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U..1TU 23 il.S.MO t... 3,SH0 U 2H.T30 10., ... .30,100 25 2S.730 51 JMI.220 26 1? 80,310 27 27,24t 1J 2,43ft 21 28.TWO 14.. 2O.020 1 2S.8RO II 88,800 30. r 2,W40 Total. ..80230 Leas unfold and returned copies.... 0.4 Ket total tales una, 744 .'et average aalea 2H.424 OKOUGB B. TZBCIU'CK. Subscribed In my presence and aworn to refore m this 30ib day of September, A. V. 1801. M. B. HUNOATE. (Seal.) Notary Public, Jndfrlng by the Illtchcalf organ, Hoso water la again running for all tue offices from supreme judge to constable. It must not be overlooked that the significant part of the republican county convention tvas the absence of a walk out. That base ball player who vented his murderous insanity upon his nurse must have thought be was up against the umpire. UIW rVhtttCAIj SITVATIVX. There is very Kcneral Interest In the Ohio nnipnlun, which Is lx-lng waged must vigorously ly lIH parties. I'er Imps no one is better ipmlined to Judge of the pmsMTt than SSenntor I'oraker 11 nd he predict the electlott f the re publlcnn tb ket by from ti.0M to lin.i" innjorlty, with n republbnn legislature having n majority of from thirty to forty on Joint bnllot The senator said there is not the faintest likelihood of a democratic legislature and added: "I cannot see where there Is the slightest foundation for some of the stories that have been floating around that Tom Johnson hns any show for election. Johnson will be snowed under, and snowed under for good, too." cesslty result In a higher price for bread stuffs In Kurope, to the profit of Ameri can farmers." With ti rapidly giowlnu Asiatic market for our brcadidnlTs the outlook for American wheat producers is certainly most promising. THK M1K rtWK till" CAMfAlO. There are some reasons for appre hending a possible defeat of the f union ists in New York City ami the restora tion ol Tammany to power. In the first place, there Is not entire harmony among the former, some more or less Influen tial politicians who had been with the fnslonlsts having deserted and gone over to the opposition. Then there are cer tain financial and business Interests, it is said, which are not satisfied with the This strong cxpresslou of confidence straightforward and honest policy and In the result may be fully warranted, methods of the Low administration and The election to the governorship of Ohio are assiduously working for its over- of a man with such rlews as those of throw. The lawless element, by no Tom Ij. Johnson seems hardly possible means Insignificant in numbers, wants a and there ought to be no doubt of his restoration of Tammany rule, preferring defeat by on overwhelming majority, to Ikj blackmailed rather than subjected Vet it will be well for the republicans to the restraints Imposed by the present of the Huckeye state not to allow con-1 administration. Furthermore, there fidence to make them apathetic, for 1 undoubtedly arc many democrats who Johnson Is likely to receive nearly if not two years ago supported the fusion quite the full vote of his party. It is movement who now feel that with a probable that he does not seriously ex- presidential election next year duty to pect to be elected, but he will omit no their party requires them to stand with effort to win and the fact of his having it this year. een twice elected mayor of Cleveland, That the restoration Of Tammany to normally a republican city, shows that iower would be most unfortunate will he Is a resourceful politician. I be admitted by all who ore familiar with C-oIonel Herrlck, the republican candl-1 the record of that political organization. dato for governor, appears to be making I Mayor 1-ow has given New York an nd a good impression upon the people while I ministration which, while not wholly Senator Hanna Is working with his free from mistakes, lias in the main characteristic zeal and earnestness. In- fulfilled the promises made and given terest in the campaign among republic- that city better government in all rc- ans outside of Ohio has reference chiefly spects than it had known for many to the re-election of Senator llanna. years before. In his letter accepting a renomlnatlon, Mayor Low points out the THK liVtuarAL CUDE of Ho.voh. beneficial changes that have been ef- A member of the Chicago Board of ftrtcd iu the last two years. There has Kducation has been asked to resign be- tj.p a saving of millions in public ex- cause lie is vice president of a plumb- penditures, without in the least impair ing supply manufacturing com- j,lK the efficiency of the public service. pany. It appears that the pub- indeed that service has been much lm lic schools of Chicago use large proved in all departments. This is amounts of plumbing supplies, which notably true of Uie police service, which are furnished by plumbers who buy of has never been more efficient than now. the manufacturers. It Is stated as a An interesting fact stated by the mayor fact that by far the largest part of the i that the death rate has been conslder- goods used in the schools are made by aj,y reduced, due to the improved con- the firm of which the member of the ditions in the tenement district. In a board is an officer. The point of honor great city like New York the work of arises as to whether he Is Justified under the health department is of the utmost the circumstances in holding his seat importance and it has been carried on on the board. tinder the Ixw administration with in- "It is Interesting in this connection." teiligt nee and 8eal. produciug highly sat- declares the Heeord-llerald, "to consider factory results. the standards of honor In English cities. Mayor Low truthfully says that "un- 'The Tillman case will go to the jury this week. The general public will ex pect the prisoner to go to the pen when the yerdlct is in. The democratic school board ticket is exceptionally strong, but the strongest wen on the democratic school board ticket are republicans. , 'If Jersey is to be afflicted with floods well as mosquitoes, it is likely to ac quire a worse reputation than Kansas as a place for abiding. Some people would like to know why the-ordinance authorizing the Issue of bonds for the purchase of a municipal t-lectrie lighting plant has been thrown on' the Milwaukee sidetrack. "The best Ak-Sar-Hen week we ever had" is the universal verdict of the business men of Omaha. But that Is no reason why next year's Ak-Sar-Ben ahould not bo still bigger and better. - 9 'From the way the democrats are Ignoring their former friends and allies in tho makeup of local tickets the only Inference is that the populists are in vited henceforth to play in their own back yard. The, republicans have crossed the threshold of the campaign In Douglas county in solid phalanx and unserrlcd ranks. They must not forget, however, last the enemy also has its forces fairly welt In hand. If Judge Barnes is good enough to be tnlce appoluted to the supreme court commission by unanimous vote of all tha judges of the supreme court, he Is ood enough, to be promoted to the "prema bench itself. An illuminating case is that of Alder man Iligginbottom of Manchester. He was partner In a firm which manu factured cranes and portions of cranes. der Tammany the condition existing in the police department two years ago may be fairly described as one of or ganized lawlessness. The police force In the ordinary course of business his j,ad beea converted into an instrument firm so'ld goods to a company holding for the collection of money paid for tho contracts with the Manchester corpora- privilege of vlolatlu the law." And ho tion. There Was nothing tO Show that I auk-- "I th rtr m-HHmr to clinnen he knew personally of the transactions the return of such a state of things ho nor that he had any thought of personal cauge the snake has now been scotched, gain. He was a man of high ability 0P wju jt make assurance doubly sure and character and his ten years' service by continuing in power those who have as alderman was about to be crowned tnr miceoKsfniiv crannied with thes with election as lord mayor. A city in- giKnntC evils?" The success of Tiun vestigatlug committee nevertheless held raan. woujd certainly revive the evils. that Alderman Hlgginbottom's action perhaps in more aggravated form than 'had been altogether improper and such beforei and , to be deprecated by law- as they could not Justify, having regard rnp(.tinir citizens throughout the coun to his position on the electricity com' mince, me gas committee ana as a member of the city council.' After this censure the alderman had no alternative but to resign." While the Kngllsh municipal corpora' tlons act does not prohibit such trans try as well as in New York. Omaha Is not the only city in the coun try where grafters flourish and do nothing supernumeraries are carried on the pay rolls of city and county. St Louis and Minneapolis have each sue actions, there have been many instances cessfully prosecuted boodler and prlwi In the last three or four years to show loose grafters from their city and county thut public sentiment in English cities pay rolls and Chicago is making an is becoming much stricter than the law. I effort to follow their example. In one The predominating factor in this de-1 day last week the Chicago papers turned velopment of public opinion in Great I the searchlight of publicity on the most Britain is largely due to the extension I flagrant phases of mujili'lpal grafting, of municipal ownership on public utlli-1 compressed in the following terse head ties in English cities. The point of Mines: honor raised against the Chicago school I DAY'S GRAFT DEVELOPMENTS. Evidence of graft in "overtime" pre- dent. however, should be considerate enough to Issue his proclamation at once, so as to give time for Junketing congressmen enjoying trips abroad to come home and answer roll call. flow the Shearlaa Is Doir, 'Indianapolis JVews. The revelations In tho case of the CnlleJ States Shipbuilding company ought to give the public a pretty vivid Idea of what It moans to be In on tha ground floor. ( auae and KoTeet. Boston Transcript. The English Invasion of American uni versities la as remarkable as the American Invasion of British markets, and the move ments prolmbly stand In tho relation of cause and effect.' Soothing; the Afflicted. Detroit Free Press. The vice president of an Iowa bank who embciKlod 113,000 will be compelled to spend thirty days In the county Jail. It is to be hoped that the hard hearts of the authorities will soften sufficiently to give him a comfortably furnished cell. Overloading Prosperity. Indianapolis News. Tha glass manufacturers have made an other reduction In the price of glass with a view of "reclaiming all the business that foreign manufacturers have been able to secure In this country during the last two or three years." Evidently they are waking up to the fact that there Is a limit to the weight of the burdens that pros perity can carry. Will the Grabbers Lnltaf Boston Transcript. It Is possible that the wily Bear, having sxclted the Iraaclble little Jap to the wild est pitch of Indignation, Is now smoothing him down with his claws and saying: "Oh, come now; don't let us fight each other, but let u rather conjointly steal the Corean honey. We can then plead as an excuse that we had to take It In order to maintain peace?" Crafty old Bear! Difference In Conayreaamen. Cincinnati Enquirer. The salaries of congressmen can never be fairly and equitably arranged. Some mem bers are well worth 13,000 a year and others are not worth 5 cents. Some look upon a seat In the houfe of representatives and the salary as means of getting and saving more money than they can mako In their business at home, while others are willing to pay more for a nomination and election than their salary for two years amounts to. No means can be devised of paying statesmen "by the piece." So It must rest with tho voters In each district to get the best they can for their money. Compound Interest tilttu. New York World. ' Sir Frederick Bramhall has offered $250 to the British association to be Invested for fifty years, the proceeds then to be paid as a prize for the best obituary on steam power, which will then be dear. Sir Fred erick thinks. The association doubts the legality of the gift. It would amount to about $1,125 by 1953. In 1T98 a Swede named Theluason left an estate of $2,600,000 to be divided among his great grandchildren, or If there were none, the proceeds were to be applied to the national debt. Lord Rendla sham was a descendant of the eccentric Swede. Theluseon's will was probated, but caused the passage of a special act limiting deferred legacies to twenty-one years. 8o it was plainly Illegal to offer, as another chap did recently, M to be put at com pound Interest for the city of Birmingham for 999 years. At 3 per cent It would amount to a trifle' Of 1294,495,000,000. To be richer than Rockefeller Is a perfectly sim ple matter. Only it takes so long. HOI'S D ABOIT IN K W YORK. Life In nipples n the Cnrrent of the Metropolis. The tax department of New York Is do ing the traditional land office business. Taxpayers trooped to the cashier's wicket last week, taking advantage of a deduction offered as a premium for prompt payment. Tho huge sum of I10.228.P00 was paid In the first day. All this money was bundled In a rickety one-horse csb and taken to a Wall street bank. The money was wrapped In brown paper parcels and distributed over the bottom of the cab. Guarding the for tune were four policemen, two of whom got up on top of the vehicle with the driver, while the other two wero Inside, using million-dollar packages for footstools. Among the largest amounts received were: W. W. Astor, $357,6i0; J. J. Astor, $2S3,6i2: R. W. Goelet, $195,014. and the estate of Cornelius Vanderbllt, $115,797. Criminal prosecution of the officials of tha Sugar trust, for the alleged theft of $526,000 worth of city water used at Its eastern dis trict plant. Is likely, according to Deputy Commissioner Robert Van ldersteln of the Brooklyn Department of Water 8upply. Gas and Electricity. The big bill la considered to be a political trump card for the fusion administration, though It was not played with any such Intention. Tha discovery that the company owed the city $526,000 was made In the course of a general Investiga tion ss to water wasta In that borough. In stituted over a year ago. Further Investi gation as to the quantity of water alleged to have been used by the Sugar trust fres of charge may send tha city's bill up to the million dollar mark. One of the most Important accomplish ments of the Low administration has been the Improvement In the conditions that surround the tenement house life of the metropolis. When the new tenement house law was passed, it was predicted that all buildings of tenement houses In New York would cease because of the radical changes made by the law. but In the year 1902 some thing like $20,000,000 was expended for new law tenements, while the amount to bo ex pended this year will be over $(0.000,0u0. The new law tenements have proved suc cessful from the tenants' point of view be cause many tenants for the first time have been able to get apartments with light, air and sanitary services. They have been successful from the landlords' point of view because they iinve been fully occu pied from the time of completion at re munerative rents. The whole lower East Side Is being rapidly rebuilt with new law houses. No house that Is built under tha present law contains any room that Is not adequately lighted and ventilated. This la In striking contrast to tho old law houses. In which ten rooms out of fourteen were almost totally dark and without ventilation. WE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE 9 surreptitious conversations that could In no other way have been bad. There Is abso lutely no danger of being detected, and the fascination grows with the use. He argues that it Is the modem method of making dates, and that thousands of men and women have been brought together In this way who, had they been left to letter writing or a. personal arrangement In direct conversation, would have re mained merely acquaintances. PEHSOAIj sotes. board member for being indirectly in terested in the sale of materials and supplies to public schools has seldom troubled the conscience of members of the school board, members of the council or county commissioners even where such transactions are expressly pro hibited by law. Jhe next great forward step lu Mho campaign for tax reform is the election of 'Harry P. Beed to the position of county assessor, upon whom will de volve the task of putting the new reve nue law Into operation. The Honorable Artillery company of London has hecu taking in Xlagura. It will be next In order for them to shoot the rapids on the St. Lawren?e, particu larly as that is as close to shooting as they are apt to come during their pres ent tour. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, while in l'arls, will sleep In a bed formerly used by Napoleon, if this makes his rent any easier it will devolve upon French hospitality to present him with 1h furniture in his room and let him take it home with hlui. sented to council committee and sweeping Investigation started. Written charges presented by Carl Llnr- man of collusion between detectives of the Desplalnes street station and thieves. Chief O'Neill files charges against De tective Sergeant John Rohan. Deputy building commissioner charged with attempt to make builders adopt flre prooflng devices on which ho holds patents. Charge against health department em ploye that he used city supplies In his undertaking business. Deputy boiler inspector charged with 4Sli TAKIHO BRKAObDCrrS. There is a growing demand for our breadstuff's in the Asiatic markets, giv ing promise of a very extensive trade in I grafting on A H. Vilus company. tills line in tho near future. According If these irregularities hud occurred in to the latest statistics the exports of Omaha tho sham reform organ of democ breadstuffs to those markets during the tacy would have charged thein up to tho eight months endins with August aggro- republican party, but, although the gated In value over.lll.OOO.tXO, against mayor of Chicago is a democrat, no about $4,(100,000 for the corresponding fair-minded person will accuse the demo- perlod of last year. Two-thirds of this cratlc party with being made up of exisjrt was in the form of flour, showing grafters and public plunderers. Boodlers that the people of Asia are rapidly ac- and grafters are not confined to any quiring a taste for wheat bread. When I party, tlw vnutiictui nf the notnilation in those countries is considered, it cannot bo re- Tne rnlted K,nt('8 court of "W'9 Pnv,i.Hi n. Pitravairant to assume that rendered a decision Saturday on the old not many years hence the demand from federnl ,aw that t',8rian ipanles that source for our breadsruffs will take In tha passing of Tom Murray goes a unique character among Omaha pioneers and at the samo time one to whose en terprise Omaha Is greatly indebted. With all his peculiarities. Tom Murray was a useful rltUen one whose poverty succeeding wealth was due to over confidence rather than mistaken judg ment. He deserved better of fate. all the surplus As shown by the statistics, our flour exports to countries bordering on the I'aclllc have gained upward of J.ts0,000 for a period of eight mouths' in the short space of two years. They are rather more than three times as great as they are common carriers and must serve all alike without discrimination. While the case under consideration originated in the Chicago. Board of Trade, against the bucket shops of Chicago and Kansas City, the principle involved affects all classes of telegraph patrons, as well as telephone patrons, and is therefore of I Ka tirmnnt ltiinortance to tha frnnernl were two years ago. Hie significance 1 " of this, observes the Seattle Fost-Intelll- I,UDIlc- gencer. as affecting the entire wheat- John lumon(i U advising the Irish growing industry of the United States. ,llndiorda wtth reference to complying should not be overlooked. "Contrary to tLe new ,and a,t ..ot to w tUD. The fusionists in Nebraska are going through the old farct of conducting a double cauqmlgu through two separate committee organisations In behalf of a single ticket hearing a hyphenated Islvl. In the early days of fusion this litSMpnenide doubt let. fooled some peo ple, but the peoplo culiiuil be fooled all lit tloja, Why keep up this Lypwil.-j i bom." We were under the Impression that stubbornness was one of the race eliaractcristics of the Irish if so, it will take an extra effort to follow Atedmond's advice. the predictions of many," says that paper, "the market for American bread' stuffs is expanding enormously in Asia and Oceunica. It Is already so large as to consume a very large share of the surplus product of the raciflc coast states. It wjll very soon Qpusume the I Ai.other marquis of Saliobury is to entire surplus product of the states, have a place in the British cabinet. He for the amount of the new area which wjll have to distinguish himself with can be put Into wheat in the future Is more than ordinary ability to bold up uot very large. The time Is now within I eten a passable record compared with easily measures hie distance when nont I that of the last cabinet minister wear- of the wheat produced on the Pacific I lug the same name. coast will be marketed In Europe and the withdrawal of this amount of wheat I November is the date nxed for the from the European market must of ne-1 eitra acsslun of tongress. The presl TALK OF THE STATU PHSS. Stanton Ticket: There is no longer a populist press In Nebraska. Populism as It was originally discovered meant some thing more than a contest for spoils, an Insatiable desire for office. The press which was formerly , populist has gone democratic by an overwhelming majority and the minority which Insist that princi ple Is paramount to office Is hitting the center of the pike regardless of all ob stacles.. Wayno Herald: The law which restricts tho expenditure of money for campaign purposes by parly nominees Is one of ex ct Iknt merit, acknowledged to bo such by everybody. That legislative act. added to the restrictions guaranteed by the Austra lian 'DHllot law, elevates our system of vot ing and helps free It from tho trammeling, tu'iaildatlng and corrupting Influences that w ro often potent forces In elections in the early days. North Platte Tribune: In a few things at least Nebraska stands at the head. The largest alfalfa field. S.000 acres. In the world, is at Ames; the largest barn in tho United States Is in Dodge county; the largest county In any state is In Nebraska, and no slate has as many miles of any one river as has Nebraska in the Platte river. It can also be said that in western Nebraska the quality of sugar beets and alfalfa grown stands at the head. McCook Tribune: The promise of Presi dent Stlckncy of the Great Western rail road to make Omaha a grain market and afford an oportunity for Omaha to establish a board of trad of Us own threatens to stir up a railroad row of lively proportions, with the Burlington and Northwestern In tha forefront. Just why Omaha Is not en titled to the same considerations In the matter of grain rates and regulations that Kansas City enjoys Is not made plain. Rut tho Incident suggests the parody: "The hond that controls transportation in Amer ica rules the room." St. Paul Republican: A ticket made up of men who believe In radically different principles Is an anomaly. It cannot rea sonably be expected that the several In dividuals who compose It Will take a fraternal Interest In each other's welfare and work for the success of all. This Is the reason why dark hints are be. ginnlna- to be heard In regard to unfaith fulness on tha part of certain fusion can didates toward the balance of the ticket. The conditions under which such an al liance exists are abnormal and In them selves invite disaster. Pender Republic: Republicans are being asked to vote for Judge Sullivan on the ground for making the supreme court non partisan. But republicans must remem ber that Judgs Sullivan was nominated by partisan conventions. He accepted partisan nominations and has become "nonpartisan" for political purposes only. And this only in the minds of bis political advocates. Judge Sullivan Is the same partisan he ever has been. Democrats and populists will vote for him as such, but unwary repub licans are supposed to be entrapped by nonpartisan flop-doodle. Well, hardly this year. Kearnev Hub: That's a pretty kettle of nh down at Omaha. After using ths al leged Vlnsonhaler agreement, denied by Vlnsonl aler, wllU which to club Itosewater at tho republican primaries, It turns out now that The Bee was right and that Vln soi'.halwr failed to recogiUis his own slgna ture. This la now admitted by those who were against Tha Bee previous to holding tha primaries. All of which makes Judgs Vlnsonhaler's title to ths nomination some what leaky and certainly does not help him as a candidate. The Incident was seised on by Roarwalor's enemies and used effec tively. Wlmt are they going to do about It uowt A tenderloin detective who succeeded in securing evidence against certain big and fashionable gambling houses by mixing with the Waldorf crowd is so much elated over the exploit that he has Issued a list of eight commandments, the careful ob servance of which will Insure an entry to the chosen circle. All you have to do la: First Arrive with a labeled steamer trunk, take a room and bath and bo' particular as to Its location. Second Stay in your room until 7 o'clock In the evening and then ap pear In evening clothes. Third Have a roll of $300, with a hundred-dollar bill on the outside and the small ones tucked Inside to make a front with. Fourth Keep up youc front with good clothes, spend a little money and you will soon be hall fellow wall met with the gilded crowd, F'lfth Loaf around the billiard room, buy drinks and havo your nails manicured for four days. Sixth Scrape acquaintance with the mil lionaires that are loafing around, which is easily done. Seventh Keep changing your small bills (fives and tens) for smaller ones and your roll will look as though it were Increasing in else. Eighth Remember that It Is easier to get acquainted with the Wal dorf crowd If you show money than It Is to scrape acquaintance In any of the bil liard halls and cafes along Broadway. The women who mange the Mldc-a-Wee Home club are of the opinion that there are others called to attend to tho sick babies and homeless and hungry children of New York, while It Is their mission to take care of the sick and homeless cats and dogs. The home they havo provided for vagrant curs and abandoned backyard cots would seem a place of rest and comfort for many homeless orphans. But none of these can get In, as they did not have the luck to be born mangy dogs. The home is located two miles from Yon- kers, a northern suburb of New York. There are already over fifty Inmates, and there will bo more when the news Is spread abroad that all outcasts of these two tribe are made welcome. Tho woman managers do not think it right to kill, even in a pain less manner, a dog or cat that Is sick or injured. Instead, they doctor them up and let them lie around in ease and comfort, and mako themselves a noisy nuisance for all that neighborhood. After conference with the managers of the various steamship lines running across the Atlantic, formal announcement has been made that the agreements of ths North Atlantic conference, which estab lished the minimum rate for first and second cabin passengers traveling on the steamers of the lines bound by the agree ments, will be annulled this week. Here after each company will be at liberty to make whatever rate it pleases, and a rate war may follow. One of those who at tended the meeting went so far as to declare that rate cutting will begin Im mediately, and that It will be the greatest and sharpest thing the country has seen in some time. There are weird and wonderful spots In ths lower quarters of New lork where the student of foreign manners may satisfy his longing for the bizarre and sensational. If the slummer wants a' real sensation let him take his party to the Battery, walk up through Washington street,'-thence across Broadway to 8late. up through the winding thoroughfares to Roosevelt, across Chatham square to Mott, around Into Pell and Doyers, finishing there for the first evening's sport. Ho will have traversed no less than nine distinct and separate countries and rubbed elbows with as many nations, and wherever a bright window discloses a place of refreshment the party Is sure to be treated with something unique, generally clean and far removed from things metropolitan. A New Yorker has come forward with an indictment against tha telephone as a primary cause for the alarming increase of divorce suits. Ho urges that the tele phone has lent a way of carrying on The six factories turning out the tooth pick supply have combined, and we hope the new trust will make the article so dear that It will be less In evidence in public. Seven hundred and twenty-threo fires started during five months In Chicago from "unknown causes." Persons should avoid starting fires In this manner. It prejudices the Insurance. Dr. Bellsarlo Sasa, a prominent sur geon of Llmn. Peru, has started for New York, to study the latest advances In medicine and surgery, and then report his observations. James Putnam Stewart of Louisville, a direct descendant of Oeneral Israel Putnam of revolutionary fame, has many relics of his distinguished ancestry, and- Is busily engaged In writing out the lineage ot the family. Prof. R. L. Garner, the monkey man. hns gone to the West African coast again to study the simian tribe and learn their language. It is suspected that there is a good deal of "monkey business" about Garner's work. . Senator Fairbanks Is not a candidate for the vice presidency on the republican ticket next year, and will not be. This was an nounced In AVashlngton by Rcpresentatlv llemenway of Indiana, a close friend of Senator Fairbanks. The late Chief Justice McCollum of Penn sylvania owed his election to a singular accident. He was nominated for the vacant Judgeship by the democratic state con vention of 1SS8 In opposition to James T. Mitchell, the republican candidate. There was then no chance of his election. But the death of one of the Justices made another vacancy on the bench, and both Mitchell and McCollum were chosen. Lots were then cast for seniority of rank, as their commissions were to expire at the same time. January. 1910, and McCollum had the further luck of drawing the prixe, and so succeeded to the chief Justiceship. POISTED ItEMATIK. Oussle What is genius, anyway? Gertrude To my mind. It constats tn el ways having clotnea that lit. Detroit Fne Press. "So glad you found my sermon Interest ing." said the Rev. Mr. Tawkun. "Yes." replied the stranger. "It wan In teresting to me. I've been makiiiK a study recently of the powers of endurance of the human voice." Philadelphia Press. "Why don't you fry to earn your living?" "Well," answered Meandering Mike, "it's dis way. When 1 eats die way 1 gets chid turkey an' mince pte. If I dpcnls on in earning capacity 1 in liable to git slnkci.i an' weak coffee." Washington Star. "Has ho an occupation?" "Well, he has had one." , ' v "What?" " "Trying to be 'a good fellow.' ", "Did he succeed?" "As Iodk as his money lasted, yes. "-Chicago Post. "Do vou think much of Miss Frisble?" asked Mr. Ollroy of Mr. Hnatts. "About twenty-four hours a day," was the reply. Town Topics. - "You don't mean to ten me you rescued a young lady from drowning and didn't even stop to learn her narnol" - "That's what I did. My wife was there when 1 got the girt ashore." Chicago Record-Herald. ...... "John." said the wife, disconsolately, "the wolf Is at the door!" "Good!" cried her husband.' "Now the bill collectors will be afraid to come near us." Detroit Freo Press. Good anecdotes is lots o' fun. Rut sometimes 1 git thinklu' 1 I'd kinder like to hear Jist one ' ' ' That hain't bin swore on Lincoln. . , Catholic Standard. A HOY'S POCKET. Brooklyn Kngle. "What's In your pocket, John?" I said; "Aw, nawthln' much, he stated. I waiter! till he went to' bed And then- Investigated. : t:.;;: c .ST.-. I turned the pocket Inside out, It scarcely took a minute: You'll think 1 "stretch," without -a duilbt But this is what was In it:. , L A top. a handkerchief in rags. Five marbles mid a whistle: Three pencils and two paper bags, Some chalk, a broken pistol. Some nails, a screw, a hammer head, Four candies, stuck together: A fish line, hooka, a piece of lead. Some scraps of grimy leather, A doughnut, stale, no longer round, . A knife, an old brass locket; This Is the "nothlnK" that I found Hid In the rascal's pocket. iam ju. 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