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TTIE OMAHA I)AITiV BEE: NATlHlAY. MAY P. IOCS. i I i i f i :ri. I: 1 ; a A '1 U. If- r i t i ; : j Tub Omaha Daily Bee rouNDED nr edwahd iiopewater VICTOR ROSBWATER. EDITOR. Entered at Omaha rostofflce as seeond elsss matter. TERMS OV PLI1BCRIPTION: flljr Vf (without Bunday). on year..H ally Itee ami Piirxlav, ona year Bindnv Hoe, viip year -M baturday Hee, one year ' M DELIVERED nr CARRIER: Ially Fee (Including Sunday), pnr week.lSo . Jially Be. (without Sunday), per week. .10c Knlng H. (without Bunday), per week c Evening Be (with fhinrtsy). per week...wc Address all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department , OFFICES: Omaha The Bee Pulldlng. ' Potuli OmnliCI?y Hall Building. Council fIluffa-15 Scntt Street. lilraao 1040 I'nlversiir B'tlld'ng. New York-Rooms 1K1-11U2, Js'o. tl Went Thirty-third Klrert. Washlngtin-T:.'5 Fourteenth Street Is. W. t'OftRESPONDKNCE. Vminnnlcntf.n rclnting to news and edl tnrlal mutter should be addressed: Omaha hte, hJitorla! IM partiuent. REM ITTANC'ES. Itenilt hy draft, express e pnntal order ravnble to Tlie Ben Publishing company. nly 2-cent Mumps received in payment of mall account". , I'ersnnal chucks, except on Omaha or eastern exchancea, pot accepted. STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION. Utale of Nebraska, Dnuglae County, aa.! Oeorga M. Txsrhurk. tp asurer of Th. Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The iMIlv. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bea printed during tha month of April, 1901, wan- as follows: , " ' 1 36,940 1 1 36,950 t 36,900 17 36,800 ' , t 36,750 IS 37,140 4 37,010 19 36,950 : t : t 36,800 20 36,690 t 37,880 II 36,990 "V, 7 37,940 22 36,460 I 37,040 it 36,660 I' 9 37,140 24 36,850 10 37,060 21 86,650 11 87,090 2 38,600 p 12 37,060 27 38,760 IS 37,340 21 36,980 ' - 14 37,380 29 36,990 IS 37,180 SO 86,970 Totals 1,108,680 l-.es s unsold and returned copies.. 11,341 Net total 1,097.179 Daily average 36,67a GEORGE B. TZHCHUCK. Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before ma this 1st day of Mny, l'JOS. (Seal.) KOBERT HUNTER, Notary Public. WHEN OCT Or TOWN. Sabserlbers leaving tha city tem porarily abowld hart Tha Bea nailed to them. Address will ba Apparently tbe antl-Taft allies have quit allying. Enlist for Sunday under the sign of the white flower. For a youth Beventy-two years young Uncle Joe Cannon 1b quite frisky. !jt Hetty Green refuses to use the tele ; phone. She lets her money talk for ' her. . The Kurds have massacred 2,000 villagers." Tba Is a whey the Kurds have. , . The president's latest message seems to have acted on congress like a massage. "The Queen of Spades" Is to be pro duced In New York. It takes a five irpot to see it. Senator Beveiidge says the presi dent has an important secret. Not if he told It to Beveiidge. I? China is to have s new navy, accord ,i ing to eastern advices. Any navy that China may get will necessarily be new. i he motners' asy iaea is cased on a healthy human sentiment. Anyone rn j ;!, doubt of it should propose a Fathers' :!day. ' n if. I ' Cnn ililllAlAV ah n A TJ va. n A A m t onuaivi iui rvvic; siuu - i auursjQD ui J; i Connecticut will probably explain that I' they never" care t6 visit Chicago in yf June, anyway. j: The Filipino assembly Is not follow if. Ing the American congress so closely, i v after all. It has decided to reduce the salaries of its members. : t i Speaking of Senator "Jeff" Davis, ,ir what has become of "Web" Davis, who ', once Introduced AVllllam J. Brennings -;jto a Kansas City audience? J: 'A Chicago stenographer who has In herlted $1,000,000 is going to follow a musical career. She does not want to drop her habit of taking notes. f Miss Helen Cannon, the speaker's daughter, likens Washington society to a salad. The difference Is that so ciety is served with but little dressing We notice by the Commoner that Air. Bryan is offering a red Durham bull for sale. Reports from the east show that he failed in an effort to trade it for a Jersey. Commander Peary is now asklug tor $37,500 to enable blui to make an other dash for the North Pole. The country will have no objection" to Pear'a staying" at home. Julian Story denies that he has any of the property of bis divorced wife, Lmma Earues Story. Mr. Story ap preciates the fact that be lost most when he was separated from his wife's vjlce. In the list of presidents of "leading railway systems east of the Mississippi river" In conference on the freight rate question is Included the name of E. II. Harrlmao. Since when has the Union Pacific been moved east of the Missis sippi jlver? Friends of Congressman Landls of Indiana are booming him for the vice presidential nomination on the repub lican ticket. Mr. Landls is one of the ablest and most popular men in con gresi aud has a bold almost as strong as that uf Mr. Bryan on the Cb.au tauv.ua vol 7HF P STANDARD kKAnEHS. Political developments f the week practically remove all doubt that Wil liam Howard Tat and Wlllis-m Jen nings Bryan will be the opposing nom inees for the presidency this year. The Taft strength has grown so rapidly that his antagonists have apparently abandoned all hope of preventing his nomination- at Chicago and the action of the Ohio democrats in sending an Instructed delegation for Mr. Bryan to Denver foreshadows . the final crum bling of the anti-Bryan forces. The campaign in Ohio "was bitterly con tested, the old line party leaders mak ing a determined effort to escape Bryan instructions. While the Ne- braskan Is still meeting with opposi tion in eastern states, there Is the scantest prospect that it will be suffi cient to embarrass him much at con vention time. With the convention line-up practl ally thus determined, Interest will naturally turn to the attitude of the eastern democrats who have been most active against Bryan. This opposition, while ready to hall with delight the ap pearance of any great, or near-great, commanding leader to whom the nom ination might be given this year, ad mit that such fi candidate could not win over a lukewarm support from Mr. Bryan, Just as they agree that Bryan Is now no stronger In the pivo tal states than be was in 1896 and 1900. Colonel Henry Watterson, ed itor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and one of the original anti-Bryan democrats, sums up the situation, in the Improbable event of Governor Johnson's nomination at Denver, as follows: What chance would JoHnaon have over the dead body of Bryan? What chance would Johnson have carrying a Wall street tag? What chance would Johnson have using the undemocratic two-thirds rule to defeat the will of the majority, and that at tha behest of the east defying the west and working the south? The thought is preposterous. . This must not be construed as un friendliness to Governor Johnson, be cause Colonel Watterson was the first to propose the Minnesota man and has been active in calling attention to hiB superior presidential qualifications, but he has evidently reviewed the sit uation and reached the conclusion that the democratic nominee at Denver is scheduled for defeat and, that being rue, thinks it best to sacrifice Bryan again rather than Governor Johnson, who is still a young man with future possibilities. The Brooklyn Eagle, one of the stanchest of the democratic papers of the country, quotes figures to show that it will be impossible to keep Bryan from getting the nomination. Nothing is more probable," says the Eagle, "than that there will be but one ballot nt Denver." ,. That the situation is far from the Eagle's liking may be seen from this forecast It makes of the November re sults: Wlille it Is a fact that John A. John son of Minnesota would go to the polla with a chance of whining, Mr. Bryan will begin and end his canvass with none at all. He could not even carry his own state the last time he ran. Nowhere Is lie dis credited more emphatically than at home. It Is the sheerest futility to talk of a chance of democratic victory without the electoral vote of the atate of New York. Eliminate it and the republican nomination la equivalent to election. Eight yeara ago It gave to McKlnley a plurality of 143,4fl. What It will, give to the republican candi date of tills year, presuming hia adversary to be Bryan, Is a matter of guesswork with six figures. So, aa the Eagle would be pleased to ace the convention make a nomination which will not convert canvass Into comi edy. not to say farce, it calls attention to aome of the dlfferencea between the two men sure of aerloua discussion at Denver. One haa done nothing but fall at the polls," the other nothing but succeed. One la man of action, of achievement: the other man of many words. Ona performs, tha other paradea. Ona would go to tha coon try with fighting chance, the other would ba beaton before the polling places opened. There Is a choice which will discredit oven a donkey. A SiyOht 14X SXVER1MKKT. Students of politics and political economy will be interested inxan exr perlmental piece of legislation to be voted uponln Oregon on June 1, em bodying the principle of the single tax as expounded by Henry George. A bill "to exempt from taxation factory buildings and machinery, homes and home improvements, but not the lots nor the farms," will be submitted to the voters under the operation of the initiative and referendum provision of tbe Oregon laws. The proposed amendment is as follows: That all dwelling houses, burns, shed., outhouses and all other appurtenancea thereof; all machinery and buildings used exclusively for manufacturing purposes, and the appurtenances thereof: all fences, farm machinery and appliances usef aa such all fruit trees, vines, shruba and all other improvements on farms; all llva stock; all household furniture In uaa and all tools owned by workmen and In use shall be exempt from taxation - The purpose of ihe measure is, of course, to put all the burden of taxa tlon ou land, pursuant to the tenets of the single taxera that it Is economic ally wrong to penalise industry by tax ing improvements. The gist of the argument is that it is wrong for the owner of a vacant lot, taxed in a nom inal amount, to be enriched by the enterprise of a neighbor who invests large amounts and incurs heavy obliga tlons to improve his property and then has to pay taxes on his Improvements'. Against the Oregon plan it is urged that, while relieving manufacturers, laborers and farmers from paying taxes, it leaves trade, transportation the bankers- and the professional men to pay taxes on their means of 11 veil hood, thus making it impossible to se cure a uniform system of taxation However, people are seeking' all the light on th question of taxation they, can get. f u Oregonlans are willing to risk Hie experiment they may help settle by practice the worth or worthlesaness of a theory that has long been the subject of academic dis cussion. " ovn DisTisacisnr.n guest. Omaha lf entertaining for a few days a distinguished guest in the per son of Admiral Winfleld Scott, Schley, who is visiting friends here in a purely private capacity, but who is nonethe less welcome also for the . notable service he has rendered to the nation as an officer of the navy. Admiral Schley's name has been written down in American history for all ttme to come. He would be enti tled to recognition for the part' he played in the civil war, although this period of his career has since been completely obscured by his brilliant exploits In the war with Spain. People hereabouts will remember how the news from Santiago came just ten years ago as we were celebrating the glorious Fourth in connection with our 'ever memorable Transmlsslsslppl exposition, and how the tidings of vic tory fired the Independence day pa triotism. They remember, also, how the story of Santiago was interwoven with the famous teace jubilee at the exposition n October of the same year, attended by President McKlnley and many of the heroes of war, In celebration of -a peace toward whose accomplishment our present guest had contributed so signally. They will remember still further the former yislt of Admiral Schley to Omaha, during which they -were pleased to honor him with universal acclaim, and, even though this time he Is made the victim of no formal func tions or ostentatious ceremonies, the admiral must be impressed with the fact that no city in the country holds warmer spot in its heart for him than Omaha. ma cRors akd high prices. Secretary Wilson of the Department f Agriculture has made a statement of the outlook for the agricultural in terests of the country which must be comfortably cheering to the farmers even if it does not tickle the consumer exceedingly. Reviewing the April re port of crop conditions throughout the country, Mr. Wilson predicts that the crop of the present year will, be a bumper one and that prices for It will be fully as high as last year. He of fers the modification that if weather conditions do not continue favorable, the size of the crop may be reduced, but in that event the prices of products will be even higher than they , now promise to be. In this connection, with a word of advice to the laboring men of the country, Secretary Wilson says: ' I hop to aee the men who are looking for work go to tha country districts for instead of to tho crowded cities. Just as soon as they do, just so soon will the prices find their , norma; level. But so long aa all the unemployed rush to the cittea and the farmer cannot get help to till and harvest and move his- crops. Just so long will the American workingman find tha meat Item on hia bill of fare grow- ng smaller and less frequent. This advice is not new, but It should carry more weight when backed by t(he assertion that the cost of living will not be materially reduced so long a the farmer Is compelled to pay top prices for help and then can not get it in sufficient force to keep up with the ever-increasing demand for hia products. The number of people en gage in producing food have not in creased in proportion to those em ployed in other industries and food prices will continue high until the area or productive capacity of land capable of cultivation ia notably in creased. Yet for the farmer, he is as sured of prosperous conditions so long as the demand for food Increases more rapidly than the supply of food. At the meeting of the Water board the other day bills were audited and vouchers ordered drawn for the fol lowing payments in connection with the specific performance litigation: To Carl C. Wright,' for legal services - - . and expenses $3,149) To John L. Webster, for legal serv ices and expenses J.57J Who says that the water works pur chase proceedings are not a good thing for the lawyers? Group 4 of the Nebraska bankers has gone on record against the estab lishment of a postal savings bank sys tem. The bankers have a right to hold views on this subject and to ex press them, but when they explain that their position "Is not dictated by self-interest" they are apt to find it difficult to make other people believe It, In an effort to disprove the charge that he had grown rich in congress Senator Bailey offered to sell all his property in Texas, aside from his farm, for 11,000. That made a tremendous hit until a rude person in the audience asked him If he would take 1300,000 for his blooded stock farm in Ken tucky. Judge Gray says he has a do. en reasons why he will not be a candidate for the presidential nomination at Den ver. The first Is that Mr. Bryan has the nomination cinched and lied down. The other reasons need not be named.. According to press dispatches, Ne braska's staff of colonels paraded San Francisco in carriages. Governor Sheldon should at once issue a Rooee velt horseback order. Those University of Nebraska stu dents ought to be more considerate about fixing the time for their annual "Sneak" day. They ought to move it up at least six weeks earlier so that members of the legislature In session at the Capital City every two years might also take advantage of It. Our trade boosters are to take Omaha along with them in moving pic tures. The pictures will have to move fast to keep up with Omaha's forward steps. . An AnnkrilDf line. Topeka Capital. The Johnson men think they can beat Bryan. An alarm clock doesn't cost much and tho Jnhneon men ought to have one. 'When olie Con ate. . Philadelphia . Press. General Fuhston la going to use black powder In saluting the fleet at San Fran cisco because it makes the most noise and the most smoke. That must be the kind some of tha presidential candidates are uslng, -. ' Joltlog the Allies for Fun. . Philadelphia Record. Every time there Is any slackening of the Taft movement the administration manag ers start the report that It lis plotted to stamped the convention to Roosevelt and a third term. It doea the trick every time. Tho Taft boom makes a new spurt. when this scare Is thrown Into tho ranks of the reluctant or recalcitrant republicans. It Is a great' tribute to the popularity of the president. ttslsbaiT f Ira 1 at Ion a. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Senator Jeff Davis said in his speech that plutocratic magnates latest have robbed the American people to such an extent that "If Adam had survived till this day and had computed Sl.ono every minute aince his expulsion from Paradise, he must have lived BO.ono other yeara to complete the task." The robbery la accordingly cal culated, to be S2913,6X,000.0). A billion dollar country. Indeed! Make it trillions, and plenty of them. Bumper Crops and Good Prlrea. Philadelphia Record. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is the administration optimist. On the basis of reports so far received he predicts bumper crops for the farmers this year and a con tinuance of high food prieea. He gives as a reason for this fine outlook for the granger, and less favorable, prospect for those who do not tljl the soil, that popula tion In this country is Increasing fast,er than crop acreage. There Is not enough excess of bread and meat to keep pace with the excess of mouths to eat tha bread and meat supply. It Is his opinion that this condition muBt last until it is rectified by more digging. Instead of flocking to the towns the unemployed must go back to the land. A IRIUQPREHSIBI.K COX FI.ICT. Lower Hallroad nates In lona ' N'rtt More Money. Pittsburg Dispatch. Iowa throws out another element of con fusion Into a much-fought-over question. To those whrh have read the profound and authoritative rulings of the high courts of Pennsylvania and' also those of United States district courts on the Atlantic sea board It was supposed that the Invalid be cause confiscatory nature of the 2-cent- rfare law was beyond dispute. But the wJld and subversive west will not let things stay settled. For now comes thai tut. .f T..r. m-ltV. .t.tl.llA. C 11 ..N . ..- .& . t. nun Diai in, iv n i 1 1 inininu earnings setting forth that the railroads of that atate have made more out of t their passenger traffic at the 2-cent rate than they did at the old rale. It la claimed as an offset that this lias been' largely aided by the abolition ofvthe free-pass privilege for Iowa politicians. But the same assist ance to earnings has been secured tor the railroads In Pennsylvania; so that the two states stand on an equal footing In that respect. It is an Indisputable rule that the lower rates are most profitable where there la the greatest density of traffic; aud it Is hardly less questionable that the density of traffic is greater on the railroads In Penn sylvania than "those in. Iowa. How, then, can a rate be "confiscatory" in the 'one state and profitable In the other? There la an irrepressible conflict on this Issue of fact. Thousands of American women in our homes are daily gacriflcing their lives to duty. In order to keep the home neat and pretty, the children well dressed and tidy, women overdo. A female weakness or displacement ia often brrme;hton and they suffer in Bilence, drifting along from bad to worset knowing well that they ought to have help to overcome the pains and aches which daily make life a burden. It is to these faithful women that LYDIAE.PINKIIAr.rS VEGETABLE COMPOUND comes as a boon and a blessing, as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, of MayvUle, N. Y, and to JJrs. VVP. Boyd, of Beaver Falls', Pa, who say t " I was not able to do my owa work, owing to the female trouble from which 1 suffered. Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vega. table Com pound helped me wonderfully, and I am so well that 'I can do as big a day's work as I ever did. I wish aver sluk woman would try It. FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, mad from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female Ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion,dizzines8,or nervous prostration. AVby don't you try it ? 3Ira. Plnkhata invltea all sick women to write Iter for advlo. Khe Las guided thousands to heal ill. Adilrct,- Lj nu, JluaS. SAWS oTtir.n !.n- tii ovm. American hoiresKes with a hankerlns fur forelsn titles may well view with alarm the reported organization of the titled women of Enpland for the purpose of pro tecting thn,srlves apnlnst the American in vasion. The move has a two-fold object. It la designed to restrict the social activi ties of members of the American colony In England and rekindle the flames of an cient patriotism which finds expression In the familiar cry, "Patronise home Indus try." For years past proud mothers of eligible daughters have suffered tha an guish of seeing; their cherished hopes blasted by the superior fascinations of the American glrl"s coin. Prises worthy of the best matching talent of duchess snd baron ets were snapped by aliens, titles rescued from the pawnbrokers' and gilded with American eagles, and debt -burdened castles restored to former splendor. Home com petition was hopeless while alliances Were a financial necessity, but when an Ameri can girl captures a prise with a fortune In hia own right the time Is ripe for social war on the invaders. The announcement of the engagement of the daughter of the American ambassador to the king's equeiry was the last straw. JThe war promises to be a fierce one. Amrlcsns who ara worth while will wish the titled Amaions suc cess and cheer them on. Recent events In Portugal tend to confirm the opinion expressed at the time that the assassination of King Carlos and the crown prince was tha bloody fruit of a conspiracy agatnat reforms in the government Inaug urated by Premier Franco by express com mand of the king. Tha wrath of the pop ulace was cleverly turned upon the premier while tha gloom of tho tragedy enveloped tha court, and when the young king picked up the reigns of power Franco waa obliged to flee for his life. Now It appears from the government .Investigation of the plot that tha conspiracy had ao many ramifi cations pointing suspiciously to high quar ters that the authorities deem It Inexpe dient, to press the prosecution of suspected criminals. King Manuel appears to have agreed to this view, doubtless because his advisera comprise many of the offlciala driven from power during the Franco re gime. This state of affairs in Portugal presents a striking parallel to the butchery which compassed a change of rulers In Servla. ! Frans Kossuth, Hungarian minister of commerce, delivered the principal address at Esegler on the sixtieth anniversary of tha March revolution. He spoke with en thusiasm of the part which his father. Louis Kossuth, played In the great revolu tionary drama of "18 and said: "Every age demands new duties. Sixty years ago mn had to show courage and even reckless hess. Today knowledge and work toward a known objeot are our duties. Which duty is more difficult, a few months of enthusi asm, a fight for a few days, or the steady, patient work toward a noble end? I have tried both and I know that the latter is the more difficult If for no other reason than that its path Is strewn not with laurel, but with thistles." v American enterprise and perseverance In prosecuting the work of reclaiming' the arid regions of the west, even In those sec tions classed as deserts on the maps, will find stimulus for their energies in the work of French engineers In the desert of Sahara. There Is no "such word aa fail In their lexicon. By means of artesian wells driven In selected parta of that vast barren region of northern Africa, hey have built a chain of oasis which fructify the land to tha limit of the water supply, making habitation possible and profitable. At, each oasis new flowing wells are added each year, each well enlarging the area of culti vation and widening the radius of settle ment. So far an abundance of water has been found. One of the newest wells tapped a deep source of supply and flows 7.500 gallons a minute, enough to Irrigate 2.000 acres of land and nurture 12O.0OO date palm trees. Population and cultivation have quadrupled In a generation. Communica tion between these settlements Is now maintained by means of camels, but tho French government has planned a- system cf connecting railroads which will be ex tended aa rapidly as developments justify. The French governor general predicts that these enterprises will make It possible for tha Algerian Sahara to provide food for 1.000.0UO more inhabitants than it now sup ports. ' , A correspondent of an English paper, sent .to India to Investigate the causes of tho present discontent, put In six months at the taaic nnt vMheJ the conclusion that It docs not amount to sedition, and Is due chiefly to manifestations of arrogant superiority similar to that ahown by Brit ish officials In the American colonies, which helped to fan the flumes of the American revolution. How like Washing tons experience with British regulars In the Braddock campaign this appears. "The real danger to our position as beneficent rulers," writes the correspondent, "lies In the arrogant Isolation of our people to ward the Inhabitants of the eountrr. It Is an old tale. It ia heard and felt In the railway stations, in tha clubs, at the hotels and In the bungalows, so It Is hardly pos sible to exaggerate tha evil. Native pre judice la undoubtedly Increasing as more .Kngllsh women come out to add an im mense weight of their Influence to the antagonism and the Increasing rudeness and contempt toward "those natives.' " The writer observes that education has Increased the evil, for ss he says, "many of us can ahow ourselves quit kindly and polite to the Ignorsnt cultivator, whom we regard as a well behaved child, but we feel a queer dislike for that Innocent culti vator'a aon when he proves himself our equal In knowledge and behavior, so that we can no longer pat his dark head and say, 'good boy." " Acta of Parliament can not reach Inherent opposition to alien rule, nor uproot tha lielng hopes or millions of people steadily advancing in national con sciousness. One available means of allay ing aome of the discontent Is suggested. "Our judges and Jurymen should return to the old principleof equsl Justice for all races of men, and certain of our public men should cease to read other peoples letters." Winston Spencer Chuichill, president o tha Bosrd pf Trade, who was defeated In the Manchester bye-election recently, has transferred his efforts for a seat In the House of Commons to Dundee, a district considered safe for the liberal. The fight against him In that district is now on and Is aa vigorous as the opposition at Man chester. Tho militant Isuffragettea havs followed him into Scotland and are reach ing for his scalp with a vigor and wrath of women scorned. One day this week a band of the suffering aiaters chased Mm in auto mobiles from stand to aland. Jeering and scoffing, ringing cowbells when shouting failed to drown hia oratorical efforts. Tlis dashing candidate waa forced to abandon tha day'a engagemenla and retire from tha field. If aucccssful in this contest. Mr. Churchill will have earned hia aeat In Parliament as well as a lung rest from partisan strife. Will Worry Aloaa; iaarbtn, Springfield Republican. There is no doubt that tha prsttdent could earn hia living writing for tha maga alnea after leaving office. Ona offer of tuiC.OOO for a aeries of artlclea on foreign travel has already been rejected. It ap pears. If Mr. Boosevelt were to take to lectu.'iiig tin. i. would ba soiueth ng dJing Where the fineft biscuit, cake, hot-breads, cruSts or puddings are required Ifyyal is indispensable. Am Baiting Powder A&sclateljrPutv Not' only for rich or fine food or for special times or service. Royal is equally valuable in the preparation of plain, substantial, every-day foods, for all occa- sions. ft makes the food more tasty, nutritious and wholesome. POLITICAL DRIFT. Senator Bailey's vindication in Texas amounts to a majority of 17.P27 out of a total of 214,633 votes. ' New Jersey's delegation to the republican national convention go unlnstructed, for the purpose of doing business on the best possible terms. Four Arkansas state senators have been arrested for taking bribes, wrtle Jeff Davis is half a thousand miles away throwing harpoons Into "the slinking cravens of mammon." Prohibitionists are centering on Joseph P. Tracey of Michigan as the party candi date for president. Mr.i Tracy Is manager of the Michigan Salt clmpany and has a large bar'I to tap. The Connecticut delegation to the Denver convention has held a meeting and the delegates Individually have expreased their preference. Six are for Bryan, six. for Johnson and two won't tell. The new governor of Louisiana at his Inauguration la to ba attended by an es cort of fifty of tha prettiest picked girls in the state, dressed In white, with red hats and mounted on coal-black horses. "Without New York there Is not the re motest possibility of electing a democratic candidate for prealdent." . says the New York World. "If Mr. Bryan Is nominated there will not be the remotest possibility of his carrying New York," It adds. The World has lived loeg enough to know. Indignation over the advance in passen ger ratea by tha railroads In New Jeraey has caused Governor Fort to call a special session of the legislature for the purpose of Increasing tho power of theState Rail way commission. Ixtcal traffic in New Jer sey Is enormous, especially to and from summer resorts, and to Nw York City, and the advance In rates announced for June 1 amounts to a quarter of a cent a mile. MIRTHFII. REMARKS. "Where do you find the best candidate timber?" "Not In the men who take to the woods. ' Balilmor. American. "Verena, is that young man out in the kltcherj your first beau?" "Fur the land's sake, no, mum! I'm his first sweetheart, though; that'a why I find Mm interestln' mum." Chicago Tribune. Contractor Here la my contract with the city. "Th. party of the first part " . Politician (nervously) Never mind tha Browning, Ming & Co CLOTHING, FjlrVlSHINGS and HATS One IVHInote OU want a Spring Suit or Top Coat. A dozen dealers appeal to you. And you wonder which. This is your store. Why! Because, instead of the choice of the duds of a dozen different little shops, we offer you the celebrated Browning, King & Company Clothing in our own store ' factory. And the ltest that can 15th and Douglas Streets t s R. S. WILCOX, Mgr. IFIiri'llFilFliPlM'Ill'W'' .Mr Look fat the B. some jom a twncur cia, weu suda, perfect stung wiacrfarmeM. u Writ, (of Booklet. ERLANCER BROTHERS. Worth and CWh Su,N.w York. ' Maka. W. al B V. D. Umo. Sm. (P. 4-J0-D7). ''II I 1AI4IIMS Ml A -TV"1" ' 11 " M B. V. U. party of tha first part or tha party of tha second part. What I want to know, are you going to get me into this as the third party In the case? Baltimore American. "Who is the most conspicuous woman In the smart set?" "Mrs. Jinx." "What has she done?" "She has never been divorced." Houston Post. Servant You'll have to rail again. Collector That's what j'ou said yester day. Servant But Mr. Skinner Is too HI to talk, to you today. I Collector You needn't worry about that. ' I'll do all tha talking Philadelphia Press. rPapa, what does tha expreaslon, 'ohoas reigned.' mean?" "It means that the wife of the man who wrota it was cleaning house." Houston Post. . "Why, suh," Colonel Quisle was saying, , "the way aome men 'round hyar drink is dlsgustln', suh!" "Ah! ' exclaimed the stranger, "you admit that?" "I sho' do, suh. I'vs seen 'em take a drink o' good llquah and then make a face as if they didn't like It." Philadelphia Press. TUB GIRLS. St. Louis Times. . Hear the laughter of the girls Pretty girls! What a fund of merriment each ruby lip unfurls! How they ohstter, chatter, chatter, In the balmy air of night While the stars that over-spatter All the heavens hear their clatter v In a soft and mild delight; In a aorter-klniler rhyme. Keeping time, time, time. 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