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10 TI1E OMAHA DAILY BEE: NATUKDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1907 The Omaha Daily Dei, KOVNDED BY fiDWARD ROBEWATER. VTCTOr. K08EWATETI, EDITOR. Entered t Omitia Postoffice as class matter. ' erond TERMS OF BV'paCRIPTION. ' rilr Be (without Sunday), one year. M. 00 laily fcee and fiumlay, on -year ,. tU Hunday lire. the vmr i 60 Saturday Reo. one year l.W 15ELIVEKKD BY' CARRIER. Dally Be (Including Bunrtav), per week..lSc I-aily Hee (without Bundav), per week..K'0 Kvenlng Boo (without Sunday), per week be Evening Uce (with Kiimlay), per week...l')o Adriress all rotnplalnta of Irregularities In tlrllvery to City Circulntlon Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha-City Kali Building. founell Bluffs 15 Bcott Street. Chicago 1MO Tnltr Building. New York 130 Home Life Insurance Bid. ahington-501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to new and edi torial matter should he addressed, Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Ramlt by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamp received in payment of Mail account. Pursonal rhecka, except on Omaha or eaitern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas county, ss: t'harlrs C. Kosewatrr. general manager of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly worn, aaya that the actual number of f'tll and complete copiea of The Dally Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee rrinted during the month of September, 1907, wai ai ioiiows: 1 30,700 ! '-..j. M.840 I 36,300 38,960 .... 36,350 38,840 1 36,840 16 36,650 t it...:., 36,660 18 , 36,680 . if 36,500 20 36,390 Jl 38,370 22 35,380 I. t. 10. 11. 12. II. 14. 35,600 36,140 36,630 36,470 3670 36,030 30,510 23.. 24. . So. . 26.. 27.'. 23.. 28.. 37,300 39,830 38,380 36,830 36,600 36,600 35,650 II 35,400 30 36,880 Total 183,470 Leaa unaold and returned copiea, 8,887 Net total 1,083,583 Daily average 30,119 CHARLES C. ROSE WATER, General Manager. Subscribed In my presence and trail to before tna thia 30th day of Septem ber, 190T. IBaal) M, B. HUNOATE, Notary Public. WHEN OUT OP TOWN. ; kscrlbera leaving (be city tern-' porarlly should have Tha Be tailed to then. Address will be chaaged aa aftcn ae reqaestcd. A crop failure is reported from Manchuria, showing that human-blood Is not a good fertilizer. V "It In anybody's pennant," says the Washington Herald. That Is, any body's but Washington's. .. !' ; 1 Two Bartletts have been nominated for the supreme bench In New York. A Bartlett pear, as U were. . ' ' "What," asks a subscriber, "is the difference between a cantaloupe and a muskmelon?" About 10 cents. ho will race under any conditions. Probably he needs the advertising.. . Mrs'. Peary says she wilt not go to the North Pole. She has no advan tage over her husband in that direc tion. The Southern Pacific railway has been ' indicted by a California grand Jury, Times change, even in Cali fornia. "Doeg automobiling hurt the face?" asks a physician. It does, if it hap pens to hit you when you are facing that way. . There would be nothing to it but Taft it Toklo had the dominant voice and vote in the republican national convention. Senator Deveridge proposes to "talk to the American people about Russia." He- will And the American people a lit tle deaf on that side. . The failure of Mrs. Jlohrer's restau rant was not due to the cooking. It was because ' the management had to pay rent ,and buy groceries. John V. Hockcfeiler U said to han dle rery little actual money. AVe knew that he must have something in common . with the majority of man kind. V Washington la making a determined effortto secure the old frigate Consti tution. yVsMriftW the natural heme for everything on the retired and worn-V"st-' . AnIn'dlana banker has been fined II for scorching !q his uutouoblle. It la only. the". necessities that have, in creased, la price In Indiana. The lux uries go at the eld rating. Mr. Hearst proposes to organize the Independence league in every state in the, union.' ' Mr. Hearst is the most prominent manufacturer of trouble for democratic consumption.- Narigatlng an -airship in Nebraska Is attended by almost as much excite ment as piloting " steamboat oa the Missouri, and neither of these occupa tions Is calculated as a cure for in somnia. The Iowa Railroad commission has Issued an order to compel the railroads to bring their branch lines la that st Me up to an efficient point. If the Nebraska commission would enforce a similar order it would prove quite Vpul?r. ;:nn':i starts oot with a' full fc'i ,. i vl'ii a deficit in the cath dtiwi. - ' .". Cincinnati Enquirer. OUt; li.vra mjld have no dlfflcalty, vii'.i. ,-. !irnc, in remedying the der.rli t:ir.tiilon, unless the jother'fel :cw I'guuTi up iu the dra . ' COLLZGK CASH AND ATHLETICS. Swarthmore college, a Quaker insti tution ef learning la Pennsylvania, fares a peculiar and embarraslng prob lem in the will of Miss Anna T. Jeanes, who died recently in Pittsburg, leaving nearly all of a vast fortune to educa tional institutions. By the -terms of the will MIhs Jeanes bequeathed coal lands and other incoiuo-paylng prop erty valued at more than 11,000,000 to Swarthmore on condition that the man agement of the college "abandon all participation in intercollegiate sports and games." The stqrra jver the be quest has started already. Some of the staid Quaker supporters of the college are urging the acceptance of the property and the placing of the ban on all kinds of coHege athletics. On the, other hand, the students and some of the staunch supporters of the insti tution, including several members of the faculty, are Insisting that the board of' management should not seriously consider the acceptance of the property under the conditions named. The issue squarely before the board of trustees is: By which can they ac complish the more good, by accepting and spending the money In education, or by rejecting it and by careful su pervision of the college athletic system train he bodies as well as the brains of the students? The question is by tjo means new. It has, been before every college board in the country, but not under the conditions Imposed by Miss Jeanes. The athletic feature of college life has undoubtedly, in some cases, been overdone, but the best edu cators now realize that athletics are as essential to the life of a college as are endowments and benefactions. The clergymen, lawyers,- professional and business men of the country are re cruited from the base baH, teams, foot ball elevens and rowing crews of the colleges, the duties of active life, in al most every capacity, demanding sound, trained bodies as well as educated and trained minds. Brawn is almoBt equally essential with brains in winning the world's battles. HVCSN Or LURD8 REFORM. The attack made by Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman, , the liberal leader in the British Parliament, for placing the House of Lords on the re tired list of abolishing that element of the. government altogether, has re sulted in ah agitation out of which, by way of a compromise measure, may come a marked change in the existing plan of British administrative govern ment. The Lords have -decided to adopt the plainsman's tactics by start ing a backfire to meet the fight started in the Commons., To that end the Lords have appointed a commission to recommend a plan of .reform that might be etacted into legislation. Lord Rosebery has been the most" active member of this commission, and he has a plan which it is believed will accom plish the desired result and pacify the opposition of the Commons. Lord Rosebery proposes to make the,' Lords more representative than heretofore'. He proposes to make the Scctch and Irish peers members of the nobility for the entire kingdom and permit that body to elect peers to sit for life or for a term of years, thus uniting fixity with flexibility and crowding out peers who have outlived their usefulness or whose characters make them undesirable as members of the House of Lords. The next step Is to allow boards to elect for life or for a single term of Parliament those who shall sit In the House of Lords, clothed with all the powers of hereditary mem bers. Lord Rosebery's aim is to make the House of Lords far more repre sentative of the nation than it is, and above all to preserve the principle of a second chamber. , The English are slow to make or ac cept chansos lri the established order of conditions and' things and indica tions are that the Rosebery plan will meet with greater popular favor than the Bannerman proposition to abolish the Lords. The effect of the plan would be to inject something of the J representative spirit into the House of Lords and thus meet tne aemana or the crowing democracy of England. The plan appears workable and may serve to rehabilitate the conservatives in power. AXtiF.XATWN. The matter of consolidating the city governments of Omaha and South Omaha is now tailing on concrete form. ' Petitions have been circulated under the provision of the law passed by the late legislature and will be pre sented to the Board of County Com missioners with signatures far In ex- . a . resa ol the 10 per cent requireo oy law. The alacrity with which these petitions have been signed by citizens of all classes la an evidence ot the pop ularity of the movement. For many years the general senti ment of the citizens ot both communi ties has favored the consolidation of the two cities. Aside from any senti mental reason that may exist, business administration supports the proposi tion. More economical and efficient government can be assured through the operation of a single large admin istration than through the existence ot two smaller corporations. Consolida tion and co-operation has been the watchword in Industrial and commer cial pursuits for many years and the centralisation of administrative power has been practiced in all Unes ot hu man activity. Economies of adminis tration that result from this are so ap parent as to require little argument in their support. Any lessening of the cost ot administration Is a direct sav ing to the taxpayers. The two Omahas are one in every thing but name. They have the same interests. The same causes that brought prosperity to one also brought prosperity to the other. Their union, as It stands now, would be brought about so easily that the transition would never be 'noticed. Thst they have remained separate for so many years haa been an occasion for wonder on the part of all familiar with the facts. The proposition now to consol idate Is being presented to the voters of the two cities for their sober con sideration and it is not at all unlikely that Judgment can be easily forecasted. HILL'S LATEST JEREMIAD. James J. Hill, president of the Oreat Northern, apparently elects to be known as the champion pessimist ot the nation. He has appeared as prophet ot disaster several times in the last year, but his latest utterance is the bluest thing that has 'appeared on the horizon since the autumn haze set in. In a recent interview he makes a prediction of complete desolation in the railway field in the country;' sees the depletion of our national resources; foretells the loss of our foreign com merce and draws a picture of the na tion on the toboggan for the demnitlon bow-wows and going at a speed which cannot be checked. According to Mr. Hill, "railroad building in the United States is a thing of the past.'" He contends that the railroads cannot handle the business offered, and because of their inability to secure money will, be'unable to make the extensions and Improvements ab solutely essential. He explains that terminal facilities have become so ex pensive that it is impossible for the railroads to equip themselves for the service necessary in large cities. He Is convinced, top, that tho financial stringency is world-wide, instead of local, and that there is no hope. All of this might be alarming if Mr. Hill had not talked that way before and if the returns of his railway invest ments had not refuted his predictions of calamity. The Hill roads, for the year ending with July 30, had net earnings of a little more than $98, 000,000, an Increase of nearly 10 per cent over 1906, which was the most prosperous year In the history of American railways. Every station on his lines is packed with goods await ing shipment, and there is no conten tion that the rates allowed for the service Is not compensatory. Hls rail roads are In the same boat with all ot the big lines of the country. .The com panies are faced with the problem of putting their roads into condition to meet the demands upon them by the increasing traffic. The problem is the greatest that has ever confronted the transportation, companies. Mr. Hill must understand the cause of the con ditions. The country does. In the last five or six years the big railroads of the country have been manipulated by high financiers to the end that they have paid enough in watered stock, syndicate operations and Taney dividends to have double tracked every line of railroad In the country and equipped It with every facility for handling the enormous business that is now offered at profitable rates. Instead of making such provision the railroad managers ate their Jam and now find thoy need It. The situation is not so serious as Mr. Hill would make it. The financial organs ot Wall street even ad mit that money for railroad improve ment isbecomlng easier and that rail roads are now able to place bonds and debentures Instead of resorting to the short-time notes which they were com pelled to Issue earlier In the summer at high Interest rates. As rapidly as railway managers show a disposition to comply with the laws passed by the congress and the states, regulating rail way traffic and corporation affairs, the Investors come forward promptly with the funds needed for railroad Improve ments and extensions. This is the rec ord all along the line. It would appear that Mr. Hill is alone in his refusal to turn his face to the light. Not the least Interesting feature of the parade on Thursday afternoon was the display made by the Omaha fire department. Bven to the citizens of Omaha, who are supposed to be famil iar with these affairs, the turn-out was a revelation. A more magnificent array ot men, horses and machinery never paused through the streets ot Omaha, and Chief Salter and his as sistants may well be proud ot the efficiency of their department aa dis played on dress parade. Their work as firemen has always been up to a high standard. Not, a little relief will be experi enced by the public at the information that the revolting story from Illinois concerning the alleged ' burning to death of a small boy by a tramp Is un true. It now appears that the dis tracted mother told the story to shield herself, the death ot her son having resulted from her own carelessness. While the affair is very- deplorable, there Is some satisfaction In the fact that as yet no civilized man. has sunk to the depth ot savagery Indicated by the original report. One of the OmaUa-Chkago roads promises to put on another train to care tor its Increase in business brought about by the operation of the 2-cent fare law. The practical experi ence with the lower fare Is rapidly dispelling the alarming assertions made by the railroad advocates at the tltye the law waa passed and has thor oughly Justified the . prophesy of in creased revenues due to greater travel. As might have been expected, the fuslonists are raising a great hulla baloo because Auditor Searle allowed himself expenses while absr-nt from the state on offlclarbuslnees. No em ployer asks an employe to travel at his own expense when attending to the employer's business, and the state of Nebraska is now being conducted on business principles. The women showed Ak-Sar-Ben that the men have no monopoly on loyalty, Ingenuity or energy. The parade of Thursday afternoon was one of the most enjoyable of the series from a spectator's point of view, and the women who designed and executed Its arrangement well deserve all the praise that has been given them. Judge Parker has allowed it to be known that he will make no speeches in the campaign next year if Mr. Bryan is nominated. Wo have felt certain that something of that kind would de velop to give the Bryan boom its needed Impetus. Dr. Wiley of the Department of Agri cultare Is organizing a squad ot young men to test the effects of soda water on the system. If the doctor knows anything about human nature, why does he hot select young women for that squad? Publicity is still proving effective in restraining the use of railroad passes. Somehow it Is no longer looked upon as a mark ot distinction to carry one ot the cute little paste boards. . "The position of mayor . in the United States is said to be increasing In prestige," says the St. Louis Globe Democrat. Sure. "Lariat Jim" has prestige roped, tied down and branded. A French professor claims to have hatched sea urchins by the use of sugar and alcohol. It is common re port that snakes may be produced by the free use of sugar and alcohol. More Thaa One Favorite. Cleveland Leader. Nebraaka republicans have declared for Taft. Tha atate of corn and polltk-a Is de termined to show, once more, that It la aomethlng more than the home of W. J. Bryan. Rival Killer la the Field. Indianapolis News. Tho death of a foot ball player at Han over, N, H., from Injur lea received In last Saturday's game begins the fatalities so early that tt almost looks as if the grid iron sport were going to", attempt to com pete, with the automobile. Lod( Ranite Injoactlona. Minneapolis Journal. The Nebraska State Railroad commission discovered, through the kind officea of the express, companies, that, when it Issued an order in. a cream -rate case. It did so in de fiance of an Injunction which a Chicago federal judge had issued forbidding all rail road, and express companies to make any changes In cream rates. All Injunctions ought to be posted In the railroad stations and state capltols thirty days before going into effect. Ptirtr of the West. ' Wall Street Journal. Wall street must make new measurement of the wealth and power of the west. The rapid growth of the west, which now holds the balance of political and financial power In thia country. Is one of the most vital facta In the whole situation. Here Is -one. Isolated fact out of a mul titude that might be cited which reveals startllngly the wonderful change that has taken place in the west In the last ten years: 1 "The Kansas bank and truat com panies, according to their lateat statements, have $15,000,000 devoted to commercial pur poses outside of the Btato." (Nebraska banks have $12,000,000 invested outside the state.) ' Trlbnte to McKtaley. Kanaaa City Timos. President Roosevelt paid a fine tribute to President McKlnley on tho occasion ot the dedication of the McKlnley monument at, Canton. It was the kind of tribute that cou,ld be given only by one, who knows from similar experiences what the meaning of a great character applied to great responsibilities la. No other eulogist has more truthfully stated th McKlnley naJtJre and the martyred president's close touch with the people of-- all classes. That re lation was intimate, comfortable and af fectionate, wholly untouched by lmperl ousness on the one hand or aelf-conacioua-neas on tho other. Tt Is doubtless true, also, that few other men know so well as Mr. Roosevelt the scope of President Mc Klnley's constructive statesmanship, al though this Is much better understood at large than It waa at the time of McKinley's death. ' POLITICAL DRIFT. Representation of the Smith family In congress has fallen front nine to five. The sporting crowd in Cleveland are offering odda of 10 to 1 on the election of Tom Johnson. Former Senator William E. Mason Is seriously campaigning In Illinois for the t'nlted States aenatorship now ' hefd by Eenator Hopkins. Senator Piatt of Naw Tork Is talking a little for publication. But he does not thrill his constituents because there Isn't a resigning note in his voice. The courage of Governor Hoch of Kan aaa la away up In O. Ha suppressed tobacco smoking In his print ahop, banished the corncob pipe and bounced a bunch of rebellious printers. ' General Corbln's desire to enter congress from the Sixth Ohio district is not in the leat concealed under a shy manner or a shrinking exterior. He promises right out to pay his own expanse, it the repub licans will nominate him. And, while he docs not say so, he might be persuaded to chip in something besides. The unfeeling mayor of Kansas City has consigned to tha Junkpile portraits of former mayors of the city, which adorned the walla of the city hall. The ruason given for the sacrilege la that the work was of the Job lot order, thus confirming the pictureaque observation of an alderman, "Art Is on the bum in Kansas City "' Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, who has been lecturing ln Oregon, in response to the question whether he proposed to permit his name to go before the repub lican national convention, made the fol lowing reply) "Well, the Wisconsin delega tion to the national convention will prob ably go with that intention unless I do something to atop It. There are also neighboring states to Wisconsin that aeem to favor the same move. However, I have llttlo to say relative la the presidential nomination." . OTIIF.R 1.41)9 THAW OI RJ. " Secretary Vaft'o visit to Jupan Is rrtatn to have a beneficial effect on the relations of the empire with tho t'nlted States. Mutual explanations dlpo) of misunder standings and serve to allay the Ill-feeling provoked by race antagonisms on the Ta clflc coast. Aa a means of Insuring har monious relations In the future the Wash ington Herald points a way to which tha moat senslllvo ofTiclal of Japan cannot take offense. This way la to grant to Japanese Immigrants, of whatever class, precisely the treatment accorded to American Im migrants In Japan. "If we should model our treatment of the Japanese In America on the treatment of Americana In Japan," says the Herald, "wo should not allow Japanese scholars to attend our schools at all. We should prohibit Japanese from owning real estate in this country; te should forlfld them' purchasing certain ao curltles. We should not allow them .to leave certain of our ports without permits, and we should make It difficult for these permits, to be granted. If we charged 30 cents admission to our theaters, we should raise the price on Japanese desiring to at tend to tl; and the same scale of advance would bo carried out In our hotels and in our shop. In short, an examination of Japan's treatment of Americans resident In their country will show that restriction are placet on our countrymen that are in distinct violation of treaty obligations." The annual statistical report to the Brit ish Board of Trade of railroad accidents In the fnited Kingdom in 19V! has Just been published. It ahowsjhat during the period 1,189 persons were killed and 7.213 were in jured by train accidents. The average figures for the previous ten years were 1,144 and 6,631, respectively. Last year was remarkable for the number of deaths of passengers; more. Indeed, were killed In thia way than in any year since 18S9, but fifty six out of a total of fifty-eight doaths were attributable to three accidents, one collision and two derailments. In tho class of accidents caused by the movement of railway vehicles, exclusive of train ac cidents, 108 passengers were killed and 1,919 injured. The corresponding averages for the previous ten years were J 19 and 1.62T, respectively.- The passenger casualties ot this class were much more numerous than those caused by train accidents, and were due largely to the carelessness of the pas sengers themselves. The number of fatal and nonfatal accidents to railway men showed an increase, which was partly due to the exceptional activity in goods traffic, and the high pressure at which all railway work had to be conducted. Analysis of the casualties to railway men from shunting shows that, out of every 100, fifty-seven were due to misadventure, thirty-two to want of caution or to misconduct on the part of the Injured persons, and six to want of caution or breach of rules on the part of other employea, leaving Ave at tributable to preventive causes. In 1908 the proportion of casualties to the total number of men exposed to danger was. one In seventy-one, which, though slightly better than one in seventy, the average of the ten years ended with 1905, was much worse than one In eighty-one, the proportion for 1905. After much preliminary discussion and a careful scanning of figures and cost, the German government contemplates the wid ening and Improvement of the North Sea and Baltic Canal. In round figures, the depth ot the canal is to be Increased from twenty-nine to thirty-six feet, and the bot tom will measure H4 feet across, instead of half thls width, as at present. In two places new cuttings are to be made. In order to do away with existing curves, which are regarded as objectionable. Pass ing places will be provided every six miles and four of these enlargements are to be still further widened to allow vessels t turn around. The new locks will be 1,100 feet long by 160 feet in' width, the denth of water, being forty-six feet at the or. dlnary canal level. The alterations are for the purpose of allowing war vessels of the I Dreadnought pattern to pass through the canal. This In the present condition of the North Sea and Baltlo canal is Impossible. When the new canal Is finished it will com pletely alter the strategic map of Europe, so far, at least, aa the countries of the con tinent are concerned. . . ' The marching capacity of the soldiers seems to have been put to a very severe test during the- recent German army ma neuvers. A letter to a Berlin Journal says that the companies which had been brought up to a war strength of 300 men by calling up the reaerves suffered most from the forced marches. In the caae of one divi sion, which marched continuously with only slight halts from 1 o'clock in the morning until 1 o'clock In the afternoon, many com panies had lost more than 80 per cent of their strength by 7 o'clock and by 10 o'clock the number of men who had fallen out was so great that not enough noncommissioned officers were left to fulfil the regulations. According to another report of the march, "every device on the part of the officers which relentless severity or the kindliest encouragement eould suggest was needed In oraer to prevent the ditches along the road from becoming filled with laggards In the most alarming manner." Footsoreness was the trouble alleged by the majority of men who fell out. In the case of other troops who were taken Into action directly after belpg detrained many of the reservists had to be relieved of the equipment and al lowed to march In rear of their regiments. Some of the military critics complain that the men were often exposed to a much more physical strain than was necessary. The Interesting question "Are the Eng lish LaiyT" la discussed iu a recent Is sue of Harper's Weekly, by Sydney Brooks, its London correspondent. Mr. Brooks saya, "That Englishmen are Inclined to be laxy, and that England, while democratic In form, la not democratic in spirit. It has not accepted, and does not subscribe to, that gospel of work which lies at the root of the atrength, the success, the democracy of the younger natlona. Any one who lias looked Into Engllvh trade unionism must have realised how largely It Is mixed up with class aplrtt. The woi king-man who knows that his employer, drive down to the office at 10: JO, takes an hour and a half for lunch, is at his club again shortly after (. spends the week-end in the coun try -and thinks himself somewhat of a 'hustler' If he is content with two months' holiday in the year, is not likely to have a keen appreciation ot the dignity ot labor. From top to bottom, there runs the habit of regarding work aa an unpalatable In. ton upturn of tba real' business of existence; and ntarly all Englishmen work harder on a holiday than in their unices or work shops." Scotland's birth-rate is decreasing both in town and country, being by far the lowest In the rural districts and the high est in the "large town" districts. The pop ulation at the end of mi, according to the recently published report of the register-general, waa .67ti.i, an increase of about UC.00U alnce lim and of 800,000 since im. A century ago Scotland had l.fi.iM Inhabitants. The increase, In recent year especially. Is due entirely to the rapid growth of the large city of Glasgow and one or two other big towns that have been built up by manufacturing and shipping. For the rural districts show the same tendency to dcyopu'atloo that flity do In Ireland and England DID IJU baking powder Makes Food More Delicious and Whole some No Alum No Phosphates Care Must bo Taken to Keep Alum From the Food .Dr. Aloaxo Clark t "A sutuUnca (alum) which can derange tb) stomach should aot be tolerated in baking powder. Prof. S. W. Johnson, Yala TEHIL IV DMOKI0 CARS. Crashed Like Eva-abell In Kvery Train Wreck. Springfield Republican. The wreck on the Baltimore Ohio rail road at Bellalre, O., Saturday, with its large loVs of life, calls attention again to the weakness of the smoking car as an in tegral part of railroad trains. In that ac cident, as In so many other railroad wrecks, it was the passengers in the smoking car who were killed or Injured. The, reason for this is not far to seek. The smoking car on the average train is an old-fashioned and not Infrequently dilapidated structure, which has been condemned as an ordinary day coach. Economical railroading ordains that In their last days such cars shall be used for the conveyance of smokers or immigrant passengers. The placing of j so light and ancient a oar between more i substantial coaches insures that In case I ot a collision the weaker element in the I line shall be crushed. Baggages cars are far more strongly constructed, and they frequently emerge from serious wreck with comparatively little damage to life or prop erty in rases where tho smoking car has been crushed like an eggshell. Passengers are not obliged to ride In the smoking car, unless trains be unduly crowded, but the average man Is pretty certain to want hia smoke and to take the risk. Hence It la high time railroad managers were compelled to give the public substantial cara for thoae who smoke. WHITTLED TO A POIJfT. "She looks young to have a grown daugh- ter.' Yes. she was lust telling tn- " "I know. That she- was married when she was just barely 16 years old." t'lttsburg Post. Percy Yea. It's rather a neat tie. Who gave you the ieda, Cholly Nobody. I got. It. out of my own head. - Percy O! Blocked It out yourself, did you? Chicago Tribune. "As I understand lt,""sald the" visitor from abroad, "in your great republic "al most anybody has a chance of becoming president." "I wouldn't go as far aa to say that," answered the American statesman; J'but al- aiumiciiaiy ol Special At A. Uospe Co., 1513 Doufllas St. Many Pianos sold this week. Saturday is clean-up day visitors and home people have the best opportun ity to get high quality piano bargains. Just examine the list,' the grades and the prices of a few of the many bargains for Saturday: NEW PIANOS $250 Boudier Grand Pianos, Saturday $125 $275 Bell Pianos, Saturday $145 $300 Cramer Pianos, Saturday $100 USED PIANOS $200 Heyden & Son Pianos, Saturday . .$75 $275 Marshall & Wendell Pianos, Saturday $100 TEEMS . Terms $10.00 down, $6.00 per month. Terms $15.00 down, $7 to $8 per month. Terms $25 down, $10 to $12 per month. Discount for cash. Get in on this sale as we expect to make a clean-up of all the bargains in new and second hand pianos this, Saturday, October 5th. Open until 10 o'clock. Imme diate delivery. Out-of-town sales boxed and delivered to depot free of charge. Remember we have over 20 bargains in new and second hand organs. Prices range $10, $15, $20 and up on umall weekly" or monthly payments. Piano Players and Inner Players ranging from $100 uj) easy payments Saturday only. . A. Hospe Co., 1513 Douglas St. - 2HEBVa8BsaaflsflBUB8aiHL A pure, Grape cream of tartar College l "I regard their (alum aod soluble alamina salts) introduction into baking powders as IS oat dengeroa to health.1" most anybody can have boom;" Washington Star. presidential "Well, Tnt." said the sympathetic em ployer, "did you go to your friend's fun eral?" "Did I go. la It, sor?" returned Tat, en thusiastically. "Sure an' I did, sor. nn had the tonne o' me life. sor. That wuke wor a drame!" Philadelphia Press. It was on a street cor In the city of Washington. Two colored women. In cheaply gorgeous splendor, were talklnn. and one chanced to mention a Mr. "Jinks" in her conversation. "Excuse me." said tho other woman, "but his name Is not 'Jinks.' It Is 'Mr. Jenks.' " "Oh, I see," said the other woman com plalsantly. "I see dat you put de access on do pronoun." L.ippincott'8. TIIK BEST BY En. Baltimore Ainerlcun. "Give me the best of life," cried the maid "Then of tho rest I will not be afraid.'' Beauty came wooing In handsomest guise, Buld the maid, "Woman's heart Is not gained through her eyes." Power came proudly. "The woman, I ween, Who consents to be mine, I can make her a queen." "Oh, yes," said the maid, "but In this mf.jesty. Can you answer that always Just happy she ll be?" Came Wealth. "In me, maiden, you nee tho real thing. I dominate Beauty; I'm more than a king." ... "I agree.' eald she, "on you the world Is Intent; But can you buy happiness, peace and content?" Pled Ancestry: "Marry me; what else Is worth, If you can claim proudly distinction of birth?" "Oh, birth." said the maiden, "counts much lit the strife; But birth capnot nil alt the rest of one s lite." Then Social Position came in with a atrlde: , "I, alone, maid, can satlafy woman s real pride." "I know," said the maid, "if one chooses to roam. But what can you do If one lones for a . home?" ' .... "I have nothing to otter." sighed Love, ' but a heart. ' I give all; I ask naught; therein lies my part. I Klory in sacrifice; Seek, not shun, pain In: Not in self, but In suffering, nna my r. aaln." "O I,ove!" cried the maiden, "come qui tn niv eflll! For you are the best and the truest ol all!" 1 me Ak-Sar-Ben