Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, April 21, 1909, Page 6, Image 6
THK BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, AFRIL 21. 1909. Tim Omaha Daily Bee. rOUNDED BT EDWARD ROBBWATER. VICTOR ROBKWATER. EDITOR. Enter at Omaha postofflco as second-t-lsss matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. I)a!ly B (without Sunday), one yer...WOI Dally Bes and Sunday, on year DEUVCRED BT CARRIER. Pally Bee ilnrludlng Sunday), per 1V Dally Bte (without Sunday), Pr week.. 10c Evening; Hee (without Munaay). par weelc o Kverlng Baa (with Sunday), per weak.. 10e fundi y Be, one year M ' Saturday ?W, on year I'M Address all comnlslntv of Irregulsrltleo In delivery to. City Circulation Department. . , omen, OmshaJ-Ths Bee Building. . ftnuth Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. i'ounrll Fluff li Scott BtreL Lincoln tls I.lttle Building, rhlcago ), Marquette Building-. New York Rooms 1W1-110J No. M Weat TMrtr-thlrd Street. Washington 7! Fourteenth Street, N. W. . CORRESPONDENCE, rnmmunlratlona relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha, Bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, eiprese or postal order. STATEMENT Or CinCVLATIOl. S'lte of Nebraska. Douglas County, ss: Oeorge B. Tzachuck. treasurer of The Bea Publishing eompany. being duty sworn, says thst the arrtual number of full and complsiS roples of The Dally, Morning-. Evening and Sunday Pee printed during- the month of March. 1M, was as follows: t M.S30 IT M.MQ St.lM II M,MO I SS.300 . 1 ,00 4...;.' tt,BS0 10 , i......-.., aaao - ti,....;.... r.f,tso i s.nt-.'. I a.ao 1 . . . . .i 97,000 21 SS.S70 s....v,v;,:-s,mo',': '....'.... ao ;...'wao. .-,.... ; 10 St.OSQ 2 M.M0 11 10,830 IT S.M0 It M,70 tl 17.4O0 13.......... 3S.100 21 19,010 37,800 19 it as so ii eaM 1 , iMfiUO ... ' Total , M07.4M Less unaold and returned ooples., 10,315 Nt total l,l7.158 Daily average OMIT OEOKQB B. TZ8CHUCK. Treasurer. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to beroie me this 1st day ci April, ltot. M. P. WALKER, (Seal) Notary Public. - WHEW OCT OF TOWN. Jab.ertb-era laarlaa; tk e)lt porarilr skoal kite Tae Boo mailed to taosa. .' Address -will ao , It Is to -bo hoped ,' the ' troubles in Turkey' wilf be settled before too many of those names are inflicted upon us. Will the World Herald swallow the latest dose which the Dahlmanltes have cooked up for it? Of course, it will. . The Turk may be unspeakable, but there'll, ample evidence that he Is thinking at. a lively rate in these later days. '. ' The lions may suffer later in Africa, ,but Just now the great killing is among the bears on the Drain ex change. Ghosts have driven the men from a PeaiieyrVa-n-Ut mine-. Ordinarily -.the miner qufts only when the ghost fails to walk.' A Boston professor insists that tor $10,000,000 he can make a flash that will be visible in Mars. Why not send the message collect? Governor 8hallenberger has sud denly convinced himself that "he don't care nothing tor Omaha nohow." He sang a different song last fall. : A prominent dramatist has written a play with the idea of having the stage purify politics. Wel Well! Well! What do you think of that? Mayor Jim also promised not to let anybody interfere with the screens in the windows, but when the pinch came this promissory note went to protest. It transpires that there is a copy of the- state constitution in the attorney general's office, even though the one that belong in the governor's office is missing. A wild bear has been killed in the streets, of. Pullman, Wash., and a lynx In one of the city parks of Spokane. Advertising for the tourist season is starting early. Wint'ergrcen Is quoted a strong favorite Jn one of the big Kentucky races. Has the prohibition wave put mint Julep out of the running in the bourbon state? Again we, ask; Why, .If paying $6.2613,395.49 for the water works will not raise taxes, the water. bond boos ters were so inslutent on that frontage water tax bill? Governor Hughes ot New York Is having the time of bis life with his legislature. Win or lose, tlto result will be' decisive. No close shaves go with the governor of New York. William R. Hearst has issued an other rallying cry to the Independence league. On the basis of last fall's vote all members should be able to get within the sound of the leader's voice. A Chicago man thinks school chil dren should not be taught the idea of purgatory. It will be hard to get the Idea out of the mind of the small boy forced to attend school while the fish ing is good. The sultan of Turkey Is reported to be in training for making the Mara thon distance In record time. If ha waits at the starting line to kiss each of his wives good by be is likely to be left" at the post. " ' ' No, there is nothing to prevent any one otherwise qualified from running for police commissioner by petition, but experience proves that th' privil ege of running for office all alone does out (ay big dividends. Aldrich on the Tariff. The statement of Senator AldrlcU In presenting the tariff bill to the sen ate will command universal and thoughtful attention. His long service In the senate, his membership for years on the finance committee and his conceded ability entitle anything he may say on this subject to special weight. Whatever may be one's opin ion regarding the policy pursued by the senator, he Is beyond question the best posted man in public life today on the question of public revenue. His estimate of the revenue producing ability of the tariff bill as presented to the senate can therefore .be taken as the opinion of the one best capable of Judging. Read between the lines, it Is conclu sively demonstrate! that the senator figures on a material reduction In the annual budget of the government. If this Is true the public will not be In clined to grumble, provided the prun ing Is Judiciously done. The expan sion of the national expense bill in the preceding years of treasury surplus has been beyond allxcomparlaon with the growth of the nation. For the years 1908-9 they were greater by ap proximately $60,000,000 than during the Spanish-American war. The esti mate of a surplus of $30,000,000 dur ing the next blennlum is based on a reduction-of $35,000,000 In the appro priations. That this sum can be lopped off without impairing In the least the legitimate functions of government Is a matter of common belief by those both outside and Inside of public life. Certain It is, no material reduction will be made so long as the revenues of the government produce the added amount. . . S What changes the senate will make In the bill and the added changes in conference with the house, are of course still problematical, but It is fair to presume they will be compen sating so far as the question of reve nue is concerned." If the new tariff bill shall raise enough to wipe out the unavoidable deficit under the present act and yet raise no more than nec essary for the economical and efficient administration of affairs it will have accomplished its purpose so far as rev enue goes. Under such a bill the In come will expand as the country grows and, until conditions change, prove adequate to its purpose. Insurance for Workingmen. The annual report ot the Interna tional Harvester company presents some features other than the flnanciaf one which are worthy of attention. In addition to old age pensions of its em ployes there Is a provision for sick, accident and death Insurance. The for mer is along almost identical lines with the retirement pension systems in vogue among railroads and other big corporations, the money to meet the expenditures coming entirely from t.he company and offeree simply as an Incentive to' faithful and continued service. The Insurance feature is on a dif ferent basis. The funds to meet obli gations are secured first from a volun tary payment of those who desire to participate, the payment being 2 per cent of all salaries under $2,000 per annum. To this the company adds $5,000 each year. The payments under it are on the same basis as the assessments, providing for two years' salary in case of death, from one to two years' salary in case of accident which permanently disables, according to the extent of disability and for the payment of wages while sick or tem porarily disabled by injury, the pay ments In all cases being on the basis of wages received while working. Nothing Is charged against the fund for transacting the business of the relief association, and the company pays 4 per cent interest on all money In the treasury. While membership in the association is purely voluntary the report shows that 76 per cent of the employes are participants. The plan is upon such a broad basis that It should interest all large employers of labor for the protection of the men In their employ. That a concern like the Amertcan Harvester company should engage In it purely for charity Is not to be supposed. It is a creator of mutual interest and an effective method of Increasing the value of the employe to the company on a founda tion of mutual Interest. Big Corporations' and Big Fortunes. Bearing on the future of big corpo rations and their relation to the pub lic, George W. Perkins, the active part ner in the banking firm of J. P. Mor gan & Co., recently delivered k note worthy address. He predicates his re marks on the assertion that the big corporation is simply the evolution of the world's Industrial life and that it has come to stay, an opinion more and more generally accepted with each succeeding year. The most interesting feature is his conclusions regarding the effect of this evolution on the concentration of wealth, holding to the belief it is ulti mately destined to help distribute rather than centralize ownership in capital. As he views it, the first ef fect of the movement was, through manipulation, undoubtedly the cre ation of vast fortunes and the adding of large sums to already swollen bank accounts. The vast ness of the business involved, he maintains with much force, demands that capacity shall be the measure of those who manage them. The demands are too great to be met by the simple ownership of large blocks of stock, for Incapacity would soon dissipate all the wealth Invested. The most potent fact brought out is the rapid transformation going on In the actual ownership, through stock holdings, of 'these big corpora tions. During the past two years the number of stockholders In the Great Northern railroad have Increased from 3.000 to 11,000, In the Pennsylvania railroad from 40,000 to 67,000 and In the New York Central from 10,000 to 21,000. Going from the railroads to the Industrials, he shows there has been an Increase of more than 30,000 In the number of stockholders In the steel trust, the total number now be ing over 100,000. Such figures go to Indicate the transfer of large amounts ot money from individual enterprise into corpo rate channels. Whether this is to con tinue must be decided by the manage ment of the corporations themselves. Under conditions such as have pre vailed In the past and to a large meas ure in the present, It simply means that the small Investor will have to be more considerately treated and culti vated. Complete publicity In affairs alone can protect the small stockholder, put a restraint upon the big one and give us all a square deal. With a check upon, questionable methods by which immense fortunes are acquired in a short time, the con dition which Mr. Perkins points out will with time have a leveling effect, but these forces would be Impotent so long as other fortunes are accumu lated more rapidly than the old onea are dispersed. Still No Grand Jury. The May term of the district court Is coming on and the time for drawing the jury panels has passed without the summons of a grand jury to go through the motions of hunting down well-defined rumors and bringing In reports censuring public officials against whom no evidence of miscon duct could be found on which to Jus tify Indictments. The people of Omaha had been led to believe that grand juries were such a good thing and so necessary that they were to be the regular sideshow of every term of the district court. They had been led to believe that the county attorney's office was purely or namental and that his salary had just been raised by the legislature to com pensate him for the trouble which the successive grand juries imposed on him to ne-lle so many faulty or unsup ported Indictments. It looks now as If we would have to get along without a grand jury In Omaha and Douglas county until next fall. We know It will be a great dis- appointment, but hope the taxpayers who foot the bills will try to bear up bravely under It. A Notable Benefaction. The will of the late Charles E. Ellis, together with the generosity of his widow and daughter, leaves a fund of $2,500,000 for the founding of a col lege and industrial school in Philadel phia for fatherjess girls. The widow waived her claim to the third of the estate and the daughter voluntarily takes only a small bequest, leaving practically the entire fortune for the purpose designated. With such a rich endowment. It would be impossible to foretell the good that this institution can accom plish. It not only opens up an ave nue for giving an education to those who for the most part would not be able to obtain it, but they would re ceive it in an atmosphere in which they would feel at home to a much greater degree than were they pro vided for In schools where they would come In contact with daughters of wealthy parents. In such a school as planned they can be fitted for the life work before them without the dissat isfying Influence of too close associa tion . with those whose expenditures were beyond either their present or prospective means. Water Board Politics. The Water board is a great non partisan institution. It was created for the express purpose of putting the water company out of politics and, of course, recognizing how pernicious the Interference of the water company in poltlcs was, Is itself built on the funda mental rule that the Water board and everyone within Its jurisdiction shall also keep out of politics. The Water board membership, as everyone knows. Is nonpartisan or bi partisan, as you may prefer to view it, and instead of a party caucus the en tire membership is always admitted to Its secret sessions. So fearful were the framers of the law creating the Water board that the board and its employes might be tempted to go into politics that they wrote right into the law a specific and definite prohibition on political activity and threw a civil service fence around them so high that no one could look over. Here Is the wording of the law: Undue activity or participation In mu nicipal polltlos shall bo deemed a just cause tor removal, In the discretion of the board. It being the latent and pnrposo of this act not only to remove the Water board, but likewise its employes, from the influence of partisan politics. With that magna charts of personal liberty before them, the Water board members and employes, of course, are properly abstaining from participation in partisan politics. True, one mem ber of the board filed last year as a candidate for state senator, and the paid aecretary this year as a candidate for city engineer, while another mem ber of the board volunteered to help manage the primary campaign of a de feated candidate for mayor. This, however. Is not partisan politics "in the discretion ci the board," nor will It be deemed "a just cause for re moval." The Water board and every employe under it are strictly divorced from politics. . Seattle has been engaged for some time in cleaning house and making the city beautiful for exposition visitors. The latest move Is against the un sightly billboards. If Seattle suc ceeds in driving them out other cities which have so far failed will be en couragef"to follow suit. Our city attorney is said to have given an opinion to the effect that a nonresident is qualified to run for mu nicipal office In Omaha and that to be elected an officer of the city the candi date need not be able to vote for him self. It is possible this may be a tech nical construction of the charter, but It is wholly at variance with the spirit of that document and the principle of municipal government. The prevail ing Idea Is thatthe officers of a mu nicipal corporation must be stockhold ers in the corporation and our city charter goes further by requiring that "all agents, officers and servants em ployed or appointed" be, "so far as practicable," qualified voters of the city. Would It not be a queer specta cle to have the elective head of an im portant department a nonresident, but limited In the choice of his employes to qualified voters of the city? Observe how those distinguished democratic lawmakers, who insisted on having a charter providing for an elective police board, in order that they, themselves, might connect with the payroll, have all stubbed their toes before getting a start. Innocu ous desuetude is theirs. Officials of a prominent western railway assert that they have a new invention which will do away with railway wrecks. While many will doubt the truth of the statement, no one who scans the figures of mortality on the rails will wish them anything but success. The women implicated In the smug gling of fine French gowns are willing to pay liberal penalties if their names can be suppressed. If the paying idea had taken root a little earlier it would have saved tho women a whole lot of worry. If that pretense of Increased busi ness made by our amiable democratic contemporary, the World-Herald, Is even part fact and not wholly fiction, wonder why It has been hollering about the prosperity special being de layed. - Don't be too Impatient about the cool and backward spring. If the Im mense amount of snow In the moun tains should melt too rapidly people In the plains section would have an un pleasant reminder. Misleading; Disclaimer. Chicago Tribune. "It Isn't a corner," says Mr. Patten. "It's a perfectly square deal." Anything that Is perfectly square usually has a corner. A Party, Characteristic. ".''Brooklyn Eagle. , : The genius' 6t 'the democratic party for discovering' unpopular issues is again demonstrated. In the resolve of the demo cratic senators to support an Income tax. Son for the Old "Way. Philadelphia Record. - In the good old times the forestallers ot bread were dealt with quite differently from thtlr present treatment. But the remedy, -though drastic, was effective. At any rate their careers were shortened be fore they became millionaires or bank rupts. Is the Consumer Getting; Weary f Baltimore American. The New Jersey legislature is to make an Investigation as to whether Ice Is a monopoly. A bill may be Introduced In congress in consequence of the recent op erations in wheat, to prohibit corners in food stuffs. Evidently the poor, dear pub lic Is getting tired of always paying the plprr and getting none of the fun of the dance. Mot la the iaaae. Springfield Republican. Lawson of Boston Is now trying to arouse the country against the "dastardly conspi racy of reckless gamblers" in wheat. Ha proposes mass-meetings, and predlcta that the atrecta of American cities will be given over to riot and bloodshed unless some thing Is done to suppress the "ravenous gamblers." Apparently Laweon's own gambling agency. Bay State gas, does not speculate in wheat or waa short of that market. I.atr of Libel la Mtsaoarl. St. Ivouls Globe-Democrat. By a vote almost unanimous the state senate has passed the bill providing that a newspaper may be sued for libel only In the county where the person who brings the suit lives, or In the city or county where the newspaper Is published. It Is presumed thst ths house will pass the bill promptly and by a similar vote. The present law permits' such a suit to be brought In any of the 114 counties of the state, which gives the plslntiff a power that may be oppressively or unfairly used. It was held by the senate that the plain tiff can count upon justice in his own county, and he has that Opinion in the proposed new law. TAXATION OK BILLBOARDS. atleaal Rirense Mraaaro Bosss to Be opalar. Leglles Weekly. ' The newspapers of this country have every reason to support ths bill Introduced by Senator Heyburn of Idaho providing for a tax on advertising signs. In foreign landa these signs are taxed and afford a considerable" revenue. Senator Hey burn proposes a tax of J cents per superficial square foot on signs advertising products which enter Into interstste commerce. The tsxes are to be paid to the I'nlled Slates treasury, and to be collected annually. This new source of revenue ailght well be considered In connection with the effort to revise ths tariff and relmnose war taxes of an objectionable character. Throughout the country an effort is being made to sup press the advertising sign nuisance. It has beep toiori-.ted altogether too- long. It meets no public want, becauae the newspairs, msg-aslnes and other publications are the legitimate channels for the use of the ad vertiser. They contribute to the education of the people and to the prosperity of ths nation. If the press will stand solidly be hind Senator ile burn's bill, its passage will be ussured. and it will bo effective in suppressing what has come to be an in tolerable nuisance. The billboard must go! Famous Land Rush Twentieth Aanivsrsary of the Birth of Oklahoma, and Methods by Which It Waa Achieved. There have been stampedes for land be fore and since the memorable April 22, 1RS, but none equalled the picturesque f reparations for and the rush over the Ksr.sss border which signalised the Mrth of the terrltcry of Oklahoma and the open ing of thst section of the public domain to white settlement. A territory was bom In an hour, trowing Into a state in less thsn nineteen years, and cities sprang Into existence In a day. In honor of that fa mous blrthdsy Oklahoma In general and wveral cities In particular will celebrate the twentieth anniversary tomorrow with cxtrclecs and crstnry suited to the event. At high noon. April 22, 1SS9. guns were fired by fnlted Slates soldiers, which echoed along the Kansas border and pro claimed that the efforts of Cnptaln David U Payne were at last rewarded aivd "The Land of the Fair God" opened, to settle ment. The scenes which were 'enacted In Ihoee days have passed into history snd wtlT never be repeated In the fnlted States For years prospective settlers had cemped along the Kansas border anxlcusly awaiting word from Washington that the new public domain was open to settlement. They were led by Captain David I. Tayne, who he since been named the "Father of Okla homa." Finally word was sent from Washington that on April 22, ). the public lands would bo opened to settlement, and those who desired to enter the new country would be entered In a free-for-all raee for homes. For months the soon-to-be-Okla homans Increased slong the Kansas bordr near Arkansas City and along the old Hunneywell trail awaiting the signal that would throw the new country open to set tlement. Federal trc6ps stationed along the border would frequently return from an expedi tion Into the forbidden land with "sooners" who had attempted to secure a home In advance of the great race. At last, with thousands of persons from all parts of the I'nlted States "toeing the mark," the signal was given, and the mad rosh for homes was on. It was a cosmopolitan aggregation. Some tried to gain homeateads near the line by running afoot. The large majority, how ever, were mounted on horses, and ' the event was an endurance race rather thsn a speed trial. Following the riders in "prsirle schooners" were the wives and families of the homeseekers. TVia nil. ff-overntnff t he. homestearttng of ir.i nf in rr waa that the settler should be the first on the land and estab lish his right thereby by placing a staKS In the ground as chsracterlstlc of the home which he was to build. The desperedo and h Kiitinv figured in the race, and many men went to unmarked graves thst dsy when disputes arose over the possession. Thousands of quarrels which afterwards resulted In contests were begun. The race was one of the most unique recorded In American history. Thousands - t.r,.,h.u Hitera auraed In a broken line all afternoon across Oklahoma. Many horses fell under the strain, and many a rider sot out on the rest of his Journey on foot or stopped on the best plot of ground available. If there were any. trees on the ground on which the "squatter sovereign .., .,n hi domicile a temporary arbor of bruph was erected to take the place of a home. It was usually followed by a rude dugout. But the men who came to Okla homa in the plone-r days lived for the fu ture, and the hardships that they encount ered have amply been repaid. The wife following In a covered wagon hoped to trace the husband by the direc tion he had taken at the outset. Some families were sepsrated for weeks by the homeseeker being forced to change his plana. Guthrie seemed to be the chief objective point by reason of the designation of that place as the capital. During the day thousands of persons hsd arrived In the new capital on the Ssnta Fe railroad from Purcell and Arkansas City. The State Capital newspaper plant was brought In during the day and by evening the press was act up and the editor began to write. A tent aerved both as pressroom and sanctum. Twenty-five thousand persons slept on the townslte that night, and when tho city awoke the next morning it was as if the powers of magic had transformed the valley Into a living, breathing city. An organisation was soon effected by select ing a representative from each state thst had any considerable representation among the settlers. At the end of the week D. B. Dyer of Kansas City was elected mayor. Famous bandita. whose names were terror to tfie southwest, mingled with the crowds. Gsmbling halls were wide open and dance halls rsn day and night, but strange to relate, amid all the picturesque eventa that marked the opening aummer In Guthrie, crimes were remarkably few Snd very few men died "with their boots on." Capt. David U Payne, the original Okla homa boomer, was born In. Fairmont, Ind., In He came to Kansas when a young man and waa twice elected to the legisla ture of that stste from Doniphan county. Removing later to the southern part of the state, he was a familiar figure in Wichita, which city he made the base of his efforts to secure the opening of the new country. At that time Oklahoma was controlled by cattle barons, mho held leases from the federal government. Seven tlmea did Payne lead bands of boomers Into Oklahoma and as many times were they rounded up by soldiers and aent out of the country and some times thrown Into Jail, from which they would be liberated on writ of habeas cor pus. No Isw could be found by the court for their detention, for there wss nothing In the statutes making It a crime to go upon public lands. The pathetic side of the struggle was the death of Capt. Payne at Wellington, Kan., Just as he had reached the point where he could view the land of promise. His earnest conten tions had been vindicated by the Vnlted States courts and it remained only for congressional action to open the country, and this was sssured. While at break fast In Wellington hotel on November (, ltS4. Payne was seized by an attack of heart failure and expired. The campaign for the opening of Okla homa to white settlement wss continue. by Capt. W. Li Couch and Judge Seats and others of Payne's followers, and re sulted In favorable action by congress. The proclamation opening the land to set tlers was Issued by President Harrison, who named April 23 as the dsy on which the race for homes should be made. Striking: la a Srw Lla. New fork World. The minority members of the Philippine legislature who have adopted an Ameri can Idea and gone on atrlke have Improved on 'the example. Legislators are si runs t the only class of employes who do not strike, at least In thai sense of the word. UP Cream Y 9 I R Me kv si n A pure, Cream of Tartar Pow- LJ der. Makes finest cake and Pi pastry,light,flaky biscuits, ;L delicious griddle cakes J palatable and wholesome. X No alum, no lime phosphates. J fl Avoid baking powders Noons can continuously vim aium without injury 3EZ30 PERSONAL NOTES. Arkansas Is learning to curb railroads, but Its Jeff Davis can't be Induced to sub mit to a similar process. James R. Garfield, formerly secretary of the Interior, has returned to Cleveland and will resume the practice of law. The Oklahoma militia have succeeded In getting Crazy Snake rojnded up on a strip of land thirty miles wide and a hun dred miles long. Another San Francisco grafter has con fessed. However, the difficulty of accept ing the word of a San Franhclsco grafter naturally Intervenes to embarrass the Jury. Mayor D. W. Lawler of 8U' Paul, 'pro poses to create a city cabinet by appoint ing an advisory committee of fifty prom inent business and professional men to advise him. Judge Kenesaw. Mountain Lendis re cently fined a defendant 1 cent. Quite a come-down from 29.:4O,00O, but there was this advantage about It the defendant paid the 1 cent. Since the acquittal or T. Jenkins Halns demonstrated that the killing of a man is no crime In New York, it seems Idle to bother the other Halns tor participation in the same innocent episode. SMILING REMARKS, Maud Muller sung as she rsked the hay. "With a little tralnlns." alio irhH t believe I'd make a fairly good grassnop pcra singer." just then the Judge happened a onz and the rest Is history. Chicago Tribune. "So your husband always stays in the house nights," said one woman. "Yes," answered the other. "Once Hiram gets settled down In- front of his fireside you can't get him out o' doors even to bring in an armful of wood." Washington oiar. i "Whatever success I have achieved." ar gued the passenger with the skull cap. "I owe entirely to heredity and environment." That s a firm I never heard of before." said the passenger with the loud necktie. Mow long nave you been traveling for them?" Chicago Tribune. "Yes," sighed the burlesque star, as she posed gracefully for the Interview. "I nave me moods, you know, but It's me per sonality what takes 'em, me boy. I have so much temperature." Baltimore Ameri can. 'But." asked the first co-ed. "why did you elect to take up ths study of German inslesd or KTancnr 'Oh! replied the other, "the German profesaor was so awfully handsome, you know." Catholic Standard and Times. A surgeon In a western town, engsged to perform an operation of minor character upon a somewhat unsophisticated patient, asked him If he were willing to have only local anaesthetic. "Sure," replied the other; "I believe In Shoulder Room In all our Suit models this Spring there is ample room across the chest, with natural shoulder width. A diminishing fullness in the skirt of the coat makes the shoulders ap pear more athletic. Thus wc secure an easy fitting and well balanced garment. Suits $15, $18, $22, $25, $30 to $35. BrQvnin8,1(ing 6 Cq 15th R.S. Spring Announcement 1900 a are sow alsplsying'a moat com plete line of foreign iioveities for spring and summer wear. Tour early Inspection Is Invited, as K will afford as opportunity of crooa in from a large number of exclusive tylsa. We Import la "Single suit- lengtba," aad a suit eannot be duplicated. Aa eraer piacod now may be d.llv ers at your oonvcnlance. WK7 XXr4 v i u D n niCDT made from alum. . V eat food mixed to neaiin. patronising home , industry whenever you can." And he meant lt.--LJpplncott's. r . Knioker How does your daughter get on cultivating her voice? Booker Fine, I guess. She doesn't sing any more; she Interprets. -New York Sun. WHEN APRIL COMES TO TOWN. Slnp a song of April, . 8howers and scowlin' skies; Well we know her coy spring lamb's A linn in disguise: Thunder, llghtnln', rain an snow. Hall an' sleet come down The elements go on a tear 1 Whifn April comes to town. Now, altho' 'tis April. Chill the breezes blow: Pa still pokes the furnace And predicts 'twill snow; Then 'mlflet cold in' dismal dys An' freakish wind what's this? A Welsh rarebit of sunshine - A Welsh rare hit or mlss Yes of course 'tis April. Hear that peal of thunder.! But lie low little violets An' keep yer noses under; The only flowers that may bloom Immune from frost-bite dread Are the flowers that bloom upon that tun That concesls my lady's head. Yes. and whst do I behold With surprise complete? Is It a new broom chasln' A rain-barrel up the street? Ah. no. my friend, you -sadly err In truth, It is not that 'Tis only Apgellna fair. Chasln' hqr Raster hat. Then here's to hoydenisll April dsys, A mlsrellaneoun lot.. Contributed hv all the months IeSf their cha-rrtis' be forgr ii'i The weather man sneaks at random An Uvea on roast done brown; He surely, surely rues the day That April comes to towrt. And If these verses seem to b . At random strung together, Still they're In keeping, you- must own. With hop-scotch April weather; So critic pray be lenient. I pray thee do not frowp. For a rhvmster'a not secountsble When April comes to town. Otraha. B A TOLL NE TRELE. SALT SULPHUR WATER also the "Crystal Lithium" water frorrt Excelsior Springs, Mo., In 5-gallon sealed Jugs. 6-gallon jug Qrystal Llthla water.. $2 6-gallon jug Salt-Sulphur water. . . .$2 Buy at either store. We sell over 100 kinds mineral water. Sherman & Unnelf Drug Go. Sixteenth and Dodge Sti. Owl Drug Co. Sixteenth and Harney Sts. and Douglas Sts. WILCOX, Mgr. Guckert cDonald, Tailora 317 Sot!i rifleentk Street ESTABLISHED 1887 A the , Standard 1 --