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WUEM OIT.OIT TOWN.
Subscribers leaving? tha city tem
porarily should ha Tha De
mailed to them. It Is batter thau
dally tetter from home. Ad
dress will ! ahanaed aa often aa
requested.
Banker Lewis U probably of the opin
ion thnt it Is better to send his bunk into
liquidation than to send himself into the
penitentiary. , .
In all jrolmiility the international
conference at Tonsillolith will yot suc
ceed in mixing a bird lime which w.'ll
hold the dove of pence.
Since western farmers nave become
educated on the subject of gold brick
tut- eastern salesmen are loadluic tip with
u fine line of adulterated uh'ii'.fu seed.
For once at least representatives of
the Jews have bad an opportunity to tell
a Russian minister some plain facts
without danger of spending time in Si
beria. The only thing that prevcu-.s Aineilra
now from playing even with Che l oo
and Shanghai it that the demand for
mws In China la not as strong as the
demand, in this country.
Cable coinpaules are throwing no ob
, stacles in the way of u protriicted con
ference of )he peace plenlooteutlurk-s.
Tolls on messages filed in ono day ag
gregated nearly $20,000.
That eclipse of the movu was doubt
less scheduled at this time to foreshadow
what is in store for some of the political
luminaries that will have to be snuffed
aut at the coming primaries.
The proposed Invasion of Kansas and
Colorado by the Omaha Commercial club
will test the hustling qualities of the
mercantile boosters, especlall- If they
attempt to storm Pike's Teak.
There Is altogether too much blowing
bout the activity of the federal offi
cials who are charged with Investiga
ting Illegal fencing of the public domain.
Tha barking dog rarely bites.
With twenty-nine cases of typhoid
fever reported In Wasiugtou in one day
the government experts may discover
that they do not have to go all the way
to New Orleans to And a field of activity.
It Colonel Bryan's globe-girdling
tour Is not to begin until December, we
may "est'essT that the Nebraska cam
paign will not .wind up without hU
usual rear platform appeals to the faith
ful. A ton of snow gathered from the crest
of the Rockies has teen presented to
the Eagles by ttielr admirers In Den
ver, but we spprehend a basket of cham
pagne would have been better ap
preciated. Since German bankers have offered to
loan money to the sultan of Morocco It
Is probable that the coming Interna
tional conference to consider th condi
tion of that country will find Its work
anticipated.
A collection of the "labor" sermons to
be preached Sunday before Labor day
would be invaluable In showing the real
poaltiou of the preachers toward labor
unions and the amouut of study they
have given the latest aspects of the labor
problem.
Attorney General Brown does not
propose to let any grass grow under
bis shoes this summer. Although he
already has Lis hands full with the rail
road tax fighters, the grain combination
and other outgrowths of lawlessness, be
proposes to Institute criminal proceed
ings against officers and agents of bunco
steerers who are operating so-called
torn co-operative companies.
THE RECIPROCITY AQITATIOX.
The conference that will meet in Chi
cago today to consider the question of
trade reciprocity will command nation tl
attention. It will be attended by more
than a thousand delegates representing
Industrial, commercial' and agricultural
associations in every section of the coun
try and the discussion, of the subject
before the congress is expected to have
a decided effect upon public thought in
repnrd to a question which more than
ever before Is recognized as having a
most linportaut beurlug on the future
of our foreign trade.
It is a fact that is becoming more and
more apparent that the United States,
in order to hold the commerce abroad
which has been acquired and cularge
trade with foreign countries, must make
some concessions. How far it ought to
go In tills respect, having always in
mind the proper conservation of-American
interests, is a matter which It is
not easy to determine, in the making
of reciprocity treaties a great many In
terests have to be considered and neces
sarily there are conflicts which It is
difficult if not Impossible to reconcile.
This will undoubtedly be made mani
fest in the deliberations of the reci
procity conference at Chicago during the
next two days, yet there is reason to
expect that an understanding will be
reached which will at least command
the serious consideration of the country.
The question of reciprocity Is unques
tionably one of commanding Importance.
We are face to face with the fact that
some of the principal industrial ana
commercial nations of the world are pre
paring to antagonize America i trade,
tfcrmany Is leading oft in this direction
and other countries are suoxing a dis
position to follow her example. Jealous
of the invislon which the Vnlted Stat"S
has la-en making of the markets of the
world, the countries affected by Ameri
can competition have for several years
been seriously considering methods for
heading off our competition or gaining
inrgcr advantages in the American mar
ket.
It is this situation which is pressing
upon the attention of our industrial and
commercial Interests andJ,6rolng to the
front the question as toMrtiSt can best
be done to meet It and to avert what
threatens to be a serious Injury to our
foreign trade. The Chicago conference
is intended to Indicate what in the
opinion of the Industrial and commercial
Interests should be done. It Is intended
as a means of enlightening iiuh'ic
opinion on the subject, and also of con
veying to congress the views of the men
who represent the industrial, commer
cial and agricultural affairs of the na
tion. Meanwhile It Is Interesting to note
that the Administration contemplates
negotiating a new treaty of commerce
with Germany which will be reciprocal
in character and that such a treaty will
probably be ready for submission to
the senate early in the next session. It
la well understood that the German gov
ernment desires such a treaty and
there probably would be no serious dif
ficulty in negotiating It, though like the
French and other treaties It might fall
of ratification by the senate.
A CHAKOK OF VIEWS.
It is noted that some of the mem
bers of congress who are of the Taft
party in the Philippines have changed
their, views in regard to the treatment
which should be accorded to the islands
In the matter of the tariff. A dispatch
from Manila a few days ago stated that
many converts to the cause of free trade
between America and the Philippines
hare been made among senators and
representatives. Even Representative
Grosveuor of Ohio is quoted as saying
that the measure In the last congress
proposing a reduction of the Plngley
rates to 1!5 per ceuV" on t Philippine
products will be amended so as to pro
vide for free trade, while Mr. Hill of
Connecticut is said to have become con
vinced that there will be no danger to
the tobacco of his state from the free
admission of Philippine tobacco and
cigars. A western senator Is also re
ported as saying that he will favor free
trade with the Islands, although he has
hitherto moat vigorously opposed any
concession.
As Secretary Taft has been a most
earnest advocate of reducing the tariff
on Philippine products It appears that he
has won a very signal success for his
contention in taking the congressmen
to the archipelago and It seems a pretty
safe prediction that the next congress
will give heed to his recommendations,
which are favored by" President Roose
velt. In that event there will certainly
result a decided change for the better
In Philippine Industrial and commercial
affairs.
NORWAY'S DIVISION.
The people of Norway have almost
unanimously voted lu favor of dissolv
ing the union with Sweden and all that
remains to tie done in order to settle this
matter Is for the national parliament to
ratify the verdict of the people, which
of course it will promptly do when it
couveues next week. What will then
ensue cannot be predicted with cer
tainty, except that the Norwegians will
doubtless be permitted to pursue their
own way without Interference, choosing
a king or establishing a republic, as
they shall deem Vint, but very likely
the former. It is not at all probable
that there will be any hesitation on the
part of Sweden In acceding to the dis
solution, the klug and the new inln
lstry of that country being dis
tlnctly opposed to anything in the
nature of coercion. Sweden will of
course seek some understanding with
the couutry which has separated from
It In regard to certain rights aud in re
spect to future relations, but there Is
no'appreheuslon that there will be any
serious difficulty In reaching au arnica
ble arrangement of alt matters of this
kind.
Norway should become a republic.
Her people are fully qualified for a re
publlcau form of government aud it
THE OMAHA
adoption, there can bo no doubt, would
prove to their advantage politically and
otherwise. The indications, however,
are that they will choose a king and
the question that Is niot perplexing the
country is where to And an acceptable
ruler. Einpcror William Is understood
to desire a Dane to relitii in Norway,
but the Norwegians have not forgotten
their vassalage to Denmark before the
union with Sweden and therefore are
not likely to take kindly to the sugges
tion of the German emperor. The ques
tion, however, must soon be decided
and the outlook Is that Norway will
take her place among the European
monarchies, instead of availing herself
of the opportunity to lecome the first
of Scandinavian republics.
ixtrusisa os rorvLAit credulity.
The reciprocity conference which la to
meet at Chicago this week, though it ap
pears to be sternly frowned upon by the
administration, will be confronted with
questions of serious Importance to the
flitted States, and questions with which
the administration and congress will soon
have to deal. It will be Impossible for
President Roosevelt and the republican
leaders to keep the tariff question from
coming to the fore. It Is already pressing,
both at home and abroad. Resentment
against tho United States on account of
the Dlngley schedules Is fast spreading all
uver the world. Our foreign markets
threaten soon to be seriously curtailed. Al
ready Imports are enormously Increasing
over exports. In consequence of this feel
ing of resentment, and In spite of high
duties. Ot.'icr nations are making more
and more trouble for the manufacturers of
American sewing machines, typewriters,
electrical machinery, leather and shoes, and
the farmers and stock growers arc being
denied markets for their breadstuffs, fruit
and cattle And here at home
the Kltuiitior Is as grave. These same
exorbitant Dlngley schedules are operating
to enormously increase the cost of living
and to put the added price of necessities
Into the already overflowing pockets of
the protected manufacturers. World
Herald. The editor of the World Herald can
compress more Ignorance and mendacity
into half a column thau any other living
man in America. . There is absolutely no
truth in the assertion that the national
reciprocity conference is to be sternly
frowned upon by the administration, al
though President Roosevelt and mem
bers of his cabinet cannot with propriety
either directly or indirectly take part in
its proceedings. The St. Louis Globe
Democrat, the leading republican paper
of the Mississippi valley, prints the fol
lowing dispatch concerning the presi
dent's attitude with regard to the Im
pending convention:
Fresldent Roosevelt, from his home In
Oyster Bay, will watch the proceedings of
the national reciprocity conference. That
the inspiration of the president's Interest
In the general movement Is to be launched
here will be felt by the participants In the
conference was evidenced more than a
week ago, when he summoned Alvtn H.
Sanders, chairman of the committee on ar
rangements, to Oyster Bay for a discus
sion. '
He wished to& talk of the question at
Issue and to urge the Importance of fram
ing a policy to carry on the campaign that
will approach the subject of reciprocity
which, In a sense, means tariff revision
In the proper and most practical manner.
The scope of the convention and Its
probable plans were gone over at length In
the conference between President Roose
velt and Mr. Sanders, nnd a list of the dele
gations named to attend the Chicago gath
ering, as far as known, was placed In the
hands of the executive for his guidance as
to where the movement Is taking root.
On his return to Chicago, Mr. Sanders,
while not wishing to discuss the particu
lar phases of the reciprocity question gone
over with the president, expressed himself
as thoroughly convinced that such difficul
ties as the leaders of the movement may
meet In the course of their campaign will
be with the legislative rather than the ex
ecutive branch of the government.
On the third page of the same Issue
of the World-Herald, that bemoans the
awful condition of the couutry owing
to the enormous increase of Imports
over exports, may be found an exhibit
compiled by the bureau of statistics of
the Department of Commerce, which
shows that the exports for the past fiscal
year are the largest on record. Tho
growth In the exportation of manufac
tures is ahown to have largely exceeded
the growth in population. Not only Is
this country holding Its own in the ex
IKirt of manufactured products, but
America is rapidly outstripping all other
countries in the exportation of fabrics
produced in its mills and factories.
It Is simply amazing bow any Intelli
gent man who has any regard for the
truth can represent the situation at
home as grave in the face of the unex
ampled and unprecedented prosperity
which the people of America, and espe
cially those of the west, are now enjoy
ing. Concede that the cost of living
has Increased within the past few years,
the opportunity for employment at good
wages has more than kept- pace, and If
the consumer of the products of the
farm, orchard and cattle range pays
more for what he eats, the agricultural
class are the beneficiaries, as well as the
merchants and manufacturers.
And now we are told that the sugges
tion that we abandon the Dustln farm,
otherwise designated on tho map as
Fontanelle park, la ''barbarous.' Are
we not gettlug to be very tender in these
days? The real barbarous transaction
was the original purchase of ravines and
corn fields miles out of town at faUilous
prlyea for the benefit of grafters. The
most sensible thing, from our point of
view, would be to dlsHse of these lands
at whatever they may bring now and re
Invest the money In plots within the city
limits. It Is the nature of the yellow
beast, of course, to go the other way.
Whenever The Bee advocates the right
thing, Its illcy has always been to go
wrong. Aud The Hee has been right
nluety-nlue times out of a hundred on
all Issues affecting the welfare of
Omaha.
The teamsters strike at Chicago may
now Im considered at an end slncj tho
police reporters of that city have re
sumed their stories of the mysterious
"Mr. Dove" and "the automobll mur
der. Candidates for county offices still have
four days time to file the required fee
that wis' entitle them to have their
DAILY BEE: "WEDNESDAY,
names printed on the official ballot at
the universal primary election on Sep
tember lit, but the filings already made
Indicate that voters will be afforded an
abundant choice.
The federal government la defending
the Indiana against the efforts of Thurs
ton county to collect taxes from Indians
who have money on deposit In the banks.
Will it do the same against the efforts
of speculators to attach the same money
on alleged debts said to be owing by the
Indians?
A thorough probing of ttie affairs of
three of the largest life Insurance com
panies In New York is to be begun in
the Interests of the policy Insiders ty
the Nebraska Insurance department. It
remains to be seeu whether the probe
will Pierce deep enough to let all the
pus out.
The suggestion that Jim Hill pay a
$10,000 incorporation fee to the state of
Nebraska for the privilege of putting
the Great Northern label on his Ash
land cut off instead of the Purllngton
lalel, presumes altogether too much on
that eminent philanthropist's generosity.
If that much-talked-of extra session
of congress vanishes altogether, the
people of the First Nebraska district
will wonder why they should have held
a special election to make sure that the
vacancy In their representation was
filled in time.
I.ncntlnw the Sensitive Spot.
Chicago Tribune.
There Is strong suspicion that while Mr.
Wu was In the country asking those Inno
cent questions he learned tho exact location
of Uncle Bnm's sensitive spot and the best
way of getting at It.
How Alinnt the People t
rittsbvrg Dispatch.
The Intimation from Washington that
there may be no extra session of congress
will doubtless please congressmen, but what
of the public, who havs been looking for
ward to rate legislation and other mat
ters of more or less Importance?
Preparlnar for Emergencies.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
There Is no denying tha desire of the
Japanese to be prepared for any emergency,
but when it Is reported that the troops in
the field are preparing to celebrate tha
declaration of peace it might be well to
remember that they may be preparing for
another movement against tha Russian
flank.
F.dnrntlon In Japan.
Boston Transcript.
The Japanese official "White Book" re
cords 27,128 public schools now being con
ducted In the empire by something over
100,000 teachers, and with more than 6,000,on0
pupils. This represents an enrollment of
93.28 per cent of all Japanese children of
school age, and Is an Increase of about 33
per cent In the laat decade. To a public
school nation like ours the moral of such
a growth Is sufficiently obvious.
Anslo-Krenoh Friendship.
Boston Transcript.
New conditions are bringing about new
friendships. The English provincial news
papers In the neighborhood of the French
squadron at. the English Portsmouth are
so enthusiastic oyer the entente cordials
that they are printing some of their edi
torials In Trench: ' Britain, by the way, Is
to be congratulated upon so accomplished
a body of editors; we fear that If American
newspaper writers of ordinary rough and
ready ability should try to show off In the
same way the entente cordlale would be
seriously endangered. '
The Mosquito and Hla Bill.
New York Times.
Few mysteries that have lately been re
vealed by science make a more powerful
appeal to the curiosity of intelligent per
sons than the now well known discrimina
tion exhibited by mosquitoes. Why should
specimens of the genus stegomyla alone
bo capable of transferring the germs of
yellow fever f.-om one man to another,
while representatives of the genus ano
pheles display a similar excluslveness In re
gard to malaria? To a limited extent, no
doubt, climatic and geographical Influences
operate, for the malarial mosquito seems
to be more widely distributed over tha
earth than Is the one which disseminates
yellow fever. Nevertheless, there are re
gions where both genera abound, and In
these each fulfills Its own peculiar mission.
Almost equally marvelous Is tha inability
of the all too abundant culex to become in
fected with either of the diseases men
tioned or to infect their human victims.
A STROKE FOR HEALTH,
Aa Oance of Prevention iu Worth
Poind of Car."
Indianapolis News.
While northern cities have no need to
fear on account of the fever they will be
derelict in their duty if they fall to im
prove the occasion for a sanitary campaign.
The time of the year approaches when rank
vegetation reaches its worst, and this
alone Is a source of disease; but more than
this, while ' may not have the fever
mosquito "there are others." Tha malarial
mosquito flourishes everywhere, and we
suffer precisely as those suffer that are In
reach of the fever mosquito. That Its sting
Is not so deadly Is surely little argument for
falling -to provide against It. In many
cities sanitary campaigns have been begun
and we should not be slow to Join In the
procession. In New York, the American
Clvio association Is circulating information
on the subject of sanitation In Its various
branches with especial particularity as to
getting rid of the mosqultoa. Ona of the
circulars to housekeepers says If you are
troubled with mosquitoes set It down for a
certlnty that somewhere within 600 yards
of you a female mosquito Is laying her
eggs In some of these places:
In standing water; In a cesspool; a sewer
inlet: a ruin water barrel: a burse trouah:
a roof gutter that is clogged: an empty
bottle: an old tin can; broken crockery that
holds water; a water pan for dog, cat or
chickens; a water receptacle for a grind
stone; a, hole In a tree; a watering pan for
birds; a garden fountain. Any place. In
furl, where water stands for tlva days or
mora. One tomato can in a shady spot
with water In it. has been found to breed
sufficient mosqultoa to keep a family un
happy all summer.
The remedies advised suggest themselves.
They are to clean out every place where
water stands; screen tha rain barrel. If you
have one; change the water in horse
troughs or drinking pans for birds of dogs
every day; put gold Ash In fountains to
eat the larvae, and pour kerosene on the
surface of sluggish brooks or drains or
streams of any kind. Of course, all this
nutans trouble. But for tha matter of
that It Is trouble to live. Life means
effort, constant and unremitting, mental
and physical, and those people live best
that take infinite pains In everything. It is
profitable to advert repeatedly to the ex
ample the Japanese afforded under the ab
normal condition of war. The care that
they manifest In sanitary measures has
made a new chapter In progress. The
whole world Is amazed at what they have
accomplished in preventing disease In their
armies sod in recovering ths wuuaded
AUGUST 16, 1905.
AMO.IO THE PEACEMAKERS.
Sldellahta on the Envoya Off Daly mi
Portsmouth.
The peace envoys In session at Ports
mouth are not overwhelmed with the re
sponsibilities of their lvisltlon. At times
they put aside the burd-n and frolic with
the butterflies of the summer resort as
unrestrained as any young old boy on a
vacation. And the summer girls are hav
ing the time of a life with them. Borne
correspondents say the Japs have the best
of It. others recite the social capers of
Witte and Rosen, who are In the swim to
the guard ropes.
Every man from Nippon who walks
through the parlor Is surrounded by all
the girls who can get anywhere near him.
Colonel Tachibana, the warlike-looking vet
eran of Mukden, and Commander Takeshlta
are the favorites. Most soldiers are quite
peareable looking persons awoy from a
battlefield, but Tarhlhona looks like Mars
In trousers. He looks so very grim and
savage that the girls go Into raptures
over him. He seems to like It. and smiles
In ferocious amiability when they say:
"And were you really at Mukden? Do
tell us what It was Ilk!"
The official Russians keep to themselves
a good deal, but the girls lionize any who
drift Into the parlor, snd the Russian cor
respondents are eagerly seized upon. Some
of ths famous Knglish correspondents
whose names are familiar on this side of
the water are swooped upon as soon as
they show up and are asked In a soprano
chorus to tell about the wars they' have
reported.
When the girls have used up all the
notabilities they congregate on the veranda
and took in through the windows at the
big force of telegraph operators ticking off
the press dispatches. And when all else
falls they get out across the road, where
they can got a look at the newspaper men
pounding off "copy" on their typewriters.
They are rapidly accumulating a complete
knowledge of war and war correspondents.
It was on the back piazza on Wednes
day night that one of the International
mysteries was talking to a correspondent
and to Mr. Sato In editorial language.
"Humanity hasn't much Imagination,"
said ho. "A crowd will wait outside a
Jail and draw long faces because one man
la going to be hanged Inside. Here, right
here, four men are deciding whether thou
sands of men, tens of thousands of men,
are to live or die. That's what It means
If the war goes on. Thousands of lives,
let alone the future of China. And look
at us." He waved his hand over the
piazza, bright with white muslin, over the
artillery band, over the dowagers play
ing bridge inside the open windows.
The member of the Japanese party who
always causes necks to curve and crane
In his direction Is Adachl. According to
European standards, he comes nearer to
being handsome than do any of his com
patriots. He Is small, of course, but
graceful and well set up. His features
are regular and he wears a long, silky
moustache and goatee like those of the
mikado. He dresses to the moment. In
the morning he Is always in white flannel.
He takes his hours of ease In the lobby
or on the piazza, but he docs not go there
to talk, nor yet to listen to the band.
The serlous-mlnded Mr. Adachlo sits like
a statue amid gaiety of the piazza, read
ing works of philosophy.
Perhaps the personage who attracts most
attention among the celebrities Is M.
Pokotlloff, tho former minister to Peking.
He is taller than M. Witte, but younger
and more vigorous tn build, and he looks
every Inch the man that he Is. His com
plexion is swarthy and his beard black.
He has a -shrewd but rather kindly gray
eye, and easy, pleasant manners. As he
strides through the hotel In a light suit
and a Panama hat, worn turned down be
hind, all necks crane in his direction.
M. rokotllon and several of the at
taches went down to the swimming pool
while the envoys were holding a confer
ence. Rojestvensky and two of the under
secretaries went in swimming. They pad
dled to ths float, fifty yards out, dived a
few times and frolicked in tha water like
bo many boys.
Surely never in the country, and never
In the world since the close of the Dreyfus
trial at Rhelrns, has there been such a
convention of the lost legion, tha wander
ers of the earth, aa la going on now in
the Hotel Wentworth. There la hardly a
region on the face of the globe, except
Interior Tibet, where some one now quar
tered in this big whits building has not
been. East and west meet here. Nearly
all t)ie tongues of the world, even to the
Pekingese dialect, are spoken in ths big
dining room
A large, sun-burned man in a Panama
hat will drift through the corridors and
meet another large, sun-burned man in
another Panama hat.
'Hello, Jones!" he will say, only tha
name la usually twenty times less pro-1
nounceable than Jones.
"Don't you remember ma? Wa bunked
together in front of Ladysmlth In 1900."
It may not be Ladysmlth. Equatorial
Africa, Interior China, Bouth America,
Odessa, the Nile, the Philippines all these
have served aa a basis for Introductions
and reunions In bome-elaylng New Hamp
shire. An American U playing an important
part In the peace negotiations. He la Henry
W. Dennlson, lor many years the coun
selor of tha Mikado, and who Is sometimes
referred to as the white giant among tha
brown dwarfs. Twenty-five years ago
Dennlson secured au appointment as vice
consul at Yokohama. His predecessor had
succeeded In stirring up a lot of trouble
and was heartily detested by the Japanese.
Dennison set about overcoming the preju
dice against Amet leans In Japan that had
been created by his predecessor. By tha
use of untulling tact and politeness he
soon established himself In favor. The
Japs learned to respect and ilk him. When
a change In administration came and Mr.
Dennlson was dismissed from his position
as vice consul, he was offered a good post la
the Japanese Foreign office. He accepted
and has been there ever since. No one
knows how much pay he gets. Neither
does any one know Just what hla duties
are. This Is because Mr. Dennlson has a
large stock of discretion. The Ruslans
have a proper appreciation of hla influence,
for they say he la the man "behind tha
throne."
"It la Impossible for the oriental quickly
to grasp a proposition presented by a while
man," remarked a European diplomat to
day. "1 hat Is because the mental processes
of the Caucasian and tha Oriental ara
wholly different. Dennlson translates tha
sayings of the white man and puts them
into language that the Japanese can com
prehend. He Is a very remarkable man.
But his great modesty serves to keep his
light under a bushel and, outside of a small
circle at Toklo, he la not appreciated In
Japan. But Dennlson cares nothing for
popular praise. Ha is well paid for his
labors and Is perfectly content to remain
In the background."
Most of the Russians wear th traditional
Pluvlc whiskers. M. Batchoff, who conies
to attend to the financial end of the confer
ence, has the finest pair.
"I don't know who he Is, but he has as
fine a little mattress as I ever saw," said
one of the eternal group at the door of the
Wtnlwirtn as Batchoff paed la.
PEBfOSAt. ROTES.
Burglars welcomed the return of Mayor
Dunne by robbing his Chicago residence.
Nothing like honoring one's near of kin.
A Cincinnati man the other day shut up
shop and put crape on the door because
his pet poodle died.
Dr. Victor Nllsson of Minneapolis h"
been chosen to edit the new monthly mu
sical journal which Is to be gotten out un
der the auspices of the American Union
of Swedish Singers.
Mary Macl-ane Is living a quiet life In
ease and luxury up In the Massachusetts
mountains. She Is probably having a lot
of fun In reflecting how she fooled the
American people Into making It possible
for her to take It easy the rest of her
life.
Miss Madge Plckler, daughter of a
former well known member of congress,
has left her home In South Dakota to take
possession of a mine which she owns In
the Cripple Creek district. Miss Plckler
every morning dons a miner's garb and
goes down Into the mine.
Puane Herbert Church, the man who
revolutionized the watchmaking Industry of
the world, has Just died at Wist Newton.
Mass. Once an Itinerant watch tinker.
Mr. Church roee to be an Inventor of note,
more than 160 devices and improvements
of immense importance to the watch trade,
among them the present stem-winding
watch, standing to his credit.
At least one man and a Chicago man,
at that took the word "obey" In the mar
riage service literally and agreed that It
might work both ways. So when his wife.
In a moment of discouragement at finding
him frail in the presence of wine, told him
to go and drown himself, he obeyed with
out hesitation and left a note to the effect
that he suicided by his wife's command.
SAD FATE OV A REFORMER.
Story of the Man Who Tried to Be
laefnl to Others.
New York Journal.
We shall quote to you now Buckle's beau
tifully told story of the man that tries to
be useful to other human beings.
"Not for him are those rewards which
In other pursuits the same energy would
have earned- not for him tha sweete of
popular applause; not for him the luxury
of power; not for him a share In the coun
cils of his country; not for him a con
spicuous and honored place before the
public eye.
"Albeit conscious of what he could do
he may not compete In the great contest;
he cannot hope to win the prize; he can
not even enjoy the excitement of the strug
gle. "To him the arena Is closed. His recom
pense lies within himself, and he must
learn to care little for the sympathy of
his fellow creatures, or for such honors
as they are able to bestow."
It Is true that the world doesn't treat
very gently those that try to serve It.
But the man who wants to make him
self useful and make his life worth while
must understand conditions In advance.
If you want money and an easy life, get
a Job with Rockefeller or one of his kind.
Make yourself useful to money, and money
will make Itself useful to you.
If you want to have a life that Is worth
while, remember that you must take your
pay In your own approval, or In the fun
of a good, hard fight.
You have really waited too long to show
the real fighter's quality.
Some years ago, when fighting men ruled
the world, the man with a new Idea ran
real risks. Ho paid with his life, with
twisted limbs and burnt flesh for his free
dom of thought.
Now punishment for Independent think
ing Is ridiculously mild. The thinking man
Is simply hated by overfed, idiots. . They
feel .toward him as polecats feel toward
a hunting dog. They hate him, bother
him If they can, but run usually.
Certainly you will have mud thrown at
you. If you try to help those that "work
without living." But once more, what
of It?
Wouldn't you rather be a good, honest
hunting animal than a well-fed pig In some
rich man's sty?
PEACE TERMS OF 1805.
Chances Wrought In the Prestige of
Two Nations In Ten Years.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
It was on April 17, 1895 a trifle over ten
years ago that Japan and China signed a
treaty of peace. LI Hung Chang and LI
Chlng Fong represented China. Count Ito
and Viscount Mutsu represented Japan.
China did this under the terms of the
treaty:
Ceded to Japan part of Manchuria in the
Llao and the Yalu river countries.
Ceded Formosa and the Pescadores.
Agreed to pay a war Indemnity of 200,000,-
000 taels, or about 1 155,000,000.
Oavo to Japan extensive commercial
rights and privileges.
Recognized the Independence of Corea.
It was after the ratification of the treaty
that RuBala, France and Germany stepped
In and served notice on Japan that they
would not permit the cession of Manchuria.
Bo Japan, exhausted for the time being by
the war that had Just closed, surrendered
the territory and. oatenslbly, It was restored
to China. Russia s arbitrary military
activities In this land that had bejn
wrested from victorious Japan aroused the
resentment of the mikado's government and
tha present bloody oonfllct ensued.
Today, while the envoys of Russia and
Japan are about to discuss terms at Ports
mouth, It Is of Interest to recall terms upon
which Japan and China based their peace,
and which were the starting point of the
disagreement that later on was to precipi
tate a clash between Russia and Japan.
Want to try an experiment?
Then take any one of the hundreds of
new medicines on the market!
They
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people are relying
this old standard
at by the J. C.
took -For ths satr.
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WHAT PAPERS 10 FOR ("III it In.
They Olve More All the Time Th,ln
Any Other Clnaa of K.nterprl...
Address of A. P. Wilder of M,ll . i
Newspapers are the best gl.r ,
community. No one rise rives s
money to good causes for n nr-w.-i ,-, ,
sr-ace Is mntiey. The average 7, . t
Interested In one good thing i I ;
meeting or a church supper or the 11 .i:-.
society.
The newspaper Is bolstering tip ) -i '
dozr-n projects dally. It Is snmetlim ( ;
"Why, these topics are news It is t..
about them that people subscribe t.i r
paper," It Is true enough that theso i ; ,
1 have a certain news value, but a t I ., ,
soon exhaust that. From the standpoivt f
public Interest It Is enough to know v
the Humane society will meet Tues.l-iv , r
that the second Ixiyal Legion will h,; a
contest.
A handful of people may be InWrv !
to have the announcement dlunr,i ,. . .
their ears dally until the fatal day. b-r -4
newspaper Is published for many thrum
of people. Its space Is limited and li p.
money to set type.
No one knows what Immense freo si-w:.
newspapers give to these countless s, )
causes, and how many Journals have b,-,-.1
bankrupted because the owner did n il re
fuse (as cttliens decline to give mrre I'm
a certain sniount of money) to turn nri.
papers over to charity Instead of tn ' no
which the average reader wants Tlrrn
must be a choice section of Farad's r.
served for this underestimated profni,,n
which so loves its fellow man.
WARSI5G TO LAWLESS TRl TS.
Opposition to Reasonable Regulation
Foolish and rtansrerons.
Chicago News.
That part of President Roosevelt's Chau
tauqua speech which relates to tli trui
question holds out a -warning which ih
men In control of great corporate em re
prises throughout the country have g..o1
reason to heed. Speaking Of the obstruct
ive tactics employed by some of the irusii
In defying tha .enforcement of law. tho
president declnred that "In some rnsi.
such as that of at least certain of the Ik , f
packers recently Indicted In Chicago. It is
Impossible longer to show leniency." I'M
mately, the president added, this contlnul
defiance of present lawe must lead t.i
further legislation. "This legislation may
be more drastic than I would prefer. If
so. It must be distinctly understood that
It will be because of the stubborn determi
nation of some of the great comblnntlnni
In striving to prevent the enforcement cf
the law as it stands, by every device lpal
or Illegal." Tlie president continued:
"Very many of these men seem to think
that the alternative is simply between sub
mitting to the mild kind of government
control we advocate and the absolute froo
dom to do whatever they think best. They
are greatly In error. Either they will hsv
to submit to reasonable supervision sn'l
regulation by the national authorities or
else they will ultimately have to submit to
governmental action of a far more drastic
type."
That the president defines the situation
accurately is unquestionable. Most of I ho
men engaged In the operation of railways
and great trusts hold In abhorrence all
projects for socialistic or confiscatory leg
islation. Can they not see that they them
selves, by their stubborn refusal to aempt
fair and reasonable methods of govern
mental regulation, are doing the most to
advance the cause of the socialistic rad
icals? MIRTIIFIX REMARKS.
Bessie I simply refused to give him up,
so papa stepped In and dragged me off tn
Europe.
Tessie So you had to give him up after
all? '
Bessie Merey, yeal On tho -third dair-out
I gave up everything! Cleveland Leader.
Miss A scum When Mr. Rlchley saw mv
photograph yesterday he said It was very
pretty, didn't he? Coma now, honest?
Miss Chellus No: quite the reverse. Ho
said It was a good llkenees. Philadelphia
Press.
"Is your husband working yet?" asked
Mrs. Upply.
"No," answered Mrs. Commer. "It's too
hot for Wesley to dig bait now." Detroit
Tribune.
"Still," reflected I'ne' Eph'm, ateadvlng
himself hy a strop and looking daggers at
the passenger who couldn't find room for
his valises on the floor of the car, "a enii
si-at hawg ain't quite ez bad ez a whole
seat hawg." Chicago Tribune.
"Have you corns?" asked the corn-plaster
man.
"Ves; I'm supplied," said the busv man,
without looking up. Boston Transcript.
New Arrival What a lot of loving couples
there are hero
Old Quest Yes the husbands don't get
down except over Sunday. Town Topics.
"Why do you put that young man fnr
ward so prominently?" asked the politician.
"Do you think he is qualified to ho a
leader In public affairs?"
"No," answered Senator Sorghum. "Rome
times a man goes to the front under tho
Impression that he Is a leader, wben he
Is merely a cow-catcher, to keep the track
clear and receive the bumps." Washington
Star,
THE Bl'SY FLY.
Somervllle Journal.
How doth the little busy fly
Disturb our morning peace.
By buxzlng busily around.
With maddening caprice!
How rudely he disturbs our naps.
When we would woo repose.
By meanly tickling our ears,
Or lighting on our nose!
How skillfully ho dodges 'round,
When, disinclined to bear
His torments more, we slap at him,
And find he Isn't their!
O pesky, pestilential fly,
You are an awful cursel
If all wa think of you were said,
No one would print this verse.
come, they go, and are
soon forgotten.
Or want to be cured?
Then take a medicine that
has been tested and tried,
generation after genera
tion. A medicine that has
been a household remedy
for sixty ysars. Ayer's
Sarsaparilla.
Intelligent, thoughtful
more and more upon
preparation.
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