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STATEMENT OF CTRCt'LATION.
Etate f.f Nebraska. Douglas County, as:
George B Taschuck. treasurer of The
Bee Publishing company. being duly
sworn, says that the actual number of
full ar.d complete copies of The Dally
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
ng i
ith
during the mon
of April, 110. was as
follow:
i M.aeo
3s,ooo
I.......... .40
4 .,....,, . 37,600
..'.. 1,300
t ......... . 40,540
7 41,600
1 41,450
,..., 41,680
10.......... 41,400
11 87,300
12 41,300
12 41.440
14.. 40,880
14... 40,600
1 40,550
Returned copies...
17 41,030
J 87,130
It, . t ...... . 4050
JO 40,660
Jl 40,410
2i. . . . . 40,460
It. ........ 40,380
24 40,640
21..... 42,450
J. ......... 4580
27 45,590
25 43,80
2. ......... 45,350
10.. ........ 45.S90
Total.
. 1,234,410
11303
- i
Net total 1,866,907
Dally average 40440
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M. P. WALKER.
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. WHEN OCT OF TOWW.
Subscribers tearing; b city tem
porarily ahoalel kiT Tfe Be
mall to thrsa. Addresa will b
chasiged as rtea aa ra,aeted.
The jury fixer', must go.
Some of the . -Daily Hints from
Paris" are loud enough to get out of
the hint class.
The big hat is no laughing matter
A Detroit man has been fined for smil
ing out loud at one of them.
The only appearance of the sleeping
. sickness since Roosevelt went to
Africa has been in the lion compound.
The hosiery men are holding a con'
rention in Philadelphia. As a live ex
hiblt they are not attracting much at-
. tentlon.
The Lincoln Excise board proposes
to extend the arid belt to the social
- clubs. What's the ub, then, of Join
, ing a club?
Wanted A recruiting officer, for
the Ananias club; previous one
served out his time and was honorably
discharged.
Fort Omaha will have another bal
loon. This time it Is No. 1, which will
have to move up twelve notches before
It strikes 13.
A West Virginian who has Just died
had voted for eighteen presidents. It
is a certainty he was not a democrat
in bis later years.
A Boston literary sharp Is to pub
lish a list of the hundred worst book
How he ever expects to read all the
ellgibles is not explained.
A business man who lost ten pounds
In weight through the actions of a
competitor sued for damages and re
covered 1 cent. That is putting a man
on. 8 pretty low basis.
Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois and
Arkansas are still wrestling with state
lfglelaturea. Nebraka la more for
tunate. It has hnd its dose and is
now on the road to recovery.
President Kliot of Harvard has been
decorated by the emperor of Japan
with the Order of the Rising Sun.
Though' advanced in years, his la one
of r those Uvea whose sun never sets.
The' national organization of bill
posters has resolved in favor of rais
ing the moral standard of the bill
boards. The quickest way to raise
the standard would be to rate the bill
iard. ' '
fourteen night riders who assaulted
and severely beat a Tennessee man
have been given ten days in Jail as a
penalty. The Judge could have beeu
real severe on the culprits and slapped
their wrists.
If Omaha is not to have the Saen
gerfest, we are sorry, but there is no
use crying over spilled milk. Let
everybody turn In and make Ak-Sar-
Ben and the Corn show "bigger, better
and grander than ever."
Candidates who put up $5 apiece to
get a chance on the primary ballot for
the, police board want their money
back. We preume It would come in
.handy to some of them to have it re
turned in time to repay the loan.
A committee of Callfornlans 'has
picked out the woman who in their
Judgment is the moet beautiful of any
In the state. That Is Interesting, but
not nearly so much so as would be
the explanations to their wlve6 when
tbo Judfes reached hom -
Voting On the Tariff Bill.
The voted so far taken on the tariff
bill In the senate Indicate almost be
yond question that with a fw changes
the bill as recommended by the com
mittee on finance will be the ' one
which will pass the senate. So far
the committee has bren sustained on
every test, and there Is little ground
for belief more opposition will be mus
tered against the remaining schedules
than against those already sought to
be amended. There are eo many and so
radical differences between the senate
and house bills, however, that the op
portunity remains to revise practically
the measure again In conference. It
Is apparent that this fact has been a
potent Influence In lining up senators
to support the bill as It came from the
committee.
When the bill comes back from con
ference and the issue Is squarely be
tween the divergent house and sen
ate schedules the votes of the so
called Insurgents are far more likely
to be in demand and their views to re
ceive due consideration in threshing
out the differences. Trading stock will
be a practical necessity, for It Is al
ways give and take In conference. In
this connection the views of the presi
dent will also be a considerable factor
because the conference committee Is
sure to be Impressed with the require
ments for executive approval. '
. The French Postal Strike.
Like so many things which the
French people do the the strike of the
government postal employes: appears
at this distance as an outbreak of Im
pulse. That it Is fully as much a po
litical, as an Industrial . charscter is
indicated in many ways, and as in all
cases where the ascendancy of a min
istry Is at etake all Us opponents," re
gardless of pajty differences, are
found lined up behind the strikers.
The first and prlmarjf object of the
French opposition Is always to over
throw the ministry. That the cabinet
prefers to fight it but as a Btrike . of
government employes frather. than
meet the political phase is Indicated, by
its tactics which prevented a vote in
the chamber on the questions at issue.
Assuming that conditions In ."the
postal service are onerous and injus
tice has been done the employes, the
resultant dissatisfaction, if It were in
the I'nited States, would more likely
have resulted in individual resigna
tions from the service from time to
time which would ultimately challenge
the attention of congress and the rem
edy be applied. Change of employ
ment is not so easy In France as here,
but on the other hand the French gov
ernment Is supposed to be more easily
bent to the demands of a popular up;
Using than ours, and it is largely these
two conditions which have led up to a
strike such as is only a remote pass!
bility with us.
The real lesion of French events la
that the civil service should be-, so
protected and conducted as tcrelder
it both unnecessary and unwise ' for
those engaged in It to seek to become
political factors and consequently
spoilsmen. The .constantly growing
number of those In the governmental
service renders this more Imperative
with each succeeding year.
Sentence of the Kidnapers.
The severe penalties Inflicted upon
the kidnapers of the Whltla boy will
strike a responsive chord with every
right-thinking person. With a lim
ited few it may be deprecated as 'an
exhibition of catering to wealth, but
this view Is as shallow as it Is heart
less. That It Is as a rule the children
of the wealthy who . are kidnaped is
true, but the act has not even the poor
excuse of a protest against wealth. The
wgalthy are the .victims, simply be
cause they are able to 'pay a price .for
ransom.
The crime of the kldper alms at
the home, the basis of all good citizen
ship, whether that home be a palace or
a cottage. It plays on the tenderest
of all passions. That a crime so. re
pulslve to all human Instincts should
until recently have been so lightly
punished is somewhat strange, but Its
repetition has wroughtT change In
sentiment which has found voice in the
statutes and now in their enforcement.
If extreme penalties are ever a deter
rent on heinous crimes, the limit of
the law is due to the crafty perpetra
tors of such a kidnaping, plot.
S rresiaent to rono means.
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, President Taft'g communication to
congress is also directed in a pointed
manner to the people of Porto Rico.
It thoroughly accords with all his ut
terances In regard to the government
of our island dependencies. As com-
mUsloner to and governor general
the Philippines, as cabinet officer and )
as president he has at all times been
on record as favoring, the greatest
amount of self-government that the
people of these dependencies are capa
ble of. His Porto Rican message not
only affirms' this, but points out the
natural corollary, that they are enti
tled to no more local autonomy than
they are able to appreciate and use in
telligently. That the politicians- of
Porto Rico have not divorced them
selves from the traditional Spanish
methods Is evident from the action of
the lower house of the legislature and
the president simply serves rfottee on
them they must cease from abusing
the power given them if, they expect
to retain It.
Habits of thought which are , the
growth of centuries cannot be. ex
pected to disappear in a day, or. even
In a few years, but the change will be
hastened by just 'such methods as
those pursued by the president. Par
tisan advantage la the sole basis of the
Spanish Idea of politics and govern
ment and when good government, or
tba &istence of ajry-sYeriuuein, con-
travenes partisan advantage the latter
Is the ruling factor. Mr. Taft tells
the Porto Pecans that the result of
such tactics will be to deprive them of
power to do harm.
The people of the Philippines and of
Porto Rico have never had a more con
sistent friend than Mr. Taft, or one
who responded more promptly to their
legitimate aspirations, and they will
do well to heed his warnings.
" What Next?
The affirmance by the United States
court of appeals of the Judgment ren
dered In the lower court against the
ity of Omaha In the hydrant rental
cases puts the Water board squarely
against the proposition of devising
some means of meeting these obliga
tors. While the particular case de
cided Involves In round figures $115,-
000, the total aggregate hydrant ren
tal, with interest to January 1. 1909,
amounts to $486,663.77, and by July
an additional $60,000 or more of
hydrant rental and interest will be
added, making a grand total upward
of $550,000.
The burning question Is, What next?
The Water board should have levied
a tax of $100,000 a year to take care
of this hydrant rental'as it was mount-
ng up, but in order to make a pre-
ense of economy and at the same
time embarrass the Water company
by withholding revenues on which It
depended the Water board refused to
evy the annual water tax, so that if
the entire amount were to be raised
by a single levy now It would add 50
per cent to the tax rate. As this, of
course", is out of the question, if the
udgment is to be paid out of taxes It
will be necessary to do so on the In
stallment plan and carry the obliga
tion along for several years.
One of the Water board lawyers is
reported as saying that it Is the
board's plan to pay the hydrant ren
tal, which should have been met out
of current taxes, by an issue of bonds.
If so, we will soon have to vote an
other water bond Issue, i because the
$3,000,000 of water bonds authorized
n 1900 and the $6,500,000 of water
bonds authorized at the last election
must be devoted to the specific purpose
embraced in the proposition, which "Is
the acquisition of the water plant and
cannot legally be used to pay off hy
drant rental debts.
It Is up to the Water board.
Suitably Rewarded.
The appointment by Governor Shal-
lenberger of Dr. E. Arthur Carr to a
place on the new State Board of
Health Is a fitting reward for the dirty
work which this eminent political
cure-all did for the democratic ticket
in the campaign last fall.
Dr. Carr, It should be remembered,
Is the author of a circular letter at
tacking Mr. Taft as an enemy of re
ligion and of temperance which was
printed on a beautiful two-color letter
head entitled "United Civic League,"
bearing the names of a number of well
known anti-saloon workers who after
ward repudiated it.
Such distinguished service in the
cause of democracy and reform is en
titled to recognition and we are glad
that Governor Shallenberger has paid
the score. Of course, no one will
blame Dr. Carr for his action, because
as an unsuccessful applicant for a
Board of Health appointment he was
doubtless led to believe that In no
other way could he satisfy his ambi
tion and the success which has
crowned his efforts Is sufficient proof
that he pursued the right course to in
gratiate himself with Governor Shal
lenberger. If there Is any systematic Jury brib
ing going on la our court house the
judges and prosecuting officers should
not stop until they put an end to it.
When the Jury Is bought and sold the
poor man who submits his case to the
courts has no more chance of getting
Justice than has au innocent victim
sitting in a game with professional
gamblers using marked cards.
A Washington attorney is under ar
rest on the charge of swindling women
investors out of $500,000. It is the old
story of big promises and everybody
loses but the sharper. Getting some
thing for nothing is an alluring prop
osition, but it still remains to be dem
onstrated that two times two is more
than four.
John vOrth, the missing Austrian
prince, has been found again. John
Ortha are about as numerous as
Charlie Rosses and Willie Tascotts
were a few years ago, but in spite of
the numerous finds they all continue
to be among the missing . unless the
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t J yrcarm luaiaum c. t iiun
The officer of a port in Honduras
explains the failure to return a salute
of a United States gunboat on the
ground that the powder supply was
exhausted. If that condition becomes
chronic in that section of the world
it. may be conducive to peace and de
velopment.
It begins to look as If the transfer
of the county hospital to democratic
management means that that Institu
tion is to be again the foot ball of pol
itics. A hospital for poor unfortu
natea Is the last place In the world
where politics should be the moving
force.
We take it that the Real Estate ex
change will at once "thoroughly In
vestigate" the hydrant rental Question
and let us know whether or not to vote
bonds to' pay the Judgment which the
water company ha just gotten against
the city.
Drllerlsr Uesi.
Boston Herald. ,
Wouldn't this appear to be about the
psychologic! inomnt (or Mr. Bryan to
lift up H voire on the tarllf. assuming
that he elMI tins any thought of public
service in his mlnrl? The silence In Ne
braska Is becoming some hat hard to un
derstand. A Mule Ksaerlenre anfflrea.
Washington Herald.
The snme cshle thnt brought a recent
atory of the annexation of a French title
by an American helr-ss carried another
story of the efforts of another American
heiress to nVtach one. There seems to be
precious little variety to the science of
events attending those matrimonial alliances.
Penally for Capital Crime.
New York Tribune.
Oovernor Btuart of Pennsylvania has ve
toed a bill to permit Juries in murder
rases to determine between the de:ith pen
alty and life Imprisonment. "I" view of
the disregard of human lif which some
elements of onr population continually
exhibit, t do not think that our criminal
law governing the punishment for murder
In the first degree should be relaxed." says
the governor. Approving th veto, the
Philadelphia Inquirer says: "When we
reach the point where juries, swayed mo
mentarily by emotion or by sympathy, can
virtually destroy the death penalty we shall
arrive at the beginning of an Increasing
list of cold-blooded crimes."
'Warring; Asalnat War.
Ronton Transcript.
Public, opinion Is changing. The world
has Its eyes opened. The war doctrine, the
preachment of International murder, haa
surfeited mankind. The evils have multi
plied until the results of war. If not the
direct thought of war Itself, have turned
popular sentiment. In the better pathway.
The rock at the base of the peace move
ment la moral. Rut mankind, unfortunately.
cannot be reached as effectively as should
be the case on a moral foundation alone.
Thus the warfare against war Is now
waged on more utilitarian, more "practical"
grounds. The problem Is treated scientif
ically, economically. The appeal Is to the
understanding, to the brains of man. It
Is a course of cold argument. Irrefutable
and ultimately convincing.
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT
Scrlhner News: "Taylor of Custer," a
democratic member of the last legislature,
threatens to become "a man without a
party." The usual course of such a man
Is to criticise everything and accomplish
nothing.
Howells Journal: There are ninety-one
county seat towns In Nebraska and today
forty-eight, or more than naif of them,
are dry. Of the ninety-one counties, twenty-six
are without saloons entirely and
thirteen have but one saloon. Surely It
looks as though a dry Nebraska Is not
far off. ,
Auburn Granger: Does the Oranger en
dorse our present primary election law?
Well, hardly. The fact Is thnt our present
primary law, as It Is, Is only a revised
scheme for keeping up party and making
It nossihla to squabble over party lines
at th sacrifice of the questions that should
be considered by those anxious for good
government. The Oranger Is In favor of
a law that will permit every man to vote
and not be controlled by party bosses.
Grand Island Independent: Another Ne
braska democrat than Mr. Bryan has been
mentioned as the next candidate for pres
ident. Now, what do you know about
that? None other than Governor Shallen
berger receives the mention, and the sug
gestion Is made by a Pennsylvania paper.
the Evening Genlu": of Vnlontown. It is
not a necessarily, dangerous stretch of the
Imagination to be convinced that Mr.
F.ryan will regard the paper as the Evil
Genius.
Stanton Register Mem.): The republican
state committee, made a syrious mistake
when they decided to fight the new pri
mary laws, especially the non-partisan
judiciary law. The tew laws might In
jure the politician, but they are a distinct
advantage to the voters, fchrewd students
of political conditions In Nebraska say
that one-third of the votes of Nebraska
are Independent ond what position does
the attack on laws the voters want put
that pa-ty In?
Columbus Telegram: When first It was
reported that the governor was considering
the appointment of Senator Majors we
wrote an editorial appeal to the! governor,
pleading with him to hesitate before mak
ing such a mistake. We called his atten
tion to the plain wording of the constitu
tion, which forbids appointment of a niem
ber of the legislature to any office cre
ated by act of the legislature In which he
served. We regret that the governor did
not see fit to accept our advice. We be
lieve he did wrong when he appointed
Senator Majors as a member of the Nor
mal board. But we have no very large
clubs to throw at him. He was following
precedent a very bad precedent, estab
lished by republican predecessor.
Ashland Gazette: No, thank you, It
would be lmposslhle for us ever to ally
ourself with the democratic party so long
aa the .present management has control,
with all deference and respect to the many
good citizens who comprise the rank and
file of that party. Only a few years ago
the World-Herald attacked Mayor Moorea
viciously because of his truckling to the
"liberal"' (criminal) element. Then came
Dahlman, and now the World-Herald Is
supporting him with all Its might, making
a special point against his opponent, Mr.
Breen, that he Is decent on the "liberal"
question. In view of the notorious fact
that Dahlman Is ten times worse than
Moores ever was, It Is plain that the
World-Herald roasted Moores because he
waa a republican and not because he stood
for unclean elements In the city govern
ment. Possibly the World-Herald may find
It out after a while, but if It did but know
it, there are multitudes of decent demo
crats all through the slate who feel the
same sense of nausea-
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Washington Life
Short natch of taetdaaaa aa4
Xptrodaa tnt Mark the rrograaa
of Xronta at tho Matloa'a Capital.
Leaving out of the account the larger
results of Its labors, the creation and
maintenance of the Interstate Commerce
commission can be Justified by the smaller
deeds which escape general attention. The
Washington correi-pondent of the Brooklyn
Eagle declares that the commission his
compelled railroads to refund hundreds of
thousands of dollars of excessive freight
and passenger chsrses. and cites a few
cases typical of the commission's dally
routine.
Every few days the commission Issues a
batch of orders. They represent complaints
filed with that body by Individuals pro
testing against excessive charges on ship
ments of goods by the railroads. On Fri
day last eighteen such rrders wore issued
by the commission, and one-half of them
were notices of refunds hy railroads of
over charges required by the commission.
The refunds In some cases were appar
ently trifling only In one instance,
and ranging as high as $2,Wio in another.
There have been about H.nno orders of
this kind representing compulsory refunds.
In the two and one-half years of the oper
ation of the rate law. There have bnen.
In addition, nearly S.0U0 other cases of
restitution where the railroads made no
protest against satisfying the claims made
by shlppera. The total refund of over
charges In these cases runs well up toward
a million dollars. This doea not Include, of
course, he enorn.nus savings of cash to
big shippers growing out of general rulings
by the commission, laying down order of
broad application. In these cases the com
mission has saved many millions of dollars
to shippers and Incidentally the consuming
public.
"The general public," said a member of
the commission, "Is rapidly learning that
the lawa prevent the railroads from goug
ing individuals who want to Bend goods by
freight. The folks out west appreciate
this more thoroughly than easterners do.
and are constantly appealing to us to keep
the roads in oheck. They understand thnt
If they are over-charged to any amount, no
matter how small, they can compel the
roads to make restitution. Here la a case
In point which explains the operation of
the law and tells how every man or house
wife may be protected:
"Mr. Smith, residing at Alexandria, Va.,
wants to ship s me household goods to
Philadelphia. Without knowing the rata,
we will assume that he la charged by the
local freight agent 20 cent per hundred
rate, but gets no satisfaction, and his
goods are forwarded at that rate. He
writes a letter to the commission, com
plaining that In his opinion the proper
charge should have been 15 cents per hun
dred pounds. The commission writes at
once to the nearest railroad official, and
the latter, on examining the schedule. Is
apt to conclude that the shipper was over
charged. Whereupon, he notifies the com
mission that the point Is well taken, and
that a refund covering; the difference will
be made."
There la a second class of refunds where
the railroads protest against making re
stitution. When complaint is made to the
commission and the over-charge Is denied
by the railroads,, the government under
takes to fight the battle of the shipper.
A hearing Is arranged and on the evidence
taken the commission Issues an order di
recting a refund when the facta justify It.
Nearly 1,600 Buch orders have been issued.
Frequently the amounts involved are not
more than t-5 or $j0. It is surprising to
observe the large number pf cases wherein
the commission, after weeks of deliber
ation, directs a payment of $8, $10, $13 or
$15. It Is apt to strike the observer aa a
trifling benefit to the public In view of
the expensive governmental machinery that
Is maintained for thla purpose.
The largest refund, directed by the com
mlnslon, Involved the Southern Railroad,
the Seabord Air Line, the Louisville and
Nashville and other railroads operating
In the south and southwest. It waa es
tablished that the roads were making an
excessive charge on shipments of soft pipe
and the commission ordered restitution
amounting to $250,000. The roads fought
this order to a finish and carried It to the
I'nited States Sj prime Court, so that the
shippers had to wait a long while fur their
money.
A $2,000,000 building dedicated to the in
crease and diffusion of knowledge In Wash
ington, with an endowment fund for Its
maintenance, is the monument to the mem
ory of the first president planned by the
George Washington Memorial association
in which American women are the leading
spirits.
uonar contributions to the fund are
solicited from the public at large. A tan
gible evidence of the part that the man
woman or child who contributes is taking
In the movement is a handsome engraved
certificate or receipt setting forth that he
or she Is a contributor to the fund and
part owner of the memorial building.
Branches of the association are to be
established In the various states.
Many queer people visit Washington and
Invariably drift Into the great white capl-
tol building. During the sessions of the
last congress Statuary hail was vlsltej
daily by a queer little man who spent sev
eral hours on each visit addressing the
statues, lie finally became known to the
capltol ' policemen as "the little statue
man." Approaching the figure of General
Washington and raising his hat politely, he
would say: "Good n, ruing. George.
hope you are well today. The truts are
ill making trouble for the people. I wlsl;
you would raise your voice agalnrt the
giant evil."
Then, proceeding to the statue of Fulton
who is reprtsented us working on the
j model of his first steamboat, the little fel
low would remark: "Ah, how d'ye d',
Robert? 1 fcee you are still hard at work
on your Invention. It is time. Robert, you
were taking up flying machines and auto
mobiles. Steamboats are becoming obso
lete."
Next he would approach the handsome
bronze statue of General Phil Kearny and
say: "Too had you were shot, general. You
are a gallant f"l!ow and made a noble
light to uphold the honor of the flag." And
ho he would pass from one statue to an
other, making a little spee-h to each. This
oueir fellow was harmless and the pull'-e
never disturtted him, but curious crowd
would gather and listen lo him as he spoke
wltii earnest ness to the Inanimate figure
of metal and stone.
Another queer visitor to the capltol was
a well dressed old woman who carried a
quart bottle filled with a doubtful mixture,
which Hlie wanied congress to buy from her
for the small consideration of I.MOi.'OO. This
stuff she called her "national elix r." an
claimed It would perform miracle. I
would make politician! honest, make tha
poor rich, glva every member of congress a
V The grap
1 reader of
illustration b to
the fact that thia
i to Royal its
Ingredi From
derires those
I fruit W
I
make it unique aa a raising'
agent, a farorite with all who
tire the finest, moat healthful
Roval it the only Baking P
BMdt frooa
life tenure and spread prosperity broad
cast over the country.
A natty little woman, who always
dreaaed In deep mourning, and who repre
sented herself as the widow of a Cuban
patriot who was killed during the struggle
between Cuba and Spain, was another fre
quenter at the capital during the sessions
of congress. She claimed to be In poverty,
and succeeded In securing cash from rep
resentatives and senators until her true
character became known. It finally was
learned that she was an adventuress from
New York City. Thereafter she was re
fused admittance to the capital.
There was a young man who visited the
east front of the capital dally to witness
most marvelous performance which was
never enacted. On the central portico Is
large statue of Columbus, holding aloft
In his right hand the atlas (a great rounl
marble ball). Opposite Columbus on the
plaza, about 200 yards distant, Is a colossal
tatue of General Georgo Washington,
represented as a Roman senator and seated
a broad chair. The young man had
been Informed by some Joker that promptly
at noon each day Columbur tossed the big
marble ball to General Washington, who
caught and held It until 1 o'clock, when
he tossed it back to the great discoverer.
Of course, no such ball tossing occurred,
but the young man faithfully kept his
iglls until a capital policeman convinced
him thai he had been hoaxed.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Marlon Avery. U years old. of Alderson,
ra., recently Bhot an osprey or fish eale(
meusuring five feet four inches from tip
to tip, at Harvey's Lake.
James K. Hackett has failed with assets
of ITU and liabilities of tl?.46?. Before
the exact status of the insolvent ran be
figured out It will be necessary to know
whether the J7U Is stage money.
Congress has lost its last member that
wore boots. He was Representative Charles
N. Brumm of Pennsylvania. He resigned
his seat on January 4, 19"9. because he had
been elected judge of the Schuylkill county
court In Pennaylvanla.
Waste places of Chicago will be made
to bloom If the plans of Jacob H. Prost
who haa been appointed to the new office
of city forester, are realized. Mr. Prost
30 years old and a graduate of the
Michigan Agricultural college at Ixinsing,
Charles Turner Hughes, to whom Thomas
. Kdison, his employer for many years
gives credit for the development of tl"
rolley car,, died recently ,ln Ea.t Orange.
J. Edison said that if It were not for
Hughes the trolley might not yet be de
veloped. Hughes began work on a plan to
apply electricity to the running of surface
cars In lft79, the year that he Joined Edi
son's staff.
Miss Ada Rehan was such a delight on
the American stage when In her prime, in
the great days of Augustln Daly, that her
present state of health is allocking to those
who have been unfamiliar with her break
down. She was so feeble when going on
board the atoamer for England Saturday
that servants had to help her up the gang
plank. Mis Rehan haa heart disease. She
hopes much from her summer to be spent
at ier north of England country place.
SMILING REMARKS.
"Experience," said Uncle Eben, "may be
good teacher, but she's liable to make
folks spend a heap o' valuable time ataylri'
after school, lenrnin' de rudiments of com
mon sense." Washington Star.
He has a mighty strong Imagination for
a real estate dealer.
Yes. He'd lay out an allotment on Mara
and get hueky .racking up the canal privi
leges. Cleveland 1'iain ueaier.
I hear that the new tenor Is a great
success that he can hold one of his notes
half a minute."
That's nothing. I ve hem one or his
notes for over a year: Judges Library.
"nidn't vou telephone us that your wife
was ready to go with ua when we started?"
Yes. but she's upstairs now cnanging
her mind." Baltimore American.
I'm hunting up all my famous ances
tors.
Tve got your scheme SKinnen. i m
hunting up all my ancestors wno were
crooks."
'But why?
To prove what a fine fellow I am In
spile of my handicap." Cleveland Leader.
They were arranging their plans for the
BUII1UICI . ..... , . .
"What I should like, saia uwennoiui. i
Is a large shady place where I could
bh war , rm m
Free Piano Sellings
An Evolution at Hospo's
Twenty years' trial tin some Pianos, no' cash down on
some, no freight on many.
Free Stool, Free Scarf, Free Delivery in the city on
all pianos.
$149 buys a brand new, up-to-date Piano, in mahog
any case, full size, three pedals, JJoston fall board, duet
music board. Terms of 16 cents r day.
Boat This If you Can!
The world's best Pianos are subject to your selection
at from $50 to $150 cheaper than the factory's lowest price.
Kraiiich & Bach, Krakauer, Kimball, Bush & Lane,
Cable-Nelson, llallet & Davis, Hospe, Whitney, Burton,
Victor, Cramer, Initial and many more. , .
A. HOSPE
Proof Piano Tuning and Repairing
I L HWJMMIIHIIimi m
H CV-AJ. - III
remind the
healthful
actiro and
the grape.
prune qualities which
Keyal Urap UMm
stay as long as I wish, regardless of ex
pense." "Well, responaea ner lamer, uny n i
you put on your hat?' waanington, tuarw
Is your husband all that you called hint
when you were courting?'
'No. but he a all 1 call mm now. ana men
some." Houston Poat.
"Maria, you will not take offense If 1
ask vou Just one question, will you?'
"No."
"Can you tell me the name of the mam
who perpetrated that hat of yours?" Chi
i-aao Tribune.
Former fntted 8tates Senator Bimon of
GAME SONNETS.
New York Times.
TH E PITCH BR.
Oh, say. the pitcher Is the cheese, and he
Is fine to hang your lumps on wnen. ne
stands
Out there and twirls the leather In his
hands
Before he squi.ms and puts it up to be
A strike, or ball, or any other thing, b
gee.
His umps, the lobster, thinks he under
Aln t like It looks to all tha bunch of
fans;
But gaff him. Birdie, what's the mutt til
you and me?
And. say. there's nothing punk about the
pitch: . , A A1.
It's him for what's the hot; he got the
nerve
To hang em at the batter, straight o
curve,
Or rush m out to where ths baggers
tend,
And thev wont find him Bleeping at the
witch! , ,
Oh. nirdie; keep your eyes off; aln t 1)6
grand?
THE) CATCHER. '
Well. now. and will you please get ontu
tn,e7 ' j ... .u -
Ain't he the nervy on to stand like that
And eat the leather goods right off the
bat? . ,
Bay, Hlidle. ain't he better than the w Utf
West shows?
And don t he look like cork and cotton
All'over" hm? And. listen, If that maski
waa flat, . , , .
How would the noae of him do for a
fs for the catcher. Birdie, you and tne
too, knows ...
A good thing when we e it. and we va
It rlgnt before us now. If I could be
A man like him, say. Birdie, would you-
VowTh!ook at him! Ilea nipped a Uck.
Hebange'd It dawn to second heir 'em
YeM.hCBlVdie; yell! He's put the whole
aide out!
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Dainty Wash
Suits
These are something better
than the common sorts-Tin
tastefulness and style.
They'll wash, of course,
without loss of color.
And from the simplest white
duck to the embroidered
and those with lace inser
tion, we've a wide variety.
Cut in the Russian and
Sailor styles for children
of from 3 to 10 years.
$1.50 to $4.50.
Twenty dozen boys' sample
hats on sale this week
only at $1.50.
See window.
'BroWiir2-
Klr2--(2
15th and Douglaa Sta.
R. S. WILCOX, Mgr.
CO.,
1513 DOUCUS ST.
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