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STATEMENT OF C1HCTTLATION.
State of Nebraska. Douglas County, aa.:
Oeorga B. Taachuck. treasurer of The Bea
Publishing company, being duly awom. eaya
that the actual numbor Of full and complete
copies of The Datl' Morning. Evening and
S.inday Bee Tvrlnted ditrlng the month of
February, 1900. was as follows:
I M.tlO IK SS.tBO
Bt.lTO 1 aa.OTO
39,009 17 SS.TT0
4 S9.0M If KS.tSO
1 3t,050 Jt 88,990
38.980 !0 39.060
T 37,000 M ST.100
I 99.830 J J 40.920
a 39,380 21 38,830
19 38390 S4 P9.330
II 39,053 IS 39.810
It 88.830 it 360
It 38,780 ti. IW,030
14 37.300 IS 37,130
Total 1,087,090
Li sa unsold and returned coplea. 8,963
Net Total 1,077.088
Dally iverigo 38,468
GEO. B. TZ3CHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 1st day of March. lu.
M. P. WALKER.
(Seal) Notary Public.
WHEN OCT OP TOWlf.
subscribers leaving the city tein
lionrlly ahoala have The Bea
mailed to. thru. Address Trill be)
liunueil aa often as"reiOvtel.
-ut-ly. Toblned yet?
i ot innately, or unfortunately, there
i.j tariff on sasiafraa bark.
ftil), ihoHe for whom an inheritance
lux lias no fears are In the majority.
It will be but ,a few weeks now un
til Mr. Roosevelt will be spending his
time editing lions.
Somehow those Bostonians are slow
about expressing their views of the
proposed tax on tea.
Mr.. Bryan says he does not read
fiction. " Many authors refuse to read
their own productions.
Still., the average male person will
not object to having a tax placed on
lea, pink and other varieties.
The proposed balloon trip from Bos
ton to Seattle Is to be undertaken by
a man whose first name is Helm.
Carrie Nation came home on the
Baltic from Europe and the vessel was
naturally In a storm all the way
across.
The insurgents who failed to get
Speaker Cannon's head will probably
find even greater difficulty In getting
his eye.
This Is the great season for colds,
but there Is the consolation of know
ing that licorice is to be placed on the
free-list,
St. Petersburg furnishes the start
ling .Information that another Russian
prince has died, without artificial as
sistance. Aa to that increased tariff on stock
ingH.,' Omaha women stand ready to
join their sisters in putting a foot
down) on it.
Our democratic city clerk baa gone
up against the Thirteen club. Probably
in preparation for entertainment by
Uie Twenty-three club.
Mayor Jim's defl to his enemies
would sound more like the real thing
If he had scattered a few more poker
table terms through It.
At any rate, Kansas City can never
have an accident like that at Montreal,
where a train broke into the union
station and killed a lot of folks.
Home rule for Omaha under the
new democratic city charter will begin
with the appointment of a new police
board by (he governor at Lincoln.
The next peace agreement In Cen
tral America should be put up without
the use of benzoate of soda, which
causes fermentation In hot weather.
A New York heiress has married a
poor carpenter. On the square, it is
said to have been a case of plane love
the first time they saw each other.
Another way to provide Omaha with
cleaner streets would be to enforce the
ruin against dirt-bauling wagons that
spill their contents on the pavement.
It may yet require a board of arbi
tration to settle the differences be
tween the local democratic organ and
Edgar Howard's Columbus Telegram.
Most of the Jurors In the Coopor
C'armack rase were unable to read and,
therefore, failed to recognUe the un
written law when it was shown to
i beta.
Prospect of a Coal Strike.
Indications again point to a Rc-noral
strike of the anthrnclte cnnl miners
soon after April 1. when the present
agreement between the workmen and
the operators expires by limitation.
The operators have emphatically de
clined the demands made by the miners
and the miners are insistent that there
shall be a tie-up in the industry unless
the demands are granted.
The anthracite miners ask for an
right-hour day without reduction of
wages and for an Increase of 10 per
cent in wages of $1.50 a day or less,
and an Increase of 5 per cent In wagon
between $1.50 and $2 a day. The
most Important demand, however, so
far as the chance of an agreement Is
concerned, Is that the operators recog
nize the United Min Workers of
America. This organization, which Is
now dominated by the bituminous
miners, declares its Intention to force
recognition or cause a general strike
in the anthracite regions. The miners
ask also for a one-year agreement In
stead of a three-year agreement, as
provided by the, original anthracite
strike commission appointed by Presi
dent Roosevelt.
There appears to be no aims In
common between President Lewis of
the United Mine Workers' union and
the anthracite operators upon which
an agreement might be reached. The
operators express their wJlltnRncss to
deal with a union of tuck own em
ployes, but refuse to deal with officers
of the soft coal union. President
Lewis is naturally fighting to make
his organization dominant In the an
thracite fields, as well as in the bitu
minous. The situation after April I
will rest with the anthracite miners
themselves, and the indications all
are that they will adhere to the union
and that a strike must follow.
Without reference to the merits of
the controversy, this is the worst pos
sible time for a strike. The country
still has many unemployed men and
a coal strike would cause a halting
in the industries rather than the Im
provement already setting in. In the
famous anthracite strike six years ago
public sentiment was almost entirely
with the miners, and it Is admitted
that the agreement made between the
operators and the workmen, at the in
stance of the strike commission, has
worked well and largely to the advan
tage of the workmen. Popular sym
pathy will go to the miners again, only
if It IS shown'that they first exhausted
all resources to secure a new agree
ment on reasonable terms.
A Remedy for Revolutions.
Secretary of State Knox should not
overlook the significance of the latest
news of the progress Of the' war be
tween Nicaragua and Salvador. The
report Is meager, but It; furnishes a
hint of means by whicn'a shrewd
diplomat may be able to make future
wars in Central America Impossible.
The steamship Acapulco has just
touched a' Pacific coast point w ith the
information that the war between Sal
vador and Nicaragua was stopped for
a couple of days in order to give the
residents of the town of Acajutla an
opportunity to attend a circus. When
the steamer arrived at Acapulco the
town was under martial law and
troops were being hurried to the fron
tier to engage In deadly conflict with
the hated invaders. The next day a
circus came to town and the war was
declared off for the time being. The
martial fever died down and all the
population turned out to see the ele
phant and join in salvos of applause
for the queen of bareback riders.
Perhaps the Central Americans kick
up their frequent revolutions, insur
rections and wars largely because they
lack entertainment of a more divert
ing and less harmful kind although
a Central American war never scares
the life insurance companies very
much. It would seem to be the natu
ral Inference then, that if Secretary
Knox will just engage a circus to tour
the country when the war fever be
comes acute a deal of diplomatic
bother may be saved.
Bryan's Birthday Speech.
Here are three quotations from Mr.
Bryan's birthday speech as reported
in the local Bryanlte organ:
I 1ki that circumstances ' will never
again make me available for another
office.
It is up to Mr. Bryan. -..-He has him
self made the circumstances whenever
he has run for office.
I would rather be connected with the
movement to iurlfy politics than to draw
a president' salary.
This alternative is entirely unneces
sary. Mr. Taft will do both.
He roundly criticised the twenty-three
democrats who deserted the party and the
allied Insurgenta to Join the Cannon forcea.
The corporation or trust strings on
moBt of these twenty-three democrats
were well known before the election.
Why did not Mr. Bryan denounce them
during the campaign?
A Veteran on the Road.
Although just turned 71 years, Ed
ward Payson Weston has started ou a
pleasant little pedestrian junket from
New York to San Francisco, a matter
of 4,300 miles, which ha proposes to
negotiate in 100 days. Forty-one years
ago Weston astonished the world by
walking from Portland, Me., to Chi
cago, a distance of 1,230 miles. In
thirty days and a year ago he made
the same trio and reduced his record
by twenty-three hours.
The present junket of Weston is
not I in ft made on a wager, but is
rather a voluntary trip on the part of
the veteran pedestrian, who'll some
thing of a preacher in his way and
takes this method of illustrating the
soundness of his doctrines. He holds
the hygienic theory that total ab
stinence and a daily walk in the open
Ir are the surest guatautles of sound
health and long life. That he Is con
fidently undertaking a cross-continent
walk at his age In life would seem to
prove the soundness of his theories,
so far at least as he Is concerned.
It might sadly hamper the indus
trial and economic affairs of the na
tion If all men were to keep them
selves fit, at any age, to start on a
walking trip across the continent, but
undoubtedly the general health of the
people would be greatly Improved If
more men and women should adopt
thp Weston plan of taking a walk
every day In the open air and make a
study of diet adapted to their special
needs.
The West in Congress.
The reorganization of the commit
tees In the two houses of congress is
sure to emphasize the growing Influ
ence of the west In national legislation.
While the west has never been want
ing In strong men in congress, it is
plain to impartial observers that the
west has been steadily gaining upon
tho east and now holds a more com
manding position for shaping national
legislation than ever before.
It Is gratifying to know that In the
re-arrangement of the senate commit
tees the two senators from Nebraska
have moved forward and will In this
congress occupy positions better calcu
lated to impress their mark upon the
work of the senate than heretofore.
Whatever may be said of the advan
tage of strong personality, the only
way results can be obtained in the
senate Is by exerting it in the commit
tees as well as on the floor, and the
most brilliant speaker without useful
committee assignments may accom
plish nothing substantial.
In the house the Nebraska delega
tion, having been actively affiliated
with the insurgent group. Is not likely
to fare specially well on the commit
tees. Among the Insurgents, however,
at least one of the Nebraska members
occupies a position of leadership, and
from this point of vantage should be
able to protect the interests of the
state. If the final outcome of the bat
tle should favor the Insurgents, Ne
braska's republican congressmen con
tributing lo that result could con
fidently expect recognition. Unfortu
nately, three of Nebraska's six con
gressmen are In the democratic ranks,
where they can be of but doubtful
service to their constituents.
Those Water board lawyers are still
wrestling with the formulation of the
proposition for the Issue of $6,500,000
of bonds. If it is as hard work as all
that to draw up the bond proposition
look out for another big bill of attor
neys' fees for the taxpayers to
liquidate.
With Edward Payson Weston walk
ing Hcross the continent and Dan
Broutliers going back to professional
base ball, no one need be surprised to
hear of David Bennett Hill and Henry
Gassoway Davis coming out for a fresh
start In their political careers.
A New York dispatch says that Jack
Binns has returned to work in that
city. Name sounds familiar, but we
can't just place him, unless he Is one
of the men who was prominently men
tioned for a cabinet position.
Present prospects are that the sigh
of relief that will bo up all over Ne
braska when the now expiring legisla
ture finally adjourns will be louder
and more heartfelt than on any previ
ous similar occasion.
Economy down at Lincoln means
cutting down the appropriations that
might be spent under direction of re
publican offices and liberality In ap
propriations that will be cut up by
democrats.
, Servia has promised to disband its
army and put an end to the Balkan
war. It is understood that the army
was dissatisfied anyway and wanted
to get home in time to do his spring
plowing.
The Denver Chinaman who thought
to escape paying rent by shooting his
landlord did even better than he ex
pected. He will have neither rent nor
board to pay for the next ten years.
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The courts have decided that It Is a
breach of the peace to call a man a
liar In Georgia. In the old days the
calling of a man a liar was promptly
followed by a call for the coroner.
First he had a finger nail broken
and now he Is laid up with rheuma
tism in the arms, but Paderewskl has
the consolation . of knowing that his
hair has not been injured.
This talk about "Ransom," coming
simultaneously from the scene of the
kidnaping at Sharon, Pa., and from
the scene of the legislature at Lincoln,
is decidedly confusing.
Some married men may as well
make up their minds to go through
a hard summer and fall. The newest
styles in women's dresses call for from
250 to 500 buttons.
What Would the Heal Thing Dot
Philadelphia Ledger.
Germany and KngUuid are so scared at
a fleet on paper that the effect of a real
one. It may he supposed, would be tremend
ous. Ilauiahment of Had Urea ma.
Chicago Record-Herald.
RonsrveJt being out and the Standard O.l
cane having been expunged from the d ckel,
Chancellor Day's dreams probably aie
sweet again.
Cariosities of Tostal Laws.
8t. laiuts Globe-Democrat
Kleven pounds of merchandise, may he
mailed to Mexico U one parcel on payment
of $1 SI postage. In mailing the goods from
on domestic postofflce to another, though
but a few miles off. rlie articles would have
l bo divided into three I'd kafcra un.l (he
P stage would be H.. Some day congress
will wake up to the ncrssity of correcting
this absurdity.
4 1 kraal In the tints.
Washington Fost.
TTie capture by the Bethlehem Btecl com
pany of the contract for two warships for
Argentina In open competition with the
builders of Europe Is a cruel thrust at the
ship-subsidy bill.
Vlrtoe In (ilrlnar tp Something;. .
St. tattle Times.
It Is doubtful If a man's posthumous bene
factions are credited to him at par on the
books of heaven. The virtue of gMng up
something one no longer c-iit pofses Is like
that which 'oregoeg meat In Lent because
It prefers eggs.
Be a Sport. Kdrrardl
Chicago News.
Says Mr. Htirrlman: "It is more or less
the rault of the railroads that they have
become discredited to such an extent."
Come, came. Mr. Harrlman! Be a sport,
and lay the blame on the Interstate Com
merce commission.
The l.aat Shall Re First.
Boston Herald.
In the case of battleship It Is notably
true that the last shall be first; Wyoming
and Arkansas are now to have the reward
of waiting, by having their names taken
by colossal 0.,fl00-ton shlpa. Will not the
older slates aoon be feeling- ashamed of
their mral namcsakesT
Prepared for the Worst.
Philadelphia Record.
If coal should go up In consequence of a
strike it would not disturb the equanimity
of the coal companies that expect to have
10.000.n0u tons on hand by the end of this
month. They feel about Cue matter, prob
ably, very much aa the holdera of some
million bugs of coffee do about the pro
posed Imposition of a duty of 4 cents. The
tax paid by consumers would go to them
until the supplies on hand' should- be ex
hausted. KniTATIO TIIIIOKill TRAVEL.
Valne of Personal Intercourse with
he IVople.
Boston Herald.
Time was when presidents were Inaugu
rated and never left Washington until they
died or retired from office. Then a change
came, and the era of "swinging around the
circle" followed. Since President McKlnley
there has been far freer movement, both
of executives and of their cabinet advisers.
The theory has found acceptance now that
a problem can be dealt with better If It Is
seen at first hand, and If there Is personal
Intercourse with those who have to solve
It. Most notable of the new precedents of
this kind was President Roosevelt's trip to
Panama, and Mr. Root's visits to South
America and to Canada. Now it is an
nounced that President Taft intends to send
his cabinet advisers traveling, as one of the
surest and quickest ways of educating them
for their administrative duties. Trained
ns most of them are for dealing with issues
from the legal standpoint, he wishes them
to see matters from the point of view of
the subordinate governmental official, or of
the citizen most directly affected by na
tional legislation. Hence he has let It be
known that the cabinet officers must travel.
Profiting himself by this method of educa
tion for public service, he expects his ad
visers to profit also, and, through them,
the nation,
PERIIAMi.tK OF TAINT.
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Reflections on Nebraska Case of the
." Carnegie Penaloa) Fnnd.
- The Independet. (New Yorkl.
We are not going -to discuss here the
question whether money can be tainted.
Although Vespasian told his son Titus,
" 'pccunla non olet," money does not smell."
the contrary has been very positively
asserted. Roger de Coverly saya that
"money kept three days stinketh." We do
not question that money given for a bad
purjxse, as to buy ecclesiastical office
called simony or to buy political office
called bribery or to control the teaching of
n university for a Selfish end, Is tainted
money. Equally gll money acquired by.,
theft, fraud or oppression Is thereby
tainted and remains tainted so long as It
Is not restored. The money gained op
pressively by Zaccheua was tainted until
he had restored fourfold; that restitution
cleansed it and him.
We say we are not raising any question
as to whether money can become tainted.
We do not doubt that It can. anl
that It can remain tainted 'till It
Is cleansed: and we do not believe that
Vespasian meant to deny tills. So mora
did St. Auguatine mean to deny it when
he aald of money; "Kt ut lux; si pura
immundus transeat. non Inqulnatur." "It
is like light; itse-lf pure. If It passes
through unclean hands It la not defiled."
We allow that money obtained and held
fraudulently or given for a fraudulent or
elfish purpose ia thereby tainted.
What we ask Is another question, how long
does It remain tainted? Kor example, Is
the money obtained for a college by a lot
tery fifty or a hundred years ago still
tainted money?
The question Is a practical one In Ne
braska and elsewhere. The t'nlversity of
Nebraska might have accepted for Ita re
tired professors the advantage of the Car
negie pension fund, but Mr. Bryan appeared
before the legislature and protested against
accepting it. on the ground that the
money Is tainted, because given originally
by a notable trust baron and multimillion
aire; and by the narrowest margin of votes
the legislature refused to allow the profes
sors to take advantage ft the fund. Mr.
Bryan la very stern In this matter, much
more o than Governor Johnaon of Minne
sota; but Governor Johnson Is declared not
to be as good a democrat as Mr. Bryan.
Indeed Mr. Bryan Is the law and norm of
democracy.
It us take another rase. A man gets
immense wealth by fraudulent control of
a railroad. He dies and his property Is
divided between Ills children. A daughter
or a son Is like the good son of a bad
man described by the Hc-brew prophet,
and she, or he. usee the money Inherited
in such a way aa to gild with glory the
shaded nan.c. Is the money that she, or
he, gives so worthily so tainted that it
cannot be received by, good people for a
good cause? Certainly not. No one will
lielieve so. We haVe aettled that by uni
versal applause, j
Now let u rcvett to the Nebraska case
of the Carnegie pension fund. That money
belonged to Mr.' CSrnegle, wsa acquired by
him In the line,' of business methods
which Mr. Bryan believes to be oppressive
and w rong. But It i has paused out of his
hands Just aa much aa if lie had died.
It was given over to t lie Carnegie Founda
tion for the Advancement of Teaching and
Mr. Carnegie no longer owns It or has any
control of It. The iau is a noble cine.
ries the alleged taint stick to the money
aiill? Certainly no more than In the other
rate In which the original accumulator of
the wealth has died St Augustlne-a prin
ciple applies. The light Is not defiled; th
money ia not Lainted: and Mr Bryan
simply lacks I He clearness of vision to see
the facts and their application. It N'e
brahka freely allow its aged j'tuUasors
tu leielit Hull pensions.
Washington Life
Short ffketobos of tnrtdeBta as
BplsoSee h& Mark e rrogreee
f BTemta at the BTwMoa's OwplteX
Reports current at the national cap
ital have It that another real patriot sac
rifices a salary of IW.cno a year for a
government Job psvlng tt.fcon. Secretary
of Wsr Dickinson put aside both salary
and Income, well shove the half century
mark, for a cabinet position paying 12,wo a
year. The new assistant secretary of the
treasury, Charles B. Norton of Chicago,
makes a much greater pecuniary sacrlflre
for the privilege of shining In the re
flected light of Secretmy MarVeagh.
The new assistant secretary has been
general agent for the Northwestern Life
Insurance company In Chlcsgo for some
years. In his capacity of general agent
Mr. Norton's ability was quickly recog
nied by the banking concerns of Chicago,
with the result that he has had many of
fers from banking concerns.
The pressure grew so great that Mr. Nor
ton became Interested In the theory of
banking and went abroad to study at first
hand the systems of Ktigland. France. Ger
many and other European countries. Ills
researches were made among fie clerks
and actual working forces of the various
Institutions, so that he has a large knowl
edge of the Intricacies of the financial
methods of tho principal European coun
tries. While managing the Chicago office of
the Insurance concern Mr. Norton came
under the observation of Secretary Mac
Vegh. who was one of the leading mer
chants of that city. When Mr. MacVeagh
had accepted the treasury portfolio he set
about attaching Mr. Norton to him. Mr.
Norton was eager to continue his Inquiries
Into the banking business and believed
that U.W a year In the treasury, plus the
experience he would gain there, wsa worth
more than lat.tmo a year In the Insurance
field.
"A $90,000 house was sold at Fort Whip
ple, near Prescott, a few days ngo, for
Si)," said George H. Morgan, a lawyer of
Prescott, Arlx., In an Interview in the
Washington Post. "It was known as the
old General Crook house and was owned by
the government. Oeneral Crook occupied
the house for several months, and It was
on Just such a windy day aa that of the
sale that General Crook rode away from
the house in March 18M.
"The building was of a nondescript si Me
of architecture, constructed of stucco,
adobe and frame. It was roomy and com
fortable, with lofty ceilings and bay win
dows, through which could be seen the
snow-covered peaks of the mountains on
one side and Thumb Butte and the city of
Prescott on the other. The house con
talned more than to.uoo feet of lumber and
among other modern conveniences it had
two bath tubs.
"While General Crook was the occupant
of the house he was engaged In a long
and difficult campaign against the Indiana.
The old building . Is still well preserved.
When the auctioneer announced the sale
the bidding started at $50. and iMn fRure
was raised from time to time until It
reached S1S0, at which sum It was knocked
down to the proprietor of a hotel. What
the purchaser purposes to do with the
house I don't know, but he was told that
It must be removed nhortly. aa the gov
ernment would no longer be responsible
for its safety.
"The house cost prohahlv mor eh.- on
000. Every fool of the lumber In it was
rreiguted rrom U,s Ahgeles, at a cost of
10 cents a pound. It waa considerably en
larged after Oeneral Crook left It. The
lattw's successor. General Kauti, lived In
It for a long time, but It hag not been oc
cupied for a number of years. At the time
of Its construction a guard of soldiers had
to patrol the vicinity constantly to keep
away the Indiana. There waa not a per
son at the sain who did not express re
gret that the government should not allow
the old house to remain as a monument
to General Crook, who. probably more
than any other soldier, made possible the
peace that Arizona enjoys today."
Congressman John J. Fitzgerald of Brook
lyn. N. v., leader of the Cannonlte faction
of the democrats, whose amendmenta to
the rules of the house of representatives
were adopted. Is regarded as "the most
famous man In congress." by Washington
correspondents of home papers. The New
Tork Herald correspondent says: "In the
course of three hours he firmly placed
himself to the front rank of iarHamentary
flghtera. putting to flight hla own party
leader, and forcing the republican majority
to follow him In adopting the moat import
ant amendments made to the rules of the
house of representatives during many
years nf republican rule.
Moreover, by this astute knowledge of the
rules themselves and of parliamentary
practice, he brought to a close In one
afternoon a chaotic, fight which threatened
to delay Indefinitely the Introduction of the
Payne tariff bill, and to hold In check the
consideration of tariff legislation which Is
the sole cause for the meeting of the
81xty-flrst congress, now, and la what the
depressed business world la waiting for.
The little Brooklyn representative has
dark red hair and he weara glasses. He
speaks slowly, sometimes as though he
did not know what the next word would
be. But those who have watched his pro
gress In the house since he was sent to
Washington through the aid of Patrick H.
McCarren, ten years ago, to represent what
Is now the Seventh New York district, are
not surprised.
For several years he has been a member
of the appropriation committe, the moat
Important In the house, and has borne a
part In the debate over the big supply
bills. He has made capital for the demo
crats steadily, always penetrating the
majority's armor at Die many vulnerable
points which extravagant adminlatratlon
has created.
He la a good fighter that was shown
when several ef the democratic hotspurs
were attacking from all sides. He never
allowed himself to he ruffled; was always
courteous In his replies.
Luke E. Wright for chief Justice of the
I'nlted States supreme court? Hardly,
comments the Baltimore Sun. Not Just
yet. If Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Harlan know what they are about. There
are no vacancies in the supreme co It, In
order to permit President Taft to reward
his friend, the former secretary of war.
with an appointment to that body someone
must resign. It was Justice Htrlan, that
rare old Jurist, noted for dissenting opin
ions in such succulent language, who
voiced the sentiment of the court upon the
question of Secretary Wright's advance
ment. "Wright will hardly be appointed
chief Justice," he said. In answer to a
friend. "Fuller Is not going to resign."
They passed to other topics and the friend
had said good night.
"You know." called Justice Harlan, half
way acroas the street, aa If he had for
gotten It in the first Instance. "Fuller and
I have decided that we'll let them take ua
off feet foremost. Good night."
Flirting nllhi a Hlla Dreaaa.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Bryan admits that a United (Kates
i,alorship looks good to him. But doesn't
It lack the agreeable, chinking sound that
pertains tu the lecture platfunnt
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PERSONAL NOTES
Henry 9. de knew Taft in the Philippines.
Now they talk of castles In Spain for the
Vermont diplomat and publicist.
Foolish males seem to liuve Jumiied to
the conclusion that the dress with
buttons has buttonholes to match.
Montvllle In the state of Maine has
elected Charles Nelson Allen town clerk
for the twenty-second time. The town
meeting was held on his sixty-second birth
day. At Napoleon. O., Curtis Snyder read In
the paper that a valuable diamond pin had
been lost. Then he dreamed three nights
running of finding the pin on the l:iwn
In front or the Methodist church. Then he
went there and found It.
Albert C. McMillan, who gained a con
gressional medal for his bravery aa a
Bough Rider during the Spanish-American
war, and who won his bride. Virginia
Boyd of Fordham Heights, at the conclu
sion of hostilities, haa been sued Tor
divorce.
Senator Bacon of Georgia and former
Representative John Wesley llalnes of Ten
nessee are fighting off an attack of pneu
monia as the result of severe colds con
tracted on Inauguration day. The former Is
greatly Improved, but Ihe letter's condition
Is said to be causing his friends much
anxiety,
An astronomer lecturing In Boston told
his hearers that space is filled with flying
bodies to such a degree that If we could
ascend to a height of 100 miles from the
earth we would be riddled by a storm of
meteoric brickbats. Candidates who prize
personal comfort should keep their feet on
the ground.
Captain William 11. Dare, who served In
the navy throughout the civil war, was
arrested by the confederates charged with
being a federal spy and Inter hv the
federal government charged with suspicious
conduct, but who. In the second instance,
proved his loyalty to the union and was
restored to rank and service, died recently
In New York.
The Chicago Chronicle company was
placed In the hands of a receiver by Judgn
Honore In Chicago Saturday on complaint
of John R. Walsh. W. I. Dickinson, as
Blatant treaaurer of the eomp-env. was
made receiver. Judgments for $1,000,000 have
been entered against the old newspaper
company, which has assets of only $'00.x0,
being the leasehold of the ground Improved
with the building In which the. Chronicle
was published. Mr. Walsh owns , 1,7)9 of
the 3,000 shares of the company and Is
creditor In the sum of $900,000.
A HlVr TO THE HOI MK.
Meana of Conserving! the Tisane nf
Honorable I. ens.
New York Sun.
At last acci unts the south end of the
rapltol was flickering In unconcealed re
sentment Tho senators, at the north end.
had secured for their majesty and com
fort an automobile to navigate the sub.
way connecting the office building with
the halls nfIegislatlon, end incidentally to
convey tho potent, grave and reverend
signlors to and fro. The representatives
had tp hoof It. They had the same sub
way, a nc-at and commodious tunnel, In
traversing which no rain could fall upon
their proud fotma nor any dust profane
their newly polished shoes. The thought
of walking while the s. nators could spin
along on rubber tired notors rankled In
their otherwise distended midriffs. It
hardened and embittered them. The baro
auspiclon of an Injurious favoritism soured
once sunny minds and tinged the very
bath tubs with a aaffron hue of Jealousy.
It Is to the reJIIef of thie iurdled state
that we make bold to hasten with flying
feet and outstretched arms. And It will
not cost the house a penny. Why not a
moving platform through the subway
two of them, in fact, to accommodate the
ebb aa well aa the flow of statesmanship?
Automomlles are of limited capacity. Also
they smell very loudly at times. The
proudest senator might have to wait oc
casionally unless he would consent to walk,
and often choke; hut a moving platform,
rolling to the capltol on one side and roll
ing back to the office building on the
other, would accommodate everyone wiih
out delay.
If It be not too late we respectfully press
the Idea upon the house. In its operation
the moving platform would suit every trtyle
of beauty and conserve the energies of
many honorable legs.
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"Mow is your boy getting on at school?"
"First rate." answered Farmer t'omtos
acl.: "lie's gtdn' fa be great help on the
rami, lie knows the botanical names for
cabbage an' beans already, n' all he has
tn do now Is to learn to ralso 'em. "Wash
ington Star.
Mr, Roosevelt was practicing on his chin
with a raior.
"Stiange that It seems so awkward," he
murmured. "1 used to be quite a fine llttl-"
shaver."
Smiling at the Jest be Inflicted a fresh
cut. Philadelphia Ledger.
Sllslresa Delia, please le careful of thai
new breakfast set. I value It very highly
Delia Indeed I will, niw'am only id wish
you'd a tmild me two days ago.i-Puck.
"Do you keep a second girl'.'"
"No; my wife Isn't strong enough to wait
on more than one." Kansas City Journal.
Kiln I'll be there bright and early.
I Stella He there early, anyway, and 1
won't aak the other t hing. Judge.
"Has be done anything since be left col
lege '.'"
"Well, he's made his name pretty well
known."
"Indeed."
"Tcs. hi praise Is In many mouths.''
"Well. well. How Is that""
"lie Invented the club coctall that bears
his name." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"I thought my wife was craxy when she
bought some of those paper flower pot
you see advertised."
"Why, what did she do with them?"
"Now she has therrt all trimmed up for
spring hats." Baltimore American.
"Adam became unhappy Immediately
afler he nte the apple In the Garden of
Eden."
"Yes. He waa the first to discover thai
the fruli crop was a failure." Chicago
Record-Hera Id.
"The tariff Is a wonderful Institution, "
hi lil the earnest citizen.
"Yep," answered Farmer Corntoxscl .
"It's more than wonderful. It's ait un
precedented marvel, it's the only thing I
ever heard of that our congressman was
afraid to talk about." Washington Star.
"Why do you revolt against the govern
ment ?"
The Cuban shrugged his nhouldcrs.
"What would you 7" he replied. "There
was no cockfight scheduled for the day.''
J Philadelphia l-edger.
"What's them apples worth?" asked the
farmer, stopping in front of a fruit stand.
"In that pile?" said the proprietor. "Five
cents apiece."
"So? Well. I guess 1 11 cat about a dime's
'worth."
Thereupon he took two big red apples out
of a capacious pocket In his overooai ami
strolled on. placidly munching one of them.
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THE SWEETEST THING. v
Baltimore) Sim. j
A sovereign bade them summon from the
town '
Doctor and priest, slave, poet, statesman.
clown.
ArtlNt and soldier "bid thorn hence' he
said.
So to their task the trembling couriers
(sped.
First the physician, whom he ques
tioned m:
"Of all thou knnwcHt. what Is most sweet
to know ?" 1
"Science, my lord, her Inmost deeps to
trace.
Reading the wondroue legends of her
face." ' ,
Then the grave pried: "Religion, holy
dream.
Wherein the lights of hallowed Worblilp
gleam."
"Song." rried the poet, "lifting eouls on
high
To sing the immortal epic, then (to die!"
'Power," said the statesman, "wielding
the public mind, i
So prone to follow power with footsteps
blind."
"Joy." was the clown's reply, wljh jaunt v
smile
"Joy, and the wassail's, brim toj kiss the
while." 1
"Fame." said the artist, "won with magic
brush,
To touch the canvas with the. heavens'
blue blush." . .
"Glory." the soldier r.ighed 'the field,
the fray, I
The battling hosts far flung In bright ar
ray." And then the slave. In lowliest attitude:
"Freedom, my lord, and life, and dally
food ;
"And kindly cheer, and homeward In the
night. j,
A little face tn guide my feet Aright;
"Sweet lips to kiss, and little 'hands to
hold. . .,
Bright eyea to ,Tleai and tossing; rurli d(
gold;
"True hearts and fond believe me, gea-
clous king.
A little child's love la the aweeteat thing!"
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