Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 06, 1903, EDITORIAL SHEET, Page 14, Image 14
II THE" OMAHA DAILY BEEj SUNDAY, DECEMBER 0. .1003. TlIE OMAllA StlXDAV BE& B. H08EWATER, EDITOR. FUBMSUKD EVERY MORNING. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Pally Poe (wlthntit flumJay). One Year. .$4 00 lialiy lire nml Sunday. One Year 6.00 Illiisrrstod B On Year I" Sunday j.fin, ur:e Year , l-t Biitur'liiv Hee, One Yaar J Tmnntl.ih Century Farmer, One Yaar.. 1.00 DKMVEHKD BY CARRIER Dnlljr Km (without Sunday), per copy..,. !c 1'iilly 1l (without Hiinrtny), pur wack...! Illy Bee (Including Sunday), per werk.Uc Funiiey Be, pr c py 6 Kvenlng liee (nllhopt Sundny), per week tie Kvcnlng Bee (including Sunday), per week 10a Complaints of Irregularities In delivery should be addressed to City Circulation Da. parlment, OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building. Twen flfth and M Sfeete. Council HIufYs W Pearl Slreet. Chicago iijM) Unity Bulldln. New York-WJ Park How Building. Washington fiOl Fourteenth Street. ,, CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newa and edi torial matter should be addressed Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. ! RK.M1TTANCES. Remit by draft, exprees or poatal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps accented In payment of mail accounts. Personal checka, eacopt on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. TUB UEK PVOUSHQ COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.: George B. Tsschuck, seoretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally Morning, Evening nnd Sunday Bee printed during the month of November, 1803, waa aa fol lows; 1.. 8.6T 1 SsJ.TeO 17 no.ioo 18 M,40 is. .8O,B0 20 44J,ln 21 30.DSO (J aT,170 tt 30,050 24 80.X30 25 80,000 W.., 81,180 27 ,,..81,020 28 SO, 100 29 27,023 20 80,800 I...., S0.940 I..... 30.04IO .... 8T.4HO B JHMKIO 41,1(10 T 81,TKO Ui,Hl0 9 80,190 10. ...v KO,MM 11...,,. SO.OUO 12..... 2U.B40 13...., 4i,ono 14.... v lt,M10 U..... W,UBO Total Xeas unsold and returned copies., .D32.UU3 Net total sales.- tUa,T8 8,7ft9 Net average sales. QEO. B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 30th day of November, A. l. 11(03. M. B. HUNUATE. tSeal.) Notary Public. Chicrtgo'a motto .bag been "I will." Omaha's motto should be "I must." In the language of John Hancock, "If we don't all bang together we will bang apart" 'Mr. Salsbury'B roll of dishonor threat ens to consume the-whole Grand Haplds directory. Omaha Is bound to be a great STft'Q market and distance lends encbantnieut to the view. . Tbe Christmas magazines are chiefly attractive for the variety and volume of advertisements. Cotton aspires to be king once more, but IClng Corn will not allow himself to be crowded off big throne. Just now tbe word "Infinitesimal" baa a very . large meaning n the Ouwha grain exchange dictionary. Judged by relative newspaper prom lnenco, Zlon City, III., is a considerably larger place than Colombia, 8. A- Omaha commission merchants . had better keep their game legs in condition to get out pf tbe way pt he gatne worucu, , Nebraska's new nonsupport law now being applied In local courts for the first rime had a young bachelor of Omaha for Its father. 1 e-a-L ! j -l When a man's wife begins calculating tbe coat of Christmas gifts be begin questioning the wisdom of a president who would urge the full cradle, IL , I . . illLU lam. There Is reason' to suspect that RockO' feller'a million-dollar offer for a healthy stomach would be liberally exceeded by . the Russian czar's offer for a healthy son. Mr, gmeot of VtU hfl t least the ' aatlafactlon of knowing that it has been a long time since any other man re ceived so much attention from the ladles. ,. Nebraska has not carried away any of the chairmanships of the principal committpca or me house, cut u iius fared very well, Indeed, la the flrst dis tribution. The Nebraska university has not yet gained fame by fuming out a prize poet, but it has made itself famous by turning put a prize steer, which Is very much better for n farmer's state. Covernor Bliss of Mlchlyan has re quested' tbe United States commissioner of pensions to strike his name from the pension roll, fca be does not need the niouey. This 1 an example that very few union veterans who do not need tho money will follow. Chinamen are being smuggled Into the United States across the Canadian border by the wagon lead, but that la not half as bad us smuggling Canadian whisky ucro tlu Itorder in coffins and pumping it aiross tho Nlagura river through India rv.'t.ber hose. In petitioning tl.e receivers for per mission to bo'.d itivet services in ZIon City denor.'lmit uul prenchera urgvd that the Dov.iiitti nr now "ia a recep tive frame of z iul." Tho general un derstanding is tUnt they nru more nearly in a receptive f:.u:.e of stomach. ii: l.s Ten years tv;.j St. Louis boasted the greatest t uiou . tf '."uluiil station lu America, tf not I t the world. Now It is announced that tho presidents of the various rnl'rwd t interested in St. Louis terminals .j cjn?'.d?rlni plu'.i of re construction and enlargement that will involveNan outlay of fjyj.OJU, But that is only a bagatelle. tiomT-Hoait LAWS VPhtLD. The supreme court of the United States has rendered two decisions sus taining state laws providing that fight hours shall constitute a day's labor on public work The Brat decision declared valid the Utah law and the last one, handed down a few days ago, upholds the Kansas eight-hour law, tbe court lelng divided, as In tbe first case, with three dissenting opinions. Tbe impor tance of the derision, directly and in directly, Is very generally recognized, since it opens the way for a general policy of estnbllxhlng eight hours as a ay's labor on public work, state nnd municipal. It clearly establishes the uthority of the state to limit public work to elrj'at hours a day, but of course as ne reference to private work. Tbe Kansas law la along the lines of similar statutes of some other states. The case upon which the supreme court decision was rendered was Instituted gaiust a contractor on public work who required on euipjoye to labor ten hours, for which the contractor was arrested and fined. He oppwtled on the round that the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution was violated by the state law, in that it denied lilm the equal protection of tbe laws and deprived him of bis property without due process of law. This view was en tirely swept away by the decision of the tribunal of last resort, which held that It is wholly within tbe power of states to regulate tbe hours of lobor on public work. It is declared that it is not a part of the liberty of any con tractor tUnt bo be allowed to do public work in any way be may choose to ddpt without regard to the wishes of the state. On the contrary, says the decision, it belongs to the state, as the guardian and trustee for Its people, to prescribe the conditions In which it will permit public wprk to be done.- Tbe responsibility for the effects and tend encies of such legislation, it was pointed out, lies wholly with tbe law making power, It was declared that legislative enactments must b ' enforced by tbe courts unless they are plainly and culp ably, beyond all question, In violation of the fundamental law 'of the constitution. Tbe decision has no bearing upon eight-hour day laws as they may con cern private employment and It Is by no means to be assumed from It that such laws would be sustained. That tbe de cision will result in making tbe regula tion of labor on public work general, aa to dally boura of employment, is most probable. A VICTQHT FOH FAM BPfUB. y A voice from the south n the interest of free speech Is alwaya welcome, par ticularly when uttered in behalf of one who dares apeak for fair play to the colored race. Bnc-h an utterance lias been made by a majority of the, trustees of Trinity college at Durham, N, 0., in declining to accept the resignation of Prof, Bassett, who holds the chair of American history in that institution. He had given offense to southern senti ment by publishing an article on the race question; in the course of which be spoke of Booker T. Washington as tbe greatest man tbe south had produced in a century with the oxceptlon of Robert E, Lee. For this he was subjected to harsh criticism and feeling that to con tinue in bis position might prove in' Jurlous to the co'lsee he tendered bi resignation. t After giving the matter careful con slderation a majority of the trustees, while expressing disapproval of tbe views of Prof. Bassett, refused to accept the resignation, giving several reasons therefore, tbe most important one being that they were unwilling to lend them selres to any tendency to destroy or limit academic liberty, It was further declared that "tho search for truth should be unhampered and In an atmos' phere that la free," that ''liberty may some tlnio lead to folly, yet it is better that some should be tolerated than that all should tbluk and apeak under the deadening influence of repression," These are excellent sentiments, which ought to make a -strong Impression upon the southern mind, while tbe most commendable example of the trustees of Trinity college should have a highly beneficial effect in the Interest of a larger toleration toward those who are disposed to have Justice don to the f,c,;r) race. The Bassett incident is of no ordinary significance and instead of proving any disadvantage to the college with which he la connected, should be rt benefit to that institution. WILL .TOT B$ AirtALKD. . The release of the sureties on the sco ond term bond of former State Treas urer Joseph Bartley by the verdict of a Douglas county Jury elicit from th Lincoln State Jovrnal a labored edi torial in condemnation of the state de pository low. The strictures of the Lin coln organ of Bartley Ism are plausible a well as consistent. The state do-poxltory- law always haa been a thorn In the side of the beneficiaries of the policies pursued by treasurers who made friends nnd money by farming out the public funds. Under the system prevailing before Bartley became treasurer state, county and city treasuryshlps were tbe booty tor which political bankers fought in every convention ana tney recouped themselves by handling and loaning the siate. county and city deposits. While the depository law was blamed for th Ioks of ?30,OO0 of state funds deposited lu Mother's Capital National bank, the loss was not chargeable to the defects ir the law, but to the failure of the stale officers charged with Its enforce ment to live up to its provisions. The depository law expressly pro hibits state treasurers from depositing la any bank any more than 10 per cent of the capital of the bank. A strict observance of the law would hare limited the deposit in the Capital Na tional bank to 150.000, but the amount on deposit in that bank w very nearly f 'J.V),000 on the eve of it collapse. Whether the ruling of Jtutto Baxter that tbe bondsuien of Treasurer Bartley conld not be held reponlble for moneys fraudulently drawn out of a state de pository by Bartley will be upheld by the supreme court or not no legislature will dare reopen the aveaues for em bezzlement and speculation In public funds by the repeal of the depository law. J! . 1 who m Hisi'uxaiDLtt The shallows murmur when tbe depths are dumb. Fools gabble and demagogues rant when wise men hold their breath. ' The recent arrest of a stamp clerk In the Omaha postoffloe is pointed out by the Omaha Junior yellow as an object lesson for the people of Omaha. Attention Is directed iu letters strenked with crimson to the fact that the culprit "occupies a felon's cell In the city jail, that he has confessed to the embcKzlemeut of n larBre amount and his face Is turned toward the open doors of the penitentiary." We are Informed with a big ex clamation point that "he was capable, Industrious and supposedly honest, and had a record without a blemish." And then again we are assured that "noth ing is more pathetic than the downfall of a man who has led an upright life to n middle age, whose intentions, had they been criminal, would have made themselves appnreut long before." Finally the Junior yellow rises to the t'llmnx by quoting the embezzler's declaration that "he had atolen the money to gamble with." That tells tho whole story of his disgrace. "He is only one of thousands of otherwise honest men whom the craze for gambling have driven to crime." If the Junior yellow' is to be believed, the responsibility for the downfall of this self -con fefsed victim of the gambling vice Is to be charged directly to the public officials namely, the mayor, sheriff, chief of police, police commis sioners and county attorney, who know ingly protect nnd foster tho gambling privilege in this city. This severe arraignment would be Justified if It were true, But what are the facts? Open gambling ha not pre vailed In Omaha for mora than a year and the defaulting postal clerk does not pretend that he lost hi money In a gambling house, but in playing private games of poker. Such games are played In hotel chambers, in social and fra ternal clubs, apartment houses and private offices. Could tbe mayor and his entire police force, or the sheriff and his entire posse, protect a man afflicted with the gambling craze against him self? Coud they have prevented this man from committing swift suicide with powder and lead or with some deadly drug?. Doe the fact that a man who had reached middle age without being sus pected of criminal Instincts and vices afford proof that he never entertained a dishonest thought? Is not the fact that he gambled for money proof positive that be was possessed of a craving to obtain money without honestly earning It? Are men who gamble away trust funds belonging to their employer, or to the general public, to be held up as victim of tolerated vice because they lack the moral courage of being rigidly honest? If such men are compelled to pay the penalty imposed by the law upon embezzlers, where is the responsl billty? A FflOCfSS Of RKADJSTMEflT, A leading financial Journal remarks that the main cause of reaction at tbe present Ume is inordinately high prices, which have put a severe check upon tbe demand for products, and now it 1 supply and the capacity for supply that are In excess. It points out that the process of lx year ago ba been re versed. Demand la not pressing for satisfaction, but simply is bunting for markets. A the result then was an advance in prices, the result now must be a recession lu prices until supply and demand are readjusted to their proper relation. "Profit are the first to yield a they were to rise, but wage must give way, for tbe fund from which they are derived ha been reduced. Overproduction and expansion have been confined to certain line and for t year past there has been a alow process of contraction. There seems to be no element of calamity and no cause for panic in tbe situation, but there must be a readjustment and correction of the abuses of a prosperous period. There are lesson in this ex perience of industrial action and reaction which ought to be taken to heart by capitalist and laborer alike." There are indications that so far a the capitalist is concerned be la not unmindful cf the lessona of recent ex perience and la therefore pursuing cautious and conservative policy. Cap ital Is not rushing wildly into all sort of enterprises, but 1 carefully consld erlng whatever project are presented before investing. It is a noteworthy fact that promotions have fallen to an unusually low ebb. During last month papers filed for new companies in tbe eastern states, with a capital of $1,000, 000 or over, represented a total of only $50,100,000, which was tbe smallest; ag gregate for any month in a aeries of year. This shows convincing proof of a general indisposition to create enter prise or to carry out consolidation schemes previously contemplated on large scale.' The great congestion In Industrial securities has made it very difficult to obtain money for new enter prises. Is labor giving that thoughtful at ten tlon to conditions which it should give? There are reasons to believe that it not, otherwise there would not be so much unrest In labor circles as now prevails. A few days ago the mayor of Stamftrd, Conn., an earnest friend of labor, said to a mass meeting of union worklngmen that in hla opinion the wisest policy for them to pursue i one of cautiousness. He said It was evident that the time mast come when work lug hours cannot reasonably be made any lea nor wcxe anj more. There must be a limit Every rational man understands that a period of.buslnef contraction, when there Is a lessened demand for the products of industry, 1 not a time to ask for reduced hours of labor or Increased pay. It should be the policy of labor at such a time to avoid conflict and disturbance, which necessarily tend to aggravate the situa tion and render conditions more un favorable to the Interests of labor. As remarked by the Journal to which we have referred, there seems to be no element of calamity and no cause for panic in the situation, but . there is taking place a process of readjustment an Inevitable and necessary process In which capital and labor alike must share. Tho proposed organization of a Na tional Farmers' Alliance, which is to control the distribution of foodstuffs and do away with the profits of the middlemen, contemplates the object originally aimed at by tho founders of the Farmers' Alliance organized in the early 00s. . The greatest difficulty to be encountered by any attempted com blnatlon of tbe farmers Is to Induce the farmers who are scattered over a vast area of country to- become members of any co-operative concern, but It Is even more difficult to hold the farmers lu such an organization after they have joined It. The experience of the first Farmers' Alliance was that the alliance stores and alliance elevators ground Just as much, or more, profit out of them as the mercantile storekeepers and elevators owned by middlemen. A truce has been declared between the Western Union Telegraph company ml the Pennsylvania railroad, who have been at war for the last eighteen months. In May of the present year the Pennsylvania railroad cut down and threw over the fence a million dollars worth of Western Union telegraph poles aud wires, but, while the Western Union was not in a position to retaliate by pulling up a million dollars worth of Pennsylvania railroad track or blowing up a million dollars worth of Pennsyl- anla railroad bridge or tunnel, George Gould managed to get even otherwise. Hence the truce became a military necessity. While President Stlckney is consider ing the plans for tbe depot buildings, warehouses and elevator buildings on the Omaha terminal grounds 61 the Chicago Great Western be should not forget to add to bis plan a plan for beautifying tbe grounds abutting the site. First Impression are always last ing and the first impression travelers who come to a city get is by looking out of tbe windows of the railroad trabi. The high mud banks, unsightly ravine and miserable shacks not only disfigure the landscape, but leave a very dis paraging souvenir of the town. . A the day aro growing shorter and tho night are growing longer the price of Standard Oil trust petroleum la climbing up higher and higher. The advance on the 1st of December is th second one of S cents which followed seven advances of 3 cents each. It means that within less than a year the Standard Oil octopus ha deliberately extorted from twenty to twenty-five million of dollars from consumer of oil for distribution among its stock bolder without even troubling itself to explain tho whys and wherefores. With Lacey chairman of tbe public land committee, Hepburn chairman of the Interstate Commerce committee, Hull chairman of th military affairs committee, Smith on tbe appropriations, Thomas on tbe judiciary. Hedge on the postofnee and Conner on both the-pub lic buildings and the labor committee It surely would aeera that Iowa will manage to get along somehow in the new congress even without the speaker ship. Eighteen Ithode Island minister have agreed with one another to marry no person who ha been divorced, and 115 have agreed to marry no one who ha been divorced lor infidelity. When the announcement was made every Justice of th peace in the state ordered a new suit and began looking over automobile catalogues. In making up the bouse committee on postoffices and postroads Speaker Can non singled out Overstreet, Gardner, Hedge, Bnapp, Moon, Cowherd and Kluttx. Then b thought of what th punsters would do with a list like that and promptly tacked on Kalavianoale, the Hawaiian, just to show that he i not afraid. A Colorado professor will give sliver medal to those who most distinguish themselves In research among th American Indians. Aspirants should hasten. Tbe time Is near when such research can disclose only shining plow shares in some localities and empty demijohn in others. Won't Caaa Rack Any Mora. Pittsburg Dispatch. Th duke of Rozburghe declares that he will never coma back to New Tork again whence It Is gathered that he does not ex sect to be a widower. Fw Fall lata Evil Wnya. Detroit Free Press. It la Just as well to remember that there are a great many thousand employes of th Postoffloe department, and only fourteen of them have been charged with fraud. The Stay-at-Home lltlscn. St. Louis Globe-Democrat There are 150,000 voters In St. Louis, of whom only two-fifths went to th polls at the last city election. Good government ia not likely te be obtained on thee terms. Ptotnreaaae Variety, Brooklyn Eagle. A Italian cobbler fought with a Chinese laundryman In Manhattan over a stove pipe Job don by German mechanic A Hebrew tailor tried to snake peaoe, and 4 erowd of negroes gathered to see the sport. An Irish policeman arrested the Chinaman and an American surgeon ban daged th Italian. Whore else la th world could all this have happened? Incidentally, they were aU Amartoaui, come to think of It. Misery Loves Company. Washington Tost. Ths man who bought Steel stock about a year ago knows how to aympatnlte with the Russian family that traveled 3.000 miles with a wagonload of "fool gold" which netted $10 at the assay office. Away with the Doubters. Chicago Chronicle (dem.) Mr. Cleveland haa frankly declined to be a candidate. Why not credit him with knowing what ha wants and with sincerity On the other hand, why distract the choice of the party by holding out a delusive hope? nil r Rcnndals In High Life. Chicago Chronicle. Another divorce and remarriage within an hour to a new partner selected In advnnce of the decree adda one mora to the nu.illal annals of th wealthiest family In vhe United States. Not to belong to the Amer ican aristocracy will ultimately be a guar antee of respectability, , Seedy Statesmanship. Philadelphia Press. The seedmen of the country have good ground for complaint against the free dis tribution of seeds by the government to ploase the constituents of members of the house. There might be some excuse for a, moderate distribution of new kinds of seed. But the government distributes free to one man the erdlnnry seeds which his neighbor buys at a seed store. It Is an unfair use of public money, but there seems to be, no dlspnstlon on the part of congressmen to stop it. TAKIKQ Ot'T THE KINKS. t'nlon rarinc Sets the Pace In Track Straightening. Collier's Weekly. The completion of the "Ogden Cut-off" of the Central Taclflo is a triumph over combative nature In the history of Amer ican railroad construction. It haa been a battle between engineers with millions of' money behind them, and what seemed to be a bottomless Great Salt Lake. Within ahort time transcontinental passengers will ride directly across the lake, a distance of 107 miles, and President E. H. Harriman, who ha decided to be on board the first train, will be entitled to the privilege by virtue of the $1,000,000 which this single piece of construction ha cost the Central Pacific. ' The work was begun nearly two years ago, and unexpected obstacles were en countered .from the start. Films' dropped Into the earth, as If poked through a crust; mountain of earth dumped by tralnloads vanished over night, and temporary tracka simply fell in and could not be found. Now and then the engineers thought they had gained the day; tracks were laid after prodigious labor and trains run over them, Suddenly the lake would swallow embank ments, trains and their orewa. Th engi. neers believe they have at last fought their way to solid foundation, but they are still filling In and bracing their trestlework, and they will not risk a, regular train service until the work has stood severe testa. When the r.ew line Is opened thirty-nine miles In distance will' be saved, and be tween two and three hours In time. Every trsln over the line will help pay for th cost of the "cut-off." "Helper" engine will be discarded, less coal used, fewer switchmen, telegraph operators and section men employed, and train crews who are paid by their mileage will receive smaller wages. These ana a nunarea otner savings are reckoned with In the economic Justifica tion of such railroad Improvements as these. The precedent set by the Central Paciflo is likely to be followed by the Western Pa ciflo, the new road building between Salt Lake and San Franclsoo, and a rout has been surveyed across th southern end of the lake, where forewarning prompted a successful search for firmer foundation. THE JOYOUS SEASON OF GIVING MT!ie Store of the Town" BtanilB ready at this iseasou to simplify tbe perplexing problems of rresent-giving to the perfect satisfaction of both giver and recipient. The month will be devoted to attractive display of those feature of pur splendid merchandise especially adapted to an expression of the Christmas sentiment. Our beautiful Store and its bright new atockB euggest Santa Clau at every turn. Space forbids details about the multiplicity of attractive articles appropriate for Presents to little folks and big folks. But we want to emphasise this FACT! No other store in this city is to be considered in the same class as ours in point of quality, elegance, style, and variety of goods comprehended under the term Furnishings. To say nothing of our handsome stocks of Men's, Boys', and Children's Suits and Overcoats, which in themselves are brimful of timely suggestion, this con densed list will serve to supply helpful hints in the selection of Holiday Gifts. Handkerchiefs Silk Mufflers Smoking Jackets -Lounging Robes Uath Robes Pajamas Fancy Vests Evening Dress Shields Cuff Buttons Gloves There will be pretty boxes free, as usual In' which to pack your Presents and enhance their attractiveness. Make your purchases early we'll hold and de liver them for you when the time comes. r No Clothing Fits Like Ours. A IX Or A CLASS. none Promoters Ho Worse Thaa tho Mora-an-Schweb Class. Kansas City Star, fcfany persons who regard the methods of Mr. Morgan, Mr. Schwab and other modern promoters as legitimate, are ex ceedingly bitter against "Powle and Vis dupes" because of the Zlort City receiver ship. In the opinion of these critics the watering of Steel trust stock, the financing of the shipbuilding company and similar proceedings are merely smart business transactions. But Elijah III., who has fared sumptuously, and Is now unable to meet hla obligations, they call a ploua fraud. It Is difficult, however, for the unsophis ticated Intellect to see any sharp distinc tion between the Morgan methods In the Steel trust and those of Dowle In Zlon City except, possibly In this, that the New Tork financier knew the common stock to be mere wind, while Elijah III. may havs supposed that his lac Industry would pay dividends. Dowle appealed to the religious seal of his followers for money to build up th City of God, and Incidentally to support the superintendent in luxury, Mr. Morgan bad alluring prospectuses Issued, kept brokers trading fictitiously In steel, and countenanced the payment of a few divi dends on the common stock In order to "boost" It. Very likely the Dowle prospectuses would not have Induced persons to Invest had they not been backed up by his preten sions to be Elijah the Restorer. The holy seal which he Inspired In his followers made them ready and anxious to oommlt their money to his keeping, In marketing Steel common, Mr. Morgan depended on no superstition of the vulgar sort. He did not pose aa a second Isaiah. But he did ap pear In the guise of a prophet of finance, and he used the prestige of a great busi ness name Just as Dowle employed his standing as the third Elijah. Personal ambition and th dealr to draw a large salary undoubtedly entered into the plans of Dowle, but these are the com mon possessions of the captains of Indus try. Possibly Dowle has accumulated a considerable fortune out of his manage ment of a losing enterprise, so that he may be able with equanimity to watch the struggles of his Impoverished followers. In this he Is not distinguished from scores of "reputable" financiers. Why single out Dowle for reprobation? H is only one of a class of men whom many persons admire for their "smartness." PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Philosopher Dooley, who has been busy cake walking with the ""broth of a bye," has secured a vacation and will presently renew the conversation with Hennessy, It I a question which class deserve th highest penalties the suckers who fur nished the money or th boodlers who divided the stuff at Grand Rapids. Chicago university is to receive its cus tomary Christmas gift. It Is comforting to consumers of oil to know that recent ad vances contribute to th education of Chi oagoese. Mme. Patti ha engaged th bridal suit In a St. Louis hotel under these stipula tions: "Absolute quiet In the rooms above her. Decorations that will set off her dark complexion to advantage, Meals prepared by her own chef. Pure air la th room at all hours." Luxuries com high, but the madam Is built that war. A New Yorker afflicted with a beetling brow back of which mental wonders battle for freedom offers to turn loose at space rates a bunch of news about things anolent and modern, Th tender s accompanied by the Intimation that what he doe riot knew Is not in th books and I not worth looking for. It Is passing Strang this vehicle of gull should go far from home seeking a market for his wares when the Wall street crowd wUl pay handsomely for the right tip. The west Is a poor market fpr "gold bricks." Umbrellas Canes Hat Boxes Suspenders Hosiery Wool Underwear Silk Underwear Scarf Pins Watch Fobs Shirt Studs R. S. WILCOX, Manager. BKCl'LAR SHOTS AT TUB PIXP1T. Kansas City Star: Juat as 8hwelnfurth failed to make Dowle Impossible, so the operations of Dowle will cause no hin drance to the next grafter who appears t plunder the perplo In th nam of religion. Brooklyn Engl: John Alexander Dowle la worth a good deaJ of money, but he cannot realise on It. So far aa he ran un derstand any proposition, he Is commendrit to a study of a noted one, namely, .that yon can't fool all th people all the time. Buetnn Globe: The latest theory about the sun spots Is that the bright onea are heaven and the dark ones are helj. Th'a amaxlng theory Is advanced by a "A asl' Ington minlater, and proves. If not Its asr, that the moon haa not tho monopoly vi turning the human brain. 8prlngfleld Republican: Cardinal Merry del Val is of Irish descent, sure enough, though doubt haa been cast on the tact. He told the story at a dinner at the Irish college In Rome, six jears ago. A Water ford man named Merry, a hundred years ago, went to Spain, where he owned vine yard, prospered and founded two nc'na families, those o. Merry dai Val and Mtj y Colon the latter coming t om a narr.age Into the family f the dukes of Voragua, the descendants of Columbus. At tt Uino Merry y Colon was ambaasador from Spain to the king of Italy, ai d Merry del Val was ambaanador from tipfcn to tho pope. The family of Merry still exists In Water, ford. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. te'rT"WUlJ "k t0 now '0UT Intentions, "My Intentions T" te's. Are you going to marry my daugh- "Say! You and I aeem to be up against the same puxile. Suppose we go together and ask her about It.'' Chicago Post. "This," said Deacon Hammer, holding up a glass of ice water, "Is the drink for me. i can't pet too much of this." "That's right," replied Hardkaae; "you can drink an awful lot of It on the morn ing after, can't you ?" Philadelphia Press. "Would you sell your vote!" said the blunt friend. "Certainly not." anawered Senator Sor ghum. "1 have been on th other side of the market for a number of years." Wash ington Star. Mr. Trucker I think I shall give up my business, mv dear. I niliht aa well have some good out of my money. Mrs. Trucker Oh, not yet, Samuel! But when one of us dies, I shall give up house keeping and see a lltUe of the world. rown una country. Applicant Yis, ma'am. Ol guess Oi'H be as good as the next wan, ma'am, at the cookin' an, the housework. Mrs. Hlratn Often Well, w have only the plainest dishes here. Applicant Bo much the betther, ma'am j ye won't complaint so much when Ol break thlro. TO THE COMING AIT. Eugene Field. As tonight you came your way, Bearing earthward heavenly Joy, Tell me, O dear saint. I pray, Did you see my little boyT By some fairer voire beguiled, Once he wandered from my sight: He is such a little child. He should have my lov this night. It haa been so many a year Oh! so many a year since than. Yet he was so very dear; Surely he will come again. If upon your way you see On whose beauty Is divine. Will you send him back to mT Ha la lost and he I mine. Tell him that his little chair Nestles where the sunbeams meet; . That the shoes he used to wear Yearn to kiss his dimpled feet, rrll 1. 1 u . . . on anna vi ncii yi viy ,uf That waa wont tn nhara hla'slA? Maybe that will bring my boy Back to them, and back to me. O dear saint, as on you go Through the glad and sparkling frost, BM those bells ring high nnd low For a little child that s lost. O dear saint, that blesses men With thy grace of Christmas Joy, Booth this heart with love again Give me back my little boy! Neckwear Collars and Cuffs Night Robes White Shirts Fancy Shirts Wristlets Garters Suit Cases Children's Furnishings