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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: .THURSDAY, .JANUARY 24, 1007.
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changed aa often as requested.
No lack of ginger in, the Jamaica
Bituatioa 'Just now.
Governor Swettenham of Jamaica
must be' lh ponltlon to appreciate a
little; first aid to the injured.
If; it were not for the gas tanks
what would the poor lOuBcllmen do
to enliven, their weekly meetings?
Wreckless railroading ' 1b a dream
that wpK not be realized until reckless
railroading has been made impossible.
t ; rrrr .
This drf farming Mwvfnlauught
to interest the farmers along the low
lands ' of the Ohio river about'' thl8
time. .;'
SBBBBBHalN919J9J8MHa
The South Omaha anti-annexatlon-IbU
apparently take the position that
they are willing to. be persuaded, but
not to be forced. v " . ' ,
The president wants congress to
pass a law against "iwollcn fortunes.
A law against stolen fortunes would
be more to. the point. :
It may be true thaf a Chicago
bricklayer yearn more than a captain
of the Army, but few army captains
have to live trt Chicago. i
John 8. Little, the .new governor of
Arkansas; la HI" from bverwork; He
had got 'ou pf the habit during hia
ten years' service In rongress.': '
In . view of the re-election of Sena
tor Bailey of Texas it will ill behoove
anyone on the democratic, side of the
fence to throw bricks across the rail.
The truck gardeners In the vicinity
of Chicago are to form a union. If it
Is a success the man who eats a non
union cucumber will Have to pay the
penalty. ,
Senator Foraker leaves the Impres
sion that he will favor for the presi
dential nomination almost any Ohio
republican who does not weigh 300
pounds , , .
Dr. Parkhurst Bays there are twelve
men In Mew York who are the equals
of the Twelve Apostles. The doctor
Bhould give the names of his eleven
colleagues.
New York has just abandoned Its
lust horse car line and has awarded a
big contract for cedar block paving.
The march of progress is Inevitable,
even In New York.
if those tax cases finally go' against
the contestants of the Burlington and
I'nlon Pacific lawyers "Br'er Fox"
White of the Northwestern will shake
hands with himself again.
The governor of Jamaica explains
that his letter was Intended to be
funny. He has evidently failed to
appreciate the difference between be
ing a humorist and being a joker.
The American coal output for 1906
was about fifty tons per capita. Out
in North Dakota they are complaining
that, the per capita of coal like the
per capita of cash Is not equally dis
tributed .
The city council has niade an order
i hat after April 1 all street cleaning
thai! be done In the night time. ' ft
will be up to the electric lighting com
pany to furnish enough light so the
t reel! cleaning gang will have no ex
cuse for not seeing the dirt
SWETTEHHAM "JOKE."
Governor Swettenham's explanation
that hia Insulting letter to Admiral
Davis was Intended to be "merely Joc
ular" Is an, aggravation of , the
original outrage. It amounts, to con
feKsion that his action is utterly in
defensible, even from his own point of
view. That was the instant verdict of
the clvillred world, and reflection
only confirms it.
It la noteworthy that British In
dignation rises against the colonial
governor as there is time for reflec
tion upon his ronduct, and most of all
in Jamaica, where quick and thor
ough American generosity meant so
much to the people. The British gov
ernment, too, has been scrupulous,
even in advance of official Informa
tion through regular channels, to
make manifest that it at least regards
the incident as "no. Joke."
When a whole city is overthrown
by earthquake and in flames,, hun
dreds . killed and the survivors
maimed, hungry, naked and shelter
less,, is, no time for coarse insults in a
jocular" vein to those who rush
spontaneously and eagerly to the res
cue, ieven though they come under
the flag of another nation. But the
case of-Governor Swettenham can now
be safely turned over to his own gov
ernment and with the sensibilities of
decent people everywhere which he
has outraged.
) SEKAtOR BAILEY S CASK.
'. Senator Joseph W. Bailey's re-election
has been brought about under
circumstances from which he and
every other public man might well
prny to be delivered. Superficially
he has won a Victory, but it leaves
him permanently wounded as a sena-
rtor1 and-public character, because cir
cumstances have come to light in "the
Vourse of the contest against ' him
which, to "say the least,' raise wide
spread suspicion that he has forgotten
public duty in, advancing his1 'own
financial interest as a servant of odi
ous corporations.
j JNo man In high office .can under ex
isting Conditions Afford even to expose
himself to such suspicion, if nothing
buthls own safety were to be "consid
ered. - Bailey '8 own admissions-, of his
relations to Standard Oil Interests in
evitably aroused suspicion.: His . pro
testations " and explanations amount
only to denial of evil intent in ques
tionable doings, but that Is the iden
tical defense of every detected wrong
doer from Burton to Mitchell. If
Bailey's innocent motive be conceded,
Btjll he has shown an inexcusable' dis
regard for (that exacting publio. senti
ment, enforcing high moral standards
in judging public, men, which now is
the- paramount fact in political life.
Senator Bailey's caso Is. a signal Il
lustration of ,the penalty which' such
contempt, to call it : by no harsher
name, invites. At a primary election
in, .the fall, he .had Jjieen. renomfpajted
praetlcally without opposition; hjfcwas
the most popular man In Texas; his
admitted abilities had centered, state
pride in him,, and he was the idol of
his party. But subsequent disclos
ures In the course of judicial pro
ceedings - concerning'- his - -suspicious
corporation' connections and question
able acts armed his' enemies, caused
revulsion of sentiment and, even
gravely threatened his re-election In
the legislature. He has indeed es
caped defeat, - the sense that he
has managed after a - protracted and
desperate struggle to secure commis
sion for another terra in the senate,
but he will nevertheless go back with
prestige irretrievably impaired , ;'
PUBLiC mXTROt. OF rCBLlC LAXDS
President Roosevelt's pertinent
suggestion to the National Live Stock
association of the necessity of gov
ernment control of the public range
may well engage the serious attention
of- the Denver. 'convention, ..especially
as' the president expresses desire to
get the association's advice as to the
form of such control.' As to the prin
ciple involved; his mind was long ago
resolved, and in numerous messages
and "utterances he haa strongly urged
congress to make it the basis for
treating the remaining portion of the
public domain fit only for grazing.
Diversity of opinion, doubtless ex
ists among the delegates on a subject
so vexed and complicated. Many of
the worst difficulties grow out of
abuses under existing land laws
which originated In entirely different
conditions from these existing in the
purely range country. The roots of
the trouble run' to the very lack of
the adequate governmental control
which the president advocates.
It goea without Baying .that every
acre of public land suitable for culti
vation should be scrupulously guarded
for the homesteader. Immense tracts
of such land have been notoriously
seized for range by frauds made' pos
sible by the old land laws and old
methods of administering them, nd
what remains Is exposed until the
laws shall be thoroughly amended.
But there remain unnumbered ' mil
lions of acres fit, so far as can now
be soen, only for pasture and capa
ble of advantageous use only In large
tracts. Whatever special Interests
may have grown up out of inade
quacy and abuse of the old land laws,
the only possible way of putting the
whole subject on a satisfactory basis la
through complete national control,
first accurately classifying the public
lands and then disposing of the range
according to Its peculiar require
ments. This indeed Is imperative for
the true interest of the live stock in
dustry, as well as for that of the pub
lie. . , '
i.A Vital consideration isthat a great
deal of lnnd now supposed to be fit
j Eoieiy lor range will later be found
i adaptable In one way or another by
farming, just as an Immense area of
the plains country now" prosperously
cultivated was universally regarded
twenty or thirty years ago as utterly
hopeless ' for that purpose. An ar
rangement under government control
that mould secure more honest and
economic use of the 'range country,
preventing continuance of notorious
abuses, would also bbvc to future
home builders a great deal of the pub
lic domain otherwise certain to be
lost.
KKKP CLOSE TO THE PLATFORM.
The Joint committee of the legisla
ture charged wlih the formulation of
bills governing the railroad regulation
planks In the republican state plat
form Is getting down to business. The
promises made in the platform are
plain and specific and should permit of
no disagreement.
The platform calls Jor the eradica
tion of the free-pass evil, root and
branch, and is strictly limited in its
exemptions. The only exceptions there
made are "bona fide employes of the
company and members of their Imme
diate families and caretakers of live
stock." "The republicans In the leg
islature might perhaps feci Justified
In making the exceptions correspond
with those in the anti-pass section of
the interstate commerce law In order
to procure uniformity as to state and
interstate travel, but the state law
should not go beyond the national law
in opening the door to further free-
pass favoritism.
The Qiatforni also demands the en
actment, of a law conferring upon th.e
new railway commission "power to
prohibit rebates, discriminations and
special rates to corporations, persons
or localities and to see to it that any
and all abuses are corrected and equit
able freight and passenger rates ob
tained for the people." The Intent is,
without question, to Invest the com
mission with the fullest possible pow
ers, yet .the purpose and"seope are fur
ther explained by another plank con;
dltional on the failure of the consti
tutional amendment to carry. Here
the rromise is made" to enact such
laws "as will give to the people of
this state the same advantages that
congress has already given the nation
under the railroad rate bill In matters
of Interstate commerce." The act
passed by congress under pressure of
public opinion is the result of careful
study and corresponds to the conserva
tive thought of the people generally.
If our legislature Is guided by this
great legislative achievement of the
president and his friends, It Will stay
on safe ground.
To what extent the maximum pas
senger rate law should be reduced Is
not stated in the republican platform,
which refers to the reduction only in
general terms.- No one. can success
fully dispute the fact that the present
3-cent maximum rate In Nebraska Is
toohigh, but care should be taken In
making the reduction not to get it loo
low, for the law must later, be, sus
tained in the courts, for it will surely
be attacked. The Wisconsin legisla
ture Is considering one proposal to
make a graduated maximum .varying
with the gross receipts of the road per
mile for the preceding year, the idea
being to be well outside of the bounds
of alleged Confiscation. Our legisla
ture should not forget that a rate
which might be fully compensatory to
one prosperous road might be alto
gether inadequate to a branch line do
ing a small business.
Without wishing to be overofflclous
in offering advice The Bee. believes the
legislature will -do well to keep close to
the platform. Our people expect and
demand that every pledge made In that
platform be fulfilled, but they do not
want the promised relief Jeopardized
by legislation going to uncalled for
extremes which might not' successfully
run the gauntlet of the courts. -
. CORPORATIONS I y POLITICS.
Congress has taken a long step to
ward compliance with a growing pub:
He demand by passing the law pro
hibiting corporations from making
contributions to campaign funds In
federal elections. The measure 'was
recommended to the last congress by
President Roosevelt and has been gen
erally urged by all classes of men, re
gardless of political affiliations, who
have studied the effects of corporation
domination in public affairs. Senti
ment favorable to remedial legislation
on this subject was greatly increased
by the expose of the life insurance
frauds and their activity in national
campaigns. As a result of this agita
tion little difficulty was met In agree
ing upon the measure which has Just
been passed by a practically unani
mous vote.
The new law makes It unlawful for
any national bank or any corporation
organized by authority of any law of
congress to make money contrlbu-'
tion for any election, and for any cor
poration to make such contribution
for any election at which federal
officials are chosen. A penalty of a
fine not less than $260 nor more than
$1,000, or Imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both such fine and
imprisonment. In the discretion of the
court, Is provided.
The measure promises to be of
value chiefly in encouraging supple
mental legislation by- the states to
reach the corporations that have been
moat active in political campaigns.
Congraas has no power to enact laws
of this character affecting corpora
tions organized , under state laws. ex
cept in connection with their activity
In the election of federal officials.
National banks are prohibited - from
making contributions to campaign
funds in any election, thus elimi
nating one factor that has often fig
ured In the collection of political slush
funds. Nothing in the bill, however.
under the limitations of congressional
authority restrict the railroads,
which have everywhere been the most
flagrant offenders In using corporation
funds for the domination of political
parties and policies. The remedy for
this evil must be found In state legis
lative enactments which will apply
the same principle to state and mu
nicipal elections and to corporations
operating, under state charters. Much
has been already accomplished In thla
direction In some states. New York
has prohibited the life Insurance com
panies from making money con
tributions to campaign funds and
other states have passed corrupt prac
tice acts that In a measure restrict
corporation activity in political affairs.
These laws, many of them of but" lim
ited effectiveness, have been secured
only after bitter and protracted fights
In the state legislatures. The present
action of congresj may reasonably" be
expected to encourage further effort
In this direction by the states to the
end that corporation domination in
politics shall finally be eliminated.
The adoption by the lower house of
the legislature of the Tucker resolu
tion declaring against appropriations
on the percentage mill levy plan will
have the approval of the large ma
jority of Nebraska taxpayers. It is to
be-hoped that this Will settle the. ques
tion for the present session at any
rate. The state constitution provides
explicitly that all bills appropriating
money must originate in the house, so
if that body stands pat by its present
expression the schemers cannot secure
an entrance through the, senate. No
state institution asking for appropria
tions . based on substantial needs
should hesitate to submit its claims to
the legislature on-their merits and no
appropriation that cannot stand ex
posure to the light of day should have
favorable consideration.
The advocates , of the firemen's
double shift want to extend the scope
of their bill so that the benefit will be
shared not only by the firemen of
Omaha, but by the firemen of South
Omaha and Lincoln as well. It the
double shift is a good thing for Omaha
it ought to be a gooA thing for every
city that maintains a fire department
8nd the propqsed bill should be made
genernl to apply all over the state.
Omaha should not be selfish in this.
It is now proposed to authorize the
governor to remove any tlty executive
who fails to hold down the lid. The
governor already has that power so
far as members of the fire and police
commissioners are concerned and by
exercising ' it would , make any addi
tional authority unnecessary. .
The guaranty bond companies want
themselves limited Tj law as to the
amount of risk . theycai take in any
one ease. There is nothing to stop any
guaranty bond, company jfroro fixing its
own rules as to how much risk It will
assume without7 waiting for the' aid or
consent of the law-makers.
' The London Times is to establish
news bureaus in Washington' and New
"York. This Is encouraging and may
lead the Times finally to establish
news bureaus In London instead of
devoting all its space to "Letters to
the Editor."
The governor of Jamaica is appar
ently suppressing all letters or tele
grams he may have received congratu
lating him. upon having escaped from
the Kingston earthquake. '
Samber One Provided for.
Pittsburg Dlapatch.
The members of the houae testify their
belief In the Increased cost of living as
far as their living Is concerned. '
The Morntnar Itefore.
'Boston Transcript.
Blood Is still thicker than water. That
Is why American marines have been asked
to stand guard by the governor of a
British colony.
"Blitamy I'ernilta."
Brooklyn Eaglb.
The ease and haute -with which divorcees
get married, to the man waiting behind the
door, recall Leonard Bacon's definition of
divorcee In New England and the west aa
only "bigamy permits."
I'phnlaterlnar the Law.
Indlnapolls News.
Not only Is Mr. Rockefeller strongly In
favor of the enforcement of the law, but
he has a large staff of the beat attorneys
in the country doing their bent to flx the
law up so it can comfortably be enforced.
I paettln Precedents.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mr. Guggenheim, the new millionaire
senator from Colorado, announces that he
will dispose of all his business interest
and devote himself wholly to statesman
ship. Thomas C. Piatt will regard Mr.
Guggenheim aa a good deal of an amateur.
Any Old Money Looks Good.
Chicago Chronicle.
Although he Is deaciibed as being thor
oughly contemptuous of his American father-in-law,
the duke of Marlborough, It
seems, has reconciled himself to accept
1100.000 per year of that person's vulgar,
plebeian money. Evidently his grace has
no patience with the theory that money
can be "tainted." Like a certain British
sovereign who took toll of an unsavory
calling, he believes that "there is no smell
to a shilling." In this aa In other thrifty
characteristics the master of Blenheim
shows himself to be a true deaoendant of
John Churchill, than whum no thriftier
Englishman ever lived.
Keep
Dr- Graves'
Tooth Powder
where you can use it twice-a-day.
It helpa the poor teth; preserves,
brightens and whitens the good
ones and leaves a pleasant after
taste. Ask your dentist.
la hady aaataJ can or botUaa. S8m
Dr Graves' Teeth Powder Co.
JAMAICA (iIHGIt.
Chicago roet: Swettenham will be
sweatln' blood before the British colonial
offlre gets through with him.,
Chlcas lUnord-Herald: H was a lui-ky
thing for (Jovemor Swettenham that Jeff
Davla of Arkuruma wasn't the member if
the family who was ordered to get out of
Jnmnlca.
Kansas- City Times: William Waldorf
Aator's paper, the Pall Mall Oasette, finds
"extenuating circumstances" for the
Jnmnlca Insult. The moot ultra of . all
Englishmen Is the ex-American.
New York World: That such an amailng
and veraatllr aas ns Kir James Alexander
Swettenham should be Governor of Jamaica
at a time like this Is a British misfortune
which CMiinela the sympathy of all Intelli
gent Americans.
Chicago Chronicle: The lesson of the
episode Is the old one against the perils
of belne; precipitate even In the beat causes.
Nothing ever was gained by "going off at
half cock." That, unfortunately, Is exactly
what we did In Jamaica. Swettenham's
snub was the logical sequence.
Kansns City Journal: Admiral Davis Is
to be congratulated upon his calmness In
the face of a disconcerting situation that
might have turned out disastrously. Under
the circumstances he has placed the bur
den of apology upon the British and em
phasised the superiority of breeding,
dignity and manhood of an American ad
miral over a British colonial - governor.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: Sir Alexander
8wettenham haa rendered us a valuable
service, in a wny. . Because he Is a small
man tinder great pressure he speaks out
the natural British feeling toward us. And
hia stupid frankness tends to stop a lot of
fervid nonsense about the British people
being always ready to fall on our necks
and hall us as their brothers In blood, etc.,
etc.
PERSONAL JVOTES.
Thomas Wightman, pioneer glass manu
facturer of Pittsburg, has been in active
business for three-quarters Of a century,
and now, at the age of 90, Is to bo found
In his office every day.
D. M. Delmas, the California lawyer,
whr Is to defend Thaw, Is an enthusiastic
admirer of Alexander Hamilton and has
been urging New Yorkers to erect a monu
ment to the great federalist. .He had not
learned that there are already two in New
York.
Though Spooner, Foraker and Tillman
throw Javelins at one another In the senate
chamber they are chummy on the outside
and fond of exchanging stories. It has
even. been intimated that on occasions th?y
arrange dramatic situations for presen
tation at the proper time.
Judge C. C. Cole of Des Moines la., for
many years dean of the-Drake university
law school there, who Is S3 years old and
has been for, forty-two years a teacher of
law, has received a Carnogle pension of
tt.2Rfl a year. Judge Cole was graduated
from the Harvard Ijaw school In 184R.
J. rierpont Morgan of New York haa
made an offer to the Wadsworth Athen
eum, Hartford, Conn., to erect an art
gallery adjoining the Atheneum In memory
of his father, the late Junius S. Morgan.
The offer ha been accepted. Mr. Morgan
has made other generous gifts to this in
tltutlon. '
Representative Staples of Atchison county
has offered a resolution in the Missouri as
sembly setting forth .In detail the good
qualities of the Missouri mule, providing
that the state coat of arms be revived and
suggesting that. Instead of the two bears
now shown on the emblem, two Missouri
mules be substituted.
Llewellyn Powers has been governor of
Maine and ho la now serving his third
term In congress from the Pine Tree state.
Ho is tall, swarthy and 'strong-featured
in fact, ' the strong lines of his face, the
prominent cheek bones,' and the curve of
his eyebrows suggest the Indian, and Gov
ernor Powers is proud to acknowledge that
his ancestor named Chase of only three
generations ago was half Indian.
General Benjamin Johanla Vlljoen the
man who captured Dr. Jamleson after the
latter's premature South African raid and
later earned great fame while fighting the
British, Is now pr-stmaater of Chamberino,
N. M. Near the close of the Boer war he
was captured and banished to St. Helena.
When hostilities closed he refused to swear
allegiance to the British crown and came to
this country, where he married an Illinois
girl and became a cltlsen. He and a few
Boer families settled In the Rio Grande
valley, where they have HC!rired 1,700 acres
f land and are contented and prosperous.
' SYMBOLS OF WISDOM.
Trlbate of Hot Air to Xebraska
Grown Whiskers.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
People who are still middle aged, and
who took active part in the making of the
west, will be pained to learn that it haa
become necessary for the "society belles"
of Harrlnburg. Neb., to organise a move
ment for the encouragement of whiskers.
Time was, and not so very long ago,
when every adult male In Nebraska, from
the MlBaouri river to Colorado, from Kan
sas to South Dakota, wore a beard when
it was agreed on all-sides that no state
in the union was better adapted than Ne
braska to the display of facial foliage.
In those days the winds, sometimes little
more than gentle sephyrs, again attaining
to the dignity of gales, anon assuming the
majesty of tempests, dancing merrily over
the foothills, skipping blithely across the
beauteous Platte valley, chasing one an
other over the undulating prairies, causing
the fields of grain to shimmer beneath a
cloudless sky In those days, the winds
of Nebraska, which began to blow usually
on January 1 and ceased to blow usually
on December 31. loved to play, and whistle,
and make melody amidst the alfalfa whis
kers which were among the most attrac
tive features of every hamlet, village and
city In the state.
The growth of storm breaks, which haa
resulted in occaalonal calms; the introduc
tion of inelodeons, ' pianos and latterly
phonographs and pianolas, the invention
of the safety rasor but perhaps more par
ticularly the composition of popular songs
calculated to wound the sensibilities of the
whlnkered have contributed to a steady
decline In the crop.
These causes of decline, or decay, are
not, however, deemed sufficient br the
women of Hariisburg, who have decided
to "discourage attentions from men who
do not wear full beards."
They maintain that men with whiskers
are handsomer and every way more ac
ceptable as sweehearts, . husbands and
fathers, their purpoae evidently being to
overcome the demoralising effects of visits
on the part of soiae of the young men
with whiskers to Omaha, Council Bluffs,
St. Joseph, Kansas City and other centers
of fashion where whiskers are regarded
with disdain.
The young women of Harrlsburg declare
that whiskers are in the hlgheat degree
ornamental and that no young man should
be ashamed of them, but. rather, proud
that he is capable of raising them, even
though they come out red in too many
cases; and. touching upon the principal
raoae of the decline of a grand old western
and Nebraska custom, they say that if
fidelity to the cause will accomplish any
thing the organisation which they have
formed will overcome the aenaeleaa ridi
cule and restore the whiskers of Nebraska
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aa the iulellectual and religluus life of
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BITS OP WASHISGTOS LIFE. '
Minor Sre-nea and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
In a short time three shies of the na
tional capltol will have public buildings In
harmony with the dignity of the central
masterpiece. There yet remains th
scrubby and slummy eyesores on Pennsyl
vania avenue directly on the west front of
the capltol grounds, and almost within the
shadow of the Peace monument. Here are
several blocks of ramshackle buildings so
poor to look upon that even firebugs pass
them up as unfit for business. These must
go In a short time, giving way to structures
befitting the surroundings. Gradually
Pennsylvania avenue is taking on architec
tural dignity. One of the latest addlUons
to Its Imposing vista Is the marble and
granite municipal building now under way.
The site is a corner diagonally opposite
the new Wlllard hotel. This building,
which will contain the offices of the com
missioners of the District of Columbia and
otherwise house the municipal gnverment
of Washington, will cost $2,500,000, and while
not as large as' some of the city halls In the
biggest of our American cities, will be, pen
haps, the finest of them all, both as re
gards Its architectural effect and its In
terior equipment. .The building Is designed
In the style of the French renaissance, and
the feature which will most attract the eye
la the colonnade of marble columns, fifty
four In all, which adorns each of the four
facades. These columns are forty feet
high. The facades . themselves, ns well as
the columns, are of white marble, which
come from South Dover. I I. The base
of the building is of white granite. Sur
rounding the building at the height of the
fifth story will be a series of twenty-eight
marble statues. These statues, which are
allegorical, representing justice, statesman
ship, etc., are by a ypung Italian sculptor,
Adolfo de Nestl, and are considered re
markably fine by good critics. The build
ing will have a frontage of 243 feet on
Pennsylvania avenue and will be of, five
stories and basement, contalnng altogether
206,000 feet of floor space, or about five
acres.
Living In Washington Is a man 99 years
old, who has passed nearly eighty years
here and has never set foot Inside the
capltol.
At the Virginia end of the Aqueduct
bridge, across the upper Potomac, la a
woman past 80, who, living within half
a mile of Washington all her life, haa never
been In Washington.
The old Washlngtonian, who Is hale and
Intelligent, said, when questioned, that he'd
never cared to go Inside the capltol. There
was no business calling him there. He'd
always been perfectly willing to let the
folks Inside the capltol go their ways, if
they'd only mind their own business and
let him alone.
The old woman at the other end of the
Aqueduct bridge observed. In response to
an interviewer's Inquiries, that she'd never
crossed to Washington because she'd never
cared to. She'd always had enough work
to prevent her from gadding about.
These two old persons, says the Wash
ington Post, fairly represent the lack of
lnqutsitiveness which Is perhaps the
strongest characteristic of the people who
live in and around Washington. Washlng
tonlans are probably the least curious peo
ple on earth. "
On New Year's day, when the president
received the general public, the double
line of people eager to graap hia hand
curved In two directions out of the White
House grounds and upon the streets till
4 or 5 o'clock In the afternoon, though the
reception began at noon. Of the thousands
In those two patient lines, hardly any were
Washlngtonlane.
John Sharp Williams, the democratic
leader of the hemse, and Senator Daniel
of Virginia were discussing the fortifica
tions bill while riding In a .street car to
the- capltol. 'The' Mlsstsslpplan favored
heavy appropriations for Increased fortifi
cations along' the Virginia capes.'
"Those capes command the entrance to
the Potomac," he pointed out, "and we
should have them ao powerfully fortified
that an enemy could not get his ships in
side Chesapeake bay, for If he got that far
we might have to fight him all the way to
Washington.. In other words, we should
make it Impossible for an enemy to get
Into Washington at all."
That's so," sssented Senator Daniel,
musingly; "that's so. But did you ever
think that It would be almost Impossible
for an onemy to get - Into Washington,
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A OCHOOL bovt
$ Scoffs Emulsion. Ou;
room work impairs their vitali'tv
Passing from heated rooms into raw
penetrating winds, they often fall a prey
to coughs and colds.
Scoffs EmuUfon mkf
healthy fat, and rich Llood to nourish
their growing bodies. It repairs and
increases their vital powers. It enable
them to withstand the cold winds.
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dust tight, '
moisture proof packagf. .
whether or not we foad .any. sort of fortifi
cations on the Oapea? ' I know . something
cbout this. For four years I was In sight
of Washington, but I didn't get In here
untn KM." ,
In that year Major, Daniel was elected a
member of the house.
Senator Stone of Mlssotirl doesn't - Often
speak In the 'senate, put when he (long he
Is listened to with the closest attention.
He delivered a carefully prepared speech
on the unending Brownsville 'affair and
under the Influence-of -his eloqueace he
wandered away aimlessly, at- times front
his written text. Then he got twisted up
In his motnphors. For example, he said:
"The senator from - Massachusetts tMr.
I.odffo) demands his modicum of ' nromatld
salve and th senator 1 from ' Ohio (Mr.
Foraker) demands his laurel wreath with
out a missing link." The galleries and the
senate laughed and ' the Missouri states
man seemed quite pleased at the hit he had
made. ''
Senator Fornker's speech on the Browns
ville affair was specially notable : on ac
count of. the extreme vigor. which,. .char
acterised Its delivery. The Oliloan made
the American eagle acream his loudest,
quoted authorities 'from -the Bible to the
constitution of the United States and
pounded his desk until the skylights rat
tled. He shouted so loudly' tht his voice
cracked. He . drove Homes with terrlflo
force earh point of his contention and
defied the eighty-nine father senators to
controvert them. The-tremendous vigor of
his remarks caused many senators td smile
as they recalled Senator Carmack's de
scription of Foraker.; 'a a "bifurcated
peripatetic volcano in perennial eruption."
, rOIXTF.D PI.EASAXTRIRII..M:
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' Gladys Did that dress cost you much?
Her Married Sister Oh, no. dear. Only
one good cry. Philadelphia Inquirer."
' WoahihgUti.liia iust been hailf l.taaJUiai
Father of His Country..
"Good!" he gasped. ''I was Afraid they
might make me a city father." New York
Bun.
"That girl wae lntoxtcatlngly beautiful
last night." -
"Humch! It was hef dress. She w-re
champagne silk under a drapery of foamy
lace." Baltimore American.
'
"Mumps and measles are quite prevalent
these days." - ' : '
"Yes; they are very catching." Balti
more American.
"Beautiful memorial window," remarked
her husband as they left the church.
"I didn't ' notice particularly," said Ills
wife, "but the light from it fell' on the
Jones pew and It made her complexion a
fright." Philadelphia Ledger.
t
"No," said the leading man, "I never pay
any attention to what the critics say."
"Ah," replied the dramatic editor, "then
they have not been giving you favorable
notices." Chicago- Record-Herald.
Materfamllias Gladys, you should not te
so ready to make th acquaintance of every
young man who looks at you and smiles.
Gladys Why, mamma, that's the way the
young women all do in those delightful
stories the magaslnes are printing now
dtty Chicago Tribune ,
"Alexander wept because there were no
more worlds for him to conpuer," siild tha
hero worshiper.-
"Yes," answered the-skeptic; "but -in so
doing he did not display trreat valor so
much as a limited knowlinlge of geogra
phy." Washington Star:.
Enthusiast Don't you think the rhlaro
oscnro was fine?
Nonmuslcal Quest Well, now, to be plain
with you. I liked the chicken salad better
Baltimore American.
A FELLOW KKKMXO.
W. J. Lampton In New York Times. .
St. Peter at the Pearly Dates -
Held up a wamlntr hand
Defore a new arrival there,
And bade the stranger stand.
The new arrival wanted In,
Of course, and told a tale
Of human vlrtuca that would make
The very devil pale.
r?t. Peter hemmed and hawed a while;
He'd heard thiit kind before;.
"I never told my wife a Ho," .'.
The man suld at the door.
And Peter flung It open wide. -Such
'lf-resiralnt as this
i In earthly life was surely worth
Eternity of bliss.- )
The man flew through the open way,
Kea-ariiless of exuense,
And addi-d, when lie got inside:
"Excejt in self-doffiise."
St. Peter frowned; -then smiled and aai
"You worked me that time but
I used to be a man myself,"
And slammed the portals shut. .
and ffirl. nJ
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