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before me thla 3uth day of September, A,
t. laul M. B. HUNGATE.
(Seal) ... Notary Public,
The campaign in Iowa will now con
sider Itself duly opcuext.
The reorganization of the Union Fa
fltlc smmiih to Ik; still ou.
Tho corn crop must be pretty well
avert by this tlnio. Let Jack Frost
come a loot;.
So far Ak-Sar-Ben has not been
troubled with the problem what to do
with its ex-klugs.
Nebraska university is starting out
Well on the gridiron. Let the boys only
keep up the gait.
j At all events It is to bo a short cam
paign. But the campaign next year
will make up for its brevity this year.
When the district Judges let up on
i Omaha with Injunctions and man
damuses they injunct and mandamus
South Omaha just to keep in practice.
y "Municipal politics in Ureater New
..."Srork appear to be growing dally more
muddled. By election, tlpie the situation
i should be as clear as mud.
' Tho Servian prince who is looking for
a good echool in which to learn practical
soldiery can doubtless be accommodated
If ho will come to this country and
apply to the proper parties.
The Nebraska , Ketall Merchants' as
oclatlon evidently considers Governor
Mickey persona uon grata. For "some
, reason not hard to find it neglected to
elect him an honorary member.
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Of course its different for congress
men and'neuators to accept the hospi
tality of William Hearst for a. junket
of the territories rather than to make it
solely at the expense of the railroad
companies. '.
; Nebraska is the favorite visiting place
of Congressman Cannon of Illinois, who
to be tho speaker, of the U(?xt house
of representatives. Congressman Can
non Is also , a favorite visitor in Ne
braska. v
President KooKevelt 'is standing by
Senator Ilanna in his campaign for re
election to the senate. And Senator
"Ilanna will be expected to stand by
President Hoosevelt for election to a full
term In the White House. '
Tho street repairs, so, long awaited
uy me . pev compciicu to use
Omaha thoroughfares are In progress
but tho work is advancing altogether
too slowly., . These , repairs should be
entirely completed before the cold
weather sets, otherwise a good Job can
not be done. If there is any way of
expediting the work it should be done
at once.
The champions of the so-called non
partisan judicial ticket, dictated over a
lunch table by a handful of lawyers,
try to make out that it Is superior to the
tlcKet nominated by the republican
judicial convention,' .which Includes
three of the same candidates. The ques
tion Is, If a republican nomination dis
credits a candidate, how can they dis
criminate in favor of the three who
happeu to bo ou both tickets?
. The Nebraska commissioners for the
IOulslanu Purchase exnltku are to
be commend! for their decision to ex
pend the $35,Oii0 appropriated by he
legislature for a creditatilo exhibit ,a
stead of pluutlug $13,XiO or $20,000 on
the grounds in a seiud or third rate
building which at best could be used
ouly as a reception resort for visiting
Nebraskans. What the commission
doubtless will keep In View is that the
funds at Jts disposal kliould be ex
panded for.-giving Nebraska -the most
impressive advertising that can be im
provised, "
JLLISOX 0 TIM CURBKAtr.
fccnatnr Alllsinti's rrfeienoe to the cur
rency in bin iecU at t'llnton conveys
the acmtraiHO that there will be no legis
lation at tho coinlnjr session of cutiKivsa
that will revolutionize the existing Pja
teiu and ah a member of the seimte
flmince committee he speaks with nn
thorlty. It 1s fair inference from his
stnte.nent that the senutors who have
Ix'en considering n currency bill do not
contemplate proposing an asset cur
lt'iiey, Mr. Allison raid,' there will be
not Ling done which would depriTe the
government of the substantial control
it now' ling over bonk circulation, "nor
v ill any modification be made that wJl
not provide absolute security of the
notes Issued by or under the authority
of the government and their converti
bility at the will of the holder into
jrold." The opposition to the plan of
asset currency Is partly because It
would operate to revolutionize the ex
isting system and at least impair the
control which the government now ims
over bank circulation.
It Is not to be doubted that the sub
stantial and legitimate business inter
ests f the country will concur In the
Tjew of Senator Allison that under pres
ent conditions there Is no pressing ne
cessity for great ' changes as reap icts
our money circulation. The president of
one of the New York banks, writing in
a current magazine, expresses the opin
ion that it will be enough for our pres
ent necessities if there is legislation
making the treasury of the Unit-id
Stntes a co-operator with the business
man and which will make the boarding
of money by the government impossible.
Mr. Allison referred to the inconveni
ence caused by the hoarding of money
in the national treasury and said that
congress probably will .adopt supple
lieut;! legislation so as to absolutely
relieve this situation. This would sim
ply allow tho receipts from customs to
go into depositories, as is now the case
with revenues of the government" from
otlM-r sources.
As Senator Allison pointed out, our
monetary laws. have operated well. Un
der them the country has prognscd
and the credit of the government has
been maintained. All legitimate busi
ness interests find them to be satisfac
tory. If faulty in some details these
should be corrected, but no radlenl
chnnces are required and it seems quite
certain that none will be made b,y the
fifty-eighth congress. At any rate such
a conclusion Is plainly warranted by
the remarks of Mr. Allison.
" THE AXOLO-FRKNCH AQRtKMEIIT.
The -arbitration agreement reported to
have been entered into between Eng'
land and France- marks another step,
and a very important one, in tho ad
vnnce of the principle of arbitration for
the settlement of international disputes.
It Appears that the model of this agree
ment is the Hay-Pa uncefote arbitration
treaty, which tho' UnlteJ States senate
rejected, and according to a Paris -dis
patch the officials tle the negotiations
as evidence of the sympathetic attitude
of tho United, States, France, and Great
Britain on the practical adoption of the
theory of arbitration.
The agreement means, of course, a
complete restoration of friendly rela
tions between England and France and
provides a way for maintaining those
relations. This is one of the valuable
results of the earnest desire and the
wisely-directed efforts of King Edward
for the promotion of international good
will. The very important service ho
has rendered in this direction cannot
easily be overestimated and marks him
as a ruler of worthy aspirations. It is
suggested that the agreement Is signi
ficant of the tendency toward a rear
rangement of the European political al
liances and possibly there Is something
In this view of it, though there is not
any apparent, tenuency toward a re
arrangement. The obvious fact in con
nection with it is that Great Britain will
exert rather more influence in conti
nental affairs than she has done for a
considerable time, or being on friendly
relatlous with France will certainly
command for her Increased respect from
the other powers.
The United States has been foremost
among the civilized nations in promot
ing international arbitration, so that
every step in the progress of that princi
ple has a peculiar Interest for the Amer
ican people.
WILL TllBltC UK KABt
The latest adUces in regard to the
attitude of Russia and Japan appear to
warruut an affirmative answer to the
above question. What seems to be
trustworthy Information is tp the effect
that both powers are actively preparing
for possible hostilities. The negotia
tions at the Japanese capital, looking to
an amicable arrangement, continue, but
the impression is that little progress is
being made. The feeling throughout
Japan is represented to be extremely
bitter toward Russia and the people are
protesting through petitions to the gov
ernment against the action of Uusslu
in Manchuria, and Corea. While such
popular manifestations may exert no
great influence upon the situation the
government will hardly bo disposed to
wholly Ignore it, for the stand It has
taken inspired the feeling. Every (Jay
strengthens belief that ltussia does not
intend to evacuate Manchuria or to
relinquish whatever advantage she has
In resiect to Corea.'
While the United States, in common
with all countries having trade with
Manchuria, has an interest in the far
eastern situation, it Is not of a nature
that calls for any intervention on our
part. There may bo danger, Indeed, of
Uussla shutting us out of the valuable
Muuchuriun market. In the event of
war and Russian success it is more than
probable that that power would exclude
all others from com men. with the Chi
nese territory she controls. We have
her assurance, however, that our trade
there will not be Interfered with and
we are louAd to regard tli l:i good
faith. We iSuiuot properly do anything
upon the assumption that our trade In
terests or treaty rights may be Invaded.
This Is understood to be the view t
Washington and there can be no ques
tion that It Is the proper iosltlou as
conditions are at present.
CHA1X.VAX OUSS' RVLlMl.
. The only test vote in the organization
()f the republican county committee was
that precipitated by an appeal from
the decision of Chairman Goss on tho
right of the members of the state com
mittee to participate in the work of
organization. The ' rule providing for
the composition of the new county com
mittee, as embodied in the draft adopted
by the outgoing committee and reaf
firmed by the convention, reads as fol
lows:
The chairman of the -county committee
shall have power to appoint an executive
committee consisting of Ave members who
shall perform such services as required by
the chairman. Bald members of tho execu
tive committee and members of the state
committee from Douglas county shall have
the same voice In the meeting of the com
mittee as any member from a voting dis
trict. The amazing thing is that language so
plain should be deliberately miscon
strued by a man who pretends to be so
fair as Mr. Goss always does in order
to gain factional advantage. Itis almost
as surprising that Chairman Goss should
find any memjjer of the committee will
ing to support him In such an arbitrary
ruling. The untenable position of Mr.
Goss was re-enforced when ho held
further that a member of the state com
mittee claiming n seat under this rule
had no right to appeal from his decision
because his name had not been placed
on the temporary roll. As the roll had
evidently been made up by Mr. Goss'
direction In defiance of the rules, -the
committee hod nothlug left to it but to
reverse the hold-over chairman.
It would seem that a man of Mr. Goss'
reputed astuteness would learn that he
Jms. nothing to gain by such distortion
of the fundamental law upon which tho
committee organization is based, and
which was drafted and put into opera
tion by his own factional friends.
The defeat of the first proposition for
municipal ownership of street railways
submitted to the voters of San Fran
cisco affords by no means a conclusive
proof that the city at the Golden Gate
is committed to corporate ownership and
control of public utilities. Out of a Vot
ing population of 70,000 only 23,220 citi
zens of San Francisco voted on the
proposition, of whom 14,481 voted for
nnd 10,743 against the proposition. But
Inasmuch as it required a two-thirds
vote to ratify the proposed bond Issue
for the purchnse of tho street railway
system that was to have become the
experimental municipal line the proposi
tion failed. When a test of public senti
ment is made at a general election in
which the whole voting population par
ticipates the outcome may be altogether
different. On broad lines the municipal
ownership and operation of street call
ways does not appeal to popular senti
ment as much as the municipal owner
ship of other public utilities, unless as
surance could be given of a material re
duction in street car fares. The average
voter is not half as much interested in
the prospective profits to be derived
from the operation of street railway
lines as he Is in the prospective cheap
ening of fares; hence the Indifference
manifested by the great 'majority of
voters of San Francisco.
At the instance of Governor LaFollette
an investigation of the accounts and
records of the Chicago, St. Faul & Min
neapolis railroad is now being conducted
by the railroad commissioner of Wiscon
sin and two expert accountants, with a
view to compelling that company, as
well aa other railroads operated in Wis
consin, to pay their just share of taxes
and to comply with the statutory regula
tions of railway traffic. The charge has
been made that railroads operating In
Wisconsin have been paying rebates to
favored shippers and thereby rendering
themselves liable under the Elkins law,
but at the same time they have evaded
their tax burdens and thus deprived the
state of the Just tribute levied in the
shape of taxes for the privileges enjoyed
by them. The St Paul officials are
making no opposition to the iuvestiga
tlon and deny most emphatically that
rebates have been paid by them. In
view of the fact that Governor La Fol
letto has publicly asserted that tho rail
roads have not compiled with the law
the outcome of the investigation will be
watched with a good deal of interest
not only by taxpayers and shippers of
Wisconsin, but by the country at large,
Tho registration of voters for the com
ing election has been completed In the
cities of New York state, but In Ne
braska it will not begin until next
Thursday and will not be completed
until tho Saturday before elect lou. This
leaves no opportunity In Nebraska for
purging the padded registration lists,
while In New York they have three
weeks for runulng down repeaters and
uouresideuts who are injected into the
lists ut nearly every election.
With the discovery of Chinese giusoug
Krowing along the bottoms of the Platte
it will be in order to prove again thst
Christopher Columbus has been enjoy
lug unearned honors as discoverer of
America when the real credit belongs
to some inglorious Chinee.
Whra Hogaea Fall .
Cliieugo Recurd-Herald. v
When mug nates get to quarreling over
their atock the public I petmitted to find
out how It la caljed upon to tranxfer its
cu.bh for their green paper.
Iaapiratloa fur Piety.
Kansaa City Star.
The Standard Oil company announce!
another raUe in the price of oil the third
In tea daya. No wonder Mr. Rockefeller
Wanta to hire a hall to tell the world what
religion has done for him.
The Bear mm the Jma.
New York Tribune.
Jawo La not going to war with Busuila
Just now. But Argus himself never kept
a closer watch upon any one, and the
Bear commands no flute notes to bring
Bleep to thbae vigilant eyes.
Wrlnaer Worltlag Overtime,
Brooklyn Kagle.
It Is growing more peaceful In Wall
street. You hear only the noise of tho
wringer up In Mr. Morgan's laundry
squeezing water out of stocks, and the
sounds made by a noted philanthropist
In skinning a few fllnta for dinner down
In the basement.
The Way to I.le Long.
Bill Barlow's Budget.
The time-tried truth would seem to be
that there are no lead-pipe rules govern
ing what we eat and drink except, of
course, that common sense ukase- which
laya down a law agin a man making a
hog of himself. And that the best Way
to husband health and ' live long v is
for ua to resolve that life is good and
to take such of its good things aa each
may find are good for him or her. I!ve no
diplomabut that's my prescription. Gratia.
Concernlna; the Theater Hat.
New York Sun.
A manager has the right to make any
reasonable rule as to the conduct of those
who patronize his playhouse. There can
be no doubt that a simple regulation which
Is designed to give all who purchase seats
an equal opportunity to see the show Is
"reasonable." Therefore anybody who
makes a fuss and refuses to consider oth
ers la wholly unreasonable,' and should be
prepared to leave the theater or give way
to reason. A woman who Insists on wear
ing a big. hat In spite of protests Is Just
as absurd as If she took a Squalling baby
to a performance, of a Duse play.
, Pattl Cornea Attain.
Brooklyn Kagle.
The announcement that Adellna Pattl Is
actually and positively to make her con
cluding and final fnrewell apneurance In
thla country must excite Interest among
those who have heard this fair woman and
remarkable artist sing the florid music of
the old operas In the past. No doubt, too,
she will be a subject of curiosity among a
younger generation that knows its Wag
ner, but haa yet to hear a technically per
fect performance of tho Italian melodies.
Taste has changed In the years since Pattl
was a familiar figure here, nnd neither the
Italian opera nor the .miscellaneous concert
thrive with us aa they did, but Pattfs suc
cess has been partly that of pereonality,
partly that of method, and these oftn
survive change. Of one thing we may be
sure that If this singer keeps her voice,
as many assure ua that she does, those
who attend her concert will hear such
singing as cannot be heard elsewhere. The
bawling through an uproar of drums and
trumpets that Wagner requires docs not
tend to lengthen the life nor preserve the
temper of a voice, and In Pattl we have a
delicate vocal Instrument, as accurate as a
tunlrtg fork, as flexible aa a flute, as sweet
as a violin. She will bo welcome aa long
as aha choosea to keep up her farewell
toura.
J I DUE JOHN B. HAHNES.
Syracuse Tournal: The reputation of
Judge Barnei aa a Jurist, a soldier and cltl
ten Is auch that no voter can object to his
election to the supreme bench upon other
than partisan reasons. And no republican
will object on this score for he Is a life-long
republican.
Post.
Ponca Journal: Judge J. B. Barnes was
twice appointed supreme .court commis
sioner by unanimous consent of the three
supreme Judges, including Judge Sullivan,
which la pretty conclusive evidence that he
is well qualltled for1 the position he seeks
and that his opponent so considers him.
Norfolk News: Hon. J. B. Barnea ex-
pressea himself aa well pleased with the
prospects for a republican victory at the
coming eleetion. He fails to find any rea
aon at all why Nebraska will not come up
with a good, old time republican majority
In November. There la no evidence any
where that there will be any deflections
from the republican ranks. The party la
united on the atate ticket, and all that ap
pears to be necessary will be for party
workers to get the votera out.
Crete Vldette-IIerald: Forty years ago
when Mr. Barnes donned the blue, and
marched in the ranks at his country's call,
he waa considered a splendid young man
and a patriot. He has devoted the nast
forty years to the profession of law, as a
loyal cltlxen of Nebraska, and la now a
candidate for Judge of the supreme court.
nd all at once tho World-Herald finds that
Judge Barnes la a very unfit man for the
place. Let mo see, did not this same lm
maculate organ say he aame about Judge
THIS DIVOHIE KVIU
Moral Welfare of the Natlow Demands
Radical Change.
Detroit Free Press.
Cardinal Gibbons has called renewed at
tentlon to an old and familiar subject, and
the mere fact that he handles It revives
an interest which It Is the duty of the
moral and legal agencies in this country
to persistently sustain until a radical
change for the better la brought about. In
Ita strongest feature of hla diacusalon the
cardinal speaks for the church, and If ita
contention that marrluge la a sacrament
absolutely binding until the death of one
of the contracting parties be correct, then
there la polygamy in every state and every
scriptural Injunction aa to the relation of
the sexea la outraged. And the worst of it
Is, proceeding upon the aame hypotheula, la
that there la a aanctlon In law for It all
and that some Judgea strain the meaning
of the law In order to meet the wlBhes of
applicants for divorce,'
We have reached a point where matrl
monlal tragedies receive the treatment of
farce comedies. ' Some states Invite all
upon whom the bonda sit heavily to come
and be relieved. They make a business of
It, as New Jersey does of creating corpo
rations, manifesting the aame disregard
for the righta and wlahea of the people of
other it a tea. It brings In money, adds to
the revenuea of court officials who are fed.
helpa the members of the bar and tenda
to Increase rather than decrease the num
ber of Judgea required to take care of the
dockets. In auch asylums for those discon
tented, almost any excuse for a divorce
will procure It. And In many other atatea
thla comes pretty near being true. In
very many instances the discretion of the
Judge is badly exercised. But for the su
preme Importance of the aubject It weuld
be laughable to hear a Judge grant a dl
vorce on the grounds of cruelty because i
little woman waa badgered into throwing
a dish at a big. "husky," domineering man,
kicking him out of bed, or occasionally ly
ing down from sheer exhaustion when the
would otherwise be preparing him a meal.
Unless a check be Interposed It will soon
be enough to legally release a husband If
wife burn a beefsteak, warm the coffee over
or make a bed without tucking the covera
In at the foot. Women succeed on applies
tlona with a backing In fact Just aa trivial.
The whole thing la demoralizing in every
material way and direction. Marriage be
come a convenience or an experiment to
be discarded at will. The sterner moral
ties are held as lightly as the old-time
prohibitions against card playing, dancing
and Sunday outings. The - only feasible
way out would Mem to be In the adoption
of uniform divorce lawa so rigidly drawn
taht tha discretion of the court would no
cxteud to the sanctioning of the deplorable
coudiilon coniplsineil ut by the cardinal
BITS OP WAHHIXGTO MFC
Miner Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on (he Spot.
Henry Gannett of the United Statea Gco-
oglcal Survey is back In Washington, hav
ng completed the census of the Philippine
Islands. Tho result of that compilation Is
already known and the labors Incident to It
have furnished Washington corresnorinVnta
material for many good stories. One of the
features of life on the Islands commented
on by Mr. Gannett Is the paucity of Ameri
can Investments. "The only Industrial en
terprise of any magnitude In which Ameri
can capital is Invested In the Philippines
that I can recall," said Mr. Gannett, "Is
the Manila electric railway. A syndicate
of Americans is building a large electric
plant In Manila, to supply light to the city,
and to operate a first class city railway
system. There are several small mercnnttle
establishments and one or two banks run
by Americans, bnt comparatively speaking
little money has yet been Invested. Things
will undoubtedly Improve, however. One of
the biggest forward steps that has beon
taken was the placing of the currency sys
tem of the Islands on a stable basis. The
Mexican dollars are being retired as fast as
they can be turned In and the now Filipino
currency Is taking their places. The change
has given an nlr of confidence nnd stability
to all business operations which Is very
helpful."
The postofllce building in Washington,
says a correspondent of the Chlcago-Kec-ord-Herald,
can boast of a unique gallery
of pictures from the pencil of Dame Nature
herself. The latter gives evidence. In these
words, of a characteristic cnprlclousnens
both in the selection and execution of her
objects, not unmixed with a mischievous
dash of caricature. For instance, the late
'Ben" Butler Is delineated much as a con- j
emporary cartoonist might have pictured
him in the act of delivering one of his sar- I
castle and pungcnt..replles to an opponent.
The picture gallery In question Is found at
tho extremity of the western corridor on
the first floor of the building. In the neigh
borhood of tho window of the registry divis
ion. Somo of the carriers are generally to
be seen around here, and any one of them
s always ready to point out to the curious
visitor the famous "cat." "Tom Reed,"
'Ben Butler," tho "Ahysslnlan Warrior,"
Lady looking Through Portlers," etc. The
fame of these extraordinary natural deline
ations in the veined marble (Mexican onyx)
of the walls In this portion of the postofflce
building has spread far and wide, so that a
number of persons come with the express
purpose of seeing them. The pictures are
purely of natural formation, and are owing
o the peculiarly dark and numerous mark-
ngs In the stone.
The "cat" Is a most graphic representa
tion of a plump, well-to-do domestic feline.
sitting in prim attitude characteristic of the
species. The picture Is of heroic size and
the variegated markings of the sleek fur
are both striking and beautiful. From Its
prominent position this is the most notice
able, as it Is the most famous of the
natural pictures.
" 'Ben' Butler," however, can scarcely
escape the notice of one familiar with the
visage of that once prominent figure In
law, politics fend war. Benjamin Is dis
closed en profile, with the characteristic
drooping eyelid and round head "like a
cannon ball." Hla flowing outline of waist
coat Is also clearly to be traced, although
he Is unceremoniously curtailed of the
major portion of his lower extremities.
Facing the redoubtable Benjamin from
the other side of a doorway Is a figure
which by some is held to depict the late
Thomas B. Reed and by others to look
rather more like nobody In particular. The
likeness to the late gentleman from Maine
is, sooth to say, somewhat dubious and
requires much imagination to amend; the
head Is a great deal confused and so does
not resemble In this regard that of the de
ceased "crar."
The "Abyssinian warrior," called also the
"Nubian, ' Is In some respects the most
wonderful of the pictures. The character
istic African head, the poise of the figure
and its distinct outline never fail to excite
the surprise of one seeing It for the drat
time. Immediately above the Abyssinian is
a tolerable representation of a woman In
a ball dress peering through a curtain. It
Is said that an artist who saw this freak
of nature conceived from It a very pretty
painting depicting a woman, elegantly at
tired, looking out of a curtained window.
Roscoe Conkllng is traced on the wall
not far from the attractlona already noted.
though the marking which compose his
visage are not as dark as those In other
parts of the stone. There are a number of
other curloua delineations In the walls of
this particular part of the building, such
aa the "Irishman smoking a pipe," "the
horse race," etc. It Is apparent that all ars
freaks of nature that have not been artl
flclally "touched up" In any way.
rn Aav lust week a man and woman
nnrnaehed the business offices of the
president. The former was pushing a baby
carriage, in which was an eleven-month's-old
child. One of the guards remarked
that the man looked as thougn. ne eanm
from Kansas, but a card which he ex
hibited proved that he was a New Tork
"n. u." His hair was long and uneven,
he wore a frock coat and felt hat, and In
the center of a shirt that was only one
third covered by the ve.at of a dress auit.
iiuirkled a brilliant atone. He nopeiuny
Bent his curd In to Secretary Loeb, while
th mother guarded the buby carriage
on the outside. The stranger was finally
admitted to the president's room, in aDout
two minutes he came hurrying out to the
nfflra door. .Dicked up the child and
calling for hla wife to follow, he disap
peared inside the preeldenl s onice again.
After another period of about three mln-
utea the couple came out, the face of
each wreathed In smiles.
In a reply to a question as to whether
he had seen the president, the man re
plied: "Yes, we saw the president, and
he took a great liking to the baby. He Is
going to send It hla photograph."
When the woman was asked If the presi
dent kissed the baby ahe declined to nay,
hut her hamy face led to the belief that
she will have an Interesting stoVy to tell
to the child after It grows up, about their
vlblt to the White House.
It Is said that Speaker-Elect Cannon re
cently prevented a frantic appeal to the
president for an early extra session. Ctr
tain Wall street operators had become
badly frightened by the alump in stocks
and requested a number of leading con-
gresmeii to meet them in New York. Can
non listened to their scary talk about the
condition) of affairs aud then said: "Why,
I have not heard It waa aa bad as that.
You know, I have Just come from Illinois,
and out there wa had no notion the coun
try was going to the dogs. The factories
In the Mississippi valley are all busy,
things are booming along In fine shape
and no one Imagines how close ha Is to
destruction." He talked In this semi
humorous vein fur ten minutes or so, the
Wall street men became infected with his
optimism and the meeting adjourned with
out tho Intended appeal being made to the
president.
Holding on fiod Thins.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Candidate McC'lellan haa decided not to
rexlgn hla seat In congress until he la
safuly elected mayor of New York. Mr.
McClellan probably fully appreciates the
seriousness of the predicament the nation
would lie la if bs resigned now and were
defeated later.
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PERSONAL NOTES.
Even tha Salt trust Is said to have lost
ita savor.
Colonel Bryan has delivered hla three
speeches In Ohio, but has thrown up the
contract to deliver the goods.
It cost Boston ftMtoO to give a banquet
to the Honorable Artillery company of
London, and it was Ralph Waldo Emer
son who used to talk about "pluln living
and high thinking."
A roll of greenbacks in a Chicago man's
pocket stopped a bullet which was speed
ing to his heart. This conflnns our pre
vious opinion that a large roil of money
may be useful at times.
Dr. John Bates Johnson, who died In St.
Louis the other day, founded In IMS the
first public medical dispensary west of the
Mississippi river. Ho was one of the fore
most medical practitioners in the country
and a lecturer in several colleges.
Major General Daniel E. Sickles, IT. S. A.,
retired, for years a Tammany Sachem, as
were his father and grandfather before
him, announced that he was willing to ac
cept the republican nomination for ulder-
mun In the Fifth assembly district.
They have attained a speed of over 120
miles an hour upon that electric road In
Germany, but aa all the passengers thought
It necessary to have their Uvea insured be
fore starting, the only practical result
likely seems to be the booming of the In
surance business.
Senator Depew congratulates Senator
Piatt upon the announcement of his ap
proaching marriage. Senator flatt is 70
years old and his sprightly colleague, who
la only 69. assures him that there is "no
period when home and domestic bliss are
so necessary to preserve youth In lie reali
ties and illusions as when one Is past 60."
ROOSEVELT AXn WAll STREET.
Opposition of Promoters llelpfnl to
the Republican Party.
Baltimore American
The attitude of the BO-called Wall street
crowd toward the candidacy of Mr. Roose
velt will. If persisted In, prove one of the
most helpful factors to the republican
party duilng the progress of the campaign.
Just at this time Wall street Is hated with
a bitterness difficult to describe. It work
during the pant five years has been
destructive rather than constructive. It is
very true there haa been a series of cor
poration developments which many argue
to be wonderfuj pieces of constructive
skill. The whole process, however, has
turned out to be a, monumental failure,
filled with the elements which are pro
ductive of disorder.
Wall street has played so unenviable a
role during the last five years that public
wrath against It Is as Intense as was the
popular rage of the Continental army
against the treachery of Benedict Arnold.
This popular resentment against Wall
street Is of much tho same order as that
of the loathing directed against Bene
dict Arnold, because It Is founded
more or leas upon almllar aentlments.
Wall street has certainly betrayed the
public. It haa robbed the public. By a
campaign of unmitigated deception It
foisted upon a cuntldlng following an
enorntou pile of securities which have
since- been found to be much like gold
bricks. Nor Is that the only way In which
the public haa been abused. Wall street.
In Ita endeavora to partially curry out an
impossibility, has created conditions which
now threatens to breed a panic. These
conditions have already exacted a dis
proportionate tribute from the great con
auming public In order to meet the financial
needs of over-capitallied corporation". It
has also Interfered with the normal flow of
money, which flow Is the indispensable
preserver of sound commercial prosperity.
The consequence Is, the public in multi
farious ways has suffered Incalculable
losses.
Mr. Roosevelt Is disliked by Wall street
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because he first had tho temerity to shake
this colossal structure of wind. He In
disliked because he first called a halt upon
Wall street's march of Imposition. He Is
disliked because he stands between Wall
street and Its future plans of oppression.
The fact, however, that he is disliked
makes him doubly popular among tho
great nnd vote-giving masses.
MSES TO A L At Gil.
"Some people," said Uncle Eben, "is kind
o' unlucky In gittln' de kind o' frienda dt
Is always wantin' favors Instld o' do kin'
dat Is alwuya tryln' to do favors." Wash
ington Star.
"I suppose your son Is still studying hard
V' 1 1 , it.,, iiq n - -
now, with nothing to do. He han gradu
ated and started to practice." Philadelphia
Press. - ,
Cannibal Chef This young man we have
Just captured says he was a theatrical aup
In his country, your highness.
Cannibal Chief Well, let's see what sort
' 1 11. H, 1. ..' u .,!(, . --ml 1. nr t
I of a soup he'll make in this country.
Yonkera Statesman.
"The weather's got quite cold," said one
broker to another.
"It has," was the reply. "There must be
something wrong with the idea that the
wind Is always tempered to the shorn
lamb." Town Topics.
"Don't bo skeered," said the first foot
pad. "It's only two women."
"But one o' them's got a revolver," pro
tested his pal. . .
"Aw! dat s nothln'. Come on, an' Gee
whlzx! light out. Bill! De other one's got
a hatpin." Philadelphia Ledger.
"Them there bunko men Is up to every
thing, I s'pose," remarked the farmer.
"Not everything." replied the man from
the city. "They don't send all their milk
to the creamery and then sell the stuff that
comes back, after going through the ex
tractor, as one. feature of fresh country
board." Chicago Post. .
"Do you have any trouble supporting
your fan.ily, Sambo?"
"No, Indeedy; why, boss, I'se got one ob
de best wlfea In dla .'ere town. '-Yonkera
Statesman,
Mrs. Browne And how . Is that pretty
young widow? Is she reconciled to her
IOCS V'
Mrs. Malaprop No. she ain't exactly re
conciled yet, but they do say she s got
the man picked out. Philadelphia Press.
"Ask papa tonight." suggests the gentle
girl to her adorer. "He l in such a good
humor because he got the better of some
man in a business transcatlcin orty
The adorer shakes his head doubtfully.
"I believe I d better not." he sighs. I
am the man he got the better of. and be
would be sure to say that he couldn t let
his daughter marry a man so unsuccessful.
Judge. -
GREAT.VESS THRIFT trOM THEM.
Chicago Tribune.
I know a lot of Dooleys and some Dlnkel
hpIpIb and Bowsers,
A bunch of Chimmle Kaddcna, and some
Katxenjammers, too;
I used to know John lUury and his crowd
of boon carousers;
Some Spoopcndykes and Hogans were
among tne lolka I knew.
And yet I never heard them do this keen
philosophizing,
Or talk on current topics in their dax-
sllng style of wit;
I never saw them do a thing amusing or
surprising, ,
Nor heard them say a single thing that
ought to make a hit.
One reads of all the aparkllng Jesta of
DinkL-lKplel and Dooley,
And notes the subtle fancy that John
Henry has In print
Why, there are David Harums all about
but 1 say truly.
Of all their mots and cp'grams they never
tlvo a hint.
We wonder why it Is that they In life are
underrated,
And whv these Joy-Inducing funny things
they never speak
Until by come aaiutenera they are sold and
.yhdleated ,
And put upon the market at a given rate
per week.
Who knows but In the future one of ua
will be a feature
Be fitted with a dialect and manner hu
morous, . ' ...
And known the world around aa quite a
scintillating creature
Because sonm other MIow will think up
our wit for us? . ,
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