
extending over the first three weeks,
the Auditorium has been absolutely Idle.
The object of the people who con
tributed to the Auditorium building fund
was to procure an auditorium not so
much for ornament as for use. It was
the expectation that this building would
be called into requisition almost con
stantly for various popular entertain
ment features In addition to its service
as a meeting place for great national
gatherings. In this the people of Omaha
have so far been disappointed.
It Is not our purpose to lay the blame
to any One, but to call attention to the
fact and to urge those who are respon
sible for the management of this prop
erty, and who in reality merely' hold It
In trust for the whole membership of
the community, to bestir tbemselves in
devising plans by which we may have
some practical benefits accruing from
the erection of this handsome building.
If the Auditorium Is permitted to remain
idle without producing any revenue for
the income account, it will prove to be
a white elephant eating off its own head
Instead of an asset worth having and at
least paying Its own keep.
It behooves the various public spirited
organizations interested In Omaha's wel
fare to institute campaigns for the big
conventions of national organizations, to
work up various special exhibitions of
Industrial resources, to procure whole
some amusement, musical and other
wise, for the general public and within
reach of those who can spend little
money on such objects.
If the money tied up In the Audito
rium belonged to any one of our enter
prising merchants, be would be exerting
his energies to get some returns upon it.
Tbe Auditorium represents an Invest
ment at tha. community and- the .com
munity Is entitled to returns upon Its
Investment '
Tbe commemoration of the famous
council with the Indians held by Lewis
and Clark during their pioneer explora
tion trip up the Missouri valley 100
years ago by tbe erection of a monument
to mark tbe spot under auspices of tbe
Nebraska Sons and Daughters of the
Revolution, is eminently fitting. His
torians and geographers have been woe
fully mixed upon the location of this
historic meeting and have only In com
paratively recent years had . their bear
ings straightened. As an historical land
mark the monument, no matter how
plain and simple, will be a source of
pride and inspiration, constantly recall
ing the marvelous progress made since
Lewis and Clark Introduced themselves
there to the savages who roamed un
molested over tbe wilds of these prairies.
Participation in tbe celebration for the
dedication of the monument will be an
evidence of patriotic Interest in tbe state
and nation.
No wonder the South Omaha police
authorities were so ready to give up and
turn the work of preserving law and
order over to the sheriff. The extra ex
pense bill for special policemen In South
Omaha during tbe month of July Is over
$1,000. By letting the sheriff handle the
strike this item Is transferred from the
city treasury to the county treasury and
the taxpayers of Omaha and the county
precincts are permitted to share tho
burden of police surveillance with the
unfortunate people of South Omaha.
It Is to be noted that the delinquent
tax list contains several Items against
one of the railroads whose tax agents
have been wont to boast that the rail
roads always pay their taxes promptly.
While it IS no disgrace to be represented
on the delinquent tax list tbe railroad
which has been unloading upon tbe
otber taxpayers a big portion of tbe tax
burdens it ought to bear, ought to have
a clean bill of health wltb the tax col
lector. Governor Mickey has been out to
South Omaha to look over the strike
situation with his own eyes rather than
try at long distance to reconcile con
flicting statements made to bim by op
posing parties. This Is commendable.
A man who is willing to take pains to
Inform himself how the land lies is not
half so likely to get lost as the man
who wanders around blindfolded.
What kind of a bargain did the Tam
many leader strike with Parker when
they met "on tbe front porch?" With
out Tammany, Parker could not hope to
carry New York state, without New
York state the democrats would stand
little show of success, and everyone
knows Tammany won't work for noth
ing. What kind of bait waa used, and
how much of It)
Elder Warreu believes in advertising,
"This is an age of advertising," be de
clares, "In which the business man who
falls to advertise does not succeed very
well." The difference between the suc
cessful business man and the successful
evangelist Is that the business man pays
for his advertising, while the evangelist
works the free advertising dodge.
Tetty officers In the Brooklyn navy
yard, accused of selling rating and pro
motions, may give Secretary Morton a
chnnce to emulate the record of the
postal department In searching out graft
era. In the Interval the grafters had
better take to tnll timber.
Colonel Bryan In bis Commoner de
nounces the Rosebud land lottery as a
demoralizing gambling device which no
self-respecting government should per
mit The colonel ought to know, since
at least one of his staff associates took
a chance in it and lost.
Good Shootlnar round,
Minneapolis Times.
The Russians are beginning to realize
that strategy, pluck and good shooting beat
Icons all hollow In real war.
Oa the I parade. Anyhow.
Chlrngo Record-Herald.
There Is talk of another miners strike.
But tha public needn't care. The price of
coal will go up whether the strike comes
or not
Advantasjea of Publicity.
Kansas City Journal.
The Ice trust will now appreciate the ad
vantages ot publicity. As soon aa the
trust's statement was published that It
was having a distressingly poor season the
weather department came to the rescue
with some highly melting temperature.
Worthy of a Caraeale Medal.
Chicago Chronicle.
Mr. Carnegie will hardly refuse a medal
and a pension to Oustave Rosenbren, who
rescued Frank P. Bader from drowning in
the lake at Devon avenue. Rosenbren
swam a mile to Bader, beat him to In
sensibility to keep hint quiet, then put him
on -his back and swam a mile with him
to shore. Such another feat of heroism
and physical endurance has not been per
formed In Chicago for a great while.
Morton's Krarlected Kxerelae.
Kanaas City Star.
It Is easy enough to understand how Paul
Morton, the new secretary of the navy,
was done up by his walk with the presi
dent on Saturday, when it Is remembered
that he has been a Santa Fe railroad man
for many years. Free transportation over
that system has caused many persons in
Kansas to relinquish all physical exercise
and abandon wholly the practice of pedes
trlantsni. Secretary Morten did exceeding
ly well, under the circumstances, and the
president has little reason to feel chety.
Nebraska Colonel Draws Long Bow.
St. Paul Pioneer Press,
That Nebraska militia colonel who an
nounces that he "had never known a mule
to kick a man and had never met a man
who knew of his own knowledge another
man who had been kicked by a mule" must
have been raised among a monotonously
tarn lot of mules or among none at all.
If he merely wanted to get Ms name to
the paper or start a new discussion like
the age of Ann or the end of the century
we can't gratify him In either respect. But
If he'll come up to our offlce we'll introduce
him to our religious editor, who asserts
that aa a boy the man on the next farm
was kicked by a mule simultaneously with
both feet on both aides of his face and
went around with his Jaws in a sling for
exactly 22 days and hours and 45 min
utes thereafter.' '
Tom Watson at Lincoln.
Washington Star.
Tom Watson to open his presidential cam
paign at Lincoln? And yet there are peo
ple who assert that this la not going to be
an Interesting campaign! Will Mr. Bryan
introduce the speaker to his audience? Why
not? Mr. Watson was one of Mr. Bryan's
running mates in 1S96, and the two man are
still In close agreement about public poll
tics. The platform upon which Mr. Watson
Is now standing Is not unacceptable to Mr.
Bryan, while the leading features of the
platform which Mr. Bryan will endeavor to
have the democracy adopt In 1908 are in
Mr. Watson's line. What If Mr. Bryan, for
the purposes of the hour simply to keep
his record "regular" la committed to
Judge Parker? The man Is where his heart
is, and Mr. Bryan's heart is with Mr. Wat
son. Tom Watson at Lincoln will be an
Interesting figure, and It will be In Mr.
Bryan's power to make him more Interest
ing. Should auld acquaintances be forgot?
Or even suspended by the formalities of
politics?
ASSESSING THE RAILROAD.
Tax Dodarlna: Methods la California
Similar to Those In Nebraska.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The State Board of Equalisation Is en
gaged In Its annual task of determining
to what extent the great railroad corpora
tions of the state shall be excused from
the burden of taxation which other prop
erty has to bear. At least, that has been
the occupation of the board at Its previous
foregatherlngs, and until it is known that
there haa been a reform it will be as
sumed that the performance will continue.
The public and the press stand ready to
give full credit to the board whenever by
official action It demonstrates Us Intention
to tax railroad property as other property
is taxed. The Southern Paclflo company
haa died its statement of tha "value" of Its
properties In this state. The roadbed and
rolling stock of the Southern Paclflo Rail
road company of California are scheduled
at 111.780 a mile. In 190 it waa assessed
at $15,000 a mile. It Is bonded for over
136,000 a mile, has never defaulted in Inter
est, and Its bonds are above par. This
year It haa paid interest and sinking fund
charges, expended about !3,400,0u0 for bet
terments, has a large accumulated surplus
on hand, and haa over $1,500,000 of net
Income to be applied to dividends or more
betterments. The roadbed and rolling stock
of the Central Pacific is scheduled by the
company at 116,370 a mile. It Is bonded at
over (81,000 a mile, haa never defaulted,
has this year paid all charges, and has
S2,sl7,M5 to be applied to dividends or bet
terments. As the Southern Pacific com
pany holds nearly all the stocks of these
two roads, and they are therefore not
quoted '.n the exchanges, their value can
not be given. The present value Is what
ever the net Incomes above reported can
pay reasonable dividends upon.
Our present method of assessing railroads
for taxation may or may not ba the beet
method, but it la the method provided by
our law, w tilth also declares that all prop,
erty shall be assexard equally according to
Its value. It does not say that It shall be
assesued at its full value, and we believe
that real estate In this city Is asaeased
at about 70 per cent of the value at which
It Is being sold In the different districts.
If the railroads are to be asaeased at the
same rate as other property, as the con
stitution prescribes, It Is evident that to
the known value of the bonds there should
be added the value of the stock estimated
on the basis of the net Income, and the
assessment fixed at about 70 per cent of
that sum. t'nlli the State Board of Equal
isation does this It will not do Juntice.
When It due It shall recolve due credit
ROIID ABOl'T DEW YORK.
Ripples aa the Torrent of Life la the
Metroaolla.
Many New York millionaires have re
cluded private offices In downtown build
ings, where they may not be disturbed by
cullers with schemes or Importunities for
donations. Cornelius Vanderbllt's retreat
Is about aa large as a hall bed room. Its
only furniture la a dek, a safe, a chair
and a wart paper basket C. T. Terkea
when In the metropolis escapes into a small
office hidden away In the upper story of a
lower Broadway building. He was a tenant
fourteen months before the janitor found
out who he was. His name Is not on the
door; he has no clerk there, and the furni
ture constats of a desk and a chair. No
wonder the Janitor grew suspicious and
asked the landlord one day If "that Mr.
Terkea paid his rent"
Some idea of the slie of Greater New
Tork may be gained by the statement that
there are ),O(0 employes on the pay ro'.l.
This Is a greater number than many South
American republics and petty monarchies
of the old world carry. Including their
standing armies. This number Includes
the firemen, policemen and school teachers.
Aa requlr.J by the charter, the list was Is.
sued the other day at the end of the semi,
yearly period. The Hat shows not only tha
present salaries, but all Increases and de
creases made during the last six months.
The changes have been comparatively few
and slight, except in the departments of
police, fire and education, in which sal
aries are graded according 10 length of
service.
Extremes meet In the crowds that flock
from the trains that pull into the Grand
Central station.
"The new brougham horse won't do,
John," said one wife, "even if it did cobt
$500. I won't use It, and you must get an
other one right away."
"All right, dear," replied her husband;
'don't worry about It."
"What do you think," announced the
other woman, after the husband had kissed
her and a troop of children. "I had to buy
a ticket for baby."
"What! Didn't you say she was under 5?"
"Yes, but it made no difference. The con
ductor made me pay 69 cents."
"Well, It's no use crying over spilled
milk," said her husband, aa the family
passed on. "Don't worry about it."
"Tipsy men, aa a rule, are sensitive and
suspicious," says an observant bartender,
In the New York Sun, "and their remon
strances against criticism of their condi
tion are often psychological revelations;
but I had a case the other evening that
was a little ahead of anything In that
line I ever ran up against,
"He was well dressed and every way all
right young fellow, but It seemed to me
that his Jag waa a little bit too elegant
for so early In the evening, so, as he
wabbled up to the buffet, I thought I would
take hi nr. Into my confidence and do him
a favor.
" 'On the dead quiet. I said to him, 'I
can fix you up something that will knock
the raw edge off that brannigan of yours
in ten minutes and start you on the turf
again a sure winner.'
"He steadied himself on the? counter, got
a focus on me, and opened up.
" 'Holy gee,' he said. 'Wash sh' think
o' that? Been all afnoon coaxln' 'is jag
togeiser, n it's cos" me rnore'n seven
doll'n'alf. 'n I've Jus' str'd out t' show
l th' town, 'n here's an un'precla've clxsen
wants f knock't out in ten li'l mln'ts,
wl' fifteen cents worth o' dope. Seven
doll'n'alf jag 't took all afnoon to corral,
'n here's a clxsen wants t' spoil 't in ten
mln'ts for fifteen cepts.' ,,,
"And he toted his Jag out and took It
somewhere, I suppose, where the value
of It was more appreciated."
Charles R. Flint has severed his connec
tion as director with the American Chicle
company, otherwise known as the "Chew
ing Gum" trust. This is one of the com
panles in the promotion of which Mr.
Flint was prominent. Within the last two
years successors have been chosen to suc
ceed Mr. Flint In the directorate of a num
ber of companies In which he formerly
was active.
At the annual meeting held in Jersey
City the retiring board of directors was re
elected, with the exception of J. C. Young
and Mr. Flint, who were succeeded by
George A. Stanton and Richard F. PuIIy.
It was announced that the company had
paid In dividends $900,000 to June SO, and
had added to its surplus $211,000. Dividends
were at the rate of 1 Pr cent quarterly
on preferred stock and 1 per cent monthly
on common stock. j
The rush of children to gain admission
to the vacation schools last week was
so great aa to exceed by nearly one-third
the capacity of the forty school buildings
operated this summer. The crowds at the
playgrounds have been nearly as great as
at the vacation schools. On July 31 the
number present at the fifty-eight play
grounds was 48,641. This exceeds last
year's average attendance by more than
15,000, In spite of the fact that there are
four less playgrounds than last year.
Henry Ciews, the banker, who has had
an experience in Wall street extending over
thirty years, was riding uptown on a
crowded elevated train a few weeks ago.
He was accompanied by a friend from up
the state, and the latter, not accustomed
to being jostled, remarked with a great
deal of emphasis that It was terrible the
way people were packed into the elevated
cars.
"This system," said Mr. Clews, who has
a penchant for statistics, "carried 246.587,-
021 paeaengers from June $0, 1(03, to June
0. 1908."
"I know they do a big business," said
the man from the quiet village, "but they
couldn't carry that many people. You know
this country only baa a population of 80,-
000,000."
A combination of Chinese capitalists Is
about to open an elaborate chop suey res
taurant on the outskirts of Chinatown. The
scheme of decoration is not only fearfully
and wonderfully Chinese In its vividness,
but also of a moat expensive nature. Hand
painted walla and ceilings, emblasoned with
dragons and other Chinese devices, and
finely finished parquet floors, are to be in
evidence. There Is a sort of balcony pa
Villon outside, on the second floor, sur
mounted by an artistically executed Amer
ican eagle, with outspread wings and de
fiant beak, done In white stucco.
A feature of the place will be an elabo
rate menu In Chinese and English, giving
the true pronunciation of the Chinese
names for the dishes, together with an ac
curate translation Into Kngllah, as far as
the limited facilities of the language will
permit.
Many proprietors of stores have had their
telephones removed because, as they ex-
plain, they degenerated Into a nuisance.
"It Is ' surprising how many men will
'hang up' a telephone call as gracefully as
they do the receiver," said a saloonkeeper.
"These same men would think It beneath
their dignity to ask credit for a drink."
A downtown atorekeeper makes a point
of discouraging the use of his telephone
from outside sources by a studious stu
pidity In answering call. This discourages
the person at the other end of the wire.
"I have to do It," he said, "to stop the
nlusance. Otherwise I should have a thou
sand calls a day from people who would
make a rendezvous of my store.'
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
Brooklyn Eigle (dem ): This Is the sea
son when the experts who cn tell you all
about It are compiling their election statis
tics. On November t they will trust to In
spiration to explain the disparity between
the farts and the statistics.
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.): There Is
much nonsense about the claim thst cam
paigns Interfere with business. It would be
as reasonable to say that the time spent In
moral organisation Is an Injury to the
monetary Interests of the cltlr.en. The more
people there are who are Intelligent on the
subject of parties and public administra
tion the better our system will be.
Baltimore American (rep ): Judge Par
ker hna made no reply to the broadside of
the young Rochester woman who rhnrped
him with reserving to himself and his
family personal rights which he denied to
her as litigant before his court. But per
haps the learned Judge has In mind the
wise and prudent parrot, who, on being re
proached for his taciturnity, ssked perti
nently what was the use of talking when
ycu had nothing to say.
Philadelphia Tress (rep ): As Judge Par
ker will not be officially notified of his
nomination until August 10 It Is pretty safe
to say that he will not lose a chsnce of
holding on to his present office by resign
ing before August 8. Judge Parker under
stands too well the Improbability of his
election to put any obstacle In the way of
his obtaining a state office In New York,
though his resignation would naturally be
expected at once to enable the people to
choose his successor.
Minneapolis Journal (rep.): It la not sur
prising to learn thnt President Roosevelt's
notification speech has made many friends
for him in New York. It ought to
strengthen the public? confidence In him
everywhere. It was a remarkable speech
and the campaign committee ia wise to give
it generat circulation as a campaign docu
ment. No better will be Issued during tho
campaign. It is short, so that people will
read It, and It tells the whole story.
Kansas City Times (Ind.): The strong
and plausible Intimation that David B. Hill
would be the man chosen for secretary of
state in the event of Tarker's election must
cause the democratic masses a good many
sober thoughts. It always must be taken
Into account that something may happen
to the president. Something Is almost sure
to happen to a vice president pretty soon
after he reaches his 82d year. The next In
the line of presidential succession is the
secretary of state.
PERSONAL NOTES.
M. Turc, an engineer In the French navy,
has devised a new form of craft with the
idea of minimizing the pitch and roll of
ocean vessels.
It was perhaps a coincidence that on the
very day of the lifting of the ban on the
use of balloon torpedoes in warfare dyna
mite should have been employed by an as
sassin in St. Petersburg for the destruction
of human life.
Opie Reed, the novelist, has at last con
fessed to the authorship of "The Confes
sion of Marguerite," Ho says the reason
he did not put his name to the book was
solely that he thought his character In
congruous with his established reputation.
Judge Parker at home Is by no means a
silent man. He likes to talk to every one.
It does not matter whom he meets, he will
strike up a conversation. He spends as
much of his time as possible going about
his farm, talking to the workmen, looking
at the stock and helping In the field.
Within two minutes after the stone cop
ing of the New York Times building fell
ten ambulanco lawyers were on the spot
seeking the business of possible victims.
Real exponents of hustle no longer abide
In the west, because things come easy our
way. ' In the east the rule is hustle or go
hungry.
Emlle Robin, the aged vice president of
the French Society for Saving the Ship
wrecked, assists similar societies In other
countries. At the recent meeting of the
allied German society It was announced
that M. Robin had agaJh sent a handsome
sum $7,500 the Interest on which was to
be divided among old mariners and widows
and orphans.
Felix Adler enjoys a good story even
when it Is on himself and does not hesi
tate to tell them. Two women who at
tended his lectures at Carnegie hall. New
York, for many weeks, called upon Mr.
Adler at his residence one day and one
of them very enthuslstlrally said: "We
wUh to tell you in person how much we
have enjoyed your lectures. We wish to
thank you for them. We have enjoyed
them for months and now we go back to
our own church perfectly satisfied."
WANTED A DC.VQ STARTER.
Need of an Expert to Tap the
Davis Dar'l.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
In the old days, when hard cider was dis.
pensed freely at political meetings, at log
rollings and house raisings, the need of
the hour was a bung starter. A barrel
full of cider with faucet In place when put
in proper position for delivering Its con
tents to the thirsty often refused to de
liver. More often than otherwise the cider
came In driblets or in unsatisfactory little
streams that failed to satisfy the impatient
and thirsty.
At such times there was clamor for some
body to knock out the bung. If the bung
could be loosened there was a free flow of
the elder. It this did not satisfy those
waiting with cups and buckets the bung
could be knocked out. Then everybody
had enough elder. As a rule, however, tho
supply was satisfactory if the bung could
be started and when the liquid refused to
run from the ordinary outlet the cry waa
for a bung starter.
This consisted of a heavy hammer or
mallet, which in a stalwart hand was used
to pound first on this side and then on
the other of the bung. It should be stated
that tbe bung in a barrel was put in to
stay and that It took much pounding and
much skillful manipulating to atart it In
the proper way. Therefore it was always
desirable to have at hand a bung starter.
In this campaign the democratic barrel
was supposed to be in charge of Hon.
Henry O. Davis, candidate for vice presi
dent. It waa Intimated, if not definitely
stated, that he would open the barrel to
the extent of $1,000,000. Mr. Davis snd his
friends have declared that the abatement
or intimation was unwarranted. He has
the barrel. It la full of money. But up
to this time the democratic committee has
not been able to secure any results in the
ordinary way. The managers of the cam
paign want a bung starter.
It Is plain that the ordinary campaign
contributions from Mr. Davis or from
other millionaires associated with him wi'l
not be satisfactory to the managers or to
tha rank and file of the party. Something
must be done. Must Mr. Davis be sub
jected to the pounding or to the manipula
tion formerly bestowed upon refractory
barrels In tire old time? If so, who will La
the bung starter?
The democratic party of this day is In
need of a gtod many thing. It needs
principle and undurstanding of Its own
platform and peace In Its own ranks, but
just at this tune Its greatest need la a
bung starter.
Cldest and Largest
Kllitirj School
1 KM SIlMI, Wtat. aAifcM
LUES TO A LA COH.
"Does your husband take ss much Inter
eft In horse raclra; as be used to?"
"Yes." answered young Mrs. TiTkina,
"Charley can always tell the day before a
race which horse ought to ln snd the day
after why he dldn l." Ind'.anapoils Kena.
"In spite of the Insinuations we hear,"
paid the patriot, ' there lire men who leave
public onlee as poor as when they en
ured It."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum. "Now
adays a financier has got to be a poli
tician, but It doesn't follow that a poll
tlclan is a financier." Washington Star.
"Pantm Is an awful coward."
"What makes you think nnV
"Why, He s afraid of his wife."
"Well, of course. Hut I saw him Stop a
runaway horse last night." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Hewson That roan Ri-alpcr tin's a natural
bent toward speculation.
Hume Yes, snd the last time he bent too
far and went broke. Town Topics.
"I snppca" you heard about Marklev.
Poor fellow, he's lost his power of speech."
"Nonsense! Whv. only this morning he
was niiirrled to Miss Strongmlnd and"
"Well?" Philadelphia Press.
Fnggle Do those forelun noblemen
who come over here to visit us acquire
many of our customs?
Wsgle I presume so. At sny rate,
they borrow a great deal from us. Town
Topics.
Taw, what is the 'eastern question'?"
"Any hemlllne you see over an Item of
pews concerning the war In the east, my
son." Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Casey Where's your husband
workln'?
Mrs. O'Flannlean He ain't workln'; he's
on the polls force. Town Topics.
"Ho you lost your position as under
taker's assistant?"
"Yes. You see, I used to be a conductor
on a street car and I couldn't get out of
the way of telling people to step lively,
please." Washington Star.
Mrs. Ferguson George, dear, you know
you handed me $7.60 this morning for
pocket money?
Mr. Ferguson Yes.
Mrs. Ferguson Well, I went downtown
this afternoon to buy a few thlrws with tt.
1 got caught In a crush In R street car door
nnrter It turned out to be pickpocket
money. Chicago Tribune.
LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL.
A hundred years ago a rude sail tent was
set
By tre Missouri's flood far frontier, wild
and rough
Beneath its tthade the white and red man
met,
Struck hands, smoked pipe and named
It Council Bluff.
The curious catbird's querulous question
note '
Challenged the Invaders of his solitude;
The warning from the wlldwood warbler's
throat
Hushed the harsh clamor of her startled
brood.
Beneath the bluff the river beat its breast.
Mad that its mystery should so soon be
told;
Beyond the boundless prairie stretching
west
Mimicked the August sun with disks of
gold.
And over all the earth, the sky, the
stream
Bloomed the first blush the new-born
infant smile
Fond nature, waking from some tender
dream,
To meet her coming master wore tha
while.
Those distant decades like a vesper bell
Their sweet, far echoes haunt the pises
and hour;
The boatman with his torrent-tossed cor
deile The red man with the prairie for his
dower.
Stip other echoes answers thro' the years'
The song of bugles morning, night and
noon
And In the closer twilight shade appears
Fort Atkinson and later Fort Calhoun.
The march of hungry millions, farther
west
The wagon train the locomotive shriek
The city's surging' with its strung un- .
rest
The triumph of the strong above the
weak.
One question In It all In calumet smoke.
In bird and bugle note In prairie sod;
In city's tumult; In the piston stroke;
The question still of destiny and God.
And, met today upon historic ground,
To mark the memory of hallowed spot
Shall we find In each other's eyes around
The answer now a hundred years forgot?
AugUBt 8, 1904. A. E. SHELDON.
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