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THE OMAHA DAILY UKK: WEDNESDAY, APIUL 1. 10fS. Tte Omaha Daily Bee, FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROBF.WATER. VICTOR ROBttWATKR, EDITOR. Entered at Umihi Postofflce as second class matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION: Dully Be (without Sunday), one ) car.. $4 04 Dally bee and Bunday, on year 6 00 Sunday bee, one year IW Saturday Bee, one year 1.8 DELIVERED BT CARRIER: Dally H (Including Sunday), per week. 15c Dally Use (without Sunday), per weok.loe Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week o Evening Bee (with Bunday). per week. 10c Addreaa all complaints of irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES: Omaha The Eee Building. South Omaha City Hall building. Council Bluffs 15 Scott Street. Chicago 1M0 Vnlverslty PulMlng. New York-Rnoms 1101-1102. No. 81 West Thirty-third 8teot, . . . WaWngton--T Foterh fctroet N. W. . . .. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to new and edi torial matter should be addressed, Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing company. Only 1-cent stamps received In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchsnges, not accepted. STATEMENT OP- rtRCULATION. . . State of Nebraska, Douglas Coutny, as.! George B. Tssrhuck. treasurer of The Bee Publishing comoany, 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 February, 108, waa as fol lows: 1 38,780 It 85,100 1 30,300 17 36J00 38,180 IS 80,090 4 36,230 IS 30,730 80,310 20 30,300 36,030 21 86,340 1 ....V 36,840 t 86,630 .., 86,030 tt 35,600 86,000 24 36,300 10 38,900 2S 36,670 11... 36,100 28 ' 38,430 12 36,300 27 36,060 It 86J00 28 86,380 14 36,100 29 30,350 14 86,110 Totals .i 1,048,650 Less unsold and returned copies 8,437 Net total 1,039,113 Dally average 36,831 GEORQK B. TZSCHUCK, Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 2d day of March, IK OS. ROBERT HUNTER. Notary Public. "WWEH OVt OF TOWJf. 8aberlbera leaving; tha city ten porarlly saoald have) The Be saalled to them. Address will be haauged oftea as requested. The Electrical show Is next on the boards to divert Omaha. That ought to be a dazzler. If a poor boy's only fortune is his tongue, In that case the poor boy ought to hold his tongue. "Saving money is dangerous," says a Chicago professor. Perhaps, but It is not contagious, nor epidemic The house has agreed to treat the senate's Aldrlch currency bill with "respect," If not with confidence. In jan address at . Washington !Mr, Brya'n 'declared he waa moved to say he has Irish blood in his yelns. Blar ney! "Prosperity" Is returning," says J. Ogden Armour. . Evidently It Is for the packers since they have advanced the price of meats again. The standing army of the Tonga islands has been disbanded. ' Both of the generals have been sent to Jail and the private has a' job on a cocoanut farm. Mr. Taft got the big majority of the votes in a straw ballot taken among the passengers on an ocean liner. Even the people who are at sea are in Javor of Mr. Taft James J. Hill Is evidently planning to build a few mora railroads across the continent. At feast he is show lng the usual symptoms by another attack of pessimism. - If the new comptroller of the cur rency follows precedent he will begin to look around at once to iselect the tank whose presidency he will accept when bis term expires. South Omaha taxpayers know what an expensive luxury they have been maintaining in their present city ad ministration and that any change must be a change .for the better. Mayor "Jim" has deftly notified the Commercial club committee on mu nicipal affairs that If Its members want to know "who s who" In Omaha he stands ready to Inform them. The next addition to the equipment of the city hall should be the installa- tlon of a permanent arbitration board to settle all differences and disputes between tbearioua city officials. Sixteen statesmen in the Rockland, Me., congressional district are willing to make any "financial sacrifice necessary to secure the scat in con gress passed up by Mr. Littlefleld. The man who invented the stock ticker has just died,, leaving a large fortune. The men. who have patron ized the Invention have different stor ies to tell about its money-making ca politic. . . "I do pot know what the conven tion at Denver will do." remarks Mr Bryaa In most of his speeches. In the meantime, he has decided to re ceive the formal notice of his nomina tlon at Fairvlew. " Members of our State Railway conv mission have a suspicion that the ex press companies have made a mistake In the figures returned showing that they have been doing business in Ne- bratka without a profit. It la to be noted that the mistake. If there be a mistake, is la favor of the express companies) mt BAlLROADS itA'X) Bcsiytss. , Railway managers throughout the country, while regretting the fact that railway earnings for the first two months of the present year have been far below last year's record, all prac tically agree that the period of de pression Bhows signs of lifting. It is generally conceded, too, that the losses in both net and gross earnings of the roads have been in. a measure offset by reduction in operating' and other expenses, so that the net loss, as comDared with 1907. la'not so ap palling as was feared. It should be remembered that the statements made by railway . com panies are always from a comparative standpoint with the preceding year. The big totals in net earnings in 1907 were compared with the net earnings of 1906, the biggest year In the his tory of American transportation com panies. For Instance, the net earn ings of thirteen of the leading railway lines for the last six months of 1907 were $54,000,000 greater than for the similar period in 1906. In January of the present year the net earnings of 103 railroads, with an aggregate mileage of 186,216 miles, were $29, 659,241, as compared with $41,185, 587 for January, 1907. and $37, 096, 918 in January, 1906. The net earn ings this year were over $3,000,000 in excess of the net for January in 1905, which was an exceedingly pros perous year In railroad transportation. So, while the figures show a decrease from last year's big total, 'the profit is not extinguished, the net earnings being nearly $200 per mile for the month. Obviously a continuation of such losses in earnings would work dis astrous results to the railway Inter ests of the country, but all indications are that better conditions may be ex pected. CLEJMNO POLITICAL SKIES. Politicians everywhere, and citizens generally who have a more or less keen interest in naUctiaf affairs, will be disposed to thank William Ran dolph Hearst for making public his plans for the future of the republic. Much curiosity and some ' trepidation has been felt since Mr. Hearst's recent declaration that his National , Inde pendence league would not support Mr. Bryan, Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Taft or Governor Johnson for the presidency, but would name a ticket of Its own and so confuse the coming battle that the result might be In doubt In 1908, but certain to be settled In 1912, when the country would vote unanimously for the Hearst party. This naturally caused a lot Of speculation, but the mystery has been cleared and all doubt about Mr. Hearst's future operations removed. According to one of Mr. Hearst's spokesmen In New York, Mr. Hearst Is to have the mayoralty contest In New York City decided in his favor and throw Mayor McClellan out of the office about July 1. His present term bb mayor will expire. If he gets it, on January 1, 1910. In the mean time, he will give Gotham such an ad ministration that there will be no op position to his re-election. Re-elected to the mayoralty, with the plaudits of the people ringing in his ears, noth ing can stop him from being nom inated for the presidency In 1912 and, If all his plans carry out according to schedule, no other political party will have the temerity to name a candidate against him. It is intimated that Mr. Hearst Is so confident of the success of his program that he has already outlined the policies he will advocate during his career In the White House. The announcement Jb gratifying if not consoling. That fhe people may know the worst at once, Mr. Hearst should take them further into his con fidence and tell them If he wants more than one term In the White House. KNOCKING DOWX A STRAW VAX. It Is the easiest thing in the world to set up a straw man and then knock him down. A striking example of this sort of tactics is afforded by, the spasm of Indignation worked up among the patriotic Bohemian-Americans of Omaha by the publication in the local democratic organ two weeks ago of a pretended translation of an alleged in terview with Secretary of State Root, said to have appeared in a Vienna newspaper called "Die Zelt," reflect; ing most obnoxiously on their nation ality. The dispatch In question pur ported to emanate from New York out of the office of another democratic yellow journal which likewise makes it a practice to set up straw men In order to knock them down for pur poses of political capital. On the very face of It the pretended interview was so absurd that no thoughtful person .would ever ascribe it to an intelligent man, much less put it Into the mouth of Mr. Root, knowing hia keen appreciation of the official responsibilities of the position of secretary of state, which he occu pies. But despite Its counterfeit ear marks telegraphic messages were rained upon Washington by in censed Bohemian-Americans Inquiring whether the interview was authentic. InEtant response not being forthcom ing, a great indignation meeting was projected and pulled off with the aid of big headlines in the local demo cratic organ to denounce Secretary Root and to proclaim; a complete de fense to all aspersions upon the Bo, htmlans. And now comes a polite and respect ful communication from Mr. Root through the congressman-editor of the democratic sheet flatly disclaiming the alleged interview. By the date of in quiry U Is disclosed that Secretary Root could not reasonably have been expected to make his answer before the . famous Indignation meeting was held and the well-meaning Bohemlan Amerlcann of Omaha, misled into pre mature denunciation of Mr. Root, are left In a very awkward place, due, however, entirely to their Innocent swallowing of a rank democratic fake. . The lesson has its moral, which, If learned, will render It not entirely fruitless. KLKCTMCITT ON THE FARM. The Department of Agriculture has sent an expert to South Dakota to aid a co-operative association formed to construct an electrical generating plant for the purpose of furnishing light,' heat and power for the farmers for miles around. The farmers are most enthusiastic over the proposition and tho department experts, while more cautious in their statements, predict ' that the success of the pro posed venture will work a revolution in our farm life. Lack of farm labor is at the bot tom of the new enterprise. The farm ers find that they have been unable to 6ecure sufficient help of any kind and that competent help Is always scarce. They have accordingly determined to combine their energies to lighten the load as far as possible. They propose, by their new venture, to furnish the farm bouses with electric lights and to supply power to run the windmills, the feed choppers, the hay loaders, the threshing machines, the churns and the cream separators and practically all the machinery of the farm. The mechanical milker Is already In use and an electric sweeper is to be added to the list of utilities to relieve the farmer's wife. Eventually the farm er's boy will have nothing to do but hunt eggs and the hired man will have to be an electrical engineer. The police board Is tackling a tough problem In taking up the question of buying back stolen goods from pawn brokers. If the pawnbroker Is to be penalized In whatever sum he may loan on suspicious property he will take no chances and the stolen goods will be sent out of town and probably never recovered. The police ought to be able to tell as a result of observa tion which pawnbrokers endeavor to conduct their business honestly and legally and stand ready to assist the police when called on, and which pawnbrokers are Inclined to act as fences to help the thieves baffle the police and to regulate them so that the. law-abiding, helpful pawnbroker shall not suffer for the misdeeds of the lawless pawnbroker. The local democratic organ seems to be very much surprised that anyone should want the republican campaign in Nebraska to be managed by those who have- been active in behalf of Mr. Taft. We suggest that the demo cratic campaign In Nebraska be handed over to the members of the defunct Success league made up of antl Bryanites. 'After wrangling over the question for two weeks the executive commit tee of the National Democratic club of New York City has decided, by a vote of 8 to 7, to invite Mr. Bryan to be present and speak at the club's Jeffer son day banquet on April 13. It did not take Mr. Bryan two weeks to ac cept. Secretary Taft is entitled to a rous ing reception In Omaha not only as the coming president, but as the present secretary of war. With a division headquarters, two military posts and a commissary . supply depot, Omaha occupies an underscored position on the War department map. The silver service to be presented to the battleship Montana is to be made out of silver ore taken from Montana mines. The material in the silver service presented to the battle ship Nebraska does not come out of Nebraska mines, but it will serve the purpose just as well. I The secretary of the Bryan Volun teers declares that the "favorite son" theory no longer holds good at the polls. Before election day, however, he will be out with an appeal to Ne braska voters to stand by Mr. Bryan solely out of considerations of state pride. Serloua charges have been made against Chief Forester Pinchot In con gress. The charges are very lite those made against Ethan Allen Hitch cock, when he was fighting the land grabbers and may perhaps be traced to about the same sources. Oscar Hammersteln has agreed to give Philadelphia a season of grand opera and four prize fights have been scheduled for the next month. Phil adelphia may be a little slow In some things, but it is great on the arts. The duke of the Abruzzl says he suf fered intensely from the cold on his trip to the Arctic regions. He also encountered something of a frost re cently over in the neighborhood of Elktns, W. Va. If the democratic city council would clear our streets of curb signs and other obstructions before getting after the poor push-cart venders, they would give better evidence of good faith. Ilamlllatlaa; Spectacle. St. Louis Republic. When Thomas Jefferson congratulated the United Statea on being kindly separated by nature and a wide ocean from the worst results of effete feudalism, he would have been surprised if he could have had vision of the European creditors of one ct our Americanised dukes reading the wlre- less bulletins of his approach on the wide ocean and waiting on the wharf with their accounts mads cut, to welcome hlrn as a representative of American progress. tailed la at fractal Test. Haltlrnore American. Congress was unable, when put to the tost, to tell how much It costs a year to keep a hen. And yet that body Is ex pected to safeguard the vast Interests of this great nation! laternatlonal Coartesles. Cleveland Leader. Though Germany willingly concedes that Brltian has the mastery of the seas, for war purposes, It will continue to grab large and Important slices out of England's commercial business without bothering about dispatching letters of thanks to Lon don, Reactionary Nerve. Kansas City Star.' Tho reactionaries claim all the unin structed delegates to the republican na tional convention. "Well, they must claim something outside the favorite son states, you know, for they havo only 286 delegates In the states they represent, whereas It takes 491 to nominate. Talking; Instead of BtrlTlngr. Buffalo Express. The difficulties pointed out by certain Pennsylvania railroad men In connection with the federal sixteen-hour law are dif ficulties by sufferance only. It should be quite as simple a matter to arrange runs with regard to the law as to let the runs remain as they are and haggle for excep tions to the law. A Debt to Oarselves. Wall Street Journal. Whatever one may owe to others, there are some things which we are In duty bound to pay to ourselves, even to the uttermost farthing. One of these Is to keep our minds free from the poison of class hatred. In this country there Is no class of people of any considerable proportion that may be called poor. There Is a small proportion that may be called rich. Tho overwhelming majority of people stand between these two extremes. However much they may strive to Improve their condition, there Is a meas ure of contentment throughout the popular mind against which the violent agitator, the anarchist and all the class of hate breeders most contend in order to succeed. 'ReTersal of Party Ties. Boston Herald. Tho debate In the federal senate on Sen ator Knox's amendment, which made the plan to Investigate the loss of life in mines applicable to tho states as well as to ter ritories and districts, was Instructive be cause It revealed how fast sectional and party lines break down now when the Issue of federal against state right Is Involved. Senator Teller of Colorado and Hale of Maine championed state rights and op posed extension of federal authority, while Senators Simmons of North Carolina, Bacon and Clay of Georgia and Owen of Oklahoma, southern democrats, helped make up the large majority which put humanltarlanlsm above any technical mat ter of the balance of power under the con stitution. Our record of killing miners Is national scandal, and as such, in the opinion of a majority of the senators, needs Investigation by federal officials. LEGALIZED GRABS. Amnlng Sams Allowed Receivers In Hnr York. New York World. Depositors of .fo Knickerbocker Trust company having danced for five months as cheerfully as the tenderfoot at the point of a cowboy's pistol, the time has now come to pay tho piper. Six hundred thousand dollars, it was argued, was fitting compensation for the three receivers. Counsel emphasised their moderation In not demanding 6 per cent of the 1133.000.000 handled. The deputy at torney general thought $200,000 sufficient, but he conceded a bagatelle of $60,000 more, while Herbert L. Batterlee, a director, thought $50,000 ample. All this was exclu sive of about $100,000 actual expenses. Finally, by the court's order, the three receivers are to get $75,000 each, with $75,000 more for counsel. This showing Is an Improvement on that made In the Republic Savings and Loan association receivership, where $30,000 re mained to the shareholders out of $1,086,000 estimated assets and $275,000 actual assets, or cents on the dollar; but then the latter covered nearly eight years. What the re sult would have been In case the Knicker bocker Trust company proceedings had lasted that long can only be conjectured. WHY FEAR A PHANTOM t Some Thoughts on the Bagaboo of a Presidential Year. Appleton's Magazine. Put on blue glasses and you will see things blue. The people who are look ing for trouble put on blue glasses when ever they get a chance. A presidential year gives them a chance. The danger of these people is that they try to inako the rest of us look through their glasses. If we refuse no harm Is done. Many years ago that brilliant English man, James Payn, saw how really harm less were our elections. What has hap pened since strengthens hia view. He pointed out that our national elections every four years enables us to blow oft steam and relieve pent-up feeling. That they thus prevent the revolutions and terrific strains from which- Europe suf fers. , The people with the blue glasses, the calamity howlers, have always had their hands full working up election scares. This year their task Is all but hopeless. Tho old cry of "An election unsettles business" Is dented them. For better or for worso business has already been un settled. The unsafe business stagings which the gamblers had built up in the name of high finanija have crashed to the ground. The builders of these flimsy structures have been turned out of re sponsible business circles. Turned out not by the president, the attorney general or the police, but by their own former colleagues the honest and conservative financial leaders of America. Business can't be unsettled because it has already been unsettled. The destroyers have had their day. The hour for the builders has come. The destroyers have done both good and harm. The builders can do all good and no harm. Nothing short of a revolution or a series of disastrous for eign wars could undermine our founda tion for national prosperity. Changing administrations are as powerless to af feet It as are the changing seasons. A man once picked a kettle off a stove and then dropped It with a cry of pain. He thought" himself badly burned until he found there was no fire In the stove, In this way and In this way only; can American business bs disturbed by the presidential election. The people who are looking for trouble will find It They always do. The people who have scared themselves will continue to be scared Just so long as they continue to scare themselves. They are the people who are afraid to do business In a presidential year. They are the people who don't do much business In any year. But as long as wa don't look at things through their glasses they won't look blue to us. BITS OF WA!IUIriTOX LIFE. Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched n the Spot. Observers of political events In and around Washington note a great change In Speaker Cannon since "his boys" whooped up his boom a few weeks ago. His move ments show greater buoyancy, his smile Is more expansive, his cheroot tilts at a roqulsh angle and his smoke rings often pell "I'm It." With tha ladles he Is par ticularly charming and turns a compli ment as gracefully as a Chesterfield. Recently the speaker was leaving the White irouse when Senator Smith of Michigan, with a young man and a young woman in tow, stopped him. It chanced that the young man was the speaker of the Michigan house of representatives, and the young woman was his bride. The youth ful speaker had been a supporter of Smith for senator, and the latter was, naturally, doing all in his power to be friendly. "I want to Introduce Michigan's sneaker to the speaker of the whole United States." he said, In making the presentation. "I'ncle Joe" expressed gratification at noticing that there were bright young men growing up to the speaker business, and then the senator proceeded to Introduce the wife of the young statesman from Michigan. The veteran leader of tho house raised his hat, bowed handsomely and said: "I have always maintained that they produce the homeliest men In Michigan that come from anywhere In the United States and the handsomest women." Rear Admiral C. S. Sperry, who Is named to succeed to the command of tho battlo fleet on Its homeward trip Is known among his Intimates as "Vinegar Bill." He suffers from dyspepsia, which may have some thing to do with this soubriquet, but he Is also a chap always on tha Job, Intol erant of tinsel and formal functions. He gets real Joy out of navigation In a storm, out of fighting difficulties, but ho Is ready to bite pieces out of the furniture If circumstances drag him Into pink teas. "Vinegar Bill" uses few words himself and he despises extended conversation. He is a native of New York and was appointed from Connecticut., During the Spanish war he had . the trial of many officers whose services were neoded at home ' and on shore to help the men afloat win their fight, Sperry had charge of getting out equipment and supplies at tho New York navy yftrd, where he worked twenty hours a day and never got a lino of public credit. Now he will have an opportunity to reap tho reward for his years of faithful service. The duty of taking over the fleet from Admiral Thomas and piloting It to the Orient will be the more pleasant because Sperry was one of tho officers of tho white squadron. This was composed. It will bo remembered, of the first ships built for tho "new navy" and It went to Europe and toured South American waters from 1891 to 1S93. The whole white squadron would be no match for the oldest end smallest of the big battleship fleet which will follow Spcrry's flag to tho Antipodes. If It could bo lined up beside this battle ship fleet today the comparison would show In striking fashion what a sea power the United States has developed In some twenty odd years. After. Senator Whyte's death, Senator Allison had the distinction of being the oldest senator In service, but the distinction was shortlived. Governor Proctor of Ver mont has named ex-Governor J. W. Stew art as the successor to his father, the late Senator Proctor. ,. The new appointee Is In his .eighty-third year, and, when sworn In as senator will be the Nestor in point of age In the United States senate. Tha late Senator William J. Bryan was the young est member of tho senate. Senator Gore, the blind senator from Oklahoma, now holds that distinction, being In his thirty eighth year of age. An old and prominent senator from one of the southern states met a young mem ber of the house In the bar of one of the well-known apartment hotels. Their mutual object was to obtain the morning "eye opener" of whisky. They drank together. Then the senator turned on the young man and said most seriously: "Bob, I'm Borry to see you at this. It will ruin you as It has ruined me." "But. senator," ran the response, "how do you figure yourself ruined? You have been senator twelve years; before that governor and before that member of con gress." "Yes," replied the senator. "I have been a member of congress, governor for two terms and senator. But, my boy, If tt had not been for whisky I would have been colonel of the Louisiana Tigers." And the senator walked away, appar ently much broken over the thought that he had failed to become colonel of the Louisiana Tigers. Rivalry exists among the members of the house in the matter of watches, and dally comparisons are made with the chrono meter. In the lobby of the weather bureau station. While In congress the late Speaker Reed had a watch of Swiss make that was the lespalr and envy of his colleagues. It held up to the chronometer within five or six seconds a month. A watch which Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin, chairman of the committee on Judiciary, proudly carries, tho gift of his fellow-cltlsens of Chippewa Falls, how ever, easily bears off the palm. It beats the chronometer Itself to open shame. It Is the workmanship of a Dresden firm, and keeps within a variation of eleven sec onds per annum. Senator La Follette was discussing with great approbation the president's sugges tions toward the abolition of stock gam bling. "Such marginal transactions are not busi ness," said Senator La Follette. "Look at them. After all, what Is a successful stock gamble?" He paused and smiled. Then he answered his own question neatly. "In a successful stock gamble," he said, "you pay for something that you don't get, with money that you haven't got, then you sell what you never had tor more than It ever cost." Loot Embarrassed Financial Houses. Philadelphia Record. A young man who was recently getting $35 a week In his father's law office was appointed counsel to the receiver of a New York concern to succeed his father, who had been elected a Judge. For his valuable services to the receiver for 210 days he asks $30,000, or about $140 a day. The costs of receiverships have been a no torious scandal for years, and In a recent message Governor Hughes directed especial attention to It. The father of this young man collected a good deal more than $100,. CflOO for his services, and has still peidlng claims for a considerable sum In addition, and testimony Is now being taken on the relation between the son's legal services and the small fortune he has charged for them. It Is such scandals as this that give bitterness to the epigram that "the receiver Is as bad as the thief." Overflow of Coaversatloa. Washington Star. The fact that none of the people most lntereted la ths reported Abruxsl engage ment has anything to say does not seem to be the slightest bar to conversation. f Baking Tee enfj Baking Powder cisio ! with Royal Grapo Cream of Tartar Bade from grapes Insures healthful and delicious food nome every day Safeguards jonr alntn and phosphate of lime SUMSiY GEMS. "That stago beauty enn't act a little bit." "No; that is tho reason her managers are taking a cue from nuture." "In what?" "In featuring her face." Baltimore Amer ican. The street car conductor was about to sit down to breakfast, when a messenger boy brought him a telegram announcing that a rich relative had died and that he was the sole heir. "Easy street!" shouted tho conductor, reaching up for an iinugtnary bell rope. Chicago Tribune. Mrs. Fogarty (In fashionable restaurant) Now, fer goodness sake, Mike, don't order Irish stew. Mr. Fogarty All right, I won't dear. Waither, fetch me nyther some Hibernian Buey, or Celtic Goulash! Puck. Tess Bess doesn't seem so quick to deny her age as she used to be. Jess No, she's gotten very stout lately. Tess What has that to do with it? Jess It takes all her time now to denv her weight. Philadelphia Press. "I wish," said the revivalist, "Brother Grimshaw wasn't quite so strong on doc trinal points. As last as I bring people Into the church he tries to put them out of It for heresy." Chicago Tribune. "It Is queer that the ladles' tailor we Just met, who makes a specialty of gowning young girls. Is such a favorite with the so ciety deutantes." "Why is It queer?" "Because he gives all his 'bud' customers a miss-fit." Baltimore American. "I tell you, Blnks, what that boy of yours needs Is a thoroughly sound thrash ing." "I don't believe In corporal punishment." "What? Do you mean to say you never whip that boy, Blnks?" "No-o." replied BSiks, after some hesita tion. "That Is, never except In self-defense." Harper's Weekly. "Your debts don't seem to worry you much." "That's where you wrong me." answered the genial but Impecunious person. "I . B . ECONOMY SEEKERS' PIANO SALE AT HOSPE'S New and slightly smoked Pianos going at prices lower than ever before offered. ( And they are good Pianos, the kind you'd be proud to own. Seekers of economy note: This great smoke sale offers you an op portunity to obtain thoroughly good Pianos at prices far below those asked for instruments of equal quality elsewhere. The best guaranty on a used Piano is the name of the seller. Wa give you our word that these Pianos are remarkable for their exceptionally fine condition. It Is a matter of Important self interest for intending piano purchasers to visit Ilospe's now. UPRIGHT PIANOS 7Y3 OCTAVES as low as v The world's best Pianos selling better. On easy payments If you 111! llll S.V I ' W- - i SI HALE, $74.00. IMPERIAL, $163.00. A used upright. An attractive Newest style upright In rlch- J . i Z . , . . ... est mahogany case. Is a special ebony flnishud case of simple but gampi. of musical character and Impressive design. Pay only B.0 auullty. Pay only $6.00 monthly, monthly. It's very special. Ask to see this piano. MARSHALL, $88.00. CABLE-NELSON, $192.00 A used upright A rosewood fin- . A -sed Pria; jgra-d. H-raU Ished ease, overhauled almost like (tl iype ,n richeiut fcttn rimngo new; good tone and action. Pay tnnliLgany. ft. 00 per month will 5.00 monthly. Come and bay It pay for It COLUMBUS, $9.00. DECKER, $232.00. A new upright piano. A beautl- Newest upright grand. We have ful quarter-sawed oak ase, one of " In wlnut and mahogany, the latest and most p.rfular styles. One of the most popular of this Par enly tb 00 monthly. A mag- well known make. Thoy're beau- qlflcent bargain. They're 400 values. $10 -SEND A PIANO HOME,' DC N'T FORSET IT-$10 If you would nnw extent 'and t b diffnoaed rf without delay. (you tigation. Ws ha' mentioned out; a too busy to co .., yourself you inty ine of the chlldr.V nE- co., iL sure in senain, eryona. A. HOf ,13 Branch I " Council llluffs, Powder for every food against have a highly sympathetic nature, and I can't begin to tell yfu how If dlsturt-s m to see my creditors so worried. Sometimes l almost wish they d ke.p away! Wash ington Star. Mrs. Honham A tin nip stole one of my pli'S today. Hen ha m I wonder what he will do with It? Harper's Weekly. . DEBUTANTE PI.AY9 DUIDGE. Puck. Let's see, what's truinps7 Oh, Grace, your hat's a dear. And so becoming, too. Girls, did you hoar That Clara Gotrox Is engaged at last And to a count with a dreadful pant And not a penny to his titled name? (1 dote on bridge; It's such u clever gnnie. loot's see what's trumps?) There's Cathorlno over there And entre nous, I hoar she dyes her hair And paints; but I might, too, with such a face! (Oh, partner! Did I really trump vour ac?) Who Is that freak three tables to the right? I saw her at the WUhur-Urownes last night; Some parvenu, no dobut, and goodnexs knows I think a blacksmith must design h.r clothes. (Are hearts or diamonds trumps? Oh, that's a fact. It's clubs.) Some girls are so devoid of tact; That Carlton creature in the last yar'f hat Just m iikes me mad as pia.l-r-Bhe's such a cat. And nearly Bnaps your head off If you don't Keep absolutely dumb; of course, I won't. Oh, girls, Jack's so devoted It's a Joke, Ho's quite my shadow What! dljl J jtf"'k? Three tricks from me for Just that small mistake. Bridge bores me frightfully, I'm bound to say. Though Jack says It's astounding how I play. Why will some hostesses invite such frumps? Oh, dear! my lead again? Let's see; what's trumps?" BRAND NEW UPRIGHT PIANOS S139.00 for S170, f 102, $215, $232, 9263 and desire. variety of the stock of pianos tKat must cull and make a personal inves few in this advertisement. II you are rest assured that you will be perfectly the HobPU plan of sailing protects ev- DOUGLAS nmrrT Iowa; Lincoln, Kearney, Neb. I 'l1.' 'i:it ' if -Tj .tZA 6 as mtmtmmtmmmMMamn 1