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STATEMENT OF CTnCVLATION:
State of Nebraska. Doualas County, ss.:
Oeorge B. Tiachurk, treasurer of The
Bee Puhliahlna rnmoanv. being duly
worn, aaya that the actual number of
run and complete coplea of The uauy,
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month of June. 10, waa at
follow:
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...35,890
...35,740
. ..M.090
...38400
...35,?CO
. ..35,880
. . .35.KO0
18...
18...
17...
18...
13...
30...
31...
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83...
84...
88. ..
88...
88...
38. ..
..38,490
..38,480
..35,830
..38,110
..38,480
..35490
..38,780
. .38,480
..36,088
,.38,340
..38,800
,.38,070
..85430
5
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SS.ftSO
38,910
35,870
38,350
80,030
35480
38,080
..38,500
is
38,080
80 38,330
. TOUIB. 1,088,080
Less unsold and returned, coplea.. 8,877
..1.078,313
Dalley averar 3
GEOROE B. TZSCHUCK.
b.Bfot::cm!:'.V,ln ry irr.wSrS't.
before me this lat day of July ltoi
M. P WALKER,
. Notary Public.
WHEN OCT OP TOW-,
bacrlbers leavl.- the city tem
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Chan Bed .. orteB r-qaeated.
Mr. Taffg favorite flower is the
Mt carnation. Mr. Bryan's la the
forget-me-not.
If Mr. Kitchen la elected governor
of North Carolina the patriots will
know where to go for their pie.
The farmer who wants to give a
dollar to the Brvau fund will not have
to give a 50-ccnt dollar, anyway.
The campaign committees will soon
be in position to understand the differ
ence between predatory wealth and dil
atory wealth. .......
Governor Hughes of .Ww York la to
open the republican campaign In Ohio.
The governors republicanism is al
ways on straight.
The trouble with the democratic
ticket appears to be that Mr. Kern is
not well enough known and Mr. Bryan
is too well known.
Old King Coin reports that he has
had a good time in Nebraska for the
last few days and feels much better as
the result thereof.
A California man has a scheme for
playing base ball on horseback. The
old "Charlie-horse" players will wel
come the innovation.
The "special privilege to none"
plank of the democratic platform
seems to be a direct thrust at the
street fair promoters.
We will have more faith in the
boasted progress of aviation when
they quit using flat cais to transport
airships over the country.
Army officials declare that the auto
mobile Is useless for war purposes, but
ths-country constable knows Uiat it is
valuable for reveune purposes.
Japan proposes to build a new na
tional capltol at Toklo. The mikado
should bo careful that the contract
does not go to a Pennsylvania firm.
Restaurants at Washington are to
be Inspected by the government au
thorities. Washington has a chance
to watch the operation of the poor food
law.
Mr. Bryan refuses to discuss the
Brownsville affair or negro appoint
ments. On some propositions Mr.
Bryaa Is in entire accord with his
party.
' A traveler reports that there are no
funny papers in Japan. The Japanese
doubtless get all the fun they want
reading the translations of Hobson's
speeches,
Mors than 1,600 cars are being used
to move the California cantaloupe crop
to the eastern markets. It is too bad
they do not pick out the bad ones be
fore shipment.
The Missouri river promoters do not
propose to allow their pet plans to be
Interfered with and will keep right on
hustling until congress finally stts up
and takes notice-
Count Bent's suddenly acquired de
sirs to have possession of his two boy
has been explained. An allowance of
160,004 year goes with them for
thsir maintenance.
Mr. Gompera asserts that he will
print what he has to say on the polit
ical situation, it would help some if
other politicians were to adopt that
plan. Reading is not compulsory.
1
fOH Alt EttKtTlVF KaTI.
President Roosevelt's address to the
conference cf American nsval officers
at Newport Is well worth the careful
reading and serious consideration of
the American people, reeardlefts of
their political affiliations or of their
personal opinions concerning the need
of a large and highly effective navy
The president's address was argumen
tative, without a reference to political
topics, and designed to place his posi
tion before the people with all clear
ness and in complete frankness.
Opponents of the president s naval
policy will find it difficult to criticise
his logic. He takes the position that
the naVy must be as large and efficient
as that of any other nation, or else
there Is no need of a navy at all. He
contends, with much force, that the
need of a navy would be Just as great
if we had no Philippine problem. With
the Philippines out of the reckoning,
the Monroe doctrine, our relations to
Cuba, and the necessity of meeting
the other nations of the world in the
question of settling and developing the
new countries of South America, fur
nish absolute demand for a navy ready
to cope with that of any other power,
The president reminds the country
that the Monroe doctrine, which had
fallen into disrepute, has become a live
wire In he last few years and is rec
ognised as such by other powers that
had large plans for territorial ag
grandizement in South America. He
calls attention to the dangers to do
mestic peace that would follow the
colonization of South America by
foreign countries, and contends that
the maintenance of a strong, effective
navy is the nation's best insurance
policy against war with any other
power.
The address contains but one hint
of the source of future trouble and
that is In reference to troubles that
may arise from the country's exclu
sion laws. Clearly this has reference
to the future relations with Japan
and while relations are ' apparently
friendly between this country and
Japan, there are some elements of
unrest that can not be safely over
looked. It is no longer a secret that
Japan is purchasing warships from
Brazil and planning the building of
other fighting vessels at home. Bra
zil Is inviting immigration . from Ja
pan and giving encouragement to the
report of an alliance of the South
American nations against the United
States. Japan is expecting no war
with beaten Russia nor with cowed
China, nor with its ally, England.
The only inference, accepted by dip
lomats of Europe, is that Japan is
rushing work on Its new -navy for
the purpose of opening a campaign of
aggression In the Pacific. This " may
hold no menace to the peace-between
this country and. Japan, but it serves
to Illustrate the.lwlsdom of the presi
dent's policy of preparedness.""" " '
The republican naval pojlcy has
been progressive, although President
Roosevelt would have it. enlarged and!
made more effective. The democratic
program calls for a navy' for coast
defense only which, as the president
points out, would be wholly inadequate
for purposes of protection In case of
war. The democratic party'B demand
for Japanese exclusion Is made ridic
ulous when coupled with the demand
for a navy for coast defense alone.
A MF.AX1SOLESS PLAKK.
The democrats have made a radical
change In their views on the Philippine
question since 1900 and 1904. In the
1900 battle Mr. Bryan made an effort
to force the Philippine question to the
front as a paramount issue and was
rewarded by an overwhelming defeat
at the polls, the voters of the nation
having entire confidence in the policy
outlined by President McKlnley of
dealing with the islands that fell to
this country as a heritage of the war
with Spain. In 1904 the Parker dem
ocrats, then in control, declared for an
early recognition or the independence
of the Filipinos and Mr. Bryan gave
his support to Judge Parker on that
plank, although he refused to agree
with his party on almost every other
issue advanced. Mr. Bryan is still
talking of tho Philippines, but he Is
doing so in sotto -von. The Denver
platform plank on the subject says:
We favor ?n immediate declaration of
the tiatSin'K purpose to 11-ccignize the inde
pendence of the Philippine isUnda as anon
aa a stable government can lie established,
auch Independence to te guaranteed by i:a
aa me guarantee the independence of Culia.
until the neutralisation of the Inlands can
he secured by treaty with other power.
The reference to ourguarauty of in
dependence to Cuba la unfortunate, as
our experience with that little Island
furnishes an illustration of the futility
of undertaking to do what Mr. Bryan
wants done in the Philippines. Stable
governments are not established by
proclamation or by party platforms.
In May, 1902, four years after the
Spanish-American war, the United
States established what appeared to be
a stable government in Cuba and then,
in compliance with the terms of the
Piatt amendment and the Teller reso
lution, withdrew its forces from the
Island. The new government lasted
about a year, when the Uulted States
was called in to interveue in order to
prevent a reign of anarchy in the
it land. The American troops are still
there and indications are that they wtll
be compelled to remain for several
years, or until such time as the Cubans
are educated up to the responsibilities
Of self-government.
The creation of a complete system
of self-government in the Philippines
involves no difficulties ' The Insurance
of stability Is another problem and
no well informed man In public life
believea for an instant that the Fili
pinos are today capable of self-government
or thst they will be for some
years to come. It will require years
HIE OMAHA
to bring the unrelated provinces and
the mutually antagonistic snd Irrecon
cilable tribes snd races to an appreci
ation of their rights, their possibilities
cr their duties toward each other. The
American government Is spending
much money and effort for the educa
tion of the young Filipinos and is
making a showing of splendid progress
and Filipino Independence cannot come
until the Filipino youth, now In the
schools, are in charge of the national
affairs. The limit of chaos would be
reached if any attempt were made at
this time to place the Filipinos In
charge of their own affairs. Intelll
gent Americans, however anxious
they may be to have the nation re
lleved of its unsought but none the
less imperative colonial duties, will
not be deceived by a demagogic plea
for the Filipinos which Is designed only
to catch votes and .which could not
be adopted except to the disgrace of
the American nation.
THE TU'wrEST FAKK.
When the legislatures of several
states two years ago began enacting
2-cent fare laws a great cry went up
from the railroad companies about the
confiscatory nature of the proceedings
A 33lj per cent reduction in the pas
senger tariff looked like a tremendous
cut In the possible earnings of the rail
roads. On the other hand, the advo
cates of the 2-cent fare insisted that
when it was taken in conjunction with
the abolition of free transportation,
that had been granted so liberally by
the railroads, the reduced fare would
not be found to work any serious hard
ship.
Experience has Justified this con
clusion. Comparison of earnings of
the passenger departments of twelve
of the most important railway lines in
the country, operating the 2-cent fare
system throughout the greater portion
of their lines, shows that the, percent
age of passenger earnings to the total
gross earnings has actually Increased
under the 2-cent fare. This does not
necessarily mean that more people are
traveling, but it does mean that more
people are paying their fare when they
do travel. Under the old system not
a passenger train turned its wheels but
carried a large percentage of dead
head traffic. The pass-holder brought
no revenue to the railroad, company
and he was confined to no class of so
ciety. He travels almost as much to
day as he did before the law abolish
ing free transportation was enacted,
but he pays for his ride, and to this
source can be ascribed the greater por
tion of the increased revenue from
passenger traffic. '
The 2-cent fare law has proven the
claims made, for It by its fdvocates.
The railroads have actually received
more money under Its operation than
they did before for hauling the same
number of passengers.
THVniFO THE A IB.
Ballooning Is no longer a novelty.
Hardly a morning now that does not
furnish a report in the paper of some
daring disciple of aerostation flying
over a snow-capped mountain or cross
ing one of the lakes. Within the last
year they have been going in pairs and
the race of five contestants from St.
Paul on Saturday night attracts little
attention, not as Much as used to be
caused by an ascension at a county
fair.
Aero clubs are becoming common
in many cities and an Increasing num
ber of enthusiastic inventors in all
parts of the country are trying to cap
ture and control the elusive something
that stands between them and the pro
duction of a balloon or airship that
may be. guided with perfect control
ana reasonable safety through the
upper air. The mere gas bag that will
rise when inflated and fall when the
gas escapes no longer attracts atten
tion, although twenty-five or thirty
years ago the flight of one of these
was a cause for world-wide comment
and newspaper reports. It was years
before the country quit speculating as
to the fate of Prof. Donaldson, who
was caught in a storm while trying to
cross Lake Michigan in his balloon,
but areonauts of his type are common
today and speculation rests with those
who are trying to invent flying ma
chines which may be used in com
merce, for pleasure and in warfare.
The mere ascension and descent of a
gas bag no longer interests many per
sons. The aim now is for a vehicle,
perfectly dirigible, pelf-sustalnlng and
speedy that will tie capable of flight
ever land or wster In any ' direction
and for any distance.
Governoi Eheldon Is being besieged
at present by applications for pardon
or parole. The governor well knows
that "earthly power aeems Hkest God's
when mercy seasons Justice," but he
also knows that the pardoning power
in Nebraska has been greatly abused
in the past and that the temper of the
public will not lightly consider any
further misapplication of executive
clemency.
The Omaha charter makers are get
ting busy early. They should bear In
mind during all their deliberations
that the most satisfactory plan for dis
posing of the questions they have un
der consideration will be the enact
ment of a law by the legislature which
will permit Omaha and other cities of
the state to make their own charters.
Omaha Is to be asked to entertain
the national saengerfeet In 1110. The
notice gives plenty of time for prepara
tion, and the German singers may feel
sure that they will find everything In
readiness when they com here.
The shortage In live stock receipts
at the primary markets continues, In
spite of the high prices offered by
DAILY BEE: FIUtAY, JULY
packers. This Is ths best possible ex
planation of the high price of meat to
consumers, bnt It Is not given any con
sideration by the yellow journals.
Brother-ln-Law Tom Allen Is still
the head of the democratic cohorts In
the state. Whether this is a tribute
to his executive capacity or to his win
some power of touch is not disclosed,
but the local democrats know that
"Tom" Is a success as a toucher.
"Everybody wants to go hunting
with Mr. Roosevelt In Africa," says a
Washington dispatch. Judge Parker
and John D. Rockefeller will be
granted an opportunity to file their
denials.
The foreign trade laBt year aggre
gated $3,387,000,000. We believe it
was the democrats who insisted that ft
protective tariff would drive this coun
try out of the foreign trade field.
The Inventor who has been trying
for years to make fuel out of ashes has
given it up as a bad job. He has
learned the lesson that the democrats
learned some years ago.
"There will be good crops this
year," says Stuyvesant Fish, "but the
farmers will get most of the profits."
Well, who should reap the profit of
the farmers' Industry?
It does not appear to be wholly con
sistent to argue that the farmer Is
downtrodden and then to ask him to
give anything from Jl to $10,000 to
the campaign fund.
Money to Barn. 1
Chicago Record-Herald.
The democratic campaign committee Is
reported to have made 50,0t out of the
Denver convention, despite the fact that it
did not have the bar privilege.
Corral la a; the Labor Vote.
Washing-ton Post.
In his efforts to corral the labor vote
Mr. Gompert 8 going to run up against a
lot of peevish persona who Bimply will In
sist on doing their own thinking.
Hat Labels oa the Can.
New York Evening Post.
Bryan's speeches are being reproduced
on phonograph records In the penny
arcades. The Introductory remarks should,
to prevent confusion, state the year the
speeches were made.
Coaah I'b and Be Uoed.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
As the campaign progresses it Is more
than likely that the names of the people
who do not subscribe to . the campaign
funda will bo the names that will seem
most obnoxious to the right-minded cam
paign managers.
Proof of Baalneas Path.
Baltimore American.
There were 110.000 more railway cars
In uae cn July 8, according to the fort
nightly report of the committee on car
efficiency of the American Railway as
sociation, then Oa 'April 29. This is one
of the crowning signs that high-pressure
business conditions will soon be here.
A Paff aa4,a Boattoalere.
Philadelphia Press.
Quaint old Quebec opens Its gates to all
Invaders, of whatever nationality, but espe
cially to good apepders from the U. B. A.
This Is a glorious opportunity for our amia
ble neighbors to learn that the U. 8. A. Is
the only country on this continent having
the word "America" In Us name. "The
United States of Americans" shorten their
national name to "Americans," just as the
"Dominion of Canadians" shorten their na
tional name to "Canadians." There are no
other "Americana' anywhere else in this
hemisphere.
Summer Oatpat of Ciaa.
Pittaburg Dispatch.
Officers of the signal service who have
been giving out ghastly prophecies in re
gard to possible Incursions of foreign war
balloons which will drop annihilating ex
plosives upon -American cities should
modify their language In view of the fact
that a target balloon experimented with
iu Germany waa riddled when soaring at
a height of several thousand feet by the
first round from rapid-firing guns. But
UO.ttAWu is atiU wanted fur the signal
service balloon experiments!
BOOMl.MU A1HKII1P SCHEMES.
Some Remarks on Uaa Basra as Factors
la Kitirt Wars.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
An anonymoua officer of the signal serv
ice is quoted as saying that the foreign
airships of war are aerial vessels under
perfect control, that a foreign enemy could
transport them by war vessel to this coun
try, Inflate them aboard ship and send
them over cities, dealing death and de
struction while the war fleet kept out of
range of coast guns. He should calm his
fright, possess his soul in patience, take
his sedative cocktail and go to bed and
sleep It off.
The dirigible balloon la a delusion. It
obstinately refusea to be dirigible except
In the most favorable conditions. In a
somnolent atmosphere, or In the presence
of gentle sephyrs. It will to a limited ex
tent answer to the guiding hand. But let
a gale ariae, or a hurricane, or even a
ailtfikh breeze, such as la the delight of
aqueous yachtsmen, and the "dirigible"
balloon la the most fractioua animal that
can be imagined. It la far more dangerous
to its dew and passengera than to all else.
And. granted that surh balloons could be
transported to a point safe from shore
guns and there Inflated, It may be Inno
cently ak'.'d by those leas profound than
anonymous officers of the signal service:
What would our otvn war fleets be doing
in such a crisis? It is more than likely
there would be a goodish ra battle before
the war balloons could be inflated.
Before navies of the air can be made
effectively there must be gome practical in
venlion vastly superior to the dirigible bal
loon which is not dirigible. More than a
quarter of a century ago Prof. 8. P. Lang
ley constructed the first aeroplane and
made It fly. He used no gas bag that
was sure to be the sport of every breese.
He adopted the soaring bird as his model
and was aa certain hfa theory was the
correct one as Galileo waa that the earth
turned on its axis and revolved In its orbit
around the sun. Ills theory and Invention
have been adopted by ail advance aerolo
glsta. Bantoa-Dumunt, who made the first
auccessful flights with what la called a
dirigible balloon, which flights were of
small importance, has abandoned the gas
bag aa a practical posalbllUy and haa pro
claimed that air navigation for practical
purpoaea can be accomplished by means
of the aeroplane, which deflea wind and
weather.
The government would be wise to look
alora to the aeroplane, and devote money
to It a development, Instead of waiting It
upon gas bags, which from their very
characteristic of a llghter-than-alr creatur.
must be the victim or all the eight wlnda
of the heaven.
24. 190S.
ROt K D ABOtT NKW YORK.
Hippies on the Carrent of I.lle la tk
Metropolis.
Fur Items In New York's bill of fare
take on Imposing proportions In figures
Uurtng the month of June the World com
putes that the city received and disposed
Of SU.432 tubs of butter, 1S.S3R.930 dose
egg. im: barrels of potatoes and SR.1M
tons of hay. almost all of which went Int
the "Interr.al economy" of .ono,0 peopl
and hO.nrm horses. A tub of butter weigh
fifty-eight to sixty-three pounds, the stsn
dard tub being sixty pounds. That would
make the total month's butter IP.HOo.D:
pounds, or a little over five pounds apiece
for every man, woman and child In Ne
Tork, a butter ronaumptloni of three ounces
each a day. The rggs were ZW,6S7.ien, or
two egga a day spiece for everybody. Mos
of these eggs were esten in the form
cake, pie. rolls and with other Ingredients
rather than boiled, aerambted or fried
barrel of potatoes weighs 168 pounds
ois.da Itarrels would weigh 10S,29,1S
pounds, or 6",on0 tons. This means a po
tato consumption by everybody of almost
a pound a day. As for the hay. 3S,14 tor
means 72..12S.0OO potinds, enough to glv
wu.ono horses a little over twentv Bounds
day for thirty days.
Next time you pass by Flelsrhmann
bakery about midnight, says a New York
letter, stop and look at the men In th
bread line. These men stand patiently In
line for hours on the chance of getting
loaf of bread. Those who are at the tall
of the line know that the loaves will likely
oe gone by the time they get there, but still
they stand. Tempted by the offer of
ginss or beer and a sandwich, one dropped
ouc 01 line the other night. He had beer.
selected because his face gave more nrom
Ise of Intelligence than did the others "Why
0.0 you do it 7- he waa asked. "Why don'
you go to work 7' Listless, lifeless, hone
less, he drawled his words and muttered
unintelligibly at first. Then he brightened
up a little. "You don't work after you've
naa this for awhile," he said. "I'm hones
with you. I don't want to work.
couiant hold a Job If I had one. I'm
down and out; Id rather beg."
"Then why don't you beg? Surely, In the
hours you stand here waiting, you could
org at least a nickel?"
"Aw," he said, "It passes the time, see?
A feller can't be beggln' all the time, and
the cops won't let you sleep In the parks
mis time of night. So we stand here In
line and talk. It s kind o' amusln guessln
wueiner we get the bread or not. It ain't
so bad."
Chlcsgo papers told the other day In pic
ture and story of a policeman's horse that
followed hia master Into a barber shop
relates the New York Tribune. A Phlla
delphia police horse, not long ago. caused
some excitement by trudging along behind
his rider right Into the city hall. But for
every yarn about intelligent police mounts
In other cities, the average New York
traffic "cop" hag one to match. As
Tark Row city cavalryman remarked, pat
ting the glossy brown neck of his aid and
companion, "He knows a heap mor'n
whole lot of 'muts' that we protect, and If
ne didn t he wouldn't be fit for his Job.
u" "ay recently a patrolman had dis
mounted at a congested spot to straighten
out a tangle of vehicles, leaving his horse.
untiea ana unguarded, near the curb. The
animal stayed right there, as still as
soldier at attention, until the odor of
fine basket of peaches, Just out of reach
across the sidewalk, struck his nostrils
The bait waa too tempting even for that
well trained horae, and Inch by Inch he
eogen up toward the luscious meal. Just
then his rider, busy 100 feet up the street,
ssw him and yelled, "Hey, you. Bob, turn
around there!" And Bob turned around
obediently and put temptation behind him
An unexpected incidental result of the
supply of a tremendous water pressure In
New York city for fightir fire in high
buildings has been a difficulty In handling
the stream. In a six-story fire the other
day the big six inch feed-pipe was burst
by the 120-pound pressure, and the result
ing delay made the fire rather threatening
When the stream was finally turned on It
ripped off big sections of the mansard roof
as a hydraulic nozzle tears down a gravel
bank, and the slate was sent rattling Into
fhe street. Three more lines burst before the
fire was put out. Evidently the whole ap
paratus must he readjusted to fit the con
ditions forced upon the city by skyscrapers.
In order that Miss Catherine Gorman,
cashier In a department atore In Brooklyn,
may come out of the hoapltal with a full
head of hair, more than 100 department
store girls each will sacrifice from a quar
ter to one Inch of scalp with long, flowing
locks attached.
On May IS Miss Gorman's hair caught In
a cash register and most of It waa pulled
out by the roots. Physicians at the hospital
at first suggested a wig as the best means
to cover the bare spot on Miss Gorman's
bead, but she objected to this and It was
finally decided that the grafting process
should be tried. Her friends In the store
readily consented to supply the necessary
pieces of scalp.
Girls with hair as nearly the color of Miss
Gorman's will be the firat to sacrifice, but
the physicians say It will be Impossible to
get all the hair alike. So far as the new
sralp has healed they will dye the hair any
color that Miss Gorman may desire. It Is
expected that It will take practically a year
to complete the operation, as only small
portions of the new scalp wtll be put on at
a time. As soon as one piece begins to
grow- another of the same slse will be taken
from another volunteer and so on until the
operation ia completed.
There are more curloua folk to the square
inch In New York than any other city in
the world. You can get a bigger crowd In
New York to gaze at nothing than you can
In any city in the country. Ask any street
fakir and he wilt tell you the big city Is
easy picking. All he needs do Is select any
spot In any street and open his box and
the crowd collects.
There are some large profits msde on
goods sold in New Tork City, but the great
eat percentage roes to the retailers of Jew
elry that haa Imitation precious stones In
its composition. The profit is often 1.000
times aa much aa the goods cost. To get
$40 for what cost to cents la quite usual.
No other city on the globe has ao many
Inviting resorts for pleasure, rest and cool
ness within easy reach as New York, but
flying machinea are required to reach them
with any degree of comfort during the hot
aeason.
The latest species of professional beggar
in New York City asks for a nickel with
which to pay his fare to the nearest hos
pital. Courts are a great expense to New York
City. The Jurors alone last year cost H15,
188. The year before the coat was 1321. S)i.
There are 70.000 acrea of floor apace on
Manhattan Island.
Make it a family ASalr.
Waahlngton Poat.
While the democrat! refuse to accept
mora thaa tlA.OM) from any one contribu
tor, they may be willing to let every
member of his family contribute that sum.
LATEST I! IJISCRAJtCF!.
'alleles laaaed Asralnat tke Bleettoa
f Bryan.
Baltimore American.
A remarkable phase of Insurance haa
been developed In the downtown, or Wall
street, section of New York during ths
preeent week. A manufacturer who was
anxious to run his plants on full time,
but who was afraid that Bryan mlfht by
some unexpec ted reaction In popular senti
ment be elected and that In consequence
there would be another financial snd in
dustrial panic, asked an Insurance broker
to quote him rates against Bryan's elec
tion. The broker consulted the New York
office of the British Lloyds and llna'ly se
currd Insurance for the manufacturer at
1H per cent. By this arrangement the
manufacturer on each 1100,000 of In
surance pays down $10,(00. If Bryan Is
beaten his profits will, it Is to be as
sumed, more than compensate him for the
Insurance outlay. On the other hand, if
Bryan wins the Insurance company will
pay the manufacturer $?!9,500 on eech
$100,000 policy taken, which, assumedly
win counterbalance his loss on accumu
lated manufactured stock becsuse of the
slump which, according to his belief, will
follow Bryan's election.
This transaction seems to be nothing
more than a wise business precaution.
There is no question, however, that the
Insurance against Bryan's election bears
a close resemblance to the bettlna
schemes which are sometimes operated
under the term of bookmaklng. As a
matter of fact, It seems ' that some of
the sporting fraternity were not slow to
realise that the Insurance-policy method
offered pretty good odds on a long-chance
shot. It also, seemingly, affords the
stock market operator a better oppor
tunity for hedging then the buying of
puts and calls." For Instance. If he be
lievea that when the election returns
show that Mr. Taft has been elected
there will be a marked advance all along
the line In stocks he can with less danger
risk the margin deal If he Is carrying
anti-Bryan Insurance for, say. three times
the sum necessary to margin his deals.
Lloyds Issues more different kinds of
Insurance policies than any other Insur
ance corporation In existence, but this
Is the first time that this concern has
issued policies on the contingency of a
presidential election. The rates of anti
Bryan Insurance since Tuesday, when the
first policy was Issued, have fluctuated
considerably. The company, of course.
is disposed to stand for the best rate
obtainable, and there ia a minimum rate
below which it will not do business. By
the terms of the policy which Lloyds Is
writing to Insure against the election of
Brian the policy holders will not be re
quired to prove loss. If Bryan wins, the
Insurance corporations will accept that as
circumstantial proof that he Is a loser
and will cash the policy. It Is worthy of
note that no policy haa thus far been
Issued to Insure against the election of
Mr. Taft.
PERSONAL KOTES.
Tolstoi doesn't know the truth any better
than other Russians. He differs from them
in daring to say 1L
Out In Spokane a pugilist has been sen
tenced to the rock pile aa a vagrant. Sel
dom does one of his class get a course of
training also good for his morals.
Despite all ridicule on the subject, there
s said to be yet one and only one more
survivor of the famous charge at Balaklava
and that he lives In this country. He is
Thomss Kenzle of Newtown, Conn., who Is
73 years of age, but still hale and an active
worker.
Archibald J. Robins, a bowery lodging-
house patron, three months ago fell heir
to $1,009 and spent It all In three days.
There ia another Installment of $40,000 now
ready for handing over to Robins, and he
will undoubtedly make the Bowery slzsle
while it lasts.
John Anthony Wayne, popularly known as
Jack" Wayne, a descendant of "Mad"
Anthony Wayne, the celebrated Indian
fighter, and a direct descendant of General
Gatea of Revolutionary war fame, was
round dead in the law offices of his father-in-law
In Denver.
Before Dr. Nansen departed for his fa
mous polar expedition in 1893 he entered Into
a legal arrangement by means of which. If
he failed to return In a few years, his wife
could remarry. When he came back again
he waa remarried to the wife he had so un
selfishly released. She thus had the un
usual experience of being married twice to
one husband.
Like Final Money.
Indianapolis News.
It seems almost Intrusive for the Amer
icans to keep right on winning events In
the Olympic games when they know they
re not expected by their hosts to act
that way.
From the
airy, sunshine, million dollar bakery
baked in white tile ovens on the TOP FtoorJ
Ha-Ha
mmmmm
SMS
SIGHT SEEING CAR
SUNDAY MORNING
Beginning Sunday, July 26th, the
Sight Seeing Car will leave Sth
and Farnam streets, every Sunday
morning at 9:30. Competent lec- ,
turer on board pointing out places
of interest. Fare: Adults )0c, chil
dren between S and 12 years, 25c
org rniETTD, this raiLrai8.
Tkreats ta Do Tklaas Wtll t All
Irrltatloaj.
Kansas Cily Star.
To the extent to Which they Justl
sort of regard and Invlta It-we a'l lock
upon the railroads aa OMr friends. Ws
find In them Instruments of trafflo that are
Indispensable and Immeasurably useful.
We must have the railroads, and, by ths
same fundamental token, the railroads
must have the people. It Is only by a
perversion of conditions that are logical
and organic that there can be any an
tagonism between the people and the rail
roads. Where we find enmity existing on
one side or the other or both-It la due
to clrcumstsnces that are abnormal and
wholly unnecessary.
In the threat of the railroads to ad
vance rstes we havo an example of ths
causes which operate to set the miopia
against the railroads. In the purpoae of
the Interstate Commerce commission to
Inquire, into the cause of sucii Intention
on the pert of the railroads we certainly
witness a legitimate function of that
branch of the public service. As long as
the railroads continue to combat the doe
trine which denies to them the right to
conduct their business on a plan which
would not be accounted safe nor sound
nor proper In any other business, thers
will continue to be such tanks for ths
government through Its appointed aaen's.
In any other line of commerce It would
be looked upon as unwise and dangerous
to declare dividends for speculative pur
poses In excess of the earning capacity
of the plant or institution; to discount or
exhaust what ahould be held as a precau
tionary surplus and to exact profits wholly
out of proportion to Just and reasonable
requirements.
It seems to be entirely competent for
the Interstate Commerce commission to
ascertain and determine whether the rail
roads can lay claim to such unusual and
Inequitable privileges. Behind this Inquiry
there la nothing resembling popular ran-
cor, and none will enter Into the work
of the commission unless the ratlri-,4
are determined to set up inflammation of
that kind. ,
LINES TO A LAl'OH,
"Tou look rather weary, old man."
"Yes. I've had a trying; Mm this nmi
week."
"Biok?"
No, on a Jury." Baltimore American.
The servant airl had hn irr.it.i ifh
$300 worth of silverware.
Can t one of my humble class h.iva tin
souvenir habit, too?" aha aaked. naiulintib
-Philadelphia Ledger.
Wow!" yelled th victim, wiu'u.
off part of my ear!"
"Why. so 1 have." renlltut the hirh-r
coolly, but you must admit It looks bettri
now than the other one does." Philadel
phia Prtss. ,
Knicker Flanagan mad a record thrnw.
Ing the hammer.
Mrs. Knieker Did he hit hia hutnh
New York Sun.
Flat Hunter Do vou lat children in th.
Janitor No. we onlv
let the flau.-
Yonkers Statesmen.
"The professor says my bathing suit it
exiguous."
"Is that a compliment?"
"I don't know. I'm going after thi
dictionary now." Washington Herald,
"Maggie, I want you to lnelnerata the
refuse. "All right, ma'am; 1 11 come anc
.,t.?V,,oon 1 finl,,h burning tht
waste." Baltimore American.
Dribbles Why do you call gqulbba a
veteran humorist? Ha can't ba mora than
d years old.
Scribbles-Well, his Jokes are in the
Newa"1 ""' lhe ""-Chicago
THE FIRST CHAPTER.
J. W. Foley in New York Tlmss.
(President Roosevelt will get a dollar a
word for African hunt stories. Newa ltem.1
We saw (two plunks) a buck (that's fourl
And then (six dollars, pleaae,)
1 fired (that s eight) a shot (two more)
And brought hira to his kneea.
The hunting scene (that makes nineteen)
Is something really fine;
The Jungle'a all a vivid green,
(I think that's twenty-nine.)
Tonight we lie beneath the sky,
(One, two, three, four, five, six;)
It's great, (aeven, eight.) the moon la hia-h
I he woods full of big sticks!
80 what we do (that's twenty-two)
Let's do with all our might.
(Come, Kermlt, count, whate'er you dot
Yes, twenty-eight Is right!)
ItJ".BTeat Prt. (my words are abort.
But why should I wsste Ink?)
I thought I heard a rhino snort
In coming down to drink. ,
I'm on his track; (Kermlt, go back
And count these words again.)
The night la still and raven blackl
(Loeb, come and hold my pen.)
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! (They'll bate ta
pay
For four bangs In a row,
A dollar each, but that's the way
The contract reads, I know!)
(Loeb, skin the rhino while I add
These words.) What heavenly breeaal
We re off to bed! (And Kermlt, lad.
Mall this first chapter, please!)
Snaps
a delicious ginger snap wftK
a delightful flavor and taste.
Kept fresh and crisp in the ,
thrice-sealed, moisture-proof package.
At your grocer's 5c
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