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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Stat of Nebraska. Douglas County. :
Ueorgo B. Tsschuck. treasurer of The
Dea publishing company. being duly
worn, aaya that the actual number of
full and complete cop! of T"e M .
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month of September. I90S, waa
aa foflowa:
1 38.000 18
t 37,860 17 ,300
l scoeo n a,340
4 88480 1 a370
S 38,140 iO 36,000
M.70O 21
7 38,630 22 9fiSa
38,810 11 38,480
38,840 24 38.680
10 88,810 2. 36,480
11 , 34,660 2 38.480
13 38,800 IT tT,700
i 38.800 21 36,440
14 36,380 it 38,490
n ,3to to ae,voo
ToUIb X.oe,380
Less unaold and returned coplea. . ,37
Net total X.088.863
lally average 88,333
GEORGE B. TZSCHl'CK.
Treasurer.
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8el.) ROBERT HUNTER.
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WHEW OUT or TQWIf.
abacrtbers teaflag tb etty
orarllr shoal have Be
alia to tfcaaa. ASSraae will be
etaag4 aa oftea aa raaaaateaU
Last call for the base ball fan.
Mr. Taft'8 western lour Is stirring
them up all right.
May King Ak-Sar-Ben's glory never
be lens bright than it is.
While on the subject of names,
Ohoopee, Ga., has Just voted itself dry.
As the freshman In the electoral col
lege, Oklahoma may naturally expect
a basing.
Democratic politicians would rather
talk about a full dinner pail than a
full oil can.
Ralsuli, the Moroccan bandit, has
disappeared. It Is to be hoped that
he will remain so.
Notice how enthusiastically Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota Is keeping
still about Bryan T
"Taft stin hunts the lairs of the en
emy," says the Chicago Tribune. Also
the liars of the enemy.
Financiers who are attempting to re
organise the Fish trust are finding an
unusually light crop of suckers.
At least Mr. Bryan can not accuse
Mr. Roosevelt of being a dilatory cor
respondent. . He answers all letters
promptly.
At last reports the democratic ship
was still safe in Standard Oil harbor,
although the purser waa recently lost
overboard.
The weather man may now turn on
tho "wet" spout and give the state the
drenching it needs before cold
weather comes.
Ak-Sar-Ben visitors see Omaha at
its best, but whenever they return at
any season of the year they will find
It almost equally as good.
Mr. Bryan pleads ignorance of Gov
ernor Haskell's corporation connec
tions. Mr. Bryan has to either plead
Ignorance or plead guilty.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma is stand
ing loyally by Governor Haskell. Sen
ator Gore, it will be remembered, has
been blind for many years.
Mr. Bryan says the Roosevelt ad
ministration has not harmed the trusts.
The trusts doubtless wish they could
feel the same way about it.
Some new oil Melds have been dis
covered in Illinois, but they are not
causing as much excitement as the dis
covery of some pew oil letters.
By attacking Governor Hughes, Mr.
Bryaa has simply added to the repub
lican plurality that wlil be piled up
in the Empire state next month.
One of the pitchers of the St. Louis
Browns is going to sing in grand opera
this winter. It will give h!m ODuor-
tunlty to keep on practicing the proper
pitch.
"What ia stronger than the touch of
nature?" aeks writer in the Wash
ington Herald. Well, there's the touch
of the campaign committee, for one
thing.
Mr. HUgen is a viollulct and, al
though he is the presidential candidate
H of the independence party, be appears
to be pUylog second fiddle to Mr.
Hearst,
THK RtKiSPtVKLT PVLICIFS.
Mr. Bryan evidently had the Denver
platform In mind when he made his
claim heirship of the Roosevelt pol
icies, or he may have bad his claim
In mind when he framed the platform
to make It accord with the policies of
the president, in striking contrast with
former positions of the democratic
party on the Issues in question. On
the pension question, for Instance, the
Denver platform says:
We favor e generous pension policy,
both an a matter of Justice to the sur
viving veterans and their dependents and
because It tend to relieve the country
of the necessity of maintaining a large
standing army;
Commendable as the attitude may
be, it it in direct conflict with the
long-established policy of the demo
cratic party, which has always fought
pension legislation bitterly. The pay
ment of service pensions, the Increase
of pensions to soldiers' widows and
the general liberality in rewarding the
nation's defenders have been a part of
the Roosevelt policies.
The democrats are Just now in favor
of encouraging better relations be
tween the United States and Latin
American countries. The Denver plat
form declarea;
The democratic party recognizes the Im
portance and advanugo of developing
cIost ties of pan-American friendship
and commerce between the United States
and Its sister nations of Latin America.
This 'is complete and emphatic re
pudiation of the democratic opposition
to such policies that was started when
Mr. Blaine, an recretnry of state, in
augurated the pan-American policy
that has borne such ripe reward in en
larged trade and general world ad
vancement. Tho policy has been urged
and advanced by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root in face of bitter
democratic opposition in both
brrnches of congress. The value and,
merit of the policy has finally forced
even democratic endorsement.
No longer ago than in 1S00 Mr.
Bryan stumped the country denounc
ing the republican party for increas
ing the navy and army and preparing
for the nation's proper place in the
affairs of world powers. He was con
vinced that the nation was scheduled
for destruction unless the army were
disbanded and the navy dismantled.
He had the support of every demo
cratic spellbinder in the country, Just
as democrats in congress have opposed
an adequate army and navy since the
dayr when they declared in their na
tional platform that the war to pre
serve the union was a failure. Tet
the democratic platform at Denver en
dorsed another Roosevelt policy by
declaring: '
We believe that the interests of this
country would be best served by having
a navy sufficient to defend the coasts of
this country and protect American cltl
sens wherever their rights may be in
Jeopardy.
There is some sentiment in the coun
try for changing the name of the Pan
ama canal and calling it the Roosevelt
canal. The honor would be fitting, for
it is known to all Americans that the
president practically forced congress
to order canal construction, after it
had been held up by transcontinental
railroad interests for more than a gen
eration. The records of congress show
that practically all the opposition to
the construction of the canal at Pan
ama, or its construction at all, came
from democratic sources. Yet the Den
ver platform declares:
We believe the Panama canal will prove
of, great value to our country and favor
Its speedy completion. '
The democratic party la following
Mr. Bryan's example In trying to run
away from Its own record.
CHJMP CLARK S CAMPAIGN.
Champ Clark, the leather-lunged
congressman from Pike count', Mis
souri, deserves credit for introducing
a novelty in the campaigning line.
Champ Is taking no chances with cam
paign treasurers or managers who may
be found to have pipe line connections
with any trust headquarters. He Is
asking no -help from spellbinders who
might get their elocutionary trolleys
crossed and offer some argument to
the democrats of Missouri prepared
for consumption east of the Alle
ghenles. He wants to be re-elected to
congress and he proposes to Invest
$1,800 to that end along novel and
attractive lines. He proposes to wring
pledges of support from the voters,
but to do it in such a way that they
will insist that they like it.
According to the Kansas City Star,
Mr. Clark will offer in each of the nine
counties of his district a series of five
prizes to the young women who se
cure the largest number of written
pledges to support him and his party
In the forthcoming election. The con
test is open only to unmarried women
between the ages of 16 and 30 Just
aa it there were any unmarried women
over 30 in Missouri. The capital prise
in each county is to be f 100; the sec
ond. $50; the third, $25; the fourth,
$15, and the last $10. Each young
woman must obtain as many signatures
as she can to a card carrying the fol
lowing pledge:
I hereby pledge my aacred word of
honor to vote for Champ Clark and the
balance of tha democratic tkk-t In th
fi:rthc:mlng presidential and congressional
ele tlcna.
To make the pledge h'ndlng, each
cird, must bear the name and post-
office address of the voter and the ad
dress of the young woman who gets
credit for capturing the pledge.
As Clark's district is normally dem
ocratic by a large majority, the repub
licans may as well concede his elec
tlon and congratulate themselves that
the scheme originated In a democratic
district instead of In a section where
the republicans might have a fighting
chance, for It Is difficult to imagine
anything that cfuld counteract such
electioneering tactics. Any man, mar
ried or single, who fails to fall a prey
to this organized band of pretty vote
huntresses will probably be unable to
muster cournge enough to go to the
polls. There In only one flaw In Clark's
scheme, end his opponent may jet
make a showing by taking advantage
of it. Clark has barred all but single
women from Ms list of campaigners.
If his opponent Will only rnlist the
widows, the fight may not be lost, or
at least the republicans may prevent
Champ's election from being unan
imous. Incldortally, v,e put it up to Mr.
Bryan whether this ia not a form of
bribery that but thinly veils the tur
chase of votes in blocks of five and
multiples thereof.
KPPKVT OF THK TAFT 01'lt.
That the tourof Judge Taft
through the western states Is having
a marked effect in strengthening his
candidacy before the people is plainly
apparent from the enthusiastic recep
tlons accorded him at every point.
This is particularly true in Ne
braska, where his advent has proved a
stimulus all along the line, inspiring
every one who has come in contact
with the candidate with a thorough
appreciation of his strong personality.
Judge Taft'a moat striking charac
teristic is his convincing earnestness
and manifest sincerity. Without pre
tending to be endowed with great ora
torical powers, he talks to the people
as sensible men and women, appealing
to theix judgment, with no attempt to
Inflame their passions or prejudices,
and resting the case with them as a
Jury bound to reach a verdict for the
best interests and prosperity of the
whole country.
Judge Taft stands upon Ms own
record and with the record of the re
publican pasty. .Without claiming
perfection, he has nothing In his rec
ord to take back or apologize for,
which is in striking contrast with the
record of his particular opponent, who
is trying to make the people forget
all the democratic mis-steps and false
prophesies of the last twelve years.
It would be an Insult to popular in
telligence if such an appeal to solid,
sober thought, against the fake Issues
and cure-all nostrums of the' demo
cratic candidate and his platform, did
not produce salutary results.
FIOilTlXO THK DRUG HABIT.
Public approval will be generously
accorded the resolutions adopted at the
national convention of the Wholesale
Druggists' Association of America
pledging support to police efforts to
check the Improper use of opium,
chloral, cocaine and like drugs.
The "drug habit" has not attained
dangerous proportions in the west, al
though the police records show the
number of users of opium and other
nerve-destroying narcotics Is increas
ing each year. Ia some of the larger
eastern cities, notably New York and
Philadelphia, the use of these drugs
has become so common as to be a real
menace. Police attempt to suppress
their use have not been markedly suc
cessful, as unscrupulous druggists and
physicians have made it easy for dope
"fiends" to secure their favorite poi
son without much danger of detection.
Some manufacturers who should be
in Jail have even gone to the, extent
of putting nostrums on the market,
under disguises that make cocaine and
similar poisons as easy to obtain as
matches. In the south the negroes
have become habitual users of these
insidious drugs, with a result that is
shown forcibly In the Increase of
crimes, while in the big cities the drug
habit is increasing in spite of efforts
at repression.
The drug habit, it appears, can not be
cured by the victims. The "dope fiend"
soon losej power to save himself and
the work of reclamation must bs done
by others. The Chinese have finally
awakened to this fact and are employ
ing most drastic measures to prevent
the use or sale of opium and like drugs
in the celestial kingdom, which has
been tottering under the load for 300
years. The action of the wholesale
druggists is a welcome step in the di
rection of a moral crusade and one
that should be followed up by retail
druggists everywhere.
Mr. Bryan draws a Una of very fine
distinction v,hon he Bays that the $15,-
000 given to "Brother-in-Law Tom"
Allen in 1904 to pave the way for the
election of Mr. Bryan as Uulted States
senator from Nebraska was not given
to the state fund by Ryan, but came
out of the general national committee
fund, where it had been put by Mr.
Ryan. Mr. Bryan may convince him
self that tainted Wall street money
becomes deodorized In transit, but he
will not be able to persuade unbiased
people to ?srt with him.
Tho intelligent workingman is going
to decide what is for hla best interest
in the comlug election and not let any
one else decide for him. In coming
to his decision, furthermore, he ia
going to give more weight, as Judge
Taft advises, to what the respectlva
political parties have done for labor
rather than to what they promise to
do merely to catch tho labor vote.
The New York World, which is try
ing hard to support Bryan, refuses to
stand for the candidate's explanation
of the Hakell Incident, but declares
that "Mr. Bryan inunt have Known
Haskell's record when he assumed per
sonal responsibility for the man. It
he did not it vins because he had
chosen to be a fugitive from informa
tion." "
A New York man fouud a pocket
book containing $20 and gave it to a
stranger, who said his wife had lost
It. Later the stranger returned the
purse and mouey, saying they did not
belong to his wife and now the want
ads of the newspapers are being used
to locate the owner of the property.
That's the kind of men Mr. Bryan
ought to get on his campaign commit
tee, . . .
One of the delegates to the League
of American Municipalities told Judge
Taft that his Omaha Auditorium
speech had well repaid him for com
ing 500 miles to this city. The local
Bryanite organ does not care to quote
that particular delegate.
Figures returned by the city build
ing department show that Omaha has
kept going ahead steadily in spite of
alleged hard times. The evidences of
the city's growth are substantial piles,
occupied by busy merchants or happy
homes.
Prof. H. H. Wilder of Smith college
Is said to have discovered a method of
restoring the shrunken features of
mummies to their original shape and
color. He could maka more of a hit
by discovering some method of remov
ing oil stains without publicity.
In the meantime, the money col
lected by Governor Haskoil for the
democratic campaign fund is being
used by Mr. Bryan and his associates,
regardless of the suspicion of its
origin.
An English nobleman, proud but
poor, has married an English woman,
also poor, refusing to consider any
overtures from American heiresses.
He should have a Carnegie hero medal
prepared.
The convention of the League of
American Municipalities is developing
the fact that there are several ways of
governing a city. Also the fact that
the experts are not wholly agreed as
to which Is the right one.
"People should not be asked to be
lieve thot Mr. Taft is a mere vulgar
boodler." writes Willis J. Abbott. The
people have not been asked to believe
anything of the kind, and would not
believe it if they were asked.
Mr. Gomper8 has effected an alli
ance between the farmers' union and
the labor organizations in Texas. It
is feared that Texas will go democratic
this year.
Omaha has again proved its capac
ity for entertaining large crowds, and
none of the thousands who were here
during the week has gone away dis
appointed. Colonel Bryan would rather not
talk about that $15,000 jackpot which
"Brother-in-Law Tom" Allen ex
tracted in his name from the Ryan
boodle fund in. 1904.
Aa Agreeable Sarprlae.
Chicago Tribune.
Some persona seemed to be surprised to
find that Gov. Hughes. In addition to be
ing a first class governor, Is one of the
moBt effective campaign speakers In the
country.
Why This SelflshaesaT
Chicago News.
How much longer will bankers' associa
tions oppose postal savings banks on the
ground that people are entitled to nothing
better In the way of banking facilities
than they have already?
Aaaertlona M'lthoat Proof.
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Col. Bryan contends that he Is the orig
inator of all the reforms now being agi
tated in the country, and Insists that he
can administer them better than tha oppo
sition candidates. There Is nothing In his
career as a lawyer, an editor, a legislator,
a lecturer, or a candidate to prove this.
'' A 0ln of be Times.
Springfield Republican.
Steerage travel Into the country continues
t a very low figure, as heretofore since
the panic, but there Is a reduction In the
outward movement of unemployed aliens,
so that tho two movements- are Just now
about eiual. Thla la reflective of better
conditions of employment in the United
States. At least, there Is no longer such
a pressure of unemployment as to drive
alien workers abroad In numbers far ex
ceeding the current volume of Immigra
tion. Origin of the Democratic Rose,
Kansas City Star.
Do you remember the "American Beauty"
cartoon of a couple of years ago. Illustrat
ing young Rockefeller's justification of the
Oil trust? The son of the richest man had
told how the buds of the American Beauty
roes were nipped all but one In order
that the one might be perfected. The car
toonist represented Standard Oil aa the
on big bloom, Rockefeller as tha gardener,
scissors In hand, end tha crushed com
petitors as the severed buds. Well, la It
not an Ironical experience for the demo
cratic party that Its official campaign
book, published before the llaskell-Stan-dard
Oil revelations, has this cartoon re
produced on the back cover?
rULlTUAl, DKIKT.
Political corporations are convinced that
converaatlon is more edifying than letter
writing.
So tar as history goes, Governor Haskell's
fame la secure. He has written the songs
of Ms party.
Conrad Kohrs of Montana, will be re
membered as the man who lifted the ltd
of the ginger can.
SenMor Tillman Un't saying a word, but
Is enjuylr.g Ufa abroad almost as well as If
he w on the campaign firing line.
Mr. Kern explains the possession of a
railroad pass by saying, he was ct one time
en. i loved as attorney for a railroad cor
poration. This Is another Idol shattered.
Onci, of the candidates for governor In
Gvcryii has been indicted for tarrying a
gi:n. Al the same time a northern editor
of a half a dxm pipers got about the
country throwing bomb.
The eweet singer of Okluhuma exudes
melody al every pure, even though the
prtHsure of tho pipe line has been reduced.
Charlie cannot be hushed whilo atmosphere
moves in the sooner stale.
A polulisl It-ague In California asked
Congressman Nuvdliam several questions,
practically demanding a pledge from him
as to the stand he would take In congress
on several matters. He replied by quot
ing a section from the pohthal code of
California which makes It unlawful for can
didates to answer such questions and for
voters to ask them,
oTMicn i. a mi Tin orns.
Every by-election held In England sines
the Liberal landslide of two years ago
registers a recession of popular sentiment
The recent election at Newrastla-On-TVns
docs not differ In results from those pre
ceding, and attempts of party organs to
minimise the effect are distressing and
futile. A vsrlety of local Issues enter Into
these contests, the chief factor being dis
appointment over promises unrealised and
opposition to liberal legislative measures.
In the Newcastle election. In which the
liberal candidate was routed, three ele
mnnts were dominant opposition to the
pending rlquor licensing bill 111 feeling
caused by the partial suppression nt the
Catholic procession In London, and the
socialistic tendencies of the labor parly,
The latter was In reality the determining
factor. Tha labor vote, allied with the
liberal party, at the general election, de
serted their allies at Newcastle and gave
over 2, mo votes to the soclaJIstlo labor
candidate. Had thla vote stood an formerly
with the liberals, the party would have
won. The Unionists profited by tha split.
The fact remains, however, that liberal
party strength, aa shown at tha general
election. Is steadily declining. Tha tetal
number of votes at the last general elec
tion constituencies which since then have
had by-elections was: Liberals, 228,994;
Unionists, 174,678. The figures In the same
districts at subsequent by-elections were!
Liberal, 189,748; Unionists. SOl.ltt.
Evidence of modern progress In China
crops out in unexpected directions. The
custom of extorting confessions from ac
cused persons, by administering what has
coma to be known In this country as tha
"third degree," has been In vogue In
China for centuries, but the practice there
Is torture. The North China Herald pub
lishes a decree from the ministry of Justice
Instructing court officials to discontinue the
practice. Any official found disobeying Is
to bo cashiered and punished. Tha Herald
says: "Magistrates unlawfully torture the
prisoner for tha -sake of eliciting a confes
sion of guilt or Information concerning his
accomplices, and Jailer Illegally torture
him for the purpose of extorting money.
The kinds of torture used are now few, and
the torment caused Is often excruciating
and revolting beyond description.
The well-known Turkish soldier and
statesman, Fuad Pasha, has experienced
strange vicissitudes of fortune. Only a
few weeks ago he was in solitary confine
ment at Damascus, now he Is laden with
public honors. At Beirut ha had an ex
traordinary reception. The German em
peror was welcomed by tho most Important
officials of the empire and with all possible
military pomp. But Fuad waa received by
tho people. On the afternoon of his ar
rival they hurried in thousands to the rail
way station at tho port and filled every
possible space within half a mile of the
train. Many carried flags anf banners, and
songs of welcome were sung. As tha train
move! slowly in, hundreds clambered to
the roofs of the cars, while a of heads
surged round them In every direction, every
one struggling to get a glimpse of the re
turning exile and helping to swell the shout
of "Long live Kuad Pasha!"
The French government has at last de
cided to take definite action against the
practice of opium-smoking, which appears
to have attained alarming proportions at
Toulon. Tho difficulty Is to apply effec
tively the law of 1845 against tha sale and
purchase of poisonous substance A de
cree based upon this law has been drawn
up and will be issued very soon. Mean
while, the naval and police authorities at
Toulon are making such Investigations as
they can In suspected quarters, but, owing
to the ease with which the practice of
cplum-smoklng can be concealed, their task
has not been easy. Tha revelations mado
In the case of the traitor Ullmo. who waa
a confirmed opium-smoker, have directed
especial attention to the prevalence of this
habit, and the authorities are determined
to use every means In their power to sup
press1 it as a national evil.
Under the heading "8even Mora" a
French newspaper recently published tha
following from a Monte Carlo correspond
ent: "There Is a slight reduction In the
number of suicides for the current week.
Of the seven unhappy ones whom the ban
dits of Mone Carlo have hurried to their
death after first robbing them, four have
hamzed themselves In the cfLrdMn And nnm
has hanged himself fn his room at tha
Hotel da Parts. Thla last one was cut
down, nearly dead, and taken to the hos
pital at Monaco, where ha Is being caret
for In tha greatest secrecy. A woman also
has poisoned herself at Monaco, only a few
steps from the museum that was raised to
his own glory by Albert I. Still another,
a young man, 30 years old, shot himself
dead on Monday evening at 9 o'clock on
one of the benches fronting the great stair
case of the Casino. And yet among the
statesmen who meet regularly at The
Hague to combat tha scourge of war, not a
single delegate has yet dreamed of suggest
ing the suppression of the slaughter house
of Monaco."
If the Italian newspapers are pot ro
mancers of our own yellow-journal typa,
there has been an amasing automobile
tragedy near Albenga, a city not far from
Genca. An engineer who was spending the
Bummer there returned recently from a
long walk. As he approached his villa, his
6-year-old son noticed him and hurried to
welcome his father. At that moment an
automobile containing a chauffeur and two
daughters of the Marquis Revedln, turned
a nearby comer at high spsed. In vain tha
engineer tried to warn tha chauffeur of his
child's danger. Without reducing his epeed
the chauffeur drove on and struck and
killed the child. Tha erased father, so runs
the story, then drew his revolver and his
second shot passed thiough the body of one
of the girls and into tha brain of the chauf
feur. The automobile, deprived of lis
driver, dashed Into tha cliff along tha road
fatally Injuring the other sister.
Mildew has caused so great loss In tha
vineyards of the Champagne district In
Franca that tha land taxea have been re
mitted on evory plot affected. The total
champagne vintage this year will yield
3.0011,000 hectoliters, or considerably less
than .half the average. However, the an
nuxl aale of champagne being (8,000,000
bottles, and the principal houses of Rhlin
and Eperaay having on hand 111.000,000
bottles In reserve, tha world will get. Its
uguM supply, and, we are told, without
any Increase ' In price. Thera are several
families In almost any city who don't cure
what champagne costs, anyway.
M
At the commencement of tha present year
the number of pensioners on' the official
insurance lists of the German empire for
Invalidism, old age and sickness amounted
to PTK.WO. of whom Ml. 693 were Invalid
pensioners, 20,0P1 sick pensioners and 118, -H87
old-age pensioners. The sum paid to
pensluncnt in 19C7 Is estimated at 172.000,000
inaiks. and since the existent of the
Institution at 1.31S.0uO.oon marks. In 17,
m.OnO.POO marks were paid In. The total
assets amount'to l.SMS.buo.ono marks.
II amor, of tha Casapalga.
Baltimore American.
But Isn't It a tittle funny that Hkei
should have been bounced If he Is tnno.
cent? And Un't it a Utile funny that Mr.
Bryan should set up- such a- howl about
blm if be Is guilty T
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CAMPAIGN ECOVOMY.
Washington Star.
We've started In campaigning down to To-
hlck on tha crick;
We wanted some excitement an' we got It
purty quick.
We found that funds were comln' In ra
luctant lllfe an" slow
An people didn't seem to take much In
terest in tna snow.
So ol' Joe Struthers says, "It's true that
money talks a hean.
But at the present time it 'pears like
money's gone to sleep.
An' If this here community's to keep Us
proper tone,
I reckon that we'll have to do some talkln'
or our own.
So ol' Joe started In an' Intimated he had
heard
As how SI Simllng should be called a short
an' ugly word.
An' 81, he ris right up with anger far too
great tn smother,
An' logically proved that ol' Joe Struthcri
was another.
An' everybody said that whilo 'twas sad
to have a row,
Twss far more Interestln than the tariff,
anyhow.
An' now we've got excitement till we're
thoroughly content.
An' tha principal advantage la, It hasn't
cost a cent;
LINKS TO A SMILE.
TJe man dat thinks he haa a walkover."
said Uncle Bben, "is liable to git to takin'
things so easy an' slow dat de fua' thing
he knows he gits run over hlsself."
Washington Star.
"Bligglns says there are no great orators
nowadays."
no." answered senator Horgnum, "when
man has anything to say he puts it Into
the newspapers so quick that It's a back
number by the time it comes out on the
slump." Washington Star.
Tha feat' of the rider In the old tourna
ment who unhorsed his opponent In tha lists
was iKe our great modern holiday. ,
in wnai wayr
"Wasn't it taking a knight off?" Bal
timore American. " .
"If thera is to be a speed limit to travel
In tha air, how would they ever enforce
It?"
"Easily."
"How could they police the air?"
"With fly cops." Baltimore American.
"I never saw such a storm In all my life."
"Pardon me, my friend, since you 'saw'
tho storm, no doubt you can tell us what
color It was."
'Certainly! The wind blew and tha
storm rose, you ninny !" Boston Transcript.
Goodman Gonrong I've had the offer of
Job an I've a great mind to go to work.
8aymold Storey I alwus knowed ther"
wua a yeller streak In you. Chicago
Tribune.
Trust Magnate Vour services are valua
ble to us, and we are willing to pay hand
somely for them. But why do you Insist
that all our negotiations shall be In the
sign language?
Rising Young Lawyer Because, my dear
sir, some day I may want to run for of
ficeBaltimore American.
"Tha scientists are now wondering how
long a butterfly con go without food."
"Not above four - hours, and then they
are constantly wanting bonbons and Ice
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cream between meals."- I. ou svillo Courier
Journal. Mr. Ci'lmsonback What lu the world's
tho matter with this shirt?
Mrs. Crlmsonback Oh, I guess the girl
boiled It a little too long, dear, that's all.
Mr. Crlmsonback Lmiks to me as If shu
had fried It! Yonkers Statesman.
"A heap o' men," said Uncle Kbcn. "gits
a reputation foh great wisdom by per
tendin' to know mo' dan dey does un'
den persuadln' you to blame yoh Own
Ig'nunco foh not comprehendln' delr ex
planations." Washington Star.
"I met a lawyer frlnd this morning who
made a most extraordinary confession for
a professional man."
"What was it?"
"lie admitted t. me that Ills case hadn't
a leg to stand on."
"How odd In him to admit it. What kind
Of a case was It?" .
"His old bookcase." Baltimore American.
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