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WHEN UlT OF TOWX.
tabacrlbera leKvinK lh clly tern. ,
porairUy abunld liav The lie
luuiled to tbeai. It la better tbau
a dully letter front bout. Ad
dress will be cbanited oftea us
I'lviaeated.
Now for a little coru weather of the
geuulue Idiiml.
What will Nebraska boi'st do without
their clgaretteisV Smoke iotato plaut
leaves?
Are we not rapidly drifting Into Im
perialism, with a liouaparte at the helm
of our Navy department?
Milwaukee has become famous for
something more than a beverage by the
indictment of its grafters.
- It will now be in order for the
Woman's club to cite Dr. Teal to appear
before it and explain more fully.
Strenuous work will have to be done
In rrettldent Koonevelt's cabinet shop at
Oyster Bay, but there is no danger of a
strike or walkout.
If we are not very careful now about
choosing a college for our Hons, they will
be apt to be ex nosed to tainted money.
no matter where they go.
In spite of the conflicting stories from
Odessa the newspapers of that town are
in all probability tielng overworked if
they have not been suppressed.
The Philadelphia Ledger asks edlto
rially "When will we run out of iron?'
while everyone knows that Philadelphia
is vastly more interested in "steal."
This is the elosl season" for cigar
ettes, but as long as possession is not
conclusive evidence "of lawbreaktug the
smokers have an advantage over the
hunters.
The statement that Minister Witte
may be the leader of the Husslan liberal
party may bo the ofllclal form of an
ikODUL'lng his retirement from active po
litical work.
In Tiew of the existing state of feeling
it would be just as well to specify
Whether he is a Swede, a Dane or a Nor
wegian, rather than refer to him as
Scandinavian.
. Should the saber succeed the sword as
the duly authorized equipment of our
military and naval officers, a whole lot
of popular customs would have to be re'
vTlsrd or become obsolete. .
Although Missouri women are ignor
lug the law against wearing Btuffed
bird in their liats. Governor Folk ha
not Muted about calling out the militia.
Missouri "reform must have its lliulta
tlons after all.
; jSludeut of iuteru:itlou:il law can soon
'get tha lntit developiuf uta on that fuil
Ject ly securing a rviwt of tho tireeue
(Tajnor c:so, but probably not until the
lawyers who held the fuxlthes in Can.
ada hare Imh-u paid.
" Nebraska U amoug the five states pay
Jtu the largwt mcmbcrahlp dues to the
National Womnu's PufTrage association.
New York, Massachusetts, Iowa mid
.California bolnjx tho other four. What
t th wntrer with Colorado and Wyo
lulivc where wotuau's trnffrtige is au ao
ctknTi'Jlshml fi'.ct?
r .'- i.
1 The Civic Improvement league of Ht.
Quia Is luaktug a cttupa!gu agulust ex
pxctoratlou ia the strwta nud ou the
sidewalks and street railway cars, but
what are the men. woiueu and children
vlio are ehliged to expectorate to do?
Most they move out into the country or
Jack tbcjuaeJvea iu their own homes?
Jon RAT.
American diplomacy suffered an al
most irreparable loss in the death of
oil ti Hay. Among the eminent Mntcs-
laeti who nave directed tne foreign nr-j
fairs of the t'ulted Stittes none attained
reater distinction In diplomacy than the
ate Mccrelarj of state, while lie stood In
he front rank 1 not Indeed at the very
head of coutemjwrnry diplomats. Hav
ing an Instinctive liking for diplomatic
work Colonel Hny became Identified
with it when a young man and had a
most valuable experience at several Eu
ropean capitals. During the Hayes ad
ministration, when William M. Kvnrts
was secretary of state. Colonel Hay was
appointed assistaut secretary and In that
position disclosed tho qualifications
which later brought him eminence. As
ambassador to Great Britain he sus
tained the hlnh character of that mission
which had been established by his prede-
esnors and strengthened the friendly re
lations Itetweeu the two countries.
Called from that position to the head
of the Department of folate. Colonel Hay
found scope nnd opportunity for the ex-
rclse of his great diplomatic ability nnd
tact How wisely and well he used these
Is familiar to the world. It constitutes
one of the most honorable chapters In
our history. The frit nit and straightfor
ward enunciation of American policy In
regard to China gave the United States
a vommimding ' influence in the settle
ment between that empire and the pow
ers. That it saved China from dismem
berment is universally recognized, while
the magnanimity of our government in
the matter of Indemnity prevented de
mands on the part of the powers which
It would have been almost impossible for
China to meet. To the late secretary of
state belongs a very large part of tho
credit for establishing the open door prin
ciple In trade and securing Its recogni
tion by other nations. Not the least im
portant of his successes was the abro
gation of the Claytou-Bulwer treaty,
without which tho United States could
not have had exclusive control of an
Isthmian canal. American diplomacy
has always been frank, fair and straight
forward, and never more so than while
John Hay was at the head of the Depart
ment of State. He maintained the tradi
tional policy In regard to our foreign re
lations and in doing so strengthened the
United States in the respect and confi
dence of other nations.
John Hay had literary ability of a high
order and had he devoted himself en
tirely to literature would undoubtedly
have attained a distinguished place
among American men of letters. He had
some experience as a newspaper writer,
huvlng been for a time on the editorial
staff of the New York Tribune. Ills
worthiest contribution to literature is in
the Life of Abraham Lincoln, a biogra
phy of that illustrious man of the high
est merit. Other productions of Colonel
Hay In prose and poetry have received
critical and popular commendation. In
the history of American diplomacy the
name of John Hay will occupy a most
conspicuous place. His death at this
time is a great national loss, for his wis
dom, tact and experience in dealing with
our foreign relations were never more
needed than now.
uicnt supervision and regulation of rail
roads for the protection of shippers and
the public geuerally would not curtail
the volume of rail road traffic or affect In
the least the wages of men In railway
employ unless the railway magnates out
of pure cussednrss should try to punish
their employes for a time In order to
foment a political revolution against the
party In power. That was the case a
few months ago In Italy, where the rail
roads owned Ujr private syndicates insti
gated a strike on all their lines to create
n political revolution, but were struck
by their own boomerang by the decision
of the government to assume control and
ownership of the railroads altogether
and get rid of the syndicates that
wanted to run the government. Since
then the railway employes of Italy have
cheerfully resumed work under govern
ment supervision for wages fixed by the
government.
It will be remembered that more than
one railway magnate threatened to bring
on a ptinlc last year if Roosevelt was
elected, but the panic and the hard times
would have struck the railroad magnates
much harder than It would the men In
the railroad workshop, on the locomotive,
In the train service, or even In the book
keeping department at railroad head
quo tiers.
There Is, moreover, no prospect of tak
ing the rate-making power away from
the railroad malingers by act of con
gress. All that has been proposed Is that
whenever complaint Is made that the
rates exacted by railroads In any par
ticular locality or for any particular com
modity are after full investigation
deemed excessive by the Interstote Com
merce commission, that particular rate
shall le reduced and made reasonable by
the commission and shall remain In force
until It Is set aside by the courts. It Is
not proposed, however, to give the com
mission arbitrary rnte-maklng power or,
In other words, the power to Initiate
schedules. That power will continue to
be exercised by the rafllc managers
without let or hindrance so long as they
do not violate the provisions of the stat
ute prohibiting rebates and other favors
to shippers and unjust dlscrlmlnotlons
injurious to localities or patrons.
Intelligent railway employes, whether
they belong or do not belong to the
nnlons, will realize that such legislation
cannot possibly affect them Injuriously,
but. on the contrary, will prevent such
abuses as have built up colossal trusts
and combinations that have monopolized
traffic and later dictated terms to the
railroads.
more and more realized by the people
and sentiment Is tccomlng concentrated
in support of remedial legislation and a
vigorous execution of salutary laws, but
there Is still need of enlightenment on
the subject until a public opluion shall
be formed which will no longer tolerate
a system of deception and fraud by
which consumers are cheated nnd the
general hinltli undermined. It is urged
that there should be no relaxing of the
crusade in behalf of common honesty
nnd decency in this traffic, and against
the criminal practices of purveyej to
the needs and tastes of consumers of
food and drink, until the exposure of
fraud and deception In this business will
be sure. The effect already produced by
the pure food agitation should encourage
those who are fighting adulterations that
are sold as pure to persevere in their ef
forts. Having legislated to exclude for
eign adulterations congress and the leg
islatures should proceed against those
at home.
artists and exclusively transmuted by
wireless telegraph, will be served up In
this morning's American yellows all the
way from New York to Pan Francisco
as an Illustration of American Journal
istic enterprise.
The British postal authorities are to
take over the private telephone system
which has paid a royalty of more than
$, m.fxio to the government. The prl
vote ownership will conclude In 1011,
anil by that time the cost will almost be
returned to tlte government In royalties.
EFFECT OF REGULATION O.V 2?.a IX HM r
campaign of education conducted
by the railway press bureaus Is by no
means confined to large shippers at
prominent terminal points, who have en
joyed favors at the hands of traffic man
agers by arbitrary rate-making and re
bates, but is simultaneously focused
upon railway employes. It Is noticed,
for example, that the official Journal of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers opposes any legislation "that would
take the rate-making power from the
railway management," and urges mem
bers of its union to express disapproval
of the proposed legislation in letters to
their senators and representatives,
This opposition is doubtless mani
fested on the strength of the threats
made before the senate committee on
Interstate commerce by railway attor
neys that their corporations would be
compelled to recoup themselves (or apy
decrease in their earnings by a corre
sponding decrease In the wages of rail
way employes and a material reduction
in the number of men employed iu all
the departments that go to make up the
grand army of more than I,2(X,000 wage
workers that are now on the pay rolls of
American railways.
This club has been swung over the
beads of railway employes every time
state or national regulation of railways
has been attempted, but railway em
ployes as a class are too Intelligent to
be stampeded. The wages of railroad
employes, with the possible exception of
the high salaried officials of the first
magnitude, are governed entirely by the
same law that controls the wages of all
other classes of breadwinners and the
same law that controls prices of com
modities fabricated and consumed by
man, namely, the Inexorable law of sup
ply and demaud. In prosperous times
with abundant crops and activity in all
departments of Industry and commerce
the volume of railroad traffic Is large
and the railroads ure compelled to In
crease not only the number of trainmen,
but also their rolling stock und terminal
facilities, as well as to double-track and
quadruple-track their roads, reduce their
grades and shorten their trackage to
make the best time with the least exer
tion. In such times wages of railroad
men are at high water mark, not at a
matter of benevolence, but as a matter
of necessity.
During periods of business depression,
when crops are short, prices low and
fcuslnesH slack In the mill and factory,
and In the mercantile establishments, the
railroad managers as a matter of neces
sity are compelled to discontinue trains,
lay off train crews and curtail the num
ber of employes Iu all the departments.
In such times wages of railway em
ployes keep pace with the wages of all
other classes of breadwinners.
A man of ordinary Intelligence cer
tainly must understand that the govern-
FACTOR IX THE TRAUK RALAXC B.
It Is stated that upwards of 100,000
persons have been already booked for
the eastern voyage across the Atlantic
from the port of New York aloue and it
is calculated that the number will reach
at least UOO.OOO before the year Is over.
Besides this, a considerable number of
passengers sail from other ports. Kef er
ring to tills the Journal of Commerce ob
serves that these travelers puy their
fares over and back mostly to foreign
steamship companies which do their
banking on the other side. How much
money they spend on their travels there
Is no means of ascertaining, but an av
erage of $1,000 does not seem like an ex
cesslvo guess. "To whatever amount is
expended by Americans in going abroad
and traveling or living there may be
added the sum's sent over by persons of
alien birtli to their friends and families.
If from this unknown total is deducted
the money which immigrants bring here
and which foreign visitors expend in the
United States, there must be a heavy
balance against us in this account. How
much It is no man can calculate. It may
be anywhere from $100,000,000 to twice
that sum in a year."
It is explained that the money which
American travelers get and spend abroad
is drawn upon American credits created
by the sale of merchandise. In other
words, our excesei of t xports goes In no
small part to pay these expeuses of trav
eling, buying things and enjoying life
generally in foreign lands. "Thousands
of bales of cotton and millions of bushels
of grain and barrels of flour go every
year to pay for trips abroad, some of
trhlch are economical and some of which
are extravagant." Thus it Is that this
foreign travel constitutes a considerable
factor, though how much of a factor It Is
Impossible to say. In the trade balance
and It grows in extent from year to year.
Is it necessary to point out this drain is
to a very large extent a distinct loss to
the country?
PA SAM A CASAL METHODS.
In his statement regarding his retire
ment from the position of chief engineer
of the Panama canal Mr Wallace saya
he hits no criticism of personnel or indi
viduals, but he expresses the belief "that
the obstacles duo to the governmental
methods required by existing laws are so
serious that they will have to be elimi
nated if the American people are to see
the Panama canal constructed in a rea
sonable time and at a moderate cost."
This Is a suggestion which ought to re
ceive serious consideration at Washing
ton. It appears to justify what has been
said in some newspapers regarding the
prevalence of "red tope" in canal affairs,
which it is alleged hits operated to re
tard the work.
The matter Is one for congressional at
tention and action. The president and
the commission must of course observe
the requirements of the law and if these
are shown to be obstructive to the work,
as asserted by Mr. Wallace, it will be
the duty of congress to modify them. As
an eastern paper remarks, unless the
Panama Canal commission is to be a
working organization, employing prac
tical business methods, unhampered in
Its oHratlon by political Interference or
unnecessary official restraint, unhindered
in obtaining equipment, supplies and ma
terial, and in prosecuting its work by
contract and otherwise, and for this it is
only necessary to have entirely compe
tent and trustworthy men in charge,
with hearty government support unless
this can be assured, tie constructUm of
the interoceanic canal will be a long and
costly process, teyoud all promise or cal
culation, and instead of redounding to
the glory of the government and of all
concerned with the enterprise, Jt will be
a source of disappointment and humilia
tion. The obvious necessity Is that prac
tical business methods should be applied
to this great undertaking nnd these
should be as free as possible from any
thing like red tape, while at the same
time adequately safeguarded against
possible nbuses. Whatever tends to de
lay or obstruct the work must be elimi
nated and doubtless this will be done.
The suggestion of Mr. Wolloce ought not
to go unheeded.
FOOn ADULTERATION.
The United States is not alone in the
matter of food adulteration. A recent
issue of the consular reports contains
a statement of the director of the bu
reau office for examining foods of the
University of Jena, from which it ap
pears that nearly 1,400 articles were ex
amlned last year and found to be adul
terated, showing that the practice Is
quite as prevalent In Germany as in this
country, if nof indeed carried on more
extensively. While a great many of the
adulterated articles are of course sold to
the German people, a very considerable
portion is exported and needless to say
some of it finds Its way to American
consumers. Congress has legislated with
a view to shutting out adulterated foods,
liquors nnd drugs from our markets and
this legislation, It Is understood. Is being
enforced with good results. Doubtless
some of the foreign adulterotlons still
get in, but they are not being exported
t( the United States as freely as form
erly and there is reason to expect that
In time their exclusion will be complete
and an end put to the fraud thus prac
ticed upon cur people,
Meanwhile it 1 Interesting to note
that the crusade against food adultera
tion here Is having good results. It Is
noted that reports of food and dairy com
mlssloners nnd bulletins of boards of
health In' various states show increasing
luterest in the subject and growing ef
forts to suppress the traffic In deleterious
or fraudulent comounds. An eastern
paper obnernrs that the injury nl the
IrJIsmy of this trnffin ore coming to be
Emulating the example set by the Ne
braska supreme court some years ago
the supreme court of Colorndo irritated
and aggravated by a cartoon thot ap
peared In the Denver paper pulblshed by
United States Senator Potterson, hus de
cided to exercise the royal prerogative
by citing the senator to appear to an
swer the charge of contempt. When Mr.
Patterson appears before that august
body it will exercise Its royal function
and assert its autocratic power as prose
cutor, judge and accuser all in one, and
If Senator Pntterson is adjudged guilty
it will be the ninth case of this character
that has ever been tried In the United
States In 118 years.
Emulating the exu tuple of Andrew
Carnegie, John 1). Rockefeller has ten
dered $10,000,000 for the promotion of
higher education in the United States.
An Inducement for lower education, es
pecially in the mechanical arts, would
be equally if not more desirable. The
opportunities for higher education are
much greater than the opportunities for
the kind of education that will enable a
poor man's son or daughter to hecomo
self-supporting In the ordinary walks of
life.
FoVmer Chief Engineer Wallace de
clares that his salary with the Illinois
Central together with the avenues for
additional income it gave him brought
him Just as much as his job with the
Panama canal. It would be interesting
to know Just what the side lines of tho
railroad superlntendency may have been.
The current number of The Independ
ent contains Filipino Impressions of
America, Its life nnd its men and women
by Miss Maria Qulntero de Joseph. It
was to have leen expected that the
vision of Miss Squlntero was somewhat
oblique and that she could not naturally
see the straight of things In America.
A solemn warning has been issued to
the saloon keepers by their special organ
to look out for loguB ten dollar bills.
We apprehend the saloon keepers need
no serious warning. They are looUing
out for genuine dollar bills and 10-to-l
silver dollars.
All the ward heelers of Omaha do not
hibernate In the,Thlrd ward and the self
styled municipal reformers who live In
the upper wards are always willing and
envious to co-operate with the Third
ward heelers when they v -nt an office.
The Cldneae government is taking ac
tive steps fgninst the merchant boy
cotting American goods, but it will be
several years before "government of in
JUDctUia" will he a politiml Issue in the
finwery kingdom.
No wonder Marcus Bratin's mall wni
tampered with In irnngory. It was
probably "up to" the representatives of
the government to learn how much he
hnd discovered of the emigration system
In vogue in that countrv. But who arc
the topic ot tills end of the line?
The prediction of a general election
next year In Great Britain made by
Lord Lonsdowne Is certalnly In time for
candidates to formulate the Issues, but
hardly In time for the opposition to reol
Ize on the ''scandals" they are develop
Ing iu Parliament.
The Civic Federation of New York
proposes to hold n national conference to
discuss the immigration question. Wha
Is the Civic Federation of Omaha goln
to do nlioiit It? Could It spare Its ex
plosive attorney long enough to send him
as a conferee?
When President Paul Morton struck
the name of Chauncey Dcpew from the
pay roll of the Equitable, on which un
der the Hyde management his name ha
been inscribed at $-.',000 n year. It was
the "most unklndest cut of nil."
A number of gentlemen across the
Canadian line are said to be anxious for
the Chicago grand jury to report so they
may know whether to come home or
take up permanent quarters under the
folds of the union Jack.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy has
filed suit against the Santa Fe railroad
charging it with contempt of court for
violating on injunction ngolnst secret re
bates. It Is now for the Judge to decide
if he hos been Insulted.
Tliw Country's oed.
Minneapolis Journal. i
What we need In this country Is a heavy
tax on autos and a largo bonus on baby
carriages.
Cotton Itonte to Conscience.
Philadelphia Record.
We wish we might say that the Chinese
boycott had touched tho conscience of
Americans. As a matter of fact It la only
their cotton that has been touched.
Western klll Takes tbe I'rlae.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Chief Engineer Wallace, having lost his
$30,000 canal Job, has found one in New
Tork that will pay him twice as much. It
aeems that they never have the presump
tion to offer a western man less than
$50,000 a year 'In New Tork.
A Hnd Scare.
Philadelphia Press.
Lawson Is afraid that New York law will
kidnap him If he passes through the state
on his way to set off his fireworks in
Kansas and therefore he will go via Can
ada. Now, really, do you suppose New
York loves the frenzied Thomas ardently
enough to steal him?
Iet Well Enonsvh Alone.
Flttsburg Dispatch.
The desire of England's premier to have
the United States occupy Its right place
in the world would not be without its
claim to consideration were It not for the
fact that the United States appears to be
getting along very well in the position tt
already holds, since it ia at the top of tbe
international ladder.
Sobs for the Poor llleh.
Wichita. Eagle.
Lord help the millionaire: There ta Rocke
feller with no appetite; Morgan so rest
less he can't stay long in one place; Carne
gie has long been a sufferer from dyspepsia
and the rest of 'em are dying with envy
because they are not as rich as the Uire.e
of 'em. Blessed be bacon and beans and
health with the grace of Ood!
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Denver is to show the Grand Army a liv
ing flag 115 feet long, hardly enough to
cover Its political back yard.
Paul Morton's salary Is said to be $50,000
a year. This makes a cabinet Job look as
lonesome as a summer resort In winter.
A New York man sentenced to klSB his
wife once each day for a year begged off
on the constitutional plea of "cruel and un
usual punishment."
It Is hardly worth while for Japan to go
to the bother of sending a fleet to the Bal
tic Buch an expedition would not materi
ally Increase the troubles of the czar.
A Texas negro convicted of attempted as
sault received a compound sentence
amounting to 1,000 years and a day. It is
believed the sentence will hold him for a
while.
District Attorney Jerome of New York
boasts that he has eighteen lawyers under
Indictment and expects to convict every
one of them. This leads the Evening Post
to utter the cautionary remark, "The mern
fact that a man is a lawyer Is not. we must
insist, presumptive evidence of guilt."
The Kansas cattlo king, flrant Gillette,
has returned to his old stamping ground,
whence he fled to Mexico some years ugo
to escape the Importunities of creditors. He
Is a seven-times millionaire and he la giv
ing his creditors certificates of a square
dpal which are promptly honored by banks
PhntrtgrspbJi' views of the bombard
ment f OtleMsa by the BJisnian mmlne-r
hatJleKhln. taken an the spot by special
BECltAR SHOTS AT TIIK Pt I.PIT.
New York Tribune: A New England col
lege giving a degree to a Japanese, and
Roman Catholic colleges giving degrees to
a Baptist and to a Jew, are Incidents
agreeably marking the cosmopolitanism of
culture.
Philadelphia Press: Just to keep the sum
mer season from being dull some Methodists
are stirring up a heresy case. Heresy
hunting Is not as popular a game as It was
a few years ago. The churches would do
well to keep hot on the trail of the ortho
dox devil, and let heterodox theological
professors alone.
Washington Post: What shall be done
to bring men into the church! The ques
tion U more easily asked than answered.
Much depends, of course, upon the min
ister. The trouble with Uio many prea-hrs
Is tha.t they do uot attempt to appeal to
S'jen. Indeed, ft wfll be found tliat whnre
minlstCTS pomkwbs manly traits tJaey it sot
have ccua-ti'in to worry over tiiii emptine.
of pWJ. If their T-mins ore tlrile and
attr'-urtiVR. If they deaJ with the dally prob
lems uf ui. If Uiey help uu-.n 1ji meetlnd
and urinuiu-rina t'te trtnutatiuns whlult u in
stantly UtMMit even Uib nviHt mural. Uiay
will nnd plant y uf masculbiu auditors.
TheE
QUI
TABLE
First in its Aid to Beneficiaries.
The Equitable pays its policies more promptly than
any other company usually within twenty-four hours.
DEATH CLAIMS PAID IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
In 1900
9(5 per cent within one day.
" 1901 . . . 9G " " "
" 1902 ... 98 " " "
" 1903 ... 95 " "
" 1.904 ... 96 " "
First in its Payments
to Living Policyholders.
For many years the Equitable has paid a larger amount
In dividends than any other company.
DIVIDENDS PAID
In 1900 93,481,641.00
" 1901 3,742,520.00
" 1902 94,477,924.00
" 1903 95,682,296.00
" 1904 96,001,903.00
First in Financial Strength.
Assets . . .
Liabilities . .
Surplus . . a
413,953,021.00
9333,158,752.00
9 80,794,269.00
Ratio of Assets to Liabilities, 124.25 per cent
II. D. NEELY, Manager for Nebraalta,
402-403-404-405 Merchant National Bank Blu., Omaha, Neb.
WM. HENRY BROWN, Cashier.
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From erandfather
Btld trrandmother down in
the children iusrt stiLi-tln to achi
we enn suimlv Derfeet flttinir p1hkh thnf
will relieve anv defeet of vision; Vnndirhf vQo
sight, Astigmatism or Irreeular Sleht Mnaeiiinr
Weakness and Old Sight.
If you've any of these troubles you won't see
rigni ana reel ngnt until you've secured the
necessary glasses. And the longer you put It
off the harder It will be to fit you and the more
it will eost you. Don't wait until "YOU 11AVE
iu uome." Do It now today.
Hutesoi. Optical Co.,
213 S. lth St. Paxton Block,
OMAHA, NEB.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"I have heard," stammered her timid ad
mirer, "that you are engaged. Is It er
true?"
"I'm not engaged yet," replied the fair
girl, "but I hone to be soon."
"Er how soon?" he asked.
"In a few minutes," ehe replied with shin
ing eyes. Philadelphia ledger.
"You seem to forget that I married you
out of a shop."
"And haven't I proved a bargain?"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Jack Dora, how much longer have I got
to wait?
Dora Why, Jack, we've been engaged
only three weeks! When we are having
such a happy time why do you want to cut
It short and get married? Chicago Tribune.
Wife Mrs. gplurglt says she Is very par
ticular always to pay her calls on time.
Husband Well, site's consistent, anyway;
the Splurglts pay everything "on time."
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Slush What Is the dearest remem
brance of your honeymoon, love?
Mr. Blush The hotel bills. Cleveland
Leader.
"I just peeped Into the parlor as I passed,"
said Mr. phamley, "and 1 saw quite a
freak of nature "
"Why, Uertha is In there with her young
man."
"Yes, I saw two heads on one pair of
shoulders." Philadelphia Press.
"liet there be perf ct frankness between
uh at the start, my dear," said Mr.
Weddoft. "I we need to lock anything
front each other?"
"Not your razor, anyhow," responded
Mr. Weddoft the third, tall, thin and ,
crimsoning. "I have no corns!" Chicago
Tribune.
"There's the man with the hoe-o-o!"
railed out the facetious girl In the auto as
she whlized by the farmer. But she
blushed as he came swiftly back at her
with :
"And there's the girl with her beau-o-o'"
Detroit Pree Press.
FOIIITH OF Jl'LY ODE.
James Russell Dowell.
Our fathers fought for liberty,
'J'hey struggled lung und wen,
History of their Ueeds can lU
Bui did thy Kave us free?
Axe ws free from vanity,
F're.e frot.j prulK, and ire from selr.
Free front love uf powi-r and tx.lf,
Fiom evtryttlcg l it s t7;rly .'
Are we free from stubborn will,
From low hte nd malice ama.l.
From opinions tyrant Utrall?
Ate mine of us our vn slaves etlllT
Are we free to sneak our thought.
To be happy, and be poor.
Free to entur Heaven's door.
To live and Hfcor we nu:;ht?
Ar we then made free at last.
From t' n fear of what nitn say,
Free t ) revertjirs today.
Fn ) tr"in J' iduve.-y :f the t;uat?
On" f-xt-Kos fooffht for liberty.
Tiipy i:tr'!?rln-t Innr r.nd well,
HlBtorv of tlicir ilnwls ftn tell
Bjii AiiraeU'e miinr mt lis true.
Easy Payments
Have You Seen Our
$75 OUTFIT
This Sum Will Furnish
ROOMS
COMPLETE
At Our Store. Let Us Show
Them to You.
ESSES
Sk
ram
These Goods Cost Over
100 DOLLARS
OUR TERMS:
$ 25 Worth, $1.00 Week
50 Worth, $1.50 Week
$100 Worth, $2.00 Week
Omaha Furniture
and Carpet Co.
Between 12th end 13th on
Farnam St
