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    -rfir: oiZAHA DAILY HEE: MONDAY, JANUARY 9. 1903.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee.
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The supreme court has not yet said
that the Bartloy bond U not enforceable.
Four battleships ready for commission
la America's latest contribution to peace
with all cations.
There enn be no doubt that Ireland ex
pects a general election soon or the war
would not have been carried Into Belfast
last week.
If Russia really desires an effective
navy It should devote Its first efforts to
discovering some means of keeping at
least one harbor free from Ice.
The man who made the calendar
this year has also kindly fixed it so
that Andrew Jackson's memory may be
celebrated on one or all of several days.
If Speaker House compels members of
committees to work full time he may
have a hard time Jo retain thnt popu
larity which landed him in the. speaker's
chair. ; V -
Political affairs in Orepon must be rn
a bad way when it is necessary to take
a man from the Washington office of the
Department of Justice In order to secure
proper material for United States dis
trict attorney.
If President Roosevelt should succeed
In bringing the "standpatters" and
"tariff rippers" In congress into harmony
he would confer a favor upon Iowa by
taking the republican slate chairman
Into his confidence on the subject.
The insurance agents are all sure it
is a bad business proposition for the
state to carry its own fire risks., , Tho
willingness of the insurance companies
to take this bad business off the state's
shoulders is noteworthy.
The acquisition of two of the lending
hotels of Lincoln by a prominent poli
tician suggests the thought that he
wants to get back some of his campaign
money that in other years has gone to
defray awe-lntpiriiig hotel bills.
These constant conferences of leaders
called to advise with him do not bear out
the charges that President Roosevelt is
arbitrary, impetuous and headstrong.
If the president were a mere dlcfator,
he would hardly bother about taking ad
vice. Omaha's weekly bank clearings have,
for the past two or three years, aver
aged from $7,000,000 to $8,000,000. They
will exceed $10,000,000 a week at no dis
tant day as a natural sequence of the
establishment of a grain market of
lurge dimensions.
John Temple Ci raves vouches for the
statement that the south is rapidly
changing In ita attitude toward Ireal
deiit Roosevelt and are beginning to re
pose their full confidence In him. Per
haps if the late election could be re
peated Missouri would not be the lone
ion)) convert out of the solid south. .
The Omaha Ministerial association
has not yet recovered from the shock
that followed the withdrawal of the pro
test filed with the police board against
the renewal of liquor licenses to keepers
of tough Joints in the proscribed district
by the attorney retained by the Civic
Federation for the prosecution and sup
pression of TlcJous and criminal resorts.
County Attorney Slabaugh's proposi
tion to re-set the timepiece at the police
court to that the hands of the clock
there will point to the figure 8 at 8
o'clock in the morning is revolutionary.
The gentry who accept the hospitality
of a eight's lodging at the city Jail are
not accustomed to rlslug from their
slumbers so early in the morning and if
forced to appear in public at so young
an hour, niay have to apologize for un
kempt hair and disarranged clothing)
not up to the standard prescribed in
polite police circlet
THE tXtCVTirt ASD COSQRKSS
That President RooseTelt is taking an
Intense interest in the matter of legis
lation Is confidently shown in the fact
of his Inviting republican leaders In
congress to confer with him in regard
to the legislative program. While this
Is not an absolutely exceptional course
on the part of the chief executive, it is
unusual and for this reason Is likely to
attract more than ordinary attention. It
will not be strange If some thoughtlessly
assume that this uncommon action of
the president is really prompted by con
ditions which Justify alarm.
As a matter of fact It means nothing
of the kind. There is not a single fact
in regard to the public finances or any
thing- else conceminir the business of
the general government which should
cause the American people the slightest
worry. The government is still able to
take care of all Its obligations without
the least difficulty. According to the
last report of the secretary of the treas
ury, the available cash balance In the
treasury was over $140,000,000 and there
are no extraordinary demands upon It
On the contrary, the probability Is thnt
this cash balance will be increased dnr
ing the current fiscal year unless con
gress should make extravagant appro
priations, which, as now lnd!cated, it Is
not likely to do. All the tendency, so
far as now shown, is against extrava
gance and there is every reason to be;
lleve that this spirit will prevail.
The simple fact Is that President
Roosevelt is anxious that congress shall
observe a due degree of prudence in the
mntter of appropriations. Ho indicated
this in his annual message and what he
then said he still adheres to. There is no
demand from ths chief executive or from
any other source for a policy of economy
that would nave the effect of impairing
the efficiency of the public service. To
do that would be a grave mistake. But
there Is a demand and a very proper
one, that no more money shall be spent
than is absolutely ' necessary to the
proper carrying on of the business of the
government and which will keep ex
penditures within estimated receipts.
In other words, as was said by Presi
dent Roosevelt In his annual mesRpge,
"the cost of doing government business
should be regulated tvith the same rigid
scrutiny as the cost of doing a private
business." That states a principle which
we think is very generally recognized as
sound and It appears to be the disposi
tion of the republican lenders in con
gress to give heed to it. That their do
ing so will be of benefit to the party Is
not to be doubted.
A COUNTY CHARTER.
The committees designated by various
commercial bodies and the city council
to frame a new city charter appear to
have no clear conception of the task
devolving on them. The main object
of charter revision Is'to secure a ma
terial reduction of municipal expenses
and greater efficiency In the administra
tion of municipal affairs. " '
,The consensus of opinio" among all
men who have given charter revision
any thought is that the greatest sav
ing can be brought about by the merger
of the assessment and tax departments
of the city and county. Manifestly this
must be effected by conferring upon the
county treasurer the powers ad func
tions devolving on the city treasurers
of Omaha and South Omaha, and con
ferring upon the county assessor the
powers and functions devolving upon
the tax commiKNloners of Omaha and
South Omaha. This proposed change
involves, not merely a revision of
the charters of Omaha and South
Omaha, but also a revision of the stat
utes relating to county government.
This leuda up squarely to the question
whether this is not the opportune time
for formulating a charter for the gov
ernment of Douglas county separate and
distinct from the governments of coun
ties whose conditions and whose wants
differ very materially from those pre
vailing in this county. In other words,
the charter making committees should
endeavor to formulate two separate
charters one for cities of the metropoli
tan class, and the other for counties of
the metropolitan class.
The charter for counties of over 140,-
000 population should clearly define the
powers and duties of all county officers,
provide for the election of a county au
ditor by the people and expressly au
thorize and require the county treasurer
and county assessor to be, ex officio
treasurer and assessor for all cities and
towns within the county.
In addition to the changes proposed
the new county charter should also pro
vide for a county board of charities and
corrections, elective, but nonsalarled,
like the Board of Education. The
county board of charities should have
control and supervision over the county
infirmary and hospital, over the county
Jail, county work-house, whenever one
is established, and all charitable and
corrective Institutions maintained at the
expense of the county. The board of
charities should also have, supervision
over the distribution of fuel, clothing
and supplies to the destitute, and inci
dentally, to. improvise measures of char
ity relief whenever emergencies may
arise.
The new county charter should ex
pressly prescribe the conditions under
which franchises are to be granted, new
bonds Issued and the funding bonds ne
gotiated. It should require that all fees
from whatever source collected by any
county officer, should be paid into the
county treasury and prohibit the farm
ing out of public funds and trust funds
under severe penalties. Other salutary
regulations and provisions that may
suggest themselves may be inserted to
enforce a businesslike administration of
the county's affairs and prevent extrav
agance and wastefulness in any branch
of the service coming under the supervi
sion and control of the board of county
commissioners. Such a charter has been
a long felt want. It would not only
effect a material reduction of taxes, but
would frustrate w atef uluess and v cor-
ruptlon in our county government gen
erally.
THE PA SAM A COMMISSIOX.
The creation of the Panama canal
commission was made with deliberation,
The matter was most carefully ami
thoroughly discussed in congress and in
the public press. It now appears that a
mistake was made. The opinion Is that
the commission Is too large and that
as now organized and conducted it is a
failure. This view, it seems. Is not only
entertained by the administration, but
by a great many members of congress,
who are In favor of reducing the com
mission or abolishing it altogether, leav
ing the whole duty of conducting the
canal construction in the hands of the
president of the United States.
A bill having this In view has been in
troduced In the house of representatives.
This measure calls for abolishing tho
commission and provides that the pow
ers now vested In the president be ex
tended until the end of the next, or fifty
ninth congress. The president Is author
ized to employ such persons. with such
official designation as he may deem nec
essary until such time as congress may
otherwise direct and Is authorized to fix
the compensation until regulated by con
gress. The bill In effect permits the
president to perform, through person
he may designate, the duties now per
formed by the canal commission.
It appears to be unquestionable that
as, now constituted the Panama Canal
commission Is satisfactory and that the
Inevitable effect of its continuance will
be to embarrass and delay tho work on
the great enterprise. While there is no
doubt that the men who constitute the
commission are thoroughly capable,
there Is diversity of opinion among
them In regard to the course that should
be pursued which is proving trouble
some to the government and necessarily
a hindrance to the enterprise. There
have been more or less radical disagree
ments among the commissioners and It'
is needless to say that these operate
ns an interference with the undertak
ing. Whether or not it would be wise to
abolish the commission is a question.
There are some who urge that this Is
absolutely necessary and thnt the only
safe plan Is to give the president tho
power and authority provided for In the
bill before congress. Ferhaps this view
is correct, but the matter Is manifestly
one for the most careful deliberation, In
volving, ns it does, an enormous outlay
and work that will be prolonged for
years. What Is unmistakably apparent
is the fact that the Isthmian' canal prob
lem Is still one for very serious consider
ation. Why should the city council hesitate
about the establishment of a municipal
asphalt paving plant? The experiment
has proved a success wherever It has
been tried. The latest and most con
spicuous example Is the city of Detroit,
which Invested $15,000 in its first mu
nicipal .asphalt paving plant, last year
with. the most satisfactory results. The
Detroit paving plant, which was put in
operation June 8, 1004, closed down at
the end of twenty-two weeks with a
larger saving than the original cost of
the plant, and a second plant is to be
established by Detroit next spring which
will be ample to do all the asphalt pav
ing that the city may need hereafter.
The erection of half a dozen mam
moth grain elevators In Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs, with all the
modern equipments for storing and
handling grain makes assurance doubly
sure that Omaha will henceforth occupy
a prominent place among the great grain
markets of the country. But Omaha's
ambition to be a -great grain market
should not stop with the erection of ele
vators. We must supplement the ele
vators with large flouring and eercnl
mills that will convert the raw material
Into staple food products that nre con
stantly In demand, not only in America
but in foreign lands.
Among the laws that should be
enacted by the legislature this winter
should be a law prohibiting county
boards from granting eternal franchises
to suburban trolley lines on any condi
tion. Every franchise granted should
have a time limit hot to extend beyond
a period of fifty years under any cir
cumstances, and no time limit franchise
should be given without somo compensa
tion, either In a bonus or a royalty.
Under the constitution of Nebraska a
franchise is a valuable thing.
South Omaha politicians are said to
be watching the legislature with tremb
ling for fear that they will be out of
an occupation should annexation be or
dained. But the great majority of
South Omaha people are not concerned
about the future of South Omaha poli
ticians. They are interested in securing
better and cheaper government
Cost of Lawlessness.
Baltimore American.
Colorado's rioting experiences will cost
the state nearly $800,000. In these days of
civilized government, anarchy Is a luxury
which comes very high to those who must
have It.
Hot Liberal Rnoaah.
New York Tribune.
By the czar's decree, one month's service
In the defence of Port Arthur will count
for a year to the credit of the survivors,
and those who escaped from that "living
hell" seem to think the csar's estimate
of time spent there was not liberal enough
by half.
Mr. Bryan Haa tae Floor.
New York Sun.
Ia 1900 Colonel Bryan, an old soldier In
the war against corporations, emitted a
plan for a federal license of corporations.
What has the colonel to say of the better
ing of his InstructloBsT The world awaits
eagerly the words of that great mender
and amender of the constitution.
Get Uaay, Please. ,
Chicago Tribune.
If there are SOO.OuO.OOO practically useless
sliver dollars piled up In Uncle Sam's
vault there would seem to be (00.0u0.UU0
good reasons for coining them over Into
the fractional currency (or which the busi-
nest Interests of the country are howling
so lustily.
Trail ( Pablle Demoralisation.
Springfield Republican.
The whirlwind of corruption which swept
through the public life of the country fol
lowing the clvfl war was a theme of much
discussion and moralizing for years, but
It never obtained such force or dimensions
as to embrace the Indictment of as many
as three senators of the United States, ad
ditional to many other public officials. The
recent Industrial prosperity Is evidently to
leave full as broad a trail of public de
moralisation as did that of the period end
ing in Credit Mobllier and the whisky
ring scandals.
Politeness and Appreciation.
Cleveland Leader.
Testimony from all sorts and conditions
of Russians who have been made prisoners
by the Japanese is unanimous as to the
conspicuously courteous treatment, mingled
with a kindliness that Impresses even the
most stolid Russian soldier. If the Port
Arthur captives are taken to Japan and
subjected to this same system of sym
pathy and kindliness who shall say that
the mikado's government Is not wise In
Its day and generation In recognising the
Influences of consideration, politeness and
appreciation?
Pretty Baubles from Royalty.
Portland Oregonlan.
It Is not alone the fair sex who abandon
the United States for "dear, old England"
that come In for titles, for It is announced
that King Edward Is about to make a
knight of Charles M. Hays, an ex-American
who is now at the head of the Grand
Trunk Pad Ac railway. Thus far railroad
men seem to be the favorites for this form
Of reward, the first and most notable of
them being Sir William C. Van Home,
ex-president of the Canadian Pacific, who
a generation ago was pretty well known
through the middle west as the plain
American citizen "Billy" Van Home. Of
course the recipients of these honors can
not eat "em or dririk 'em, but they may be
pretty baubles to have around the house.
Crnrl Waste and Drain.
Boston Herald.
If the pitiful human heart will but unite
In one tenderly pleading, thunderously re
verberating demand, kept up year In, year
out, this hideously cruel waste and drain
of war will stop. Noble souls are always
rousing to resolute action and In this the
American government has, thank God,
taken the lead. Reason and love shall dom
inate brute,' tiger passion. There shall be
tribunals, supreme courts of the nations,
which shall interdict private vengeance and
bloodshed between nations, as our law
courts have already Interdicted it between
private cltisens. But these tribunals will
hae no weight of authority until backed
op by my heart, your heart and the uni
versal heart.
Missouri's Nest Senator.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Thomas Kay Nledrlnghaus ' was born in
Bt. Louis In 185D, and comes of a distin
guished St. Louis family, widely noted for
Its philanthropy and public spirit. He
graduated from Washington university.
His first political experience was in 18&8,
when he successfully managed the cam
paign of his father, Hon. F. O. Nledrlng
haus, for congress. For a number of years
he served as the treasurer of the repub
lican city committee, until two years ago.
He married in 1S88, the same year in which
his father ran for congress. Several months
ago, at the convention held In St. Joseph,
Mo., he was made chairman of the repub
lican state committee without solicitation
on his part. He laid aside his enormous
business interests' and worked night and
day throughout ftie' entire campaign, and
has since had the pleasure of introducing
the famous Mysterious Stranger to the big
republican brotherhood of states. He Is
the manager of the National' Enameling
and Stamping company.
XIAGARA GOING DRY.
Industries Steadily Lessening the
Power of the Great Cataract.
New York World.
The day predicted by Lord Kelvin when
Niagara will run dry is brought nearer by
the Installation of two new turbines, of
10,000 horse-power each, by the Canadian
Power company, which Is In friendly agree
ment with the chief American company.
The additional power thus drawn Is equiv
alent to a close-order procession of two
horse wagons forty miles long.
In California electric power has been car
ried nearly 140 miles. At that rate Niagara
may soon turn wheels In Syracuse, Roches
ter, Erie and Toronto, and possibly Cleve
land, as well as In Buffalo. Ten companies
are now equipped to divert about 10 per
cent of Niagara's power. When 20 per cent
Is taken the American side of the full
will run dry. The Lockport power "grab"
bill, defeated last year, Is about to be again
Introduced In the legislature.
The state has spent over 12,000,000 in buy
ing the falls from their owners and In
beautifying the surroundings, only to sur
render them piecemeal, with value, greatly
enhanced by time to corporations. Sixteen
million people have visited the falls since
the state park there was established.
Even if the good of humanity demands
that men should walk dry-shod where now
Niagara runs, there Is no reason why, the
millions which Its power Is worth should
go as a gift to the capitalists that wait in
legislative lobbies for legislative "plums."
PISISUMfc.Vr FOR LAND SHARKS.
Persistent Work of the Government
Crowned with Success.
Baiiimure American.
In nothing dues the government deserve
more credit than in its handling of the
land fraud ca&e. These frauds tutve been
going on tor many years, and sporadic ef
torts have been maue by several admin
istrations to put a stop to them, but the
sinister inUuences at work have aiways
been able to check or thwart them beior
anything of value to the puullc could be
accomplished, in tact, the truuds were so
extensive and Involved so many men of
prominence that it was nearly always pos
siule to cover tracks and throw govern
ment agents off the scent. These spoliators
have In the post induced congress to pass
bills with the ostensible purpose of bene
fiting the poor scaler or Immigrant, and
have thus secured for themselves many
millions of acres of the best public lands
In the west.
In one or two instances on the Pacillo
coast these schemes and schemers have
beeii exposed In court, but beyond depriv
ing them of the specilio land In diupule
nothing has ever been done. This immunity
from punishment has, of course. Increased
the number of land sharks amazingly and
made the difficulty of ferreting out and
breaking up their conspiracies all the
greater. The loss to the government and
the outrage on the public haa been enor
mous. Much, of the valuable timber and
farming land held for thrifty settlers and
for the benefit of stales is no longer the
property of the government, and It would
be almost Impossible for the latter to re
cover the land or convict the depredators.
It Is exceedingly gratifying, however, to
note that what remains will be more closely
guarded hereafter, and that some of those
who have filched from the public will be
brought to justice. The work of unfolding
these land conspiracies appears to have
been admirably done by the government.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Fremont Tribune: Speaker Rouse talks
like a man who has no strings on him. It
remains to bo seen If he acta that way.
Norfolk Press: If the legislature does as
well all the way through as it has done
at the start. Its record will pass Inspection.
Custer County Republican: The election
of George L. Rouse of Grand Island
spesker of the house was a victory for
the farming element of the legislature.
Howells Journal: The present legislature
should exercise the greatest possible econ
omy; the financial condition of the state
demands it. That two-and-a-half-mllllon-dollar
debt must be reduced.
Norfolk Press: The man who chases
after a legislature clerkship as a means
of livelihood may be forgiven for the first
offense, but there's something wrong under
his hat If he trl b It a second time.
Kearney Hub: Speaker Rouse seems not
to have suffered from an Impediment of
speech when he handed his ultimatum to
the hungry at Lincoln. If the speaker's
backbone is equal "to the strain, as Is to
be hoped may prove to be the case, a
treasury deficit may yet be avoided.
O'Neill Frontier: While we would like
to have seen a north Nebraska man in
the speaker's chair, we wouldn't want
anyone there with railroad strings to him.
The fact that J. A. Douglas of Bassett had
two powerful railroads back of him was
suspicious in Itself. The Frontier heartily
concurs in tho growing and popular senti
ment of turning down the railroad lobby.
Butte Gazette: Now that Rouse haa been
elected speaker of the house the popocratlc
papers Jump on him roughshod as a tool
of the vile railroad. When defeated for
the speakership other times he was held
up to the public gaze by the Bfume papers
as an honest and anti-railroad man. Its
a cold day when the World-Herald and
others can't discern a railroad brand on
a successful republican candidate
Wood River Interests: All Hall county
Ites can take a commendable pride In the
selection of Hon. George L. Rouse as
speaker of the house. Rouse Is an able,
honest and experienced member of that
body and should and will render a good
account of himself in that Important posi
tion. Rouse is the first farmer to have
the speakership In many years. W. H.
Jennings of Thayer county was elected
speaker pro tern of the senate.
Springfield Monitor: If Speaker Rouse
succeeds in carrying out his plan of keep
ing lobbyists from the house, or in a meas
ure prevents them from applying their
wiles to bring members of the legislature
over to their way of thinking, then the
people of the sta,te will arise as one man
and call him blessed. But will he be equal
to such a herculean task? The Monitor
hopes so. Here Is a fine opportunity for
members to show their hands.
Wood River Sunbeam: George L. Rouse
has been elected speaker of the Nebraska
house of representatives after a bitter
fight between representatives of different
factions represented by the railroads of
the state. Be this as It may, Mr. Rouse is
the strongest man in the house and can
All the chair with honor. Already he' has
made plans for giving the state the most
businesslike session of the house of repre
sentatives in the history of the state.
Howells Journal: This editor wants to
go on record as opposed to the repeal, modi
fication or amending of the Slocumb law.
We consider It one of the best. If not the
best, liquor laws upon the statute of any
state In the union. True, In many cases
some of Its provisions are not enforced,
but that Is the fault of the officers charged
with Its enforcement and not of the law
Itself. We do not believe that If the ques
tion was fairly presented to them that the
people of,. Nebraska would vote for a
change. ,
Paplllion Times: To a close observer It
appears that the bluff of the railroads In
refusing to pay their taxes Is a ruse to
stay any adverse legislation being passed
by the legislative body just convened. It
they are able to make the people believe
that the present law is unfair to them then
they are reasonably sure that the present
law will not be tampered with or at least
modified to better suit them. The railroads
employ shrewd lobbyists whose duty It Is
to look after their Interests and the plan
of refusing to pay the taxes Is very likely
a part of the campaign marked out by
these hired cappers.
Beatrice Express: On the day the legisla
ture organized. Representative Casebeer
offered a resolution providing that members
wanting supplies should make a written re
quest for the same and file It with the
keeper of the supplies. There isn't anything
very startling about that, Is there? It Is
what every , business concern employing
half as many men as the number of mem
bers of the legislature does, and It is good
business sense. And yet no sooner was tho
resolution offered than sundry members of
tho house objected vigorously because, they
said, "It would be a reflection upon the
members of tho house." And so it was voted
down. Why Is it any reflection upon any
member of the legislature to be asked to
do the business of the state on -business
principles? Why should any member of
the legislature be so sensitive, if that Is
what prompted the objection, that they
want everything run wide open? The
sooner the members of the legislature get
over that sort of feeling the better it will
be for the state. Everyone knows that.
the bill for supplies would be Just about
one-half as large If the record showed
where each Item went to. Mr. Casebeer Jh
right and his resolution should have
passed. We congratulate him on the stand
taken.
PEBSOXAL NOTES.
Countess Helene von Schweinits has just
passed a most satisfactory examination in
dental surgery. Germany has many titled
practicing lawyers and physicians, but the
countess is the first titled dentist
Judge Peter C. Prltchard, former United
States senator from North Carolina, has
sent to President Roosevelt a golden eagle
which was captured on Bald Mountain and
measured four feet from tip to tip.
Governor Durbln of Indiana Is consider
ing the advisability of suggesting to the
legislature that the state appropriate
money for a monument In Arlington ceme
tery to the memory of General Henry W.
Law ton. A statue In his honor will be
erected shortly In Indlanapells.
Emperor William sent to King Edward
as a Christmas present an enormous wild
boar's head, and the king sent the kaiser
a choice hamper of turkeys and sirloins of
beef from his own farm at Sandrlngham.,
Emperor Nicholas sent the kaiser a barrel
of the finest caviar.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
has .given William 11. Taft. secretary of
war, the rare honor of a unanimous elec
tion by Its board of directors as an hon
orary life member. The only other In
stance of the kind was the election years
ago of Senator Pendleton to the same
membership.
Andrew Carnegie has given or pledged
himself to give 1,290 library buildings at
an, aggregate cost of (39.126,240. These fig
ures were given at Belolt, Wis., by Horace
White of New York, who represented Mr.
Carnegie at the dedication of the 50,0u0
library building, the gift of Mr. Carnegie,
Of the Carnegie libraries 77 are in the
Unltefl States. Of the total outlay, I2S.0W,.
080, or practically three-fourths of the
whole, has been expended In this country,
about H.ouO.OuO In England, about 2,00u,OU0
la Scotland and fl,7&,6U la Canada.
THE RBW C OSURESS.HA.1.
Experiences of Raiding Statesman
on Hla First Trip to Washlnglea.
A new congressman whose Identity Is
Journalistic secret relates In Harper's
Weekly a chapter of his experiences when
he blew into Washington loaded down with
new acquired Importance as a repreenta
Uve of the people. This Is the way he got
a fail or two:
I was elected by a comfortablo majority,
I am not a proud man nor a vain man,
but I must confess that when I first began
to be addressed as "congressman" I had
a sensation about the head that very much
resembled an enlargement of the cranium
I became at once the leading man In my
own town. Everybody Instinctively He
ferred to me. All of the letters thst
received were addretsed to the "Hon. John
Smith"- Smith Is not my name, but It will
answer all purposes In the narrative that
I am about to tell.
I went to Washington on the eve of the
opening of congress and was treated to a
rude awakening. At home everybody re
garded me as a man of Importance. At
the nattonal capital no one thought It
worth his while to pay any attention to me
The tension beneath the leather of my hat
disappeared and tho proud feeling evapor
ated Into thin air.
I reached the door of the house of repre
sentatlves anj was about to step In when
tho doorkeeper took me by the arm and
said:
"Pardon me, but you can't go In there.
You'll have to go up In the gallery."
"Why?" I inquired.
"Because this Is for members only."
l am a member," I said, with some
Indignation in my voice.
"Well," was the reply, "then you will
have to be Identified."
The chief clerk of the house came out
nd identified me, and the doorkeeper.
apologizing for his scepticism, admitted
me. After that I had no trouble In getting
Into the house. But I must say that I felt
rather cheap and ruffled over the incident.
It really looked as If I did not have the
appearance of a congressman. I felt rather
lonesome for some days the feeling is
difficult to describe, but It was more like
good old-fashlonod homesickness than any
thing I can think of at present.
One morning a measure that affected
some of the people In my district came up
for consideration, and I jumped to my feet
and called:
"Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker!1'
But the speaker paid no attention to
me whatever. Instead, he looked on the
other side of the house and, pointing to
a man who was not claiming recognition
at all, said:
"Mr. Brown has the floor."
Once again I attempted to get recogni
tion, but was Ignored In the same man
ner. The third time I arose, and then some
wag In the seat behind me called out In
stentorian tones:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of In
formation." Although this man was Immediately back
of me, the speaker recognized him at once,
and, turning to me for the first time, said:
"Will the gentleman yield to a question
of Information?"
"I will," I said, surprised but curious.
"Then, Mr. Speaker," said the man be
hind me, "I desire to ask If the gentleman
Is a member of thla body,"
The roars of laughter that greeted this
sally completely demoralized me and made
It Impossible to continue my remarks. It
was a long while after that before I at
tempted to address the chair again. .
Before I had been In Washington a week
I found It necessary to obtain . an audi
ence with the postmaster general. There
were quite a number of men In my dis
trict clamoring for fourth rate postmaster
ships, and I had a long list of applications
In my possession, I asked the postmaster
general if he had half an hour to spare
In order to go over these lists. He smiled
as he said:
"You are asking a good deal of time.
You remind me of an Incident that oc
curred when General Arthur waa presi
dent. The postmaster general at that time
dropped In on the president and asked him
If he could have a half hour of his time.
The president replied:
" "Half an hour? Why, my dear fellow,
dynasties have been overturned in three
minutes. You will have to cut your re
marks short.'
' "Now, my dear congressman," he said,
turning to me, "the force of this little
anecdote lies In its application. I don't
want to hurry you, but you will have to
get through in five minutes, for I have a
number of very ' Important engagements
that I must keep."
I solved the problem by leaving the
names of the applicants with him and
promising to call some other day to learn
his decision. After leaving the PostofTlco
department I strolled over to the State
department, and when I reached the en
trance met a gentleman of medium height,
neatly dressed, carrying a leather port
folio. Addressing him, I said:
"Pardon me, but could you direct me to
the office of the secretary of state?"
Certainly," he replied; "if you Just con
tinue down this corridor you will find the
place you are seeking."
I did so, but before going Into the room
of one of the asslitant secretaries I SRld
to the usher:
"Who is that courteous gentleman who
directed me down this hallway?"
He looked through his glasses at the dis
appearing figure and said:
"Why, that Is John Hay, the secretary
of state,"
And so It was. It dawned on me all of a
them by the
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Is not this long, unbroken history of success
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sudden that the prime minister of th
president looked very much like his rr
traits. I was very much impressed that
time, as I have been ever since, at tho
extreme courtesy of all the State depart
ment officials. That Is moro than can bo
said for some of the men who are In publlo
life In Washington. I was In one of tho
other departments net many days after
this, and was trying to Impress the head,
of a certain bureau with the merits of ono
of my office-seeking constituents.
"This man." I said, "Is especially fitted
for the position to which I have recom
mended him. He is an expert and under
stands his business thoroughly. He la
graduate of the University of Iowa."
The bureau chief looked at me quietly
for a moment, and then a smile began to
lurk about the corners of his mouth. Ha
leaned over and said In a soft tone,
freighted with sarcasm:
"Is there a university In IowaT
What was the use of trying to talk busi
ness wth a man of that kind? , My friend
did not get the appointment and I am
afrtld he never will.
SAID IX FIX.
Nell I told him if he dared to kiss me
he'd be sorry for It.
Belle And was he?
Nell No. I was the only one who was
sorry sorry. I told him. Philadelphia
Ledger.
"What do you think of that college pro
fessor who says he never kissed a girl?"
"Possibly." said Miss Cayenne. "It Is tho
simple confession of an unworldly soul;
anJ then again it may be a very siy way
of advertising for bids."- Washington Star.
Pinks (as snow files) I'm afraid. Barnes.
that the train you're waiting for will bo
badly delayed.
itsrnes no. it won t. My motner-in-iaw
on it. Kansas City Star.
"What Is the matter?" ftsked the opti
mist. "I thoucht your uncle had left you
1100,000?"
"He did." replied the pessimist, "but.
confound It, he provides In his will that
I've got to una $150 of It to buy him a
tombstone." Chicago Record-Herald.
Father What did the teacher say when
she heard you swear?
ctmau uoy She asked me where 1 learned
it.
Father What did you tell her?
Boy I didn't want to give you away, pa.
so I blamed it on the parrot. Detroit Freo
rress.
First Zemstvo What did the czar aiva
us?
Second Zemstvo Life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
First Zemstvo That Is, we are allowed
to live and are free to pursue something
he knows darnskl well we can never
catch. Clevelund Leader.
"That captain of Industry who arrived
yesterday keeps up a continual holler for
water, grinned the superintendent of
stokers.
'Well, we won t be too hard on him at
first," said Mephisto thoughtfully. "Until
further notice you may let him have one
share of Brimstone common three times
a day." Town Topics.
'Music hath 'charms to soothe the sav
age breast.' " auoted-the vnum ladv with
a simper as she seated herself at the piano.
mat may e, muttered a savage oacn
elor. "but there are some of us in this
crowd who are civilized and deserve a little
consideration." Chicago Tribune. ,
LEGEAD OK H1TOKK.A8.
Of tho many Indian legends
That are handed down through ages.
borne there are with strains or pathos
Rarely met In modern romance.
'On the plains now called Iowa.
Once there dwelt the brave Hltonkaa;
in his soul unquenched ambition
Burned, because upon his people.
There Had come a peaceful spirit
For he loved the gory battle. ,
While he slept and dreamed of struggle
Where his proud arm proved It worthy.
Came a spirit trom the Father,
Whisper'd In his ear: "Hltonkas,
On tne west shore of the waters
Which the people name 'Big Muddy,
There abides a queenly maiuen,
Who with love awaits thy coming."'
Quick he broke the sleep that's mortal,
loon ne up his trusty weapon,
Took he ail his store of wampum;
Ere the next night's moon hud risen
Uazed he back across the waters,
Where his brethren dwelt in slumber.
As he gazed his soul grew scornful
Of the hazard of his mission.
And his form up-reared it proudly.
While thus poised a voice as tuneful
As the turtle-dove's sou cooing
Thrilled his ear: "O, marvel! Art tkou
Sent to me from the Great Spirit
To fulfill my sweetest vision?'
"Yea," he cried, her kiss returning;
"And I came to bear thee thither,
Though thy tribesmen come against ma
With their legions trimmed for battlel
"Hush," she whispers, "wouldut tkou save
me,
Cautlou must attend the doing.
As you love me heed the danger
That surround us while I lead thee
To my tepee long my prison
Where are many priceless treasures.
Which I may not leave behind me.
Met their lips again with fervor;
Whisper'd vows were fondly plighted.
Then she led him through the darkness
To her tepee, where a thousand
Tender tokens she did lavish;
Gave him of an amber liquid
Which soon soothed and numbed bis senses.
Sweet he smiled on dreamland angels
w nue tils wampum sue extracted,
Fierce he frowned when armed warriors
Dragged him from her tepee's shadow
Early on the rooming after.
Reaching for his trusty weapon,
lie bespoke his birth and prowess,
Which d,d only move his captors
To a smile, half scurn, half pity:
"From the tribe beyond the river.
Far beyond the hillocks, where the
Pottawattamies hold council.
Come before our dread tribunal!"
All the warrior rous'd within him
At the sneer this speech Intended;
But he missed his trusty weapon
And his arm fell limp beside him
As they drugged lilm Into council.
Here again he felt the warrior.
And he rear'd and glared about him
But a moment. Then thnt spirit
Biink within him, and forever
For he faced Police JudRe Berks,
And the charge was. "Drunk, a plenty.
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