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Rush la la finding that there In enough
"glory In defeat" for all Its officers.
Nebraaka will yield the palm to Min
nesota In one thing the raising of
tornadoes.
If Murphy and MeC.uren keep, atjt.
New York will be is snfoly republican
as Nebraska, and here's hoping.
That bunch of 20,(XK) Jups In front of
Tort Arthnr has now been killed four
times by the war correspondents.
Aa this U Missouri week at the World's
fair people who reach St. Louis during
the next six days will no doubt be prop
erly shown.
TJp to date the argument on the mat
ter -of telephone competition has only
been on one aide. The other side has
not yet been heard from.'
If Parker goes on, characterizing the
St Louis platform, and eulogizing Davis'
speech, the first thing he knows we will
all know which side he is on.
The cause of .Tom Watson has been
dealt a severe blow that may prove fatal.
Hearst has devoted much time and space
to him, and his speech at Cooper Union.
BaaaBaMBMaMasMaaaMaMi
Is the opening of the fair at St. Louis
on Sundays Indicative of a desire to
benefit the people by the exhibition 6f
high art on the Tike or a desire to f Uten
up the gate receipts?
The Sublimated Porte Is now trying to
squirm out of his promises. Like the
ostrich he doea not believe In what tie
cannot , but those thlrteeu-lnch guns
arc Just around the corner.
Tlie democratic national committee
must" be waiting to aseertuln how high
a value Candidate Davis places upon
the vice presidential nomination before
promulgating its campaign program.
Every candidate on the republican
state ticket is sure he will be elected by
a rousing majority. It Is not a good
Idea, however, to close the polls before
flection day. The only way to make safe
Is tp get the voto recorded.
The most likely reason for the speech
lebsnefis of Judge Parker Is the fact that
It Is practically Impossible for him to
take a decided position upon any public
qjestlon without alienating some fac
tion of his party.
Sir Thomas Upton has definitely de
cided to make a fourth attempt upon
the America's cup, evidently intending to
lose no opportunity to "boom" Ceylon
tea while the Japanese are temporarily
out of the business.
The advice given by the chairman of
the democratic state committee to his
followers to see that the best men In
the various districts are named for the
legislature can be followed by all parties
without Injury to Nebraska.
The sultan may have lourned a lesson
this time, as Uncle Sam's European
squadron has been permitted to reach
Gibraltar before the announcement U
made that he has changed his mind
about the American demandn.
Judge Parker has evidently been tak
ing the leasou of the Bryan campaigns
to heart, as, through a friend, he an
nounces that he thinks talking has little
effect In a national campaign. Mr.
Bryan surely gave the talk system a fair
tt.
Remember that to have this district
represented lu congrr-ws by a republican
candidate must be nominated who
can get all the republican votes. No
republican can count on getting any
appreciable number cf democratic vote
away from the democratic nominee this
TIIE POWERS AND NEUTRALITY
A curious situation exists at Shanghai.
Two Husslun warships have taken
refuge there from the guns of the .l.'tpu
ncse fleet, and despite the urgent re
U(st of the Chinese officials, refus to
either disarm or leave the port. Thers
is no plea of Ix-lng unsen worthy. They
simply rcruse to obey International law.
To leave the port menus probably to full
Into the hands of the Japaneso licet,
which Is no doubt watching for Uilr
appearance. To disarm means that they
are through with the conflict, and Ihelr
usefulness In the present war is over.
The spectacle presented Is not soothing
to the dignity of the powers signatory to
the Joint note presented to the two com
batants and to Chintr at the beginning f.f
hostilities regarding the strict pr.'STV
flnce of Chinese "administrative entity."
The United States, although the ..rig
inntor of the movement which resulted
In the note, is no more bound to preserve
Chinese neutrality than any of the other
signatory powers, Count Casslnl to the
rontrnrv notwithstanding. But tho
facts remain that they are permitting
n bnre fneed violation of all international
law, far more glaring than the Che Foo
niident. The Russian warships may
repair, coal and take supplies at win,
and presumably leave when they are
ready to meet the Japanese at sen.
The situation Is so delicate and critical
that no power cares to take the Initiative
In backing up the weak-kneed demands
of China for the disarmament of tne
vessels or their leaving the port.
In the meantime Japan cannot be ex
pected to be Idle. They can easily detail
two or three cruisers to watch Shanghai
and when the question Is settled, It Is
safe to say that ltussln will gain nothing
from her defiance of the powers.
A DEMOCRATIC FEUD.
There is a good deal of anxiety felt
by the democratic leaders In regard to
the Murphy-McCarren feud lu New
York, which threatens to have a se
rious effect upon the democratic ticket
In the state. McCarren is chairman cf
the democratic state executive committee
and In that capacity of course exerts a
great deal of influence, being Indeed vir
tually the party leader. The Tammany
chief, Murphy, Is bitterly opposed to
him and demands that McCarren be re
tired as chairman of the executive com
mittee. It was expected that the na
tional Committee would Intervene and
settle the feud, but It Is stated that It
will not do so. Meanwhile It Is the
understanding that McCarren his the
backing of Judpe Parker and very likely
such is the case, for while Murphy vig
orously opposed his nomination, Mc
Carren was one of his most earnest
and useful supporters.
A New York paper remarks that it is
all well enough for Parker's friends to
say that this feud Is simply a local tight
over patronage, but the fact remains
that the fight occurs In the one com
munity which Is expected to carry the
democratic national ticket to victory In
that state and that any division in the
democratic ranks there Is likely to Im
peril tho chances of such victory. It
points out that although New York City
gave the democratic candidate for gov
ernor two years ago tlie phenomenal
plurality of 122,000, he was beaten In
the state at large by 9,000 plurality and
the fact shows how easily Tarker might
lose the state's electoral vote by a small
defection of democrats growing out of
the factional fight in the metropolis. It
Is not known to what extent the Turn
many organization supports the position
of Its leader, but he probably has a
mojorlty with him. At any rate the
feud Is sufficiently serious to Justify the
apprehension that if not settled It will
endanger democratic success In the Em
pire state, the outlook for which at best
Is not particularly favorable.
A BUSMAN POINT OF VIEW.
The Russian ambassador to the United
States, Count Casslnl, has given his
view regarding the much-discussed Che
Foo Incident and It. Is needless to nay
that he tlves It the gravest possible as
pect. "As the situation presents Itself
today," declares the ambassador, "with
out any further steps by the nations of
Europe nnd by the United States the
grand scheme of the secretary of state,
Mr. Hay, to insure the neutrality of
China has gone to wreck, and the en
tire Chinese question, fraught with dan
ger to all nations that have an interest
In that country, once more lies open to
all eventualities."
This utterance of the diplomatic repre
sentativexhere of Itussla has of course
attracted a great deal of attention and
the generul opinion regarding It Is that
It is somewhat extravagant and even In
temperate. Tho comments upon It par
tlcularly point out, what should be ob
vinu" to everybody, that the scheme of
Secretary Hay to Insure the neutrality
of China did not commit our government,
as Count Cnsslnl Implies, to the euforca
ment of a principle which one of thtJ
belligerents has violated. When the
proposal made by the United States for
the restriction of the war sphere an.l
the observance of Chinese neutrality was
ogiood to no program for International
action was arranged In the event of th3
rpvocment being, ylo!atyl. All wss left
to the good faith of the belligerents.
Certainly the agreement did not bind the
I'rlted States to maintain the neutrality
of China, or require of this country any
thing more than such mora) support of
the Chinese government as should le
d'-cmed at Washington exptKlIent and
Judicious. There Is a tone of metuce
lu the deliverance of the Russian am
lassador that Is not creditable to his
Judgment, but it will have no effect
where doubtless It was Intended to be
effittive. The Washington government
wlM not be moved by it to take any
course not absolutely consistent with
American neutrality. It will take no
ten that might Involve the United
Ktntes In fur-eastern complications.
It Is with uo disposition to minimize
tii- serious nature of the Che Foo uffnl
thnt It U pointed out that Russia iiIko
.has vloluted CLlutbc ucutruilty. TU is
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lined by the Japanese government irt
justification of the seizure of the Russian
dfhtroyer in a neutral port and wnlld
tint defense is not generally accepted
as adequate, It must Ik admitted that
It is not wholly without merit. The war
had hardly begun before Russia was a
party to a flagrant disregard of the neu
trality of China In keeping a gunboat at
Shnnghal, Mithout leing disarmed, long
after the permissible twenty-four hours,
and an even graver offense against Chi
nese neutrality Is shown in the case of
the Russian cruiser Askold and the tor
pedo loat destroyer CJrozovol. now at
Shanghai, and which the Russian consul
general there refuses to disarm or to or
der out of the harbor. The plain fact Is
that both belligerents have disregarded
the neutrality of Clilna, but Russia was
the first to violate the agreement entered
into Immediately after the beginning of
hostilities.
COST OF RURAL DELIVERY.
Estimates now being prepared at the
Postoffice department, showing the prob
able cost of maintaining the rural free
delivery service during the fiscal year
1005-oti, and upon which the. appropria
tions made nt the coming session of con
gress will be based, indicate that the
delivery In operation at the end of next
June will cost about $20,000,000 a year
to maintain. It Is stated that In order
that the service may be extended In
conformity with the present plans of
the department and what are believed
o be the wishes of both houses of con
gress, an additional sum or foMKKMiw
will be necessary. The present plans
contemplate a gradual and reasonable
advance in tlie expenditures each year
until the groml total of ?40,oo,ooo Is
reached. It Is believed that eventually
practically the entire country can be
covered with a network of rural routes
n operation for this annual expendi
ture.
Forty millions of dollars Is a generous
sum, nut in no other way, pernaps,
could the money be more advantageously
and beneficially expended than In giving
to the rural communities throughout the
country, ns rapidly as circumstances.
make it practicable, nn efficient free de
livery service. This la one Hem In the
expenses of the government which It Is
to be' presumed even Mr. Henry O.
Davis, democratic candidate for vice
president, would rot wish eliminated.
MACHINES OALORE.
The aggregate voting population of
Omaha is 20,000, and twenty-five voting
machines with a capacity of 800 would
be ample for our Immediate wants. The
aggregate voting population of South
Omaha Is 4,500, and six voting machines
would be ample for that town. But in or
der to provide for possible break-downs
and increased population four additional
machines would surely meet all the de
mands of Omaha and South Omaha for
the next year or two. In other words,
thirty-eight machines would be ample
for the wants of Omaha and South
Omnlia for the next three years.
There Is absolutely no call for the In
troduction of voting machines In twelve
out of the fourteen country precincts
for years to come, and forty machines
would therefore fill the biil for Omaha,
South Omaha and Douglas county. And
yet It was at first proposed In all seri
ousness by one of the voting machine
agents that the city council and county
board purchase 100 voting machines or
Just sixty too many. This would repro-
sent an Investment of $3rt,000, for which
there would be absolutely no call or ex
cuse. This number has been finally re
duced to sixty-eight machines, or twenty-
eight more than can be used;
The worthlessness of political forecasts
made by political amateurs Is strikingly
Illustrated by Walter Wtjlman's table of
doubtful states, which he claims to have
obtained from "an authoritative source
in the republican camp." Among the
twelve states classed as doubtful is Ne
braska, .and Nebraska's political condl
tlon Is tersely described as follows
'Republican chances so good that some
republicans will not admit that the state
is In doubt." This Is a revelation, In
deed. Every democrat and populist In
Nebraska who has the slightest concep
tlon of the political situation admits
without rererve that Roosevelt will carry.
tho state by from 30,000 to 50,000 plural
ity, and the chances are that Roosevelt'
plurality will exceed 50,000.
Russians who do not know whether the
failure to damage Japanese vessels In
recent battles Is due to the men, the
guns or the training will probably find
the real reason In the fact that too many
bureaucrats have made fortunes out of
the naval establishment. Persons In a
position to know declare that Russia Is
only outdone by China In the ease with
which "grafting" is practiced by those
In authority.
The facetious editor of one of the local
weeklies thinks the exaction of $150
from the postmaster at Gretna for a
promise of reappointment O. K'd. by
United States senator Is cutting prices.
That may be so but Gretna's present
Nasby could hardly be expected to bfTre
raised even that ante without assistance
from John N. Baldwin, or some one
spending money for him.
British newspapers that want the
United States to take the lead In forcibly
maintaining the neutrality of China
should remember that this government
has less to' lose by a breach of that
neutrality than almost any other nation
and that It U usually up to the people
living nearest the fire to keep tho con
flcgration from spreafrtns.
Cripple Creek, In the state of Colorado,
Is doing Its best to rival Port Arthur
as the source of war newa 1n spite of
the fact that the governor of thJ sttte
has officially declared that a state of war
no longer exists In the gold camp.
There Is apparently a call for the
presence of a Himslan Major West at
Llao Yang, where ltcd Cross btorcs Lave
DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 190.
been found In the possession cf a mer
chant. The former chief commissary
officer of the Department of the Mis
souri had little trouble In running down
somewhat similar consplra.-y at
Manila.
Munro and Jeffries ore butting Into the
class of English jingoes that Kipling re
buked for "ksliim Nn-i'srcr with their
mouths." They are bo.h bry telling
whHt .they will do to each other. Ap
parently there will be nothing left but
to sweep up the joint remains and hold
a Joint funeral.
That Sixth district populist patriot
who Is running for three different of
fices on the same ticket should be
charitable enough to relieve bis asso
ciates on the fusion slate for their fore
doomed defeat by running for the rest
of the offices as well.
The voting machine makers thl:k
Omaha Is their meat and they are all
hurrying this way to push their par
ticular wares to the front. If the council
and county board will take It easy they
may finally get a proposition based on a
reasonable price.
President Castro of Venezuela doesn't
seem to like tlie advice of Minister
Bowen In the asphalt enses now so much
as he did when the American nlnlster
was giving advice to other governments
who hold claims against the South
American republic.
Doddng Kntare Trotable.
Washington Post.
It la Just possible that Admiral Togo
allowed some of those Russian ehlpa to
escape In order to evade any question about
the division of the credit for the victory.
Objection to Shootlnar Antotita.
Harper's Weekly.
The habit of shooting at automobllists
would never do, for prompt and accurate
discrimination would rarely be possible, and
the chances are that when an automoblllst
waa bagged It would b the wrong one.
Practically It Is much more dangeroua for
the shooter to shoot at a culpable automo
blllst than to endure his aggremtton and let
him go. But the aggressive and reckless
automoblllst Is an enemy of society.
Party I'rrflrtj- In Nebraska.
St. Paul Olohe.
The course of the democrats of Nebraska
Is open to the atrongest censure. It Is a
sacrifice of national Interests to an attempt
to carry the state for local candidates. On
the narrow ground of local expediency even
we believe It to be a fatal blunder. We
think tnat an excellent chance of carrying
Nebraska for both local and national candi
dates haa been Jeopardized and probably
thrown away by selfish and short-sighted
counsels.
Xaturalfsntlnn Frauds.
. Chicago News.
The government ahould give the question
of naturalization frauds a thorough Inves
tigation. Laxity In maintaining the safe
guards against conferring cltlxenFhlp on
unworthy aliens Is a serious danger. A uni
form law Is needed forbidding foreigners to
exerotse any of pie rights of citizenship
until many years of residence in this coun
try shall have ht'tinght them Into full sym
pathy with American Institutions and made
them fit for, the, Intelligent exercise of the
suffrage.
The Elevator Hn,
Cleveland Leader.
Aid now tt Is the "elevator hog" who
Is reoelvlng the attention of, the press,
that erstwhile wis fulminating against hid
end-seat congener. If you do not know,
the elevator hog Is the man who, bound
to an upper floor. Insists on standing In
tho door of the elevator, blocking the way
of those who wish to make on exit before
the hog's destination Is reached. We are
Inclined to think he Is a bigger nuisance
than the street car man. It will be noticed
that we confine our strictures to the male
portion of humanity, being led thereto by
a prudence begotten of expression tn the
way of communications.
Do It Today.
Bill Bartow's Budget.
We are prone to the practice of the Span
ish "manana" we are too busy to live to
day, but will begin tomorrow. Pleasures
are planned, but pushed aside and forgot
tenacts of courtesy and kindness deferred
to a more opportune time which never
cornea duties neglected for ever-present
cares and responsibilities which will butt
In as claiming precedence. We . will begin
to live when we get over our hurry too
often hurry and worry are carried over the
hllf In a hearse. Remember the mummy
who ain't had no fun for moro'n five thou
sand years who had his day as yon have
yours who is now where you will be. Give
others some pleasure In life and get some
pleasure out of life yourself, you fool and
do It today.
R ATIOS I, OHO W i ll.
Comparative Statistics of Population
of Leading; Katlona.
Minneapolis Times.
A French statistician haa presented some
interesting figures showing the percentage
of gain In population of the leading coun
tries of the world in the last half century
and they are aa follows.
Fifty
Yours.
232.8
10.7
R7.0
N.t
82.0
Ten Years,
T'nlted States 22.2
Frnnee 1.2
Germany 14.1
t'nlted Kingdom 10.0
Russia In Kurope 16.4
India 14
Belgium 12. J 81.4
There la no surprise In the showing made
by the United States, for, with the excep
tion of India, we have drawn more or less
heavily upon all the countries named and
two or three others. Our gain by immigra
tion has been their loss and some of us
may be surprlsedto find that our percent
age of Increase for the decade la no greater
than It is, as compared with that of Ger
many or Russia. Bear in mind, however,
that there has been a great decrease In
emigration from Cerniany in the last fifty
years.
France has been' almost at a standstill
for the last ten years, but Germany and
Russia have made fair progress, and the
10 per cent Increase of tho United Kingdom
Is not a bad showing, all things consid
ered. With these figures as a basis statisticians
believe the djy Is not fur distant when
the home market will absorb our agricul
tural products, but "far distant" Is a
rather indefinite term in history.
We have a vat urea of unoccupied land,
of which a larg proportion will be made
productive, and highly so, in time. Even
old farming regions are not cultivated to
their full capacity by any means and as
population Increases there will be a con
stant Increase In their production by rtiinn
of closer cultivation and the taking up of
territory now practically unfilled even in
the eastern and middle stales.
Our population will overtake our agri
cultural output some day, but the distance
of that day Is an Indeterminate matter.
As to sums staples U will come tarllei
than la others.
POMTICAI, SVrSHOT.
New York World: This would be a dull
atago In the campaign if It were not for the
swish of the "lifelong democrat" flopping
in Roosevelt and the "lifelong republican"
flopping to Parker.
New York Sun: It s only Justice to say
that Hon. Thomas II. Tibbies Is the nioi
Roman and Impressive of the candidate!
for vice president; and that Hon. Tom
Watson is aa Tull cf ginger aa they make
'em.
Chicago Record-Herald: General Miles
says Judge Parker's speech of acceptance
Is a 'bow of promise and a star of hope,
but with' a powerful effort he restrains
himself from going so far as to call It a
ray of Joy.
Chicago Tribune: When the Nebraska
ropullsts nominated for the office of super
intendent of public. Instruction a man cf
the name of Softly they knew they were
Issuing a direct challenge to the entlra
newspaper fraternity.
New York Tribune: All accounts from
the wet show that It la preparing to roll
up a tremendous majority for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks. Taggart haa done well to
come east. There Is some fighting ground
here, or at least rainbow chasing will not
appear quite so ridiculous as it would out
on the prairies.
rERSOYAL NOTES,
The Parker Constitutional club Is a new
organization In New York, composed en
tirely of lAwyers, and W. B. Hornblower
la chief bugler.
Prof. Frederick Starr of the University
of Chicago haa had published from the uni
versity press a story of the hairy tribe of
Alnos, of which Asiatic race he haa made
a careful study.
Booie with a delicate shade of sanctity
continues popular in New York City. Nine
teen gallons of beer were required to chrli
ten a nineteen-pound baby. Still the
celebrants hollered for more.
Colonel Benjamin F. Hawkes, one of the
two remaining of the eight men who or
ganised the Grand Army of the Republic,
Is attending the encampment at Boston thla
week. The other la Colonel William R.
Woods.
Plerpont Morgan smokes rather a good
brand of cigars. He has them made es
pecially for himself by a firm In Cub.
They are very large and strong and they
cost him 46 cents apiece, even when he
buys them by the thousand.
Manager William Cotter Of the Missouri
Pacific railway has three brothers who are
also railway superintendents. Four broth
ers railway superintendents Is probably
without a parallel In any family In the
United States.
"To be forced to get up early," says an
Engll3h physician, "grinds the soul, curdles
the blood, swells the spleen, destroys all
good Intentions and disturbs all day the
mental activities. Criminals are always re
cruited from the early-rising claas."
A Chicago woman naively Informed a
divorce court that "old loves are best,"
and tearfully asked that husband No. 3
be set aside so that she might again hitch
up with No, 1. The Justly celebrated lake
breeze of Chicago Infuses Into the blood
a riotous thrill for variety.
A Brooklyn man who had unbounded
confidence In socks aa a safety deposit
vault is now wasting shoes and socks
chasing the sneak thief. If people Insist
on doing their own banking the stove
should not be overlooked. It affords the
satisfaction Of burning the money.
(Among the passengers who Bailed for
New York from Liverpool on board the
Teutonic on Wednesday last were John
Redmond, the Irish leader; Captain An
thony J. Donelan and Patrick O'Brien, na
tionalist members of Parliament. They
will attend the convention of the Irian
league which Is to be held In New York
August '30.
Fezle Dambelajloglon tried to slip In
under the canvas at Ellis Island and Join
the hosts of freedom, but was tripped up
by a section of his name and a plurality
of wives, and goes back to shorten his
family affairs. Fezle might have smug
gled himself In if he had not acknowl
edged an Interest In two wives. It does
not pay to be too candid In matrimonial
affairs.
RKtminr Vest Is survived by but one ex-
member of the confederate congresa. This
Is Captain Samuel B. Callahan of Musko
gee, I. T., a Creek citizen or quarter Diooa,
who resides in the city named with his son,
re .T rv Callahan. During the civil war
Captain Callahan attended two sessions of
the confederate congress In Richmond, each
Indian nation being entitled to one repre
sentative. WHO SWIPED THE JEWELS?
A Companion Myetery for the t'n
khown Who struck Billy Ptterao.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The recovery of Mrs. Ogden Goelet's
Jewels does not seem to end the mystery
concerning them. In fact, the manner of
recovery haa been quite as inexplicable
to an interested public as the manner of
their loss.
It will be recalled that Mrs. Goelet, then
at Newport, on June 21 reported to the
chief of police the loss of $200,000 worth of
diamonds, pearls and rubles, They had
been taken from her strong box. The Im
portance of the case led the chief of police
to suggest that New York detective be
called non to assist In their recovery.
After five weeks had passed these detec
tives were happy to inform Mrs. Goelet
that they had reason to believe that If she
would go to New York and open the safe
In her town house she would there find the
jewels. Mrs. Goelet went to New York,
opened the safe and discovered her gems.
This simple ending to a case that must
have caused her the greatest anxiety waa
doubtless satisfactory to Mrs. Goelet, but It
haa not been to thousands of people who
heard about It. Americana In general have
a great deal of ourloslty even about things
that may not directly concern them. There
fore they are wondering about Mrs. Goelet's
jewels.
Explanations that do not explain are par
ticularly vexing. The situation stands
much as It would if Anna Katherlne Green
had led her reader step by step up to the
solution of a great mystery and then
stopped short. It Is much more of a puzzle
than Mr. Stockton's Ingenious "The Lady
or the Tiger." We hove the word of Mr.
Stockton that either the lady or the tiger
came forth when the mysterious door was
opened. And we are reasonably sure that
In one place there was a lady nnd In tho
other a tiger. You can take your choice.
But there is no such alternative In the
diamond mystery. Tlie safe was not empty.
The Jewels were there, and how they got
out of a strong box at Newport into a
strong box In New York without the knowl
edge of the owner. In much more perplex
ing than the lady or the tiger problem.
Mrs. Goelet does not explain. Nor do the
detectives explain. They do not explain
how the ldert ever occurred to them that
the Jewels had flitted to New York und
locked themselves up. They merely point
out that they were employed to see that
the Jewels were recovered and that they
performed their duty.
It is a rmarkabla case. Not since the
dtarpearunce of the unknown who struck
"Hilly" Patterson has there been anything
like It. And, everything considered. It la
not too much to suppose. In the abeenre ef
other definite information, that this in
dividual may have had something to de
with 1U
ARMY C.OIP II WASHISOTO.
Matters of Interest Gleaned from the
Army and v newlster.
The nrw army uniform regulations will
probably provide the picturesque alguillett.)
as a part of the apparel of the members of
the general staff of the army. That article
is now worn by the adjutant gencial, the
military secretary, the inspector general
nnd the officers of Ms corps and the as
sistants adjutants general. There was
some talk of Irs abandonment, but It servet
a useful purpose In the nay Of designa
tion of certain orricers on special duty and
It Is not likely to be omitted from uniform
regulations. So far from such being the
case, at present, the officers engagwi In re
vising the uniform order have extended
that device to the uniform of officers cf
all branches of the service who havu been
detailed for duty with the gfncral staff.
There is some question whether General
Frederick Funston will go to Chlcagil to
take command of the Department of the
Iakrs. He may prefer to remain at Van
couver barracks. H Is now on duty in
Alaska, and on his return he Is expected
to express Ms preference for station. The
change Ir. the crder which takea General
Grant Instead of General Funston to New
York also contemplated sending General
Funston to Chicago as the successor of
General Grant. The military authorities
will permit General Funston to express his
preference for station, and he haa been
advised to that effect. He may elect to re
main on the Pacific coast.
Considerable difficulty has been encoun
tered In filling the position of master elec
trician of the artillery corps, and at the
present time something like fourteen va
cancies exist. Only two civilians have
been appointed to that position and one of
these Is already a candidate for a tom
mlsslon !n tiie artillery corps. The In
ducementa In the form of salary and al
lowance were considered ample, but off
setting the alluring condition la a very se
vere examination. It Is probable that only
a graduate of a technical school would be
ebli to pass the examination with flying
colors, and people in civil life who are able
to meet such requirements are very apt to
find aa well compensated employment else
where. ,
While the records of the paymaster gen-'
eral of the army are not quite complete as
to tho number and amount of the deposits
received from soldiers during the last fi'cal
year there being two paymasters of dis
tant station yet to be heard from it Is
quite evident that the sum will be less than
It was last year. This means that begin
ning with 1902 there has been annually a
decrease In the number of depositor among
enlisted men of the army and In the amount
deposited with army paymasters from such
sources. In 1901 the amount of mrney
placed In the interest bearing custody of
the government was W.4SS.529. The follow
ing year It dropped to 2.JGO,250 and in Wt
there waa a further reduction to $1.SRS.014.
The reports so far received by the paymas
ter general for the year 1904 show a propor
tionate decrease. It is something more
than a coincidence, of course, that the law
which abolished the canteen was enabled
in February, 1901, and at once the soldiers
who found themselves able to save some
thing for deposit with the paymasters were
In the position of being able to squander
their wages.
The new army regulations contain a pro
vision which will be approved by all lovers
of the horse. It is a prohibition of the
foolish and cruel custom, which senselessly
parade as a form of "style," of docking,
banging or clipping the tails, manes and
forelock of horses. The public animals are
not to be so mutilated and only such rea
sonable trimming and plucking as may be
necessary to prevent shagglness of appear
ance Is permitted. The author of that para
graph lias rendered a real service to the
horse, to say nothing of hi contribution
to an enforced preservation of the noble
appearance of the animal. There is no
more reason or Justification for docking a
horse's tall than there Is to cover hi body
with green paint. The compulsory preser
vation of the animal sets a good example
to those Individual who destroy the natu
ral marks of beauty In order to give a sup
posedly "smart" effect to a team.
The army quartermasters have made con
tracts for the forage necessary during the
maneuver in Virginia. The coat of the
material will be about $22,500. The supply
Includes 420.000 pounds of hay for Manaraas,
300,000 pounds for Thoroughfare and 100,(0)
pounds at Gainesville and 200,000 pounds of
straw. The hay to be delivered at Manas
sas has been purchased of farmers In the
neighborhood.
The neighborhood of the maneuvers Is de
cidedly benefited by the occupation of the
country by the troops. Among the advan
tages gained will be the acquisition of some
thirteen wells, driven by the government
on private property, the value of which
must be enhanced accordingly, inasmuch,
aa one officer remarked, no one has yet
found a way to dig up a well and carry It
away after the army had used it. One of
the well produces no lea than eoventy
five gallon of good water per minute, and
If this source of supply could have been
known a little sooner It would not hove
been necessary to lay special pipes from a
spring In the neighborhood.
Fine Fodder for FnalonJst.
Baltimore American.
One of the mot conspicuous of republi
can cmralRn documents wl(l be the ad
dree of W. Jeanlngs Bryan at Cooper In
stitute, tn which he gave his opinion of
Judge Parker. If a pity that Parker's
opinion of Bryan can't be distributed wjth
It. Then the country would have a true
portrait of both leader.
rchard & Wilhelm
Carpet
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Brussels
$g 00 Brussels. Irish Tolnt and f QS
Cable Net, special
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TOI.D TOn.C.E THOt'GHTS.
Beneficent Institution of Modern
OrotTth I nder Investigation.
New York F.venlng Tost.
There are points1 about Dr. Wiley's forth
coming rexenrclic into the wholesomenesa
of food prodtn ts kept In cold storage which
makn them In some respects even more in
teresting than Ills experiments with pre
servatives. Furbld the use of borax and
salicylic acid and our packers and csnner
can use. othvr methods, a little more ex
pensive, perhaps, but perfectly practicable.
But close the doors of the cold storage
warehouse, and there Is no substitute. At
the season, for Instance, when string besns
do not flourish In this barren clime, the
Choice between tho vegetable kept In cold
storage ar.d that grown In the far south
and wlskcd hither ere It perishes. Cold
storage l an institution of recent growth,
and for all the charges of tsstelessnesn and
dryness against the vltuals It haa harbored,
the popular verdict would undoubtedly be
that It Is beneficent. The mixing of pre
servatives with food, on the other hand,
is so old a practice that It built up the
mediaeval uplce trade with the Orient, but
haa always been looked on a a necessary
evil at best. The Agricultural department s
boarders have endured much. We feel quite
sute that the "chickens, beef, vegetables
and fruit" now laid away for them to
begin on will not undermine their consti
tutions. L,IGII15G GAS.
Wise-Before you get Into a flght with
him you'd better be sure you've taken hi
measure.
Coxsure Oh, I'll let Berrlam do that.
Wise Whose Berrlam 1
Coxsure He's an undertaker. Cleveland
Leader.
"Going to run a newspaper in Arkansas.
Is he? Has he got a good outfit?"
"Best that money can buy. Four ln
choster rifles, two mc;tazino revolvers, a
Lbowle knife, slungshot, pair of brass
knuckles, a nana prens ana some iype.
Chicago Tribune.
Hicks I hear you bought a tilece of
property at Swamphurst. How does your
land 'ie?
Wicks Not nearly so well as the agent
who sold It to me. Philadelphia .Ledger.
"Why Is It that when a man once gets
to running for office he never gives It up?"
"It's human nature," answered Senator
Sorghum. "If you go fishing, the fact that
you don't get a bite doesn't deter you
from going next day." Washington Star.
Inllgnant Houaewlfe tlid you ever do a
lick of real work In your life?
Tuffold Knutt Yes'm. Wunst when I
fell Into a tub of m'lasses. Hadn t no
other cloths. Jest had to do my best
licks then, ma'am. Philadelphia Press.
"Still," sold the wife of the ossified man.
"there is such a thing as having a husband
with too much . backbone." Chicago Tri
bune. "She Is the most Inconsistent woman I
ever saw." , ,,
"But you know It Is a woman a privilege
to change her mind."
"Of course it Is. That Is what Is r
pected. But this girl never doe. N'
York Press.
JF HIS MOTHER KNEW.
S. E. Klser In the Record-Herald.
Hold on, young man; one moment, pleasvX
Before you pa.s that door tonight;
You say you mean no harm, you say
You'll bring a sinless heart away,
You say that you are strong, that Right
Shall guard you from the wiles of Wrong,
That to yourself you will be true,
But would you still seek pleasure there
Come, answer truly and be fair
If you could know your mother knewl
We always tell ourselves before
We weakly yield that we are strongl
We always, ere we enter in,
Expect to leave still free from sin,
And still the armored foes of Wrong.
But few would fall and few would sigh,
Remorse would gnaw the hearts of few
If enoh, when Conscience cries "Beware!"
Would ask himself If ho would care
To do It if his mother knew.
HARVEST HOME.
Chicago Chronicle.
Bevond the smoke and noise of tsrwn
Tlie tasseled corn field He,
And bronsy squares of stubble lands
Stretch barrenly nnd dry,
And everv breeze that ruffs the grafS
With plenty rustles by.
The poppv flaunts Ita flaming head
Along the garden wall,
And one by one from laxlen trees
The mellow apples fall,
And In the tangled sumac brush
The reed bird pipes his call.
The summer winds with rich perfume
Through fields of plenty roam
And klHS the wsvlng wastes of grass
Thit shine with golden foam,
While all the boundless countryside
Prepares for harvest home.
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