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    TIIE CMAITA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 7, 1006.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Stat of Nebraska, Douglas County, as:
George B. Tsschuck, treasurer of Tha Bea
Publishing company, being duly sworn,
ay that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Daily. Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bes printed during
tha month of Beptember, 1"6, was as fol
lows:
1 34,430
80,360
1 31,080
4 30,690
1 30,370
30,790
T 30,480
t 30,940
30,470
10 30,8b0
11 30,340
11 30,430
II 30,360
14 30,600
It 30.W0
1 ..30,870
17 30,680
II 30,710
19 ..80,860
20 30.650
21 30,680
21 41,140
24 30,410
14 30,710
11 30,690
21 30,640
27 .....38 160
28 i4,670
21 38,500
30 30,600
Total 937,360
Lass unsold coplea 9,608
Net total sales 92,B4a
Dally average 30,833
CHARLES C. ROSEWATER,
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WHEN OIT OF TOWS.
Subscribers leaving the city tem
porarily shoald have The Bee
nailed to them. Addreaa will be
The Horse Show is
ha's social calendar.
'next" on Oma-
Evldently hea.et minus he is only
doing Bryan's Roger Sullivan act to
McCarren.
Atlanta la arresting mob leaders,
but It remains (or the jury to redeem
the reputation of the community.
With the recently reported seismic
disturbance, the earth has shakea
three times and should now take a
rest. '
Since one railroad odlclal admits
that an elevator allowance la a rebate,
one feature of the new rate law looks
clearer.
With bleaching barred from sugars
tha contest between the beet and the
cane should take on a new color In
America.
The apprehension of two depositors
tor robbing a California banker must
be taken as an indication that the
worm has turned.
As long aa temy murines can sub'
due two hundred rebels the Cuban sit
nation can hardly be considered good
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drill for the army.
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The'rubber trust" may prepare to '
advance prices again, since it has been ;
demonstrated that "the automobile is
only as strong as its tire." :
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Those New Yorli board of health
physicians who start riots when exam
ining pupils at schools should take a
posi graduate course In diplomacy.
China apparently takes the position
that coolies must be permitted to
work where they please before they
caa work where . Uncle gam needs
them.
Both Missouri and Kansas might
enforce its anti-gambling laws better
In well defined territory before at
tempting to extend them to debatable
ground.
Lost,' strayed or stolen several
campaign schemes for dollar donation
funds. Send Information to national
committee headquarters of any old po
litical party.
The exhibit ot Cubuu foreign trade
Just Issued .by the United States may
not nave oeen a snowing in iavor oil
Intervention, but .It will
effect In some quarters.
have that
The suit of an Iowa packing com
pany for $4011,000 damages against
the Rock Island contradicts President
6tlckney'8 contention that the packers
had the railroads by the throat.
The Cotton Urowers' association is
fortunate in having the co-operation
of storms in Its campaign for 15-cent
cotton, but it will be. difficult to con
Tin ce Alabama planters Just the same.
In the construction of the Panama
canal by contract Uncle Sum may ex
pect to find his greatest difficulty in
Securing inspectors who will inspect
a thousand miles from home tn a cli
mate known to be trying upon moral
ity. After all, Lieutenant Governor
Bruce may be unnecessarily alarmed
over tne probable effect of a Hearst
rlctory In New York, as the time is
rapidly passing when the Empire State
la "the who thing" lu our national
noJiMc.
A TO THE 8ESATVRSHIP.
The Bee has no sympathy -whatever
with the efforts that are being made,
more particularly here In Douglas
county, to persuade republican legis
lative nominees to repudiate the en
dorsement of Norrls Brown by the
state convention as the regular party
candidate for United States senator
should the republicans control the leg
islature. The republican legislative nominees
in Douglas county, no less than else
where, are bound by all the rules of
political morality to accept the verdict
of the convention representing the re
publicans of the entire state. Thi
nomination In convention of a clean
and capable candidate for United
States senator without fraud or cor
ruption after a fair fight in a free
field Is as binding upon party nomi
nees for legislative places as is the
nomination of those legislative candi
dates upon the Individual members of
the rank and file of the party. The
plan of convention nomination
adopted and carried out, with ample
notice to all parties Interested, as the
nearest feasible approach to direct
popular election, cannot now be nulli
fied by disappointed self-seekers with
out seriously Impairing the confidence
of the people In the professions of the
republican party.
As a matter of fact, the resolution
said to have been adopted by the re
publican legislative candidates In
Douglas county is meaningless be
cause It can be construed any way
anyone wants to construe It. These
candidates cannot afford to have It go
out that they are pledged to vote
against Norrls Brown for senator.
Two of them announced publicly be
fore the primary that they would vote
for and support the nominee of the
state convention. Three more were
delegates to the convention that nom
inated Norrls Brown and casttheir
votes to make his nomination unani
mous. At least one more submitted
his name in the preceding primary for
delegate to the state convention prom
ising to abide by the result even
though himself unsuccessful. For
these men to go back on their prom
ises, expressed or implied, under pre
tense of local patriotism, would be a
flagrant breach of faith that would do
Douglas county more harm than good.
Douglas county had the chance In
the state convention to keep the sena
torshlp. Had the people here, who
are now crying over spilt milk, rallied
to the support of the preferred Doug
las county candidate at the proper
time, they would not now be lament
ing the prospective loss of the sena
tor6h!p. The only thing to do in de
cency is to recognize conditions as
they are by accepting Norrls Brown
for senator this year and biding the
time to regain the senatorshlp- when
another opportunity offers to get .It
fairly and squarely. When that time
comes The Bee may be depended upon
to fight the battle for Douglas county,
provided always that the candidate is
a man who has a right to aspire to
such a place.
THE "SWOLLEN FliRTCSES" PROBLEM.
'The brief suggestion of national tax
ation on transmission of "swollen
fortunes" in President Roosevelt's ad
dress in Washington last March, which
instantly caught public attention, Is
shown by the serious manner in which
he has returned to it at Harrlsburg, to
have come from no mere accidental or
academic prompting. Facing the f u-
i u . .
tion In a comprehensive plan for sub-
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Jectlng tho use of such wealth to na-
tloual '"P110 control,
As tne greater part of overKrown
fortune8 are necessarily embraced In
tonoratlona whl are engaged in ln-
teistate commerce, 'either as carriers
or in some other vital relation, the
president maintains the "complete
; power" of the national government to
j deal with them, aud makes it clear that
I his fundamental purpose in endeavor
ing to reduce them to an equal level
with the humblest citizen In obedience
to law is to destroy the unfair means
aud abuses by which so many of these
j fortunes have been built up. The new
I laws for control of transportation
' rates, for pure food and meat inspec
' Uon, etc., are thus examples, although
striking ones, of the exertion of na
tional power with which the president
t would strait-jacket all corporations
vast enough to have a monopolizing
or Injurious effect in the national field.
Every such exertion of national poer
would bear directly or indirectly upon
j the problem of fortunes grown over-
huge. Unquestionably the cumulative
effect of such a nolicv. maintained with
, energy, fearlessness and lust Intent.
' must bo powerful towards equalizing
wealth distribution, because tending
to equalize opportunity.
But the president, with character
istic aggressiveness, plants himself on
the ground, already recognized and to
some extent legally occupied in other
countries, that assumes the Inherent
peril of unduly swollen fortunes, what
ever their origin, and marks them as
the special objects of govermental reg
ulation by tax on their transmission or
on their income. The necessity Is
vastly enhanced by the complications
of great fortunes with huge corpora
tions, involving the life and fate of
the average individual at every turn,
and confessedly transcending the pos
sibility of control by separate state ac
tion. Tax on transmission by inheritance
or bequest, since tax on Income Is at
present unavailable, is therefore sug
gested as a means of meeting this re
quirement, not as an isolated proposi
tion, but as supplementary to and in
harmony with the comprehensive
scheme for a corrected Industrial order
with which President Roosevelt's ad
ministration will be honorably identi
fied in history. It la not a novel con
ceptlon, but a president with the
virility to make it vital in the public
mind is altogether exceptional.
THE LAWYER ASD CORPORATIONS.
Edward M. Sbepard, one of the
ablest and most reputable among the
lawyers and democratic statesmen ot
New York, in a notable address be
fore a bar association, restates and
elaborates upon the position taken by
President Roosevelt in a Harvard ad
dress wherein he denounced profes
sional sharp practice in the pay of un
scrupulous corporations. Mr. Sbep
ard emphatically asserts that the
legal profession has suffered grave loss
of prestige through the prostitution
which excited the president's indigna
tion, and there are few thoughtful ob
servers who will controvert him. It
is conceded, of course, that many law
yers are still steadfast to the best tra
ditions of a noble profession, uncom
promisingly regardful ot civic duty
and personal independence, but the re
quirements of corporation service have
been such the last two or three decades
as to distinctly lower and corrupt the
professional ethics upon the whole.
In professional skill the bar never
stood higher, but corporation exigen
cies have unquestionably impaired the
professional conscience. Public respect
la founded on the public conscience.
The great corporations and combines
have been able to offer glittering prizes
to . the highest professional talent to
make the law unequal and to defeat
its true purposes. It is a natural con
sequence that the legal profession
should share as abettor In the odium
now visited upon its employer and
principal.
Mr. Shepard's appeal Is for higher
moral and professional standards,
which, not denying to corporations
any right, would cut them off from
service that contravenes conscience
and fair dealing. Such a demand for
the application to the conduct of the
lawyer who has a special public re
sponsibility as an officer of the court,
of these principles of action which we
are insisting shall obtain throughout
official life, must strike a popular
chord everywhere.
PRESIDEAT PALM A.
The sympathy felt by liberty-loving
people for Thomas Estrada Palma is
likely to Increase as time passes. It is
noted to his lasting honor that as
president of Cuba he has escaped being
accused of profiting by opportunities
and temptations to enrich himself at
the expense of his country and that
he goes out of office a poor man. His
case stands in striking contrast with
those of so many ex-rulers of Central
and South American republics who
took care to have big heaps of loot and
graft securely planted in Paris or Lon
don against the day of political reckon
ing or counter revolution.
It is conceded that Palma has
patriotically and unselfishly striven for
the welfare of Cuba, though un
doubtedly the main cause of lta pros
perity has been the guaranty of se
curity by the United States. But at
the same time the general verdict is
that he was not strong enough to re
strain and guide his people to a
thoroughly settled state of affairs.
Perhaps no other Cuban leader would
have been equal to the task. It would
have required a Diaz, and Palma at
least was not a Diaz.
At the outset Palma opposed the
unreasonable clamor of the soldiers of
the so-called army of liberation for
pay from the treasury, and thus be
came unpopular, but he failed to de
velop into a man of iron and blood
to command tho situation. Diaz would
have summarily squelched opposition,
whereas Palma lmpotently let matters
drift, until the election frauds merely
precipitated the crisis.
Yet, he will likely have an honor
able place In -the record, by the very
contrast of his character, if the ex
cesses of military dictatorship shall in
the future be resorted to against revo
lutionary impatience or lawless turbu
lence. It, on the other hand, peace
able and regular self-government can
be shortly realized, the example of the
first president of the republic will be
giveu no small credit. It remains to
be seen whether such a character as
Palma having failed the Cubans can
be represented by any leader of their
own, on the basis of self-tula, com
patibly with the purposes of genuine
government.
PREPARED hVR IRE CCBAlt CRISIS.
The preparedness ot our government
for the Cuban emergency contrasts
with its condition at the outbreak of
the war with Spain. Instead ot con
fusion and delay every department has
been In position to dispose promptly
of its share of the work. Even
though resort to force were necessary,
the splendid new navy, fit and ready,
would have enabled the government,
in a twinkle, to throw a girdle of steel
around the island, absolutely shutting
off inland disturbers from communica
tion with outside juntas, and instantly
to possess and protect the chief sea
ports and their neighborhoods where
important interests were exposed. The
day Secretary Taft proclaimed his as
sumption of control as governor, if
there had been Imminent need, he
could have ordered the Instant landing
of 5,000 marines from the warships al
ready on the Cuban coast. At the
same time an equal number of regular
troops had been made available for
embarkation and transport, within a
few days, to strategic points In the Is
land, with perfect arrangements for
their subsistence and efficiency, and
still another equal force was at hand
to follow swiftly.
Our regular army is not large, there
being only one soldier In each 1,700
of population, but Its organization
since Spain was ousted from Cuba has
been so perfected as to make It one
of the most efficient In the world, and
In conjunction with the navy It Is In
position to bark with might our gov
ernment's right to safeguard peace and
order In Cuba. To be thus ready Is
more than half the battle, for the real
difficulty arises from the chronic, tur
bulent spirit that has more respect tor
power than for propriety, but which
was confronted with the certainty of
President Roosevelt's energy and fear
lessness In employing, If necessary, his
sufficient power to accomplish his an
nounced purpose to have real govern
ment in Cuba forthwith, If the Cubans
themselves should fall to re-establish
it, and In spite of anything that might
get in the way.
Even more important as a prepara
tion for this sudden and difficult task
are the results of the experience In our
former occupation and government ot
Cuba, as well as In our relations with
Porto Rico and the Philippines. We
thus know the island and its people
incomparably better, and we have de
veloped a large class of men in civil
administration, of whom Secretary
Taft is the foremost representative,
who are eminently qualified to meet
precisely such an emergency.
BUSINESS.
It faith may be placed In the relia
bility of reports furnished by the
great commercial agencies, the state
ment that business conditions are ex
ceedingly gratifying is justified. Ac
cording to Dun & Co. business failures
in the United States for the first nine
months of 1906 total 7,912, with as
sets) of 145,787,940 and liabilities of
(84,660,237, compared with total fail
ures for the first three quarters ot
1905, 8,806, with assets of 144,325,
069 and liabilities of 176,234,028. In
1896 for the same period the number
of failures in business was 10,783, in
volving assets of $120,401,309 and
liabilities of $171,155,031.
Analysis of the statistics of insolv
encies shows that the business of the
United States was never on so sound
a financial footing. When the expan
sion of commerce is considered, the
relative number of failures In busi
ness undertakings seems wonderfully
small. The Blight Increase over 1905
Is accounted for by the unusual loss
due to the great calamity that over
took San Francisco, and which
brought disaster to a number of fire
Insurance companies. The. bank fail
ures have been greater In 1906 than
In 1905, due in the most notable in
stances to the criminal acts of indi
viduals, and in no way reflecting ad
versely on the general business condi
tions. Manufacturing and trading
enterprises have flourished. Another
Indication of the widespread prosper
ity is found in the building situation.
Improvements amounting to billions
of dollars In cost are being made
throughout the country, the only
limit to the activity in this line being
the scarcity of labor and material.
The crop yield of the country for
the season has been one of unusual
bounty, and. the fact that the general,
level of prices both for produce and
for labor Is 'higher than ever was
known in ' this or any other country
Indicates a continuance of the present
conditions for the rest ot the year at
any rate. The unfinished projects
that will be carried over into the new
year give ample assurance that. 1907
will be as busy commercially and in
dustrially as 1906.
Nebraska's share of this prosperity
is shown In the fact that but fifty-five
failures, with liabilities of $296,106.
are recorded for the first nine months
of 1906, against forty-four failures,
Involving liabilities of $609,142 for
the corresponding period in 1905. The
solid condition of Nebraska's material
wealth, developed during the last de
cade, Is the best possible evidence of
the thrift and industry of Its people.
Bank accounts have long since re
placed the farm mortgage in Ne
braska, and the business situation of
which the country at large is so proud
nowhere finds more satisfying exhibi
tion than in this state.
George Ade is authority for the state
ment that over In Great Britain they
have noiseless foot ball that is to
say, no noise is made by the specta
tors. With us the noise Is the most
Innocent part of the game. Our Brit
ish cousins should at once revise their
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rules so as to promote open play in
the grandstand, Just as we are re
vising our rules to promote open play
on the gridiron.
The fact that several eminent bank
wreckers are enjoying the hospitality
of state prisons In various parts ot
the country, or headed that way, does
not answer the demand tor bank in
spection that inspects. Prevention
would be a great deal better than pun
ishment. An educational conterence called for
Lincoln is to discuss among other
things the subject of salaries and pen
sions for teachers. It is safe to pre
dict that the discussion will all be on
the same side of the question.
By seizing President Smith Just be
fore the meeting of the Mormon
church, Utah authorities are doing
their best to show tha faithful that
the race ot martyrs is not extin
guished. Doctors' Hajay Season.
Cleveland Leader.
The doctors are not abating their an
ticipations on account of the new foot ball
rules.'
How Large Dosef
Baltimore American. ,
Now the government la tu sue the Drug
trust. It Is determined the monopoly Idea
shall take Its medicine.
Tho Infant Terrible.
Philadelphia Record.
There baa been very little difficulty In
getting into Cuba. The trouble wlU ome
when the time arrives for the I'nited
States to retire and leave the Cubans to
renew the experiment of self-government.
'Terse Kver Thai.
Indianapolis News.
Incidentally It Is noted that It Is the
statesmen who don't hare to wrestle with
the complication ensuing that are most
enthusiastic about our staying In Cube,.
Day of Monosyllable Mas.
New York World.
With Secretary Taft sitting on the lid
in Cuba. Hughes and Hearst candidates
for governor of New Tork, Lahm winning
the International balloon race and Murk
coming to teach us music, the monosyllabic
man is the man of the moment.
. Control of Wireless Telegraphy.
Chicago Chronicle.
The calling of an International confer
ence to regulate the use and operation of
the wireless telegraph Is an Interesting
event which marks a new step In human
knowledge. The regulation proposed Is
truly International In scope, because the
nations acting singly could accomplish
nothing. It Is, Indeed, too early to as
sume that even International action will
accomplish .what la aimed at. since It In
volves dominion over the circumambient
air enveloping the entire globe. It will
be difficult. If not Impossible, to deal with
"wireless" guerrillas In time of war or In
I time of peace for that matter.
Redaeed I'nssetiKrr Fares.
Philadelphia Record.
The railroad statistics Just Issued by
the Interstate Commerce commission show
that in the year ended June 30, 1906, the
average revenue per passenger waa 1.9$
cents per mile. In the west and south, of
course, the rates must be S or 4 cents, but
as the average for the entire country was
less than two it seems as If all rates
In the densely populated northeastern
states might be reduced to two. The
New Haven road expected to lose $700,009
a year by a recent reduction to 2 cents
and finds its revenues actually Increasing
because the lower rate has stimulated
travel. What the railroads need Is more
passengers on their present trains. They
could carry very many more people with
no appreciable increase of expense.
Labor Troubles In Panama.
Springfield Republican.
While the government In endeavoring to
Introduce cheap Chinese labor at Panama,
In place of the West Indian blacks. It la
facing an epidemic of demands for higher
wages among the skilled white workmen.
The locomotive engineers began It with a
demand for 1225 a month. Then the steam
shovel engineers asked for $250 a month,
the railroad conductors $100, the shovel
crane men $210, and the molders, black
smiths and machinists 85 cents an hour.
No one Is obliged to work more than eight
hours a day, but many machinists, by
working overtime, are already earning $280
a month, which Is at the rate of $3,000 a
year. But that Is not enough. The gov
ernment, too, seems to be at the mercy
of these skilled employes, In a large meas
ure. 8EXSELE9S CISTOMS.
Protest Against Vulgar Displays at
M'eddlng Ceremonies.
Indianapolis News.
The action of the Indiana Methodist con
ference In condemning vulgar publicity and
advertising methods In marriage ceremonies
Is highly praiseworthy. In recent years, at
all readers of the papers know. If has be
come too common among a certain class
of people to have the marriage ceremony
performed under strange and unusual con
ditions, as on platforms at county fairs,
on the top of a smokestack, etc. The cheap
notoriety that attaches to this sort of
marriage destroys the sanctity that should
pertain to the ceremony and gives the
unthinking occasion to regard It as a joke
rather than a serious transaction.
There is altogether too much trifling with
the marriage tie already without turning
the ceremony into a monkey show. The
conference did well tn condemning the prac
tice and pledging all its ministers not to
take part In such ceremonies. It Is to be
wished that a similar seal of condemnation
could be put on the too prevalent practice
of pursuing young married couples with all
sorts of vulgar jokes, ending some times
In almost mobbing them In their house.
This practice, as well as the other, shows
a lack of real civilization.
OLD ME ASD YH !G WIVES.
Substantial Agreement on One Prop
osition, i
Chicago Chronicle.
Men differ greatly In their opinions con
cerning religion, politics, medicine, art.
science and a multitude of other thlncs,
but there Is a substantial agreement
amons; them, In regard to one thing and
that Is that the old man who takes a young
wife Is a fool. The only dissident Is the
old man himself.
How could It be otherwise? Even In re
gard to people who are by no means old It
Is almost proverbial that very youthful
marriages are the happiest. That Is part
ly because there la not apt to be much dis
parity of age and partly because assimila
tion Is easier. If, then, there Is a disad
vantage In marrying, at 35 Instead of 25
there must be a , proportionally greater
disadvantage In marrying at 68 or 76, even
when the woman Is of corresponding age.
The climax of unrewson la reached when
the man of T marrlea the woman of 15.
The most Important condition of happl.
ness In married life Is slmlllarlty of taste.
Differences In fortune, In Intelligence, In
religion and In matters of 'opinion so far
from producing maritnl dissensions simply
give variety to married life. On the other
hand, differences In regard to art, muntc,
dress, furniture and manners are Irrecon
cilable and load to the fiercest sort of con
ficts. It does not help the matter any but
makes It worse if these differences In taste
are the result of age.
This is the rock on which the old man
splits when he yokes himself up with a
young wife. The tastes of youth are widely
and hopelessly different from the tastes
of old age. Youth admires noise, excite
ment and display. Old age craves quiet,
moderation and simplicity. Fire and wa
ter, light and darkness, life and death
could not be more antipodal than ths
tastes and tendencies. How, then, can an
old man hope for happiness with a young
wife?
Great wealth might be supposed to
bridge over this dissimilarity, but the
truth Is It only aggravates It. The pas
sion of the young wife for frivolity, In
anity and display Is Immensely stimulated
ard the gulf between her and her aged
companion Is .made wider thun ever. How
could any one but an insane person expect
happiness from such a relation?
Whether he and his wife expect happi
ness or not they never get It. The Inevita
ble disagreement and divorce are not long
In arriving and when they arrive the
world Justifies the woman in marrying for
money but curses the man for being such
a consummate tool.
It is perfectly true that old men should
as far as possible surround themselves with
things that are new snd with companions
that are young. This Is a fine means of re
taining a youthful and joyous spirit, but it
does not apply to the married relation.
That is an Intimacy In which there must
be unity of taste and Inclination or
doath.
Everybody knowa which one it Is that
dies. When an octogenarian takes a young
wife the undertaker gets the shroud ready
and the world says; Anient
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SEClI.AIt SHOTS AT THE PLLPIT.
Washington Post: The warlike Bishop
McCabe is still anxious to make an at.
tack on Turkey. Perhaps he could be
placated with an Invitation from Orover
Cleveland to go after duck.
Chicago tnter-Ocean: The deliberate pur
pose to bring It about that every Metho
dist minister in Illinois shall receive a
salary of at least $1,000 a year was an
nounced In the report of the Sustentatlon
society read at the Rock river conference
on Tuesday. The purpose Is a most com
mendable one, and It Is to be hoped that the
goal set will be speedily reached.
Leslie's Weekly: We find ourselves In
perfect agreement with the opinion recent
ly expressed by Bishop McPaul, of Trenton,
that If Catholics and non-Catholics were
to unite for the banishment of "the evils
of divorce and socialism," success would
be theirs beyond a doubt. And this Is true
not only' of the evils mentioned, but of
others equally great and threatening to
the peace and welfare of American homes
and the American nation. Among them
are Intemperanoe, ' the gambling passion,
and corrupt politics. No one of these
evils, nor all of them together, could long
withstand the assault of an earnest and
united church. In their aggregate mem
bership, wealth, and social and moral In
fluence, the religious denominations of the
United States represent a mighty force, far
outweighing anything which might be
brought against them were they to act
together and for a single purpose. The
country la theirs not only to guide, but
to command, for all that Is best and high
est, did they but utilise the powers and
agencies within their reach.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE!.
A Chinaman has been added to the varied
collections of relatives by marriage of the
Gould family.
Banker Stensland says: "My heart goes
out to the depositors." This and his gall
are all the assets In sight.
The weather man put up aa fine a bunch
of wtather as the subjects of Ak-Sar-llun
ever enjoyed. Hand him the medal. . ,
Having captured a pair of base ball pen
nants, Ct.kago Jumped on cold storage poul- ,
try and put su.ouo pounds of it over the foul j
line.
The victory of the American balloonist
tn France goes to prove that we can work
off a pretty fair brand of hot air when
put to the test.
Within a year six successive, secretaries
of a singing club In Chicago were mar
ried off. It is the club's way of pairing
off its troubles.
The Japanese have entered Into compe
tition with Maine In canning Mediterranean
sardines. An Increased varloty of foreign
labels Is assured.
According to a pure food ruling European
frankfurter and llmberger may come In
without labels. Both are fit to assert them
selves without a sign.
The personal estate of the late Senator
Gorm.in of Maryland Is valued by the exe
cutor at JCI2.406.9t. Old Opportunity did not
knock on his door In vain.
Reformed spelling struck Boston, and the
Hub is enraged. "Fresh kilUd chix" waj
one of the signs on the columns of Fanueil
hull, Liberty rocked as never before, but
the author of the infamy escaped.
Since reports of family disagreement ap
peared in print, the young wife of the
aged. Senator Piatt of New York displayed
unexpected talent. A photographer who
"took her picture" without permission had
his face- scratched and his camera smashed
by the angry woman.
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A Krva.be Pia.no for $450
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culture. It Is a concession you haven't a right to expect, but rt
Is In harmony with the other great efforts of the Knabes to
elevate American music. The Knabe Is really worth twice its
price, judged by the commonly accepted Piano standard. It is
priceless in value, it we Judge it in comparison with many so
called first class Pianos, whose makers bid for notice by raising
their price and crying "Just as good."
Come and hear the cabinet grand. In many ways It is the
most wonderful Piano ever made in effect, a grand Piano la
an upright case the tone quality and volume of a grand Piano,
but In half the space. The Miniature Grand, the supreme small
grand, tbe smallest real grand. 1760 the best values at their
price. Time, if wanted. Fair terms of exchange. Cramer
Pianos as low as 10.
1515 Doull&s Street.
Glasses on Payments .'.
$1.50
a Week
Mi'.
Will buy this
handsome ring.
Better buy now,
for you'll never
get It any cheapet
Price $25
8ERMO9 riOILED DOWN.
Joy unsought always la first to arrive.
Self-sufficiency does not secure efficiency.
Sympathy la the master key to every
soul.
When a man's head hangs loose It soon
get sore.
Though you are but a puddle you may re
flect heaven.
The Intellectual blank makes the best
religious bigot.
The only cloth that can claim divinity Is
the cloak of charity.
One does not become a saint by discover
ing the sina of others.
You can run a business without cash, but
not without character.
Some folks think they are holy because
a good dinner makes them feel unhappy.
The man who sneers at sincerity has
taken a long course In the school of sin.
The burden you bear for another Is the
best badge you enn wear as a Christian.
When a man really has a treasure In
heaven he doesn't object to paying taxes
on It.
The formation of a child's character is a
greater work than the reformation of
many men Chicago Tribune. ..
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Johnny, is your sister In?"
"Yes, sir; she's In an old wrapper and
her curl papers. You'll have to wait about
an hour, Mr. Spoonall." Chicago Tribune.
She They say the darkest hour la Just
before the dawn. Why?
He I tiilnK it has something to do with
the Increased difficulty experienced in find
ing the keyliole.-:ieveland Plain Leaier.
"Ya," said Marryat, "I'm pretty busy
these days. Getting ready for my wed
ding, you know."
"Ah! thai'a a reminder of what Washing
ton said," remarked Hcnnlpock.
"What was that?"
" 'In time ot peace prepare for war.' "
Philadelphia Press.
"Did the girl's father moke a kick about
you uuu-rying her?"
"Havtn t ou sense enough to see there
are some subjects too painful to dis
cuss?" Baltimore American.
"They can't agree on anything, you know.
She says she married the wrung man."
"Well, I should think they could agree
on that." Cleveland Plain LKjaler.
"I see that Switzerland Is making waist
coats out of paper."
'It's a good idea," answered the man
who is caieluss in his attire. "Let 'em
make all the clothes of paper. Then you
cun une a mucilage brush and not have t
bother with buttons." Washington Star.
NOT AS I WILL.
Helen Hunt Jackson.
Blindfolded and alone I stand
With unknown thresholds on each hand
The darkness deepens as I grope.
Afraid to fear, afraid to hope;
Vet this one tiling 1 learn to know
Kach day more surely as I go
That doors are opened, ways are made,
liurdens are lifted, or are laid,
tiy some grtul law, unseen and still
L'nfathomed purpose to fulfill
"Not as 1 will."
Blindfolded and alone I wait; t '
Luca seems bitter, guln loo late;
100 heavy burdens In the load,
And Joy is weak and grUf is strong,
And years and days ao long, so longl
Yet this one thing I learn to know
Kac h lay more surely as I go
That I am glad the good and III
uy changeless law are ordered still.
"Not as I will."
"Not as I will," the sound grows sweet
Each time my Hps the words repeat
"Not as I will" the darkness feels
More safe than light when this though
steals
Like w!UHMred voice to calm and blesa
All unrest and all loneliness.
"Not as I will" because the One
Who loved us first arid best has gone
' efore us on the rond and still
For us must all liU love fulfill
"Not as we will."
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Consider what this means to yout An
art creation at a fixed price. Suppose
the pictures of the great masters were of
fered to you on the same basis tomor
row your home would be an American art
center. Yet this Knabe opportunity Is a
direct parallel. What these famous works
are in painting the Knabe is In the art ot
music the standard. The" price Is
Knabe's Invitation to broaden musical
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