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Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
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complete copies of The Dally. Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee primed during the
month of August, 1906, was as follows:
1 arj.OOO U UO.OOO
t 2M.0M0 It 80.0BO
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6 ,...8H,aoa 21 iw.ejao
( ...,o,ono 21 30,000
7 30,040 2J 80.110
e ku,mvo -i 30,100
8B,nO SO.llO
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U HO.O&0 27 iW.OSO
11 81,810 18 80,100
M 80,1120 2 82,i30
14 80,010 80 UO.T10
IS IMMtttO SI 80,BJ0
to -JU.HHO
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Less unsold copies , 11,410
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WHEN WIT OF TOWN.
Sahscrlbera leavlntr the cliy tem
porarily aaonld. ksv Thai lie
walled t then. It la better than
M dally letter from bom. Ad
dress will be changed as often as
Ninltii
The promise of dollar gas Hounds very
ittrutTive but we are irom MUwouri.
Omaha seetus to be in linuilncut dan
ger of gettlug Its wires trosced tele
phone wins.
If I'enry's boat, the Kooaevclt, Is true
to name it should Mud little difficulty In
cutting lee hi the far north.
Whenever the supply of aeusatlonal
fakes runs short the Omaha yellows have
oe source to draw from Pat Crowe.
That complimentary ticket to the Ne
braska State fair intended for the
weather man must have been lost In the
malls.
The Water board continues to hold
periodic sessions and pass all sorts of
resolutions Just to make a showing of
earning its salary.
In making amends to France the sul
tan of Morocco shows himself no match
for Ralsoull in the international game of
(Tabbing the cash.
Marquis Ito appears to be gaining
Mine of the honors of the early Christian
martyrs without the satisfaction of pre
paring a confession of faith.
With the homes of Japanese statesmen
turning In Toklo, permanent use may
ret be found for those bomb proofs cap
hired from Russia at Port Arthur.
The real test ot endurance will come
when the envoya of Russia and Japan pit
themselves against the banquets admir
ing Americans are providing for them.
While the oyster season has opened the
esculent bivalve of Baratarla la awaiting
the result of tho conflict between Uncle
Bam and the mosquito before starting oa
his trip to the north.
When Secretary Taft saw an Amer
ican consulate which had been subjected
to mob violence at Amoy he must have
felt a desire to extend the tone of
benevolent assimilation."
Peking expresses astoulshment at the
terma of the peace treaty. China will be
fortunate If lta astonishment does not
turn to dismay before the final plans of
the belligerents are worked out.
Russian naval officers who surren
dered their ships have reason to fear the
worst They seem to have been the only
ones to concede much to the enemy, and
the fate of Nebogatoff ahowa that the
czar does not forget.
Are you registered In the voting dla
trtct in which you now live? if no
you must go before the city clerk for
certificate of special registration or of
removal by next Saturday nlaht. Other
wise you will not bo able to vote in the
coming primary.
With thanksgiving services iu honor of
the signing of the peace treaty being held
at St Petersburg the riots at Toklo can
be more easily understood. Oriental
human nature seems to be like unto that
of the Occident when it falls to secure
what it thinks it has earned.
South Omaha has decided to nut it
new voting machines in cold storage
from bow until ejection, which means
inai tune-tentha of the voters of South
Omaha wtlj have to present disabled
voter cards to the election officers and
have their machine voting done by sub'
Stltute,
7Rg rirTr-fiixTn coyortzss.
A clrrulnr recently Issued by one of
the principal New York banks, which is
understood to be very Intimately con
nected with some of the great corpora
tions, has attracted attention because
of a forecust respecting the work of the
Fifty-ninth congress, the first regular
session of which begins In a little less
than three months. It Is thought that
possibly the views expressed In the cir
cular were Inspired Ly some of the
republican lenders In congress and
therefore to be regarded as of more than
ordinary Importance.
It Is pointed out that congress Is likely
to cut down expenditures rather than to
adopt legislation for Increasing revenue,
which simply states what certain leaders
are urging should be done. It Is un
derstood to be the Intention of Speaker
Cannon to appoint a committee on ap
propriations that will curtail expenses
wherever It can be done without Im
pairing the efficiency of the public serv
ice. Another statement of tlie circular
Is that agitation involving tariff changes
will be put aside. This Is the very gen
eral expectation. No prominent repub
lican in congress favors a revision of
the tariff at this time and It can be very
confidently predicted that the house
ways and means committee will be com
posed of men in accord with the speaker
In the opinion that it would be unwise
to disturb business In the midst of
abounding prosperity. It is further said
that the outlook is that there will be no
financial legislation at the coming ses
sion. There arpears to be no good rea
son why there should be. The financial
situation Is perfectly sound and satis
factory and It is not appareut that it
could be improved by legislation. There
Is an abundance of money for all legiti
mate requirements and It Is on an abso
lutely sound and secure basis. It is to
be expected that tho currency reformers
in congress will propose legislation, but
It Is not at all probable that they will
secure any.
The most Important feature of this
bank circular refers to the question of
railroad rate regulation. As to this it
Is remarked that while the president Is
most likely to be Insistent for such leg
islation, "so far as congress Is concerned
It Is doubtful If a subject so complex
can be disposed of in a single session."
Herein Is a recognition of President
Roosevelt's firm stand, which some have
shown a disposition to doubt on this
question. The railroads and allied in
terests ate not looking for any change
or modification of the president's atti
tude respecting the regulation of railway
rates, but they are hoping that congress
will find the matter so difficult that it
cannot be disposed of in a single session
and It Is needless to say that the cor
poration representatives and attorneys
In congress will find all possible means
to obstruct the effort to secure such leg
islation. This will be. .the question of
paramount interest and importance in
the Fifty-ninth congress and there la rea
son to believe that there will be action
which will meet in part at least the pub
lic demand. Undoubtedly the houBe of
representatives will pass a bill enlarging
the powers of the Interstate commission
over rates. The senate will hardly ven
ture to place Itself In hostility to the
house, the president and the public by
defeating such legislation. It Is true that
body lwa generally shown little regnrd
for public sentiment, but so overwhelm
ing has become the demand for railroad
rate regulation that there is reason to
think the senate will now feel compelled
to give heed to It. The Fifty-ninth con
gress, we do not hesitate to predict, will
take some action on this very vital ques
tion at its first session.
ANOTHER TARIFF MEXACE
The Uerman tariff is not the only
menace to American trade which may
call for serious consideration in the near
future. Canada, as has already been
noted, baa a commission appointed by
Parliumeut to investigate conditions lu
the dominion affected by the tariff and
report what revision or change of the
fiscal system Is desirable. This com
mission will not only Investigate condi
tions, but will also obtain the views of
manufacturer and the business interests
generally. So far as the manufacturers
are concerned, there can be no doubt as
to what they will say. They want more
protection for their Industries, particu
larly against American competition. This
they have avowed In conventions and
through the press and being well or
ganized they are able to brlug to bear a
very strong influence. The Canadian
manufacturers are not particularly op
posed to the preferential duties given
English manufacturers and perhaps
would not complain if they were In
creased, but they Insist upon being bet
ter protected against the manufacturers
of the United States and It Is highly
probable that they will get what they
want
If so, It will necessarily mean a large
reduction In our trade with the dominion.
which iu the last fiscal year amounted In
exports to $140,000,000. As the Cana
dians no longer show any desire for reci
procity with thla country and perhaps
would not consider any proposition for
reciprocity from our government we
may anticipate losing a considerable per
centage of our commerce with that coun
try, which of course would in turn lose
some of lta trade with us. This would
create a situation not conducive to
greater friendliness between tbv two
couutrles.
The city of Rochester maintains a
bureau of buildings and combustibles,
whose duty It is to enforce the ordi
nances relating to the erection and In
spection of buildings and to the storage
and sale of explosives and combustibles.
No fireworks, gunpowder, nor other ex
plosive compounds or chemicals, nor auy
keroseue, gasoline or other products of
petroleum, are allowed to be stored or
kept for sale without a permit from this
bureau. Magazines for storage of ex
plosive compounds must in every case
le Is I led In conspicuous letters with
the uaiue of the contents, followed by
the word "danger." Omnha might emu
late .this example with great advantage,
but for some reason which nololy has
yet been able to explain, every ordinance
designed to protect this community frem
accidents by explosives has leeu pigeonholed.
THE OVTDREAK .V TDK 10'
The manifestation at the capital of
Japan of popular dissatisfaction with the
pence terms was expected. Immediately
after the announcement that a settle
ment had been effected at Portsmouth
and that Japan would receive no Indem
nity and also had given up one-half of
Sakhalin a vigorous protest was mado
by the radical party In Toklo, accom
panied by threats against the govern
ment. The angered people denounced
the ministry, the elder statesmen and the
envoya as having betrayed and humili
ated the nation. So serious was the sit
uation then regarded that a member of
the Japanese mission was reported to
have said: "We are going home to stones
and perhaps dynamite." The agitation
against the government has since been
vigorously carried on, finally developing
Into disorder and violence of the greatest
character.
How long this storm pf popular Indig
nation will last it Is Impossible to say
and the danger of It spreading beyond
Toklo is very great. The situation might
easily be aggravated by the soldiers In
the field, should an opportunity be given
them to do so. The army was not In
favor of peace. It wanted the war to go
on, confident of winning more victories.
It knows that a peace agreement has
been reached, but it does not know the
terms. When it learns of these It may
declare Its sympathy with the people at
home who are protestfng against the
peace conditions and thus intensify the
Internal trouble. However difficult the
government may find the suppression of
the uprising, it Is not to be apprehended
that It will affect the treaty. No heed, It
Is safe to say, will be given to the popu
lar demand that the mikado refuse to
ratify the peace convention. That mat
ter is practically settled. It Is to be hoped
the Japanese people can speedily be
brought to see that It was settled wisely
and to the honor of their country.
8A1LISO VSDER FALSE COLORS.
The fable of the wolf arrayed In sheep
skin Is again forcibly recalled by the
spurious reformers who are banded to
gether for spoils of office under the au
spices of the Foutaneile club. Ever since
that close corporation was organized
one of Its battle cries has been "smash
the machine," and the Dodge primary
election law was put through the legis
lature as a measure of reform designed
to break up political combinations and
slates by giving to the voters of each
party the opportunity to make their
individual choice of candidates.
No sooner had the law gone Into effect
than the board of Fontauelle club gov
ernors began to plot and scheme to
take Into Its own hands the naming of
the candidates foe the county offices to
be elected this fall. With this eud In
view they held star chamber meetings
and made up a ticket long before the
day fixed for filing the names of candi
dates. In other words, they did not wait
even until all the candidates of their
own faction had presented their claims
to the club, but, Ignoring the rank and
file of the membership of the club, delib
erately put up a ticket that was to be
voted at the primary regardless of tho
Individual preferences of other republi
cans. Thla proceeding was nothing more or
less than a bold attempt to nullify the
primary election law and substitute for
the rank and file of the party the will
of the Inside ring Unit constitutes the
board of governors of the Foutaneile
club. And now the town Is being
flooded two weeks before the primary
with cards that bear this Inscription
above the names of the candidates whose
nomination the board of governors is
trying to dictate to the republicans of
Douglas county:
"Republicon Antl-Machlne Candi
dates Endorsed by the Foutaneile
"Club. If you are In favor of good
"city and county government, falth
"fully, honestly and economically
"administered, vote for the follow
"ing." Here Is reform with a big R. And
who are the governors? Most of them
politicians out of a Job who are trying
desperately to get another grab at the
political pie counter. Will any Intelli
gent voter allow blniHelf to be buncoed
ty such Imposture?
Time w as when the Riyanlte organ of
these parts bemoaned the awful condi
tion of the tollers and producers because
of the continued drop In prices 'and the
Increased purchasing power of a dollar
for the benefit of the money lenders.
Now the same organ bemoans the
marked advance In prices and the In
creased cost of living, evidently obliv
ious of the fact that employment at fair
wages Is more advantageous to the toil
ers, even when the cost of living Is
higher, than Idleness or scanty employ
ment with low prices. It appears to be
oblivious also of the other fact that the
higher cost of living means higher prices
of all the products of the farm, and con
sequently greater prosperity for the pro
ducer. In a nutshell, high prices and
good times go hand in hand. The wage
worker fares better in couutrlca where
prices are high than wutue they are low.
When a barrel of flour sold for $100 and
eggs for a dollar apiece In San Fran
cisco mechanics were In active demand
at $10 a day and saved up more money
than the mechanics In New York, who
were buying flour at $3 a hundred and
eggs at 13 cents a dozen.
And now Pat Crowe Is credited with
invading Omaha on a moonless night to
Indulge in target practice on a police
man's leg. What the coppers could do
to Pat Crowe legitimately If he was
pinched still remains a mystery even
to the legal fraternity. He could not be
puutabed for kidnaping, because there
was no law against kidnaping when he
carried away young Cudnhy. and he
could hot be convicted of highway rob
bery any more than Callahan, his pre
sumed associate. He might, of course,
be held as a suspect and have his Ror
tlllon measurement taken for future
reference, and, possibly, be might supply
the yellows with pictorials.
The proponed revival of the Union Pa
cific hospital fund recalls the aversion
of former Unlou Pacific employes to the
system of taxation without representa
tion. The objection to the hospital tax
wos not because It was a compulsory
contribution, but because tho men who
paid the tax had no voice In the selec
tion of the doctors, who regarded them
selves as beneficiaries of the eorjKira
tlon, when, In fact, tliey were the bene
ficiaries of the employes. If this feature
were eliminated there would probably
be no Just ground for complnlnt to the
levy of 60 cents per month for medical
service.
The announcement that no more passes
will be issued by railroads to shippers
comes strangely at a time when the
practice has been officially abolished for
more than a year. The latest statement
doubtless means merely that the dead
letter orders on this subject are to be Is
sued again.
Lights t' the World,
Philadelphia Press.
The peace of Portsmouth brings the
peace of Asia, and the peace of Asia Is
long march forward toward the peace of
mankind.
Headlnar for a frost Bite.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Farmers are emigrating from Iowa to
Canada. They must belong to the class of
people who don't believe In letting well
enough alone.
Making; Bare of It.
Philadelphia Record.
It took the mikado some time to find out
whether he was very much obliged to the
president, but be finally reached the con
clusion that he was.
Wonderful Self-Dental.
Chicago Chronicle.
President Dlai of Mexico Is said to be
worth only $1,000,000. In view of all the
opportunities he has had to become one of
the world's richest men, this looks like a
case of severe self-denial on his part.
Real Winners in Polities.
Springfield Republican.
The per capita money circulation of the
country reaches a new high record $31.40,
which compares with the less than $22 pre
vailing when the populist agitation was
most active. The Inflationists, although de
feated at the polls and put out of busi
ness as a political organisation, appear
after all to be the real winners In con
temporary politics. .
Japanese Ingratitude.
Chicago Chronicle.
If It be true that Baron Komura Is to fall
from power because of the concessions
maae to Kussia at Portsmouth he will not
be the first statesman to suffer ingratitude
at tho hands of his countrymen. Baron
Komura secured from M. Witte all that
Japan could have secured by continuing
the war and he go all that Jinan deserved.
If the Japanese people and government do
not recognise , UUS .truth they will show
themselves considerably more obtuse than
they have been credited with being.
Climax of Graft.
Philadelphia Record.
The ghouls who stalk abroad after
devastating flood or a volcanic upheaval
to rob the bodies of the dead and dying
are not more contemptible than the miun.
able grafters who have been coining; money
in tne soutn by the unauthorised Issue of
neaitn certificates In tho fever diatrief at
so much per head. It Is estimated that
over $100,000 has been extorted from panic
stricken resldonts of the gulf region by
this devilish device. Surely this is th
climax of the era of graft
Love Making- of the Lion.
Washington Pot.
One of the sweetest, most mnvim i.t.t.
In nature la the smile of the Hriti.h un
when he Is in an amorous mood. Just now
he Is not only at peace with all the world,
but h 1s carrying on a doten flirtations at
once. France has been cantivatai al
though it has a somewhat threadbare al
liance witn England's greatest enemy.
Japan Is the latest to fall a victim
the seductive wiles of the Hon. America
In a modest wav claims to ha the trtA
all nations, but It Is utterly eclipsed by
mig-land in the science of working up af
fection. As a fremled Lothario the Brit
ish lion is the king of beasts.
Heroes of the Lakes.
New Tork Tribune.
It will be hard to find a match tn tha
heroism of those members of the Sevona's
crew who voluntarily sacrificed their Uvea
In order to save the majority of their fel
lows. Many a man dies in the attempt to
rescue others from a shipwreck or a gaa
filled mine, but when he embarks in the dea-
perate venture he has at least a hnm h.
he may escape. The same may be said of
firemen who dash into a blazing building
to save Its occupants and are themselves
overcome by smoke. Much more deliberate
was the decision of the seven sailors on the
I.ake Superior ore carrier whose fate was
reoorted yesterday, and much mn
tain was the result from the very first.
How seinsn are the dominating motives of
most of us compared with the snirit i,i.i.
animated these men, whose ordinary duties
were of the most prosaic kind!
TAFT PARTYYISITINQ AMOY
Americana Viesr Scene of Riot in
Wliich an American Coasalata
Was Attacked.
AMOT. fiept. 7 The transport Logan,
with Major General Corbln and party on
board, arrived here this morning at day
break. Many of the party went on shore
and viewed the scenes of the recent riots.
The present condition of affalrs'ln connec
tion with the antl-Amerlcan boycott move
ment la uncertain and the coolies are ex
pected to make a serious outbreak on or
about September 1$.
All of the roemher of the party are re
ported well on board the Logan, which
will sail for Shanghai at t o'clock this
morning.
The riots referred to took place on July
S last. On that date a mob of Chinese
fanatics, after attending a meeting where
resolutions were passed pronouncing a boy
cott en American products, attacked 'the
American consulate and threatened the na
tive servants of Consul Anderson with
death. The local authorities promptly put
down the uprising, which for a time as
sumed serious proportions, and punished
the offenders.
Thanksgiving; far Peace.
ST. PETERSBURG. Bept. T.-A thanks
giving service, commemorative of the con
clusion Of peace, waa celebrated at Peter
hof this afternoon In the presence of Em
perer Nicholas aud Uj tut dmUarles.
I
A TR A ' S P A R K S T DODOK.
One of the Tricks of Corporations to
Misrepresent Pnblle Sentiment.
Minneapolis Journal.
The Rant F rnllrnad has been mnklnp:
a ranvasss In several western and south
western states and Is able to announce
that the shippers are generally orposed to
the government Interfering with the rate
making by railroads.
The Ssnta Fo railroad, which appears trt
have had some experience In politics, has
taken a most cunning course In conducting
this canvass. It stated the question the
shipper was to answer In such a
way that It expected not one would an
swer In the affirmative, and yet It finds
that onlyj "0 per cent have answered In
the negative. The question was put by
the Santa Fe railroad In this form:
"Ho you favor giving the Interstate Com
merce commission the ahsolute power ,to
fix all Interstate rates and to establish the
relation of rates between localities?"
That was pretty clever when the question
before congress and the country Is whether
the Interstate Commerce commission shall
be given power to alter a rate which has
been complained of as unreasonable and
with ample oportunlty given the railroad
to be heard and to appeal from the com
mission to the courts. 1
The shipper who would answer hat ques
tion In tho affirmative Is the shipper who
would also answer In the affirmative if
asked whether h favored the government
ownership of railroads. The shipper who
answered It. In the negative might still
be heartily In favor of the principle of the
Esch-Townsend bill and of the doctrine ot
rates laid down by the president In his
message.
It would appear, then, that the Psnta Fe's
clever work has resulted In demonstrating
that there Is nobody In favor of letting
things alone. If It had had the courage to
ask the question whether the shippers op
posed any Increase In the powers of the
Interstate Commerce commission It might
have obtained a unanimous negative.
HISTORY'S ADVANCE AOEN'T.
The Camera cs a Means of Preserving
Famous Scenes.
Chlcaao News.
At the close of that historic half hour in
which President Roosevelt had brought M.
Itte and Baron Komura together, all four
of the envoys were lined up In the May
flower's cabin and nhnt nffranhed with the
president In the center of the group. When
tne two diplomatic suites had gathered at
the council table In Portsmouth navy yard
they were photographed again. Diplomacy
rested from its labors while the camera
man worked his will. We have pictures of
the men at the Japanese side of the table
and of the men at the Russian side, and of
both groups together as seen from the
tables' end. The other pictures taken in
connection with the peace proceedings, offi
cially or unofficially, are too numerous to
mention.
The records of modern historv. unlike
those of past times, are going to be remark
ably complete and rjrerlsa. What the
camera artists did at Oyster Bay and Ports
mouth they also did on the Manrhurlsn
battlefields. We have "historic paintings"
or sucn scenes as the celebrated conference
between Bismarck and Thiers t v raft I11si
but they are largely Imaginative. With
tne aia or portraits and descriptions and
much guessing the artists evolved pictures
that were impressive to look unon. but of
little value as records of fact. There are
many wonderrul battle paintings, but they
also are more or less chimerical. The his
torian who In future describes the happen
ings of the present century will have some
thing definite for his guidance.
The camera, of course, la not ih nnw
factor conducing to future historical ac
curacy. The dally press records afford In
valuable opportunities for verifying facts.
Thanks to the cable and telerranh. detailed
accounts of events are placed on record
Immediately. The coming writers of his
tories will not need to depend for their facts
on memory or Imagination.
WHAT Hl'RTS THE CORPORATIONS.
Shovr Contempt for the Law Which
Created Them.
Leslie's Weekly.
No one thing, In our opinion, has contri
buted so much to the production of that
Intense and growing feeling of hostility to
corporations of the larger class, which has
manifested Itself In many ways and forms
recently, as that "defiance of the law" to
which President Roosevelt alluded In a
recent address, and which, if persisted in,
he said, must lead to legislation more
"drastic" than any he has suggested. The
belief is widely prevalent that many large
and powerful corporations, such as the
railroads, hold themselves above the law;
or that, by the employment of various de
vices and subterfuges, they manage to
"get around" the law when It stands In
their way or Interferes with their Interests.
Whether this is true to the extent com
monly believed, wo are not prepared to say,
but there la certainly much to give color
to such a belief. The history of the Inter
state Commerce commission, for Instance,
has been one long stuggle to compel the
corporations doing Interstate business to
observe the laws a struggle, we are com
pelled to bellve, which has been little short
of a complete failure. The question now Is,
will these corporate Interests continue to
regard all restrictions upon their methods
of doing business with the same cynical
Indifference, as obstacles that can be
easily overcome with the aid of shrewd
and resourceful lawyers, or will they heed
President Roosevelt's warning and submit
to a mild and reasonable measure of
government control T All forms of lawless
ness are reprehensible and dangerous, and
none more so than that of men, or bodies
of men, who contrive, by means of their
wealth, financial connections, and polltlcnl
Influence, to evade the laws which con
flict with their selfish alms and purposes.
GREATEST POS TOFFICE CRAFT.
EieeaslT Rates t ha rare for Mall
Transportation by Railroads.
Leslies Weekly.
Certain subordinate officials In the Post
office Department at Washington have been
maktng a great ado for several years over
alleged abuses In second clas mall matter,
and have taken It upon themselves to Im
pose various meddlesome and needless re
strictions upon publishers In order to cor
rect these alleged abuses and affect a sav
ing to the government. It Is clear enough,
however, from an analysis of the expense
account of the postal service, that the
losses Incurred from the abuses ot second
class rates, such as they are, are trifling
In comparison with the leakage In other
directions. The deficit In the revenues
of the pvstal service for the fiscal year
now closing, is estimated at over $14,000,000.
But the government Is paying the- rail
roads $40,000,000 annually for carrying the
malls, an amount easily twice what It ought
to be if a fair, bonest, and business-like
system prevailed. In this Item of excessive
railroad charges there Is more than enough
to account for the annual deficit mentioned,
with the outgo In a direction where a few
are benefited and the rich made richer.
The expenditures for rural free delivery
and for the carriage of second class matter,
although heavy, should not trouble the
department; the people are getting Benefit
here, and the department exists for the
people. If entrenchment and economy must
be practiced anywhere let It be exercised
the rates for railway service. It Is time to
let the publishing Interests alone and look
after other abuses where abuses paJly
sxlst.
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on tho Spot.
The money counters working In the coin
caverns of the treasury are gradually ap
proaching the finish of a three months' job.
Two-thirds of the millions of coin stored
In the vaults has been Weighed and checked
and Ave compartments containing $7.('0a'0
each are now undergoing Inspection. This
will finish the long, weary task necessi
tated by the change of treasurers. The
committee and the clerks detailed for the
work will rejoice when It Is done. There
Is a hqst of laborers also employed in
stowing away the great masses of tons of
silver. These may not be so happy, as
their serlves are only temporary, but the
whole crowd will soon come out of the
vaults. The count of the paper money
ended some weeks ago.
The Inspectors of the Postofflce depart
ment have been doing things lately, and the
people who use the malls to get the coin
without giving a quid pro quo have been
receiving the little notice "fraudulent."
which puts them out of business, If not be
hind bars.
But despite the fraud orders, the schemers
who get the money by means of the small
"come-on" ads published In the news
papers of the country are no sooner caught
up with by the postofflce Inspectors than
they shift their cut and begin over again
under an assumed name.
In one day Ave fraud orders were Issued
by the department, the parties against
whom the orders were directed having
failed to show cause why the orders should
not be promulgated.
One of the "sure thing" put under the
ban by the Postofflce department operated
under the name of the Prudential company
and Its place of business was 1419 Monad
nock block. Chicago. The concern adver
tlsed "the king of systems" for playing the
races, by which S to IS per cent profit per
day was assured.
The element of chance. It was pretended,
waa wholly eliminated. The scheme was
said to be the only business way to follow
the races continuously on all tracks.
As part of the literature of the concern
there was circulated a table showing the al
leged results of following the "system" for
twelve months on ten tracks. Alleged testi
monials from persons supposed to have
benefited by the play were also printed and
scattered broadcast.
A postal Inspector of the Chicago district
who was assigned to Investigate the case
discovered that the name of a lumber com
pany waa on the door of the alleged office
of the racing concern. Nobody there, he re
ported, knew anvthlnr about th h,i.in...
except that mall addressed to the Prudential
company was called for by a person who
gave his name as Frank M. Lukens when
he demanded the mall after It had been
withheld pending Investigation.
The White House has been undergoing
house cleaning and repairing and Is ready
for the president and his family. When
they return they will find the exterior of
the building looking spotless and the In
terior as clean as the hands of man can
make It. A large force of men hun
at work a number of weeks all over the
Duuaing. The outer walls were cleaned by
hand this year and fresh paint put on
where the last coat had worn off, but the
hand-cleaned walls look whiter. If possible,
than where the fresh nalnt has hen ,,
Throughout the Interior of the building
iresn paint nas oeen unsparingly used, with
the result that the walls have a fresh look.
There has also been a general overhauling
In other directions and considerable money
has been spent out of the fund nnnnni.,.j
by congress for the care and maintenance
oi me ouuaing. Tne appropriation for the
present flsqal year amounts to $36,000 and in
the last fiscal year the appropriation was
the same. After the enlargement of the
building It was necessary to Increase the
allowance for the resident's hnma h.
appropriation In McKlnley's time having
vecu auoui s.-v.uw eacn year.
The appropriation Is exclusively for tbe
White House and Its care and help. From
this appropriation all repairs are made,
painting done, plumbing attended to, re
furnishing paid for, together with the
wages ot the help.
A million pennies a day Is the capacity
of a machine which Uncle Sam uses in the
Philadelphia mint to count the coin of
smallest value made by the government.
The machine la known as the counting table
and is about as long as a big kneading
board, such as housewives us. The sur
face of it is wide enough to hold a row ot
forty pennies. When the pennies are to be
counted several thousand are heaped onto
the board, which Is placed above a hopper.
Then an operator tips tha board backward
and forward and sideways so that the pen
nies .slide about, and finally settle In the
grooves made by the brass partition strips.
When the board is full there are 1,000
pennies on it. It is then dumped into a
receptacle Just outside the hopper and tha
pennies which have slipped oft the board'
Into the hopper are caught by a bos under
neath. Pennies are coined only at the
Philadelphia mint and the government
finds the coining Of them profitable, be
cause the value of the metal they contain
is only about three-fourths of a cent.
The Postofflce Department has Inaugu
rated a scheme ot co-operation with other
branches of the government service which
probably la without precedent li the ad
ministration of public affairs and which Is
calculated to give greater publicity to gen
eral Information furnished in circular or
pamphlet form by the federal government.
Mr. Cortelyou and his first assistant, Mr.
Hitchcock, believe that poatofflces are the
most frequented places In each community
and that public notices placed conspicu
ously In postofflces will reach a great num.
Want to try an experiment?
Then take any one of the hundreds of
Jit 5t
new medicines on the market.
They
people are relying
this old standard
7 U C. ara. Ca . Lawau,
Aise SkSfistatfiurars mt
ATal'S "Art Tiooo-rer Us hair.
AlfcS'S CHliSBT PaCTOBAL-Foc oemfas.
bef of persons otherwise unavailable. Other
branches of the government service prepare
pnniphlets and circulars which the officials
sllile. but heretofore this Information hm y"'"
been niHllrd and distributed exclusively by f
the various departments directly Inter- I
I i
I'nder the new rerjme at the Postnfflna
department these Clrcnlirs. when of pop
ular Interest, are sent to the postmasters
at each and evsrv post office In the Vnltcl
States with a request, signed by the post
master general, that the pamphlets or cir
culars be posted conspicuously.
PF.RSOAL XOTKS.
Senator Tillman of North Carolina !
making effort to prevent death sentence be
ing passed upon the state liquor dispensary
system, which was established lari
through his efforts. The people are be
coming tired cf the plan.
fir. W. H. Wlshard of Indianapolis Is tha
oldest practicing physician In Irrdlanu. 11
Is So years old and has been practicing- m
Indianapolis nearly seventy years and Is
one of two surviving charter members of
the Indiana State Medical society.
Miss Ellen Stone, the American mission
ary whose capture by brigands several
years ago created so much attention. Is
about to arrive at Sofia and will open
female college at Monasflr. which will be
conducted according to American Ideas.
King Leopold of rtetgium hs conferred on
Mrs. Kllen M. Henrotln, vice president snt
acting president of the Woman's Auxiliary
congress of the World's Columbian exposl
tlon, the order of the Knighthood of l.eo.
pold. She Is the first womaji In this coun
try to receive this decoration.
William If. 8wlft of Chicago has pur
chased the. famous old Warrlner property In
Plttsfleld, Mass., at one time tha reslden.-a
of Oeneral Isaac Putnam, and Is having it
fitted up for occupancy. It waa at this
house that the first committees of tha
famous Hartford convention of feder.il
secessionists met In 1R14.
Mrs. Belva Lookwood had an Important
part In settling the Cherokee claims case,
the decision In which gave the eastern and
emigrant Cherokees nearly $f.nno,nnn. The
suit was pending for years, and Mrs. I,o.-k-wood
prepared several able briefs, present
ing her arguments skillfully point by point.
Her share of the fees will be about $r'W
She has another $1,000,000 rase before the
court of claims now.
property and real estate Is taxed at $40,M5
and bis personal nronertv at a ten -
Vanderbllt will pay to the county and city
about $16,000 In taxes.
CHEERY CHAFF.
of nine children.
She res. and I am surprised at the wsv
She keens her eh..rr..l Ji ?.
husband manages a female orchestra Ciil- a
cago Record-Horald.
t. n,aiii,L ivi r. xt.iKeiey is
dear girl. "There Is a great deal In that
young man."
... , , ,7 " " ueai or the
EF.i1 Jn,"i'."1 S" hl" lth this evening."
Philadelphia Preens.
Family Friend-Well, how are things T
l miner PrrhAiPna ti, - A 1
actually raised nVsaiaYy thV mSnTE. OB
creasef Frlend-How much was the ln-
Voung Preacher-There was no increase.
"I'm glad I don't live In Rirmm, rik.
nOW." SSlil tha man .
'tV'V" ,at,0nr.''. ln th tr"6t
I rn afraid of cholera."
..''2eil0l"?.tr ySu r'"ld his neighbor,
savagely. "I know a farmer who had a
whole drove die of It the other day."
Cleveland Leader. '
thrfr7r? ih; 5")cle nir" 10 Aa abut
agUated mftn who 18 oft?1,
"That la not the question as It strikes
Hill!, ?nwerd Mr. Dustln Stax, serenely.
thi ,re,.,,hf..tru'"" o1" ' do about
the people?" Washington Star.
"There's no use struggling; against the
Inevitable " said Bkorcher; "everything
must make way for the automobile lta
b1.u,n.,,. oarry everything before it."
a.-.U. "P"''1 Walker, "I do hope it will
eventually carry Its smell before It. "-Philadelphia
Cathollo Standard.
"But, John," complained his wife, "we
have no coat of arms."
"No," said he. "but I guess we can get
along without It, now that we have fallen
we didn't nave a coat of any kind." De
troit Free Press.
RECOLLECTIONS.
Brooklyn Life.
In memory I often look,
Acioss the lapse of years
To where, still hanging on their hook.
I see my father s shears.
Oh, those were hours for woe unmatched
v hen he those blades would spread
And leave all stiff and stubbly patched
My would-be curly head.
And when beyond the brink of youth
To Infancy I peer.
Tie hard you will forgive the truth'
To check a rising tear;
For now I see a slip;er. warm
As from a foot fresh vsnked
And feel again the passion storm
I felt when 1 was spanked.
And as my reckless vision speeds,
I see a achoolhnuse door.
And some one, who, for his misdeeds.
Stands out upon tha floor.
And then, ah me, I see again
That ruler, deftly plsnned,
To bring forth hunks and junks of palo
From my grime-knuckled hand.
But worst of all those pictures drear
That follow childhood's wake,
Is that home conjured potion quae
I took lor stomachache.
And never mind where memory leads
Or how my thought I steer.
I seem to tsste those "ptinkln seeds"
They stewed for me each year. ..
come, they go, and are
soon forgotten.
Or icant 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 years. Ayer's
Sarsaparilla.
Intelligent, thoughtful
more and more upon
preparation.
A TUB'S PtLia-rer oBstlnxtlea.
AVEft'S A0U8 C0ftJt-uf axlana ul tfM,
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