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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE; TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1004. i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE K. KOSEWATER, EDITOR. I'LUtlSHED EVERV. MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. r 1 1 v He (without Sunday), Ore Tear.. 14 00 Dallv Be and Humlay. One Year llluatratw! Me. One Year J"J flundar Bee. One Year f "J Saturday Dee. One Year J Twentieth Century Farmer. One Year.. 100 liriJVKREU BY CARRIER. Pally Pee (without Sunday), per copy 5 Pally Be (without Sund.iy). per week ....Jjjc Pallv Ben (Including Sunday), per week. I.c Sunday Bee, par ropy ? Krenlng Pee (without Sunday!, per week iC v-Ani., itA iiniiiHtr.v Riindav). per Complaint of Irrea-ularltl-a In delivery Should be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building:. Bouth Omaha-CUr Hall Building, Twen-ty-flfth enrt M Btreets. Council Blufte 10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1G40 Unity Biillltne:. New Ynrk-?32S Tark Rrw Building. Waelilngtpit-f.nl Fourteenth Btreet. CORRESPONDENCE. 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Mi,ir7 Daily average.. GEO. B. TZBCH17CK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me thla Jiuth day of September. 19W. t8cal M. B. Hl-NGATB. Notary Public. Thin Ak-8nr-Ben'fl work. From now on uutll the end of the week Omaha will give Itself tip to music Instrumental, vocnl nnd political. . The Montgomery Advertiser onlis uion II meinlif'rs. of the democratic pnrfy In Alnliann to "get busy." Is the solid south wa'verlng? Tlie time to project bond projmsltlons to be toted on at the coming election la perilously near the limit Hasn't some one else some pet scheme to spring? American cnptnlus of Indristry should look to theL' lnure's. The emperor of Germany hn decided that three of his children shall take a course In practical commercial studies. A shortage of stock cars Is reported on, the .railroads' feeding the SouV.i Juniaha..iuarkjPt. Walt till (he .corn be .glna to , wove, however, for the cor famine tojje on In earnest. . j Ambnssador McCormick Is to leave St Petersburg., for the United States for six weeks. Affairs at the Russian capital seem to be moving harmoniously despite the yellow journals.. The election of a republican to the t.'filted Htnfes senate next winter may depend upon the selection of candidates for the legislature by Douglas county republicans at the coming primaries. 1 ..J T . . i j . I'tau now hns a new party. In order to ntvild .the .danger of fusion, whlclu In the last thirty years has destroyed every tbfrd party ' movement, the pro moters of the scheme picked their nom inee equally from both the old parties. Pick babes were deprived of fresh milk at Louisville, Ky., by the enforce ment of Kentucky laws against the sale of merchandise on Sunday; but at the latest reports the feuds were still In progress Tvlthout Sabbath intermission. The democratic congressional commit tee announces that so far as the Second district of, Iowa Is concerned the cam paign will be a still hunt. Has it been , decided that Congressman Wude, the lone democratic congressman from Iowa, needs mnscling? Perhaps Colonel Bryan will tell us now In some of his speeches be is to make In the Nebraska campaign whether be Is really and truly an avowed candi date for the United States senate or whether he prefers still to keep himself in the dark horse class. The building season Just closing has been remarkably active, but the signs are already visible of a still more activo building seasou next year. Omaha's growth Is pressing strong upon its re sources1 in the way of dwellings and tore buildings, and lot of new con tructlpn wlll.be necessary to keep the supply even with tuosdemaud. i Congressman Hitchcock, in sending a postal card Inquiry to each of the JJO.otJO rotors lo this district, is spending $Uoo for the postals. Hut If he were paying postage on his letters Instead of using Uude Sam's frank, his postage bill would be $(U0 more, ' This Is a case where a thrifty candidate draws on the national treasury for $2 for his campnlgu fund for every 91 he puts In himself. Uotierul Stoessel lu his latest report from Port Arthur tells of glory added to Russian arms by private soldiers. As he Is the only mun who lias reported a Russiuu victory sluce the bediming ef the war It looks as though his friends might successfully ask for his appoint. Diont to a higher command, and such uu appointment Mould give the Russian soldier additional reason for relieving tit brave Ucfeudcr of Uto pore OMAHA ASD HEIt GUESTS. during the present week more than 100.()U0 people residing within a radius of I) miles from ftmaba will be the guests of Nebraska's metropolis. With Its proverbial hospitality and public spirit Omaha will entertain her guests royally and endeavor to make their vls't enjoyable, profitable and memorable. At no time lu Its history have the rela tions of the business men-of Omaha to ward the merchants and farmers of that region been more cordial, and never be fore have the people of Nebraska, west ern Iowa, Dakota and Wyoming, for whom Omaha is the commercial and financial metropolis, entertained a warmer feeling toward Omaha than they do today.. The rivalries and Jealousies that for many years had estranged the people of the state and the people of western Iowa from Omaha have given way to a mutual co-operation for the upbuilding of all enterprises that promise to promote the growth and prosperity of the Ameri can corn belt. In celebrating Its Jubilee, Omaha points with pride not merely to the In domitable pluck and energy of the sturdy pioneers who laid the foundations of a city that has within fifty years grown from a hamlet to n population of 125,(X)0, but also to the Invincible public spirit, energy nnd enterprise of the new Ren- erntlon that has achieved national fame tbrorfgh the TmnsnilssiKPippl exposition and the annual Ak-Sar-Ben carnivals, that are In every respect superior lo the famous carnivals held annually at Npw Orleans. THE DAVIS LETTER. The democratic nominee for vice presi dent was not expected to contribute, lu his letter of acceptance, anything new to the literature of the campaign, and he has not done so. He still harps on the cost of government, sticking to the ab surdity of comparing the expenditures of the time of Buchanan with those of the present. Mr. Davis quotes such statis-j tics as he finds convenient, omitting1 those which would show how fallacious much of his contention Is. How the dem ocratic party would retrench, he does not say, except that he thinks the army should be reduced. In regard to the tar iff Mr. Davis, who has large Interests that are benefited by the tariff, Is con servative. He thinks many rates are exceBsiv . but suggest that changes should be mad? "with a due regard for the labor and capital Involved in Indus trial enterprises" that Is, there should be retained a measure of protection, for the venerable candidate Is not iu sympa thy with his purty's platform proposition 4hat protection is robbery. "It Is needless to discuss what Mr. Davis has to say about "Imperialism." The only impression it is likely to make Is that the venerable gentleman was either not particularly interested In the subject or does not seriously regard It as an issue. Of equally small conse quence Is what he says of the combina tions of capital aud corporatj interest?, thouflr this Is a matter upon which ho must be well Informed, being largely Identified with corporate interests. As the republican party has amply demon strated Its opposition to combinations In restraint of trade and which restrict competition, and is pledged to enforce the laws against such combinations, while the democratic party has done al most nothing in this direction, such a platitudinous deliverance as that of Mr. Davis respecting the trusts will carry no weight. The candidate deprecates "the rehabilitation by the republican party of a disappearing race issue." Has it disappeared in his own state of West Virginia? Not. at all. It Is simply Ignored "In the interest of the national ticket," the democrats of that state being fully committed to negro disfranchise ment. It bus not disappeared in Mary land or in any other state of the south, where tlie democrats desire to deprive the colored clt!r.ens of their constitu tional right of suffrage. Jt Is not the re publican party which has "rehabilitated" the race Issue, but the democratic party In the? south, with which Mr. Davis Is in complete sympathy. As a whole the letter Is commonplace and will not be In the least degree effec tive In promoting the democratic cause. 1 j PRIVATE CAR LIXES. It Is announced that next week the Interstate Commerce commission will enter upon an Investigation at .Chicago of private car lines, described In a Wash ington dispatch as "the biggest graft In violation of the interstate commerce law that has been uncovered since the rev elatious regarding the rebates given by the beef trust." It appears from a state ment of a member of the commission that the practice of giving rebates and allowances to the owners of private car lines started many years ago, when cer tain shippers of important commodities feared that the roads would not give them concessions In the way of rebates. These shippers began to provide them selves with private freight ''cars, and from small beginning it has become so enlarged that certain shippers have an equipment of freight cars to rival that of many small railroad corporations. All the beef packers, it Is stated, went ex tensively into the building of private cars. There have Iteen complaints against the use of private freight cars for years, but this Is the first time the commission hns taken up the matter. It Is hoped that by thoroughly ventilating the system the whole business of giving relates nnd al lowances to the owners of private car lines can.'be broken tip, or at least the lines placed under the control of the com mission. Several things are alleged as showing the evil of the system, which, if shown to be true certainly call for some acilon that will at least subject the private car ?ln to stu b control and su pervision will put uu end tn what seems in be Juat complaint respecting thorn. It Is said. 'for Instaoce. that with their liberal atrowanc? for mileage and coatulsnlofts, the owncri vf the private car lines are In a position to offer cut rates io big shippers and that the own ers of the private cars are getlng so In fluential In their control of shipping that they are able to enforce practically their own demands on tiie roads. They do not confine their ilea lines with any single corporation, but take their business to the road that gives them the best rates. This Is manifestly a state of affairs, if It be correctly represented, which needs to be remedied, but whether It Is In the power of the Interstate Commerce com mission to apply a remedy may be a question. At all events It is well to make a thorough investigation of the prlviite car business, in which the com mission ought to have the cordial assist ance of the railroads, and if that body lacks the authority to correct any evils or abuses that may be revealed congress can be asked to deal with the matter. .V THE EMPIRE STATE Representative Payne of New York, who is thoroughly well Informed regard ing conditions In that state, says that the republican majority in the coming elec tion will be as large as It was in lltW. A large number of gold standard dem ocrats, will vote the republican ticket and iu the opinion of Mr. Payne practic ally all of the new vote will go lo Roosevelt. The democrats have been counting upon getting nearly all of the independent vote, but the indications are that they will be disappointed, a num ber of influential Independents having declared their Intention to vote the re publican national ticket. It Is the opinion of careful observers of the political trend that the demo cratic plurality In Greater New York will not exceed !M),0(iO, but should it be 10,0(10 more than that tlie chance of re publican victory will still be good, for It Is highly probable that the repub lican plurality outside of Greater New York will considerably exceed 100,000. Indeed some of the forecasters place it at not less than irO,0O0 and It Is by no means improbable that it will reach that figure on the national ticket. It Is re marked that tliei Is no longer evidence of a deinoeratli' landslide In New York business or financial circles. The feel ing of uneasiness which had something of a hold upon men largely engaged in financial and business affairs has to a very great extent if not wholly passed away and most of the men. It Is confi dently asserted, who have formerly sup ported the republican ticket will da so this year. , As to thfl result on the state ticket there Is not so much confidence among republicans There Is said to be a good deal of republican opposition to what is known as the "Odel! machine" and It is quite possible that the republican nominee for governor will be defeated. But all trustworthy advlce3 agree in saying that the Empire state is safe for Roosevelt and Fairbanks and the con ditions that give this promts now nre not likely to undergo any material change in the next four weel-s. - DO rOU WAXT THEM AQAIK1 . . Two years ago the republicans of Douglas county nominated a ticket se lected for them in star chamber confer ence by the political lieutenants of Dave Mercer and certain corporations. These men were taken on trust and elected. When the legislature adjourned nobody dreamed that a solitary member of that delegation would ever again dare to present himself to the voters of Omaha for' any office of public trust. Today four of these mlsrepreseuta tlves are again appealing for the sup port of republicans for renoiuinatlop at the primary election next Friday, These are the men: Charles L. Saunders Senator P. W. Koetter Repreeentatlve W. B. Ten Eyck Representative Peter Mangold Representative Last, and most cheeky of all comes R, B. Howell, the water-logged law maker, who presents himself as a can didate for member of tho, water board. Will the republicans of .Omaha und Douglas county stultify themselves by endorsing at the polls the conduct of these wen? According to . figures presented by Henry G. Davis, in his letter accepting the democratic nomination for vice pres ident, the cost of maintaining the gov ernment under Buchanan's administra tion was f2.01 per capita; under Cleve land's administration it was $5.20 per capita, and under Roosevelt's adminis tration, $7.14 per capita. This means that under Cleveland the cost was $3.28 more than under Buchanan and under Roosevelt $1.85 more than under Cleve land. When looking at what has been done under the two administrations showing tlie lucroise in expenditures one can but wonder what Mr. Davis really thinks of the administration of the only democrat since the civil war, as well as to wonder why Cleveland spent more than twice as much as Bu chanan. The Philippines, Torto Rico nnd the Isthmian canal answer tlie ques tion so far as the present administra tion is concerned. In trying to make political capital out of the revenue law the World-Herald has uncovered a holding of Speaker Cannon's, of 404 acres iu Cass county, which -1s assessed this year at $6 uu acre more than the price he paid for it several years ago. The priuclpal point the popocratic organ has succeeded In making Is that Uncle Joe was very far sighted when he put his money Into Cass county land and that he, along with the other owners of farm property In Nebraska, Is reaping the benefits of the unexampled prosperity prevailing under this glorious republican adminis tration. J. II. Van Duscu is reputed to be one of the paid attorneys of the telephone company. This is perfectly legltlinute. As u lawyer he has a right to eugage iu the service of any corporation thut Ih willing to Lire hliu aud pay him for legal MTvlas. But Mr. Van Duseu's service (or ti teleUooe company bv not been altogether those of a lawyer. He has notoriously been their lobbyist, as well as lobbyist for other corpora tions and interests. This would make him an unfit man to voice the Interests of the people on the floor of the senate. A man cautlft serve two master. Some people want to know why the price of packing. house meats has started upward fcince the end of the butchers' strike, with a .inagnlflcent corn crop In sight. They point to the fact that dur ing the strike the Inability of the farm ers to get a market for their stock kept the price of meat up and the price of stock down. An answer to all these economic questions can doubtless be pro cured at South Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago. A perusal of Grandpa Davis' letter of acceptance shows that the great dif ference between the "West Virginia idea," and the "Iowa Idea" l that ac cording to the former the democrat should readjust tariff schedule while the latter would have the work done by republicans. Now that every man who believes In democratic principles is given an op portunity to contribute to the campaign expenses of the national committee, Judge Parker will see Just how strong an appeal bis nomination has made to the pockets of the faithful. Since former Senator Allen has given a good "character" to Judge Parker it Is up to Tom Watson to prove that he Is the only real democrat In the race. Mortaarr CharaaJoa. Chicago Chronicle. During; the lull In the Manchurlan cam paign the American railroad "accident" hopes to come to the front as a mortuary champion. . Can't Accommodate the Court. Chicago Record-Htrald. Doubtless the Wisconsin supreme court would be greatly relieved If one faction or the other would have the kindness to go away somewhere and die. Restraining Influence of Eaperleace. Washington Post. Great Britain Intimates that It will not do anything rash because one of Its diplo mats got Into trouble In Massachusetts. Great : Britain probably remembers whai happened to It once In Massachusetts. Mere Matter atf Coin. Louisville Courier-Journal. There Is no reason for discouragement In the fact that the College of Heralds has discovered only 177 American fami'lea of blue blood. No others have paid the fees. Any' family on earth can get a pedigree tracing back to .royalty by paying ths fee of the College of Heralds, Teaching Tonrtata Good Manners. Philadelphia Press. Bully for Colorado Springs! It made three tourists from Nebraska' come bsck and ob literate their names from rocks in the Garden of the Gods, under threat of worse punishment. It has a big stick after the advertisers, also, who deface scenery by their signs. The news Is enough to make lovers of beauty want to emigrate to the charming city at the foot of Pike's Peak. Stand from I'nder. ' ' Boston Transcript. ' A British medl'cai expert has discovered a new terror' in Campaign oratory. In the act of loud spehklng, he says, a fine spray Is emitted from" the mouth which may go forth laden with germs to the Inoculating of a whole audience. On the psychological side this Is of course, no discovery; that germs of mental disorders can be dis seminated by a far-reaching voice through out a vast audience has been known to every, impassioned orator since men first began to gather In the agora to listen to talk. To that end was devised Demosthe nes famous exerclae of outroaring the crashing of the sea waves on the cliff. . The Real Cocaine Fleada. ' Chicago Record-Herald. It is no.t often that the police arrest three tramps In a bunch, all of them show ing evidences of being slaves to the co caine habit, but hardly a day passes when the police courts do not have to pass sen tence for one offense or snother op men and women whose-Uvea have been wrecked by that drug. . Much good work has been accomplished of late in tracing down drug gists who make a practice of supplying the wants of the unfortunates, snd several of these men have recently been given fines under the' new state law. The good work should continue. The poor vlotima of the drug are usually called cocaine fiends. The real fiends are, however, the druggists whom they patronise. Drive them out of business, Make Hons las Artlelal. New York Independent No one but will be the better for an outing, yet the one settled conviction that seems growing on the Amerlcsn people Is that our homes are too artificial and con ventionalthat they need not be so far from nature as they are. We flee to the woods for a part of the time because we are naturally barbarians. Civilisation that is not an Improved barbarism is a burden and will be got rid of. Our homes are too complex; our cities too far from the groves; our lives too far from sim plicity. Half our social life Is artful and soulless. It naturally and easily drop Into Intemperance and falsehood. The part of good citizenship la to help toward a clear vlaloned and clear hearted home. Who shall dream the ideal? Who shall dare to live the realT PREY OF DEMOCRATIC WO LP. Bllchtlaa- Effect I Free Trade Poll, clea a the Nation's Indastrles. Philadelphia Preas, Laboring men of every class are a prey to the democratic wolf. Not only in the protected industries are employees subject to the ravenous assaults, but In the un protected trades as well. For example, railroad employees fight shy of the demo cratic wolf. When he Is abroad business stagnates and there Is less work for men to do. A concrete sample of this democratic blight Is furnished by. the Pennsylvania Railroad system. In IBM, when the Cleve land paralyals began to be felt everywhere, the Pennsylvania groas earnings were f 120. 000,000, During the next four years these earnings had risen only 'to I1M,000,(00 or an average increase of 12,000,000 annually. But mark the reawakening after Mc Klnley had removed the paralysing paw of the democratic wolf, In the alx years from 1898 to 1901 Inclusive the gross earn ings of the Pennsylvania mounted from I13:,000 000 to t:t:.OM,000. a magnificent gain of 1110.000,000. or an average advance of more than 118.000.000, This railroad's earn ings have riaen nine times as fast under republican rule as they did under demo cratic rule. Can the hundreds of thousands of men whose living depends upon the railroads of the United Slates be expected to vote tn favor of agaia turning Loos ta itmo crftUe wolf? , ARMY GOSSIP 1 WASHIMGTO. Carreat Errata Oleaaed (rem tae Araar and ftavy Register. The total amount allotted for repairs of target ranges In the Department of the Missouri during the fiscal year ending June JO. 1M, Wia tS.TSL May. June and July were designated as the regular season and October as the supplementary season for target practice In this department In the current year, tho season being extended, however, for the garrison at Tort Crook to Include a part of August and for the garrison at Jefferson Barracks to Include all the month of August. Ths troops from Fort Crook. Neb., practice on rented land at the Omaha Indian reservation, the target range at Fort Crook having been aban doned. The commanding officer, Fort Crook, has been directed to submit a re port as to the practicability or securing this as a permanent range for the practice of Fort Crook troops. The troops at Jeffer son Barracks, Mo., practice on the target range at Arcadia, Mo., ninety miles dis tant. The troops of the other posts sre practicing on range located at or near the posts. There will be considerable interest In the new order relating to the army uniform when It finally appears to see which style of pocket belonging to the blouse Is re tained by the general staff In Its draft of the order. There has been some talk of abandoning the choke-bellows type of pocket and adopting the pleated style. Thia would not be a popular action and In fact seems to have very tittle to commend It, Inasmuch as the quartermaster general of the army has recommended strongly i:i favor of the choke-bellows pocket. The pleated variety affords more room, but pro vides no protection for the contents, and It Is found that while a great deal more may be carried In such a pocket, there is noth ing to prevent the loss of articles. In the choke-bellows pocket there is a provision for expansion, but the narrowness of the opening furnishes a means of protection. Considerable Interest attaches to the prob able action of Lieutenant General Chaffee la relation to the wearing of uniforms by army officers who are on duty In the War department and its branches. It will bo recalled that Secretary Taft permitted the Officers to wear civilian garb If they chose "until further orders." It is very well known that General Chaffee believes that every officer on duty In Washington should, while In their offices, appear In uniform, and It Is expected he will present the sub ject to the head of the War department with the reasons which the chief of staff entertains in that connection. The practice of opening army schools to mjlltla officers doea not meet with the favor which was expected and to which it Is entitled. Bo far fifteen officers have been designated to attend the various schools. Two from Msssachusetts, two from the state of Washington and one from Tennessee will attend the Infantry and cav alry school at Fort Leavenworth and one from Florida will attend the artillery school at Fort Monroe. One medical officer from Kansas and one from the state of Washington and two from Ohio will attend the army medical school In Wsshlngton. Two militia officers of the Illinois organ isation will attend the garrison school at Fort Sheridan and an officer of the Iowa Militia will attend the garrison at Fort Des Moines. An officer of the Minnesota militia will attend the garrison school at Fort Snelllhg and another militia officer of Tennessee will attend the garrison school at Fort McPherson. Nothing has been heard from tire governors of other states and possibly no additional nominations will be made of militia officers to take ad vantage of the system of military education. There will be some civilian appointees to the commlsslot of second lieutenant in the army. It U quite evident that not more than thirty, If that many, are pronounced qualified for appointment from among the army candidates it Fort Leavenworth and there. are forty-Xcu'. vacancies to the credit of that class ani". the civilian who are desig nated for the examination. There are nine of those vacancies In the artillery corps and It Is doubtful if more than one of the army candidates will ask to be specially examined for that branch, and it is equally Improbable that any of the candidates from civil life will express any desire to go into the norpe under the requirements Imposed by i new reg ulations. Deducting the nine places from the existing vacancies In the grade there will be thirty-five places available for ap pointment. Should only the twenty-ffiur army candidates recommended by the board at Fort Leavenworth be appointed, there will be a chance for eleven civilians. This does' not count the one appointment which has been made or the two additional which the president has promised this week, the names of the candidates not yet being announced. Among the civilians allgble to appointment, too, In advance of others from the same class are the following named students o the six leading military colleges who may take the examination for commission under the promise of Sec retary Root made a year ago as a reward for the excellence of the military depart mente of the Institutions which should be pronounced efficient In their systems of instruction: 8eth Williams of the Norwich university, Northfleld. Vt. ; Alexander D. Irwin, Jr., of the Pennsylvania Military college at Chester, Pa.; Charles Vernon Jones of the Shattuck sehool, Falrbault, Minn.; Thomas Woodwsrd Hutson of the South Carolina Military academy, Charles ton, 8. C; Horace Ethan Allen of the St. John's Military school at MIUus, N. Y and L. H. McAdow of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Va. PERSONAL NOTES. Junk line reports from the vicinity Indi cate that Port Arthur is getting a lively brand of fall weather. The Davis and Elklns college, which was formally opened to students a few days sgo at Elklns, W. Va., has no connection with the electoral college. Populist candidate Thomas E. Watson has suffered a physical breakdown as a re sult of the strenuousness of the campaign he Is waging. lie Is the only one. Sheffield Ingalls, son of the late Senator John J. Icg-alls, again has been named for the Kansas legislature from the third rep resentative district by the republican com mittee In Atchison. A Vermont state investigation of Governor-elect Bell's accounts shows that ha charged 2 cents too much for a telegram. It Is not surprising that men seek offices which afford such opportunities for getting rich. John W. Hutchinson. U years old, ef the famous New England Hutchinson family ef singers, still hale and hearty, Is In St. Louis. He sang there some of ths antl slavery songs which, during the Clvtl war did much to arouse santimsat sgalmt slavery. Colonel TJ1I1" gapp, chairman of the Kansas democratic state committee, la de scended from the French nobility, though be Is not particular about having the fact generally known for fear of offending the populists. He is the grandson of a duke, M. Pyre Ferry, who was a schoolmate of Napoleon- When "the little Coralcaxi" be came practical dictator In France, Ferry, who was an ardent republican, fell Into disgrace sad came to this country. HlM estates ware thareXor confiscated. . . wisiaiiaa rat PRETTY nearly every one knows of Gordon Furs, only those who hare owned them really know their goodness. And in furs, goodness from start to finish counts for more than in most things, for furs are costly; on the other hand, honestly put together, they are not extravagant, but most economical. All good furs in all the newest stylesor men, women and children. GORDON & FERGUSON, St Paul, Minn. EatablaKed 1871 STATE PRESS OPINION. Schuyler Free Lance: The conslstant Bryan democrat will vote for Watson for president. Kearney Hub: The fact that Nebraska farmers are out of debt and are buying more land or Investing In other property makes It Impossible for them to be much dissatisfied, even If they would. Schuyler Free Lance: When the poullst party don't seem to be able to get along without the assistance of J. H. Edmlsten the ex-chlef oil Inspector, It Is In sad. distress for sure. It Is such fellows as Edmlsten who gave the so-called "reform forces" a place in the ditch where they deserved to go. Grand Island Independent: "The Sys tem," described so minutely by Mr. Bteffens In these articles, has become perniciously active In other istates than Missouri snd Wisconsin not having been quite as suc cessful In Illinois and Nebraska Is one of them. While neither Governor Mickey nor candidates Berge can be compared In their Individuality to a Folk or a La Follette, there Is no question but that the system Is exactly satisfied with neither and there are some Indications that a fight against It hatt begun in this state a fight which should be made deflnlts and certain with the approach of another campaign. And that campaign begins on the ninth day of next November. . Auburn Granger: The editor of the Granger was a member of the state senate In 1887 and knows whereof , he speaks when he says that notwithstanding that session has gone down on the annals of time as one of marked economy in comparison with other sessions, yet there was wanton waste of the people's money and a wonder ful disregard for the taxpayers of the state. The session of 1897 was one of economy only when compared with other sessions; but was reckless and wasteful when measured by the yardstick of Jus tice. Had every official In 1897 and '9S done his duty honestly Instead of working too often for self or party the. republicans who have been so wasteful In past years would not have been returned to power and places. Nebraska City Tribune: All Nebraskans may be proud of the progress and In a measure do share In the prosperity of Omaha, Lincoln and all other towns In the state. No section of . the commonwealth, urban or rural, can prosper but that some of the waves of that prosperity lap the farthest boundaries of the state, no sec tion can experience misfortune or distress without a detrimental effect on the grand total of the wealth and progress of Ne braska, but when Lincoln ladles out the condensed sweet stuff to Omaha It makes one' think of the horse, racing state fair that Is maintained at Linco'.n by legis lative appropriation ' (primarily requiring legislative votes) and. it makes one skep tical as to whether Lincoln taffy so gener ously besmeared on the Omaha kid Is as totally disinterested snd altrulstio as It might appear. THE DOING In Omaha, this week, will keep you pretty busy Not bo so much tho', we trust, to keep you from paying our store a visit. It's the finest in Omaha and well worth time to look it over. You are perfectly welcome to its many conven iences, and we hope you will make yourself at home. We've everything that men, boys and children wear ex cept shoe and if there is anything in these lines you want, "that is good" the best for the money a dollars' worth of value for a dollar look for .the eign "NO CLOTHINO. FITS LIKE OURS." If. S. WILCOX, Mer. SMILING REMARKS. "How did those two foot ball players get into the show without paying?" "On a double pass." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Mebbe de world owes you a llvln'." said Uncle Eben, "but It ain't gwlne to run no delivery wagon to save you de trouble of collection." Washington Star. They paused at the door of high aoclety. "Why all this demonstration?" one asked. "Is it a wedding?" "Too much celebration for that." re sponded the wise man. "It must be a di vorce." Cleveland I-eader. "Whatever you may say about the Blu gores, they're certainly the cream of so- clety.'1 "Very likely. At sny rate, the milk of human kindness seems to be beneath them." Philadelphia Ledger. Weary Woggles De eye doctor told me I'd have to give up boose or go blind. Slothful Joe Dat's hard luck. Wot did you tell him? Weary Woggles Dat I guessed I'd seen everything. Town Topics. "Is there snythlng on the other side of space?" asked the Instructor, to pussle his pupils. "Yes, sir," answered the shaggy-haired boy, who had begun to learn the printer's trade. '.'The lower case 'a' box."-Ohlcago Tribune. j OL' TIME HI SKINQ HEMS. James Barton Adams In Denver Memory often takes an outing From the present passing snow, Spreads her pinions and goes scouting To the scenes of long ago. Back unto the fun and frnllc Of the rural sports and playa; Pleasures charmingly bucolic That were ours In younger days. And the very chief of these Were the country huskln' bees. On the old barn floor we'd gather. Boys and girls and older folks, Hearts as light ss downy feather. Lips all ripe with rustlo Jokes. Air just sparkling with ouh laughtel As the gay hours onward sped Until every cobwebbed rsfter In the shadows overhead Seemed to quiver and to ring As a high-keyed fiddle string. Now and then the air was riven With a shout t'd wake the dead. Telling that the fates had given Some fair girl an ear of red. Then would come the kissing struggle 'Mid the husks upon the floor. After which the girl would snuggle To him closer than before, Blushing to her finger tips From the thrill upon her llpsl XT How the Jolly picture lingers With us through the fleeting yeerv. Of the way the toll-scarred fingers Snatched the Jackets from the ear Of the flashing lanterns hanging 'Round and casting flickers o'er Merry dancers who were banging Dust from out the old barn floor As the fiddler Jerked his bow Musically to and fro. ' Every day I hear the singing Of some simple country ode Melody of youth days ringing Through our mountain land abode And my loving glances wander To an aging wifely- face That I learned to love back yonder In that far east country place; Caught her with a red ear, see? At a country huskln' bee. It-fSM all 'i - i, in 51