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TTIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 1G, lfW. Ti ie Omaha Daily Bee. E. ROSEWATER. ED '.TOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Rally Bee imithout Sunday), one year..M.K Pally Bee and Sunday, on year 00 Illustrated bee), one year 1 50 Sunday Bee, one year t-tO Saturday Bee. one year 1W DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Pally Roe (Including Sunday), per week. .17c Dally Bee (without r-'iindsy . per week lie Evening Pee (wi'honl Sunday), per week. c Evening Be (w.tn Sunday), per wek....l0o Sunday Be, p'-r copy Sc Address complaints of irregularities In do Ilvery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hull Building. Council Bluffs-10 Pearl Street. Chicago 140 Unity Building. New Vork-lw Home 1,1 f. In. Building. Waihlngton 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newa and edi torial matter rfhould be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. . REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 1-cent stamps received as payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or easterrwexchanges, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stat ef Nebraska, Doug-ma County, s : C. C. Rosewater, genera) manager of Th Bes Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that th actual number of full and complete conies of The Daily, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during th month of April, 1904, was as follows: 1 W.2AO M 81,300 t S1.460 17 31.410 . S 1,400 M 4.140 4 84.T80 1 4D.240 I SltNO (0 48.8TO I StjUfO ft 4MMH t S2,160 ' 11 8H.030 1 40,100 ' U S5.9UO S 81,400 S4 ....31.3tK 10 81,300 u SI, 4 no U 81,420 K 3 1,4 TO U 81,330 27 S,C20 I) 81,170 91 82,370 14 82,100 2 8H,i.'m) U Istt.lOO 80 8 1, MW Total 1 ,041.3 K) Less unsold copies 12,372 Net total rales 1,02H,IM Daily avsrag 34,2t)tt C C. ROSEWATER. General Manager. Subscribed In my prercne and sworn to before me this Iota aay of April, luu6. 0eal) U. H. HUNQATE, J' Notary uu,ic. WHSS OCT OK TUWS. Sakasrlbers leaving; tk city ten. rarlly shoald have The U BaalWa ts them. Address will be King Ak-Sar-Ben Is burnishing up or another season of. membership In itiation. Let all loyal subjects get In readiness. Father Oapon's body having been Identified, both the revolutionists and reactionaries should see that they have an alibi handy. It is "up to" the czar to grant amnesty to political prisoners, but he la free to decide whether it shall be an act of grace or of expediency. After all the discussion, the fact re mains that the "paesldent's position' is a desire for g ""square deal" rail road bill which will stand the test of the courts. With Tennessee adopting the pri mary plan for direct nomination of senators it must be admitted that other states can learn some lessons from the "feud belt." The board of supervisors of San Francisco show that normal feeling is returning to the town, as one of its latest acts Is to find fault with the street car service. It might be well to have a protocol drawn up and signed after each White House conference In order to prevent distinguished statesmen from forget ting the gist of conversations. The grand Jury has been In session for a whoie week, but so far nothing very startling has occurred. Can it be possible that all the ugly rumors have put themselves to sleep? Despite the announcement of a Brit ish manufacturer that he will buy cot ta from Africa.' there is little prob ability that the boll weevils of Texas will starve to death this season. The. former representative of the Mutual Insurance company who is heading a revolt In Great Britain evi dently believes that his loyalty to his company did not outlast his pension. Senator LaPollette might have less opposition to his rate bill amendment if he would provide for two valuations of railroads, one. to be used in fixing rates and the other for basing taxa tion. Foreign consuls who object to the report of Mr. Pierce have the satisfac tion of knowing that one man's state ment Is almost as good as another's hen the proof Is on the other side of the globe. As the "council of empire" In Rus sia bears some resemblance to the sen ate of the United States, the demand for Its abolition Is not entirely mis understood In this country." but per haps Its reformation would be better. Mayor-elect Dahlman Is said to be attending meetings of the council, po lice board and other boards for the purpose of "getting onto the ropes." A man who can lasso a steer at full speed ought not to have to speed much time learning the ropes. BSBSSSSSSSSSMWSSWBBSSSMSBBSS There must be a new alignment among the republicans of Douglas connty. There is no longer any good excuse for continuing the old factional differences. The nretext for the or ganization of the Fontanelle club died with the death of Frank E. Moores. The new generation of republican must get together and work la the --went rather thaa la the past. the rntfiWKyT a.id cokoress. The statements of Senators Tillman, Bailey- and Haynor. though made In pursuance of a concerted and ve hement assault upon President Roose velt, and his statement In reply In cluding the communication of Attor ney General Moody, 'When fairly and thoughtfully considered In their whole and true ' purport, bring Into bold relief two points: 1. The eazer desire and activity of the president throughout the session to promote 'and secure the enactment of a1 measure for the most efficient possible control of transportation rates and services. I. Ills unceasing effort to do all that a chief executive could do to help, ob serving the proprieties between co ordinate brr.ncb.es of the. government and without going so far as to arouse congressional Jealousy of executive in terference or otherwise to Jeopardize while seeking to advance the consum mation of the paramount purpose. With the memorable efforts of the president, which succeeded in making the Issue the paramount one by the time congress convened, the country is so familiar as to render hostile or par tisan deceit utterly futile. The record Is open and unmistakable. Indeed It Is one of the mast notable' in political history for a generation, and Includes not merely official messages to con gress, but an extraordinary series of appeals direct to the American people through public addresses and other wise, as well as the consistent direc tion of the whole attitude of the ad ministration. That record is one of the settled things in politics, and Sen ator Bailey, even when engaging in partisan attack, is compelled to admit that "whatever form of legislation Is attained, the results are due to the president more thsn to any one man or number of men In public life." The purpose of some of the state ments by actors In the rate bill drama of what has been going on behind the scenes since congress met is partisan and hostile to the president, and the narratives are colored .by the purpose as they are always sure to be In such cases. But taking them all together, in attack and in defense, fair and open-minded men cannot fall to be im pressed with the fact that the same motives of leadership and loyalty to the cause which so conspicuously char acterized President Roosevelt's course up to the meeting of congress have guided his action every day to help to legislative success. The net effect of these disclosures likewise signally illustrates the ex treme delicacy as well as the im portance of his task in connection with congress. The day has not pasted when he has not been the center of Inquiry, of conference, of appeal, of effort for adjustment, and also of in trigue to trap him, and he haB had to deal with keen and powerful men of diversely Interested moy vea and of all parties In both branchfes of con gress. The statements dealing with these matters now belns made afford the public some clear views of this phase of the struggle behind the scenes, and wherever the curtain Is drawn aside, whether by friendly or hostile partisan hands, the president stands forth actuated by the same zeal and determination to secure the main point which he has shown in public with respect to this great subject from the moment he entered the White House. POLICYHOLDERS VS. STOCKHOLDERS. A strong and almost universal pro test arises from business men and property owners aealnst the prospect of having the San Francisco Insurance loss now abruptly charged back upon them by the companies In the form of rates advanced all along the line. Of course everyone understands that In surance Is simply a means of distrib uting loss, but strong showings are being made by competent hands to the effect that more than enough has been collected from property owners on past high ruling rates, If properly ad ministered, to save them now from in creased exactions, notwithstanding the extraordinary losses at Baltimore and San Francisco. Emergency or conflasrratlon loss Is one of the recognized elements of risk to which rates have been adjusted. During the decades since the Chicago and Boston conflagrations the insur ance rates that have been levied have produced revenue ample to meet every dollar of the emergency 'losses at San Francisco and Baltimore without call ing on policyholders. The trouble In the cases of too many companies is that the excess of revenue over what was necessary to pay ex penses and ordinary losses has pot been accumulated In p ' f und for con flagration emergency, but has been too much considered and treated as profits and distributed to stockholders In one form or another. It is a well known fact that many companies have de clared stated dividends of from 10 to 40 per cent, and some have made large stock dividend distributions, while others have used both methods. On this state of facts property pwn ers properly feel that stockholders, having used too much of excess col lections as profits, ought to stand the losses, and there is no reason In Jus tice why such recourse should not be had. Either rates should . not .have been fixed all these years on the basis of emergency risk or else the com panies should shoulder the loss now that emergency has come. With reference to the appearance of the dean of the law .school of the Ne braska State university as attorney for the so-called "Grain trust" la prbceed Ings brought by the state. It may he recalled that when the editor of The Bee was a member of the Board of Regents an order was issued Inhibit ing the dean of the law school from engaging In private law practice what soever. That was a proper order which should have been enforced, al though apparently It was never enforced. mr. srrrKXEirs protest. It Is not hard to appreciate the feel ing that prompted President Stlckney of the Great Western road to protest against the Imprisonment amendment on the score that It will be practically possible to Inflict It only on the hum bler railway agents and officers and not on the high officials who are 'really responsible for rebates and equiva lent law violations. And there Is dan ger In this case that the most grievous penalties may not always reach the most guilty. It is, however, a danger that Inheres In the administration of all criminal penalties. Influential and wealthy conspirators always seek or contrive to act by indirection and to leave their agents to bear the conse quences. Yet penalties cannot for this reason be limited to the minimum that would flt'the least guilty. President Stlckney, too. overlooks the fact that the courts would still have discretion In this as in other of fenses to grade sentences according to the conditions of each case. It would rest with the courts to Inflict fine or imprisonment or both according as there might or might not be extenuat ing circumstances, and this power would certainly be employed and In practice might largely remove the ob lectlon Mr. Stlckney makes. In addition to the tide of public opin ion, which is running high and will not ebb, demandlns enforcement of the penal sanctions of the law in these tapes, the resources for obtaining evi dence for prosecution have been lately vastly increased by such decisions as that of the supreme court in the Tobacco trust case and In many other ways. The lines are being drawn far more tightly even around "the czars and the grand dukes" of great cor porations and combines, as Mr. Stlck ney calls them, and It by no means follows that they cannot now and henceforth be reached by the sword of Justice because they were able to evade It fifteen or twenty years ago under the original Interstate commerce act. CARL RCHVRZ. Carl Schurz would have been a great man In any country and in any age. The elements of greatness showed themselves In him when but a youth, and in all his varied life he always stood out as a man of strong mind and firm character. Carl Schuri will al ways be one of the positive figures In American history and one of the most notable contributions of our foreign born citizens to the leadership of the nation.- The fact that Mr. Schurx first lived In and became Identified with the west unquestionably had much to do with giving him the vigorous personality which he carried with him when he telocated in the east at the zenith of his career. Passing by his notable political activity and his participation in public life, it may be truthfully said that as a Journalist and essayist he ranked with the foremost. His lat est contribution to literature, which Is now being printed in one of the maga zines, namely, his autobiography, Is a piece of clear cut and impressive writ ing, carrying a story fascinating in the extreme. In his later years, although prac tically in retirement, Mr. Schurz kept In constant touch with the world move ments about him and always Interested In the development of the great central west in which he had such a promi nent part Immediately after the Civil war period. It Is doubtful whether ever again a man of the type of Mr. Schurz will come to the front In this courtry as he did because conditions will never again be presented such as he found them when he came to this country as a refugee from the oppres sions of the old world. The representatives of the Union Pacific are trying to Impress upon the State Board of Assessment that that road Is the second largest taxpayer In Nebraska. True or not. that should have no Influence whatever upon the action of the board. The motto of Nebraska is "Equality before the law." and the smallest taxpayer and the big gest taxpayer should be treated with the same consideration and the same fairness. While the Union Pacific has a right to object to unjust discrimina tion, it has no right to expect any favor which is not granted equally to the small home owner and the wage worker, who earns his living from day to day. The assertion by the World-Herald that there are no democratic bosses dictating nominations on their state tickets Is certainly rich and racy. Any one who has attended fusion conven tions and seen the political circuit rid ers go from one to the other to whip the recalcitrants Into line for distaste ful candidates will know how to dis count such denials. Ambassador von Sternbers cannot gee why Brazil Is excited over Ger man immigration when the United States assimilates many more without trouble, but he does not take Into ac count the fsct that the United States la not too busy opposing foreign finan cial schemes to care for Its new ar rivals. The city boiler inspector declares that there is nothing in the ordinances to authorize him to inspect automo bile boilers. If that Is the case the ordinance Is certainly defective and should bs remedied. It may bs advis able, however, to make the power of the officer, whoever he may be, vested with the duty of automobile Inspection broad enough to Include any propelling device which when out of order might endanger life. Since the United States supreme court has decided that It will not en force a contract baed on rebates to be granted by railroads, champions of "freedom of contract" may find an other excuse for declaring the highest court In the lend "socialistic." If the new city council will organize itself and appoint its own committees without waiting for the aid or consent of either the public works contractors or the franchlsed corporation mana gers it will get along a good deal better. And the Cat Tame Bark." Chicago News. Those statesmen who humorously dumped the rate bill on Tillman must be finding a good des of food for sober re flection Just at present. Nature Braces a Trust. Kansas City 8tar. The superiority and value of steel struc tures were definitely demonstrated by the San Francisco earthquake. Thus the wrath of nature is made to praise Mr. Carnegie and the Steel trust. Consumers' Only Chance. Washington Post. , Fire Insurance companies propose to raise rates to cover the losses In the San Fran cisco fire, and the landlords will get even by raising the rents. The consumer never gets a chance to raise anything except the price. Melancholy Paaslnar of the Pass. New York Bun. The antt-pass amendment to the rate bill may have to be amended In the interest of railroad employes, stockmen and others, but members of congress seem to be shut out forever. It does not seem possible that Senator Tillman will again lose a wallet stuffed full of railroad passes. Harrlman's Meteoric Dash. Washington Star. That sharp, crackling sound that has been heard across the country during the past few days was E. H. Harriman break ing the transcontinental record. . He made the run from 8an Francisco to New Tork In half an hour less than three days. If the airship men do not hurry there will be nothing for them to conquer. Letter Carriers' Salaries. Boston Transcript. The memory of "Sunset" Cox Is still kept green among the letter carriers because of his successful efforts to raise their sal aries. Senator Crane's bill to secure an other addition Is not a bid for popularity of which he already has more than he can use but a recognition of the fact that the cost of living has measurably Increased during the last twenty years. He is a business man also a Just one. Hainan Treatment of Dobs. Baltimore American. Omaha Is to have a millionaire dog catcher. He is to try the work, not be cause he likes the Job so much, but dogs more, and wants .to show how humanely they can be handled. . It Is not often that a man of wealth undertakes a work of phi lanthropy, but- not exactly of honor to show how It should be done, so this dog catcher of millions deserves credit for hav ing the courage of his convictions. Democratic Presidential Timber. New Tork Tribune. Ex-Presldcnt Cleveland's sssursnce to a Philadelphia Inquirer that he will "not un der any circumstances" permit his name to be used as a candidate for president comes from a man who la known to mean what he says and may be considered flnnl. Mr. Cleveland will make no attempt to break the third term precedent; but as to third term candidates there la no law, writ ten or unwritten, and consequently Mr. Bryan Is perfectly Justified In maintaining a receptive attitude. Right Man In the Riant Place. Portland Oregonlan. Union Pacific net earnings for the month of March were l2,in6.9S6, and for the nine months ending March, 1908, were $23,695,808, an Increase of 2,600,229 over the correspond ing period for the previous sesson. This Is a road over which Mr. Harrlman's spe cial traveled 138 miles in 115 minutes a few days ago. The physical condition of the road, as demonstrated by trie speed at tained and the remarkably fine financial exhibit, Indicate quite clearly that Mr. Har riman mad no mistake when he made A. L. Mohler vice president and general man ager of the line. PERSONAL NOTES. The man who la about to marry Miss Krupp will become associated with an In come of W.600 a day. Oreat guns! No municipal officer of Chicago has yet been scared into resigning by the prospect that the city hall will fall on him. Lucy Coplnger, the writer of the child skstches which have attracted the atten tion of grown up readers, is a Baltimore school teacher. Governor Beckham of Kentucky has Is sued a proclamation inviting the 600.000 ci Kentucklang now residing In other stales to return to Louisville for "home-coming week," which will take place June 13 to 17. James Nation, assistant state auditor of Kansas, Is one of thirteen children. His father, Svth, was born on April 13, enlisted In the civil war on August 13, was nomi nated treasurer of Neosho county on Sep tember 13 and took office on October 13. The old man is- aflve and well. An Interesting relic of the first genuine Indian melody has just been discovered by Abraham Holxmann, an American musi cian, who Is setting it Into modern dress. The curlo was .found recently In an old book shop In Oklahoma and bears the im print of 16, nearly a century ago. Stewart Edward Whit was relating some Incidents of his travels and while doing so spoke of "a Kentucky breakfast." One of his auditors inquired what kind of a meal It was. "A two-pound steak, a bottle of whisky and a dog," replied Whit. "And what's the dog for?" "To eat the steak, of course." Henry Watterson has been digging up soma of th aphorisms uttered by Governor Scott of Kentucky, mho was a fin old fel low In his Urn Her Is one of them: "When things are bad they ar hard to mend, but when they get doggone bad they just cut too and mnd themselves." Colonel Watterson points to history for il lustration of the truth of Governor Scott's remark. "Bom of these amendments seem to m to be very reckless," said Senator Hals to Senator Spooner when the Elklns-Clapp amendment to penalise Interstate traffic of the coal roads was being read. "If they keep on," replied Spooner, "I shall resign from the senate and go to practicing law again. At this rat there won't be lawyers enough In th country to keep up with tb business that U being mad her, F.DWABD SOtEWATF.S FOB HEIATOfi Deserves the Honor. Arcadia Champion (rep ). It la a well known fsct that Mr. Rose water Is the kind of a man who, when he enters a flcht of this kind. Is In the flaht to th finish and then some. He has ene mies who will be quick to take up the flaht. for he has always been a man who took a stand on every public question and of course was obliged to antagonize men and measures Rut we believe, and hone, Mr. Rnsewaler will win In this fight. He has born the brunt of battle after battle fought In the arena of Nebraska politics, and his lntea-rlty comes out of It all un scathed. He has lirted his voice Id and out of season In behalf of the great masses and they know they have a friend In'hlm. He deserves the honor he asks by right of long years of unrewarded service and an unawayable devotion to the cause of th people. He Biased the Way. Burchard Times (rep ). Edward Rosewater Is now actively In th race for th United States senatorshlp to succeed Senstor Millard. This decision on the part of Mr. Rosewater's friends has had the effect of temporarily complicating mat ters, for many of the newspapers through out the state, which have been saying com plimentary things about Attorney General Brown, feel that they cannot consistently desert his cause now and give support to the new candidate. And yet, the Times believes that Ed ward Rosewater la entitled, not only to the enthusiastic support of the republican press of the state, but also to the fraternal "godspeed" of those of opposite political faith. Those of us who have spent years In the editorial harness and have directed the course of newspapers In city and country know that sound Judgment without "back bone" will not keep a newspaper out of the Journalistic boneyard for any great length of time, even though backed by powerful Influences. . The newspaper which bears the stamp of public approval and stands the test of time Is the one that stands for the right at all times, even though by loyalty to that cause the publisher sees his best friends drift away from him and sacrifices his personal Interests. The editor who would be successful must be consistent, and If he is not willing to sink his Individuality In the success of his newspaper he has mstaken his calling and will never score a success in the field of Journalism. We may have differed with Edward Rose- water In times past, we may have even criticised him, but we now that he has made the name of The Omaha Bee known In every town and hamlet In the t'nlted States, and we know that he has "blazed the way" for nearly every reform that Is now being demanded by the people of this state. With a record of twenty-five years of fighting for the people's Interest, and the reputation of a great newspaper in his keeping, the people of Nebraska could make no mistake In sending Mr. Rosewater to the United States senate. Views Approved by the People. Franklin Free Press (rep.) All the newspapers of the state were not captured by the brass band tactics of the press bureau which was booming Attorney GenersI Norrls Brown for United States senator, and many of the Independent thinkers among the balance of the repub lican editors are commenting favorably upon the candidacy of Editor Rosewater of The Omaha Bee, who is now In ancient Rome attending the International postal congress. A few yeara ago Rosewater was put down as a traitor to his party be cause he would not support the entire republican ticket, but he has outlived that and today Is one of the brainiest, most thoroughly independent and experienced of all the candidates so far mentioned and his views on the leading Issues of the day are well known and approved by the peo ple. Strong; Factor In the Race, Sidney Telegraph (rep.). Th Omaha Bee has enounced the can didacy of Edward Rosewater for the repub lican nomination for United States senator. Mr. Rosewater will be a strong factor In th senatorial race. Nebraska Owes Him Mark, Valentine Republican (rep.). The Republican has stated before that personally there Is no other man whom It would rather see elected United States senator from Nebraska than E. Rosewater. The main reasons for this opinion are plainly set forth ' by Victor Roeewater for his father. Years ago he would have been elected United States senator had he not made political and corporate enemies by a continued and persistent effort upon cor ruption atid domination of corporation rule. In the last thirty years he has been a consistent champion of the people In fighting their battle and many times ex pending much money as well as time and energy without even taking a thought of reimbursement. The great state of Ne braska owes much to the Influence exerted by E. Rosewater and now will have an other opportunity to do him honor In recognition of his efforts to advance the welfare of the whole state. Licks that Tell. Crawford Tribune (rep.). Victor Rosewater Is putting in some hard licks for his father's candidacy for the United States senatorshlp during the latter' absence in Rom. Vic is all right. Flttlaar Tribute to Party Serrloe. O'Neill Frontier (Rep.). The Frontier haa repeatedly stated Its belief that Editor Rosewater was the best equipped all around man In the state to send to the senate and the logical candi date of the republican party. The position the party takes, its endorsement of the national administration and demand for national control and limitation of corpora tions. It cannot consistently nominate any other than a candidate of the Rosewater stripe. And Inasmuch as he Is admittedly the ablest man In the hunch of aspirants It would be a fitting tribute for long yt-ars of service to the party and atate to honor Mr. Rosewater with a seat In th senate. Lively Race la Prospect. Sterling Sun (rep.). There's going to be something doing In Omaha republican circles this summer. It promises to be warmer than the weather. Editor Rosewater has officially announced In The Omaha Be his candidacy for the United States senate. Charley Greene, one of the leading attorneys for the Burlington railway, wants th place. John L. Web ster, who has wanted th senatorial ermine cast upon him for fifteen yeara, wants It still; and besides these three. Senator Mil lard wants to go back. It will b the live liest party race that Omaha has ex perienced In several years, for they ar all men with Influential friends. After It Is all' over, some other fellow will probably receive th nomination at th state conven tion. Certslnly so If Douglas county goes divided. Loup City Northwestern (rep ). Norrls Brown will have to go aome to head off a Rosewater boom that seems to b gathering with the force and rapidity of a modern tornado. Complies with the pure food Iaw9 of every state BAKING II C Jl I T II Calomel is ' '1 sible to select, end makes light, easily dirested Bread, Biscuits i 1'sMrv: therefor, it is recom mended by leading physicians aod chemists. PPnUnftV In using Cilumst you are always assured a. v n . ii i o( , eoml bk(n(r. therefore, there Is no waste of material rr cans: It t'owder power. the ROISD ABOt'T SEW YORK. Ripples on the Torrent of Life la the Metropolis. New York officials Insist on th best of everything going and are particularly stuck on automobiles warranted to make speed records. The city owns two dmen of these machines distributed among var ious departments for use principally by the officials. .The original cost varied from 2,6no to 14.600 each. Every machine means an extra Job for some political chauffeur and every four machines provides a Job for a political mechanic. The latter are kept pretty busy evidently, as the cost of maintenance annually amounts to one-half the original cost of the mahclnes. It Is believed that by the end of this year city owned autos will number fifty and Inquisi tive aldermen are hinting that it Is alto gether too much, especially as some of the utoed officials frequently acoot for the races and do considerable private business with the aid of the city's costly convey' ances. The "boy with the kit" Is seldom seen In New York any more. Time was when one must perforce depend on these street ur chins for a shoe polish, but those days have passed Into history. Nowadays It Is the Italian or Greek "shoe-shining parlor." The dirty, bedraggled, though picturesque street bootblack In now a back number. In fact one might keep walking all day without obtaining a sight of him. It Is only In certain sections of th down-town district that he can be found and then th chances are his boot-blacking business Is carried on only as a side Issue to his newspaper selling. The reason for this is plain. The boys Tormerly charged 10 cents for a very Indifferent shine. Th Greeks and Italians, with their comfortable chairs and their willingness to work, give you a mirror polish for a nickel. With the first warm days a sort of Itinerant miniature carrousel, with a street piano attachment, run by clockwork, has made its appearance on the Upper West Side to the delight of the children. The carrousel consists of a circular seat with room for about six children. It la set on a cart, which also bears the street piano and la drawn by a gaily caparisoned don key. The outer edge of the seat Is sur mounted by a high back so that the little ones can't fall out. They lean against this, letting their feet dangle in the center. When the circular seat Is full the door In the back Is closed tight, there Is a click, the street piano strikes up a lively tune and the miniature carrousel begins to whirl, with a gentle up and down motion added. The whole machine Is operated by clockwork. After ach revolution, which lasts about two minutes, the clockwork Is rewound and the carrousel and street piano are neady for another performance. The children pay 2 cents apiece for each ride. . The Irishman had been drinking some what. He climbed Into one of the two bootblack chairs In front of the Tribune building and after settling himself comfort ably, glanced at his next chair neighbor. Then he laughed. His neighbor, who was a fat, pompous-looking negro about 60 years of age, dressed in clerical garb, frowned. "Well, Smoky," said the Celt, ignoring the dusky ' divine' a look of disap proval, "this shurely is a queer counthry. Here I am and there you are. It's not so long since I was a bog-trotter and I sup pose you were slave. And here we have two Dago descendants of Julius Caesar shining our brogans." Plans are being made to enlarge that ex cellent Institution "The Shop for the Handi capped." in which scores of the blind and crippled are learning to support them selves. The Chelsea Handicraft House, as it Is culled, was established only three months ago. The little shop on West Twr-ty-thlrd street has been so successful thsit the philanthropic New Yorkers who ar supporting the movement have decided to buy two houses In the locality standing side by side and throw them together Into one big house. There are clubs and classes of the usual sort for boys and girls, young men and women; but the special service which Chelsea Handicraft House has marked out for Itself Is th teaching of handicrafts to cripples and others who for different reasons cannot follow the or dinary industrial employments and to maintain a profitable salesroom both for its owa pupils snd others of their kind. The settlement makes no effort to push the study "of handicrafts among normal children unless they show a true and ab sorbing love for art work. But there are great numbers of cripples, whose physical weakness and deformity will forever debar The Best in the West. The New Scale Kimball All but the most prejudiced admit that the New Scale Kimball Piano is the best possible piano value that comes out of Chicago. The great improvement made in this piano in the last six months has increased its value and made it still more desirable and places It yet further in advance of any other piano made in Chicago. Nothing so fully satisfies the purchaser of the superiority of the Kimball as to compare it with other pianos that cost the same and more. The Kimball has superior material and construction throughout. The new scales and the new actions produce an unexpected and su perior tone quality and responsiveness to touch which very quickly places the Kimball beyond any possible competition. One of the moBt deblrable and most popular styles made by the Kimball company we are selling for 1260. And there is another very popular, beautiful Kimball Piano that we sell at 1335. Terms of payment on Kimballs, $7 and 18 a month. We recom mend most serious consideration of the Kimball. Our one-price, no commisslon plan makes possible this splendid piano at these prices. A. HOSPE CO., - - Omaha, lleb. 1813 DOUGLAS STREET. LO riCTURB FRAMES RKaikDKO ANO RIPAIRRO. CALUMET POWDER made of the finest materials pr- time. Csluisst Input up In alr-tlffM willkeeplonrerthan any other Raklnr on the market aid has wor raising CUUHET SK so carefully and sclen- tlncsllr prepared that th nentra (tatlnn of Inrredlents Is absolutely perfect. inereinre, toot prepared witn Calumet Is free from Rochelle Salts, Alum, or any Injurious subatanc. $1,000.00 fftveo for sny tnbstsnc In jurious to health found in Calumet them from ordinary manual work, whost hands can, nevertheless, be retained te deftness. One such boy, who had never before earned any money, has already In three months gained sufficient skill In the forge class of the settlement to sell many dollars' worth of his metal work and bids fair to become self-supporting. A prominent Wall street man was hur rying out of his office at the noon hour when he suddenly stopped upon noticing a man across the street and tipped his hat very respectfully. The man was carrying a sandwich board emblaionlng the merits of a nearby quick lunch parlor and looked altogether seedy. A friend of the Wall street roan who had observed the momen tary performance started to guy him. "Who's your friend?" he asked. "He Is a man I have considerable respect for," was the reply. "He was once a prosperous citisen down here and worth several hundred thousand. He lost every thing and finally had to come to this. Even the best of us are liable to go the same way, you know, and that's why I am not afraid to be respectful to a once bril liant man." SMlLIXf) REMARKS. "How was the operation, doctor?" "A perfect success In every way." "Fatient getting along nicely, I suppose?" "Well, as a matter of fnct. I can't say he Is; he died." Princeton Tiger. Stella Did she tell her husband she would always remain widowed? Holla No, but she promised not to stay married. New York Sun. "Why did you refuse him?" "He was dissipated." "Anything else?" "Yes; his fortune was, too." Brooklyn Eagle. ftthyl I wonder why Maud Is afraid to venture out In a shower. Mayme She's hunting a husband. Ethyl What has that got to do with "t i"' Mym She believes In keeping her pow der dry. Columbus Dispatch. Tees Mr. Newman asked Bess If she didn't think you had a pretty figure. Jess What did Bess say? Teas She said: "No, but she makes up for It." Philadelphia Press. "My dear sir." protested the eminent sen ator, "I try to take a broad view of every public question." "I notice you always stand on both sides of It," said the dlsaatlufled constituent. Chicago Tribune. "Have you ever known a man who had greatness thrust upon him?" "Well," replied the rising young states man, "I might mention my father-in-law. I had the hardest kind of work with him when I went to get his consent." Wash ington Star. She I see the Japanese lover, Instead of an engagement ring, may give his future bride a piece of beautiful silk, to be worn as a sash. "He I wouldn't like that plan. "No. I know you wouldn't. You'd get awfully tired of seeing; four or five alrls wearing the same sash:" Yonkers States man. MAID OF THE MICK RAKE. S. E. Klser In the Record-Herald. Maud Muller on a summer's day Raked the meadow sweet with hay. Her pa was not a man of wealth. All that she had waa rugged health. Sighing, she said: "Confourtd the luck, I think I II go to raking muck. Because she tolled a wHd unrest And an eager longing filled her breast. "Why should I have to work," she criea 'While others scorn me in their pride? 'With riches they have never earned Their backs on me are proudly turned. "The aood Lord never planned things so. There's something rotten here below. "An Ida Tarbell I will be And whack the plutocrats," said she. The Judge appeared upon the scene. Bringing an odor of gasoline. He stonned to huzs the a-irt awhile: Bne was plump, snd ne rather likea ner "V styie. She knew thst hs possessed a mad. He thought: How sweet a name is Maud. He spoke of railroad storks he had. The maiden listened and was glad. "In two years. If my luck is fslr." He said, "I'll he a millionaire. 'I travel on passes through the land" Maud sweetly said: "ph, ain't that grand: 'As far aa rebates ao. I'll say That I regard them as O. K. "A block of Stsndard stork I claim No matter how I got the same. Now tell me. Maud, and tell me tru Don't I look rather good to you?" Her fare against his breast she MA And gladly answered that she did. Today she Is the judge's wife And lives In style, enjoying life. t i ! I