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complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of July, 19n6, waa as follows:
I st.aio n as. 4,10
I SO.SOO 15 SIH.OSO
I S0,8M IS 28,810
4 sn.ioo 10 28,100
I XH.TAO 21 28.8O0
8,n0 22 2U.070
7 2S.OHO 83 2. BOO
fMMMIO 24 t 21, OTO
t 2R.IB0 26 28,170
10 2S.OOO 26 2H.100
II 28,640 27 28,130
12 28,000 28 28,100
13 2ft.lHO 29 20,400
14 118,710 80. 28,480
16 SU.8SO 81 27,010
1 28.18W
Totals 802,230
Less unsold cople.. 0.815
Net total sales
Dally average .".
882,4 in
28,405
C. C. ROSEWATER,
Seuratary.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this first day of July, 1906.
(Seal; M. B. H UNGATE,
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WHEN OIT OF TOWS.
Sabserlbera leaving; the city tem
porarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. It la better than
dally letter from home. Ad
dress will be changed as often as
requested.
Local developments show that records
of "trust" meetings should be kpt with
Ink which fades.
Tom Worrall's carpet bng is still sev
eral laps behind Joo Bartley's famous
cigar box.
In view of the prospective, harvest in
Nebraska the prediction of a car famine
la the Dear future is an entirely safe
on.
Looking tit the vote of Norway It
would seem to .bo "tip to" Sweden to
call an election, if only to disillusion the
dlsunlonlstg.
It la an 111 wind that blows nobody
food. All this antl-truRt litigation is
like shaking the plum tree outo the laps
Of the court stenographers.
"Tom" Worrell has told too much or
too little. In justice to the lawmakers
who did not connect with the bribes, he
ihould name those who did.
Since Mr. Moore inslHts that his
weather forecasts are ns reliable as phy
sicians' diagnoses, the prosperity of the
undertakers is more readily understood.
When It comes to a good all round
healthy climate through the four sea
sons of the year Omaha and vicinity In
vites comparison with any other city In
the eoontry.
With official statistics s'jowlmr moro
than 10,000 persons killed by tbo rail
roads in the United States In ono jear
the yellow fever situation docs not look
o bad after all.
Perhaps those "forgotten" Inpantse
demands, as published by a Toklo paper,
ere but a gentle suggestion to Russia
of what may be asked If present peace
negotiations fall.
An Intelligent negro Is responsible for
the statement that out of 'a population
of 05,000 negroes In Washington 2o,00U
are Idlers. This, after all, may be he
real race problem.
Assistant Secretary of State Loo 'u Is
admits that he Is to resign his office;
but he will probably permit the president
to say whether he will retire to private
life or coutlnue In the government (serv
ice.' Having made some progress in check
ing the slaughter of Innocents by Fourth
of July fireworks, the next thing In order
la some safe and sane precaution that
.will stop the needless loss of life by
drowning.
It Is announced that all danger of
Jim Hill paying $l0,0o0 as a fee for the
privilege of Incorporating his Great
Northern road In Nebraska Is past. The
danger, however, was never very
Imminent.
"Graft" is now being brought to light
at the Missouri penitentiary. Governor
Folk may have an excuse for "getting
off the ltd" In St Louts and Kansas
City while he convinces some of his ap
pointees that his definition of "reform" Is
not merely beating the other candidate
for office.
- The Omaha Real Kstate exchange has
taken the ground that the city should
Hot sell any of its outlying parks, but
should confine its operations to buying
additional land for park purposes. The
. real estate men have land to sell and
naturally want the city on the market
as a purchaser rather than a a seller.
OUR TREATIES WITH CHIXA.
The lcartiuent of State is giving
careful attention to conditions in China
which threaten Injury to American
trade. The American minister at Tekiug
has !eeu lustructed to call the attention
of the Chinese government to the treaty
of 1NVS with the. United States, which
remains In force, one article o,f which'
guarantees certain rights to American
citizens ss to Importing, exporting, buy
ing and selling at the open jxrtB of
China. It is apprehended that the boy
cott movement may Interfere with these
treaty rights, respect of which will of
course be firmly insisted upon by our
government. At the same time the
American consuls in China have been
Instructed to furnish detailed reports of
the boycott situation.
A Washington rHspatch says that our
government will probably take a de
termined position and Insist upon fair
treatment for American trade lu the
Chinese empire and it Is believed that
once the government of China gives ex
plicit orders prohibiting the boycott the
merchants will abandon the undertaking
in short order. There should be no hesi
tation on the part of the government in
taking such action as It properly can
whenever it shall become convinced that
the movement hostile to our trade is as
represented. There must be a firm in
sistence upqn strict observance of all
treaty rights and the Chinese govern
ment must be given to understand in
unmistakable terms that It will be held
responsible for any failure In this re
spect. Of course nothing that our gov
ernment can do will compel the mer
chants of China to tako our goods or
the peoplp to buy them, but we can In
sist that there shall be no openly unfair
discrimination against us, especially of
a character that violates treaty obliga
tions. The trouble Is that the Chinese gov
ernment may prove unable to prevent
this; that while It may make a sincere
effort to do so, little heed wHl be given
to its efforts. Peking has already Is
sued an order to viceroys Instructing
them to prevent the boycott, but it Is
stated that practically nothing has been
done by Chinese officials. The fact
undoubtedly Is that these .officials are
very generally in sympathy with the
boycott movement and are disposed to
aid rather than to hinder it. Being
irresponsible and virtually independent
of the Imperial government, tthey will
give only such respect as they please to
the wishes of the Peking authorities. It
Is therefore to be apprehended that the
Ijoycott will be maintained, perhaps
somewhat less aggressively than thus
fur, yet with enough vigor and per
sistence to effect a very material reduc
tion In our trade.
As a matter of fact the feeling in
China toward the United States is at
present distinctly unfriendly. There is
a very strong sentiment of resentment
among merchants, students and the bet
ter class of the people, and there Is rea
son to believe that some prominent and
Influential men at Peking and elsewhere
are not doing anything to discourage
this feeling. Everybody here under
stands Its cause and the question to be
determined is whether we shall remove
the cause. That Is for congress to de
cide, the simple course being to so mod
ify the exclusion law as to keep out
only Chinese lalxrers. If that be done
the peril to our trade will be averted.
ISSCRASCK REGVLAHOX.
The great Interest which President
Roosevelt Is showing in the question of
federal regulation and supervision of the
life Insurance business gives promise
that he will la his next annual message
devote to the matter careful considera
tion and earnestly urge It upon the at
tention of congress. There Is no doubt
that the president Is very strongly Im
pressed with Its Importance, as Indeed
most persons are who have given the
subject Intelligent and serious considera
tion. The Interview given out by Sen
ator Dryden of New Jersey, after a con
ference with Mr. Roosevelt, indicates
some confidence that congress will act
upon the bill which he Introduced In the
senate at the last session, and also that
the measure will have the upiort of the
principal life insurance men of the coun
try. If the question or federal super
vision and regulation could be submitted
to the policyholders they undoubtedly
would he found practically unanimous In
favor of the proposition.
The investigation to be made of the
New York life insurance companies by
the Joint committee of the legislature
will perhaps disclose conditions that will
greatly strengthen public sentiment In
favor of having the business placed un
der federal regulation. There is no sus
picion in regard to the solveucy of any
of these companies, but It is believed
that some of them have not been pursu
ing sound and judicious tuslness meth
ods. VOKSVLAH RCURQAMZATION.
A part of the mission abroad of Mr.
Loomls, assistant secretary of state, was
to Investigate the business methods of
our enibussies, legations and consulates
and also look Hito the system In vogue
in the foreign offices of European coun
tries. It appears, that his Investigation
resulted lu finding some things In the
Europeun systems which could be ad
vantageously adopted oy our govern
ment and which probably will be Intro
duced soon after Secretary Root assumes
his duties in the Depurtment of State.
Ue found, for instance, that the German
Foreign office has a first-class Informa
tion bureau which constantly sends out
news vital to the German foreign offices
throughout the world. The German For
elgn office gets information of pressing
interest to its ministers and consuls
and uses the telegraph or the cable
freely to keep them informed. Mr.
Loomla stated that It Is this kind of a
clearing house that our government will
put In operation, with such modifications
as seem best to suit our needs, not add
ing to our system any "red tape." of
which there la already enough.
Mr. Loonils further stated that the for-
elgn service will also probably be
strengthened by a shnkeup In its per
sonnel. It Is manifestly still the lellcf
of President Roosevelt, as he said In his
last annual message, that the consular
service can be Improved and he Intends
to act upon that lellef. It has not been
pointed out by anyone connected with
the administration Just what the defects-
are, but It Is not to be doubted that the
president has made himself thoroughly
acquainted with them and Is earnestly
desirous of applying n remedy. Our for
eign commercial interests will be pro
moted by a strong consular service and
the matter of providing this should re
ceive the careful attention of the next
congress. The administration can do
much, but there must be legislation in
order to attain the lest results.
THE REU1STRAT1UX MIXVP-
Acccording to the opinion submitted
to City Clerk Llbourn by City Attorney
Breen, embodying his latest interpreta
tion of the new primary luw so far as It
relates to the registration of voters, we
are to have only three registration days
as heretofore, but the first day is to be
moved up a mouth to coincide with the
primary election day, and the last two
days will remain a week and two weeks
before tho regular November election.
Flow Mr. Breen arrives at this conclu
sion is not clear. The very fuct that he
has construed the luw differently nearly
every time he has read It illustrates the
confusion' made by the lawmakers and
foreshadows the possibility of a mixup
in registration from which it would be
difficult to extricate ourselves. The
law providing for the registration of
voters relates to all cities having tip
wards of 7,000 Inhabitants and fixes the
dates of registration. "At the times herein
before provided and then only." This
law has not 'been specifically amended
or repealed by the new primary law
and cannot be regarded as modified by
It In any way except by the huzy doc
trine of Implication.
The operation of the registration law
had previously been enlarged by the act
governing primary elections, providing
for. the propounding of certain addi
tional questions to voters seeking reg
istration, these questions bearing upon
their party affiliations, "In order that
none but those affiliating with and being
members of any political party shall
participate in auy primary election held
by such political party."
The new primary law undertakes to
repeal all other primary laws, und If
valid takes away from the registrars
whatever authority they now have to
question as to political affiliation ex
cept on the one day of the primary elec
tion. Neither Is any one to be permitted
to vote at the primary election who has
not had his politics recorded at the reg
istration of the preceding year. The re
sult would be that voters registering on
the second or third day, if deprived of
their opportunity to record their party
affiliation, would be disfranchised from
ever participating lu a primary for at
least tvo years.
All this goes to emphasize the need
of having the new primary law passed
upon by the courts in all its provisions
before it goes into operation. City Clerk
Elbourn would, in our opinion, be fully
Justified In himself Instituting n test
case of some kind before entailing upon
the taxpayers of the city the additional
expense involved by its new registration
features. If the law should be held
good, the court would doubtless clear up
the apparent conflict of Its provisions,
and if it is not good law, none of the
taxpayers' money should be thrown
away experimenting with It.
Klng Edward was willing to meet the
emperor of Austria while on his way to
the springs, but it Is to be noted that
he preferred to partake of the health
giving waters before holding a confer
ence with his warlike nephew, who fills
the throne of Germuny, and has opinions
as to how all other European countries
should be governed.
The checking of the accounts of the
different fraternal insurance societies by
the state Insurance department will
doubtless show that there is nothing the
matter with their bookkeeping. If there
is anything wrong, It must be found
outside of the bookkeeping department.
With the high congressional precedent
set by Jerry Simpson before him, Judge
Tucker surely had a right to believe that
he was well within the code of Judicial
ethics in sitting with his feet on his desk
so long as his pedal extremities were
modestly encased in shoes and stockings.
Tho official statement that Ambassa
dor Conger will not enter Iowa polities
must mean that he does not Intend to
return to the state, for it would be im
possible to imagine a resident of Iowa
who has once held office not up to his
eyes in polities.
By summoning his court to Join him
In an excursion to Grand Island, King
Ak-Sar-Ben Is going to show that he be
lieves In reciprocity and Is willing to
return some of the favors extended by
the people of our Interior cities and
towns.
The suggestion that Henry Watterson
be nomluated for governor of Kentucky
must come from a man who would like
to see hi in follow some of the good ad
vice from bis pen that has teen wasted
in the past.
Lincoln Is agitating fur a municipal
art commission whose members are to
work without pay. We presume that
the Intention is to draw a sharp contrast
with the Omaha Water board, whose
members draw pay without work.
Rassla's Greatest Dlflscalty.
Philadelphia Record.
If Japan demanded an Indemnity or
Sakhalin It would be a simple matter for
Russia to "reimburse" Japan for her tx
pensa In that island and resume Its owner,
ship, neither 4aylng an "Indemnity" nor
surrendering any of her soil. But the
Japanese demand aa Indemnity and Sakha-
lln, and the Russian envoys have not yet
been able to Invent a process by which
the demands could be compiled with and
the facts concealed
A Slant foi the Gods.
Washington Post.
It will be worth the price of admission
this winter to see Bourke Cockran and
John Daliell standing shoulder to should' r
and fighting for legislation for the benent
of the Elllplnos
They Wouldn't Do Si Thing.
Indianapolis News.
If the stories of the Taqul Indians sre to
be believed. It would seem that they have
exercised considerable restraint, after all.
What would a good active bunch of white
men have done If they had been skinned
out of their lands twice?
Why Horry Job?
Chicago Chronicle.
American politicians will be disposed to
doubt the anxiety of the peace envoys to
bring the deliberation of the Portsmouth
conference to a speedy conclusion. How
any man In his senses can desire to wind
up a Job which pays $2nO per day for ex
penses, besides a big salary, will be In
comprehensible to our native statesmen.
Another Convert In Sight.
New York Sun.
If the Hon. Bourke Cockran has been
snatched like a brand from the smoldering
fires of antl-bnpertallsm by the expert hand
of Mr. Taft, why Is there not hope for
Senator Patterson of Colorado? Patterson,
too. Is a member of the personally con
ducted expedition to Manila, according to
the official list of that distinguished party.
Familiarity Breeds Indifference.
Chicago Chronicle.
If typhoid fever excited the tithe of ha
fear which Is aroused by yellow fever the
former disease would speedily be extir
pated In this country. Typhoid fever, how
ever. Is a familiar disease, while yellow
fever Is relatively Infrequent. We become
accustomed to the one and dread the other.
Yet typhoid kills Its thousands where yel
low fever slays Its scores,
Hard I. nek Chasing; Addlcka.
Boston Transcript.
One by one the things that J. Edward
Addlcks has cherished are falling away
from him. First, his model dairy farm
was attached and then his yacht; but he
can console himself, as did the good old
Baptist lady, who said they had robbed
her of the doctrines of election and eternal
damnation, but she would stick to her total
depravity as long as she lived.
Vodka Suffers an Eclipse.
Baltimore American.
One gteat accomplishment of the peace
conference will be that the Russians will
abandon vodka and Introduce the American
cocktail. It Is said that they are Infatuated
with this seductive creation and have sam
pled it In all Its Insinuating forms. A new
one has been added to the already long
list, which has been christened the "con
ference cocktail,'1 and the Russians declare
that if It could be generally Introduced a
few drinks of it would put all the world at
peace.
Weather Report Save Money
Country Life in America.
In spite of the standing Jokes about the
weather man. It is probable that for every
dollar spent on the weather bureau $10
are saved. At the time of the Mississippi
flood of 1897 $15,000,000 worth of live stock
and other property were saved as a result
of warnings Issued a week ahead. Signals
displayed for a single hurricane have de
tained In port vessels valued, with their
cargoes, at $20,000,000. The West Indian
stations, established In 18OT, Inform us of
hurricanes as soon as they begin. The
course of the hurricane that caused the
Galveston flood was charted for a week be
fore It struck our shores for hurricanes
move slowly. ' Eighty-five per cent of the
forecasts now come true, and by the aid of
rural free delivery 26.000,000 forecast cards
were distributed last year to farmers, many
of whom could not have had them five
years ago.
A Plea for Sobriety.
Baltimore American.
The work of today demands men of clear
brains for its performance. It matters not
whether that work be In the office, the
counting room, the legislative hall, the
store, the shop, the field or the mine. The
worker ' who each morning brings to his
task a strong mind and a steady nerve will
always find his services In demand, while
the one who allows himself to become the
victim of an unbridled appetite will soon
discover that his place has been filled by
one who can do the work better than he.
Such an address as that made by President
Roosevelt Is always timely. While it is un
doubtedly true that excesses In-the use of
liquor are not as common today as they
were a quarter or a half century ago, there
Is still vast room for Improvement, and
every effort tn that direction deserves the
encouragement of all who seek the eleva
tion and betterment of their fellow men.
KO SECTIONALISM 11 TRCSTS.
Pointed Criticism of Discrimination
la Trast Prosecntlon.
Chicago Chronicle.
President Roosevelt's conclusions respect
ing the treatment of the so-called "trusts"
are In accord with public sentiment. There
Is substantial unanlmty of opinion that
reasonable regulation and supervision are
necessary and that If the "trusts" do not
accede to such reasonable regulation they
will only Invite more drastic action.
In this section of the country there Is,
tiowever, a feeling that - the campaign
against the "trusts," in order to be ef
fective, should be of a general rather than
of a selective nature.
There Is no disposition In the west to
defend or to apologise for the meat pack
ers. On the contrary, popular disapproval
of the "beef trust" is more pronounced
in the middle west than In any other
part of the country, because It is not only
the consumer but the cattle raiser who
deems himself Injured by the operations
of the packers. The packers have been
compelled to bear some of the odium which
rightfully belongs to others.
There Is, however. In the west a gen
eral disposition not to disapprove the ac
tivity of the department of Justice with
respect to the packers, but to regard with
surprise the inactivity of that department
toward certain eastern "trusts" of equal
potentiality for evil and of considerably
longer standing.
The west cannot understand for Instance,
why the law department of the government
should, during two years, concentrate its
energies upon the so-called "beef trust"
and pay no attention whatever to the "kero
sene trust." v
It Is not endorsing the outgivings of
demagogues and magaslne sensation-mon
gers to declare that ths Standard Oil
trust Is the most prominent and compre
hensive of all the "combines" which are
alleged to restrain trade and commerce.
It la substantially a monopoly. Its opera
tions are matter of common notoriety.
Such a situation may justly excite not
the suspicion but the possible reflection
of sectional discrimination. It Is certain,
at any rate, to give rise to a general
western hope that the department of jua
ties may soon find time and opportunity
to begin operations against the petroleum
monopoly. The west bas no desire to see
a great western Industry prosecuted on sec
tional grounds.
Lawlessness knows no especial locality
If there I corporate lawlessness In the
east it should receive the same attention
a corporate lawlessness In ths wesL
ARIOSO TIIE rEACEMtKEBJ. .
Mo Meats on the Drama Being;
Played at Portsmouth.
Most of the American correspondents on
duty at Portsmouth have had much ex
perience In Washington and are posted on
the vague, Intangible article known as "the
diplomatic atmosphere." Others sent direct
from the work shops are wrapped with the
''editorial atmosphere." The difference In
the two classes is quite marked. The first
parades In dress clothes and looks wise.
The other class revels In working clothes
and work, both of whUli aro considered a
serious handicap In the search for semi
official Information and diplomatic fictions.
All the Washington correspondents are
equipped with large wardrobes, consisting
of several suits of clothes and a dress suit,
which they put on religiously with the din
ner and wear through the remainder of th
evening. In a few instanres staff men
were sent out from the New York and
Boston papers to assist the Washington
men, and they did not equip themselves
with the requisite swallowtail. One ex
tremely senflUve staff man from Boston
suffered great embarrassment on account of
being obliged to appear In business attire
every evening, and one night his superior
missed him. Lato that night he received a
dispatch from the staff man tn Boston
reading: "Am here after diplomatic at
mosphere. Back In tho morning." Th
next morning the young man arrived, car
rying a huge box bearing the label of a
well known Boston clothier. In It were a
Tuxedo coat and a pair of patent leather
shoes. He announced to his superior from
Washington that, having equipped himself
with diplomatic atmosphere at a cost of $15,
ready made, he was prepared to go tp work
again.
"Cranks" are pestering the Ufa out of
the envoys through letters and telegrams,
and tho secret service men aro on the alert
day and night to see that none of the long
haired fraternity approaches the hotel.
A small omnibus runs between the hotel
and the trolley line from Portsmouth, and
each stranger that alights from the vehicle
Is closely scrutinized. Two secret service
men sit on the front plana all day and fre
quently act as porters, taking a stranger's
hand baggage In order to make a closer In
spection of him without attracting his at
tention. Thus ' far the "cranks" have
shown greatest activity In letter writing.
The mall received by the envoys and their
suites Is enormous and each day since
their arrival from ten to fifty "crank"
communications have been received.
Most of them are harmless enough in
tone merely informing the envoys what
they should ' or should not do, but they
glv the secretaries considerable trouDie
and have caused a little apprehension
among the Russians. The Japanese hav
little fear of secret or abnormal enemies.
Another source of constant annoyance to
the envoys Is the Insistent requests from
advertisers and fakers for autographs and
pictures or testimonials of ono sent and
another received.
In the matter of dress the Japanese are
astonishing the fashionables here with the
readiness with which they have adopted
styles In vogue at the hotel. When they
arrived a week ago nearly every member
of the commission, as well as the corre
spondents, wore frock coats much too long
to suit the American style, and stiff hats
much too large for anybody. In this at
tire they appeared for several days about
the hotel, and then they began making
quiet shopping trips to Boston and Ports
mouth, and now their costumes are quit
In harmony with those of the Americans.
With the secretaries and attaches the frock
coats have disappeared, and flannel suits
and short coats and duck trousers are sub
stituted. Straw hats, usually expensive
Panamas, hav supplanted the uncomforta
ble derbys. Of course the heads of the
delegation stick to the more formal dress,
but It Is very rare that one sees a, Japa
nese of any rank here In evening dress.
The Russians dress for dinner quite as
much as Americans. While eager to learn
all that Is to be known about American
ways, the Japanese, especially the news
paper correspondents, ar Just as ready to
Impart knowledge about their own country
as to ask it about America.
Cigarettes and tea are M. Wltte's only
convivial Indulgences. He drinks very lit
tle wine, but tea he must have. No sooner
Is he seated In a comfortable nook of the
palm garden than he calls up his servant
and sends for hot water. Tho brew Is
looked after by M. Wltte himself. Such
tea as Americans use is not at all to the
taste of the Russian. When the hot water
has been produced and the little silver pot
set steaming M. Wltte Is happy. Again
and again the servant pours out the hot
beverage until M. Wltte .with a kindly
gesture, says, "Chayu nelt," meaning no
more tea. The teapot and hot water are
removed, and M. Wltte's dissipation ends.
Those of the Japanese who are now in
America for the first time are cautiously
investigating all that Is American. At th
table they order all the dishes new to them,
but make no comment as to whether or not
they are suited. Rye whisky they openly
pronounce something to be discarded.
Scotch they are accustomed to and fond
of, but rye they say "makes you to gasp."
Th cummer eirl has caDtured Mr. Sato.
Not any on summer girl, but a number of
hee Lieutenant Commander Takashlta,
who Is young, gallant and popular In
Washington society, waa me entering
wedge. Ha got acquainted first and led
Sato over to a corner of the back piazza,
-.v.- v - Rntn waa Introduced to six
girls. Can"Mr. Sato Jolly a girl? He is a
wonder. Ho was talking about the ooynooa
games he used to playvln his native Nippon
home, and a girl said:
"Why, It's Just like our uoing to Jerusa
lem."
"Do you like playing Going to Jerusa
lem?" asked Mr. Sato.
"Oh! let's play It," cried on of th girls.
'""Come on. Mr. Sato."
tu .It o-lrla tumned and swept Takashlta
and Sato to the ballroom. On the way they
picked up a Russian correspondent who has
no race prejudices and three plain out ague
American citizens. Oolng to Jerusalem Is
that game where all hands dance around a
line of chairs until the music stops, when
every one scrambles for a chair. They are
always one chair shy, and h who misses a
seat Is "It."
Bato and Takashlta frolicked and danced
and laughed gleefully as they hustled
chairs. When the musio stopped they were
always right there for a seat. Neither was
ever caught. Two of the girls conspired
to beat Mr. Sato. Just as he Jumped for
a chair they Jumped together. He was too
quick for them, but his Impetuous motion
shot the chair out along th ballroom floor
snd he landed on the back of his head. H
said that he wasn't hurt a bit, but that th
American girl is very athletic.
When Going to Jerusalem got stal Taka
shlta proposed a waits. Here, too, th
Japanese made good.
Jeremiah Curtln. an author and transla
tor, almost as well known In the L'nlted
State as In Russia, arrived at Portsmouth
with his wife from St. Petersburg. He Is
earnestly In sympathy with Russia, and
has been constantly surrounded by groups
of Interested listeners. He says that If
Russia shall yield to any excessive de
mands on the part of Japan the whole
civilized world will have cause for regret.
"In such an event," said he, "Japan
would soon rule on the throne of China and
the yellow race would dominate th east
era world. If not the emir world."
PERSONAL HOTKS.
A. 9. Barnes of fTlklns. W. Va., Is, In
point of service, the oMest railway postal
clerk In the service of this government.
He was bom In Connellevllle, Pa., and has
served under very president sine Lin
coln. King Alfonso has reoelved on of th
strangest gifts ever presented to monarch.
It is In the shape of two fin nigs mad
from the hides of th horses which wers
killed by the bomb thrown at th young
Bpanlsh king during his recent visit to
France.
When the collection bos was passed. In a
New York church th other Sunday on
occupant of a pew was seen to call atten
tion to a policeman's badge that h wore
and then allow th collector to pass on
without the gain of even a mutilated cop
per penny.
Philip Lee Phillips, In charge of th mars
In the library of congress, has brought
that department In a very few years up to
on of great Importance. His book, "A
List of th Maps of America," which he
was fifteen years In compiling, Is accepted
ss ths standard.
At ths ball given at Manila Friday night
In honor of Secretary Taft "th most promi
nent Filipino women were present, be
decked In $600,000 worth of Jewelry." Th
event Is described ss a "magnificent suc
cess." Bo far as society is concerned the
Filipinos seem to be all ready for Inde
pendence. Report has it that John V?. Gates Is mak
ing all the other plungers at Saratoga look
small. Gates thinks and acts In thousands
where th average man does the sam
things in dollar bills. He hardly recognizes
small change when he sees Jt His bets
at ths races sre all up In three figures, he
pays $1 for a shave and tosses another
dollar to the boy who shines bis shoes.
He buys a good dinner for a largs priy
at a time and gives the blgggst tips ever
heard of.
OR RAT REFORMERS GET TOGETHER
Notable Conjunction of Planets from
Nebraska and Kansas.
St. Louis Glob-Democrat.
U was a fortuitous combination of cir
cumstances which brought about a con
junction of two planets In the reform skies
at the St Louis Union station last Satur
day night. Hon. William J. Brysn and
Mrs. Carrie Nation were both therq, and
both awaiting their departure on the same
train out to fill dates at Illinois towns. In
this way the planets were brought In eon
Junction. Th one from Kansas appears
to hav dimmed lp luster, for the nonce,
the one from Nebraska. Mrs, Nation as
sured Mr. Bryan that h was ss stainless
knight, with shield unstained by tobacco
smoke and with breath untainted by ths
odor. of rum. Mrs. Nation set Mr. Bryan
on a nndeatal and figuratively fell down
and worshiped him, And In so doing she
struck the name of Folk off th list or tne
anointed. Bha had heard of his taking a
drink of whisky and omitting to dilute It
with water. Not that dilution could paraon
such an offense In the eyes of Mrs. Na
tion. Taking It raw Is no wors In her
sight than taking it mixed. "But," said
h tn Mr. Brvan. "I won't say anything
good of any man who smokes and drinks."
Thus, at one fell swoop, was Mr. Folk
disposed of. For h does both.
The Nebraska planet appears to hav
been the on obscured by th conjunction.
He did nothing but laugh, while th one
of Kansas shone out with a brilliancy to
dazzle th eyes of all beholders. She
seised th opportunity to address a crowd
of trainmen and bystanders on their vile
habit of smoktng. and Justified her faith
hv her works in following her usual tactics
of knocking or pulling cigars, pipes and
cigarettes from th mouths of all attending
votaries of nicotine. Mr. Bryan, from ths
ar elevation of the rear clatfo' - of a
train, had set before his very eyet n ob
ject lesson In how to tackle th monumen
tal and overshadowing avlls of th age.
Mrs. Nation showed him how to go up to
the help of th Lord against th raignty.
Not by mere and empty words, said Mrs.
km ion to Mr. Bvan. in effect, but by th
fore of strong arms and resolute wills, ar
the draaons of the degenerate days to be
met and overcome. Still Mr. Bryan only
laughed. It Is much to bs reared mat
Mrs. Nation's work was all in vain.
IS TAFT WIZARD
Changes Wrought by His Fcrsoaally
Condneted Mission.
Detroit Free Press.
Curious tales from the Philippines, One
day wo are Informed that Bourke Cockran
in a speech at Manila, has declared th
policy of tho administration to b th best
practicable, under existing circumstances.
The next comes th news that, as a result
of the Information he has obtained as a
member of the official party now touring
ths Islands', Congressmsn Grosvenor asserts
th bill for free trade with ths Philippines
will be Introduced early in th next session
of congress, and that th prospects for Its
passage are good. On top of this eomes
ths announcement that ths discontented
federal party In the Philippines, accepting
Secretary Taft's statement of the attitude
of the United States government toward
the islands as given In his recent speech
at Manila, will reconstruct Its platform In
accordance therewith-
Had anyone suggested that Mr. Cockran
would ever accept the policy of President
Roosevelt as laid down to th Filipinos
he would have evoked deserved criticism,
yet one of the champions of anti-Imper
ialism announces his own conversion, mat
Mr. Grosvenor, to whom th very sugges
tion of any change In th tariff Is heresy,
should consent to fre trad with the Isl
ands Is well nigh inconceivable, yet we hav
his own word for It Is Taft a wizard?
When your chfld-iiHfyqii 'Jr.
dislike to ? raak'eHttdaeXdl , sx)
tasnog mcaicinc. Ticncc.Ki t
well to knowtlutf Ayfw fjx1
Cherry Pectoral is-ver. Wfi
pleasant, but it is a
medicine, a. srronu vv
medicine. rfimr , . ... n. .
Time and time'again we havepublisned.the
formula of this coughtmedicineinthejprincipal
Medical Journals of i this country f and Europe,
and have mailed it to nearly every physician in
the United States. 01.
So it follows that -when' your, doctororders it
for coughs, colds, bronchitis, or consumption,
he knows precisely what he is giving.7
Physicians recommend their families to keep
it on hand.
Sua ? OV. . C. Ayw
ITT'! I Art TJOOt-Fer ths hair.
ataa'i Aaf SII I -f w U Meed.
ON THEIR GOOD BRFIAVIOR.
Railroad Maaaaror Strive to Satisfy
I'nblle Demands.
Chicago Tribune.
Th growing popular sentiment In favor
of giving the Interstate Commerce commis
sion larger authority over railway rates has
put th railroads on their good behavior.
Formerly when the commission Issued an
Important order affecting th rates th
roads disregarded It or fought Its execu
tion. Anxious to smooth th ruffled feelings
of a people Incensed by their disregard of
law, th railroads sr now exhibiting a
Wonderful alacrity to comply not only with
orders which the commission has Issued
but also with orders It Is thought It may
issue If its action b not anticipated.
Investigations by th Interstate Com
merce commission hav revealed that th
owners of private car lines have been reap
ing enormous profits by monopolistic, and
extortionate methods. Some doubt hss
existed as to th extent of th commis
sion's authority ovr th relations between
these lines and ths railway companies, but
sine that body served notice on the roads
that ths government would, hold them re
sponsible for any special rates they might
glv private lines ths Michigan Central,
Pere Marquette and Union Paclfio have an
nounced that hereafter they will provide
their own cars for th transportation of
fruits snd other perishable products. If
these roads carry out their promise th
private car monopolies will bs given a hard
blow.
A yet better Illustration ef the prompti
tude of the roads at present to do Justlca
to remonstrating patrons is afforded by ths
action the Illinois Central and Louisville A
Nashville have just taken tn reference to
oil rates. Southern oil refiners complained
to the Interstate Commerc commission
that th rates charged by these and other
roads on northbound oil were much higher
than those charged by them on southbound
oil. The result of this discrimination was
that th Standard Oil company, most of
whose properties are In th north, was able
to sell oil In the south at a profit, while the
Independent southern refiners were prsctlc
ally barred from markets which were
naturally theirs. Beore the time came for
a hearing on the complaint the Illinois
Central and Louisville A Nashville reduced
their northbound rate about 60 per cent,
and it Is expected that th other roads con
cerned will follow their example.
The people will b pleased with these
signs of a new disposition on th part of
the railroads to treat shippers more equit
ably and to obey ths law before they are
forced to. They are on their good behavior
beosus they wish to prevent th enact
ment of a rate law. They will stay on
their good behavior only if, by th enact
ment and enforcement of new legislation.
FLASHES OP FUN.
Jenks That boss of yours tells such
pointless jokes. I don't see how you can
tell when to laugh.
WiseThat's eay. I just wait and laugh
when he does. Philadelphia Press.
"Aro you th complaining witness In this
case?" asked the Judge of an old colored
man In an assault and battery case.
"No, sir. I ain't complalnln' 'bout nothln
that trlflln' nigger could do to m. I just
here to tell 'bout what ha tried to do to
mo. Atlanta constitution.
"I don't know whthr my lirtl girl Is
destined to become a great beauty or ft
future Chadwick." i
"Why, what do you 1 metnT"
'1 have to glv her nickels Instead of
fennles because she says red isn't suited
o her complexion." Louisville, Courier
Journal.
"That's a wonderfully Intelligent dor of
Hardupp's."
"What can h dof
"Why, he bit three bill collector task
week." Cleveland Plain Deale,
"What 1s frenzied finance r
"Frenzied finanoe," replied th Wall
street man. "Is a condition of affairs In
which small Investors lose their heads while
we remain perfectly self-posaessed and
take th money." Washington Stark
Benners Do yon) over go on thai merry
go-round?
Jenners -No, I am on th water-wagon
now. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Noah had turned the dove loose from the
ark.
Finding- no resting place, it had returned
to him.
"Just as I expected, he muttered. The?
are still haggling over tho Indemnity."
Putting the bird back Into Us coop, he
sat down despondently te wait m While
longer. Chicago Tribune.
IS TUB COL' NTH X.
Washington Stan,
When ths day Is warm and jsrearyit- ig
then your fancy turns
To th country.
There is a spring, half hidden In V braid
ring or Irns,
In the country.
There I a winding road, where shadows,
green and blue and gray.
Are whispering to th bloaeoia-s canted
breezes as they stray,
There's a bird that gaily ohsttsig la the
trocs. far, faraway,
in vu eounirjt
The peop do not have to count the tne
meats as they go,
In th country.
They ar happy and contented, whether
stocks ar high or low.
In th country.
And when along tbe road a lazy journey
you pursue,
Th folks In th spring wagon smile and
say, "How do you do?'"
They say It ven thought they've not bB
Introduced to you.
J,n the eoontry.
Of course, there's toil by day, but there la
also rest by night.
In ths country.
The struggle for existence Is a fair and
honest fight.
In ths country.
Though others own the acres they are
blossoming as fair
For every passing stranger, as for bios
who has th care,
And there ar miles of sky and there ar
oceans of fresh air.
In the country.
T- v
O. , lewstl. Kass.
area's pili-s rsr
foeatJstloe.
Mvt soaiana as sgss.
