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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1009. i The Omaha Daily. Bel FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR. ' Enteted at Omaha poitofflco m second class mattir. ... TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: 1 rtly Sea (without Bandar), ona year..H0 lail Bra and Sunday, ona year 00 DELIVERED BT CARRIER. tlly Be (Including Sunday), par week. .lie Dally Be (without Sunday!, pr wee....lfcj Evening Pea (without Sunday 1. per week u Rvenir Bee (with Sunday), per weak. ...lft; Sunday Bee, one year. 1M Saturday Bee, one year 1.SS Addreaa all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha Tha Bee Bunding. South Omaha City Hall Building. Council Bluff--15 Scott Street. Chlcsgo 1648 Marquette Building. New York-Rooms 1101-1102, No. 34 West Thirty-third Street. Washington TO Fourteenth Street. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communclatlona relating to newe and editorial matter ahould be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or poatal order payable to The Bee Publlehlng Company Only t-cnt stamps received In payment of mall account a. Feraonal checKa, except on Omaha or eastern exchangee, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Slat of Nebraska. Douglaa County, aa.: Oeorfe B. Taachuck. treaaurer ot Tha Bee Publishing company, being duly worn, aaya that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bea printed during tba month of July, l0g, waa a follows: 1 SB.TB0 IT SS.400 I. S8.740 II S0.SBO I SB.T10 It 36,000 4 86,100 20 S6.400 1 88300 11 85,880 84,400 22 86300 1 88,880 2a 88,780 1 88,030 24 88,800 t 88,860 26 '.. 88,860 18 88,400 28 So0 11 88,100 2T 88,880 ' 11, 86,100 II 88,880 I II... 80,080 It SCSSO 14 38,330 .'. 10 1,. 88,730 11 84380 II 88,180 ' II.......... 3880 ... To tale 1418,440 Leas unsold and returnod copiaa. . 848 Nat total 1408,418 Daily average. 88,788 QEORQB B. TZSCHtfCK. Treasurer. Subaciibed In my presence and sworn to before me this 1st day of August, 1908. (8eaL) , ROBERT HUNTER. Notary Publlo. whbit out or TOWH, Saaaerlaote laavtag too etty ta erarlly skoal have Tae Baa tailed to tkem. Agarose will aa caaaged aa aftea aa rao.aoat4. Those suspended West Point cadets are etlll up in the air. Isaet Pasha has been dismissed by the Turkish sultan,' Irzet Pasha la now Waizet Pasha. ' (The New York World has an edi torial on . "Cheap Hypocrisy.". No hy pocrisy Is cheap; , ' The Washington, base ball team Is pretty' oed 'proof that all. men were not created equal. Chinese tea Importers hare formed a combination, but they are trying to keep-' It on the Q. T. v ..;;i'.'v.i i T I ' , - " - ; Work ;prr theT arnegle "peaos 'palace si Honduras ha been delayed by the revolution' In progress, ', ' " ' ' :-' ' There- ir pevfsf any" lack of excite ment when'tlie. leaders of the demo crat to , party . get 'together. ' .-Haytl lias sold Its nary for $l,7o0. Sorry, we cannot, give the name of the purchaser of the gold brick. Half of Omaha's bakeries are pro nounced . dirty and unsanitary by the state food Inspector. Clean up I ."' How does a Lincoln excise commis sioner come to be exposing himself in Omaha wearing; 1160 diamonds? That Columbus power canal Is about to be built again providing the city of South Omaha furnishes the money. The wife of a street car magnate in Chicago is seeking a divorce, giving a long list of reasons for her request for a transfer. - ,' The easiest way for the sultan of Turkey to induce the women to begin wearing the veil again la to supply them with automobiles. It is asserted that the best cut glass is now made In America. The minstrel stars and hotel clerks have been wear ing (that kind for a long time. '. , I ' ' - , " Colonel Bryan will now have to put that Joke on the shelf, about not know ing whether the -Denver convention really nominated him for a third try. The people have been ruling In Ne braska right along these last few years, but they have been ruling through republican state officials and legislatures. Mr. Harlraan admits having heard the rumors that ha was to secure con trol of the' Gould railroads. It seems impossible to keep news of that kind away 'from Mr: Harrlman. .". William E.- Corey wants to know who John Worth Kern Is. That's the most complimentary thing that has been eald about Mr. Kern since the nominating,' Speeches at Denver. Mayor "Jim" la back from Texas with new supply of ginger for the democratic- primary-campaign. Those who want something stronger than ginger shbuld go to the aide door. The Society for tha Suppression of Unnecessary Noises will probably agree to suspend operations for a little while if Queen Wllhelmlna decides to ad minister that spanking to Castrq. "The floors of hell are paved with champagne, -autoaiohlles and chorus llrls," ays an eastern college pro fessor. Still, thai' dcx,s not appear to 5s the right kind cf argument to use :o induce oing tueft 'to mend their e-ajs. BRTdXIS WILL1XQ. Friend and fo alike will concede one great merit to Mr. Bryan's ac ceptance speech that of brevity. Mr. Bryan Is willing to run for the presi dency for a third time and does not hesitate to say -so. He does not even ignore the fact that he has twice be fore been through campaigns "which ended In defeat," nor hide from the public his Intention to inflict a more lengthy and formal reply to the noti fication later. In selecting only a few subjects for discussion in his speech Mr. Bryan has shown a wise discretion, because it has enabled him to avoid discussing a num ber of subjects equally pertinent and timely In the nature of two-edged swords, which It would be difficult for him to handle without cutting both ways. To Justify this discrimination he sets up one Issue as "overshadow ing" and makes his speech revolve about what he conceives to be the lat est paramount, "Shall the people rule?" The Inconsistency of any democrat prating about popular rule when the only saving clause to democracy as a factor in national politics rests on the 'solid south,'.' where the rule of the people la unknown, is self-evident. Mr. Bryan has simply taken up this slogan, '8hall the people rule?" as a catch word, Just as he took up his other 'paramount" issues In succession, de manding 16 to 1 free coinage "with out waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth," and later denouncing Imperialism with the cry, 'the constitution and the flag, now and forever, one and inseparable." The people saw through the flimsiness of his other "overshadowing" Issues and are not likely to be fooled by the third 'paramount." Mr. Bryan's Intense partisanship a partisanship which led him to embrace Parker four years ago after denouncing him as a tool I the money power, un fit for any position of honor or trust is signally displayed in his attack upon President Roosevelt's administration. While' charging the republicans with responsibility for all the abuses that have developed with the growth of the country and the Increased com plexity of our industrial life, he gives no credit whatever for the reforms that have been accomplished and th-s checks that have been put upon the misuse of corporate power. , A person unfamiliar with the achievements of the Roosevelt administration, listening to Mr. -.Bryan's acceptance 'speech, would 'imagine , that it had proved an utter failure, when as a matter of fact even Mr. Bryan. has been compelled from time' to time to- approve and ap plaud' the republican record. It was to be expected that Mr. Bryan would thrqw bouquets at himself on the score of oampaign publicity, but everyone knows that here, too, he has been simply posing for effect. The stealthy distribution of that 115,000 pot contributed by Ryan four years ago and planted In Nebraska in flag rant defiance of our Nebraska cam paign publicity law comes altogether too close home to Mr. Bryan to be comfortable and offsets all he may say about devotion to the principle of pub licity. V .... . The promise of additional addresses on the various subjects embraced within the Denver platform means that we will have the whole acceptance speech on the Installment plan and will likewise have to comment upon it on the Installment plan. i TBI tAUl OF AK-SAR-BKX. . The fame of Ak-Sar-Ben la spread ing far and wide and, like the good name of long-established business In stitution, it is a cumulative reputation which grows bigger . and, better each year. New evidence of . Ak-Sar-Ben 's spreading fame ' Is ' to be found' In a communication recently printed In the Boston Transcript from some well, posted friend of Omaha writing from Lowell and signing only Initials, , In thle letter the writer describes the origin of Ak-Sar-Ben during the dark days of crop failure and industrial depression fifteen years ago In the form of "a secret society whose mem bers should be pledged to work for the common good." Quoting further from the Transcript: Gradually, with an atr of great secrecy, three men Imparted their Ideas to otbers, and the publlo soon became aware that there was a mystery afloat and were( eager to learn more about It. And when autumn came and the coronation of King Ak-Sar-Ben I took plane, several hundred knights were ready to pledge, him, loyalty. The organ 'gallon has prospered, and through Its Influence tha bualneas men of Omaha have learned to co-operate with each other for the good ot the city and atate. Nature, too, haa been kind and given tha needed rains each year. Bo, although tha knighte may have discovered no cities paved 'with gold, .they have witnessed the Ingathering of golden harvests by a prosperous people. Each autumn they have held a carnival week, that of 1904 being unusually elaborato and brilliant; aa befitted their tenth anni versary and also the seml-centennlal of tha admission of tha territory of Nebraska to the union; tha conditions on which It was admitted having bad much to do with the advrnt of tha republican party. . When King Ak-Sar-Ben X and his loyal knights made their triumphal entry into the city one feature of tha accompanying pageant waa a aeries of twenty floats, from each of which wsa displayed, with brilliant alec trlcal effects, a typical acena In "The 8tory of Our State," tha whole constituting a panorama of the varloua epochs In Ne brasksn history and witnessed by over a hundred thousand people. What Ak-8ar-Ben has accomplished and the tribute to its success by imi tation Is likewise set forth; . Other towns in Nebraska have caught Omaha'a trick In 'orthography, and those which have thrived by the conversion of sugar beets lntb sugwr hail St. Eebragus aa their, king; while In another section of tha "Antelore state" they how ' to the scepter of Queen Epoletna. , Omaha Is the gateway' of thla great com monwealth, and Its' gate. Ilka Its spelling, has learpe.4 to awing both ways. Situated midway betwrea the twa oceans H no longer looks toward the Atlantic alone fur Its markets, but la becoming a center of supply for that other cast beyond tha I'aclfic. So. also, with the stste. Mortgage have been lifted from the farms and every little town haa Its bank, filled with the savings of the people. It has the smallest percent sge ot Illiteracy of any atate In tha union, and the people aa some one has aa id- have few Isms, but many purposes and achievements. The horixons are broad and things are done on a Urge scale, and the Jubilant note of the meadowlark seem to be a fit expression of the optimism that prevails. We do not believe any loyal Omaha cltiien longer questions the benefits which spring from the maintenance of Ak-Sar-Ben, but if there be any doubt ers they should be converted by such a free advertisement In one of the best New England papers. BEFOBM tX TBS BAXKIAQ LAWS . The comptroller of the currency haa prepared a number of recommenda tions of changes In the national bank ing laws to submit to the currency commission, appointed by the last con gress, when it - meets in Washington in November to formulate Its report to the next congress. While the comp troller, has declined to make his recom mendations public In advance of the meeting of the commission, It is known that three ' of the recommendations, at least, bear directly upon Ills and abuses that have grown up under the existing currency system, and all of which are promised the approval of bankers and business men generally. , The comptroller will urge that ef ficiency In bank examinations be In creased by establishing an entirely new system of appointing examiners. It is proposed to have them paid by salary, Instead of by fees, as at present, and to have them make examinations more frequently and in more detail. The bank examiner has often been a skilled politician, Instead of a skilled account ant, unable to discover mismanagement in the affairs of a bank until after the Institution has closed Its doors. It Is proposed to have the examiner paid by salary, placed under civil service In or der to render him Immune from polit ical Influence, and to 'require from him roost complete reports of the condition of banks in his charge. Another recommendation Is that clearings house associations be invited to co-operate with the government In exposing mismanagement or mal-man- agement of banks either within or without the memberships ot the asso ciation. The third recommendation provides for the complete publication of loans made by all national banks to officers and directors of the banks. It Is charged that most of the failures of national banks have been due to this system of allowing officials of the banks to become heavy creditors of the institutions, without proper securities. Each of these recommendations ap pears to be reasonable and needed for the improvement of government super vision over national banks. It Is de sired by the Treasury department of ficials that these proposals be consid ered apart from the general financial legislation under consideration by the currency commission and an effort will be made to have them embodied in a special bill and urged for passage at the coming short session of the con gress. The recommendations appear to be eminently proper arid entitled to prompt consideration of the commis sion. BUSINESS REVIVAL. While the country has been naturally optimistic over business which' suffered a severe setback last October, and has welcomed each step toward the restora tion of normal conditions, . in a meas ure; perhaps, exaggerated, the improve ment of the last ten days has had such a . substantial basis as to indicate Its continuance. . . i The real foundation of national pros perity, the season's crops, shows un mistakable stability, the cereal , yield promising, to be. . largely . in excess of that of last year, the home consump tive demand greater than ever before and the demand for export in excess of that ot last year, which was something of a record maker. The country haa shown an Increase of about 24 per cent In population since 1896. In that time the corn crop , has increased 25 per cent, the wheat crop is 40 per cent larger and the cotton crop has in creased by 80 per cent over the pro duction of 1896. The total value of all agricultural products for' 1908 li estimated by the Department of Agri culture at $8,000,000,000, or Just about double what It was in 1896. 'In the same period the volume of money in circulation haa about doubled and the country's foreign trade shows an In crease of nearly 100 per cent. Under such conditions, the restora tion of normal business and industrial conditions cannot be delayed. The work of furnishing money for the crop movement has not caused a tremor In the financial market. The merchants are ordering goods for future consump tion and nearly all of the mills ot the country are resuming operations With an average force of employes. Inter est rates are reasonable at all ot the financial and commercial centers, and practically every bar to commercial progress has been removed. The trans portation lines are better equipped than ever for the prompt movement of com modules and the distribution of goods to meet the requirements of local trade. Railroad earnings are below the high- water mark of last year, but the im provement is Bteady and persistent. Tha number ot Idle cars has been re duced from 413,000 In April to less than 300,000 in the closing days of July and the crop movement. Just com meocing, is certain to Vend the num ber of lii cars down to a very low figure before November. - Ou the hole, prospects point to stronger business conditions this fall and winter, and to complete retrleve ment before the end of the present year, from the effects of the late crisis. The ridiculousness of the double party affiliation which haa been twisted onto the ballot in Nebraska is seen' In one of the filings with the secretary of state, listing the candidate 88 both a democrat and a republican. It would be Just as sensible for a man to assert that he Is a cltlxen of Great Britain and of the United States at one and the same time. The democratic organs are careful not to make any comparisons of as sessment of taxation' in Nebraska now and under the fusion four years from 1897 to 1901. The comparison would not redound to the credit of the fusion assessment and equalization boards. We are waiting for the offer by Adolphus Bosch ot $50,000 toward a Oermanlo museum at Harvard to draw out another protesting shriek against the acceptance of tainted money for educational purposes. Is there a dif ference between beer and oil? A Montana railroad man has been fined $800 for getting a pass in his wife's name and then giving It to an other woman. The fine will appear to be a small part of his troubles when his wife learns of the transaction. The ultimate solution In the city Jail problem Is the building of a work house, and , the sooner Omaha has a workhouse the sooner will It be given a wide berth by the petty offenders who dislike work. ' The dispatch stating that twelve democrats were. Injured In Pennsyl vania by the collapse of a grandstand must have been an error. Democrats do not get together In that number in Pennsylvania. . The former crown princess of Saxony Is suing for a divorce because of her invincible aversion" to. her husband. Excuses are sometimes formed with out the Aid ot alienists and high-priced lawyers. Mr. Bryan prefaced his speech of acceptance with the statement: "I can not accept the nomination which you officially tender" and then spoiled It all by going .ahead and accepting it anyway. Clyde Fitch says the chief criticism of his plays abroad was the absence of cowboys la them. Clyde might make overtures to-. Mayor "Jim," who will probably beopen to engagements next season. . . Another attempt Is under way to manipulate the city ordinance fixing license fees for circtises and tent shows. Why not'a outright Just how many free tickets.r'e required for. the city hall? t". ' Fixed for the ratare. Washington' Post. Mr. Bryan Is being Initiated Into so many societies thst he ought to be able to give the sign of distress In a doien different ways next November. War Reaubllrane Shoald Jollify. St. Paul Pioneer Preaa. . It is announced that many republics n joined In tha festivities attending the el-.-. .. nAfifuatinn t T.lnrnln' Neh. Whv shouldn't they? The republicana have no reasons to be downcast over the third nomination of Bryan. Recovery from a Fright. New York World. Thirteen banks and trust companies, with twice as many branches, closed their doors last fall, locking up S9,000,000. All are now reopened or merged, and every dollar of tha money la safe. If this fact could be as widely read aa was the panic news seven months ago It n lght be well. Foolish Fears. Boston Transcript. Tba reported opposition to Secretary Taft on religious grounds recalls the story of the New England dames who hid their Bibles behind the wall In the Jefferson campaign In the fear that his success would .mean the book's complete banish ment In spite of such apprehension Jef ferson was elected, more than a century ago. Preparing; for tba Rasa. Philadelphia Record. Ten million dollars' worth of steel cars for the Gould tailroads Indicates that there la an expectation of Increased transporta tion. All these cars are not going to be delivered at once, but the Northwestern has ordered a thousand cars to be de livered as soon as may be, and Instead of leaving its damaged cars until they were needed the company haa kept all Its cars in repair during the past months of dull ness. The Northwestern knows that theru are some crops to move. , PalHSOMAL. -NOTfciS. i , Tha latest beverage in New Ttrk la called the aviator. Preaumably a dirigible highball. Ona prophet says that the country will not need good roads because everybody will be flying aoon. New York is said to expend $25,000,000 a year in useless salariea, thla, however, not being tha view ot the salaried, John Erlccson, the city engineer of Chi cago, has been Invited to return to Sweden to become tha director of publio worka at Stockholm. The position paya a salary of 17.000 a year and a house. Tha prince of Walea took with him U4 trunks when he went to Csnada for a week's stay. It Is alarming to think of what might have happened if George had been invited for tha aummer. May Murray, a successful actress In New York, has forsaken tha theatrical field to control the coat room privilege in a big hotel, paying U.000 a year for the buaineaa. She expects to receive at least tlO.Owo a year In fees snd tips. Ona of tit victims of tha president's order to army officers to ride fifteen miles or retire wss Colonel William L. Marshall ot the corps of engineers, who hss dona much good work for a long time past In th Improvement of New York's harbor. When it was known that he wasslsted for retirement because of Mr. Roosevelt's order much pressure waa brought to bear and an exception waa made in hie behalf. Nn the president alcta Conanel M ar ahall to be the new chief of engineers to fill the plaj-e caused by the cellremeot of tirueiai Matkt it was DirrrmcxT thk. 1 Hove Oeaeral Taylor Waa AetlSea af Ilia Xonslaatlon Slaty Yeara Ago. Nowadays political parties observe all tha formalities In the matter of officially notifying their respective nominees for the presidency. The republican and demo cratic nominees have each received th news officially, wlih solemn formality and appropriate theatrical setting, tenders of the -nomination have been made and ac ceptance received, coupled with keynote speeches by the candidates. Decorations, parades, bands, crowds and cheers gave each the plrtueresque color. How different urh events wers con ducted In bygone days Is strikingly shown by the recollections of the notification of General-Zschsry Taylor In 14S. Captain Wilson H. Daniel of Jasper. Ind.. Inventor and author, now nearly 85 year old, par ticipated In the' affair and relates In the New York World how It was possible to spring a genuine surprise on the whig nominee sixty years ago. The national convention of whlgs met In Philadelphia some time In June, IM8, and on the third ballot nominated General Zachary Taylor. "Old Hough and Bady." as their candidate for the presidency over Henry Clay. Daniel Webster and General Scott. And some time later' during oats harvest, while thwt frontier colonel, who had not voted for forty years, waa work ing In his oats field and talking to Captain Daniel ot old 'days and of happy days he had spent at Camp Salubrity, the noti fication committee, aboard the Major Ringgold, landed near where "Old Rough and Ready" was working and talking, and really notified him, that Is. gave him the first Information he had of his nomination. The raptaln tella the story ss follows: "In -the aummer of 1848 I was a passen ger on board the Alhnmbra. Before land ing It had been told by the captlaln that we would land at Taylor's plantstlon, Just below the town of Rodney, In the state of Mississippi, to toko on wood. We were there for several hours, and aa soon as I landed. I saw General Taylor, with whom I had got acquainted at Camp Salubrity aome years before. Juat across the road In an oata field, where he and several negroes were at work cradling and binding oats. , "The general wore a broad brimmed, low crowned, white felt hat. blue blouse, no shirt, and blue pants. His feet were en- cssed In homemsde boots. His hsnds and faee were covered with dirt and black from oata When I called out and said. "Hello, general,' ha at once recognized me, and as was his question hailed me by saying, 'Hello, Wheelsman.' "He came over the fence and for quite a time we talked of the days we had apent together when Taylor was stationed at Camp Salubrity, and of the second day of July, 1846 In particular, when we broke camp, and I,' as pilot, or wheelsman, on board the Yasoo, began steering General Taylor's entire garrison, heavy artillery and ammunition from Orandecoro (mean ing high bluff) landing to the famous bat tlefield of New Orleans, six miles below the city, from which point sea-going ves sels conveyed the soldiers, artillery and ammunition to Powder Horn, then a land landing near the Rio Grande In Texas. "It was while we were slttlna there on the fence recounting our many experiences tnat a large boat, all decked In holiday attire, and flying flags and bunting rounded Into sight. Aa It 'came nearer we heard the band playing and General Taylor remarked that It must be a circus boat. As It ap proached a salute waa fired, th hand rtruck up ,'The Star Spangled Banner.' the oen oegan to ring and the steamboat, which waa Major Ringgold, began round ing to land. When the general and I aaw the boat waa going to land we got down otr the rence and walked across the road to witneaa the landlnr. neither k or even surmising the mission of tha boat and us crew. "When the landing had been made and (the stageplank run ashore, the people by the score began crowding out. The vast crowd was led by James Guthrie and George D. Prentiss of Louisville, Ky., who were followed by a Mr. Bluford. No sooner had Guthrie and Prentiss Introduced themselves to General Taylor than Bluford, who had been a former schoolmate of Tay lor's shouted 'Hello, Zach.' and with an oath or two ran up and embraced 'Old Rough and Ready,' who recognised Bluford with delight. "When Invited on board the ship, Taylor begged to be excused on account of his dreea and appearance, but Bluford, Guthrie, Prentiss and others with loving arms around the sweaty, old general, hurried him aboard where he was officially notified In his evry day working attire, that tho whig party In convenlon assembled had nominated him aa a candidate for the presidency. He made a few remarks, thank ing the committee for the honor and as suring every one that If he was elected he would do right If God gave him the power to see the right. "A reception was then held and the dirty toller of the oata field was intro duced to the hundreda on board of tha boat.. On of the features which Im pressed jne most forcibly was the fact that every woman, regardless of her llk, satin and Jewelry, wanted to kiss the dlrty-faced old warrior. "Before the reception was over the bell on the Alhambra rang and the 150 or 00 of Its passengers who were aboard tha Major Ringgold had to leave the festive scene and hurry back to the Alhambra That boat was soon on Its (way north, leaving the notification committee and the presidential candidate of the whig party, enjoying the music and refresh ments which the committee had brought along. "Thla." said the captain, "waa the most Miikiinnvi ac-ene or my whole life. Truly It wss one Instance of the nominatlou seeking the' man and one Instance where the notification committee really notified, the ateamboat then being- tha fasteat mode of travel as well ss the fastest means of. communication, the telegraph not having attained general iise. Genersl Taylor, who had not voted for forty eara and who very probably did not know that a convention had been held, waa thus officially notified, and in the campaign and election which followed waa tri umphantly elected, but died on July t U50." , ' Aaaerlcaae la Ballooa Race. - Springfield Republican. America may be behind Europe In per fecting dirigible batloone, but in the de velopment of the hravier-than-alr aero plane our Buckeye Wright brothers are allowing their tall feathers, so to spesk, to all the world. Mr. Wright's machine at Lemana. France, lias brilliantly mads good all the claims in lis behalf. The danger now may be that the Wrlghta wl!l be Europesnised like that down-east Yen kae, Htlram Maxim, who want abroad with a rapid-fire gun. The Wrlghta should not lack for encouragement at hpmt. Schools aaa loaapaleory Vaccination. Minmapolla Journal. Tha supreme court of Illinois haa de cided, that compulsory vaccination is un constitutional, and that children cannot be denied adnrtaalon to tha public suhoola be cause their partnta oonoaa that form of prevention of amallpox. Will somebody kindly aettla tha vaccination controversy snd save furthtr trouLla. The good WHEAT FLAKE CELERY mm is chiefly due to the large residue and the natural wheat con- tamed salts, both acting physically on the Dowels, imparnnjz the necessary constant stimulus, inese, wim vigorous daily exercise, are the valuable natural factors in overcoming constipation. You will never crow tired ot Ut. rnce s rood, as it is made from the whole wheat berry healthful and satisfying. PAWIC EFFECTS CI.F.ARKD AWAY Record Achlevemeata In Finance In Neve York City. Holland Letter In Philadelphia Press. That tha times are really better and the financial situation sound to the core the big bankers of New York believe Is Indi cated by an Incident Which, slight In It relf, la yet significant of so much that it is considered a record achievement In finance. This Incident was the resumption of business by the Mechanics' and Traders' bank this past week, under the name of tha Union bank. With a new set of officers and thoroughly rid of the Thomas In fluence, this resumption marks the cul mination Vf an unprecedented terles of financial rehabilitations on the part of sus pended bhnka and trust companies. .It meana that though thirteen) banks and trust companies closed their d ora In the panic of last October and In th flurry at the end of January, not a single one of the 31,000 depositors loses a dollar,, . every penny of the .-iggregnte deposits of 839.837,313 being already paid back or ready for payment. Of the thirteen suspended Institutions ten have already resumed business and are prospering more than they ever prospered before. One, the Mechanics' and Traders', is ready to resume. Another, the International Trust company, had practically no deposits and there la no reason for Its resumption. The Oriental bank, the remaining one of tho thirteen, can resume If Its stockholders so desire. Every penny of the 86,250,000 due its de positors has been paid, tta capital of t760l.OOO la unimpaired, and on top of that It haa a surplus of $750,000. TWO' national banka, which failed In the latter part of January, and , not Included In the thirteen, the National bank of North America and the New Amsterdam Na tional, both have funds sufficient to pay very depositor In full and give the stock holders a substantial yield. They were both owned by Charles W. Morse. Their funds 'are sufficient to warrant resumption, but the comptroller of the currency la op posed to It. Gross irregularities existed In the man agement of several of the banks which suc cumbed when the pinch of the panic came In every case the. men responsible have been driven out. Several of them are under Indictment; others are dead. In some cases self-killed. The house-cleaning In each of tha tailed Institutions has been severe and thorough. Tho rejuvenation of so many banks with such large Interests In such a short period Is regarded aa a most forceful example of the wonderful recuperative power of financial New York, and the fact that not a single depositor has lost a penny ot the stupendous sums, at ataka Is a record which banking men say has never been ap proached the world over. ON THE FUNNY BONE. Jones Is thst cheese goodT Shopkeeper Good! Why. It's unapproach able. Philadelphia Inquirer. "Have you made any important discov eries this year?" "I have," answered the scientific, searcher; "I have discovered a new finan cial backer." Washington Star. "What made Jones spesk so dryly to Miss Betty sbout her misfortune?" "Because she wss worried about getting her bathing ault wet." Baltimore Ameri can. "Tiresome preacher, that Dr. Ninthly." "My goodness, yea! Why, the veetry men had to advertiae for somnambulists to act as ushers." Cleveland Leader. "The path of true love is running smooth enough for us," fondly rsmarked the young OPEN THE DOOR TO PIANO OPPORTUNITY You will hear its call It you visit tha A. Hospe Co's. rtor ana see th wonderful offerings of this greatest August piano sals Besides scores ot used and exchanged Pianos, which are ths accumulations of many months, we offer prodigious bargain! in thoroughly trustworthy new instruments. We must sell these pianos because our business demands that our stock be decreased. Here Is one of the Special Bargains In used pianos: ; , i mi,. This slightly used Ilinze up- right piano, walnut finish, in ex- f. I cellent condition in every way, S.300 I'sed KCHOKNINGRK upright piano, walnut rase $3AO I'sed WHITNKY upright piano, mahogany case MOO lied CONWAY upright piano, mahogany case K2G5 $87B I'sexl KMEItSON upright piano, mahogany rase 8185 450 I'sed KitANICH A HACH upright piano, rosewood case. $205 , . Terms Monthly. Again we call attention to the remarkable bargains In NEW up right pianos. A few of the special ones we will now mention. At extra large upright grand Burton Is a special value at $250 uu monthly. Those brand new upright grand, latest design, Cramer pianos (quoted throughout the United States at $250) are going at 8100- H-00 monthly. The beautiful $600 Bush Lane pianos are selling at $375. $8 00 monthly. We have Just received, also, a special shipment of Kimball pianos, our prices are $200- 530O-$355- 8400 Da UP- In thl( shipment there are not simply one or two pianos but quantities from which to make a selection. The special bargains in square and grand pianos are on a line with the above. Grand pianos of splendid character and condition, $490 and up. Squae pianos In beautiful rosewood cases and to thoroughly good condition from $23 and up. Uaed organs, that have been overhauled and put in best condition $10 and up. Special attention given to Inquiries by mall. ; , A. HOSpe CO., 1513 Douglas Street. We do expert-piano tuning and repairing f l i . aBBw V- effect of SSfl wife, as she klaed first her spouse anc then their lovely babe. "Perhaps so, replied the young hue band, doubtfully, aa he eyed the waiting cradle, "hut 1 must confess I see rockt( ahead." Philadelphia Press. "Prisoner." said the Judge eternly, "l( looks a little suspicious when you hesl-, tste before telling the court your name." "Well, your honor," answered the msr who waa arrested for speeding, "I havi been pretiy busy learning all the number! on my automobile. A man can't remember everything." Washington Star. Rlpson Take your umbrella out of my eye, you blundering Idiot! Hnnrt Mava vottr eve awav from mv umbrella, you laxy hound! Chicago Trlh-j tine. ) "I do not think." said the syndicate director to his associates, "that we ought to chII this plsee where we meet to join our Interests against competition, a meet ing or a board room.". "What name would you give It, then?" Immlred one of his listeners. , - "I should call It our pool room." Balti more American. . LOVE'S LANGUAGE. Ella Wheeler Wilcox in St. Loula Time. How doea Love spesk? In the faint riush upon tha tell-tale Cheek, And in the pallor that aucoeeda it; by The quivering lid of an averted .eye Tha smile, that proves the parent to a Sigh, Thus doth love apeak. How floes txn-e tinea k? By tho uneven heart-throbs, and the freak Or bounding pulses that atand atill and ache While new emotions, like strange barges, make Along with channels their disturbing course; Etlll as the dawn, and With the dawn'f swift force. Thus doth Love speak. . How does Love sneak? In the avoidance of that which ws seek The sudden silence and reserve when near Tha eye that glistens with an Unshed tear The Joy that seems the counterpart of tear, As the alarmed heart leaps In tha breast, And knows, snd names, and greets Its god like guest. f Thus doth Love speak. How does IOVe speak? Ir. the proud spirit suddenly grown meek ! The haughty heart grown humble; In tha tender And unnamed light that floods tha world with splendorl - 4 In the resemblance which the fond eya p trace In all fair thlnga to one beloved face; t In the shy touch of tha banda that thrill and tremble; a, - I In looks and Hps that "tan no more dls- semme. Thus doth Love speak. J How does Love speak? In the wild worda that, uttered, sesm wesk They shilnk, ashamed, to silencej In th five. i Glance strikes with glance, swift flashing high and higher. J Like ltghtnlnga that precede tha mighty ' storm; I In the deep, soulful stillness; In the warm Impassion-d tide that aweepa through throbbing velna, Between the ahojes of keen delights and patna; In the embrace where madneaa melts in bliss. And in the convulsive rapture of a kiss. Thus doth Love speak. r We Are Through Vith You When you buy glaass from us, they must aatlsfy you. Wa guarantee our work absolutely. Our vast experience of 10 yeara aa axolaalve Eye Sight Specialist. la at your service. Opp. Feoplee Stora. raotory rrsmlsao. complete with new scarf and 6tooi and instruction book, for , S137.50 Payments $5.00 monthly. Ten year guarantee. '1 . y