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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1907.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION,
stats of Nebreka. Douglas County, a:
Cbarlea C. Itosewater, general manager
It The Bee Publnhlm' .i my. helm
Suly sworn. Bays that the actual number
ot full and complete copies of The Pally
Morning, Evening and Funday Bee printed
luring the month of October, IK07, waa at
follows:
1 Si.970 17...
I ,t90 18
39,600 19....
36,360 20...,
I 36,650 21...,
36,600 22. . . ,
f 39.440 23. . . ,
I ae.cao 24,..,
... 36,100 2S. . .,
I 3,M0 26...,
II 36.4U0 2T. . . ,
II 36,830 28....
It 36,300 29. ...
14 30,J0 SO. . . .
II 3t),20 31...,
It bto,3U0
Total
.ltAa8,4L0
Ls unsold and 'returned copies. ,Hj
Net total . l,x,t
Daily aveiaga ,-
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Subscribed In my itu ..u mn
ta belure nie tlila ist uy o nu.o.nu.-r,
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WHEN OUT or TOWN,
fcscribers iu.vi6g Ik elty teaa
pormruy savant doe 'ike ' Ucm
saauetl to theut. Addrcaa Vrill
Ckavatkcd aa attest mm requested.
Even tie nieiuberbnlp in the Don't
Worry cluus is ou thd decline.
A balloou HeiviLu m p,oosed as an
adjunct of trie navy, 'ihat will inane
Jaok stars out ot Jack tars.
A mem bur ui m ( mmo legislature
has ietn charged with grafting. The
FiliyluoB are learning rapiUiy.
Mayor "Jiui" nays he means what
he sas when he says It. But he
never says it the same way twice. ,
Europe is tending over some $30,
000,000 in gold. Most of It will go to
the western . farms instead of to Wall
street.
The limit has been about reached
by a Connecticut firm which advertises
its manufacture of automobiles and
artificial legs.
'Japan is showing a decided taste
for Scotch whisky. It will be all right
if it results in giving the Japs ft little
of the Scotch temperament.
New. York cannot understand how
the president can consent to leave J.
Plerpont Morgan's name on the "rich
malefactors" list any longer.
Japan Is placing large orders for
steel rails In America, but Richmond
Pearson Hobson will insist the Japs
have guns that shoot steel rails.
An American league umpire has
just taken a wife. By the opening of
the next season he will be accustomed
to having his Judgments reversed.
Complaint is made by aeronauts
that the sleeping accommodations In
balloons are very unsatisfactory. Natu
rally, as they are all -upper' bertha.
John Temple Graves admits that he
Intends to. make tome changes in the
editorial policy ot Hearst's New York
paper. Any change must be improve
ment, That fl.vuv.uou that the delegates
to the peace conference left with the
hotels, florists and cabmen' at The
Hague would come handy to some of
them right now.
"Who cares about the price of
coal?" aeks the Boston Record, with
the tone of a man who never asks the
price because he does not intend to
pay the bl'.l, anyway.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler declares
thst Emperor WUltani of Germany is
a democrat. Perhaps, but be cannot
vote, as a search of the record shows
that he forgot to register.
Mayor "Jim's" law enforcement
proclamations are notice that one 'or
two more of those famous promises
made by him during the city cam
paign have gone to protest. ' '
In the present state of the. money
market the presumption Is against
every bond Issue unless rebutted by
Convincing proof ot its necessity. And
the burditn ot proof is on those who
advocate the bonds.
Tho formation of a people's lobby
at Washlnston to keep the country
informed on the doings of congress
let kg. liko a reflection upon the emi
nent newspaper correspondents at the
rational capital, as well as an open
lUkutt f) ne eauor ot tne congres
sional IMavrd.
. . 36,710.
. . 3e,seo'
. . 34,540 i
. . 40,800
. . 36,650,
. . 36..40I
.. 87,353 j
. . SS.BdOl
. . 36, SO!
. . 36,700
. . 3o,bS0
.. 37,010
.. 36,b0
. , M,t0
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rf e itvrira lobpt, .
Senator Beverldge has enlisted as a
champion of, the "Peoples' Lobby," an
orgaplzatlon ot patriotic citizens
formed for the purpose ot keeping tab
on the work of members ot congress
while at Washington, provided the peo
ple chip In liberally to foot the bills.
At a meeting he.d In Indianapolis, for
the purpose of interesting the public
purse in the new movement, 6enator
Beverldge, who acted as chairman,
aid:
Every big Interest has lobby In Wash
ington, and I think It perfectly legitimate
and win that they should have. Every big
labcii1 organization and every large money
Interest has Ita lobby. Why not the pe p'.eT
The man who rises In congress to stand
for the Interests of a corporation has pro
vided for him data, prepared by the repre
sentatives of the corporation. The man
who rises In behalf ot the people has no
such data furnished. He must find the
figures himself and can only do so at the
expense of great labor and nights devoted
to study and research that are needed for
sleep.' He cannot give the proper amount
of Investigation continuously, except at
the expense of bis health.
Other speakers, who are promoters
of the proposed lobby, delivered ad
dresses, making it appear that the
rights of the people will be in great
danger unless vigilant patriots are kept
constantly on guard, and on the pay
roll, to guard the Interests of the
masses.
The fallacy of the position taken by
the advocates of the "Peoples' Lobby"
Is apparent to anyone familiar with
the conduct of public affairs In Wash
ington. All committee meetings are
public, with rare exceptions, and a
corps of nearly 300 newspaper corre
spondents, representing every impor
tant city, Is always induetriously en
gaged in keeping the public informed
upon every topic ot public or special
interest. In no other nation in the
world is so much publicity given to the
detailed workings of the lawmaking
bodies and the executive departments
of the government. The record shows
that the people have . never suffered'
from failure of the public to learn
what was going on.
The more serious feature of the new
proposition, however, is the implied
intimation that members of congress
chosen by the people; must be sub
jected to this new system of espionage.
The members of consress are paid for
representing the people and should be
held accountable by the people who
send them there. The "Peoples'
Lobby" is likely to prove aa.unpqjrolaK,,
as the spy system is In other American
activities.
FUR AY FOR TRE 'SURER.
In presenting Frank 'A; Furay for
the responsible office ot county treas
urer the republicans ot Douglas county
have endorsed a, man not only fully
qualified to perform the duties, but
also of tried integrity fully warranting
the confidence thus reposed. Mr. Fu
ray Is an Omaba-born boy, belonging
to a pioneer family which contributed
to tho defense ot the country In two
wars, and which has been counted
among the patriotic and enterprising
members of the community.
Personally popular and successful
in whatever he has undertaken, Mr.
Furay gives assurance of an efficient
and businesslike administration of the
county, city and school board finances.
When he is conducting the office he
will not only safeguard all the money
put in his custody, but will also ac
count for every cent of Interest earned
on the funds in his possession.
Ills democratic opponent. It should
be remembered, - served as county
treasurer once for four years, during
which time the interest on the county
deposits was almost entirely absorbed
and the taxpayers deprived of money
which rightfully belonged to them.
During those four years less than
$1,800 was credited back as Interest
on county deposits, whereas in the
four years since the republicans re
gained the' office more than $18,000
has been credited back as Interest.
Before the democratic candidate for
treasurer asks to be reinstated In the
treasurer's office he should tell what
became of the thousands of dollars of
interest earned on county deposits
which failed to get back Into the treas
ury whtlo he was In charge.
The election of Frank A. Furay as
treasurer would mean that the tax
payers will continue to get the Interest
on their money, while the election ot
bis democratic opponent would mean
the risk ot again losing It.
AS TO PA UK BvSTS.
Park Commissioner Cornish has
made a public statement for himself
and his associates on the Park board,
intended to explain the purpose of the
proposed issue of $50,000 of 'park
bonds with a view to persuading the
voters ,to sanction them at the coming
election.
When this bond issue was first de
manded by the board it was given out
that the money was to be used for the
purchase ot children's playgrounds
and breathing spots In the center of
the city and The Bee promptly ex
posed the ridiculousness of voting
bonds tor playgrounds In Omaha,
which is full of front yards, back
yards, vacant lots and school grounds,
co matter how desirable they might
be in congested districts of -thickly
built up eastern cities.
It is now asserted that the proceeds
of this bond Issue are not to be used
for buying more real estate, but ex
clusively for the Improvement ot the
parks and boulevards already laid oat,
and more especially to pay for paving,
guttering, , curbing, sidewalks and
street , Intersections along existing
parks and boulevards. It is also as
serted test the clt sttqrr-ev fca ma
a ruimg to the effect that the regular
park fund rannot be used for such
purposes and that the money for pav
ing, curbing, sidewalks and intersec
tions must come out of a bond Issue.
While incidentally expressing the
opinion that the city attorney is wide
of the mark, wo venture to .say that
there is no need of voting these bonds
at this time, and that if voted they
cannot.be used for the purposes Indi
cated. The bond proposition reads
plainly enough that the purpose Is to
buy or Improve parks or boulevards,
"purchased or appropriated for parks,
parkways or boulevards," and the
, sidewalks, curbing, guttering and In
' tersectlon raving would be . In the
streets and not in the parks.
More than this, the Park board this
current year had at its disposal a total
of $51,000 from taxes and road fund.
For next year It will have $50,000 to
spend from taxes alone and approxi
mately $25,000 more from the, road
fund. Its avai'able resources for
1908 will be some $75,000, or 50 per
cent more than this year, and that
ought to take care ot all the legitimate
park Improvements which Omaha can
at this time afford.
CBASOIKQ TBS CAS At. TITS.
While the Panama canal can never
be forced into Its former prominence
as a political Issue and as a subject
for prolonged congressional considera
tion and debate, an apparently deter
mined effort is being made to secure
a change ot type from a lock to a sea
level waterway before the work has
progressed much further. This agita
tion was started by recent recommen
dations of one of the canal commls-'
sloners that the canal be widened,
owing to the fact that the resent
plans do not call for a channel wide
enough to accommodate large vessels
now being built. It Is tfne-"- .
mltted that some change in this direc
tion may be found necessary aad the
advocates of the sea-level type of canal
are'unring a reversion to that plan.
The Philadelphia Record, discussing
the situation, says:
Ten years before the probable comple
tion of the Panama canal the great
maritime nations have begun the construc
tion of steamships that could not be got
over the staircase of locks which Is to be
a feature of the present plan. It Is now
proposed that locks shall be enlarged to
meet the requirement of larger ships. Th's
would Involve millions of dollars of In
creased expense. The suggestion of this
new difficulty may really, prove advantage-
.tfosia" l( it shall . serve to bring about a
reversion to the sea-level plan of construc
tion. -
Under the action of congress, the
construction of the Panama canal Is
practically left to the president. Re
markable progress has been made upon
the enterprise within the last year and
the. work is prosresslng satisfactorily,
although it is yet a long way from the
point where a chan&e In type would
entail any unnecessary expense. The
work thus far has been that of excava
tion, essential for either a lock or sea
level canal, and it will be several
years before any work can be done that
would be lost by changing the type of
the canal or widening It. The advan
tages of a sea-level canal, in point of
permanency, ability to withstand earth
Quakes and adaptability to the enlarg
ing marine architecture of the world
are generally understood. It may be
that a change to this type will finally
be decided upon, but there Is no hurry
about It.
KJiTKROR WiLUAii AS O THK PRFS8
While Americans may not have had
any special interest In the libel suit
which has been in progress in Berlin,
Involving many persons prominent in
official and court circles, there must
be a feeling of general admiration for
the emperor In his refusal to use any
effort to suppress full hearing of the
case, disastrous as the results were ap
parently certain to be to some of his
closest friends. The Incident may be
welcomed as the beginning of a new
era of enlarged freedom of the press In
a country where freedom of press and
speech have been exercised only sub
ject to more or less official censorship.
The case In question was a libel
suit brought by Oeneral Count von
Moltke against Editor Harden of the
Zukunft, as the result ot a series ot
articles, In which charges of gross
Immoralities and political Intrigues
were made against an ostensibly social
organization, including a group which
has practically constituted the kaiser's
unofficial cabinet for nearly twenty
years. As a result ot the charges, Von
Moltke was forced to resign his posi
tion as commander ot the Berlin garri
son, his associates were deprived of
their civil and military positions and
the entire group was banished from
court, with orders never to return. It
Is generally understood that the em
peror, when asked to suppress the
further publication of the charges,
ordered Von Moltke to bring suit
against the editor to test their truth.
The suit was brought, with the result
that the judge, after hearing a portion
of the testimony, dismissed the action,
sending Von Moltke and his associates
from court disgraced, and the stamp
of veracity on all the shocking charges
made by Editor Harden.
The fact that Von Moltke Is a ruined
man is the least far-reaching result of
the trial. The emperor's action has
saved the unblemished reputation of
the Hohensollern family for personal
and domestic decorum from a blemish
brought perilously near to It by un
worthy associates. A weaker man
than the emperor would have shrunk
from the exposure of scandal In his
court and used bis power to suppress
the offending publication.
It John O. Yelser's contention had
only been upheld by the supreme
court, namely, that every one was en-
1 titled to run on all" party tickets and
claim all nominations If his total vote
added up more tbsn his competitors,
we would have been saved all this
care and worry. Every regularly
nominated candidate would hare been
In the comfortable position ot the
judges of the district court without
opposition and the election would be
simply a ratification meeting.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth refuses
either to vote In the school election
at Cincinnati or take any part what
ever In the campaign. "I get enough
politics at second-hand," says she, "to
satisfy and more than satisfy all my
longing In that direction." This must
sound a little like heresy to her dis
tinguished husband and more distin
guished father.
A Massachusetts court has Just
ruled out the voting machine as un
constitutional under lta construction
ot the Massachusetts organic law. The
voting machine, however, still-goes In
Nebraska and will he employed as
usual in the coming election in Omaha
and Douglas county.
Omaha voters will have nine differ
ent propositions on which to record
themselves "yes" or "no" af the elec
tion next week. It behooves each one
to Inform himself on these proposi
tions so as to be sure he casts his
vote right.
, The democrats have discovered that
their local ticket Is all shot to pieces
and are desperately endeavoring to
save one or two candidates. Their
imaginative pictures of republican dis
sension rest only on their fading
hopes. ,
During his Incumbency of the office
ot county auditor Robert Smith has
unquestionably made a lot of enemies
by hewing to the line, but he ought
also to have made a lot ot friends by
thus saving the taxpnyers' money.
The proposition that the Jamestown
exposition be kept open another year
is not making any hit with the public.
Even the friends get tired of having
the body kept on view after the post
mortem has been held.
Colonel Bryan Is criticising the
financial views of Charles G. Dawes.
Colonel Bryan Is going to be too busy
to run for the presidency It he tries
to balance the criticism record In the
financial vlaws line.
A dtrenk of Absurdity.
Baltimore American.
. There Is a streak of absurdity, of course.
In this International competition In navy
building; but, after all, the reductlo ad
absurdum method may be the best way of
demonstrating that war Is not the right
way of settling International difficulties.
Warlike Nations Hoarding- Gold.
Bt Louis Republic
Great as has been the Increase of the
world's gold supply In the last ten years,
thsre has been a still greater Increase In
strenuous bidding for It by those who de
mand control of It for war purposes.
When they are suppressed there will be
cash enough always In' sight to keep things
moving steadily on the business basis.
M!fct aa Well Disband.
Brooklyn Eagle.
If all the possible candidates ot the de
mocracy have narrowed down to Mr.
Bryan, thro It may be well to consider tha
advisability of disbanding the democracy
and getting around an Irritating, If In
evitable, obstacle. Democracy might join
the republicans, or It might give a now
name to Itself, arid make one of the
thickest planks In Its platform a resolu
tion against Bryanigm.
"A Good Times Paale."
Kansas City Times.
Dean Strong ot New York says the finan
cial flurry was a "good tlmea panic" That
la probably the best description that could
be given of It In terse phrase. It Is psycho
logical, not material. Fortunately, the
great macs of depositors In this country
make that distinction. They know that
business conditions, all the way from, the
production of raw material to the retailing
of manufactured products, Is strong and
sound. They know - that a "good times
panic" cflnnot be a very serloua or a long
lived dlsturbanoe.
POLITIC4L DRIFT.
A -democratic politician in Texas has
Just denounced a distinguished fellow
democrat aa "a liar, a bribe taking scoun
drel and a coward." No funerals at last
account.
Speaker Cannon's boom for the presi
dency waa appropriately launched at a
"smoker" of Illinois congressmen In Chi
cago. The most engaging pose of Uncle
Joe Is with a smoker.
Tn the mayoralty campaign In Cleveland
Tom Johnson la known as the "con" can
didate and Burlon is the "con-con" candi
date. A change of a letter will express
the conditions of one or the other on elec
tion night.
Office seekers Inclined to practical pa
triotism should spply for the Job of post
master at Oary, Ind. The present Incum
bent pays all his salary and IV) a month
besides for clerk hire, and Uncle 8am will
not permit him to resign. Tour uncle
knows a good thing.
The taxable personal property In the
state of Pennsylvania Is oflUially reckoned
at the amazing figure of $1,014. 87, TS7. This
represents an lncreate of tC.OCO.OCO over
lost year. Thia valuation will produce a
rwtnu of ROW, 431. of which the state will
gt one-fourth, three-fourths being re
turned to the counties.
The circuit court, the circuit attorney
and the grand Jury of Et. Louts are dili
gently drawing a dragnet around grafting
members of the municipal house of dele
gates. It Is but a few years since the
J gang waa driven from the public crib. But
the lesson wss soon forgotten, so strong Is
the force. of habit and so tempting la the
opportunity.
Mark M. Fagan, the young republican
reform mayor of democratic Jersey City,
whose hair has grown gray alnce he took
office on January 1. WZ. Is having the fight
of his political career tn his campaign for
re-election for a fourth consecutive term.
Although the odds are apparently against
him and many long-headed Faganltes
admit that things look decidedly squally,
the mayor aaya ba Is very confident that
the voters will stand by him In what he
calls a battle for tha tight of the people
against political buaa rule and corporation
domination in muutuipal affairs
OTHF.R LAN DA THAN OIRI,
The acquittal of Maximilian Harden, the
Berlin editor, of the charre of libel brought
gainst him by Count Kuno Von Moltke,
former military governor of Berlin, Is a
notable triumph for independent Journalism
In Germany, and a deserved vindication of
editorial fearleasneee for the pcbllo good.
Illevr Harden (a In his forty-sixth J-esr.
He began his Journalistic csreer at the age
twenty and soon attracted attent'on by ex
posing the seamy aide of " military anfl
bureaucratic government. When Bismarck,
, Iron chancellor, was dismissed from power
In IW, Herr Harden championed his cause
: and both became fast friends. Through
, this attachment the Berlin editor waa
placed In possession of court secrets and
I court Intrigues and Influences good and
; bad which ramify monarchlal life. Thus
equipped Herr Harden redoubled his edl-
torlal seal for the betterment of the polit
ical and social life of the empire. He
founded "Die Z-ikunft" (the Futu-e) in
1892. a weekly, at flrat. now a dally, and
achieved success from the start. "If It Is
true that a man's face Is the most perfect
mirror of a man's character," writes a
Berlin correspondent, "then Herr Harden's
I face Is the most perfect one Tnto which I
looked, for It shows hie character In every
line. Herr Harden's style of writing
which is somewhat grandiloquent and ap
peals rather to the highly educated than to
the ordinary people, fits his face wonder
fully. His face Is gracef'J, fascinating, un
commonly bright, even handsome, bu It
changes continually. Now, he looks like
a tragedian, now like a philosopher," whose
kpen mental faculties penetrate the deepes
secrets of nature. The next moment he
seems to be a happy man. to whom life Is
but an endless chain of Joy, but suddenly
a sardonic smile grows over his face while
he drops a sarcastic remark on some polit
ical subject Then the real Harden appears
the great merciless critic, who applies the
lash to each and every thing which he con
siders to be worthy of being lashed, from
the emperor downward to the theatrical
manager whose questionable business
methods he attacks, or to a policeman who
has transgressed his duty." His success In
exposing court scandals and driving the
participants from power proves how easily
the barbs of truth penetrate the cuticle of
court favorites and blasts their lecherous
Uvea His la a glorloua victory for German
honor and decency.
A remarkable manifestation of the de
feated Boers transformed Into gatefu!
cititens, of Britain's newest colony will
occur on the SKh Inst., when the monster
Culllnan diamond will be presented to
King Edward by a representative of the
Transvaal government. This remarkable
atone is more than three times the size
of the largest diamond previously known,
turning the scales at 1,371 pounds avoirdu
pois. The crystal Is flawless and blue
white In color. Originally the atone war
larger, at least four pieces having been
split or broken off. It Is said to have
coat SSOO.flCO. But Its Intrlmsto wfrth Is
overshadowed by the spirit which prompts1
the gift. It comes from tho Transvaal
government to the British crown as a
token of appreciation for the bestowal of
home rule upon a people who but recently
went down In defeat valiantly battling for
their republic. The grant ot presen
tatlve government to the South African
colonies was a wise and necessary one, as
It 'quickly healed the wounds of war, ban
ished carpet bag government, and gave
he people an Incentive for actively par
ticipating tn the upbuilding of the colony.
The grant waa broad and - clear, un
hampered by overous conditions or limita
tions. Coming practically unsought It was
, received In a like spirit of good Will, and
' the results Justified (ha wisdom of the
' grant. The praise bestowed upon the
liberal ministry for this generous act la
well deserved, but much of the credit
belongs to the king. A shrewd, tactful,
diplomatic ruler, inheriting the ravages
and discards of racial war. Its Instituted
a policy of conciliation and concession,
made frends of former enemies, and lent
the resources of the state to the stricken
heroes of the veldt. While the huge dia
mond Is a royal tribute of good will to
a king, Its luster brightens the homely
admonition, "Sugar draws more flies than
vinegar."
i .
Premier Clemenceau faces the Chambers
j of Deputies for the autumn session with
I France Itself comparatively quiet. The
disturbances In the wine-producing dl-
tr'cts of the Midi have disappeared, at
least In their acute, aggressive form, and
the country Is Just now very free from
serious labor troubles. There Is a period
of comparative calm, too, In the relations
between the state and the Roman Catholic
church. AH this must tend to strengthen
the ministry, despite the break between
the socialists and the followers of Clemen
ceau. The original bloo Is evidently nj
more, but there rematna an ample major
ity In the chamber for the ministry to
work with. The most troublesome ques
tion confronting the government Is the still
unsettled Moroccan situation. When Oen
Drude trade terms with the chiefs of the
tribesmen near Casablanca a ir uth or
two ago. It seemed that the wor I of the
crisis had passed, but the ensuing civil
war between the sultan and the pretender
has kept the situation raw, and the recent
battle between the forcea of the pretei.dsr
and the French was a sharp reminder of
the possibilities of the future. France was
obliged to back the sultan against the pre
tender, but the extreme weakness of the
sultan's government and army compli
cates questions already sufficiently delicate.
The whole Moroccan question will be thor
oughly discussed In the Chamber of Depu
ties early la November.
Calabria, one of the shakiest regions on
earth, reports a death roll of ECO In the
earthquake of October., It Is but two yeais
since thut section of Itsly was Visited by
a much more severe shaking up, when the
victims numbered J.C 0. and the charity of
P.
ne world was solicited1 In behalf of tha
survivors tn the wrecked towns. But the.e
j recent visitations arc as naught as com
pared with the Calabrian earthquake of
1 17S3, whose tremors did not entirely subdue
for four years. The victims were uncount
able, for soma little towns were obliterated,
j swallowed up in the 'yawning Assures or
swept away by landslides. The ascertained
dead were reckoned by thousands, and In
those days, with Imperfect commun'catlons,
not to speak of general Neapolitan ad
ministrative Inefficiency, omissions and er
rors ware numerous. 8H11, in Spite of such
tnrrlblo experiences repeated at short In
tervals for centuries, Calabrians cling to
thtlr mountains and valleys, and rapidly
rebuild tlulr wrecked towns out of the
ruina. It Is a fa'rly prosperous region,
raving about 1.400,000 Inhabitants. Catan
ia ro, ore of Its buktest cltl-a. with a popu
lation between 30) snd 40,000. suffered ter
ribly a century and a quarter ugo, but at
once emulated the phoenix. Theae facts
are reminders of the ancient general truth
tlst when a rare has acquired the habit of
living in a particular region, not even such
physical terrors as earthquakes will com
pI It as a whole to "move on." The Ca
labrians hang on when their mountains
are shaking; and the Callfornlans are build
Ing a finer San Francisco on the site of
the old.
In the address which he delivered tn the
Aastro-Hungartafl - Parliament the other
day, when presenting a monster petition
In favor of franchise reform in HuDgery,
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A Pure, VhoIcsomc, Reliable
Cream ol Tartar
The cream of tartar used In Dr. Price't Baking Powder
is derived from (rapes in the exact form and composi
tion in which it occurs in that luscious, healthful fruit
Improves the
To the DcallWuIness of the Food
Its Use tx Protection and
x Guarantee AgMnst
Alum
the socialist leader, M. Garbay, drew a
striking picture of the condition of thu
worklPd classes of Hungary. Serious so
cial reforma were necessary, he said, un
less the rrst of the working classes were
to Join the $"0,000 who had left the country
during the last two years to aeek a battel
living elsewhere. According to official sta
tistics, the average weekly wage of an
adult Industrial workman In Hungary Is
12.70 Snd of a workwoman $1.85. An adult
agricultural laborer earns on an average
$196, and a female laborer 80 cents por
week. These wages, together with . uxur- I
ions rentals, oblige the workers to huddle
together In overcrowded rooms, to the det
riment of both health and morals. The
percentage of overcrowded dwellings, which
In Vienna and Berlin is 28. Is in Budarest
74. Naturally, consumption rtges. while
In England 2T5 out of every 100,000 persons
die of consumption, the ratio In Hungary
la $64 per 100,000. There Is also a lack of
medical assistance. Of the annual EOO.OPO
deaths in Hungary about 250,000 occur with
out medical attendance. Of the children
bom, one-third die before reaching their
fifth year. Twenty-two per cent of the!
of the total population and SS per cent of
the adult population can neither read nor
write: Seventy-nine percent of the achools
and 80 per cent of the teachers belong to
rells-ious bodies. The present Parliament,
continued M. Garbay, not only has done
noth'ng to remedy the situation, but Seeks
to prevent workmen from Improving tholr
own condition by organization.
An Kconomle Mystery,
Washington Star.
Between the Beef trust and the coal
barons It is difficult to see how this money
hoarding of which- financiers complain got
ao much headway.
A PLAIN DIRECTION
letter addressed simply "Leading Clothing Store"
was received the other day at the postoffice in a
city where one of our sixteen retail stores is lo
cated. This was what the postmaster wrote
across it:
"Try Browning, King & Co."
That direction, given to the letter carrier, will
guide' you as surely as it did him, if you are look
ing for high-class clothing.
SUITS 10 to 138
Browning,
E. S. WILCOX, Manager.
Piano layers' Take Notice
It Is a distinct advantage to the in
tending piano buyer to make a selec
tion at an establishment where there
ia a large and representative collection
of pianos not merely a variety ot a
single make, but a great number of
different makes.
The Iloape store offers this oppor
tunity to a degree not approximated
else here. Never were so many high
grade pianos In fine condition offered
for sale under a single roof.
But the Hospe store considers that
success consists not merely In the sale
of many pianos. We have other Ideals,
thief among hlch Is an ambition to
make not one f i lend, but many with
every talo. Our ways, we claim, are
distinctive. What other store in the
city has been Independent enough to
abollbh the pernicious custom that
cause ot unreasonable prices com
missions? What other store maintains
We Save You G50 to
S150 onaPIano.....
Ao HOSPE CO,
1513 DOUGLAS STREET .
WE DO EXPERT PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING
1 V t
3
Baking Powder
Flavor and Adds
Food
MIRTHKIL REMARKS.
Jim Proposed to Mlxs Phorksy, yet?
John Nope. I asked her to play the piano
for me last night and she absolutely re
fuued. Jim Great Bcott, man! What greater
firoof of her love do you roqulre? Cleve.
and Leader.
"Of course," said tha Intimate friend to
tha diatingushed statesman, "your opinions
are never for sale."
"Never," waa the prompt reply, "except
to the magazines." Chicago Record-Horald.
"Thomas A. Edison has perfected a way
to build a three-story house In twelve hour
at a cost of $1,000.
"Now If he'll perfect a- way to hoiioe
clean it In twelve hours he'll be a dulsy."
Houston Post.
"That play," remarked the critical person,
lacks heart Interest."
"It does, eh," answered the star; "you
Just ought to'sce the way the manager ia
taking the box office reoeipta to heart."
Washington Star-
Knlcker How long do you think It will be
before confidence will be restored T
Bocker As long ss It takes you to con
vince your wife that you really were de
talned at the office. New Tork Bun.
IN THE TWILIGHT.
Junes Russell Lowell.
Sometimes a breath floats by me,
-An odor from Drean land sent.
That makes the ghost seem n'gh me
Of a zolendor that came and went.
Of a life lived somewhere, I know not,
In what divine sphere.
Of memories that stay not and ao not.
Like music heard once by an ear
That cannot forget or reclaim It,
A something so shy, It would shame It
To make it a show.
A aomethlng too vague, could I name It
For others to know.
As If I lived It or dream It,
As If I acted or schemed It,
Long ago!
OVERCOATS SIS tO S30
King & Co
SPECIAL FOR
SATURDAY
Rocker like ot iwadu of
clioicH Quarter Sawed Oak And
Birch MoUcgauy. Tbee
Rocknr arn all band-rubbed
and polished. Regular 5.00
Rocker,
or,iy.?.?:.S&45
MILLER. STEWART
BEATON
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absolutely a one-price plan? In what
other store can you feel assured that
the price quoted you is the same as
the price quoted everyone?
What other store represents as
many great factories or keeps in stock
as large a number of pianos from
which to make a selection?
Is It not a distinction that we art
the largest music establishment In the
wesir
, Is It no' a distinction that our close
co-operation with the factories enables
1 us to put pianos Into the homes of the
people at the lowest possible price?
I You cannot possibly do better than
to deal with Hospe's. We are factory
distributers for Kranlch & Bach, Kra
kauer, Kimball. Bueh & Lane, Hallet
& Davis, H. P., Nelson, Decker Bros.
Co., Cable-Nelson, Weser Bros.,
Cramer, etc.
If you cannot call, write for cat
llogue and prices.