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Tiie Omaha Sunday Bks FOUNDED BT EDWARD ItOSItWATER. VICTOR R08E WATER, EDITOR, Entered at Omaha postofflce second class mat tar TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION, pally Be (without Sunday), ona yar..M W Daily Bee and Sunday, cna year J W Sunday Bee. one year f Saturday Bee. one year " DELIVERED 13 T CARRIER. tally Pm, (including Sunday). per week..JSc Iaily Km (without 8-jnday). per week..luc Fvenlng ps (without 6unday), pT week be Brenlng Bee (with Sunday, per week..luc Addreaa complaints of Irreg iilarltles in de livery to City Circulating Department. OFFICIOS. OmahaThe Bee building. flouts Omaha City Hull building. ""oune.ll Bluffs 10 Pearl street. Chicago ltO rnlty building. . ,, New York-lOTt Home I-lfe In, building. , Washington 5o Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communlcatlona relating to new and edi torial matter should be addressed : Omalia Bee, Editorial Inpayment. REMITTANCES. , . . R-mlt by draft, .-xpress or postxil order payable to The Bee Publishing company. Only 2-cent stamps received a payment ot mall account. Personal checks except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not aecepteo. THE BEE FUBLIBHINO COMPANY. STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County. Charlea C. Roeewatr. general manager of The Bee Publishing rompanv. being duly aworn. sy that the actual number of full ana complete copies of The Pally. Morr.lra. Kven'ng and unday Bee printed dnrlntr the month of nctoher Mil was aa follow: 1 30.SS0 17 3D.83U I. 30,tOO I.' ..30,800 4 30,730 30,780 31,760 7.. 30,300 I., 30.C70 I 30,890 It 30,730 Ji. , 30,eao 11 30,730 J 31,050 14 30,300 II 31,480 II 80,030 It 81,390 g 31,330 11 31,900 Jt 30.8S0 21 30.RVO 24 30,830 25 31,970 2 81.410 27 81,740 21 30,670 29 81,800 30 31,110 II 31.110 II 38,000 Total 881.3S0 Less untold copies 11,033 Nat total aalea 960,337 Dally average 80,668 C. C. ROSE WATER. General Manager. Subscribed tn my presence and iworn to before me tills 1st day of November. ISO. (Seal.) M. B. HUNGATE, Notary Public. WHEX OCT OF TOWH. Sabscrlbrrs leas-lac the elty rarity ahoald hare The Ilea mailed to them. Addreaa nlll he kaagel aa oftea aa requested. ' RuBslan reactionaries seem deter mined to have an autocracy if they iave to coerce the autocrat. President blilwetl oi the Orient line Bays rebates should be Imprisoned but the Orient line Is not yet in full running ordc-r. In asking a return ty conditions which existed In 1832 Chief Crazy Snake proves his right to membership in the democratic party. In inviting congress to investigate the matter of the discharge of negro troopers Secretary Taft has scared a point on the opponents of the admin istration. 1 The report that certain interests are trying to Influence men making the constitution of Oklahoma was not un expected, but their failure will be an item of real news. Professional democratic politicians will be inclined to think Thanksgiving day a hollow mockery since W. R. Hearst has decided to retire as chronic candidate for office. It will probably require several gen erations of education along novel lines before Grat Britain can send as am bassador to Washington a man like James Russell Lowell. Japan will probably find in the San Francisco Incident sufficient excuse for keeping the "door" closed in Manchu ria if it decides that it can afford to follow Russian precedent. In the light of bis frequent advice on tha subje of corporations Judge Grosscup should favor the public with some plan for carrying his ideas into effect.. The day of constructive legisla tion Is at -hand. Having heard from the Investors ;id the full blood Indians in the Indian Territory the senate committee should pay close attention to those native who desire to live the white man's life but do not "know how. Scotland expresses surprise at the high price of iron at a time when its factories are buying but little. The v fact that America Is consuming more iron than ever before is dawning but slowly north of the Tyne. , l Before carrying their shipbuilding plans too far tha naval departments of "the powers" should consider how soon the dirigible balloon may be able to blow the strongest ship out of wa- ter. It may be necessary to trai ln guns upon the heavens. ! for a time at least dispense with "com- Chairman Woodruff Is probably right j petition" In the firm hope of receiving in .attributing the election of Mr i justice, long delayed, but neverthe Hughes to the actions of Mr. Hearst. I lss welcome. but the new governor will do well to I follow the advice of "Marse Henry" W'atterson to do anely what Hearst promised to do Insanely. In paying the fines of employes con victed of rebating the Burlington rail road gives practical approval of the custom, but the next employe con victed may receive a jail sentence one that cannot, ba shifted to the ehoulderj of shippers or stockholders. The report of the committee oa legis lation to the Nebraska Bar association is chiefly interesting from the inferen tial conclusion that progress In certain directions has been more apparent than real, but the lawyers will have difficulty in decreasing the number and aalaric of elective officers. railroad coxrETinox Adroit jugglers with words and ma nipulators of false logic are just at present assailing the Interstate com merce law on the ground that it pre vents competition between railroads by undertaking to establish rates and regulations which are to be applic able to all. It is not astonishing that' these tactics should be resorted to by those champions of unrestricted corpo ration methods who have so earnestly from the very beginning undertaken to prevent the enactment or enforcement of any remedial legislation. They pay but slight tribute to public discrimina tion, however, in coming to the front with such hollow pretensions as those that are now put forward. Kxperience with railroad methods has amply proven that genuine competition is about the last thine that the com panies would patiently tolerate. The whole, course of railroad history for more than a quarter of a century has been in the direction of territorial con trol and an utter absence of even a pretense at competition. Freight as sociations and passenger associations, made tip of representatives of the sev eral great companies, have prescribed rates, fixed' train schedules and ar ranged even to the minutest detail the traffic of the roads. What was the bid of one was the bid of all. except In those cases, numerous enough, which have been brought to light since the agitation resulted in Investigation, wherein a favored shipper was given the benefit of a "midnight tariff." Re cent history teems with these examples. ThlB was competition with a vengeance, but In it the public had no share. By the time the secret tariff was made known to the public the shipper who was to bo benefited by it had exhausted the capacity of the road making the rate, and when matters became so shaped that it was impossible for an other to take advantage of the rate it was withdrawn. The public never reaped any benefit from this "compe tition." Railroad magnates have argued elo quently and speciously for many years In favor of a law that would permit the pooling of the business of their roads for the avowed purpose of check ing competition, which they said was ruinous. Yet the Investigations of the Interstate commerce committee, begun and carried on since the enactment of the law by congress, have developed that there has been at all times the closest of understanding between the controlling officers of the railroads and j that during this very period labor that competition, as It is generally saving machinery has been substituted understood, was the last thing these gentlemen had In mind. In Nebraska there is a law that for bids the consolidation of "parallel and competing lines." Not so very many years agd the B. & M. was forced to fight through several courts in order to obtain legal sanction to Its absorp tion of the Nebraska Midland, which was a parallel and competing line. The Burlington finally won Its point and its competitor between Nebraska City and Lincoln and between Lincoln and Atchison went out of existence. This is only one of several similar cases which adorn the pages of Nebraska's railroad history. How deeply the ele ment of competition enters into the transaction of the railroad magnates may be gathered from these facts. Is it not, then, a reflection on public 'Intelligence that the railroad com panies through their apologists should now come forward and condemn the railroad laws enacted by congress us being unfair to commerce because they throttle competition? It has been said that the Nebraska legislature is pre paring at its coming session to further extend this "injustice" by enacting laws similar in tenor to the national law which has regulated the affairs under the Jurisdiction of the state. The people have been solemnly warned against this Impending dauger because it would prevent "competition." The answer to this argument will be found plentifully distributed through out the commercial history of Ne braska, where genuine competition be tween the railroads has never been, nor likely ever will be, known. It is fortunate for the people of Nebraska mar iney nave at last so amended their constitution that a railroad commission of genuine virility and power can be Installed in office. It is also fortunate that they have elected a legislature that Is determined to euact the laws intended to remedy conditions complained of and to give to this railroad commission the means wherewith to control the glnnt corpo rations that have bo long had their 'own way in the state, and It is fortu- ' nate tnat uapk of it all a governor has Ueen chosen who can be relied upon at j all times to rigidly enforce these laws, ; ,inl wb is pledged for the people in ! a11 rases where the Interests of the I people and the corporations conflict. j Under these conditions Nebraska can Debate on the "reconstructed cor poration" has not as yet gone beyond the theoretical point. Now is it at all likely that the reform will take on any practical aspect until such time as the present form of corporation shall be uiade unprofitable. So long as com panies within companies can be formed, and secret cliques and favored members tnn milk the parent corpora tion In divers ways and divert legiti mate ' profits to illegitimate ends. It is not to be expected that the beneficiaries will willingly forego any of the advantages enjoyed under the present system. Eminent jurists and law-givers are speculating much on this point, but the practical remedy has not as yet been suggested. j It may occur, however, in th course THE OMAHA of the reform that, somebody will bring about a remedy. The plan tinder which .lames J. Hill says he Is now operating his railroad might be effected. That merely prevents- any one connected with the Great Northern system from being connected with any other enterprise directly-or Indirectly feinted to the railroad. Cut off the milking corporations and the question Is very nearly answered. LJROH AMI WAGES The notable feature of 'the Indus trial situation at this moment Is labor shortage and wage Increase. During the last eight years a greater average wage advance was made than was gen erally appreciated, because the wage scale during the previous depression was to great extent nominal, bo far as the net result to the average worker was concerned, because he had. prac tically either to reduce the time of employment or in one way or another to divide earnings with others, partic ularly In . the labor organizations, while unorganized ' labor fared still worse. On top of the cumulative wage scale advances extending over a series of years, there is now an abrupt general advance,' recent announce ments by great industrial and trans portation companies affecting tens of thousands of wage earners. And sim ilar arrangements are in progress af fecting far greater numbers In the im mediate future. Whatever other motives may be in volved In these adjustments, the un derlying cause Is shortage of labor supply. It Is not mere difficulty in certain localities and in particular em ployments, but one that is everywhere felt, In. city and village, In mine and on farm, and includes every grade of labor from Bkilled to common. The greatest difficulty doubtless is in tem porary employments as in the corn and cotton fields, because of the de mand in steady employments, but the high offers In the former necessarily react to push wages up in the latter. The government Itself has felt the ef fect and been moved to ask congress for a marked advance in compensa tion of the great army of postal em ployes. Under any but the most extraordi nary conditions the natural increase of population and the enormous in flux of aliens the last few years would have at least relieved the market, in stead of falling far below its de mands. When It is remembered, too, on a scale never known before, some suggestion may be gained of the pro digious Industrial activity, which nevertheless is still so hard put to it to find labor for its Indispensable needs. The figures that have just been given out by the national census bu reau, showing the unparalleled growth of the country's wealth since 1900, state In a nutshell the labor emer gency that has been created and still exists. That labor should have a larger share in the division of that wealth is a result of inherent fitness. That a shortage of the supply of la bor as of any other commodity with respect to demand still expresses Itself In rising price, notwithstanding the huge scale on which employing enter prise is conducted, is another reassur ing fact that should not pass un noted. But the most important feature is the conviction in the world of Industry, upon which these univer sal wage increases are based, of the firm foundation and permanency of our prosperity. SOUTH DAKOTA TO MAKE GOOD. The meeting of all the South Dakota state officers-elect to formulate a def inite program on the basis of the I progressive policy to which they stand pledged augurs well for their good faith and for Immediate results. While they did not attempt to bind in detail the legislature soon to. meet, they did reiterate their purpose to carry out the principles embodied in the platform pledges of the republi can party, and were able from per sonal knowledge to give assurance that the great majority of the legislature will co-operate In the same spirit. In South Dakota, as in neighboring states, the public Is keenly conscious that tho time has come for verily making good rather than for merely making promises. That those who have been chosen for official place now at last share In that consciousness certainly indicates progress, and the indication is hopefully corroborated by their agreement absolutely to ab jure, in the absence of legal compul sion, free passes and every other form of corporation favor and gratuity. STIRIT OF THE TRASHill&SlSSiPPI COXGRESS, The extraordinary and significant feature of the Kansas City meeting of the. Tran8misslsslppl Commercial congress was the extent to which its proceedings weje dominated by the isthmian canal. How conclusively conviction is established of the com pletion of that historic work within a comparatively short period is demon strated by the fact that the chief con cern and thought of the representative mindi there collected concerning the Interests of the vast Transralsslssippi region, domestic and external, dwelt continually upon the transformation involved in the near opening of "the Strait of Panama." The outlook within the possibilities of the markets to the south of us, which Secretary Root so impressively preseuted, largely takes practical meaning from the canal as an actu ality.. That matter-of-fact business men should be so intent upon the new fields of commerce in that direction suowf that finally they are brought SUNDAY BEE: XOVEMUET? from tiie Inuinnll'l' and prophesy clout.' rm I ni of theory to praitlcnl and substantial Interest. But It Is even more Important thst the. people of the whole Interior of the continent, are awakening to the effect upon their Internal development. With the current of the world s com merce flowing through the Isthmian short cut, connection therewith through gulf ports ' and especially through the vast system of natural waterways becomes a most Intimate and vital concern. Ixing neglected by force of circumstances that are well understood, the time Is now obviously at hand when that system will receive attention as a matter of pressing na tional interest, both because of its In herent utility and as a regulating In fluence upon railroad transportation of the benefits of which 'the country will permit themselves to be deprived by no possible manipulation. It Is deeply suggestive that the reso lutions of. the congress' are almost wholly confined to these two aspects of the great Panama undertaking, and that, although a great variety of other topics .were presented. Its interest from first to laBt centered in the for mer. While no ccrii:iehenslve plan, such as will be necessary, was pre sented, although harbor and river Im provements and the like were endorsed In .1 general way, the whole spirit of the meeting foreshadows crystalliza tion of sentiment and adoption of actual measures for Internal water ways and a marked shifting of trans portation to north and south lines. L1ECTEXAXT PE ART'S RETURN- The interest which human courage and endurance excite attaches to Lieu tenant Peary upon his return from the perils of the icy north. The man who takes his life In his hand in an ad venture that has baffled every attempt of the most intrepid spirits for genera tions Is sure to stir deeply every ro mantic impulse, whether In cool cal culation the game be worth the candle or not. At least the American ad venturer's feat In attaining the high est north is notable as a test, both of endurance and of ingenuity in adapta tion of means to end. Nor Is the result, though the north pole was not achieved, a failure in materially enlarging knowledge of that formidable region. In connec tion with a multitude of high north facts otherwise known, Peary's experi ence establishes within close approxi mation of certainty that the same con ditions encountered on his dash exist over the 203 miles which separted him from the north pole at the point where he was forced to turn back. In short, there is there no solid ground nor solidly frozen sea or crust Of sea ice, but an ocean across which there is a general movement from west to east of Ice usually broken into separate floes, though some times forming a continuous mass at least over vast space. The theory, therefore, of reaching the pole over a continuous ice bridge rests on the slenderest chance. Peary's dash was across one drifting floe after another, the ice fields drawing now apart and again together or the clear water between them freezing to a thin film, sufficient sometimes to afford a precarious crossing. When an Arctic storm smashed the scene into a drift ing, jostling wilderness' of floes, the Peary party escaped destruction only by the narrowest conceivable lucky chance, as must be the fate of any similar effort. There seems Indeed to be a bare possibility of attaining the pole across the ice, but the probabili ties against any particular attempt are a thousand to one. The hazard, however, will not diminish, but only stimulate endeavor. Peary's advance will operate as a chal lenge to Intrepid adventurers to sur pass it, and the lure of the terrifying enigma will enhance the fascination, the rivalry to solve It, no matter at what cost of treasure and suffering, or even of life itself. Speakers who addressed the meeting of the Nebraska Bar association laid much stress on the relation of the law yer to the public and emphasized the desirability of good character on the part of those called to the bar. No one will seek to dispute this, nor will any seek to detract from the eminent fame well won and richly deserved by those I great lawyers who have proved them selves worthy of the high calling, but almost in the same breath one speaker referred to a certain railroad under taking as "not a corporation, but a crime." When It Is remembered that this railroad undertaking was defended before the courts of the United States, even to the highest tribunal, with the utmost vehemence and endeavor by bo me of the ablest attorneys of the United States, one wonders If the speakers who urge these high ethical ' . , ,,, ... notions or tiie true caning oi tue law yer really mean what they say. One of the peculiarities of the rela tions between the City of Omaha and tho Omaha Electric light and Tower company Is that the lighting company makes Its own inspection and report of the efficiency of the service rendered the city. Some day the city authorities may wake up to the fact that the pub lic has some rights in the lighting con tract as well as the company. When that time comes properly conducted In spection may result in decided improve ments In the city lighting service. The definite announcement by Gen- eral Manager Mohler of outline plan.; - 'col for the new Union Pacific headquarters . ,iaying some person obnoxious to sn in Omaha Is very welcome just at this archy. How to deal with anarchy to sup lime. It means the addition of another vw It has always been a problem tor . . . . . governments; and how to guard the most larte fireproof building to Omaha s revr(.nt of p,rBon.,iM frm .ttack is a trowing libt of such structurea, an1 prublem scarcely !.. 25. 100C. t Hi kene to ciiMiliHsi'.e the commercial 1 Importance of the city. Omaha fed the L'li.oi. Pacific Railroad are so nearly ono that It Is very difficult to determine the exact line between their Interests. Omaha hotel facilities are still woe fully short of what they should be. The normal business of the city taxes the capacity of the hotels dally, and when conventions meet here the citizens are sorely put to to find accommodations for their, guests. It seems singular that so attractive a proposition as that of a first-class fireproof hotel for this city should be so long In receiving the support that Is needed for its consum mation. In his statement to the court when pleading guilty to having more wives than the law allows President Smith of the Mormon church took the position, assumed by some conrts, that prece dent should make some wrongs re spectable. The first prize for sarcasm must be given to that Russian writer who tells the .czar it may be dangerous to further test the gentleness and patience of the peaceful Russian people by granting greater liberties to Jews. John P. Irish made the mistake of letting his personal feeling against Mr. Bryan Interfere with his treatment of resolutions at Kansas City and was accorded the fate of men who feel more Important than measures. How the Mighty Hare Fallen. Boston Transcript. It la difficult to understand why Grover Cleveland should wish to Imperil a well-won reputation for veracity by publishing a book of fish stories. A Delicate Coincident. Phlladeplphla Press. It Is significant that almost simultane ously with the announcement that Japa nese children have been shut out of the Ban Francisco schools that the Jap government announces that next year It la going to send some of Its best ships to thla country on a Visit. I'rearhlna Trade Bipaniloai. Springfield Republican. Secretary Root Is preaching at every op portunity the value of closer trade rela tions with South America. Although) the trouble In Cuba overshadowed for the time hi South American trio, the results will yet grow gradually apparent as his preach ing la extended. Tainted Ileroea. Philadelphia Record. Incredible aa It may appear, the patriotic general of the late Cuban Inaurrectlon have been conniving at an organised sys tem of horso-steallng. Such, at least, la the report that baa reached the War depart ment In Washington. It can hardly be said that annexation would make these horse stealing heroes a very desirable acquisition to the American people. 8ERMOS9 HOII.KD DOWN. No man keeps up his reputation by talk ing about It. Idle words are by no means Idle after they are uttered. His strength la but weakness who for geta the weak. It Is eaay to sneer at the goodness you cannot acquire. The smoothest path la always on the other side of the road. To get even with the wrongdoer you must drop to his level. Show your faith In your prayers by your follow up system. Fear more the foes In jour heart than thoae In the open. No man Is ordained of God until he is ready to aerve men. People who easily boll over do little toward washing the world. Many a sermon Is void of the water of life for lack of condensation. It's the man whose weights are short who wants to hold the scales of Justice. It's easy to get weight of words In a ser mon If you leave out the leaven of wisdom. People who take trouble by the forelock never get more than a hindsight of happl- i nese. That prayer rises highest that comes from those who bend lowest In service for others. Letting your light shine does not meun turning a searchlight on your neighbor's weak spots. Some men thing they are industrious be cauae they alwaya pick up the Iron of trouble while It is hot. Most of us are more anxious to vindicate our opinions than to get opinions that need no vindication. Chicago Tribune. SECIXAH SHOTS AT THK PI WIT. Washington Post: An eminent New York clergyman aaaured his hoarers that "there Is no harm In being rich." What a relief that must have been to the men who have heeltated about accumulating wealth. Bdtlmor American: It should be the constant business of good and brave min isters of religion to tell the truth to tho people from their pulpits, and warn them agiilnst corrupt association, deluding dema- i gogues and peculating politicians. Indianapolis News: When the pope was told of the bomb that had been exploded In St. Peter'a he Inquired anxiously aa to the damage done. -and then fell on his kneca saying moft people would think that ho must pray for safe deliverance; but Baying he must pray for mercy on the misguided perpetrator of the deed. That the holy man's thought should turn thus. Instinc tively aa It were, shows thst he is Indeed Imbued with the spirit of Him whose vicar on earth he clalma to be. Chicago Chronicle: Evidently It la a dull se.i!on In Kurope. since the correspondents of the American newspaptr have fallen 1 a" """" ..V'""" "ld "nd "'ZTv an , source of killing off the pope one day en. nd resuscitating him the next. The corre spondents evidently are In hard straits, since the prefent pop, unlike his Imme diate predecessor. Is by no means frail physically. Still, if the Journalists perse vere they may count upon the fulfillment of their prognostications, since the pope, after all. Is human and must die soma time. In the meanwhile the gentlemen of tho press will be engaged tn that pleasing operation technically known as "swelling their strings." Huston Transcript: In ordinary times tho pope Is the safest from murderous attempts of all the world's consplcumis charsctrrs. The -respect In which he is held by all the Christian fold Is accentuated by the personal regard of Rome. But of late, as we have seen In the murder of Prof. Itnssl at Naples, even the sclusion of the scholar from political life Is no guarantee of Im munity, while In Rome Itself within a Watches - - 0 rry ft v w Mil L D I Li i -.r.-s. Thanksgh ing Next Thursday Have you a nice carving set, silverware for your table, cut glass berry bowls or almond dishes, fruit knives, butter spreads, nut sets, cold meat forks, etc. I carry large assortments of all these. I so licit your inspection. Open a charge account now. Prices very reasonable. Gifts For A Lifetime 1 11 be glad to lay aside any article In the jewelry line for you on a small deposit until later on. Do not buy trash. Buy some thing of merit. Is my advice. Something that will survive more than one Christmas: sa a watch or diamond, for Instance. If It Is to be a gift, it should be typical, in a sense, of your solid and enduring friendship or affection. YOU DO NOT NEED MONEY to trade here. My credit plan Is strictly confidential. Let me ex plain it. to you. You can buy just as freely as If you puid spot cash. Select from my large stock the article you wish and make small weekly payments on It. It's an easy way, a wise way. and the wny for you. I deliver the goods on the first payment. I want your busi ness and good will. A. Mandelberg Farnam Omaha Leading Jeweler Street 53333 GS: An Unusual Xmas Pianos Tangible evidence that the Hospe plan has been endorsed by the world's best makers: Knnbe, Kranlch & llarli, Hnll t-I)nvi, Cable Nelson, Whitney. Illnze, Burton, Kimball, Bush & I.aiH', Wcser Bros., liowpo, KrrU, Mathushek Irvine. Cramer and others. Upon viewing the veritable sea of pianos now showing In our ware rooms one Is Inclined to dwell upon the exhibition as regards to size. When, however, note is made of the various makes of pianos embodied in this vast showing, the full significance of it all dawns upon one. It means that the Hospe plan has been endorsed by the makers of the world's leading pianos. Pianos that are to be found only with houses .worthy of representing them. The Knabe, acknowledged the worjd over, the best piano ever made. What but honor Is connected with the great names of Hallet-Davls, Bush & Lane. Cable-Nelson? Where Is there a family in this broad land that possesses no knowledge of Kimball quality? Name a locality In this United States where the Weser is not greatly In evidence. Also the Cramer our own conception we present as the greatest piano value of tha times. Price. $190 to $2G5. And the Kranlch & Bach, universally recognized as one of the world's great leaders. Has greater piano excellence ever been gathered under one roof? Standing out with equal prominence is the Hosne plan of selling these pianos; a way unique In the history of piano selling because It saves the consumer the most money. Hospe's terms of payment are suited to fit the pocketbook of tho cuBiomer. We would advise an early chased now wlirbe held for Xmas music on tne Angelus at all A. HOSPE PERS05tb AD OTHERWISE. Faddists of a certain class ppeak of the present as the "(lying era," but carefully refrain from taxing their wings. With storms to the right and floods to the left of us, tho hnnana bolt rep-jsea serenely In the lap of Indian summer. llflng a tiddler himself, Mayor Schmltz of San Francisco can readily tell whether grand Jury immlc is properly keyed for dancing. "God sends a wife to every good man," says Sir Thomas Upton. As Sir Thomas continues a bachelor, he must be con sidered beyond the pale of divine favor. An Indiana man was soaked for S100 for threatening to shoot the manager of a dance. Almost every day something uncom mon happena In Ilooslerdom to spur the energies of writers of romance, A prophet of mors or less self-esteem avers that twenty-six large cities will be wiped off the map within two years. Twenty-four months is ample time for the most fastidious to get their soaring clothes ready. ft the afternoon if you had on one of those real swell Ultra Overcoats. Then there are a great many little thjngs to be thankful for also. We have them Hats Gloves Shirts Neckwear Etc. Don't overlook the little fellow. We can make him just as thankful. Browning, Ming $k Cok R. S. WILCOX. Mgr. Diamonds Of o 0 L D I T Showing of Deautiful oo selection this v;r Any piano pur- delivery if desired. hours. CO. 1513 Douglas St. domestic ri.KsvrKii-:s. "Toll me all iilHHit the wedding. Win mt. uruif io mo altar . "Irf-d the bride! Whv, snv. the bride vins there the very first one of tnm all" Cleveland plain Denier. - Her Marry you. on your Hilary? W! dear boy, you couldn't even dress ni"! Him (humbly) Well, but I'm willing learn maybe I'd get on to It with practi Cleveland leader. Rector We have poor ci.niKreg.;tloiis ce. duiiiii-i, uon I "-, l'rtl : Rector's Wife I should say n: The! Isn't a decently trimmed lint ill Hie church before October 1. New Yolk Tim-s. "What a terrible mistake 1 made t.- marry you," snapped the spoiled len'y. "We were never meant lor each cither, for you'ru Just as different from me aw you ran be." "You flatter tne." retorted the brule.. her husband. 1'h! ludelph la Press. "lA-t us have a clear understanding. Mr. Hpiidhiinter. You Hie marrying me for nv money." "That's right. Miss Plalnrltch, and yen are marrying me because I'm the only eligible man that ha ever ashed you." So they were married and lived as. h:ipn"v Bs an v body had tt right to expect. Chi'-niw Tribune. AJEXT Thursday ' when you are eatingyourThanks giving Turkey you will feel doubly thankful if you are dressed in one of our new sack suits or maybe at the foot-ball game in Mr! 7 AKT. ' ,1! a- I i l x to . lnU