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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 0, 1008.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County. .:
Qrorge B. Tsnchuck, treasurer of The
Bee Publishing Company, being duly Sworn,
saya that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and (Sunday Bee printed during
the month of January, 1608, was as fol
lows; 1 80,800 17 38,300
2 38,130 IS.... 38,180
I 36,380 19 38,400
4 38,400 20 88,680
6 38,300 21 88,410
38,340 22 38,140
7 36,800 22 , 36,aS0
8 38,890 24 38,480
38,380 26 38,640
10 88,410 26... 38,100
11 .i.. 88,330 27..: 86,140
12 i 88,160 28 87,130
It 36,430 . i. 86,000
14 36,800 ' 80 88,930
16 38,360 81 38,960
16 38,100
Totala 1,133,890
Less unsold and returned copies. . 8,460
Nat total... 1,114,840
Dally average. 38,963
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WHEI OCT OF TOWN.
Sabaertbara leaving; tha city tem
porarlly saovld have Tha Be
nailed to them. Address will ba
changed a often, aa requested.
The real optimist just now la the
man who deals la both coal and Ice.
"Ib magarlne verse worth while?"
asks a magazine editor. Perhaps, but
certainly not any more than that.
The lid Is not on so tight In Milwau
kee but what grand sacred prize fights
are pulled off in the clubs there every
Sunday night.
WIH-be-Postmaster Thomas will now
cheerfully hand In bis resignation for
the remaining term of his membership
of the state senate.
Colonel Watterson predicts the elec
tion of Bryan. The colonel's loyalty
to party has always been greater than
his political judgment.
Actors are said to have lost $75,000
by the failure of a New York bank.
Actors do occasionally handle some
thing besides stage money.
Tom Lawson says he 1b going to quit
writing and talking for publication.
Thanks. Always felt there was some
thing good about that man.
"I came to Matteawan on the advice
of my counsel," says Harry Thaw.
,' Funny bow the jury and the judge
agreed with the advice of the counsel.
"What has become of the Count and
Countess BiechenylT" asks a reader.
A futile search of the divorce records
leaves the Inference that they are still
married.
The New York World has suggested
Senator Bacon of Oeorgla as available
for the democratic presidential nomi
nation. However, this Is to be no fat
frying campaign.
' An' antl-clgarette crusade has ap
peared in Oklahoma. When the
women in New York begin smoking
. cigarettes it is time for the cowboys
,' and b-a-d men to quit.
Congress is finding fault with the
' fleet's coal bill. Congress is only
. human, after all. The majority of
( Americans are finding fault with coal
' bills at this time of. the year.
The constitution prevents the candi
dates for president and vice president
coming from the same state. That is
one reason Senator. Foraker will not
have the second place on the ticket.
One of the New York newspapers is
conducting a lively controversy among
mothers as to the best way of punish
ing children. The nursery records
show that spanking takes the palm.
"A handful of renegades" sounds
all right as the salutatory from the
rostrum of the Dahlman Democracy.
It is up to the Jacksonlans to match,
this and go Mayor "Jim" a few better.
The political medicine mixers at the
state capital are "seeln things" all
the time, and although they say they
are republicans, they always see things
that furnish fodder for the political
grist mill of the democratic organs.
Judson Harmon of Ohio fears he is
not qualified to be a vice president of
the United States. That's all right
He is only wanted aa a candidate for
that office on the ticket with Bryan.
No danger of his qualifications being
put to the test.
a rnoMtSK vr tariff reyisiux.
The offlrlal announcement that
Speaker Cannon and some of the re
publican leaders of the houso have de
cided that the question of tariff re
vision shall be taken up at the short
session of congress, beginning with
next December, comes as something
of a surprise, particularly a Speaker
Cannon has heretofore shown every
disposition to stand pat on the tariff
unconditionally. The declaration that
the question will- be considered by
congress at the short session makes
the tariff an issue In the coming cam
paign and allows the republicans to go
before the country with the assurance
that revision will be undertaken at the
earliest practicable time after the pres
idential election.
Perhaps the most significant feature
of the announcement Is the avowed op
position of the republican leaders in
the house to the appointment of , a
tariff commission to make a study of
the question and report to congress.
This proposition, embodied in a bill
offered in the senate by Mr. Beveridge,
has many warm supporters, being par
ticularly urged by the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers. Chairman
Payne of the ways and means commit
tee opposes a commission, insisting
that intelligent action can be taken
only by congress and that Information
shall come to congross first hand, from
the manufacturers and consumers
and not second-hand from a commis
sion. Advocates of the commission
plan contend that the study of the
question by the commission would, in
a measure, remove it from the field of
politics and would tend to accomplish
revision without undue business dis
turbance. Offsetting the advantages of tariff
revision by commission is the danger
that an attempt bo to revise it would
result In unnecessary delay. Federal
commissions are notoriously deliberate
and slow In the performance of their
duties, and those who are urging an
expeditious revision fear that the com
mission would not be ready to report
either to the next session of congress
or even to a special session to be held
immediately after March 4, 1909.
Congresa and the country thoroughly
understand that many of the existing
tariff schedules have become unreason
able and should be' reduced. The de
mand is growing for repeal or reduc
tion of these schedules, without par
ticular insistence upon the method.
While there may not be sufficient time
to consider the question thoroughly In
the three months that will remain In
the life of the sixtieth congress, a start
surely can be made and the way paved
for the completion of the work by the
next congress. ,
PA SAM AM PtCCLlAR PRESIDENT.
Manuel Amador Guerrero, the presi
dent of the Panama republic, has estab
Ilshed his right to a hero medal by
defying all precedents In-La tin-American
countries 'and refusing to be a
candidate for re-election. With the
prestige of an unusually good record
In office, with his people ready and
anxious to vote his re-election, he has
voluntarily withdrawn from the race
and announces his Intention to retire
to private life. In an address to hia
people he says:
Wo broka the tlea that united us to
Colombia to found, a republic modeled dif
ferently from those In which he who la In
power refuses to surrender It unless com
pellod by forco, and wo did this to estab
lish a government boned upon alternablllty.
President Guerrero's self-effacement
marks a new departure In Latin-American
politics. While many of the coun
tries in Central and South America are
styled republics, their rulers have been
accustomed to disregard the minor
matter of elections and to hold to
office until removed through the pro
cess of revolution. The standing army
has usually taken the place of .ballot
box. The standing army of Panama
numbers but 110 men, and this may
have had something to do with the
president's determination to retire at
the end of the term fixed by law, in
stead of following the usual custom of
seeking to establish a semi-military
despotism. It may be, too, that the
tact that the United States has stood
sponsor for this toy republic since Its
birth may have had something to do
in making revolutions unpopular there.
At any rate, Senor Guerrero has given
presidents of other republics south of
the Gulf of Mexico an example to emu
late. THE WORLD'S BRB ADSTCTFS.
Argentina and India have compelled
a recasting. of values throughout the
grain trade centers of the United
States by getting into the market ear
lier than usual with offerings of wheat
far In excess of the amount originally
estimated as probable from those reg
ions. The depressing reports of the earlier
fall months concerning the condition
of Argentina crops seem not to have
been borne out by the harvest and the
South American country is breaking
all former records in grain shipments.
For January Europe took something in
excess of 11,600,000 bushels of Argen
tina wheat, about double the usual
shipments for that month. Later esti
mates Indicate that Argentina will
have something like 135.000,000 bush
els for export, as compared with the
earlier estimate of 100,000,000 bushels
or less.
Conditions In India appear also to
have improved The earlier reports in
dicated that India would be compelled
to Import large quantities of bread
stuffs for domestic needs, instead of
exporting the usual large amount.
Later returns show that India will be
able to supply its own domestic wants,
thus releasing for consumption elbe-
where In Europe the 40,000,000 or
60,000,000 bushels of wheat originally
scheduled for shipment to that coun
try. The world's visible supply of wheat
on February 1 was estimated at about
170,000,000 bushels, or less than 7
per cent below the normal average for
five years. As a result of this showing
Europe is taking a diminishing interest
In the North American market and re
vising its figures of future needs. Under
the circumstances American exporters
were fortunate In getting so large a
proportion of the nation's surplus crop
delivered to European markets while
prices were exceptionally high, based
upon a probable shortage In the world's
supply which failed to materialize.
BOUND TBK TOCBU1.
Sound the tocsin for the battle be
tween the democratic hosts.
Xfter a voluntary ten days exile at
Excelsior Springs, Mayor "Jim" has
returned to throw defiance Into the
teeth ofv the Jacksonlans and to an
nounce publicly that he and his de
voted band "will show that handful of
renegades if they can dictate to the
rank and file of democracy."
Mayor "Jim" wants It distinctly un
derstood that the Dahlman Demo
cratic club Is "the rank and file of
democracy" and that all those usurp
ing the name are wearing stolen
clothes that do not belong to them.
Mayor "Jim" declares that he, himself,
with his lariat on his arm, will head
the Douglas delegation to the coming
democratic state convention, even If
he has to anchor a whole fleet of gun
boats on the banks "of the Missouri
river to keep the channel open for nav
igation. Under these conditions there is
nothing left for the Jacksonlans and
other unidentified democrats of Doug
las county to do but to follow the
groundhog Into his winter quarters and
hibernate out of sight of their shadows
for at least six weeks, by which time
the democratic convention will have
come and gone.
SUSIE FRIEKDS Of BRYAN. ,
The democratic World-Herald seema
to be much distressed because of some
boosts that have been given Mr. Taft's
candidacy from sources it considers
questionable. The World-HeraW claims
to be the newspaper mouthpiece in
Nebraska for Mr. Bryan, but It does not
apply the same rigid testa to the friends
of Mr. Bryan.
Only a week or two ago the World
Herald played up, with evidences of
great satisfaction, the reconciliation
meeting between Mr. Bryan and Roger
Sullivan, which took place on the rail
road platform at Lincoln. Roger Sul
livan, It muBt be remembered, la the
head of the biggest franchlsed cor
poration In Chicago, most successful in
getting public favors by dubious means
and had been denounced by Mr, Bryan
on his return from his around-the-world
trip for having "asphyxiated the
democratic party in Illinois" and not
to be tolerated within the party. But
as Mr. Bryan helped Roger Sullivan
by the arm Into the train, the latter
called back. "We are all for you."
A few daya after thla Incident Mr.
Bryan made a special trip to Kentucky
to exert himself to line up the demo
cratic members of the legislature for
former Governor Beckham for United
States senator. Beckham, who is head
of the Bryan brigade in Kentucky, Is
repudiated by life-long democrats
there as a usurper whose political
methods resemble those of a bandit,
but the World-Herald takes no excep
tion to Beckham's friendship for Mr.
Bryan.'
But not to- go away from home, who
are the self-advertised friends of Bryan
right here? Ia It with pride that the
Bryan forces recognize the leadership
of Mayor "Jim," who, everyone knows,
reached his present official position
only by the active aid and support of
a combination of influences constantly
In conflict with Mr. Bryan's profes
sions? When it comes to some of the
friends of Bryan an explanation from
the World-Herald might be Interesting.
"I believe that the Filipinos are far
and away better able to govern them
selves morally and physically than the
people of the United States," said
Francis J. Heney In a speech at Port
land. This sounds a little radical, but
it must be remembered that Mr. Heney
has been busy for some months prose
cuting the graft cases at San Francisco.
The way to raise the embargo on
paving operations in Omaha presented
by the fact that the municipal debt
limit has been reached is to use the
sinking fund to take up some of the
Intersection paving bonds that are out
standing and thus open the door to the
issue of new bonds to the extent of
those taken up.
The Kentucky legislature cheered
Mr. Bryan to the echo when he made
his speech advising the members to
vote for Beckham, who is still shy of
several votes needed for his election.
The habit of cheering Bryan and vot
ing for the other fellow appears to
have become chronic.
The first incident foreshadowed by
the war between the local democratic
clans looks very much like a desertion
of the Jacksonipn camp by "the only
democratic congressman from Ne
braska" and a run to cover within the
lines of the Dahlmanites.
The water board lawyers now say
that the adverse decision in the water
rate case, which has been finally certi
fied back from the court of highest ap
peal, Is of no Importance, anyway. If
they had won out on their contentions
these same lawyers would be pointing
out what a great victory they had won
and how much they were saving to the
taxpayers-to offset the $21,000 and
the $14,000 which they have drawn
respectively out of the city treasury
for lawyers' fees.
Mr.. Bryan Insists that contributions
to campaign funds should be made
public before elections.' It would have
been mighty embarrassing to Mr.
Bryan and the democratic spellbinders
if a law like that had been In effect In
1896, when the Silver trust contributed
about $325,000 to secure his election.
The ice men give It out that only a
little more than one-tenth of the sup
ply of Ice needed In Omaha for next
season has yet been cut. The Ice men
had better get busy, as consumers will
be In no good mood to listen to excuses
for high prices based on a shortage of
the Ice crop.
Ernest Seton Thompson says there
Is no animal W North America that
will attack a man. Evidently Thomp
son never met up with one of those
man-eating Jackrabblts of the Wyo
ming plains.
At all events, Postmaster Palmer
will have managed to serve at least a
month beyond the expiration of his
four years' term and each extra
month's salary will put him $500 to
the good.
The empress of Russia has been ad
vised by her physicians to try a change
of climate. It is difficult for auto
cratlo rulers to keep their health any
where In these tempestuous times.
There can be no objection to the
buying and selling of stocks. The
crime comes, as pointed out by the
president in his message, In betting
upon the rise or fall of stocks.
JIa Couldn't Hel It.
Washington Herald.
Well, well, John Bull; have It your way.
Qeorga Washington waa descended from
Edward I. We don't think any less of
George for It; and, besides, he couldn't
help It
A Measly Insinuation.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Applause by the house of the chanlnln'a
prayer for deliverance from "the Jingo,
the bigot and the demagogue" Is capable
of more than one construction. It may
express the members' lack of belief In the
direct answer to prayer.
Impressions of the Jolt.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mr. Archbold is , not entirely without
justification In thinking: that the n.
velt policy threatens business Interests
that Is. some business interests. Th i.
a widespread suspicion that If President
Koosevelt has his way Mr. ArnhhnM'a
business interests may feel a decided pinch.
Supposing; aad Knowing-.
Brooklyn Eagle.
From the' secretary of the trenmirv k,i
come the report of .what lie did In time of
trouble and why ha did It. The retort I.
more than a mere justification. It strength
ens Impressions which were worth con
firming. The country supposed that Cor
telyotl waa the right roan In the right
place. It knowa It now.
Can Money Refine Lunacy "
St. Louis Republic.
The same verdict which makes th .l
of Stanford White exempt from punish
ment on the ground of Insane Irresponsi
bility ought to insure his permanent con
finement as a criminal lunatic. The bot
tom question of the evidence will not be
decided untU It Is Bhown that there la not
money enough Involved In the nn ti inn.
a criminal lunatio looae on the community,
NOW FOR THE DANGER POIXT.
Moat Dimeult Part of Magellan
Straits Before the Fleet.
New York Tribune.
After leaving Punta Arenas tha American
naval fleet rounde Cap FToward, the very
tiptoe of the continent. Mere la a bend,
and the trend of the strait changea from
southwest to northwest Into the Pacific.
West of Cape Froward Ilea tha atormlest
and moat frog-ridden part of the strait.
Froward Reach, thirty miles long, la suc
ceeded by the appropriately named
Crooked Reach, where the channel winds
in and out among the sea-washed moun
tains. Thla twisting, nearly labyrinthine
passage ia fifteen miles long. Then Long
Reach and Sea Reach make up the re
maining 100 mllea to Cape Pilar and the
Pacific In thla western aectlon of the
atrait are almost constant gales from tha
heart of the Pacific.
Of the regularly navigated passagea of
the Strait of Magollan that called Smith
channel, the route of Kngllah steamers.
Is the beat known. Smith channel calls for
careful navigating, but Is by no means so
desperate an undertaking aa might be in
ferred from aa account of It recently pub
lished. "When passing what Is known as the
English Narrows," this story goes, "the
danger Is so great that every passenger Ib
required to be on deck, with life preserver
adjusted and prepared to step into a life
boat at a given signal. All lifeboats am
prepared, the sails mads ready and evy
thlng in order for a moment's notice. Jt
Is usually 8 o'clock in tha mpnhlng when
the passage is made and tha tmpreaaive
ness of tha sight may be Imagined; not a
word la spoken during the critical moment.
Every officer of the ship la at his post,
complete silence reigns and the anxiety on
the faces of the passengers la an Interest
ing psychological atudy for half an hour,
most of them appearing to have an in
tense, introspective expression as If pray
ing Inwardly. The Narrows passed, all
begin to talk at once, and then the break
fast bull banishes the first effects of the
memorable experience."
About the only time that Punta Arenas
figures in the news Is when tha maritime
Journals print a fifty-word dispatch from
that place stating that so many men have
been rescued In the strait or that traces
have been found of floating wreckage from
some long-lost vessel. The stories of tha
survivors aro monotonously alike; cither
they were picked up In an open boat or they
were nearly starved to death on land before
a Chilean lighthouse steamer or some other
patrol vessel found them. There are very
few survivors compared with the many
vessels that have gone down In those south
ern latitudes. So many are the wrecks,
that. Instead of the "Land of Fire." TVrra
del Fuego might well be railed tha "Land
of Missing Ships."
It Is because of thla danger that most
sailing ahlpa go around by way of Cape
Horn, 'which means an addition to their
Journey of about l.rtX) miles, more or less,
according to the course they lay; hut this
lengthening of the voyage Is accepted in
! preference to the perils of tkt atralu
BITS OF WAiHHnTOX LIFE.
Minor Seeaea and Incidents "krtrheal
on tha Spot.
To show a bunch of doubting cotigress
mcn from Missouri and other slates that
real cider mado entirely from tho Juice of
apples would not mako "a Jackrabblt spit
In the face of a bulldog'1 or produce a
head tho morning after. Dr. Wiley, govern
ment chemist, set up a cider mill In the
rooms of tho commltteo on agriculture and
produced the Juice. Reports from that
quarter of the capltol Indicate that mem
bers of the committee were "shown" sat
isfactory. The cider was cooling and
soothing, especially, we are told, to mem
bers who attended a largo function the
night before. Judfro Rncker, whose
strongest drink usually is mineral water,
smacked his lips and said tho cider re
minded him of his boyhood days in Ole
Virglnny when they used to have popcorn
and cider parties. Dr. Wiley was seeking
to illustrate the difference between food
and drink adulterated by preservatives and
pure goods. He told the committee about
his experiments with benzoate of soda, for
maldehyde, copper sulphate, bensolo acid,
salicylic acid and other preservatives in
food products. When taken Into tha sys
tem continuously, he said, they were highly
Injurious to the health, and Inasmuch as
their expulsion from the body dovolvea al
most entirely upon the kidneys, he thought
their presence in the food was accountable
In a large measure for tho prevalence of
muoh of the kidney disease which has de
veloped during recent years. He added
that he Is satisfied the term of American
Ufa would be lengthened If the use of such
drugs In foods were wholly discontinued.
""""""""
"Pete," the White House bulldog, has
passed from the White House grounds, but
his memory remains and stories of him
still are told. "Pete" had a habit of going
away with a well-groomed appearance and
with a nonchalant mannor and reappearing
all chewed up. One day last summer he
returned while the president was at a ten
nis game with the French ambassador. As
sistant Attorney General Cooley and Beo
retary Garfield. "Pete" limped up to the
wire netting, looking for sympathy and
looking as though ho needed it He got It
from M. Jusserand.
"Mr. President," said the ambassador,
peering through the netting, "your dog
seems to be a poor fighter."
The president called time on the tennis
game and walked over to the netting.
"Pete" wagged his tall feebly, but loyally.
"No," said Mr. Roosevelt, "he's a splen
did fighter, but he's a poor Judge of dogs."
Senator Johnston of Alabama is the only
senator who has eight years of service as
sured him, reports the Washington Herald.
When the late Senator Pettus of Alabama
died there were yet two years of his term
remaining and Mr. Johnston was unani
mously elected by the state legislature to
fill out the unexp!redterm, and at the
same time, In accordance with the Instruc
tions given the legislature by tho people
of the state at the primary, was elected
for a full term of bIx years on his own
account. His service under the two elec
tions will extend to March S, 1915.
Senator Johnston Is one of tha calmest
men imaginable. The testimony of his
friends Is that It is Impossible to ruffle
him. He takes life as It comes and It has
come along very much to his liking bo far.
Starting out as a rural lawyer, without
means, ho rose steadily until he became the
head of various Important undertakings In
his state and finally reached the most ex
alted position In its gift.
"But," Bald one of his friends yesterday,
"he is the personification of equanimity
and would be so under any circumstances
that I can Imagine. In fact, I don't be
lieve he would express by word, look or
gesture the slightest surprise If the capltol
of the United States should suddenly de
velop legs and start on a run up Penn
sylvania avenue."
Governor Hoke Smith never takes a drink
in Georgia. Such a prohibitionist is he at
home that he declined to speak at a re
cent reunion of tho Virginia society of his
Btate because he learned that wine was to
be served at tha dinner. Ho arrived in
Washington Wednesday afternoon of last
week and that evening Maurice W.
Thomas, president of the society, who had
preceded Mm hero, gave a dinner in his
honor at the New Wlllard hotel. Course
after course was served, but not a drop
of liquor appeared. When the Ice cream
was brought on and all hope of an "eye
opener" had disappeared the governor
whispered to Thomas, "This dry dinner Is
a horse on me all right."
" ""
Senator Stone of Missouri onca made
himself unpopular with a certain photo
grapher. Tho latter individual appeared
at the senator's room at the Capltol and
announced that he was there to take a
picture. Stohe expostulated, but In vain.
A few days Inter the photographer again
appeared and presented the pictures and
also a bill for $10.
Remembering how hopeless was his ar
gument against having the pictures taken.
Senator Stone decided it would be still
more useless for him to decline to pay
for them. So he wrote a check. After the
man's name waa on the check he wrote
the word "Photo-grafter."
When the man presented the check at
the senate disbursing office for payment
ho was required to endorse the check and
write after his name, Just as it was writ
ten on the face of the check, the word
"Photo-grafter."
A Massachusetts congressman rocelred a
novel sort of letter a few days ago. It
was from a clergyman In his district, who
wrote to say that the village high school
was about to pull off come oratory. One
of the students, he said, had been assigned
the duty of delivering a speech nominating
Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio for the
presidency. "Of course," the clergyman
added, "this does not meet with my ap
proval. It Is a difficult task for tho boy,
however. Wouldn't you please advise me
what a Ixi y could say under the circum
stances. Are there any reasons why
Foraker should be prer-ldent, and where
can I get some "pertinent facta about
him?" "Well," quoth the congressman
and he objects to having his name used in
this dellcato question "I ought to refer
my friend to Secretary Taft."
There were two diplomats in the house
gallery in Washington the other day, re
lates Harper s Weekly, and aa they went
out one said to the other, quite apropos
of nothing, "My dear colleague, do you
remnmber what Voltaire said: 'Doctors
are people who pour drugs, of which they
know little. Into a body, of which they
know lens.' "
His companion laughed. "Do you re
member," h akcd. "what a countryman
of Volta-ire's, a very distinguished physi
cian, said to a patient who had a slight
attack of Indigestion and waa convinced
that he was dying of heart disease? 'I
haven't as yet made, the diagnosis, but
do n t alarm yourself needlessly, for we
will bo ablo to discover everything at the
autopsy.' "
Then they both lauglixd. They had been
listening to a man expounding a scheme
for currency reform.
Hill to Stop Track Bttla.
FRANKFORT. Ky , Feb. 6.-A bill In
troduced in the senate today seeks ti pro
hibit bett Ins: on homo racing at any lac
irm-ii iii urn slate.
D&klntt
Powder,
dispensable
Hon of our daily food must
be free from noxious ingredients
Complete purity and whole
someness are the unques
tioned characteristics of
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Its active principle, cream of tar
tar a pure, health-giving fruit
acid, is derived solely from grapes
Polsonons Ingredients are fonnd In the
low-priced baking powders. Their
active principle is a mineral add de
rived from sulphuric acid, oil ol vitriol
Study the label and bay
only baktaa powder saad
tram cream ol tartar
PERSONAL, NOTES.
The cry, "Long Live the King." seoms to
be wholly lacking In psychological effect.
"Pranks of Barbarians" the French term
American marriages to title. In the absence
of a better characterisation, this la accept
able. Representative Joseph Holt Gaines of
West Virginia enjoys the unusual distinction
of being the only member of either house
of congress born In Washington, D. C.
Colonel Edward li. Fox, who has retired
as executive clerk to the governor of New
Jersey, after a continuous service of more
than forty-two years, has been accorded
by the legislature the unusual privilege of
taking with him Into private life the well
worn desk at which he has labored so long
and bo faithfully.
Representative Joseph Warren Kelfer, of
Ohio, and "Undo Joe" Cannon, are the
"old boys" of the house, and they are alike
in that their age does not show itself ex
cepting In their looks. Both are as spry
as youngsters. Seventy-two years ago
Representative Kelfer waa born on a farm
In Clark county, Ohio, and his has been an
eventful Ufa.
Into the glare of the limelight that beats
upon the nature-faking arena. Congressman
Howell, of Utah, has leaped with great
self-confldenoe.i His initial contribution
to the chapters of natural history has to
do with a pink frog that was found resid
ing In the solid rock 600 feet below the sur
face of the earth. Mr. Howell Is convinced
tho story Is. true. He got It from a con
stituent, and would bo afraid to call 1t false
even If he did not believe In It.
STOP THE STOCK UAMDUXG.
State and National Moves in That Di
rection. ' New York World.
A dozen New York banks with many
branches have cloned since October 1. One
hundred million dollars In deposits have
been tied up. In proportion to the entire
community these Impounded moneys are
fl00 for every family In the city. The ruin
has spread through the country.
In every instance these bank failures
were due to gambling with depositors'
money; In nearly every case specifically
to stock gambling. The continuing scandal
of the great Insurance companies Is due
to the misuse of policyholders' money In
tho same way.
Senator Culberson's banking bill would
prevent currency banks from sending three
fifths of their reserves to New York to
loan to gamblers. Banking Superintendent
Williams of New York proposes the same
safeguards for state banks. Assemblyman
Wagner by an amendment of the. penal
coda would close stock gambling houses
like other- gambling houses. President
Roosevelt In his special message suggests
that the use of the malls, telegraphs and
telephones be prohibited for stock gam
blers as for lottery men.
The enactment of these four recommen
dations Into law would Incalculably aid
honest Industry. The people should demand
such action. ,
Chance for a Load I.angh.
AVashlngton Pout.
If Judge Parker should this year be
robbed of the honor of being the worse
beaten democrat who ever ran for the
presidency, he may forget himself so far
aa to laugh right out loud.
CARBON COAL $7 PER TOPJ
It Is sxeellont for cooking and nesting- clsan, quick and lasting.
Ws have sold coal In Omaha twsnty-flvs years, and ws knew this to bs
the BEST COAL aver offered hers for the price. We also ssll ths bast
Ohio and Colorado Smokeless Coals, together with Cherokee, Walnut
Block, etc., down to (5.00 per ton. OUR HARD COAL la the D. L. & W.
SCR ANTON the best coal mined. Also ssll Arkansas Anthracite and
8emi-Anthraclte.
COUTANT a SQUIRES ;4.?3drn..:o
A Serious Piano Business
The HoBpe business is serious to you. - It teems to be a care
less grab for your money in most piano stores.
We'd rather lose a sale than misrepresent one single thing about
a piano because you'll find It out sooner or later. In this piano
business we're standing up for your rights.
That's one reason why our pianos are all marked with the low
est prices a niain-figure business Is fair to you a sliding price Is
unfair. We pay no commissions to pfeople who bring or Bend cus
tomers to our store, trur prfces are too low for us to do that, and It
is unfair business besides.
Can you tell us of one other piano store conducted on such a
fair square plan a plan that protects the one who pays out hard
earned money?
We acll a new 1175 Piano for S125
We Mil a new $250 Piano for... $100
We sell a new $300 Piano for 9225
Small Monthly Payments.
A, SIOSPE CO., 1513 De'as st,
lirantli Houses: Council llluffa, la.; Lincoln, Neb.; Kearney, Xck
We lo Expert Piano Tuning and Repairing,
being In
In the prepara
poWDi
BRIGHT AND BRF.EZY.
"Why, dearest," nKked the anxious lover,
"are you so cold this evening?"
"I guess." replied the maiden, dully, "It's
because our furnace brokn down this
morning." BaJliiuore American.
"Some one has written n play entitled
'The Oirl Who Haa Everything." "
"Well?"
"Wonder what It's about?" I
"Sounds like It might be about the hired
girl and her numerous ailments." Iuuls-
vlllo Courier-Journal.
The pedestrian dodgiKl barely in time to
escape the automobile that had given no
warning.
"Confound you!" he exclaimed, shaking
his fist after the cloud of duM. "you're a
bigger fool than the jtoose. That can say
'honk,' anyhow." Philadelphia Ledger.
"I know a man who says you are o
close that you stl'.l have ihe first dollar
you ever earned!"
"Prlng htm around," answered Mr. Dns
tln Stax, "I want hini to confound the man
who, says that with all my wealth, I
never earned a dollar." Washington Star.
Miss Elder The Idea of his pretending
thnt my hair was gray.
Miss Peppery Ridiculous!
Miss K.lder Wasn't It, thoush?
Miss Peppery Yes: Just as it you'd buy
gray hair. Philadelphia Press.
"That's funny!" ,
"All right, I'll listen. What Is It?"
"The faster a man Is the harder It Is fof
him to keep up with his running ex
penms." "Well, let him Blow down If he wants to
keep up." Houston Post.
"Why were the old-time writers so much
more delicate and lucid In their styles of
expression than thbsa of the present?"
"Because there were no such things ss
fountain pens and typewriters to gel out
of order and worry ' them." Washington
Star.
"Mr. President." said the Waller at the
While House, "l suppose you never have
hunted the wild boar?"
"No," answered the executive, wearily,
"but the wild bore hunts me." Philadel
phia Ledger.
Newly Arrived Spirit Don't the people
here ever have any amusements? "
Pluto Well, we have what you might
call a fire drill once In a while. Chicago
Tribune.
WTIAT YOlt Ol. CilIT TO DO
Chicago News.
V'oii aro not bound to; that t know,
liut sweep your sidewalk free of snow.
Don't leave it there until it thaws.
Jiecauso of looseness of the laws.
The neighbors, doubtless leave theirs, too.
Hut is that an excuse for you?
They only know true virtue's filow
Who sweep their sidewalks free of snow.
It's selfishness the meanest vlre
To have your walks a sheet of lee.
it's Bhlftlessness a lack of shame
To cull It by no other name.
l'nless your sense of duty's low.
You'll sweep your sidewalks free of snow.
"The next time that It falls," you'll say,
"I swear to shovel It away.
"No cussed carelessness of mine
Shall make my neighbor hurt hia spina.
"Through my fault he shull never Blip
And break lils collar bond e.r hip."
Think of a street entirely clesr.
Where on may walk devoid of fear!
Think of the blessings without end
That will upon your huue ilefcceud '.
The commendations they'll bestow
Who sea your sidewalks free of snow.
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