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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
An Ex-senator at a Circus

Allen in Madison Mail
time we made our way TO the circus
grounds.
We were first entertained by q Punch
and Judy show in, front Of the side-show
tent but this aid not induce us to invest
in that performance. In due time the cir
Gus tent opened and We crowded In, &C.
cured the highest seat on the north side,
where there was good ventilation and a
fair view Of the ground upon which the
wonderful performances was TO be given.
After waiting for half an hour the show
began. II was not a circus, but a spe-
cialty performance. There were exhibit
lions on the trapese. ground and lofty
tumbling, Chinese juggiery, etc. They
were all very good and we passed an en-
joyable hour. After the show closed We
walked home in as delightful moonlight as
mortal ever experienced and parted at a
seasonable hour with mutual good wishes.
Upon retiring we dresmed OF circus per-
formances, giided ~trsppines and other at
t~ractive features Of the rough life OF a
circus performer. hoping hat we might
be able TO form another "box party be-
fore the season CLOSES and spend another
enjoyable hour We thank our young
friends for their society.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
PANAMA HAT OF OMAR.
New York Sun.

Before the lingering days of winter died
Methought a voice inside the hatter's cried!
When all our summer stock is spread
Why stand the dubious purchasers out
slider"
And while they fingered one, who stood
The window, shouted, LET me in the doorl
Fen though for three years I can buy no
more"
Now the warm days, reviving old desires,
To own a Panama each sport aspires;
So hies he to his uncle with his watch
To raise the price that stylish garb re-
quires.
Some of the giories OF this world; a few
All! take them all; ] only ask. for mine.
To W a Panama Of faultless hue.
As by the hatter's door I stood agape
l saw a Panama of matchless shape.
I had to have II, though l knew full we'll
When my wife saw IL I'd be In a scrape.
Nay, my beloved, wipe away those tears.
1t seems, hut have no fears.
A Panama like mine will last ten years.
I often think / never looked 30 well
AS since / put me on this headgear swell.
But, too. l wonder why those matters
One half so costly as the stun they sell.
that llnoleum lid. whose tende braid
Daily on Broadway is displayed
All handle II full gently, for who knows
In what fierce thunderstorm twill come un-
made7
Strange. is II not. that Of the myriads who
Before US passed the hatter's portals
through
Not one Will tell the truth Of what 1t cost,
But multiplies the cost at least by two?
Except when Ananias homeward goes
The sum It costs then never
grows
But never let him think he's fooled his
She knows about It sll-shs knows. she
knows.
.hi chilly autumn. with they wind and rain,
Haste>Dot thy coming. Must / beg in vain3
A seAnt two months I've worn my Pam
/ can't AFFORD 10 buy 80 soon again.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
Ex-senator William v.

We had four tickets for Taylor's circus
which had fallen to us as our share
from the foreman, who declared on his
corporal oath that he had made an even
division. We proudly announced our own
ership Of these tickets at the supper table,
but no one seemed to pay any attention
to the statement or to rejoice in our good
luck. We ventured to ask our venerable
mother-in-law II she would not like to
see the elephant go round and round" but
she gave a look OF reproval which settled
us. and we turned to our better half with
as winning a smile as we could muster and
popped the question" to Der, but was in
formed that the weather is a little too
warm to attend a circus" We then invited
our 20-year-old daughter and was promptly
turned down.. Even the hired girl gave us
the "mitten." But, being a veteran and
not easily discouraged and being fully de-
to enjoy the circus, we extended
an invitation to our young friends, Mas
ters Ralph and Melvin Garrett and Charles
Memminger, to form a party and with us
drink in the beauties Of the circus. They
appreciated our lonely condition and our
wild desire for amusement. Their spirits
were en- rapport with our own, they
promptly accepted and at the appointed
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
TIE RUSSIAN PROPOSAL

The proposal Of the Russian govern
ment for an international conference to
deal with the course Of the trusts, OF in
dustrial combinations, In selling their
products cheaper abroad than in their
own markets, has naturally attracted q
great deal Of attention. We have al
ready commented upon the suggestion
and we note that the opinion OF it ex-
pressed by this paper Is very generally
entertained. That is, the idea OF the
Russian government that some interna-
tional agreement may be effected which
will prevent the combinations from sell
ing their products In foreign markets
cheaper than they do in the home mar
kets is utterly impracticable, a fact
which ought to have been so obvious to
the Russian finance minister. who is
generally regarded as a man of more
than ordinary sagacity. that it seems
somewhat remarkable that he should
have made such a suggestion.
However. there is a phase OF the mat
ter which is OF peculiar interest to the
United States, as pointed out in Wash
ington dispatches. This is that the pro-
posed international antitrust confer
ence. which this country has not been
asked to participate in, will II convened
result in a discussion OF a tariff system
necessary for the protection Of Europe
against American commercial competi-
ton The fact that the United States
is the leading country in the world in
the formation OF great Industrial com
binations and that these have hit
Europe, including Russia, hard and are
still making themselves felt there, nat
urally creates the opinion that the Rus
sian proposition for an international
trust conference has special reference
TO a European customs union against
the United States. In other words, II
! is a revival In . somewhat changed
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

The London chamber OF commerce f. to
make a party cali upon the New York
chamber.
The London Express says that ex-oueep
Nathalie Of servia n about to take the
veil as a nun.
Royalties are being paid to Lord Kelvin
on no fewer than fourteen Of his patent ap-
plianoes which have been fitted on board
the latest Japanese wRrship. '
Or. N G. Morse. president Of the Iowa
Association OF Railway Surgeons, is said
to be the heaviest physician In America,
weighing 1926 pounds.
John Philip sousa has sent King Edward
a copy OF his march. Imperial Edward"
beautifully Illuminated upon vellum in an
tique fashion and enclosed in q gold
mounted morocco case.
Gabriel Harrison OF Sterling place.
Brooklyn. retired actor and teacher of elo-
%cution. aged IS. used to run errands for
Aaron Burr and is believed to be the last
surviving close acquaintance Of that former
vice president.
After much careful study and two trips
to the polar regions Louis Lindsay Dyche,
professor Of natural history at the Kansas
university, has arrived at the conclusion
thaI lne HTst human beings were born and
lived in the Arctic zone.
State Senator J. Henry Cochran Of Will
Transport, Pa. has achieved q unique dis
tinction. He has proposed to the council
OF that city to pave one OF the streets at
his W expense and he has no personal or
pecuniary interest In the particular pave
ment to be laid.
Representative ". Alden Smith OF Michl-
gan says that one Of his constituents who
had been living on a diet Of egg and sherry
was asked by his physician how he liked it.
at would be all right, DOCTOR he replied.
IF the egg were as new as the sherry
and the sherry as old as the egg"
The announcement that King Oscar Of
Sweden is writing his memoirs hardly
comes as a surprise. for the reason that
he has so frequently and so successfully
ventured into literature that he might
reasonably be expected to try his hand at
state chronicles and personal "reminiscences.
Had the lady who lost $40, 900 in an ele-
waited railway car in Chicago rewarded the
guard who found it with a thank you"
the latter would have had no Just cause for
complaint. The property was not his, and
1t was only doing his duty to return 1t to
its owner. But to pretend to pay for this
honest service with 10 cents was adding
q gratuitous insult.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
where Gratitude is Due.
New York Commercial.

-
Notwithstanding the sins Of omission
made by the FIRST session Of the Fifty
seventh congress. It holds the record for
long sessions and in the number Of bills
introduced by the members. The number
Of bills presented was 15, 1858, against 1889
in the first session of the last congress,
which had exceeded any previous congress
In Its attempted legislation. 1t sat 100
days. against 1Ss days devoted by the Fifty
sixth congress to business. and passed 1,4s4
bills, which is the largest number ever
passed by a similar body. Had the fifteen
thousand and more bills introduced found
their way to the statute books the public
printer would have had a grand collection
of books to add to the library of the nation.
For saving us from such an infection we
owe that gathering Of law-making poll
ticians sincere thanks at least.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
rHE ANrI-TRusT oRusApE.

There is a good deal of talk among
democrats as to whether the action Of
the administration in regard to the trusts
is really serious. 1t Is entirely natural
that these opponents Of the republican
party should seek to make 1t appear
that the efforts Of President Roosevelt
to enforce the existing law and his
recommendation for additional legisla-
ton looking to the regulation and super
vision of the great industrial corpora
lions are not sincere, but are designed
simply to make political capital for the
party in power. That is an attitude
which It was to be expected the demo-
Gratis would assume
But thoughtful men will make no mis-
take as to the real situation. They will
not fail to remember that 1t is the re-
publican party which was the first TO
declare it's opposition to the trusts and
which put upon the federal statute
books the only law looking to the control
OF trusts. 1t must never be forgotten
that a democratic congress and admin
istration, absolutely committed as they
were when they came into power against
the trusts, failed to do anything not only
to carry u the existing law, but hav-
ing absolute control Of the government,
did nothing ~antagonistic to the combina'
lions. On the contrary, it is to be re-
membered that that democratic congress
was favorable to the Sugar trust and
leglslated in the interest OF that combi-
nation. The subserviency of democratic
senator's TO the Sugar trust when the
Wilson tariff was pending is a matter OF
history and 1t is idle for that party to
now pretend that it is especially hostile
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

In al interview dropped on his way
east, Colonel william ]. Bryan insists
that imperialism is still the most i'm
portant question before the people," but
talking further he admits that it Is a
question depending on the course Of the
party in power whether Imperialism,
the tariff evil, or the money question
will be the paramount issue Of the next
campaign" Mr.. Bryan and his friends
have great difficulty in keeping up with
a paramount issue and the issues they
feature successfully as paramount have
invariably failed to appeal to the pub
lie with the same force. If free silver
was paramount In 1895 and Imperialism
in 1900, a new paramount issue will be
needed for 1904 to make the cycle com
plete.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
AFEW PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

In discussing the attempt of the
county attorney to secure a writ Of
mandamus to compel the chiefs Of police
of Omaha and South Omaha to sup
press gambling and other violations Of
the criminal code, The Bee propounded
the following pertinent question:
II Mr.. Shields or his deputies know Of
any violation Of the criminal code that
can be established by sufficient proof to
afford reasonable assurance Of conviction,
they would proceed In the regular way
prescribed by law; they could swear out
warrants and place them in the hands OF
the sheriff or his deputies. arrest the par
ties and proceed with their prosecution
before the courts. without the aid or coun-
sci Of the mayor or chiefs Of police of
Omaha or South Omaha.
To this specific question the rattle
Drained chief deputy Of the county at
torney makes the following answer over
his name:
Let me say to the Cabling ring mas
ter" Of the machine" that II we were In
possession Of proof Of the commission Of
these offenses sufficient to secure convic-
tions, we would not be in court seeking a
mandamus. II the police departments Of
these two cities will perform their plain
duty, we will soon be IN possession OF
that evidence and the offenses complained
Of will cease. That we may secure just
such evidence Is the reason why these suits
have been commenced.
This is decidedly cool and refreshing,
aver for midsummer days. In what
part of the statutes does the county at
torney's understudy find authority for
ordering the chiefs of police around as
II they were his errand boys? Does
the responsibility for enforcing law n
order in Omaha and South Omaha rest
on his broad shoulders? If he knows
that the police officers of the two cities
stand in with the criminal classes, why
does he not call on the sheriff to enforce
the law7 Is it because the sheriff is a
democrat and might hurt the feelings of
democratic gamblers and keepers of
lawless resorts by arresting them? Is
not his mountebank crusade a palpable
attempt to make political capital in the
impending campaign for the sham re-
IOEm llChSIB
Why did he not prosecute the gamblers
and keepers of gambling devices who
were indicted by the last grand jury?
Why does he arraign the chief of police
of Omaha for refusing to close sixteen
disreputable houses against whom COM
plants were issued by a man who Is
VIGOROUSLY the owner and agent for
owners of this class Of resorts? With
the personal knowledge which the chief
deputy processes to have of the char
acter Of these places he must know also
that the owners of these houses, as well
as the keepers, are v%iolators of the Grim
inal code and subject to prosecution. In
these cases special activity Of the police
is not needed to furnish proof. D.
Why has the county attorney neg
lected and refused to do his duty by
filing complaints against the parties i'm
plicated? Why does he not proceed
against all of them2 Why confne his
complaint to sixteen in the prescribed
district? Is 1t because he does not want
to offend the principal benefciaries? Is
it not about time for Mr.. Shields and
his mountebank deputies to drop the re-
form masquerade
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
INFECTION THRoUaH OLD CLOTHES
Gentle Warming to Those who In
herit Cast-On Wearing Apparel.
American Medicine.

1AC0ASAACs
The spread OF leprosy in the soudan and
other arid regions is attributed to the
custom OF passing soiled wearing apparel
from person to person. Owing to the
scarcity Of water, the cleansing Of clothing
is almost impossible and 1t is customary
for the original purchaser Of new clothing
to wear the same until II becomes un-
bearably dirty, when It is given or sold to
some servant or person Of lower station,
by whom it is in turn handed over to some
one still more impoverished, and thus
passes along the line to the beggar or slave.
The daily calls OF the old clothes man in
our larger cities and the advertisements
seen in the daily papers offering the highest
prices for cast-off clothing, old feather
beds, etc, remind US that more highly
civilized communities are not free from the
same source of infection-cast-on apparel.
What guarantee has the public that the
clothing purchased OF the old clothes dealer
has been properly disinfected7 While II is
impossible to trace the transmission OF
disease through cast-on clothing or second
hand bedding with the same certainty that
applies to the transmission Of leprosy by
similar means in the Soudan. II requires
little medical knowledge to comprehend the
dangers to which the poor are subjected
by the unregulated trafnc in soiled clothes.
Bromidrosis and hyperhidrosis OF the feet
are affections Of microbic origin and the
very sight Of rows Of cobbled-up old shoes
at secondhand stores Is certainly suggestive
of sinking. sweaty feet; the discarded
trousers Of the wealthy rake and old feather
beds certainly present innumerable posi-
bilities of Infection. II old clothing must
be passed down the line. let it at least be
fumiEated
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

No s~tagnation in the building trades
is visible in Omaha. On the contrary,
steady activity is being displayed in the
erection Of new dwellings and store
buildings Of moderate ~pretensions, al,
though no great imposing edihce is un-
der construction. The completion Of
the federal building and the erection of
the new Union Pacific shops are the
notable items in the current building
record. but when the footings are made
IL viii be found that the large number
OF smaller houses make a really impress.
sive showing.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
Hot Weather HInta.

New IUEh WUIlU'
Hot-weather common sense is again in
order. Fortunately the summer garb Of
our people has within the last few years
been adapted to the tropical conditions in
which we must live for two or three
months. Rational people have learned also
TO modify their diet and their drinking
with some regard to the thermometer
Some men who would think It a crazy per-
Torrance TO feed a furnace fire in July
do not see the folly OF Sticking their sys-
TENS with h~eat-producing red meats and
fiery wines and liquors. A large part OF
the suffering and mortality during the
heated term is due to errors OF diet. Next
to these the rush" habit is to be avoided.
Start a little earlier or arrive a little later,
but don't hurry in hot weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
Preliminary Training for Senators.

Philadelphia Ledger.
There are six candidates for United States
senator In South Carolina, but in any COM
munity where craftsmanship is more re-
garded than chivalry. two Of them would be
retired on account Of their conduct at a po-
litical meeting on Saturday. The lie vas
passed, they tried to fight on the floor of the
courtroom in which the meeting was held.
and being prevented there, left with mutual
threats to fight a duel. But in South Caro-
lima this high-spirited action may cause
their election to succeed the present SEN
ators,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
LINES TO A LAUGH.

Detroit Free Press: 81 shouldn't think
Barber would let his wife paint her face
that way"
with It all the time"
Chicago Post: ''Weren't you embarrassed
when he kissed you for the arss timer 40.
let him see that l had not been kissed
before"
Town Topics: Charlie (after acceptsnce)
Shall / speak to your father nowf
Gladys-Mercy, no. Not to him.
Charlie-Your mother. then?
IL she would object to one more in the
family.
stinjay, ~ don't like to give you all this
money to carry around. You know the
scientists say that bacteria Turk In bank
That's all right" replied his wife. "rve
been vaccinated." ,
Detroit Free Press: ITS such a pleas
rs IT," Inquired Mr.. Henpeck. thought
fully tive never had an opportunity to
find out. She usually does all the talking"
Pittsburg chronicle; What is the train
stopping for?" asked the Kentuckisn OF
the passenger in the seat ahead.
"For water" replied the man spoken to.
"Egad, sub" replied the K~entuckian. III
! had known that, l should have remained
at home. suh!'
Chicago Trlbune: LET me see," said old
Gotrox to young Mainchantz, who had just
asked for his daughters hand, didn't L
oyerhear you ~, referring to to me the other
exactly
freebooter. This (biro won't cost you a
cent"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

If the situation with reference to the
gold-beaters and their union is as rep
resented the strike they have inaugu-
rated in Philadelphia ought to be what
is known as a lead pipe cinch." If
there are only 400 gold-beaters in the
United States and every one Of them a
member Of the union how can their
employers successfully evade their rea-
sonable demands2
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

Reorganization of the asphalt trust Is
said to be under way. When the plan
is executed Omaha will be permitted to
contribute to the support Of its inflated
bond issues and watered stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

Since when has Deputy County Attor-
ney Dunn become the keeper of the pub
lie conscience? Did he assume that
function at the time he declined to tes-
tify IN a gambling case because he
might by so doing crlmlnate HIMSELF
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

Advance agents are billing the new
Chinese minister to the United States
as a clever man. fully competent to sue
coed the outgoing minister, Mr.. WI.
II China has an unlimited supply OF
officials as clever as Minister WI there
can be no need Of outside assistance to
civilize the fowery kingdom.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

Chicago police are boasting that they
have caught an lce-box burglar. They
neglect to say, however, whether he
stole the ice or only the food contents
of the ice chest.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

Bulletins from the physicians OF King
Edward are now coming only at inter
walls of three days. AS long as they are
all favorable that will probably be often
enough. Should there be a turn for the
worse the public would insist on more
frequent information.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22
where, Oh, wh.re Can He BET

They say there is a county in the state
OF Texas where II has not rained for three
years. That statement will tend to ele-
waite Texas In the opinion Of central New
Workers. II a part Of that county could be
brought here for a little while, Just for
a change, Il would be very agreeable. II
II keeps raining elsewhere as IL has been
doing for the last few months that p~Articu-
lar county is likely to become populous.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

A little brief authority swells some
peoples heads most awfully. That is
evidently the afiictlon of the frothing
blatherskite, who has been temporarily
thrust from obscurity into the tremen-
dous position OF deputy county attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

The new sultan Of Zanzibar has been
proclaimed and from all accounts the
succession has been accomplished with
out INDUCING in elaborate coronation
ceremonies. The sultan Of Zanzibar evil
IDENTIFY has a thing or two to learn in
the royalty business.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

The Philippine islands seem to be a
land of bugs. Most of the pestiferous In
sects invade places ordinarily exempt from
their intrusion and much complaint is
made by sensitive people in the island on
account OF this visitation, which seems to
AFFORD a rare opportunity for the ento-
mologist. The bugs seem to rival the
Pittsburg pickle in variety, at least. The
persistent mosquito appears TO be the
most annoying Of the insects. not merely
because Of it's attack, but on account OF
It's shrill. ceaseless song. There seems TO
be no way by which the inhabitants can
be protected from this pest. 1t is prob
able that the sufferers In the Islands
will be able to extract some comfort over
the success OF the campaign In Cuba and
be led to hope that another effective war
fare will be waged upon the mosquitoes
in our Pacific possessions. But we do not
have to go to the Philippine stands for
discomforts Of this kind. A correspondent
at Fort st. Philip. La. gives a sprightly
account Of the situation at that post.
There doesn't seem TO be much else than
mosquitoes in the air and snakes, alliga-
tors and noisy frogs in the neighboring
swamps. Our correspondent says everyone
at Fort 81. Philip is secure against an
invading army. which would be bound to
be broker in health, spirit and efficiency
II Il survived the onslaught Of the
mosquitoes, which have the growth OF the
ny and the deadly pertinacity OF the
bumbiebee.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

Former Senator Pettigrew has finally
come to the sage conclusion that free
silver is a dead issue. Unfortunately
for Pettigrew he himself became a dead
issue politically before he made this
discovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-22

An Omaha pastor suggests that work
is the best relief from sorrow. Good
hard work is also the best remedy from
most other human ills that have not i'm
paired the capacity for work..