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WIIKS OIT OK TOW.X.
Kb bar r I her a leaving; the Pity tem
porarily should have The nee
mailed to 4 hem. Addreaa will lie
ehanwed aa often na rvqaraled.
There seems to b other leaks at the
county Jail lieslde. the gns leaks.
-Now let our Nebraska senutors trump
Senator Dolllver's speech with their
votes.
The last day for the tiling of candi
dates' declaration papers Is upon ns.
What an aggregation the voters will
hate to pick from.
The. court house watchman who was
caught asleep when the Are broke out
must have beeu asleep again when the
prisoners broke out.
Since a Paris Journal has discovered
that. Germany is ready to invade
France, both President Castro and the
sultan of Morocco cau rest easier.
Where were the four Jailer the tax
payers of Douglas county are paying
for when tjiose prisoners butted an es
cape hide through a brick wall without
let or hlndrauce?
Mr. Vanderbllt Is doubtless finding it
easier to answer charges of carelesa au
tomobile driving iu Italy than to prepare
a showing for n, railroad investigation
in the United States.
' The latest expert comment on tlie
Chinese situation is that the'natlyes are
fighting mud because they have to pay
their bills. But this condition of mind
Is not always limited to China.
Th4tre Is no dearth of candidates' In
Nebraska for that federal Judgeship
plum. What Is lacking Is the additional
Judgeship district, which must l cre
ted before the plum can be picked.
Packer lanst have based their lllef
that Mr. CarfleUI would proteet them in
the fact that Ju altered. bis report at
tuttir auKgestlon; but it la not nlwnyi
nf to count on repetition of favors.
When Mr. Rockefeller decides to
cmergu from obscurity he might double
turn a few pennies by selliug tickets of
biding tt a nuuibr of other disti
KUishd citizens longlag for relief from
the HmeHgbt.
Mlsstssljpl, with ! It 'overwhelming
4teiatHratfc majority, has defeated a
calld hikor Ml, aad now democratic rep
reaeltatrtes at WasTiftigtou will have to
put ta extra tine boasting the love of
taeir party for humanity;
The ttmootb way In which the, senate
committee killed the Philippine . tariff
bill should be pleasing to senators who
want to mnke both friends and op
ponents of the bill feel they would have
rated as tbey would have wished.
That 4-ongresslonal committee which
Is to investigate the status of female
labor will probably Bud that few pres
ent day wouieu are toiling any harder
than the grandmothers who weaved the
cloth for most of the wearing apparel
used in this couutry before tlie civil
war.
Why not lay out the entire public do
n aln in western Nebraska into a forest
reserve mo that the rattle ltarous may
hare ferietulfne pasture for their
tattle and relief from United States
grand Jurler!1 That Wtuld be ltetter
than leaving the land, and paving half a
ceut an acre a year and no taxes.
Wonder how much more of a showing
kite Methodist would hare made iu hust
liag subscription for their building fund
If they had had .the help of tb. Totiag
Men's Christian aasoriattoa clerk, with
Its ll.iioti ticks? Th MeYhedtot. how
urer., are 1,0 be credited with etti; a
yiertj goo glt fr tbemebY.
SPRKAD OF RATH REnVLATlVX.
Maryluntl !a likely to enter the lift
of states having or which propose to
have law for the reputation of railroad
rates. A Mil Is to lw Introduced in the
Maryland legislature to create a trans
ortation commission, with compre
hensive jxitvcrs for iirerentinif discrim
ination and extortion in transportation
(harg-es nnd for cstahlisliihi; reasonable
freight and passenger tariffs. The
Measure irive the commission power to
change, niter or umend tlie clnssltlcit
tlons, rates and jiractices of the trans
Wtatlon eoinpanles. as far as the
powers of the state no. these changes
to be put into effect after a hearing nnd
a determination of the Issues Involved.
All forms of transportation, including,
private cars and other facilities and In
strumentalities of commerce, are In
cluded. It provides for publicity of ac
counts oT the carriers operating iu the
state, for the ascertainment of whether
or not there Is water In the stock, for
ascertaining what. If any. return there
Is on the stock: in short, to inform the
public through the commission on those
matters concerning carriers operating
within iLe state for which there is a
public demand.
In view of the fact that the bill is
said to be strongly backed by shippers
throughout the state it is evident that
the railroads in Maryland have not been
dealing fairly with the public and that
there ns elsewhere there are substantial
grounds for complaint regarding (lis
crimiuatiou and other abuses. The pro
posed legislation, which undoubtedly
will be enacted, is added evidence of
the awakening that has taken place re
specting the necessity for state ns well
ns national legislation for regulating
railroad rates and reforming practices
which are inimical to the public in
terests. There is no doubt, that within
a few years there M ill tie n general sys
tem of laws that will do away with
most or all. of the abuses on the part
of common carriers as to which there Is
now universal complaint. The popular
movement In this direction will not halt
and its success is certain.
LABOR LKGISLATIOX.
A number of bills nre before congress
which represent the demands of organ
ized labor. Some of these measures nre
of vital concern to the vested interests
and large employers of labor. Among
them is a bill to regulate the granting
of restraining orders, which provides
that in the event of strikes or oilier la
bor troubles no injunction nor tem
porary restraining order shall .bo
granted except upon due notice to the
opposite party by the court In term.
Another is an anti-injunction bill and
closely related to this is a measure lu
tended to limit the meaning of the word
"conspiracy." This declares that no act
for the furtherance of any trade dis
putes between employers and employes,
when done by two or more persons, shall
be deemed criminal or Indictable, unless
It Is a crime if done by one person.
Organized labor will seek to secure
favorable action also on a measure
known as the employers' liability law,
which Is intended to apply primarily to
railroads and makes them responsible
for damages In all cases of death or
Injury to employes resulting from the
negligence or mismanagement of any ef
their officers, agents or employes, or by
reason of any defect or Insufficiency la
their cars, engines, appliances, machin
ery, track, roadbed, ways or works. It
provides that damages may be collected
for an Injury to an employe, notwith
standing the fact that the employe
might have been guilty of contributory
neglect provided It Is proved thnt bis
neglect was slight as compared with
that of the employer. In regard to this
proposed legislation. It is to be reluarked
that It has been recommended by Pres
ident Roosevelt in bis lust three annual
messages, but there Is a very strong
opposition to It, so that Irs enactment
Is by no means assured.
The judiciary committee of the house
has begun lteiirlugs on these several
measurw and na the hearings are likely
to be prolonged the probability Is that
there will Is? no irctlon on them at the
present session, though organized labor
will mnke a strenuous effort to have
them reported to the house.
THK 8ASTO DOMIKQO TRKATY.
As amended In commltte and re
ported to the senate the Panto iKmiingo
treaty was shoru of those features which
seemed most dangerous or Iu which was
lavetted the possibility of future trou
ble for the goTemineut. While pro
viding that-the United States should
continue to collect the customs revenue
of the country and administer It as is
now being dont It Is provided that this
country shall not be liable for any
claims against Santa Iiomlugo or any
r ward which results from the adjudica
tion of any claims. Another amend
ment uioditied a section of the treaty
which was regarded as virtually extend
ing a protectorate over the republic so
as to simply provide that tlie United
States, while the treaty is Iielng exe
cuted, "may take such steps as it may
deem proper to preserve order nnd fa
cilitate the accomplishment of the pur
poses thereof.
It was understood tht tljcKe amend
ments were acceptable to the president
aud it was expected that as thus mod
itted the trentv would be ratified, but
the reMrt from Washington is that
practically all of the senate leader i-on-cede
that the treaty will be defeated
if brought to a vote aud that the plan
generally favored Is to defeat the treaty
aa early as possible ami thus avoid con
tinued dUcuxsion of It, Its consideration
having ttrottdr extended over a year.
This is sot sa altogether unexpected
situation, siure there has at no tiiae
Wen ManrrVsted hi tlx seua very
MW-h iodimrtloa approve the tronty.
The defenders of tlie eonveatloii did net
presept rn'riuelng arguiileuta 'far frs
ratitkulu.il, while iae la opposition
urged very strong reasons why the prin
ciple or jiolicy involved in the treaty
would le not only n radical departure
for our government, but might lead the
United States into future complications
nnd difficulties of a more or less serious
nature. The expressions of public opin
ion on the question have also not been
generally favorable to the idea of tlii
government becoming a collector of the
claims of foreigners ngainst any of the
countries in this hemisphere. It must
Is? admitted that in the case of Sanlo
lomlngo the course taken by this gov
ernment has had good results. More
than a million dollars has been collected
for the creditors of that republic and
in the meantime it lias had an ample
supply of money for carrying on its af
fairs. Tills, liowever. does not warrant
placing the United States In the position
of a debt collector for the foreign cred
itors of American countries. The de
feat of the Santo Domingo treaty would
not cause regret to a majority of the
people of this country.
BKIT4RH Of BALLOT BOX BCRVLARS.
The unexpeeted does not often hap
pen. It was to have been expected that
O. M. Hitchcock, who bolted Charles H.
Brown and supported William J.
Broatch for mayor durlug the anti
Catholic crusade would now give
Broatch all the aid and comfort be Is
capable of giving through the World
Herald. Evidence of this political af
finity have not been wanting in the
years that have passed, and ore crop
ping out again in the present municipal
campaign. The last Issue of the World
Herald contains the following:
Here la the latest scheme of E. Rose
water and Gua Hcnninga to obtain a com
plete, warranted, guaranteed-not-to-run-down-at-the-hcel,
poll of the Third ward
oting strength, with a calch-'cni-if-you-pad-the-llst
device attached.
It is said that Rosewatcr nnd Hennlngs
Thursday night mailed to each voter In
the Third ward a registered letter contain
ing Hennings propaganda. Each voter who
received one would, of course, sign a re
ceipt, and that would go buck to llenning&'
headquarters, a cock-auro sign that the
voter was in the ward. Aa it happens,
however, a fact which probably did not ea
cape Rosewater and Hennings there are
many traveling men, railroad men and col
ored porters in the Third ward. These men
would not be at home, and consequently
would not receipt for the letters. Hence, it
ia to be agreed that they are not In the
ward, and If such votes show up In the
wali at the city election they would, per
ae, be padded according to the program
arranged by the Hennings men.
It so happens that the -Jewish and col
ored brethren of the Ttilrd ward got onto
the registered letter scheme Thursday, and
it was decided that the letters would be
refused, the men averring that they are
under no obligations to locate themselves
to Hennings and Rosewater. Consequently,
th registration receipts of the Henni:igi
crowd can hardly be taken as a criterion
of the voting strength In the ward, nor the
lack of receipts can hardly be made to
stand for elghteen-carat evidence of padded
ballot boxes.
It Is well known to tlie democratic
Broatch organ that Rosewater is not
actively taking pnrt in the municipal
campaign, but is devoting his, time to
an adjustment of his business affairs
prior to his departure for Europe next
week. Mr. Hennings may, however, be
giving some attention to the migratory
voters of the Third ward. The inspira
tion for the postal card poll came from
a well defined ruaior that several hun
dred vagrants, footpads and porch
climbers who were registered in the
Third ward last fall, will not return to
Omaha this spring, but a gang of sub
stitutes is to be drilled to vote on their
names, first for Brontch nnd eventually
for ruhlman, if the registry is not
purged.
The story about "the Jewish nnd col-
ored brethren" being very indiguant and
determined not to receive the postal
cards is simply a Dennisoninn inspira
tion. No honest voter, whether he be n
negro or n Jew, will refuse to receive a
postal card or refuse to acknowledge
that he lives where he registered from.
If he refuses to receive the card there
will be no trouble in tracing him down
and finding out whether he exists.
It may as well be known now as later
by W. J. Broatch and nil others whom
it may concern that organized ballot box
burglary will be resisted at till hazards
lu the coming election, nnd those who
enter Into such conspiracies, their aiders
nnd alettors, will 1h prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. In this effort
August H. Hennings will have the back
lug of every honest citizen In the com
munity. Repeaters and substitutes Im
ported from Council Bluffs, South
Omaha aud the surrounding country will
take duo notice that there Is still room
in the Douglas county jail aud the Ne
braska peniteutlary fer a few more
hoarders.
Tlie principle of the direct primary,
that every member of a political party
shall have a voice in tlie making of the
party nominations, is the correct princi
ple. Any Judge-made amendment of the
law that would permit democrats to
make republican nominations or repub
licans to make democratic nominations
would nullify all that has been gained
in the direction of elect lou aud ballot re
form. The only way for the grain exchauge
to get fair treatment for the Omaha
grain market at the hands of the rail
roads Is to fight for It all along the
line, and for Omaha's commercial inter
ests to back up the Grain exchauga all
along the line. Iu such a tight there
should Is no division among the ranks
of those who ure Interested In Omaha's
growth and prosperity.
Senator taPollotte has made his first
speech in the seuate. and for a wonder
he has not bee taken to task for vio
lating the unwrltteu rule which requires
ew senatorial rocrBirs to hold their
peace; tort then, LaFelMte ia not meas
ured by ordinary rules.
Aerosrtisg te a reps-it emanatiag from
I the Lincoln branch of the Omaha fake
4 mill, "the alleged (.Irala trut Is aMeis-l
to be doing business at the -old stnud,"
and Tom Worrall's lsmks have lieen de
posited in the cold storage crypt or the
State Historical society. But. like nil
other things coming from that source,
this report, must also is- taken with sev
eral grains of allowance.
In demanding the i:t:n-M of tie al
leged L'i witnesses against litem, the
packers may lie preparing to show that
they cannot get a fair trial in Chicago
nnd again they may be anxious only to
leatn which of their employes talked out
of school.
Uettlns WUe.
Indianapolis News.
I'ossllily the railroads have reached that
state of mind where they are able to see
the wisdom of letting bad enough alone.
Jasllflnhle F.xpn nslnn.
I
New Tork Herald.
A Japanese surgeon proposes to make his
countrymen os big. physically, as Amer
icans, but their heads do not need fur
ther enlargement.
.Nere Ktiom lla I, Imitations.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
One of the pleasing features of the pres
ent coal situation Is that no Pennsylvania
operator has attempted to set tip the claim
thnt the price of anthracite Is niHde In
heaven.
A Nntnrnl Feeling).
Washington Fost.
Mr. Cromwell snjs that Secretary Taft
expressed surprise and pain when Engi
neer Wallace said lie was going to resign
ta accept a $t,(00 Job. Only natural for
an JS,0"O man to be surprised nnd pained
to ee another fellow picking a lO-LOOO plum.
Plnehlna; the Oetopna.
Buffalo Express.
After long litigation Jhe supreme court
of Texas has decided that the contract
between certain express companies auj
railroads In that state are In violation of
tha anti-trust law and that the offenders
must pay fines aggregating 5.23),0O0. For
several years Texas has kept steadily nt
the business of busting trusts, with more
or less satisfactory results to the people
of that state.
War on the Hot Air I'lnn.
Philadelphia Record.
A war of the United States ngainst China
inny not come, but It will not be for want
of painting It in the mogt lurid colors on
the wall. One of the chief war artists Is
Representative Hull of Iowa, chairman of
the committer on military affairs. In the
house debate recently Mr. Hull produced
several more or le.s authentic pieces of
evidence which convinced him of the Im
mediate necessity of fully preparing the
nrmv for events In the far east. He finds
that China Is In a period of transition from
orientalism to modern civilization, and In
that hr descri.-s a menace of war. But In
such progress there Is likely to be a
stronger guarantee of peace.
FOI R STANDARD t'OMC'IRg.
Kxnct Terms of Life Insurance Fixed
by Legislation. y
Philadelphia Press.
Tlie supplemental report of the New York
insurance Investigating; committee brings
forth a bill to provide standard forms of
polleies; that Is, policies whose exact terms
are fixed by legislative enactment nnd
must not be departed from.
There are to tie four of these, all now
more or less familiar to persons interested
In life Insurance. Tha first is the ordinary
life policy, payable at the death of the In
sured, premium payments to continue to
the end. The second Is the limited pay
ment policy, payable at death, but the pre
mium payments to cease after a certain
time, as ten or fifteen or more years. The
third Is the endowment policy, payable to
the insured nt a fixed time, but if he dies
beforo that time the money Is payable to
liis heirs. The fourth Is the term policy,
which Insures for a certain time; If the in
sured dies within the time covered the
money Is payable to his heirs, but If he
lives to the end f the term the policy
becomes void.
These four plans embody a reasonable
variety of m"thods and the beat forms of
Insurance. Tho deferred dividend policy
Is not Included, naturally, Blnce the com
mittee condemned that system, as it has
been pretty generally condemned, except
by agent and those inside, whi found
their largest profita In it. It remuins to
be seen whether the committee's bill will
meet the favor of the legislature. If New
York succeeds In adopting a standard form
that can lie of practical use It will end
some of the ambttlous efforts of the big
companion in hew and dangerous lines.
And the way taken by New York will be
readily followed tn most of the other states.
H II.lt O I) f ' A St A LTI US.
Coin pars live Flaures Heflect on wklll
of Anierlcnn Ximamri.
Philadelphia Record.
Six times as many passengers carried
are killed and twenty-nine times aa many
are maimed on Auioricun rullrouda as on
the railroads of Prussia, according to the
report just presented by the Prussian rail
way experts who recently made a study
of American railway systems. These start
ling figures are based upon official statistics
and afford matter for most serious con
sideration. Cndoubtedly a large percentage of rail
road disasters in this country may be
traced to human fallibility. Too often,
aad to relate, a horroi of the rails. In which
acores perish, ia explained by the unsatis
fying phrase "somebody blundered." In
stances are a-plenty wherein switchmen
have failed to switch properly; engineers
have been overcome by illness or death
at the throttle, or have unwillingly run by
danger signals; or. hs occasionally happens,
train orders are bungled.
tkideiiying these enusea of wreck and
losirof human life Is the question of humuii
endurance; and it is here. In ull probability,
that the principal fault with the American
railroading s stems lies. Mental activity
depends so largely upon the physical con
dition of the body that the slightest de
terioration in the latter affects the forme r.
There ia a limit to working capability, and
too often this limit ia overtaxed. Long
hour of daily duty will in time wreak
havoc with the nerves of the strongest
man.
It must not lie understood by this that
fault Is being found with the personnel
of the average American railway system
of today. We doubt very much whether
there exist any set of men the worid over
given more to sobriety, attention to duty,
tiniieltlsh devotion and unswerving fidelity
than the American railway employes. The
fault lies. If anywhere, with the attempt
on tlie putt of the railroad corporation
to extruet the longest possible hours of
duty from its workers. And a man nuitt
serve or lose his Job to another who is
willing to accept long hours us his irned.
It would therefore sects to he the impera
tive obligation of tho railroad to tho ptiblio
to reoueo Mia hooiv of duty of Its n
to a natural working hsais.
Aa to automatic signal oevieea, rolling
stock an rooo -d. American syatwm are.
If anything, ahead of tksHr rVaaalua rivals.
The mechanical equipment of our railroad
I ia unsurpassed. The fault lies with ls
liSU'lliu of ill? li'JKan r-i'iipmenl.
IITHF.R l,rS Tilt (MRS.
A correspondent of the Ixindon Timer.,
writing from Shanghai some weeks ago on
the agitation prevailing lu China, takes
mnch the same view of the situation In
that country as ex-Mlnlster Wu Ting Fang
did the other day. He says that the most
disturbing element consists of the Chi
nese students returned from Harvard xr
T( klo with their democratic Ideas. Th.-y
advocate measures utterly impracticable lu
the absence of systematic education nnj
radically Improved administration. They
demand, he says, a constitution, to be pri
mulgated at a mouth's notice; a Judicial
eoa, hot from the press, and therewith
tha abolition of foreigners- extra territo
rial rights; they would nave China build
her own railways, open her own mlnfs,
end exclude all foreign Influences; and
tl:eir views are so clamorous, their effect
on the ignorant ruling class so marked,
that they undoubtedly dominate the exist
ing situation In no small degree. Their
opinions are to be met on all sides, re
flected In the press. In imperial edicts, and
in the attitude of provincial officials. Pe
king regards the doings of Young Chlni
with complacency, as It did those of ihe
Uoxers; It accpts such results as the
American bojeott and the evolution of the
patriotic orator with something more than
tolerance, and. excepting Yuan-Shih-ka',
ho add, there is probably no statesman
la the tf.untry with courage aud wlsdotn
sufficient to oppose the prevailing te.iden
cis. Simultaneously the more Intelligent
Chinese officials are inclined to believe
that, whatever Its results, thw policy of
young China may be encouraged with Im
punity, aa the Apglo-Japanese alliance
guarantees China against partition. Tn
eopcluslon, he remarks that immediate out
look Is unpromising, but that the present
mood is likely to subside also as quickly
as it has risen.
The Congo Free State has only one whit
citizen. More than 2.500 other white men
are living In the state, but they are only
sojourners In the land. They cannot vote
at the elections, and have no reason to
complain if the millions of natives who are
citizens by birth regard them merely as
aliens. One white man, however, who
thinks that the Congo State Is good enough
far him amd whose physical system Is proof
against insidious tropical diseases has taken
out his naturalization papers in due courxe
and Is now a full-fledged citizen, entitled
to regard himself as forming a distinct
element of the hoy politic. Not a few
white men have destred to become citizens
of the republic of Liberia, but under the
benetlcont constitution of that country a
white skin debars Its possessor from the
high privilege of citizenship. On the other
hand, the Congo Free State opens its gates
wide to the wlilte race, but up to the pres
ent time this single individual constitutes
the entire push In the direction of the nat
uralization office. Thus does citizenship In
tropical Africa illustrate some of the oddi
ties of life.
The French Chamber of lieputies. by a
vote that was almost unanimous, has Just
passed a hfll which provides for the pay
ment of old age pensions to workingmen.
Only a general outline off the measure has
ns yet been transmitted and for its details
P will be necessary te await the mall ad
vices, but the information has been fur
nished that tn its main features it closely
follows the systtm already established In
Germany and snn.e other countries of con
tinental Europe. The pensions are to begin
at the age of 05 nnd they are to be derived
from a fund to which the worklngnuiu. the
employer and the state are to contribute
in eriual proportions. There is a difference
of opinion as to tlie amount which under
this arrangement must he derived from
the tax fund. During the debate one
speaker, an economist of eminence and au
thority, declared that It would exceed $2-4i"i.-0iXi.iiO
yearly, but the ministerial view is
that It will not be less than p3,W,m, epln
lons which, if cnrofully examined, are less
Irreconcilable than they appear upon the
surface. All are agreed, however, that it
will mean an Increase of taxation, and as
the French people, with their Immense
ilobt the largest In the world nnd their
steadily loereaslng army of government
employes, nre already taxed up to the
limits of endurance, practical men confess
thefr inability to see where the money 1 to
come from.
!"pain Is about to connect Itself with the
rest of Europe by a railroad gauge that
will obviate the necessity of transferring
passengers and fnight from one train to
another on the frontier. Neither the nor
mal nor the narrow gaug system of Spain
has up to this time conformed in width
with the standards of other European coun
tries. All International railroad traffic has
accordingly been subjected to great Incon
venience. It Is one of the many signs of
progress In Spain that the direct double
track railroad from Madrid, now building,
will not only shorten the distance between
that capital and the French frontier os tho
Bay of Biscay by ninety mtlea. but will
also permit through f:'t trains between
Madrid and Paris. Slow trains and high
freight rates have also been a severe tax
upon the commerce of Spain. Few of the
passenger train travel faster than fifteen
or twenty miles an hour, and freight rates
are so high that it costs more to send tliu
cotton cloths of the Barcelona mills '&)
miles into the interior than to ship similar
goods from England. A reduction of the
present high freight rates in the interior
will benefit the Spaniards as much as in
creased facilities for through land com
munication with other countries.
It la evident that the approaching mar
riage botween the king of Spain and King
Edward'a niece, tlie Princef.8 Ena of Eat
tenburg, 1 exciting a good deal of dlsaatis
faction in Protestant England. Against the
alliance Itself little or nothing is Bald, but
the suspicion that the conversion of the
princess to' Roman Catholicism Is a mere
matter of political expedience, and that the
king haa sanctioned it. la provoking un
favorable comment. From many quarter
has come the question why the church au
thorities have made no protest In the mat
ter? The blxliop of London writes to the
Ixjudon Times to say that "such protest
have been made by those who felt that It
waa their responsible duty to do so. They
have been made riot at all against an al
liance with a friendly and honorable nation,
nor against any genuine and convinced ac
ceptance of the tenets of the Koinan tatn
ollc rhurch. but what seemed to be the pos
sibility of a "conversion by order' (If I may
ue this phruse) from one faith to another.
I have na knowledge whether such 'eon
version by order" is really contemplated,
and we may be quite certain that no such
order will come from this side of the chan
nel; but it seems to me that, If such "con
version by order' were really carried out,
and if It were generally supposed that no
sort of responsible protest had been made,
the public conscience would lie considerably
mystified and even lowered in Its idea of
right and wrong.'" The publication of auch
a letter from ueh a source is highly signlfi
ca:.t .
1 r'roat for kaorkm.
Ptiil-idelphia. Record.
There is. of course, liul reason to us
sunU that ths differenco betwoen the
president and leading ropubrt&n senator
on tha rsllruad bill have destroyed their
former warm relation of friendship. But It
I pretty clear from all accounts that the
mercury In the thcrn-omt-ter has gone
down et'J c-jnsideraMj-.
J
Really Gooa
Air
. fcibi&s
Are made with Royal Baking Powder
bread, biscuit, cake, rolls, muffins,
crusts, and all the various pastries re
quiring a leavening or raising agent.
Risen with Royal Baking Powder,
all these foods are superlatively light,
sweet, tender, delicious and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder is the greatest
of time, and labor savers to the pastry
cook. Besides, it economizes flour,
butter and eggs, and, best of allj makes
the food more digestible and healthful.
SOY At. AKIN SOWOta CO.. NEW V0S.K.
POLITICAL- DRIFT.
Governor Pnttison of Ohio has been sick
ever since his election, and former Gover
nor Herrlck has not felt well since his de
feat. Msmbers of the Massachusetts legislature
are convinced by the absence of lobbyists
that they are entitled to an Increase in
salary.
Inquiry Into political graft In Cincinnati,
habitat of the late Boss Cox, reveals con
siderable coin. The county treasurer ad
mits receiving "'gratuities" from friendly
bunks to the amount of lao.mo a year. He
estimated that the perquisites of Boss Cox
approached $7,000,000 a year.
Chicago is not enthusiastic about Its re
formers. They are regarded as very com
mon clay, some of them as much In need of
reform as the classes they seek to improve,
One notable leader of the tribe has a court
record of three robberies, two drunks and
threa assaults. Still he is the loudest
trosibone In the band.
Albert Douglas of Chlllicothe, O., who de
feated Grosvenor, the veteran congress
man from the Eleventh Ohio district, is 53
years old. a lawyer and a good orator. He
was a candidate for the republican nomi
nation as governor of Ohio in 1899. He la
ft graduate of Kenyon eollege and of the
Harvard law school.
Michigan republicans are looking for a
many oornered fight neirt fall for Russell
A. Alger's sest In the t'nlted States sen
ate. The candidates now on deck besides
General Alger are William C. McMillan,
Arthur Hill. Wllltam Alden Smith, Repre
sentative Edward La Rue Hamlton of the
Fourth and Representative Charles K.
Towrmend of the Second congressional dis
trict.
The grand Jury of P'utnam county, Ohio,
sitting in Toledo, has indicted twelve
county officials on the charge of graft In
connection with bridge contracts. This is
only part of the bridge trust investigation
there, for there have been sixteen other
Indictments at this sitting. . The grand
Jury has Included tn Its inquiry overy bridge
oompony doing business in that county for
the last fl-w years.
The siost Important person in Fort Han
cock, Tex., is George Ross, who holds more
public offices probably thao any man In
the country. He Is postmaster of the town,
receiving his appointment from a repub
lican administration, and ia member of tha
Board of County Commissioner of the
county, having been elected to that office
as a democrat. In addition to those two
offices he Is Justice of the peace, being
elected to that office as an Independent
candidate. He is also public school trustee
for the precinct.
Finl 3. Own-eft, th new congressman
from the Ninth Tennessee dlstrlet. seeated
to have but s finrlorrt hope when he en
tered the race against Rice A. Pierce, who
hod been In congress fourteen year. But
he took the stump, arrayed In a decidedly
rusty suit of clothe,' on the single issue
that Mr. Pierce had hod enough and that
the good things of life should be passed
around. The voters of eh district agreed
with this, their sympathies being with the
seedy looking but evidently brainy youth,
and OarroU won out.
Popular More,
Philadelphia Recti d.
Preaidest Roosevelt cams uncommonly
near speaking the mind of the whole na
tion when he suggested to tho lords who
own the mines and the lords who work the
nriaes that they should make another
effort to compose their differences instead
of organizing a widespread Mtamrty.
Browning, King & Co
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Purch&st Now
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No ned to puzzh jaur haad nor inpoTarish your
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SI'S SI' GKMS.
The health writers rontlnue to advis
people to eat less meat. Just ils if th"
butchers hadn't any feelings. Somel ville
Journal.
"Shakespeare's genius comprehended ev
ery detail of art." safd the enthusiast.
"No," answered the manager, "there
was one thing he overlooked. He, never
Introduced Ills company with the line.
"William Shakespeare presents." "Wash
ington Star. '
The artist was pleased.
Thousands viewed his pictures every day.
Some stood In front of them for a lorin
time nd seemed unable to iret bws.
"Street car advertising may not be cry
high-toned." he mused, "but," he added,
brightening, "I can call It 'Interior decor i
tion.' "' Philadelphia Ledger.
Cholly (donning gloves In club gymna
sium) 'Pon me honor, old chap. 1 oive
krocked the boxing Instructor of the Swell
dom club flat on his back.
.lark Did he take the number of your
auto? Puek.
"Would you vote for a man whom ou
knew had been associated with question
able schemes?"
"I dunno." answered Farmer Corntossel.
"Sometimes I think it might be better to
tako up some fellow that you know you've
gwf to watch. Instead o' some one that's
In a position to ketch you nappln'."
Washington Star.
"George left the Infantry company."
"Why?"
"They told him his legs had the proper
curve for ths cavalry. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"I suppose," said Mrs. Ja whack, "that
you think It's fun for me to Bit up and wait
for you evry night like this."
"Nope," answered Jawback. "I'm having
my fun while you're waiting. Ytni have
y-cmr when 1 get home." Cleveland Leader.
"So you don't bellevo In College educa
tion?" "No, sir. After graduation I nearly
starved to death practlclng'law."
"But you look prosperous now."
"Yes, sir. I went Into vaudeville and
ntade a fortune balancing a barrel on ni .
feet while standing on my head." Detroli
Free Press.
Explorer But have you had any expe
rience that would tend to fit you for th
hardships of an aretie expedition?
Would-bo Member of Party Have 1.'
Why, I lived rwo winters In an apartment
honiBo where I was at odds with the Jani
tor. Judge.
Tho teacher of the sdult Chinese In th
mission Sunday school had told her class
the story of Noah's ark and the deluge.
"t prestime nons of yon ever heard that
botore." she remarked.
"Tehf" said C3ilng Lung, triumphantly.
"Newsbov down stleet la' night he say.
'Big floods! Many Uvea lost!' " Chlcage
Trlbtlno.
THE WAV TO BE BLEST.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
thermft thero was, snd he lived In a groi :
ho way tn h happy they said he had got.
I wasWd to hm It I went to hi cell.
And when I came there the old herraii
said. "WU.
Yonsg roan, bv your looks, you want some
thing. I se,
So tell me the business that brings you to
mo."
"Tlio way ts be happy, they say, you have
got.
Am I wanUd to learn It I've corns to year
rot.
Now 1 beg and beseech, if you havs such
Thatyou'll' write it all down as plain as
you ouo."
At this the old beruilt west to his pan.
And brought nt this note when he. came
" "Tis Being, and Doing, and Having that
An the"plare and nnin of which mor-
nlfl partake.
To B what od pleases, to Do a mail
And to'Wave a good heart, is the way to
he blest."
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