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TI1E OMAIIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1903. Tiie Omaha Daily Bee FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR Entered at Omaha Fostofflce aa second class matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION: PHy lira (wlihuut SunUax), on rar..K00 IJally Um and Sunday, one yeur 6.m) Sunday liee, on .r 2 Saturday Bee, one yeur DELIVERED MY CARRIER: Dally Bm (imiudlnf Sunday), per week.ISc lally Bee (without 8unda, per week.l"c Evening- Uea (without Sunda), per week Sc Uvenln Bee (with Sunday, per week.lw Address all complaint of frreaularUlfa In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES: Omaha The Beo Building:. Bouth Omaha City Hall HulMlng. Council Blulfa 15 Scott Street. Chicago 1640 t'nlversity Building. Nsw York l& Home Life Insurance Building. Waahlng1on-72S Fourteenth Btreet N. W. CORRESIONDENCE. Cnmmuntcatlona relating to news and edi torial matter ihould ha addressed. Omaha Ilea, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee publishing company. Only s-cent atampa received in payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha ar eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Bute of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: George H, Tsschuck, treasurer of The Bee Publishing company, being; duly sworn aaya that the actual number of Tull and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening ' and Sunday Bee printed during the month of January, 1VM. was as fol lows: 1 80.B0O IT a8-300 36,18 II 36,160 SO. 330 It 36,400 4 30,400 10 36.660 t 36,300 II 36,410 36,340 II 36,140 1 36,600 II 36,250 36,890 14 36,460 36,300 16 36,640 10 36,410 II 36,100 11 36,330 ST 36,140 11.... 36,160 21 37,110 II 36,430 SI 86,060 l 36,300 10 36,980 18 36,360 1 16,860 16 36,100 Totals 1,133,890 Less unsold and returned copies.. 8,450 Net toUI.; 1,114340 Dally average. 38,968 ' GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK, Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 1st day of February. 1908. ROBERT HUNTER, . Notary Public. WIIEJT OUT OF TOWN. nbsrrlbers leaving; the city tern pormrtlr hoaI4 have The Bee nailed te them. Address will be caused aa often aa requested. Stuyvetant Fish praotically admits that he expected Mr. Harrlman to throw a hook Into him. "What is an old-fashioned demo crat?" asks the Toledo Blade. In the first place, where is one? "Mythomanlac" la the new scientific name for a liar. The shorter word is no uglier and will serve the purpose Just as well.' Those MisslMlpplans go from one extreme to another. The successor to Mr. Vardatnan in the governor's chair is bald-hejidedt . . ' i 1 ' - . 1 ; After' reading the stories of the night riders it is difficult to believe the claims that prohibition laws are being enforced in Kentucky. "If Mr. Dryan is allowed to write the democratic national platform," supposes the Springfield (Mass.) Re publican. - Any doubt about it? The decision of the Pullman com pany to quit selling liquor in its cars will make it necessary to take the handbag into the already overcrowded berth. Accident insurance companies that recently 'withdrew from Russia are not making any particular effort to push their business among the Kentucky to bacco growers. A Pennsylvania minister has been dismissed from the prlncipalshlp of a school because he beat a girl pupil with a plckhandle. He ought to go back to the mines. A big street banner has been hung across tha principal business thorough fare of Lincoln reading, "Vote for a clean Lincoln." And that right in the face of the visiting editors. The republican county conventions that are being held throughout Ne braska make it plain by their results that Governor Sheldon will have his renomlnatlon by acclamation. A printer in a Pennsylvania town committed suicide because his work waa full of errors. He violated all rules of the craft by not venting his disappointment on the proofreader. Ambassador Takahlra says only an Insane man will talk about - war be tween the United States and Japan. If Congressman Hobson does nt like that, let him settle the matter with Takahlra. If Senator La Follette thinks that he has an "official booster" in Nebraska looking out for hla Interests, a glance at the returns of the presidential pref erence primaries should convince him that he ia being buncoed. The Nebraska State Optical society has been holding its annual session at the state capital. If this organization would let down the bars so as to take In all who have their optics glued to a prospective, political job it would ex perience a sudden expansion of mem bership without resorting to the draft. With his uoirlnatlon to be United SUtea collector of Internal revenue confirmed, it in possible for Ross Ham mond by hurrying up his bond to leap, Into the office in time to accommodate Mr. Stephenson la his request for re lief from official responsibility not later than February Z9, which Is leap j eax da. , ' - - - 4. ... U nAiLWAT valuation ix xkw mask. The question of the physical valua tion of American railways comes up In an unexpected place in the legisla tive tangle developed by congressional efforts to pass a currency reform bill. An amendment offered to the Aldrlch bill in tbe senate would prohibit the secretary of the treasury from accept ing as the basis of emergency note Issues the bonds of any railroad whose physical valuation shall not first have been certified to htm by the Interstate Commerce commission. The senate committee has asked from the Inter state Commerce commission an opin ion on Its ability to furnish this cer tificate of valuation when required and the commission is said to be preparing Its answer. It goes without saying that the use of railway bonds to secure bank notes must put upon some one the responsi bility of saying to what extent the bonds may properly support such cur rency. If the valuation of the bonds were to be gauged BOlely by the stock market quotations, an additional in centive would be given to manipulate market prices and unless the margin were largo enough the security might under certain contingencies fall to pay out on the notes Issued against them. While the attempt to legislate upon these two important questions to gether cannot but prove unsatisfac tory, however desirable legislation on each of them may be, the very fact that an emergency currency measure should furnish a natural opening fur a physical valuation of railways en actment simply discloses another of the many phases of the subject. Phys ical valuation will be eventually needed for many purposes. It would be a guide to assessment of railways for taxation, serve the rate makers ns a Dasis oi arriving at reasonaois charges for transportation of freight and passengers, set the limits to fraudulent capitalization and furnish the necessary data for the safe use of railway stocks and bonds as security for other financial operations. The only wonder la that it has not bean brought about sooner. KEW EXQLAKD POLITICS. Reactionary republicans are far from having things their own way in rounding up the New England dele gates to the Chicago convention in op position to Mr. Taft. The tacit agree ment by which half of the unlnstructed delegations from Massachusetts and New Hampshire are to be conceded to Mr. Taft'a supporters is far from satis factory to the friends of the Cannon and Hughes booms, who have discov ered that the sentiment for Mr. Taft is growing bo strong and so rapidly that the other half, which it was supposed would be available for the support of other' booms, Is showing decided dis position to line up for the secretary of war. To offset this the Cannon forces have been making a determined effort to secure pledged delegations for their candidate from Maine, where their efforts have aroused a storm of protest. The Lewlston Journal, one of the ablest newspapers in New England, has been making a postal card canvass on individual preferences and has re ceived thousands of replies from re publicans of Maine. The returns from this canvass show that Mr. Taft is un questionably "far in the lead" in that state. The Journal insists that Maine republicans are irrevocably pledged to the Roosevelt policies and that it would be nothing short of absurdity to ask that the Maine delegation to the Chicago convention go pledged to the support of any candidate opposed to the continuance of the present admin istration's policies. The Journal says: It the antl-adminlstratlonlsta prefer For aker to Taft they are consistent. Foraker makes no bones of confessing that unless he can rule and ruin he won't play the same. Tet his class are big on regularity and constitutionality. As the Journal points out, it would be a loss of political and moral influ ence for Maine and other New England states to send delegates opposed to Mr. Taft while the large majority of republicans in all New England are cordially in favor of the policies which he has helped to carry along and to which he is pledged. Evidently the strength of the anti-administration sentiment in New England has been overestimated. MR. HEARSTS KKW PARTY. The public will be forced to watch with interebt, if not with anxiety, the course that may be pursued by Wil liam Randolph Hearst's new political organization which he has christened "The National Indepeudonce Party." Politicians generally will contend that the new organization ia Just another name for the Hearst party which, first as a Municipal Ownership league and later as the Independence league, caused some confusion in the plans of the older parties in New York, Chi cago, Bobton and other cities in which Hearst operates his newspapers. How ever this may be, the chief interest of politicians will not be so much In what the new party advocates as what Mr. Hearst proposes to do with it. On that subject Mr. Hearst Is noncom mittal. He has named his organiza tion and adopted a platform and is now waiting for the conventions of the other parties to speak before he de cides whether or not to put a national ticket in tbe field. The platform of the new party is an artistic blending of the good things demanded by both tbe .old parties Along with some innovations thac no one appears to be anxious to urge as national issues. It favors direct nom ination by the people of all candidates for offlcv, the election of United States senators and federal Judges by popu- lar vote, an Income tax and the refer- endum, the right of the people to re call officials from public service, im mediate government ownership of rail road and telegraph lines, emergency currency to be issued only by the gov ernment, an eight-hour day for work- lngmen, a law making blacklisting illegal, national postal savings banks and a ship subsidy for the develop ment of commerce. Mr. Hearst lost the mayoralty of New York by a narrow margin when the candidate of his Municipal Owner ship league. As the candidate of his Independence league for governor of New York he waa defeated, but all the other candidates on his ticket were elected, due to a fusion with the dem ocrats. As a candidate he musters a following which makes him an im portant factor in a if election, but it re mains to be seen what effect he can produce at the polls by trying to turn his forces to the support of another. Some think he 1b trying to make terms with Mr. Bryan. He has demonstrated that if he puts a separate ticket in the field he can rob Mr. Bryan of all hope of carrying New York. In case he Is seeking an alliance with Mr. Bryan it is for the Nebraskan to decide whether a combination with Hearst would not drive away support in other states Anyway it may be figured, Mr. Hearst occupies a fine strategical position on the democratic battlefield. MR. TAFTS COMING VISIT. It is announced that Mr. Taft has definitely arranged to be in Omaha Monday, April 6, as the principal speaker at the McKlnley club's annual banquet. Mr. Taft's coming visit, however, is more than a mere local event. Hla reception and welcome should be the reception and welcome of the repub licans of the whole state of Nebraska and of western Iowa, too, for that mat ter. Preparations for his entertain ment should be made upon this wider scale rather than upon the Idea that he is to be merely a local guest. His position as the commanding figure in President RooBevelt's cabinet and as the leading candidate for the republican presidential nomination will invest Mr. Taft'a coming visit with Lmuch more than the Importance that ordinarily attaches to the visit of a public man. no matter how distin guished. It is due to the state outside of Omaha, as well aa to Mr. Taft, that participation in this reception shall not be confined to Omaha. Omaha will stand out In stronger light by thus demonstrating its broadness and public spirit on this great occasion. D1SAOREIMINT. The newspapers published at Lin coln seem to be at disagreement on the proposal to project the State univer sity Into politics and make it the nucleus of a "political machine." The Bee has quoted the Lincoln Star as suggest'ng that all the alumni of the university "be welded together into a political power," and that while it might begin with one purpose only, it would eventually build up "a machine" exerting its Influence in the choice of party candidates and election of state officers. The Lincoln Journal, on the other hand, deprecates "the effort to make the university the foot ball of politics" and predicts that it will fail, asserting that the university cannot be made to supply an issue on which candidates may climb into office. Inasmuch as these Lincoln papers constitute themselves the special spokesmen and guardians of the uni versity, more particularly with refer ence to its demands for appropriation out of the state treasury, their disa greement warrants The Bee In repeat ing Us advice to the management of the university to keep it entirely non partisan and in reiterating the warn ing that it will be a sorry day for the university when it cannot go before tbe legislature on Its own merits, but must be bolstered up by a "political ma chine." The district court of Lancaster county has ruled that the Nebraska pure food law does not require food packages to be labeled with the weight of the contents, but only prohibit! mis branding which would be fraud or mis representation, and that this is as far as the legislature can legally go. Dep uty Food Commissioner Johnson, who heard, argued and decided this case before It was even started In the courts, will take notice. The supreme court of the United States, Mr. Justice Holmes delivering opinion, has decided that: A musical composition Is a rational collocation of sound apart from concepts, reduced to a tangible expression, from which the collocation can be reproduced either with or without contlnuoua human intervention. Musicians who are still not clear on the subject should take that home and try it on the piano. It is not necessary for Secretary Taft to come to Nebraska to Insure for himself the support of the delegation from this state in the Chicago conven tion in June. For that reason his promise to speak at Omaha In April is all the more a mark of favor. One of Mr. Hearst's editor wrote a vicious assault upon tbe Judiciary the other day and printed It. The next day Mr. Hearst printed a letter to the editor In which ha defended the Judi ciary in glowing terms. It la hard to lose Mr. Hearst. Massachusetts democrats have sent word to Governor Johnson of Minne sota that he may hav tha Bay state delegation to the Denver convention If he wants it The governor will prob ably thank the Massachusetts folks and explain that he does not know what he would do with their delega tion if he had it The local democratic organ is be coming more and more vicious In its onslaughts on Secretary Taft It never reaches this stage nntll it real ises that the object of its wrath is likely to get a prise It does not want him to get Up to date Mr. Bryan haa reserved his comment on the brave fight being made by the democratic congressmen from the south to secure the passage of a "Jim Crow" street car law for the District of Columbia. Colonel Bryan has been telling the Nebraska editors about the newspa pers of the Orient We regret to be compelled to admit that none of these newspapers comes regularly to our ex change table. It is possible to conduct a loan bus iness on legitimate lines instead of on the loan shark plan. The community could get along without loan sharks without any inconvenience. Opponents of the bill pending in the New York legislature to abolish race track betting argue that racing im proves the breed of horses. Perhaps, but It does not have a similar effect on men and women. Hard to Convince. Chicago Tribune. Mr. Bryan appears to be a persistent but Incredulous student of tha esteemed New York World's political map. Beomlaa- tho Circulation. Kansas City Times. A three-day speech by the Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker Is announced. Now la the time to subscribe for the Congressional Record. Chasaeey ta Feeling Better. Milwaukee Sentinel. Depew waa chirked up and is now dis posed to Indulge In flings at Roosevelt Depew should keep still. Every brick he throws at Roosevelt Is equivalent to a bouquet Mara Henry aa a Splnort. Nashville American. The Courier-Journal offers to "bet a dollar and a half that Bryan will be tho next president of the United .States." Can It afford to keep so much money tied up that long? Soldierly Diplomacy. Chicago Record-Herald. The Japanese who fought against Btoes sel have given him praise for bravery and ability. It la always a good thing to re frain from minimizing the strength of the man you have beaten. By making him out to be great you magnify your own achievement Wellington didn't spend much of his time after Waterloo in try ing to make It appear that Napoleon waa a fourth-rate general. 'Br Accident ia) tho Venal Way." Philadelphia Rocord (dem.). By accident, no doubt Candidate Bryan happened to be In Columbus, O., February 18, the date fixed for the assemblage of the democratic state central committee to name a day for the meeting of the state conven tion. Incidentally, ho made an address be for the state legislature. Opportunely, he got an endorsement at the hands of the state committee for the presidency, and helped eat a II banquet afterward. How things do go the way they are Inadvert ently pushed! Bryanlsm and the Map. New Tork World. Commenting on the action of the Kan sas democratic state convention in In structing the delegation for Mr. Bryan, the esteemed Tribune says the Sunflower state "refuses to study 'Tho Map of Bryanlsm.' " Kansas Itself Is a most In structive object lesson In "The Map of Bryanlsm." In 18S Mr. Bryan carried the state by 11,000. , In 1900 Mr. McKln ley's plurality was 17,000. Kansas had had enough of Bryanlsm. Mr. Roosevelt's plurality in 1904 waa 126,000, and If Mr. Bryan la the candidate against Secretary Taft in 10 the republican majority will once more be overwhelming. There Is not a single democratic congressman from Kansas and no prospect of there ever be ing one again. PERSONAL MENTION, General Miles Is writing a book and says he will leave Boston. That's a pretty hard hit at the literary lights of the Hub. The verdict In the Btoessel court-mar tial was promptly reversed by the civil ised world, whether Russia ever reverses It or no. A blackanake wound Itself around the leg of a horse and threw the animal. The dispatch does not state whether It after ward crawled off with the buggy. Luther B. Little, secretary and treas urer of the republican atata committee of "New York, Is so eloquent a speaker that he has gained for himself tho title of "Daniel Webster No. 2." Governor Johnson of Minnesota says the nomination will have to seek him If he be come a candidate for the presidency. Aa a seeker, it may be said, the nomination has never made much of a record. A Missouri man has requested that hla monument be erected of the whisky Jugs he emptied during the last twenty years. Speaking of departed spirits but let It pass. That's not one of Mark Twain's twenty-one originals, anyway. Bedros Hampartsoomlan, condemned to death as the murderer of Helallan 8. Tav shanjlan, la to be a witness against Levant Martougesalan. charged with blackmail in New Tork. The fact may not be of gen eral Interest, but It reminds us that the troubles of the American printer and proofreader grow greater every day. The Harvard freshman . who, when a po liceman told him and his companions to stop spitting on the sidewalk, replied de fiantly: "We are law students, and we know tho law," was taken Into court later and learned more practical law In fifteen minutes than the law school could teach him in a week. Consul Frank W. Mahln writes from Nottingham, England, that the secretary of tho Highways' Protection league re ports that according to accounts In the press, SSI automobile accidents occurred In Great Britain In 1807. killing OS persons and Injuring 675. For thee accidents and other motor car offenses 2,270 persons were summoned, of whom 1.046 were con victed. Aa the number of automobiles In use Is estimated at 46,000, It would seem that one In about every twenty-two did something Illegal last year. Occasionally the same driver ia summoned more than once, but his license is usually revoked if It happens more than twice. BITS OF WA9IUXGTOX LIFK. Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched em tho Spot.1 Tho electric connection which sends cur rente of life and action through the house of representatives and puts lea-lnlatlve ma chinery on the grind, are not elective mem ber ot the house. They are select mom bers, who rarely speak above a whisper, and not for publication. The Washington correspondent of the Buffalo Express places the burden of directing tho legisla tive machine on the shoulders of Asher C. Hlnes, clerk ot the speaker, and James C. Courts, clerk to tho committee on ap propriations. Hlnes is a republican and Courts -is a democrat, but to the members of the house they have no politics. . Both men have been In service for many years. and both can hold their Jobs as long as they wish or can bo persuaded to retain them. Uncle Joe Cannon may bo the speaker of the house alt right, relates the correspond ent, but Hlnes Is the governor. I verily believe that If Hlnes should throw up his Job Uncle Joe would resign, and tt would bo a mighty hard matter to get anyone to succeed him. Hlnes Is a walking ency clopedla of tho rules and procedure of the house. There never has been a parliamen tary tangle so great that Hlnes couldn't unravel it. There never has been con fusion so dense but Hlnes has kept hla head through It all, and been able to tell the speaker Just where matters left off and where they began again. He knows every member of the house by name and by sight, and he knows all tho former members and the senators the same way. He knows every man who haa a right to the floor and every bill that has a right to a hearing. Hlnes shines at his brightest luster when the speaker calls some member to the chair to preside temporarily. The man in the chair may be called "Mr. Speaker," but Hines Is the one who Is running the house, and everybody knows It, and no one more than the man who may be occupying the chair. "The gentleman from umum urn" says the temporary presiding officer. "Missouri," whispers Hlnes. and "Mis souri" cries out the chair in a triumphant voice. "This resolution will have to go to the committee on er er " says tho speaker pro tern. "Committee on ventilation," whispers Hlnes. "Ventilation," bawls out the pro torn., and everything goes along smoothly. No; they couldn't get along without Hlnes. Courts Is Just as much a know-lt-all as Hlnos, but In a much different way. He knows all about the appropriations of all the departments. He can tell you offhand Just how much It will cost to run the army In 1007, what the expenses on ac count of the Philippines wore, what the omnibus public building bill carried, and not only these things, but where the money went and how much will be required for tho next year, where some Items can be lopped off without stopping the wheels and Just how much there Is in the treasury to draw on. The committee on appropriations Is com monly called Courts' committee. Tho com mittee always hears a lot of testimony from the people who want appropriations, discusses the matter to the point of ex haustion, takes copious notes and deliber ates over the whole thing as solemnly as If it were a declaration of war with Flno-innd When everything haa been done except get me mu in shape, tho chairman says to Courts: "Mr. Courts, you mlht rousrhlv block out a bill embodying the principal points upon wnicn we are agreed, and then we will get down to business." Courts steps Into another room, lights a cigar, looks at a paper, glances out of the window at the weather, and finally daw dles back and pulls the bill out of his pocket which he had prepared the week before for Just such an occasion and reads It to the committee. They hem and haw over the thing, suggest that the word an nually be substituted for the word yearly, and the bill, "as amended," goes to the house. Members have taken nalna tn credit Mr. Courts' work and ability In speeches on tho floor of tho house, notably among thorn Llttlefleld of Maine. A mn concrete form of compliment has been paid Mr. Courts, however, in the adoption of a resolution by which, as long as he holds the position, he Is to be paid $4,000 a year, although the regular salary of the place is 3,000. fresiaent Roosevelt never allows the crltlclam of his enemies to get on his nerves to any extent, says a Brooklyn Eagle letter. A little Incident at the White House the other day showed that he has not been worried by the strictures put upon the radical nature of hjs last message to con gress. Mr. Roosevelt was passing from his pri vate office into the cabinet room. Glancing Into Secretary Loeb's room, he saw a well known Washington radical, who la fre quently called to the White House to give the president pointers on new schemes for handling the wicked trusts and wealthy malefactors. "Ah," exclaimed the president, gayly, "why haven't you been in to see me lately t Is It true that you have said that I am en tirely too redlcal these days to associate with." It Is not often that a dignified United States senator acknowledges publicly that he has Intimate knowledge of the In side of a Jail, but such an acknowledgment was made In open session, rocentlv. The confession came from Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire. It was preceded by the Introduction of a petition from a num ber of citisens of the District of rolnmhia that conditions In the workhouse and Jail be looked Into. "In presenting this petition." said fienatnr Gallinger, "I wl.h to say, Mr. President, that 1 have personal knowledva of th deplorable conditions, especially those exist ing in tne jail. I ask that this netltlnn t referred to tho committee on appropria tions." If the venerable aenator heard th tutor that ran around the chamber he gave no intimation of it. Representative McCall of Massachusetts Is popular with the young men In his dis trict, and doesn't hesitate to give them fatherly advice on all occasions. He re ceived a letter from one of the young voters of his bailiwick, who, having had several good positions, had failed In hla effort to aecure another, more to his liking. The representative answered: "My dear yourg man, don't be discour aged. Take a look at the postage stamp: Its use ful reus depends upon Its ability to stick to one thing until It gets there." Senator Penrose has Introduced a bill In the senate authorizing the building of cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers under the special designs and plans of Richard B. Palnton, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Palnton has a special electrical system of multiple screw propelltrs and rudder steering gear apparatus, which he claims will develop great speed and efficiency In shljie. The bill carries an appropriation of t2.0u0.000 for a cruiser of forty knots or more an hour, and teuxouo for a destroyer. j IIIPAN RACE WITH Cooper Says Internal Suffering Tlis following remarkable statement was recently made by L. T. Cooper. It concerns the preparation which has been so widely discussed throughout the country during the past year, and has sold tn such enormous quantities in leading cities: "It Is now a well-known fsct that wher ever I have Introduced my New Discovery medicine, hundreds of people have brought lnteranl . parasites, or tapeworms, to me. In many cases these people did not know the nature of the parasite, and were con sequently extremely nervous until I ex plained the matter to them. In some cities so many have had this experience that the public generally became alarmed. "I take this opportunity of explaining what these creatures are, and what I have learned about them In the past. "Tapeworms are much mora common than would be supposed. I venture to say that ten per cent of ail chronic stom ach trouble, or what Is known as a 'run down' condition, Is caused by them. An individual may suffer for years with one of these great parasites and not be aware PLANKING TO SKIN THE CROWD. Forecast of What nemoerats Will Fny In Denver. Chicago Tribune. It Is to be feared that Denver's reputa tion for genuine western hospitality will suffer during the forthcoming democratic national convention. Hotel tariffs are to be exorbitant unless the present rates, as scheduled, are lowered. Extravagant prices are named for ordinary accommodations. In one Instance Inquiry as to the cost for four rooms brings the Information that, as the hotel management figures the rooms will hold eighteen persons, the rent for these rooms will be CO a day, even If they ars occupied by less than half that number of individuals. The St Regis, in New York, even during a celebration approaching In magnificence the return of Admiral Dewey from a conquering expedition, would not attempt a greater shock to tho pocketbook. Denver la to give the national committee 1100,000 for holding the convention there. In some manner this sum must be made up, and from present Indications the hotels are to supply It. Figuring on the usual number of delegates, alternates and vis itors, the city should be able to provide such an amount out of two days' net profit to aecure from sheltering and feed ing them. But, with such prices as named, will Denver get the crowd that ordinarily might be expected? SAID TO BE FUNNY. "Oh, father! See the funny man!" "Yes, child. Is he not funny T" "Indeed he is not. And whv does he wave his hands and make stranire mo tions?" "He is a deaf muto, my child." "How Interesting! But whv does he snap his fingers?" He Is doubtless crarklnc a. !nb " Cleveland Leader. Her Admfrvw-T)nrl limv. T , so strictly. Her Female Friend Yes, the rest Is a good complexion cure, and the devotional, demurely saintly air is so becoming to her style. Baltimore American. "What." asked Mr. Ommlnen nwnma of chauffeurs after they are discharged?" "Iion't you know?" answered Mr. Lima seen. "They become correspondents." Cleveland Leader. Lawyer And did this gentleman never shave you? witness No, sir. Lawyer How do you know that ha never shaved rou? Witness Cos ro gentleman ever shaved me: I have always shaved myself. Toledo Blade. "Dad. I'm irolnar In for surs:erv. All the girls are taking up a fad." Uood enough, daughter. Could you Browning, Ming i Co CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS and HATS A FINAL SALE (RID AY and Saturday are the last two days of our 2vyo discount sale on men's, boys' and children's suits and overcoats. And you will find some splendid medium-weight suits, es pecially in our boys' and children's depart ment and at an honest discount of 20. Medium-weight suits wear longer, hold their shape better than light-weight, especially for that boy of yours. Don't forcret Fridav and Saturday will be the last two days of our annual sale. Just received 10 dozen boys' and young men's sample Hats, worth from $2.25 to $3.50, at one price, $2.00. Spring styles, the yery latest and at tho tempting price of $2.00. 15th and Douglas Streets s t IZ. S. WILCOX, Mgr. The Advantages of One Price In the Hosne Store each Piano Is marked with its one lowest price. In order to do business on tbe one-price plan the price must be the lowest that we can afford to take. This plan guarantees to tbe cutstomer the very best piano for the money he payg. People who know nohlng at all about music or pianos buy aa safely aa tbe expert. This plan saves time and does away with the disagreeable haggling and dickering that you must do In tbe store of the gliding price dealer. If a dealer, for any pretenee, offers you a discount from hla first price, that first price could not have been an honest one and what he proposes to do for you he will do for others and you never know what the piano Is really worth. It proves that he Is not one price. If a dealer will take advantage of you In tbe price of a piano can you safely trust him to represent truthfully the quality of the planot If he'll deceive you In one thing won't he deceive you In another? You know he will. You're sure to be satisfied if you bur of Hospe's. Why take any chance? A. HOSPE CO. 1513 Douglas Street Branch Houses: Council liluffs, Iowa; Lincoln, Neb.; Kearney, Neb. WE DO EXI'IiHX TLiNO TUNING AND 11KPAI1UNO. AFFLICTED QUEER DISEASE Parasites Cause Much Everywhere. of It. "Contrary to general belief, it,,, ,,,. tit la not greatly Increased-lt only b,-. comes Irregular. There Is a general feel ing of falntness, however, and a giiaa-itiK sensation tn the pit of the stomach. "People afflicted with one of these j,ar. asltes are nervous and depressor Tin T chief sensation is one of languor, an,l they tire very easily. Lack of energy and ami t. tlon affect the body, and the niln.l I,, comes dull and sluggish. The memory I- . comes not so good, and tho eyesight Ij generally poorer. "The New Discovery, In freeing stom ach and bowels of all Impurities, seems to be fatal to these great worms, and aim. is; Immediately expels them from the systmv I wish to assure anyone who haa tho ex perience Just related with my preparation, that there Is no cause for alarm In tin matter, and that it will as a rule mean a speedy restoration to good health." The Cooper medicines are a bom to stomach sufferers. We sell them. Hiatin Drug. Co. amputate a button from the hark of my coat and graft It onto this vest?" l.ou'.-i-vllle Courier-Journal. Little Willie Say, pa, what is a scheme 7 Pa A scheme, my son. in somethlnK (hat usually falls through shortly after von in vest money In It. Pennsylvania Grit. "And do yod rrean to say you prefer Chollle? You .told me that you rImuvh feel so perfectly at home with Alte.' "So I do, but with Chollle I feel as If I were at a restaurant." Harper's H;uar. Ella I hear Jack Dashln's going to 1, married. Are you going to th wudd'ni;? Hella Yes, I think I will. Klla Pooh! I'm not. Bella Well. I wouldn't, except for tho reason that he's going to marry me. Phila delphia Inquirer. LEAP YEAR IN IOWA. Story City Herald. Come, all you girls, and listen, Just hearken unto me And I will tell you something That will make your sorrows flee. I've been thinking of It lutuly And I'm sure It 1b a fact. That the boys around this town Want to try the leap year act. Gerhard Larson has been patient Looking forward to this year. Now if you would pop the question It would fill him with good cheer. He has built a splendid dwelling. Hurry, girls, and take tho hint, For I'm sure there Is no telling When you'll find a surer "mint." Ben Larson Is alno waiting Just let me give you girls a hunch: Whoever gets that little fellow. Will surely get a honey bunch. Now, George Kramme Is another. And you'll agree he's not so old; Now, desr ladles, you can't miss It, 'Cause on you he'll spend the gold. Tho' Fred Cornellussen has been noted For thoee lovely parcel showers. There is still a chance to win him In the quiet evening hours. Harry Schmueker is still hoping That for him you'll set your sail. Courage, slater, do lot falter, He now handles U. S. mall. Doc McCarty thinks he's fated Go this day, give him your hand. And on you I'm sure he'll lavlah All his coin and Canadian land. But If you're up against It, And don't find one high or low, Artie Harmon will take your offer. If you'll bring along the dough. John Gleston Is on the marVet, He says he wants a chosen mute. Nab him, girls, this very moment. Before it Is forever late. George Wler, do not forget him! Freese to him, this very hour, He will make a model husband. Tho' he looks a little sour. 15th and Deuglas Streets t s 1