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To the deporting bankers: Come
again, and come often.
No one who sees North Sixteenth
street actually In the throes of repave
ment will dare deny that Omaha is rap
idly forging to the front.
An earthquake is reported in western
Kansas. The short grass country has
probably Just heard of Trof. Wilcox's
theory as to the sanity of its citizens.
There is not the slightest doubt of
the intensity of the campaign in New
York new that tho Evening Mail is re
ferring to tho anti-expansion orators aa
"copperheads."
And that reminds us. Why didn't the
fuslonists exterminate the1 free pass
bribe in Nebraska when they had com
plete control of every branch of the
state government?
The local democracy is having a Lard
time in Impressing candidates into serv
ice this year, the patchwork on its school
board ticket being the latest brilliant
example. No wonder.
' Attorney Folk cannot be accused of
being a special pleader," for his re
marks were so general as to leave all
of his bearers in doubt as to what he
would really do were he a voter in Ne
braska this year.
Admiral JKoJestvengky is at present
the pnly one.to renp benefit from the
North Sea incident. lie is not to pro
ceed to the front until after an official
Inquiry is ended and by that time the
war may be over.
Judge Parker hns thanked Colonel
Bryan for excellent work done In In
diana,' the letter possibly being written
at this time because the judge may not
bo in a thankful state of mind when
the returns come in.
Since the German government has de
cided to ignore the report of Russian
Teasels firing on fishing boats of that
government it may be expected that the
Itussophlle spirit at Paris will subside
In an appreciable extent.
A farmers' exchange, with a capital
Stock of $30,000,000, has been incorpor
ated in Oklahoma, but prospective in
vestors should not deluda themselves
that water purchased in this way Is
serviceable for irrigating arid laud.
Boodle Prosecutor Folk had a mag
nificent audience in Omaha which gave
him a cordial reception, but nothing that
he said tended to persuade auyoue that
Nebraska is compelled to look for salva
tion from boodlerlsin to the demo-pops.
"If auyoue doubts that the officials
of the couth are opposed to lynching let
them consult the court records where
the indictments appear," says a south
ern speaker. And if they would judge
the sentiment of the southern people let
them consult the verdicts following the
indictments.
A Swedish officer has sworn that hi
vessel was fired upon by a boat belong
ing to the Husslun fleet, but to far Ad
miral Bojestvensky has forgutten the
ncUlent in bis official report, which
lends color to the belief that the reports
no far received from the admiral are
little more than excuses.
President Stlckney points the way to
Omaha's greater growth by the upbuild
ing of a gra'in markVt here and allows
how it will be of as much value to the
people throughout the state as to those
of this city. President Stlckney should
be engaged to tell the same story to the
people lu every town in Nebraska.
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BKRQE-THB FOSCUMBATAST.
Tou want men who will expose corrup
tion and not conceal It. It la not enough
to be for honesty you must fight for It.
The first la a noncombatant the other l
a soldier In the cause. Prosecuting Attor
ney Folk.
When did Berge, the populist nominee
for governor, ever fight for reform?
Berge lives In Lincoln at the iery seat
of legislative corruption and bribery.
When did he ever expose a bribe-giver
or denounce a hired lobbyist?
Mr. Berge Is a lawyer himself and
would not have to pay out attorney 'a
fees for legal assistance when did he
ever file a complaint against a boodler
or public thief?
Mr. Berge does not have to go to the
expense even of street car fare to attend
the sittings of the State Board of Ball
road Assessment when did he ever lend
the encouragement of his presence to
those who, irrespective of party, were
fighting for more equitable railroad tax
otion, much less lift his voice in the
cause?
The best that could be said for Berge
would be that he has been a noncom
batant In the war against boodlerism
and corporate tax shirking that he has
preferred to do camp duty while the
fighting has waged all around him. Folk
has done things he has shown the met
tle he Is made of. Berge has done noth
inghe has shown either the white
feather or passive indifference when the
battle was on.
What right has Berge now to ask the
people of Nebraska to rally to his sup
port and fight for him when he has
never seen fit to fight for them, although
right on the battle ground all the time?
THE AKOLO-RUSSIAX DIFFICULTY.
Tnose who apprehended serious trouble
brtwten, Great Britain and Kusslu, or
hoped that there would be, growing: out
of the firing upon English fishing vessels
ore not to realize their fears or hopes,
itcivrdlng to the latest advices. We
rointed out in our comment upon tho
episode at the outset that Russia could
nut f fford to do anything less than admit
that a very great blunder hod been made,
for which an adequate apology was
necessary and also such Indemnity n nn
Investigation of the matter should show
to be necessary. It seems that this Is
the view of the Russian government.
Ibo czar has already expressed his re
gret respecting the unfortunate circum
stance and it appears to be the disposi
tion of the Russian government to do
whatever may be determined as proper
lu order to give reparation for what
seems to be an utterly indefensible mis
take. There is undoubtedly room in this mat
tcr for arbitration. It Is one of those
cases which can properly be submitted
to a fair tribunal and it is very satisfac
tory to note that It will probably take
this course. Unquestionably Great
Britain would be entirely Justified in
making and Insisting upon an indemnity
to be fixed by her own government, yet
in the interest of international peace
and goodwill her better course will be to
let the issue go to arbitration. It is not
to be doubted that in this way she will
obtain quite as liberal an award as she
could secure by making a demand upon
Russia accompanied by a threat to en
force it, and moreover there would be
no interference with the peaceable rela
tions between the two countries.
The importance of preserving these re
lations is perfectly manifest and in spite
of ihe antagonism toward Russia which
has been manifested in England must be
obvious to the British people. Granting
that Great Britain would have a vast
advantage in a war with Russia under
existing conditions and that there could
be 'no doubt as to the result, still the
danger that would be involved of a gen
eral European war Is so plain that we
cannot suppose Great Britain would in
vite it. British rights, It is safe to say,
will he properly protected, but unless
Russia wants war with the greatest
naval power in the world, which Is quite
inconceivable, war will not be thrust
upon her.
THE DEMOCRATIC TBC'ST POSITION,
Who can define the democratic posi
tion in regard to the trust question?
The, platform says one thing and the
candidate for the presidency says some
thing different, while it is well under
stood that the vice presidential candi
date is not at all opposed to combina
tions which come under the designation
of trusts. Such being the case, how is
anybody going to determine Just what
the democratic position Is in regard to
the so-called trusts?
In a speech delivered by Judge Parker
last Monday he endeavored to let the
country know what he thought of the
combinations, but the result was de
plorably vague and unsatisfactory. It
left the impression that the democratic
candidate has really given very little
careful study to the subject and has no
definite Idea of what a trust, so called,
really Is. One would naturally sup
poso that as a Jurist Judge Parker
would be able to give the country n
very plain and clear Idea of what Is
meant by a trust and what the opera
tions of such organizations are, but
nothing of the kind Is to be found in bis
sieich. On the contrary, here is every
evidence that the democratic candidate
is the merest tyro on the subject and
thatMils whole idea consists in the as
sumption that our whole industrial sys
tem Is under the control of combina
tions, whereas as a matter of fact they
represent only a very small per ceutage
of the production of the country.
In this respect the candidate has sim
ply adopted the mistaken idea of hi
party. Perhaps this is excusable in
view of the fact that he had never given
any attention to nutters of this kind
before his nomination and has since
had to depend largely upon the repre
sentations and counsel of men whose
policy it is to mh lead the voters. There
Is abundant evidence that Judge
Parker, bi his ignorance of public af
fairs, has been the victim of untruthful
advisers and '.hus has been led into tho
making of statements that have brought
upon himself reproach and ridicule. In
one or two instances the democratic
candidate has been compelled to aban
don positions that were unmistakably
shown to be erroneous, notably that in
which he urged that the common law,
as developed, supplied a complete rem
edy against the trusts and that conse
quently no additional legislation is
necessary. This contention having been
shown to be absolutely unsound the
Judge has dropped it, but it clings to
him as a striking evidence of lack of
knowledge in one whose supporters
claim for blm superior ability as a
Jurist
The democratic professions of hostility
to the so-called trusts are utterly in
sincere. At the outset of the campaign
that party counted upon the support and
assistance of the combinations. The
men who were chiefly instrumental In
securing the nomination of Judge Parker
are identified with the trusts. Most of
them are in one way or another cor
poration men. If they are unable to
command the support of the corpora
tions for the democratic national ticket
it is because their business associates
realize that the success of the demo
cratic, party this year would mean in-
Jury to the business interests of the
country and a check to national pros
perity. GREAT IS HOWELL.
Great is Howell, the marooned mari
ner! The organic act under which the Fon
tanels club created itself lays down this
fundamental declaration of its object
and purpose: ,
The object of the club shall be the ad
vancement ot the interests of the repub
lican party in the city of Omaha, In Doug
las county and In the state of Nebraska.
In pursuance and exercise of this
function the Fontanelle club at its last
meeting unanimously endorsed the
candidacy of R. B. Howell, the defeated
aspirant for the republican nomination,
as a petition candidate for member of
the water board against the regular re
publican nominee and promised him its
active support.
President Roosevelt was renominated
at Chicago lu June, but the Fontanelle
club saw no occasion to endorse his nom
ination and officially promise him its ac
tive support.
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks was
chosen for the second place on the re
publican national ticket, but no resolu
tion has come from the Fontanelle club
endorsing him and promising him active
support.
The republican state convention put
up a state ticket with Governor Mickey
at its bead and the votes of the club as
represented in the state delegation were
recorded for him, but no ohe has heard
of the Fontanelle club endorsing Gov
ernor Mickey and pledging him active
support.
As a result of the separate primaries
conducted under the sole patent and su
pervision of the founders of the Fonta
nelle club, John Li. Kennedy won the
republican nomination for congress, but
so far no sign of a resolution of endorse
ment and promise of active support.
At the recent county primaries a legis
lative and county ticket made up of rep
resentatives of all elements of the re
publican party was nominated by direct
vote, but no resolution of endorsement
by the Fontanelle club has followed.
The Fontanelle club, however, has en
dorsed Howell to run against the regu
lar republicau nominee for the water
bonrJ.
Great Is Howell! Greater thnn Roose
velt! Greater than Fairbanks! Greater
than John Ij. Kennedy! Greater thnn
the state ticket! Greater than the leg
islative ticket on which depends the
election of a United States senator!
Great Is the mighty Howell! And
Fontanelle is his prophet!
The constant clamor of certain im
provement clubs for the extension of the
electric lighting districts and the addi
tion of more electric lamps is so
strangely at variance with their resolu
tions in favor of .the electric lighting
monopoly that the only explanation Is
the pressure of the paid electric lighting
public opinion molders. The lighting
fund is limited by law and is simply de
voured by the lighting monopoly. The
some money paid out for interest on
bonds and operating expenses of a mu
nicipal plant would enable the city to
cover the entire lighted area with elec
tric lamps of full power and keep pace
with growing demands, whereas now
the bands of the council are absolutely
tied.
Huatilnar for aa Opening.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
It Is doubtless true that several cltlsena
of Indiana are enthusiastically for the
election of Mr. Fairbanks to the vice presi
dency. They want his place In the senate.
Hlah , Road to Fame.
Baltimore American.
About the only way a Russian naval
commander can gain fame there days la to
have his picture In the paper accompanying
a grateful acknowledgment of the merits
of some nerve tonic.
Trout Ideals.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The dead line for Boston .policemen hns
been fixed at 66 years of age, when they
must retire. The dead lino with the trusts
la $5. The trusts aeem to think that human
material Is cheap and unlimited.
Striking a Tender Spot.
. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Japanese minister to France Is some
thing of an epigrammatist, as is shown
by the following: "When we had to our
credit only great artists, they treated u as
barbarians; now that we are killing peo
ple, they say w are civilised."
Fuddled In His Flarnrea.
Philadelphia Press.
Ex-Judge Parker's Ignorance of national
affairs creeps out In nearly all of his refer
ences to expenditures. In his speech aa to
the cost of the army he Included In the
figures he quoted the expendlturea for river
and harbor Improvement!, for the improve
ments cf national parka, such aa the Yel
lowstone, for the support of homes for dis
abled volunteer soldier of the civil war,
and other such matters. In other words,
he Included in the Item he quoted of expen
ditures for the army during the last fiscal
tear over (32,000,000 that waa expended by
the War department, but not fortth army.
Evidently he was unaware of that fact.
Paaale for Stek Baera.
Springfield Republican.
Engagementa of gold for export at a aea
son when only Imports are In order are
among the -singular developments of the
moment. They grow out of the disturbed
monetary condltlona In western Europe In
cident to the war. This la a turn In finan
cial affairs which had not entered Into the
calculations of the stock market boomers.
Chasing Prairie Dave la Nebraska.
New York Sun.
The Nebraska campaign against the
prairie dogs continues with varying results.
A land owner whoae land la Infested is a
maintainor of a common nuisance, and the
authorities are empowered to clean out his
land and aaoeaa the bill against htm.
Strychnine and potassium cyanide are used
to poison the doga. They are suffocated by
fumlgators forced Into their burrowa. Some
times the dogs succumb. Sometimes they
don't. The overseers of highways get 13
a day for fighting the peats, and so the
prairie dogs are responsible for some hap
piness in a world too full of sorrow.
RECLAIMING WESTER LAND.
Rainbow Chasers Indulge la Talk ot
the Wildest Kind.
Philadelphia Press.
The assertion of Vice Chairman Nleoll of
the democratlo national committee that all
of the Rocky mountain states will cat
their votes for Parker for president is talk
of the wildest kind. It would be natural to
assume that they would all vote for Roose
velt, and they probably will do so. The
states lying between the Missouri river and
the Pacific ocean owe a great debt of grati
tude to President Roosevelt, and they are
not likely to forget It It was his recom
mendation that led to the passage of the
reclamation act, under which the arid and
semi-arid lands are to be reclaimed by Irri
gation.
Mr. Roosevelt waa the first president who
hv actual raMan mil vpfi ra nf nerannnl
observation and experimentation gained'!
full knowledge of the needs of that west
ern section. lie showed keen Interest In
promoting the recovery of the millions of
acres of arid and semi-arid lands. In his
first message to congress in 1901 he called
especial attention to the great Importance
of the subject, and that led to the passage
of the law under which vaet tracts of land
will become valuable farms.
That work coats some money, and comes
In for the criticism of ex-Judge Parker on
that account. But the western people know
the benefits of the law, and they are not
apt to give heed to what Mr. Parker says
On the subject of "extravagance." It is a
work In aome respects similar to the exten
sion of the rural free delivery service In
the Postfflce department. It produces tan
gible results. The voters know how to ap
preciate the wisdom and courage of a presi
dent who favors such legislation.
CAMPAIGN ROORBACKS.
Democratlo National Committee En
gages la "Very Small Business."
Philadelphia Ledger (Parker).
In every presidential campaign there are
to be found ingenious people who devote
themselves to the discovery or Invention
of what used to be called roorbacks. There
was a suggestion of one of these the other
day, when it was Intimated from Wash
ington that the democratlo national com
mittee had been detected in a plot to Incite
Insurrection In Panama. Of course, that
was nonsense. What actually was discov
ered was that the committee had been giv
ing countenance to an enterprising Jour
nallsfwho thought he could work up a
campaign roorback concerning the com
plicity of the administration in the former
revolt.
This is very small business for any re
sponsible committee to engage In. The offi
cial records are sufficient to condemn the
Panama affair In the minds of thoughtful
persons, but the Idea that the United
States bribed the Colombian officials to de
feat the treaty to which they were a party,
in order to furnish a pretext for the Pan
ama "revolution," Is too preposterous to be
entertained. Even were Mr. Smythe to
bring back affidavits to this effect, nobody
would attach any value to them and they
would scarcely be worth printing as a cam
paign document. They certainly are not
worth sending out to secure.
It would be unfair to accuse Mr. "Tom"
Taggart of this silly enterprise, which ap
pears to be fathered In New York, but It
Is about the also of politics that might be
expected of that statesman. Such sub
terranean mousing should be left to the
secret service agents. It cun make no
appeal to the sober Judgment ot the people
and can do the cause It la presumably
meant to serve no good.
the: cry op extravagance.
People Want More from the National
GoTcrament Taaa la Former Times.
Chicago Tribune.
The democratic candidate for the vice
presidency says that the cost of govern
ment when James Buchanan was president
was only $2.01 per head, while It is $7.14
now. In the higher rate the democratlo
candidate aees proof of gross extravagance.
If he will tax his memory a little he will
observe that the ordinary American Is no
wise behind his government In so-called ex
travagance. The average living expenses
of the Amercian family In the days of
Buchanan were much smaller that they ara
now. People bought less freely of the lux
uries of life and did not consume so exten
sively articles which are conaldered neces
saries now, but which many regarded aa
luxuries then.
The farmers, working men and other
toilers of 1904 cannot be accused of riotous
living because their yearly expenses ex
ceed those of their fathers. Everybody
knows, or ought to know, that wage earn
era get much higher wages than they did
half a century ago. They spend more than
they uaed to for the excellent reason that
they have more to spend, and yet, In spite
of what the democratlo candidate for the
vice presidency may regard as their ex
travagance, they save more than they did
In the frugal days of Buchanan. Further
more, they do not feel the burden of taxa
tion so much as did the taxpayers of his
day.
The per capita wealth of the country In
1850 was $308. In 1890 It was $613. In ltOO
It waa $1,235. The annual percentage of
the wealth of the country collected for the
aupport of the government waa greater In
1850 than it la now, but the government
did for the people only a tithe of what it
does now.
Take the Postofflce department, for In
stance. The expenditure per capita In 1871
waa 63 centa. Last year It waa nearly
three times that, or $1.73. Perhaps the
democratlo candidate will call that extrav
agance and s burden on the people. But In
1871 there was no rural free delivery. The
carrier service In the cltiea was Insignifi
cant compared with what It la There waa
no fast mall aervice. If the people would
be contented with the mall facllitiea of
1S6T and pay the same ratea of postage
charged then, the per capita expenditure
of the department could be brought back
to what it waa half a century ago.
The people would not submit to It. They
ask more of the national government than
they did. They hava Insisted that Its field
of activity be widened, and tfy cheerfully
contribute the larger revenue which that
calls for. because they have It to give and
know U will be employed for thalr benefit.
OTHER LANDS THAN OtRS.
A correspondent of the London Times
says that the officially organised lectures
to the Industrial workers and harbor labor
era of South Russl.i have failed completely
to rally them to the support of the present
war. Openly In the workshops and on the
quays the conduct of the war Is criticised
unsparingly, and the groat bulk of South
Ruaslan reservlata dread the day when they
will be sent to the front to fight In a con
flict which they never approved, and from
which they expect neither national nor
personal profit. As for the large Jewish
element In the south, they ara positively
solid against the war, In spite of statements
to the contrary. Their trade has already
been partly ruined. Their credit has been
diminished abroad by the assaults which
have been made upon them. Establishment
after establishment has been driven Into
liquidation. Others are tottering. Indus
try, too. Is suffering most keenly. Scores
of large and hundreds of smaller Industrial
concerns are struggling alone 011 half time.
Tens of thousands of workmen are Idle,
and the number of men aut of work daily
Increases. Prices of many very necessary
foodstuffs have risen, and tho small shops
refuse to retail even a pound of bread save
on cash terms. The outlay of various pub
lic works has been curtailed heavily by the
authorities, acting on instructions received
from the Russian ministry of finance.
Everywhere, says the writer, there Is evi
dence of a desire for "retrenchment," and
the workers In the long run are inevitably
heavy sufferers.
A dlspatrh from Spuln says that a death
blow has been struck at bull fighting lu
that country by the action of the Institute
of Social Reform In ratifying an absolute
prohibition ot the fights on Sunday. That
Spain would soon abandon this anachron
istic fcrm of barbarity has been evident
for some time, but that the reform should
be effected on the ground that the contests
are a desecration of Sunday is certainly
surprising, that feature of the situation
being the ono which Spaniards, despite
their piety, seemed Httle likely to note nnd
still less likely to hold Important. One
can see, however, that the prohibition of
Sunday fights was shrewdly devised, since
it Involves no crKicIsm of bull fighting
Itself. It will doubtless be much less humil
iating for Spain to avow the mature con
clusion that bull fighting on Sunday la rep
rehensible than to confess that bull fighting
on any day is a cruel and cowardly sport.
And what. Incidentally, Is the Institute of
Social Reform, that Its decisions can strike
death blows at national customs estab
lished for ages? We do not remember to
have heard of this body before, but Spain
Is to be envied for its possession.
Prussian paternalism has done at least
one good thing in relieving the anxieties of
parents as to the deadly perils to which
school children are exposed from "microbes
In the Ink" used In the classrooms. There
Is no doubt that many unsanitary practices
In which boys and girls have Indulged in
school, as, for Instance, the primitive and
well-nigh universal method of cleaning
slates with saliva, have Justified the cam
paigns of reform which have been more or
less successfully waged. Switzerland a few
years ago developed a new terror for
anxious mothers, the deaths of several
children being attributed to "repeated
pricks from pens dipped In Ink containing
molds and other harmful bacteria." There
was no scientific testimony to back up the
Indictment against the Inks, but Prussian
anxieties were aroused and a government
commission was created to probe the ques
tion to the bottom, or, perhaps it would be
better to say, the Ink to the dregs. Theso
experts found that the Inks, Instead of
being a source of danger, were unusually
sterile, owing to the tannic acid In most
samples. Even the common Inks, made
from vegetable gall, were declared to pos
sess antiseptic qualities, so that If the pen
pricks did actually result In blood-poisoning
it could only have been through secon
dary Infection. Thus Is one school bugaboo
banished by the searchlight of chemical
analysis.
The publication of a project to connect
the towns of Slerre and Zermatt by a new
railroad to pass through the Zlnal valley
has provoked some angry protests In the
English press from travelers who fear that
the whole picturesque chorm of Switzer
land Is In Imminent peril of destruction by
the speculative capitalist. The English
Alpine club is adjured to follow the ex
ample of the Italian Alpine club, which de
feated a scheme for a railroad up the Mat
terhorn, and of the Swiss Alplno club,
w' 'ch has prevented the rr-etlon of gam
bling caslnoa at many pair, to. One writer
who professes to be familiar with Swiss
popular sentiment on the subject, Bays
that "there Is a deep and widespread feel
ing of sorrow and resentment at the dese
cration and destruction of the beauties of
their land which are being wrought by
this process of exploitation by engineers
and capitalists," but that the natives ara
powerless against the political influence
wielded by the Interested promoters. Com
plaint Is made that the money thus gained
all goes to the towns, and that, while a
few are enriched, the country an a wholo
becomes poorer; that certain railings for
merly so characteristic of Swiss life fhe
voiteurlers, muletlers, guides find dimin
ished employment or become extinct; that
their enjoyment of their own land Is
spoiled, and that the national character la
becoming contaminated.
The king of Italy has been giving away
titles at a great rate since the duke of
Piedmont was born. That event put out
of Joint the noses of several young kins
men who might otherwise have indulged
hopes, or whose parents might for them,
of aome day succeeding to the throne if
enough others should die off. So that
theae tltlea are in the nature of consola
tion prises In the Futurity race, so to
speak. The duchess of Aosta's two boys,
6 and 4 years old, become duke of Apulia
and duke of Spoleto, and the former title
la declared to belong henceforth to the
eldest son of the duke of Aoata. Then the
duke of Genoa's eldeat son, now In the
navy at 20 yeara of age, Is made duke of
t'ndlne, and Prince Phlllbert, who la 9. la to
be known as the dulte of Plstoja, while 6-year-old
Adalbert must be called duke of
Bergamo. Thus do the rulers of the earth
amuae themaelves with names; no duke
doms go with these titles, and who knowa
how long the tltlea will last? While they
are worn they bring no respect. The only
one of the Italian princes who attracts at
tention Is the duke of Abruazl, and that
Is not because he la called duke and "royal
highness," but because ho doea thlnga the
aame way that the Scandinavians Sven
Hedln and Nordenskjnld get their fame.
The street railways of Liverpool. Eng
land, passed under city ownership and op
eration In 1897. Since then the number of
paaaengers carried has Increased 202 per
cent, the mileage 102.8 per cent, and the
revenue 85 per cent. The distance which
can be traveled for a penny or 2 cents waa
leaa than a mile under private ownership
and has been Increased to two and one
third miles under municipal ownership;
nevertheless the street railways have
earned enough to provide a sinking fund
for the extinguishment of the purchase
debt. $K!S.M) has been set aside as a re
serve and renewal fund, and there remalna
a balance of $100,000 "for the rell. f of the
ratea." Such Is the substance of a state
ment made the other day by Sir Charles
Petrle, chairman of the Liverpool corpora
tion tramwaya. Ita declarea that the ex
periment of municipal ownerahlp la a auc
caas In every particular, and the city now
Intends to attach aa sxpraas and parcels
service to the tramways. Other Engllah
cities which own and operate their street
railways seem to have no thsight of turn
ing back, and Manchester, Bradford, New
castle and Nottingham are mentioned
among those which contemplate rather con
siderable extensions of their railway sys
tems. In the excellence of Germany's schools of
technology may be found the underlying
cause of the phenomenal progress of the
Industries of the empire. The chemists,
metallurgists and mechanical engineers
have supplied the knowledge which haa en
abled the German manufacturer to over
take his Britlah rival and not only under
sell him, but outclass his warea In every
open market In the world. What the tech
nical Institutions have done for German In
dustries the more recently established com
mercial high schools are expected to ac
complish for the mercantile and financial
professions In Germany. These commercial
high schools, the first of which was founded
at Leipzig In 18!8. rank with the Institu
tions of technology, an'd though sneerers
may object that the qualifications for busi
ness cannot be acquired In a school, the
countenance given to the commerrlal high
schools by the Boards of Trade and other
commercial bodies In Germany Indicates
the practical men over there believe In
their usefulness.
POLITICAL DniFT.
Shneman Douglas, democratlo candidate
for governor of Massachusetts, has a few
welts coming to him.
A marked increase in the registration of
New York, Boston, Chicago and other cen
ters of population indicates that General
Apathy has been unhorsed.
In former times Tom Watson waa a knot
on the tail of Bryan's political kite. Now
he is camping on Bryan's trail, spouting
like a fire hydrant with air pockets.
Congressman McCall of Massachusetts
will be returned by a'unanimous vote of
his district. Whatever opposition exists
In his bailiwick did not think It worth
while to put up a candidate.
The New York Evening Post gives
"strenuosissiml cujusque perlculum" as ita
reason for opposing Roosevelt. A charge
of such sonorous gravity ought to call out
a full puge ad from the literary bureau.
Ohio has become a fixture In the repub
lican column as firm as Pennsylvania, and
is enjoying a season of profound nolltlcal
repose. The only symptom of politics In
tne state is the deep prophetic breathing of
Congressman Grosvenor.
Down In southwestern Missouri Miss Lltta
Wood is conducting an active campaign
for the republican ticket. Miss Wno.l hi
a thorough comprehension of publio affairs,
which she discusses to audiences which in
varlubly crowd the halls In which she ap
pears. The chair that President Roosevelt used
at the national republican convention In
Philadelphia four years Kgo, an ordinary
kitchen chair, gayly decorated, hua hi-en
presented to the republican headquarters
in xv ew iork and has been placed in Chair
man Cortelyou's room.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, the democratic
arc light of Ohio, waxes eloquent in the
support of the national ticket In the edi
torial page. A series of articles on "The
Gospel of Health" are surcharged with
political enthusiasm in sufficient quantities
to Jar the slot machine at French Lick.
Mrs. Electa M. Eggleston is the second
woman In Massachusetts to be nominated
for state representative, having been
chosen by the prohibitionists of the First
Hampshire district. The first woman so
named was Mrs. Fanny Clary of Wil
liamsburg. At that time many outside the
prohibition party looked on the matter as a
Joke, because they believed that even If
she was elected she cpuld not be enrolled
in the house of representatives. Tha
question was referred to the attorney gen
eral of Massachusetts for a decision, and
he ruled there is nothing to prevent a
women becoming a member of the house
of representatives If ahe wins an electiou.
Surprises for President Stlckney.
Minneapolis Times.
President Stlckney of the Chicago Great
Western has discovered that life
is full of surprises. He goes to
bed at a seasonable hour, think
ing his railroad has been tucked away se
curely and cosily for the night. He wraps
the draperies of his couch about him and
lies down to pleasant dreams. In the morn
ing he awakes refreshed for the arduous
duties of another day. Over his coffee he
skips through the morning paper and finds
that his road has been sold. Tho latest Is
that it haa been coupled to the Union Pa
cific. President Stlckney says he hasn't
heard of this transfer, nor has he been
officially advised of a dozen others that
hava been reported in the last twelve
months.
A rt in Clothing
There ia nrt In making clothes that look, right. It lun't
enough that you get into u suit, hut it must fit Just so, or
It's a failure. We do not admit any question us to the stylo
nnd goodneKB of the giinnents wo inntiufacture. The super- ,
iorlty of "Browning, King & C'o.'s" clothing was fully reeog- ;
nieed at the "Universal Exposition" at Kt. Louis ami awarded
"the grand prize." Our clothing speaks for- itself nnd if
you have never had an opportunity lo Judge now is a good
time to see what flnu values we have to offer In suits and
overcoats from
$12.5 0 to $4 0.0 0'
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No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
R. S. WILCOX. Mgr.
Kill
CREAM
WM aWMam iB-sBsm 'vj aa-
Improves the flavor
and adds to the health
fulness of the food.
JOHN L. KJSNNEIIY.
I think Mr. Kennedy should be electro1
because lie will be more useful to the com
munity than his opponent. The house In
which he will serve, if elected, will he re
publican; the senate will likewise be re
publican. It is well known that a member
of the minority does not anil cannot have
the Influence in shaping legislation that
one acting with the majority ha.
There is, I think, little doubt of the re
election of a republican president. In this
event Mr. Kennedy would Ik- of value both
to the president audi to the ointrirt. Ha
would, of course, be the president's rep
resentative so fu. as this district Is con
cerned, and would be fur more useful to
the community than any man could bs who
was pot in harmony with the administra
tion. No one would have the hardihood to say
that Mr. Kennedy u not thoroughly
equipped for the position or that lie would
not represent the district with ability and
dignity, and no one who knows him would
gainsay the fact that he would serve the
community with all his energy and ability
and with no thought except the putilo
good. E. A. BICN8ON.
SAID IS FIX.
Tommy Pop, what does the Blblo mean
by a handmaiden?
Tommy s Pop Great Scott! They didn't
have manicure girls In those days, did
they 7 Philadelphia Record.
"Who goes there?"
"Godfrey Oodfrey Godfrey de Bouillon,"
stammered the young actor with his lirst
two-line part.
"Supe! Hope!" yelled the unfeeling gill
lory. PlUsburg Post.
"I tell you," said the sentimental stroller,
"It's refreshing to go out for 11 walk In the
country these days. That's the way to get
close to nature's heart."
"Well." replied the nutolst, "1 whs out
there yesterday, but my machine run Into
a. fence and I got closer to nature's heart
than wau good for me," Philadelphia
Ledger.
Rome was burning-
"This wouldn't have happened," wiillod
Nero, "If they'd been up-to-date and held
a quiet campaign. I told 'em to cut out
those torchllslit parades and the- red lire."
Cleveland Leader.
"Does your coachman have any perquis
ites?" asked. Mrs. Oldcnstle.
"He hud one once,'' replied her hostess,
"but the doctor said It was brought on by
bein' out too long In the hot un. . Mv! I
don't know what I'd do with a person
around me that had litem regularly.' New
ork Htraid. . . .
"Do you catch any shell fish?" Inquired
Admiral Joestvensky of the Hull fishermen.
"No," they replied as they edged away;
"the nsh we catch are without shells."
"Then take a few," cried the facetious
admiral as he told the gunners to ttre.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
TOPICS OF A MOKTH.
Browning's Magazine.
who says the times are out of Joint.
And life is growing harder?
This is the season's happy point,
When Joints fill every lardc.
Ftost garnishes the leafless tree.
The air Is damp and mufty;
How sweet the smell of celery.
Likewise the scent of turkey!
The little farm house orf the hill
Is Just the place to bunk in;
Winds may be full of winter chill
If we are full of ptmkin.
The outer air we do riot mind
If we may put mustache In
Pies of the unexampled kind
Our mothers used to fashion,
TIs strange! But thus our children will
Extol our wives' creations;
How fine the culinary skill
Of other generations!
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