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Now kep your eye on the, campaign
roorback. . . -
Th 1003 foot bnll casualty lint is
growing slowly but surely.. -
Next Saturday In Inst registration day.
Mark It down.
Card and handbills put In circulation
by Irresponsible parties and political
bushwhackers will be discounted by In
telligent voters.
The democrats think they Bee discord
spreading In the ranks of the repub
lican of thla county, but it is only the
wish father to the 'thought.
Thanksgiving day proclamation will
toon be In order It will not be difficult
for any of our executives to And valid
causes for popular rejoicing,
For some reason or other the country
refuses to rise to the tip-toe of ex
pectancy In anticipation of. the forth
coming extra session of congress.
Russia objects to British a d4' American
sympathy for Japan., It objected also
to American sympathy for 'the perse
cuted Jews. Russian objections, how
ever, do not go in this free country.
It la not too lute yet to have a-little
diversion in the shape 'of lit ipn'tion over
the form of the official inrllot A politi
cal campaign in 'Nebraska' without such
aide ahow wJU be a record-breaker.
One swallow does not make, summer
and one disgruntled republican who re
fuses to be harmonized Is. not to be
taken as an index of prevailing senti
ment among the' rank and ' file of the
party. , '. ,
Out in Butte, Mont., they think they
know the right 'way to. go u boat It to
tret on obnoxious court ruling reversed
on appeal. They have simply hanged
In. effigy the trial judge renderinjc tho
decision.
A drowuliig man will cutch at straws.
That explains the reason why the popo
cratio fakery Is taking straw votes at
boarding house tables to ascertain the
proportion of republicans who Intend to
bolt the Judicial ticket.
Unless you register for tho coming
election and get your, name on your
party enrollment you will not be able
to vote at any. of your party p'rlw&rle
next year. If you have not' et' regis
tered, be sure to do 'so Saturday'.' .:
Under direction of President Roose
velt the adinluUtratlou did its own post
cflice house cleaning, and if there Is
nefd of overhauling In any other de
partment the admlnlstmtion will be
able 'to do the work effectively Itself.
Mr. Barnes has been the beneficiary
of considerable kindlier ut the hands
of Judge Sclllvau'a frii'iulu, declares the
World-IIerold. ' Not a bit more than
Judge Sullivan has been the beneficiary
of considerable kindness at the hands
t Judge Barnes' friends.
Bishop Potter's - advocacy of large
families may subject him to the charge
of Inconsistency, when taken in con
nection with his well known views op-
, posed to the remarriage of divorced per
sope. . There la no reason why remar-
t rled divorcees should not raise as largo
I'a'nilllcs as the parties to first uiu fringes.
The Bee remarked. eultorially . a . few
days ago:
Judge Sullivan pledged himself and hii
partisans to a clean campaign, but . tae
vilification circulars ' concocted against
Judge Barnea In .the Interest of Judge
Eulllvan are already out. But, then, what
else was to have been expected?
What Is there In this which should
make Judge Sullivan's champions foam
so at the mouth? They must be hart)
pressed to find aa excuse for repudiating
.'udgt Sulllvaa's pleds.
ItffiTf AKD BUV8B.
' Just before the close of the last con
rress Representative Cannon made a
speech vigorously arraigning the senate
for Its methods of doing business, with
particular reference to its alleged usur
pation. Mr. Cannon, quite plainly in
timated that if the senate did not In
stitute a reform of its. own, mot Ion the
house would compel it to do so. There
were many sympathizers with this ut
terance In the lower branch of congress
and one of tbem, Mr. McCall of Massa
chusetts, has recently expressed his
views on the matter in no 'uncertain
terms, charging that the senate hns
usurped authority nt the expense' of the
house on the one hand and of the presi
dent on the other., '
He remarks that the (striking circum
stance in connection with the power of
the senate Is that it holds the com
manding pmce at the center of the gov
ernment. "It brines to mind the condl
tlon of things in Europe under the
feudal system, where the nobles hnd the
position between the king and the people
and gradually encroached upon them
both until they were able to oppress
both. The senate shares the powers of
legislation with the bouse and some of
the most important executive functions
with the president The latter la on
able to appoint a collector or a post
master, or even a member, of his own
official household,, without the -senate's
consent 8uch Important powers, exer
cised at the center of the state,' would'
naturally increase by encroachment upon
botn extremes, and they certainly would
not diminish." In regard to the nlleired
usurpations of the senate, Mr. McCall
refers to the extent to which it has
taken from the bouse control over rev
enue bflls. which, the . constitution pro
vides shall originate In the house, and to
the fact that it has In a measure monop
olized the work of framing tariff bills.
m otner directions it Is noted that tho
Senate has so far encroached upon the
constitutional powers of the president
mat it has virtually taken out of his
hands much of the work of negotiating
treaties.
As to a remedy. Mr. McCall finds the
only practical hope of even a partial
remedy in the xealous Insistence by the
house upon its constitutional preroga
tives. "If It should rin that h .i-.
--., .v ,.? n,
it would be more Hkelv to realise th'
advantage of its position in a nation im
bued with the democratic iden. Th
doubtful powers of government would
gravitate toward the house, our laws
would become more popular In character
and would respond to broad and ponApn I
needs in the community, while the char-
ucxer or the senate as a conservative
body -would be tlnlmnnlred.' Till a
promise that In the coming congress, with ,
a speaker strongly committed to an In-
nsrenco by the house anon Its enn.m.
tlonal prerogative, that body will as
sert useir in this regard, but If it should
it cannot be confldentlv . innmi
It would accomplish anything, for as
Jir. aici.au points out the period of the
life Of the house Of' renreaenrart. u,
so short that Its term would be likely f
come to nn end before a contest between
the two houses would acquire any great
u.uuiennim. The only sure remedy for
the usurpations complained of . k-
- - v. a vv ISTI
found In the popular election of aenatora.
rnt iMMionATioti qvkstioa.
The commissioner cenersl of immi.
gratlon, Mr. Sarsent,. appears to be dis
posed, as was his predecessor, to ploy
into the hands of those who would im
pose additional restrictions upon immi
gration, ilia annual report is of a
natm-3 to intensify the demand of those
who think that tere 'should be prac
tically a closing of the
aliens who desire t6 make their homes
in this country aud it is nof to
doubted that they will make the most
A0 il 1 .JW.l. .
ui u in rnonn io secure the legislation
they, desire. .YVe have heretofore said
that the concentration of large numbers
of immigrants in the great cities is un
desirable, that a better distribution of
tnose woo come, into the country would
be generally beneficial, but we are nn
able to agree with the view of the com
missioner that this concentration consti
tutes an alarming peril to the nation,
or as he puts It a t menace to the
"physical, social, moral and political se
curity of the country." It is doubtless
true that alien communities in some of
the large cities do not in all respects
live in accordance with American Ideas,
but Is It 'not' also a fact that they stead
ily Improve under the influence of those
ideas?. . . ,
. Commissioner ffargent seems to us to
be altogether, too extravagant In his
characterization of these allen'tommunl
ties. Tbey have, unqnestionably. their
depraved and vicious elements, but there
are 'native communities .of which this
can nlsolsaui Bnj these pre by far the
n pre dangerous to tl physical, soring
moral and political security of the
country.-
rXD J.1U KUPiRt, ,
The Free Food league of England haw
taken a decided position against 'the
Chamberlain policy of fiscal reform, as
serting thn It wo lid tend to promote
the disintegration rtther tbau the. union
of the empire, while leading inevitably
to ' policy of protection. The league
Is composed of unionists with whom the
former coloulal secretary has acted and
will exert a very great Influence upon
popular sentiment In support of the
policy of free trade, so manifestly Im
portant to n largo majority of the people
of the United Kingdom.
In order to appreciate thla It la only
I necessary to note the fact that out of
200,000,100 -to 225,000,000- bushels . of
wheat In round numbers consumed an
nually In the United Kingdom only a
little over a fifth, about C-o.000,000 bush
els, Is (rown lu the British Islands on
the average. . England new taxes tea,
coffee, coco and sngar. The Chamber
lain plan Is io tax wheat and reduce
taxes on the other articles. He would
put 0 cents a bushel on foreign wheat
and 5 per cent on meat, admitting colo
nial wheat free. The colonies supply
about one bushel In six 6f the amount
consumed.' The United States furnishes
a-foil two-thirds. This plan would be
equivalent to a considerable bounty on
the wheat fields of Canada, Australia
and India and would undoubtedly en
courage wheat production in those conn
tries, but In 'the view of the Free Food
league this bounty would come out of
the -pockets of consumers, millions of
whom are not In condition to pay It.
That- organization sees nothinc to be
gained by such a policy, but many dis
advantages. The Idea of strengthen in:;
Imperial nnlty by taxing bread and meat
does not commend Itself to the masMcs
of the English people and the present
Indications are that Mr. Chamberlain
will not be able to convince a majority
of them to accept his plan of fiscal re
form. - American wheat, it is safe to
say, will continue to have a free market
lu England for an Indefinite period.
RCU. ROMA MUM ASP BtBCLLIOX.
Partisan criticism directed against Chief
Justice Sullivan and the supreme court
because of the decision In the bible case
was severely rebuked by the Rtv. II. C.
Herring, pastor of the Plrat Congregational
church, in a sermon last night on "Why Is
Not the Bible Read In Our Public Bchoo.s?"
The minister commended the decision as an
exceedingly able. Interesting and luminous
paper, conservative and sensible, and one
that, It seemed, should be good law, and
expressed the hope that "the foolish and
unjust criticism" of the court on account
of It would cease. World-Herald.
In the closing days of the presidential
campaign of 1884 an indiscreet pu'plt
orator at a banquet table in the city of
New York compassed the defeat of
James Q. Blalue for the presidency by
the utterance of three simple words
rvim, ronianlsm and rebellion. If the
fate of 'the lamented Blaine overtakes
Judge Sullivan it will not be so much
because of the Indiscreet utterances of a
preacher as the stupid Insistence of his
editorial champion to keep the blble-in-the;piibllo-schools
decision to the fore
front of the campaign.
- Whatever may have been the motive
of the Omaha divine In taking for his
text the btblc-ln-the-publlc-schools con
tention, he perhaps unwittingly let the
cat out of the meal tub when he made
the following declaration in his sermon:
: One of. the main contentlona of the
Catholic advocates of the expulsion of the
bible from the public schools was that it
was the King James version to which they
objected: As a matter of fact, the Catholics
do not like our public schools, because In
the net effect they draw the children away
from the domination of the priesthood.
They have been opposed at all times to a
general reading of the bible. Their oppo
sition Is not to the King James version,
but to bible reading altogether by the
general public.
; This part of the sermon was studiously
omitted from the World-Herald's report.
Why? Because Judge Sullivan's main
stay is the democratic party and the
mainstay of the democratic party is to
be found among the Catholics. Credit
ing Rev. Mr. Herring with the
best intentions, his reasoning regarding
the alleged Catholic aversion to public
school education is illogical and un
founded. . If., it were true that the
Catholics are hostile to the public school
system on general principles, would It
not be good, tactics for the priesthood to
make- no opposition to bible reading in
the public schools, so as to keep the
children of their parishioners away
from the public school ou reriglous
grounds? Would not tb- ithollc clergy
have clapped their V, jver Judge
Sullivan's ruling; n f. be.
cause It would strengthen tiieiu in their
effort to build up their parish schools
as, against the public schools?
Doe not the position of Rev. Mr.
Herring in favor of bible reading lr tho
public schools to k-uicate religious'
sentiment take the props uuaer
Judge eullivau's nUnr that the bible
may be read In public schools as h
merary production, but not
Hgious book?
us a re-
TMSTIMUMALB JS IS TCSTLVOMALS.
Is It the purpose of the local demo
cratic organ to exemplify the poet'a line
and "damn" the local ticket of Its party
with "faint praise?" A glance at Its
editorial page would certnl
impression. For weeks past it has pub
lished in Its every issue a imoii ..nmi.
of testimonials in behalf of that ticket,
wnicn. it says, were obtained by Its re
portcra from well known citizens, "the
purpose being to show the high char
acter of the ticket ns a whole." Here
ore some of these testimonials complete:
T. J. O'Brien, Cafe Manager-A good lot
of men. From all I hear the democrats
stand a mighty good show.
Fred Paffenrath, Tallor-I have nothing
to say ngsinst any ot the democrsts nom
inated, and from what I hear It is a very
good ticket.
' Julius Bennett. Brewery Msnager-So far
as I know It Is a very good ticket. At least.
J hp.ve heard several good things about It!
, How. is that for testimony showing
"the high character" of the ticket, which
is the declared object of its publication?
Many a man has "felt the halter draw"
after furnishing a hundredfold better
testimonials tlfnn those. They remind
us or the ,pld Scotch verdict of "Not
proven." They do not Drove tine AVan
tielp to prove that the democratic ticket
Is'a'cood one, though they do show that
the witnesses were friendly nn.i
posed to bo obliging. The evidence, If
it migbt be called such, is all hearsay
and is Indefinite at that. It Is safe to
say that each of the witnesses quoted
Is- too good a business man to his n
applicant for a responsible position on
any such 'noncommittal statement as to
his character from bis last employer or
rrora ms mends.
The local democratic organ must be
hard up fo something to say lu support
of its county ticket. Tosalblv it ..
done the best It could, though readers
or Its editorial columns might reasona
bly conclude that its purpose was to
render the ticket ridiculous.
The New. York Central railroad Is
planning to establish electric trolley lines
as suburban branches In the central and
western part of New Tork state In order
to' save local traffic which has been cut
Into heavily by the Independent electric
tramways. The policy which the Cen
tral adopted two years ago for meeting
trolley competition by reducing fares
and Increasing the number of trains bas
proved Ineffective. The experience of
the New Tork Central In thla respect
has been no different from what will be
the experience of all other railroads In
trying to compete with the suburban
trolley lines, which eventually are bound
to become powerful competitors or be
taken In ns valuable feeders.
It Is n well established principle In
the law of libel that the republication of
a lilielous article subjects the publisher
to the same penalties as the original
publication. When the World-Herald
reprints the contents of the anti-Barnes
clrculnr, while denying that it hnd any
thing to do with the publication of the
original, its culpability Is Just as great
as if the original had been set up,
stereotyped and put through the print
ing presses In Its own office.
South Omaha democrats, who hare
fallen down awfully in registration,
claim to hove proofs of registration
frauds by the republican machine. In
asmuch as the county attorney of Doug
las county Is a democrat, the democrats
of South Omaha ought to : have no
trouble in prosecuting , the republicans
whom they claim to be responsible for
the alleged registration of dummies and
dead men.
How lucky. most of us do not realize
the terrible danger to which we are ex
posed by having a hostile army In active
eruption under the shndow of Fort
Riley. A special pension fund for the
brave soldiers who avert for us the
threatened calamity would be only
meager recognition of the debt ef grati
tude we shall owe.
There, Little Girl, Doa't Cry!
Philadelphia Press.
Cheer up, Canada; It will be all In the
family one of these days.
Merely u. Reciprocal Kaock.
Washington Star.
The disappointed associates of Mr. Mor
gan and Mr. Schwab doubtless realise that
an Investigation, while Interesting, seldom
gem anybody his money back.
Good Topic tm Talk Os.
Kansas City Journal.
President Roosevelt mlrht wlselv devota
a portion of his message to the divorce
question or rather ' to that phase of It
which' involves the divorcing of grafting
officials from their Jobs.
Any Eieaae Better Tkas less,
Detroit Free Press. -A.Baltimore
trust company with a cap
ital of I2.12S.00O loaned I&.000.000 to a Mex
ican railroad company, and the directors
are now trying, to show that the failure
was a visitation of Providence.
The Forty Thieves Outclassed.
Philadelphia Record. '
The most interesting theatrical perform
ance In New Tork are the fairy-like exhibi
tions In modern finance. "The Prince and
the Frog," "Cinderella and Her flllpper"
and "All Baba and the Forty Thlevea" are
nothing to them. But In the confusion of
the casta It Is hatrd for the spectators to'
tell who -la All Bab or who Is the prince.
" - " i
.Modesty, Dwi the Vell
- Portland Oregonlan.
The disgust of 'people ot decent sensi
bilities over the announcement of the
union of May and December Is never quite
complete until the rlcturea of the twain are
printed in the newspaperav Smirking senil
ity Is pitiable by the contrast with the
charms of youth or tho well-preserved
beauty of middle life, and the contrast be
comes painful when the two are presented
as husband and wife. Modeity turns away
sickened ct the tight of the pretty face of
the woman, ind dignity frowns darkly at
the self-satisfied smirk on' the face of the
aged mar.
Morgraaeerlaar Klaanea,
London Saturday Review.
The Shipbuilding trust was to "sweep
Britain from the ueas;" It has itself col
lapsed. The Atlantic combine was to put
an end to Engl.sh supremacy on the ocean;
the one thing which . Is evident amid all
the rumors which have been current for
some months past la that American man
agement has not been a success. Kven the
great Steel trust - Itself, with Its nominal
capital of 280.100,000, is no longer referred
to as a miracle of finance In the way
that was common .mmedlately after Its
Inception. While the boom held the struc
ture looked beautiful, but now at the first
suspicion of bad times Its common stock
Is quoted at 16 (par 10)), its preferred beljw
and even Its t per cent sold bonds at
7u4. If a real depression comes It will be
found that the watered ttock which was
dumped on the public Is the reverse of
gilt-edged security. There is doubtless a
good deal which we have to learn
from the States, but buccaneering methods
In finance coupled with unlimited bounce
In commerce are not the weapons1 with
which supremacy will be wrested from the
Old World.
OMAHA RIVER COSVETIO.V
Mara te Improve Navigation em the
Mltaaarl,
Kansas City Times.
The proposed convention for river Im
provement, to be held in Omaha, November
6. chould be of considerable aaslstance In
the work already Initiated by the conven
tion held In Kansas City, October t. The
call for the convention contemplates a con
sideration of waya and means to control the
Missouri river and the Kaw river as well
to the end that floods In both streams may
be prevented. In other words, the purpose
of the convention Is exactly (hat of the
former one held here, except that It brings
In a larger section of the Missouri river and
seeks to arouae Intereat In other quarters.
It is evident that the larger the scope of
the work and the greater the territory Im
mediately to be affected by the Improve
ment, the better Is the proepect of success.
If congressmen of Iowa and Nebraska can
be relied upon to aid those of Missouri aad
Kanaaa there would be scarcely a doubt
that the national legislature would be made
to recognise Its duty to the west and per
form It.
There should be no jealousy or fear that
If other, sections of the Missouri valley fol
low the lead of Kansas and Missouri noth
ing at all will be done and all sections will
fall of relief. It must be recogiated that
the task undertaken Is a great one of really
national Importance the Improvement of
western waterways and the securing of vaai
property Interests and the saving of many
Uvea. There would seem to be no need of
a modification of the . demands and the
policy of the River Improvement associa
tion at thla point, no matter what may be
done at tha Omaha convention, but let It
be understood that what helps one section
will help the other, and that all are merely
aaklng of congress the discharge of a duty
that must be met at some tlms aad has al
ready been neglected toe long-
DOI1TGS I1 TUB ARMT.
Kveate . mi Carreat talerest Gleaaed
' frasa the A nary aad Ravy Register.
Army regulations have been amended so
that commanding generals of the geo
graphical departments shall have authority
to act on all cases brought before courts
martial convened within the limits of their
respective commands. The object and ef
fect of this amendment Is to relieve the
president of the necessity of acting on
cases coming from courts convened at Wp?i
Point. Such cases will hnresfter be pasied
upon by the commanding general of the
Department of the East.
After the appointments to the army
from the class of service candidates st
Fort Leavenworth there remains ninety-two
vacancies tn me grade or second lieuten
ant.' Of these flftv-threa In th i..-
fantry. nineteen In the cavalry and twenty
nm arunerj-. ui tnese, again, sixteen,
- six In the cavalrv anit tmn in i .
fsntry, were in existence before July 1.
j pr is a prospect or the appointment to
the army of twn mnn nt ih. m n i . . & .
who were finally examined at Fort Leaven
worth, which would reduce the nnnri..
previous to July 1 a la m,t.
ber of vacancies, therefore, may be filled
me appointment or civilian candidates,
whom there are literally
applications are on file In tha adlntant .
erars office.' It will be a difficult matter
select the vounar men tnr ni..
and it must necessarily be largely a case
A . , .
in. auccceas or i nose wno come most,
at least best, endorse T
been settled, of course, whether any ap
pointments Will ba mm fmn 11 t.
any event, the remaining vacancies must be
held until June for the graduates ef the
nrsi ciass at west Point.
There has been some consideration of the
project of an ultimate decrease In the mili
tary force In the Philippines. This Is with
the idea of cutting down, eventually, the
army now stationed at various garrisons In
the archloelas-o td the mini mum rnnrtv11ai
by the necessity of the situation and the de-
manda upon the troops. From reports
which have come from Manila It seems to
be evident that little may be expected In
that direction. The decrease In the mili
tary force now in. contemplation will bring
the .numerical strength of troops In the
Island down to a force which will barely
suffice to perform the duties Involving upon
tne soldiers. There Is every prospect that
for many years to come there must be
maintained In the Islands a considerable
body of soldiery unless In time It will be
possible , to Increase the native troopa and
depend upon them to aid the work which
Is now performed by the regular establish
ment. It Is known that but three of the
numerous native tribes will furnish satis-
actory recruits for an Increase In the na
tive force, and It Is by no means certain
that they would In all respects meet the
demands made upon them. In any event,
such troops would have to be commanded
by American officers, not necessarily those
commissioned In the regular establishment,
but certainly those of home training and
education. It Is likely, therefore, that army
people must count upon periodical tours
of duty In the Islands for many .years.
Some sensational disclosures are expected
In regard to the administration of the mill-'
tary prison at Alcatras Island. Cal.. Gen
eral F. C. Atnsworth. who has charge of
the records of military prisoners, has urged
upon the acting secretary of war the neces
sity of an investigation of the methods of
protecting prisoners at Alcatras against es
cape. This action Is taken on account of
the release of four Inmates during October
on what was found to be forged pardona.
It has been dlacovered In going over the
records that two releases under similar cir
cumstances were effected as far back as
189V and some of the War department peo
ple are beginning to think that there may
be numerous Irregularities of this sort al
though there Is no occasion to think that
the forgers of 1891 were the culprlta In the
latest Incident Yesterday It was found,
however, that another prisoner had been
released on June 13, the papers In the case
being forgeries committed, evidently, by
those who wrought the clever Imitations a
few weeks ago. The case is that of Ralph
K. Williams, whose release was ordered in
the shape ot a mitigation of the unexpired
portion of a flve-yeara" sentence. Aa in the
later cases, the papers relating to Williams
are fine examples - of forgery, Includ'ng
reproduction of paper, printing, typewrit
ing and even a red Ink pen line used
habitually to erase an obsolete phrase. All
the circumstances point to a collusion be
tween clever' forgers In and out of the
prison at Alcatras. Much mystery sur
rounds the whole case.
When the Army Board of Ordnance and
Fortification meets In Washington on No
vember it will be In receipt of the report
written by Prof. S. P. Langiey on his at
tempt to solve the problem of mechanical
flight1 It will also be In possession of the
report made by Major Montgomery M. Ma
comb of the Artillery corps, member of the
general staff and member of the Board of
Ordnance and Fortification. Major Macomb
was designated by the board to observe the
test of the Langiey flying machine. It be
ing the opinion of Ceneral Gillespie, presi
dent of the board, that there should be
some official representative of that body
present when the flight was attempted, as
the War department, by virtue of the
recommendation of the board, furnished
Prof. Langiey with tCO.000, which sum con
stituted most of the fund upon which Prof.
Langiey drew for the defraying of the cost
of his experiments. It Is not known, of
course, whether Prof. Langiey will make a
request of the board for additional ap
propriations, and nothing more Is known of
the tenor of Major Macomb'a report. The
Impression prevails, - however, that It will
not be of the pessimistic chsracter of the
newspaper comments. Scientific observers
of the Langiey experiments are satisfied
that an Important step has been tsken to
ward the solution of the problem of flying
through the air. Prof. Langiey has made
Important contributions to mechanical
science, and the recent tests which ended In
the partial destruction of the original ma
chine cannot with all propriety be deemed
a failure. The newspaper ridicule does not
maks It one. It Is probable that the War
department will make further allotments It
It Is reported officially that the Langiey
test has been ef profit. .
PERSONAL JIOTES.
Wilson 8 Bisseil, formerly postmaster
general, bequeathed his entire estate, said
to be worth nearly $500,000. to his widow.
President Diss has fortified to some ex
tent agalnat race suicide by Inviting 23,000
Mormons to settle In Mexico.
Because Ills wife called him a bow
legged runt an aggrieved husband in Ban
Francisco walked out of his home and
into a divorce court. The court bailiff
wears No. 12s. but the crushed specimen
of the lordly sex never ssked him to get
busy.
Morris Williams of Wllkesbarre, who has
Just been appointed president of the Penn
sylvania Coal company, started his work
about the mints aa a breaker boy and has
risen through all the grades of mining to
his present position, where he controls mil
lions of dollars worth of property and
commands more than 10,000 men.
William atoll, a young German of Mil
waukee, who three yeara ago left that city
for the purpose of serving bis three years'
term In the Germsji army, has Just re
turned to the Cream City. W'lthlo twenty
tour hours after the does of his allotted
TilEOLD
Absolutely Puro
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
term of service Stoll was on board a
steamer booked for his adopted country. ,
According to South Carolina precedent the
Armenians who s' e on trial In Massachu
setts for shoot'a- an editor should be unan
imously acquitted on the ground that they
had to shoot.
President Thompson of the State univer
sity at Columbus, O., addressed the stu
dents In reference to recent disorders on
the campus. He declared ha sera to be cow
ards and said those who refuse to submit
to such indignities were heroes.
The German government has awarded
the title of "Excellency" and has admitted
to membership In the Prussian Privy coun
cil Prof, von Behring of Marburrf. the fa
mous discoverer of diphtheria serum. This
is the first time such an honor has been
bestowed on a physician.
William Allen White, the Kansas news
paper man, denies that he Is to be dean of
the school of Journalism In the State uni
versity. "In the first place." says Mr.
White, "the Job has not been offered me;
In the second place. I wouldn't have the
Job, and In the third place, there Is no such
Job."
Sylvester Burke, the hero of Samar, has
received an appointment as lighthouse
keeper at Sandusky, O. As a member of
the famous fighting Ninth Infantry Burke
was at the Samar massacre and In a hand-to-hand
fight killed the chief of police of
the city and received honorable mention
from the War department
JIDGE JOHN B. BARKES.
. MoCook Tribune: John B. Barnes, the re
publican nominee for supreme Judge, will
honor the place he seeks by his manhood
and Judicial ability. Vote for him.
Holdrege Cltlsen: Judge Barnes' ablUty
as a lawyer and a Judge is unquestioned,
and as for his integrity, he is every whit a
man. There Is no doubt but he Is-the right
person for the place.
Tllden Cltlsen: Judge Barnes and Judge
Sullivan were alike nominated unanimously
and without opposition In their respective
party conventions. The Implied charge in
the term "corporation candidate" no more
applies to one than the other. Each Is
well qualified for the supreme bench, and
there is absolutely no reason why Judge
Barnes should not receive every repubiloan
vote In the state.
Emerson Enterprise: Judge Barnes In
his speech of acceptance before the con
vention which nominated him for supreme
Judge said he was under no obligations to
any corporation, was familiar with the
work of the supreme court and .knew of no
reason why he could not administer tha
duties of that high office with fairness. The
Enterprise agrees with Judge Barnes. He
will make an Impartial and creditable su
preme Judge.
Norfolk Press: The Press believes that
Judge Barnea will be elected, because Ne
braska Is a republican state to begin with
and because It Is desirable to place Ne
braska solidly In tha republican column
this fall for the sake of tha national ticket
next year to end with, in view of the
covert and concerted attack now being
made by organised capital on President
Roosevelt no republican can afford to take
any other view than that It would be dis
astrous to permit the head of the ticket
to be defeated this year, and however
much regard he might have tor Judge Sul
livan he cannot afford to vote for him.
Madison Chronicle: Judge J. B. Barnes
of Norfolk, who has been one of the su
preme court commissioners for the psst
several years, is most eminently qualified
to step into the office of supreme Judge.
His years of training as one of the most
successful lawyers of northeast Nebraska,
his keen Judgment and thorough knowledge
of the law, as well as the fact that he has
already received a most eminent training
in all that pertains to the work of a su
preme court Judge, are points In his favor
that the toter will not forget this fall. Be
aura you cast a ballot for him on Novem
ber 8. His election will be a merited recog
nition of legal ability.
Men's
$1
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That's the price of three or four new lines of men's
suits that came fresh from our factory Saturday. They
have the appearance tho' of several dollars more- u triile
extreme but the season's rage Coat full and broad
nhnnlflered and trousers of the regulation peg tops.
What a man doesn't own in the way of figure, i?rowu- j
ing, King & Co's clothes foan him. k
NO CLOTIIINO FITS LIKE OURS. , (
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SUGGESTIONS FOR A SMILE.
"I see that Mr. Schwab refuses to take
the witness stnnd."
"I suppose It's because the pay Is too
small." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Is It true that you began life without any
capital T" asked the reporter who was Inter
viewing the multi-millionaire. "No, In
deed," replied the self-mHde man, "1 began
with a capital I." Chicago News.
"But why do you advertise this ss a win
ter resort when you admit that the ther
mometer sometimes goes as low as 30 or VS
degrees below sero?
."Well, that's winter, Isn't ItT Real win
ter. It seems to me." Chicago Post.
Blxter Tou have heard of a man biting
off his rose to spite his facsT
Yarley Yea, but I never have seen It
done. I have known a man to kick one o'
hla hands out ot doors, however. Boston
Transcript.
Zeuxls had painted hla grapes so well that
the birds picked at them.
"That's nothing," asserted his rival, "I
painted some prunes so well that the people
In our boarding house wouldn't eat them. '
Totally abashed the great Grecian slunk
humbly back to his studio. New Tork Bun.
Little Elmer Papa, what Is executive
ability T
Prof. Broadhead The faculty of earning
your bread by the sweat ot ether people's
brows, my son. Puck.
"Silence, or you're a dead man," the
burglar hissed, with revolver leveled at the
man'a head. , .
"Madam," whiapered the man. divining
the burglar's sex, ."your mask Is. not on
straight-'
"Heavens!" she exclaimed, and as she
tried to adjust It he, thus taking her off
her guard, sprang upon her and disarmed,
her. Philadelphia Press.
"GOOD FELLOWS." . '
W. D. Nesblt In Chicago Tribune.
Now, thla la not a preachment, and this Is
not a screed, '..,. ...
Nor does it point a moral that all of us
should heed. .... ., , , .
But, why Is It, "good fellows" men rich In
sense and fun, . .
Who give us song and story and cheer us
every one, ... .
Who in the realm of pleasure are lifted .to
a throne .
Why la It these "good fellows" must meet
their death alone?
n,. with hla fancies, tha minstrel
I with his strains.
The writer with hla stories In all their
varied veins ... . .,
Big hearted, open handed, the Idols of the
crowd;
No praise or friendly boasting makes them
a whit too proud;
All of us Join their laughter; none hears
their passing moan . ..
Why Is it these "good fellows" go down to
death alone?
Is all their fun to trick us? Ia It a matque
Do they count folly hollow a th ng of little
Is there behind the laughter that rings so
true and clear .
Is there a heart all gloomy the salt tang
of a tear? .
His life belongs to others; but Is his death
his own? , , -
Why is It these "good fellows", take the
dark way alone? , ,
Now, ihle Is not a preachment but why do
they not choose
To hear, ss thev go from us, the last long
langh they lose? .
Do they not want the story, the rollick of
the song '
To echo down the pathway the pathway
straight and long? '
But, no; foraje'ting shunning the friendl
grasp and tone, -Why
Is It these "good fellows" must meet
their death alone?
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