TI1E OMAHA DAILY REE: THURPPAY. XOVEMREIl 17. 1904.
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To Judge from the Incident at Che Foo
Russia seems to be more anxious to save
Ita prestige than to save Its warships.
TM Fontanel! club, hn at Inst rati
fied the republican nomination of Roose
velt, Mickey and Kennedy after elec
tion. ' "
ITntll the pavements on our principal
thoroughfares 'are renovated Omaha
would do well to refrain from introduc
ing, the "ae all" street ears.
The second division of the Russian Pa
cific squadron has set sail and the com
, Ing week will be an anxious one for the
wive ami families of fishermen in the
Xorth sen. . ' - . v
; TAere- may have "been no sentiment In
the subscription of the Japanese loan ten
times over In Baa Francisco because, the
Paeifle eoaat Is really looking: toward the
open door In" China to swell Its exports,
I: la certainly deplorable that orimi-
iialsx-onflited tn the Illinois penitentiary
should go Insane because the hare no
work to do; bnt It Is Infinitely worse that
honest men and women ahould starve for
he same reason.
The white dove of peace has emerged
rrora. Noah's ark. ; The Omaha Com.
tnercfal club has appointed an interna:
tlotial arbitration committee, with plen
ary powers to pay Ita own railroad fare
coming and a-going. '
The 300 men and girla rescued at great
danger to flremen from a Ave-atory New
York building probably realize now what
can follow defective electrical wiring.
but they may be too far from the Omaha
city council to communicate their ex
periences.
Several heretofore cheap, outlaws will
do) business, throughout Wyoming on the
reputation of the Cody bandits until the
latter are captured, and every fellow
robbed will be the victim of no lews 1m
portaqt aascaia than the men who killed
the cashier. - '
i' " . l 1 11,1 l ! , I II ,
If that Kanaan ancceeda ia proving to
tna United States auprema court that be
has a right to sell llqnor to Indiana who
have taken lauds In severalty he will
have jtroven that something regarding
the liquor traffic is to be leu rued even in
a prohibition state.
Ilia railroads will, aa usual, put 1a
Thanksgiving giving special rates for
TMnksgivIng day, but the announce
ments fall to say whether the purpose is
o Wst the attendance of foot ball
lamiaa'or ta promote the family reunion
it the (Uaner table.
Another thing the Douglas dtgation
to the legislature ahould not forget
whea It come t barter revision, and
that la to tlx It so that the work of pav
ing and repaving cannot be tied up In
definitely by warring contractors playing
dog la the manger.
The United States marshal at Nome,
who has been removed, and the two
Juflgea who have been asked to resign
because of charges preferred agalust
theat now know what President Houses
velt nxant when he said, "speak softly
and carry a big stick."
' It Is now tip to the political forecasters
to tell Just what congress is going to do
about the tariff and a number of other
public questions, but It is hardly to be
expected that the fellows who predicted
a democratic landslide this year will re
sume oerattoiis so early.
Our amiable po poo ratio contemporary
la busying Jtself now in a laudable ef
fort to AH the appointive offices under
the successful republican candidates.
Having tried Ita level best to prevent
then) from the appointive power, it la
eminently proper for It to undertake to
retWva) then of the necessity of exer
cising their power.
THK MKETlXQ OF COXantSS.
The second regular session of tae
Fifty-eighth congress will begin Mon
day. December .. It is already inti
mated .that there will probably be very
little legislation beyond the passage of
the regular appropriation Mils, but a
good deal will depend upon the recom
mendations of the president in his an
nnal meaaage, which Is now In course of
preparation. According to Washington
advices a few days ago to easter news
papers, Mr. Roose-velt bad not then de
cided what his message Is to contain.
He had not determined whether he will
have any recommendations to make to
tbla congress on the subject of tariff,
currency or trust legislation. It is sug
gested that In regard to these and other
matters he will consult with the party
leaders and doubtless to a great extent
be guided by what they may think
necessary and expedient. It Is said
that the president has received n great
many suggestions from numerous
sources as to what he should advise con
gress to do, but it is not likely that
many of these will receive his serious
attention. He will continue, however,
to seek and to give due consideration to
the counsel of the experienced and capa
ble men In his own pnrty whom ho has
hitherto consulted upon all Important
questions.
The Washington correspondent of a
newspaper which stands close to the ad
ministration says that there Is no likeli
hood that, Mr. Roosevelt Is to set him
self up, as the opposition has predicted.
as the party Itself and 4 undertake to
make appointments, demand legislation
and act In general as a dictator. There is
every reason to believe, and there Is his
own authority for the statement, that he
will pursue the same policy that he has
hitherto followed with such success. It
Is not to be doubted that this correctly
Indicates what will be the course of the
president during his next administration.
In regnrd to the coming session of con
gress there will undoubtedly be some
important, legislation In addition to the
passing of appropriations, but it Is not
probable that anything will be done re
gardlng the tariff, while aa to the so
called trusts it may be deemed wise to
await the result of the enforcement of
existing laws before proposing any new
legislation. It Is understood that the
Bureau of Corporations Is steadily pur
suing the duties for which It was
created, that of ascertaining the nature
of tile organization and conduct of cor
porations engaged in commerce between
the states and with forelgh countries,
and undoubtedly the president will be
able to Inform congress In a general way
as to the result of the Investigation. If
It shall be found that any corporation Is
not complying with the law it fa safe to
say that If will be called to account by
the administration. It la possible that
It will he shown to be necessary to
strengthen the law under which the
Bureau of Corporations acts, though
there has not as yet been any intima
tion of this. ; ...
The coming session of congress will
not be wholly without Interest, but It Is
not expected that anything will be done
which will effect a material change from
existing conditions.
THE MASSACHUStTTS IDEA
The election of a democrat as governor
of Massachusetts promises to give that
state prominence in the discussion of
tariff revision and reciprocity with Can
ada. Governor-elect Douglaa has an
nounced what he proposes to do In re
gard to these Important questions. He
will take It upon himself to have a com
mission appointed to investigate the
tariff question and the question of reel
proc.lt with Canada, tbla commission to
be made up of business men, of manu
facturers, of farmers, and to make a re
port to the legislature. Then he wants
the legislature to refer the questions to
the people and he believes when that Is
doue the appeal will be noticed in Wash
ington. Perhaps this Is a good Idea. Of course
there should already be a very thorough
understanding regarding the tariff and
reciprocity received a great deal of dis
cussion before the people in the late cam
paign, but no harm can be done by hav
ing these subjects again submitted for
the popular verdict. So far aa reciprocity
with Canada la concerned, there Is rea
son to believe that a majority of the peo
ple of Massachusetts are favorable to It,
but it Is doubtful If they are prepared
to go as far as Oovernor-elect Douglas
would In the matter of tariff revision, as
Is fairly to be Inferred from his remarks
on the subject. At all events, Mr. Doug
las should' be given a fair and full op
portunity to test his Idea and probably
he will be.
TUB TERRITORIES AtiO STATEHOOD-
Undoubtedly another' effort will be
made at tha next .session of congress for
the admission to statehood of Oklahoma,
Indian territory, Arisona and New Mex
ico and It ought to be successful. What
ever political considerations may have
heretofore Interfered with tha creation of
atatea out of these territories none can
be now urged against their admis
sion. Republican control of the govern.
Wnt Is assured until March 4, 1000. with
a very strong probability that it will lie
prolonged at least four years beyond that
time, Conaequently the party In power
has nothing ta apprehend from tbe ad
mission of the territories, even In the
improbable event that as states .they
would be la opposition to that party.
The Washington Tost males an ear
nest plea for according tbe territories
statehood, which will be heartily ap
proved by the people of the west Rich
In every resource necessary to make
them great and prosperous," says that
paper, "the residents of these territories
are suffering under handicaps, due to
their territorial form of government, that
are almost Intollerable. Nearly 5K).n
whlta cltlaena of the Indian territory,
nearly all of whom are native-born
Americana, are without schools, without
nnhllc roads, without proper courts, and
deprived vf ta power to provide these
essentials to civllizstlon and progress."
It points out that New Mexico has been
clamoring for admission for more than
thirty years aad notes the astonishing
development of Oklahoma In the last six
years as fully establishing her claims to
recognition and admission as a state. "A
bill granting statehood to the territories
should be Dassed at the coming session."
declares the Post. "In nq other way can
the congress discbarge its obligation and
duty to 3,000,000 enlightened, progres
sive, enterprising citizens of the repub
lic.' If western senators and representa
tives will show proper interest and zeal
In the matter the necessary legislation
for the admission of the territories can
be secured at the coming session.
rRlMABY ELECTION REFORM.
Among the political measures that
should commend tlicuibelves to the coin
ing legislature Is the proposed revision
of the primary election laws, modeled1
after the dlrel primary law of Minne
sota, which will, doubtless, also be en
acted by the legislature of Wisconsin
during the coming winter. The emanci
pation of American electors effected by
the Australian ballot law remains in
complete unless it is supplemented by
the nomination of candidates by the
rank and file of the respective parties
without the intervention of caucuses or
conventions. In a measure this already
has been done In the "cities of Omaha
and Ilncoln, but the direct primary elec
tions conducted by party committees are
too expensive and more or less'tainted
by party miscegenation.
Under tlio Minnesota law the primary
elections of all parties are conducted by
public officers and election boards at
the expense of the city or county, as the
case may be. Under this law the pri
mary elections of nil parties are held on
the same day and in the same plnces In
conjunction with the registration of
voters for the general election that Is to
follow. Prlmaryi election days, like
regular election days, are made legal hol
idays, and every voter entitled to partici
pate In the succeeding election Is given
an opportunity to register his name, and
at the same time and place express his
choice of candidates of the party with
which be affiliates.
The process Is very simple. The
elector first presents himself to the reg
Istrar' to answer the various questions
pertaining to his qualifications as a
voter, and when he makes declaration
with what party he affiliates the regis
trar hands him a primary election ballot
of his party, which he fills out In the
registration booth before retiring. Those
who have no party affiliation do not vote,
although they are registered for the suc
ceeding election. .
Aa there la but one registration day,
the registration expenses are very much
reduced. . With the expense of conduct
ing the primary election and printing of
ballots paid by the public, political can
didates are relieved from paying aft en
trance fee, and poor men are thus re
lieved from all obligation of borrowing
the money to pay their filing fee or ac1
cepting It as a gift from parties, who In
return expect to rece'lve favors thaf can
not be granted without detriment to the
public Interest. Most Important of all, the
compulsory registration of all voters on
one day insures a full attendance at the
primaries nyd consequently a full and
free expressslon of the, party's choice.
It is a long lane that has no turn. The
city has given away millions of dollars
worth of streets and alleys for' railroad
right-of-way, but this policy must have
an end some time, and might as well
have an end now. There is no more
reason why the city should donate
tracts of land or streets and alleys to
railroads than it would be to donate
streets and alleys to merchants and man
ufacturers without comiiensation; and
there Is no more reason why tte city
should donate without compensation
streets, either vacated or to be va
cated, to corporations that propose to
erect grain elevators than it would be
to donate such tracts and streets to a
planing mill or a shoe factory. The
proper course to pursue with lands be
longing to the city, whether laid out In
streets or alleys or town lots. Is to exact
an annual rovalty for their use on a
basis readjusted every five or ten years
in proportion to their market value.
Had the city done so from the outset
the city taxea In Omaha would be very
mnch lower than they are today.
It has been figured out that If nil the
counties who are Indebted to the state
would pay up their delinquent taxes the
state would soon walk on velvet; but,
unfortunately, all the counties, or. for
that matter, most of the counties have
not been and never will be able to col
lect all the delinquent back taxea, either
for themselves or for the state, because
tbe delinquent persons have either
moved to heaven or migrated to other
unktiown and unknowable abodes, and
very large tracts' of . land have trans
ferred ,' themselves from Nebraska to
Iowa or the bottom of the Missouri and
Platte rivers, and thousands of lots In
paper towns have been transformed Into
corn fields, beds of sunflower, golden
rod and Russian thistle. It would be
hoping against hope, therefore, to bank
on a complete clean-up of delinquent
taxes of state, county and municipal by
the process of the scavenger law or the
perambulating house mover van.
The Omaha Commercial club Is prepar
ing to take up the fight against railroad
dlBcrl ml nation, and. as) a first stfl has
recruited Its membership by the addi
tion of John N. Haldwlu, boss politician
of the Vplon I'acluc railroad. The sight
of tbe Couiinercial club cohorts barging
upon tbe railroads with Baldwin at their
head will ba Worth going miles to tee.
The periodic rumor of a plan to de
pose Mr. Z I m nmn as president of the
city council has been revived, on the as
sumption that Mayor Moorea la aliout to
take a protracted vacation. But Mayor
Moorea' health is Improving very rap-
Idly and the well defined rumor monger
will have to take another respite.
The Interstate Commerce comaiissloa
amuses Itself periodically by hauling the
traffic managers of the various railroads
over the gridiron, but while this periodic
lid lifting off the railroad kettle may en
tertaln and Instruct the Interstate toni
tnerce commission. It affords no relief
to Jones, who pays the freight.
One of the problems with which the
State Retail Dealers association proposes
to wrestle at Its annual meeting Is
how to get away with the cat-malt order
house. The most effective way, It seems
to us. would be to sell better goods at
the same prices or the same class of
goods at lower prices.
Despite the fact that lowa is repub
lican by overwhelming majority the poli
ticians are all at sea and will not know
where to drop anchor until they learn the
fate of the biennial election amendment.
Without an annual state election Iowa
will cease to be one of. the political ba
rometers.
A Polat werth C nHerl.
Chicago New
When all the railroads get ready to
combine Into one big ayatem they ahould
take down the supreme court decision In
the Northern Securities caae and read It
over carefully.
The Aaro of Miracle.
Chicago Poet.
With the prohibitionists carrying an elec
tion dlatrlct In Kentucky and the repub
licans capturing Missouri, the recent cam
paign of 1904 proves that the ag of mira
cles Is not paet.
Wladom Above the Wreckage.
New York S in.
Smiling Tom Tagsart 'a the wleeal rlucl
dator of election rooulta tr.ut has yet ap
peared ibove the wreckam .'f the demo
cratic party. "Thpre weren't democrats
enough," saya Hon. Tom, A great man 1
the hero of French Lick.
Why Mlaaoorl S-wltcbed.
New Tork Tribune.
It now appears that Vice President Fair
banks Is entitled to a good deal of tha
credit for swinging Missouri Into the re
publican column. The senator, against
the Judgment, it Is said, of th national
committee. Insisted on speaking In Mis
souri, and the result has amply Justified
his confidence and political sagacity.
Remedy for Disfranchisement.
Philadelphia Prees.
If congress were to pass an act, na pro
posed by utne republicans, to carry out
the constitutional provision reducing the
representation In congress of any atate
that disfranchises any considerable num
ber of ita voters, the southern statjs
would perhaps change their methods In
that respect. The spectacle of a few states
alwaya "electing" by a small vote the
representatives of a certain party, regard
lesa of th upheaval tn all of the remaining
states, ia not encouraging.
Movfaar the Traat Matter.
Indianapolis News.
The administration has moved promptly
in the trust matter. We are assured that
proceedings will- be taken to stop the re
bate evil as tt has manifested Itaelf in
the dealings "Mf the "Harvester and the
Steel trusts -with the railroad companies
through , termWl roada owned by. them,
and that the Beef trust will be called to
account for Hs -alleged failure to obey
th injunction issued against It. We hop
that there will be no delay In this matter.
For, Irrespective of, the evils of trusts, it
is Important that they should learn that
they are responsible to the government
and the law, and that there is a power In
this country strong enough to control even
the trusts. That Is a lesson that needs to
be enforced.
"Al'DAt'IOlS AND CHEEKY."
Bryan's Propoaala ana a Poeatbl
Counterpart of Them.
New York Times (Ind. dem.).
We have not to go back very far In th
history of our politics to find a close and
exceedingly Instructive parallel to the pres
ent situation. Boon after th election of
Mr. Lincoln in I860 certain states of this
union seceded and there was a war. Dur
ing that war In the year 1864 there was
hell a presidential election, in which th
eleven states In rebellion did not vote. The
republicans hud 214 electoral votes to
twenty-on for the democrat. Ther was
another presidential election In 16 three
years after peace was established but
while 'the war and Its memories continued
to be the dominant Influence In our poll
tics. In that year the republicans se
cured 214 electoral votes to eighty for the
democrata. In the presidential election of
1872 the republicans won 286 electoral votes;
owing to the death of Horace Greeley, the
democratic) candidate, the electors (choaen
by that party acatterea tneir votes, out
for th democratic vice presidential candi
date forty-seven votea wer cast. After
the presidential election of 1872 the demo
cratic party was In very much the situa
tion in which It now finds Itself. It had
had three, terrible defeats, closely corre
apondlng to 116, 190O and 104. Th lead
ing democratic editor of th west applied
to it an unpleasant epithet, Indicating that
It waa dead and ought to b burled. The
party aeemad to be without a future, with
out hope.
If In that aolemn hour Mr. Jefferson
Davis, Mr. Alexander H.' Stephens, Mr.
Robert Toombs and Mr. John B. Floyd hart
announced that the democratic party had
been thua brought nigh unto death through
the pusillanimous course of the war demo
crata of the north; that th northern demo
crata had bad. their try at a presidential
election, and must now give way to the
democrats of tha south, who held bolder
flews concerning state rlghta and seces
sion; that there waa "no middle ground;"
that the political doctrines of the con
federacy must be adopted aa tha demo
cratic pJatform, and that they, Davis,
Stephens, Toomba .and Floyd, had resolved
to take hold of th party and reorganise it,
would not the situation then have been In
all easentlala a counterpart of thq altuatlon
now?
Th prime cause of democratic debilita
tion and disorganisation In the year 187,
when after vainly casting about for a can
didate of Ita own th party had to take up
with a candidate of the liberal republicajia,
was; tha fact that the greater 'part of tha
democracy had been engaged In th sere,
alon snd in making war upon the union.
The prim causa .of democratlo debilita
tion In thla yrar la the fact that In the two
prealdentiul contests preceding 11M the
party had for ita leader Mr. William J.
Bryan and lor Ita plalforme a collection
of doclruif alien to tha democratic faith,
and notably, th doctrine of free, unlimited
coinago of silver at the ratio of 1 to 1.
Would a proposed raorganlaatlon of the
party by Mr. Davis, Mr. Stephen. Mr.
Toombs and Mr. Floyd In 1871 have been in
any measureable dtgre more audacious
and cheeky than the plan of reorganisation
under his leadership which Mr. Bryan now
put forth? When the patient lie at the
point of death from a prolonged and waat-In-
disease, what la the best cur fur him
a freah attack of th Ola7
joriot or tsb (iorssa tth.
alerted
Uoaalf) About the Deanoerot
(ioTeraat ot Mlaaeaoto
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Over lo.w people, representing all tribes
on the reservation, gathered within tha
llmlta of St. Peter last Monday to greet
John A. Johnaon, governor-elect of Minne
sota,
St. Peter Is the home of Mr. Johnem
and It never heard auch a political racket
as the victorious enthuslaats put up. Tor
day and the greater part of the night
there waa a concatenation of braes bands,
tin horns and Imtietuoua voices. It wss a
grest day for Johnson, but not as great
aa election day, when the votera of Minne
sota, after piling a plurality of 12S.016
for Rooeevelt. turned around and elected
Johnson. democrat, governor of th eUt
by a plurality of 13,0nr).
Robert C. Dunn, the republican candi
date, had for several ycara been looked
upon as the logical candidal for the re
publkan nomination, hut he won the honor
only after a bitter factional fight which
split the party. Johnson waa nominated by
the democrats when there was but th
faintest hope of electing him. The nomlnn
tlon waa given him In the im'ufe of an
empty nor, or, ana, aa rar ae me party man-
agers were concerned, the Incident waa
closed when the convention aajoumea.
But Johnaon, always vlgoroua, alwaya
earnest and alncere, tooa his nomination
serloualy. No soorcr hud the campaign en-
tered upon Its first stage than he and a
handful of friends began a ni"et vlgoroua
agitation. The faction of the republican
pnrty which had practically forced the
nomination of Dunn drafted Into eervlc
Senator Nelson and C'lapp and made stren
uous efforts to counteract the tide setting
In toward Johnson.
Meanwhile Johnson, who Is of Swedish
parentage, was making a hoiiec-to-hous
canvass of the stute. The fact that he Is a
Swede and a native of Minnesota appealed
to the large Swedish population, and his
1 progress alarmed the republican managers.
The newspapers of the Twin Cltiea took up
his cause, tentatively. With one exception
they did nut support Dunn with anything
approaching vigor or effectiveness. ' His
record as state auditor was asaaiied by
newspapers of all political creeds, but the
chief fault found with him waa that his
personality was not acceptable to the
people.
At this stage of the campaign a series of
slurring attacks upon the lowly parentage
of Johnson began to circulate. Circulars,
widely distributed, but the authorship ot
which could not be traced, announced that
his father had died a pauper. Tills state
ment waa backed up by an affidavit. Btrem
was laid upon the fact that his mother had
taken in washing. The Intent wns clearlv
to prove that Johnson hud suffered his
father to die a pauper when he could have
supported him.
Then Minnesota experienced the sensa'
tlon of the campaign. A republican po
litical writer investigated the entire story
and told the true history of John A. John
son's life, with all Its pathos, ita heart
aches, Its struggles and achievements
Born In St. 'Peter, Minn., of Swedish par
ents, he was forced when yet a child to
take up hard labor or atarve. Ills father
had become addicted tu drink. John Waa
handicapped because his mother was not
In robust health. The family waa large
and must be fed and clothed, but the boy
was brave ot heart, and he won. The
father, after many lapses, drifted away
from home and became an Inmate of the
Hennepin county poor house.
From the time he was 11 years of age
the boy, with what help his mother Could1
give, was practically the sole support of
the family. He did whstever work he
could obtain. At night he studied. His
schooling had been Irregular, but he gradu
ally educated himself to the point where hs
was ellglbl to a position in a newspaper
office. He had won the respect and confi
dence of tho entire community, which was
his elilef capital. But he saved his money.
Invented his dollar, became a man of
property and eventually was elected to th
state senate.
He Is the only democrat elected In the
atate. Ha' ia married and lias two chil
dren. He lives at St. Peter, where he pub-
iiaris ami eaua a aaiiy paper. jNominatea 1
. i . . . . , . . . . . I
vy ine urinocruin, no was eieciea Dy tn
people, and today they are predicting that
the man whose mother took In washing
may yet be a candidate for president of
tho United States. A democratic paper
here made tho first suggestion along this
line In Its Issue recently.
A coincidence of the campaign waa that
Johnson's opponent also la a newspaper
man, aa are also the chairmen of the two
atate central committees.
RAILROAD STATISTICS.
. i
Mileage, Tonnage, Karnlnaja and He-
latloa of Eapenae to Income.
New York Times,
Some statistics of general Interest may
be gleaned from tha statistical tables In
th advance aheets of Poor's Manual for
1904. At the beginning of the current cal
endar year the mileage of railroads In
operation In the United States was 2U6.B76
miles, showing an Increase of 7,191 mile
In use during 1903. The totals of railway
bualness, aa nearly as they can be learned,
are as follows:
Rev. train mileage:
Passenger 429,014,116
Freight Ma.sxo.6'
Mixed ,Kli
Total
Paasengers carried
Passenger mileage
Tons of freight moved
Freight mileage
9M,'.I3.!H
,W9,ra5
W,?j.S0.4'Jl
l.yni.SiS.SM
!71,292,1M,07
learnings:
Passenger $ 429,708.r7
Freight 1.341.150.719
Miscellaneous 135,001.130
t l9 ,M7.8?e I
Total ,
Net earnings
Other receipts
Total available revenue
Paymenta:
Intereat on bonds
Other intereat
Dividends on stock
Miscellaneous
Rentals. Interest
Dividends
Miscellaneous
6:e,M8.M2
a$,48a.44t
.1 S1,9M,9
$ B9.4;,707
g.AW.tiit I
164.S49.147
si.iue.tiii
S8.476.121
2S.12S.2S8
21.320.UO
Total payments t 6aO,U88
Surplus 121.8S0.JS8
As compared with 1902 the total earnings
showed an Increase of about 10 per cent.
There waa a gain of something over n
thousand millions in the number of paa
sengers csrried, snd a gain In the freight
movement of nearly 118.wu.000 tons. That
the tendency is not , toward a cheapening
of the service of tbe railroad will be seen
from fho following comparisons:
io.i. laot.
Groaa earnings per mile 9.3ol 2.H7
Net earnings per mile I MPS g.xau
Average ton mile rute. mills,. J.K, 7j
Average paesotigar mile rate,
centa .' J.0S 2.01
Tha ratio cf operating expense to earn
ing, 68.9S per tent, waa higher than for
any year sine lttT, when It was 4B.74 par
cent. .
tins, VI.1SL0WS
SOOTHina SYRUP
"",', CJTa A BOTTLK.
i ' aaa "
Rotable (haaarea la th Tide
(haaarea la th
a
R ! too.
Boston Transcript.
Soma earnest ettorts hare been wade l
Ireland to check the tide of emigration
from that country. There have been at
tempts !o put both the agrtrnltoral and tha
manrVacturtng industries of the laland
tip'.n a more auniamiai ana proms oiv
I basis, snd tt was expected that the recent
land ct wotiM vena not merely to seep
Irishmen at heme, but even rail back to
their native land some who had left It to
better their fortunes In soma other. But
th operation of that act haa not been en
tlrelv sa-llsfactory. The prices charged hy
the landioroa in. mur .. ..n.
hlbltory in many inuu r -
lion Have OOUDUrn imiirorni ior uiiw.
who remain, the New World continue to
j present attraction that the youth of the
country do not una n aaay ta rmei.
Cheap fares hav alao given a freah Im
pulse to emigration, and Consul Stephens
it Plymouth, England, report that th
llrltlsb pres ht calling attention to th de
parture not only of Irlahmen, but of Cor-
nlshmen. to this country. Over E.000 of th
former hav already left Ireland tale year,
ind lnp Br-,en. eaodu Is at th rat of
mb0ut 1000 a weak. Thla drain Is upon the
of ,ne pa.ant class and make th
i nroiortlon of undesirables.' at la front
an industrial point of viw, all th more
I marked.
I This Is a new movement or a reemdes
pence of an old on. Irish Immigration dur
I ng recent yeara has shown a very marked
I falling off. while that from southern Europe
has been conatantly Increaalng. Now,
Italy Is aendlng to ua fewer and Ireland
more. The flight of the Comlssmen la due
to the depression of the mining Industry at
home. It Is not strange that England com
templates this depletion with some appre
hension, t'nlike Italy It la not yet so con
gested that It has to encourage Its sub
jects to leave It,
PERSOSAI, NOTES.
Complete returns from Hawaii show thst
Pr'nce Cupid hss been re-elected delegate
to congress from that territory. "Let Joy
be unconfincd.''
William M. O. Dawson, the republican
governor-elect of West Virginia, is SO year
old and began life aa a printer, then be
came an editor and Is now a lawyer.
The Japanese are preparing a welcome
for the Baltic squadron. It has not yet
been decided where the Formosa fishing
fleet will meet Rojeetvensky's wonders.
Prof. HofTa, the Berlin surgeon, who
ha 8 Just operated successfully upon Mrs.
Arthur Paget, has Invented a small ma
chine for the exercising of the muscles of
Injured limbs.
Former Justice D. Cady Herrick, defeated
candidate for governor of New York, aallcd
for Havana. Justice Herrick aaya that on
his return he will set about earning hla
living and will open a law office In Albany
and probably one In New Tork.
Bryant B. Brooks, governor-elect of
Wyoming, was burn In Massachusetts and
went to Wyoming In 18S1 and worked as a
cowboy near Cheyenne. H la a self-educated
and self-made man, and haa Urge
stock, land, bank and other interesta.
Sherman Bell, adjutant general of Colo
rado, announces ttn a result of the' defeat
of Governor Peabody and the Invitation to
deported miners to return to Cripple
Creek that he will leave the state. He
says he Is going to Mexico to manage a
mine.
Boza . Klenlewska. a Polish countess, la
a student In the Iowa State college study
ing agronomy. Her early education was
acquired 'n a convent school at Breslau,
and after coming to America ahe studied
tor a time, at a achool In Garraantown. ,
WHITTLED TO A POINT.
"You seemed to be having a very long
' eeance with father last night. Didn't you
get a chance to ask him for me 7"
"No. He waa Bitting between m and
tha door." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Young Widow (to partner at ball) Mr.
Crogan, I've made a wager of a pound of
chocolates that you are a single man.
Mr Crogan Ye've lost, ma'am. I'm wan
av thrlplets. Chicago Tribune.
Sally Gay And after you rejected him?
Dolly Swift Oh. he married disgustingly
well! Puck.
Have von dona anything to inspire DUb-
no connaence in you i
1 ' Vf ir ,1... m4 ' ' unm
My dear sir." answered Senator Sorg
hum, "I don't seek to Inspire confidence.
I am lucky If I can avoid Inviting sus
picion." Washington Star.
RamMAa waa wat china: the embalmer
nut the mummy case on his recently de
ceased prime minister.
"There," he sld, with a sigh of relief,
"I guess that will hold him for awhile."
Philadelphia Press.
The Fierce Fellow So you wouldn't say
mat i.iongTeiiow waa a nar, en .'
Tha Mild M
an No; but If he were eon-
ducting
newspaper I should not hesitate
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The Conservative Savings & Loan Association f
t
A MATTER OF HEALTH
at
rLii
PtETDtaR
A&teltrtely Pure
rjs i:o SUBSTITUTE
to assert that he had an exclusive rma
aervlce. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Bailey What time were you up Sunday
mornlngT
Galley Four o'clock.
Bailey What! Do you mean to ey you
got up at that hour?
Galley Oh. when did I get tin? Thta
different. Half-past eleven. Philadelphia
Ledger.
"That fullback la an awful faultfinder "
"That's natural."
"Why?"
"Because he's th man who dnes the
punting and he always hss a kick coming. '
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cholly So Mlsa Tartun nrnei1 up nrl
said a good word about me. did he?
Archie Tea; she said that when one gnt
better acquainted with you one found ru
were not half aa big a fool as you ap-j
peered to be. Chicago Tribune.
"Do you mean to may you whe1 ynui'
face. Tommy?" demanded that youngsters
mother.
Yes m, replied Tommy.
Nonsense! It's Just aa dirty as ever. '
'Mebbe the dirt's on your eludes, ma.
Wipe 'em oft." Philadelphia Picks.
A CORN COB PIPK.
James Barton Adams in Denver Post.
They raay howl agalnat the treasure Uil
their lunga are out o' whack.
With thtlr sh.irp aenunclatlon try to rip it
n n tha dock: i
They may rail against the practice, may.1
denounce it aa unclean, I
And may say to Ita dlsiavur every Woomln I
thing mat s mean; i
They may tell us tnat its users will ail-,
mission be denied j
When tney reach the golden portal of the;
land on yonder slue,
But their bitter conaemnalinn and uburiv
can never wipe
From the Uet oi things w banker for
the
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It Is homely In appearance, not at all a
work of art:
In a hrlc-a-brae collection it could never
play a part;
Aa a uacorutive object In the home i
cuts no Ice.
And the wealthy one would elevate thclri
noaes at Its price; I
wearied slave.
When hla nerves are getting retle?a and
Inclined to misbehav.
There haa . never been discovered any
soother that can swine
(That old bakery production from tho
Cora
Cob '
i Via.
Take a man who's worth his million ami
who smokes th choicest brands
Of the fancy Importations from the fame 1
' tobacco lands.
When h puffs tho weed In public or Ht
tonv banauet .board-
Chewing at the end ot tMa)ure you or I
could not afford
And when dally cares are over catch him
in his snug home den
And It'a safe to make a wager that In
nine times out of ten -
H will not be drawing comfort from a
half-smoked Cuban "snipe,"
But be holding sweet communion with a
Corn
Cob
Tip
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