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Kosewater, secretary of The B9 Publishing Company, being duly sworn, aaya that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Hund ly Bee printed during the month of June, l'.mu, was aa follows: 1 (WO 16 20.SOO I xtt.soo n sa.iw) I..: ri,14o is ai,noo t jr,iiBO 18 jeo.wso $ 20,500 20 20,780 ,t Bll.OnO 21 JHMir.O 1 St, MHO 22 2O.00O 1 21,tH 23 0.4I0 8O.1H0 24 81,8M to jm,.iio 2S nojton XI 21I..VK) 2ii 2W,7:iO II W.710 27 1W),730 IS 2,7W 2S 20,750 It 20.7O0 29 2O.7B0 U 2U,OSO 30 2,700 Total IHV4.OS0 Less unsold copies 0,t44 Net total sales 81(4,100 Dally averago ,M3 , C. C. R08E WATER, Secretary. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me th'a 7th day of July, W. (Seal) M. B. HUNOATE. Notary Public WIIEX OIT OK TOWH. Snbacrtbers leaving the city tem porarily should hue The Bee mailed to them. It la better than a dally letter from home. Ad dress Trill be changed a often aa requested. The Devlin sinnnhup bns developed the fart that the Siinta Fe rnllrond still owns the state of Knnsnn. The raging MIsHourl la only trying to foreclose Its niortgoKC" on lots that es caped the BcavenRer tnx rnld. Army officers expecting promotion will hereafter be compelled to posh their work rnther thitn "work their pull." Russian a declare they will continue to fight rather than "tnreader nny Russian territory. They mny hnve to do both. It Is difficult to eradicate uutionnl char acteristics. The RusNlnn mutineers finally surrendered without firing a shot. Witu Root nnd To ft both in the cabi net President Roosevelt will keep people guessing os to which Is the favorite son. It Is safe to assert Mr. Root Is not giv ing up his private law pruetice to take the helm as secretary of state 'for mere lucre." Tom Lawson's advice to the publjp to boycott securities quoted on Wall street may be but another scheme to get In after the bottom falls out. Roumanla Is the latest country to have a gift offer It cannot afford to accept. To accept a Russian warship might carry with It a Russian war. $lnee Chairman Shouts has been ar rested for violating the speed ordinance with hl automobile. Americans will wish the automobile could be utilized in building the canal. Rarou Rosen says that "diplomacy, like wblst, Is mostly silence," which would go to prove that Russian army and nary officers are as poor whist play ers as campaigners. TVnfle the Portland exioaltlon is row in full blast. It Is to be noted that the managers are discreetly refraining from boasts of big profits and stck dividends when the gates close. It Is not so Important whether that $24,000,000 treasury deficit represents a shortage of Income or an excess of ex penditure so long ns the hole Is there and has to be-flllod up. Perhaps the call for the populist state convention Is being held until a quorum can be secured. The late- fiasco In the First district shows the result of calling the "faithful" lofore ponntHt; noses. Kansas City residence property is but a trifle higher than Omaha residence property, but when It comes to Kansas City business property the ratio Is at lesst three to one In favor of Kansas r:tr. When Tom Lawsm of Poston nnd Wll Urn Travers Jerome of New York faced each other before the Knife and Fork etob at Kansas City there was an awful mapenae, followed by n terrific explo Ion. If Japan is to open the door of Man churia It Is about time it was taking down the bora. To the outsiders, Man t-hurla for Japnuese merchants sounds little if nny better than Manchuria for Russian merchants. The alleged 'mention of the rear to re move the V" ,-n capital bock to Mos ew reflects ihe opinion that Peter was not so "greut" after all. It will be gen rTftlly admitted that he did leas to de- loa Japan than his latest successor. RAILROAD RtOVLATlOlt SOPHISTRY' '(iorcinuiental Regulation of Railroad Rotes" was the subject chnsen by (Jtorge It. I'eck of Chicago, general attorney for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road, In his annual address before the Colorudo Rar association lust week. Mr. Peck scored the Esch-Townsend bill roundly and pronounced the whole scheme of the bill "Illogical, awkward, unscientific and unconstitutional." lie said that "It was impossible to believe that congress would delegate executive, Judicial and legislative powers to one body of men, and also took the ground that It would be manifestly unfair to the railroads to place their existence In the bands of a body with little or no experience In railroad affairs or railroad rates." In these declaratlops Mr. Peck has simply reiterated the argument of rail way attorneys and railway presidents before the senate committee on Inter state commerce In opposition to enlar ging the powers of the Interstate Com merce commission. They argued also that the commission cannot exercise rate making powors under our constitution because it would be an attempt to con fer upou them legislative, judicial and executive authority. If the railway attorneys, who rank among the highest In their profession, actually believe the proposed bill en larging the powers of the commission Is unconstitutional, are they not wasting their breath in needless contention? Are the railroad managers not wasting money In the campaign of education which they are conducting so vigorously and systematically to defeat the pro posed measure? The contention of railway managers that it would be utterly Impossible for a commission of seven to adjust rationally the 32.000 freight rote schedules now In force In the country Is designed to create a false impression. Nobody In or out of congress anticipates that the commis sion will attempt to formulate 32.000 rate schedules, or even 100 rate sched ules within the next five years. All that is contemplated by the law is that the commission would recognize nil ex isting rates as fair and reasonoble until complaints are filed against specific schedules, and If upon Investigation they are found to be extortionate or discrim inative the commission would so declare, and If the railroads declined to make the change recommended, the commis sion would make the change, subject to final revision by the supreme court. The railroad managers say they are willing to let the commission make such findings, provided the new rates do not go into effect- until after the supreme court has passed upon them. That would mean simply procrastination and no relief. The old rates would stand, and if the supreme court made a de cision sustaining the commission, the roads would make trivial changes and a new rnte case would have to be made up with several years more of procrasti nation and litigation. If It Is unfair to the railroads for con gress to give discretionary power to re duce a rate which Is regarded as exces sive or discriminative to a commission made up of men with little or no ex perience In railroad affairs and railroad rates, would it not be more manifestly unfair to place that same power in the hands of Judges, who . have less ex perience In railroad affairs and rnllroad rates than a body of men especially chosen with a view to the intelligent ex ercise of these functions? The apprehension of railway mana gers that commission rote cutting would be tantamount to a confiscation of prop erty Is groundless and far less of a menace to the railroad Income than has been the periodic rate cutting by reck less traffic managers who seek to force competitive lines to divide traffic. At the very worst, an unreasonably low rate would be set aside by the courts, wliile, If the railroads huve their way, an excessive rate would have to stand until the courts set It aside, and in the meantime patrons of the railroads would continue to be subjected to tin; confisca tion of their property with practically no recourse or redress ngalnst railroads who maintain' salaried staffs of the ablest lawyers in the land. THI VALVE OF IDEALS. The address delivered by President Roosevelt before the convention of the National Educational association was one of the most practical of the many de liverances of the president In regord to the value of great ideals in all the rela tions of life and especially in those of education and the public service. The well studied propositions of Mr. Roose velt In regard to the conditions essential to good education and good citizenship aro so clear, apposite and convincing that they cannot fall to commend them selves to the npprobatlon of all Intelli gent citizens. It may be said that there Is nothing unusual or exceptional in them and this is so, yet there la some thing about them of uncommon perti nence and force that gives them a claim to' the more than ordinary interest and attention of the Intelligent people of the country. The central thought of Mr. Roosevelt's address was that the educator Is really the most Important factor in the upbuild ing of the nation intellectually and mor ally. The teacher. It wos pointed out, is after all the one who Is making the best American sentiment and contributing most to the maintenance and growth of popular patriotism. He declared that the most characteristic work of the republic Is that done by the educators, "for what ever our shortcomings as a nation may be, we have at least firmly grasped the fact that we cannot do our part In the difficult and all-Important work of self government, that we cannot rule and govern ourselves, unless we approach the task with developed minds and trained characters." In the Judgment of Mr. Roosevelt the highest ideal la In the bnlldlng up of the Intellectual life of the people and certainly there ran be nothing greater or more honorable than this. Another istur of the president's ad- dress related to the harms possible to great wealth. He Is nt opposed to the men who have accumulated money, but only to the misuse of their wealth that Is, their application of it to wholly selfish and sordid plans that lyivc in view Its constant augmentation. Wenlth legiti mately obtalne'd and employed no one can Justly complain of. The right of a man to build np a fortune by proper methods Is unquestionable. It Is only when methods are used that conflict with the laws and with public Interest that complaint Is Justified and the power of nation and state should be summoned to protect the people against capitalistic ag gression nnd greed. Whot Mr. Roose velt said in regard to the harm that comes through wealth should commend Itself to the thoughtful consideration not alone of the wealthy, but to all the peo ple, because It Is eminently Judicious and conservative. No one will fall to concede that what the president said of the great part played by the educator Is absolutely warranted, nor will1 there be any question among the fair-minded re garding his views respecting the people who have wealth. The address of the president was choracteristlc and alto gether wise and sound. WHAT OF THE STATE VXIVERSlTIESl The colossal gifts and bequests re cently made by our great multl-milllon-alres for the promotion of higher educa tion are being hailed with delight by the beueficlury institutions and unquestion ably come as timely aid for the expan sion of educational nnd research work. Yet this very munificence must prompt the people of the western states who have undertaken to provide their chil dren with the best nnd highest schooling without dependence upon private bene factions to ask, What of the state univer sities? What effect will these huge en dowments lavished on private institu tions have on the state-supported col leges and universities? Must the state universities become suppliants for pri vate bounty, or must they draw upon the taxpayers of their respective common wealths to match with special tax levies nnd appropriations out of the public treasuries the extravagant incomes of the favored colleges? The explanation given for, the exclu sion of the state universities from partic ipation In the Carnegie superannuation foundation Is that they are not proper subjects for private endowment with the ndded suggestion that if the promise of a Carnegie pension strips the state uni versities of their best teaching talent, they can either provide a state pension or offer an offset In higher salaries. Whether the new f 10.000,000 fund In augurated out of tho Rockefeller accu mulations Is also conditioned on barring out the state universities has not been disclosed, but even should they le eligi ble to share In the annual distribution of the Income (estimated at $400,000) it will not go to the root of the problem, which is really how far the state universities Rhould attempt to compete with the monled private institutions of Independ ent resources. The sltuotlon confronting the state untversltles calls for serious thought on the part of those Interested In their wel fare. A line of policy to meet the new conditions 'must be formulated before long and Its formulation will require the combined wisdom of the true educator and the far-seeing statesman. LIVE STOCK TRAKSmRTATlOy. Announcement was made -a few days ago that the Department of Agriculture has prepared to institute suits against a number of railroads for failure to com ply with the law regarding the transpor tation of live stock. The statute requires that carriers tronsportlng such stock be tween states shall unload, feed and water for a specified number of hours during every twenty-eight. This legislation was brought about by the humane societies of the country to correct abuses which had become a reproach. The reform was deemed to be necessary not only from a humanitarian point of view, but ns wWI in the Interest of the public health. It appears, that very generally the rail roads have been disregarding the law. The transportation of live stock has been going on under the cruel system which prevailed before the existing statute was enacted, with all the evil effects which the law was Intended to correct This violation of the law having been called to the attention of the federal authorities the. secretary of agriculture has taken steps to hold the offending carriers to an accountability and It la stated that all preparations have been made for Insti tuting suits for damages in the Interest of the United States. The law provides a penalty of $500 In each case for every violation of the law. It Is to be hoped thnt the Intention to prosecute the rail roads for this violation of the law will be energetically pushed and that they will be made to pay the full penalty. It Is said that the secretary of agriculture, whoseduty it is to see that the law Is compiled with, is being urged by rail road attorneys to accept the minimum penalty of $100. There should be no compromise in this matter. The roads that have violated the law should be made to pay the full amount prescribed by the statute. They have made. It Is not to be doubted, many times the amount of the penalty by dis regarding the law and are not entitled to any leniency. A strict enforcement of the statute Is manifestly in the public Interest nnd It Is the Imperative duty of the secretary of agriculture to see that this Is done. It Is stated that 1.200 suits may lie Instituted, which If won by the government would put n very consider able sum In the natlonul treasury. The local popocratie organ goes out of Its way to take a gratuitous fling at ex Senator Thurston br classing him with Senator Mitchell of Oregon, Senator Bur ton of Kansas "and others of their l!k." The Bee will hardly le accused of any political affinity with Mr. Thurston, but while It has severely criticised some of his public actions and taken decided Is sue with his conception of the relations letween public duty and private busi ness, his career has not leen such as to call down upon him the stlgnut of nu official grafter. For a newspaier that from its Inception has stood In with a suc cession of public thieves, and in mont Instances shared their plunder, to throw mud at Mr. Thurston Is decidedly brash, to say the least. OMAHA fHOVLD MAKE OlOI. In the Omnhn dictionary there Is no such word ns "fall." Whenever Omaha hns undertaken any great enterprise Its public-spirited citizens have never failed to make gots.1. When the Traasnilssls slppl exposition called for an expenditure of more than f l,("in,0ii0 Independent of the appropriations by the government of the United States and the state of Ne braska, Omaha bravely came to the fore with liberal subscriptions and donations, and that at a period of the most dis tressing commercial and Industrial de pression that has ever lieen experienced In this section of the country. ' More recently Omaha raised $200,000 for the erection of nn auditorium nnd Omaha business men wlthlu sixty days subscribed $250,000 toward the establish ment of a grain exchange. It goes with out saying that Omaha will again demon strate its public spirit and home patriot' Ism In making possible the superb struc ture planned for the Young Men's Chris tian association building that Is to be erected on the square facing the covtnty court house. Boiled down Into a nutshell the facts are these: The building and site will cost $2"0.000 In round figures. The resources, in cluding the site, are $125,OoO, leaving nn equal amount to lie raised. Of this amount at least $100,000 must be raised by July 15 in order to secure the $10,000 subscHlHHl by (uy C. Barton on condi tion that $!0.000 more should be sub scribed by that date. More than $.V),000 of this amount has already been pledged. The young men have raised $10,000 nnd are prepared to raise another $10,000 during the coming week, but It will take n long pull, n strong pull nnd n pull nil together, ns they sny nt sea, to raise the remaining $.10,000 before Sunday next. It Is confidently expected that the re maining $25,000 will be readily secured while the building is under construction. On behalf of the board of the Young Men's Christian association The Bee ap peals to Omaha business men nnd men of all classes nnd creeds to lend a help ing hand. The Young Men's Christian association stands for the moral eleva tion of America's young men. Its work Is not only local, but International. Tho beneficent effect of Young Men's Chris tian association methods of mental nnd physic.:! training nnd entertainment has been felt In Omaha, ns It has in every other American city, nnd Omaha should, as a matter of pride, emulate the exam ple set by other American cities that boast of magnificent homes dedicated to the work of the Young Men's Christian association. JAPAN'S BORROWING POWER, The credit of the Japanese govern ment wns never higher than it Is at pres ent, as shown in the readiness with which British, German and American capitalists have been to subscribe' to the latest loan of $150,000,000. There was no doubt thot this loan could be flonted In England nnd the United States, on terms better than any of the previous loans of the Japanese government, but It was not expected that there would be any demand for the bonds of the Island empire in Germany. There has, however, been allottedto that country an amount equal to what is to be sold In each of the other countries where the loan will lie marketed and the Itondg will be sold as readily In Germany as elsewhere. Japan Is not over-reaching In the mat ter of loans. She Is not taking any un due odvontnge of her improved nnd now strong credit. Her policy In this respect is conservative nnd consequently com mands the confidence of the financial world. The roeent comprehensive state ment of the resources of Japan which her government issued shows that she Is abundantly able to meet nil her obliga tions and It Is needless to sny that there la absolute faith in her willingness and purpose to do so. Financially Japan Is today In far better condition than Russia and with A much higher credit, notwith standing the superior resources of the latter. Tho hlndcasts of inm and Brodstreet don't seem to agree. According to Hun there was a brisk duplicate order busi ness in the wholesale and Jobbing circles during the last week. According to Rradstreet holiday Influences, Irregular weather, unfavorable crop reports and seasonable shut-downs for repnlrs and Inventories have tended to limit the "turnover of the week," whatever that may mean. When commercial agencies disagree who shall decide? The states which have strict Insur ance laws are now reaping the benefit, the companies complying with them tak ing pride In announcing the fact as guaranteeing ample protection to their policy holders. Such advertisement surely Is worth to a state several times that of wide-open laws Inviting nil sorts of wildcat concerns to innUo themselves at borne. Says the democratic oracle: "To take the tariff off. vote the democratic ticket." The last time the people followed this advice they not only took the tariff off, but they took the employment of Ameri can wage workers off with It nnd shut up the mill and factory to make way for the free soup hotte end the cxey army. The proposed $50.00o,o'n combine of street car manufacturers may or may not have a smooth road to travel, ne cordlug as It seeks to increase or de crease the cost of rolllne stock for the trolley lines. The charge that Assistant Statistician Holmes gave out information regarding cotton conditions abend of time should lead the heads of departments at Wasti- Ington to realize that a mau Is not al ways reliable because be Is In govern ment service. Some scandal and many evil practices could have Im-cu avoided in other branches of the service If men In cliHrice had not placed too much confi dence In stilsirdlnates. Taking Its tip frcm reported private car line profits, the Rock Island road Is said to have placed an order for l,7oo refrigerator cars to enable It to take up this branch of the business for itseir. If they had only known what they were missing the railroads would never hnve let the private car line snap get away from them. To keep up with the modern world drama everyone innrft have a complete gwgrnphical atlas constantly available. Two weeks ago no one would have guessed that the page devoted to the Black sen wns aliout to le called into requisition, nnd no one knows to what part of the glolio he must turn next There Is some satisfaction In the fact that Caleb Towers Is to be trled'ln the United States court even though he must face n Kentucky Jury. Politics will be considerably ellmlnoted from the trial and tho Judge, not the Jury, will fix the penalty If the verdict Is guilty. It Is to be sincerely hoped thnt Engi neer Wallace's $t0,000 Job materializes In due time, nltlmugh we doubt very much whether he would get nny great gobs of sympathy If the people who promised It to him should, after all, full to make good. Xovr for the I'lnrklnsr. St. Ijouls Republic. It will be a feather in the country's cap plucked right out of the wing of tho dovo of peace when Kusula and Japan finally come to terms. A nearree of Worth. Baltimore American. It is matter for wonder how many more millions Mr. Rockefeller must give beforo he is at least created ft mnater of arts the arts of getting; the millions to give. Can't Keep the Pace. Washington Post. Prof. Gitmore of the Nebraska university claims to be able to make short men long. Nothing will come of It, ns he cannot keep up with the record of Wall street special ists, who are making long men short. ' The Low of Sale, Philadelphia Record. A specialist who has mad a study of the mental attitude of the consumer toward the advertiser formulates what he calls the "law of sale" as follows: "Attention, prop erly sustained, changes to Interest; Inter est, properly augmented, changes to desire, and desire, properly Intensified, changes to resolve to buy." Often the reader passes through all these mental stages In the pe rusal of a single advertisement; sometimes the cumulative power of a aeries of "ads" Is necessary to bring him to the final atti tude. In either case the best means of at tracting attention, arousing Interest and In tensifying desire is the first-class dully newspaper, which covers a field no other medium can reach. One of the Little Holdups. Johnstone's Square Deal. There la one line of advertising so called by courtesy only, which Is nothing more or lesa than an absolute waste of money, and that is advertising In so-called souvenir programs of balls, entertainments, picnics, etc. To get right down to business this Is nothing more than a genteel sort of blackmailing. Self-respecting organizations and fraternal societies have long ago ceased to hold up merchants with this sort of graft, and those who continue to do so should be met with a polite but firm "No." One prominent Rochester merchant makes It a rule whenever he Is solicited for an advertisement of this nature to re ply: "If you want me to make you a pres ent of a dollar or two I will gladly do so, but I refuse to have people think that I am throwing my money away for this sort of advertising." Ills system la a good one to follow. THE3 PIIESll)Ers SKIIMON. MA Deacon l.lnht in Our Ethical and Folltlvnl History." New York Tribune. In his Harvard address, President Roose velt touched on many topics in his master ful Emperor William stylo and said noth ing that will not meet with general ap proval. But the points, which will sink deepest Into the hearts of the American people are those touching the accumula tion and dispensing of wealth. And this for the reason that In the lust few months the subject has been debated and acted upon as never before. , It Is a little singular that on the same day there spoke other voices which were In unison and need to be heeded. Tho trustees of the mujorlty of the Equitable life insurance stock, headed by Grover Cleveland, made a report which was brief, but in some respects more fundamental than the detailed uccounls of official mis deeds from other sources. Whatever may be thought of Mr. Cleveland In politics, there Is no question as to his rugged hon esty and determination. When the trus tees expected from him a salve he gave them a dagger. In few words he explained to the policy holders that the derelictions had been so great aa to nearly send the association on the rocks, and that only re trenchment and reform would remedy the evil. On the same day, James B. Dill, most eminent of all American corporation law yers, who drew most all of the charters of the so-called trusts In the country, as sailed tho corporate greed of the country in a way that must have made some of his former clients stand aghast. He knew the mendacity and corruption whereof he spoke and cannot be called an "anarchist socialist," a favorite term applied to all who say anything at all about tbe way wealth Is acquired. He knows the Inner secrets of these men, and If their hearts fall them for fear, It Is with' good reason. When, therefore, the president declared that there was a need that wenlth should be less quickly acquired and that It was much better for a man to acquire hon estly than to sperd some of tils surplus In charity, he suld what every righteous man believes to be the truth. We have no quarrel wMh wealth nor with rich men who have honestly acquired great fortunes. We do quarrel with those who by Injustice, corruption, violation of the law, oppression and robbery cheat the many to get for tunes they cannot use. We quarrel with those who have usM the public franchlHes and the public wealth to enrich themselves without proper compensation. We quarrel with those wlo have Issued lying promises to allure public Investment and then have stolen It by means more despicable than highway robtrt-ry We think the presi dent's sermon will long laat as a beacon light In our ethical and polltleal history and hope that It will le acted on by the great body of the Ameri'-un people, who ale upthiht and desire Ij Injure uo man. r:RMos nnii.r.n nowi. There Is nothing divine In dullness. Pulklness Is only selllshtiess turned sour. Many great souls have been lost by little Sins. pleased Is the sorrow that cures of self ishness. Gliding the wagon does not ease the springs. The best place to pray for corn Is between the rows. The religion that Incks sunshine Is all moonshine. The path to perdition Is lubricated with smooth talk. There Is a lot of difference between fore sight nnd fear. The heavenly chariot cannot be drawn by a clothes horse. The reward of mastering one difficulty Is to meet another. Believe that a man Is bad and he will not go back on It. Many a man will wear wings who can not tie an Ascot tie. If you cannot see heaven here you will never see It anywhere. To the hypocrite one man's religion Is another man's revenue. Stained glass In the windows cannot make up for putty In the rulplt. No money Is tainted worse than that which Is kept In the cold storage pocket. Piety Is a good deal more than pity for those who are too poor to buy clothes. It's a good deal easier to pray for the preacher than to pay for the preachlng. It's a hard world for the man who be lieves that Frovldenco owes him an easy place. Most of us would be contented with whnt we have If only our neighbors would be satisfied with a littte less. SKCl l.AH SHOTS AT THK PVI.PIT. Cleveland rialn Dealer: Half a hundred church women kissed their former rector when he returned to them after' a, five years1 separation. Perhaps this will have the effect of stimulating the Waning In terest In the theological seminaries. Chicago Record-Herald: While preaching at Dea Moines a few nights ago Rev. Sam Jones called his hearers "a pack of fools," and there were loud cries of "Amen" In various parts of the hall. Rev. Sam's fol lowers evidently know a fool when they see one. Buffalo Express: A Brooklyn clergyman recently preached a sermon on kindness to animals, having a big Newfoundland dog in the pulpit as an object lesson. Tho edifice is reported to have been crowded. Tet there are preachers who wonder how they may get the people to go to church. Minneapolis Journal: It Is difficult to de vise a complete scheme for drawing men Irresistibly to church, but perhaps as good a working plan as any would be to pass an ordinance prohibiting them from going and to station a policeman at every church door to enforce It. As soon as it became generally known that men were prevented by the police from going to church there would be a riot to get In. Chicago Chronicle: Even prayer. It seems, sometimes comes under the head of things that we would rather have left un said. At lenst that Is the conclusion of Rev. S. R. Desha, chaplain of the Hawaiian legislature, who prayed that God would forgive the statesmen who voted for the Sunday bill and passed It over the gov ernor's veto. The legislators are going to oust him from his chaplaincy an attitude which Indicates that their hearts were not changed by Mr. Desha's Intercession with the throne of grace. . PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Herr Hammerskjold of the Swedish Riks dag Is true to his name. He is knocking Norway. In the world's distribution of trouble Russia seems to be getting all that Is cominsr to it. Mont Pelee pulled oft one of Its finest eruptions on the Fourth of July Just for company's sake. The resignation of the Dutch cabinet docks the tail of the maxim, "Few office holders die, none resign." A misplaced switch cost an eastern rail road $340,000. That sum would support a fine army of switch tenders if or many years. With every donation to higher education made by Mr. Rockefoller the chances of Miss Ida Tarbell achieving a college degree grow beautifully less. i After pulling wires separately for several months, the Gould and other western roads agree to pull together and tana all the traffic In wire will bear. A New York man was fined ft and costs for hitting Mr. Shakespeare. In this lo cality men have knocked Shakespeare real hard and made money by the operation. The fact that Senator Dcpew was pried loose from a 25,0o0 annual fee la regarded by expert observers aa a -serious menace to the fluent humor of after dinner oratory. Pittsburg insists on hitching an "h" at the end of Its name. In refusing to drop Its "h's" the Smoky City sounds a distinct note of protest against "atrctchlng hands across the sea." The Lake Michigan steamer honored by the company of the Soo tribe of Omaha last summer Is now a floating poolroom dodging the authorities of Chicago. Truly to Ignoble uses greatness oft descends. Civilisation prompts Its votaries In this republic to lament the degeneracy mani fested by Mexicans In calmly witnessing bullring tragedies, but with the tragic record of July 4 still fresh our tears and lamentations are fully occupied at home. A Chicago chauffeur who tried his skill by running his machine close to the toes of a crowd In a park finally butted against a man who was skillful with his dukes. The chauffeur managed to reach home with the assistance of a friend who could see the way. The total contributions of John D. Rocke feller to' educational and missionary causes now foots up the spler.did sum of $29,01)0,00). Included In this are the donations to Yale and the general education board. Con sumers of oil, If they are wise, will prepare for the worst. New York City Is Justified In registering a roar against the niggardly policy of Undo Sam In falling to give the city a larger percentage of postal receipts. Dur ing the last fiscal year the local officea took In llB.oaO.Ort), and turned tlO.OW.OOO Into the treasury as profit. How the city happened to give up that much will remain ode of tho mysteries of the new century. ' INL1SY CONOi 1 , constantly In soma business or without overtaxing tliem. rr. f 'B i f.ea tmt JT t M k Ikf lilIMM sttkw -Jl06 MILUC" DOLLAIl REWARD " " 1 ww Ma ' M "k I " M ' Hrt,, ltd Ota ' ' il'iix AMii tm as. - Mi Im law Hmtmsu imI - . ' (MM Ms mm i3 ' ' " i " l-swr ,.lM, ,Hr 4 iha , f mssi 1 1 M .. . A I ti. mm ssaHle M sMIria IM ata, . H, Our skilled ou Uhs, up-to-date methods and scletillflc apparatus are at yuur service. Glasses 11.00 up. H o us light away. 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"Isn't Miss Blossom a cool dresserT" "I supposo she Inherits It. You know her father used to cut up cattle In a stock vards refrigerating plant." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hicks Of course every married woman believes that the proper age for matri mony is the age at which, she married. Wicks Unless she happens to be a widow and then she hastens to declare that she waa entirely too young when she married, the first time. Philadelphia Standard, "What a supremely satisfied look Mrs. Wltcherlelgh has." "Yes. She lias Just succeeded In getting her husband paired off with a homely old lady who won't let him get away from her this evening." Washington Star.. "My dear." said young Mr. Marage, "what Is this dessert, any way 7" "It's called surprise pudding," replied the dear young thing. "I tried to make bread, but it wouldn't rise for me, so 1 Just made a nice wine sauce for It and turned It Into dessert." Philadelphia Press. "Courage!" cried the gallant rescuer, as he drew near the drowning woman. "Glvr me your hand." "This Is so sud " gurgled the maiden am sank for the last time. Chicago Tribune, "UTILE BRKKCllES.w By John Hay. I don't go much on religion, 1 never ain't had no show; But I've got a middlln' tight irrlp, sir. On the handful o' things I know. I don't pan out on the prophets, And free-will and that sort of thlng But I b Hove In God and the angels Kver since one night last spring. I come Into town with somo turnips. And my llttlo Galie come along No 4-year-old In the county Could beat him for pretty and strong, Peart, and chippy, and sassy, Always ready to Swear und fight And I larnt him to chaw terbacker Jest to keep his milk-teeth white. The snow came down like a blanket As I passed by Toggurfa store; I went In ier a jug of molasses And left the team at the door. They scared at something and started I heard one little suuaii, And heil-to-split over the prairie Went team, lvlt tie Breeches, &ud 1L Hell-to-split over the prairie; I was almuht froze with skeer; But we rouHted up some torches. And sarched for 'em far and near. At laat we struck horses and wagon. Snowed under a soft, white mound, Cpset, dead beat but of little Gabe No hide nor hair was found. An here all hope soured on me, of my little fellow-critter's aid I Jest flopped down on my marrow-bonoa. Crutch-deep In the snow and prayaeV .- , f By this the torches was played out. And me and Isrul Parr Went i. IT for some wood to a aheepfol4 That he said waa eomewhar tliar. We found It at last, and a little shed Where they shut up the lambs at night. We looked In and seen them huddled tliar, So warm, and sleepy, and white. And thar sot Little Breeches and chirped. As peart as ever you see, "I want a chaw of lerbacker, And that's what's the mutter of me." How did he git thar? Angels. He could never have walked In that storm. They Jest stooped down and toted him To where It was safe and warm. And I think that saving a llttlo child. And fotchlng hliu to his own, Is a durned sight better business Than loafing around ttie Throne, pes wo'rihf consider your present position, your futuie prospects, the menial apathy, lieautches anil other pains arising from overworked and weak eyes, then If your eyes trouble )ou tieul them fair und miuuvo and have them fitted with the proper glasses. (ilisHes, properly fitted, will correct such ("Hilar defects as exist and unalilo eyes that are naturally weuk or ued profession, to do the work required IHV6. Omit ha. Iet.