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TIIE OMAnA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, BEPTEMBEU G. 190,. TlIE OMA11A DAILY Dee, - X. ROSBWATEHj EDITOR. . rVBtAMHS.0 KYERY MORN1NO. i TERMfl OF SUfcSCRIPTION. pally Bh (without Bunday). one iear..W pally Bn and Sunday. Tar Illustrated Be, One Year " , Hundny Kh, One Yeiir J-gJ Saturday Bee, One Tear " '.twentieth Century Farmer. One Tear.. 1-W DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Dally Bee (without Sunday), per copy... ially Be (withou Sunday), per week...uJ Dally Bee (including Sunday), per wee..liO runday Bee, pt copy Ivehing Bee (without Sunday). per wee ic Evening Bee (Including Sunday), per week 120 . Complaints "of Irregularities In delivery hould be addressed to City Circulation .- rtment. OFFICES. ' Omaha Ths Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twen-ty-nfth and M Streets. Council Bluff 10 Pearl Street, i Chicago 1M0 Unity Uulldtng. . New York 2328 Park Row Hulldlng. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDliNCF.. 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Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the Month of August. 1904, was as follows: 1 8f,BIH 17 2H,a0 J ...,V..St,W0 JS SHI.430 t to.o&o 19 jm,ato 4 ao.ooo M 2,aoo I,.... 2U.960 21 ,4H 6 82,700 it 3f.O0 7 , S4I.TSO 2 2S.05O g 20.M80 24 2H.04O ,310 26 20,280 10.,.... ,02O 28 , 29.1B0 4 U SO.SSO 27 30.000 , 1J, .' 0,4SO 28 27,100 13 .29,140 29 20.2S0 1 QfiOO X 8B.440 IS ....S,SSO SI 20,210 . 13 20,200 ' Total 004,030 Less unsold and returned copies... T.230 Nat total sales ; 80T.T11 Dally avaraga 28,026 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn lo before ma this (1st day of August, 1804. (Seal.) N. B. HUNOATE. Notary Public. It begins; to look ag If Candlflate Davis would neither fill the bill nor pay the bill. ' X When li a cincb primary not a clncb primary t When It clncheit the schemer who thought they bad the other fellows cinched. ' ' ' Many a inau would have celebrated Labor Day with more energy were ho sure his Job was waiting for him this morning. Settle the strikes! 1 Basket ball Is now in a position to be recognized as a genuine American sport, since two Nebraska girls have broken limbs in preliminary practice. ., . . ? There was a state election in Ar kansas yesterday, but somehow or other uo one is expecting to be .surprised by the announcement of the result - f Tht next chapter in the controversy , ever paving specifications' will be con i Irlbuted by President ' Warren of the ' bltulithic enterprise oi, by some one Speaking' for him.' ' ,1 - '-' ;' We fear our suburban summer resort gardens are close to the time, when Jack Frost will present his ticket of admis sion at the goto and frighten the other pleasure seekers away. s Now that he knows who his opponent is to be, tho democratic congressman from the Second district need baveno 'further compunction about having him self formally notified that he la to run again. Loyal Germans will now turn aside from the study of war bulletins and prepare to show Intelligent appreciation of the house of Mecklenburg-Schwerln from which' has sprung ' their future queen and empress. ' . There mmld be more interest shown in the proposed meeting of democratic editors to be held in New York if it were known whether the men in charge of the campaign desire to ask for advice or to give- instructions. '. , - It is said that tho man with whom Princess Louise ran away lived incog nito at a Dresden hotel for BeveraJ weeks preceding the last elopment. Now Jf the princess will continue to 11 v. In cognito much will be forgiven. t One KeuueUy was elected to the legls ' luture ou the fusion ticket two years go largely out of mistaken idenf.ty for 1 trie two Kennedys who are to be elected on the . republican ticket for congress and district Judge respectively this year. It Is a bad tiling to go into the pre diction business, particularly in politics. Several pullticul weather prophets who were rash enough to commit themselves in writing in advance of the recent n ' giefiiloiial prlinury will how have the exquisite delight of taking it all back. At least one American officer has learned something as the result of the Russo-Japanese war, ' and be did not havo to be on the firing line tc learn It General Humphrey will never again de clare that' a race of rice eater cannot successfully fight sr race whose soldiers are fed upon meat- Trades unionists of Great Britain are considering the ' question of taking a more active part in politics. As there are already two socialist parties organ ised' In that country It will be seen that the ' English trades unionist has little mora confidence In the socialist propa ganda than hi American compeer: This, seems to be a year for reminds-ct-iu-o. Jut after Grandfather Davis re ferred to the economy, of government under Jlnchaunu's administration a popu lar oagusUie runs a story of the "Cotton tleul" by wbli'b several statesmen of the late confederacy feathered their ncais At the expense of the; rebel government ' thinking Bcrrtft or' nut. ' Two months ago the newspapers which are no "most, ardent.' In thtlr support of Judge Tarker were denoun cing TV. 3. Bryan unstintedly. lit was a populist, a socialist," a demagogue, a party wrecker and so on. Now that he .hns offered his eervh-es to the demo cratic natlonnl 'committee and Is an nounced to take the stump in October some of the democratic organs which so soundly abused him are apparently thinking better of him. They speak of him as a gifted orator and a man .of brilliant ability, one of them remarking that "in presenting the Issues of the campaign as marked out by the demo cratic platform Mr. Itryan Is capable of rendering services to his party as useful as they are sure to be brilliant and commanding of attention." Tet at a matter of fact Mr. Bryan has not changed his views. He still believes la every principle and policy enunciated In the plntfornih on which he ran and he has declared his purpose to again en deavor to bring the democracy to a full recognition and adoption of his political views. The opinions tlJit caused him to be characterized two months ago as a socialist and demagogue be has not renounced and It Is safe to say will not renounce.' It will Indeed be Interesting to learn Mr. Bryan's present opinion of the democratic candidate for the presidency. Last April he made a speech in. Chicago In which be said: "Judge Parker Is not a fit man to be nominated either by the democratic party or any other party that stands for honesty or fair dealings In politlcj." Thls was a deliberately formed judgment and nothing has since occurred to Justify a change. We do not believe that Bryan, has changed his opinion of. Parker, but there are obvious reasons for his remaining in touch with the party. However, he can hardly re gard ns sincere the change toward him of those who only a ' short time ago could find in denouncing him no lan guage too severe. AN KP0CH-MAK1NQ VICTORY. A military expert expresses the opinion that the value of the Japanese victory at Lino Yang will He rather in Its moral than its 'military results, should the Russians succeed in making an orderly retreat to Mukden and be yond. Ha remarks that again the su periority of an Asiatic over a European army will have been demonstrated and "add fresh fuel to the fire that is burn ing from Palestine to the coast of China." The further the Japanese can penetrate from the sea, the more diffi cult will be the Russian task to recover the lost ground. ' It is very generally recognized that the Japanese victory, assuming, as the dispatches at hand warrant, , that they will hold all they, have wou, is. epoch mftklng In its Importance. Of course there Is the possibility of Japanese re verses, but .there is nothing to Indicate a danger of anything happening that would greatly change' the eltutrtion or seriously retard the. progress ofthe mlkad6's victorious a miles. There con tinues to come from St Petersburg as surance that Kouropatkln's retreat . is simply carrying' out carefully devised plans of campaign, but this has ceased to be 'seriously taken even in Russia, and the general opinion 'is that the Rus sian commander has been completely outgeneraled. He was able to avoid being entirely enveloped, but he extri cated himself at great loss. Kouropotkln Is urgently calling for reinforcements, but it is improbable that any can reach him in time to avert Impending disaster, while Japan is steadily sending more troops into the field. Aside from its in fluence on the fnture of the war the bat tle of Lino Tang is interesting in itself as one ot the greatest battles, if not the greatest, of modern times. - A SINGULAR ARGUMENT. Borne of the Parker organs are urging in advocacy of bis election the singular argument that as president be could not carry out the demands of the democratic platform, owing to the fact that there is a republican senate. In other words, they ask the people to give the demo cratic party, control of the executive branch of the government because its president could not do anything. Thus tho Brooklyn Eagle states that It does hot agree with Parker on the matter of expansion, "but we agree with him on enough other things to allow us to off set his views on expansion with the cir cumstance that, with an assured repub lican senate, and with himself com mitted to only four years in the presi dency, he cannot carry out his views." That paper is also not favorable to the platform declaration regarding the tar iff, yet it supports the democratic ticket in the comfortable assurance that the republicans have the senate and will "see that neither . anti-expansion non sense nor free trade nonsense can be mado into law." Was ever such an argument as this employed before in behalf of the elec tion of a presidential candidate? Were the Aniertcau people ever before asked to choose a man for the highest office in their, gift for the reason that he would be powerless 7 Do the people want a mere figurehead in the position of chief executive of the nation? The democratic party Is to be trusted, according to one of the most prominent and influential of Its organs, because it can't do anything, because it is power less to carry out Its views aud promises and thereby Injure the interests of the country.' Judge Parker said in his speech of acceptance: "It is a fact and should be frankly conceded that though our petty he successful in the' coming contest we cannot 'hope to secure a ma jority of the senate during the next four years, and hence we shall be unable to secure any modification in the tariff, save to which the republican inajovlty In the senate may consent." For ll.e same reason that party could do nothing else reiiuirlng legislative art Ion. Why. then, elect a democratic president? The people do not want a state of stagnation In their, public affairs during the next four years. -They do- not want the wheels of progress clogged. Yet this Is what democratic success In November would result in. Nothing would be done to promo'te national development or to advance national Interests, because the purposes of that party do not have this aim. They are reactionary rather than progressive. The record of the party for the Jas forty years evidences this. What the country wants Is an admlnls tration that ran accomplish something, a man at the head of the government who will not be powerless to effect those things which are essential to our ad vancement as a people. But while the country 'could feel se cure against Injury in some respects be cause there Is a republican senate, there are some things which' a democratic president could do that it is not desir able should be done. lie could give a setback to the principle pf civil service reform and would be very likely to do so under the great pressure for the spoils that would be brought to bear upon him. In this way the public serv ice might be demoralized, as to a large extent It was under Cleveland. He could make changes, In the consular service that would seriously Impair Its worth and efficiency, and It Is not to be doubted that this would be done. In nil directions In which the powers of the executive can be Independently exer cised there would be changes which it Is hardly conceivable would be of bene- fit nw arlrantnnrA 4 ji 4ha nAiinref Tntal. s, w uu uiiidc iv i ti" tuuuu ji iiici- llgent voters should seriously consider the extraordinary argument of the Parker organs fn behalf of his election thfit as president he could do nothing to carry out his views or the demands of bis party. DISTIltQCISHTD FORKIQX VISITORS. The European delegates to the inter national arbitration conference in St Louis will visit, a number of American cities after the conference and Omaha is to be one of the cities honored. No more distinguished body of representa tive men ever set foot In our country before. The delegation consists of about 200 of the most progressive members of the parliaments of the European na tions. They are all men of influence and character and the importance of their visit baa been recognized by congress by making them the guest of the na tion during their stay. An effort should be made to make their sojourn a pleas ant one and to leave with them memo ries of tho United States which may lead to amicable intercourse in the future. If we make 200 good friends of the char acter and standing of these foreign mem bers of parliament it 'cannot fall to prove of benefit all, around. Apart, however, from all such considerations, the claims of courtesy and hospitality make It incumbent upon Omaha to re ceive and entertain these gentlemen in a manner in keeping with the character of the guests. In honoring them Oinaba would honor Itself. And as a represents, tivc western city Omaha should fey all means play its part in according such men r. welcome that will be spontaneous and hearty. All the world has heard of western hospitality. Let us show our guests that it is no myth and that Omaha knows how to respond to a visit fronvJeglslators who come on a mission to promote International peace. The proper authorities should take the mat ter in hand at once and make such ar rangements ns may be agreed upon" for the reception of our distinguished guests. They are expected to arrive In Omaha toward the end of next week and will be accompanied by Hon. Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis. Let our municipal authorities bestir them selves and receive these gentlemen as they deserve to be received. ' Some strange stories ore reaching here of Mr, Bryan's apparent willingness to be conciliated by the reorganlsers. Immell ately after the St. Louis convention he announced that he would vote for Parlor, but it was-regarded as significant at the time that he did not commit himself to such a, support of the ticket as ha la now giving it. Hla appeals for Parker In Mis souri are explained In some quarters as efforts to overcome an anti-Parker preju dice In that state which threatens tor re sult In an apathy which may defeat Bryan's personal friends on,- the stata ticket. But other stories are on the Ne braska line, and are to tha effect that Mr. Bryan Is endeavoring to . conciliate the Jackson club democrats - of Omaha and other parts of Nebraska, whose help he needs In hla effort to make a fusion ma jority in the Nebraska legislature which will send him to the United States senate. If Ms. Bryan la playing politics only for himself and hla personal friends it Is time his loyal followers ehou'd know It Chicagj Special to the St. Louis Olobe-Deraocrat. We always have to go away from borne to hear the news. The Jacksonlans of Omaha and Nebraska will be de lighted to learn that Colonel Bryan has gone clear out of his way to please and conciliate them. ' A committee of twenty insurance ex pert appointed by the National Board of Underwriters of the United States to Investigate the conflagration hazard of all the large cities of the United States will ' soon visit Omaha. They will And our city well equipped with flre-extlngulsblng ' machinery ' and ap paratus, and the fire department well manned and officered, but they will also discover that the defective electric light wiring and a disregard of the electric light wiring regulations constitute a serious menace to public safety. Is It not about time for the municipal au thorities to take same decisive action so that the insurance experts may give Omaha a favorable report? . It Is practically 200 miles from Muk den to Harbin and Harbin is at least 100 miles from tho Mancbuilau froutUt. so it inuy be seen how fur Japan wilj have to travel yet before it can carry the war even to the edge of the enemy's country. ' rrs According to our correspondent .from Hot. Springs, Major Moo res has been amusing himself by entertaining the re- publicans In convention assembled at that health resort His honor, the mayor, wonld have amused himself more if be had Wen able to participate in the congressional primaries here last week. i -rua Grave Feara Realise'. Detroit' Journal. Russia has accumulated enough facts and figures to prove triat the yellow peril is fully as "yellow and perilous a the liveliest Imagination has painted It. ' Caatlon Marks Earh !Mre. Cincinnati Enquirer. Chairman Taggart and Cortelyou will be cautious about organising torchlight pro cessions this year. Neither of them can afford to promote the Interests of the Stand ard OH company. Gaiety of the Strife., Chicago Record Herald., Russia's Baltic 'fleet turns out to have been badly damaged during It recent trial trip. But Its triumph in getting back to Cronstadt without suffering from sponta neous combustion must not be underesti mated. Bobllme Xonpartlsaashlp. ' Boston Globe. The wife of Senator Elklns has set an ex ample of wifely dutlfulness by declaring to a newspaper man that before expressing any opinion In politics she must have her husband tell her what she ought to believe. This In spite of the fact thstv her own father Is the democracy's candidate for the vice presidency. Good Pay for a Croofc. Burlington Hawkey. Edward O. 8oule ot Iowa Falls, who wrecked a savings bank and stole soma $50,000, entered a plea of guilty in the dis trict court at Eldora and was sentenced to eighteen months at Anamosa. A mathe matician has figured out that Snule Is get ting pretty good pay for wearing stripes. If he still has the money It Is not the worst speculation that he ever entered Into, and even If he has tt not he did have It, and that Is something Ilka It. He gets $2,799 per month, or $32 per day, or $9.26 per working hour. A Permanent Reminder. Pittsburg Gazette. Senator Fairbanks' reminder about the Coxey armies Is pertinent and to the point. If thero be any citizens who desire a re turn of the days when armies Of the un employed marched to Washington to de mand relief, let him vote for It with full understanding of what he does. We opine, however, the majority has all It wants of Coxey marching' and soup house charity. What is wanted now is ample employment tor all who desire to work, and that Is to be had through maintenance of republican policies and confidence in the security af forded by sound systems..., , Pacts Oatwelsrh Theories. Chicago Chronicle. . General Lee's kretement, in lUs official report, that the Increased, desertions from the regular army are due, In great part, to the abolition of the canteen will prob ably excite tha wrath of the opponents of the canteen, but It will have a good deal of weight with disinterested, people. Cer tainly If anyone' a!jild -be able to judge of tha Influence forood or evil exerted by the canteeiv office is pf the army-ought to be the men. Their testimony Is practically unanimous thai "the canteen waa a factor for good and Its abolition has worked harm. No amount of merely academic theorising will outweigh these faxts.v . -jA Sermon 'ni'. Character, ... SphngneTd'Republlcan. i. ' . David B..HlH',MH5g1uUrlly in the demo cratic party, wSa meyar more strikingly ap parent than lt'jJ.todYt when he has an nounced his coming retirement from active politics In order riot to handicap Judga Par ker's candidacy. , the Cleveland democrats always-distrusted hlm; . the Bryan demo crats hate him. - He may not be so black as a multitude ot-foes have painted him, but the fact that1, at 61 -years of age he has accumulated Such a , heavy load of enmities and failed so far to win the con fidence of the general publics makes a whole sermon on the subject of character in poll tics. , CRIMES AGAIXST INVESTORS. Methods by Whjph the Unwary Are Deprived of Their Money. Wal Street Journal. , Tha Investor, In Judging' m value ot a security, has tour aulues. -1. The names u ine directors or tha company. 2. Tho baiance sheet , and statement of earnings wnlch It may Issue M. The dividend that may be paid upon the stock. 4. The price at which the security sells in the market. It la possible that all four of these guides may be valueless; that the directors may be simply lending the use of their fiaraea to ah enterprise which la purely a gamble or a deliberate attempt to deceive the public; that the financial atatement may be "doctoredl- So as. to conceal tha true condition of the company; that the dividend Is paid not out of net earnings, but out of aale of stocks and bonds, and that the market price may represent merely manipulation, a scheme to unload at a hlgtr-j figure on innocent holders securities which Insiders know to be worth much less. The great evil which honest Investment has to contend against is one or all of these departures from - these safeguards against fraud and decey. Too much so called "high finance" has consisted In sell ing at high prices securities worth much less than the sum asked for them. It may be said that the Investor is alono to blame If ha pays more than he should for a security, but it Is fair to ask whether there is not Immorality In selling for much se curities which the seller knows to be worth little. Especially doea this appear to be sd when the purchasers are small In vestors, men and women of limited means and estates on which the livelihood of many depend- No pity need.be wasted upon ft person who, having deliberately en tered upon a speculation, loses. But the honest Investor has Just cause for com plaint If he Is Induced to buy aecurlties that are not worth' what they are repre sented to be. The man who lends or sells the use of his name to a corporation to whose affairs he gives little or no attention, the official who Issues a financial statement the.: is "doctored," the management that pays a dividend not earned, simply to maintain tha credit of the company or to market Ita se curities; tha pool which puts up the price of a security in order to unload It upon Investors at more than It la Intrinsically worth,, are all guilty of dishonesty, and every such act of dishonesty serves td bring Wall street Into disrepute. That Wall street survives In spite of such prac tices !s proof hat. after, all that Is said, a majority of its agents of Investment, though they may occasionally make mis takes, are actually strlvSig to deal hon estly with investors, realising fully that honesty Is the best policy. i There Is perhaps no way to deal effectu ally by law with tlteae crimes against in vestment. Perhaps there might be a law holdln? the director to a stricter account ability; that there might be a penalty for "doctoring" of financial statements and a punishment for the declaration of unearnci dividend Slid fur stock manipulations. The great difficulty la to enact lawa that, while muetlng thes various evlls, shall not at i hi. mint unir, restrict in reasonable no rty of honest enterprise. GOSSIP A BO IT THE WAR. attle ( Lis Van Camparad with Battles Fasaeae la Hlatary. Tha place of Llao Yang In tha record ftf famous battles will not be determined for some time te come. Tb actual thimber of men engaged on each side Is. not known outside of tha respective war offices, and the losses are equally Indefinite. Estimates of tha total number range from JfO.OOO to 500.000 men. Four hundred thousand men Is the generally accepted estlmat of the com bined strength of the contending armies on the opening of tha contest two weeks' tgo. The etsength of the Jspsnese amy varies In the estimates from 190.000 to 140.000 men. and that of the Russian army from lto.roo to 200,000 men. Estimates of th total losses run from 25,000 to 60,000 In killed, wounded and missing. If these eatlmates are fairly verified by official returns, Llao Tang will take high rank among the great battles ot the world. In this connection Statistics of great battles of modern times will be of Interest: , Men engsged. Leasee. Location and Country. jena, Frencn... loo.oro , n.(r Germs n so.ono 45.000 Lelpslc, Allies.. Sne.oa 63.000 French lSO.ooo 65. (TO Waterloo, French 101, nno 19.000 Allies 120.0(10 Si. 000 Bull Run (second)! I'nlon.... 36.000 2,900 Confederate, 4.000 1.700 Shlloh. Union SS.ono 13.CO0 Confederate 40.0(0 10,000 Fredericksburg. Tnlon 113.000 12.000 Confederate. 78,000 4,ono Gettysburg, T'nion 94.000 23.000 Confederate 76000 Jl.ooo Wilderness, Union ... loo.ono 12.000 , Confederate .... 80.(00 . 11,000 Sedan, tJermsn 2.VOoo 9 ooo French 140.(00 S.0O) Garveiotte, German Joo.ono 21,o French 120,000 14.000 Other great battles of the world, in which the exact 'number of men engaged has never been definitely ascertained, and noted for the losses sustained, are: Los.'ca. I Plevna, Russian 40. 0O Turks ; no.uw Sadowa, Prussian..' 9JM0 Austrian 44.000 Austerlits, French 7,oo Allies 60) Wagram, French iO.000 Austrian 86.000 Frledland. French 800) Allies ly.ut) Kj Ian, French 20.0i0 Allies 18,000 Hohenlioden, French 6.00 Austrian 20,000 Field Marshal Oyarrta, commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces at Llao Tang, was born In 1841, a samurai or noble of tile Kagoshima clan. From bis earliest Infancy he was brought up as a soldier. At 4 years of age he was separated from nls mother and began to learn the lessons of hardi hood. He was never allowed to wince for pain or complain of hunger. He was com pelled to go barefoot In the snow in the winter to toughen him. In wintry winds he wore but the thinnest clothes to keep his skin from being tender. His days were spent in the practice of arms and physical exercise; his nights in studying the bushido, or old Japanese code of honor, which taught the samurai that life was nothing as compared with the glory of his dalmlo or leader. Little Oyama was of sturdy stuff and could stand the training which killed many who are devottd to it. At the age of 10 he had killed a bear un aided, and the same year took part In tia first battle with tho retainers of a rlvai dalmlo. Young Oyama at this time was passionately devoted to his cousin, the great Salgo, the head Of the Satsuma clan. At the outbreak of the Satsumi rebel lion, headed by hla cousin Salgo, and In which his own brother took a leading part, Oyama found himself in ft painful dilemma; hla loyalty to the central government and to the person of tha emperor triumphed, however, and he took the: field against his clansmen, and as commander of the "flying brigade'' fought bravely .and succesifu ly until Salgc's fall. During the ensuing ten years of recon struction, . which Marquis Tamagata de voted to establishing and perfecting the standing army and to fortifying the whole country. General Oyama was hla right-hand man. Without him the task could hardly have been accomplished, for, after Salgo's death, Oyama had come tb be regarded as the representative of the Satsuma clan and defender of their interests, and he used all his Influence to secure the co-operation of the still powerful Satsuma element. Far from being a hard eyed, shaggy, browed general, aa one might Imagine, the hero of so many difficult campaigns is the kindest, most amiable old gentleman It would be possible to meet. He himself declares that He haa no liking whatever for war, and that It Is Irony of fate, not personal Inclination, which has made him the soldier he Is today. Like most of Japan's great men, he Is not rich. In this world's goods. He Is far too liberal to amass a fortune. It is told of him during the Chinese war . he bought provisions for his men and horses out of his own pocket rather than pillage tha wretched homes slong the route. ', The folowing description of Admiral Togo is given by a writer In Collier's Weekly: After we had been, in the ward room for some time Captain Takarabe, the com mander of the Manshu Maru, entered and announced, "Gentlemen. Admiral Togo." Every one sprang to his feet and fixed his yes on the little officer, small even tor ft Japanese, standing In tha doorway. There stood the admiral of tha fleet, ft calm, de termined looking mail, about 66 years ot age, with coal black hair standing straight up from his head, ' expressionless eyes, prominent cheekbones and a powerful jaw relieved'' by an Imperial. Calmness Is- a great characteristic of Admiral Togo. He gased on the scene before him without sny sign of Interest or emotion. It was not by any means sn unkindly look, tut simply the look of a man whose body was present but whose mind waa elsewhere. Just that same look Nelson might have had during one of those lonely vigils before Brest or Toulon a century ago. Togo Is ft man of few words, hut of Iron determination. I never saw any one who Impressed ma much with a sense of real great pais, some thing above the ordinary . ruck of men. I shall never forget tha picture he made as hs stood In the ward room of tha Mlkasa, surrounded by his staff and tha reprerenta tlves of the powers. Shorter In stature than any present hs nevertheless, like tha mighty Corslcin, stood out before all. and was the cynosure of all eyes The representatives of every nationality, some -of them actually hostile to tha Japanese cause, felt directly fts.thay came into tha presence of the fighting ad miral tha spell of his fascination, and, sink ing all differences, crowded round this little man In ft mad endeavor to shake him by tha hand. At tha same time you could hear words of adulation and congratula tion uttered In English, French, German, Stallan Austrian and Japanese. As for Togo, ha gased on the scenebefore him unchanged as ha had gased unchanged tan years before on ths sinking of tha Kow shlng, and tha sending of 1000 human beings to s watery grave, an event which awoke tha world to the rising of ft new star In the far east. Ws drank tha' health of the admiral In champagne. ' and ha so far unbended as to Just touch the glass In return to tha compliment. This was no sign of ungraciousness. It simply meant the mind of tha man waa centered else where, on tha fortress forty miles away, and tha meaaage which might come at any moment that the enemy had put to sea. . A POWER IS CAMPAIGN WORK. G vera or Odrll'a Maaageaseat Re ablleaa Interests la New Tvrk. Holland In Chicago Record-Herald. Governor Odell will be able by the middle of October te roreeaet the result In New Tork state within $.000 or at tnoat 10,000 of tha actual figures. Much has been heard during this campaign, and for the last year, of the personal unpopularity of Gov ernor Odell. The statement Is not without foundation. There would be danger of Governor Odell's defeat If he were a candi date for re-election. His way Is not ths way of the glad hand, nor does he know how to be all things to all men. And yet It Is probable that something of reaction, not toward popularity or kindly feeling, but In tha direction of great admiration of ability as a technical politician and tact! clan, will be established during this cam paign In Governor Odell's favor. So far under his direction, the campaign in New Tork state, meaning by that organ isation politics, ths discipline and command of the machinery of the party may be com pared with the perfect discipline, fine econ emy which characterises the well-managed corporation, , This Is tha work of Governor Odell as chairman of the state republican commit tee. It undoubtedly explains in part the alleged unpopularity of ths governor. The perfect campaign manager must have a will that Is Inflexible; must, tike tha mcnager of ft corporation, know no kindly sentiment; must strike heavily where that Is neces sary; must be a true disciplinarian. Gov ernor Odell has not shirked this responsi bility snd he has undoubtedly created re sentments. Ha Is In no sense an easy boss, although' no man better appreciates flns political work, or mora cordially recognises It than he. As Illustrating the perfection of his sys tem and the futility of the attempt of any laiy district leader to deceive him, an anec dote telling of a recent Incident may be worth reporting. , Governor Odell summoned Into conference all the twenty-one dls trlct leaders of the borough of Brooklyn It was fine proof of the skill with which the governor Is able to cenceal from ths public Important conferences that tha gathering of these leaders was unknown to any one excepting Odell and those who were present. After the leaders were seated before him the goverr.or said to them: "I want you to take a canvass of your districts, a house-to-house canvass; I want you to find out aa far as possible how each voter stands and do It through questioning of him." Some of tho aders replied In the wordsi "Governor, what you are asking Is an Im possibility In ft city like New York. It Is easy enough to make a house-to-houso canvass In the country, where everybody knows everybody else, or even In ft city like your own, Newburgh. But It can't be done In ft community of ft million people tike Brooklyn." "Can't It?" replied the governor.' He wheeled around, opened ft bookcase and drew from It a pile of pamphlets, twenty one In all. To each district leader he gave a pamphlet so numbered that the leader recognised It as the number of h!s district. When the pamphlets were opened they were found to contain A list of every house in eacn district and an approxi mate canvass of the political association of etch voter In every house. Some leaders were ashamed. Soma of them astonished; a few attempted to defend. What he has done In Brooklyn he Is doing all over the state. 8om years ago one of tha candidates for governor, no longer living, devised a plan which would not have succeeded had Governor Odell been chairman of the republican commit tee at that time. The plan Involved the hiring of five farmers or working men in each district throughout rural New York to stay away from the polls upon election day. On the face of the transaction. It waa not bribery. Each one of the five was employed to do certain work that kept him buey that day. Tha party vote fell off on election by just about the aggre gate made up by multiplying by five ths election districts of rural New York. PARKER AS SONG EDITOR. Great Eathaslasm Aroused by Polit loal Raajtlme, Baltimore American. ' New York democratic newspapers, those of ex-Candidate Hearst included, are au thority for the Information that Candidate Parker not Only appreciates the exalted place which poetry and music are to take In the democratic campaign, . but feels so profound an Interest in the matter that he Is 'willing to hear , recitations In the music room at Rosemount and suggest for them a final polish. It has not heretofore been known that ex-Judge Parker num. be red among his accomplishments a rars judgment of that type of rhythmic litera ture and melody which combine to make the campaign song, snd to this ha odds tha distinction of being the first In the long line of presidential candidates to assume ft royal censorship and Instruct tha composer as to what Is and Is not ths proper thing. It may not be complimentary or vote making for Judge Parker that tha Initial campaign singer Is sn Englishman, de scribed as "having been in America only two years and knowing nothing of Amer ican politics." As every Englishman "dearly' loves a lord" It Is possible that Mr. George Hayden Bromby, F. S. A., the Englishmen In question, has been won by the announcement that the ex-Judge Is by some means possessed of ft coat-of-arms consisting of "three staga and a chevron charged with a trefoil slipped," 'to quota the ex-Judge's own description. However that may be, Bromby, F. 8. A., aa organist In ft New York church. Is the campaign singer who waa welcomed at Rosemount as ths author ot "Sate, Save and Bound," ft campaign effort which should become famoua because, If for no other reason. It was edited by Mr. Parker himself and goes forth to the world with the stamp of his approval. It Is told In one of Mr. Hearst's papers that the ex-Judgs led the composer to the' piano and warmly applauded words and muelc until the composer came to these concluding lines of tha second stansa: With confidence in Parker sura That ha will prove O. K., And make a mighty president ! To rule tha U. S. A. The candidate, It Is asserted, balked St this snd remarked to the uninformed and unnaturallsed Englishman that "ws do not have, mighty presidents ruling ths U. 8. A.," snd suggested that tha word "guide" or "lead" be substituted for "rule." Ap parently he had no objection to ths force ful adjective "mighty." Ths composer ao- " TSi Perfect Table The pure, sparkling, deHdous gives a relish to your meali, and a distinct aid to digestion. Sold by all ; dealers in mineal waters, and in every hotel and club in America. THE RICHARDSOU DRUB CO., SHERMAM & McCCKIIELL DRUB C8 M JACKSON STREET. - 4ISTHlalTIN9 AOEJIT. ITISAflAJTEROFfltAHn 7Ah 1 iyJirll If "1 1 1 Absolutely Poro THERE fS SUBSTITUTE cepted the amendment and left the eg judge r happy man, "loaded down wltl white flowers from the Rosemount lawn." It Is a. vital and pregnant episode whlol will doubtless result In numerous campatgt lyrics, by Englishmen If not by Americans It Is significant, also, in Its notice to com posers ..that the ex-Judge would like ti exercise censorship upon all compositions and therefore their authors should not fat! to go to Rosemount and submit words snd music for his approval. The Incident also Indicates that Parker Is certain to get the vote of unnaturallsed Englishmen. PERSONAL NOTES. The fact that J. Plerpont Morgan eats a melon every day Is not surprising. It has long been understood In the street that ha Is present whenever one Is cut. Tom Watson, the populist nominee, )s In an enviable position. Ha may say anything he wishes to say and do aa he pleases with out fear of the results In November. Prof. Jordan of the University of Padua is enrolled In Bellevue hospital, New York, in ft most lowly capacity. Hs la Stuylng American customs for use in ,ft forthcoming book. , Now cometh William Sturdy, 90 years old, of Providence, who deposeth snd says that while he still smokes, ha haa not used tobacco all his life. Ha began smoking at the age of 16, and has kept up the habit of using the soothing weed ever since. President Kruger iett ft fortune of more than 60,000,000 francs, over $,000,000. The Cri de Paris, commenting on this, says that "General Cronje, In order to live, la obliged to play the 'montebank at ths St. Louis exposition and give each day two representations of the battle of Paarde burg. Mrs. Florence M. Cook of Detroit has the honor of being chosen by the newspaper' musical critics of her home city as prise winner in the contest for words to fit the' title and music of the "Yankee Girl" two step. The prise was $100 in gold ' offered by the Whitney-Warner Publishing Co. of Detroit Major George W. Evans; disbursing offi cer and chief of the finance division In the Interior department, haa completed his fortieth year of service with the govern ment. Ha began life as a newsboy In Washington and In that capacity followed tha. army of the Potomac in Its various campaign."!, in his present position, which he haa had eince IKS. he has handled mora than $1,000,000,000 .with .absolute -aoauraeyy Major Evans was. J a Ford's theater tha night Lincoln was assassinated. A SMILE OR TWO. Goodman ' Gonrong One o' these mV ment experts ssys ther' ain't a bar'l of gen oolne Scotch whisky in tha United States. Tuff old Knutt Gee! Jes' think wot a good time he had wile he wus makin ths Investigation! Chicago Tribune. Parson Jackson Am yo" suah yo didn't Scoulah dat tuhkey In a game ob chancer Mose Mokeby Dead suah, pahson. I used mah own dice. Town Topic. "I suppose you have made It a rulerln politics never to forget a filend." ' ' "There's no danger of that," answered Senator Sorghum. "If a msn has dona anything friendly for you In politics he never lets you forget lt."-Washlngton Star. "Those were all married people, who came down by stage to the beach tonight, weren't the:'?" "Yes." V "Why was that big crowd there to meat them?'1 "It wanted to see the tied come In." Cleveland Plain Dealer. War Correspondent I wish I could sand In some news to my editor that would cheer him up a bit. His Tent Mate Why not send In a re port that you have been killed? Puck. : She I wonder why Jones left the church before the end of the service? He I don't know) perhaps he Is ft Som nambulist. Philadelphia Telegraph. "I never did enjov dining out," said the old dyspeptic, "even when I was a boy." "Why, how's that?" "Well, when I was a boy I never seemed to get enough to eat, and now I always get too much." Cleveland Lender. "Just look at' that woman's face! Isn't It about the homeliest you ever saw?" "I should say so. Do you know who she Is?" "No: but It's a cinch that she's either a literary woman or an heiress." Philadel phia Press. HEY, THEREI Chicago Chronicle. , Hev, there, you grouchy people Who sit aroun' an' pout. Why don't you try: to be cheerful An' cut that mournln' out? Bay, what Is th' use In muurnln' . An' lettln' your spirits halt? . Better be lausjhlnM an' prelaw.1..-. . Than alius rlndln fault. HI. there, you gloomy knockers, '- Whistle a bit an' sing. Smoke up an' be good natured For. there's fun In everything. Hey. there, you sullen people. wake up, an' look up above: . You ought to be thsnkfufc you're llvlnr An' know how to laugh an' love. Sav. whsl Is th' use In mopln" An wlpln" your weepln'.-cves? . Get out In th- autumn sunshine ' An' shout at th' S-iure skls. Hey, there, you crabbed creatures, Hnrrv sn' start up a sore:. - For it's luiht an' love an' laughter That pushes th' world slong. Water." iith and no r; 14. KTA1L AOKJITa, V