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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1P07 The Omaiia Daily Bee fOUNDED BT EDWARD F.08E WATER. VICTOR ROSeVvATLR, EDITOR. rintnred at Omaha p-Mtofflc as aeoond matter. TERMS OF BT'IiSCRIPTlON. Dfllly lira (without tfundur). on year. .WO laliy anil Bunday, on year Sunday )), on year tfc) Saturday H-e, on rear XW DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Ially Ree (including Sunday), per week..l5J 5ily He (without Sundnyi, per week....Ko tvenlng bee (without Sunday), par week, to Evening Ite (with Sunday), per WMk 100 Address complaint of Irregularities In de 'Ivery to City Circulation Department OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Hiilldlng. Council HlulTa 10 Tearl Ftreet. Chicago lti) Inity HulMlng. . Now ork 160 Horn Life lnstii-en" Bldg. Washington &1 Fourteenth Btreat. CORRESPONDENCE!. Communication relating- to newa and ed itorial master ahould ba addressed: Omaha lire, Editorial Department. i REMITTANCES. Remit hy draft, express or poatal order, pnvabla to The Bee Publishing Company. OnVy cent stamp received In payment or ma!l account a. Personal check, except on Omaha or aaatern exchange, not accepted. THE REE PUBLISHING! COMPANY. STATEMENT OT CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Douclaa County, m: r v. ri u naral manager Of The Uee publishing company, being duly I worn, ihvi that tha actual number of tuii , . I . a 1 1 Unpnlni? and complete copiea or i ne i'uii.t. ' " Evening and Sunday Pee printed during tha monin or jreDruar. vxn, waa aa ionu- l.... .,.. si.eoo S ....81,860 I.. 30,100 . 31,830 I 31,680 1 31,670 1 39,190 I . t - 31.660 1 39,190 10 30,450 11 31,780 It 81.870 U 31440 14 31,540 IS.... 31,850 IS ', , , S1.9BO j 7 80,390 II.......... 34,630 19 39,000 JO..... 83.680 jl 33,470 39.4G0 ft 39.060 14 M.690 I 39,080 U , 31.B60 J 7 33,050 It 33.130 Total 36,790 Less unsold and returned cople. 3,763 Nat total ,. 686.87 Dally average 31,677 CHARLES C. ROSE WATER, General Manager. lull scribed In my preaenoe and sworn to before me thin lit day of March. 1WT. (Beat) ... M. B. H UNGATE, Notary Publl. WHEN OUT OF TOWN. Bnbecrlbere leaving the clt trtnx porarlly ahould ks The Dee ana lied te them. Address will be changed of tea raeated. When the city rouncil passe the drug etore bill Kuuduy in Omnba will be a Sahara, indeed. The announcement that Corea wants Japuncfe liuuilurantg comes from Japan and not from Corea. Battling Nelson, the pugilist, has bad bis touslls removed and now can talk as fast as a congressman. After the court succeeds In acquitting or convicting the expert witnesses the trial of Harry Thaw probably will be resumed. A federal grand Jury at Chicago has Indicted a church furniture " trust A church trust ought to be' one of the good trusts. - " ' 1 The Carneglo Hero commission ought to fix up a bunch of medals for those stenographers who have taken the testi mony in the Thaw case. Leslie M. Shaw says the railroads are rot ready for war. The time to bring an enemy to terms is when you catch blm In a state of unpreparedness. riate glass ' insurance companies threaten to withdraw from Washington, D. C, so you have one guess as to where Carrie Nation Is now living. The Washington Herald is mistaken about Nebraska women having organ ised an Anti-Whiskers society. The Nebraska women have never worn 'em. Former Senator Burton says his con viction was due to President Roose. Telt'a activity, but no one seems to be blaming Mr. Roosevelt on that account "America leads the world In the prophetic pyschlcal projection of possi ble profits." No, 'you're, wrong. The quotation is from a Brooklyn and not a Boston paper. Montana reports that the lamb crop of the state will be a bumper this year in spite of tho severe winter. The Is mb crop is good everywhere except in. Wall street ' '' ' The farmers are taking full advantage of the early' spring and plowing and seeding are going ahead at a rate that means no effort will be neglected to in sure a bountiful harrest A New York manager has refused to sign a contract with a famour tenor unless he reduces his waist line five inches. A fat tenor looks out of place as much as a lean basso. The eloquence of sn attorney for an lee company was potent enough to se cure a reduction of proposed 'license for ice wagons from $10 to $5. This attor ney earned his pay for one day, at least The man who murdered Whltely, the Loudon merchant was tried and sen tenced within thirty days from the date 1 of his crime. Those Loridon courts evi dently have not heard of brain storms. City KlectrUian Michaelsen bobs up with notice to the city council that the lighting fund will soon be overdrawn, os if a democrat would be content until fiie bottom of the barrel has been reached. Heuatur Koralter declares he will uever drop that investigation of the Brownsville affair until he gets to the bottom facts iu the case. The negroes Interested may rest assured they will bare a white man working for them, at least until the southern delegates to theTiext republican uutloual convention Jtavt bed) wlecteiL At) PA SIC IS Bt'SXtM.' While Wall street Is treating itself to another semi-panic in speculative storks, the legitimate busiua of tho country Is forging ahead by leaps and bounds, reportu of manufacturers and Jobbers lri the east already assuring a summer and fall trade that will be even greater than that of last year, which was a record breaker In the history of the country. Duu's agency reports that nenrly all of the Jobbers In the east are embarrassed lKcause they underesti mated the demands of their customers, and are now unable to till rush orders. Transportation conditions hare im proved, although the railroads In every section are still unable to promptly handle the enormous rolume of traffic offered them, both In taking grain and produce to market and in returning merchandise to the west. There Is nothing irregular in the Increased de mand for merchandise. All lines are profiting by It and Jobbers frankly state that they would welcome a little lull In order to allow them to catch up with delayed orders. An estimate places the Increase in general trade at 10 per cent above that of last spring, while book ings for fall and winter stocks are fully 20 per cent larger than at this "time in 1000. Two significant sentences appear in these commercial agency reports. Dun's says: "One of the best features is the steady improvement in mercantile pay ments," and Bradstreet's adds: "Coun try merchants generally are discounting their bills." Those statements contain the best answer to the claim of Wall street that there Is occasion for alarm as to the 'financial conditions of the country. The merchants have not only paid for the goods on hand, but have discounted bills of goods bought for fu ture delivery, and there Is nothing In the commercial conditions to contribute In any way to the depression which the stock Jobtxrs profess to feel. While prices are ruling higher In nearly all mercantile lines, the nngnienfed demnud for consumption Indicates that such prices will be maintained, at least so long aa the mills are unable to supply the demands. With this condition in the textile, leather and groceries trade, with wonderful activity in the steel in dustry, with money easy for legitimate trade, there Is no reason for apprehen sion or expectation that there will be any abatement in prosperous condi tions, no matter whether Wall street's speculative securities go up or down. EKQL1SH MONET FOB MANILA. American investors are hesitating about financing the Agricultural Bank of the Philippines, the establishment of which was authorised by the last con gress, and Secretary Taft has been ad vised that English capitalists are anx ious to finance the institution. The proposed bank will be allowed to. loan money only on farms and farm products and the Phlllpplue government guaran tees 4 per cent on the Investment The authorities at Washington' have made considerable effort to induce American investors to furulsh the capital for the new financial . venture, but those ap proached all say they have more confi dence in home investments, and Secre tary Taft probably will allow the Eng lish capitalists to control the bank If Americans do not take more kindly to the proposition. English capitalists have no hesitancy In approving the proposed bank ven ture, aa it la to be organized almost ex actly on the lines of the Agricultural Bank of Egypt which was financed by Englishmen and has been one of their most profitable investments In the orient Experience in Egypt and India have given Englishmen a keen knowl edge of eastern character and conditions which would warrant them in taking stock In the Philippine bank and mak ing a success of it where Americans, with their lack of understanding of the habits and customs of the orientals, might record a failure In the undertak ing. While Secretary Taft admits his disappointment at the failure of Amer icans to become interested in the pro posed bank, be ia pleased greatly that English interests are ready to back the enterprise which he is confident will prove of wonderful help in developing the agricultural resources of the Philip pines. nrz.p roa tub bond market. Secretary Cortelyou of the Treasury department has made an announcement which promises to relieve the depres sion now noticeable In the bond market Owing to the active demand for capital for Investments In enterprises return ing high profits, muulclpal bonds of many Of the eastern cities have been going begging. Most of these bonds bear a low rate of Interest fixed by law, and can not be sold at less than par, so that under existing conditions In the financial world they offer little attrac tion to Investors. Mr. 'Cortelyou's de cision to accept municipal bonds, such aa are legal investments for savings banks under the laws of Massachusetts and New York, as substitutes for gov ernment bonds to secure government deposits- doubtless will encourage the bankers of the country to look more favorably upon municipal bonds that are now being offered on the market Mr. Shaw, while secretary of the treasury, accepted railroad, state and municipal bonds in large amounts, as security for government deposits. Mr Cortelyou has been quoted as saying that he would not accept railroad bonds as such security, but "high grade" railroad bonds are included In his an nouncement. It Is accepted in financial cirri es that the' Treasury department under the new regime will be very cau tious in scrutinizing railway ouds of ferwl ns Bocrrlty f' government loam j and will give the r reference to state and municipal debentures. The ac ceptance of such securities by the gov ernment ns pledges for deposits of treasury funds gives them a semi-official endorsement by the government that will enhance their attractiveness to Investors. This feature of the trans action Is expected to have a decidedly bracing effect upon the municipal bond market which Is, apparently now suf fering from too much prosperity In other lines. A YICTOHT FOR EMPLOYES. The decision of Judge Emory Speer of the federal court for the Georgia dis trict upholding the constitutionality of the employers' liability act passed hy the last congtess will be good news to employes in interstate .commerce every where, ai it doubtless will result In having the case carried to the higher courts and a final ruling secured that will put an end to the conflicting decis ions that have been made by dlflterentJ federal Judges. The decision will serve as a means of accomplishing the end desired by Pres ident Roosevelt when he urged the adoption by congress of a measure granting to the government the right of appeal in such cases. Argument lu support of this measure was based on the fact that federal Judges In different states had been declaring acts of con gress unconstitutional, leaving the gov ernment, under existing laws, without the right to carry the case to higher courts for review. This condition has been illustrated forcibly in the employ ers' liability act The law hos been de clared unconstitutional by Federal Judge Evans of Louisville and Federal Judge McCall of Memphis, both holding that that law was repugnant to the con stitution of the United States. The decision of the Georgia Judge, in direct conflict with those of his Kentucky and Tennessee colleagues, emphasises the necessity of the right of appeal in such cases. Judge Speer's findings are based on the legality of the act creating the In terstate Commerce commission and upon the constitution-bestowed power of con gress to regulate commerce between the states. He contends that the law de prives no corporation of the due pro cess of law, as their cases are triable in the courts prescribed by the consti tution. The employers liability act, in brief, deprives the railroads or other concerns engaged In Interstate com merce, from pleading the fellow ser vant principle as a defense in suits brought for damages for, accidents to employes. It refuses to relieve a rail road from liability for Injury to an em ploye, caused by the negligence of a fel low employe, but in effect places the em ploye on the same footing with a patron. Railway employes have been working for years for the enactment of such a law and they will rejoice at . Judge Speer'8 decision and the prospect of having the case passed upon by the court of last resort Strong tn their confidence of the Justness of the law, they have no fears aa to the final out come. THE riHtMEir8 DOVDLS 8BIWT. By legislative mandate the double shift will be installed in the fire depart ment of Omaha in the course of another three months. Thla is a consummation for which the firemen have been work ing for three or four years and has been achieved . by , them after a long pull through sharp discussion and over a wide divergence of opinion aa to the merits of the measure and its probable effect Our business men and heavier tax payers have been largely opposed to the change to a double shift on the ground of unnecessary Increase of expenses and a feared Impairment of efficiency of the fire fighting force. On the other side, the firemen advocating the double shift have insisted that the added cost would be comparatively small and that the dally intermission of twelve hours be tween work would strengthen rather than weaken the service. The enactment of the double shift law puts It up to the firemen to see to it that ita provisions work out right. They must show that they can utilize their new privileges when they come without abusing them. They must, go slow In the pressure for fire companies and new men, and above all, they must give us adequate fire protection, which can be had only as a result of strict discipline and thorough co-operation between the men and with their superior officers. The double shift law will put the Omaha firemen to the test and it will depend upon them whether the experi ment shall be permanent or only tem porary. ' " Having' established a new record for March, It will now become the weather man greatly If he will get his machine hack on the track and keep it under reasonable control for a few weeks, at least Tho present supply of dust and heat has leen such as will suffice for a good many years to come. If Mayor Jim would only get some one to write a proclamation that would get the street sprinkling system into commission be would perforin a real service to the citlscns. Conditions that now prevail In Omaha are disgraceful and Indicate the Inefficiency of the city administration. Congress man Burton of Ohio is said to be slated to succeed Foraker In the I'nlted States senate. Should he suc ceed be probably will Insist upon hav ing "of Ohio" permanently added to his title to distinguish him from Burton, who was In 'the senate from Kansas. The rapid growth of the Young Wo men's Christian association is not alto gether duo to the prospect of the new building, although that may have some thing to do with It The young women who compose the membership of this or ganization have proved themselves again and again a most entbuxiastlc lot of workers and It Is not to be wondered at that they keep the total of membership at a high figure. While stocks are tumbling in all di rections In Wall street the prices paid for grain of all kinds rule steady and firm. This condition merely Indicates the difference between "tangible and In tangible" assets. People who paid fancy prices for watered stocks are now set tling with the piper. Chief Salter sounds a timely note In warning people to be careful about put ting out fires and burning rubbish. No serious damage has yet resulted from carelessness this spring, but an ounce of prevention Is worth several tons of curu Lin dealing with fire. Just as a reminder of passing time, the Grand Army of the Republic has named ita committees to arrange for the annual Memorial day exercises. Sen ator Norrls Brown will make his maiden speech In Omaha on thnt occasion. Mayor Jim's plan to turn the Capitol avenue misfit market house Into a public bathing station has been turned down by the city council. The building will stand for some time longer as a monu ment to municipal stupidity. Complaints are now being made of the dirty condition of passenger cars on the lines oast of Chicago. It might help some if the railroads would use less water in their common stock and more on the rolling stock. That Kentucky policeman who was seriously injured by the sudden closing of a folding bed In which he wns sleep ing will hereafter probably stick to the old custom of doing his sleeping on his beat. Fortunate In Their Knoekera. Baltimore American. Ex-Senator Burton. Just out of Jail, bitterly attacks the president, which Illus trates anew that some men aro fortunate in the enemies they make. Shaklnaj Ip the Grafter. Bt. LouIb Republic. Having been Indicted on sixty-six counts and his ball fixed at ITO,0X, Abrahnm Reuf probably Ima&lnea that another selamlo dis turbance has taken place In the vicinity of San Francisco. Overdoing the Poor Moatfc. Cleveland Leader. The country may be pretty easy, but it hasn't failed to note the fact that railroad earnings go right on Increasing while the railways make a poor mouth over their burdens and out off promised improve ments. Petty Graft, by Comparison. Kansas City Times. ; The utter depravity of political conditions In Ban Francisco may be seen from the tact that if the grafter bad stolen only twenty times as much as they did steal they would have secured pretty nearly as much money as was cleaned up In the re organisation of the Chicago as Alton rail way. The Investor and the Gambler. New York Commercial. ' There Is much talk about the "Investment interests" being hurt by unsettled condi tions In Wall street The Investment In tereats are the very ones that are safe. It is the wily chap who Is Jumping In and out who yelp when he gets crushed be neath a ten-point drop In the market- There Is a distinction and a difference between the investor and the gamblej-. Kebraaka'a Primary Plan. Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Nebraska Is also to adopt the broad pri mary election method of nominating candi date the bill now going through the legis lature providing for the nomination of all candidate of all parties, state, local and United States senator, on the same day at the same polling place. One good feature of the pending enactment Is that It docs not require the voter to state his party affiliation before being allowed to partici pate In the primary. Tho Melancholy Daya, Railway World. Experience of the hotels at Washington. V. C, demonstrate how rigidly the rail roads are living up to the anti-pas law. At one of the big Washington hotel it was said that ordinarily about 2u0 piece of baggage a week were checked on railroad passes. During last week not a piece of such baggage waa checked, and for three waeks only two trunks were checked on railroad paase. For year pretty nearly everybody coming to Washington or going anywhere from Washington traveled on a pass. America' Craae for Speed. Milwaukee Sentinel. Americana are Imbued with a fervent de sire to get somewhere at any cost and at the topmost speed. Some day we will be actuated by more sober purpose that will necessitate the elimination, not of space, but of apeed. Dut not yet. The tlme may come when human life may be regarded a of more value than speed, but nut yet. There la no tlmo. We are In a hurry. If we ean'J get frem New York to Chicago in eighteen hours and from Kala masoo to Bpodunk in forty-eight we are unhappy, be the "butcher's bill" what It may. V A JOKER IX THE GAME. How Bachelors May ScoS at the fort Oudse Decree. New York Tribune. It I hard to frame a wise law, aa the cltlsens of Fort Dodge, la., will soon learn to their sorrow. Those good people have Just taken to themsiivea an ordinance ac cording to which "all ablebudlcd portions between the uijes et 26 and 45 years whose mental and physical prupenaillr are nor mal" must marry within two nonth o date or elae be fined. We suspect soma In sanity expert was hired to Insert ttu "Joker" in this measure. The ' "Joker" Is there, and it la worthy of a psychological expert; It 1 the proviso about cltlsens "of normal, mental and physical propensitlrs." The elty father. In their untutored way, did not observe that this clause exempts everybody. A Kort Dodge benedict may escape tha law merely by seeking to comply with It; his relatives will then enter tha plea of abnormality in hi behalf- And any court In Iowa w ill lule that a man who Is willing to wed within sixty day of first notice la abnormal as a March straw berry. Probably the city father d'.dn't expect the law to work save as a hint to curtain backward friends ui their eldest daughters. .. ROtSD A BO IT KKW YORK. Ripple on the Cnrrent ot l ife In tho Metropolis. ' An uninvited caller of tho dark lnntern variety allppod Into a bonrdlng house on West Thirteenth street at n unseemly hour In tl'.e morning and found the land lady busy with breakfast foods and things. The landlady weigh 186 pound and didn't ahy a little bit, nor did she scre.im. Find ing hia retreat by the front door rut off the visitor struck a priie fighting attitude. It did not dismay h t. She rushed pnt his gunrd nnd, selling him by the collnr, shook him until his teeth rattled. Then h proceeded to give the final lesson. "Now, sonny," she remarked In a woodshed tone, I'll teach you not to break Into my house." Tnklng off her slipper She flipped the humiliated burglar across her knee and spnnked him soundly. RetumlCt the slip rer to Its place the husky landlady took her biirglar by the ear, led him to the street and passed him up to a policeman. Such is the stuff of which heroines are made. The Bowery sdvornte trades unionism, but the other night an exponent of union labor drew the line when he refused to gulp the button of the Bartender' union. He stepped into a Bowery saloon and or dered one of those twenty-eight-ounce glasses of beer which are served for ( cents. While the tough cltlxen behind tha counter was drawing the suds hla blue union button became unfastened and fell Into the beer vase. The customer, while draining his glass, swallowed the disk with Ita sharp brass pin. He began to chok and cough, and after he had been pum muled on the back by prise fighters and other patrons of the place he coughed up the bution. Then he began to abuse the barkeep. "What's de madder wld yet said the spigot Jerk, "I couldn't help it. T'ink I wanted to lose me button on a guy llko you. Yer no good union man or you'd held It down, see!" It Is a pity that all babies born with the prospect of being adapted out of an or phan aayium are not blessed with blue eyes. Most persons who wish, to adopt children show a preference for the blue eyed variety. "They seem to think." said the matron ot one such institution In New York, "that blue eyes give promise of greater Intelli gence, honesty and general stability of Character, That Is pretty hard on the youngsters with eyes of brown, black, gray or haxeL Undoubtedly those children will grow up to be Juat as worthy cltlxen a the blue-eyed tot, but it la Impossible to make most of the. prospective parents-in-law believe so. They have been Influenced by the arguments of certain half-baked scientldo writers who claim that all the virtues are found In blue eyes, and the dark-eyed ehUdren. no matter what their parentage, suffer from the discrimination," i With the completion a few days ago of the second of the twin tube by which the rapid transit system of greater New York is being carried beneath the East River, say the Scientific American, the linking up of Brooklyn and Manhattan by. an un broken stretch of subway tracks is brought one step nearer completion. Compared with the- work of driving tha longer tunnels be neath the Hudson river, the construction of the tubes beneath the East River has been a far more formidable task. If we ex cept the difficulties encountered by the En glish company which attempted to drive the first tub beneath the Hudson river, the work of conectlng Manhattan and New Jersey has not been attended with very serious trouble; at any rate, if there have been difficulties, they have bean overcome a quietly that the public has heard very little about them. . . , .. . The East River, however, has proved a very difficult proposition, largely because of the varying character and consistency of the material through which the tube had to be driven, sand, rock, and mud being successively encountered. It is to this vari ation of material of the river bottom, to gether with what we have always consid ered to be overllght construction of the tube, that the trouble In the way of faulty alignment and elevation and the distortion of the tube themselves Is largely due. The bending stresses at the point where the tubes pas rather suddenly from solid rock into soft mud have been so great as to crack some of the plates, and most of the delay on these tunnels has been due to the necessity or repairing theae broken platea and restoring the grade of the tun nel at points where If had fallen below the proper elevation. The neweat electiio sign to glimmer on Broadway reads "No tip." It Is displayed in front of a large barber shop whose fur nishing and equipments ecllpae anything of the kind In town. The shop Is located In the heart of the Rial to. In the first place, a fellow may get a feather edge hair cut or a scrape at any hour of the night at the regular matinee prices charged at the other tonsorlal houses. Every known anti septic measure has been provided for the shop, which Is a thing of beauty. The bar bers are not permitted to tell a customer that his hair needs trimming or ask him if be wishes a fnosaage or a shampoo. A no tice has been posted on the wall of the shop -which read: "If you have tipped the barber please do not call again." The shop promise to be a great success, be cause in this city 10 cents for a tip to your barber is as essential aa the 16 cent for Woman's suffrage has received another knockout blow, this time .In Harlem. Th tale run that a woman up there ven tured Into the vicinage of vice with $16 and gambled away (X out 'of that sum. When her high finance was objected to by the winners she broke the bank, or, rather,' Its front windows, and summoned the po lice. This moat ungentlemanly refusal to bear an Invited loss proves that woman kind could never succeed in the political arena. If the Harlem lndy were defeated In aa .aldermanio contest ne glass trust would die ot overwork. I'EHSONAL NOTES, R. R. Anthony, the republican nominated In the ilrkl Kansas congress district to suc ceed Curtis, cliooen I'nlted States senator, I a nephew of the late Susan II. Anthony. A Milwaukee m&n claims to have dis covered the north pole, but his story should not he credited until tie produces the bottle I'eary left on the loe some distance this side ef the pole. After all, FlrtMburg Is not devoid of cheer fulness and n dl'ponltlon to"lok on the Vrtght side of tilings. Notwithstanding the datnagu dor.e, tlte papers are crowing about that Hood being the biggest since Noah's. In a let tier from Spain to his Louisville paper Colonel Henry Watterson expresses the op.nlon that if the pe pie of the I'nlted States could vli.lt Spain and tuke a look around they would go back home mighty well pbased with thtmselvfcs and their own government. Evil times are ahead for th fat singers. Oscar Haintnereteln Is reported a not ready to sign a contract with Ancona, the bail tone, unless Ancona agree to take at least Ave Inch eft his waist measurement. Mr. Hammersteln refers to another singer, who goes to a gymnasium every day, and say that "they should all do that whea they're too fat." Mr. Hammersteln I eternally right. But will he succeed and a dnltghted pubilo see the Uat of grand opera with great, hulking fcD-pouad Romeo and Juliets? mBaking Peddler Light, crisp, wholesome The best food to start the day with Food raised with Price's Baking Powder Is unfermented, never sours in the stomach, and may be eaten in its most delicious state, fresh and hot, by persons of all temper ments and occupations, without fear ef unpleasant results. VR1CK BAKING THE PHILOSOPHY or CRAFT. Some Remark n the Spiel of Barton, the Talated. Kanaa City Star. If you have taken pain to analyse the situation and to look at it from both sides, you cannot blame ex-Senator Bur ton of Kansas for falling to grasp the motives of President Roosevelt in con tending for equity and deoency in the ad ministration of th government. It would be too much to expect that the motives of a man like Roosevelt could be made Clear to the understanding of a man like Burton. When you pause to' consider the record of Burton and of all other poli tician of hi achool; when you fix In your mind th well attested fact that their sole Interest in politics Is limited to In dividual gain or to personal reprisal. It ought to be quite comprehensible that they ran see nothing In the crusade of the president against public spoliation but an ambition to build himself up or a desire to pull others down. It Is easy to believe that Burton holds himself to be a deeply Injured person, and being identified with the false sys tem against which the administration haa declared war that he, la sincere when he goes to the absurd length of poatng as the victim of a conspiracy which the pres ident has launched nirainst him. Publlo life and society, tn Its various 4 ramifications, furnish continual examples of this sort of-self-deoeptlon and misun derstanding. Let the schemes of any spoilsman or special privilege, grabber whom you know be h war ted or disturbed and he will forthwith begin to set up accusations of grab and of corrupt mo tives. This sort of play haa been enacted any number of times in Kansas City. It Is a subterfuge that Is resorted to whenever any effort Is made to protect franchises and grants that are valuable to the city and need safe-guarding. It la, In the first place, as in the caa of Burton, perfectly natural for persona who are wholly "on tha make" themselves to 1 rank all person In their class, and when the moral sensibilities are In a state ef atrophy, either by temperament or through the Influence of continual in action. It 1 quite Impossible for person o affected' to comprehend in, other any motive or purpose which la not strictly ulterior and sordid. Burton's tirade against the president and the abuae he haa seen fit to heap upon him as a "hypocrite" and "conspira tor." merely punctuates a tendency and a condition which asserts Itself wherever and whenever the gentle game of graft meets with molestation and Interference. Tho I.nte General Wlat. Philadelphia Record. General Wlnt waa one of tho small group of remaining officers of the regular army who saw service In the civil wnr. He had the singular distinction of having entered both the volunteer and the regular service through the ranks. He was a Pennsylva nlan, and In the Blxth cavalry of this state h reached the rank of a commissioned officer before the end of the war. Soon after his time expired in the volunteer service he entered the regular cavalry aa an enlisted man, and in a few months wws again a second lieutenant. He distinguished himself in campaign sgain?t the Indian" snd in Cuba and the Phllippinea. He hastened his end by arduous work in 'get ting the expeditionary force off for Cuba last year. He succeeded Goneral Bell In command of the troops In th island, but was compelled by hl health to return to this country for medical treatment Spring Announcement 1907 We are now displaying a most Complete line of foreign novelties for spring gnd summer wear. Your early Inspection is invited, as it will afford an opportunity of choosing from a large number of ex clusive styles. We Import in "Single suit length," and a suit cannot be dupli cated. An order placed now may be de livered at your convenience. Delicious Hot Biscuit Tempting, Appetizing are made with POWDER, CHICAGO. SIIIITHFIL REMARKS. "How'd yrr come to be thrown out ot work, pard?" "I got out," replied Tired Tiffins, with dignity. "I didn't hafter be thrown out."- Washington Herald. Teacher Willie, where is the alimentary canal? Willie (eagerly) It's down there In Panama where the sports' straw hats oome from. Baltimore American. Farmer Haysede The Agricultural de partment gives us free seed. rurrner .tnirriu i nun me wrBiuer nur eau send us storms to waah It out. New York Sua. , . , - ...... "I understand your new automobile haa made a big hit?" . "Do you refer to popular admiration, or to the lire hydrant I knocked over?" Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Darling," said he. "I understand you have prepared the lunch from your conking school recipes. I-ead me as a sacrifice to the table. I am ready for the worst." And with a. "Ha! ha!" expression on her speaking features, she put before him th home made sausage. Philadelphia Press. "What ia a brain storm?" "Well answered Parmer Corntoasel, "as near aa I kin make out. It's somethln' Ilk sayln appendicitis stid o' stomach ache. It . an expensive name for a mighty " Common complaint." Washington 8tar. "Young man." said the severe parent, "when I was your age I was earning my own living." 'Sir," answered the Impassive youth, "th circumstance Is one which I prefer not to discuss. In my opinion, It reflects no credit whatever on mjN grandparents." Washington Star. "Everyone Is so pressing in attentions to me." sighed the electric doorbell. "But when you don't answer I get the knocks." complained the door. Baltimore American. ' "Is It doughnuts or crullers you want? asked the baker. "Shu re, I dunno," replied Casey, "w'at'a the differ" "Well, crullers have holes In the middle and doughnuts haven't." "Ohnme the doughnuts; falx, I'm not very fond o' the holes. 'Philadelphia Press. EASTER PREMONITIONS. (New York Sun.) Lovely and lilylike flowers and laces, Spring burn, of delicate hue, Sparkled of dewdrop and Jewelled sugg tlon, Sheen of soft silk and gleaming thought; Large shapes and small snapes Bewildering In beauty. Fated to blind Many bright eyes to duty. Now while the March winds In tenipeat are blowing. Her there, all over Are taster hats growing. It you should know by report of your mlr ror You were dellclously fair. If you hud heard Maude and Mabel an Myra Each a new hat was to wear. Than don't you think You'd be wanting one, too? Now don't say "No," r or 1 m sure that you do. . . i Why, 'tis part of the Joy of the season When our tall lilies we bring Till tiie dap chancel la fragrant as Eden, While from the ahoir anthems ring; y That the day sunlight Through st iined window streaming Should nnd a fresh garden To welcome lis beaming; That rich gay huel dr3S. And hatb iIko awing (lowers Should blend In the harmony Hung by the hours. Joy Is the keynote; 'tis well It should muni Tlirounb nrrmon sod anthem, glad, vibrant, profound. Joy Is the "motif," then let It be seen In beauty of color. In softness of sheen, liut oh, we will hope Would It be wrong to pray? That tho' Easter come early Twill be a line day; For If It should rain. Oh, If It should rain-! ! I Guckert. McDonald TAILORS 317 South 15th St. ESTABLISHED 1887.
