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Sabeeriber leavia the elty
pierartlr shoals The Be
aalletl t taeaa. Addrtaa will be
The Tammany bread line Is stretch
ier, every day.
Juarez continue! to rank high as a
race track town.
No speed limit on our Omaha Auto
mobile show. It's a fast one.
What's In a name? Mrs. Love Is
suing for a divorce In Chicago.
Anyway, eggs are getting down
nearer to the "full dinner pall" every
diy.
Now it seems Champ Clark accl
dently sprung a Tuesday's Joke on
Friday.
Now, come on trlth your plan for
saving railroads $1,000,000 a day, Mr.
Brandols.
Russia and Japan evidently want to
shampoo China, since It baa taken its
own hair cut.
i Strong coffee hereafter may be laid,
, to the power of the monopoly, which
controls the trde. ...
It is said the railroads were sur
prised at the rate case ruling. Yes,
and it is safe to say, more than that.
Kearney and Lincoln are now en
gaged In a duel of words. Well, that
lets Omaha out for a few moments.
Art for art's sake Is Caruso's motto,
but he does not allow It to prevent
him accepting $3,000 a night for his
art.
Neither George Washington nor
Abraham Lincoln were ever charged
with having got there by the jackpot
route.
The man who is tired of gating at
woman's feew-fangled dresses might
get relief by taking In the burlesque
shows.
The hog may be, as reported, get
ting poorer, but he Is also making
some two-legged animals poorer buy
ing him.
The members of the house at Wash
ington say they will waste no more
time. They cannot waste more than
six daya.
Just to show that he does not be
lieve in superstitious signs. Attorney
Erbstetn has sued Qoverenor Deneen
for $15,000.
BaMBHBssaBBBVaHsaaBBSss
Somehow Martin W. Littleton, who
has entered the New York senatorial
race, does not make a big hit with
those who are opposing Tammany.
Let your grief for Poor Lo be as
suaged by the fact that a Pawnee chief
came to Omaha the other day and
hired a colored gentleman aa hla valet.
If Governor Carey signs that prite
fight bill Wyoming will be in a post
tlon to compete with Nevada for the
next public appearance of Mtstah Jack
Johnson.
That juror who undertook to Inter
view the witnesses In a case he was to
decide in our district court at least
showed an unusual desire to get at
the facts.
Indiana la trying to amend its con
stitution to make it fit present condi
tions. We wish it luck, but cannot
cite any encouraging experience of N
braika aa an example.
It Is to be hoped President-emeritus
Kllot and the Harvard professor of
economics will soon rorae to a definite
uaderatandlng as to just how msny
children esrh family should have.
Coming ' events csst their shadows
before. The appropriation bill Just
reported for current experses for Ne
braska during the next b'.ent.iur.i In
cludes aa Item of ISOl) for presiden
tial electors
Weit'i Example in CM States.
That the systematic campaign of
development In the west has art a
good example to the east and soiilh Is i
evident in the fiequent alluvions to
what we are doing by tne press cf
those older sections. This we may
count one of the rich by-products of
oar efforts. Next to opening up to set
tlement and cultivation the groat
stretches of our own fertile fields
nothing could be more desirable than
that we get our neighbors back In the
older states to develop some of therr
latent resources. It does not detract
from our movement In the least, but
rather helps It, for enterprises to be
set to work in the east and south to
induce young men to take up land and
cast their fortunes there. In the lan
guage of a magnanimous sea captain,
"There la honor (land and mcu)
enough for allT
The west is so big and great that
it will take years and years for It to
begin to fill up, but that doea not
make It parsimonious or hesitant about
ita future. Its future Is certain 'people
are coming to the west simply be
cause they will not be kept away. They
need no encouragement from Horace
Oreeleys to get them to come. They
know that out here they find superior
climate, soil and opportunities, and
therefore they continue to come as
fast as they can arrange to do so. And
In the meantime it is highly desirable,
for the good of the whole country, that
states like Maryland, Delaware, New
York, Virginia and others, east and
south, do everything they can to infuse
new blood Into their farm life. Let the
growth and development proceed on
an even, well-proportioned basis.
Premature Alarm.
Both Senator Hale and the Pacific
coast critics of the proposed Japan
treaty aeem to have had their fears
allayed that this nation was about to
thrust its head Into a lion's jaws by
signing the proposed compact. Evi
dently they were prematurely alarmed
for the Instrument is purely for trale
purposes and does not affect Immigra
tion. It is to the credit of those who at
tacked the proposition, however, thht
they came so early to discover their
error and subsided, so that It is pos
sible to consider ( the treaty on its
merits.
If the president and the State de
partment are satisfied to accept
Japan's pledge to restrict its coolie
emigrants and feel safe In promulgat
ing a measure for commercial inter
course that does not refer to immigra
tion, then no state can have any real
reason for fear. The administration has
nothing to gain by attempting to foist
upon the country, or any part of It,
conditions created by treaty or other
wise that would be unlust or grossly Te
pugnant to the coast states. .The mat
ter of Immigration baa to be taken care
of, but not necessarily in a trade
treaty.
Senator Hale's objections were not
based on any thought of immigration,
but rather on that of-tariff relations.
But he seems to have been entirely
convinced that t,hia country la not put
ting itself to disadvantage with Japan
and therefore has withdrawn his
obstruction to consideration of the
treaty. The United States seems to re
quire some revising of conditions regu
lating its trade with Japan. The pro
posal of a new treaty at this time ap
parently comes quite as much from us
as from Japan, It is possible to ob
scure the central fact of .the whole
transaction by imagining that this Is
a scheme on the part of the foreign
country to lure us Into a compact en
tirely for our neighbor's benefit. The
State department and the executive
have no doubt looked out for and safe
guarded the United States' Interests.
Fear of Chinese Dismemberment.
Advices from Peking Indicate a dis
tinct plan by Russia and Japan to take
full advantage of Chlna'a plague dis
tress. They report that these two
powers have mutually agreed for
Japan to send a division of its troops
Into southern Manchuria and Russia
to send a corps of of Its military Into
northern Msnchuria. Whether the
report be authoritative or not, it seems
to have wrought fear in China of an
attempt at dismemberment. This
fear Is strengthened by activities of
the British and French on the' pretext
that they must have forces on hand to
protect their interests.
Thus the situation becomes decid
edly disturbing to China. The viceroy
of Manchuria, according to a cable
gram to the New York Herald, "Is
greatly alarmed, and it is understood
that he has given orders to the com
manders of the Chinese forces in Man
churia to hold their troops in readi
ness for possible eventualities." These
fears may all be unduly exaggerated,
and yet It is quite possible that Russia
and Japan have at least a tacit under
standing that cannot be comforting to
Chins. As to dismemberment, how
ever, or any attempt at It, any nations
entering Into the plan would have to
figure with other world powers. That
is the one thing against which the in
fluence of the leading nations may be
united, and it Is the basic principle of
every peace measure made In late
years respecting China. 1
China is in a fair way to become
the theater cf spectacular events In
the evolution of the orient, but before
It Is partitioned other nations besides
Japan and Russia, or even France and
Britain, will have to be consulted. The
United States and Germany will be
apt to rafsx a voice in whatever is
cione over there. No league iutu
which Russia and Japan could enter
for territorial conquest and that is
their whole purpose would be likely
to command quiescence, much less sp
provsl.
No Increase in Freight Bates.
The decisions of the Interstate
Commerce commission refusing to ap
prove the schedules of Increased
freight ratfs presented py the rail
roads sre a momentous victory for the
shipper' and the consumer. While
they will doubtless cause 'wry faces
and elicit dismal forebodings from
railroad magnates and bond ayndicate
promoters, these decisions will be
hailed with Intense satisfaction by the
general public that pays the freight.
Public sstlsfaction will be the more
marked because the combined rail
roads of the country brought all possi
ble pressure to bear on the commis
sion, while the cause of those who
might suffer from Increased rates bad
to be pleaded by volunteers. A gen
eral Increase of freight rates at thla
time would unquestionably have
tended to hold up, If not raise higher,
the present high cost of living, which
seems to have reached a turning point.
The course of these rate cases bas
reflected a peculiar change of base on
the part of the railroads. When the
roads filed the higher rate tariffs the
common Impression waa that they
were making a play to prevent the In
terstate Commerce commission from
reducing rates by setting up a claim
that existing rates were noncompensa
tory and left them-ln dire need of
more revenue. When they began to
present their side the railroad officials
and their lawyers, If they were previ
ously In doubt, actually persuaded
themselves that they were in a condi
tion requiring relief, and that they
might win the commission over to that
view If they could create a publlo sen
timent to support It. From the read
ing of the opinions handed down by
Commissioners Prouty and Lane It
would seem that the railroads over
shot the mark, and that they merely
proved that where the weaker roads
were handicapped the big trunk lines
were meeting the increased cost of
operation and higher wages out of the
revenue from increased traffic and
continued to pay normal dividends
and add to their surplus. To Increase
rates to the point of giving the weak
est road full returns on claimed In
vestment would insure the strong
roads extravagant profits, and the
commission will not force the public
to pay for the mistakes of Inefficiency
of the railroad builders.
Failure to put the new freight
schedules over may be expected to re
act somewhat on the stock market
and the quotations of railway securi
ties, but t.he prospect for development
and the assurance of a steady volume
of traffic should be too clear to let It
operate as a serious setback.
That Gentlemen'! Affair.
Had Representative Mondell been
the aggressor in his combat on the
floor of the house with Delegate Wick
ersham of Alaska we might assume
that Wyoming was becoming a very
belligerent state, since the legislature
out there has but recently passed a
bill legalizing prize fighting. But, ac
cording to the veracious press dis
patches on the Washington fight,
Mr. Wickersham opened hostilities.
"The big Alaskan's right arm shot out
twice in the direction of the gentle
man from Wyoming," but all the
blows fell short. It would not have
been a gentleman's affair had the
blows not fallen short, Just the same
as a French duel. The worst feature
of these congressional fisticuffs has
never been the amount of blood
spilled. ' Not even te fierce encounter
of the two South Carolina senators,
McLaurln and Tillman, some yeara
sgo, caused much spilling of blood.
Statesmen's blood Is entirely too
precious to be wasted. that way. In
the meantime, while delegates from
territories may not vote, Mr. Wicker
sham has shown us that they have
other rights, at least that they may
usurp them. Aa a forcible argument
for the measure under discussion,
however, the set-to must have fluked.
When Senator Burton of Kanaas
was on trial before the senate Senator
Bailey insisted that it waa not neces
sary to prove the case, aa in a court of
justice, beyond the peradventure of a
doubt, for the burden of proof rested
on Burton. He takes preclaely the
opposite position In the case of Lo ri
mer. But then look what a difference
six years make.
The decision of the Interstate Com
merce commission refusing the appli
cation of the railroads for increased
rates will relieve the State Railway
commission of the necessity of passing
on similar demands for permission to
raise Intrastate ratea, for which the
state railway commissioners will
doubtless be duly thankful.
The city council has repented of Its
unanimously adopted resolution d
manding abolition of the Water board
and rescinded Its action. On second
thought the prospect of being loaded
down with the tangled skein of litlga
tion and Judgments woven by Water
board mismanagement did not appear
so attractive.
American young men will do well
to keep out of the trouble In Mexico,
but Mexico may help Itself vastly by
courteous treatment of those stage
struck youths who tall Into lta hands.
Vigorous protest should be entered
against the bill to do away with mill
itry staff appointments .by th gov
ernor. There never were in Nebraska
se msny expensive gold laced unl-
forms, befitting the rank of colonel,
waiting for remodeling to ault pur
chaser, than there are right at this
time, and If this hill passes the costly
investment of the last squad of
colonels will be a dead loss without
hope of sslvage.
According to the Lincoln Star there
is a difference between a lawyer and
a lobbyist. Being right on the ground
under the shadow of the state house,
the Star has ample opportunities to
observe, and its conclusion ought to
be received In the nature of expert
testimony.
That old democratic war horse,
"Billy" Thompson, Is again a candi
date for the high office of mayor of
Grand Island. Now we know why he
reconsidered the announcement of hie
candidacy for the democratic nomina
tion of United States senator last
year.
"The king of France and three hun
dred men marched up the hill and
then marched down again." The
Omaha city council courageously and
unanimously adopted a resolution to
put the Water board out of business
and then bravely rescinded It.
Bemkardlas lleedlea tars.
Boston Tranacrlpt.
Too bad. but Mr. Ilobson'a lurid picture
of th war with Japan falls to give him
deserved martyrdom In the foreground.
A Spectacle Worth Seeing.
Boston Herald.
If Mr. Roosevelt enter the pulpit, in ac
cordance with Champ Clark's policy. It
would b worth a long Journey to hear him
preach from the text that bids him who Is
smitten on th right cheek to turn th left.
Fiction Outclassed.
New. York World.
Truth, Ilk murder, "will out" In time,
but it Is rarely revealed under such dram
atlo conditions as In the discovery of
registered letters In aa old mall sack thirty
years after their loss had caet unde
served suspicion on a postofflc clerk. The
moat fertile flctlonlst Imagination does not
often Invent as ingenloua a device for the
vindication of an sspersed character.
Dorklnsr Absentee tonsressmen.
Philadelphia Record. .
Thar was a ttuie when consresemen
wer docked their pay for every day they
were absent from duty, and that Is still
th theory. The suggestion haa been made
once or twice recently that this rule
should b enforced; but It has never
scared the members much; they are almost
a unit against anything so low and sordid
and degrading to their high dignity s
that. But as they get (7,500 a year and
some extras, and are In session rather
less than half of each year on an average.
It does not seem entirely unreasonable to
Impos aome penalty upon them when
their absence stops th proceedings of the
house, wastes publlo money and Imperils
important legislation.
THE "RBCALI.I." IN ACTION.
Kovel Feat are of the Proposition Bt.
fclblted In California.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
A curious Illustration of the recall Idea
Is noted In California. John D. Works
received th nomination for United States
sonator at the primary election and was
duly elected by the legislature In obedience
to that expression of the popular will. Put
since his election, although nominated ana
elected by the progressive element, he has
taken a stand In opposition to the suges
tion of the more radical wing, who want
the recall applied to the judiciary as well
as legislative and administrative offices.
This has Incensed soma of the recall advo
cates, and one, a democrat, haa proposed
that th legislature recall Works' election
as senator because he Is not willing to
swallow every panacea proposed by th
"peopl."
Of course, the suggestion Is lmpractlcabla
as well aa preposterous. The legislature
having elected Works cannot undo that act.
But If It could this suggestion would mean
that he was to be recalled, not for ony
act as senator (he has not yet taken his
seat, his term beginning March 4), but for
an expression of opinion on a purely state
Issue as a cltisen. If the recall is to be
carried to the extent of attempting to
make all men think alike on every question
It Is not going to be long until it In turn
Is recalled and relegated aa a aovornmental
principle.
Political Drift
Nw Jersey threaten to send voting ma
chine to th junk pile.
As th days lengthen and th wind
strengthens In congress, th hop of an
nexing William Lorlmer to the staff of
the Chicago Tribune grows aa feebly as a
"lam duck" at th pi counter.
Th Impersonal Introduction of Hinky
Dink to th "most august aesemblag In
the world" puts fame's beauteous wreath
on the brow of Chicago's favorit states
man and leaves Bathhouse John and his
bucking Pegaaua on th back stretch.
Colonel John T. MoQraw, an .unsuccess
ful candidate for United States senator
la Weat Virginia, reporta having spent
S1S.1U.0I In th race. Th colonel haa the
eourag of hla coin, but his discretion as
an investor wobbled aa painfully aa bis
run.
Th damocratlo legislature of Indiana Is
perfectly willing that th other political
fellow ehould hook up with very legis
lative fad In sight. None of It for th
Hooaler democrat. Not even if O K'd at
Fairview. With a Joyful shout a "recall"
bill was sent to the rubbish heap last
week.
Flv of th seven aspirants for th nomi
nation for mayor of Chicago on the re
publican and democratic tlekets publicly
admit having already spent a total of
163.00 la th primary campaign. Individual
xpenaes range from iJO.OGO down to tS.OUO.
And th pits I yet to be landed. The
salary of Chicago's mayor la not daxxllng,
but opportunity camps Inside the office
door.
Down In the Kansas stat capital, where
everything la lovely when appropriations
are nigh, th shocking discovery of poatag
stamp graft has been made. Members of
the house of representatlvea, by Juggling
resolutions, voted themselves H5 worth of
postage for th session, though only 1-3
wa Intended. A point of order sent
screaming out of th chamber a resolution
to cut out the loot.
8lx hundred students from Indiana
schools watched the proceedings of th
Indiana house of representatlvea on day
laal week. Mor buslneas waa tranaacted
In an orderly fashion that day than at
say former stssioo. TusHe hundred young
e ee, the windows of impressionable niinas,
put the members on their good behavior,
with satisfactory results all round. Watch
fulness wet btanketa horseplay.
In Other Land3
IS Z.lfht e T- I Traa
plrla.t aat th STsai aa
rr sratio f the Bans.
American residents of Japan tske a
Bsrloua view of the rumors of war alarms
dllikently spread In th United State on
or about the time r.aval appropriation hill
are tinder consideration by congress. They
are, unable to see at long range the Joker
in the outburst of the Hobeons and the
Shuws and other boosters of armor plat,
and their Indlxnattun at the sinister re
flections on the Japanese government Is
entirely Justified. At a public meeting In
ToWo January 30. addressed by th
American ambassador, resolutions wer
adopted expressing confidence, based on
personal knowledge, In "the friendly snd
cordial sentiments" entertained by Japan
"toward th government and people of the
United Btales," and that "there never hat
been and Is not now any feeling other
than one of confidence and gratitude."
The concluding declaration reads: "We be
lieve, upon evidence which cannot be
doubted, that thai I not to be found In
the Japanese empire any wish or thought
other than to maintain th most friendly
and cordial relations with th republic of
the United States, and that any representa
tions to the contrary, wherever emanating
and from whatever cause proceeding, sre
baseless calumnies which, If uncontradicted,
can only result In vast material losses to
the people of both governments and In
creating aa unhappy prejudice between
them."
Russia appears unable to ris the no
tion that biKness is greatness and therefor
invincible., despite the fact that Japan punc
tured the bubble a few years ago. The bear
has Improved In shrewdness, however, snd
carefully examined the gam before extend
ing the grabbing paw. Finland Is a recent
mouthful. Fearing China would awaken too
rapidly and beoom a fighting power, the
hungry animal, taking advantage of th
government's energies centered on the re
lief of the plague-stricken, seeks to extend
It grip on a slice of Chlrese territory. Th
present quarrel has to do particularly with
the status of the province of III, in Chinese
Turkestan, and has reached its acute stage
because the treaty of 1SS1 la about to ex
pire, and because differences have arisen
between Peking and St. Petersburg over Its
renewal. The territory In question was
long occupied by Russian troops, after
their entrance to put down an Insurrection
with which the Chinese were powerless to
cope. As has happened before in Chines
history, it was easier to secure foreign
Intervention than to get rid of It, and It
required all the persistence and patience of
Chinese diplomacy before Russia would
agree to even that measure of evacuation
brought about by the treaty of ISM.
The report of the British registrar for
1910 shows a total of 666 trade unions In
Great Britain, of which 638 furnished re
turns. The total membership of thes SDH
unions was 1.S67.904. Their Income amounted
to $15,212,106, and their expenditure to 115,-
79.1, 410. The balance of funds at the end of
the year was $29,431,880. These figures show
decreases of IS. 334 In membership, 11,287,600
In lnoome, and $2,829,840 In expenditure com
pared with the previous year. Next to
Lancashire, London ha th largest num
ber of trade unions In the country. It also
possesses the oldest trad union In exist
ence, Jhat of the United Society of Brush
makers, which has a membership of 1.I7D,
an Income of 135,246 for th last statistical
year and a continuous record of 164 years.
The old tribal system of South Africa is
being killed by th native's contact with th
whit man's way of life. On of th
strongest proofs of this, th British hv
found. Is the Increasing desire of th na
tives for an education. Titer wer SO. 000
native children being educated In 1894, and
170,000 in 1909. The difficulties have been to
secure competent native teachers and to
provide accommodations for pupils desiring
a higher education, as the native at' ex
cluded from schools and colleges for whites.
The London Daily Kiwi says that the re
sult has been that there are practically no
competent native teachers, and "th picked
native brains go abroad for their training,
chiefly to the United States, where they
often acquire a point of view not too
friendly to the white ruler of South
A fries."
Th statistical office In Rome haa pub
lished figures of the cost of th Italian
civil service between 1881 and 1910. During
that period the number of persons employed
by th state, "not Including the new depart
ments of the railways and the telephones,
has risen from 98.000 to over 146,000, and th
expenditure has advanced from nearly $35,
000,000 to over fij.000,000. with an increase
of more than 48,000 employes and more than
$30,000,000 in money, of which nearly $15,000,-
000 Is due to Increase of salaries. Including
the cost of th employes of th railways
and telephones, th Incomes of th servants
of th stat amounted in July, 1910, to
nearly $96,000,090 for about 260.000 employes,
while, Including $17,600,000 spent for pen
sions, and the wage of casual and super
numerary workers, th total burden on th
stat was more than $136,000,000. This Is an
averag of S7.M per week for each. There
are only 101 persons on th civil list whose
salaries exceed $2,000 a year.
The FYench government bill for the certi
fication and protection against all counter
feits of th champagne veritably manufac
tured In the true champagne district Is be
fore th chamber, and expected to become
law. Sine It 1 practically Impossible to
adulterate champagne win when one It
has been bottled. It Is considered sufficient
to superintend and to Isolat th genuine
product from th moment that It oomes
from th vineyard until It is put Into bot
tles. In order to effect this purpose, a sys
tem ef stat control Is to b Instituted for
the transport of the wine from the presses
of the grower to th cellars of the manu
facturers, and the tatter ar to be bound
to store all "alien" wine In cellars which
ar to remain separata and distinct from
th champagne cellars. A tax of I centimes
a bottle, payabl by th manufacturer, Is to
be Imposed In ordsr to eovr th cost of
tat control.
Aeroplanes for the Army.
Philadelphia Ledger.
With th preliminary appropriation of
$36,000 carried In the erny bill th War
department will soon buy several aero
planes. Although formal specifications
have not been Issued. General Allen, chief
signal offioer, ha already asked prices
for machines. The president la reported
to b In favor of equipping th army with
thla aid to th signal corps, but he pra
ter to move prudently, profiting by the
experience of other nation. Th flying
machine ha great variety and has been
employed m many spectacular perform
ance. Th relative efficiency of th sev
eral make Is yet to b determined.
raw of Hi mor Befaa.
Chicago Record Herald.
If Canada misunderstands th veiled
satire of Champ Clark and Imagines he I
seriously susactins annexation, that la
' only another evidence that Canada can't be
1 annexed, lta sense of humor Is still that
'of Erigltsh Insular!!
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The manufacturers of Royal Bak
ing Powder have always declined
to produce a cheap baking powder
at the sacrifice of quality.
Royal Baking Powder is made from
pure rape cream of tartar, and is
the embodiment of all the excellence
possible to be attained in the high
est class baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder costs only a
fair price, and is more economical
at its price than any other leavening
agent, because of the superlative
quality and absolute wholesomeness
of the food it makes.
Mil hire made w Irni taboo of baling powders, but conUinng alum,
are frequently distributed from door lo door, or given away in grocery
stores. Such mixtures are dangerous to use in food. In England,
France, Germany and some sections of the United States their sale is
prohibited by law. Ahua it a dangerous mineral acid, and all
physkians condemn baking powder containing it.
Th0 Imbml of ttlunt baking towttarm mimt
mhow th ingrottl&nttm
KAB
SOBS AJTD SLA 113 FOR L0RIMES.
Chicago News: Irrespective ef the sen
ate's Lorlmer verdict th members of that
body ahould be elected directly by th peo
ple without any disreputable deadlocking
of stat legislatures.
St. Louis Times: Th mere fact that
Lorlmer .cannot be touched by the law Is
but a reed for him to employ as a support.
H has not come before th body of sena
tors with a clesn fac and a good be
havior certificate, and he should be lent
back home. Th. senate may accept Lorl
mer; but Illinois and th country repudiates
him. .
Houston, (Tex.) Post: Considering where
he halls from, w cannot believe vary
strongly In Lorlmer's epctlsss chastity, but
as a matter of law we bellev he Is en
titled to his scat, and as a matter of es
tablishing a dangerous precedent w. be
lieve It would be impolite to unseat him.
Senator Ballsy Is as right as he Is courag
eous In hi battl to confirm Lorlmer. But,
personally. It Lorlmer ever approaches' our
neighborhood w shall light a smudge.
Washington Times: Let that prediction
b marked and recorded. The public may
not be abl to follow th mathematical
computations or th delicate legal distinc
tions of Senator Bailey, but It know what
It wants, and a surely as Lorlmer shall be
given new tltl to his seat, so surely will
an outraged publlo sentiment protest the
men who havs mad his victory possible.
That Is why. In a broad, philosophical
view It la possible to find much consolation
In the thought of Lorlmer winning. Lorl
mer would Indeed stay with us, but about
ten of his supporters would be lost, and
that would be aorn consolation.
TAJPPE8Q THE FUNOTfBONE.
"Yonder is an early robin. See his red
breast ?'
"Yes; and It gave ni quite a start at
first. I thought th Intelligent bird was
wearing a chest protector." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
First Pupil I saw Prof. Mint do a shock
ing thing thla morning.
Chorua of Pupils lo tJ us what it
was?
first Pupil II triad a new galvanic
battery. Hal tlmor American.
"So you think that Baron Fucash la
likely to propose to me'." said the beau
teous hatreea.
"Tea," replied gtra. Cumrox, "I think
trier I a probability. You ae. hla credi
tor ar pressing him and he's got to pro
pose to somebody." Washington Star.
''You are the first editor to whom I have
submitted my verses," said the poet with
a flattering smile.
"Far b U from me to aggrandize to my
self th sol pleasure of perusing them,'
February Clearance Sale
To stltBolate the February business, we have marked our entire
slock of winter clothing at such low prices for dependable inerrlian
diae tht you cannot afford to miss ttie opportunity of buying n suit
or overcoat, even If you do not need It at present you cast afford to
buy for next season.
Suit and Overcoats that were $15 are now .$12.50
Suits and Overcoats that were $18 are now .$14.00
Suits and Overcoats that were $20 are now. ; ..... .$16.50
Suits and Overcoats that were $25 are now ..$20.00
Suits and Overcoats that were $30 are now $25.00
Suits and Overcoats that were $35 are now. $28.00
Suits end Overcoats that were $40 are now .$32.50
Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats and Men's
Trousers are also marked at liberal discounts.
BrovningCing & Cq
M7
CLOTHING,
FIFTEENTH
'The Store of the Town"
R. B. WILCOX, Mgr.
TNE IABU
replied the editor ss ha handed the manu
script back. Cleveland IMalu-Dealei .
"What's thst man's name'.'" srkM tlie!
Curious person.
i non i snow nis nsme. return imp hh
cycle policeman. "It's enoush to learnj
fr"iip a .u III IMVi'l ir lluilllirin ntllll'iti l"'lti-l
vi ma inn men i in n a i"ii r-ii
"Ada wore two sunbursts-"
"Yes 7"
"And three or four moonstones" !
"Yes7"
"So she was easily the atar of th party.'
Baltimore American. j
"Walter!" called a diner at a )lal club,
"come here at once." Here'a a hook-and-e
in this salad!" i
"Yeaseh, yesseh," said the waiter, giin-
nlng broadly. "Dat's a paht of de dressing. I
sell!" Cleveland Plain I'ealer.
BYE AND BYE.
Oh, don't complain of summer day
That come In Kebruarv,
Just take th weather as It coins'
And one and ell be merry:
Just get a fan, and like a man
Kefuae to wall and sigh
And don't forget to order coal
'Twill be winter bye and bye. '
Oh let the little shootlets shoot.
And let the budlets bud.
And let the gentle rains desceml -
And don't deplore the mud;
Oh let the old hens sing and lav-
But lay a few eags high-.
At leant I would If 1 were you-
'Twill be winter bye and bye.
I
Go order up some flimsy gear
And have your ncks cut low,
And don your lightweight Inner shell
When llglt the breeses blow;
Put on that nobby lightweight coat.
The groundhog dare defy
But don't forget where you put your furt
'Twill be winter bye and bye.
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ohaha's mwest motbu
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