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10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 190& ft, f I i I I t i : t i 1 i' The Omaha Daily Dee. FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR R08EWATER, EDITOR. Knt.red at Oman a Postofflca aa second class matter. TERM3 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Be (without Sunday), one year..M W Diillir h-r and Bunla, one year J gj Runday Bw, onf year Kfcturday Bee. one year w DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Dally Be (including Sunday), Pr week. 17o Dally Bee (without Bunday). per week..l2o fCvenlng Fee (without Sunday k per week So tvening Bee (with Sunday, per weea. Address complaints of irregularities In de livery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. nmaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building. , Council Bluffs 10 Pear! Street. Chlesgo-lwo Unity Building. ; New York 1608 Home Ufe Ina. Building. . tVashington 601 Konrteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newa and edi torial matter should b addreaaed: Oman tfee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. ' Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only ?-cent stamps received as payment ot niHll aecounta. Persona! checka, eaceril on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepl'ii THE BEB PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, a;-: ueorge B. Tuchuck, treasurer or m Bea Publishing company. Jetn duly sworn, says that tha actual number er full and complete copies ot Th; Dally Morning, Evening and Sunday B" printed during the month ef August, 10. waa as follows J1.SS0 Sl.SOO 31.680 aa.oeo 30,140 31,980 1,440 31,380 N 31.140 31.700 31.S40 30,060 1,400 1,830 31,880 81,830 81,300 81,640 30.9SO 31.140 31,660 33,940 81,560 80,830 38,860 30.630 30,800 30,610 30,630 80,870 38,440 Total ,73,600 . 8.14a ummm unaoia copies.,.,..., . - . Net total sales 864.468 Dally average 31411 GEO no 1 B. TZ8CHUCK. Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence ana aw or a to before ma this list day ot August. 10. (Seel) U. B HUNOATE,; Notary Public WHEN OCT OF TOWS, abeerlbara learlaa; the city tent porartlr shoal have The Bea aaail to ttaeen. Addreaa will he changed si afteav as rcejaeatad. The label "roast beef'.' may be true l 'he light of what the consumer says when the can opener. "breaks. The second conference at The Hague is to meet In June provided no power is too busy fighting to talk of peace. Proceedings in Idaho make It diffi cult to tel) whether Steve Adams Is held for what he -did or for, what he knows. Colonel Bryan b government owner ship train seems to have run againBt "waiting orders" on the democratic aide track. In spite of complaint Porto Rico seems to be doing better than under Spanish rule, when its people "were so happy and so poor." Cuba may find - that It takes less noise and more hard work to get rid of American marines than to secure their presence.. General Corbln's plea against re-en Ustment of soldiers would be sound If he could be sure that men rejected when willing to serve will respond whenever wanted. Candidate Hitchcock Is trying to persuade himself that Douglas county is normally democratic' He will prob ably wake up after the election returns are in, if not before. Wyoming democrats who fear to ac- ' cept a place on the state ticket should remember that Nebraska's "peerless one". first gained fame under somewhat similar circumstances. The secretary of the State Board of Agriculture figures the net profit of the state fair this year as approxlma ting $38,000. There is no promise, however, of reduction In the demands of the fair management for approprla tlons by the legislature. The action ot the master of the New Tork Orange in declining a nomina tion for publlo office while serving his society will no doubt cause consider able surp rl Be to former officers In the Farmers' Alliance; but the Orange has weathered political storms. Colonel Bryan insists that he does not want to go into personalities with Roger Sullivan. It might be decidedly uncomfortable If Mr. Sullivan should get back by going Into the personal records of some ot the Nebraska demo crats closest to Mr. Bryan. In connection with the so-called coal trust, Senator Sheldon hits the vital spot when he takes up the rates charged by the railroads for carrying coal between Nebraska points. Ex cessive freight rates' squeece the cos dealer and consumer at the same time The World-Herald Is appealing for a complimentary vote for the hero o iu wuui4 . tuBu tram as caa dldate for attorney general on the fualon state ticket. He Is surely entitled to get the votes ot all the Palmer and Buckner democrats In Omaha. V It surely Is an off year for primary contests It the lack of excitement lo cally Is any index. The interests at stake, however, are too Important to allow them to go by default. Every conscientious cltlxen republican or democrat -should post up for the primary next Tuesday aad draw th ila at grafters and corporation tools CUBAZ ANNEXATION AOITATIOX. It waa to be expected that extreme and excitable tempera tnentt would pre cipitately clamor for lntervealtoi la Cuba and even Ita outright lncorH)r tlon aa a part of our country, but It la singular that bo many newspaper, some of them Influential, should be already declaring that intervention should have for Its avowed object and result the taking over of the island, on the ground that that Is the only way in which stable government can ever be established and maintained there. It Is not likely that the jresldcni will be Influenced by such clamor, al though It Is sure to Increase in volume and vehemence.' Nothing was more to the credit ot President McKlnley than his wise and firm refusal to yield to similar outcry for summary war with Spain, which waa by no moans, the voice of the American people. And when substantive cause of war cam', the sound Judgment of the country was expressed in the official declaration that the purpose was not territorial aggrandizement and in the pledge to withdraw from the island as soon SB . vira iunt who iuubuiii e,vuuu . - that stable government had been estab llshed by Its own people. So, after In dependence from Spain had been achieved and a native government had been set up, the right was explicitly reserved and proclaimed to Intervene in case It should at any time in the future be found that such government had failed. The president is right In treating intervention as a serious matter to be determined only upon mat u rent con sideration, but annexation Is a different and incomparably more serious matter. here was a time when the slave power In this country plotted for annexation, but for two generations it has been repugnant to settled public Judgment for many cogent reasons which could not now be changed except by the most pressing emergency. Aside from the grave questions which would 'require congressional action, it Is aafe to say that the government will exhaunt every effort and every alternative to annexation before it would even con sider It as the end of Intervention, should that become necessary, no mat ter to what lengths yellow journal clamor and agitation might go. AS TO LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES. Immediately after the last disas trous municipal campaign, Xhe Bee urged the republicans of Omaha and Douglas county to obliterate factional lines as far as possible and get to gether in' the interest ot party success at the fall election. To bring about the harmony essential to winning, it insisted that the prescriptive methods of factional clubs should be abandoned and an effort made to center upon can didates who would be representative ot all elements of the party and pro tect the Interests of Douglas county at Lincoln next winter. . Acting upon this advice, after suc cessive conferences, the active leaders in the local affairs of the party have made up the following list as In their Judgment constituting the names out of which the strongest and most repre sentative ticket can be nominated at the coming primaries to combat their democratic opponents at the Novem ber election. For state senators: L. C. Gibson. Charles L. Saunders. B. F. Thomas. For representatives: Charles J. Andersen. S. C. Barnes. F. C. Best Henry T. Clarke, Jr. N. P. Dodgo, Jr. J. T. Dougherty. 'Oliver S. Erwln. A. R. Harvey. Michael Lee. F. S. Tucker. James Walsh. It Is to be noted that for represen tatives eleven names are presented, out of which only nine can be chosen. Al though several of these candidates would not be the preferred choice of The Bee, we are willing In the Interest of party harmony to recommend to the republicans of this county a selec tlon from this list with the exception of Charles J. Andersen, who, we be lleve, should not be trusted In any position where the interests of the tax paying public are at stake. Good and, sufficient reasons why Mr. Andersen should be left off the ticket will be given la due season. PASSEVOER PARE REDUCTIONS, There Is far more in the extensive passenger fare reductions, now being made by the big eastern roads, than a mere temporary cut of special rates, which has often been indulged in when the carrier companies fell out among themselves. The announcement of reduction of the maximum rate to 2 cents on a portion of the Pennsylvania'! main line has been followed by more radical action on the part of halt dosen competing companies, the latest being the Erie, which makes the limit one-way local fare SVa cents, instead of S, over its entire system, with a f 20 flat rate for a 1.000-mile book whose use is not restricted to purchaser. bo isr as interstate commerce travel is concerned, these reductions cannot be granted today and withdrawn tomorrow, as formerly by squabbling rivals, even If there were a disposition to do so. But the truth is that years after a lower fare maximum should have been In force the tasters roads are at' length, although reluctantly even now, facing the fact that the change can no longer be deferred and many of them are beginning to take step! accordingly. The example of Ohio, which some of these trunk Hoes cross, absolutely limiting fare to cents with prohibition ot free passes, , . , . east of the Mississippi river, where publlo demand cannot be stigmatised as "wild western antl-ratlroadlsm." Moreover, the increase ot travel and mprovement of facilities. It Is now acknowledged, will make passenger uslness still enormously profitable If rates be greatly reduced, especially with abolition of passes. The western roads, however, are till obstinate, apparently fesolved to stave off to the utmost concessions which wiser management In the east sees to be inevitable as well as good business policy. It Is clear that noth ing will move them In this and other salient points tor public relief than the Irong arm and clenched fist of public uthorlty. BHiPMEXT of packers- products. The statistics of the Department of Commerce touching shipments of pack ers' products are a remarkable showing against the anticipation that the trade would fall off In consequence of the exposures and agitation early in the year. In summary, the official reports represent that during the seven months ending August 1 the shipments aggre gated 837,500 tons, an Increase of 5,000 tons or 22 per cent over those of the corresponding period of the preceding year before the sensational discoveries had been publicly exploited or official cognizance had been taken of them. While it Is possible the big packers may have forced shipments which do not represent actual sales or consumption, in order to make a show ing In their favor, the inference is nevertheless Irresistible that at least domestic consumption has fairly held its own, and It Independently , repeals that foreign demand Is reasserting it self. It Is noteworthy that J. Ogden Armour attributes the prosperous con dition and brightening outlook of the meat Industry to the very law which the packing Interests quite generally arduously opposed at the outset. "The moral effect of the new inspection service," he saysJ is fast recovering our trade for us." And It can now be affirmed with confidence that nothing short of the enactme.it of such legisla tion could have prevented irreparable Injury. The county board is still wrestling with the question of readjusting the Jail feeding contract, which by its present terms requires the sheriff to furnish not only all the food, but also all the. Jail supplies, for 25 cents a day for each prisoner. The sheriff generously asks the county to relieve him- of the expense for Jail supplies without reducing the price to be col lected by him; In other words, to raise the rate for feeding up to the 85-cent figure. While It would be better for all concerned to get this controversy settled, there Is no reason why the interests of the taxpayers 'should be subordinated completely to those ot the' sheriff. Experience with the Jail feeding graft under successive sheriffs suggests that the next legislature be invoked to simplify the law and put the whqle county jail management on a business basis. x That reminds us that the democrats have several candidates for nomination for the Water board membership which carries with it a six-years' term. The democrats of Omaha owe it to themselves as well as to the taxpayers of this city to see that a reputable and honest democrat is selected for . this place. Mayor "Jim" expects to attend the meeting of the League of American Municipalities, to be held shortly In Chicago,, as one of the representatives of the city of Omaha. If an exhibition of roping animals, four-footed or two- footed. Is wanted, the cowboy mayor will be there with the goods.' The report that Cuban Insurgents are to surrender if "the United States will guarantee fair Judicial trials" proves that residents of the Isle' of Pines are not alone sighing for the protection of the Stars and Stripes. . Commander Colwell marched to Havana and marched back again; but the tread of bluejackets had the sound of peace. A oothlaa Poaltlo. Washington Post. Mr. Bryan says tha money question has been quieted by "unexpected conditions." One of which la probably Mr. Bryan's pit vate pile. CamfaaaUai ef Ftl Weakness. Kanaaa City Timet. But even admitting Mr. Bryan's own con tention, la It Tiot a confession of fatal weakness that democratic ldeaa never count for anything until a republican pres ident gives them force T Straaajllaai boldest Gaoae, Ban Francisco Chronicle. Tha pumping up of prices for material and labor must have a stop put to It or tha city will get a black eye. People with money to spend will not ptit it out on Imurovementa which do not promise to pay returna, and there's an end of tt Things will hum as long aa there are shacks to put up, but when they are fin lahed and the finish Is In sight there will be a resting on oars until people can see what is doing. Cleveland loader. Scarleea surgery la ona of the latest achievements In medical science. The Don don aurgeon who conoetved the Idea and successfully put It In practice la unable to meet the demands for hit services. The Idea Is a simple one. In making the first Incision the aralpel does net cut the akin at right angles with tha surface, but passes through It at a alant. After the operation la over the akin la Joined with the greateet nicety, a magnifying glass ba ins used to see that tha contact la perfect. Then a rigid dressing of wool and glaas Is applied to prevent contraction and aa much pressure la applied as Is aafe. Naturally much depends upon the skill of the opera tor. The aurgeon who perfected the pro cess deTotea himself entirely to making "ton 4h " tUng th.m I afterward. leaving the epereUona proper IH MCMOIIAM. Has. Edward Resewatsr. (From "Tha Poet Scout.") If t could atsnd today beside hie bier And iook into nis brave, strong, oaim, dead face. I would not be ashamed of heartfelt tear That Irrigates my soul and leaves lis trace. He took my hand, a wild and reckless br. And steadied me, a broncho In the weal, found hie friendship was without alloy, And food for thought, made easy to digest. Goodbye, dear EM! Ton fought an open tight; Tou feared no foe and dared to speak rfvht Aiit Tou stood for honesty and truth and right, Nor could the corporators anoca you nut. Only death can down such aouls as yours: But ieatn cannot destroy tne trail you left: Burn work remains forever and endures. Our sympathy is with the dear brert. CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD. ram World Wide. Omaha Protector. A Journalist ef world-wide fame, fearless and forceful on tha aide of right, a natural born statesman and leader of mm, a credit to his own state and' the nation, a man whom, had he been less conscientious and self-sacrificing, might have occupied higher positions of publlo trust: a tireless and un. ceasing worker, loved by hla frtenda for his true worth, and respected by those with whom he differed politically for his honesty and candor; a broad-gauged, lib eral-minded, upright cttlten. Helped to Make Nebraska, 8chuyler Quill. As In sll other communities the news of the sudden death of Editor Rosewater waa a shock to Schuyler and Colfax county peo ple. He had a great many admirers here. When the recent republican county conven tion Instructed the delegates to the state convention for Rosewater for senator It was done In a spirit of good fellowship and without solicitation or planning In the pre cinct primaries. No publlo man waa ever more heartily greeted than he when he last appeared In this city, several weeks ago. He waa a man of knowledge, helped to make Nebraska and knew Ita needs. He was a tireless worker and In battle knew not de feat. , ! Great F.dltor and Bailder. - Pender Times. Nebraska suffers a great loss In the death of Edward Rosewater. No name was better known to the people of Nebraska than Mr. Rosewater and' n6 cltlsen of our state, ex cepting Mr. Bryan, was ss well known out side of Nebraska. He waa without question one of Its first cltlsens. He wsa a great editor and one of the great builders of the west. ' A Traly Great Ma a. Allen News. He was a truly great man; and with a wonderful personality. In hla death the republican party in Nebraska loses its atrongest safeguard, the Mate and Omaha an untiling aupporter. His last words at the state convention were almost prophetic and those who heard them and knew the man realised It. Edward Rosewater is no more, none can fill his place for per haps many years', but his memory and achievements will endure forever In the history of bis loved state and the nation. Overcame Mack. Holdrege CItisen. Mr. Rosewater was a man . of tireless energy, a man who would never give up, and in the early days of the Bee be under went the trials and privations that would have discouraged half a dosen ordinary men, but he kept up and struggled on until The Bee Is not only recognised aa a great paper throughout the west, but In tha eaat also U is recognised ss one of the few papers of great consequence. Mr. Rose- water waa a born fighter, and as he en gaged in every struggle and took part in all important events. It waa to be expected that he aroused antagonism and had many bitter enemies.. . Yet all had to admit his power and force, and when he espoused any cause, it had a champion that would fight for It as long aa a ray of hope ex isted. ' Nerer Fla'ced Till Bad. Clay Center Bun. Ambition apurs the -brain to never-ending activity, aleepless, braln-racklng nights following In the wake of ceaseless days, running into years that saps vitality, but tireless energy and a strong constitution will not down, coming up smiling ever, and defiantly challenging nature'a laws, which proclaim, "Thus-far ahalt thou go and no farther." From June 19, 1871, when was born In a frontier outfitting town "The Omaha Punchinello," - which waa after warda named The Bee. Mr. Rosewater ever being' at Its head, he has worked, worked, worked, and with ambitions, and dislikes, and labor for .the well being of his news paper and adopted city, has had his hands full and brain -full to running over con stantly, the only wonder Is that he held out half bo long. ' Rosewater Waa Right. . Blair Democrat. In his dally life he haa been a model man. No bad habits, and hla entire time haa always been devoted to hla work which Included everything from the making of a great newspaper to the kind acts of charity which has ever marked hla Ufa. For- the past forty years he haa stood at his post of duty. ' He has been the one man In all Nebraska who has always been In the thickest of the fight for the Interests of the people and alwaya outspoken. No one has ever had to aak "where does Rose water stand" for Rosewater was always to the front and hla position was always known on all Important questions. In public matters ha haa for years bean in the advance of publlo sentiment, thereby contributing his part toward the molding of public aentlment. The reforms that are now going on are some that he haa advo cated for years. At times he has been called a crank, but tha hand of time haa always worked tt out for Mr. Rosewater without an exception In matters of Im portance It has been demonstrated that "Rosewater waa right" "Hera Waa a Maa." Pawnee Press. To a great extent was Mr. Roaewatar Instrumental .In the upbuilding and pro greselveness of his home city and the stats of Nebraska. He waa a genial and warm hearted gentleman, and thoae who knew him wall admltvd the veteran editor for his many good qualities and honesty of purpose. No stain attachea to hla career as a cltlsen, editor, business man or publlo official. In all the events of his remark able life his aim was directed in the chan nel ot high Ideals, and his merited success waa ample evidence of his unassailable In tegrity. The state will keenly feel its loaa In the death of one of Ita moat talented cttlsene, and personal frienda throughout the entire country will pause In their busy careers to add testimony of highest esteem for the distinguished cltlsen who haa been summoned hence. "Here was a man" can wall be inscribed as his appropriate epitaph. Dwelt I. Ik a Star, Apart." Alliance Times. Mr. Rosewater was a great editor aad his name will be Immortalised la the an. nals at Journalism. He waa a wonderful maa as a diplomatist and a politician, but la Joaraaliam "he dwelt Ilka a star, apart." OTHF.lt LASDS THA OVR9. The election of Father Worns, a priest of German birth, aa head ot the Society of Jesua is considered In many quarters sig nificant evidence of Increasing friendly re latione between the Church of Rome and the German government. "The kami-r's anxiety 'to be on good terms with the spiritual powers of Europe." comments the Philadelphia ledger, "will Inevitably be as sociated, whether Justly or not. with the estrangement between FrSnce Snd the Vatican. It by no means follows that be cause France haa relinquished Its historic place as tha 'first daughter of the churcli1 It Is Incumbent upon the pope to bestow upon Germany the fsvors hitherto enjoyed by France. Tet there are those who seek to convey the Impression that every ex change of courtesies between Berlin snd Rome must have Its explanation In some deep pnlltlro-rellglous design. Nevertheless, the change for the better in the relations of Germany and Rome Is a striking sign of the times. The Investiture of the emperor with the Order of th Holy Bepulcher at Mets In May of last year was the not un natural response of the church to the ob ligations under which the kaiser placed th German . benedlctlnes in Palestine. Btlll more recent evidences of good feeling are to be found In the bestowal for the first time In Its history of a high Prussian or der upon a German cardinal. In the pres ence of Cardinal Vanutelll at the conven tion of German Catholics at Essen and In the selection dt a German as the general of the Society of Jesus. The antl-rellglous Interests In France will see In all there manifestations evidences of hostility to that country, but such a spirit Is no more Jus tifiable than is that dog-ln-the-manger feeling In Germany, which demands the termination of the Anglo-French friend ship as a condition of a better understand ing between Germany and Great Britain. Whatever politicians may do, or whatever may be the effrct upon diplomatic develop ments, the world, st large will rejoice at and hope for the continuance of friendly relations between the secular and spiritual forces of the world. Such relations In the ordinary course of human events cannot but make for the advancement of mankind, and th political forces which would twist them from the -object are agencies of evil, not of good." The Italian government's proving grounds at the Spessia Military arsenal have Just witnessed some tests of American armor plate for battleships, tests on which the minister of marine. Admiral Mlrabello, places great faith, having an Idea that tha American article la superior to that manu factured by the Ternl Steel company, which hlthTto hss supplied plate employed on Italian vessels. The tests were carried out In secret, only naval officers of high rank and their tech nical advisers being present. The' plate, which was supplied by the Bethlehem Steel company of South Bethlehem, Pa., waa Identical with that employed in the con struction of the United Statea battleship Connecticut. It had a thickness of 153 millimeters, ( a little over six Inches) and waa subjected to eight shots from a six- Inch gun loaded with Krupp projectiles and Pold-Schuts powder. The plate was perforated twice, the other six projectiles having been broken upon impact. Ths object of the tests waa to escertaln whether suitable armor plate for Italian warships could not be obtained from a for eign source and thus break the monopoly st present enjoyed by the Italian Hteel trust, which' Is said to have strong af filiations with the German Krupp works. Is Ireland at the end of the long period of declining population? Statlatica of a highly interesting nature, bearing upon this point, are published in the registrar general's last annual report. The excess of births . over deaths was 27.7S1. but 10,678 persons were loat to the coun try by emigration, leaving an apparent shrinkage of S.91S in Ireland's population, It Is confidently asserted, however, that there haa been an immigration into Ire land the past year more than enough to balance the apparent net loss; and If that be true the year may be said to mark the turning of the tide. From other sources we may draw Information at taining- thla view. There has certainly been a heavy decline In Irish emigration of late. The registrar general's report Just Issued shows a loss by emigration the past year of S0.S7, yet In 1902 th loas was 40,401. By checking this drain from th country, tha future of Ireland may be made promising. Indeed. Never waa more being done for the Irish king dom by th British government than now, and th long series of land purchase bills and other meaaurea of amelioration are vldently having an effect. Picture post carda were Invented In Ger many about a decade ago, and for soma years they remained a German specialty at which foreigners were inclined to smile as an ephemeral fad. Today these cards are made in enormoua quantities In Eng land, France and other countries, but Germany atlll remalna their headquarters; laat year about 1,300.000,000 of them were mailed In the postofflcea ot that country They represented a value of over $22,000,. 000, and at least thirty different occupa tions are benefited tiiereby. If any fiesh etlmulua had been needed. It would have been supplied by the extraordinary inter est of the kaiaer In these carda. The othor day he apent two hours In having a aeries of photographa taken of himself lu hi divers uniforms, to be reproduced In ol- ors. This was done at his own suggestion. He alao ordered a aerlea of views Illus trating hla laat Mediterranean cruise. For these "kaiser pictures" there Is an enor mous demand; of tha reproduction of Kel ler's Imperial family painting on tbo oc casion of the sliver wadding over i, 000. 000 have been Bold. Nona of th kaiaer cards, however, ha quite reached the popularity of the pictures of some popular stage folk, Cleo de Merode, for example, (0,000 000 coplea of whose pictures have been aold; a single Berlin firm makes 4.000.000 a year of them. The most advanced and expensive artistic processes are employed In making these pictures of persons and scenes; . It Is noted as a curiosity that while Italy orders the cheapeat kinds, Japan wants the most expensive, a recent order from Tokto being for 1,000 cards st l.tOO marks, wholesale. Among eminent artlats who hsvs lent sld to the Industry ar atensei, Liebrmann, and Lenbacu. FOUTICAL, DRIFT. Colonel Henry Watterson s glad hand preaents a style of "shake" different from that ot 'M. Nothing haa happened during the week to shake th Impression that Roger Sulli van can swing a pen handily. Hearst shouters In New York captured the prls for endurance. Fifteen minutes of unbroken yells overtops the "record of pie hunters. Th announcement that Adlal E. Steven son la to write his political reminiscence sounds ilka an attempt to divert attention from th big atick to the as. Beneath the brass heads of politicians on th brons doors ot Pennsylvania's capliol building are wood floors, fringed with pol ished marble. On critic urgea that the bras be placed In th cellars and wooden heads glued oa th doors to harmonise with th Interior finish. , Democrats ot national renown, says th New Tork Sua, were drunk. Just plain drunk, morning, noon and night. In pub llo places, during the Bryan festivities In New York City. "Th difference between I tbem and notable republicans wbe get I A Family Matter The buying of a Piano Interests esch member of the family and this Is an added reason why you should buy the right piano at the right place. If the Tlano Is not right and true, according to the rep resentations of the dealer who sells It to you,, It will always be a source of annoyance and regret. If the price is not right, if you pay too much, If you learn after you have bought It that your neighbor bought the same Piano from the same dealer for less than you paid, how annoying that would be. But you can expect nothing else if you buy from the dealer who tells you he Is selling you for less money than he sells any one else. It gives you a feeflng ot confidence to come into our store and see every Piano marked in plain figures with its one lowest price, and to know that your money Is as good and will go as far here as any one's. If you thought ot paying (200 to 300, Just think of the splendid opportunity for selection In brand new Pianos within these prices. There's the Cramer, the standard Kimball, the Hospe, the Burton, the Whitney, the Hlnze, etc. $10 Sends Any One of These Home ; S7 or a Month Will Pay for It. The Hospe one-price non-commission paying plan does save you money and makes Piano buying easy. A. HOSPE CO. 1513 Douglas St. We Have Some Fine Emerson, Vose A Son and Stelnways on Sale Cheap. drunk," said an old timer, 'Ms that the latter usually have frienda who. utow them away out of Bight. The sober demo crats should do likewise with their druua- ards." Pennsylvania's bank examiners had an average of thirty-two banka each to ex amine once a year, but they were too busy running politics in their home neighbor hood to do more than draw their sal aries. A Tammany officeholder who became ac tive In behalf of the tiger's primary ticket had his head basketed by the mayor. Other members of the tribe accepted the cue and aubslded. McClelian pounds Murphy and plugs for Jerome for governor. Arlsona has now made It clcsr that she would rather remain single forover than submit to a forced marriage, the way In which Arlsonlana have declared their repugnance to a union with New Mexico la particularly emphatic. Both the democratic and the republican territorial conventions have adopted a plank Identical in language to the effect that they had rather remain a territory forever than be part of a atate. FLASHES OF FIN. 'I think." said the office seeker, "that my campaign work should entitle me to an ornce. "who are you? demanded the big man. What did you do?" "Well. I also spoke on about forty differ ent occasions." Cleveland leader. 'Well." said mamma, a nana returner? from the woodshed with Willie, "I do hop Willie 'will be good now." 'Yes." remarked Dana, arrlmlv. "he. outfit to be good as wheat, for he's certainly been properly thrashed." Philadelphia. Press. Deacon Hardestv fto walterl Toun mm. If I didn't know that everything that hap pens Is foreordained I should feel Ilka Browning, Ming & Co ClltjINATOKS AND SQLE MAKERS Ot IALP SIZES IN CLOTHING. Your Fa l Overcoat Get it now I Moderately cool days and cooler evenings are now in order. If you want comfort, a top coat is necessary, and, naturally, you want one of our HANDSOME 00ATS. The touch of the artistic and skillful tailor's handiwork is everywhere visible. Imported and domestic fabrics of the finest plain and silk lined short, medium or long. 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I believe all the bad things they say about each other are absolutely true." Washington 8tar. Fiery Orator (after he had delivered his speech) I had no difficulty in making my aelf understood, had I? Auditor O, no; we understood you, all right: but we we didn't exactly know what you were talking about. Chicago Tribuno. THE MOINTAI GOD. Florence Wilkinson in McClure's. There is a mountain god. they say, who dwells Remote, untouched by prayers or temple bells; A god Irrevocably who coinpela The hidden fountains and the aecret welli I'pward and outward from their cloistered cells; He rails them, calls them, all the lustrous day, Vnd not one rippling child dare dlBobey. There Is a god who dwella within vmir eys Like that veiled god of mountain mysteries. Compelling -all my secret soul to rise I'nto a flooded hflm of still surprlxo. Flooded and flushed beneath the god's great eyes. Beloved, you have called me to the day, And all the fountalna of my llfii obey. OMAHA NED. 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