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GEORGE B, TZBCHLCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this Dial day of December. 1904.
(Seal) M. B. III'NGAT E,
Notary Public.
X'p to dntc I bo Omaha yellows linvo
not hoard about tlio lftcture at (.'liicnKo
t lint mmle Klnicr F.. Thomas famous.
W'lion t lie lid Ik taken off the county
cesspool there will be an odor around
ihe court house that can lie cut with n
cheese knife.
Since a Dutch ship can be caugbt car
r.vintf provisions to Vladivostok Japau
may desire to move the palace of pence
from The Hague.
How about that municipal paring
plant? If It Is to materialize this year,
action should be taken by the council
without further palarer.
How many of the taxpayers of Omaha
want to contribute to the maintenance
of a water board that baa no water
works to manage? Hold up your hands.
A Mormon bishop saya that men who
revealed the secrets of the endowment
house should be shot, but li shooting an
Improvement over endowment house Im
precations? There Is a possibility of a boom In the
Ink market since the Board of Fire and
I'ollce Commissioners insists (that drug
gists must report all liquor sales accord
ing to law.
Some people may be'.ieve that there
was more than coincidence In the fact
that a froat killed Texas vegetables the
day a republican senator was elected
from Missouri.
Delaware Is about the only state
where enough political rancor can be en
gendered to produce a deadlock In the
legislature this year wien it comes to
selecting a United States senator.
v Now hat Kgyptlan plover are finding
their way to the American market It will
be a poor Nebraska bird that cannot
trace Its descent to the land of the
l'haraobs when It gets in front of the
shotgun.
Thomas K. Neldringhaus of Missouri
is probably the first man to secure a
formal vindication and a United States
senatorshlp the same day. but nothing is
too good for the man who carried Mis
souri for Itoosovelt.
The fusion senatorial caucus held by
the nine democrats and jiopiillsts who
bold down seats in the legislature was
not very exciting or embarrassing.
There never was a time when fusion
reformers could so easily agree ou a
candidate for United States senator.
Now that the Commercial club has
refurnished lis quarters, rejuvenated Its
restaurant and Inaugurated the new
year with Increased membership and a
Mg smoker. It Is to lie hoped that It will
move ahead wiih closed- ranks and do
something substantial for Oreater
Omaha.
The Lincoln hotel keepers want to get
even with John N. Baldwin for organis
ing a legislative senatorial trust that
ivtybed them of their legitimate Income.
Hot John N. Baldwin Is not very much
flustered over the prospective raise of
bis hotel bills. The I'nlou Pacific pays
the freight.
t The public generally would be a great
deal more shocked by the revelations re
gardtng the action of mall carriers In
trying to deal with the campaign com
lull tee last fall If there were not a well-
grounded Impression that they were but
following In thu footsieps of stronger
combinations.
If Via It really has an uinlcrMtuudlng
to send one Mormon and one t.ttitlle to
tha United Stale senate It is probable
that the privileges and elections commit
of the achate will be able to estab
llh fixed rules for trying the right of
one of the members to his seal after
each lection, -..
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PROPOSED TARIFF COMMISSI1'.
In his annual message of li I'reM
dent Itooaevelt suggested the creation of
a permanent tariff commission. He said
that "the unhurried and unbiased report
of this commission would show what
changes should lie made in the sch'tlules
and how far these changes could go
without also changing the great pros
perity which this country is now enjoy
ing, or upsetting its fixed economic pol
icy." It Is to be presumed that the presi
dent still entertains this view and be
lieves, as be did two years ago. that a
perinaneut tariff twnmisslon would have
the effect to take the fiscal question out
of partisan politics.
It is.' urged that the reasons for the
creation of such ft commission "are all
disclosed In the traditional attitude of
apprehension with which the country ap
proaches the procedure of revising the
tariff, and In the comparative relief that
Is manifested at the prospect that In the
present Instance this procedure will In
some degree be departed from. Business
suffers inevitably during the period
when changes arc. agitated before the
country and during the succeeding period
when they are thrashed out in congress,
hi debates that are always protracted
and partisan and t hat often range far
from the point." It is urged that a per
manent commission composed of men
chosen for their expert, knowledge, their
known integrity and their business ex
perience, would go far to keep a tariff
up to date, alter Individual schedules
without disturbing the whole protective
fabric, obviate the perl"'' f agitation
and uncertainty that Is often more dam
aging to an Industry than a cut In a
schedule that affects It. While there Is
some force in the reasons urged for the
creation of a permanent tariff commis
sion the little favor which the suggestion
has hitherto received In congress war
rants doubt whether such a body will
ever be authorized. Congresses hare al
ways shown a strong Indisposition to
delegate to an outside body any author
ity to deal with the tariff find this feel
ing Is likely to prevail hi future. As to
taking the tariff out of politics, however
desirable this may be. It Is pretty safe to
say that It will nerer be realized. The
question has been in politics since the
foundation of the government as a lead
lug' Issue between parties and It Is most
Improbable that It can now be removed
from partisan controversy. We are
therefore Inclined to think that the
movement for a permanent tariff com
mission Is not likely to succeed.
tnf sr.wF.ST niuwTinx.
The newest objection to the proposed
plan of federal license for corporations
is that It would Interfere with the reve
nue derived by states from chartering
corporations. The officials of Pennsyl
vania, for Instance, figure that If the na
tional government, should assume control
of all corporations engaged in Interstate
commerce. Issuing them charters for this
purpose, to the exclusion of stale char
ters, It would cut the revenues of that
state $13,000,000 In round nnmbers. Per
haps It would make a still larger reduc
tion In the revenues of New York hud
nearly as much In those of Massachu
setts and New Jersey.
There may be some misapprehension,
however, In regard to this. As the Phila
delphia Press points out, the proposed
federal license Is not for the purpose of
federal taxation, but of federal over
sight. Tt Is not suggested that a fed
eral revenue shall be gathered from this
license. That may or may not be. but
the state taxing laws would remain as
before and the state revenue be unim
paired. "Even If the United states made
Its federal license a source of revenue
It would not necessarily Interfere with
the Income of any state. The state and
nation can and do tax the same ohjects.
It would be possible for the United
States to pass a federal corporation law
which would materially curtail state
revenue from corporations, but no such
measure Is at present seriously pressed
and the fears based upon the contin
gency are at least premature.". There Is
no difficulty In raising objections to tli"
proposition of a federal license for cor
porations engaged in Interstate com
merce, but none yet put forward Is by
any means conclusive against the plan,
which we believe will grow In public ap
proval. 1
CH1SF.SK NEUTRALITY.
Hussia's note to the powers alleging a
breach of neutrality on the part of China
has lieen received by our goveruiiicnl.
While not made public In full, a synopsis
of the charges has been given and if they
i-Hn lie sustained they certainly make
out a strong case against the Chinese.
It appears that the Department of State
has so far taken notice of the Itussiun
representations as to have Instructed the
American diplomatic representative at
Peking to make Inquiry of the Chinese.
government regarding the situation. It
Is explained that this Is not to be con
strued as Indicating that the government
of the United States assumes responsi
bility for the charges made by Russia.
It baa no Information from its repre
sentatives In China of violation of neu
trality by the Chinese and the action
taken Is solely with a view to averting
possible complications that would have
far-reaching cbnsequences.
The diplomatic representatives of
Japan at Washington declare that the
charges are absurd and cannot be sub
stantiated. In view of the fact that
Japiin has on several occasion mani
fested solicitude for the maintenance of
Chinese neutrality it certainly seems im
probable that she can have been a party
to the alleged breaches pf neutrality con
tained in the Itussian note. It is not un
naturally assumed by some that Russia'
representations are Inspired by u desire
to throw off the agreement regarding the
localization of military operations and
by taking free action In her attitude
toward China force that country Into the
war. If she should bv able to accomplish
this It might reujt in drawing other
powers Into the conflict, out of which
Russia would perhaps reap some advan
tage. That the Chinese In Manchuria
have rendered some assistance to the
Japanese Is not to be doubted, but these,
people who are in the war aone are be
yond the control of the imperial govern
ment. The Russians have also Ix-en
aided by Chinese who are In a position
to do so. So far as 1h United States is
concerned, if It shall be found that there
have been breaches of neutrality for
which the Chinese government Is respon
sible the Influence of this government
will be exerted to secure whatever rep
aration may be satisfactory to Russia
and also to prevent cause for further
complaint.
In the meantime the course and con
duct of Russia herself will have the
careful attention of ail the powers that
are interested In the progress of events
In the far east. If she should take any
step in violation of the agreement en
tered Into at the beginning of the war it
will count heavily against her In the
public opinion of the world.
HOtr- TMF.Y KEEP HOOKS.
County officers are required by law
to file with the Board of County Com
missioners semi-aunual or quarterly re
ports of their receipts and disburse
ments, with such recommendations as
they may deem proper to uiHke. These
official reports Include the county judge,
county superintendent of schools, county
engineer, superintendent of the poor
farm, sheriff and county storekeeper. A
sample brick of the meager information
conveyed in these reports Is produced
In the following exhibit:
Report of the county superintendent of
school for tha six months ending July 1,
19i4:
RECEIPTS.
January 1, 19M Balance ) 7. 03
March 19, WK Examinations... 2(
June 22. 194 Examinations.... 25.00
$.14.03
EXPENDITURES.
June 22, 1904 Janitor $3.00
Paper 1.50
Express 2.50
ST.OO
Semi-annual report, July 1 to December
31, 1904:
RECEIPTS.
July 1. 19H Balance on hand. .$:'?. 03
Examinations 15. (Ml
Tuitions 74.00
Certificates 56.00
County 75.00
$236.03
EXPENDITURES.
C. G. Pearse 100.00
M. B. Holmes 72.00
Effle Reed 45.00
Examinations 19.50
Books 14.00
Janitor 10.00
Express 2.63
1263.15
Deficit. January 1, 1905 18.12
This report was received by the re
tiring county board one day before It
disbanded and placed on file without one
word of comment. For all that the re
port suggests some questions. For ex
ample, why should the county superin
tendent hare an allowance for Janitor
service when the county hires its own
Janitors? How did Carroll O. Pearse
come to be placed on the county school
pay roll? Was this $100 graft perpe
trated while Pearse was drawing $300
a month as superintendent of public
schools of Omaha, or was It a contribu
tion to reimburse him for coming back
from Milwaukee to Omaliu to manipu
late the republican primaries?
1fH4T l0 THE YELLOWS SAY.
Whenever a public or private scandal
occurs In or around Omaha, or when
ever there is any sensational develop
ment In high life or low life, the Omaha
yellows arc profusely decorated with
cartoons, halftone daubs and stud-horse
display type: "All About the Robbery,"
"All AlMHit the Murder," "All About
Tom Dennison. l'crrlble Explosion of
a Dynamite Cartridge," "Pat Crowe
Again Cornered," "Terrible Disclosures
of Depravity," "Police Raid on an
Opium Joint." "Another Blast at the
Machine," etc.
But when any vital issue confronts
the people of Omaha, when it comes to
questions of great moment affecting the
taxpayers, the Omaha yellows, who pro
fess loyalty and devotion lo Omaha's in
terests, are as dumb as oysters. What, for
example, have they to say, or what hare
they said with regard to the proposed
merger of the city and county treas
uries and the consolidation of the tax
commissioner's office with that of the
county assessor? Absolutely nothing.
What have they to suggest concerning '
the reorganization or abolition of (He
Board of Public Works, the proposed in
crease of membership in the city council,
or the proposed abolition of certain sine
cures? Not a word.
What have the Omaha yellows to say
about the proposed charter for Douglas
county, the creation of a comity board
of charities, and the fumigation of the
county hospital? Not a syllable. What
have they to say about Inventoring the
county property and overhauling the
county store house, and checking up of
ail the departments maintained by the
county? Absolutely uothing.
What do Omaha yellows say with re
gard to the new water board bill, by
which It is proposed to perpetuate How
ell's $10,000 a year water board, al
though It has no water works to man
age? Absolutely nothing. What do
they advise the Douglas delegation In
the legislature to do with regard to a
charter amendment or a statutory act
that will compel the railroads to pay
city taxes on their $'.o,6oo,fso terminals
in Omaha? Nary a whisper.
Do the Omaha yellows keep muni
about all these issue because they do
not know what to suy, or because they
do not want to commit themselves for
fear of offcudiug homebody. Which?
There Is a well-grounded suspicion
that the activity turning Omaha Improve
ment clubs for the extension of boule
vards i not entirely unselfish. Prop
erty owners whose lots abut the Isiule
vards are relieved from paving taxes
and even have shade trees planted at
the expense of the city on the vide walk
abutting their lots. In fact. It lis begin
ning to dawn upon the people of Omahu
that the owners of property Improved
by boulevard should pay their share of
t
the cost of grading and paring, or at
least one half of the cost. Instead of
baring It paid out of the park fund.
Former Indian Commissioner Jones
says that much remains to bo done for
the good of the Indians, the most Im
portant being that of aliolishing the an
nuities. Mr. Jones Is eminently correct.
According to the late head of the In
dian bureau, "the formidable, and per
haps the most difficult to deal with. Is
the annuity payments. They are de
moralizing In the extreme. Tbey de
grade the Indian and corrupt the whites.
Around some of the agencies the state
of affairs growing out of these payments
Is a scandal and a disgrace." It Is to
bo deplored that Mr. Jones did not apply
the axe to tho Indian reserratlon graft
when he was at the head of the bureau
and had ample opportunity for bettering
the condition of the Indians. It is pass
ing strange, too. that complaints, sup
ported by the most Indubitable proof,
were Ignored or whitewashed. For ex
ample, complaints presented by the ed
itor of The Bee charging collusion be
tween the agent and the combine of land
speculators and traders at the Winne
bago reserration were allowed to rest In
the pigeonhole for more than two years
and finally remedied In part when the
stench had become so loud that, the
agent made a virtue out of necessity
by an Inroluntarr resignation.
Judge Troup has Issued an alternative
writ of mandamus commanding the trus
tees of the town of Benson to recall the
liquor licenses Issued to the proprietors
of three saloons and to close the saloons
on the writ. This Is precisely what
would hare been done with the saloons
In the proscribed district had not Elmer
E. Thomas withdrawn the protests he
had filed with the police commission.
And yet he proclaim to all the world
that his jug-handle compromise was a
glorious achievement.
The redemption of special warrants
from the proceeds of the sale of refund
ing bonds may commend Itself as n
measure of economy, but It Is exceed
ingly doubtful whether the redemption
of special warrants with tho funds col
lected under the scarenger law would
be appreciated as much by Omaha tax
payers as would the lowering of tho tax
levy by crediting the general fund with
the amounts collected under the scaven
ger law.
The steady growth of Omaha Is forci
bly exhibited by the gradual Increase of
the royalty paid by tho Omaha Oas
company on its gross sales of gas to
private consumers. For lHH.'i, the first
year after the twenty-five-year franchise
had been granted, the ' royalty was
$.",lKM!.r8. The royalty for 10O4, amounted
to $17.12.".m, or nearly three times as
much as the royalty paid eleven years
ago. "
Now that tlid striking miners have
laid their case before the tier man gov
ernmental commission it Is up to a Ger
man Baer to aiirSounce his partnership
with the Almighty, and; should he do so.
Emperor William would have a hard
time to refute the argument wlthont
weakening his own contention as to the
divine right of kings.
Kchoca of Ingratitude.
Chicago Post.
Speaker Cannon sh.vs that If It had not
been for the newspapers there never would
have been any tariff revision saltation. H
might hHe added thHt under like condi
tions many of our "statesmen" would Htlli
be embryonic.
I'reiarlnir for Killing.
Chicaao Tribune.
, There are a lot of congrensnien who
seem to be eagerly desirous of retiring
from political life on the second Tuesday
of November. 1WW. They are baring their
necks for the axe, and it may Interest
them to know that the axe la being sharp
ened. , Significant Omlsalon.
New York Tribune.
Russia's omission of war appropriation
from her budget may mean one of two
things cither that It expects the war to
end at once or that It mean to keep it
military finances secret. The latter ex
planation I several hundred per cent the
more probable.
A Wholesome Fear.
Baltimore American.
One of the latest benefactions of wealth
I a donation of ll.Otm.flflO In New Tork to
build a model tenement house. After
awhile the fear of dying rich will so
spread upon millionaires that they will even
begin to demand to be assessed the full
amount of taxes.
Paying Tain Von Please.
New York Mail.
Practically it amounts to thl. that the
very rich man pay taxes on hi per
sonalty only to the extent to which hi
public spirit Inclines him to do bo. No
doubt, we ought to be very grateful that
there are as many as eight millionaires
still who are willing to pay taxe on a
million., Next year there may be only
three or four. And the year after that
none at all.
Aalocraer and Providence.
Philadelphia Record.
When the csar shall recognise the true
caue4 of Russia' weakness, the unspeak
able corruption and paralysing Incompe
tence of the autocratic . bureaucracy, the
time when "Qod will give strength to our
rloriou army and navy to arise and break
the force of the enemy" will be perceptibly
nearer. Just at present the glorious
organizations have not tha "strength to
arise." much lesi to break the forces of an
c.'iemy whose military and- naval adminis
tration i In all things tha opposite of the
Russian.
Startling Reform Among Legislators.
Kansas City Times.
It cannot be denied that harsh Judgments
have btrcn passed on the New York legisla
ture for Its conduct In the recent senatorial
contQat. In which the decisive factor la said
to have been the promise of representation
on the New York Central directorate to
tha 'Tnion Pacific party." But In view
uf recent revelations It must be admitted
ihut any such suspicions did that body a
grota injustice. DVuater Depew ha an
nounced that "not a aluule request for a
railroad pass was received: everybody
wanted u 'Jefferson Bible." " Evidently
time ha been a great religious revival at
Albany and the sinners hava come flocking
as dove lo the window In search of the
scripture. Where Is the man who can
believe that any guile lingers In the heart
of lc(,i-lutur hu pray lur Bibles Instead
of passes?
tiOSSIP ABOUT THE M H.
Soft Shell Imitation lo the Itasslans
to Snrrender.
Jspauesc soldiers bespging Putt Arthur
from time to time sought to convince the
Russian defenders that nn early surrender
would promote their health. In addition
to the leaden messengers lorw,iid'd to
the besieger, the Jap occasionally snt
a bunch of soft shells containing Invita
tions to come out of the danger line and
save funeral expense. A correspondent
of the Osaka Asahi relates cne Instance:
In the early part of October lnt the
Jiipanesc occupied an outpost of a Russian
fort on the northern slope of the Kast
Klkwan mountain. Now that the opposing
forces were brought very near to each
other, the Japanese generals In charge
thought of a, hundred and one plans to
Induce the Individual Russian soldiers to
surrender. Finally they arrived at an
Ingenious device.
Miyogoshl Jusaku was a Russian-Japanese
Interpreter In the service of the Japa
nese army. He could write In Rut-slan
very nicely. So he wrote the following
letter, which was fastened to an arrow
and was sent with the latter hy a skilful
archer, who exerted all the strength of hi
arm In bending the bow:
"The Russian Soldiers: Gcntlcnietv-lsn't
It very cold? We are now weary and
bored every day. We believe it Is the same
with you. You must be tired of this long
war. Your wive and children, we pre
sume, are worrying about you. We sym
pathize with you.
"You must be wanting food. Why
wouldn't you surrender? If you do. we
.will give you wfirm food. We will do you
no harm, but offer you all the comfort
to your satisfaction.
"If you wish to communicate with your
home, fasten your letters to stones and
throw them to us. We will forward them
for you.
"At Mukden, Kouropatkln has been de
feated again. These Is no certainty In
reference to the coming of the Baltic fleet.
Port Arthur is doomed to fall.
"Those of you who surrender soon will
be happy, but those who hesitate will meet
a horrible fate. We reriuest you to take
our words as from your Ood who pro
tects your wives and children.
"If you ate willing to accept our offer,
we will make all the necessary arrange
ments for your surrender. Steal the ee
of your superior ofllcers, abandon your
weapons and come. During the daytime,
come waving your handkerchiefs. At nights,
come saying aloud 'Anata' (Sir.
"We pray for your heHlth. Ooodby."
The effect of the missive was soon seen.
Three Russian fugitive came in front of
the Kast Klkwan mountain. While two of
them were unfortunately shot before their
actions Indicated their pacific Intention,
the third succeeded in his attempt.
He was a sergeant of artillery tit the
fort. I'pon investigation. It was found that
he had made up his mind to surrender
after he read the arrow missive.
Edward Emerson, jr., In Harper's Weekly
draws this picture of life in Port Arthur
during tho siege: General Stoessel invited
us to Join him ut table. In the dining
room we found the general's wife and u
young lady whom 1 took to bu his daugh
ter. They were very simply dressed, In
inouru'ug gowns of brown and black cot
ton. Introducing ourselves after the Rus
sian fashion we all sat down at the long
table, one end of which had been set for
us. I found myself placed between the.
general and the younger lady. She, too,
as well 'as Mme. Stoessel, spoke only Rus
sian. It was a frugal meal in Russian
style, with the usual accompaniment of
vodka, wine and tea. Hearing that I
liked kvas, the refreshing Russian bever
age made of fermented bread, Mme. Stoes
sel ordered a foaming pitcher of it, which
the general and I divided between us, lit
view of what we had heard of the dearth
of fresh food at Tort Arthur I expressed
my surprise at finding a Juicy beefsteak
set before us. At thl General Stoessel
and the others laughed heartily. It was
explained to me that what I had taken
for beefsteak was really horse flesh.
The entrance of a white-haired officer,
very brisk, but deaf as a post, brought
great general animation. He turned out
to be General Balushoff, chief of the Red
Cross hospitals and a hero of the Turkish
Russian war. The griazly old warrior, with
his cross of St. George dangling from his
collar, gallantly kissed the hands of the
ladles, and, sitting down now In one seat
and now in another, addressed my friend
In French and me In German while he
helped himself from any dish that came
handy. Throughout the meal we could
hear the dull booming of the big guns
from the ramparts and outside.
I was Just shouting aome trivial remark
about the weather Into Balashofls ear for
the third time when a terrllic detonation,
apparently quite cloao to the house, made
all the dishes on the table ratUe. From
above could be heard the clattering of
shivering window panes. The young lady
on my right composedly offered me some
more kvas. Mme. Stoessel continued her
conversation with the young aide-de-camp.
Only Colonel Relts seemed to take any In
terest in what had happened. Rising from
his seat he glanced 'across the table out
of the window and then sat down again.
"Where did it strike'.'" asked Stoessel, In
g matter-of-fact tone.
"In the middle of the square. One of their
big shells," replied the chief of stuff In the
samo indifferent manner.
"Anybody hit? Any damage?" asked the
general.
"No. Only a hole In the ground," replied
Reltz.
To a servant who entered the room and
said something about the broken windows
Mme. Stoessel gave orders to paste them up
with paper, as she was tired of sending for
the glacier.
When the fighting begins In this territory
It will be well to remember a few rubs
governing Chinese geographical names. For
Instance, "ling" means mountain pass. Just
north of Mukden I Tiding, or Tie pass, a
naturally strong position, which the Rus
sians are said to have fortified. "Shun"
means hill or mountain. Ho" Is the com
mon word for river In north China, as
"klang" Is In the south. Shaho is Shu
river.
"Chia" means bridge. "Cheng" designates
a castle or fortltled city, and "tun" refers
to a smaller place, a village or camp.
"King" or "chlng" means a capital. Thus,
the Chinese name for Mukden Is Sheng
klng. "the flourishing capital."
"Tien" mean Inn or shop, and I found
as the termination of the name of many
crossroads towns in Manchuria, l.aosetlen
la freely translated "the gentleman's inn,"
and Pslltien, "the eight mile inn,"
"Tal" stands for a slight eminence, and
"Jlh" is a post station. A simpler com
bination Is Bhlhojlh, "the stony river sta
tion." i ,
It must be understood, however, that
these syllable have the meaning attached
to them only when they represmt the
written characters by which the words
would bs expressed on paper. For example
"ling" means a pass, but there are forty
or fifty different "ling" In the Chinese
language, with as many different characters
representing them, and "llr.g" means a
puss only when it stands for the character
which bears that HignlnYatl.ui.
Large Favor 'I bunk fully Itereltrd.
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public about tin- boodling In the Mil-bu-Ing
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New York World.
The recent report of the Harvard com
mission upon cancer calls attention anew
to the many instance In which the sorrow
of Individuals has proved a blessing to the
many. It was the death of a near relative
by cancer that induced Mr. Croft to de
vote JlilO.iyiO to the inquiry.
The death by scarlet fever of a favorite
grandchild. "Jack" McCormli k. led John I).
Rockefeller to devote a large sum to labo
ratory work upon diseases and cures.
When Ixillta Armour was treated by Dr.
Liorenz for it rare hip disease her grateful
Parents arranged to have Dr. l.oreni treat
poor children .similarly afflicted. They ex
pected that perhaps a hundred such cases
would respond. There were. In fad, oer
2.(i little sufferers whose plight was made
known; and though not all proved to lie
true "lyorenz cases," the thought of so
much pain endured by children led to many
permanent provisions for their relief.
The death of a young person Interested
In certain work has often proved the help
of many. The names of young girls are
thus remembered In such Institution a
the Florence Crlttenton missions. A young
man who lost his life while attempting to
save others is commemorated by a gener
ous gift to a college. The lergeft educa
tional beipiest in the Cnited Statis was due
to the untimely death of a young man In
terested In education, tho late Inland Stan
ford, jr.
l'KIISOAI, XOTKM.
James A. Hemenway, the new senator
elect from Indiana, Is a product of the
common schools. He began the practice
of law in 18X5.
Former Governor Morrill of Kansas has
Just begun his thirty-second term as su
perintendent of the Congregational Sunday
school In Hiawatha.
Sir George Augustus Jervls Meredyth,
who has succeeded to the Irish baronetcy
of Greenhills, County Kildare, was a po
lice constable and cabman In Australia.
And now the engineers have it that tha
Brooklyn bridge must be rebuilt within
five years. The span of life of one of
these great structures Is apt to be a short
one.
Albert M. Rradshnw, recently reappointed
postmaster in Laukcwood, N. J., has proba
bly the richest bondsmen of any postmas
ter in the country. George W. Gould heads
the list of sureties and another millionaire
on the list Is Samuel 8. Beard.
Sauerwcln, the famous polyglot, who was
master of forty lunguuges, has Just died
In Christiana. Among his other accom
plishments he boasted an Intimate ac
quaintanceship with the Intricacies of Chi
nese, Turkish, Sanscrit, Welldish und Li
thuanian. President Roosevelt has given up horse
back riding, for the winter at least, and
substltuUd walking us his favorite exer
cise. He has found that walking keeps his
wuist as trim as riding, and he Is tramp
ing many miles across the country every
afternoon. He has two regular route,
which he has stybd the "short" walk and
the "long" one.
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HRH.HT AM HIIICEZV.
K nil kei-What are you rpIiir to do with
that "danger'' sign'.'
Mocker Save it for next summer. The
piece our iceman dellv rs Is no thin we
might easily fall In.-New York Sun.
"What Is your load of bay worth?" asked
the coal dealer.
"Come, now." fd the honest agricul
turist. "When I buv n. load of coal from
you I don't ask what it worth. I ak
you what your price Is, ami 1 pay It. This
load of hay will cost you $10." Chicago
Tribune.
"If n mall ship In late I It liable to a
fine from the government or I there a re
bate of unv kind?"
"Well it is usually docked, I believe."
Cleveland Leader.
"Thin and miserable looking lot ' pris
oner, aren't they?" commented the magis
trate. "Naturally." retilled the police reporter.
"It's to be expected that they'd hae a
pinched look." Philadelphia Iedger.
"Yes." said tho conceited bore, "she was
quite frigid when I called, but she became
more pleasant the longer I stayed "
"I understand," replied Miss Pepprev,
"the longer you stayed the nearer ap
proached the time of your departure."
Philadelphia Press.
A TI l)Y IX ICMOTIOVAI, COSTI MI'.I
London Punch. .
We met at ten time's witching hour.
When buttered crumpets breathed f
peace;
Vpon her breast a purple flower
Set off a robe of pale cerise;
"The garb," I mused, "denote a clinging
mood: .
Pn po to iter, my boy, she's dying to be
wooed I"
Rut when I gazed at her and sighed
Sho never looked the leust put out.
But anxiously observed that I'd
"Been growing positively stout."
The accusation gave my hopes the He;
Perhaps her coetume erred, perhaps mjr
'prentice eye. ,
I met her in the ballroom's glare;
She wore an orange crepe de chine.
With rose, kroumnskls here and there.
And ruched with bows of apple green.
The whole efTeet was Just a trlfl WW mi ;
"Now Is your time." I snld, "to take th
girl by storm!"
I sought a well-secluded seat
And heard her whisper in my ear,
"I haven't had a thing to eat!
Take me to supper, there's a dear!"
I mentioned Ixive; she said (and ah! It
hurt);
"Don't be a goose; I'm here to feed and
not to flirt!"
I called (her sire was out of towm
And found her reading Henry James;
She wore a crimson Empire gown.
Trimmed round the edge with what' his
names.
An amorous languor that enhanced the
whole
Revealed, I thought, the yearning passion
of the soul.
Hut when I bent above her chair
She seemed to feel no answering thrill;
I heaved a groHii of mute despair:
She laughed and asked If I was ill:
Her callous mood my Inspiration damped.
I said "Guodby" (like that) and hastily de
camped. And then one day 1 met her In
The railway train: we were alone;
She wore a coat of sable skin
Over a skirt of somber tone.
I pined to speak the word, but her attire
Seemed to betray a mood illtlmed to mj
desire.
But when I urged some trivial jet
She smiled with such pathetic eyes
That something took me in the chest,
And, to mv own Intense surprise,
I seized her hand, and with a chaste cares
Cried "Lovely one. he mine!" and she said,
"Albert! Yes!"
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