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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, ArRTL 22. 1907.
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and complete copies of The Pally. Morning.
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I M.310
1 30,600
4 39,10
1 39,lt0
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T 31,880
1 31,350
1... 3140
l 30,400
tl 33,370
It 31370
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14 S3.B40
II 83,400
II 33330
U 33.890
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l 33,690
t 30,480
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H 33,360
II 33.790
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WHE) Ol'T OP TOWN.
Sabaerlbrra leaTlas th city tern
Worarlly should have The Bee
walled to thorn. Address will he
chanced as oftea aa reqaeated.
Captain Curry, the new governor of
New Mexico, was a Rough Rider. There
un't be many of them. left.
It will not do to place too much
credence In the crop predictions made
by the clairvoyants of the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Speaking of optimism, an Oregon
woman 106 years of age has Just paid
three years' subscription In advance
for her favorite newspaper.
The new corporation counsel of Chi
cago la said to be "a man of remark
able mentality." He succeeds J. Ham
Lewis, a man of remarkable whiskers.
The announcement that the demo
crats of Ohio are engaged In a fac
tional fight leaves the Impression that
there must, be two of them In Ohio
now. '
Former Governor Black of New
York refuses to become one of Harry
Thaw's lawyers. In other words, Black
refuses to defend the elimination of
White.
The state chemist is said to be pui
iled about the phrase "canned goods"
is used In the new Nebraska food law.
Other people are puszled about the
:anned goods.
Moroccan authorities have finally
mcceeded in capturing two of Bandit
RalsuU'a cooks, and are naturally much
ilated. Even a bandit cannot live with
out eating.
Attorney uenerai Bonaparte sug
gests "B Plurlbus Unum" aa the name
or a brand of government tested
whisky. "R. E. Morse" would be more
appropriate.
Revised return show that Chancel
lor Day has not quit smoking, but has
(topped smoking cigars. His public ut
terancea are proof that he still oeca'
tonally hits the pipe.
It is up to Mayor "Jim" to appeal to
the council to revise the dog-muiillng
ordinance to make It effective. It will
then be up to the council to aocept or
reject the mayor's advice.
Admiral Evans proposes to place six
teen battleships on the Pacific. Abe
Ruef and Mayor Schmlta may as well
prepare to take the overland route
whan they leave Ban Francisco.
The Texaa legislature haa authorized
all ways to mako reduced rates "to
meet emergencies." Every politician
who wants to ride free will proceed to
furnish evidence that he la an emer
cency.
That supreme court decision piling
up a few more burdens on the shoal
lers of South Omaha saloon keepers
because of special charter reqnlre
aienta should give another argument
(or annexation.
The new Independent Telephone
company haa Invested all of $11,000
a Omaha realty a a alte tor its mala
exchange. That la going it some
Wonder bow much stock and bonds It
will fasue against this purchase?
Andrew Carnegie urges Americans
to buy the work of American painters
Instead of spending their money for
Imported patntlnga by the old masters.
Acceptance of this advice would cause
tevere loss to the artiste who have been
worbing overtime In producing the
work el the old tuaatere
BCRJL nttK DKLTTERT BTCOWTRACT.
Tha commission appointed by the
Iftit congress to iubmlt a general plan
(or reorganizing and modernizing the
administrative machinery of the Post
OiT,ce department announces (bat une
of the Bubjecta to be dlacuosed Will be
a proposition to place rural free de
livery routes under a contract system,
the same aa the former star routes.
"It la claimed," reads the announce
ment, "that a saving of 11,000.000 per
annum could be made by letting the
carrying of rural mall by contract, and
netter service would be rendered."
Tula proposition Is contrary to pub
lic sentiment and, we believe, to the
good of the service. The country has
not forgotten the graft, Incompetency.
corruption and other Ilia that developed
the star route frauds which were
tamped out about twenty years ago by
Postmaster General James and there
no assurance that the adoption of
the contract system for rural delivery
would not be a bid for the repetition
of that kind of fraudulent and Ineffi
cient service. The contract service In
postal delivery has always been marked
by Inefficiency. The contracts have al
most Invariably been secured after cut
throat competition and at prices which
made It Impossible for the holder of
the contract to render decent service
except at a loss.
Under the present system, the rural
carriers are direct employes and ap
pointees of the government, subject to
nlform regulations which require
honefl"t and efflclent service. The suc
cess of the system has been abundantly
demonstrated and any attempt to Inter
fere with it will be resented by the
patrons of the rural delivery service.
The present pay of the rural carriers U
not excessive by any means and the
public want no cheapening of their
pay at the cost of-cheapening of the
service.
THE BRITISH PREN1KRS.
Great Britain must be disappointed
at the results thus far obtained from
the conference of the premiers of the
colonies being held in London. The
conference was. called for the purpose
of discussing preferential tariff ar
rangements between the colonies and
the mother country, but up to date
nothing has developed that shows any
disposition on the part of the colonies
to enter into any deal by which they
would not be able to make as good a
bargain with England as they could
1th America or any other competitor
for world trade.
The discussion, which has been along
Informal lines, has shown, also, that
the colonies are not paying much at
tention to the tie that binds them to
old England. This waa clearly dem
onstrated in the "address of Alfred
Deakln, the premier of Australia, who
bluntly stated that Australia was pre
paring for its own military and naval
defenses without respect to the mother
country, and had come to a realisation
of the fact that the time was ripe for
Independence. He emphasized the fact
that the problems of Australia were
not the problems of the mother country
and would have to be settled by Aus-
trallana in their own way. A little less
blunt, but equally to the point, waa
the assurance of Lord Stratheona, the
Canadian high commissioner, that Can
ada was opposed to a preferential tar
iff and was giving more attention to
trade relations with the United State
than with Great Britain. Sir Joseph
Ward, the premier for New Zealand,
made It plain that New Zealand, on
account of its distance from England,
could not give Great Britain any ad
vantages which it could not grant to
other countrlea with which trade would
naturally be exchanged.
England apparently is alowly learn
ing the lesson that trade knows no
race, creed or color lines. The market
man, national or Individual, considers
profit and not sentiment in the vending
of his wares, and England can get a
preference in trade from the colonies
only by offering better terma than com
petitors.
A BOOT BLOW AT PRCtDEKT.
George von Lengerke Meyer, post
master general of the United States,
haa furnished official Washington with
topic for gossip, conversation and
disputation that promises to be suf
ficient to last through the summer dull
season by issuing an official notice that
Postmaster General Meyer will be Mr.
Meyer to hie associates, who will also
be addressed aa plain 'misters' Instead
of by their high-sounding and pompous
titles." The order will doubtleea meet
the approval and endorsement of the
general public, but it la certain to cre
ate consternation in .official circle at
Washington, where titles are the very
bread and meat of departmental exist
ence. Even the negro messengers are "mis-'
tered" in the government depart
ments and the rank Increases from the
lieutenant and captain of the watch
up to "Mr. Assistant Secretary," and on
to colonels, majors and generals ga
lore. A newspaper man who serves
two terma In the press gallery Is
promptly promoted to the rank of
"Colonel," and the lawyer who be
romea a lobbylbt after he loses his
seat in congress la promptly elected
"Judge." In the corpsy of scientists
connected with the different depart
ments is found an occasional profes
sor." but most of them answer only
when addressed as "Doctor," and the
resident of the capital who cannot have
at least the prefix "Honorable" to hla
name Is scorned by street gamins.
This blow at precedent and Wash
ington custom is all the more astonish
ing coming from the new postmaster
general, whose very name smacks of
title and whose official lite haa been
J spent in the courts of Italy and Rome,
where, as American diplomat, he won
medals and decorations enough to fill
a moving van. The country, however,
will wish "Mister" Meyer well In his
efforts to break up the Washington
habit of wearing undeserved titles.
.work la kd fraCD coxvictioss.
The conviction In the federal court
of three more cattlemen on charges of
conspiracy to defraud the government
out of large tracts of the public do
main adds another chapter to the long
story of land spoliation in northwest
em Nebraska. The previous acquittal
of the last set of defendanta up for
trial had inspired hopes In the others
under indictment, which will be heav
ily shaken by the outcome of the cases
Just closed. When the biggest offend
ers were convicted on conspiracy
charges last December, The Bee com
mented upon the situation as follows:
These cattlemen now convicted are also
chiefly reaponslble for the failure of all
legislation to relieve the situation, which
haa so embarrassed the graxlng Interests
of northwestern Nebraska. Instead of try
ing to eolve the problem they persistently
blocked Its solution, confident that by con.
tlnulng unchanged the laws which they
were recklessly violating they would con
tinue to have the use of the public lands
without paying even a rental to the gov
ernment, much leas tuxes to the state. To
their evil example Is to be ascribed the
plight In which the smaller cattlemen,
many of them well lntentloned, unfortu
nately find themselves. With the law vin
dicated by the conviction of the big male,
factors, the public should be willing to see
the utmost leniency and mercy extended to
the little fellows, provided they will step
up and plead guilty without further ado.
Unbiased people will agree that this
was good and timely advice and the
law-defying land fencers who have the
penitentiary staring them In the face
doubtless wish now that they had fol
lowed It. It is still good advice for
those who have not yet been tried, not
withstanding the possibility of an oc
casional Jury that will acquit or disa
gree. NO CASH FOH A TITLE.
Theodore Perry Shonts, who made
something of a mess of matters during
his chairmanship of the Panama Canal
commission, has Just figured in a little
domestic episode well calculated to re
store him to public favor. Mr. Shonta
Is a millionaire, has a handsome daugh
ter and has been abroad a number of
times, thus paving the way for the in
ternational marriage which, it Is now
explained, will not be consummated.
The society reporters of the east have
been busy for some time telling of the
attentions of Due de Chaulnes et Chan
tllly to Miss Shonts and their engage
ment has been Informally announced
several times. Mr. and Mrs. Shonts
refused to deny the reports and when
they gave a reception to the duke the
other night it waa expected that the
formal announcement of the engage
ment would follow.
But there has been a hitch in the
program. Several versions of the story
have been given out, but Mr. Shonta
refuses to confirm any of them further
than to declare that he refused to be
"held up." The accepted story Is that
Miss Shonts and the duke were con
genial and the bride's parents agree
able to the match and ready to give the
bride a brilliant wedding and a wed
ding gift that would make the couple
comfortable for many years. The duke,
not satisfied, asked that an annual set
tlement for life be made upon him and
that provision be made for the payment
of his debts. Here is where Mr. Shonta
balked, and the duke haa bolted.
The precedent established by Mr.
Shonts is worthy of emulation. The
American girl who is to be exchanged
for a European title ought to have a
bonus Instead of being required to pay
a premium.
The decision of the United States
circuit court of appeals upholding the
Nebraska law protecting confidential
communications between physicians
and patients Involved In the exclusion
of testimony of the attending surgeon
from a railroad damage suit will strike
most people as the recognition of a
sound principle. In all probability
our law-makers will before long be
called on to extend this principle to
communications between business men
and their stenographers, it having been
long recognized as to communications
between lawyers and clients and be
tween priests and parishioners. The
area of confidential communication la
broadening rather than narrowing.
The attempt of the Illinois Central
to keep out of the Jurisdiction of the
State Railway commission on the pre
text that It owns no railroad In Ne
braska will hardly hold water. It
should serve aa a reminder, however,
that several railroads which, like the
Illinois Central, operate in Nebraska
over leased lines, have escaped assess
ment for taxation on their Nebraska
mileage by similar fictions. The caeea
in question are respectfully referred to
the consideration of the State Board of
Assessment when it meets next month.
According to the World-Herald, the
democrats of Lincoln have put up "a
rigid reform platform" for their pend
ing city campaign. But there is not
a word in it about reducing charges for
gas, telephones, electric lights or street
railway travel, and not a word about
eradicating 'the social evil. The Lin
coln democrats evidently failed to get
a copy of the famous "reform" plat
form on which the Omaha democrats
rode Into the city hall.
Ex-Governor Hagerman of New Mex
ico, who has retired from office by re
quest, promises now to expose a lot of
grafters, whom he rhargea with being
responsible for his discomfiture. We
have had cases like that iu Nebraska
where official have kept conveniently
still about what they knew until dis
connected from the payroll. A publlo
officer who observes graft will do well
to make his exposures on the spot.
"The American men would not tell
a woman who was making a mistake
that she was doing so," says V. T.
Stead. Certainly not. The American
men are seldom found looking for
trouble.
William Travers Jerome promises
that the state of New York will go to
any expense to secure the conviction of
Harry Thaw. It might be a good plan
to hire a lawyer to conduct the prose
cution. Andrew Carnegie may finally decide
to employ steel trust methods In the
International peace movement by In
corporating the nations and binding
them to a working agreement.
Cubans are making a protest against
the high price of milk. The extortion
is mitigated In a measure, as it fur
nishes proof that the Cubans are culti
vating a taste for milk.
There are 4,157 notaries public In
the state of Nebraska. Nebraska Is
certainly doing Its full duty In furnish
ing facilities for those who want to
Bwear.
Tom Watson's Myle.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The attention of the White House lg
directed to the manner In which Tom Wat
son disposes of questions of veracity with
railroad men. He has Just lambasted a
Pullman porter who ventured to defend
the road from the Irate populist's condem
nation. Another Katlnnnl Issue.
' New York Tribune.
Mr. Bryan says he Is going to make the
Initiative and referendum a national Issue.
But how can the referendum be applied In
national legislation? Must ft federal law
be approved by a majority of the voters
of the nation as well as by the voters of
a majority of the states T
President Roosevelt's Maxims.
Springfield Republican.
Jacob HHs has now divulged to the world
that Tresldent Roosevelt's maxims are:
(I) "Fit yourself for the work God has
given you to do In this world and lose no
time about It;" (2) "Have all the fun that
Is coming to you;" (3) "Go ahead and do
something and be willing to take the re
sponalbillty;" (4) "Learn by your mis
takes." There Is .an Impression that Mr.
Roosevelt's education has been of a liberal
sort, but he certainly has not missed an
lota of the fun of learning.
Takes Himself Too Serloasly.
Brooklyn Eagle.
It Is much to be regretted that the aver,
age college president tnkfs himself so. seri
ously. After all Is said, hla Is a narrow
field of vision. He la a great man, chiefly
In the eyes of his undergraduates. The
atmosphere of a college campus makes for
narrowness of vision. The class room Is
a pen Into which students of various
temperatments, mental capacity and stoical
Indifference are herded at stated hours.
The college professor has hla hearers at
the sam disadvantage, that a parson has
after the congregation, laa gathered. It la
bad form to go out in the latter case; to
leave means a demerit mark In the former
Instance. The victims In both classes must
"grin and bear what Is banded out to
them."
Greatest of Women.
Boston Transcript.
To Invent an apple pie for the sake of
cheering the heart or captivating the ap
petite of man will seem an unworthy ac
complishment In the eyes of some who are
suspicious for the sake of the sex. Yet
It may be reflected that woman herself Is
not Insensible to the attractions of a good
apple pie, and it Is further to be borne In
mind that the Invention of the apple pie
presupposes in the Inventor virtues and
talents of the highest order. No mere
frivolous feminine or weak-brained woman
could have devised the apple pie. She waa
without question a well-poised, clear-eyed,
clear-headed Individual, with an Intellect
for organisation and a heart for noble
Ideas. Nobody but the apotheosis of
womanhood could have Invented apple pie.
IIOOSEVELT AND THE PARTY,
What Fndears the President to the
Mosses of the People.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind).
It Is decidedly early to be opening the
presidential campaign of 1908. but opened
It has been with a vengeance by the "con
spiracy" charges or Inventions of the past
weea. ana so apparently it Is to remain
through the rest of the year and to the end.
Meantime It will not escape observation
ttiat what especially endears Mr. Roose
velt to the masses of his party Is his ag
gressive championship of the people against
the "money power." as the populists used
to call It, or against "the plutocracy," as
th Bryan radical call It. Yet It Is a
fact of considerable present moment that
to the populist appeal of th early '80s
against the monev power the republican
masses of the eastern half of the country
turned an absolutely deaf ear; and that
to the latter Bryan appeal 3ainst the same
Indefinable but perhaps none the less cer
tainly existing "power" these republican
masses joined as heartily in raising the
try cf anarchy aa did the plutocrats them
selves. And It la further true that when
plutocracy took hold of the McKlnley ad
ministration and carried It Into a course
of Imperialistic aggression the same re
publican masses followed along right loy
ally. That they should now just as loyally and
enthusiastically be found following a re
publican president to the other side of the
arena on the great political Issue of the
time is. It must be admitted, a matter of
no little moment and significance. It
would seem to Indicate that these repub
lican masses have been ripe for a radical
uprising for soma time past and have only
needed the stamp of republican party
regularity to be placed upon It to brine
the event to pass. And Mr. Roosevelt has
given to It thla stamp of party regularity
and propriety, and accordingly the event
eventuates.
But once started can these republican
masses be turned or brought back? Even
If the conservation coukl recover control
of the organization and regain possession
of the party seal, would that suffice to
restore the party masaee to thnlr old posi
tion of mere obedience to party regard
less of belief and conviction? Whatever
else Mr. Roosevelt may succeed In doing
or fall la doing, It looks very much as
though be has certainly suc.cee.ted in
breaking up for good and all the old In
ertia of these masses of republican voters
under the dominion of a plutocratic con
servatism. As things are now S"lng a de
feat of the Huut-evelt sucteilon would
yield to the conservatives te old party
name wtth little of the old party substance.
And It Is to be no small task to defeat the
Rooeevelt u.-cesHun. Verily U the old
order poiltkai changing, giving place to
the caw.
COMMENT O THE VRTOF..
Tekamah Herald: Oovarnor PlteMna I to
he congratulated on apvlylng the pruning
knife to the appropriation and reducing
them within the revenue of the state. He
also mdermcd the r of economy ma
to the people In the last republican state
platform.
North Platte Tribune: Governor Shel
don's troubles have now begun. In vetoing
certain appropriations particularly those j
for additions to state buildings he has dis
pleased many of his warm supporters.
However, be considered his duty plain In
these matters and hewed to the line regard
less of where the chips fell.
Hastings Tribune: Governor Sheldon did
some pretty good business with his veto
power. With the very first stroke of his
pen the governor killed bills that Called for
appropriations amounting to roPO.OOO. That
Is no small sum. when you come to think
about It, and It shows that there Is a good
business man at the head of Nebraska's
government.
Columbus Tribune: The application of the
pruning knife by Governor Sheldon to keep
the state's expenses within the levy will
be approved by the people of Nebraska.
Some of our elate Institutions and most
of our state officers need more money than
they are getting. But the Increase should
come In the way suggested by Governor
Sheldon, namely, an Increase In the levy.
Rushvllle Recorder: Governor Sheldon
In vetoing appropriations amounting to
t24!,411 haa fulfilled the last of the repub
lican platform pledges and has proved
once more that he Is a governor who
believes that promises made to the elec
torate should be kept Individually and col
lectively. We admire his courage and un
swerving devotion to principle. Nebraska
made no mistake when It elected George
Sheldon to be the governor of this great
state.
Holdrege Progress: Tort Ions of the Ne
braska press are taking Governor Sheldon
severely to task because he used his veto
power to cut down the appropriations
needed by various Institutions In the state
for improvements and Increasing their field
of usefulness. On the whole, the governor's
action may appear drastic but there la
soma danger of his critics forgetting to
look at the matter from more than one
point of view, and that In many cases both
narrow and limited. Before taking such a
step, which the governor must have known
would be very unpopular with a large por.
tlon of the population, he certainly gave
the matter thorough consideration. From
his position, knowing the reasons for and
against as given In the debates of the
house and senate, he cannot be charged
with acting hastily or because of a personal
bias.
Kearney Hub; The veto of the appro
priation for the building of the normal
wings Is to a small extent a damage or
detriment to Kearney as a community, and
very few citizens are giving that phaaa of
the question a second thought, the remarks
of some newspapers to the contrary, not
withstanding. Whether a few mors families
remove to Kearney because of the enlarge
ment of the school, and a few more build
Ings are built does not matter In the least
to the state. The only thing to remember
la that the normal school Is a stats Insti
tution, to accommodate the young people
of western Nebraska. Therefore the loss
la theirs not only for the present, but for
the future, and ultimately the loss Is ths
state's as well. Eastern Nebraska Is well
provided with educational facilities pro
vided by the state. Dut this Is not true
of the western half of the state.
Fremont Tribune: Governor Sheldon,
when he took his veto pen In hla hand
and pruned down the excess appropriations
of the legislature, did the peoplo of Ne
braska a good service. For many years t.,j
law-makers, becoming Involved In com
bines to "help out" the towns where the
state Institutions are located by giving
them all the money that can possibly be
squeezed out of the stite. have exceeded the
amount that could be raised by the maxi
mum limit of levies. Thus a Btate debt far
exceeding the constitutional limit of $100,0)0
has been oreated not a burdensome one. It
Is true, for a state rapidly growing rich,
but an excess Just the same. And Governor
Sheldon has done another thing of a moat
commendable kind. He has notified the
managers of the state Institutions that
they must cut their garments according to
their cloth; that they must live within the
limit of the sums appropriated for their
respective Institutions.
Auburn Republican: Governor Sheldon, by
the use of his prerogative of veto, has suc
ceeded In saving to the taxpayers of the
state over $200,000. He accomplished this
by lopping off some of the excessive ap
propriations that had been passed by ths
late legislature for the benefit of the vari
ous state Institutions. Some of the appro
priations were unnecessary and of an ex
travagant nature, while others were ap
parently needful. The governor, however,
true to hie pledge to give the people cf the
state a business administration,, used the
pruning knife without fear or favor and
treated all alike. His only motive was to
cut down the public expenditures so that
they would come within the scope of the
revenues of the state and thus prevent the
creation of a deficit. He has been very se
verely criticized by the disappointed bene
ficiaries ct the legislature's thoughtless gen
erosity, bat he will be commended by the
majority of taxpayers for his actions.
Aurora Republican: Governor Sheldon's
exercise of the veto power In scaling down
appropriation bills will meet with approval
In every quarter of the state except In a
few sections where affected institution are
located. Such criticism will naturally be
looked upon as selflah, or at least not disin
terested, and so It will not injure him In the
least. The governor was confronted by a
cold-blooded business proposition. The ap
propriations made by the legislature ex
reeded the most liberal estimates of the
state's revenues by several hundreds of
thousands of dollars. By a simple mathe
matical calculation he found the amount
of the deficit which such a policy would
create, and struck out enough of what he
considered the most unneoesaary Items to
leave the balance on the right side of the
ledger. Other governors have disregarded
ordinary buMness principles In the matter
of appropriations until the state tcday has
an unconstitutional debt of more than
$1,010,0(0. While a member of the legisla
ture Governor Sheldon took the first step
toward correcting this condition by secur
ing a special 1-mlll levy for the purpose of
wiping cut the state debt. He evidently
does not Intend to stultify himself as gov
ernor by signing appropriation bills which
will create a still larger debt.
PFRSOJIAl, AMD OTHERWISE.
James Douglas, member of Parliament,
with varied experience to back his judg
ment, declares that the dullest function In
the world Is an English dinner.
The familiar restaurant sign. "Not re
sponsible for hats or overcoats," has no
force In law In Illinois. The appellate
court declares the restaurateurs are re
sponsible for the safety of customer's be
longings. Daniel A. Campbell, who has been ap
pointed postmaster of Chicago, replacing
Mr. riusse,v elected mayor, is a senator and
a promln'-ivt lawyer of the ctate. He Is
known as "the silent man," and his leader
ship In the senate of late years hus bewn
absolute.
Henry M. Flagler Is winning much praisa
from capitalists and contractors for the
way bs Is pushing tbrougn lb uk of
A BOLD STEP.
To crercome the well-grounded and reasonable objection of tb
more Intelligent to the vise of secret, medicinal compounds, Dr. R. V.
Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., some time ago, decided to make a bold de
parture from the usnal course pursued by the makers of put-up medi
cines for domestic use, and so has published broadcast and openly to the
whole world, a full and complete list of all the ingredients entering
into the composition of his widely celebrated medicines. Thus he has
taken his numerous patrons and patients into his full confidence. Thus
too he has absolutely and completely removed his medicines from among
secret nostrums of doubtful merits, and made them Remedies cf Known
Composition,
They art now In a class all by themselves being; absolutely
and In every sense Non-secret.
By this bold step Dr. Pierce has shown that his formulas are of such
excellence that he is not afraid to subject them to the fullest scrutiny,
flo many false formulas and malicious I The rmcf rrnporftrm of the several in-
(ttatenirnta concerning, his medicines
had been nnblished through the con
nivanee of jealous competitors and dis
gruntled doctors, that Pr. Tierce deter
mined to completely disarm his assail
ants by a full and frank statement of
their exact composition, verifying the
same nnder oath as complete and cor
rect. This he has done and to the
complete discomfiture of those who had
assailed his good name as well as the
well-earned reputation of his world
famed medicine.
Not only does the wrapper of every
bottle of Dr. Fieeoe's Golden Medical
Discovery, the famous medicine for
weak stomach, torpid liver or bilious
ness and all catarrhal diseases wherever
located, have printed upon it, in plain
English, a full and complete list of all
the Ingredient composing it, but a
mall book has been compiled from
numerous standard medical works, of
all the different schools of practice,
containing very numerous extracts from
the writings of leading practitioners
of medicine, endorsing in the strongest
possible terms, each and every Ingred
ient contained in Dr. Pierce's medi
cines. One of these little books will be
mailed free to any one sending address
on postal card or' by letter, to Dr. R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N.'Y., and requesting
the same. From this booklet It will be
learned that Dr. Pierce's medicines con
tain no alcohol, narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious
agents and that they are made from
native, medicinal root of great value;
also that soma of the most valuable In
gredients contained in Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription for weak, nervous,
over-worked, "run-down," nervous ana
debilitated women, were employed, long
years ago by the Indians fof similar
ailments affecting their squaws. In
fact, one of the most valuable medic
inal plants entering into the composi
tion of Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescrip
tion was known to the Indians as
" Squaw-Weed." Our knowledge of the
uses of not a few of our most valuable
native, medicinal plants was gained
from the Indians.
As made up by Improved and exact
processes, ana with the use of specially
designed chemical apparatus, the "Fa
vorite Prescription" is a most efficient
remedy for regulating all the womanly
functions, correcting displacements, as
prolapsus, anteversion and retroversion,
overcoming painful periods, toning np
the nerves and bringing about a perfect
state of health.
Unking tho Florida Keys. Thousands of
men are employed, and $50.000000 or more
will be spent, yet there la no contractor,
but Mr. Flasrlor directs the enterprise with
the assistance of J. R. Parrott, the vice
president of the company, .
One of the best friends of the newspaper
correspondents In Washington is John
Kean, senior United States senator from
New Jersey. Many Important Items of news
have been made known by Mr. Kean to
these representatives of the press long be
fore they became public. Nothing Is so
dear to the heart of a newspaper man as a
good "beat," but the senator has yet to
And one of those news gatherers who has
betrayed his confidence.
MIRTIIFl'L, REMARKS.
Photographer Now, ma'am, as soon as
the baby looks pleaaant again I'll snap the
camera.
The Mother (to baby's father) George
step bark where the little dear can't see
you '. Chlca-go Tribune.
Reginald Did I understand you to say
that your family had been rich for several
generations?
Oeraldlne Yea. My grandmother was a
chorus girl. Chicago Record-Herald.
"Bold your automobile, eh?" exclaimed
Wyss. "What waa the trouble?"
"Couldn't control it," explained Acher.
"When I ran fast It took me to the police
court, and when I rnn slowly It didn't take
me anywhere." Harper's Weekly,
Lawyer Did you say that the defendant
kissed you on his own initiative?
Froaocuting Witness No, sir, I didn't
say no such a thing! He kissed nie smack
on my lips. Washington Herald.
"I hMr your husband Is an Inventor.
Mrs. Hardup. What are his principal
works In that direction?"
"Excuses for not working." Baltimore
American.
"Tour name will probably go down In
history as one of the great men of your
Ume."
"No," answered Senator SorRhum; "I
have no especial aspirations in tho way of
fP.
H
Pond's
Extract
Soap
f Be on your guard against substitution.
There vt many so-called ' witch
hazel" tot tA. artificially colored green,
offered as " lust tt food."
H Pond's Extract Seep 1 ruarnted
under Pare Foods and Drugs Act, Jur.s
30. 106-m pure si Its white color
Indicates. The nans rpw en cikt
and container. Ak rour druggist.
ARMOUR
MaXert tH FiM Tsilet Soaps.
gredienta used in those medicines, a
well as the working formula and pecul
iar processes, apparatus ond appliance
employed in their manufacture, are)
withheld from publicity that Dr. Pierce'i
proprietary rights may not be infringed
and trespassed upon by unprincipled
imitators and those who may be pirati
cally inclined.
Dr. John Fyfe, of Sougatnrk, Conn.,
F-ditor of the Department, of Therapeu
tics in The Ei.kctrio Rkvikw says of
Unicorn root Helonias IHoica) one of
the chief ingredient of Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription: "A remedy which
invariably acts as a nterine invlgoi ator
and always favors a condition which
makes for" normal activity of the entira
reproductive system, cannot fail to be
of great usefulness and of the utmost
importance to the general practitioner
of medicine."
"Ilelonias more fully answers tha
above purposes than any other drug
with wnieh I am acquainted. In tha
treatment of diseases peculiar to women
it is seldom that a case is seen which
does not present some indication for
this remedial agent."
"The following am among the lead
ing indications for Helonlas: Pain of
aching in the back, with leuoorrheat
atonic (weak) conditions of the repro
ductive organs of women, mental de
pression and irritabilitv, associated with
chronic diseases of Ihe reproductive
organs of women, constant sensation of
heat in the region of the kidneys: menor
rhagia, ("flooding") due to a weakened
condition of the reproductive system;
amenorrhea, arrising from or accompa
nying an abnormal condition of th
digestive organs and an anemic (thin
blood) habit; dragging sensations in the
extreme lower part of the abdomen.
If more or less of the above symptoms
are present, no Invalid women can do bet
ter than tokn Dr. Pierce's Kavortte Pre
scription, which Is rich In all the medicinal
properties of Unicorn root or Ilelonlaa.
MBIT AND WOME.f
should have a medical hook handy. ThfT
should know about anatomy and phyr.f
ology. They should have a book that
treats of the sexologlral relations of the
sexes as well as horn- and when to r.dvlso
son and danahter. Has unequaied en
dorsement ot the press, ministry, legal and
medical professions. A standard work Is
the People's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, by R. V. Pierce. M. D. Send 31
one-cent stamps for the cloth-bound
book, or 21 stamps for tho paper-covered
volume. Address Doctor R. V. Plwce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
history. History doesn't influence any
votes." Washington Wtar.
"He doesn't know much shout horses.
I thought he was a veterinary surgeon."
"So he is, but since the auto has dis
placed the horse he has turned his iU
ientinn to dogs and other ftntrhals."
"laterally, then, his business has gone
to tha dogs, hasn't It?" Philadelphia
Pi ess.
Miss Peachey I had a delightful conver
sation with that young Prof. McPparkler,
last evening.
MIhs Tartum Yes, he was telling me
about It thla morning. He says you are one
of the most entertaining talkers h ever
listened to. Chicago Tribune.
OVH HAPPY DAY.
Houstoi. Post.
Bays I: "I cannot spare the time
'lo do as I d wish,
But just ono day I'll take, for I'm
iMnermlned that I'll fish.
"The sun Is shining warm and bright,
And If It stays that way
Another week, my work despite
I'll have one happy day."
I knew a certain lovely spot
With overhanging trees,
Where when the summer sun waa hot
A man might fish at ease.
X se.w myself In that sweet place.
Where lily puds grew nuik,
A fmlle of rupture on my face,
A-castlng (rum the bank.
I overhauled my lines, my flies
In well-assorted books,
My spoons of varied shape and six
And eke my !ihlng hooks.
Night after nlh'ht I'd lie and dream
Of lusty speckled trout
That from the purling, limpid stream
I just kept pulling out.
A day before the day I set
Tho ruin came pouring down;
My sainU-d aunt I Yes, It was wet.
It flooded all the town.
It ruined nil day, and all that night.
No wonder I was pained,
Por si 111. when came the morning light.
It rained and rained and rained.
The Good Effects of Pond's
Extract Soap o deep.
To tha very bottoms of tha
pores
Dissolving tha solidified oils
that cause Blackheads
Killing the Germs that cjfuso
Humors and Rashes
Quickening Into new lifa the
tiny Capillaries
Building tha true Pink-and-White
beauty of Health.
CJ Pond's Extract Soap Is
a happy combination of
the best of soaps with the
best of healing extracts
forming a ntw sjbstarice
delicate, pure, whole
some, stimulating.
& COMPANY
Sel. Lies, fnm Peed'. Eitract Ce.