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10 TIIE OMAHA DAILY DEE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBElt 21, 1907. Hi I ! . ,1 - r r k k It- n h IS 8 .4. I, ' j i Tiie Omaha Daily Bee rOL'NDED BV EUWAKD RQBEWATER. VICTOR HOBEWATF.R. EDITOn. Entered at Omaha FostoCOc a eecond das matter. . , terms of Subscription. Pally Bue (without Sundays, one oar..l4,00 Tall B and Sunday, ono year... under Bee. one year MO Saturday Bee, nn yosr l.W DELIVERED Hr CARRIER. Pally ie (Includtnff Sunday), per week..ls Uuily Dee (without Hundav), per WMk..l1c Phoning Bee (wllliou. Sunday), per week lc .vr.ltig Bee (with Sunday), per week...loc Address all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City rir'-ulutlon Department. OFFICES. Owaha-The lleo Building. South Omaha City Hall Building. Couhcll r;lufr 15 Hcott. Street. f Itlcago 14t) Unity Building. New York 15tfl Home Life Insurance Jl&t. Washington M)l Fourteenth "trect. corhesponden'ce. Communlr-ations rrittnff trt news and edi torial matter should be nddressed, Omaha bee, Editorial Department. 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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this list day of August, 1907. (Seal) .... M. B. HUNdATli Notary Public WUEW OUT or TOWN. abserlbere leaTlaar the) city teas porsurily skoald have The Dee sualled to . them. Address will b Next registration day Is Tuesday, October 1. Mark it down. "Oyeters are quiet," says a market note. That's characteristic of them. Paris, milliners have designed the "eky-craper" hat, with price to match. Anyway, It will not be long until those near-cantaloupes are off the mar ket. "':', ' Railroad managers are also learn ing that betterments are quite as es sential as dividends. "Whistling Is a lost art" says the New York Commercial.'. Unfortunately, it Is not a lost practice.' ;? . . As a matter ot fact, Judge Parker is about as much a democratic possi bility now '"aVher even wae,' " ' ' Colonel Bryan has a right o post pone his Issues II he wishes. They have postponed him several times. '-'. Senator Depew 'says he got a new story la Europe. Ho ought to tell it to Senator Piatt, who needs cheering up. Santo Domingo wants to borrow 420,000,000. It Is a little early, as the Nebraska farmers have not yet sold all their wheat. "No one has anything against Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler," says the Brook lyn Eagle. That will all be changed If he is nominated for the presidency. The Chicago & Northwestern lines earned 13 per cent net for the fiscal year ending In June. The stockhold ers will refuse to consider the figure unlucky. Employes of a Chicago office struck because the typewriter was allowed to run the office. In too many cases, type writers like to dictate Instead of tak ing dictation. China is making a study of the con stitutions of other countries. That one Just adopted in Oklahoma should ap peal to a country like China that is supposed to Ilk puizles. Senator Tillman is going to San Francisco to deliver a lecture on the Japanese question. The reason for ending a fleet of battleships to Pa cific waters is now explained. Bishop Berry now comes forward with a denial that he has tried to make the cocktail an issue in the next na tional campaign. It is about time to refer the dispute to The Hague. - A tew play called "The Thief" has been presented in New York and it Is so realistic that the critics agree that all who go to 6ee It leave with a (eel log that they have been robbed. "An Omaha woman lost her money In Washington, while on her way to the Jamestown exposition. It takes a tare order of ability to get through both Washington and Jamestown with any money. That new creamery at Grand Island was projected and started before the revUrd silicdule of cream rates was jMomulcaU'd. No changes In trans portation tharges could posalbly bring ik!i quick results. "ill Ak-$avBn feetjvitles are only a wceU uff. ' The Intervening time should ue uitllxcd to the fuTcst In get UrK the iry rfad'y to euertain pros pective vlsiteia aiiU make its bst im preKslon upon them. Dxsvvycixa thc sbkrman ijlw. Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commission, in denouncing the Sherman anti-trust law as "the most mischievous piece of legislation In the history of the country," has aroused a storm of adverse criticism from officials and public men at Wash ington and throughout the country. The consensus of opinion Is that Chair man Knapp's utterance was extrava gant, to say. the least. The Sherman antl-trnst law was the forerunner of legislation that has since been enacted seeking regulation and suppression of trust evils. 'It was very drastic in its provisions and has been the basis of many suits, most of which have been successful. Senator Knox, when at torney general, declared that the Sher man law, properly enforced, was ade quate to all needs In suppressing "un lawful combinations In restraint of trade." Mr. Knapp'a charge against the law is that It does not discriminate be tween good and bad trusts, between combinations that lower cost of manu facture and make the products cheaper to the consumer, and those that combine to Increase prices and rob the public. The supreme court, how ever, does not Interpret the Sherman law in that way, but holds that it op erates only against corporations which use their great power to create a mo nopoly and make prices to suit them selves. The record does not show that the Sherman law, as often as it has been invoked, has ever worked to in jure any legitimate Interest or hamper any activity for the good of the peo ple. So far as that statute haB been put In operation it has done good, and has never interfered with any combina tion growing legitimately out of ne cessity of trade. The best opinion of some public leaders la that the law, at most, should be amended, but not repealed. It may need change in some particulars, but its principle is sound and good and should be maintained. Secretary Taft has suggested certain amendments to the Sherman law w'hlch will appeal to our saner judgment. ' In his speech at Columbus, Mr. Taft said: I am inclined to think that the time Is near at hand for an amendment of the anti-trust law defining In more detail the evils against "which It Is aimed, making clearer the distinction 'between lawful agreements reasonably restraining trade and those which are pernicious in their ef fect, and particularly denouncing the vari ous devices for monopolising trade which prosecutions and Investigations have shown to be used in actual practice. President Roosevelt, In several ad dresses and letters, has made It plain that he recognizes the distinction be tween trusts or combinations that should be encouraged -and those that should be suppressed. Mr. Taft takes a similar view and wants the Sherman law amended to be more effective against the monopolies which, but for the Sherman law, would have long since become . intolerable. Chairman Knapp's tirade" against the law may have , the ; effect of attracting new at tention and discussion of its provis ions, but it is a safe prediction that if congress acts 'to modify the measure It will be along the lines suggested by Mr. Taft &ad hot by repeal, as rec ommended by Chairman Knapp. . cjrr caupaios contributions. Congressman Burton, who has ac cepted the republican nomination for mayor of Cleveland, in opposition to Tom Johnson, who is seeking a fourth election to the office, has introduced an innovation In Ohio municipal poll tics by announcing that he will accept no contributions to his campaign from public service corporations or from cor porations likely to be drawn into busi ness relations with the city. He Is very explicit in his announcement, enumer ating water companies, gas companies, street railway companies, public works contractors, telephone companies and all the franchlsed concerns and others that have personal or financial dealings with the city. The announcement Is In keeping with Mr. Burton's record In congress and in public life, where he has always stood for high ideals In gov ernmental standards. Aa no federal offices are to be filled In the election in Ohio this fall, the new. law uassed by congress last year Will not apply to campaign contribu tions and Mr. Burton's declaration, is evidence that the Ohio corrupt prac tices act either does not cover munici pal elections or else does not prevent the class of contributions against which he has placed a ban. Mr. Burton there fore takes the lead In setting an exam ple of. throwing about the coming Cleveland elections the safeguards which the federal and state govern ments are gradually plaslng about state and national elections. His ac tion Is a recognition of enlightened public sentiment on this subject. '' Mr. Burton's announcement should also prove to be a wise political move. Tom Johnson has been elected mayor of Cleveland three times upon an anti corporation platform and he and his advisers have made it appear lu each right, thatthe corporations of the city werw supporting his opponent. They will be robbed of this ammunition in the coming fight, as Mr. Burton has coue as far as Mr. Johnson in planning against corporation Interference In the conduct of the election. The public has come' to realise that the contribu tion of . money by corporations in po litical campaigns is Inimical to good morals and good government, and whether Mr. Burton is elected or de feated bis action will prove of benefit to the citizens of Cleveland. Senator f fiimmom proposes Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler of New York for president and John A. Johnson of Min nesota for rice president on the dem ocratic ticket next year. Senator Sim mons frankly admits that he does not know either of the gentlemen, but is convinced that they would be an im provement over the democratic experi ments of recent years. TUK LIQUIDATION CF LABOR. The Iron Trade Review, In discuss ing Industrial conditions, particularly with reference to the shutting down of the copper mines and the slackening In certain branches of the iron trade, declares that a season of liquidation must follow in many lines and that labor must go through the process, along with capital, securities and com modities. The Review, while not hos tile to organized labor, declares that there Is an urgent necessity for a re adjustment In the labor market which will give the employer value received for his outlay for labor. "The liqui dation of labor," according to the Re view, "Is not so much a recovery from high prices per hour or per day as from its inefficiency." . , This sentiment is voiced by employ ers all over the country, but it Is not clear that the fault Is altogether with the workmen. The extreme demand for labor, owing to the rapid develop ment in all lines of trade and industry, has not only enabled workmen to pick and choose among the many positions offered, but has compelled employers to take whatever they could get and put up with such degree of efficiency as was voluntary. Local contractors, for Instance, have been compelled to pay upwards of $2.25 a day for com mon laborers and have had to treat them with consideration amounting almost to deference to retain their services for as long as a week at a time. In various other lines the em ployers have been compelled to pay a high rate of wages, easily enforced owing to the scarcity of the supply, without getting really efficient service. Efficiency and Inefficiency have worked side by side, at the same rate of wages, a condition that has been and Is un fair, both to the efficient workman and the employer. .While wages have In creased there has been no correspond ing increase in the efficiency of the workmen. When the liquidation of labor comes, if It does, the employer will be enabled to discriminate a little In the selection of . employes and bestow the reward won by efficiency. If this can be ac complished without lowering wages, and it is hoped that it may, it will serve to the best Interests of labor Itself. An Increase In efficiency Is la bor's best insurance against a reduc tion In wages. MAKING AND FILLING VACANCltS. Attorney General Thompson has made two rulings with reference to the question of vacancies on the party ticket which are unquestionably cor rect, as the Nebraska primary . law reads, but will doubtless start discus-, slon as to whether the law should be changed. The first ruling is that blanks left by failure of candidates to file for pri mary nomination cannot be filled as vacancies, the only way open for post primary candidates to run being by petition, which deprives them of the advantage of straight party votes. The objection that this weakens the line-up of any party, with only a partial list of nominees, may be good, but the fault rests with the party managers, who could as well have seen to It that candidates were in the running before the primary as after the primary. The experience this year will, doubtless, lead to greater precaution hereafter and prevent any further hardship In this direction. The second ruling la that a candi date may withdraw after nomination notwithstanding the fact that he has filed a written application to go on the primary ballot, in which he promises to abide by the result and to qualify If elected. Another section of the pri mary law provides the procedure for withdrawing, limiting the time to fif teen days before -election Mind estab lishing a method for substitution. These two sections are more or less In conflict, although they can be recon ciled along the line indicated by tbo attorney general. It is Interesting to note that in Ore gon the direct primary law requires a statement on filing for place on tho official ballot setting forth not only the party affiliation and promise to qualify if elected, but also a distinct promise to accept the nomination and not with draw. The Intention of the Oregon provision must bo ts prevent dummy candidates trifling with the voters and there Is much to be said in its favor. At all events, it will be worth con Bid. erlng seriously when the task of per fecting our primary law comes up be fore the next Nebraska legislature. The Dahlman end of the local de mocracy is demanding the retirement of an objectlouablo nominee on the democratic county ticket. The proper plan would have been to have put up a contesting candidate to fight it out in the primaries. But as the whole democratic ticket Is foredoomed to de feat, It won't make much difference, anyway. The offer 4.0 Judge Reese of an ap pointment to the supreme court com mission has started dismal lamenta tions from the popocratic organs aa If It were a heinous offense. 'It the su preme court had only offered the place to Judge Loomls it would have been a laudable recognition of the eminent qualifications of the democratic candi date. Mayor "Jim" Is expected to open his campaign for next year's governorship prize right away In his old stamping grounds at Chadron. Mayor "Jim's" experience there in opening jackpots in the early days has evidently Influ enced the selection of the place for his grand opening. Whether the populist nomination goes to Judge Albert or Judge Loomls seems to depend on Whether Lincoln county gave the populist candidate 400 votes or 4 votes in the recent pri mary. And there was a time when Lincoln county was controlled by pop ulist votes. Protests against the proposed erec tion of a brewery at Lincoln are flying fast and furious In the newspapers printed at the state capital.. It an Omaha paper should knock against a Lincoln enterprise like that it would be accused of small bore jealousy. Thirteen Methodist preachers were stricken with ptomaine poisoning while eating roast beef at the home of a St. Louis host. What has. happened to the chicken supply In Missouri that Methodist ministers must have roast beef served to them for dinner? Our amiable democratic- contempor ary seems to be deeply distressed about the political future of Chairman Rose of the republican state committee. Chairman Rose seems to have been quite able to take care of himself so far. When those bankers go home after attendance upon their state meeting here at Omaha they will know where they can place any surplus funds with absolute aecurlty. The American press humorists are holding a convention In Los Angeles. That's carrying a Joke a long ways. They bltn-t Get Hatty. Chicago News. Eminent gentlemen who wish to continue to break the laws are annoyed to discover that the muscles of Mr. Roosevelt's Jaw have not relaxed during the summer vaca tion which their owner considerately gave them. Keeplnar t'p with the Pace. Washington Post The people who are worrying because It haa been reported that the president's mes sage will be longer than usual this year should remember that things are also hap pening faster than usual during his term. Just Like Other People). Baltimore A.nerlcan. They are thinking about making voting compulsory lrt Cuba. The eagerness of the Cubans for self-government seems to have considerably abated since they were given the opportunity. Like many another object of ambition of human, nature. It haa ceased to be so desirable now that It Is within reach. peculation Strikes a Pnag. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Within a few year copper has vibrated between 11 and 34 cents a pound and is now midway. It would take a powerful tele scope to discover that a "war on business" has anything to do with the fluctuations. It Is more likely that speculative values have struck' a Inag in the region of supply and Cemetid. ; Araaexyplskfert Peace Orertares. . Boston. Transcript. England must ' have concluded " The Haciia r.onfernrA a fAlliit. in 1nH 0- frnm the rush orders given to lay down the flftlJ,or hlmelf an his family he was Informed Drnadnaught. The Implied promise of tho British government was that no more Dreadnaughts would be built until the re sult of the conference was known. No re cult means more battleships and a revision of. the old policy ot maintaining the British navy at a strength at least equal to that of any other two maritime powers combined. Sherman Law a Good Thin a. Portland Oregonlan. Between "savage competition." as Com missioner Knapp put It, and the savage monopoly of the trusts, the people prefer the former. The Sherman law may be crudn art and bad metaphysics, but Insofar os It aims to lower the post of living and curb the power of monopoly It Is a good thing. However, this does not Imply thai It has no faults. Most good things might be better. Before we bagln to love the trusts let us find some way to make them harmless. LlrtOD' Foarth Attempt. Springfield Republican. Sir Thomas Upton's fourth challenge for the America's cup places him almost in the Arctic explorer olass of Indomitable. He has sold teas enough since the last race to pay for a new Shamrock, and there will be sport alongshore next September. Sir Thomas Is not superstitious. If he were he would not have sent this chal lenge, which is the thirteenth In the history of the cup races. Some one had to send It If the races were to continue, and Sir Thomas was equal to the venture. America builds no Lusitanlas, but the Herreshoffs st Bristol are still in the yacht business. PROFITS OP RED ATI VG. Real Baals of Standard Oil Extor tloa. St. Louis Republic. The disclosure in the hearing befors Judge Franklin Ferries In New York that the profits of the Standard Oil company have been $600 000,000 In the last seven years does not signify much when one looks only at (he figures. Numbers of those dimensions am so far beyond the grasp of ordinary comprehension that the addition or removal of a cipher or two makes little difference In the impression they create. . But when it ts remembered that at the annul-' rate of about 170.000,000 the profits of this cno concorn would pay off the na tional debt In a little more than a doxen years, one Is almost bewildered at the or ganisation and the methods by Which few men can pile up such accumulations. But there la ho occasion for bewilder ment. Uest and artificial light are of al most as universal necessity as air and water. Any mn.i or set of men that can monopolize one of the principal sources of light and heat can lay the nations under tribute without let or hindrance. The Standard Oil company could never have 1 done this by method which the business world deems legitimate or fair. The disclosure in the trial before Jud4 Landls sufficiently explain the secret of the Standard's power. The transportation charge being, first and last, one ot the largest factors In the cost of merchandise, the Standard people have monopolized and controlled the oil trade of the Vhtted State by the trick of getting lower transports tlon charges than anybody elso In the oil business could get. The secret rebate Is the parent of Monopoly, the corrupter of commerce. It baffles enterprise and enables the favored shipper to break down rivals quit as wor thy as himself of public patronage. The efforts now making to break up the prac tice ar not attack upon business. They are. on the contrary. In the highest degree In the interest at sound a4 legitimate business. . OTHER LAND THAN Ot R. If General Botha waa not a man of In tellectual breadth and good common aense. his enthusiasm for the greater empire of Orest Britain In South Africa might be classed as the seal of a convert. Having fought valiantly and well for the Boer republics and lost, be turns from the lost cause of yesterday and gives his energy and strength and enthusiasm to the present and the future. The wisdom of the British ministry In granting home rule to the people of the Transvaal and Inviting the defeated heroes of the Veldt to manage their own aftalra la vindicated by the loyal support of Oeneral Botha and most of hts followers. He stands for the fusion of Boer and nrlton under the British flag. In a recent speech at Blanderton he condemned the attitude of i Mr. llavdon. In the Natal Parliament, in j opposing the motion expressing apprecla- i tlon of the grant of self-government to the j Transvaal and , Orange river colony. He I assured Mr. Mnydon that. In spite of his I hostility, the Transvaal would do Its duty j towards the empire. Continuing, h said that he regretted the attitude of many memoers ot tiie imperial farliament, ana wished they would allow the Transvaal to mind Ita own affairs. Some members of Parliament looked on the people of the Transvaal as their enemies, and it was high time that such a state of affairs should cease. The Transvaal would not allow them to take away one Iota of the privileges re- ! ceived. Referring to the loan, which had I been the subject of so much opposition criticism, Oeneral Botha Kald he had told I the Imperial government that It would be j Impossible to develop the country without such an advance. The opposition charged that a bargain had been struck, but he had discussed the loan In the. clearest manner and there was1 no question of a bargain. He twitted the opposition with understand ing a bargain so well that they thought that nothing could be done without one. He expressed the conviction that Chinese labor was unnecessary. There -were thou sands and thousands of Kaffirs In South Africa, he said, In excess of the number re quired In the mines, and during the past year 30,000 more than were wanted had ap plied for work, while the government was receiving applications from thousands or others. . Twelve cats embarked recently 6n board the Klncratg, at Victoria Docks, London, bound for India, on a strange mission They are going to make a fight against the plague and to try to succeed where medical science haa met with not very great success. The cats were sent under the care of the Salvation army authorities, and came from a cat's home at Hammer smith. They are being sent to the armv colony at Muktlpa, under tho special care of a Russian member of the army. Each cat has a separate cage. Their menu on the voyage Is likely to meet with their entire approval. Large cans of sardines were taien for their exculslve use, as well as tins of herrings, fifteen large tins of con densed milk, some New Zealand mutton, forty pounds of rice, and among a variety of other delicacies several boxes of puppy biscuits. The Plague commission in India proved last year that p'gue is spread by rat fleas. The cats will. It I hoped. gradually kill the rats, and thus eventually exterminate the chief medium by which tho bacillus is communicated from one being to another. A correspondent of a Cologne newspaper furnishes a striking illustration of the harsh policy In force In Russian Poland. He says that a Polish peasant In humble Circumstances, Drsymella by name, recently Invested, his saving In a few acre of land near Posen. with a view to starting a farm of his own ho erected a stable and a barn on hi new property. When, how ever, be proceeded to build a dwelling house by the Prussian police, that this was con trary to the bylaws relating to Poles and their rights as landholders. He accord ingly bought a strolling player's van and set It up as his homestead near the stabl? and barn. The police heard of the expe dient and came to Inspect It. but were un able to Interpret the use of a van as a dwelling place a a contravention of the act, because the van was "movable." The correspondent atda: "The van, which serves as a dwelling for the Drzymelia family, will become famous throughout the world and will Increase sympathy Mr the Poles among all free nations, but will seriously Impair the moral credit of Prussian policy In Poland. The law Itself upon' which this action against Drzymelia Is based has probably created little Impression abroad but nothing could be more effective than this drsstlo example of Its operation. There Is no gainsaying the . fact that a man Is compelled to live in a van with hla wife and ch.ldren and la not allowed by the Prussian authorities to erect a dwelling house on hla own land because he is a Pole." Imprisonment for debt In Great Britain I said to be on the Increase. A Parlia mentary return Just published show that last year 11.B88 debtors were Imprisoned for debt In England and Wale by order of County courts made upon Judgment sum monses. In 1903 the number wa 11,406, ao that there was an Increase of over to) last year, although the number of plaints was less than in 1016. The proportion of com mitments to plaints upon different circuit varies greatly. On one circuit wher3 the number of plaints wa J7.001 the number of debtors Imprisoned was 1,002. while oh an other circuit where the plaints numbered iS.KA the number of debtors Imprisoned was only fourteen. On each of thirteen circuits the number of debtor Imprisoned was over 300. The House of Commons, during the re cent session, passed a resolution that the power of committing to prison for nonpay ment of debt ought to be restricted, and In the House of Lords, upon the second read ing of the lord chancellor's county court bill, a strong opinion was expressed against the practice. But no setlon has been taken to give effect to these views, and th scandal seems to be growing. Every man who elthfr gives or takes merllclne will ' be Interested In the report thst the high court of Germany has handed down a decision making It Illegal for phy sicians to establish by mutual agreement a definite scale of fees for professional eervlces. At first sight It mlaht be In ferred from this thst the kaiser's realm had been threatened by a medical trust which was seeking to wring from the sick and suffering every renny they .could pay for the chance of being relieved. But there seem to be no facts tn confirm such a eon Jfcture. It Is probably errler to get flrst class medical assistance cheap or free In Germany than anywhere else In the- world. The particular ease which called forth th's Important decision wa local and rela tively Insignificant. In true Geriian fashion the vexed question of a physician's status and his business rights was carried to the highest court aa a matter of principle and consistency. But the far-reaching signifi cance of the final ruling and of the rea sons validating It Is already causing much dissatisfaction among Oerman physicians. The court made the complimentary argu ment that physician, be'ng actuated by a desire to benefit their fellow men, do not expect to be paid the full value ef their service. Standing above sordid commer cial level, physlotans would, In the court's opinion, lower their dignity and lose east by marking each of their diagnoses and treatments with a vulgar price tag. y!iiiHtiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii!iiiiiiniiiiiiiiilintiilniiiiiiiiiniitimiiiiiHiilii tr mm A Pure, Wholesome, Reliable Cream of Tartar i The cream of tartar used Jn is derived from rapes in the exact form and composi tion in which it occurs in that luscious, healthful fruit Improves the Flavor and Adds To the Healthtalness ot the Food Its Use en. Protection and tx Guarantee Against Alum POLITICAL DRIFT. The Chicago Tribune prints a genero-.ts collection of husky figures showing that the Taft boom Is expanding In all sections of the country. Two things have happened to Speaker Henry W. Wadaworth of the New Tork assembly. He has sprained his left knee and received his nomination. , The Ohio secretary of state has been asked whether a blind man can hold pub lic office. In Ohio, generally speaking, it takes two well peeled eyes io get hold of a Job and hang onto It, It Is stated by those who say they know . u.lttt Andrew Carnegie haa not voted In the ' United States In twenty-five years. Yet Mr. Carnegie on his frequent returns from Skibo castle to this country Is outspoken In his views as to policies and candidates. Henry Watterson persists in his declara tion that he Is a democrat and knows why ' be is one, although two fires have ravarrrd i the Courier-Journal office within, a month. Probably the, declaration will be run through an Ice cream machine hereafter. Congressmen appear to be considered the right kind of stuff to make mayors of. We have elected one In Philadelphia; Cleveland is going to elect another, and In Cincinnati they are proposing Congressman Nick Lor.gworth. After a while we Won't have to wonder what becomes of all the con gressmen. A number of New York republican are already talking about a boom for William R. Wlllcox for governor, next year. Mr. Wlllcojx Is head of the public aervlce com mission. He is young and energetic and seems to be on good term with the repub lican who are looking to keeping their affairs in the state clean. "In reply to a number of Inquiries," says the Js'ew York Sun, "It can be stated as a fact that President McKlnley keenly de sired in 1900 the nomination of Ellhu Root for vice president. At the last moment the late president sabd he could not afford, pending the settlement of the Intricate Phil ippine problems, to dispense with the serv ices of Mr. Root, who at that time was secretary of war." Massachusetts, a strong republican state In presidential years, has elected In recent j'ears democratic governors, while New Jersey,, of ancient democratic 'faith, has been practically a republican citadel since 1896. Maryland, from time immemorial, a democratic state In presidential and guber natorial years, was carried by McKlnley In his two campaign by 23,224 and 13,341. and by Roosevelt In l!k4 by CL and haa also elected republican governors In the Inst decade. , . Hard Time for Syndicate. . . Springfield Republican. Underwriting syndicates are Just now not tho profitable thing they were two or three years ago when lire tnsuranoo officials were so ready to mix up In them for personal advantage. The syndicate formed to take over the I'nlon Pacific Issue of 176,000,000 4 per cent convertible bonds 'ha Jut been dissolved without auccevi In getting rid of the securities. They were at flrt offered to stockholders at 0, but there was little response. Then this syndicate was formed to take the unsold portion more than 170,- 005,000 at 8S, and Its dissolution appears to mean that most of the bond have been allotted among the member to sell as best tluy may. The market price has lately been ho, or three point under the price paid by the syndicate. The failure of the syndicate 1 strikingly Illustrative of the congested and unsatisfactory condition of the bond market. Boys' and Children's Suits , DO better display 1 fV. f buits, Hats, Caps and Furnishings could be got together than we are showing this Fall. The Russian Blouse and SaiJor Suits for the smallest youngster, in all the fashionable shades, $5 to $10. For the school boy we have a splendid line of double-breasted and Norfolk cdats, with full bloomer trousers, $6.50 arid up to $13.50. And the young man or college boy will certainly be de lighted when he sees the line we offer, eut and tailored in the right fashion nobby browns and dark mixtures,' $12.50 up to $28.00 sizes run from 32 to 36 chest. Our Misses' Tailor Made Coata are winners they are comfortable and good to look at $10 to $20. . Misses' Tarns, all shades, 50o to $2.00. Browning, Ming & Co B. 8. WILOOX. Hunger. 1r7? lTY??irihT'ii) Baking Powder Dr. Price's Baking Powder Food A IMIlH On TV.'O. "Thnt girl." said the country postmis tress, "Is carryln' on a secret correspon dence with some young feller." "How do you knowr" asked the store keeper. "ne r.nver uses postal cards any more." Philadelphia Press. "That summer resort proprietor is a sharp one. Isn't he?" "I should tay so. I fell oft the dock and he charged me for an extra bath." Cleve land Leader. "He was hard hit In Wall street," re marked the man who makes money. "Indeed."' rejoined Mlxs Cayenne; "da you refer to. a tlnunqlul dcnl or something that took place at a board of directors meeting." W oshlngton Star. The Drummer The price of writing paper hns gone up. The Merchant-Why, I always thought It was stationery. Chicago News. "Where Is the bloom and freshness of In genuous youth te be found among our so ciety girls?" he cried. "In their vanity bngn," she answered promptly. Baltimore American. "She poaitlvelywent crazy over her new hM." "Indeed?" "ls. It went to her head. Milwaukee Sentinel. Mrs. Hlghsome Yes, I want a g!rl. Have you hnl any experience In housework? Applicant Yes m. I've worked at two or three places, but not a great while at any of 'em. Jlst temporal, you know. Chicago Tribune. "The editor told me," said the young writer, "that my manuscript was Just so much waste paper. What do you think of 'hat?" "He was talking nonsense, said Crlt- tick. "Wasn't he, though?" "Yes; since you write on one side of th paper only, the other side Is still good."- Phllade-Vhta Press. t THE GOLD FN ROD. Washington Herald. And now the gladHome goldenrod O'er every country held doth nod. The dusty way It brightens with Its burnished hue And gives a golden glory to September days. It turns each field Into a plain Where tourneys might be held again By warriors bold. Whilst kings looked on and ladles fall Were ranged about the tilting aquare On cloth of gold. The goldenrod, 'tis written down. Is fit to be the warrior's crown Or beauty' meed. But has it earned a floral nam Or Is It, as the farmers claim. A pesky weed? V0UNG Men taught watchmaking, en graving and jewelry trade and started in business. For full particulars address, Dubuque Watchmaking-Engraving School, 324 Bank and Insur ance Bldg, Dubuque, Iowa. Dept 6. VffLlsTiafflR of Boys' and Children's 4 s. J r 11! .1',