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WM.OSO Less unsold copies U.B4-1 Net total salis... i.ai!y average ... e)li4,iu 2tt,Mua C C. ROSEWATER, Secretary. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to Ik tore me this 7th day of July, l!ft). (Seal.) M. B. HUNUATE, Notary Public. WHEN OCT OP TOWN. Subscribers leavlasj (be) city tem porarily ahonld hats The Be mailed to them. It la better than a dally letter from home. Ad dresa will be changed, as often sis reuaeated. That Itussla wunts part of Norway is not surprising la view of the great amount of territory It la sure iiot to got lu Asiu. The czar seems to JUaye taken the kaiser's advice more quietly. If no more willingly, than that tendered by the seiustvoa' committee. That frantic call of North Dakota for lurrest bands may be but the effort of t w grain speculator to counteract the J Iport of "black rust." If anyene with the cigarette habit bus een weaned of It by the new Nebraska Jitl-clgarefte law he bns not yet put ilmeelf on public exhibition. The American version of "The Mikado" Is now being performed at Toklo, with Secretary Toft as star actor, lupported by the real mikudo. - Judging from the proceedings before Judge Sears, It would seem that John T. Cathers not only wanted to fence in the boulevard, but the city hall as well. It li now said that China will not sign nn exclusion treaty with the United States, but this will hardly make It easier for coolies to pass the border. Another fatal gasoline explosion re- minds us that the ordinance for the reg- ulation, storage, sale and inspection of actly the same as the fluid used in em exptoslves still remains In the pigeon- balming human corpses. The various I10'0- kinds of sulnhltes ilipv have dlacnvprAd In its impetuous fight with the mos- quito the marine hospital corps seems to nave raiiea to provide a line of de-1 leuse ami me enemy nas Decome ag- "Tt-sBie. ine aemaua ror a genuine ana "un- colored" republican candidate for gov- ernor In Iowa does not necessarily mean tuat me race question is to Decome an issue lu Unit state. Paul Morton is now president of the Equitable, with a salary only $30,000 Wgher than the president of the United . V, . , T lu" Equitable in dead earnest TV, wx.l -,wx- s..i A. ' wt' 7 r V 7 F 4 w u-ikc n I'rvuiinr iuu OI pleasure OUl of the yellow fever outbreak, because it proves that ' they have not become panic-stricken at the first report. The arrest of people spreading false stories of yellow fever at Memphis re- calls the fact that some towns have ade- quate means of punishment for people who would injure them with alanderous tales. "A tariff ou sine helps miners," says the democratic Denver News. Having accepted the concrete instance it is prob - able that the general proposition of a tariff helping trade generally will be the more ardently denied. Arkansas has indicted vix of the mem bers of its last legislature on charges of boodllng. As that legislature was known to be particularly "antl-monop" ln its tendencies, it would seem that the railroad pass is not the only form ot bribery. One of the features ot the entertain ment to be offered by Lincoln to mem bers of the Railway Postal Clerks' asso ciation in attendance there la a fre bath In a big swimming pool. Omaha cob see now what it is up against In competing for the favor ot these state ' orsanlsaUons. A Ht ATT ISDKMXITT. Until the meeting of the peace confer ence there probably will be no definite information In regard to the amount of the Indemnity that will le asked by Japan, but It Is the opinion that the sum will be suftloicut to reimburse Japan for the cost of the war, which Is approxi mately a billion dollars. While It is very likely that a demand for that amount will be made. It does not necessarily fol low that It will be Inflated upon. Un questionably Japan has a Just clnlin for heavy Indemnity. It would be only fair and rlpht that Itussla should be required to pay her every yen that Japan has ex pended In the war. The conflict was forced uion her and her enemy deserves to suffer all the consequences of a most unjustifiable course. But while this is admitted, there is a very general feeling that the victorious power should observe a reasonable meas ure of moderation In her demands. She desires peace and demands deemed to be excessive by Russia would possibly ren der abortive the effort for peace. The Japanese statesmen understand this and it seems safe to assume that they ex pect to compromise. If In the matter of indemnity they shall ask a thousand mil lion dollars it doubtless will be with the expectation of meeting the Russian plen ipotentiaries half way upon any proposi tion they mny submit. Thus if the latter should be found willing to pay an In demnity of half a billion an agreement might be reached on soy three-fourths of the amount asked by Japan. When Ger many exacted a billion indemnity from France the clrcjiruKtances were some what different from those In the present case. France was utterly crushed. Her military power was destroyed, her gov ernment helpless, her capital In tb.9 hands of her triumphant foe. Russia Is not quite ns badly off as this, although her situation Is most grave. She can, how evrr, still do some fighting and if by reason of excessive demands on the part of Japan she should decide to continue the war It Is by no means Improbable that an appeal of the government to the patriotism of, the people would be ef fective. Assuming that Japan will ask an In demnity of a billion dollars, we nre In clined to think that It will not be Insisted upon, for there can be no doubt that In sistence upon the payment of that amount would put nn end to negotia tions. Russia's resources have experi enced a tremendous drain. The burden of taxation upon her people is well nigh unbearable. To ndd to her Immense for eign Indebtedness a thousand millions of dollars would make' the load extremely difficult to carry. Fully Justified as Japan unquestionably would be In de manding such an Indemnity, it Is the nearly universal view that jwill be wise on her part to accept a lower amount, perhaps half the sum, which It is be lieved Russia would be willing to pay. This vital question of Indemnity will very jlkely take precedence of all others when the peace conference meets. t DOCTORED MB ATS. The food commissioner of Pennsyl vania Is to Institute criminal prosecu tions against the representatives In that olnlc vl w uet?I Vki. me cuarges on wullu lue P"u" to ue nasea ue,ng lual meaM ,olu m state DJ Ule 80 t"e u are uocrorea. it is anegea unit tne meats are colored by washing with poisonous coal tar dyes, dipped In formaldehyde solution, dusted witl powder containing sulphites and washed with powerful boraclc acid solu tion. The chemists of the state dairy and food bureau have made complete analysis of samples of meats obtained from several counties and report that sufficient poisonous color was found In a pound of dosed meat, to dye a white sheet to a brilliant crimson. The formal- dehyde found by them Is said to be ex - - - are stomach irritants which produce dvs pepsia. Tha other preservatives found In these meats are declared to be dapgerous to health. Tue pure food law of Pennsylvania. nassed hv the ladt legislature la com prehensive and the food commissioner In Uvidentlv determined to. enforoa it xi-ith out fear or favor if he shall succeed In establishing the charges he makes In re- gar(, to doctored meaU the effect will not t t,, .., I S-TO LV x cuuDjitauia, J. HI II, BU(JU I rriftfita flrA ftfant Yiv tti nnpknri IntA that Rtstft of oon(, thp m nfhor mtmtmm Henee the result of the prosecutions in Pennsylvania will be of Interest to the entire country. It is stated that great Le.,, Ht..i ,t v,.. Ii vnoiti 5 a iiivtss aauva. V 1.11 XT I rf IDC LIO. a I " ener in the effort to induce him not to proceed with the prosecutions. MOXTAXJ. LAXD' FRAUDS. The federal authorities in Montana I have begun proceedings against parties ln tnat 8tate charged with lund frauds RUti interesting disc. (Hires are promised. 1 A few day ago at Helena a real estate I dealer named Cobban was placed on I trial, charged with having entered Into a conspiracy as long ago as 1809 to fle- I fraud the United States government out I of a large amount of timber land in 1 southern Montana by inducing men and 1 women to file upon the land, swear they I Bled for their own benefit and then deed I the land to him. It is stated that there are more than a - 1 score of other defendants in the case, I men and women who have been indicted for perjury. These Indictments were procured several years ago, but numer- oua delays, resulting from raising of technical points, have deferred actual trials until now. An Interesting fact in the case Is that some of the lands fraud ulently obtained by Cobban were subse quently transferred to United States Sen ator Clark, who may become involved in the prosecution. These proceedings fur nish additional evidence of the energy and seal with which the Department of I the Interior is seeking to bring to pun Ubneot those who are charged with land frauds. There has been an uncom promising and Impartial pursuit of such persons and the agents of the depart ment are still making Investigations. The extent to which land frauds were arrled Is amazing aud it Is one'of the strangest things that the hunting down of those guilty of tlitr defrauding the government was so King delayed. Now, however, there is ample assurance that the guilty will be found ami punished. I'VSH THK PAYlSd- Now that the bld9 for the new pave ments for the various streets and thor oughfares that have been selected for paving and repnving by the municipal ulhorltles havp been submitted to aud pproved by the council, and the letting of the contracts la now merely a matter of form. It Is hoped the contractors will push the work without further jangle through Injunctions and counter-injunctions. At the very best only three months can be safely depended upon In this climate' for the paving campaign and there Is bundance of work to keep the contrac tors busy from now yutll the first of November with all the force at their command. Within the last twenty years Omaha as expended many millions for pave ments, but at no period have all our thoroughfares been in a passable condi tion. For the past five years . a war mong the paving contractors has kept the city all torn up and left many of our streets almost Impassable for man or beost. We have now reached the stage in the progress of this city that makes good pavements imperative. We feel sure we do not exaggerate In asserting that nothing has been more ag gravating and exasperating to the citi zens of Omaha than the periodic conten tions between the contractors and the municipal authorities over paving, and nothing has been more humiliating to the citizens of Omahn, who point with pride to the growth and rapid strides this city s aklng In metropolitan ways, than the wretched condition of the streets by reason of the Inability of the city to maintain good pavements, or, . In other words, to replace bad pavements. Warden Beemer Is said to be not only very much put out, but very angry, that the report of the stabbing affray that oc curred in the penitentiary a few days ago should have gotten into the newspa pers and is said to be conducting an in vestigation to discover the Identity of tho man who dared give out information concerning a matter so serious as an at tempt to murder. When Warden Beemer cools down he will realize that the suppression of news concerning a murderous affray in the penitentiary would Justly subject him to reprimand, If not to removal from his office. The state penitentiary Is a public institution and everything that transpire within its walls Is public property at all times. Once upon a time a warden of the Ne braska penitentiary was very much put opt, "if not angry,' because of the pub ltclty given through The Bee of the fact that convicts were being tortured with thumb screws, hung up in stocks and maltreated generally. The result was a legislative Investigation, the abolition ot the Instruments of torture and a change In the government of the state's prison. If the recent affray 'at the penitentiary was purely personal no blame can at tach to the warden or bis deputies. If it was caused by lax discipline or Just p'rovocation, the prison authorities may be called on the carpet to explain. Special agents of the Department of Justice are still in pursuit of land grab bers who have fenced In Uncle Sam's domain, but the question is. Will they catch the right ones? The big cattle barons have so far managed to get from under like the razorlmck pig that gets from under the wheels of a moving freight train. An agitation to open barber shops Sunday mornings Is stirring the state capital from center to rim. The wide- open lobby seven days a week, every week the legislature was in session, however, did not seerr. to shock the sen sibilities of the good people who live un der the shadow of the state house. The report that the Chluese may boy cott an American bank at Shanghai shows that the men with surplus cash In China are not grateful for the part taken by America in handling the Boxer indemnities. Perhaps the Russians know the best way of getting aloug with China, after all. If the Sioux City, Homer & Southern paper, railroad has backed down and withdrawn the obstruction it had set up to prevent Jim Hill's road from cutting off a piece of the Winnebago reservation the question naturally propounds Itself, Did Jim Hill have to pay somebody and how much? Will Surely Bo W atched. Detroit Free Press. The government may get a crop statlstl clan who will be honest, but getting one that will be above suspicion for seme time to come Is 'quite another matter. Mickey as m Bonier. New Vork Tribune. Governor Mickey of Nebraska is credited with being an expert with the discobolus and equally expert at bowling out politi cians of the kind that seem to think the government owes them a living. Helplaar the Hand. Indianapolis News. Nor can Baron Ros?n be blamed for being anxious to see Mr. Wltte and get thobe instructions from the cxar which are being brought to Mm. In this sort of case a man can never, tell what he Is going to catch in the draw. Content on tho Canal. Baltimore American. The government means to keep those diggers down In the canal sons cheerful, even if It has to employ a brass band to play ragtime during working hours. Mr. Naxro, the recreation export, whom the canal commission has selected "to carry out a plan for proper recreation" will doubtless succeed in brlntlu tlie avcrace cf human content down on the isthmus up to the general average the world over. This Woald Help Seme. rhlladelfhla Kecord. Though Por.htor Piatt cannot live his life over eculn. It Is never too late to mend. He may yet do some good by giving up his opposition to a reasonable parcels post law In the Interest of the express companies. First 1st Imports aee. Kansas City Times. The mere fact that a man happens to be a Vnlted Btates senator should not keep him out of Jail If he has done anything to send him there. In the meantime. It Is of the utmost Importance to the nation and to the cause of popular government that men should not bo sent to the senate when It la known by the people who elect them that they ought to be In Jail. When Emperors Meet. Boston Globe. On board an Imperial yacht off the Swed ish coast a meeting Is reported to have taken place the other day of the German kaiser and the Russian csar. As to what the subject of discussion may have been the world Is In complete Ignorance, and the mystery of the affair haa piqued uni versal curiosity. The last time that an emperor of Russia met another emperor on the water for formal conference was when Alexander and Napoleon eat together on & raft In the middle of the river Nlemen and agreed to the terms of the treaty of Tilsit In truly, 1807, a treaty that regis tered the nadir of Prussia's humiliation under Bonaparte. Prussia loat half of Us possessions, and . Alexander, Its late ally, profited by it. The present German em peror Is the great-great-grandson of the Prudslan monarch who was despoiled at Tilsit, and the present Russian emperor la the great-grandnephew of the Russian monarch who received part of the spoils. Rachaaaje of Experleaee. New York Times. While Mr. Dalrymple of Glasgow was in this country on invitation of the new mayor of Chicago to give counsel as to the vexed question of municipal operation of street railways, the authorities of the British city wrre engaged In studying with much earnestness the example of the various states of our union In the matter of the probationary treatment of offen ders. We have received a copy of a min ute adopted by the special committee of the bailies and councilors on this subject setting forth succinctly but clearly the A merlcan sy tern, especially with regard to the appointment of probation officers to watch, guard and aid offenders under suspended sentence and the excellent re sults attained In the rescue and restora tion to society of a large percentage of the cases. It does not appear that the actual legislation of the United Kingdom permits much to be done In applying this system, but an effort Is making to secure what is needed. The co-operation of many benevolent and educational organizations Is relied upon and the movement la prom ising. CHI.XESE "OPES DOOR." ' The laser Guard. ' Chicago News. ' When our Oriental friends promised an "open door" they did ' not say anything about keeping a group of organised boy cotters on guard just Inside of it. Plan a Poor One. Washington Post. We believe that when the statesmen of China take Into consideration the Influence that has been exerted by the United States In behalf of China during the Russo Japanese war, And which will continue to be exerted, they will conclude that the boycott plan Is a' poor one, even as a threat. Experts ate Important. ' " Philadelphia Public Ledger. The present volume of these ex porta tions Is Important and the tendency of the trade to Increase rapidly Is manifest. It Is to be hoped that the Interruption of the greatest trade In cotton goods we have ever carried on with China may be avoided. In addi tion to raw cotton and textiles our ex portation to China consist chiefly of kero sene and flour. In 1904 about 46 per cent of all the kerosene imported Into that country came from the United States. DEMOCRATIC "PRINCIPLES." Bryan's Mistaken Assertion to Basle of Roosevelt's Bnceess. 8t. Louis Globe-Democrat. -Mr. Bryan, Interviewed in St. Louis, ex pressed the opinion that the great success of Mr. Roosevelt in politics Is due to the fact that he has stolen a number of demo cratic "principles." It would be Interesting to know where he found them. And ;t would, be interesting for Mr. Bryan to tell the country where they are to be found. The vital principles of political parties are not merely the declaration of party rep resentatives In national convention. With a party long out of power, its reiterated assertion of certain political tenets mav entitle it to say that these constitute its principles of action, or would In the etent of Its elevation to power. During the long exile of democracy a generation of voters grew up in this country who were deluded, or deluded themselves. Into a belief that if the organisation should ever attain to com plete control of the government It would Inaugurate a new fiscal policy. Even the years of division and ot legislative ob struction, growing out of Morrison bills and Mills billa. could not shake the faith or dampen the ardor of these young men. whose courage and devotedness were surely worthy of a better fate. For no sooner was the party in position to redeem Jts pledges than It fell Into hopeless uncertainty, con stltutlng a menace which did more than any other thing to precipitate panic and continue depression. When these men turned from old to newer Issues and made Mr. Bryan the party leader, they found that It was as Impossi ble to unite the party on new lines as on old. Two campaigns were enough to dem onstrate the fact that that party Is without "principles," although Its mass, like the mass of every party, favor methods of gov ernment contributing to a general welfare. But a democratic platform declaration may not be called a democratic "principle," as a republican platform declaration may, for the reason that, if intrusted with power the democratic party can not or will not resolve Its declared purposes Into action. as the republicans do. Doctrinaires may not recognise this distinction between the parties, but we can assure Mr. Bryan it Is one which the people recognlxe as vital to them. There Is a popular belief In the honesty of Mr. Bryan, and a conviction In the pub. lio mind that If he and his followers should ever attain to the supreme power in this country they would. If they could, redeem tbelr pledges and attempt to resolve Into action their platform declarations. This is likely to make the attainment of com plete power forever Impossible to them, But beyond the fear of their sincerity lies the fear, which Is even greater, of the same sort of prolonged and disastrous un certainty, hesitation, doubt and faltering which came upon the country under Cleve land. ' For under Bryan, as under Cleve land, the party would Inevitably split and be. Incapable of uniting on the policies It had advocated In the campaign. The demo cratic party stands now, in the public mind, as one not knowing what It wants. If Mr. Roosevelt la charged with stealing democratic "principle," his surest defense la to put his accusers on the stand to prove property. BITS Or WASIIHGTO t.OSSIP. Notes aaa Comment on Various Mat ters at atlnnal Capital. The engineer officer In charge of the water supply system of the District of Columbia, Colonel Smith 8. Leuch. Is some what alarmed at existing conditions. In his annual report, submitted to General Markenxie, chief of engineers, he calls at tention to the fact that an Interruption Is liable to occur at any time In the present system whlrh would cut off the entire water supply of the district. He uxges that an appropriation be made tor surveys for an additional conduit from Great Falls. ,Colonel Iarh says the Washington aqueduct, which has been In use for half a century. Is more vulnerable than similar structures throughout the country and thst there Is risk of an accident to It which , would cut pff The supply for a period long enough to produce a water famine. The construction of another aqueduct would prevent such a catastrophe and would In sure an adequate water supply for the district until the present population Is at least doubled, An estimate of HO.Ono for the new sur veys Is submitted, and Its favorable con sideration is urged. The estimates for this section of the water works for the next fiscal year are Hd.Ono, Including 110.000 for the preliminary surveys suggested. 13,000 for building a combined store house and stable at Great Falls and $3-1.000 for the operation, maintenance and repair of the aqueduct and Its accessories. During the month of June the measure ment of consumption and waste of water showed a total of 6S,ooo,ooo gallons, tho largest measurement ever made. The waste of water is said to be still Increasing. It Is thought that at the present time about one-half of the water drawn from the mains is wasted. The new filtration plant, which will be put In operation this fall, will have ft maximum capacity of 75.000,000. An excess of this amount must be supplied by Introducing unMtered water Into the mains, which will mean the repollutlon of the purified water. It Is estimated that If the present waste could be avoided It would reduce the cost of operating the filtration plant by $310 a day. According to the last report submitted by the capltol police to Acting Captain John Hammond, the industry of catching stray canines on the capltol grounds has not been as brisk as at other times, not withstanding the fact that the world Is passing through the period known as "dog days." There Is a law which prohibits dogs and cats from Invading the capltol grounds and It Is rigidly enforced. It makes no difference whether the dogs wear the official tags of the District of Columbia or not. All doga look alike to the capltol police, the only distinction made being that the tagged animals are held at the capltol and their owners notified, while the common, downtrodden curs are sent to the district pound and dispatched. The park policemen are provided with a lasso with which to arrest the offending dogs in the same man ner that the cowboy of the plains ropes ine wua steer. Cats are also captured when possible. Not so many of them nfest the capltol grounds, but they are more elusive than the canines and cause the minions of the law more trouble than the defs. The welfare department of the National Civic Federation has arranged with the Isthmian Canal commission to supply the services of two expert "welfare managers." ine commission, convinced that proper recreation for those engaged In the various operations of canal contsructlon Is of vital Importance to their physical and mental welfare, desires to have these men investigate the needs and the oppor tunities , for recreation, recommend their conclusions and arrange to have carried into effect such plans as are adopted. The plans will Include amusement halls, club houses and outdoor sports, which may be adapted to the climatic conditions. Those who have been chosen for the work are Mr. Naxaro, who has been the " welfare manager" of the Plymouth Cordage com pany. In Massachusettes, where for the past four years he has sucesafully carried on welfare work, including homes for the employes, luncheon facilities, clubhouse and other recreation efforts. He won a gold medal for this work at the St. Louis ex position. He Is a graduate of Harvard and made a special study of the entire question In England, France and Italy. Edward A. Moffett, the other choice, Is the editor of Bricklayer and Mason, the official Journal of the Bricklayers' and Masons' Inter national Union of America. He Is a na tional labor representative, and his wide experience has well equipped him for know ing the needs of the worklnrmen. How the Japanese have' invariably whipped the Russians is being disclosed by American officers sent out to observe the operations, whose reports are just be ginning to come In. The war has been In progress eighteen months, but It Is only within a month that the American ob servers have been able to send In reports that were of any value. Japanese com manders stopped reDOrts of airy value, though they let through reports of operas tlons that did not differ Mm the usual methods. Now that the Russians are suing for peace the Japanese are permitting the observers to forward dispatches that make American officers open then eyes. Never be fore have so many army boards been en grossed by so many war studies of prime Importance. Every branch of the Japanese army has been Jieard from except the en gineers. Major Kuhn Is still In the field and unable to get through reports of worth to American engineers. The quartermaster general's department Is one that has found most to think about In the reports. The extraordinary mobility of the Japanese troops, of course, la a fact which all the world has been speculating about wondering how the catlike moves were accomplished by men supposed to be weighted down by the customary camp ac coutrements. The quartermaster s depart ment has satisfied Itself that the Japanese march extraordinarily llght-do not carry half aa much weight as Americans would. Every piece of metal In a Japanese sol dier's carrying outfit Is aluminum. He car- rles an aluminum canteen, an aluminum cup and wherever metal is required In the way . of buckles that light metal is used His haversack Is made of llsht weight ma terials and his gun Is lighter than nn American soldier would have to pack with. Mm. Everything la reduced to a minimum of weight. Because his general accoutre ments are light weight, each Japanese foot soldier is able to carry entrenching tools; that Is, a pick and shovel. That is a fact not generally known, and it accounts for the comparatively small mortality on a number of fields in which the Japanese apparently fought without cover. Exam liiatlon of the fields at Llao Yang and Muk den show that In every advance the Japan esc army practically entrenched Itself. The first line of skirmishers thrown out dug very shallow trenches. The second line oc cupied them and the first moved forward The third dug them still deeper and the fourth completed them. But In trenching the Japanese showed a new trick. They dug their trenches as if they were prepar log to bury huge telegraph poles, each hearing as many crossarms as possible The trench In which the pole was to He led back to the ammunition carts and the reserv-s. The transverse or arm trenches extended paralled with the front of the Russian positions. The ammunition servers pased through the long trench running from rear to front, and were never ex prtsed to rifle fire at all. Shrapnel fire might reach them, but it did not often. Aftrr having constructed the elaborate entrenchments In the f.tce of the enemy's fire, the Japanese were resr'y to show an other trick. This was to fall back from their t'enches nearest the enemy and thus Invite him to charge forwsrd. only to be met by the whole strengths of th organisation, mnklng the attack In the Inst trench, Into which machine and mounted guns had been hurried as soon as It was completed. When the Russians reached the last trench the galling flie was too much for men entirely exposed and they went down by the thousiwid. Another thing about their field w-rk la that there Is no blind firing; no shooting simply because the Russians arc known to be In a certain direction; no shoottnK until the range finders pick tip the Rus sians and the distance Is accurately meas ured with the best scientific Instruments the Japanese government can buy. The men with the range finders go with collapsible extension ladders. They pop up all over the debatable ground, tako measurements and telephone the result to the men who do the shooting. Ech range-finder operator has a telephone re ceiver strapped to his ears and a transmit ter In front of his mouth, and he never takes observations beyond the end of his coll or insulated wire. This range-flndlng work Is done not only for artillery, but for infantry. But the most startling fact It that the Japanese forces never change bivouac until the medical corps has examined the site of the proposed camping place and agreed that it would not. endanger the health of the men. The doctors are from twenty-four to seventy-two hours ahead of the army. After them come the quar termasters to assure a supply of water, fuel and forage ror the horses before the fighting men arrive. By such precautions the army operated In Manchuria now has less than 1 per cent of the men in hospitals on account of sickness. PERSONAL. NOTE. Tolstoi has RivRn up reading the news papers, but his friends tell him the news. He spends much time roaming In the woods. Miss Helen Falrchild Smith has resigned from the position Of dean of Wells college, Aurora, N. Y., which she has held for twenty-nlno years. Daniel T. Jewett of St. Louis who will be 8 years old In September and who re cently retired from practice, Is probably the oldest attorney in the United States. Dr. William Spurgeon of Cardiff, Wales, a cousin of England's famous preacher, was the guest last week ot the University of Chicago, officiating as university preacher,. Bishop Charles C. Grafton, one of the acknowledged leaders In the "High" church doctrines of the Episcopal religion, has established a monastery for members of the Benedictine Order of Fond du Lac, Wis. Robert Crawford, the noted civic leader of Glasgow, Scotland, expects shortly to make a tour of America, lecturing on "Municipal Socialism and Its Practical Workings In Glasgow." He had Intended to accompany Mr. Dalyrlmple to America, but was 111 at the time. Lord Rosebery's most curious posses sion Is a mammoth silver wine beaker, which Is used at the christening of his children. At the christening of his younger son three dozen bottles of cham pagne were poured Into the beaker, which was even then but one-third full. It Is said that Admiral Togo's salary In American money Is about $3,200 a year. Something Inharmonious may be detected In the fact that a vaudeville performer has secured an engagement In New York at $3,000 per week, or nearly as much as the famous Japanese sea fighter gets tor twelve months' hard work. Mnrui Aiiarusta. dowaaer arrand duchess of Mecklenburg-Strellts, Is the oldest mem ber of the royal family and was com in ioo aha 1 nf course, the sister Ot the lata Duke of Cambridge and has a house at Buckingham Gate, Her only son, ine r.lmlnr arand duke of MecKlenourg-bire- Uts. bears the name of Wellington. Th 1st Jnsenh Jefferson's son Wil liam went abroad several years ago, and while he was "doing" London he found that his funds were running short. He cabled to his father: "Bend me w. The elder Jefferson cabled in reply: 'What fort" Back came the answer: For Willie." And he got the money". Rnma nueer blunders are made In ad dressing royalty and other titled person ages. Lord Duffetin. In India, was once addressed as "Your Enormity." An Abys sinian missive came to Queen Victoria ad dressed to the "Queen of Kings; Empress of the Great Red Sea." Her Highland tenants used to say: -come iw in ana sit doon, Queen VictoVee." in Parts tha Countess Bonl de Castel- lane (one of Jay Gould's daughters), who rnnt tnuea to lavish money on all possible objects, Is said to display more Jewels than the old noble families approve. At a soiree she wore lor tne nrst time a collar of pearls so large and so beautiful as to make universal comment, as It was thought to be In bad taste. Mr. Relva Lockwood. the only' woman who ever ran for president of the United States, is a member or the District or Col umbia bar. At present she is engaged In the Cherokee Indian case, among the most Important that ever came before the United States court of claims. Mrs. Lockwood i n ardent admirer of President Roose velt, whom she regards as the greatest living statesman. V4 H5 ALL ' ) OVER J3W In the throat? That means hoarseness, sore throat, 'tonsillitis. In the chest? Then bron chitis, pneumonia, consumption. Do not let your cold settle, fireakitupl Drive it out ! Ask. your doctor the best medicine for this. If he says Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, take it at once. If he has anything better, take that.v KxU y the'. O. Iwlh .lwll, KMl AIM Bisaiiffcolafrs of TVB'8 HAIlt TIGOR-Fot the bstr. AYaR'g fcAitSAPAkUXa-Vuf toe bkx4. CROP REPORT Atm'BD.Tiri. Some ' estimates that Prov tha dromfnl Hoot of nlstrn-t. New York Times. . One basic difficulty about ret'n curate crop reports heretofore has he" W that only in census years has there been 1 an absolute count. Thus the last census added K.OeO.WW acres to the corn area. Tet in the very next year there was an "etl muted" reduction Of 1J.0W.0C0 acres, and the census area has never since been equaled, although It Is as sure as anything can be thnt our cultivated area makes steady growth of our poPll"llon' 'nBl ever my be the temporary Increases or decreased comparing any single years. Put eacn xea- Is compared, not with certain facts, but with estimates. Thus error Is piled upon error until there are such ab surdities as a larger cultivated area tha-i there g geographical surface. Lest thieV should be thought a J"st It may be aid that in 190I. when a special Inquiry was made into the point, there were 101 such counties, and that of the nation's 2,0, counties only .28 per cent allowed mi intrtin aa 10 per cent deduction from the surveyed land surface for roads, villages, sterile soil, and so on. This la not a brief for the department. It Is a simple exposition of some of Its difficulties, which are not apparent to the unthinking, and which. It is submitted, might and should be dealt wltn more efficiently. It Is quite possible that enough money Is allowed the department and that too little Is spent upon the crop reports. And It is possibly true that farm ers would be as well pleased If they were treated less like fools, and given more solid service Instead of such flattering offi cial attention as Is thought to turn their Blmjilt) heads. JIST FOR FIX. "Buhbtihs looks pretty bad, doesn't hn him s!rkh" ,ly" lheW n'W women naka r,.N,ew w-m'n!. Wh" "hould female suf froglsts affect him that" "You mlsunderstHnd me. I mean the new cooks that aro coming and going at hla house."-l'hlladelphla I'uhlic ledger, Piggamus Here's nn advertisement that guarantees to make antique furniture out of new. It says it can take furniture right out of the factory and make It look 100 lean old. Plsmukes That's nothing! My two chil dren can beat that and not half try. They've already done it with the parloi set. Washington Life. "What makes you think that Mr. Seadds Is not a man of Influence in his com munity T" "Because," answered Miss Cayenne, "I have observed that he never runs his au tomobile at any greater speed than that permitted by law.1' Washington Star. TWO little Klrls. aa-eri K and vara slav ing together on the beach. "And your papa," queried one, "what does he do?" "Oh, whatever mamma says," answered the other. Detroit Tribune. Irate Creditor Now, look here, X want my money. Impudent Debtor O, that's all right, I thought perhaps you wanted mine. Alley Sloper. "Dear John," wrote Mrs. Newlywed from the shore, "I enclose the hotel bill." "Dear Jane, I enclose check," wrote John, but please don't buy any more hotels at this price they are robbing you." The Smart Sot. "I'm Afraid I may have to go to Jail," walled the prominent packer. "Why so?'' asked the sapient senator. "I've been Indicted." "Pooh! Look at me. T've been con victed." Louisville Courier-Journal. Alice rushed In from the garden. She had been badly stung by a bee, and wa holding on to her finger and sobbing piti fully. "Oh, mamma," she cried, "J burned me on a bug!" Brooklyn Life. "There are too many grafters In the world." said the patriotic citlxen. "Unquestionably," answered Senator Sorghum. "Pretty soon there won't be enough, grAft 1o gd 'round.'VWshlruiton Star. " w - " New York Man Why do they call Boston "the Hub?" Ban Francisco Man-Because the swiftest fart of the country is the furthest from t, I guess. Cleveland Leader. "Did you ever see such an ostentatious display of wealth?" "Never! One would think they war really rich." Brooklyn Life. Dressmaker And would you have leg of mutton aleeves, madam? Customer Most certainly not. I am a vegetarian ! Punch. STILL SWEETER BRINGS MY DARLIXG. Henry Austin In the August Century. The hell bird fills Australian shades With songs like' bubbling fountains; The redstart thrills the river glades Beneath Virginian mountains. The oriole, that soul afire, Pours forth a storm of singing To the rapt mate of his desire In soft gray hammock swinging. t Sole sings to dawn the wild, free lark. Al day, the tamed starling; The nightingale enchants the dark; But sweeter sings my darling. By night, by day on topmost spray. Or where the covert hushes, Plays Nature's weirdest orchestra The mock-bird, king of thrushes! Rare plagiarist of every note, Of every mood and meter, Btlll can he conjure from his throat Tunes of his own, far sweeter. But all the words of all the birds Ay, e'en thy songs, magician All sweetest notes from singing throats. Fade, as at dawn a vision; When, be it catch or lullaby. Or songs of battle ringing. Love-lays of hymns of liberty, I hear my darling singing. . f For song each bird hath times preferred When winter winds are gnarllng Each 'tender tree the chleadee Outslngs the housed starling. But whether blows the Summer's rosa, Or Winter's winds be snarling. Be Spring abloom, or Fall In gloom. Still sweeter elngs my darling. . MAKES YOU Ache all over? Feverish? Chilly? Just coming down with a hard cold? Where do you suppose it will settle? ITER'S PUI S-Tot coastlpstioa: AlsM'S AGUSCUk f m saitnaaaaati. A