Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 26, 1902, Page 6

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Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps accepted in payment of mail accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not a THE BEE PUBLISHING' COMP BTATEMENT OF CIRCULATIO State of Nebraska, Douglas County, s George B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing’ Company, being duly = sworn says that the actual number of full and complete coples The Dally, Lvening and Sunday Bee printed durin the month of March, 1002, \was a8 follows: EERRNERREERESEE Buboseibed & GEO. B. TZ8CHUCK. ubscribed in my presen pafanaciived ln my sissencs and gworn to 1902. ORGE RASMUSSEN, (Seal) Notary Publle. Competition beats combination, but combination manages to get away with competition. | — The supreme court mandamus em- bodies a gentle hint to the Soutl Omaha tax commissioner. ‘The cry of beef, beef troubled George Washington in his camp at Valley Forge a good deal, and yet the.continental army had never heard of a beef trust. S——— Another mountain ofy gold has been found in the state of Washington. That is not the first mountain of gold, how- ever, that has been discovered on the Pacific coast. Sm—— The most lucrative nickel-in-the-slot machine {s the S-cent savings bank of Boston, which has $25,000,000 in de- posits and a surplus of $2,225,000 to divide among its stockholders, It is still a very pertinent question whether the School Book trust has suffi- clent Influence in the Board of Kduca- tion to extend the term of Superintend- ent Pearse “just one year more,” If the glorification of the veterans who wore the gray continues at the present rate the veterans who wore the blue will soon ‘have to apologize for fighting to save the unlon under the Stars and Stripes, eee— Congressman Hopkins of Illinols will organize and run the republican state convention, but still Congressman Hop- kins will have a good many obstacles to overcome on the road from the Illi- nols convention hall to the United States senate chamber. A Chicago free-trade paper has ralsed the cry, “Let us have free meat.” 'Why not? Why not also free bread? Why not start the cry for free board and lodging at once? That would be popu- lar providing the grub was good and the lodging comfortable. e J. Sterling Morton, who can be sar- castie on occaslons, refers to the ladies who are seeking matrimonial connec- tions with Nebraska widowers and old bachelors as a job lot of shelf-worn fe- males with matrimonial aspirations. Patronize home industry. ——— It never rains but it pours. The ad- vance in the price of beef and butter is aggravating enough, but the 20 per cent increase In the ¢arriage hire for Sunday funerals will compel people to die in the middle of the week In order to avold the exactions of the livery trust, There s nothing small about the Cen- tral American republics. They only want $7,000,000 spot cash for a permit to allow the United States to spend sev- eral hundred millions in bullding an isthmian canal that would double or treble property values in those torrid and borrid countries. e — It now looks as If the asset currency recommended by the committee on banks and currency in the lower house of congress would not be recognized as & long-felt want by the rank and file of republicans. The Indlana state conven- tion fought shy of the scheme, although its endorsement was pressed very hard by emiuvent Indiana curreney reformers. D e — Fishing up the musty records of 1863, 1867 and 1872 may afford interesting pastime to the law department of the Unlon Pacific, but good horse sense would suggest that the settlement of the controversy over the proposed removal of the Union Pacific foundry would be reached much easler by getting the man- agers of the road and the mayor and counell together for an amiecsble con- ference. . IT IS VOrES THEY ARE FISHING FOR. At the recent meeting of the fusion reform state committees a sidelight was thrown upon the beef issue that is very suggestive, A prominent, democrat Is quoted as eaying to former Secretary Porter: “The date set for the fusion convention 18 altogether too early. It should have been decided to hold the convention In August. About that time the people will be worked up over the beef trast and interest would be aroused in the fusion convention.” “Not much,” replied Mr. Porter, “the fusionists are selling beef cattle these days and the price is 7 cents a pound.” “Therefore,” put In the democrat, “you should hold your convention in eastern Nebraska, where the people buy more beef than they sell. You will get more votes from the consumers than the farm- ers,” But Mr. Porter thought not. This recalls forcibly the exclamation of General Silas A. Strickland. one of the republican war horses of the 'T0s, who, when asked in a republican con- ference what moral effect the position of thé party on a certain issue would have, responded: “It isn't morals but votes we are fishing for just now.” Commenting on the Porter incident the popocratic oggan of these parts says: “It Is true there are a number of fusfon- ists who are selling beef cattle these days, but there are a large number of' people comprised of democrats, repub- licans, fusionists, prohibitionists and so- clalists who are not selling beef cattle these days, and many of them find it difficult to buy beef for food, and some of these are unable to use beef as food on account of the present high prices.” But will the fusionlsts who are selling beef on the hoof at 7 cents per pound continue to vote with any party that promises to knock down the price of beef? That is the question that must force itself upon the popocratic leaders who want to recapture Nebraska this fall. They care little as to whether the democrats, prohibitionists or socialists eat beef three times a day or only twice a day, or whether they drink beer once a week or whenever they are thirsty. It is not morals but votes they are fishing for, and they know there are 80,000 votes on the farm interested in high-priced beef, high-priced butter and high-priced eggs. This is evidently the view of the men who represent the Ne- braska fusion reform forces in congress, who are reported to be a unit against the repeal or reduction of the tariff on cattle and meat products. SEER—— CUBAN SUGAR INVESTIGATION. The senate committee on relations with Cuba, to which was referred a res- olution offered by Benator Teller direct- ing an Investigation as to the owner- ship of the present crop of Cuban sugar, has decided to comply with the resolu- tion. It sets forth that according to report nearly the entire crop has been purchased and s held by the Sugar trust, which alone would benefit by any congession glven to the ralsers of cane sughr in Cuba. The committee on rela- tions with Cuba is directed to make an investigation as to the fruth of such charge and report to the ‘senate, and to report in addition thereto what is the normal cost of making sugar In the Island of Cuba; also, if any concessions shall be made in the way of a reduction of the duty on sugar coming from Cuba into the United States, what conces- sions should be made by the govern- ment of Cuba on articles produced In the United States and exported into sald island, in order to make a reciprocal and equitable arrangement as to ex- ports to Cuba and imports therefrom to the United States. The charge has repeatedly been made that nearly the entire crop of Cuban sugar I8 owned by the trust and al- though the statement has been contra- dicted by General Wood, there is a pretty general impression, quite justified ! THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1902 senate committee, There appears to be A pretty general sentiment among re- publican senators in favor of modifying the house measure by striking out the conditions requiring the Cuban legisla- ture to pass immigration and anti-alien contract laws similar to those of this country. Of course the democratic senators are taking a very active interest in the situation and they are sald to be, with the exception of the Loulsiana senators, unanimous in favor of removing the differential duty. This is of course in accord with the antl-protection policy of the party and the democrats see in it an opportunity to make some political capital. Whatever measure the repub- licans shall decide upon a prolonged contest is assured and, as we have al- ready remarked, no safe prediction can now be made as to the outcome. Rarely has congress had to deal with a more difficult situation. THE BRITISH CORN DUTIES. The debate in the House of Commons a few days ago on the corn dutles pro- vided for in the budget was chiefly in- teresting from the fact that the defend- ers of the new policy made no attempt to deny that the tax on food would open the way for a widening area of in- direct taxation through the adoption in time of a thoroughgoing tariff for rev- enue, This is the natural trend of events rather than a revival of a pro- tectlonist system, though there is no doubt that the immediate effect is to somewhat strengthen protection senti ment. While there is no evidence yet that a popular agitation against the corn du- ties will be organized, that is very likely to happen unless the prediction of the chancellor of the exchequer, that the advance in the price of bread will recede =0 soon as the trade has adjusted itself to the new conditions, shall be realized. The masses of the English people are not well prepared to have the cost of bread permanently increased through taxation. In 1001 there was a decline in wages In England and there is no promise that they are to be re- stored. There has been an increase of pauperism in London alone, according to the workhouse returns, of about 14 per cent, the numbers now in receipt of indoor relief being the largest since 1873. In 1900, which is the latest date to which the official reports of the post- office savings banks have been issued, the deposits amounted to only $11,475,- 000, as against withdrawals totaling $191,155,000, and in the latter part of last year a run began on the postal sav- ings banks which the government had great trouble in checking. These facts discredit the statement of the chancellor of the exchequer that the spending power of the British people has not been impaired and show that the spending power manifested is of artificial stimulation and at the ex- pense of the savings bank account. The hope of early peace in South Africa is doubtless largely the reason why there is no popular agitation against the tax on food. Chicago has dispatched a delegation to Berlin to invite the emperor of Ger- many to participate in the projected spectacular Olymplian games, which are to be held about the same time the St. Louis World's fair is expected to be In full blast. If sublime audacity counts for anything Chicago surely will manage to outstrip St. Louls even with Santos- Dumont circulating in his flying ma- chine around the cupola of the St. Louis court house, The only wonder is that Chicago has not also deputed four or five American archbishops to Rome to invite Pope Leo to take a hand in the Olympian foot ball match, When asked by a New York Herald reporter whether he would favor the ad- by the efforts of the Sugar trust to se- cure tariff concessions, that the charge has & very substantial foundation. It is easy to understand that in such a wat- ter the trust would take every precau- tion to keep Its transactions secret, so that even General Wood could learn but little about them. Possibly the senate committee will not be entirely success- ful in getting at the facts, but the in- vestigation 18 a proper one to make and will satisfy the public mind. It is manifestly of very considerable im- portance to ascertain, if it can be done, whether or not the Cuban sugar crop is owned by the trust. —_—_— A COMPLICATED SITUATION. So complicated Is the situation in re- gard to the Cuban reciprocity bill that it is quite impossible to foresee what will be the outcome. The conferences already held among republican sen- ators have disclosed divisions among them, the dividing line being the Mor- ri¥ amendment removing the differential on refined sugar. It is stated that as a concrete propesition none of the re- publicans want the differential duty re- moved, but as a matter of expediency some of them are prepared to accept the amendment, with a proviso specif- ically declaring that th® countervailing duty on sugar coming from export bounty-paying countries shall not be re- moved. Perhaps a majority of the re- publican senators are In favor of eliminating the amendment and convert- ing the house bill into a measure for unconditional reciprocal exchange of products at a higher rate of reduction than is proposed in the house bill. It is recognized, however, that the accom- plishinent of this is very doubtful, since it will be opposed by the demeocrats and the beet sugar senators. It is sald to be the unanimous opinion of the republican senators that the bill should be reported In some form and also as to the necessity for an amend- ment makiog it plain that the counter- valling duty was not to be included in the repeal of the differential. It is a debatable question whether the counter- vailing duty is not included i the Mor- ris amendment and It Is reasouably certain that that point will be made clear in any bill thet comes from the mission of free cattle from Canada, Mex- ico and Argentine into this country to bring about a reduction in the price of meat, Congressman Shallenberger de- clared point blank that he would not be in favor of any measure that would be detrimental to the cattle interests of Ne- braska. That man Shallenberger should be disciplined at once by the World- Herald and made to recant or make up his mind to stay at home after his pres- ent term expires. While all democrats agree that the republican plan for governing the Ehil- ippines is absolutely raw, the demo- cratic leaders at Washington “have as yet failed to formulate any policy on which all democrats could agree. The policy advocated by the democrats In the senate is to ask England, Germany, Russia and Japan to help us let go of the islands. The policy of the house committee 18 to keep the islands eight years and then let the islands go with- out the aid or consent of any nation on earth. — The battle for equitable taxation was not conducted on political party lines and the vietory should not be trans- muted into political capial for anybody. The political creed of the men at the head of the movement or that of the lawyers who conducted the prosecution in the courts should cut no more figure than their religious creed. m———— Three republican congressional con- ventions have already been called and two more will doubtless be called within the next week, but the call for the meet- ing of the congressional committee of the Second district convention will re- main in Mr. Blackburn's capaclous pocket for an indefinite period. Am Oratorieal Water Cure. Baltimore American. Senator Morgan continues to supply the senate with short sections, of bis canal speech. This is a great deal\like an ora- torical water cure. pends. Milwaukee Bentinel. With the passing of the baggage smasher the United States will be taking s distinot step onward in the march of civilization. In future years a batfered Saratoga will be & relic to be exhibited with the stase conches, pinning wheels and other objects that have been superseded and almost for- gotten. Money 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat . The new Morgan liners will start in with a cash backing of $144,000,000, which will certainly entitle them to the dlstinction ot being classed as topliners. All Hands Sa s 8t. Paul Ploneer Press The fact that the senate passed the tiver and harbor bill in less than two hours in- dicates that every semator must have got everything he wanted out of it. The Indiana Plan. Kansas City Star. Nobody wants the radical, sweeping, revo- lutionary assault on industrial combina. tions, against which Mr. Beveridge warns the country. But if the republican party is elther wise or honest, It will adjust the tariff schedules so as to put a check on monopolies, and at the same time ex- tend the forelgn trade of the country. What Mr. Beveridge says of the Intimate relation of ome American industry to an- other Ameriean Industry s true to a great extent. of the relations between nations engaged in reciprocal trade. It is a most short-sighted policy to deplete the pockets of a customer. Great Questions in Court. Chicago Chroniele. Some of the most important questions re- lating to the rights of states and to the systems of commerce between the etates will be decided in a short time by tie fed- eral supreme court. The right of the peo- ple in one state or territory to draw off for purposes of irrigation the water of a river running through other states or territories or forming a boundary line will be the sub- ject of one declsion. The apparently tri- fling question of prohibiting exprese com- panies from carrylng packages of lottery tickets from one state to another will be decided next week. This will be a most fmportant decision. It will Involve the right of congress to suppress an evil by an interstate commerce act. The Sugar We Absorh. Springfield Republican According to calculations made by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics the consump- tion ,of sugar in the United States has grown from 1,272,426,342 pounds in 1870 to 5,313,987,840 pounds in 1891. The per capita consumption s now sixty-eight pounds, as compared with thirty-three pounds fn 1870, The consequences of this remarkable change upon the physical condition of the people, one way or the other, must be material. Whether it is for improvement or impair- ment of physical strength and endurance s a question. About one-sixth of the amount consumed is produced in the United States and another sixth in our Insular posses- slons, while about a fourth comes from Cuba. Two-thirds of the sugar produced in the United States last year was from cane, and the rest came from the new beet sugar industry. £COOT FOR TALL TIMBER, Windy Vaughn Threatens to Kidnap the Blind Goddess. New York Evening Post. There is an inelegant and injurious ol saying to the effect that a fool is born every minute. This is probably a rash ans nouncement, not based, there is reason to believe, on adequate Investigation or on statistical data. But, whatever the fact may be about fools, it is reasonably safe to declare that ® mew political party is born almost evefy day. There Is a new one at Washington, . C, though what they want of a political party at Washington, where nobody-yotes, is more or less difficult to see. The new one at Washington has to do with justice, with a very large J; justice for the needy and worthy ex-slaves, justico for southern taxpayers, justice for every man of every color, creed and clime, justice for the Jew and for the Gentile, for the Protestant and the Catholic, for the rich and for the poor, as well as for every man, woman, child or thing which can be described in words. All these, and much more, are demanded in the platform. The party is the pet idea of a worthy person named Vaughn, who was at one time mayor of Council Bluffs, Ta., but who now lives in Washington. A circular, issued in the course of the new party's propaganda, says that the platform is “simple, but strong enough to bear any welght.”” An unsympas thetic observer might call attention to the fact that political parties, without excep~ tion, demand justice for everything in sight, and that some statement as to the exact brand of justice aimed at by the new party might prove more convincing. But this sug- gestion, it is assumed, coming from euch a source, would not disturb Mr. Vaughn in the least. POLITICAL DRIFT, Chicago expends $3,100,000 a year for its police department and $1,870,000 for its fire department. Oregon is warming up, and the hustings are ringing with political keynotes. Elec- tion day is June 2. With Windy Vaughn dlan of the new ‘“justice part; has come for the blind goddess to flee to a nunnery or some other secluded spot. For the time being the leglslature of Maryland holds the record for a short extra eession, consuming only two and a half hours' time In transacting its husiness. The governor of Arkansas bears the name of Jeft Davis, and as a consequence is al- most constantly in trouble. Now his church people are roasting him bécausq he breaks away from his troubles occasionally and gets hilariously jagged. The amount of money appropriated to run the government of New York state for the current year is $32,749,983.39. The bulk of this sum is raised from sources other than direct taxation, which amounts to only 13-100ths of a mill. Mayor Glover of Bluff City, Kan., has just been elected to his thirteenth consecutive term as mayor. His honor says he found it rough sledding for a couple of terms, but now has his job so well in hand that everw- thing runs very smoothly. New York Bryanites are out with knives and cleavers specially edged for the cuticle of D. B. Hill. They call themselves the liberal democratic party and will hold a state convention for the purpose of throw- ing & bouquet of bombs at Wolfert's Roost. The “concord of sweet sounds” which characterized the sessions of Chicago's ety council since the election was rudely shat- tered at a late meeting when one member referred to his colleague as & “rubberneck.” “Can such things be and overcome ue Itke a summer cloud without our special won- der?” The recent episode in the United States senate was epithetically tame when com- pared with the exchange of oratorical com- pliments in the Newfoundland legislature. One warm member expressed (he opinion that the minister of finance wae “a llar, a bumptious, molsy cad, & Draggart, a cow- ard, an ass, a blackguard and a vile char- acter. The populist and democratic state con- ventions of Kansas will meet on different days this year, the democratic comvéntion on May 22 and tne populist convention on June 24. Heretofore the combination be- tween the democrats and the popullsts has been stronger and more effective in Kans y other state of the country, wi OTHER LANDS THAN OURS, The Belglan government has for the time suppressed the agitation for a rational re form of the electorate by applying the mailed hand, In doing so it has doubtless merely deferred the day of evil for itselt The demand of the soclalists and liberals was a reasonable ome. They asked for fair fepresentation, nothing more. Their claims should not be confounded with the extreme demands of the anarchists, If these had been acceded to the party In power would oubtless have been dislodged from office which is now held through a majority vote cast by a minority of privileged electors The Belgian government Is behind the age it it thinks serfously that such a condition can be indefinitely maintained. The pres- ent fiction of universal suffrage will have to glve way sooner or latet to the genuine article, when class privilege will disappear in the exercise of the right to vote, and every elector will approach the polls on equal terms. Leopold I might have recov- ered some of his lost popularity had he fa- vored the change mow. As It was he op- posed the proposed reform and he will, as & result, be more heartily hated now than he ever was before by the majority of his subjects. o The Prussian persecutions of the Poles in the ecastern provinces continue, Proceed- ings were recently taken against a number of Polish children who sang Polish songs on the way home from school. Not only did they sing Polish songs, but they “‘dem- onstrated” agalnst other scholars who eang German songs. The offending children were placed in the dock and forty-six witnesses were examined against them. The prose- cuting counsel insieted that the children should go to prison. Fines, he sald, were no punishment, as money could be collected in Germany and abroad to pay the fines. An example must be made which would strike terror into the agitators. The court finally acquitted the children. Nearly sixty Russian Polish students, most of whom belong at the Technical college at Charlot- tenburg, have been expelled from Prussia on the charge of political agitation. The most extraordiuary thing about the affair 18 that the exiles have found asylum in Russian Poland without any objections be- ing made by the,local authorities, notwith- standing the fact that the Prussian press has constantly warned Russia against “nur- turing such reptiles at her bosom.” In contradistinction to the account of this in- cident, which was published in the Polish Kuryer Poznaski (Posen Courler), the Na- tional Zeltung learns that only those stu- dents wore expelled who had been caught attending secret meetings. The Polish jour- nal stated that all the non-Prussian Polish students, whether politically compromised or wot, had been thus summarily dealt with In his recent passage through Russia Colonel Marchand talked freely with vari- ous journalists of the future of China, giv- ing utterance to the most pessimistic views. He said that he expected the recent outbreak against forelgners to be repeated within the next four or five years. It is his opinion that the Chinese in their profound admiration for the dowager empress and their blind confidence in her will be drawn into the gravest complications by this “ambitious, energetic and daring woman," who, while pretending to have resigned herself to the new situation, has not lost her hatred of the foreigners or ceased dreaming of sanguinary revenge, for which the colonel thinks she will make great preparations during the next few years. He is persuaded that the Chinese people, opposed as they are to all idea of friendship with Europeans, will easily allow them- selves to be dragged into fresh hostilities against them at what they may deem a favorable opportunity. Colonel Marchand epoke in terms of admiration of the Si- berfan and especially of the Manchurian railways, and of their great value in the event of Russia, the advance guard of Eu- rope in the far east, having to repel a Chinese invasion. “That is why,” he ad- ded, “all European countries are themselves interested in the maintenance and the se- curity of these important rallways, for the protection of which Russia has organized very efficient measures.” He declares that the Russian soldlers intrusted with the pro- tection of the lines live on excellent terms with the local population, but does not ap- pear to have heard anything about thelr impending withdrawal . Mall details continue to justify and em- phasize the cable reports of the ever-in- creasing serlousness pf the student ques- tion in Russia. It appears that, in addition to the 600 Moscow students who were exiled or sent to prison at Archangel, a large number of their associates are still in con- finement in the city. The feelings of their relatlves toward the government may be imagined. There seems to be some uncer- tainty as to the origin of the petition that was sent to the American consul in Mos- cow. This purported to come from the mothers and sisters of the imprisoned stu- dents, and warmly protested against the cruelties to which the prisoners were sub- jected. The czer, it was added, must be lgnorant of the facts of the case, or he, with his well known kindness of heart, would at once put a stop to the conduct of the local authorities. The consul, as the “representative of the free and enlightened American patlon,” was begged to make known to his majesty the cruelties that were perpetrated In his name. It must be remembered that all the punishments in- flicted upon the students have been im- posed by ‘‘administrative order,” without trial or examination. In some cases it is known that perfectly innocent youths have been sent to prison, including some who refused to have anything to do with revo- lutionary proceedings. A correspondent of a London paper writes that such sympathy as ever exlsted between the authorities and the middle classes bas been destroyed by these occurrences. e The French government recently fssued an fmportant decree reorganizing the whole system of tne coast naval defenses of the country. Instead of the director of sub- marine defenses having the control of the torpedo boats, each port is to have an inde- pendent authority subordinate only to the maritime prefect, and through him to the minister: of marine. The supply of leu- tenants and ensigns for the torpedo boats and submarines being insufficient, which is not astonishing in view of the rapid growth A Cooling TONIC Horsford’s Acid Phosphate quenches abnormal thirst, re- pairs weak nerves, improves appetite, promotes digestion, clears the brain, overcomes exhaustion, and increases the capacity for hard mental and E:xz;lul labor., Insist on ng Horsford's Acid Phosphate Absolutely pure. Woman’s Work in preparing appetizing and wholesome food is lightened by Light Biscuit DeliciousCake Dainty Pastries Fine Puddings It adds healthful qualities to the food. ROYAL Baking Powder The ‘‘Royal Baker and Past Cook '’ —most practical an valuable of cook ks — free to every patron. Send full address by postal card. There are cheap baking powders, made from alum, but they are ex- ceedingly harmful to health. Their astringent and cauterizing qualities add a dangerous element to food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. of the submarine fleet, master pilots are to have the command of some of the torpedo boats, and the latter are to be grouped in pairs so as to assist each other in search of the enemy. The first torpedo boat of each group will be under the command of a lleu- tenant or ensign, and the second under a master pilot. In each center the force will be divided into two divisions, the first of which will be kept fully manned, while the second wlil only have a crew sufficient for the maintenance of the vessels. Only after the first division has been in actual contact with the enemy will it be followed by the second. The crew will epend three months alternately on board the reserve and ac- tive vessels, the first division having a mobllization of some days at the end of cach three months. Measures are to be taken for testing the endurance of the torpedo boats and their capablilities of speed, and a system of workshops is to be established for temporary repairs. This new organization ls expected to increase greatly the present effectiveness of coast defense, and the whole system will be un- der the supervision of a vice admiral, who will be responsible for its working order. SMILING REMARKS, pChicago Tribune: “Roast beef, corned Lepaly e “‘Beef?’ snorted the economical guest. “Beef? I can’t afford luxuries. Bring me some strawberry shortcake!" Philadelphia Press Miss ~ Passay Mamma sald she would call here today to buy the candles for my birthday cake. Did she? Grocer's Clerk—I guess not. She here, but she only bought two dozen. wai ‘Washington Star: *“Don't go 'roun’ tellin’ yoh troubles,” sald Uncle Eben. ‘It jes' makes folks suspiclous dat you s gittin' ready to borrow mone; Philadelphia_Press: Mr. Subbubs—Well, thank goodness! 1 won't have to bother with the furnace much longer. Summer's almost here. Mrs. Subbubs—That reminds me. better take our lawn mower into and have it fixed Mr. Subbubs—Gee whiz, woman! & cheerful companion! You'd town You're Washington Star: *Oh, yes, he's a slave to habit,'” asserted the well-informed man. “Why, he's so accustomed to ralsing prices that he has sold out his coal business and bought a controlling interest in an ice company.” Chicago Post: “Don't you think that a public office {8 a public trust?” “‘Well, yes, in the sense that a trust {s a gomblnation’ of men organized for profit, do.” Pittsburg Chronicle: “When T was in Venice a gondolier decelved me shame- fully,” said Trotter. “While pretending to shield me from the overcharges of others he_actually charged me double price." “That pretense was only a Venetian blind, then,” commented Spiffins. Chicago Tribune: The miser greedily fingered his gold. ““There 18 no king but dough, dough!" he caroled in a harsh, cracked voice. Philadelphia Press: When ehe arose from the dead the sound of a horn smote upon her ears. “What is that?" she Inquired. “That,” replied her quondam husband from the next grave, “is Gabriel's trump.” “Ah!" she said, in a dazed way, “‘what are trumps A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW, 8. W. 6fifilan In Tos Angeles Herald. When a look ahead shows you nothing but the thickest sort of gloom, When you're worrted to the center of your soul, When your plans have all miscarried and proved castles in the alr, And You've nothing in your pocket but a Then's ole, the time to reason thuswise: “What's the use to make a Tow? Who can tell a bit of diffrence in a hun- dred years from now?" When the pathway stretching endwise tow'rd life's slowly setting sun Shows the llons with' their chains all hia from view, When_it seems there's ‘“nothing doing™ in the providential line, And when everything (except the sky) looks blue Then is not the time to falter or turn backward from the plow; Will it make a bit of dift'rence in a hun- dred years from now? Yet there's one thing will make diff'rence ten long decades further on; It's the way you bear your troubles day by day; It you keep your top-lip stiftened and a smile upoa your face As you stride toward the llons in the way, Then the worrled world will carry fewer wrinkles on its brow, And 'twill really make some diff'rence ina hundred years from now. orfolk Jacket Suits The popular style for boys from 3 to 10 years, is a single-breasted with two pleats in back and front. Norfolk Jacket, We have it in variety of materials, blue serge, and gray and brown fancy mixtures, at 350, 4.50, 5, 6.50, 7. No Clothing Fits Like Ours. 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