THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 20, 190S.
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STATEMENT tlf CIRCULATION.
Ftate of Nebraska, Pnuglas County.
George B. Tzschuck. treaauror of 1M
iMihiiahinv romDany. being amy
that the actual number
of
,.mr,l,l. ennlex nf The
Dally,
Morning. Evening and Sunday Pi printed
during the month of August, 1908, waa aa
rollowa:
1 36,130
t 38,930
1 35,860
4 ., 35,t40
1 35,790
36,790
7 33,900
S 36.470
33,706
10 36,636
11 36,410
12 36,010
12 33,930
14 36,070
IB 35,870
17 36,460
18 38.110
19 36,070
20 35,990
21.
, ... 35,850
. ... 36,070
. .. 3&.400
. ... 36,350
, ... 30,940
2?
24
26
26 .16,140
27 36,010
28 36,630
2 9 36,450
SO 35,500
31 36,130
It 35,600
Totals X.117.000
Less unsold and returned coplca. . 11,66
Net total 1,105,454
Dally average 35,659
UEORliti B. TZSCHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
fcffore mo thla let day of September. 1J08.
Oical.) ROBERT HUNTKK,
Notary fubllc
U HEN OUT Of TOWN.
Subscribers levlna (he fit? tem
porarily should hm 1a Bc
nailed to them. Address will be
chanced aa of tea as reaveated.
The straw vote is In favor of he
derby or the soft felt.
A scientist Insists that, plants can
Bee. Wall flowers can, anyway.
The man who cleans up tho lawn at
t'alrvlew 1b not as busy as he was.
One trust has discovered that there
Is no net big enough to corner-all the
fish.
This talk about all rden being born
free and equal Is nonsense. Janitors
are born.
A Chicago scientist asserts that hens
have bouIs. Doubtless he refers to
"old hens."
Mr. Bryan can establish no claim to
originality by calling William R Hearst
a prevaricator.
Aa a matter of fact, free trade Is the
only Issue that Mr. Bryan has stuck to
without faltering.
The country Is not ready to spoil a
first-class lecturer by making him a
third-class president.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has attained
his majority. It Is suspected that he
will cast his first vote for Mr. Taft.
Chicago has for several days been
enveloped In a dense fog. Even the
elements occasionally are kind to Chi
cago. "Thin men never have troubles,"
says an eastern paper. Not - unless'"
they try to substitute a belt for sus
penders. The country ' generally will be will
ing to believe that Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Hearst are both telling the truth, about
each other.
If Mr. Bryan makes proper use of
the material he is collecting, "The
Third Battle" ought to make a very
interesting book.
"Abe" Hummel says he thinks he
will make his future home in London.
No objection being heard, the motion
is carried unanimously.
Colonel Bryan says he has not de
serted any of his principles. This
should bring a letter of congratula
tion from "Coin" Harvey.
Unless there is a growth-checking
frost pretty soon, Nebraska farmers
may have to use aeroplanes to get the
top ears in the cornfields.
Physicians now claim that a rattle
snake bite will cure meningitis. Every
fisherman in the country knows the
cure for a rattlesnake bite.
Democrats doubtless are now regret
ting all the nice things they said about
Governor Hughes when they thought
b would not be renominated lu New
York.
Elevator boys la London are called
'liftmen. " That's wild compared
with what they are railed In thla coun
try when they insist upon finishing
reading a chapter before answering the
signal bell.
John W. Gates has ordered some
gold finger bowls aenl from New York
to his Texas hojne. He would be tak
ing long chances were it not that
Talis is enforcing its laws against
sj')'"I firearms.
SHKLDOX OR .NH.4LLt.VBKR0f R'
At th coming elect ion thi choice
of Nebraska voter for governor 'will
be tho same aa It was two years ago.
Tli opposing candidates of the two
Rrcat partlfs for thla offito will again
be Ooorpe L. Sheldon, heading the ro
puhllcan ticket, and A. C. Shallenhf-T-g'T,
hi.-idtnn tho demo-pop ticket.
Two years ao whou- this choice
was pt,H0nt',d !i tho merits of tho
men and the respective policies for
which they stood, the preference was
clven to Governor Sheldon by a plu
rality of 12,973 votes. Has anything
happened Hlnco the election of 1906 to
make the people of Nebraska sorry
that they chose Sheldon over Shallen
berger? Has anythinp happened since the
election of 1 90t that would make those
who voted for Sheldon wish that they
had voted for Shailenberger?
lias anything happened since the
election of 1 f n t; to make anyone who
voted for Sheldon then want to vote
for Shailenberger now?
On the contrary, has not Governor
Sheldon conic up to and exceeded all
(he reasonable expectations of thoHC
who elected hint two-years ago?
Has not Governor Sheldon made
good on everything that led tho peo
ple to prefer him over Shailenberger
In 1906?
Has not the magnificent record
which he has made during his first
term as governor elicited (he admira
tion of iil and made many of those
who voted for Shailenberger wish they
had voted for Sheldon In order to
share the credit for that record?
In 1908 the people of Nebraska will
again choose between George L. Shel
don and A. C. Shailenberger for gov
ernor and with the additional In
centive of h record of efficient service
and faithful redemption of every prom
ise they should give Governor Sheldon
tUe preference again and double and
treble his plurality.
FOn BETTER UAM JSSrEVTtUX.
Comptroller of the Currency Murray
has called a conferencu of the bank ex
aminers in the eastern slates, to bo
held at Washington this week, and will
follow It up with conferences of the
examiners In other sections of the
country, the purpose being to discuss
with them tho present ""methods of
bank examination and to deviso plans
for improving the efficiency of the
service.
Much depends upon the work of the
national bank examiners, and it is a
lamentable fact that the system of in
spection and examination now em
ployed by the governmgnt does not
properly serve the purpose. This is
due largely to the lack of a sufficient
force of examiners and to the absence
of any fixed standard of examination.
Under the existing law, the examiners
are paid by fees, the effect being that
examiners often hasten their work in
order to earn the fees, at the expense
of thoroughness. The chief difficulty,
however, Is in the lack of a properly
trained force of examiners. The comp
troller estimates that about one-third
of the present force Is competent for
the work while the work of two-thirds
of them Is either slipshod or incom
petent. Tho method of appointment
of examiners does not conduce to se
curing the most competent account
ants or auditors, and their work is
naturally below grade, when there is
no set standard of examination.
The comptroller proposes to have
these defects remedied by the adop
tion of a system of rigid examination
of applicants for positions and to have
the fee system' abolished and salaries
fixed for the examiners. Then a plan
of reports will be adopted which will
require thorough and specific examina
tions of all banks at stated intervals.
Most of the troubles arising from time
to time In the oversight of the banking
system originate from the fact that
the bank examiners do not invariably
furnish the office with all the Infor
mation which Is or might be in their
possession. Under these conditions
they frequently fail to detect frauduy
lent or illegal transactions m the banks
which they examine and occasionally
do not report such irregular methods
when they discover them. The new
system of reports is expected to abol
ish this evil.
The next congress doubtless will be
asked to amend the bank examination
law so as to give the comptroller of
the currency more authority in the
selection of the examiners andto en
able him to hold the men individually
and personally responsible for the re
sults they get or fail t secure.
THE PHYSIQUE OF SCllULABS.
Elaborate Investigations made by
Prof. D. A. Sargent of Harvard uni
versity, and reported by him in detail
in the Popular Science Monthly, serve
to emphasize the need long recognized
in educational Institutions of a bet
ter adjustment of physical and mental
training. Prof. Sargent spoils the old
impression that thv mental brilliance
and physical frailty go together, but
he admits that "a large part of the
athletic class will fall In the race for
life for want of better trained minds,
while an equally large class of the
schoarship men will be eliminated
from the Btruggle for wunt of more
efficient bodies."
The general results of Prof. Sar
gent's Investigations are grat tying. He
shows that the honor scholars at Har
vard are three-quarters of an Inch
taller than the average unlvertdty stu
dents of ISSO, and Just that height
above Iho present lowest grade of
scholarship men. The honor men. al
though youngest, are the tallest, heavl
est and strongest. The strength test
of the average student in the academic
department from 190 4 to 190t shows
but two poiuts less than that of the
'varsity foot ball team for the score
of years up to 1900.
Trof. Sargent's Investigations serve
to confirm the conclusions reached by
educators and physicians In different
countries of the world that men who
rank highest in scholarships tend to
have tho finest physiques. Prof. Sar
gent, in this connection, makes a most
pertinent suggestion. He recommends
that Inasmuch as a certain minimum
scholarship requirement is made of
men who compete for foot ball honors,
so all students should be required to
attain a certain standard in their phys
ical work before being allowed to com
pete for scholastic honors. This would
result lu recognizing health and phys
ical vigor as educational assets. In
cidentally, it would place more respon
sibility for physical condition back
upon tho parents and the teachers In
tho public or preparatory schools. Con
cluding his recommendation, which
will appeal us sound and logical, Prof.
Sargent says:
In Liking this alt p the colkao would
Rlmplv he making a praxtlcul application
of its own Win liing. But in o doing; i
would not only Improve the physique of
th scholarship man, and thus lucii an
this rsprct for physical training and ath
letics, hut It would also Increase Iho respect
of Jhe m ibs of studrnta for sholarship men
and scholarly attainment.
MUSIC IX OMAHA.
The social growth of Omaha has
been steady and Its development along
the lines of artistic culture Is marked.
The time seems to be near when the
progress In this direction should mani
fest itself in some outward sign more
notably than any yet experienced. At
different times efforts have been made
to establish societies for the proposi
tion and fostering of art Ideas and
tastes In Omaha with Indifferent suc
cess. A number of organizations de
voted to music In sonic one of Its forms
have sprung up and cfted away, but
the promoters in each1 Instance, no
matter how discouraging their experi
ence, have the satisfaction of knowing
that they set tho mark a little fur
ther upvrard each time. Another ef
fort 1b to be made during the coming
winter, announcement of which will
be found elsewhere in this Issue, to
bring together In a practical working
organization the earnest and devoted
musical people of tho community.
It will be essentially an organization
of workers. Under Its plan there Is no
place for the pure dllletanti. In order
to obtain membership one must have
shown capacity and in order to re
tain it one must work. Along these
lines succeps ought to be assured. The
project is that of Mr. Thomas J. Kelly,
who has been an earnest, persistent
and consistent advocate of music as
an essential adjunct to social life of
the best there is in music. Mr.
Kelly's tireless zeal and never flag
ging entuhslasm have led him to take
up tho task of forming the proposed
society and carrying It through. He
has assumed this work after much
deliberation and reflection and under
stands thoroughly what he is taking
up. He oniy asks the co-operation of
the musical people of the city and cer
tainly deserve that much.
A DEFERRED. E fDUW MEXT.
The late William F. Vilas of Wis
consin, who was postmaster general
and later secretary of the Interior
under the second Cleveland adminis
tration, made a will which is something
of a novelty In Its line and suggests
a method of performing great work
with money. By the terms of Mr.
Vilas' will, the bulk of his fortune will
eventually go to the University of
Wisconsin, although it is arranged that
the money shall not go to that institu
tion until the estate shall amount to
about $30,000,000. The estate is now
estimated at about $842,000 and the
will provides that the heirs shall have
a life interest In the property. This
interest, it is estimated, will extend
over a period of twenty-five years, in
which time the valuable lands, which
comprise most of the estate, are ex
pected to Increase in worth nnt.ll the
fund, which will finally go to the
university, is expected to total some
thing like $30,000,000.
In order to iusure the growth of the
endowment for the university, the will
provides that the heirs named shall
use but half of the income. Investing
the other half and reinvesting the an
nual Interest until the endowment fund
shall have reached $20,000,000, after
which one-fourth of the income shall
be annually reinvested uutil the en
dowment fund shall be brought up to
the $30,000,000 fund originally aimed
at.
It will be argued that Mr. Vilas may
have been in error as to the rapidity
with which such trust funds accumu
late, but he had the Glrard university
fund as an example. The original be
quest to that institution was $8,000,
OuO, which has since increased to $22,
000,000, and is growing rapidly each
year. This has been accomplished
within sixty years and there is little
cause to doubt that the Vilas bequest
will, within the time estimated, reach
the desired total of $30,000,000. Re
membering that a quarter of a century
is but a brief period in the life of a
university, the endowment promises to
prove a' lasting monument to its donor
and to justify his faith in the growth
of his state and its institutions.
thK ARCTIC JUll,
The news of the death in an Arctic
snowstorm of Myllns Erichscn, the
Danish explorer, adds another name
to the long list of venturous souU who
have lost their lives in Froien North.
Erlchsen sailed from Denmark In 1906
for tho purpose of exploring Green
land, far north cf where Nanseu had
crossed on his famous journey. He
gave hl3 life ns a result of his deter
mination to explore tho interior of
the Ire continent Instead of proceed
ing to the Arctic circle along the west
ern const of Greenland, as had been
the ctif-tom of all his predecessors.
Reports received at Copenhagen
state that before Erlchsen and two
otheri. of his party were drifted away
from thj niainlnnd on an Ice floe, they
had explored and charted practically
all of the northern Interior of Green
land, but exposure and hardships
brought death to every member of the
party and nothing will be gained as
a result of their explorations. Erich
sen's fate brings up n new question
whether it is worth while to contribute
human lives to the Ice-locked Arctic
each ytar. The sum of the world's
useful knowledge would not be greatly
Increased If the north pole were lo
cated and labeled and a complete and
accurate map and survey made of the
entire frozen region.
awn roads.
The I'ostoffico department is seri
ously endeavoring to Interest the peo
ple In the matter of better roads. The
establishment of rural free delivery
service was made contingent on the
maintenance of highways over which
the mails could readily be transported
by the carriers. Pledges are exacted
from the subscribers along proposed
routes that the highways will be main
tained. It has been the unfortunate
experience of iho Postoffice depart
ment that in a great many cases these
pledges have been forgotten or neg
lected almost from the time the service
was established.
The effort now made is accompanied
by a promise from the postoffice au
thorities to the effect that rural free
delivery service will be discontinued
over routes along which the roads are
not kept In condition to be passable
at all times.
The hardships endured by the mail
carrier are but a small fraction of the
economic loss due to poor roads. The
United States, with nil Its tremendous
energy and unaccounted wealth. Is no
torious for having the worHt roads that
exist under civilized government. No
reason for this exists save the Indif
ference of the people themselves. Too
much of the spirit of the Arkansas
negro Is exhibited. When it rained
he could not fix the leak In his cabin's
roof, and when it didn't rain It didn't
leak.
If the Postoffice department can
succeed in .arousing the farmers of
American from their lethargy on the
road question, it will have served a
purpose of much greater assistance to
the social life of the people than even
the establishment of rural free de
livery.
OLD-AQE PEXS fOWS.
The British chancellor of the ex
chequer is modestly asking his gov
ernment where It expects him to get
the $30,000,6)0 annually which he 1b
required under the provisions of a re
cently enacted law to pay out in old
age pension?. The new law will go
Into effect on the first day of the new
year, and reports already Indicate that
every British citizen of the specified
age is preparing1 to share in the bene
fits of the measure.
By the provisions of the law each
British subject of 70 years of age is
entitled to a pension, under certain re
strictions. He must show that his
yearly earnings are less than $155.;
that he has always worked "accord
ing to hli? ability, opportunity and
need;" that he has not been Impris
oned without the option of a fine and
that he has not been convicted of In
ebriety. If the applicant meets these
requirements he is, entitled to receive
a pension of $1.25 a week for the rest
of his life.
Precautions against fraud are pro
vided by a system of pension boards
and examiners and inspectors and the
administrative demands for the en
forcement of the law will cost a pretty
penny. It is the most elaborate old
age pension scheme that has been un
dertaken by any nation, and the re
sults will be watched with Interest,
particularly as the taxation burdens of
the British people are already exceed
ingly high.
HORSE THIEVES f.V A' EH' YORK
An old grievance of New York business
men is t he activity of horse thieves.
City grocers at the meeting of their state
association, in Jamestown, complained, aa
their worst enemy, of the thieves who
steal their horses while their clerks are
Inside houses delivering goods. There were
in Now York City in the census year
lJO.OtHl horses. There were In all Arizona
only lOi.OOU, and in New Mexico 72.0UO.
There are probably more horse thieves In
New York than in the two territories
combined; yet one of the most popular
spectacles in New York is always the
mimic pursuit of horse thieves, Arizona
style, never New York style. New Y'ork
World. ,
It requires information of this kind
to remind the members of the Old Set
ters' association In the west that there
used to be such creatures as horse
thieves in this country, just as the
occasional exploits of highwaymen in
New York or Boston recall the "wild
and woolly" days of the omnlverous
west.
Out in this country the horse thief
Is about as extinct as the dodo and
the great auk. While he flourished to
some extent in the earlier days, the
unwritten law was against him. Prior
to the days when the workmen came
along and applied a coat of varnish to
western civilization, officers of the
law were Bcarce or scared, and the
pioneers found it necessary to conduct
their own schools of instruction In the
difference between mum and teum.
The man who forgot the customs of
the country and Htola a horse prac
tically removed the prop that sustained
his life. When caught the rope cure
was administered and a second treat
ment was never found necessary. The
bors thief, understood th code and
always took his own chances when he
violated It.
When law and Its observance found
a foothold In the west, the horse thief
fared a little better and learned to
profit by the law's delays. In the
middle west he made the farmers his
prey until state laws In many sections
made horse stealing a capital offens.
Even at that the horse thief pursued
his calling until Invention checked his
career. The rural telephone put htm
out of business. If he pinched a horse
from an unprotected barn, every
farmer, township constable and city
policeman within 100 miles of the
place knew all about It before break
fast next morning and escape was prac
tically impossible. The horse thief
saw his finish and left the west for the
more attractive field in New York.
There he can steal a cayuse, take it to
a distant part, of the city, clip or dye
or otherwise disguise It and sell It or
keep It, as suits his purpose or fancy.
He runs little risk and is rarely caught.
New York Is welcome to him.
General Leonard Wood was thrown
from his horse at tho German mili
tary maneuvers. Otherwise, General
Wood still stands very well with the
president.
Mr. Bryan says ho Is "highly grati
fied" with the results in Maine. Mr.
Bryan Is always highly gratified when
the majority against him is not as
large as he expected.
Colonel Watteison says that Mr.
Bryan is "a practical Idealist." His
manipulation of the populist vote In
Nebraska would indicate that ho was
an "Ideal practlcalist." '
Bryan as an heir doesn't seem to
catch on. He lost out lu the Bennett
will -case and now President RooBcvelt
denies his political legitimacy.
SKHVIOS HOII.KI IHIWV,
We never know our neighbors' until we
meet our needs.
Greatii-ss Is measured by our response
to high appeal.
The poorest life is the one that luis no
love for the prior.
Ix?adi rs of men never wait In feed on
popular appreciation.
He who sneers at enthusiasm Is past the.
dead line of any great usefulness.
No heart Is happier thun the one that
love leads to take a drudgery with Joy.
Tho uncommon opportunities for hero
ism are often lu the common duties of life.
Every time tho pulplr makes a strong
assertion on an uncertainty it weakens its
message.
They who fatten on tho adversities of
others are only feeding their own eternal
adversity.
A poor faith hacked by a great enthusi
asm Is better than tho most correct faith
packed In lee.
When a man apologizes for tils religion
tho world usually answers that it 'is too
small a matter to mention.
It takes moro than dreams of tho new
heaven to make tho clean earth and yet it
never will como without them.
Tho world always sees something more
practical In painting a pump than in purify
ing the water down out of sight. Chicago
Tribune. . . t
SEtlLAll SHOTS AT T11K PtLfIT
Baltimore American: A Baltimore cler
gyman exclaims enthusiastically: "See our
country!" Alas! the anti-pass law prevents
many of us from echoing his enthusiasm.
Cleveland I'laln Dealer: Somebody has
started a new religion and reduced the ten
commandments to seven. Before we pass
judgment on his religion we want to see
which of the ten the man cut out.
Chicago Reeord-Ilerald: A preacher who
has been Investigating, says stealing is less
frequent than It used to be. Are as many
counterfeit coins dropped Into the contribu
tion boxes as ever? Jf not, we shall decide
al once that the world Is growing better.
Chicago Tribune: Nothing but a stern
sense of duty, primarily to the church und
only Incidentally to himself, could have
forced Bishop Spalding of Peoria to resign
the high office he has filled so long and so
acceptably. If there had been any hope
of the Immediate recovery of his health he
would have remained at his post, resuming
with delight active work in behalf of his
diocese. That being out of the question, he
has acted on the sound principle that. "wis
dom's triumph Is well timed retreat." He
has withdrawn from the labors he loved
the most and In which he was eminently
successful. But It was not merely as the
builder up of a great diocese that he won
popular esteem and affection. As speaker,
as writer, as one seeking In many ways to
aid humanity and make men better, he has
gained a wider fame than that which he
could have acquired as l lie most hard
working of bishops.
PKHSOV4I. AMI OTHEKWISK.
Evidently the weather man wears a com
fortable straw hut.
The Coal trust hasn't any use for airships
to elevate prices. Airships come down occa
sionally. If iieroplunea were necessaries of life,
consumers would view witli equanimity an
occasional fall.
There Is many t concealed beuana peel
along the 'path from t lie primary nomina
tion to the election.
Old Jack Frost Is wise in sticking to his
camp up north. Moving southward requires
energy and he hasn't any energy to burn.
Unrivalled as a sample of masculine nerve
Is the demund of a "mere man," an un
desirable husband, for alimony from his
spoUBe. It is a Chicago sample. Enough
said.
The threatened destruction of the cham
pagne crop by mildew will cause the
Johnnyboys to view with alarm the pros
pect of adjusting a bubbling throat to a
foaming schooner.
The reported Invention of a contilvance
by which one may hear fish converse is
about as fishy a fish story as bus been
heard since Jonah startled the profession
with hia whaling cruise.
Tho stringent rule against drinking Okla
homa whisky In Oklahoma is a good thing.
Testimony goes to show that the grade of
booze current there would juslifv a stale
oarant for undertakers' expi ns,-.
The psrlhtl promise of abolishing iotn
mollve smoke on Chicago's lake fri.nl by
substituting i !( trit ll y will not seriously
mar the lighis inui shades of that section.
Lake craft finiush a very imposing deco
rative smudge.
Rectifiers who went into rourt for Judicial
sanction for labeling prune Juice and es
sence of Juniper as "pure." whisky, have
bcn turned out of court. The Incident goes
to show there are omn qualities, ol oeive
that do uot ocod a labul
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$150.
Sale Price $350.
Visit our store n trouble to show goods it will pay you to in
vestigate this sale.
Visit our Optical department. . Eyes tested free. We have a Orau
tiate Optician.
Kino Watch Repairing by Expert WatcUniakcr.
Cull and receive one of our gilt Mirror Houvonirs.
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DOMESTIC n,KAATRIF.fi.
"Did you say that your cook was going
Into a decline?"
"No; I said from the way tilings were
disappearing, f concluded that she was
wasting away." Baltimore American.
"But." her husband objected, "you won't
listen to reason."
"What reason have you for thinking
that?" the cruel woman replied. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Tom Was It on account of Jessie's tend
ency to consumption that she refused to
marry you?
I'ick Well, I must admit, she was in a
very declining condition when I asked her.
St. Louis Times.
Mrs. Jones Good gracious,. Mrs. Brown,
why is your husband going through all
those si range act ions? Is he training for a
prize fight? -
Mrs. Brown Not at all; he's morel v get
ting In form to-bcal the carpets. Houston
Post. . . .
I.ady Interviewer Your wife's devotion
to you is regarded ns a model of married
happiness. Now how, as a public mail,
does a wife's devotion strike vou?
Aspiring Candidate (truthfully) Well,
mine struck this morning for twenty-fivo
for a new hat. Baltimore American.
Mrs. Cuppotee How could a woman ever
bring herself to marry an aeronaut? He's
so flighty.
Mrs. a pher Yes. and too often ho
lacks ballast.
Mrs. Marmalayde Tlinn, too, he looks
down on ordinary people.
Mrs. Chillleon-Kearney And again, he
moves in the higher circles, and you don't.
C hicago Tribune.
"I told you to nsk me again In three
months," pouted the coquette.
"What of It?"
"The three months are up."
"True, but my tasto has Improved.'
Washington Herald.
"Lobelia." sternly demanded Mr. McSwat.
"t want to know what you've been doing
to my safety razor!"
"Nothing," was Mrs. McSwat's indignant
answer, as she moved around with a slight,
limp. "Besides. Billinger, I don't bclievo
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AK-SAR-BEN Piano Sale
The merit of these pianos at our prices makes them rare opportunities
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. Look at These New Under
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9165 Buys brand new I'pright Piano, mahogany case.
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We have someyeiy exceptional bargains In
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I vers & Pond Upright liano, walnut ca.se
Kimball Upright Piano, mahogany case
Emerson Upright Piano, rosewood case
Kraglch & Bach Upright Piano, rosewood case...
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PAUL MORTON. President
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for
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Week
Tho actual re
tail price you
will pay in other
stores in $50.00.
This, same
watch will soil
in other stores
at $17.50. Call
and j u d gc for
yourself.
We have a
fine selection
of other fancy
pieces, nurh aft
rings, hrooehes,
pendants, studs,
Heart pins, far
ring. studs,
lockets anil tho
largest jielcc
tlon of d I a
monds In the
city.
it's a safety razor, anyway "Chicago "Tri
bune. He t suppose you thought It stupid of me
to make such a sillv remark?
.She Oh, no; I thought It onlv natural.
Chleugo News.
THE CITY WrD.tr.
Charles J. Burnes In New York Times.
went to the city to visit my son,
And had a good time through the week
daysNyou h"t, .
-seelu' -how things . in the big town Is
run,
And seoldln' Ed's wife, 'cause she puts
him in debt ;
Then Su'iday como 'long; It 'was sunny
and bright.
Says I, "They'll bo goin' to church, like
as not,"
But somehow I hadn't It figgercd out
rlght-
Thcy went to the suburbs to look at a
lot.
I stayed quite a spell, and went ramblin'
round, ...
Aiookln' at buildings and watchln' the
cars-.
Our Ed's a extravagant critter, i found
Ho turns up his noae. at my nickel
.cigars
And sure as the sun of? tho Sabbath shone
out.
Our Ed and his wife was Just certain to
trot
Off yonder soniewheres and go pokin'
about.
Most ull of the day, Just a-huntin' a
lot.
I met two or three of tho folks that they
knew.
And liked them right well, when they
dropped in to call;
I think that they cottoned to me a bit,
too.
Though I'm leavln' the sixties behind
me, this fall.
They're putty nice folks, but their ways
Isn't mine,
For. urne along Sunday, no mailer how
hot.
The hull blame caboodle Just thinks It Is
fine,
To scoot for I lie suburbs and hunt for a
lot.
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