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rOfNDED Br EDWARD ROSE WATER.
VICTOR RoagWATliK, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btat of Nebraska. Douglas County, aa:
Charles C. Itoaewater, general manager of
The Bee Publishing Company, being duly
inm, sys that the actual number of full
and complete roples of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Hundsr Be printed during th
month of March. 1907, via aa follow:
1 33,060 It 83J90
1 33.810 II 33,390
30,600 10 33,930
33,190 II 33,340
33,180 tl 33,390
31,970 21..... 33,690
1 31,860 it 30.4S0
31,950 26; 34,040
81,840 2 33,990
19 30,400 27 8350
11..... 39,370 21 33.790
12 9170 29 34,190
II 33,690 0 33.630
14 33,640 tl 30,660
It 38,380
14 33,380 Total 1,008,880
IT 80,410
Less unsold and returned coplea. 3,184
Net Total J99.3T9
Dally average .38,237
CHARLES C. ROSEWATBR,
General Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and aworo to
before me thla lat day of April. 1107.
(Seal) M. B. H UNGATE,
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WHKI OCT OF TOWJT.
Sabacrlbera leavls,; the eity teni
porartly shoald kaT Thm Be
aaallea them. Aadreaa will be
ehaaged aa fta aa reat.
Exit Broatch.
"What la a democrat?" asks the New
York World. Why Is a' democrat?
All good things must hare aa end
even a reform Nebraska legislature.
Leslie M. Shaw Bays the stock mar
ket in New York has been overstlmu
lated. It seems that for once Captain
Eroatch has traveled the resignation
route.
As usual, the Omaha charter amend
ments coma In only for eleventh hour
I consideration.
Mme. Emma Eames Story refuses td
discuss her divorce case. She Is paid
tor the use of her voice. -
Colonel Bryan says he went Into pol
itics by accident. However, premedita
tion seems to mark his stay.
g The base ball score card must now be
I reckoned with by publishers In mak
ii Ing up their list of "the sit best sell-
o era.
n Poor Dog Tray will have to bark
pretty loud to get attention In the
8 midst of all these more exciting public
b sensations.
tl Cubans refer to Secretary Taft as
t "the Jolly man." He has certainly
handed them out a fine line of It from
et time to time.
V
ai A con of Emperor William la to en
ter Harvard college next fall. The
J hating ..committee will soon find out
ir be is a nmjlycoddle. .
Colonel Ooethels has been elected
president of the Panama railway. .He
must be Qualified, all right, aa he was
an. engineer In the army.
Dr. Oorgaa reports health conditions
at Panama as perfect since the army
engineers have overcome the ravages
of the resignation microbe.
Mr. Carnegie's denunciation of Wall
street stock speculation leaves the In
ference. -that he is not as anxious to
die poor as the country has been led
to believe.
The "discredited minority leader'
had accumulated enough discredit for
himself; and his followers without
offering gratuitous Insult to the men
who fought, for their country.
Just when John Milne, the seismo
logist, was expressing worry because
the country had not had an earthquake
for two weeks the Roosevelt-Harrlman
correspondence was made public.
The Sugar trust pleads the statute
of limitations In the conspiracy charge
brought by the Department of Jus
tice. It Is refreshing to learn that
the Sugar trust recognises a limitation
In some directions.
One ot th alienists says Harry Thaw
Is suffering from dreams of "greater
grandeur." Senator Depew must have
had something like that when he
though he was going to' be appointed
ambassador to France. . '
President Roosevelt Intimates that
Mr. Harrtman wanted to represent
New York in the United States sen
ate. Even Mr. Harrlman's enemies
will hardly deny that he would have
!r been an improvement over New York's
present representation In th United
Ctate senate.
" ADnVT CAMPAIGN rVKD.
Practical politicians ot all parties
will And In the Roosevelt-Harrlman
contributions to political literature"
some Interesting revelations regarding
the disposition of the. funds raised by
democratic and republican national
committee In every presidential cam
paign. Both parties employ the same
methods In ralslug these funds and,
under ordinary conditions, with little
difference In the amonnta secured or
In the methods employed In distribu
tion. The debate In progress between
the president and Mr. Harrtman dis
closes the fact that In politics, as In
business, New York makes a specialty
ot using other people's money for Its
own advancement. Mr. Harrtman
makes this point perfectly plain In this
statement:
The prealdent aent me a request to to
to Washington to confer with him upon
th political conditions In New Tork atate.
I compiled, and he told me he understood
th campaign could not be aucoeaafully
carried on without sufficient money and
aaked If I would help them In raising
the necessary funds, aa the national com
mittee, under control of Chairman Cor
talyou, had utterly failed of obtaining
thcra and there waa a larg amount
due from them to the New York atate
committee.
Mr. Harrtman then goes on to show
that he and his associates raised f 200,
000 for the republican national com
mittee, which promptly turned the
money over to the New York state
committee to defray the expenses of
the local campaign.
" Accepting the Harrlman version, poli
ticians outside the New York clique
would like some explanation of how
the national committee came to owe
the New York state committee "a large
amount," $200,000 or any other sum
of money. There is no claim that the
state committee had advanced any
money to th national committee. The
only Inference Is that the national
committee was hoodwinked Into giv
ing the New Tork crowd money raised
under pretense of national campaign
contributions. No financial aid was
necessary for the success of the re
publican national" ticket in New York.
Mr. Roosevelt's triumphant re-election
was assured, and the state contest In
New York had no more bearing on the
result than the municipal election at
Broken Bow.
Out of the debate now running, aside
from the point of veracity between
President Roosevelt and' Mr Harrl
man, will probably come a change in
the methods, ot handling national cam
paign funds that will put New York
on the same basis as other states Urg
ing claims upon the treasuries of the
national party organization.
THE COLOR LINK IN WASHING TON.
While negroes constitute one-third
of the population of Washington, the
national capital has been particularly
free from race troubles, although the
provocation has been often great. The
color line, however, seems to be irre
pressible and Washington now. has a
case of trouble over the operation of
the civil service law. When a negro,
recently appointed after passing a civil
service examination to a position in
the draughting room of the supervis
ing architect of tho Treasury depart
ment, appeared for work other
draughtsmen In the room refused to
work at the same table with him and
appealed to the department authori
ties to hav him transferred to some
other branch of the service. The Inti
mation came back promptly that pres
sure of such request would result In
the dismissal of those making It. Now
the protestants are appealing to their
"Influence" to secure the-removal of
the negro.
The problem Is a troublesome one,
with small promise of solution so far
a government employment Is con
cerned. The government is pledged
by constitutional amendments to
recognise no race or color distinctions
in American citizenship or rights, and
so long aa the negro can pass the civil
service examinations the door ot fed
eral employment Is open to him. Prac
tical demonstration of this fact, as
shown in the case cited, may have the
effect of curing some of the young
men and women of the country of their
deluded notion that a government
clerkship is the most select of all posi
tions open to those seeking clerical
employment.
SWAMPBD BY EXPANSION.
Out of the Immense mass ot data
relating to railroads incident to the
discussion over state and national reg
ulation James J. Hill la finding abun
dant proof In support of his recent as-'
sertlon that It will require an expendi
ture of at least $5,000,000,000 in the
next ten years to enable the railroads
to keep, pace with the industrial
growth of the nation. The railroads
have been simply swamped by an in
dustrial expansion in which they hav
been a great factor in bringing about,
but whose development, which they
have so enthusiastically and industri
ously promoted, has turned out to be
a veritable Frankenstein.
While railroads have not been
standing still, their development has
not kept pace with growth In other
lines. The railroad mileage of the
country Increased from 92,267 In
1880 to 166, 70S in 1890. and to 194,
$62 in 190. At the close of 1906 it
was estimated that 223,000 miles of
railroad lines were being operated in
the United States, exclusive of double
tracks and the thousands ot miles of
sidings and terminal facilities. The
equipment has no more than kept
abreast of the construction of new
tracks. In 1885 there were 1,265,203
fretght and passenger cars in service
on American railways and this number
was Increased to 1,798,424 at the end
of 1906. Th Increase for last year
and this year is limited only by the
capacity of the car building shops.
Notwithstanding Increased mileage
and equipment, the railroad business
has Increased In much greater propor
tions. In 189? the freight business of
the roads amounted to 88,567.770,801
tons, which Increased to 141,162.109,
412 in 1900 and to 187.375,621,53? la
1905. In 1900 the railroads carried
16,881,284,781 passengers, while in
1905 they carried 23.909,420,668. an
Increase of nearly 7,000,000,000 In
five years. Industrious as they may
b In making constant Improvements,
it seems alnrost Impossible to provide
additional trackage, cars and motive
power to handle the business In a man
ner satisfactory to either the railroads,
the shipper or the general public. Un
der such conditions Mr. Hill's asser
tion that $5,000,000,000 will have to
be expended In railroad extensions and
equipment In the next ten years does
not seem so extravagant.
OMAHA'S NSW POLICE BOARD. ,
Governor Sheldon has officially an
nounced the membership of the long
awaited new police board for Omaha.
The names ot the appointees will
surely commend, the judgment of the
governor as to the character and cali
ber of the board which Is to be in
charge of , the administration ot fire
and police affairs from now on.
Robert Cowell Is one ot the few of
our business men of first rank who
does not shirk political duty. When it
was found Impossible for him to Berve
88 railroad commissioner, to which he
was elected last fall, the governor Im
mediately Insisted he would want him
on the police board.
John L. Kennedy has Just finished
a term in the national house of rep
resentatives, having failed of re-election
only by the fortuitous injection
of the telephone franchise fight. His
ability and high purpose will be con
ceded by all.
While th records of the two demo
cratic appointees are less conspicuous,
they are both highly recommended by
those who know them. W. M. Oilier
is an attorney who stands well at the
bar and has never held office. E. C.
Page Is another attorney of like good
position in the profession who once
aspired to a place on the district
bench.
The only criticism likely to be
passed on the new board la that It is
long on legal talent, three ot the mem
bers being practitioners In the courts,
but that Is not necessarily an objec
tion, aa much of the business of the
police board turns on questions of
statutory construction.
Starting out with the confidence of
the people, the new police board
should be able to inaugurate policies
that will strengthen the discipline
among the policemen and firemen un
der its direction and Improve, the gen
eral moral conditions of the commu
nity, so tar as they depend upon strict
surveillance of the vicious classes. It
should be remembered, however, that
these improvements must come grad
ually rather than all at once, and that,
much as it may help in that direction,
ho mere change of police boards will
of itself stop vice and crime.
SCARCITY OK UNSKILLED LABOR.
Strong as the demand is for trained
and educated men in different Indus
trial capacities, it Is insignificant com
pared with the urgont need of un
skilled workmen. Commissioner Sar
gent of the bureau of Immigration at
Washington calls attention to the con
ditions in the labor market by answer
ing a complaint from the south. The
manufacturers and planters of ' th
southern states have been making
strenuous efforts to turn the tide ot
immigration in their direction and
have appealed to the authorities at
Washington for aid In that effort. Mr.
Sargent has replied that nothing can
be done until the south offers better
pay for unskilled workmen. He as
serts that farm laborers are getting
$2 a day In the western and north
western states and that unskilled la
borers on railroads and In factories
ar getting pay that a few years ago
was considered high for skilled work
men. The milling towns in New England
complain that the output of the fac
tories Is being kept down by a short
age of common laborers, and Canada
Is offering special Inducements for
workmen in various lines of Industry.
Australia has a real labor famine and
Is appealing to England to send more
nen. Italy, Ireland, Sweden and
Spain are trying to prevent the emi
gration of their young men who are
needed for the development of home
resources.
The labor famine seems to b world
wide. . It mnBt be because the enter
prises of the world are running ahead
of the labor supply.
Just to recall that all his state pa
pers are not written by proxy, our
rope-throwing mayor has expressed
his opinion of the Roosevelt-Harrlman
roundup in response to a request from
a New York paper, wtth a verbose
opinion winding up as follows:
It lonka aa though Harrlman had quit
the herd and gone to the wild bunch.
Why should the Commercial club
spend $25,000 to advertise Omaha
when Mayor "Jim" can break into the
New York prints over his own name
in this fashion without chipping in a
red cent?
Roll call on the brewery hll In the
house discloses the fact that of the
sixty-seven affirmative votes twenty
vere cast by fusion members, so th
the bill would not have had the
requisite constitutional majority had
not the minority members come to Its
rescue. In point of fact a larger pro
portion of the fusion vote went for the
bill than of the republican vote. Thee
will be good figures for. some people
to remember.
A bill has Just been pas(d by the
legislature to permit the city of Kear
ney to buy Its water works plant.. If
Kearney has as good luck as Onalin
has had under the law for the Imme
diate and compulsory water works
purchase law enacted four years ago
It may be in possession some time
about the year 1920.
Colonel Bryan has thrown a big
bunch of bouquets at the Nebraska
legislature for having accomplished
more for the people than any of Its
predecessors. Mighty few of the
posies, however, hit the fusion part of
the law-making body.
Customs officials who recently classi
fied frogs' legs as poultry have now
declared that frog skins are leather.
The frog, therefore, has been officially
declared to be a near relative of the
boarding house chicken.
Financial reports show that the
Wall Street Savings bank la one of the
biggest financial Institutions in New
York. It ought to do well if It saves
what others lose in Its neighborhood.
Policemen have been officially warned
not to shoot at dogs running through
the streets. Certainly not. !n an
emergency of that kind the policeman
is expected to use his trusty lariat.
Force of Example.
Washington Star.
Railway magnates complain that labor la
becoming Independent. Tbe working-men
have had much opportunity to learn hu
mility from the heads of that particular
business.
A Croat of Satisfaction.
St. Louis Republic. ,
The corn belt of the United States takes
pride in raising enough hogs to regulate
the pork quotations of the world. Let
there be many hogs, and all of them four
footed ones.
Too Swift for the Camera.
Philadelphia. Press.
It took Speaker Cannon only seven hours
to go over the Whole of the Panama canal
route. Going at such a pace he could
hardly have any time to be photographed
In the act of climbing a steam shovel.
Cam for Lamentation.
Kansas City Times.
But if Harrlman did contribute SoO.000 to
th campaign fund to help Roosevelt, you
really cannot blame him for lamenting the
fact. For he certainly has not been able
to get his money's worth . out of the ad
ministration since.
' A SUable Surplus.
' Indianapolis News.
The government surplus for the fiscal
year up to March 1 waa 161,200,009 aa com
pared with Ifi, 000,800 for the same period
last ye4r. But likely enough it will prove
none too large when the appropriations Of
the last session begin to reach Into th
bag. , .. Ji
A Pottering- Leader.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
' It Is not th moat agreeable thing to say
about William J. Bryan, but the rugged
truth seems to be that he 1 "pottering."
He has only one remedy for one distress,
and he is not In favor of applying that for
a good many years. Mr. Bryan should
seise the abstract question of the tariff be
fore Mr. Cleveland gets entirely away with
th prlae.
RAILROAD TALK OP Rl'IK.
Am Iaataae llln1ratln th Shallow
ness of Assertion.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The railroad would have les trouble
with state legislation for reduction of rates
If they ware more considerate of the prin
ciple that maximum revenue may be found
In lower Instead of higher charges. They
are quick and adept In figuring out a rev
enue advantage from rate Increases, and
very dull and slow In discerning a revenue
advantage from rate decreases; and it is
probably not an extreme statement to say
that when, discovery has been mad of
actual revenue gain from rate reductions
which might have been considered ruinous.
It has usually been forced upon the roads
by the power of th publlo authority.
It thus appear to be necessary to take
with several grain of allowance the cur
rent outcry ot the railroads that the rate
reduction legislation of many of the states
will prov absolutely ruinous and force
numerous properties Into bankruptcy. Thl
indeed I no more than what some of the
managing officials themselves are quietly
doing, one of them, unnamed, being thus
quoted In a New Tork interview:
"A great deal of this talk heard nowa
days reminds me of a conference held at
lhsn Moines twenty years ago between sev
eral railway president and Governor Lara
bee of Iowa, We were protesting vigor
ously against a reduction In coal rates
made by the state commission, and sus
tained by the courts. We pleaded for three
whole day that the reduction meant ruin
to us. On the morning of the fourth day
one of the commissioners called me aside
and showed me a rate on coal made over
night by the Rock Island, which waa much
lower than the one established by the com
mission. A soon a I could I got on
other president out of the room and told
him what had been shown me. That ntgh't
we' all wurtf home."
The point of this Is not so much the fact
that ope of the roads waa talking ruin
while secretly making rates lower than
the "ruinous" ones. This might have been
done to get business from other roads at
any cost. The point is that the "ruinous"
rates were maintained and submitted to
by all the roads without any ruin and ap
parently to their general advantage.
This is not saying that the current rate
reduction legislation Is generally moderate
and reasonable. Much of It no doubt might
prove too radical and bordering upon con
fiscation. But it cannot be forgotten that
the railroads of Ohio talked ruin very
loudly over the enactment of a i-cent rate
law last year, and have since found tht
the law worked a positive advantage for
them In Improving their passenger trafflo
against the electric railway competition.
Thry were unable to figure out any such
result In advance, and lacked courage to
try for It In any event; and this is far from
being the only case where outside power
ha had to be applied to bring a monopoly
railroad Into knowledge of how to proceed
for its own best Interests. The courts are
going to be generally appealed to against
much of this new rule legislation; but It
Is quite possible In many cass that the
courts would not help the railroad In giv
ing Judgment according to th railroad demands
,ftOlSn ABOIT !KW YORK.
RlpaJee n the Current of life ta the
Metropolis.
A novel, beautiful and Impreaslv Inci
dent of Bfteter wa the "aunrlee serenade"
to Ir D. 8nkey, the blind and bedrldjen
slna-er, at hla home In Brooklyn. It wa
an Impromptu HfTnlr In which a acore of
frlemla. admirer and evmtwxthliera. partici
pated. The aervlre wn led by Rev. Freder
ick Mills, the rfinrln; evangelist, with a
lara-e. choir from th Hanaon Plan Bap
tlal church. Mr. Banker heard the flrat
notes of "God Will Take Care of Tou,"
and asked that nil the window In hi
room be raised and hla chair rolled to on
Of them. In succession the alrnrcr sang
Mr. Bankey favorites. "Onward. Christian
Soldier," "When the Mlsta Have Rolled
Away." "No Shadow There" and many
others, while the blind evangelist wept
More than 1)1,000,000 pennies were saved
one by . one In the last eighteen years
through the Influence of the Penny Provi
dent fund, which ha recently published It
annual report. The number of persona
whose savings are represented Is only 81.114.
The report also shows Jhat tl06.RS7 waa
deposited last year, althouxh more than
that amount waa withdrawn. Thl de
crease In net deposits Is attributed to "the
J constantly Increasing coat of the neces-.
altles of living and higher rentals."
Established In 18R9, the Penny Provident
fund has assisted children and persons of
slender means In the thrifty practice of
saving their pennies and petty earnings
until a large amount has been collected.
There are 2C6 stations of the fund, twenty
having opened last year. The greater
proportion of these station are within the
limits of New Tork City, but there are
several in the eastern states. Many of
the stations are In schools, or In children's
clubs, but there Is also a large number
connected with churches and charitable
societies. One Instance cited in the report
la that of a 10-year-old girl who saved
130 In small amounts to erect a tomb over
the body of her mother.
Twenty-six young women were turned
Into full-fledged lawyers in one sweep at
the graduating exercises of the law school
of the New Tork university.
It Is Immaterial what their scholastic
standing was, but the fact Is Interesting
that each wore an (academic black gown,
a mortar board, a white frock and a flower
In her hair.
It Is refreshing to look over the list of
names of these sensible and educated
young women. There Is one "Nellie" and
one "Minnie," while all the rest are plain
Marthas, Margarets, Marys and EHxabeths,
with one Mary Ann.
A fleet of 107 steamships will carry 75,000
pleasure seeker to Europe from New Tork
City during the months of May, June and
tho first half of July. The fares collected
by the steamship companies from these
passengers will be In the neighborhood of
$7,000,000. Never before has there been such
an exodus to Europe as is promised for
this season, unless a depression in busi
ness should Intervene. The same story Is
told at the offices of all the companies,
"Most of our ship," say th managers,
"from May to th middle of July are
already sold out"
One important factor In the tide of trans
atlantic travel, Instanced by several of the
managers, Is the conditions prevailing In
Wall street. The recent financial troubles
there were felt at once by the steamship
companies In a marked decrease In tho
number of bookings. In some case also
people hav canceled their sailings or hav
made them provisional on. the situation In
Wall street. Should a serious and lasting
period of depression occur there, the man
agers Sook for a heavy withdrawal of
bookings, while a prosperous and settled
condition of the market would, they be
lieve, undoubtedly Increase the number of
people applying for tickets to Europe.
In the latter case It would be Impossible
for the companies to satisfy the entire de
mand for transatlantic travel thla season.
Last year about 260,000 people sailed from
New Tork to Europe, the largest number
of passenger on record. This year, how
ever, according to present Indications, this
number will be greatly Increased.
No one knows quite so well as a curio
collector how many queer fads occupy vth
minds of people who have both leisure and
money. One New Tork woman who Is an
adept In the art of finding things in out of
the way places and getting them at low
price Is now working on no leas than fifty
different collections, many of which are
decidedly freakish. Here are a few of
them: Stuffed toads for a West Side
woman who already has various specimens
of the genus toad in his various shape
and sixes, fossilised vegetation, odd bot
tles, teeth of famous people, photographs
of particularly vicious animals. ' paper
weights, door keys, exact miniature copies
of inventions for the punishment of crimi
nals and skins of cats of lofty lineage.
The foregoing fads are selected at random,
but serve to show the scope of the work
undertaken by a person who adopts curio
collecting as a profession.
Taximeter cabs, which automatically reg
ister the distanced traversed and the time
consumed, as well as Indicating the legal
charge to be made, are to run this sum
mer In the streets of New Tork. The New
Tork Transportation company will put out
about 200 of them within the next six
months. The taximeter looks very much
like the cash register In street cars. It Is
surmounted by a piece ofrnetal that looks
like a flag, bearing In black letters the
word "vacant." When this flag Is elevated
It means that the cab Is for hire. As soon
as the cabman gets a fare he turns down
the flag. When the wheels begin to turn
at a speed greater than four miles an hour
the clock stops working, but the revolu
tions of the wheels starts another part of
the machine, and the distance and the re
sultant fare are registered on a second
dial. A third dial shows whether the first
tariff, that Is, the tariff for two persons, or
the second tariff, which Is twice as much
and is for three or four persons, Is In use.
Boost In Telecronh Rates. '
New Tork World. '
When th Western Union Telegraph
I comrany celebrated it semi-centennial a
year ago there was unkind comment on
the fact that for twenty year it mea
aage rates had remained practically un
changed. That trouble ia now removed.
Announcement is made of an increase on
day messages amounting to about 31 per
cent. Coat of maintenance has increased.
It la said officially, without a corespond
Ing increase of business. Somj figure
will be Interesting while we are listening
to the sorrows of this poor old telegraph
company: Western Union profits for 1SSJ
were 15. 790.924; for 1906 they war
17,188,084.
Municipal Ownership In Chicago.
Kanaaa City Star.
It must be remembered that Chicago
turned down municipal ownership of street
railways only when it had the alternative
of limiting private franchises to twenty
years, holding the right to purchase the
plant at its cash value anl securing to
itself 65 per cent of the net earnings. Sen.
tlment In favor of municipal ownership
does not make much headway against sat
lafartory public service at the hands of a
private corporation. It Is at best, usually
a last resort.
PRRSOJAI. "OTF.8.
The Philadelphia maa who- wore th first
straw hat may hav been after a Camegle
medal, but all he got was egsrs.
Telegmph companies havs raised their
rates because upon matur consideration
they heller they could use the extra
money.
The U! Silent Sniilh w worth ;i.0OC,5a
when Informed that ha had Inherited 6A.
000.000 more. He continued to say nothing,
and his biographers are nnable to discover
that he sawed any wood.
Mrs. Clara Oottschalk Teterson of As
bury Park. N. J.. a sister of the . noted
pianist and composer, Loul Oottschnlk,
has presented to New Orleans a splendid
marble bust of the great composer, as well
as one of his most valuable decorations
and other priceless mementoes.
Queen Victoria of Spain la a sad trial to
her mnlds of honor. Educated In England,
her majesty I an ardent believer in th
virtue of fresh air and Insists on having
windows open at all hours. This Is some
thing almost revolutionary In Alfonso's
domain, but, of course, the attendants do
not dare to complain.
Captain E. P. Grlswold, a veteran of the
union army living at St. Johnsbury, Vt.,
and drawing a federal pension of $U a
month, has made an extraordinary propo
sition. It Is to the effect that he will turn
over to any confederate soldiers' char
itable association rnonthly the amount of
hi pension, the only condition being that
the association accepting the offer will
apply the mone) to the relief of Indigent
confederate soldiers. Captain Grlswold
says he does not need the money, but
knows there are many ex-confederates
who do need help. . ;
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell of telephone
fame the other day was In Wsshlngton,
where, as he strolled along Pennsylvania
avenue, his snow-white hair and beard,
ruddy face and easy carriage attracted
much attention.' A newspaper correspond
ent, long known to the professor, joined
htm and In the course ot their chat aaked
Mr. Bell's opinion of newspaper men. "Tou
know, professor," said the correspondent,
"but for us -you great Inventors would not
be so widely known." "That's very true,"
coincided Prof. Bell, who added dryly:
"And do you know, I sometimes think you
newspaper men ar the greatest Inventors
In the world."
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HIGHER TELEGRAPH RATES.
Reasons for th Raise Lnck Financial
Support.
New Tork Times.
The Western Union and the Postal Tele
graph companies have advanced their rates,
but have not thus far seen fit to take th
publlo Into their oonlldence by a statement
of reasons. The public ta manifestly Inter
ested In th matter, for a prompt exohang
of communications between near or distant
points Is of business and social necessity.
The telegraph companies ar publlo service
corporations.
An advance of rates for any kind of
transportation, whether of passengers,
goods or messages. Is something of a nov
elty. For a generation the tendency has
been the other way. Th strongest point,
th most effective argument, mad in be
half ot corporations subject to government
control against attempts at regulating them
has been based upon the progressive di
minution of their charges. Now comes a
halt, and charges ar Increased. It la well
understood, of course, that th cost of
supplies, like ' the cost .of living, has of
late gone up. President dowry points out
that there has been an Increase of from
26 to 100 per' cent in the coat of copper
wire and other telegraphic materials, and
that general maintenanoe Is more expensive
than It was a few years ago. These apeoN
fioatlons count for something. There Is an
impression, however, that labor-saving In
ventlons and new devices hav materially
lowered the cost of telegraphic service.
The publlo, which supports the telegraph
companies, would like to know whether
their financial condition, whether the re
lations of earnings to capital, make the
Increase In charges necessary.
The United States Steel corporation has
won much favor by Its policy of issuing
full and detailed statements of Its busi
ness. We are not aware whether the
telegraph companies are' in a position to
follow its example, but In these days, when
there Is so much talk about th regula
tion of rates, the prevention of stock
watering and the general control and su
pervision of service corporations, it would,
we think, be wise for the Western Union
and the Postal company to submit to pub
llo examination and Judgment th finan
cial grounds of their decision to increase
rates. .
Lighter Colors
HE TENDENCY IN MEN'S SUITS AND OVER
COATS THIS SPRINO IS DISTINCTLY TO
WARD LIGHTER SHADES IN GRAYS,
BROWNS, BLUES AND GREENISH MIX
TURES. PLAIDS, SQUARES AND STRIPES IN IN--GENIOUS
COMBINATIONS MAKE UP A
NOVEL ASSORTMENT. OF PATTERNS.
THE COATS ARE LOOSE AND BUT SLIGHTLY
FORM FITTING AND THE LAPELS ARE BROAD AND
LONG.
WE'VE HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT MODELS IN
SACK SUITS.
owning, King & Co
ITU 8. WILOOX, Manager. '
Tho Piano That Makes
You a Pianist.
The greatest pleasure in owning a Piano Is being able to play
it yourself. If a daughter or some member ot the family Is
able to play the piano acceptably say all but the most difficult
music that Is certainly an accomplishment to be proud ot.
But would you not Ilk to be able to play yourself for your
self whatever your taste or your mood prompUT
How much would It be worth to be really master of the
keyboard; not to be limited to "easy pieces", but to wander at
will amongst the treasures of 8c human and Chopin, Beethoven
and Grieg? Ten years ago, such a thing was only open to great
talent, combined with great perseverance. Eight hours a day
for years of the hardest kind of drudgery was the price many
paid and even then success was only relative.
Today the purchase of an Angelus-Plano carries this won
derful ability with It. There are thousands of people who would
buy an Angelus Piano at once If they fully comprehend how
much pleasure It would bring Into their daily lives.
Let us gfve you our booklet -on th "Angelus Piano".
Angelus Piano f 650-f 700 op to $1,050. Bold on easy payments.
A. Hospe Co.
One Price No Commlselon.
rt.ASIIRS OF Ft .
Railroad Mtnt-What sat do yoq
think la worse . for us In this natter (
adverse leslelatlon f
Astute Lawyer Th state of suspense.-'
Baltimore American.
"Tou don't seem to consider my opin
ion very valuable," ooniplalned Mr Chat
tern. "My dear," repllert ber husband, "I eon
rider them so y&taablc that It tho." m
to see you giving them out so promiscu
ously." Philadelphia lies.
Distinguished Victor Let US now discuss,
the sublect informally.
President of the Club (severely) Thst
cannot be, sir. Ws are- all ladle here,
and th subject must be properly Intro
duced. Washington Herald. ,
- -
"What would you call Mis Oaylelgh
blomle or a brunettsT"
'1 don t know. I havsn't sn br for
several weeks." Cleveland Plain Dealen
"Are you going to favor government con'
trol of railway?"
' "That depends," answered Senator Sor
On what?"
"On the preference Indicated by th men
whose votes I need. "-Washington Star. ,
"Can't you realise that you'r merely
wasting my time and your ownf" eons
plained the busy merchant.
"Why so?" asked the Insurance agent.
"I told you some time ago that 1 was'
Insured to the limit."
"I know you did. but a man wilt say
most anything to get rid of an Insurance
man." Philadelphia Press.
"Come, come, my little man," xClalmed.
old Mr. Cheery. "I wouldn't cry Ilk
th-it." . ..
"All right," rpii2 th boy, through bl
sobs. "Lemme give you a soak back 0
the ear with a stone like I rot an' see how
you'd do It." Philadelphia Press.
"The prisoner was going at the rat of
SflO miles an hour." said the policeman. r
The arrested chauffeur emlled.
"look here," said the court, sharpry,'
"you can't boom any make of auto Irftht
tribunal of lustlcev I officially knock ot
S00 miles and nne the prisoner $100 for th
sixty." Philadelphia Ledger.
MnnaatassasasssssnannsassmnasBnamBBMSsHa '
THE FINANCIAL VAMPIRE.
Van Norden's Mag&slraa,
A fool there was, and he bought some
stock,
(Even as you and I!)
He was told It was strong aa eternal rorec
(We called him a lamb of th newest
flock);
But the foot he bought an enormous bsock
(Even as you snd I!)
Oh, the risks we take and the deals WW
make, I
And the spoils of our head and hand
Wei arm to the magnate who knew ton
much
(And now w know that he knew to
much).
But we didn't undem tandj. . .
A foot there was, and his stock h sold
(Even as you and II)
And then, with a bound It upward rolled
At the word of the magnate who con
trolled. But the fool was scared and his feet got
cold.
(Even as you and It)
Oh; the toll we lost and spoil w lost.
And the excellent gains we planned
Belong to the magnate who know too
much
(And now we know that he knew too
much).
But we didn't understand.
N
A tool there was, and his stock h held
(Bven aa you and I!)
And the price ' went down Ilk a tree
(that's felled
(Tetv somehow the magnate's surplus
swelled).
But ruin for that same fool was epelleda
. (Even as you and I!)
And It Isn't the drom and It Isn't th loss
That stings like a red-hot brand.
It's coming to know that W don't know
much
(Seeing at last w oan never know much)
And never can understand.
WHEN THE SHIP COMES III.
I want to be watting upon the snore
When the beautiful ship eomes rat
I want to be waiting to see It sail
Over, the seas or tne rairy tale.
Laden with treasures of gold for me
And my. heart as young.as.lt used to bs,.,,
When the beautiful snip .cpmes. Ial... ...
Oh, I shall know of the golden mom, 1 :
When the beautiful ship comes lnl
I've watched for its coming through all th
years,
Watched it wtth smiling and waited with
tears;
Dreamed of it breasting the wave and th
foam;
I want to be there when the ship comes
home, . '
' When the beautiful ship comes lnl
"We'll all be happy." we used to say.
"When the beautiful ship comes In.'1
'We'll all be happy.'
the great throng
cried.
Who waited with us by the golden tide;
For, eh, so many are waiting, dear,
Day after day and year after year.
Till the beautiful ship comes lnl
Old or young. I will hobble down,
When the beautiful ship comes In!
Old or young, I will chase the gleam '
Of fairy, fancy and elfin dream;
And all of my sorrows will fade away,
And all of my troubles will vanish, torn
day,
. When the beautiful ship comes int
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