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STATEMENT Or CIRCULATION.
Stat ef Nebraska, Douglas County, as! -V.eorge
B. Txschnck, treasurer of TM
Ree Publishing Company, being; duly
worn, aaya that the actual or
full and complete copies, of Tha D'1
Morning", Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during tha month of August. 106, waa aa
followa:
81.860 It 81.300
I.... 31.600 II
-1 31,880 J 80.SS0
4.... 33,060 10 81,140
.... 80,140 tl 81.860
81.680 tl 8340
7 31,440 tt 81,880
t 31.380 S4., 80330
81,140 JS. ......... 38,860
10.... 81.TS0 ' ... 80,830
11.... 31.S40 tl.V 30,800
1J...., 30,060 II 30,610
It 81,400 21 3030
14 31,830 10... 80,670
II 81,880 II.. 88,440
1 3L880
Total ..... 878,600
Lea untold cople ........ y ' 8,146
Nat total sales 864,466
Dally average 31.111
GEORGE B.- TZSCHXJCK.
,. . Treaaurer.
Subscribed 'in my preaenca and sworn
to before ma this Slat day of August,
1100.
(Seal.) M. a HUNQATE,
Notary Public. -
WHE1 OCT OF TOWlf. , ,
Sabserlbers leaving" tha city tern
porarlly shoold hav Tha Be
snail fs them. Address will b
Little rood will be accomplished In
showing that the price ot coal la too
high unless aomo way Is found to
lower It.
Omaha's cowboy mayor la billed to
exhibit In Chicago. If there Is any
roping to be done, Mayor "Jim" will
do some of It
Southern lumber dealers are organ
ising to secure more cars from the
railroads. The loss of the rebate Is
baring Its effect.
Tae real problem for the American
armyt.of occupation In Cuba; aa In the
Philippines,' will probably be to find
an enemy , to fight.
With the unsatisfied demand for
school teacher In Nebraska, President
Palma need not be out, of a job if he
loses his situation In Cuba.
The announcement la . made that
Montana Is for William J. Bryan.
Montana was also for W. A. Clark as
long as he put up the money.
i It Receiver Earle can prove that
the Sugar trust Is responsible for the
Hippie failure, the Filipinos may yet
set u re balm to assuage dlssapolnted
hopes.
' If. the supreme court does not hurry
the ownership of the, Isle of Pines may
be determined - by this "trend ot
events" before the Judicial decision Is
received.
Alabama republican have decided
to place no ticket in the field this
year; but they will resume activity
when federal offices are again to be
Ostrlbuted.
With Hughes .forced Into the cam
paign and Jerome forced out of it, the
real sentiment of New York political
parties on Insurance companies in poli
tics U apparent. '
In order to gain standing In some
quarters when Georgia begins to try
(Tenders involved In the recent At
lanta riots It will have to show that
justice is color blind.
If the popocrats are so anxious for
a joint debate they might pit Candi
date Shalieuberger as an Alton B.
Parker democrat against some good
Tom Watson populist.
8inre Speaker Cannon and Sucre-
tary Shaw have completed their tour
of. Missouri, that state cannot be ac
cused ot acting In Ignorance ot the
tacts In the coming election.
All the telephoue franchise proposi
tions before the council are to be
brought to a show-down at one and
the same time. That ought to keep
"central" busy for a little while.
Candidate Hitchcock Is hot for an
inheritance tax. II . Inherited three
patrimonies before there waa any in
heritance tax law on the etatute book
or any Inheritance tax to be 'paid and
whatever be may leave to hie heirs, if
anything, will have to be paid by
them.
The local coal trust restraining order
has been extended to include the offi
cers and members of the South Omaha
Coal exchange. Whether this minia
ture coal trust In South Omaha was In
existence and In unmolested operation
during the official term of County At
torney English does not yet appear,
but will transpire la due time.
fESATOR RAllEVS CAffE.
The fact that Senator Joseph W.
Bailey, certainly one of the foremost
men In active politics, a leader of ac
knowledged ability and national Influ
ence In his own party, has been eud
denly thrown upon the defensive by
his relation of attorney to powerful
corporation Interests, while at the
same time serving as member of the
house and United State senate, proves
conclusively the Increasing exaction
which public opinion puts upon men
In official places. In his apology Sen
ator Bailey Indeed has no difficulty in
proving that It has been customary
for lawyer senators to practice their
profession, for an unbroken line of In
stances from Daniel Webster to Matt
Carpenter,' and even much later than
the death of the great Wisconsin law
yer, could be cited. But thereby the
Texas senatorial defendant does not
meet the essential Issue In this case,
which rests upon the fact that the at
titude of the public has materially
changed toward such practice. v
There Is a more delicate sense of
public duty today than formerly ex
isted, summarily condemning evil or
even the appearance of It which once
went unquestioned. Moreover, the
growth anof ramifications of corporate
wealth, peculiarly interlacing with
government favor and manipulation,
are such as vitally to alter the impli
cations of such relations as Senator
Bailey Is driven to defend, so that the
situation ot Webster and Carpenter as
attorneys when senators was radically
different from ' what they would be
now. Assuming the correctness of
Senator Bailey's claim that the attack
upon him is inspired by his enemies,
the fact nevertheless Is significant of
the changed public attitude that ene
mies desiring to hurt him should
choose this ground ot attack as most
favorable to their purpose. The fact
remains that men who desire to main
tain themselves In high official places
must bow see to it that they keep
clear of entangling, corporation en
tanglements of which the people have
too good reason to. be suspicious,
whether a different public sentiment
formerly was due to the times or to
character. Though he has been one ot
the most popular men in his . state,
though he has been already7 over
whelmingly renominated by direct pri
mary and endorsed by convention, and
even though he may sincerely feel
that he has maintained his integrity.
Senator Bailey will find as sure as
fate that no merely technical defense
will meet the imperious moral Issue,
and that, even if he manages to avoid
immediate political wreck, his prestige
as a public man has been gravely im
paired. OURPOREIQN COMMKRC E.
For the first time In the history of
the country our aggregate foreign
trade In twelve consecutive months
has exceeded 1 3,000,000,000, reckon-"
ing from August SI. Jn round, num
bers the exports were $1,760,000,000
and the Imports $1,260,000,000, so
that the excess ot the former, or the
balance of trade In our favor was;
$600,000,000, or equal to the total
value ot our foreign trade just a half
century ago. The total foreign trade
had Indeed reached $3,000,000,000 for
the fiscal year ending June SO, If the
exchanges with noncontiguous terri
tory of the United States like' Porto
Rico and the Philippines be included,
but strictly such are hot to be classed
as foreign.
From 1866 to 1890 our total an
nual foreign commerce grew from
$600,000,000 to $1. 600,000,00. or
trebled In twenty-four years..; iy,'l 00
It passed the $2.000,000,odo"Hne, 'and
only six years later It has now . added
another $1,000,000,000, ..having, thus
within a half century multiplied six
times.
The most gratifying fact, however,
is not merely the growth of the ex
ports, which the last year showed a
monthly average .of considerably mors
than $100,000,000, but . that the
larger part of them consists of manu
factures.' A half century ago the bulk
of exported commodities was agricul
tural products.-
Upon the whole, the' $(00,000,000
trade balance In our favor Is sufficient
to pay the immense expenditures of
American tourists abroad and interest,
dividend and other dues to foreign
creditors, and still leave resources
which place our Industrial and finan
cial interests In an independent and
Increasingly commanding Interna
tional position.
THE P1KVH PEAK CELEBRATION.
' The Pike's Peak celebration. Is
merely one among a multitude of evi
dences which show how keenly we are
coming to appreciate the importance
of the westward movement which has
overspread the Interior of the conti
nent, and passing the western moun
tains, has now possessed the country
to the Pacific coast. ' The consistency
and significance ot that - movement
were not so apparent to those who led
or followed In Its earlier stages, but
they stand out In retrospect in bold
relief. .
The mountain peak which the ro
mantic young army officer first, caught
a glimpse of Just, a century ago has
stood for three generations one of the
great familiar landmarks on the pat 11
of the westward moving army of occu
pation; and the name in large measure
suggests the experiences, the hard
ships, the aspirations and, more than
all. the immeasurable victory whlcfi
constitute the story of western civil
ised life. Commemoration ot Lieuten
ant Pike's discovery thus really signi
fies an awakening . consciousness L
the Importance and unity of western
hjstory. . -
The Transmlssourl plains and the
mountains beyond are Indeed now oc
rupied by a civilised and ceaselessly
outreaching race, although the devel
opment of their resources has only
fairly begun. But the frontier far be
yond which Pike's peak so long stood
ss a measuring mark has utterly
passed . away. We 'have already
reached a time when we find It valua
ble and necessary In estimating the
future and Interpreting the story of
the movement which brought us here
to study the careers and motives and
achievements of the pioneer spirits
that carried the frontier forward snd
often boldly transgressed it. For
Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike
was only a type In which were concen
trated the qualities which the early
west at once attracted and developed.
SETTING A XKW PRECEDENT.
In the makeup of their legislative
ticket the republicans of Douglas
county have set a new precedent by
renominating eight members of the
present legislature. All three of the
republican candidates for the state
senate have served In that body In pre
vious sessions and five of the nine
candidates for representative have
participated as members in the delib
erations of the house. Never before
in the history of this county, so far as
we know, has a legislative ticket been
presented for the support of the voters
of whose personnel two out ot the
three would, when elected, go down
to'Llncoln as old members.
The advantage of experience In law
making Is not to be underestimated,
providing, of course, that it is experi
ence of the right kind and coupled
with a record that commends Itself to
public approval. The interests of
Douglas county have In the past with
out doubt suffered at Lincoln because
represented in each successive legis
lature by men entirely new to the
business, whose time was consumed in
learning the ropes, while the experi
enced wire pullers ' in other counties
played ail around them. By renom
inating and re-electing a fair propor
tion of the old members who have
given satisfactory services our people
will be simply taking . advantage of
the lessons these members have been
taught at our expense and ought to
get larger returns upon the Invest
ment.
The fact that eight of the twelve
names on the republican legislative
ticket have already appeared upon the
legislative roll Calls testifies to a grow
ing disposition to send representatives
to Lincoln from this county with a
view to getting results on matters of
local interest as well as contributing
to the solution of the larger problems
that concern the entire state.
The rule requiring lights on auto
mobiles traversing the streets After
dark should be more strictly enforced
in Omaha if we are to avoid serious
accidents and the requirement should
be extended also to. the' motor-cycles,
whose owners up to this time have,
in few Instances, taken this slight pre
caution against collisions. . The motor
cycles whizzing along a the dark are
as dangerous, if not more dangerous,
than the automobiles.
, One of the minor candidates on the
democratic state ticket thinks he has
discovered a tide setting toward the
democratic party in this state sure to
make It victorious in the election. He
should look again to make sure of the
direction of the movement. These
tides are very deceptive, especially
with candidates afflicted with political
strabismus.'
At the-receptlon to Bryan in Missis
sippi John Sharp Williams declared
that the Nebraskan "had made many
miotakes In the past, was making
them now and would make more In
the future." The ovation the speaker
received must have made the mistaken
statesman thoughtful.
Senator Bailey's reply to his critics
seems far short of an answer, since
After he was employed by H. Clay
Pierce the Waters-Pierce Oil company
found a way to evade Texaa laws de
spite Its Standard connection.
It is rather late for President Palma
to talk of "presidential dignity," when
the holder ot the office Is unable to en
force the laws of the land, and Presi
dent Palma should accept the situa
tion with better grace. .
" Any old Morgan will do to justify
the Indian land thieves on the fringe
ot the Omaha and Winnebago reserva
tion bolting a republican who Is on to
their tricks for a democrat" who stands
In with the ring.
King Ak-Sar-Ben baa a more ' pre
tentious program of entertalument
than usual for his court carnival this
year. Every out-of-town visitor who
attends, is. guaranteed more than his
money's worth.
Whooping lp Things. '
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The president of the Pennsylvania' rail
way bs the whooping cough,' but there Is
llttl danger that he will pasa .lt to any
body who la not a regviar employe of the
road.
Jlaa Jeaes mm a. Kierktt,
Baltimore American.
James K. Jones has advised Br a a to
drop government ownership, but It la hardly
probable that Jones will be any more auc
ceaaful In giving advice than ha was in
making predictions. .
rattlaar It the Ukel.
Baltimore American,
go they must be called "Frankfurter
style sanaagea." What's the use of saving
a few -Utters by simplified spelling if the
government requires the addition of a
whole Jot of useless words?
Caat Serve Two Master.
. Kansas City Star.
Senator BaHey must not lay the flattering
unction to his soul (.hat. there Is anything
"morbid" In lb people's demand that a
public servant shall not ,engage his ser
vices to an enemy of the public welfare.
M BICMOIIIAM.
Lel By His Kssplayea.
South Omaha Democrat.
In his lifetime Edward Ronewater made
some enemies; but In nine csaes out of ten
three enemies Were made on account of
politics. Of all the hundreds and hundreds
of men who were employed by" him from
time to time during the- thlrtjeod years
he published The Ree, 1 do not believe that
he had a solitary enemy among them. 1
was employed on The Bee for a number
of year and my work threw me In direct
contact with Mr. Roaewater a great deal.
I knew him well. In fact, he made It n
point to get close to his . employee, lie
never paed one of them on the utreet.
In tha hallway or anywhere but what he
would stop and eay a word, and he was
always pleasant and cheerful about the
office. No' matter what worry lie might
have on hln mind, he was never grouchy or
crabbed with his employee. The mn In his
employ rennet-ted and loved him. They
could not help It. No employe on The lve
rvrr went to Mr. Roaewater for a favor
but what he got It. And some outrageous
demands were made upon him. Still he
never seemed to think en. At len"t hn did
not snow It.
Scores and scores of fsvors In the line
of charity were bestowed upon employes
and ex -employes, Mr. Roaewater never
made any nolee about hi charltj', but
his heart was full of It. Tn fact, he nevrf
refused anyone for fear that he would make
a mistake end turn down one that was
worthy. No one solitary person that ever
worked for K. Rosewater was his enemy,
and this Indeed Is a record that should
and will stand out In his memory as one
of the many rood things that hi friends
love to remember.
Honored by the Poor.
Rev. R. L. Wheeler of South Omaha, in
The Presbyterian.
Edward Roaewater was burled on Sab
bath afternoon, Beptember i, 1909, at Forest
Lawn cemetery, Omaha. We write that as
a matter of history for the permanent filu
of our bound copies of the 'Little Presby
terian," which we religiously keep. As we
stood In that long line of thousands who
looked on the face of the dead Nestor of
the western press, we were Impressed with
the fact of the deeplyrooted elements of
charity In the human heart for any soul
over which death sits ss victor. Not an
unkind word, not a harsh criticism passed
along that line!. Marvelous, was.lt not?
The bier and awaiting grave on the hillside
has soothed even the passion of his enemies
and lifted the scales from their eyes so
that even they could begin to see elements
of greatness tn the life of the poor butcher's
son of Bohemia. He left no gold, silver
bank stocks, or bonds. He died poor. And
yet does any man die poor when the com
mon people crowd the streets of a great
city to do as they did last Sabbath? In
all that line that I viewed In Its swiftly
passing through The Bee building, I saw
but one man who wore a silk hat, and but
two with gloves. Perhaps that doesn't mean
any thing, probably not; 'but when the
common people press up to the bier ot
the dead, many, of them dressed tn over
alls, collarless, ' slouched . hats, and In
worklngmen's shoes, and' old women dressed
so plainly that their garb spelled out their
struggle for life along humbler lines, I
felt that no man so honored, died poor.
True the press says "the chief men of the
state sought , to honor, him." Well, they
could 'afford to do so, for he was the peer
ot any of tbem. But J hat Is not what I
mean, ,1 refer , to that, touch , of charity
which, aa , a. banner,., floated .over . those
marching columns. I mean that expression
of honest sorrow from the hesrts of the
common people who,., without hope of re
ward, brsught their sweet spices of lov
ing memories to embalm their dead friend.
But why must we be' safely dead before
merit Is approved, or"1 a laxy love dare
utter lta(euIogy?' . ' .
' 'A' Trlbwte.
v In Pender Times.
WALTHILL, Neb., Sept. , lSMi.-ISdltor
Times: The tragic death of Hon. I'M ward
Rosewater of The Omrha Bee has not only
touched the hearts ot his friends, but has
awakened the - sympathies of his enemies.
His speech after defeat in the republican,
convention was simply tha vibrations ot
hearstatrings strung to the highest ten
sion. Tha ambition of his life, the goal tn
which his steps had ever directed with
the concentrated effort of a naturally ener
getic and Industrious temperament, eluduU
his grasp. Fate's decree was .final. Ht
could bear no more. The consoling minis
trations of friends was the' sunlight winch
Altered through the volcanic smoke snd
ashes and smiled down upon the ruins of
Pompeii. Lonely. In the midst of myriad
comforts, he sought a place of solitude and
silently bowed his. head. He died like the
Spartan at the pass of Thermopylae.
Nebraska losts one of her most useful
men. The republican pat ty has lost a man
who fearlessly attacked the strongholds of
corporations, and the people have lost -a
champion who stood ever between the
murderer and his victim, the plunderer and
his prey. His enemies hated and admired
him alike, and Tew of them were ever bold
enough to question hl Integrity.' He felt
the dagger qf Brutus at .Lincoln, but every
man who carried the weapons of revenge
to that memorable arena sheathed them
and- stood aghast upon beholding the
wounds received In defense of the princi
ples of the ungrateful party he had helped
to make great. Despite the blatant cries
of politicians to the contrary, Kdward
Rosewater's democratic friends were sin
cere and upheld the principle that' "if we
must have a republican In the senate from
Nebraska, let us have one unhampered by
corporate Interest."
Never shall the writer forget liia first
meeting with Edward Roaewater in The
Bea building. Ingoing over the situation
of affairs In 'Thurston County, mention of
the fact, of ,iiiy arraignment before the
federal authorities at Omaha waa mailt,
when the little editor suddenly rose to' his
feet. "I understand It all no explanation
necessary-e-almply . another or th jlagrant
acts of thosst desperadoes up there but
why thuae fellows will murder some one
yet If they- are not apprehended at once."
Hln words were sharp, hi manner vehe
ment - Caller wer continuous' and time
was preclenx. 'Summers must go yes, I
wUl help you. but write nie-r-fully." snd I
was dismissed summarily to admit another
Insistent caller. Later I called to Inform
Mr. Rusewster' that a second trial was
necessary ' and persistent efforts had ben
msde by eneinle to prejudice District At
torney Baxter sgalnst me. "Mr. Rosewater
has Just returned from a trip to the east,"
said hia n, Victor, "but you will find him
atth house am Till tired, I fear." Hurry
ing through the engine room and basement
I wss admitted at the back door I was
anxious to get my trslni by a servant and
ushered Into . the prewiire of Miss Rose
water In the parlor. "Is your buslnes very
urgent Papa lias Just rome and he's very
tired." And he looked worn, exhsusted.
almost, but ha-wearily donned hie overcoat
and went tottering along on his mtalon
of mercy for' fear he would forget It if he
did' not attend to It at once, so much was
en his mind, as he expressed It. Who
could have, witnessed that act of, devotion
and be ether than a staunch friend to the
memory of s) great man whoae reward Can
never he equal tn hla merits? Slneerely.
WILL K. KST1LI.
I
RAII.ROsIr AM !)RWIPrRRI. ""
EsTeet f the Order Pattlas flaalseae
a Cash Raels.
Chicago Chronicle.
Probably most of the railroads snd most
of the larger newspapers will welcome the
rule which, according to Interstate Com
merce . Commissioner Knapp. is to govern
the coinmltm In dealing with railroad
and newapaper relations. .
Nothing but money may be received (or
transportation. This provlalen is aimed at
newspaper and periodical advertising, a
considerable part of which has been paid j
for In transportation. Hereafter It will
have to he paid for In cash, provided, of
course, that the ruling be Judicially upheld. !
It is probable, n we have said, that most
of the railroads and a large proportion of
newspapers and periodicals will find no
fsult with the regulation. It will simplify
matters a good deal by putting things upon
a strictly rssh basis, and that Is undoubt
edly the most satisfactory basis upon
which to do business. The big trunk line
systems and the larger periodicals will
deem the new departure satisfactory.
But the satisfaction may not be univer
sal. The smaller railroads snd the smaller
ne.wspspers will not be so well pleasod.
The small railroads cannot afford to pay
caah for the amount of advertising that
they now do and the small newspapers can
not afford lo pay cash for the transporta
tion that they now enjoy. There will thus
be a marked reduction both In advertising
and In the amount of transportation that
can be used by newspapers.
It may even be doubted whether the
larger railroad systems will view the rule
With entire satlsfsctlon. A great deal of
valuable advertising of various kinds has
hitherto been available through paying for
It with transportation. It la advertising;
which would hardly warrsnt cash payment,
yet It is advertising which the railroads
will be loath to resign. Under the ruling
of the commission It will have to be dis
continued. It remains to be seen, however, whether
this ruling will stand a constitutional test
if It be questioned and It undoubtedly will
be. Can the Interstate commission abro
gate the right of barter and trade, a right
which Is at the foundation of all commerce
and which was In existence before money
was thought of? This Is the question
which will be tried out when the rule Is
taken Into the courts.
If the right of barter my constitution
ally be Inhibited In one case, it may be sim
ilarly nullified In all rases. This would
stop all transsctlons Involving payment
"In kind" and bring all business to' a
strictly cash basis. Such a condition
might prove desirable In some ways and
Intolerable In others.
It remains to be seen, at all events,
whether the courts will sanction the prece
dent which the commission seeks to estab
lish. The adjudication of the question will
be interesting.
SPECTACLES AT THE THROTTLE.
Ojaestlon lp Between Bnrllasrtoit
Company and Its Engineers. v
Chicago News.
Nobody will dispute the proposition' that
a locomotive engineer while on duty ought
to be able to distinguish all objects that
would be visible to a person of normal
eyesight. This Is especially true of en
gineers of passenger trains on mailt lines
and traius entering .crowded terminals.
Officials of the Burlington railroad have
convinced themselves that they cannot rely
as confidently upon engineers who aro com
pelled to wear spectacles In order to see
clearly aa they can upon those with un
impaired vision. Steam os smoke may dim
the lenses at a critical moment. There
upon they lose their usefulness temporarily
and have to be removed and made, clear
agtan. Meanwhile an Important signal
has-been overlooked and the train may
be wrecked In consequence. This is the ar
gument upon which is based an order to
transfer engineers wearing glasses from the
most Important trains to others where the
risks are not so great.
The reasoning of the Burlington officials
Is challenged by the engineers. They raise
the Important point of the personal equa
tion. ' There are engineers and engineers.
Each man who takes out a train is either
competent to care for It or else he is not.
Perhaps he wears glasses and perhaps his
eyesight Is normal. In any case he should
not be In the engine cab unless he can b
relied upon to do the work. If, say the
engineers, the man who wears spectacles,
by reason of his careful methods, his
knowledge of all that relates to handling
a train I and his general good sense, to
gether with his ability to see signals. Is
a perfectly safe man for the work in hand
he should not be ruled out arbitrarily.
; This Is a mutter upon which neither the
railroad officials nor the engineers can af
ford to take a aland which does not ac
cord with the best Interests of the public.
The risks of train accidents must be re
duced as low as possible. The Burlington
management has done well to raise the
question of spectacles worn by engineers.
The . facts of accidents due to engineers'
blunders should be carefully ascertained.
If these prove that spectacles are a source
ot danger In railroad work, engineers who
wear spectacles doubtless will agree that
they should not be put In charge of the
most Important trains.
LIGHT FROM MR. srt KKY.
Schemes of Railroad Manager to
Evade the Square Deal.
Kansas City Star.
Ever since the railway rate bill was en
acted railway officials and attorneys have
declared that it would be Impossible is
comply with the requirement that com
plete schedules of rates should be posted
In each office of the respective companies.
This provision of the law was designed
toslmplify the proof of Illegal disctimlna- I
tlona and also to permit each shipper to
discover for lilmself whether the agent
was giving him the benefit of the estab
lished rate. Plainly, it w, and i, the
pivotal remedy proposed. .
And now come A. B. Stlckney. presi
dent of the Chicago Greet Western rail
road, and demonstrates that the rule for
published tariffs is not only salutary and
necessary, but la thoroughly practicable.
Mr. Stlckney shows that It would lie "im
possible" to post In every freight office
or In any one such complex and Inherently
dishonest schedules as are now the rule,
but one of the chief benefits of the law
would ba to Simplify tariffs so that It
would b possible to conform to the rate
statute.
As President Stlckney declares, "order,
method and system" prevail In every de
tail of railway operation except that cf
making freight schedule,' and the Im
mense confusion in that one departni"t't
ha th distinct purpose of permitting Ille
gal discriminations under the semblcncc of
law.
It is pointed out by Mr. Stlckney, as
one having authority, that a comprehen
sive tariff, published In one indexed vol
umeInstead of In 1.000 pamphlets as I
now the average rule would give the spe
clrtc rates between any two points on the
road.. Another volume would deal with
rates te points on connecting roads. It
would then not require an expert te figure
out the rate on every shipment the road
carries, and tiu-ie would b uo chance for
such dishonest scheme "rebat-s" and
"ovrcharges."
Mr. StlrWiey shows convincingly that the
only 'impossibility" Involved In the rste
law Is that especially ereated'by the rail-wsya-for
Ui purpose of evading the square
deal.
ARM! UOSSIP H WASHIKiTOV
Cnrreait Events Gleaned frwt the
Arsny anal Jvy Regtater
The old blue uniform of th army, of
which v large supply wss on bsnd whsu
the khaki apparel was sdupted. Is sbout
exhausted and It Is rxpecled thst during
the coming winter the quartermester Will
begin the Issue generally of khaki clothing,
the first being the overi-oata. of which the
supply at the divots Is of not sufflclrnt ex
tent t complete requisitions from compan
ies and meet all the orders for the usual
variety of sixes. It Is still a question
whether. It Is better to pursue the line of
strict economy and continue tha Issue of
the old style of garments. This would
probahly. It Is realised In the war depart
ment, lead to much complaint on account
of the dissimilarity In appearance and
there will undoubtedly at the end be some
thing of a loss. The supply of blue blouses
will also be exhausted within a few months
and It. will be possible to. begin he Issue
ot the khaki. . This Information will be a
great relief to all concerned and there will
be general satisfaction that the army Is
once more to be . uniformed In the latest
approved style. It Was hot expected that
the stock of old eiothl-ig would be ex
hausted so esrlw, as there was tin hand
when khskl came In not less than $.1,000,
000 worth .of this, material, but the fire In
San Francisco cleaned out a large supply,
Including a big stock of new olive drab
cloth held In reserve for Issue to troops In
the Philippines. . '
Thei blue shirt of th enlisted men of the
army, many of the wearers of the gar
ment will be gratified to' hear, is not de
stined to be entirely discarded. It has al
ways met with much favor and the satis
faction Is not In every case equaled by
the tentative plan to replace It with the
khaki shirt. The latter soils readily and
deprives the 'soldier "of an appearance of
neatness sooner than Is possible with the
blue shirt. Then, too. It Is found of Value
In connection with the maneuvers, where
the participants are of a "blue" and the
color of the shirt. It Is probable that both
shirts will' be Issued hereafter and that
the blue garment will be retained, a pleas
ant reminder of the daya when that hls
torlo shade was Identified with military
clothing.
New patterns for the uniform of the en
listed men of the army are about com
pleted In the quartermaster general's of
fice and steps will be taken at once to put
together a suit in accordance with the
new cut of coat, pronounced as Introducing
a smarter appearance to our soldiers. The
change will be accomplished by much
work. Including the taking of the measure
ment of some 1,000 soldiers recently at the
camp at Mount Gretna with a view to ar
riving at some means of distributing rel
ative sixes among, say, 100 In the service.
When the first suits are finished they will
be tried on at some garrison near Washington.
Much praise has been bestowed on the
new olive drab riding breeches adopted
by the quartermaster general of the aimy
for sale to officers. The early Criticism
has disappeared and the information Which
the official cutters now possess has proven
of substantial benefit in producing a gar
ment which meets all the conditions of
durability, neatness and comfort. The
quartermaster general's office Is being
flooded with orders for the new .breeche s.
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A naval recruiting office will be opened
at Cleveland, O., this week, with Com
mander William P. White, 17. S. N.. In
charge. This office will cover the north
ern part of Ohio. Anofner recruiting of
fice will be established about October IS
at Memphis, Tenn. i. Recruiting' for' in
pavy is going along In a falrlv aatisiactorv
way. The. bureau of-navigation 'haVre-M
celved gratifying reports of : the public in
terest taken In the olograph, pictures and
lectures descriptive of life In the navy.
At Lincoln, Neb., where three exhibition
were given In the state capitol grounds,
the attendance on each occasion Included
15,000 spectators. At Sioux City, la., the
mayor of which place has given much
encouragement to the ' naval recruiting of
ficers, the biograph show was held In a
public park and was attended by a large
audience.
PERSONAL OTES. ,
President Palma'a wish to round out his
life In the t'nlted States is likely, to be
realised.
The campaign is wide open In Pennsyl
vania and the crop of chestnuts Is the
lirgest ever gathered!
Official returns from India show the an
nual mortality from snake bite exceeds
iiU.OOU. Kentucky and Peoria are neglecting
some appealing opportunities.
Boldly and bravely cornea the president's
friend, Jacob Rlts, with a knock on re
vised spelling. Yet Jake could lose an "I"
without Injuring his manly beauty.
Physicians say the sultan of Turkey
can't posxlhly live more than a year. Abut
ting nation might brighten Abdul's shad
ows by handing In their ultimatums.
The rlcijest policeman In Chicago re
signed because some people insisted on
knowing how he satisfied a champagne ap
petite with a beer Income. .Surely thst
was the limit of curiosity.
Building Commissioner Bartsen of Chi
cago continues to offend well-to-do people
by insisting on obedience to the building
laws. parsimonious landlords, scrimping
architects and siady contractors unite In
denouncing the commissioner aa an of
fensive meddler. v
I'ncle Joe Cannon Is qulf!e peart as a
vendor of sarcasm. One day a colleague
asked him what, in his opinion, was the
main difference between the. days of his
youth and the present time, "Well," an
swered I'ncle Joe, reflectively, "when I
was a youngster a young man was satis
fied to paddle hi own canoe, but nowadays
every one thlnkf he has rsll to steer th
ship of state." ...
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, FLOATING JTJS.
"How did you manage to get away front
that country constable who wanted to ar
rest you for speeding your auto?" .
"Oh. easily; we managed to throw dust
In his eyes." Baltimore American.
' "That's the worst paying family I ever
attended," said the first doctor.
"Yes. I used to attend them, but X never
succeeded in getting a penny out of
them." .
"Well, I've had better luck. I got a
nickel out of one of -the children after' It
had nearly choked the kid to death."
Philadelphia Press.
"What is that queer smell In the church '
trustees' meeting room?'"
"That's only the disinfectants they are ,
using on the contributions of tainted
money." Baltimore American: ,
Johnny Smith Paw. the boys have made
a big bonfire out in the alley.
Mr. Smith Well, thanks to a gracious
Providence, Johnnie, the wind Is blowing
In the direction of Thompson's bsrn and
awsy from ours." Chicago Tribune.
"Did you ever buy a gold brlrk?" ' '
, "No," snsWered Farmer Corntossel, "but "
I'd like to. If I could get one mlddllu'
reasonable I'm sure I could go down to
New York an' sell it at a good profit."
Washington Star. '
"What do you think of this idea of spell
ing reform?"
"It's all right."' answered Farmer Corn- '
tossel. "I'm glad to see It. I; alius did ,
want something to happen to take 'the con
ceit out o' the school teacher. thst used to
lick me fur not doln things his way."
Washington Star.
Browne You asked your-wife to 'go with '
you to the matinee and then, got ticket for
the evening?
Towne Yes. ,You see. I really want to se
the shoWantl he 'Will" probably b ?'rady
lo go to the matinee, in. time for ;th even
ing performance.' Puck.
"Of course. 'John." said his wife. "I'm
obliged to you for. thh money, but It Isn't
enough to buy a real fur coat that"
"Well." Interrupted the brutal husband,
"you'll have to make It go as fur aa ypu .
can' Philadelphia Catholic Standard.
"WhHt are you doing. Pat?" asked the
Inquisitive person, observing the son of '
Erin ascending a ladder with a hod filled
with bricks. '
"Ol'm cnrryln' knock-out drops," replied .
Pat. lis one of the bricks fell and struck
the I, p. on the head. Chicago News. '
THK WKLL'S SECRET.
John Boyd O'Reilly.
I knew .It all my boyhood; In a lonesoin
. valley meadow, . . ..
Like a dryad's mirror hidden by th
wood's dim arches near
Its eye flashed back the sunshln and grew
dark and sad with shadow,
And I loved Its, truthful depths, where
every pebble iy so clear.
I scooped . my hand and drank It,' and
watched the sensate quiver
Of the rippling rings of sliver,' aa the
drops of crystal fell
I presied the richer grasses from Its little
trickling river , ,
Till st last I knew, as friends know,
every secret of the well.
But one day I stood beside It, on a suddeu,
unexpected,
When the sun had crossed the valley and
a shadow hid the place;
And I looKfd in the dark waters,. .saw my
pallid check reflected, '
Ar.d beside li, looking upward, met an'
evil, reptile face.
Looking upward, furtive, startled at the
silent, awift Intrusion!
Tl.tn it darted toward the grasses, and I
saw not where It fled:
But I knew Its eyes were on me, .and th
old-time sweet illusion
Of the pure and perfect 'symbol I had
cherished there wss dead.
O, the pain to know the perjury of seeming
truth that blesses! .
My soul was seared like sin to e tit
falsehood of the plsce,
And the innocence that moved me; while ia
dim. unseen recesse
There were lurking fouler secret than th
furtive reptile .face ,
And since then ah I w hy the burden? shi n
Joyous fares greet me.
With eye of limpid Innocence and words
devoid of art.
I cannot trust their seeming, but must ask
what eyes, would meet' me '
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