V.
THE OMAHA DAILY
RATUTIDAY. 'JULY 23. 100S.
The Omaha Daily BeI
BKTAX'8 wr.nrtRjt trxth.
Mr. Bryan's expert accountants are
FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSEWATER. I industriously engaged in figuring the
pluralities by which they claim the
VICTOIl HOHEWATER, EDITOR.
Entered at Omaha pestofflcs a aaeond
claaa matter.
democratic candidates will carry all ot
the atatea west of the Alleghenles, and
in doing thia are Tery adroitly placing
emphasis on the fact that in all the
west and middle west state Bryan
polled more votes in 1900 than were
cast for Judge Parker lnl9Q4. By a
somewhat complicated i and Involved
mental process an effort Is being made
SVdS? Bao c "mp'i Interpret this showing as indicating
TERMS OF "VBBCRIPTfON:
Dlly Fee (without Bundsy). onm year 14 0
Dally Bn and Bunrtay, one year
DELIVERED BT tAKnie.it.
Pail flee (Inrludlns Sunday), per week. .150
Islly Bm without Sunday). per wMk...lM
Evening Bx (without Hunday . per w k So
Evening Bx (with Hunday). per week.lOe
Sunday Bee, one year
n dellvaty to City Circulation Department.
OFFICES.
Omaha The Bm Building.
South Omaha Cltv Hall Building.
Council Hiurr rtcon nw..
Chicago 1548 Marquette Buiming.
New York Room 1101-1101. no
Wt Thirty-third Street.
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a source of democratic strength
Unfortunately, for Mr. Bryan, the
records are against this assumption of
new strength. While it is true that
Brvan showed more strength in the
Washington 725 Fourteenth Street, N. I pgt n 1900 thRn d,d parker jn X9Q4,
the B,ryan figure ( sharps apparently
lose Bight of the significant fact that,
measured by the returns from the bal
lot boxes, Bryan was stronger In 1896
than he was in 1900. In other words.
ie nrvanlsm wave was
of mall account. Pnionw cn". ' " .
on nmaha or eastern eachanfea, not - reached in 1896, when the abruptness
r,y and picturesQueness of his advent gave
statement of "HALATION: powerful attraction for thou
Btate of Nebraska, Douglas County. ; ' . . . . u i
Oeorge B. TsschucB, treasurer "- Sanaa OI voters, ana un irccu
- CORRESPONDENCE.
Communications relating to news
ulltorlal matter should be addressed.
Umaha Bee, Editorial Department.
REMITTANCES.
Remit by draft, express or postal order
payable to The Bee Publishing Company.
only 2-cnt P! the crest of the Bryanism
v. . 1 1 i M.Ar nai n sr uni r
lie ruDiiioini "-w... n'l .In..
kmi that the actual nui""r. co.
" - , 1 - L. T i r I . w I .. .....
three states west oi me Aiiegnemes
The records show that but
full and onmplate eopta. if The tjal'ir. ,
du7.n,h.mont'h ef jSn..'li7 was dld Bryan poll more votes in 1900 than
l5 S8,t0 he did In 1896, and In each of these
ja'.)'".!'.!'."..aa.4o the republican gains were much larger
IT than the democratic Increase. The fol-
ioo lowing Is the record of the democratic
o!!!!!.!"".'.Mo votes in 1896 and in 1900, in the
35,7o 8ta.t.eg which Bryan now claims he will
ducts of the farm, while the price of I Into office with more ceremonial
manufactured articles ha been In- than attended the inaugural of the
creased but slightly. If at all. The net officers selected by the boys and girls
results show that the gain to the wage for their playgrounds. This seems to
earner has been 8.7 per cent, while be carrying the deference due to con-
the gain to the farmer and food pro- stltuted authority a trifle too far.
ducer has been 7.3 per cent over 1906
The following table, compiled by the The socialists are In the field with
bureau, shows the relationship between another state ticket. Plenty of time
wages and prices, year by year, back remains for further nominations, so
to 1890 The relative numbers are that by the time the lists are made up
n.it.l nn the hssls of the average each member of the party will have
rn, v.r. from and Including 1890: bad at least one nomination
Purchasing
Retail powft ol Wyoming wool growers are waking
Wiffi per prices hourly np to tne fact that the Omaha wool
WCI". market is likely to break the eastern
m control of the staple. That is the
9M reason for the wool market at Omaha.
-..
T. Fortune Ryan declares he has
im' "nothing to say about the ticket nom-
lo4 inated at Denver." The question la.
Wi.S will he allow his money to talk for
,02'5 him on that subject, as It did in 1904T
1M1
ml 2 Can't KMf a 'Good Thins Diiti,
103.4 Philadelphia Record.
104.7 No matter what system of scoring ha
106.8 may adopt, John Bull seems to be unable
1074 to keep down the plucky American boys.
1068
follows:
i as, no
aw
.ee.ooe
35,800
B 38,700
M,880
T . .3S.SO0
8 35,880
, M.910
10 3fl,T0
11 M.3B0
is ....30,0a
If ....BS4S0
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aa.
as.
B4...,
as
a
O.4S0
,3,OB
.3440
.30,000
.30,070
28
as
is...
3530
30,600
, soao
Totals 1,080,090
Leas unsold and returned copies.. 0,077
capture next November.
State. 1R96
California 143,373
Colorado 161,153
Illinois 44.632
Indiana C6,573
Iowa 133.741
Kansas MTl.nO
Minnesota 139.735
Net total 1,079,313
Dalley average 38,977
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and Sworn to
aay or July. lo.
Notary Publle.
before me this 1st
19 0.
124.! 85
122..S3
5"3. Oil
?09 5S4
:09.4l4
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112,901
gf.1.922
37,H
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20,61
33,f3$
39,0f.4
lf9.2S6
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1890
191
m
1SP3
PS4
lt9S
1SW
1K97
1S9S
1S99
1909
1901
1&02
1900
1904. i...
191
1906
1W)7
hour.
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100 3
icon
100 9
S7.S
9S3
99 7
99.6
lco 2
102,0
1V.5
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112.2
IlfiS
H7.0
U.9
.....124 2
128 8
of ford.
Ml
103.8
101.9
1(4 4
99.7
97.8
95.6
96.3
W 7
99.5
101.1
106.2
110.9
1103
111.7
112.4
115.7
120.6
Tk i.kik nrnoi tha ahllltv nf wneen Herolo vnittiir.
. v vuiu "" . . , ,.
, i .1,1., ...j.. I flew ior iTunu,
io kwh u. v Mf Taft it now en(?a(red ln cutllns down
the Influence oi cnangea crop bui .OPftDt.no. .tK-ech from 10,000 words to
monetary conditions. With prices A man wm, narv-e enough to do that
steadilv increasing, the earning power to his own manuscript Is something of a
of wages has kept pace, while the
field for employment has been broad
ened and the market for the producer
Improved.
hero ln these wordy days.
REViriKO THE SAXD Hit IS.
General commendation will follow
Prefers the Comforts of Home.
Kansas City Times.
It will be noticed that Mr. Doeb, tlio
president's private secretary, lends Just a
touch of emphasis to his denial of the story
that he proposed to go with the president
to Africa. Thia does not imply, necesBarlly
OTHER 1..I THAI OIB.
Count Tolstoi's fierce Indictment of Rus
sian autocracy. Its continued slaughters
and banishments, throws a searchlight on
the discouraging difficulties besetting con
stitutional reform represented by the. eleo-
tlvs Duma. Autocracy and bureaucracy
are so closely allied that the Interests of
each ona Is upheld by the other, and both
make common cause In (Wonee of the sys
tem. Against this united power, bulwarked
by law and custom, constitutional progress
is painfully slow. Some progress has been
made, however. The St. rvtersnurg cor
respondent of the New Tork Evening Post,
In a review of the work of the third
Duma, says that body showed rare Judg
ment and sagacity ln maintaining friendly
relations with the csar and his ministers,
approving many measures of ministerial
origin and selecting others and at the same
time driving homo the wedgo of legislative
co-operstlon In Russian affairs. That this
Important fact Is being recognised Is shown
by the refusal of the Duma to sanction
certain naval appropriations until the naval
bureau Is thoroughly reorganised, a con
dition agreed to by the naval bureau. In
other ways constitutional reform Is
raduallv wearing down opposition. The
bureaucrats, according to the reviewer, are
limited In number, while the Duma Is
recruited from the whole nation. Hence
the conclusion Is drawn that constitutional
ism will win In time. What friends of tha
cause fear most is a war. In the confusion
of which the bureaucracy, always dominant
In the army, would seriously retard if It
wniilH nnt entirely crush out the cause of Democratic Paner Lndalges ta
representative government. Whoop of Joy at His Coins;.
Philadelphia Record.
Th- i f nroaf Ttrttnln. which went William R. Hearst certainly
Into effect July 1, presents a phase of gov
Dr. Price's Vhoaf Flako Celery Food
Is a food you can eat day after day and nevei
tire of. It has a delicious flavor, digests most
easily and will be absorbed by the body wiUi'
i ft t .1 la . '
rrrr-A the least etrort or tne siomaui. n is
different from any other breakfast food.'
JifcU - y US use you can reuuee uic uuai v
jgy T I living, do with less animal foods, enjoy bcttci
2I health and a longer lite. sr.t
FARKWEl.L TO 1IKARST.
never
rendered the democratic party as great
eminent regulation o corporations that will service as he does now by leaving It.
interest lawmakers in the United Btat
Missouri v4iii
Montana 42.637
Nebraska
North Dakota
nrpnon 46.662
South Dakota '.26
Wisconsin lfi5,S23
It will not do for the democrats to
argue that the exceeding popularity of
the first McKlnley , administration
made the election of 190) a foregone
victory for the republicans and re
sulted ln a decreased vote. The record
showB that, with three exceptions, ln
Oregon, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the
total vote in 1900 was many thousands
greater than in 1896, due to the in-
A new chestnut blight has been dls- creased population, nu . u.
:owred. Hard Hnes for Senator Ptr rauea to snar i
Depew. Hta of the increased voters. It was
oroof. on its face, that tne younB
The English managers of the Olym- voters, the men who became of lawful
pic games appear to be expert in the age between 1896 and 1900, had re
jected Bryanism. The total vote of. tne
states under discussion, In 16 ana
. WHKJT OUT OP TO WW.
nfc.crlfcers leavlns; the city tem
porarllr shonld hart Tha Be
mailed to them. Aldreu rrlll
ckangtd sui ofteW as requested.
The political axis of the New York
World must bo bent a little.
the effort of the Board Of KegentS OI that Mr- L,pb desires to live forever; but
the University ot Nebraska to revive going off with Roosevolt to the "Dark Con
profitable vegetable growth ln the tinenf to hunt big game-well. 'cr. that is,
"sand hill" region of the state. At "
different times the experts of the ue- Mr, Ta(fB mKher Ornnnd
nartment of Agriculture of the gen- Springfield Republican.
mmcnt havn Pssaved the Mr. Taft does not appeal, and no one
11 - . . t i.j . .ho
problem, and Borne very encouraging "r;;
results have been secured in the way pnfore6 policies which he represents. He
of growth of grasses, trees and the ask for the votes of the people on the
like. It Is now proposed to put to
nrnct ical use the knowledge thus
use of a Bteam roller.
"Nebraska for Bryan," shouts the I jn 1900, was as follows
Omaha Double-Ender, Sure, on every state.
day In the year bat election day.
1KW.
New York police have put the ban
on peanut whlstlea. Now let them
o on and suppress peanut politics.
' 'What is the matter, with Amer
ica?" askB Eugene V. Debs. Well,
there's Eugene V. Debs, for one thing.
California
Colorado
Illinois 1.090.IW9
Indiana W7J35
Iowa 521M"
Kansas S38.134
Minnesota 341,639
Missouri 6T4.019
Montana 63 217
Nebraska 23.2S
North Dakota 47,379
The Persian army has struck and
will refuse to do any more murdering
until it is paid. The loot must be exhausted.
Oregon
97.r37
1900.
303,793
f21.?W
1,131.894
66I.0T4
630.S04
63,76(5
3IA.311
$3,65ft
A3.M1
241.443
B7.7t
S4.U2
90.131
442.8M
93,180
gained and to give to the farmer and
stock grower, if possible, the benefit
of scientific investigation. An experi
mental farm in the "sand hill" section
of the state may yet be the means of
reclaiming a very large portion of
ground that his election on the platform
upon which he stands will be a popular
mandate to the senate and house to co
operate with him In giving-full effect by
Appropriate legislation to the principles
and policies represented by him.
Gomprri' rolltlcal Trades.
New York Tribune.
President ' Lewis's warning to Samuel
what has long been considered a hope- Gompers not to attempt to Influence the
. t- Anpa politics of the United Mine Workers Is on
lessly barren region. If this does regentment of Qemvcfu methods by
come to pass, and the desert of north- one of the gtronKe(rt iaDor union in the
western Nebraska Is made to blossom fjeration. Most unionists, however, will
even as a bit of favorable pasturage, not think it worth while openly to dissent
the holder of the Klnkaid homestead from the national leader, but win, more
will be ln a position to bless the men contempU The
who have made the results possible. lntelllgent aDorlnB; men of the country are
And the experiment is well worth trial. not a fio 0f sheep.
The law deals with company promotion
particularly, and Is designed to protect
the gullible Investor on the one hajid and
compel the promoter to tell the truth
about the business put before the Investing
public. The law divides companies into
three e.l.nese, those that issue prospect uses,
those that do not, and private companies.
The first named, which appeal to the
public for Investment, are now obliged to
give the most complete and detailed In
formation in their prospectuses the price
paid for the directors, the names, descrip
tions and addresses of tha incorporators
Had ho deserted before ho made a fran
tlcally absurd struggle to capture the
democratic nomination for president four
years ago, or before he cajoled the demo
cratic organisation In New iovk into
an alliance with ins inarpennence leueuo
ln order to make him governor, there
might have been some persuasion of Ms
political sincerity. But the odium that
attached to him in the contest for gov
ernor, when ne aione was
the state ticket, was such as to leave
him no standing place in the democratic
party. Since then his following has
shriveled up to so great a degreo that
not a trace of It was to bo discovered
and the directors, the compensation paid jn tne convention at Denver. Hence the
to them and to the promoters, details of all bitterness of his denunciation of the
commissions paid within two years or to democratic party. He goes now stripped
be raid later. Itemlied lists of all expenses Rtark naked of political Influence the
Incurred, all material contracts, and so pitiful picture of a fallen and despised
forth. In short, the most complete lnfor- demagogue. May he serve as a warn-
matlon must be placed at the disposal of ing and example!
tha investor. Companies that do not use
the prospectus method must file similar
n.mnna n-Uti th. rnwUt ror nt 1nlnt Stork
... .1 1 a ., 4..t "What's to he done when a child swal-
turnp.w..r. m. v doctor?"
latitude Is given for forming private com- "Make the parents cough up $2." Yonk
panles that do not appeal to the public era Statesman
LAl'GHIXO GAS.
THE QAMiAOK QUESTION.
Omaha householders are still con
fronted with something of annoyance
in connection with the disposition of
refuse that gathers as a result of
housekeeping operations
HOUSELESS AGE SOT YET.
Alan's Favorite Animal Defies Proph
ets of Calamity.
Philadelphia Press.
The government- has been taking a cen-
The present u8 of tn noTSC t,f th8 country and reports
inai mere iro over ju,iw,ww nurses mm
for Investment. Foreign corporations are
also put under strict regulation and are
required to file certain Illuminating infor
mation with the registrar. Another ex
cellent featuro of the law Is that officers
of such organisations are held to strict
responsibility. Auditors, for Instance, are
required to lay all the Information they
secure before all the shareholders, and the
favorite plan of sending a oonfldontiiU re
port to the directors Is no longer tolerated.
Admiral Rojestvensky may enjoy the rare
experience of reading his own obituary.
The accompanying details of his disastrous
battle In the Sea of Japan will hardly af
ford him pleasant mental diversion In mid
summer, but the knowledge that he Is bol
ter off than a' hundred dead admirals
should vleld some consolation. Though a
dead ono In an official sense, he Is for
tunate, compared with his associate In mis
fortune, Admiral Nebogatoff. who is per
mitted to visit and converse with his
age. I oon l iook uae an oin man na u-
Well, no, JUSl n mis momem yuu mw
ore Ilka the 'Old Boy.' I'hlladelphU
Press.
rnhtnaji (With exaggertcd rollteness)-
Would you mind walking the other way
and not passing the horse?
Stout I.ady (Hi has Just paid tha mini
mum fare)-Why?
Cahma.n Hecauoe ir sera wot 11 neert
carrying for a shilling Vll 'ava a fit Vlck-
Me-Up.
"Should a man go to college after fifty?"
"Well, he tnlKlit pass muster at tennis,"
answered the expert. "Hut a man can't
expect to do much In basn bnll nr foot
hull at that age. Louisville Courier
Journal.
South Dakota .KO
Wisconsin 417,411
Ittah W-
The statistics available do not give
the detailed vote of Utah for 1896,
The Kanaas City Star is to have a I but Mr. Bryan carried the state that
new home. Its present commodious Vear by 4.000 and lost it in iuu oy
Quarters might be donated to the city U, 000, while the republicans carried It
for a new union depot. in 1904 by 29,383.
While Mr. Bryan and his campaign
So far as the democratic campaign manRgerB may find consolation ln com-
ls concerned, uoume uocuran is a con
vert to the anti-noise crusade now be
ing waged in New York.
The campaign Is on ln earnest. That
sure sign, the editorial headed,
"Whither Are We DrlftlngT" has ap
peared ln an Atlanta paper.
paring the votes cast for Bryan and
the voteB cast for Parker, they can find
no cause for encouragement in compar
ing the votes cast for Mr. Bryan in
1896 and in 1900. Bryan's popular
and electoral vote was Bmaller ln 1900
than It was in 1896 and Parkers vote
In 1904 was even smaller jthan Bryan's
Aspirant Shallenberger apparently in 1900
recalls what happened to Candidate
Poynter, who depended on Bryan's
strength to pull him through.
WAGES ATiD THE COST OF LlVjyO.
The federal ' bureau ' of labor has
brought its price and wage statistics
Samson is willing to bet that down to the cioge 0 the last year, with
Bryan's notions of the navy will be a lowing that will be gratifying to the
materially modified after the ceremony Coring men of the nation, as well as
1 1 1 t tk AM
arrangement is not woming wim nearly 4,000.000 twoies m the United States.
complete satisfaction as was anuci- Thl, )a a gnttrc number of horses by
pated. It IB open to the general Ob- j several hundred thousand than were before equally unfortunate army brother. General
lection that the collection Is made lor reported ana inaicnies imi me noiiim inai gtoessel. la the Bt. Petersburg prison.
iHa K0fH f a nrlvate concern, that we are about entering upon a horseless
' " " ;.. ... rather 886 not JUBtmed ,ne return. Tne aimighty douar is no more In-
inai concern tuuun KWtrlrltv has re leved horses almost I., . -. ,i,n v, i
than the householder's interest, and entirely from their old Job of hauling street po8lng BrlUBn guinea. Some time ago the
that some apparently unreasonable re- cars. This was an occupation In which BrtiBh municipal council of Shanghai, con
strictions are made. The household mousancs 01 norses unea 10 nave mmr trary t0 the expressed wish- of the British
1. otantaA hv the company "MI ,lD " ""' government, reiusea 10 sanpi a pun iw
refuse that is rejected by the CmPany Now thejr ar8 released for other service the immediate suppression of oplum-smok-
maklng the iree couwuuu uu...c perhaps not so hard. The various kinds lng ln den8. Tne pian proposed to them
even more serious problem than the cj automobiles have made horses much only provided for the suppression of the
hrl had been under the previous less necessary for another kind of service, dens, not of the Importation of opium, but
avutom and this condition haB become With the increased use . of self-propelling the Shanghai councillors, besides denying
System, UU Ltl I a, a rwl mufhlnu In 11 MA nn fftrm nr Chin.1. onA folth In ! rA Arf.
acute ln Bome partB of the "W' highway, it looks as though a diminished to rid Itself of the opium curse, could
new ordinance Is pending, planned to use of horsepower was inevitable, but as not see their way (so they declared) to the
remedy the present situation, but open yet jt is not manifest. loss of revenue involved by the cloning I
to some Of the same objections that Doubtless the Increase of the horse- popu- of the dens, and would only consent to
. . . , . i,om itlv nban- latlon of the country would ba greater the present closing of 26 per cent of them.
laia Bgainoi. i"" 0'"v'" . ,v, it i. wr it nnt for th development It was significant that the chairman of
doned. City councilmen and Otners var,oU(( howw4MS vehicles. That the the council was the head of the great
who have given the matter close Btudj; uppIy of horses and the demand for them British firm of Jardlne. Matheson & Co.,
realize that the only certain and Bails- nave increased ' In spite of the enormous the largest importers or inaian opium.
.. a jinnnnin L, i , i it,. m. th .iunmMi Now comesJlong Kong, a British colony.
iactory J - ftn(J tne electrlo car ,g duo t0i and , proof whose authorities the home government
of garbage is known, ana tna. i v cQuntry haa lnstructed to close the opium den.,
put it under control Of the City exciu- larKa , begging for time and urging that the
Eliminate all private interest
the service and then the public will
be well served. The charter must oe
amended to accomplish thia, and to
the charter committee is recommended
the task of properly disposing of the
Question.
Redd What Is the first step In automobil
wgT
U-reene einng usea to me emeu; xuim
era statesman.
"Does he play golr?"
"Not exactly. He plays bridge."
"Hut thev are nothing alike."
"Thv Hint? Then I sjuess you never heard
him swear.'' Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'T understand. Mr. Pcrlhbler." said the
publisher to the successful author, "that
your specialty is in creating new miius
of character In fiction."
"Rather," replied the autnor, negligently,
"In fact I may properly describe myself
as an up-to-date typewriter." Baltimore
American. .
"She rrasned the butcher knife and ran
him through" . . . .
"Ran him tnrougn: tooa gracious: nan
her husband through!"
"Yea. aa I was about to say. ran him
through the house and out Into the yard."
Houston Post.
"Hello!" cried Cheerlman. "him are you.
old man?"
"Don t old man me, snappea urumpey,
who was becoming touchy about his old
THE OLYMPIAD "rOREI(JJtKB.-
Pt. Douls lNst-Dlspatch.
The hammer throw had b-en announced,
the bugle had been blown;
Tho heavy hammers flew and bounced, by
imghty giants thrown.
"Who wins It?" cried the eager throng.
"Who captures this event?"
And the Irish entries cauie aiong, retiring
on their tent.
"A foreigner has beaten us,"
They answered with a .groon
"A foreigner United States
A fellow named MaJuno."
A dosen men were crouched to atart, and
the starter fired the gun;
And as a bow projects a dart, tho men
were off to run.
"Who wins It?" cried the eager crowd,
"Who captures this event?'1
And the Oorman sprinters, sad and bowed,
retired upon tholr tent.
"A foreigner has conquered ua,
They said, and winced a bit;
"A foreigner United States;
His name is Otto Scnmiat. .
i
The hurdle race was duly called, and tha
starter fired the shot;
And some there were were overhauled,
and some there wore were not,
"Who wins it?" cried the multitude. "Who
wins this last event?"
And the Frenchmen, beaten and subdued,
retired upon their- tent, . s
"A foreigner outhurdled us,
They suld with little heart;
"A foreigner United States
A man named Bonaparte."
t"
The running Jump was on the card,
mon went hlgn eton;
And some men . Wt tha Island hard, and
others hit It soft.
"Who wins it?" cried the eager mass,
i "Who captures this event?"
And the Swedish Jumpera sadly passed, re.
tiring on their tent,
l
r.'"A fr1gshf avwon." they said,
''Soma fellow from Wisconsin
He yump like sixty, and his name.
His name ban Yonny Yonson."
at the Den next Monday night.
Vice President Fairbanks, who Is
representing this country in the festiv
ities , at Quebec, should let us know
how he likes Canadian buttermilk.
to the producers of foodstuffs on the
farms, as the figures show an Increase
ln the earnings of both these classes.
The tables show that since the election
of Mr. McKlnley, in 1896, there has
been a constant and persistent Increase
in the earnings of labor, while , the
hours ot work have been lessened each
Mrs. Leslie Carter, testifying in her
bankruptcy proceedings, says she Blm-
.i . tr. live The creditors Insist I rear
.vot .b- .hm.ld "have to live slmDly. The bureau's agents investigated
- 4,169 establishments, representing the
"The democratic ticket can get along principal manufacturing and mechanl-
wlthout the Hearst support." says
Candidate Kern. "It will have to,"
Bays Mr. Hearst, being quick at re
partee. BSMBaSBBBSBSaBBBBSBSSBlSaaSBSBSBBaBSBSBSBai
Mr. Bryan really should state
whether he will accept a bushel of
Wheat from tjje farmer who does not
care to give a dollar to the campaign
committee.
The man who declared the English
language would be dead tn 4,000 years
should extend the limit a little, now
that John Wesley Gaines la going to
leave congress.
Colonel 'Watterson's conscience must
be troubling him. He devotes half of
his' editorial space to the support ot
Bryan and the other halt to explana
tion of Mb course.
A Peoria man claims that he sug
gested Mr. Taft for the presidency
soma fifteen years ago. Naturally, he
will expect 4h PorU postofftce soon
after March 4, 1909.
a r.orm&n nawauaper printed In
Mexico discovers that Guatemala con
tribute $10,000 to the Roosevelt cam
palgn tund la 104. There's nothing
like setting the news direct
cal industries of the nation, and finds
that the average wages per year ln
1907 were 3.7 per cent higher than ln
1906, while the regular hours of labor
per week were .4 per cent lower than
In 1906, with an Increase of 1 per cent
in the number of employes. The aver
age hourly wages ln 1907 were higher
thau for any other year of the 18-year
period under Investigation and 20 per
cent higher than the average for any
year from 1890 to 1900. Taking the
10-year period from 1890 to 1899
average hourly wages :n 1907 were
28.8 per cent higher, the number of
employes 44.4 per cent greater and the
hours of labor per week were 5 per
cent lower. In forty of the torty-on
Industries Investigated, the increase i
average hourly wages was general, the
workers In Bessemer steel alone show
lng a decrease
In ascertaining the colt of living, the
bureau took the Bales ot 1,014 dealers
ln sixty-eight scattering localities on
thirty articles of foodstuffs. The re
sult shows an Increase In 1907 over
1906, ranging from 1 to 8 per cent, in
the prices of flour, butter, apples, milk
meal, meat, potatoes and cheese with
merely nominal increases In other ar
tides. All of the articles showing the
greatest advance la price are pro-
14. Jp
The Pessimist Weeds!
The Optimist Daisies!
put
slvely,
in
POLITICAL DHIFT.
revenue received from license-money from
tha opium dens cannot be dispensed with.
Roger Sullivan of Chicago stimulates his
enthusiasm for tha Peerless One by read
lng his love letters of last year.
There Is one thing about this campaign
beyond the range of chance. The demo
crats have a cinch on the yell record.
The Joy expressed by the queen of Bheba
when she viewed King Solomon "tn all his
glory," ot whose splendors the half had
not been told her before the dasxllng spec
tacle burst upon her vision, Is rivalled by
the feelings of London hatters as they
Champ Clark of Missouri likens the Den- observe masculine affection returning to
boiler factory. Tho tne piug nai. i nuugn me revival uu ,
work I loving tattoo on the cash reglHter, they
steam hammers did considerable
are moved to greater acclaim by patriotic
sentiment which holds the "silk topper" as 1
an Englishman's "badge of distinction."
No real statesman or undertaker can af
ford to go without one. "I know from the
reports from our wholesale warerooms,'
said a leading hatter, growing confidential
lthout disclosing names and figures,
'that the Increase In orders for silk hats
Isn't confined to Dondon. Scotland seems
Wlnslow Warren, a democrat ana
... . tinctnn antt- I vnr convention to
one of tne ioremuBi ui -" jv - ---
imperialists, has come out In open sup-
. jA.i.Minn that tna Tn i
port of Mr. tan. u.... "e, -"-V The mlca, fan of the TopoWa, capital,
publican party IS in iavur oi iu wno lg umpring the game In that locality
the Philippines when the anounces that Bryan has "two strikes and
" . .,
nroner time comes and tnat uryan is no bans
tn demandine Immediate ac- Texas admirers of Judge Taft are build
!. ,k.( .,r.lct This leaves ing 'or him a chair of horns that will cost
lion vu ti nfrt twa. i hv on reDubllcan eluctoral
. . c It InBinW 1 . ' - . " " " -
Poultney Blgeiow auu ."6 ' votes, but Is long on good will.
as tne oniy uiemucio . While sliver planks are considered prime to have caught the suit hat craze, and we
Imperialist league who take the Bryan j favortes at Falrvlew, single and double are sending more there than ever before
View ot the Philippine situation. eagles, or even half eagles will be wl- in the history ot me nrm. cou s sons
I cornea aa a variation in mo coior oi mu i m iu "u uv,uiii" to
vtr 1. earned against pile. away.
I ne urubrsk v.. - i -
. ... i ..n.LIlliil nut. I it w I. nonplus takes hold of the dem
the indiscriminate mm uu General Langlols, an officer of
ting Of Bhade trees Wlll.nna an "nu K ar(,ri f(Jot )t rreUy VPiy. Nothing Frenrti army, has aroused much uneasiness
hearU. The practice tu . , hl .. a, .ec,nm the march. among his countrymen by asserting that
Omaha ot late yeara along ion " inK boys pounding leather.
fcoa heen such aB makeB our Aroor uajf The. Hartford (Conn.) Times, a mega
phone or oia-urne aemocrm-y, imus mo
present party atmosphere so debilitating
that It has taken to the woods until the
whirlwind subsides again.
Senator Foraker of New York, who went
stretcher to the senate chamber to
bill
A MATTER OF JUDGMENT
It is not every man that knows good clothing when
he sees it. The hidden parts of a garment must be taken
on faith.
But the name of Browning, King & Co. stands for
a guarantee and the unskilled buyer need have no misgiv
ings here about the quality of what we offer him. Nor
about the fit.
And now you can buy the best clothing made at a re
duction of 207c . All lightweight clothing for men, boys
and children is included in this big reduction sale.
Straw hats are now half price. ,
$3.50, $.3.00 and $2.50 negligee and pleated bosom
shirts $2.25. . .
BrQwning.King
& Company
the
Southwest Comer Fifteenth anil Douglas Street.
It. 8. WILCOX. Manager.
the morals and discipline of the military
forces of France are in an alarming state
of degeneration. "All the military en
thusiasm of Napoleon's day," he says,
"has evaporated, patriotism Is rapidly be
coming a thing of the past, and the mill
tary organisation of the republic controlled,
even In the minutest details, by politics
and poll'lclans." Promotions, furloughs.
professions mockeries.
If President Koosevelt is not satis
fied with his consultation wun vu
n.v.i eiocrts at Newport ne may get
. . . M K a am. I . .
tome splendid pointera irum vote for the anil-race iraca oe.ung 0111. permlu t0 men ,n the lowe8t rank, of the
recently ac-aea to nis laureis oy m ir.vuc armjr to marry, ,ays General Langlols, are
of two children from a tire. all ,UDject to the control of civil mals
It Is suggested that while the campaign trutes In each prefecture, the result being
committees will be particular as to the complete disorganization In the army,
source of the coin, for publication, the
number of rejected contributions will not
crowd the available space of the news
papers
Just how the corporation managers will
get along without the gracious visits of the
runuln fund solicitors Is a matter of
deep concern to the family physician
Heart failure or lonsomanla are feared
most. No one seems to worry about what
will happen to the solicitor.
Tha efforts of the Philadelphia Record
to appear Joyful over the three times noml
ne of the democratic party is about thp
only approach to gaiety observable ln the riyii' l"il1rps?fjj
. . I democratic leni n j. ...
Juvenile Uty WJ " I thuslastlo support of tha ticket Is a shade
sonlan Board ot Strategy and Con-
.i .f Ak-Sar-uen s ceau-
iirucuun
Quarters.
TLf. rtrv.n Is Bald to favor Ollle
Tampa for chairman of the national
committee. By referring to him as
"one of the Jame. boy." the vote
around Independence. Mo., would be
pinched.
r,icnn reoubllcane "have organised
- ..niiutm" club. There will be no
rh.nter ot the organisation un-
!esB special permit is granted to have
It Known b i "
We Are Not
Through Vith You
When you buy glases from us, they
mu.il iiuny you. vv a
lutely.
guarantee
our worn absolutely.
Our vast eiperiencs of 20 years
as BOlasiva fc-y bight Bpeclaliats
Is at your service.
all right, but no Roman emperor or I r enlhualaiUo o, ,t cornel
eastern potentate wm ever wauswu j 0uffay. .
Oca. rtoDlss tore, raoterv wwt
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SIGHT SEEING CAR
SUNDAY MORNING
Beginning Sunday, July 26th the
Sight Seeing Car will leave lth
and Farnam streets every Sunday
morning at 9:30. Competent lec
turer on board pointing out places
of interest. Fare: Adults 50c chil
dren between 5 and 12 years, 2c.
