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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904.
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Notary. Public.
Mayor Moores always carries a largo
supply of veto messages In bis desk to
be fired at the council bit or ml us.
If the " Yellow Kid" find tbe "peer
less leader" both persist In' supporting
.Parker, It .will eertainjjy "bo rough on
'blm.
The congressional .committee appears
to go around these days with a chip on
bis . shoulder. And It usually gets
knocked off, too.
The advance In the price of bard coal
does not offend the sensibilities of the
consumer half irs much as the advance
In the price- of fresh meat.
If be has any kindly feeling for his
fellows "Calamity" Weller will defer his
remarks upon the course of General J.
B. Weaver until the close of the heated
term."
The only taxable commodity that Is
said to bare been assessed at its 'right
value ID. all sections of tbe state is that
docile and' uncomplaining animal, the
mule.
Emotional editorial writers on the
American newspapers Will have to find
another subject for perennial discourse
since Mrs.JMaybrlck Is. no longer in a
British prison.
Special correspondents, at Knopus are
not living, up ta their opportunities. They
have failed to vote the number of towels
used by the "democratic candidate after
his dajl plunge.,
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The most dlssplrlting feature of the
campaign, from a democratic standpoint
Is' that the heirs apparent to the Davis
fortune are Apt showing signs of alarm
over his nomination;
Not many years .ago the fight in
Omaha was between the slaughter house
democrats-and the packing bouse demo
crats. Now it is between the packing
bouses and tho butchers.
RusMlm has the satisfaction of know
ing that, no matter what the officers and
inerj of the volunteer fleet may do, their
actions can never be reviewed in tho
heat of a political campaign.
Hie war's arguments In favor of dis
armament are now particularly applic
able to Russian ships while passing
through the Dardanelles, but do not ap
ply to them on either side of the golden
born.
What Great Britain most desires at
this time Is n International law which
will stop IiuKsia from searching neutral
vessels, but which will not be binding
upon Great Britain under similar conditions.
The organization of a society for the
protection of male passengers' on rail
way trains from the Importunities of
the idiot who persists In taking straw
t ballots on political candidates, Is now In
order. . '.
Jf Blackburn has his word out to hold
a congressional convention on September
C,; why there is nothing to stop blm
holding it. All he bus to do Is to Issue
bis call. Tho county committees will
attend to the rest.
Chamberlain's tariff commission has
rejtorted and Incidentally has given n
complete answer to thoso Americana
who complain because American manu
facturers at certain times sell some ar
ticles cheuper abroad than at home.
If Bryan persists In stumping for
Farker, bo may as well prepare to re
ceive the same kind of reception that
greeted John M. Thurston on the stump
In, Nebraska in lSOtl, when tho demo
pops' leaflets with Thurston's free silver
speech were circulated la all Thurston's
SuJleucea.
TUB IRREVOCABLE 8 TASDA EX).
The democratic party Is endeavoring
to make iwlltlcal capital oat of Its can
didate's declaration, made when his
nominntlon was secure, that the rstab
litilifnent of the goW . standard Is irre
vocable. - The Tarker organs are Insist
ing that this was a very wonderful and
unprecedented nt on the part of their
candidate and that consequently he
ought to be accepted without question
by the American people as the best pos
sible representative of their Interests
and welfare.
But as a matter of fact Judge Par
ker's recognition of the establishment
of the gold standard-as a fixed fact is
nothing but an acknowledgment of the
accomplishment of that great fact by
the republican party against the re
peated protests of the democratic part,?
and agalnRt the personal rote of. Mr.
Parker every time the Issue was before
the people. The record of Mr. Parker
Is that he voted in the last two presi
dential campaigns for the candidate
ami the" platform, which were against
the gold standard. Not only that, but
In thus voting lie took a position in fa
vor of all the false and reactionary doc
trines and principles of the democratic
party in 1800 and 15)00. some of which
are still recognized by that party. What
needs to be borne In mind Is that the
recognition of the gold standard by the
candidate of the democratic party Is
simply an acknowledgment of what
had been accomplished by the repub
lican party. The fact that the money
of the country Is today on a sound
basis Is due almost wholly to the legis
lation of a republican congress and ad
ministration. We would not deny to
President Cleveland a measure of credit
In this respect, but !t cannot be for
gotten that he was vigorously opposed
by, most of his party In this respect and
that his efforts in behalf of sound
money were successful only through
the support of the republicans In con
gress. . If he had been compelled to de
pend upon democratic votes be would
have failed in his effort to repeal the
purchasing clause of the so-called Sher
man law. : . '. s
Mr. Parker has simply recognized and
acknowledged, so far as he Is concerned,
what the republican parry has accom
plished and this in opposition to the
persistent opposition of the democracy.
He has merely conceded the fact that
the republican party In all Its contention
of the last eight years has been right
and that it Is not possible for the democ
racy to succeed without conceding this.
In other words the wisdom and sound
ness of the republican position Is ad
mitted and the democracy Is asked to
acknowledge and accept It.
THE TARIFF AND EXPORTS.
It Is an argument with the opponents
of protection "that our tariff policy is
an obstacle to exports and they urge
that if we would, reduce the tariff wo
conld greatly increase tbe amount of our
products sent to foreign countries.. This
is purely and simply a hypothetical prop
osition. Not only is there nothing In
our experience to Justify it, but on tbe
contrary all the statistics of our foreign
commerce show that the 'proposition is
fallacious.
As a' matter of fact we do not -Bell
more abroad by reason of the fact that
we buy more abroad. The statistics
show quite the contrary. For example,
those for tbe last fiscal year place our
exports at several hundreds of millions
In excess of our Imports and this has
been the case for a number of years
past. Instead of Increasing our im
ports, the figures for the last fiscal year
show that there was a decrease as com
pared with the preceding year, while
at the same time there was a growth
of exports. The balance of trade dur
ing the year was very largely In favor
of this country and what is especially
significant Is the fact that the Increase
in exports was of manufactures, the
exports of agricultural products barely
holding their own.
In view of such facts what becomes
of the democratic contention that our
tariff law operates against the exporta
tion of our manufactures? Is it not
absolutely obvious that there Is nothing
in such a view? The present tariff law
has been In operation since 1807. In
that period of seven years there has
been a steady and uninterrupted growtu
of the exports of our manufactures.
Last year the value of these products
sent abroad was nearly If not quite
double what it was five or six years be
fore. Could any stronger or more con
vincing fact be desired to prove the
fallacy of the statement that our tariff
law Is not a barrier to the exports of
our manufactures?, Is not . the fact
that we are exporting- more manufac
tured goods than ever before a sufficient
answer to those who assert that the
policy which protects American indus
tries and American labor Is an obstacle
to our trade with foreign countries?
The statistics of tbe trade for the last
fiscal year seem to us to be an unan
swerable argument to the democratic
contention that our tariff law Is Inimical
to our exports of manufactures.
In the city of Lincoln aq ordinance
embodying a proposition for the Issue of
bonds tbe proceeds of which are to bo
applied to the establishment, of a munic
ipal lighting plant, is now pending be
fore the council, with a view to Its sub
mission for ratification by the people at
the election on November 8, but for
some reason nobody has explained such
an ordinance has not yet been Introduced
Into the city council of Omaha notwith
standing the fact that Its members were
elected on distinct pledges of municipal
ownership.
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Mayor Moores veto of the resolution
ordering the water compuny to plant
fifty-five additional hydrants lu tbe out
skirts of the city is eminently sound and
should Lave been sustained by the coun
cil. First and foremost there Is no
money In tho water fund and the council
has ijo right to create an overlap. In
the next place the proposed additional
fire hydrants would Involve an annual
Increase of $3,300 In water rents which
the city Is In no condition to pay. And
lastly It would be Injudicious to order
an extension of the water mains and
plant more than 6tj new fire hydrants
while the negotiations for the purchase
of the works by the city are peudlne.
These reasons were clearly set forth In
the mayor's veto and would have fur
nished councllmen with sufficient ex
cuses to satlbfy constituents In the out
lying city districts.
OMAHA'S AFFALLIXQ COyDITIOS.
Within the past ten days hearly every
body whose name appears In the city
directory has received a circular letter
over tjie name of T. J. Mahoney, chair
man of the Civic Federation, embodying
a most pathetic appeal for financial aid.
The pith of this misleading manifesto
appears In the declaration that "In the
light of recent developments It Is un
necessary to state that conditions exist
.that are appalling, and disclosures have
been made which have shocked the sen
sibilities of our people."
Wnen asked whether he was respon
sible for the use of his name under this
extraordinary letter, Mr. Mahoney would
neither deny nor admit Its paternity.
The question that has been asked by
men and women who take a pride In the
good name of Omaha and who sympa
thize with every movement that has for
Its object the repression of crime and
vice is, "What has happened lately In
Omaha that would Justify tbe assertion
that an appalling condition exists suffi
cient to shock the sensibilities of this
community."
Manifestly the "shocking disclosures
and the appalling condition" have refer
ence to the case of Tom Dennison, which
has furnished a political faction with
campaign thunder. What Is there ap
palling In the Dennison case? Twelve
years ago a highway robbery, coupled
with a murderous assault, was com
mitted In western Iowa on a railway
train. The daring highwayman was ar
rested, tried, convicted and sentenced to
a term In the penitentiary of Iowa, in
which he Is yet confined. Well-defined
suspicions were entertained by the de
tectives engaged In investigating the Pol
lock diamond robbery that Tom Denni
son was in some way implicated but tho
most diligent search failed to afford suf
ficient proof to make his prosecution suc
cessful. A few months ago an indictment of
Dennison for complicity In the robbery
was procured at Logan, la., on the
strength of an affidavit made by the rob
ber that Dennison had shared In the
plrindef. 1 Now the murderous assault
upon the diamond merchant was a far
more heinous crime than the robbery,
and if proofs can be obtained that the
assault was planned and instigated by
Dennison the full penalty of the law
should be Inflicted, even if punishment
is barred. by the stature of limitations
But Tom, Dennison,, although a profes
sional gambler, lias constitutional rights
that are guaranteed to every American
citizen. Under the law he is presumed
to be innocent j until be Is proved guilty,
and he is entitled to all the safeguards
that are thrown around any other man,
high or low, charged with crime.
The mere fact of Dennlson's indict
ment would scarcely Justify the asser
tion that an appalling condition of af
fairs exists In Omaha, nor has anything
happened since to shock the sensibilities
of this community. The governor of
Iowa has Issued a requisition for his sur
render and the governor of Nebraska has
honored the requisition. Nobody, so far
as we know, has sought to thwart the
ends of Justice or sought to improperly
Influence either of these executives. The
court of this district has heard an appeal
from Dennlson's lawyers for a writ of
habeas corpus, and no one so far as we
know has sought to Interpose any obsta
cle to the fair hearing of the case. The
district Judges after full hearing have re
fused to grant tbe writ and an appeal Is
now pending In the supreme court. Does
this fact Justify the assertion that an
appalling condition of affairs exists In
Omaha? ,
In the first Mahoney manifesto ill
defined rumors were circulated broadcast
that crime Is protected In Omaha by tho
police force, and vice Is rampant here
more than In any other city In the coun
try. When members of the Civic Fed
eration who signed the first manifesto
were called before the grand Jury they
admitted that they had no other knowl
edge than the reports made by Elmer
Thomas, their lawyer, and when Mr.
Thomas was brought before tbe grand
Jury be did not know anything himself,
but be simply based his conclusions on
reports and rumors that could not be
verified. The failure of the grand Jury
to indict parties on hearsay and rumor
was denounced by tbe paid attorneys of
the Civic Federation as an outrage. If
the grand Jury was remiss in the dis
cbarge of Its sworn duty there Is noth
ing in the way of a prosecution of tho
criminals and their abbettors, whoever
they may be. Under the law the county
attorney has the same power as tbe
grand Jury and the Civic Federation has
the word of Mr. Mahoney for It that tho
county attorney Is an honest and effi
cient prosecutor, but If the county at
torney should fall to do his duty com
plaints filed with the county Judge and
sustained by competent proof against
parties charged with crime will have the
same effect as an Indictment by the
grand jury. If such a terrible state of
affairs exists In Omaha, why do not the
paid attorneys of the Civic Federation
Institute proceedings?
Tbe appeal for financial aid to allay
appalling conditions is, however, con
fessedly made to supply funds for the
further prosecution of Tom Dennison,
and also, perhaps, to keep Mr. Elmer
Thomas, who Is now enjoying a vaca
tion In Europe, In good humor. It Is an
open secret and has been admitted by
Mr. Thomas that the American Jewelers'
Protective association has taken an ac
tive Interest In the conviction, af tbe. in
dicted gambler, and thy jewelers' asso
ciation has ample funds to carry on Its
program.
There Is a well grounded suspicion,
however, that the startling discovery of
appalling conditions was mode for the
purpose of keeping tip a political agita
tion In the interests of the candidates of
the Fontanelle club for congress and the
legislature. If this suspicion Is well
grounded there cettalnly can be no ob
jection for those w!io are willing to con
tribute to the Fontanelle club's cam
paign fund to do so directly Instead of
passing the Civic Federation hat around.
If the school board proceeded on the
theory of spending Its money as It ac
crues, and stop there no one would have
any right to complain. But It, has got
ten Into the bod habit of spending Its
revenues before they accrue. By Jan
nary 1, when the liquor license fees are
paid In It will have spent the larger part
of the proceeds, which should be dis
tributed over the whole year. If the li
cense money were payable quarterly or
available only monthly In twelve equal
Installments, as It should be, the school
board would be tunning a perpetual over
lap. The way to stop the present de
ceptive Juggling with the figures Is to
make the school board's fiscal year co
incide with the calendar year, which Is
the fiscal year for all other branches
of our local government.
The Chinese are about the only ones
who are making anything out of the
war. Just now the Mongol Is finding a
hungry market for all his foodstuffs,
all his forage and every necessary of
life which grows lu his country. And
the beauty of It Is, when one of the rival
armies has passed by and the other one
comes after, he simply repeats the pro
cess. Everyone is a customer, and John
Chinaman makes more in a month Just
now than in a "year formerly.
Eastern democrats are petitioning
that Bryan be not allowed to come and
speak in the east. Western democrats
cannot be said to be coaxing either Par
ker or Davis or any of the Belmont
stripe to do campaign work In the west.
What's the matter?. We thought the
great democratic party was now all
harmony, unity and brotherly love.
When the Russian commander took
possession of that British merchantman
In the Red sea he evidently forgot that
the Suez canai is practically in the
hands of Great Britain and now that
vessel reposes safely iu the keeping of
the canal officers. Here is strong Rus
sian argument in favor of the rapid
completion of the Panama canaL
British public opinion, even more than
their government, Is inflamed over the
high-handed seizure of British steamers.
In the Red sea by the Russian vessels
guarding those , waters. How times
change! America can still remember a
time when Britain Insisted on Tights
very similar to' ttiose now claimed by
Russia. " '
Iowa republicans are fortunate In hav
ing their one cause for dlssentlon set
tled by the national convention, more
especially when their opponents find
their chief cause for . dissentlon fur
nished by their national convention.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow.
Philadelphia North American. , .
Great Britain's assurance that the Young
husband expedition will retire from Tibet
"as soon as the purposes for which It was
organized have been achieved" Is reassur
ingto someone's grandchildren.
Activities of Peace Promoters.
Washington Post.
Secretary Morton has beeivjnvlted to Join
the Universal Peace society and has re
sponded by stating that he is In urgent
need of about 3.G00 good fighting men to
take Jobs on the new battleships.
Cbaugrea Wrought by Time,
Boston Transcript.
Government ownership of the air would
have sounded a ridiculous catch phrase a
few years ago. Yet here Is the British gov.
ernment already laying claim to monopolise
all wireless telegraphy throughout ths
United Kingdom,
Fqaeealnc tbe Public. (
Philadelphia Record.
There Is no reason why the beef pack
era should raise their prices. The quarrel
between .them und their men gives them
no right to muke, an Inordinate profit out
of the public. The strike does not Increase
the cost of cattle: by interfering with the
meat business i Is far more likely to re
duce It. It Is entirely possible that the
packers will buy cheaper "d dearer
on account of the strike, and be comparat
ively Indifferent during tho next two or
three weeks whether the strike be settled.
Evolution of ' PoimlUf.
New York Bun.
The Hon. Thomas II. Tibbies of Nebraska,
populist candidate for vice president, has
shuddered at plutocracy thla many a year.
Ing he shuddered at republican pluto
cracy. Now he shakes at "the Wall street
crowd that la now In control of the demo
cratic party," and finds Parker "worse than
Roosevelt." How did the Hon. Thomas H.
Tibbies, a worthy man. come to have such
tremors at the thought of wealth? The
Nebraska Journal accounts for him:
"Contemporaneously with the crime of
1873 he took a ! homestead not far from
Decatur, and such of his crops as were
not carried away In the Missouri floods
were eaten by the grasshoppers. Adversity
following adversity, In spite of continued
energetic application to varied processes of
agriculture, culminated In a perpetual
grouch."
Such was the evolution of a populist.
Danger In Too Maeh Harry. .
Washington Post.
It Is charged that while only trained,
highly grade men can operate trains that
are not fully equipped with all the latest
Improvements, the Installation of these
Improvements often used as an excuse
for employing Inferior men. thus offsetting
any measure of safety that might have
been added by the Improved equipment.
The public, arter all Is to blame. Every
man, of course, regrets the loss of life Id
railway accidents and la ready to censure
the managers .fur running trains St too
high a rate of speed, but when he starts
on a trip he u,nin' the speed limit ve
moved. The nation Is In a hurry and the
raliroad company that proposed to lessen
the speed of trains for the express pur
post of reducing the chances of accidents
would promptly be ridiculed as an old fogy
outfit and lu business would go to Its
rival
GOSSIP A BO IT TMH WAR.
Prlenaly Rivalry Bewee Japan's
Two Field Marshals.
"It has been a problem for some time
among the Japanese Privy councillors.
says the New York Bun. "which of the two
equally qualified field marshals would be
sent to the front by the mikado. To ap
point one without a perfect underatandlng
with the other would be to Incur tho dis
pleasure of the latter, although that dis
pleasure would not be shown to the mikado,
but to the genros, or privy councillors. Had
It not been for this consideration the com
mander-in-chief of the Japanese forces In
the field would have been appointed long
ago, although he might not have taken the
field Immediately.
"The statement from Japan that the Mar
quis Tamagata will direct the Japanese
forces while the Marquis Oyama takes
more Immediate charge In the field Is now
generally accepted as true. Doubtless,
the name of the Marquis Tamagata was
proposed many times to the council. To
know why he was not promptly sent to
the post Oyama takes It Is necessary to
study his character as well as his military
record, especially that during the Chlnese
Jaranete war,
"Tamagata a a born soldier. As such
he has done for the mikado more than
anybody else. He served the mikado In
the antl-Bakufu campaign, which resulted
In the final overthrow of Tokugawa in
186S. It was he who, In the civil war of
1877, led the Imperial reinforcements to
relieve the besieged iroyallsts In the castle
of Kumamoto, and he Is said to have writ
ten & letter to Takamorl Balgo, the ring
leader of the southwestern rebels and Yam
agata's close personal friend, telling him to
realise his fate and to renounce his life.
Whether or not this letter was the cause,
Salgo died, although how, when and where
no one knows.
"It was Yamagata also who organised
the modern Japanese army. For thee and
for other achievements the marquis has
acquired a great Influence among his
countrymen, greater even than that of
Marquis Oyama.
"So great was his influence that at times
he allowed himself to be flattered by the
politicians with the offer of the premier
ship. He knows that he Is a soldier and
nothing else. But. as Admiral George
Dewey was once persuaded after his vic
tory at Manila bay to consent to accept a
nomination for the presidency (though ha
never got the nomination), Marquis Yama
gata more than once has allowed himself
actually to assume the premiership. And
every time he became premier his admin
istration has been a complete failure.
"Yamagata is a Choahluan by birth. The
Choshluans. like the ancient Athenians,
are usually elever. Marquis . Ito is their
representative type. But Marquis Yama
gata la an exception. He Is a Spartan,
born In Athens. He does not know the
first principle of politics. He would prefer
to govern a country by declaring martial
law all the time. His unstatesmanllke
methods appeared In his employment of
the police In Ursa of election for party
purposes, which soon 'made htm a target
of popular reproach,
"In the Chino-Japanese war he managed
to give the Impression, hidden, yet real.
among his countrymen that he disobeyed
the orders of the general staff. There
were disagreements between the marquis
and the general staff, whose active chief
was Assistant Chief General Kawakaml,
now dead, while the nominal chief was
the late Prince Arlsugawa, who died dur
ing the war, leaving the general start In
charge of his assistant.
Gen. Kawakaml was a Satsumaci. But,
unlike the Satsumans. he possessed a rare
talent as? 'a tactician. ' He was an
Athenian, born In Sparta. Being fifteen
or twenty years younger than the Marquis
Yamagata, It was a disagreeable tusk for
him to have to , enforce his order, espe
cially when the marquis was unwilling to
yield. It was finally arranged, however,
for the mikado to send a personal message
recalling tbe marquis from the field on the
pretext that Yamagata was not well and
was needed at home. The message from
the mikado the marquis did not dare to
dispute. He left his duties as commander
In chief of the first Japanese army to Lieu
tenant General Nodsu and forthwith re
turned to Japan.
"Marquis Oyama, ' on the other hand, is
good natured, obedient to the call of duty,
while he is fearless as a soldier and tactful
as a general. Moreover, his magnanimity
has won for him the hearts of the rank
and file of the army. He may be called
the general of generals and the chief of
chiefs.
"Unlike Yamagata, Marquis Oyama has
no record against him, while his military
achievements are no less great than those
of Marquis Yamagata. In the Chlno-Jap-anese
war as the commander-in-chief of
thi Second Japanese, he landed at Taku-
shan, marched up to Port Arthur In twen
ty days, and captured the stronghold in
one day's assault. The repetition of this
feat Is felt to be safely Intrusted to Oya
ma, although the actual operation may be
left to soma other general.
"The Marquis Oyama Is to be assisted
by that clever Choshluan, Oensral Ko
dama, as his chief of staff. General Kn
dama has just as remarkable a record as
General Kawakaml. Besides he has been
closely associated with his chief. When
Oyama was minister of war, Kodama waa
assistant minister. When, in thla war, the
former was chief of general staff, the latter
was the assistant chief.
"Now that Oyama "is appointed commander-in-chief
of all the Japanese forces in
the field, Kodama Is made the former's
chief of staff a Satsuman hero assisted by
a Choshluan chief of staff. In other words,
a Spartan assisted by an Athenian."'
Losses by Fire.
New York Tribune.
The country's losses by fire have at times
reached tlOO.OPO.OOO ayear and come near
that figure on a general average. In tables
for a given year, showing their origin, In
cendiarism leads with 4,827 casez; defective
flues were responsible for 1,909. Sparks,
matches, explosion of lamps, lightning,
forest fires and spontaneous combustion
are enumerated as principal causes, but no
one of them reaches a third of the- number
which the firebugs score. The firecracker
comes In at ths tall of the list with 105;
about half the number lit by pipes and
cigar stubs. Taken year by year the sev
eral caunes show pretty steady average,
as If there waa an element of destiny In It
beyond precautionary measures to vary or
modify.
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POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
' Boston Transcript: Populist candidate
Tibbies of Nebraska is pretty sure of the
Ponca vote at any rate.
Minneapolis Times: When Sir. Bryan
lets up a bit it may be possible for Judge
Parker to get a word in edgewlne. 1
Chicago Chronicle: For the first time
In the history of American politics the
fundamental doctrine of a great party is
a deadhead telegram which can be Inter
preted In any 'way that the reader de
sires. Philadelphia Press: As Dr. Swallow
stands by the town pump In Ms presi
dential candidacy and the national liberty
party candidate keeps a beer saloon the
issue between their respective parties is
certainly a direct one. We refrain from
suggesting a joint discussion, however.
New York Tribune: Mr. Bryan's state
ment might be summarised adequately by
"Buncoed, but Just wait till 1908." Bryan
and his followers will not be buncoed so
easily next time. Adopting tho proverb they
will practically say, "He that cheats me
once, shame for hlmi He that cheats me
twice, shame for me!"
Washington Post: Judge Parker has re
ceived a telegram from Muscogee an
nouncing that "tho Indian Territory ison
fire with an unconquerable democratic
seal." He should promptly tell them not
to try to put the flre out, but to allow It
to spread to some region that Is repre
sented in the electoral college.
PERSONAL MITES,
Marshall Field, the Chicago merchant.- Is
visiting. Ms boyhood home, Berkshire, Mas.,
where he was at one time a clerk in a dry
goods store.
Professor Von Phloe of the University of
St. Petersburg, Russia, is In Washington
on his way to St. Louis. With his party he
will remain In' the" United States several
weeks, visiting nearly" all of the large cities.
Hobson seems to be playing a double
straddle he denounces Roosevolt as a csar
and warrior, and at the Same time wants
the United States to build so big a navy
that It will cause the ocean to rise several
feet. .
With its world's fair experience still fresh
in memory, , Chicago is handing copious
bunches of sympahty to St. Louis. St.
Louis does not need sympathy as much
as it does an overflow of visitors with
money. .
When Henry Oassaway Davis was first
nominated his fortune was .estimated at
110,000,000. Now It la up to $40,000,000. Ei
ther sum is sufficient to cheer the boys in
the trenches If they can make a pipeline
connection. '
With two exceptions there have been
no young men elected to the office of vice
president of the United States. These two
exceptions were John C. Breckinridge,
who was 86 when he became vice presi
dent, and Theodore Roosevelt, who was 43.
Orchard
Carpet Qo,
1 Like cut, solid oak
VOUCrl top, upholstered in
construction, vory special, each
COUCll t?anie a covered In pantasote leather, JJ 50
We are making special prioos on our large stock of couofces
and have soma extra values iu other patterns at $8,75, $9. 23,
$10.73, $11.83, $12.59 and up.
Drapery Bargains Continued.
In spite of tho big Helling: the first of the week we still have a large
assortment of small quantity lots In lace and rufllod muslin curtains. If
you are not la need of ourtslns now, t will pay you to buy them and lay
away until fall, as you cannot expect such real bargains later on. In this
sale there are real Brussels, Arabian, Clunoys, Duchess Point, Batten-
burg, Egyptians and other makes of
$32.60, 940.00 and (45.00 curtains,
bow
$23.00, $30.00 and $-12.50 curtains,
now
$22.60, $27.60 and $30.00 curtains,
now
$12.0 and $13.00 curtains,
cow
$0.50, $12.60 and $13.50 curtains,
now
$10.00, $12.75 ar.d $14.00 curtains,
now ',
$0.75, $8.5(1 and $9.2o curtains,
now .'
, I, 2, 3 aad
High Grade Ruffled Muslin Curtains
Unusually Cheap.
fl.00 ruffled muslin curtains,
now
tl tt and 11.10 ruffled mus'ln curtains, .
now
fl.60 and 12 00 ruffled munlln curlulns,
now l.sSO
2.50 and 7S ruffled muslin curtains, j qe
We Clo at I O'clock Saturday Durlnf July and 'August.
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best South American Mocha and
Java and is selected by our special
agent from private growth planta
tions. It Is superior to any offered
heretofore at a moderate price and is
GUARANTEED TO PLEAS K THE
MOST FASTIDIOUS TASTE.
BEST for tho Honey
Ever Offorod in This
Country.
We Control the ENTIRE PRODUCTION
OF THESE COFFEES.
MIRT1IKIL REMARKS.
"Do you believe everything you tell the
public?"
"Certainly not." answered Senator fior-
frhum; "and I don't believe the public br
ieves It, either." Washington Star.
HIcTia I do try to be polite, but I seem
to be forever forgetting my manners.
Wicks What's the matter now? .
Hicks I just gave a woman my seat In
the street car and forgot to thank her for
taking it. Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. Oollghtly This is my new Jfi6 bath,
ing dress, my dear. . What do you think
of it?
Oollghtly Think you got less for your
money than any one I ever knew. Town
Topics.
Hicks I don't care what you say. I tell
you that pitcher can't be any good.
Wicks why not?
Hicks Why. just look at hlmi He pitches
the ball straight off at the bntsman with
out going through any preliminary move
ment. somervl lie Journal.
"And when we're married," he said,
"we'll have to take a nice little flat up
town somewhere."
"O, no, Henry," she replied, "we'll simply
have to live somewhere in the country,
because I'm sure one of Our wedding pres
ents will be a lawn mower. Mrs. Hubbubs
an much nn told me she was going to give
us one." Philadelphia Press.
THE VEGETARIAN'S GLOAT.
S. W. Oillian in Baltimore American.
I am a vegetarian.
No heifer-fed barbarian;
I live on things agrarian.
But never fool with meat.
I'm one of those that like, you see.
The graes thnt lines the pike, you see;
And so this packers' strike, you see,
To me Is quite a .treat,
I laugh to think of those who eat
That horrid, germ-fraught stuff called
meat i
All now a-shake from head to feet
For fear of rising prices.
No odds to us if beef should be
Two-slxty-flve a pound, for we
Don't eat the dirty stuff, you see.
But live on grains and rices. j. : .A. . .
I thought thla morning, as I lay
And hungered for my breakfast hay,
How, ere the closing of the day. . .
The price of pork might rise; .
I pitied all who didn't know
How nicely ragweed pork chops go
When one is tired a bit; and O,
The taste of pecan-pies!
We oft eat roasts of who-knowa-what
Served up to us all piping hot
And "steaks" consisting of a lot
Of weeds we cannot name;
A consomme of manle-llmhs.
A puree made of Watts' hymns
These soups delight our fats and slims
Ana eite our nait ana lame.
While they who long for flesh are gaunt
Because of meat there is a want.
Our sirloin cabbages we flaunt.
And liver made of radlnh;
We stuff on saueage made of oats
Instead of fragments saved from shoats
On string-bean hash each vegtry dole
Some people say. we'ro faddish.
Head-cheese we make from barley-polls,
From cowallp we construct veal-rolls
That you could not, to save your souls.
From real meat discern.
In brief, to make a long tale short.
We don't eat naught we hadn't ort;
And If no meat should reach our port
We wouldn't yearn a yearn.
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frame, carved claw feet, deep tufted
fancy figured velour, steel J It
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fine lacos.
27.50
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7.50
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