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STATEMENT OV ClRCTJI,ATION.
flats of Nebraaka, Douglas county, :
Oeorge B. Txachurk, treasurer of The
Gee Publishing- Company, being duly
worn, aaya that the actual number of
full and complete roplti of The Pally
Morning. Evening and finnday Bee printed
9'irln the month of August, 1907, was as
roiiowa:
36,750
S 38,140
17 36,040
1 38,800
19 87 130
26 37,000
fl 38,640
21 36,390
iS 36,980
24 36,950
ft 86,600
26 36,780
2T 36,880
21 36 460
29 36,800
30 36,640
II 38,140
1 37,040
38,000
8 . 87,440
6 M.S30
1 30,700
....(... 36,080
36,600
10 33,830
11 35,SS0
It.
87,840
II 37,110
14 36,700
tS 36,770
1 36.860
TotaT 1,138,330
beat unsold and returned copies. 11.346
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tally average.......
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36,384
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WUEW OUT or TOWN.
abserlbere leaTlaar the) city teas
porsurily skoald have The Dee
sualled to . them. Address will b
Next registration day Is Tuesday,
October 1. Mark it down.
"Oyeters are quiet," says a market
note. That's characteristic of them.
Paris, milliners have designed the
"eky-craper" hat, with price to match.
Anyway, It will not be long until
those near-cantaloupes are off the mar
ket. "':', '
Railroad managers are also learn
ing that betterments are quite as es
sential as dividends.
"Whistling Is a lost art" says the
New York Commercial.'. Unfortunately,
it Is not a lost practice.' ;? . .
As a matter ot fact, Judge Parker
is about as much a democratic possi
bility now '"aVher even wae,' " ' '
Colonel Bryan has a right o post
pone his Issues II he wishes. They
have postponed him several times.
'-'. Senator Depew 'says he got a new
story la Europe. Ho ought to tell it to
Senator Piatt, who needs cheering up.
Santo Domingo wants to borrow
420,000,000. It Is a little early, as the
Nebraska farmers have not yet sold all
their wheat.
"No one has anything against Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler," says the Brook
lyn Eagle. That will all be changed
If he is nominated for the presidency.
The Chicago & Northwestern lines
earned 13 per cent net for the fiscal
year ending In June. The stockhold
ers will refuse to consider the figure
unlucky.
Employes of a Chicago office struck
because the typewriter was allowed to
run the office. In too many cases, type
writers like to dictate Instead of tak
ing dictation.
China is making a study of the con
stitutions of other countries. That one
Just adopted in Oklahoma should ap
peal to a country like China that is
supposed to Ilk puizles.
Senator Tillman is going to San
Francisco to deliver a lecture on the
Japanese question. The reason for
ending a fleet of battleships to Pa
cific waters is now explained.
Bishop Berry now comes forward
with a denial that he has tried to make
the cocktail an issue in the next na
tional campaign. It is about time to
refer the dispute to The Hague.
- A tew play called "The Thief" has
been presented in New York and it Is
so realistic that the critics agree that
all who go to 6ee It leave with a (eel
log that they have been robbed.
"An Omaha woman lost her money
In Washington, while on her way to
the Jamestown exposition. It takes a
tare order of ability to get through
both Washington and Jamestown with
any money.
That new creamery at Grand Island
was projected and started before the
revUrd silicdule of cream rates was
jMomulcaU'd. No changes In trans
portation tharges could posalbly bring
ik!i quick results.
"ill Ak-$avBn feetjvitles are only
a wceU uff. ' The Intervening time
should ue uitllxcd to the fuTcst In get
UrK the iry rfad'y to euertain pros
pective vlsiteia aiiU make its bst im
preKslon upon them.
Dxsvvycixa thc sbkrman ijlw.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce commission, in denouncing
the Sherman anti-trust law as "the
most mischievous piece of legislation
In the history of the country," has
aroused a storm of adverse criticism
from officials and public men at Wash
ington and throughout the country.
The consensus of opinion Is that Chair
man Knapp's utterance was extrava
gant, to say. the least. The Sherman
antl-trnst law was the forerunner of
legislation that has since been enacted
seeking regulation and suppression of
trust evils. 'It was very drastic in its
provisions and has been the basis of
many suits, most of which have been
successful. Senator Knox, when at
torney general, declared that the Sher
man law, properly enforced, was ade
quate to all needs In suppressing "un
lawful combinations In restraint of
trade."
Mr. Knapp'a charge against the law
is that It does not discriminate be
tween good and bad trusts, between
combinations that lower cost of manu
facture and make the products
cheaper to the consumer, and those
that combine to Increase prices and rob
the public. The supreme court, how
ever, does not Interpret the Sherman
law in that way, but holds that it op
erates only against corporations which
use their great power to create a mo
nopoly and make prices to suit them
selves. The record does not show that
the Sherman law, as often as it has
been invoked, has ever worked to in
jure any legitimate Interest or hamper
any activity for the good of the peo
ple. So far as that statute haB been
put In operation it has done good, and
has never interfered with any combina
tion growing legitimately out of ne
cessity of trade.
The best opinion of some public
leaders la that the law, at most, should
be amended, but not repealed. It may
need change in some particulars, but
its principle is sound and good and
should be maintained. Secretary Taft
has suggested certain amendments to
the Sherman law w'hlch will appeal to
our saner judgment. ' In his speech at
Columbus, Mr. Taft said:
I am inclined to think that the time Is
near at hand for an amendment of the
anti-trust law defining In more detail the
evils against "which It Is aimed, making
clearer the distinction 'between lawful
agreements reasonably restraining trade
and those which are pernicious in their ef
fect, and particularly denouncing the vari
ous devices for monopolising trade which
prosecutions and Investigations have shown
to be used in actual practice.
President Roosevelt, In several ad
dresses and letters, has made It plain
that he recognizes the distinction be
tween trusts or combinations that
should be encouraged -and those that
should be suppressed. Mr. Taft takes
a similar view and wants the Sherman
law amended to be more effective
against the monopolies which, but for
the Sherman law, would have long
since become . intolerable. Chairman
Knapp's tirade" against the law may
have , the ; effect of attracting new at
tention and discussion of its provis
ions, but it is a safe prediction that if
congress acts 'to modify the measure
It will be along the lines suggested
by Mr. Taft &ad hot by repeal, as rec
ommended by Chairman Knapp. .
cjrr caupaios contributions.
Congressman Burton, who has ac
cepted the republican nomination for
mayor of Cleveland, in opposition to
Tom Johnson, who is seeking a fourth
election to the office, has introduced
an innovation In Ohio municipal poll
tics by announcing that he will accept
no contributions to his campaign from
public service corporations or from cor
porations likely to be drawn into busi
ness relations with the city. He Is very
explicit in his announcement, enumer
ating water companies, gas companies,
street railway companies, public works
contractors, telephone companies and
all the franchlsed concerns and others
that have personal or financial dealings
with the city. The announcement Is In
keeping with Mr. Burton's record In
congress and in public life, where he
has always stood for high ideals In gov
ernmental standards.
Aa no federal offices are to be filled
In the election in Ohio this fall, the
new. law uassed by congress last year
Will not apply to campaign contribu
tions and Mr. Burton's declaration, is
evidence that the Ohio corrupt prac
tices act either does not cover munici
pal elections or else does not prevent
the class of contributions against which
he has placed a ban. Mr. Burton there
fore takes the lead In setting an exam
ple of. throwing about the coming
Cleveland elections the safeguards
which the federal and state govern
ments are gradually plaslng about
state and national elections. His ac
tion Is a recognition of enlightened
public sentiment on this subject.
'' Mr. Burton's announcement should
also prove to be a wise political move.
Tom Johnson has been elected mayor
of Cleveland three times upon an anti
corporation platform and he and his
advisers have made it appear lu each
right, thatthe corporations of the city
werw supporting his opponent. They
will be robbed of this ammunition in
the coming fight, as Mr. Burton has
coue as far as Mr. Johnson in planning
against corporation Interference In the
conduct of the election. The public
has come' to realise that the contribu
tion of . money by corporations in po
litical campaigns is Inimical to good
morals and good government, and
whether Mr. Burton is elected or de
feated bis action will prove of benefit
to the citizens of Cleveland.
Senator f fiimmom proposes Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler of New York for
president and John A. Johnson of Min
nesota for rice president on the dem
ocratic ticket next year. Senator Sim
mons frankly admits that he does not
know either of the gentlemen, but is
convinced that they would be an im
provement over the democratic experi
ments of recent years.
TUK LIQUIDATION CF LABOR.
The Iron Trade Review, In discuss
ing Industrial conditions, particularly
with reference to the shutting down
of the copper mines and the slackening
In certain branches of the iron trade,
declares that a season of liquidation
must follow in many lines and that
labor must go through the process,
along with capital, securities and com
modities. The Review, while not hos
tile to organized labor, declares that
there Is an urgent necessity for a re
adjustment In the labor market which
will give the employer value received
for his outlay for labor. "The liqui
dation of labor," according to the Re
view, "Is not so much a recovery from
high prices per hour or per day as
from its inefficiency." . ,
This sentiment is voiced by employ
ers all over the country, but it Is not
clear that the fault Is altogether with
the workmen. The extreme demand
for labor, owing to the rapid develop
ment in all lines of trade and industry,
has not only enabled workmen to pick
and choose among the many positions
offered, but has compelled employers
to take whatever they could get and
put up with such degree of efficiency
as was voluntary. Local contractors,
for Instance, have been compelled to
pay upwards of $2.25 a day for com
mon laborers and have had to treat
them with consideration amounting
almost to deference to retain their
services for as long as a week at a
time. In various other lines the em
ployers have been compelled to pay a
high rate of wages, easily enforced
owing to the scarcity of the supply,
without getting really efficient service.
Efficiency and Inefficiency have worked
side by side, at the same rate of wages,
a condition that has been and Is un
fair, both to the efficient workman and
the employer. .While wages have In
creased there has been no correspond
ing increase in the efficiency of the
workmen.
When the liquidation of labor comes,
if It does, the employer will be enabled
to discriminate a little In the selection
of . employes and bestow the reward
won by efficiency. If this can be ac
complished without lowering wages,
and it is hoped that it may, it will
serve to the best Interests of labor
Itself. An Increase In efficiency Is la
bor's best insurance against a reduc
tion In wages.
MAKING AND FILLING VACANCltS.
Attorney General Thompson has
made two rulings with reference to
the question of vacancies on the party
ticket which are unquestionably cor
rect, as the Nebraska primary . law
reads, but will doubtless start discus-,
slon as to whether the law should be
changed.
The first ruling is that blanks left
by failure of candidates to file for pri
mary nomination cannot be filled as
vacancies, the only way open for post
primary candidates to run being by
petition, which deprives them of the
advantage of straight party votes. The
objection that this weakens the line-up
of any party, with only a partial list
of nominees, may be good, but the
fault rests with the party managers,
who could as well have seen to It that
candidates were in the running before
the primary as after the primary. The
experience this year will, doubtless,
lead to greater precaution hereafter
and prevent any further hardship In
this direction.
The second ruling la that a candi
date may withdraw after nomination
notwithstanding the fact that he has
filed a written application to go on the
primary ballot, in which he promises
to abide by the result and to qualify
If elected. Another section of the pri
mary law provides the procedure for
withdrawing, limiting the time to fif
teen days before -election Mind estab
lishing a method for substitution.
These two sections are more or less
In conflict, although they can be recon
ciled along the line indicated by tbo
attorney general.
It is Interesting to note that in Ore
gon the direct primary law requires a
statement on filing for place on tho
official ballot setting forth not only the
party affiliation and promise to qualify
if elected, but also a distinct promise
to accept the nomination and not with
draw. The Intention of the Oregon
provision must bo ts prevent dummy
candidates trifling with the voters and
there Is much to be said in its favor.
At all events, it will be worth con Bid.
erlng seriously when the task of per
fecting our primary law comes up be
fore the next Nebraska legislature.
The Dahlman end of the local de
mocracy is demanding the retirement
of an objectlouablo nominee on the
democratic county ticket. The proper
plan would have been to have put up
a contesting candidate to fight it out
in the primaries. But as the whole
democratic ticket Is foredoomed to de
feat, It won't make much difference,
anyway.
The offer 4.0 Judge Reese of an ap
pointment to the supreme court com
mission has started dismal lamenta
tions from the popocratic organs aa If
It were a heinous offense. 'It the su
preme court had only offered the place
to Judge Loomls it would have been a
laudable recognition of the eminent
qualifications of the democratic candi
date. Mayor "Jim" Is expected to open his
campaign for next year's governorship
prize right away In his old stamping
grounds at Chadron. Mayor "Jim's"
experience there in opening jackpots
in the early days has evidently Influ
enced the selection of the place for his
grand opening.
Whether the populist nomination
goes to Judge Albert or Judge Loomls
seems to depend on Whether Lincoln
county gave the populist candidate
400 votes or 4 votes in the recent pri
mary. And there was a time when
Lincoln county was controlled by pop
ulist votes.
Protests against the proposed erec
tion of a brewery at Lincoln are flying
fast and furious In the newspapers
printed at the state capital.. It an
Omaha paper should knock against a
Lincoln enterprise like that it would
be accused of small bore jealousy.
Thirteen Methodist preachers were
stricken with ptomaine poisoning
while eating roast beef at the home of
a St. Louis host. What has. happened
to the chicken supply In Missouri that
Methodist ministers must have roast
beef served to them for dinner?
Our amiable democratic- contempor
ary seems to be deeply distressed about
the political future of Chairman Rose
of the republican state committee.
Chairman Rose seems to have been
quite able to take care of himself so
far.
When those bankers go home after
attendance upon their state meeting
here at Omaha they will know where
they can place any surplus funds with
absolute aecurlty.
The American press humorists are
holding a convention In Los Angeles.
That's carrying a Joke a long ways.
They bltn-t Get Hatty.
Chicago News.
Eminent gentlemen who wish to continue
to break the laws are annoyed to discover
that the muscles of Mr. Roosevelt's Jaw
have not relaxed during the summer vaca
tion which their owner considerately gave
them.
Keeplnar t'p with the Pace.
Washington Post
The people who are worrying because It
haa been reported that the president's mes
sage will be longer than usual this year
should remember that things are also hap
pening faster than usual during his term.
Just Like Other People).
Baltimore A.nerlcan.
They are thinking about making voting
compulsory lrt Cuba. The eagerness of the
Cubans for self-government seems to have
considerably abated since they were given
the opportunity. Like many another object
of ambition of human, nature. It haa ceased
to be so desirable now that It Is within
reach.
peculation Strikes a Pnag.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Within a few year copper has vibrated
between 11 and 34 cents a pound and is now
midway. It would take a powerful tele
scope to discover that a "war on business"
has anything to do with the fluctuations.
It Is more likely that speculative values
have struck' a Inag in the region of supply
and Cemetid.
; Araaexyplskfert Peace Orertares.
. Boston. Transcript.
England must ' have concluded " The
Haciia r.onfernrA a fAlliit. in 1nH 0- frnm
the rush orders given to lay down the flftlJ,or hlmelf an his family he was Informed
Drnadnaught. The Implied promise of tho
British government was that no more
Dreadnaughts would be built until the re
sult of the conference was known. No re
cult means more battleships and a revision
of. the old policy ot maintaining the British
navy at a strength at least equal to that of
any other two maritime powers combined.
Sherman Law a Good Thin a.
Portland Oregonlan.
Between "savage competition." as Com
missioner Knapp put It, and the savage
monopoly of the trusts, the people prefer
the former. The Sherman law may be
crudn art and bad metaphysics, but Insofar
os It aims to lower the post of living and
curb the power of monopoly It Is a good
thing. However, this does not Imply thai
It has no faults. Most good things might
be better. Before we bagln to love the
trusts let us find some way to make them
harmless.
LlrtOD' Foarth Attempt.
Springfield Republican.
Sir Thomas Upton's fourth challenge for
the America's cup places him almost in
the Arctic explorer olass of Indomitable.
He has sold teas enough since the last
race to pay for a new Shamrock, and there
will be sport alongshore next September.
Sir Thomas Is not superstitious. If he
were he would not have sent this chal
lenge, which is the thirteenth In the history
of the cup races. Some one had to send It
If the races were to continue, and Sir
Thomas was equal to the venture. America
builds no Lusitanlas, but the Herreshoffs
st Bristol are still in the yacht business.
PROFITS OP RED ATI VG.
Real Baals of Standard Oil Extor
tloa. St. Louis Republic.
The disclosure in the hearing befors
Judge Franklin Ferries In New York that
the profits of the Standard Oil company
have been $600 000,000 In the last seven years
does not signify much when one looks only
at (he figures. Numbers of those dimensions
am so far beyond the grasp of ordinary
comprehension that the addition or removal
of a cipher or two makes little difference
In the impression they create.
. But when it ts remembered that at the
annul-' rate of about 170.000,000 the profits
of this cno concorn would pay off the na
tional debt In a little more than a doxen
years, one Is almost bewildered at the or
ganisation and the methods by Which
few men can pile up such accumulations.
But there la ho occasion for bewilder
ment. Uest and artificial light are of al
most as universal necessity as air and
water. Any mn.i or set of men that can
monopolize one of the principal sources of
light and heat can lay the nations under
tribute without let or hindrance. The
Standard Oil company could never have 1
done this by method which the business
world deems legitimate or fair.
The disclosure in the trial before Jud4
Landls sufficiently explain the secret of the
Standard's power. The transportation
charge being, first and last, one ot the
largest factors In the cost of merchandise,
the Standard people have monopolized and
controlled the oil trade of the Vhtted State
by the trick of getting lower transports
tlon charges than anybody elso In the oil
business could get.
The secret rebate Is the parent of
Monopoly, the corrupter of commerce. It
baffles enterprise and enables the favored
shipper to break down rivals quit as wor
thy as himself of public patronage. The
efforts now making to break up the prac
tice ar not attack upon business. They
are. on the contrary. In the highest degree
In the interest at sound a4 legitimate
business.
. OTHER LAND THAN Ot R.
If General Botha waa not a man of In
tellectual breadth and good common aense.
his enthusiasm for the greater empire of
Orest Britain In South Africa might be
classed as the seal of a convert. Having
fought valiantly and well for the Boer
republics and lost, be turns from the lost
cause of yesterday and gives his energy
and strength and enthusiasm to the present
and the future. The wisdom of the British
ministry In granting home rule to the people
of the Transvaal and Inviting the defeated
heroes of the Veldt to manage their own
aftalra la vindicated by the loyal support
of Oeneral Botha and most of hts followers.
He stands for the fusion of Boer and nrlton
under the British flag. In a recent speech
at Blanderton he condemned the attitude of i
Mr. llavdon. In the Natal Parliament, in j
opposing the motion expressing apprecla- i
tlon of the grant of self-government to the j
Transvaal and , Orange river colony. He I
assured Mr. Mnydon that. In spite of his I
hostility, the Transvaal would do Its duty j
towards the empire. Continuing, h said
that he regretted the attitude of many
memoers ot tiie imperial farliament, ana
wished they would allow the Transvaal to
mind Ita own affairs. Some members of
Parliament looked on the people of the
Transvaal as their enemies, and it was high
time that such a state of affairs should
cease. The Transvaal would not allow them
to take away one Iota of the privileges re- !
ceived. Referring to the loan, which had I
been the subject of so much opposition
criticism, Oeneral Botha Kald he had told I
the Imperial government that It would be j
Impossible to develop the country without
such an advance. The opposition charged
that a bargain had been struck, but he had
discussed the loan In the. clearest manner
and there was1 no question of a bargain.
He twitted the opposition with understand
ing a bargain so well that they thought
that nothing could be done without one.
He expressed the conviction that Chinese
labor was unnecessary. There -were thou
sands and thousands of Kaffirs In South
Africa, he said, In excess of the number re
quired In the mines, and during the past
year 30,000 more than were wanted had ap
plied for work, while the government was
receiving applications from thousands or
others.
.
Twelve cats embarked recently 6n board
the Klncratg, at Victoria Docks, London,
bound for India, on a strange mission
They are going to make a fight against
the plague and to try to succeed where
medical science haa met with not very
great success. The cats were sent under
the care of the Salvation army authorities,
and came from a cat's home at Hammer
smith. They are being sent to the armv
colony at Muktlpa, under tho special care
of a Russian member of the army. Each
cat has a separate cage. Their menu on the
voyage Is likely to meet with their entire
approval. Large cans of sardines were
taien for their exculslve use, as well as
tins of herrings, fifteen large tins of con
densed milk, some New Zealand mutton,
forty pounds of rice, and among a variety
of other delicacies several boxes of puppy
biscuits. The Plague commission in India
proved last year that p'gue is spread by
rat fleas. The cats will. It I hoped.
gradually kill the rats, and thus eventually
exterminate the chief medium by which tho
bacillus is communicated from one being
to another.
A correspondent of a Cologne newspaper
furnishes a striking illustration of the
harsh policy In force In Russian Poland.
He says that a Polish peasant In humble
Circumstances, Drsymella by name, recently
Invested, his saving In a few acre of
land near Posen. with a view to starting
a farm of his own ho erected a stable and
a barn on hi new property. When, how
ever, be proceeded to build a dwelling house
by the Prussian police, that this was con
trary to the bylaws relating to Poles and
their rights as landholders. He accord
ingly bought a strolling player's van and
set It up as his homestead near the stabl?
and barn. The police heard of the expe
dient and came to Inspect It. but were un
able to Interpret the use of a van as a
dwelling place a a contravention of the
act, because the van was "movable." The
correspondent atda: "The van, which serves
as a dwelling for the Drzymelia family, will
become famous throughout the world and
will Increase sympathy Mr the Poles among
all free nations, but will seriously Impair
the moral credit of Prussian policy In
Poland. The law Itself upon' which this
action against Drzymelia Is based has
probably created little Impression abroad
but nothing could be more effective
than this drsstlo example of Its operation.
There Is no gainsaying the . fact that a
man Is compelled to live in a van with hla
wife and ch.ldren and la not allowed by
the Prussian authorities to erect a dwelling
house on hla own land because he is a
Pole."
Imprisonment for debt In Great Britain
I said to be on the Increase. A Parlia
mentary return Just published show that
last year 11.B88 debtors were Imprisoned for
debt In England and Wale by order of
County courts made upon Judgment sum
monses. In 1903 the number wa 11,406, ao
that there was an Increase of over to) last
year, although the number of plaints was
less than in 1016. The proportion of com
mitments to plaints upon different circuit
varies greatly. On one circuit wher3 the
number of plaints wa J7.001 the number of
debtors Imprisoned was 1,002. while oh an
other circuit where the plaints numbered
iS.KA the number of debtors Imprisoned was
only fourteen. On each of thirteen circuits
the number of debtor Imprisoned was over
300. The House of Commons, during the re
cent session, passed a resolution that the
power of committing to prison for nonpay
ment of debt ought to be restricted, and In
the House of Lords, upon the second read
ing of the lord chancellor's county court
bill, a strong opinion was expressed against
the practice. But no setlon has been taken
to give effect to these views, and th
scandal seems to be growing.
Every man who elthfr gives or takes
merllclne will ' be Interested In the report
thst the high court of Germany has handed
down a decision making It Illegal for phy
sicians to establish by mutual agreement
a definite scale of fees for professional
eervlces. At first sight It mlaht be In
ferred from this thst the kaiser's realm
had been threatened by a medical trust
which was seeking to wring from the sick
and suffering every renny they .could pay
for the chance of being relieved. But there
seem to be no facts tn confirm such a eon
Jfcture. It Is probably errler to get flrst
class medical assistance cheap or free In
Germany than anywhere else In the- world.
The particular ease which called forth
th's Important decision wa local and rela
tively Insignificant. In true Geriian fashion
the vexed question of a physician's status
and his business rights was carried to the
highest court aa a matter of principle and
consistency. But the far-reaching signifi
cance of the final ruling and of the rea
sons validating It Is already causing much
dissatisfaction among Oerman physicians.
The court made the complimentary argu
ment that physician, be'ng actuated by a
desire to benefit their fellow men, do not
expect to be paid the full value ef their
service. Standing above sordid commer
cial level, physlotans would, In the court's
opinion, lower their dignity and lose east
by marking each of their diagnoses and
treatments with a vulgar price tag.
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POLITICAL DRIFT.
The Chicago Tribune prints a genero-.ts
collection of husky figures showing that
the Taft boom Is expanding In all sections
of the country.
Two things have happened to Speaker
Henry W. Wadaworth of the New Tork
assembly. He has sprained his left knee
and received his nomination. ,
The Ohio secretary of state has been
asked whether a blind man can hold pub
lic office. In Ohio, generally speaking, it
takes two well peeled eyes io get hold of a
Job and hang onto It,
It Is stated by those who say they know
. u.lttt Andrew Carnegie haa not voted In the
' United States In twenty-five years. Yet
Mr. Carnegie on his frequent returns from
Skibo castle to this country Is outspoken In
his views as to policies and candidates.
Henry Watterson persists in his declara
tion that he Is a democrat and knows why
' be is one, although two fires have ravarrrd
i the Courier-Journal office within, a month.
Probably the, declaration will be run
through an Ice cream machine hereafter.
Congressmen appear to be considered the
right kind of stuff to make mayors of. We
have elected one In Philadelphia; Cleveland
is going to elect another, and In Cincinnati
they are proposing Congressman Nick
Lor.gworth. After a while we Won't have
to wonder what becomes of all the con
gressmen. A number of New York republican are
already talking about a boom for William
R. Wlllcox for governor, next year. Mr.
Wlllcojx Is head of the public aervlce com
mission. He is young and energetic and
seems to be on good term with the repub
lican who are looking to keeping their
affairs in the state clean.
"In reply to a number of Inquiries," says
the Js'ew York Sun, "It can be stated as a
fact that President McKlnley keenly de
sired in 1900 the nomination of Ellhu Root
for vice president. At the last moment the
late president sabd he could not afford,
pending the settlement of the Intricate Phil
ippine problems, to dispense with the serv
ices of Mr. Root, who at that time was
secretary of war."
Massachusetts, a strong republican state
In presidential years, has elected In recent
j'ears democratic governors, while New
Jersey,, of ancient democratic 'faith, has
been practically a republican citadel since
1896. Maryland, from time immemorial, a
democratic state In presidential and guber
natorial years, was carried by McKlnley
In his two campaign by 23,224 and 13,341.
and by Roosevelt In l!k4 by CL and haa also
elected republican governors In the Inst
decade. , .
Hard Time for Syndicate.
. . Springfield Republican.
Underwriting syndicates are Just now not
tho profitable thing they were two or three
years ago when lire tnsuranoo officials were
so ready to mix up In them for personal
advantage. The syndicate formed to take
over the I'nlon Pacific Issue of 176,000,000 4
per cent convertible bonds 'ha Jut been
dissolved without auccevi In getting rid of
the securities. They were at flrt offered
to stockholders at 0, but there was little
response. Then this syndicate was formed
to take the unsold portion more than 170,-
005,000 at 8S, and Its dissolution appears to
mean that most of the bond have been
allotted among the member to sell as best
tluy may. The market price has lately
been ho, or three point under the price
paid by the syndicate. The failure of the
syndicate 1 strikingly Illustrative of the
congested and unsatisfactory condition of
the bond market.
Boys' and Children's
Suits
, DO better display
1 fV.
f buits, Hats, Caps and Furnishings could
be got together than we are showing this
Fall. The Russian Blouse and SaiJor
Suits for the smallest youngster, in all the
fashionable shades, $5 to $10. For the
school boy we have a splendid line of double-breasted
and Norfolk cdats, with full
bloomer trousers, $6.50 arid up to $13.50.
And the young man or college boy will certainly be de
lighted when he sees the line we offer, eut and tailored
in the right fashion nobby browns and dark mixtures,'
$12.50 up to $28.00 sizes run from 32 to 36 chest.
Our Misses' Tailor Made Coata are winners they
are comfortable and good to look at $10 to $20.
. Misses' Tarns, all shades, 50o to $2.00.
Browning, Ming & Co
B. 8. WILOOX. Hunger.
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Dr. Price's Baking Powder
Food
A IMIlH On TV.'O.
"Thnt girl." said the country postmis
tress, "Is carryln' on a secret correspon
dence with some young feller."
"How do you knowr" asked the store
keeper. "ne r.nver uses postal cards any more."
Philadelphia Press.
"That summer resort proprietor is a sharp
one. Isn't he?"
"I should tay so. I fell oft the dock and
he charged me for an extra bath." Cleve
land Leader.
"He was hard hit In Wall street," re
marked the man who makes money.
"Indeed."' rejoined Mlxs Cayenne; "da
you refer to. a tlnunqlul dcnl or something
that took place at a board of directors
meeting." W oshlngton Star.
The Drummer The price of writing paper
hns gone up.
The Merchant-Why, I always thought It
was stationery. Chicago News.
"Where Is the bloom and freshness of In
genuous youth te be found among our so
ciety girls?" he cried.
"In their vanity bngn," she answered
promptly. Baltimore American.
"She poaitlvelywent crazy over her new
hM."
"Indeed?"
"ls. It went to her head. Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Mrs. Hlghsome Yes, I want a g!rl. Have
you hnl any experience In housework?
Applicant Yes m. I've worked at two or
three places, but not a great while at any
of 'em. Jlst temporal, you know. Chicago
Tribune.
"The editor told me," said the young
writer, "that my manuscript was Just so
much waste paper. What do you think
of 'hat?"
"He was talking nonsense, said Crlt-
tick.
"Wasn't he, though?"
"Yes; since you write on one side of th
paper only, the other side Is still good."-
Phllade-Vhta Press. t
THE GOLD FN ROD.
Washington Herald.
And now the gladHome goldenrod
O'er every country held doth nod.
The dusty way
It brightens with Its burnished hue
And gives a golden glory to
September days.
It turns each field Into a plain
Where tourneys might be held again
By warriors bold.
Whilst kings looked on and ladles fall
Were ranged about the tilting aquare
On cloth of gold.
The goldenrod, 'tis written down.
Is fit to be the warrior's crown
Or beauty' meed.
But has it earned a floral nam
Or Is It, as the farmers claim.
A pesky weed?
V0UNG Men taught
watchmaking, en
graving and jewelry
trade and started in
business.
For full particulars
address,
Dubuque Watchmaking-Engraving
School,
324 Bank and Insur
ance Bldg, Dubuque,
Iowa. Dept 6.
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