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GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and aworn to
before m thla SUlb day of September. 1904.
(Seat) - M.;B. HUNOATB,
f Notary public.
Did you neglect tq register the first
.tlay ? Next chance next Friday.
Do you want four years of populism In
the state house? Can you afford It?
' As the days grow shorter, those dally
'.primers In state finances are becomlug
thinner. .
, That "barnilesa" candidate for con-
rrn.iua aimsi I st IkA inu a Yt ft rm 1 aaa" Ai
IITO DVU1U UO MVP V T UUIIAJIVOKX l
' he were kept right at home.
Let the strunded mariner run inde
pendent and we will have some fun and
. he may learn something to bis ad van-
tuge.
The double-ender party has one ad-'vantage.-
It can fire a double-beaded
challenge at Governor Mickey every
twenty-four hours. !
The collapse of a flimsy grandstand
at Des Moines ia a reminder that the
damage to life and limb at a foot ball
gamj Isnot all on jJu?rl(jlron.
, All democratic hope of carrying west
- era ktaTt& has fiowi Hlf.ctj Olrover Ole
' land was brought out to make a speech
rn rlnn) fr 4 T 1 I rc To fir r"r
State Treasurer Mortensen does not
have to talk on the hustings. Ilia un'
impeachable management of the state's
strong box talks for 'him all the time.
No gumshoe democratic campaign In
Nebraska. The fusion candidate for
governor sends a town crier ahead' of
him and carries a megaphone with him;
Now that Mohammedans are planning
' an active propaganda in Japan, it might
not be out of place for President Smith
. of the Mormon church to turn his eyes
In that, direction.
It will take a good many $100 bills
out of the electric light monopoly treas
ury to mold public opinion in Omaha
against the proposition - to establish a
municipal lighting plant.
Democrats claim that Mr. Bryan has
Indiana republicans worried. If this
Is so those republicans must be trying
to square his remarks this year with
those of four years ago.
Senator Towne, iwho- was Bryan's
running mate ou the populist ticket
four years ago, has-refused a populist
endorsement for congress in New York.
Ktrange bow association with Tammany
will change the Ideas of men' a to po
litical expediency.
If. the will-be senator's -public opinion
molder is worth $100 In the campaign
of misinformation and the campaign of
education which Mr. Nash has inaugu
. rated before the Prospect Hill club, how
many hundred dollars is the red letter
yellow molder entitled to?
Boodler Prosecutor Folk s of. Missouri
wlli have a, big audience to 'bear hun
when be speaks in Omaha, as .he de
serves to have. But that will not mean
that all wjio" listen V hjni will be coat
verted at once to the support of the
populist nominee for governor.
The main Inspiration of Parker's
'nomination at St Louis was the promise
to the delegates thnt he would open
.up a -plenteous campaign fund, - drawn
,from Wall street strong boxes. No won
der the stories of a coming' avalanche
of ' democratic 1 election boodle find so
many of the faithful in a receptive
mood.
Former Senator V. Alien -is out
with a card insisting that be Intends to
vote for Watson1 and Tibbies, coupling
the announcement with a boost for. Par
ker as his second 'choice.' Now if Bryan
will only y that Watson Is lila second
choice, honors will be easy and neither
will have any handicap over the other
bidding for the votes of fusion legia
Jntlve members ftr United 'States senator.
tfJW IT WOVLD OPERATE.
Judge rarker says that "the most
effective remedy that can be applied
to the combination or trusts which
owe their existence to excessive tariff
duties is to reduce the tariff .rates."
This is familiar democratic doctrine. It
Is to be. presumed that Judge Parker
is aware of the fact that no discrimina
tion could be made in a revision of the
tariff, that a reduction of rates would
apply generally and not merely to the
combinations. Now there are thous
ands of independent Industries in the
country whose productions are coronet
ing in the market with those of the
combinations.' Some of these independ
ent enterprises are on an extensive
scale, representing many millions of
dollars, and- employing a large army of
labor.' They manufacture the same
classes of articles- that are turned out
by the so-called trust, so that a reduc
tion of tariff 'duties wmild necessarily
reach them as well ns the combinations.
If it be true that the tariff encour
ages the formation of trusts, It Is
equally true that it fosters the growth
of Independent industries and the
former cannot be hit through a reduc
tion of the tariff without striking the
latter. Aaa mutter of fact, by far the
larger portion of the manufactured
goods, sold in the, home market are the
product of the independent Industries.
These also represent a much larger total
investment of capital than do the com
blnatlons' and of course employ a great
deal more, labor. These industries would
be the first to feel the blow from the
policy advocated by the democratic
candidate. The trust, with its greater
organization and capital, would 'hove
more time to protect Itself, but even if
it were ultimately downed it would
pull down the business of the country
with It In its fall. Even Judge Parker
appear to recognize this when he nd
visea a gradual reduction, but ' the
trouble Is that his party could not be
depended upon . to heed such counsel.
It would listen rather to . the demand
of the free trade element -
The Independent manufacturers,' who
are in nearly every state of the union.
Constitute a .most important part of our
Industrial system and contribute very
largely to the general prosperity. They
are entitled to consideration. The coun
try cannot afford to adopt a policy that
would seriously Injure and possibly
ruin the enterprise they represent. It
cannot afford to take a ' course that
would result In throwing hundreds of
thousands ; of worklngmen out of em
ployment, demoralizing the business of
the country and checking prosperity.
OPP08B BECIPROCITT.
A few days ago the Vermont house
of representatives adopted a resolution
disapproving of reciprocity with Canada
without" definite statement of tonus.
The resolution declared that ther.-) is
no reason to expect that the Canadians
will ' agree .. 6 any favored ', lntercua nge
except ; of natural products. It says
this was the scope of the treaty of 1854,
which worked great injury to the farm
ers pf Vermont "Our relations with
Canada," reads , the resolution, "are
pleasant and profitable under the na
tional 'policies which1' each country has
adopted for its fiscal needs and Irs in
dustrial development and our commer
cial relations throughout the United
States are so paramount to any others
attainable that we should avoid all in
novations upon such relations."
It is yery probable that this reflects
the view of a majority of the people
along our northern " border. . Other
farmers than those of Vermont were in
jured by the reciprocity treaty of 1854
with Canada and as that country is not
disposed to offer terms materially dif
ferent from those of the old treaty
these farmers are unable to find any
good reason why, they should again be
subjected to a damaging competition.
The New England -manufacturers who
are urging reciprocity with Canada
seem to be quite indefferent to the large
agricultural interest that would be in
juriously affected by such a,. treaty as
the Canadians have sought "to secure..
IV NOT-WRY ItOTt
It is decidedly amusing to note the
strenuous, efforts that are being made
by the local demo-pop organ to nag the
"antls" by ringing the changes on the
awful, awful plot by which the name of
R. B. Howell was printed at the bottom
of the republican primary ballots In the
lower wards and on the top of the pri
mary ballots in the upper wards, on a
ticket Just four Inches long with Just
three. names on it '
We feel sure that the demo-pop or
gan will be profoundly shocked when it
learns that another awful plot has been
hatched and a great fraud is about to
be perpetrated. The names of candi
dates on the official ballot to be voted
at the general election on November 8,
which will be sixty Inches long in Doug
las county, will, if the plot does not
miscarry, be promiscuously inserted re
gardless of alphabetical order. For ex
ample, under direction .of the secretary
of state, the names of the republican
electors will appear with Henry E. Wil
son on top and M." A. Brown at the bot
tom. And the democratic electors will
appear as follows: It. O. Adams, John
II. Lynch, It II. Fraus, Joseph A. Con
nor, Thomas A ah ford, Jr., S. M. Bulley,
Patrick Walsh aud.J. N. Tufts.
Talk about foul play 1 But that is not
the worst of it. The democratic candi
dates for the legislature as arranged by
the democratic county clerk will appear
on the official ballot with David C. Pat
terson at the top, A. Wellman In the
middle and Joseph P. Butler at the tall.
Who is behind this foul conspiracy?
In the language of Mr. . X. Y. 7...
who wrings bis hands and tears bis hair
frantically in the Public Pulse of the
World-Herald over the alleged crime of
1104, we rise to ask, will the World
Herald 'Voudemn thl Imposture aud de
ception on the sacred right of the ballot
aud call for the dastardly villain to be
expobed and proper punishment mettnl
out" to the' man who sandwiched the
name of Mr. Wellman between Tatter-
son and Butler?
Will this dastardly invasion of the
Inherent rights of Nebraska candidates
to enjoy the advantage' of alphabetical
precedence on the ballot go unpunished?
If these presidential electors have
been deliberately robbed of their birth
right by the secretary of state, be ought
to be drawn and quartered.
If this outrage on the legislative can
dldates of Douglas county has been per
petrated by John C. Drexel, ought not
he to be electrocuted without benefit of
clergy? If not why not?
WOLT AND THE LAMB.
When the wolf wanted to devour the
lamb he. accused him of rolling the
water. The chiefs of the Fontanelle
tribe, of whom John N. Baldwin is head
medicine man, have been hard up for
an excuse for knifing John L. Kennedy
and tlio republican legislative ticket.
and they have had no trouble to find
one. So they have given it out with a
great flourish of trumpets that they
want K. B. Howell to run as a repub
lican candidate for member of the water
board by petition against Charles F.
Weiler, the regular republican nominee,
notwithstanding the fact that Weiler
was nominated by a majority of 200
over Howell at the republican prim
aries. The Fontanelle chiefs claim that
Mr. Weiler was fraudulently nominated
because his name was .placed on the
primary ballot above the name of
Howell in several wards of the city of
Omaha. " . ' '
The arrant hypocrisy of the tribe is
shown by the indifference which they
exhibit to the divergence of their coi
structlon from the election law In the
preparation of ballots to be used at the
regular election where the names of the
presidential electors and the names of
candidates for the legislature are to ap
pear without regard to their alphabeti
cal order.
Of course, the position of presidential
electors, or members of the legislature
who are to elect a United States sena
tor, Is of trifling moment In the eyes of
the Fontanelle chiefs when it collides
with the lofty ambition of R. B. Howell
to continue-as a member of the Omaha
Water board. It Is, therefore, in ac
cord with the eternal fitness of things
that the embattled chieftans of the Fon
tanelle tribe, who pride themselves on
their exalted Ideals on politics, should
want to support a candidate who has
been branded "by Cadet Taylor, W. W.
Bingham and Carr Axford, members of
the tribe who were charged with an
investigation of Howell's relations to
the water works company, as guilty of
dishonorable and reprehensible conduct
while he was occupying the responsible
olflce of city engineer.
Moral: Hypocrisy Is the most despi
cable trait in human nature. In the
language of Robert S. Ingersoll, "I
think more of a man black outside and
white inside than I do' of a man white
outside and black Inside."
MOLDING PUBLIC OPINION.
There Is a well defined rumor that
the president of the electric light mo
nopply followed up his opening speech
of the educational campaign against
municipal ownership by the distribution
of three or four $100 bills to three or
four Omaha molders of public opinion,
whose columns are to be devoted ex
clusively to the diffusion of misinfor
mation on the nubile llcrhtlnjr nueatlon.
It has also been given out cold from
the electric light headquarters that an
upheaval in public opinion is already
manifesting itself in the Third ward,
which is to take shape on election day
in a crushing defeat of the proposition
to establish a municipal lighting plant
in Omaha.
How this upheaval In the Third ward
to be brought about scarcely needs
illumination. The denizens of the Third
ward, as everybody knows, are heavy
consumers of. light and naturally are of
reflective disposition. Most of them
are supposed to be open to persuasion
when properly approached. They are
all students of political economy and act
upon vie mono inai a oira in nana
is worth two in the bush."
The electric light warblers have al
ready commenced to swarm into the
Third ward and their number may be
expected to grow from now on until
the 8th of November. , As a molder of
public opinion the president of the elec
tric light monopoly is a full cage of ca
naries himself.
THE TANGLE AT PANAMA.
It was reported some days ago that
matters at Panama were in satisfactory
shape and that danger of any serious
misunderstanding between the new re
public and. the United States bad been
averted. This appears to have been
premature, for according to a statement
given out by the minister of Panama
there are numerous questions -still to
be settled and it is quite possible that
some of these may prove troublesome.
It is evident that the government and
people of the republic' are very muiJi
in earliest in opposing what they regard
as unauthorized assumption of rights
oh the part of the United States. What
seems to be the most difficult question
Is that of customs regulation and some
concession as to this will probably hare
to be made by our government whose
present position in the matter Is cer
tainly, unfavorable to the interests of
Panama.
In a few weeks Secretary Tuft by
direction of the president Will go to
Panama for the purpose of adjusting
the questions at Issue and it is the ex
pectation that the' result of his visit
will be entirely satisfactory. In his
letter to Secretary Tuft the president
said that the United States bas no de
sire to lnterfer with the business aud
prosperity of the people of Panama.
He said "It is our full intention that
the rights which we exercise shall be
exercised with all proper care for the
houor and interests of the people of
Panama." These aud other friendly as
surances have had a good effect upon
ruibllc feeling In the little republic.
There Is no doubt as to the need of n.
more carefully considered agreement
with Panama, under which the Interests
of both partis will be fully safe
guarded, and the duty of bringing this
abodt could be entrusted to no one
more capable than Secretary Taft
The accession of President Eliot of
Harvard university to the ranks of
Roosevelt supporters simply marks the
drift of Intelligent thinkers who,' even
though dissatisfied in part with some
of the administration's Philippine pol
icy, hnve been grievously disappointed
In the pointless and confused talk of
Judge Parker. The example of Presi
dent Eliot will surely be followed by
the great majority of educators and
students all over the country.
There Is a well defined rumor that
Hitchcock depends on John N. Baldwin
to pull him through. That may account
for the omission of John N. Baldwin's
rotund figure from the World-Herald
cartoons tLl fall.
Great Mlaslaary ttM.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
An admirer of Attorney General Knox
deploree his departure from the cabinet
He laya streas on the etatement that Mr.
Knox knows the oonatltutlon by heart
which makea him a useful man In execu
tive councila. Well, let It go at that. Mr.
Knox may find Just aa fine a mleslonary
field In the United Btatea aenate.
Sore TTalnarere wlla Money.
Philadelphia Presa.
The men who waser their money on the
result of the election are rarely atrong
rmrtiaana. Thp-v are aeeklng to make
, . . available foot.
money ana juuge iru,
That la why they are offering In New Tor
4 to 1 on Roosevelt and have already maae
a considerable number of such beta, uui
they might be said to be making wagers
on a aure thing.;
Caraage ay Hot Air.
New Tork Tribune.
The alanghter of Japanese and Bueslans
In Manchuria ha appalled the world, but
It la nothing; to the awful slaughter Judge
Parker haa wrought In the Philippine The
Judge for, so far aa we are Informed, no
one else Is responsible for tne awiui car
nagehas aucceeded In aacrlflclng "200,000
llvce." Could not Ruasia'or Japan form
an alliance with the Judge and then turn
him loose upon the enemyon paperT Thla
would aoon exterminate even their great
armies.
Both Daty and Privilege.
Kansas City Journal.
The highest privilege as well as
the
sternest obligation of citizenship Is the
exerclee of the elective franchise. Every
person properly qualified owes It to himself
and to hla domestic and business Interests
to help in choosing those who govern and
protect him. The exertion of registering
and Voting Is tegarded by many as a suffi
cient excuse for not participating In a pop
ular election. The coming election, com
bining as It does the selection of county,
congressional, state and national officers. Is
of peculiar importance to every cltlsen. No
trifling exertion or fancied lack of time
should stand ' In the way of any citizen
casting hla vote. The busy man could not
Invest his time to better advantage than to
do his part in ,the election of those who
will spend hla money and direct his civil
affaire. .. . '
THE AMKklCAN SOLDIER.
"Hla Equal Does Not Dwell an the
Faeo. of the Globe."
General Charles King In the World Today.
Afoot or on horseback, regular or volun
teer, aa you see him today, our "man be
hind the gun", la a man worth knowing.
Take him all In all, and a physically
Bounder and morally atralghter aoldler
doesn't live or dwell on the face of the
globe. Like English "Tommy Atkins," aa
well aa the sailor Jackles of Anglo-Saxon
blood, he haa hla faults and limitations. He
'comes higher" than do the rankers of
other lands, but he flghta harder. With
fewer numbers he accomplishes greater re
sults. He haa patience illimitable In face
of a turbulent mob of his own people, but
he pulls trigger quick, audden and aure
when he gets the word. He Is the bugbear
of demagogue orators before an election,
but the aure defense of society at any time.
He presided over Chicago's early Infancy,
and thrice since the great civil war haa he
come with fixed bayoneta to stand between
her and anarchy. He is proud of his flag
and hla country. He la stout-hearted, clean
limbed, law-abiding, self-respecting, as a
rule. He wants to be held and failed as a
man, not a boy. He devotes reasonable
time and thought to his drill, but he de
lights In healthful, hearty, outdoor sports,
base ball, foot ball and polo preferred. He
sometimes alights the little niceties .of mili
tary carriage and courtesies, but he win
cheerfully submit to the sternest discipline,
the hardest privations, the heaviest trials,
when he knows the need; and, finally,
when It comes to fltrhtlng-, he will charge
with finer fury and enthusiasm or hold hla
ground with more grim, dogged tenacity,
and all the time shoot with greater skill
and precision than any other man-at-arms
of all the vaunted legions of Europe. His
one great wish seems to be that the people
he so loyally serves might know him aa he
-a man to depend on -In fair weather or
foul, a aoldler to be proud of at all times. 1
PROSPERITY i DOOMS DEMOCRACY.
Bualaeaa Conditions Foreshadow the
November Verdlet.
, San Francisco Chronicle.
Early In 1908 the late Senator Vest Is
said to have predicted that the republican
candidate for the presidency In 1904 would
surely be elected unleaa a business disaster
overtook' the country In the meantlT- The
damocratio calamity - bowlers have alnce
been vainly endeavoring to produce, the
condition which Vest thus defined aa es
sential for hi party's success In the
present presidential campaign. It haa not
materialised, however. What Is more,
there la not a sign of disaster visible st
the present time on the buslneaa horizon.
To the contrary, reports from all parta of
the country indicate continued prosperity.
At this time laat year the country gener
ally was riding comfortably on the wave
of prosperity, aa It bad been for several
year previous under the beneficent Influ
ence of an enlightened republican admin
istration, but the record of the bank clear
ings for the past week show an average
Increase In business of 4.1 per cent over
the corresponding week of last year In all
the cities of the union outside of New
York. In the latter city an abnormal
Increase of 44.T per cent waa noted. But
that waa due In a large part, undoubtedly,
to a revival of stork speculation In Wall
street. Even that may be fairly accepted
as Indicating; the utmost confidence of
the speculative -moneyed clasaea In the
general well being of the country at large.
for speculation Is active In New York and
elsewhere only when times are good and
bualnee prosperous. Philadelphia, Balti
more, Cincinnati, New Or lea" Memphis,
Providence, Indianapolis and other centers
of Industrial and commercial activity show
extraordinary gains and prove that the
conditions are the am all over the coun
try. - I
WHAT ARTS MR. BRTAft'f IDEALS t
Pertlaeat tealoa Aake by Pf
Hat Leader.
Nebraska. Indeiendent (pop.)-
Ia one of hla Indiana apeeehea, Mr. Bryan
aald: "If Judg-e Parker wlna a victory It
will be a victory for my Ideals aa well as
hla." Now then the queatlon la. What are
Mr. Bryan t IdealaT If Mr. Parker's Ideala
are the same aa Mr. Bryan'a Ideals, then
perhapa we may discover what Mr. Bry
an'a ideals are by referring to some spe
cific atatementa by him as to Mr. Parker's
Ideals. In the Commoner of April laat
under the title of "Parker Not Available,"
Mr. Bryan aald
"It can aafely be taken for granted that
In taae of Judce Parker's nomination and
election Mr. Hill would bo the controlling
figure in the administration, and that would
mean that thoee who attempted to reach
the White House would have to wade
through peanut shells knee deep." Ideal
No. L
Again: "Mr. Hill stands for every thins
bad that Cleveland stands for, and lacks
tha brutal frankness that has given Mr.
Cleveland moet of hla popularity. But Mr.
Hlll'a support, dangerous aa It Is, la hot
ao detrimental to Judge Parker as the cor
porate support which Is gradually gather
Ins about him." Ideal No. I.
"There ia no doubt that the corporate In
tereata have an understanding with Judge
Parker." "Can the democratic party
afford to lend Itself to a movement to ao
make up the supreme court aa to nullify
the efforts of the people at reform V
"Aa president Judge Parker might appoint
one, two, or even three, supreme Justices,
and hla appointments might bar the way
to relief for ten or fifteen years." Ideal
No. 8.
In the Commoner of April 15, 1904, under
the title of "Parker, Alias Belmont," Mr.
Bryan had an editorial In which he re
ferred to Belmont in this fashion: "That
he should be aelected aa the diplomatic rep.
resentatlve of Judge Parker la eufnclent
proof that the Judge'a nomination would
put the democratic party back In the Cleve-
land rut and make the administration a oo-
.vdicat.
partner with the Wall street syndlcatea
Ideal No. 4.
Again: "But If the party had not had Ita
bitter experience with Cleveland It would
have ample reason to avoid a 'syndicated
president,' but with the experience of 1892
and 1896 fresh In the memory, It would be
Inexcusable, nay, even criminal folly, to
put the deatlnlea of the party and the coun
try In the hands of a man mortgaged In
advance to men of the Belmont type."
Ideal No. (.
But why enumerate further? The files
of the Commoner teem with Juat such
characterisations of Parker. Bo, as th.
election of Parker means the triumph of
Mr. Bryan's Ideals, wrf must look to the
flies of the Commoner for a statement of
Mr. Bryan'a Ideals. Theae are the ideals
of Judge Parker as set forth by Mr. Bryan,
and Mr. Bryan says hla triumph will be a
Victory for hla Ideals. Ia It possible?
But those who really know Mr. Bryan
better than. In thla campaign, he seema to
know himself, will appeal from Philip
drunk to Philip sober. They will prefer to
take his characterisations of Parker as
odious opposltes - of Mr. Bryan'a Ideals.
They will prefer to believe what Mr. Bryan
said before the St. Louis convention than
what he may say alnce. They will prefer
to believe that he meant what ha said
when he aald that Parker'a nomination
was "secured by crooked and Indefensible
means," and that "If the democratic party
were so unfortunate as to elect Parker it
would be dlsaatroua to It because it would
be only another record of Clevelandlam."
LAST WEEKS OF THE FAIR.
Best Time Now at Haad for Vlritlaar
the Great Show.
' " St Louis ioiobe-Democrat.
The two leading object of the fair have
been accomplished. First among the pur
poses was that to make It the greatest
International exposition ever held. That
intention haa been realized, for the fair
Is conceded to be the best, as well as the
largest and moat costly. The second thing
to be looked after waa the prompt repay
ment of the government loan of $4,600,000.
All but $800,000 ha been handed back to
the national treasury. The tnatallmenta
have been paid on the datea named In the
agreement, and the remainder will be ready
on time. Here are achlevementa on which
St Louis, the city that created the fair,
can honestly congratulate Itself. The ex
hibition will go Into history as the greatest
of Its kind in Its extent. Its various dis
plays. Its architectural attractions and Its
spectacular effect. It Is true that the at
tendance ha fallen below that of some of
the world' fair held In more populous
center, but that I probably a reault to be
expected. It has been the record of Inter
national exhibition that the main body of
visitors came from the local population and
that within a radlua of 200 miles, Tha
14,000,000 persona who have seen the St
Louis fair thus far, with more millions to
follow, will be a good showing.
For six weeks more tbe gates of the fair
will be open. The closing day Is Novem
ber 20. All It departments are In complete
running order. All Ita thousands of tea
turea move like clockwork. Everything
ha been tested and put ia It most ef
ficient shape. This Is aa Ideally beautiful
autumn in St Louis, and the fall Is a de
lightful season her always. There haa
been aa yet no frost. In full bloom are
the fair garden, and looking their best.
While there may be a few chilly day be
fore the end of next month, there are more
attraction in the sheltered main buildings
than visitors can ever thoroughly examine
In detail. No fear need be felt on the
score of weather. Winter often holds off
in this city until December Is well ad
vanced. The decision to Include November
In the fair period was based on the me
teorological statistic of St Lculs. Many
of the most agreeable daya of the year
come in that month. Those who are fa
miliar with their general characteristic
would choose them for sightseeing In pref
erence to any part of the heated term.
The coat of rooms and restaurant price
have declined to a lower level than those
ordinarily prevailing. In large cities. It I
to be presumed that more favorable term
can be obtained at the large hotel than at
an earlier, period. Though tbe throng
coming Into the city are still large, they
And aceommodaUona at the maximum, and
the approacb of tbe closing daya render
keener the competition for gueata. Theae
are the beat daya to aee tbe fair, tbe best
In every reapect Many who were here in
June and July have returned for a longer
atay, their first visit having added to their
original eagernes to ae the greatest of
world's fairs, and the greatest that may be
held In a century. Where will $50,000,000
come from to furniah It counterpart? In
all probability future International ex
hibition will be smaller and less expen
sive than that now at Its height In St Louis.
Bllaatnatlaa- the Starch.
Chicago Tribune.
When a breakfaat food la predlgeeted the
great object la to remove any excess of
starch. Parker now has lea starch In hlra
thaa any breakfaat food In exlatence. He
consists mainly of a little pepsin In th
shape of gold and of a pale pink historical
fluvor celled antl-lmperlallam. For a nation
of Invalid be would be the Ideal diet, but
he la a mawkish Item for a robust stomach.
After Leaa- Urawa Oat.
Chicago Chronicle.
If the Ruaalan language I anything Ilk
It name It must be a .terrible thing to
bear a couple of Russian curbatonera dis
cussing th prwent war altuation.
OTJND ABOrr XKW YORK.
Rlaplea ea tha Carr eat af Life la the
Metropolis.
New York'a great aobway, the greatest
municipal enterprise undertaken In thla
country, will be opened for business st
midnight next Thursday. The unusual
hour la chosen In order to avert a repeti
tion of the fatal panic which attended the
opening of the Brooklyn bridge.
The subway represents sn outlay of
$36,000,009 for construction and $12,000,000 for
equipment Work began March 14, 1900.
Since then work haa been continuous. In
terrupted only by strikes. The completion
of the , road, therefore, comes only on
month and two daya later than the actual
four and a half years from March 2S, 1900,
a wonderful achievement
The New York subway I longer than
the subways of Boston, Berlin, Paria and
Budapest combined.
' The main stretch of track, from the city
hall to One Hundred and Fourth street. Is
six and seven-tenth miles long and four-
track all the way. There la a three-track
system of seven and four-tenths miles and
a double track system of ten and six-tenths
miles, making a total length of twenty-
four and seven-tenths ml lea The entire
track length. Is seventy miles.
NIneteea1 raflea of the system are under
ground, five and seven-tenths elevated.
The power-house for thla enormous sys
tem Is situated at the foot of Fifty-ninth
street and the North river, and Is the lar
gest In the world. Ita dimensions are
600x200 feet and Ita engine will develop
132,000 horse-power.
The portion of the aubway which will be
opened to the public for traffic October 27
conalsta of the four-track route aa far
north aa West Ninety-elxth street The
entire weat aide system runs to One Hun
dred and Forty-fifth street, so far, and
will be opened very soon afterward.
Express trains to Harlem will be run at
the rate of fifty miles an hour and cover
the distance from the city hall to the
river In fifteen minutes. Local trains will
do the distance In thirty minutes.
The aubway will accommodate nearly
1,000.000 pasaengera dally.
The whole atmosphere at republican na
tlonal headquartera In New York la aa dlf
ferent a possible from the old-fashioned,
free-and-eaay way of running a campaign.
It I being conducted on strictly business
principles and the whole thing la very
much like the way In which offlcea are
run in a business corporation. Relic of
bygont daya occasionally drift In and are
hopelessly out of the picture. One of them
came In recently and seised on Chief Clerk
Hitchcock, dignified, well-groomed and bus!
nesslike, a that official walked down th
halt
"I demand to see Cortelyou at once,"
said th survival. "You belong here, don't
you?"
Mr. Hitchcock, a little staggered, said he
did.
"I've come all the way from Peoria to
tell him important news about the situa
tion there, and I demand to see him at
once," said the relic.
Mr. Hitchcock fenced for a few moments,
snd gently drew forth th Information that
the visitor wanted to aee Mr. Cortelyou In
order to secure railroad transportation back
to Illinois. Then he aald It would be im
possible to aee the chairman, aa he fraa
very busy getting ready to go to Chicago.
Great Scott I" yelled the aurvlval, "he's
going to Illinois on that pass I ought to
have."
The virtue of newspaper advertising waa
given a unique illustration in New York
during the laat few weeks when the wood
alcohol scandal waa raging. Aboat 1,000,000
whisky drinkers In the city found occasion
to have fun with their favorite bar clerka
by making remark about the quality of
the whlaky sold. A Arm which doea a large
business bought half pages of nearly all
the dailies and published an analysis of
Its output It looked so well on paper that
every man who wanted to be sure that he
wouldn't be poisoned asked for tbe particu
lar brand advertised. The rush was so
great that all the reserve stock was ex
bauated snd a hurry order was sent weat
to replenish It.
Frank Taylor, an aged reaident of Brook
lyn, who declares that he has been cured
of dyspepsia by eating nothing but grass,
has bought a farm in New Hampshire,
which be will lay out in grasa and clover
ao that he can have an Inexhaustible sup
ply to draw from. He now gets hla daily
supply from Sunset Park, where It Is gath
ered by bis daughter. The young woman
makes dally trips to the park and plucks
the grass, bringing it home in a paper bag.
Her father eats it with great relish. Ills
palate has now become so accustomed to
the Juloe of the grass that nothing tempts
blm any more, and he considers he has
taken a new lease on life. He has been
made an offer of $100 a week to lecture In
a Fourteenth street museum, but It has
been declined, as, he says, he desires no
notoriety.
A novelty la home-getting by co-operation
among middle clas people la being
developed in Brooklyn. The plan contem
plates a membership of fifty, who are to
place their money In a common fund. A
plot of around ia first agreed upon, thbn
the plana for th fifty homes, brick con
struction. By thus combining, the mem
bers secure substantial reductions In the
coat of the land and buildings. In a prop
erty ordinarily costing $10,000 the saving on
each Is estimated at $1,600. The plan also
contemplate a central heating plant, to
supply the fifty homes with heat light and
hot water. The houses will be three-story
private dwellings, containing ten rooms and
bath, fully wired for electricity. All the
plumbing will be of the best kind, and four
of the five bedroom will have lavatories.
The front will be of Might brick with brown
atone trim and red tile roofs.
4-
PERSONA NOTES.
There are two Mudlia running- for con
gress against each yther in Maryland.
When Mudd meets Mudd the dirt must fly.
Maacagni, tha Italian composer, la a can
didate for the Chamber of Deputlea. Thla
announcement ia Important aa showing
that be doea do aomething else besides get
arrested. , . -(
The people over 36 years old who are
thrown out, of the ateel Industry by the
trusta may apend their time reading books
In the tree librarlea founded by philan
thropists. Ewald Herlng of the G erman university
at Prague, who haa just celebrated hla
70th birthday, la noted elderly for his Im
portant discoveries relatiitg to the physi
ology of memory. t
Reuben Ray of 8ebattuJ Me,, who has
lived In the Pine Tree state Vor just a cen
tury, and who has never tasted liquor, waa
given a roualng celebration vto hla birthday
by thirty-five members of hlslfamlly, repre
senting five generation. I
Prof. Simon Newcomb, thenoted Amer
ican astronomer, declare tltat the recent
congress of arts snd sciences' In St. Louis
... . , - , . -i
lavas the moat note Die immuuii ui
liectual and learned men that haa ever been
gathered In the history of the world.
Former Lieutenant Bllsa of the Oerman
army, whose book, "In a Small Oarrlaon
Town," waa ao aeverely criticised by offi
cial Germany, haa Just written another
novel on almllar lines, which will be pub
lished shortly. The title of this 'antl-mlll-tary
romance la "Dear Fatherland," which
It la aald will contain revslationa far more
sensational thaa those of hi 'prevlou
novel. , y
NEBRASKA FRBSS COMMENT
Springfield Monitor: Th prlekt who was
Instrumental In causing th Investigation
of the fraud praotloed on the Indians a
the Winnebago reservation Is to get Ma
walking papers. There are too many promi
nent men mixed up In the scandal to hare
their methods of dealing with the redmea
brought to light
Auburn Granger: Yea, the state Is la
debt, deep In debt, and we are up against
It Th debt must be paid, for we can't
face bankruptcy. The wlv farmer or Ju
dicious business man If brought face t
face with this sort of a proposition would
say reduce expenses, allow no leaks and
begin at one to reduce the Indebtedness.
Arcadia Champion: The democratism
populist state central committee gave a
challenge to the Associated Frees about a
week ago and In three or four daya after,
ward they sent it to Mickey, making a
roar about It In the meantime. Mickey at
once addressed a letter to the oppo-rftlon
which will keep them busy until long after
election. . .;
Kearney Hub: Kearney friends of Dr.
George L. Miller of Omaha send congratu
lation on his having reached the fiftieth
anniversary of hla arrival in. Nebraska.
Loyal, steadfast and true loyal to his man
hood as well as to his friends, steadfast
In standing up for Nebraska from east to
west and north and south, and loyal to ths
finest principles of manhood and the highest
code of good cltlaenshlp. Dr. Miller towers
among and above the thousands of his
younger and more up-to-date fellow citi
zens like a sycamore In a patch of scrub
oaks. He has many friends in Kearney,
especially, although his friends are as
legion In the state and his enemies are
represented by the sign minus.
Blair Pilot: Father Schell of Homer
seems to be having quite a lively time of
It Just at present and the manner in which
he is going at his business would Indicate
that he not only has his nerve, but that
he bas a few pretty strong cards up his
sleeve. Some time sgo he became con
vinced that there was a gang of thieves
In and about Homer and that they were
robbing the Indians right and left 11
made some pretty strong charges and th
gang started In to run a bluff by having
FatherSchell arrested, and that seems to
be JustVhat he wanted, for now he Is giv
ing up the whole story and there Is a lively
time ahead for someone. The Pilot con
gratulates Father Schell on the stand ha
has taken and it hopes that his efforts may
result In cleaning up the Illegal practices
In which the Indiana are made the vic
tims.
Stanton Picket: The editor and wife
were at Omaha Monday, and while thera
the editorial we took pains to learn all we
possibly could about the political situation.
The men we talked with were not all repub
licans, and some of them were hard set
agajnst a part or all of the republican
ticket, but all agreed that from a repub
lican standpoint the conditions in Omaha '
and Douglas county are better than they
have been for several years. The party Is
united In support of candidates and .all are
working for the success of th ticket
There Is not as much opposition to Gov
ernor Mickey as thcr was two years sgo,
the Liquor Dealers' association being quiet
and there being but little opposition from
other sources. One democrat stated that
there were some republican Votes that
would go to Berge, but on the other hand
he knew of perhaps as many domocrats
who are not supporting Berge.
Good Qaalltle to Bad I aaa.
Baltimore American.
One cannot but admire the Russian
dogged determination under defeat which
Insists upon fighting on, a well it the
Japanese quickness In adapting all up-to-date
methods. It Is a thousand pities that
both quantities on both aides cannot be put
to better use than in piling ug mutual
slaughter.
LAl'UHISO GAS.
Aladdin rubbed his wonderful lamp.
It wasn't her business." New York Sun.
Miss 'Mandy I'd like to aro to churrh
with you thla morning, Aunt Rachel, but I
haven't got a dresa that's fit to wear.
Aunt Rachel I suapected that dear,
when I saw you In vour ball draa tha
other night. Chit-ago Tribune.
Miss Plane Yes. Tom nrorjnaed aml
nlKht, and 1 accepted him. Bee this rlne
Miss Wise Indeed? By the way, dear,
don't attempt to cut glass with that dia
mond aa I did. or vou'll maJc annthap
nick in the stone. Phllaiie'phla Press.
Mrs. Hoon Deacon Ironlawa baa such m.
commanding way!
jnr. nonn-ies, l nave noticed that he
passes the contribution box with an air
which, seems to Bay. "Pi..-ent almsl"
Puck.
Bob Goeh. Rob. where'd vnn r- If. im
those aeedy old shoes?
Rob WllV. man. t hntn ar mv rut tatr.fr
leather. " .. '
Bob Hut tha natent ham avnlrait a.h .
Yale Record.
Johnny Thla ain't na 'lartlnn vr T
don't think.
Jimmy Pa- eaya 't Is.
Johnny There ain't tsen no torchlight
parade. Cincinnati Tribune.
She Papa said he would rather die than.
Bee me marry you.
He Well, If ho wanta a pallbearer I'm
on. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Visitor in Penitentiary What brouab
you to thla jlace, my friend?
'Sneezing?"
'Vas Bin ' I J . 1. .. . . I .. . I IT
o. on, pom wie i-mivii-i, a ancesei
one night when I was atandln' hv an
open winder. It woke up an ole gentleman.
and he had me pinched." New York Tri-
oune.
Miss Wabash Let me see. she's tn ha
married In about three months, isn't she?
miss ijeaesiue urarious; rvo; it S to be
the first week In November.
Miss Wabash Why. I thought she had
set the date for some time in January,
miss lvUKeriiuo -n, no: That s the date
he met for her divorce. Phlladalnhlo.
Ledger.
NEVER MI1 THE OLD TIMES.
Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution,
Never mind the old times;
They were briaht an' sweet:
Sunny akl above you ,
Violets at vour fee-t:
But the new times wear a emllln face
That's nilKhty good to meet,
An' you'd better find the light that makes
the niornlu !
Never mind the old times; -J ,
They were a real. I knowl 1
Old friends that !oved us
Friends that we loved ao!
But the new times sing the song of Hop
Where eweeter roues grow,
An' you'd better ft 114 the light that makes
me mornin 1
Has your boy
plenty of pluck?
Does he hold out?
Grit, courage, strength, fin
ishing power arc essential
these days. The reason
why doctors so often order
Ayer's Sarsaparilla for thin,
pale, delicate children Is
because it supplies these
essentials. It makes the
blood Dure. rich. L.i:
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