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TIIE OMAHA DAITA' BEE: KATITKDAY, DECEMBER 15, lOOfi. 10 Tim Omaha Daily Bee. FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ItOSBWATEit, EDITOR. Entered at Omaha poetofflce iecotid clas matter. TERMS OF BI PSCRIPTION. Dally Fee (without ftjnday), one yar..l.X I 'ally Hr anil Sunday, one year 8'Jiifiav Hee, one year Baturday Hee, one year too i 60 l.ao PElJVKKIU) HY CARRIER. Dally Hps (inoliidlng Sunday, per week..15o rally Hee (without Sundsyi. per week. ..loo Kvenlng Hea without Sunday, per week. 60 Evening Hee (with fundayl. fT week . .. .10a AddrKs complaint of Irregularis In d livery to City Circulating lepartment, OFFICES. On:ah The Rep building. South Omaha City Hall building. CnunrH Uluffa ID Pearl street. Chlcrgo l fnlty building. New York-vm Home Ufa Ins. building. Washington oul Fourteenth atreet. CORRESPONDENCE. Comrnunicatlnn relating to new and edi torial matter should be addressed: Oman Uee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, expresa or postal order, payable to The Hee FubHshlng Company, only 2-eent fUmp received aa payment of mall account, l'eraonal checks, except on Omaha or euatern exchangee, not accepted. TUB BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Douglas County, : Charles C. Roaewater, general manager :f The Hce Publishing company, being auly sworn, snva that the actual number of full nnd complete roplee of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Pee printed during the month of November, iw. wa aa muum 1 33,740 It 31,130 t 31,660 1 31,860 4 30,500 1 01.070 ( 3S.160 1 33,680 1 33.450 1 81.S30 10 33,030 11 30,560 12 31,650 13 31.040 U 31,380 16 31,330 i; 31,390 II 30,600 II 31,430 10 31.T70 II 31.400 II 31,160 It 31,800 14 31.680 80,450 2 11,400 27 31,850 21 31,480 81.560 10 31,630 aSi.eio Total Less unsold copies ,87 Net tal sales ...843,073 Ijally avorage 31,401 CHARLES C. ROSE WATER, General Manager. Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before me this lat day of '"VfrVV lUnal M. B. HUMlATh, t"al' Notary Public WIIE OVT OF TOWM. abscrlbere leaving; the) city tem porarily should The Be mailed te them. Address Trill be cu.o.e.l as Umm r.,..t.d. Only eight days more for Christmas shopping. There seems tb be many a slip twlxt the applicant and the postmHs tershlp. If the president's choice for post muster at South Omaha had only been a rough rider, no further explanation would have been needed. Now approaches the day when the cotton-clad Santa Claus enters the lists against the otter, .reckless Individual who "didn't know It was loaded. Three powers have united for tho preservation of the atatus quo in Abys sinia, showing that King Menellk has wisely taken pointers from the sultan of Turkey. It Mayor "Jim" Is not careful some ono may lodge a complaint in the po lice court against him tor discharging firearms within the city limits in vio lation of tho ordinances. The confession of a member of the Texas Hallway commission that that body has failed In Ita object should be of advantage to Nebraska when draft 'ng a rate regulation law. Aggressive Utah gentiles may be latlsfled if they can show the connec tion between the head of the Mormon church and coal land frauds, but so far the "Z. C. M. I." has not been tested. The statement that Zulu converts of American missionaries join in re bellion against Great Britain in South Africa must mean that the preachers have spread the spirit of '76, as well as that of the Nazarene. Congressional modesty waa never better shown than when a bill to In crease the salaries et the vice presi dent, speaker and cabinet officers was pained before the bill to raise the wages of congressmen. Andrew Carnegie's desire for aa In herttance tax rather than for an in come tax would Indicate either that he has changed his opinion as to the dls grace of ditng rich, or that be knows a way to fool the tax collector. A report trora Berlin says that Emperor William would like to show (he clerical party that it is not essential to his power In the empire. This may be the royal way of answering the French premier's friendly advances. The Missouri lawyer who Insist that railroad auditors explain why statements made ln court are not com patible with statements made to stock holders la worthy of emulation in other stasia when assessments for taxation ace being considered. The official declaration that the guns of the Iowa and Brooklyn are anti quated calls attention to the fact that the art of war has advanced since the vessels did efficient service at Santiago; but tho new guns of today may also be worthless before they are used in battle. The attention of the honorable mayor and council Is directed to the resolution offered by one of Lincoln's counrllmen, that Omaha's streets are badly marred by sidewalk signs. In most cases theae signs are but a small refinement upon the odious b'llboard, both of which need moie stringent reg-ulatlou. WESTERN BA1LR0AD PREPARATION. The action of the board of directors of the Northern pacific, authorising a large stock issue, following so quickly the authorization of $60,000,000 ad ditional stock by the Great Northern, foreshadows extensive railroad con struction and betterments In the west ern field. All the great transconti nental interests bare indeed been placing themselves in position for such operations covering a series of years. The Union Pacific, as is well known, has enormous resources, both In the way of stock authorization and a cash fund, the proceeds of sale of Its hold ings in the now dissolved Northern Securities trust! Likewise the Mil waukee system, supposed to be In har mony with the Harrlman group, has within a few weeks arranged for a stock increase of $100,000,000, which would be available for ita extension to the coast, in large part paralleling the Hill lines at close range. These vast preparations do not necessarily Imply railroad war in the common acceptation of the phrase, al though there are numerous evidences of far-reaching hostility. The tre mendous development of the plain, mountain and coast regions would alone require and explain all the rail road extension in sight, or for which any sort of preparation Is being made. But whatever the motive behind these operations may be, it is apparent that the next two or three years will see completed an unprecedented amount of new railroad mileage and better ment in the west. FEDERATION RESPONSE TO ROOSEVELT It is significant that In the discus sions of the National Civic Federation the question of national taxation of Incomes and inheritances should, so distinctly take the foremost place. That this distinguished body of thoughtful men, drawn from all sec tions of the country and representing every variety of political, industrial, financial and social interest, should be absorbed In these problems, when so many other topics are pressing, indi cates that President Roosevelt in his message recommendations and the pre liminary suggestions has struck a re sponsive chord. It is obvious that he could not have expected substantial action on the two propositions at the present session of congress, but his challenge has elicited attention every where. It may well be that a leirlBlatlve re suit may come sooner than superficial observers now imagine. For, a the proceedings of the federation show, the question of revision of the tariff will raise the whole question of na tional revenue and open the oppor tunity, If the public mind be ready for It, to consider In its length and breadtn thd ,88U(J of ,ncome and ln. vn.n tnr.ti WALL STREETS PREDICAMENT. Wall street criticism of Secretary Shaw, taking it aa representative of the concentrated speculative Interest, la Identical In spirit with that which has been directed against a long line of his predecessors in office. It is intensl fled now only by his policy of dlstrlbu ting treasury surplus funds for deposit with the banks in all sections of the country instead of massing them In the eastern and, principally, the New York banks, and by the materially changed relations between the west and the eastern financial centers. In final analysis, the real grievance of these critics la against a situation for which neither Secretary Shaw nor any of his near predecessors is respon sible, namely, the subtreasury system. which has been the fixed policy of the country since 1846. Their proper course, if they wish a different treas ury policy, is to raise the issue can didly and squarely on the subtreasury system before the people. But the na tional Judgment and traditions are acknowledged to be so conclusively set against all proposals of that sort. notably the recent suggestion of a great central semi-official bank, that no one will come Into the open to press them, but. on the contrary, resort is had to evasions and schemes to ma nipulate the treasury funds. What enhances the exigency of the centralized speculative Interests is the rapid accumulation of loanable surplus throughout the interior of the country, which through the spring and summer months is mussed on deposit ln the eastern centers, drawn thither ln part by demand for mercantile and indus trial nses, but becoming also a stimu lant for the gambling flames always burning. It Is up to the financial In stitutions there to adjust themselves to the known fact that these balances from the interior will surely be drawn down during the autumn and winter months for crop movement and not to permit them to be tied up ln specula tive commitments. If Secretary Shaw had last summer deposited in the east ern centers the surplus revenue as it accumulated ln the subtreasury, as he is now blamed by the Wall street critics for not doing, such deposits would simply have been capitalized in speculation, at once increasing the money famine in the crisis and depriv ing himself of alleviating Its worst ef fects upon legitimate business. In short, the annual stringency In Wall street and all affiliated quarters Is bound to become more severe pre cisely as western financial potency irows, and as the treasury, handling directly its cash Income, disposes of the surplus more with a view to the broad business interest of the country. That policy wlH not be reversed, what ever Improvements may ba made In currency and banking methods Th.-s-wtner Wall street marlpiilatlre Inter ests appreciate thU fact and u -.v dlnate their doings to it the better it will be for the country, but more espe cially for Wall street Itself. THE SOVTH OMAHA roSTOFFlCE. Under the constitution the president has the sole and exclusive power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to fill all appointive offices not otherwise provided for by law. Strictly speaking, it is the president's right and privilege to name as postmaster at South Omaha anyone whom he may see fit to choose and to ask the senate to confirm the appointment. A long established custom, however. has secured the force of unwritten law by which representatives in congress, if of the same political faith with the party in power, are accorded the right to recommend candidates for postoffice vacancies in their respective districts, and to have such recommendations ac cepted In the absence of objections go ing to fitness or integrity. It is only pursuant to this unwritten law that the postmaster general notifies the con gressman when such a vacancy occurs and asks for his recommendation. In the matter of the South Omaha postofflce everything seems to have gone along according to rule until the recommendation made by Congressman Kennedy reached the president, where a different name, urged from other and outside sources, was substituted, evi dently as a personal favor to a former cabinet member who never lived ln this district. Even under these circum stances it seems to us that the presi dent might with propriety have sent for Congressman Kennedy and told him that he wished to make a personal appointment at South Omaha, or at least to have notified him that his rec ommendation made at the solicitation. of the Postofflce department would not be entertained. The South Omaha postofflce is not such an important position that its pos session will determine the fate of na tions,, but it undoubtedly has a large bearing locally upon the strength or weakness of the party organization. So long as the post mastership is a po litical prize, it ought to be awarded in recognition of political service with a view to the future welfare of the party, especially since the republican party In Nebraska has already too many heavy loads of this kind to carry. P. S. The withdrawal of the nom ination and the substitution of the name of the candluate endorsed by Congressman Kennedy in no way invali dates what The Bee has here said, although It may be taken as evidence that the president did not intentionally disregard Mr. Kennedy's endorsements. Irrespective of the merits of the differ ent candidates for appointment to the position, all of whom are doubtless competent to perform the duties, it will surely be far better for the party to have It known that the source of favor for local patronage is somewhere near at home, rather than ln the hands of far-distant strangers. THE JAIL FEEDIXQ CONTRACT. The presentation to the county board at last of a Dill rendered by the sheriff for feeding county Jail prboners at rates considerably in excess of those fjxed by resolution of tho board last year calls attention again to the ne cessity of legislation that will put an end to this contehtlon. The jail feeding contract has been a stench In the nostrils of the taxpay ers altogether too long. ' There is no good reaaon why it should cost sub stantially mora to feed prisoners In the county Jail than it does to feed those in the city Jail, yet the sheriff is trying to collect more than twice as much. If tho feeding of prisoners ln the county Jail were let by contract the same as is the feeding of prisoners In the city Jail and bids received upon carefully drawn specifications satisfac tory service could be secured at a great saving ot outlay. Whatever may be the conditions ln other counties no reason exists why ln populous counties like ours in which the average number of prisoners does not vary greatly throughout the year, the Jail feeding contract should be a perquisite of the sheriff's office. The sheriff has plenty to do to attend to the legitimate duties devolving upon him for which he is amply paid. An absolute divorce between the sheriff's office and the jail feeding business would be a salutary reform. It la all right for the state associa tion of county commissioners and su pervisors to create a legislative com mittee to present desired measures to the legislature and appear before the committees to explain their bills and the arguments for their enactment, but there is no call for planting a perma nent lobby at Lincoln to belabor the law-makers and to imitate tne meth ods of the professional lobbyists. The first thing the legislature should do should be to put a damper on the in terference of paid lobbyists andyt will be difficult to discriminate between those hired by corporate masters and those professing to represent organiza tions of public or semt-publlc bodies. Had Omaha voted to put in a mu nicipal lighting plant when the propo sition was submitted the chances would be ttood that no more than one generating plant would suffer and break down at the same time. Since we are entirely dependent on the exist ing company it is to be hoped the ma chinery will be gotten into working order at once and full provUlon made against future mishaps by the installa tion of dupllae engines and dynamos. Nebraska Is down in a table Of in heritance (ollntlona coni'illed bv 'he rnfus bu-cau for the year 1902 io the . , , . ,. . . uim of $?:. Th s r.d'-.il-.;i showing is. uua to the latt th:-.t the Nebraska Inheritance tax law was a dead letter on the statute book until a year ago, when Its validity was affirmed by the supreme court and It was put into ac tive operation. A new table for the current year would make a much bet ter showing for this state. Brother-in-law Ben Barrows Is to have a four years' pension as a legacy of Senator Millard's Incumbency. That Is the meaning of his reappointment as surveyor of customs at Omaha at this time, although his present term does I .,.n ht.v in t.o ! - , meanwhile deserving party workers wno make republican success possible have the proud privilege of looking on from the spectators' seats. Should democracy follow the advice of Edward M. Shepard and make states' rights ita issue, It culd prob ably find the result the same as when it marched to battle under the leader ship of southern statesmen; but Colonel Bryan may essay the role of Jackson tr Mr. Shepard's Calhoun. When the Indian bureau is asked to pass upon the ability of Indians to manage their own financial affairs the commissioner will have a task wortTiy the wisdom of Solomon, but the agency grafter could settle the question at once. The I'rerless I.nga. Fortland Oregonlan. With President Roosevelt ninnin the Nobel medal on the lapel of his Sunday coat. It behooves Mr. Bryan to do some- thin. HftpelesM Peastmlam. Cleveland Leader. Maxim Gorky declares that the Americana are a gloomy, silent race. And he was here during the latter part of the baae ball sea son, too. Grtat of iMitA Grabbers. Portland Oregonlan. Coloraal thieves of Utah and Wyoming may find comradeship among their kind in Oregon. The mills of Uncle S im grind alow. but the grist of 190C Is not small. Ppwer ot Itlver Navigation. 6t. Louis Repub'.lc. "River regulation is rate regulation," but it is more than that. It means the mov ing of bulky freight more cheaply than any railroad could move It, and It also means the movln.T of millions of tons that the railroads could never move at all. No Competitor for the Prlao. Springfield Republican. Mr. Roosevelt receives the Nobel prize with a fine spirit of appreciation, and the use he will make of the K,000 must im press everyone aa surpassing. There could be no competitors for this prize, ao long as President Rooieveit's servlcea In the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan had gone unrecognized by the Nobel committee. HARRIMASi, THE MYSTERIOUS. Lota People Know What la After the Trick, la Turned. Will Payne In Saturday Evening Post. Unexpectedness, ln fact, might fairly be called his lending characteristic whiah Is only atiother way f saying that he believes in letting people flhd out what he la going to do after be lias done it. He is probably the most close-mouthed man. of his cluss. not excepting H. H. Rogers and the. class Itself could hardly bo called a toqiuolous one. He divulgea hla intentions very little, even to men who are associated with him. and to the. public the Intention make their fliBt and sudden appearance In the form of accomplished facts. When a I11U deal or a Morgan deal Is on the street usually hears of It. The prime movers talk to their vfriend?, and the friends talk to their friends. Bo the gossip-mongers begin to get hlnU and clues which increase In aC' curacy as the deal progresses, until, by the time the thing Is done, everybody knows just about what it Is going to be. But a Harrlman deal generally cornea un heralded, like a bolt from the blue, go tajne hla purchase of Southern Pacific and of Baltimore & Ohio. Kven when there la no profit In being mysterious, Harrlman sticks to the rul partly Just because he Is too busy and too Indifferent to the curlosltlea and opinions ot the public, which are neither put down among the listed securities nor handled on the curb. He does not tell "Who's who," for example, when he was born. It wouldn't coat anything. On th other hand, It represents no value that Interests him. At this writing the simplest facta, already readily found about any man of prominence such as date and place of birth, par entage, schooling are not obtainable In print so far aa Harrlman la concerned. TUB NEW UOOK ESTIMATES. Some Flgrwrea oa the Coat of Runul the Government. ' Chicago Tribune. Few of the millions of United States citizens have any notion of what it coats to run the government. If the secretary ot the treasury submits bia budget calling fur upwards of IGM),000,W0 for the year between July 1, 19u7, and June 30, 1, the general Impression Is gained that the amount is quite large, but the average cltl ten lets It go at that If, however, curiosity lead to more de tailed examination It la discovered that the country s budget is contained ln a large volume of mure than 0 pages, ln which, with minute exactness, the esti mutes for each branch of the government are Indicated, tl.c lu-n.s being plainly given for the benefit of the congressman whoae appropriation hills are based upon this book of estimates. The out'ays do not conform to the Mi;mMe. m every partlcu lar. many change being made when the time comes for appropriation. Hut in a general way any one may rind out for him self about how the public fund are used The tabulated statement showing the actual outlay for one year, with the pro posed expenditure for the next, la wortli studying, n some sort of a notion may be formed of the line in which Increase or retrenchment Is sought. Sometime these difference are notable, aa. for In- Lance, the actual appropriation of fit. IrsiM' for Indian affairs for the year closing next June and tho budget eatlmat of approximately fc.WX.'.OoO for the year end lug June, 1M. A proposed reduction of over H.OAox) In pentlcm ha a apeaclal meaning, us the number of deaths of vet erans I recalled. In like manner an In- crease of r7.ani.Ki0 In the estimate of the military establishment and of nearly three tunes that amount for the navy points the way to the distinct policy of those In power to build up these two arm of the go em inent service. The expense of the Postofflce department la not estimated with di-tinlte figures, the amount of tho annual d-flolt being un - Known. Put tor the other branch It la 1 po.lhle to secure a reaaanabla accuracy j,n riannl"c- ,hlt ,l" Vk ?' "lnle" ! bus grrtjt value a a working Lral for all , ,. r.ive llle nd:nl,.trtWn of national , rf.Urs under th-.lr direction. OTHER I,4M THA Ot H. Whatever doubt existed ns to the de termination of the French government to I l. - w . "rpar!,""n lHW VI? , I the week have act at reft. The order of Pope Rills X forbidding the clergy to how- to the law or compromise on the lose ex acting law of 1881, as a majority were dis posed tu do, left the government the choice of two touraea retreat or advance. Re treat meant overthrow for the ministry. The action of the hend of the church rendered compromise Impossible. Hence the ministry chose the only course that lnmired Ita existence and proceeded to en- foroe the law with dra-tic vigor. situation thus rreclpltated la dep! The Ituatlon thua rreclpltated Is deplorable from every point of view. The Inane 1 not wparation of church and atate. for eP- aratlon U a fact accomplished. It Involves the destruction of the autonomy of all churchea and the division of ownership and control of church property among lnymen organized l:i associations subject to alate license and atate regulation. Tho church authorities knew from experience the world over the insecurity of lay control and evidently elected to face the crlla at once rather than a prolonged agony under the onerous provisions of the separation law. Cdnflscatlon of church property seema In evitable. In n contest between church men passive and opponents of religion entrenched In power and challenged to dr their worst, reprisal l likely to go to the limit. Unless the unexpected happens. churche and religious Institutions, fam ous In the history of the nation and hallowed by associations running back over centurlea, will be ahorn of their charac ter and bocome loot for avaricious com munities. The present situation extends back to the French revolution. In that blondv up heaval the expensive property of the church was seized by measures of nm. flacation. Eventually the claims of the churrh were commuted by nn agreement cmDoalPa ln lne concordat signed In mi. Hy thle the church abandoned Its claims to the property of which It had been dis possessed and accepted annual grants from the state for the support of Its organ ization. In repealing the concordat and terminating the annual grants, the govern ment takes the position that at the same time the church loses all legal rights to the church property It has occupied and used for public worship, except by the trace of the state, which can be obtained only In the way prescribed by law. In default of this the government claims the right to eject all congregations and priests from their houses of worship and all bishops and other church officials from the buildings occupied by them. The law applies even to some Soon churches built by private subscription or bequest. Including some built by American sub scription. The thoory of the law Is that the church property has been acquired on tho basis of revenues derived from the state and la In the nature of a usufruct belonging to the state and available by the church only on such terms as the state sees fit to accord. The latest phase of the Americanization of Germany la the substitution of messen ger boys for the "Dienstmannnr." In Munich one still sees many of these por- tera, with red caps, standing at street cor ners, ready for any Job, from helping ono to find lodgings to carrying a bundle or a message or taking a trunk to a station. In Berlin only a, few of them are left, mostly at the railway station. The others have been put out of business by the now general mercantile custom of delivering packages at the homes of purchasers, and by the additional facllltlea offered by tho telephone and the "Rohrpost," or pneu matic mail tubes. Nevertheless, It has been found that there are occasions when all these means of communication fall, and an "Eilboten-Insltut" has been establlohed In Frankfort and in Berlin for supplying mes senger boys. M The Italian government came to the con clusion some time ago that too many offi cial free telegrams were forwarded within the kingdom. The number of these mes sages was In one year 2.4.T7.419, against 10,4,)0 that were paid for, whereas Ger many had only 1, 200,000 free telegrams to 33.000,000 that were paid for, while the pro portion in Kngland was still lower 44,0OO to S8,000,000. Notwithstanding the edict, a Sicilian prefect sent out the other day 300 telegrams stating that a certain person had lost a cow and requesting that she be returned to the owner. This dispatch was sent not only to Sicilian stations, but all over southern Italy. A socialist journal got wlud of the remarkable proceeding and ma.la ao much ado over It that the gov ernment ordered an Investigation. The prefect explained that he had Intended the dispatch for Sicily only, and never thought It would be forwarded across the water, which the cow wag certainly not likely to swim; but It waa deemed advisable to make an example and he was fined 607 lire. M In the upper house, of the Hungarian Parliament various religions of the country are represented by prominent church digni taries. There are about 9(0.000 Jews In Hungary, but the religion not having been officially recognized until IRC It haa never had a representative ln the House of Irds. The municipality of Tulua has called this fact to the attention of the government and has asked that steps be taken toward Jewish representation. It is believed that In consequence of this petition a rabbi will soon be named fur a place among the peers. It will be difficult, however, to find a man who will be acceptable alike to the Orthodox and the Reformed Jews, and aa both wings are officially recognized, two rabbla, one Orthodox and one Reformed, may be named. Cruel Thrust at Poet. Cleveland Leader. Alfred Austin fervently expresses the de- Hire ln one of hi latest poem that he will die sword in hand. Alfred will find many who are ready to accommodate him provid ing be can furnish a guarantee against police prosecution. Where the Ular Mlek Grow. x Baltimore American. Now that the Lumber trust la threatened with Investigation a the "star octopus," It la time for the monopolies to take to tho wood. ATHLETES TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM MUST LOOK WELL TO THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH HAND SAPOLIO .' Or"" and f)r''!w9t SCHOOLS AND CGI LEGES. DCLLEVUE COLLEGE loLXI-l-Clualral. vlntie. f.aiKanpklcai esrat ilJwr A colla ll( ul rrviw w bii"u r ir iar cu.i.i. m ni.f.i. KutMAl. HlHlL Blm.lrj " JlM cuur.. ft. C.rliAL raBl4. CONKVATOHV TMon 1 MUl. 1M violm, locutioa mum an. CMAHA l.'ONMK.'TluMt SUellle !'n mm Burli luu rail'?. frour ileic Lvm;tui-i.. Christmas Pianos Nolhlng ao worthv the giver a., a flxro. N .nirf ... ...... i.. Tho i Save S50 to $150 on n. Piano fa fTry grade cf rlsno from the cheapest filled with magnificent instruments. Krnntrh A Rflrh Plann Tn dainty little corner grand! itranicn a cacn i ianos anrt IM,rlRht rmda ln models of classic beauty. The Krenlch & llnrh tone is exemplified at its boflt In these new creations. Most advantageous prices ln. the United States; $375 and upwnrds 1 12.50 a month. uusn & Lane i ianos qui(,ltelv raSfHl anJ TOlcnd in. etruments we ever heard. Iteautlful do?lgns in richest ma hogany and special now shades in oak and walnut. Its read ily seen our price are the lowest on these fnmous Instru ments. We sell a beautiful new Butih & Lnno for $350 $10 monthly. Klmhnll Plnrtn These, Chicago's beat product, the ttiniDau i ianos begt n thp w(,st the plano tbat took the prize at the Chicago exposition, ln very latest and most beautiful cnee designs, are sold by us at lower prices than anywhere else in the United States. $260 buys a beautiful Kimball $8 monthly. Crammer PiQnGS These great popular-priced lnstru" ments surpass even their former good quality and high standing. We have them ln beautiful rases that are strictly up-to-date, at $190 $6, $7 and $8 8 month. Guilbert rianos at $115 DrBnd AoahJ neerod mahogany cased instruments at this price are bargains unheard of else where $6 monthly. S16S PianOS Ara the Dldd'e- In this class of goods. like ln the best, we furnish a superior quality. In no other store can you possibly buy such good Pianos for the money. a Why nav $50 to $150 more than is vantage of the Hospe plan of one price and no commissions. A. HOSPE CO., 1513 Douglas St. All the $5 per month Piano3 reduced to $200 or less. POLITICAL IJRIFT. In his run for governor of New York Wil liam Randolph Hearat waa scratched CS.00 times, enough to remove the Itch for office. I Governor-elect Hughes of New York h is j appointed as his private secretary Robert I H. Fuller, legislative correspondent of the New York Herald. Governor Hoch of Kansas miya that alnce ills re-election he has undertaken a new contract. It Is, In tho governor's terse vo cabulary, "To drive boozo out of business." Lewis Emery, late fusion candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, has retracted campaign charges niado against a state senator and thereby escaped the expense of a libel pult. Mr. Hearst's statement of his campaign expenses, which footed up I2o5.000, appears to have been merely a sample nugget. The totnl output of the lode will have to be left to the lmuglaatlon. Senator Tillmnn declined to omit dash words from a lecture for the benefit of an Ohio church and his engagement waa can celled. The senate has no means of en forcing the Ohio system. The Britishers rail and turn their eyes out and up when discussing the vast expen ditures for American political campaigns. Yet an official statement of the expenses for the 870 members of Parliament recently elected puts the total at 16,834,30, or an average of 93 cents a vote. The expendi tures of presidential campaigns in tho United States did not exceod $5,000,000 until ISM. 1!KjO ai d 1904, when they were saJd to run between $7,000,000 and JIO.000,000. . Kentucky, home of Mars' Henry Watlet" on, and Incidentally of the Bourbons, has been slipping haxd and awlft from the re publicans. In lS'Ja the legislature went re publican. In 1M7 the ' democrats won th General Assembly through bitter republican dissension?. The legislature then elected was democratic on Joint ballot by a majcr ity of 32. The legislature elected In 19fl stood on joint ballot: Democrats, 100; re publicans, 38. The legislature m 1903 went ion Joint ballot: Democrats, 10?; republicans, S'l. The legislature elected last year stands: Democrats, 107; republicans, SI. LAlfilllNG GAS. Knirker Why do you tie a string around your finger? Rocker To be sure nnd remember a win ter Just like this back in '56. New York Sun. The lone bandit was soldlng up a railway train. "It's better than being president of the road," he chortled. "I, don't have to divide iny of the twag wllH influential politi cians." By wav of rebate, however, he returned the chep watche to their owner. Chi cago Tribune. "Young man, there are two questions 1n life; 'Will it piy?' and "Is it right?' Which shall you choose?" "Both. I'll ue the first up to 60 and QfTHt J B Jii Hira-WJf W f, T. Fif""" " ' " s ' 111 60c Smart Set Chocolates For 29c Saturday Only Myers-Dillon Drug Co. 16th and Farnam 8ta. ,p for tho HOLIDAYS December 20. 21, 22. 23. 24, 26. 30 and 31, 1206, and January 1, 1907. Tickets sold on these dates between all stations on Rock Island Lines at special rate of Fare and one-third for the round trip Minimum rate 2S cents. Ticket rood to and lneludln January 7. 1,07. Talk with the Rock Island roan about your trip. F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A., 1323 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. rla-e In America where- good M,.no are. -i.i .f - - ' no coiiiniUslwis. to the most costly, room after room necessary? Save this sum by taking ad hen I can probably afford to adupt the econti." Loui.-ivllle Courier-Journal. "Did you ever speculate?" '"Oh, yes; once I built a hnndsoine house on tips 1 gut from friend of mine." "Wliut became of it?" "Oiir hotel waiter Ixiught It on tips he got from me." Philadelphia Press. "Dresses and hats! dresses and tint'" we exclaimed in nn effort to be wittlljr philosophical. "It is the eternal feminine. "No. correct eil our exact friend; "it la the external 1'etnliinic." Judge. "No matter what we do. there la onn class of people who will always be after us." "Who are they?" "Posterity." iinltlmore American. Passenger with the 8kull Cap You're the first man I'vh seen that didn't have noma complaint to make about the hiith prices of thlnx everyliudy lias to buy. How do you manure to ccnpc? PuMsenger with the Diamond Stud I sell tho things that everybody has to buy. Chicago Tribune. CI DDI-ETI ME. London Ancwers. As the evening shadows gather, Then 'tis cuddletiine, I know; When my baby, dressed for Dreamland. Cornea a-romplng to mo so. Comes and ben of mo to hold him On my kneea and "roi k-a-by," As the purpling sun sinks lower In the gleaming western aky. And he cuddles to me nearer Aa the firelight softly glows. And acroae the dusky portals Ohoatly, flickering shadow throws; And two dimpled arms about m Are clasped tighter for a kiss Ah, waa ever richer necklace Placed about one' neck than this? Soon th drooping, drooping lashes Cover up two eyes of brown. And the toualed head ao golden On my breaat sinks lower down. Ah, the sweetness of the pleasure. Mnklng life one golden rhyme. With a dimpled babe to fondle When It come to cuddletiine. FROM A SCARF PIN TO A FUR OVERCOAT CHRISTMAS shoppers are already out in fcreat num bers and those who start early have the best of the pickings. From a, Scarf Pin to a FuV Overcoat, the range of selec 1 tion in wearables for Men and Boys is unlimited here. Meantime the Suit or Overcoat that you want to day is ready-to-wear today. Jpgrov;rirg ' ''V7' Kirg-- R. S. WILCOX. Mgr. M iK&ces tTTi
