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TITE OMAHA DAILY PEE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1907.
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. '; "Buy stocks," says Tom, Lawson.
'.With what?
Evidently the Haywood trial did not
. exhaust the supply of liars at Boise.
, ; "Why not go slower?" asks the
Memphis Commercial-Appeal. And
, be run over?
I The Coffin trust has boosted prices
- again, making the cost ot dying almost
.as nigh as the cost of living.
Paul Morton says the third term
question Is academic. The third term
J rumor, however, is epidemic.
k i i . . j j
f a vByuTu iwu una,, uevu nuaea to
f ,tho New York aquarium. Probably
t escaped from Newport.
i? Senator Foraker Is' about ready to
'I admit that whr.t ha took, for a.presl
dential bee was really , a bornet. ' "
It is said that the late Robert Plfak-
v. iuu icii. a luriuoB oi fo,UUU,UUv.
, That may or may. not be true but.it U
good detective story.
The jury sitting in the salacious
church trial at Lincoln la made up of
thirteen,, ministers. That looks like
bad luck for somebody.
"Plies are making the most of this
weather." says a Cleveland paper;
which offers no information as to who
Is making the rest of it.
Portugal is to hold an international
congress of telegraphers next year.
Why not hold It now, when so many
telegraphers have time to attend?
St Paul wants $60,000,000 appro,
prtated for clearing the channel'of the
npper Mississippi. That is a good
deal of money for current expenses.
Mr. Archbold says the Standard Oil
company will not be reorganised while
it is under fire. It is a little risky to
fool with oil in the Ticlcity of a fire.
Paradoxical as it may be, the views
of Colonel William Jennings Bryan on
religion seem to evoke more general
approval than do his views on politics.
You cannot can John V. Rockefel
ler a worker." says Hetty Green. Per
sons who have been worked by the
' Standard Oil rather think they can.
The government l receiving many
criticisms of the. new. $5 gold coins.
The criticism of the average man will
be that he cannot get enough ot them.
Mrs. Peace has been arrested 'for
fighting In Chicago. Emulating the
example of the conference at The
Hagne, which was named In her honor.
t The president is . preparing to call
an international peace congress, also
F to recommend to eongresa the eon-
structlon ot few more big battle-
. ships.
"The railroad, situation to ominoas,"
f say Governor Hbch of Kansas. That
''. state knowa bat three kinds ot sltua
':' lion "ominotis," "significant" and
'menacing."
Omaha la premised its second tele
phone system. In operation before the
end of the' year. Telephone talkers
i shoal.4 begin at once practicing up
using both ear at ence.
X St. teuto a tad en ct sociology ga
, 2l--ovM'rd that a sort of free, ma-opt-
rUts atuoag tramps. 'Wrbaps.
J tut they' think less or It than, they do
' of i-ee lunch or free beer,
HO rCDCRAL COVRT tSTBRFERKBCS.
The dissolution by Judge Munger
of the restraining order sought by the
railroads to prevent the State Railway
commission from taking up the Ques
tion of further reduction of grain
rates in Nebraska means that there
will be ho federal court Interference
with the work of the commission at
this stage. of the proceedings. The
dissolution of the restraining order
by concurrence of the two United
States Judges' for the district of Ne
braska is quite a setback for the rail
roads, who hopej in this way to tie
the hands of the commission Indefi
nitely and thus to prevent any change
In the present schedule of freight
rates. - ' :
The court has held that there Is no
call for a restraining order or Injunc
tion because there is nothing to show
that the railroad commission has
abused, or Is Intending to abuse, the
powers vested in It by law. On this
point a decision of the supreme court
Is quoted to the effect that "It is to be
presumed that they will always act
within the limits of their constitu
tional authority, and It will be time
enough to consider what may be done
to prevent it when they attempt to go
beyond." In other words, the posi
tion of the court is against any pre
sumption that the commission will
deal unjustly by the railroads and that
until there is something more than
mere inference upon which to base a
charge of impending confiscation no
court order wlU Issue.
Thle leave the railway commission'
free to act according to the procedure
prescribed in' the commission law. Be
fore any rate reduction is decreed full
investigation must take place after due
notice and ample time allowed to the
railroads to show cause, if any can be
shown, to justify existing rates. The
producers of Nebraska do not want
extortion practiced upon them by ex
cessive charges for grain shipments,
but neither do they want the railroads
to be Imposed upon by the enforce
ment of inadequate compensation for
hauling. What Is wanted is the
Roosevelt idea of a square deal abso
lute Justice for both the railroads and
the shippers no more and no less.
If the commission will exercise due
diligence in getting at all the facts and
use sound judgment la reaching its
conclusions, there will be no more oc
casion later for federal court interfer
ence than there is now.
rtRB FOOD hAW OBSTACLES.
Information froiu Washington. Indi
cates an apprehension among those in
terested In the pure food 'movement
lest the, full effectiveness of the na
tional pure food law may be post
poned for a long period and its work
ing meantime be somewhat crippled.
This is due to the turn of affairs in
respect to enforcement and the difficul
ties' In getting various features of it
Into practical application.. The devel
opments, of the summer are admittedly
discouraging and a renewal of the
Jong drawn controversy .'which .has al
reedy extended Cover "years is expected,
with ' further legislative struggles
thrown in as Interludes.
The trouble seems to find origin in
rulings by the Department of Agri
culture holding up or suspending the
operation of certain phases of the law,
pending a final test of the points at
issue. The number of these suspen
sions has Increased until some abuses
most strongly complained of have been
allowed to remain, at least temporarily.
The canners, for Instance, have se
cured a temporary concession allowing
them to continue to use a certain per
centage ot prohibited preservatives.
The fruit packers on the Pacific coast
were, by the original law, denied the
employment of sulphur In drying and
coloring their fruits for the market.
They filed a protest with the depart
ment and have succeeded in securing
a respite, while other concessions have
been made to various manufacturers.
The authorities, of course, contend
that these concessions are only tem
porary, but at the same time, other
manufacturers are using the fact to
demand concessions In their own be
half and to charge the department
with discrimination it refused.
- The result of the present policy has
been to weaken the efforts of the gov
ernment to . enforce more stringent
pure food regulations. , The . canners
and the fruit packers are preparing to
make a determined fight in congress
to have the law amended so far as it
affects their interests. It develops that
appeals by manufacturers and respon
sible business men have succeeded
often 'in convincing the department
that their business would be ruined by
compliance with the spirit and letter
ot the law. Borne interests, too, are
taking advantage , ot every possible
legal shelter and seeking In every way
possible to delay, if not defeat, full en
force men t.
Whatever the cause, the consumers
will have scant patience with any un
due leniency from which they may suf
fer.' The disclosures made during the
hearings on the pure food bill were
sufficient to satisfy the most skeptical
of need of a radical change in the
methods of preparing food products.
The American consumer is a liberal
buyer, who pays the prices demanded
for the best, wants the beat and is en
titled to receive the best.
Our local democratic contemporary
Is greatly .-worried because the. repub
lican state convention has expressed
a preference for Secretary Tatt as
President Rapsevelt's successor. The
most , casual perusal of Mr. Bryan's
Commoner will disclose the fact that
Mr. Bryan likewise assumes that he is
to run against Mr. Taft Under such
conditions no democratic organ en
listed for Bryan should object to the
position ot the Nebraska republicans.
RAILROAD nZQVLAIlOX ABItOAP.
Congressman Hepburn ot Iowa has
Just returned from a European trip,
filled with Information concerning the
management of railroads abroad and
possessed of some opinions concerning
how far this country should go in pat
terning' after the European methods.
Strange to say, ho is opposed to some
of the arrangements abroad that seem
to be very closely along the line pro
posed by President Roosevelt for adop
tion in the plan for further regulation
of American railways.
According to Mr. Hepburn the Brit
ish tystem of railway regulation has
produced marvelous results for effi
cacy, freedom from disastrous acci
dents and generally satisfactory rela
tions between the companies and the
shippers and passenger patrons. De
scribing the extent of the regulation,
which Is assigned to a special depart
ment of the British Board of Trade,
Mr. Hepburn says:
When a new . railroad Is projected the
route and the amount of capitalisation must
meet with the approval of the Board of
Trade tefore the project Is sanctioned.
When the road Is completed Inspectors
thoroughly examine every detail of the
equipment. If the rails are too light they
must be replaced; If the bridges are unsafd
they must be strengthened; and the road
cannot be utilised until every detail satis
fies the Inspectors. This Inspection Is no
cursory thing, but ' Is done by responsible
and highly paid official. This Initial in
vestigation would have been a (rood thing
for America when the railroads of our
country were in their Infancy, but I think
It la too lata to try to Introduce It now.
That "it is never too late to mend"
is still accepted as good doctrine, Mr.
Hepburn's opinion to the contrary not
withstanding, and the Public Utilities
commission of New York is preparing,
undcV the provisions ot the law passed
by the last legislature, to carry out
just the plan in force in Great Britain.
Every corporation seeking a franchise,
the enlargement of capital stock jbt in
crease in its field of operations must
submit its plans for. the approval of
that body before going on with the en
terprise. The president's program
for further regulation of railways calls
tor a rigid oversight of the financial
operations' of the road, similar to that
now exercised by the government over
national banks. The Interstate Com
merce commission already has power
over the other features of the British
system which Mr. Hepburn bo warmly
commends, so he places himself in the
attitude of endorsing a system abroad,
while withholding approval of steps
already taken in a similar direction at
home. 1
It may be true that because the big
railroads of the nation have already,
been built the "initial investigation"
cannot be made, but it la also true that
new lines and extensions are still being
built every year and old lines being
rebuilt,' leaving plenty of room for the
rigid inspection .system proved to be
so valuable on the 1 British railways.
Plenty of opportunity remains for
close supervision of construction by
an authoritative body and its exercise
would surely do. much to improve the
physical: condition of American rail
roads and thereby to reduce the num
ber and costlinesi ot accidents ' -on
them.
The learned dissertation prepared
by John O. Yelser, arguing that he la
entitled to the republican nomination
for district judge in this district be
cause the votes cast for him for the
democratic nomination, if added to his
republican votes' would bring him up
over the dead line, has made no im
pression on the state canvassing board.
It Is up to Yelser to convince the su
preme court that be is right or to pull
his name off the democratic ticket and
subside.
"ThlB jam is made of glucose with
artificial seeds and colored with harm
leas dyes." That is the label now be
ing used by a Missouri manufacturer
on what he used to put on the market
as "Pure Raspberry Jam." Any ob
jection to offer to the enforcement of
the pure food law? '
Delegates to the democratic state
convention at Lincoln were earnestly
appealed to to go to work on their re
turn home . "as though they expected
to win." How can people work "as
though they expected , to win" when
they have not the remotest idea that
they can win?
With 38,000 men working on the
Panama canal, the death rate on the
cone la smaller than that in most
American cities and the sick list is not
large enough to keep the physician?
from getting lazy. American sanita
tion has done wonders in the tropics.
T believe that public confidence in the
highest court of any state Is strengthened
by the fact that -the Judges of that court
ara not all of tha same political party.
Democratic Candidate Loomia.
Tell 06 frankly, Judge Loomls, did
you ever vote tor a republican candi
date for supreme Judge?
The Pennsylvania Railroad commls
slon has decided that the Pullman
sheets "must be long enough to turn
under two feet" .It should go furthe
and decree that the Pullman pillow
"must be too large to be lost in a pas
senger's ar."
An official order has been Issued
requiring the girls at the University
ot Iowa to be accompanied by a chap
erone whenever they go out to evening
entertainments. That does not speak
very well for the boys at the Univer
sity of Iowa.
A few more decisions like that
handed down by the two Judge Mun
geVs for the federal court in Nebraska
and the railroads may give the state
courts the preference In Instituting
their law suits.
Great Reforms Presalae4.
Raltimoro American.
Two gretu reforms are contemplated a
stock watering In railroads. . Watr la to
be taken out of the financial stock and
more water- Is to be put Into the live
1 stock, which la Just, aa It should be.
Prematare Coaaratalalloaa.
Indianapolis News.
Mr. Bryan's congratulations to the demo
cratic party on Ita emergence from the
valley of the shadow of death rather , re
minds some of the members of It that It
has probably undergone him as well, aa
could be expected..
A Jolt from the Kbit.
Kansas City Star.
With "The Fall Of Jericho" at Elm Ridge,
"The Eruption of Mount Pelee" at Electric
park and "The Destruction of San FVan-
( Cisco:' on Fifteenth street, why doesn't
! some one start a pyrotechnic -display and
call It "The Awakening of Omaha?"
Why the West SmilrsT
St. Ixtute Olobe-Democrat.
Does farming pay? Secretary Wilson
places the annual .agricultural production
of this country at $8,000.0)000, and the
American Agriculturist states that the
farmers will receive fl.000.000.ono mora In
1907 than 1n 190. The profits of the busi
ness ought to be considerable.
A Knock for Pessimists.
Chicago Inter Ooean.
The only" nt reply to these nervous de
generates the term lmpllea that they are
sincere, but a less polite word Is tha only
fittWa; one whert they are not-ls that shot
at them by the clear and hopeful common
sense of the Hon. JosefSh Q. Cannon, the
foremost ; living 'American lawmaker:
"Growing worse, our country? Nonsense!"
A t'smewasary Appendix.
Kansas City Times.
It was all right, of course, for the Lin
coin dispatches to announce this plank from
the Nebraska' democratic' platform: "We
express our aontlnued confidence In, and
admiration for, William Jennings Bryan,
and reassert our fidelity to the principles
which he has so ably advocated, and which
at this time-.are so generally accepted by
a large majority of the people of the United
States." Bat was It necessary for the re
port to add the Information that "Mr.
Bryan assisted lit drafting the platform,
and his declarations are assumed to re
flect his views?"
A IlEFRESHtXa CHAVGE,
Political ItevolaHoa Embodied la the
'.Nebraska Idea.
Kansas CHy Star.
The Nebraska republicans met In Lincoln
last Tuesday and adopted a platform
which ia positively refreshing In Its expres
sions public sentiment in that state. The
reason Is apparent. Nebraska has a direct
primary law which relieved the politicians
of responsibility In tha nomination of can
didates and the elimination of the slate
maker and gum-ahoe manipulator frem a
state convention affords opportunity for a
dignified consideration of party principles.
What an edifying spectacle the Nebraska
plan affords to Kansas! In contrast to the
Topcka order' of political gatherings the
Lincoln convention presented an Innovation
amounting to nothing less than a revolu
tion. A state convention without the 'ad
vance guard of machine leaders to-'-"fix
things" and map, out k program for, the
delegates to ratify; a political platform
which ' hag not 'pasted tli censorship of
the- railroad attorney! a state gathering
without the Copeland hotel "milling;" with
out "Bill" or "Morr'or1 "Jim" or "Dave"
to lead tha chairman of the county delega
tion around to tha Ninth street entrance
and whisper In his eaj tha political "dc-P"
mixed for him In "Room 8" well, what
would such a convention ba like, anyway?
PCBE AMERICAN MONET.
Uplift of the National Be- and Whet
It Lrf-ads To.
New York Tribune.
After reading that the Independent
Order of Americans, In session at Harris
burg, Pa., has passed a resolution pro
testing against the use of ah Irish-American
waitress aa a model for the likeness
of liberty to be placed upon tha new coins,
what loyal American failed to thrill with
pride at tha majestic strength and match
less loveliness of the American spirit mani
fested by tha Harrlsburg protestants? At
last our. beloved fellow countrymen have
devolved a truly national, salf-consclous-ness,
and this great republic may now take
Ita placa among the older powers. Our
Ego is ripening. It has found Itself. It Is
crying aloud for tha Inviolate preservation
of Its own unique American personality.
It has r!.on above the sordid motives
which formerly Impelled the cry, "America
for Americans!" The standard of Hvlng
having. been shored Up to a point where
anybody could recogntte a shopgirl aa
"pure American" by tha cost of her hat
and gloves, the great American Ego now
turns Itself .to tha. task of wiping away
every trace of alien Influence and Ideas
from American art. Money being tha root
of all evil, tha Ego properly assail the
American coin first of all.
And yet our national Ego has not alto
gether matured. -The Independent 'Order f
Americans Is fighting the Irish born wait
ress who dares Intrude her classic llna
ments upon every loyal American outside
of almshouses and Jails. But even It she
Is vanquished, tha work of purification will
certainly have been begun. Wa must
erase "E Plurlbus t'num" from every
coin; for tha Latin tongue la in alien that
can never be Americanised, even though
the spelling reformers' tt tip nights trying
to teach lt-to say: "Waal. I swowl" and
"Twenty-three, fer youre." Wa must also
snatch that Frenchified cap off the head
of Liberty on tne half-dollars; no Ameri
can servant girl, however humble, would be
fiocn wearing headgear patterned in the days
of ths French revolution. And, although
Parisian milliners are famous, no loyal
American can tolerate either their creatlona
it pictures of the latter. How can our
national self-consciousness thrive In Im
ported clothes? The wreath, too, must come
off Liberty's head; wreaths are never worn
n this country, and both tha ollye and the
laurel ara exotlo plants. Away with thj
ihleld-on the breast of ths fifty icent eagle!
No such insidious reminder of feudalism,
aristocracy and privilege should ever be
allowed to corrupt tha unsullied American
thoughts of the true Yankee while he Is
handing a half-dollar tip to a waiter. Away,
too, with tba dates 1907, 190S, and so on!
Who does not know that these were In
vented by aa Italian pope and were never
ven copyrfghted by act of congress? Away
with tha motto, "Jn Clod we Trust;" this
s tha sentiment of a foreign born religion,
and la expressed In a foreign tongue, the
hated language of tha British. And. Anslly,
'et no Canadian gold. Mexican sliver. 81
,rla,n lno or other alien mineral And Its
wsy Into the malting pots of tha trnlted
States treasury. Glvs us a plain disk of
native ore with a picture of Uncle Bam an
tne side, and on tha other a phonographic:
reoord of tha data and value af tha coin
In Tiaetoneee, Chicago, Ia Angeles and
Bowery American. With the art of money
Taking thua purged of allenlsma. tha Orrat
American Ego should aooa ba. rip enough,
to pick, s
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' OTHER 1,AXD9 THAI Ot RX.
The most optimistic of European cor
respondents guardedly admit that the re
sults of the second pence conference now
drawing to a close at The Hague do not
offer sufficient excuse for the Jubilant
note from the promoters of International
peace. Less enthusiastic observers ot the
conference are writing "failure" across
the proceedings. Tha three fundaments
propositions limitation of armament, arbi
tration, and an International court hava
met with objections from different powers,
rendering sgreemcnt Impossible. Great
Britain and Russia emphasise their ob-
, Jectlons to limited armament by laying the
foundation of battleships of the largest
class. The United States la equally
enthusiastic for a turner navy and plans
for a 110,000,000 battleship are ready for sub
mission to congress. Germany and Trance
are likewise Increasing their sea power.
Arbitration as a secondary step toward
j world-wide peace met a less precipitous
! fate. Inasmuch as the proposition was'
soberly discussed for weeks before final
Interment. The proposed International
court, urged by the American delegates,
was alive at last accounts, with Its
sponsors hopeful, but not confident. Though
tho conference failed In the fundamentals
It has done a few things that declarations
of war shall not be Issued hastily. There
Is to, be deliberation, advance notice to
the victims, snd courteous farewells to
diplomacy before the guns benin popping.
The delegates have had a delightful sum
mer outing and entertainment in the
quaint Dutch capital. Their needs ani
comforts were zealously looked after.
Speeches, eloquent and ornate, copious and
diplomatic, were delivered. Peace whs
apostrophized In divers tongues, and Inter
national good will professed on all sides.
But tha ideals beautifully vocalized quickly
withered In the glare of national selfish
ness. Tho return of Wu Ting Fang as the
Chinese ambassador to the United States
emphasizes in a striking manner the
progressive uplift of the Chinese em
pire. Tha popular minister is a leader of
the progressive elements of his native
land, an aggressive advocate of modern
Ideas In political Industrial and social
life. When recalled from Washington a
few years ago it was rumored the min
ister waa In disfavor, and dispatches from
Peking; tended, to confirm the Impression.
Events quickly proved that Wu Ting
Fang's progressive ideas were shared In
by the ruling powers and were put Into
practical operation as rapidly as conditions
warranted. The reorganization of the
Chinese army, now proceeding with re
markable vigor, is a significant notice to
the world of China's awakening. Equally
Important, as bearing orv the national wel
fare, was the edict prohibiting traffic in
opium. To successfully grapple with this
appalling national vice, a vice Imposed
on the people by European greed, required
courage and determination of a high order.
The leaders of national development were
equal to the task. From an Insignificant
body of undisciplined, poorly armed men
grew an army of 1,000,000 trained and armed
with modern weapons. With equal energy
the authorities smote the opium curse,
preventing Importations from India, and
rigorously penalizing the cultivation and
use of the poppy plant at home. Down
through the various branches of political
and Industrial life modern Ideas ara pro
gressing and gradually taking practical
shape. Wu Ting Fang Is a strong, zealous
lender. In, that, development, and comes to
the United States an accredited represen
tative of China's progress ' In concerted
form. ,
'
One of the novel trade unlona of France
Is composed of priests who have been forced
by the absence of salaries formerly received
from the state to resort to various trades
and callings for a living. Some of tha
priests have taken to , poultry rearing,
others breed rabbits. Tha parish priest of
Labourgade, In the Tarn and Oaronne, has
already earned, a reputation for his jams
and Jellies. Many priests have become
workmen. Tha parUh priest of La Ponnonle
Ik a turner, another In Averdon in the Loire
et Cher, mends bicycles and sewing ma
chines. The parish priests of Mayet! de
Montagne, in the Alller, and of Serrlera,
In Corsica, manufacture acetyleno lamps,
and the priest who officiates In tha parish
church of Maurages. In the Meua, Is a
working locksmith. One of the industries
most generally adopted by the clergy Is that
of watch and clock maker. Seven parish
priests are already so employed. The parish i
pr'ett of Cavler, In the Qard, is a tailor,
and his colleague in Negron, in the Indro
et Loire, Is art upholsterer. A dozen others
knit stockings and waistcoats, while the
priest of Hericourt, In Haute Saone, has
become a printer. A certain number of
priests are bookbinders, and many are
phptographora. Two parish priests one of
Saint Paul, in the Oise, and another of
Magnllles P.elguers, In the Vendee are art
ists, the former painting pictures and the
second using the sculptor's chisel. As they
are not eligible for membership In regular
trad unions, they have formed one ot '
their own, for mutual protection and assist
ance. The leading Roman Catholic paper In
Great Britain, the Tablet, has had a letter
from an Irish correspondent named Mac
Dermott, who may yet find himself famous.
He has an Idea, and It's an Interesting,
striking Idea. He suggests a revision or
ona of the time honored precepts of tho
church. His suggestion is that Roman
Catholics throughout the world ba re
quired to abstain on Fridays and other days
of obligatory abstinence from alcoholic bev
erages, instead of (as now) from meat.
Archbishop Walsh of Dublin Is disposed
to think well of the suggestion, and the
Cathollo Transcript of Hartford, Conn.,
seems to regard it as worth considering
considering seriously, -too. The author ot
tt advances an array of arguments, some,
of which certainly appear to have point
,and weight. "No greater boon could the
ehurcn extend to her faithful children In
our northern climes." he writes. "No such
opportunity has fallen to the lot ot any
j Pope since his predecessor sent Patrick
to Ireland ana Augustine to Kngiana.
"The figures which the St. Petersburg
Slovo gives for the casualties of the Rus
sian revolutlbnary movement of the last
three years have to be taken with a good
deal of caution," says tha New York Even
ing Post, "but, even If only approximately
true, they Illustrate both the nature and
intensity of the struggle that Is still under
way. Counting tha victims of riot, open
Insurrection, asasslnatton, judicial murder,
and legal execution, over 47,000 persons have
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STUDY
suffered death or wounds since the first
dramatic overture of the revolution on
Gapon's Red Sunday, January 2, 1905. Of
these, the dead are given as 19.144. of whom
nearly 13,000 fell in combat between the
populace and the joldlers and police. The
number of executfcns Is given at 2,381, but
this is supplemented by no less than 1.350
cases of suicide, an almost Incredible num
ber. If it were not for the fact that the
opponents of the government are for th
greater part women and youths who may
possess the cnnnclty for rising to a slnsl"
act of sacrifice without having the power
to bear the slow reward of their acts.
Nevertheless, when we compare the total
number of victims on the revolutionary
side, 8,731, wlth the number government
officials of all kinds reported to have fallen
by assassination, 8,223, vre find that the
autocracy has had ample reason for com
plaining that its servants were being
slaughtered with far greater lndlctivenrs
than the government displayed towards tho
revolutionaries."
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Six states will elect governors In Novem
ber. None of the candidates mike enough
noise to be heard beyond state borders.
A man named Katsenhach received th
democratic nomination for governor of New
Jersey. His republican opponent answers
to the nam of Port.
The greatest shock to Kansas life since
John Brown emigrated ia scheduled for
October S. Railroad passes issued to poli
ticians, will be called In and cancelled on
that fateful day.
The Chicago Inter Ocean's boom for
Speaker Cannon for president Is chock full
of pathos and uphill work, especially since
the speaker persistently clings to the 5-cent
cigar class. - - -s
The aldermen of Richmond, Va., are ac
cused of holding out Itching palms to mu
nicipal contractors. An investigation prom
ises to make the climate unhealthy for
some of them.
Many democrats of West Virginia want
ex-Senator Henry G. Davis, who was candi
date for vice president In the last presiden
tial campaign, to run for governor. Despite
his eighty-three years, Mr. Davis is hale
and hearty and Is the wealthiest man In
his state.
Whiting, Ind., the town where Rockefeller,
scooped In the Alton rebate, has other than
oil claims to fame. Members of the city
council who pers!sted In defying publlo sen
timent In the matter of street railway fran
chises were caught In the act of passing
the grant by Indignant cltixens and routed
out of th city hall. Orie pugnacious coun
cilman who wanted to argue the question
had his Jaw smashed and an unknown num
ber of ahoes played a tattoo on his spinal
column. Action on tha franchise grants
was postponed until the weather clears.
km
IN THE '
OCTOBER
SMALL COUNTRY NEIGHBORS
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
He treat of ths littl friend of th Household, tha birds and
mall animals which h has observed ia his walks around tha
Whit Houss grounds, his Sagamore Hill bom at Oyster Bay.
and ac Pin Knot, his plaec in AlbcmarU County, Virginia.
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Jl'SJiy OEMS.
"Doctor, what Is loss of memory a slgl
ofV
"That depends. In big financiers. It Is s
sign thai they expect their transactions U
be Investigated." Philadelphia Press.
"This Is the parlor, eh?" tentatively re
marked the rral estate agent, who wai
k.km over the hoube.
"Tes," replied the old mnn Kidder, "but
I usually (all It the courtroom. I've got
even tlaiigaters, yow know." Auburn
Citizen.
"What dirt 8?:ilth give that Impecunious
friend uf tils Wi.o hi vtcl him for a ray of
hope?"
' Me gave him an 'X' ray." Baltimore
American.
"A laboring man has very little cholc
In liia work."
"There you are mistaken. He enn al
ways take his pick." Chicago Record
Herald. "Why don't they make good, rlnslns
sr-'eeheq such as our forefathers llnt ueo
to?"
"It can't be expected," answered Kcnntoi
Sorghum. "When an officeholder develops
eny tnl-nt-for rhetoric the mnitnzlne keep
him so busy that lie has no time .to devote
to his speeches." Washington Star.
"Tcr Honor." protested the seedy pris
oner, dls Is jlst a case o' police persecu
tion. Dey'rc tryln" ter keep me down, yer
Honor. Ion ain't goln' to let 'em keep me
down, ate you?"
"Orlnlnly not." replied the magistrate,
"I'm going to send you up for ninety days."
"Tour husband Is always so full of
spirits, Mis.- Jenes."
"There! I told him everybody was notic
ing the. way he's been drinking." Balti
more American.
"I suppose you enjoyed your trlj
abroad?"
"Yee, Immensely. We succeeded In get
ting r-raxly tjfiO worth of things through
the custom house without k-ttlng the In
spectors discover them." Chicago Record
Horfild. THE WOULD OF AVTl'M?f.
Baltimore Sun.
A crimson weed and cobalt seed,
mil jt thlfttta nod.
1, a bui
A poppy bloom and the yellow dust In th
piume of the golden rod;
A beautiful world to live In,
v Forget In and forgive in.
To walk In and to work In, to rest In and
to nod!
A chestnut burr and a chinquapin, a haw
with Its berries black;
A paw-paw sweet, a bin of wheat, tha
straw in the barnyard stack;
A bountiful world to grow in.
To reap- In and to sow to.
With Joy in the blood a-bubble from th
lip of youth blown back!
The windfalls under the wlnesap, a barrel
by the cider mill,
A red-corn ear In the husk somewhere, and
maid with her heart alhrlll;
A fine old World to spark In.
To aing in and to lark In.
To find the old-time -sweethearts the sam
old sweethearts still!
A tournament, and a queen to crown, and
the rosy maids of honor.
A heart's delight for the lucky wight who
lays th crown upon her;
A valorous world to fight In,
To set the old wrongs right In.
To dream of bliss when she gave a kiss to
' tha daring lane that won her I
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