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fllE OMAIIA DAILY ' BEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 8, . 1907.
iTtm-OMAIIA DAILXBl1
rOUNDtD 8T EDWARD ROBEWATRR.
VICTOR ROSKWATTCR, EDITOR.
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. STATEMENT OF CtRCtrLATION.
State 'of Nebraska, Douglas Cotinty.
Chsrles C. Roaewater, general manager
of The Re Publishing Company, being
duly (worn, says that the actual number
of full and complete copies of The Dally,
Morning. Evening and Sunday Be print d
during th month of May, 17, was a
.follow:
1.......... SMSO Jl.,, S,M
I tBlO 19. .i 83,800
I 85,390 It 88,370
4 38,410 tl M.S80
i 3400" It 38,810
-88,880' SI 38,800
t , 88,460 14 38,890
38,880 ti 38,800
88,780 tt.t 34,600
10 88.880 tl 38,480
11.., 88,380 II 3810
II 34,650 21 36,010
II 38,400 .10 88,830
14 , 3880 II 38,810
II 85J30
II 88,460 Total. . . 1,098,830
IT , 85,360
Lees uniold and returned coplas 8,887
Ket totai 1,08963
Dally avers.-. . . 38,083
CHARLES C. ROSEWATER,
General Manager.
?ubsciibed In' rhy presence ana sworn to
ore m thl Hat day of May, 1807.
(Seal) M. B. HL'NQATE,
Notary Public,
WHElt OUT Or TOW!.
abserlbcr leaving the city tm
porarlly ahoald have Th Bee
mailed ta them. Addreaa will he
a ftcai reqaested. '
Friends of the Knox presidential
; boom inay as well order flowers now.
"The cigarette Is out In Illinois,"
Barg Lucy Page Gaston. Someone
- should lend Illinois a match.
"There are cocktails and cocktails"
says the New York Herald. Yee, and
there are headaches and headaches.
Dr. Wiley says he expects to lire
100 years and tho rest of ua are will
ing to wait and see If he makes good.
,: Cool weather In May is said to be
.. responsible for the green 'bug. Cool
weather In June Is producing the blue
-1 bug.
The Interpretation, of the pure food
law by the attorney general does not
make Its application In practice any
easier.
y . -Carnso has finally closed a contract
:' for four years at $200,000 a year. Ho
can afford to plnoh strangers at the
:' xoo now.
That man Orchard, on the witness
stand out at Boise, evidently got Into
the wrong pew, He should have lived
Jn Russia. . . . - t . . '
The bakers hare caught the Wall
street spirit and are making June
bread of December wheat at the ad
vanced price..
King Oscar of Sweden will not re
gret the Norway-cplsode eo much now
that he knows' ; where the ; Omaha
Swedes are at. ' ,
It may be stated, unofficially, that
President Roosevelt' will not decline
the presidency of Harvard until it Is
tendered -to- him.
Speaker Cannon saya his age bars
fclm troth being a presidential candi
date. His age Is not so much of a
handicap as his sUndpat notions.
Colonel Watterson says the next
president will not wear whiskers. The
colonel probably figures that he will
not be elected without a close shave.
Charley Walsh Is now, it Is asserted,
working for Hearst. Walsh can tell th,e
difference between partisanship and a
xaeal ticket,- with or without his
Klajiass.
As a last resort, Secretary Taft
might make a good living by taking
the lecture platform and -telling his
experience as the great American
traveler.
The trade boosters are finding them
selves among old friends la Washing
ton. The troth la that Omaha men
ire prominent In every city of the
rreat northwest.
A trsveler reports that the gold
brick artists are reaping a harvest In
Is pan. Now would be a good time for
Uncle Sam to go over and sell the
Philippines to the Japs.
Senator ' 8tone of Missouri. "Gum,
v I .
Shoe Bill," has gone to the Philippine.,
but whether his trip Is for the purpose
of studying the condition of the Fili
pino or of sidestepping an embarrass
ing political situation in Missouri Is
in open question.
Covernor Hopewell is a little more
particular about allowing prisoners to
leave the penitentiary than were some
others who have occupied the execu
tive chair.. IIIim record that-one
recent governor paroled a Nebraska
prUoBM to a South Dakota sponsor
WntHM AMERICA MAT LEAD.
While 'the average cltlsen may fafL
to become enthusiastic, or even es
pecially Interested, In - the program
and probable proceedings of the Inter
national peace conference, which will
assemble at The Hague this month,
the occasion hat A very considerable
significance as affording to the United
States another exceptional opportunity
to assume diplomatic leadership In a
conference of world powers. The con
ference will be the greatest gathering
ever, held for the. discussion of Inter
national problems. At the Instance of
Secretary Root practically every South
and Central American country will be
represented, although none of them
was represented In the first peace con
gress. Problems of grave importance
dealing with the future attitude of na
tions will be considered and, while
definite decision Is hardly expected, the
educational result of the deliberation
Is expected to be far-reaching.
In the coming conference the United
States will naturally be forced Into'
the position of leadership, not because
of particular questions In which this
country Is Interested, but on account
of bitter Jealousies that have devel
oped between Germajny and Great
Britain, and other European powers, !
over problems to be discussed by the .
delegates. England frankly favors a
discussion, and possibly action, on the
question of limiting naval expendi
tures, with a view to final disarma
ment. Germany refuses to consider
such a program. A move by either of
these nations Is certain to cause suspi
cion on the part of tho other and the
United States natural'y will be looked
to as impartial arbiter to shape the
program of the conference to that the
host results may be obtained with the
least possible degree of friction.
On account of this and other rival
ries between the . European powers
America's opportunity to lead the con
ference promises .o be a notable one.
The delegates from this country have
an opportunity to indulge in a little
practice of "shirt-sleeves diplomacy"
and Invite' a frank, If Informal, discus
sion of the disarmament question, a
topic which every European power Is
anxious to have considered and which
every one of them is afraid to suggest
for fear of touching upon the rival
ambitions of great powers. At peace
with the rest of the world, secure In
Its ability to protect Its rights and In
terests on land and sea, the United
States Is in position to indulge In a
little plain talk at The Hague and the
country will be disappointed If the
delegates selected by President Roose
velt and Secretary -Root fall to take
advantage of their opportunities.
TVS BU1L.VINQ SEASON.
No apparent cessation Is noted in
building activity in Omaha. While It
is true that no very large undertak
ings have been attempted so far this
season, the amount of small work un
der way reaches a total that is very
encouraging. A decrease in the total
of building permits Issued for May,
1807, as compared with the same
month for 1606, looks bad on the sur
face, but It should be remembered that
during this month In 1906 two of the
largest , permits ever taken out in
Omaha were Issued, . and yet . these,
with tho others for that month, bring
the total to but 38 per cent above
what it is this year. The year 1907
eo far shows a very steady Increase in
the number of permits taken out,
while the average price ranges around
$3,000. This is due almost entirely to
the great activity In the way of home
building.
One of the difficulties encountered
In Omaha baa been to house the peo
ple.' The growth of the city in popu
lation during the last, few years has
been more than the Increase in the
housing capacity. A few years ago
there were many houses In Omaha
empty-from one year's end to the
other, but this condition has been en
tirely changed and now houses for rent
are extremely scarce and new houses
not to be occupied by the owners are
generally rented before the first earth
Is turned for the foundation, or very
shortly after. Although several thou
sand homes have been built during the
last three years, the demand Is so
steady that -little likelihood exists of
the supply overtaking It soon.
This Is only one of several indica
tions of thq material progress being
made by the city; nor Is the building
entirely confined to the erection of
homes, powif town a number of pro
jects are under way which will reach
a definite stage very soon and will add
extensively to the total of building
operation for the season. Altogether
the outlook Is most encouraging.
" the pa urtR i. ABVH of e afters."
Chills must have run up and down
the spines of the republican politicians
of the old school when they read In
the president's speech at Lansing,
Mich., th statement that "American
workingmen can take care of them
selves In the industrial world and
need little protection from pauper
labor of the old world." That can be
nothing short of treason to the repub
lican party In the eyes of the Cannons,
the Paynes, the Grosvenors and the
standpatters of th American Protec
tive Tariff league who have rung the
Changes from th rostrum, the lecture
platform, in the 'conventions and
through th press for many years on
th Importance and necessity of a high
tariff to protect the American work
in gin n from competition with the
pauper labor of Europe. Volumes of
tables and statistics have been pub
lished Illustrating the advantage that
American workingmen have over their
fellows engaged In similar occupations
la Europe and th warning has been
sounded throughout the land that the
'vtting down of even th top rail of
the tariff barrier would result la hav
ing this country flooded with pauper
workmen of the old world, taking the
bread from the mouths of American
artisans.
The plea has been very effective and
It will undoubtedly be mad again If
th tariff question becomes an Issue in
the campaign, but It will lose some of
Its effectiveness by the preeldent's ut
terance on the subject Mr. Roosevelt's
statement, however, Is simply a reflex
of Industrial conditions. The United
States Is sending annually to foreign
countries about $700,000,000 In manu
factured articles, the product of Amer
ican workmen, that finds a ready and
Increasing market In every civilized
country on th globe. In competition
with "the pauper labor of Europe."
This export of manufactured articles Is
Increasing at the rat of 10 per cent a
year and workmen who produce them
are receiving much higher wages than
paid In any other land. Furthermore,
th supply of American workmen, at
th wages paid, Is wholly Inadequate
to th demand and attractive Induce
ments are being constantly offered to
the "pauper labor of Europe" to come
over and help the American workman
on the Job. The protective tariff princi
ple Is firmly established as a part of the
essential public policy In this govern
ment, but the menace of an Invasion
of pauper labor from foreign countries
Is a pleasant campaign fiction that
ought to be retired on an old age pension.
the Japanese probiem again.
Thoughtful persons will be Blow to
blame the Japanese for their Impa
tience and Indignation over the delay
at Washington, which may be unavoid
able, In the settlement of the Japa
nese claims for Indemnity or redress
for the outrages perpetrated upon Jap
anese citizens in San Francisco. Toklo
cable advices show that the leading
officials and editors of Japan under
stand the' situation fairly well and ap
preciate the difficulty of the govern
ment at Washington In dealing with
a local problem at San Francisco, even
though a federal Question, the preser
vation of a treaty, Is involved. The
average Japanese citizen does not draw
such fine distinctions, and popular
indignation has reached a degree never
before witnessed in the history of
Japan's relations with the United
States. Some of the newspapers are
urging hostile demonstrations and en
couraging war talk, recalling the fact
that the United States sent troops to
China to protect missionaries who
were being treated no more harshly
than are Japanese citizens now living
In San Francisco.
While this threat and talk of con
flict between Japan and the United
States over the San Francisco riots or
any other question Is unwarranted and
perhaps foolieh, tho tact remains that
tho United States has a delicate and
serious problem in adjusting the pres
ent trouble to the satisfaction of the
Japanese. No exception can be taken
to Japan's protest against the treat
ment of its citizens in riot-ridden San
Francisco. ' The United States cannot
plead that.it was the work of mob
of hoodlums. It must punish such
work 4nd prevent Its repetition or
stand convicted of inability to enforce
Its solemn treaty obligations with for
eign countries. The Japanese cannot
be expected to submit Indefinitely to
affronts and assaults upon Its citizens
in tho United States or In any other
country with which it has treaties pro
viding for the protection of its sub
jects.
Under existing laws, hoodlums of
any city may precipitate a very grave
International crisis by their treatment
of foreigners. The primal duty in the
suppression of such outrages as that
which has caused the present trouble
rests, of course, with the city and the
state, but the federal government must
be prepared to move very swiftly from
protest to action, in cases of this kind,
and perform the duty obligated by Its
treaties, If the state and municipal
governments fall. The present case may
be disposed of In a satisfactory man
ner, but there will be no guaranty
against fresh outbreaks until the fed
eral government assumes the duty of
enforcing treaty obligations and pro
tecting the lives and property of citi
zens of other countries who may bo
temporarily living in the United States.
Miss Munrhoff now has most sub
stantial evidence that her home folks
still appreciate her. She is one of a
number of Omaha students who have
brought much credit to themselves
and their home city by reason of dis
tinguished accomplishment In the field
of art.
If Mayor Jim succeeds In bringing
harmony Into the democratic camp he
will probably have to do It In the old
fashioned way. That is, "hog-tied,"
and even this accomplishment under
present conditions would be a feather
In his cap.
President Roosevelt says ambitious
men should be encouraged to go back
to th farms. Senator Fairbanks,
Speaker Cannon, Leslie M. Shaw and
Philander Chase Knox' are ambitious
men who own farms.
Mayor Jim's bald head Is radiating
Its light through th public prints of
th country with such luminosity that
th lariat Is entirely lost sight of. This
simply proves that yoa can't lose a
good man.
The prisoners In a Colorado Jail got
soaked by a rainstorm because there
Is no roof on the jail. Prisoners who
would stay In a Jail that has no roof
deserve a soaking. -
"Harrlman should be In h 1," says
Senator Tillman. Well, if reports are
true, a man with Mr. , Hard man's
ability Jn handling water would be
very popular there.
. It la formally announced that Presi
dent Roosevelt will keep hands off
the senatorial contest in Illinois, but It
will b hard work for him to keep out
It "Billy" Mason persist In trying to
break In again.
The granting of an eight-hour day
to the miners of the Black Hills is an
excellent evidence of the liberality
with which th affair of that most
proeperous region are conducted.
Ta Only Joy I Ma-tat.
Chicago News.
Though the coat of living ha gone up to
rldlculou figure, there are a good many
persona who Intend to keep at H.
Staadpatter Jarred,
Indianapolis News.
What's that? Th loosening of tariff
regulation expected to do much toward
re-etabllhlng th United Slate In the
favorable regard of other nation T Up.
standpatter, and at eml
Th SvapeaM Kaded.
Philadelphia Record (darn.).
Mr. Bryan ha spoken. He will be a
candidate for the democratic nomination
for th presidency If the party demand It,
and If he consider It for the good of the
party. Thl la o sudden!
Threwlag Away aa .
New York Evening Ptont.
All this mealy-mouthed talk about the
tariff simply show how th democratic
leader hav tart their fir and Initiative,
and are content to throw away tholr on
great issue. The republican will hav It
picked up before they know It.
Thl Will Hold 'Km.
Washington Herald.
In order to comply with the require
ment of th pure food law, th manu
facturer of a certain patent medicine ad
mit on the label that the concoction con
tains "ten grain of acetphenotldlne."
Oueas he think that will hold them for
a while.
Checking; Competition.
Baltimore American.
A town In South Dakota has passed an
ordinance forbidding women to play bridge
whist. It seems the husband and fathers
found the practice almost as expensive as
playing poker, making It Impossible to keep
both In the family. Henc the passing of
bridge whist.
Keep It In Mind.
8t Louis Republican.
The president ha formulated an ad
mirable code for governing the relations
i between the people and the railroads in
matter legislative. The railroad agents
and attorneys will find their way easier
and their paths pleaaanter If they will
read, mark, learn and inwardly digest It
Hleh, Low and flame.
Washington Herald.
Recent -agitation In favor of a difference
In price between upper and lower berths
In sleeping cars ha resulted in unofnchil
acknowledgment upon the part of the
Pullman management that a lower berth
should cost mora than an upper. This
promulgation look as If we are on the
verge of receiving a backward kick from
reform.
Barred ' from Cold . Print.
Emporia (Kan Gaxette.
An old subscriber and a valued patron
enme to the office toJay olijeeting becane
the Garotte does not use th word "Hon."
in' connection with various statesmen of
low "and high degree. For twelve long
year tho word "Hon." has been barred
from the Gazette. The proof reader Is
authorized to kill It even when used before
the name of the president. He Is Theo
dore Roosevelt, or President Roosevelt,
and senators are never "Hons." In the
Gaxette. Neither are congressmen. Neither
are aspiring congressmen. The word
' Hon." Is no longer a sign of distinction.
It ha worn out, afed it doesn't go.
OPPORTUNITY KOR BOY 8.
Government Work for Tho Who
Love Owtdoor Life.
Youth' Companion.
The United States Geological Survey I
Buffering from a scarcity of competent men
of science. Th survey waa engaged last
year In making an Investigation of metal
liferous ores. In summarizing this work
the director ay the efficiency of It ha
been seriously hampered by the increasing
exodus of members of the economln force
of the survy. In consequence of their em
ployment by large mining organisations nt
salaries much greater than they hav been
receiving from the government "It 1 only
by years of practical experience In th
field, " he adds, "that the geologist, how
ever excellent his preliminary training, be
comes competent to carry on Independent
work In Investigating a mining district;
and the loss of trained men In this work
I ta for a time. Irrenarable." Is there not
a hint here for ambitious boy who like
an outdoor llfeT
PAY FOR PIULIC PRIVILEGES,
Principle Established by New York's
AsTarreaslv Governor.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Governor Hughes has signed the Long
Bault Development company bill. It Is,
therefore, a law. By It a company Is char
tered for the purpose of developing elec
trlcal power by the use of the water la
the St. ' Lawrence river In the vicinity of
Long Esult Island, Bt. Lawrence county.
If thl were all that is Involved In th
law it would not be a matter for comment.
Out there I established by tht law a prln.
clple which In the future will b observed
In this state. The prlnolple Is that for
grant of the lights and privileges of the
state to private Interests there must be
adequate compensation to tke state.
For many year great and valuable priv
ilege have been awarded to private Inter
ests without compensation. Thes prlvtleg
In many Instances hav been enormously
valuable. Indeed, this practtc ha been
an abuse and would hav been a scandal
If the matter had been understood by th
public or if th method of their obtalnment
had been better'understood. In pursuance
of th old custom th bill, now a law, was
Introduced. Valuable privilege were asked
for and eompenaatlon was not even men
tioned.' When, however, afUr passing both
house th bill reached th governor it
career waa checked. Th executive saw no
reason why a charter should not be given
to th company, but h did not e why th
chartered company should receive valuable
privilege from th state without payment
for the sam. ,Th bill waa, therefor,
recalled from th governor' hand and
amended so that there should be payment
of adequate annual sum during th lit of
th charter.
A amended th bill has now become a
law. The great point 1 that a principle
ha been established. Never again will
any authority of slat government dare to
give to private Interests a public light or
privilege without due compensation. " A
notable reform ha been achieved with lu
ll beating of drums or blaring of trump ti;
and, though quietly accomplished. It la not
nly eftectiv. hut of great gala Se the
fttata,
OTHBa LAttfiS THAI OCRS.
Liberty lost a distinguished dlsclpl and
defender In th person of Karl Blind,
whoa death at th' advanced age of 81, oc
curred m London recently. Blind was th
last of th notable leader of th German
revolution of IStMt. Klnket. Hecker, Hart
man, Bcburs. Mteroelowskl, Bamberger,
rrslllgrath, Wllllch. Karl Mars, Blgel,
Blenker, Kapp, and a host of others, con
splcumts m that revolt, hav paed away,
leaving the Indelible stamp of thelrv ag
gressive demon acy In Europe and Amer
ica.' Schurs, Blgel and scores of other
cam to America oon after th suppres
sion of th revolution and actively partlrl.
pated m all movement calculated to
strengthen nnd extend th blessings of
liberty. Karl Blind sought and secured
refuge In London, and In all th succeeding
year of hi life made hi horn a rallying
place for th exiled advocate of continental
democracy. H fought for liberty, he
preached liberty and suffered for It. Edu
cated at the universities of Heidelberg and
Bonn, he waa five time Imprisoned be-
caus of hi political opinions before h
waa u. a captiv at the battle or Btaufen
he was court-martialed and narrowly es
caped death. Eight month in solitary con
finement, in chains, followed. Another up
rising of tb popl freed him la time to
beoora a member of th revolutionary
government and later a minister to Franca,
where he waa arrested In violation of law
and banished. Every subsequent ffort te
break th chains of tyranny In Europe
found tn Karl Blind,' an active supporter.
"What th loa of auch men aa Blind and
Schurs meant to Germany." says the New
Tork Evening Post, "even Bismarck was
able to sea, and he expresaed his regret at
It more than once. Bamberger remained In
Germany, and a a liberal member of th
Reichstag rendered service of great value,
fighting always for th doctrine of his
youth. Had there been more like him, ft
la at least questionable whether the demo
cratic movement would have been so com
pletely pushed aside by the socialistic aa
la the case in Germany today. Bomehow
or other, if there Is t be real progress
there and elsewhere In Europe, there must
be a revival of th moral enthusiasm and
the Idealism of Karl Blind's time."
Bine the British punitive expedition hot
hole tn the wall of Tibet that strange
and exclusive country and people have
been brought within range of modem
searchlight, revealing peculiarities and
custom unknown elsewhere. John R.
Mulr, In a letter to the Chicago News, tell
ing of a visit to the Tibet lamasery, says:
"We saw a prayer wheel alx feet In
height, raised three feet from th floor
and turned by rope with handles hang
ing conveniently from the bottom. In trie
am room was a scroll containing 1,000
Buddhaa; the palr-tlng was very well done.
The Tibetans hav certainly outdone every
other form of religion In the matter of
religious machinery and observance. When
driving yak they say prayera, especially
when climbing a pass; the rosary Is In con
stant requisition when the hands are not
Otherwise engaged, or a prayer wheel Is
turned In the hand at times both. This
doe not preclude the necessity of putting
up prayer flags In every conceivable place,
so that the wind with every flutter of the
flag will be saying prayer for the owner,
or placing a number of prayer wheels In
a stream where the water will keep them
turning day or night, or perhaps at
tached to a windmill for "i same purpose.
The prayer wheel are packed full of
prayers written on atrip of papeT and
wound tightly In such a way that the turn
ing of th wheel tell off the prayers In
the right way; to turn a wheel backward
would ay the , prayers backward. It Is
easy to see that th larger the wheel the
more prayers ar said by one turn. The
on we saw waa a very handsome' one,
beautifully finished and doubtless popular.
The compulsory abandonment - of the
Irish councils bill greatly simplifies th
work of the present session of the British
Parliament. Th "program announced by
th premier embraces few measures of a
political character, hence partisan con
troversy will be avoided and the session
shortened. It Is evident that the only Irish
measure to be passed will be tha evicted
tenants' restoration bill, which ha a com
paratively slight controversial or political
Ignlflcanco, In view of the fact that the
lata conservative government was responsi
ble for the Wyndham land purchase act.
Th premier' most Interesting announce
ment was that the cabinet Intends to tackle
the English education question again at the
next session In a comprehensive bill. Such
action must be construed as a challenge to
the House of Lords, especially If the new
measure proves to be more radical than
the first one. Meanwhile the liberal gov
ernment's views of the legitimate function
of the lords is to be outlined tn a resolu
tion tho present month. Not much Is ex
pected from a demonstration so largely
academic, and the noble lords are not
likely to gasp for breath because of mere
resolutions, unless they arc Intended to pre
pare th way for positive action. Tha
action may come next year. If th educa
tion question is to ba threshed out again.
Th Toklo correspondent of th New
York Herald gives a highly Interesting ac
count of Japan's army and navy and th
means which ara being Invoked to keep
them In th highest state of efficiency.
Tho standing army Is now 400,000 well sea
soned soldiers and to this tremendous fore
two divisions will be added for th purpose.
It is stated, of service In Core and Man
churia. Military activity upon such a larg
reals la, of course, disquieting to some, but
the Herald's correspondent declare that
Japan la not anticipating war. At tha
present time Japan could put 800,000 trained
men In the field and could under pressure
raise th number to 1 000,000. Th corre
spondent notes what Is equally significant,
that Japan ha a system of transports
capable of distributing It forces tafely
; within the radius of Its Influence and many
j vcBurls available for transport servlo ar
beliif rapidly added to tn mercnant ma
rine, in addition to th expansion of th
army, th Japanese navy la just as actlv.
Two battleship, larger than th Dread
naucht have already been add4 to th
navy and these were built In, Japan by
Japanese workmen, and with such rapidity
as western shipbuilders hav nvr ap
proximated. It la aald that 85,000 men ar
working night and day In th great ship
yards at Kurt on an armored cruiser of
U.0C0 ton displacement and that thre
cruisers of this class ar to b completed
In the short period of ia months. It la
estimated that seven year from th end
of -the war with 'Russia will find Japan
with twice aa great a navy a that with
which It swept Russia from th
Th Paris International Academy of the,
Dane, an institution to which dancing
master and teacher of deportment be
long, opened exhaustive Inquiries Into th
"effect of th dance on matrimony" by
sending out letters to all th beat known
Instructor throughout tb world. They
war requested to ascertain "by diacrtet
Inquiries" how and wher their pupil met
their wlvas and flanoea. Thre thousand
teacher f dancing sent In their replies,
now published. They consulted 1,100,000
married or engaged men, and Ti per coot
of thwn assert that they made th ac
uamlan of thalr wtva or wthart
at privat or public ball or dancing classes.
PLAYn
BALL o
ff Only a nickel admis- Aj
a slon to the best treat L ,L
of your life. JJ JxD
the winning ginger ilX ff
snap that is making home JJV rS, S
runs everywhere. V JVy
"Get on to hs curves." U fc ! Jf
NATIONAL W fMJ
BISCUIT
vOMPANY AJVPA
Among the 8,000 teachers themetve
per cent assert that they first met tholr
wives at balls. Th greatest number who
met their futurs wives at dances wer In
Germany. Next cam France, then Nor
way, and fourthly England.
Th Swiss state railways are enjoying a
period of great prosperity. The returns
for the last winter season exceeded all rec
ords for the time of the year, and those
for the thre first months of th present
year ar also gratifying. The sunt iVallxed
In th three months 1 given a 85.800,000,
and thl brilliant stroke of fortune I en
couraging th administration to launch out
Into new projects of costly Improvements.
On several of th lines steam traction will
be replaced by electricity, and a number of
th most Important stations will b brought
quit up to date in all their appointment
and structure. ?
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania ha
signed the act making the bucketshop busi
ness unlawful. Missouri has placed a simi
lar act on the statute, books.
The 'superior brand of bronse" In the
fixtures of the Pennsylvania' state house,
which cost R85 a pound. Is shown by an
expert to be a bronse veneer over com
mon iron.
Senator Philander C Knox of Pennsyl
vania I the first republican to be officially
designated a favorite son by th party of
hi state as a candidate for the republican
nomination for president.
For the present Henry Watterson la con
tent to let the curious identify his candi
date for th democratic nomination next
year by th meagre statement tha he wears
a moustache. He will not admit that his
hair I ally .on top. ,
The treasury of tie stat of New Tork
la In a comfortable condition, having a
balance of $10,000,000. Indirect taxes
brought ' in large sums during May, the
excise receipts alone being 1S.7O7.O0O, while
Stock transfers yielded 1556,000 and cor
porations 1557,000. The state has so much
money to deposit that th treasurer thinks
the banks can afford to pay S per cent
Interest Instead of 2 per cent tm the
amounts he puts tn their care, and will
advance th rat to the higher figure on
July L
" 'Mars' Henry Watterson and the late
Calvin Stewart Brlce, once democratic na
tional chairman, were regarded In their
prime as the best poker players In the
democratic rTty," reports the New York
Sun. "Bryan doesn't know anything about
the game and neither doe David B. HI,.,
and for that matter neither did Samuel
J. Tllden, nor John Kelly, nor Richard
Croker; but moat other democrat of re
nown from Martin Van Buren' time
played the great American game with tho
usual success.
FURNISHINGS
URNISHINGS include a multitude
,of items from collars to collar but
tons and handkerchiefs to hosiery.
Our spring display is most at
tractive in the new patterns in
fancy shirts ' and the exclusive
silks in our latent neckwear.
There hasn't been much encouragement to off er Straw
Ilats before, but we've all the styles in the market to choose
from.
Browning, King & Co
E. S. WILCOX, Manager.
WHEN OHE
Tj June ta her.
J It I th month or th sweat gin
gradual.
I It your daughter, grandchild or
nlec who Is about to bid good-by to
achool day and step from girlhood
to womandhoodj
f avl on .tat nrr aiBrrmir is -
Important In a young woman lire
aa br graduation. No other occasion
Is so fitting for th bestowal of marvl-
3 testation of love by relative.
Hav you thought how appropriate
would ba th gilt of a Piano at una
epoch In th Tif of your daughter,
grandchild or nlace?
It will open a new vista to her qn
th road she 1 about to face. It will
glv her a frawh, sweat object In llf
th development of her laatlnctlvo
lov for mualc
And If you should decide thus to
TI snanlfast your lov for hr do not be
Z carla In your leetloa of a Piano.
9 la th KuaM store ar th best
wj product of th best Piano factories
3A. HOSPECO
Writ 8 as If
LAUGHINQ OAS.
"This straw." said th hatter. "Is really
better than a Panama and it'a particularly
suited to a short roan."
"What's the price of ltT" asked SawdofT.
"Twelv dollars."
"Not much! that bat won't do, my friend,
for a man a abort as 1 am." Philadelphia
Press.
"Why did you hit tb complainant over
the head with an umbrella?"
"Why, Judge, It waa like this. H started
In to say, 'oh, what is so rare aa a day In
June?' when"
"Discharged." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- 'Tell your constituents that I am a friend
of the people," aald the ambitious but mer
cenary politician.
"It's no use," answered Senator Sorgum;
"they have got It Into their heads that you
are one of those friends who are always
wanting to borrow money." Washington
Star.
"Can't you boll down that speech of
Pnoodlen' at the banquet thl evening to
about 200 words?" asked the managing ed
itor, through the telephone. ,
"I can," came the answer from the night
editor; "but It Isn't worth the fuel."
Wherefore . they froxe It - out. Chicago
Tribune:
George Washington had decided to retire.
"Of course," he said, "that will b'lng up
the old conundrum, 'What shall we do with
our ex-presldents?' I wish I could give the
newspapers something rise to talk about."
Then a happy Inspiration struck him, and
he sat down and wrote his Justly cele
brated farewell address to his countrymen.
Chicago Tribune. .
TEDDY BEAR A LA BUTTINSKT.
I had a little sweetheart,
I hardly understood;
Her lips looked like ripe cherries
And tasted twice a good;
She coyly hung about me.
Dependent on my care;
I tell you I waa just the thing
Till ah got her Teddy bear.
We aed to go a-walklng
At twilight hour sometime,,
And hand in hand together (I
We listened to sweet chimes; V
.Now the only sound that charm bat
la on I cannot sharv
Vot 'tis that silly, senseless squeak
Of that stupid Teddy bear.
I took her heap of flower
Called for her In carrtag.
And In my ultra-sanguine moods
I even hinted marriage;
. She smiled and changed the subject
But I didn't quit despair
Alas! my hopes are shattered
Since she got that Teddy bear.
She used to be so watchful
. For signs of pain or pleasure
Cpon my face, and so I thought
She loved me without measure;
Now tha only thing she watchea
Is that Idiotic stare.
Of those beady eyes protruding from
Th phis of her Teddy boar.
So last night cam th climax,
I'd stood it long enough;
"You may chooae, once tor all between
ti;"
My ton was rather gruff.
Bald she, with tear In both her yea.
But with expression foxy,
"You dunce, you're th real Teddy bear,
Thl one only acta as proxy."
Omaha. BAYOLL N9 TRELSL
GRADUATES
In th world. There I not an tnatru
mnt In our houae but which ar a
reputation for excellence and wjilch la
worthy of our personal guarantee.
A to our price we can say positively
that nowher ls could you gat a
aquarer deal. No commissions ar
given In th Hosp store. That'a th
reason our prlcea are on rock bottom,
the lowest that could b fuund any.
where.
Also our aoala of price 1 not of
tha sliding variety. On each instru
ment th amount of its valu In oash
I marked plainly. That price la the
same to one and all alUe. And If
rou deslr to mak aettlementa from
lm to time, there will b no ad
vance excepting a small Interest per
annum on deferred payments.
WK SAVE YOU 150 to I15B on a
PIANO. W ar factory distributers
for th world beat Planoa, Includ
ing th KRAKJICH A BACH, KHA-KAUt-R,
KIMBALL. tJl'BK LAN t.
HALLET A DAVIS. WBK, CABLE-NELSON,
CRAMER, etc, tc.
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