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IT Tntf OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. OCTOBEK 31, 1901. Tiie omaiia Daily Bee. K ROSKWATER, EDJTOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINQ. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Dsn Bee (without Sunday). ana ysar.MW Xlly Bee and Sunday, one year Z no J.OO 1 50 1.00 illustrated Bee, one year . Sunday Bee, one year...'.. Saturday Bee, oneyear Twentieth Century Farmer, one year DELIVERED BT CARRIKl: Dally Roe (without Sunday), per copy.... e Dfllly Hoe (without Sunday), per week..; Kelly Bee (including Sunday), per. week. .1.0 Sunday Bee. per copy "IVta nn Evening Bee (without Sunday), per wees, 10 Evening Bee (Including Bunday), Per week ......... ....l.o Complaints or irregularities In "vfe1r hould he addressed to City Circulation de partment. OFFICES: Omaha The Bee building. South Omaha-City Hall building. Twenty-fifth and M streets. Council BlnfYs 10 Pearl street. CliicBKO vm Unity building. Kw York-Si Park Row building. Washing ton frU Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter shruld be addressed: Omana. Bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES., Remit lv drnft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing company. Only 2-rent stamps received In payment 01 mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omnha or eastern exchanges, not "ccerteo, THE BEE PUBLISHING J,A?lL-. STATEMENT 0F CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Douglas County, JS.: George B. Tssehurk, secretary of The Bee Publishing rompany, being u'J' ,worJ!l ssys thnt tbe actual number of full ana complete copies of The Dally, Mprnlng. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of September, UOi, waa as follows. 1 sa.itso t nu.aoo I K,20J 4 2T,lnO .-,... .,....IM( ( ..iJO.JJBO 7 ao.aao !.... 20.100 ...:. aw.cno io aw.aiu ii... 4 27,000 12 !to.4no u aii.'too 14 aw,2oo U 20.8O4 , is !M.aro yf S8.SRO lg H,nno sn.oso 20... 20,180 21... 20,200 22 20.2SO 23 ,1B0 24 2O.T20 25 2T.OOO H 2,150 27 2U.240 a'. ,ao 29 ,B0 ! J.860 Total B.TDO Less untold end returned copies.... H,M& Net total sale 8H0.157 Dally average 2.S.871 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 30th day of September. llt. (Seal) M- B. HUNQATB, Notary Public. Hi those Kelly nlairs continue Yll llnm Allou White will hnre to amend Lis thesis on "What's the matter with Kau nas." Governor "Vardaiuan of Mississippi owes a vote of thanks to the candidate for congress from that state who has uiude the governor respectable by com parison. Ptatesboro has redeemed Georgia from any charge of mawkish sentimen tal iru, tho grand jury having refused to indict lynchers despite the advice of the Judge. Judge Tyner has so fur failed to con vince the president tliM t official negli gence can be cured by the verdict of a Jury to the effect that the neglect was not criminal. Candidates running for lesser state offices on all ticket ia- ,V biaska ruay congratulate themselves on the fact that the'flght has been waging nil around them without touching any ut thein. TJie, second day's registration shows still further republican gjiins, but an other big effort will have to be made to get tbe remaining delinquents en rolled on the third and last registration day. Jurigu rarker has concluded to make three more speeches during the present campaign. By the time he is nominated In 1D0S for "vindication" be will prob ably have developed Into a rear platform d vii tor. Tbe report of questionable treasury notes lu Russia Is probably set afloat by those who want to limit the sale of goods to that country. . But no one is questioning Ht Petersburg exchange on Loudon. Judge Sullivan bus uot yet; made pub lic any revision of his opinion that tbe new Nebraska revenue law is, on tbe whole a good measure depending solely uion conscientious enforcement to pro duce equitable taxation. Viceroy A lex left has drawn the high est prize in tbe Russian war lottery. He is to be permitted to dwell on the banks of tbe Neva while bis less fortunate fel lows are facing tho Japanese or prepar ing for courts of Inquiry. The "will-be" senator wants It dis tinctly understood that that $100 dona tion made by President Nash of the electric lighting, monopoly is only part payment for tbe services of bis Invalu able public opinion molder. Tbe popocratic roorback fakery is very busy, Just now. and wUl turn out a greater quantity of unalloyed campaign fakes for the next week than have ever bean turned .out of any one fakery In Omaha within an equal period. It would hare been Interesting to know bow many democrats attending for example, the big Folk meeting,-, could have recited offhand the names of the six dwinocrntlc nominees for congress In tbe various districts in Nebraska. Every time a man starts out to fight boodlers he is credited with an attempt to construct a personal machine. This is true of Folk in Missouri, La Follettw in Wisconsin and Bentley in Kansas, The boodlera do not try to construct a "personal machine," being content, usu ally, with a division of the spoils. Howell made a great mistake In framing his water purchase bill, by which, be thought to connect himself to a life-long public 'salary. Instead of providing that of tha two vacancies on tha Water board to be filled this year one should go to a republican and one to a democrat, ba should bava cinched It by requiring tbe republican to be first duly endorsed by his former employer, tb water company." A CHARGE ANSfTtBED. Secretary Hay, In bis great speech In New York last week, answered and com pletely demolished the democratic charge that our government bad committed a grave wrong In the Colombia-Fa nania matter. He conclusively showed that the course pursued by the president wos entirely proper -and legitimate. . That action, said the secretary of state, was In the Interest of peace and It was ef fective. There was no declaration of wnr, as the democrats have recklessly asserted, and there was no defiance of our 'constitution nor of International law. " k Mr. Hay expressed the opinion that the democrats do not themselves believe that any wrong was done and be found proof of this In the fact that while they make the accusation that we are tn the Isthmus as "a result of violence, robbery and treachery, "they propose not only to stay there, but to go right on ond reap the fruit of our infamy by building the canal. There Is no talk of restitution, no suggestion of a national penance for transgression. Nothing of the kind." Of course the democratic outcry in this matter Is utterly insincere and hypocritical. The section of that party which is its mainstay was prac tically unanimous In support of the ac tion of the administration. When the treaty with Panama was before the sen ate and an effort Was made to unite1 democratic senators tdgainst its ratifica tion the constituents of the southern senators notified them that they wanted the treaty ratified and tbe notice was generally heeded. The democrats have made no political capital out of the assault upon the course of the administration in tbe Pa nama matter. All that they have done Is to 1I11 and slander their own govern ment and their own country." ; TJI DOMINION ELECTION. The general election in the Dominion of Canada, which will be held next Thursday, possesses some interest for the American people, since the result may bring about material changes in the trade relations of the two countries. Tha principal issue is the proposed con struction of a transcontinental railroad, which If built would in time become a considerable competitor of American roads, but the matter of immediate in terest is the tariff question. If the lib eral party Is successful, as is expected, there would probably be no great changes In the tariff, but a victory of the conservative party would almost cer tainly follow by a considerable Increase In the customs duties on manufactures, except the British. It Is the understand ing that the Canadian manufacturers, who want more tariff protection, are practical!? a unit tn suppott of the con servative party. The manufacturers of New England are doubtless feeling a good deal of con cern regarding the outcome of the Cana dian election, but whatever the result It Is a pretty safe prediction that tho course of reciprocity will not be ad vanced. Neither of the parties In tbe Dominion is giving any attention to that question and in fact It seems to have passed entire) out of popular considera tion. FABBICATINOPUBLIO OPINION. When the proposition for a municipal lighting plant was submitted by tlu council to the people of Omaha It was to have. been expected that the electric lighting monopoly would exert all Us Influence ajid use all its means to en compass Its defeat. It was to have lieen expected that the agencies and ma chinery by which the electric light mo nopoly has procured its franchises and contracts ahd "controlled bur city gov eminent would again be set in motion, but 25,000 voters cannot be bought even If they were all for sule. It therefore became Imperative to fabricate public opinion adverse to the proposition and for such a task tbe strenuous president of the electric lighting monopoly stands unrivaled in this or any other com munity. He is lavish with tbe corpora tion money and in addition has access to tbe Milwaukee railroad pass book. The first thing out. of the box came as a report from five selected commit teemen of the Beal Estote exchange, who within fifteen minutes by the watch discovered that while municipal owner ship was a good thing on general prin ciples, it would be a bad thing when applied to municipal public lighting. Their report was unanimously adopted by a baker's dozen of the exchange and given out broadcast as the unanimous declaration of the whole membership of the exchange. On the heels of this promptly came the report of the selected five of the Commercial club, which was also unani mously carried through by a baker's docen of the executive committee and promulgated without' a whereas as the unanimous conclusion of the tiOO mem bers of tbe Commercial club. The strenuous president of the electrio lighting monopoly, did not, however, stop there with his fabrication of public opinion. The various Omaha, improve ment clubs were called into requisition by his paid stool pigeons and their meet ings, packed by political roustabouts, workers and pass beneficiaries. Club meetings attended by a mere handful of people were duped Into passing resolu tions against municipal electric light ing "at this time" and by Inference made to declare in favor of the extension of the electric lighting contract originally procured , by tactics that would have startled even Joe Folk and furnished a mouth's work for a St. Louis grand Jury. But the strenuous president does not by any means confine himself exclu sively to the fabrication of public opinion through paid strikers, heelers and railroad pass bcueflclurles. His operations bare been extended to the molding of public sentiment to the reve nue reform press. These papers .are now electro Illuminated by ready made editorials that throw dust and strew mis Information to convince people that the proiwsitlou to relieve the electric lighting monopoly from constant raids upon the City treasnry Is fraught with serious consequences to the taxpayers of Omaha. The strenuous president of tbe electric lighting monooly, grown desperate over the menace of municipal ownership, now jumps into the breach personally with statements thnt would draw the blush to the cheek of a professional confidence sharp. Bat the Intelligent people of Omaha know a hawk from a hand saw, and, while they readily concede the right to an honest difference of opinion on economic questions to every body, ' they are not easily buncoed or duped by manifestoes and resolutions Inspired by the electric lighting monopoly. A TVT1LB ISSCE. The democratic effort to create popu lar alarm over the Issue of so-called Im perialism has utterly failed and no ques tion before the country commands less popular- Interest The very great ma jority of the people have simply refused to believe that there Is any danger to our Institutions In the possession of the Philippines and they decline to accept the democratic view in regard to dealing with the archipelago. They are not In favor of a policy of abandonment re specting the islands, which they rightly feel would be dishonorable to us as a notion. The professed rear of the democratic candidate and the party managers that a retention of the Philippines may In some way lead to a usurpation of exec utive authority and an attempt to ag grandize personal power la regarded by most thoughtful people as a purely Imaginary danger." Nobody whose mind Is not under the control of a strong prejudice thinks that Theodore Roose velt has any disposition to usurp power or take any action not clearly warranted by the constitution and laws. There Is nothing In his record that gives the least color, of justification to the democratic assumption. He has done nothing what ever to warrant the charge of on "Im perialistic" tendency, having simply pur sued the policy, so far as the Insular pos sessions are concerned, of his predeces sor. The conduct of our foreign rela tions during the last three years has been eminently wise and judicious, so that today no one stands higher in tbe public opinion of the world as a conser vator of international peace and good will than President Roosevelt. The people are fully aware of this. Hence the futility of the Issue of im perialism. Of course there are somn who seriously believe that the imagin ary danger they hove conceived Is real, but the number of such Is not very great. Four years ago the democratic party made imperialism the paramount question and the popular verdict was overwhelmingly against them. The Issue has certainly not gained In strength since and all signs indicate that It will again be most decisively repudiated. CLIMBWQ INTO THE BAND WAOON. The unmistakable trend of popular sentiment toward President Roosevelt as the close of the campaign approaches la seen no where more strikingly than In the efforts of the so-called "Independent press" to climb into the band wagon. The New York Herald, which started out to support Judge Parker, gave up the ghost a week ago, declaring that the Esopus jurist had lost his chance. And now comes Harper's Weekly, which has tried strenuously to favor Parker, and admits that he is a "goner" unless some thing happens within the next ten days to create a revulsion of feeling some thing which it cannot see among the probabilities. "Tbe difficulty about the election," says Harper's Weekly, "lies In the fact that tbe judge has beeu runuing for chief Justice while his opponent has been running for president" With some humorous pokes it remarks, "No, breth ern, we fear the candidate for chief jus tice will not be elected president of the United States." And after canvassing the contingencies by which he might be saved, it asks, "Is it likely that so many miracles will be performed simulta neously on Judge Parker's behalf? A land-slide would be needed for the pur pose and of this there rs as yet no sign." Coming events cast their shadows be fore. The "harmless" candidate for con gress Is circulating another testimonial in the shape of a letter of endorsement by one of the Tammany democratic congressmen. If the "harmless" candi date were only running in a New York district a Tammany voucher might be a potent talisman but Tammany is not entrusted with the selection of Nebraska representatives in congress. Last year the fusion leaders pledged a clean campaign, free from personali ties, and under strict Injunction of Judge Sullivan, their nominee, kept fairly close to the promise. This year, however, they are making up for it by indulging lu nothing but personalities and Ignoring the Issues altogether. It Is needless to say that Judge Sullivan is not the can didate this time. Tbe fact that Baldwin and Metcalfe occupied seats in the same stall at the Auditorium during the delivery of Folk's address on boodlers and grafters Is of little moment to tbe people of Nebraska. But the fact that tbe World-Herald has desisted from cartooning Baldwin and that Baldwin Is vigorously pulling for tbe shore with Berge Is mighty sign! fl ea ut. Why are all tbe boodle men, grafters and railroad puss beneficiaries in Omaha so vigorously opposed to the municipal electric light proposition just nowf And why are they swarming about President Nash like tiles around a molasses barrel? Practice Jelts Preaehlagr. Philadelphia Ledger. All the nations of tha earth are preparing with all their might munitions of war with which to kill their neighbors, and all of them raise their hands In horror when they bear ot a Spanish bull fight. REPt DIATF.D BOI CASE. Importaat Deelaloa Readered by Ike . Federal Sapreaae feari. Chicago Record-Herald. Several days ago the supreme court of the United States denied the application of the state of North Carolina for a rehear ing of the Interesting and from a consti tutional point of view, not unimportant "repudiated bond case." I'nless an exten sion of time Is secured and the legislature of the state named takes suitable action It will be the duty of the United States marshal for the district to seise certain property of tha defendant and sell It, after due advertisement, "at the east front door of the capltol In Washington." The plaintiff in the case Is the State of South Dakota, and tha denial of the de fendant's application means that the court saw no reason for reversing the Judgment against North Caroline for 127,000 a sum representing the value of certain bonds whloh that commonwealth repudiated in the seventies, as other southern states suf fering from the ravages of the then recent civil war and the abuses of reconstruction repudiated their bonded indebtedness at that trying time. These Norths Carolina bonds originally Issued to pay the cost of a railway project were held by northern Individuals and corporations, and the repudiation was made possible by the eleventh amendment to the federal constitution, which provides that no state shall be sued by. a cltisen of another state. For nearly three decades these repudiated securities were regarded as absolutely worthless, but some years ago It occurred to a New Tork broker that they might be made valuable by the simple method of turning them over as a gift to some state or state institution. For one state can sue another under the federal constitution, and In the case of the repudiated bonds the only question that could arise would be as to the genuine ness of the transfer and the state's title. The broker gave some of his bonds to South Dakota, and It brought suit and finally secured Judgment, the court holding that the motive of the owner, who could not sue, In giving his property to a state would not In any way affect the validity of the gift It Is obvious that what has been successfully done In this remarkable case can be done by other holders of repudi ate! bonds. The decision affects many states and securities worth millions. And the question arises whether, if states can recover tho value of repudiated bonds pre sented to them, they cannot also recover on bonds purchased In the market at prices low enough to make the speculation at tractive. WORLD'S BEST SELLING BOOK. Tha Bible Far la the Lead of All Other Publications. Washington Post. Enterprising publishers furnish us each week, through their advertisements, with a list of "The Best Selling Books." Some of the popular novels show tremendous sales, running into hundreds of thousands; and there Is a strong rivalry, apparently, for flrst place In the favor of the reading pub lic. The presses of two continents are busy day and night turning out this sup ply to an extent that has caused some of the profound thinkers of the day to imagine that the reading world has gone fiction crazy, and the more important liter ature, particularly of a religious and edu cational character, is suffering. There Is a widespread Impression, in fact, that reli gious books are golnx out of fashion, and that the scriptures are no longer generally read, even among Christian nations. It may be surprising, but doubtless grat ifying, to the public to know that the Bible is still the world's "Best Selling Book," the announcements of secular publishers to the contrary notwithstanding. Recent re ports show that the British Bible society bas, since its establishment, distributed 180,000, 000 copies of the Scriptures, while the Amer ican Bible sootety has added more than 70,000,000 to tbe flood of volumes poured Into all the countries of the world. While tha polite society novel, the historical romance, and other forma of more or less trashy fic tion may have thoir' little day of popular ity, the presses of the big Bible publish ing houses keep running In their efforts to supply the demands of the world for tKe history of Jehovah's people and the doc trines of the lowly Naiarene. The Bible Is now printed in 460 languages or dla leots, by which Its message and Its teach ings are made accessible to seven-tenths of the globe's Inhabitants. Linguists are con stantly employed In transcribing Its mes sage Into other tongues, that It may be carried to the people of "the uttermost parts of the earth." The Bible is not going out of fashion. CHANCES IN IRELAND. Oppressive and Repressing- Policy Practically at End. New York Outlook. . A striking and hopeful change Is being wrought in the relatlonj between England and Ireland by a fundamental change of conditions in the island. Mr. Gladstone's home rule measure may never be adopted In detail, and it la quite likely that some of its provisions would not have worked well If they had been carried Into effect; but Mr. Gladstone's espousal of the Irish cause compelled England to face the facts and has undoubtedly been a prime factor In the change of attitude and the conse quent change of policy which have gone on since his death. A conservative govern ment has done more, for Ireland than most of the preceding liberal governments, and while complete autonomy is not likely to be conceded, there is every Indication that within the .next few years Ireland will practically secure the control of Its own Internal affairs, and Dublin castle will cease to represent an oppressive and re pressing policy. No one hs done more to bring about these better results than Mr. Horace Plunkett, who has done what a great many other reformers In Ireland have utterly failed to do, abandoned the plat form and given up declamation and gone to work tn a practical way to better Irish agricultural methods and conditions. Irs. land is being rapidly recovered from waste ful and Ignorant methods which have made what ought to be one of the most fertile countries in the world at times compara tively barren. The administration of Mr. Wyndham has been in sympathy with the reconstruction movement In Ireland, and the time Is rapidly approaching when there will be a radical readjustment of the meth ods by rhlch England manages affairs In that country. Neither Irish agitators of the windy type, of whom tha country has been altogether too prolific, nor English conservatives of the unimaginative type, of whom England has been altogether too fertile, can long stand In the way of equita ble relations between England and Ireland. Dewey Wants the Best. New York Tribune. The Colorado has proved Itself to be the swiftest armored cruiser afloat, and It Is not surprising, therefore, that Dewey has requested It for his flagship during the winter maneuvers. In matters naval noth ing less than the best satisfies Dewey, and the American people want his pennant to float over the beat. Gaaraatee Eaoafth. ' Baltimore American. The fact that the t'nlted States Is Issuing the Invitations to the second peace con gress at The Hague Is guarantee enough that history will not repeat Itself la the Initiative power belli the first en 0 break the compact and go to war. NEBRASKA PRESS OPINIONS. Playlas; Roth Ends. Butte Gazette. For an anti-trust and antl-rallroad man. Candidate Berge beats all time. When he came up Into Boyd county he learned there waa considerable feeling against the railroads, so, true to his mode of campaigning, he Immediately raised his voice against the railroad companies In general and appealed to the farmers who he claimed were overburdened and abused, to vole for Berge as he was their only sal vation. But It Is a well known fact that the greatest railroad company In Nebraska, the I'nlon Pacific. Is openly supporting Berge, and Baldwin's "Our Man Mickey" has changed to "Our Man Berge." Hitchcock or Kennedy. Whlcht Blair Pilot. Mr. Hitchcock's paper, the World-Herald, is devoting considerable space at this time In attempting to breed a factional breech in the ranks of the republican party. Al though challenged by Mr. Kennedy to de fine his position upon the leading questions of the hour, Mr. Hitchcock has persist ently declined to do so. He realizes that his only hope of re-election lies In dissatis faction among the republicans. He Is afraid to discuss national Issues nnd con tinually avoids stating his position upon the Important questions which confront the voters. Although standing upon a demo cratic platform he would like the voters to believe that he Is In harmony with the re publican administration and that his elec tion to congress will not in any way Jeop ardize or Imperil the principles of the re publican party. Such an attitude Is not to be commended and Is a sign of weakness upon the part of any candidate. His at tempt to gain support through an alleged bill which he introduced at the last hour of the last session providing for a postal savings bank system tend his circulation of the bill under his congressional frank has met with cold reception by the voters of this district. His pretended attitude as guardian of the t'nlted States treasury has been nullified by his willingness to use the mail service of the t'nlted States for po litical purposes free of charge under his congressional frank, thus demonstrating his Insincerity as a protector and guardian of the public fund. On the other hand, Mr. Kennedy stands out open and above board on the republican platform, an advocate of protection, an exponent of Round money and an active supporter of the administra tion of Theodore Roosevelt. Mr. Kennedy was an advocate of the postal savings bank system years before Mr. Hitchcock entered the doors of congress. He Is a courageous exponent of such a law and If elected to congress will riot wait until the. last hour of his term In congress to Intro duce ssch a measure, and when he does In troduce It ho will vigorously push Its pas sage. Voters of the Second congressional district are intelligent and do not look with approval upon methods of deception or po litical trickery. Mr. Hitchcock can not hope to successfully deceive the voters of this district. Let htm speak upon issues of the hour. Let him courageously defend them if he believes he Is right. He cannot hoodwink the people of this dlstrlsct by his present methods. The people of this district are entitled to the views of their congressman upon pub lic questions and they demand of Mr. Hitchcock that he explain himself. No one can doubt Mr. Kennedy's fitness for the position of congressman. He Is an Ideal candidate. He represents the highest type of American manhood. He will represent 'the Second congressional district of Ne braska In such a manner that his consti tuency will never question his Integrity. He stands for the progress of the Ameri can people; for the upbuilding of the Amer ican nation and for the betterment of our citizens. If we believe In Roosevelt we must believe In Kennedy. They stand shoulder to shoulder In the progress of events. A Bad ' Spot. Sioux Falls (S. D.) Press. Inl an interview pertaining to condi tions existing at the Winnebago Indian agency In Nebraska, Indian Commissioner Jones says the distribution of money re ceived from the sale of Indian heirship land is a source of constant trouble. Under the laws for me regulation of the matters of the Indian people, a live Indian may not sell a farm allotted him by the government, but after his death his heirs may dispose of it. This concen trates the efforts of swindling whites upon the heirs to real estate and the Indian office has taken upon Itself the task of protecting the Indian heirs from the dep redations of their pule face brethren. It has ruled that the money received from the sale of land shall bo placed In a fund under the control of the gov ernment and shall be paid over to Its owners only in small Instalments. The commissioner of Indian affairs is Inclined to believe that the government Is ex ceeding its powers in thus assuming charge of the property of a citizen of the United States, even though his skin Is red, but It is indulging in the slight usurpation of authority for the good of Its late wards. There is In exlHtcnce among the Win nebago Indians of Nebraska an organiza tion of whites which preys upon the heirs of dead Indians and secures their money through many devious practices. The commissioner of Indians says "the Win nebago reservation is one of the worst spots in the Indian service." The Illegal sa'.e of liquor is an evil that his bureau has vainly endeavored to suppress and It Is carried on for the purpose of debauch ing the Indians and then swindling them out of their money. This Is a part of the confession of Mr. Jon'es. It supports in full the contention of Father Schell, who is engaged In an effort to protect the Indians and Is en countering the opposition of the Indian bureau in the reformatory work he has in stituted. Having endorsed Father Schell's view of the situation consistency suggests that he Should ' be assisted, rather than Impeded, in the prosecution of the men who make the Winnebago reservation "one of the worst 'spots In tha Indian service." Keep Uooil Matured. Springfield (Mass.) Republican (ind.). Advice to all politicians, and especially those tpon the stump: Keep good-natured! Let not the Increasing heat of the cam paign beget undue ardor. Live and let live. To criticise the administration Is not to be a traitor to this government. It did not use to be, and Is not so today. So long as this remains a government by the people, it never will- be. Toialug; Bouquets Our Way. New York Tribune. All reports from the west Indicate that it Is safe for Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The reason for this unanimity in that great sec tion of the country may be found in the sermon of Dr. Hillls last Sunday. Speaking of the west. Dr. Hillls, who has Just re turned from a western trip, snid: "The west fairly scintillates with patriotism." A thaaae of System. Pittsburg Post. A Philadelphia report Is to the effect that ' highway robbers" have been at worlt In the city hall right at the doors of the mayor's office. It was a departure frcnJ older regime that the operations were not carried on inside the doors. ItcblnsT I'nlnis on Both Sides, Boston Transcript. Truthfully, the managers of both political parties appeur to have Ix-en .anxious to disavow all connection with "Standard Oil," and at the same time to annex some of ths "Standard Oil" money for campaign purpose ROtND ABOIT NEW YORK. Ripples on the Cnrrent of Life Metropolis. Troud and doting Omaha fathers of groups of from right to fourteen children, much as they are envied by less favored fathers, are not the whole thing. Not by several. There are others In position to stretch the roll call f ir beyond a round dozen. One of the noisiest of nursery fa vorites Is Emanuel I.eudesilorff of Brook lyn, who celebrated the arrival of No. recently. "I guess there Is not much danger of the name of Leudesdorff dying out In these parts," said Leudesdorff. "Just listen to those youngsters up stairs." The youngsters were playing basket ball when the news of the new visitor broke Into the game. They came trooping down stairs Joyously, shouting for their father. They poured Into th room where Leudes dorff was talking, swarmed around his chair, tackled him around the legs and gave about as strenuous an exhibition of affectionate childhood as could be Imnglncd. Every now ond then the wall of the twen tieth Leudesdorff would come down through the hallway and the father look happier than, ever. "There will' be no danger of race suicide If every American citizen does as I have done," said he. "I don't know whether President Roosevelt has heard about my In teresting family, but I am expecting a let ter from him almost any time. Still. If he attempted to present one of his auto graphed photographs to every one of my children I am afraid he would get a cramp In his wrist or run out of photos." Papa Leudesdorff Is Bfi and Mrs. Leudes dorff 41. They were married twenty-four years ngo. Sixteen of the twenty children born of the union are living. Having heard that New York Is about to restore the rod In the public schools, the Society for the Reform ot School Discipline, Glasgow, Scotland, sent to the school au thorities here a copy of resolutions adopted recently by the society, protesting and ar guing against corporal punishment. The qnestlon has by no means been settled by the school authorities. The principals still desire to wield the rod, but the committee, which listened coldly to their arguments some time ago, seems no more favorably disposed toward them now. Mr. Mack, the chairman, who was opposed to corporal punishment, has resigned, and Frank D. Wllsey, the acting chairman, is In favor of It, but hHs few supporters. The subject would have been brought up before this had It not been for the urgency of the consideration of the budget and the ad justment of the part-time difficulties. The number of men, women and children In the United States who wear artificial eyes Is almost beyond belief. Throughout theUnlted States, all told. 80,000 glass eyes are sold every year, of which 80.000 pass through the hands of a firm of opticians In Chambers street. From 12,000 to 15,000 of these eyes are manufactured here in New York, and nearly all of them are of high quality. The cheaper eyes are Imported. Artificial human eyes come In several qualities. Common s'.;k eyes can be bought in Europe at prices ranging from half a mark to 20 marks. Eyes of hlghcf price are, however, usually made to order. In America glass eyes retail anywhere from S3 to $25 each, the latter price being for the finest product made to order in this country, special care being taken to match the colors of the falpe eye with those of its natural mate. New York op ticians say that the glass eyes made here are better thnn nine-tenths of those which are Imported. Immediately after election ex-Governor Frank S. Black is to leave for Frankfort, Ky., where he Is to enter the greatost legal battle of his career, with the hope of saving the life' of Caleb Powers, the young man who Is awaiting execution in that state for the assassination of Sena tor Goebel, who was shot down while a contestant for the office of governor at the state house three years ago hist win ter. Ex-Governor Black volunteered his services to the condemned man free of chare several weeks ago, but his action has been known only to a few Intimate friends. He believes young Powers is an Innocent man, and he declares that he will clear him, even If he has to tako the case to the United States supreme court. Ex-Governor Black first took an interest In the case by reading of It in the news papers. A polite and dignified young man made application for citizenship papers to a clerk In the United States court In New York. "Your name please," sold the cltrk. "Jacques Marie Joseph Muurice Dcs Rosleris Do Iialaino." was tho reply. "Where are they?" asked the clerk. "I am he," answered the polite young man. "Well, what is your name?" "Jacques Marie Joseph Maurice Des Rosleris Ds Balalne." "One at a time," said the clerk, getting out of patience. It finally dawned upon him that the polite applicant owned the entire lot and Jacques Marie etc., got his papers. A young woman who would like to think well of men, but rtdea on the elevated in rush hours, watches dally for the Infre quent courtesy that keeps alive her faith in the sex. "I don't mind so much their n&t getting up," she said the other day, "but when somebody leaves a seat and a woman is standing near and a man makes a rush to get there ahead of her, it 'most breaks my heart." But one day last week she came home happy. "I actually sow five men gfve their seats to women today," she said. "I feel better about living In New York now." A NATIONAL, CONTRAST. The Wrecking; of the Maine and the North Sea Incident. Philadelphia Press. The Russian ambassador was mobbed in the streets of London Monday, and tbe British government has on an ex-parte statement, as yet unverified, without In quiry or hearing the Russian side, de manded apology and reparation in a tone and temper which suggests war us the alternative. Six years ago last February the Maine was blown up In Havana harbor while under Spanish watch and guard. The blow fell In profound peace. The loss of life makes the two or three men killed on the British trawlers trivial. The vessel run led a national flag and bore u national cm mission. The Spanish ambassador at Washingcon was never safer than from that hour, our press as a whole demanded first inquiry and investigation. . Our government, nlth studied moderation, refused to act on tha first statement. An inquiry by our bsi naval oWcers went on for weeks. For all the shouting of the thoughtless und tho heedless, In print and out, our government and tho nation went calmly on to es'ubllsli responsibility, with Judicial detcimiii.itlon to know all tho facts and veiy cireum stauoe. Americans theie are who were willing 1o assail President McKlnley, tho government and the nation fr he-dless. headlong hejt wl.en the Maine waj bli.wn up. lllamry will Justify tbe retrvt. the poise and the elm with which this country and 1U president acted, and not merely histiry, but tlirse who today observe and remember wl I see and adroit that ths American republlo baa nothing W a tL coniprUon. PERSONAL NOTES. Russia's attack on innocent and helpless fishermen Is something like the lats British expedition Into Thibet. The body of Paul Kruger will be Conveyed to South Africa by a vessel now being specially pit pared In Holland for the purpose-. The last resting place of the famous Boer president Is to be In the Transvaal. Count I.amsdorff, the Russian foreign minister, the marquis r.f Lansdown. ths British foreign minister ard Admiral Lamb- ten of the British navy are all made con spicuous by the North sea Incident. For the first time since tho days of Lin coln United States Consul Abraham E. Smith, at Victoria, B. C, will not go home to Illinois to vote. This year the State de partment has decided that all American consuls stationed at Pacific seaports must remain at their posts. Hon. George H. Utter, the republicsn csn dldate for Governor of Rhode Island, and the present democratic! Governor tlarvln, are both graduates of Amherst cn!,'e. Candidate Utter is the editor of the Weekly Sun, the only newspaper east of the Sierra Nevada mountains to Issue a Sunday even ing edition. Dr. Georgo F. Reinhardt, professor of hygiene at the University of California, Is making a vigorous fight as to the Indiffer ence of American men and women as to ths health of the men and women they marry. From such unions, he says, result unhappU ness and offspring with shapeless bodies and dimly lighted brains. Representing Sioux Indian chieftains who were In the Custer battle, and now In tha Standlrg Rock Indian reservation, John Grass, chlof Justice of the Sioux tribe, has forwarded to President Roosevelt an Im mense buffalo robe on the bark of which appears an Indian picture writing the nar ration ot historic deeds done In the Custer fight. Congressman John 11. Keteham of the ' Twenty-first New York district Is one of s tho oldest members of the national house of representatives, being close to the 7-d milestone. Renomlnatlons come to him by acclamation, and his normal majorities are so large that he has no campaign worries. He has been nearly twenty-four consecutive years In congress and Is sure of re-election. Mere Skeleton of an Army. Philadelphia Press. Secretary Taft calls attention to the fact that the standing army of the United States is less now lu proportion to the population than it was In the time ot President Washington or of President Jef ferson, to say nothing of the coast de fenses. It is a mere skeleton of an army, and would be greatly needed In case of a foreign war, as was shown In the war with Spain. But the democrats who attack tha army are the ones who want to favor for eign countries by the adoption ot free trade. POINTED REMARKS. "Bllgglns says he la an Independent voter.'' "Well," answered Senator Sorghum, "I suppose that means that he hasn't been able to persuade anybody in either party to prombm him an ofllce." Wusliington, Star. . "They have a lovely house, but the street they live on Is sich an old-fashioned one." "Is it in tho old part of town?" "Oh, no, it is well located, and nice peo ple live there, but they never tear lk up." Cleveland Leader. "Say!" exclaimed Mr. Rush, "I want you to marry me." "Well, gasped Miss Love, "I've had some nervy proposals, but you tuke tha palm." "Good. Now let me hold that palm a moment while I slip this ring on the proper linger." Philadelphia Preee. Mr. Klosemnn My dear, ' I'm afraid that sealskin sacque I promised you Mrs, Kloseman Xhat's enough, Johnjyou promised it Hnd Mr. Kloseman But we've got to econo- ' mize. You must make some sacrifice. Mrs. Kloseman (determinedly) Ves, but it won't be a sealskin sacque-rllice Chi cago Tribune. Nell I haven't seen you with Bess lately. Belle Please don't mention her to me. Of all the designing, deceitful creatures she's the worst Nell What s the man's name, dear? Philadelphia Ledger. " First Actor So young Bullions Is mak ing love to Dolly Footlights? What ur his prospects? Second Actor Very good. He has al most succeeded In convincing her that his Income is sufficient to pay her the alimony to which she has been accustomed. Judge. "Mamma," said the pretty, fluffy-haired girl, "1 think 1 ought to go to a cooking school, don't you ;" "It Isn't necessary, my dear," replied the mother. "1 can teach you to cook." "But that would never do, mamma," pro tested the fair daughter; "you only know how to cook the ordinary things that peo ple really eat." Cincinnati Enquirer. CAMPAIGN POETRY. Campaign poetry does not command from the press that degree of respect its merit warrants. Possibly because the press dis like to overwork a good thing. Whatever the reason much mighty good stuff sinks into the wastebasket and la lost forever. It is a pleasure to rescue from the usual fate a bunch of melody wrought In the workshop of the Sweet Singer of Chicago Creek. It is the real thing poetic, lilstorio and plcturesquu, a descriptive classic In Its class. Listen : In nineteen and four, about the month of June, The delegates were called to order about noon ; But before the committee could begin to act Roosevelt was nominated by Senltor Black In the City of Chicngo. don't you see. The convention was not like it used to be. The delegates rallied like a Bwarin of lie.-s And approved the nomination unanimously. t At the republican convention was Senltor Lewis, Who heard the nomination of the nation's shrewdest. He hurried away, thinking it would be ths surest To call the democrats' convention away In St. Louis. The democrats met one night about nlna , To select a nominee, but none could they find. Gentlemen, I arise, said W. J. Bryan. Bit down, said the chairman, you won't do this time. In our political battles, who has proved to lie a martyr? Don't know, said the chairman, my viewi grow darker. Well, any old body wl'l do for a starter, So 1 will second the nomination for Duvil and Parker. Ask your doc-r tor about it 9 then do as tie says If he tells you to take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for your throat cough or bron chial trouble, then take it. If he has anything better, then take ' that. Only get well as soon as you can. De lays ars always so danger ous in lung troublcs.i.0..-'