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    OMAflA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER
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Tim Omaha Daily Bee.
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(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.
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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
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cause they hive t-card that he Is living a
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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!
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