TI1K OMAHA DAILY II Eh: TIItTlJSDAV. NOVEMBER 20. 1003.
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Chicago, especially, In thankful."
SomeVIll be thankful they aren't jay
' lug fop tbe spread.
'The wit-ked stand In slippery places"
was written where they never had had
now.
The small boy Is thankful Christmas
la so near. And his pa Is thankful It's
uo nearer.'
Unfortunately, Nebraska taxpayers
paid juHt as much for tlio new revenue
iaw us a good one need hav cost
Now is the time for sewing blue grass
on the lawn and planting storm doors
and storm windows on tbe house.
The Board of Kevlew will burn the
midnight oil In an effort' to make as
light as possible the Jtask of the Board
of Equalization.
. The senate has made tbe Cuban bill
"unfinished business" which is pre
cisely what the country, at large doesn't
wish It to remain.
Premier Balfour enjoyed Colonel Bry;
an's dinner stories almost as well as he
enjoyed Colonel Cody's Justly famous
wild west entertainment.
Others wijl be thankful the restaurant
waiter doesn't know how confoundedly
lonesome they feel when they think of
what's happening back home.
The fact that Governor Odell found
Senator Piatt amicably disposed toward
harmony is perhaps another proof that,
like' music, lioneyruooulng has its sooth
lug effects.
As a result of his recent operation, the
kaiser has u new voice. If the czar
would submit to a similar ordeal it
might materially Improve the concert of
tho powers.
The biggest sugar plum hanging on
the political Christmas tree is the
$12,0tn-year clerkship at the disposal
'of the supreme court Dou't all reach
ont at once.
When Mr. Cuthers fenced out the
Twentieth street boulevard he had an
eye to two things; first, to turning an
honest penny, and, second, to making
the city more beautiful.
1'nless Adjutant General Bell of Colo
, rxdo carries snakes In his boots we are
li to believe that every Cripple Creek
miner carries a six-shooter and a stick
of dynuiulte in his Lip pocket
A hundred members of the House of
Coiuuiuu are in 1'arU, returning the
visit of the French senators and depu
ties. For the present, Waterloo and Bt
Helena have.tvased to lie on the map.
Greater New York is devouring a mil
lion turkeys today. Kememberlng what
turkeys are costing there this year, it's
easy to foresee what the bulls and bears
w ill be doing to the lambs tomorrow to
get even.
I ! J
Commissioner lotion intimates very
broadly that the -insurance, tax clause
is not the only vulnerable point In Ne
braska's new revenue law. The commis
sioner bids ftiir to become unpopular
with the late lauieutcd legislature.
The unexpected sometimes happens.
It whs "expected" that the somewhat
Miixty mid undent bill to establish a
brunch mint tu Omaha would be ex
humed aud gttlvuuUed during the extra,
session, but it looks now as if we are to
be disappointed.
An eminent scientist has Just given it
out cold that the world's coal IkhIs will
bo wholly exhu listed within IV) years.
That may explain the recent rise in the
price of fuel, but a cul famine l."W
years ahead woulJ seem to be a good
lung time for coal dealers tu anticipate.
tha kksgi n, tA r.;.
The custom of observing one dsy in
the year for national thanksgiving has
IxHimie firmly' established and long
since our jK-ople learned to regard it
as an occasion not only for an expres
sion of gratitude for the blessings
Vouchsafed them, but also for the dis
semination of charity, which Is perhaps
more general at this season than any
other. Thanksgiving (day bm a charac
ter and significance wholly distinct from
any other holiday, for those who
properly understand it. It had its origin
with those courageous and sturdy peo
ple whom persecution and the desire
for freedom to worship God sent to this
continent. It is therefore rich with the
traditions of a nation, while It Is hol
lowed by the tender memories of homo
life. , ' -
No people have better reason for an
annual dny of thanksgiving than have
the American people. They have been
wonderfully favored ami blessed in
evefy way. In till material re
spects ours is the mhst prosperous
among m the nations and the citi
zens of fclils republic have more of
those things .which contribute to the
comfort and happiness of humankind
than the citizens of any other land. All
tho conditions tliat nrake for the Intel
lectual growth and social' advancement
of a'people are here, while the Influence
of American. Institutions (s steadily ex
panding. All these considerations appeal
to the sense of gratitude and there can
be no more Inspiring fact than that of
a- great enlightened nation rendering
thanks to the Ituler of the universe for
the blessings they enjoy. It Is grand us
an example and its effect upon our
selves cannot be otherwise than salu
tary and uplifting.
PRVPOStD LLUlSLAllU.y.
The present congress promises to sur
pass all ' preceding records In the volume
of proposed legislation. In the Fifty
seventh congress the number of bills in
troduced In the house of representatives
was 17.5HO and. In the senate 7,445 a
total of 25,0OTi, no account being taken
of Joint and concurrent resolutions or
single resolutions, of which there are
several in a session. Already there have
been Introduced In the present congress
about 0,000 bills, which is noted as an
extraordinary record for the brief time
congress, baa been in session. Iu a singlu
day one senator introduced 233 bills, an
evidence on bis part which ought to
commend him to tho kindly regard of
his constituents, assuming that a goodly
portion of these measures are designed
for the promotion of their interests. No
one In the house has come anywhere
near this, though on the whole the
members of that body have done ex
ceptionally well and may. be expected
to do better in tho regular session, as
the large number. of new members will
by that time have been instructed In
the process of formulating bills and will
be fully alive to tha necessity of doing
something In this direction iu order to
show their constituents thnt they are
attending to their duties.
, Of course only a very small part of
this proposed legislation ever gets be
yond the committees to which the bills
are referred and Indeed not all of it
receives" serious consideration In com
mittee. The most important pleasures,
those having tho most pressure behind
them and as to which there Is a real
public demand, are taken up for com
mittee consideration aud many even of
these fall to reach the house. That u
great deal of time is wasted over bills
which are of no general importance
goes without saying, but there is per
haps no way of remedying this and
members of congress ambitious to be
authors of legislation will continue to
furnish work for tile clerks the greater
part of which can never be of any prac
tical value.
A POLITICAL FORECAST.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio, in
the course of a speech in the house a
few days ago, indulged In a forecast of
next year's presidential election aud as
he has attained no little fame as a
political prophet his view of the outlook
is interesting. The "total number of
electoral votes In 1004 will be 47, so
thut 23H are necessary to a choice. Of
these Mr. Grosvenor of course concedes
to the democrats the votes of tho solid
south, numbering 1M, Maryland not
being lucluded but classed as doubtful.
Ho sets down as surely republican
twenty-five states with a total electoral
vote of '.'U3, these being California, Col
orado, Connecticut Iowa, Intluiuu, Illi
nois, Kansas, , Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
1rsej North Dakota, South Dakota,
New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, 'Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Washington.
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vermont,
Wyoming. This leaves the following
states us doubtful: Delaware, Idaho,
Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New York
aud I'tah, with a total of & votes.
Adding these to the electoral vote of the
southern states and the democratic rep
resentation in the electoral college would
amount to only 213, leaving the repub
licans 2a votes, 24 more than a ma
jority. Of course It Is possible that something
may arise before the next presidential
election, detrimental to republican
chances in one or more of the states
regarded by Mr. Grosvenor us safely
republican, but If there shall be In the
nieautime no very material change from
existing condltlous'-lf the financial and
industrial affulrs of the country shall
continue for the ensuing year about as
at preseut there appears no reason why
the republicans should uot carry every
state designated as sure by Mr. Gros
vtjnor. In our Judgmetit New York
should be lucluded in the list of repub
lican states, the Tammany victory by
no means showing thut the state is
likely to be democratic uext year. In
deed the vote outside uf Greater New
York warrants the opinion that the state
will choo republican, electors next
year. Of th other state designated as
doubtful It is more than probable that
one or two of them will cast their vote
for the republican ' presldentisl candi
date. Mr. Roosevelt is very popular In
Idaho and Montana and should carry
Utah.
The democratic Philadelphia Record
says: "By the new apportionment for
congress, and consequently of the elec
toral college, the republicans have
gained some political advantage. The
demts-rats enn no longer elect a presi
dent by the solid south and the states
of New Y'ork, New Jersey and Indiana.
They would still need eight electoral
votes. The meaning of this Is that the
democrats must nominate a candidate
who cannot merely unite the party, but
who can secure the large body of Inde
pendent citizens who arbitrate between
parties and decide the contest." The
man qualified to do this has not yet
been named as a possible candidate. ' .
LtSSOU OF THK NEBRASKA ELSCTlOX
The official canvass of the returns of
the recent state election affords an In
structive study of the changes lu polit-
leal sentiment that hate taken place inlhelm could arrange for an engagement
Nebraska within the past five years. In
the off year 1800 the total vote polled In
Nebraska for the candidates for supreme
Judge aggregated 220,249, of which the
fusion candidate received 109,320 and
the republican candidate 94,213, or a
total vote of 203,533, while the remain
ing 16,710 votes were divided between
prohibitionists, socialists and nonparti
sans. In the year 1900, which was a presi
dential year, tho total vote polled for
governor was 232,981, an increase of 29,
448 votes over the total vote polled for su
preme judge the preceding year. At the
election in 1900 the republican candi
date for governor received 113,870 votes
and the fusion candidate 113,018, or a
total for the gubernatorial candidates
of the two big subdivisions of voters of
220,897.
In' the off year 1901 the republican
candidate for supreme judge received
98,993 votes and the fusion candidate
80,334 votes, making a total of 185,327,
which is a drop of 41,570 vptes from tho
vote cast for the republican and fusion
candidate's for governor In the preced
ing year. ,
in 1902 the total vote cast In the state
for governor was 194,741, of which the
republican candidate for governor 're
ceived 90,471 and the fusion candidate
01,110, or a total of 187,587 and an In
crease of 2,200 votes over the vote cast
for supreme Judge ' in the preceding
year.
In the off year 1903 tho aggregate
vote polled is 187.140, of whfch the re
publican candidate for supreme judge
received 0,001 and the fusion candidate
87.804. or a total of 184,855. 1
The most striking feature of these
figure is the tremendous slump in the
fusion - Tote, which may be . ascribed
first to the reversion of popular senti
ment relative to the' Bryanlte para
mount issue, '"the "free coinage of sil
ver;" second, to the lack of : cohesion
among the co-called fusion reform
forces, and InBtly to the Improved con
dition of the producers caused by gen
eral prosperity. It cunnot be gainsaid
thnt the stay-nt-hoine voters, of whom
perhaps iwo-thlrds formerly voted the
populist or democratic tickets, have,
decimated the ranks 'of the fusion re
form army and destroyed Whatever
chance It might have had of carrying
the state. v
It goes without saying that the vot
ing population of Nebraska In 1903 is
by many thousands larger than was the
voting population of Nebraska In 1899,
and yet there is a ehriukago in the ag
gregate vote polled In the off year of
1903 of 33,109. While Judge Sullivan
ran more than 8,000 votes ahead of the
fusion caudldutcs for regent bis vote
this year fell 21.450 behind the vote
polled for Judge Holcomb in 1899. On
the other hand, Judge Barnes received
2,778 votes more than the republicun
candidate for supreme judge had re
ceived four years ago and 520 votes
more than were jsilled for the repub
lican candidate for governor in 1902.
when the total vote was nearly 3,000
inorO than the vote for supreme judge
cast this year. ,
An impartial study of tho compara
tive election figures proves conclusively
that fully 25 per cent of the electors of
Nebraska have taken no part In the
elections of the last two years on one
side because the self-styled reform ele
ment has failed to keep the pledges
made to the people when Its members
were iu power, and on the other side be
causo of tho dissatisfaction within r6
publicun ranks with . Bartleylsm and
eoriorate domination.
The city council -of Chicago held a
session Tuesday surrounded by a body
guard of policemen. The natural in
ference would be that the turbulent
elements engaged in the Chicago street
railway strike were expected to break
into .the council chamber to mob the
aldermen, but -the proceedings of the
council ' tend to dissipute that Impres
sion. The Chicago "aldermen simply In
voked the protection of the bodyguard
of H)llcemen while they were taking the
preliminary steps for -extending the
street railway company's franchises,
against which thousands of taxpayers
aud citizens of Chicago, representing all
classes, had petitioned and remon
strated. Senator Millard's private secretary
wires to the Lincoln Hartley organ that
"Summers holds on and is uot to be
relieved while the Dietrich case pends."
That was precisely the object Hummer
had in view when he made his strenuous
effort to push the iudlctmeut of
Dietrich through the federal grand jury
lefore an fmler for his decapitation had
hern isSued by the Department of
Justice.
The books of the Omaha Grain Ter
minal consiratiou ' were open for' sub
scriptions to Its stock yckterday, but uo
Usly but Urt-t Western tutu offered to
subscribe) and tbe stock was all taken
by the Chicago Great Western people,
Wonder what President Btlckney would
have thought If the officials of the rival
lines had come In and subscrilwd to the
bulk of the shares of that capital stock?
After a fierce struggle lasting nearly
two weeks tho Chicago street railway
strike has been settled by mutual agree
ment and arbitration. The strike should
have been averted altogether and could
have been) settled the first day had the
managers of tbe lines shown any dis
position to settle the differences by ar
bitration.
Dispatches from India announce that
Lord CuYzon has held another Durbar
at Sharbag, and dispatches from Porto
lUeo announce that Collector Curzon has
smoked a pipe of peace with the naval
officers who accused him of Importing
Havana cigars for free distribution to
distinguished natives.
Kmperor William, acting upon the ad
vice of medical specialists, is taking les
sons iu voice culture. If Kaiser WII
with AdeHna Pattl at S4.000 an hour he
would cultivate the most valuable voice
In all Europe, ' '
" Not aa Swift aa DIV
Washington Btar.
The American Federation of Labor did
not go even so far aa did David B. Hill In
recommending government ownership of
coal mines.
Seasonable Relief.
New York World.
The decision of the Nebraska supreme
court that "the right to be unreasonable Is
guaranteed by the constitution" will be
great relief to an eminent Nebraska cltlsen
now abroad.
Mat to This CiM-lile.
New York Tribune.
Is there, perchance, a discontented trad
union among the hens? Prices of eggs hare
been soaring like airships. What's the mat
ter with the matrons of , tha roosts T Are
they on strike?
Gumshoe Bill aa a Prophet.
Chicago Tribune.
Hon. Bill Joel Stone la reported as being
ciciit-iy cumiueni ow me election or a aena-
ocratlo president next year. Hon. BUI is
what Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews would
call an ostrich optimist.
Spinal Colaran On Straight.
New York Sun.
Wyoming has Just been treated by Gov
ernor Chatterton to the spectacle of a law
puninnea ror nis crimes In spit
of sn active effort by Influential persons ta
obtain executive clewency.
Good Place to Sink1 Money.
St. Louis 'Globe-Democrat.
Colombia's president refers to the Isthmus
of Panama as the "most coveted part of
the globe." Yet the only opportunity nt
the Isthmus is one t6 spend a large amount
of money, and a French company tried that
to its sorrow.
Now for the Caenalty Spore.
Baltimore American.
The foot ball season of 19uS will soon be
over and statisticians will begin to figure
up tne casualties 6P the year. The list will
be long, but tha game-will go on Just the
same, and 'will continue to be the, moat
popular of all 'college sports.
. T.'fcerefere 1tc Thanks.
Philadelphia Record.
John D. Rockefeller has given a practical
and munificent birthday gift 'to the latest
addition to his family simply by putting
another cent a gallon on the price of re
fined petroleum. Thus the whole grateful
country contributes also to to-celebrate the
natal event.
Resnlts Count.
Pittsburg Gaxette.
ft must be said the Panama revolution
and the succeeding diplomacy has broken
all world records for speed. This fact will
give offense to some worthy people who
deem long deliberation necessary to the
prbper conduct of affairs of state. These
people are In tha minority, however. The
majority want to see things happen. The
American spirit In Industry, commerce and
war 'demands speed and results. Results
are no less certain because attained
promptly The first essential is a good
plan. The Panama plan Is perfect and
thre Is no reason why it should not be fx
ecuted with the utmost rapidity. The civ
ilized world will be the gainer thereby.
DEMOCRACY'S LKAUER.
Characteristics of John Sharp Will,
lasts. Minority Leader In Honae.
Collier's Weekly.
John Sharp Williams, the new democratic
leader In the house of representatives, has
one distinction above his colleagues. He is
the only member ,of congress who was a
schoolmate of the German emperor. They
were together at Heidelberg. Williams la
willing to forget It, but his friends wl!l not,
and lie Is pointed eut from the galleries
with a much enthusiasm as If ho were
Poultney Blgelow. .
Wl fcxma Is from Mississippi, a lawyer and
cotton planter, and has been In congress
for ten years. He la highly educsted, speaks
several languages. Is somewhat of a wit, a
good deal of a story-teller, and can make
abjUmoroua speech if the occasion demands.
These attributes make him popular with his
fellows, and added to them are a wide
knowledge of legislative methods, a keen
mind and an lnatsnt readiness In debate.
He will be a good lesder, for he keeps his
temper. No assault can ruffle Williams. He
la calm -an smiling through the bitterest
passages with the republicans. The leader
who sputters and fumes is lost, for he can
not get his own people to follow him, to say
nothing of. making an Impreaxton on the
other side.
Williams Is a regular democrat. He has
followed the party through every devious
path. He. was for Cleveland and he waa
for Bryan. .Now he Is preaching the doc.
trine of get-together. His principal work
In this congress will be to secure stronger
democrats on the big committees of the
house. He argues, and Justly, that the
democrats have been handicapped since the
republicans have had control of congress
ty prk of application by the minority mem.
bera of the committee. Williams believes
in work. He wants men on committees who
will b able to discuss measures when
they come on the floor, and points out that
of late years the democrats In the house
have not bven as faithful in committees as
they should have teen. He thinks the times
are propitious for democracy.
Williams' most famous speech was in
defense of Admiral Schley In tha Fifty-seventh
congress He wrote a set of verses be
glnnirg, "Oh, who is Crownlnshleld, papa?"
and read them In the course of bis speech.
The verses bad for their reraln the state
ment that Rear Admiral Crownlnshleld.
who was chief of the Bureau of Naviga
tion of the Navy department during the
war with Spain, and one of the moat active
In the autl-Sc-hley propaganda, was "the
greatest tar that ever stayed ashore." The
house iar4 with laughter.
The following
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and a load of worry will be lifted from your shoulders and you
will have confidence in the future that nothing else can impart.
OUR
Life
ROIXD ABOt'T SKW YORK..
Hippies oa' tbe C'arreat of Life In
the Metropolis.
Owing . to the prolonged and disastrous
labor wars of the year charitable associa
tions of New York City anticipate largely
increased demands on their resources this
winter. It la stated as a fact that 60.000
men of the building trades alone have
been able for the greater part of the
summer, that nearly twice as many were
out for a long period either because of lock
outs or strikes, and that 15,000 pr more are
still without work. This means that tha
great majority of the workers were obliged
to draw on their savings, if they had
any, or run bills with the grocers and the
butchers, or both; for the little allowed
by the union in case of a strike was wholly
Inadequate. Beside the strikers fell be
hind with their rents. With all their sav
ings gone and whatever little Is 'being
earned now going to meet bills, there will
be nothing to fall back on when the snow
falls. The resources of the Institutions
will be taxed to the utmost, but there is
confidence that all worthy cases can be
provided for.
The average resident of the east side of
New Vork below Fourteen street is about
as far from a full-fledged American cltlsen
as a raw pelt is from the finished leather
used In the making of a lady's handbag.
The fact that upward of a half million of
people live in this quarter makes the iut-
ier interesting, xno unetto, Little Italy.
Little Hungsry' and other western and
southern European colonies bear the same
relatlon -to th t,.i kh ...4
pile, of iron ore do to Anlshed steel bll-
lets. However, the leaven of ambition Is
working ln thla mighty mass of humanity.
and even as early us the rtrst generation
thousands of finished citisena are turned
out. The Chinese wall of ignorance and
squalor has been scaled by a hundred
beneficent agents of sweetness and light.
Thousands of settlement workers labor un
ceasingly to make erect the stooped form
Which European oppression has sent here
by the million. I'ubllc schools are every
where; parks and breathing spots are sup
planting death rows of germ-laden tene
ment houses; English newspapers are sold
lu Increasing numbers in Quarters mh..r.
only the Yiddish, Italian and German Jour
nals were sold a few yeara a so. The babal
of tongues on the east side Is dying out.
Hereafter men In public or private service
In New York may be compelled to pay their
debts, providing that they receive SM or
more per week salary- This new order of
things Is due to a piece of legislation that
was quietly rushed through at the last
session of the legislature. It is aimed
principally at persons who have a consti
tutional dislike for paying what they owe.
A patrolman is tbe first man in the service
of the city to be affected by this new law.
which provides for the garnishing of a
man s salary. The matter wUl be brought
before Controller Grout and hla legal ad
visers. Mr. Grout expects that thousands
of claims will be filed with, him and that
salaries will suffer monthly hereafter.
The echoes of Dowie and hla gigantic
crusade to purify New York are still faintly
sounaing. One of them nearly ruined a
scene ln "The Merchant of Venice" the
other evening.
It was being presented by Henry Irvlna
and his company. "Portia," In her legal
cap and gown, bade farewell to "Antonio."
Peace be with you," she added. One
man way upstairs chuckled, then roared.
Instantly the audience was "on," and a per
fect gale of laughter swept over the bouse.
"Portia," amased, stumbled In her lines,
the other actors became confused. It was
an Inatant before affairs ent smoothly,
and probably that English company Is still
wondering, unakle to discover anvthlng
funny.
A' woman who gave her name as Redeea
and Is employed as a cook In the house of
John McAleenan, made tblugs lively la
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Equitable makes money
" November 23, 1903.
Mr. II. D. Neeley, Manager, Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir: I was very glad to find that my policy in
the Equitable was indeed a "Sight draft at maturity
November 19, 1883, I took a twenty year Tontine policy;
November 19, 1903, I presented it at your office for its cash
value, which was immediately paid.
You offered to allow me to continue policy at old rate
and withdraw accumulated dividends, which exceeded 51
1 per cent of the premiums I had paid, but I selected to take
its cash value.
Uowever, as I did not want to diminish the amount of
insurance I earried or be without an Equitable policy.in my
safe, I gave you my application for a policy iu an amount
equal to the one canceled. This is the best evidence of my.
entire satisfaction with the splendid results attained by the
Equitable. ..Yours very truly,
H. J. PENFOLD.
CUSTOMERS OUR BEST FRIENDS
The Ecmitable
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H. D. NEE LEY,
MANAGER.
Merchants National Bank Bldg.
the house' and was arrested on a charge of
' Intoxication. In a ' Harlem police court
Magistrate Crane tasked her""h6w much
money sms' was getting. She replied that
She received S3 a month. This brought
forth a lecture from the magistrate on the !
servant girl problem.
"Tou servant girls," he said, "make $3 a
month, while' farmers up In the country
work from early In the morning until late
at night and are glad to get $15 a month.
You're making $10 more than you're worth.
I know how you act. You lord it over the
household and won't even let anyone In the
kitchen. I've been through It all and know
from experience. You servants "don't know
when you're well off. You live on the fat
of the land. You don't appreciate your
position. What do you do? ' You run the
kitchen; you won't let your employer Into
It; you cook and wash whenever you feel
like It; and then get drunk and turn the
house upBlde down."
jt lively hunt is being made . by the
fathers and brothers of Bayonne, ,N. J.,
for a man who has won local repute -as
"the kissing bug." Ills specialty Is to hug
and kiss any woman whom he can find out
at night alone.
His experiences J date have not been
fruitful of osculatory sweetness. lie had
collared one woman when her Newfound
land dog took a section out of the calf of
his leg and the garment that covered it.
Another woman yelled, "Come here, John!"
and the man ran away, although John was
at home, a mile off, taking care of the
children. Several other girls have scared
mm away ty screaming. There are sev-
er"' y""K men arrayed In their slaters
! "'ifhtly strolling I tha
! 'V? PT tOW"' ln the hopa
that "the bug"
may attempt to give them
a squceso.
While the Fifth Avenue bote! has a ropy,
right on the "ann-u corner,", and the "Wal
dorf crowd" of nnancltrs is peculiar to the
great hotel from which It takes its name,
there are other and more interesting little
aswmblages at these and other hotels
Take the promoters for a case In point
No hotel Is without them. They are all
For Thanksgiving Day
Wear.
. . .
Medium or heavy weight overcoat?,"
whichever you think you need and as
fine as can be made.
Our stock is complete, and comprises '
all the newest styles and fabrics.
The most popular is the long swagger,
with belted back, if you like besides the '
, Chesterfield and Paletot, in oxfords,
blacks, and fancy Scotch mixtures.
$12.50, $15.00, $18.00,
$20.00, $25.00 and $30.00.
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OUB8. ..
SroWnir2-Kin2:
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Kit dcta at 12 o'clock ThtnktgMpg Day.
fact that
for you
an endow
and at the
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Society
v
Omaka.
good Bpenders, good dressers and. are gen
erally in line to help an easy flux, of, money
arolind the piacea they 'a ffecil , There may
be a promoter living who weighs less than
200 pounds and who wears shabby clothes
and forgets his tip, but his kind doea not
flourish In New York. The average pro
moter looks like ready money and good
grub. He is .as good.tp look upon to the
ordinary observer as a dinner of corned
beef and cabbage Is to a teamster on a
cold day, lie is an embodiment of suc
cess and high spirits. Sleek exterior and a
general air of aflluence are his chief asset.
Ho is what the book agent dreams of being
some day, and his wares are Just as allur
ing on ttrst sight and fls deceptive on ex
amination as are those of the book agent.
When fitted in a 8onnls shoe com
fort is one of the features guaranteed
to accompany the purchase. Soroals
are known the world over and have
a reputation to sustain;
$3.50 Always
For Dress, Street or Storm.
Sorosis Shoe Store
. 203 & 15th St
Frank Wilcox, Manager.
Write for the late catalogue.
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