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SATURDAY", NOVEMBER f, m07.
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VICTOlt KOSEWATER. EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OP riftd'HTTON.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County. as:
Charles C. Roewater, general manaerr
of The Bee r'iM','r- - ". belug
duly awam, aaye that the actual number
cf full ii"1 ocinrlete cordee of The DHy
Unrnlnr Kvehlps- an Amidav BC BTinte'l
during the month of October. XIOT, wag at
follows: ,
1 88 870 IT .? j
i ss.mo i 8,eo
1 3t.eoo if a 149 j
4 88.3CO 20 40,800 !
t 88,850- 21 3e,8S8
86,500 II 88,940 j
T 88,440 2S 87,39)
1 1 88,180 24 88,80 j
1 38,700 2f .,... 88,783
. 19 80.6S0 28 88,90
1 88.430 27 38,080
; 12 88,630 28 87,OlO
1 35,300 28 3,kfev
14 SJ0 30 M0
U 830 81 8rM
II M,U0 1
Total ,138,4i.O
Lena unsold and returned copies. .8,833
Net total 183,53
Dally avai age 80.4a'
CjiAKJ.ES C. ROSEWATKR, .
General Manager.
Subscribed in my pramenue and sworn
to before me thla lai day o( Movemor,
ItOtJJbitf WON li.n,. t
Notary Public.
WHE.1 OCT or TOWIT.
Babacnkere leavta the city tesa
rarity akanld have Ik But
mailed ta tawm. Adireu trill be
changed often aa requested.
Are there any more "nonpartisan'
democrat running aiound loose?
Mr. PJncLot piuuKU a timber famine
within twenty ars. Time to quit sawing-
wood.-
There'll be lewer da.l uays In Wall
street for a i,loie. 'John W. Gates has
returned from Europe.
Dr. Wiley la toing 10 prove that all
soda water is Injurious. That is another
way of putting on the eundae lid.
Delaware has ,ou dry, but it is only
a short walk tor a thirsty manto go
out of the etate when he wants a drink.
Geologists have recently unearthed
a hammer weighing fifteen pounds.
Send it to Chancellor Day, Syracuse,
N. Y.
Omaha now Laj Business
Woman's club. It has a great chance
to et a pace for some of the business
men's clubs.
"Who started that Lodge presidential
boom?" asks the N York World.
That la not the Question now. What
h become of ItT
Seven murders have been committed
in Kansas City within the last ninety
days. Kansas City reformed its police
force a short time ago..
A Philadelphia girl has been fined
for making faces at a Philadelphia pc.
llceman. It was wrong, of coarse, but
think of the provocation.
. The results at San Francisco show
that the court of beet resort, the ballot
box, has affirmed the verdict returned
by the Jury on Schmlts and Ruef.
'. The population of the world is now
placed at 1,600,000,000, many of whom
are trying to catch the car a few min
utes after 6 o'clock every evening.'
The New York Sun ehould hurry tip
and finish its war with Japan. Editor
Hearst is preparing to whip Great Brit
ain aa soon as he can get an open date.
No wonder the democratic states
men are playing up the success of Tom
Johnson so strongly. It Is about the
only ray of hope that Is. left to solace
them.
The announcement that Eddie Foy
is to play Hamlet should be excuse
enough to open the grave of the late
Mr. Chakespeare to see If he has not
turned over.
"A man has no business la congress
unless he has a backbone" eays Speaker
Cannon. It does require some backbone
for the average member to carry oat
the speaker's orders.
While the currency tans may need
amendment the country is not clam
oring for any of the kind of legisla
tion usually rushed through at a spe
cial session of congress.
It we are to have no more gum-shoe
campaigns some other kind of foot
wear will be required for those smooth
futloa politicians to enable them to
walk around on two party platforms
at the same time without making
tracks cn eltrer.
The f!okefmen for the paper-built
Ir-tcrurtian trc'.ley line between Omaha
and Lincoln explains the stoppage of
work on the ground of too much leg
islation end afl'atlon. Too much
i watt r i.nd too little cash would come
cioer to the mark.
what wovr.rt njrv PArrryen
-Taking up The Bee's query as . to
what would have happened "If Colonel
Bryan had made a few more speeches
In Nebraska,", our amiable democratic
contemporary, which Is now almost aa
loyal tct Bryan as It was to Parker this
time four years ago, thinks . it has
made out a flattering case for Mr.
Bryan by. comparing the figures for
1907 with those for 1905.
The World-Herald takes up three
counties In which Mr. Bryan made five
speeches, which two years ago voted
as follows on judge of the supreme
court.
Letton Hastings
(Rep.) (Fua.)
Merrick , 99 ; Sft
Platte Ul '1S38
Polk 834 lot
For these same counties this year
the World-Herald constructs the fol
lowing table:
Reese Loomla
1907. (Rep.) (Fus.)
Merrick 1087 ' 750
Platte 14 1M
Polk 831 1060
The conclusion of the World-Herald
Is that the three counties were carried
by Judge Loo mis, the fusion candidate,
by J 04 votes, whereas two years ago
the fusion candidates lost the same
counties by 21 votes. And It goes on
to say:
They are the same counties In which Mr.
Bryan made five of his seven epeechce de
livered In Nebraska this fall. The net gain
la 13 rotea In three eountlea. favored with
five speechea from the democratic leader.
But why stop hereT We had ' an
election In Nebraska last year in which
the same issues were Involved, when
the .vote of these, three counties as
officially recorded was as follows:
. Shallen-
I ' Sheldon berger
108. (Rep) (Fus.)
Merrick Ill 780
Platte 1047 2U9
Polk m 830
- Totaling, we find that the three
counties were carried by the fusion
candidate In 1906 by 051 votes, and
that these were the same counties the
fusion"' candidate carried thla year by
only 304 votes. The net loss in three
counties, "favored with five speeches
from the .democratic leader," is 647
votes. Quoting again from the World
Herald: It Is fair te conclude that If Mr. Bryan's
speeches are- to be charged with responsi
bility for what happened, that If he "had
made a few more," the outcome would have
been distinctly more encouraging to the
loyal democracy of this state.
What would have happened if Col
onel Bryan bad made a few more
speeches In Nebraska?
WWtSISQ -Tut Vj SAM A CAKAU
The decision of President Roosevelt
and the isthmian Canal commission to
widen the proposed Panama canal by
ten feet, so that upon the bottom there
will be a stretch of 110 feet from side
to side, la undoubtedly a wise provis
ion, in view of the development of ma
rine architecture that has taken place
In the last few yeara, even since the
work of construction of ; the Inter
oceanic waterway waa commenced. The
original plans for the canal, which
called for a width of 100 feet at the
bottom, were considered by engineers
aa sufficient for all time, but with the
construction of big steamships like the
Lusltanla and of battleships of the
Dreadnought type it as become evi
dent that more room in the canal
would he necessary for the proper
handling of such vessels.
The Lusitlania Is eighty-eight feet In
width and, even under the revised
plana, would fill the canal space snugly
without leaving room for even tow
boats to pass. It Is hardly probable
that there will be' any great Increase
In the site of future steamships and
warships. The limit appears to have
been reached, aa any Increase la width
wenld call for a corresponding Increase
in length,' and marine experts agree
that any' addition in length of steam
ships would, be at the cost of safety
and speed. Accepting that view as cor
rect, the addition of ten feet to the
bottom width of the Panama canal
should be a sufficient discount for fu
ture development In marine construc
tion. The new plana will not Interfere
with the work already done nor delay
to any considerable degree the date of
completion of the enterprise.
TjraT TOLVVK OF MCXfy.
The monthly circulation statement of
the Treasury department, issued on No
vember 1, would Indicate that the
financial flurry In the east Is due to
lack of capital and confidence rather
than to lack of money. The United
States has more kinds of money and
a larger volume of It in circulation than
any other solvent nation on earth. Ac
cording to the government report, we
Lave, in round numbers, the following
kinds of money: ' ' .
Gold
SiH.r
.tl,840.808.8U8
S4l,U0.tfUl
7.o0,0j
l!,UJ.0')
H4.U09.0JJ
lO.Suti.eje
'ir.uiy notes .
QroentMtcka k
Nai:onal bank notea
Minor coin
Total -.. ...U$.D.0.'0
This stock waa increased about 114,
000, OuO ' in the month- of October,
raising the per capita to $3$. IS, the
largest in any nation ef the world. Of
this increase nearly $7,000,000 la In
goldand $6,000,000 In national bank
notes, the balance being in subsidiary
silver. So tar. as the effect of this In
crease in the "stock of money" con
cerns the public, it is necessary to note
the difference between the amount held
In the government treasury and that
In clrcuUtlon, It being remembered
it at the government counts Ita money
on deposit In national banks aa circu
lation and not as a treasury asset.
The amount of gold reserve in the
treasury was reduced In October from
ilOO.113 .151 to $119. 645,990. a reduc
tion of $13,477,361. vIn circulation
there was an Increase of $13,492,497
In gold and I14.S9J.J0J in gold cer
tificate, a total or $37,091,300. In
other words. In the transfer of $42.
820,688 In gold coin and certificate
from the treasury there appears to be
a gain of 949,693.797 In the circula
tion, the' $6, 77. 129 representing the
actual increase in the stock of gold
money.
The circulation for the month was
also increased by the transfer of
11,776,341 standard sliver dollars from
the treasury to circulation.' At the
same time, the treasury holdings of
silver certificates diminished from
912,876,749 to $7,177,432. There was
also a transfer of about $5,000,000 in
national bank notes from the treasury
to the circulation. The total Increase
in circulation for the month, therefore,
was $70,600,000; while the actual In
crease in the total stock of money was
$14,063,562.
The figures are particularly inter
esting as gauging the supply of money,
the amount In circulation being larger
than ever before and the monthly in
creases to the stock on hand being
much above the average.
rAJSJR'M OF JHK "01 D tOVTP."
The country at large has accepted
with more or less satisfaction the evi
dences of development of the south
along many lines. The old order hat
given way before the commercialization
of the country and most people have
been feeling rather proud of the "new
south," with its new mills, new fac
tories, nsw railroads, new farms, new
enterprises of all kinds, Including a
new spirit. But among the surviving
membera of the old regime, the people
who dominated the south, politically
and socially, in the "days befo' the
wall," the rejoicing must be tinged
with regret overv certain ancient Insti
tutions of southern life that have ap
parently gone forever.
The news columns of the last few
days strikingly illustrate the change
that has come over the spirit of the
southern people within the last few
years. From New Orleans comes the
story of a row between Lieutenant
Governor Jared Y. Sanders and former
United States Senator Donelaon Caf
frey that in the old days would have
resulted in a generous blood-spllllng
meeting on the field of honor. Caffrey
challenged Sanders to a duel and was
refused. He then "posted" Sanders
as a "common liar and poltroon.".
Thousands of these posters, signed by
Caffrey, were placarded on billboards
and telegraph poles throughout the
city and across the fronts of several
downtown buildings. Yet Sanders
maintains that, holding one public of
fice and being candidate for another,
he can not give Caffrey personal satis
faction, however much he mlaht like
to do so.
Over In Texas the other day, a prom
inent state official Issued a signed ar
ticle In the press In which he declared
Senator Bailey to be a filar, poltroon,
cowara ana Dnoe-iaKer, aiong wun
some
other charges. Down In Ten-
nessee, the fiery Carmack, who was
wont to !Uht at the drop of the hat,
even dropping it himself to expedite
matters, has gone to the newspapers
with a defense of charges against him
which Include everything but moon
shining and pernicious religious activ
ity. In Georgia, Governor Hoke Smith
baa decided to' treat "with the con
tempt of silence" charges preferred
against him by Colonel Tapp, one of
the Georgia fire-eaters who has a brief
attacking nearly every act of Smith's
public and private life.
, What a decided change from the
"old south'.' when the man who refused
to accept 8 challenge to fight a duel
was promptly branded as a social out
cast who had dlf graced not' only him
self, but all of his family. In the "old
south
the man who called his neigh-
bor a "liar and poltroon" hurried home
to place his affairs in shape and to
select hla seconds for the meeting cer
tain to. take place over In the grove
about daylight the next morning. Per
haps the newer way is better, but the
old guard must feel humiliated to find
the younger generation fighting meta
phorical duels, with the plato thrown
aside and the jawbone and typewriter
substituted as weanons.
Down in Lancaster county they
have elected a successor to the Hon.
"Joe" Berns as member of the state
senate on the assumption that the
place had been vacated by the filing of
an affidavit by the redoubtable "Joe,"
stating that he was a resident of the
state' of Colorado. As The Bee has
already remarked, nothing in the form
ef an affidavit or a deposition has ever
been known to hold the Honorable
"Joe" in a little matter of residence, j
Eo long as the legislature la not called
to meet in special session everything
may run along smoothly, but should
there be occasion to revive his sena
torial prerogatives before the election
of a new legislature
the Honorable "Joe"
decidedly Interesting.
we may rely on
to make things
Another serious, alil.ojih not very
damaging, fire at South Omaha again
emphasises the Inadequacy of the fire
department In our neighboring city,
there each of the big packing house
has to maintain a flre-flghtlng force
of its own. with no recognised head
for all. One of the benefits of coriaol
Idatlon, which the people of South
Omaha have rejected, would be an en
hancement of the fire protection by
Improvement of the fire department.
With authority to issue only $50,
000 of intersection bonds, the total
amount of street paving which Omaha
an do nxt year will be limited to
about $300,000. This Is not very
much aod will hardly take care of all
the street -paving for which abutting
property owners win petition. The
moral is to get petitions in early In or
der to secure fair consideration and at
the same time force the work on the
part of the contractors.
Another bouquet tor the successful
outcome of .the republican campaign
locally should go to Chairman Learned,
of the county committee. Mr. Learned
gave his time and efforts at no little
personal sacrifice, and while nothing
! 8ueeeede like success, he Is entitled to
special credit Tor skilfully overcoming
various obstacles that appeared to
block the path from time to time.
l6hn fbarp Williams rays the finan
cial trouble could be settled by put
ting "three well known men .behind
the bars." Wall street has a notion
that the trouble wou'd be ended if one
well known man were placed behind
the bars.
The editor of a democratic paper In
Chlo has written to ask Grover Cleve
land what kind of a platform the dem
ocrats should 8dopt next year. That
editor need not expect any exchange
privileges from Colonel. Bryan's Com
moner. The remnants of the commercial
telegraphers orranlratlon In Omaha
Insists that their strike Is still on. The
telegraphers' strike petered out long
ago and the beet thing for the strikers
to do Is to reyomlr the situation.
The American naif wno . v.
m . i , .
fight at Salt Lake City, electing eueh
sturdy Americans as Rudolf A19. O.
Schneider, H. J. Dlnlnny. E. O. O'Don-
nell and F. 8. Fernstrom to important
municipal places.
According to Congressman Tawney,
the' Panama canal will cost about
$900,000,000. That will be a little
more than 10 per, cent of the value of
the farm products of the nation for the
present year.
New Tork insists that the tone of
i tbo President's message to congress Is
I , V. .nil T. IV., - - 1. 1, .
mj w muu. iu mil vtcoi iqq president
may only be following his own advice
to "speak softlv, hut errv a big stick."
The Taint f ClTlHaattaa.
Baltimore American.
It developed that the Utea ar afflicted
with a propensity often to be, . found In
white civilisation they would rather eat
than werk.
Mach Trath la "mall Cnmpsu,
Washington Post.
The country Is solvent from one end to
other. The reality of American prosperity
ha been tested during the laat ten days.
It haa been found to be genuine.
Standard Gall.
CWrago Tribune.
It Is exasperating to all true patriots to
read that John D. Rockefeller, who la
building a new house on Pocantlco hill,
has cornered the labor market at Tarry
town by giving higher wagea and shorter
hours than any ether emDlover.' The mil
i or html
Am Army ( Irlndlers.
Philadelphia Record.
From Artemna tvard down there has
been much Jesting regarding the predomi
nance of brigadier generals In the army
any armyr regulars and volunteere. north
and aouth. But cur army 1 declared now
' a a pr ae? ing the com 1 1 n 'n which the
officers will exceed the number of enlisted
men. One company of count artillery haa
only fourteen enlisted men, arid one regi
ment of twelve companies of Infantry has
but 408.
A eaaeleae Scare.
- Washington Post.
The truth la.that the. money flurry for
past two week, la a. aenae.ea, aacare
.a (theater crush or a mad dog oanto
the
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as
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aiiwia,, aa w. taai lass) ,v au b)iw:n itiwiivj
back where It will begin to breed Interest.
Foreign investors are snapping up the in
vestments which 'Americana afflicted with
money-collo threw overboard. In a fw
daya theae Americana will be looking
around and wishing their had kept their
heada. They wlU ba lucky If they find as
good investments aa those they threw over
when it waa fashionable to become purple
over aa Imaginary danger.
PRICES It AVE DEEJC TOO HIGH.
Redaction Can Work No Harm to tk
General Interests.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The lowering of the prices of commodi
ties, aa the result of the monetary string
ency, will at least work no harm to the
general Interests of the country, whatever
disappointments it may bring in particu
lar cases. Prices have been too high.
Wltnesa the suspension, soma month ago,
of work on all but a few of the many Ir
rigation projecta undertaken by the recla
mation service. That auapenalon was the
result of such advances In the cost of labor
and materials as made the prosecution of
the works Inadvisable, lt the coat cf Uie
reclaimed lands be made too high for the
settler. Many private 'undertakings re
quiring heavy outlays were similarly
postponed. With prices restored to a nor
mal level, they are likely to be resumed.
If labor gets lesa per day, the laborer will
hava td pay less for what he eata and
wears. The main fact Is that there Is
plenty to do, plenty to eat and 'ear.
Kollov Bones
of tht arm and U ar tubes
lita a pUca f u pipe. The
heOew centra k Rilai wiUi
tefl reel fatty BnaUrU! ca!lt4
marrew. This I Ins place
whart ruw red kUed Ii nude,
Scott's Emulsion
feeds hone mirreW. The rich
LI and the peculiar power la
JCOTTJ EMULSION :vm ruw
vffer and new MurUhmtaL
That l why aalt asa!e Imafova
en ICOTTi EMULSION. It has
the t-ewcr te arwf'Jte new red
.llaad.
AO Drstsbtsi ere. and $1.00.
OTH.ER IAKD1 TH A OCRS.
The liberal party ptogram for "mending
or ending" the veto power of the British
House of tords. aa outlined In the recent
epeech of Fremter Plr Henry Campbell
Bannerman In Edinburgh, doea not fore
shadow art early appeal to the country en
that laeu. Thla will be a disappointment
for the torles and the more radiral mem
bera of the party in power. In rejecting or
amending to death the liberal Jetty mens
urea pasted by the House of Commons lit
the last and prered'ng aesaiona of Parla
ment. the pera bodly challenged the min
istry to appeal te the country on the tsnuet
Involved In the measures. The mlnle
Ignored the challenge, but pledged ttnelf
t deal with the ehstr'vrttve taet'rs of the
upper house In tta own way and at 'the
proper time. In Ms Efl'nburgh speech,
after rerlewtng the methods hy whlrh the
lords frustrated the eviration - bill, the
plural vot'rg and the two Scottish 'land
nine, beeldee Impa'r'ng the -THsh evicted
tenants' and the Eogl'sh land tenure b'll.
the prem'er declared that the time had
come when the rtpremary ef the elective
over the hereditary chamber must be estab
I'ahed. A afart w'll be mad at the ap
proaching sees'on. As Indicated by the
prem'er. the muiistry Intends to send tin a
b'll to the House of Lords and nnon that
hody disagreeing to Ha pror'elona or
threatening to alter fundamentally or re
ject the measure, a conference of equal
n-imbers of the two houses will he called
Should the conference fa'l to agree, the
measure Involved or a a'mllar one wilt be
reintroduced after an Interval of sx
months and sept to tie Hou.e of Lords.
In event of a second dlssgreement and fie
fa'lure of the eecond conference, the b'll
'a to be paeaed by the Commons for the
third t'me and sent to the lords. Should
the latter d'aagree for the third time. Par
liament w'll he dissolved and an appeal
taken te the country on the Issue of elec
tive or hered'tarv lea'slativ ar,r.m..
tv. ' . . '
r-we an annndanra of red
:iape ana a (Tarda mpl. tIrn8 for pot,P(ll
' maneuvering before eubmitting the issue
I u electors. Evidently the ministers
. w'" fcw,tt for ,f tn cannot create the
i 11" mra"t for B ppe" to ,he
Two contributions illuminating he dark
aide of Japanese character, have anreared
recently and are receiving wide publicity.
One la a letter from a German merchant
at Toklo to the New York Times. The
othe rla an article In the North American
Review by W. T. ' Ella, an American resi
dent of Japan. Both wrltera have lived
In the land of the rising sun for a num
ber of yeara and have had bualnesa and
, opponunmea for obaervlng national
cnaracterletlce. which give weight to their
oplnlona. And theae oplnlona are the re
veree of flattery. The German merchant
expreeeea eurprlee at American frlenrtahlp
for the Japanese, and regarde the cousinly
nickname, "Yankees of the east," as a alur
on the genuine Tankee. He declares that
the Japaneese are utterly without con
science in their business dealtnga with for
eigners. They spy upon foreigners, Imitate
their warea, cepy their 'nventlona and do
not aeruple at any means to evade an
obligation. The American aupplementa the
German Indictment with charges of aseaa
slnatlon, robbery and rapine In Corea. For
cold-blooded, calculating selfishness he
awards the leaurels to the Jape. "He Is
shrewder than a Washington politician at
putting up a front,' and walks as prim
and properly as a New England aplnster
when the world Is looking." To show how
Japan doea things when the world Is not
looking he tells how "Japan's grand old
man," Marquis Ito, took a company of aol
dlere Into the palace of the emperor of
Corea and ordered the emperor to agn a
treaty practically annexing .the Hermit
kingdom to the Japanese , emp're. The
emperor refuaed to sign It and never did.
The prime minister also refused to altfn It,
aad when one me Tiber of the cabinet alinai
It under duress, the prime minister slapped
him In the face and called him a traitor.
With thla single signature the document
has been published to. the world as a treaty
duly signed. "AH this," aaya the Ameri
can, "la aweetnesa' and light when com
pared with what the Japanese aold'ers and
Imm'granta are doing throughout Corea.
To knock down a Corran 'on the street Is
nothing. To drive him, unremunerated, out
of his home, without Ave minutes' warn
ing, for no other reason than that some
Japanese thlnka It would be a good place
to live In, is so common as to pass almost
,, lv lUM "w"nl" DU,,ne- De
I ' "f "?an" hPUl""' i'"
" 'T 1!t.wU P ' l1" n
unnoticed. To take away his business, be
mor barbaroue than some proceedings in
! America. To force him by thousands to
work tor weeks without wagea aa a
coolie
upon Japanese enterprises, Is but one more
exemplification of the doctrine that 'might
makes right.' But to brat defenseless old
wotren, to Insult Inoffensive foregners, as
well as Coreana, to murder scores of men
simply for protesting against being robbed
of their property, and to crucify and then
to shoot (I ave the photographs) men who
actively resent having their homes stolen
this comes near to barbarism."
1 Ittle Holland with Its 6.COO.0UC people liv
ing safely behind their wave-washed dlkea,
la about to make a new conquest from Ita
it' the ocean.. A writer in the
; Technical-World says the Dutch engineers'
have begun the tremendous task which will
result In turning the Zuyder Zee Into 1,4(0 !
square mllus of dry land. Where of old 1
no 8reat Dutch war fleeta gathered, where i
t a t.mu fishermen alnk their nets, theie
will rise happy villages, broad pastured,
poplar-bordered reads and sleepy canals
; -..- rarma and homes for 60,000 Dutchmen.
The task to be undertaken Is a tremendous
one. It will cost nearly irt.OOO.OOO. In re
turn the government expects to secure an
nual rentals of mure than 14.000.004 from
those who occupy and till the hard-won
ground. The Zuyder Ze haa occup'ed a
moat promlnyit place In Dutch history.
On the shores are the ancient towna of
Medemblik, Hoorn, Harderayck, Norden
and Enkhulsen, under whose walla tho
Dutch fleet used to lie at anchor In the
daya when Holland disputed with England
, the supremacy of the seas. It seems pecu
J ' r- ; ate row, that Holland has
turned from the ways of war ta the paths
of peace, that It ahou d win In a great fight
with the sea-a Hght that haa cont'nued
throughout hundreda of yeara attaining
' 1y ty cec'.es vig'lance and
flerce endeavor. And yet one cannot' but
j experience a feeling of regret that thoao
, ancient cities, which, though natlona roae
and f-11, made good the clrclea of their
battered ramparta, defying alike the power
of the sea and the might of Sjalh. a.iuld
i became c.ualnt Inland towna, far removed
' from the roar of the breakYra aalaht tne !
'dlkea.
Ruasla haa completed the great attel and
concrete bridge across the Oxua at Karkl,
n whlcn It haa been buay ever alnce the
f . This brld
de is tie i.st and i
ew atrateglc rail- I
principal link In the n
way which is being built between the gie.it
City of Samarkand. In Russian Turkestan,
and the little village of Boaaga. on the
ftont'er, and aa aoon aa the rails
are laid, which will be In a few months, the
esar will be able, should he eo wishr to
mass a million men upon the borders of
this debatable territory. Another of these
stratefcio railways haa also ben recently
completed from the Caspian to Penjeh. by
way of Merv. Theae trunk lines have been
constructed aecrelly .
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POLITICAL DRIFT.
Cleveland asserts that It cannot get "toe
much Johnson."
Occasionally the "wind Is tempered for
the shorn lamb." No snow or rain the day
after. ,
A fiery eltlsen of Texas haa ) applied
three hot epithets to Senator Bailey and
failed to provoke a shooting match.
District Attorney Moran. the flaahllght
prosecutor of Boaton, ran Ilka a scared
rabbit on election day. Though too 111 to
leave hit home, he beat the opposition to
a stand . Ul.
The bosses and the looters pooled Ipsu.s
In Jersey City and defeated Mayor Fagan
for re-election. An officer who strives to
do right In Jersey becomes mighty lone
some In a campaign.
Mr. Burton of Cleveland wlaely refuaed
to sever his connection with the pay rolt
of the national house of representatives.
A salary of 17,800 a year affords much
sweetness and light when voters go wrjng.
Colonel Henry Watterson waa alncera
when he aald he was through with politic.
In the cold grey dawn of the morning
after Kentucky went republican the Courier-Journal
remarked, "We have had an
election. Now let us have a smoke ordi
nance and clean streets."
It la proposed to start a democratic party
newspaper In Chicago with a eapttal of
tlOO.ooe. If the parties who are to furnish
the money will confer wtth John R. Walsh,
late of the Chicago Chronicle, they will
obtain a bunch of mighty Interesting In
formation on the capacity of an organ to
absorb the coin.
Outside of the south there are only Ave
democratic governors Minnesota, Nevada,
North Dakota, .Oregon and Rhode Island.
The governors of Minnesota and Rhode
Island are accidents, elected on personal
popularity and local lssuea. Neither state
ever gave Its electoral vote for a demo
cratic presidential candidate.'
The United Btates senate, the upper
houaa of the Sixtieth congress which con
venes early In December, will have-nlnety-two
membera, the largeat In Its history.
Two of the new senatora, Charles Curtis,
republican, of fCansas, and Robert L.
Owen, democrat, of Oklahoma, come from
Indian parentage. Senator Curtis' ances
tors were Kaws - and Senator Owen's
Cherokeea. Senator Thomas P. Oore.
Senator Owen's democratlo colleague from
Oklahoma, la totally blind. The new sen
ate ta two-thirds republican and the pre
diction la that the Sixtieth congress will
sit until neatly July 1 next.
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We are showing some exquisite colorings and
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New colorings In high grade neckwear in all
the season's latest styles, 90c to $4.50.
We can fit yon In underwear whether two-piece
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We are the leaders In our showing of leather
goods and trunks. - '
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WHITTLED Tt A POlTtT,
"Next Btrnday,' announced the Rev. T
Snow te hla congregation, "I expect U
preach a aermon en 'Liars.' Please tel
uur friends." Chicago Tribune.
"I'm aa artist," aald the bore, finally.
"1 Judsed so frem your talk," replied hl
weary fellow-traveler.
"rUally, howf
' An abundance ef talk Is the ehiet
characteristic of the tonsorlal artist."
Philadelphia Preaa.
"What la your position on this questl'inr1'
asked the man of etatea-nanlike Instlne a.
"My poaltlon." answered the man of I-koJ
quslinca'l -ne. "la one that pays $40,0.4 a
year." Washington Star.
"What, air," ashed the gatherer of eir
rloua atatlrtlca, "Is the average age at
which members of congreaa begin to be
conspicuous T"
"I am Ineltned to believe," answered
the seasoned member, with an air of au
thority, "that It is mileage." tfaUlnvirs
American.
"Teu made a mistake la putting that en
gagement to a Spanish duke In the commer
cial column."
"Not on your life," replied the editor.
"Perhaps you didn't notice the price pal
for the duke." Philadelphia Ledger.
"1 was aorry te hear that your new
venture In the publishing field turned out
to be a failure. 1 su pise there wasn't
really enough of the magaslne to carry th
tteoeeeary ads."
"Not on your electrotypes! There weren't
enough ads to car.y the magazine." Chi
cago Tribune.
"The waves ran mountains high," wrot
the beginner.
"Tl.at expression la old," objected th
experienced writer. "It was all right
twenty yesM axo, but It won do today."
v "I see. Everything Is higher now. '
Phlladelphla Press.
A FROSTY PHILOSOPHER.
Jttlanta Constitution.
I like these frosty momln's when the wlrm
sings on the way,
Comln' eroet the mountain at the breakln'
o' the day;
The twitrhln' of my Jlnta Is a most un-
fa'lrn' sign
That they're tunln' up the fiddle far th
boya ter falln.llne!
When the eebln-flres look lively, an'
twinkle o'er the way,
It's then I have a feelln' good times have
come to stay:
You kin hear a whip a-craekin' crost a
clover field or two,
An' you think o" rldea by moonlight, with
a sweetheart clost to you!
Let old Winter
whistle! he brings the
Joys along;
Spring Is rich an'
rosy, an' summer's
sweet wun song;
Every season's god enough, but give me
frost and fall.
An' balance to yer pardnars, an" kiss yes
sweethearts all!
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