Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 16, 1904, EDITORIAL SHEET, Page 11, Image 11
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ,PtDAY. OCTOBER 16. 160. 11 FUTURE OF OUR AK-SAR-BEN Tull aid rm Diacuuioa of It Short coming and Defect. SUGGESTIONS ALSO FOR IMPROVEMENT mtirrt that Have Brea Oatgrewa r Fallal t Meet wlik Aa reva! hala Be Dltrtrlfl. OMAHA, Oct. K To the Editor of The Baa Now that the Ak-Par-Ben festivitie ra over for thi year and the ueces of the undertaking aa a whole beyond ques tion. I take It that a person can call at tention to some of It shortcomings and in dulge In tone pertinent criticism without putting himself in the category of a "knocker." Ak-Bar-Ben hii dene much for Omaha, but eUll hu much to do, and un less vi are willing to recognise its weak pota and attempt to remedy them In time, the difHcult.es ahead are bound to In crease and or.e or two year cf f.nancial failure may founder it into rhlnwreck. Ak-Sar-Ben started out ten years ufo on a, comparatively modest scale, ar.d ha gradually extended until today It Includes a large number of distinct and separate features. Let ane take them up one by one, explaining what they are. and then we will be able to discuss more Intelligently what parte should be retained, what trans formed or improved, and what discontinued altogether. The Secret Society aaa Initiation. Ak-Bar-Ben is a huge secret society with a membership recruited each year from among the business men and citizens of Omaha. The annual dues are 110, which Include Initiation fee as well as entitling members to all the privilege of attend ing street parades, ball and annual ban quet or dramatic performance. The initia tion ritual la the most elaborate that has been prepared for any secret society in existence and each member is required to be initiated each year. The weekly meet ing for intlation of new members are so cial gatherings for good fellowship and en tertainment not only of members, but also cf guest from abroad for all of whom re freshment are provided. The Street Paareaats. Ak-Sar-Ben puts on each year two street pageants one a daylight parade and the other a night parade. The daylight parade is varied from year to year, while the night parade has consisted of electrically illuminated floats arranged In series to rep resent a chosen theme. The parades have always been free to all who choose to view them men, women and children Irrespect ive of residence in or out of Omaha. The Grssd Toart Ball. Thl affair has been Intended to rank as a society function. The ceremonial Is quite elaborate, culminating In the crowning of a king and the selection by him of the queen, which is followed by dancing with intermis sion for a supper for the participants, t'p to the present year It has been possible for outsiders to be admitted as spectators, but this year the ball waa reserved exclusively for members and their accompanying ladle. The Mask Ball. Only one mask ball has been promoted by Ak-Par-Ben and that In an experimental way. It was designed to be a more popular re.. ex of the grand court ball, with price within the reach of all. In a word, to fur nish amusement and entertainment for the people who could not afford to attend the larger affair. The Street Fair. The street fair I a cheap imitation of the Midway of our two exposition. A ground work tat the amusement feature is af forded by the booth containing exhibit of merchandise from our retail store and the display of agricultural products labeled "County Fair," but the backbone of It is the line of merry-go-round and sideshow, with the confetti concession at each cor ner. The music and the free performance serve to draw the flies. The Aaanal Meeting. The annual meeting has usually taken the fenn of a banquet attended by all the rn embers and followed by a business ses sion. List year the banquet was omitted and Instead all the tickets of a theatrical performance were purchased and distrib uted to the member to make sure that they would attend in sufficient number to permit of the transaction of business. So much for Ak-Sar-Ben as It has been evolved in the course of ten years' de velopment. Now for a little criticism and uggestion. Set Limit to the Kaaabera. Ak-Sar-Ben' continuance depend upon th perpetuation of the secret society. Here 1 where It novelty is most striking. Her 1 where It ha attained fame far and wide. It 1 useless to deny, however, that there ha been much whispered complaint about the methods anil management of the order. The board of twelve governors ha grad ually become a close corporation, replen ished when vacancies occur or expire by co-optation. True, a form of recommenda tion by the full membership Is preserved, but these recommendations seem to have no weight with the board of governora In fnct few cf the new governors in late year have been selected from the list recom mended at the annual meeting. There 1 perhaps some reason for this, because the recommendations have not been partic ularly happy. It Is, moreover, highly de sirable that all the business Interest of th community be represented on the board and also that the men be qualified for the work they are to do, and with a pro miscuous membership, Influenced by all the consideration that figure In ordinary wire pulling, the chance are that these essen tial are overlooked. The present condition, therefore, are really a natural result of the unwieldy expanalon of th society. Thl year over t,SU member were enrolled, with various unpleasant consequences, to say nothing of th labor and expense Incurred In drum ming up applicant for admission. It seem to me that a limit ahould be put upon the membership roll. One thousand member would be quit enough, and In that case root discrimination could be exercised In the make-up of th organization. During the first few year every application for membership had to be paased on and ap proved by the board of governor, and any member had a right to protest against being associated with any applicant to whom h objected, the same as in any other secret society. There 1 no reason why thl feature should not be reintro duced. . 114 I .Permanent Bfeniberaaln, The membership thea should also be mad permanent, a was suggested by Th , Be a year ago, although annual initia tion might stUI be required. Thl would do away with a large part of th work of the hustling commute and the chances are that there would be always a waiting, list ready for the place that might be vacated by resignation or uspenaloa. With a mora select membership, too, some cbem tf popuiur government could doubt less) bo worked out by which the govern or would In th last Instance, at least, derive their authority from the entire rank and file. The revenue from due would dubtlne.s be nortalled, but so also would th expense of enrollment and initiation to greater proportion. The free initiation of out-of-town guest should be continued. Am that ceuailtut. en of the ctuet Laiio- flt reaped by our business people and by th city a a whole. Repeat the Electrical Parade. The electrical parade given thl year. In my Judgment, could not bo Improved, and I believe that 1 the concensus of opinion of those who witnessed it and are able to compare it with previous rtreet psgeant here and elsewhere. The principal com ment I have heard about the psrade la "What a pity that such a beautiful spec tacle, the result bf so much thought, labor and expense, should be lort after a sing-. exhibition." The cost of the elctricJ parade Is largely In the creation nd In stallation, the building of the floats and the making cf the costumes. The outlay on the principal parade night Is compar atively small and the parade could be re peated without much additional curt. I believe It would pay to repeat the electrical parade at least once. It would not hurt any of us to have a second opportunity to take in this Inspiring sight, and it would surely enable many to see it who cannot do so when it is given but once. Jarealle Pared for Dsy. The Ak-Sar-Ken day parades have, with . few exceptions, been disappointments. The I noraae m.s !r, . , r. the present trouble, have been conspicuous ingenuity, tini gave me imprraMoii ui cheapness. There was not a single educa- RISE AND FALL OF WAGGAMAN Extent of the Collapse of a Bal Estate Boomer in Washington. SOME WESTERN PEOPLE AMONG VICTIMS Catholic lastltatloa aaa Catholic Clergysaea Exteaslvely Iavelved Story of a Boons that Did Hot Paa Oat. The failure of Thomas E. Wsggaman. a noted reil estate speculator In Washington, Involves a large number of people In and out of the national capital, besides banks, tru.t companies, religious and educational corporations. Several prominent people In the west are creditora for various sums. among them being Archbishop Keane of Dubuque and Eishop Garrigan bf Sioux City. The Wsggaman family, of which Thomas E. Wsggaman is the principal In tlonal or Instructive feature about It. It produced a laugh that was at once forgot ten. The local hits were lnccmprehentible to the visiting strangers. I heard several parents declare that It was a shame to close the public schools and take the chil dren away from their lessons to let them look at such a pointless entertainment. I want to suggest an entirely new de parture for the day parade, one by which It can be made as elevating and satisfying as the electrical night parades. Let the day parade be an Ak-Sar-Ben, Jr., parade. Have a series of Inexpensive float pre psred illustrating some theme within the understanding of the Juvenile mind. Have the floats manned by boys under 1C. Have the parade as carefully planned and exe cuted as the n'ght parade. Have it sched uled for the middle of the afternoon so-es to interfere as little as possible with school work. Every father and mother would be Interested in such a parade, and people would bring their children from all the towns round about to witness it Take Ball Bark to the Den. The court ball should be taken back to the den. The Auditorium does not offer the facilities for a ball upon this scale. The difficulties met with this year would be largely obviated by the curtailment In the membership, already proponed. With 1,000 members the floor would not be over crowded. Instead of being made an item of expense the ball ought to bring a net profit by the sale of spectators' ticket. The innovations in the ceremonial this year were, however, a great improvement and should be retained. The ball should be spread out still further aa a society event by creating more interest in outside towns and the invited guests from abroad should be given some part in the pre liminary proceedings rather than left to sit alone a wall flower in the back ground. An Ak-Sar-Bea, Jr Ball. The masked ball waa not a how'lng suc cess and I doubt whether it can be made to come up to expectations. The govern ors should not try it again. In its place I would suggest a children's fancy dress ball held at the den, say from 7 to 10:30 o'clock. The children' ball should be a royal court ball in miniature. The child ren taking the roles on the floats In the Ak-Sar-Bei, Jr., parade should have parts In the ceremonial attending the crowning of King Ak-Sar-Ben, Jr., and the selec tlon of his queen. The children should be organised to represent the various court personage and furnish their own maids of honor, ladles in waiting, etc. The In terest of the children would Interest all their parent and relatives, and the spec tators' seats would surely be overflowing. X More StTeet Fair. The street fair ha run It course and It is high time to cut it out. It ha be come a demoralising factor and no matter what it financial return It 1 dong more harm than good. It is the promoter of rowdyism and looseness. Th sideshows have nothing elevating In them and the merry-go-round can be patronized Just aa well at the summer garden. The con fettl nuisance has become an unbearable abomination that should have been stopped long ago. The merchants are unwilling to make attractive displays of their goods la the flimsy booths provided for them. The streets are torn up, pavements ruined and the whole street fair savor of a mall country town. If It eem advisable to have something In It place that will draw dime and not disgust, let our merchants get up a respectable industrial exposition for a week or two in the Auditorium In conjunction with th county fair and strive for aomethlng Instructive aad ar tistic in all departments. Such an expo sition can be made of real value, especlslly If combined with a co-operative exhibit by our schools and similar Institutions. Give I' Kew IllamlBotloas. Incidentally, let me voloe the demand for something new in the way of Illumina tion. Our atreet illuminations are with out question fine, but the novelty ha worn off. We have had the same thing now for tern successive year. The people are paying enough for these illumination to have some new design Introduced such as have been used in Ban FranciBco, Chicago, Baltimore and St. Louis in conection with the big national conventlona A few dollar more for attractive dec oration of down town buildings would not be amiss either. We had some beau tiful decoration during the early years of Ak-Sar-Ben, but the incentive seem to have lapsed. Prize for the best decor ated building would doubtless restore what 1 lacking. All thl 1 submitted with the very beat Intention, with the hope that those who are la authority in the management of Ak-Sar-Bea will give them serious considera tion. X. Y. Z. In the business and social life of Wash ington for half a century. On eeveral oc casions members of Omaha's social t have enjoyed the hospitality of the Wsg gaman home hospltai'.y as lavish as and dispensed in a city noted for its social ex travagance. The history of the family In this coun try goes back to Captain Ephraim Wsg gaman, who wa sheriff of Worcester county, Maryland, in 1732. His children Intermarried with the well known families of Woodford and Ennals. The oldest son of Captain Wsggaman wa Henry Wool ford, and he had three sons, namely: George A. Waggsman, who settled In Louisiana and was rent to the United Btate seriate In 1SS1; .Dr. Henry Wagga man of Dorchester and Thomas Ennals Waggaman, who married Martha Jefferson Tyle-r, sister of President John Tyler. There were three sons from this mar riage, two of whom. Major Gwrge W. Waggaman, V. S. A., and Floyd W. Wag gaman, died without Issue. John H. Was- j Cardinal Gibbons, KS.0U0; estate of Pedro gaman, the eldest, lived to an advanced J Gonzales, administrator diocese of Havana, age and died in Washington, where ' excess of all claim. Th value placed upon the various asset by Wsggaman are deemed excessive, and Washington opinion Is that the property will not pay out by ll,tK, 000 worse than expected. "The failure 1 worse than was ex pected," write the Washington corre spondent of the Philadelphia Ledger. "Th first item that destroy confidence in th situation 1 th entry giving a valuation by Mr. Waggaman and his attorney of upward of IWO.OTO to hi art gallery. Thl is alleged absurd by Judge who know th Waggaman collection. "It can be taken aa coming from th best attainable authority in the matter that Mr. Waggaman collection cf pic ture and hi ceramic cost him less than J4&0.000. Some of the picture will bring more than Mr. Waggaman paid. "The collection of ceramic is the best part of Mr. Waggaman' art wealth. It was mad with great car by competent men. He has invested in rare old Chinese and Japanese pieces upward of S150.000. Such a collection would no doubt more than hold up at forced sale, as there ar things In It that collectors would want. "The real estate part of the asset Is something that core of Washington deal ers have been discussing, and ft Is the general opinion that the figures have for some reason been put too high. Mr. Wag gaman holds his Woodland land at tl a foot. It is three miles from the White House. The California syndicate I push ing off its land in that section in sharp competition. "Good Judge say that the Waggaman land would do well if It brought ii cent. At $1 a foot the tract wouid be worth 3.000,000. Instead of the assets running Sl.0O.OflO over the liabilities good Judges of real estate say thst they will be that much or more, less than the claims. Clerical Creditors. The 11st of creditors of Mr. Waggaman reads much like a directory of the Catholic church. The secured creditors are: Catho lic Viuversity of America, Wsl.lSi (regard ing the value of the securities given to the university, the Washington Star say they are appraised at only tlu0,X); James Orchard : Wilhelm (Earpet Co. RUGS RUGS RUGS Special sal of stock Rugs, made up from short lengths of carpet and border, (new lot) on sale Monday. HELIGlOl . Pop riu 1 ald to be devoting several hour each day to a systematic study of th huuufy of European politic. Ke. W. B. Beabury, psetor of th Con- gaHonai cnurcn or weiiesiey Hina, as-., is about to leave this country lor fias China, w here he will build a Christian col lege at Bhangsha. Rev. Wilson B. Fritch of Attleboro, Mass., has fully derided to go on the dramatic stage. He has resigned as pa or of the Pllsrtm church and will make fats first ap pearance In "Hamlet-" Bishop W. W. Cluff of the Mormon church at Salt Lake City has arrived in Mexk-o, charged with the mission cf purchasing large tracts of and upon which Mormon colonies will be established. Rev. Thomaa Scott Baeen. who was chap lain of Admiral Farragui's squaiirun dur ing the civil war. recently died at Buck eyestown, Md. He was the author ot sev eral book and pamphlet on religious sub jects. It Is an unwritten law of th Protestant Episcopal church of the t'liited Btates that no man shall be a bishop who is not an American citizen. Thl. and this only, is th reason why Father Osborne, bishop elect cf the eliooes of Illinois, lis re nounced allegiance to Great liritain and Income a cltist-n of the Culted States. More than ITc.UOu was raised at the thres Bir-vLUigs of th Christian and Mitonary al.ao held in Kew York City, Bjnoay It was the day set apart when, aa Kev. lr. A. H. Sinipeon put It, th members and friends bf the Christian alliance would have the opportunity to show how much faith they had in the work. At the end of th afternoon session I'r Simpson, overwhelmed, Aliouied: "Btop gtvlnt top until lujiltht. ' The receipts were fully up to the highest which the alliance has col lected In Kew York City on one of then annual collection days, although the emo tional character of the meeting waa some what tuned do wa nts four sons now reside The eldest of these is Thomas E Waggaman. Wa seaman's Start. Toung T. E. Waggaman started his business life in Washington by selling pa pers. Then he went into the real estate business and in a few years was known as one of the four prominent real estate men in the district. During this time he had become a con vert to the Catholic faith and wa con spicuous as a churchman. When the work of Governor Shepherd of Washington re sulted In a decided rise of real estate values in the city and lis suburbs, Wag gaman had considerable 'capital at his command, largely from Catholic sources. From that period up to 1832 the city grew rapidly, and as Mr. Waggaman's invest ments enhanced In value and 'became part of Washington proper they were disposed of, and a large portion of the proceeds re Invested in real estate holdings in the outskirts and suburbs. His business continued to extend rap Idly, largely through his church acquaint ance, but In some measure through his ability to make paying investments. The rate of Interest he paid to investors was i per cent, and he continued this rate even during the occasional slumps In real estate values, when his competitors found S and even 4 per cent too high. During these years his business standing was en hanced, money for Investment poured In upon him in constantly Increasing amounts, and his personal fortune grew correspondingly. Wsggaman' misfortune began in 1H"!. In that year he wa recognized as the fore most real estate broker in Washington; hi wealth was variously estimated at from 11,000.000 to 110,000,000, people fell over one another in their anxiety to hand him money to Invest. t'p to this time he had made It hi in variable practice to secure Investor by straight out mortgages on the property pur chased for them, but a he acquired more and more unimproved and consequently un productive holdings, and real estate gener ally began to depreciate, he changed hi tactics. To some investor he gave col lateral notes, to other his own personal notes and to other simply a receipt for the money deposited with him. Speenlatlon Overdone. As a result of hi heavy dealing, Mr. Waggaman found himself land poor, and there apparently Is no doubt remaining that during the last few years he robbed Peter to pay Paul, that he took th money of one investor to improve property held In his own name, that he took money placed with him by one client to reimburse an other client or to pay Interest on the various notes or mortgages outstanding against himself. The funds of the Cath olic university In hi hands, a treasurer of the Institution, were used in this way, as was the money of hi Individual clients, poor and rich alike. The Catholic university is Mr. Wagga man' largest creditor, a about $900,000 of th funds of the Institution were in hi hand for investment. The legal battle up to date ha been largely due to the fact that some time before hi failure, Mr. Wag gaman secured the university by a deed of trust on Woodley park, hi suburban prop erty, which it Is now asserted wa pur chased with university funds, although the land was acquired about five year before Mr. Waggaman became treasurer of the in stitution. The other creditor of th Wag gaman firm allege that In making the deed of trust Waggaman illegally made the uni versity a preferred creditor. To return to the largest creditor of the Waggaman firm, the Catholic university, It I not improbable, according to information published in the Kew York Sun, that th deed of trust on th Woodley property given to the institution may prove less val uable than wa at first expected. It Is known that one of the largest financial in stitution of Washington hold a first mort gage on th property, executed some year ago. to th amount of (300.000. In addition there are various other notes, secured by mortgages on part of tb Woodley park tract. The total amount of clatma, secured and unsecured, against Waggaman exceed H.000.000, of which nearly K00,000 is due the Catholic university, one of the secured creditora Waggaman' assets, listed last week, total IE, 600, 000. more than $1,000,000 In treasurer of the Blenee de la Iglesla, G,24u; Rev. Michael Fltzpatrlck, $1,900; Sisters of the Visitation, Georgetown, $41,000; presi dent and directors of Georgetown college, $10,000; Bishop P. J. Donohue. $10,000; Bishop P. J. Donohue, executor of D. O'Connor, $2,000; Rev. D. J. Stafford, $1,000; Rev. A. Bontiou, treasurer, $6,500; Rev. Francis Bishoff, $700; Rev. J. J. Bowler, $3,000; Rev. James A. Cunningham, $4,000. In the list of unsecured creditors are the names of Pope Pius X. Mgr. Falconio, apostolic . delegate; Archbishop Sbarrettl, Archbishop Keane, $6,000; Bishop Donohue, Bishop Garrigan. $111.50; Archbishop Far ley, Bishop Rooker of Jaro, P. I.; Bishop Turner of Atlanta and scores of Catholic clergymen. Besides the above there are over 600 creditors. Including banks, lalorers, servsnl girls, widows and numerous trust estates. fU3xlO Extra Axminster 16.00 8-3x8 9 Brussels 15.75 8-3x10 Brussels 1 1.00 8-3x10-5 Brussels 14.75 6x10-3 Brussels 10.00 8-3x8-0 Bipelow Axminster 19.00 8-3x9 9 Dodson Velvet 20.00 8-3x10-6 Extra Velvet 19.50 8-3x10-3 Mapee Velvet 19.50 8-3x12 Maee Velvet 21.50 8-3x11 Extra Velvet 22.50 S-3xll Ptinson Velvet 24.50 8-3x10-6 Bipelow Axmicster 23.50 8-3x10-9 Rav. Axminster 27.00 8-3x10-9 Pav. Axminster 22.00 8-3x10 SaT. Axminster 24.00 8-3x7-3 Ma pee Velvet 13.50 8-3x11-9 Boval Wilton 26.00 8-3x10-3 Wilton 20.00 8-3x8 Extra Axiuiuster 14.00 15.00 21.00 21.00 2350 ., 7 5 0 8-3x7-6 Extra Velvet 8-3x10-3 Pobson Velvet ...... 83x11 Extra Axminster 8-3x11 Stiuson Velvet 8-3x7-9 Dunhip Velvet 8-3x7-1 Brussels 11.50 83x83 Extra Axminster 20.00 8-3x103 Dotison Velvet 21.00 8-3x10 Brussels 14.40 8-3x10 Stinson Velvet 20.00 8-3x10 Beattie Velvet 22.00 8-3x10-3 Dobson Velvet 21.00 500 yard velvet and tapestry used for the Coronation Ball will be on at vtry iow prices jnonaay morning- at o'clock. LACE CURTAINS. We are showing all the new and novel effects in lace curtains and at prices that are ripht at all times. Our stock is complete and even thouph you do not buy it will be interest ing to look over the line and we will take pleasure in showing you. Lace curtains from 25c ier pair up to $100, they are always in stock and every pair guaranteed perfect. FOISTED PARAGRAPHS. Hymen' torch 1 usually lit with a par lor match. A political candidate and his money are soon parted. When it comes to votes Quantity counts more than quality. Beware of the woman who doesn't like candy, flowers or babies. A man would rather be last than first in a funeral procession. Few married women read fairy tales but they bear a lot of them. Don't hang to theories that hang fire when they are aimed at facts. The loss of a boarder's appetite doesn't cause the landlady to lose any sleep. Don't forget to tip the waiter when you line up In front of a political pie-counter. The busy man Is never too busy to wel come the caller who has more money than time. A woman of experience say It' easier to acquire husband than It is to get rid of them. No elf-resrecting girt would think of marrying a young man who had no fault for her to reform. Chicago New. 10 patterns Nottingham Curtains, all good styles, 23c per pair, t 15 patterns Nottingham Curtains, all good styles, 50c jer pair. 12 patterns Nottingham Curtains, all good styles, 75c per pair. And we show cable nets, full size at ?2.95 per pair. BRUSSELS CURTAINS. Over 1,000 pair of $5 Brussels are now being sold in our drapery department at, per pair, $3.95. Over 550 pairs of $7.50 Brussels Curtains are being sold at, per pair, $4.75. Cluny Curtains, where workmanship counts for so much, you will find the cur tains we are showing at $2.75 per pair, made as well as our .530.00 ones. A special number of $5.00 curtains, all linen lace edge, extra heavy French net, per pair, $3.95. ARABIAN CURTAINS. Over 30 styles, every pair worth $10.00, special for Monday, per pair, $7.50. Electric Beading Lamps, new complete line, from $3.50 up to $75.00 all the newest styles. Lamp See our crystal lamp, at $2.75, complete. Magazine! By ordering all your magazines and periodi cals through us. Phone 3086, or write us for our list of selected money saving offers. Say the word we'll call on you. Writ today a postal will do. F.H.WALKER ."SSSST ELECTRIC SPRINGS HOTEL, An Ideal place to spend the winter. Three springs, all noted for their bealth-glvlng properties. Hot and cold baths free. Rates ll 00 a dsy .or 136 a month. W. M. LX VERN, Proprietor. Rogers. Ark. 60AT LYMPH TREATMENT Ounw Vnrwm, luaaM. lUrvous FrMtratlon, Brain Fmr. Locomotor AUixv Rheumatism, Coiwumptlcm and Canri DrMitt. imr 4.ATIL1M fcftlT Lt 1 tkf OIlil aratb orVlual prvparatloa of Oaat Ljmpk Taxtaai in tabWt form, tl a tttl. ratfwtd. Writ ATIU ..u.v Mpt v. Bum m pi., 'Misj, tot rui i jE3 LABOR AKD IXDl'ITRV. Wa pay about JT.OOO.WO a year for bananas. Japan has recently placed orders for fL'.Ouu.OUO worth of American machine tool. ! The dock workers' strike at Marseii:ea. France, lasted forty days and cost the community $16,00t),00u. I A recent census shows there are 18, (loo ' people employed on the World fair grounds at 6t Louis. I There ar SS.OO0 carriage and wagon ; worker in the t'nlted States and Canada; I 30.UU0 of them ar organised. The coal production cf the United States i ha increased from li2.447.7Pl ton in 1M1 ' to S19,lS.! in 1901. Over 1U0 per cent In- I crease in the output of the commodity. According to the reports of the geological urvey of Canada for the last year, r- 1 cently issued, since 1896 upward of tuT.OuO, OuO worth of gold has been shipped out of the Canadian Tukon. Blr Richard Bankel estimates that Ire land's bogs contain the equivalent of 5. Hot), 000.000 tons of coal, and he advocates creating power for vanea industries by converting the fuel into electricity on th pot. There are 614,0fi0 member of the PVench trade unions. The organizations, although small, with an average membership of only 170, are rapidly growing, their numbers having more than doubled within the last eight or ten year. John B. Carder, labor unionist, wa elected mayor of Rutland, Vt., by a plu rality of ' votes over Mayor D. W. Teai ple, independent, and Henry W. Bpofford, republican. Rutland Is the place where the union machinists were mulcted out of K,s00 in a damage suit for boycotting. America Is to manufacture typewriters for Syria the machine being fitted with a new alphabet of titty characters, which was arrangea recently oy Bt4lm Haddad, a Syrian artist and Inventor. The actual Syrian alphabet contains 630 characters. Since 19"0 the number of motor cars taxed in Franc has increased from l.tsfl to U.tM. In the am lapse of time the total number of horses In ihe country has decreased by nesrly tl.WO, the present fig ure being l.J46.0uO, while that of hor drawn vehicles has diminished bv no less than 246.47a. But there are stlil l,J76,iU of them in use. In accordance with th resolutions adopted at th recent St. Louis conven tion of the International Typographical union, that organisation is new taking a referendum vote of the members to de termine whether or not the organisation shall pledge itself to the eifht-hour day. The vote must be returned to headquarter not later than October 21. Bold by Bherman A McConnell Drug Co. First impressions often produce lasting results. Then why not have your office stationery of the best. TELEPHONE 1604 4 mmM 1 LO'S WOR FAIR 3QUTE The Above and all other leading magazines will be found on tht news counters at Matthews. 122 South 15th Street 'Phone 31H J Elegant Pullman Sleeping Cars, Reclining Chair Cars, seats free. EXCURSION TICKETS NOW ON SALE. A handsome World's Fair folder containing complete information, views of buildings, etc., and map of St Louis, will be sent free on request to See local agents for further information. T.F.GODFREY. TOM HUGHES. 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