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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 1901. The Omaha Daily Bee. FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSE WATER VICTOR ROSE WATER. EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postoffic aa second elM matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, pally Be (without Sunday), on year. .M Dally Be and Sunday, on yar .W DELIVERED BT CARRIER,- . Dally Be (Including Sunday), par wMk Ite rally Bee (withnut Sunday . per week., loc Kvenlng Be (without Sunday), per week to Evening he (with Sunday), per wesk.. 10 Sunday Bee. one year AH Saturday IW. one year I 0 Address all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha-The Bee Building. South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Council Hluffs-15 Scott Street. Lincoln 61K Little Building. Chicago 1548 Marquette Building. New York-Rooma 1101-1101 No. U Vft Thirty-third Street. Washington 77J Fourteenth Street. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to tiewa and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. 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WALKER, (Seal) , NoUry Public. .?' WHEW OPT -,Or TOWH.' Cobscrll.ers leavlasx elty tm orarlly shaald kar Th B mailed -to tfceaa. AUrew wtU V caaaaved aa ftes aa raaatd. Learned yet how to spell and pro nounce Mombasa?1 It should b about time to send out a tracer for that permanent tariff com mission,, v .1. Food experts agree that benzoate of BOda Will preaerre about everything except 'the digestion.. ' . , . '. , . Tho Cubao mutiny has been crushed, but' this eight mutineers are still In the brush i with' their Winchesters. ' ftttr what the . tariff does tq woBi4n wle cltlzen;wlll cling to, 'em for least another month. '.' If the rfative population of Africa cares to know about it, Mr. Roosevelt is carrying his own kit of razors. 1 Mr. Bryan would have a good case in a suit against the democratic legis lature of Nebraska for nonsupport. One remedy Is for the women to wear American-made gloves and hose instead of insisting upon Paris "crea tions." Whose iault is It that a good many of the democrats in the house at Washington are really brevet repub licans? ' In a pinch, the chopping bowl with a thicket of sweet peas oa top will do very well for an improvised Easter bonnet. The house committee had but one sitting on the Payne tariff bill. The real sitting on the bill will be done by the senate. ; Mr. Bryan may be consoled by the fart that the new tariff bill makes no ; change in the schedules on Chautau- '.' qua lectures. John D. Rockefeller denies that he " Is financing the prohibition movement. Her is running1 the oil wagon, not the water .wagon. "Gom goes around stamping down . the Cuban rebels with a strong and bloody band," says the St. Louis Times. Nature fakir? Reports indicate that Mr. Magoon has his spanking machine oiled up and Is ready to start for Central America or Cuba at a moment's notice. A physician says that meat makes drunkards. If so, the Beef trust should be given credit for doing what it can to suppress drunkenness. : The' charge that Mr. Bryan has no i." sense of humor will have to be with ' drawn. The latest issue of the Com '' moner has an editorial on "Aa Honest . Lawyer." There is no longer a question about . whether spring has arrived. Southern ..newspapers have renewed the discus ' slon whether watermelon is a fruit or -' a vegetable. i ' . . The World-Herald's devotion to home rule demands that the legisla ture enact no laws that will In any . Im Interfere with tha nrlvllera nf th democratic city council in umana to da; nothing. , It took the elerk of the house at Washington four hours and twenty minutes to read the Payne tariff bill, and of course- the members are so familiar with the tariff that tie did not 'lare skiu a word. An Important Decision. An important principle of trans portation is involved in the decision by the Interstate Commerce commis sion granting Milwaukee the same rates on grain that are given to Chi cago, The question has been before the commission In a number of cases and the decision Just rendered is the first clear-cut expression of the com mission on the principle Involved, which is that a railroad has no right to dictate where commodities shall be shipped or that to get a preferred rate the commodities shall be continued on the line of the transportation com pany that first received the shipment. In the case on hearing, the railroads contended that because Chicago af forded as good a wheat market as Mil waukee they were not obliged to give an equal rate to Milwaukee, which was not on their lines, claiming that the low rate was on consideration of through shipment. This contention is set aside by the commission on the principle that common carriers must freely Interchange business to fulfill their obligations to the public. The termini named being competitive points, the rates to one must be the same as to the other, regardless of the lines used In reaching either. Conflicts similar to this have arisen In different parts of the country and the decision of the Interstate Com merce commission's ruling becomes Important in that It sustains the con tention Of shippers for the transporta tion of commodities between points of the same distance, involving if neces sary an interchange between railroads without the Imposition of a discrim inating or additional burdensome rate. Brazil's Wheat Subsidy. ' Brazilian authorities, not content to buy the foodstuffs of the country from other nations, are accordingly prepar ing to hold out the most liberal in ducements to agriculturists to carry on experiments in wheat raising, even to the point of offering large subsidies to encourage efforts to grow wheat In the tropical gone, where Brazil's best soil Is located. . As explained by Consul General An derspn, writing from Rio delaneiro, under the plan proposed syndicates that undertake to plant 500 acres of wheat, under expert direction, whose expense is borne by the government, will receive an , annual bounty of 14,500, or about $9 an acre annually for a five-year term. This bonus will total much more than the value of the raw land. The government shows Its further liberality by offering a bonus of $4,600 annually for each concern or Individual that' maintains a flouring mill of stated capacity. Attractive as the subsidy appears, Consul Anderson predicts that the ex periment will be a failure. The gov ernment has been making tests for several years, but has not yet been able to'produceva wheaC-Jjhat will grow li the tropic climate' of 'Brazil. 5 al though some varieties of .wheat are grown in the southern (colder) por tions of the country. Government en couragement and experimentation may work out varieties of wheat that will grow well in the tropics, but it. is very doubtful If tha amount, of wheat to be produced will Interfere with Bra zil's heavy importations of wheat and flour from the United States. Democracy's Position Defined. The democratic party and, for that matter, the entire country owes a debt of gratitude to Champ Clark of .Mis souri, leader of the minority In the house of congress, for having arisen at the critical moment and given a clear-cut exposition of the attitude of his party on the tariff question. There has been much dispute, haggling, mis representation and confusion over the real democratic doctrine, beginning back in Mr. Hancock's time and gain ing In vociferous, contentious volume ver since. Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Gor man, Mr. Bryan, John Sharp Williams, Colonel "Mose" Wetmore, James K. Jones and other leaders have differed In their Interpretations of the sched ules and the rights of man there under, until the country had gained an impression that the democratic party really bad no defined policy on the tariff. To clear up all doubts. Mr. Clark had the floor In reply-to the nine-hour speech of Chairman Payne of the waya and means committee, and he accom plished the task with such thorough ness and attention to detail that there can no longer be any question where the democratic party stands on this ever-present Issue. It is worth the space to review Mr. Clark's speech in some detail, following the discussion of features of the measure as he so logically disposed of them. To begin with and to make it plain Just where the democratic party is at On the basic principle of the tariff, Mr. Clark declares that Chairman Payne's speech marks him as a historical per son and gives him a record for powers of endurance, his speech being "a superb vindication of hU physical and mental strength." This exposition or the real facts drew long applause from the democratic side. Getting closer to the detailed dissection of the differ ences between the two great parties on the tariff, Mr. Clark deals with the Individual members of the ways and means committee and assures them that, while politically he hates the very sight of them, personally they are all gentlemen whom he Is proud to number among his list of friends and grammar school chums. Having discussed thus luridly the fundamental principles of the tariff, Mr. Clark, showing rare learning and wonderful resourcefulness, enters upon a discussion of the different schedules and gives convincing proof that the republicans are all wrong. He proves that John D. Rockefeller is j man much advanced in years, very shy on hair and hopelessly prejudiced in favor of certain schools of learning. He makes it plain beyond dispute that Chairman Gary of the Steel trust Is not as handsome as Charley Schwab and that John W. Gates Is no better than he should be. He mourns the departure of Mr. Roosevelt for Africa, offered evidence to prove that no re publican tariff bill has ever prevented unscrupulous grocers from putting sand in the sugar, or has kept black sheep out of the wool-producing herds. The republicans are In the majority In both the senate and the house and will doubtless pass a tariff bill framed to their liking, but it can no longer be their boast that the democratic mlnbrlty has no real thoughts or pol icy on the question, because Mr. Clark has demolished that cruel slander. - For Uniformity, With the favorable committee recommendation of the misbranding section of the national pure food law for incorporation into the Nebraska law, the legislature at Lincoln has an opportunity to take a decided step forward In the direction of uniform legislation and the removal of trade barriers obstructing legitimate busi ness enterprise. For Nebraska to set Itself counter to trade regulations En forced alike by congress In all Inter state commerce and by practically every other state In the union puts our own producers at disadvantage without any compensating benefits. The Bee has protested from the first against strained construction of the law at variance with the national law on the same subject. If the legislature would remove all room for dispute by definitely adopting the same phrase ology that Is used by congress and all the other tales, it would align Ne braska with the progressive movement that s under way for uniform state laws to govern business activities that necessarily cross state line. Counting: the Queues. The State department at Washing ton has received official notice of an edict Just issued by the Chinese em peror calling for a census of the swarming hordes of China next year. Couched in the flowering verbosity pe culiar to the orientals, the edict lays down a set of rules for taking the cen sus which are clearly modeled after the pattern employed by our census bureau. Coupled with it is a thesis on the importance to the Chinese of accurate information concerning their numerical strength and their potential power for good In the progress of the world. The edict is significant to the ex tent that it Is another indication of China's awakening and the desire of Its rulers to adopt the methods of more progressive nations In many ways. In a general way, however, the rest pf the world will be Interested In having a reliable answer to the much disputed question concerning the real population of the big empire. The school geographies and histories of our earlier days carried the statements that China was the most populous na tion In the world and later writers and historians have generally agreed that China has about 400,000,000 In habitants. This estimate has been criticised by other experts, who place the figure at not more than 300,000, 000. If the proposed census Is ac curately taken, it will at least solve this long-standing puzzle better than these guesses. Chooie Carefully. The primary at which the candidates of all parties will be nominated next Tuesday Is the first step in the elec tion of the men who will run our city government for three years. Only by seeing to it that honest and capable men are nominated at the primary can we make sure of having a chance to choose honest and capable men at the election. Every citizen of Omaha occupies the position of a stockholder in the mu nicipal corporation, and is now called upon to choose a board of directors under the name of mayor and council to manage its affairs in his interest. The municipal corporation has a cap italization of more than $100,000,000 and an annual Income and outgo of more than $1, 000,000, If the city of Omaha were a private corporation every stockholder would insist on get ting directors to serve who had been tested in experience and integrity, and would be particularly careful not to devolve official responsibility on any one with a proved record of ineffi ciency or dishonesty. With over 130 candidates seeking places at the municipal primaries, a lot of dead wood will, naturally, have to be cut away. It is up to the intel ligent voters to center on men who know something about city govern ment and who will do credit to the city If nominated and elected. The Water board Is still stepping very gingerly around the bond proposi tion. The days are rapidly slipping by, and the time Is coming nearer when the board roust make good one way or the other. This probably ac counts for the feelers that are being put out. The only sure way of testing public opinion on the matter is to ac tually submit the question to a vote, and the Water board may be depended upon to offer the bait In Its moat tempting form, but the people will have the final say. SaVJjaSBjBMBBBBnBBBBBBBMSBBBBBBSBgBSga1 The Shoemaker-Taylor episode Is in no way creditable to either of the par ticipants, or their party, and Is cer tainly a disgrace to Nebraska. Yet it Is the natural culmination of the pro ceedings that have marked the session of the legislature from Its beginning. Whatever else will be recorded in the history of the present body. It will cer tainly be known as the most turbulent and disorderly that ever assembled In the state house. While the fst colonels hsve been forced to do horseback and other strenuous stunts, the gentle "dough boy" is not overlooked, either, and the athletic exercises .Just completed at Fort Crook give eloquent testimony In support of the excellent training the young man receives in the army today. It is to be hoped that the Pennsyl vania kidnapers will face a Jury differ ent In temperament from that before whom Pat Crowe was arraigned. The time has gone by for temporizing with child-stealing, and no punishment short of actual -execution will seem too severe for criminals of this class. The press agent is springing the 'In fall In Mombasa a little bit late, he ex-president has had some experi ence with torrential downpours, as witness his services in Cuba. It will take more jthan a tropical rainstorm now to keep him out of the Jungles. "May your tribe increase," said Un cle Joe Cannon in presenting a medal to the 18-year-old heroine of the Slo cum disaster. As a true stand-patter Speaker Cannon is always ready to say a word for the infant industries. "The present tariff measure In con gress Is called 'the Payne bill,' and it is quite likely to cause pain in some parts,!' says the Los Angelea Times, which is entitled membership card No. 888 in the Punk Punsters' union. A Nevada county has won the mule offered by Mr. Bryan to the county that showed the biggest increase in its democratic vote. Bryan, however, has Just purchased a $4,000 automobile for his personal use. "Are there such things as reasona ble railroad commissioners?" asks the Wall Street Journal. Certainly. They are found in every state that has reasonable railroads. If the Missouri railroads can afford to sell 1,000 mles of transportation for izu mere does not appear any really good reason why they can't af ford to sell 100 miles for $2. IlTly Times la the Nursery. Washington Poet. The corridors of the capltol are being rapidly transformed Into nurseries for th convenience of .the Infant Industries. Novel and Plctnresqae. Springfield Republican. General Miles turns up a Ho at the White House to pay "hla respects." after an ab sence of about seven years. The procession of distinguished wanderers returned is novel and picturesque. A Thought from Congress. Philadelphia Record. Somebody . now , comes forward ; with th suggestion that congress might try' to cover the deficit by spending less money. The idea Is so reasonable that it Is a wonder congress Itself had not thought of It. Coramea Variations. Kansas City Jpurnal. It appears from the dispatches that Mr. Harrtman, being a physical wreck, has been ordered by his physician to retire from active business life, but being In ex cellent health and full of ginger he will continue bis 'business career uninterrupt edly. Sagareattve Precedents. Hartford Courant. Th paragraph In William Howard Taft's Carnegie hall oration that has been read at the national capital with livelier in terest than any other Is the one ending with this sentence: "We owe to Mr. Cleve land and hla courage In dealing with the senate of the United States the establish ment of some useful precedents." Mr. Cleveland's present successor Is quite capa blethe necessity arising of making an addition or two, io the useful precedents. improvise "laland Waterways. Philadelphia Record. Tha condition 6f the federal treasury Is not sufficiently auriferous to encourage any meaaures of Immediate expenditure, but we are pleased to not the Introduction In congreea of the bill prepared at the In stance of the supporters of needed water ways development providing for an Issue of IM.OOO.OOO of bonds a year for the nexi ten years, aggregating 1500, 000,000, for Im proving the rivers, harbors and canals of the United States. This Is aa much money as will probably be required to finish the digging of the Panama canal, but Ita ex penditure would bring treble the benefit to the business of the country that may be expected from that great undertaking. The fact that President Taft looks with great favor upon the proposition to be gin a systematic scheme of Inland water ways development gives rise to the expec tation of favorable action upon the part of congress. THE SIPRKMB MOCKERY. Ideals of Civilisation la Theory aad Practice. " Boston Herald. Tho world's greatest need at the present time la a satirist of consummate power, in depicting to the so-called "civilised world" the hollowness of Its professed Ideals and the mockery of its statecraft. In their theories of sound financial admin istration, economical use of natural re sources, abhorrence of debt and hatred of war, Europe and America are letter per fect. Kings and presidents bow down be fore the Prince of Peace on Sundays, and aend embassies, to The Hague with alacrity. Statesmen swear with loud oaths that thsy hold power only to relieve humanity from Ita burdens. Pulpits resound with appeals for obedience to the law of forbearance and forgiveness; chambers of commerce and boards of trade pass resolution urg ing arbitration and favoring reduction In military expenditure, and In theory man is ready to carry Into International rela tions the same rational method of settling differences of opinion that ha has discov ered Is best In settling personal, local and state disputes, the method of Judicial In vestigation and award. But he stops at the theory. He continues to waste his Incre ment of wealth on munitions of war and In bringing Into being Instruments of de struction. Nslther th Meallsm of - the church and the university nor the utili tarianism of the market fr th factory seems abU to divert tilm from tha obses sion that peac depends upon fighting !" . . . Around New York SUpple oa th Correal of life as Bea la th Ort Amerteaa Metropolis - from Pay ie Pay. A group of enterprising women under th leadership of Miss Annie Morgan, daugh ter of J. Plerpont Morgan, have secured perm lae Ion to Install and operate a res taurant for men In tha Brooklyn navy yrd. It will accommodate 1.0CW men and will provide better food at less cost and more pleasant surroundings than the civil ian employes have now. It Is planned to make this restaurant the first one In a chain to be established throughout the dif ferent branches of the government service. It will not be for the sailors, who are fully provided for when at tha yard, but for the civilian employes, such aa carpen ter. machinists. Ironworkers, etc., who have no other recourse now but tha lunch wagons or the saloons outside. "Charity Is not the object," said Mies Morgan In discussing the project. ."The restaurant Is only one of many things that should be Introduced to Improve the conditions surrounding government em ployes, but It la especially needed there at this time. What we hope to do by pro vtdlng the restaurant In one of the build Ings right In the yard Is to prove to the government authorities that such a plan can be carried out on a self-paying basis It will then bs up to th govrnmnt to take it off our hands and start branches In other departments of the service." Tho officers of tha Hudson-Fulton Cele bration commission have let the contract fur building the replica of Robert Fulton Clermont to tho Staten Island 8hlp Build ing company. Work has already begun on the facsimile of the first boat to steam up the Hudson, and he contract call for Its completion by August 1. The Clermont will have the same uncovered sld paddle wheels which splashed water on Its first passengers, the same little square cabin forward, and the sama awkward engine and machinery, which, however, made practical the navigation of the Hudson without the necessity of waiting for a favorable wind. The original Clermont was 150 Teet long and 13 feet wide, 1 feet depth of hold. It drew two feet of water. The Clermont, with the replica of Hudson's "Half Moon," which is being built by the Dutch In Hol land, will be th center of the great naval parade, which will start from New York and steam to Newburgh on Friday, Octo ber 1'. To convoy, these two little vessels there will be fleets of American and foreign warships, great river craft and ocean steamships that have evolved from Ful ton's awkward little steamboat. 'Nerve?" said the aewing machin agent, quoted by the Sun. "It takes people who buy sewing machines to give a first-class illustration of nerve. The things they want to practice on when learning to sew Is what floors me. There was a time when tho agent who was giving Instruction in the management of a sewing machine did stunta with little squares and diamonds of silks to show the possibilities of th ma chine. But the modern customer objects to such a waste of time. She hunts Hp something useful to seam and tuck babies' dresses, aprons, shirtwaists' and aa an ex treme example a patch on a pair of over alls. " 'It won't take any longer to teach us with these things than with those ibsurd little glmcracks,' says the practical wonun, 'and then there will be something to snow for your work.' '"And what can the 1 poor agent do? In a sense th woman Is right. It won't take any longer, so In order to make a sale the agent turns himself Into a kind of dressmaker's and tailor's apprentice." Despite the watchfulness of the author ities the lottery business is still flourish ing In some quarters of the Bast Bide of New Tork. At the wedding which took place In on of th public halls In that part of New Tork a short time ago th old trick waa resorted to of advertising one pf these get-rluh-qulck enterprises by starting the rumor that some one In th company had just received notice that ha had mad a big winning. The guests flocked about the lucky man, but the lottery people had, un fortunately for them, picked an jndlvldual who had not bought a chanc for thm drawing. To save himself th trouble of explaining and to escape tha possible de tective who Is on the lookout for Just such cases, the man wrote this notice In Yid dish and printed it on hla coat: "The only luck I have had lately was that twins boys came to my home, and they are well, thank God." But the lottery man's pur pose was accomplished, however, for his clandestine business had received a good advertisement. Gray, homeless and without a friend In the world, John Relliy, 77 yeara old, tot tered Into Bellovue hospital and asked for some medicine, saying he was feeling sick. Dr Drury sent him to ward A In the new wing. Mrs. Scott, the supervising nurse, gave him some hot milk, as he said not a morsel of food had passed his lips for sev eral days. Reilly was being prepared for bed when little packages began to fall from hla pock ets. On opening the newspaper wrappers they were found to contain from three to five pennies each. The old man's vest and trousers pockets and even his ahoes were filled with packages of pennies. When the count waa taken by the nurse the old man was found to have I46.B7 in pennies, weighing about twenty pounda. His hoard being under the ISO limit, Reilly will be treated fre Benjamin C. Miller, who recently died In Brooklyn had for half a century been en gaged in moving large buildings. His most striking achievement was the taking of the Brighton Beach hotel at Coney Island a distance of near 600 feet back from the shore, when It was threatened with de struction by the sea. This feat waa per formed not long after tha March billiard of 1S88 had passed by. Mr. Miller laid twenty-four railroad tracks, upon which 11) flat cars were run under the building, which was then lowered until It rested upon the cars. A carefully arranged aeries of ropes and pulleys led to six locomotives, placed on two tracks, three on each and coupled together. By this method the building was moved 117 feet the first dsy, and the process was repeated day after day until the new location was reached. Nothing was moved from tha hotel, and when the job was completed everything mas found to b in perfect order. The building Is 4D feet long and 210 feet deep, nearly the whole extent being three and four stories In height. There were also five large towers, six and seven stories high, anj thi entire structure weighed about tons. The borough of Manhattan has 41 miles f paved streets, Brooklyn (40 and th other thre borough 710, making a total of 1.66ft miles of thoroughfares in Greater New York. Many of th streets sr cleaned every day, and thoa In th more densely populated st aid districts of Manhattan are cleaned five times a day. Nine thou sand policemen are employed to patrol them and $l,on.449.S17 was spent laat year keeping the street In repair. GOLD DUST will take the grime and smut, grease and dirt from your pots and pans in a twinkling, leaving them as clean as when new w aMMuja jp win i i-iih Ji)iM.iiMn GOLD DUST is so far ahead of soap for, cleaning pots and pans, that the woman who does not use it is really do ing about twice as much work as necessary. . The soap merely cleans off the surface, and does not dig deep after the germs of decay which accumulate on pots, pans and kettles which are in constant use. GOLD DUST does more than clean it troes to the very heart of things, kills every sanitarily clean and safe. GOLD DUST does the work in just half the time that it can be done with soap or any other cleansers. a-. tMB . UUL.JJ is a vegetable oil soap in pow dered form which starts to work the moment it strikes the water; it cleans quickly, easily and thor oughly. Made by THE N. K. Makers of FAIRY PEKS0NAI NOTES. Mr. Roosevelt gave his African freight a characteristic and Instinctive touch by having all his boxea painted red. The bongo and the buttlewog have com pleted their census of the tall tltnbers, according to the latest advices from Africa. Secretary of War Dickinson will leave Washington about April 13 for his visit to the Isthmus of Panama to Inform himself aa to work and condition In the canal sone. "Despite our position on the Negro question," saya the Boston Transcript, "we appreciate Mr. Jeffries' reluctance to fight Mr. Johnson. We should hesitate our selves." An Illinois farmer In search, of help of fered 3 a month and board to any one of hunch of the unemployed gathered at an indignation meeting In Chicago. The offer was greeted with laughter, after which the Indignation proceeded. Congressman 81 Sulloway of New Hamp shire, hlthfcrto the tall pine of the house. Is outstretched an Inch and a half by Con gressman Tener of Pennsylvania. Mr. Tener's dome pierces the upper currents at a height of six feet five and a half. Mrs. J. W. Beggs, now or Seattle, Is said to have produced the only rose abso lutely without thorns. She was for several years a neighbor of Luther Burbank In California, where she studied Ms methods. Th bloom of the thornleas rose is' re ported to be of unusual ' beauty. Charles Dewey Hllles pf Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., who ha been appointed assistant secretary of the treasury, Is about 83 years old, and originally came from Lancaster, O. During the recent presidential campaign. Mr. Hllles was engaged In Investigating the situation In aeveral state. Mr. Hllles at present Is superintendent of the Juvenile horn at Dobbs Perry. William J. Shearer, nestor of Cumber- land'a bar and famous as one of Pennsyl vania's most brilliant criminal lawyers. died at Carlisle, Pa., aged 79 years. Hs waa counsel In fifty murder cases, losing but one, when Charles Salyards waa hanged for murdering a Carlisle police man. The deceased served In John Brown raid and McClintock riot cases. GOOD N ATI RE TAXED Clttsea'a Right of th President Ia- vaded by the Cartoa. Washington Post. President Taft Is full of good nature and, of course, understands the genuine Interest that prompts the procession of curious patriots who follow him when ha takea his walks abroad. They do not mean to be rude or to annoy him, only to gaso to their satisfaction at th head of tha nation. But the president Is entitled to go about without amassing a long line of followers and inspiring a procession that would make the moat gorgeous minstrel distend with envy' or the loudest drum corps from Foggy Bottom feol neglected. Mr. Taft should be secure from Intrusive gapers at all tlmea and when as a dignified and Ood-feating American he goea to visit a house of worship he should be left free to go from and return to his home in peace. Th American people do not like to think of their chief executive being hedged around by secret service men, or any other men, to protect him- from annoyance. It should not be necessary in any community In this country, certainly not In the capital. He should be aa safe from the slightest rudeness aa from personal harm. The pres ident Is a great public character, but he la also a cltlsen, with all of a citizen's rights. It Is to be hoped that on future Sabbath days he may enjoy all these privileges un disturbed. L. Spring Announcemant 1000 W ar now displaying a most com plt Una of foreign novales for spring .and cummer wear. Your early Inspection 1 invited, aa It wtll at ford aa opportunity of choos ing from a lara number of exclusive style. W Import in "Single suit lengths." aod a suit cannot b duplicated. A oraar placed bow mag b Sellv r4 at yur eeoveniea. germ and sterilizes your cooking SW 90LD DVST fWu a rear 1 FAIRBANK COMPANY, SOAP, the oral cake. WHITTLED TO A POINT. "Mrs. Shamlelgh has an awful dread of burglars." "WhyT". "She's afraid they'll break Into th house nnd find the allver Is all plated.' Cleveland Plain Dealer. A decrepit Individual. . displaying many scars, applied for a pension. "Cannon wounds," he remarked, briefly. "What war were you In?" he waa asked. "The war of 'Cfl. 1 waa an Insurgent" "Why, man." they told him, "you were lucky to escape alive." Philadelphia Ledger. :1 i. ,i "Professor, what la tha meaning of the word 'monologue' T" "My dear sir, consider the derivation of It 'Mon' Is slang for "money,' and 'logos' means 'a word." Monologue, words for money." Chicago Tribune. -"What shall be done with- our ex-presl-dentsT" "This continent has problems enough of Its own.V said the statesman. "Let Africa worry about that for a while." Washing ton Herald. "Bo you parted never to meet again""' "Yes." "And what happened then?" "He kissed me goodbye." ' "Ah! When are you to be married?"-. Chicago Record-Herald. Dingus It's awfully good of you. old chap, to lend me this fiver. Bom day I may be able to return, the favor. Shadteolt Why. ys. Dingus; you'll have to return It, you know, If you expect ever to get another one from- me, Chicago Tribune. "You have been receiving a great many suggestions from your constituents." Vies." answered Senator. Sorghum., llt tu wearily. "And what are your views on the tariff?" "My views on the tariff change so rapidly that they could only be expressed by a moving picture film- Washington Star. CUPID'S AIM. 1 L 8t. Louis Republic. On sport Intent Dan Cupid fashioned arrows, ' And every day HI aim, they say. He practiced on th sparrows. Now, days of Lent 'Mytilla spent In project for adorning A costly hat Of splendor that ' She'd wear on Eaater morning. Thus Cupid and Myrtllla planned " And tolled thro' Ienten weather. Till Eaater day. When, on tha way From church, they cam together And Cupid laughed And aimed a Shaft With skill and swiftness laden; But lo, th dart- ' : Found not the heart But the headgear of the maiden. "Ho, ho!" she cried With saucy pride. "You did It very neatly t My hat waa bare. Your arrow there Become It most completely." But filled with sham At wretched aim And practice unavailing, ' Th pretty boy""' Bereft of Joy . . Before her stood bewailing. Then to his side She stepped and erled, "Cheer up. you silly t.'upldj That Ixve I blind I've heard I find ' That love la only stupid. "Your skillful eye . . Did aim awry, ' 'Tie true, but what of that, Strf If you were smart . . You'd know my heart Is In my Easter hat, sir!" And Cupid smiled, With Joy beguiled, And through the April weather And meadows fair - That precious pair . Went over tha bills togather. You feel fit iti The Lanpher Hat Always Right" iXZSm Guckert McDonald. Tail&rt 317 Sooth FlflecDth Street . ESTABLISHED 1837