Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 2, 1903, Page 4

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THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. - STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION, te of Nebraska, Douglas County, s8.: rgo B abchiiok, socretary of The Bee Publishi .{livan_as an_anti-monopolist? Not total sales.. Net average sales. 28,424 R molomn B. TZSCHUCK. my prese to ln B 2 dnd e o M. B, HUNGATE, (Beal) Notary Public. It is to be noted that the democrats are not clalming Iowa this year. apye———————— It would seem that a nonpartisan these days can run, for office only on a demo- - eratle ticket. Ep— Will the nonpartisan republicans run- ning on democratic tickets be republic- ans or democrats after election?, Inhabitants of the barnyard may con- sider themselves duly notified for what is coming to them en the last Thursday in November. 3 It 18 a lght re tration, « and . it “evbry . reglstered 0, make sure that » It 18 never too late to learn. 'Evi Harvard's crack foot ball men hive “beén tanght a trick on the gridiron- by & wily Indian player. ' * S Ee——— 4 Neb:aska 18 a vepublican . state and nndn[mmq & republican eounty: " It {18 moel more pleasint to rejoic with the winners than w,w with the E—— chlr-tn Cowell's offer of '$100 re- ‘ward for the detection of election frauds 18 proof positive that ‘he, means business ‘when he says he is determined on hav- ing a free ballot and an honest count. T —— It will not do to count our chickens be- fore they are hatched, but if President Stickney makes good on his pramised ele- wvators and mills, Omaha will gladly in- seribe his name on its roll of honor. The only menace to Douglas county republican candidates . is democratic boodle. * Lee Herdman's $12,000 a year, Broadwell's $0,500, Power's '$6000 to $7,000 will' leave a big markin for dis- tribution on election day. > o e . The political prophets are busy tell- Ing what may be expected to happen at the elections in varlous states Tuesday. After it is all over, however, thelr hind- sight will,; as usual, ‘proye .mueh ‘more If this is the kind;of campaign the demoerats put up to redeem Judge Sul- livan's pledge of decent treatment for his opponeift, how much mud-siingng and yellow fakery would we have had if the popocratic organs and orators had been allowed to do as they pleased? SR ——— The suspiclon Is abroad that the talk of disbanding the Tdrkish army on the Bulgarian froutier is simply another of the sultan'scsinooth games. The Buro- pean powers have been buncoed so often by the elusive Turk that they would do well to keep their eyes on the cards all the time. ¥ A SEp—— The safest thing for republicans of the Judicial distriet to do Is to vote for all the seven candidates nominated by the republican party. Under the pecu- liar makeup of the official ballot to scrateh any one of the party nominees for the bench is liable to result in the rejection of thé whole vot SEETe—— The Montana arbitfators called ‘n to solve the problem presented by the pre- carious mining. situation there gives it up. It seems to us that with a more determined effort they might have made sowe headway. No two men ever yet got at loggerheads but what there was some way of settling the dispute, —— If the tax committee of the Renl Estate exchinuge thinks the fight for fax feform depends on the outcome of the fmpending elegtion, why have its mem- Ders waited until the eve of voting to come out and state their position? This eleventh hour trimming savors alto- gether too mueh of a put-up job and is ' caleulated fo shake public confidence in the work of the tax committee, which THE OMAHA DAILY A WORD WITH DEMOCRATS. There was a time not many years ago when thé democratic rank and file was bound togéther by a common faith in the cardinal principles of the party founded by Jefferson and championed by Horatlo Seymour, Samuel J. Tilden and Allen G. Thurman. The rank and file of the democracy still believe in those principles, but the leadership of the party in Nebraska, and especially in Omaha, has degenerated and the party has' become a mere aggregation of po- litical buccaneers battling for spoils. The present campalgn has been marked by brazen imposture and sham pretense that should make every honest democrat blush for his party and despair of its future. The populist-democratic alllance by which Judge Sullivan was made the so- called fusion reform candidate was per- fectly natural, although the demon- strated fitnes§ of Judge Sulllvan, as measured by populist standards, bas not been apparent in his ‘rulings on the bench. But the desperate effort to pose Judge Sullivan as a model anti-corpora- tion, judge in the face of his known rec- ord in the legisiaturé and in the face of his decision in the raliroad tax cases will make the railroad tax agents and rail- rond attorneys laugh in their sleeves. Ask ex-Attorney General Constantine J. Smyth, who was chalrman of the com- mittee on citiés in the legislature that cut the provision to tax the rallroad roperty the same as ajl other property out of the Omaha charter, what part Judge Sullivan had in tlie mutilation? Ask John D. Howe, a very consistent demboerat, what be thinks of Judge Sul- Ask Lee Spratlen, John N. Baldwin or Ben White whether they are dissatisfied with Judge Sulliva?. Ask James Dahiman, the democratic national committeeman, ‘who Latways has been in close touch with the corporation managers, whether he re- gards Judge Sullivan as a safe man for the railroad corporations? But why this masquerade?’ Does not evérybody fn Nebraska kiow that the frantic appeals of the sham reformers on behalf of Judge Stilfvan is really - spired by R. E. Lee Herdman, whose in- come of $12,000'a year 15 threatened? The most disreputable feature of the campalgn is,. héwever, the confidence game that is being played under the guise of nonpartisan judiciary In this district. Is there an intelligent demo- crat who cannot see through this bunco game? TIs it not manifest that the nomi- nation of five republicans and two dem- ocrats was a° clean sell out? What chance of election have the two demo- crats as against five republicans on the Eame tickeét? "Mvery defpocrat-in Ne- ‘braska knows that Judge Doane was a fearless and upright judge, beyond the reach of gorporate influence, but he was deliberately sidetracked for the baneat of Judgé Dickingon, who ran against him four years ago as a corporation re- publican. To be sure Judge Ferguson, A demeéc¢rat who stands High with his party and ' whose judieial mecord is un- Impeachable, was sandwiched in be- tween the five tmblkn_ng. but what show hag he with the jugglers who put up the bogus nonpartisan judicial ticket? Can 'self-respecting democrats make themselves parties to such a confidence game? w0 Gty WHERS 1S THE MAN? An eastern democratic paper, . re- marking that the presidential campaign ‘has practically begun and the repub- lican candidate has been selected, says that the democratic party is going through a process of preparation for the encounter and its “position would be greatly strengthened if the man of the hour would be kind enough to come forward and by his commanding char- acter take the leadership of his party.” It adds that unfortunately “we have yet to walt for the man of destiny, but in the meanwhile the, party is making & record which will' help it or handicap it next year.” e Where 18 tle man with a command- ing character to take up the leadership of the demotracy? The republican party would be glad to have him announce Dhimself, so that it may kilow: what sort of democratic ‘leader it will have to fght. Every man who has thus -far been suggested is deficient in some vital respect.’ None of those democrats who aspire to the presidency bhas better than a factional support and the “com- manding character” essential to party leadership 18 generally lacking. Mn Cleveland has & quite earnest eastern support and some friendly considera- tion in the middle states and in the ‘Wwest, put the gouth dopsn’t want him, though updoubtedly jt would give him its' electoral vote' should he ‘be “nomi- nated. It is not known, however, whether Mr. Oleveland desires or would accept a nomination. Senator Gorman 1§ ‘bidding for the support of the south in the next democratic national con- yention and probably will get it, but his present course will hardly commend him to nerthern demoecrats, however much they may generally be in sym- pathy with him. They must realize | that his election to the presidency would be out of the duestion. Judge Parker of New York seems to have been dropped from consideration and Hill, Olney and some others who have been mentioned as possible eandidates are no longer talked of. There are Tom L. Johnson and Carter Harrison, but peither of them can be seriously con- sidered as possibilifies, 'althoigh they may exert a considerable influence in the selection of ‘&' democratic presidential candidate. The democralic pariy hes never been 80 badly off in the matter of leader- ship 88 it is at present and’there is at this moment no promise of its being able to find a man able to harmonize its factions and carry it united into next year's contest. E—rem—— l‘cry home owner Is Interested in an for four consecutive years. This assess- ment will bé made under the personal supervision of the county assessor to be elected this fall. Hence it Is of vital im- portance that tho man elected to that position should be honest, fearless and fmpartial. Such ) man is the republican nominee for assvssor, Harry D. Reed, who can be depended upon to do justice to all men and deal as fairly with in- dividuals as with corporations. KO NEW DEPARTMENT. There is talk of creating a new depart- ment of the government to look after the affairs of our insular possessions. It is stated that Senator Foraker, who is chairman of the senate committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico, may introduce a bill for this purpose at the coming session, not with the éxpecta- tion that it will pass during the ses- sion, but in order to bring the matter before congress. It is pointed out that the bureau of insular affairs now at- tached to the War department has a staff of about 100 clerks and it is not able to do anywhere near all that many persons think it should. It is further suggested that a better unifica- tion of colonial relations and a more systematic supervision from Washing- ton can only be secured by definite rep- resentation of the insular possessidhs in the president’s cabinet. The Philippines, it s remarked, are now, in"a transition state and so far as federal administration is concerned they are well managed from the insular bureau, but there is no knowing when Philippine -problems will outgrow this supervision. Then it is noted that not a day passes that many persons do not eall at the bureau to inquire some- thing about Porto Rican affairs, al- though it has had nothing to do with that Island in more than three years, It is argued that the lack of unity in the administration of thuse parts of the Ametican dominion which have not been made states would be remedied by the establishment of a new depart- ment. Doubtless unity in administer- ing the affairs of the insular posses- sions Is to be desired and will in time be attained, but it is by no means clear that it is essential to such attalnment that there shall be created a new execu- tive department. We can see no good reason why, when there has been com- plete organization of the insular pos- sesslons, a properly equipped bureau will not be able to handle whatever business there may be in connection with them. It is admitted that this is the case now, with the Philippines and the work should and undoubtedly will be sitpler In the near future than it is at present. The idea of a ‘“colonial” department will, we are very confident, not meet ‘with general.-public approv: It 1s manifestly unnecessary and there is a strong popular objection to multiply- ing government departments. —_— THE CONTRACT LABOR LAW. Legislation by the last congress broad- ened the scope of the alien contract labor law, so _as to permit the inspect- ‘ors of immigration to catch a great many - who formerly. escaped through the looseness of the old act, which was constantly violated. The new act says tll‘nt aliens shall not be induced to, (come fo this country through any of- fer, solicitation, promise or agreement. 1t is further provided that skilled labor shall only be imported when labor of a like kind cannot be found unemployed; in this country, the old law not barring | skilled contract laborers when imported to develdp new industries. Under the new law the deportation of immigrants alleged to have been brought here in violation of the act has been going en actively. In some in- stance appeals have been taken from the ‘action of the Immigration authior- ities and several cases are now before the secretary of the Department of Commereé, by way of testing the re- vised law. The alien contract labor law was enacted to meet a condition of affairs that called loudly for remedy. In its general purpose it is a meritor- fous law, but it is liable to abuse and it is quite possible that in some in- stances it has been abused. At any rate the tests to be applied will doubtless serve a good purpose. E———— . ‘Why has W. G. Searg been made a tar- get by the Hitcheock organ during the present campaign? Why is he belng pursued so vindictively and stigmatized as an incompetent when every reputable lawyer concedes that he Is in every re- spect the peer of any of the candidates now. nominated for judicial honors in this district? Why is he singled out among republican candidates as a man not deserving the confidence of the peo- pleof this district in the face of the fact that Mr. Sears has always enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the people of l\.ln home county In the highest degree and was ‘practically the unanimous cholce of the republicans of that dis- trict for a seat on the district bench? 1s it not true that all this cowardly war- fare is being waged upon Sears because he did not support Mr. Hitcheock's father-in-law, Lorenzo Crounse, for the United Stetes senate three years ago? em———— There is no reaspn why any repub- lean should favor F. A. Broadwell over W. W. Bingham for the most lucra- tive position in the gift of the voters of Douglas county. Mr. Broadwell will have drawn close to $30,000 out of the office within the four years of his term. That certainly is sufficient, in view of the fact that the county is republican by from 1,200 to 1500 majority. To reelect Broadwell would simply mean that republicans would be voting sev- eral thousa dollars into democratic | campaign funds next year and several years thereafter. Announcement is made by way of Lincoln by Robert E. Lee Herdman, clerk of the me court, that a large bave been persunded to vote BEE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1903. for Judge Bullivan to hold him in his $12,000 a year Job, Whether Mr. Herd- man has secured any such promises is exceedingly doubtful. The republicans of this county have derived no advan- tage or benefit from Mr. Herdman's tenure of the supreme court clerkship and have no interest In extending his term. —_— The editor of The Bee begs to ac- knowledge receipt of a handsomely en- graved card from District Court Clerk Broadwell, announcing that he is seek- ing re-election to the position he has been holding for four years. We congratu- late Mr. Broadwell on the taste dis- played in the selection of such fine sta- tionery, and rejoice that the emolu- ments of his office permit him to in- dulge in such expensive campaigning to retain his salary and perquisites. His republican opponent, unfortunately, has <ot been provided for out of the public treasury and is not able to solicit votes ‘with such costly luxuries. The Smile that Comes Of. Baltimore American. If only the candidates would go right on smiling and shaking harids after the election, this would be a lot pleasanter world to live iIn. Taking a Large Contraet. Chicago Tribune. An effort is to be made to put a stop to swearing among the sallors in the navy. Thelr profanity has been noticeably worse since their allowance of grog was shut off. He nas Has Gets. Boston Transcript. 1t is dollars to doughnuts that when con- gress meets the most magnificent of the floral tributes will surmount the desks of Benator Platt of New York and Senator Stewart of Nevada. Presidential Recreation. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Presidént Roosevelt has queer ideas of recreation. He celebrated his forty-fifth birthday anniversary by reading the report of General Bristow in the posfoffice boodle investigation. Time and Money Saved. Chicago Record-Herald. The people who attempted to assassinate that Russian governor general the other day are all dead. The Russians don't be- lleve in wasting public money in matters of this kind. - loate: Philadelphia Press, It 18 to be observed in regard to the revelations of colossal stealings of forest reserve lands of the United States that the principal participants In these crimes are not petty larceners hungering for a few acres of the public domain. The chiet criminals are the agents and officials that have absorbed milliops of acres of public land upon which they are pasturing herds of sheep and cattle. These syndicates, it should also be observed, are among the loudest clamorers for the maintenance of high duties on wool-and beef. [ T — Pursult of Land Thieves. 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. Scarcely a day passes without dispatches relating to land frauds practiced upon the government. This form of lawbreak- ing has become extremely costly to elti- sens. They realize the necessity of fer- reting it out and bringing the cheats to punishment. Lands, restored to., rightful government ownership become & contribu- ting source to the ifrigation fund, a pro- vision which means ‘millions of dollars in eventual returns.” So many forms of land frauds are under Investigation that the subject is not entirely clear, but con- gress and the presi‘ent will see that the light shines through it. Becretary of the Interfor Hitchcock has been actively at work on the land frauds for a long period and is performing fmportant service. Re- stitution of lands fiiched from the gov: ernment has become an item of immense value. 7. GET FROM UNDER. Faithtul 0ld Pullman Blanket Pro- nounced ‘an Unclean Thing. Philadelphla Ledger. If the chemist of the Pennsylvania rall- road, speaking at the annual meeting of the National Publlc Health asgeciation in the name of his own company, expressed what is a sincere de#ire on the part of the railroads to co-operate in the interest of the health of travelers, we may be en- couraged to expect a reform in the impor- tant detail of the sleeping car blanket. Cunningly colored so as not to show its real condition, this' hideous article may occasionally be washed; but for certainly many weeks, and probably months, cover- ing nightly a different victim, gatherfng the grime of travel, filling with dust and absorbing unclean éxhalations, the Pull- man blanket is a filthy outrage, intolerable to decent people and an jnstrument of con- tagion which public safety requires should be abolished. Civilization is & queer thing. The sleep- ing car blanket and such like disseminat- ors of disease as the plush street car cushion and the feather duster, would be impossible in some lands which we count far beneath us tn the scale of advance- ment. ‘What thoughtiess Indifference tol- erates them among us Is hard to under- stand. They are more fatal than war, pes- tilence and famine. Only their deadly work is done quietly. Dramatic death is required to arouse our languid interest. Yot polson and the dagger are childish playthings - beside the pathogenle germ. And it has no more congenial hiding place than in the Pullman blanket, or that flithy, polsonous token of corporate selfish- ness, the anclent plush traction car cushion. A NONPA DEFINED. Any Old Thing that R , Republican Nominee § Lincoln Star. The latest definition of & “nonpartisan’ is from that miraculous and supereminent organ of nonpartisanship, the World-Hes ald, There are a few days yet to election, and there is no telling what other descrip- tions of that curious entity may be imag- ined by that delightful organ, but it will hardly be able to concelve one that will add more to the galety of nations. “The candidates,” says the World-Her- ald, in launching one of its characteristic double-leaded editorials, ‘“the candidates for district judge in this judiclal district who are running on the democratie ticket are running as jurists—those who are run- ning on the republican ticket alone a running exclusively in thelr capacity politiclans.” And theré you are. The only way to be & “nonpartisan” in Nebraska, it thus ap- pears, s to be & democratic mndldnif or to be nominated by & democratic partisan convention, or to be put forward by demo- cratic partisans. The World-Herald's notion seems to be that it is “nonpartisan” to fight the re- publican party. Very well, let it go at that. This would be & nice scheme If there were sufMicient democratic partisan “nonpartisans” to put such & partisan scheme through. The republicans, however, have & “non- " scheme of their own, and we opine that they will b out at the polls mext Tuesday, < : TALK OF THE STATE PRESS, Pav nes City Republican: Admitting that the fusionists have good men on thelr ticket they have no right to expect republican votes when the republicans have nominated against them not only equally ad good, but better qualified men. Vote the republican ticket. Wayne Herald: Judge John B. Barnes, twice endorsed for commissioner by his opponent, Judge Sullivan, should receive the united support of the republican party for supreme judge. He is among the fore- most lawyers in the state and none can discharge the duties of its highest tribunal more learnedly or fairly. Bradshaw Republican: There should be no “off year" in polities. The republican state convention, in strong resolutions, in- dorsed President Roosevelt and his admin- istration. Next Tuehday is the day and the voting booth is the place for every repub- lican in Nobraska to seal those resolutions by their votes by rolling up an old time republican majority for the entiro ticket. Wayne Herald: Governor Mickey truth- fully says that the result of this fall's election will Jargely determine whether or not Nebraska will be counted in the Roose- velt column next year. Thus, it is impore tant that all voters be on hand to cast their ballots and that every republican candidate from supreme judge down re- celves a large majority. Tilden Citizen: All- indications point te republican success throughout the state on Tuesday next. The past six years have been a particularly prosperous period for the farmers and, so far as legislation can affect their condition, they . realize that credit for thelr prosperity must be given to the administrative policy of the party in power. Lyons Sun: It will be remembered that the Hon. W. G. Sears is Burt county's only candidate for district judge. If Mr. Bears should fall of election there would be no Burt county resident on the bench. Past services entitle Mr. Sears to & hand- some vote from his home county. We be- lleve he will get it, and with it he will be elected to the office which he is so well qualified to fill. Crete Vidette-Herald: There Is always a degree of satisfaction in supporting the republican ticket because it is the tlcket of the political party that stands for prog- ress and prosperity. But this year there is a ditional pleasure. Aside from the matter of poltical principles we feel a just pride In the personnel of our ticket, a list of able, clean and worthy men—not a poor stick in the lot. If you can sub- scribp to the principles of good govern- ment and wish to see worthy men in office lend your support to the republican ticket. Norfolk News: Friends of Judge Barnes are pleased to note that many of the broad- minded fusionists in the vicinity of his home town are inclined to give him a com- plimentary vote for the office of justice of the supreme court. It would be a splendid showing for the friendliness and neighbor- liness of the people and Judge Barnes is & man that ls entitled to such considera~ tion. His administration of justice as one of the preme judges will be above re- proach and none need hesitate to support him for fear that they will be sorry for it in the future. York Times: One thing is so self-evident as to meed no argument, no republican oughit to vote for the candidate of the op- position unless there is good and abundant reason for so doing. ' In the present crisis, if we may be allowed the expression, no such reason exists in comnection with any candidate. There is ho tangible uojection to amy one of the republican candidates. They are all competent and worthy and when a man asks you to do such an ex- traordinary thing as to go back on your ticket and insult your éandidAtes and con- wvention make 'him show you the ‘reason why. b Toblas Express: Republicans feel quite confident of the election of Judge Barnes, their candidate for judge of the supreme court. He has grown In popularity as the campalgn progressed and he becime better known, for he is the kind of & man that the more you know of him the better you like him. ¥is legal talents are vecognized and respected all over the state and there is no doubt but that he will get the full republican vote, which is a safe majority. Ashland Gazette: A prosperous bank ac- count adds much more to one's mental complacency than the mere vindication of his political opinions. Vote for the party of prosperity. Wood River Interests: We would urge upon the republicans the Importance of casting & ballot next Tuesday. The “stay- at-homes” - and ‘“over-confidents” have more than once brought disaster to the party. Not only is it important for the election of the present ticket, that a full party vote be cast, but every believer in Theodore Roosevelt and the principles for which he stands should come out and con- tribute his vote and influence for the re- publican candidates who stand for and uphold those principles. Next year is a presidential one and it & none too early to commence laying the foundation for future success. . PERSONAL NOTES, Alexander . Blackley, the pastel artist, ‘whose death is announced at the age of 85, was the first artist whose work was repro- duced in color in an {llustrated newspaper. “Elijah” Dowle made a great mistake in time and place. How can he expect the people of New York to devote any attention to religious matters when they have a city election on hand? The super-eminent moral atmosphere of Massachusetts is again cleared of obnoxious taints. Involuntary osculation secured for the osculator sixty days in the workhouse. Bay state delicacies triumphantly remain above the bargain counter basis. The cost of the Alaska boundary arbitra- tion Is estimated at $300,000. Canada spent nearly $200,000 preparing the c the fees of the British lawyers. The United States gxpenditure was about §100,000. Heury Vignaud, secretary of the United States embassy at Paris, has just published a new book seeking to establish the date of Columbus’ birth, as a further development of his Columblan researches. He concludes that the great navigator was born in 141 It ts sald in London that John Morley, whose “Lite of Gladstone™ is the talk of the day, may have & baronetcy if he cares for such homor. But it is not thought he will accept, for, like “the great commoner,” he is indifferent to such-dignity as is supposed to be conferred by a title, Down in Memphis the musical critic ap- parently does the horse races. He says that “Lou Dillon moved as softly and sooth- ingly @8 a Provencal air, fresh from the land of Oc. Delmars was a Wagnerian etude, splendid, but not compelling. To- gether they rendered a Hungarian rhap- sody.” Hon. James D. Richardson, a member of congress from Tennessee, by his recent elevation to the office of provincial grand master of the Royal Order of Bcotland of America was elevated to the highest posi- tion in Masonry in the world, and Is the ranking man in every organization with ‘which Masons are In anywise connected. Harry Payne Whitney, son of the New York millionaire, has taken to mining in earncst, having gone to work on the Colo~ rado properties in which his father is in- terested. He declares his intention to mas- ter the mining buginess theroughly and will qualify himself to make expert examina- tions and reports. John Hays the famous mining expert, is his tutor. ) % Is the acme of match perfection. A valuable coupdn in every box. Ask your grocer. THE DIAMOND MATOM 0O, BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE. Minor Scemes and Incidents Sketched on the Spot. Having definitely located a microbe which will butt in and knock out a billy goat, the Agricultural department turns In tri- umph to more peaceful pursuits. The latest record of its well directed energies 15 @ bulletin on the food value of nuts and dried fried, comprehending the results of experiments conducted by the department in California. It has been defermined that dried apples have a surprising value as a food product. Nine dietary studies and thirty-one digestive experiments were made, mostly with students who were will- ing to submit to the tests in consideration of the free board that was involved. To summarize, it may be said that the chiet nutriments in fruit consists of sugars and other carbohydrates, and in nuts of pro- tein and fat, In other words, while. both frults and nuts furnish the body with energy, nufs furnish some bullding ma- tertal, called protein, well. Some idea of the range may be gained from the fact that at ordinary retall prices in the United States, 10 cents ex- pended for fresh grapes will supply the body for about 880 calories of energy, as compared with 6,600 calories for 10 cents worth of wheat flour. In the case of al- monds, thits sum will supply 0.8 pound proteln and about 1,100 calories 6f energy, and in the case of peanuts, 0.28 pound pro- teln and about 2800 calories, while ex- pended for cheese it would provide 0.17 pound protein and about 1,300 calories, and for flour 0.46 pound protein, as well as the large amount of energy noted above. Al- though some of the dietaries showed that it 18 quite possible to obtain the needed protéin and energy from a fruitarian diet, the majority of those studied fell below the téntative dietary standard. "Phe two chrysanthemum shows made by thé government - gardeners ~opehed ' last week. One is made by the propagating gardens under the direction of Colonel Brown, who “for thirty years has had charge of the flower beds in the parks of Washington, and the other made by the gardeners at the Department of Agricul- ture. Both are magnificent in their com- pleteness and. variety. The number of varieties shown 18 not so large as will be seen in the public shows held In the large cltfes, but it is an even question if the perfection and rarity of the flowers is not quite in the lead. There are about 300 plants in all. There is & good deal of rivalry between the two shows, and the public enters heartily into the spirit of the contest, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson esti- mates that the codling moth has done about $23,000000 worth of damage to the apple industry In the United States during the past year, which is a loss of 33,000,000 more than In the last four years. The sécretary believes that one-fourth more ap- plea would have been placed on the market bad it not been for the codling moth, or about 12,000,000 barrels, The loss in home otchards, in ‘which the percentage is far greater than in the commerclal orchards, I estimated at $3,000,000. These estimates have beeh reached after a thorough investigation df the apple in- Qustry in the United States by C. B. Simp- son of the division of entomology, Who has been engaged in the experiments for the past two years. Secretary Wilson re- gards the codling moth as undoubtedly the most destructive insect pest of the apple and pear and the occasion of greater loss than all the other insect enemles of these fruits combined, entalllng annual shrinkage of values exceeding $20,000,000. Statesmen fn both branches of congress are preparing for the annual flow of ora- tory at the capital. As next year will bring another national campalgn, including the election ' of members of congress, speeches will be prepwred for use in con- gressional districts which are expected to an have much effect on the home constituents. Few of a congressman’s constituents know or care how these speeches ure prepared, but if the secret were told many & public man's reputation would be found resting upon the work of a faithful clerk or pri- vate secretary. All the speeches made in the senate and house do not represent the brain work of those who dellver them It is no uncommon thing for even some of the well known members of both branches to intrust to thelr wecretaries the preparation of their speeches. Not many years ago a dignified senator who has had more or less to do with legislation affecting our foreign relations thought it incumbent upon him to make an address on the subject of the American’ outrages. He directed his secretary to prepare a speech on that subject and a very fine ad- dress was turned out upon the order. The senator read ii over and complimented his secretary om the beautiful sentiments ex- pressed and the general high tone of the speech. V/hen he had finished explaiuing it be turned to its author and asked: “Where the devil is Armenia, anyway?" SMILING REMARKS, “Mildred, what brin, to, the house so_ of! ““‘Well, his mother that young man ‘s stepfather married a second cousin of my father's great aunt. We're trying to figure out what relation that makes ‘Ilm to me, and that can't be done in one evening. hicago Tribune. “Don't you think you would be happler 1t ’xou went to work?" iX suppose so," answered Meandering Mike; “but dere’s so many. people foelin t way on de subject dat I afn’ in' to slip in ‘an’ spoil deéir pleasure.’—Washing- ton Star. Mr. De Btyle—This ts what we New York- ers call & foot ball game, Aunt Nantiy. Aunt Nunny of Lonelyville (viewing th players’ togs)—Foot is 17 You say oot ball? Huh, seems to me it's more like a masquerade ball.—New York Sun. First Tramp—You'd better not go to that ‘Second. Tramp-—-Why''hot? i lirst Tramp—Things don't harmonipe ere. Second Tramp—-What do you mean? First Tramp—There's a dog at the front gate and a mat at the front door with 'Welcome” on it.—Town Topics. Lawyer (to promotor)-Ts this your slg- nature on this check for §234,000,0007 Promoter—How much? hundred wnd thirty-four million me seo the check. Oh, ves: that's my Bignature all right, but I nadnt noticed the amount when 1 signed it."—New York Press. “You should remember that you are the servant of the people. “I do remember it,” answered Senator gorghum. “And I don't belleve that my occasional perquisites are proportionately any larger than those exacted by my owa domestic employes.”—Washington Star. He called on her the other night And held her hand, And told her how the world seemed bright And_fair and grand. Then, with a sudden rush Bald:' “Wisl always had To hold this hand.” Next vmlnl, at the club, he held hand. Auother pot and fairly yelled: he band! Say, fellows, that w: nl? and tuck— T wish T always had ‘the luck To hold this hand!” 'hiladelphla Press. of pluck, e Tuck. Chicago Record-Herald, The foot ball days have come again, the ®laddest of iheé year, One side of Willie’s nose {s gone, and Tom s lost an ear; Heaped on the field, the players fab, and punch, and claw, and tedr. They knock the breath from those beneath and gouge without a care; They break each other's arms and legs, and pull foints out of place, And here and there is one who gets his teeth kicked from his face. The freshmen and the sophomore, smeared with grime and mud, Go gallantly to get the ball and quit all bathed in blood; The for knocks the junior down and kicks him in the chest. 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