Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 27, 1909, Page 4

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State of Nebraska, Douglas County, fasorge Mick, tfsasurer of Tho Bee blishing company, nl u!y sworn, say tiiat the actual number of full and compl Dally, Morning. Evening and the month of Total .. . Less unsold and returned copies. Net total Daily average . GEORGE. B, TmHUCK. Tressurer. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to bofore me thie 1st mil ;\pr‘]v‘u“m (Seal) Notary Publie, WHEN OUT OF TOWN. Are you a “Mike,” or only a “Jim?" It is three .xrlku and out for Abdul Hamid. The senatorial toga of Mr. Hopkins of Illinols has been made over into a sweater. " o e e Harvard university has been vindi- cated. It has developed a no hit, no run pitcher. Grain is soln; “down on the produce exchanges just as it begins to come up on the farms Has no one identified himself yet as the one thousandth member of the Commercial club? All that wild talk about a ‘fake committee’” assuming to fill vacancies on the republican city ticket will now have to be withdrawn The congress of international law has declared in favor of peace. At present rates it is a question which is the more costly, war or lawyers. A St. Paul pastor hu openod what he terms a “Spooning Parlor” in his church. Heretofore the choir loft has answered the purpose fairly well. Omaha has paid out more in judg- ments since it had a democratic city attorney than it ever did before in the same time, Moral: Get another at- torney. A halt-million-dollar deficit, which must be made good by taxes or a bond issue, is the legacy Omaha gets from the: democratic management of city affairs, R Russian tent stakes in Persia are likely to remain as markers of the new boundary line. It is not always safe to call in big neiglibors to settle fam- ily rows. —_— It 18 now up to our amiable contem- porary, the World-Herald, to swallow the police commission dose mixed for it by the “Jims" and try to look ple ant about it. Omaha cast the biggest vote in its history last fall and now for the im- pending election has registered several thousand more voters. That looks like increasing population A New York paper gravely an- nounces that the Paris gowns which it was sought to smuggle in belonged to rich women. Did anyone suppose they were intended for a coal wite? A student of Browum. knowledge of the Bible is enzunnl to When the biblical controversies have been when will there be time re- maining in the ordinary life to fight it an understanding of the poet. settled, out over Brownin, It is suggested the Missouri legisla- tor who introduced the anti-treating bill was fresh from the experience of having dropped in on a strange bar- tender with only the price of one beer | in his pocket and found half a dozen | friends lined up. | Two Japanese warships are visiting the Pacific ports on a friendly mission. San Francisco, having bad its annual outbreak and worked the anti-Jap bile wut of its system, will, it is hoped, be o Its good bebavior and show the sitors as much courtesy as Japan ex- .anded to the American fleet. heaver's I'HE ‘ The Completed Ticket. | The decision of Judge Redick affirms the action of the republican city eom- mittee in filling out the ticket nomi- nated at the primarfes by naming candidates for the vacancies for the offices made elective too late for candi- dates to file in the primary On the republican side this adds to the regular party nominees the names of George W. Craig, for city engineer, and Fred H. Hoye, William J. Hunter, Charles J. Karbach and William F. | Wappich for police commissioners. The Bee has already called attention | to Mr. Craig's superior qualifications | for the office of city engineer by reason | of his service for many years as deputy under the late City Engineer Rose- | water, Of the republican police commission ticket Mr. Karbach is at present a member of the board, having been ap- pointed by the governor as a repub- lican to succeed one of the republican membere who resigned from the pre- vious board. Mr. Hoye has served in the city council with a creditable record and Mr. Wappich was one of the nominees on the republican legislative ticket last fall. Mr. Hunter has been in the grocery business for many vears and rendered gpecially good service once as member of the Board of Review that grappled with the then existing inequalities in our tax assessments. All four of the police commission nominees are taxpayers and business or professional men in good standing, who will bring common sense to the management of the fire and police de- partments and the enforcement of the | excise laws. | | Advanced Step in Publicity. | Comptroller of the Currency Murray proposes a new departure in the next call for a bank statement to make the result far more comprehensive than heretofore. Previous calls have gone only to national banks and the sum- | mary has therefore been but a partial epitome of the nation’s financial con- dition. Several states have already adopted the plan of calling for a state- ment from banks operating under state charters of current dates with those of the national banks, angd this idea has 80 appealed to the comptroller that he will try to make its adoption univer- | sal. The comptroller, of course, has no power to compel state banks to make returns to him, but as the data are to be treated as confidential and used only In a general summary, it is thought the banks, with few, if any, exceptions, will gladly respond to the request. If the plans of the comptroller are | successful it will make the statistics | of immense value to the financial world as affording a perfect reflection of the condition of the country. Wherever the call is seconded by the state banking authorities, as has been | the custom in Nebraska and a number | of other states, it accomplishes another useful purpose in placing a restraint upon bank pyramiding and transfers of assets from banks of one class to those of another for a showing which | otherwise might disclose a weakness of which the public is entitled to know, { Trust Prosecutions. The news from Washington that the | administration proposes to push to an | early determination all the pending | cases under the anti-trust, anti-rebate | and similar laws, simply confirms | what was stated in broad lines in Mr. Taft's Inaugural. Cases now pending involve prac- tically all, If not all, the legal prob- lems presented and their detérmina tion will serve either to make a firm foundation on which proceed or demonstrate wherein the laws are weak and Impotent and point out amendments necessary. A thorough threshing out of the cases now pend- | ing will serve a far better purpose | under existing conditions than a mul- tiplieity of new actions, which could only divide the energies of the De- partment of Justice. Forgetting that much of it is unexplored iegal ground and the adaptation of old legal prin- ciples to new conditions, people are prone to be Impatient of delays and demand immediate results, beyond the power of accomplishment. Giving undivided attention to pend- ing actiéns will clear the decks of many of them before the adjournment of the rogular session of congress, which meets in December, and if the laws as they stand do not reach ad- mitted evils they can be changed in- telligently, for the character of the | defendants and the importance of the interests at stake make it a certainty there will be no loophole of attack overlooked to The Forgotten Great, The remains of Major Plerre Charles L'Enfant were disinterred one day re- cently at Washington and are to be given a reburial at Arlington, where their resting place I8 to be suitably marked. Thousands of people who daily see the magnificence of his hand- | iwork and millions of others who take | pride in {8 reputation will be forced | to go tolthe encyclopedia to learn who Major L'Enfant was. Born in Parls, he was one of the band of Frenchmen who came to America to assist in the struggle for independence, | but it was not in this direction that his chief claim to fame lies. He drew the plans for what is now the capital eity of the nation and so perfectly was this work performed that millions of dollars were subsequently paid for executing the portions of them which the buflders of the city and congress bad changed. | courageous, {up fine-spun | the board, and even | portation fa | Better monument for its architect, Sir Chris- topher Wren, how much more mag- nificent a one is the capital city of this nation, which this ‘genius saw in his mind'e eye ere yet there was a beginning of a city After all his great work in designing and starting the execution of his plans, he died in poverty and until now has rested in an almost forgotten grave, While his magnificent monument is seen and ad- mired by millions, its designer Is to 'lll but a few unknown and unhonored. Expanding Industries New Engiand mill owners are show- Ing their faith in industrial conditions and prospects by investments in new mills and improvements in old ones. Statistics gathered by a trade paper show that $20,000,000 is thus in- volved In construction work which is actually under way, without taking into consideration that which is In prospect. Four new textile plants, in- volving an lavestment of over $7,000,- 000, are included in the list. No better sign of imminent indus- trial expansion could be found than this, following a period of depression, when mills have either been idle or running on short time, and even now are not pushed to the maximum of the capacity. Investors who know the field are not likely to pour money into it in such quantities without the assurance for the future, which found in the sales and inguiries at the jobbing centers. Brave “Jim." all men who are strong. positive and Mayor Dahlman has his in- firmities. One of his Infirmities Is that he is true (o his friends. Maybray has been exposkd and run to earth as a criminal. Mayor Dahlman does not run to cover. He enters no denial, nor does he conjure explanations.—World-Herald. Brave “Jim!" When caught with enters no denial He sticks to his friends because his triends stick to him, but only so long Like the goods he |as there is something in common. Brave "“Jim" is simply doing for an old pal what he would expect his pal to do for him if the situation were re- versed. We wonder, however, how many tantrums the World-Herald would have thrown if the offending “Jim” had been a republican mayor instead of one of the brilliant lights bearing the democratic label. Attorney General Thompson is to be commended for standing firm on the constitution and the law with refer- ence to the new normal board, rigged up by the late democratic legislature, to put our normal schools under par- tisan democratic management. The same reckless disregard of the consti- tution shown by the democratic law- makers was manifested by the demo- crati¢ governor in his appointments to if the new law should stand, the ineligible member cannot legally serve. It the democratic city administra- tion, which went into office three years ago on a promise to give us dollar gas, now want three years more to redeem the promise, what assurance ig there that they will do better in the next three years than they did in the last? — Lincoln newspapers are again suffer- ing from a spasm of Omahaphobia and nothing they can find or invent de- tracting Omaha is escaping their col- umuns. Lincoln will never learn, ap- parently, that tearing Omaha down will not build Lincoln up Railroads fighting for territory in the northwest is a good sign. That ig one kind of a railroad war the public can stand without a protest. The de- velopment of this section has been held | back too long already by lack of trans- lities. pertinent of the legisla- late democratic It is beginning to be a question whether any tion enacted by the legislature will hold water in the courts. The fire warden bill is the latest to show signs of weakness. A Chinese statesman who is visiting Washington expresses the hope that his country would some day be per- mitted to manage its own affairs. It would certainly appear as though China had reached its majority. A Pennsylvania magistrate has de- cided that a cow has the right-of-way over an automobile 6n the public high- way. It is comforting to know there is something besides a moving van that can turn the whiz wagons aside. A woman writer annou that womankind s most capable of loving and being loved between the ages of 30 and 40. No need to look up bio graphical history to discover the age of that woman. ves The Agricuitural department has started out to argue with the farmer that there is nothing to the old super- stition ebout planting in the moon. try out on something not so rooted. deeply Heedless of Warnings. Chicago Tribune At times it m discouraging to Mr Bryan to see how persistently the country goes alead und does things which hg com | mands 1t not to do On the Last Quarter? | 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat A e 40 years ago the crescent ensign went up over Constantinople. It is still there, after u’ fashion, but suggests the moon in the lust duarter Looking Out Chicago for Numb Record-Herald In the opinfon of certain statesmen United States of America was established solely for the benefit of & buneh of New One. It St. Paul's in London s a fitting England manufacturers, and any tariff law that interferes with their profits is uot BEE: 18 | l\l \HA TL ESDAY, APRIL only un‘u!r-m-, but a sign of disrespect for the pattots who threw off the galling yoke In revolutionary days A Well Spring of Cheer. Indianapolis News. Notwithstanding the untoward conditions the Harvester trust managed to make a big Increase in its net earnings last year over 1907, “‘the last normal year.' 8o why not cheer up? ——— No Room for a Scare. Chicago Record-Herald. Senator Aldrich s afrald the govern- ment's revenues will become too great for its needs If the taritf is reduced on many articles that the people require. Tt will be difficult to work up a general scare with such an argument. Improved Conditions in the Army. New Yprk Tribune. The notable change for good in conditions in the army following the remedlal legis- lation of the last two years is made clear by the fact that the strength of the army has been increased to 77,808 and that en- listments are now made only from the pick of the men offered. The soldler 18 so mueh better oft that desertions have ceased to trouble the military authorities the Ollean, It is reported that John G. Milburn Standard Ofl attorney, the draws a salary of tmportant vantage over the average grand opera in that he does not have to be afraid that he is likely to suffer a loss through a lack of steady employment. The courts are taking good alm to furnish him with as many engagements as he, Is able to fill New Wrinkles in Killing Tools. New York Tribune. Artillery for attacking alrships is now coming to be regarded as an essential fea- ture of German army maneuvers. In cur- rent accounts of preparations for its use no mention is made of extra ambulances and surgeons. Possibly the ordinary re- sources of the army hospital are deemed adequate, though there is a chance that only the facilities for a decent burial will be required when the new gun Is tried on military aeronauts. Keep Them in Mind. New York Sun, These two uttorantes of Senator Aldrich's should be painted on the walls of both houses of the congress and pasted in the bhat of every congressman: “1 am satisfled that the appropriations made last vear could have been reduced at least $50,000000 without impairing the efficlency of the public service." “We have within the last few created many unnecessary bureaus multiplied employes beyond the possibility of efficlent work.” It will be well for the public to keep these sayings In mind when the next batch of appropriation bills comes in years Put Mo Acres in Cereals. New York Journal! of Commerce. There is no longer any danger of over- production In the breadstuffe and meat and dairy products in this country. Extension of the area of cultivation approaches the 1imit more and mote, and It does not keep pace with increase of population. The de- mands of the domestic market for con- sumption advance . out «of proportion to production and the surplus for export is relatively dliminishing, while the world's requirements increase. The export of farm products is still our main for paying for imported merchandise and will con- tinue to be so while the cost of manufac- turing is artificially kept up, for exports necessarily come ihto competition with for- eign products of the same kind. “We not only need to extemd-the area of land cultl- vated for the staple crops, but to improve and| methods of cuitivation and reduce cost of production so far as practicable. NOVELIST HOUGH’S VAIN TALK. Blast of Hot Alf for Derélicts of the Weather Burean. Washington Post The echoes of a stormy 4th of March are not yet past. Taking It as a text, Mr. Bmerson Hough, well known to transient tame as a writer of fiction, has contributed to & current magazine an attack on the weather bureau. In his opinion, the history of the United States weather bureau is In- deed a sad one. Extravagance, inefficiency, 2 hopeless lack of sclentific. knowledge, and an organization corrupted with politics are only & few of the charges he brings against it. 1f such charges were backed up by a few they would be very serious; but Mr. becomes a writer of fasciuating tales, does not encumber his article with tacts. He relies upon that old standby, his imagination, which has never failed him. Mr. Hough does not deign to produce any- thing to support his opinion that the weather bureau is extravagant. Against his statement 1s the fact that congress voluntarily increased the current appropria- tions by $183,200 over the amount asked for by the chief of the bureau, ahd last year more than $6,000 of the amount appropri- ated was returned to the treasury. The charge of irregularities has been long since disposed of by the congressional commit- tee, with a statement of approval for the experiments at Mount Weather. Mr! Hough, alleging that this government maintains the largest and most expen weather bureau in'the world, charges also that it is the most Inefficlent. Yet the leading governments of the world have sent their foremost meteorologists here for training. Germany, Japan, Australia and Mexico are among these; and Mr. Gilbert Walker was sent here by the British gov- ernment to study weather bureau methods before taking charge of the British meteor- ological service ip Indla. These facts, of course, are strangers to Mr. Hough, As to the more scientific methods which should be employed by the United States weather bureau, what are they? Novelist Hough declares that they are lacking, but he does not specify which ones are lacking or which ones he would eliminate to im- prove the present service. No doubt, if Mr. Hough can add anything to the scien- tific knowledge now In possession of the forecasters, the officials would be delighted to have him impart it. Why is he so generous with his imagination in all ma ters excepting thgse in which his imagin tion might be usgful? The weather bureau has its faults, of course. It ought to foretell the weather accurately every time, and it never | should permit such weather to prevail on March 4 as that which aroused the ire | of Novelist Hough and other worthy citi- vens. We don't propose to defend the weather bureau in this or any other crimes. The only point we insist upon is that Novelist Hough ack upon the | weather bureau is fruitless. He does not | tell how to forecast the weather, nor does he give any assurance that the weather will be any better than it h the | .come in war and left behind it hatred and Old or New Sultan mmhh.m, of the Mn.nltbo :l‘ho fate of the reigning sultan of Tur< Kkey, Abdul Hamid 11, rests with the trium. phant coastitutionalists who control Con« stantinople. The sultan is a prisoner in his palace and all circumstances point to forcible or voluntary abdication. Abdul is in his 61th year. He was born Septem- ber 22, 1843, and became sultan August 2, 1876. Doubtless his years and long relgn will prevent haste in depriving him of the honors of his position. Power has been torn from his grasp. But he cannot lswfully be dethroned without the approval of the Sheikh-ul-Islam, & functionary of pre-emi- nent power in Turkey, the “pope” of the Mohammedan church, ranking next to the sultan and his superior in this regard. The present Shelkh-ul-Islam is Mehmed Djemal Bddin Bffend, and he s supposed to hold the key to the situation. He Is not only the highest ecclesiastical dignitary in the empire, but also the su- preme interpreter of the koranic and multekan law. Nearly the whole of Turkish jurisprudence is based upon these and s administered by the so-called sherl courts, all of whose decisions are llable to revi fon d reversal by the Shelkh-ul-Islam. The sheikh therefore occuples a position something akin to that of the jord high chancellor in those anti-reformation times in England when the keepership of the great seal of the realm was held by a pre- late, who was not only the highest digni- tary of the church, but so of the law. 1t the shelkh s the head of the clergy, or imaums, he I8 also the chief of the ulemas, who supply all the jud magistrates, and also professors and teachers. Were the statesmen In power and the Shelkh-ul- m to jointly decide the sul- tan's relgn should cease, the following procedure, based on precedent, would be followed: The ministers would submit to the sheikh the question as to whether the sultan has not become unfit to exercls sovereignty oyer followers of the prophet, and would enumerate the reasons for their contention that he had forfelted all claims of allglance. The sheikh would then, It he agreed with them, issue a fetvah to that Absolutely Pure food more wholesome and su- Renders the PERSONAL NOTES. Should Abdul leave Turkey. support his 404 grass widowy? Peach basket hats have been barred by the authorities of the University of Chi- oago. They are declared unhygienic as | well as unsightly and unnecessary. James W. Van Cleave of Bt. Louls, presi- dent of the Citizens' Industrial Assoclation of America, has resigned as president be- cause his personal affairs demand ail of his attention. Fancy the feeling pf the hotel proprietor at Niagara who sees tons of jce plled against his house and yet realizes that next August he will be paying as much for ice as any of his assoclates. One big railroad supplies its Pullman passengers with free tea, another system presents Jadies in its dining car with boxes ©of candy and travellers would like to know before the vacation season opens what the other roads propose to do In this line Thomas Rudolph is still a practicing law- | yer and local judge at the age of % in | Shippensburg, Pa. He was recently nom- inated for his judicial position by the democrat and so popular was he that no candidate was put up against him by the republicans. If he finishes his term he effect, which would give them the neces- sary authority in the eyes of Moslems to not only proclalm his deposition, but to cure his person—deposition at Constanti- nople beiag usually followed by speedy death, though Murad was allowed to linger after his deposition for nearly thirty years in captivity by his brother and successor, Abdul Hamid, Charles Roden Buxton, in his book on “Turkey in Revolution,” just published by the Scribners, gives an account of a visit pald to the Sheikh-ul-Islam after the grant of a constitution last sumraer. “But Is real constitutional government permitted by the law of Islam?" the visi- tors asked. “Certainly. Our law, rightly interpreted, is In accordance with the principles of representative government. The wisest men, chosen by the people, are to direct the ruler, and If he rules without their consent he s golng beyond his power. T #0 further and say that, now that this principle has been embodied In the law of the constitution, that law is itself included in the law of Islam. It becomes binding upon those who profess Islam. Especially those who are called to lead, our ulema, are bound to help actively In carrylng out the constitution.” To the Bhelki-ul-lslam, Mr. Buxton positively asserts, ‘1t is largely due that the revolution of last July was bloodless The . writer does not believe that if that spiritual dignitary had pronounced inst the liberal movement, the revolution would have been crushed. It would simply have peril. “Against men branded with the stamp of implety it would be easy to ralse up a popular reaction, to stir the mob of Btamboul, to appeal to the Arabs of the Hedjaz and the Yemen, to drive the fierce Albanians, in spite of the commlittee's tampering, down from their hill-fortresses upon the plains of Macedonfa.” Yet the officlal who might hurl all these spiritual thunderbolts is described Mr. Buxton as “essentlally a lawyer.” And that law- yers may be swayed by material consider- atlons 1s known In countries outside of Turkey. Should Abdul Hamid go .out, Rechad Brfendl would legally become, as Mehmed V, the thirty-fifty Osmanli ruler, the twenty-fifth padishah of the eastern em- pire, and the caliph of 175,000,000 Moslem worshipers. Rechad is sald to be both able and amiable, but he is 6. After Rechad in the succession comes Yusuf, son of the murdered Abdul Azlz, who is 61; then Suleiman and Vahid ed-Din, brothers of Rechad, 49 and 45; then Sala ed-Din, or Saladin, son of Abdul Hamid's elder brother, Murad V, who was con- strained as an imbeclle for twenty-eight years. Baladin is 4. Abdul Medjid, Abdul Hamid's younger cousin, who comes next, is 40. Abdul Hamid's eldest son, Mehmed Selim, at 39, Is only seventh in succes- sion; his favorite son, Burhan, is four- teenth. Rechad’s son. Zia ed-Din, is tenth, In such a list there is little hope of a young ruler. Rechad ranks as a general, but for evi- dent reasons has never held very impor- tant commands. He Is no doubt sincere in his well known adhesion to the Young Turks. Abdul Hamid also was a reformer in 1876, when the revolutionists deposed and killed his uncle, Abdul Asiz, and shut up his brother, Murad, and so cleared for him a way to the throne. —_—— PIOCTURESQUE STATESMAN. Politicians. New York Tribune. Ex-Senator William M. Stewart of N vada, who died In Washington Friday, had a most varled and plcturesque career. He served two periods in the senate, coming in when Nevada became a state and re- maining until 187, and then returning in 1887 for three full terms. He was a man of consequence In reconstruction daya, taking an active part in the legislation of that time. In his second period of service he became & pronounced silver inflation- ist, and expended more energy in denounc- ing the ‘“crime of ‘T8"—though he had himself supported the demonetization leg- tslation of that year—than possibly any other man in public life. He left the re- publican party on the silver issue, but later resumed his affillation with it. He was a patriarch in appearance and manner, and for years was one of the best known figures about Washington. He had a large heart and an elastic mind, and was one of the most attractive types in the school of mining camp statesmen 1 will be 99 years old. Following & custom prevalent al home. Ambassador Bryce placed his boots ou.- #ide the door of the guest chamber while visiting the home of the president of the Wisconsin university at Madison. Two school girl daughters of the president did the polishing. On the second night their hilarity caused inquirles by Mr. Bryce, when the cause of the merriment came out. A report of the incident states that when the ambassador left Madison he wore a different pair of boots than the ones he had arrived in, and when asked for an ex- planation he answered that the others had been packed securely away to be placed among his souvenirs of the world as a re- membrance of the time when his boots had been blacked by the daughters of the pres- ident of the greatest state university in the United Stat | In a preliminary pamphlet for the exposi- | tion of 10, commemorative of the 300th | anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, the Boston-Herald recounts the success of various American expositions of the past, yet omits mention of the most successtul of all—the Transmississippi exposition held at Omaha in 186. The Omaha show did not spread over as much territory as some be- fore and afterward, but it had the essence of all, and in all respects was the gem of its kind.. Morcover, it was conspicugusly free from scandal, paid its debts and re- turned to stockholders 9 cents on the dol- lar—an achlevement none other can boast of. Many eminent Bostonfans made an ex- tended and profitable examination of the exposition eleven years ago, none more thoroughly than Major Daniel Eldrege, who, doubtiess, would be pleased to give the Herald man much useful Information. LAUGHING GAS. “Why should we ngnn to Mar: Why shouldn’t w “When we consider the trouble in Turkey, the Daughters of the American Revolution convention and the tariff discussion, what | need have we of advices from M Baltimore American. Sporting Kditor—Just what do you under- stand by the term ‘“poetic license?" Literary Editor—Broadly speaking, it is that singular provision in the constitution of the universe under which poets are per- mitted to exist.—Chicago Tribune. P, fense VBeit-detense, my boy, 1a that spirit which prompts me (o eat spring onlons when your mother does.'—Detroit Free Pre what is the meaning of self-de- dear,”" said young Mru am learning a lot about ba: pick out (h- umpire every time."" , you can! Yes. He's the gentlem, Marcelle waves on his ches ton Star. Tor- ball with the Washing- “If 1 were younger,” sald the rich old “I belleve I might win you for my replied the cold beauty, “or sa fiteen years older." 4 '—Philadelphia Press. Mr. Hayrix (ia swell restaurant)—Kin [ it my dinner here, mister? Waiter—Certain] win table d'hote or a Ia carte? Mr. Hayrix—Well, yew may gimme a little of both—an' be shore an' put plenty uv gravy on iL.—Arkansas Traveler Mrs. Underdunk 1 yearhs ‘em say, Sistah Poots, dat ¥o' po’ sick husband am pow’ful you have who would | |or perior in lightness and flavor. THS e Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. derdunk. But it do' pear like h given him everything elve. ~Puck Checkers—Years . 1 |d M\ byrn and I burnt Neckers—How? Checkers—On an' old Lippincott's Maga: — DId you see in fhe a man wanted pers on?" “Well, why symbolical,” “Willis, how came you 1o leave the turi and move ‘o town t9 make your Nving I got_tiréd of the smell of dad’s dutom bile."—~Chicago Tribune. - “lll” of “wWioe pors Senere Corges "Aiarried WD N1 v ¥ not? They're appropriately ~Baltimore’ American 1 woader what man on record biggest bluff.” ‘T it was the man who —Baltimore Sun alled th 8u named Gibraltar. “Do you try your Jokes un your before ‘you publish them? “1 used to, but I found 1 Iost (ow many “Jokes?" NO, friends.” ~ triends Boston GREATNESS AT HOME. Washingtop Sta Joe Struthers sald, ‘down’ tu (ie sivie the other day, “It's curlous what a fuss folks makes ‘ho boys that went away From Cornerib Cornérs, vears There's young Jack Swellimgion That used to keep reeitin'y, -Lo i kiov what Jack hag depe He's gone to actin'! " fherc actually pay To go an' hear Jack in a play! W he eculdn't choy « wood in half a year! He may fool the fulks out yonuei. cd. i aln't no hero here! Cranseript wikin’ oub in, publ “An' there's Erasmus Wriangle. e mentloned as the great risin’ legal wonaer of a (hrivin ern state. Why, T remember well when he incommon dumb He'd sit up in the cold an’ teet grew numb. He looked umcommon ¢! ntical une when the mule Got balky while Erasmus him to school, He was a right good- a little quee, come no An’' west was that Fedld unul his mornin was a-riding atured Loy, taough it over strangers; but he hero here. y there 1s Dustin Stax. took a lucky chance landed in a JIffy as finance! An' Tommy Scrappins, him as had sech freckles on his face, Is a military feller with gold lace It's a pity that the public, is often blind, Couldn't come makin' up its mind About the parties it selecis to henor an to cheer; They ki fool them city people. but + ain't no heroes heve! That teller An' a leader of buttons an which to facts to Corneri Corners before they New York's Points of Interest undreds of ‘Iie- m Within Co nrlllvely Short Distances OF THE ST. REGIS HOTEL The length of the Island of Manhttan— from the Battery to the Harlem River— varies from eight miles on the east to twelve miles on the west. The Aversge width is one mile. Fifth Avenue is the central dividing line between the eastern and western sections. On Fifth Avenue at Fifty-fifth Street, is located the Hotel St. Regls, five miles from the Battery] and an equal distance from the Harlem River. This location, in practically the geographical .center of the city, Insures the shortest distance and the least travel for guests of this hotel to the many peints of interest to be found in Manhai- tan Borough. Central Park and the Met ropolitan Art Museum are within a few blocks, the Natural History Museum re- quire but a five minutes' ride, while tic great shopping and theatrical ulstric can be reached In even less time. The stranger In New.York should also bea: in mind that this hotel is unfque among the city’'s modern public houser. it wax built, arranged, fitted up and furnished with an exquisiteness that knew no stint, yet it is the farthest removed from the Its atmosphere Is thal of and refined comfort, and it« culsine equal in all respect to the most famous restaurants of London and Paris yet with charges no higher than oth first class hotels in Americu. 'Room rate are equally reasonable: $3 and $1 a day for a splendidly furnished single room 36 a day for the same with private buti (or 86 for two people); $12 a day and up for an elegant suite of rooms. conslsting bad off. Has de doctah given him up? Mrs. Poots—Well-uh, no'm, Sistah of parlor, bedroom and private buth MEN’S FURNISHINGS _ The items of Hats, Gloves, Scarfs, and Shirts are earliest to engage the attention in the Spring. The assortments we are showing of these goods are particularly tasteful in se- lection and complete in range. We've every good style of Hats and Gloves. The Spring Scarfs are very beautiful. And our Shirt department offers the newest patterns—ready-made or made-to- measure. See the new. patterns in Knitted Scarfs. Browning, King & Ce 15th and Douglas Sts,