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OMAflA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 1004. -'L - Tim Omaha Daily Bee. K. RfWKWATEn. EDITOR. It BI.IKilED tVEnr MOKMNO. T1'.RMH OK i;riHCRIPTION: T'allr H (without Hondo), one year.. 140 Jmlly Be and BjunS.y. on year J!iistrtd Bee, "tie ear iuiidny llee, one year ri.tiirnay Hee. one year Twentieth I.Vrtnry Wrm.r. one year... UKUVKHED HY CAKRIKR. Dllr iw!lhit gunday). p'r PV Onl'y Ke (without Hunrt.yi. per week nt)v ! llncludlng Hunln. per week Nunouv ttee tr rnnv . in 7 W 'lift I .Vi l.W . 2c li .17c . Sc Kvenlng Flee (without Kunday). IT week. ! Evening (Including Hunday, per week 12 f-omi,lalnt of Irregularities In delivery Should he addressed to C ity Circulation I- psriment. OFFICER: Omnha Th Hee bulidlnt, Hoiith omaba-cltv Hall building. Twenty fifth and M etr.et. '((ini'll Ulufts-lrt I'earl Mrl, I'hiesgo-liao I'nltv building Now York -2VJI Prk Row building. Washington Fourteenth street. CORREBPONDENCE. Cemmnulcatlons relating to ni and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Urr, Kdl'orlsl Iiep.rtment. RKMITTANCKB. rtemlt hv draft, express or postal order, parable to The Hee Publishing company. Only 2-rnt lamr received In payment or mall arrminta Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. TUB BKF rrRf.IBIUNfJ COM PA NT. BTATFMKNT ok circulation. Bid In of Nebraska, notigla County, a.: Oeorge B. Tisrniirk. secretary of The Bee Publishing company. being duly "worn, aye that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally. Morning. Kvenlng and flundar P.e printed during the month of October, IfM. wai aa follows: I sn.nno 17 9M.O40 H. XW.ITO i an.Hint y.4oo 21 V1I.IMMI 52 aw.ano IS S,I..H4MI 54 20.SUIO a . M jft.mm 27 1C,04) 1 31MHMI W.IKMI JO ao.iuo ji an.iHMj irn.aoo in.nMi 2tt..1MO no. ami m.wM sr.KM so. itw SO.iilNI 3W.4TII g,4M SOJIOI gflJWtO 10.... 11.... It.... II.... 14 DI.2KI It ifll.BSO II 80,AIM Total Ieaa unsold copies. 015.A44) . lO.OTB Not total aalaa M5,MIB Ially averac s,2m Oa;0. B. TZBCIH'CK. Hubaerlhed In my presence and aworn to befora m thia Slat day of October. 1604. (Seal! M. B. IIKNUATB. Notary Publis. Vot enrljr and ovoid the ruah. Now for tht lwtflt? of tho ballots. A crow In the toji circle will make hort work of n long ticket. Only a few abort fiourn lpft to Itidulcju In gueMe. (iut while yon can. For prompt and accurate election ie turna, yoii will have to depend on The Bee. Vote for nooevelt--yoti will he proud all the rent of your life for having done ao. It la Tom Wataon aalnat .Indue Tarter for th conaolatlon prize In Nc braaka today. A. French aeronaut aaya alrnlilpa are Mfer than automobllea. They certainly re fof 'people who 'do not ride In either. Debe and Swallow are entitled to the medal for onaervatlam, neither liavlnu laid claim to carrying any atato beyond doubt. Political' .managers who today expresa "abaolnte confidence" will be ready to morrow' trt Isatte statement telling "how It hapened." , " lieneral Hlouchevaky haa resigned aa romniHiider of the Ruxalan Tenth army eorpa In Manchuria, It la aurmlsed that he proved too true to his name tor the position. ' Tom Taggart can sKn take time to prepare n new prosiiectua for French tJek Hprlnga and Jtidge larker can de vote a few hours ll day .to studying coa lition In the Philippines. To the soft Impeachment timt lie pay no city taxea, Howell, :tue humbug, enters a denial, but with the explana tion that for good and sufficient reasons be pnya his taxes In some one's else on me. The total registration In Lincoln la 6,331, being a slump of l.tXM) from the corresponding figure for four yeurs ago. Oumha'a registration la within .'UK) of Its record of 1000. Not ao bad In a year of political apathy. WlHi H,(sl warrants in the hands of the officers of the city of New York, for person charged with Illegal regis tration, the chance are that the voto of the metropolis will fall considerably short of the total number registered. Hie French government has decided to drop the cases against the army offi cers charged with using government funds to couvlct Captalu Oreyfu. Kven excitable France gets tired of long drawn out litigation in the course of tlina. To nue set- of hearers, the presidout of the electric lighting monopoly do clarcs that $.V)0,(kh too much to vote for a imtnlcipal lighting plant; to nn other set he snys $MMMMhJ Is not enough, That's pretty gmnr evidence that it Is about the right figure. Republicans have a chance to regain control of the county affairs by electing the two republican candidates for county commissioner. There la no good reason on earth why the patronage of the court house In a republican county like ours should be absorbed by the democrat.' t.i J 1 Li ' Every candidate on the republican county, legislative and city tickets wuu his place there by scoring highest at a direct primary, In which every regis te ryd republics n bail the right to ex pres a free and untrammeltd voice. Tlkf, -republican, uomlnecs are therefore rightfully utltltd to the votes of every republican In the comity im-epcvUve of uvtlousl gfJllluUon. . . . . .. AXmiKB DIPLOMATIC rrtF.f. If rejKirta frnm WaUhgtoii are to Ih rclll upon the idiiiiafcratkii ia tn I credlte.! wl:li another notaMe murwn. It la wtitteil th:it ltirinii(itln haa Mtn received at Waahimrtoti U't tlic appeal of our uoTernineiit to that of l:nii til rvjntrd to the recognition of the jiaaM ptta of American Ilelirewa ha re ceived friendly conclderntlon and that there la a fair proioct that the matter, which haa leefi a nnlJect of, diplomatic corrcapondence for a number of year, will be ultimately. ?;t led bi the enllre aatlafacllon of the I lilted Htutea. It apjienra tint the whole question of pnaa porta In Kuaala haa by authority of the cy.nr been submitted to a comtnlKalon and It la not unreasonably expected that the result will le favorable to the con tention of our Rovernment thnt no dla- rrlinlnHtion be made, on account of re- IlKion. Iietween American cltlr.cn hav luff passiiort. The administration has shown a r.cal- oua Interest In this matter, me presi dent having only recently urged that It he pressed upon the attention of the Ilusshin government, and the prospect of u satisfactory settlement or tins tronblesome question seesia Tweed Inttly pood. As was pointed out by the president In hi last annual. mesKaKe, and na everyhotly nt all familiar with the situation must understand, there are difficulties c.f a more or less stubborn character to be overcome, but It seem that these nee nof Insurmountable. If the promise held out of n.naian conces sion shall be realized It will be a very distinct and notable triumph for the present administration. THE OftAWBACK LA H'. t We have heretofore referred to, tho movement among the flour milling in terests of the eoipitry to induce eongreas to so amend the drawback law as to relieve It of some of the dilllculties which the miller now And in obtaining the rebate on flour for exportation made from Imported wheat, of which Increas ing quantities are being brought Into the country. It has also la-en noted that the Treasury department haa made a liberal Interpretation of the law, which will have an Immediately good effect, but It Is still desirable that con gress shall make such a modification of the. law as will render Its operations simple and relievo the millers of any trouble In getting their rebates. The president of one of the large Minneapolis milling companies, In a statement a few day ago. expressed the opinion that It Is useless to try to jfet. the duty on wheat removed and urged a concentration of effort upon He curing such an amendment of the draw back law aa would facilitate the grind ing of foreign wheat In this country and the exportation of the product with out payment of the duty. . He la not opoHcd to the duty, holding that it la In the Interest of both the farmer and the miller. Hi view I that If there were no duty on wheat and flour the result would be the construction - of. 'modern Canadian mills near the Canadian wheat fields and these mills might se riously challenge the domestic .trade of the United States flour mill. This la a plausible view and doubtless Is en tertained by the entire milling Indus try. There Is no good reason why that Industry should be subjected to Cana dian competition, which It certainly would be If the duty on wheut were re moved. To what extent the American wheat grower la leneflted by the duty It Is not easy to determined but It Is not to be doubted that he derive some beneiit. The greatest advantage, how ever. Is undoubtedly with the miller. It I a mutter of no small Importance to a large and growing Industry uud there should bo no hesitation on the part of congress In acceding to the ap peal of the millers for an amendment of the drawback law. It. I safe to sny that all the representatives from northwest will be favorable to this. the THE ELEVTIOX DATE. It has been remarked that the phrase-! ology llxlng the date of the national election seems to be unnecessarily prolix. The federal act of 1848 pro vides that the election for electors of president mid vice president or un united States ahull be held every fourth year after l4 on the Tuesday next after the first Monday In November. Why this arrangement was made Is thus explained and 1m a matter of Interest: Under the act of 1"!C -ongress provided that presidential electors should meet and present their votes on the llrst Wednesday In loceniber and should bo appointed In each state within thirty four days preceding thnt day. Uudcr this law the states did not all vote on the same day, and In 1848 congress pass.nl the law fixing a uniform dny throughout the country for selecting electors. When the bill making the change was Itf-fore the congress the day tltst proposed was the first Tuesday In Novemlter, but It wa amended by sub stituting the Tuesday nest after the first Monday In Novemler. The reason for the substitution was to avoid changing the law In relation to the day designated for the meeting of the electors, which was within thirty four days after the elections, and the first Tuesday In November might In some cases be more than thirty-four day from the first Wednesday In De cember. This, it Vms shown, would Is? the case In year when ,November be gin on Tuesday, but there are always exactly tweuty-clght day between the Tuesday next after the first Monday In November and the first Wednesday In December, thus keeping within the thirty-four days' limitation and giving atirticlent ami uniform time for the re turns of the election to be made. In 1SH7 congress fixed the second Monday In January for the meeting of the electors, and the aei.-ond Wednesday In February for ivrtfiilng the electoral vote In congreea. The thirty. four days' limitation wa abolUhed, though a rein Inlsctiucv of It remain In the phrase designating the presidential election date "the flirt Tncaday after the first Monday in NovetnN r. It I nit Im probable that thin may le changed In the future and u fixed date named for the national election. I'MiKST HEASOXS nH A TIX. Among the cogent reasons why R. B. Ho ell should le elected to the water lssril, presented by the notipartlsai. for revenue-only dully, are that he was the author of the present method of proceeding to secure the plant, after the then city attorney of Omaha had made Impossible the only other way of getting the plant by condemnation. Thla I precisely why Howell deserves to lie defeated and forever debarred from holding any position of olliee or trust In Omaha.' The city of Omaha had a right under It contract to take the water work by condemnation process, at the price fixed by seven appraiser appointed by the 'mayor and council, and If the ap praisement was not satisfactory, it had a rlsrht to reject it and appoint a new board of appraisers. If the price fixed by that board was not regrdcd fair and reasonable by the owner of the water company, they could refuse to accept the amount tendered, but t'.te city could have taken the work, leav ing the water company to collect the difference between the price fixed by the appraiser and Its own. If it could, through the court. In that manner the city could have been In possession within ninety day from September 4, W. the end of the twenty-year period, and If Howell, who was retained by the company to force the purchase on It own term, had not leen successful In getting his bill through. J.he city of Omaha eonld hare secured the most liberal term for the purchase of the water worka by simply serving notice on the company that It would build its own plant. If It could not buy the existing works at a fair price. Thl fact doe not aeeni to have dawned upon the Commercial club and the Heal Estate exchange thnt endorsed the Howell bill without knowing or even suspecting what Its effect would le. If these men do not see It now, It Is because they do not want to see It. If these men do not agree with The Bee that Howell Is a monumental fraud and ought to have been summarily drummed out of town for putting the city Into the helpless position It now occupies, In the appraisement and pur chase of water works. It Is a lament able proof that the mercantile class of Omaha Is easily hoodwinked and duped. The water board Is the board of di rectors which is to manage for the cor poration known as the city of Omuha a piece of property that will represent an Investment of taxpayers' money In the sum of from $3,500,000 to $4,000,000. Fleet as your director a man whom you would trust to manage your own property If you could not look out for it1 yourself. ' Charles F. Weller, the republican nominee. Is that sort of a man he Is a business man and a tax payer and hi Integrity has never been questioned. He Is reputable and re sponsible and will make an Ideal mem ber of the water board. j The spectacular back view of Bald win looking at vox popull was an after thought of the fusion reform, organized to offset the damaging effect of the organized still hunt executed with pre cision by the Union Taclflo contingent, by command of John N. Baldwin, for the election of Berge. the rampant antl railroad candidate, for whom Jim Pahl man and other notorious railroad demo crats, are sponsors. But you cannot fool the people all the time, although you may fool yourself sometimes. For an expert.Juggler in figures, com mend us to the strenuous president of the electric lighting monopoly. In his bid to the city council he proposes to cut down the rate of normal candle Iwer lamps from $M to $74 per year, provided lie can ansoru me enure ins'"- lug fund of $1K),000. In his talk be fore Improvement clubs he asserts that his price per lamp for the extension so graded would lie $37 per annum-fin re versed makes $57. Now you see It and now you don't. Tresto, change. The World-Herald makes a great ado about the contribution of $50 by John L. Kennedy to the Sarpy county cam palgn fund. But the World-Herald Is entirely silent about the thousands of dollars that are being expended for Hitchcock In every county In this con gresslonal district. And we make bold to assert It will not inuke any men tlon of the size of the coutrlbutlou to which the strenuous president of the electric lighting company has made to the Hitchcock campaign fund. American negroes who have gone to the Transvaal complain of the ' treat input received at th? hands of the whites there. Eveu the American negro, despite the rough treatment he receive In the south from time to time, finds there' no place llko home. (iennan and Itallau students may be violent at universities where both ore enrolled without endangering the peace of the respective countries, but should either attempt to Introduce the Ameri can "cane rush" against the other then war might be Justified. Rlekt Bait lor Clevelaad. Washington Post. A Missouri educator defines eduratln a "a transformation from an Indefinite. Inco herent homogeneity to s definite, coherent heterogeneity by a series of differentia tions." Urover Cleveland could not have atated It mora simply. . . 1st rrrsldent I ndlaturheU. Baltimore American. All through thla campulgn of vitupera tion and fifclae, accusation President Roose velt, who la given . a reputation for im petuosity, has gone calmly about Ms busi ness and mote fully endeared himself to the whole population of the t'liltcd Htates without regard to class or section. il has no encmle except the few politician .nv sre trylna to humlllata htm ny removing him from hi pneltion. and a lot of Ix-Mll.-ra who aro afraid of the reairtt of the rt-e.et-tb.n of an honeat man to Ih preM-ney. tall Karly mn " Chiragc Tribune. Aa a precaution gint a midden drop m the temperature. a n authority. It Is well to be provided lth a copy of a reputable newapapcr, folded to the proper wnl.n annuiu ee snd thru't Up u.ider the ven aa a tuck warmer. Now I the time to subscribe. Wkat It ta in Bolt l. Boston Transcript. The preliminary estimate of the Jnpan-es- budget for the. next year put war ex-penv-a at S'Sfi.W.nvii and the ordinary ex penses of the empire at jso.orm.or... Thnt gives a pretty good lu of hst 11 ensta. Junt In money, for a tiHtlon to lrek the peace In these enlightened day. Same Old Wlrla. Chicago Chronicle. Woman was woman B. -. Arthur Evans, the Oxford an haeologtnt, haa found In Crete a aiihterrancnn sanctuary contain ing the. statue of a gn-ble..- The god-lew haa on corset exactly like those of modern date, and no the splendid phyol'iue of (ireek women lias to t-e explained on a wholly new theory. ThankaglTlnat Thoht. Chicago Chronlrle. President Roosevelt Thanksgiving proc lamation Is like all similar state pnpers in that It mentions as causes of thanksgiving only the pleasant and prosperous features of human existence and blink those that sre adverse and painful Such proclnm tlon ore essentially Christian In their character, but the Christian view Is that our affllctlona are the moat essential cle ment In the Infinite goodness of the creator and ruler of the universe. Crime ml Automobile Scorching. New Tork Tribune. The automobile is not for high speed. Ita utilities, which are Immense, to become limitless, are a long way lnsldo that line. Wh"n dangerous rate of speed sre recog nised for the crimes they are and , pun ished as such, and dandy holiday speeders set squarely among breaker of the law, and trlflers with human life where they belor.g, the machine will be taken out of criminal abuse and handed over to proper use, aa one of the most Important Instru ment which invention has ever contributed to civilization. Election Sight Signals. Puck. Puck haa prepared a system of election signals by which the result of the election will be flashed Instantly to all parts of the country. If Roosevelt is elected Puck will discharge a single rocket from the roof of his New York residence. If Parker Is elected wo skyrockets will be discharged. If Wat son la elected Puck will discharge all his employes and then Jump off the roof. If Swallow is elected Puck will drive the water wagon from Broadway and Houston street to Central park. No arrangements have been made to signal Mr. Deb's elec tion. Puck believes that If Eugene Is elected the sky will fall, which will be notification enough for all of us. SATISFACTORY C OSDITIO. ankers of Nebraska and the Middle Weal la an Optimistic Mood. Wall Street Journal, November 2. An officer of one of the prominent banks In this city, who: has Just returned from attendance upon the Nebraska. State Bunk ers' convention,. bold at Omaha last week, gives the , following Interesting Interview respecting bupnjeaa conditions tn that state and section: , , j , . "From personal conversation with a very large number, of , bankers from all aectlons of the state of Nebraska, present at the convention. I gathered that business la In most satisfactory condition. The corn crop of Nebraska, ys well as of Iowa, Is what they term a bumper one. The idea prevailing In certain, quarters that Ne braska is largely dependent upon Its corn crop for Its prosperity Is an erroneous one. was surprised to learn, In the course of the various addresses delivered at the con vention, of the millions upon millions of dollars derived from the farms of Nebraska from the Sale of butter and eggs alone. Diversified farming Is being rapidly and generally adopted throughout the state. The principal plaint of the Nebraska bank ers seems to be the difficulty in finding suitable Investments for their rapidly ac cumulating deposits. The fact that not a single bHnk failure occurred In the stnto during the last year Is further evidence of the prosperity and conservatism prevailing in banking circles in that section. A very optimistic feeling respecting -future busi ness conditions prevails also among many of the leading bankers of Chicago, based upon the abundance of nionoy at reason able rates, the excellent crops already harvested and the heavy railway tonnage at satisfactory rate The consensus of opinion among bankers in the middle west clearly Indicates the confident expectation of enlarged business and prosperous times." PA-AMEIII( A R AILROAD. Conllnaons nail Communication lle- tweea the Tno llemlapherea, Chicago Tribune. The Pan-American railroad project con- templatea contlnuoua rail communication between New York and Buenos Ayres, a distance of 10,471 miles. The plan was first conceived by an American consul, Mr. Helper, forty years ago. It remained In the visionary stage until 1K90, when the first Pan-American conference met In Washington. The result of the grest interest which this conference took In the project was the ap propriation of funds by this country and other American republics for preliminary surveys. These surveys were finished in 1886. It was found that about half th required distance of 10.471 miles was al ready covered by railroads. With the Hi: either bulit or In course of construction there waa a through communication from New York to the northern boundury of Quatemalu. There was already built In Central and Booth America 1,41" miles leaving S.2S5 miles to be constructed. rlnce t lie survey wus inuilo about S'H) miles of road have been built In different parts of the southern continent as part of the Pan-American system, and the gaps be tween the railroads of the several countries are being graduully spanned. Within tho lust few months Chile has awarded con tracts to English and American firms for tunneling the Andes. This will close tho gap between that country and Argentine and bring Santiago Into all rail communion tlon with Buenos Ayies. Bolivia Is pushlnn a railroad south along the route of tho Pan American survey to connect with the Ar gentina system. Peru has passed a law establishing a permunent railroad guar antce fund out of the tobucco tux, and Is engaged In active surveys for railway routes. Thi time is coming when the American can go by rail from liny city In his country to Buenos Ayres. Thence by steamer ha can traverse the limitless waterways of th southern continent; over t lie Rio de in Plata and the Panama to th Aniasui; through t myriad tributaries Into Tiollvta, Peru unit Kcuador; then te Columbia and Venrauelu through the deep "primeval bush" of tivei which lead through aavannas' and bound less forests to tile Oilnocu, ARW Y ;0IP M WAHHT. nrreal f.vrm:m fiteaaed fraaa ! Army aad ay Register. A valuable suggestion has been made that rfwimmtng pool t-e established at army pusls. especially at the large garrisons where euh facilities would be of great value to any athletic work of the enlisted force. It is Important that soldiers should know how to swim, especially If we hsd a campaign In a country full of streams; la addition' to which fact, swimming consti tutes one of the best phyMctil exercises In which young nun can Indulge. It would not t-e a difficult or expensle matter to establish pwimlrg pools where the natural facilities for swimming do not exist. The pay officers of the army are greitly Interested In an effort made by Oeneral MacArthar In flan Francisco to prevent the use of soldiers' deposit books as secur ity In obtaining money. Quite a traffic is carried on In fan Francisco in this way. with the result thit soldiers are becoming heavily Involved, tho situation being ap parently confined to that rlty and to one form there. It has been a question whether the deposit book could be taken away from the enlisted man and kept In the cus tody of the company commander or the army paymaster. The general opinion Is that the deposit tiook Is personal property and cannot be appropriated even for the purose of safe keeping or the protection of its owner against Imposition. It has been considered thnt the officers' duty was per formed when due and timely warning was given enlisted men. and certainly the prin ciple of fraternalism can be carried alto gether too far. Oeneral MacArthur. how ever, has taken a step which Is of decided advantage to the soldier In an order which lie has isucd calling attention to tho regu lation which prohibits the transfer, pledg ing or enle of deposit books. It has been decided that these books shall he kept subject to the call of the company com mander, and when It appears that they are not In the possession of the owners the lat ter shall be punished If they are found to have used their books as security for money borrowed. The request made some time ago by the surgeon general of the army for permission to send representatives of the medical de partment tn Manchuria to accompany the Japanese and Russian armies in the field has been received with favor at Toklo and Bt. Peterburg, with the Jesuit that Colonel Valery Mavard will be assigned to duty with the Russians snd Captain Charlea Lynch, who has been with the general staff, will go with the Japanese. There is very much to learn, our medical officers say, of the belligerent armies in the field esplrl lly regarding the care of wounded and mili tary sanitation generally. The reported-Incident of the transportation of 2.3nt) Japanese on a transport during a long voyage with out a single death naturally excites profes sional Interest, and It will be of Importance to learn and see at first hand Just what the Russians and Japanese are doing for the preservation of the health of the soldier and the care of those who arc disabled In action. This government ban now obtained from the Russian and Japa nese authorities permleelon to send all the representatives to Manchuria for whom such permission was asked. Only one other government han as many military attaches with the Russians and only England, which is represented by eleven army officers, has more military observers with the Japanese The Union Signal, the official organ of the Women's Christian Temperance union, is sending out to commanding officers at rmy post everywhere circular letters ask ing for opinions of the general effect upon the army of the abolition of the canteen, especially in respect to discipline, morals. eaertlon and the habits of new recruits. Officers are replying almost without ex ception that the abolition of tho canteen has been' detrimental to the military per- otlnel and to army administration. A typical comment Is that furnished by Col onel W. M. Wallace, Fifteenth cavalry. who has reported that the effect of the abolition of the canteen has been disastrous to discipline, demoralizing to morals hat' in creased desertion and has demorllsed the ha bits of new recruits. In submitting this opln- on Colonel Wallace added: "If beer is sold at post exchanges rue numerous aaiouun that are now fixed like barnacles close to his garrison will be closed for want of patronage. I can control tne aaie or oeer, therefore there will be no drunknenne?a." The army medical school In Washington has settled down to tne nara worn oi a. new session. The student body consists of ten lieutenants of the regular depart ment, throe contract surgeons and eight medical officers of mltlta, omong the latter being two surgeons of naval mllltlo. Special attention Is being given mm yotw at the school to. the subject of tropical diseases, of which department Major Wl- V. McCgw Is the head. Numerous requeats are being receiveu n wi"" general s office from medical colleges, in various parte of the country for lectures this subject, and Major MvCaw has been authorised to deliver a aencn m lectures at Jefferson Medical college in Philadelphia. The scliool gains some greatly needed room on the first floor of the Medical Museum building ny mo ir.ue fer of the medical supply depot to a leased building on Twentieth street near M street. Importance of fiood Heads. New York Tribune. The progress which the good roads move ment is making In the United mates is noi nearly so rapid us it ought to be, but, at least, it Is not going- backward, and Us nosslbilltles can hardly be exaggeratca.. 10 the owners and tenants of farms In the union' the improvement of the roads Is a matter of vital importance. h.very cui tlvutor of the soli and, in fact, every one Interested In the pluntlng and marketing of the crops should help on their develop. meat. Occasionally Correspondents Oct Wla Chicago Record-Herald. The Japanese, now admit that they lost a battleship several momns a war correspondents reported the matter nd were official proclaimed by the Japa nese government to be llurs. It Is pretty safe, after all, to take II for granted that the war correspondents know a good deal about what Is going nn. Pale, thin, nero ous, depressed, weak, tired out? Ask. your doctor about tak ing Aycr's Sarsaparilla for this bad condition of your blood. If he says, "All right," then take it. If not, then don't take it. We feel perfectly safe, for we Know what doctors say about this family medicine. tZAGSZ rKRSOVAt, WtrTB. On the farm where Rudyard Kipling Is now living, at K-achlngham. Susses. Eng land, there is a windmill built In 14:. Captain Colin Campbell, ts whom Miss Nancy Leiter of Chicago Is said to he engaged. Is a descendant of Irish king Watson and Deb have been drawing larger audiences In Massachusetts than th spellbinders for either of the older parties. The matron of a waiting room In a Chlcsgo department store complains that bargain hunter sre th- poorest tippers In the world. Th dowager empress of Chin hss con tributed a sum equivalent to IlW.flnn In American money toward the formation of a Chinese branch of the Red Cross so ciety. Bom mighty good guessers. who would Illumine the closing hours of the campaign, are keeping the wires hot about th fall of Port Arthur. They, too. hv another guess coming. Charles B. Deneen. th republican candi date for governor of Illinois, ha iravele-1 pearly lO.noo mile snd mad nearly :W epeeches since September I. He visited Ki counties of his state. Housekeepers who value their Jobs should avoid surprise deliberately planned. A New Tork man dropped dsd of heart fail ure, brought on by the excitement of a square meal rightly cooked and setved at the appointed time. Sir Ernest Caasell. the Anglo-Germsn flnsncler. Is coming to America. He I of Herman birth, but a naturalised Eng lishman, and Is the man who furnished the monetary backing for the construction of the Nile dams at Assouan and Assiout. Dr. Wiley, government chemist, wakes up as much trouble s if he went In search of It. It was all right to show Up adulteration in foreign mad goods, but whin he hit som of th horn made dope, trouble begins right there. From a brave, patriotic defender of the public health, he was transformed Into "an officious meddler In other people's affairs." Why, of course. "It's all over but th shouting. The country I safe. Word comes from Oregon that mllllona of pounds of prunes are being shipped out of the state, ready for business. With an abundance of the fa vorite fruit to top off and season pros perity, It Is In order to rise and sing: W may be happy yet; You bet: Handy with a gun and the mother of twelve children, Mrs. Johanna Brown is sure of being elected constable of Hugo, Colo. One of her first actions will be to enforce the Sunday closing law. al though ' saloons have been open here for years. The cowboys are all enthusiastic for Mrs. Brown, who wss nominated by republicans and i endorsed by democrats. There is no other candidate In the field. "Of course I shall make arrests 4f oc casion requires," said Mrs. Brown. "Some of us feller will come to "town Just for the honor of being arrested by a woman constable," said Abe Tikes, a cowboy. PAHa PLEASANTRIES. Mrs. Browne Our friend Mrs. Woodby doesn't seem to be popular at the Van Astonbllt's nowadays. Mrs. Malaprop No I believe she s been nrannn vr.tln there for some time Philadelphia Press. But." Questioned the conductor, "are you sure it is under if" "Certalnlv," sniffed the Irate mother. "It has Just written a volume of poetry." Convinced bv this proof, the conductor passed on down the aisle. New York Sun. T ennded several motions, but the sec retary didn't mention my name in the min utes. "That's all rignt. -"it is?" Yea. the secretary Is supposed to take care of the minutes and let the seconds take care of themselves. uievejana r-iui Dealer. You sav he is absolutely fearless T' T1-I1 ralkar.h. snends Ills dSVS In S nrini automobile and his nights courting a chorus girl." Town Topics. i. . ti.f . tpvinv to run the aovern- ment?"' asked the indignant cltlxen. "NO, answerea mi . uin .i nt we are not taking UD any small side Issues st present. Wash ington Diar. "McSpeeder Is getting to be notorious." I should sav ao: why. the street car con ductors charge him two fares now be COAL WOOD COKE KINDLING We sell the best Ohio Cooking Coal-clean, hot, lasting Rock Springs, Hanna. Sheridan, Walnut Block, Steam Coal. Best medium grade is Illinois Nut $5.75; Egg and Lump $6. For heaters and furnaces-Cherokee Nut Sb; Lump $-25. A hot burner-Missouri Nutt large size S4.50: Lump $4.75. Scranton-the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined. Spadra-the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite. All ooal hand-oreend and weighed over any city aoalea desired. COUTANT & SQUIRES, '40gTe&KoAnM, lT3oEET Man U by Nature Naked He it Clothed by Art Said Bcu Brummel. Ours is the art -A sack suit for yours? .We've more patterns than you'll find else where. The fit is bound to be right or you can't have the garment. The style is absolutely right and so is the price $15 to $28 Overcoats, Underwear and Hats, all waiting for you to want them. NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS R. S. WILCOX, Mgr. A HATTER OF HEALTH eni tirt l l Sk 9. W KM Jil ll it " Absolutely Pure has no sunsTmm: cause they hive t-card that he Is living a double life.' Cleveland Ix-adr. Mrs. Ilighmore-1 was surprised to ses you speak to that man Does he move la se clety ? Mrs. I'pjohn He iloeen t hav to. He the agent for the apartm.-nt house we live In. Chicago Tribune. "Whs your brother in the army?'' "Mv brother? I should ay he was He was the bravest of the I. rave. Why. In one of the hottest eng.igeint nis In Culm he was hit bv a shell anil badly I nrt." "Indeed! Hit by a she ll" " "Yes, It was a peanut shell and It hit him In the eye!" Cleveland Plain Iealer. A f-OMMO KKIV. New Orleans Tlmrs-pemncrst. If there were only on of him. I would not say a word; If I atone had suffered, tiirn no plaint would e'er be heard. But all of you have met him and his nam Is legion, too, Wherefore exposure of him Is emphatically due! On street ears. In a restaurant, before a dooming bar. At doors of theaters also where'er. In fact, there ar Expenses thai must be defrayed. Just at the moment he Gets In that little game of his with much dexterity. Into his pocket goes his hand when you reach down In yours As he would pay the score, but, ah, quite deftly he Insures That It be not withdrawn until you've settled the demand. When leaps to light that purse of his, and his protests are bland! Not once alone, but every time that such occasions rise Exactly li the aforesaid way he doth you victimise! Day In. day out. year after year, till natu rally at length You feel that patience has approached th limit of its strength! Once, only once, in all my life have I sue reeded in The effort to induce the wTetrh to "pony up the tin;" 'Twas at a restaurant; I reached my hand as If to get My purse, and then he followed suit with pleasant smile and Bet. My hand remained: he nervous grew; the sweat waa on hla brow; The waiter stood in wait, and he was agonizing now! Still I delayed; delayed, In fact, from ten till nearly two! At which last hour he paid the bill and grabbed his hat and flew! Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Povdor AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century ; PR! PARED BY
