Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 26, 1908, EDITORIAL SECTION, Page 14, Image 14
14 Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1908. Tim Omaha Daily Bel FOUNDED UY EDWARD ROSEWATEli VICTOR ROSE WATER. EDITOR. Entered at Omaha potofflce as second class mttltr. TERMS OF BfPSVnirTlON: rally Pee (without Bundsv). rne your.. It. 10 Fally Hr.it and Sunday. One ycsr DELIVERED HY CARKIEH: Dstly Fee (Including Hunday), per week. .153 rIIy Pee (without Sunday). f"f week...V-c Evening nw (without Eunday), pt week 6c , Evening Ree (with Sunday), per WMk...r Sunday Bee, one year l Saturday Bee, one year 1M f address all complaints of Irregulsrltl-a I m delivery to City Circulation Department, i OFFICES: i Omaha The Bra Building. Rnuth OmahaTwenty-fnurth and N. Council Bluffs 15 Scott Ftreet. i Chicago 1S4S Marquette Building. N York Rooms 1101-U02. No. tl West Thirty-third Street. Wsshlngton-725 Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and tdltnrlal matter should be addressed: . Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order 1 payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only t-rent itimpi received In payment of mall accounta. Personal chcckt, except rn Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. ' Btate of Nebraska, Douglas County, si : Oeorto B. Tischuck. treaauror of The ' Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn, .,v that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of August, 190S, waa aa follows: 1 38.130 J 7 34,460 J 3B,30 it ae.no 1 35,360 19 30,070 4 33.MO 10 33,90 6 85,70 It 88,880 38,70 SI 38,070 1 38,800 tl 88,400 t 33,470 14 334130 B5.7M tf 38,840 10 8a83 21 .18,140 11 38,410 IT 33,010 it 86,010 ts se.eao II 33,990 It 80,450 14 38,070 10 88,800 If 35,870 II,.. 36,180 1 35,400 Totals 1417.000 Less unsold and returned copies. . 11.A43 Net total 1.108,454 Dally average 38,803 GEORGE a TZSCHUCK. Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 1st day of September, 1J0S. (Seal.) ROBERT HUNTEK. Notary Publio. WHE1T OUT OF TOWN. nbscrlbera learlaa- the city tern, porarlly ahoald have The Be mailed to then. Address will be changed as often aa req nested. Portraits of Governor Haskell, done In oil, are much In evidence. The new map of Bryanlem Is covered with Standard Oil grease spots. Democrats are at least securing a majority In the "Down and Out" club. Anyway, Governor Haskell does not belong to the army of the unemployed. "Why do the schools fall?" asks a Chicago paper. Chiefly because they do not. The base ball teams are ending their season with a nice collection of cracked pitchers. Mr. Hearst is a little slow In charg ing Candidate Chafln with carrying a pocket flask. if;' "Our population 1b one-third urban," ;Bays the Los Angeles Times. Yes. and two-thirds republican. Governor Haskell may explain that he has alwayB tried to keep his politi cal Ideals up to the Standard. Oil is said to be valuable for laying dust on the roads. It appears to raise dust on the political highways. Mr. Bryan evidently made a mistake In not selecting a one-armed man as treasurer of his national committee. Anyway, Mr. Bryan Is not claiming to be heir to President Roosevelt's pol icy toward the Standard Oil company. "Have burglars a sunso of humor?" tsks the New York Herald. They have not, but will take anything except a Joke. It would help some if the country could be flooded with rain for a few hours instead of with political speeches. "Battling" Nelson is going to write a book, which will make a lot of folks regret that Joe Gans did not punch him harder. King Edward has paid all of his debts, but it is a precedent that Is not apt to be generally followod by Euro ropean royalty. President Roosevelt sprained his left hand while playing tennis. He has furnished proof, however, that there is nothing wrong with his write hand. "The Uses of Salt" is the title of a bulletin from the Agricultural depart ment. President Roosevelt Is using it to rub on some democratic Bore spots. The dressmakers, in their national convention, have approved the eheath gown. Now all that Is necessary is to get some women with nerve enough to wear them. "Will Remov Oil Spots" is the ad vertisement of a new cleanser. Please ruth a few gross of bottles of it to the treasurer of the democratic national committee. "It seems," says Mr. Bryan, "that I am running against two republicans Instead of one of them." Mr. Bryan underestimates. He is running against about 8,000,000 republicans. anna8nanlBaBBBBnananaaBnananaBnananW Mr. Rockefeller, In writing the story of h!a life, should have no difficulty In finding material for an interesting chapter on the work of Governor Has kell, one of bis trusty lieutenants. bryan and Nebraska. Mr. Bryan Is a citizen of Nebraska and as such enjoys th respect and good will of his neighbors snd fellow citizens. But Mr. Brysn as a citizen of Nebraska and as candidate for pres ident of the United States stands sep arately and distinctly in the mind of the Nebraska people. What Mr. Bryan advocates or champions In his capa city as a private citizen may receive the consideration due to the personal opinion of a respectable member of the community, but Mr. Bryan's atti tude as a candidate for president of the United States carries with It noth ing that binds his friends and neigh bors to support him merely because they have close personal relations with him. The people of Nebraska have never stood as a whole for the policies that Mr. Bryan advocates. Nebraskans do not believe In free trade. Nebraskans do not believe In free coinage of sliver or any other form of financial lunacy. Nebraskans do not believe In the government ownership of railroads. Nebraskans do not believe that gov ernment regulation of railroads Is a failure. In short, Nebraskans do not believe In any of the numerous "paramounts" that Mr. Bryan has juggled with at tlmea in his iridescent career. No good reason exists why Nebraska voters should abandon thMr princi ples merely to compliment Mr. Bryan aa a resident of the state. ,t would gain nothing for Bryan as n presiden tial possibility if he should carry Ne braska, while Nebraska would lose much by getting out of alignment with the progressive members of the sister hood of states. Mr. Bryan has been sufficiently complimented by the citi zens of his home state in the past and bis candidacy at the present time should not be made an excuse for al lowing the state government to be turned over to the democrats. Mr. Bryan may be a candidate for president outside of Nebraska, but at home he is merely a stalking horse for state and local candidates, who hope to get into office they do not de serve under the shadow of his "great ness." Two years ago the congressman-ed itor from the Second Nebraska district was very earnest and energetic In his campaign for postal savings banks. Just now he Is equally earnest and energetic In his campaign for the Oklahoma bank guaranty law. A sus picion exists that the congressman- editor would advocate anything that might possibly secure him a vote. EXPER1MENTA L STA TIOSS IS FORESTS. In furtherance of plans for the edu cation of the people to the needs and advantages of forest preservation, the bureau of forestry has decided to es tablish a number of experimental stations In the forest reserves In dif ferent sections of the country. One of the important parts of these new sta tions will be the maintenance of model forests typical of the region. These areas will furnish the most valuable and Instructive object lessons for the public In general, for professional for esters, lumbermen and owners of for est land and especially to the admin istrative and technical officers of the national forests. In the station already established on the Coconino forest reserve, one of the flrtt problems to be taken up will be the study of reproduction of western yellow pine and the causes of its suc cess and failure. This 1b considered of special importance to the west and southwest, as the yellow pine supply Is being rapidly exhausted and the sec ond growth Is not producing satisfac tory results. Other studios which will be taken up will be the requirements of the different species, the time neces sary for growth, the effect of forest preservation on humidity and rainfall and all of the problems connected with the science of timber culture. This data, when secured, is expected to prove of great value to the people, who are becoming more and more Interested In the benefits and profits to be derived from the preservation of this great nat ural resource. IMPROVED RAlLROAn ACCVVKrs. The Interstate Commerce commis sion furnishes the cheering Informa tion that it will be possible for the citizen of average intelligence to un derstand the reports that are now be ing made of the operations of the dif ferent railroads of the country for the last fiscal year. The last congress passed a law requiring railroad com panies not only to file annual reports, but to file them In accordance with a general form prescribed by the Inter state Commerce commission. It is an old adage that figures will not He, but it is accepted as equally true that liars will figure, and tjie reports that have been filed of the , railroad operations have been so varied and Juggled as to furnish no tangible information. The new law remedies this evil and the re ports now being received are clear and explicit on the points on which the commission and the public desire In formation. One of the first reports received by the Interstate Commerce rommissrjun is that of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, a road extending from St. Louis west and southwest with a trackage of over 3,000 miles. The report shows that while the road has not done quite so well as last year the loss Is ac counted for entirely by a decrease In the cotton traffic. In other lines the business is better than In the preced ing year. The passenger business has Increased and the freight traffic shows an increase in every department except In the matter of cotton. The Investor in Blocks and railroad bonds will be one of the chief bene ficiaries of the new order. He will be enabled to know, regardless of ticker rumors snd fluctuations on the stock market, just what the company In which his Investment Is placed la do ing. He will be In position to know the volume of traffic being carried, the gross and net earnings and all the In formation necessary as to the safety and merit of his Investment. It Is the surest guaranty that has been offered the legitimate Investor against the dan gers of speculative manipulation of railway securities. The wisdom of this special feature of railway regula tion Is shown by the statement of the officials of the road that they are pleased to comply with the provisions of the law, asking only that it be rigidly enforced In order that all of the transportation companies shall be treated alike. PITTING IT IP TO BRYAN. The exposures connecting the treas urer of the democratic national com mittee with the operations of the Standard Oil trust in Oklahoma and Ohio have been developed Into a na tional Issue, chiefly by the evidence in dicating with painful conclusiveness that Mr. Bryan was not ignorant of Governor Haskell's tainted connections when he made him chairman of the committee on resolutions at Denver and later selected him as treasurer of the national committee. So far as Mr. Bryan is concerned, the significance of tho scandal would have been greatly minimized if he were in position to show that he was ignorant of Governor Haskell's connec tion with the Standard or of charges against him to that effect. Develop ments of the day make it difficult, if not impossible, for Mr. Bryan to plead such Ignorance. L. T. Russell, editor of a democratic dally at Ardmore, Okl., has furnished the Associated Press with a copy of an open letter to Mr. Bryan, in which ho says: I notice that In your reply to President Koosevelt's attack on Governor Haskell you say you were entirely Ignorant of there ever having been any charges made against Mr. Haskell. If you were Ignorant of such. It Is because you refused to read them, when presented to you when you visited Oklahoma last fall In the Interest of Candidate Haskell. At that time I per sonally presented to you ten typewritten pages of charges against Mr. Haakell. covering his operations in Ohio, New York, Arkansas. Texas and Oklahoma. You did me the courtesy of tearing them up and throwing them out of the train window without reading them. The charges recently made by Mr. Hearst were all made by me at that time. The Russell letter puts It up di rectly to Mr. Bryan. If he did not know of the charges against Haskell, he can blame none but himself. If he did know of them, there Is nothing left to him but a plea of guilty as an ac cessory after the fact. In either case, his position is wholly unenviable. REWARD THROUGH LEGISLATION. Just as soon as Mr. Bryan can be placed In absolute control of the af fairs of the government, the millenlum may be looked for at the next turn of the road. The world has worried along for some thousands of years, far from an ideal state, and many of the students of the times have become con vinced that there will always be more or less inequality in the affairs of men, but Mr. Bryan thinks differently. In his Labor day address at Chicago he said: The labor question, therefore, as it pre sents Itself at this time Is chiefly a ques tion of distribution, and the legislation asked for Is legislation which will secure to each that to which his services en title him. As legislation Is secured through the ballot, everyone should use the' ballot to obtain the legislation neces sary. There Is nothing, then, according to the Bryan view, that cannot be se cured by legislation. The man who works full time for his employer, giv ing his attention to the interests of the concern and even taking personal thought of the problems affecting the welfare and prosperity of his employer, will be remembered by legislation In the pay envelope above his fellow who simply "works against the clock" and has no thought above pay day. No effort will be unrecognized and no ex ertion unrewarded. All that will be necessary will be the enforcement of one of Mr. Bryan's laws governing such cases, and Mr. Bryan will see to that by passing laws providing for the en forcement of his other laws. An un easy suspicion Is gaining ground that the conservative Mr. Bryan Is "playing to the galleries." Lincoln complains that the Ak-Sar-Ben demands on railroad equipment are interfering with the proposed Taft meeting at the state capital. It is too bad that the railroads have not cars enough to go round, but the people who cannot hear Mr. Taft at Lincoln will have an opportunity to listen to him at Omaha the next day, and all are Invited to come. It was rather rude for an Okla homan to resent Mr. Bryan's Interfer ence with the Internal affairs of the baby state. It was there that the the ories of the Peerless Leader were to be placed on trial, and the bank guar anty law and Governor Haskell are the first fruits thereof. "There are too many lazy men lying around the house letting their wives support tbem," says a New York preacher. Yes, and many men who do not let their wives support them have the habit of lying around the house. Good King Ak-Sar-Ben is proving to bis subjects that he Is, indeed, merry monarch, and the joy in his kingdom is not only unconflned, but unalloyed. The wife of a Chicago packer has paid C0, 009 for the original uianu- script of all of Fhakespeare'B playB. She knows that they are genuine be cause they were written with a type writer that had a broken letter "s," the only kind that the divine bard used. It Is only right and proper that Uncle Sam should pay respect to King Ak-Sar-Ben. And King Ak-Sar-Ben naturally feels somewhat elated at the thought that he Is the only monarch to whom the American government defers. Omaha Is bound to be a wool market no matter what action may be taken by the association of wool growers. The natural advantages of the Gate City are such as will prevent Its be ing entirely obliterated from the map. Mr. Hearst refers to Colonel Bryan as the "warmed-over candidate." Just now he is very much of a warmed-up candidate and getting warmer every time he reads a letter from President Roosevelt. The smallest horse In the world Is on exhibition in Omaha. The largest horse in the world is the one President Roosevelt got on Mr. Bryan In connec tion with the Governor Haskell inci dent. An eminent physician has discovered a new method of resuscitating drowned persons. The democratic leaders will welcome the discovery if It will work In case of persons drowned In oil. Doctors may disagree as to the method of treating tuberculosis, but they are unanimous In the belief that "an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure." Too Many "or Spot. Kansas City Times. In the meantime these are scarcely what might be called halcyon days for the Standard Oil company. A Side Diversion. Chicago News. Mr. Rcrtevelt Is quite unable to concen trate his attention on express rifles for elephants and the proper way of curing ll:,n skins. Modern Chivalry. Boston Transcript. Mr. Taft Is more chivalrous than Bis marck, whose motto was "When you get a man down don't let him up until he has given up what you want." Improving; Poweci of Vision. Chicago Tribune. Uncle H. Qassaway Davis Is quoted as saying that he "sees no bope for the dem ocrats" this year. For a man of his age. Uncle Oassaway's powers of vision are re markably good, too. Prises for Busy Workers. New York Post Now that Mr. Bryan has offered a mule for the best showing of an election district leader on election day. It Is up to the republicans to steal the "patent" and offer an elephant for the same reason. Georgia. Ends Disgrace. . Baltimore American. Georgia has at last abolished Its convtit lease system. This removes a disgrace from the name of the state and scores vic tory for the humane sentiment which, against strong Interests, fought the evil with determined purpose not to quit the fight until no more slavery existed In the state. It was the publicity with which the fight was conducted which finally won It. LEST WE FORGET. A Thought Worthy a Place In Patriot Hearts. Brooklyn Eagle. In his last message to his countrymen, Grover Cleveland said that conjecture as to the reault In November could be of but one sort among Benslble men. He added: But when the misadventure of parties m'isled by sophisticated, sympathy-mad leaders, trumpet false calla to reform, treacherous distortions of sentiment sub ordinating private Interests, and the well meaning but overheated blundering of the Impetuous are all met, and ordlnated, there must rise the final good, lor the hand of the Almighty lies to hold and guide, steadily unwavering, and eternally secure, and through His Infinite mercy wo shall come to the fulfillment of our mission, foretold with our blr'.h, nubly begun In our youth, for the uplifting of our race and our brothers of the favors not our own. This was, though he knew It not, hia valedictory. Not too often can it be re printed. Lest We Forget! EXPERIMENTS OP YOl'THS. Oklahoma's Politicians Think They Know All About Ranking. Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, former treaaurer of the United States, discussing "The Evils of Guaranteeing Bank Deposits," in Leslie s Weekly, says in part: The depositor chooses his bank as he picks out his baker or grocer or tailor. He is free to hand over his money to ths teller, or he can go elsewhere if lie can please himself better. The thoughtful banker knows full well that his own care and risk are all he cares to bear. The stockholder feels that he can trust the of ficers with whom he deals, but he will pre fer not to own bank shares If he is sub ject to tax to make up the losses of rival concerns with which he wants nothing to do. In New York, from 110 for half a generation, the good banks suffered for the bad. Restraint was taken from the care less and indifferent by the assurance that otlvers helped to provide against their losses. There Is no wonder that specula tion ran riot and turned away plain labor and honest production. The panic of 1837 struck New York very hard blows. It was aggravated by the failure of the banks, which exhausted the safety fund, so in creasing the alarm and compelling further taxes. Other causes acted, but the worat mischiefs were traced directly to the guar antee of the debta of the banks. The warning which New York gave more than two generations ago. to beware of the guarantee of deposits. Is as Impressive and notable as the constructive model of free banks. The nation has adopted the latter; it will be the height of wisdom to keep clear of the abyss of bank losses. In IMo the safety fund in New Yoi k was defi cient ll.017.OJ0. The solvent banks which were under the law compelled to pay tax for the crimes or ill fortune of their rivals. That Is the nature of such a guarantee. It runs on without limit of time. The sur vivor Is bound for all derelicts. Ha must pay the penalty of all competition. His profits are drawn on to offset losses caused, perhaps, by assaults on him. Ok lahoma, In the heyday of Its youth, may have reveled In financial sunshine for six months. New York, In the stress of two-1 score years, learned the bard lesson that the guarantee of deposits tempts to specu lation, to recklessness, and invites heavy losses, the wre.k uf bnks, and bumcts demurs ln'.iou. OTHER I.ASn TH OIRS. A record of substantial results and steady progress toward the goal of home rule Is the cheering message brought by John B. Redmond. M. F. to the friends of Ireland In America. Mr. Redmond Is the leader of the Irish nationalist party In the British Parliament, and Is attending the annual convention of the United Irish league In Boston this week. Ptep by step the country Is advancing toward self-government, and the people are more united than ever lie fore to attain that end. The north, hither to aggressively opposed to home rule and homo rulers, tins been convinced against Its will by the remedial legislation of re cent years, and Is joining hands with the south and west in demanding legislative control of Irish affairs. Mr. Redmond shows that In addition to the laws re storing, the land to the people and county government by elected representatives, the lest session -f Parliament was fruitful of beneficial legislation. Provision was made for the better housing of worklngmen by building modern homes with government funds and selling them at cost, on the In slallment plan, at an Interest rate of per cent. The restoration of homes to evicted tenants was made compulsory, n reduction of the sugar duty was effected. the pay of teachers In the national schools Increased and appropriations made for the establishment of two universities. Ireland will also participate In the old age pensions which go Into operation next January. These results are encouraging to the real friends of Ireland and Justify confidence In the assurance of Mr. Redmond that home rule will be achieved within a dosen years. Martin I. J. Griffin, a noted his torian of Philadelphia, who Is now visit ing Ireland, In a letter to the Philadel phia I,edger, expresses Joyful gratification over the beneficial changes noted. "Ire land Is getting her own again." lie writes. "It Is Indeed marvelous the changes wrought 1n the social and political aspect and condition of the people the last quar ter of a century through the endeavor and successes of the tnd league and of the present National league, the Gaelic league and kindred associated movements. Any American who has given a dollar or an hour of endeavor for Ireland may rest as sured he has been helpful to this great but unfortunate people, and In the great strug gle for the social betterment and the polit ics! uplifting of the Irish people he can with a cheery satisfaction declare T helped a little.' " ... While the American warrior Hobson Is sounding the tocsin of approaching war with Japan, the Yankees of the Orient mock the Alabama fire-eater by heroically lop ping off expenses for Us military and naval establishments. The gov.ir,ment budget has been reduced $100,noo,fWO a year, one half of which comes out of the army and navy estimates. The chief cause of the re duction Is the Inability of the country to stand the strain and the pace of the world powers and meet the burden of debt created by the war with Russia. "Japan alone," comments the New York World, has shown the moral courage to pause and take a step backward Japan of all nations, whom the Jingoes of politics the world over have made a pastime of using for ths creation of fresh war scares, and the Jingoes of the press still utilize in in venting false rumors and Inciting fresh animosities. These Jingoes sat bolt upright with amazement when they heard that Japan cut military expenditures In two. spread her naval program over eleven in stead of six years, and decided to pay off some debts Instead of creating more." In the light of these facts, Jingoes of the Hobson stripe present a ridiculous spec tacle. TiiiKiain distances all comers as a feature of the first page of International news. fnur v.in and three years ago It was war. three and two years ago It was revolu tion; last year it was famine; now it is cholera. "If you count in the loss of the flower of her eldest born whom she had sent to the scaffold, the mines and the prison cell," comments the New York uvenln Post. "Russia s deliverance, it it comes, will be even as Israel's through Egypt. It Is this loss of her eldest born that the plague-stricken country may come tn rerrnt verv soon. Should the cholera spread from the towns Into the open coun try, it will find a fearful harvest to reap. The Zemstvo, or provincial councils, which In previous epidemics did valiant work among the peasants, are now crippled and In Incapable hands. The Zemstvo doctors and nurses constituted an Important ele ment In the revolutionary army; large num bers of them are dead. In exile, or in prison. Inexperienced hands will have to carry on the work under the supervision of reactionary Zemstvo officials and gov ernment agents. In the cities the prisoners are fearfully overcrowded; already thero have bn typhoid epidemics that have stir red even the government conscience to anxiety. What would happen if the Infec tion should break out In the prisons can easily be conjectured. A diplomatist In Constantinople writes to the London Times to direct attention to certain, remarkable and significant Inci dents of the recent revolution, which, he thinks, ought to moderate popular Impres sions of the "bloodthirsty fanaticism" of the Turk. Referring to the declaration of Sir William Whlttal (president of the Turkish Chamber of Commerce) that the Armenian massacres were the work of Kurds and Lazes rather than of Turks, ho continues: "It Is superfluous here to dwell on where lay their ultimate responsibility. Suffice to say that the regime which was guilty of such atrorltles Is over. If allu sion Is made thereto It Is merely to bring out certain scenes lately witnessed here of close fraternity between Turk and Ar menian. The presence of numerous Turkish officers at Armenian churches, Young Turks going In numbers to a cemetery where victims of the massacres lay burled and kissing their graves, the cadets of the military school requesting an Armenian priest to say prayer before them at an other such cemetery, are as many In stances in point. The new bond of common Ottoman nationality for which a genera tion ago Mldhat had striven embraces Turk snd Armenian. Greek and Bulgar. Albanian and Vlach. Moslem, Christian, and Jew all the races and creeds of this empire. Onlv the other dav a Turkish offi cer addressed a crowd of Greek, when one of them cried out. 'Down with the Bul garians' The officer went on to sav. 'We must each of us d' a grave: dig It wide and deer. and In It bury all our resent, ments and 1I our hatreds, private and pub lic. And place over It a marble slab bear ing this Inscrlntlon. "There shall be no resurrection. .. . What is regarded as the greatest modern migrations Is In propress from European Russia to Biherla During the twelve months ending with June last, more than 500.000 people settled In the great eastern sections of the empire, sttracted thither by cheap lands and by the prospect of rest from agrarian troubles snd political perse, cutions. What was formerly the horror painted colony of Russia has I -ome a haven of rest snd hope. The transition Is remarkable, and has been growing since the war with Japan. For several years preceding 19: the average annual migration from European Russia arrma the Urals was about Co.OOO parsons. In 1H ths figure rushed up to 1S0.0OO. tn 1&07 to iOO.OuO, and in i' Perhaps You Are already In possession of a lot? which rrobably means that you have already acquired the saving habit. This saving habit If. the surest protection against want. The man who earns $1,200 a year and lays by l(irr of it Is bound to-be In good financial condition when his best earn ing days are pRSt. A good piece of real estate Is always a first class Invest ment when Improved with a good home. It may be that you are now Planning to Build a Home With the lot paid for and a gtxid start made toward saving the) amount needed for the home, the rest will come easy. In the meanwhile, there Is no safer place for your funds than In a National bank. By taking out a Certificate- of Deposit bearing Interest at 2. your money is earning yon enough to pay for some little extra that you may wish to add. The Certificate is good col lateral If you should wish to use it temporarily for that pur pose. One of the very strongest and therefore safest banks Is the First National Bank of Omaha J 18th and Farnam Sts. y the first three months of 190S the number trgistered for emigration to Siberia was "OX) families, or 420,000 persons. Thus the movement Is this year growing prodig iously. ... King Manuel of Portugal's civil list has at length been determined by the govern ment and voted by both houses of the national legislature. It Is set at tl.OrtO a day, or $M&,000 a year. This Is practically the same amount which hla father received and found so Inadequate that he became heavily Involved In debt. Hut Manuel has been relieved of all kinds of expenoe" "b which King Carlos was saddled, such as the maintenance of museums, the subvon tlonlng of state theaters and, above all, of the keeping In proper repair of a num ber of utterly useless palaces, both at Ijlsbon and in other cities of the king dom. These have been turned over by the crown to the government, and will either be torn down and the sites sold for building purposes, or else will be converted to some public use. POLITICAL DRIFT. Oyster Bay is still on the map, but Its halo is gone. A little oil In the right place can start a mighty conflagration. Watson, Chapln, Debs and Ollhouse must do something pretty soon or they will be smothered with the dust kicked up by the leaders. In the Interest of political truth it should be said that the Philadelphia Record puts on a nsJre cheerful front on warmed-over crow than the New York World. Candidate Hlsgen ts not responsible for the forest fires In Massachusetts. His party cast nineteen votes at the primaries of his home town, Springfield, Mass. Congressman Hobson appeared In Boston this week and gave voice to a series of war alarms as thrilling as the phantom fleets which shadowed Cape Cod ten years ago. The marvelous smoothness and celerity of the democratic machine In Oklahoma that has made it the envy of neighboring states, ts no longer a mystery. Grease of the Standard brand works wonders. Mayor Dahlman's prediction of a demo cratic aweep, delivered In Chicago, Is called and covered by a prophet of real merit. Qulntua Junius Chott, a lake front sage, gives Bryan every northern state and throws in Alaska for good measure. People who have been under the Impres sion that the Swedes are running the state of Minnesota may .be surprised to learn that the democratic ticket bear such names as McLaughlin, McOlynn, Hurley, O'Brien, Doran, Brennan, Gehan and Burns. Governor Hughes Is not without a sense of humor. When Democratic State Chair man Conners came In late to the luncheon at the New York state fair at Syracuse he glanced around the room at the political celebrities aasembled and ejaculated loudly: "Why, there's the governor and 'Tim' and 'Jimmy' Wadaworth and Chanler. 8ay, governor." stretching his hand across the table, "It looks like harmony, doesn't it?" "It certainly does, now that you have come," dryly replied the governor. THE PESSIMIST If It this THE OPTIMIST That A Matter ol Knowing If everyone understood the things that go to the making of good clothes it would be easier for us to state our ease. Our 6uits and overcoats are well made to begin with, and whether your taste is sedate or extreme somewhere within proper limits we are sure to meet your wants. Hats today, and Gloves and Neckwear. They're here in right style. We are ready for both men and boys in all department. Misses' Tailor Made Coats, $10.00 to $20.00. 'BrQwning.King & Company V R. S. WILCOX, Manager. AK-SAR-BEN PIANO A. HOSPE CO.. Omaha WHITTLED TO A P01T. He Has your friends ever been toldT She No; but I daresay papa wlil tell you If you really have serious Intentions. Bal timore American. "Ho isn't so stuck on himself as he used to be. is he?" "No. He got Into hot water a while agi and the mucilage seemed to dissolve." Cleveland leader. "Whither away?" asked the campaign mansger. "To Join the Society of Psychic Re search." answered the candidate, "lo ses whether I have a ghost of a show." St. Louis Times. "JCverybody makes fun of campaign ci gars." "Yes, everybody." "But did you ever see anybody refuse one?" Kansas City Times, Mrs. ' H'ighsnme Your husband spends a good deal of his time at his club, does he? What 4s the name of It? Mrs. Htruckltt-Rltch-I think they call II the Ananias club. I don't know much about It, but I believe It s rather small and select. Chicago Tribune. Mother My child, you shouldn't believe more than half you hear. Daughter 1 know that, mamma; but how can 1 tell which half? Boston Transcript. "You admit having received a IfiO.flOO fee from the trust?" said the lawyer for the, state. "I do," replied the senator, calmly, "but It was perfectly proper. Besides, I sent It back." "Sent it back!" "I did." "Your honor," said the lawyer, turning to the court, "I cannot prosecute an Insane man. Adjournment was had until some alienists could be rounded up. Philadelphia Ledger. "The office should seek the man," re marked the Ideal sL "Perhaps," answered Senator Sorghum, "but sn office doesn't get much encour agement In orowllng around seeking any body. In fact. It has to roost high to keep from being grabbed orr tn percn. .Well ington Star. A NALGHTY BOY. w. j. ijampion in. jww iuir Who Is It makes his campaign bow By raising such a painful row In both the leading parties now? Little Willie. Who climbs upon the speaker's stand And stills the tooting of the band. So he may ahow what's In his hand? . Little Willie Who reads the letter of the great ' In business and affairs of state, , And turns them loose to circulate? Little Willie. Who gives away those statesmen who Are mighty careful what they do 1 . v . - 1 . 11 A 1 J in pulling ieKiaii.iiuii iniuut" Little Willie. Who Is It Is not standing pat With g. o. p. or democrat, Who is It shows a wild desire To burn 'em up to cool his Ire. . , And slope the oil Into the fire? Little Willie. Who Is It stirs up greasy smells And senatorial and other yells. Then grins and runs away and tells? Little Willi. And when both parties, by and by. Are cleansed by him, oh, who will try To crown the work snd purify - Little Willie? were not for the walking, would be a nice game. Is the game. 1513 Douglas Street