Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1902, Page 6

] . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902. e ST THE "OMAHA™ DAILY ‘BEE. E. R(;GE\VATE!I. EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. I BSERIPTION Datly iy Mustrated Bee, One Year. Sunday Bee, One Year turday Beée, One Year... 2.00 2.00 rmm unday), One Year..$4.00 jee and Sunda l»n’l' Year... 6.00 Lo REFORM OF THE LAND LAWS, Bills have been introduced In congress for qarrying out in detall the spirit of the recommendations of the president’s message In regard to the land ‘laws. The president said that so far as they are available for agriculture, and to d] whatever extent they may be reclaimed under the national irrigation law, the re- ‘wentieth Century Farmer, One g 1%} maining public lands should be held DELIVERED BY CARRIER. " ottle Daily Bee (without Sunday), per copy.... 2¢| Figldly for the home builder, the settler Daily Bee (without Sunday), per week. Dail; Sunday Bee, per copy r Pe 100 Evening Bee (inciuding Sunday) Yomy "ot irregularities in delivery omplaints rreguiarities should be addressed 16 City Citculation De- partment. OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Bullding. Bouth Omaha—City Hall BoNding, Twen- ty-Nfth and M _Streets. e P af J ul ng. Newc & k w flu"dinl. ‘Washi F' eenth Street. INDENCE. Commi ting to new torial matterishoiild be addressed Bee, Editorial Department. BUB[NES!“LETTERB. sl Business. lgtters andremittances shou be addressed: The Beé Publishing Com- pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES or postal order, hing_Company. in payment of Remit B able to y 2-cent mail accounts. not_accepted. COMPANY. "y uly sworn, ot fuil and Morning, during the follows: Total .. oigy Less unsold and returned cople: Net total sales Net average sales. bed v ¢ and t Subscribed in my presenée and sworn to November, A. D e ™ P o v jmflu/dm (Beal) ary Public. Cheyenne mourns the loss of its opera house, but the variety stage attractions will continue without interruption. — Cheap power is a desideratum for any city at any time, but it is more impor- tant to Omaha now than it has ever been before. Srmme—— The prospectus of the proposed school lol at Lincoln this winter has not yet been exhibited for, public inspec- tion. E— e lumber barons of the Missis- valley succeed In organizing their marger well regulated families will have to dispense with the use of the shingle. % —_— Sanitary .cosditions at . HAvana are retrograding toward the old standard before American occupation and the Cuban patriots begin to feel more. com- fortable. .. .. N Al EpE——— " If the Boagl of Education cannot le- gally draw he sehool fund to pay for a w-huv%fil-g“m«&u nothing to hinder the school book trust from com- ing to the rescue. By steering clear of the St. Louis fair the kalser saves himself the em- Dbarrassment of trying to make spéeches without emphasizing his ‘belief“in the divine right of kings. — The announcement that Mr. Harri- man's Southern Pacific line has formed a close alllance with Mr. Harriman's Illi- nols Central line will not create intense surprise in railroad circles. o ———— Union Pacific union machinists have no objection to the borrowing of wheelbar- rows and handears by their former em- ployers, but when it comes to borrowing locomotives, they draw the line. ——y If Omaha jobbers aré compelled ‘to pay a tea tax they will'almost feel in- clined to emulate, the example set in Boston 127.years ago—don red paint and chicken feathers and throw the tea over- board. EE————— The testimiony béfore the coal Strike commlssion makes a showing of low wages to ‘e miners, but the teachers in the district schools. in Iowa can dis- count Pennsylvania miners on starvation rdemand Omaba bas not'abated since the elec- tion. On the contrary, it will ind popu- lar expression in the near bye and bye that is sure to attyact some attention In the halls of the incoming legislature. More than 800 “hello” girls, represent- Ing the ‘Interstate telephone assocla- tions, are now assembled in solemn conclave gt CRiggo,. Seme uncharitable people @€ MCIMEd to the belief that it would be much preferable to #ddress a deaf mute asylum. g E—— That new market house seems to meet With all sorts of unexpected obstrue- The latest snag 18 the discgvery that the ‘water mains planted underground are exactly on the line of the proposed walls 1t the present cold weather continues it will probably tions, not counting mayor's vetoes. to be bullt overground. take several tions dug down. Th‘umuqlnnry honors pald by the 12¢ | Bee (including Sunday), per week..lic Bvening Bee (without Sunday), per week 6c ks, except Orv| who livgs on his land, and for no one | else. “In their actual use,” says the mes- {sage, “the desert land law, the timber and stone law and the commutation clause of the homestead law have been 80 perverted from the intention with which they were enacted as to. permit the acquisition of large atens of the pub- Ife domain’ for otheér than actual settlers and the consequent prevention of settle- ment.” The last annual report of the sec- retary of the interior records land frauds whereby vast areas of fertile agricul- tural lend have been put beyond the reach of settlers. Persons desiring to acquire large tracts for grazing or spec- ulative purposes are reaping the harvest. The report shows that in 1901 the land office deeded away about 16,000,000 acres of the public domaln. In 1902 the amount o disposed of reached nearly 20,000,000 acres and it ie.pre- e dicted that-under the present laws more than 30,000,000 acres will go during’ the year 1903. It is thus made evident that reform in the land laws is urgently necessary. There has been much dishonesty and fraud practiced under the existing laws. A western senator is quoted as saying that if the thousands of desert land en- tries made in his state were investigated it would be found that not one in ten would prove to have been honest or Its title secured without perjury. It i no- torious that the title to thousands upon thousands of acres of the best timber lands upon the Pacific eoast has passed from the government to alleged entry- men employed by companies and syAdi- cates and who knew nothing about the lands except as they were advised and instructed by their employers. The en- tries 80 made, there is no doubt, will far outnumber those made in good faith, but while all such entries were fraudu- lent it is almost impossible to prove fraud, since all parties to it are in a bond for mutual protection. There will certainly be véry general concurrence in the declaration of Presi- dent Roosevelt that the remaining pub- lic landg should be held rigidly for the home builder and settler who lives on his land. Unless this is done what re- malns of the public domain avallable for agriculture will be taken up by com- panies and syndicates for speculation, thereby retarding settlement of the far ‘western states. The bills introduced in congress propose to repeal the law pro- viding for the sale of the timber and stone lands, the desert land law and the commutation provisions of the’ home- stead law. S E ‘SUFFERING IN THE EA4ST. The very cold weather throughout the east and the general scarcity of fuel have caused a great deal of suffering and if there Is pot a deckled rise In the temperature soon the éonsequences will be most serlous, for theré seems to be no prospect of an adequate supply of. coal in the near future. It appears, in- deed, that the anthracite coal operators are in no hurry to get their product to market and In the hands of dealers and are probably. holding it back in order to get the highest obtalnable prices, not- withstanding their promise that after the resumption of mining they would supply the market ag rapidly as possi- ble at about the prices prevailing before the strike. Referring to the situation and the courfie the anthracite operators ha pursued, the Springfield Republican ux these men have proved themselves unfit to manage the properties_they do and if the owners of the propérties are satis- fied with them, then private otvnership in« this case has become a positive menace to the public welfare. It urges that an adjustment of present differ- ences between miners and operators is not sufficient to- meet the case in hand. “The mines must be brought under a strong measure of public regulation and people are to be assured hereafter against any repetition of present ex- control, either state or-national, if the |™ have not #llled themselves against his vountry. As the matter now looks he will have a rude awakening. With the treasury of Venezuela already practl- cally bankrupt the collection of cus- toms by the forelgn Dowers will create a very grave situation for the Vene- zuelan government. It is clearly, how- ever, the consequence of a most mis- taken, not to say dishonest, pollcy, and (he southern republic cannot expect any assistance or interposition on the part of the United States, which has very likely made known to the foreign pow- ers that it recognizes their right to col- leet just debts, in accordance with well established precedents. In such a case the only requirement of our government I8 that no territory shall be taken and this, it can be confidently assumed, will be fully respected by Great Britain and Germany. SHOW UP OR SHUT UP. The Bee Publishing company hereby offers to pay to G. M. Hitchcock or any charitable institution which he may name: FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS that The Omaha Evening Bee can prove over 7,000 more bona fide subscribers in Douglas county than The Morning World-Herald. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS that The Omaba Evening Bee can prove up 8, more bona fide subscribers in Omaha, South Omaha and Douglas county than The Even- ing World-Herald. FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE, or $1 for every bona fide subscriber the World- Herald can prove up in its circulation in Douglae county over and above 8,000 for its morning and evening editions combined. The period to cover average daily carrier delivery and mail circulation for the month ending December 8, 1002. ¢ 1 hereby name Thomas Kilpatrick, Robert 8. Wilcox; G. A. Lindquest, Willilam Hay- den and A. Hospe as referees. E. ROSEWATER. The World-Herald accepts the Above offer on two conditions: First—That the test be “bona fide l‘reu- lation” in Douglas county as defined by the supreme court of Nebraska in the case of Rosewater against Pinzeischam, including | bona fide ‘average safls as well as carrier delivery. Second—That the perfod covered be the average circulation for the past six months. THE WORLD-HERALD. If you mean business, show up; if you mean bunco, shut up. You claim for The Daily World-Herald, by which you designate your morning and evening editions combined, a bona fide circulation of about 12,000 in Dotg- las county. The Bee stands ready to pay ONE DOLLAR for every bona flde subscriber served by the World-Herald, morning and evening, in Douglas county oyer and above the number of 8,000. To facilitate the transfer of the dollars The Bee will place in the hands of the committee above named the names of 1,290 carrier delivery subscribérs to The Morning World-Herald in Omaha and South Omaha and 5,870 names of carrier | delivery subscribers to The Evening World-Herald in Omaha and South Omaha. In addition thereto it will also | credit “The Morning World-Herald with 211 majl | ibers ‘and The Evening World-Herdld 'with 71 mafl subscribers, or a total of 7,442, ' It should: be as easy rolling off a log for the World-Herald to hahd in at least 4,000 more names to the committee, and If on verification the additional names are found to represent bona fide circulation you will have no trouble in raking in §4,000 before Christmas. To get the fifth thousand dollars you have simply got to produce the subserip- tion list of The Morning World-Herald in Douglas county, and if The Bee fails to produce a list five times as large for its ‘evening edition it will confess judg- ment and pay over FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, If the World-Herald will | produce its bona fide subseription list | for the past month and The Bee fails to cover it' with the names of 3,000 more bona fide subscribers In Douglas county than, the World-Herald can produce for its evening edition, it will confess judg- ment and pay over another FIVE HUN- DRED DOLLARS. K Talk about the Pinzenscham case and sales outside of carrier delivery and mall circulation is merely throwing dust into the eyes of the uniniti Counter sales to.newsboys, who feturn papers for the rag man, and papers handled by railway news agents, whose circulation is on trains outside of the county, do not eet the requirements of the law as bona fide circulation. Even in that fleld, how- ever, The Bee can double discount the World-Herald, just as 1t does on circula- periences. There will. be fallure to profit from the severe lesson ow being learned if this is not dene There Is no doubt that this expresses a very gen- eral sentiment, which fs pretty certain to be strengthened and. intensified by existing conditions. { 5 THE ANGLU-GERMAN ULTIMATUM. The ultimatum of Gréat Britain and Germany to Venezuela will expire to- day and unless a satisfactory reply is made by the Venezuelan government those powers will proceed to collect thetr claims by taking the receipts from .ous- toms ‘at the ports of Venazuela, It ap- pears evident that the British and Ger- man governments have ‘determined that there shall be no further’ dickering or temporizing in this matter. Great Britain, as stated by Prime Minister Balfour, has for the past two years had cause for complaint at the treatment of British subjects by the Venezuelan gov- ernment, besides which there are finan- cial clalms. Germany has also for some time been endeayoring to arrange for a settlement of the claims of its citizens before the water | agalnst Venezuela. All efforts to this mains can be dug up and the founda- end having been fruitless, those powers agreed to act in conjunction for the en- forcement of their demands and they will carry out this purpose if the Vene- house of fepresenfutifes to the memory | zuelan government does not In good of Thoufs” B. ‘Reed" were fitting amd | falth propose an 'acceptable arrange- impressive. They were all the more sig. nificant beause accorded without shadow - | ment. It seems improbable that this will be of distinction of partisanship. Yet the | done. President Castro appears to think great. mab who. has passed away w potable as a partisan, although his in- | can and his publ that he has done all that he honorably letter Indicates dependence, integrity and strength of | that he does not fully realize the seri- made bim stlll greater as. a[ousness of the situation, professing to and a patriot. believe that Great Britaln and Gerwany tion in the prineipal towns in Nebraska. Sy The Chicago Real Estate exchange, in conjunction with the Iilinols Bar asso- ciations, will endeavor to secure the pas- sage of an act by the Illinols legis] re changing the mortgage foreclosure laws,| so as to have the sale of property come at the expiration of the period of re- demption - instead of at the beginning. In support of the proposed change it is argued that foreclosure sales are now formal and not productive of the highest bids, for-the reason that the bidder never knows whether the prop- erty is to be redeemed or not. The re- apppflou period in Illinois 18 now fifteen months, It Is argued that.setting the date of the sale at the end of the perlod Thomas Brackett Reed His Chief Distimetion. Cleveland Plain Dealer (dem.) Though his Influence in shaping directing legislation was enormous, Reed's name fs not assoclated with any great public measure. The constructive genius or the suitable field for its exercise was denled him. He fs llkely to be re- membered as a debater and parliamenta rian. That he showed the qualities tha make for enduring fame is not yet clear. and Mr. Admirable Qualities. Kansas City Journal (rep.). Until the end of the life of the present generation Mr. Reed’s memory will con- tinue to be honored, his character to be esteemed and his abilfties to be admired. It 1s probable that he will then pass into the rank of those who seem to have been made for great accomplishments and an eminent place in history, but who fell short of the expectations of their friends and their own high ambitions, either because opportunity was not propitious or they had defects of character that minimized thelir most admirable qualities. Lacked Creative Ability, Chicago Tribune (rep.). Mr. Reed was not an originator of leg- islation. He had no creative ability in that direction. Hé was a loyal party man who carried out with great energy, but did not originate the policies of his party. He was in congress for twenty-two years, but no great measure bears his name. He will live in congressional annals as a great par- llamentarian, an effective debater and an able speaker, who so changed the rules of the house as to facilitate the dispatch of public business. This was no small ser- vice. Nor will it be forgotten that, while Mr. Reed exerted great power, he never was suspected of using it for personal ad- vantage. He did not get rich in public lite As an Orator. Buffalo Express (rep.). Let who will say which was the greatest orator of the trio—Conkling, Blaine or Reed. Certainly Reed was a great one, and no American of his time, except Wil- llam McKinley excelled him in the art of appealing to the sober sense of his countrymen. Reed, however, had the gift of humor which was denled to McKinley. His wit was not so mordant as Conklin He could say biting things on occasion, but he had the discretion which made the occasions few. There was an authori- tative tone to his public addresses which, plainly coming from perfect mastery of the subject, made the people listen. The very brusqueness of his manner seemed to convince. Certainly it never offended any- one with eyes enough to see that it came from the simple, direct, honest nature of the man. A more delighttul companion in private life could not be imagined. He had as many personal friends as any man in public life. Man of Herolc Mold. Chicago Record-Herald (rep.). Thomas Brackett Reed was fashioned by nature in herolc mold, he was endowed with intellectual capacity that came up to the full measure of his stalwart frame. His bigness, physical and mental, was a matter of universal acknowledgement. Contemplation of his’heroic figure had no disappointment in stere” through any di- —enlh ment. ring, but-also.fer the tailors’ and | doctors’ bills he had incurred before the ‘wedding. Wnp‘gmu ‘precedent estab- lished, Omiha Wil be as good a -place for marriageable misfits to unsplice as either of the Dakotas. E—— It is not correct to charge Senator Quay with “organizing an insurrection of republican senators against the re- publican majority of the senate” simply because he favors - the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as well as of Oklahoma to statehood. Under ex- isting circumstances the question of ad- mission is purely one of expediency, and one on which senators are free to vote their individual judgment. It is not pretended that any republican platform has pronounced against Arizona and New Mexico, The tenor of national re- publican platforms, declaring for liberal treatment of territorial communities, would seem to be rather in favor of ad- mission or at least of resolving doubt, if it exists, on that side. E——gp— It appears to be the deliberate and in- telligent judgment of the British govern- ment that the rehabilitation of South Af- rica cannot be properly accomplished without the aid'of the American mule and the American horse, and it Is grati- fying to know that this judgment is being backed by pounds sterling with characteristic British pertinacity. The market quotations at St Louls and Memphis show that fine prices are belng paid for the 100,000 mules and horses which are belng bought for the purposes of the British government. The predicament of the people of Ne- braska City recalls the memorable period not many years ago when prohi- bitlon was in full blast in Iowa and the Missouri valley under water. It was then that the poet lariat inseribed upon the menu cards of Iowa rallroad dining cars this motto: “Water, water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” S p—— The flood of anti-trust bills introduced into _both houses of congress foreshad- ows an avalanche of campaign bun- combe. Whasthe American people want is not an overdose of anti-trust nos- trums, but well matured, rational and effective legislation for the supervision would bring out larger bids, for each bidder, would knqw that if his oz is the highest he would secure the prop- erty. This, it is claimed, would be beneficial both to the owner of the prop- erty and the holder of the mortgage. It seems to us that if mortgage sale re- form is desirable for Illinois it would be equally desirable for Nebraska. At any rate, the proposed change of the mortgage laws is a subject well worthy of serlous consideration on the part of real estate dealers and investors, Another new industry has, been es- tablished in Omaha, this time without the aid or consent of the Commercial club or its enterprising secretary. An Boglish aetress, cowposer and profes- sional artist has just obtained a divorce in the district court from the wretch shie married In London some years ago, who ‘mtwmmw!whnw and regulation of trusts. Joy of Looking Ahead, Boston Transcript. The coal supply may fall us this winter, | but the present prospect is that the ice crop is assured for next summer. Luel ty Between Snores. Kaneas City Star, There is nothing st all Phenomenal in the case of the St. Louls woman who dropped asleep while reading & local news- paper and who has not awakened since. As a soporific chloral is not in it with & St.- Louls newspaper. Boers Are Like Ot Detrolt Free Press. What General Dewet has said about the treachery and the half-heartedness of r Peo) proportion of his intellectual equipment Nature {ntended him for a giant in every- thing that makes up a full-rounded man. and he fafled in nothing that typified manly breadth and depth. Even in the soclal side of his life he revealed the bigness of his nature. There was largeness of con- ception in everything that he did. In epoken and ‘written utterance he was not given to small thinking. Whether in po- litical oration, parliamentary discussion or after dinner badinage, his metaphors were instinet with brilliancy and power. His wit was keen, his repartee sharp and in- stantaneous, his satire stinging and severe. Made the House a Business Body. Kansas City Star (ind.). Mr. Reed did more than any other man who has occupied the speaker's chalr to make the house a business body. He was & believer in strong, somewhat arbitrary rules and he was fearless in applying them. Before his time it was customary for the house to excuse ill-advised legislation on the ground that the body was unwieldy. Mr. Reed had a theory that the responsible heads of the party in the house could at least prevent undesirable legislation, even it they could not always put through the bills that should be passed. that at least the sins of commission could be avolded. He demonstrated his theory, but he made many enemies by his meth- ods. He incurred the enmity of some of his fellow republicans. He was not a politician. Although his ambition was known to be the presidency, he was never & self-seeker. He refused to do a thing for political effect that he would not be willing to do on its own merits. Few men attain great political distinction by such a course. Reed was essentially a great man. He was vastly superior to many who refused to give their help to the fur- therance of his ambition. He was Inch- pable of small things. He was honest through and through and he never lost his hold on the people. Courageous Leadership. Indlanapolis Journal (rep.). It should not be forgotten when the coun- try is giving to the dead statesman his Just credit that in 1890, by the failure of & few republicans to stand by the large majority a free coinage dill would have been passed but for his courageous leader- ship and parliamentary decisions. He might have permitted the bill to be passed and thus forced upon President Harrison the responsibility for vetolng it, thus prob- ably putting him out of the race for nnml-‘ nation, but Mr. Reed never shirked a duty with the excuse that another could more easily perform it. Another’act of Speaker Reed, which was of the highest service to his country, was when he put forth all his fnfluence to defeat the senate reso- lution, ‘adopted just before the war with Spain, recognizing the republic of Cuba. It he had yielded to the clamor of those whose nofse decelves the timid but does not influence courageous and devoted statesmen, the resolution, which all must see was fraught with so many evils, would have been passed. But, when its passage was imminent, the epeaker had the house adjourned over until Monday, and during the fnterval he and other forceful men brought back to a sense of duty the half- stampeded forty republicans and passed the resolutions President McKinley wished, and which the speaker knew to be safe and effective. in America and a plebiseite would undoubt- edly have resulted in favor of peace at almost any price. The Boers are only human and with the average human being a little war goes a long wi Tossing the Harpoon. Brooklyn Eagle. Here comes the chortling chump! His name is Jenkins. He belongs to congress He has introduced a bill penalizing news. papers that print portraits of suicide The chump does not know that such por- traits are often a means of identification. Room for Tax Reduction. 8t. Louls Globe Democrat. Notwithstanding the repeated reductions in the revenues which the republicans have the surplus continues to pile up. For the five months just expired of the fiscal year the receipts have been approxi- | mately $32,000,000 in excess of the expendi- tures of between $70,000, and $75,000,000 for the year which ends next June. Pos- sibly there will be a further reduction of revenue by the next congress, but this is not certain. There will be no time to do any tax-cutting in the present short ses- slon, of course. The Phill Philadelphia Press. Senator Lodge has Introduced a very sensible measure regarding the Philip- pine tariff that ought to become a law at this session. It provides that the tarift Tat on Philippine products shall be 25 per cent of the Dingley rates, instead of 76 per cent. As the Philippines produce very little that competes with American products, free trade might about as well exist with those islands as with Porto Rico or Hawail. The Philippine commis- sion has asked for a reduction in rates, and Secretary Root approves the request. It was not intended when the existing tariff on Philippine products was imposed to continue it long. It is now time for a change. PERSONAL NOTES. If the late Benjamin F. Butler did not get a statue, at least his portrait has been hung in the Massachusetts state house. Prot. Segeleke of the Agricultural High school at Copenhagen, and promoter of the Danish modern system of farming, Is dead. Sarah Bernhardt's granddaughter, the 18- year-old daughter of the great actress’ son Maurice will adopt the stage. Mme. Bern- hardt is 59 years of age. Somebody down in Tenne: thinks that Secretary Root is a Chinaman. A man in Knoxville sent him a letter the other day addressed “Hon. LI Hu Root, secretary of war. Maryland's two bronze statutes for statu- ary hall in the national capitol have been recelved in Washington. They were cast in France at the order of the legiglature of that state gud the subjects are Charles Carroll of Carrollton and United States Senator John Hanson. It is a common belief that Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain himself. Even Punch published some verses founded on this idea. But it s not so. Mark Twain's original in his books is Tom Sawyer, nmot Huck Fion and Mr. Clemens himself is the au- thority for this etatement. The commissioners baving in charge the erection of a memorial monument to the late President Willlam McKinley in Buftalo say that the work will surely be begun before April 11, 1903, thus making avail- able the appropriation made by the state legislature with that restriction. “THE ONE THAT CUR flféfi..,m., 25c. SMALL DOSE. Ho believed | Miner Scemes and Im Lord Wolverton, recently appointed par- | llamentary secretary of the British Board of Trade, was at one time & clerk in a a large element of the Boer population is notorious, just as the half-beartedness and treachery of a large element among the American colonists were notorious. After Valley Forge, patriotism was at & low ebb Wall street broker's office. He was then plain Prederick Glyn. His lordship is an sdmiral's son, married to the only sister of Lord Dudley, viceroy of Ireland, and stands high with Kisg Bdward. e carefu ¥ i o not et an unveljsble dealer sl you some cheap preparation that he says is “‘just as good as Dr. Bull’ nF.%"m.i 7, mot of your heath of the beath of your baby. See (hat the EAD is on the package, then you know it is the genuine. cribed by all doctors and used in leading hospitals exclusively. Large botth PLEASANT TO TAK Dreadful Group Croup attacks a child without warning and needs immediate, prompt attention, o it may prove serious—even fatal. If you notics any symptoms of croup, give baby a small dose of D-.Bull’'sGough Syrup or two doses, E mother should keep @ bottle of Dr. Bnllm 1t will relieve it instantly and cure it in & night. No danger from choking after you have given baby one h Syrup in the house to be o e Sodden aLtocks Of OrOUD, Thousands of letters are received from grateful mothers, who sa; saved by Dr. Bull's Coug! their babies' lives have been Syrup. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES see that you get the genulne) He s thinking g of larger ‘BULL'S Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup at BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE. mts Sketched the Spot. ‘Washington papers record with expres- slons of regret the retirement from active service of Mr. Henry G. Hayes, the oldest reporter at the national capital. Advanc- ing years and Ill-health are given as the cause. Mr. Hayes reported the proceed- ings of the senate for years back for the New York Associated Press, for the United Press and of late for the New York Sun. “No newspaper man,” says the Washing- ton Post, “ever had a more complete grasp of the situation in the senate than Mr. Hayes. His understanding of the rules of the body, bis acquaintance with and his perception of the limitations of senators, his knowledge of congressional legislation, obtained by making a life study of it, and his long experience as a reporter who not only chronicled the actions of legislators, but also sought the motives which inspired the action, all combined to render his judgment upon anything respecting the senate practically infallible. Mr. Hayes is a fine stenographer, and, above all, knows how to make a news report from his short- hand notes—a sort of ability possessed by few stenographers. He always uses a pen, bofh In taking and in transcribing his notes, as he nover learned to operate a typewriter. While he works with delibera- tion and appears to be working elowly, he Ily accomplishes a prodigious amount of work. Once while reporting, the pro- ceedings of a state political convention in New York he furnished to his mewspaper in one day eleven columns of matter— about 16,000 words—all written in long hand.” Secretary Shaw says that Washington Is very different from Denison, Ia., where he kept bank before becoming a member of President Roosevelt's cabinet. “In Denl- son,” eald the secretary In making his point, “we were taught in common with a great many simple country people that cleanliness is next to godliness. Here in ‘Washington this old proverb is reversed and cleanliness is desecration. The secretary started to carry his Deni- son training Into effect as soon as the dull summer months set in and he is still work- ing at his job. He put a force of painters and decorators at work in the treasury building who cleared-away. the dust aceu- mulations and brightened the walls with fresh paint and new decorations. The ‘Washington public did not take the secre- tary's action seriously until he began on the exterior of the bullding. The eastern side of the granite structure was black and grimy with deposits of dust and smoke, d as such a condition of affairs did not accard with the Denison idea of respecta- bility Mr. Shaw secured the services of a Chicago firm that cleans the exteriors of stone bufldings with a sand blast and in- structed that all evidence of age and filth be removed. The cleaning is now in prog- ress. Senator Spooner of Wisconsin can only look down physically on one other man in the senate—Simon of Oregon. Spooner s rather touchy regarding his lack of inches. A short time ago he wi sitting reading a book in his committee room when Dr. Heenan, consul at Odessh, was brousht in by a friend for an introduction. Heenan 1s @ glant, 6 feet 4 inches tall and broad across the shoulders. When Spooner rose to be presented Heenan looked down on him®and sald: “And this is Semator Spooner?”. “Great Scott!” flared Spooner, “you don't- think overy United States sena- tor must be 17 feet tall, do you?" Representative Elmer Burkett of Lin- coln, Neb., is very jubilant. “Within the last ten days,” he sald to a Washington reporter, “the state of Nebraska has bought $300,000 of the bonds of Masachu- setts as an investment. “The United States furnis England; Nebraska supplies funds for Massachusetts. I shall rub that in on some of the Yanks on the floor. ““Where Is the star of empire, anyway?"” inquired Mr. Burkett as he disappeared within the door of the committee on ap- propriations. money to The senators and representatives who have returned to Washington are mot fa- vorably impressed with, the improvements at the White House, especially the new ex- ccutlve office. They do mot like the mew executive office. They do mot like the squatty appearance of the new dffice build- ing nor the conveniences that surround it. President Roosevelt has lived In incon- venlence for the last two months, since he returned to Washington, and he has be- come ueed to the petty annoyances at the ‘White House, but the senators were not prepared for such demoralization and they have been kicking ever since they struck town. “They do not lke the way the money appropriated to improve the White House has been used,” says one cofre- spondent. The mew office for the presi- dent has cost about $75,000 and is not com- pleted. It looks more like the stable .am- nexed to a New England farmer’'s house by & serles of other outhouses than any- thing else the senators can think of and they are asking if the architects of this work are the same whe have been ex- ploited as the men who are to rebuild and beautifuy the national capitol.” Secretary Shaw has distanced all en- deavor in beautiful covers for reports to congress. His annual statement, forwarded to the senate Wednesday, was topped by an exquisite creation in morocco, with gilt filigree work as fine as the bookbinders of the government could supply. The actions and policies for a twelvemonth were tied in equally beautiful red wibbon with the loveliest kind of bow knots. MIRTHFUL REMARKS. Brooklyn Life: sectle a million of The Baron—Th: well. you a suitable allowance. She—Papu h going to us. 1 can give, Somerville Journal: Teacher—Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Jack—At the bottom. Detroit Free Press: Elizabeth—-Begone, Horatlo, me mudder saye yer ain't refined enough ter go in our set fol;grnu«,-\l:‘lau'r‘e crazy, sou are. Aln't me er workin' in a lard fodder d refinery dis very Detroit Free Press: timist, father?" “‘An’ optimist, son, is a that coal will be cheap in “What 1s an op- man who believes & month or two." Phfllkdelphllh?reu: remark your husband out gunning om th Babbath," Rev. Mr. Stfateice, 3 “You would have been still more ghocked, " replied the offender's wife; “ff you had heard his remarks about his luck.'’ “I was shocked’ to Baltimore Herald: “Whatl ¥, 2o ou are dolng~ our best Yo elevate the . me, But iR basdly belteve it. &>, RS mds, bt ,'" sald the manager, "I Y- Al e effect of elevatl) part of the etage.” s Philadelphla Press: ‘‘See here,” sald Mr. Stockson Bonds, “I don't want you to have anything more fo do with that young cub.” hy, pa.’ cried bis daughter indig- nantly, “how can you call him a ‘cub? Why not? H ‘ather’s g Bear; he's beén fighting us Bulls in the Street for weeks." Cobwigger—Was there any m;’kel(boofl fim lnl,l! o v " ‘obwigger—Mone; at' sordid men think about. No, hthex'-.‘vguyt?“: any money; but it containes nelka mar- riage notice, a lock of mother's hair, and all my lovely recipes. ork Tribune: Hercules had just nedh”:-}‘l?;r ]B:Dl". ) e chu , “this Is a sna Bup- pose lheflnld guy had asked me to get a t‘l;,fl of coal? laugh hé proceeded to Judg in_this Mre. New With a merry, coerce two rivers™nto flowing through the Augean stables. v Detroit Free Press: Miss Uglitace—I could really never be contented and happy ol ClerkoOnt Tl fix that a otel lerk—Oh! ] X at all right. {0 bellboy)~Go up and remove tha e rom the lady’s room. CONTENT, Somerville Journal, You ask me why I am so gay, Why joyous smiles o'erspread my face, 5*‘ 20 doleful yeaterday, w'wear an air o All anxious care I've IRid ander o™ A calm content pervades my soul, o 1 Yllk the streets in consclous pride— T've got a quarter-ton of coal!® Oh, weary miles I walked and walk To'find & deater who would sell =" And pleadingly 1 taiked and taikea, Just to be told to go to—well, My troubles are all over now, ike Croesus in my wealth T roll, Gone are the wrinkies from my brow— I've got a quarter-ton of wl{l O, how I pity the poor chi Who gets hls fuel by the pe him, who, much worse off, Can't get a quart, to save his neck, some the dealers murmur “Niti" Or stingily their treasures dol But I tell you what, I'm IT- I've got a quarter-ton of coal We say it, and the doctors say it, too. Ask your own doctor about it. He probably has the | formula. He gan tell you just how the overworked. 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