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THE OMAITA DAILY T 1" "EST) A V, NOV.E:W TVET? in. 1001.
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aays that tho urtuaf number of full and
complpti) co;Ih of The Pally, Morning,
Kvonlng and Sunday lleo printed during
tho month of October, 1901, was un follows:
1 a,ioo 17 S8,r,t
2 Utl.oriO g UU.tlKU
5 -MM" 19 .....UH.-HO
4 un.ouii 0 uti,i:tt
0 -mi, 'Jim m :to, 170
6 '.iSll-O 22 UH,I5(I
7 -I). 1 To 13 :i'2,VM
UM.SIO 24 aH,77
9 UN.SOO 2,i 30,710
10 'JH.7IIO 26 :tO,.H
Jl -S.S.-iO 27 UO,07ri
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13 an, or,.-. 25 ao.7o
u UN,i:to so :to,io
16 us.iian si :i:i,mo
16 UM.or.o
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1901. SI. H. 1IUNGATK.
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Tin) anniuil mllrcmcnt of tho froo mil
vity pass should he shortly imtioimcutl
II Rill I).
Ak-Snr-Men coiihl not ro IioiiioIpks
vnry lone Ho Ikik lioun loo good a host
to hi; without a host for himself.
Say what you will, thrt Omaha lire dc
jiartinc'nt was novor In better shnpe its
nn. effective lire fighting forec than It Is
today.
Tf the prlee of apples keeps on rising
the. fnrblddefi fruit will coine as high
this winter as It did In the Garden of
Kdcn.
The Iowa bank robber got aloug
swimmingly until ho ran up against the.
embattled farmer and then tho trouble
begau.
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Astronomers are not keno players or
they would have .said something differ
ent when they saw tbreo planets In a
row Sunday night.
Did you com pure The .Sunday Rcc
with the other Sunday papers published
hereabouts? The llee stands so far su
perior In every respect that It is above
comparison.
Those Hulgarlim brigands are doubt
less consulting their own safety by keep
ing their mouths shut, but what an op
portunity for letter writing they nrc
overlooking.
If the county board wants to show
good litlth with the taxpayers It will
itbollsh homo of tho courthouse sine
cures before now taxeator.s become es
tablished In them at tho turn of the
term.
If tlie grand Jury persists In throwing
bouquets at the ey Jail,, the danger will
bo Unit that institution may becomo
altogether too popular as a hostelry for
boboos and vags when the cold weather
nets In.
Tho state school fund belongs to the
children of Nebraska. Tho people will
not countenance any manipulation of
this sacred trust fund for private gain
at the expense of the patrimony of the
schools.
And now a rebellion Is said to bo
blowing In tho Hrltlsh uorthwest among
the Klondike miners. With fever in
South Africa and chills in the Klondike,
John Hull is certainly having a hind
time of It.
It Is easy lo pass along rumors, but It
Is uot m easy to substantiate! them.
This probably explains why thoso ven
dors of "welldcllued rumors" are not
over-running the grand Jury room to tell
,whnt they know.
Id Hung t'hang's title Is to be con
ferred as a tribute to his memory as a
hereditary honor through twenty-thrco
generations. The rights of tho twenty
fourth generation seem to have been
ruthlessly disregarded.
Nebraska's new senators complain of
being Inundated with correspondence re
lating to conlllcilug claims for recogni
tion in federal appointments, lteconcll
Ing one otllce to ton olUco seekers is part
of the senator business.
Onialm has Just dedicated a now free
hospital for the euro of tho sick and
nflllcted. Uvery day gives additional
contradiction to tio slanderous state
ments about Omaha being backward In
philanthropy and true charity,
Rural mail delivery was started as an
experiment. Hut tho postmaster gen
eral Is so well satisfied with Un success
that be will ask congress to appropriate
$(1,000,000 to maintain and extend It.
And no congressman will niovo to amend
br abolishing tho whole system.
tiik iorA snxATonsntPX.
The Iowa legislature which will con
vrne In .lanuary will be called upon to
choose two senators to represent tho
stale In tho upper house of congress,
ono to succeed Senator William 11. Al
llson at tho expiration of bis term and
the other to till out tho unexpired term
of the vacancy left by the death of
Senator (Jenr, to which Senator .). 1',
Itolllver was appointed by Governor
Shaw.
While tho unusual demand upon one
and tho snmo legislature to fill twoseiia
torships at the satin? time creates a pn'
lltlc opportunity for contention between
n multiplicity of candidates, the pros
pects arc that tho Iowa legislature will
be permitted to re-elect the present sen
atom without any outside competition
for the places.
The most formidable candidate two
years ago for the seat then occupied by
Senator Gear was Hon. A. H. Cummins,
now governor-elect lor tho state. Mr.
Cummins, In an Interview only the
other day, said emphatically that ho
would not be a candidate nor would
he allow his name to bo used In con
nection with the ficnatorshlp the com
ing year. "At present," Mr. Cummins
Is reported to havo said, "there aro no
candidates for United States ecnator In
the Hold. Two will bo elected at the
next session of tho legislature and there
Is every Indication that Senators Alli
son and Dolllvcr wilt be their own suc
cessors."
Tho hist republican stato convention In
Its platform declaration endorsed with
out equivocation the course pursued by
Senators Allison and Dolllvcr as the
representatives of Iowa In national af
fairs In terms that were tantamount to
a pledge of their re-election. Mr. Cum
mins unquestionably still cherishes sen
atorial ambitions, but with his .eleva
tion to the governorship Is doubtless
prepared to bold them In abeyance until
a more promising opening presents.
Unless, therefore, some new and unex
pected turn is taken In the situation
the coming senatorial election will con
sist simply In a rntltleaOon of the ap
pointment of Senator Dolllvcr and tho
extension for another six years of the
commission so long and so honorably
held by Senator Allison.
THE FVTUUR OF FCSIOX.
The,, letters printed by The Hcc from
prominent fusion leaders In Nebraska,
expressing their views on the future of
fusion in this state, will furnish food
for thought for men of all parties.
As was uaturally to havo been ex
pected, the party leaders of tho two
branches of the alliance differ among
one another as to the exact situation as
well as to tho prospective results of the
election Jut,c completed. Those who
favor the continuance of fusion nrc
prolitlu with reasons to explain tlx; de
feat of the fusion ticket outside of
fusion Itself, while those who lay the
blame to fusion argue against proceed
ing further along the lines of tho old
combination.
Most suggestive of all ts the foreenst
made by M. l Harrington of tho Issues
on which the future campaigns arc to
be fought. Without hesitation this well
known populist expresses the belief that
a socialistic program will be adopted
by tho forces hitherto combined in
fusion which will Include government
ownership of railroads, public utilities,
gold mines, iron mines nnd copper mines.
It is slgulllcunt that in this enumeration
Mr. Harrington omits to mention silver
mines and all reference to silver as
a factor In politics. Silver as a cohesive
element seems to have been discarded
by all the contributors to this sym
posium. One political battle is scarce con
cluded before tho Hues begin to form
for the next. Tho question "To fuse or
not to fuse?" will bo donated steadfastly
and seriously In Nebraska for some
time to come nnd Into the next year's
conventions.
UUIIUATIOX IX THIS COMIXO CUXOliKSS.
The Mibject of Irrigation promises to
take up tho attention of the legislators
In the coming congress much more than
It lias the attention of previous ses
sions. Koiueinberlng the fact that tho
last river and harbor bill was killed by
Senator Carter because of tho refusal
of congress to give recognition to the
claims of tho friends of Irrigation, the
Irrigation bills presented to the uext
congress may bo expected to bo ac
corded at least courteous treatment.
.lust what form the irrigullou legisla
tion will ultimately take It would bo
dllllcult to foretell nt tills time. Sov
oral plans have been proposed, between
which congress will bo asked to choose.
On tho ono side wo have those who, be
lieve that the best, way to promote Ir
rigation projects is to code the semi
arid lauds still remaining In the public
domain to the several states and to rely
upon tho states to make provision for
the construction of Irrigation works.
On tho other side are those who believe
that no good results can come from re
lying on tho Individual states to take
such action as they may see lit and
that the ouly true solutlou Is to secure
congressional appropriations to defray
tho expense of building tho Irrigating
ditches and reservoirs, leaving the gen
eral government to secure Its return by
the sale of the lands to settlers after It
has been brought within the cultivation
area. All that the. federal government
has done so far has been to make a
small appropriation for purposes of In
vestigation and experiment.
Whatever course may bo finally
adopted, some systematic plan should
bu pursued and a consistent policy
agived on, o that all that will bo
needed of future congresses will be to
take tho succeeding steps and make thu
necessary appropriations without open
ing up anew tho whole question at each
session. President Uoosevelt, noeordlng
to tho best reports, has been giving tho
Irrigation problem careful study ami
his personal familiarity with the sit
uation In the western states, where
most of tho semi-arid laud Is located,
should cnnblrt him to make recom
mondatlous of a practical character.
Whatever tho president euya will hare
great weight In determining the dlrec
tlon of congressional action.
It Is certainly to be hoped that con
greis will meet the Issue promptly In
stead of, as In former Instances, be
queathing tho problem unsolved to Its
successors.
Those paving contractors will have to
hurry If they hope to complete most of
their contracts this year. Mut In fact
the delay In the work Is really due to
the property owners who have been so
slow In starting the necessary prcllml
narles in spite of repealed admonition.
It seems as If Omaha people will never
learn from the lesson of experience In
this matter, as year after year we suf
fer from streets remaining torn up and
Impassable through the winter because
tho repavlng contracts have not been
entered until late In the fall.
Tho only way the consolidation of city
and county can be brought about is
through changes In the constitutional
and statutory provisions under which
city and county are organized. If these
changes could be had through an extra
session of the legislature several years
would bo saved In putting them Into
forco and with each year a correspond
ing saving to tho taxpayers In the ex
pense of government. An extra session
of the legislature would savo Its cost
several times over to the taxpayers of
Omaha In a single year.
Tho Incorporation fee for tho new
Northern Securities company that Is to
bo the active factor In the comuulty-
of-lnterest deal was only ?S0,(XK). A
little Item like that doesn't count. The
patrons and shippers, along the roads
belonging to the railway combine will
have to make good all such expenses.
Queen Ml still labors under the hallu
cination that Uncle Sam owes her
money for Uumages committed b.v the
revolutionary government that relieved
her of her crown, yueon Lll evidently
does not appreciate the beauties of tho
free government that has been extended
over her former domain.
The Itrltlsh government Is shipping
rango bronchos to Africa for use In the
cavalry. Unless the Journey across salt
water tames the spirit of the animals
there are llkuly to be some lively times
when the boots and saddles call sounds
for tho lirst time.
No custodian of public funds who Is
faithfully executing tho trust reposed
In hi in need hesitate u moment to take
the people Into his confidence by keep
ing them Informed as to the amounts
and whereabouts of tho public moneys
in his care.
Local Jobbers report active trade In
all lines of goods. This means that the
small retailers in the cities and towns
of the territory tributary to Omaha see
brisk business ahead of them. The
area of prosperity shows no signs of con
traction. Several places are vacaut In the reve
nue service In tho moonshine district
In the south. Anyone who Is In a hurry
to secure life Insurance money for his
heirs can have tho position by applying
to the government at Washington.
Charleston Is putting on its best bib
and tucker In preparation of the Exposi
tion to bo opened In that city December
1. No southern winter tour will be
complete this year without Charleston
ou the Itinerary.
A World Without Heroes.
llaltlmoro News.
What will this world do when nil Its pot
heroes aro bauished by supcrabuuduueo of
testimony? William Toll long ago went
tho way ot thu unreliable. Then tho icono
clasts doubted whether Pbll Sheridan rodo
to Winchester on an eventful duy. Now
tbey nro questioning whether (tvnoral Israel
I'tllnam really galloped down a Illght ot
stone utcps on a gallant charger. I'oor
George Va3hlugtont It will bo bis turu
next.
Vnln Tlireiitn of Vlulcrior.
New York Tribune.
Tho shoemakers ot Vienna will gain noth
ing by carrying out their threat to Hmaah
tho windows of nil shops in which Ameri
can shoes nro sold. That la no way to meet
competition in trade. They should rather
guo It they cnunot make as good shoes as
thoso Imported from America, nnd at as low
a price. If they can, tlny need not fear
American competition. It they cannot, there
Is no uho in their trying to smash with
paving stones tho law of tbo survival of
the intent.
I'rnrr Teat of llriivrr.T.
Now York SIiill and Kxprcss.
Pchco has Its tests of n sailor's or a sol
dier's bravery no less sovnre than those of
war, though tbey may bo less glorious. Vow
civilians would fancy thu duty which has
been nsslgncd to suvcral naval odlccrs of
scaling themselves up In tho now submarine-
torpedo boat Fulton, of sinking
thor. below tho surfneo ot tho water nnd of
remaining there from twolvo lo fifteen
hours. Tho ofllcers and men who uro to
undergo this experience will breathe bottled
air, so to speak, tbn necessary supply ot
atmospheric fluid being contained In com
pressed air flasks.
Strldm of l.tvrntock liuliintry.
Sllnnenpolls Times,
It requires a goodly number of nnlmals
to furnish ment for this country and Its
foreign customers. For tho nlno months
ending September 30 last receipts at the
flv ehlof livestock markets were 5,238,
cattle. 13,41,1,600 hogs and r.,331,13.",
sheep, or a grand total or 23,981,180 head
ot livestock purchased for. conversion Into
food In three-fourths of n year. Tho re
ceipts were moro than 1,500,000 head In
excess of thono last year, fur tho cor
responding period. K.ich of tho llvn great
livestock markets reports largely luereaied
receipts, as compared with Inst ycnr.
CniiKrr nntiiuiil llnoiliiim,
Springfield Henubllean.
Tho misfortunes of that party of con
gressmen In getting back homo from the
Philippines aro rnther extraordinary.
Threo army transports In succession have
broken down under them or run aground In
carrying them no further thai Japan. They
must now bo In danger of never being able
to get back homo, for sailors have their
superstitions, and this reputation attained
by the party for hoodooing a. nhlp Is be
coming wldetproad. Tim broken-down
transports havo also carried tho reports
from tho American authorities In the
Islands, on which the president and hk ad
risers were rellng to make up their an
nual statements to concresa ot the situation
tier.
MMWMWWI11IMMMMMMMMI1IWWMWMWWWMIIII Mil UnK
The Railroad Octopus.
An lllil Stur.
llaltlmoro American.
It Is tho old story of tho man who linr
roned r hundred dollars to protect
credit and then borrowed JloO to pay b.ick
the money. Thoro was a limit to the
process, of eourHe, and thu final crash shat
tered credit and man too, As tho credit of
theso roads was good the great burden
placed on them If nil tho moro reprehensi
ble. Tho time ulll cotnn when they will
havo to meet It nnd no one. not even the
promoters, can predict how soon will bo
tho collapse.
Thr CiiiiiIiiu luiiir.
Chicago Tribune.
An lsfuo of tremendous consequence a
thus being brought to tho whole country.
It Is a matter for conjecture If these mil."
road and llnaaclal manipulators compre
hend what this Ipsuo Is. Tho falluro of
full and effective government regulation
which tho roads havo so far succeeded In
breaking down mcsns government owner-
till), midline Icmi than that. Ami i.nr.t
Just that conclusion tho combinations arc
rorcing the country. It will bo a great
mlstako to suppose that Uio nrrKen
patlcnco of tho pcoplo with tho growing
lonunation of monopoly la a. test nt nhm
tho publlo temper will always prove to he.
Thr Wrnth to Cntiir.
Now York World.
All thfse rallroada nro huntrnivi with
stocks nnd bonds to manv tl
of tho actual property thoy purport to rep
resent. Fully as dangerous to this gigan
tic creation us to tho publlo will bo any
falluro Justly to annorUon eurtllhira. nnv
policy tending to favor ono city or section
or set or producers at tho cxpono of an
other. Long before public wrath had gath
ered tho wrath of injured bond nnd stock
holdem would bn beating llercely against
tho foundations which Meiwra. Morgan,
Kockcfcller. Vjudcrbilt and HnrrI rutin linvM
laid.
Fl nml I, run Vrnrn. ,
Philadelphia I'ress. H
On tho business of the laRt tw-,i nr iliren
years thcro la a profit on this vast capital.
win inoso years Inst? No man can fell.
Taking tho cxnorlcnco of th n nnnt. tlin mid
nro against It. Taking the hopes of thu
proseni, tuc odds aro for It. Tho slow
growth of population In iho nrld belt la
against n ptollt. Not even consolidation
can maintain profits through lean years ou
theso long lines runnlnK throuch tbn thlniv
settled plains of that elevated Interior pla
teau far west of tho Mississippi.
Inherent WenUneni of t ti tin t Ion.
United States Investor.
It Is possible that tho prosperity of this
country la the futuro is going to exceed
that of tho past In a rntlo never beforo
dreamed of, nnd It is, of course, posslblo
i nui .vicsars. .Morgan and Hill havo dlvlnod
that fact in ndvanco of nil tho rest of us.
and that tlmo wlll'show that tho growth
of tho nation will fully tako caro of all tho
inflation thoy havo lately been trying to
Inject Into tho railroad capitalization of tho
United States. Hut thoso of us who have
long memories know how easy It Is for even
tho greatest bankers und railroad managers
in tno world to overdo things at times.
Tho so-called "constructive Imagination,"
which both Mr. Morgan nud Mr. Hill appear
to possess In extraordinary inenBiirc, Is n
noblo faculty, hut, It has got tho world Into
MIllltASICA AT ST. LOUIS.
Norfolk News: If Nebraska must be
represented nt tho St. Louis World's fair
the News Is hero to suggest that tho people
relievo tho stato of tho burden of making
such an exhibit nud that tho funds bo raised
by popular subscription. That tho exhibit
then bo something original and of benefit
to the state.
Friend Telegraph: It Is a question
whether tho men who nccopt posltioim as
commissioners to tho St. Louis exposition
without pay and to raiso tho funds there
for with a hope that tho legislature will
aftcrwiird reimburse, them, do not run n
great deal of risk. It Is questionable
whether theso expositions pay a per
centage of tho money expended or
whether tho pcoplo of this stato desiro
to pour any moro money luto expositions
and tho tlmo is fast coming when they
will bo entirely discontinued either as a
financial venture or as a good means of
advertising tho products of ono country
among another.
Llncolu Post: A number of western states
nro already beginning preparations for uu
oxhlblt at tho world's fair In 1003, und In
this they nro acting wisely. It 1b not too
soon, cither, for tho great commonwealth of
Nebraska to begin drafting plans and speci
fications for n meritorious display or her
marvelous resources. No other state can
present greater achievements In tho same
number ot yearn than Nebraska has mado
and this being truo ono of tho first points
o emphasize In making an exhibit is the
brlof span of years In which her rcmark
ublo development has been wrought. Tho
benefits to bo received from a creditable
showing at tho St, Iouls fair aro manifold,
but tho chief aim should hu to attract tbo
pcoplo of other states to tbn advantages
still open to thoso who seek a homo within
her borders. Let every citizen Invest all
cnthuslabin ho can muster in advertising
tho stato In a practical way, and, In doing
this tho Post suggests that advertising
should not consist of delightfully furnished
drawing rooms alone, but that sufficient
sum bn appropriated to niuke our btnto
buildings resplendent with a truo repre
sentation of tho state's Industry.
CIIAHAt TIIItlSTIC OF IIOOMK Vlil.T.
:Nnllonn1 Aiilliitl Inn of tltr I'ollcy
riimueil When fjovernor.
Brooklyn Kagle.
President ltoosovolt Is clearly following
tho policy which ho adopted whoa ho was
governor. Ho is willing to appoint to offlro
tho men suggested by the party organiza
tions In tho various stales, hut ho Insists
that theso men must bu fit. Ami If fit men
aro not proposed within a reasonablo tlmo
ho Is taking tho matter in his own hands.
And tho beauty of Ibo whole situation lies
in tho fact that the president's demands
nro so reasonablo that tho men whom ho
turns down cannot object In public. They
hao got to say that they euro moro for
tho proper conduct of governmental busi
ness than for tho distribution of patronage.
And tho president is only Insisting on that.
And ho Is so honest and straightforward
about It that they nro (Unarmed when they
feel llko fighting. How long ho will bo
able to keep tho spoilsmen down remains to
bn seen. Hut wc aro Inclined to think
that U will not bo very long before tbo
men who euro only ror tho spoils will bo
snarling at his heels, whllo tho rest or the
country, regardless or party, will bo con
gratulating him on the wImIdiij and patriot
Ism, to siiy nothing of tho business scnte,
or his policy.
nd Xt-tva for tiunitihof MIL
Ht. Mills niobo.r)cmocr.it.
Senator Vest's health has Improved ibis
fall and ho has gained llltern pouurts. Ib
is disinclined to accept another term In
th senatn, but when tho clarion sounds
what can an old soldier da tut respond!
somo pretty bad simpes during the las
6 (K'O years.
I it I f n r til 1 1 of I'relulit ttnte.
New Yolk Tlnir.j.
It is the general opinion, not only of
students of the transportation problem, hut
of many of tho moil enlightened railway
men, that the evil of dlsi rlmluatlou In rate.
which Is the real evil of the present slum
tlon, inn best he audited by permitting
agreements among tho roads and tiy the
assumption by tho gut eminent of the prne
Ileal enforcement ot such agreements nnd
tho direct supervision of rates. c.Mcndlng
to tho fixing of rates when uulfoimlty and
fairness cannot otberwlso bu attained.
long as tho law continues to (in bid nud
thwart agreements It will tend to stlmu
Into community of ownership. Consolida
tion is possibly unavoidable, to any cveut,
but It Is undoubtedly hastened by tho
present law, w(lth no compensating advan
tage In the prevention of discrimination.
tin rrl inn n' MiiiiiiiIi Wiirl..
Sprlnglleld (.Mass.) Republican.
And what does tho IIIIl-Morgan Interest
get out ot It all? It has paid an extrava
gant price for lhirlington amounting to
an S per cent rental and will not bo al
lowed to enjoy tho excluslvo benefits of
tho acquisition. It hns had to pay thu
Union Pacific for tho costs Incurred by tho
latter In buying Into Northern Pacific con
trol. And whllo holding control of tho now
company to own tho two northern toads, it
cannot uso that control In relation to tlie
Rurllngton to Itijuro tho Union Pacific, nnd
It must still bear tho body of tho burden
Involved lu tho Ilurllngton acquisition at n
very high rental. Tho Union Pacific, in
other words, will help m.uingo the Ilurllng
ton and havo some oleo in tho control of
Its two rival transcontinental lines to tho
north, whllo tho latter will not exclusively
manage tho Ilurllngton, oven though hear
ing tho brunt of any losses growing out
of that acquisition, and will havo no volco
In Union Pacific affairs. Tho victory Is
obviously with the Union Pacific.
Tlio llml of Itiitr IVnr.
New York Sun.
What has taken plnco In the wot hi of
iron and steel has, by tho great railroad
treaty Just ratified, occurred In tho north
western railroad world and very probably
through tho entire west. The radical diffi
culty in tho western railroad situation has
been rato cutting. This Is usually spoken
of a3 a money loss solely affecting tho rail
roads themselves and their stockholders.
Hut the worst evil about It was Its dam
age to tho business Interests of tho coun
try. No merchant could Bhlp goods or pay
for their shipment to him with tho slight
est degrco of certainty that ho was not
paying moro for tho samo service than was
his nolghbor. Somo merchants wero en
abled to malto largo fortunes, others were
ruined nnd tho mercantile community as a
whole had Just causo for complaint against
tho railroads for what was going on. No
ono supposes that In futuro rato cutting in
tho west will bo totally abolUhcd, but thoro
will bo far leas of It in tho futuro than
thoro over was In tbo past. Freight tariffs
will ho tho samo to ono man as to another.
Tho injustice and positive criminality or
tho old system disappears nud tho modera
tion nnd ralr play or h moro enlightened
management takes Us place.
This Is tho meaning or tho settlement ot
the Northern I'aclflc controversy.
riiiiso.vAi. ,oms.
Casper Sabo of Jerseyvlllc, 111.. Is n Hun
garlan and served under Louis Kossuth and
fought for his country'3 liberty.
Minister Wu dislikes for various reasons
tho publicity given to his daughter. Onu
of tbo reasons Is that ho has no daugh
ter. An agent of the puro food commission hna
corralled an entire carloud of a glucoso
mixture consigned to a Chicago firm under
tho gulso of "pure clover honey."
No sooner was tho automobile exhibition
closed In New. York than boxes for the
horso show wero sold to tho amount of
$30,000, or $5,000 more than Inst ycnr.
Paul Hu Challlu. tho famous adventurer,
Is In St. Petersburg, whero ho Is studying
tho Russian languago und Is making
progress with his coming work on Kussla.
President Hoosovclt sets un example to
many professional men in tho orderly ar
rangement of things In his otuco desk. He
has to do no rough riding over misplaced
papers to find what ho wants.
Captain Hernlex of Quubec Is planning
nn expedition to the north pole. Ho will
tnko with him Inrgo kites fitted with came
ras. Theso will enable, him, even If ho
falls to get to tho polo, to tako photo
graphs of many points which ho cannot
reach.
Camllle Flammarlon, tbo astronomer, at
a recent meeting of tho French Astronom
ical society spoko on tho extremo longevity
attained by members of the society. Tho
doyen or tho society Is Francois Mlchau,
who was 1!) years old about tho tlmo of tho
bnttlo of Wutcrloo.
Miss Harriet Maxwell Converse and Prof.
Frederick Starr of the University or Chi
cago aro making Investigations umong tho
Iroquois Indians lu reference to their folk
songs, Including medicine, witch, death nud
all of tho ceremonial chants which have
hitherto been unpublished.
Whllo in Pittsburg tho other day Andrew
Carneglo wns forced to lenvo tho houso In
which ho was staying by a rear door and
drive olf In a carriage to escapo n crowd or
people begging money for charitable ob
jectsmany or them Tor libraries. Mr. Car
neglo receives moro than 300 begging let
ters a day.
Peter Hovillo has arrived in San Fran
cisco after two years' travel In Alaska, Ho
was In tbo Moon country, between tho Por
cupine nnd Mackenzie rivers, and asserts
that ho found thoro a rare of white peo
ple who, ho thinks, are Sir John Frank
lin's descendants. Dovillo tried them with
French, Kusstan. Spanish und Kngllsh, but
they could not understand any of them.
Tho marked down Jag of Commander Til
ley of Samoa might be disposed of for a
fraction of tho estimated cost, $23,000. It tho
Navy department would adopt tho Nevada
plan. In that state, somo years ago, u pro
hibitionist who fractured his pledge ap
pealed to tho legislaturo to reinstate hlm;n
tho good graces of his trlbo, and tho law
makers gallantly responded In this form:
"HiMolved, by tho legislaturo of tho stato of
Novnda, tho governor concurring, That tho
drink of whisky taken hy Johnson Sides in
tho Mngnolia saloon, July 11, 18S7, be and
is hereby annulled."
Tho esteemed Dick Croker Is not to be
rudely kicked out of Tammany's throne
Members of tho push, having cooled olf a
bit, havo como to tho conclusion that Rich
ard ban been Jolted enough by tho enemy.
For friends to jump on him whllo ho Is
down would constltuto "cruel and unubual
punlshraont." "He will probably stay right
hern for a while until tho sting of our latest
licking has lessened a llttlo," says ono of
the Indians, "and until ho can get nut with
out Its appearing nn the fjee of It that ho
was driven. Then ho muy go abroad again,
nnd once abroad It may become so evident
that his health will not stand another ram.
palgn that he will decide not to couio bark."
Makes delicious hot biscuit, rolls,
crusts, griddle cakes and muffins
A cream of tartar powder, absolutely pure.
ftOVAL BAKING. POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
I-' I SI O.N Dili Kills rONMIl.T.
Fnllertoii Post (dem). The Pint will
uot attempt to discover "how It hnppcncd,"
but will continue to keep tho fires burning
nlong tho lino so that tho outposts will
havo no trouble In seeing tho entrench
ments. Thoso who havo strjyed awny will
bo back la tlmo nml all bo given a hearty
welcome. All we ask In the mealitlmo Is
"rend nnd think."
Oakland Independent (nop,)- The Into
election does not bring nny cheering
promises for tho futuro to tho fusion party
or tho state, Judging by tho face or tho
returns. Knox county, heretofore fusion,
went republican by 175 majority. Satiu-
dors county, tho strongest populist county
lu tho state, gave n majority less than 100
this year and several of tho county ofilcerd
elected aro republicans. In these counties,
now-over, there was dlssntlsfactlon in tho
ranks of tho fusion party and tho result
may not Indicate tho true condition of
things.
o jselll independent (pop.): "What do
you think of a fusion with tho democrats
now?" Is a question that has been pro
pounded to us many times sluco election.
Wo aro a fuslonlst, most pronounced. Wo
worked for n fusion in tho last county
convention nud all previous conventions.
An cqtiltablo fusion might drlvo a few
democrats into tho republican party: It
nugnt lose tho populist a few narrow parti
sans, but It would keep tho truo nnd sln-
cero clement ot tho rcrorm rorccs together
and a combination or this kind woirid bo
nvlnclblo In Holt county.
St. Paul Phonograph (pop,): Hut tho
main general causo or tho result Is thfl
iiscendency or the stomach cult. The float-
ng clement which dotermlncs national elcc-
lons nnd tho elections In closo states, vote.
not nccordlng to prlnclplo, but according to
no condition of tholr bodily feelings. Thoy
uro concerned only about what thoy shall
.-at anil urink; If thoy have plenty ot that
tncy are satisfied with tho party In power:
ir they havo uot thoy Invariably vote for a
change. Auothor weakening Influence on
tho ruslon sldo is tho decadence or ponulist
enthusiasm, which springs from causes al
ready pointed out In the Phonograph and
which wo shall tuoro fully discuss In tho
future.
Healrlco Democrat: The fact that tho
fuslonlsta got everlastingly knocked out In
tho recent slnte election simply shows that
NSbrnskn Is a republican stnto nnd that
ho former successes have been of no per
manent advantage. It Is truo that Holcomh
as governor exposed a wholo lot ot repub
lican rottenness and gnvo tho stato a good
administration, but tho republican vote was
nttrac.tcd to fusion support moro by ghost
stories than by nny desiro In the direction
of real reform. Tho democratic party would
navo boon much stronger today If it had
never allied with the pops. Hut tho gcntlo
mcn who were running tho machlno saw- a
profit to them In temporary success nnd will
probably do tho samo thing over again,
though fusion will never Hgaln win In
Nebraska.
Auburn Granger (pop.): If tho fusion-
lstn, populists, democrats or Independents
who have been so nearly swept from tho
earth had busied themselves with matters
or needed nnd practical reform and prac
ticed rigid but righteous economy Instead
of busying themselves reciting tho short
comings ot tho republicans and then aping
their cussed practices thcro would have
been but a smnll rorce or republicans to
contest for official honors In 1901. And
now the sumo proposition holds true. If
tho republicans will busy themselves with
matters of needed and practical reform and
practlco rigid but righteous economy In
tend or busying themselves with reciting
ho shortcomings of their opponents and
then nplng practices thcro will bo but ft
llmlnutlvo rorco to meet them at tho polls
when election dny shall roll around.
Stanton llegister (pop.): Nebraska is no
moro in tho permanent republican column
hun It was four yeara ago. Tbo people
ro too Intelligent to slavishly follow party
iinmo regardless of conditions. Tho mere.
act that tho fuslonlsta had two supremo
udges was tho causo or Sedgwick getting
many votes. Tho principal causo or Sedg
wick's election was tbo 30,000 voters who
did not go In tho polls. It Is useless for
nnyono to claim that tbo mujorlty of tbo
electors of Nebraska aro republicans re
unrdless of what mny como about. Wo
avo Just as good a chance, of carrying tho
stato in 1002 as wo had In 1000. as rnr as
tho stato ticket Is concerned, and wo havo
ns many suro voters to count on lu tho bf- j
ginning of tho campaign. What Is wanted
$15.00
If they are what you want as to price
you'll be surprised to see how much you
can get here for the money.
Our suits range from $10 to $25, but
these $15 suits arc just a little the bes1
values we can offer.
They are as stylish as they are good.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
U the drafting of oiir strongest vote, gn
ters as candidates on tho stnto ticket nnl
to prevent combinations fiom bofng nind"
In the conventions that gUo us weak men
Crand Island Democrntt Tho Democrat
bellnvea that ,nny arguments pro nnd con
concerning tho question of futuro fusion
between tho reform parties are decidedly
premnturo nnd but tho reflex action of de
feat. Whethnr or not thcro shall bo ftwtoti
will bo determined by tho logic of nvonts
transplrltig before tho next campaign, nnd
until Hint tlmo It tn well to bo forbearing
atid considerate, lest greater division bi
brought about among thoso who should bn
political friends. Tho parnmount Issue in
this country todny is not money, not tariff,
uot tmporlallsm, not trusts, but that
greater and overshadowing question ns to
whether tho classes or tho masses shall
rule. To tho democracy aro committed tho
earn nnd keeping ot tho hitter's Interest i.
nnd upon this vital proposition tho reform
forces must got togothnr, hotter, perhaps
In ono organization, hut at least tn a war
that there may bo concert of action nnt
singleness of pitrposo In righting irm
wrongs of that lnrgur body of citizens n
tho sweat of whoso faces this republic has
achieved all her greatness and the clause
nil their nmasscd and uncounted millions
Study and talk It over among yourselves
hut never loso sight of tbo necessity for
hnrmony and tho power ot an unbroken
front!
llltKF.ZY nilMAHKfl.
liilladelpliU Presst Tes-Oh. y. shs
married u. man with a hlghlyhonore d
tin mo.
.IcHfc Whatl I nov-cr considered "Scadds "
a hlghly-lioiiored name.
'loss won, you miouia bco mo wny u n
honored at thu bank.
Tloston Transcript: Johnny What Is nn
adajjoT
l'u An ndnge Is nn plgrnmmatle sophls
try manufactured to provent onn from do.
lag something ho WRiit.t to do or to Indues
him to do BomoUilng ho doesn't,
Cleveland riain Dealer: "I nevw fullv
realized how shnmofully corrupt our mu
nicipal elections aro."
"What's opened your cyan?
"Why. I worked all day for the rr.rnnn
ticket and hotter Bovornmrnit nnd thoy
uovor savo mo a cent for it."
llaltlmoro Amerlonn: "Please, plr." snld
tbo negligent niessongcr boy, "I forgot in
deliver the mcssni."
"You did?" snorted tho surcnatlc em
ployer. "Well, you take th first train
to Washington. They'll gtvo you tho com
mand' of a vessel In tho navy. with, that
record."
Chicago Iteconl-TIrrnld: "fircnt' rler.
mnnl What's happened to you? llnvo you
been kicked In the fneo by a mule.
"No. Our cook's hunlinud, from whom
sho got a divorce teveral months ngo, 1ms
been coming around, bothering her, and
lust night sho got after him. with a couple
or flatlrons,"
"Hut wniii nns mat. to no wun your
ensu?"
"I wns nu innocent, nysianacr.
WnHhliiirlnii Htnr: "Do you think your
constituents will lend their endorsement to
your courso?" said tho friond.
'1 nuver thought about It," answered
Senator sorgnum. "nut ir my constituent
will keen out o' debt and not ult mo for
endorsement I'll bn willing to tnko cliunci-H
on needing llicira."
1 UU UK" i uai. ..t'li, i ciiiiu hi-ii .ijiiu
thoughtfully, ns ho looked out over th"
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,-11.! . Tl .. -1 . 1 1 1 ' 1 I , I .
YillMO III W.llUI. II will UU lliuuy ll'lir'l)
Uien wo get ashore."
"Yes," nnswered Japhet; "there won't be
nough of tho neighbors left to got up a
.ntirl nf Innnlrv finil nrnvn thru vt itliln I
know- liow to run tho ship."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "She's n verv
cautlniiH wornnn. especially about gossip
No woman ever lienrd her retail nny rcan
dnl."
"Hut I am told that stories contlded to her
in secrecy do got out somehow."
"Yes, I know. You sen sho tells them al)
to her husband."
OlM'I.F.NCi: OF COINTKXT.
Aloyslus Coll In fiurccss.
I inn nnt rich In heaps of yellow gold!
nut, when tho bubbling bobolink bns t"14
Ills drenmlng of tho twilight In tho morn.
My heart o'erflows, so much of .toy t hold
I nm not clothed in scarlet robes of klncs;
Hut, when tbo crimson cardinal so Hlnftf,
Thnt song and raiment flash nt onco
upon me,
t lmvn tbo ermine, sweet, without tho
stings.
Not mlno the learning of somo men tfmt
are;
Hut. when I hear a lambkin, from a fur,
llleatlng, and savo it from the pit, tny
Joy
Is groat nn hud I found an unknown star.
I have, not castles, Innds, or grins of art.
Hut not for theso would I nu trensures
part,
Content enough to fill nu- soul yvth
peace.
An overflow of gladness for my heart.
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