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HW? vv i vJl?w,rtTr" ilJ : 12 The Commoner. VOLUME 12, NUMBER 50 Kta 1 us :VS ,' 1 1 w i ?v Hi ill :,1: AGENTS! BIG PROFITS Retail at Atl ?ricea A Low As $(.00 Each Our Patented Automatlo ltaxor HtropporH auto- matkally put a perfect e ee on any razor M t)lt or safety. I)lz$elien livery man wants one. Write quick lor terms, prices and territory. A. W. Brandt Strapper Co 42 Hudson St., New York City suddon head by tho Ryan dinner. It la impossible yet to see tho end of it, but it is unmistakably one of tho things that Is making steadily for war between the liberal and reac tionary democratic factions in con gress Labor to keep alive in your heart that littlo spark of celestial fire called conscience. Washington. FUNSTEN-CASH-FURS! BZ1 We Want Ten Million Dollars' Worth of Furs Biggest Prices! Better Grading! Most Money by Return Mail! rw&f' M Ca 8 H 0 H SKvVUk Tlioso nro tho advantages yon liavo in sending your f are to Funston. Wo nro tho lurncst in tho world in our lino. 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D. B. Government uses Funston Baits. Ono can of Funstcn Anlmnl Unit: hrouchfc nnn mnn In Rt. Mlchools, Alaska, 91.109 clear profit. Costa only $1 a can. Different kinds for dlffuront animals, whether you nro nn oxporlcnced trnppor or just n beginner, no fipor's arket (32) Funsten Bros. & Co., 1273 Ftmsten Building, St. Louis, Mo. can noin you caicn moro iurs mnio moro monoy. writo today lor.ireo xrn Guldo, Qnmo Lnns and Trnpnor's Supply Catalog throo books in. ono Fur It Reports, Funston. Safety Fur Shipping Tags, oto. ALL FREE. Washington News For Christmas Gifts The following books, a careful selection of the best things from Mr. Bryan's writings and speeches, will make appropriate gifts for tho Christmas and holiday season. These books are all well printed on good paper, bound in dainty, artistic style, and will be thoroughly appreciated by tho recipient, or will make welcome additions to tho home library. A Tale of Two Conventions Mr. Bryan's own accounts of tho conventions at Chicago and Balti more, as prepared for a syndicate of newspapers, aro hero carefully revised. Added to these aro notable speeches made In those conventions, including those by Mr. Bryan himself, the last being his "Valedictory. An outline of tho convention which nominated Mr. Roosevelt Is also given, with his speech of acceptance) and that of Mr. Wilson, and com ments on these, also the threo party platforms, an Introduction by Mr. Bryan, a number of current newspaper cartoons, etc. 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.00, postpaid. Mr. Bryan's Selected Speeches Rovised and arranged In convenient form. Those two volumes present Mr. Bryan's most notable addresses and orations, and cover the chief important features and phases of his career as an orator and advocate. A familiarly intimate and interesting biographical introduction by Mary Balrd Bryan, his wife. Opens Volume I. Each volume has a portrait frontispiece and the two books afford a wide range of topics of Interest to every patriotic American. 12mo. Cloth. Gilt Tops. $2.00, postpaid. Half Leather Edition, 2 vols., ?3.00. Prlco, two vols,, The Signs of the Times to which Is added "Faith," an address delivered before several colleges. Mr. Bryan has mado several formal and extended addresses, in different parts of tho world, since tho issue of his "Selected Speeches" In two volumes. Nono of these were probably prepared with more care, or were moro worthy of preservation and study than "Tho Signs of tho Times." And "Faith" happily supplements this, In this dainty book. lCmo. Flexlblo Leather. Gilt. Top. Price. 75 cents, postpaid. Representative A. O. Stanley baa announced himself as a candidate for senator from Kentucky to suc ceed Senator Bradley, republfcan. Congress took January 2nd. a recess until The parcels post system will go into operation January 1st. An Associated Press , dispatch says: "Postmaster General Hitchcock ex pressed the hope that the public would familiarize itself with the nature of the new service before attempting to use it. Information will be available at any postofflce in the country in a few days. The regu lations provide that the parcels of merchandise including farm and fac tory products (but not books and printed matter) of almost every description up to eleven pounds in weight and measuring as much as six feet in length and girth combined, except those calculated to do injury to the mails in transit, may be mailed at any postofflce for delivery to any address in the country. De livery will be made to the homes of people living on rural and star routes, as well as those living in cities and towns, where there is de livery by carrier. Where there is at present no delivery by carrier, the parcels will go to the postofflce, as is the case with ordinary mail. The postage rate for the first zone, that is within distances not exceeding fifty miles, will be 5 cents for the first pound and 3 cents for each ad ditional pound. The rates increase for each successive one of the eight zones into which the country is di vided, the maximum rate being 12 cents a pound, which will carry a parcel across the continent or oven to Alaska and the Philippines. For a fee of 10 cents a parcel may be in sured, and if the parcel is lost in the mails, an ideranity to the amount of its value not to exceed $50 will be paid to the sender. The law provides for the use of distinctive postage stamps and there is being distributed to pastmasters for use in the parcels post system a set of stamps of twelve denominations. Parcels post maps, with accompanying guides, are to be sold to the public at their cost, 75 cents, through the chief clerk of the postofflce department." latest weeding In Chicago, and in a vehement speech, declared a southern girl would commit suicide rather, than marry a negro. By a vote of 131 to 101 the house of representatives declined to appoint a commission to inquire into the proposition to purchase Monticello the homo of Thomas Jefferson. ' Based on the census items of wealth production of farms, the grand total for 1912 is estimated to bo $9,532,000,000. The chief crops for the year are valued as follows: Corn, $1,759,000,000; hay, $861, 000,000; cotton (lint), $735,000, 000; cottonseed, $117,000,000; wheat, $596,000,000; oats, $478, 000,000; potatoes, $190,000,000; barley, $125,000,000; tobacco, $97,- uvu.uuu; naxseea, ?ay,ooo,O00; rye, $24,000,000; rice, "$20,000,000; buckwheat, $12,000,000; hops, $11, 000,000; sugar, $34,000,000; dairy products, $830,000,000; eggs, $350, 000,000; fowls, $220,000,000; wool, $55,000,000; animals sold, $1,930, 000,000; animal products, $3,395, 000,000. In his report for the year Secre tary Wilson said: "The record of sixteen years has been written. It begins with a year ly farm production worth $4,000, 000,000 and ends with $9,532,000,-000. Mr. Taft has been offered the Kent professorship at the Yale law school with a salary of $5,000 a year. Ho may accept. Representative Jefferson M. Levy of New York, declared that thero is an apparent lack of ready money in the country and he introduced a resolution to direct the secretary of the treasury to deposit in national banks $50,000,000 to "relieve the sharp and. active demand for monoy." The Fruits of the Tree A notable address delivered by Mr. Bryan at tho World's Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, Juno 17, 1910. This book makes a very dainty and acceptable gift book. 12 mo. bound In boautlful Art Board covers, illumined with handsome design In full gilt. Price, GO cents, postpaid. Representative Bartholdt, republi can of Missouri, introduced a joint resolution providing for a constitu tional amendment . restricting the presidential term to two terms of four years each. A Christmas Special Any of tho books listed above will bo mailed to any address on receipt of prlco stated, or as a Christmas Special wo will send all five books (Including 2-vol. cloth set of "Selected Speeches") to ono address for only $3.90, postpaid. For $4.90 we will send entire five books (Includ ing "Selected Speeches" In Half Leathor Binding.) , All orders will receive prompt and careful attention, insure delivery In tlmo for Christmas. Order now to Address Orders to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb, Democratic senators held a caucus and appointed a committee of five to formulate a plan of action with reference to President Taft's appoint ments. Nominations in the army, navy, and diplomatic service will re ceive prompt consideration but others will probably be held up. An Associated Press dispatch says: "Inter-marriage between neEroea. nr persons of color and Caucasians, or any other character of persons within the United States or any territory under their jurisdiction" would be prohibited under a joint resolution introduced by Representative Rod denberry of Georgia. "The term negroes or nersnna nt color" is defined in the bill as any and all persons of African rtnHpAf or having any trace of African or negro blood. Tho measure was re ferred to the judiciary committee of which Representative Clayton of Alabama, ia chairman. Mr, Rodenberry later callnrl nn m. anti-negro marriage resolution in the An Associated Press dispatch says: Secretary, Knox got down to a careful study of the objections raised by Sir Edward Grey on behalf of Great Britain against that section of the Panama canal act which ex empts American coastwise shipping from payment of tolls for passing through the Panama canal. Knox will prepare a reply to the British note. It will be in the same friendly tone as was Grey's com munication, entirely lacking any ele ments of belligerency. It is known the president does not regard the subject as affecting vital interests of the United States but rather as of purely pecuniary conse quence, and therefore not among prohibited subjects mentioned in the existing Bpecial arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Therefore while the result may not be reached im mediately, it is probable in the end of the administration will hold that the question at issue is clearly an arbitablo one. The next step is to negotiate with the British ambassador with a view to preparing a draft of an agreement specifying the matter to be arbi trated. This necessarily will go to the senate for approval. The ad ministration has no assurance the senate will approve such an agree ment, but it is understood the presi dent's attitude is that he is bound by the arbitration treaty and feels it his duty to assume any responsi bility and pass that obligation along to his successor. It is said the presi dent feels should the senate with hold approval of any arbitration agreement he would have maintained his record as a consistent advocate of the principle of settlement of in ternational disputes by arbitration. ........ vo.w ..... M& ioouiuuun in tu "house, denounced Jack Johnson' A Waterloo. Iowa, man has pre sented President-elect Wilson with a s $5,000 cow.