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    TnE OMAHA DAILY REE: THURSDAY, XOVKMIIEIS 10. 1904.
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Sub'crlbid In my presence and iworn to
Irfore me this Csl day of October, 104.
Sul) M. B. MUNOATE.
, Notary Public.
It whs a famous victory.
Ami the c-olnretl troops fought nobly.
Vlint-kl could have Intu the matter
with W'Htkzo?
J'otir years more of Toddy and four
years more of the. full, dinner pail. .
l'rrd HntniiiB'H run for county com
imssionpr distanced all Uie automobiles.
IVIItlcal house cleaning In the court
l.nrso will begin the first week. In Jsn
nury. . -,. : : ''
Jiidne I'arker nide the platform by
tclepiirih and be got bis answer by
It leraph, too. . " . " . . .
.Toll n I,. Kennedy now reads, his title
tjleur-to ji front ae'on the republican
aide of the house. " '
Someone imint hare plaj-ed an Ajril
fool Jokp on the Brooklyn' fgle when
It made Its lat ioatal card forecast.
. When It comes ; to a tnetter tf per
tfiitntw ot piln Eugene' V. lebs will
think himself entitled to congratulations.
Ccneral Stoesnel can hardly te cbn
vlnjfHl that Tort Arthur is untenable bo
IoIir as the JajMrnew are unable to thow
him.
renuaylvauhi jjavp 4iO,i)iK) plurality
for ltooerelt Juft to show how it ap
precWited the settlement of the coal
strike. -
Colonel' T.ryau's post-election state
uient Mill attract much more attention
thau bis ante-election campaign
jeectes.
Datto'Ali is due to surrender, and the
lat of protest against the present gov
ernment In the Philippines will then
liavovoiue to an end. i t
, T ettrnner has not yet passed npon
th "returns from Teller county, Colo
rado, but the last vote of at least three
ponton has Ihh-ii cam.
TUf Ouuha democratic hennery has
something to le proud of. It has
hntched an ugly duckling called Howell
iu place of its Ilitcb-cock. ,
ltoesn't Judye rarker wish he hadn't
resigned so alertly from the soft berth
he was holding down on the bench of
the XeW York court f appeals?
Bryau was called the tUsorganiier,
Parker the reorgaeizer. But what the
democratic party seems to need Is an
organiser without prefix or suffix.
Colonel Wattersou has been rlndi-t-ated
ami may now look upon his speech
in New York with complaisance, seeing
What followed those fervid remarks. - i
And 'Millard Killtne Funkhouser
failed to couuect with the legislature,
although he was upjorted by those
well denned rumors and the Uopher
clan.
Charles A. Towne evidently knew
Mltat be was doing when he refused the
opullst eudoracmeut for congress. He
was one of the few saved from the
wreck. 1
If the French government really in
tends to rthabilitat lnvjfus It would
t-o lifer a favor uMn the rending public
by doing It without so many preliminary
statements.
The men who make a business of bet
ting on elect lou and place long odds on
candidates on tho same plau as a book
on the horse races are sometimes iuU
tnkni but not very often.'' '
The red beaded Journalistic street
walker for revenue ouly will now split
lis throat over what It has acominlished
In oread lug misinformation lu orvhr to
'tA'fcut muuU''l owtitrhij.
l.V i&wJin:!
a nr.PVBUCAS (TVukss.
Tlie precedent of the electlou of a ina
Jorit.T of the piilar branch of congress
ky the party electing tle president re
mains unbroken. Tin' republican niar
ity in the houw of ieprsentntives of
the Fifty ninth congresa will ! more
than double the mujority In the present
congres. The' senate is stH-nrely lvpui
Mean for the next four years.
The retention of control of the house
by the republicans Is not less a mutter
of gratulatioii than the electton of the
president. There are questions of great
importance to be dealt with In the near
future. That of building up an Ameri
can . merchant marine is one of those
and the next. ootujTCM may lc expected
to take definite action In regard to it.
Some additional legislation will un
doubtedly le found nei-cssar.v resorting
the rhllipplnew. ' The monetary system
which has been established there on n
gold lwsl Is said to be working Well,
but there will probably have to le some
further net ion looking to the Improve
ment of trade relations between tho
islands, tiinl this country. The admin
istration . I negotiating arbitration i
tnatles will; foreign governments and
there is promise cf some commer
cial nu'reemonts lelni: entered into. I
Tlies must receive the intention of
congress. It is not improbable that
further b'gisiation in regard to the com
binations may" be deemed necessary and
the demand for enlarging the powers of
the Interstate Commerce commission
will claim consideration.
These and oilier matters of immediate ;
tentative of the people show the im -
portanoo of having the .legislative and
executive branches of the government I
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1-o.i.i. ni M.-vum. i ue Hssiiinn.-e nmi
republican policies are to prevail for the
next lour years cannot raw to nave a j
good effect upon the -onntry. It should !
greatly Invigorate confidence In ftiiamlal
and business circles nnd produce an in
dustrial and trade revival that (would
bring about n return of the prosperity
of two years ago.
CHAIRMAN COR TK LVOV.
When (Jeorge B, Cortelyou was chosen
as chairman of the republican national
committee a good deal of doubt was ex
pressed as to the wisdom of the selec
tion. Experienced politicians, the veter
ans of many campaigns, felt that Presi
dent Roosevelt "had made a serious mis
take in choosing so young a man, with
practically no experience In jwlltlcs. to
manage the national campaign. It was
quite freely predicted that he would
prove unequal to the task and thus
jeopardise republican chances of success.
The result baa most decisively vindi
cated the president's judgment and
placed Mr. Cortelyou among the ablest
and most sagacious campaign managers
the country bas known. : Mr. Roosevelt
had fonnd him to be a man of far more
than ordinary executive ability and as
ho desIfeQ that the campaign 'should lie
conducted on a high plane he saw lu
Mr. Cortelyou, after- several dis
tinguished republicans had declined to
accept the chairmanship of the national
committee, the most available man for
the position. i
The confidence of the president in tho
tact, discretion and executive capacity
of Mr. Cortelyou has been fully justi
fied. He conducted - iho campaign
fairly and honorably and merits a liberal
share of credit for the great victory.
He was at no disadvantage liecanse 'n
experienced in the arts and tricks and
intrigues of siUties, but this fact rather
commended him to popular confidence.
As he said In the statement made nt
the close of the campaign, it was con
uuctea wun a mucu smaller runti ""'!
any presidential campaign for the last
twelve years, a fact which of itself is a
sufficient refutation of the .democratic
charge that, he had. .exacted contribu
tions frdiu corporation under pledges
or threats." - !
Oeorge R. Cortelyou has risen 'rapidly
In public station and distinction- and in
every position he has 'shown himself
worthy of theronfidcn,-orem.sedlnbim.flJ,fl1, n;,i(1(l!j ,, ,llo publicans
It Is understood to he the Intention of of lKni;,lls . ,.ountv , ppnorA,
Dwnulilanl DiUkfArnlt A tkiu-il a. lt.
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mnsier Kcneroi Hipi ii is newness to say
that the republicans of the 'country
would cordially approve his elevation to
that office.
so coy ft: rk yen dvrixg har.
It Is stated" In a St. Petersburg dis
patch that while the Russian govern
ment wall not show offense at the Amer
ican proposal of another peace confer-
euoe at The Hague, to consider matters
not determined at the first conference,
It will decline to particate so. long as j
the war lasts. Yhlle tjiis statement Is
not given as official, no response having
yet been made by the Russian Foreign
office to the note, of our government re
specting a -conference, -'It Is no doubt
correct. It ra very generally expected
that Russia would take this position and
1-ossIMy Japan also. Of course a con
ference of the other powers signatory to
Tho Hague convention could be held
without the parlicitKitloii Of Russia and
Japan and the decisions reached for the
future consideration of those govern
ments, but it Is very Improbable that
this will be done.
The probability Is that with Russia
declining to take part in a conference
her ally. France, will also decline, while
lu the event of Japan not being willing
to participate while the war Is g ang on.
doubtless Great Britain would keep out.
It consequently appears to tie's pretty
safe conclusion that tlie effort to cot the
nations again together fot the purpose
of settling questions that are of s uue
what urgent Internationa! Imjuirtsjice
will not be effective until peace has
beeu restored lu the far east.. Uioh is
not promised for the very near future.
The postponement cf these questions for
a year or two," however, will probably
not Lave any serious results. While it
Is desirable tbl they shall 'be jJefmltely
settled. t ill "there is a tacit - feiaud.
lag rvsiMH-t!ng t h em among t pewers.
trouble of a serious nature is likely to
arise from them. The course of Uussia
lu the war has given an Impression cf
their urgency, but that power has been
t.iuulit somo lessons that may confi
dently lie counted Uton to Improve her
conduct, and lesidcs lier naval strength
has been so rcdm-rd that she is no longer
to le regarded as dangerous in that direction.
AS Til SHIPPIMJ I.EdlSLATloy.
It Is not probable that there will lie
any shipping legislation at the coming
session of congress, yet the New York
Chandier cf Commerce has just in
structed its committee on commerce and
revenue laws to watch at the coining ses
sion legislation nffectitig the commerce
of the country. The committee is esite
clully requested to keep its eye on the bill
expected from the merchant marine com
mission to help American shipping. This
commission, created by authority of con
gress, bas taken a great deal of expert
opinion on the question of building up
the merchant marine and the understand
ing Is that the bill if will frame nnd have
offered when congress meets will provide
for an increase in the tonnage taxes to
Ik- levied on the ships of all nations.
American and foreign, on the theory that
our taxes are already lower than those
of many other countries, and in this way
several million dollars of additional rev
enue can l)e secured for use iu t ho pay
ment of subsidies.
The wisdom of n policy of this kind is
somewhat questionable, but It will be
j well to await an official statement of the
commission's position liefore making any
, Tllpre "nrr ,, rarmHt advocates of
j .criminating duties, notwithstanding
the danger that such a policy would Jn-
.. tnllntlon l.nt It Is not to lie serl
i ,y ,,,,.,,,.,,,, tlmt , iporters of
tlu plan of discriminating duties will
! succeed In having their iwliey adopted by
congress. It is certainly true that it
operated well for many years after the
organization of the government and that
the merchant marine grew to large pro
portions under this policy, but conditions
have greatly altered and we cannot now
safely apply a policy in respect to our
shipping that was useful a century ago.
There is 'no issue between political par
ties as to the desirability of having nil
American merchant marine equal to the
demands of our foreign trade. Roth of
the leading parties have declared for
this. The controversy is iu regard to a
policy for bringing about the desired re
sult and it cannot le snid that there is
favorable promise of anything being
done in the near future. Perhaps some
encouragment is to le found in the fact
that the great importance of the subject
Is very generally recognized.
SlUXAL YiC TOR Y IX TmH ULAS-
The republicans of iKiugias county nre
to be congratulated upon the sweeping
victory won In spite of the desperate at
tempt of the common enemy to foment
factional strife and rouse factional dis
cord In Its ranks.
That Theodore Roosevelt would sweep
the county by a much larger plurality
than bad Itocn given to William McKiu
ley four years ago was to be expected,
but the wildest enthusiast would not
have dreamed that Douglas county
would pile up 5.(ns majority for Roose
velt over all his comiietitors in the pres
idential race and more than 8,0K) plu
rality over Parker.
The election of John 1 Kennedy nnd
the election of the entire legislative dele
gation by decisive majorities is equally
gratifying. Tho majority rolled up for
the republican county commissioners, by
(which-the- party regains control of the
llliudfa. la.. ( ... V.'IIMI' H II ii it .1, 1111...
f,,n to eontrib'tt
e largely to republican
ascendency in the future.
The election of Jndse Slabaugh as
county attorney over a ma-j possessing
so many elements of popularity as James
r. Knglish is a high compliment to the
republics p. candidate and a feather In
the cap of Chairman Ci-wrli. to whose
organizing ability, vigilance and vigor
ous ornsecntioti of the c.-imiMiIim tlie sue-
d.-Med largely for the unexampled meas
ure of the success that has crowned
their efforts.
Having spent $2i.(0 in molding pub
lie opinion s gainst the proisisition that
Omaha should establish its own electric
lighting plant, the strenuous president
may now be expected to extend his cam
paign of education to the city council to
carry out his scheme of extending his
oi tric light contract for five years,
although it does not expire for thirteen
,onths and there is absolutely no ex-
cuse for the mayor and council to even
consider such a ptiositi.in.
Colonel Bryan denies that be is to
meet Hearst and wants It understood
that any plan for a new party with
which he may be Men I i tied will be the
child of his own brain. This course
will nt least relieve anyoue else of re
sponsibility for failure. ,
"Our Iave" came to Omaha to bury
Kennedy, not to praise b!m, and his
track marks are visible alt through the
rettirus from the Seventh ward. But
"Our Have's" visits to Omsha have not
liecn prolific, of Joy and comfort to tho
disconsolate.
The discussion of charter amendments
will now be hi order. It should have
been done before election, but, at any
event, all proposed amendments should
be discussed now, so tlmt we may have
uo contention during the session of the
legislature.
Tom YVatsoa giro It out that he will
bjH-ud the next four years trying to re
vive tlie populist lwrty. Hut he ex
presses no supreme couildt-uee in his
liity v accomplish the result in that
feltort rime.
A recoHktructtou of the laws govern
Jii resist nil iou for rlevtluus in cities in
N'tbratka would out be a waste of lets
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lative lalMir. The method of registration
can lie greatly Improved by rendering It
less wearing on the citljiens' time and
temiHT and less coRtly to his pockctbook.
We commend this subject to the careful
attention of some volunteer among the
legislators-elect.
That nssurance by Judge Parker that
under no circumstances would he Ih pre
vailed upon to stand for re-election to a
second term in the AYhite House seems
to have N'en altogether safe, as well as
sa ne.
A Kansas man Is going to try to raise
camMs in that state. As the amel is
reputed to lie able to go without drinking
longer than any other animal, the expert
tnent may 1e successful In Kansas.
l.eaaoaa nf Kperlence.
Chlrago News.
Sitting up all n'ght with r" of tally
scratched ballots will convince any elec
Hon official of the necerelty ef voting ma
chines. Modern Proareaa la Spain.
Baltimore American.
Spoilt Is more modern than It enemies
are willing to admit. '. There was a riot
In its Chamber of Depiitla In Madrid, snd
a free flRht with sticks and Inkfrtands.
Political Drear la Moataaa.
Washlr.gtun Peat.
If It Is true that Augustus Heinle has
sold out hla interests In Montana, we may
have that state decide Its 'poHUi' here
after without a system of competitive bid
ding. Head Tax on Chinamen.
Boston Transcript.
The new head tax of lu 0 which the Do
minion of Canada now Imposes upon Celes
tials wrfo Intend to settle within Its borders
Is said very effectually to have clo?d the
open door through British Columbia;
though, of course, every now and then an
Individual Chinaman slips In through a
chink.
Peculiar Form of Forget fnlnees.
Chicago Record-Herald.
' Philippine forgetfulr.e" is jeportsd to
be spreading in army circles. Owing to
peculiar effects upon them of the cilmste
of tho Philippines, soldiers who marry
Filipino women forget all about It whsi
they return to this country. The govern
ment at Washington think;, however, that
It knows of a cure.
The- Phoaoa-rapa ea n Spellbinder.
Boston Transcript. . . ,
An English' candidate for Parliament Is
campaigning by phonograph. At ths be
ginning of his csnvass he spoke an address
Into the machine, and since then his speech
has been delivered viva voce by the phono
graph all over his borough. This method
of electioneering may be safely recom
mended to the American candidate who
has only one speech to make. To be com
pletely up to date, however, the phono
graph should be put next to a transmitter,
all the voters of the district called up
simultaneously and the entire address de
livered by telephone.
PEHSOV.tL SOTES.
Andrew Carnegie's early anihltioii was to
be a newspaper man. and he confesses that
even today the youthful yearning takes
hold of him. 'K
The Russky Viedomoati of St. Petersburg,
after some hard ciphering, srrlves at the
conclusion that the Baltic fleet will- reach
Vladivostok by March . U05. ...
The oldest, orator In Germany Is' Deputy
Schneider in Eberawalde, now '1(0 years of
sge. His latest speech was made a few
weeks ago at ths opening of a horticultural
exhibition. ....
The sir of the New1 York subwsy Is said
to be deficient in oxygen. Still, it Is prob
ably more.wholesomo than the air of tho
tenements which thousands breathe days
In the year.
Paul de Cassagnao, the prominent Bona
partist deputy and journalist, and once the
most notorious duelist in France, died No
vember 4. He was 61 years old and began
his journalistic career at the age of 19.
A St. tHiis youi'g woman, a bride of
three' months' standing, has left her hus
band because, though he is a good man and
kind, he is not masterful and cannot keep
a Arm harid over her whims and tantrums.
Former President Apd.-ew John of the Six
Natioiu. of New TorK is in waanmgton in
his efforts to' prevent certain half-breeds
from getting part of the C.OfO.CCO recently
awarded the Indians ,for lands sold by the
government.
Among the voters lr Philadelphia was Dr. i
James F. Love, who traveled between 5.0CO
nd 6 10 ml lea to cast his ballot for Rooee-
velt and Fairbanks. Dr. Love La surgeon
dentist to the khedlve of Egypt. In which
country he has rertded for thirty years.
though retaining his legal residence In the
Quaker city.
THE MORMVG OF THE DAY AFTER.
"And the next day tt rained."
"Blessed are the dead whom the rain
rains on." J
There was a democratic party. Where Is
that party now.
By the beard of the prophet. Grosvenor
Is vindicated sgain.
The Brooklyn Eagle has another "mathe
matical calculation" coming. '
Colonel Bryan heard the news with the
equanimity born of experience.
Governor Mickey hea.tates on the run,
but he gets there Just the same.
Pennsylvania might have made It unani
mous, so few were the votes of the opposi
tion. Push up In front! There la standing room
for a few more democrats in prosperity's
bund wagon.
Candidates Watson. Swallow and Debs
have the-consolation of knowing that the
expected happened.
The proposed addition of 'senator" to
Mr. Bryan's collection of titles has been
Indetlnllely postponed.
Tims will soothe toe wounds of the left.
They are used to Ji. Meanwhile, don't
knock. Get together nd push!
The prophesy of Mayer Harrison placing
Illinois in the doubtful column rivals the
best effort of Jim Jones of Arkansiw.
The shoe man of Machuetts was
well shod. Governor Bates doubtless agrees
with others, "There s nothing like leaWier."
Nclithitandlng the great triumph of
Ckl lUsm, the New York fun rose the next
lucruliig somewhat groggy, but still in the
ring
Ptevlous engagements liavlng been dis
posed of, Mr. Parker U st liberty to accept
thai IV ua Job proffered by Mr. Belmont.
The salary la not In the presidential class,
but It will srrte. I '
Of sll the New Yua-sj papors the Tribune
made the most aggressive, effective and
ttreleaa ri,-).t fur h republican ticket snd
republic ii principles. If Oiers la anything
the Tribune wanta speak out!
Missouri. Wiacenktn snd Minnesota gave
encouraging exhibitions of electoral dis
crimination in selecting governess.
dally in the Utter state, where the re
publican majority was overturned ss a pro
test against crovkeU scrk to wale.
HOI 3D ABOtT SEW YORK.
Ripples a the t arreat t Life Is)
Meroplla.
Like s nursery bunch chatetrlng over
new toy. New Yorkers are applauding snd
kic king In and over the Subway. Thers Is
more kicking than applause, the chief
causes of the eserclae being s deluge of
bill posters and the underground at.
mosphere. Barely twenty-four hours
elapsed after the opening of the turf in
the ground before the tiled walla of the
stations were covered with flaring poters
sme of them nailed onto the ornate tiling.
It was a shovklng display of commercial
greed, shocking to the artistic eense of an
J nrtlstlo community, and a mighty roar
went up. Also more posters. Then ths
knockers turned to the contract hftween
the city and the corporation operating the
subway and found that the advertising
privilege was a distinct clause of the con-
tract. The privilege Is said to be worth
ll.OOM) s year. The company Is stand-
Ii g on Its rights, but with rare wisdom
proposes a compromise calculated to re
duce public Irritation.
Subway air Is another addition to New
York's celebrated collection of smella. It
is a smell like that which characterises
well kept manufacturing shops In which
electricity drives the machines. The smelt
escapes to the surface through the en
trance kiosks and ths ventilating opening
In the middle of upper Broadway. It was
expected that the movement of trains In
the subway would cause sufficient drsft to
ventilate the shaft, but Instead the at
mosphere Is churned up for Immediate
consumption. Forc-d ventilation will be
Imperative unless present conditions Im
prove, r
Another effect of riding In the tunnel Is
ths"subway headache." which Is said to be
due to the constant dait e before the eyes
as the train goes through. The subway
headache comes on with a rush, and, like
all headaches that come to persons whose
eyes sre a bit oPf normal. Is the result of
some optical effect upon them. It Is
about the forward portion of the head.
The fact that the headache la here has
been remarked many times by persons who
have been using the underground. They
come out of the tunnel and the shock when
they hit the light after s flfteen-rainute
ride In the dark seems to start It. As
the day goes on It grows worse and then
esses off tlowly Instesd of leaving the
patient as It came, quickly. In fact, so
many criticisms of the subway have been
made that some one hss remarked that "If
people don't quit throwing bricks st the
subway they will soon fill It up."
Two months ogo the New Haven railroad
cut dcr.n its 3orvlce to sixty trains out of
New York on week days and twenty-three
on Sundays. Such a wild roar of rage
rose from the commuters that President
Stellen has now issued a new time table,
giving twenty-two trains on Snndsy and
fifty-seven on week days. It Is thought
that a few more roars will bring the ter
ritory served by the New Haven to s pe
destrian basis.
In TVslI atreet the other afternoon a
thinly-clad young woman stopped suddenly
opposite an express wagon, gased thought
fully at the horse's nigh hind foot snd then
stepped toward tho animal. Instantly the
driver was of? his seat explaining that the
horse was perfectly well snd It was Just
habit for It to stand with that foot lifted
i ne girl looked unconvinced. When the
tale was done she bent over and passeC. her
gloved hand over the pa-tern Joint.
Ihat horse ought not to be driven," she
said decidedly.
. "All right, ma'am. I ll tell tho boss," re
sponded tho driver. "I won't drive him to
morrow."
Few drivers are fooliah enough In these
days to Insult women who remonstrate
about the working of an unfit horse. The
women have won respect for themselves as
horse critica by convicting many brutal
drivers. And lots of women have shown
that they know about horses.
If the practice which a great number of
fat persons have lately been following In
Central Park la continued It will become
necessary for the commissioners to provide
a separate track for them just ss was done
some years ago for the bicycle riders.
There la a mania on just now If a: healthy
a diversion may he called a mania for
early morning sprints through the park.
Fat people who have tried alt sorta of rem
edies between the Turkish bath and anti-
fat powders aeem to have discovered the
fact that a long run in the open air not
only reduces the weight, but contributes
much to the general health. There la an
i cl.pria(( fighler who . a. clM8 of four
j anU.fat etudento and every morning be
aclg a pacenjaker for tnem tn a nin
j lhrough tne. After ,he run h bringa
(his patients back to the gymnasium, where
au are treated to a plunge snd a rundown.
J. D. Smith, ex-commodore of the New
York Yacht club and a millionaire resident
cf the eastern metropolis, hss effected a
remarkable curs of what was believed to be
fatal lllneev. Early last spring Mr. Smith,
who Is 75 years old, was taken 111 with a
complication of gout snd Bright' disease.
By the month of June he hsd lost fleet! un
til be wss a mere skeleton. Then he In
sisted on being taken on board his yacht,
on the deck of which he had a special ham
mock rigged. In this he Isy all summer,
day and night About the middle of August
he began to improve and haa continued to
mend ever since. He la now hearty ones
more snd attributes his recovery entirely to
life in the open air.
For COu) the United States Battleehlp
Mains Salvage company has bought from
the Cuban government the wreck of ths
Maine in Havana harbor. A cofferdam will
be built around the hulk and it will be
raised. Such of the seventy-four bodies of
American sailors ss were not recovered
after the battleship waa destroyed will be
removed and burled. The salvage company
will sell the machinery and armor and after
exhibiting the hulk In Havana a new bot
tom will be placed on the ship snd It will
be towed to Luna Park. Coney Ifland.
where It will be exhibited as a cariosity.
Coney Island is to have another great
amusement place cn the order of Dream
land and Luna Park. A synilcats cf sp
talists. backed by the banking inte.ea:s
Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral is over
sixty years old
This must mean merit,
solid, genuine merit. It cer
tainly must be true that
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
cures coughs, colds, croup,
bronchitis, asthms. Ask
your own doctor to explain
why it strengthens weak
throats and lungs, tSJlPaS;-
t of Kuhn. Loeb Co., has purchased the
property la Coney Iiland known as Steeple
chase Park sod a parcel with a frontage
of ISO feet on Surf avenue, situated east
ward of Steaplechaae Park. The property
la queitlon Will be known In futuis as
Stsdlum Psrk, and will be opened fir the
public early nest spring. The proj-erty
Is roneldersbly larger than Luna Park and
snd Dreamland combine, and will re con
ducted along similar lines to the placrs
named. A vast amount of money will to
expended for Improvements and Innova
tions. v
Within a few dsys thfre will bs cim-
pleted snd thrown open for public Insiec
tlon at the Bronx Park Zoological garden
a tvpleal dwelling houee of the Alaskan
Indlana-wlth one of ths rest totem pole
standing In front stored wl.h ths treasure
of the Harrlman collection procured id
the exploring expedition rent to the nor.h-
1 west coast a. ma years sgo to gather In
formation about the ctrlaus llght-coiose 1
natives who so closely rrsemble Asl ill s.
ThS house Is sn exsct reproductl)n of th
house that has been uiei for covin. less
years by ths Indians living stove Puge:
sound. In fact. It esn almost bs c.l ed
one of ths original houses, lor the cu
riously carved (rorit, tcg.ther with the
i sides snd roof, hss been transported In
sections from tht north Psclfic ocean.
A golden wedding anniversary snd six
other wedding snnlveisarles, sll In o.is
family, were celebrated In the horns of
Dr. A. W. Lawrence In Brooklyn last ws k.
The golden event wss that of his parents.
Mr. snd Mrs. Andrew Wilson Lawrence,
and the others those of ths aged coup e's
children, as follows: Dr. and Mrs. Enoch
Lawrence, twenty-four years marr ed; Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur aVmers. seventeen years
married; Mr. and Mrs. T. Frsncls Hearn,
nine years married; Mr. snd Mrs. Wslts.
J. Lawrence, three years married, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram V. Lawrence, one
year married. The elder Mr. Lawrn;s is
s descendant of Captain James Itorenci,
who. when mortally wounded on the Chei
apeake In Its battle with the Shannon, ut
tered the famous words: "Don't give up
the ship."
Six exquisite vases, valued st tU.'O),
have been stolen from John 8. Me'.cher, a
lawyer and art collector. Mr. Melcher re
cently moved Into a new house. He had
five Cloisonne vases, worth tJ.OfO each, snd
a sixth Jewel Inlaid vsse. worth .(). He
prised these so much that he asked to
have them carted In a separate Van.
Thl-ves learned of this request, backed up
to Mr. Melcher's house with s van, packed
the vases Into It snd coolly drove away.
BECOGMriXC GRADE TEACHER.
Moat Important Factor In the Pabllr
School System.'
Chicago Record-Herald.
A gratifying feature of present educa
tional tendency and activity Is the increas
ing recognition of the grade teacher ss the
most Important factor in the public school
system.
This recognition. Is manifesting Itself In
higher salaries. In a general raising of the
standards of reoulrement for teachers' po- I
. . - ..... . . I
S1UUII9 anu in uio i m u.ii? is t .
teachers In the discussions that mark the
proceedings of great educstlonal gather
ings. The gsewlng appreciation of the
Important psrt played by the grade teacher
In the common school system on the part
of school boards all over the country Is
perhaps the most gratifying feature of the
present tendency, expressing Itself as it
generally does In voting s compensation
that is more commensurate with the value
of ths teachers' services.
-At Its annual convention this year the
Nstinnal Educstlonsl association embodied
In Its platform of principles unusually
strong recognition of the grade teacher
and a vigorous snd forceful pies for more j
sdequate compensation for her services.
Coupled with this Is s pies for the "merit
system" In determining the employment
snd retention of teacher The merit
plank In the platform Is as follows:
"We believe thst merit, snd merit alone,
should determine the employment snd re
tention of teachers, snd that sfter due pro
bation the tenure of office should be during
efficiency snd good behsvlor. snd that pro
motion should be bssed on figures, experi
ence, professions! growth snd fidelity to
duty."
The platform slso presents an unequivo
cal declaration on the question of com
pensstlon for men snd women teachers,
affirming that for "equal character.
equally successful experience snd efficiency
women sre entitled with men to the hon
ors and the emoluments of the profession
of teaching."
The efficiency and value of the common
school system rests upon the grade teacher.
Her work Is fundamental. She lays the
foundations for ths making' of the future
citlsen. She shapes the character of the
youth -of our land. Whether the pupil
Now To Business
After tho distrat'tious of the Doliticul mrunaijrn we
look for a new impulse in business.
You will come to HKOWNINT.. KING & CO. if jou
want to be sure of gettiiij; your full money's worth.
That (.HAND PIMZK award in our window will show
you what the judpt at the St. Louis exposition thought
of BUOWNINU, KINO & t. tlothiuji. and they only
echo the ttentimentK of everyone who has ever had auj
experiente with pannent of our mauufacturv.
Suit for 10 and up to f2S.
Oven-oat for fUVriO and up to S40.
And here U the place to wattle the election bet
provided it's) weariug apparel.
Clothing, Hat. Furnishings. The best possible for
the money.
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS
P.. a WILCOX, Msr.
A HATTER OF HEALTH
is
P017D1IR
Absolutely Pore
HAS UO SUBSTITUTE
leaves school st the grammar grade or
goes on through the high school, his suc
cess must largely depend upon the charac
ter, fidelity and educational fitness of ths
grade teachers who have hsd direction of
his elementary instruction.
THE SMILE THAT WOVT COME OFF.
"Why does he lead ths yells'"
"Because he hopes to become a professor
of languages."
How will leading the yells hMP him?
Whv. it's lust another firm if extract
Ing the roots." Cleveland Plain Dtaler.
'Say.' sneered the neighbor who wa-s
alwavn butting In. "what's the use o your
Planting anything? You can't raise anv
hlng."
"No?"' replied the hotheaded man. as h
dug a hole f-ir another bulb. "I ll bet If
plant mv fist In your face it will raise
something." Philadelphia Ledger.
Dorothy Wrist kind of s woman la this
Mlas Dobbins you were speaking of?
I'ncle Gorge She is the kind of woman
that makes s good wife, but alio the kir,.1
of woman that a man does not like t-
appear with In public. Bbe makes her own
hats, you understand. Boston Transcript
Lawyer You want a divorce, do ou?
For what reason, may I ask? It will have
to he stated In the application.
I harming Houbrette I nnl I nave mar-
lied the
wrong man. Isn t that rra-on
nought-
Chicago Tribune.
"Psrdon me." said ths busy merchant to
the Insurance agent who had f r.ed h i
way Into his office, "but I'm. not prepared
to talk to you today."
. "Don't let that worry you." replied the
agent. "I'll do all the talking. -Philadelphia
Press.
This prejudice sgalnst 'race suUMe.'
said t. ncie Allen Bpartta. ' Is about as In
consistent a thing aa 1 know of. We ap
plaud human betngs for being the parents
of a doien children, and we curse the un
pretending housefly for being the nuther
of a million children." Chicago Tr.bune.
-Did she really tell you that she lo-sl
you?"
.Not in so many words. But when I
r?5k.Jver.?,fka I" s. cotifoundel H-,
neir iiui uni ni tor any selt-re-
s pectin
g fellow to sit In she laughed and
'This Is so audden!' "Cleveland
fello
said.
Plain Dealer.
Backus I soppese your wife Is still vety
dear to vou. old chap?
Cyrus Dei rer. She has running account
In three of the biggest department scores.
Boston Transcript.
BLESS THE LORD!
Jsmes Barton Adams In Denver Post
Now the battle of the ballots hss been
fought, - - ,.
Blesa the Lord!
We sre through with hearing argumsntal
Blesa the Lord:
Fr
Friend can now meet friend and greets
Freed from the desire to treat him
To a banquet from tho hot air porridge pot.
Bless the Lord!
Soon all bitterness within ths ground will
lie,
Bleaa the Lord!
Peace will bat the devil Discord la tho eya.
Bieas the Lord!
And wo aU will null meet her
Let come storms or sunny weather.
ror ine i
aloryofthe brave old flag we By.
Ble
With the victors we will Join our rooslrr
cheers,
Blees the Lord!
For the vanquished ones we have no time
for tears,
Blesa the Lord'
They have f-Aight and loot the battle.
And we have no soothing prattle
To contribute to their disappointed ears,
Blesa the Lord!
Naught can stsy grand old America's ad
vance, Blesa the Lord!
Tou will never catch her lying; In a tranos.
Blesm the Lord:
8h Is always op and cWnf.
Always keeping great things gntrajf.
And that ain't no Idle dreamer s ng aad
dance.
Bleas the Lord!
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