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THE OMAHA DAILY HKE: TIintSUAY, FKBKUAHY 1. lf07. Tin; Omaha Daily Bee K. ItOSIiWATEH, EDITOR. PIP.L1FHLD KVKItV MullXINO. TKKMS OF KfliRCHU'TIoN. Dally H.-e (without Sunday), one year U Dally H-c and Sunday, one year ' Illustrated Bee, one ear 2.0" Sunday Be-, on" ear ' Saturday Hee, one year 1 DELI VKRLD BY CAK1UER. Imilv Bee (Including Sunday) per week.. 17c Dallv lie milhout Sunday!, per wreck., lie Lvenlng lice i n it limit Sunday). P'T week Ho Evening Ueo (with Sunday), per wees..l'o huiiii.iv life, per copv Address cunifilnlntii "f irrt guisritles In de livery to City Ciiculation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Uee Pullding. South OniHha City Hail Huildtng. counr-ll bluffs 1 Pearl Street. Cnicago t'nity Building. New York-l.i" Hume Lite lni. Ruildlng. Washington 5"1 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news and ed itorial matter should be addressed : Oraaha U'P, Kditorial Department. REMITTANCES. Kemit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Uee Publishing Company. Only T-cent stamps received as payment of mull u (counts. personal checks, cx'i-pt on Omaha, or eastern exchanges, not accepted. TUB REE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 8TATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, s. : C. C. Rosewater, secretary of Tiie Pea Publishing company, being 4ul urn, says that the actual numbet ot t'uil and complete copies of Th Dallv. Morning, Evening and Hunday bee printed during the month of December,. 19t'i, wai m fol lows: 1 31.H40 2 at.i4 3 3O.IM0 4 31.5.10 1 5 Sl.TKO 31, MX) 7 Utt.lftO m :n,rM 9 .Ti.rMtO 10 no.i.vt 11 :i.ino 11 M.7HH 13 ill, tlftO 14 :n.HM 15 a 1.7:10 17 ao.ouo is ni.Hiio 19 3I.T7U io .i-j.ttuo a-i.oao 22 3'AKM) zi :w,hho 24 :tll,(5( 25 3I.7SO 2d HVt.alO s; aa.oio 2 :m,mhi 2 ai,t 30 OU,l si 3M so it. au.Tio Total Ohtf.lMO Less unsold copies o,hmn Net total safes HTl.NJVJ Dally average 31,3-10 C. C. ROiilC WATER, Beeretary. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before nie Hits 31st day of December, 19UJ. OJeal) M. B HUNUAl'E. Notary Public. WHEN OIT OF TOWX. Subscribers leaving: the city tem porarily aboald have The Bee mailed to them. Address will be (banned often as requested. Tbe activity of Russian "terrorists" would indicate that Premier WItte'i problem Is not ho much to suppress the revolution ax to take the revolutionists. If this: demand for army officers ns chiefs of police of the larger cities con tinues, Uncle Sam may have to raise M-ages or promote a few enlisted men. No wonder Mr. Marked was loath to give up that Panama contract. Jobs promising a profit of a million dollars a year ore not thrown at Omaha men every day. It will create no surprise to learn that packers read proofs .on Mw Oar field's '"beef trust" report, but the ques tion is, Were they permitted to change any of it? I New bids will be asked for lighting the gasoline lamp district. This will give the electric light company another chance to prove Its genuine philan thropy to the city. "tJraft" has now been discovered within the sacred circle of the Arm strong investigating committee. Evi dently the insurance hearing taught the official stenographer the wrong lesson. The l-'outanelle high binders Insist that ihe candidates they have endorsed for municipal primaries have not all signed tbe ironclad agreement to hand all the patronage over to the executive committee but that Is the understand ing. Just the same. New Orleans is already starting to "bull the market" for mosquito netting and crude oil. Kansas producers may find sale for their goods despite the withdrawal of the Standard If John D. does not spoil trade by again donating the mosquito poison. The point made by Chief of Police Donahue that the Omaha police force has not grown in numbers along with the population may be well taken, but H does not alter the fact that Omaha is sMndlng more money on Its police department each year than it ever did iH'fore. Congressman Perkins of New York raises the tlrst voice In the house of representatives ugainst the Hepburn rate bill, declaring that It will do no g(Hxl. lie is even willing to admit that it will do no harm, but the day is past when Wall street cn legislate for the Vnited States. It turns out that only thirty-six eases have lieen tried at sessions of the fed eral court held in Lincoln since the year I'.msX At this rate, what would happen If a second federal judicial district should be created In Nebraska, with the seat of the new court located per manently at Lincoln? II. II. ltogers docs not have to answer questions propounded by Attorney Geu eral lladiey in the Standard Oil inquisi tion until ordered to do so by the su preme court of Missouri, and as Mr. ltogei-M will probably see that no Mis souri summons can le served Usn hlin, he will not waste time 111 securing the information desired. A few more cases like the expulsion from the l ulled States of a man suffer iukc from a bullet wound received while a I'nlted States soldier merely liecause he failed to announce his intention to rs-coine an American citizen may work a needed revision in some of the laws .and regulations which govern the land ing of aliens in the United States. AStlSTF.n IMMHiltATIuy. The report of Marcus Itraun, special immigrant Inspector, the facts set forth hi which have been sent to congress, contains statements that should com mand attention. The Inspector states that he obtained Incontrovertible evi dence that while the number of aliens shipped to this country who are legally Inadmissible because of disease Is di minishing, immigrant Inadmissible for other reasons are constantly brought Into the country In large numbers "by ' the concerted action of some European governments and steamship agencies, by bankers, and schemers of all sorts." The riort says that while these gov ernments have laws ostensibly Intended to restrict emigration, instead of doing so they actually encourage It. This Is declared to be especially true in Italy and Hungary. He found in the latter country hundreds of agents licensed by the government carrying on a campaign to get emigrants in direct and open vio lation of the laws. It appears that there is a contract lietween the Hun garian government and the Cunard steamship line for the transportation of emigrant and naturally the government and the company co-operate in encour nglng emigration. As to emigration from Italy to the United States, the government derives a revenue from it in the sale of pass ports and therefore does nothing to dis courage. But perhaps the moot Inter esting statement Is that three-fourths of the immigrants that come to this coun try from Austria come under contract, thus violating thr law prohibiting the Importation of nli'-n contract labor. As to the statement I hat some foreign gov ernments endeavor to maintain among their people here a patriotic Interest In their native land and seek to prevent them becoming Americanized, there Is probably little substantial ground for It. Mr. Hraun expresses the opinion that violations of the immigration laws will continue as long as there are agents and Kubiigents of steamship companies work ing on a commercial basis. While we cannot have too much Im migration of the right sort, to quote President lloosevclr. we do not want that sort of Immigration that comes through the assistance of foreign gov ernments, or that is encouraged to come here by the agents of steamship com panies. In his last annual message the president said: "Adequate means should be adopted, enforced by suffi cient penalties, to compel stenmship companies engaged In the passenger business to observe In good faith the law which forbids them to encourage or solicit Immigration to the United States." He further urged that pro vision should be made for the surer pun ishment of those who induce aliens to come to this country under promise or assurance of employment. The evi dence seems to be pretty conclusive that In both these respects offenses against our laws are being constantly com mitted. The Immigrant who" comes here voluntarily and Is admissible will be welcome. He Is pretty sure to lie come a good citizen. But the government-assisted immigrant, or one who has Iteen Induced or encouraged to come by a steamship agent for the commis sion there Is In It cannot be relied upon to become a good citizen. Humes for diplomats. The bill Introduced In the house by Representative Longworth, providing for the furnishing of houses for our diplomats abroad! Is likely to pass that lsxly and It would seem should have au equally good chance of passing the sen ate. Referring to it Represen;.itive Orosvenor of Ohio observed that this country is rich enough to see that its embassies are properly supported and as It stands today none but a rich man can stand the expense. He said there is 110 disposition in this country to make the post of ambassador a luxury, but we are too far on the wrong side today and our country's representatives can only secure necessities by going to their private purse. The question of providing houses for our ambassadors and ministers Is not new. It has been many times urged upon the attention of congress. Some of those who have represented the na tion abroad in diplomatic positions have pointed out the disadvantage they ex perienced In not having n residence owned by the government. Other gov ernments provide houses for their diplo matic representatives and it is not un reasonably urged that this rich country should not be behind In this respect. If Mr. Longworth succeeds in havinc; liU bill passed he will have accomplished something which in the Judgment of many would prove a good investment for the government. TO PHOMOTiC 77r CVTTO TltAVK The cotton industry of the country, ls)th the growers and the manufactur ers. Is very much alive to the Import ance of extending the export trade in cotton goods and active efforts are be ing made to increase our foreign com merce in this particular. It Is proposed. In a bill that has becu introduced in the United States senate, to create a commission to iuvebtigate, by the aid of Industrial and commercial experts, the possibilities iind requirements of the world market for cotton goods. The measure provides that the commission shall Ik' composed of five members to lie apjiolnted by the senate and to serve for three years at a salary of ,i!,mi n year each. It would employ, as It should deem advisable, experts bolh general and sixvlal. Whatever will contribute to the ex tension of our export trade, in any or all lines, should Ih eucouraged and per haps the proposed commission would lie serviceable. But there will be some question as to whether there Is any reitl ueecsslty for if. The creation of such a commission would involve an exiwnse to the government of probably not less than ?L1,() and It may well be doubted if the results would compensate for such an expenditure. The American cotton growers and manufacturers of cotton goods should depend upon their own enterprise for enlarging and extending their exports. They have their associa tions and if they deem it desirable to have a commission to study foreign markets they can afford to create one and not call upon the whole people to pay the cost. There nre quite as good reasons for commissions to promote trade In other industries as in that of cotton. As a matter of fact the com mission expedient has been greatly over done and has rarely proved of much value. The extension of our export trade can safely be left to the energy and enterprise of American merchants and manufacturers, without any ex traordinary aid from the government. THR HRK lSSVRAyCE CO.Vlf.K. It Is to be hoped that the protest lodged with the state auditor against the ro-licensing of some of the principal fire Insurance companies doing business in Nebraska on the ground that they are violating the nnti-coinpact and anti trust laws of the state will result in determining whether the operations of this combine can be reached by the laws now on our statute books, or whether we must have new legislation to uproot them. It is notorious that all the fire in surance companies are banded together so far as their business in Nebraska Is concerned so that it makes no differ ence whether the person seeking Insur ance tin his property deals with one company or auother. In a word, they have stilled competition ns completely ns if only one company were writing policies Instead of two score or more. When the Nebraska anti-compact law was first enacted a suit was begun to enforce its provisions against, the In surance combine, but before the issues were tried the insurance company law yers devised a clever scheme to evade the provisions of the law by the estab lishment of a so-called Inspection bu reau, which each company pretends to consult of its own accord In quest of information on every risk offered for its insurance. In practice, the reports of the inspection bureau, which poses as an independent institution, are as binding on each and every tire insurance company as if it were the authorized agent of each com pany and the companies have gone along writing their policies on the same terms and at the same rates, and subject to the same mutual agreements not to compete as they did before the anti compact law was passed. Owners of Insurable property are absolutely at the mercy of the so-called Inspection bu reau, which has the arbitrary power, though it may not always exercise It, to raise or lower rates simultaneously for all companies, to order the cnncellaticn of policies and to control fire Insurance In Nebraska without recourse. The point made by the protest pre ferred before the state auditor Is that if these fire insurance companies are violating the Nebraska law they are not entitled to be licensed to do business in Nebraska. Of course, the refusal of licenses to all these companies and their disbarment from the state Is not what is really wanted, but if there Is any way to break up the comhine existing between them and restore unhindered competition In the tire insurance field it will mean thousands upon thousands of dollars saved annually to Nebraska holders of lire policies. Some oversmait political statistician has figured it out that under the new primary law a candidate for nomination might be the choice of two-thirds of all the voters of the city and still le unable to get his name on the official ballot, because if he fails to secure the nomina tion at the primaries as the candidate of some particular party there Is no chance for him to get in by petition. Anyone who will read the law will see how ridiculous this is. The candidate who is the choice of two-thirds of the voters of the city need not seek a party nomination at all, because he would be sure to be elected if he ran by petition. On the oilier hand, no candidate niay seek nomination under the new law from more than one party at a time, be cause in his tiling papers he must de clare his affiliation with the party whose nomination he seeks. He must likewise at the same time pledge him self to nhlile by the results of the pri mary. Th" law thus effectually pre vents a man from seeking a nomination of one party and then after being turned down accepting the nomination of another party. It dues not keep any one off the ticket, though, who has the backing of a majority of his own party, nor anyone who wishes to disclaim all party ties, and go on by petition as an independent or nonpartisan. The finding of the Commercial flub committee on a live stock show for Omaha declares one of the conditions for success to be "reasonable assurance that Omaha will have adequate hotel facilities to take care of the crowd that would be brought here by such a show." This Is the nub of the problem we are sure to rub up against in every proposal to bring off In Omaha any great con vention fir big enterprise intended to attract outside people to the city in large nmnlicrs. The long needed fire proof hotel is, however, In a fair way to be realized If Omaha business men will put their shoulders to the wheel for the final push that will make It a cer tainty. Let us have, the hotel right away and the stink shows and great gatherings of national organizations will follow as a matter of course. The story that has reached the public prims that the marking cards of high school seniors have been doctored in the Interest of those who failed to pass their examinations deserves iuvestigu- tlon by the Bonrd of Education. If high school diplomas are to depend upon favoritism of the teachers or pull of the parents they will soon lose their valuo In the educational market. Worse than this, the demoralizing effect could hot be estimated should the students get the Idea that they can have failures transformed Into passing credits by pressure or protest, or anything but the merit of their own work. There Is testimony before the senate canal committee to the effect that three sustaining meals a day can be fur nished to canal laborers doing the hard est kind of work at not more than 30 cents a day, or less than IO cents a meal. This may throw some light upon the county Jail feeding graft here in Iouglas county by which the sheriff Is collecting from the taxpayer 45 cents a day for furnishing Idle prison era two very indifferent meals dally. One witness testifies that he did not want to produce the books, of the Fair banks company because the packers had been enjoined from entering Into n combination in restraint of trade, and In splue of this the attorney for the gov ernment, was so cruel as to ask if the hooks showed that the injunction had been violated. Happily the Judge pre vented such an insidious attack upon the rights of a citizen from being suc cessful. The humor of the arraignment of the republican state assessing boards by the local popoeratic organ rests upon recollection of its abject silence when Isipocratic boards were making farcical assessments by which railroads evaded their taxes in much larger proportion than they have ever been able to do since the demo-pops were ejected. If the motion made by a New Jersey senator to declare the charter of the Standard Oil company forfeited Is In good faith, it would indicate that the state Is not so black as it is painted, since one official voice has the temerity to declare against the colossal corpora tions which have, made New Jersey famous. Heul Criminals r Larue. Washington Post. The captuln of the Ill-fated excursion Bteamer General Blocum has been sen tenced to prison for ten years for neglect of duty. The men who placed Iron burs In the life preservers of the steamer are (till drawing their dividends. Crime and Penalty. Buffalo Express. The man held responsible for the deaths of l.Ofli) persons In the General Slocum horror gets a ten-year sentence. That Is, one year for each V) victims, or 3.65 davs for each life lost. This makes a human life worth eighty-seven hours and thlrty slx minutes. Ami yet his attorneys have filed an appeal! A Dla In the nibs. Brooklyn Eagle. Some western cities to which the Ameri cans fled a few years ago nre complain ing of "the Influx of aliens. " If the com plalners had stayed here and allowed them selves to tie . submerged In aliens, they would realize that there Is nothing to be afraid of. and that aliens are sort of human, after all. Ingratitude of a "Reformer." Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Mr. Jerome's attack on the New York morning newspupera has brought out some hot replies, which aro all the bitterer be cause they supported him In the lust cam paign almost solidly. It was a poor return of the service which the newspapers per formed with an eye single to the good of the people and the city. Mr. Jerome must have noticed that during the recent Insur ance inquiry not a scrap of evidence came out that any of the "big three" companies had ever been able to buy up a New York newspaper, although the companies kept their corruption funds constantly trickling through the country. That was a tribute which deserved to be generally observed. The New York newspapers, like everything conducted by human beings, are subject to various Influfnces, but they are above the gross ktnd, of corruption which Mr. Jerome attributed to them. HKTALIATIO OF It AU.HO IDS. l'ollllelnns Seek Revenge for Aboli tion of !. Philadelphia Record. General Orosvenor Is the only member of congress who had the impudence to pro pose openly to punish the railroads for obedience to ft law of congress. In view of the abolition of passes he proposed to cut flO.um.iriu a year off their mail pay. If passes cost them as much as they pre tended, he said, they would he no worse off with no passes and Jlo.MiO less for rarrylng the malls than they have been with pusses and un untrlmmed appropria tion for carrying the mails. The interstate commerce law made the passes Illegal iind this Is a frank confession that congressmen have tiecn encouraging tho railroads to violate the law by accept ing passes and voting the railroads $10,(00. 00 a year more than their service was worth. The act of t lie Ohio legislature Indi cates that the general is a typical son of his state. He evidently represents the r.oral standards of Ohio politicians. Year lifter yeur bills to limit passenger charges to 2 cents a mile have been Introduced at Columbus and they never came to a vote. Every member of the legislature had pusses ill his piKket. Now the railroads have cut off pusses and withdrawn their lobby from Columbus and the other day tbe Ohio senate unanimously passed the bill making 2 cents a mile the maximum rate of fare. A house committee which had before It a simllur bill und deferred action for a week so enruged the members that threats of u motion to remove the chairman were made. Ohio legislators do not object In the least to have It known that they are grafters, legislators and I'ongrr ssmeii who rMe on passes collect their mileage as a peripilslte. In Dr- Graves' Tooth Powder there are combined the ele ments of safety and pleasure in kissing your wife or sweet heart delicious after taste. Just ask her alxut it. In handy metal ran or bottle. 8 Ac Dr. Gnvcs' Tcef !i Powder Co. HIT r WASHIMiTom Minor Scenes and Incident Sketched on the Spot. Bridegrooms passe and brlilegrooiiis-to-be will hall with Inward satisfaction symp toms of a ihanc; for the better In the custom which makes the bridegroom In society and fashion columns an obscure appendage to a wedding procession. While the procession Is not complete without hlni, he Is tolerated from necessity. What he wears and how he acts and looks are lost In the tumultuous rapture created by the bride's costume, her blooming sweetness and bewitching grace. There are signs of n change and there Is brightening hepo that the president's son-ln-luw-to.be will Inaugurate the long-delayed reform, fa der these headlines, "Work on Mr. Lons wortU's Wedding Wardrolie Progressing Rapidly Washington Society Greatly In terested Dainty Garments ordered by the Bridegroom Excite the Envy of the Capital Smart Set," a New York paper prints this entrancing fashion note: "Society and the better class ot trades people here are deeply Interested In tho trousseau of Representative Ixmgworth, the purchase of which has been made and the. completion of which Is at hand. True American that lie Is, Mr. Ijongworth has not purchased an Inch of foreign material, A new suit of evening clot lies Is to be lined with farmer satin as a delicate tribute to American husbandry. His shirts and col lars are to be domestic tlnish. "Mr. Longworth is extremely reluctant to be Interviewed and further details are un procurable." It is the policy of the newspaper man who calls upon Secretary Root every day not to mention the name of the diplomatic or consular officer who sends information. If their dispatches, In every Instance, said that Ambassador So-und-8o cabled tho story related In the newspaper the gov ernment to which he was accredited would be able to tuke exception to many of his reports and the rcBiilt would lie either tho suppression of his dispatches or such :i censoring of them that they would be of very little value. The Russian government Is particularly sensitive about the commu nications made by tho foreign ministers at St. Petersburg. Nearly every opportu nity It has it protests against the reports made by our consuls anil the ambassador as well. Of cotirs", this government is still very far ahead of the Russian, hence the care that is used now not to Indicate from whom the "advices to the State depart ment" were received. Si crctary Wilson tells of an experience In his campuign tour last year which is still somewhat of n mystery to him. As a whole, his speeches were highly successful. In many towns voters came up to say that they had been persuaded to supMirt tho republican ticket, which they had never done, before. Rut In one place, for some reason that has never been clear, a. great frost seemed to full over the meeting. Everybody listened attentively, but there was no applause. Going away from the hall that night, Secretary Wilson thought he would sound the driver as to tho mean ing of this, and so started out in that direction by saying- "Well, 1 hope my speech did not hurt the cause any In tills town'." "That Is something," answered the driver deliberately, "on which we have to take our chances," u somewhat delphlc reply. A couple of Washington editors were talking about the i various persons who make the life of an r dltor obnoxious to him by telling hint how to run his paper. Col onel Charles A. Edwards of Texas, who was listening, took off his sombrero and ran his hands through his tangled hair. "I know all about It," said he, In a rever berant 'bellow, which he Intended for a conndcntlal undertone. "I was an editor myself once down In Texas. One day a man came In and said to me: '1 came here to complain about this article you haw in your paper today. I don't like It; its tone is undignified. Us diction poor. Its' "I pushed a button on my desk, and when the office boy leaped In I let out all the notches in my voice. 'Bring me.' 1 thundered, 'un axe, a hummer and a six shooter.' " 'Good Ixird,' said the kicker, pale-faced and astounded. 'What are you going to do?' " 'I'm going, sir," 1 replied, 'to kill every printer and reporter In the place and to smash evey blank press and throw it in tho river. What am I running a paper lor except to please everybody?" As a political prognosticator Major Alex ander McDowell, clerk of the house, Is I reckoned without a peer in his end of the capttol building in Washington. He called the nomination of McKlnley in 1SW and ' Parker In 19e4. He picked Reed for speaker i In the fifty-fourth congress and Reed's suc- cesors in the chair Henderson and Cannon. He has ulso lieen successful In calling the turn in the state nomination in Pennsyl vania, and as the major hails from the Keystone slate he comes mighty near know ing all the ins and outs of Pennsylvania politics. The other day Major McDowell was asked if lie could name the man to lead the democrats In VMS. With u good-natured smile he answered: "Why not ask me who i wrote the 'Beautiful Snow'?" letter he ! ventured the opinion that It might be will to keep an eye on Senator Bailey of Texas. Newspaper men In Washington find it Im possible to get within speaking distance of Senator Depew these duys. Formerly he was the most approachable of me n, but now j he has Instructed the doorkeepers not to I bring him newspaper men's cards and It Is Impossible to get to see him at his home. , One day last week the senate'- was hurry I lug into an elevator in the capltol when ho I saw that two correspondents were there. He at once drew back and hurriedly walked down a corridor out of sight. "Changed. Isn't he?" asked one of the ncwspajier men. "Yes." returned the other. "If anyone want to see Depew take a huidle all he has to do Is to hide in a bush as he goes by and make a noise like a newspaper man." PKRSOVtl. VOTE. Voultney Rigelow has Just resigned as special lerturer of the Uocton t'nlverslty Law school. I'oople In Mexico have been dying from cold Just as the north has been wondering what overcoats are for. Two rich shoplifters were dismissed by a kind Judge in New York. The ec centricity of wealth has to be recognized. King Christian died at the age of RS from the effects of the fatigue entailed by a reception. If the king had only kept out of' society there is no telling to what use he might hae lived. i A Jocular American onco wrote to Itud yard Kipling: "Hearing that you are re tailing literature at tl a word. I enclose $1 for a sample." Mr. Kipling sent him the single word "Tliunkw," and kept the dol lar. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who at &'. Is still addressing audiences with unabated vigor, was recently presented in a most flattering way by an enthusiastic presiding officer: "Dear me." said Mrs. Howe, as she rose to her feel, "it is lucky my name was mentioned, for I never should have rerog-lili.-d myself from that deseilption." The question as to who will tie the leader of the labor parly in the Knglish l'arlia nient Is being discussed In the British press. Kir -harl-s Dilke. the radical, is mentioned beeanse of las Parliamentary experience und great abilities, but he la ANNOUN , Wheeler r I Sewinrf for more lhan I the standard tary shuttle for making the lock stitch, will hereafter be sold by the SINGER. SEWING MACHINE- CO. The Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. will continue to make these machines as heretofore, the change simply effecting greater economy in the cost of selling, a saving which will prove to be of material benefit to purchasers, who will now be enabled to select at Singer Stores Lock-Stitch Machines scillating, Rotary or Vibrating Shuttle. Prices to Suit All Purses. Many Styles of Cabinet WorK. Needles for All Makes of Machines. MACHINES RENTED, 50LD, EXCHANGED. Singer Sewing Machine Co- 1514 DOUGLAS STREET ALS0- NebraLska Cycle Co. 15th and Harney Streets, Omaha, Nebr.alc not entirely In accord with the policy nnd aims of the laborites. Keir Hardie is a possibility. Mr. Snowden Is snld to be the most brilliant and best educated man In the group. Iiy the will of a man who died lately at Joplin, Mo., $10,0(1) is to be spent to scatter through the north copies of Mark Twain's "How to He a Lientlcman." In the will It Is expressly stated that the aouth Is not In need of such literature. William O. Rockefeller, the nephew of the great oil king and who is looked upon as the future head of the Standard Oil com pany. Is tho only one of tho family who appears to have any sense of humor or takes the least enjoyment of life. John 1). and his son, John, Jr., seldom smile or laugh. Not so with William U. Rockefeller. One of his chief characteristics Is his laugh. The secretary of the navy, Charles J. Honaparte of Marylund, a descendant of kings, recently notified the management of a theater In Washington that Its order against admitting soldiers or sailors In uni form to tho body of the house must at onco bo revoked else proper steps would be taken to reach the management through the com mission which governs the District of Co lumbia. The manager took the hint and tho order was withdrawn. BOOSTIXti THE Fill IT lit MXKSS. Reduced Rates of Transportation Promised for the Summer. Chicago Tribune. California fruits should tie cheaper In the markets of the middle west and east next summer than they have been heretofore. The refrigerator lines of the Santa Ke and the Armours, which together control the business of transporting east the fruit crops of California, have agreed on a con siderable reduction of rates. The reduc tion per carload from Sacramento to Chi cago will be tin and to New York tlT.W, and proportionate reductions will be made In the rates from other shipping points. The cost of transportation Is a large factor In the market prices of fruits. This factor being diminished the prices that It enters Into may be expected to come down. The refrigerator lines have on several previous occasions tut down their charges considerably. They expect thereby to cause an expansion In the fruit-growing business nnd an Increase In their own profits; and they have never been disappointed. There Is reason to believe that In the present Instance they are actuated by other mo tives. Tho prospect Is that the Ice crop will be short and that, therefore, It will cost more to get this year's fruit crop to market than It did to handle last year's. The decision to cut rates In spite of the bad outlook for ice probably Is largely. If not chiefly, due to the agitation that has been going on against the alleged extortion practiced by private freight tar lines. The spokesmen of these lines have denied that they were charging unfair rates or mukii.g unreasonable profits, but their words have not carried conviction. The lowering of their schedules under present conditions will be considered a concession to public sentiment. The reduction in rates from California should lie followed by diminutions in the tariffs from other fruit-growing sections, especially the south. If the rates that have been excessive, us the refrigerator lines by reducing them have admitted, then bo have been the rates on the fruit of Michigan and of Georgia. Further reductions prob ably will not hurt the refrigerator lines, but may lie expected to cause an Increase In the production and sale of fruits, which will be beneficial to growers, consumers and transporters. Piano Values Are Estimated largely from the standpoint of personal prrforence. With one person It Is a matter of appearance. With another a question of tono. Another must havea great name on his piano. Yet another subordinates all elso to price. Occasionally one is found who expects to combine the whole. This cosmopolitan piano store affords facilities obtainable nowhere else to make comparisons and thus deride intelligently. We have no preferences or favorites, except that we muHt have tho best piano in each grade, and the wide variety includes pianos from Ihe lowest wife price of $190 up through the best of every grade to the Knabe at $400 or more. And whether you take either of those or u Kimball. Weser Ilros. or Cramer at $190, you may be sure ihat the price paid is far less than a piano of equal value can be obtained for elsewhere. Then you have the broad guarantee of this store in addition to the manufacturer's warranty and the privilege of arranging payments to suit your convenience. A. HOSPE CO. 1513 Douglas St. Don't Fail to Jo n Our 10: 5heet ftuslc Cub CEMENT (SI Wilson Machines fifty years type of ro - movement wv. Chain-iStitch Machines Elastic Seam. No Bobbin, No Shuttle. i i,siii:s ok vis. Hiister What did you do to get your salary raised? Urowii 1 worked. Houston I'ost. "I'o you believe In trusts?" "Well." answered Senator Sorghum, with thoughtful deliberation, "they never de ceived me." Washington Htar. "Many a 'nan." said I'ncle Allen Sparks, "deserves a Carnegie medal for going Into Society when he knows all about it." Chi cago Tribune. The western senator shook his head. "No," he said, "I can't support your biil for government control of insurance." "Why not?" "Well, ,u the' first place, you've got the title twisted. Call It a bill for Insurance control of I lie government nnd I'll talk It over." Philadelphia Ledger. Miss W.uvsomcIiid you say that when Mr. Ketch came to see nie the other even 'ng he was mean enough to go and stop the clock? Miss Chillicon Not at all. Some spiteful person must have told you that. I said he was ugly enough to stop a eloek. Philadel phia Press. "If you are going t.i remain in public life you must do something to attract atten tion." "If I don't attract attention I don't get re-elected, and If 1 do attract attention It's ten to one I'll be Investigated; so what'm 1 goin' to do? "Houston Post. "Don't you think." asked Deacon Hardest)-, "that our preacher' sermons are sometimes too long?" "You re the hist one that ought to say that." answered Deacon Jymes. "He quits preaching the moment you begin to nod. I've heard him say so." "I'm glad you 1 1 lil nie," rejoined Deacon Hardest-. "I'll nod at the end of foity minutes after this." Chicago Tribune, A IOIi:it NT.M'K. Washington Star. A youth to congress went one d.ty. He smiled ns lie prepared to say A piece which opened up tills way: "Mr. Speaker:" 11" thought of how this mighty land In admiration mute would si. mil As he exclaimed in accents grand: "Mr. Speaker!" And then he thought with swelling heart (if what great things he would Impart, When he had made that simple start "Mr. Speaker!" The hour arrived; he'd try his luck. Ills patriot pace at last lied struck. Thus far he pot, anil then he stuck: "Mr. Speaker!" No audience all-responsive stirred In answer to his thundering wold. He yelled again, but no ono hoard, "Mr. Speaker!" A babbling, weird confusion came. Strange voles clashed In wild acclaim. Hut still he shouted forth the same "M' Speaker!" They bore hlni thence. His pallid fac Still wo a look of lofty grace. He whispered as tie left t tie place, "Mr. Speaker!" ARNFOLD An ARROW CLurico MBum. quasi s size. iscents enc!t. J for quarter. CLUCTT, PIABOOVACO. Maktn of CMt and Monarch SlttrU. T2 w 1