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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14. 1905.
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Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
say that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Fe printed during the
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1 81.000
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ii 81,060
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Daily avarago UO.314
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WHEN OCT OF TOWJI.
Sabsorlber leaving tee city tem
porarily should have The Bee
mailed tm then. It a better thaa
m dally letter from home. Ad
dress will be changed as often as
reejaeated.
Wben will tliat injunction by which
the Water board has stopped the work
of Its own appraisers be dissolved?
Today 4t is the wise mu who makes
provisions for "extra hazardous risks"
when taking out a life Insurance policy.
Ratification of the peace treaty will
i c( !i:iiiKed today and China can start
lo ascertain Just what Is left to the na
tives of Manchuria.
TISASCUL LKOISLAIIOS.
The suggestions made by the national
convention of bankers at Washington in
regard to banking legislation, while cer
tainly entitled to consideration as re-
Now that .Ylury L.vou has been regis- fleeting the best Judgment of the na-
tered hi the bull of fame in New York tlonnl banking interest of the country,
it devolves nnou the uninformed to clis- j do not seem likely to commend them
cover for what Mary Lyon Is famous. selves to congress, if we may Judge
FRSS1DKKT ASD TBt TAKITT.
fJencral rrports from Washington
agree in saying that President Roosevelt
has decided to omit all discussion of the
tariff question from bis annual message.
According to this information bis pur
pose Is to make the subject of railway
rate regulation the paramount qnestlon
in the message and there Is very good
reason to believe that this Is correct.
The explanation given is that while Mr.
Roosevelt Is not opposed to some re
vision of the tariff, be Is far more con
cerned with the question of railway
rate regulation and will consequently
put all emphasis upon that. The idea
appears to be that the administration
would assume too much if It should un
dertake to push through the two propo
sitions of tariff revision and rate regu
lation, and in the Judgment of the presi
dent there Is more to be gained for the
general good in the latter than in the
former.
If Washington reports supposed to
have authority behind them are to be
accepted, the decision of Mr. Roosevelt
Is that congress should not be embar
rassed by more than one great question
of domestic interest The subject of
railway regulation, it Is suggested, is
sufficient, in the opinion of the presi
dent, for the coming congress to deal
with at its first session, and most people
will concur that in this he Is right.
So far as the tariff question is .con
cerned, there is no doubt that It can
wait. There Is no imperative or general
demand for any change in tariff rates
and this is said to be recognized by the
president. As a matter of fact he is not
opposed to tariff revision whenever it
shall be found expedient, but there is
reason to believe that he is In accord
with tliat element of the ' republican
party which holds that there is no pres
ent demand for changes In the tariff
and that the policy of protection to
American industries and labor should be
maintained. Whatever may be said in
regard to the attitude in the past of
Mr. Roosevelt respecting the tariff, there
can be no doubt that today there is not
in the country a man who believes more
thoroughly than he in the policy of pro
tection to American industries and
labor. He has repeatedly Indicated this
and insisted that nothing should be done
that would militate against the standard
of living of American laoor. There can
be no doubt that he feels the same today
and that while he realized that another
issue should be to the front, as of more
pressing Importance, the tariff question
is not to be wholly Ignored.
ra . , from some expressions of members of
Philadelphia officials act-jsed of crime thnt body that have already been given
have voluntarily reported for trial. to tlie pubUc. For Instance it is stated
showing that in tbdi opinion there are t0 the opinion of Senator Aldrlch.
worse things than facing a Philadelphia ; chairman of the committee on finance of
,ur' the senate, that no financial legislation
' is necessary during the coming session
Public opinion may Im uble to coutrol f rnnrrP.. Mf.pr,t the nassage of a bill
the operation of large corporations, but ! t0 enable the proposed Panama canal
the disclosures elicited by an official in-1 bol)d9 t0 be used as a basis of national
vestlgatlon sometimes help to form pub
lic opinion. '
As long as Governor Cummins insists
that "Shaw did say it" ftud the secretary
of the treasury reiterates that he did
not the "Iowa idea" will refuse to be !
fleceutly interred.
The Deuuiaon case has been thrown
out of court, but Governor Cummins Is
now too busy revising the tariff to pass
on the requisition papers for the star
witness In the case.
The traiijiii.iiiitiiiippi com contest,
which Kansas City was figuring on,
has been postponed for a year. That
ought to, give time enough for Omaha
to break luto the game.
With George Fred Williams refusing
to support the democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts,
the republicans may have to take extra
precautious to save that office.
A New York thief under arrei-t alleges
that he was brought to the city to vote
t the coming election, but the day Is
probably past wben that plea will result
in bis discbarge In police court, even
though Tammany is in full coutrol.
The American Hunkers' association
denies that it is paying expert "crooks"
to prevent them from operating on
banks. In the light of dally reporta the
denial was hardly necessary, for the
"crooks" are not delivering the goods.
bank circulation, on the same terms as
existing bonds are used.
The expediency of this will be readily
realized, since it will afford to the banks
an opportunity to increase their circula
tion to the extent of more than $100,
000,000, and the addition which this
would make to the paper currency of
the country would be sufficient to meet
the requirements of the industries and
commerce of the nation for several years
to come. While this addition to the
tusls of our bank note circulation Is not
very great, it is yet of sufficient extent
to ward off for the time being any resort
to extraordinary methods for providing
a note currency, such as one based on
assets. An issue of Panama bonds, If
made a basis of currency under existing
regulations, as there seems every reason
why they should be, would enable the
banks to very materially Increase their
circulation and unquestionably those
bonds would be Just as safe as any
other issued under the authority of the
government.
We can see no reason why the Pan
ama canal bonds will not be as service
able as security for national bank circu
lation as the existing bonds of the gov
ernment, since they have the same back
ing, and it seems safe to say that con
gress will approve the proposition to
make them a basis of national bank circulation.
point of squea mistiness. Omaha, South
Omaha, East Omaha, Dundee and Ben
son are all parts of Greater Omaha,
Irrespective of imaginary dividing tines
on the map. There is credit enough In
the achievements of our live stock mar
ket and meat packing Industry for all
the Omahas to share In without depriv
ing South Omaha of Its full quota of
glory.
WAFT ED-A SAKS LIBEL LA1T.
Nebraska's criminal libel law was passed
for the specific purpose of keeping Mr.
Rosewater from becoming too personal dur
ing the frensy of political combat, but this
law Is a tame affair compared with the
Salue-Orady statute In Pennsylvania, That
measure for muisllng a free press In the
Interest of crooked politicians has been de
fied by all the great newspapers of the
state, but Is still a terror to the little fel
lows who haven't the money and Influence
necessary to keep them from getting
pinched. To get rid of this measure the
Pennsylvania press league was organised
last ' week at Pittsburg, the members of
which are pledged to work for the defeat
of any and every legislative candidate who
will not promise to help repeal the law
and enact a sane one In Its stead. Lincoln
Journal.
Nebraska's criminal and civil libel
laws may be tame compared with the
libel laws of Pennsylvania, but they are
both relics of dark ages that constitute
a standing menace to the freedom of
the press. The Nebraska libel laws
ought to be amended In the direction of
sanity and the state press ought to
make itself the moving factor. The
Idea that vicious libel laws hit the big
metropolitan newspapers harder than
they do the little 'country newspapers
is entirely erroneous, as has been proven
clearly enough during the last few
months by prosecutions and litigation
affecting the editors of smaller Interior
papers. The Nebraska Press associa
tion could do nothing better for Its
members than follow the example of the
Pennsylvania Press league In preparing
In advance a sane code of libel laws and
seeing to It that the next legislature Is
pledged to put such a code on the statute
book.
Every cent of the state school fund
Is now invested, another $50,000 hav
ing been planted In Massachusetts state
bonds and the rest in regjstered state
warrants. Under existing constitutional
limitations the custodians of this trust
fund have no other way of investing It,
but there is no good reason why the
people of Nebraska should loan'money
to Massachusetts at 3 per cent when
they are themselves borrowing money
by the sale of municipal and school dis
trict bonds at from 4 to 5 per cent.
The constitution oughtto have been
amended long ago to widen the field of
securities for school fund Investments.
The longer this is delayed the more it
will cost the taxpayers and the harder
it will be to unload the undeslnible se
curities in which the money is now
being tied up.
Omaha Is getting a great deal moro
notoriety abroad out of the gas fran
chise episode than it deserves. One
paper has it that the mayor drove a
new franchise through the council by
the aid of the police force, and another
Paris newspapers which assert that
Premier Rouvler prevented war be
tween! France and Germany may be pre
paring for his formal nomination to suc
ceed President Loubet. The story
sounds too much like a Dreyfus "dos
sier" to be true.
that a street lighting contract was let
for ten years, and several that the peo
ple of Omaha were up in arms against
a Job that Is to saddle them with a
gas contract at increased price. Of
course, every one here knows that the
public service corporations, that there i
has been no excitement whatever out
side of the city hall, that the ordinance
has nothing to do with the franchise j
of any company, and that the street
lighting contract is for five years at a
reduced price and coupled with a re-1
ductlon on the price of gas used by the 1
private consumer of 10 cents per 1,000
cubic feet this year and an additional 10
cents per 1,000 next year.
County 'Ireaaurer tint has turnod
into the city treasury within the past
seventeen months over $435,000, col
lected almost wholly by delinquent tax
sales under the scavenger law. It goes
without saying that no previous county
treasurer ever collected anywhere near ;
that amount of back taxes or ever had
such a responsibility to meet.
The newly organized State Board of
Health is confronted at the start with
an application to have the certificate
of a physician revoked for malpractice.
If the medical fraternity is disposed to
do a little house cleaning now on its
oxvn account it should have every encouragement.
Council BlufU win undertake to
acquire its water works plaut on a sort
of three-appraiser plan, improvised be
tween the city authorities and the water
works owners. It is to be hoped Coun
cil Bluffs will have better luck than
Omaha with its appraisers.
The caiHCiluUuu of the .Uarkel con
tract by the Panama Canal commission
is now declared to have been by mu
tual cousciit. Perhaps. But people
have been known to couueut to thlugs
after they have discovered they could
do nothing else. '
The Plukenou agency r..t-rts loes
l ist year to buuka by robbers, forgers,
burglars and sneak thieves at ouly $'.7,-
18CUS, which would indicate that the
batiks have not so much to fear from
the "lawless elements of society" as
iroia trusteuytucluls.
OAf I11A ASD SOUTH WNHi-
The Bee is In receipt of a commuiilco
tlon from one of its South Omaha read
ers, taking vigorous exeeptlou to a re
cent edltorUl article on the relative
standlug of the Omaha Mve stock mar
ket. The complaint is that the lire stock
market belongs exclusively to South
Omaha aud that Omaha has no right
to appropriate it to Itself. In this par
ticular instance The Bee was simply
citing and commenting upon some com
parative figures published Jn Chicago
papers as an advertisement in the in
terest of the Chicago stock yards, and
in that statistical table the market here
figured as Omaha without any specific
reference to South Omuha.
In this same statistical exhibit the
live stock market was credited to Chi
cago rather than to South Chicago to
St. Louis aud uot to East St. Louis to
Kansas City and uot to Kansas City,
Kun.-r-uud so on down the list. The
market here Is known throughout the
world as the Omaha umrket and the
fact that South Omuha has a separate
corporate existence, while physically
aud geographically it is a part -of
Omaha, is uot taken into account by
anyoue excepting those who reside in
South Omaha.
It is a good thlug to have locnl pride,
but local pride can be carried to the
With both houses of the, Swedish Par
liament unanimously approving the
treaty of separation with Norway it
would appear that the democratic party
of the United States has no Imitators
In the realm of King Oscar, or there
would have been at least one dissenting
vote.
Progress the. Watebwerd.
Kansas City Journal.
The Union Pacific has dropped James H.
Hyde from Its list of directors, and is said
to be making other Improvements.
Canae and Effect.
Indianapolis News.
The man who took that 1100,000 express
package at Pittsburg Is said to be a
cigarette fiend. By the way, are you still
getting 'em by mallT
Joy of Uorae Coming.
Philadelphia Press.
Gaynor and Oreene express themselves
as so delighted to be back again that it
seems funny they should have fought so
long against coming. Delighted as they
are. however, they would have been more
delighted to remain In Canada.
A Lonesome Hemlnder,
San Franelco Chronicle.
At one time the portion of the treasury
statement shewing ths amount of Indrbt
edness of the Parlflo railroads to the gov
ernment used to occupy an Important place
In that document; now a single line show
ing that the central branch of the Union
Paclflo owes 81,6C0,Oj0 principal and 83.104.
I&f Interest la all that one finds devoted
to that part of the' government's dealings
with the transportation companies In an
accounting which has footings amounting
1 U U.;;5,tf7'XJ.ia.
. OTHER LASDS THAR OCRS.
The capture of an Englishman In Mace
donia and the sending In one of his ears
with a demand for payment of a ransom
of $.10,noo has an ugly contingency behind
It. Of course. It Is the prelude to sending
In his head If the money is not forthcoming
on the day fixed and a guarantee given
that the brigands will not be afterward
molested. In the event of their demand
not being met and the code of the klephts
being put Into effect, they are, of course,
prepared to sell their lives as doarly as
possible. It was more than twenty-five
years ago that two Englishmen were car
ried off by brigands In that part of Tur
key, one a Colonel Bynge, who was taken
from his farm noar Verrla In northern
Thessaly, and the other. Mr. Buter, In the
employ of a mining company near Dolran
In central Macedonia. The ransoms were
875,000 and 85.0OO, respectively, and were
paid by the British government, which on
the last occasion publicly notified the brig
ands that It was the last time It would
ransom one of Its subjects. This Is the
first captuie In the old style since then,
Miss Stone's having been a political mat
ter: but as Mr. Willis, the captive In the
present case. Is an employe of the Turkish
bondholders' Tobacco Regie, the ransom
will have to come out of their pockets In
the first instance and out of the sultan's
treasury afterward.
A "correspondent of one of the London
papers, visiting from Baku, where he has
been pursuing his Inquiries among, promi
nent Armenians, says that the recent out
break In the Caucasus was the direct con
sequence of the disturbances In the same
region last spring. Then the Armenians
were unprepared, and easily fell victims to
the Tartars. Their experience taught them
a lesson, and they set to work to con
centrate, organUe, and win. Everybody
Knew that a conflict was Inevitable, but
the Russian authorities refused to take
precautions. The correspondent does not
believe thst the Armenians ever made or
contemplated a deliberate attack. Inasmuch
as they were In a numerical minority of
about one to five. The Immediate cause of
the rioting, he says, was somo chance shots
fired by strikers. Tartars and Armenians
alike took these for signs that hostilities
had begun, and straightway began to shoot
down any foes who came in sight. The
slaughter would have been much greater
than It was, he declares, If the Armenians
had not organized for defence, or if the
Russians had not been much more prompt
than they were In sending troops to allay
the disorders.
A British naval officer "high In command"
at Devonport, presumably the admiral, has
been talking with a London newspaper cor
respondent about the recent decision to
convert Singapore Into a great naval base.
He said no naval man would be surprised
by It, as It was clearly foreshadowed a
year ago, when the British naval redistribu
tion scheme was published. The reduction
of the China squadron formed one of the
principal features of It. This reduction has
now taken place by the withdrawal of the
entire battle division and the conversion of
the CMna command Into the Fourth cruiser
squadron. Evidently, he pointed out, the
war worthiness of a flying force of this
character depends largely upon the exist
ence of an adequate base for coaling and
replenishing stores. Hong Kong Is useful
for operations In the China sea, but not for
the defense of Australian posseMlcns, and :
the safeguarding of the Australian colonies
Is the main object of the whole scheme. AN j
though the British fleet In the far east may
continue to De causa tne cnina squadron. It
Is now strategically the Australasian squad
ron. Under the new condition of things a
very small force 1b sufficient to protect
British Interests In the China seas. Any
conflict relating to those Interests would be
fought out In European waters. Singapore
occupies a most commanding position for
the defence by sea of the Australian con
tinent, and has been chosen for that pur
pose. MS
Pespite the appeal of the Finns for Inter
national Intervention for the maintenance
of Finland's ancient privileges, and despite
the killing of Russian officers In their
towns, it Is asserted that the discontent
which the people feel under the czar's rule
has been exaggerated. This may be so, but
the czar has done well to concede to the
people of his northwest province the resto
ration of the right to use their native
speech In their administrative bodies and
bureaus. Instead of limiting them to Rus
sian, as at present. A similar grant to
Poland would do much to check the discon
tent and relieve the necessity for secrecy
and duplicity In that former kingdom.
Doubtless the Interests which are served
In the concession to the Finns appear un
important to the outside world, but they
Indicate a broadening policy which that out
side world has long awaited. Russia will
gain In the esteem of the nations In propor
tion as It breaks with the traditions that
have hampered Its political progress, be
cause In gaining freedom It Invites the con
fidence to which free nations seldom dis
prove their title. International confidence,
If It can secure It, will mean the enlarge
ment of Us commerce, the securer estab
lishment of Its Industries and increased
respect for Russian citizens abroad. This
confidence will Inure to Its welfare In all
ways, whereas persistence In Its former
course will expose It not merely to sus
picion and reproof, but to the cost and dan
ger of repeated war.
It was recently announced, probably
without official sanction, that Russia would
leave 00.000 men on the ground where the
peace treaty checked Its continued retreat.
Later advices put the number at 800,000.
While It Is readily believed that so large
a force has In It somewhat menacing to
Japan, Inasmuch as economical considera
tions will doubtless lead to a quick reduc
tion of the Japanese army. Inasmuch, also,
as Russia's strength Is greater on land
than on the sea, It Is alleged that Rus
sia's purpose In keeping this foroe Is
primarily to threaten the Chinese, whose
Intolerance of the white race continues to
be abown In the objection to German
traders In their country, and who are not
unlikely to be Influenced to new forms of
old hostility by the euccess of their blood
relatives, the Japanese. Btlll, there Is an
other reason for the retention of this army
at a long distance from the Russian capi
tal, ana It n that the soldiers are not
trusted at home. In any country where
the army ia maintained by enforced drafts
there is certain to be discontent, but In
Russia more than In most others, since no
discrimination Is made which excuses
heads of families, or members of peace so.
clettes, or of religious organisations that
disbelieve In war, from military service.
The very multitude of the soldiers Is an
element of weakness In one sense, for
where the czar has brought together men
of different race, creed, speech and polltl
cal opinion, their officers do not Invariably
rouse tbelr trust or respect, and are serv
ing a government with which many of
them are at odds.
As the late Captain George Lindsay An
thony Wilson, the Folkstone recluse, died
without making a will the whole of his
fortune goes to the British crown. Several
persons In his service had expected hand
some legacies. Captain Wilson, who was
the Illegitimate son of Blr John Wilson,
Bart., at one time commander of the forces
In Ceylon, was a bachelor, and left no
legal heirs. The estate reverting to the
cruwn under this Intestacy has been value!
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Alum baking powders are detrimental to health
Many consumers use alum baking powders in perfect
ignorance They are allured to the danger by the cry of cheap
. ness7 and the false and flippant advertisements in the news
papers Alum baking powders do not make a "pure,
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If you wish to avoid this danger to your food,
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and decline to buy or use any baking powder that is not
plainly designated as a cream of tartar powder
by the authorities at 160,209. To this has
to be added 2S,663 left by Captain Wil
son's father. Sir John Wilson died in 1&6,
but Captain Wilson refused to touch a
penny of It, with the result that the estate
has remained for forty-nine years unad
mlnlstcred. Now the crown inherits both
fortunes. Says the London Chronicle: "It
has very rarely happened that so large an
estate as Captain Wilson's falls to the
crown. Queen Viotorla. during her long
life, had only one or two as large. Al
though the aggregate amount which an
nually reverts to the crown in the case
of persons dying Intestate, without known
heirs, Is considerable. It is chiefly made up
of a number of very small estates, and
there are usually many claimants. Per
sons entitled to money are seldom far to
seek when wanted, but the number of
claimants of money who cannot show any
title to It Is very large Indeed."
POLITICAL DRIFT.
MIRTH FIX CHATTER.
Knlcker Few girls keep up their music
after they are married.
Uocker And yet some persons say that
marriage is a failure. New York Sun.
"Break It gently to father," said the col
lege athlete, feebly.
"Break what?" thry asked him.
"That I went through that football game
without the slightest Injury. He'll think
I'm losing my nerve." Chicago Tribune.
"Why has your husband given up deer
hunting?"
"He couldn't afford It. Tou see, It cost
him so much to settle with the families of
the guides he Bhot by mistake." Washing
ton Star. ' . i 1 1.
"Lady," said the ragged Individual at the
door, "I'm a clock regulator. If yer clock
rans fast or slow I kin fix It. It's Jtst
12:30 now."
"How do you know It Is?" asked the
housekeeper.
'"Cause I always gits hungry at 12:80."
Philadelphia Press.
Senator Foraker of Ohio has awakened
from his trance and withdrawn his promise
to butt into the local fight in Philadel
phia.
The ghastly vote of Philadelphia has
been reduced still further by striking off
the names of revolutionary patriots, long
since dead and forgotten.
Just as dime museums are declining In
popularity, a Baltimore officeholder pro
tested against having his salary raised.
He doesn't need the money.
In Philadelphia the discredited politicians
driven from tbe mealtub by Mayor Weaver
are obliged to buy advertising ipace In
the newspapers wherein they booit the
uperlor qualities of their ticket. One
lonesome newspaper sticks to the gang.
Among the most Interesting candidates
for aldermen in New Tork ts Max Kclman,
23 years old, the newsboy financier of the
Bronx, who Is conducting an Interesting
campaign In the Thirty-fourth district.
Seven years ago he began as a news
dealer, made wise Investments In stocks
and Is now worth $50,000, besides some
valuable real estate.
More political scandals are promised by
the life Insurance investigations. M ne
Initiated are aware that a juicy poker
gnme was pulled off at Albany during the
Uglslative session, players limited to states
men not easily handled otherwlao, ana
were allowed to win with great regularity.
Considerable Insurance money is said to
have dropped Into various j ickpots, and the
Inquisltora are anxious to turn a search
light on the game. The spectacle will
justify the effort.
Major Carson, Washington correspondent
of the Philadelphia Ledger, commenting on
the approaching battle for rate regulation
In congress says: "That Theodore Roose
velt is going to have the labor of his life
In jamming rate regulation down the
throat of the United States senate is a
faot Increasingly "plain each day. The
senate la not only hostile to such legisla
tion, but Is full Of secret enemies of the
president. From corridor to corridor the
senate chamber is honeycombed with men,
who, while avowing for publication their
loyalty to the president, would esteem It
the chief joy of their lives to thwart him."
A singular state of things has come
about In Alabama. Senator Morgan's term
expires In 1907. He will be then (if living)
nearly 83 years old. Senator Pettus' term
expires in 190s. He will be then (If living)
nearly 88 years old. Alabama la on the
quadrennial plan; after next year's legis
lature there won't be another until 1910.
Next year's legislature, therefore, will have
the electing of two United States senators
As far as known General Morgan and
Oeneral Pettus desire and expect re-election.
Suppose they are re-elected. At the
end of their terms (if they live that long)
General Morgan will be 89 and General
Tottus M.
Webster was compiling his distlonary.
"It's easy to define words," he cried.
"Just suppose I had to explain an exciting
home run to a girl."
With a wild yell he proceeded to root
further. New York Tribune.
"Good morning!" said the spider, adding
the familiar polite Invitation to step Into
tho parlor.
"Step Into your parlor?" repeated the fly,
with a knowing wink. "You mean your
dining room, don't you? No thank you."
Philadelphia Ledger.
"I notice," observed Tuffold Knutt, "that
people don't pay no taxes on the costliest
thiriKS they's got."
"How's that?" grunted Ruffon Wrats.
"Well, f'r Instance, If you wus wuth even
a million you wouldn't have to pay nothln'
on that peach of a nose you've got." Chi
cago Tribune.
TUB MOKNIXQ AFTER.
Boston Traveller.
I dreamed that I dwelt on an Isle of
cracked Ice,
In the midst of a lake of champagne.
Where bloomed the mint julep in meadows
of green,
Amid showers of llthla rain.
I reclined on a divan of lager beer fnam,
With a pillow of froth for my head.
While the spray from a fountain of spark
ling gin flu
Descended like dew on my bed.
From far away mountains of crystalline
Ice,
A sephyr refreshing and cool
Came wafting the Incense of sweet mus
catel That sparkled In many a pool.
My senses were soothed by the soft, purling
son-
Of the brooklet of pousse cafe
That rippled along over pebbles of snow
To a river of absinthe frappe.
Then, lulled by the music of tinkling glass
From the schooners that danced on the
deep,
I dreamily sipped a cool highball or two,
And languidly floated to sleep.
e
And then I awoke on a bed full of rocks.
With a bolster as hard as a brick,
A wrench In my back and a wrack In my
head.
And a stomach detestably sick;
With sand In my eyes and a grit In my
throat,
Where the taste of last evening still
clung,
And I felt a dry bath towel stuffed in my
mouth,
Which I afterward found was my tongu;
And I groped for the thread of the even' g
before
In the mystified maze of my brain,
Until a great light hurst upon me at la I
"By thunder! I got mine again."
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