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    THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1D0S.
The Omaii Daily Bel
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION:
fifata of Nehraska Dousing County. SS. :
George B. Tsachuck. treasurer of The
Ree f'lihllahfn enmnnnv. belnt duly
sworn, says that the actual number of
run and complete copies or i ne uany.
Morning. Evening and Hunday Bee printed
during the month tif June, 1808, wan as
follow:
38.830
35,740
30,030
36300
35,76(1
aoeao
T 35.B0O
36,60
35,910
10 35,70
. . .MJ50
36,090
13 35,80
U 36,050
36,080
15 38,490
16 38,490
17 35,990
18 39,110
19 36,460
80 35390
81. 35,750
83 36,460
93 36,099
84 38,340
85 38,600
86 36,070
38 35330
89 36,600
30 36,330
Totala 1,089,090
Less unsold and returned copies. . 9,677
Nat totml 1,979,313
Dalley average m 85,377
GEOROE B. TZSCHUCK.
... . , Treasurer.
nwo.cnnen in my presence and sworn tJ
into in aay or July. 1908
M. P WALKER,
Notary Public
WHEW OUT Or TOWN.
abscrlbrra leavin thm city tem
porarily should sits The Be
mailed t them. Address will b
('banged aa often aa reqaesied.
It is fitted that brth Mr. Bryan and
Judpe Parker will take the stump.
For a loint debate?
Congressman Kitcrt?n of North Car
olina i tryinx to break Into the
gubernatorial parlor.
Tho faio of Omaha bonds to Ne
braf.kh Investors s a pplpndid exam
pi" of the home industry spirit.
Tf the donkey s to b. retired as
th" emblem of tin: ilmiocratlc party,
why not givo the r.arrot a trial?
If It Is goins to make Philadelphia
fee! any Iicut. let' nxvpe onee for
ill that Retty Kim nidc the flag.
In plain EnKll.n. Mr. Hearst de
claims that he will ro longer recognize
83 a fririwi the mail who hit him with
t axo.
ffnatrr F'lntt admits that he is old
enoah to know oet'r, but his train
ing anil temperament are against a
change.
A New Jersey man who claims to
have been bitten 2, .00 times by dogs
is displaying symptoms of getting mad
lbout It.
The prohibitionists adopted a plat
form against all ttrcng drinks and
then declared their fondness for the
Lhafln dish.
"Is Bryan mvtlng overtures to
Hearst because he likes him?" asks
the Boston Globe. Oh, no, but because
ho fears him.
John Temple Graves calls Mr.
Bryao the guardian of the democratic
party. That's all right. The party
needs a guardian.
Another "original Kubens" has been
discovered. The urtlst who Is paint
ing original Rubeus appears to be
working overtime.
Candidate Kern says Bryan Is cer
tain to be elected. All of those In
diana men take aaturally to the pro
duction of fiction.
Mr. Roosevelt 'uas refused to sell his
speeches to a phonograph company.
Mr. Bryan has canned most of his for
coin by that process.
"It Is a shame to lie to candidates,"
says tho Birmingham Ags-Herald.
Still, It might hurt their feelings more
to tell them the truth.
The an tl-liiiperls lists are going to
support Mr. Bryan. They are opposed
to Mr. Taft chiefly because he under
stands the Filipino situation.
T. Fortune Hyau might give I10,
000 to the Bryan fund In bis own
name aud another 110,000 la the name
of John Doe or Richard Roe.
Jacob A. RUs refused to dine with
the king of Sweden because Mrs. RUs
was not Invited. fbo name of Mr.
Rita' new book Is not announced.
If Ak-Sar-Ben XIV can only cement
firmly ties of friendship between
Omaha and Lincoln he will have
achieved a glory greater than that of
any of bis predecessors.
The new wing to the High school
cannot be built before it Is needed.
The growth of Otnaha Is exhibited bet
ter lu the expansion of Us achocl de
tuaad thaa la an other way,
BAILHOAP RATt AJ1D &AHM.VG
The most enconrigtnp feature of the
recent conferences between railway
managers over the question of raising
rates or reducing wases for tho pur
pose of adjusting t?ie differences be
tween incomes and disbursement Is
found in tho dlffert-jrie of opinions on
the subject. Many rf the ablest men
in the transportation business have ad
mitted the double-odged character of
the proposed remedy and the result
of the conference In a decision to leave
the question of Individual roads, to
be adjusted according to local condi
tions, Is undoubtedly the wisest pollry
that could have be"u adopted. New
tariffs have been promulgated on
sugar and coffee between New York
and Chicago and 'he roads east of the
Mississippi have decided to advance
tariffs on certain commodities.
Shippers and manufacturers are
naturally antagonistic to this proposed
Increase and meetlnirs have been called
In various business centers to protest
against the proposed changes. , They
take the position that an increase In
freight rates would retard the return
of normal business conditions and add
an important Item in the cost of goods
and products. The railroads contend
that the proposed inn ease would cut
only a trifling figure in the coBt of any
given article. The shippers retort that
however trifling the Increased cost
may be. the containers can not be
made to pay It and that the increased
cost will accordiiiR'.y fall upon the
manufacturer or the merchant.
The railroad side cf the argument
la also worth considering. Statistics
show that the rail'oad companies are
the greatest spenders in the world.
Since 1901 they have been expending
something like $200,000,000 a year In
extensions and betterments, taking
this sum from ih?lr net earnings.
The reports for the present year show
that the roads are lunnlng behind in
their gross and iet earnings at the
rate of $500,000,000 a year, or a total
of $700,000,000 a year In loss of their
spending power. The aggregate ex
penses of the country railroads, for
the year ending .Tune 30, 1907, for
operating expenses wire $1,748,515
814. Every reduction of this flow of
money must affect rot. only the rail
road employes directly, but indirectly
reach practically nil classes of indus
tries and activities. The railroads con
tend that an Increase in their freight
rates would at on-e start the restora
tion of normal conditions in other in
dustries by enabling the roads to
make a showing upon which they
could raise money for needed improve
ment and in this wey quickly put the
wheels of Industry in motion at their
old speed. The resulting benefits, they
uree. would accrue to all Industries
and to all classes cf population and
those bearing the burc.cn would them
selves be the largest beneficiaries, be
cause the benefits would come back to
them many fold. . . , ':
The rather gloomy outlook of , the
railways Is not wholly supported by
he report of the Interstate Commerce
commission for tho year ending in
June of 1907, nor by figures on the
business of the present year as com
piled by New York financial papers.
The fiscal year ending with June,
907. was an exceedingly prosperous
one for the transportation industries,
healthv increase I elng shown in both
frpipht and passenger net earnings.
The Wall Street Journal estimates a
loss in net earnings of 14 rer cent for
the year closing with June, 1908, and,
hii the amount la lprge, It must oe
remembered that it Is compared with
th most DrosDcrous year In American
railroading, and t:iat even a loss of
4 per cent in net earnings leaves a
landsome margin of profit.
The interested r.ubltc may feel sat
isfied that the questions involved are
receiving the earnest and careful con
sideration of railroad men and ship
pers alike. Railroad men appreciate
the fact that the precise enect pi any
in freight schedules can be
determined only by experiment and
nprtenre. They understand tnai a
higher rate will not tempt the shipper
and that certain consignments now
ielding only a moderate profit may
ease altogether under the pressure of
higher rates. Thoy understand xnax
it will be a rueful bargain for the
railroad companies if they increase
tP nnlv to find that it nas cmueu
energy and deferred the revival of In
dustry instead of hastening u.
of the discussion has come tne rouu.
clearly evident, of having the rauroaa
,.r,nra recognize the fact tnai meir
prosperity and that of the shipping
public are dependent upon eacn uuiei.
rur svviw ako thi; senators.
Nearly every democratic newspaper,
of prominence In the south has de
clared for Bryan flnce the convention,
and nearly everyone of them has taken
pains to find some lault with the plat
form. The south has never been for
Bryan, except on sympathetic strike,
and many of his jiatform declarations
are rudely shocking u the views held
by the old bourbm democracy. The
popular election of United States sena
tors has been a lemocratlc platform
plank for a numb-.'r of years, but the
south has not become reconciled to it.
The Charleston News and Courier, one
of the oldest and ablest papers in the
south, thus dlscuBS's the action of the
Denver convention on that question:
I'erhaps little ts to be gained by repealing-
ths arguments against this sin
ister proposition, to which Colonel Bryan
Is unhappily wedded. If at any time It
should be Incorporated into ths federal
constitution tha way would ba open (or
the southern republicans to actively par
ticipate In toe election of senators. Tbat
tha brains a.d money of tha republican
party In the North would ba turned to the
capturing of southern senatorial? were
the elections to be by direct vote of the
people Is too plain to require statement.
. Could anything be plainer? What
could be more rep unant to a south
ern democrat than any change in the
laws thst would rrmlt a republican
to "actively participate" in the elec
tlon of I'nlted States senators south
of Mason and Iilxon's line? The
southern democrats have by various
and devious ways si.cceeded In bar
ring the republlca-is from partlclpa
tlon In ordinary elections and they will
naturally protest ij?Hlnst any proposi
tion looking to give them a voice In
the selection of I'nited States sena
tors. As the News and Courier says,
the objection to the plan, from the
southern viewpoint, "Is too plain to
require statement.'
a rEnrLKXiyo aval m rsTERr.
The British Parliament has become
alarmed over the persistent rumor
that the three Dreadnoughts being
built by Brazil in English shipyards
are to be turned over to some nation
which has a sebene for enlarging Its
navy In a hurry. The head of the
British Admiralty admits that such
transfer of sea fighters to any of the
strong powers wou.d rpset the world's
naval balance, and he promises that
he will watch over the career of these
vessels with keen interest. Japan de
nies that It hai any plan for the pur
chase of the ships ar,d Insists that if
more Japanese ships were needed they
would be built in Jepan'g shipyards.
Russia showsa bank account with red
lines under It as proof that the czar
could not buy the rblps If he wanted
to do so. Germaiy and the United
States are saying nothing and trying
to look unconcerned.
Residents of the Interior will not
become alarmed ov?r the situation, at
least so long as congress refuses to
make the Missouri tnd Mississippi nav
igable for warships of the Dreadnought
type, but the diplomats and rulers of
countries with vast coastlines can find
food for all the speculation they de
sire. The stubborn ff.ct remains that
Brazil Is preparing to pay about $30,
000,000 for the thne big ships. Bra
zil has no equipped nnvy and no possi
ble use for such an addition to it.
The United States Is not in the busi
ness of buying battleships In times of
peace. and none of ihe other nations,
with the exception of Germany, could
afford such an outlay. There Is the
proposition, heretofore hinted at, that
Brazil may be planning to form an
offensive and defensive alliance against
the United States, li.vitlng the co
operation of othr South American
countries in that tcheme. Germany,
with a long-supprassed ambition to
colonize South America, might en
courage such an ilHtnce, particularly
if It could be made operative at a time
when the United' States and Japan
might be engaged in a death struggle
for the control of the Pacific and the
Philippines. The Brazilian delegates
to The Hague conference are alleged
to have discussed huth a plan and it
may be that, the Brazilian people are
starting work on tt.
From all of whi?h it may be seen
how easy It Is to start a world-wide,
map-changing war on paper.
PAHTISAS MALICE.
The zeal of some Bryanites to turn
trifles to their favor In Nebraska la
leading them into dangerous territory.
The extravagance jf some of their ef
forts would be ridiculous were it not
for the taint of partisan malice that
makes them bitter. In the Incident
of the Taft banner, which was de
stroyed through the work of unknown
miscreants at Lincoln, some of the
Bryanite zealots are now getting be
yond decency. In the columns of the
World-Herald Is :ubllshed an article
purporting to be a special dispatch
from Lincoln which states that an un
named traveling man is in possession
of positive proof that the banner was
cut down and destroyed by order of
Chairman Hayward of the republican
state committee. This Is merely giv
ing utterance to whispers that have
been bandied abo it among the more
enthusiastic and less discreet of the
Lincoln Bryan supporters.
The Bryan committee In Lincoln
offered a reward of $100 for the arrest
and conviction of the parties guilty of
the outrage. Mr. Bryan, himself, de
plored the affair as one certain to re
act against him lu the minds of all
fair people. Chairman Hayward has
employed detectives in an effort to fer
ret out the guilty persons. The act
by which the banner was destroyed Is
a felony under the Nebraska law and
a term In state's prison awaits the man
who Is guilty.
If the World-Herald's unknown
traveling man can substantiate the In
famous allegations made In the col
umns of that paper he can obtain a re
ward of $100 from a committee of his
own partisans, and ton also secure the
banishment from Nebraska politics of
the man he so cowardly accuses. Un
til he offers proof in st.pport of his as
sertions he will rtand merely as a
dummy through which the World-
World-Herald can emit the partisan
malice for which It Is so noted.
The proposition to put the High
school students In uniform Is neither
novel nor attractive. It may be good
practice in Europe, where some such
method of inculcatiug democratic Ideas
is probably necessary, but In this country,-
where freedom and equality are
the birthright of ivery babe, uni
formity In dre68 'i pot essential. Here
we give heed to. as nowhere else, the
advice of Pvionlus, "Aa costly thy
bablt aa thy urse can buy, rich, but
not gaudy, though oft expressed In
fancy." The fond mcther will not be
denied the privileges of bedecking her
daughter In such furbelows and
flounces as aht- may be able to afford
or aa her taste may auggeat as being
appropriate, while ih high school boy
will still exercise his own budding
fancy In the pur;ha of raiment
v herewith to adorn hi rapidly ex
panding person. It will be Just as
well for the school board to attend
strictly to providing for the mental
and moral cultivation and development
of the youth of Omaha without under
taking to Interfere In the matter of
clothing.
The State Board of Public Lands
and Buildings Is still facing the prob
lem of the disposition of convict labor.
Some employment Khculd be found for
the prisoners, but this necessity does
not Indicate that a contractor should
be given any esp ;JaI advantage or
consideration. The rights of the state
and consideration u'ie the convicts are
above any interest that a private con
cern can possibly have. Nebraska
should not be a party to the exploita
tion of enforced labor for private
profit.
The assessment rolls returned to
the state board Indicate that the lines
In Nebraska .have increased within
two years more than a quarter of a
billion of dollars In value. This Is
simply another reason for believing
that Nebraska will give its electoral
vote to Taft.
The Match trust is said to have
3,500,000,000 feet of lumber in re
serve. This will not help the smoker
who finds himself alone In the country
with plenty of tobacco and his match
pocket full of toothpicks.
Democrats are placing much stress
on the amount of money spent by the
republican congress. The tact re
mains that under republican adminis
trations the conuivss always has
money to spend.
When Mr. Bryan comes up to pay
his homage to Kins Ak-Sar-Ben he
will find that all lovl Nebraskans bow
their knee before the eam shrine and
vie with each other in lauding the
great king.
The convention at Denver was held
too early. If it had been called after
the Olympic games, Flanagan, or Shep
pard or Ralph Roso might have got
n the list of vice presidential possi
bilities.
The Washington Post has an en
thusiastic editorial, entitled, "A Win
ning Washington Team." It refers to
the drill tcr.m of :he Shrlners, not to
the base ball team.
Pearly Gates has announced his can
didacy on the , democratic ticket for
congressman from West Virginia. The
voters are preparing to give Pearly
Gates a Jar.
Mr. Hearst declares that he has lost
faith "even In the integrity of the
democratic leader," and Mr. Bryan has
not mustered enough courage to ask
him why.
An American consul reports a great
demand for American windmills In In
dia. It's too bad, cf course, but they
can not be spared until after Novem
ber 3.
Dr. Wiley, the government chemist,
asserts that poor bread Is the cause
of most of the divorces. The good
doctor has apparently overlooked pie.
"Hobson is not taken seriously ln
Japan," says Ambassador O'Brien. The
Japanese and the Americans are very
much alike on some propositions.
Too Large a Contract.
Indianapolis News.
The delivery of the labor vote at any
particular political point promises to bj
quite aa large a contract as a good many
disinterested people suspected.
Keeping; I p the Circulation.
St. Louis Times.
Uncle Sam's expenses Increased about
19,000,000 last year, but it must be remem
bered that the old gentleman has the
money and needs the Improvements.
llata to Let Go.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
If, as appears from the financial re
ports, the Standard Oil's profits since 1S82
have been tSJ9.342.407 and there la now a
surplus of J3H.5S4.1H2, why should the com
pany hesitate over a little thing like that
29,l00,000 verdict?
I'ulltlcal Ursglng Among;
Farmers,
Boston Transcript.
Bryan's appeal to the farmers for con
tributions will return to him void. There
are two classes of farmers, thoae who have
money and those who have not. Tho for
mer are satisfied with things as they are;
the latter cannot respond for obvious rea
sons. Do They Want the Earth r
Kansas City Times.
During the last year the net earnings of
the railroads In the I'nlted States amounted
to SS4O,00A.000. 0f hlch 1449.000,000 went as
dividends or surplus. Yet one of the fore
most railroad presidents says: "Freight
rates must be advanced, or the employes'
wages reduced!"
Men, Not Platforms, on Trial.
Washington Herald.
It may be truthfully said that the candi
date, Mr. Bryan, and not the Denver plat
form. Is gottig to be the vote-getting or
vote-repelling factor ln this campaign on
the democratic side, Just as Mr. Taft, and
not the Chicago platform, will be the con
trolling or determining factor on the other
side. It Is the man and what he stands fur
that will make for victory or defeat at the
polls four months hence.
Weight of Ilia Own Connsel.
Wall Street Journal (Ind. I.
Several yeara ago when William Jennings
Bryan was lecturing In the silver produc
ing state of Colorado tho manager of the
Chautauqua aas.-mbly of that state before
which he lectured on "The Prince of
Peace" ventured to put to test Mr. Bryan's
faith In silver by paying him Ills lecture
fee In 401 silver dollars. When the pile of
ducats was counted nut and shoved across
the table to Mr. Bryan he looked up with
a reproachful stare and said, "Young man.
you are gutting too smart all at once."
Th next beat thing I can do, air," re
piled tha yourur man. "la to pay you In my
parsonal eheck."
W hereupon afr. Bryan loaded tha twenty,
thre poooda and six ouoet-a of silver Into
aa Tsttsa aod disappeared.
i; la a wis muri who knows th weight
jf hia ewa osonaal.
" I "
WESTER MA THE AMERICA!.
I " " -'- n -, rr-r m mum rrrw mm
Real Article.
Editor Harvey In Harper's Weekly.
We have bfrn deeply Imprrssed during
th- last week hy what we believe to be
a vital truth. It Is this: Despise constant
manifestation of seeming vagaries, the
western man Is th true American. No
hore.t mind cahi fall to recognise the
wholesomeness of the atmosphere which
envelops thse his. lean, bronied, stalwart
sons of Anak; none can quistlnn the full
Fine rltv of purple li dl.sted hy ti e h sny
grasp of hnnd. the ftra ghtforward sat
from the cl.nr ryes, none can coniemilale
without regret the inter misconception
of the spirit of tlrs community which p r
vades the east.
These men of the west are not fanatics;
they are not even radicals at heart. True,
msny are lid astray by the siren songs of
lalse prorhets. but from no evil Intent
and through fault of their own. They
hear no other voices. The telf-fe 'kliirf
(mogtigue is omnipresent and Indefatig
able. He is out and nbout. speaking here,
there, and everywhere, winning popularity
for himself nnd Ills specious whimsies.
while the Ihoushful s.ui.er.t of nf.'lrs groa'ns
from I. In closet ocr "ihe Ignorance of the
muss s." The Inevitable consequence U
thaL which ever enrues from the constant
(iropplng of watrr upon a Btnne. Hearing
nothing to the contrary, is It In any way
rurp lRini? that thousands. perMaps mil
ions, i f our countrymen have ben :n luced
lo belli ve that pia tlcally all who live in I
eastern cltiis nre mere vul'.urei seeking to
feast upon the product of oihers?
Th reason why easter'n men of parts
r:o nit come west and allay impiesslons
wnch really are lalse Is si;fflcienl. ob-
vlcus. They Hie not narrow, es is so often i
charged; t!nv are Mmpl lazy and coir.- '
feriabiy Imlifrercnl n any o.I pa Ion that
is not pressing or Imnudlate. It does ijio. ;
Miffico to rejoin that western men of like;
...me no inn inane ;nem -elves Known ,n
the eaM. Nothing would pi a.e tl em bet
ter, tut, unfortunately, b tt?r expedience
ha tai:ght them that they tannot get th
knd of hearing they enre for. They tai
and do ociasonaly go nnd sj cak in t'ooi er
union, but how many of the no id citizens
whofe a;t"ntion they desire and deserve are
ever there to listen?
No, It Is Inot the west that Is responslhlo
for t e prevailing m;s ipprehenslr n between
ine sections, it Is the east. And It I
UD
men of the . t?road;m"lded and Pr-o:!o , Tne crab cattn(r r(.cord for th, year
" ,lv w,nl.a ' ,'m eh?r ""-n established by John Dailey at Town-
M l Z Z : n? COn '?8'..il'"d'' I"" N- J- thirty-five crabs
nest r themselves and come west In th'5 L. . , . a L. .
flesh, and respond In kind to the hearty tRten ln Hy, ml"u4"; Th'8 T ,"d
weli.ma which invariably awaits them. For I neT'tI! . 1 ? " .""I"
ourselves, we say emphatically that wa I Fletcher system of mastication
have no apprehension of alny serious dis- ' ,here W0Uld b" 320 bite8 to an ave,ra
sster ovi rtaklng the republic s. long as J Ctab'
these strong-he arted, pure-minded men
who have been Ireadlng n our toes for the
last week continue io be as they are recrn In the heated crucibles of his Im
They are good mttn. They are not given aK'nntlon and he announces that bad bread
over to prejud'ee; they want to reason, ' at the bottom of most family troubles,
and lack not candor In admitting them- ; 1"nls weighty conclusion arouses a sus
ses es to dp in the wrong when fa'rly con-
vinced. And while thry lequlre 1'nforma- i ""Inkers."
tiun respecting their lellow countrymen, I There Is only one descendant of "Molly
the;r ne.d Is far less than that of the Pitcher of Monmouth fame now Wi
ll ousands of easterners who assume the Frederick Hays, of Carlisle. Pa., whose
what s-the-use at ltt.de and classify all - grandfather. Molly1, son. was born on Mon-
westerners as cranks,
Again we say. The western man la the
irue American. He has the f ne spirit,
whose outputs are energy, far play, and
kindliness.
DEMOCRATIC TIIl'M DER.
Sample of ('mpslgn Dope Pot Ont by
tha. Party. .,
New York Evening Post.
The first democratic campaign tract,
comprising 3f6 pages of edifying literature
from the congressional record, lies before
us. Bound In a superb green coversug
gestive, doubtless, of the verdant Innocence
with which it is undertaking to win the
presidency with W. J. Bryan-it sets forth
republican sins of omission and commis
sion. Here Is Mr. Bryan's famous Bpeech,
entitled "Thou Shalt Not Steal." Judge
Parker's vindication from the columns of
the New York Sun; eight pages devoted to
labor, and then the speech of Congressman
Henry of Texas showing Just why the
power of federal Judges should be curbed.
The Hon. William Sulrer Is heard In be
half of our downtrodden merchant marine,
and there Is a whole chapter on the elec
tion of I'nlted States senators by vote of
the people. To the question of the tralff
and the trusts are given a substantial
seventy-elgnt pages, and nearly as much
space ts awarded to a consideration of our
financial and Industrial conditions. This
subject of bad times Is naturally the one of
which we are likely to hear the most in tho
coming campaign. To appeal to the dis
contented was even Mr. Bryan's best play,
sna the Commoner, In its every Issue,
shows a grave and fitting concern for the
empty dinner pail. Republican extrava
gance, too, Is to be one of the Important
points to be assaulted. It is the very first
subject touched upon in, the book, which is
not without some skill In arrangement. But
ir there were a doren such volumes, in all
the colors of the rainbow, It would still be
plain that this campaign Is once more to
turn largely upon personalities rather than
principles.
INCREASING PI BLIC HI HDEXS.
Projected Advance In Freight Rates
Arouses Shippers.
Chicago Record-Herald.
iime ana leucrtion have not caused the
.- iorK i i-nirai ana other lines to
change their vlrws as to the necessity of a
general 10 per cent Increase In freight
rates. The discussion of the subject has
been vigorously renewed, and the Manu
facturers' association of New York has pro
tested against the proposed advance as
strongly as the middle western business
interests did when the scheme was first
broached.
No new arguments have been put forth
on either side. The railroad men assert
that rates are too low at present, that they
cannot go ahead with rehabilitation, exten
sion and construction plans unless their re
ceipts, gross and net, are Increased, ami
that not" oi.ly will the consuming public
fe-l no addition to Its burdens, but busi
ness and prosperity will actually be stimu
lated, to the benefit of all, by the heavy
buying whlrh the railroads would be en
abled to resume. The shippers answer that
It Is sbsurd to make business by ralslnfc
prlres instead of lowering them; thst the
money which the rallronds want to buy
material and labor with Is Just as avail
able now. In tho hnnds of the manufac
turers and merchants, for exactly the same
purposes, and that business will be further
curtailed, rather than promoted, by an In
crease In rates.
That rates are too low In any case the
shippers deny, and the sincerity of their
denlsl Is attested by their announced In
tention of challenging the Increase, the mo
ment It takes effect, before the commerce
commission and contending that It la unfair
and unnecessary. They would challenge
in advance If the commission had the
power to pi-event Increases as well aa that
of setting them aside on complaint after
the event.
Natere Ilea tha Brseer.
PhOadelpMa Preaa.
Judging- by the great atse of one, crop
afbrr another, tt aecnra as If old Mothar
arth wrrt tryfrtg to put soma ha rlsnas tn
Lha faiDL-baaxt4 of this land.
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of Lemon, Orange. Vanilla, etc. impart their deli
cate fresh fruit flavor.
I sur.i
Colorado Yellowstone Park
No trip can surpass in pleasure and health a
vacation spent in the Rockies. Low rates
are In effect every day this 8ummef. The
splendid train service, protected by the perfect
!ock Signal System of the
UNION PACIFIC
makes It the most desirable route to these
fascinating regions.
ITrw and Soenlo X.lae to TaUowstona.
Inquire at "
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 FARNAM ST.
I hones: Kelt Douglas 1828 and Ind. A 323 1.
PEBOSfAt, NOTES.
Hetty Oreen Is said to be saving $no a
month by her present style of living. It
Is sad to see the rich forced to such
economy.
Champ Clark got his nerves so shaken at
Denver that he Is getting out Interviews
concerning the evil of "boilershop" presl-
dentlal conventions.
' r' w,,p'- rhe Washington food expert,
! has ar,alyd a large number of divorce
P'clon that Dr. Wiley has been eating
mouth battlefield, to celebrate June 27,
the day on which, 130 years ago, Molly,
whose surname was not Pitcher, but Hays,
performed the deed which has handed her
name down to posterity.
REAL BASE RAM,.
W. J. Lampion In New York World.
Oh, take me away from the base ball game
Where science Is at the bat
And the players play
In a technical way
Till a rube can't tell where they're at.
Where scores are highest when nothing at
all
And nobody takes a base;
Where nobody makes
Any sort of mistakes
And everything's just in place.
Where spectators keep on the watch for
plays
So close that It gives them a pain;
And whatever'a done
In hit, catch or run
They scream at to take off the strain.
Oh, carry me back to the old-fashlonad
game
That doesn't know science at all.
Where the sides go in
With a whoop to win,
And they don't do a thing but play ball.
Where twenty or thirty or forty runs
Are likely as not to be made;
And the bags are hot
From msny a swat
In games that are played as Is played.
Where the catcher don't look like an
armored knight
And the pitcher Is not so Intense,
The batter can't hit
'Em a little bit,
But bangs 'em clean over the fence.
Where something Is doing that sure stirs
up the soul
About every minute or so.
With the home runs made
And double plays played
And the whole darn thing on the go.
Where grandstand and bleachers are all of
a kind.
And are there Jieoause they are there
To see a good game
That's good Just the same
Though science be up In the air.
Oh. take me away from the base ball game
Where scientists have the call,
And give me the play
That lusts half a day
Hurrah! That is ball; that 1s ball.
The Pessimist This
The Optimist Don't
UNREASONABLE PROMISES
' The man who thinks before he buys knows how
unreasonable are many of the advertised promises of
something for nothing.
In our present mid-summer reviiion of prices on
all Men's and Boys' Summer Suits, the fact that you
know all about the quality of Browning, Kirg & Com
pany Clothing is what gives these reduced prices their
greatest significance.
20 per cent discount on all Light Weight Clothing.
Straw Hats half price.
'BrQwning.King
W0& CQjfiDanv
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ttuuahweat "farmer a'UWratb
li. 8. WILCOX,
TIER TOURS
TO
MERRY JINGLES,
New Reporter (breathlessly) I've get a
hot ftorv!
City i dltor (langulrtlv)-From the weather
man '.'Baltimore American.
Mrs. Newbrlde Have vou ever tried on
of mv ules. Jjdae .TonesT
Jidye I never did, but I dare say they v
they deserve It Harper's Weekly.
Village Lounger Mr. Jinks seems unre
mitting In his correspondence with his
wlie up here.
Vll'ae Postmistress Yea, I don't notice
he se'nds her many money orders. Phila
delphia Press.
"You rich men are very liable to he criti
cised for your rampalgn expenses."
"No," answrid Mr. Dustin Stax. "there
Is no objection to our making contribu
tions. What we're criticised for la lruin
to find out what we get for our money."
Washington Star.
"They say the suht has enough heat to
last for 37.000.000 years."
"How long? "
"For 37.0 0,fliO years."
"Then what's the use of me taking a two
weeks vacation?" Louisville Ceurier
Journal. Departing Guests We've had a simply de
lightful time! .
Hostess I'm so glad. At the rama time
I regret that the atnrm kept all of our best
people away. Brooklyn Life.
Visitor I ssy. landlord, your food Is
wors than It was last year.
Landlord Impossible, air! St. Lou's
Times.
"Did I understand you to ssy that all
rum selling has been stopped In your
town?"
. "Not at all. I merely ssld it was
strictly prohibited." Philadelphia Prsta.
EDITH WHARTOU'S
THE PRETEXT
one of her most remarkable short
stories
HENRY VAN DYKE'S
remarkable poetic drama
THE HOUSE OF RIMMON
F. HOriilNSON SMITH'S
delightfully humorous
FORTY MIXl'TES LATE
MARGARET SHERWOOD'S
charming love story
THE DOWRY
JAMES R. CONNOLLY'S
stirring
AN OLYMI'IC VICTOR
JOHN FOX JR.'S
THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME
PINE
N. C. WYETH'S
beautiful paintings ln eolor, il
lustrating 'BACK TO THE FARM"
are features of the
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