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r B T1IE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 23, 1903. i ! I i i Tiie Omaha Sunday Bep FOUNDED T EDWARD ROSKWATER VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR. Entarsd at Omtbt postofflcs ecooo' class matter. TERMB OF 8rB9CRIPTION llly p (without Sunday), one year.. MM laily bo and Sunday, one year DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Pally lire (Including Runrlajr), pr week.. I" Dally !) (without Bundayi. per weK...loc f-renlng Be (Tlthout Sunday, per wm c Evening Be .with Bundsri. Dr week. ..Wo a . - ui OFFICES. Omaha The Pe rtulldlnr. Pnuth Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Cminrtl H'uffs-15 flrott Afreet. fhlr-Mao 'Ms Marouette Pulldlna. New Tork-Rorrna 1101-1101. Na. 34 West rh'rtv-tHrd Btre.t Washing-ton-:: Fourteenth Street. N. W CORREProNDENCE. nmmnnlratlrns relating to new and ed terl matter shoeld he addreaaed: Omaha Bee. Editorial rnsrtment REMITTANCES. Remit by draft. tpr or poatal order payable to The Ree Publishing- rn-nnany. Only 2-rent stanra received In payment of ma'l accounts Personal chocks. ecept on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCt'DATION. Ftte of Nebraska, Douglas County, sa. : Oeorge n Tcschuck. treasurer of The I'ee Puhllshlng Company. being dulv aworn. says that the actual number ot full and complete copies of The Psllv. Morntnr. Evening and Bundsv T!ee pr ntad during the month of Beptember. 190s. vu as ronows: 1 , M.000 t rr.eso l '. ss.oeo 0.0 t 9.10 17 88.300 g 38.340 II 36,370 JO 36,000 2J 36.830 2! 36,830 It 36,480 14 36,880 U 36,480 t( 36,480 JT 37,700 J 38.440 16.140 38,700 T 18,630 sa.aio 1 89.840 10 88,810 11 M.MO II 36,800 II 83,800 14 J,-k0 18 M,M0 (1 36,4:10 j (0 36,, 0U j Totals l,09tf,390 Less unsold and returned copies.. B,4- Nat total Dally avvrage . . . 1,080, J53 UJCORdlC B. TZSCIIl'CK. Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to btfore me this 1st day of October, lSX'S. (Seal.) ROBERT HUNTER. Notary Pub.lc. WHEN OCT OK TOWN. Subscribers Ica-vlas the city teat Htrarllr shoal have The life sailed to them. Address will be chaaaed aa oftea as requested. The Bait Creek Joke Is about ripe. Did you regihter, or are you only a ii ear-citizen? Sold your vote yet, Mr. Democrat, us Bryan Bald you would? It I a sale proposition to discount the roorback, whichever side It hits. "Petticoats must go," says Dr. Mary Walker, who made Lers go years ago. Mr. Taft luslsu that tue south Is In the union even If it does not vote that way. Adlai Stevenson Las made a speech In favor of civil service. The axe for Aolai. Mr. Bryan says he does not like to use strong words. Nor strong argu ments. "What 1b Mr. Bryan talking about now?"asks a correspondent. About all the time. Mr. Bryan should furnish the names cf a lew democrats who are about to til their vctee. Mr. Bryan's followers niuat .'eel de iiglited to know that he thinks '.hey uie purchasable. Balloonlsts have never been classed as criminals, although all of them carry sandbags. Mr. Bryan cried "boodle and brib ery" once before. He is apparently looking for an excuse again. "Maryland is as sure as Indiana," says Candidate Kern. That will be cucouragina rews to republicans. assaaSBSMaasBnaBaaassasaMSBWsaaa. A Boston man was robbed while in church. Another reason why a man should stay awake while in church. The military authorities are prepar ing a dark outlook tor the Night Rid ers in some of the southern states. Most of the European powers are moro anxious for a piece of the Bal kans than they are peace In the Bal kans. If the Bulgarians and the Turks really insist on lighting, the rest ot the woi-M can think ot no better place for a ncht. An aeroplane Inventor predicts a speed of 200 miles an hour. They ex ceed that speed sometimes on the way to earth. "What Is the republican party going to do for the benefit of the people?" asks Mr. Bryan. It is going to elect Mr. Taft. Fashion has decreed against the "rat.' While this is rough on the rat, the new fashion appears to be a little ruff on the neck. Mr. Bryan declares that he has the utmost faith In the people, and then proves It by charging them with an in tent to sell their votes. The democrat who sells bis vote, or Is willing to sell it, is not a good citl sea, yet Mr. Bryan says many demo crats are getting ready to sell hltu nut. It Is said that Mr. Hearst paid $13, 000 to have those Standard Oil letter stolen and delivered to hiu. He could have made a Die profit if ho had sold ths letter back. Instead I lead ing them. S.turda 8;:::::::::::::::::::: iw!don and the last republican legislature Add rein all rnmnlalnli of lfTulritt t (vi n ln rt Avorv nlitfnrm rimm 77IB CtOSE RAXQE ISSUE. The closer we Ret to the coming elec tion the plainer we can nee that the outcome inuat bo a vote of approval or disapproval of the Roosevelt adminis tration under which the country baa enjoyed such unprecedented prosperity and made aurh marveloua atepa for ward In the path of political reform. Here in Nebraska we will have at the same time a vote of approval or disapproval of the splendid record of achievement made by Governor Shel- Ire upon which they had been elected. We have all signified our approval of the magnificent work accomplished by President Roosevelt as It was brought about and we likewise regis tered almost unanimous approval of the reform legislation enacted by our republican law-makers at the time each measure was signed by Governor Sheldon. Those evidences of approval, however, will count for little unless they are registered anew by a vote of confidence at the ballot box In Novem ber. , Think for a moment what a vote Cf disapproval would mean. It would mean popular repudiation of the square deal laws laboriously put through congress by President Roose velt and his associates over the des perate opposition of the entrenched corporations. It would Indicate pop ular Indifference to the vigorous en forcement of the law under direction of 4 he president against all violators and public plunderers. Such a vote of disapproval would naturally at once revive the flagging spirits of corpora tion lobbyists put to rout, and bring them back on the scene for renewed activity. A vote of disapproval of the work of Governor Sheldon and the repub lican legislature In Nebraska would be taken to mean that the people of this state cared nothing for faithful fulfillment of pledges. It would be taken to mean that they set little or no value on the anti-pass law, the di rect primary law, the employers' lia bility law, the law removing the 3,000 'leath damage limit, the pure food law, the railrcad rate reduction laws and all the other long demanded reforms secured only at the hands of the last republican legislature. If such a record of achievement and devotion to public duty In state and nation cannot command a vote of ap proval from the people of Nebraska, then there will be no incentive here after for any political party to live up to Its pledges or for any well-meaning officer to stand up for the people as against insidious public enemies. rEXSlOXS AXD DL'TT. Judge Hiram R. Steele of Brooklyn has raised an interesting question by asking whether he should accept the pension he Is drawing from the gov ernment when he is not dependent upon the pension for his maintenance. He served his country throughout the war, was wounded and Is drawing a pension $12 a month. In discussing his case the New 'York Times says: Judge Steele should return his pension money. Veterans of the war who do not need the pension money the law gives them should return it to the treasury, In order, either that the enormous annual ex penditure for pensions may be reduced, or that the monthly pittance of those who, by reason of poverty and disablement do need the money, may be thereby Increased. The New York Times takes, we are convinced, a narrow and commercial view of the question. In the better sense, the pension Is less a pittance for Immediate and pressing needs than it is a recognition of service. Even taking the Times' view and measuring the dollars and cents phase, Judge Steele is Justified In accepting the pen sion, although he does not need the money, as a compensation for the time he lost while fighting for his flag. But, better than that, his pension is a for mal acknowledgement of his record as a soldier, a source of pride to his fam ily and hla heirs, a proof of his right to his place on the greatest roll of honor ever made in thU or any other nation. Should Judge Steele or any others of the thousands who are drawing pen sions that they do not need for their immediate support feel any qualms of conscience over accepting the money they may still enjoy their pride in be ing on the nation's honor roll and use the sordid dollars to relieve the press ing needs of their comrades and their dependents who are not so well sup plied with this world's goods. It would be Interesting to know how many prosperous veterans of the war already use their pensions In this way. No man who served his country in tlm of war should hesitate to accept his country's rero?rlt1rn cf Ms services. PACKERS AXD PURE FOOD. President Roosevelt muat havo taken real pleasure in reading the re port of the proceedings of the conven tion of the American Meat Packers' association at Chicago the other day when this resolution, recommended by the executive committee, was adopted without a dissenting vote: That this association should heartily en dorse the meat Inspection and pure food laws. Any measure which tenda to fur ther guarantee ths hsalthf ulusw of ths products, when properly ad ntnlstered, should and does receive our loyal sup port. It will be recalled that when the ex pose of conditions in some of the pack ing houses of the country were made the subject of a congressional inquiry a few years ago. President Roosevelt was charged with an attempt to de stroy prosperity, confiscate property and Injure business because he took a decidedly radical stand on the ques tion. Many conservative friends of the president still believe that the re form he accomplished could have been brought about by leas sensational methods, but all, the packers Included, now agree that his action gave stabil ity to legitimate business by stopping abuses that were damaging the reputa tion of the entire packing interests. Proof of the beneficial results of the adoption of the pure food and In spection laws by congress has been furnished by foreign authorities, who were loudest In their denunciations of American meats when the expose was made In congress. An official British commission has Just completed an In spection of the meats packed In tins and glasses and offered for sale on the English markets. The commission makes the gratifying report that such foods as were packed in the United States were far purer and more wholesome and contained far less of preservatives than similar foods of British origin. As a result of this re port, the strong prejudice which was raised against American meat products in Europe, when the packing house in vestigation was on, has been prac tically removed and the American brands are becoming more than ever popular abroad. The trade will doubt less soon be back to its old standard and become better than ever as the knowledge of this country's rigid en forcement of Its pure food and Inspec tion laws Is spread among foreign con sumers. GROUT OF WELFARE WORK. William Menkel has a most Interest ing article in the current Review of Reviews on "Welfare Work on Ameri can Railroads," in which he reviews the advantages of such movements, not only to the men Interested In them, but in a financial sense to the railroad corporations. Incidentally, the writer pays the railroad corporations a tribute for their enthusiastic support ot all movements that have for their purpose the advancement of the welfare of their employes. He declares that rail road managers who have given thought to the question are liberal in their recommendations of expenditures for the maintenance of such institutions. Some of them frankly admit that they are not Inspired by philanthropic mo tives, but look upon such institutions as a good business Investment. The Young Men's Christian associa tion Is an easy leader In this work among railway men. The association now has 174 branches among railway men, with a membership ot 93,000 and buildings valued at 3.500,000. The largest and finest of these buildings is that at St. Louis, donated by Miss Helen Gould and built at a cost of $250,000. There are forty such asso ciations on the New York Central alone. The railroads generally make contributions for the buildings, while the management of them Is entirely In the hands of the associations. In addition to the Young Men's Christian association work, some of the railroads have established "night high schools" at division points, where their employes may pursue a course of study. Others have established hos pitals, savings and Investment concerns for the benefit of employes, reading and rest rooms and other plans for adding to the comfort and advance ment of their employes. The purpose of all ot the movements is essentially the same. They seek to fc-ive their employes, who by reason of their work have Irregular hours, the advantages of the home and the club. Wh'le this class of work is not car ried on by all railroads. It is develop ing end all of it tends to a betterment of the service, the promotion of lieUer feelings between employer and em ployed and general promotion of the public's Interest In many ways. NO LOSS TO DEPOSITORS. In the four months following the be ginning of the financial depression last October there were fifteen bank fail ures In the city of New York. The financial Institutions that closed their doors as a result ot the panic held $95,151,000 In deposits. Ot the con cerns thus embarrassed three were national banks, eight were state banks and four were trust companies. Ten of the fifteen Institutions have been re opened and the record shows that no depositor in any of the fifteen financial concerns lost one cent. Every dollar due depositors has been returned. In one of the trust companies Involved there were deposits aggregating $49, 000,000. The president committed sui cide, but the company has met all claims, possesses a wide degree of con fidence and promises to become stronger than ever before. Five of the failed institutions have been perma nently closed, but all claims against them have been paid in full. The net result has strengthened the national and state banks of New York in the eyes ot the depositors and has done much to convince the people that sate and sane banking needs no addi tional legislative protection. In the forty-seven years that the national banks have been in operation the loss to depositors has been a trifle less than one-twenty-ninth of 1 per cent. DISTRIBUTIXO THE ALIEXS. The North American Civic league has undertaken a highly important work by forming an organization and outlining a systematic plan for the bet ter distribution ot Immigrants upon their arrival in this country. The pur pose of the league Is charitable, in a way, but much more Important as a patriotic effort for the benefit, not only of aliens, but of ths entire public. According to the league plans, it is proposed to have data collected at a central headquarters from all parts ot ths country. This information will show the demand for workmen, the class of work to be performed, the preference in nationalities, if any, the school and church facilities and all In formation obtainable tbat may be used for the guidance of ths Immigrants and those charted with the duties of providing employment for them. It Is believed that the proper use of this in formation will aid materially In the assimilation of these Immigrants, dis tributing them throughout the country and preventing their congestion In the large cities where their presence In such numbers is a constant source of trouble. The Bureau ot Immigration at Washington Is aiding In this work and help may be furnished by state of ficials generally In furnishing the data required by the league. Th movement merits encouragement, promising, as it does, to do much toward the real solution of the ever-present immigra tion problem. THE umXESE COXST1TUTIOX. The ferment of progress which has been working In China since that na tion's war with Japan, fourteen years ago, has culminated In an imperial ele ctee establishing a constitutional ft rm of government to become effective In nine yesrs. The experiment will be watched with interest by the civilized world, marking, as it does, tho first long step toward the "awakening of China," which has been predicted and expected for generations. The form of the new constitution, as published by the order of the dowager empress, shows that China, a nation that was old before the birth ot any modern nation, has been taking advan tage of the experience f all nations In their experiments with constitu tional government. It establishes an appointive parliament, to be succeeded on its dissolution by a parliament to be elected by the people. It guaran tees free speech and the freedom of the press; provides for the protection of life, liberty and property and goes into many details relating to the man ner of managing and operating public utilities. The monarchy, however, Is to be made perpetual. In the pic turesque language of the proclama tion, "The Ta Chlng emperor will rule supreme over the Ta Chlng empire for one thousand generations In succes sion and be honored forever." Constitutional government for China comes as the result of the work of the commission sent out In 1906 to "study the institutions of civilized countries, east and west," and to report upon the adoption of such as were deemed de sirable. The commission reported that the wealthiest and strongest na tions of the world were those that were governed by constitutions and H Inci dentally called attention to the fact that China was the only great nation that was not so governed. The report met with instant approval by the leaders in the Chinese reform move ment and China appears to have taken at one leap an advance that has been the growth of a hundred years with other European countries. Americans who have been born and reared under a government that guar antees free speech, a free press, trial by Jury, protection of life and property and reign by law can hardly appreciate what the adoption of a constitution means to the Chinese, where for un told ages the rule of the emperor has been absolute. The mere introduction of the ballot box into China opens the way for a tremendous era of patriotic development which will be welcomed and encouraged by all civilization. FOOD CVXTROL PROBLEMS. Federal authorities are experiencing considerable difficulty in enforcing the pure food law, due to the activity of affected interests in bringing expert testimony In support of their methods of using materials in manufactures that have been declared unwholesome by the federal chemists. President Roosevelt has sought to overcome this qbstacle in the way ot pure food law enforcement by the appointment of a board of chemists to whom disputed questions shall be referred. One result of this has been a requent for reference to this board of almost every question that has arisen in protest ot enforce ment of the law. Just now the board of referee chem ists is wrestling with the sulphate ot copper question. The experts of the Department of Agriculture have de clared that this chemical, used In coloring and preserving certain vege tables and canned goods preparations, is injurious to health. The manufac turers have appealed from the decision, and are offering expert testimony in support of their contentions. The di versity of the issues and the urgency with which appeals are demanded in dicate that there is special reason for the existence of this board and em phasize the Importance of getting prompt decisions from it. The danger ot loading up this board with appeals, thus delaying the en forcement of the pure food regulations. Is apparent It is important tbat ques tions relating to the use of sulphate of copper, borax, benzoate of soda and other colorings or preservatives should be decided, not only for the benefit of the consumers, but also for the benefit of the manufacturers whose plans for next season's packing may be altered very materially by the board's decision. The entire country has a keen interest in the enforcement of the federal food and drugs law and wl!'. resent any ac tion on the part of manufacturers that Is calculated to obstruct or retard compliance with the provisions of the measure. Manufacturers affected by the law have had about two years in which to readjust their methods and if they have not done so, the fault Is theirs and the loss must be borne by them. Injured manufacturers have a right, under the law, to appeal to the courts. In full Justice to them, decis ions on mooted questions should be made promptly by th referee chemists and tho way paved for full enforce ment of the law as it Is finally construed. Editor VanDeusen Of the Blair Pilot serves notice on The Pee that he did not buy the reputation of that paper when he bought Its type and presses, and asks that this paper set him right before the public. He says he Is sup porting the republican ticket, with tho exception of one cf the candidates for the legislature, and that he Is especially deslrout Of seeing A. W. Jefferls elected to congress. The Bee cheer fully makes amends to EJItor Van Deusen and hopes he will be given full opportunity to rejoice over the elec tion, not only of Mr. Jefferls. but of all republicans who have his support. And. as the one who hasn't has forfeited It only by refusing to declare himself as being In favor of county option, The Bee hepes he will be elected too. The reported shortage of the Christ mas tree crop may be true, and again it may be Just an advance nptlce that higher prices are to' be demanded for them this year. FMriev C. Tapp, having been for mally notified of hla nomination as th presidential candidate of the national liberty party, may now return to his regular Job. , An Iowa farmer has Just sold hi corn crop for $12,390. He should be Interviewed by that commission which Is discussing plans for the uplift of the farrer. Olrlnsr tils Hopes Anar, Now York Sun. We Judsre from Mr. Bryan's "purchase the electlrn" talk that he has already thrown up the sponge. A Knklsh Sassenl Ion. Chicago Tribune. If poper can be made from corn stalks why cannot some use be made of th: autumn leaves that ynu patently rake from your lawn and burn In the street? Is Tram Work Probable f Chicago Record-Herald. A woman who Is unmarried won first choice In the Rosebud land drawling. It should be unnereisary for her to go slngls much longer. Her drawing Is said to be very valuable. Plonks Better Thaa Words. et. Louts Times. Ex-Senator Clark of Montana will take tho stump for the democrats. Couldn't he manage to hand over a few plunks, In stead? Tho latter variety of arguments are more heeded now and would be more effective for the cause he supports. Primitive Art la t'aba. Baltimore American. A government employe in Havanna stole $195,000 from the treasury. He simply took out the cash bonds from the safe. The art of abstraction Is still crude and primitive In our new dependencies. Artistic and safer methods of annexing public and pri vate funds will come with more experience of our American ways. Cartons Political Apology, PhiladeUhln Press. The fact that three Cleveland cabinet officers aro supporting Bryan Is Interest ing, of course, but the apology advanced for them, that they expect a republican senate to save the country from anything damaging Bryan may undertake, Is more Intel est Itig still. They had much better support the republican candidate for presi dent and be saved at once. Aa a Bnslnes Proposition. Kansas City Star. The nation as a whole could not be charged with sordldness If It should allow the determining factor of the presidential election to be the promotion of business. There are other considerations, of course, but not one of them operates against Mr. Taft, and certainly the business considera tion operates in his favor. The election cf Mr. Taft would monn business revival an acceleration of the ac tivity now under wjy. The election ot Mr. Bryan would, to say the ieast. mean a period of uncertainty, of waiting, and posilbly a year or two of reaction and depression. The country would know exactly what to cxptct of Mr. Taft. Mr. Bryan would be, in the largest and most serious sense, an experiment. SERMONS BOILED DOWN, Honey on the Hps does not cure hatred in the heart. Many think they are shining when they are only glaring. The sins we wink at today are the ones we wed tomorrow. Tomorrow's burdens always prove too much for today's back. The saddest slavery is that of being ruled by our pleasures. You have no right to set up your fad as another man's faith. The fool is known by offering his fore thought afttr the event. The secret of success lies somewhere be tween wishing and willing. If you would be farblguted you must learn to live on the heights. You cannot Improve the breed by polish ing the brass on the harness. It's a sad day when a man lets hla In terests determine his principles. Religion has no home in the man who does not show his religion at home. It's usually ihe man who opens his mouth widest who drinks In the most scandal. When a sermon only reaches back to Saturday night you can t expect It to last much beyond Monday morning. Chicago Tribune. SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PLLI'IT Boston Transcript: The minister who has talked his own funeral service into the phonograph has opened up a new use for the machine. Every man can now be hla own posthumous eulogist. Brooklyn Eagls: The pastor of Uni versalis! church In Connecticut declares that hla salary has been withheld because the treasurer of the society Is his enemy and used all the available funds to paint the edifice. That clergyman's belief in the aavabllity of everybody has received a hock. The cabe recalls the example of the Iowa l'nlverallst chaplain who, In the war. "became a Presbyterian on the ground that hell was a military neces sity." Boston Herald: The death of the Rev. Joseph Leicester Lynch, belter known as "Father Ignatius," removes an eccentric but persuasive Anglican preacher, who came to this country a number of years age and found a somewhat Inhospitable welcome 'in the diocese of Massachusetts. In New York Bishop Potter was kindlier and ha got a hearing. Father Ignatius was master of th arts that a successful vlvallst need and eloquent and per suasive, but far from tolerant of anything aavortng of the modern, and in essence an ascetic and medistvallst. CUPIDS sxs)PN(xjt$'rAiaRow Wedding Gilts LET ME HELP YOU SELECT I have Just received the finest line of Oorham Silver, Cut I have Just received the finest line of Oorham Silver, Cut Glass and Brass Ware, suitable for wedding presents; Chests of Silver containing from 75 to 200 pieces, and My prices will fit any size purse, and you will enjoy giving, bemuse your selection has been right. DIAMONDS I have one of the finest selections in the city. In flings. Brooches, Pendants, Earrings, Studs, Lockets, Cuff Buttons and Scarf Pins, ranging In prices from $10.00 to $2,000. Call and see our special $25.00 Diamond Ring. WATCHES Solid Oold and Gold Killed, with all makes of movements and all prices. Bee uur Special Cold Filled Watch, with n 17-.Tewel Elgin or Waltlmm movement, warranted for U0 vears, st f 1 8 On OI'K.N I P A CHAKOE AtVOVNT with me. In. not be backward. The wealthiest people purehnBe en credit. Credit In the confidence of the world. IM1 you ever stop to think that you jiui un.is.' on credit from your butcher and crmer and that you buv vour pianos und real estate on credit? Why not buy a Watch or Diamond on credit? It lx a better lnvontment than placing your money In a savings hank. as you can realize at any time you wish and at once. And. what t more, you can pay for the same while you wear tnem. Other Jewelers are afraid to advertise this, as it may harm thoir cash trade. They may give you the story that I charge more on account of selling on credit, but compare my rices and tee If they are not the name for cash or credit. Some houses may do such a thing, but I have been In business for the past 25 years and have a reputation established, and never misrepresent. My motto Is, "Unce a Customer with Me Always a Customer." Remember, for handsome Wedding (Sifts my selections have been made from the best and that my prlees are right. Watch and Jewelry Kepnlring n Specialty. Eyes tested Free by a Uraduute Optician. Mandelberg's Gift Shop 1522 Far nam Street PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE, Baltimore sent Us motor patrol wagon to tho Junk pile and returned to the horse. A horse on John D. Whether the deal goes on or not, the Outlook got a line of free advertising from the associate editor story. It Is presumed the American battlefleet officials, after the royal reception, sang with great unction the Jubilant refrain, "Mlkadoodledo." Municipal automobile bills in New York City foot up J3'X,000 a year, and some grouchy taxpayers think the sum exceeds the speed limit. According to reports, belching locomotives and cigarette stumps aro the principal causes of forest fires. For the first timu in many years hunters fulled to score. The famous Brighton Ueach race on Long Island, whero Bruoklynltes played the ponies for years past, Is being cut up Ints 1,500 building lots and placed on the market. The national supreme court refused to play politics by advancing the Oklahoma deposit guarantee case out of the regular order. Haskell's bailiwick Is considerable, but It la not the whole works. Chicago properly resents the charge that it has a freak In the man who turned down a $1,000,000 legacy. The man belongs to the Three Million club, and under his obliga tion cannot cut under. It Is difficult for the uninitiated to appre ciate the grief of a man wlms.- annual in come is cut from $U),0UO to Jti.int. IMle on top of this distress a hot demand for ali mony and you get a picture of the poignant grief of Howard Oould. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. "Suppose," said the pretty ribbon sales lady to I no energetic dry goods .s.tlexiudy, "lue floorwalker iKsues an orir that tn ladles muHt mil accept attention from the gentlemen clerks, what shall we do?" must make a counter Demonstra tion.'" promptly answered tile dry goods lady. Hal timore Amti ican. "Don't you find It pretty expensive to keep up that big touring car?" "Ves, I do. iiut 1 in n.it giumbllng. You see Marina axieed to ttive up pluy.nn bridge at the Kieecein's lr I'd uuy me a:. Oh, I m saving money, all rifc'iil." Cleveland 1'luin lJealer. Tafter If the ballot we'e given to women the republican party would have a cinch. Uyron Yes? 'latter All women want protection. Puck. Jeweler You say the inscription you wish engaged on the Inside of this ring is to be "Marcellus to Irene?" Young Man (simiewhat embarrassed) Yes, tnat's right. Hut -er don't cut "Irene" very deep! Modern tioolety. "My observation," said the sage, "leads me to the conclusion that tho more wealth one gives away the more wealth one has." "It's Just exactly the same way with "IT COSTS Investigate Piano Qialily and Prices! DON'T BE PERSUADED by a smooth .salesman to buy from some dealer without looking around. Let us t.hov you and tell you about our pianos. Our pianos defy com petition. The lowest priced Piano sold by some of the big dis count dealers is $250. We sell a new, largest size, upright Grand Piano for $145. Compare the appearance and quality of tone and ma terial of our $143 pianos with the $250 piano elsewhere. This is just a Famplo of what the Ilospe plan saves you, others in proportion. Besides our notable selection of new sample inexpensive pianos of the better sort and our speciul offerings in under priced used pianos. Then our regular line, uneijualed for quality and variety. SIO Sends a Piano Dome J6.C0 Monthly fays tor It. A. HOSPE. We do erpert piano tuning kisses," whispered one of his listeners, a demure little miss who was sitting by a big man wltn a beard. Washington Star. Elderly Relative I really think, Gladys, you snould marry young. Gladys (with a charming blush) Whv. Aunt Annabel, how did you find out his name? Chicago Tribune. "I suppose you have read of the danger In kissing," he remarked tentatively. "1 have," she replied, "but 1 come of a family noted for courage." Philadelphia Ledger. Seldum Fedd Me and me frien' ain't no tramps muddiin; we're a couple o' wealt'y clubmen, walkln' across de continent on a wager. Mrs. Flint (coldly) Hurry along, then, or you'll lose your bet. Puck. Towne Doesn't It seem strange that so few men discover the secret of success in life? Browne Yes, but it seems stranger still that tlio secret Is still a secret. tfuiely, some of the few who discovered it muiit have told It to their wives. Philadelphia. Press. THE GLAD DAY. Finnie Siearns Davis in the Century. I have not thought of sorrow The whole clay long, nor now; I wandered out, and, oh, what winds La Hi kisses on my brow! And all the world was kind to me, Kaeh spear of grass was gay; The brown brooks had a mind to me And bang me on my way. I conquered many a climbing road. And always at tho crest The winds of ail the world abode, And shadows stopped to rest. The hills like lazing gods of eld With sleepv shoulders lay. Ami all tho soaring vault upheld Uf all the high blue day. F.ir. far below the village splia Pricked sharply to the sky, "Strong paan hills of rny deslrel Krail house of God!" thought 1. Far, far below the river crept; The willow leaves made stir Of blowing silver, touched and swept By Wind, wild lute player. (The river wind a minstrel is. A minstrel left and blind; The willows know his finger's kiss As strings tho player's mind.) The sweet shorn fields, the fairy fern, Tile roadside's g psy bloom. Young goldenred oh, every turn Was blitho with green and gloom I I did not meet a single face That would not smile at me; PerhupB the sun a vast itolden grata Set luve and laughter free. The utaveston-s by the poplar tree Full ratelessly I passed; I thought that Denth himself must. ic How sweet was Lite, at last. And I came home at evening time, And still my heart doth sing Bo have I wrought this waveiing rhyme For my remembering. I have not thought of sorrow The whole dav long, nor now; God ntght. fair world! and oh, what furs Weave splendor round my brow! NOTHING" Wj are factory distribute for Kr;ich 4k. Bach, Krskauer, Kimball. Jlubh & Lane, Cabla-XelBun. Mflvlllo Clark, Hiillot -ft Davis, iiurton. Cramer, Etc We are also western diau trlbutem tor the Supreme, the King of Play era, the InnlUble Apollo Player Piano. '513 Doutjlan Street aud repairing. V 1 'S i 5 r r- 9