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TUE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1907.
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2o street car strike In Omaha tor
the present.
Base ball players are In training.
Bo are the rooters. -
Paradoxically speaking, a closed
primary means a wide-open primary.
Senator Spooner says he resigned In
order to look out for his own Interest.
Also his own principal.
"A successful man has no chance
these days," says Mr. Harrlman. Then
how does he happen to be successful T
Evelyn Thaw's hint that it her hus
band is convicted she will return to
the stage ought to help the defense
some. ....
These Insurance laws propose re
forms, in about everything except the
amount the policyholder has to pay in
premiums.
If imported divorce suits continue
to run amuck in Omaha courts, divorce
importations from abroad may even
tually cease.
The late congress passed a bill for
the relief of A. Boose of South Caro
lina, who should be able now to live
up to his name.
While Mrs. Eddy is reputed to be
worth millions, she pays taxes on only
a few thousands. Just another triumph
of mind over matter.
Mr. Rockefeller says he Is preparing
a new surprise for the country. It can
not be an increase in the price of oil.
for that no longer causes surprise.
If King Edward has engaged a spe
cial sleeping room in a hotel at Blarrlts
for his favorite Irish terrier, how close
does that come to being a mollycoddle!
The closing days of congress were
enlivened by Senator Piatt's statement
that no report of his resignation should
be believed unless it came direct from
the coroner.
The Filipino will have to go to work
now. The government has made
easy for him to mortgage his farm and
a mortgage on the farm is a great in
' centlve to Industry.
By adding 17,000,000 acres of public
lands to the forest reserves, President
Roosevelt has done much toward mak
lng It Impossible for the timber thieves
to yield to temptation.
The new federal Judge In the district
of Nebraska Is "posting up on his d
ties. The lawyers who are to practice
before him will do well to post up
little on their duties as well.
Iouglaa county will have to have a
new Jail before many years. In the
Interval It Is the -part of economy to
spend no more than necessary dn the
present county jail building.
BraslI, too, has ordered a battleship
of the Dreadnaught type. Uncle Sam
will not care If tho fad becomes
popular aa to relieve him of the nsoes
sit of acting as policeman for
Latin-American countries.
the
South Omaha has Juit gone through
a strenuous primary contest to deter
mine who should be school board eau
dldates, the primary being followed up
with a recount on demand of defeated
competitors. Tor a Job that carries
no salary, membership In -the South
Omaha school board seems to be at
high premium.
HARR1MA BARIIOXT.
The American people will have
cause for rejoicing If Edward H. Her
man actually represents, as he inti
mates he does, the desire of the rail
ay presidents and railway manipula
tors of the country to quit antagonis
ing the federal and state governments
and to co-operate with them for the
mutual benefit of the public and the
railway owners. It may seem like a
case ot eleventh-hour repentance on
the part of the railway managers, but
there Is accepted scriptural warrant
for receiving the prodigal son and It Is
safe to assert that there will he no
hesitancy in extending the hand ot
fellowship to Mr.) Harrlman and his
associates If they x proceed, with the
usual seal of new converts, to demon
strate by deeds the genuineness of
their present professions.
With the. ring, of sincerity and ad
miration-provoking frankness, Mr. Har
rlman admits the truth of practically
all the charges that have been made
against the present day system of rail
road operation, In which the rights
and wishes of the public and the law
making powers .. have been Ignored,
scorned or openly -opposed. "AH of
Us' he says, "should have considered
the possible effects ot this agitation
before It was begun or before condi
tions that made Its growth possible
were allowed to continue.", He admits
that if the railways and the elected
representatives, of the people had met
on common ground years ago and co
operated for mutual benefit no one
would be worrying over the situation
It is today. None will deny the
soundness of Mr. Harrtman's conten
tion on that point. Had the spirit
which now apparently moves him al
ways dominated the railroad managers
of the country, there would have been
no populist party, no rising tide of
protest against railroad discrimination
in business and railroad domination in
politics that has finally given the trans
portation magnates a good wetting and
threatened to submerge some of them.
His blunt confession that "the railroad
policy of the past has been a mistaken
one" will be cheerfully accepted by
the public, which has been aware of
the fact for a long time.
Perhaps it . were better, however,
to retrain from taunting Mr. Harrlman
and his associates for having been so
slow to recognise facts that seem to
have escaped none but themselves. Mr.
Harrtman's assertion that he is "ready
to make the advance in a scheme of
co-operation between the government
and tne railways my chief Interest,"
may be accepted as an earnest of good
intentions, the redemption ot which
will depend on htm and his associates.
The American people, individually and
In representative bodies, are patient
and long suffering, slow to anger,
mighty when aroused, , but quick to
forgive when its wrongs are righted.
If Mr. Harrlman makes a determined
and vigorous start on the promised
journey toward railroad reform the
public will meet him half way.
FRAHCtri THREAT OF TARIFF WA
The cabled announcement that the
executive branch of the French gov
ernment Is preparing to enforce its
maximum tariff rates on American
products not specifically exempted by
existing agreements appears, in the
light of recent developments at Wash
ington, to be a move on the diplomatic
chess board, rather than a threatened
tariff war., The cabled statement is to
the effect that the maximum tariff rates
will be applied on American products
unless congress at once ratifies the
reciprocity treaty with France that has
been hidden in a senate pigeon hole
for several years, or unless Secretary
of State Root gives the French govern
ment some assurance that the treaty
will soon be ratified. ,
Tho French threat acquires a new
significance in view of the fact that
It follows close on the heels ot an an
nouncement that Secretary Root and
Ambassador Sternberg have Just signed
an agreement continuing the modus
vivendl between the United States and
Germany for at least another year,
thus heading off a tariff war between
those countries, implied In a. threat
made by the Oerman government about
a year ago unless congress should take
action looking to the making o(
reciprocity treaty with Germany. In
the agreement signed by Secretary Root
and Baron Sternberg, the United States
makes tariff concessions on a number
of German products, notably on wines,
brandies, paintings and atatuary, and
France naturally wants protection
against what would appear to be
discrimination in favor ot Oerman
trade.
The United States, however, is not
justly chargeable with discrimination,
because France may share in similar
concessions by signing a similar agree
ment and making concessions deemed
necessary by the administration at
Washington. The principal conces
sion asked of Francs by this country
Is that American live cattle and dressed
meats be admitted by the French gov
ernment under the rigorous exatnlna
tlon and precautions provided by our
pure food law and the Inspection regu
lation! of the Department of Agricul
ture, while the French government de
clines to accept this Inspection as suffi
clent, the proposed trade agreement re
maining suspended pending further ne
gotiations
Our trade with France Is much less
thsa with Germany. Exports to France
In 1906 aggregated I97.8I2.480. with
Imports about the same, while our ex
ports to Germany for the same period
amounted to $114,741,101 and our 1m
ports from Germany amounted - to
1S5.143.S06. leavlns a balance of
trade with Germany in our favor of
about $100,000,000. In a tariff war
with France, the United 8tates would
gain about as much as it would lose In
a commercial way, but It would also
gain by better trade relations with Oer
many. France clearly has the worst of
the argument, and under the circum
stances will hardly declare a tariff war
upon us.
TROUBLE tit THE FVSIOS CAMP.
Discussing the debate on tho primary
election bill the democratic World
Herald In its legislative correspond
ence refers to Cone of Saunders as
"the nominal but discredited leader of
the fusion members," and goes on to
say:
Incidentally tha consideration of the pri
mary bill marked the transfer of the man
tle of leadership of fusion members from
the shoulders of Mr. Cone to those Of
Quackenbush. In spite of the party plat
form declaration for a direct primary bill
Mr. Cone was ohe of those who attempted
to line tha fusion members against tha bill.
HIS attempt was a signal failure.
All of which must be interesting to
republicans as well as democrats. To
what extent Cone of Saunders has been
discredited as the minority leader we
are not apprised, but the principle ap
plies to all political parties that good
leadership means good faith with the
people.
So far as proposed reform legisla
tion is concerned, all the members of
the legislature are committed by the
party platforms upon which the laat
political battle was fought In Nebraska
on all the main points. The only pos
sible exception, terminal taxation,
while in the republican platform and
not in the democratic platform, has
been part of the democratic program.
Four, years ago the minority members
offered a terminal taxation plank as
an amendment to the then pending rev
enue bill and made it the issue for a
party vote.
- If fidelity to promises is to be eri
forced, every member of the legisla
ture, who is not directly or Indirectly
subsidized by the railroads, will be
found lined up on the side of the peo
ple on every platform pledge proposi
tion. A GOOD EttDIKQ.
Irrespective of the matters In con-;
troversy between the- street railway
company and its union employes, the
people of Omaha generally have a
right to congratulate themselves on
escaping a street railway strike at thia
time.
Ordinarily Ae Interest of the publlo
in uninterrupted street railway service
far overshadows the interest of either
the employers or the employes. The
street railway strike is costly to the
whole community, inconveniencing
traffic and impeding business. As a
rule, a street railway strike involves
disturbance and disorder even with the
best of intentions and of discipline on
the part of the strikers. While all
strikes necessarily . disjoint industry
and block progress to a larger or
smaller degree, the street railway
strike almost invariably produces more
serious results and affects a wider area.
The very facts which make a street
railway strike particularly ominous
make the averting ot such S strike all
the more gratifying. ' The street' rail
way company deserves credit for re
dressing such grievances of its em
ployes as were real and the employes
deserve credit for taking the substance
without fighting over shadows.
ABVMKQ PKKSION LIBERALITY.
President Roosevelt has notified
members of the senate and house pen
slon committees that a halt must be
called in the matter of private pension
bills, which . the congress has been
turning out by the thousands at recent
sessions. Necessity of -such retrench
ment is impressed upon the president
by the record ot the session just closed
in passing 7,000 private pension bills
and leaving an additional 14,000 on the
calendar wlthodt action. As each bill
provides for an appropriation of an av
erage of $24 a month, the measures
passed by the congress call for an an
nual expenditure of $2,016,000 in add!
tlon to the sum already appropriated
under the provisions of the exceedingly
liberal pension laws now in force. The
total appropriation for pensions for the
fiscal year ending June 20. 1908, is
$145,000,000, an Increase ot $6,000,
000 in the last four years, in face of
the fact that the number of pensioners
Is rapidly decreasing every year,
Investigation shows that a majority
of the private pension bills are passed
after the pension bureau has rejected
the original claims of the applicants
In many cases, the rejection Is due to
inability to jr-ssent properly certified
records, but in many others the bills
are passed at the request of members
of congress. In fact, the private pen
slon bill has become a recognised part
of congressional perquisites, if the
term may be used in that connection
It Is even charged that In the house a
custom has been established of decld
lng at the beginning of the session just
how many private pension bills each
member may hnve favorably considered
by the committee.
The president's contention is that
the new service pension law, granting
a pension of $12 a month to veterans
of the Mexican and civil wara when 62
years of age, $15 when 70 and $20
when 75, Is liberal enough to cover
all needs ot veterans, not already pro
vided for by laws giving Increased
allowances to dependents and sufferers
from disabilities incurred In the serv
Ice. The president's position Is en
dorsed by Senator McCumber. chair
man of the senate committee on pen
sions, w ho has agreed to present a rule
at the opening. of the next session for
s more rigid lnspectl6n of private pen
( ,ion bills. The record is sufficient evi
denes of the desire of the republican
party to deal liberally with the veter
ans, and the president's decision prop
erly alms to prevent what threatens
to become a serious abuse of the spirit
ot liberality in. pensions.
The railroads may declare all ex
cursion rates and convention conces
sions off because of the 2-cent fare
law, but it does not follow that such
orders will be permanent The rail
roads, for example, made a one-tare
excursion for Ak-Sar-Ben last year,
which made the rate 1 cents per
mile. If it paid the railroads to carry
passengers for 1 V cents per mile last
year there Is no good reason why It
should not pay them to do the same
thing 'again this year. The railroads
do not run excursions for the benefit
of the excursionists, but because It Is
profitable to the railroad, and they will
probably find It profitable to put In
excursion rates ou proper occasions
under a 2-cent fare law just as they
did before under a 8-cent fare law.
The state senate has turned down
the recommendation of Governor Shel
don for an amendment to the revenue
law governing the taxation of mort
gages as real estate at the place where
the mortgaged property Is located.
The governor Is right, because our
present system unquestionably Inflicts
double taxation. . It will evidently
take considerably more agitation, how
ever, to educate the average law
maker up to the point where he .can
see the necessity of a change to cor
rect this Injustice. . .
Secretary Taft may be endangering
his presidential boom by figuring on
some compromise by which the Cubans
shall be allowed to continue their in
dulgence in cock fighting.- It may be
embarrassing to him to have the oppo
sition caricature him In the act of
fastening the gaffs on a game bird and
tossing it into the pit.
The learned treatise on "The Omaha
Sponge" Is signed by the tax cominls
bloner of the Union Pacific and of the
Burlington. In the meanwhile, how
ever, these two systems are sponging
all the benefits of city government for
their property in Omaha and compell
ing the other taxpayers to foot the
bills.
The thrifty railroads are taking
care while paying up their back taxes
not to let the penalty clause run
against them any further than abso
lutely necessary. The various coun
ties throughout Nebraska, however,
are disposed to be generous In this
matter without rubbing it In.
"When will the Thaw trial end?"
asks an eastern exchange. We do not
know, but It will get back page space
commencing the day after the umpire
comes out and yells "batter up."
Violent Separation Averted.
Baltimore American.
The thrilling melodrama of kidnaping a
cengreeeman In the very capUol Itself and
Ms rescue In the nick of time by tha con
stitution, so preventing him from being
parted from his mileage, Is one of the In
cidents of the dying congress which senti
ment will love to recall.
A Reekonlnar Some Day.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perhaps the testimony of Mr. Harrlman
Is a wholesome lesson to those who have
looked with complacence on the mad rush
to mammoth fortunes and have considered
the Harrlman methods as a part of the
general prosperity which everybody Is ex
pected to rejoice over. 8ure as little apples
were not made by human hands there will
be a reckoning some day. There will be
great excitement, but not much merriment.
Promoting; Predatory Corporations.
Philadelphia Press.
Some states. Ilka Delaware, shamelessly
issue circulars and pamphlets offering
cheap facilities for organising corporations
under laws which, hold no one responsible.
New Jersey Is another partner In a thous
and Iniquitous schemes, and It has not even
the poor excuse of poverty. Maine and
West Virginia are two notorious sinners.
No state haa a moral right to issue these
predatory charters. If the work continues
and scandal after scandal appears, some
way will be found to and a national evil.
The bent way would be for the states to
have sound corporation laws. The worst
way would be by federal action.
But some way will be found. As long as
the statea furnish these corporation "Jim
mies" professional corporation criminals
will use them.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
President Roosevelt made a notable rec
ord in sending thirty-seven messages to the
second session of congress. k
Abe Ruef of Ban Franolsco, notorious as
a political boss, does not present an Im
posing figure as a fugitive from Justice.
Some envious critics of Secretary Shaw
suggest that the two doxen silver plates
presented to htm will be appropriate re
positories for presidential lemons.
Another state capitol (It Jit Is on In Cali
fornia. The legislature passed a bill sub
mitting to a vote of tha people at the next
general election the question of removing
the state house from Sacramento to Berke
ley. Shaw, Shonts and Spooner go to New
York for larger salaries. 126,000, (30,000 and
XiO.OflO, respectively, per annum. Tbe stroke
of the dollar mark on the bow of their
names Is as magical to greatness as to tha
small fry.
In about elxty working days congress
appropriated an average of 116.000,000 a day.
lifted tha salaries of members SS.tt per
cent and expectorated 1.000, ono words 'rep
resenting a greater variety of mental ful
mlnatlona and brain storms than alienists
have dreamed of.
Tha Fifty-ninth congress made two rec
ords one for legislation, the other for ap
propriations At Its first session It passed
tha rate bill, tha pure food bill, the meat
Inspection bill, the free alcohol bill and
others of lesser Importance. At Its second
seaaloa It passed appropriation bills aggre
gating t91S.0UO.O00.
Lewis Btuyvesant Chsnler, lieutenant
governor of New York 'state, having as
serted that "the state of New York la
naturally democratic," It is recalled that
only four times In tha laat fifty years has
It given Its electoral vote to a democratic
presidential candidate J n 168 to Horatio
Seymour, la UTS to Samuel J. THJen, in
ISM to drover Cleveland, and again to
drover Cleveland in Ut)t
OTHER LAUDS THA OlftS.
Tha sweeping overthrow of tha progressive
or municipal ownership party In the elec
tion for members of the London county
council Is generally regarded aa a blow,
while local questions were controlling In
fluences In the rout of the party In power,
the torles hall tha result aa a demon
stration of revulsion of the national, senti
ment, which returned the liberal party
to power by an overwhelming majority.
Inoreaaed local taxation rendered necessary
by vast and varied public Improvements
and the usual accusations of extravagance
embittered the tax paying classes. The
conscience of the pocketbook was rudely
touched and the tax payers became a unit
against the authors of Increased taxation.
Tha election, taken alone, would not war
rant the claim that It reflects national
sentiment. Ha significance Ilea In the fact
that It follows on the heels of two by-elections
for members of Parliament In which
tha liberal candidates were defeated In
party strongholds. It was to ba expected
that some reaction would set In after the
liberal tidal wave, but the ebb tide is
much stronger than the supporters of the
government anticipated. Naturally the ef
fect to strengthen tory opposition to all
Important measures sanctioned by the min
istry and make the tory majority In the
House of Lords mora determined In forcing
the government to appeal to the country
There Is little hope, therefore, that any
Important ministerial measure will be ap
proved by the peers, while the temper of
the country squints toward the torles.
The new scheme of national taxation In
France which has been submitted to the
chambers differs from the present system
chiefly In substituting an Income tax for
the personal tax and the tax on doors and
windows. The Increase In the total
revenue Is estimated at 4,000,000 francs.
How the Income tax scheme will work
out In practical operation Is a perplexing
question. The scheme proposed is a com
plicated one. The rate Is progressive, but
not uniform. It varies In proportion to the
Income and In proportion to the population
of cities and towns. The larger the city
the higher Is the amount of Income ex
empt, ranging from $200 In communities of
J.00O people to $400 In Parts. It la more
than likely the Income tax scheme Is pur
posely complicated and confusing in order
to prevent serious opposition and enable
the ministry to secure much needed 'In
crease of revenue without endangering Its
tenure of office. As exemplars of thrift
the people ot France have no superiors.
Saving is a national trait. Wealth la dif
fused to a far greater extent than In Eng
land or the United States. Four-fifths of
the capital ot the country Is held by people
of moderate circumstances down almost to
the level of poverty. Among the working
Classes wages range from $1.10 to $1.90 a
day for skilled labor while the cost of food,
according to the American consul at
Nantes, will average up to the American
prices. Rents alone are low. The Imposi
tion of additional burdenr. on producers of
such limited wage approaches a national
crime and transforms thrift into personal
sacrifice for government revenue.
Commenting upon the new law of public
meetings In France, the Paris correspon
dent of the London Times writes: "After
more than twenty-five years of agitation In
press and Parliament, Frenchmen have
finally supplemented the liberty of speech
a liberty which, In the absence of a good
libel law, is even excessive by liberty of
public meetings. Since 1881 the French ad
ministration ha rigorously clung to Its
right to grant or withhold authorisation
for tha gatherings of French citizens. No
dozen people could be convened in public
without the risk of being sent about their
business, unless previously they had made
formal notification to the police. A pri
mordial right was thus hampered by a reg
ulation which waa by no meana a mere
matter of administrative red tape. It was
a survival of imperialist methods and part
and parcel of the system of centralisation
which Is traditional In the French state.
The new- bill changes all that. It Is a tri
umph for Individual liberty at the expense
of the principle of state Intervention. It
marks an almost revolutionary advance In
social reform In France. Even If the
Clemenceau ministry had done nothing else
this measure would suffice to mark Its term
of office."
The Italian premier, Signer Olollttl, con
tinues to assure the Chamber that the gov
ernment Is keenly alive to the necessity of
reform In the national railroad service.
The other day he definitely pledged him
self tn Ivrlalatlon to reaulate the service
of the railways and institute a permanent
parliamentary commission or surveillance.
He declared that the administration rlg
nrnuslv nunlshed any derelictions of duty
on the part of railway servants, and In
one matter alone, tha neglect to warm
carriages, had Inflicted 306 fines. It was
from, no want of care and will on the part
of tha management, he said, that railway
inmnvMilfiuvi existed. His protestations.
however, were rather coldly received by the
Chamber, which has had plenty of prom
ises before. Meanwnue tne service seems
to grow worse every day. Complaints
rw.nr in from all parts of the country of
the Injury dona to commerce. In Milan
and Turin Industries are seriously ham
pered by the difficulty of obtaining cool.
Deputies from north Italy describe the sit
uation as Intolerable. There is a growing
conviction that the chief cause of trouble
Is to be sought In the complete demoralisa
tion of the whole body ot railroad officials,
great and small, and that there will be no
Improvement In the situation except
through reorganisation.
'
"It la estimated that a professional man
in Jo nan can live, with his wife, in com
fort on $250 a year," says the Reader Maga
xlne. "This means one large divisible
apartment, a small kitchen, a bathroom,
a study and a storeroom; a charming gar
den, one servant and surroundings of great
refinement. Mats are the covering of the
floor, of course; pillows the seats; table
iinan (a aurjerfluous where lacquered trays
and paper napkins are used; personal laun.
dry la at lta minimum where two hot baths
a day are In custom. .The fagots used In
cooking are not much larger than a man's
finger, and fuel tor Ironing Is unnecessary
where clothes are stretched properly upon
a frame. Perfect privacy Is one of the
imiiriaa nt this minute menace, for a hlfth
bamboo fence shuts off the view of strang
ers. Each article of the house is carru;iy
selected, and some of them are of rare
beauty and of durability that permits them
to be handed on from one generation to an
other. No waste takes place, for every
crumb of the food prepared is eab-n.
Flowers are tha chief decoration, and tha
science of flowers is a part of the accom
plishments of the lady of tha house."
A Real National Loss.
Philadelphia Record (dem.).
The resignation of Senator Spooner of
Wisconsin, it la no exaggeration to say,
diminishes by more than one-elghty-elghlh
part tha brain weight, of the senatorial
body. His retirement is greatly to b re
grttted. HU partisanship, waa sometimes
extreme, but It was curbed by a degree of
ability that held him aloof from pettifog
glng expedients.
' Sasovth nn4 Kspedltlons.
Baltimore American.
The neatness and dispatch with which the
president, added those 17,006, GoO sexes of
forest land In tha national reservations
must be a . source of delight to all who
appreciate the magician's- trick of "now
von sea it and now you don't."
IWAL
Makes delicious hot biscuit,
griddle cakes, rolls and muffins
An absolutely pure, cream of tartar powder.
ROYAL BKIN(1 POWOta CO., NtWVORK.
COST OF I1AI L11G CROPS.
Flarores Which Amne Eloquently for
netter Ronds,
Chicago Tribune.
Few people have any appreciation of the
outlay which is nrrrsnnry on the part of
the farmer to haul his crops from the
farm to the point of shipment. The sight
of wagons on the wny to town Is one which
is familiar In the country districts. That
a farmer must have wagons and teams is
taken far granted wtlhout any considera
tion of what such an equipment means in
the way of Initial cost or of what It repre
sents In dollars and cents In connection
with the farm profits.
The Department of Agriculture has pub
lished a bulletin upon the subject, "Cost
of Hauling Crops from Farms to Shipping
Points," which reveals some surprising
facts. The method of compilation Illus
trates the work of tho department In the
interest of the farmers, and the results of
the study suggest the enormous saving
which might be effected under Improved
facilities for transportation.
A circular letter sent to 2,900 correspond
ents of the department brought answers
from residents In 1,894 counties. The ques
tions asked Included the weight of the
average load, the- number of horses or
mules used for hauling such a lid, the
cost of hiring a team for tha purpose, the
greatest distance to a shipping point, the
principal farm products hauled, and the
time ordinarily taken for the round trip.
Using the Information gained from these
answers, an expert has prepared tables
showing the cost of hauling the principal
crops to the nearest shipping point. Taking
the more common products for Illustration.
It Is shown that nearly $29,000,000 was spent
In a single year to get the corn crop
shipped, this Item representing nearly 10
per cent of the value of the average load
carried. In the case of wheat the aggre
gate cost was nearly $22,000,000, or a little
over 7 per cent of the value of the load.
Taking twelve of the principal products
the aggregate cost of hauling to a place of
shipment was $73,000,000, this making no ac
count of the expense of hauling grain to
mill.
Such a large outlay In a given year haa
lta own eloquent language of the saving
from better roads, which would allow
larger loads or fewer horses. No better
argument could be made In favor of good
roads than this table of figures. The
statistics Indicate also the possible saving
through the development of freight carry
ing trolley lines, bringing the farmer nearer
to the point of shipment. With an annual
outlay of $78,000,000 for hauling $1,600,000,000
worth of ordinary products, it is plain that
the saving secured by improvement of
transportation facilities would be enor
mous. Did Yon Get Yours t .
. Washington Herald.
A statistical sharp has figured It that the
dividends to be deolared In March "will
provide $8 cents for every Inhabitant of the
United Slates. We would not advise any
one to lose any sleep waiting for their 98,
however.
THE NEW
ERE are
and Overcoats for spring
in very fetching designs and pat
terns. There are half a dozen
distinctly original models to suit
the individual tastes of old and
young. And the fabrics this, season are.
beautiful in pattern.
Hats, Cloves, Scarfs and Fancy Shirts In Fine Selections
Browning, King & Co
E. S. WILCOX, Manager.
Greatest Piano Values Ever Known
Our Great Push Sale
The disposal of sjilendld lines of New Pianos, fine sample In
struments from many makers, savings of $100 to $200 orf some
styles and kinds. These are the special values that make Piano
customers.
New 173 Piano for.. $145 New 230 Pianos for..$lQ5
New $300 Piano for. . $ 100 ew 350 'uo 'or- S210
These sre brand new Piano of well-known makes. They mast
be seen to he appreciated.
$10 seuds one home. $5 per month pays for It.
Wfl offer, during our great Push Bale, the following Bargains
In Used Pianos i
KNAPE Piano, upright, case in fine shape, interior as good as ever,
only $M0. Terms Cash $15, then $8 per month.'
KIMBALL Piano, walnut upright, nearly new, fully . guaranteed,
$205. Terms $15 cash, $7 per month.
EMERSON Piano, rosewood upright, In good shape, good for ten
years, $176. Terms $10 cash and $6 per month.
HF.RL1CH Piano, upright, ebony case, a beautiful Instrument, looks
like a $800 Piano, only $165, Terms $10 cash and $5 per
month.
HINE3 & CO., walnut case upright Piano, looks like new, only $165.
$10 cashiaml $5 per month.
HARR1NQTON, nearly new upright Piano, only $187. On small
payments.
A. HOSPE CO.
1513 Douglas Street.
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SMII.INO RRMARKS. - . f
''Do you think a person can be both rich
and happy?"
"I dt'h't know, but I'm willing to be used
for extmrlinental purposes. 'Cleveland
Plain Dealer. , ,
Dlx Awfully acquisitive In a small Way,
Isn't he?
Mix Yes. He's mean enough to fake tha
measles from a helpless child. Cleveland,
Plain Dealer,
"How do you account for that man's
extraordinary pull?"
"Kaslly! It's hereditary. Ills father and
grandfather before him 'kvto dentists."
Baltimore American.
"He's so prim and so painfully careful
about himself and his clothes. Why, ha
can wear a collar a whole week long."
"Gee whls! What an awfully long neck
he must have." Philadelphia Press.
"What's this exaggerated ego?"
"It's a new name for that morning-after
feeling." Washington Herald. . .
Splber Speaking of costly menus, what
Is the highest price you ever had to pay for
a partridge?
Wright 1
laht Twenty-five dollars. I had shot
It out of season. Chicago Tribune.
"He was hitting up the Vvine
pretty
lively last night.
"He can't do things by halves. He goes
into everything with his whole heart and
soul."
"H'm! and next morning he wakes up
with a head." Philadelphia Press.
"Tour daughters have had every advan
tage." "I should say so, answered Mr. Cumrox,
"they can understand every word of a
music program or a hotel menu." Wash
ington Star.
A QIESTIOX OK NATIVITY.
"T was born on upper nrnadway,"
Said a hoity tolty girl:
"I In London." snid another,
"And my grandpa waa an earl."
j "I was bnwn In South Cn'llny,"
Bald a thick-llnnod Dlekanlnny. . .
"An' my mammy, she done tol' he
She was bawn In ol' Vlrglnny."
"I was born In good old Ronton."
Said precocious little Prue.
And a winsome western maiden
Boasted birth In Manltou. ' .
"I wbs born In far-off Petitchland,"
Said Katrlnn. fat and fair;
"I dunno." said simple Itastus,
"Out 88 I wasn't born anywhere."
"I ben born, I tank. In Sweden," .
Said the flaxen-haired Christine;
"Pshaw, that's nothln," brapr?ed Johanna.
"I waa born in Quarantine."
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