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7 OCTOBER 6, 1905 that the senate committee will make a bona fide struggle toward the early formulation of legisla tion in the senate. The advantage of the senate jn securing early consideration of a bill results from the senate being a continuous body, while the house will have to bo reorganized and start anew almost as if its membership had never bo fore sat in consideration of the same questions that are to occupy them." THE NORWAY-SWEDEN dissolution treaty has been completed. The Stockholm cor respondent for the New York World says "arbi tration is the .dominant feature of this treaty." The very first article provides for general arbi tration at The Hague after separation, and in each of the other articles it is stipulated that disputes about the meaning of treaty clauses shall be arbitrated either through a commission or at The Hague, while the demolition of border fortifications is to be supervised by foreign mili tary officers. All matters of dispute, says article 1, which do not affect the independence, integrity or vital interests of either country, are to be sent to The Hague court. In case of a difference of opinion as to whether a given question touches vital interests, the matter must be submitted to the arbitration tribunal, though disputes about the interpretation of the method of carrying out the dissolution need not be. This part of the agreement is to remain in force ten years, and the period will be extended ten years longer if not denounced at least two years before the ex piration. THE SECOND ARTICLE of the Norway-Sweden treaty maps out a zone of fifteen kilo meters (nearly ten miles) on each side of the frontier, "which shall forever be neutral and must not be used by either country for war operations" unless either or both are at war with an outside power. The old Norwegian fortresses at Fred riksten, Glydenloeve and Overbjerget may remain, but not as fortifications. The other de fense works must be demolished within eight months, under the supervision of a commission of three foreign officers, each country choosing one and the third to be selected by those two, or by the president of Switzerland. This article of the agreement becomes effective immediately and can not be. broken by one party alone. Art icle 3 sets forth that for humanitarian reasons both countries agree to grant nomadic Lapland ers pasturage privileges and prescribes the con ditions under which Laplanders may pasture rein deers in Norway until 1918. Under article 4 each country agrees not to interfere by prohibitory im port or export laws with the transport or transit of goods. Transit goods must not be taxed with v The Commoner. export duty or like charges, nor muBt any din crimination be made in transit charges. This part of the agreement is made for thirty yonrs from January 1, 190G, and may bo prolonged for a similar period. Articlo 5 providos that if a proposition is made to dam common waterways in one country, that country's lawj shall govern. But such works may not bo carried out without the permission of the other country if a change of watercourse should substantially interfere with the use -of such water for commercial purposes or cause great changes within an extended area. This part of the agreement is to endure fifty years and may be extended. THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, a republican paper, in its issue of September 27, printed under a New York date the following interesting dispatch: "The developments of life insurance scandal is the sole topic of conversation In the clubs, around hotels and everywhere people meet who are able to appreciate high finance and cam paign trickery. The admission of McCall and Perkins that they givo freely to the campaign fund cause many to wonder why. They are not noted as giving money for nothing and the gen eral whitewash that they givo it for 'general good does not explain. No pro bono publico for that bunch according to general belief. They must have had sojrno arrangement for special favors and special consideration. No one imag ines they contributed for fun or for anything short of a special consideration in some way. Just how this is may come out in the investiga tion later. Julius Chambers butts into an ex planation as follows: 'If fortune continues to favor him Senator Knox will become the inevit able candidate for the next national republican convention. As soon as the facts come out about the extortions from the great insurance compa nies, Secretary Root will absolutely be eliminat ed, for it was he who "attended to" financing the campaign. He never carried the "dough bag" but he secured the pledges. When the question is asked President McCall some day this week, "Who asked you to give $50,000 to the republican campaign fund?" the answer will bo: "Elihu Root, then a private citizen but now secretary of state." Exit Root, L. TJ. E. as is said In stage-land-' Thomas W. Lawson seems to bo in error about the nomination of Parker. He thinks Stand ard Oil nominated Parker and hence ho was tho oil candidate. It is true tho Standard Oil aided in nominating Parker. Also truo that the New York Life aided and tho entire association known as the community of interests. They raised $300, 000 to defeat the domination of Bryan at tho St. Louis convention and did all they started to do without spending all of It. They did not put up a cont for Parkor's oloctlon, only financed his nomination. All trusts act aa ono In politics, Thoy form tho community of intorsts and act an a unit. LawHon is In orror In claiming that any one of tho trusts spent a cont on Parker aftor his nomination. The committee Investigating life insurance may be ablo to find how much has been spout, not only in campaign work, but also lobby expenses in Washington and expenses In elect ing senators In various statou a general state ment covering full lino of expenses by tho trust! In operating the country." THE ATTENTION of surgeons has boon at tracted to an operation performed Septem ber 17, at Philadelphia. TLo story Is told by tho Philadelphia correspondent for tho Baltimore Sun in this way: "Tho romoval of a man's boating heart from his body and its roplacomont after a bullet had been extracted from the roglon adja cent to tho pulsating organ Is tho remarkable achievement of meiHcal sclonco Just accomplished by tho physicians at tho Gormantown hospital. Tho patient is Frank Robinson, 23 years old. He becamo a subject of surgical attention as tho result of an altercation ho had with Police man Morley, of Cormantown, on Soptomber 7. Tho policeman's bullet ontorod Robinson's left breast directly on a line with his hoart. Ho was hurried to tho Germantown hospital, where, after an examination, it was concluded his heart had been struck, and it was believed ho could not live more than a few hours. When he continued to live for twonty-four hours some of tho most eminent physicians of tho city wcro called Into consultation to find If It was possible to open up tho chest and remove tho heart for examina tion. Ono distinguished master of surgory vol unteered to perform the operation. To carry It out portions of two ribs had to be removed, ex posing tho heart to full vlow. No evidences of a bullet could be seen, so tho surgeon carefulyy removed tho delicate organ from the body, and, holding it in his hands, made a mlnuto and thor ough examination. As soon as It was taken from tho body, it was observed that tho heart seemed to beat more vigorously and with greater regu larity. Attention was then given to the fleshy environment In the heart region of the chest, which was found to be considerably Inflamed. For nearly an hour tho search for tho seat of tho trouble was continued before the bullet was located. Tho leaden missile was found to bo imbedded in tho flesh within a small fraction of an inch of the heart, upon which It had caused pressure. There Is every probability that tho pa tient will recover." ENLARGING " THE COMMONER'S " CIRCULATION Writing under date of September 11, H. B. Hopkins of San Francisco, says: "It is certain ly gratifying to observe the great interest mani fested on the part of the democrats In every state of the union, in the primary pledge which you submitted to them, on March 17, 1905, through tho columns of The Commoner. None of us realize the' great work The Commoner is accomplishing; and provided the majority of tho voters In each state were subscribers to your paper, and should study the Jeffersonian prin ciples which are contained in the columns of The Commoner, there would be such an awakening on the part of democrats that we -certainly should nominate a candidate in 1908, who would rep resent such principles, and elect him to the presidency. It has afforded the writer great pleasure to make continuous efforts to secure subscriptions to Tho Commoner, and he has sent in many such subscriptions, most of which he has paid for himself. January, 1906, will be the fifth anniversary of The Commoner, and the writer pledges himself to send 100 subscrip tions to the paper between now and the anni versary referred to, and wishes ho could appeal to every true democrat in the United States to make a special effort to secure subscriptions to The Commoner between now and the next anni versary of its birthday. No democrat can afford to be without The Commoner. Certainly those who are subscribers and who read It, could not be persuaded to bo without it." A special effort is to be put forth to make a marked increase in The Commoner's circula tion for 1906. Everyone may not be able to send in the large number of new subscribers pledged hy Mr. Hopkins, but there will be little difficulty for every reader who believes that The Com moner is doing good work to secure at least five new subscribers. Under the special subscription offer five subscriptions would cost $3. Who will lend a hand in the effort to widen The Common er's sphere of usefulness by increasing its cir culation? Taking advantage of this special offer the following named subscribers have sent in yearly subscriptions in number as follows: S. S. Mot tern, Watauga, Tenn., 6; W. H. Pelton, Canton, S. D., 6; H. Detjens, Rock Island, HI., 10; E. C. Parks, Martinsville, Ind., 7; William Fogg, Chilll cothe, 111., 6; C. Stokley, Forsyth, Mo., 7; W. R. Davies, Selma, Calif., 12; J. T. Hayes, Los Ange les, Calif., 6; C. W. Hazlett, Edraond, Okla., 7. The following named subscribers have each sent five yearly subscriptions to The Commoner: G. W. Dickerson, New Castle, Del., J. D. Smoot, Downing, Mo., Wm. Henry Dodge, Soldiers Home, Calif., Peter Witt, Cleveland, Ohio, B. J. Emer son, Bolivar, Mo., G. E. Jaeger, Cleveland, Ohio, Thos. G. May, Hughesville, Mo., B. J. Powell, Augusta, W. Va., M. V. B. Exum, Humboldt, Tenn., H. C. Ghent, M. D., Belton, Texas, J. P. Wallace, Locllia, Iowa, B. F. Suddarth, Monterey, Va., Stephen P. Jump, Queen Anne, Md., W. H. Bourne, Roanoke, Va., J. L. King, Mill Creek, 111., John Meek, Alpine, Ind., M. F. Herron, Nashville, Tenn., Alden Beckett, Newfield, N. J., Levi Rog ers, Eaton Rapids, Mich., George Boyd, Urlchs vllle, Ohio, Alvo Anson, Marshalltown, Iowa, J. T. Nelson, Martinsburg, Mo., Jas. W. Keith, Strasburg, Va. ' Everyone who approves of the work The Commoner is doing Is Invited to co-operate along the lines of this special subscription offer. Accord ing to the terms of this offer cards each good for one year's subscription to The Commoner, will be furnished In lots of five, at the rate of $3 per lot. This places tho yearly subscription rate at GO cents. Any. one ordering these cards may sell them for $1 each, thus earning a commission of $2 on each lot sold, or he may sell them at the cost price and find compensation in the fact that he has contributed to the educational campaign. These cards may be paid for when ordered, or they may be ordered and remittance made after they have been sold. A coupon is printed below for the convenience of those who desire to par ticipate In this effort to increase The Commoner's circulation: THE COMMONER'S SPECIAL OFFER Application for Subscription Cards Publisher Commoner I am Interested In in crcaAfnj: The Commoner's circulation, and de sire you to send me a supply ol subscription cards. I agree to usomy utmost endeavor to sell the cards, and will remit for them at the rate ol eo cents each, when sold. 0 J0 15 20 25 50 75 100 " Name. BOX, OlflSTREET NO p. o State. Indicate the number of cards wanted by markJnjr X opposite one of the numbers print ed on dnd of this blank. If you believe the jSaper is doing a work that mer its encouragement, fill out the above coupon and mall It to THE COMMONER Lincoln, Neb. . jste--