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After an Hi niiia t in Inionlniia. (Ilncim
Ion (Ifyi lopliiB vlgoroiia (iiiiiNltlon,
(Iib Hlatn liti r nani Ullun tin i ni mI mi
rii1iiianiiit of t iii'iiilInK mnii(l
mont to th Ntirka Kiriniltuilnn lor
lh anlrn gain-.nt of thi' amnrino routt
mill r mljutm,nt nf JmlMul lmli'.
Tin olijfctloim iirKl t tt M'i
o4id miifiiiliniMit, It kijtm to im, i"
nut vory ubanUAl. Onn oliJiMtlon
la that I li hhIbiIxm nf (mltlli1 ofTli'TN
khullht not lift fix od In Ilia (Dlihllt ill lull,
but alxiulil lir left to tht (IIhitoiIihi of
the IrilrUiiirf. Hut lh fait rinulna
that tho NobraakN conMlllutloii flm'ii
Hi aalarlfa of all linllvc ntnl" oltlrrra
and that llm Ju(Ib aro entHU'd lo no
bfur troatinant In thla rfHiioct than
th olTlriira of olhnr' brnnrhia of th
lain Bovnnnivnt.
A jincoml obJrrtnii goi-a to thu pro
vlalon vnallng th flrat ailoctlon of thn
ft' ii r additional Judita In tlm governor
by atiolntnint. Tho Hot1 would have
lrrfiMTd to hava hud thfan Jk1h
elortrd roiilliigouily at the anmrt tlmo
lhal th aniondnifin la to br Hiilinilllod
to th votora, mlth allotment of torma
anordlm to th" rflntlvo volii polled
by th aiircraaful rnnilUlatea. Hut
thla, too, la a minor matter, biaua
thn triina of th nnpnlntlvp JudRea
would aoon t'xplro hiuI their aueceHHora
would then ba elected tho wniuo aa
preaont membera of tha beneb. In
other word, th" objeetlon to appointed
jtidgaa la but temporary and would
aonn removed. ,
Still another objeetlon la voiced by
llioae who would prefer appointed
Judiea altocether and who dial mat n
Judiciary baaed (in popular election.
Yet even the advoculea (if life ton u 10
appointive Judiiea would hardly want
to make that an out and out Inane, be
cauae the principle of popular eledlou
la the ealabllabed principle f our elate
government, with no proapect of Hieing
dlacarded.
The final objection, and the one
upon which moat atie la laid bv the
lawyere, 1a that the propoaed nmend
ment doea not Inaure minority party
reprraentatlon. It goea without any
Ing that th lawyer who take excep
tion ou this aeore are ror the moat
part membera of th minority polftlcal
party, although they Insist that they
are not actuated by political or per
aonal mottvea. We do not believe,
however, that a bl-partlaan auprenie
bench would guarantee any Improve
ment over extettng condttlona. We
had B bi-partisan euprtme court In Ne
braska for eight year, during four of
which the present minority party had
a majerlty of the judge, but no one
could observe any decided change In
the character of the judge or In their
decision. It the new judgea are to
be first uppolnted by the governor It la
barely poaalble that the new governor
may be a democrat, thus restoring the
minority party at once to majority
tepreeontatlon on the tipreniercncta.
Those doiuovratlo lawyer who are
looVIng at It frm a political stand
point ought to be willing to take thla
chance and for the future tt should be.
safe to trust to the people to decide
when they leot the judge whether
they want th bench compoeed ef mem
ber of different parties or of but one
party, In making this choice the vot
er will, doubtlcea, be guided iu the
future a lu th wut chiefly by the
character and ability of the candidate
which the respective political partle
prent.
Th one salient fact I that the pr
ent situation by which our supreme
court has became nothtui but a bvrd
t review the decision f aeveral
benchco of appointed supreme court
ci'nmitonero I an abomination wm
pleioly at variance with our theory ot
government anJ unstlfactory to all
concerned. Th KVner th court U
eularged and th uprem court com
mission aboUhed, the sooner i!l our
otat judicial system siaad o solid
grunds
j gl MV TH JlgWt.
I The auuua) rrt ot th secretary of
ar, delyvl by tSie Kcc.re frout th
country ot sT(ry Tatt and just
preeen'.ed U Cvuf r, t a pUin polen
; and direvt ((t4.f; X cwaJUKe In
j th amy, with a brief reviial t the
itct-i of th cvUllttS ad reo-
J viuettJalntt Uvr thi'ir resuedj. The
iTrx'KWo with th Army" the
cMe ot aauvh dlvUva t,vr a sr or
Uttxre. vretty T! cU aueudon
: to tlte favt tht the iwj k slred
la '.cv dartsg (he fvr bv 4,4i$
; imw, althowt grtsat cttt'rt ta two
, wue o eerre he elv(wc.t of aew
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, s4c ih s-'.r fvrd b iSte uti,M-(Cle
"a JerWev Ttrv is . rgft
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r. H It 4,l.jed o at JTV
i it t.Tte- .! i rix.-fd t tvr
' v.Nrea Ho Kvwn.Jiiydl J! v-e v. .-vA.
hoMtler, (hroinan, cook, nurae and
lnumlrcKa, aa oiciiklAii demands. He
may b railed upon lo do a Utile cler
ical work In th morning and become
iinalatant to tlm blacksmith In the aft
ernoon, nil without extra pay or priv
ileges. The socretHry'e recommenda
tion that civilian be employed for thla
aort of necenMiiry work will doubtleaa
meet Hie enlhuHlaHtlc approval of the
enlisted men and Ha adoption by con
I reus may go far toward making army
lire morn ntlriictlve to the rl?ht kind
of men.
lUtl AN ton YHK I'HKfiWKKT.
The resourceful Washington Tost haa
come to the ream of thon earnest
democratic li-Hdera In the east who aro
aeeklng to defeat Bryan for the demo
cratic: presidential nomination and
whoae plana have been halting a little
because of their Inability to decide
what they could do with Colonel IJryan
to aectire hla support of the ticket with
another democrat at Ha head. Remeni
blilng the effect of hla lukewarmneHB
toward Judge Parker, and feeling It
neceaHiiry to the aucicaa of any demo
cratic candidate to have him earnestly
supporting the nominee, the Pout sug
gests that the democrat pick some
man for president who stands a good
show of winning and theu place Colo
nel Hryan on the ticket for vice prenl
(lent. Imbued -with tho enthusiasm of a
new Idea, tho I'osVpnlnta a picture of
tho reaulla that would follow auch n
constituted democratic ticket. Instead
of wasting hla life in lonellnesa at the
White House. Vic President Ilryan
would still bo the monitor of htaparty
In emigre, he would "mingle dally
with the lender on both aldea" and hla
"influence on legislation wohld be in
finitely greater than It would be If,
he were ttreatdent." lie would continue
to b "the great commoner" and In,!!""11"1 -" "11,rmln1,v
belter position to serve hla people, and
their nieda than would be possible if
he were humpored by the forma and
precedents that hedge about a presi
dent. It la perhapa idl to speculate upon
thla proposition until It ta learned how
It appeal to Mr. Hryan. The first dif
ficulty ta to find another 'democrat
willing to run in tnndeiu harness with
Colonel Hryan In second place. History
ahowa that tho vice president haa been
something like the extra wheel the
automoblltsta carry, valuable only In
case of a breakdown and in hiding
while things are running smoothly. He
has no patronage and 1 regarded gen
erally as ornamental, rather than use
ful. Of course. Colonel Hryan would
change all that by at once making the
vice presidency an asset Instead of a
liability, a necessity rather than a
luxury. Looking at th propoattloo
from that standpoint, tho people will
be anxiously awaiting Colonel Bryan
division.
Of the twenty-nine members of th
republican state committee present at
the last meeting tenty-eveu recorded
their presidential preference for Mr.
Taft and one clung to President Roose
velt aa his first choice. ' while the
twenty-ninth made a hasty exit
through th door. Each member of
the commute represent a senatorial
district, with which he doubtless trie
to keep In touch and who sentiment
h naturally reflects. The story of
the small toad In the big puddle mak
ing much noise is arropos.
The note left by an Omaha suicide,
asking, that th expense of hi funeral
b paid by the proprietor of a Council
Bluff gambling houte where II had
lost hi money. Is a reminder that
cleaning out the gambliag joints from
Omaha and South Omaha has not fin
ished the job snd that the reform ct
two states should not have stopped at
the Mtssovrt rlwr.
Spktng at DAnvtlie, Mr. Bryan pre
dicted that the republican would nom
inate Mr. Cannon for th presidency.
At Cincinnati he would probably pre
dict the nomination of FV raker, that
of Hughe st New York. Cortelyou at
l.o$ Nvk and Knox at Pittsburg. Mr.
Bryan's experience en the lectur plat
form ha shown him how lo ge a hand
from hi hearer.
The c-nly pUaslbJ theory co watch
(. eviviaia Co Vbsourt Pacific ?-
s-ent t the saeeiber ef lh Nebrasi
iK;ly vvstti'.ssio U last the rs:U
eSicirr were Trwevl'.Bg rr-'.Mak-wnder
th cUae r-crtnmiac ii
: ealy
t:ue vf js-e t si;'.oe who defvM
tie seajkir pxxrtKm of tieir time lo ti.
serrvce e4 th r'J
One of lie jitdg lie 4U;rw
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cwurt f-eaat Tker U lie nV Sm&
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I tsJer(4s4 wist lie tower cvart Kaa4
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iri Ui v-ttvis is aos.:ret tie
it erf .s.x I rr-.-s Sf.ls liat
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N itv't as t a se-
i vo.i 0..5 i' jiso.." A!i ti
for lows lo Khow the country how a
state ran g't along without a governor,
after Cummlna leaves the Job.
.An Ohio river stea.nboAt la prepar
ing lo start aouth from Louisville, Ky
with a tow that would load over
twenty-one miles of freight cars. Pho
togrnphs of that craft should be fur
nished to congroas a an argument for
the. Improvement of Inland waterways.
John Archbold says he accumulated
his 1150.000,000 by "fifty years of
hard and honest toll." None but a
mighty lacy man would refuse to work
hard and honeatly for $3,000,000 a
year.
Congreasnian "Hilly" Suiter of New
York has aurprlaed his friends by get
ting married and keeping that affair a
secret for a long time. It was one
supposed to be Impossible for Sulxer to
keep quiet about anything.
If the commercial agency reporla
are true, prosperity haa returned to
work, looking Juat a little bit sheepish
over the recent scare, but apparently
determined not to let It happen again.
Hoodooed at the Teal.
' Hiooklyn Knglo.
Governor llualirs' jirrslilrntlal boom
would prosper bettrr, In nulillo opinion,
had some of th leaders of It not been so
eminently successful In political failures.
I.eaaona of h Tlraea.
Naalivlllo American.
It la not easy to teach the American
Imonln th value of economy, hut some of
tl urn are learning It, and II will be worth
all the aetr-rienlsl It costs If In III flood of
prosperity li la not saln forgotten.
An ' Alarmlnat Symptom.
Uultlmore American,
(lock holders of a wrecked railway prop-N
arty In New York are trying to hava tha,
looters thereof . a-nt to Jail. If they sue
ceed It la likely the Jail remedy for rotlen
popular and another pn
thoush In thla case one not shared by the
public at larse.
Real and Permanent troareas.
i Bt. Itila Republic.
touring (he las( (welve months tha whole
t'nlted States advanced In everything
which belong to real and permanent pro
gress. It Is also a fact., aa far as the
record appears, thai, at home and abroad,
the country did less with the certainty of
unnecessary future trouble In It than might
easily be found In the average year of his
tory In thla country or In any other. If
thla came about without premeditation it
la still one ef the moat Important parts of
the record of a year which leavea tlm
country aa a whole and every part of tt
no difficulties so great that they arc not
part of greater opportunities.
The KBBeetee) Happened.
Philadelphia Record.
By the acquittal of Fetttbona, an Idaho
jury haa for the second tlm d-clard
tha wltneas Orchard a person unworthy
of belief. If th state had a case against
the Western federation of Mlnera con
necting th leader 'of thla organisation
with the murder of ex-Oovernor PHunen
berg Us prosecuting officers bungled
egregloualy In presenting the same. The
latter certainly had too right to assume
that Juries would oendemn to the rope
anybody, of however evil repute, on the
practically unsupported teatlmony of a
self-cenfeeaed criminal who praedced as
saaslnallon as a profession. Indeed. Or
chard hlmenlf could not be convicted on
his own statements without corroborative
proof.
Traaele fer 0'al t'elanela.
Baltimore News.
There haa been a good deal of Joking at
(he rxpenee of the preetjert( In (he mst(er
of (be riding teets lo which the "fat
colonels"" hare been subjected by eiecutlre
order, and (he cartoonists have bad an
Immense amount of fun ( the expense
Of th distressed offWer. But the subject
I a serious ona. and those who are quail
fled to have an adequate opinion of It
will readily agre that the preetdent haa
done a proper thing In sending a com
munication lo the congressional commit
tee en military affair In which he In
sist that good hereemanhlp Is essential to
the efficiency of fVeld officer. As he
points out. and aa he has been known for
a long time, the Vailed Statee is far behind
vral European conntrVr In the matter
of xpert horeetvanahtp and aupertor horses
And thie ts a ceodiiccn that ought not to
be aUowed (o cor.(kaa a day longer than
la neoeewary.
POLITICAL DBIFT.
The Near Tork Sua contends In douWa
Waded chrotet (hat t!te supremo court
aved te country.
Tt.e tmpecttoeet New Tor World haa
arrived t& uioa. "What i a den-o-cra(T
and now was: u know If (he d-eico-cratkf
party fc gvMag into rankruptcr with
W J. R;a as pencaneal recetrer.
A Beaton payer nWvUtt lhal the
t rated caadkiaie for rsayvr part&dpated In
dinner. ((eaded 1 W daaoesv a gooir
( auasiwe ef wwddirgs aad fuaerals. and kiut-
orris of nm.ecei'wocj fanrliocA. asd yet
tJd t -ceed komseif. C--io3jUiy lie
of ifce 1Ij we eee as ii-r as-
Tw aauiev$ rofavrs w.l
tvi-s t a New rtT kne star. j
T7:.y r Jo&.a D- Ptw.- CuiuaiSaa u-T-?
. asd Hai IX TMscfaja o Prsoe
tuo. Tie focwaer cs a rvieave t iVwxtal
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An luiprrnKivp exhibit of the saving habits
of the French people Is afforded by a ie
cut report nf the American consul scnornl
In far I a. Frank II. Mason, ll has. addi
tional value In Its bi-srlng on the discus
sion of po'lal savings banks In the fulled
ttnt-a, presenting lliimn Inst II lit ions In
Friinrs In the light of nntion-wlde pro
moters of tlnift and snfeKuarda of the
peoples ssvIiirs. Mr. Musun nbseivrs that
thrift Is a universal trail In Franco. It In
hot a liaphasard kind of frugality, but Is
methodical and IntolllRenl, (he prnlti ot
Ilia fimily, encouraged and safeguarded
by the government. Two claaaes of asvinas
banks cater to tho national characteristic
otal nsvlngs banks under control of the
nntlonnl government, and municipal snd
private svinas. chartered under strict
laws and national supervlntnit. J'ostul sav
ings banks were estHbllHli.-d In 1KS1. In
19(i7 there were nearly MM) In operation,
with over I.SOO.nco depositors, and deposits
of frtiT.OoO.Oiaj, an liu-ressn of g'W.onn.reo In
three years. The Interest rate Is per
cent snd the maximum deposit Is allowed
of 13,9. Beyond that tho depoallor can
buy government seuurttlra which tha postal
savings banks will enre for. The eavlnKS
banks of the municipal chins number 2.011.
distributed ever various provinces. They
have ".IIIIUM depositor, with aaareaate
deposits of Hiti,0iin,(io, and pay J to S per
cent. Ilera Is a total spiirouchltig Jl, 000,000,
(H, without taking ni-couat of the govern
ment securities owned by depositors, ami
the distribution of government securities
smntig tlm people Is nioro general In Francs
thsn In any other country In JCurope.
A corn spondrnt of the London Mall
draws a gloomy picture of Johannesburg,
the pride of the Hand, the golden capital
of Hotilh Africa. The city Is "shrinking."
Outwardly this Is not apparent. The town,
says the correspondent, looks as big as
ever, In fact blgacr, because some now
structures have been finished, but In evety
essential It Is shrinking. limitless Is
shrinking. I'opulatlon la shrinking. Audi
ences at Din theatrrs aro shrinking. The
business of the town Is confined within a
few siiusrrs. There are firms In tho town
which look big on paper, but which would
shrink from a demand for V0 In cash.
Mentally there has been a shrinking. The
apathy of the Johannrsburger rewarding
politics or even municipal affairs is ex
traordinary. Ilia outlook has become cir
cumscribed. It ts bounded by his grocer's
bill and hla rent. Morally there Is s shrink
ing. Swindling companies and syndicates
abound, while legitimate business hldca.
The one object In life of many Is to avoid
paying bills. The output of the mines hss
decreased and the value of the ore Is
much less than In former years. Thla In
turn aggravates the labor situation, pro
ducing conditions which makes the out
look decidedly disinnl for property owners
as well as mine owners. Among the work
ing people the chief thought Is to save
money enough to get away.
Aocordlng to American Consul General
Thackara. the city of Berlin, Germany's
capital. Is far more cheaply governed than
ciiner uosron. Ban Francisco, 8t. Iouls,
Philadelphia or Chicago. Hrere are the
comparative figures:
Area. Per Cap.
Popu
lation .. i.0!
.. 4iM.W0
... 715.000
...1.4i.lJ
...lW.llt5
2.W3
account
Mquare
Main
City.
Boston
Kan Francisco.
St. Louis
Philadelphia ..
Chicago
Berlin ,
Berlin's cash
Miles.
42',
lli'l
UH
1HO
2IH
for 19i5
ten.ince.
fc.1
IU. M
145
141.1
1J.I7
stiowed
a revenue of Slfi.&a.SOS, with expenditures
of t3S.l9tl.Uti. giving a balance on the
favorable side of M.PJMTS. Bills not paid
amounted to IS.71S.311. and revenue due and
unpaid waa e4.079.4JV. The net surplus for
190&. therefore, was U4&&SS6. For. street
lighting, cleaning and sprinkling the city
received a revenue of tS3.4Eo and expended
t1.Cf7.JS3. Gas, water works, sewers, abat
toirs, etc., cost foS.Gtt. but brought In a
revenue of l3.0M.f94. Receipts from taxes
amounted to $19,961,973 and cost only tt$4,
103 to collect. Education coat t6.471.4M. less
a revenue of IS57.J17. Administrative ax
penres (otaled H 300. WO. Of the taxes (s.
BSlSiS was for Income tax. Department
stores contributed $27.4H. but street ven
der only t21t. "Trade tax" waa liTOid;
and Teal estate tax" S5.Ul.15a. Dogs cost
their owners HTl.toL
a
With their 'characteristic thoroughness
and careful preparation, the Japaneao are
already busy working out the details ot
their International exposition at Toklo In
1SU. which will undoubtedly be one of the
most Interesting ever held in any part of
the world. When the gate re first opened.
It Is safe to say that the exhibits will be
In piece and the entire show complete con
trary to the American and European habit
of opening the gatea and Inviting the pub
lic to see half-finished buildings, arid
wastes and mountains of boxed exhibits
and machinery. The novelty of Toklo as
an exposition city, the freshness ot Japa
nese life and arts to most occidentals ought
to attract a very large number of travelers
from the western countries, and no doubt
excursion rates across the Pacific will af
ford many Americans their first oppor
tunity to visit the orient. The Toklo ex
position will open April t. when the cherry
blossom la most beautiful, and close on
October XI. when the chrysanthemum be
gins to bloom. The Japanese government
w.J have the direct .management of tl.k
enterprise from beginning to end and I
I prepared (o spend V),tt.tu yn ul of lh
! imperial treasury, while (he cltiee and col
: ocs vt th empire will directly contribute
; ..: yen more. With aurb oversight,
t (he xja:ic will undoubtedly b planned
1 sad directed with the precision si, J method I
, c aa a.-Ttr corja I
I'
1c corr-se&ir t;lerstod t r At a Chines j
backer we o fa:U !. h'.t head. There are ! !
x csfx:sea;s ad ' r-jk la for m i pprri(ri- j
Uinoa. of f-r.-J. cTer-cvrtifa-atioo of clicks.
tftnZ: en .rr. which laluw up
:Se SMoey ef dci:oc. Noe of th rs- '
ir if a vf oc:-iea: wil Vi::ir.fi weigh In '
C5r?a s - ef .'issae F hrt is prjnm J '
fa-e ev-hihra-' f crwte soaaagfci. awl ,
1 5 rv-&C a4ia-tr can esrape th ;
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tti r a75. T'J ere.T a m f tik as
tt reui:.i faZjH tyr j j"rr bt
nuiwf ssjs&.;-cjlc3 us fufi ca aa ia.?i ;'
i rtaja rt i asv-r. -ut says.
OmeaOil
res avxr r AL or ca
k:ir tx orwry orT tlva zt ccir
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Mix t U 1200. fe ti:iiirvi4
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Absolutely Puro
Tito only bz!zlng powder
, ma do with Royal Grapo
Groom of Tartar
Uo Alum, Ho Lino Phosphafo
"I handed my Chinese Interpreter a Chin
ese draft for t-"00 (Mexican), payable to
bearer, and told him to go to the bank and
bring back the money. I had known John
a Utile more than a week, yet any on
who know China will understand that I
was running no appreciable risk. The In
dividual Chinaman Is simply a part of a
family, the family Is part of a neighbor
hood, the neighborhood Is part of a vil
lage or district, and so on. If John bod
disappeared with my money after cashing
tha draft and, afterward been caught, pun
ishment wonlfl havo been swift and severe.
Very likely he would have lost his head.
If the authorities had been unable to find
John they would have punished hla family.
Punishment would surely have fallen on
somebody."
PMILINU LINKS,
"Hut is thero really any difference
be-
twee 11 'insurance und "assurance,
"Yes. there la a difference; one In what
the saent haa and the other Is what he
perslala in trying to sell you." Phlladolphla
Frcss, , . .
"His wife made him."
"1 might have kn.rwn that as soon as I
looked at him."
"Why?"
"Because he looked It. Bhe used to work
In a department store on mlsfltsi" Balti
more American.
Adam was naming the animals.
"What are you going to call this one?"
asked Kve, pointing to the striped Itttla
specimen that came next.
"I am not going to call tt at all." said
Adam, holding hla nose. "Send It away!"
That Is why the skunk Is known by so
many different names. Chicago Tribune.
"Yes," said the political boss, "we'll have
to give Crookley this nomination."
"But," protested the unsophisticated one,
"why not Ooodley? He'a better able to till
the office."
"Perhaps, but Crookley la better able to
get It." Philadelphia Presa.
"Politics must be a very trying profes
sion." "I don't know," answered Senator Sor
ghum, "that It la so different In politics
Colds Colds
AJt y W if Aye,', CUrry VcW
saw jusf fn right aWrcMe or aucA coses.
ill eentf ff. Then follott hit advice. nxngrncn wess tissues. fs,'
Discount Sale
Ends Saturday
We will continue to have special bargains each day,
but the general discount sale ends Saturday evening.- - .
This is the line-up for Saturday:
Young Men's Suits and Overcoats 333 .Off.
$15.09. $18.00. $20.00. $22.50.
$10.00 12.00 $13.67 $15.03
V
Boys' Suits and Overcoats 33ST Off.
$5.00. $7.50, $8.50. $10.05.
$3.34 $5.00 $5.67 $6.67
Girls' and Young Ladies Coat 2 Off.
$6.90. $8.50. $10.60. $12.50. $15.01,
$3.45 ' $4.25 $5.C0 $6.25 $7.50
2()'c Discount on all lnfdi.t'ji wear.
L'0', Discount on ai! IVv :u-.d UitU iTr..-.r r
'iuyf, Dimmunt va Hit sutd CajA.
25 c'r Discount oa ;i lr;rs
enson&ThonieGi
Announcement...
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from what It la In private life. Tour friend
all speak well of you and your enemies
knock." Washington Star.
"I suppose." said the talkative man. "at
good many of your patrons find It cheap
to move than pay rent."
"Very likely. ' replied the real est at n
agent, "and we often find It cheaper tn
keep them moving rather than mnk. the
repairs they ask for." Philadelphia Presa.
Mrs. Illghmus I suppose at om tlm
in your life you atruKKled with the Ntbe
lungenlled?
Mrs. Uaawell O. yes, I hsd n awful
slego of that In '93. I had to take all kinds
of nasty medicines before I got it out ot
my system. Chicago Tribune.
"Why ts Plngle growing that absurd
beard?"
1 understaiW he ts getting even with bis
wife for using his rasor to pry the rover off
a cold cream Jar." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
IT 19 TO LAl'UH.
J. M. Lwla In Houston Poet.
Grant me, O Muse, the power to sing
The simpler songs of life.
To cheer the heart distressed, and bring
The soul away from strife;
To move humanity to quaff
The nectar ot a childish laugh.
I ask not for the royal gift
. Of epics sung to kings;
Nor yet tha bristling mane to lift
By sounding martial strings
'Twero cowardly to stand afar
And urge one's brothers on to war.
Nor yet the sorrowful refrain
That draws the glistening tear;
The rankling of some ancient pain.
The waking up of fear;
It were a churlish thing to do
To give the sky a darker hue.
Light-hearted as tho happy bird r
Now singing on that bough;
A Jest, a smile, a cheery word
This gift to me allow;
Word-pharmaceutists, If you will,
To sugar-coat a harmless pill.
I'd rather have the wfcrld to smile -Than
look with sober eye;
Grant me the gift to cure the bile,
To quash the mournful algh.
And make a pleasant place of earth!
To strike the lighter strings of mirth.
Cold after cold, cougb after cough.
Ono cold ao googer . nrcd. thJ
another one comes. It's s bad habit.
this taking-cold habit. XCbat you
h 7" thtt7Ul P
He "'. ussiiuusuism iiiciuuiancs.
$25.03,
$16.67
$1123.
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