THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUESDAY AUGUST 21, 1906.
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STATEMENT OP CIRCULATIOrL .
8UM of Nebraska, Douglas County,
C. C Rosewater, general manager ft
Tha Baa Publishing company, being duly
awom, aaya that tha actual number of
full and camplata ooplaa of Tha Daily.
Morning, Evening and gunosjr Baa printed
during tha month of July. J0t waa aa
ioiiowb:
1.
I.
t.
4.
30,140
31,710
38,830
sa,too
aa, too
31.M0
saso
80,900
Mao
IT.... S1.3M
II ... si.no
II 81.S80
0 81.883
II.. 33,490
II 30,300
II B1.7M
It 31,838
31,330
31.670
IT 81,788
33,130
30,8 SO
81,330
II 81,813
sT
iMIIMMI
T
I
19. S1.6M
SWS3Q
33,610
8300
34,080
33,300
Total
,.887,80
La si unauid coplaa..... X0.30S
Nat total eales 7,M
Dally average 81,61 6
C. C ROSEWATER.
General Manager.
Subscribed In my praaance and sworn,
to bafora ma tola llat oay of July, 110.
(Seal., M. B. HUNGATB,
Notary Public
WHEN OUT OP TOWN.
Bobaorlnere lenvingr tha city tin.
perarlly ehoald bar The Baa
mailed ta then.' Address will ba
haagrd aa often aa roaolred.
If the crops are to be the determin
ing factor, Nebraska will be repub
lican again this year..
For a monarch who la most active
during the heated season, King Ak-Sar-Ben
Is holding his own Very well
The story that France lg tired of
duels can only mean that It la at
tracted to some other Innocent di
version. .
With Mr. Bryan cancelling his visit
to Morocco on account of Insurgents,
Roger Sullivan in Illinois should feel
encouraged.
Another chance to contemplate the
beauties of the "rotation" ballot Is in
prospect,- and the- taxpayers win get
the bill later. "
The later report of 6 00. deaths at
Valparaiso proves that the corre
spondent is as likely to overestimate
in Chile as in North America.
Report of Increased trade between
the United States and Ecuador is
timely in the light ot necessity for
contributions to the destitute in Chile
Those Idaho promoters sued by a
former Illinois banker, just released
from prison, possibly went on the
theory that it la no crime to rob a
thief.
Now that people from outside towns
are actively Investing . in New York
the shearers of lambs may look for
ward to Thanksgiving without hy
pocrlsy.
Building operations in Omaha are
being delayed by dearth ot material
and laborN But even that is tar bet
ter than having labor Idle for lack ot
building operations.
It's all very fine for the county board
to get the county business down to
cash basis, but that is only one step I
the problem. The next thing is to
keep It on a cash basis.
The candidates who have been In
terviewed all like the platform pro
posed for the republican state con
ventlon. The real Question, however,
Is whether the delegates will take to It.
Banker Stensland seems to have
made good, his escape to the realm of
Tascott sufficiently to be "lo
cated" at several points along the
route.
' Colonel Bryan's announcement that
. he would feel insulted by an indorse
ment coming front the bands
friends of Roger Sullivan attests his
lack ot confidence in elevenh-hou
conversions.
Mayor Dahlman's slash of the city
tax levy cuts out only a comparatively
small amount from the funds that the
mayor and council spend. That is the
ufual way ot the world to tighten the
purse strings on the other fellow.
' The semi-official Intimation that
more lawyers at higher salaries will be
employed by. the . government to ea
force the new rate law may account
tor the silence of some lawyers on the
subject, but after selections have been
made the anvil chorus will probably
I start. . ' .
In tie light of the Keep commls
slon's report regarding red tajie in
government affairs, that expert board
which Is to work out a system of nnl
form railway accounts for the Inter
state Commerce commlsston might
transmit a copy ot their report to
other departments.
the rnoTTatoirAi, platform.
The provisional platform framed by
the committee appointed by the state
organisation for presentation to the
impending republican state convention
contains some ' commendable features
and some that are hot so commendable.
Tbe prevalent idea of s platform is a
series ot crisp, pointed declarations
covering the real issues of the cam
paign, while the makers of this provi
sional platform have shown too great
tendency toward rhetorical declama
tion, with the result that the docu
ment uses up a great many superfluous
words for what it has to say.
The tribute to President Roosevelt
and declaration of continued confidence
in his leadership are quite essential to
any republican platform draft, but the
indiscriminate laudation of the entire
Nebraska delegation at Washington as
champions of the president's policies',
which, they have, assisted is framing
into wholesome laws," presume, alto
gether too much upon popular igno
rance. Everybody knows that one. ot
our senators has never been in har
mony with the president's policy ot
railroad rate regulation; that he side
stepped from the committee on Inter
state commerce in order to avoid show
ing his hand when the right was on;
that he was counted constantly along
with the railroad senators while they
were trying to embarrass the presi
dent and block his plans at every
stage, and that he wheeled into line for
the rate bill only after tbe railroads
had admitted they were whipped and
ordered their senatorial agents to com
promise as best they could. Both Ne
braska senators, it Is true, voted tor
the rate bill on Its final passage, but
npt until after one of them htifi ex
posed his corporation sympathies by
voting with the railroad senators on
several vital amendments. '
The republicans ot Nebraska in
their state convention a few years ago
rebuked both their senators for going
counter to the sentiment of their con
stituents in opposing the president's
demand for Cuban reciprocity. If the
coming convention were willing to pass
over the recalcitrant senator's peculiar
dodging on the rate bill in silence It
would be showing sufficient charity.
Surely he Is not entitled to the same
credit for upholding the president as
belongs to tha other senator and the
six republican congressmen In the
house, who were on the firing line from
start to finish.
On state issues the provisional plat
form is fairly explicit, as far as it goes.
It demands a direct primary law. It
favors election of United States sena
tors by direct popular vote. It prom
ises an effective anti-pass law. It
pledges legislation conferring ample
authority upon the new state railway
commission to enforce rate regulation
corresponding to that provided for In
the federal law. It approves an em
ployers' liability act depriving defend
ant corporations of the fellow servant
plea and .recomm,ends further . legiala
tlon to solve the grating land prob
lem.
What It says about the attempted
evasion of taxes by the railroads is
pointed, but it could go further in
telling what should be done to compel
the railroads to pay their taxes in the
future. It could have added a promise
of legislative reapportionment, which
is urgently demanded in the north and
western parts of the state, which have
been so long and so flagrantly discrim
inated against It could have added a
recommendation of some sort ot a
board ot control on the Iowa plan to
keep personal and political contention.
out of our state institutions. It could
and should have given Omaha and
South Omaha a promise of real munici
pal home rule.
These omissions can, of course, be
yet attended to. The democrats and
populists have placed their candidates
on fairly clear-cut platforms, and the
republicans should see to it that their
candidates are not handicapped by
equivocal statements or back-actloned
declarations.
DIRECT PRIMARY IX OREOOS.
The test of the direct primary prin-1
clple for the nomination of tickets, in
cluding the office of United States sen
ator, In Oregon is said to have proved
highly satisfactory in the main to the
masses ot all political parties. . The
republicans especially are well pleased
with the method of naming the sen-'
ator, since the late expression of the
popular will under the law has been
universally acquiesced in and choice
was 'made without the deadlocks, bar
ter and factional turmoil which have
been so common In that state. , The
Portland Oregonlan. which waa not
originally an enthusiastic supporter
of the reform, declares that "it Is the
common opinion In Oregon that the
direct primary Is here to . stay," and
expresses conviction drawn from prac
tical experience that' it is a great Im
provement on tbe old method.
The Oregon law embodies a very
advanced form of the direct primary
principle, although, of course, It can
not set aside, the article ot tbe United
States constitution which vests the
state legislatures with power to elect
senators. But it amounts to a legisla
tive method by which senatorial candi
dates are submitted to the full party
membership at a regular election con
trolled by law and held under such
forms as morally to bind In the most
solemn manner members of the leg
islature to ratify the popular choice'.
The aim is to go as far as it is now
possible to go by state legislation,
without amendment of the United
States constitution, to secure the ef
fect ot submission of; the election ot
senators directly to the people in
every stage of the process.. The triad
of sentiment everywhere is In favor
of direct popular choice, and its prac
tical success in Oregon as well as in
other states where It has been tried
In one degree or another of thorough
ness will add powerfully to the de
mand for its adoption.
TROUBLE lit CUBA.
The arrest of a number of the lead
ers ot the opposition to the Cuban
government on charges of treason and
plotting assassination, together with
the known fact that virtual insurrec
tion exists in some districts, does not
signify as good an outlook as many
hoped for the new republic Some of
the men taken by the government are
conspicuous for Influence, wealth and
political importance, and have been
associated with the party that was de
feated In the election last spring, soma
of whose leaders fled the country, as
they claimed, because of fear for their
lives.
President Palma had not' got half
way through his first term before
party spirit had reached a high pitch,
because demands were made on behalf
of Cnban soldiers of the war for In
dependence,' which the government
could not meet, and there has .been
added complaint that government
favors are not equitably apportioned
among the provinces. The real trouble,
however, appears to be rather the im
possibility of satisfying a multitude of
restless spirits . and ambitious and
grasping leaders, whose habitual re
course under disappointment is to rev
olution and violence.
There have been repocts for months
from tbe Island that revolution and
conspiracy were rife, going to the ex
treme of assassination plots against
tbe president and other high officials.
The summary action of the govern
ment Is official corroboration and evi
dence of the formidable character ot
the conspiracy.
Why there should be so much more
competition for places on the Water
board among the democrats than
among the republicans Is not easily
explainable, unless upon the theory the
democrats are hungrier for office, and
especially for places that carry a sal
ary with no work. There might be
competition for Water board positions
if they were purely honorary, but it
would be a different kind ot competi
tion. Popocratlc organs that have here
tofore been opposing the gubernatorial
nominee because of his undisguised
corporation alliances will now be re
quired to discover that they were sadly
mistaken and that the corporation
virus was immediately expelled by
swallowing the ready-made platform.
The declaration that members of
the brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
will not be permitted to violate con
tracts with employers Is one of the
incidents which go to show that the
longer a labor union is In existence
the more conservative it becomes.
An American investigator finds
Russia' the only country' where ship
pers have no complaint to make . of
railway discriminations As the czar's
government owns all roads such com
plaints might land the shipper In
Siberia.
District Attorney Jerome says he
will accept the nomination for gov
ernor at the hands of New York demo
crats providing he can have it without
making promises, but that is not the
way democrats usually give nomlna
tlons.
The list of candidates filing for the
primaries to be held In Douglas
county next month has been completed
That is to say, the entries have been
closed, but the doors are still open for
those within the enclosure to walk out.
The alleged attempt to assassinate
President Palma would indicate that
some people are really Influenced by
tropical political orators. "La revo
luclon" evidently cannot be extermi
nated In one generation.
Resolutions such as those passed
at Harper's Ferry are not of the kind
to allay anxiety at Brownsville, Tex.,
and will make Booker Washington
work overtime in his real efforts to
advance the negro race.
In starting active measures for re
pression in Poland the bureaucrats
bave an opportunity to test their sys
tem before trying it on the Russians
but its failure would be doubly disas
trous. No Prlea on ti Crop.
Pittsburg Dispatch. -
It Is winter In South America, and as
Secretary Root does not belong to tha loa
trust ha is cutting a good deal of ice
there.
Oaa Sia of Prosperity.
New Tork Tribune.
. A nation that can spend HOft.OOO.OOlO In
automobiles within three or tour years la
undoubtedly prosperous. Whether It la
wlaa Is another question.
Caaaoa'a Hat Saot.
4 St. Loula - Globa-Democrat.
Democratic critira will And no falaa. note
In tha patriotism of Mr. Cannon's speech.
This Is one of tha things that make it a
sound republican document.
Coarteslea of Klaaa.
New Tork 'World.
Edward of England has done a good
stroke In Pacifle railways, thanks to a tip
from Morgan of Wall atreet. How pleaaant
to the ayes of commoners are tha courte
sies of kings.
Barkis Is Wllllas;.
Philadelphia Press.
Speaker Cannon didn't want to ba nom
inated for president, but ha makes It all
right by saying he will take tha, presi
dency If It comes hla way; which la what
anybody would do.
ftla Uae of Bnalaaaa.
Cleveland Ieader.
Chairman Ingalls of tha Big Four rail
road did not surprise anybody with his
gloomy view of the anti-trust and railroad
rebate laws. It Is tha natural one for hlru
to
NEBRASKA SENATORIAL CA SI FA ION
A Tfsaaly Tip.
Qothenberg Independent (rap).
Sand Mr. Rose water to tha senate and
there will ba something doing.
Saaree of Its laaplrntloa.
Nebraska Politician (rap.).
Tha Epworth assembly, just closed, took
occasion bafora It adjourned to reaffirm
tha resolutions adopted against Edward
Roaewater, and If tha sesalon had lasted
a few more days It Is probable that several
mora cracks would have bean taken at
tha editor. The resolutions adopted are
not the expression of tha majority ot those
attending the Epworth meetings. Tha
methods uaed In bringing about their adop
tion would not be countenanced if used
by machine politicians.. However, as tha
tirade against the editor was Inspired by
an attorney, who uaes tha anti-saloon
league to advance his own Interests, the
aotlon of the assembly Is not surprising.
Good aad Kfleleat Raaseai,
Valentine Republican (rap.).
Oo out now to any of theaa counties
where they have non-Instructed delegates
and you find the railroad political agents
there, hurrying from town to town, whla
perlng with the local pass holders, for
tha railroad procurers understand that
their harvest field Is In tha counties where
there are non-Instructed delegates.
No man who intends to carry out the
wlshea of hla -constituents objects to bar.
Ing those wishes expressed. It la the pass
hunter who pleads for "freedom to act."
It Is tha man who wants to bargain In
secret tor some special privilege for himself
who objects to being hampered with In
structions, Tha above paragraphs are extracted from
a recent article In the Lincoln News, of
which It contains several similar to tha
onss here reproduced. Tha Republican
falls to sea how suoh a course will ba bene
ficial to tha candidacy af Mr. Brown,
whose causa the News and Journal are
championing. The charge made by the
News falls to hold good In Cherry county
and Is an Insult directly to the delegates
from here arid other counties that have
preferred not to Instruct their delegates
or did not think to Instruct. Campaigning
of this sort should hava a tendency to
drive support of delegates from Brown to
Roaewater. It matters not whether the
name Is Brown or Roaewater to people
generally, but what is wanted In this
section Is a man who, when elected sena
tor, will energetically and faithfully take
care of the lntereats of thla section by
accomplishing results. Theae are a few
of tha reasons why tha Republican aup
ports Roaewater, believing ha Is the man
who can and .will deliver the goods If
given the opportunity. '
The "No Instractlon" Qasaca.
Crete Vldette-Herald (rep.).
Is Mr. Roaewater so easily duped aa tn
believe, for a moment, that an unlnstructed
delegation from Dodca countv bodea him
any ood, when such delegation Is undar
tne control of I P. Richards? We think
not. He Is too old a politician and too
foxy to ba taken In on any such a fluke.
In fact Mr. Roaewater has all along urged
and advised each county, no matter for
whom their choice may be, to Instruct their
delegates to the. stats convention to vota
for some one for senator. Ha well knows
that "no Instructions" Is a naxt of tha
railroad plan and Is a schema to defeat both
Brown and himself. Messrs. Brown and
Rosewater cannot both ba selected, but If
they will join forces one or the other caa
be nominated, and together their friends
could name .the . entire atate ticket, and
relegate to tha rear the railroad cohorts,
who will try to ruin the party If they can't
rule It. This would be of far mora bene
fit to the republican party, than the mere
jjcreuuiu buvccu ei vwnw . aa.T, xsrowQ or
Mr. Roaewater, provided that success ba
gained by submitting the least bit to tha
dictation of tha railroad plotters.
Every Cltlaoa Would Bo Prowd.
Spalding Enterprise (lnd.)
Wa have been Somewhat surprised that
Edward Rosewater has as tamely submitted
to tha deal he IS receiving from the Norrla
Brown crowd and the element that Is
opposing his candidacy for senator aa ha
aeems to be doing. No man who has ever
been a candidate for an office In thla state
has been handed tha double croaa to tha
same extent as has Mr. Roaewater. Hla
past allegiance and vigorous support of the
republican party has been entirely for
gotten. His suoerb Intellect and wide ac
quaintance with men In public affairs of the
nation hsa not been recognised, and he has
been treated as if ha were an ordinary two
by four politician of the kind that are so
numerous In tha republican party. Tha
fact .Is that Rosewater would ba a credit
to the state of Nebraska, and Is the only
man mentioned In hla party that Is In the
senatorial class. While We. of eourse, would
prefer to see soma good democrat sent to
the senate from Nebraska, yet aa a news
paper man we feel that wa ran be excused
for saying something In Mr. Roaewater's
favor. Aa a matter of fact, tha men who
hava withstood the rigors of pioneer news
paper lite in this state, and have built up
large nawapaper properties, and at tha
same time built up tha atate, and hava
given their tltta and efforts to make Ne
braska what It is,; do not receive the re
ward that ahould be thalra. Edward Roae.
water has at various times atood between
the party and defeat and hla own person
ality and tha power of hla newspaper waa
tha only thing1 that saved the party and
brought victory from apparent defeat, and
this very thing happened within tha past
three years In this atate. Ha, by all means,
Is entitled to the aupport of tha republican
party, and It la the basest Ingratitude not
to give It to hlm. Then, too, the methods
used are of the meaneat kind to keep him
from receiving the. honor that la his due.
All thla talk about Brown's antl-rallroad
proclivities Is tha meraat ' clap-trap, and
wa are surprised that men of Intelligence
can be fooled In this way. Take, for In
atance, tha Burlington towns in Nebraska
that hava alwSys been for the Burlington
and at all tlmea could be depended upon
to do the will of that railroad corporation.
These are Lincoln. Tork, Haatlnga, Mo
Cook and Aurora, everyone of which arc
owned and controlled politically by he
Burlington crowd. In everyone of these
places Norrla Brown haa received endorse
ment and Mr. Roaewater haa been turned
down. This fact alone la sufficient to show
the methods being uaed against a man that
would grace the United States senate and
be an honor to tha atate, and we are sur
prised that Mr. Rosewater has not let tha
power of hla paper and hla well known pen
loose on a crowd that fcaa uaed the lowest
kind of subterfuge to defeat him. Let jus
tice be done, and If the next senator nv?s.
ba a republican let him be a man that
every cltisen will be proud of.
Wants It on a Silver Platter.
Wakefield Republican (rep.)
A two by four circular haa bean received
at thla office favoring Senator Millard for
re-election. The circular contalna tour or
Ave cllpplnga favorable to the senator's
candidacy, but they lead one to think that
be doesn't care very much If he Is honored
again or not. One of the cllpplnga pays that
the aanator la not making any fight for the
office, but thinks h will take It If It is
given to him. Do say! Who wouldn't?
The senator evidently wants the nomination
handed to him on a ailver aalver or. a
plate of gold, but we hardly' think his wlik
will be gratified.
PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW CAPITOL.
Notable Balldlaa Ereeted for Leas
Than Appropriation.
Pennsylvania's new capital building at
Harrteburg Is completed and Is open for
public Inspection. Tha dedication will take
place Ootpber I. Philadelphia and Pitta,
burg papers speak In high praise of tha
architecture, the materials uaed and tha
external and Internal magnificence of the
struotura." Por a moment tha twenty
effigies of modern Pennsylvanlans on tha
bronsa doors are smothered In a deluge
of praise for the work of tha Capitol com
mission. One remarkable feature of the
work of this body Is the fact that It has
an unexpended balance of SV),000 of tha
14,000.000 appropriated for the construction
of the building. This Is sn agreeable eur
priae to Pennsylvanlans snd Is so rare
as to be claaaad ss an epoch In public
work In tha Keyatone state.
Tha length Of the Capitol building Is (2S
feet; Its breadth JM feet. The height from
the ground floor to tha top of the allegori
cal figure surmounting the dome la 192
feat.
Tha area of tha building Is M,I7B square
feat, or 1,000 square feet larger than 8t.
Paul's in London. It Is longer than fa
mous Westminster abbey.
In Its construction 40,ono separate places
of granite ware uaed, weighing from one
to tnlrty-flvs tons each. There are thirty-two
magnificent monoliths In the atruc
tura, weighing thlrty-flve tons each. A
total of more than 400,000 cubic feet of
granite were uaed on tha exterior of the
building alone, or eomethlng over 1,100 car
loads of that material..
Tha building covers a trifle more than
two acres of ground, and If a man started
to walk around the completed structure,
following all the embrasures and offeeta,
he would walk half a mile before reaching
his starting point.
The weight of the dome, which Is Die
crowning beauty of the building, la M.OD0,
006 pounds.
The Capitol consists of a main building,
with Imposing facades and two wings,
equally Impressive as to mural ornamen
tation and design. The visitor mounts a
flight of wlda steps to find himself facing
tha now famous bronsa doors. Each one
of these la a masterpiece of the artist and
foundry man. Each leaf, or door, weighs
a ton, and was oast In a solid place at one
casting by the delicate process known aa
cira perdue.
Once inside the doors the rotunda and
dome claim tha enthusiastic admiration of
the visitor. The rotunda la finished In
white Vermont marble. Maaalve support
ing columns, each weighing thlrty-flve
tons, rise to a height that lends grace and
dignity to the ensemble.
A magnificent marble staircase, with
elaborately wrought balustrades, rises from
the center of the rotunda, and Its purity
and beauty are enhanced by tha dull lus
ter of bronsa In tracery and massively
wrought work in candelabra and hanging
lanterns and tha Illuminating auxiliaries
which everywhere abound.
Overhead, to a height of ISO feet, the
great. Impresatve dome rises to where a
handful of stare gleam in a patch of blue.
Tha predominant colors In the dome are
gold, cream and robin's egg blue, while a
softness snd warmth of color see sdded by
the use of amber lights In concealed wln
dowa Prom the mat gallery running around
the dome at the aacond floor, tha main en
tr'ancea to senate and house lead through
elaborate and beautiful doorways, sur
mounted with sculptured figures.
These two chambers present the moat
elaborate and artistic decoration to tm
found In the building outside the Interim.
of the great dome, -
In tha aenate chamber the predominating
color Is a dark green, relieved by gold. It
la tOxSS feet In alas. Prom the walla at
frequent Intervals four "dorto pilasters,
fluted In gold, rise on each side from a
marble walnacottng to support the frelse.
The celling la ribbed Into curved receeaea,
elaborately gilded In quaint deelgne. Six
lmmenaa gilded bronse chandeliers are aua
pended from the celling by maaslve chains
of the same material, each chandelier aup.
porting six great cut glass electrle llsrt
globes. There are two large panels, out
lined In doll gold, on each aide of the
president pro tarn's chair, while the en
trances to the side rooms are through
doorways of massive mahogany.
In the house chamber the acme of decora,
tlvo art aeema to have been reached. It
la wainscoted In marble. Eight arrest
bror.se ahandellers of special design are
euapended from tha celllnr. The .uin
has a background of solid blue, with
araneenues wrought In heavy gold. Prom
tne wans project elrbteen brackets sun.
porting candelabra. In the walls titvh nn
and Juat where the curve of the ceiling
oegina. are oval wlndowa In etalned glaaa,
the hlaheat tree a? the a-laxa nrb.r'.
representing the art. Industry and history
of the atate. One of the unique features
of this set of stained rlaaa wtnAnn I. .V.
American flag worked In colors In glaaa.
Every chair, clock, chandelier, divan and
mantel are In harmonloua design with the
apartment as a whole. The clocks In every
state department are of mahogany, shaped
like a keystone, or where other designs have
been used the dial Is wrought art In bronse,
to represent the coat of arras of the com
mon wealth.
Tha chairs and deaka are carved from
oak, mahogany or walnut. They conform to
the decorations ot each department. It
will be impossible In the future for any
one to remove a chair from, say, the gov
ernor's offices to another part of the build
ing without the change being noted In the
Inharmony of this particular piece of furni
ture with that of the chamber to which It
has been taken.
In the artistic beauty of walls and fur
nlshment the suite of apartments assigned
to the governor of tha commonwealth are
the finest In the eapitol. The private office
pf the governor la a room lOxtt feet, wain
scoted to a height of eleven feet in pan
eled oak, carved In rich and costly design.
Tha mantel la of African marble, the
shelf supported by fan carytldea. Tha re
ception room Is also of paneled oak,ythough
not so elaborate In design. The woodwork
of the suite, even to the rooms reserved
for the executive clerka. Is all of the same
material and finish.
The ether floors In the main building and
wings are finished In one prevailing color,
a dull Indian red above marble wainscoting.
relieved at Intervals by white Vermont
marble columns and pilasters.
The style of srchltecture Is Roman Corin
thian. In Its detail the house ta Corinthian -
the senste DcJHe.
Tha supreme court chamber on the fourth
floor Is Greek as to Its detail. This apart
ment la one of the moat striking In tha
building. Prom tha celling rises a great
dome of yellow and sea green glass, while
from floor to celling on every aide rise
massive columns of carved mahogany as
aupport a.
Tha moat striking feature of the building,
becauae It oatcbao the eye of the visitor
aa he gases upward at every point of tha
dome, la tha tnacrtptlon encircling it tn
maaalve letters:
"There may be room for such a holy ex
periment. And my God will snake it the
aeed of a nation that an example may be
sat up to the nations. That we may do tha
thing that la truly wlae and just."
They are tha wcrda of William Penn, at
enoe aa Inspiration and a prophecy.
NO DANGER IN MEXICO.
AInnalat Reoerta Shown to Bo With
. on Ponndatlon.
8L Louis Globe-Democrat.
Hon. David E Thorn peon, American am
bassador la Mexico, sent out telegrams of
Inquiry te American consuls and consular
agents at all the Important points In that
republte, asking them If there waa any
basis, so far as they learned, tor the stories
aent out recently that a general attack waa
about to be made on Americana residing in
Mexico. The day assigned for the attack
waa September 14, the anniversary of Mex
ico's Independence. Replies have been re
ceived by the ambasaador, these have been
aent to the State department at Washing
ton and the department has given tham to
the public.
In every case the answer la that there Is
nothing to Justify any such alarmist reports
aa hava been aent out. So far aa tha con
suls could learn thereja no hostility among
tha Mexican populace te tha Americana or
any ether foreign residents. Ambassador
Thompson Is unable to aay how the stories
originated, but he la satisfied that they do
sn Injustice to tha Mexican populace. Pres
ident Diss, however, haa taken sufficient
notice ot the stories to tall Mr. Thompson
that there la no reason to apprehend any
disturbance on September 1 or any other
day. Ha has also taken precautions to head
off anything of tha aort. If contemplated.
The ambasaador and tha State department
at Wsahlngton are convinced that there Is
not ths slightest danger to residents In
Mexico.
Sensible parsons In the fnlted States
never believed the alarmist tales that were
sent out from Mexico. The Mexicans, like
the people of the United States and of other
civilised countries, have an tnterest In
keeping on tha beat possible terms with the
entire world. The world, but partlcu'arly
the United States, Is sending capital In
large amounts to Mexloo, to develop Its re
sources and to make tham available for
the benefit of Its people. Two-thirds of
Mexico's foreign trade Is with ths United
States. Over 1600,000,000 of American capital
la Inveated In property of various aorta In
Mexloo, and thla amount Is rapidly lncreas
Ing. Mexico may ba relied on to do nothing
to diminish the good name which It has
throughout the world. September It will be
as , free from any sntKAmerlran or antl
fo reign demonstrations by Mexicans as
July it or January It were.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Senator Depew Is better. He hsd to give
up 126 for hla too speedy sutomohdtng, snd
did it with a smile.
David R. Francis of Missouri went abroad
to aee the kaiser, and Is Informed that ha
can have an audience In the fall. That's a
long time to sit on anybody's doorstep.
Admiral George Dewey haa been eleoed
governor general of the Order of Foundera
and Patriota of America, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Robert B. Roose
velt. William Howard Taft, secretary of war.
la In great demand for tha coming fall cam
paign and many requeats for hla aervleea
are received by the republican campalm
committee.
The Qaekwar of Baroda haa explained
that he was Joking when he said American
women were not beautiful. Diplomatic re
latlona between the United States and
Baroda may be resumed.
The New Tork "widow" who fleeced a
worthy tradesman threatens to have her
victim arrested for participation In a eon.
fldenee game. The worthy Mr. Weller ones
uttered a little advice that comes In pat.
Secretary Taft, accompanied by Brigadier
General Bell, chief of staff, will make
tour of Inspection In tha west early In the
autumn for the purpoae of studying brigade
poata and the changes necessary to aaaem
ble troops In large poets, thus doing away
with minor forta. The aecratary of war
unquestionably will go as far west ss Fort
D, A. Russell.
The local option clauses of the New Tork
Uquor tax law apply to 333 towns. The
law want Into effect on March 23, IBM. At
that time there were tn "dry" towna in
the atate. The number gradually declined
until January L ISM, when It was KB. On
January 1, 100, It was J7; on May 1, 1302,
MS; on May 1. 190, 2S4. and on May 1. 106.
2S3 exactly the same number aa at the
time of the adoption of the present law.
Maryland's picturesque "grand old man."
United States Senator William Plnkney
Whyte, who has Just passed ths eighty
second milestone of life, has never tasted
a drop of Uquor nor smoked and has never
been inside of a saloon. He Is not a mem
ber of any club. He defended sixty alleged
murderers and all were acquitted. He al
ways rides in an ordinary day car on a
passenger train and on ths street cars in
a city.
William Bennett of Oravesend. N. T.. Is
said to be the only man in the United
States who has his Job laid out for him
until ha dlea. The city of New Tork la
compelled to employ him at $10 a day so
long as bs lives and performs bis duties.
He Is a member of tha Oravesend land
fund commission and was created a com-
mlarloner by the city charter a fact which
renders It Impossible for him to lose his
position until ha loaes hla Ufa.
Mistake Open to Correction.
Buffalo Express.
If It Is true that tha axclualvs rights
to all water on the Shoahone Indian reaei
valjon hava been given to a private Irriga
tion company which la prepared to charge
exceealve ratea the federal authorltlea
should take atepa at onea to correct the
mlatake. It la aald that the Irrigation
company Is headed by two brothera to Paul
Morton. That will naturally lead to an
unfortunate form of criticism.
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must be you do not know Ayer's Hair
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What is ajteckache?
IT IS NATURE'S WARK1K8 TO WCUEK
DImum sf Womis's Orgtnlsm Cured and
Csniesutnt Pels otsppts by Lysis E.
Plskhasi's Vegttsola CasiDtund.
" It soems ss though my back would
break." Women utter theae words
orer and over Spain but continue to
drafr aloatf and suffer with aches in the
small of the back, pain low down in
the side, " bearing down" pains, ner
ousneta and no ambition for any task.
. H..' . aiririS i'Slt Lar n .V l"- a W .. -J
iMissAiaute Morris
They do not realise thai tbe back Is
the mainspring of woman's organism,
and qnloklv Indicates by aching a dls
eased condition of the female organs
or kidneys, and that the aches and
pains will continue an til the oause is
removed.
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound has been for many, years the
one and only effective remedy In such
cases. It speedily cures female and
kidney disorders and restores the fa
male organs to a healthy condition.
" I have suffered with female troubles for
over two years. Buffering intense pain each
month, ray back ached until It eenmad aa
though It would break, and I felt so weak all
ever that I did not find strength to attend to
my work but had to stay in bed a large part
of tbe first two or three days every month.
I would have sleepless nights, lul draama and
severe headaches AU this undermined my
health.
"We consulted sn old family physician, who
sd vised that I try Lydia E. Plnkham's Vega
table Compound. I began taking it regularly
and soon found that I could aleep and eel
better than I bad dune for months. Wit hi a
two months I became regular and I no longer
suffer from backache or pain." Miss Maude
Morris, Bee. Ladies' Aid and Mission Society,
16 E. Hunter St., Atlanta, Oa.
LINES TO A LAUGH.
The minister was shocked when the young
lady declined an Introduction to some of his
partshoners.
"Why, my dear young lady, did you aver
think that perhapa you will have to mingle
with these good people when you get to
heaven?"
"Well," she exclaimed, "that will be soon
enough." Brooklyn Life.
"What did you get out of that will case?"
asked the first lawyer.
"Two hundred and fifty thotfsand dollars,
replied the second lawyer. "Good round
sum, eh?"
"Yes. but I thousht the old man left more
than that. Kansas city inaepenaent.
"Yes. sir," the barber prattled, as he
shaved tha patron, "llvlnr la mighty high
theae days. All kinds o' prices haa gone up
so It's hard fur ua workln' men to even git
t,nouch to eat."
"Tea?" groaned the victim; "I Judge, how
ever, that you find onlona oheap enough."
Catholic Standard and Tlmea.
"Jaaon. this account of the disgraceful
prise flarht last nlaht aaya tbat .'the Sookan
Kid came up emlllng In the eighth round.'
Noiw, why should he come op smiling?"
"Well. I suppose he knew the moving pic
ture machine was . at werk." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"There's plenty of annp and go In this
new play of oura." aald tha flrat actor. "The
acta are short and so are the Intermissions;
no long waits at all."
"Indeed? Not even for salary?" Inquired
the other. Philadelphia Ledger. :-
"If an heiress wishes to save her money
she should go contrary to the general rule."
"What should she do?"
"Take care not to husband her resourcee."
Baltimore American.
"I have called, madam." said the man,
"to ask you for a campaign contribution
of tl."
"It's too much." anwered tha wealthy
widow; "but 1 11 give you M cents." Phila
delphia Prees.
IN THE At GUT NIGHT.
T. A. Daly In the Philadelphia Catholic
Standard.
The day la done, with all the heat
That awathed tha swooning city.
The dusk that falls so cool and sweet
Is doubly sweet with pity. .
To those the biasing aun oppressed
Whst time he played the hector.
The night-wind comes from out the waat,
A Hebe bearing nectar.
Impartially aha gives to all
A blessed draught ecstatic;
The ennuye In Pleasure's hall,
Tha sick child in tha attlo.
She aeeka tha aqualld haunta of sin
With gentle self-abasement.
She ateala with Inspiration In
The poet'a open casement.
I watch the penalva poet there
Beside his window dreaming.
To him the night, so calm and fair.
With rhapaodlea la teeming. - .
Up through the fields of twinkling spheres
His raptured soul Is winning,
And In his fancy's flights he hears
The very heavens singing. t
Sing, poet! Sing tha nlght-wlnd'a song!
And weave your fancies through It:
Some hearts, world-weary. In the throng
Will beat responsive to It.
