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AVfltch the World Horn Id for another
gpponl for direct primaries as soon as
all the primary election Mils fall.
The5 annuiil report of tin; State Hank
ing lioard secretory In a pleasing com
ment on Neliranka's sonnd Ann mis I con
dition. In spite of the largo area of low ther
mometer, the trade review of J he com
mercial agencies Is not the least bit discouraging.
When the groundhog made his retreat
he hoisted a signal for six weeks more
of winter. I. oh than half of 'the six
weeks have elapsed.
Only about a week more for the In
troduction of bills Into the legislative
hopper. 'People with pet measures In
hiding will take notice.
The town of Sheridan played a scurvy
trick on Chejennc when It had the tak
ing of testimony In the Cody divorce
case transferred to that place.
The czar seems to have decided to
meet the Russian people half way, but
Is hesitating whether to carry conces
sions or firearms to the meeting place.
If floods do damage next spring It
will not be for lack of warning to the
people, but modern Noahs may lie una
ble to escape the fate of their famous
prototype.
Bulgaria Is experiencing difficulty in
borrowing money. The time is yet to
come, If it comes at nil, when tho men
who control the money bags of the
world will be ready to help eliminate
Turkey from Europe.
Since It Is alleged with some degree
of probability that Mrs. Chadwlck has
I1.0OO.OW hidden away she will prob
ably have no difficulty In proving to the
satisfaction of many people that she is
a much maligned woman.
It Is all right to enforce rules to com
pel property owners to keep their side
walks clear, but there should be no dis
crimination. The nonresident owner of
vacant lots should have no advantage
over the resident householder.
The mayor of our sister city on the
Iowa side of the Missouri river Is en
deavoring strenuously to prevail on the
cliool board to enforce vaccination
among nil school 'children. It Is need
lens to say that the mayor Is a practicing
physician of the good old school.
None of the charier bills that have
been prepared put a prohibition upon
the transaction of public, business In
star chamber sessions of various boards
and otriciiil bodies. The secret scheming
behlud closed doors, so common In
Omaha, should be effectually abolished.
Governor Mickey will not attend the
Inauguration exercises at Washington
for the reason that he feels it to be bis
duty to stay nt home ami remain at the
service of the lawmakers In session at
the state capital. Members of his milt
tary staff will doubtless take this mis
fortune hardest.
Now that the Chinese minister de
clares that his country can place the
firmest reliance In the friendship of the
United States, It may be necessary to
look for reasons outside of governmental
channels for the troubles epveloplng
Chinese residents who have misplaced
their certificates.
it a itnoA n nr.nviA Tiny-nr.TttosrrX'
m t axd riwspKcrn r..
Itailioad regulation has Itecome the
paramount issue now before the Amer
ican people. The problem with which
l'residcnt Iloosevelt and congress are
grappling Is by no means new nor has
it been tin foreseen. Its origin can be
traced back to the laws enacted in Wis
consin, Illinois and Iowa more than
thirty years ago as a sequence of the
granger movement that culminated In
1880 with the enactment of the Interstate
commerce law.
A retrospective glance at the views
on railroad regulation entertained by
the editor of The Bee when Interstate
commerce legislation was under discus
sion in congress is Interesting at this
time, not merely because they vividly
recall the various phases of credit mo
biller railroading and the grievances
from which the region west of the Mis
souri suffered by excessive railroad
tolls, unjust discrimination and political
railway domination, but license they
also suggest measures of relief that ex
perience has shown to be imperative.
It will be noted, for example, that
among the recommendations made be
fore the senate select committee on Inter
state commerce was the nationalization
of railroad supervision by the creation
of a bureau empowered to exercise oyer
railroads the supervisory powers exer
cised over national banks by the comp
troller of the currency, the restriction
of railroad construction, the creation of
an Interstate commerce court, the aboli
tion of private car lines, and, lastly, a
law that would prohibit rnilrond man
agers and directors from being person
ally interested In any other corporation
or concern that requires transportation
facilities.
Some of these measures have already
either been enacted Into law by congress
or coined Into law by the federal courts.
The most essential features of Impera
tive regulation are. however, yet to be
engrafted upon tho federal statutes. In
the main the suggestions and recommen
dations In the document which we re
print on another page, have stood the
test of experience and nre conceded to be
sound and sane even by railroad man
agers who twenty years ago scouted
the idea of national regulation and su
pervision of railways.
Au inquisitive antiquarian has per
petrated a statement that the family
tree of Tom Law son goes at its root by
the name of Larson and that the hero
of frenr.ivd finance started out as a
Swedish sailor. It is Just possible his
enemies may at last find lu this an In
dictment to which he must plead guilty
and have no extenuating circumstances
Ut offer lu mltlgntiou.
THH r ft IV ATE CAR LtXK KV1L.
There seems to be no prospect of any
legislation at tho present session of con
gress to remedy the private car line
evil, tin short time that remains of the
session precluding n thorough considera
tion of any proposition for this purpose.
According to what seems authoritative
advices, no effort will be made even to
have a bill reported from the house
committee on interstate commerce. A
measure, was framed and Introduced
relating to the private car lines, but It
appears that its author has concluded
that It is too late to secure considera
tion for it by this congress and that
the best that can be done in the matter
is to make an Investigation after the
close of the session, by the house com
mittee on Interstate commerce, which
will furnish such data on the subject
as will enable the next congress to In
telligently legislate on tills very import
ant mat tor.
It Is 1o be regretted that nothing will
be done at the present session of con
gress to correct the abuses, universally
admitted of the private car line busi
ness, and If anything could Justify
the president In calling an extra session
of the Fifty-ninth congress the omission
lu this direction would certainly do so.
There is such conclusive evidence of the
evils and abuses Incident to the private
car line system. It has been shown so
indisputably to be responsible for the
policy of rebates and discriminations
against which there Is public complaint,
that It seems Impossible that congress
should defer action looking to the cor
rection of these unquestionable wrongs
against the public. President Roosevelt
has clearly pointed out the duty of the
national legislature in this respect and
his position is fortified by the Interstate
Commerce commission. Moreover, con
gress is fully Informed as to the senti
ment of the business interests of the
country, which have been for years
mulcted by these private car lines. The
evidence of the rapacity of this monoK
llstio power In the transportation of the
country Is beyond question and It seems
most remarkable that the representa
tives of the people In congress, with the
facts before them, should for a moment
nesuate to tate some action for the
purpose of remedying conditions which
are admitted on all hands to be most
prejudicial to the public welfare and
distinctly In violation of the law.
President Roosevelt has taken a verv
decided position against the abuses of
the private car lines. He has declared
that the abuses Incident to them must
be stopiMMl, The Interstate Commerce
commission has pointed out what these
abuses are. Thev are sdmlttni l.v
many of the railroad managers of the
country, who do not hesitate to sav that
the railroads would be better off If these
private lines were oltollshed, or placed
under the supervision of the Interstate
Commerce commission. In view of all
this the duty of congress would seem
to be plain. It Is to subject the private
car lines to the same supervision and
control that is exercised over the com
mon carriers. It Is to make their charges
subject to the requirements of the Inter
state commerce act." This etrn be ac
complished by a simple act, which need
not Involve extended discussion. It is
not an Intricate proposition. There Is
no question that these private car lines
are engaged in Interstate commerce and
are therefore within the power of con
gress to regulate such commerce.
It was asserted that on the whole the
law had worked well and that whatever
defects were shown tinder Its operation
could easily le remedied by amendment.
There was a practically unanimous ex
pression on the part of the board Hint
a uniform bankruptcy law Is absolutely
necessary to the mercantile Interests of
the country.
This ought to go far to disose of the
assumption of the opponents In congress
of the bankruptcy act that the manu
facturing and mercantile interests of the
country desire the repeal of the law.
The fact is that they have no substantial
ground for asserting this, there having
been no general expression on the part
of those interests adverse to the law.
It would be most extraordinary If such
were the case, for It Is only a few years
since nearly every commercial organiza
tion In the country most earnestly pe
titioned congress for the passage of a
bankruptcy law and there Is no reason
to believe that these organixatlons have
generally changed their view in regard
to the wisdom and expediency of such
legislation. Whatever may be thought
as to the demerits of the existing law,
all of which can be remedied, there Is
no general hostility to the proposition as
to the Importance and value of a uni
form bankruptcy law. Every Intelligent
merchant and manufacturer whose busi
ness Is not strictly local recognlr.es this.
As we have heretofore remarked, It Is
undoubtedly true that the present law
is In some respects defective, but such
faults are not Irremediable, and to repeal
the law becauseof them would be ex
treme folly. There Is hardly a proba
bility that the repeal proposition will
receive serious consideration In congress.
Tmlnes at Leavenworth supply state In
stitutions with fuel at cost ana its mim
ing twine factory is making money.
Kansas Is undoubtedly erratic, but not
always foolish.
4'nagreaa Tarklea a Problem.
New Tork Tribune.
Congress Is now wre-tllng vigorously
with the problem of making a tl bill stretch
far enough to cover a $2 appropriation.
.v occur ATioy tax.
The main object of charter revision Is
to improvise a more economical system
of municipal government for Omaha
whereby a material reduction in taxes
can be effected without seriously Ira
pairing the efficiency of any of the de
partments. While the charter revision
committees have centered all their tal
ents upon the reduction of expenses, they
seem, however, not to have taxed their
Ingenuity to Improvise ways and means
to increase the city's revenues.
It is passing strange, but nevertheless
a fact, that Omaha Is one of the few
cities that collect an occupation tax only
from liquor dealers, auctioneers, ped:
dlers and hucksters, drivers of hacks
nnd express wagons, circuses and travel
ing shows, and owners of dogs. , Apart
from the liquor license tax, the munici
pal revenue from the above named oc
cupations Is comparatively insignificant,
while other cities have lightened the
burden of the real estate owner by the
collection of occupation taxes, not only
from merchants, but from professions.
A striking illustration of the extent to
which occupation taxes are levied In
other cities Is furnished by the city of
Louisville, which derives nearly $.V),000
a year from the taxes levied on the fol
lowing classes:
Each theater, museum, concert hall, pub
Hp dance hall or public ball rooms; $250.
Each theatrical exhibition or perform
ance, $15 per day.
Bach museum exhibition, $7 per day.
Each concert hall, $12.50 per day.
Exhibitions, such as telescopes, micro
scopes, lung teeters, galvanic batteries,
etc., $7.60 per day.
But where a yearly license In paid on
any theater, hall or other place of publlo
amusement, no special license Is required..
Every firm conducting a restaurant or
eating house, as follows: First class $75.
second clasa $45, third class $30, fourth
class $15 per year; ordinary boarding
houses, $10.
Every claim agent, $25 per year; every
mercantile agency, $100; every stock and
bond broker, $60; every promoter, $160;
pawn brokers are taxed $350; public stock
yards, $500; rendering establishments, $225;
packing houses, $200; wholesale dealers In
fresh meats, $200; dealers in live stock. $60;
butchers, $26; fire, accident, casualty and
indemnity Insurance companies are taxed
$2.60 for every $100 of premium received;
insurance adjusters, $125: towel supply
companies, $60; advertising agencies, $25;
ticket brokers and scalpers. $50; cold stor
age refrigerating plants, $50; grain eleva
tors, $100; public bath houses, $10; photo
graphers, $10; clairvoyants and fortune
tellers, $200; contractors on public worka,
$100; master builders, $25; advertising bill
posters. $5 for every pole, post or pillar
per year; athletic cluba, $25; detective
agencies, $200; lumber brokers, $25; com
mission merchants, $100; official stenog
raphers, $10; surveyors, $10; eewlng ma
chine agents, $5; expert accountants, $10;
hotel keepers, first class $150; second class
$100, third class $60; fourth class $38,, fifth
class $15: chattel mortgage and money
loaners, $100; public warehouses and stor
age houses. $25; livery stables, $26; attor
neys, dentists, surgeons and physician,
and patent agents, $10 each; laundries, $60;
laundry solicitors, $20; real estate agents,
$26; Investment companies, $100; mercan
tile agents. $25.
While, under the constitution of Ne
braska, all money from licenses goes
into the school fund, the Income derived
from an occupation tax. If held to be a
license, would correspondingly lessen
the school levy and thus lower the ag
gregate of taxation. The Louisville
license rates may not be applicable to
Omaha in every instance, but the.v are
suggestive and shoukl furnish a basis
for an additional amendment to the
charter.
Passing; of the lmle Life.
Atlanta Constitution.
We used to love fncle Joe Cannon fr his
common, homespun wsys. but they do say
t'ncl Jne has gone and bought hlra an
automobile.' "Dew tell!"
Costly National Isiirasre.
New Tork Commercial.
Admiral Coghlan soys the life of a battle
ship In peace to twenty years. Every time
we renew our navy, then, we are simply
taking out a twenty-year Insurance policy
against encroachment.
Contemplating a Thirst.
Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Indians of the Indian Territory are
understood to be much further advanced
than the rest of the red men of the coun
try. There Is danger that they know
enough to be Insulted by the prohibition
clause of the bill admitting Oklahoma.
Doaqnet for Senator Dolllver.
New Tork Tribune.
Senator Dolllver's brilliant speech upon
the life, character and services of Lin
coln shows that he also is to be classed
among America's orators -of the higher
type. It was a great subject and the
senator's speech responded to the occasion.
Pennsylvania's Dubious Kmlnrnce.
Philadelphia Record.
Impertinent grand Juries In western
states. In nosing about In search of proper
subjects of Indictment, have even Invaded
the sacrosanct halls of congress, putting
to the probe the crooked ways of senators
and representatives! Such goings-on are
not allowed in Pennsylvania.
Profits of Crooked Finances.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Franklin Syndicate" Miller of New
Tork, who got more than $1,000,000 from
people who desired to get rich quick. Is to
be released from the penitentiary after
serving n small part of the ten years to
which the court sentenced him. He must
have managed to save a good deal of the
spoils.
Loral Option Growing.
Indianapolis News.
Indiana has given Its approval to local
option by the passage of s bill allowing
every township of a county and every
ward of a city to prohibit the liquor traffic
by a majority vote. The unanimity shown
In favor of the proposition, suddenly
brought before the legislature, indicates a
healthy feeling on the subject.
Something In a nme.
Kansas City Star.
Not the least Interesting thing shout the
late Jay Cooke was the origin of his first
name. He was a son of Congressman
Eleutheros Cooke of Ohio who once lost sn
election because many voters misspelled his
ponderous name. The old gentleman there
upon declared that he would give his next
son s name that would spell Itself, and
"Jay" was the appellation selected.
Wnerr Prop! Do Things.
Baltimore American.
Out In the breeay west, where divorce Is
already pretty nearly as easy as matri
mony, there Is a restless longing for some
form of connubial contract that may be
severed without tho voat of a court unty
ing. In the early part of the session of
the Kansas legislature a "limited marriage
contract law." was Introduced, and now the
Colorado assembly Is considering a similar
statute. The territory beyond the Missis
sippi la a great land for blossoming new
Ideas. .
A terminal taxation bill learlng tho
imprint of the Real Estate exchange
tax committee has at last been formu
lated.'' It would take more than that,
however, to get it through the legisla
ture and put it on the statute book. If
the measure is proposed lu earnest, tho
members of the tax committee will have
to get busy right away and keep at It
without Interruption.
IS HKUARU TO OA Xk'H UPTC Y LAW.
The bill Introduced iu congress to re
peal the natloual bankruptcy law Is
meeting with determined opjiositlou from
influential mercantile Interests. The New
York Board of Trade a few day ago
adopted a resolution declaring In favor
of the coutluuauce of the existing law.
A well known local dealer is authority
for the statement that there was more
coal on hand in the yards in Omuha at
the beginning of January than ever be
fore at that season aud that there was
less on bund at the close of the month
than ever before at a corresponding time.
The coal dealers ought to Ite a bio to
take their summer vacations without dif-culty.
If must be remembered in connection
with the Kansas oil refinery that this Is
not the first start of that state into the
competitive busiuess Held, lu coal
Equipped for Business.
New Tork Sun.
The rmnrtraent of Commerce and Labor
announces that last vear It adrii i i.
permanent equipment one Bible, a bicycle,
one binocular and one boring machine. The
binocular Is used to watch the trn.t. frm
afar, the blcvcle to overtake them, the bor
ing machine to penetrate their secrets, and
the Bible to swear them, with h .
plant at lu disposal the department can
nave no goon excuse to ofTer If It allows
a single bad trust to escape detection and
pulshment In any corner of the nation.
AMERICA AS AS KQt'AI.IZKR.
"The People a Composite of the Brat
la All Nationalities."
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
One or two points In the president's ad
dress to "Little Hungary" In New Tork
will bear especial emphasis. The president
says: "Americanism Is not a matter of
birthplace, of ancestry, of creed, of occupa
tion; Americanism is a matter of the spirit
that la within man's soul." He would
know no difference "between Jew and Gen
tile, Catholic and Protestant, native bom
and foreign born, provided only the man,
whatever his creed, whatever his birth
place, strives to live so as to do his full
duty by hia neighbor and by the country
as a . whole." The sintlment which the
president advances in these words Is the
sentiment which his prevailed In the coun
try from the beginning. Men of many na
tionalities were signers of the Declaration
of Independence, which rendered all of
them liable to sentence of death should the
pledge enunciated In that proclamation fall
to be carried out by deeds. Men of many
races were In the war which transmuted
the declaration Into fact.
These words have a special pertinence
at present, when the Influx of Immigrants
Is greater than tt ever has been before
In all the country's history.
The American is a composite of the best
tint Is hi all nationalities. Nobody wants
to cloate his gates against any worthy
comers who are willing to share their part
of the burden of extending American na
tionality and of spreading the sway of
American Idea a Just at this time Hun
gary, whose sons have Just entertained the
president, have been making especially
large contributions to the country's popu
lation. It furnished 177,000 Immigrants In
1804, or more than any other country ex
cept Italy. Much opposition has been
amused here and there by the big Inflow
from those two countries snd from Russia
In the paat two years, but the antagonism
has no narrow, nativtstlc basis. It Is
due to a belief that some of the Immigrants
are defective morally or mentally, and are
thus not calculated to make good Ameri
cans. The opposition, in fact, la voiced
by some persons who were born outside
the country, snd thus Is not swayed by
the spirit which incited the know-nothing
party of half a century ago and some
recent eruptions along the asm line. Race
proscription Is unamerlcan, and has never
made any material headway in this coun
try. America la the world's greatest liar
montser snd equaliser. It is a crucible out
of which has Issued a race composite
which Is greater and better than any of
Its constituent parts. The men In "l.lttle
Hungary" whom President Roosvelt ad
dressed and with whom he affiliated dur
ing hia visit had a right to feel, and, he
and they did feel, that they, as lawabidlng
citizens, were socially and politically the
equal of the president and of all other
Ingredients of the variegated blend called
tbs American peopl
STATU PRKSS I OMMET.
Papllllon Times: The sUte legislature
had better adjourn before It diea sny
harm.
Grand Island Independent: If the repub
lican legislature tinkers with the Plocumb
law It will be riding for a fall.
Beatrice Sun: To be strictly fair the Mc
Mullen bill should be so amended as to
create an examining hoard consisting of
one M. V., one D. O. and one C. S. This
would give all the different schools a
whack at' each other.
Columbus Telegram: The lower house
of the Nebraska legislature has appointed
a committee to investigate the manner In
which the state board expended the $100,000
appropriated to repair the btirned Norfolk
asylum buildings. It would appear that
the board absolutely ignored the direction
of the legislature, and spent the money for
new buildings. Instead of repairing the old
one The Telegram congratulates the re
publican majority on blng brave to In
vestigate the peculiar work of the board.
Perhaps the committee will And nothing
wrong. But the whole deal looks bad. We
note with regret that Representative Hoare
of Platte county voted with the gang to
prevent the Investigation.
Blair Pilot: A petition has. this week,
been circulated In Blair Making Senator
Hnller to use his Influence In favor of the
county option bill. A careful Investigation
about town discloses the fact that among
the business men and taxpayers the senti
ment here seems very strong against the
county option bill. It works all right to
argue that If Blair could be made to go
"dry" as the result of the vote over the
county, then the law would be good, but
suppose Blair should decide to g"0 "dry"
and the vote over the county would turn
the saloons loose. What then? Simply
this. The howl that would go up from the
county optionlsts could be heard scross the
state. The more we think of the subject
the more we think that local option bests
county option and la rertalnly the only fair
way for a city or village.
Kliend Telegram: If the railroads of this
state would only let politics alone snd set
their political heelers to shoveling snow
in winter and mowing weeds In summer
there would soon be a better feeling be
tween these corporations and the people
who really ought to be friends. If the
railroads would only content themselves
with railroading for a time and let political
strikers and politics severely alone what
a political mnllcnium there would be In
Nebraska. At present the corporations
seek through a system of political, strikers
and through a system of pass distribution
to control the politics of every county
through which their several lines run.
t'nder existing circumstances these polit
ical strikers succeed In keeping up an
animosity between the corporations and
the common people. They are compelled
to do this In order to hold their Jobs.
These very facts are keeping us from
amending the present constitution or hold
ing a convention to form a new one. These
existing circumstances are retarding the
progress of the state, It Is making these
corporations look ridiculous In the eyes of
the people of this state. Possibly the time
will come when these corporations will un
derstand once for all that these political
strikers who manipulate politics snd dis
tribute passes are not the real friends of
these same corporations.
gem:rai- i.kw waixace.
Pittsburg Despatch: His was not a fig
ure of commanding grandeur, as the assay
of greatness is made, but It measured well
by that simpler test of having given to
the American home books that made for
good and to his country a patriot's serv
ice. Cleveland Leader: It Is simple Justice
to say of I-ew Wallace that he achieved
very notable success in the foremost un
dertakings of his life. During his ripe old
age he leaves behind him a rare record
of worthy endeavor, fruitful beyond ex
pectation In the fields of his most cher
ished ambitions.
St Louie Globe-Democrat: General Lew
Wallace was the most noted of the sur
viving veterans of the Mexican war, whose
number Is now reduced to 6.000. He dis
tinguished himself In two wars, In the dip
lomatic service, and In literature, and was
one of the most versatile and capable
Americans of his generation.
Kansas City Journal: His span of life
was coeval with one of the greatest epocha
In his country's history. That epoch was
filled with countless opportunities for ac
tive and able men, and Wallace made use
of all that came his way. For more than
a generation he held a prominence that
remained undlmmed by the crowds of cel
ebrities who rose and fell around him. His
name will probably survive those of many
of the great men of hia day.
Indianapolis News: The world offers few
examples of a sturdier spirit, of endeavor
more patient, of determination more In
flexible. They fittingly came to their own
and crowned a life, the persistence of
whose purpose had never ' wavered, whose
Ideals had never been lowered. In such a
life Lew Wallace leaves a legacy to his
state greater than sny service he rendered
her, snd an example to his time supremely
valuable In this: With no advantages snd
no gifts that separated him "far from the
madding crowd," he yet kept himself free
from Its "Ignoble strife." In a commercial
life no sordid ends ever determined oppor
tunities for him, no advantage ever abated
the mirlly of his purpose, no hope of pref
erence ever lowered the loftiness of his
ideals or made sport of the high dreams
of his youth. He had something of the
knightly courtesy of chivalry In his tem
per, and It sprsng true to meet every oc
caslon. He lived as he was born, and died
as he l'ved, a gentleman, clean to the
bone.
PERSONAL XOTEfl.
nniv trouble this winter Is that the
ice la too thick to cut Inexpensively. Hence
look out for the usual noiaup wnen tne
warm months come.
The French mint turned out 1J8.316 medals
of honor of various kinds last year. The
Frenchman who grows up without receiv
ing a medal owes his friends an explana
tion. The number of California state senatora
accused of boodllng has reached thirteen,
which Is regarded by the unfortunatea as
very unlucky. The guilt of four Is con
ceded. The people In far Samar who are raising
a row are called the Pulajonea. This Jones
family seems to be very numerous. In
Wales they work oft steam by singing at
the elateddfode
Poultney Blgelow, Journalist, traveler and
author, has Just returned to America after
a long Journey through the southern Pa
cific, where he has been studying the ns
tlve snd colonial forms of government.
General Morteia Khan, the new Persian
minister, Is expected to arrive In Washing
ton In a few days and present his creden
tials. He Is a bachelor, extremely wealthy
and comes of a noble line. Ills father wss
the first msn In the empire to Introduce
European Ideas and started the Iran, the
first publication approaching fhe newspa
per as American understand It.
General Thomas I Russer, Just appointed
postmaster at Cliarlottsvllle, Vs., waa a
cavalry commander under Robert K. Iee
at Apxmattox, but refused to surrender
there. Instead the irreconcilable young
soldier charged through the federal lines
unri i a pen. Later, while trying to renr
gunlxe a force out of the scattered confed
erate troops lu Virginia lis was made prisoner,
worn a hoi t r.w iork,
Side Light on tne Presidential Han
wet In l.lttle Hangary."
The newspapers of New Tork turned sll
the talent of their respective staffs on tho
Job of giving local and national color to
the picturesque visit of President Roose
velt to "Little Hungary." In the crowded
East Side, and the hospitality there en
Joyed. Many Incidents crowded out of press
dispatches are detailed, snd sll accounts
sgree thst the president had "the time of
his life."
When the guest of honor drove up, sharp
st 7:30, the bsnd hit up "The Rtar-Ppangled
Banner," and the fringe of people in the
doorways started quite a respectable cheer,
which spread to the small crowds who were
straining against the police lines. The
president's carriage turned In close to the
old north entrance to "Little Hungary."
the one by which the president used to
enter when he was police commissioner.
Throwing open the door. Mr. Roosevelt
started to get off there on the fly, but
Thome of the secret service wouldn't let
him, and the carriage stopped at the new
state entrance.
"Hello. Ereen!" called out Mr. Roosevelt
to Sergeant Preen, whom he himself pro
moted to be a roundsman. Breen grinned
srxt saluted. The president shook hands
with Brooks and Schmlttberger and passed
Into the door.
District Attorney Jerome stood near the
president for some time. It was the first
time the two men had been seen together
In several years, and this was commented
on by many of those who saw them. A
great, deal of general conversation was
devoted to them, and their appearances as
they stood together were noted.
Commissioner MrAdoo. strangely enough,
was paired off with former Mayor liOW,
and during the evening they conversed at
great length on general topics. Altogether
the president shook hands with about 360
of the guests presented and then he wsa
escorted downstairs to the banquet rooms.
Here Mr. Roosevelt again received an ova
tion, and he bowed right and left as he
walked to his chair at the guest table.
It was long after $ o'clock when the
guests were sll down In the banquet room.
It was a sight of which no restaurant and
no hotel In the town could not well have
been Jealous. The partitions between the
great east and west rooms of the street
floor of the place had been almost entirely
knocked out and pillars took their places.
Pillars, walls and the celling were hung
with hundreds and thousands of yards of
smllax. In the dark greenery of the cell
ing were hundreds of red shaded lights,
the rays of which were caught and re
flected by brass helmets and breastplates
hung at Intervals along the walls In the
banks of green.
The tables, which were crowded as close
together as they could well be. were also
covered with the green smllax and lighted
with dark red Chinese lanterns snd red
shaded candelabra.
It was as simple and as completely beau
tiful a form of decoration as has ever
been seen at a public banquet in New
Tork.
tier of the two. The police msde way. Tat
girls marched up to the roundsmsn.
"Here's your pay." said the prettier on,
snd the roundsmsn got It where It WOuU
do the most good. The secret service msn
told them that something wss coming to
him, too.
"What! In front of all these 'cop'? Tou
don't belong!" said the prettier one. sad
the crowd cheered harder thsn they hsd
! done for the president.
i
In the corner store next to Little Hun
gary there Is s cleaning and dyeing estab
lishment. And In the window of thst shOJ
sat three luscious daughters of Hungary
The first was blond and bland, the second
was brunette and slim, and the third was
plump snd inviting. The plump one wss
leader snd spokeswoman in the little game
which they were playing.
They would mark a newly srrlved cop
or secret service man. and give him the
signal. When he answered with a smile.
) the plump one would mke a signal with
her eyes and head. Indicating that she
wouldn't mind If he did come lu. Then she
would cast sn appealing glance at him snd
smile. That smile would kill him dead, and
when h motioned to a door in the hallway
to the left, he would brave the Joshing of
the Rung outside and enter.
The door was locked and double bolted
The crowd outside let out a coarse, mocking
Inugh and the plump brunette doubled up
w'th joy. In this manner she roped In eight
patrolmen, two roundsmen, one Inspector,
three secret service men and two reporter.
Every doorway held three or four beau
tiful daughters of Hungary or of Zlon sad
four or five representatives of the civic
or the federal law. In distant doorways
one might behold the regular beaux of
East Houston street arrayed In their Sab
bath clothes and their flowered neckties,
hut black with Jealousy. Here a roundsman
was telling a dark eyed Slnvess that she
looked awfully good to him, snd she wss
i responding that she thought uniforms were
awfully nice: and there a secret service
man was telling a datk-eyed Austrian
princess thst he didn't care whether he
went back to Washington or not.
In fact. Little Hungary will remember
the visit of President Roosevelt Joyfully or
regretfully, according to Its sex.
Experience Knock F.nthnalaam.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Thrre has been s noticeable slump in the
arctic expedition business. Rvldently the
explorers find It pretty hard during the
progress of sn old-fashioned winter to work
up much enthusiasm on the subject of pole V
hunting.
PA9IU PLEASANTRIES
"It always makes me tired." said L'ncla
Allen Sparks, "to hear a man say he's
trying to 'square himself when hv talk
ing ail around, the subject." Chicago Tribune.
The president ate his dinner in an air dense
with cigarette smoke, ss before the nrst
course waa half over everybody was puff
ing on a special brand of Hungarian cigar
ettes. The president seemed to enjoy It
and smoked one himself.
When the chamnagne course was reached
Proprietor Max Bchwarts let into a corner
of the room his wife snd Mrs. Marcus
Braun. They wanted to get a peep at the
president, as both had met him in former
years.
Hundreds of the diners recognized them
at once, and began to cheer and wave
their napkins. Emboldened by this, they
Hvun.-exl further Into view, until Mr.
Braun caught sight of his wife. He got up
md smiled at her; the two women nesi
ated and then, deciding to chance it, they
itarted down the narrow passageway be
hind the long table at which sat the guest
of honor.
Th nresldent saw them coming, laid down
hi knife, fork and napkin, and. putting
on hi. choicest smile, held out his hand.
Tho women ahook his hand, while Mr.
Roosevelt, bowing repeatedly, declared tnat
t waa a great pleasure to meet tnem
gain.
Mr. Braun Introduced President Roose
velt as "a man whom you nil adore, and
i.hom all the world of progress respects;
the man who gives every man a square
al, no more, no leas.
Of course, there was a storm after that.
Men and women - mounted chairs snd
cronmed for 1ov. It wss "Three cheers for
n..,.in" nnd "Hoorav for 'Teddy'!" and
while sll about the handkerchiefs fluttered.
Mr rtrniin mentioned the name of the
r,Mi.int the whole company rose and
cheered for fully five minutes. The Hun
garians shouted "Eljen, eljen!" their native
word for "Hurrah." When at length silence
was obtained, Mr, Roosevelt spoke.
ah i,in nf carnM were tried on the po
lice to get Inside the lines. About 400 per
sons, mostly women, swore snd declared
that thev lived Inside and had to get In
- t.'.ir mirV families. About t o'clock.
Just when two secret service men were
having a friendly chat wun tne poor.
two pretty girls "living poorchermaloots,'
the secret service men cauen incm-into
th aauntlet. declaring that they
lived Just across from Little Hungary. ,
The "cops" said tnat tney coumn i go Dy
without permission of the roundsman.
"I'll see the rounasman, kiu me unm
secret service man. ,
"He says that he ll let you tnrougn ror
. visa anlece." said the secret service msn
when he came back.
Eaay money!" said the taller and pret-
"Are you in favor of un extra session of
congress?"
"es," answered Farmer Corntossel. "W
sent a feller to congress to keep him out
o' this neighborhood an' I'm in favor of
anything that'll permote that object.''
Washington Star.
Casey "TIs hard luck about Kearney,
Ol hear he had to have ills leg cut off.
bechune the ankle an' the knee.
Cassldy Ay! the doctors decided that
to save the whole leg they'd have to cut
off part of it. Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Peck I wonder If all men are such
perfect fools as you are.
Henry Peck I guess not. I'm the only
one that married you. Cleveland Leader,
"Safe from pursuit!" exclaimed the hero
of the elopment as their train pulled out.
"And also from starvation, added the
sweet girl. "Here's a check papavnade out
to your order." Philadelphia Ledger.
The Soubrette So you consider her a
grest actress, do you?
The Comedian-Sure. She has tried a
dosen obselty remedies, but they don't
seem to have had any effect on her. Chi
cago News.
Stranger (In Washington) I think I'd like
to go and look at the senate In session.
Native Tou can go up in the senate gal
lery, but you can't see the senate. He's
out of town.
Striinzer He? Who?
Native-Mr. Aldrlch.-Chicago Tribune.
"Can you keep the wolf from the door?"
asked the fond parent.
"I can keep the wolsh rabbit away," re
plied the square-.iawed young man.
Wiping away a furtive tear, the fond
father gave his blessing. Harper's Baser.
THE FOOTSTEPS OF AGRLI.
Henry W. Longfellow. ,
When the hours of day are numbered.
And the voices of the night
Wake the better soul that slumbered
To a holy, calm delight
Ere the evening lamps are lighted.
And, like phantoms grim and tall,
Shadows from tho fltfiil firelight
Dance upon the parlor wall;
Then the forms of the departed
Enter at the open door
The beloved ones, the true-hesrted
Come to visit me once more.
He. the young snd strong, who cherished
Noble longings for the strife.
By the roadside fell and perished.
Weary with the march of life!
They, the holy ones snd the weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore.
Folded their pels hands so meekly,
Spoke with us on earth no more!
And with them the being beauteous
Who unto my youth was given.
More than all things else to love me.
And la now a saint In heaven.
With a stow and noiseless foolatap
Comes that messenger divine.
Takes the vacant chair beside me,
Lays her gentle hand In mine;
And she alts snd gazes st me
With those deep and tender eyes.
Like the stars, so still and salnt-llka,
Looking downward from the skies.
I'ttered not. yet comprehended.
Is the spirit's voiceless prayer,
Soft rebukes In bleswtngs ended.
Breathing from her lips of air.
Oh. though oft depressed and lonely,
All my fears are laid aside.
If I hut remember only
Such as these have lived snd dleert
J
1
What l Another
dizzy spell ?
"Vertigo" the doctors call
it. You naturally fear it is brain
trouble, nervous prostration,
heart disease.
But your doctor will tell
you it is your liver. A slug
gish liver means a poor circula
tion, a congested brain, a dis
ordered stomach, constipated
bowels.
Ayer's Pills are liver pills.
They act directly on the liver. You will need
only one each night for & few nights. Your indi
gestion and biliousness will quickly disappear.
y t. O. Aye Os., Law. 11
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