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    TIIE OMAHA DAILY DEE; THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1903.
The Omaha Daily Dee.
E. KOBE WATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Dougra County, is :
C. C. Rosewatar, general manager of The
Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn,
lays that the actual nurnoer if full and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of April, 1908. was as follows:
1 16 .SiOO
t 8I.4UO 17 81,410
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34, 7 NO U - 40,240
I ai.it-tO ft) 48,8?0
1 31,?M ri 4,ao
!.. ..32,100 22 8H.030
4,1 S 8S.OOO
31.44M U 31.8UO
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U 1,43W i6 .....31,470
U .' 31kUH 17 81.C20
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aa,iuo s 88,200
1 JtW.lOO to ...Sl.tttW
Total ,
Less unsold copies
.1,041,3(10
. UM72
Net total sales ' l,028,UMt
Dally average 34.209
C. C. ROSE WATER,
' General Manager.
Subscribed In my pretence and sworn to
before me tola toth day of April, im.
(Seal) M. B. HUNUATK,
Notary Public.
WHKJ OCT OK TOWN.
Subscribers leavlaar the city teas,
porarlly aheala hav The Be
aaalled to thesa. Aadrcs will be
aftea aa ru nested.
Now that a successful method of
treating mangy caUle has been de
vised, there is some hope for curing
dogs similarly affected.
It transpires that Councilman Zlm
man was the only member who had a
first, last and all-the-tlrae choice for
president of the council.
When the French cabinet succeeds
In abolishing the labor "black list" It
can prove Its expressed affection for
America by telling how It was done.
Russian soldiers who refuse to use
ball cartridges against the peasants
are not as blind to the coming revolu
tion as the officials Rt St. Petersburg
seem to be.
That Texas congressman who has
discovered that the "republican party
is unworthy" has the satisfaction of
knowing thp.t he is not In accord with
the great majority.
Los Angeles celebrated Its feasl day
regardless of the San Francisco dis
aster. Cheerfulness under difficulties
nw be admirable, but sometimes It
lacks much of good taste.
If the United statAo ...... i
.u tuuiyuj
Santo Domingo to hold an election
uuuui. irnorung io rifles, It will again
prove the effectiveness of the Yankee
Idea to the surprise of itself.
The republic Oil company has ift
Ohio, but will Ohio be satisfied with
tne desertion? It is understood In the
west that the state had something to
say before the company departed.
With the rate bill, the de
alcohol bill and the statehood bill all
in me nnal stages of enactment th
present congress may begin to feel
maiv nas accomplished something
The Incorporation of a new Inde-
enaent telephone company foreshad
ows a renewal of the fight for a sec
ona telephone franchise In Omaha t
will be an Interesting scrap for the
spectators.
With Alexander Dowle declared In
solvent, with Zion City still able to
pay all of Its indebtedness It would
seem that "Elijah" failed to take ad
vantage of his opportunities aa a fren
(led financier.
Theopening of -San Francisco sav
lngs banks ahead of schedule time Is
a sure indication that the pay rolls
have begun to resume operation and
well-paid workmen are the foundation
of all municipal success.
King Ak-Sar-Ben Is getting ready
to push the button that will start the
Initiating, machinery for 1906. King
Ak-Sar-Ben's initiation plant constl
tutes a mill which never lacks for i
source of raw material nor an outlet
for the finished product.
Mayor Dahlman has a chance to
distinguish himself now by enforcing
the ordinance that prohibits the tick
ing of pictorial posters on telegraph
poles and relieve the people of the
necessity of viewing daily the rem
nants of the last political campaign.
Mr. Hitchcock is still promulgating
"bis plan" of providing a democratic
candidate ' for senator by avoiding a
nomination and opening up a free-for-all
contest between petition candidates
on the ballot at the election. Why
does he not sy whose plan it ia and
where it originated? Is It because
Its real sponsor would discredit tt with
the democrats?
a yo-PASS co.trs.vro.
All accounts agree flat the compact
atnocg the Missouri railroads to rut
off passes to political co,entlon dele
gates has no ton y trlctly en
forced, bo that the r.S. V.ke demo
cratic state ronventlc. attended
by only one-half the d needs
no further explanation.
It Is, however, an object lesson that
can hardly fall to Impress the Missouri
mind with a more definite Idea of the
nfluence which the free pass has
wielded In party conventions and gov
ernment. The money value of the
transportation of one-half of a state
convention of a great political party
mounts up to tens of thousands of
dollars, and it can be seen that In the
nature of things such a factor must
easily have been decisive In the av
erage convention, aad certainly corrup
tive to whatever extent It went,
whether decisive or not.
The chief business of the state con
vention Just held was to nominate two
udges of the supreme court, a large
part of whose business necessarily re
lates to cases In vhlc.h railroad cor
porations directly or indirectly have
great Interest. Heretofore the nomi
nations would therefore have been
made by a convention carried at
great expense practically by litigant
parties in Interest.
It will be strange indeed If this ex
perience shall not bring Missouri with
in the llet of compulsory antl-pasa
states, for certainly the carrier com
panies, having themselves Inaugurated
such a reform, are entitled to the en
couragement and support of the law.
EXPORT RATES ALSO.
The decision of Judge McPherson of
the United States district court at Kan
sas City further harrows the field for
transportation discriminations by ap
plying the Interstate commerce law to
export tariffs and rates on all export
shipments from Interior points over
sea. It supplements the decisions
which establish the force of the law
with- respect to commerce with ad
jacent foreign nations, under which
the chief executive officers of the Bur
lington road, which Is also involved in
the Kansas City cases, have been
within a few weeks heavily fined for
granting rebates.
It may be that ocean carriage, con
sidered by itself, cannot be regulated
by national authority, bi t it is common
sense that transportation across state
lines from the interior to the water's
edge can be so regulated. Competi
tion is a regulator of transportation on
salt water to an extent not possible on
land. If sea borne freight had to be
exempted from the control of law on
land It would open wide a door, for
evasions and rebate.
The effect of the decision ts to com
pel either the publication and equal
enforcement of export rates or the
official quotation of rates from point
of origination to seaport, leaving 'ocean
carriage to take care of itself. To that
extent at least all shippers will be
put on an equal footing, which U the
very essence of the purpose of public
control over transportation.
RAILROAD STOCKHOLDERS' XHTER ES T.
The continuance of disclosures of
questionable relations between railroad
officials and coal companies bids fair
to develop a scandal far exceeding the
illicit operations of the big insurance
companies, and although the scope of
the Interstate Commerce commission
investigation is limited by the Joint
resolution of congress and has indeed
only fairly begun, it has already
startled the real owners of the rail
roads, the stockholders, whose inter
ests, like those of the freight-paying
public, have apparently been sacrificed
to the personal interests of officials
trusted with management of the car
rier corporations. It ia therefore not
surprising to hear of a movement
among stockholders for thorough leg
islative investigation of railroad man
agement in Pennsylvania after the
manner of the Armstrong committee
with reference to the big New York
life Insurance companies.
The sworn testimony of the coal com
pany officials who paid subsidies in
cash, or the equivalent of cash in stock,
and of railroad officials and agents
who received the subsidies, demon
strates that transportation in Penn
sylvania has been habitually debauched
through an elaborate system of cor
ruption. Leaving entirely out of sight
the injustice to the general business
public, it requires no thought for rail
road stockholders to understand that
this system of corruption among the
custodians of their property has been
at their expense. The infallible effect
of such discrimination, whether in
transportation rates or in services, is
to strangle and reduce freight pro
ducing industry along their lines,
while the enormous subsidies paid
therefor have gone into the private
pockets of the officials and not into the
railroad treasuries.
Nor do these systematic operations
appear to have been confined merely
to payments of cash and stock, al
though the extent in other directions
has not been brought out In the In
vestigation now in progress. There are
ominous suggestions, the same as at
a corresponding stage of the insurance
scandal, of widespread corruption in
the purchase of locomotives, steel
rails, cars and equipment for the Penn
sylvania system, such purchases for
that road alone aggregating millions
of dollars annually. The revelations
in the one direction of coal Involves
the road in suspicion la every dlrec
tion.
Enough at least la known to cause
every stockholder in this road in the
United States to demand the light of
publicity in every nook and corner of
the . whole management, even if
nothing but the stockholding Interests
were Involved. At bottom that Interest
Is vitally connected with the freight
paying Interest, namely, the whole In
dustrial community, In equal rights
in transportation rates and services,
and there Is no more wholesome sign
than the fact that It Is at least be
ginning to assert Itself.
ORGAXlZATloy OF THE COCWCIL.
The first effort of the new demo
cratic city council, that of organisa
tion, is a distinct disappointment.
Without reflecting upon the character
or capacity of the man chosen to head
that body as Its president, it goes
without saying that he will be greatly
handicapped by his inexperience In
public affairs and his lack of familiar
ity with parliamentary practice. With
the best of Intentions and closest study
It will take him some time to acquire
the Information which the presiding
officer of the city council should have.
That the democrats have made a great
mistake In not following the estab
lished precedent of selecting for such
a trying position a man of previous
experience either in the council or in
some similar public assemblage Is sure
to be developed.
. Not only in the choice of an inex
perienced member for . president, hut
also in the method of choice, has the
new council exhibited Its lack of co
herence. It would naturally be sup
posed that with eleven democrats to
one republican the majority would get
together for business without any ex
hibition of internal discord. To bo
under the necessity of taking 113 bal
lots "before effecting organization In
itself disparages the ability of the
democrats to shoulder the responsibil
ities which have devolved upon them
and to recognize the scope of the work
before them. '
Although the new council has
started out with its left foot, it is to
be hoped it will soon steady down and
walk erectly along the straight line.
The abandonment of Fort Niobrara
as an active army post by the transfer
of all the troops stationed there to
other points is unfortunate. From
the military standpoint troops sta
tioned at Fort Niobrara may no longer
be needed for the suppression' of In
dian insurrections, but it is a good
strategic point for many purposes
Further than this, the maintenance of
a post at Fort Niobrara means much
commercially to Omaha as the base of
supplies. Perhaps Fort Niobrara
would not be ordered abandoned if
our Nebraska delegation in congress
would yet make a vigorous and united
effort to prevent It.
The semi-annual inspection of the
local letter carrier force has elicited
compliments from the postmaster in
charge. Omaha letter carriers with
out question make up a body who
compare favorably with the force in
any other city. The fact that the
number of men in long service Is pro
portionately large Is best proof that
they are attending to their duties sat
isfactorily and earning their promo
tions from time to time.
The annual convention banquet of
democratic editors of Nebraska is said
by the local democratic organ to have
brought out over a score, and then the
names of eighteen are enumerated, of
whom eight were on the speaking pro
gram. It is needless to say that the
meeting was enthusiastically confident
that the democrats would regain con
trol of Nebraska at the coming elec
tion. President Cassatt of the Pennsyl
vania railroad must be a most con
fiding, or a most careless man since
his personal assistant not only held
shares In coal companies without
his knowledge, but was permitted to
exercise authority over the road.
Refusal of railroads to issue passes
to Missouri democrats resulted in
small attendance at the state Judicial
convention, but when the time comes
for naming executive nominees the
pasteboards will probably be put
where they will do the most good.
The Omaha Commercial club trade
excursionists are getting to be experts
in their line. It will take more than
backbone for any possible customer
to elude them when they swoop down
with Mayor Dahlman on any unsus
pecting town.
With the United States and Great
Britain both demanding explanation, of
the assassination of one man in Rus
sia, the natives will probably be led
to believe that life is not cheap be
yond the realms of the ciar.
Oa Something: Jsit as Goad.
Washington Post.
By the time Mr. Moody gets through with
h ih. dnn trust may be tempted to try
some of Its own remedies for that tired
feeling.
Discovery Provoke Aaslety.
Ttrnnklvn Raffle.
Nebraska has discovered a soap moun
tain In Its midst. And sundry residents
along the Omaha river front are loosing
anxious.
Consumers Paid the Freight.
Chlcaao Record-Herald.
It appear that the Pennsylvania railroad
grafters bled the coal companies. How
ever, the public had to furnish the tribute
In the end.
Rare Comrade.
St. I4uis Globe Democrat.
It would seem that the acme of cautloa
had been reached by congresa when Fire
Alarm Foraker and Safety Brake Morgaa
vol on the same side of a proposition.
War' WiiIii Popularity.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The American Peace society point out
that war's place in the school histories la
growing lea and that the apace thus aved
Is given to national development In litera
ture, science, agriculture and the Industrial
art. Fifty year ago war occupied M per
cent of the histories; now it holds but S
per oent of th aaace.
KDWARII ROHRWATF.R FOR SE1ATOW
Tfce Cenlsc Man.
8cott Bluff Republican.
The press of the state appear to take
kindly to the Rosewater boom for tha sen
ate, and why not? The Omaha World-Herald
and the Lincoln Journal are both out
fighting him. There wss a time when Ne
braska republicans paid attention to the
Journal, but not so now. However, Rout
water will he a thorn In the side of these
Journals for the nent, few year to come,
as It appears he Is the coming man for the
senatorshlp.
T1e Taming; In tils Direction.
Butt Gatetta.
During the week the Associated Preea
was furnished the announcement of tha can
didacy of Edward Roeewater for senator,
who at present la In attendance as the of
ficial representative of the I'nlted States
at the Universal Postal congress at Rome.
This Is no surprise, and the tide of public
opinion has gradually but surely been turn
ing In that direction for some time.
' On Ih Right ld.
Rising Ctty Independent.
Edward Rosewater. editor of The Omaha
Bee, has come out a candidate for
United States senator. Rosewater has made
many enemies for the firm stand ha took
along many lines In the past and Is today
one of the foremost and fearless and best
posted editors In matters of general Interest
In this country. While he Is disliked by
some, yet he has many friends, and It looks
to us like no mistake could be made In
nominating and electing him for the sen
ate. Mr. Roeewater can generally be found
on the right side of all public questions
and Is a man who will stand up for Ne
braska first, last and all of the time.
Ko Corporation Tools Wanted.
Bancroft Blade (rep.).
There Is Just one way possible for Omaha
to keep the senatorshlp. that is to get to
gether for one man that outside counties
can swallow; corporation tools or "has
beens" will not go this year.
Ho Caste for Shan.
Winslde Tribune (lnd).
No Nebraskan would ever have cause to
feel ashamed of Edward Rosewater aa
United States senator.
For the Iqssre Deal.
Fairfield News-Herald (rep.).
E. Rosewater has announced his candi
dacy for United States senator and that
puts a different face on the matter, as
hitherto In common with some others we
had supposed his name was belng.used to
divide the supporters of Attorney General
Brown. If Omaha expects to be In the sen
atorial race Rosewater Is the man Doug
las county will have to Unite on, aa he
appears the only man there who has at
this time respectable support In the state.
Of Mr. Rosewater's ability there Is no
shadow of doubt; there is probably not a
man In Nebraska who has as much Infor
mation on as many different practical ques
tions concerning; our people aa has the edi
tor of The Bee. He has made a manly
fight for the square deal. But judging from
the past It Is too much to expect that
Omaha will unite on anybody. That being
the case Norrls Brown ' will hold his lead
and he haa shown himself worthy of the
confidence reposed In him by our people.
Close to the People.
Bellevue Gazette (tnd.).
There Is no question that Mr. Roeewater
haa always stood close to the people as
against the monopolies and It is believed
that the people will now stand by Mr. Rose
water, whom they, love for the sake of the
enemies he has made.
A Mind of His Own.
Ewlng Advocate (lnd.).
If It requires a man who nearly every
body has heard about to be a successful
candidate there Is no question as to Mr.
Rosewater's auccess. He seems to be a
man with a mind of his own and does not
hesitate to express his opinion for or
against an Individual, regardless of what
may be the opinion of the party leaders.
Champion of tha People,
Wlsner Chronlole (lnd.).
The candidacy of Edward Rosewater, the
veteran editor of The Omaha Bee, haa been
formally announced through the columns of
that paper. He has a host of sealous and
enthusiastic friends throughout the stats
who are pleased to labor for his election to
this important position, for which he is
acknowledged to be pre-eminently qualified.
Another vast arm of Nebraskans will re
joice In hla success on account of tha ene
mies he has made during a life-long cham
pionship of the cause of the people.
Wonld Like te See Hint There.
Weston Wave (rep.).
Mr. Rosewater ia a popular man, a news
paper man and a capable man; on who
would be sure to sit up and take notice
of things in the senate chamber and ona
whom the Wave would like to we In that
position, provided he declare himself aa
against graft of all kinds and a supporter
of the president In his effort to bust the
trust so as to more equally distribute the
prosperity of the country. He has many
obstaclea to overcome, however.
Ablest Republican in the State.
O'Neill Independent (pop ).
With E. Rosewater In the race for sen
ator Norrls Brown Is liable to have a
chance to step down and out. In years
past the republicans have said Rosewater
Is as much a populist as he was a republi
can and turned him down, but now the
republicans, If you might Judge from their
howling, are all pops and Rosewater ought
to be an ideal candidate. Anyway, he la
the ablest republican In the state and the
party could do worse than to make him It
choice,
i
laflaenre Would Be Felt.
David City Banner (rep ).
We are for Brown and we hope to see
him nominated for United States senator in
the republican convention, yet should he
be defeated by Rosewater the party would
have a candidate who. when elected, would
make his Influence felt In congress and
Nebraska would perceive that It had a
representative In the upper house.
Revision of Railroad Coda.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The railroad have been brought to the
point now where the Insurance companies
were brought last year. They must un
dergo a thorough housecleanlng. This
whole business of personal enrichment
nd special favoritism must stop. The
railroads must accept a new code which
means no graft for official and fair play
for the public
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finer Scenes and Inrldenta Sketched
a the Spot.
William Nelson Cromwell, counsel for the
Panama railroad, whose sreers and tart
response to question riled member of
the'senate commltee Inquiring Into Panama
affairs, received the largest fee ever cred
ited to a lawyer. Cromwell was the chief
negotiator for the sale of the old Panama
canal property, owned by French share
holders, to the United fttntes. The price i
waa t4O.on.00O. Cromwell fee was tt.noo.ono. j
During one of the recent 'hearings Crom
well so accounted for the Ito.mo.oiu paid the I
French canal company that It appeared as
If he could have received at most rather
less than a third of this sum. At a later
hearing he Insisted that he had received no
part of the W0.0O0.0O0. but drew all his feel
from the Panama railway and that he re
ceived not to exceed $2no,OM) In all. But
Cromwell admittedly drew a fine, hairspun
distinction between technical and actual
(acts throughout his testimony. He would
not tell the amount of his fee, and it re
main the conviction of Washington that
In the Panama business he played for and
won one of the biggest stakes for which a
lawyer ever contended. This Is the man
who has faced the blunt questioning of
Senator Morgan hour after hour with an
apparent frankness and real dexterity more
Infuriating than open defiance.
Ktranae as It may seem, the Navy depart
ment has not what Is known a a flag
chest, a receptacle for holding flags of for
eign nations. There are always plenty of
American flags about the building, and any
number can be collected at a moment's no
tice for decorating purposes, but foreign
flags seems to be a scarce as hens' teeth.
This need was shown a few days ago, when
the French naval officers from the squad
ron attending the Paul Jones ceremonies
at Annapolis called on the secretary of the
navy. When It came time to decorate the
secretary' reception room not a French
flag could be found. There were plenty
of American flags, and, In desperation,- Mr.
Gauss, the secretary's secretary, had to
put a number of charwomen and sail on
to work In making up French flags out of
material quickly gathered together. This
1 not the flrst time that the same trouble
baa arisen. There was lots of skirmishing
for British flags when Prince Louis of
Battenberg called on the secretary of the
navy, and as the country grows and there
are more and more occasions for such
visit from foreign officials, the chance
are that a flag chest will be one of the
next appurtenances of the secretary's
office.
Congressman South Tlmble of Kentucky
Indulged In some extended remarks the
other day, discussing the cost of a battle
ship and giving some original statistics In
the course of his speech. For Instance, he
declared that If the dollar which such a
vessel cost were placed on top of one an
other they would make a pile of a certain
height. His Kentucky colleagues listened
with Interest and after the speech was
ended Mr. Rhlnock leaned over to Ollle
James and said: "Great speech of South'."
"Yea," answered Ollle. "Great day for
Kentucky." "How do you suppose he got
that figured out about the exact number
of mile a pile of dollar would make?" In
quired Rhlnock. "Huh!" said Ollle, regard
ing him with supreme corn. "I reckon
you never watched the fellow on the other
side of the table piling up his chips."
Senator Dolllver wandered into the su
preme court room the other day a a diver
sion from the perplexing task of following
the rata debate unceasingly for three
month. Justice Harlan happened to note
his presence and soon a page brought a note
to the senator.
I am glad to eee you here," It read. "You
should come often to learn what the law
really Is."
"I am glad to be here," wrote the sena
tor In a note which the page carried back.
"But I am not a happy here aa I should
be, because there are so many dissenting
opinions."
In a few minutes another note came from
the Justice.
"There ts often much good law In dls
Bentlng opinions," it said. "By the way, I
observe that the senate has made Knox a
committee to find out what Brewer meant
in hi Michigan case. Erewer 1 from your
circuit."
An old Indian from the outhwet ha
been In Washington for a while and spends
a good deal of hi time In the senate gal
lery. He seemed to pay special attention
to Senator Spooner, Teller and Beveridge.
The other day he felt that he ought to
express hi thought to some one, so he
picked out Captain Riley, the veteran who
runs the elevator. "Benat he Spoon, heap
good talk," he Bald. Riley agreed with
him. After five minute Lo got another
Idea shaped up. "Senat he Tellah, heap
good talk, too." Riley assented to that
also. By the time the elevator got to the
bottom of the shaft on It return trip the
brave had another sentence ready. He
aid: "Senat Bev, not worth cusa," and
talked away gravely.
Speaker Cannon and about half of the
member of th houae went down th
Potomac river to a planked had party.
They organlied a ball game and put
Uncle Joe In a umpire. He wa spry as
a cat and made some marvelous decisions.
HI tr performance wa when General
George Harries, having made a horn run,
started round the bases a second time.
"You're out!" shouted Uncle Joe. "Why?"
demanded Harries. "I am entitled to run
until they And the ball." "Not at all,"
the umpire said firmly, "your time has ex
pired." Senator Rayner Is fond of figures of
speech. He wss describing the quality of
argumentation characterlxlng the speeches
of Senator Dolllver of Iowa.
He cuts deep with his Damascus blade,"
said Mr. Rayner, "but he pours over the
wound such an assuaging balm that you
really feel In an ecstasy of pleasure rather
than In the throe of aaony."
Confusion In Chinese Troblem.
Springfield Republican.
It I not to be wondered at that the Chi
nese '.r. Ban ""rancisco are In a panic over
the destruction In the fire of more than
26.000 certificates of legal residence. Thil
Is not only bad for those who have lost
such certificates, but It will be productive
of endless problems for the Immigration
officials to solve. It Is expected that every
Chinaman will claim on arrest that his
certificate was destroyed, and the difficul
ties which such a chaotic condition must
lead to upon both sides are obvious. Our
Chinese problem Is growing Intricate and
threatening.
A Political Optlnalst.
Boston Tranaciipt.
Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut declares
himself glad that he gave 5,000 of lb
fund of hla Insurance company a a cam
paign contribution in 18. Probably he I
also glad that he made no return of his
senatorial campaign expenses, as the law
required. Bulkeley Is much the aame sort
of an optlmlat that Senator Depew uaed
to be.
K Show for a Kaockdowa.
St. Louts Globe-Democrat.
Now that th road are In fine condition
the Standard Oil company has advanced
th price of gasoline. Unfortunately, fffo
autcmoblllsts have no way of running
over th gaaolln octopus.
WALTHAM WATCHES.
The best machines for keeping time
it is possible to make.
"The Perfected American Watch." n iltastrnted look of intertstirj
tnformition about tuitches, f-ee apon rtquest.
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VSALTHAM. MASS.
PERSONAL XOTES.
Captain Mlkelsen, an Arctic explorer, has
started from Victoria. B. C, for the Arctic
In search of undiscovered lands.
Hamlin Garland, the author, who has ,
been spending some time at hi old home
In West Salem, Wis., ha sailed for Europe
by way of Quebec. He doe not expect to
do much writing while abroad.
A burglar was very much discouraged the
other day by an Indiana woman, who
smote him grievously with a hammer. This
seems to put at rest the ancient assertion
that a woman can't use a hammer without
smashing her thumb.
George Irving, the last surviving nephew
of Washington Irving, marvelously ha!e
and active at 82. Is living at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. New York. Mr. Irving Is
practically the sole remaining member of
the Irving family, of which he Is engaged
in writing a history.
No other man of foreign birth ever
bowed such fine command of the English
language or used It so felicitously as Carl
Schuri. A man who objected strongly to
his politics, but admired his talent as a
writer, once said: "I wish Mr. Schurs
couldn't write so well; I could hate him
better."
"Joe," said Senator Blackburn to Senator
Bailey of Texas, "I want to tell you some
thing. Once when I flrst cme to Wash
ington a newspaper man Jumped on me
and I slapped his face. He slapped back,
but that' what I did." "Well?" asked
Bailey. "Oh, nothing, only 600 newspaper
men Jumped on me within the next year."
E. H. Harrlman sent his 110,000 automotive
to a repair shop In New York City In
January and when he got a bill for 11,797
refused to pay It. The owner of the repair
shop refused to surrender the vehicle and
Mr. Harrlman proceeded to recover It by
a writ of replevin. The men who are trying
to collect this large sum will now have to
sue for their money. Mr. Harrlman evi
dently believes that the charge was mad
in accordance with hi supposed ability to
pay.
M. H. De Young, proprietor of the San
Francisco Chronicle, wa one of the heav
iest loser In the recent disaster, and per
haps the most cheerful and oumlstlc.
While he waa reviewing the scattered ashes
and damaged remains of hla extensive hold
ings a friend stepped up and said com
passionately: "Cheer up. It will be all
right." Mr. De Young turned quickly and
replied: "I don't know about that. Why,
I" "There were many who lost their
fortune," said the friend, "but they will
get them back again." At this Mr. D
Young became Impatient. "That' not
what's bothering me," said he. "What I
want to know Is where I am going to get
material to rebuild."
FLASHES OF Fl'N.
The railroad official was on the stand.
"And you accepted shares from the Eight
een Karat Coal company?"
"Sure thing."
"And why?"
"That company had more than Ita share,
I am an advocate of the distribution of
wealth." replied the witness, with unruffled
calm. Philadelphia Ledger.
"George," ald Mr. Ferguson. "I know
It is early in the evening yet, but would
you mind lying down on the lounge and
taking a nap?'
"What for?" naked Mr. Ferguon.
"Because the baby 1 fretful, and your
norlng alway lulls him to sleep." Chi
cago Tribune.
"Ruggle. you've Improved the look of
that house of your wonderfully In the last
few months. It' one of the most attractive
propertle on th treet now."
"Yes; that' the trouble. It ha attract
Browning, Eiing & Co
ORIGINATORS AND SOLE MAKERS Of lALf SIZES IN. CLOTHlNtt.
That Well Dressed Feeling
"To bt wtll drtsstd,"
aid Bu Brummtl, "It
halt (Ac game."
if you would come in and look at our
summer styles. If you are a merchant
tailor's man we will guarantee to
surpfise you. Paying too much and
waiting too long is the made-to.order
style. Paying just enough and get
ing perfect satisfaction is our way.
We fit all shapes.
$15.00 up to $30.00.
Fifteenth and
Douglas Sts.
rejavCway at IXa4 ttraet fVEW
the attention of the assessor and three or
four burglars since I fixed It up. "Chicago
inoune.
Dr. Kallomell Like your new location,
do you. notwithstanding Its general health
fulness? Dr. Sawbones-Splendidly. I've already
had six of the loveliest cases of appendi- I
citis you ever laid your eyes on. . hlcagii 1
Tribune.
"As near a I kin make de difference
out." said Uncle Ehen. "it's dis way. De
speculations dat wins Is Investments, an"
dem dat loses Is gamblin'." Washington
Star.
"Why did Tltewndd choose to be marnJ
by a Justice instead of a preacher?"
"He said that church weddings took too
long, and he hat iilred the carriage by the
hour." Cleveland Leader.
"What has your boy , been studying?"
asked the neighbor.
"Well, fur one thing," answered Farmer
Corntossel. "he's been studying botany,"
"What Is botany?"
"Botany Is what teaches a man the name
of a whole lot of things he hasn't sense
enough to raise." Washington Star.
THE OLD FI9H1SG HOLE.
Detroit Free Pres.
I'd like to be a boy again at Just this
time of year.
Without a thing to worry ma, without a
thing to fear;
I wouldn't give my children up for all th
Joy of life,
Nor would I want to travel long or far
without my wife.
But still, when skies above ar blue and
all the world la gay,
There comes a secret longing for the boy
hood days of May;
There dally conies a yearning that seems
to grip my soul
A yearning to be back again at that old
fishing hole. ,
I'd like to be a boy again whan spring
burst Into bloom:
When blossoms spread their petal and
give forth their sweet perfume;
When winter' snow have vanished and
the sun smiles overhead,
And all the earth Is garlanded with tulip
bltishlnar red.
I would not part with little Will nor trade
my darling Sue,
But somehow when the air I warm and
skies above are blue
I sit and Idly ponder, and my thought In
fancy roll
To day when but a little tad I sought
that fishing hole.
By weeping willow shaded, with arbutus
vln.i about.
From the cool and dark recesses I have
snared the speckled trout
And the edge of the roadway deep with
wintergreen were lined.
The food that for a hungry boy by nature
was designed;
It Is there I long to wander In my bare
feet as of yore.
With my mother's stem Injunction to re
main upon the shore.
But 1 alway disobeyed -tier, though She
knew It not, dear soul.
For I'd turn my ragged trousers up to
wade that fishing hole. '
I have flhed lnc then- wher beauty
seemed to reign a smiling queen,
In places where the Master's hand had
finished every scene.
With my bamboo rod. my silken line, my
waders, and my creel,
A guide to tell me wher to cast, a fly
book and reel;
But something then wa missing, for It
never seemed th aame
As when I rolled my trousers up and
waded after game;
And could I be a boy again, with string
and crooked pole,
I'd need no guide to take m to that dear
old Ashing hole.
. FOR OVER 8IXTY YEARS.
An Old snd Woll-Trled Remedy.
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Twentr-lv Cent a
It's something that
most men appreciate.
Some of them pay pret
ty high to secure it,
others wear our ready-to-wear
and get it for
half the money.
We don't ask you to
take our word for the
excellence of our cloth
ing, but it would
Please Us
Immensely
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