Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 19, 1907, Page 4, Image 4
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE- FRIDAY, JULY 10. 1007. Tiir, Omaha Daily Bee FOUNDED BY WDWARD R08E WATER. VICTUK KuSEWATER. EDITOR. K.ntered at Omaha postofflce second clans matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. I'sliy Hi- (without Sunday), one year. .$4.00 I 'all Bee and Hjndny, one year JA Hunriay lien, one year fcaturdny Bee, one year I DEMVKHKO IiT CARRIER, l'ally Hee (Including Sunday), per week..lT,c I)ally Hee (without Hundnv). per week...U IJvemng hee (without Sunday), per week. o Evening Bee (with Sunday), per week....Uo Address all comtlnlnl ot Irregularities in delivery to City circulation Department OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Mall Building. Council Ulufrg 15 Scott Street. Chicago K,o t'nlty Building. New York 1508 Home Life Insurance Bldg. Washington 01 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communlratlona relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed, Omaha Boe, Editorial IV-partment. REMITTANCES. ReSnlt by draft, express or po'a1 order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-rent stamps received In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except ot Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stale of Nebraska, Dmiglas county, ss: Chariot C. Hosewster general manager of The Bee Pub!lshin Company, being duly sworn, says that tho actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, E'en1rjr and Sunday Bee printed during tha month of June, JW7, was as follows: 1 38,830 IT 36,480 t 35,800 It 8,490 t 38,630 19 36,480 4 36,890 20 36,310 6 36,410 21 36.020 6 36,810 12 36,810 7 36 630 22 38,730 36,800 24 36,900 9 38,900 25 38,880 10 38,860 24........ 36,680 11 36,930 2? 36,670 12 36,830 28 36,470 38,840 2 3660 14 36,930 20 38,980 16 37,170' 16 38,800 Total. . .1,094,820 . Leas unsold and returned copies. . 10,389 Net total 1,083,831 Dally araraga 36,137 CUihLa.B ROSEWATER, General Manager. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before ma this lat day of July, 1907. (Seen) M. B. HUNUATE, Notary Public WHEN OUT OP TOWN. f barrlbera leaving; the city tern norarlly should kave Tha Be uail4 to then. Address will be ehaagrd aa eftem as requested. What about that long promised new mllUou-dollar fireproof hotel? Cuban workmen are to be paid lu American money, but the flag does not always follow the dollar. The Tobacco trust Is making over tures for a pipe of peace smoke with the Department of Justice. Robert Plgg has been convicted of highway robbery in Kansas and, of course, will be sent to the pen. That trial will soon be over at Boise and the country Is still more or less in the dark as to what It was all about. "Because" is about the best answer to questions why the United States is pending a fleet of battleships to the raclflc. Prof. Starr of the University of Chi cago declares that dog meat is as pala table as mutton. lie is welcome to our share. President Fallleres must be glad to know that the French anarchists are no better marksmen than the profes sional duelists of Paris. 1 John Sharp Williams, the minority leader in congress, calls upon the dem ocrats to "emphasize the things we agree upon." What are they? Havana cigar makers have won their fight to be paid in American money. They will probably continue to make the Havana cigars of American to bacco. - Diplomatic negotiations have re stored peace between Panama and Co lombia one more. These countries are always friendly when both are broke. The weather man who is predicting a mild, pleasant October for this year apparently . forgets that the second Thaw trial Is scheduled for that month. ' Colonel Watterson may continue to talk about his presidential dark horse, but at the proper time the democratic party will bo found following the same old donkey. Colonel Bryan's criticism of the new senator from Alabama is explained The new senator is outspoken in bis opposition to government ownership of railroads. President Winchell of the Rock Island says the railroads are going to abolish their lobby. The people and the- legislatures beat the railroads to It In most of the states. Sixty-five lives have been lost in gunnery practice on American war ships in the last five years. There was but one fatality in the naval bat tle In the war with Spain. Moorflcld Story and Irving Winslow will b grieved to learn that the Fill pinos are making it plain that they would stand by the United States In case of a war between this nation and Japan. Sheriff McDonald has been so ac customed to padding his bills for Jail feeding that he has again been filing claims under oath for keeping state prisoners at prices In excess of what the law allows. It Is about time to clean the gratters out of the sheriff's fflce what rutr ahc cnjr.vw at. Because the railroads are putting in interstate 2-cent fares for passengers traversing the states in which 2-cent faro laws have been enacted does not mean that they have concluded to ac cept the situation and to submit to rate reduction. On the contrary, the offer of 2-cent interstate fares, it rightly understood, is simply one pre liminary step for contesting all the 2 cent fare laws. This is clearly shown by a confidential letter published in the Railway Ago, written by the gen eral agent of the Southwestern passen ger mileage bureau, with special refer ence to the 2-cent fare law in Missouri, In which he says: It Is particularly desired that. In a con fidential way, you should bring this matter to the attention of your lines, In order that they may arrange to have Interstate fares, baaed on the supplements to the various Missouri rate sheets, which are now being Issued, put Into effect and used In the pub lication of Interstate fares from points in the territory under your jurisdiction at tha earliest possible moment. Tha 2-cent fare law In the state of Mis souri Is on trial for period of ninety days and It Is the opinion of the counsel and managing officers that, unless interstate fares to and through Missouri are reduced at as early a date as possible, tho business passing through Missouri naturally will do so upon local tickets, thus unduly Increas ing the earnings of the lines under the local Missouri 2-cent law. The Railway Age, which voices the railroad side of all these controversies, adds for Itself that, as the 2-cCnt fares have been put in effect in the various states, other reduced rates have been abolished, and that the object In doing so is to make a fair test of the effect of the rates exactly as they are pre scribed by law. The public should understand that the railroads granting 2-cent"lnterstate rates apparently of their own accord are not acting as philanthropists or as public benefactors, nor "even because convinced that it Is the better business policy, but simply for the purpose of retaining within interstate classifica tion travel that might be diverted to Intrastate classification by people tak ing advantage of the laws governing local passenger rates. The railroad lawyers were sadly dis appointed when the returns from pas senger business under 2-cent fare laws showed up bigger than they had been previous to the enactment of thpse lawj. They will again be disappointed if the reduced interstate rate shows that tha railroads can still make a fair profit on the business because of increased travel. Should they, how ever, be able to draw the shadow of an argument from impaired passenger receipts at the reduced rates they will be promptly in court asking to have all the 2-cent fare legislation set aside, and they will raise their Interstate rates again at the first excuse. I - , THE DEMOCRATIC ISSUES. Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader of the minority in the bouse of representatives and candidate for election to the United States senate, has Just issued a stir I ring appeal to democrats to get to gether and iorm a compact, ngnling organization for work in the next presidential campaign. His plan for this Is simple and, if adopted, would doubtless be very effective. He de clares that all that is necessary is for 'the democracy to emphasize the things we agree upon and forget the things we do not agree upon." As soon a4 that is done, in the opinion of Mr. Williams, the beginning of the end of republican party rule will be marked. Granting, for the sake of argument, that it would be possible for the dem ocrats to follow Mr. Williams' advice and forget the things they do not agree upon an exceedingly long list it would be Interesting to observe their effort to "emphasize the things they agree upon." Where will the start be made? The old state's rights doctrine has held the remnants of the party together In many a crisis when the members differed on almost every other Issue of dissension in the ranks. Mr. Bryan favors the national child labor bill, which southern democratic leaders denounce as the most danger ous attack yet made on the cherished doctrine of state's rights. This Is clearly one of the things that can not be "emphasized" in the proposed har mony meeting of the democracy. The democrats can see breakers ahead in any effort to emphasize the party position on railroads and trusts. The rank and file of the party through out the country is making little effort to withhold Us approval of President Roosevelt's course and policy on those subjects. Mr. Bryan, however, has declared that the proper regulation of the railway can come only through government ownership, and every democrat in the nation who has influ ence enough to command a hearing has voiced an indignant protest against that proposition. Free silver and antl-ImperlalUm are too dead for even "emphasis" pur poses and Colonel Bryan's initiative and referendum proposition Is making but feeble headway against adverse winds. The tariff is about the only issue of general interest left, and on that the democrats are hopelessly d (Tided. Mr. Cleveland wants tariff reform made the paramount Issue, and tor that reason. If for no other. Mr. Bryan places it in about third or fourth place among things he would emphasise. Louisiana protests against any change in the tariff on sugar Texas clamors for protection for wool and lumber. Alabama wants the duty maintained on Iron and steel Mary land and Virginia champion protection for tobacco growers, and nearly every state in the rejavenated south has some special Interest which demands protection through tariff laws for de velopment. The outlook for the adoption of Con gressman Williams' program is not en couraging. Denunciation of the chinch bug and the federal treasury surplus are about the only things upon which the democrats can agree and -emphasize. LOYALTY OF THE FILWISOS. The Filipino press, notably some of the native newspapers not fully recon ciled to the American occupation of the islands, is taking an exceedingly keen interest In the wholesale rumors of war between the United States and Japan, and, almost without an excep tion, the editorial expressions of these papers teem with evidence of loyalty to the United States, In the event of a possible conflict The situation is a little remarkable, in view of the fact that the Filipinos, like the Japanese, are Malay descendants, among whom racial feeling is usually rery strong. Though torn bv factional dissensions, they usually stand together like broth ers in defense of race and racial in terests. These expressions from the Filipinos are clearly due to the campaign of education carried on since our first occupancy of the archipelago. The natives educated In the American schools understand clearly the differ ences between th9 government of the United States and of other countries. They have learned of Japanese methods in Formosa, Corea and Man churia and appreciate the fact that Japanese possession or domination of the islands would mean the absolute elimination of the native Filipino In governmental affairs. On the other hand, the American administration has provided for an election this month of a native Filipino assembly to give the Philippines a larger meas ure of self-government than is enjoyed by any colonial dependency except possibly Canada and Australia. They appreciate, also, that the formation of the Filipino legislature is only the forerunner of other plans which our government has for granting more complete autonomy. The showing of loyalty to the United States is specially gratifying, as indicating that the Fili pinos understand the educational and legislative experimental work being done In their behalf too well to be de ceived by Jlngolsts In Japan or in this country. THE SEW DEAL AT FA KAMA. In a quiet but highly effective man ner President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft have accomplished an almost complete reorganization of the official forces on the Panama canal and have adopted a hew system that promises better results in expediting work with a marked reduction in expenses. The final vestige of the Sbonts regime has been removed by a recent order ot the president transferring the purchase of materials and supplies for the Isth mian Canal commission to the War department. Under the old order Chairman Shonta had organized a de partment of purchase and supplies, with a high-salaried chief and liberally paid assistants, including disbursing clerks, auditors and practically a duplication of tho working force- re quired for one of the big departments of the government at Washington. All thU work had to be andlted and su pervised In the regular channels at Washington, entailing a double ex pense, which has now been eliminated. As an illustration, the accounts of the auditor of the canal commission, who received a salary of $12,000 per an num, were revised and audited by an official ot the War department, who receives $4,000 per "annum. The new plans are admitted to be more logical and workable than any yet followed in the preliminary and more or less experimental work of get ting the canal enterprise under way. Experienced army engineers in charge have had their powers enlarged and much has already been accomplished toward removing the strange 'Incon sistencies and peculiar situations which have recurred periodically dur ing the past few years In canal man agement. Congress has been some what restless from dissatisfaction with the conduct of affairs on the Isthmus, but has not interfered, chiefly because the critics ot the methods em ployed had nothing better to offer, and were content to express their dissatis faction of conditions without suggest ing available remedies for the evils decried. When the president and Sec retary Taft next report to congress they hope to show that the cause tor criticism has been removed and that a complete reorganization has been effected on the isthmus. There is no question but what the democrats, who injected an amend ment Into the direct primary law In transit through the legislature, thought they were opening the door to perpetual 'fusion In Nebraska, but whether they really opened the door is not so clear. If a candidate for nomination can affiliate with more than one party, why cannot the lndl vldual voter also affiliate with more than one party and ask the primary election officer for two ballots Instead of one? A court decision on some ot these mooted questions would not hurt anything, anyway. Members of tbe Omaha city council say they 'will cot repeat the mistake they made last year cf cutting down the tax levy below actual requirements for current expenses of municipal gov ernment. They want to fix the tax rate to raise $60,000 more than last time. This Is going it a little strong. Mayor "Jim"' may have something to say about it before final action. Water Commissioner 'Dave" O'Brien has been having a loud time in Philadelphia attending the big ses sion of the Elks. "Dave" will not havo nerve enough, however, to ask the Water board to reimburse him for his expenses on pretext that he is con sulting Philadelphia engineers on the subject of water supply. Douglas county's assessment shows an increase of almost 10 per cent on the various items of personal prop erty, which are subject to annual re valuation. The increase made in the tallroad assessment so far as this county Is concerned does not put the railroads at any serious disadvantage. The democratic World-Herald has discovered that Attorney General Thompson "has writ himself down an ass" by his "preposterous interpreta tion" of the new primary law. Had he only read the law the way tho dem ocrats want him to read it he would have been "a wise and learned Judge." Cuban saloon keepers have been Im posed upon by American soldiers who have had their bar bills charged to Mr. Carnegie, Mr. Rockefeller and other American millionaires. As a re sult of the swindle American million aires will hereafter have to pay spot cash for their drinks in Cuba. Senator LaFollette declares that the "country Is run by Chauncey Depew and seventy-five other men, all bad." This will be surprising news to Depew, who has not, been able for several years to get even a fourth-class post master appointed. -' ' i Attorney Wright of the Water board has charged the taxpayers up with $20 as his. expenses for two trips to Chi cago. The railroads fare alone for one trip to Chicago and return would be $25.50. Wonder It he rode on tree passes? A Chicago millionaire has given a trained nurse who attended him through a serious Illness a check for $5,000. Romance must be dead In Chicago. A Pittsburg millionaire would have married the nurse. It transpires that our do-nothing Water board in' carrying out its special mission to force immediate compulsory purchase of the water works has spent about $50,000 to prevent immediate compulsory purchase. Judge Landls may be postponing the assessment' of the fine on the Standard Oil company until Secretary Cortelyou can make a little more room In the crowded vaults of the federal treasury. ' 'i Nature Deata the .Hydrant. Chicago Record-Herald. Tha man who last spring paid out good money for sixty feet ot garden hose Is be ginning to think that his Judgment was poor. A t'onrrete Fact. Plttsbury Dispatch. Nebraska's 23,000,000-bushel wheat crop Is certainly worth more than Bryan's oratory but It does not follow that It Is more Inter esting, The wheat crop Is a concrete fact. A Matter of Interest. Chicago Inter Ocean. Japan certainly does not expect to bor row money In this country to help hor to fight us, but she probably thinks, and not unnaturally, that some of our friends might help her. Is the Uniform the 'IhlngrT Chicago Record-Herald. An English military man says there will be no more wars after soldiers quit wearing uniforms. It Is not difficult to imagine that tha recruiting offices would be rarely visited If warriors had to parade in their every day clothes. A Georgia Hero. New Tork Post. While the aroma of the forty cocktails is still distinctly discernible, Hoke Smith, aa governor of Georgia, signs a prohibition bill Involving a personal loss of $60,000. All over the country we may now expect little children under Instruction to look first at this picture and then at this. Suppression of Peonage. Baltimore American. The spirit which stirred the whole coun try to "noble rage" at the oppression of Cuba by Spain and which eventually led to the freedom of the Islanders at the hands of Americans, might wlth profit be revived to some extent in the putting down of peonage In our own country. Publlo opinion Is hardly aroused enough, con cerning this practical revival of slavery. GETTING OCT Or rOLlTICI. On Railroad Manager Thinks II lias Had Enousvh. Chicago Record-Herald. President Winchell ot the Rock Island railroad says that that corporation will not oppose In the future legislative meas ures and political action that It may con sider detrimental to Its Interests. It will leave legislatures alone and keep out of politics. It will accept the laws passed both by state legislatures and by congress without protest and attempt to comply with them, "believing that If we can show that they are Inimical the people will make the modification experience may suggest." Such abstinence was never known In the case of railroads or other corporations or cttlsens generally. It la going beyond the needs of the situation becuuse anyone who has Interests Involved In legislation has a right to be heard before legislative com mittees. So revolutionary Is It that Its con sequences can only be guessed at. If all railroads adopted the plan It would not only deprive the lobby of business, but make many legislators wonder what their busi ness was. Among those would be the j cHkyENNE, Wyo., July IS. (Special specialists In regular bills who never Intend Telegram. ) Engine No. 1C42 on the t'nln anything mora than a threat and a touch. pacino blew up this morning at Latham, They could find no comfort In prui4als I e,t of here, killing an unknown man which the railroads Would Ignore and their 1 wno wal riding with the crew and fatally fellow legislators ridicule. Probably, there- ' njUred Robert C. Atkins, fireman; E. B. fore, abstinence on, the one side would uny and Head Prakeman Charles How promote abstinence on the other. Probably j r,i, all of Rawlins, Wyo. The unknown the pssslvlty ot the roads would not only mn was Mown to pieces and the Injured discourage the regulators, but diminish the desire In all quarters for new legisla tion, el rue prodding a nonreelster Is the poorest sport In the world. CONLEY AT THE CONVENTION Says White Baptists Awaited Invita tion from Colored Brethren. FIRST DISTRICT MEETING ON Dr. Conley Tells Delegates Character and Colored People of the West Will Solve the Hare Problem. The Initial proceedings of the fourth annual session of the First District con vention of the Colored Baptist church began Thursday morning at Zlon church Twenty-third and Grant streets, The open ing addrers was delivered by President T. U GrJ filths of Des Moines. Rev. O. W. Wright, I). D., of Omaha made the address of welcome on behalf of the state and city. Rev. J. W. Conley, D. D., of the First Baptist church of Omaha delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the white Baptists of the city and state. He called attention to a newspaper Item relative to the alleged lack of courtesy on the rnrt of the white Bap tist churches of Omaha toward tho con vention and said no discourtesy was In tended, but that from the fact that the whlto Baptists had not been Invited to the convention, the natural presumption was tho convention preferred to confine Itself exclusively to its own people. Character Only gnlotlon. During his address Dr. Conley said: "There Is but one solution of the race problem and that Is the question of char acter, the perfection of true manhood and true womanhood. The colored people of the west are going to shape tho destiny of the entire colored race of this republic." Victor Rosewater, editor Of The Bee, de livered a brief address before the conven tion, extending the delegation a cordial wel come on behalf of tho press of Omaha, as well as a welcome to the city on behalf of Its citizenship. The address of Mr. RoRewater 'was re ceived with applause and upon Its conclu sion President Griffiths remarked that this convontlon was truly a cosmopolitan one. In that representatives of the tribes of Shem, Ham and Japhet were present. Mrs. George A. Mundln responded on behalf of the church. Her address was scholarly and brilliant. The response to the address of welcome was made by Rev. B. F. Abner, A. M., D. D., of St. Louts and was replete with re ligious fervor. Work of Organisation. The remainder of tho morning session was devoted to the organization of the con vention and the announcements of the sev eral committees. The afternoon session assembled at 2 o'clock, the devotional exercises being pre sided over by Rev. J. W. Pitts of Inde pendence, Mo. His sermon waa upon the theme of "Christian Unity" Following the sermon came the reports of the enrollment committee and the ex ecutive board. Corresponding Secretary O. C. Mason, D. D., of Rock Island, 111., submitted his report as did Treasurer J. B. Winrow of Independence, Mo., and Field Secretary G. W. Harts of Topeka. The annual Sermon was preached by Rev. D. A. Holmes of Davenport, la. SCHOOL LEVY NOT LOWER Rate Kzpected to Be as Mnch aa at Present Dae to Increase In Expenses. At the adjourned meeting of the Board of Education Friday at noon the levy for taxes for the year 190S-190& will be fixed and certified to the taxing authorities. It is thought the levy will not be lower than that for the current year, which Is 16 mills on the dollar. While there has been some desire to decrease the levy present Indi cations are that more will be required for the next school year than for the present one. This Is due. In a measure, to the expected Increase In population, which will require more teachers, to ex pected advance in the price of fuel, to a slight Increase In salaries of janitors and to the tendency of all supplies to advance In a measure for the several years. The construction of the Vinton street school will call for the full building ap propriation of $25,000, so no reduction is anticipated in this Hem. . There Is some complaint over the law which requires the board to make its levy practically two years before the money Is r.eeded, as It requires the taking of a num ber of chances which would not be neces sary were the levy made for the year Im meldately following. EARLY CLOSING UNSETTLED One Merchant Soarsts Giving Day Off Instead of Five O'clock. Half Representatives of the Omaha Woman's club. Women's Christian Temperance union and Young Women's Christian association held a conference Thursday afternoon with the one merchant who has not yet agreed to the plan of closing the retail stores at 5 o'clock every day except Saturday, but no definite agreement could be reached. He would not agree to the B o'clock closing, but requested that the committee confer again with the other retail merchants and ask that Instead of closing at E o'clock they five their woman help an afternoon off each week, the plan followed by his establishment. The women have agreed to go over the ground again In the hope of reaching some understanding, but will ex pect some agreement by Monday. POWELL IN SEA OF CATFISH Omaha Man Pulls Oat Pounder as Faat aa He Liken to Work. George B. Powell, chief grain inspector of the Omaha Grain exchange, has written from Lake Shetek, Minn., that he la pulling one-pound catfish out of tbe lake as fast as he likes to handle them. With pike and pickerel he said he had not much luck. though he expected to become better ac quainted with them In a day or two. A re cent rainstorm took millions of game fish over the dam and they are now trying to get back Into the lake, so that the water below the dam Is black with them. Mr. Powell says the farmers come and spear the flah with pitchforks, hauling them away in wagons for their hogs. BIG LOCOMOTIVE ""EXPLODES Crew, Living at Hnwllns, Wro., la. J tared and I'nkaown Man la Killed. were blown a great distance and horribly mangled. The company haa appointed a committee of cttlsens to investigate tbe catastrophe. Tell Them Yoa ICnow! You may tell yotst i fiends, on out "say-so," that when they buy a package of the genuine A hue hies Afiosa Coffee they get the best of the coffee trade No coffee of equal quality can be sold in this town for the same price, whether it be sold out of a bag or a bin, or under some romantic trade-mark. You may tell them you know and that Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee dealers in the world, will stand for it.j JLBVOXJJB BBO&i New Tork Ot. PCVISHINO PETTY CHEATS. Contemptible Method of Grocery Graft Exposed In C'oort. Chicago Tribune. The Washington judge who fined a seller of strawberries heavily for using boxes with raised bottoms, giving his decision after a strong denunciation of people who resort to such devices to c'ofraud the pub lic, will find praise from all slds. The actual loss to tho buyer In the case of a berry box of deficient capacity Is small, but that fact only makes the meanness of the thing more apparent. The average cltlsen has to take the meas ures used by the grocer on trust. A pock measure may hold a peck or It may not. A "bushel" may be almost anything. The buyer Inquires the price of the article de sired. The seller gives tha answer. That part of the bargain la in the open. The rest of the transaction, so far aa honesty Is concerned, Is In the hands of the dealer. If he wishes to permit the use In his store of measures which 'are not standard, he has every opportunity to do so, particularly whore a little shaving can be done without attracting attention. The corner grocer who has a fixed place of business and an established trade 1b less likely to resort to petty cheating than the wandering peddler who sells from a wagon and whose place of residence Is unknown to his backdoor patrons. But there Is reason to believe that a great deal of this small business Is done every day. If all the complaints of housekeepers were collected in a book they would furnish evi dence that the frequent newspaper Joke about short weights and faulty measures has substantial basis In actual experlenoe. Both national and local governments have wrestled with the problem. There la oc casional inspection of weights and meas ures by officers appointed for that purpose. But the ease with which false measures may be substituted for the certified ones Is clearly apparent. After all, people must depend upon the honesty of the dealer. It Is probable that the large majority of those who supply the dally needs of the house hold are honest. But when one Is detected selling by short weight the meanness of the thing is so obvious that every one rejoices over the aeverest possible penalty. A fine of $150 for using a strawberry box with de ficient capacity Is pretty heavy, particu larly since the maker of the box and not Its user may have been to blame. Still, It Is a good thing occasionally to localize responsibility. It is unlikely that one strawberry seller at least will use small boxes for a while, and other offenders will take warning from the Incident PEHSO.AL NOTES. By a master stroke of loglo, the National Educational association espouses peace and simplified spelling simultaneously I At one sitting of a Brooklyn court one prisoner was sentenced to a year for killing a man and another to nine years for pick. Ing a pocket. The pocket must be pro tected. Leading German physicians have peti tioned the kaiser for the establishment of sight tests for autoists. Even In Germany autolsts are unable to see people who are In the way. Mark Twain's daughter. Miss Clara Clem ens, has arrived In Boston to study music. She Is tbe possessor of a remarkably pure and musical contralto voice, and will study oratorio and opera. General Lawrence and Senator Galllnger, who are In Paris, on learning that a female descendant of Paul Jones was living there In absolute destitution, visited the aged woman, paid up her rent and outstanding debts and placed a comfortable account in the bank for her. "Oulda," the English novelist, whose real name la Louise de la Ramee, has lost all her money and haa been granted a pension by the government of $760 a year. She Is living in a milkman's squalid cottage at Massatosa, eight miles from Lucca, her former home In Italy. The ordinary postal card will after August 1 mean even more than It now does. After that date It will be permissible to write messages on a part of the face side of the card. Just as Is now possible with the picture variety. Tbe front should be reserved for the postscript and the pass ing of the letter writer will be considerably hastened. As to ;IIE mere quoting of 20 per cent children's light And the suits will be as good as ever next spring. We close Saturday evenings at 9 o'clock. Browning, King & Co E. S. WILCOX, Manager. 4 SUNNY GEMS. Knlcker Planned your vacatlonT Bocker I don't know whether to have a bad time having a good time or a good time huvlng a bad time. Philadelphia Ledger. "Sklmmerhorn, will you Indorse my note for a small amount?" "I ll do better tlitin that, Bkrtdles. I'll lend you the money myself If you have anything to put up as security." Chicago Tribune. "Go ahead," wrote the author to the critic, "and give my new book to the devil." And the critic replied: "Don't know about that. I've been on good terms with the devil for some time, and I rtnn't care to offend him." Atlunta Constitution. "You kin alius find some one to listen to yoh hard luck stories," said I'nrle Eben: "but you never kin tell whether he Is sympathlzln' wlf you or congratuluttn' hla self on havln' mo' sense." Washington Star. Dicky Tou don't b'lleve that storv about Little Red Riding Hood an' the wolf, do you? Kitty Course I do. Dicky Well, if you'll Jlst write to Pres 'dent Roosevelt an' ask him about it he ll tell you It's a fake. Philadelphia Press. 'Gosh all hemlock!" exclaimed the first farmer, "ain't yer struck water yet? How deep hev ye gone?" " Bout a hundred feet," replied the other, placidly. "An' ain't ye discouraged?" "O, I dunno. I can't say I ain't glttln' a long well."-Phlladelphia Press. "How did Jlhbs first come to be smitten with the pretty girl he's engaged to?" "He said he was hard hit with the first look she gave hlin." "And yet that must have been a gluncing blow." Washington Heruld. "Pop!" "Yes, my son." "Why do hens get up so early In the morning?" , "Because they get tired standing up all night, I supppose, and they want to lay a little." Yonkers Statesman. . TUB Ul EST Or THE Ul EKl LOtJl There's a certain class of people When we take a grind re vie. Who are restless always searching For something that Is new. Their ego Is the orbit On which the whole world turns, And most significant the truth Which their small mind discerns. II. They've had every kind of ailment From measles to Bt. Vitus, And had several operations For so-called appendicitis. The osteopath and the masseur Have kneaded every muscle And when they have the nose-bleed They count each red corpuscle. HI. They've tested all the food-stuffs; Tried everything that goes. They've filled up on cold water From their temples to their toes. They've wasted half a life-time And quite a pile of pence Because at first they scorned to take One grain of common sense. B. N. T. SWEAT ODORS often peculiarly strong, are oroetimei inherited, some time char selenitic oi cer tain physical duturbsnce. Whatever the cause, they may be overcome, usually entirely to, and the general akin condition greatly im proved by the faithful, liberal use of Pond's Extract Soap C Fuat, this soap is a mild, soothing, penetrating cleanser which not only purines the surface but en ten into the pores, at the same time carrying in the Pond's Extract which, being a perfect antiseptic, so purines the (lands theraelea that their healthy acton lenders the excretion more healthy in char acter. 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