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WHEX OUT OF TOWS,
orlber leaving; th pity tem
porarily ahonld kt The Be
MUd to then. It I better thaw
astir letter from koaii. Ad
arena will le ehaaitt aa eftea a
reaett(a.
When General Humidity enters the
field tbe killing ability of oi'dlunry gen
erals Is at discount.
Now that the umu who rovks the boat
tout got, what waa coming to hlin, the
fellow who "didn't know It waa loaded"
may receive his Just deserts.
King Oscar is wild to be opposed to
coercing Norway Into the union. The
king no doubt feels that one throne
secure is better than two lu the balance.
South Dakota Is also breaking a
precedent, as Fort Pierre announces that
It baa sufficient money ou hand to care
for the flood sufferers without outside
help.' '
At tola sadly contemplates the dyna
mite optrage and the trial of "Farmer"
Fnnston bow it must sigh for the good
old days of Carrie Nation and her
hatchet
Commander l'eary will lose standing
In the oplulon of some people If he falls
to reach tbe north pole while Ice Is la
such an active demand In these parts
of the world.
Tbe ultimate decision regarding fur
ther warfare Is said, to be with the caar
but a number of people still believe the
Russian ruler will find it difficult to
carry out bis real desires.
Russian revolutionists who want the
government administered by a regency
hould study history before undertaking
to accomplish their purpose. As a rule
regents play the game for themselves
rather than for the subjects. '
That Young Men's Christian associa
tion subscription list has gone over the
$100,000 mark, but. Judging by past ex
periences, the excess will come In handy
to make good for those who fall to re
spond when tuvlted to redeem their
pledgee.
The prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
has decided to ask for a divorce from
rtincesa Louise. As this follows the
declaration of French experts to the
effect, that the princess Is sane, the
prince must have made up his mind that
he Is not safe.
So long as South Omaha police board
members are only sued for damages for
the alleged blacklisting of a bartender,
they may rest easy. When they get
tangled up In a mate of injunctions and
mandamuses they will be Justified In
telling their trouble to the policeman.
Now that Superintendent, Davldsou
has been advanced to a salary of 4.500
year It will be but natural for Prof.
Waterhouse to insist upon a salary of
13.900 to $4,000 a year, and all the pro
feasors, B. As. and M. As. In line of suc
cession will Insist upon substantial rec
ognition In ratio.
Thoee who luslsted that a resident
of Kansas be named receiver of th
First National bank of Topoka must
bar wanted a man so well acquainted
with th local situation that be could
"hold down th lid" on the political
phase of th wreck better thsn if some
Interloper had control of the affair.
If th common law pvualtle for
forgery were made to apply to freight ex
pens bills, it Is probable that form of
rate discrimination would cee. The time
may com In this country when th rail
roads will hav! a "responsible rate
maker whose duty It Is to auffer prnal
tie for Uwbreaklng Ilk th "reaponst
bj editors' maintained by French uews
for th Mm purpoe.
nest u a POSITION AS TO PEACE.
Ever sine the peace conference be
came an assured fact there bave been
coming from St Petersburg statements
of tbe position of the Russian govern
ment ill regard to possible demands on
the part of Jspnn. As if by wsy of
admonition to tbe Toklo government, tbe
world baa been Informed through the
press of Russia and lnatly through Its
chief plenipotentiary that the govern
ment does not propose to accept pence
at. any price and that if the war is to
be ended Japan must make such mod
erate and reasonable terms as the ctnr
can accept There Is no Intimation, of
course, as to what terms would bo ob
jectionable, but It Is pretty well under
stood that a demand for large indemnity,
sufficient perhaps to repay Japan for the
pecuniary cost of the war, would be
rigorously opposed by Russia. This Is
probably what that government Is chiefly
anxious to avoid, but It is not the only
thing. There are several other condi
tions to peace which Japan may propose
that would doubtless be vigorously re
sisted by ber foe, as for Instance the
dismantling of Vladivostok and an agree
ment not to again send warships Into
Asiatic waters. It is not at all unlikely
that lKth these demands will be made
by Japan and firmly insisted upon, as
being absolutely necessary to the future
security of that nation. There are some
other conditions which Japan may re
quire that will not be pleasing to Rus
sia. M. Wltte, the chief plenipotentiary, is
reported as saying that the world should
disabuse its mind of the idea that Russia
wants peace at any price. He is further
quoted as declnrtng that Russia Is not
crushed, that the country Is not ou the
verge of dissolution as a great power,
and that It is not obliged to accept any
conditions ofTered, in spite of the mill
tnry reverses it has sustained. This from
a man who is tho foremost representa
tive of the peace element Is entitled to
respectful consideration, for there can
bo no doubt as to its sincerity. Rut
what Is the motive for such an outgiv
ing? Ia It designed for a warning to
the Toklo government or Is it Intended
to prepare the nations for a conflict and
possible failure of the negotiations in
tbe peace conference? M. Wltte has re
ceived his instructions. Is it to be in
ferred that these are of a nature which
leads him to expect that the efforts for
peace will not be successful? There np
pears'to be a purpose In Russia to arouse
western sentiment In antagonism to Ja
pan and It cannot be confidently as
serted that the Russian envoys are not
in sympathy with that purpose. A lead
ing poper of St Petersburg says that
"Europe no longer believes in Japan's
assurances that it will not restrict Eu
ropean Interests In the far east," and
urges that the Russian plenipotentiaries
must defend not only the Interests of
their own country, but those of other
wester.n nations. This Intimates danger
to the commercial interests of the occi
dental countries, no one of which Is seri
ously apprehending any danger to those
Interests.
It Is noteworthy that while the world
Is getting a great deal of opinion and
suggestion from the Russian capital re
lating to the forthcoming peace confer-;
euce, nothing comes from Toklo or from
the envoys of the Japanese government.
They are keeping their own counsel and
do not deem It necessary or expedient
to lay their opinions before the world.
Undoubtedly the terms and conditions
they will demand have been settled
upon, but they are not likely to. be pub
licly known before the meeting of the
conference. Meanwhile more may be ex
pected from Russia Intended to Influence
International feeling In her behalf.
TH PRESIDENTS FLAW WORDS.
In his letter to Attorney Geueral
Moody, regarding the allegations against
the dismissed assistant statistician of
the Department of Agriculture, Presi
dent Roosevelt used plain language in
characterising Holuies. He denounced
him aa "a far greater scoundrel than if
he bad stolen money from the govern
ment, aa be used the government to de
ceive outsiders and to make money for
himself and for others." Whether or
not Holmes can be legally punished for
hi offense is as yet undetermined, but
in any. event the stigma which has been
fixed upon him by the president of the
United States will follow blin through
his life and must operate to ostracize
him from the society of all decent and
self-respecting people. The possessions
he has acquired through bis betrayal of
trut will give hlin a livelihood, but he
can never rid himself of the designation
"scouufsiel" which has been fastened
upon him by the president, whatever
may be his eonduct hereafter. That Is
an indelible stvin upon him.
Perhaps HoUies will not b prose
cuted. It appears to be doubtful whether
there la any law that will reach him.
What he did in giving out advance in
formation regarding the cotton crop to
brokers and speculators waa manifestly
a breach of trust but of a nature that
posalbly cannot be legally reached. If
such Is th case th next congress will
be called upon to enact legislation that
will apply to an offens of this kind.
Meanwhile Holmes will walk among
men branded as a scoundrel and may
find in this a punishment even more se
vere than would be a term of reparation
In prison, for there Is forgiveness and
sympathy for the man who pays a right
ecu peualty for his wrongdoing.
A state prohibition convention to con
sist of &$9 delegates and an equal num
ber of alternate, or altogether more
than 1.T00 persons, representing about
5,000 Nebraska voters, w ho are expected
to fire at th moon on next election day,
has been called to meet at Iincoln the
second week In August to put In nomina
tion two candidate for regent of the
university and one for judge of th su
preme court Inasmuch as all thee good
people are expected to pay their fares
from their homes to Lincoln and back, it
does not require a clairvoyant to fore
cat that th convention will consist of
A. O. Wolfenbarger and uch other per
sona of the prohibition persuasion as
may reside in and about Lincoln. It la
also safe to predict that the nominations
will be duly made by acclamation and
the names of the candldstes will be duly
filed and certified to the unanimous
choice of tbe rank and file of th pro
hibition party of Nebraska.
S.4 A'7 Til TiO iT PANAMA.
The matter of sanitation at Panama
la receiving the careful attention of the
authorities and every preparation Is be
ing made for prosecuting the work,
which must be accomplished before very
much can be done toward canal con
struction. The first requirement, of
course, Is a man thoroughly competent
to carry on tho work of sanitation and
the presence In this country of General
Leonard Wood has quite naturally sug
gested that he may be designated for
this tssk. Certalnly.no one Is better it
so well qualified. In Cuba he had sani
tation work to perform quite aa difficult
aa that which Is to be done In the Pan
ama canal zone and bow well he did it
Is known to everybody. Santiago and
Havana were cradles of disease and be
made them healthy cities. Perhaps all
the credit for this, at least as to Havana,
may not be due to him, but unquestion
ably he la entitled to tbe greater part
of it
If General Wood is ordered to prose
cute the work of sanitation on the Isth
mus It will be carried on with vigor and
efficiency, with results, It Is safe to any,
entirely ' satisfactory to the administra
tion. He is a man of superior ability
In tills line and whatever he undertakes
Is pushed with great energy. The clean
ing up of the isthmus must precede
other canal operations and there should
be no avoidable delay in doing this. No
better selection for the task than Gen
eral Wood could be made.
WAITING FOil THK 1KTERCRBAXS.
For several years Omaha baa been
patiently waiting' for the construction of
lnterurban tramways that nave been pro
jected by enterprising promoters, but
have so far foiled to materialize. Inter
urban railroads radiating from this point
and covering its natural trade territory
bave been a long felt want, If not an im
perative necessity, for Omaha's commer
cial and Industrial development
No American city of Omaha's popula
tion, enjoying equal advantages as a dis
tributing center. Is without lnterurban
railroad facilities. In the middle states,
notably In New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, there is a
perfect network of lnterurban railroads
connecting rural communities with the
principal population centers. Many of
these lnterurban lines not only run regu
lar trains for the convenience of passen
gers and carriage of farm products, but
they even supply long distance patrons
with sleeping car accommodations equal
lu every respect to tbose of the large
trunk lines.
It is conceded by the railway man
agers that the lnterurban railroads have
almost revolutionized local railroad
travel and traffic, and, while In some
cases they have cut into the earnings
of' the steam railroads, they have In
most lustauces materially Increased their
traffic by educating the people o' the
rural communities to travel more and
avail themselves In a greater measure
of the advantages offered by the rail
roads for the transportation of commodi
ties directly to the best market
It goes without saylng that progressive
Omaha will not have to wait much
longer for its first lnterurban railroad,
nor is it unsafe to predict that Omaha
will within five years have direct and
regular connections with the rural com
munities within 100 miles. This is tbe
inevitable trend of twentieth century
progress and we shall not be surprised
if the transcontinental and Iowa trunk
lines do not Improvise a system of lnter
urban railroad connections as a matter
of self-preservation as well as for the up
building of their own traffic.
The patrons of the public schools will
be exceedingly gratified over the reten
tion of Superintendent Davidson, who
at the close of his first year of probation
haa demonstrated his eminent fitness for
the position he occupies. But the tax
payers of Omaha will doubt tbe wisdom
and propriety of the action of the school
board In advancing Superintendent Dav
idson's salary from $3,000 to $4,500 a
year at a single leap. Until Superin
tendent Davidson vacated & similar po
sition at Topeka be was receiving $2,400
a year. An advance of 50 per cent, or
$1,200 a year, was then regarded by him
as amply remunerative. So far as we
bave been able to ascertain no promise
of a material increase above $3,600 a
year was held out to him by the Omaha
school board and a gradual increase
at the rate of say $200 par annum
would have been a generous recog
nition of efficient and faithful service.
At that rate Mr. Davidson's salary
would have reached $1,200 at the close
of a three-year term. The graduated
Income scale would, moreover, bave been
a stimulus' to continued exertion,
whereas a flat rat of $1,500 will offer
no incentive, except the ambition to earn
a still higher salary, which Omaha may
not be able to pay hereafter with the
natural sequeuce of a yearning for a
new position In a larger field, at a bigger
alary. In this respect tba board may
hav acted very much like a congrega
tion that jumps the salary of an eloquent
preacher, and finds Itself without him
at tbe expiration of bla term, because
another congregation with more lofty
pretensions hss mad him a call.
One of tbe abuse that has been a
source of wastefulneaa and extravagance
In the Omaha municipal government has
been the transfer of funds raised by
taxation for specific purpose to th
general fund and the transfer of moneys
collected for th general fund to the
cancellation of claims that should have
been paid from the Judgment fund, pav
ing fund or fir and police fund. Th
sm abu apparent! bos crept Into
school board financiering, where large
amounts are transferred annu'illy from
tbe general fund to funds raised for
some specific purpose under statutory
limitations. The next legislature should
be asked to revise the law to conform to
the facts.
The transfer of the complaints against
the alleged combination of the Nebraska
regular grain dealers from the state to
the federal court la liable to bronden the
Inquiry and bring Into plsy the ma
chinery of the Sherman anti trust law,
with a federal grand Jury Inquiry that
may force the Department of Justice to
take a hand. In any event It will be a
bonanza for the lawyers, while Jones, he
pay tbe freight always.
Peal Mertea'a Caaaee.
New York Mall.
Mr. Morton can do all the talking for the
Equitable, but heaven pity him if he had to
do all the talking about Itt
Net that Yea Can Notice.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Judging from Its behavior, there Is rery
little danger that th automobile will ever
be mistaken for the water wagon.
The Day Before.
New Tork Trjbun (Sunday).
Evan the weather forecaster Is beginning
to eheer up, and New Tork will soon be
reasserting Us claims as an Ideal summer
resort
Modern Mlraele Noted.
Philadelphia Press.
Occasionally we come up with a miracle
In theae days. Pittsburg has just col
lected $148,000 back taxes from the trolley
companies.
Spread In ft- the Uftht.
, Washington Post.
Railway emnlnvea In Poland nronoae to
announce the names of the station in the
Polish language, the same aa la done in
this country.
The New Iowa Idea.
Baltimore American.
An Iowa man, being sued for breach of
promise, pleads that he was asleep when he
proposed to the fair plaintiff. A novel and
rather ungallant version of love's sweet
dream.
Why Not Petroleaiat
Baltimore American.
The governor of Kansas is opposed to the
use of champagne In tbe christening of the
battleship named for- the state. He sug
gested water, but the proper liquid for th
occasion seems to be corn Juice.
Verily Verlfled.
Cleveland Leader.
The , Moorish pretender, whose name
means he of the she ass or something
equally picturesque. Is said to have been
chased Into the mountains. The eternal fit
ness of things Is evidently working In Mor
occo. Lealtlmaey of the Law.
Springfield Republican.
It Is a legal publication, the Law Regis
ter of Chicago, which doubts "whether In
the legitimate practice of the law any
such Incomes are or can be earned" as
are attributed to lawyers like EUhu Root
and James B. Dill. Opinion outside of the
profeaaion Is generally to the effect that
the question admits of no doubt whatso
ever.
for Parallel with Nebraska.
i Topeka Journal.
8o far as th State Journal knows, ther
are only two papers. In Kansas that are
now standing. up. for, Kelly. One. of them
la said to, have . been in to the extent of
many thousands of dollars on the loans
that Kelly made to Devlin through the
defunct First National which helped to
pull Mr. Devlin down. The other Is the
Lawrence Gazette which, for some rea
son, has shut Its eyes to the truth, denied
all the facts and has Inalsted and still
Insists that Kelly has never violated any
law whatever, but 1a as pure a the driven
snow. One cannot help wondering what the
Gasette got out of Kelly.
DIR1NG TUB HEATED TERM.
Some Seaaonable Advice ae to Per
sonal Behavior,
Brooklyn Eagle.
When It la hot aa It has been lately re
member that it Is never so hot as some
newspapers would have you believe. Re
member, too, that all th deaths given as
the result of the beat wave are not neceaa
arlly due to heat. If a man falls off a
ladder and fracture his skull when the
thermometer Is at ninety, be will probably
be somewhere reported as a heat vkslm.
Men fall off ladders and die when the mer
cury Is below sero yet their demise is
never recorded as due to the intense cold.
These are contradictions In life and death
that even meteorology cannot explain
and many of them appear In the freniled
reports of the hot spells. If you would b
Immune to the perils of the seaaon avoid'
Iced water, beer, cocktails, pink paper,
porterhouse steak, roaat beef, the subway
and the sunny side of the street. Do not
run after cars nor try to believe all that
Tom Lawson Is reported to have said In
his last western speech. By observing
these few simple rules you will probably
live well Into th winter, or even longer.
RATE REFORM MIST COMB.
Railroad EaTort to Btlll tho Store
Arc of Little Avail.
Cleveland Leader.
In the Inner circles of the great railways.
which are too much accustomed to having
their own way. there Is ill-timed satisfac
tion with the status of the rata regulation
question. Th master spirits In the com
mon carrying corporations believe that
they hav checked the movement for na
tional legislation curbing the powers of
tbe Interstate railroad. They think the
president beaten. -
It Is unwise exultation over imaginary,
or. at beat, temporary success. A lull In
a storm is mistaken for a change of
weather. Midsummer quiet In political af
fairs la erroneously supposed to be evi
dence that the country baa paaaed to de
mand the regulation by the federal gov
ernment of alt Interstate railroad business.
That there Is uncertainty aa to the form
which legislation must take 1 true. That
able men devoted to tbe general good differ
aa te methods and details la unquestioned.
Th way to full and final agreement I
difficult, and the goal may not be reached
in th neat alon of eongreaa. But th
feeUng ef th publlo 1 not changed. The
president still voices the general belief of
the country. More effective regulation of
the great common earners must come.
Ia this matter, as la regard to tariff re
vision, the president will yet prevail
against the obetructlonlats la ooogreaa. He
will get railroad rat supervision and gov
rumen Lai control, more or laa complet.
Before his term end be will get tariff re
vision, also. The reaaonabl alteration of
unreasonable schedule is bound to com.
Out-of-date figures must be harmonised
with th eiUtlng conditions.
It ia all very well to atand pat In 14
and ISM. but unless republican leaders wish
to Invito the election ef democratic uc
ceaaors to themselves they must adopt th
president policy as to railroad rates and
tariff revtoioa. They must bend to publlo
opintua ieet tney break uadr lis weight.
HITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Been and Inrldenl Sketched
on th Snot.
Everybody know that President Roose
velt is an all-round athlete, but It la not
so generally known that h hss gathered
about himself a cabinet of men whee
taates In that respect are similar to his
own.
Of the cabinet officers chosen by President
Roosevelt Mesats. Shaw, Taft. Moody. Met
calf and Cortelyou are men who delight In
sports, and Moody, Metralf and Cortelyou
each achieved distinction.
Secretary Mrtcalf is slightly above six
feet In height, straight as an arrow, and Is
fond of almost all outdoor sports. He
rowed stroke on his class crew. He played
base ball, the old-fashioned typo of foot
ball, rode the bicycle and was an expert
swimmer. In later years Mr. Metcalf has
taken principally to shooting, fishing and
golf.
Postmaster General Cortelyou. who was
born snd reared In New Tork City, played
base ball until he entered college and at
Georgetown and Columbia waa the cracit
pitcher for the 'varsjrty team.
Notwithstanding his 2G0 pounds. Secretary
Taft's chief sport Is horseback riding, with
golf, yatchlng and boxing as diversions.
Tim Murnate, .the base ball writer, de
dares that the profession of base ball lost
a star catcher when. In 1878. William It
Moody, the present attorney general, with
a Harvard sheepskin In his hand, turned to
the law. Mr. Moody was captain and
catcher of the famous Haverhill club, and
when he entered Harvard, In 1872, as a
freshman, was placed behind the bat on the
varsity team.
Secretary' Shaw of the Treasury depart
ment finds that the horse fulfills all his
desires for recreation and sport. In fact,
the president, on his Wyoming, Is perhaps
the only equestrian who can follow the
Iowa man on his famous mount. Prince.
The New Tork Herald records the cabi
net changes under President Roosevelt as
follows: ,
John Hay of District of Columbia, sec
retary of state died In office on June 80,
1906. Will be succeeded by Ellhu Root of
New Tork.
Lyman J. Gage of Illinois, secretary of
the treasury, served under McKlnley, en
tering office on March 4, 1897, resigned; suc
ceeded by Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa on Feb
ruary I, 1902.
Ellhu Root of New Tork, secretary of
war under McKlnley, succeeding Russell
A. Alger of Michigan, who resigned before
Roosevelt came In; succeeded by William
H. Taft on February 1, 19M.
P. C. Knox of Pennsylvania, attorney
general under McKlnley, resigned to be
come United States senator from Pennsyl
vania; succeeded by William H. Moody on
July 1, 1904.
.Charles Emory Smith of Pennsylvania.
postmaster general under McKlnley, re
signed; succeeded by Henry C. Payne of
Wisconsin, who died In office, and was
succeeded by Robert J. Wynne of Penn
sylvania on October 10, 1904, who was suc
ceeded by George B. Cortelyou on January
1906.
John D. Long of Massachusettes, secre
tary of the navy under McKlnley, resigned;
succeeded by William If. Moody, who re
signed to become attorney general, and
was succeeded by Paul Morton of Illinois
on July I, 1904, the latter resigning on
July 1, 1906, and was succeeded by Charles
. Bonaparte of Maryland on July L 1906.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock of Missouri, sec
retary of the interior under McKlnley, en
tering office on December S, 1898 still In
office.
James Wilson of Iowa, secretary of ag
riculture under McKlnley. entering office
on March 5, 1897; still In office.
George B. Cortelyou of New Tork, ap
pointed secretary of the department of
commerce and labor by President Roose
velt on its formation February 18, 1903. re
signed to become chairman of the repub
lican national committee: succeeded by
Victor H. Metcalf of California on July
1. 1904.
There waa a lively fluttering of hearts In
the pension office last week. Being the
last of the fiscal year, the usual annual an
nouncement of promotions had come, and
with it the decision on part of a remark
ably large number of old maid clerks not
to take them, but to surrender to Cupid
and withdraw from the public service. The
first girl to go asked for her annual vaca
tion, and said that as she had been en
gaged twenty years she thought It was
about time for her to get married but ah
would hold on until the end of her vaca
tion, anyway. Her time was up the other
day, and she did not return. A day later
came a letter announcing that she wasa
happy bride. In rapid succession seven
old maid In the musty and dusty old "Pen
sion Barn" went the same way, and Com
missioner Warner 'says he has had several
more warnings. The other women clerks
are In a state of excitement over the
matter.
The task of counting the cash In the
treasury, incident to the Induction of Mor
gan H. Treat of New Tork Into the office
of United States treasurer as successor of
Ellis H. Roberts, who has held the posi
tion for more than eight years, is now pro
gressing. Sixty employes are engaged In
the work, which Involves an Inventory of
the 1,U2,818.725 In the thirteen cash vault
Of the treasury. The retiring treasurer said
that his affairs wer In such shape that
the count could be completed In three
months, although when he cam Into ofBc
it lasted from July I to the latter part of
February. On March 11 of thia year thero
were 151.1S1.978 standard sliver dollars In
the treasury, t919.178.97 of subsidiary silver.
$8.360, 75 of gold coin, t:4,S In gold cer
tificates, 1536,009, in government bonds de
posited aa security for national bank not
circulation, besides United States notes,
silver certificates, national bank notes in
process of redemption, etc. Tb weight of
the coin In the various vaults is atjout
S.000 pounds. Every coin must be counted.
The Treasury department Is agreeably
surprised to find that the national oommis-
ston of the St. Louis fair did not spend all
th money appropriated for it. Th record
of th department show that although the
government gave the commission $10,009 a
year to spend, or $40.0.0 for the four years
of Its existence, the commission turned
back no less than $12,000 to th treasury.
Th only year In which th entlr allot
ment of $10,000 was spent was when th
fair was In progress, and even then th sum
xpended was W less than th $10,000 al
lotted. The Interesting showing of l-
pentfltures-the first figur being th amount
spent per annum and the second th part
of th allotment turned back to th treasury-Is
as follow: 1902. $5.111 .58. H.TMOS;
Ifeil, $7.991.M. $1.008.07 ; 1K $s.911&2. $tt,8;
16. tS VbX. $1H15.
The commission was organised In April.
9(U. and each of its members waa entitled
to $6,000 per annum. The salary of the secre
tary at first was $1,000 per annum, but this
was later increased to $4,000. Th govern
mant paid on account of salaries to th
commissioners up to May 17. th sum of
11W.S51 1 Th contingent ciprnae of th
commission up to that tlm had been Ua
T14K. When Ik Meener Makes.
New Tork Tribune.
An Iowa swain, now a defendant In a
breach ef promts suit, offer aa a defenee
that he must have been talking tn hi .p
when h proposed tn the plaintiff. Ther
is nothing like a breech of promise suit ,i
wake up a wt-imy bachelor ftvxn CVftd e
dream.
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ETyfyiBtTal
There are no
teen remedies
family medicine. Among them
we might mention
yellow dock root,
7
thorn bark, senna leaves, burdock root, cimi-
f
cifuga root, cinchona
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
genuine medicine, a
Me y th t. O. ay Oe., Lowell, Mass.
Ala BanaIhotrr ef
atfr'S HAra noos-Fer tk hair.
A TUB'S CHERRY PECTORAL For ooti f hi.
atsiujs.iw'i . " ' ' "
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
A. L. Lawshe, auditor for the Philippines,
having completed his official snd personal
visit to this country, has returned 'to his
post of duty.
W. H. Goodyear, curator of fin arts of
the museum of the Brooklyn Institute, Is
In Venice to study St. Mark's, especially
the projected restorations.
The old mansion of General Daniel K.
Sickles, in New Rochelle, N. Y., where he
was born over seventy years ago, has been
sold at auction for $760, and will he loin
down.
In order that he may familiarise him
self with the work of railroad men. Rev.
Dwlght B. Potter, pastor of the Union
Street Presbyterian church In Oakland,
Cel., has gone to work as an oiler In the
rnilioad yards rf this city.
Mr. Fornes, president of the New Tork
board of aldermen, lias been abroad v
etal weeks. He gave a great deal of at
tention to municipal ownership over the
way and confesses that things did not come
up to his expectatlona. He says that he
not nearly so warm on the subject as
when he went away.
When -Thomas F. Ryan took hold of the
Equitable he began to patronise a news
paper clippings bureau. They had to cut
so many clippings for him that an In
crease of readers was necessary and Ryan
was flooded with them. So he sought re
lief by having only favorable notices sent
to him, and now they say he didn't have
a single clipping for ten days. "Good cure
for conceit," quoth Mr. Ryan.
It is probable that should Lord Kitchener
resign his position as commander-in-chief
of the British forces In India he will be
suoceeded by Lieutenant-General Sir Wil
liam Nicholson. The latter has seen a
good deal of active service. Including cam
paigns In Afghanistan. Egypt, Burma and
South Africa. He was British attache with
the Japanese army during the early por
tion of the Russo-Japanese war. 1
James Arnold entered the choir of the
village church in Bosham, England, nearly
seventy-six years ago and still takes part
In the services there every Bunday morn
ing and evening. He recently celebrated
his eighty-sixth birthday. Arnold has been
fisherman on the Sussex coast all his
life, and to this day does odd Jobs about
the boats there. He snd his wife occupy
the picturesque cottage in which they be
gan their married life many years ago.
PROSPERITY FOR EVERYBODY.
Katare' Saallo Broad and eeaiai in
Tbese Harvest Days.
Cleveland Leader.
Fine prospects for large harvests may
be blighted after th mlddl of July, but
It seldom hannens. A a rule, with few
exceptions, a year which promiae notable
results In agriculture when July Is half
over continues favorable to the end.
It Is not to be expected that tbe wheat
crop this seaaon will break all records,
but It seems likely to rank second beat
or perhaps third. Com may establish a
new high water mark. It Is Improbable
that 'the foremost of American cereals will
fall below more than one or two Immense
yields of historic note. Oats also bid fair
to come close to the highest figures ever
reached, if not overtop, the beet former
crop.
Hay Is sure to be more than a good aver
age crop. The lesser grains promise well.
Fruit will be held back by' a light apple
crop. Roots and vegetables seem likely
to be at least up to the average. That
statement can be made, also, in regard
to the great cotton crop, which Is the main
dependence of half of the south, and to
bacco, which counts heavily In many
states.
In th broadest sens the year I nearly
certain to be a good one. notably and
memorably so, for agriculture and for the
rural half of tbe population ef the United
States. When the farmers prosper all
other lajes ar quit sure to hav good
time
Facts Are Stubborn Things
Uniform excnnt quality for oveir a quarter of a
Ctntury baa steadJv iacras4 the aalea oi LION COFFEE,
The leader c! all pack&ge eoMees.
Lion Coffee
ia now uad ia m Aligns of home. 8ueli
popular success rpeaaa (or itaelt It ia tv
poAiUve ftwA that U8X CCniE Us fa.
Confidence ol the people
Tb uniform qaalitY of LION
COFFEE aarYiTta all cppoaitirA.
uon corm rta art
saasi ) mw ass vrjr Vr.
HON COFFEE haa Ta tsr
than lt Strength, Have am4 Qaai
Ity to cnBn4 tU Ost arrtvaJ tresa
th lajttatl,tt U era rally rat
4 mt smst factories u4 ecrly
MCka U 1 IV. 14 imc l-Ages.
m m opat a aim suttil c44
th v4tmy ot adaiurattoa m contact, 1tfc fl"""'" "j
msU tnaacta xr atcla aaaas. Tha aa-soda' parity i
UON COITXX ta thcrtlorc aaxvale4 I l
ftoU W ia I lb, Maf. lioaUJ
SOLD BY GH0CERS EVFJmVHHE
less than four
in this standard
sarsaparilla root,
stillingia root, buck
bark, Phytolacca root.
is certainly a medicine, a
doctor's medicine.
ATFR'i PTCX8 Tot eon stl ratios.
AYXR'S AOUB CURE For malaria as ipt
wJD
HOT WAVES.
Vole (through the telephone) Is that th
society editor?
The Othrr Voice Yes.
Voice Will you please say that Argi
Hleaum's back?
The Other Voice I don't care for any
Items about Argie lltggum's back. Chicago
Tribune.
"What is that woman's club aiming at?"
"I don't know."
"I wonder how I enn find out?"
"Just He low and wait until you see what
It misses." Houston Post.
"Did you notice the Impression I made on
Miss Stunning?" said the conceited man.
"No." replied the rival in disguise. "Hut
she told me about it. What on earth are
you going to do to square yourself ?" De
troit Free Press.
"I tell you." said Slnnlck. "meet are get
ting ao deceitful these days trut you can't
trust your best friend"
"And what's worne," Interrupted Bor
rotighs, gloomily, "you can't get your best
friend to trust you' Philadelphia Press.
Hamfatt Ia P. Jenklnson Trout a mem
ber of your troupe?
Irvlnbooth He wss.
Hamfatt Was? Wasn't he a good actor?
Irvlnbooth No. He 'waa a very bad
actor. He was acting a treasurer of the
company and he went south with the re
ceipts. Cleveland Leader.
"Yes," said young Mr. Clssey. "I met
Jack Kandor at the smoker lawst evening,
and I think he's Just horrid."
"Why so, dean boy?" asked Gussle.
"Weir, when he saw me he said: 'Hallo!
You heah? I thought this was a stag af
falh?' "Philadelphia Prees.
v
"It used to be Impossible for me to sav
money when 1 waa a bachelor."
"And now that you are married ?'
"I don't even try." Cleveland Leader.
Mever Satisfied. N
Man hopes for the best . ,
The perpetual f retter
When it comes he won't rest
Till ha gets something better.
Philadelphia Preaa
HASTY TIM.
(Remarks' of Sergeant Tllmon Joy to th
White Man's Committee of Spunky Point,
111., aa rendered by John Hay.)
I reckon I git your drift, gents . ,
You low the noy shan't stay:---This
is a white man's country; - - j
You're democrats, you say;
And whereas, and aeeln', and wherefore.
The tlmea beln' all out o' J Int.
The nigger has got to mosey
From to limits o' Spunky Pint!
Les reason the thing a minute;
I'm an old-fashioned dlmocrat. too.
Though I laid my politic out o' th. y
For to keep till the war waa through.
But I come back here, allowln'
To vote aa I used to do,
Though It gravels me like tbe devil to
train
-Along o' sicb fools as you.
Now, dog my cats, ef I kin see.
In all th light of tb day.
What you've got to do with tbe questfou
Ef Tim shlll go or stay.
And furder than that, I give notice,
Ef one of you leches the boy .
He kin check his trunks to a warmer dim
Than be ll find tn lllanoy.
Why. blame your hearts. Jest hear me!
You know that ungodly day
When our left struck Vlcksburg heights
how ripped
And torn and tattered we lay.
When the reat retreated I atayed behind,
For reasons sufficient to me.
With a rib caved in and a leg on a strike,
I sprawled on that damned glace.
IxTd! how th hot su.. went for us.
And br lied and blistered and burned!
How th rebel bullet whlssed round us.
When a cuss In his death grip turned!
Till along toward duik I aeen a thing
I couldn't believe for a spell
That nigger that Tim was a-crawlln' tm
me
Through that fire-proof, gilt-edged hen I
The rebels seen him aa quirk aa me.
And the bullets bussed like bees;
But he Jumped for me. and shouldered ins.
Though a shot brought him once to his
koeos;
But h staggered up. and packed me off.
With a dosen stumble and falls,
Ttll safe In our I nn he drapped us both.
His black hide riddled with tlia.
So. my gentle raxelles, thar's my answer.
And here stays lUnty Tim!
He trumped Ieeth s ace for m that day
And I'm not'goln' hark on him!
You may reioloot ttll the cows com horn.
But ef one of you teche the boy.
He 11 wrastie hi hash tonight in hll.
Or my name s not Tilmon Joy.
x,4,4o. Ohio.
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