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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION
Stat of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.!
Oeorge B. Taechuck, treasurer of The
Bee Publishing company, being duly
worn, .ays that the actual number or
full and complete copies of The Dally,
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bea printed
during tne month of August, 10, was as
follows:
1 30,130
1 35,930
3 35,800
4 35,040
E 30,790
39,790
7 35,900
1 36.470
9 35,700
10 38,639
11 30,410
12 30,010
It 35,030
14 38.070
15 35,870
17
ig ae.no
U 36,070
ao 3S,o
21 35,850
82 88,070
21 35,400
24 30,860
25 35,940
2 J0.14O
27 30,010
!..; 30,030
29 30,450
20 30,500
St 30,130
15 85,000
Totals X.117,000
Less unsold and returned copies. . 11,56
Net total 1,105,454
Dally average 35,659
GKORGtt B. TZSCHUCK.
Treasurtr.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 1st day of September, DOt.
. local.) ROBERT HUNTKH.
Notary Public.
WHEX OUT OF TOWN.
Behscrihera leevlae; tha city tern,
porarlly shoald ka Tha Bea
aaalled te theaa. Adarees will ba
changed aa oftea aa reqaested.
Anyway, Mr. Bryan, the people Beem
to bo still ruling ip., Vermont.
, Baltimore and Washington are In a
etew over which city serves oysters the
better
' Is the personal friendship of Mr.
Bryan an asset. o a liability in Ne
braska politico?
Why is, it. that too marshal of a par
ade always rides a spirited charger, in
stead of a plain horse?
"Mr. Bryan has changed," says the
New York World. Twelve years of lec
furlng .havo-bi-eifrgh him much change.
"Every dollar given to Bryan makes
the devil groan," says the Houston
Post... Anybody beard the devil groan
ing? -
It is not too late yet for Mayor Jim
or Brother-in-Law Tom to tell, where
the ether 115,000 went. Tom Tibbies
admits he got $5,000.
Eugeno V. Debs has a strong sense
of humor. He declares that be ex
pects to get a great many socialist
votes In Iowa this year.
A New Jersey office boy has Just cele
brated his 89th birthday. What excuse
can a boy like that offer to get to the
ball game occasionally?
It was unfair to suspect a recently
discharged soldier of committing
murder in this city. No soldier ever
uses a 32-callbre revolver.
Colonel Ooethals of Panama would
make a great chairman for a campaign
finance ooramlttee. He holds the rec
ord for making 'em dig up.
Tne railroad slate makers got an
awful jolt at the primaries. They
probably realize now that what the
railroads want the people do not.
Still, under a democratic rule people
have never worried about the guaranty
of their bank deposits as much as
about the absence of the deposits.
The woman who came all the way
from Australia to get married and set
tie down in Omaha will never regret
her choice of climates, at any rate.
The files of Tom Tibbies' paper show
that once he was not so ardent in his
support of his now great champion.
That f 5,00ft wad must be effective yet.
Much concern Is expressed by some
of the wise ones because people decline
to talk politics. This is surely a hope
ful sign for the business Interests of
the country.
Shallenberger gets the democratic
nomination for governor and Berge
gets the populist. What did Mayor
Jim get? And ho had the friendship
of Bryan to start with.
"The People Will Pay Their Own
Bills"'-is tho tltlo of one of Governor
Haskell's campaign pomes. A guaran
tee of that kinj would make a decided
bit with the merchant vote.
Twenty women klaeed Candldato
Hlsgen when ho made his speech of ac
ceptance of the nomination. Mr. Hearst
may nowj if, what he missed by not
accepting tho nomination himttlf.
The police commissioner havo
shown their disposition to maintain a
high standard of discipline for the po
lice force; aaa thi i certain to havo
i affect at IncroMlsg its efficiency.
r TAncr. of rvBtox.
Returns from the Nebraska primary
elpctlon of lait Tuesday exhibit clparly
the ridiculous aspects of fusion tindpr
the plan championed by the adherents
of the Peerless Leader. The object of
the direct primary law 1b first of all to
give the people a chance to name the
candidates for various offices. It Is
so planned that the followers of each
party's standard may have a fair
thance to select candidates from within
their ranks, men who
' . i i 1 u i . u l la ntn.
principles uu wuim n.r w
posed to be founded, and pledged to
carry Into force and effect the meas-
res championed by that party. In
his view the law Is eminently appro
priate. But what a farce the attempted
fusion makes of Its operation.
Two candidates for governor of the
emocratlc ticket also filed applications
for similar place on the populist ticket.
n order to file the candidate must rep
resent that he la affiliated with the
party he asks for endorsement. Thus
both Mr. Rhallenberger and Mr. Berge
have gone before the people as affll
latlng with the democratic party and
accepting its declaration of principles
promulgated at Denver, and at the
same time have represented to the vot
ers that they affiliate with the people's
ndependent party and adhere to the
declaration of principles it put forth
at the St Louis convention. The prop
osition that no man can serve two mas
ters holds good In politics, and either
of these aspirants for high office Is con
victed of insincerity out of his own
mouth. He is either a democrat or he
k populist. It is Impossible that he
should be both, even under the touch
of the Peerless, whose magic has
coined conversation Into cash and
whose spoken word has overturned
the saner counsels of a once great po
litical party. But the fraud of fusion
s not ended with the duplicity prac
ticed by candidates who file for nomi
nations by parties widely opposed.
At the primary election a majority
of the Nebraska populists voted for the
nomination of Berge, while a plurality
of democrats voted for the nomination
of Shallenberger. Under the agree
ment between the leaders the rank and
file of the populist party 1b disfran
chised. They have signified "their
choice, but will not be permitted to
vote for the man they selected. They
must take a candidate picked for them
by the democrats and see their choice
abandoned. No matter how wedded
they may be to the principles an
nounced as the basis of their party or
ganization, they cannot cast a vote lor
a candidate who represents them, for
such candidate is not running. They
may vote for the candidate of a party
that Is distinctly opposed to their own,
or refrain from voting, inns tne
fraud of fusion is forced on the voters
of the minority party. No matter how
sincere and honest they may be, their
only usefulness is found In assisting an
opposition party t possibly overthrow
the candidates of a third party organ
ization. This is all the populists in
Nebraska can do this year. - They have
a candidate for president, but cannot
vote for him, and they expressed a
preference for a candidate for governor
and cannot vote for him.
Yet Mr. Bryan calmly looked on
while Brother-in-Law Tom laid the
plans that have resulted in disfran
chising the populist voters of Nebraska
and tied Tom Watson's party In this
state to the tall of the democratic
donkey.
THE MCDDLE tS SiORVCCO.
Unless the French press Is un
usually hysterical, there 1b danger
that the peace of Europe Is threatened
over the complications arising out of
the conditions in Morocco. Ger
many's formal notice of recognition
of Mulai Hafld, the usurping sultan of
Morocco, has been accepted by France
as an unwarranted interference and
calculated to Bet at naught the famous
Algeclras agreement, to which the
United States is a party, by which the
affairs of Morocco were supposed to
have been settled, with France charged
with police power duties in that
country.
It will be remembered that France
and Germany were very close to
another clash at arms three years ago, a
conflict which was averted only by the
ejection of M. Delcasse, the minister
of foreign affairs, from the French cabi
net. At that time, The kaiser declared
for the independence of Morocco
and agreed with other signatory
powers that France and Spain should
be charged with the duty of preserv
ing peace In that country. The agree
ment, in brief, provided for the inter
nationalizing of Morocco without de
nationalizing it. In the meantime, the
Moroccans have overthrown Abdu
Aziz and have declared for Mulal Hafld
as their new sultan. The Germans
have recognized Hafld, without wait
lng for first action by Spain and
France and that has caused all , the
trouble.
The saving clause of Germany's ac
tion Is proof that Hafld has agreed
to abide by the Algeclras agreement
Any other situation would be notice
that Germany is planning to make
trouble in Europe, and France is far
from convinced that this la not Ger
many's plan, anyway, regardless of th
appearance of technical right In the
recognition of the usurping sultan.
It is known to all the world that
Germany yielded the puaitluu lakeu b
fore and during the Algeclras confer
ence, largely because of President
Roosevelt's statement to Emperor Wll
11am that tho position of Germany wa
hardly reasonable, considering the
righto and Interests of other European
powers in Moroccan affairs, it Is no
secret that tho k&tser has always
been dfasatlstled with tho terms of the
agreement and his recognition of Hafld
is accepted in Europe as notice that he
believfs the Algwlms agreement has
fallen through, and that he suspects
France of having obtained an undue
advantage from Its xcrptlonal posi
tion in the management of Moroccan
affairs.
t'ndPr the circumstances the kaiser
s apparently determined to play a lone
and for the purpose of regaining an
advantageous diplomatic position from
hlch he was forced by the Algeclras
greement. Germany has more to gain
than to lose by another conference
nd it may be the kaiser's plan to force
one. Germany has been playing a
politico-commercial game for many
years and the kaiser, without any In
tention of engaging In a war with
France, may be making trouble in
Morocco solely to keep an equal com
mercial footing in that country. Thf
United States, while a signatory power
to the Algeciras conference, has no
direct interest in the present muddle,
xcept to maintain the position of an
interested onlooker and to see what
construction the other powers put on
Germany's motives.
THE LATEST PA RAMOVKT-
Republican "extravagance" has been
picked as Mr. Bryan's latest paramount
Issue, and he is regaling audiences at
state fairs with lurid pictures of the
bankruptcy that is facing the nation
republican rule in continued and
remising on the side, that if he
8 elected he will prune expenses to tha
limit and cut down the appropriations
by congress. This would all be Im
portant, If there was any specific pro
gram of retrenchment offered ' aB a
remedy against what the peerless
leader professes to believe Is an evil.
Mr. Bryan declares that he is bound
by his platform, adopted at Denver.
That document, while protesting
against the alleged "republican ex
travagance," proposes a plan of money-
pending that would make It absolutely
Impossible to effect any retrenchment
n the appropriations. The platform
declares for "a generous- pension
policy" a novelty for democratic
platforms, the maintenance of an
'adequate" navy, the creation of a
national health bureau, the establish
ment of agricultural experiment sta
tions in every state, federal aid to post
road construction, liberal appropria
tions for waterway improvements, ir
rigation, forest preservation and all
measures designed to conserve the na
tion's resources, and for the appoint
ment of inspectors and officials neces
sary for the management of the bank
deposit schemes and the. various pro
posed remedial laws.
All of this would cost money and
lots of it. Mr. Bryan makes the mis
take of being a prince with his prom
ises, apparently unmindful of the fact
that It costs money to run the govern
ment.
THE KEW SATtOSAL CURRE XC'
Treasury department officials at
Washington have made the discovery
that, the Aldrlch-Vreeland currency
law passed by the last congress con
tains a provision by which it may be
possible to retire all of the national
currency as rapidly as it reaches the
treasury for redemption, and replace
it with the currency provided for by
the new law. This was clearly not the
intent of the original law, as it was de
signed solely to provide for an emerg
ency currency, to be Issued in times of
financial stress and forced into retire
ment by an interest rate that is to be
increased each month after a certain
period. However, tho treasury experts
believe that these issues may be used
to supplant regular government issues
of currency.
The new notes have been prepared
by the bureau of printing and engrav
ing and are ready for distribution
when demanded by the banks. The
bills are very similar to the notes now
in circulation, with the exception that
on the face there Is a change in the
line at the top which formerly read
"secured by United States bonds," by
the addition of the words "or other se
curities." On the back of the notes ap
pear the figures "1902-1908," indicat
ing the years In which the (statutes
were passed governing the issues of
the notes.
While there is yet some question ns
to the extent to which railroad bonde
and other securities may be used in
securing the new issues, the cheering
fact remains that there has been no
National Currency association issued
88 provided by the law, for the purpose
of taking out any of the emergency
currency. This is convincing proof of
the stability of the present money mar
ket and the prosperous condition of the
country. Even In the middle of the
"crop moving" season there is no de
mand for "emergency" currency.
The Philadelphia Record protests
agaliibt the iniquity of a tariff bill
that places a duty of 60 per cent ad
valorem on santonin. It does seem a
little tough to have to pay a stiff duty
like that, with a hard winter coming
on and hardly enough santonin in the
hoiibe to last to the end of the week
Mr. John G. Carlisle, who was sec
retary of the treasury under Grove
Cleveland, denies that he has declared
for Mr. Bryan. The dental was un
necessary. Mr. Carlisle waa in perfect
accord with the democracy of Mr
Cleveland.
The Atlanta CuuaUtution aa Mr
Bryan can sit on the front lawn with
his legs crossed tailor fashion. This Is
not an athletic contest and Mr. Taft
will doubtless decline to be drawn into
an effort to beat Mr. Bryan at that
game.
That Alaskan wheat which was guar
anteed to yield 200 bushels to the acre
has proved 8 disappointment. The
government experts declare it is not
orth as much as ordinary Nebraska
wheat. In the meantime, the humble
rower who paid $5 a pound for some
f the seed may have the consolation
of knowing that he sent his money to
fellow farmer.
Jim Ham Lewis Is going to Maine
o carry that state for the democrats.
Whether he succeeds or not Maine
voters will doubtless take advantage
of the opportunity to see the mont
gorgeous collection of pink whiskers
ever cultivated In captivity.
Matters are warming up a little in
Texas. Mr. Garllck and Mr. Onion
aving taken the stump for the demo
cratic candidates. Mr. Llmberger and
Mr. Strong have volunteered their Ber-
Iccs to the republican committee.
Mr. Kern addressed the National As
sociation of Master Bakers the other
day on the subject, "Dough." Mr.
Bryan is constantly addressing the
farmers on the same subject, and let
ting them know that he needs it.
111 if uiii jci o tliAl fcn niai uj ltcud
red sriprlal will tie nntd for hv Preda
tory Wealth. Old Predatory will be in
the bankruptcy court if he is really
blowing his money as Mr. Bryan and
Mr. Gompers Bay he is.
"What is the commercial value of
wind?" asks an exchange. It is not
fixed. Mr. Bryan is said to make
50,000 a year out of it, but the aver
age is very much lower than that.
The Rent of Greathraa.
Washington Post.
"Great slash In dlrectoire gowns," adver
tises an Omaha merchant. As we under
stand tt, that's the only thiig about them
that's considered great.
On the Home) Btretrh.
Washington Star.
In a little while the bleachers will aub
Ide In favor of the campaign orators and
cease addressing exciting questions to tha
umpire as to whether the people chall rule.
Coined Inspiration tirarre.
Chicago Record-Hera.ld.
In the opinion of the professional spell
binder, this Is about the most despicable
presidential campaign that the American
peopje have ever put up.
Who Will Forget Them?
New York Tribune.
For a political actor who has played ao
many star roles or the American stsge.
Mr. Bryan exhibits a remarkable reluc
tance to be Judged by his past perform
ances.
A Fntnre Poaalblllty.
Chicago Tribune.
In the future It will be possible to carry
on a political campaign by using nothing
but canned speeches, thereby effecting an
Immenas saving in time and money. This
Is a swift and wonderful age.
"Bacreasfnr' A ma ten r Sn rarer r,
Louisville. Courier-Journal.
A .man in Indiana was killed with an ax
wielded by a boy. whose slumbers were
dinturbed by - his .snoring. The boy had
probably heard that surgery would relieve
snoring, and toffnA from tbe volume of
sound his opinion, as to how heroic the
operation should be and what Instrument
should ba used.
Founded on a Rock,
St. Louis Times.
This country has had no war, nor is
there In prospect a war. The foreign trade
s great and growing. Crops havo been
good, overproduction has been sold abroad,
and the grain harvested and to be har
vested this year amounts to a volume stag
gering to a Midas. The revival, the prea
ence of which is proved by current btuik
clearings, is founded on a rock.
A Sob for Mayor Jinx.
New York Tribune.
How are the might fallen! Mayor Dahl-
man of Omaha, laaao wlelder and bosom
friend of W. J. Bryan, haa been defeated
in the democratic primary In Nebraska.
Mr. Dahlman not long ago told a wonder
ing public that when he was elevated to
the governorship he would have the com
pensation of that office Increased to corres
pond with his own expansive Ideas of his
worth to the commonwealth. Possibly his
economic fellow democrats thought that he
had drifted too far aw.iy from vound con
ceptions of Jeffersonian simplicity and of
the true proportion between his own ser
vices and the governor's salary.
Burdens af Inglorious Peace.
Springfield Republican.
Among the burdens of Inglorious peace is
the loss Incidental to the deterioration of
smokeless gunpowder, which does not keep
like the old-fashioned kind. An Interesting
proposal of the navy board of ordinance is
to rework powder stored at Indian Head,
which is from six to eight years old. U
cost 5150,000, and tt is thought that renova
tion will cost a quarter of that sum. It Is
hoped that the powdef made by the later
process will last ten or twelve years, but
this Is only a surmise. However, the cost
of gunpowder dees not matter greatly, so
long as it Is allowed to spoil quietly in
magazines. It is the incidental expenses of
burning it that are ruinous.
PERSON At, NOTES.
According to report, an "undesirable citi
zen" has been occupying President Roose
velt's Virginia home during the owner's
absence.
Mr. Hisgen can hardly regard his nom
ination as a total waste since so many
women have used it as the excuse for
kissing him.
A letter received at St. Petersburg from
Countess Tolstoi, wife of Count Lao Tol
stoi, says that her husband Is better of
his recent illness, but that he is still weak
and can receive nobody.
A man and woman who met In jail here,
never having Been each other before, de
cided at once to get married, and the court,
ever mindful of the beauty and sanctity
of the nuptial state, annuled the woman's
ten-day aentence.
When Benedick said he would die a bach
elor he did not think he' would live to be
a married 'man, and when the aged lsaao
Stephenson of Wisconsin said he only
wanted the senate short term, he probably
did not think he would last to change his
mind.
Jacob S. Coxey. who led the army of un
employed men from his home at Mt. Ver
non, O.. ti Washlrctnn fourteen years ago,
and who is now in New York, announces
that he inteneiii to wrk for the populist
party ard for the election of Thomaa Wat
son during the presid-ntlsl campaign.
This Is Jubilee waek In Troy. N. Y.. com
meniorauve of tha eightieth anniversary
of the ftdbllliment of ita first collar fac
tory'. Tho man whoh began the business
of making millions of collars grow where
no collar grew before waa Ebeneser Brown,
tn whoae honor a bronis tablet is to be
unvellML
ROI D ABOIT F.W YORK.
Hippies ea the ( nrrrnl f l.lfe la the
Metropolis.
Tha most valuable residential district In
this country Is a stretch of thirty blocks
of New York's Fifth avenue, extending
from Fifty-ninth to Ninety-first street. Just
a mile and a half loi.g. According to the
New York Times the distrii-t is assessed
at 1.027.130 a block, or a total of 9KO.m4.uv.
A block means the frontage on Fifth ave
nue and a ground depth of 115 feet, and the
tax assessment represents W per cent of
the selling value.
A single Mock or dwellings facing on the
thoroughfare is valued at I4.2H0.0H0. Bven
the residence section of Fifth avenue south
of Fifty-ndnth street Is not assessed higher.
The seven dwellings between Forty-seventh
and Forty-eighth street. Including Miss
Helen Gould's, for Instance, are assessed
at 4.0o9.O. The value of eight residences
In the block above Is set down as t?Wt,lft1.
In the upper avenue, between Sixtieth
end Seventieth streets, the land adjoining
the- street. If as free from buildings as
Central Park, might be sold for l.917.O0O.
To the northward the value of the lota
gradually decreases. The land between Sev
entieth annd Eightieth streets is assessed
for taxation at I16,718.0i. Between Kightl
eth and Ninetieth streets ita value Is esti
mated to be $10,2fl,0OO. The thirty blocks
of building sites, exclusive of residences,
are appraised at $43.o.00rt. This is enough
money to pay for the schools, police, fire
ilepartmer-t and all the other running ex
penses of Now York for a year. To this
valuation of the land the tax assessors add
l.n-2?,(Kiu for the buildings.
Yet the value of property In this sec
tion cannot be realized by writing merely
of blot ks and millions. It means more to
say that If one sought to buy the thirty
blocks of dwellings from the Plaza to Mr.
Carnegie's he would have to pay- ISfi for
every square foot of It, whether vacant
lot or pretentious mansion. Or. if the
price should be set by the frontage, the
properties would bring an average of t9.9T7
a foot front.
The policy of building New York up Into
the air, Instead of spreading it out upon
the ground Is likely to reach Its climax
In a J3.O0O,O0O block of flats, the plana for
which have Just been made public.
The building, will occupy the block be
tween Eighty-sixth and Kighty-seventh
streets, Broadway and Amsterdam avenue.
In Manhattan, and will be nearly twice aa
large as Madison Square Garden. The di
mensions are 330 feet long by 200 feet wide
and twelve stories, IV) feet high, and It Is
designed to house 175 families, each tenant
having from nine to fourteen rooms.
The plans show that everything haa been
done which can be done, in a flat, to make
living In those apartments comfortable.
There will be an Interior court 100 feet
wide and 260 feet long; that Is, each apart
ment will he fifty feet, with windows
opening out of doors at either end, like
the usual block house, and there will be
no' air shafts, even like those of the Im
proved "new law" apartments. The liv
ing rooms will have their windows open
on the street and the sleeping rooms will
open upon the quiet court, which will be
fitted up not with clothes poles and pulleys,
but like a beautiful small park. There
will be a sub-court for the delivery wagons
and the upper court will have a central
fountain surrounded by a grassy lawn and
af wood-paved driveway, with exits through
to the street.
Concrete hummocks a foot high, located
on either side of a grade crossing, have
been decided upon by the president of the
Long Island railroad and representatives
of automobile Interests as the best means
of preventing reckless driving of the ma
chines over the crossings In front of ad
vancing trains. The machines will then
have to slow down at crossings or Incur
the risk of smashing 'the springs on the
whole machine. The president of the rail
road reports that his flagmen are un
able to stop the speeding over crossings;
"If is like waving a flag In the face of
a bull." The proposed device ought to
be quite effective on behalf of greater
safety for the machines and those in them.
A statute passed by the late New York
legislature has escaped general notice un
til now that it goea Into effect. It pro
vides that creditors nia- levy opon a man's
wages up to ten per cent. As the law
stood before. Judgments could bo obtained
for bills run up for the necessities of life,
but now any sort of a bad debt is included,
and in the many executions served upon
Controller Metx of New York city against
municipal employes, a great many are at
the Instance of saloon keepers. The salar
ies of over 600 have been thus attached al
ready. The immediate result is that men
are buying up such debt, getting Judg
ments and can draw payments monthly.
In many Instances it Is plain that these
persons have planned ahead of the time,
and bring suits and get Judgments In dis
trict courts at a distance, where the debtor
often only knows of the suit after the Judg
ment has been obtained. One attorney
alone, says the Evening Post, h is obtained
148 Judgments against policemen, firemen
and clerks. Every man ought to pay his
debts, but this statute seems to give a great
opportunity for Injustice. The amended
law does not affect those whose wages du
not exceed $12 a week.
Getting dispossessed as a means of liveli
hood and borrowing sad-faced children
from neighbors to help furnish photo
graphic proof of destitution are given in
a warning Issued by the Children's Siciety
as a reason that charitably inclined per
sons should hesitate before giving alms to
Mrs. Ler.a Brown.
Agents of the society reported that they
had discovered that Mrs. fcrown had been
dispossessed twenty-six times in the last
five years and that oach ejectment had
added to her Income.
Neighbors said ahe had shown to them
a photograph of herself and four children
seated upon meager furniture In the street,
and had told them that the photograph dis
played in more prosperous neighborhoods
had been efficacious In bringing contribu
tions.
Persons who believed the story of the
children having been ejected with her
gave her HI.
Records of the Children's Society show
that 1904 was Mrs. Brown's best year for
dispossess proceedings, in that year she
was dispossessed twelve times.
Every day in New York City there are on
an average seven collisions of steam or
surface railways.
Over 23.lO miles of wire, weighing 12,670,
000 pound and costing fl.5S7.125, will be
used In the four cables of the new Manhat
tan bridge.
The average daily eonsumr tir.n of eegs in
New York City is two for each individual.
Ii ir-iuliir 15,0(10 stenographers to do the
office business of New York City.
Manhattan Is the most densely populated
isl? nd in the world. It has a population of
99.150 persons to tha square mile.
During the summer season the borough
of Richmond doubles its population on
every pleasant Sunday, but only for lhat
one day.
The new Catskill reservoir, which is soon
to supply New York city with water, will
have a capacity of IZO.OiXi.O'AkiO gallons. It
will be twelve miles long and two miles
wide, covering 10,000 acres.
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Chicago Inter Ocean.
On the Nebraska State fair grounds, In
Lincoln, William Jennings Rryan took oc
casion to advocate new national legislation
for the farmer. He also called for in
creased recognition of tho farmer by the
great political parties.
This may be good politics on Mr. Bryan's
part. It probably is. But what more dons
tho farmer want?
There Is at present a department of tlio
government, with multitudinous bureaus
devoted to his special Interests. The nation
Is spending millions annually In experi
ments for his benrfit.
Nearly every state in the union has pro
vided colleges for tha special training of
the farmer's sons and daughters. The
farmer can get expensive seed without cost
by simply asking for It. We have estab
lished a rural free delivery postal system at
Immense cost for his special benefit.
And this Is only a part. Tho farmer Is
practically the only producer In tho coun
try who Is not to be curbed or regulated.
The whole world, through a natural In
crease In population and a natural Increase
in human needs, contributes to Ills pros
perity. Financial stringency does not reach the
farmer, industrial depression Oocs not af
fect him. While the value of many other
products has been lowered by poor times,
the value of his products has increased.
The banker, tho merchant, the manu
facturer, the mechanic and the laborer
have been troubled to make both ends
meet. The farmer has been troubled only
lest his deposits and Investments should
not be adequately safeguarded.
While the railway magnate, the uteel mag
nate and the real estate magnate have been
seeking anx'ously for ready money up and
down the street, the farmer has had money
to lend. ' ' ' "
Heavens knows the farmer cannot be
too prosperous or too happy to suit the
rest of us, but. If he does not mind, the
rest of us would like to have a chance.
The national government should pass Its
favors around.
If the farmer were having hard luck we
would all turn In and help him. But he Is
not having hard luck.
He Is having such good luck that It
makes the citizen who is not a farmer
dizzy to think of it.
Rlftht at the Old Stand.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Iowa politicians who think the clash
of their ambitions will "disrupt the repub
lican party of the state." take an extremely
exaggerated view of their personal import
ance. Iowa republicanism will be at the
old stand when tbey arc forgotten.
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Bryan listened at the phonograph to one
of his own speeches.
"Hounds first rale," he commented, "bat
it was careless of the operator to put the
cylinder in reversed." Philadelphia Ledger.
"Our system of hlork signals." reported
the chief train dispatcher, "has' lust pre.
vented a frightful wreck on the main line."
" 'In block signal vlnces!' " JuhllanUy
commented the president of the road.
Chicago Tribune.
Landlady'! Koni (addicted to nickel llter
ture.l Pay, partner, .what's meant by
"stand by to repel boarders?"
Mr. Newcimo (sadly eyeing his dessert.)
Slewed prunes. Judge.
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"Think of the ohsnres a young man has
for education!" said the enthusiastic mod
ernist. '
"Yes," answered the timorous youth.
"Rut think of the chances he takes on be
ing hazed." Washington fttar.
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Flrat Grafter That last fellow who
bucked my game thought he was "somo
pumpkins.
Second Grafter Well, that was about
right. He was pie for you, wasn't he?
Kansas City Times.
Mother My dear. I'm afraid your choice
of William as a fiance doesn't nulte meet
your father's approval.
Daughter Well, ma, you know how dad
objects to my Bills on principle. Boston
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THK HOMKCOMl.G,
From the lakes of Minnesota, from tha
rustle of the pines.
From the mountain streams where fishes
bite away at baited lines.
From the lufty Adtrondacks, from the
Rockies of the west.
Weary from his long vacation comes the
wanderer homo to rest.
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From the forest-fringed Dakotas,' from vast ,
timbered re.alona. where.
Every eager pleasure hunter kills by far
more time than bear.
iieuii wifin iul irviii uuin nuuiiii , nun
he packs his gi'luy clothes,
And, with throbs of exultation, homeward
turns his blistered hoa -'
From the farm In Indiana, where he went
tor cnange or diet.
Comes the wanderer, all bis system raging
tn an endless riot:
fra,h ,f anit tnlltr thev fed hllO:
no fried chicken. Butter? Never. '
Vigorous ham, potatoes, gravy, morning,
noon and night forever.
From his rude and rustic hovel comes
camper with his wife.
Sad and sick and sore, disgusted with
Ihv
Joys of simple life;
Fleeing from the fond mosquitoes, frot )
the things that crawl Hnd creep, J
Olad to get back to the city Just to g3
a good night's sleep.
Yes, from fair Utopian regions, over mar'
hills and dales, .
Come the chu-chu cars a-speedlng, fairj
bouncing o'er the rails; i
Listen to the Joyous music of the whee
as on they come;
"Pis In tune with many a heart-strlnj
and the sweet refrain Is. Home. I
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