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If promises of coal could be burned
there would be no fear of a dearth in
the fuel supply; ..
Give Russell huge half a ctiuuCe auJ
he will fool the whole flock of bulls,
bears and lambs yet.
Air ship navigation has received an
other Jolt, but the aeronauts will keep
right on tempting martyrdom.
Can't some aspiring sleuth brlig our
old friend Yet Crowe Into the plot of
that train holdup near Lincoln?
Kansas City will have to be. careful
or it will be put. down on the map as
the hoodoo of theatrical enterprises.
A proclamation by Governor Savage
calling out the army and navy of Ne
braska to greet Secretary . Moody is In
order.
Just to show that he is not In the same
class with the coal barons, the sultan of j
Bacolod has undertaken to defy the
whole American government
President Baer has for once said he
has nothing to say on the coal strike
situation. If silence Is gold, It may be
transformed into anthracite.
If Sir Thomas Llpton really wants to
bring another yacht over for a try at
the America's cup, be should have no
difficulty In being accommodated.
Congressman Mercer has not yet conde
scended to answer the questions which
bis champion, Ourley, was unable to
answer because he is not a mind reader.
South Omaha school board boodlers
are coarse. In Omaha they do the
work smoother by putting sisters,
cousins and aunts on the payroll and
then raising their salaries.
What will the club women do in this
year's school board election? Has the
menace of uiui-iiiuo jHliiift lu the
schools suddenly disappeared since
Superintendent Pearse has been re-engaged
for another three years?
Remember that next Thursday will be
the first day of registration. Remem
ber, - also, that last year's registration
docs not count. Remember, also, that
nobody can vote at the coming election
unless he appears personally before the
registrars of bis voting district to have
his name enrolled.
Wonder If the crown prince of Slam
brought with him a trunk full of multi
colored ribbons and fancy medals for
distribution among, the members of the
various committees acting as his hosts
during bis visit to the United States?
He certainly should be as lavish with
his decorations as was Prince Henry,
Chicago has gone about the business
of charter revision In a business way,
lustead of waltlug until after election,
Its mayor and council have already
taken the initiative Iv oreanlzluir a
charter committee, which will formulate
the various changes demanded and
pledge candidates for the legislature to
their support before they are elected.
Why should officers of the Omaha po
lice department be detailed to go to Lin
coin to work on the Burlington train
robbery case at the expense of Omaha
taxpayers? Have the local police not
enough to do in protecting Omaha
agulust crime and crlruluuU? If the
Lincoln train roliU-ry had been merely a
Lauk robbery, would Omaha police of!
rers have been sent there? Is this not
a beautiful Illustration of what we may
expect as a result of turning the police
department over to the Baldwin-Mercer-
. Broatcb brigade for use as a railroad
constabulary ?
TH TRIKB AVD POLITICS.
The democrats are endeavoring to
make political capital out of the anthra
cite coal strike. This Is the habit of that
party whenever there Is any disturbance
between labor and capital. It seeks to
profit by every such occurrence and
builds Its hopes upon popular discon
tent. The chairman r the New York
democratic state committee Is quoted as
Haying thnt the "coal strike Is simply
one appalling Incident In a general situ
ation for which rvocy thoughtful and
patriotic citizen nitrtf surely hold the re
publican party responsible,"
In what way can the republican party
be reasonably or Justly held responsible
for this unfortunate conflict? No such
assertion has been made by either party
to it, and no one who has Intelligently
considered the claims on either Bide can
honestly assert that politics or party In
terest has anything whatever to do with
the controverny between the conl opera
tors nud the miners. So far as political
affiliation Is concerned the controlling
men among the operators are democrats.
Baer, who Is the "head and front" of the
coal combine, is admittedly a democrat.
J. Plerpont Morgan, who could settle the
trouble with a word If he were disposed
to do so, Is said to be a democrat The
politics of other members qf the coal
combine has not been stated, but It Is
probable that some of them are demo
crats. At any rate, all of these men
have refused to permit political consid
erations to have any weight with them,
and while there Is no certain indication
In this as to their politics, It must be re
garded by rational men as at least evi
dence that the republican party Is not
responsible for the strike. Moreover, it
1b by no means certain that a majority J
of the striking miners are not democrats,
B'nc many of them are foreigners, who
are quite as likely to be affiliated with
the democrats aa with the republican
party.
The obvious fact, which will be ad
mitted by all candid men, is that neither
party la in the least degree responsible
for this conflict Politics has nothing
whatever to do with It The grievances
which the miners urge In defense of
their course are of long standing. They
are wholly apart from politics. The op
erators oppose the demands of the
miners on the plea that to yield would
be to surrender the control of their prop
erties to the labor organization. The
character of the contest is clearly de
fined, and the charge that the republican
party Is in any sense responsible for It
is absolutely preposterous. There haa
never been a conflict between labor and
capital in this country more completely
devoid of politics than that which is
now being waged in the anthracite coal
region.
AS At-NtXATlOX Mors M CUT.
If certain reports emanating from
Washington are to be relied", upon a
movement is organizing with the object
of taking every possible step for the
purpose of impeding the success .of the
Cuban government and xf forwarding
the annexation propaganda, both di
rectly and indirectly. It is asserted that
those who were so active in speaking
for annexation at the close of the last
session of congress only fired the first
gun in a campaign which will be waged
without remorse. If this were all, re
marks an eastern paper, it might be ex
pected that the movement could be de
feated. "If conditions were prosperous
In Cuba," says that ' Journal, "or even
moderately satisfactory, no cries of dis
tress would be likely to come from the
island, and probably no disturbances
would occur there. Under those circum
stances there would scarcely be any
handle of which the annexationists
could successfully lay bold. But there
Is now every prospect that the condl
tlons in Cuba will become more and
more difficult unless she can secure
either reciprocity with, or annexation to,
the United States. - A reaewal of the
demand for reciprocity will give the an
nexatlonists exactly the opportunity af
forded them at the end of last session
and they will advocate their favorite
project aa a substitute for trade con
cessions." .....
There is no question that there is a
sentiment in this country favorable to
the annexation of Cuba and It has more
or less Cuban support Senator Elklns
of West Virginia is a prominent and
earnest advocate of the idea that the
United States should absorb the Cuban
republic and give It American state
hood. He does not proDose anr forcible
8,n, for the attainment of this, but that
the Cuban people should be invited to
become a part of the United States, with
a guarantee of rights and privileges on
a perfect equality with those eujoyed
by the people of the states of the union.
Mr. Elklns is not alone in this position,
Ibere is a considerable number of
Americans who earnestly believe that
Cuba ought to be a part of this country
and that ultimately she must be. They
think that must be the inevitable result
of the close proximity and the necessary
political and commercial relations be
tween the two countries.
The wisest cannot predict with abso
lute certainty what the future will bring
lorth, but it seems to be unquestionable
that, at this time there is no general
sentiment in favor of Cuban annexa
tion. We believe It to be todav tha
practically unanimous feeling of the
Amerlcau pe1,le that the . republic of
Cuba Bnou,J b tfven the fullest and
fairest opportunity to demonstrate the
fitness of its people to carry on an In
dependent government and to establish
and maintain themselves among the na
tions of the earth. We do not doubt
thut it is the Judgment of a great urn-
J.rIt7 ' our people that it is the duty of
the Inited States to aid the Cuban
goverument In every legitimate way to
establish Its stability and to commend
itself to the confidence of the civilized
wntiil.
We therefore think that any move
ment looking to the promotlou of Cuban
annexation is to be condemned, us In
volving not only a wrong to the Cuban
people whose Independence we are In
violably committed to, but aUo m lnluit
cal to our own interests and welfare,
politically and socially.
MUXH1PAL HOME RVLK.
In a speech drllvered to an Immense
audience at Kansas City Saturday,
which occupies a whole page In Sun
day's St Louis Glole-Democrat Major
Wllllnm Warner, a republican war hoise
of Missouri, arraigns the democracy for
denying home rule and local self
government to the cities of that state.
M.-Oor Warner Is quoted In this issue as
follows:
In this state the dominant party, in Its
platform, declares In favor ot home rule
and local self-government, while by Its act
It denies both to the three great cities of
the state. In Its platform tor the purpose
of getting into office it aaserted that "Local
self-government is a cardinal principle of
democracy," but when in office a million
of Mlssourlans in St. Louis, Kansas City
and St. Joseph, by ring legislation, are de
nied the' right of self-government. In
these cities. In the appointment and con
trol of the police, the taxpayers are no
more consulted than la an Egyptian
mummy. The only right granted to them
regarding their police la to pay the bills.
In determining the amount to be paid the
decision of the board of police commis
sioners, appointed by the governor, 1
Anal, and from this decision the taxpayers
have no appeal. The) police force, under
these conditions, when appointed are inde
pendent of the taxpayers of the cities.
They are controlled and governed solely
by the wishes and directions ot the execu
tive. Major Warner's arraignment of governor-appointed
police commissions in
Missouri and the Imperative necessity
for home rule applies with equal force to
Nebraska and Omaha, the only differ
ence being that In Missouri a democratic
governor arbitrarily dominates the local
government of St Louis, Kansas City
and St Joseph, while In Nebraska a
republican governor appoints police com
missions named for him by the railroad
managers and railroad politicians. The
republicans of Missouri very properly
denounce this subversion of local self-
government by democrats, and the
republicans of Nebraska should emulate
their example, even If the wrongs are
perpetrated by men sailing under the
republican flag.
The conscience of the average candi
date for the school board does not seem
to be troubled about platform pledges
that commit him to a policy of economy
and retrenchment while he Is privately
committed to raising salaries and con
tinuing sinecures on the school board
payroll. He Is not troubled by plat
form pledges to maintain civil service
rules that guarantee employment to
teachers and Janitors during good be
havior while he Is privately committed
to the distribution of soft places to
political ward workers. Nor is his con
science very much disturbed by the
plaform pledge that all promotions shall
be made on merit and length of service
while privately he is committed to pro
motions based on the puIL It Is oue
thing before taking and another after
taking.
China seems to have become the basis
of operations for counterfeiters putting
out spurious silver dollars for circula
tion in Manila, where chances of detec
tion are supposed to be smaller than in
this country. The overvaluation of the
silver In our dollar constitutes a con
stant temptation to counterfeiters, and
the opportunity for safe prosecution of
their work afforded by conditions in the
far east are not likely to be overlooked.
The only effectual way to put an end
to this sort of crime Is to readjust our
coins so that the silver in them is ap
proximately worth the face value in
stead of having its value doubled As now
by Impressing the mint stamp upon It
, The scheme to supply Detroit with
electricity generated by the falls at
Sault Ste. Marie la a pretentious under
taking, which will be watched with
more than ordinary interest by the gen
eral public. The long distance trans
mission of electrical power would solve
many serious problems that confront
our big manufacturing centers.
. The annual report of the Burlington
road. Just lr "rl, shows Increased earn
ings of more thaa three and one-quarter
millions, with accompanying In
creased dividends and increased surplus.
How much of this is money which 1b
held out by evading taxes on their prop
erty is not computed.
Glvea Himself Away.
Indianapolis News. - -
Baer never speaks without making it clear
that the middle letters of his name sheuld
be transposed.
Cans and Effect.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The largest increase in postal receipts la
the history ot the service was shown in the
reports of fifty leading postofBces for Sep
tember. That was the month In which the
people who were away on vacations wrote
home for money to get back with.
Creed Leads to Hoaaeet.
Indianapolis Journal.
All deputy Vnlted States marshals in
North Dakota have been summarily dis
missed by the Washington authorities for
charging up mileage agalnat the govern
ment while traveling on Vallroad passes,
A government official who thicks he can do
that sort of thing and not be found out is
about aa foolish aa a postal clerk who robs
the malls under the aame lmpreaslon.
The Scorcher Maat Pay.
, New York World. .
The award in the United States court in
Trenton, N. J., ot $12,070 damages to the
victim of an automobile accident may open
the eyes of acorchlng chauffeurs to their
resDonaibllltiea unon the road. The Drlncl
pie which seems now perfectly established,
that he who causes damage must pay tor it,
alll do more to check recklesa misuse ot the
roads than the imposition of any number of
$10 Bnea.
Hot Ideal from the Hah.
Boston Transcript.
Why hasn't someone versed in the new
psychology brought to general notice the
availability of the subliminal consciousness
aa an aid to keeping up the bodily temper
ature throughout the approaching bieak
anl coallesa months? The roey flush of
confusion is an everyday Inatance of this
working of "suggestion." We need only
slight modification of Deacarte'a famous
dictum: "We think we'ro warm; there
fore we'ra warm." Try It often; its efficacy
grows with uasl
. The Strike Solidified
Fhlladeiphla North American.
The anthracite coal district Is virtually
under martial law. Ten thousand of the
state's soldiers are guarding the tnlas,
the roads, the homes of nonunion labor
ers, affording to the fullest extent the
protection which the coal trust declared
was all It required as a condition prece
dent to complete resumption of mining.
Instruction given to the commanders of
the regiments are equivalent to suspen
sion of habeas corpus and military rule is
absolute.
The coal barons told President Roosevelt
that the miners wanted to return to work
and that the strike would collapse If troops
were sent to protect the majority from the
violence of the lawless minority. The
miners have answered that statement.
More than 100,000 men, members of 349
out of the $50 local unions, mit on Wednes
day and without a dissenting voice de
clared their purpose to continue the strike
indefinitely If their demands are not
granted. The total membership of the
unions is 146,000. Since the strike began
many miners have left the district and
found work elsewhore, the number being
estimated variously from 15,000 up to 35,
000, the latter figure being that of some
of the coal trust's organs. Consequently
the vote of the locals is practically the
unanimous voice of the mine workers rep
resented by the coal barons as being eager
to surrender unconditionally.
Nonunion men attended the meetings ot
the locals and voted with the members to
sustain Mitchell. In the Panther Creek
valley men Imported to work la the col
lieries as strike breakers deserted in a
body and left the country. Nonunion
men In the Shenandoah district repented
of having taken the place of strikers and
announced their Intention to quit work
and return to their homes. Many of the
nOCND ABOUT . NEW YORK.
Ripples oa the Csrrent of Life la
the Metropolis.
Madison Square garden Just now ' pre
sents the most brilliant spectacle ever
witnessed under that roof. The huge
building Is gorgeously decorated with
flags, banners and bunting and Illuminated
with thousands of electric lights. On the
floors are three score booths filled with
articles tor sale, on the charity fair plan.
The unique feature of the fair is the total
eclipse of man in management. Not a aon
of Adam, young or old, is permitted to do
a thing but "dig up" when he ventures in.
The affair is for the benefit of the Pro
fessional Woman'a league and is run by
the members. Women are paramount In
everything. Men are nowhere, except aa
guests, and there are plenty of them In that
capacity.
Th enllaotlnn nf' tavaa fnr this year
was begun Monday of last week with a
rush, to take advantage of the per cent
rebate allowed on payments made before
November 1. The total collections for that
day were about $9,700,000 or $100,000 above
the record.
The money was carried to the National
City bank at about 10 o'clock at night. It
waa parked In leather bars and conveyed
in a cab from the Stewart building to Wall
street. The ab was guarded by three
armed policemen, one on the box. and two
inside. At the bank two men were wait
ing, who signed 'receipt for the cash,
put it In the vault and went home.
The greater pant . of the payments
reached the receiver's office in the shape
of checks but fully 4,000 persona . went
personally to the office to pay the taxes.
Fifteen policemen t. were required to keep
the lines Intact and to prevent confusion.
Some of the larger payments were: Eight
hundred thousand dollars by the New York
Central railroad, which Included as usual
the taxes ot the Vanderbllts; $350,000 by
the Astors, $100,000 by John D and Thomas
Crlmmlns, $100,000 by August Belmont,
$71,000 by the Rblnelander estate and
$75,000 each by , William R. Grace and
George Eh ret.
If the coal strike continues New Yorkers
are threatened with the shutting off of the
supply of gaa and. with an advance in the
price ot many necessities of life. For In
stance, It is announced that the price of
bread had been advanced 1 cent a loaf on
the East side owing to the Increased cost
ot fuel. It Is simply Impossible to con
ceive what would be the consequences of
a continued coal famine in connection with
spell of cold weather.' Sickness, death.
intense suffering, perhaps starvation, dark
ness, riots, cessation of many industries.
loss of work, blockade of rapid transit,
stoppage of elevators these a-e some of
the dire predictions that are made. The
agent of a Brooklyn apartment house has
notified the tenants that if the strike con
tinued the building could not be heated
and that they must make their own ar
rangements for warmth.
A manufacturer of oil heaters says that
never was there such a demand for stoves
as there Is today. "The cold weather has
not yet touched us," he saya, "and yet we
are a month and more behind in our orders.
The dealers are begging us to let them have
the goods; the price is no object so long as
we can deliver some portion of what they
want." The other manufacturers say tl.e
same thing. When the first frost comas
they expect the demand to double. Even
though the strike should collapse they ex
pect to sejl all that can be made, becauae
ot the high prices that must prevail for fuel
all through the coming winter. In any case.
It la difficult to keep away from the coal
question, because it is a toplo discussed by
everybody in every place. The rallroais are
buying Immense quantities of hardwood to
burn in their stations, and old-fashioned
wood-burning stoves are being Installed.
During a downpour of rain on a recent
afternoon, relatea the New York Tribune, a
woman of not far from 200 pounds weight
entered a Madison avenue car at Forty-ninth
street and waddled toward a broad expanse
of vacancy far forward. The floor was wet
from umbrella drippings and the woman'a
gloves and shoes were in the same condi
tion. As she waa about to alt down she
hooked the crook of her umbrella over 'he
strap pole above to ease her descent, uttered
a yell and collapsed.
A fair-haired young man sitting next to
her grabbed her hand as she want down, and
Immediately began a war dance, springing
from his seat like a Jack-in-the-box. A
good looking young woman by Ma i-ide
aetied bla damp coat taila and, with a try
of "Oh, Coolly!" joined in the remarkable
scene.
The conductor rushed forward ml endeav
ored to calm the strnngely excited trio. He
collared the young man and, uttering a
whoop that could have been hiard two
blocks under ordinary atmospheric condi
tions. Joined In the wild dance.
About that time the floor sud nea'ly
everything elae in the car begau to sputter.
The dancers sputtered louder 'haa any
thing tlse. and there was a "swtih." rur
of blue erooke and a sudden stoppage t the
car. The three passengers tum)l' Into the
seat In a heap, the fat woman on top. ".be
conductor waved bla arms friu-'iilly and
thea pulled the big woman off t"ie heap.
"Must be water in the slot." he sall with
a a air of great wlslora.
locals, while resenting charges of law
lessness and denying that the presence ot
troops Is necessary, declared their inten
tion to assist in maintaining order and
offered the service of members to the civil
authorities.
Instead of reopening the mines, martial
law has closed them tighter than ever. No
collieries hare resumed operations, no min
ers have applied for work, no more coal Is
being cut. Teace relgna and the coal
barons are unable to make good their
promise.
The result of this attempt to break a
strike by military force ! not surprising
to those who know the anthracite miners
and the difference between a miner and a
mine laborer. The miner is an intelligent,
skillful, often an educated man, and he Is
not to be overawed by martial display.
Ho regards the presence of troops as a
reflection upon bis citizenship, and bis de
termination to maintain his rights Is In
variably strengthened by attempts to coerce
him. Miner of this class never have been
rioters. Laborers who neither speak nor
understand English may be impressed by
uniforms and bayonets and led to believe
that the troops have authority here, as In
some other countries), to force them back
into the mlnee, but if all the laborers in
the anthracite district should go back to
work the mining of coal could not be re
sumed on a scale large enough to supply
the ordinary fuel demand in the absence
of the licensed miner.
This the operators know thoroughly, but
they do not admit the facts. Most of their
newspaper organs either do not understand
that the licensed miner is the controlling
factor in the problem or purposely mislead
their readers into the belief that the Ig
norant, riotous foreign laborer Is the only
obstacle to the reopening of the collieries.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
'Governor Heard's soldier boys don't care
much for strike duty In New Orleans, Judg
ing from the fact that so many of them re
signed when ordered out to fight rioters.
The Nye family, ot which the famous hu
morist "Bill" Nye was a member, formed
an association at Sandwich, Mass., last
week and will hereafter hold yearly re
unions. The proposed joint debate between Sen
ator Hanna and Mayor Tom Johnson of
Cleveland is off, Mr. Hanna having declined
to discuss tariff problems with "an avowed
free trader."
Leon Sklzleoinlasmolowsky escaped from
a court official In Long Island City the other
day, the latter having been accidentally en
tangled In eight or ten syllables ot the
fugitive's name.
Charlea W. Simpson, formerly a wealthy
bookseller and stationer of New York, Is
now an Inmate of the almshouse there, al
though all his relatives are said to be in
affluent circumstances. An effort la being
made to compel them to care for him.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri never drinks
water when speaking In public. Before he
begins his address he puts a specialty pre
pared pellet of potash under his tongue and
this keeps him from becoming hoarse. The
senator declares that for fifteen years he
has never touched water when speaking.
Perhaps the $150,000 spent by General Mc
Cullough In his questor the governorship
of Vermont will not be all that he may have
to pay. A cattle drover named L. C. Sturte
vant of Addison county has just entered
suit against him to recover for services and
disbursements on his behalf in the canvass
for' delegate to the republican slate con
vention. Mr. Sturtevant accompanies his
suit with bills and letters showing Item
ized expenditures In which cigars and drinks
occur with much frequency. This disclosure
has attracted considerable attention espe
cially as to the Items for rum. General
McCullough says that the whole thing Is a
political trick.
CHEER FOR DEMOCRACY.
Allen's Dismal Dismay Hailed as
Cause for Congratulation,
Washington Post.
Wllllnm Vincent Allen, populist, ex
senator from Nebraska, sees no hope for
the democracy and that is one ot the
reasons why some millions of democrats
do see hope and are feeling its uplifting
power.
The reason why Mr. Allen uttera his wall-,
Ing note is the refusal or neglect of demo
cratic state conventions, one after another,
a long and cheering list, to reaffirm the
platform on which their party has been
able, with the assistance of Allen and his
brethren, to achieve two defeats in presi
dential elections, to vacate many guber
natorial chairs and to slump from majority
to impotent minority in the senate.
And it is precisely that reason, the
abandonment of that fatal weight and the
alliance with the populists, that cheers
the hearts and inspires the hopes of all
democrats whose faith has not been vitiated
with the vlrua ot populism.
The sadder Hon. William Vincent Allen
gets and the louder he latueuls the more
cheerful will be the countenance of genu
ine democrats.
It Is a palpably false theory that an alli
ance with populists, purchased by conces
sions to their cheap money doctrine. Is
essential to a chance of victory. The re
verse of that la the true statement of the
situation. Only a small minority of demo
crats were friendly to 16 to 1 in 1900. The
delegates representing a large majority of
democrats voted against it at Kansas City.
Many of the delegates who voted for it did
so to avoid the complete disruption of their
party that would have followed the rejec
tion of Bryan's ultimatum. It is safe to
say that at this time the tree coinage con
tingent of the democracy Is exceedingly
small and It la an equally safe conclusion
that many ot the populists who voted tor
Bryan in 1900 would support a conservative
democratlo candidate.
The shades of oblivion hold no issue on
which a party would present more grotesque
appearance than on the lasue to which Mr.
Bryan Is Irrevocably bound, but which Mr.
Allen accepts only as a step, a long one, to
ward his ideal the Irredeemable paper dol
lar. The democratlo party, mounted again
on that old Issue, would not know whether
the humor or the contemptlbleness of tho
situation was Its paramount phaae.
Whether to laugh at or curse Itself would
be a pressing question. Looking at all ot
Its mistakes and their resulta, and finding
Itself again repeating the worst of its
blunders and the one tor which it has been
most severely punished, it would conclude
that It bad survived its usefulness and
ought to go hence without delay.
It la the fact that the democratic party
Is ahowlng that it has had enough of
Brysnlsra that discourages Mr, Allen and
simultaneously cheers the democracy. The
old party ahouid go Into the arena in 1904,
not aa a circus clown, with a repertoire of
antiquated Jokes, but with a message to
the country that will command respect.
Inspire confidence, attract young men and
win over to Ita support a great many tired
republicans who are waiting for such an
arrival. And. as we have intimated, the
probability that it will atart on that hopeful
course la accentuated by the despair of Mr
Bryan's friend and coadjutor, William
Vincent Allea.
ill! iifiipr; I ra M m ;
during the wildest storm. It
protects, for it prevents. It quiets, for it cures,
If you are weak and nervous and are tired all
the time, take Ayer's Sarsaparilla and know
what it is to be well and strong.
Keep the liver active with Ayer's Pills. Purely
vegetable, gently laxative, a great aid to ; the
Sarsaparilla. Ask your doctor about these medi
cines. He knows. He has the formula. 'xS.OTJS?'
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Wlsner Free Press: Congressman Mc
Carthy proposes to know his district thor
oughly before going to Washington. There
will not be a corner that Mc. has not
touched.
Wakefield Republican: The better you
become acquainted with J. J. McCarthy the
more you will be convinced that he Is tho
right man to send to congreas. J. J. Is
best liked where he Is best known, and
good old Dixon county will next month
roll up a big majority for1 him.
Battle Creek Republican: Hon. J, J. Mc
Carthy, republican candidate for congress
man, accompanied by Jack Koenlgstetn, sec
retary of the republican congressional com
mittee, spent Tuesday afternoon in town,
making the acquaintance of a large num
ber of our people. Mr. McCarthy makes
friends wherever be gqcs and he has every
prospect of being triumphantly elected. He
spent Wednesday with the people ot Meadow
Grove and Tllden.
Norfolk News: The Robinson forces en
tered the campaign with confidence and It
must be admitted that some of the re
publicans lacked that. But the situation
haa changed. The very thorough and ex
cellent campaign methods of Mr. McCarthy,
Chairman Falee, Secretary. Koenlgeteln and
other members of the committee have over-
come any doubt that the republicans may
have had of success and caused the fusion
lata to fear for their ticket.
Holdrege Citizen: Ttfe republicans should
make strenuous efforts to roll up the
largest possible majority in this county
for Judgo N orris. He stands for lbs Ameri
can idea ot giving work to American work-
lngmen and keeping the wheels of Indus
try running. Judge Norrls Is a young man
of courage and conviction and could be
depended upon to assist the present ad
ministration in its efforts to curb the en
croachment of the trusts and gigantic cor
porations and at the same timee avoid
doing anything to disturb the financial and
Industrial structure of this country so as
to bring disaster and ruin to our coun
try. . - i
Beatrice Express: Congressman Stark
was a very shy and diffident statesman be
fore he received bis latest nomination.
Then be had firmly decided to retire from
public life, and would not consider the
Idea of succeeding - himself;' but all the
time he waa playing, with considerable skill,
for the nomination, and would have been
a Very sick Mr. Stark It be hadn't suc
ceeded In getting It. Mr. Stark Is really
a discreditable man to represent the people
of this district in congress. He Is too
fond of the cheap tricks of the politician.
His efforts to make himself solid with the
old soldiers were enough to show that he
is not sincere.
Sidney Telegraph: Hon. M. P. Kinkald,
who will represent the Big Sixth district
in congress after November 6, waa calling
on the voters in the city Thursday. He
was a pleasant vlcltor at the Telegraph
office. Judge Kinkald is a thoroughly west
ern man. Prior to taking up his residence
in Nebraska be lived for a number of years
In Wyoming and waa one of the first prac
ticing attorneys in Dakota. He has lived
In this congressional district in Nebraska
for twenty-two years. He is thoroughly
Imbued with the western spirit of progress
and with western interests deep at heart
he will be of great Influence and benefit
In our national halls ot congress. i
David City Banner: Notwithstanding the
busy season and the lethargy of the people
In regard to politics, Hon. E. H. Hinshaw,
the republican candidate for congress, Is
having moat enthuataatto meetings through,
out the entire district and from every
county comei reports that many former
fuslonleU, who have seen the wisdom of
republican policies, are also enthuslastlo
in his support. Mr. Hinshaw Is a hard
worker, an able attorney, who has worked
his way up from a farm boy, is a thorough
campaigner and makea friends wherever he
WW
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours
flood clothing and the well fitting clothing
are what concern you. You'll find it here.
Our prices may not be so much less than
those of others, but we'll give you more for your
money. ;
No tenement house work everything made
in our own factory.
. Suits $10 to $25. Overcoats $8.50 to' $ 40.50.
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
"XO CLOTHING FITS LIKE ODHS.H
There is safety in Ayer's Sar
saparilla. You can trust it even
goeft, and the more one becomes acquainted
with him the better they like him. The
principal reason, however, that we are en
thusiastic in his support ia because we be
lieve he is right on the great . political
issues. There la not a question of doubt
In the minds of posted republicans regard
ing his election, which Is regarded ss only
a question of the size of his majority.
Rockefeller Pwte on the Ncrewa.
Indianapolis Journal. .
The Standard Oil company has advanced
the price of refined oil about 9 per cent,
doubtless because of the Increased .use ot oil
for fuel on account ot the high rata of coal.
There Is nothing in the production, of crude
petroleum to warrant this increase, but the
Standard monopoly could not resist the
temptation to wring a little more money out
of the hands of consumers. There la no
duty on refined oil or petroleum except
when exported from countries which' Impose
a duty on American petroleim, so. that the
absence of tariff makes It possible for the
Standard to advance the price. .
FLASHES OF FIN.
Chicago Tribune: "Don't let ma inter
rupt you," said the man with the agent's
sample case.
"I won't," said the man' at the desk,
busily writing away.
Washington Star: "Some bad folks,"
said Undo Kben, "trlfea to make a cloak '
religion. But you kin ginerally aee iat lt'a
a misfit." ..,!,,,,
Judge: "I tell you," said the stranger,
"the coal problem has grown, to-be, a very
serious one In our town?'
"It Is everywhere," said the native.
' I know; but in our town you can't get
an ounce of It unless you have ,a prescrip
tion." Chicago Post: "I can see the scoundrel
In your face," cried the angry man.
"I have, heard," retorted the cool one,
"that the eye la a -mirror. ' Is- your gaze
fixed on one of mlneT'J ,,;.?, t ifizmJ:
Philadelphia Record: "I suppose you are
well seasoned," said the tourist in the hunt
ing forest.
"I ought to be." responded the old guide;
"those city hunters have peppered me
enough."
Philadelphia Press: "There Isn't'any such,
thing as honest legislation In this country,"
complained the pessimist. -
"oh, I don't know," replied the legla
lator. "I was promised fcoo If I helped
pass a certain bill, and I did it, and got
all that was promised me."
Washington Star: "Bo you think muslo
has Ita advantages as a profession?"
"Unquestionably," answered the govern
ment employe. "No matter which way an
election goes, the leaders of the brass bands
are always sure of their jobs." - i
Puck: "An' he treated her to sodar
ylstlildy; an' now look at him payln' to git
her weighed!" . .
"Yes; he's a corkln' good spender when
he's got der dough!"
New York Weekly: Struggling Pastor
Nearly all the congregation have sub
scribed liberally for the building fund and
I feel sure that I can also nave your
hearty co-operation. How much will you
Mrs. Leader Let me see. Oh. I am the
only member who has a carriage and
coachman, I think.
"Yes. the rest are poor."
"Well, I will drive around and collect the
subscriptions. '
FOOT BALI. IS HKRB.
Cleveland Plain Dealer."
Now doth the brawny college man
Put on his foot ball togs;
He thinks he'a bigger than the Pan
Aa round the field he Jogs. ,
Now doth the rooter proudly swell
And buy a horn to toot,
And practice up each song and yell.
And root, and root, and root!
Now doth the stringy foot ball hair
Hernme the rafciriK fad.
While cushion stutters' sadly stare.
And barbers all go mad.
Now doth the druggist finger checks;
His liniments and Halves
Are used to grease the rooters' necks
And rub the players' calves.
Now to the gridiron do I go
The bucks and punts to see;
For foot ball hair I cannot grow
The stand's the place for me.
