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General Mar.aijer.
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Notary Public.
WHKX Oil OK TOWM,
ahscrlbers leaving the clly tern.
pnrurSly ahonld have Ibe Bee
mailed to tliem. Address vtill lie
ebaiiHed aa often aa requested.
Inspector Myendorff seems to have
preserved letters evidently Intended
for the flames.
The treasury watchdog Is a good
thing sometimes, but when he barks
at friends and foes alike should be j
muzzled. '
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Prosecution tor violation of the j
safety appliance, law may lead the rail
roads to the conclusion that Uncle Sam
really means it.
The king of Spain is said to have a
mania for the collection of coin, but
several Americans seem to have hlju
distanced In the race. '
The short session of congress
shouldn't be long on talk If the mem
bers understand what , is expected of
them as well as the public does.
Meat puckers now propose to show
the people. It is pretty certain that
they have something to show or they
would not propose ibe exposition.
After studying the liiuimlal situa
tion of the country It will j;- a hope
less "tariff.-rippc-r' who iiniis upon
an immediate chfinge in Hie s-.iiedules.
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r: uta a ? nas ueon esrao- ,
iisnea in r'eiKia, rerorma niav not on! -
longer delayed, as the new rujor has to a tual ro3t- Kor ,he next 1 'ear
no personal experience a- an autocrat. !lhey e3tf,e,'d- though not largely, the
The report 4hat King Monellk is not
ill will be good news to tlioso powers
whose denlre to , absorb Abyssinia is
only restrained by the difflruity of the
process.
i at no greater rate than the country
The litiei'stale Commerce oonimis- itself. The growth and diversification
slon would probably make a strike of our interests have inevitably com
wlth railroad managers if it could pelled enlargement of the scope of
bhow them how to relieve the present governmental operations,
shortage of cars. There will be no complaint from the
I body of the people if service com-
The presence of Commissioner mensu rale with the outlav be veriu-
CU; k at 'Pueblo gives Colorado an op
port unity to show the connection of its
people with a form of lawlemieaa not
heretofore acUnowlodsed.
The , statement of Cuban congress
men that liberal su.'ccsst will result In
an insurrection when American troops 1
leave Is probably a delicate invitation
to the soldiers to remain.
.
Councilman McGovcrn does not seem j is In a very large sense a public mis
to cam what Mate of docny the asphalt fortune, us well us the loss of a man
pavements re.u h if he can only bring j who can ill be spared from railroad
tho city engineering department com-j activities. While his career Is full of
pletely under democratic domination. : Interest as that of a foremost self-
i The rfi'ut t to put Douglas county out
of line with the state has had very
little Effect. The people of Nebraska
refusivto be bamboozled by such trans
parent' tricks aB thcFe which are row
being tiied.
Oklahoma's constitution ought to be
a model The, people of that state
have a tremendous fund of human ex
perlerroe to draw upon for guidance in
framing their charter and building
their organic law.
The statement that President Kooso
velt took Panama by storm is easily
understood by those people who saw
both democrats and republicans cl Hin
di In for flection to congress in order
to carry out his Ideas.
On phase of this coal famine that
has been overlooked Is the habit of the
railroad companies of commandeering
such roal as is offered for ahiprnent.
If tht-y could only overcome this pro
pensity the people along their line
rul;ht nt, supylleu.
vovge Fun nrr.AKF.n.
The announcement by the members
of the Douglas county delegation to
the lower house of the Incoming legis
lature that they will support Hon. N.
P. Dodge Jr., for speaker is an fndlca
tlon of the sentiment that prevails In
Douglas county. Mr. Dodge has un
deniable qualifications tor the office.
His legislative experience is a great
advantage to him in this regard, while
his habit of thought and training will
bring to the place those qualities so
eminently necessary for a successful
administration of its affairs. Mr.
Dodge has entered on an active canvass
fun the place and his candidacy will
certainly add Interest to the proceed
ings connected with the organization
of (he legislature.
The endorsement of Mr. Dodge
means more than appears on the sur
face. Direct- charges of treachery
have? been laid against the Douglas
county legislative delegates. They
have been openly accused of an Inten
tion to bolt certain features of the re
publican" program and to head a revolt
agulnst the result of the state conven
tion that met last August. Theso
charges, made by parties interested in
defeating the program of the repub
lican party, should fall of their own
weight. The republicans of Douglas
county have not felt called upon to dig
nify theso unfair Insinuations by
openly denying them. The fact that
each member of the delegation publicly
pledged himself before election to
abide by the platforpi and action of
the state convention, and that each
man was voted for by the people with
I he full knowledge of his attitude on
those matters should be satisfactory
evidence of the intention of Douglas
(ounty to act in the legislature accord
ing to- the expressed wish of the peo
ple. u
For the first time in several years
the republican candidate for governor
received a plurality of votes in Douglas
county. The entire legislative ticket
was elected by handsome majorities.
This result was accomplished in the
face of the united and vigorous oppo
sition of the railroads and franchlsod
corporations whose Interests are op
posed to thoee of the people. The re
sult of the election could only have
been achieved because the people of
Douglas county had faith in the re
publican candidates. It is, therefore,
an Insult to the intelligence of the
voters of Douglas county for any man
or set of men to Insinuate that the
Douglas county legislators will aban
don the platform and program of the
republican party, or any part of it.
Douglas county stands pledged to the
election of Norris Hrown for United
States senator, to the enactment of a
terminal tax.nlon law, to the enact
ment of an anti-free pass law, to the
enactment of an employers' liability
law and to other measures demanded
by the republicans for the relief of the
people of the state.
In putting forth Mr. Dodse as can
didate for speaker the members of the
house delegation have simply renewed
their faith and their pledges to sup
port the party's program.
A TllLIAOy DOLLAR GorfinSMEXT.
The estimates of expenditures to be
provided for in the regular appropria
tion bills for the next fiscal year once
more emphasize the fact that the
annual cost of maintaining the gov
ernment ia mounting well up towards
a billion dollars. These estimates are
t-arefullv orennred in the ileicirtments !
' . Hlm ' ,nvitinnu
i appropriations maae lor tne current
liscal year.
While the aggregate, of course, is
large, it is to be remembered that it
is for the government of a billion
dollar country. It has been developing
rendered. Whllesuch enormous totals
call for increased caution and scrutiny
of appropriations, the burden imposed
upon the individual citizen is rarely
not greater than when the magnitude
of federal undertakings was far less.
j 7I,K LA1IC SAXCKL S'fc.VCftf.
The death of Samuel Spencer, presi-
I dent of the Southern railroad system.
made man, beginning aa a poor south-
ern boy amidst the wreckage, left by
the civil war, in which, though a boy
in his teens, he made a record for
manly bravery on the confederate side,
his attitude not only of open minded
ness to but also of sympathy with the
demaud for reformed relations be
tween railroads and the public is now
I justly recalled to his honor.
President Spencer was one of the
conspicuous men in the highest rank
in railroad management who heartily
supported President Hoosevelt in in
creasing the scope and powers of the
Interstate Commerce commission, and
few have stated with greater cogency
than he the conditions requiring a
public tribunal invested with ample
and conclusive powers fqr adjusting
the controversies over transportation
on a basis equitable and fair to all
Interests. It shows his breadth of
mind that he saw how the ultimate
and substantial Interests of the carrier
corporations themselves, as well as
those of the whole community, would
ba best promoted by such a Battle -
ment, and he had the coin age to main
tain his convictions openly.
It was indeed natural that he should
not atwrnt to all that bus been pro
posed in the name of transportation
reform, but he distinguished between
demagogic agitation and popular in
sistence for better conditions under
public control, even though many sug
gestions of method seemed to him
fallacious. He recognized the sincerity
of purpose underlying the universal
movement and had faith that it would
work out a wise solution of problems,
the gravity of which and the need of
settlement, he as a profound student
and actor in such affairs clearly per
ceived. The example, unfortunately too rare.
Is one of Incalculable value. The
hearty co-operation of those who are
at the front in conducting transporta
tion is needed in reconciling its vast
Interests with the vaster interests of
the industrial and commercial public.
It Is not in the mind of the public to
do hurt to the former, but hurt to
both Inevitably results where hostility
and obstinate resistance to the more
efficient rule of law amounts to war.
MEMORIAL TO JOHX HAY.
While the beautiful memorial win
dow in Keneselh Israel temple In
Philadelphia in honor of the late John
Hay is a special tribute of the Jewish
people, it is one in the spirit of which
every genuine American may equally
share. The efforts of the great secre
tary on behalf of a terribly suffering
people in a foreign land were Inspired
by the liberal and compassionate Im
pulses in which our institutions were
conceived towards victims of tyranny
to the uttermost ends of the earth
and without distinction of creed or
nationality.
The service was a noble one, going
to the extreme verge of possibility
under the rigorous restraints upon
international comity. The memorial,
therefore, Is fit and commendable, for
It emphasizes an ideal that cannot be
too loyally upheld. Proud as we may
justly be of our own country as an
asylum for the oppressed of other
lands, we are yet not so exempt of the
baser passions and the influences that
make toward oppression that we can
afford to neglect to exalt the catholi
city and generous spirit exemplified
in the character of John Hay.
OKLAHOMA'S VPFOBTUNITr.
The rare opportunity before the peo
ple of Oklahoma in their constitutional
convention exclteB general Interest In
the manner tn which they will Im
prove it. As nearly as It is possible
for any community for no common
wealth can by any means free Itself
from its antecedents and peculiar en
vironments Oklahoma may write its
organic law on a sheet of white paper.
Particularly is the new state untram
melled in establishing the relations of
public authority to corporations, trusts,
taxation and many other vital ques
tions for , which the older states have
labored at disadvantage to find solu
tions. Their experience is available a"
a guide under far more propitious clr
cumstances in the new state than in
those where It was evolved.
Nor does the new commonwealth
undertake the work in immaturity.
With a population considerably exceed
ing that of Nebraska, with far greater
wealth and material interests than
those of many of the old states, with
a citizenship largely drawn from the
best of the western and southern
states, the popular representatives in
the constitutional convention will be
to blame If they do not draft a frame
work of government, at once safely
conservative and healthfully progres
sive, which safeguarding every inter
est of their own, will also serve as a
model for other states.
While the people of Oklahoma have
often naturally been impatient in the
difficulties which have postponed state
hood, it is not improbable that the
delay, during which their interests
have formed on permanent lines and
their preparation has been perfected,
may lu the end prove a blessing.
Lincoln real estate owners are busily'
inflating a proposition to erect a mag
nificent state library building and
headquarters for the judicial depart
ment of the state government. It will
be well for the legislature to pay little
heed to the glittering prospectus pre
sented by these gentlemen. The day
is not far distant, if it is not already
at hand, when the state of Nebraska
will erect a new capitol building. At
thut time the library and the supreme
court will be very comfortably and ap
propriately taken care of under the
same roof with the other departments
of the state government. It would be
! unwise to erect a separate building for
the sole purpose of adorning a vacant
corner on one of Lincoln's business
streets. When the legislature begins
to consider this topic it should take
It up from the standpoint of a new
capitol or nothing.
Just as an evidence of Nebraska's
present importance it may be stated
that the corn crop of the "Antelope"
state for 1900 is worth more in real
money than the entire silver output of
the world for 1905, and that the f.trm
products of the state for the year Is
worth as much as the entire produc
tion of gold and sliver combined for
the year 1905.
That Iowa farmer who paid a check
for $400 forged by his daughter to
rslse funds to join her soldier lover In
Havana, saying. "If she really wants
to marry hlm she will anyhow," must
have been a firm believer in heredity.
A deposit of phosphate of great ex
tent tn Wyoming is nature'a answer to
J lh pesaimistlc eastern professor
lately b.!v. ailed the fact that within a
ery few years we would have ex
hausted the fixed nitrogen and be,
therefore, Incapable of growing plants
of any sort. Nature has a peculiar
way of turning the laugh on dogmatists.
Senator Bailey of Texas may dis
cover that a primary election Is not
binding on the legislature when facts
not known to the voters are shown In
the legislature. Underground connec
tion with "trusts" may be deadly.
Additional light is thrown upon the
reasons for the president's drastic ac
tion in the case of the negro troopera
when it is recalled that, he was a Da
kota rancher in the days of the trou
ble at Sturgls.
In backing the candidacy of Cato
Sell3 V. J. Bryan proves his aptitude
for courting trouble where none is
necessary; but Iowa democrats may
really be unable to attend to their own
affairs.
A club has beeJ organized to In
crease the population of Texas to
5,000,000 persons. It should begin
by preventing lynchings, thus proving
that Texas is suitable as a place for
homes.
Llmlilnif Toilette (Vames.
Chicago Record-Herald.
roubtles Mr. Harriman Is opposed to
government ownership of It coal lands.
Reanlta of (ienernl Kdnentlon.
Chicago News.
If Tillman desires to create a real sen
sation he could do so once In a while by
con, porting himself with the dignity of
the office which he holds.
Xow Wiitph the Coiiko Him,
Philadelphia Press.
No one had any conception of the liberal
ity cf King Leopold of Belgium until ho put
Into American hands 1,000,000 acres on the
Congo thut belonged to the native negroes.
Much Talk, l.lttle Aetlon.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There has been a reduction of two In the
number of deaths from foot ball this year.
That is not enough. It Is a great pity that
there must be so much fatality about so
much fun.
Penalty of Trnat War.
Wall Street Journal.
President Oeorge F. Baer of the Read
ing, says that "the general education of
all the people, which must rvcesflarlly be
limited, creates rash and superficial think
ing and unrest."
It is understood from this that Mr.
Ilaer would abolish "general education of
all the people?"
There was no general education of all the
people In France In the eighteenth cen
tury, but that fact did not prevent unrest
ana revolution. With all Its limitations.
we will probably continue our system of !
popular education. There Is more safety
In it than in no education.
Doa-a In the Manner.
Harper's Weekly.
In his report for 1905, Just Issued, Sur
geon General O'Reilly say, that the rate
of admission to sick report In our army
la, next to that or the Dutch army, the
highest In the world. It is 12.95 p,r 1,(00.
The lowest rate, Russia's, is 3.48. Our
army's death rate is high, too, 2S, next
to that of the British army, which Is 7.13.
The Prussian army's death rate Is only
two per 1,000; but the report says that
many countries have a low death rate be
cause their sick are promptly discharged 1
or retired, and die out of the service. Our
army beats all others In Its addiction to
dysentery and alcoholism, its primacy In
ine iaiir item being an affecting tribute I
to the labors of the ladles of the Woman's 1
Christian Temperance union In abolishing
lSIO. PACIFIC-MILWAIKKE,
Close
Relations of Both
Roads
Thronsrh Directors.
Wall Street Journal.
Whether the Union Pacific ever obtain
control of St. Paul or not the chances are
decidedly against such a thing being done
In the open market. The boards of directors
of these two roads are so made up that It
would take a complete realignment of the
forces commonly understood to be arrayed
behind Mr. Harriman to bring about any
such open contest.
The simple fact Is that the men who have
made Harrlman's career possible are very
largely the same men who form the con
trolling party In St. Paul. If Mr. Harriman
had In mind acy object which the St. Paul
management prevented him from obtaining
and if he should undertake to remove the
obstacle by aggressive buying of St. Paul
on his own mvnnm i, .i k
to alienate his strongest followers In the
Union Pacific Itself. The St. Paul has been
known far years as a Standard Oil road
and It Is no less so now than at any pre
vious time. Out of the thirteen members
of the board there lire not over nine who
are of great importance from the capital
istic standpoint, that is. Importance when
it comes to controlling annual elections.
Of these at least three are Standard Oil
men and among these three are two of the
most powerful ,,. ()f railroad affairs in
the country, William Rockefeller and II. H.
Rogers.
With the Union Pacific it would not be
Impossible to show that the Standnrd Oil
party is even stronger than with the St.
Paul. Of the fifteen directors only seven
can be called men of the first rank in the
matter of determining control. Of these
three are unquestionably Standard Oil men
and a fourth has been more fir less as
sociated In recent years with the same
party. In addition to these the president
of the St. Paul Is 1 dire, tor of the Union
Pacific.
, ,.v n..u J. IflUUII
,,.,; th;.fre w,ph CnfuPo the
j theory or H.nrln an buying for control, is
' IO" iiup'olml.ie to be taken s.-riously wlth-
A (IV CVtllufl (lien .t tlw, .. l .-.,.,..- K cat
out some tangible evidence to support U
The thei-ry of fort hcniuing stock rights
obtains much better hearing in conserva
tive tiuarters. If insiders really have a
j put In the present movement H is becau-e
they are pn-pnrlr-a the murket for an offer
of new stock St. Paul acted much the
same way before the hut offer.
Keep
Dp- Graves'
Tooth Powder
where you can use it twice-a-day.
It helps the poor teeth; preserves,
brightens and whitens the good
ones and leaves a pleasant after
taste. Ask your dentist.
Ia handy mlal cans or bottlaa. tS.
D'- Graves' Tcoih Powder Co.
I
ARMY 0.IP WASHHOTO.
Cnrretif KifnH Gleaned from
the
Armr and ias-j- Hralater.
Nothing has jet been heard In the War
depsrtment of the new military balloon,
whlrh was ordered of a French maker of
s;irh vehicles. It Is expected that the bal
loon wl!! soon be ready for shipment al
though It Is destined to arrive too late for
use In the mobllliatlon maneuvers of the
army and mllltla this yenr. This h not
Important, however, since the experimental
work with the balloon may Just as easily
and profitably be conducted at Fort Wood,
Omaha or Renecla, or any place In the
field. There Is a preference for California,
where the weather genernl y Is of the sort
which dors not Interfere with military bal
looning. The War department Is In pos
session of much Information In regard to
the work of the Frenchmen and the Oer.
mans, who have of late been devoting much
time to this subject. There Is no fund In
this country from which could be borne the
cost of experimental work In this line, but
with such limited means as the army pos
sesses for the Investigation and trial the
new balloon will be used.
There has been much trouble from time tn
time respecting the traffic In army uni
forms and equipment In cities near the
large army posts, and hitherto all efforts
to discourage this have been frustrated.
A gratifying exception Is afforded by the
decision of the United States court at To
peka. Kan., which decision Is likely to have
wholesome effect. The War department
this week was advised that the trials of
Patrick Burns and Joe Miller, both citl
rens of Leavenworth, Kan., for receiving
clothing In pledpe, has resulted In a fine
In each case of $1,000 and costs. Both men
pleaded guilty, and the United States at
torney reports that no dilatory motion of
defense was offered, and a very salutary
effect was expected upon those and other
dealers In and about Leavenworth, an ex
tensive trade tn this line having been hith
erto carried on by these defendants.
There seems to be some difficulty In ob
taining dental surgeons for the army. The
examination of candidates recently held at
West Point resulted In the reporting before
the examining board of only four of those
who had been authorlied to appear. Of
these four, three were physically disquali
fied and one withdrew from the examina
tion. Nothing has been heard of the ex
amination held at the same time In San
FranclBCo. The failure to obtain qualified
candidates Is perhaps due to the fact that
the Invitation sent out steted that there
were no vacancies In the position of dental
surgeon in the army and that those who
passed would merely be placed In the eligl
ble list, which Is, of course, not a definite
or entirely satisfactory result.
The army signal corps Is finishing Its
work in assembling eight sets of portable
wireless telegraph outfit, two of which
will be Bint to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
for use in the signal corps school at that
post, The other sets will be sent to Cuba
and will be used In the field, being made
the subject of special report, with a view
to determine to what extent they should be
used In the army hereafter. It would prob
ably be unsafe to predict that the portable
wireless will entirely supplant visual sig
naling, but it Is certain the former will
materla"y W'8aen the need f the lattcr ,n
military communications. The new porta
bio set, Including the battery, weighs less
than 300 pounds, and Is so arranged that It
may bj easily packed on the back of a
mule and carried anywhere. Its expected
efllclency Is about a miles, which distance
could, of course, be Increased by adding
to the weight of the apparatus. The signal
corps portable wireless la of a different de
sign from the wlrcleiis sets which are used
at the coast defense posts.
The surgeon general of the army will
make another effort this year to have the
War department provide a systematic
training of enlisted rner. of the army with
the ,dea of introducing individual instruc-
tlon Instead of general athletic work. The
' ldca contemplates the application to the
! enlisted force of the army of the same
system cr pnysicai culture wnicn exists ui
the Mi"tary academy with .such profitable
results, At most army posts the am,ctic
work is of a perfunctory sort and, at best,
does not take into consideration Individual
needs. A man raised as a blacksmith and
with the abnormal development of his bi
ceps stands tn no need of arm exercise and
yet he is apt to get' that quite aa much us
a lens well developed man. It is considered
that the athletic work throughout the
'army should be more directly and indl
viduully applied, and It Is along such a line
that the surgeon general proposes to Im
prove a system of training in gymnastics In
the military service.
A serious situation appears to have been
pointed out by Major General Ix-onard
Wood In a report on the Interference with
military mobility by what that officer re
gards as the overburdening of the soldier.
He believes that the haversack should he
abandoned, and that a buck pack should
replace both the h?versack and the roll
' tlie ton:enU of the Pa,;k t0 be rP1ui'ed
sucn aummiit "(-
derclothes, one pair of socks, tooth brush,
toilet soap, shelter half, and for the tropics
a light blanket or poncho, possibly a mos
quito bar, rations and extra ammunition.
General Wood regards this as sufficient for
the soldier to carry. If there is to be abil
ity to march and to shoot. General Wood
adds: "Extra shoes, clothing, etc., must
be supplied at intervals In the campaign.
If officers see that their men are thoroughly
equipped, when an opportunity offers, with
sound shoes and good clothing, it Is be
lieve! that they will be able to go on
again until able to draw from a depot.
One thing Is certain: with the present en
tire equipment the mobility of troops Is so
ruiuced that their efficiency Is seriously Im
paired. On the other bund, under modern
conditions Involving rapid and extensive
movements, combined with separation from
the Immediate source of supply, the men
must take with them the ahsolut' essen
tials for several days' ierations. To do
this everything except the absolutely neces
sary articles must he removed."
SI.KKI'V THAI niSI'ATt HKHS.
Reliable Means Needed to Wake
The in I i.
St. Iouis Republic.
From the accounts that come from the
scene of the wreck at the little town of
( lawyers. Va., the life of the greatest cap-
: tl,in f industry the south has produced In
half a century was sacrificed by the blun
der of a sleepy telegraph operator.
No other explanation would account for
the wreck unless It be that the crew of the
second train neglected to wall for the sig
nal, without which they should nut have
I'unhi-d into the staticn.
If tne railroads, aa is charged, are In the
h i bit of Intrusting the Uvea of their pas
keiiers to overworked train dispatchers II
is time that the practice be stopped by leg
islation rigidly enforced.
In the present at rained condition of rail
road traffic, when It seems Impossible to
run trains on time, the sleepy, overworked
or Incompetent train dispatcher Is about
the most dangerous Individual in the rail
road rvlce of the United States.
The killing of so Important a man aa
Samuel Spencer brings the sleepy dis
patcher Into the limelight of public notli e
Kajlroad managers him plainly enough
flow. Will they do away with him I
GORDON FURS
COR dependable service the Gordon Russian
Pony Skin Automobile Coat has found in
stant favor. Not at all heavy, the nature of the
fur and the short hide both aid in giving immu
nity from intense cold, while the fur is impervious
to snow or rain.
In a garment of this kind much depends
upon the way it is put together. "The Gordon
Way" is your surety that your garment is put
together as it should be.
W4
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Pinero
PERSONAL, XOTES.
Salaries of congressmen's secretaries
have been raised IJ5 a month. Members
having no secretaries are Just as thankful.
They draw the allowance Just the same.
Adrian H. Jotlne, the new president of
the Missouri,. Kansas & Texas railroad,
besides a great railroad man, has written
a number of books, Including "The Di
versions of a Booklover."
Secretary Wilson says. In his annual re
port: "Every time the clock ticks a second
during ten hours of a workday the farmer
drives nine meat animals to the butcher."
Who will say the farmer Is slow?
Dr. David P. Barrows, director of educa
tion of the Philippines, landed In San Fran
cisco this week, to remain In the United
States eight months on leave of absence,
and will keep In touch with the young
Filipino students In American Institutions.
The retiring lord mayor of London, Sir
Walter Vaughan Moody, doubtless Is glad
to lay down the civic and social rares of
the office he held. Out of 337 days as
lord mayor he dined away from home 257
times. These functions In many cases
were formal and of the most dreary char
acter. Joseph M. Patterson has resigned his
position as commissioner of public works
In Chicago, and has gone to the Univer
sity of Wlnconsln to take a course In
agriculture. He expects to apply his agri
cultural knowledge to the management of
a large estate which he purchased last
spring near Lake Forest, 111.
George J. Gould Is the patron saint of
Lake wood, N. J. Last, year he paid for
seventeen miles of Improved highway
running from Lakewood to a point on the
Atlantic' coast. It is said that Mr. Gould
has a standing offer to pay one-half the
cost of any Improved roads in or about
Lakewood, provided some one else will
stand the cost for the other half.
George Rernard Shaw has been discus
sing hlmseif again, summing up the sub
ject in this way: "I am a bachelor, an
Irishman, a vegetarian, an atheist, a tee
totaler, a fanatic, a lunatic, a humorist,
a fluent liar, a social democrat, a lecturer
and debater, a lover of music, a fierce op
ponent of the present status of women
and an lnslster on the seriousness of art."
When the Introduction of Chinese la
borers Into South Africa was proposed an
effort to Justify It was made on the ground
that it would give employment tb mora
white men. Lord Milner, an advocate of
Chinese labor, aald In May. 1!M: "I am
prepared to stake my reputation that for
every lO.OuC colored men Introduced thare
will In three years' lime bo lo.oio more
white men In the country." The threp
years are not quite out, but It Is interest
ing to note how far the prediction Is In
process of fulfillment. In May, Pi, there
wera 5 9 colored men to one white man;
there are now 8.4 to one.
Axiiiisfer
.For Christmas Gifts...
Rather than be to the expeii.-e of moving and rearrang
ing this stock we will place them oa sale. These are a soft
plush Rug, which will give tho bo-t of satisfaction. The de
signs and colorings are far superior to the ordinary and can
not but le appreciated.
Standard (Quality Axminsler
sale price
Standard (Quality Axminstt r
sale price
Royal Axminster Rug, -TxtJO, ftO
sale price J33
Royal Axn,;nster Rug, 'Mx72, 4 nil
sale price 03
Miller, Stewart & Beaton
1315-17-19 Farnam Stred
Gordon
Jluto mobile Garments
The popularity of the Gordon Auto
mobile Garment prows with the prowth
of automobilinp. Perfect protection is
of the first importance in a garment of'
this sort, and when it is combined with
Gordon Quality and Gordon Style, you
have the reason for the popularity of
these coats.
Made from Russian Pony, Hudson
Bay Heaver, Natural Grey or Sable
Blended Squirrel, Black Caracal, Rus
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to meet individual requirements, at a wido
range of prices, from $30 to $250.
Jtsk your dealer for
GORDON FURS
FI.ASHF.S OK FIX.
"IMd you ever succeed In swaying an au
dience to laughter or tears at will?"
"No." answered Scnntor Sorghum; "I rec
ognize the fact that all the world's a s'age.
I don't care to be reciting sweeties. I
want to be one pf the niea In the box
office." Washington Star.
Austere Matron No, I haven't any roM
victuals or any other kind of victuals to
give awnv, but I should like to offer you
this Utile tract entitled. "Faithfulness In
the Performance of Duty Its Own Re
ward." ,
Ruffon Wrats (standing on his dignity) t
I don't need It, ma'am, thank ye, but I'll (
take It anil give it to me private seeker- ,
tary. Chicago Tribune.
"Did the singing Instructor do your
laughter good?"
"Ves. hut he swatted the neighborhood a
good one; she hollers louder than ever
now." Houston Post.
"What does your husband do for exer
cise, now that the golfing season Is ended?"
"Why. he has had a doaen bottles of
Scotch and a case of charged water sent
to the house." Washington Herald.
"The beerers of the ruler of Algiers
would be handy men to have around at j
election times."
"How so?"
"Because, stupid, don't they always carry
the Dey?" Baltimore American. j
"Mabel," said Mr. Jokely, winking at hta I
marriageable daughter. 1 want to ten you
n Christmas secret. I'm going to give your
mother a new snoonholder."
"A new snoonholder?" said the dar girl.
"Yes, a new parlor sofa." Philadelphia
Press.
SONG OK THK MOTOR VEIL.
New York Sun.,
I'm the only real solution '
Of the prohlem that ablution
And that creams and rare cosmetics
Have been struggling so to solve.
I'm the radiant, girl supplier
Universal beautlfter
Which has banished d'etectlcs
So that doctors' heads revolve.
When a woman wants complexion
I supply It to perfection.
Be her fancy mild or "sassy,"
I can always show the goods.
Now for tastes that run to bilious
'Mongst Dame Fashion's supercilious,
I produce a green more grassy
Than was ever in the woods.
And for those who would look "peachy,'
I supply a pink so screechy
That the girl and I between us
Would make any flame look pale.
I can hide the lines and wrinkles,
And endow the eye with twinkles
For every girl's a Venus.
When behind a motor veil!
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FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS
MM. WIKBLOW8 BOOTHIITQ SYBU
lms been used for ever SIX I I YEARS by
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for tlielr CHIL
DREN WHILE TEETHING, WITH PER
FEv'T SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD,
SOFTENS the Ul'.MS, ALLAYS all PAIN.
CURES WIND COLIC, and Is the best
remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Drug
gists in every pan of the world. Be sura
and ask for
MKS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHIXtJ SYRUP
Wc received
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