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JUNE CIRCULATION,
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abeerlbeta leaving) the elty teas
porarlly aaoala have The Be
sualled te tstesa. Aaaraaa will e
raa;ed as aftea aa ree.aate.
A year ago the white man'a hope
was not yet blasted.
The Gomperi contempt case la up
again. Oh, It la too hot; sire ua a
rest-
Report has It that Jan Kubelik will
begin his first farewell tour o( Amer
ica thla fart.
The best test of a man'a professions
Is the relaxation and temptations of
his vacation.
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The president proposes to parole
part of the troops sentenced to the
Texas border.
If those soldiers in Texas will hurry
back they may not notice the differ
ence so much.
Just think of those misleading re
ports that were coming out of Reno a
year ago today.
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"Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown," but King Cora Is standing up
as proudly as ever.
Expect no revival of Mexican hostili
ties so long as the thermometer regis
ters 115 in Kansas.
As chief of the lumber barons, Mr.
Klnes must feel that he has been be
fore the Gridiron club.
Prophet Joseph Smith la another
who believes In applying business
methods to the church.
Variety being the spice of life, why
not Invite Mr. Morgan to testify at the
steel trust investigation T
The proudest moment of youth's life
Is when he can put out bis tongue and
feel briars on his upper lip.
The decline In our diamond importa
tions might be explained by citing at
tention to the recent coronation.
Speaking of fame, can you still tell
off-hand the lawyer who Invented the
term " "demertia Americana," and
where?
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Mr. Bryan has been on a speaking
tour of South Carolina. Probably to
bring It back to the faith of Deacon
Hemphill.
"La Follette Is losing his followers'
declares Victor Berger. The socialist
congressman is too modest to say who
Is getting tbem. v
The democrats must be swinging
their state convention around the cir
cle just to show Lincoln what capital
removal looks like. ,
The trouble is that some of the
other officers of the Nebraska Progres
sive league do not think young Mr.
8hotwell shot well. Help!
Why no tears for the loss of the
court house bonds and the engine
house bonds that were pulled down to
defeat because Pitched up with the
water bonds?
Having chased It for lo these many
years. Champ Clark now coyly says be
will not go after the presidency, but
would not dodge It If It came to him.
Watch it come.
It Is strange what failing memories
men high In the politics and policies of
certain big corporation have when
they come to testify before Investiga
tion committees.
The kaiseshas conferred on J. Pler
pont Morgan the Order of the Red
Eagle. Mr. Morgan will be at home
under that sign, for he has had a good
deal to do with eagles. '
Out In Custer county they have held
a Joint convention of democrats and
peoples Independents. It Is evidently
getting so out there that, although
they Insist on keeping up the pretense
of two separate political organisa
tions, they cannot tell themselves
apart
Fallacy of the Free Li it.
It Is difficult to credit the democrats
with good faith In their free list propo
sition, which was passed In the bouse
end sent over to the senate as one of
the Instrumentalities by which they
hoped to embarrass the president In
his fight for Canadian reciprocity.
Without going Into the merits of the
latter, anyone can see at a glance that
this free list Is all sham, as was pointed
out by President Taft In his New York
speech, In which he also riddled to
pieces that other democratic scare
crow, annexation.
Canada has listed the concessions it
will make us In the reciprocity agree
ment. It will make no more, nor will
It ask more of us than we hare listed
in that same agreement. Why, then,
should the United States voluntarily
make additional tariff concessions to
Canada? Of course, Canada might ac
cept them, but If we got nothing In
return, which certainly would be the
case, what would we have gained by
the process?
But, as Mr. Taft disclosed more than
two months ago, even. voluntarily giv
ing Canada this advantage over us
would not be all. We would be setting
up a precedent that might have to
guide us with relation to other coun
tries, which could come In and claim
these same concessions under the most-
favored-nation clause. It Is difficult to
see why the shrewd democratic poli
ticians would urge a proposition of
this kind, except that it Is offered in
the name of a principle the principle
of free trade but It is not even free
trade, for It gives all without getting
freedom of trade in return.
A Last Word of Warning.
Omaha has not gone the whole
length for a "safe and sane". Fourth
of July celebration, though It is to be
hoped we shall soon catch up with the
procession in thla respect. About all
that can be done, therefore, to prevent
accidents and suffering as a result of
indiscriminate use of explosive fire
works here tomorrow is by individual
precaution and care. Perhaps parents
may help keep their children from
maiming themselves or somebody else
by restricting tbem in the use of
dangerous toys. ' If each household will
take It on itself to be as cautious as
possible In this way, It may serve a
very wholesome end. It amounts to
criminal neglect to let children hare
full sway In the use of deadly devices.
It has been pointed out that the
killed and wounded In seven big battles
of the American revolution numbered
1,119, while In the eight years from
July 4, 1903, to July 4, 1910, the
killed alone from fireworks totaled
1,662 and the wounded 85,863.
Why pay such a frightful toll in
human life and limb for the privilege
of making life hideous on one day in
the year? It is a mockery instead of
a memorial of the spirit ot 177eV"
If everybody will think, first of the
other person and then of himself on
this Fourth, he will do a lot for his
own and others' comfort and safety.
This is asking little enougo.
. Away from Home News.
It Is a trite saying that a person
often has to go away from home to
get the news, and we find another
illustration of this adage in the special
political letter printed in the Pittsburg
Dispatch as from Its Columbus, O.,
correspondent, aa follows:
Word is coming to the Harmon propa
ganda. In thla state, which la headed by
Lieutenant Governor Hush L. Nichols, that
the Ohio executive Is gaining around every
day. They are pointing- with especial glee
to the significant fact that the Omaha
(Neb ) World-Herald, one of the moat In
fluential of the Nebraska newapapers. Is
for Harmon, notwithstanding that a cer
tain talented orator, who realdea In that
bailiwick, seems aomewhat peeved over
the Harmon prospects, The fact that the
powerful Nebraaka papers are turning In
the direction leads some to the conclusion
that Mr. .Bryan will be found there himself
one day, since he does not appear to be
able to satisfy himself that any of the
other avowed candidates will do.
That the local . democratic organ
was trying Its best to boost the Har
mon game without coming out in the
open has been discernible to those
who look under the surface, but evi
dently down east Its editor-senator
has offered the Harmon managers his
co-operation, or more probably made
a deal with them, so that they are
counting on the delivery of the votes
of the Nebraska delegates to the next
democratic national convention from
this source. If they really think they
can in the same way pull Mr. Bryan
over into the Harmon game it is our
guess that they will have to guess a
second time.
- Of Importance to Nebraska.
The finding of the special master
appointed by the federal court for
South Dakota to the effect that a
ty -cent passenger rato is reasonable
and compensatory for railroads In that
state ia sure to be of special impor
tance to Nebraska, whose 8-cent fare
law la being likewise contested in the
federal courts. To us it would seem
that the finding, if upheld. )hat 2Vs
cents la a fair mileage charge tor car
rying passengers la South Dakota will
be of substantial advantage to Ne
braska in maintaining the reasonable
ness of the 8-cent charge in this state.
The difference in population, in length
of haul, In volume of traffic and In
cost of construction and operation aa
between Nebraska and South Dakota
must all be In our favor.
Naturally and normally the Infer
ence would be that the railroads
should be entitled to a schedule of
rates in South Dakota a little higher
than In Nebraska, although whether
the variant conditions warrant a dif
ferential of a half-cent, equal to a re
duction of 20 per cent, would have to
be demonstrated by comparison of ao
TIIE BEE:
tual figures. It should be remem
bered that we had this same sort of
controversy In 1887, when psssenger
rites In Nebraska were by law reduced
from 4 cents to 8 cents, but the re
duction was gradually vindicated and
Justified. Where Nebraska Is ahead
of South Dakota in this Instance lies
1st this, that our t-cent fare law baa
been already operative and observed
for four years, while In South Dakota
the 2-cent fare law never went Into
effect because bung up In the courts,
and even now the 8 V -cent rate will
not be available still for an Indefinite
period if the railroads take an appeal,
which they are very apt to do.
Fxpress Inquiry and Parcels Post
Through the Interstate Commerce
commission the government has got
around to the. Express company In its
crusade of Investigation. It will look
Into rates, classifications, regulations
and practices, to determine whether
express business comes within the pre
scriptions of the Interstate commerce
laws. It Is. announced that almost
coincident with this determination by
the government, most of the express
companies promulgated a revised
schedule of rates, seeming, thereby, to
offer a tacit admission of the unfair
ness of rates heretofore exacted. Of
course, the companies, doubtless, will
seek to show that these new schedules
have no relation whatever to the gov
ernment's announced intention to In
vestigate. The public, which has been
paying the exorbitant charges, may,
however, draw Its own conclusions.
While the government Is making
this investigation, It will, doubtless,
take time to ascertain how certain ex
press companies have declared extra
dividends recently of colossat propor
tions. There are many things equally
as remarkable that will come in for
explanation. No sort of public utility
corporation is commonly believed to be
quite as vulnerable when it comes 'to
methods of business and extravagant
earnings as the express company and
the searchlight of official in
turned upon it will be quite timely.
It Is well enough to proceed with
the Inquiry, but why should It not be
wen also to make this the beginning
of the end of the express company aa
at present conducted and let the postal
department of the government take
over the traffic that belongs to it by
creating a system of parcels post? Con
gress has dallied away most of the
time of this session, so that It may not
be expected to do anything to meet
this public demand, but the next ses
sion should take action on It. -
That , sprightly weekly paper, the'
LWestern Laborer, has been regularly
appearing as a chronicle of happenings
In the labor world and an organ of or
ganized labor for twenty years. In
entering on its twenty-first year it
proudly boasts that not three labor
papers in the whole country can match
such a record with the same editor in
charge and ownership from the start.
We congratulate the Western Laborer
and Editor Kennedy. Keep up the
good work. '
Member Sherman of the Water
board will have to be called on the
carpet and disciplined for talking out
so plainly and admitting that voting
18,250,000 bonds would not have ex
pedited possession of the water plant
by the city -one bit. Mr. 8herman
ought to know that there Is only one
member of the Water board who ia
licensed to talk for publication, and
that he is not the one.
For some unknown and unexplained
reason we have had no vociferous de
mand to muixle the dogs for several
years, although the number of canines
In Omaha does not seem' to , have
grown less. Can it be that the local
dealers disposed of all their dog
masks the last time the frensy was
upon us?
The treasury's total reserve in the
national banks at the last call of the
comptroller was fl.478,140,795, Just
810,000.000 more than the outstand
ing securities of the United States
Steel corporation, which are reported
at 81.468.000.000.
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We had a premonition that ex-
Judge Dean would appear upon the
political race track again before the
entries closed, but the horoscope failed
to tell whether he was to be a tion
partlsan this time or Just an old-line
democrat. '
Wonder If the Commercial club has
heard that poor people have to pay
50 cents for a hundred pounds of ice
here ia Omaha, for which only from
85 to 40 cent Is exacted in Des
Moines, St. Joseph, Kansas City and
Denver. v
The woman who is . said to have
toppled little Manuel off bla Portu
guese throne is now doing London, per
haps la the hope of mesmerising some
of our American kings of commerce
dallying over there.
)
It's a aafe guess that anonymous
republicans who rush to democratic
organs to air their grievances, or for
consolation, would be disclosed as
democrats or near-democrats if the
mask were torn off.
Now If that Canadian reciprocity
treaty only provided for free Inter
change of summer weather with Mani
toba it would gala a whole lot of re
cruits these dsys.
Are tha Trailer Wire passnaelf
Baltimore American.
Edison has expressed himself aa well
satisfied with a practical trial or his new
atorage battery trolley ear. The wizard of
slectrtclty may develop something In the
way of transit motive power which will put
pedeatrlanlsra almost among the loat arts.
OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY
But If he were to accomplish nothing more,
lie would be conferring a boon on humanity
by removing the disfiguring overhead
trolley wires and poles from the streets j
or cities wnicn are trying to be ornamental
as well as useful.
The 9aae.
Indianapolis News.
Tou might not think so from the noise
he Is making now, but It Is the same Cum
mins that voted against the Fayne-Atdrlch
bill.
raaarht the lafertlea.
' Wall Street Journal.
But then, a possible explanation may be
that surh close proximity to the 'trusts"
and their Inside dealings haa Infected the
magaslnes.
Advaataaee of a runeral.
Cleveland Leader.
It la saddenlna to consider the no.it Inn
the sugar trust managers would be In had
there not been a funeral In their official
family.
What Was the Gain
Ronton Transcript.
Beachey's fllitht over Nlae-ara fulls and
bla swoop under the unner bridge may have
had its perils, but It was not nearly so
foolhardy as the old attempts to shoot
the rapids In a barrel.
A Chance for . the Hoaaeaolrte-r.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Between flKhtlna- the bathtub trust, tha
Plumbing trust, the wall paper trust and
the lumber trust, the government ought to
be able to give a houaebullder a chance to
buy something at out rates.
Oseer Capera'of Pate.
Chicago Inter Ocean. .
Patrick Bustles, bricklayer, falls from
the twentieth atory of a new Chicago sky
scraper. John Murray, Ironworker, on the
nineteenth, hears Eustace's 'cry, throws his
legs about a steel beam, leana over, catches
the falling man and unable to hold Mm,
swings his body so that It lands on the
eighteenth floor with slight Injuries. "Kis
met!" exclaims the Turk,., "it la fate."
Which is to say that' when a man's time
oomes a pin will kill him and until It does
nothing will take him off. Sometimes It
looks that way. .
MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
Increased Bond Debt aad Iaereae
Taxatloa.
Wall Street Journal.
Bond houses have been favoied In the
last few years by a large business In mu
nicipal bonds; and w hie tils is satisfac
tory to them, the Increase In municipal In
debtedness, which has given rite to this
large business, seems , unlikely to be
equa'ly satisfactory to the taxpayer. Slnoe
1806 the average tax rate In New York
City has li en from alout $15 26 to 111.16;
and the average for twenty leading cities
In the United States during the same pe
riod has rlen from $17.16 to US.08 That
the increase in taxation has been due In
no smal maasute tie the rapid growth of
municipal debts Is clearly indicated by the
following comparisons:
Per Cent
' Revenue Revenue
Municipal i
Bond Sales. .
...t469.876.lf7
... 8.J77.96! '
... 6.81.72
... 4.S,SW.0M
... 4i,3!.0
... .47f,3!7
... 421.9H9 SS7
110
lfflS
190S
190.
1906
15
1904
1909
All i I'les. to Uebt,
r780 K8,T16
30.41
7S4. 80206
68 , 700
648.7H1.S68
oa.tt7.17f
672, 404.611
C?8,&'6 964
31.46
82.74
m.it i a,
S.&6
24.16
, 224,728,BM
. 291,717.600
37.X
37.J4
1903
vai .. aa7A, iltlTW llViVUOtIO 9i.ff
476.668,974
ratio of revenue to ibi f Hue to the rapid
growth of our cltletf-ditd to th. norrnnnH-
growth of our cities' Shd to tha corretnond.
Ingly large Investment In municipal build
ings and plants; and that the fall In reve
nue is not unsound sinos these plants, now
having been constructed, can be main
talned at relatively small cost. This ara-u.
ment, however, is not conclusive, slnca tha
growth bf our cities from 1604, when tha
tan in revenue began to occur to date has
not been exceptionally rapid, as shown by
our census reports. '
That the annual revenue of a;i cities In
the Un'ted States haa fallen from 32 16 per
cent of the'r Indebtedness In 1904 ta ahmit
80 per cent at the present time, apparently
represents a real deterioration in financial
conditions; and the falling prices and ris
ing yields of munlolpal bonds generally
point to the same conclusion. Of course,
the graft of politicians and the profits
made by builders and other influential
business men through the expenditure of
munlolpal funds, tend toward , continued
growth of Indebtedness. '
Undoubtedly It Is clear that this regular
annual fall In revenue cannot continue In
definitely without serious Injury to mu
nicipal credit; but the most pertinent con
tlderation Is that 4n Just'Ce to the tax
payer it ought to cease at once.
People Talked About
Mr. Clarke Is a clubable fellow, being a
member of thirty clubs in New York. He
succeeded the late W. M. Laffaa of the
New York Sun as one of the art advisers
of J. Plarpont Morgan.
The June brides of 1911 are all In.
J. Pterpont Morgan continues his search
for wonderful antiques.' Every day one
reads of some new purchase. He Is now
reported to be negotiating for the Chester
field suit of Topf armor, to give It to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Representative Henry H. Bingham of
Pennsylvania is one of the oldest members
of tha house in point of service, having
served continuously for seventeen terms.
He Uvea In Philadelphia, where he was
born not quite seventy years ago.
Mrs. Imogane Paul, superintendent of
street cleaning In the Tenth district of
Chicago, haa Invented a device for the dis
posal of paper and other refuse which. It
Is claimed, will save the city (100,000 an
nually. The Invention Is aa Incinerator for
burning like refuse aa It Is taken up.
Klas Caroline Bpurgeon baa just won the
degree of doctor of letters from the Uni
versity of Paris on a tbeals on the English
aad French erttictema of Chaucer. Miss
Spurgeon defended hec thesis bo ably be
fore the professors of the Sorbonne that
she secured especial honorable mentlun, a
distinction rarely given to foreigners.
3, 1911.
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Washington Life
oaae XBtarerttag Fkasee
and Conditions Observed
at Ue Ration's Capital.
Senator Krancls K. Warren of Wyoming,
following the good example of several
young elders of the upper house, has
Uken to himself a wife. The senator Is
just past V. His bride. Miss Clara Le
Baron Morgan ef New York. Is about 36.
Neither looks as old as the figures say,
and the senator Is one of the youngest old
men In the senate. He stands erect, has
a sprightly step and his appearance does
not Indicate over 60. Moreover, he Is one
of the most popular members of that body
and his colleagues are showering congratu
lations upon him.
As chairman of the committee on appro
priations Warren Is ona of the leaders of
the senate. His first wife died nine years
age and he has a daughter who Is married
lo Brigadier . General John J. Pershing,
IT. S. A. Warran I. . v.l. v..
"ntiBj wy U1I 111,
having first seen the light at Hinsdale,
Mass. He served as a private and non
commissioned officer In the olvll war and
received the congressional medal of honor
for gallantry on the field of battle at the
siege of Port Hudson. He Is a farmer
and stock raiser by occupation, and he
followed that pursuit In Massachusetts
until 1868. when he went to Wvomlng,
Which was then nrf nf ,. . i. -
Dakota. There he went Into sheep raising
and he still owns large flocks, some one In
the senate having referred to him recently
as 'the greatest shepherd since Abraham "
But farming did not prevent him from
taking, part In politics and he was active
In affairs, serving In she territorial council
after Wyoming had been made a separate
territory, and aa governor, and after the
admission of the territory as a state he
was tha first governor elected. Then he
went to the senate, and has been there
ever since. His colleagues like him, for he
Is a genial, frank fellow and the sort that
wins friends.
Following evidence that many valuable
government documents and records are
stored In non-flrenroof hniMi... i- tr
Ington, Representative SheppaTd. chairman
me committee on publlo buildings and
grounds, Introduced a bill looking to the
erection of a "national nhivU k..ui-
In such a structure he proposes to store
ji Documents not In current use, many of
which are priceless hv r...n .w-.
bearing on national and international af-
intrs. xne Bheppar bill directs the sec
retary of the treasury to have drawn Im
mediately plans for a modern fireproof
building containing not i, avwv AAA
a 'SMS WV,WV
feet of space and capable of enlargement to
4,000,000 feet. A building of this character
in whloh may be stored government records
that now lie In musty cellars and attics
of the various deDartmenta nun. -
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in quarters by no means fireproof, haa been
advocated by officials for many years. It
is pointed out that nearly all other govern- I
ments have available storage rooms where
aocumenu or this character receive the
care and attention their confidential and
vaiuaoie character deserves.
Colonel' John H. Carroll, th. n...n..
railroad lawye-, was In Washington last
winter and needing the services of a man
to travel with him la his private car, hired
a gooa-iooKing and well-recommended
young man from Virginia, whom he hap
pened to meet
The man's name was cuitxu-t Vni k- ho
never been on a railroad train except to
1 SMVr'V
- ? trvel the colonel back and
forth between Washington and New York,
New York and Chicago and Chicago and
St. Louis, and rode a good deal on the
observation end of the car. All the roads
the car went over were two-track or four
track roads.
Not long ago the colonel hail hi.
switched off on a sidetrack road in Ohio
during the night. Wnen Colonel Carroll
awoke In the morning and went out to the
observation end of the car he found Gil
bert contemplating the alna-le trak (,
much Interest.
"Colonel," he said, "thla her. r.nrn.
seems to run only one way. How are we
goln' to git back?" .
One of the elevators In the senat. mr
of the capltol ia operated by a grissled
elderly man, who never falls to a-.t a
cheery greeting from senators whenever
tney nae up or down In his car. His name
istPeter Rellly. During tha civil war h.
won a record for gallantry surpassed by
tew men in that great conflict. He was a
captain In the Fourth Iowa cavalry and
led his troop through many hard engage
ments. Captain Rellly la modest about his
war record, yet natorally proud of It.
Borne time ago his friends wantod him
to Join the 'Military Order of the Loyal
legion, a patriotic organisation. To be
eligible for memberahln in tha i ea-fnn
man must either have been an officer of
tne united States or a descendant of an
officer. Rellly was, of course, eligible. But
he declined. This was his reason:
"During the civil war mv man wuM
go anywhere I asked them to m T wnM
go anywhere they went. I do not nmnn.
now to go anywhere where they cannot
louow me."
Former Senator Nathan B. Scott nt w.i
Virginia evidently likes Washington and
Intends making his home there, though
retaining his voting residence in West Vir
ginia. He has been elected Dt-aaiit.nt
the United States Trust company of this
city, and win take bold of Its manage
ment But though be may be Identified
In a business way with Washington, he
will stick to bis old state which he con
tinues to represent upon the republican
national committee and which h. ni
ceased to represent In the United States
senate ea March 4, last because tha at&t.
went democratic at the previous election
and let a democrat into his seat "Scotty,"
aa nis intimate colleagues In the senate
used to call him, Is still a power in West
Virginia politics, as the president consults
him about federal atmolntmcnta thar. .ni
defers much to his judgment.. No doubt
he hopws to coma back to the senate
whea his state rights itself politically.
What Is said to be the original signature
of Abraham Lincoln, when he first brought
his family to Washington as a member of
congress. Is one of the exhibits In the of
fice of Elliot Woods, superintendent of the
capltol. - It Is a leaf from the register of
Brown's hotel, the ancient hostelry whloh
once stood where the Metropolitan hotel
Is on Pennsylvania avenue, and bears the
simple legend; "A. Lincoln and family,
Illinois." The time was November, 147,
Mr. Lincoln having served la the Thirtieth
congress as a Whig from Deoember 6, 1847,
to March & IMS. The record shows that he
was assigned to Room li. This valuable
page from one of the most historic of hotel
real stars Is Inclosed under glass ta a sim
ple frame and hangs where It would not
be readily noticed, behind a door.
Awfal ta Think Of.
Chicago Baeord-Herald.
How would you like to be a director of
so many banks that you couldn't remember
them all? Think of the embarrassment that
would follow If one should forget to draw
oae's salary for four or five of the jobs one
held.
PUBLICITY FOR OMAHA.
Western Laborer: Evidently the union
men rf Omnha g"t vn w th the double
cross rs who deceived them when the eon
tiact for the court house building was f.rst
let.
Nebraka City Frea: When Omnha loses
a base ball game the women, even, have a
pretty ladylike manner ef throwing euh
ons and pop bottles at the hrad of the
poor, defenseless umpire.
York Republican: Wiy do s the State
Journal take so much pains to get the
sentiment of the people en the trend of
party preference when it might have con
sulted Shotwell and saved all the anxiety?
Fremont Tribune: ' The police court
troubles of Omaha young people who come
to Fremont In automobiles are likely to
cause Fremont, people to look as' ae?
upon mixed parties that drive In from
the cast.
Nebraska City Press: An Omaha hotel,
keeper with hot weatver In ml d enncun'es
that he will srve meals to gentlemen with
out coats. v That Is very Interest ng anJ
pleasing, but will he let 'em eat p e with
their knlvee?
Western Laborer; It Is poslthe'y dis
rupting to hear the howling cf the people
(who did not vote) beoause the water bonds
were defeatel. We will bet a Bankers'
Union c'gnr that the ed tors of the World
Herald and News did rot vote.
Grand Inland Independent: The Omaha
Bee has a new "patronise home lndu-trles"
slogan. It Is directed nt the auto'st aid
pleads that the latter should do ht spew
ing at home In order to keep the "fine"
money circulating In h's own town.
Omaha Examiner: The Ice trut aprears
to be about the onlv one not prepr d to
show upon a moment's notice that al
though you -have to pay a good deal more
for your Ice than formerly,, Ice l chenpr
than ever before. It has not had time to
r-sd up the trust primer yet.
Nebraoka C ty Press: Omaha must not
only suffer from the heat, but the Iceman
has touched the prop's on the'r tender
spots by Increasing his price 26 per cent.
That Is too much and It Is time for an
other tlmelv proclamation by Mayor Jim
who has been very quiet lately.
Kearney Hub: Omaha ha an lee com
bination which has recently advanced the
price from 24 per 1 00 pounds to 98 per I.eoO.
the latter n-iee be'ng the highest charged
In any stml'ar city In the west. Of all the
trade combinations an Ice monopoly Is
about the worst, because the high price
fal's with special severity on poor fam'llea
whose need Is really the gTeete t.
BOARD OF HEALTH WARNING.
Iowa Authorities Svffarest Fearth ef
Jaly aafesraarda.
Iowa Health Bulletin.
Local boards of health should request
that at least one druggist In the'r re
spective towns should have on hard a sup
ply of antl-tetanjo serum for the saving
of life from Fourth ef July Injuries.
The Journal of the American Medlaal
Association In June. 1910, gave the follow
ing simple rules to be followed In the treat
ment of every blank cartridge or puncture
wound:
L Inject subcutaneously LfOO units of
antl-tetanlc serum and 'continue the In
jections If Indications of possible tetanus
arise.
I. Freelv Incise every Wound.
$. Carefully and thoroughly remove from
the wound every particle of foreign mat-
. . ..... , . ..
4. Cauterise the . wound thoroughly with
a 25 per cent solution of phenol (carbolic
acid) In glycerin or alcohol.
ml. Apply a loose, wet boric add pack.
6. In no case should the wound be closed.
It should be allowed to heal by granula
tion. The dressing and packing should b)
Deposited in the Savings Department of
the Omaha National Bank during the first
10 days of July will bear interest
from July 1st.
Savings pass-books issued and
interest compounded semi-annually.
Omaha National Bank
17th and Farnam Sta.
Capital $1,000,000. Serphu and Profits $600,001)
J. H. Millard, Pres.
'V i TT,."T'P'r'. l t"'-rV.rr.. ( . W''' ' ' ' 1 J"1'-''. sal 1 1 in i j.u t' '- j; -t
i - - - - tei m ?
If you depend upon the
' mail to do that import- .
ant business' you may
regret the time it takes.
Successful men every
where are using "West-
ern Union Day Letters"
and "Night Letters" to
j cliP day off the fast
est mail service.
THE WESTEPJ UNION TELEGRAPH CQf.!PANT
;:. 1 1 i j i j .m i in '
removed every day and fresh dress ng nt j
plied.
Kecent results fro to show that the ul
cutaneous Injection of an Immunising 6-.
of tetanus antl-toxn la a cute method
preventing the dlfeaxe. In all caves whe
garden dirt stable dust, manuro. p.no
weds or powder from cartridges have he r ,
ground or forced Into the Injured tloe- I
a l-rsventlva dose of tetanus ant'-t vi I
shculd be given atibeutareously st the t m. !
the wound Is fret! el, or as foon aftei ,
Is possible. This is especially reocmnieiVc ,
after Fourth ef July Injuria. . '
Particular and Insistent recommendntl i
is trade to every health otneer ti set t-,
and arcure a supply of tetanus ant -toxin
If not alieady supplied before the teri'
of Fourth of July arcHcnts, wh cb so !
rratively require the preventive ti-e o
this anti-toxin. He sure that t, e r 'n .1
Is at hand and employ every m an
utge this prophylactic of tetanus in ev r
ct se of wound. ,,
SMUNQ REMAJRKS.
"George," said the wife, "dors my skin
sac too much?"
"It doesn't begin to sag aa much r.h m.
pocketbook," replleil George, dolefm'
Cleveland Plain Dealer. - -
Laborer And hav' they tall ulMin
America, Pat?
Pat Tall buildings hav' thy-.fnith, Mi
the last one I worked on wc hail to i.n
on our stomachs to let tls inoon'Vns-
uiie.
"There's a belief that summer gtrls mo
always fickle."
"V.. I ml mnumirmA n n Ih.l Ik. n i
It looks as if I'm in for a werUllriK or .
breach of promise suit." Kans.ia ('ti.
Journal.
Mrs. Idler Let's see: Wasn't tlwre aw
scandal concerning that Broad head Kir' 7
Mrs. Chatter Oh. yes! Don't vou n.-o;
lect? She married for love I Puck.
Prospective Tenant The rooms are rathe,
small.
Landlord That's really art" advah',aM
Not so much fresh air Is required to keep
them cool. Chicago Tribune.
fc'I hear that poor dear Helen sued f;r
divorce on the groumi. of. cruel auu m
usual treatment."
"What was the cruelty?" '
"Her brute of a husband never gave v .
a chance to find fault with him ' t)u:n
more American.
"I'm afraid my wife picked out the Viont.
hotel."
"Too expensive?" ;
"Oh, no; but It's going to he hard to
make expenses. There's a lot ' of other
bridge sharps there bexiden- he..ir .
Courier-Journal, , , . ...
.She You are Just like all men; you would
not admit that you ever made b mij-ukt-to
save your life. v 1 -
He As If I hadn't told you time and t'ii.
again that the mistake of .my life, was In
marrying you. Boston Transcript. '
"There Is one queer thing about bride
grooms which few have noticed.", mused
the observing friend aa the orowd left t lie
ehurch after the bridal nair. '
"What Is that?" a companion asked.
That from the bride's atidiumt h- l
the best man In the world exceut at tin
wedding." Baltimore American.
OTK PATRIOTS.
Carolyn Wells In Judge.
Abou Ben Bunker, on Julv-the third.
Awoke at night and thought a noise h
heard;
And. lol within his morris chair 'there fate
A ghostly vision, writing on a plat-.
"What's that?" Inquired Ben Bunker, not
much scared. . .
"Oh, Juat a list." the ghost said. "I've pre
pared
Of noble patriots, whose names mav stand
A lasting honor to their native land."
"And am I In It?" Bunker said. "What'
You? j. ' -.
Not much!" the vision Jeered. Boa cried,
"Bkiddoo!
But docket me aa one. you bloomln' Jav
Who won't give children J-flrearms. am -.
way!''.
The. vision sneered, but he' sklddqoed all
right-. ' . ' - ' -i "i- !,
And wasn't seen again till the next ri-.-lu.
After the Fourth Its deadly work hud done,
With rOCket. rifle. Ciack.r "homh and rnn
Weeping, the vision came td Aboil Ben
And sat down in the morris chair Btaln
tie snowea nis list it was no time for
lest
And. lo! Ben Bunker's nm led all the res' !
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