TITE OMAHA DAILY DEE: FRIDAY, MARCH 24. 1903.
The Omaha Daily Bee
E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR.
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l8eal) B. HUNOATE,
Notary Public.
If you have any doubt about spring
being here, consult the almanac.
In spite of the prospect of four elec
tions this year Lincoln politicians cannot
, hope to find offices enough to satisfy
everybody.
Santo Domingo Is haying as hard a
time making an assignment aa the man
who forgot to hide the oil can before the
Insurance adjuster arrived.
Charles M. Schwab la to have an In
terview with the czar. No man la bet
ter fitted to tell the Russian ruler how
to raise money without assets.
In the flirtation between Gcrmnuy and
France., the latter would hardly object
to the. restoration of Alsace and Lor
raine as an evidence of honorable Inten
tions. v-
There is satisfaction in knowing that
neither senatorial courtesy nor state sov
ereignty can Interfere with a full in
vestigation of alleged polygamy in Ha
,wa!L - : : .
If the; legislature really surprises the
people of. Nebraska, aa well aa Jtaelf, by
passing the -anti-pass bill, It will only
afford one more proof that the 'unex
pected sometimes happens.
Federal prisoners are being sent from
Ohio tov,work on a new federal prison
In Georgia. Former Senator Dietrich's
Idea of making federal prisoners useful
by putting them to labor la taking root
MO VI SO TOWARD HdtUH.
News from the scat of war for the Inst
few days has not very clearly uVfined
the situation, but there Is no longer any
doubt as to the,lntentlou of the Japanese
to push the enemy to Harbin should
they not succeed In culling off the Rus
sian retreat and Infllctiug a decisive
blow. This result Is by no means Im
probable, though It would seem that the
Japanese are not pressing forward quite
as rapidly as formerly, a not surprising
fact In view of the enormous work they
hare done. The Russians are desper
ately maintaining In retreat the best
pace they can in their disorganized and
demoralised condition and It would not
lng fact, for In the not very remote fu
ture we must to a large extent pay for
our importations In the products of our
manufacturing Industries. It will not
be a great many years. If our population
continues to grow as rapidly as it has
Increased in the past, until our produc
tlon of breadstuffs will not exceed the
domestic consumption and we shall have
no wheat or wheat flour to send abroad
This is likely to be the case when we
shall have reached a population of 125,
000,000, which probably will be in
couple of decades. In the meantime we
need to develop to the greatest possible
extent our foreign trade In manufac
tures and it is highly satisfactory to
be surprising If they should give out be- know that this Is being steadily done.
fore reaching HarWn, granting that they
are able to escape.
The occupation of Harbin, which Is
the junction point of the railroad lines
south and east to Vladivostok, would be
of great advantage to the Japanese.
Should they capture the railroad back
of Vladivostok that place would become demand for them
easy prey and Japan would then hold Importing foreign
Russian territory, which would enable
her to exact Indemnity. , Another reason
that makes Harbin of great Importance
Is the fact that there are mills there
which produce several thousand barrels
of flour per day. Furthermore, supplies
can be carried from Japan to Harbin by
an all-water route. Its relation to Vlsdl
rostok. its food-making facilities and its
water transportation combine to make
that place a prize worth having and
seem to Justify Oyama in traversing the
comparatively small distance that re
mains to be covered. It Is stated that
in order to enable the Russians to meet
the Japanese on anything like equal
terms reinforcements to the number of
200,000 are needed. This appears to make
the . outlook ' for Llnevlteh's retreating
army altogether hopeless.
There Is nothing in the foreign trade
statistics to cause apprehension or dls
turb confidence. They are in all re
spects Indicative of a condition of sub
stantial prosperity. Ve are sending
less of the products of the farm to for
elgn markets because there Is a home
We are more freely
goods because we
have the means to pay for them. Mean
while the balance of trade is still largely
In favor of this country,
The spirit of Niagara Falls can sym
pathize with the- Indians who once
bunted along the banks of the stream.
- u ' : mi ib m un eptfi7m, uui it m not io ut
iwhen the martfio-f modern progress now !doubted that pubII. .nt.mpnt Jn Penn
cemanas exploitation wnicn amounts to
TO TAX TBVST rnODUCTS.
Bills have been introduced in the leg
islature of Pennsylvania providing for a
tax of 3 cents upon every ton of coal
mined and a tax of 5 cents on every bar
rel of crude petroleum produced In that
state. The proposed tax on coal was
recommended by the governor In his
message to the legislature and it is said
that despite the protests of the coal bar
ons the republican leaders have decided
to pass the bill, which if It shall become
law Is expected to yield an annual
revenue of 5,000,000. The proposed tax
on crude petroleum would also give the
state a handsome revenue. In justifies
tlon of the contemplated legislation it is
urged that the revenue derived by the
commonwealth from her mineral re
sources Is not commensurate with their
value and that the demands upon the
state treasury for the support and main
tenance of benevolent and charitable In
stitutions, the support of the public
schools and for the construction of good
public roads are' constantly increasing.
Another measure provides for a tax of
$1 on every barrel of spirituous liquors
distilled In the state, this business being
under the control of tha Whisky trust.
It is understood that these bills have
the support of the leaders of the repub
lican organization, In which case they
ate! pretty sure' to be "enacted into law,
There is probably no doubt as to the
right of the state to levy the proposed
taxes and there appears to be no good
reason why it should not be done. It is
unquestionably true, aa stated, that the
revenue derived by Tennsylvania from
her mineral resources is not commen
surate with their value, and those who
control fheae very, valuable resources
should be required to contribute more
than they sre now dolug to the support
of the state government That they will
make a very determined effort to avoid
this is to be expected, but it Is not to be
MORE MOOX-SHtSK ON A SHOVEL
According to the Howelllte organ, the
Omaha Water board will In a few days
bold a meeting to take action in the
matter of a reduction of existing water
rates and the citizens of Omaha are in
vited to let the members know how
they feel about it . This is simply an
other piece of grandstand 'dramatics.
Every consumer of water and every
Omaha taxpayer would like to see the
water rates reduced just aa they would
also like a reduction lu the gas rates,
electric light and power rates, telephone
rates, railroad rates and the tax rate,
But the citizens of Omaha who have
taken the trouble to Investigate the sub
ject know that the resolutions adopted
by the water board to reduce the water
rates will come to uothlng unless the
water company is willing to reduce
them.
The rates which Omaha water con
sumers are paying under the contract
made by the city in 1S81 will continue
in effect until the expiration of the con
tract, September 5, 1908, unless it Is
modified voluntarily by the water com
pany, and that company Is not likely to
make such concession so long as It Is
not obliged to do so, and it cannot bo
compelled to do so by any legislature,
city council or water board because a
contract cannot be abrogated without
the consent of both parties to it.
To be sure, there Is nothiug to binder
the water board from making an exhibi
tion of Itself or trying to play upon the
credulity of the community. It can cut
the water rates by resolution with Im
punity, but It does not take the seventh
son of a seventh, daughter to prophesy
that the federal court will, on the appli
cation of the attorneys of the water
company, promptly Issue an order to re
strain the .water board, the mayor and
council and all others whom It may
concern from interfering with the col
lection of the established water rates.
In saying this The Bee does not at
tempt to Justify the rates, but simply to
point out the arrant humbug to which
this community Is being periodically
treated by water-spout patriots and yel
low organs.
county board only since the first of the
present year.
Dtager Fast.
Baltimore American.
Now that the Mothers' congress has ad
journed, the fathers throughout the land
are beginning to May home and look pleas
ant.
Helpful Advertlalaar.
Chicago News.
This advertising that Mr. Burt la get'
ting as "the tino.flOO man" ought to be belp-f
ful In case he ever gets out of work and
goes hunting for a job.
Am Old Idea RevlTed.
Washington Post.
President Caatro's Idea of marching an
army through New Orleans and tip the
Mississippi valley la not original. General I
Weyler was doing that once when the alarm
clock went off and woke him up.
Sticking; to the Reliable.
Boston Transcript.
A fifth tranaatlantlc cable Is being laid
by the Commercial Cable company. In aolte
or wireieaa telegraphy. This Indicate
belief on the part of the cable company
that wirelAra -telegraphy for commercial
purposes is still "in the air."
Propheta Wlthoat Heater.
Chicago Chronicle.
urnerai mocaiel assured the car a
dosen times that Port Arthur would be
his tomb, and Oeneral Kournpatkln, when
iiw weni io me ent, took along with him a
splendid coffin for his remains, hut both
of them are atill living, with a whole akin
and In iood health.
Slatae nf Spring.
St. lxula Republic.
spring millinery Is already here, and the
bills will be In promptly on the nrst of the
month. A lovelier Iris chsnges on the
uumianea aove ana the women are putting
away their ostrich plumes. The sap is
stirring, crocua fires are kindling, and the
breath of lilacs nnd of camphor 'balls
makes redolent the air. Old spring Is In
the saddle.
Ciettlagr Acquainted.
Philadelphia Record.
mjecesa in businrsa Is largely a matter
of getting acquainted learning the needs
and taates of your customers and making
them familiar with yourself, your eateb-
iisnmeni, your methoda and your wares.
You cannot get acquainted with the pur-
anasing- public in a da v. or even a month;
takes time to make yourself solid."
but It Is worth while. By cultivating the
acquaintance of possible buyers day after
day through the advertising columns of
the newspapers you establish a basis of
confidence that ylelda conetantly Increas-
ng returns, and that will in the long run
D worth more aa an a Met than money In
the bank.
ROIMI AB0IT SEW YOB K.
Rlpplea am the t arrent af Life la a
Metrapalla.
The settlement of labor trouble In the
building trades gives an Impetus to build
ing sa has not been experienced In three
years. Vp ta this time laat year the
value of buildings planned In Manhattan
and the Bronx was t10,ono.m. This year
the total foots ub 12S.8n.onoi In building
operations laat year waa the blggeat that
Brooklyn had ever known, the eatlmated
Coat of new building for the flrit ten
weeka being I3,800.0n0. The corresponding
figures of this year show the tremendous
total of I7.eoo.oeo.
In sddition to private buildings, munici
pal Improvements sre being carried out
on a large scalt, and with the tunnels
being built by the Pennsylvania railroad.
the Blackwell s Inland and the Manhattan
bridges, the vast schemes of the Rapid
Tranait commission And other corporate
undertakings. It seems that no actlv man
out of a Job will have an excuse for not
working.
When Morris Redofsky, 17, of 174 Clinton
street: Morris Wlengart, 14. of 10B Clinton
street, and Max Samuels, U years old, of
174 Clinton street, were arraigned before
Magistrate Flammer there was told a story
of a gang of young pickpockets who had
robbed many women on Grand street and
the Bowery.
In court Samuels and Wlengart confessed
their guilt and named other members In
their gang. Redofsky. the police declare,
la the "Pagan" of the gang. He refused
to say anything, but Bamuels and Wlengart
In their confession to the police declare
that Redofsky always accompanied them
when they went out to steal.
What money and articles were taken
had to be turned over to him. and after a
night's work Redofsky would divide with
tham.
The smaslng fact that 2,000 of New
York's fashionable society women are sun
worshipers and votaries of the Masdasnans,
the mretlc Pcrsloa cult expounded by
Ottoman Zar Adusht Ilanish, has been re
vealed through the nrreat Hnturday of Mrs.
Rrownie Rathbonn Weaveraon of 150 West
One Hundred and Fourth street, a disciple
of the mysterious religion. Mrs. Weaverson
Is charged with having taught the Persian
theory to Mrs. Ellen Rahlll.
Women have been driven Insane by tha
belief; others have been made cripples and
dobrned to a life of misery; Dr. Hanlsh,
the prleat-apostle, has been arrested on
the ground of having tortured his followers,
yet despite theao facts the society Is not
only in existence In New York City, but
the number of his followers among tha
fashionable set Is growing.
Hanlsh first came Into notoriety through
the case of Miaa Reuss of Chicago, who
became violently Insane as a result of her
devotion to the cult.
PERSONAL XOTEI.
Two candidates named Trlrkey nd
Grahska have been nominated for offices
In the town of Reseda le, Mo.
Miss Ma Tarbell avows the belief that
sundry Kansas agents of the Standard Oil
trust are ripe for the penitentiary. '
The marriage of the earl of Roaslyn to
an actress Is a gratifying arrangement all
around. The earl needs the money and tha
actress needs'the advertising.
rrobably the duke at Orleans' intention
to explore the Arctic regions was In
spired by a desire to discover something
colder than the reception of hla claim to
tha French throne.
The Japanese minister at Washington
says, In reply to the speculations of the
political philosophers, that Japan lias not
the slightest Intention of trying to take
the Philippines. She'd better not.
Pr. Frank D. Gamewell of New York
one of the field secretaries of the mission
ary society and for twenty years a mis
sionary In Peking, China, planned the
fortifications of Peking, He la at present
vlaltlns America.
The knlser has Just been appointed a
captain general in the Spanish army. There
Is not an army or navy of a continental
power In which he does not now hold
honorary rank. He Is the proud owner of
ISO uniforms, and all of them are different.
It takes three expert valets to keep them
In repair and ready to be put on at a
moment's notice.
It is said in Washington that some time
In the coming summer this country will
be visited by Somdech Shsh Cbulalong
korn, king of Slam. The visit is regarded
as an event of considerable Importance, as
out of It may come the possession by the
United States of a coaling station on the
coast of 8la.ni. The king has tww. such
places to dispose of snd It Is understood
that he would be pleased to cede one of
them to this country.
A TAX OX COFFER.
The Stamachleaa Man.
McClure's Maeraslne.
The stomach proper haa ceased to be a
serious problem to the surgeon. He can
nvade and explore It with Impunity. He
can even, if circumstances demand, re
lieve the owner of it entirely, and so ar
range the loose ends that the functions
of nutrition are successfully maintained.
To be sure, the patient can never there
after derive much pleasure from his
meals; he must restrict himself to a rigid
diet; but for all the other affairs of life
he may be aa competent as before. There
re today several ftorhachlpss men who
re earning their dally predlgested ration
occupations varying from clerk to ex-
n
pressmen.
extinction.
The principal speaker at the meeting
of the Nebraska Democratic Editorial
association asserted that there la no
such thing as a newspaper Independent
In politics, although there are "preten
tiously Independent newspapers." He
should have first looked at the flag
staff of the principal democratic organ
In this state, flying the banner "An In
dependent newspaper." and then tem
Dered hia remarks to conditions as thev
i eylvania will be found strongly in favor ex,.t ,n thl. Btafe wlth reference to
mounte-
- If its request for the donation of a
valuable' street were granted, would the
Bridge and Terminal company be will
ing to pay city taxes on It, or would It
Insist odi throwing it into tht mileage
dump to escape taxation
The gentleman from Michigan should
understand that while tlie road from as
slstent secretaryship of the navy to the
presidency. has been traveled, it is not
so well beaten that arerj-one can travel
It
It Is announced that it will require at
least 200,000 more men for the Russians
to make a stand at Gunsbu. Is this
General Llnevlteh's method of telling
Harbin to prepare for visitors who will
arrive tired and hungry?
If that 13,000 bribery story Is with
out foundation, it will be a good thing
to head it off before it is set at large
In the next campaign. If it is not un
founded, it will be a good thing to find
out Just bow much there is to it
a i .f - . ', i, , at
The World-Herald devotes a slice of
its editorial apace to enumeratlug the
eminent cltleens of this state who are
keeping Nebraska in tbe limelight with
out once mentioning William Jennings
Bryan. Somebody must have slipped a
cog somewhere.
The next time .the people of Otoe
county have an office to bestow on Sen
ator Jones they should mske him Jus
tice of the peace or Judge of tbe dis
trict court With Jouea on tha bench
II tbe newspapers of the stato would
b Id perpetual contempt.
i 1 j sa
In considering the argument between
tbe United mates and Veneiuela it may
b well to remember that American In
vestors did not go into the South Amer
ican republic without knowing the na
ture of the country and tha character of
the men who run it.
of the proposed legislation.
DBCL1MSQ TRADE BALAKCK.
It is perhaps no material disadvantage
to tha United States that exports have
been decreasing and imports growing,
since the balance of trade in favor of
partisan shams and political
banks.
The new Lincoln charter gives the
people of the Capital city the privilege
of having two municipal elections this
spring within two mouths of one un
til Is country is still large, but our people I other, the first to elect the regular city
have become in recent1 years so much officers, and the second to elect sup-
accustomed to hear of increasing exiwrta
and declining Imports that they may not
regard the change with entire equa
nimity. We have grown so used to a
great annual balance of trade as to have
naturally come to the belief that it la an
unfailing evidence of national prosper
ity, a 'view not concurred In by all po
litical economists.
The trade statistics for February
show that the total imports were lurgur
than for any month In the history of
American commerce. For the eight
months of the current fiscal year ending
with February the value of imports was
plemental couucllmcn. Lincoln may also
yet participate In a special election to
fill the congressional vacancy in the
First district, and then again In the reg
ular fall election later. Four elections
in one year would be about the record.
Of course there la no combination to
control the price of coul, President
Bnchr has sworn to it, but effective
May 1, tbe managers of each and every
mine will reduce the price to the poiut
that obtained the same time last year and
will uniformly but Independently ad-
VIGILANT RAltflOAD LOBBY.
HoVr the Nebraska . Article took ta m
Dlatant'bbaerver.
Minneapolis Times.
The railroad lobby has been working with
great success among the Nebraska solons.
Several electric Interurban lines have been
planned throughout the cornhuakers' state
and an effor was made by the promoters
to secure the right of eminent domain, as
enjoyed by the steam roads, was defeated
through the opposition of the latter, as ex
pressed in the Burlington A Missouri River
and Lnlon Pacific lobby. Nebraska has
done much for tha railroads within its bor
ders, but it haa never received anything but
scant courtesy In return.
1 The farmers of the state are robbed by
the railroads of at least S cents on every
bushel shipped to primary markets or
through to tide water, snd the elevator
men make use of the railroads to extort
another I or 3 cents a bushel.
Positive legislation' against the offenders
has been attempted, .hut the supreme court
of the state has decided much of this leafs.
tatlon unconstitutional. The voters should
bury the tools of the railroad lobby under
such an avalanche of ballots that they will
never be heard from again.
vauce it 10 cents a ton each month until
$75,000,000 in excess of the correspond- September which means an advance of
Ins: period of last year. There are two 25 cents a ton each month to the con
plausible explanations of this, one the
continuous ana neavy increase in our
population from Immigration and from
natural canes; the other the constant
and growing activity of our manufac
turing Industries. There is no doubt a
growing consumption of foreign commo
dities by our people, which of course Is
evidence of their greater ability to buy.
Thla means prosperity. The facts as to
Importations of raw materials for manu
factures show industrial activity, which
sinner who purchases at retail.
The railroad attorneys, railroad doc
tors aud railroad beucQclaries on the
floor of the lower house of the legisla
ture Insist that 'there la no demand for
railway rate reduction in Nebraska out
side of the newspapers. If these gen
tlemen would take the trouble to min
gle with the farmers and small mer
chants of the state they might change
Thirteen hotels were closed In Chi
cago for failure to enforce tbe ordi
nances providing for' adequate (Ire es
ci i. ' This entries in time to be used
by managers of the Iroquois theater to
prove the exlstenee ef pre.liidh-e, which
ould prevent a (ulr U'il lu tha4;lty.
their views, but it may take another
it is needless to say contributes to the election to do that.
general prosperity.
In regard to exporta, the decrease In Whether tbe $5,000 blackmail charge
which for eight months of the curreut I sprung by the World Herald against
fiscal year, as compared with the si ml- unnamed members of the state senate
lar period of last year, is $112,000,000, be true or false, the bill to extend tbe
the falling oft is due to the reduced price I terms of Judicial and county officers for
of cotton and the lessened shipments of la year under pretext of economy should
wheat and wheat flour and breadstuff s
generally. In cotton alone the loss was
$28,000,000 and in breadstuff $.12,000.-000-a
total of $80,000,000 for these two
items. In other lines of exports there
were a good many respectable Increases,
particularly In manufactures, which
show; an Increase of exports fop seven
months of the fiscal year of $52.0O0sO,
just offsetting the loss in breadstuff.
The growth of the exports of manufac
tures 'Is a .very lutmaUn' aud gratify-
be indefinitely postponed. The way to
abolish annual elections Is by way of
constitutional amendment and not by
legislative euactmeut In violation of the
constitution.
In the light of the disclosures of rot
tenness In county eontracts. Just re
member that these contracts are the
remnant of democratic control of county
affairs and that the democrats have
lietu uprooted from control of the
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A FOWL SUGGESTION.
j-reatoaaale Hint to Sapalaat the
Eagle as tha Katleaal Bird.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The suggestion may seem radical, but
why not depose tha eagle and choose a
mora appropriate national bird? Tha eagle
Is a bird of prey, destroying many mora
useful birds; he Is not beautiful, except
when soaring at great heights, In which
distance lends enchantment to tha feath
ered pirate, and he Is an emblem of the
most tyrannical monarchies In the world.
Russia had adopted him long before our
republic waa born. Austria used him so
long thst he became shopworn. Ancient
Rome robbed and ravaged, using him as its
pproprlate emblem.'- . In tha . continental
congress, when a national bird was
selected, the eagla won over the turkey
by but one vote. .Washington and Frank
lin favored the turkey gs a bird of peace
distinctively American, not at war with
everything else wearing feathers, Includ
ing its own kith and kin. Why should
a country like ours adopt a second-hand
emblem already atalned with the deeda
of tyrants and the misdeeds of despots?
Why not adopt the plain, useful, peace
ful ' and practical American hen? While
not a singer, her "lay" Is pleasing and
preferable to the shrill scream of an eagla
with Its talons dripping Irmoeent blood.
Tha hen Is Industrious, unassuming and
devoted to usefulness. ' She la an ex
ponent of the simple life In all Its beauty
and seductiveness.- Stie fills our beds with
feathers, our departments of the Interior
with omelets and our souls with satis
faction. Her eggs bring millions of dollars
monthly to our people, exclusive ef those
her owners consume. Her spring chickens,
though the spring" In them sometimes
resembles rubber, have fancy price-marks
attached and are Justly esteemed. You
esnnot eat eaglets nor get rich on eagles'
eggs. Tha csckle of the household hen Is
musical, though not entrancing. She I
aoclable and doea not. Ilka tha eagle, hol i
herself aloof. She Is Immortal, for her son
never sets. She Is . brave, and for her
little brood will fight anything from a
mammoth to a mouse. As for tha eagle's
boasted prowess, a game rooster can whip
him to a aandpaper flnlah, and make hlra
aelf resemble twice 15 cents If he will but
stay on the earth for a round or two.
Make the hen our national bird, and
Instead of the arrows and olive branches
let her hold In her useful claws a state
ment of the annual tgg money and a
certificate of character from the house
wives, with the motto, "Mla-ete duke
utlll." Retire tha boaatful. Impractical,
predatory eagle, and substitute the leath
ered uueeu of tb republic
Astronomers, basing their figures on
eclipses and other phenomena, have calcu
lated that the sun Is 94,000,000 miles away
from the earth. This seems an Instance of
astronomical overcapitalisation to Theo
dore M. Oieeiel, a mechanical engineer.
Ha figures that the distance la only 1,430,000
miles. In a printed communication ho ex
plains tbe process by which, he makes his
conclusion. He starts with tha assumption
that the diameter of the earth la 8,00u
miles and its circumference 25,132.1 miles.
It makes, he says, 2f,182.8 miles of its cir
cuit around the sun each twenty-four
hours. As It takes 365 days for It to com
plete the circuit, its orbit around the aun
Just naturally must be 365 times 26,182.8,
or 9,173,472 miles. That would make a
circle with a diameter of 2,920,000 miles.
'A little Judgment must convince any
thinker," he says, "that the sun must be
at tha .center of this circle, or at a dis
tance from, the earth of one-half tht)
diameter of the circle. So that the dis
tance from the surface of the earth to
the center of the sun Is 1,400,000, and not,
as the great students of astronomy claim.
98,999,000 miles."
There Is a new wrinkle among the young
men who every morning send violets and
other floral gifts. Fifth avenue florists are
now doing a big business of delivering
books neatly wrapped Io a square of loosely
woven straw covered over with flowers.
In' days of old the gilded youth whose Idle
fancy ran. to florist bills was moved by the
sentiment of the age to send soft and
sweet notes wrapped In the bouquets he
sent to tils charmer. The modern young
man is more practical, this being a busy
age for busy business people, and Is turn
ing his attention to useful as well as beau
tiful gifts, wreathing the beautiful flowers
about the useful if not so beautiful books.
The alacrity with which an audience ap
plauds a speaker when he makes a point of
philanthropy, and the apathy which tha
same audience shows when asked at the
cloae of tha lecture to contribute, were
sharply contrasted at a lecture on Japan,
given one night last week in Brooklyn.
1 went to a board of foreign missions to
ask them to losn me an edict to show you
this evening," the lecturer said, "but they
were in session and sent word to call some
other time. I went around the corner to a
Japanese art dealer, told him my wants,
and these beautiful ornaments you see.
costing 82,000, were lent by him to me for
nothing."
Prolonged applause greeted this remark,
and the speaker went on:
I have prepared a little book, the pro
ceeds of which are to be sent to the war
orphans in Japan. They are on sale In the
corridor and can be purchased at the cfose
of this lecture."
When the audience filed out later in the
evening, the majority that had applauded
the kindness of the Japanese art dealer
had either forgotten their early enthu
siasm or had not fully comprehended the
lecturer's words about tha little book.
Although she was said to be worth
S.1CO.000. Mrs. Phoebe A. Berrlan died of
privations In her large house In the most
exclusive section of Flushing.
Ths woman, who had been a recluse
since the death of her husband, had few
friends and none but the neighbors seemed
to have any interest In her welfare. They
found her dying on a pallet of straw In her
home. .
The widow of Samuel Berrlan. one of the
heroes of tha famous Hamilton Rides, vol
unteers who covered themselves with glory
at the battle of Gettysburg, Mrs. Berrlan,
since tbe death of her husband, nearly
twenty years ago, had led a lite of seclu
sion.
She was deeply attached to her husband.
and tradition has It that every evening
since his death a plate had been set at the
bead of tha oaken table In the dining hall
of the Berrlan homestead.
Living tha must frugal existence, Mrs.
Berrlan was finally overtaken by Illness on
Sunday. Richard McElioy, who lives next
door, not having seen any sign of life In
tha home ef the recluae for nearly a week,
decided to investigate. Repeated ringing
of the door bell failed to bring a reaponaa
from within, and Mr. MclClroy then In
formed Clinton B. Smith, tha woman's at
torney. The door was forced and Mrs.
Berrlan was found lying upon a couch in
a dying condition. Physicians and a nurse
were summoned and every effort mads to
save the fust ebbing life, but medical
knowledge was unavailing and tha aged
recluse died Monday.
Ths only food found in the house wss a
cao of com, a few apples and a loaf of I
bread. Prrvstlon, causing a general break
down of the system, waa the verdict given
by ph slilaut Uo attended ths womau.
Praposed Plaa for Revenue to Meet
the Iteflrlt.
New York Sun.
The coffee Importation of the t'nitcd
States last year was 1,112,703.846 pounds. A
duty of ( cents a pound on thst quantity
would yield 858,000,000. This would go far
toward wiping out the tressury deficit.
It Is possible that it would go fur toward
wiping out republican majorities at the
next election.
There Is no doubt that there has been
quiet discussion of the imposition of such
a tariff, although no rate has been fixed
upon. The discussion has not gone quite
so far as that. But, on tbe basis of last
year's Importation, each cent of duty means
about 811,000,000. The Import price for last
year averaged a fraction less than 8 cents
per pound. Just what influence Increased
costf would have on the quantity con
sumed It Is impossible to say. The Im
ports of lust year were the largest in our
history, yet the average price was from
cent to 1H cents above the prices which
have prevailed since 1897. Ten years ago
the average Import price was 14.7 rents a
pound. But the succeeding years have ac
customed American consumers to lower
prices, and an Increase caused by a tariff
would certainly cause a roar which would
not be raised it an increase followed a
shortage In market supply.
This Is Illustrated In the case of sugar,
for which we are now paying about 890,
000,000 more than we paid a few years ago.
Had this Increase been caused by a tariff
advance, congressmen would have heard
from their constituents, as they probably
will If they discuss th enactment of a
coffee tax.
The argument that a tariff should be Im
posed for the double purpose of revenue
and for the stimulation of coffee growing
In our Island possessions should command
a most' careful consideration. If It Is hon
estly advanced. The potential supply from
those areas Is quite uncertain, both In
quantity and quality. Porto Rtco supplies
a superior grade, but its greatest possible
crop would not supply one:tenth of our
needs. Hawaii and the Philippines are
also possible ' producers of high grade
coffee, But the Important question con
cerns the lower grades, such aa are now
used by our millions of consumers at the
rate of eleven pounds a year for every
man, woman and child In the country,
This Is the doubtful feature.
Aa the alternative to an Increase in
revenue to cover a deficit, It might be sug-
fifty Yesrs f Ha Ztenizd
EMM
(Jade front pure cream of
tartar derived from grapes.
gested that a very good way would be to
effect cconcvmles In administration and
thereby reduce expenditures. A. period of
Industrial prosperity has made us -o llttla
careless, and per hope a little extravagant.
There seems to be a fa!r opportunity for
pntriotlc statesmen ti spend a liftls' en-i
ergy In the direction of administrative
economies, and so avoid necessity for la
-creasing, an already high cost of living.
POl.tTKf) REMARKS. -
'Why don't women pnft their hair la
the middle any more?"
"They hated to be clamed with the va
riety of men who did theirs In the same
way. Philadelphia Tress, j, '
"Is this what yoi people In this country
call spring?"
No; It s what we rail spring In this coun
try." Chicago Tribune. ...
The old professor certainly Is a regular
bookworm, isn't he?"
'Well, sinco he onlv reads books on aeom-
etry he's more of nn angle-worm, perhaps,"
Philadelphia Press. ' , t-
'So you consider him misleading and dis
appointing? Why?' ' -
"well, he had me on the oul vlve last
night In the expectation that he waa going
to ask mc to go to the theater."
"And he dldn t?
"No: he onlv asked -me to marry him."
Houston Post. . ;
Molly Pana. I t Wi viru'd close the ttoor
of your room when gentlemen are calling'
on me. Your snores ore something fierce!
una wen. it won t nun em any. -
Molly Perhaps not, but they might think
H's hereditary ! Cleveland leader.
Socrates csme darting around a corner.
"Whither are you going so fast?" Inquired
Alclblades.
"1 am executing a masterly retreat!"
gasped Socrates.
Scarcely had he disappeared around an
other corner when Xantlppe. with blood In
her eye nnd a skillet In her hand, tame
swiftly Into view. Chicago Tribune.
"Did you examlno the house, sir?" ssked
the real estate agent.
"Yes," replied Kaustkk. returning the
keys.
"Well, we'll make the rent low .to the
right party."
"My dear sir, there couldn't be.-,siieh a
thing. No party who wAs right would rent'
that house.' Philadelphia Ledger. :
THE WISDY DAY.
Lucy I Cable In Harper's Magazine.
Oh. the windy day Is a laughing day!
For the wind Is a funny fellow: .'
He rollicks and shouts when skies are gray
And leaves are turning yellow.
The pines, a moment ago. so still.
Fling out their arms and laugh with a will.
Nodding their heads, af Who should y. '' '
The old wind has an amusing way.
Oh, the windy day Is a singing day!
For the wlna is a minstrel, strolling
Thro' field and wood, with cheery lay.
Insistent, sweet, cajoling:
The strings of hia harp are pine nnd ouk.
As he chants his tale to the woodland folk
Ah. revelers of old are they
When the minstrel wind begins to play!
Oh. the windy day Is the vagrant's dayl ,
For tno wina is a comraae rover.
Whistling down the great highway
To every hill-road lover;
And whether he whistles or laughs or sings.
Through every vagrant heart there rings
The Impelling, world-old call to stray
With the comrade wind forever and aye.
Tumors Conquered
Without Operations
Unqualified Success of Lydia E.. PinKham'a
Vegetable Compound tn Cases of Mrs. Fox
and Miss Adams.
Ona of the frraateat triumphs of Lydia
E. Piokham's Veg-etable Compound is
the conquering- of woman's dread
enemy, Tumor.--
So-called " wandering patns may
coma from its early gtag-ea, or the pres
ence pt dang-er may be made manifest
by excessive menstruation accompanied
by unusual pain extending- from the
ovaries down the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of inflammation ulcera
tion or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
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tion; secure Lydia E. Plnkham's Veg-etable
Compound right away and begin
lta use and write Mrs. Pinkham of
Lynn. Mass., for advice.
Read these strong letters from grate
fut women who have been cured:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham: (First Letter.)
"In looking over your book I pee thc your
medicine cures Tumor of tbe Uterus. I have
baeo to a doctor ani he tells me I have a tu
mor. 1 will be more than crataful If you
can help me, as I do so dreaa an operation."
Fannie D. Fox, 7 Chestnut 8L .Bradford, Pa,
Dear Mrs . Pinkham : (Second Lettar. )
" I take the liberty to congratulate you on
the success I bava bad with your wonderful
medicine.
"Eighteen months ago my monthlies
Stopped. Shortly aftar I felt so badly I sub
mittae) to a thorough examination by a phy
sician, and was toH tbak I had a tumor on
tbe uterus aud would have to undergo an
operation.
" I tooa aftar read ona of your advertiae
tnenta and decided to give Lydia E. I'lnk
hatn' s Vegetebla Comoun! a trial. After
taking five bottles aa dj roc tad, the tumnr is
by the physician and be says I have no signs
of a tumor now. It has also brought my
monthlies around once more; end I ant
entirely well . I shall never be without a bot
tle of ffydia Piukhara's Vegetable Compound
in the house." Faouia D. Fox, Bradford, Pa.
Another Case of Tumor Cared
by I,ydia IS. Piokbaw'n Vegeta
ble Compound.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
" About three years ago I had lntepaspaln
in my stomach, with cramps and raging
headaches. The doctor prescribed for me,
but finding that I did not get any hotter be
examined me and. to my surprise, declared
I had a tumor in tha uterus.
"I felt sure that it meant my death warrant,
and was very disheartened. I spent hundreds
of dollars in doctoring, but the tumor kept
growing, till tha doctor said that nothing bul
an operation would sava me. Fortunately I
corresponded with ray aunt in the New Brig
and ritatea, who advised me to try Lydia fl. 1
Pinkham's VogutaUe Compound before sub- '
mitting to an operation, and 1 at onoe startad
taking a ragiiler treatment, finding to my
f reat relief that my general health began to
tn prove, and after three mnntba I noticed
that the tumor bad reduced lu size. - I kept
'on taking tha Cinound, and in ten months
It had entirely dtnapiwared without au oper
ation, and uxing no medicine hut Lvdia E.
Plnkham's VagetaSIa Compound, and words
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it ba dona ins." Mia Luella Adams, Colou
uauefloteL Beattle, Wib.
Such unquestionable '' testimony
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Vegetable Compound, and should give
confidence and hope to every sick
woman.
Mrs! Pinkham invitea all ailing
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass.,
for advice. . . -
entirely gone. 1 have aain been esamined
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