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From tho Hulett, Wyo., Globe. The boys from the D and the L-A ranches camped together on the beef roundup last Thursday for dinner and during the period of noonday rest en joyed a little recreation in the most approved style. Hugh Gainer, Carl Jeans and John Drisklll were the main actors to a large and delighted au dience—delighted with the exhibition of horsemanship—until these three young men met with various mishaps. They were all riding wild and untamed “bronks," and during the performance they all felt the ground with the fol lowing results: Hugh Gainer, several broken ribs; Carl Jeans, badly cut head, unconscious two hours; John Drisklll, broken collar bone caused by the horse walking on his neck. The young men were hurried to Moorcroft where surgeons soon put them on the road to Wellvllle. They will all be well soon, and ready for more work In the arena. _ Astonished the “Cop.” Police Lieutenant "Barney” Keleher always has a new story to tell. “Two of our ‘finest’ were walking along Broadway not so long ago,” be gan the lieutenant, unfolding his latest offering, "and their attention was at tracted to the bronze figure of an ape standing upright In the window of a large Jewelry store. “What kind of an animal Is that supposed to be?" asked one of the other. “ ’You surprise me with your thick ness,’ returned the second cop. ‘That’s a gorilla. Never hear of them before?’ “ ‘Sure, and I read about them in the histories,’ he answered. ‘My, whai a lot of damage they did during the Civil war! How did a general ever make those things mind him?'"—New York Sun. Literary Criticism. They were discussing a certain au thoress at dinner, and a well-known critic raised a laugh by remarking: “Well, her hair's red, even if her books are not.” The mild young man in the corner made a mental note of the sally for fu ture use, and at another party shortly afterward he carefully guided the con versation into literary channels, Tit Bits Informs its readers. Fortunately, some one mentioned the desired name, and he triumphantly cried out: "Well, she’s got red hair, even if her book* haven’t!’’ THE TEA PENALTY. A Strong Man’s Experience. Writing from a busy railroad town the wife of an employe of one of the great roads says: "My husband is a railroad man who has been so much benefited by the use of Postum that he wishes me to ex press his thanks to you for the good It has done him. 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His nerves have become steady and reliable once more, and his sleep la easy, natural and refreshing. He owes all this to Postum. for he has taken no medicine and made no other change in his diet. “His brother, who was very nervous from coffee-drinking, was persuaded by us to give up the coffee and use Postum and he also has recovered his health and strength.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little book. “The Hoad to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There's a reason." Kver rend the above letter r A new •ne appears from time to time. They • re iceaulae, true, turd full of lijiuan Interest. OMAHA FOR REFORM; NEW GOVERNING PLAN Commission Idea, in Novel As pect, to Go Into Effect Next Spring. Chicago—Sumner Curtis writes as follows from Omaha to the Record Herald: Several months ago the hustling members of the Omaha Ad club were pondering what to do to per petuate Interest In the organization and attract wider attention to their city. The national convention of ad clubs recently had been held here and how to keep olive the spirit aroused by the gathering was an Important question. Carnivals, com and Ice pal aces, street fairs and the hundred and one similar attractions with which cit ies seek to advertise themselves, were debated. Already Omaha had Its Ak Sar-Ben carnival, but the desire was to advertise the city In a more serious manner. "Let's push for a commission form of government.” Anally was suggested. The suggestion caught on and then and there inaugurated th6 scheme that certainly has no rival for novelty when It Is remembered that the original pur pose was advertisement abroad and the perpetuation of the boasting spirit at home. They started an agitation that speedily resulted In the enactment of a state law permitting cities to adopt the commission form of government. On the second of last month a special elec tion was held In Omaha to vote on the question, which carried about two and a half to one, and next May, when the terms of the present city ofAcials expire, the new system will become op erative. There had been no charges of gross maladministration of municipal affairs, nor suspicion of graft on a large scale to arouse public sentiment to a change of form. The thing that appealed to the citizens who manifested an Interest aside from the advertising features, was the Idea of bringing the business of the city as nearly as possible to the scientific, economic basis upon which private business enterprises are conducted. A prerequisite of this business admin istration of affairs. It was determined, was to eliminate the political party proposition from municipal elections. Hence one of the striking features of the plan drafted prohibited party des ignations from going on ballots at elec tions to choose commissioners. Also the names of the candidates are rotated on the ballots In the various precincts, so that each one has the same general show for position. For Instance, the name of "John Doe" will appear In first place on the ballot In one precinct, while that of “Richard Roe” will have the advantageous position in the next precinct and so on. Under the present system Omaha has six elective executive officers, a council of 12 members, elected as aldermen are In all cities under the old scheme and four elective police commissioners. The. commission plan reduces these 22 elective offices to seven. The water board of six members Is specifically exempted from the commission plan. The mayor at present receives an an nual salary of 23,600 and the aldermen receive 21,800 a year each. The seven commissioners who will assume the reins of government under the new plan adopted will receive annual sal aries of 24.600 each, and an additional 2600 per year Is to be added to the commissioner who performs the func tions of mayor or head of the depart ment of "public affairs.” Although popularly known as com missioners. the name legally given to the seven heads of departments under the commission plan Is councilman. They constitute a council that Is to meet regularly once a week, the mayor and other eouncllmen to hold office In the city hall. Each councilman Is to be assigned special charge and super vision of one department of the city government as follows: Department of public affairs. Department of accounts and finance. Department of police, sanitation and public safety. Department of fire protection and water supply. Department of street cleaning and maintenance. Department of public Improvements. Department of parks and public property. The Omaha plan differs from the Des Moines plan, which has received most attention from students of mu nicipal government throughout the country, In one most Important par ticular—that pertaining to the selec tion of the mayor. Under the live-commissioner plan In operation In Des Moines the mayor Is elected to fill that office directly by the people. Under the Omaha plan the seven councilmen will be chosen by the people from 14 candidates pre viously nominated at a primary, with out any reference to the duties any one of the seven shall perform under the city government. After they are elected the council is to choose one of Its number for mayor, Just the same as It assigns the other members to their respective departments. This experiment within an experi ment was earnestly debated before the provision was embodied In the com mission bill, put before the legislature. Strangely enough, the expected oppo sition of the old-time politicians to the general scheme, did not develop, those In present control submitting to the Innovation on the apparent theory that they can control the election of commissioners even minus the party labels. But It was harder to crystnl lze sentiment In favor of the scheme of choosing the mayor. The argu ments that finally controlled were sub stantially as follows: In the ordinary mayoralty campaign the Interest or fireworks always cen ters around the candidates for mayor, thus detracting largely from the can didates for councilmen. It has been common experience In most cities to elect a mayor who carries Into office on the tall of his ticket men who are not worthy, and who, on their own merits, could not be elected. Under the Omaha plan the elimina tion of party designation largely will correct this, but the idea of selecting seven councilmen, any one of whom may become mayor, will cause the peo ple to Investigate more carefully the character, reputation und capacity of the candidates. Furthermore, it is declared to be distinctly material to determine Into whose hands the management of the city’s affairs should be placed, and that since the whole business ot the city Is to be Intrusted to seven men it is more important to obtain seven strong men, who will do their duty rather than give particular considera tion to the final choice of 011c for mayor. The mayor. It is pointed out. lias no power sn.uvr than tlu.t of the other councilmen. His duties a:e in coin-' iron with those of tile other coutieii nu n, and nothing shouid prevent carrying out their duties to complete fulfillment. Still another Important reason givau for providing this unique method of electing a mayor Is that It will elimi nate the possibility of a mayor's standing aloof from the council of which he Is actually a part, and dis regarding the wishes of the other councllmen upon the ground that the people put him In position of mayor and that he virtually could do what ever he might wish. The point Is made that It Is obviously very much better that the mayor should be re sponsive to the council and that the council should be responsible for the acts of Its mayor. The plan also eliminates the mayor. It Is contended, as a political factor to a large extent. This Is regarded as Important on the theory that no men who is required to act as the head of a political party or any other organi zation or division of the voters In a political sense can give his undivided attention to the dultles which he Is elected to perform. It Is not contended by the most en thusiastic exponents of the new Idea here that the commission will auto matically work the reforms In govern ment that are needed. There Is full realization of the fact that, after all, the essential thing Is to put Into office the proper kind of men. With that ac complished, It is believed the concen tration of authority and the elimina tion of divided or clashing responsi bilities in different departments will show the wisdom of the change In form of government and Insure Its permanency. The experiment has proved a great success as far as It has gone In Des Moines, where recent observations by the Record-Herald correspondent give denial to the re ports that the Iowa metropolis is tired of the commission and anxious to re turn to the old system. The leading citizens of Des Moines point to the greater improvements which are being made in the city with a lower tax rate than before and the local pride over the commission achievement, which at first was akin to the Joy of a child over a new top, has developed Into a regard such as attaches to a family heirloom that would not be sacrificed at any prices Omaha hopes for the same results but does not minimize the force of In fluences that are at work to retain the same old character of political control. Mayor Dahlman—the famous "Cowboy Mayor”—of Omaha, has had a strong personal power In local politics which he does not propose tamely to relax by having his position legislated Into a new sort of combination. He al ready has announced his candidacy for councilman under the commission sys tem, and it Is not entirely Improbable that "Mayor Jim” may continue his title as chief executive officer of the city after his present term expires. There also are specific dangers threatening under the new plan. Tom Dennison, "boss” of the Third ward, whose interests and Influence lie In the same underworld channels ns those of “Hinky Dink” Kenna, of Chicago, al ready has picked four men for com missioners. One is the present sheriff; another Is the city building inspector, a democrat; another Is a member of the present council, and the fourth Is a former councilman and republican pol itician. Cynics assert It may be easy for bipartisan political bosses to nom inate enough friendly candidates among the 14 nominated at the primary to elect a majority of the council of seven. The vote on adoption of the commis sion was a light one and the citizens who want good government made cer tain under the new plan have their work cut out for them at the primaries and election next spring. Persons who acquiesced to the commission plan proposition with half hearted Interest also point out that no civil service sys tem is to be Inaugurated In the city departments, outside of fire and police. Provisions for the Initiative, referen dum and recall. It Is admitted—espe cially the recall—have been surrounded with such restrictions as to size of pe titions as to be Impracticable of opera tion, except on great provocation. In this respect, however, the plan is no dfterent from that of Des Moines, where the Idea was to prevent purely “crank” movements from precipitating eternal turmoil. While severe criticism has been made of some departments In Des Moines at times, there has been no re course to the recall. In the main, things move for the interest of the people as a whole, and the three year teure— which Is the same as provided for Omaha—Is regarded as keeping officials keen to the future wrath of the elec torate. Summing up the Omaha plan, the following features stand forth: Candidates to be nominated at a gen eral primary, the 14 receiving highest vote to go on an official ballot for reg ular election, at which seven will be chosen as councllmen. Council may at any time continue or abolish any existing office or employ ment and create any office or board deemed necessary, and fix salaries thereof, and impose additional duties on other officers, with or without ad ditional pay. Council may revise, repeal or change distribution of funds within limit of total taxes levied for the year. Recall for councllmen provided on petition of 30 per cent in Des Moines; it is 25 per cent of the total number of votes cast at the previous election— of the highest vote cast at the preced ing city election. Initiative to propose ordinances on 15 per cent petition to submit to next regular election, or on 25 per cent pe tition to submit at a special election. Same measure not to be resubmitted by Initiative oftener than once in two years. Referendum on ordinances (except appropriation and emergency) on 15 per cent petition, to be voted on at either special or general election. The commission plan may be aban doned after four years on a 25 per cent petition affirmed by a popular vote. After the Tour. From Harper's Weekly. “Well, Blnks, I see you've returned from your 1,000-mfIe tour In New Eng land," said BJones. “Yep,” said Blnks. "How did you And the hotels en route?” asked BJones. “Hotels?” retorted Blnks. “We didn’t stop at any hotels. We passed all our nights In the county Jails.” Beyond. After the story has once been told— After one's had his little Alng At the world and found the apples of gold Are gilt, and rapidly tarnishing— After the curtain begins to fall Tell me, what Is back of all? Oh, life Is fair at the break of day, As the sun climbs up the eastern hill, And the Aowers are sweet along the way We gather with lavish hands, until Wo find the hills grow rugg.-d a,,a steep, And shadows across the pathway creep. And life at. noontide is not half bad: Sure we have learned a lesson or two Have bought our experience gay or sad „,Alu 0lir,t0il tn passing through Hie little gate beside which stands Old Father Time, with outstretched hands, But when the light begins to wane , A[u! shadows deepen around our w.a w™ lloes it matter, the loss or gobi'’ What does It count, our work os play-' After the curtain begins to tall Toll me, what Is back of all? —Arthur D. F. Randolph. CANADA’S IMMENSE WHEAT FIELDS THE ATTRACTION FOR THREE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAIL WAYS. Last August there visited the Cana dian west the vice-president of the largest individual hardware company in the United States. As his firm have a turnover of millions, and deals ex tensively with farm Implements, this man took a deep interest in crop con ditions in Canada, and on his return he embodied his findings In an article for the Hardware Reporter. This ar ticle should be of special Interest to farmers. The writer speaks of the importance of the spring wheat crop of 'Western Canada. He might also have spoken of the Importance of the oat crop and also of the winter wheat crop, as well as barley. Winter wheat during the past few years has been a great suc cess, and experiments have shown that It can be grown with success in almost any portion of the three prov inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. But apart from this, the spring wheat crop is the one generally grown, and all who know anything of grain, anyone who has had anything to do with markets, knows or has heard of the high character of this cereal and the splendid yields that are annually produced. Reproducing from this article:— “In a land of such great sweep, and of such difference in soil and climate, there are many resources, but none are at present of the same overwhelm ing Importance as the spring wheat crop. In the Interminable prairie stretches of the northwest provinces it is the one absorbing topic of inter est and of conversation during Its growing and Its harvesting, for upon I Its success or failure hangs the weal or woe of a large part of the Domin ion. Its Influence extends far down Into the United States, drawing thou sands of farmers northwards with the lure of cheap lands, but likewise be yond the great lakes, even to the easy | going maritime provinces, calling the ■ flower of their young men to its op portunities. Development in these prairie provinces goes on at high pres sure for everything hangs on the out come of spring wheat. Success has emboldened the raisers of thiB one all important crop, and each year there Is further Incursion Into those north ern fields that only a short time ago were regarded as Arctic wastes. The Canadian Northwest seems to be one of those modern agricultural examples set forth to drive the final nail in the colfln of that ancient Malthusian de lusion that population tends to outrun the means of subsistence, since the ■ only fear now among Canadian econ omists Is as to the danger of over stocking the wheat market. Only about two and one-half per cent of possible arable lands In the northwest provinces Is now under cultivation, and this year the crop promises to be close to 200,000,000 bushels, so that your Imagination and your arith metic can easily supply the answer as to the possible or even probable out come.” During the months of July and Au gust the weather was unfavourable and the production of a 200 million yield of wheat will not likely be real ized, but even with this, the threshing reports coming to hand show that the crop will be a splendidly paying one. Toasting the Teachers. There was a meeting of the new teachers and the old. It was a sort of love feast, reception or whatever you call It Anyhow, all the teachers got together and pretended they didn’t have a care In the world. After the eats were et the symposiarch proposed a toast: “Long Live Our Teachers!” It was drank enthusiastically. One of the new teachers was called on to respond. He modestly accepted. 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