THE OMAHA DAILY HEE: TLIt'KSDAY. JANUARY 12. 1!3.
Tm; Omaha Daily Bee
K. ROSEWATEH, EDITOR.
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THE SATT PROGRAM.
There Is promise of a sharp contest in
congress lietivwn those who favor tlip
administration program for Increasing
tho iwvy ami thojH- who think, that a
Judicious economy in this direction can
very wi'll Iw observed. Tho appropria
tions for tin naval establishment f(or t!i
ctirrmt year agrr-gati' ?S3.0iio,uiaj ntnl
tho df'pnrt merit has recunimt'tKtal $1(M.
liiKtiiKi for tlip coming year, an Iimtpusp
of $l!t.nu.i,iiiio. Tin. president is undoubt
edly very desirous that this reconmien
datiou shall le complied with, and it la
said does not regard favorably urf,,
tlons to rut the estimate for the in
crease of the navy. On the other hand,
it la stated that Speaker Cannon and
water board of six members when three
members could perforin all the duties
devolving upon such a twxly. As a
matter of fact, the management of the
water works will have to be in the hands
of a commissioner specially qualified for
the supervision of the water works,
while the board will simply establish
rates, audit bills and decide upon repairs
and extensions.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Urate of Nebraska. Dougiaa County, as.;
, aorga B. Ts-huck. secretary of The Bee
'ubllshlng Company. being duly aworn,
says that the actual number of full and
'omplete copies of The Tiallv, Morning,
t-venlpg and fiundav fW printed during the
month of December, was ua follows:
1 2U.300
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Net total aalea
Ialty average
ftl 1.646
2W.408
OEOROE B. TZ8CHUCK.
Hubecrlbed tn my presence and aworn to
before me thla 31st day of December. 19M.
6el) M. B. H UNGATE,
Notary Public.
Howell Water blU No. 2 Is a confes
sion that Howell Water bill No. 1 is not
worth the paper it la w ritten on.
IMMIGRATION FACTS
There are some Interesting facta in the
statistics of immigration for the last fis
cal year. The total number of aliens
who arrived lu that year was 812.870. a
decrease of 44,17(1 from the preceding
year. It is noted that these Immigrants
those who think with him do not view I brought with them an aggregate of
this pn)osed increat.e for the naval nearly .?ai.Oio,fKs, or nearly .."i.o0.ttHi
establishment with favor, taking the more than was brought by the larger
view that the amount recommended for number of immigrants in the preceding
new ships can be very largely cut and year. The commissioner general of inv
further increase of the navy postponed migration remarks that this fact, taken
for a time. This opposition Includes in connection with the countries from
those who think that naval approprla- which the Increases of the year came.
tlons should be kept down In order furnishes assurances of a marked im
that more can be done for. river and provemcnt iu the character and thrift
harbor improvements and public build-1 of the more recent Immigration.
ings. It Is noteworthy that among the coun-
It will probably be found that the tries from which immigration increased
number hostile to the large Increase for Kngland stands first, the explanation
the navy recommended Is very strong, doubtless ltelng the unfavorable indns
perhnps sufficiently so to prevent the trial and business conditions there. The
carrying out of the administration's po'- Immigration from tJermany was also in
Icy. . There is no doubt, of course, that creased, but not to so marked an .extent,
some addition to the navy will be though the whole number of arrivals
provided for. but the proposal that three from that country was considerably
new battleships be authorized is not larger than from Kngland. Russia and
likely to have the support of a majority Finlund made a larger contribution to
In either branch of congress. It appears, our alien population than in the" preced
to be regarded, by most of the leaders ns Ing year, which is readily explained by
quite unnecessary at present and that conditions in those countries. It Is quite
there can be no danger In waiting for probable that n still greater number will
this another year. Mr. lloosevelt is an come from there during the current fis
iincompromislng champion of the battle- cal year. On the other hand there was
ship, regarding 1t aa the main reliance a very considerable decrease from the
In any navy worthy the name. He Is preceding year In the numler of Iniml-
doubtless right In this view and the grants from Italy, doubtless due to the
I'nited Stales will not stop building bat-1 letter times in that country. Less peo-
tleships, bnt there are many who think It pie also came from Sweden, the decrease
needless to go on doing this as rapidly from that country as compared with the
as the present program provides for. A preceding year being over 1S.0O0. while
compromise policy will undoubtedly be Norway came within a few hundred of
and every one of the seventeen protest
were withdrawn as soon as the Mnie
saloons were given their licenses. Is At
torney Thomas actlug for Moise or Is
he actiug for, the Civic Federation?
Nearly a million and a half dollars in
city tax (vllections during the year llk4,
to say nothing of revenue from other
sources. 1 here Is good reason for the
demand on the part of the taxpayers of
Omaha for a measure of relief in the tax
rate for the coming year.
the outcome of the contest.
The assembled Implement dealers will
please step back a little and make way
for the man with the snowplow.
-
"When in doubt, amend the revenue
law." seems to be the motto of certain
members of the Nebraska legislature.
When the winter wheat is being har
vested the farmer will forget all the
damage done to stock by the present
snow storm.
It should not be forgotten that the
Commercial club Is expected to do more
than run a restaurant and operate a
billiard room.
: How Governor Pennypacker of Penn
sylvania milst envy the emperor of Ger
many's ability to enforce laws on the
subject of lese majeste.
I Kussian sailors under Rojesivensky
might pan the Suez canal with better
feeling If they had assurance that they
would return in the same ships.
I Si
Many more people would favor the
Idea of removing the tax from alcohol
used In the arts If the terms of the law
could be made to cover "nos paint."
PKRPKTVATISO A SI.XKCCKK.
A Kill nn..,. alfl.l. I TI linn-..II nli.t
nia associate; oil inu umuuii vtuier
board has been introduced in the lower
house of the legislature in the shape of
amendments to the Howell-tillbert com
pulsory purchase act. It is given out
cold that this bill is designed to fore
stall an adverse decision of the supremo
court in the quo warranto proceedings
now pending lfore that tribunal. With
this end In view the bill repeals' that
section of the law which provides that
cities of the metropolitan class may
the numler sent over in the fiscal year
and Denmark slightly Increased
her contribution. The total numler of
from the Scandanavian
countries was slightly in excess of 00,
000.
There can be no doubt that this liuini
gration as a whole made a valuable ad
dition to our population, while the.
money it brought Into the country was
just so much added to the national
wealth. As the New York Sun remarks
in referring to the statistics, these peo
ple, like their predecessors, "will help to
build up our country and do their share
A Short-Arm Thritl.
Minneapolis Journal.
The surgeon general of Nebraska has re
ported that the state capltol ts the abiding
pla.e for germs. These attacks on the leg
islature ought to cease.
I)r of Reekealac -Approaching.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Little Fiance keeps an army of 6.0UU men
to maintain Its furests. We employ a big
ger army to destroy ours. We shall begin
to pay for our greed and recklessness in a
few car.. and we ahall pay heavy.
Humor of the Tlnei,
Baltimore American.
The Beef trust claims to be gelling a
small profit owing to the keen competition
in the business. There is nothing so
striking about American character as Its
keen sense of humor, though this Matement
Is not directly meant as a contribution to
the gayety of nations.
Bnlldlnar and Burning.
Baltimore American.
We build mure largely than any other
nawon on earth, and most certainly we
burn more largely than any other. Our
r215.00O.0tO national ash hfap for Is not
an accomplishment to which we can point
with any special pride, but It Is one of the
financial wonders, nevertheless.
I'ralae for the President.
Sprlngllelrt Republican.
Praise from Mr. Bryan rr.ay not delight tlm
president, but he must try to grin and bear
It. The great democratic radical declared
in a speech at Memphis thla week that Mr.
Roosevelt had the sympathy of the demo
crats In his railroad projects, and that he
would Ue regarded as the greatest president
In American blatoiy if he could carry out
his program. This, comes the easier from
Mr. Bryan because the president has
seemed to accept, or advance as his own,
some of Mr. Bryan's Idea.
trtwnril milL-lno. (lront Imarh'a nf trwliii
uure u water ooaru Hpito mien miei i 4, . , , ., , .
, . . ... . I the Greater America of the future.
iioiuis nave neen voteu Tor tue purcnase
of the water works and substitutes
therefor a section legalizing the exist
Ing water board and allowing members
OCR MiyiXO 1XDCSTRV.
The metal mlnlug industry of the
. . . , ' , . country is steadily growing and its an-
who have served six months prior to the ...
. , . 4. ,.... ... nual contribution to the national wealth
jPimnajt? iuc lir-w uill to n-Jtr Ulll
their terms. Incidentally, but not ac
eldontA llr. tha hill rpiwwla th.0 nrnvlulnn
of the noweil-r.iiberf law making th im-lal presents many interesting ta
purchase of the water works compulsory. """"' 1 ,
In everv i-esne.t. therefore. the """- -r l l"uuwou ot auoui
slon that every point raised by The Bee Jf' M,1PrwI wl,h tl,at of VMV'-
is large. In Us review of the Industry
for tlm last year the New York Coni-
Senator Knox shows his tinfauillljirlty
with the Stnoot investigation when he
Intimates that testimony offered should
liave some bearing upon the point at
issue.
If . Einperor Wtlllam really admires
President lloosevelt to the point o emu
latlon. the present miners' strike enables
hlra to follow a distinguished American
The bill fordirect primary nomina
tions introduced by Representative
Hodge pro vide, for direct nominations
of all officers except United States sena
tors. Why this exception?
After holding undisputed possession of
the court house for five yenrs. It Is not
to be supposed the democrats will evacu
ate their appointive places until they are
cut off from the base of supplies.
Colonel William J. Bryan will be the
commencement orator at the University
of Nebraska. If that does not serve as
complete nutldote to the acceptance of
the Itockfeller donation nothing will.
France and Morocco have adjusted
their differences. The sultan could not
permit Ilaisoull to try his hand at pro
tecting the foreign inhabitant of Tan
gier, so they will still have to look out
for themselves.
Now that the Mormon inning has
opened In the Snioot hearing, the silver
lining to the dark cloud raised by the
witnesses for the prosecution will be
uncoveredif there is a silver lining.
If President Roosevelt will intimate
that lie will rail that proposed extra
session in July or August members of
the present congress might make sucli
session unnecessary, as few of them
would care to stay iu Washington at
1 tut t time.
Richard Croker has had his string of
horse barred from Newmarket because
be bid for horses against the personal
representative of King Edward. One
of the royal prerogative of the British
monarch evidently entitles him to free
dom from competition.
Mnculn would like to have the pro
Jilted suburban trolley lines establish
and maintain headquarters tu that city.
Ouaba is not ao particular about the lo
cation of headquarters If the linen will
only flrat be built, equipped and put iuto
tttoualasiou for train trattlcw
against the Howell Water bill No. 1.
when it was pending before the legisla
ture two years ago, was well grounded,
bnt the damage Inflicted upon Omaha and
Its taxpayers by the compulsory wateT
act Is Irreparable now. and the repeal of
New gold discoveries of great value
were made in Nevada, in a section be
lieved to have been worked barren
years ago. The . hidden quartz lodes of
the Rockies still present, untold possi
bilities. Alaska is only in the primary
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the mischievous and unconstitutional "l " '"-'"'"" "'
mines snow millions of dollars In the in-
provlsions of the original bill will nfford
no relief. In his elaborate argument on
the appraisement of the Omaha water
works City Attorney Wright takes the
position that "the city of Omaha, by its
council, elected and determined to ae-
creased value of their output, while, rs
to copper, both In pounds and dollars.
the Increase has numbered many mil
lions and new discoveries are constantly
lading made In widely separated local!-
cept the benefit of Its option to purchase tip8' Sl,ver a,one Hhows a n. the
the water works under and In accord- rso" lnr ,ms ,n n u,al
anee with the provisions of the original -'rcatcr I,roflt w" t0 be n,a(1 1,1 th
franchise ordinance." It Is an open se
Pathos of a Tragedy.
New York Sun.
We hate to believe that Hon. Thomas
Ma Donald Patterson, a senator In congress
from Colorado, tried to assail with force
and fists the attorney of the Honest Elec
tions league In the court room of the
Colorado supreme court, Saturday. He who
for six long years has protested against
imperlJlism can lie ho friend of physical
warfare. Dispatches) from Denver aay that
the court bailiff, by direction of the chief
Justice, made Mr. Patteison "take his seat."
A cruel punishment to hlin who so much,
with tongue and pen. has spouted to his
fellow men. He must have insisted on mak
ing a speech.
cret that the city Council did not accept
the benefit of this option of Its own voll
tion, but that it wus clubbed into as
suming the risk of an excessive appraise
ment by the Howell-Gilbert compulsory
development of other minerals.
It is stated that the number of mills,
smelters and reduction plants erected
'during the past twelve months Is un
precedented and a rough calculation
would show that about 3,000 stamps
water purchase bill. If the act of the woro n-tnllcd in various parts of the
council was voluntary ihere waa no ex
cuse for the compulsory purchase actv
which waa railroaded through the legis
lature on the plea that the mayor and
council had conspired to delay and pre
vent the purchase of the water works.
There is less excuse now for the retro
active Howell bill No. 2 than there was
for the compulsory purchase Howell bill
No. 1. In the first instance there was
country, with a proportionate number of
smelting and cynniding plants and spe
cially constructed ore-treating machin
ery. The Commercial says that slowly
but surely the mining Industry is coin
ing Into greater favor.' Capital, once
convinced of the opportunities which
this field affords. Is readily Interested
and ihe growing popularity of this cl.iss
of Investments attests the results, 'j'he
some plausibility in the pretense that Importance of the Industry as a factor
municipal ownership of the water works
had become a public; necessity and some-
of national prosperity is still very l.iuch
underestimated and that paper (hlnks
thing had to be done to expedite it. Now th ''" -Wllng th- Industry force
that action has been taken looking to the thp ntluued tlint writ it do-
purchase of the existing water works P-tment with a member of the cabinet
Plant there is no excuse for an amended flt heM ""nT nHla, "
Howell bill. It does not take a man with a rn'- Thl" h ,ne,aI nv"lIn 'nteienti!
profound knowledge of law to compre- n'v 1,nn,nK to some da-v br,n bont
hend that the final acquisition of the ,r " ""'-y on grow.ng at tne
water works may be deferred for two ,nt ' of rp(,pnt vear8 thy or vory '1,;o,r
years, and possibly four or five years, by ,n the not remote future to attain '.heir
reason of the divergence. lM-tweeu the ,,,ro- 1 w mining inausrry yieuis nn
water eoninanv and the cltv with reird nunny ?1.O00,O(,fs)0, equally divided
to the purchase of that nart of the w metallic aim non-metaiiic , roa
works situated In South. Omaha. Benson. ' U l,PI Unns tlou"l,? ''
East Omaha and rtun.w . ! within the next ten years.
v,ii.euing mat uuiana win need a I The aunual bank electiom have
water iMMird when It shall have acquired worked several changes In the lists of
tlio water works, there is no need what- directors and officers of Omaha's banks.
ever for the maintenance of aboard that but the active management of each of
nas no water work to manage. It wag theul remains with the aame men who
an outrage upon this community to levy have be,,n j charge for many years,
a special tax for the maintenance of the Thc, nne condition of Omaha's banking
Hteruoaru. m aaa.tiot, to the fOl.OtW of iIUjttutiona today Is a tribute to the
water rent we are now paying. The eareful and conservative financiering of
own u. a.rea.iy urawn out 10.ooo. or tm,8ft offllV, ,nd It Is safe to say that
llirieuuuuta, Bllll- auoioer lawless tax ... h.nl. nf onuol eanltnl o.l
In a imputation center ranking with
riinaha. can make a better showlnir in
it too oi.B.nai mil was void It should .if nf ...llditr and deserved nubile
I. II vt- . . ' - I " k
or unuficu iu uic at i tie nana of the (.oliml,.nce
BupreiiN- i-oun. it a water board la I -J
necessary, a provision should lie inserted I Not one of the seventeen llceuse pro-
Into the new charter for the creation of tests tiled by Attorney Thomas for the
an elective boards te la chosen at the I Civic Federation was aimed at a naloon
next city elect loin heme members shall backed by Walter Molse, although
not qualify until after the city hHB Hc-1 Ttionia "HU cited one or two of the
quired the water, works. It is an open I Molse saloons as law breakers in his
question, also, whether Omaha tiecds a 1 charges against Chief of Police Donahue,
tOVKHS10 OF J. J. HIM-
Railroad Magnate In Favor of Gov
ernment t'outrol.
Cleveland Leader.
Mr. James J. Hill, president of the North
ern Securities company (In liquidation) and
of the Great Northern Railway company,
owner of stocks in, many important roads,
a figure In the. forefront of Wall street
and a multl-mllllyiijiire of sorts, has been
Interviewed by a New York papep In regard
to President Roosevelt's recommendations
as to railways. ' ' Mr.' Hill supported Judge
Parker, but believes that Mr. Roosevelt
has become conservative and wilt not dam
age thc business interests of the country.
Mlrabllo dictu, but none the less true, Mr.
Hill favors the Garfield plan to license
corporations. This is what he says:
"There Is a very simple method of deal
ing with the trust question. Let it be
made necessary for any. Industrial corpora
tion that wishes to do an interstate busi
ness to secure a fcdoral license, but before
the license Is issued the corporation must
prove that Its capital is real money and
based upon actual value.
'A majority of trusts nowadays are the
products of promoters, who hastily gather
In two or three concerns, whitewash them
jver and over again, Issue sheaves of
printed securities and carry them down to
Wall street to feel the lambs."
"Concerning the president's specific rec
ommendations as to rebates, Mr. Hill says:
"Every railroad would bo happy to have
rebates abolished and the la.w against them
enforced."
Mr. Hill la always more or less spectacu
lar and he couples with his endorsement
of the president and his policies a good
deal of pessimism as to the condition of the
country. Nevertheless, his words will have
weight and their Importance will not be
lessened, although the public knows that
he is oftenest In opposition to his fellow
multi-millionaires, who make of Wall street
and railway stocks their atage and playthings.
BITS OF W tHIGTO LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
oa the Spot.
T. J. Griet of lead, 8. V.. for twenty
seven years superintendent of the famous
Homestake mine, was In Washington re
cently and warbled merrily about the
Black Hills Into the receptive ear of the
Wahingt'iii Post.
"When I first went to the Homestake,"
said Mr. Grier, "It employed only thirty
atamps; today, through a gradual growth.
It operates 1.000. and every twenty-four
hours throughout the year mines, hoists
and mills not less than 4.oW ton of ore
bearing rock. This ore Is of low grade,
and but for the vast amount of It handled
the owners would not be able to work thc
property at a profit.
"The mine gives employment to some
3.1)00 people, and the town of Lead, with IIS
15.0n population, Is almost entirely made
up of employes and their families. We
have pierced the ground to a depth of 1.3W
fet, but nre not taking out any ore be
low the 900-foot level. There s enough ore
In sight to keep the works going for the
next twenty-five years. We use the cya
nide process In treatment of the tailing,
and our cyanide plant Is the largest In the
world. The mills are kept going day and
night. Sundays and holidays, but the min
ing force can be laid off for a day because
of the surplus ore always In storage.
"South Dakota has for a long while
ranked third In the list of gold producing
states, and may eventually lead them all.
The whole Black Hills region Is heavily
mineralized, a territory lot) miles wide by
200 In length, which as yet has not been
scratched. The money added to the na
tion's wealth is about the most satisfactory
and cleanest of all that mankind tolls to
produce, for In its production no being Is
Injured, no Injustice perpetrated, and this
It Is that makes mining one of the most
beneficent of human occupations."
1I7 FARNAM STREET
When Representative "Birdie" Adams of
Pennsylvania was making his impassioned
plea in the house a day or two ago, demand
ing the whipping post for wife beaters lu
the District of Columbia and thereby seek-
Ing to acquire merit with the president, be
cause the president recommended some
such form of punishment In his message,
a group of members discussed the orator.
"You wouldn't think," said one of them
"that Adams Is the man who, single-handed
and alone, declared war on Spain?"
"Who says so?" arked a new member.
"He says so himself," the other replied
and he got the Congressional Directory und
read from the biography prepared by
Adams himself these lines:
in the Fifty-fifth congress, as acting
chairman of the committee on foreign af
rang, Mr. Adams reported, conducted
through the house and had charge of, In
conference with the senate, the Cuban res
olutions, and drafted. Introduced, reported
and passed through the house of repre
sentatives In one hour the declaration of
war against Spain."
All $30, $27.50, $25, $23, $20 Suits, $15
All $23 to $30 Overcoats, $20
All Rain Coats and Odd Trousers, 33 Off
All Winter Underwear, 33 Off
Tin1 above Hot lies are not to be compared with the
reatlv-made oarineuts usually shown, but are equal in every
wav to the best nimle-to-oiiler clothes.
I'KKSOVII. MTK.
President Dlnx, It Is reHrted. Is going to
make X desp.rate attempt to prohibit bull
fighting throughout his country.
There have been erected In Germany If
mcmorluls to Bismarck In the form or
statues, busts, obelisks, etc., ana loriy-
elght more nre under way.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce has
given William JI. Tuft, secretary in war.
the rare honor of a unanimous election by
birthright, and consequently either ren l.
a. aullen obedlcnco because he can't re r
himself, or else desert.
Desertion Is not regarded as a s.-r t ,
offence either by the soldier or by t'e
American public. It Is looked on t a t li t
himply the exercise af the inalienable tie'1
of every American cltlien to quit h joh
which he does not like. The carpi-nf-r :i
civil life may stop working If lie dlsiiK.-s
lila bofs; the same mnn having entered t:
army runs away from his post If lie
4 I in. i. : ,. r. . i. l.t.. ... . ..
its board of dlrectms ns an honorary life' -". .....-. -
ions, lie loses neitner esteem nor rc-pi
levy Is to be made lawful this year bv
the Howell bill No. .
BACK TO THE COIXTRV.
BeneHeial Kffeet of Modern Transit
on American Home 1,1 fe.
Philadelphia Iedger.
The draining of the rural population Into
the titles has been regarded for many
years as one of the most deplorable of
American tendencies, as an evil the con
sequences of which must be felt through
many generations. Now It is discovered
that the tide has turned; that each year
an increasing proportion of town people
Berks the suburbs or the farm. These out
bound people are represented to be dis
appointed with the deceptive attractions
of the town, where the making of friends
Is difficult, where living la more precarious
and toil more severe and distasteful.
In a recent forecast of the century the
scientist-novelist, Mr. Wells, affirmed that
most people in the cities prefer the country
to the town, and that virtually all would
go, at least to the suburbs, but for the
lack of rapid, comfortable and cheap
transit. This seems reasonable, but It Is
not true. Of the young men and young
women who leave comfortable home In
the country to slave at desks and counter!
for a poor living In overcrowded tene
ments and flats which are not homelike,
most seem to be satisfied with the change.
They are gregarious, and would choose
the crowds, the paved and lighted streets,
the endleaa means of enjoyment and ex
citement, to the vgsf stretch of sky, the
pure air and songs of birds, and the lone
liness and oppressive atrenlty of the coun
try. Bven those who do not care for the
opportunities which the town offers to the
ambitious still And the perpetual move
ment and turmoil of the city grateful. The
same la true of whole fanillle In the
packed tenements.
There are yet a great many who would
welcome a change to the suburbs but for
the discomfort and uncertainty and ex
pense of travel to and from the workshops.
Although the trolley system has been ex
tended and the rural mail carrier makes
bia rounds frequently, there is a scarcity
of cheap rural accommodations within a
piacticable distance. It la ' too early to
hope for a great movement outward, and
at the best the city will keep its relentless
grip on it vail number of tenement and
flat datUeraa
Senator Long of Kansas Was asked what
lie thought of the oft-repealed assertion
that Indlun agents gencruliy manage to
rob those whose Interests they are Supposed
to gunrd. By way of indirect, but none
the less pithy reply, he said: "Many years
ago a chief of the Yankton Sioux was dis
cussing tills subject. He was a natural
orator, us are many of his race. 'You
pick out the poorest men you have,' said
he, 'to send up here and give us our goods.
When the agent comes here he is poor, but
he soon gets rich. After he gets rich he
goes away, and another poor man comes,
and he gots rich and goes away. This Is
kept up year In and year out. Now, my
white friend, there are a g-r-e-a-t m-a-n-y
poor white men and there are some thieves.'
1 ha,ve always heard that this old chief
waa a very wise man."
Did you ever have Uncle Joe Cannon
talk into your nonnewspapcr ear? If not
you have missed some of the best things
at the capltol, reports the Washington Post.
The speaker has no private room; that Is,
no room which cannot be entered by any
body who wants speech with him. The
newspaper men about congress are always
welcome and tho only trouble they find
is that they have to "turn the nonnews
paper ear" to most everything that oc
curs. The speaker will say something,
tell a story, comment on the senate or on
some public question, and Just as you
think you have a mighty good thing, he
will add: "Of course, this is for your non
newspaper ear." It is the pride of Uncle
Joe that lie has never said anything for
tlio "nonnewspaper ear" that has been put
in print a.nd attributed to him.
"It seems strango to me," remarked a
former member of the house, after an
hour in the speaker s room with the writer,
"that you are compelled to suppress most
of the good things you hear."
"That may be true," wag the reply, "but
half an hour with Uncle Joe In one of
mose moods Is worth the sacrifice and is
part of the compensation of newspaper
wu.n. une nices to hear those stories,
comments and the unauarriert
opinions or a Dig man of affairs who is de
void of humbug, even if they cannot be her
aiuea as newa or the world. Besides, It Is
worth something to be trusted by a man
like Uncle Joe and to feel thut he does not
nave to put a bridle on his tongue , every
nine juu are wiinin earshot.
There is an expectation of a great de
bate between Senators Beverldge and
Bailey. The statehood bill is under con
sideration and is in charge of Beverldge,
chairman of the committee on territories,
while It is expected that Senator Bailey
will be the principal opponent of the bill.
In days gone by these two senators have
differed and there Is not the best feeling
existing between them. If they should de
bate the question of statehood in a running
fire of question and answer there should bo
sparks flying, for both are well equipped In
the matter of language and both are rec
ognised as men of ability. When these
gentlemen begin to ask questions of each
other and answer them there Is sure to be
some interesting conversation.
member,
President Roosevelt's motto for the New
Year, "A square dial for every man." needs
changing In only one letter to lie Identical
with the tramp's slogan: "A square meal
for every man."
King Oscar 11 haa appointed Dr. Gustuf
Andreen, president of Augustana college,
Rock Island, III., knight of tho Order of the
North Star, In recognition of his efforts in
the causa of higher education among
Swedish-Americans.
To secure the facts about the unique
Icarluns who figure in her novel "Diane,"
Kathurlne Holland Brown traveled thou
sands of miles to Interview these aged sur
viving Cabet'a dream of an Ideal common
wealth shattered on the banks of the Mis
sissippi in the 'Ma
in talking to some of his political friends
the other day WillluVn Hepburn Russell,
who is known aa the Sunny Jim of politics,
emitted a statement that should put him
In thc Solomon cluss of wisdom. "Good
advice," said he, "is one of those Injuries
which a good man ought, if possible, to for
give, but at all events to forget at once."
Frederick A. Stock, who, through the
death of Theodore Thomas, becomes acting
director of the Chicago orchestra, has been
ita assistant conductor several years. He
was born in Jullch, Germany, in 187'.', and
received a thorough musical education at
Cologne university. He has composed con
siderable. Gabriel Pierre Duvernoy and
Arthur Nlklsch are prominently mentioned
ss Mr. Thomus' successor.
Admirers of Mark Twnln will recall his
famous letter to Queen Victoria. According
to his own account he once wrote; "I don't
know you personally, but I have met your
son. He was at the head of a procession in
the Strand and I was on bus." During
a late visit to London Mark Twain was
presented to King Edward, who showed hui
appreciation of the American humorist by
remarking: "I have met you before. You
must remember. It was on the Strand and
you were riding on a bus."
among hi civilian friends because he
deserted and broken his oath.
Major Bullard does not suggest hiiv prac
ticable remedy for the evils he points nn;
and no wonder, for It would Involve a rml
IchI reconstruction of the American rhanie
ter. In time of war, however, the Amer
ican soldier has always acquitted liimeif
well, In pite of his democratic independence.
XMII.IX; RK-MARK.
The Soubretle Gee. but Its cold: D'W
notice the audience? Kvery one of em
wenrin wraps.
The Comedian S'ire: but what can er
except In this jay town? When we shnne l
here lust July, there Was a frost, even
then. Puck.
George III was wondering how the apple
got Into the dumpling.
"Because the policeman on our beat pre
fer It that way," explained Queen Char
lotte. Prom that moment the king's mind hegjrt
to totter. New York Hun.
Nervous Old T.ady (on seventh floor fa
hotel) Do you know what precautions th'W
proprietor of the hotel has taken against'
flic.
Porter Yes. mum: he has the pluce In
Khoorcd for twice wot It's worth. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Judge J. W. Whitten, chief of the law
division of the general land office in Wash
ington, has completed a trip of 6.000 miles
through Alaska, covering four months. In
an address the other night on his tour the
judge declared thut while Dawson, which is
under Canadian rule, la, In hia opinion, one
of the best governed towns in the world,
all places of business there closing from
Saturday evening until sunrise Monday
morning, on the other hand, at Nome, the
first American city across the boundary,
the saloons and gambling houses are run
ning full blast on Sunday, and, though ha
was told that the place possessed a church,
he saw no evidence of it.
8enstor Pettus of Alabama, though tit
will be S4 years old next July, la still won
derfully rugged and active. Some time
ago he was ambling along Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, when he saw an old
woman trying to cross the street in face
of a gale nf wind. The senator gallantly
escorted her to the sidewalk, whereupon
she thanked him and said: "I hope, air,
that when you are as old as I am you VIII
find those who are willing to assist you
when In trouble." "Thank you, madam,"
said the senator. "I hope so, too. But
how old are you, may I ask?" "Sixty-four,
air." was tha tremulous reply. "Ah, I am
W." said the senator, aa lis lifted his hat
and aqibled sway.
WHY OIR SOLDIERS DKSt.HT.
Itliblta of Civil Life Rebel rider
Military Discipline.
New York Sun.
About 10 per cent of the enlisted men In
the United States army deserted last year.
Why? Our soldiers have nothing to com
plain of in the matter of pay or fare nnd
In this time of peace they are not subjected
to ns great hardships as tho workers in
civil life must endure. They have higher
wages than the enlisted men of any other
army, and their duties are generally easier.
Where, then, does the trouble lie?
Major Robert I Bullard of thc Twenty
eighth infantry of the regular army dis
cusses the subject In the Journal of the
Military Service Institution, and in his pa
per may be found a clue to the answer to
the question. The American soldier, in the
view of Major Bullard, has an "abnormal
development of personal Independence"
which shows itself "in a spirit rebellious
and insubordinate to authority;" in "a de
fiiicn t sense of the seriousness and the ob
ligation of the enlistment oath;" in "a
louse tongue, producing Intemperate crltl
clam of uiuerlor authority, contempt of
humble things and duties, determination to
avoid or throw them off."
That la, the men who enlist In the Amer
ican army simply carry with them into the
military service the spirit of American cltl
sens.'Who In civil life stand on the snms
plane with every other citiien. Their oath
of enlistment does not produce In them the
change of spirit requisite to military su
bordination. The enlisted man Is likely to
feel that in the army he is robbed of his
Miss StalttiHte No man who kisses the
wine cup can kiss me.
Ferguson And I suppose It Is only the
man who has kissed the wlnn cup who has
any desire to kiss you? Awfully awkward.
Isn't It? Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Power I'm afraid you'll have to
use. your Influence to have a. new police
man assigned to this beat. Bridget doesn't
like the present one.
Mr. Powers All right, and while I'm
about It I'll be careful to get one that likes
his roast beef rare. I'm tired of overdone
meat. Philadelphia Press.
"What happened to Holllgan?'!
"lie dhrowned."
"An' couldn't he swim?"
"He did, for nine hours, hut he was
union man." Yonketa Statesman.
"Do you think Banks ever fooled his wife
sii"cessfully?"
"I know it. He married her." Detroit
Free Press.
BILL'S 15 TROrBUL
'An Orphan" In the Irrigator.
I've got a letter, parson, from my son
away out west,
An' my ol' heart Is heavy as an anvil In
my breast
To think the boy whose futur" I had ones
so proudly planned
Should wander from the path o' right an'
come to auch an end!
I tol' him when he left ua only three short
years ago
He'd find himself a-ploughln' in a mighty
crooked row;
He'd miss his father's counsels and his
mother's prayers, too;
But he said the farm was hateful, an' he
guessed he'd have to go.
I know tha's big temptation fur a young
ster in the west,
But I believed our Billy had the couragx
to resist.
An' when be left I warned him of the
everwaltln' snares
That lie like hidden aarpints In life's path
way every wheres;
But I.lll he promised faithful to be keet -fill,
a:-.' allowed
He'd build up a reputation that'd make us
mighty proud.
But It seems as how my counsel sort o'
faded from his mind.
An' now he's got into trouble of the very
wusteat kind!
His letters come so seldom that I somehow
nort o' knowed
That Billy was a-tranipin' on a nilghly
rutiiy road,
But never om e Imagined he would bow my
head In Rhunie
An' in the dust 'd waller his ol' daddy a
honored name.
He writes from out in Denver, an' the
story's mighty short:
I jess can't tell his mother It'll crush her
poor ol' heart !
An' as I reckoned, parson, you might
break the news to her
Bill' tn the leglslatur', but he doesn't say
what fur!
MAKES YOU
ALL
OYER
Ache all over? Feverish?
Chilly? Just coming down
with a hard cold? Where do
you suppose it will settle?
In the throat? That means hoarseness, sore
throat, tonsillitis. In the chest? Then bron
chitis, pneumonia, consumption.
Do not let your cold settle. Break it up 1 Drive
it out! Ask your doctor the best medicine for
this. If he says Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, take it
at once. If he has anything better, take that.
xtaoe By h . O. are Oe., Lowell, Mass
Ala anaaitraoturar ef
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