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THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1904. Tire Omaha Daily Bee E. RORK WATER, EDITOR. PCRMKiiRD EVERT KORMSO. TH!B OK Ki'FKi'RIPTlON: Dally Kee l ho'it H-.ni.iv). one ., e.ir. .$ W Daily He rl gundiy. ,ne year S1 IHtlstritied Tie, cne yur H'jnday He, ft.e ; - Biturday He. var 1 Twentieth tftturr tanner. ot. yer... l.t rEL.1VKRF.) HT CARRIER. Pally Bee (without Hundav), pr crpy Ic t'aliy Bee twlthrnt Sii'.d. y), ri w- Yt..ic Dally Jse (lnriufl't:p Sunday), per week. .17c fl'jti?ay Bee. p r coj-v Be Evetilrg Bee twlthru't Sunnav). per week. 7e i-ve.,ing Hr tiTitludlng Funday. per wees. 12c Complaint of friegu.arltles In delivery snowhi he aedreeted lo City Circulation De partment. OFFICER: "mans The Bee hniMlnc. South Omahi Cltv flail building. Twenty lilth nd M streets. o.irn-11 RiuTe-lO Peutl street. f'Mrino.UKi Cnlty Lidding. Nw Tork -23? Park Row building. hlngton Sl Fourteenth street. ,. CORRESPONDENCE. 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Total 91 B. 9411 Less unsold coplea 10.075 Net total aulas uon.Mtin. Daily averags .... OKO. B. TZ8CHI CK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to Before ma tbis Uav of October. W4. (Seal) M. IS. H UNGATE. Notary f'ub:o. Colt-fldo iuhj yet Iih to rt'tvlve re turns from the artprriw' court In-fore it knowg Just who Imp Uevn I'lfctml. It ewtua Unit the Woi'lil-Hndi! ha . . ' . . . , ' - ' Hot yef rece veil . Monl from John N. , Baldwin to let up on Oovernor Mickey. In response !o his rejoinder on the luted In a mai.ncr prohibited by both I gery, with its Roentgen rays, would tee reortfnnixed dcuiot(icy' Juiige Shoe-(the KiUins and Interstate laws. lie totally disagree as to the disorder that. maker gets the clinching answer, "Muie- ! maker, stick to thy last."' The referendum started by CoUmel Tibbies on the subject of the future of the populist ptii'ty Is Intended to answer the old quest foil, "Whet, are we at':" - 'J! ! . I. J 1 -1.L - Jl . The bond for the const ruction of now j i are engine nouses CHrrieu at (tie recent electiou. Now watch the real relate' rg . , : j the authority of the Interstate, coininii!- 1 "'?'' '' 'hsl'cii.' Bailrotid managers generally ' do' 'horn WatflW aay""t1 wtt CJeyelaml'l ,cp with this view. 'i ts; t who gave Roosevelt hia 'great majority.; IIoW extensive the hualnea of the The former president's uiii.t.'iu:o),;il ' I 'vnte car coniianle I, Is Hhown In the good works seem to be growing as tine pnsaes. If those belligerents In- Manchuria dm Bet start to fighting soon some of the i South A luetics n republics may break out gala In revolution Just to Varythe mo notony. So long as Omaha continues lo coun tenance the erection of fire traps within th business district there will be a continuous cry for auore. fire fighting. apparatus and more fire fighters. Colonel Wat tenon incidentally an nounces that he Intends lo take a trip to Europe. - Tom Taggart can hope to return to Indiana without fear of the hemp with which the Louisville editor threatened to use.' ' v.u,....a.i' u. There will be m dearth of candidates for the speakership of the coming Ne braska hotise of representatives, but It la to be J:oped that the nest; speaker will be a "Ban who does not wear the label of any railroad. . J.C It may JUo somewhat impertinent, but nevertheless 'apropos,' to Inquire why the Auditorlmu building still lingers un der a tar and lumber roof . when tie plans and specifications call for a. fire proof red tile head covering. , By placing the majority of positions tinder the Panama commission ou the civil service list the president baa doubt less relieved the pressure ujion a number xt congressmen, but some of the faithful may wonder why they worked so hard this fall. Should the "Crumpacker bill," basing representation In congress upon the pro portion of voters permitted to vote at an election, the solid south would have an opportunity to show, whether Its fear of negro domination Is real or "for cam paign jijirposea only." . ' It will be noticed that in the list of "greatl democrats" mentioned by Tom Watson In Lis post mortem statement William Jennings Bryan is the only man living north of the "solid south'1 who Is so recognised. But Watson's idea of democracy cannot be said to be unpreju diced.,. , . A ., - i j , After DeccmlaT 1.1, Harpy county farmers will enjoy the luxury of a com plete rural free delivery service, but the complete delivery service for Harpy county woukl 'have tan n ordered by the Tostofflce department without the flld or consent of the coiiktesinmu from the Second district. . .' After Sixteenth wireet la restored to the pavement area there v. ill be other streets that demand ' attention. If the contractors will only give their permis sion Omaha will make more headway next year In the direction of Improved Street paving thau It has since the TraDsulssissippl exposition period. WRAT IT SIGXIFIES. A 'mind Ik n r'.t to a Nt York peprr 'rL'ar'l'np t'n l'gii!rlitinoe of tti- i'V.t rf ;,! i-etciit k- ner I i!cti"n hi Mii rh-nilniurt, mi'l li H liilt'fiirftntUi.i of ;t ! v:r;-.M't tti'. n- ' -ry !itl t'lmth-i' of tl'p 'Itan.lK-riat'i m tlit'Miit .I'ei't- bii.v In t'itiiHtla. II? mint -i: t t'"tt il' f ii'iii'lirni iM-oniicr. lit tho bi:in"imr f the f!ctlo'-nl itir;ia!i;n. juit liiniM-If iii rornrtl na renl.v to tr't witb tJreflt, Riit ain on an iiii!l and Iriili'jwn'Vrrt foxiiliip ntt'1 to iiiako n trewty of wmniPii-p nit nlil to Tnnntla'a pnrtittilar copt1i!ii!;. li anya that Sir Wllfrwl l.aurifr v ill now have the opportunity of prewiitins hia proiKflla on behalf of Onnuda to the Britlah govornnient. whiih, without ilc ttiohiiiK her politically, w ill mice Iter to thp Ktttttts of a aeuii-lntlopoitdont atnte comnierclnlly. If theae are aewpted by Kresit Britain, Canada will then bo free to enter Into eoninierrial treallea with other countries without the former con ventional interference of tirrat Britain. There aeenis to be no doubt that th" orenvhelminB' mici'esa of tlie liberal party will aacure to Canada greater free dom in the matter of making coniniercinl treiitlea, thla being a eardintil fetilure f the prk'.r of the present premier. 'Flint would be fatal to the Chnnibnihiin prop oaition, ao far n he Iomiii!on is eojt--erned. The fact is apparent that while the Canadian people are not ready to as aert political Independence, they want it oinmerclally and unquestionably will obtain whnt tliey desire. AVhen tliy have secured this it will not be a very loiijt time until they will sever the politi cal relation to 3reat Britain and become an intlependeit republic. THF. I'UIVATF. VAIl SKli I'IB. The investigation by the Interstate Commerce commission of the private car service Is not. it appears, expeeied to have any practical result, tor the reason that the commission is powerless to ef- feet any reforms in that service, no matter how bad it may consider condi tions to be. The fact litis been disclosed that the parlies controlling the private car service are very exacting in their de imiiiiis jntl that great prolits are made "from the service. It also uppt-ai-H that there is systtMllatic dis'-iitnintition anil that oilier serious kIhisi k exist. A rail- read ivMcial wiio testified, before the , ... , . coiitmifsioii wild that rates have Meiijof Mollere, would be very Instructive, ! Iiiterfcu-d with, corrupted and mai.ipu-; stated that now a comfit ion has been . j reached producing tle result that lcis developed at the hearing of the commls- j si. it has been due largely to sharp iUim1 stronge competition for traffic. -This has led certain roads to promoting anil aiding in the organization and oper ation of certain car lines. The private ar companies assert that they are not niv?;iftb!e to the law as common car riers and therefore are not subject to statement that there are now 130.S-10 of their cars in use In all parts of the coun try. The amount Invested In private car lines is $1IM),(X10,(IN, on which is earned 25 per cent annually. Commissions of lli'i per cent are paid hy the railroads for private cars, based on -lie freight rates. In the payment of commissions by the railroads the'prlvatie cht interests are able to rebate them to shippers, which la another way of getting around the Interstate commerce act and the Klklna law. Undoubtedly this matter will lie brought to the attention of con gress find the question whether or not the private car service can be made sub ject to the authority of the Interstate Commerce commission determined. If these eompanles are not amenable to ex isting laws, a they claim, tien there will have to be legislation that will reach and regulate them. The claim that they are not common carriers, while performing all the functions of such, seems to be entirely untenable. A QCESTTOX OF TRADE. Early next month the existing trade treaty between the United States and China, better know-n as the "exclusion" treaty, will expire. That convention was entered into ten years ago and it was stipulated that It should lie extended for a second decade unless either govern ment should give notice, six months le fore the expiration of the flint period, of a desire to end the agreement. Such notice has been given by China, accom panied with a request for the negotia tion of n new treaty. It Is well understood that the Chinese government will demand better treat ment for Its merchants coming here io trade. It regards the course that has been pursued toward Chinese merchants as wholly unjust and a very clear Inti mation luis been given that a change will be firmly Insisted upon. Iu this the Chinese' government will doubtless have the support of American manufacturers and merchants who are seeking trade In the Orient and Who of course desire that no obstacles shall be put lu their way. They want an open door here for, Chi nese merchants who may come to make purchases or to acquaint themselves with conditions In th-? American market, knowing that If this, is not done these merchants will go to European markets, w hej-e. they will encounter no restraints or restrictions, with the trefult that this country will lose a great deal of trade wWch a less Illiberal -course than Is now pursued w;ou)d enable it io secure. As the New York Commercial re marks, . thrre is a vast field In CI ti:a for tho salt at certain American otlnctK and manufacture a, field whose outer edges Oiily have I mi pel v been touched. "If advantage is ever to be taken of that Held --If the .disir alsr Is to be opcued wide this goxwninent must meet China half way and accord her u more liberal treatment. Any reasonable demand by the Chiuejie governmeiU In tit Ui direction should bo granted at once.' It Is under stood not to b the Intention of that gov- eminent to aak th ahandonment of the pxcip.aion of Cli'nse laborer. It is not (Wroit that its pi-ple shall eininraie. Vhat if tieek U tt.ii! the rnrchauts of Ch!;i!i v:vt1i.ii th" I nltnl States shall be relieied l'f the lt".tl i li'ilis Hew itlipoHod on th' tn :ipd r, hlcii ar- anipijitts ynd humiliatln. If this n-quest shall not tie allowed tV-re is re.is'ii, to ex pet t t'.iiit hina will adopt a rcta!:nry policy end we noiiU! have no just r'clit M coi;i))laiti if she did so. Vt any l it", if our coy mini i pt tidiierca to Hie present policy it iscrrtf ln that the effect will be to keep Chinese inert hunts from coining to this country, a ml this will mean a serious loss, it Is not to be doubted, to Anierlc in manufacturers and merchants. More over the Chinese, should nothing be done by their government v-ny of retalia tion, would be very likely to manifest their dissatisfaction by refusing to buy American products. Doubtless this matter, so obviously im portant in its bearitur upon the future of our commercial relations with China, will receive attention in President Uoose: velt's annual mesvape and it Is lilRhly probable that the president will be found favorable to at least a modification of the existing drastic regulations. DK.W'K.7U('r i)lK WITH HHTS OX Tom Watson proclaims to the Amer ican people that he Intends to go back home to pick up the fragments of the demo-pop wreck and In-gin to put the pieces together, on plans and specifica tions formulated in the eighteenth cen tury by Thomas Jefferson, who illumi nated his mansion with tallow dips and wax candles, never dreamed of a rail road, telegraph, telephone or electric motor, and had no more conception of the conditions under which a conuloni- eratetl nation or more man ,-to.iiiw,orv of p"!p' should .conduct self-govern ment than he had alniut n modern print- j n;r p,.t.s: photography, a stereoptieon, j wr,.i.ss telegraphy, submarine torpedo l)0ntH or iTOclad cruisers. The trouble with .leffersonian de niocnicy Is that it consult, the almanac for weather predictions, and tries to run the government by ox team locomotion. The post-mortem on the democratic corpse, therefore, by such eminent po litical surgeons as Dr. Watson and Dr. Bryan, Whose diagnosis was made by the process that prevailed In the days ... , . but the twentieth century school of sur- produced democratic locomotor ataxia, followed by the fatal stroke of paralysis of November 8. The latter would say In pimple language that the defunct came to his untimely end because he was run over by a "red devil" automo bile while weighted down with .leffer sonian footgear of the vintage of 1800. THE NEW CHARTER. The most valuable service the Douglas delegation to the coming legislature can render the citizens, and taxpayers of Omaiia Jb In Enacting a' &cv charter framed on rational lined, with a view to bringing about a more equitable distri bution of tax burdens, a reduction of taxes and a general betterment of local government. This can be accomplished most effectively by concentration in one direction and expansion In another. It must be apparent to all familiar with the niechaulsin of our local govern ment that there is altogether too much duplication in the city hall and court house. There Is no longer any reason or excuse for the maintenance of sepa rate assessors for the county and city. A saving of $l(,0O a year can be effected by tho abolition of the office of tax commissioner, and the concentration of all assessments, municipal and county, for Omaha, South Omaha and the towns and villages within the county under the supervision of the county as sessor. There Is absolutely no reason or valid excuse for maintaining separate city and county treasuries with their numerous and expensive retinue of clerks and col lectors. The concentration of all tax collections and public fund disburs ments in the hands of a single treasurer would effect a saving of not less than $20,noo a year for the city of Omaha and fully $.1,xx a year to the city of South Omaha. The consolidation of mu nicipal and county tax assessors and money dishursers would, moreover, be a great convenience to the taxpayen. Paying taxes or cashing warrants in three offices is extremely Inconvenient. Other consolidations of a minor class can be Judiciously effected, to the advan tage of the- taxpayers and convenience of the public generally. On the other hand, experience seems to suggest that a marked Improvement can be wrought In municipal govern ment by a re-subdivlsion of the city and a corresponding Increase in tho member ship of the city council. With the city divided Into, say twelve wards, each represented by a councilman elected within his own ward and nine couiuil uien elected by the voters, the municipal legislature would consist of twenty-one members instead of nine, and it would require eleven councllnien to pass an ordinauce or Incur a liability instead of five, and It would take fourteen council men to override a mayor's veto. With couniilmanlc salaries remaining at f'.XXl a year thlc. change would Involve an In crease of the payroll by $10,800 a year, but this Increase would be more than compensated for by the more efficient representation and the brake It would afford against reckless expenditure, wastefulness, overlaps and snap judg ment legislation In the Interest of con tractors, public utility corporations and measures calculated ta nipple' the city by auy, subordinate department of the municipal administration. The i)r. 'ioitn for-a constitutional convention to revi-is Nebraska's cnpstl turlon seem a to have gone by default throuth failure of tho voters to express theiu.Jv s on It one way or the other. The great mistake of the last legislature was In refusing to submit definite amendments to the constitution ou tbotw points on which every one Is a a" reed Such amendments would hare had the endorsement of all the political parties nnd would hare carried without quea 1 ion. Al! that is left now ia for tin ruining legislature to make gmni this orii-sinn. which in the meanwhile de lays two years essential reform now barred by constitutional provision. It is in pt if ect ""accord with the eter nal fitness of things for political attor neys of railroads to advocate fcovrrn liient ownership of railroads before philosoplucal societies, which are long on theories and short on conditions, but it Is safe to predict that no railroad at torney will lie found voting with people who favor government ownership In any contest that presents that Issue squarely or cast his ballot for candidates who oppose railroad domination or favor govern men t o w nership. Thetpanese government has reduced Its ordinary expenditures and Increased Ita taxes to meet the demands of war. The real loyalty of the people will be testetl when they are called upon to foot the bills. If they do not register objec tions they will have shown themselves the most devoted people on earth, for whil; In other countries many shout for war, few like taxes. Are not those Civic Federation law yers going at it In a peculiar way? How do they explain the withholding of their complaints against law-breaking saloon keepers on evidence which they have had In their possession for months? If they were on the square would they not have started their prosecution as soon as the evidence came to hand? With the east buried under snow, the wind blowing a hurricane off the coast of New England and these conditions likely to come to the west at any time, a lot of people hope that the Interstate cemmerce commission will render a speedy decision ns to the alleged combl nation between the coal-carrying rail roads and the mines. . Planters of the south are urged to hold back their cotton, but the appeal will probably Is? as effective 88 the "hold your wheat" circulars, which at one time flooded Nebraska and Kansas. Produc ers will sell when a fair price Is offered and are not inclined to join board of trade dealers in a "bull movement. Thomas Tibbies lias undertaken to as certain by means of a referendum vote the will of the populist party as to re organization, thus giving a lesson In hu mility to Mr. Bryan, who promises to submit a plan of his own to the demo crats without giving them a chance to offer preliminary suggestions. Don't Forget Tibbies. " 1 Chlcftfro Tribune. Don't lavlah all your sympathy on Uncle Henry. Mr. . Tibbies would appreciate a few messages of (tamest commiseration, '' n tW Competent, to Give Advice. St. Louis Republic. A permanent worfa" fair Is proposed for Washington. The projectors ought to bear In mind that tranaitorlneaa la one of the best assets of hn' exposition. Political Flotaam Gathering;. Indianapolis News. If you have an lam that you harven't been able to land any place, don't neglect the opportunity to attend that conference- to be held In Chicago at an early date for the puipowe of forming a political party that will please everybody and then some. Root of a Linage Qneatlon. Baltimore America n. Governor Peabody'a remark "that the people know what they want and always have the ballot with which to get it," goes to the root of a great living question. There can be no such thing a oppreaaion or Injustice In thla country, except by collusion, of the, people oppressed and wronged, for the weapon of defense which the constitution lis a placed In the hands of the people la stronger than the moat cleverly organized fir the most strongly In trenched tyranny. A political machine of long standing and atrong roota has before thla gone to pieces In a twinkling before the torrent ot a popular uprising. The government Is always aa good and aa Just as the people want It to be, for It ft in their humla, ths cynics and the peaai mlsts to the contrary notwithstanding. POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. Effect of ( heap Ralea on the Baalaeas In Australia. Chicago Record-Herald. Australia haa 4S.0W miles of telegraph llnea. lis mileage In proportion to tha population Is nearly six times as great ns that of any other country In the world, excepting only Now Zealand. It haa 3,000 telegraph stations for a population of 4.000. 000 people, .or one for every 1.S00 people. The rate for messages la 12 cents for six teen words io town or suburban service, 18 cents for the inane number of words to a point within the same atate, and 24 cents for a message to any part of the commonwealth. Statlatics three years old show that two snd a half messagea a year for every Inhabitant of the country were pasalng over Ihe wires. Compare these . facts with the United States, remembering that though the popu latton of Australia is leas than ons-twen-tleth of our pwn, the area of the country la almost exactly the same aa that of the United States proper. We have 27,000 tele graph atatlons, or only one for every S.000 inhabltanta. Our wirea carry Just about one message per year per Inhabitant. Our rates are from two to three times as high as thoae of Australia. . Theae facta are given by Hugh H. Luslc, an Australian barrister snd politician, In the current number of The North Ameri can Review. They are Interesting enough as showing that Australia Is leading the world in the telegraph service It possesses, but they have a still higher Interest from the fact that all of the Australian tele graph lines sre owned by the government, having been flrat built by the states, and then taken over by the commonwealth, along with the postal service of the country. Now Mr. I.uk tells ua that this great system paya uH Us expenaea of operation and maintenance, together with S per cent Interest on the ctit of construction. Three per cent would not he a satisfactory re turn to private Inventor, and therein lies the flrat economy the government secures In Its service. Hut a greater economy lies In the fnrt that postal and telegraph sorv ices are urici'iiMc-red as one syetem. snd that 1 r.c a I postoffice and telegraph stations are comhlned In. the same establiahment. Of the 6. 0t positifflcea of Auatralla t.OOA are alao telegraph ' atatlons. snd In, tbe smaller atatlons the 'postmaster' must be himself a tlegruph operator, . army noaaip 11 ft a.amtiOTOi. tarrent Events Gleaned front the Army aa avy Reglater. The War department has rerelved no ap plication In behalf of the son ef Booker T. Washington. The newspapers have contained statements to tie effect that the young man was u graduate of a north ern co!:e and was a candidate Tor ap-p-ilntrr.ent as pajninster In the United Htatea army. The report wSs Interesting on account of the prominence of the al leged candidate's father ntnl possibly the rport served some snte-elecllon purpose. Honker Washington, hlmse'.f, furnishes, a denial of the candidacy, which denial seems to be quite conclusive on the strength of the fact that his son is only a boy, 16 yeara or age. Two or tha army officers who have been serving with the Russian army In the field hnve been recalled by the War department. These officers are Captain Carl Relch mann, Seventeenth Infantry, and lieuten ant Colonel Walter 8. Schuyler, Second cavalry. It was believed that the con centration of the Russian campaign mttde It unnecessary to have more than two mili tary obse" era In addition to the iirnty sur geon who will shortly Join the Russian army In Manchuria. Practically nothing of Importance has been received from the offi cers with the Russian troops or from our military representatives with the Japanese. Some reports have been received from the latter together with photographs, tut not ing will be divulged by the War deport ment until after the hostilities have ceased. The chief signal officer of the army Is In receipt of some suggestions In the form ol a report from Captain W. E. Mitchell of the, signal corps as a result of the latter't observations during the combined maneuv ers In Virginia. That officer says that the signal corps should he orgnnlaed Into companies and kept together In order that the offlcera and men might have system atic Instruction and work together as an organisation. It Is also stated that the OiSht bttzscr wire and the ordinary visual signals can not be depended on to conned the various parts of a force while in bat tle. It was also shown that after the buzzer wire had been used twice it Is hard to recover and use It for a third time. New wagons for the transportation of the equipment of the signal corps should be adopted. It was observed by Captain Mitchell that all of the men of the corps should be well instructed In horsemanship and In the utm ot their arms. A general order has been prepared by the general staff of the army prescribing the examination which shall govern the ap pointment of post non-cnmmlssloned staff officers. There has been a requirement in the regulations that such an examination shall be preliminary to appointment and that It shall be conducted along such lines as arc Indicated by the War depart ment. Hitherto there haa been no stipula ted examination and an entire lack of uni-forntlt;- In the examinations that were held. A few dftyn ago the quartermaster general recommended that certain lnstruc tlons be Isaued which would serve as a bHSls of examinations all over the country and In the Philippines. This establishes an equality of conditions which has not heretofore existed and insures an impar tial requirement throughout the service. The proposition related to the appointment of post quartermaster sergeants, but when the recommendation reached the chl?f of staff it was realized that the system might profitably be extended to other poet non-commlssloned stsff officers, and In the genersl order now istued this has been done The 'president has under consideration a list of civilian candidates tor appointment as second lieutenant In' the army. Upon the designation of these candidates they will be subjected to the usual physical and mental examinations. Four candidates from civil life, hitherto examined, both physically and mentally, have already been provisionally appointed and will be re-ex amined physically before they are commis sioned by the president. They are Allan R Williams of Vermont, Richard D. La Garde, son of Major I. A. La Garde of the medical department; Arlstirles Moreno, a first lieutenant of the Porto Rico. regl. ment of infantry, and -Louis Chester Qrleves of Michigan. There are twenty two vacancies In the grade of second lieu tenant, of which position eight are In the artillery. The candidates designated for that corps will take but one examination, special one, alono; the lines Indicated In the orders governing admissions and trans fers to the. artillery branch. There Is considerable Interest in observing to what extent tho candidates succeed in paasing that examination, the severity of which has alrcad.' attained reputation. POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS. San Francisco Chronicle: Bryan eald Parker waa the Moses of the democratic party. He is now where Moses was when the candle went out. Cleveland Plain Dealer: It may be Im agined that Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Bryan both hold about the same views regarding the share of blame that attaches to each other. Washington Post: The Nebraska legis lature will have a republican majority of 1U on Joint ballot. Mr. Bryan's super stlilous dread of unltcky numbers will probably prevent him from making much of a tight for a seat In the Un ted States senate from Nebraska. Kansas City Star: The tone of the southern presa is to the effect that ths south can stand It If the rest of the coun try can, because cotton is high snd pros perity is general. There aeeme to be this difference between the north and routh: The people in the north found Inspiration In tho conditions from which the south drsws only conization. Phllsdelphla Press: The republl an ma jority In Pennsylvania for Roosevelt and Fairbanks is so large thst It could have been dlvldsd nearly equally between two sets of republican electors and ths set re ceiving the smaller vote would still have a plurality of 79,COu over the democratic elec tors. Mr. Rooaevelt's majority of 4M.12S Is 1W.000 grester than the entire demo cratic vote of the state. The peor-le of Pennsylvania appear to be pretty neatly of one mind. Consult your doctor about your cough At the same time ask him what he thinks of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. He will know all about it, for we send doctors the formula. For over 60 years doctors have endorsed it for colds, coughs, weak lungs, bron- -ttWie oetrtmo O asOs.. RKSPO-tMNIMTttES or POWER. Clevelsnd lender trerO: A democratic victory In 19m would be assured hv care lessness or lark of judgment on the psrt of ths dominants. We have no fear that President Roosevelt will he a consenting party to any Injudielnua legislation or to anv criminal neglect, but congress wil bs held secountsbls for Its own sins snd In 190 Theodore Roosevelt ceases to be S controlling fsctor In the repih!l-an di vision. Chicago Chronicle trep ): Ths gemora:lc ' psrty will have to undergo a peri d of probation before It will again be trusted, but once that period of probation h-.s ex pired the republican party will require ail its good behavior If It would remain In power. In the meantime It will do well to be laving up a record of good administra tion sgalnst the day when an account of Its stewardship will be demanded of It. New York Journal of Commerce dep.): The republicans have had warning that their extreme position on the question of modifying the tariff. If it stood alone as an Issue, would not have the support of the country. The- sentiment for reform of the tariff and greater prudence In the pscal policy of the country Is strong and ln- . .n-,B ... -" I .......... ..... c. to .... r.. fusing to recognise this find lo leave abuses to grow more Intolerable would be to Invite disaster In the nX'. tontcst. which might go so far its to b" disaster to the country as well ns the party. Boston Transcript (rep.): The house of representatives chosen r'.i?lay will 'lot In the normal course of ovens enter upt.n the discharge of Its duties until December, 1906. Here In more thsn (! yea" n which sobering reflection may Irduc.? fie ma jority to see the S-;pedlon?y of models tion In the employment of Its tilvantatrc. Such reflection should dispose It to shun radical measures and to avoid policies of adventure, either political or economic for the country desires a period of tranquil progress. The people have said thst what the republicans have done was good, and what they promise to do Is acceptable. They have approved n program I. ;se on achievement. nt on conjecture. The true policy of the majority should be that of progressive conservatism. If they forget It they may have occasion to remember the landslide of 1R74. PER SOt A L XOTES. Count Victor Rafferto says thst "the Hamming of doors Is the most noticeable thing about ths American people." Dr. Charles H. Potter, one of the fore most Investigators In this country in the field of micro-photography, has just died in Baltimore. "A Landslide done Wrong" is the way the Louisville Courier Journal announced the news on "the cold gray dawn of the morning after." Judge Parker Is so particular in his dress that were he not such a stalwart specimen of humanity some folks might be tempted to call him a dude. 1-remier Laurler is again In such poor health on account of his hsrd work In the recent political campaign that he has ar ranged to go to the southern states to re cuperate until February, when Parliament will be called. Since Mlaaourl Joined the republican col umn the natives are disposed to make merry and say things about late associates. Kentucklans who recently visited the World's fair, are socueed of d, Inking great quantities of water. A statue of Daddu, founder of the fl at Babylonian dynasty, which has Just been unearthed st Adab, where it. was ret up ,0QO years ago, is said to bear a striking resemblance to our own twentieth cen tury Chauncey M. Depew. So the true explanation of the democratic slump In Missouri is that since the Isst election upward of 30,000 republican fann ers have moved Into the state, which. If Mr. Jacob Riis surmises correctly, will henceforth be of the Roosevelt pemuaalsn. A crowd of fashionable folk gathered In the Orange club of Orange. N. J., on Tues dsy night snd received the election re turns over a special wire. Thomas A. Edison sat at the key and received returW writing them out in his copperplste hand COAL WOOD COKE KINDLING We sell the best Ohio Cooking Coal -clean, hot, lasting. Rock Springs, Hanna, Sheridan, Walnut Block, 8 team Coal. Best medium grade is Illinois Nut $9.75; Egg and Lump $0. For heaters and furnaces-Cherokee Nut So; Lump $5.25. A hot burnerMissouri Nut, large size S4.50: Lump $4.75. Scranton the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined. Spadra-the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite. All ooal hand-noreened and woiejhort over any city aoalaa deeired. COUTANT & SQUIRES, 'MW.SllW'fT In the matter of dress. examples count for much. " ..""' For example, witness the award at St. Louis. ; The Grand Prize The highest possi ble given to Browning, King & Co. ought to add to the value of our suit and overcoat. I No doubt it does in the minds of the judicious. Not, however, on our price tags $15.00. to $40.00. NO CLOTHING FIT LIKE OURS. Browning, King 1 Co. R. S, WILCOX, Manager. : , A MATTER OF HEALTH STl JfTs. (Si Absolutely Pure IIAS HO SUBSTITUTE I,,....... i nm iuu n.w ...us unie priors re- linqulshlng Ms plare to the regular opera tor and seemed not to hare lost his A kill with the key. Mrs. Robert Anderson, widow nf Major Anderson, known as the hero cf For Sumier. drove to the White. House the day after election with a large bouqaet of flowers for President Roouvelt. On ac count of her affliction she was not able t. lesve her rsrrlage. but ths preMJent -sm out of his office to where the carriage wis stsndlng and conversed for seme time with tho soldier's widow PASSIHU PUBASASTRtKS. w "Did your candidate run well?" "No." "f thought he was sleeted." "He was, but he wort In a walk." devo id nil Plain Dealer. He I don't tblnk your brother John likes me. She Oh, I'm sure he does. Whr, he tols me todsy you were a regular brick: ho went further. In fact, and said you were a regulsr gold brick. Philadelphia ledger. "Have you any city conveniences here?" asked the prospective resident of the native of the country town. "We've got a telephone line Snd electric lights," answered th itatlvef "and they're going to tear un a. street next wesk." Cleveland Leader. i . ' - - The Leading Man What's to be done? We've got the wrong trunks. The Pessimistic Stage Manager A W. what of It V What 'lirfetehoe will It wake to tha hotelkerper? Puck. .,, - . "It's kind of hard to' tell Jusf'Vho are republicans and 'Who are democrats dust now. . . 'Not st all. answered the sporting char acter. "The republicans are counting money and wearing new hata.' w ashlngton mar. Addlpos Don't ,you hste to be as lean as you are? ' Sklnnicus -No: sometimes I find, lt'o a decided help, t can cross my legs In a crowded csr without taking un any more room than I did before. Chicago Tribune. Mr. Lovett Oood evening,. Tommy, la your sister st home? Her Brother Yen, but so Is pop, an' he's gat Indigestion. You'd better skip. Phila delphia ledger. , , "Has your husband a steady Job now?"' "It's almost steadv.-sir: he goos to work at 4 1" In the morning and works till 11 i at night, hut they give him time Out for meals, sir." Cleveland Loader. . ' Or. Lyon's .... .... ;i' f, : ''J.IIl jl C;r. i' ' ':;; PERFECT Tooth Powdor AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of' reflnemen' for over a quarter of a centur? PRiPARto mr MM TlrSl