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The Commoner.
12
VOLUME i$, NUMBER a
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An Issue That Lives
One issue that has been prominent
In the present campaign will re
main before the people until it Ib set
tled right, regardless of how the
election goes. That is the question
of publicity. The demand for pub
licity has grown out of tho campaign
corruption that has marked the
course of the republican party in
national elections for many years,
and it is a demand that the repub
lican party has contemptuously ig
nored because, apparently, it believes
those who havo voted the republi
can ticket do not care what means
are invoked to win elections.
There is considerable sentiment in
favor of publicity among the repub
licans. Even the republiran candi
date declared himself in favor of it
before the convention which nomin
ated him assembled. That conven
tion by a practically unanimous vote
repudiated publicity as a platform
declaration, because Its members,
largely federal officeholders and cor
rupt politicians, did not care to have
the alliance between the republican
organization and the predatory in
terests exposed.
As a sop to tlie demand for pub
licity,. -it -wrs agreed that a statement
or 'contributions should be made
twenty days after the election, but
this agreement rlfd not include the
receipts of the congressional commit
tee. It is proper to assume, there
fore, that the congressional commit
tee has been exempted from the pub
licity agreement because that body
has been tirade the receptacle for the
tainted motioy of trusts and monop
olies that buy privileges from the re-,
publican party.
The entire course of the republi
can organization with respect to pub
licity has been Bhiftv,' showing plain
ly that the methods which have dis
graced republican campaigns in the
past- are yet relied upon, to get re
sults. The people are coming to know,
however, that there is not a more
vital issue pending today than that
of publicity. If a few men control
ling great wealth may obtain privi
leges to exploit the people in return
for money paid to republican com
mittees for the purpose of debauch
ing the electorate, the republic can
not endure long. The system is so
foul that decent men must marvel
that it could gain a foothold in a
country whose boast is. that its in
stitutions are based upon the honest
suffrages of the people. If such flag
rant corruption can endure with the
consent of the self-respecting and
patriotic members of a great party,
the world will not be long in reach
ing the conclusion that the ballot
In free America has become impotent
to correct abuses.
The privileges which the predatory
interests purchase are not half so
dangerous as the fact that such pur
chases can be made, nor is either
condition so dangerous as the appar
ent tendency of a vast body of men to
condone any offense against morals
which enables the party with which
they affiliate to win an election. Pub
licity has become a paramount issue,
and it must win or dark days are:
ahead of the conntry. Houston
(TexasO Post.
is not dangerous to those about him
in the early stage of the disease, or
necessarily so in a later stage if
proper precaution is taken. -Boston
Globe.
JERRY SIMPSON'S MFE
The story of Jerry Simpson, as
told by Mrs. Annie It. Diggs, lias
been published by Mrs. Jane Simp
son, the widow of the distinguished
Kansas congressman. Jerry Simp
son will be remembered as a popu
list congressman who was elected in
1890, and who had "been dubbed, by
his political opponents, "Sock-less
Simpson." The stories which had
been told about him hy his enemies
gave him considerable notoriety be
fore he Teached the national capital,
but when he got down to work, the
people who were attracted to him by
the press notices, found that there j
was a substantial basis for his fame.
They found him a very intelligent
man, an exceedingly ready debater,!
an incorruptible exponent of western
sentiment, and a man who was pre
pared to defend his views at all
times and under all circumstances.
Not only did he become prominent
in congressional work, but he made
friends of all who met him, and
when he went out of congress his
departure was lamented hy men of
all parties. His many friends will
be gratified to know that the story
or ins life is now In hook form,
where it can be read and enjoyed.
The price of the book is $1.00; post
age 10 cents. All communications
should he addressed to Mrs. Jerry
Simpson, 330 Matthewson Avenue,
Wichita, Kansas.
A GREATER SURPRISE
The infant mind has-much to learn
in order to comprehend the English
language or he ,i mysteries of eti
quette. It frequently puts its instruc
tor in a1 difficult position, especially
if, as in a case quoted in. Everybody's
Magazine, the instructor be a mother
dressed to go out, with a waiting
and impatient husband down-stairs.
"Where are you going, ma?" asked
the youngest of five children, from
his bed.
"I'm going to a surprise partv my
dear," answered the mother. " '
"Can't we go too?"
"No, dear. You weren't invited."
After a few- moments of (hep
thought during which the mother
was bidding the other good night:
"Say, ma, don't you think they'd
he lots -more surprised if you took
us all?"
DOIFT OMIT THE SMILE
It is to be hoped that when the
hats of ladies become smaller the
sweetness of the Merry Widow smile
will not lose -any of its expansive
ness. Baltimore American.
BACKWARD
-classical
scholar,
DEALING WITH THE PLAGUE
Side by side with exterminating
rats and locating and cleaning the
sources of infection ran the caring
for those who had contracted the
disease, says the Review of Reviews.
No proper place for treating them
existed. The old pest-house was it
self a monstrous culture of germs.')
Luckly it was burned to the ground,
and an isolation hospital of the most
Improved type erected alone line
suggested by Doctor Blue. This new
hospital has been built to be kept
perfectly clean of all possible infec
tion. In addition, a sheet-Iron fence
six feet high entirely Isolates the
hospital, so that nothing can get
either in or out except by the gates,
which are "tight," This fence Is In
teresting In that to make it perfect
ly "tight" it is sunken two and one
half feet into the ground and rests
upon a concrete foundation, while
Its top is turned over to make it un
scalable hy smaller animals. Here
trained nurses and skilled physicians
Mve patients the best of care. At no
Una after the federal authorities
jpcik hold of the situation was there
hMror-nalss work, for every case was
worked dowm setentilcally hy ex
jjorts. Why, to ascertain beyond any
doubt, three special inspectors of the
4ekd were appointed, and not a
ftfogle burial took place unless the
body had ba viewed, the exact
cause of deatk definitely ascertained.
&d aa offtctal pej mlt Issued. Every
thtair was accurate. Tt is accurately
known that up to January 30, 1908,
when pestilence last attacked hu
mans, and wn the control of the
epidemic becacs absolute, there Jhai
been 159 cases of plague, and of
these but 77 succumbed. It was
competent treatment . alone which
kept the mortality down. During a
nearly similar period, in the Punjab,
309,074 had succumbed out of 342.
217 cases of the plague. The salient
point is that when, the death rate
among victims of th'is disease was
90.60 per cent in India, it was only
48.42 per cent in San Francisco.
"He's quite a
Isn't he?"
"Well, he's backward in reading
Hebrew."
"Tou don't say! I thought he was
particularly good at that."
"So he is, but that's he way you
have to read Hebrew." Catholic
Standard und Times.
HOPE AGAINST CONSUMPTION
Fifty years ago the person who
had been pronounced a victim of tu-J
berculosis felt that this was a com
mand to prepare for death. No one
in those days was ever thought to
recover from pulmonary tuberculo
sis. The extraordinary progress that
has been made in the direction, not
only in robbing tuberculosis r its
terror of early death, but of actually
curing a disease that was sp recently
thought incurable, is one of the facts
that the proceedings of tho interaa-
tlonal tuberculosis congress, now
concluding its aessiqns at Washing
ton, have brought out with ,great
emphasis.
What has been done to prevent
and cure consumption and what "may
he done to iacrease the success of
this prevention and cure wereittaong
the points of diacussioa upon which
the most interesting stress was laid.
The feature of the greatest impor-,
tance Is the recognition of tuberculo
sis at as early a stage as possible.
This is as important to the commu
nity as to the patient, for consump
tion ceases to be contagious If treat
ed aad cured at an early stage.
The fear of the person who sus
pects himself afflicted with tubercu
losis hat he will be regarded as
dangerous to those about him deters
many victims from soeking as early
as they might seek the advantage of
right diagnosis and treatment. This
common belief, it is interesting to
note, is fallacious, for a consumptive
A RESTING PLACE
The country's always somewhere
Howe'er the city grinds,
Cool, grassy nelda are waiting
Howe'er the dust cloud -blinds,
The oaks we knew aforetime
Are each one in their place,
And butterflies drift past them
And cool cloud shadows race.
Howe'er work maTs the pattern
uj. uiings we planned to do,
Howe'er dreams of our dreaming
Lag in the coming true,
The country waits off yonder
With balm for work-worn hearts,
Vistas of blowing blossoms
To soothe the eye that smarts.
Howe'er the world misuse us.
tioweer the years shall pile
I heir burdens oa our shoulders,
fit V arv V . '
vuu yonuer an tne while
l he country waits to greet us
With things we -used to know,
The blossom-sprinkled uplands,
Tree branches bending low.
Life can not he all futile,
We scarcely dare to fail
When somewhere, 'way out yonder
The calling of the quail
Rings clear across the morning
And while the distant wood'
Waits with its shadows for us
The world is always good.
And there are laughs of children
To meet us down the way,
And the gold of the sunset
Wipes all the dun and gray
Out of the world before us.
And, howe'er we shall fare
Whate'er our climbs or stumbles
Tho country's alwavs timm
Yjrt - m " '-
m. Lewis, in Houston (Texas)
Two Ways
Hayo you noticed a difficulty In
breathing' short, quick breath when
you. are -walking, going up stairs, sing
ing, or are angry and excited? You
may not think what this means, but
doctors will tell you It meflns weak
heart action.
Take Dr. JMiles New Heart Cure at
once; It will strengthen and build up
Tho weakened nerves and muscles of
the heart, and make you strong and
healthy.
This Is one way the right way.
, Neglect it a little while,. and you will
then notice Fluttering, Palpitation, Diz
ziness, Fainting Spells, Pain in region
or heart, side and shoulders. Stomach
and Kidney Troubles. This is serious.
It is tho other way the wrong way.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
Is a safe, sure remedy, and Is curing
"Heart disease right along, as thou
sands will testify.
"I had enlargement of the heart. The
doctors said I could live but a short
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A. M. BASSE.TT, 'Wellington, Ohio.
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unnpcppsary as wo will jnve emmeto instructions.
Danville Tobacce Co., Bex D 56, Danville, Va.
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Address C. COVJCir, it T. X. 0, Lansing. Mica.
TEXAS STATE LAND
Millions of acres school land tol sold by theStato.
.08 to r.0ft per acre; oaly one-fortlPth cash and o
years time a.feaWwioe; three percent Interest; niuy
12.00 cash R K acres at 13.00 per acre. Greatejij
opportunity; ppleiMttd land; send BO-cents for lioou.
f InBtrwctlQBB ami New State Law. J. J. Snyder.
SchoeJ Land ljucator. 1 9th bC AusUn, Texas.
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