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I TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE j MONDAY,- MAY 2a. 190G. Tiie-Omaha Daily Bee. E. ROSEWATER. EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINO. . Entered at Omaha Postoffloe as second claea mall matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dslly Res (without Sunday), year.. Daily Km and Sunday, ons year J1 Sunday Bee, cna year.. ,52 Saturday Bee, one year... DELIVERED I CARRIER Pally Ra (Including Sunday), par week.ne Taily Hes (wltheut Sunday), par week...i:e Evening Res (without Sunday). per wart. Evening Boa (with Sunday), par week...Wc Sunday Bee. per copy o Address complaints of irregularities In de livery to City Circulation Department. orncES. Omaha The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha City Hall Building. Council UlufTe W peerl Street. Chicago-lew Unity Building. New York If Home Ufa Ins. Building. Wsshlngton Jul Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. CommunlcaUona relating to news and edl. torlal matter ahould ba addraaaad: Omaha bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bea Publishing Company Only J-oent stamps received aa payment 01 mall sccounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eaatern exchsnges, '?ia THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION. State of Nebrseks, Doulas County, aa: C. C Rosewater, general manager of T.ne Bee Publishing Company, being duly swrn. aaya that the actual number ot full artu. complete copies of The Pally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bea printed during the month of April. 1. wae aa follow. i aa&o m too t S1.44M S1.410 81,400 II., ....48JM0 t S4.TSO U.... aU,2t0 48,T I Sl.Se It.. ...... 4660 1 sa,itw U H,WM i 40,io a ...:..8,oo 81,-tOO M St,S0 IS SltOO ...,S1,50 u S1.4JO H ...81,4 TO u. at ,30 n ...,ai,eao U 1.1 JO 3 12,370 u sa,ttu tt .....ssutoo it ,im n Sl.ttOO Total....- 1,041.860 Lea unsold copies UMTJ Net total sal Daily average. ., l,02,SH S4.8M C. C. ROSEWATER. Oeneral Manager, fftibacrlbed In my praaenca and aworn to before mo thla 30th day of April, IX. (Seal) Jd. U. HUMUA'IK, Notary PubJie. whei out or TOWX. subscriber, leaving tke city tens porarily sheald have The Bea mailed to them. Addreaa will ba vlteftBiHTtt mm vitCaTs mm eTQSVelt9'Ji Governor Cumming' speech at Coun cil Bluffs seem to have got tha ap plause, but not the votes. Madame Bernhardt might, at least, have Interrupted that bath long snough to. .have accorded a reception to the Omaha trade excursionists. A new president of the lower house of the Hungarian Parliament has been elected. His qualifications for office will be shown when the police enter the hall. ' The Russian bureaucrats seem to be willing to grant the greatest degree of liberty to Russian subjects com patible with autocratic powers of the cxar's advisers. With freezing weather reported In Minnesota and heat prostrations in New York, Uncle Sam can realise that his magnificent distances are not with out their drawbacks. Now that Uncle Sam has set out to build a better warship than the Dreadnaught, expressions of "the brotherhood ot Anglo-Saxons" are due from across the water. As Premier Ooremykin's name has now been before the public long enough for them to recognise it at sight It Is only to be expected that he will soon make way for his suc cessor. The unselfish Interest of the World Herald in the republican' lineup for the state campaign Is on the same basis as usual, namely, to conjure np a few grains of comfort for the dis heartened democrats. The Park-board seems to be follow ing In the wake of the city council In developing a fight over the organisa tion. The example set by the council, however, is not one that commends Itself to the majority of our cltlsens. That Independent oil company which employed a former railway rate eleri as traffic manager gave an example of foraging from the enemy worthy ot emulation although It should ' not have been allowed to lead. to a- viola tion of the law. Reports of earthquake shocks In Michigan Indicate a new area of tre mors. It will' be remembered, however, that several1 earthquakes -have also been recorded from Missouri, supposed to be furthest removed from the vol canic formation. The council committees have at last been named, the sole minority member being graciously sidetracked to the committee on rules. Councilman Zlnv man may not be planted on any Impor tant commit tea. but he will be heard from Just Abe same.' In his appeal for re nomination for governor tormer Candidate Berge talks about a populist convention and at the nam time asserts his allegiance to demooratlo principles. Mr. Berge is one ot the populist files caught In the democratic aplder's web. The movement for an International agreement to reduce the navies ot the world would be Quite welcome, but people will hardly be Inclined to be lieve that It Is made ta earnest until they see some substantial evidence at results. Reoollection ot the peace conference at The Hague promoted) by the Russian esar, who was the first to be afterwards Involved in war. givee grounds for Incredulous', rJtOORK.M Or" TffK IOWA CAMPAIOS. The fierce eonteit now waging be tween tha two wtnes of Iowa repub licans for control of their state nom inating convention on the surface a fight for and against the renomlnatfon of Governor Cummins for a third term seems to be getting more furious ss It approaches doner to the convention date. The last week has evidenced the closeness of the vote among the dele gates already chosen, the .anti-Cummins strength for the first time .out balancing the Cummins strength. The tactics of the Cummins man agers seem to have been.' to have massed their operations early with a view to securing enough momentum to carry the later conventions along with them, but these Calculations have ap parently fallen short. The friends of Mr. Perkins, who Is the principal can didate against Governor Cummins, assert their confidence that they will have the best of it in counties that are yet to choose their delegates, and if such is the case the renomlnatlon of Governor Cummins will be Impossible. The fight . In Iowa has more than mere state-wide Interest, because upon It depends several features of national politics supposed to be in Incubation, and the high position of Iowa in the national councils draws to it more than ordinary attention. With such a strenuous preliminary campaign Iowa's republican state convention this year will surely' be a notable one and in all probability an exciting one. GOLD FOR EMERGEXCT, , While theorists and politicians have been elaborating schemes of currency expansion, business itself has actually put In operation an elastic remedy available In sudden emergency, or even In Impending panic. It Is simply gold Importation, and practically puts on call for local use the world's surplus hoards ot the yellow metal. Within a few weeks, when overspeeulatlon was caught by tremendous loss In San Francisco, threatening widespread disastrous liquidation, $75,000,000 of gold was thus easily brought In from abroad to ease the situation, and more could have been brought in if it had been needed. The result of course Is in large part due to facilities for International trans fer, which . have been .greatly lm-i proved in recent years,, coupled with' the abundance and wide diffusion of gold holdings on account of the world's Increased production. Only a short time ago it would have been Impossible to get foreign gold in time to avert. panic emergency. From 1867 to 1888 crises In the New York money market have been met by issues of clearing house certificates, which, al though they have sometimes afforded relief or postponed the catastrophe, Implied suspension of payment and really were a confession of bank ruptcy. Most of the plans , for an "elastic" currency are open In one-way or another to the same objection, being a resort to credit when credit is strained to the breaking point for lack of real money. ' But the new departure of the Treas ury department makes gold available for instant use In such crises, since upon advice of gold shipment from Eu rope and upon deposit of security, which need not necessarily be United States bonds, an equivalent amount of free treasury gold is at once trans ferred to the banks, the imported metal upon arrival simply replacing It. While this method, has been criti cised from some quarters, the remedy has Just been demonstrated to be so effectual and is subject to such exten sion that many ot the ablest authori ties and practical financiers . believe that the old scheme of clearing house loan certificates will not again be re sorted to in the face of panic. Nevertheless it Is apparent that this solution requires the existence of a surplus of free gold In the treasury, that being necessary, to bridge over the time required for transfer from the hoards of -the money centers of Europe, There are, therefore, two adverse In fluences, the popular dislike of a large treasury surplus and the clamorous demand when there la one for Its de posit In the banks. ' But the demonstration of the reas suring and quieting effect of availabil ity of the world's gold supplies In time ot alarm and panic has so impressed practical men and financiers that ef forts are now being made to systema tise and perfect the new method lately employed by Secretary Shawt UFK ISSVRAyCK DJRXCTORS. The reTusal ot many .bankers and financiers, of ability and high standing to act as directors ot life insurance companies, so that there Is reported difficulty In making up satisfactory tickets for the elections required by the new laws of New York, is one ot the results of the Insurance revolu tion that was not anticipated. Yet It was really Inevitable and will be fol lowed by Important consequences. Under the new legislation the place ot a director Is one of great responsi bility, which Is certain to be enforced both legally and by inquisitive and Imperious public opinion, whereas un der the old regime he was practically only a figurehead, chosen merely for the prestige ot his name and the con venience ot the executive officers or the Interests represented by them that were the real power behind the throne greater than the throne Itself. They attended meetings, but their function was little more than to complete the legal forms, sanctioning action ot which in many cases they had little or no knowledge. It directors are now to be really re sponsible for the companies, subject to grave criminal, penalties and. pe cuniary liabilities, the executive offl oers obeying ordsrs Instead ot giving them, men who have reputations to lose and whose time Is valuable to themselves cannot be expected to serve for the mere fees that have heretofore been allowed. The difficulty, however, Is only one of detail. The compensation necessary to secure, the required abilities need not be extravagant, and It will be duly adjusted. The saving which the en forcement of the laws win effect will be enough to pay many times over reaionable salaries for , competent di rectors who will direct. MOXUMKXT TO CARL SCHVRZ. The Inauguration of a movement to establish a permanent national memo rial to the late Carl Schurz will meet with ready and generous response as It should. It Is the natural sequence of the genuine and universal expres sion of the honor and respect which his death called forth. The prompt action of the committee of 100 leading cltlsens of New York upon the Initiative of such men: as Joseph H. Choate. Oscar S. Strauss and Edward M. Shepard Is no more than a fit appreciation of the lofty character, remarkable abilities and memorable services of a great man who. though, of foreign birth, was a great American and an Important fac tor in its history for a half century. Carl Schurs was too virile a charac ter, too consistent of principle and tenacious of high Ideals not to collide with many Interests and Irritate preju dices while he was on the, scene of action. But with his passing preju dices and hostile Interest are forgot ten and the splendid fidelity of the man to conscience and his eminent public services. are remembered. The romance, too. which threw a glamor over his youth and young manhood has been revived, enhancing interest in his strong personality. His like will not soon be seen again and his countrymen may well feel that his life has a lesson that Is Worthy of remembrance. REMOVAL OF THK TELEGRAPH POLES. The work of burying the wires and removing the unsightly telegraph poles along the principal street of Omaha has now progressed far enough to show what a tremendous improvement this change, will bring about in the general appearance of the downtown section. Instead of being obscured by a dense network of wires and dis figured by ugly posts erected In close proximity, our finest business blocks and office buildings now for the first time stand out in their real architec tural beauty. ' The clearing of the sidewalks by the removal of these poles, giving freer traffic, Is another change that will be appreciated even though our wide walks prevent over-crowding. Now that we know what an Improvement can be made with abolition of the overhead. wires, the area in.wblchjthe underground conduits, are required should be gradually . extended along all the main streets which have been used as the arteries for the telegraph and telephone lines. Incidentally,. it should not be for gotten that Omaha has been charged up with several demerit marks on the basing schedule of Insurance rates be cause of the overhead wires and ob structing telegraph poles. If their tolerance exposed us to greater fire risk and interfered with fire fighting, their removal surely must make the danger of fire loss less and our property own ers and merchants should have a con cession of some kind through a re vision of the underwriters' rates. ' It Is not a bad Idea for a railroad to send its principal officers and' agents out over the road, as the Chicago Great Western has Just done, to give them information at first hand about the towns and territory covered. The railroad man who has personal famil iarity with the road he represents Is sure to be better fitted to deal with patrons and public than one whose knowledge ts derived exclusively from folders and descriptive pamphlets. So far as Omaha Is concerned such visits are sure to redound to our advantage, because our city cannot fall to make good as compared with other western cities of the same class. Omaha will be glad to welcome similar excursions from every railroad that sends a train Into our local passenger stations. The political manipulators for the corporations would, no doubt, ' like very much to prevent a state conven tion nomination of senator, so that they might have a chance to do busi ness in the legislature. They tried their very best to eliminate the sen atorshlp from the republican conven tion call, but failed, though they suc ceeded In keeping It out of the demo cratic convention call. The rank and file of the republican party in Ne braska, however, are not taking, orders fiom railroad headquarters this year. The Tabltha Home scandal down at Lincoln aeems to be like a cork con tinually bobbing up. When the next legislature Is in seaslon the warring tactions will be sure to come to the front, each with a plan to dislodge the otfler by having the state stey In as guardian and furnish the funds. About that time, however, there wIH likely be several protests on the part of the taxpayers who have already had too many such private charities unloaded upon them as perpetual burdens. The anti-splttlng ordinance has been extended by official decree into the postofOce building. It would not be out of order to have it applied more rigidly also to other buildings ot pub lic and seml-publlc character, such as the city hall, court house, depots, etc. Considerable headway has been made in abating the sluing evil la Omaha. but there Is room for still further Im provemont. It seems that the first thing Mayor Dahlman did after being elected was to have himself photographed . on horseback along with some other dls tlnguiahed companions down at Excel sior Springs. Presumably the purpose is to give us all notice that we now have a "man on horseback" in the mayor'a chslr. Senator La FollPtte failed to secure provision for appraisement of the rail roads of the United States ss part ot the rate bill, but the federal court rec ords will In many instances give the desired data When the litigation starts. Omaha will shortly entertain several more conventions of Important state organisations. This It the best season to entertain ffuests and give them the very best Impression of Omaha as a rapidly growing city. March Right I p, Geatlemea. Kane. City Time. Those who have not received aeeret ra batea from tha railroad, are privileged to go to tha traffic managers' office, anil holler. Ob Dlvidea Baela. Mlnneapolla Journal. Preeident Rooaevelt doea not take hia popularity aa a peraonal adornment. Ha wanta It to pay dividend, to the public or ikidoo. It la paying. Let the W.rrlen Worry. Philadelphia Record. Our naval officers report a great acarolty of heavy gunn for ships of war. There la some compensation for this scarcity, how ever, in the uniform reports from all quar ter, of the land of abundant coming har vests of wheat and corn. Seeding for the Vote Crop. X Baltimore American .That free seed distribution, though ' at tacked and ridiculed, 1. to stand, prob ably that It may re.ult in a goodly crop of vote. There are other than natural line, which free Heeds, Judiciously planted, are reasonably expected to produce. ' " Samethlag .( a Mlxaa. j i Louisville Courier-Journal. Under one section of the railroad' bill aa passed by the senate pipe lines are made common carriera. Under another common carrier, are prohibited ifrom transporting commodities produced by. themselves. The pipe lines of .the couatfy are almost ex cluMvely owned by the Standard Oil com pany, which uses therrr for the transporta tion of the oil prodbced by "itself. 'Her Is an ahaurd tertyle tf provielona which could not stand the test of the courts. . in . i i in Foreign Postal t haagea. Boston Globe. Business men will heartly approve the action of the international postal congress In -raising the unit of weight of foreign letters from one-half ounce to one ounce. When tha regulation goes Into effect. It will no longer be necasary to explain to clerks and office boy that a letter, weigh ing from . a half ounoe to an ounce, that will go In - the United .States for 2 cents must have 10 cents postage to take It abroad. The new foreign postage rate, moreover, will be S rents inetead of h cents for eaoh ounce 'above' the single rate: The l.oaesoiaf Baier. KfW Yerkjun. ,r It la evident. nowthJ Mr. Baer was speaking too.'.fcroadly ihe,n he referred to the Christian men "to whom God In Ills Infinite wisdom has given the control ot the property Interest, of the country.". In a revised veraldTr which he has juat handed out he discusses recent riilro.il revelations, and adds; 'They will. not and ua (the Reading) aa others. They will be able to find no wrong In even the altghteat part of our management." Thla la s guaranty of perfection, but of perfection limited. A 'process of elimina tion haa been going on Which must ma'o Mr. Baer the more thankful aa he reflects upon the difference between himself 'and others. PERSONAL SOTES. Major H. B. Heraey has left Paris for Tromeoe,' Norway, to 'start 'off the' first party of the Wellman "Polar expedition. . Weston, the pedestrian, "proved by hia feat of walking from Philadelphia to New York In 'twenty-four hotirs that he la juat about aa hearty now t 6S as he wa'a In "the' brave daya when 'he was 21." '" A red" light haa been installed. a(t the main door of the' nduaa to let senators know that Whtle 'H tfiirna' the house la doing business. "WhsA's It for?" a"con: stltuent' asked Congressman Champ Clark.' "It's a warning to stay outalda," Mr. Clark ana wered. ' '' George Westlnghouse of air-brake fame nas' been described as "a hundred thou sand horse power' man." The men who are near him aay that hia capacity for work la greater than that of any ten of his subordinates, and lie haa 25,000 men work ing In his Industrie.. . Oeorga Irving, the last eurviving nephew of . Washington Irving, marvel oualy hale and active at 82, la living at the Fifth Avenue hotel.' New York. Ha la engaged in writing a hlatory of the Irving family, of which ha la practically the aole remaining member. There has juat arrived In thla country a cargo of Egyptian curloa and antlqut tlea collected by A. M. Todd of Kal&m soo, Micb. A part of the collection will be given to the Unlver.lty ot. Michigan and a part to Kalamaaoo college, the re mainder to enrich his private collection. IN FLU OF KAS Y MONEY." Beadles Roll la t'poa Bhlppare frees TskMwi Seareee." Kansas City Star. One of tha funniest lines In Branson Howard'a comedy, "Tha Henrietta," la the secret of getting rich, aa given by the glriy-glrly daughter of "Old Nick" Van Alstyne of Wall street. It la something Ilka thla: "All you have to do Is to go to tha telephone and aay aomethlng to some body, and the next dsy s man brings you a lot of money." But thla amualng concep tion of the proceaaea of Wall street manip ulation la not so far from tha "ayatem" by which a large number of Kansas City ahippera have made approximately $160,000 In two yeara, according to their testi mony In the United States court. They kept s man In New York to attend to their shipping, in aome Inatancea ha was given a salary. In othera a aalary and a commis sion. In allll othera a commission only, but with a guarantee that hia pay ahould not be less than a specified amount. Yet this man, or hia "clerk," or some "un known man," periodically sent or brought these ahippera "a lot of money," far more than they paid the agent. Of course ha did not get It by shipping goods below tha published tariff ratea and sending them the difference, less his communion or aal ary. Of course net. for that would ba con trary to law. It would be a crime against the United States government. But It waa "easy money," so May that few of ttie recipieuta thought It wwrth wblle to keep records of It. RDWARD ROSRW ATTK FOR "KN 4TOR Waal Itsa with Raeaevelt. Madienn Chronicle (rep.). If Nebraska wants to have a representa tive In the United States senate whose voles and Influence will be directed In behalf of tha Interest, of the people of the state it will sea to It that Edward Roaewater la elected to that position. While we believe that Roeewater haa made a great many po litical blunders, yet, aa a rule, he has stood Up boldly and fearlessly for the rights of the people against either political or cor porate oppression even though his course brought down on his head the condemnation of the leaders of hia own party. The aen atorlal toga would fall moat gracefully upon hia shoulders at this time and serve to round out a long career of strenuous ac tivities exerted In behalf of the people of the great atate of Nebraska. President Roosevelt la In need of men of hia stamp who have the bralna and courage to stand behind him In his efforts to secure reform legislation. Flghtlag; Qaalltles I aqaeatlnaea. Waterloo Oatette (rep ). Personally, we have this to aay: That aa an Individual republican we aim-ays admire the independent fighter, the man who cornea into the open and says what he thlnka and stands up manfully for the right a. he sees it. Whatever may be aald of him person ally, no one can question Mr. Roaewater's fighting qualities or his frankness and firm ness In dealing with men and measures, and the logic of events political In thie atats have many times shown him to ba In the right when his party believed him wrong. The movement for Mr. Roeewater Is not confined to Douglas county slone, but Is meeting with pretty general approval over the state, If we are to Judge from what we see and read. In tha Judgment of many he la the strongest man Omaha could put forward In the effort to retain the sen atorship for Douglas county. ( holre Narrowing Dons. Friend Telegraph (rep.). As it now looks the great corporations which have been running the politics of Nebraska will have their choice for United States senator as between Edward Rose water of The Omaha Bee and Attorney General Norrla Brown. ftettlaa- Caaetaatly ( loser. Nemaha Republican (rep.). Hon. K. Roeewater is mentioned as a long-distance candidate for the United States senate. Those fellows who are pok ing fun at Mr. Roaewater's candidacy will find him close enough when the ktate con vention Is called to order snd Rev. Ludden commences to call tha roll. fader No Corporatlaa Dlctatloa. Florence Item (rep.). Nebraska has had a good many good men In the United States aenate. It Is one thing sure that they can not get another man that would be better or aa good as Hon. Kdward Roeewater. He la the most pro gressive man we have today a man that has his own ideas, and. most of all, he puts them Into effect; and looking over his past record for more than thirty yeara, you can see the public good he has done. A man that keeps right up to date, not dictated to by any corporation, clique or man, fearless In his denunciation of wrongdoers, a cham pion of the people, and la for clean, sub stantial government first, laat and all the time. None of his enemies can accuse him of stooping to the little tricks that are used so much In political campaigns. What he says about; his opponents Is in the most true, snd mors a good many of them have found that Mr.- Roeewater always had the proof. All good and true men of the re publican party irf Nebraska ahould let any difference at opinions that have occurred In Ideal politics be. a thing of the past and plaoe Mr. . Roeewater In the United Statea aenate with a boost that will not be for gotten. ... Bare af Oatslde Sapaort. Wayne Herald (rep.). Omaha's list of available timber for tha United States aenatorshlp haa been reduced by the announced retirement of Mr. Wat tles. It stands Mr. Rosewster In hand to Inspire the withdrawal of all Omaha rivals, or at least rapture the entire Douglas county delegation. If he would go to the stste convention properly srmed for victory. The generslly favorable comments among the newspapers on his candidacy guarantee him considerable support outside of Omaha. Able, Fearleaa and Consistent. Crete Vldette-Herald (rep.). The Vldette-Herald has spoken kindly of Attorney Oeneral Brown. It believes that he Is an energetic young man. who. If elected, would repreaent the Interests of the great common people of Nebraska. But In urging his fitness for the position we do not desire nor will we utter one word despair ingly of Mr. Rose water. Like Norrla Brown, he, too. Is with the common people. The only difference la that while Mr. Brown has waged his fight against corporation dic tation for two terms. Mr. Rosewater haa ably, fearlessly and conalatently waged a relentless warfare along these lines for the past forty years. We are really glad to have two such men from which to make a selection. No mistake can ha mads in either. In our opinion when the final vote Is taken in the stste convention it will be found thst the delegates' friendly to Mr. Rosewster and Mr. Brown will ba bound to gether by a common interest snd will caitt the deciding vote for one or the other of these two very worthy cltlsens. A Rallraad Pipe Dreaaa. Wopd River Interests (rep.). To a man up a tree one of the latest wrinkles on the political horn, from a aen storlal standpoint, might be figured out thusly: The railroad., the alleged Grain truat and the alleged Lumber trust have had their feelinga grievously hurt by the "pernlcloua-activity" of on Attorney Gen eral Norrla Brown, and hia scalp must ba had at sll hstsrds. The farmers, aa a class. snd some thst are not farmers, are In clined o take kindly to thla prodding up. believing If there are any trusts or com bines they ahould be broken up, and If the railroads shirk their tsxes and are Inclined to give one man a better layout than another they ahould be made to tots fair. Norrts Brown aspires to the senste, so doea Editor Roaewater of The Bee, Mr. Roae water haa also a record for fighting the raiiroada and the truats, and other things. It la hinted the railroads have concluded It would be a capital scheme to quietly boost Rosewater, and by so doing down Mr. Brown, and having accomplished thst Im portant mission they would later sail Into Mr. Rosewater and get his scalp, which they think could be easily accomplished with the cordial hatred that rankles In tha breast, of a number of Individuals. The above msy be simply a "pips dream," and then sgain It may not. A bea Bea Ttllasaa. Springfield Republican. Senstor Tillman come, out of the rate bin fight with greater enhancement of political prestige than anyone elaa gets from It, except Bailey of Texaa, Aa man ager of the bill brought forward by the opposition party ha has been In the "ltmo llght" throughout, snd haa appeared to excellent advantage there, both In the direction and the discussion of the mea sure. In maintaining an even temper and complete mastery of himself in try ing situations he has shown a aids of hia character with which tha public has kit harts been Utile acquainted. - WALTHAM WATCHES. The "Riverside" movement, ' '"hich has seventeen jewels, twelve rubies and five sapphires, is particularly recommended as being within the means of everyone, and is as accurate a timekeeper as it is possible to make. " The Perfected American Wntcfi. ' n Mustntcd book of interesting v information about Kuatches, free upon request. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, WALTHAM, MASS. HITS OF WASHINGTON 1.1 FK. Miner Scenes and laeldeata Sketched aa the Spot. The strangest spectacle witnessed at the national capital fur many monna Was the outpouring of fine wine, from kegs and bottles stored In the cellar of the mansion of Ex-Senator Jchn B. Henderson on Six teenth street. Heads of the kegs were knocked In, every cork, pulled and the con tents poured Into the gutters. There was wine, wine everywhere, but not a drop to drink,' not one goblet of the stuff waa used to slake the thirst ot the company, numbering more than 1(0 persons, who saw the sparkling beverages gurgling along the pavement Into the open sewer. It was euch a scene aa would have made Omar Khayyam weep and any bibulous man cry out with sorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, mho some time ago became members of the Independent Order of Rechabites, were emptying their spacious wine cellar, stocked with every drinkable that the palate could wish for. They were breaking the bottles and the Jugs and allowing their contents to run into the streets and find their way into the murky watera of the Potomac. For years Henderson castle, the gor geous brownstone residence of the former senator from Missouri, haa been known aa the most hospitable home in Wash ington. It has been the scene of many receptions snd many bountiful repasts, where garnered the distinguished of politi cal and aoclal life of Washington. Al ways on these occasions the choicest prod uct of the vineyard was served, and glasses clinked merrily aa the guests drank to the genisl host and his wife. About three years ago a change came over them. They became convinced that wine is a mocker and that strong drink Is raging. Roth Joined the Independent Order of Rechabites, and an organisation known ss the John" B. Henderson Tent was named after the distinguished convert to temperance. i Mr. Henderson kept wondering what he would do with the elaborate supply of wines snd liquors which the cellsr con tained. His conscience dictated that he ahould not give it awsy, snd he scorned to sell it, snd yet he resolved that he could not keep It. Finally the decision waa reached that the costly beverages should be destroyed. Accordingly, he Invited more then a hundred members of John B. Hen derson Tent snd of Onwsrd Tent, of which Mrs. Henderson la a member, to come to Henderson Castla and assist in the destruc tion of these costly drinkables. Case after caae of champagne, bottle after bottle of imported whiskies, brandies, cordials, ceektslls, bourbon, sherry, port, claret, burgundy snd liquors of all sorts were brought forth. A stalwart Tiech.btte seized tha first bottle snd crashed It against a huge boulder on the apacioua lawn. Its sparkling contenta flowed out upon the greensward. Another and another bottle waa broken, the destroyera not taking the trouble to pull the corks, goon there waa a puddle of wine, and aa the breaking of bottles and Jugs became faster a tiny atream of mixed drinks began to flow out into the street. In a little while It became almoat a torrent aa it gurgled down ths hill past the mansion and found ita way Into a sewer opening. A memento of the San Francisco horror was received at the redemption division of the Treasury department recently In the shape of a steel money box of a safe. The contents consisted of f346 In psper cur rency, a number of coins and a gold ring. The box Is five inches high, six inches wide snd twelve Inches long. It had been divided Into four parte by strips of red wood, which bums slowly. It was received st the treasury In the same condition in which It had been found, as the owner made no attempts te open It. Upon prying the door open it wss found thst the in tense heat had charred every portion of the redwood, had also charred the paper money, f!2S of whjch was wrapped In a roll, snd had discolored and bent the coins, which were of gold, silver, nickel and oop per. An lft-karat geld ring had turned a dull black. Ths charred money which la being re ceived from San Francisco will be exam ined and Identified by pnly one employe of the bureau. Officials of the department state that tha money charred In tha recent Are Is much easier to Identify than that received after other great conflagrations. The cltlsens not only left moet of 'their r How Many Birthdays? You must have had 60 at least! What? Only 40? Then it must be your gray hair. Ayer's Hair Vigor v stops these frequent birthdays. It gives all the early, deep, rich color to gray hair, checks, falling hair, and keeps the scalp healthy. , v The best kind of a testimonial - Sold for over Kase by (ae t. O. aye AYtt't AtSAratnXa fm tk. kleeg. AYkB'SCaJKKY rCTORAL--ri Ceaii. paper money in safes and vaulta, but did not attempt to recover it until ths recep tacles had completely cooled. Like the great Napoleon, Senator KnoSJ of Pennsylvania falls considerably short off being a giant. To make mattera worarf, ha occupies a aeat far back In the senate chamber. There is hardly a discernible difference between his posture standing snd sitting down. On one occasion when Vice Preeident Fairbanks' eya swept the cham ber he saw Mr. Knox with sn expectant look on his face snd his handa full of pa pers. The president of the aenate knit hia brow endeavoring to discover whether ths ex-attorney general was standing up or not. Not being able to decide he turned his head slightly toward his aaslstant and asked in a stage whisper: "la Mr. Knox standing up or sitting down?" "Standing up. Mr. President," replied the secretary. "The senator from Pennsylvania," calmly exclaimed Mr. Fairbanks. While the' rate bill was being debated In the senate Mr. McLautln offered an amend ment prohibiting the running of all rail road trains engaged In interstate com merce between the hours of sunrise snd sunset on the Sabbsth day. Mr. McLaurln read eeveral verses from the twentieth chapter of Exodus In which work of all kinds was forbidden on ths Sabbath. "I want every' aenator to realise," aald he, "that In casting a negative vote he is vot ing against the tenth commandment re member the Sabbath day to keep It holy." The amendment was voted down without any senator showing knowledge that the Mlsaisnlpplan had mixed up ths fourth and tenth commandments. PASSING PLEASANTRIES. "Secretary Bhaw says he'd willingly travel l.Ouu miles to visit the grave of a man who died of overwork." "Well, when ha finds It I'll bet it won't be the grave of any cabinet officer." Cleve land Plain Dealer. Hotel Clerk What did the great singer wish? Bell Boy He rsng to see if there wss any one in the hotel who would run over a few things with him." Hotel Clerk-Send up a chauffaur' Har per's Weekly. Miss Wellon The trouble Is that moat women are cowards. I'm not afraid to go out alone anywhere. I always carry some thing up my sleeve. Mrs. Chllllcon-Kearney I know It. dear; but it Isn't everybody that has an elbow like yours. Chicago Tribune. "Gracious, my dear," said the first society belle, spitefully, "I do hope you're not 111, You look so much older tonight.' "I'm quite well, thank you," replied ths other. "And you how wonderfully Im proved. You look positively young." Phila delphia Ledger. "What la the chief product of Panama?" And the great statesman never looked up from the momentoua document aa he re plied: . . . "Conversation." Washington Star. "Where are you going?" "Out for a little epin. v ni nave you in your oreaat pocxal that bulges out so prominently?" "A package of ball bonds all signed and ready in case of arrest for overspeeding." Cleveland Plain Dealer. THK MAN AT THE DESK. Wallace Irvln In Success. Ths man at the Desk has a patient look As he writes and writes in his open book, And he bends his back to the task before Like a galley-slave to hia hand-rubbed oar. Columns of figures he marshals by, Piled up decimals mountains high Which seem to sing to his well-ruled brain Hia long, monotonous life-refrain . "Debit, credit, voucher, pay ' Discount, balance, day by day; Carried forward. Interest, duns So ths monotonous river runs." The man at the Desk with the patient look Haa followed the rule of the copybook "Karly to bed and early to rise," Yet he's neither healthy, wealthy nor wise. Honest, Industrious, sober, chained To his office cell, he has long remained Dead of ambition, busy of i n, Adding up figures for other men. "Debit,' credit, remit, amount, Carried forward, close aooount; Daybooks, draftbooks. Interest, duns So the monotonous river runs."' .. The msn st the Desk with the patient look Has written hi. life In the open book, Has charged up Youth with a small amount. And crossed off Love as a closed account. Yet bright are the tear. In his faded aye Aa the column of flgurea marches by, Black of ink and with mourning brave. Like a last parade to a yawning grave "Debit, credit." the bugles play, "Discount, balance, voucher, pay. Carried forward. Interest, dune So the monotonous river runs." sixty years." Oe.. Lew, 11, Mesa. i er ATIR'S PILLS Pot eoaitrMtlea. ATXS'taCOSCUIUs Vec staUxia saaaxse.
