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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 3. 1007.
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" STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska. Douglas County, m:
Charlea C Rosewater. general manager
of The Bee publishing company, being duly
worn, says that the actual number of full
and complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Bunday Fee printed during the
month of February, HWi, was as ioiiow.;
1 v.... i.eoo
1 11,800
1 90,100
4 81,030
81,680
81,070
T 38,180
1 81,060
t 88,180
10 30,450
11 81,760
It 81,870
... 81,840
14 31,640
II.. 81460
14 31,080
17 30,800
1 33,630
1 38,060
10 38,650
11 83,470
J2 39.4C0
Si 33,060
(4 40,689
25 38,083
26 81,860
2T 88,050
21 ' 38,130
Total 896.780
Leas unsold and returned copies.
9,763
Nat total 686,967
Dally average 31,677
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WHEN OUT OF TOWS,
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perarlly sbaold bave Tha Be
nailed te than. Address will be
ebanged as oftea as requested.
The retirement of Madden will tbe
hearts of some people gladden.
Omaha would be pleased to gat
along without any strikes this year.
The railroads have about decided to
lve the 2 -cent fare laws a trial in
the courts.
Has the weekly prize fight become a
regular feature of Mayor "Jim's" muni
cipal performance?
Speaking of the advance of raw ma
terials, It cost the state of Texas $50,
000 to whitewash Senator Bailey.
"There is poetry In machinery," says
a mechanical expert And there is ma
chinery in poets, too, for that matter.
The scientist who declares that
there is a definite odor about gold must
have got hold of a piece of tainted
money. '
Senator Piatt insists that if he ever
married Mae Woods, neither he nor hl3
private secretary has any recollection
Or record of it.
The War department has contracted
for a balloon that will lift a ton.. That
will accommodate Secretary Tatt and
it least one otlusr.
Marie Corelll insists an invisible
power compels her to write. The In
visible power is Marie's synonym for
the publishers' checks.
The Nebraska delegation In congress
split even on the ship subsidy proposi
tion. Their constituents seem to be
similarly cut up about It.
With another month rolled around,
It Is up to Governor Sheldon to sue
himself for a second $100 rent for uso
of the executive mansion.
It costs $34 per capita for New
Torkers to be governed, and most of
them can testify that they are not get
ting their money's worth.
Chancellor Day of Syracuse Is eald
to have once "herded mules for a
living." We now know where he ac
quired that apparently inexhaustible
vocabulary.
Philadelphia bankers at a big ban
quet, deplored "the spirit of inquiry
which envelops the land." Some bank
examiner must have been perniciously
active In Philadelphia.
Engineers of tbe army will super
vise the construction of the Panama
canal and will not insist upon $30,000
a year salaries for it. either. With
the army officer, duty is above the
dollar.
The suit for an accounting of the
financial affairs of Mrs. Eddy will terve
to make the publicity agents of the
Christian Science church again quite
busy to keen the correct version be
fore the people.
Hoke Smith says there are some
strong reasons why he cannot be a can
didate for the democratic presidential
nomination. Yes. and one of them Is
that the country still remembers some
of the men who were In Mr. Cleve
land's cabinet.
It Is part of Colonel Bryan's creed
that a man should value his life work
for wbnt he doe for his tellowmen
rather than for what his fellowmen do
tor him. Not many people, however,
are dodging to get out of the way of
anytaing worth having which the peo
ye want to thrust upon them.
THE VXITERSITT VT KtBHAtKM
If The Bee doe not believe that Nebraska
should keep apata with educational progr
In surrounding states, It should frankly say
o. This would be far mora creditable than
attempting to reach tha same end by preju
dicing the public against tha university.
Lincoln Journal.
Because The Bee'feels free to criti
cise the management and policy of the
State university whenever in Its Judg
ment it requires criticism, does not
mean that The Bee objects to having
Nebraska keep pace with educational
progress In surrounding states. Quite
the contrary.- The Bee and ft editor
believe in a progressive policy on the
part of the university that will keep
Nebraska at the fore-front and provide
for the youth of thla state the best
facilities Tor higher education that oar
resources will' permit. !
Having served for a short time as
a member of the Board of Regents, the
editor of The Bee is fairly familiar
with the methods of university man
agement and likewise with tbe scope of
the work which the institution is dbing.
The Bee, however has always objected
to the Juggling of university statistics
la order to pad the attendance figures
and mislead with a fictitious per capita
expense. It has objected to tbe star
chamber proceedings, although the
editor Is free to admit that during the
time he was a member of tbe board
nothing ever occurred to suggest that
the meetings were not open and freely
accessible to every one. The Bee has
always objected to the bookkeeping
methods of the university, which make
It possible only for an expert to tell
what any department costs, and It ob
jects also to the lack of adequate audit
and control.
What the University of Nebraska
really needs is a settled policy, because
on this depends the wisdom or un
wisdom of legislative appropriation to
meet its various demands. Is the uni
versity to be maintained for the youth
of Nebraska, or are we to build up an
educational center to attract students
from all over the western country? If
we are to invite outsiders, should they
be admitted on substantially the eame
basis of free tuition as the home stu
dents? -In . other words, should the
people of Nebraska pay for the educa
tion of young men and young women
from other states, or should they in
sist that the outsiders pay for their
privileges the eame as they would at
privately endowed universities? If,
furthermore, Nebraska state institu
tions are to give first consideration to
Nebraskans, then the residence qualifi
cation must be surrounded with reason
able safeguards.
Another question of policy that
should be determined is whether the
University of Nebraska la to gd into
competition with the big eastern uni
versities in what is called post-graduate
work. A few state universities are,
it is true, taking up such graduate
work. Without the Incentive of gradu
ate instruction it la often difficult to
hold the ablest professors, but graduate
instruction is the most expensive part
of university work and the money de
voted to it would give ordinary col
leglate educations to many times the
same number of undergraduates. ,
If Nebraska will content Itself with
furnishing collegiate and technical In
structlon and let the other universities
take such graduates as want to go Into
research work. It would find its re
sources fairly adequate and still keep
apace with educational progress In sur
rounding states. If the University of
Nebraska would center its energies on
the development of its agricultural
school and make It really the best
agricultural school In this country, it
would produce more practical benefits
than it would in spreading itself in thin
layers over the whole world of knowl
edge.
There need be no fear that the peo
ple of Nebraska will let their university
go backwards or fall Into decay. But,
at the same time, they have a right to
insist upon a businesslike admlolstra
tlon of Us affairs and a rigid account
ing of the sacred trust funds to make
sure of the very best result possible
is rnrnt: a cvrrekcy ecARCJTri
Senator Depevr has secured the
adoption by the senate of a resolution
of inquiry regarding the scarcity and
inelasticity of the country's currency
and a committee of tbe senate will bo
prepared at the opening of the next
session of the congress to present an
exhaustive report on the subject, car
rylng treasury reports, plans of bank
ers' associations and opinions of flnan
clal experts and theorists on the
kind and character of legislation
needed to remedy alleged defects la
tbe system. The subject is an Inter
estlng one and always provocative of
discussion among financiers and those
who think in millions, but there is
nothing in tho records to Indicate any
popular complaint on the score of a
currency shortage. Of course, the uu
successful man Is always ready to rail
against the financial system so long as
ho is broke, while all around him
other men are prosperous and Increas
ing their holding! of wealth. His
voice Is always read7 -to awell the
chorus cf the "rlch-getting-richer-and
the-poor-poorer, but the average
sturdy citizen will Bud little In condl
tlons to warrant him In worrying over
the alleged currency shortage.
Reports of the Treasury department
at Washington show that on February
1 the volume of money ia circulation
lu this country was $2, $02,906, 09$, a
high water mark and an Increase for
the month of January of $19,001,7S
a gain of $40,000,000 In gold having
been offset by a decline In other vari
eties of miscellaneous moneys. The
actual money used In circulation la the
country is increasing at the rate of
about 10 per cent a year, while the Itt-
crease la population Is slightly more
than 2 per cent The reports to tbe
comptroller et the currency show that
the banks have more money on deposit
than ever before in tbelr history, this
being particularly true In the west, and
that amplo funds are available for all
i demauds of the commercial and busi
ness Interests. The savings banks of
the country, according to a special re
port have Increased their holdings
more than II per cent In the last year,
and as a result money for legitimate
enterprises Is freely offered at lower
rates of Interest than have heretofore
been obtainable. It is true that there
as been an Increase in production all
along the line. Mineral production has
increased 16 per cent in a year and
agricultural products 8 per cent, while
lake commerce has advanced 17 per
cent and railway net earnings 21 per
cent. The advocates of Mr. Depew'B
plan for more currency contend that
the increase in the volume of currency
as not kept pace with the Increase in
different lines of Industrial and com
mercial activity. While this may be
true, the demand for more currency
apparently has its origin with eastern
men whose boom in speculative antici
pations has suffered while the rest of
the country has been enjoying a boom
1a realities.
FOB THE ARTISTIC IN COINAGE.
President Roosevolt'e plan for re
vising the designs upon the gold coin
age of tho country is taking shape.
Announcement is . made that August
Saint Oaudena, acknowledged the
greatest of American artists in clay,
has been commissioned to prepare
new designs for such of our coins as
under the law may be changed at this
time. The president has large power
over the design of coins, the law
making but few limitations in his au
thority. These Include the provisions
that the designs must not be changed
ottener than once In twenty-five years;
that upon one side there must be an
Impression emblematic of liberty, with
the Inscription of the word "Liberty"
and the ear of coinage, and upon the
everse shall be the representation of
an eagle, tbe words "is riunous
TJuum," "The United States of
America" and the motto, "In God We
Trust." This selection of words and
emblems is fixed by law of congress
and can be changed only by congres
sional action, but the president Is given
authority to approve any deBlgna of
coins that Includes these words and
emblems.
The present designs on the gold
coins of the country have not been
changed for fifty years, and, while
there has been no popular demand for
an Improvement In the artistic designs,
numismatists and artists have from
tlmfl to time discussed the subject in
sulting that the coins were lacking In
artlstio merits. They contend that tho
designs have been prepared by hired
engravers In the country's mints, with
the result that they are crude
and devoid of artistic effect.
While the present designs look
good to the average citizen, the
advocates of a change argue that
the culture of a people Is reflected in
Its coinage and point to the product of
the Oreek mints when that country
was in the flowering period of its civil!
satlon as the most beautiful coinage
the world has known. They argue
too, that an artistic coinage will cul
tivate the taste of the people and edu
cate them to demand and expect the
artistic la other things, like pictures
books, furniture and other articles of
use and adornment.
The designer of the new coins will
have considerable latitude, notwith
standing his limitation In the matter
of wording and emblems. He may use
some symbol other than the female
head as emblematic of "Liberty" and
ho may place the eagle with wings
folded, or flying, or In any position
that may most strongly appeal to the
artistic cense, and he has unlimited
freedom in tbe arrangement of the
trijlwork accompanying the emblems
gild words fixed by law. The preient
gold coins are attractive on account of
the simplicity of their designs and It
is hosed that Galnt Qaudeaa will not
load them down with useless orna
mentation In his efforts to makfe them
more artistic In appearance. 1
TORMISO A TENOR TRVST-
While Attorney Oeneral Bonaparte
and bis predecessors hae had brave
men armed cap-a-pie scouring tbe coun
try in a war of extermination against
tho octopus, with varying success,
new trust baa been formed under
their very noses, a combination in re
straint of the free and unlimited coin
age of tenor music; a monopoly la the
production of sounds sweet and soft
that give delight and hurt not.
trivial incident furnished occasion and
the motive for the new organization
Slgnor Caruso, whose silver-throated
melodies had been luring dollars to
the till of Herr Conried for some sea
sons, suddenly achieved near fame ona
afternoon ia New York by paying
visit to the monkey cage at tbe coo and
making loving overtures to a finely
dressed woman, who afterwards testl
fled in court that she had never seen
Caruso before, although she knew most
of the -other Inmates of the cage by
sight. There was a police court sequel
nd Caruso apparently grasped the
idea that his accession of notoriety
might be used as a potent reinforce
ment to the drawing power of his
marvelous voice. The result was
demand for an Increase for every ap
pearance on the opera stage. Herr
Conried argued, threatened, coaxed and
Anally yielded, and next season Caruso
will receive $$,000 for each appearance
and ihlrty appearance guaranteed.
Caruso' action wight b construed
only as the action of a monopolist, but
it has been followed by other proceed
ings which give it tbe color of being
the formation of a genuine tenor trust.
A soon as Caruso had his new contract
signed and delivered, tbe announce
ment followed that Alessandro Bond,
the star tenor of Herr Hammerstein's
Manhattan opera house had also struck
for a raise and, falling to got it from
Herr Hammerstein, had pooled Issues
with Caruso and Joined the forces at
Herr Conrled's house, giving that man
ager a practical monopoly on the high
grade tenor supply In this country. It
is even intimated that De Resske may
be Induced to return from Paris and
join the Metropolitan opera house
tenor trust, thus making It complete
and invincible.
Under these circumstances, the coun
try may be admitted to be In the grasp
a tenor trust. Herr Conried has
the monopoly and nq other manager
can make any headway on tbe market
by offering "something equally as
good." The matter Is important and
demands action. If Attorney Oeneral
Bonaparte cannot devise plans for
meeting the emergency, he should at
least refer It to Congressman John
Palzell, with a request that he securo
federal legislation to amend the Ding
ley schedules by protecting the infant
tenor industry of America from com
petition with the pauper tenor of for
eign countries.
SLAUGHTER ON AMERICAN RAILWAY 8.
"Accident Bulletin No 21," Issued by
the Interstate Commerce commission,
and a report by Consul General
Thackara of Berlin, issued by the De
partment of Commerce and Labor,
contain material for a striking com
parison of the results In life-involving
railway accidents in the United States
and in Germany. The bulletin relates
only to accidents on American railways
In the months of July. August und
September, 1906. It shows that in
that period 1,182 railway passengers
or employes were killed and 18,668
injured, a total of 19,860 casualties.
Consul General Thackara'a report
shows that for the whole year 1904 on
the railroads of Germany 953 persons
altogether were killed and 2,167 in
jured. Later unofficial statistics show
that in the last six months 375 passen
gers or employes have been killed and
over 609 in J urea on American rail
way 8.
For purposes of comparison, how
ever, the casualties In railroad opera
tion In Germany and the United States
in 1904 will be considered as the data
for that year are the latest available
from German sources. In that year
10,046 passengers or employes were
killed and 84,165 injured on American
railways, as against 963 killed and
2,167 injured on the railroads of Ger
many. The mileage of American rail
ways is largely In excess of that of
Germany, It Is true, but according to
the records for the year 1904 tho Ger
man railroads carried 949,290,000
passengers, as compared wua no,-
419,000 carried by American roads.
In other words, the number of passen
gers carried by the German railroads
was nearly 60 per cent larger than that
by the American roads; the number
of casualties, Involving death or In
Jury, was 30 cm the American railways
to 1 on the German. Our exhibit is
appalling and furnishes ample Justlfl
cation, if any were needed, for the de
mand throughout the country for leg
islation corrective of methods of rail
way operation under which it is possi
ble for American railroads to main
tain such a bloo'd-stalned record from
year to year.
While Germany's annual loss of life
in railway accidents is comparatively
small, the German authorities are mak
ing every effort to reduce it. Consul
General Thackara writes that tho rail
way administrations of Germany has
obtained a tract of land a small dlS'
tance from Berlin and has built an ex
perimental railway for tho purpose of
making testa. Of these he Bays:
Tha tracks of tha railroad form an oval,
with a straight double track 820 feet long,
tha total length ol tha Una being 6.7ta leet.
Electric motor cars are used. Experiments
ara made with different materials lor bed'
ding, with various kinds of rails, sleepers
made of oak. Dine and beech wood and
of Iron. In fact everything which Is used
In track construction. Tests are also to be
carried on with various systems of auto
matic block signals ; switch-locking devices ;
electric, steam and benslne motor cars for
railways or. in other words, the plant Is
Intended to be a station for testing every
thing which would tend to Increase the
working efficiency of tha German railway
system.
Contrast with this the opposition of
American railroad managers to prac
tically every attempt to enact leglala
tion for the higher efficiency of the
service and the protection of the lives
of passengers and employes. The au
tomatic coupler, the block system and
other safety devices have been opposed
and their Installation deferred. The
Tntnratata Commerce commission has
Just declared that It will be "a num
ber of years" before the block system
can b Installed on American railways,
although this has been a subject of
aa-itation for years. Neither defense
nor excuse caa be offered for such
homicidal negligence as Is shown . in
the list of killed or injured on Ameri
can railways In the laet few years.
Consul Oeneral Thackara concludes
his report on the German railway with
the significant statement that the Ger
man railway administration make
thorough investigations of every
wreck, big or little, and invariably
someone ia bald responsible and pun
iahed for occurrence," Emulation
by American authorities of that ex
amnla mleht serve to convince our
railroad managers and magnates that
the American railroad U not merely a
I card ia tne gam oi ireuzivu
but a public utility that must be
operated with a car to the safety of
employes and patrons.
OtTTtya J IIS AD OF THE OAME.
Our state law-makers, not only In
Nebraska but elsewhere, as well, need
to be earned again not to get ahead
of tbe game In establishing restrictive
regulations which are likely to inflict
unnecessary burdens on business In
terests already subject to federal ref
lation. It is all very well for each state
to put upon its statute books laws
safeguarding tho public against ques
tionable articles manufactured and
sold within the state to the same extent
that they are safeguarded by federal
law usalnst similar articles manufac
tured elsewhere and within tbe scope of
Interstate commerce. Every time . a
state legislature goes beyond the fed
eral regulations, however. It load
down Its home people with burdens
not borne by their competitors In other
states and discriminates In favor of the
unscrupulous outsider. Tho well
grounded demand for uniformity In
such legislation can only be met by
keeping the state laws in close con
formity with the federal laws. Every
legislature that gets ahead of congress
puts an obstacle in the way of uniform
legislation which will have to be re
moved later, but In the interval may
do irreparable damage to legitimate
business enterprises.
The threat of the Union Pacific to
abandon the project for a new head
quarters building in consequence of the
railway rate and taxation legislation Is
likely to overshoot the mark. The
projected new headquarters building is
to furnish necessary office facilities In
which to transact that road's business,
which has outgrown the accommoda
tions afforded by the old building, and
not particularly to benefit Omaha.
Whether the railroads pay their taxes
or not, and whether they are compelled
to haul passengers for 2 cents, In no
way affects the situation of the Union
Pacific as regards the overcrowding of
the old headquarters building. It is
safe to say the erection of a new, build
ing will be put off only so long as it
Is money In the pocket of the company
to continue to endanger the lives of Its
employes and risk the loss of Its valu
able records in the fire trap structure
where they are now located.
Colonel Bryan's Commoner suggests
that the republican legislature of Ne
braska in passing the 2-cent railroad
fare bill "la to be congratulated, like
the republican president for occasion
ally going democratic." Now give us
chance to congratulate the demo
cratic minority of the Nebraska legis
lature for going republican by voting
for the terminal tax bill.
Another delegation of congressmen
will go down to Panama Immediately
after adjournment to see the dirt fly.
They will have to get up early in the
morning and look hard to see any more
than President Roosevelt saw when he
was there last fall.
The Missouri legislature, having
been forced to adjourn on account of
an outbreak of smallpox In the state
house, will probably lend support to a
compulsory vaccination bill when It re
assembles.
I'p to the Scratch.
Washington Post.
The healthiest man Is rlmply a maas of
microbes," claims one cheerful germ ex
pert. That explains why some men con
tinually act as if something Is biting them.
ii
Sport Before Doty
New York Tribune. '
A good many of tha people of Cuba seem
to bu more concerned about the preserva
tion of the noble art of cock fighting than
about the reconstruction of the republic and
the restoration of tha island's disjointed po
litical order.
Ripe for Admlsaloa.
Washington Herald.
It Is now claimed that at least half of tha
laws passed by the Porto Rlcan legislature
contain little Jokers. With this crowning
evidence of Porto Rico's up-to-datednesa It
ia impossible to sea bow wa can further
refuse it admission to the union.
Partaers of the Public.
Indianapolis News.
Not only have Mr. Harrlman and his
assistants "tried to be partnera of the pub
lic." but they have succeeded remarkably.
The firm was organised on the basis of tho
public furnishing the money and Mr. Harrl
man and his associates the experience.
Hard Kaorka for Mollycoddles.
Baltimore American.
The "mollycoddle" Is the latest figure In
the Rooseveltan pillory, and he will not find
many to dispute the Justice of his being
there. It is well for some strong foroe to
rail attention to tha enervation of the
times In some respects which is producing
these "mollycoddles."
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Tha wages of speed madness la death
and damages.
Any old sport who flashes a f 10,000 bill
Instantly becomes an object of suspicion.
Susceptible young women who keep
dairies should put them beyond reach of
the courts.
Pittsburg fears another attack from sun
spots. A sudden change from smudge
might Induce "brain storms."
The oldest man In Canada died a few
days ago at the age of 111. The most re
markable thing about hlro Is that be lived
there that long.
Chicago threatens to pull off a corn
carnival next fall. For preliminary
practice meanwhile the extract of corn
may be expected in the usual way.
Chicago's sub-treasury puts a loss of
$171,000 up against a Ilka loss of ltt.000
In 8t. Louis and thus maintains Its lead
In "easy money" as well as in population.
Gotham's "Johnnies" have gona Into
mourning as a tribute of respect to the
memory o.f the Bronx ape that mistook a
section of Its blanket for breakfast pan
cakes and ate the confection.
San Francisco has between two and three
million dollars left In its relief fui.d and
tha number of sufferers decrease slowly
In consequence. With so much money In
sight tha thought of real work induces a
variety of pal
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SERMONS BOILED DOWS.
Dally bread Is not sweet without dally
duty.
An honest smile is worth 10,000,000 sunless
sermons.
Tou cannot lift the world by pulling down
your face.
Tha good wa do la the best antidote to the
111 we rue.
He only always Is wise who ever la gain
ing. wisdom.
Days are sacred in proportion as they
serve high ends.
If your faith possesses your heart it will
propel your feet.
The heart la dead when the smile of a
child cannot stir Its depths.
Is It strange that ' tbe heart Is Starved
when we give It neither food nor meal
times? Things do not prove themselves sacred
by segregating themselves from secular
concerns.
No man can have a place in the king
dom of heaven who Is complacent to the
ills of earth. ,
Heaven Intrusts no great cargo to the
vessel that spreads Its sails to every wind
that blows. Chicago Tribune.
ECIXAR SHOTS AT THE PIXPIT.
riM.ian,l TQtrr "Hell." aava a Haw
Tr nrsiLrher. "la full Of ceonle Who
use tobacco." Tes. come to think , of It,
"NO smoking signs wouia oe oui oi pmce.
naitimon American: Ttia selsure of the
Insignia of "Archbishop" Vlllatte on the
complaint of a woman who claims sne lent
him 600 to help in establishing the French
National church, appears to be a comedy
of the widow's mite and the archbishop's
miter.
Springfield Republican: Prof. Brlggs
riii with much detachment and impar-
tioiitu nn tha nanacv in the North Amer
ican Review, and it must be true that it
the papacy would make Itseir over in xne
ik.i , n&oiflna the reunion of Chris
tendom might be brought about. But it
is very difficult to conceive or tnat insti
Min.inr Prof. BrlRgs' advice. It
lUUiraa . v.w ---ct
certainly wlU not so long as the papacy
la controlled by the uuraraonuuie iu'"
now in possession.
Chicago Chronicle: Following tne ex-
i. .11 tha other churches, the (Swed
ish Lutherans now complain of a dearth of
ministers. At a conference in jttinneu.p..
a Buffalo pastor said that In one conference
there were 136 parishes without pastors.
Thev explanation given is iujkou.. -..
.hitiMi nf advancement,
-poor inr, -
avarice and a lack of spiritual fervor
among the younger generation. --
i. ri.,.n hv the other churches
and is far worse than the shortage of
ministers. Everyone who goes x
preacher on Sunday ia encouraged to say .
"This man would not be preach ng If he
could make more money at anything else.
PUSH PIANO SALE
ON SALE MONDAY
UNTIL SOLD.
. I THB FINEST BAItGAJXS IN
. PIANOS
Offend by Any Hons at Any Time This Year.
PRICES ARE MADE TO MAKE QUICK SALES.
The highest grade and tho medium priced Piano
...T.. n thla rrat I'L'SH PIANO SALE.
KNA1SK PIANO, upright, case in fin
on-iy !-," L' 1 1 .
Terms: wasu aio, Uieu o . ecwvsr
KIMBALL PIANO, walnut upright, nearly new. fully guaranteed 1205
K Terms: $15 Cash, $7 Per Month.
EMEHSOX riANO, rosewood upright, in good shape, good for 10
years . . J17a
Terms: $10 Cash and $6 Per Month.
HEKLICH PIANO, upright, ebony case, a beautiful Instrument, look
like a $800 Piano, only 91(o
Terms: $10 Cash and $5 Per Month.
WHITNEY PIANO, upright, mahogany case, highly polished, look
like new ee $XOj
Ten Dollar Will send this home and One Dollar Per Week Pay for It.
IRVING PIANO, upright, oak case, Just as good as a new one $157 ,
At $10 Down and $5 Per Month. Ayr
II VINES ft CO., walnut caae, upright Piano, looks like new, only $155
$10 Cash and $5 Per Month.
HARRINGTON, nearly new upright Piano, only , $137
On Small Payment.
NEW PIANOS, marked In plain figures $105 $100 $200- Etc.
TEN DOLLARS SENDS ONE HOME.
Nothing like this marked-down sale has ever been attempted. When you
consider that It's the one-price, no-com mission-paying house making thl offer,
you are doubly af. COMB EARLY. .
A. HOSPE
THERE IS A REMEDY
i
THE REMEDY FOR
VICTOR WHITE COAS
SKIP
w . a
$100.00
WEEK
S2.50 A WEEK
WmSP
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
''
"I think we all should give up something
In Lent, my dear."
"So do I. darling. What shall It be?"
"Well, you give up making paper weight
biscuits ' and I'll give thanks." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"No, George, I cannot marry you." "
"Then I start for Siberia tomorrow.''
"Always thoughtful. I haven't any post
cards at all from Siberia." Washington
Herald.
Towne Their married life Is not at all
happy.
Browne Why, I didn't even know they
were married.
Towne Oh, yes, they were married "un
der the roeee, you know.
Browne Well, what could they expect to
find under the rose but thorns? Phildelphla
Press.
THE WIXTER ROAD.
Clinton Scoliard in New York Sun.
The winter road amid the hills,
Aa though by stair on snowy stair
Come, comrade, let ma lead you there' .
The west wind old, the north wind bold,
Will play upon their pipes of cold.
But, proof against their banded wills,
We will not care.
Like spinning spume, like swirling spray,
Will whirl and tons the heaped up drift;
From gold to gray the skies will shift,
And raucous calls at Intervals .
From pine tree aisles and hemlock halls, I
A challenge flung across our way.
The rooks will lift. ...
Below, a mighty sheet will sweep -
In one vast aro of dazzling white, '
I'nsullled as the wings of light.
Where hooded farms conceal their charms
In the close girth of winter's arms,
Wrapt In a quietude like sleep '
At flood of night.
We will put by each weakling mood
And feel the vigor In our veins.
The prlHtlne power that still remains;
We will gain heart to bear a part
Beyond all pretense and all art
Through the elatlo hardihood
That cold unchains.
Come, comrade, under sun Or star,
And laughter light will be our load I
Our feet will need nor spur nor goad;
From slope to slope will beckon hope,
And undiscovered Joys will ope;
Out, then, and up, and follow far
The winter road!
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