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The ahau1inirjtt of the McOook land
office trill wrk' Ms greatest iinrdshlp
tiHn tbe oftVers who drew the salaries.
The : west looks with .coinpliueiicy
uiKin the rampagi Ju Wall street. The
west la Just now retty well fntnl of
the speculation fever.
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The witness who .found the rioting at
(Joinel "mechtulfnl" would ooufer a
fuvor on tup world If he would discover
the mschlnist In charge.
1 . ' i. 'Hi
' Mrs. ChHdwIok'g talk to the reporters
wan not o successful ,4s Ijer previous
talks to bankers but newspaper men
nre pVorerblally mi .their guard.
The committee aiipoliited to wnu-h the
Km tit lug of passes on western railroads
is doubtless expected, to Imj blind while
state legislatures are in session.
. A crack has lieen disrovered on the
face of fife moon.'lmt'isji'faf ne one lias
ln-eu able to s.v, whether It was'umde
by a Hosting- mine or - dynniultc bomb.
The uierchant who has holiday wares
for sale must let the public kuow it If
he wants to keep up with the proces
sion. ' The merchant who advertises Is
tbe up-to-date1 business man.
' Jaianese have discovered that dyna
mite used as band ipenadeS produces
dire results. Rnssla has on several oc
casions had that demonstrated long- be
fore the present, war.
.Senator Kearns wattU to annex a part
of AHrona to Utah, but the people of
the territory will probably prefer to wait
until It is definitely settled that T.'tab Is
to reujain in tha unlou.
Hasoneff l as been la reality senteuced
to fourteen, yeara In prison for killing
Von riehre. The Intelligent Jailer, how-
ever, will probably make him sorry he
was tK)t sentenced to be hanged.
The latest Jrulletlu from General
Htoessel says that General Nogl needs
more troojM and it Is probably more
pleasing to Russia to know that It was
sent by N'ogt rather thau by 8toesst). .
Tba .Ohio court which seuteiu'ed a
$."),00 defaulter to eighteen months In
the penitentiary wsa possibly Setting a
' precedent f,r a court at Cleveland
whlt'h may soon have to deal with larger
sums.
the loss by the big flre at Mlnncaitolls
has shrunk over nlghl from three nill
Uous to three-quarters of a million.
That, however,' Is Id accordance with
the natural law, for heat expands and
cold contracts.
I'lty Attorney Wright claims to have
discovered more than 50,)00 of money
belongtug to the city which no one sus
pected to be available. A 50,0m) find
ought to knock half a mill off the uext
tax levy but will It?
President Ramsey of L the Wabash
ml I road advances one of the strongest
argument In favor of granting mora
power to the luterstate Coin meres com
mlsslou. II says the railroads are per
fetly satlsOe! with existing conditions.
Tha auuunl railroad agreement to shut
do.wn on the Issue of passes la now due.
The inauageiueut of every , big railroad
ayntetu will give it out that it proposes
to' permit no mora frea rides, except by
employes of the company, and the good
resolution will last at least until New
Year's.
The streuuous piMMeut of llio olectrlc
lighting inouoimly says that his proiosl
tlon for an extension of hla street light
ing contract for four years In exchange
ftr a slight concession In tha stipulated
price remains oien uutll tbe end of tho
yesr. But he Is not urging its aocept
u(e quite sd strenuously. as ho did Just
iwforv election, wbeu a vuuk'tpal light.
Ing pinut was impending! '.
rTHEfiC MXPIRTS ARK XttDtD
One of the objections to gln D
luterstate Commerce commission the
lMwer suggested by the president is
that the body is not constituted of ex
perts In railroad affairs, and that conse
quently it would be unable to make
rates that were at once Just to the pub
lic, and fair to tbe railroads. This 1
particularly urged by the railroad man
agers who are chiefly responsible for
the abuses that prevail and by tbe
newspapers that are malply under the
Influence of these railroads. Their argu
ment Is that to put the control of freight
rates In the hands of the commission, as
proposed by tbe ' president, would In
evitably result in an Injustice to the
common carriers, because the commis
sion, not being experts In the matter of
railroad freights, would never be able
to make a fair and Just adjustment, and
that consequently there would be con
fusion and disturbance, out of which the
railroads would suffer. Tbe Idea seems
to be that although the general public
might be in the end somewhat the
gainer, the stockholders of the railroads
would be compelled to suffer something
of a sacrifice.
It Is needles to say that the primary
aim of Mr. Roosevelt's suggestion in
regitnl to rebates and other railroad dis
criminations lias reference wholly to the
public welfare. While it Is not de
signed to injure the railroad Interests
of the country, which everybody desires
to see grow and prosper. It Is intended
to remedy faults and abuses which tt is
admitted exist and which unquestion
ably are operating to the disadvantage
of certain luterests. That there are
such conditions even the railroad man
agers themselves confess and some of
them have tbe candor to admit that It
Is the duty of tha government to correct
these faults. What most of them seem
to lie apprehensive of Is that the Inter
state Commerce commission, as now con
stitute.!, Is not capable of making fair
and reasonable rates when complaints
are made to it tliat rHtes are in res non
able. There may be something In this view.
It Is undoubtedly desirable that mem-
lsrs of the commission should be com
posed of experts In regard to railroad
mutters, at least so far as tbe regulation
of rates Is concerned. Rut this consid
eration nef 'J not stand In the way of the
legislation which the shipping public de
mands for the proper regulation of rail
road freight charges. With that require
ment provided for there will be no great
difficulty experienced In finding men for
the Interstate Commerce coinmlssiou
perfectly, capable of fulfilling the re
quirements of tbe law and doing what
is just between the railroads and the
shippers. It la certainly possible to find
lu a matter of this kind the necessary
ability und if .it does not exist in the
present commission, as some urge, ft re
organization of that body. Is etisy of ac
complishment IJOy-T WANT RKC1PROCITV- i
According to the principal orgsu of
the Canadian government, there Is no de
sire In the Dominion, except on the part
of a very few" of the people, for trade
reciprocity with the United Htates. That
paper says that to a maximum and min
imum tariff with the United States Ca
nadians would offer no widespread or
strong objectlou, but to a reciprocity
treaty their objection would be lnsuper
able. "They are witling to trade more
freely, but are uot willing to tie their
bands In the development of their own
fiscal system. While It Is not necessary
to do so, it certainly would Ie embar
rassing and probably disadvantageous."
This Is said by the paper representing
the liberal government In Canada in re
sponse to the agitation In New England
in favor of a reciprocity treaty with the
Dominion and It would seem that. It
should be sufficient to silence agitation
In this country In behalf of Canadian
reciprocity. It la manifestly useless to
talk of establishing closer trade relations
with a country which ubsolutely has no
Interest In the matter and probably
would not couslde? any proposition that
the United States might make looking to
such relations. As to a maximum and
minimum tariff, that Is manifestly a mat--
Her that rests entirely with the Domlu
on.. The United States cannot adopt
such a. policy applicable only to'' Canada.
That bring the case the suggestion Is of
no value and Is not at all ike)y to re
ceive any consideration from our gov
ernment. .V .
VONSVLAR RA'FOKJ.
"Our consulur system needs Improve
ment." said President Roosevelt In hit
message; Ho was not prepared to rec
ommend a coin'tltlve system of exami
nations, but suggested that it should be,
provided by law that consuls should be
familiar, according to places for which
they apply, with the French, Oerman or
Spanish lauguuges, and should tstssess
acquaintance with the resources of the
United Bute. That these conditions are
most essential for the proper perform
ance of consular duties will be generally
admitted; but they are not all that Is es
sential to a proper reform of the con
sular service.
. Where reformation In this service
seems to be most uecessary Is In tbe
Orient. According to Bishop Brent of
the Philippines, who undoubtedly speaks
without prejudice, we are so unworthily
represented at some places lu the Orient
that Americans would hesitate to go to
their country's representative and he ex
pressed the opinion that until politics
play a much less part In the choice of
our cousular representatives 'the same
condition of affairs will exist. There la
no question that for some years tbe
American consular officials lu the far east
have uot measured up to the standard
of the service lu other parts of the world.
That this fact Is familiar to the aduilu
Intra t Ion la altogether probable and It I
safe to assume that there will be such
changes In the consular representation
In that quarter of the world as circum
stances seem to 'require.' In-order to
promote our Oriental trade It U manl-
festly necessary'that our consuls in the
eastern countries shall be men of the
best .capacity and the highest Integrity
and therefore a general change there
would seem to be In order.
SOT BURSK VCT Br THE FACTS-
In his article discussing "Tbe Future
of the Democratic Tarty" in tbe current
Outlook, William Jennlugs Bryan, among
other things, has this, to say on the sub
ject of municipal ownership:
Th democrats draw the H between
what are railed natural monopolies and
ordinary Industries. A city water plant.
for Instance. Is natural monopoly becauw
It Is Impossible to have a number of com
petlng water systems. The same hi true
of lighting plants and other municipal
enterprises. Competition Is practically Inv
possible In such rases snd th democrat,
as a rule and the rule Is becoming mora
and more nearly unlverssl favor municipal
ownership and operation of these plants.
It Is to be noted that Mr. Bryan qual
ifies his assertion of democratic loyalty
to the principle of municipal ownership
by the words "as a rule," otherwise he
would bo flatly gainsaid by his own
closest political friends who In the re
cent election here In Omaha lined up
to a man against municipal ownership
and In favor of an odious private mo
nopoly. The rule Mr. Bryan lays dowu
for democrats must be an elastic one
to be taken on and cast off as political
exigency seems to dictate.
The only democratic member of our
city council, for example, although
elected on a distinct pledge of
municipal ownership of electric lighting,
recorded himself against the prop
osition to vote - bonds to acquirv
such ii plant, and the Bryanite
organ that bad In other days howled
itself black and blue In the face for
municipal lighting sold or traded Itself,
body and soul, to the lighting monopoly.
Mr. Bryan himself delivered one , of his
principal campaign speeches In this city,
where the municipal ownership Issue
was at that moment directly at stake,
but never a word did .he, ntter referring
to the aubjee, much less advising his
followers to vote against private mo
nopoly and for municipal ownership.
In tbe face of these stubborn facts.
Mr. Bryan's effort to make out that
municipal ownership Is an exclusive
principle of the democratic party and
that to obtain It the people must rally
to the democratic banner, Is Decidedly
presumptuous. The friends of munici
pal ownership In Omaha have learned
that they cnu place no hope for assist
ance whatever In the democratic party.
i DkATlf OF FRASK MCRPHr.
The people of Omaha, regardless of
class or creed, deplore and mourn Jbe
demise of Frank Mnrphy. While,
strictly speaking, he was not 911c of the
founders of our city, he was one of its
earliest and ' most prominent pioneers.
Actively Identified with nearly every
enterprise and project for the promotion
of Omaha's commercial aud industrial
development, hi energies and talents
have for nearly half ,a century been
devoted to the upbuilding of Nebraska's
metropolis.
No other man who, has staked his for
tune and established a home In this
city has contributed more generously
to the wage fund of Omaha .bread win
ners, and tbe loss of no other man in
Omaha would have been more seriously
felt by the promoters of various enter
prises upon whose successful launching
Omaha's future growth mqst largely de
pend. In all the walks of life Frank Murphy
never shrank from doing Ms full share
of tbe duties devolving upon our clti-
eenshlp, and while he always endear
ored to move on the lines of least re
sistance and avoided public contention
as far as possible, he bad the rare fac
ulty of asserting himself and assuming
his full measure of responsibility when
ever,' In his judgment, decisive action
became necessary for the achievement
of any great undertaking that promised
to promote the welfare and prosperity
of Omaha.
Home one. evidently a teacher con
cealing her Identity, complains in a pub
lic letter because the holiday vacation
for the public schools this year com
mences the day before Christmas and
continues a week after New Year's. It
is represented that this Is a hardship on
children, as It keeps them lu school and
at work at a time when their thoughts
are on anticipated pleasures and pres
ents, and gives them more time than Is
necessary to recuperate from the ef
fecta of thlr holiday dissipation. It Is
to be feared, however, that this will not
appeal to the parents of the children as
a well grounded complaint, because they
would much prefer to have the little
ones at school during this preparatory
period rather than expanding their ex
pectations by gazing at store windows
and wandering around toy shops. We
opine that the real reason for the public
protest arises from the desire on the
part of some school teacher to apend
Christmas at a distant home, which she
will .be unable to reach in good time
without taking a day or two off without
pay to make tbe trip.
The city council la taking the initia
tive in Inviting conference with tbe com
mercial bodies for discussion ot, desired
charter changes. Tbe bodies' te which
invitation are exteuded, should act
promptly by the appointment of rep re
sentatlve to voice their views, and tbe
conference should get down to work
without delay. w
There were no fatalities In the Mlnne
aKlls flre uutll the wires controlling
the sprinkling device came in contact
with electric light wiring. This should
cause property owners to see that such
wires are kept fur euough apart to pre
vent I' accidents, aud should be a lip
also for the electrical Inspectors. '
t
While the Grand Army of tbe Repub
lic committees are arranging for special
rates to the nations! encampment Jo be
held at Denver beat summer. It might
uot be a bad Idea for the Omaha con-
De
tingeqt to Insist upon stopover privi
leges in this city for all tbe veterans
who may come from tbe east and pass
through Omaha on their way to Den
ver. If this Is looked after in time the
concession can doubtless be secured, giv
ing Omaha an opportunity to display Its
attractions to a large nnmler of desir
able visitors.
Experts who are drawing lessons from
the eastern war should not fsil to no
tice the part played by that purely
American invention, barbed wire. Its
fatal effects were well known to the
farmers and their live stock before It
sought a wider field of carnage.
A Caaeelleel Receptlaa.
New Tork Tribune.
If the report he true that the csar hu
recalled the Baltic fleet, the news will be a
disappointment to Admiral Togo. He has
been planning to give It a great reception
Johaay oa the Spot.
St. touts Olobe-Democrat.
It Is hard to account for the enormous
resources of the little Japs. With a big
war In progress they have signified their
desire to perform their full entire In the
forthcoming peace congress.
Poesy Rewarded.
Chicago Record-Herald.
James JlTri?y Roche, the poet. Is to be
appointed I ..itod States consul at Genoa
Italy. Mr. Roche Is the gentleman who
In a laudatory poem about the president
made "south" rhvme with "drought. It
Is no wonder that Mr. Roosevelt feeli
compelled to reward such fearless enthu
slasm.
Pawl Morton's Retention.
Kansas City Star.
It will be gratifying to westerners in
general to learn that Mr. Paul Morton has
been persuaded by the president to remain
In the cabinet after March 4, the date on
which It was believed, at the time lie ac
cepted office, that he would retire to return
to his more lucrative occupation of rail
way management.
Doetera aad Advertising.
Lincoln Blar.
A Fremont physician writes to the Trt
bune of that city an article nearly a col
umn In length to tell why the medical
profession does not believe In sdvertlslng.
But the fact of the business, as all news
paper men well know, Is that a big part
Of the medical profession do believe in ad
vertlalng, and resort to all sorts of schemes
to get It only they don't want to pay for
It In the regular way.
TREE BITCHKRY.
Prof. Bessey Give Timely Adrlce on
the Snhject.
Prof. Bessey of the Btute university,
writing to the Uncoln Journal, denounces
the practice of mutilating shade trees by
"pruning" and gives some advice on the
sublect that Is' well worth heeding. The
professor says:
Why does this Intelligent community tol
erate the practice ot butchering ahade
treea under the name of pruning? There
have recently been a number of such ex
ceptlonally bad cases of the mutilation of
treea In the nqrth part of the city, which
compel me to call attention to this atrocity.
The style of "pruning" I refer to Is that
In which the main' branches are sll cut
off, so that the latglnal tree top Is reduced
to a lot of unsightly stubs. I have In
mind a tree, fropi which all the large
branches (most of them three to four Inches
In diameter) have been cut off, making
what was a pretty tree now as ugly sn
object ss one can find In the city.
But It Is not slone the unslghtllness of
these mutilated tree about which we
ought to be concerned, but anybody In Ne
braska ought to know better than to hack
off great branchea In the fall of the year.
This is not the time for pruning snyway,
and If these alleged "pruners" knew their
business they would not be at work now.
Every owner of 'a tree who finds thut It
needs pruning should have It done In the
spring of the - year, and ;o csn't do It
himself he should stsnd uy snd superln
tend the Job. Never cut off any consid
erable proportion of the top at once. Make
It a rule that the man you hire to do the
Job shsll not cut- off any branch over two
inches in diameter without your express
permission. Better yet to place this limita
tion at one Inch, Limit the removal of
branches to a trimming and Leading In
snd strictly prohibit the wholesale cutting
off of the top.
There Is snothcr thing I wish to speak
of while I am on .this subject, and thut is
the treatment which the telephone men
sometimes give to street trees. Last year
on S street some telephone men very se
verely mutilated a number of trees without
asking permission of the owner of the
property. If there Is not yet sn ordtnsnce
covering such an offense,, one should be
framed and passed as soon ss possible.
Let us seek to preserve the beauty of the
trees in our city by proper pruning snd
by protecting them from the vandal hands
of the tree butchers, whether they ar
professional "tree . pruners" or telephone
linemen. Here la a field for the energetlu
City Improvement association. I hope they
will enter. It snd wsg war on all who
mutilate our trees.
FINANCIAL t'H AD WICKEDNESS.
Baltimore American:' Those securities of
Mrs. Chad wick ; smack of the sawdust
palmed off by. green goods dealers on un
suspecting gentlemen from the country.
Chicago Record-Hersld: Vr. Chadwlck
says he had no Idea that hi wife was do
ing anything of the kind, and he declares
furthermore that he doesn't know what to
make of It. Bhe seem to have made about
l.s(K).0UO out of It.'
Philadelphia Press: The financial sleuths
have a great problem before them In dis
covering what became of the money which
Mr. Chadwlck obtained by fraudulent
methods from so many Innocent persons,
Bhe could hardly have expended It sll In
such a short time, and yet she could not
apparently raise $15,000 to get herself out of
Jail.
Chicago Chronicle:. It la becoming mote
snd more Interesting to know who was
Mr7. Chadwlck legul adviser. Bom ac
complished lawyer drew the alleged certifi
cate of Andrew Carnegie that he held
tlO.OuO.000 worth of property belonging to
her, and now that It la discovered that
with all the use she made of Mr. Carne
gie's name she tuts not committed forgery.
It seems to be certain that she haa a con
federate In the legal profession whose
Identity would be of the deepest interest,
at least to th public.
Portland Oregonlan: Th determination,
not to aay the eagerness, displayed by Mr.
Alice M. Tork of Ban Pranclaeg to claim
Mr. Chsdwlck ss her sister Is one of th
surprising feature of the sensational- Chad
wlck case. On would think that even a
devoted, sister would be slow to proclaim
such a relationship, preferring rather to
abide In alienee the Issue Of th case. Mrs.
Chadwlck supplements her positive denial
of this reputed relationship with the ex
planation that Mrs. York Is an eccentric
persona statement that Is probably as
near the trutlr a' any tbat has emanated
front . that quarter sine it"1",-peculiar,
woman has been before the public,
ROMD AROIT SF.W IOBK.
Ripples am the ('arrest at Life la the
Mrtraaolla.
Efforts are being made to atrip the ravage
of time and weather on the tomb of Oeneral
Grant. The roof leaks In many places. A
cost of water-proof preparation consisting
of paraffln and wax Is being applied. The
preparation was used on the obelisk In
Central park a few yeais sgo, with satis
factory result.
Paraffin and was Is applted hot to every
crevice between the granite Nocks, eo that
the structure will be thoroughly protected
from rain and storm for ten years. In
seven ytsra It has net been necesary to
mske sny repairs on the building
If some Inventive genius does not eoon
gsthT his wits and advise a plan for mak
ing paper from alfalfa there will urely be
a big famine in this commodity. The amount
of free paper distributed In New Tork
alone during the Christmas holidays is
simply staggering. There are two big mer
chandise shops here now sending out fifty
tons of printed matter each. Then the
Insurance companies are turning out an
t-normous number of calenders M.ono.Ouo
would not be too high a figure. The Sun
day newspapers sre growing bulkier and In
every line of Industry the demand for paper
far excei ds ,the prospective supply from
wood pulp.
In a rase brought before the city court
the other dey. Magistrate Crane, with
great frankness, said that If he had a wife
and four children and saw them threatened
with starvation It was possibe he would
steal to help them
He made that admission after hearing
testimony in the case of Albert Slgetty
charged with obtaining money under Olae
pretenses. Slgetty admitted he had taken
the money, but said his w ife and children
were in such straits that he used the
method charged to raise money.
He offered to return the monev to the
complainants January 1. Magistrate Crane
thought Slgetty sincere snd gave him a
chance by holding him In 1300 ball for
another hearing.
'At this season of the year," said the
magistrate, "I believe I am Justified In tem
pering ray decisions with human kindness.
If 1 were placed as this man was, with a
wife and children dependent on me and
unable to supply their wants, I can't say
that I wouldn't do such a thing to help
them."
Love making as a blind for burglary Is
the latest wrinkle among robbers. Early
one morning two detectives saw the street
light go out before a house In Division
street. Hastening to the spot tliey found
four men in the entrance. They are all
members of the gang that has been sus
pected of using a woman as an accomplice.
They had a burglar outfit and a stick of
dynamite. The alleged woman accomplice
Is Fannie Fines, a girl of 19. This Is the
method as described by the police: The
five would look over a business house or
an eastside bank, decide on the best way
to loot It and then begin negotiations with
an employe. This employe would render
sny assistance that might be possible dur
ing the preceding day and then get a part
of the booty. After an entrance had been
effected three of the gang would go In
with their kit and a third and the girl
would remain behind to make love In flie
hallway or the entrance, as the case might
be. No one pays any attention to a little
kissing or cooing on the east side.
In his anxiety to play Sherlock Holmes,
a New Tork detective arrested a man who.
he swore," stole a scarfpln, dnly to find
he hsd handouffed a prominent lawyer and
secretary of an Insurance company. Mr.
Holmes' double now faces suit for perjury
snd New York City a damage suit for $10,-
000. Thus the crimes resulting from Mr.
Holmes' creation continue to multiply.
For the third time in a year Mrs. Charles
Walker and her seven children were dis
possessed on Friday because she has too
large a family. The worr-an, who la but 2E
years old. snd delicate In appearance, Is
searching for another home for her little
ones. rJhe nas been living at ans uaiy
avenue, In the Bronx, in six rooms of a
three-family house owned by Thomas Kren-
ser. Her seven children range in age from
months to 7 yeara The owner of the
house did not know her family was so
large until she moved In. He served her
with a verbal notice to leave four days be
fore the close of November.
Jacobs, the Sleuth, the man whose per
jured testimony exiled Reggie Vanderbilt
from Nw York for a year and cause!
Dick Canfleld to spend eight months In
F.urope, was given one year In Sing Sing
after he had confessed that the evidence
he gave before the grand Jury was false.
He made a bluff at being weakmlnded, and
when he came Into court for his modlclne
he acted like a low comedian. The Judge:
took compassion on him and gave him the
limit. Jacobs for a time was a petted
darling of amateur "reformers." He stood
In the Immediate limelight of the public j
gas. He accomplished that which the reg
ular police and other authorities had been
unable to compass. He gave "testimony"
which astounded the town and Incidentally
oocaeioned great Inconvenience and acute
distress in more than one respectable home.
These result were accomplished by the
simple expedient of perjury.
A statement of the financial condition of
Greater New York, made by Comptroller
Grout, shows that in spite of an Increase
of 1178,761, 6B1 In tha debt since IK the city
s very well off. On October 1 of the cur
rent year the borrowing capacity ot the
city was 93.832.il43.U6.' Bonds fully author
ised on account of contracts for lands
acquired amounted on October 1 to (39.304,
S77.70. If they were to be Issued now it
would reduce the borrowing capacity to
aC4.818.S66.3tt, but the Issue will be dis
tributed over the next two yeara. The toUl
Ity debt Is t414.689.6o0.ll0.
' Fnactlon of tka Big Stick.
New Yrk Times.
There Is nothing disquieting in the big
stick or In the notion that we are the
policemen of the hemisphere, if only we
hold the right, and almost century-old
conception of the proper use of the weapon,
snd the true nature of that constabulary
office. Bo long a consideration of our
rights, of our peace and safety are held
to be the measure of our privilege snd ob
ligation to interfere In the affairs of mis
governed snd Intolerably erring American
republics, we shall not depart from th
safe and necessary policy we have alwnye
pursued. There is nothing new about th
big stick.
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by the mildly slkalin and astringent prop
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th complement of SOZODONT Liquid, haa
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I Rear Admiral Ciighlan, comma nUnt at
I the navy yard. Hronmy-n, celebrated Ms
sixtieth birthday last Friday
I The people wh eomplaln about tha hard
I work of Christmas slioplng will receive no
I sympathy, which Is reserved for those who
have work in getting the money for the
purpose.
The distinction of lei,g the first from
the teaching corps to rise to the position of
superintendent of schools in the PhlllrP'n
belongs to a Boston university graduate,
Francis Ilemenway of Worcester. Mass.
Prof. C. C. Nutting, curator of the mn
seum of the State university of Iowa, has
labored hard to git a big supply of Ft
Louis exhibits for the museum, snd has
been rewarded by the greatest addition
that It has had since Its establishment
It Is aald that "politics make strange bed
fellows," but there are sometimes strange
attractions outside of politics. "Bos
McLaughlin and Henry Ward Bcecher of
Brooklyn were warm friends; so were
James A. Garfield ami John Morlssey, and
the late Senator Hoar had a warm place In
his heart for Senator Tillman,
Aa a testimonial to tbe noted physician.
Dr. William Osier, who will go to England
next year to accept the reglua professor
ship of medicine at Oxford university, there
will be erected In Baltimore a library build
ing to be known as the Osier Medical halt
which will be the home of the valuable
library of the medical and chlrurglcal
faculty.
William Mllllken. said to be .the oldest
newseper editor in the United States, died
at Washington Court House, O., last week.
aged m years. He had ' been connected
with papers in Delaware. Marlon, South
Bend. Kalamaxoo and La Porte. Forty
six years ago he became owner of the
Fa.eUe County Herald, and has since been
I euuor-
I w&en that young blizzard struck New
I orlt "X recently the mayor of Bismarck
telegraphed Mayor McClellan telling him
I ot ,ne beautiful weather they were en
We n western state, offering his
sympathy and asking if he could do any
thing to help the stormbound eastern me
tropolls. Mayor McClellan replied: "Yes.
come and take your Infernal blizzard back
where It belongs."
FLASHES OF Fl .
"Don't Dine foh too much consnlrnosltv."
said I'ncle Eben. "It's de chicken riui's
Jes' gwlne to bo kyahved dat attracts ds
The Doctor Now. In suite of vnur urn.
tests, I must express my opinion on your
case. I think your appendix
The Patient Aw. cut that out' Phllmlnl.
phla Press.
"There are to be a eTeat munv Rnrl.il
functions Christmas week."
"Yes."
"Do you expect to be out much?"
"Well, by present indications I will he
out about 80." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
lawyer (cross-examining witness) Doc-
tor. you say the defendant In this cuse has
the "automobile eye." What Is the auto
mobile eye?
Witness It is
condition of the vlsusl
ALL PERSONS
Who believe in documentary evidence
and are satisfied with
6 Per Cent ..
i
Are Invited to Buy "Conservative"
Paid-up Certificates
,And get their dividends every nix months, if they nepd the
money, otherwise the dividend compound.
Assets of Nearly $1,200,000.00
With choice real estate security, and a reserve of
$40,000.00. Under direct supervision of the State Hank
Examiners. Be one of us. No expense attached to opening
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The Conservative Savings and
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GEO. K. GII.MOHK, President.
CH AS. C. GEORGE, 1st Vlre-Pres.
J. A. St NDKRLAMJ. Snd Vice Pres
J OH F. FLACK, Uenl. Mgr.
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REEFERS
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IF YOU HA VE A BO Y FROM
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Hring him iu here right away and tit him out
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for ?
$2.50
s Chinchillas, Meutauuck, Kerseys and Frieze-
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groWning-King-l?
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A MATTER OF HEALTH
PGt'JBEEs
Abtolrtcly Pure
015 110 SIW5TITUTZ
organs that prevents a man from seeing a
pedestrian In the road until after he ha
run over him. Chicago Tribune.
"Heard about the Colorado democrats?"
"No what ?"
"Women are so strong In the party that
they are going to discard th rooster a
a party emblem and substitute a hen."
Cleveland Leader.
"See how that young turkey gobbler 1
Strutting around," remarked the duck.
"Yes," replied the guinea fowl. "Christ
mas Is coming, you know."
"Whst has that to do with It?"
"Well, he wanta to appear tough." Phil
adelphia, Ledger.
"Have yen ever given any thought t
political economy?"
"Not lately." answered Senator Sorghum.
"Economy is of no us now In public af
fairs. We have a-otten to a noint where
If you don't get votes for nothing yotl
don't get them at all." Washington Star.
THE WASISG YEAR.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The fields are still; where once the wheat
and corn
Laughed In the gladness of the summer
noon.
And waved saluting banner to the mora
And whlsoered soltlv In a twlllaht croon
There, now, the barren stubble meets th
eye.
And them the end of harvest davs Is
told:
But arsnarleH are heaped both wide and
nign.
As crucibles that catch the finer gold.
Ba sun and rain have'wtought their yearly
iasK,
Have trlven of their bitter and their
sweet :
The earth, that yields us freely when we
ask.
Has left her summer fniltasre at our feet.
And now the trees and fields have earned
their rest,
And we may read the message that Is
Bent:
When we have done our sll, and done our
best.
We. too, may fold our arms and be con
tent. 205 SOUTH 16th ST.,
OMAHA.
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