Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 19, 1909, Page 6, Image 6
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, Ti QMAlU"t)AlLY BtE, TOUfSDETJ BY EDWARD ROBBWAT. VICTOH BOSETWATKR. EDITOR. Entrr4 at Omaha oUjfffle saoona ss matter. f TERMS OF fUBUCrUPTlON. Deity Hth)it u(iT). Dally Bee and Huriday en yar w DELIVERED BT CARRIER Dlty flee Orwludrng nanday). prwk.Ie timiy Bh (itiiot eM')i 'f 1(J Kvening Bee (without sunaey,pef w Evening Re (wlh Sunday), Pr ' JOe unday Be, one year ..J. Saturdsy Be. oat year..- Addree all complaint of Irregularities In delivery City Circulation Department Omaha Tha B Building. Smith Omha Twemy-fourth. and, N. Council Bluff lit Scott Street. Lincoln its Little Building. Chlesgo IMS Marquette Building. New York-Room 110I-1K4 No. l . West Thirty-thjrd . fttreet. . - Washington T2 Fourteenth Street, N. w. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to new and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal Order, payable to The Be Publishing Company. Only t cent atampa received in payment of mall account. Feraonal check, except en Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT Of CTIlCVLATION. Stat cf Nebraska. Douglaa County, aa: George B. Tsechuek. treaaurer Of Th Be Publishing company, Ming duly worn, tay that th actual numpar of full at.d compieta copte of Th Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Be4 ptintod durlnjr lb month of April, 0I. ws a jouow; 1... 2... I... ... ttAM ' it. to.no li, ar,iw H,M ' 1. 4AM vrjoo ,. 19...,...;.. a,ano f I. I. T. 1,300 40,44a 1, 40,410 jt o,oo "ik;, 4o4o !ivt. . tS MSa i,4;t..... aao tl 4SM S 45,050 41,000 41.400 41,680 41,409 37.300 41,300 I 10. . , . , . 11. It 11.... ...i.. 41.440 Irvt. ....... 14 40.610 II 40,000 II........... 40.M4) 10 - neiurneq, copie. . , . 11 AOS Net total.. .-. .T . IJOOOT L-aily average......... 40440 OJCOAaB B, TZBCHVCK. TrMii.r. 8ubcrlbed In my presence and twern to before Uie thla 11 day Jay, ltOO. : L .......... Notary ubtta WllaUf OUT Or TOWN. SSrle laavlaa- tfc ally taa. parartlr kaela hat Th " JJee nailed t the. Adarea erlll , ekaaged aa eft a raaaeate. The tariff rote on raaors may yot cause some sharp debate. The straw hat may pot coma in with the late priui breexes; but It often goes by that route. . Are tha Eage coming to show the signal corps men how' to fly or to get points on aviation tor themselves T Tor a definition of tho "anxious eat" apply to almost anybody who is holding down an appointive job in the city hall. ' ," ,The,New,T.Qr,lt ,Worl4 rwks, "Ji democracy content?" Of course not, with all the offices in the possession of republicans. It looks as if our trad boosters were going to. uphold theirreputation as rain-makers,,' no jnttter what else they may do. A preacher has been telling the peo ple pf. Chicago' that their city is not the wickedest In the world. Omaha can prove an' Alibi. ' If ex-President Roosevelt cannot se cure a whits rhlnooerous any other way bo might get a congressional oom mittee to whitewash one for him. Over, a ton of quinine was required last year to combat malaria on tho canal sono. Is It possible that some of tho disease presented a case of shak ing for the drinks? Note how active those pneumatld street cleaning machines Are flushing tho pavements with water just at tho time a succession of heavy downpours of rain has mode It quite unnecessary. Paul Morton, a distinguished former Nebraskan, and-once-cabinet member is-working for fl. 60 per day. His friends need not be alarmed, however; be is simply serving o a Now York Jury. The railroad company has offered f 10,000 reward for each of the ban dits who robbed s train near Spokane. There is no suggestion of a corner on bandits being responsible for tho high prices, r, ' : Al O. Fields, the minstrel man, who was s schoolmate of Secretary Knox, , declares that jth.e, latter was a dull pu pil. Mr; Knox is not tho only person who has been unequal to solving min strel jokes. If there were no other means of knowing,' tno ' suggestion of Senator Root that tho upper house of congress get down to work would sump him as a new member. It is ana6unoed from Washington that tho United States supremo court will hold two' more sittings before ad journment tor the summer. Hero is a chance for those Water board lawyers to get busy. The last session of tho city council in meeting of tho whole Is said to have witnessed a busy afternoon. The out going city council always gets busy 'during (the. latarval between election and tho day for turning over to the sew regime. !.' Wisconsin legislators propose to make swearing a crtmo.- .f the bill becomes 'a law. Maxim's, new ' sound mufflers 'Will find a ready mark fnr a man must sap something whoa tho home leant 'goes to places at tho crit ical moment Cns of Hirh fricei. " 1 Tno tariff debate In the senate has brought out one feature somewhat aovel In connection wth ouch contro versies. Ran a tor Scott, in a speech, blamed the retailers of the country for the high prices of which complaint has been made, holding that they exacted unreasonable profits, while the manu facturer worked on a narrow and pre carious margin. The assertion -was im mediately challenged, the crossfire on the subject not being upon party lines or entirely relevant to the tariff ques tion. ' ' .' - Tnat tno cost or necesearipa na been noticeably enhanced during re cent years is a universally accepted fact and light thrown upon the cause or suggestion of a remedy will bo gratefully received. The charge that the tariff Is a controlling factor would appear to be answered by the prices of the goods lh question. The Increases have not been alone In manufac tured goods, either protected or upon the free list. The general tendency of manufacturers In the IJne of neces sities had been downward, or at the most only upwards in small degree ad compared with meats, flour and food stuffs pt sll kinds. It would, however, require a thorough investigation, con suming much time, by persons familiar with both the tariff and market condi tions, to reduce these comparisons to a finality. The proof is yet to e produced to sustain the accusation that It Is the ex actions of .unreasonable profits by the retailer which is responsible for un due Increase In the cost of living. It Is not apparent that retail proflta are greater Or less than in times past, but on the contrary it is plain that compe tition between retailers is unrestricted and to all appearances sharp and genu ine. The catalogue houses, the big department stores and the dealers in exclusive lines are constantly fighting for one another's trade and so con flicting Are their interests that any thing like combination would seem to be impossible. Durstion of Tariff JJebats. Estimates as to the progress already made on' the tariff bill are decidedly misleading as basis for prognosticating when the discussion will be concluded and tho measure sent to the conference committees. It is true that only a few of the schedules have been disposed of and that the senate has occupied six weeks In discussion, . but the disposi tion. of the schedules themselves should require a comparatively, short time when the loquacious senators are, convinced that they have talked long enough, The debate on the bill falls Into two classes tho purely academic dealing with the tariff as an abstract principle and thoA practical dealing with particular schedules. With -few exceptions these' speeches have not been made with expectation tpjat they would affect the vote either1' on the bill as a whole, or tho particular Schedules involved. They bays been for the most part for home consump tion and for the purpose of setting senators right with their constituents. on articles of particular interest to them. When all the senators have thus fortified their political fences for future campaigns, the voting on the schedules should go . through much faster. Just how many senators still want to bo heard at length, probably no one knows, but It would seem that the majority had gratified, their desires, the best posted observers placing tho time yot needed at about ten days. If that proves correct the bill should be In conference by June 1 or shortly thereafter, The Items precipitating the most controversy have been passed over without action and are in process of sdjustement by private conference, with every Indication that when the debate ends sn sgreement will have been reached. Tho trend of business . indicates a prevalent belief that the bill when completed will be generally satisfac tory and the prolongation of tho de bates is not retarding business as much ss was feared it would. While tho business interests of tho country would like to have It over with, they are apparently not particularly ap prehensive. Poppycock. The World-Herald 1 not ready to believe that it la true that all alx of th repub lican councllmen -elect can be handled either by th franehlaed corporatlona or by any other speelal lntereci. There are men Ilk Judge Berka and Mr. Kugel among tha republican councilman of good (land ing as honest men and good clUaen. Un til by aom overt act they prove tha con trary we shall expect them to make auch record a eouncllmen aa their reputation warrant us la xjectlng. World-Herald. , What poppycock! With the council divided six and six on political lines, no franehlaed cor poration or special interest can organ ise that body without the help of the democrats. Assuming tjtat tho democrata will claim the presidency of tho council, which of the democratic eouncllmen does tho World-Herald charge with being subservient to tho corporations? Tho World-Herald supported every one of the democratic six, vouching for his freedom from corporation strings. On which one of them haa it gotten cold foot already? If, all six sre what the World-Herald claimed for them during tho campaign, how can anything go amiss now, no matter which may bo elected president of the council? But tho proof that tha World-Herald la Indulging in poppycock Is to bo seen la the hook It Is throwing out to two ManttlUtana. Wa freely aiflt tha' Judge Berka and Mr. Kugel, although hardly more than the ether republican eouncllmen, are "of good standing as honest men snd good citlsens." With all of us agreed ss to that, wo suggest that the democratic rouncllmen make either Berka or Kugel president of the council and leave It to them to name the committees according to their best judgment. Hero Is a chance for the World Herald to make Its hot air good. Let It line up the six fearless snd trust worthy democrats In the council on s program to put one of these two re publicans unconditionally In the chair and there will be enough republican votes forthcoming to carry It out. Discouraging Factionalism. President Taft has given unmis takable evidence -within the last few days that factional strife can look for no encouragement from htm. Tho par ticular case in point came up through the naming of a special assistant at torney general from Kansas. Tho re publicans In that state are rent by two contending factiona and the president was unwittingly led into naming a man whose appointment threatened to add fuel to the flame. When tho facts were called to Mr. Taft'S atten tion the appointment was revoked and the Kansas republicans told to get to gether. f ' The action of the president Is mora far-reaching than simply sn Indication of his displeasure over what seemed to be an effort to take advantage of his favor. In further explanation ho made it clear that ho considered it his duty to keep hands off 'in mat ters which concerned solely tho republi cans of Kanaaa and that If they must have differences they should adjust them without involving tho national administration. If this policy Is pur sued It- will work for tho building up of a united party which can bo counted on In a national struggle to stand up for' the principles of the party. Filling; Up tho West . The largo number of people going west within tho last few days on tho landseekers' rates made by the rail roads is an indication of the rapidity with which the country is filling up with people from states farther to tho east who are seeking a broader and richer field for their activities. In mak ing these -low rates and spreading broadcast the advantages of this sec tion to the people In the more con gested sections to the east tho rail roads are animated by an enlightened selfishness, it Is true, but both those who avail themselves of the offer and those who are already located in the developing sections and in cities like Omaha to which they are tributary are also the gainers. Estimates of tho number whom this movement will take Into agricultural and horticultural pursuits during the year vary from 75,000 to 160,000. Tha Increase which this number will make IS the productive capacity of the west will be enormous and cannot fall to have a stimulating effect upon all lines of trade. It is one of those migrations of races, peaceful withal, which In past ages have founded . new empires and worked revolutions in the world's, pro gress. In this case It will, within a few years, make such s change in the great west that it will scarcely be recognized by those who fondly thought they knew it well. Neligh is also getting ready to build new public library with money fur nished by Andrew Carnegie. Our lata legislature did only halt a job In re fusing to let the University of Ne braska qualify for participation In tho Carnegie foundation, when it might have passed a law prohibiting the ad mission of any Carnegie money -into the state for any purposo whatsoever. A noted Japanese doctor says that with the advent of modern civilisation In his country there has been a notable Increase in Insanity. Tho Japaneae certainly have beon going at a swift pace since Admiral Perry opened the country up to the world, and it would be nothing strange, if the rapid and great changes in methods of life had produced sncb an effect. The Omaha wool warehouse Is get ting the wool just the same. Tho western wool producers remember who it was that forced the dealers to pay them fair prices last year and they are again coming to the same source for relief. Tho wool growers' Interests are Omsha's interests and outside of any sentiment this is the best assur ance of a square deal. The flowers that bloom in the spring are not in it with tho billboards that are blossoming up all over tho city. What has become of tho movement for a more beautiful Omaha, which the Real Estate exchange was going to promote? Has It collided with the few dollars of rentals which the bill boards pay for tho use of vacant lota on prominent corners? According to Edgar Howard Gov ernor Sheldon's appointments to the supreme court vacancy were "as Ille gal as a crap game." Wonder what be would caU Governor Shallenbergor's appointment of a member of the state senste to a position on tho State Nor mal board In direct violation of the state constitution? Milwaukee Is apologising for a car nival of crime snd lax enforcement of lawa on the ground tho slty has only 400 policemen. That is a fsr larger number per capita than Omaha has, and even former captious critics are forced to admit that Omaha Is a pretty well regulated city so far as the police protection Is concerned. The Nebraska State Railway com mission haa Issued an order to compel the erection of a depot at Madison. WV remember a similar order once Is sued by a State Railway commission some years ago requiring the railroads doing business at Omaha to build a union station for joint occupancy. It is to be hoped the present order pro duces better results than did tho old one we refer to. E ipert Wt f'not t ee. New Tcrk Herald. Oermany la reported a aroueed over our tariff plana. Don't entirely like them otir aelves, but can't have everything made in Germany. . Worth the rrlee. Kanaaa City Journal. Thoae who thought that a dollar a word waa too much for Mr. Roosevelt hunting narrative didn't know that there wa to be a Hon. In every line and a rhlnoceroa In every paragraph. A Smile Between Slab. Wall Street Journal. Tewer railway accident In 1808. than In 190?. we have become accuatomed to de- creaaes In all things during the lat year and a half; here at laat 1 one we may look at without etghtng. I'aeertalnty of Horaelerta Slaa. Charleston New and Courier. Without poeltlvely asserting that the owner of a high power touring car cannot be an incurable democrat, it may be aa aerted that the owner Of a little on.e-aea.ted gadabout is pot necessarily a republican. Prophecy of the Patare. Indianapolis News. Now that they havd eucceeded in lighting tha Omaha electrical exposition by wlrela current, perhapa it. la not unreasonable to hop that the day may come when som of our resident streets will not look ilk a forest deadening. Tabooedi Sabjeet. Cleveland Plain Dealer. When Senator Tillman' dined at tha Whit Houae It may be taken for granted that all disagreeable subjects were care fully barred from the conversation. This would include any passing reference to so journers abroad, aa well aa to certain things and happenings nearer home. Any body ta at liberty to fill in the blanks. Balling; tk Ward Market. St Louie Qlobe-Democrat. From th nomenclature with which this country ha been flooded alnc Mr. Roose velt reached Africa, both' In geography and natural history, w conclude that th former president I not being overpaid at tha rat of a dollar a word for writing hunting new in that country. Such words should bull the word market. Treated lea at a Scandal. Philadelphia Ledger. ' The tragic side of tha capitol scandal is emphasised In the death of the chief contractor for the extravagant furnishing This is the fourth death among those who wer concerned In thia extraordinary case. It relieve Sanderson himself, who wa under sentence, from further proceed ings before any human tribunal, and it will probably poet pone atlll further the trial of those of his associates who have thus far escaped a formal reckoning. But it cannot be said that any of them has escaped unpunished, and It will be long before an attempt will be made to Imitate their remarkable raid upon th public treaaury. , , . r, ' . .... Collars, la Polities. . Philadelphia Record. Iowa ia struggling, with a new Idea. It involvea the morality or the contrary of celluloid aa a substitute for .clean linen. "What can you expect of a man who wear a celluloid collar?" Thus cried a state man of th Hawkeye state, with an Insin uation that th govarnor 1 guilty of false pretenses In th matter of clothing hi neck. What, indeed, can one expeot from such a one? The atateaman who made the query failed to give the answer, but It would seem to be nothing good. The governor's friend assert that he weara collars only of the flneat linen and of stylish cut, and that the Insinuation to the contrary ta "cruel." The real slgnl finanoe of collars in politics, however ia In dependent of th material whereof they are mad, the Important queatlon ia, what is their brand? OIR MACilCAL GROWTH. All the Rest of the World Dlstaaeed la the Rae. . Washington Post. The tremendous strides this country la making In every direction of growth con stitute the United States the wonder of the world. The great possibilities before us open up wide specula Hon as to what the future may have In atore. According to the report of the Department of Com merce and Labor tha developed water power of the Vnlted States la t.S57,oro horsepower, and the number of - wheels It turna la 61,827. Th undeveloped water power la believed to be equal to that al ready developed, and what haa been de veloped la capable of infinite expansion. The estimated coal supply is 8.138,708,000,000 long tons, while th highest production In any on year waa but 48v.00u.OU0 ton. At th present rat of consumption the supply will last 7.310 years, so w need not for a coal famine for some genera tions yet. The available Iron ore la estimated at 4.785,000.000 long tons, while we mine only sbout 62.000,000 tons a year. At that rat wc hav Iron ore enough to laat for a hundred yeara yet, and by that time in genuity and discovery-will be able to find something to take Its place. In 1907 we produced nearly one-half of the world's production of pig Iron, and at the rate our production Is tnoreaslng it will not be many yeara until we equal all the rest of the world In this line. The L'nlted States owns TM.ttB.CCO acre of land that la ' yet to be brought under cultivation. In 1R87 th farm wealth of the country wa 14.0,000,000, and in 1W? thla had been Increased to t7.412.eno.00O. The last three year hav shown a great change In crop valuea. For Instance. In 1M) cotton led with a value of I7r,noi),0o0; th next year hay forged ahead" with t744.O00.OM, and In lfie corn took the lead with the enor mous value of tl.til8.mo.00o. At one time export of manufactured producta were but a email per cent of the total exports, but In H they amounted to about 41 per cmt of the total. Perhaps th beat teat of our business growth Is shown by the receipt of the Poatofflc department from th sale of tamp. In IKS) tha receipts were about ll.000.000: by 18S0 they increased to tM.COn, 000. In 1870 to t33.0OO.0OO. In 10 to tlO2.000.00O, and in 1 to H91.SOO.ono. The figurea ahow that in 1807 the number of letter and pott earda sent through th postal eytm of th United Stat waa (.4ttft.0co.000, aa againat 8.268,000,000 In the German empire, t.85S.0O0.0UO In the United Kingdom, 1.118.. Oue.,000 In France, and 1.07. 000,000 in Auatrla-Hungtry- The ttlegraph messages sent in th United State in 1907 reached th enor. mou number of tt.ooo.ooo.ooo. In this con nection it mutt be remembered that the telephone 1 a large competitor of the telegraph, i:Ul!y for lung eommerclal massages, and It I growing In favor each year. In nearly vry tep of th world's progress during tha lsst hundred year lb United Swtes has been th pioneer. Around New York SUpplee ea tk Current et Xlfe a Been la tha Slreal Amerloan Metropolis from Bay te Bar. Th movement Uunched by Colonel Cody and Rodmn Wanamaker to rear In New Tory harbor a comemoratlon statue to th American Indian ha been cordially received by the press, and slve promise of becoming a reality. The honor of the suggestion I divided between Mr. Wana maker and Colonel Cody and was put for ward at'a dinner glren by the former In honor of Buffalo Bill. Among the guest were General ' Nelson A. Mile. General Leonard Wood. General Horac Porter and Homer Davenport, all of whom cor dially endorsed the Idea. Mr. Wanamaker has set out to emphasise the place of tha American Indian In history. He aent an expedition Into the northwest last year which obtained photographs and data that are to be presented to the Bureau of Ethnol ogy In Washington and which portray In dian life and legends aa would again be hardly po'olble. Colonel Cody lifelong relation with the Indian and hia attachment for them made a dinner seem a fitting expression of Mr. Wanamaker' sympattiy. "Mr. Wanamaker haa not told me what he Intende to do for the Indian," Colonel Cody said. "I know the value of his ex pedition, but I believe he has In mind some further way of perpetuating the char acter of tha race. I have an Idea that the work now begun meana a monument In the harbor, as big a Liberty or bigger, of an Indian with hand extended In welcome." "I hr In Colonel Cody's admiration for th Indian, and In hi hope for uch a monument a he suggest," said General Miles. "The Indian alwaya kept treatie and w always broke them. The early ex plorer kidnaped them, they were sold Into slavery In New England, they were hunted like dog in Connecticut. Act of atrocity marked white treatment of them wherever the white went. In every terri torial expansion. New York harbor la th fitting place to display to the world th quality of the welcome extended by the natives to thoae who came here to build for the republlo we all enjoy." General Porter approved the Idea as coming from a man who knew the Indians better, probably, than any on else living. Homer Davenport spoke for It and paid high tribute to Indian character. Rodman Wanamaker presented through General Mile to Colonel Cody, In recogni tion of his services In acquainting clvllisa satlon with the life of a vanishing race, a testimonial finely engrossed on parch ment and containing some of the finest of tha photograph obtained by last year1 expedition. The testimonial waa bound In buffalo hide, with silver ornament Illus trative of the wret. Health-Commissioner Darlington esti mate that Greater New Tork had a pop ulation of 4.i22,85 on January 1, 190, which Is an lncreaae of 137.260 during 1808; and thr wer 4.14S more birtha. and 8. 138 fewer deatha In 1908 than In 1907. The record for th atate also favor increase. Still and it is a notable fact-in the face of these mot remarkable figure of in crease, ther were nearly thirty thousand less people married In New York City dur ing 1908 than in 1907, and nearly eighty thousand less in the Stat, says Harper's Weekly. However, when It is remembered that marriage in the state fell off over seven per cent, in 1907, as compared with 1906, th actual decrease of 1908, considered in relation to th general average of In crease for past years; will be found really much greater than shown by the bar statistic of the' annual atate marriage census. It Is not altogether a ' question of the decrease In marriage for laat year aa compared with 1807. The extent of the decrease Is not wholly appreciated until It' 1 understood what th real normal in crease would have been, taking the per centage of Increase in former years a a basis of calculation. The lncrea in marriage in Greater New York for 1907 over 1908 waa only five per cent. Had th twelve-per-cent. n creaa of 1908 over 1908 been maintained during 1907, ther would hav been an In crease of .1.802 marriages in that year. Instead of'the 2,742 as credited, or a total of 64,167 tnstsad Of 48,866 marriage. Cuatoma officer teldom have to pa upon so many medala and decorations In the baggage of an Incoming traveler aa were found in a trunk belonging to Colonel M. H. De Hora, president of g mining company In Montana, who ar rived on the New York of the American Line. There were two boxes of the deco ration, which numbered about seventy and included several conferred by South American republics and gifts of sovereigns and potentate all over the world. Colonel De Hora haa been a soldier of fortune and haa been an adventurer 'In many regions. He waa born In what 1 now Arlionl, fought Indian In the west, was educated as a mining engineer, and In the course of hi career drifted to South Africa, taking part in the Matabele re bellion. During the Boer War, he says, he was made chief of police in Johannesburg. He says he won the title of colonel there, and that he is proud of being the only Amer ican who ever rode at the head of British troops during a parade In London. A delicate woman, with a baby on her arm and a little boy holding on to her kirt. boarded a ajbway train at the Brooklyn bridge one evening recently when the uptown rush was at ita height. There were no seat vacant, and the woman bal anced herself aa best (he could until at a curve she fell forward, and was saved from Injury only by the crowd that aur rounded her. Instantly a number of people rose and offered her a place to sit down, but she refused and Jold tha man next to whom she stood: "Bom people never help until the last minute, when they ar aahamed to do otherwise. I'd rather stand than thank one of them." There are 16.000 chestnut tree In Forest park and every pn of thm I dead, a a reault of the queer tree scourge that has teen devastating forest lands and for which the government authorities et Washington have found no remedy. In addition to the cheatnut treea that ar ruined beyond all hope of redemption, there ar 4,0u0 more tree In Forest park that ar also aa dead as the proverbial dZor nail. They will all have to be cut down. Thla is the largest group ot forest trees ever known to be af fected by the scourge. Last year it was found necessary to cut down 1,400 chest nut tree In Propect park on account of the soourg. but t number In Forest park 1 simply appalling. "Wc first discovered that this scourge waa attacking th tree flv years ago,' aald the park commissioner, "and we did all we could to prevent it from apreadlng, but our efforts were In vain. There seems to be no earthly remedy for curing trees an effected. Everything possible haa nn tried at Washington, but th tree die J-iat the same. It la a acourg that attacks th tree inside the bark, said ther is nu way of treating thein." rJ Makes the -lightest, rW 0 most delicious and tasty hot biscuit. Makes the; hot-bread, rolls and muf fins sweet and wholesome Protects the J in PERSONAL NOTES. Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia . will, resume th practice of, law when he retires from effice aa chief executive of th state next month. . In order to Impress his Ideas more forci bly upon mankind at large Mr." Vardaman of Mississippi will do a turn on the Chau tauqua circuit thla season. Congressman Carl Carey Anderson of Ohio at the aste of 10 Was a newsboy and boothlnck and at 18 had saved enough money to buy a home for his mother. After his visit to - Alaska the . coming summer President Taft will have but ono mot territorial possession under the Amer ican flag to visit. He haa never been to Porto Rico.- In ls8, when Theodore Roosevelt waa the republican candidate for mayor of New York, he received the lowest vote east 60.110 while Henry George received 68.110 and Abram 8. Hewitt, who was the demo cratic nominee, who waa elected received 90,662 vote. Richard U. Sherman, on of Vic Presi dent James 8. Sherman, was elected presi dent of the Consolidated Water company cf I'tlca, a 83.000.000 corporation, and he Immediately reslgi.ed his position as private secretary to Wll'lam Loeb, collector of the port of New York. Lord Wolseley, who used to be known In England aa "our greatest general," is , in straitened circumstances and ha. given UP hi residence, the .imhnuse, Glynde, Sus sex, owing to , the expiration of his lease, and th furniture and contents of th mod est little mansion hav been disposed of by auction. Within a few months Chicago hopes to have a memorial In one of Its parks to Dr. Nicholas Benn, one of the city's great est surgeons. Buch a project waa discussed at a meeting of the Nicholas Senn club. composed of phyatrlans of Chicago. The same evening the Chicago" Board of Edu cation approved of a committee report to name th new Lake View High school after Dr. Senn. Here la tePeter Borry of Klelnfelters vllle, Lebanon county, Pennsylvania, who at 103 yeara of age is Visiting his grand daughter In Reading. He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson, and Editor Nor man Mack of Buffalo, and the National Monthly ought to .write up peter and spread his picture before the democrats of the nation. ' BURNT . OFFKItlNUS. Oa Dark Spot la the Nation Prodi rallty. Washington Post. During the last five year the average annual fire loss In the United State has been t9.200,412, according1 to a report mad at the annual meeting of the Na tional Board of Underwriter in New York recently. More than a quarter of a billion dollara I waited every twelve months as a result chiefly of carelessness! With a very few exceptions tha fires that con sumed these property values were the re sult of Inattention to the laws of pre. caution and safety. Inadequate Inspection, alovenly management, indifference to de tail of arrangement, lack of discipline, thrses are accountable cause of fire-making eondltlona. These figure do not in dicate the loa of life Involved In th flrea, a heavy toll. We are a wasteful, prodigal people, as g Whole, only slowly learning our lesson and profiting by our sufferings and' ex pnrlences. . Maybe sorne day the . signlft cance of the fire statistics will be Im pressed upon (he public sufficiently to cause a greater degree of care tn every Una of work and a more perfect obedi ence to the laws of security. 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The other fathers wondered and they felt a good deal sore Their sons hsd not cause given for the look this other wore. The mothers, too, were angry; they did not a bit enjoy The way the vlctor'a mother talked about her wondroua boy; ' Each rair of parents felt their aon could Just have done the sume, If he had had the chance to the lucky one which came; But atlll the fact waa patent as to what kind fate had dope, They whispered to each other, "Jones' boy won the Marathon." Then rame a curious neighbor 'to th proud, delighted pair, And said. "I do not wonder that you folks are up In air To have so bright a genius and ao talented a son, , But we re backward folk; you know what 1 a Marathonl" The father he looked queer like, and the mother she looked scared, And the neighbor was rejoicing that to ask the fsct he dared. But when the father said, with pride be was sorry he hsd done It, "I don't know what' the blamed thing- Is, but anyway, he won It." 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