Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 10, 1905, EDITORIAL SECTION, Page 2, Image 10
THE OMAHA DAILY HTTE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, lf)0r. Tiie Omaha S ii?c day to. E. ItOSEWATKK. EDITOIl. t PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. terms of srnRcnirrioN. Pally Icee i without Bundiiy). on yar..4.0 Daily he and Sunday, one year S W illustrated Hce, on year 2 Srt Hundiiy Bee, on year t-S") Saturdty ISee, one year 19) Twentieth Century I'armer, nni year... 1 tW PELIVLRF.D nY CARRIER. Pally Ree (without Sunday), per copy... 2o Daily JWe (without tfundny), per week.. .la? Pailv Hee (Including Sunday), T week..l"o Evening l)e (without Siinla). rrr k Jo Keening I'.ca (including Sunday), pr cck .. lio Sunday Hce, per copy Oo Complaints of Irregularities In delivery should lt addressed lo (,'lty Circulation De partment. "OFFICES. Omaha Th He Hulhling. South Omaha lty Hull fiulldlng, Twenty-fifth and M streets. Council UlufTs 1 pearl street. Chicago Ink) I'nl'y Building. Now York VM Homo Life Insurance Building. Washington Sol Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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Tisehuck, treasurer ot Xh Hoo Fuljlishmg Company, being duly worn, ay that the actual number of full und complete copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening and Sunday (lee printed during llio month of August, V.'t. wus as follows: 1 aH,KH it au.ooo 1 2M.OHO t itT,ll0 4 I,(IIU t KH.IiOO t a,oro 7 ,o io I ...u,.-.o J.uo.o.io io at,Hn n uo,au 13 Hl,:llO 11 30,20 14 110,010 15 XU.UhO iu gu,sao is at,iBo 1 31,470 ;o aii.Mo 21 iiO.SSU a uo.ooo 23 SO, 110 1 UO.lOO Zb 0,11U w :i,7ao i UW.U.IO ao,iw it U.X.IO 3u :io,tio ai au.KHO IKlO.ilOO Less unsold tuples 11,410 Net total sales U18.W4 1ully average XU.O-tO GEORGE B. TZSCHl'CK, ireasuier. Subscribed In my presence ami sworn to beiore me tins lust uay of August, 1'juo. (tjettlj Al. 11. HU.NUATE, Notary i'uuiiu. W11E.V Oi l' OF 'lOWS. haerlbers lea viae tha clljr tern yururily akould liave lUe Uee mailed tu litem. It la better tbau u dally letter from borne. Ad dress will be changed a ofteu us reuaeateil. '1 lie ilUnuU' of the l'lillii'plnos uiucb bettor Unin tin- n-ilt'iit.s. Is What a tiem mcif ia jut now for the American rfllowo in the country of the lellow 8. Now tlint u .NcbraeUu iimu hug the contract for ft-oiling the ennui workers the cuuhI in uk t he built. With the iiKht til Raku Instlng Ore Auyn, the cznr tthould know vhere to Ulitke lila next levy of troops. That Itulinn eiirtiitjUiiue may make Italians lu IxulHlanu detention camp8 Teel resigned to their condition. Fortunately for the principals, Public Printer Palmer cannot attribute his re tirement to the content over the "Iowu Idea." Why can't tin- great international peaoe-iniiker be Invoked to settle that little disagreement between Sweden and Norway 1 Events since the sliiiiiK of the peneo protocol tco to show that a declaration of peace does not always Immediately re Btore pence. Lieutenant tiovernor .Mctiilton's open ing speech to the republican state con vention ought to legale the delegates wlUi some tall stories. The geographers mni map makers will now get busy revising their charts showing the division of territorial pos sessions hi the fur east. It might Ik wise for the tzar to aban don the v'an for the Itussiflcation of Finland until he has brought his capital luto harmony with the existing order. What sort of a display must New Hampshire have made to have caused the peace envoys to Imagine that $t).tK) was necessary to aid state charities? For the next few month.-, tlie railways of tlie west will Ihj taxed to their utmost In moving the crops, but they will not be severely taxed In paying their taxes. Since Japanese statesmen have le KUU to construe the peace treaty It will be learned Just what the Islander Im agine they secured by stopping the war. 7he comparative ease with which dis orders we iv suppressed In Tokio shows that the Japnuese can teach the litis ilans something Ivesldes how to conduct battles. Newspaper paragraphers throughout the country welcome the re entry of the lion. P. Crowe within the horizon, livery one of them Is courageously tak .u f a shot at him on pa tier. The Irrepressible coutllct between the lob" prluters ami the Job print shops ver the elht hour day is on anil fioni Kesent Indications it promises to be a wUlo royal from start t finish. The report that Aguinaiuo is lu league lth the bands of ludroncs in Luzon Htnes at a time to Inform Mr. Hryan just where to apply for "auti-expan-ilon" Information when he reaches tlaullu. Quite apart from the l ligation the (apauese have been put under to Amer ea by the recession of Manchuria, the latlves of Peking have reason to feel jrateful for the approaching visit of Mis Alice Roosevelt. The streets of Peking are being cleaued In Lor honor. MVTVAL LIFE IXSLRABCE MKTHnns. The investigation now in progress, instituted by the New York legislature Into the practical workings of the so called mutual life Insurance companies, has pricked the glittering bubble of mutuality ami dissipated the common belief that the wishes of the policy holders are consulted by the government of these companies. At the very outset of the Investigation It was shown that the participation of the policyholders In the organization and government of these companies on the principle of mutuality ns practiced at present is a delusion and a snare. According to the testimony elicited from officers of the company under in vestigation, the annual elections are cut anil dried affairs, prearranged by ex ecutive committee that exercise arbi trary and almost unlimited powers. High officials of the most conspicuous Insurance companies of America calmly admit that such a thing as a con tested election was unheard of and that the annual number of "ballots cast by policyholders at each election often num bered a paltry dozen or less, and those were for the most part voted by em ployes or officers of the company on proxies for absent policyholders. In spectors of these elections whose duty it Is under the by-laws to certify their legality admitted that they commonly took no steps to determine the eligibility of the alleged policyholders who might appear to vote In person, but accepted on that point the assurance of such officers of the company, usually the president or vice president, who happen to be present. All these revelations are by no menus unexpected. The primary object of mutuality In life Insurance companies Is to allow each policyholder to par ticipate in the government of the com pany In the same manner as a stock holder participates In the government of the ordinary corporation. I'nder such a system it would be next to impossible for one set of men to continue In office for a generation or a lifetime; on the contrary, there would be frequent changes In the directory and these changes would be a barrier to frenzied finance, extravagance and reckless waste on the part of mutual life com pany officials. If the legislatures of New York and of other states profit by the disclosures con cerning sham mutuall.ations that have been made before this investigating committee, the abuses that have cropped up Into the government of mutual life Insurance companies will be eradicated and mutuallzation will mean In fact what Its name Implies. THK i'VBLIC PH1XTINQ. The summary action of President Roosevelt lu removing from office the head of the government printing office, after having asked for his resignation, was doubtless due to facta coming to the president's knowledge of a char acter to call for the prompt dismissal of Palmer. Ills humiliation lu the mat ter Is intensified by the appointment as hi successor, it Is supisjsed temporarily, of one of the employes of the office whom Palmer had sought to get rid of on the charge of Insubordination and who is vindicated by the president's action. Meanwhile the affairs of the govern ment printing office are being exposed and the disclosures show that for some time they have been very badly, if not corruptly managed. In one of the cur rent magazines Mr. W. S. Uossiter. chief clerk in the census bureau and ex pert special agent for printing and pub lishing the twelfth census, n man of experience lu practical printing, pre sents facts regarding the mismanage ment of the government printing office which conclusively show the necessity for radical reforms In that establish ment. He points out the rapid increase In the expenditures of the office and says that If the present rate of ihcrease be maintained during the current decade the total outlay for printing In those ten years will exceed $i',(NH",(Xk. He asserts that there Is no country on earth where the public printing ap proaches In volume or in cost the re quirements of the T'nited States. Of course the public printer has nothing to do With the amount of work required of bis office. Congress and the executive departments are responsible for this. Rut there can lie no doubt that If the office were conducted efficiently and on business principles the expenditures could be materially reduced without lowering the quality of the work. President Hoosevclt has determined that the government printing office must le reformed and there will l no half way measures In brlnglni; this about. A Viri.dMATIC CS.VTER. There Is no doubt that one result of the successful efforts of President Roosevelt In behalf of peace lietween Russia and Japan will be to place Washington on a par with the prin cipal Kuropean capitals as a diplomatic center. The interposition of the presi dent was a demonstration to the world not only of the earnest desire of this country that the conflict In the far east should end, but also that here the repre sentatives of contending nations can meet without fear of coming under in fluences which are almost certain to lie exerted in Europe. It Is remarked that the president's achievement will make the capital of the I'uited States more than any other great capital of the world the theater for plans In world diplomacy, that the trained diplomats of F.urope will welcome assignments to Washington, where the doctrine of square dealing and publicity in interna tional affairs is practiced. A prestige has leeu acquired by the Putted States which cannot fail to make it more in fluential than ever in settling world affair. It Is said that t'.ie president Is Im pressed with the necessity of having men at the iuiMrtaut capitals abroad who will be in every way competent to sustain tli diplomatic prestige of the I nited States. "Tills Is not only true of the ambassadors," says a Wash ington report, "but also of the ministers and consular representatives. In the latter force the president has found himself hampered by the oltl bugaboo of political Influence. The consular service, being outside civil service regu lations, except for a perfunctory exam ination at the State department. Is still claimed by senators and representatives as their legitimate spoil." 1'ndnuhtcdly under the present administration the standard of the government's diplomatic and consular service will be high and that In whatever direction Improvement can !c effected It will lie made. Amer ican diplomacy, always frank, honest and straightforward, will maintain that distinction and will continue to merit and receive the respect nnd confidence of the world. Our national capital has attained new and greatly Increased Im portance as n diplomatic center. KATIOXAL DARK ((OUT1. Since the legislation was enacted authorizing the organization of national banks, in towns of a certain population, with a capital of f -.". " n , there has been a great increase in the number of such banks. The remarkable prosperity of the country during the last eight years has also stimulated the organization of banks with u larger capital, so that the banking Interest of the country has fully doubled in that period. Authentic figures show that the growth In the cir culation of natlomt' banks since lltiH) has been from $-JPJ.mki,ink to ?478.WO.H0, based on government bonds, or aisjtlt $."i.(HKUKii per annum. According to reports, from Washing ton the large Increase lu national bank organization which has taken place. with the consequent expansiou of circu lation. Is being discussed by experts lu the government financial service. It is stated that some of these experts fhlnk there Is danger attending the unlimited expansion of bank note circulation, though they do not consider the danger as yet serious. They believe the coun try Is able to absorb all the bank note circulation that is likely to be Issued on the basis of the present national debt. If this view be correct there Is a possibil ity of the circulation being very nearly or quite doubled wlthiu the next five or six years. Much, however, depends upon whether conditions continue to le favor able to the organization of national banks. Capital will go luto this business only so long ns there appears to be op portunity for successfully carrying It on. Hanking depends upon and therefore follows other business. If the prevail ing prosperity continues, as there is fa vorable promise that It will, more banks will be organized and the volume of cir culation lucrensed. A business reaction, on the other hand, would not only check the growth of national banks, but would promptly bring about a curtailment In circulation. It Is evident that there Is no excess of bank circulation at present. All of It Is being nbsorbed lu carrying on the In dustries and commerce of the country. Poubless it Is quite sufficient for all pres ent demands, but It might not be a few years hence and certainly will not be If the business of the country goes on growing at the rate of progress during the last five or six years. A Washington dispatch to the St. Ixiuls Globe-Democrat says: "Rank circulation based en government Ismds has the best security In the world the fuith of the federal government. Rut It Is urged by those who question the desirability of unlim ited expansion of this circulation and co ordinate extension of this pledge, that faith even of the T'nited States govern ment might lu some time of financial distress meet difficulty in removing to the treasury vaults the mountains of gold that might be demanded to main tain the parity of this Immense circula tion, together with the silver certificates, treasury notes jind subsidiary coinage outstanding." We are unable to see in this, which Is presumed to reflect the view of some treasury official, anything to warrant apprehension. It Is not easy to conceive of any situation that would Involve the government In the difficulty suggested. There Is no more conclusive evidence of tiie great prosperity of the country" than the national bank growth and it will go on while prosperity con tinues. AN IMl'tiHTAKT CUXFKHEKCE. A national conference Is to Ik? held at t'rbana, 111., In connection with the In auguration exercises of the new presi dent of the University of Illinois next month, to lie participated In by the trus tees of American colleges and univer sities, which should be of more than ordinary importance, especially to the people of the western states lu which the state university system of higher education prevails. As the prospectus of this , conference says, "it Is well known that the method of governing higher Institutions of learning by lwinrds of trustees, that Is, bodies of nonexperts laymen, so to speak, In the field of education Is peculiarly American." and the purpose of the conference is to dis cuss some of the most pressing ques tions of college and university admin istration Involving the relations of trustees, presidents anil faculties. If any fault la to be found in gen eral with our methods of university management it Is the lack of uniformity due to the absence of any accepted rules or principles for governing these institutions. Not only Is there an utter lack of accepted methods as between different universities and colleges, but within the administration of each sepa rate university no continuous or fixed policy Is otvserved. so that a change lu officers, or In the control of the trustees' body Is almost sure to work radical revolution In the administration of the trust. The coming conference is to consider several vital subjects; among them, whether the real administrative author ity should le vested lu the faculty or In the trustees; whether the president should be the bole advisory authority to the trustees or the other administrative officers or various faculties should also lie consulted; how the trustees should be selected, by co-optntlon of the alumni or by outside authority, and if by outside authority lu the case of state universities, whether they should lie ap pointed by the governor or elected spe cifically for that purpose by the people, or hold their places ex-oflleio by virtue of lxing elected or chosen to some other office or position lastly, should the trus tees assume entire control of the finan cial administration or should they Im pose upon the faculty certain financial duties In connection with their depart ments, or relieve them so they can de vote themselves entirely to instructional work? Another Independent question on the program Is whether It Is possible to devise uniform methods of bookkeeping and statistics so as to make compari sons between the different universities and colleges possible nnd useful. The scope of this conference as thus outlined should give It an emphasis In the educational world not usually had by meetings of this character. If It can solve, or put In the way of solution, some of these puzzling problems that are obstructing a more efficient and economical management of our univer sities and making thejn so costly and expensive to those who support them. It will have served a purpose that will entitle It to become permanent. Omaha Is always gratified at the suc cess of any of Its citizens In any enter prise, nnd we feel sure the numeroua friends of J. E. Markel will rejoice at his good fortune In securing a big plum on the Panama railroad nnd ca nal. We apprehend, however, that the press agent who computed the hotel concession granted to Mr. Markel at $."0,0(K),0(H) wus looking through mag nifying glasses I'nele Sam bought the right-of-way and what there Is of the ranama canal for $40,000,000, and the whole Panama railroad, Including Its rolling stock. Is scarcely, worth half that sum. The probabilities are a cipher or two wns added In transit between New York and Omaha. Now we have discovered what the New Amerlenn Order of Protection was ordained for. The explanation reaches us from the Lincoln Star In the follow ing announcement: II. C. M. Riirftess having been elected supreme commander of the American Order of Protection, It is presumed by many of his friends that his new duties will make It Impossible for him to take such an active part In politics and that, therefore, he will decline to be a candidate for re-election as chairman of the republican state central committee. The complaints against all the St. Louis snloou keepers who were prose cuted by order of Governor Folk for violating the Sunday clause of the Mis souri dram shop law have been dis missed after one of the offenders had been acquitted by the Jury, which goes to show that a sumptuary law cannot be enforced unless the law Is backed Vy public sentiment. The explanation of the failure of the Bishop Totter saloon Is that it degen erated quickly until It was no cleaner, nor better, nor more attractive than any other saloon and was conducted with less businesslike methods. In this day of competition the rule of the survival of the fittest evidently applies to ao loons as well as to other enterprises. The corn belt still maintains suprem acy over the cotton belt. The mini mum price of the cotton crop of 190f has licen fixed by the planters at 11 cents a pound, which Is very nearly 1(1 per cent "higher than was the cotton crop of 18! Ml, when Rryan and the sll verites insisted that cotton and silver walked hand In hand. Lincoln had hard luck in the matter of state fair weather. As a mark of substantial sympathy an Invitation Is hereby extended to all who were kept away from the state fair by the rains to come to Omaha the first week In Oc tober and enjoy the unrestricted hospi tality of King Ak-Sar-Ren and his host of merry-makers. According to Rradstroot's Review of Trade, cool weather and the ending of the vacation season, coupled with the partial re-openlng of schools, have made for more activity In retail lines north, west and east. Why not also In the south? Is it because there Is no partial reopening of the schools of that section of the country? Fusion In New York against Tam many Is to be effected, If effected at all, on the basis of a demand for municipal ownership. The result would produce some strange sommersaults should Tammany align Itself In opposition to municipal ownership. No wonder Colonel Rryan Is taking himself out of the countrv. Governor Douglas of Massachusetts refuses absolutely to stand for a second term, giving as his reason his unwilling ness to submit himself to political pub licity. Mr. Iiouglaa has demonstrated his belief In advertising, but he Is evi dently convinced that the advertising he payg fur pnys him bet. It Is greatly to be regretted that John Hay could not have lived long enough to have seen the triumph of American diplomacy In the settlement of the Russian-Japanese war. Nothing would have been so satisfying to Mr. Hay as to have had a share in nrlnglng about this much desired re-uil The statue of Marquis Ito has been rolled In the mud by embattled Japa nese who are staying at home while the fighting Japs are in Manchuria. Rut the marquis will probably have the statue cleaned of and reset without serious Inconvenience to himself. A Riitlsh expert aces u ray of'hope In national and municipal competition In telephone lrues, but, strange to say, lu all the arguments no one has suecested that the business be left to private cor porations beyond the term prescribed by the present charters. While William Jennings Rryan Is pre paring to circumambulate the globe, Governor Folk Is preparing to Invade the Pacific coast and establish wireless connections with his fleet of battleship that are circumnn vlvntlng the White House. A TeC of rntrlntlsm. Philadelphia Ledttcr. It Is now In order Vnr some enterprising American Journal to stiRRest to Philanthro pist Rockefeller thnt he donate the price Of constructing the Panama cimnl. Out of (be nnnntnsr. New York Tribune. The Indian Territory now wants to come Into the union as a state with the out landish name of Sequoyah. FiaMi a bap tismal misnomer might to put any state hood project out of the running. Prnlne that la Prnlae. Baltimore American. The kaiser says that President Roosevelt Is the only man In the world who rnuld have done It. As the kaiser Is rather fond of doing things himself, the tribute Is as convincing as It Is generous. .. Sporting; Illood In iv Channels. Poston Transcript. Talk about progress: Here's the com mittee of the KIJi Jockey club ' determined to bring their course un to date In every respect." Not a word about the anthro pophagi, who, we tak" It, are now umong the antipodean "has bcens." Opening; for Ak-Snr-llen Kings, PutTilo Express. The salary which Norway offers, of S1T5, 000, Is said to be not enough fur a king. There are plenty of good men in this coun try, who would undertake the Job for one half that sum. The Norwegians would do well to advertise before awarding the con tract. Innbrnnm from Cucumbers. Springfield Republican. The czar's thanks to his M.inchurlan army, In announcing peace, are In his most delightfully characteristic vein. The army had "obstlna'ely repulsed" for nineteen months the enemy's advance, and now the same enemy had "yielded all our con ditions" In peace making. The man who can extract sunbeams out of cucumbers Is not yet a finished artist. He should take lessons of the czar. Needless Impatience, Chicago Chronicle. Norwegian Impatience at the delay of the United States government In recog nizing Norway's Independence Is hardly Justified. If Norway had proclaimed It self a republic American Interest and sym pathy would naturally have been aroused. As It merely proposes to exchange one king for another, If it can find a princeling who will accept the crown, Its suppositious Independence hardly appears to be worth recognizing. Secret of IloonevelC's Popnlnrlty. Leslie's Weekly. President Roosevelt's popularity comes from the fact that he keeps In touch with the common people. Every address he de livers testifies to this fact. There may be nothing startling In what he says, but it Is the dominant note of human sympathy contained that captivates all his hearers. This characteristic was strikingly Illus trated on the occasion of his recent visit to Wllkesbarre, Pa. Bo great was the crush and the almost frenzied desire to be near him that many were injured and a serious panlo wan averted only by the prompt action of the president himself. His words were listened to with an Intense earnestness that must have been very gratifying to the speaker. From the stand point of oratory there was nothing remark able In President Roosevelt's speech. Rut It bristled with henlthy, wholesome sugges tions that could be applied with profit in the every day life of those who heard It. He went straight to the level of their needs when he told them that love for work will end all labor troubles und that sobriety and Intelligent zeal are tending to eliminate the woes of those who toil. PF.HSOMI, AMI OTMI'.HWISK, Kermlt Roosevelt has a bear and two wildcats to his credit. Mr. Harrlman didn't mind that rude Jostle In Tokio. He has lived In Wall street too long. Toklo's home guards sustain the reputa tion of the tribe for fighting when th-re Un't much damage of getting hurt. Asbury Park." N. J., once a campmeet Ing. Is -now a town of secret saloons. The town voted to slake Its thirst on the Kan sas plan. Friends of Kidnaper Ralsull seem de termined to keep him In print. Just to show that Pat Crowe does not enjoy a monopoly of the buslnens. The salary lists of life Insurance com panies Is a source of keen criticism In and out of the pr- ss, hut they would not look any too large If the critics could annex a few of them. A woman In tears in New Tork, who refused to tell her troubles to a policeman, was promptly arrested. The excuse given for the outrage was that the rainfall was already beyond the normal. A coroner's Jury In 8t. Paul announces that there were several vital defects In a machine which caused the death of two people. As an exponent of hindsight a coroner's Jury Is unsurpassed. Another ripe professor breaks Into print with the startling news that the moon In nothing more than a large chunk of earth One of youth's Wondering Idols, the gro- n cheese theory, Is thua hustled down the flume. A pious Indiana man who tried to run a camp meeting restaurant without price tags, allowing his customers to pay what they wished, Is looking for another Job. In the opinion of this generous Innocent an alliance of piety and purs Is exceed ingly remote. Mr. Rockefeller sported his new wis while entertaining the American press hu morists on hlB Cleveland estate. He even smiled at tde punsters. Putting the smile and the wig togtlicr Justltl 'S an Immedluie revision of the pictures which have marred the eulogies of Ida Tarbell avd others. Every poet whose heart Is vibrant with music will rrjolca to learn that treir brothers.ln Chicago are waging successful war on roosters. Mankind admits without argument that cockcrowlng does not con duce to comfort und Is devoid of har mony, i Chicago roosters must go or the divine muse will move to Milwaukee or Hammond, ind. People nthcrwne sane often manifest strange Indifference to the progress of medi cal science, even to the extent of spurn ing the delicate attentions of Ir. Haw bones. A railroad switchman, "crushed be tween the cars" and "serlounly Injured Internally." scouted the diagnosis of the doctors, Jumied over a twJbty-foot hos pital wall and outfootml three policemen In the race to Ms home, where IjU wife shielded him from further harm. Bu h Incidents are regrettable. They itlscuujage science and endanger the ethics ut a gieut Drufcaaluu. EsJSKSSH WE DON'T ASK INSTALLMENT PRICES WE INVITE YOU TO INSPECT OUR NEW FALL STYLES OF FURNITURE. CARPETS RUGS AND DRAPERIES it: mm Ul E. f rsiri .(j..w.''W.i,--'-. jji - - ' w (C F..a-.H K.. V I OUR TERMS: 525 Worth, SI per Week $50 Worth $1.50 per Week $100 Worth, $2 per Week OMAMA FURNITURE & CARPET GO. Between 12th and 13th on Farnam rrgr.g-wffTOT.sT'aEi Confidence Realizing that confidence of the public must be accounted as one of the chief assets of a strong life insurance company, i The Bankers Reserve Life Company of Omaha, Nebraska, has always conducted Its business on an open book, that whosoever would might read and be satisfied. Its care of funds in trust is not surpassed In vigilance and honesty by any bank In the world. Its securities demonstrate beyond neradventure its right to demand confidence. The results of Its opera tions absolutely prove ltsjiermanence. The rapidity of its growth establishes leyond question the fact that aggression and fearlessness, backed by conserv atism and caution, make progression Inevitable. Your attention Is called to the following statement of results for the past two nnd one-half years: Comparative Statement of Assets Ledger Assets 1903. Cash in Banks $ 34,507.(10 Registered Bonds 28,600.00 Real Estate First Morjgages. Loans to Policy Holders All Other Assets . 46.450.00 C, 255. 49 . 23,161.22 8137.974.31 Paid For Business in Force 1903. 0,002,750.00 1904. $8,187,250.00 Bascom H. Robison, President. SKHMOVS HOII.F.n DOWN. Happiness rests on thoughts more than on things. Only those who love the world can live above It. The ttnnleky man always thinks he alone Is faithful. ' Giving with grunting may be worse than withholding. Holiness without heart la but a hindrance to humanity. The man who Jumps at conclusions seldom lauds on tads. A man can lie with Ms tone while his tongue tells the truth. The robe vi righteousness is not the same us the cloth of the clergy. Smite churches that claim to be working for men are only working men. Never put off to tomorrow the meanness you might as well give up today. Nothing hurts the feelings of the stuffed martyr worse than letting him alone. Too many sermons are attempts to feed the people on cook books Instead of on breud. The pessimist dips his head In an antique bog and then begins tu discourse on the weather. Many a preacher thinks the world Is wicked for lack of his sermons when It la only weary because of them. There may be as much religion In a little a.sphalt here as in a whole lot of auriferous pavement over there. Chicago Tribune. DOMESTIC IM.CC ls.X 1 It IKS. "George Is very ..... e. He went right Into papa's office and said, 'I want to marry your daughter.' " "And nat did your father say?" "He said. 'Good: Which one?' "Cleve land Plain Dealer. Mr. Stalate Don't those trolley cars make an awful racket when they go by the dnoi ? Mi.ss Itnrd Yes. and they pass at such lne;iirtnne moments. It w;is on account of H em that you didn't hear the clock the YOU Hute3on PAXTON BLOCK Ktttablishfd A Mere Spectacle Vender IS NOT AN He Is a particularly danger ous quack; he should l even more shunned than the cmtiirlc In medicine. There is inuny a cpiack who may ease vour rheumatism. Hut there Is not one chance in a hundred that the spectacle Isitight from a eldler hundred chances that tbey will hurt you eyes, hurt them seriously, too. It U very iniiortaut that your glassc should Ims correct. v Alto Carry Complete Line of Base Burners and Stewart Ranges Oyr Terms Are 25 E Belew Install- (V ment Stores. . jj. an Asset 1904. 1905 to July 31. $ 44,309.15 85,500.00 72,600.00 22,731.10 80,537.62 $255,677.87 1100,068.42 130,215.00 11C, 100. 00 43,141.10 40,467.36 1429,991.88 1905 to July 31st. $10,676,000.00 last two times It struck. Philadelphia Led ger. "Have you really broken your engage ment to him?" asked the first Summer girl. "Ves," replied the other, "lie was no fun at all. 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