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STATEMENT OF ClRCt'LATION.
State, of Nebraska, Douglas County, as:
C. C. Rosewater, general manager ot
The Be Publishing Company, being duly
worn, says that the actual number of run
and complete copies of The Imlly. Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of June, 1S06, wa as follows:
1 31.730 18 38.460
t 38,610
I 30,750
4 31,950
1 31,880
33,070
1 38,010
I...; 31,900
38,410
10 30,680
11 38,300
II 81,880
It ..... 81,810
14..... 31,880
II 31,870
17 30,800
lg 31.9E0
19 .. ... 31,810
0 38,000
H 31,840
22 31.8S0
1 33,870
24 30,340
26 31. 30
24 81,800
IT 31,860
21 81,7t0
2 81,700
SO 83,250
Total 854,150
tss unsold copies 10,466
Not total sales 643,664
Dally average 81.468
C. C. ROSE WATER,
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In a grain rate war, when grain is
moving, the western farmer la not
likely to suggest arbitration.
Warsaw should not be alarmed, for
massacres of Jews are not so danger
ous when the schedule la made public
before the event. . . .
The owners of the water works are
willing to sell at the price fixed by the
appraisers. It is barely possible, too,
that they might consent to knock off
the cents.
with Kansas City manufacturers
testifying that the cost of making lco
is $1.86 a ton. the fine of 15.000 on
those Toledq. men la. not,- so heavy as
appeared at first glance.
Curtis Jett'a numerous and conflict
ing tales add Interest to the Hargis
case not usual in Kentucky feud trials,
for, as a rule, feudists are not given
to bearing false witness.
An automobile contest in which
racing ls forbidden Is In progress in
New York, and the result ( will be
watched with Interest since' fatalities
are not expected to cloud the records
With Captain Dreyfus restored to
his rank in the French army that or
ganisation has had one blot on its his
tory expunged, but the stain on some
of its officers cannot be so easily ef
faced.
Hata off to the French court which
has the moral courage to fly in the
race of a military cabal. Those days
on the Devil island were not wasted if
they have brought - Justice back to
France.
It is to be hoped that the men who
wrecked that Indiana train will be
found. Railway employes are
enougn unavoidable danger without
being subjected to malicious train
wrecking.
AK-sar-Ben and Commercial clu
boosters have put in a peg for Omaha
by attending the gala day events at
Auburn. Reciprocity ls the order of
the day in both business and social
activity.
It Great Britain will wait until it
has tested the fighting qualities of the
Dreadnanght before starting to build
more ships on the same pattern. It may
find tho money could be better spent
In coast defenses.
The decision of the insular govern
ment to try all lad rones caught In the
Philippines will do more than sum
mary executions to show the natives
the difference between highway rob
bery and insurrection.
The sat ending of former City
Treasurer Hennings gives occasion
again for bitter political opponents to
pay tribute after death to a man whom
they wantonly and inexcusably reviled
and maligned while living.
According to Secretary Wilson gov
ernment Inspectors will not be permit
ted to jeopardize their health by In
specting meats In unsanitary houses.
The absence of the government stamp
may mean even more than lt purports.
The next primary election mlxup Is
scheduled for. Lincoln and Lancaster
county. The republicans of the capital
city, however, may congratulate them
selves that they are not to be afflicted
with the "rotation" ballot nor the
"loop-the-Ioop" cample, and that the
election officers may finish up their
work before midnight
no step RArKirABn.
There la a well-defined rumor that
strenuous efforts will be made to aban
don the nomination of a United States
senator by the republican state con
vention under tho plea that all the
defeated candidates would sulk In
their tents and deprive the party of
ative co-operation of a number of
leaders who would otherwise render
efficient service In the campaign. This
reactionary movement is manifestly de-
signed In the Interest of candidates
who cannot hone to secure a PODular
endorsement in the convention or at
the polls and whose only chances
would be t the end of another legis
lative deadlock.
The republicans, of Nebraska are
committed to the policy ' Inaugurated
two years ago in the nomination of a
United States senator by a state con-
ranllnn Tk. ..I.nm n i.nnl.Hnm n f 1
such a policy is no longer a subject for
discussion. The precedent established
two years ago Iras been followed by
the state committee in the call . Issued
this year and any attempt to repudiate
the action of the committee would 1
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and seriously Jeopardize the success or
the candidates that are to be nomlna-
led for the various state offices as well
.. the r.nHlrt.la. fnr th. Ils1tiire
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ine nomination 01 united niaten
senators by state convention ls no
longer an innovation or an experiment,
It la ttin nor. .ntrni.h In th olcc.
lion oi i nuea states senators oy pop-
lar vote, except the direct primary,
Anv attemDt to repress or smother
luuuiumea lur Linicu duiics
would Justly arouse popular resent-
ment.
trvin ..mmiHoH it.ir'-t thl.
policy the republlcftn' party of
Nebraska should . endeavor to
voice the sentiment ot the rank
and file through their county con
ventions by Instructing the dele
gates in favor of the candidate who ls
deemed to be most capable and worthy
In any event county conventions nom
inating the delegates to the state con-
ventlon should Instruct these delegates
to carry out the popular demand lor
the nomination of a United State, sen-
aior uy me aiaiej coavenuou. wuoever
tne candidate may be. it goes wun-
out saying that the majority of the
I
state convention will be expected to
exercise sound Judgment in the selec
tlon of a candidate who can lead the
party to victory.
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ROOSEVELT AUD ANOTHER TERM.
Speculation so rife . Just- now as- to
whether President Roosevelt will be-
ccnit a candidate for renomlnatlon ls
unwarranted and unprofitable from
any point of view, since the time for
the party to make its ticket is two
yean- in the future. Such speculation
within republican circles, has been
stlrrulated by recent extraordinary ac-
tlvltloa pointing towards Bryan as the
democratic candidate in 1908, but
there is no reason whatever to believe
that President Roosevelt, so far as he
is concerned, has departed one hair'a
breadth from the purpose deliberately
and formally announced by him on the
eveninlg of election day in 1904, when
hla election was certainly known, to
consider the present as his second
term of office and not again to be a I
candidate. This purpose he has re-
affirmed time and again since, and in
the clearest manner within a few days,
Retirement at the end of his pres-
a. the president's definite and settled
plan. Whatever action the party may
take when the time comes for action,
If a situation should arise calling,. In
i. tA. . . vi.
J"II, '! ICUUUllUttLlUU,
musi at me Biart take tne announced
attitude of the president into account
as a fact. It can at any rata be ac-
cepted a. a finality that by no act of
nis win a renomination be promoted,
and that he has gone as far as he prop-
erly could go to take himself com
pletely out of the field.
TAFT ON THE SOLID SOCTH.
Secretary Taft's speech at Greens
boro, S. C, was in part a calm but for
cible showing of the mischief of "the
solid south." He had, indeed, no dif
ficulty in demonstrating the harm
which obstinate partisanship has
brought to that section itself, as well
as to the whole country, and the ln-
calculable good which would result
irom aeiiDerate ana umramnieiea po-
lltlcal action, particularly in present
and nrosnective conditions. Yt ihom
utuoe oi tne soutn. and apparently not
mucn more reason ror anticipating It
man mere naa peen at various times
during the last quarter of a century
when the same appeal has been made.
The situation is the more extraordi
nary because the administration of
President Roosevelt has afforded
specially inviting opportunity for the
south to cast off the incubus of harm-
ful tradition and prejudice and Join
with the nroaressive and r.tnn.i
wun tne progressive and rational
northern elements. The remarkable
development in recent years of south
em industrial and general business in
tet-ei-U, under distinctive republican
policies, renders the time notably op-
porti ne for such action in the south
All the Industries on which -the hopes
of the south, never so high as now.
viull, depend on the maintenance of
republican principles illustrated Dy me
.VII I 1 111 4 . .
administration of Theodore Roosevelt.
a. the business and commercial com
munity of the south Itself confesses,
except when It expresses Itself in po-
lltlcal action.
Th. historic anomaly of our politics
is this preposterous partisan obstinacy
..mu wi .uuu uu fuii nun.
tradition and interest conservative,
smith ha todav before It tha nnlv
. ., . .,
Urnative. of friendly inclination to-
...u. . r.v,.m, ,..,.uUu, aUuiiiiig mvvBviueuia is cosuog our UX
TIIE OMAHA
continuance of ill-sorted alliance with
the element of radicalism and social-
Irm dominating the northern democ-
rHcy. If It were possible for such an
alliance to gain the presidency and a
majority of congress, the only way In
which southern Interests could be pro-
teotel would be for southern represent
atires In congress to abjure It at least
temporarily and Join hands with the
republicans, notwithstanding the fact.
which Secretary Taft emphasltes, that
recently In congress southern repre
sentatives have in the main been voting
against those Interest when It was
practically impossible thus to
them because they could not as parti
sans reverse republican policies.
Vet: two years remain before a
presidential election for the south to
take to heart Secretary TaffB invlta
tion. and, while the signs may not be
D TO ni i S i H K. it la tO be hODPd that It
ruay not be altogether without avail.
the SaptjST tovsa people
The Baptist Young People's Union la
holding its fifteenth International con
ventlon in Omaha, and Omaha extends
o
a most cordial welcome.
This union is an auxiliary organiaa-
tlon of the Baptist church which has
(tnnn mi.rh rnnH .nil tertiil i wide In-
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. .1 l v I
nuence in tne promotion oi me luui.i
work. The Baptists are particularly
strong and representative among the
churcho. nt Hmilii Rnnth Dmiht and
council uiurrs ana our peupie, regiu-
less of religious denomination, take
pride in the progress which these
BDeaKing ror me ClUiens OI Drains
generally, we express the hope that
th onnvsntlnn now nndr way here
. i . I
jar and that visitors may be impressed
favorably by our city and hospitality
so as to carry home with them the
most pleasing recollections of their so
journ among us. '
IOWA ANTI-PASS LAW,
The Iowa anti-pass law, which went
into effect July 4. making It a penal
0ffenjje for any gtaie, county, township I
or munlctpai offlccr to solicit or use
free tran8portatlon, j8 causlng nUmer-
oug publc officials . to resign. . OI I
courBC( the resignations occur in cases I
i0 K- OOB . creator
a wio vaiuv va .av awfc o
trt th hni,.ftr lh.n the emoluments of
the offices. But the significant fact is
that the law was drawn so as to be
binding and to have the effect of sep
arating the pass-holding official either
fiom his pass or from his office
The question has already come up
for Judicial decision, whether a rail-
road employe, who is entitled to ride
free by virtue o'L his employment or
of whose compensation the pass is a
part, renders himself llabla to the pen-
I . . . .1
altles of the law if he hold public or-
lice, as many railroad employee do. it
is noteworthy, however, that mary
pats-bolding officials of this claw ure
rei-orted to have o wholesome a re-
garri for the law that they are refruln-
insf from using free transportation
pending settlement ot the question in
the courts. All of this Iowa experience
is sure to be of special interest to Ne-
braska and to the nearby states sim-
ilarly situated.
The best eulogy The Bee can pro-
nounce upon the late City Treasurer
Hennings consists In reprinting the
article which appeared in these col-
umns during the month of March last,
ttnn tr. h mnff-nlflrATit
record he had made as a public officer
m mis we gave creau wnere creun
WSLi duo at a time when it was the
greatest satisfaction to Mr. Hennings
in h rnl that ha had hn a a-ood and
Tk. ...,. K. ...Hm.nt.r. hn from
-I -i.i-...i v .u j 1
''""' "ul Ul lu" vv. "
tne record he had made in the treas-
urer'a office was such as to commend
! to the public for promotion to the
f "l uu,'u" lv ""
tnen aspiring and for which The Bee
was giving him every possible support,
It is well known to be the consensus
of opinion among all classes of citizens
mat naa ne oeen nominatea as tne re-
publican candidate he would ungues -
tlonablv have been elected and today
... , Alll. . .
as mayor of Omaha would be render-
ing me same careiui ana conscientious
service that he rendered as city treas-
urera
TV. rim.ii. naa onmnanv h.. a n .1 1 v
' ""J
gone Into court to determine whether
lt ha, a right to enlarge its facilities
for manufacturing and distributing gas
irrnect!va of the oneroua condition
I , , iv. ...i - I
I imposed oy me vuy uraiuauce lum
gives anyone owning property within
i0oo feet of Its plant an unconditional
Veto power upon the proposed lmprove-
mnta An lnterestinr noint la In
volved because should the contention
of the city be good It will apply not
only to the present company, but to all
other gas companies that might try to
get a foothold in Omaha, and if the
Dresent comDany objected, it would be
I r.fi.ttv imnnulhlo tnr .nvon. .l.o
ever to erect a gas holder In Omaha
... . . w ... t. ...
0ver the protests that would be piled
up against lt. and the present company
would have, to all Intents and pur
poses, an exclusive franchise perpet
ually.
The latest purchase by tha state
treasurer for the permanent school
fund is a batch of California state
bonds on a basis of 3.3a per cent In-
I. l ..... .
terest. TniS IS pernaps a Slightly bet
I tr harealn than Drevloua Intuimmii
- In Massachusetts .tat. bonds, but why
should Nebraska be compelled to loan
its money at from 1 to 14 per cent In
New England or on th Pacific
wh.n Its own people are borrowina
money for their municipalities and
uyiscnooi oi sine is at irom to 6 per
the! cent? The failure of the legislature
si. mKmll onnatltuHnn.1 .m..-..
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Urging th. acop. ot permanent school
DAILY BEE; FRIDAY, JULY
payers thousands tipon thousands of
dollars every year.
The democratic city council has
come to terms with County Treasurer
Tink as to quarters In the city hall for
the consolidated county and city treas
uries. The councllmen could Just at
well have made the arrangements
finally adopted right at the start and
thus have avoided all the unnecessary
friction and spectacularlsm.
Spokesmen for the Water board now
advise the public to pay bills for water
hurtllTnt 88 Presented, but to Insist upon
having them stamped as paid under
protest. The question is whether the
protest should be directed against the
Water board or against the water com
pany. What a county official really con
siders as the value of a railroad pass is
shown by the disturbance made by
Iowa sheriffs who, under the new law,
ran no longer carry free ride paste
boards and charge mileage up to the
state.
rir -.. r 4 ..ln.ll.lln.
Washington Post
George Fred Williams has his doubts
about Mr. Bryan's Ability to bring tho
radlrnl and conservative wings of the
n.Mu r,l,.. 1. .k- .
1 - .-wiiiri, muiuiiu mi u. w. .
nK,ltva Bnow that the colone, ls no Blouch
0f making both ends meet
Bryan Kiaraple ratehln;,
Secretarv Root nnnihiv read with a great
dtal of satisfaction, how a foreign trip
elevated Bryan to the pinnacle of popu
larlty In hla party, and may have hopes
that he la lh. " mm-na nth., mmthllran"
whnm Ttooovlf
Hope for Better I nderatandlng
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Root s Journey will find its justification in
gradually making possible a better under-
standing between the countries he visits
and the one he represents; and the first
step will be to bring Into closer sympathy
the diplomacy of the United States and
South America.
A Friend In Time ot Need.
Chicago Record-Hernld.
If It ls true that Kmperor Wlll'nm will
use his Influence to have all German In
companies pay tneir an trancisco
f" 'grea than'.ny ,S SSThlS
resulted from the aubscrlptlon he was not
permitted to make immediately after the
earmquaKe ana nre.
URBAN COST OF LIVING.,
Essentials Moderate la Prlcei Frills
Take the Money.
Baltimore American.
Carl 8churi, in his reminiscences, re
peats the saying that was common during
his life In London more than fifty years
ago, that one could obtain more for a,
shilling and less for a pound in the British
metropolis than to any other city In
Europe. The paradoxical saying, however,
presents a truth that is more or less ap-
plicable to all cities and to all periods. It
hlgh cent rMlog- Those who are wining
o in. mil. Utah inua, w u.iu LUI .11
to do without these extras In foods, raiment
and general living equipment that are
more a matter of sentiment than of neces
sity can live very 'economically iu any big
American city. '
And plain, low coat far does not by any
means signify poor or unpalatable fare.
The simple and abundant foods are really
the best. President Roosevelt ha recently
expressed the pleasure at and denial of a
published report that the White House
t&blo Is always set to an epicurean feast-
that the markets are searched for rarities
and dainties. He setentlously remarked
in commenting on a reputed White House
breakfast bill, that the White House break
fasted more often on bacon and eggs than
on anything else. For a fact, tha egg is
the breakfast standby, whether In tha
or tne cottage. if it were not for
the Increasing industry of the barnyard
hen there would b a serioui derangement
- - "
I l Wa S.Jt W V( a. Ra wins man A ai ajuaall
but ,ndlBpenBllDle wnlt, potato. Like the
(( jt ia really one of the luxuries ot the
menu, held in small esteem only because
It Is so cheap and easily obtainable.
philanthropic, scientific or mixed motives,
nmve sought to prove that (a healthy man
can liva at a food cost of from T to 11 cents
excepTione.,
economic theorists got low results in cost
Dy doing their own cooking. They also
steered clear of such rarities as canvas back
duck- dlamondback terrapin and venison
however tnat ;be(uli tm
oatmeal and milk constituted pretty good
I fare and that the average cost of living
on such foods was not exorbitant.
Foods, of course, are not the only Items
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otner th!n,g besides foods It Is the "frills
that set the high pace in coat. A home
I may be furnished In these days very taste
fully and at low cpst, but not at a low
I rang in coat if the fancy of the occupant
coll. for hand made Turkish nmt nr
fled to take the run of the mark can do
much with the shilling, but the pounds
melt w" rPld,y when Wea, et t0 bo
A RECORD THAT
(Reprinted from Th
Everv nubile nfr ls expected to do his
full duty, but when he come to ask th
suffrage of hi fellow cltisen for con-
tinnatinn nr nmnwitinn In office tha record
n ha mad should count for or against
him according as it discloses energy and
faithfulness lntublls service, or mere time
ervln ttnd recklessness of public interest,
The record mad by A. H. Hennings as
clty ,rea.urer for Omaha for two terms,
covering six year, should count declded'y
In hla favor as a candidate for the re pub
lican nomination for mayor.
Mr. Hennings' record Is stamped pre.
eminently with honesty, Integrity, fidelity
and enerrv. Durlns the Deriod a llttl
short of six years ending December It.
l. that h ha been In th treasurer'
offlc- A- " Henning. ha. collected and
'K'Ti'.
-
- arand total r ttivuvilTO. Every dollar
of thia coloaaal aum has been strictly ac
TT ' " n!.h" -I"-
tn, ' ",od I In which a. H Hen-
mnu has hn -h.r.ed with the handling
of cltv funds mt.reat on dally balance
deposit, in hi cu.todyVrom the beginning
'.WlVii M
amount I42.S41 U was paid nd credited to
to city funds, tatma to the school fund.
I CM IS to tha water board. Ia a word,
mora th.. isonno h. bean saved to the
ZZyT. cH, byTh. ".rtt Tne
- I meat on their money la th hand Ot
13, 190(5.
KBBH4SKA SENATORIAL, CAMPAIGN
Strength Growlaat Out la State.
Norfolk News (rep.).
Tha victory of Edward Rosewater In
winning the fouglas county delegation's
support for Mm as t'nlted States senator,
goes a long way toward making Mr. Rose
water the man to go to Washington. It
has been all along conceded that If Mr.
Rosewater could have Douglas county, he
would stand a mighty good chance of
winning the nomination In case the con
vention nominates and the election. The
vletory In his home county ls all the more
endorsement for Mr. Rosewster, In view of
(he fact that he was most bitterly opposed
by an organised crowd of enemies, who ex
erted strenuous efforts to beat him. The re
sult of the primaries must be a discouraging
factor to other senatorial candidates In
the state, for with his own large delega
tion to back him, together with the support
of a large portion. of the state, Mr. Rose-
water Is the biggest man on the senatorial
horizon Just now. And It Is an easily ap
parent fact that his strength Is growing
out In the state among people who, with
out personal feeling one way or an
other, believe him to be as large a man
as Nebraska could find for tha senate.
Nebraska, Would Be Represented. .
Oakdala Sentinel (rep.).
Edward Rosewater of The Omaha Be
scored a signal victory in his fight for
the United States senatorshlp when be
won the support of the Douglas county
delegation. Should Mr. Rosewater suc
ceed in being elected It ls certain the rest
of the country would know that Nebraska
was represented among the nation's law
makers.
Who Can Serve Nebraska Beatf
Weeping Water Republican (rep).
The editor of The Omaha Bee, E. Rose-
water, has returned home, and will doubt
less get active In politics. If he secures
the Douglss county delegation he will
have back of him a great factor In the
convention; It Rosewater succeeds In
going to the state convention with the sup
port of his home county and city, it will
prove that, although he has figured in
politics these many years, defeated and
made candidates for office, fought graft.
unscrupulous corporations, and made ene
mles ss well as friends, yet the fact stands
out as bold as the light of day that when
It comes to the best fitted man In Omaha,
In all Nebraska, for United States sena
tor, E. Rosewater Is the choice, and
Omaha cltlsens are willing to overlook all
grievances In order to secure a represent
ative who will represent the state tha
very best. Rosewater commenced talking
more than twenty-five years ago just such
vital questions of legislation as nre pre
sented to the people today. He has been
ahead of the republican party In its every
move. You men who Imagine you have
a grievance against Rosewater have only
to take a look back over The Dee to And
where he has been on the questions con
cerning the people. With some republi
cans they say that Rosewater has defeated
good men for office, and yet If you coma
to Inquire you may find that these good
men were more tricky In political dodges
than Rosewater ever dared be. Just look
at the matter squarely and ask yourself
the question, "Who can serve Nebraska
best In congress as our United 1 States
senator?" and we believe you will give
Rosewater credit for being that man. The
Herald will willingly support Norrls
Brown for the office If the convention so
decides, but. until that time we are go
ing to try for the ablest man first; for
the man who la known outside of his state
and the United States; for the man who
has often been selected by the presidents
of the United States to do things, and
does them; for an editor who has for years
fought for the principles that are so vital
to the republican party today. Rosewater,
Pollard and Sheldon are good enough for
us; aft working In the same direction. For
United States senator, congressman and
governor, remember these three.
Stratearr that Overreached Itself.
Nebraska Politician (rep.).
The overwhelming victory of the Rose-
water forces in the Douglaa county pri
maries the other day, while not wholly
unexpected, comes as a partial surprise to
those who have been watching the man
euvers of Mr. Rosewaters enemies in
their efforts to so complicate the primary
ballot as to make It Impossible to select
a straight delegation In the Interest of
any single candidate. Mr. Rosewater has
dabbled some In politics for several years
paat and his opponents may get some
valuable pointers on how the game Is
played by watching - closely the move
ments of the editor.
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People I.Ike Fair Play.
Nebraska Politician (rep.).
One strong factor which greatly aided tha
Rosewater forces In the recent Omaha pri
maries was the disgust aroused In the
minds of those disposed to be fair by the
tactics employed In the attempted defeat
of the editor's senatorial ambitions. This
undoubtedly caused many of the better
class of cltlsens to vote for Rosewater who
otherwise would have stayed away from
tha polls primary day. It was a deserved
rebuke of underhanded methods.
. Railroads Profit ty Reform.
Springfield Republican.
They are calculating tn Chicago railroad
circles that the western companies are sav
ing $1,000,000 a month from the recent aboli
tion of rebates and other recret discrim
ination, under pressure of the govern
ment' prosecutions. This does not Indi
cate that a railroad needs to be threatened
with public prosecution and punishment to
make it alive to Its own Interests. It
merely shows how much the roads have
been under the dominion of big shipping
concern. These are the real defendant.
SHOULD COUNT.
Bee of March 18, 1906.)
Treasurer Hennings, and no one has even
entertained a suspicion that h ever farmed
out ny public money for hi privnt gain,
City Treasurer Hennings inaugurated and
put Into force a vigorous policy of personal
tax collection, with the result that delin
quent personal taxe have . bean almost
wholly wiped off the tax books. During
previuu. mnn u
year before the M per cent of th. regular
tax levy, drawn against Immediately, was
- collected, while over 0 per cent of th
regular tax list was In the treasury
by February L 1806-withln seven month
after dat of delinquency.
Th effect of thl mor businesslike ad
ministration of personal tax collection ha
been not only to av th city larg
'J""twJ
fuS k.Tltt
. . . . .. .
lv penalties ana interest, uunng in
- first year of Mr. Hennings' term mor than
W'JLT. whlu
for the last year of hi. term, although the
aggregate collection had increased fully
of SO per cent, penalties and interest on d
llnquents wa reduced to but llttl more
unprden record .. a publ.o
official made ty A. H. Henning In th
treasurer office 1 th beat guaranty that
he will fulfill th duties of mayor with
eminent aatlfctlon when nominated and
.Uct.d to b the city, chief ex.cut.ve.
81TB THE tOMKT.
Howell Journal! This paper would
think vastly more or tne um" "
Herald If the editor woum nevoio
space to extolling the vlrtufs of our fad
ing Institution of learning, tne
state university, snd leas to senseless at
tacks upon the chancellor. We cannot
always agree with Mr. Andrews, but wo
do believe him to be honest and he ha
the same right to his views that we na
to oura ,
Fremont Herald (dem): A class of
Omaha democrats, disappointed by their
inability to control the official appoint
ments under the new city administration.
attempted to defeat Dahlman In the demo
cratic primaries and prevent his attend
ance at the state convention as a aeicgaie.
For a tlm It was believed the disgruntled
element would win the fight, but when ihe
votes were counted Mayor Jim was dis
covered among the .victors. Democrats
who live out In the state do not exactly
understand the difference between Mayor
Dahlman and ex-Congressman Hitchcock,
but they are none the less pleased "by the
mayor's success.
Calloway Queen: From an Interview the
Lincoln Star had with Senator Fries, to
the effect that the people of the state would
vote Independently this fall, the World
Herald take Its text, and In Us little ser
mon Intimate that these Independent
voters re going to vote the democratic
tlcke. for the reason that the democratic
party stands for all that Is pure and
righteous, while the tepubllcan party
stands for anything else. If -all the predic
tion of the eateemed World-Herald came
true, or anywhere near It, thl old world
would have been In the hands of Satan
about tte time Bryan was defeated for
president the first time. The World
Herald should sit on a chunk of ice and
keep cool.
Madison Star-Mail: General Webster'
oration wa conspicuous for the manner
of its delivery and the mingled brilliance
and scope of Its thought. Those who were
fortunate enough to find a seat In the
Opera house and hear this remarkable man
will not soon forget -the charnf of his
oration and the truths of history be
brought out and newly applied
within the short time of half an hour.
John Lee Webater Is a conspicuous ex
ample of what an American boy who dili
gently applies himself, to the pursuit of
useful knowledge, can accomplish In the
course of a life time. Mr. Webater oc
cupies an unchallenged position at the
bar of the state and ls easily reconed as
one of the greatest living American law
yer. Starting from unpretentloua begin
nings and surrounded In youth by cir
cumstances which did not foreahadow par
ticular eminence In any purault ot life.
General Webster ha, by persistent Indus
try and constantly keeping In mind the
accomplishment of a given purpose, placed
himself In a position where he ha the
universal respect of his brethern of the
bar and charm the world with
his gift a a Jurist and a stateman.
When a young man. Mr. Webster was.
In consequence of his known ability and
aptitude In the law, made president of
the constitutional convention In which he
served with tireless energy and great
ability, and he wa soon employed In the
most responsible and weighty litigation in
the west. And now no man I listened to
by the Judges of the supreme court of the
United Btates with more patient attention
than he.
COLD STORAGE EXPERIMENTS.
National Government Instltotes Im
portant Investigation.
New York Tribune.
Dr. Wiley's Investigation of the system of
cold storage ot poultry and other articles of
food Is a tlmety undertaking, in line with
the inspection, .-of meat at the packing
houses and with the Tribune recent sug
gestion that peultry might be as proper
an object of Inspection a beef or pork.
In two major respect the Inquest will be of
peculiar interest and will strongly appeal
to multitude of people to whom some
feature of the food storage business have
long seemed doubtful.
It will be of Interest, for example to
know, so far a science can ascertain and
tell, precisely what is the effect upon
article of food of long storage in the cold.
It ls well known that cold storage prevents
decomposition ot the ordinary kind. In
deed, It has been known to preserve flesh
in an apparently fresh condition for a very
long time. But It has been an open ques
tion in the mind of many whether some
other change 'may not occur tn froxen
flesh and other objects which render them
undesirable. If not directly noxious. Men
who would accept without hesitation as
perfectly fresh a fowl which had been In
cold storage for many day would look
decidedly askant at one which had been
thus kept for as many years. It would
be interesting and useful to know whether
or not frosen food doe deteriorate, and,
it it doe, at about what time.
Again, there 1 the question ' of drawn
or undrawn poultry, to which Dr Wiley is
to pay special attention. It ls an old ques
tion. For year it has been mooted. There
are market men and housewives who insist
that tha entrall of a' fowl should be re
moved as soon as it is killed, Just as are
those of a steer or a hog, and that If they
are retained for any considerable time the
entire carcass is tainted. There are others
who Insist upon the contrary, declaring
that the abdominal cavity of a fowl should
remain unopened until Just before lt Is
to be cooked. We are Inclined to think
that the majority of thoughtful people take
the former view of the case. But It will
be satisfactory to have an expert scientific
report upon lt. Such authoritative Investi
gation and control of food products will
be far more hopeful of good to the public
htsdth thsn a world of academic hair
spUUlag over gaatronomlo fad and fancies.
Pale, Thin,
Nervous ?
Then your blood must be in a very
bad condition. You certainly know
what to take, then why not take it?
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. If you doubt,
then consult your doctor. We know
what he will say about this grand old
family medicine. Sold for 60 years.
We have no secrets .We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
taa hy Cka t. O.
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AUUt 8 CaaSXT rCTt)kAJ Wat OMSCXX.
Pf2R0A!. OTF..
United States Senator Morgan ( p. s , ,
of Connecticut la talked of a comtnv
In-chlet of the Grand Army of tho i
Senator Crane of Maasachuactt 1 . . . .
a grandfather last Monday and ws
rled on Tuesday, which may he j
bunching anniversaries on a novl ;
but storks and cranes are bird
feather.
James E. Burke, the blacksmith-mi
Burlington. Vt has set out to secure
democratic nomination for governor .t .
state. He ha behind him a record of r., -successful
campaigns In Ills city ;is nr.:
heavy odds.
Prof. Gregory of the Tale gentogii-1: ,i .
partment, who has Just returned to V n
Haven from San Francisco, where h
at the time of "the earthquake, soy. i:
earthquake will be repeated with uiih r-1:
disastrous result. . .
The late Henrlk Ibsen wss once mk 1
his Idea of American. "Well," said n m ,
smtling, "It Is my Idea that the a .
American baby 6 or 6 months old sr , ,
hla mother's lap -and eyes his own .-n
to see If he can't Invent a better on., r
at least suggest some Improvement.'
Cornelius Vamlerbilt, In the name ot ;
father, and Alfred G., In the name f iiS
mother, made application for niemhri
In tho Rhode Island Society of the i m
clnnati as the representative of thi Vn
derbllt family. The society decider) thn
Cornelius was the proper Wprewonutive
and he was elected with fifteen others
Hugh M. Wilson, president of the Iu:i
way Age and the Electric- Review, ha.,
been decorated by the Belgian government
with the Order of Leopold, far his eii
torlal and Journalistic feat of puhlitihing
daily in French . and English the entire
proceeding of the international luilway
congress held In Washington in May,
Mr. Wilson I a resident ef Chicago.
POINTED REMARKS.
Editor I can't aee any reason on f.iri:,
why I should print the stuff you send nv
Poet Why. if you' did you d get to keep
the stamps I enclose. Cleveland La1'i.
"No," said the publisher, "we have n
room for you; in fact, we've discharged a.i
our proofreaders. Don't need 'em."
"You dop'tl" exclaimed the applicant.
"No. We're publishing nothing but dla
leto stories now." Philadelphia Ledger
New Yorker Just how far is it from Bos
ton to New YorkT
Itostonlan I don't know exactly, hut It
always seems a good deal farther than it
does from New lfork, to Boston. twiner -vllle
Journal.
"I understand your son Josh hi J'ist
been nominated for the legislature."
"Well," , anawered Farmer Corntassel,
"he's one of them boys that alius gettlti
Into mischief of some kind or "nuttier."
Washington Star.
"Have you ever put aside snythlng for
a rainy day?"
"Mlater," answered the natlvs. "we don't
have to worry about rain in this part of
the country. What 'were afraid of la
drouths." Washington Star, ...
"Once I wa hannllv married.
Foolishly,
I divorced a good husband
"Ah, too bad.
Ye. Since then I have been six times
unhappily wed." LouisviNe Courier-Journal.
"How soon do you begfh to build your
new house?"
"Just as soon as my wife gets throuitii
convincing the architect . that he doean t
know the first rudiment of his buslneaa.'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Thirsty Tanks Gee! if yer had a whn
barrel o' beer wouldn't It make yer wlsn
yer had two throats?
Weary Willie Naw! 'cause " dat would
mean.yer'd have two head de next mornm .
Philadelphia Pre. . ,
"What wa that sound' I heard?" asked
one express wagon driver of another.
"I guess it was my wheel spoke," an
swered his funny friend.
"Well, It- wasn't-Wlttt"t. 0hgU ef'thft
wagon." retorted the first, '.'and besides,
the wheels are quiet because they're all
tired." Baltimore American.
"Do you think you will be able to hold
the esteem of your constituents?"
"Well,'- answered the practical statesman,
'that ls a great deal to expect. But I'm
sure I can always make them think that
an opposition candidal is worse than. I
am. Washington Star.
CLASS IX AMERICAN HISTORY.
Baltimore American.
What made Columbus think th world
.Was round, the class declare,
Because in dealings with the world
He found it was not square."
Have we our heroes much In mind?
. And do we hold them dear?
..,' ye?; and that' one reason why
Wa all do Paul Revere."
Pray, how came Washington' to be
A writer of renown?
Because he from the Very first
Began to cut things down."
Can you tell, when his cake was dough,
Why traitorous Arnold ran?
'He had good cause for Benedict,
He was a married' man."
What bird Is noted as the first
; To wing electric flight
Into the clouds? "An easy one;
Ben Franklin's little kite."
When signers brave defied King George
With patriotic calm,
With whom did they their honor pledge'.'
"Why, with their uncle Sam."
And when the siege of New Orleans
The British set about,
Why did their spirits sink? "Because
Old Jackson baled thkm out."
What battle of the Civil War
When that strife had begun.
Was like a bear raid in Wall street?
"The battle of Bull Bun."
What presen the fnlted mates
To Panama has made?
"When lt despaired of a canal,
We gave It Colon aid." . .
Why does the money of our land
Show causa lt worth to trust?
"Because the linage on our coin
I all head hence ho 'bust.' " ,
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