THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JITXK 2. 1900
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BTATEMENT OF CI RCt'LATION.
data nt N-braska. Douglas County. M.
Oeorge B. Tzechuck, treasurer of The
Bei Publishing C0.n4.any. being duly
aworn, Bays that the actual number of full
and .-omplete ropiea or i ' "i "
lng. Kv.nlng and Sunday Bee printed dur
ing the. month of May. 190. waa as fol-
lAgj
I.... 44,760 It 40.190
t 41,000 Xt 40,130
.-... 44,400 90 40,140
4...., 49,090 11 40,420
g..., 48,890 ' 92 40.910
g. ..j, 40.3B0 93 39,900
T.. ,.,1.... 40,840 94 .40,180
40,480 98 39,940
S. ......... 97.400 99 40,099
10. 40,180 97 40,100
11...,, 40,410 28 40,440
19.......... 40,310 8 41,070
13.... 40,180 30 38,940
14 40,970 31 40,380
19.... , 40,810
18. ......... 37,800 Total. .X989,900
IT 40,340":
Returned copiea f 9,988
Net total , 1449,918
Ially average 40319
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my preaerice and aworn to
before me this Slat day of May. 1909
M P. WALKER,
Notary Public.
oHeorlbera leaving; the city tem
porarily akoald have The Bee
nailed tacrn. Address will be
caaaared as often aa reqaested.
Senator Bacon opposed placing a
duty on hams. That is selfish in the
senator.
And now the World-Herald aska,
"What Is a democrat?" Well, there
la Mayor Jim.
Aa wag to have been expected, the
debate on the lemon schedule of the
tariff bill proved to be tart.
A cloudburst has visited the Blac':
Hlllg country. That is a variation
from the enow storm, anyway.
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The Austrian physician who asserts
that every man has his bad days must
have been studying our ball players.
Omaha greetings to Seattle. We
hope your exposition will turn out as
successful as ours. And that's hoping
some.
David Bennett Hill once proclaimed
himself a democrat. Possibly the Il
lustrious New Yorker might be able to
tell What Is a democrat.
1
A million dollars' worth of wheat
burned up In San Francisco. Mr.
' Patten did not have all the grain, even
If ha did dictate the price.
The prediction is made that the year
10 will be Omaha's banner year.
Stop talking, then, about the prosper
ity special being sidetracked.
The speed mania has not proved a
' good defense In New York courts for
chauffeurs who kill people. "Demen
tia Americana" worked better.
In the end the scorcher takes his
last Journey to slow music, the princi
pal difference being that he is liable to
be rdy (or the trip at an earlier date.
If oar new council Is bent on pro
tecting; people from being annoyed
over the telephone, won't it please 'do
something to stop the "wrong number"
nuisance t
This mar te the age of the airship,
but Just to show bis faith in closer-to-earth
transportation Mr. Harriman has
ordered. 105 locomotives for his vari
ous ralload lines.
With the unveiling of each new
statute of Lincoln the whisk eg contro
versy is revived. One thing la certain,
there will toon be whiskers on the con
troversy, if hot already there.
There have been thirty-one bourn
explceiona In Chicago and the police
have not succeeded in detecting the
pspetratorg. . How would It do to call
In a few 6onth Omaha school boys?
A .number of Indians on the Chey
enne river reservation have purchased
automobile.' From the cayuse to the
auto le a far cry." but the western In
dian ia bound to keep up with the pro
cession. . .
Dr. Greer of Chicago announces that
Adam and Eve were born on a star,
from wajch they, emigrated to this
world of ours. Just why they came
to the land of the big, red apple he has
not specified. '
With only one exception Nebraska
attracted as settlers more veterans of
the union army at the close of the war
than any other state. That is one
reason why th observance of Memor
ial day is go universal In Nebraska In
very- elty, town and hamlet. It is
tiso one reason why Nebraska's popu
lation Is ao sturdy and progressiva.
President Tail on Conservation.
Since his Inauguration an president
Mr. Taft hag had no occasion to assert
hla views on the conservation of nat
ural resources, but those views were
well known and It would have been
surprising if the expression he has
Just made in a letter had shown any
change. Only last October he ad
dressed the water waya convention In
Chicago and put himself unequivocally
on record for the development of In
land navigation. In December he ad
dressed the conference of governors
In Washington and clearly outlined
his vlewg In favor of Irrigation, fores
tation and all other practical plans for
making the most out of the country's
natural resources. As president he
hag been farrylng out the policy of
protecting the forests, water power
sites, and the public domain. His com
prehensive declaration of policy along
these lines Is so concise that it is
worthy of repetition: ;
The conservation of natural resources
Is a subject which will properly claim
from the present administration earnest
attention and appropriate legislation. The
necessity for a comprehensive and system
atic Improvement of our water ways, the
preservation of our soil and of our forests,
the securing from monopolistic private ap
propriation, the power 1n navigable
streams, the retention of undisposed coal
lands of the government from complete
alienation ail these matter are. vitally
Important to the people of tha United
States and to your constituency, the bnsl
ness men of the country.
Taken In connection with his acts as
president, this should be convincing to
those who are interested in carrying
forward the work as well as a warn
ing to those who would seek opportu
nities for exploitation.
An Admission from Harriman,
In his latest public Interview Mr.
Harriman makes an interesting admis
sion. He reiterates the charge that
the Landls decision and the attitude
of the Roosevelt administration and
the public toward the corporation
was the cause of the panic of 1907.
This was to be expected, but not the
admission which follows, that the panic
was the outgrowth .of a fear which
was not realized and for which nov
good ground existed.
. Mr. Roosevelt and his friends all
along insisted no war was being made
on corporations, big or llltle, that kept
within the law and conducted their
business along legitimate lines. Re
sults proved that there were corpora
tions and individuals needing regula
tion and the work of regulating them
bag not ended. Whether or not the
panic came, the capitalistic fright
demonstrated the existence of a con
dition of rottenness in certain New
York banks whose extinguishment
helped clear the financial atmosphere.
All along the line there have been de
velopments which proved conclusively
that many abuses needed regulating, but
in no single Instance has it been shown
that an assault was threatened or
made upon any legitimate enterprise.
We may as well aettle down to a
realization of the fact that the re
forms which have been effected Jn the
management of corporate affairs are to
be maintained. Legitimate enterprises
are to be protected and encouraged
and questionable ones probed. That
the captains of industry are recover
ing their equilibrium is evidenced by
the manner in which business is again
gradually expanding.
Mr. Harrlman's admission that the
financiers were frightened beyond the
cause is a real ray of light and should
hasten the complete recovery.
The State Treasury Problem.
The monthly statement at the state
treasurer shows that the funds in the
depository banks fall short by more
than $200,000 of the total in the cus
tody of the treasurer. The explana
tion is offeied that this large treasury
balance is temporary only and soon to
be reduced by the distribution of the
semi-annual apportionment of the
.school fund, and that it ia in excess of
the amounts which the treasurer may
place in the depository banks within
the limits for which they have quali
fied by givrng security as required by
law.
This explanation Is doubtless good,
but It does not make the situation any
less bad. It goes without saying that
the treasurer would be derelict If he
kept (200,000 in cash in the office safe
and yet, if he exercises the precaution
ary prudence expected of him and de
posits it In a bank without first exact
ing a security bond, be is likewise
failing to observe the strict letter of
the law. . v
If there are not enough qualified
state depositories in Nebraska to take
care of the state funds the list of ap
proved banks ought to be increased.
It it is a hardship to require the banks
to put up guaranty bondB in excess of
the average deposits, then some special
arrangement should be made with two
or three large banks to furnish the
bonds to take care of these emergency
deposits, even if to make up for it the
rate of interest paid the state should
have to be lesa than what la paid on
permanent accounts.
Saved by the Calendar.
For four years past the criminal
statutes of Nebraska have included
this section:
'Any person or peraona who shall on the
30th day of May, commonly kbown as
Decoration day, engage In horse racing,
ball playing or In any gama of sport which
may tend to dlaturb tha public peace on
tha 80th day of May. ahall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be pun
ished by a fins not exceeding on hundred
dollars or by Imprisonment for not mo,
than thirty days, or both. In tha discretion
of tha court. ' ,
The intention of the f ranters of this
law and of the legislators who enacted
It was to prevent the desecration of
Decoration day by people disposed to
make It a sporting holiday Instead of
a memorial observance. It happens,
however, that this year the calendar
makers put the 30th day of May on
Sunday and forced the Decoration day
services over to Mor.asy, being the
31st day of Ms,?. Applying the estab
lished rule of law that criminal stat
utes are strictly construed, the dese
cration of Decoration day by "hotae
racing, ball playing or other games of
sport," which would be punishable by
fine or imprisonment If committed on
Sunday, was perfectly legal and un
offenslve when carried on on Monday.
It will be six years before another
30th day of May falls on Sunday, but
If it is desirable that this loophole be
closed the law should be amended be
fore that time so as to apply to Deco
ration day irrespective of the calendar.
Reorganization of Democracy.
The proposition has been again ad-j
vanced to organise a new party to take i
the place of democracy. A motion to
adjourn is always in order and fre- (
quently proves the best way out of i
an embarrassing situation. The Joint
debate within the party has- reached
such a stage that the more the differ
ent kinds' of democrats talk the far
ther apart they get.
In this dilemma it has occurred to
some that bankruptcy proceedings j
might be availed of and that an assign- j
ment of assets and a scaling of liabili
ties might possibly enable the party to
pay a few cents on the dollar. The first
requisite, of course, would ne the
ousting from control of the directors
who have mismanaged the concern, so
that, disguised by a new name and un
der new officers, its credit might be re
established. The difficulties in the way of demo
cratic reorganization are many, in
the first place it would be useless un
less new capital could be added. Itg
voting strength has proved insufficient
to carry the country and the recruiting
agents have met with no great encour
agement. What inducement the new
organization could hold out that would
lure the voters has not been divulged,
but there must be some hidden some
where to make the scheme plausible.
The truth is that the present demo
cratic party is composed of many ele
ments at outs with the dominant party,
but with no common ground for op
position. The problem which con
fronted Noah when he gathered the
animals into the ark was a small one
compared with that of harmonizing
the discordant elements of democracy
and the others whom it seeks to at
tract. Taking on a new name would
be no assurance of success, but would
risk losing the support of those who
vote the democratic ticket from habit.
Sheep Men and Forestry,
That it is sometimes a8 easy for peo
ple to reach an agreement as to re
main apart, is again being demon
strated by the sheepmen and the for
est reserve service. In the Inception
the forestry service, its officials and
the sheepmen were bitterly arraigning
each other and conducting a long
range warfare. The sheepman re
belled at being deprived of the old
privilege of ranging his flocks wher
ever he willed and the forestry folks
Insisted that the sheepmen cared noth
ing for the future so long aa present
selfishness was gratified. It finally
dawned upon the two parties to the
acrimonious controversy to get to
gether and see if they really were so
antagonistic. The surprising result
has been that last year there was less
friction than previously and confer
ences being held this spring give
promise of still closer co-operation.
The whole country has a vital con
cern in the preservation of the forests
now standing on the watersheds and
in the reforestation of the sections
which have been denuded. The public
interest Is larger than those of the few
people who live in the Immediate
vicinity of the forest reserves. There
ought to be some way, however, to
provide for the sheep and cattle men
without undue hardship. So long as
each was suspicious of the other and
the foresters and grazers failed to seek
a solution there was no way at arriv
ing at an understanding over a ques
tion which has raised such a turmoil
in the west. The sheep industry Is of
great Importance to the country as
well as to those ' who have Invested
their money in it and it should be en
couraged and not needlessly hampered.
The trouble with the democratic party Is
that it has' among Us so-called leaders too
many who call themselves democrats anu
are not. World-Herald.
What about the Bryan presidential
electors,, who called themselves popu
lists In Nebraska to get on the ballot
twice last year In order to get populist
votes that would never have gone to
Bryan under the democratic label?
And now a cruel councilman wants
to forbid the erection of billboards ad
Joining buildings. If this ordinance
goes through it will be more difficult
to put up a billboard and then put a
roof over It and transform It Into a
fruit stand or photograph gallery. We
respectfully submit that the rights of
property should be respected.
According to competent authority,
practically nothing has been accom
plished toward the permanent rehabili
tation of the Italian cities devastated
by the earthquake. Italy might profit
by sending a committee to San Fran
cisco to see how to do things.
Much speculation is being Indulged
as to the value of the H. H. Rogers
estate. The family does not appear to
fear that It ia not large enough to sup
port them.
The newspapers are printing pic
tures of Speaker Cannon engaged in a
sparring match with Pugilist O'Brien.
They also chronicle the fact that tne
fighter knocked Uncle Joe's cigar out
of bis mouth. Tally one for the prize
ring that Is more than any combi
nation of congressmen have been able
to do.
Baron I'rlu. the Japanese admiral
now In this country, Is credited with
advocating an aliance of the United
States, Great Britain and Japau
against the world. The comblntlon
would be a strong one, but up to date
Uncle Sam has not shown any inclina
tion to go Into foreign partnership,
deals.
City and state authorities have got
ten together and adjusted their differ
ences over the inspection of dairy
cows supplying the Omaha market.
What the people want Is efficient in
spection, which cannot be had if the
authorities put in all their time quar
reling over which is responsible.
Both Parties Branded.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
More partisan thunder Could be wrought
from this tariff debate If both parties were
not equally smeared with Inconsistency.
The Irony of Fate,
Baltimore American.
It waa by the very irony of fate that
train robbers In the west were hunted
down by small boya and a woman school
teacher. To go down by such feeble hands
no doubt adds to the bitterness of their
defeat.
Waywardness of Foster Child.
Philadelphia Press.
It Is said that Cuba Is testing Its power
of self-government by promptly proceeding
to speni money and by restoring cock
fights and lotteries, with bullfights In pros
pect. And, hearing the reports, Spain will
be mote than delighted to say: "I told
you to'."
rose of a Great "Patriot."
Kansas City Times.
Governor Haskell, who is In comfortable
financial circumstances, sees a double ad
vantage in appealing to the Oklahoma
democrats for financial aid In fighting the
government Indictments against him. It
not only saves him some real money, but
It createa the Impression than any man so
Impoverished 1b necessarily honest.
Hobbera Tackled the Wrong; Road.
Emporia (Kan.) Oasette.
The people who robbed a Union Pacific
mall car at Omaha a few nights ago were
enterprising enough, but they showed poor
Judgment In tackling that road. It is fool
ish enough to atempt to rob Uncle Kam,
but to try such a game on the Union Pa
cific Is pure Insanity. It la the boast of
that corporation that every man who has
tried to rob Its trains is either dead or In
the penitentiary, and these latest bandits
will be captured or killed If It takes a
couple of million dollars and an army of
men to do It. There Is absolutely no letup
to the Union Paclfio when It Is on the
trail of a train robber.
COACHING OF WITNKSSF.S.
How Professional Ethics Undergo a
Surgical Operation.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Really this business of coaching wit
nesses to awear to a highly Imaginary et
of circumstances, calculated to bring In a
verdict for good round damages against
the city or a traction company, Is likely
to become unfashionable. The prevailing
Idea haa been' that' when a man went to
law he hired' a'" lawyer to win, anil that
If he waa wise1' h"e asked no questions about
the lawyer's methods. That Idea haa been
held with special force In that large class
of case which the lawyers take on specula
tion, their pay depending on their winning
f cases which the lawyers take on
speculation, their pay depending on
their winning a verdict. That prac
tice, of course, is dead against the
old-fashioned ethics of the profession,
but the old-fashioned ethics of law are aa
much out now a old-fashioned gowns were
last fall when sheath skirts came In. There
Is an Indication, however, of an effort on
the part of the courts to restore the more
modest fashions of a period when lawyers
did not wear their pockets on the outside
of their coats, with fish hook barbs set
Inside to make sure .that anything which
ever got In should not get out again.
WYOMING'S GREAT INDUSTRY.
Foremost Wool Prodarlnar State In
tha Union.
Denver Republican.
Wyoming is Justly proud of the distinc
tion of being the foremost wool-producing
state In the union, and reports from there
Indicate that it will retain this honor dur
ing tha present year unless Montana's
clip proves to be very large.
Wyoming is well adapted to wool pro
duction, possessing an extensive range and
a climate favorable to the growth both of
sheep and of a high grade of won). That
Montana Is a formidable rival Is, however,
not strange, for it Ilea a tittle farther north
and a cold climate promotes the growth
of a high grade of wool. Observation has
shown that In warm climates wool haa a
tendency to become hairy and hence Is
poorer In quality. Both Wyoming and
Montana are far enough north to avoid
any deteriorating tendency of the kind
named.
In course of time with the reclamation
by Irrigation of extensive tracts of land,
there may be a reduction In the number
of aheep maintained upon the open range
In Wyoming. But this may not Involve a
reduction in the wool product, for upon
the farms and fenced ranches more than
enough aheep may be grown to offset any
reduction In the number kept upon the
public range.
Students of the tariff question should
recognize how close a relation a protective
tariff haa to the prosperity of the wool
Industry, and hence how important it la In
the development of a state like Wyoming,
where as yet the population Is sparse and
Industries must be chosen which are
adapted to a condition of that kind. Wool
growing in a new country marks an Im
portant atage In Its development. Viewed
In this light lta value ahould be recognised
and Its growth encouraged by all who ap
preciate that a vast country like the United
fHates haa an Interest In the settlement and
Improvement of Its comparatively unoc
cupied areas aa well as In the Industrial
prosperity of its densely populated sectiona.
Hence it la the part of wisdom to promote
by appropriate legislation the prosperity of
an Industry like wool growing, which pro
vides for that early stage of development
through which every new commonwealth
must pass.
The wool industry has of late been ac
quiring additional Importance because of
the Increased price of beef and the larger
consumption of mutton. Whether mutton
will ever be produced In sufficient quantity
to check the advance la the price of beef,
it will undoubtedly be more extensively
consumed In the future than it has hereto
fore been. Thus mutton production Is be
coming an Industry of Importance In many
part of the west; and this Is notably true
of the lamb-feeding bulne which is car
ried on upon a large scale In the northern
part ol this siata.
Around New York
Klpplea Ovnil of life
as 9Haa la tbe Oreat American
afsirapaUa frost Bay Xy.
Frits Augustus Helnse of Butte, who
fought the Standard OH captains to a fin
ish In the copper ramp and won hands
down, does not find his relationa with the
federal courts of New York as pleasant
as he could wish. There Is a lack of that
sympathetic touch which made his rela
tions with the courts of Montana a shin
ing example of "you tickle me and I'll
tickle you." Indeed the federal courts of
New York are Inclined to be cold and dis
tant, Ignoring the fraternal spirit judicially
sanctioned In Montana. Mr. Helnse would
be happy were he back with his old chums
In Butte, and Butte would be happy, too,
but an officious court keeps him In New
York to explain certain shady transactions
as a banker. Being under Indictment, he
declines to assist the government. Be
sides, certain books of his bank have dis
appeared, pages of other books have been
torn out, and the secretary of Helnte's
company, who Is supposed to know, made
a hurried get-a-way to Europe for his
health. There Is trouble at every turn
for the former boss of the copper camp,
and should he worm himself out of the
tolls of Uncle Sam he will achieve a vic
tory surpassing the knockout he handed
the Amalgamated company in Butte.
Having had a taste of the real article
New York critics are singing In modulated
tones about life In "the wild west." Level
ing eight revolvers at the astonished dtn
ers, with threats to kill If resistance were
offered or an outcry made, and with their
slouch hats drawn down In an effort to
conceal their features, four men entered a
restaurant at 417 Seventh avenue, near
Thirty-fourth street, early Saturday In real
western style, and escaped with $100. All
the money in the pockets of the diner
and tho cashier was taken before one of
the robbers, who remained at the door as a
sentinel, called to his companions to hurry
away because a policeman was coming
along the avenue.
It Is of general interest to automobtllsts
and tbe public alike that the responsible
driver of a cor has been convicted of man
slaughter In the first degree by a New
York jury. Many people have been killed
In the streets of that city by automobiles,
and so far this year It is said that more
than a dozen children have lost their lives
In this way; but the trial of William Dar
ragh Is the first of an automobile operator
on a criminal charge In connection with
the death of a victim of hla machine. The
Indictment against him was found under
an amended section of the New York crim
inal code, which reads:
The killing of a human being by an act
Imminently dangerous to othera and evinc
ing a depraved mind, regardless of human
life, although without a premeditated de
sign. Is punishable by a verdict of murder
In the first degree.
That Is to say, a verdict of murder In the
first degree might have been found against
the culprit, and one of the Jurors at first
voted for such a verdict; and It la worthy
of notice that no Juror favored a less se
vere verdict than manslaughter In the first
degree, which carries a maximum prison
penalty of twenty years.
Darragh was In charge of a slxty-horsc-
power machine belonging to someone else,
and was giving It a speed test up the
grade of Mornlngslde avenue one evening
last March when he ran Into a boy named
Trimble. If the machine was going as fast
as testified to by witnesses the boy must
have been killed by the lmpa-t; but It ap
peared in evidence that the body waa car-'
ried along In front of the car for soma dis
tance before falling underneath and -that
possibly Its life might have been saved had
the machine been promptly stopped. There
fore presumption of premeditation, or In
tent to do murder, was raised by the fact
that the machine kept right on to avoid
identity, and that Darragh fled from the
city as soon as he could.
The lot at the northwest corner of Fifth
avenue and Thirty-eighth street. New
York City, twenty-seven feet on the ave
nue and 117 feet on the street, has just sold
for 1950,000 to the sons of a man who as
owner forty years ago, had then sold It for
47,000. The present price amounts to about
$265 per square foot the highest figure yet
paid for Fifth avenue property, under the
policy obtaining In some of the German
cities and now Incorporated Into the Brit
ish budget, this enormous unearned incre
ment amounting to over $900,000 In Itrty
years, or nearly 2.000 per cent, would have
been or would be now taxed Into the publle
treasury In very considerable proportion.
A gigantic policeman approaohed an Ital
ian orange vender whose pushcart was on
the wrong side of a street running from
Broadway the other day. He' was big and
good natured, and "shooed" the Italian
away. The Italian, who also had a soul for
humor, seized an orange as he moved past
the policeman and made aa though to
throw It at htm. The polloeman seized It.
"A black hand bomb, eh?" he grinned.
I'll examine It later." Putting It into hla
pocket, be winked genially at an observer.
A PLEA FOR TOLERANCE.
Fads of Camp Followers of Reform's
Army.
Collier's Weekly.
"A reforming age Is always fertile of Im
postors," wrote Macaulay. Hitched to the
star of every wholesome reform are the
petty venders who have a prescription
for every outbreak of popular folly. They
are the camp followers of the army. What
ever of Intolerance la ascribed to every
good reform too often grows out of this
chorus. Perhaps It waa aa a tribute to the
activity of the element that one disgusted
voter In a western city laid down this
eplcedlan platform for all reformers:
"Make It a yrlme to smile; close up all the
theaters; don't allow dancing; make every
one go to church for hla soul, and to the
cemetery for his recreation."
Reform haa lta infancy and Its measles.
One may amtle and smile, and be a re
former, and one may go to church without
becoming Intolerant. The virtue which the
world wants is noble-minded and noble
hearted virtue. Statues are not chiseled
to little fault finders, though they are
raised often to reformers of a larger cast.
"Deal mercifully with the man beside you,
for he also has a hard battle to fight."
Perhaps the light he sees Is aa pure and
clear to him as yours to you.
Dodajed the Banana Peel.
Philadelphia Ledger.
After finding that at Nicaragua ila mis
sion waa to safeguard a monopoly operat
ing in bananaa, the gunboat Marietta
gracefully withdrew. The Monroe doctrine
is all right, and the navy la maintained
mo as to make this fact Impressive, but If
President Zclaya wants to hog the banana
business of his native land the affair seems
to be exclusively local.
Hrcusiilit the Voire f
Philadelphia Record.
Out of the wilds of eanl Africa comex
a voice crying: "In all human probability
It U a sheer invention." The recruitment
of the "Ananias Club" appears to go mer
rily on.
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The fabrics are extremely light, and in the making very
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PEBSONAL ROTES,
No other occupant of the presidential
office had ever traveled so extensively be
fore his election as Mr. Taft, with several
trips around the world to his credit. And
his Journey Ings since the 4th of March are
well maintaining the presidential record.
The. oldest letter carrier in Uncle Sam's
employ Charles F. West of Boston re
cently celebrated the 60th anniversary of
his service. Although he is 75 years old,
West still puts In the required eight hours
every day, delivering his batch of mall
promptly.
All American exporters concerned are
warned by Consul General Denby that
they'll never get rich by selling pins to the
people of Shanghai. "The Chinese have no
use for pins," he says, "strings and knots
and loops meeting every requirement of
male and female, young and old, to keep on
his or her garments securely and neatly
fastened.
The fee paid to the Texas sheriff who
carried the Waters-Pierce Oil company's
anti-trust fine of $1,808,483 four blocks from
the bank to tha state treasury In Austin
amounts to $4,642. The baals of payment is
not stated, but, in any event, the fe
comes out of tha oil company and tends
to make trust busting in Texas more popu
lar than ever.
Chief Spencer, a Klickitat Indian, died
at the age of 110 years at Fort Simcoe,
Wash., last week. Tha old chief knew the
northwest long before the white invasion,
and had often described the first white
party which arrived at the Dalles, a weary
and bedraggled lot he said they were. In
ISbi he waa a scout for Colonel Wright, and
throughout the wars in his country he was
friendly to those who usurped his domain.
"Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Lyford and Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Stebbins have returned
from an extended trip in the west," says
the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. "They
visited In California and several points be
tween, including Omaha, where Mr. Lyford
was impressed with the way the Omahana
have of booming their city. A society Is
organised there which forbids Its members
to speak unfavorably of the place, and
there Is a general movement on foot
stimulated by the citizens to advertise
Omaha in tha most desirable way."
Britain's Batlsg Battleships.
Philadelphia Record.
If we are going to keep it. the race of
building big battleships, and lots of them,
their cpeed is Just as important as their
other qualifications. Wa trust that the at
tention of our Navy department Is not so
completely ocoupled with denying the valid
ity of criticisms that it cannot also take
notice of the announcement that the Brit
ish Invincible made twenty-eight knots an
hour from Queen's Ferry to Portsmouth,
tha speed rising a part of the time to
nearly twenty-nine knots. This vessel Is
no scout cruiser, no ship built for speed
only without armor or much armament,
but a "battleahlp-crulser" with ample de
fenslve armor and heavy guns. And It has
a speed which has been attempted in our
navy only in the case of the torpedo boats.
Our product and reputation are the
best advertisement we can offer
A. L Root, lac. 1210-1212 Howard St, Oataka
Chicago
MERRY JINGLES.
"It's curious." moralized t'ncle Allei
Sparks, "that they call this new astern ol
running the city the 'oomimsilnn plan.' A
I understand the plan nubody can man
age to get a commission on anything-" 'nl
cago Tribune. v r
The Plain Man (impatlcmlvt-- J hoM
Chat there 1s-no difference' hefweyi genlu ;
and Insanity.
The Poet (sadly) You're wronK. If a
man can prove he's Insane the state will
provide him with board and clothes. Cleve
land Leader.
"I hear that Plunkville ia to have six oil
lamps?"
"Yes, Indeed. People are already be
ginning to allude to Main street as the gay
white way." Kansas City Journal.
"Is there any private capital In this pub
lic enterprise?" asked the public official,
sternly.
"Yes, sir," answered the lobbyist,
guardedly, "but It Is very very private."
Baltimore American.
"Do you think I ought to send my daugh
ter abroad to complete her vocal train
ing?" "I dunno. Haven't you consulted any
body?" "Yes; my neighbors."
"And what do they say?"
"They all agree It's the very best thin?
for me to do." Cleveland Plain Oealer.
MY GARDEN.
The morning glories clambered o'er the old
picket fence,
And the peonies stood forth In bright a ia.. :
All the garden was astir with the hum of
bees and whir
Of the wings of feathered things full of
sweet exuberance.
The great sun slyly peeped o'er the eaain n
rim
And cast his beams upon my gnrden th.ve;
His gentle touch untwisted all the mornliiK-
Kiory buds,
And they held each rosy chalice up to hlnv
Yes. mv garden seemed most fair with the
earth a-tune.
And delightful was the clover-sccnle.l
breeze;
All tne flowers sprang to tell us and th
birds would fain compel us
To revel in the fact that 'twas June, .'u;.
June.
But aoniehow a touch was wanting In thl.-
rare retreat,
'Till a child all rosy-lipped and fair.
Pure, demure and vlolct-eycd i the flov -
terlets she espied,
Entered there and, lo, my garden was cot
plete.
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also the "Crystal Lithium" water from
Excelsior Springs, Mo., In 6-gallon
sealed Jugs.
6-gallon Jug Crystal Llthia Water. .2
6-gallon Jug Salt-Sulphur water $2.'
Buy at either store. We sell over 10J
kinds mineral water.
Sherman & McConnsil Drug Co,
Sixteenth and Dodge Sts.
Owl Bus Co.
Sixfecnlh and Harney Ms.
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