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GEO. B. TZBCH17CK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me thla Jiuth day of September. 19W.
t8cal M. B. Hl-NGATB.
Notary Public.
Thin Ak-8nr-Ben'fl work.
From now on uutll the end of the
week Omaha will give Itself tip to music
Instrumental, vocnl nnd political. .
The Montgomery Advertiser onlis uion
II meinlif'rs. of the democratic pnrfy In
Alnliann to "get busy." Is the solid
south wa'verlng?
Tlie time to project bond projmsltlons
to be toted on at the coming election la
perilously near the limit Hasn't some
one else some pet scheme to spring?
American cnptnlus of Indristry should
look to theL' lnure's. The emperor of
Germany hn decided that three of his
children shall take a course In practical
commercial studies.
A shortage of stock cars Is reported
on, the .railroads' feeding the SouV.i
Juniaha..iuarkjPt. Walt till (he .corn be
.glna to , wove, however, for the cor
famine tojje on In earnest. .
j Ambnssador McCormick Is to leave
St Petersburg., for the United States
for six weeks. Affairs at the Russian
capital seem to be moving harmoniously
despite the yellow journals..
The election of a republican to the
t.'filted Htnfes senate next winter may
depend upon the selection of candidates
for the legislature by Douglas county
republicans at the coming primaries.
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. I'tau now hns a new party. In order
to ntvild .the .danger of fusion, whlclu
In the last thirty years has destroyed
every tbfrd party ' movement, the pro
moters of the scheme picked their nom
inee equally from both the old parties.
Pick babes were deprived of fresh
milk at Louisville, Ky., by the enforce
ment of Kentucky laws against the sale
of merchandise on Sunday; but at the
latest reports the feuds were still In
progress Tvlthout Sabbath intermission.
The democratic congressional commit
tee announces that so far as the Second
district of, Iowa Is concerned the cam
paign will be a still hunt. Has it been
, decided that Congressman Wude, the
lone democratic congressman from Iowa,
needs mnscling?
Perhaps Colonel Bryan will tell us
now In some of his speeches be is to
make In the Nebraska campaign whether
be Is really and truly an avowed candi
date for the United States senate or
whether he prefers still to keep himself
in the dark horse class.
The building season Just closing has
been remarkably active, but the signs
are already visible of a still more activo
building seasou next year. Omaha's
growth Is pressing strong upon its re
sources1 in the way of dwellings and
tore buildings, and lot of new con
tructlpn wlll.be necessary to keep the
supply even with tuosdemaud.
i Congressman Hitchcock, in sending a
postal card Inquiry to each of the JJO.otJO
rotors lo this district, is spending $Uoo
for the postals. Hut If he were paying
postage on his letters Instead of using
Uude Sam's frank, his postage bill
would be $(U0 more, ' This Is a case
where a thrifty candidate draws on the
national treasury for $2 for his campnlgu
fund for every 91 he puts In himself.
Uotierul Stoessel lu his latest report
from Port Arthur tells of glory added
to Russian arms by private soldiers.
As he Is the only mun who lias reported
a Russiuu victory sluce the bediming ef
the war It looks as though his friends
might successfully ask for his appoint.
Diont to a higher command, and such uu
appointment Mould give the Russian
soldier additional reason for relieving
tit brave Ucfeudcr of Uto pore
OMAHA ASD HEIt GUESTS.
during the present week more than
100.()U0 people residing within a radius
of I) miles from ftmaba will be the
guests of Nebraska's metropolis. With
Its proverbial hospitality and public
spirit Omaha will entertain her guests
royally and endeavor to make their vls't
enjoyable, profitable and memorable.
At no time lu Its history have the rela
tions of the business men-of Omaha to
ward the merchants and farmers of that
region been more cordial, and never be
fore have the people of Nebraska, west
ern Iowa, Dakota and Wyoming, for
whom Omaha is the commercial and
financial metropolis, entertained a
warmer feeling toward Omaha than they
do today..
The rivalries and Jealousies that for
many years had estranged the people of
the state and the people of western
Iowa from Omaha have given way to a
mutual co-operation for the upbuilding of
all enterprises that promise to promote
the growth and prosperity of the Ameri
can corn belt.
In celebrating Its Jubilee, Omaha
points with pride not merely to the In
domitable pluck and energy of the sturdy
pioneers who laid the foundations of a
city that has within fifty years grown
from a hamlet to n population of 125,(X)0,
but also to the Invincible public spirit,
energy nnd enterprise of the new Ren-
erntlon that has achieved national fame
tbrorfgh the TmnsnilssiKPippl exposition
and the annual Ak-Sar-Ben carnivals,
that are In every respect superior lo the
famous carnivals held annually at Npw
Orleans.
THE DAVIS LETTER.
The democratic nominee for vice presi
dent was not expected to contribute, lu
his letter of acceptance, anything new to
the literature of the campaign, and he
has not done so. He still harps on the
cost of government, sticking to the ab
surdity of comparing the expenditures of
the time of Buchanan with those of the
present. Mr. Davis quotes such statis-j
tics as he finds convenient, omitting1
those which would show how fallacious
much of his contention Is. How the dem
ocratic party would retrench, he does not
say, except that he thinks the army
should be reduced. In regard to the tar
iff Mr. Davis, who has large Interests
that are benefited by the tariff, Is con
servative. He thinks many rates are
exceBsiv . but suggest that changes
should be mad? "with a due regard for
the labor and capital Involved in Indus
trial enterprises" that Is, there should
be retained a measure of protection, for
the venerable candidate Is not iu sympa
thy with his purty's platform proposition
4hat protection is robbery.
"It Is needless to discuss what Mr.
Davis has to say about "Imperialism."
The only impression it is likely to make
Is that the venerable gentleman was
either not particularly interested In the
subject or does not seriously regard It
as an issue. Of equally small conse
quence Is what he says of the combina
tions of capital aud corporatj interest?,
thouflr this Is a matter upon which ho
must be well Informed, being largely
Identified with corporate interests. As
the republican party has amply demon
strated Its opposition to combinations In
restraint of trade and which restrict
competition, and is pledged to enforce
the laws against such combinations,
while the democratic party has done al
most nothing in this direction, such a
platitudinous deliverance as that of Mr.
Davis respecting the trusts will carry
no weight. The candidate deprecates
"the rehabilitation by the republican
party of a disappearing race issue." Has
it disappeared in his own state of West
Virginia? Not. at all. It Is simply
Ignored "In the interest of the national
ticket," the democrats of that state being
fully committed to negro disfranchise
ment. It bus not disappeared in Mary
land or in any other state of the south,
where tlie democrats desire to deprive
the colored clt!r.ens of their constitu
tional right of suffrage. Jt Is not the re
publican party which has "rehabilitated"
the race Issue, but the democratic party
In the? south, with which Mr. Davis Is in
complete sympathy.
As a whole the letter Is commonplace
and will not be In the least degree effec
tive In promoting the democratic cause.
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PRIVATE CAR LIXES.
It Is announced that next week the
Interstate Commerce commission will
enter upon an Investigation at .Chicago
of private car lines, described In a Wash
ington dispatch as "the biggest graft In
violation of the interstate commerce law
that has been uncovered since the rev
elatious regarding the rebates given by
the beef trust." It appears from a state
ment of a member of the commission
that the practice of giving rebates and
allowances to the owners of private car
lines started many years ago, when cer
tain shippers of important commodities
feared that the roads would not give
them concessions In the way of rebates.
These shippers began to provide them
selves with private freight ''cars, and
from small beginning it has become so
enlarged that certain shippers have an
equipment of freight cars to rival that
of many small railroad corporations. All
the beef packers, it Is stated, went ex
tensively into the building of private
cars.
There have Iteen complaints against
the use of private freight cars for years,
but this Is the first time the commission
hns taken up the matter. It Is hoped that
by thoroughly ventilating the system the
whole business of giving relates nnd al
lowances to the owners of private car
lines can.'be broken tip, or at least the
lines placed under the control of the com
mission. Several things are alleged as
showing the evil of the system, which, if
shown to be true certainly call for some
acilon that will at least subject the
private car ?ln to stu b control and su
pervision will put uu end tn what
seems in be Juat complaint respecting
thorn. It Is said. 'for Instaoce. that with
their liberal atrowanc? for mileage and
coatulsnlofts, the owncri vf the private
car lines are In a position to offer cut
rates io big shippers and that the own
ers of the private cars are getlng so In
fluential In their control of shipping that
they are able to enforce practically their
own demands on tiie roads. They do not
confine their ilea lines with any single
corporation, but take their business to
the road that gives them the best rates.
This Is manifestly a state of affairs, if
It be correctly represented, which needs
to be remedied, but whether It Is In the
power of the Interstate Commerce com
mission to apply a remedy may be a
question. At all events It is well to
make a thorough investigation of the
prlviite car business, in which the com
mission ought to have the cordial assist
ance of the railroads, and if that body
lacks the authority to correct any evils
or abuses that may be revealed congress
can be asked to deal with the matter.
.V THE EMPIRE STATE
Representative Payne of New York,
who is thoroughly well Informed regard
ing conditions In that state, says that the
republican majority in the coming elec
tion will be as large as It was in lltW.
A large number of gold standard dem
ocrats, will vote the republican ticket
and iu the opinion of Mr. Payne practic
ally all of the new vote will go lo
Roosevelt. The democrats have been
counting upon getting nearly all of the
independent vote, but the indications are
that they will be disappointed, a num
ber of influential Independents having
declared their Intention to vote the re
publican national ticket.
It Is the opinion of careful observers
of the political trend that the demo
cratic plurality In Greater New York will
not exceed !M),0(iO, but should it be
10,0(10 more than that tlie chance of re
publican victory will still be good, for
It Is highly probable that the repub
lican plurality outside of Greater New
York will considerably exceed 100,000.
Indeed some of the forecasters place it
at not less than irO,0O0 and It Is by no
means improbable that it will reach that
figure on the national ticket. It Is re
marked that tliei Is no longer evidence
of a deinoeratli' landslide In New York
business or financial circles. The feel
ing of uneasiness which had something
of a hold upon men largely engaged in
financial and business affairs has to a
very great extent if not wholly passed
away and most of the men. It Is confi
dently asserted, who have formerly sup
ported the republican ticket will da so
this year. ,
As to thfl result on the state ticket
there Is not so much confidence among
republicans There Is said to be a good
deal of republican opposition to what
is known as the "Odel! machine" and It
is quite possible that the republican
nominee for governor will be defeated.
But all trustworthy advlce3 agree in
saying that the Empire state is safe for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks and the con
ditions that give this promts now nre
not likely to undergo any material
change in the next four weel-s.
- DO rOU WAXT THEM AQAIK1 . .
Two years ago the republicans of
Douglas county nominated a ticket se
lected for them in star chamber confer
ence by the political lieutenants of Dave
Mercer and certain corporations. These
men were taken on trust and elected.
When the legislature adjourned nobody
dreamed that a solitary member of that
delegation would ever again dare to
present himself to the voters of Omaha
for' any office of public trust.
Today four of these mlsrepreseuta
tlves are again appealing for the sup
port of republicans for renoiuinatlop at
the primary election next Friday, These
are the men:
Charles L. Saunders Senator
P. W. Koetter Repreeentatlve
W. B. Ten Eyck Representative
Peter Mangold Representative
Last, and most cheeky of all comes
R, B. Howell, the water-logged law
maker, who presents himself as a can
didate for member of tho, water board.
Will the republicans of .Omaha und
Douglas county stultify themselves by
endorsing at the polls the conduct of
these wen?
According to . figures presented by
Henry G. Davis, in his letter accepting
the democratic nomination for vice pres
ident, the cost of maintaining the gov
ernment under Buchanan's administra
tion was f2.01 per capita; under Cleve
land's administration it was $5.20 per
capita, and under Roosevelt's adminis
tration, $7.14 per capita. This means
that under Cleveland the cost was $3.28
more than under Buchanan and under
Roosevelt $1.85 more than under Cleve
land. When looking at what has been
done under the two administrations
showing tlie lucroise in expenditures
one can but wonder what Mr. Davis
really thinks of the administration of
the only democrat since the civil war,
as well as to wonder why Cleveland
spent more than twice as much as Bu
chanan. The Philippines, Torto Rico
nnd the Isthmian canal answer tlie ques
tion so far as the present administra
tion is concerned.
In trying to make political capital out
of the revenue law the World-Herald
has uncovered a holding of Speaker
Cannon's, of 404 acres iu Cass county,
which -1s assessed this year at $6 uu
acre more than the price he paid for it
several years ago. The priuclpal point
the popocratic organ has succeeded In
making Is that Uncle Joe was very far
sighted when he put his money Into
Cass county land and that he, along
with the other owners of farm property
In Nebraska, Is reaping the benefits of
the unexampled prosperity prevailing
under this glorious republican adminis
tration. J. II. Van Duscu is reputed to be one
of the paid attorneys of the telephone
company. This is perfectly legltlinute.
As u lawyer he has a right to eugage iu
the service of any corporation thut Ih
willing to Lire hliu aud pay him for
legal MTvlas. But Mr. Van Duseu's
service (or ti teleUooe company bv
not been altogether those of a lawyer.
He has notoriously been their lobbyist,
as well as lobbyist for other corpora
tions and interests. This would make
him an unfit man to voice the Interests
of the people on the floor of the senate.
A man cautlft serve two master.
Some people want to know why the
price of packing. house meats has started
upward fcince the end of the butchers'
strike, with a .inagnlflcent corn crop In
sight. They point to the fact that dur
ing the strike the Inability of the farm
ers to get a market for their stock kept
the price of meat up and the price of
stock down. An answer to all these
economic questions can doubtless be pro
cured at South Omaha, Kansas City and
Chicago.
A perusal of Grandpa Davis' letter
of acceptance shows that the great dif
ference between the "West Virginia
idea," and the "Iowa Idea" l that ac
cording to the former the democrat
should readjust tariff schedule while
the latter would have the work done by
republicans.
Now that every man who believes In
democratic principles is given an op
portunity to contribute to the campaign
expenses of the national committee,
Judge Parker will see Just how strong
an appeal bis nomination has made to
the pockets of the faithful.
Since former Senator Allen has given
a good "character" to Judge Parker it
Is up to Tom Watson to prove that he
Is the only real democrat In the race.
Mortaarr CharaaJoa.
Chicago Chronicle.
During; the lull In the Manchurlan cam
paign the American railroad "accident"
hopes to come to the front as a mortuary
champion. .
Can't Accommodate the Court.
Chicago Record-Htrald.
Doubtless the Wisconsin supreme court
would be greatly relieved If one faction or
the other would have the kindness to go
away somewhere and die.
Restraining Influence of Eaperleace.
Washington Post.
Great Britain Intimates that It will not
do anything rash because one of Its diplo
mats got Into trouble In Massachusetts.
Great : Britain probably remembers whai
happened to It once In Massachusetts.
Mere Matter atf Coin.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
There Is no reason for discouragement In
the fact that the College of Heralds has
discovered only 177 American fami'lea of
blue blood. No others have paid the fees.
Any' family on earth can get a pedigree
tracing back to .royalty by paying ths fee
of the College of Heralds,
Teaching Tonrtata Good Manners.
Philadelphia Press.
Bully for Colorado Springs! It made three
tourists from Nebraska' come bsck and ob
literate their names from rocks in the
Garden of the Gods, under threat of worse
punishment. It has a big stick after the
advertisers, also, who deface scenery by
their signs. The news Is enough to make
lovers of beauty want to emigrate to the
charming city at the foot of Pike's Peak.
Stand from I'nder.
' ' Boston Transcript. '
A British medl'cai expert has discovered
a new terror' in Campaign oratory. In the
act of loud spehklng, he says, a fine spray
Is emitted from" the mouth which may go
forth laden with germs to the Inoculating
of a whole audience. On the psychological
side this Is of course, no discovery; that
germs of mental disorders can be dis
seminated by a far-reaching voice through
out a vast audience has been known to
every, impassioned orator since men first
began to gather In the agora to listen to
talk. To that end was devised Demosthe
nes famous exerclae of outroaring the
crashing of the sea waves on the cliff. .
The Real Cocaine Fleada. '
Chicago Record-Herald.
It is no.t often that the police arrest
three tramps In a bunch, all of them show
ing evidences of being slaves to the co
caine habit, but hardly a day passes when
the police courts do not have to pass sen
tence for one offense or snother op men
and women whose-Uvea have been wrecked
by that drug. . Much good work has been
accomplished of late in tracing down drug
gists who make a practice of supplying
the wants of the unfortunates, snd several
of these men have recently been given
fines under the' new state law. The good
work should continue. The poor vlotima
of the drug are usually called cocaine
fiends. The real fiends are, however, the
druggists whom they patronise. Drive them
out of business,
Make Hons las Artlelal.
New York Independent
No one but will be the better for an
outing, yet the one settled conviction that
seems growing on the Amerlcsn people Is
that our homes are too artificial and con
ventionalthat they need not be so far
from nature as they are. We flee to the
woods for a part of the time because we
are naturally barbarians. Civilisation that
is not an Improved barbarism is a burden
and will be got rid of. Our homes
are too complex; our cities too far from
the groves; our lives too far from sim
plicity. Half our social life Is artful and
soulless. It naturally and easily drop
Into Intemperance and falsehood. The
part of good citizenship la to help toward
a clear vlaloned and clear hearted home.
Who shall dream the ideal? Who shall
dare to live the realT
PREY OF DEMOCRATIC WO LP.
Bllchtlaa- Effect I Free Trade Poll,
clea a the Nation's Indastrles.
Philadelphia Preas,
Laboring men of every class are a prey
to the democratic wolf. Not only in the
protected industries are employees subject
to the ravenous assaults, but In the un
protected trades as well. For example,
railroad employees fight shy of the demo
cratic wolf. When he Is abroad business
stagnates and there Is less work for men
to do.
A concrete sample of this democratic
blight Is furnished by. the Pennsylvania
Railroad system. In IBM, when the Cleve
land paralyals began to be felt everywhere,
the Pennsylvania groas earnings were f 120.
000,000, During the next four years these
earnings had risen only 'to I1M,000,(00 or
an average increase of 12,000,000 annually.
But mark the reawakening after Mc
Klnley had removed the paralysing paw
of the democratic wolf, In the alx years
from 1898 to 1901 Inclusive the gross earn
ings of the Pennsylvania mounted from
I13:,000 000 to t:t:.OM,000. a magnificent gain
of 1110.000,000. or an average advance of
more than 118.000.000, This railroad's earn
ings have riaen nine times as fast under
republican rule as they did under demo
cratic rule.
Can the hundreds of thousands of men
whose living depends upon the railroads
of the United Slates be expected to vote
tn favor of agaia turning Loos ta itmo
crftUe wolf? ,
ARMY GOSSIP 1 WASHIMGTO.
Carreat Errata Oleaaed (rem tae
Araar and ftavy Register.
The total amount allotted for repairs of
target ranges In the Department of the
Missouri during the fiscal year ending June
JO. 1M, Wia tS.TSL May. June and July
were designated as the regular season and
October as the supplementary season for
target practice In this department In the
current year, tho season being extended,
however, for the garrison at Tort Crook
to Include a part of August and for the
garrison at Jefferson Barracks to Include
all the month of August. Ths troops from
Fort Crook. Neb., practice on rented land
at the Omaha Indian reservation, the target
range at Fort Crook having been aban
doned. The commanding officer, Fort
Crook, has been directed to submit a re
port as to the practicability or securing this
as a permanent range for the practice of
Fort Crook troops. The troops at Jeffer
son Barracks, Mo., practice on the target
range at Arcadia, Mo., ninety miles dis
tant. The troops of the other posts sre
practicing on range located at or near the
posts.
There will be considerable interest In the
new order relating to the army uniform
when It finally appears to see which style
of pocket belonging to the blouse Is re
tained by the general staff In Its draft of
the order. There has been some talk of
abandoning the choke-bellows type of
pocket and adopting the pleated style.
Thia would not be a popular action and In
fact seems to have very tittle to commend
It, Inasmuch as the quartermaster general
of the army has recommended strongly i:i
favor of the choke-bellows pocket. The
pleated variety affords more room, but pro
vides no protection for the contents, and It
Is found that while a great deal more may
be carried In such a pocket, there is noth
ing to prevent the loss of articles. In the
choke-bellows pocket there is a provision
for expansion, but the narrowness of the
opening furnishes a means of protection.
Considerable Interest attaches to the prob
able action of Lieutenant General Chaffee
la relation to the wearing of uniforms by
army officers who are on duty In the War
department and its branches. It will bo
recalled that Secretary Taft permitted the
Officers to wear civilian garb If they chose
"until further orders." It is very well
known that General Chaffee believes that
every officer on duty In Washington should,
while In their offices, appear In uniform,
and It Is expected he will present the sub
ject to the head of the War department
with the reasons which the chief of staff
entertains in that connection.
The practice of opening army schools to
mjlltla officers doea not meet with the
favor which was expected and to which it
Is entitled. Bo far fifteen officers have
been designated to attend the various
schools. Two from Msssachusetts, two
from the state of Washington and one from
Tennessee will attend the Infantry and cav
alry school at Fort Leavenworth and one
from Florida will attend the artillery
school at Fort Monroe. One medical officer
from Kansas and one from the state of
Washington and two from Ohio will attend
the army medical school In Wsshlngton.
Two militia officers of the Illinois organ
isation will attend the garrison school at
Fort Sheridan and an officer of the Iowa
Militia will attend the garrison at Fort
Des Moines. An officer of the Minnesota
militia will attend the garrison school at
Fort Snelllhg and another militia officer
of Tennessee will attend the garrison school
at Fort McPherson. Nothing has been
heard from tire governors of other states
and possibly no additional nominations will
be made of militia officers to take ad
vantage of the system of military education.
There will be some civilian appointees to
the commlsslot of second lieutenant in the
army. It U quite evident that not more
than thirty, If that many, are pronounced
qualified for appointment from among the
army candidates it Fort Leavenworth and
there. are forty-Xcu'. vacancies to the credit
of that class ani". the civilian who are desig
nated for the examination. There are
nine of those vacancies In the artillery
corps and It Is doubtful if more than one
of the army candidates will ask to be
specially examined for that branch, and
it is equally Improbable that any of the
candidates from civil life will express any
desire to go into the norpe under the
requirements Imposed by i new reg
ulations. Deducting the nine places from
the existing vacancies In the grade there
will be thirty-five places available for ap
pointment. Should only the twenty-ffiur
army candidates recommended by the
board at Fort Leavenworth be appointed,
there will be a chance for eleven civilians.
This does' not count the one appointment
which has been made or the two additional
which the president has promised this week,
the names of the candidates not yet being
announced. Among the civilians allgble to
appointment, too, In advance of others
from the same class are the following
named students o the six leading military
colleges who may take the examination
for commission under the promise of Sec
retary Root made a year ago as a reward
for the excellence of the military depart
mente of the Institutions which should be
pronounced efficient In their systems of
instruction: 8eth Williams of the Norwich
university, Northfleld. Vt. ; Alexander D.
Irwin, Jr., of the Pennsylvania Military
college at Chester, Pa.; Charles Vernon
Jones of the Shattuck sehool, Falrbault,
Minn.; Thomas Woodwsrd Hutson of the
South Carolina Military academy, Charles
ton, 8. C; Horace Ethan Allen of the St.
John's Military school at MIUus, N. Y
and L. H. McAdow of the Virginia Military
Institute at Lexington, Va.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Junk line reports from the vicinity Indi
cate that Port Arthur is getting a lively
brand of fall weather.
The Davis and Elklns college, which was
formally opened to students a few days
sgo at Elklns, W. Va., has no connection
with the electoral college.
Populist candidate Thomas E. Watson
has suffered a physical breakdown as a re
sult of the strenuousness of the campaign
he Is waging. lie Is the only one.
Sheffield Ingalls, son of the late Senator
John J. Icg-alls, again has been named for
the Kansas legislature from the third rep
resentative district by the republican com
mittee In Atchison.
A Vermont state investigation of Governor-elect
Bell's accounts shows that ha
charged 2 cents too much for a telegram.
It Is not surprising that men seek offices
which afford such opportunities for getting
rich.
John W. Hutchinson. U years old, ef the
famous New England Hutchinson family ef
singers, still hale and hearty, Is In St.
Louis. He sang there some of ths antl
slavery songs which, during the Clvtl war
did much to arouse santimsat sgalmt
slavery.
Colonel TJ1I1" gapp, chairman of the
Kansas democratic state committee, la de
scended from the French nobility, though
be Is not particular about having the fact
generally known for fear of offending the
populists. He is the grandson of a duke,
M. Pyre Ferry, who was a schoolmate of
Napoleon- When "the little Coralcaxi" be
came practical dictator In France, Ferry,
who was an ardent republican, fell Into
disgrace sad came to this country. HlM
estates ware thareXor confiscated. . .
wisiaiiaa rat
PRETTY nearly every one knows of Gordon
Furs, only those who hare owned them
really know their goodness.
And in furs, goodness from start to finish
counts for more than in most things, for furs are
costly; on the other hand, honestly put together,
they are not extravagant, but most economical.
All good furs in all the newest stylesor
men, women and children.
GORDON & FERGUSON, St Paul, Minn.
EatablaKed 1871
STATE PRESS OPINION.
Schuyler Free Lance: The conslstant
Bryan democrat will vote for Watson for
president.
Kearney Hub: The fact that Nebraska
farmers are out of debt and are buying
more land or Investing In other property
makes It Impossible for them to be much
dissatisfied, even If they would.
Schuyler Free Lance: When the poullst
party don't seem to be able to get along
without the assistance of J. H. Edmlsten
the ex-chlef oil Inspector, It Is In sad.
distress for sure. It Is such fellows as
Edmlsten who gave the so-called "reform
forces" a place in the ditch where they
deserved to go.
Grand Island Independent: "The Sys
tem," described so minutely by Mr. Bteffens
In these articles, has become perniciously
active In other istates than Missouri snd
Wisconsin not having been quite as suc
cessful In Illinois and Nebraska Is one of
them. While neither Governor Mickey nor
candidates Berge can be compared In their
Individuality to a Folk or a La Follette,
there Is no question but that the system
Is exactly satisfied with neither and there
are some Indications that a fight against
It hatt begun in this state a fight which
should be made deflnlts and certain with
the approach of another campaign. And
that campaign begins on the ninth day of
next November. .
Auburn Granger: The editor of the
Granger was a member of the state senate
In 1887 and knows whereof , he speaks when
he says that notwithstanding that session
has gone down on the annals of time as
one of marked economy in comparison
with other sessions, yet there was wanton
waste of the people's money and a wonder
ful disregard for the taxpayers of the
state. The session of 1897 was one of
economy only when compared with other
sessions; but was reckless and wasteful
when measured by the yardstick of Jus
tice. Had every official In 1897 and '9S
done his duty honestly Instead of working
too often for self or party the. republicans
who have been so wasteful In past years
would not have been returned to power and
places.
Nebraska City Tribune: All Nebraskans
may be proud of the progress and In a
measure do share In the prosperity of
Omaha, Lincoln and all other towns In the
state. No section of . the commonwealth,
urban or rural, can prosper but that some
of the waves of that prosperity lap the
farthest boundaries of the state, no sec
tion can experience misfortune or distress
without a detrimental effect on the grand
total of the wealth and progress of Ne
braska, but when Lincoln ladles out the
condensed sweet stuff to Omaha It makes
one' think of the horse, racing state fair
that Is maintained at Linco'.n by legis
lative appropriation ' (primarily requiring
legislative votes) and. it makes one skep
tical as to whether Lincoln taffy so gener
ously besmeared on the Omaha kid Is as
totally disinterested snd altrulstio as It
might appear.
THE DOING
In Omaha, this week, will keep you pretty busy Not bo
so much tho', we trust, to keep you from paying our store
a visit.
It's the finest in Omaha and well worth time to look
it over. You are perfectly welcome to its many conven
iences, and we hope you will make yourself at home.
We've everything that men, boys and children wear ex
cept shoe and if there is anything in these lines you
want, "that is good" the best for the money a dollars'
worth of value for a dollar look for .the eign
"NO CLOTHINO. FITS LIKE OURS."
If. S. WILCOX, Mer.
SMILING REMARKS.
"How did those two foot ball players get
into the show without paying?"
"On a double pass." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Mebbe de world owes you a llvln'." said
Uncle Eben, "but It ain't gwlne to run no
delivery wagon to save you de trouble of
collection." Washington Star.
They paused at the door of high aoclety.
"Why all this demonstration?" one asked.
"Is it a wedding?"
"Too much celebration for that." re
sponded the wise man. "It must be a di
vorce." Cleveland I-eader.
"Whatever you may say about the Blu
gores, they're certainly the cream of so-
clety.'1
"Very likely. At sny rate, the milk of
human kindness seems to be beneath
them." Philadelphia Ledger.
Weary Woggles De eye doctor told me
I'd have to give up boose or go blind.
Slothful Joe Dat's hard luck. Wot did
you tell him?
Weary Woggles Dat I guessed I'd seen
everything. Town Topics.
"Is there snythlng on the other side of
space?" asked the Instructor, to pussle his
pupils.
"Yes, sir," answered the shaggy-haired
boy, who had begun to learn the printer's
trade. '.'The lower case 'a' box."-Ohlcago
Tribune. j
OL' TIME HI SKINQ HEMS.
James Barton Adams In Denver
Memory often takes an outing
From the present passing snow,
Spreads her pinions and goes scouting
To the scenes of long ago.
Back unto the fun and frnllc
Of the rural sports and playa;
Pleasures charmingly bucolic
That were ours In younger days.
And the very chief of these
Were the country huskln' bees.
On the old barn floor we'd gather.
Boys and girls and older folks,
Hearts as light ss downy feather.
Lips all ripe with rustlo Jokes.
Air just sparkling with ouh laughtel
As the gay hours onward sped
Until every cobwebbed rsfter
In the shadows overhead
Seemed to quiver and to ring
As a high-keyed fiddle string.
Now and then the air was riven
With a shout t'd wake the dead.
Telling that the fates had given
Some fair girl an ear of red.
Then would come the kissing struggle
'Mid the husks upon the floor.
After which the girl would snuggle
To him closer than before,
Blushing to her finger tips
From the thrill upon her llpsl
XT
How the Jolly picture lingers
With us through the fleeting yeerv.
Of the way the toll-scarred fingers
Snatched the Jackets from the ear
Of the flashing lanterns hanging
'Round and casting flickers o'er
Merry dancers who were banging
Dust from out the old barn floor
As the fiddler Jerked his bow
Musically to and fro. '
Every day I hear the singing
Of some simple country ode
Melody of youth days ringing
Through our mountain land abode
And my loving glances wander
To an aging wifely- face
That I learned to love back yonder
In that far east country place;
Caught her with a red ear, see?
At a country huskln' bee.
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