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0 THE OMAHA DJLtfcg HEE: TTJESDAT, OCTOBETl 28, 1002. THE umaha Daily Dee. E. ROBE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee iwithuut 8unU.i), Une Xar..H00 AJSJiy tin Mhil DUiiuay, Una lets .w illustrated iet, one l'ear z feunuay it-, one lr fSatuiuy iee, one ear I t" Iwenueth Cei tury runner. One Year.. l.w lJi.L.1 VKHE.U BY CARRIER. t)ally Bevi (without Sunday), pr copy... 2c Laliy Ba (wituoui bunuay, per Wte...U'J I'luiy Lice (including ouiiuayi, per weea..lic fiunuay tee, per coyy 60 iivnii,g Ute (wiinoui buooay), per w w: A,venli.g ifea (including Bunuay, per wee a I'Jc Couiplalfita of Irregularities in delivery houid ue addroacd to City circulation U (tartmeni. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee tiuliQlng. Mouth Omaha City UaU xiuildlng. Twen-ty-nun and rt fetriets. Council uiutfs 10 Peurl Street. Chicago 1h0 Unity Mullaing. Itw 1 urn Jim lurk Row tsul.dlng. Washington dul fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newa and edi torial malier should be aduresaed: Omaha fee. EOiional Department. BUSINEod LETTERS. Bualneaa lettera and remittances should be adurseed: in Bee fuoliBiilng Cora tany, umaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, exprexn or postal order, payable to 'Itie Be Pubilahlnif Company, Only 2-cent stamps acceptea in payment of mail accounts. Personal cnecas, except on Omaha or eastern axenange, not accepted. HIE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Dougiaa County, : George U. 'Isschuck, store tar y 01 The Be Publlsbtns company, being duly sworn, ays that th sc-tuei number of lull and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening ana bunaay Bee prlntea during the month of September, ltui, was aa fol lows: 1 SO.ISO M ai,16t t 1M,74 17 81,030 I 80.C&0 IS 31,144) BIMIlO U 31,100 1 8 1,670 20 31,4-V) 80,420 a Utt.UTO T j....B,t70 C 81,000 80.UOO 23 34,000 80,rK 14 32,340 10 81,000 25 31,200 U 80,ett0 24 8O.770 U 81,800 XI 80,050 U 81JWO 28 3,U3S 14 BWUW 2 UO.tMJO U 81,000 K 31,100 Total UKS.lUtS Ls untold ul returned copies.... 10,144 Net total sales .ilS.osi ts'st dalir sverago 80,1102 OEORQB B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to fcefore me this Suth day of September, A. k laOf. M. B. H UNGATE, (SeaU Notary Public From now on the spellbinders should focus their oratory on the stay-ut-horues. Too many of the consumption cures are like the flying machines that don't fix. When Blackburn becomes postmaster the Mercer frank will hare right-of-way. The weather man seems to have taken judicial notice of the fact thut the price of coal has not yet come down. Russian newspaper men must have a bard time of It, but the press censor must be still moro sorely overworked. Perhaps It Is on Jim Hill's benevolent Institution theory that the railroads of Nebraska think they Should be exempt from taxation. Colonel Bryan will have to set back at Orover Cleveland by appearing as the tar orator at several college commence ments next spring. South Omaha Is having Us city ordi nances printed. Will Omaha ever reach the point where a compiled volume of tU city ordinances will be accessible? That Nlcaraguan volcano should be more discreet The Central, American revolutionists claim a monopoly on all outbreaks In that part of the continent The description of the scene at St. Paul's, where King Edward attended Sunday, as "more brilliant than devo tional." reads like an ordinary Easter service. , The convention that nominated Mer cer did not think It necessary to adopt a platform for him to run on. Boodle, brass and Baldwlnlsm take .the place of platform. Now Is the time for the committees of all the political parties to give out state ments and figures demonstrating that all of them will carry the election tri umphantly. An Omaha pastor objects to the acqui sition of religion by revival. He is evi dently convinced that what comes easy U not likely to stay long, whether It is religion or riches. ' If the Colombians cannot stop fighting long enough to bold an election and at tend to the Panama canal matter, It may become necessary for the United States to go ahead without waiting for them. une oranance nureaa or the nav alone wants an appropriation of over $18,000,000 for Its use for the next fiscal year. If Uncle Sam has any money to burn the .ordnance bureau will help him convert It Into smoke. When the republican factions In Wis consin early In the campaign burled the hatchet they left the handle sticking out and aa Is usual In such cases everybody has now made a grab for It and the scrimmage has been revived. The rapidity with which our old friend Wu Ting Fang Is going up the official ladder In his native country suggests that when be revisits us in this country he will be so densely frescoed with yel low Jacket and peacock feathers that we may not recognize him, j. Ward and precinct assessors are to be chosen at the coming election, but since the doclslon of the Nebraska supreme court giving '.equalizing boards plenary power to raise valuations and add omitted items, the Importance of the aaaeaaorshlp has fallen several degrees oa tto political thermometer. VNtRlKhDLT TO TRE L'NITED STATES. All advices com I nit from Canada agroe that there Is a growing; feeling of uu frlendliness In that country toward the United Ktatrs. This sentiment Is due chiffly If not entirely to comnierclnl conHWlcrfltlons. According to a corre spondent at Toronto of the Springfield, Mass., Republican, the gpucral feeling In the province of Ontario Is almost bitter against America and he says that taking the Dominion as a whole the feeling cannot be described as In the least cor dial. The Canadians are represented as looking upon the United States as a supremely selfish nation, from which Canada can hope for no kindly consid eration whatever. This' correspondent snys that even the free traders among the Canadians have come to despair of securing closer commercial relations and those who at one time regarded po litical union as inevitable and perhaps desirable, have became a negligible quantity. All Idea of possible annexa tion, according to this correspondent which was largely entertained a few years ago, has been abandoned, so that nobody now ventures to talk of a po litical union between the Dominion and the United States. While for a tlm it waa doubtful which of several political schemes an nexation to the United States, independ ence, or continued maintenance of the Imperial connection would be success ful, now annexation Is no longer thought of and Independence is not seri ously advocated by anyone of political influence. The whole tendency of feel ing Is now concentrated upon the goal of a strong Canadian nationality within tli Prltlsb empire. It Is said that the refusal of the United States to grant trade reciprocity has deepened the feel ing of Canadians that, after all, their true policy was to get along without the American market and seek closer commercial relatione abroad, while strengthening their already existing bond with Great Britain. All Intelligent Americans realize that the question of relations between the Dominion and the United States Is a very practical and serious one, not to be treated Inconsiderately or flippantly. As near neighbors it Is manifestly desirable that the two .countries shall be on friendly terms. To this end both should be willing to make fair and equitable concessions. Canada, however, has not thus far shown a disposition to do this. On the contrary, she has almost uni formly been exacting In her demands and even as to her treaty obligations she has not been honest In the mat ter of trade reciprocity she has always asked more than she has been 'will ing to concede. While asking free trade for her natural products she has Insisted upon discriminating In her tariff In favor of British manufacturers. In behalf of a preposterous and Indefen sible claim to American : territory in Alaska Canada blocked all negotiations for a settlement of the questions in Issue between that country and the United .. .. K,., States. . s : , The American people do not desire to annex Canada. Some of our strtesinen have urged that this must Inevitably come, but there Is very little sentiment at present in favor of it. ' Our people, however, do earnestly desire to cultivate friendly relations with the Dominion and they are now as always willing to do this on a fair and equitable basis. Regretable as Is the growing feeling of hoat'Uty toward the United States in the Dominion we shall make no undue sacri fice to stay it and shall not fear to meet any future contingency that may grow out of It , THE PRESIDCHT AND THE TRUSTS. The report that President Roosevelt has already begun the preparation of his message to congress and that the domi nant topic will be trusts Is well authen ticated and otherwise credible, The su preme question before,1 the people Is how to deal with these organizations, using the word trusts to cover great corpora tlons of interstate or wider scope which operate In restraint of trade and compe tltlon, and the courageous character of the president Is enough by Itself, even if there were no specific evidence 6f his Intentions, to raise expectation' that he will grapple strenuously with the sub ject This Is as It should be. The people themselves have forced this Issue to the forefront The political parties have not sought it in any serious sense. The democratic party as a political organlza tlon has no remedial proposition. A part of It has revived the old democratic tariff theory as a cure for trusts, but an other lara-e part of It contradicts the efficacy of auch a plan. Thinking men of all parties understand perfectly .well that It Is futile and doubt the sincerity with which it Is proposed. The demo cratic party gives forth no sure sign that it will do anything else In this matter than follow Its tradition and chronic dls position simply to oppose 'any positive policy that may be proposed. ' The popu list party Is hardly to be reckoned as a factor. However the politicians may seek to evade and postpone the issue, the Ameri can people unmistakably require that It be aggressively and seriously dealt with, and President Roosevelt will perform an inestimable service If he can bring 'this about That he was resolved to he the representative or the eople rather than the Instrument of a mere political expe diency, was disclosed by the tenor of his pubHC utterances at the' Very threshold of the campaign. In New England and In the south and later In the Interrupted tour through the west, the president boldly challenged the attention of the country, to the great question of the hour and stated cogently the evils with which It Is ueceesary that the government shall resolutely grapple." His very' attitude was an Implied pledge that so far as be can give direction the government shall act decisively What haa happened In the meantime has given strong Impetus to the niove- tnent The developments of ' the' great coal strike are an object lexson. The moment Is opportune In every way for a genuine attempt It will be resisted with tremendous energy and by nil the Influences at the command of the cor porations, but the people demand It and the president can be assured of their sympathy and approval a . sionificasck or the pack tun1 MERGER. The announcement that arrangements have been consummated for financing the packers' meiger through, the Na tional Cltr bank of New York Is to be taken as strong evidence of the opinion in high circles of business that the late financial crisis has been substantially passed. On no other theory would such a stupendous floatation be attempted at this Juncture, an undertaking which in capitalization and scope of operations Is the second largest In the world. It Is known that It was ready to be launched two months or more ago, but that pres sure upon the speculative market caused postponement ... , The object of this gigantic merger la largely speculative. No doubt Important economies In the management of the great industry, or congeries of Indus tries, as a result of the consolidation, will enter largely Into the calculations of the managers. No doubt they can In the merger carry on the business in many respects at less expense than they could as independent concerns. But the real basis of the Increased profits to sup port the enormously expanded capitalisa tion proposed rests In the monopoly which It Is really the aim to establish. At least the full value of the plants and business win continue tto be firmly held or controlled by the present owners through the bonds and prior Hen securi ties, but In the merger scheme the spec ulative and Investing public will be fed by an enormous emission of stocks in addition. Unless the promoters felt con fident that the speculative spirit was still potent and that the general mbne market would be such aa not toreafffctj It they would certainly refrain from ex plotting their scheme at this moment There has in fact lately been no more significant fact regarding the general financial situation than' this undertaking of the great packers and, great bankers. DECENCY XA THE SADDLE. According to Mercer's campaign man ager, national issues cut no figure In the present campaign. The only Issue dividing the people of Omaha is, he in sists, whether the corrupt city machine that has dominated the republican party In the past shall rule It in the future. Mercer represents the decent and Incor ruptible elements, while his opponents represent the lawless and vicious ele ments. Mercer's triumph In the pri maries has put decency in the , saddle, where it is bound to stay If Mercer is re-elected. ; This Is the-substance of. the screed put out by Mercer to rally the 30,000 voters of this district to his sup port" fora" sixth term?" . In conceding that national issues cut no figure In the fight Mercer admits that it is purely a desperate personal scramble on his part to retain the lucra tive salary and emoluments which , he has been drawing the. lost ten years.. Declaring that decency leaped Into the saddle when he carried the primaries is an insult to the intelligence of the com munlty. Did decency get into the saddle when gangs or iowa rauroaa graaers were mustered In and voted for Mercer ou perjured affidavits? Did decency leap Into the saddle when the beer kegs were tapped for Mercer In a dozen resorts where his forces were corralled and chalked off on primary day? Was decency placed in the saddle by the restoration In the Interest of Mercer of Captain Haze, who wasjaid off from the police force for Indecency? ., ...... Is decency to be kept In the saddle by Mercer's sham bombardment of the gamblers and saloon' keepers while be to making the rounds of all the resorts i boW In Omaha and South"Dmaha? Is It not about time for Mercer to stop his masquerade? ... '. . OUT OF DEBT TW- FOREIGNERS. ' That portion of the report of the regis ter of the United States treasury which shows that the government Is practically out of debt to foreigners presents a slg nincant fact that Is worthy of more than passing attention. IP appears that out of a total of some fT83.000.000 of government bonds, all but about $3,600, 000 are held In this country, so that the government can be said to have no for eign debt. The bonds Issued during the Spunlsh war were all at home and largely by small investors. - Indeed, the great majority of bonds are owbed by small American Investors, for the funds of the Insurance and banking com pa hies which hold bonds belonging to their depositors and policy holders. 'It Is easily within memory," remarks the Philadelphia Ledger, "when the coun try was In constant tremor concerning the effect of current events upon the foreign bond holder. It was not unusual to accuse the administration of subserv ience to Lombard street and those who couuseled an enlightened financial and economic policy were thought to be In fluenced by British gold. The foreign bondholder has ceased to be a facter in governmental affairs and the only anxiety we have now about gold Is to prevent its excessive accumulation In the United States treasury." It should be needless to point out that this re suit has been produced, within the brief period of a few years, by our unpar alleled prosperity. Five or six years ago hundreds of millions of our govern ment bonds were held by foreigners and during that period they have been stead lly flowing back to tbla country as the financial ability of our people to take them grew. It is very striking evidence of the rapid and substantially ,'prog resa that . haa been made and cer- tainJy suggests that the conditions which are produced Mt islioultl not lie dis turbed. ' ' . v . Of course- there i still a large amount of the bonds and securities of corpora tions held abroad, of which there is no accurate data, but even as to these the foreign Indebtedness of the country Is undoubtedly very much less than It was few years ago and Is steadily de creasing, At all cventi we have become practically-independent of .foreign bond holders and financiers and are In a po- (Uon to loan to Europe, as has been done within the past year, notably In the case of the last British war loan. It Is a situation that ought. to' be highly gratifying to all Americans and which they should desire, and seek to main tain.. ;. ': ; The decision of the Illinois supreme court in the Chicago Union Traction company case is more far-reaching than would appear at first blush. The de cision affirms .the power of the city of Chicago, and. Incidentally, of all other cities In Illinois, to compel street rail way companies, whether operated under one or under several charters, to fur nish transfer tickets to passengers over the entire system without extra charge. The more imperative feature of the de cision la, however, tfce declaration that the dry council has the authority, to establish a 'reasonable maximum fare on street railways and also the right to compel street . railway oompanlea . to keep that portion of the streets covered by ita tracks and right-of-way clean at Its own expense. The precedent estab lished by the supreme covrt of Illinois will doubtless have great weight with courts of other states In the interpreta tion of "thVrlght8 of municipal corpora tions to regulate the operation of street allMfaj,rH traffic carried on by them. Sucb a .th'ng as circulating garbled and 'forged .wblic documents to bol ster up his candidacy does not trouble ur r Dave's- India ; rubber conscience any ftfore than did that Sworn certificate of hjf jgn expenses in 1900 . and tne expense jpgurrea. ior.capt.unua iue primary -this year. A man who would certify under oath that he expended only $126 himself and through all his friends in a' campaign W which he could not have expended lees 'than $3,000, and a man who. can certify under oath . that he expended only $365 In a primary election. In which more than $1,000 was distributed In a single .ward In the clt7 of Omaha, would not -mind circulating spurious "pubHc'locuments under his con gressional frank, with beautiful portraits of himself, aha electioneering cards in whicn ne, creaiis nipjseii witn securing $1,846,000 for appropriations for the Omaha public building, when everybody knows that ft.200,000 of that amount bad been appropriated before he en tered congress. - , As a sworn r foe Iff Wonopoliea and trusty the bogus apjjbiriktion claimant jc.uts.la.. mighty.. big jjwath. . Having se cured,- his-, nomination by the coercive and persuasive power of the allied rail road corporafclpns, the. Standard Oil trust. the meat packing trust and several minor combines, be 4oW; tries to pass as congressional tnwt-smasher by cir culating spurious r antl-tmst speeches through the malls " under his congres sional frank. In the face of such a phowing how can anybody doubt ' that all the la wabfdlng citizens and all the honest people of this . district are for Mercer and all the-criminal elements, hoodlums'a'nd legrtallers are fernlnst him? Kin Edward in' his address to hs unrdsmen exnresses re&xets that though nroud of having in ma. youtn servea in their ranks, be never had an opportunity to see active service. President Roose velt would not have to express such re grets 4f ha were addressing, a representa tion or his iornier uouga timers. . w Comrades Once Mors. . m Baltimore tAmertcsn. Rn.in nt the United States are shaking friendly hands again and the past is appar- entlyvcorsotreiw Perhaps, after all, Bpain realizing even If It wouldn't acknowledge t, that the. war was for It a blessing In Uamlliei'- 1 - y TSalcIffak'tlie Merger for Mobt. ' . TuctfiuiaDolls ' Journal. Ruatn'aaa ' f ouflnue aOOd With the Ion h.nrtit whose industry for lo! tne tsany years' 4 has" bee the cause fld widespread comment and much efflolat .attention. Yes terday he "got one train In Montana and got away. Eacagh to Go Arownet . . . Cleveland Leader. nnaA authorities estimate the apple orop this year at about 16.000,000 barrels sure than -the yield, of 1901- That Is a .ttntr n of nrohablv ten billion apples . or about 126 apples for every man, womsa ana child in tne country iu ce u irinir aunnlr last year. It ought not to be necessary to nibble very close to th cores for the next few montas. Te rablie Pay the Prleo. ' " v ' New York World. After having for five months bitterly fought of course In the public interest! a demand for a 20 per cent Increase in min Ing wages, which could opt have added more than IS cents a ton to the cost .of cpaj, President Baer announces an increase of 60 cents upon price sireaay tar aoove those of the spring of 1900. This Is not inconsistent. It really does maks a dif ference who has to pay! Democratic- Ielseer. Portland Oregonlan. K. Secretary Olnev'a reference to the at tltuda. of .the anthracite coal operators as a riraidful tumult of "the disrepute Into hlch the law of the land has been brought h Uia.cBntlaued reeubllran domination would havs more effect It the chief offender among lb epeoetors,. President Baer of ths Readlag railroad, had not so recently florae la his original, unadulterated, steadfast democracy. And there is J. Pier pont Morgan,- another rock-ribbed democrat, and with still larger, if less direct, control . i d...m..( n..,' anil James J. Hill. tU,U . , another uncompromising democrat, doing his best to Justify the coal trust and the railroad truat la their policy of controlling th earth r4 the fullness thereof against all comers. Of course Mr. Olney could not have had then la mis. These Illustrious democrats ought to get together. TUB COC.HF.IOAl, CAMPAlO. Leigh World: J. J." McCarthy has the ability, the disposition and the opportunity to secure substantial advantages for our people and he should be elected to represent them. Bancroft Blade: Mr. McCarthy's valuable experience In legislative maters qualifies him for that higher service to his etste, to which he will undoubtedly be called by the result of next election. O'Neill Frontier: The splendid campaign of Moses P. Klnkald has removed all doubt as to the redemption of the Sixth congres sional district; It U now simply a question of the else of his majority. Sutton Advertiser-News: There la bo pre tence about Judge Norrls; be Is straight forward and honest and makes ne prom Is that he does not Intend to fulfill, or that he Is Incapable of fulfilling. . Bayard Transcript: A vote for Judge Klnkald la not only a vote for efficient rep resentation la congress of the Big Sixth district, but Is an Indorsement of the fear less. Judicious administration of . President Roosevelt. Kimball Observer: We believe tt. P. Kln kald will he elected to congress from the big Sixth district and feel confident he will represent western Nebraska with credit at Washington. He Is ' making a clean and winning campaign. - . Mullen Tribune: Judge Klnkald Is cer tainly making hundreds of friends during his campaign through the south part of the district. Not a week passes that be does not haje. laurtls heaped upon him by demo, eratlo organs. He Is on ths enemy's terri tory, tod. . Nebraska, pity Press:. B. J. Burkett tt in s position, by reason of kts four years' ex perience. lncpngress, to be of much more service to the people of this district than any new member would be. : Mr. Burkett wnt be returned this fall by aa Increased majority. Bestrloe Express: Mr. Stark has not been a conspicuous success as a congress man and there Is not one reason why he should be re-elected. There are many rea sons why Hlnsbaw should be elected. One reason Is that he would be sble to do a good deal for the district and the state. Kearney Hub: The collapse of Stark In the fourth congressional district la not to toe wondered at. The people of that dis trict are finally sane enough to make a comparison between Hlnshaw and Stark, and ' that settles tt. The glamour sur rounding Stark disappeared as boob as the comparison became critical. - St. Edward Sun: From reports that we receive on every hand ths republican can didate for congress, J.. H. McCarthy, Is meeting with splendid success. Every re- pubUcsS should see to It that they are at the polls to vote for him, for what can a congressman do for ths district that is ot in touch with the administration? Think about this. Sutton Advertiser-News: There Is so pre- saodldatsri for congress, Judge Norrls, Is aa.able speaker, who holds the attention of an audience from a start to a finish, not by noise or bluster, but by sound sense, logio and familiarity with his subject. In congress he will always oommsnd respect ful attention, because when he speaks he will have something to say. ' ' Leigh World: Congressman E. J. Burkett of the First congressional district of Ne braska has been making a few campaign speeches himself this fall, and their good effect Is felt wherever he has been. It seems that Mr. Burkett takes. pleasure la calling Mr. Bryan down and he does-it In such an effective manner that Mr. Bryan has not ths nerve to call the turn on him. Mullen Tribune: . No one need have any tear that Judge Klnkald does not fully un derstand ths needs of this country In. the matter of our range fences. Muob of his time during this campaign has been- spent In the hills country looking it up and the Tribune can vouch for his best efforts be ing used to the satisfaction of our people. He Is a friend to the west and we must not loss sight of that fact. Pawnee Press: Too much stress cannot be laid upon the Importance of the grave danger apt to result from apathy. It is all well enough to bo contested for the present, but there is a future that must be looked after. If a democratic congress should re sult from a careless feeling of apathy on the part of republicans the people of the country would have plenty of Idle time to rue it. Do not fall, therefore, to vote, for E. J. Burkett for congress and the entire republican ticket. Valentine. Republican: Those who ap- pfe'elatV the good times this country has enjoyed during the last five years and de sire that this prosperity continue win not hesitate to vote for republican candidates and do all they can to assist republicans to Office this fall. Especially Is this trus of those who desire to see President Roosevelt re-elected and that his hands may be upheld Iff carrying out the policies that are so ben eficial to the prosperity of the nation, they will .work and vote for M. P. Klnkald asa other, republican congressional candidates who will aid bim In the good work. St. Paul Republican: Since the nomina tion ot M. P. Klnkald for congress he ha takes great Interest In, ths establishment of rural free delivery routes in his district and largely through his recommendation the four routes In this county have been established one running east from Bt Llbory, one north, one east and one West from St. Paul. Thess have all been ex atatocd and recommended and the examine Mon' Tor 'carriers baa been held snd wi sre assures' that they will be in operatloa in a ahort time. If a republican nominee hcan do so much tor our district, when we have a republican congressman w may ex pect the Big Sixth to be' in the union. Lynch Journal: There Is s great deal ot talk being .made about old soldiers voting 4ar a eemrade and a friend, for congress. While M. P. Klnkald Is not an old soldier it if neU known that he Is a friend of the old soldiers and has done many things for them that proved his friendship If eleeted to congress he will be la a postUon' to help them and also the state and district, being in touch with the ednrtnUtratleo while P. H. Barry would not be.' Th re. publicans are not trying to slander Mr. Barry, as many fusloclsts are doing with Klnkald, but we do not think It to th best Interests of all concerned to elect the gen tlemaa and for that reason are supporting Judge Klnkald, who has been and Is. your friend- Niobrara Pioneer: The Pioneer supports John J. McCarthy for congress because he would voice principles that are dear to the editor. When Joha 8. Robinson was s can didate for Judge of this district he was supported by The Pioneer. Had he been s candidate for congress be could not have had that aid, unleaa It was solely to bring the republican party to a recognition of sll ver. This was partially, and for the present sufficiently, recognised. On the tariff, as at present understood, Mr. Robinson and The Pioneer are far apart. Mr. McCarthy would aid ths administration la carrying out Ita policies. As the Dakota County Record very aptly says, "we want him to do something we want something done; that's why Vic Carthv was nominated." Wayne Herald: The republican nominee for congress, J. J. McCarthy, 1 the right man to elect. Tnorougniy qoannea in every particular, s man of the people and for the people, sever shrinking from his duty as be sees 11, filled with energy, ability. grit and stability, entirely la harmony with the administration, a fact that will greatly aid him la accomplishing much for his dis trict, where his opponent, if sleeted, would b sble td do r. ugh(. so sbl lawyer, a j practical man and one whose honesty rsn- ' not be questioned, he Is peculiarly fitted for the position, being the peer of any con gressional candidate In Nebraska. He Is from our neighboring county, where he Is most highly respected by all, and It Is par ticularly to the Interest of our city and county that he be gives a handsome ma jority here. For once . at least every re publican should do his duty. Decatur Herald: Hon. J. J. McCarthy. republican candidate for congress of th Third Nebraska district, addressed the voters of Decatur precinct at the . opera house Tuesday evening. The turnout was good and the meeting enthusiastic Mr. McCarthy while not much of aa eratir made a good Impressloa upon th voters present by ths Indisputable facts pre sented. He la having grand success la his canvass and jre predict his election by a rousing majority. Humboldt Leader: Som nearby fusion papers are fighting Congressman Burkett's re-election on the theory that rural free delivery Is a detriment to the people. It wouia be well In this, connection to bear In mind that the congressman has sided In the establishment of routes only wber they sre asked for by the Inhabitants. And we have yet to learn of an Instanc where the patrons of such routes are disappointed. waen you hear such complaint quietly In vestigate, and more, than likely rou will dUoover a case of "sour grapes. Friend Telegram: When Mr. Hlnshaw was placed In nomination for ooegreas In the Fourth district and began his campaign he noticed that th district waa very defi cient In rural mall route. He saw that th rural portions of this dlstriot wer a great wsys behind in the- delivery of mall to the farmer who resides In this district. H did net wait to ascertain whether he was going to bs elected or not, bat set to work secur ing that which he and every on else knew they were Justly, entitled to and st this timej with the co-operation of Senator Dlet- ncc, nas estsDiisnea, ana tnose about to bs established, . more rural routes than Mr. Stark and been abl to secure for th peo ple of thl dlstriot during th last four years. Mr. Hlnsbaw Is giving the people ot th Fourth congressional district an ob ject lesson of his , working qualities. H hasn't charged his opponent with neglect in this particular, but has set himself to work securing what he knew they greatly needed. Tbsre are other thing la thl dis trict where Mr. Hlnshaw can evince his splendid working qualities. . '. PERSONAL TOTES. Aa Ohio' man named Kohl has named his Infant daughter Anthracite, sad h thinks she Is s Jewel. Slam's heir apparent Is having so good a time tn this country that the old man proposes to take a turn over hers on his own account A Chicago man has been arrested for beating his wife with a coal shovel. Coal shovels have been idle ot lats snd bound to get Into mischief. ' Judge Charles C. Jones of Moatesums, N. T.,. la probably the most ponderous Jurist in the X'nited State. He la six feet one inch and weighs 1 pounds. Secretary Moody - wants four mors new battleships. He thinks the only way to Increase the navy and make It more for midable Is to construct more fighting boats. Colonel Jim Snoddy'of Kansas, who an nounced himself as a candldat for th United Btates senate, now says his candi dacy was a Joke, and all Kansas says It was a good one. Mr. Carnegie has a canny Scotch way of putting facts before the English people, particularly when they relate to the fact that the United States la now the greatest industrial factor in the world. . ine crown prince oi Diam retuaes to go behind the scenes at the New York theat ers. He has read that th chorus girl of today Is young and pretty, but does not care .to run the risk of disillusion. Mayor Schmltx of San Francisco says poker Is not s gambling game, but one of kill alone. There Is reason to believe that Mr. Schmltx could be elected mayor la many other cities should he chos to leav Ban Francisco. , . M. Nlsslm Behar, founder of the techni cal schools of the Alliance Israelite Unl verselle in the Orient, ha Just arrived la Boston . to begin his New England tour. after which he will go west to Interest the American Jews In the work of the alliance. It la said of Lord Kitchener that three months of social llonlxlng, country bous visiting and fulsome adulation from Eng lish, society hsve marked a baneful trans formation In this erstwhile stole. He has loot much, of his sternness, hss stopped re fusing Invitations for teas, dinners and luncheons and, Indeed, has surrendered completely to social Influences. J. C. Bancroft Davla, at SO years of age. resigns his place as reporter of the United States suprem court, which he ha held for nineteen years. He Is a native of Worcester. His father was the noted "Hon est John Davis," who waa representative In oongress, twlos governor of Msssacuh setts and United State senator for four teen year, and his mother was a sister of George Bancroft, . the historian. - Ex-Congressman James Hamilton Lewis of Washington has removed to Chicago. He has' been chosen first vice president and general counsel of the Oreat Western Beet Sugsr company. The Oreat Western is th trust that latey paid Lewi th $100,600 fe for devising a method of organltatlon and sustaining the same In the federal courts st Chicago, by which the trust was exempted from liability to th stockholders of the constituent companies. R. S. WILCOX, Manager RVERAL HltW SrKtXS. Ooverameat Bareaa PHIss; t' .Ir. plealtles for American. New Tork Sun. The Board on Geographical Names 1 still piling up perplexities for Americans, who derive their spelling ot place names from the tlme-bonored usag of all English-speaking people a showa In their textbook, atlases, newspsper and geo graphical writings. A publication of th Navy department recently mentioned th leading French seaport) Marseille and had th temerity to uae this accepted spelling, whereupon the department was politely notified by th board that It should be written "Marseille." On of th priatei rales of ths hoard, taken from th rule for gaogrspble orthog raphy adopted earlier by the Reyal Oeo graphJcal society, I that th spellings st prominent place names long authorised as good usage shall not be changed. Yet time and again It has adopted spellings that srs not employed by geographers, general writ ers or map makers using the English lan guage. Buch decisions are directly fopposed to good and long established nsaga. - What sense or reason Is there for insist ing that th capital of Cuba shall appear In government book and map as "Ha bana?" Not on man tn fifty knows that th Spaniards pronounce "b" approximately as w do "v." On of th written rule ot geographic societies Is that reformed spell lags shall convey aa nearly as posalbl th sound of the word a pronounced by th people In wose country th place Is situ ated. Doe "Habana" convey to our peopl any Idea of the correct pronunciation, or I It limply misleading? It took an act of congress to annul th decision of the board that "Puerto Rico" should supplant "Porto Rico," which had been good English for three centuries. It ths board were not eccentric. It might wield a wide and desirable Influence, for most of ita decisions are commendable. But no? body knows what to expect next. Is there really any danger that the board will at tempt to turn "America" into "Amerigo?"' LINES TO A LAUGH. Philadelphia Press: "Not that time!" snorted the puglllet banterlngly, as h dodged a terrific left hook for the Jaw. "You don't know me!" "I must confexn," replied his opponent, politely, "that although your name la fa miliar your lace escapes me for th Mo unt." Detroit Free Prens: Patient (with frac tured skull) How did 1 get hurt. duotorT Physician You feU down a manhole and Into a cellar full of eoal. Patient Oh! dootorl Why didn't you let me dl there? .- Yonkera Statesman: "When I want to borrow a dollar f never g-o to a friend." he said, as if he were leading up to some thing. ' : . -I "Ant welll" replied the other, extending bis hand, "let ua tie friends." Chicago Tribune: .."As to the suggestion that the country's stock of unsold novels be used for fuel in this emergency." o) Btrved Mr. Naggua; literary editor of thn Dally Bread, "all I hsve to say Is that the Idea is ridiculous They will riof bunt Most of them are too rotten." . 4 .. Chicago Post; She was describing a-., exciting Incident. - ' "I completely lost my head," sbs sald. -"If you are as careless of yoarself as that," he returned, "perhaps you would be willing to pax your hand." -" Detroit Free Press: First Squirrel My brother has eaten so many aoprna.arul hickory nuts that he's gone crasy." .. . . Second Squirrel Sort ot nutty, eht Chicago Post: But can you cookT" eakedy. the proeaJo young man. "Let us take these questions up la their proper order," returned the wise girl. "The matter of cooking Is not the first to bs con sidered." - "Then what 1 the first?" he demanded. "Can you provide the things tq . be cooked?" ' '., Chicago RecoTHerld:Kiy.r4Iaud,'" he said, "I thought you Tifld Tnfe ybu eat up till nearly morning reading thl mags slne?" "Yes, I did," she answered. "But none of the pages ar cut.. "You don't have to cut the pages to read' sbout the corsets and baby food. THE ANTI-KISSIKG EDICT..-, ' Baltimore American.' Come hither, Dulcinea, let us read the dole ful news; Henceforth the chastest ot salutes I final must refuse: Henceforth thy lips as citadels by me shaB not be atormed, -For of the dire results. I have thus sternly been Informed. The rosy tempting of thy lip hath eves been much prised, v But, Ah, "Twould never be th am If they were carbolised. Oh. Dulcinea, fairest one in nil Tobosco's bounds! No more shall Don Quixote aid In causing smacking sounds; No more shall he in trembling tone speak softly, "Oh, be mine!" And vow the kiss in answer hath the thrill of rarest wine! Alas! In klesless agony thy Don Quixote squirms. But yet the doctors warn him that a kiss Is full of germsl , . Kay I Nsyt Seek not to lure me on bjt antlseptlo talk. Th microbe of a klas we may by no pre ventive balk. Bichloride and dioxide and th toxlnea give no aid. For one would think of druggists never of the lovely maid! Bo, hearken, Dulcinea, take, oh take, those lips away! Th bothersome accllU are nnboundlng there they say. Would Romeo .have clambered to th bal cony that night. To shake the hard of Juliet? Oh, loving, luckless wight! Would Antony have labored, have plotted, warred and planned To conquer all of Egypt, to shake Cleo patra's hand? Farewell the Joys of wooing and farewell the dreams of bliss! This is ths doom ot lovers, for we may not boll a kiaal Overcoats a ' The first chill of autumn brings the top coat into use Better get yours now and have the full profit of it We have some new patterns ancj styles to show and .this is a good time to look them over Any price between S10 and $40, ' . ,; : "No Clothing Fits Like Ours."