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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1305. 'Hie Omaha Daily Dei JOI NDED RT EDWARD R08EWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER. EDITOR. F.nori1 at Omaha postoftlce u second f'f matter. Terms or subscription. T'lil'y H (without Sunday). 01 year. .St. Of 1'ally.H- anil Sunday, one year fc.00 DELIVERED BT CARRIER. rllv Fee (Including Sunday), P wek..l5e J'Ulv Bee (wltnm:t Bun. lay). p-r week...luc r.ventnr Be (without Sunday), per week 4c Kvenlne; Hee (with Sunday), per Week..lOc Hiinday B. on yenr 8Hurdav Bee, one year 1" Address all complaints of Irregularities In dirflvery tu City Circulation Department, OFFICES. Omaha The B'e Building. H'Mirh Omaha 'i'wentv-fourth and N. ' Council ni'jffs 16 Scott Street. hli ago 1548 Marquette Building. NVw York-Rooms 1101-1102 No. West TI.:rv-thlrd Street. Washington 728 Fourteenth Street N. W. OORRE8PONUKNCE. ' Communication relating to news and edi torial mutter should he addressed: Omaha Bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft. express or postal order payable to The Bee Publlnhlng Cmipany. Only 2-cent stamps received lr payment of mall accounts. I'ersonal check, except on Oiruha or eastern exchange!, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION, flate of Nebrneka. Douglas County, ss : Oi)frr B. Tsechu.-k, treaeurer of Tha Dee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, lan thai the actual number of full and rnmnle copies nf The Daily, Mornir. Evening and Sunday Bte printed during the. month of Octobei, 1903, was as follows: 1 37,100 17 37,?0 3SS60 IS 3,8O0 t M,H0 1 17,800 4 ,.86,300 SO 37,500 t 37,390 21 37,060 6 ....37,600 tZ 37,660 7 ....36,600 13 37,780 8 37,630 14.. 37,460 38,180 '. IS 87,100 10. ....4..,. 88,890 . 16 47,750 11 36,660 37 J7.B40 12 37,700 S8 33,880 IS 37,630 29 37380 14 37,610 30 37,640 If ....,....'.87,730 tl 37,900 16 37,780 Total 1,174,770 Lass unsold and returned copies.. . 8,876 Nat total 1,166396 Dally average 37,08 GJCORQB B. TZSCHUCK, Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to tttfure ma this Slat day of October, 1908. M. P. WALKER, Notary Public. WHEN OUT Or TOWN. afcaariaara leaving taa city tcaa orarlly should kr Taa Be aaallea taeaa. Aadraaa will be chanced as The Cabinet Makers' union le work ing overtime. President Roosevelt 1b now prepar ing to carry the war Into Africa. After a severe struggle South Dakota appears to have divorced politics from divorces. Missouri looks like the first real and substantial crack In the wall of the solid south. Governor Sheldon might relieve himself by Issuing his Thanksgiving proclamation. Paris has a woman billposter, but women do not usually get stuck on a job of that kind. "Unci Jo" Cannon may now feel at liberty to say just what he thinks about Collier's Weekly. The coming Corn show at Omaha has gotten altogether too big to be re tarded by any small obstacles. "The democratic party needs new policies," says Judge Parker. Life, fire, credit, accident or cyclone? Mr. Taft's extreme popularity, ac cording to the unoffficlal returns, ap pears to have been 1,118,863. It Is reported that Mme; Emma Eamea la to become reconciled to her former husband. Same old Story. "Keep your eye on 'Tom' Marshall of Indiana" says the World-Herald. Mr. Bryan will doubtless heed the admoni tion. Mr. Bryan may recall that the Tam many delegates refused to join In the s demonstration at Denver over his nom ination. The csar of Russia has been warning the crown prince of Servta against the dangera of war. Experience Is a great teacher. As returna come In, It is made more and more clear that It Is never safe to count majorities before thoy are hatched. According to the unofficial figures, Nebraska has no citizen who voted tor Sidney Caesar Tapp and his liberal re form party. An increase of $18,000,000 is called for in New York City's budget thla year. That's an unlucky number for the taxpayers. Th next Kansas legislature will con tain 188 republicans and 40 democrats, and that's a good many democrats for Kansas, If anyone should ask. "The Mysterious Sti-auger" fcaa evl dently moved h!s trunk Into the re publican camp with the Intention of ecomlng a permanent boarder. "Mack claimed everything that was In alght," says the Nashville Aiuerl ran. Yes, and ho claimed a lot of things that were never in sight. The new $5 gold pieces are specially designed with a view to making them suck easily. That will be good news to a lot of folks who have had great difficulty in making the old ones atack. The congress that will meet Monday, December 7, should remember that everybody now seems to be In favor of postal savings banks. A law to that end would make a very acceptable Christinas present to the country. ISITAy EXTRAORD1XART ttCCAStOSf The authority of the governor to tall the leglslsture In special session in Nebraska is derived from the follow ing section of the state constitution: The governor may, on extraordinary oc casions, convene the legislature by procla mation, stating therein the purpose for which they are convened, and the legisla ture Khali enter upon no business except that for which they were called together. The Inquiries sent by Governor Shel don to members of the outgoing legis lature proceed on the assumption that an "extraordinary occasion" will be presented, providing a sufficient num ber of members Indicate their willing ness to vote fof the proposed prohibi tion law, but that no "extraordinary occasion" will be presented if a ma jority of the members indicate their opposition to such a law.' The fact is, of course, that nothing has occurred since the last sitting of the legislature to change the situation in Nebraska with reference to liquor legislation. The only thing that has occurred of extraordinary character has been the election by the people of a democratic governor and legislature to take the rerns of state government after the beginning of the new year. How this Justifies the resort to the sel dom used prerogative of the governor to convene the legislature in special session to enact a law which the law makers freshly commissioned by the people not only would not enact, but might repeal, is not evident on the sur face. If the transfer of political control from one party to another furnishes an "extraordinary occasion" within the purview of the constitution we are likely to have special sessions of the legislature every time a governor falls of re-election CA BIKE T-UA K 1XG. The election of Mr. Taft will doubt less bring about a large number of changes In the personnel of official Washington and newspaper corre spondents and polltlcans are already busy with speculation as to the next president's cabinet and his selections for important positions in the federal service. Although one republican ad ministration succeeds another there is always a large percentage of office holders who separate themselves from official life with each succeeding ad ministration and the certainty of these changes opens a wide opportunity to "mention" the names of republicans who are fitted, or whoso friends think they are, for Important places in the government official family. It Is safe, however, to reject these hand-made cabinets, as they appear from time to time, as unofficial, until an announcement comes direct from Mr. Taft and that announcement need not be expected for some time. There is no occasion for hurry In the matter, while there Is much reason for care and thought In the selection of the new members of the cabinet when he becomes president. Mr. Taft will be faced by big tasks. Backed by an overwhelming vote of confidence in the Roosevelt policies, for which he stands, Mr. Taft must select his aids and make his plans to carry out the work of ad ministration in accord with the trust. To do this, he must have a cablnetiin entire harmony with him. No' one doubts Mr. Taft's full ap preciation of the duty and responsibil ity that will come to him when bs en ters the White House as the nation's chief executive and no one doubts that he will meet them Just as he has met every other public duty and responsi bility, with credit to the country and to himself. Fortunately for him, he has a wealth of splendid material in his party from which to select his cabinet and high officials and that his selec tions will bb made wisely is a foregone conclusion. THE FIGHT OX TWO CEXT FARE. Keen local interest will be taken In the progress and result of the case now on hearing In the federal court at Kan sas City, In which the Missouri rail roads are trying to show that the 2 cent fare law of the state should be set aside as confiscatory. The situation in Nebraska Is more or less similar to that in Missouri, as the laws are prac tically Identical and the railroads are using the same argument In both states for the overthrowing of the state enactments. The Missouri hearing Is being held at this time in compliance with an agreement entered Into some time aio by which the roads decided to take no action in the courts until It could be shown by actual operation whether the reduced rates were really detrimental. The roadB will present the detailed re port of their earnings to the court with tne claim that they have not been able to operate at a profit. The roads hive apparently chosen an opportune time to make their show ing. Transportation companies have suffered, with all other Hues of indus trial and commercial activity, In the general depression that has prevailed throughout the country for about a year. But if the railroads show from their books that they have not been able to make a profit out of their passenger traffic during the period the new law has been In effect, this will hardly be accepted as a fair test. If it could be shown that the railroads have suffered a loss correspondingly greater than that experienced in other lines of business, the fact . would strengthen their claim, but the records do not show that the railroads are in any such position. The Commercial and Finan cial Chronicle of New York, which de motes much space and attention to rail road earnings, in its Issue of October 84. contains a compilation of returns for Auguft which shows that the earn ings of the roads of the country are very rapidly getting back to normal and tbat the loss for the year, to Ses .euiber 1, on all roads, is about 3 ptr cent, still leaving a margin of profit for operation. In many cases, losses in gross earnings have gone into gains In net. The Chronicle says: Among conspicuous c"-e of this kind may be mentioned the Southern railway, which, while having sustained $824,404 de crease In gross, reports $2f5,ZtO Increase In het; the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fa, with S50J.674 decrease In gross, has 1417,104 In crease In net; the Southern Faclflc, while having $1,623,440 loss In gross, has $106,078 gain In het; the T'nlon Pacific, with a small decrease In gross ($33,041), has no lass than $$1,138 Increase In net. We might also men tion the Rock Island lines, which, com bined with the St. Louis & San Francisco and Chicago tt Eaatcrn Illinois, though hav ing fallen $1,017.2,18 behind in gross, are a trifle ahead In their net. There are nu merous other cases where, while large losses In gross have not been entirely wiped out, they have been nearly so. These recorded figures show that the railroads, for the most part, are making good money. Preliminary re turns for September Indicate a marked revival of business with a cheering prospect that the transportation com panies will soon be back to their record-breaking earnings of 1906 and the early part of 1907, proof that they have, In fact, suffered no more heavily than other enterprises. TS KILLtXO OF CA RMACK. The sensational shooting affray at Nashville, resulting In the killing of former United States Senator Edward Carmack, appears in the light of re ports at hand to have been little short of cold-blooded murder and the logical result of the era of disregard for the law which prevails In many of the Southern states. The ostensible excuse for the assault upon Mr. Carmack was ur editorial in the paper of which he was editor, pok ing fun at Major Cooper, the head of the local democratic machine. Only a supersensitive person could find cause for even slight offense In the published words, which were in light, flippant and slightly sarcastic vein. The one unprejudiced eye-witness to the tragedy, a woman, testifies that the rush was made, on Mr. Carmack by Cooper and his son while Mr. Carmack had his hat raised in his pistol hand In greeting to her. This testimony would seem to thoroughly destroy the claim of the Coopers that the killing was done in self-defense. 'Mr. Carmack was one of the bright minds of Tennessee. He had been trained in the newspaper school, had served his state four years in the na tional house and six years In the United States senate. In both branches of congress he. made a repu tation as a keen, forceful man, a bril liant speaker and an entirely lovable person. His death, in the full tide of his manhood, is made the more deplor able by the damnable method of his taking off. THE BVSIXESS REVIVAL. , Promises of a revival in business and the industries in case of the elec tion of Mr. Taft have been succeeded by concrete orders in the form of ful fillment. The American business com munity has a habit of fixing a specific time for the resumption of full activity and prosperity. This year that date was fixed as "after the election" and commercial reports show conclusively that many contingent orders that were placed before the election and many others that were deferred pending the result, are now coming In. "Hie United States Steel corporation has begun work on large orders which were placed contingent on Taft's elec tion and Is now busy with total con tracts calling for about 4,000,000 tons of steel. The Westlnghouse concern has JuBt closed a contract for work In New York amounting to $5,000,000 which was placed contingent on Taft's election. The General Electric company has closed a contract for water power de velopment In California costing $5,000 000. Two big thread mills at Newark, N. J., employing 5,000 men, have started on full time. The American Nut and Bolt com pany of Pittsburg has added 800 men to Its force and has increased wages 20 per cent ' The price of steel rails has been re duced from $28 to $24 a ton and the Erie, New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio have placed large orders. The Milwaukee has ordered, fifty additional engines and several companies that had their sidetracks filled with Idle cars a few months ago are now order ing new cars to care for the traffic in sight. An eminent citizen who recently ran for the presidency stated in a speech during the campaign that the factories and mills tbat were starting up were doing so for the purpose of carrying out "a transparent political trick," but the cold facts appear to be that the factories and mills are rapidly getting back fo full working capacity In recog nition of the fact that confidence has been restored and the . country's de mands will soon restore the industries of the nation to their normal activities. Every state institution In Nebraska Is asking for more money for the next blennlum than it ever bad before. The Incoming democratic administration will have to get buBy if It expects to make good on its promises of reduced expenses of government and lower taxes. Mayor Jim reminds us that several other distinguished Nebraska demo crats, including "Bill" Oldham, C. J. Smyth and William Jennings Bryan, made speeches for the democratic ticket In states that went overwhelm ingly republican. Councilman Bedford threatens to hold over as member of the city coun cil after he takes his place on the county board unless a successor is u.reed upou entirely satlufactory to him. Mr. Bedford nped not go outside of the present council to find demo cratic precedent for holding two public Jobs at once. . It seems that some of the very folks who "put the brewers out of politics" In Nebraska by enacting the Gibson law and the Sackett law are now blam ing the brewers for their political mis fortunes. If the police board experiences no embarrassment in appropriating $4,000 for permanent Improvements and fix tures at the new city Jail the police fund cannot have been cut very close to the garment when the tax levy was made. "Sunny Jim" Sherman has made a record as a successful business man. His election cost him $2,800, while his salary will be $12,000 a year for the next four years, leaving him a nice margin of profit on the investment. There Is some conflict of evidence and opinion as to whether Mr. Cleve land wrote that letter, but It certainly forecasted the result of the election with Mr. Cleveland's prophetic vision. A German steamship company has named its newest and largest vessel the "George Washington." George Wash ington made the first water record by crossing the Delaware. Two things are equally necessary to make a politician successful in public life he must know how to be a good loser as well as how to be a strong winner. London's proposition to pave its sidewalks with rubber will not meet the approval of one O'Sulllvan, one of the best known and best-heeled Amer Icans. "The best legislature Nebraska ever had" will do well to stand on the rec ord it has made without taking a chance at spoiling It at the eleventh Lour. Am Expressive Forecast. Chicago News. That expression of gentle resignation on the face of Indiana's Mr. Kern In his campaign photographs waa prophetic. Ramble of Coning Event. Baltimore American. The year of 1910 will be marked by a re hewal of business activity in all divisions and departments. The period of depres sion is over; the good times have dawned. . An Underatadr, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Nebraska, which Is normally a republican state, elected a democratic governor. After bo long an experience In presidential timber Nebraska thought It advisable to provide an understudy. Banal to tha Task. ' Brooklyn Eagle. The address at Cincinnati shows that the weight of felt responsibility on Mr. Taft la easily carried by him. It shows that he la confidant of the justice of the people as well as of the clearness and cor rectness of his own purposes. It shows that he is assured that he Willi give and receive full consideration In his work. Hennbllnnn 11 1 h I .wt. H Boston Transcript. Higher republican levels In the east and south, including the southwest; some democratic strengthening north of the Ohio and west, of the Missouri; republi can high tide In the electoral college, but some moderation of Its strength in the house of representatives these are the substantial results of Tuesday's balloting to be remembered tor the next four years. ; . A Southern Sacaestlon. Charleston News and Courier (dem.), Mr. Bryan made a speech to what is called by the New York Sun "a bevy of thlry democrats" at Fairview on the thirty democrats" at Fairview on the his gratification at the results In his own state, and declared that the disappointment he experienced because of the national defeat was relieved somewhat by the re flection that there were "so many th'ngs to ooneole us." "I hope .that I have convinced my friends," he said, "that run nlng for office has only been an Incident In my work." Would It not have been more accurate If Mr. Bryan had said that his work , was only an Incident of tils running for office? It looks to us as if he had the cart before the horse. MEASURING THIS LANDSLIDE. Meaning; of tne Returns from a Demo eratio Standpoint. New York World. In 1986 Mr. Bryan waa defeated by a popular plurality of 601,864. In 1890 he was defeated by a popular plurality of 849,790. This year the popular plurality against him runs upward of 1,100,000. Mr. Bryan said in the formal statement Issued the other day: "It I could regard the defeat as a purely personal one I would consider it a blessing rather than a mis fortune." The defeat was so largely per sonal that Mr. Bryan need not hesitate about regarding It as a blessing. The re turns Indicate that there' are not half a doien states In which he has not run be hind the democratic candidate for gov ernor. While Mr. Taft's popular plurality Is more than 1.100,000, It Is estimated that the combined pluralities against the democratic tate tickets are little more than 4(W,ocj against 700.00 for Mr. Bryan personally. There are few states In which he did f well as In 1W0. He has brought Nebraska, with eight electoral voteB, into the demo cratic column, but seems to have lost Mis souri, with eighteen electoral voU-, al though In 1W0 he carried Missouri by 27,i Even the southern otates, which are re sponsible for Mr. Bryan's nomination this year, were not sreatly Interested In voting for him. Only Kentucky gives him ait In creased plurality over 1900. In the others, except Maryland, where the electoral vole will probably be split, there is a Bryan slump varying from hundreds to many thousands. In the eastern states Mr. Bryan farej worse than in 1900. In New York he lost the city, which tie curried eight years ago, and Taft's plurality in the state exceeds McKinley's 1900 plurality by eo.000. The I'a cirio coast states followed the Atlantic coast states in Increasing their an'i-Bryan pluralities. In the middle west Mr. Bryan averaged only a little better than In 1X. What he gained In Indiana. lewa and Wis consin he lost In Illinois, where Mr. Taft haa 175.000 to Mr. MeKlnley'e 96.000. Even in Colorado he fell 24.0HO behind his l'Xi vote. It waa a democratic defest, but the ele ment of disaster Is Mr. Bryan's owa prop erty. BITS OF WASIMSOTON LIFE. President HooaeTelt's Plant With War Collee Heroes. Since the order went forth to army off I cere Intimating that walking Is good exer cise, President Roosevelt watched for an opportunity to show the profession how to do it In a "healthy" way. Iast Friday he Indulged In a heart-to-heart talk with the members of the staff of the war college. emphasising the Importance of being fit physically for any emergency. "Now, boys." he exclaimed, In effect, "I am going to take a constltutlon.il tomorrow after noon and would be delighted with your company. Are you with meT" Fifty-eight members of the staff eagerly accepted the Invitation, elated with the honor of a hike with the president. What happened during the walk Is told by the Washington Post, in part aa follows: The president set the time for meeting at I o'clock Saturday and the place aa Boulder Bridge, in Rock Crerk park. Clad In old clothes and wearing the familiar Rough Rider hat, ho appeared at the bridge in company with Secretary Garfield and Mr. Bacon. He found fifty-eight officers awaiting him. "Ah this is bully," he exclaimed. "I've not led so many men since my days In Cuba. Let's start." And the company started. Some few gasped at the Initial pace, but no strag gling was allowed. Neither was there any cttempt at military formation, for the iuuie cnosen ty the president did not ex actly admit of that. For some little distance the cavalcade made its way down the smooth level of the park road. The president was chatting with a little group that Included Secretary Garfield. Mr. Bacon, General Bell and Gen eral Wotherspoon, head of the war college when he suddenly cast his eyes to tho" right. "Well, here's a promising place," he said, garlng at the thick undergrowth that clad the steep hill. "Up we go!" I'D the 1 It Ha armv ...... . , ntin, inany were scratched by thorns and much clothing was torn by brambles, but all came out on the crest of the rise. Before those who were breathing stentorlously could recover the president looked them over quickly and a grin spread over his face. "By Godfrev ' Ho j . - - - -- .Aviniuicu, lucre s nothing up here. Down we go again." Down the Mil the marchers made their way, garnering more scratches and more torn rlnthln . . ...., a u me. way. Once on the oath at h k(. declivity the president struck his gait which is more rapid than the "double time In the armv. Hi . - - j'liuucu uuwn km! l!ead 'nd hlB Coat ,alls Drea out " " " "' rapimty or hia stride, he led the party, now well trailed out, along the WIthOUt Vllmlnr k. .1 j ... ... . . yiuugcu into tne thick woods through which the path ran in narrow and winriimr fn.v,i , ., --..iiiv.ii, aim me marchers were compelled to fall Into single file. By this time the Inclination for con versation had passed. The rapid- ' pace made everv iuu nncr. v.i- , .L - . . w mo urea in, ftna there was a general disposition to attempt nothing but the business Immediately in hand. The path broke Into the open at the base of a rocky cliff, almost precipitous, on the banks of Rock Creek. Thi. i. . of the president's favorite spots, and at stream Is about seventy-five feed wide and from four to six feet deep Straight un the rockv wall th. climbed, hand over hand. Behind him, one by one, came his followers. General neii, wno is tne beau Ideal of the service, was close behind Mr. Roosevelt when the top, ax) feet up, was reached, and at Gen eral Bell s heels came General Wother spoon, who weighs 130 pounds, but Is hard as nails. "Glorious' climh. Bell." said the nM.i. dent, his eyes twinkling and his face glowing with the exercise. "Liet's wait a minute for the rest and then wo-it down again. Nothing like climbing as an exercise." Then down the rocky Wall the party went, slipping and sliding, and arriving at the bottom drenched in perspiration. The president looked contemplatively on the stream and them removed his hat. Into It he placed lils eye-glasses, his watch and keys, and one or two other things that water might injure. Taking the cue, these who knew their leader did likewise. "Well, let's go across," said Mr. Roose velt, when he had completed the prelim inary arrangements. And he waded In. In a moment he was up to his armpits. Four strides further along the water readied to his chin. Thtough It all the president smiled delightedly, and when two of the smaller officers were forced to swim to strike shallow water on the far shore, he laughed heartily. Shaking himself like a great dog, the president struck out from the stream on the way back to the lights of the city. It was growing chilly, and the teeth of many of those who strode In wet clothes were chattering like castanets when the street car line was reached. Mr. Roose velt, however, seemed to radiate heat and happiness. "That was a bully walk," he exclaimed, shaking hands with a number of those nearest. "Nothing- like hriak fai get up an appetite for dinner. Good night." na me president accompanied by Sec retary Garfield and Mr. Bacon entered the White House carriage and was driven off. The others stood shivering until a tar came along, when they startid back to the city. Among the members of the general staff present at the walk were General Bell, chief of staff; Genarai William F. NO MORE DYSPEPSIA Don't suffer another moment from y Stomach misery or indigestion. Miserable Indeed Is the man or woman whose digestive cystem is unstrung who goes to the table and cannot eat or vhat little is eaten keems to fill the.n and lays like a lump of lead In the stomach, refusing to ill test. If you, dear reader, surfer this way and will put on your wraps now and get from your pharmacist a uO-oent cuae of Pape's Dlapepsln and eat one 2?-grain Trlansule after your next meal you would appreciate, five minute later, how long you nuffered unnecessarily. There will be no more Indigestion no misery In the stomach no sour risings or BoU'hlng of Gas, no Heartburn, Flatu lency or lCruitatluns of undigested food and acid or feeling of Nausea, Fullness, Headache or other symptoms of a weak ened Stomach. 14 - V I5LA5;E3 FITTCD. I Baking Comes from Grapes The only baling pow der made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Imitation baking powders ara made from barsh mineral acids and leave in tha food unbaalthful properties ft---- Duval), General W. W. Wotherspoon of the War college, and General Arthur Murray, chief of artillery. Among tho others were Colonels Paxton and Duncan. Majors Haun, Treat, Winter, and Bulley, and Cap tain Steele. Also there arc mar.y of the officer students at the War ccilego and the officers at Fort Myer who are nursing their tired muscles' and wondering if they will escape pneumonia. THE DOCTOR AND HIS FEE. Ability to Par Defended aa the Limit of thnrtre. New York World. Said Satan In the course of hla remarka on the probable vulnerability of Job: "Skin for Bkin. yea. all that a men hath will he give for his life." This was an early con- triDutlon to the literature of debate over the proper alse of the doctor's fee. Its latest product Is a chapter In the North American Review by Dr. Arthur C. Hef fenger, who arguos that tha fee may be fixed justly by considering what life or limb may be worth to a particular patient Another authority has stated the case in epigram: "Medical and surgical aervlc?a have no value, In that they are Invaluable." Once a New York polo player paid 11,000 for having a broken finger set. He was rich and he wanted to be sure of the finger. In the case of Lolita Armour Dr. Adolf Lorens, coming from Austria to Chicago, received 175.000 a small price for the phy sical well-being- of the petted child of a multimillionaire. A Boston man paid gladly $10,009 for laparotomy performed on .his wife. There are men like James R. Keene and the late Cornelius Vanderbilt who think nothing of erjgnglng, while traveling, the exclusive services of a doctor who can earn $25,000 a year in practice. On the other hand, It is stated that prac tically J3 per cent of the practice of New York City Is charity-and in at least a third of such cases the doctor is Imposed upon! There, are about 00,000 doctors In the United State, or one to every 400 of popu lation. The average yearly Income In the profession la estimated at $750. A few doc tors make princely inconvs; many ap proach the other extreme. There are great nd good physicians who are not famous nor ricn and there are charlatans who are notorious and wealthy. ' PERSONAL NOTES. Neither candidate had reason to feel proud of the support of a man capable of making a wager involving the rolling of a peanut several miles with a toothpick. Three Kansana wera elected governora of as many states Ini the election last Tues day, Herbert S. Hadley, In Missouri; W. R. Btubbs. In Kansas, and James H. Brady, in Idaho. Seventy days were required to get a second Ruef Juiy. There are sixty more Indictments upon which to try the man. Time is money, at.d San Francisco Is ependlna- a good deal cn Ruef. The late William H. Potter of Kingston Hill, R. I , who died a week ago aged 92, war the son of Elfsha R. Potter, black smith, soldier, lawyer, congressman and Judg. He saw Dorr's rebellion. He was in the general assembly during that troubl ous time. Prof. Frederick Starr, cf the University of Chicago, told a claas In archaeology several days ago. that base ball was not a modern game. He said that the mound builders were tho original ball players and that he had discovered their diamonds and found a ball used by them. He said he had been able to trace their ball fields In Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio, OR UPSET STOMACH Stomach trouble and Indigestion vanish like snow before the blazing sun. When Dlapepsln works your Stomach rests gets Itself in ordr rn,,r.in j purifies and sweetens a sour stomach nnu in-.uona mo intestine without the use o Laxatives, and what in more, it increases the gastric Juices. 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