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in Tim OMAHA DAILY BKE: SATURDAY. MARCH U 1000. The Omaha Daily Bee FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSE WATER VICTOR ROSKWATER. EDITOR. Kntered at Omaha postoffka as second class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally fwlthouf Sunday). one yeer.. .! Dally Be and Fundaj. one year ' DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Dally Res flncludlnf Sunday). V wk 1&o Dallv Be Iwlthntit Sunday), per week.. lc F.venlnf Be (without Sunday). per twk F.venlnf; Rn (with Sunday), per week.. If Sunday Bee, one year jj? Saturday Bee, one yesr '60 Address all complaints of Irregularities In delivery te City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Be Building' South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Coum-ll Bluffs 15 Soott Street. Lincoln S1 Little BiilMIn. Chlr-sao-1548 Marquette Building. New Tork-Rooms 1101-1102 No. 34 West TMrtv-thIrd Street. . Wahlnston-T25 Fourteenth Street. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES Remit bv draft, express or postal order, pavable to The Bee Pvbltshlna- Company. Only 2-cent stamps received In payment of mall accounts. Persoral checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT 6r CtRCTTtATION. Stste of Nebraska. Douglaa County, as.: Oeore B. Tischuok. treasurer of The Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn, aaya that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Pll Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tha month of February. 1W. was as follow: 1 38.910 3S.t5fl t 9,i?o i ss.oao I 30,000 17 38,770 4 39,080 II M.M 1 39,080 1 38,990 38.9B0 !0 39,050 1 37,000 M 87,100 I 39,990 2 40330 9 39,980 21 38,830 10 38,890 : 4 39,330 11 39,060 28.... 39,810 It 38.830 St 39.880 It 38,780 27 49,030 14 37.300 21 37,180 Total 1,087,090 Less unsold and returned copies. 9,969 Net Total 1,077.088 Dally average 88,488 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK, Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before ma this 1st day of March. 1909. M. P. WALKER. (Seal) Notary Public. wncx out or town. n 9abacribera leaving the city tem porarily skoald have The Be snalled thesa. Address will "Gentlemen never quarrel," saye Rev. Dr. Gordon. Where does ho tlasa our congressmen? Some of (he easteru papers have already ceased using the capital "R" In referring to the Rough Riders. Apparently it will take something more than benzoate of soda to pre serve the house rules without change. Lucky that the proposed law requir ing two yeara' residence' for divorce applicants la not to be made retroac tive. Boston women refuse to remove rheir hats at concerts. Heretofore the trouble has been to keep the lid on in Boston. Alfred 'Austin asks that all his faults be forgotten and forgiven. He should quit writing them In near rhyme. "Can Americana talk?" asks a writer in Harper's Weekly. Ever vis ited Washington when congress was In session? A Chicago judge believes the police should escort drunken men to their homes. Now listen to the roar from the cabmen. The Oregon plan of choosing United States senators has been transplanted to Nebraska, but it will still be known as tbo Oregon plan. Nebraska's system of raising reve nue by taxation based on property values is not to be changed this year. Nor for many years. It 1b still possible for candidates for municipal office to withdraw their names before the official primary bal lot la finally made up; Naturally Chancellor Day of the Syracuse university will want to con fer some kind of a degree upon Judge Anderson cf Chicago. Monlto Lopez Lara, whom Mr. Taft found in the Philippines, will be the White House barber, thus completing the cabinet appolctmeuU. "Tha best man In any city ia none too good for councilman," says the Baltimore News. But he is usually too bus it too indifferent. The 4th of March would be all right for Inaugural day if they would just switch the 4th of March weather to some other week. Census reports of Cuba show that TO per cent of the population of that Island is pure Caucasian. Had a dif ferent impression, hadn't you? "A man can be a liar without-knowing It." says an eastern college pro fessor. Perhaps, but he cannot con ceal the fart from other people. If Mr. Carnegie should offer to glva Oroaba tha money needed to enlarge our public library the offer would without doubt be thankfully accepted. Mr. Bryan was also caught in the snowstorm on March 4. but he did not mind it as much aa be did when caught In the landslide on Novem ber J. . Henry Watterson wants to know what the editorial page of a publica tion should be. He ran take his choice between the Outlook and the Commoner. A Judicial Innovation. Lawyers In a hunioroua mood some-tlrm-a tell the atory of the Justice of the peace who, after trial and argu ment, announced. "I shall take the case under advisement until next Thursday, when 1 shall decide for the plaintiff." An almost parallel situation has been presented In the decision recently rendered by Judge Mcpherson In the Missouri 2-eent fare cases. Judge Mc pherson's opinion and finding, making a printed pamphlet of fifty pageB, was sent out In advance through Asso ciated Press channels to all the big newspapers In the country with the usual notation of "Confidential. Hold for release, probably In time for after noon papers of Monday, March 8." The exigencies of newspaper public ity have brought about many changes In methods of official communication, but this Is the first time, we recall, when a court decision has been han dled in this fashion. Reports of cab inet officers, commisslone of inquiry and presidential messages are dis tributed by advance copies, to say nothing of speeches and addresses of lesser lights. In order to get better room In the newspapers, many public men have learned the lesson that such 8 document released for Monday's pub lication, when other pressing news Is less urgent. Is more likely to secure liberal spare. It 1b possible that the judges of our courts may adopt the custom of timing their decisions to suit newspaper con veniences and distributing advance copies, but It does not comport with the ancient and accepted ideas of Judicial procedure. The Missouri 2 cent fare cases are likely to go up to the supreme court for final adjudica tion. It will be interesting to ob serve when the time comes whether the supreme court will likewise follow this precedent and give out its de clttlon a week ahead of time, so that the surprise when sprung will not be bo overwhelming. From Bandit to Governor. Ralsull, the Moroccan bandit, whose capture of Perdicaris brought a ring ing note from Secretary of State Hay on the eve of the republican na tional convention in 1904, has been promoted ' to the governorship of one of the biggest provinces of Morocco. His elevation will be something of an experiment, but those familiar with the daring character of the man are disposed to believe that be will make a record for himself in keeping the unruly tribesmen in control. The promotion of this picturesque brigand to a governorship is admitted to be In the nature of a reward for services rendered. Even when he was recognized as the prince of brigands, Ralsuli was playing politics. His cap ture of Perdicaris is explained only on the theory that he needed the money, as the United States had no political Interest whatever In Morocco. When Ralsuli went after Sir Harry Mac Lean of the British army he was after big ger game and the politics of the coup was much more Important than the ransom demanded. Kaid Mat-Lean was aiding the old sultan, Abdul Aziz, in an effort to keep Morocco in order. Ralsuli, the pal of the pretender, who Is now sultan, made things as uncom fortable as possible and it is generally admitted that Ralsull's pernicious ac tivity finally led the French to inter vene and place the present sultan in power. With his bravery, daring and wonderful resources, Ralsuli may doubtless be expected to govern his province with rare executive ability until he sees a chance for personal gain by overthrowing the preaent sultan, just as he shelved Abdul Axis. Ralsuli has the head and hand and courage to uphold the law when it serves his purpose. New Plans for Federal Suits. President Taft has been quick to discover the lnadvisabllity of having too many bureaus and branches of the federal government working at cross purposes to accomplish the same end. As hinted at in his Inaugural message, he wantB a readjustment of the agen cies that have to do with enforcing the government's control of corpora tions. It is announced that he baa already asked the attorney general and the secretary of commerce and labor to work out a concise plan for adoption by congress. If new legisla tion is needed to carry the desired reform Into effect. The plan which President Taft orig inated and which his cabinet officers have been asked to work out in de tail is reported to be aa follows: To make the Interstate Commerce com mission purely a quaal-judii-lal body, thus depriving it of Its duties of investigation cf offenses and Its administrative work. To clothe the Bureau of Corporations, Department of Conimerca and Labor, with the duty of acting as Investigator of com plaints of offenses against federal law on the part of any interstate corporations. All complaints from private Individuals will have to be made to this bureau. To create an entirely new bureau in the Department of Justice which shall render such legal aid to the Bpreau of Corpora tions as may be needed and requested. Thia new bureau shall have the work of seeing that failures to obey orders of the Interstate Commerce commission shall be prosecuted In the feteral courts. To have the Department , of Agriculture co-operate cloaely with the Bureau of Cor porations In tha enforcement of tha pure food law, meat Inspection law and similar laws with whose enforcement the Depart ment of Agriculture ia primarily concerned. Tha department will report offenses against these lawa to the Bureau of Cor porations, which will see that the proper prosecuting atepa are taken. It baa long been felt that the Bu reau of Corporations, the Interstate Commerce commission and the De partment of Justice were in some re gards working too much at haphazard, and that there was a certain amount of i professional Jealousy that ham pered, their operations. As a result there has been much confusion and repetition of work in the govern ment's dealings with offending cor porations. If the railroads were un der the Department of Commerce and Labor, Insofar as the Investigation of complaints and collection of evidence are concerned, the only duty of the Interstate Commerce commjssion would be to pass on the Justice of cases as presented and to Issue orders in accordance with its decisions. If the orders were not obeyed the new bureau in the Department of Justice would institute the necessary prosecu tions in the courts. Some suitable plan to produce a smoothly running system of receiving complaints, in vestigating them and securing proper and prompt legal action upon them is demanded by existing conditions, and Mr. Taft and his advisers may be counted on to perfect the details. Respite for Nary Yardt. Secretary of the Navy Meyer has the distinction of being the first of ficial of the Taft administration to revoke an order Issued under Presi dent Roosevelt. Thia distinction was achieved when Secretary Meyer re voked the Roosevelt order closing the navy yards at Pensacola and New Or leans and ordering the men at those yards to return to 'work. The explanation Is offered that Mr. Roosevelt's order was made under a misapprehension of the facts, it hav ing been represented to the president that the yards at the points named were being maintained at heavy ex pense and that practically no work was being done at them. The Louisi ana and Florida representatives in congress have couvlnced Secretary Meyer that there is urgent need of the yards and have shown that consider able work is now being done at them, and that more might be done by a different distribution of the construc tion and repair, work of the Navy de partment. Secretary Meyer's order is not a permanent disposition of the case, but it will serve merely as a reprieve until there can be a full Investigation of conditions. It was charged In a re cent magazine article and repeated In congress that ten of the fourteen navy yards maintained by the government were wholly unfitted for the work they are supposed to perform. It was insisted that most of them were with out dry dockB and without harbor fa cilities Bufficient to accommodate the large battleships. It was stated that the New Orleans yards were located 100 miles Inland on a tortuous river Impossible of passage by even the lighter cruisers of the navy and wholly inaccessible to big battleships. It was shown that the government was spending something like $30,000,000 a year for the maintenance of navy yards that were practically useless. The branch navy yards have been located by log rolling in congress and In response to pressure brought by certain influential members of the senate or house. If the charges made are sustained, and there has been no specific denial of their truth, the only proper course for the Navy, depart ment and congress is to close up the useless yards and concentrate the work at Norfolk. Mare Island, Brook lyn and Boston, where the docking and harbor facilities are ample for all purposes. While shouting for direct legisla tion and prating about willingness to trust the people, the local democratic organ continues to oppose any legisla tion that will permit the people of Omaha to decide aa between buying the water works at the appraisers' valuation of $6,263,295.49, and some compromise proposition for a new con tract. If we had had the initiative and referendum and direct legislation that "immediate and compulsory" pur chase act would have been amended long ago. The intimation that, the Water board attorneys oppose every move that might hasten the end of the pend ing water works litigation because of a financial interest Is, of course, en tirely unwarranted. It Is dollars to doughnuts, however, that If there were the same money In it for the Water board members and Water board law yers the differences with the water company would have been adjusted long ago. Senator Bailey objected to the con firmation of one member of Mr. Taft's cabinet because ha said he could de tect the odor of Standard 'Oil. That ia wholly surprising, as Senator Bailey usually takes very kindly to persons who carry the Standard OH taint. He has a fellow feeling for them. Our old friend, Edgar Howard, does not like the performances of the sena torial trio from Douglaa county and does not hesitate to say so. Judge Howard should have exposed this bunch before election, 88 he knew as much about them then as he does now. A waitress at Guthrie, Okl , Is send ing $20,000 to a northern state to be Invested. This seems to be a direct slap at Governor Haskell, whose vari ous Investment and promotion com panies are observing regular business hours. The halls in Pennsylvania towns are too small to accommodate the crowds that turn out to hear Mr. Bryan lec ture. The Pennsylvanlans do not vote as they listen, knowing the difference between business and amusement. Chicago thought it had reached the ideal solution of the street railway problem under the agreement by whlih the city was to get 55 per cent of the net profits over and above the stipulated return on capital luteal- ment. but right now they are wonder ing what the net profits are to be. Other cities will let Chicago experi ment a while longer before adopting the Chicago plan. A Texas mob that burned the wrong negro promptly made amends by shooting another. When the mob fever breaks out In Texas the lynchers are not particular about the Identity of the negro. According to the Department of Agriculture, the farmers of the coun try are holding 188,507,000 bushels of last year's wheat. Thought that man Patten of Chicago had bought all of it. Mrs. Holme's necklace might Rave been Identified more quickly if she had been satisfied with the usual fifty-seven varieties of peaIs in it in stead of Insisting upon sixty-two. The legislature seems to disagree with the assertion of the writer in Mr. Bryan's Commoner that a school teacher has no more claim to a pen sion than her washerwoman. Vice President Sherman has been addressing the senators as "Gentle men." He may comply with the rules and save his conscience by addressing them simply as senators. Chicago proposes to establish "rest rooms" for policemen. Arrest rooms would be better for Chicago, if the crime columns in the ttaily press are at all accurate. Mrs. Hetty Green has asked the newspapers to state that she Is per fectly capable of managing her own affairs. Has that new son-in-law been butting in? Why Moat Prediction. Washington Post. Prof. Starr says Roosevelt cannot live In Africa, but It must be remembered that Mr. Rooaevelfs career consists principally of dofng things which other people said he couldn't. ' Time's Uslqse Changes. Baltimore American. Cuba now sends a minister to Spain. "The whirligig of time" Is certainly "bring ing In Its revenges" to the nation which once owned the Pearl of the Antilles, but did not think enough of the Jewel to put it In a proper setting. Openings for Front Views, Washington Herald, pnly two pictures adorn the walls of the new president's office one of Lincoln and one of Roosevelt. Still, the president may find additional Inspiration at times by stepping to the back door and taking a look at the Washington monument. Gray Hairs la Cabinet. Detroit Free Press. Somewhat in contrast with the men who have sat around Mr. Roosevelt's council table, the new cabinet will be a gray bearded and gray-headed or bald-headed cabinet. Like Mr. Taft himself, every member of the new ministry Is more than 80 years of age with the single exception cf National Chairmin Frank H. Hitchcock. who ia 44 and who becomes postmaster general. Work Ahead for Fairbanks. - New York Sun. Mr. Fairbanks retires to private life to find the governor and legislature of his state and one of lta senators democratic. If he desires to remain In politics there Is work a plenty for him to do In Indiana. He is only 67. Senator Beverldge's term expires In 1911. Mr. Fairbanks will then be. He la accustomed to public life and likes it. Obviously there are interesting possibilities in the Immediate future of Hoosler politics. Magmanlmoas Actloa. Philadelphia Record. It was a magnanimous thing of ex-Senator Foraker. considering some Incidents of the late presidential campaign, to pay a high tribute to the character of tha presi dent In soma remarks he made to the col ored people who presented him with a allver loving cup. Of . the president he aald: "He will bring peace, happiness and prosperity to tha country. Take this aa my parting word: Give film your confi dence. If you need help go to him; let him know your desires. 1 believe he has an honest purpose. Tou will find him alert to do all ha can for you." Mr. Foraker lost' his seat in the senate aa the reault of getting In front pf Mr. Taft'a automo bile, and It is pleasant to see that there is no rancor In his heart. POLITICAL DBLFT. Several divisions Of Greater New Tork are declaring war on Tammany. There will be an election next fall. Lots of people down In York slate and elsewhere share with Senator Piatt his happiness on retiring to private life. The problem of distributing 400 Joba among 4.0C0 applicants is calculated to give a few unpleasant wrinkles to the Taft smile. Ai Chicago father boasts that hs was right on the minute with a new boy when Mr. Taft was sworn in. Just like a father. At times they Imagine they are the whole thing. Indiana prs express great relief on the adjournment of the state legislature. "The people," exclaims one of the number, "will experience a sense of gratitude at the narrow escapes they have had." The move to erect and operate a wireless plant on the top .of Philadelphi a city hall la peculiarly appropriate. By this means the Inmates can control the outgo and acoop In every message that happens along. Three alderman of Pittsburg have been convicted of graft, and two Pittsburg bankers, quartered in the atate peniten tiary, uncovered a deficit In the prison warden's accounts. It ia hardly worth while for Pittsburgh rs to leave home to get a reputation. Major Hemphill, the editor of The Charleston News and Courier, aays that he has not applied for a seat In the Bryan band wagon for 112 as an ordinary pas senger, lis wsnts to help drive the wagon, and has nominated Mmself as the next democratic candidate for vice president. "No more Indiana candidates for vice president for us." says Major Hemphill. This significant expression appears in the conservative and nonpartisan Spring field Masa Republican from its Wash ington correspondent: "It la worth while to record the impression of many con servative men that at some time In the future Mr. Rooaeveit will again be a can didate for the presidency. Thia la not the mar imagining of idle brains, bunt upon political prophesy as a paattme. but ia tha thought of men whose pamea are pass words the country over for cautioa and sober Judgment, In Other Lands 81ae Ughta ea What te Vraaa. atria Amng (ha Blear an Tu Hatlona of tha Sarth. The latest snd greatest achievement In Irrigation works Is the Nile barrage or dam at Ksueh. built under British super vision, and recently Inaugurated by the khedlve of Kgypt. It stretches across the river at a height of thirty feet above low water mark, la almost t. 000 foet long and la pierced by i;o doors having openings of soma of some fifteen feet apiece. At the western extremity of the dim there is a lock 0 feet long by fifty feet deep. Along the top runs a public road twenty-two feet wide connecting the banks of the river. The Bsneh dam Is the fourth of the stu pendous controlling works built within ten years. The first was the huge dam at Assuan. which is now being heightened to Increase Its capacity from l.ooo.ooo.OOO to 2.300.(100.000 tons; the second at Assult. 235 miles north of Esneh, and the third at Zifteh, on one of the arms of the river. "These Irrigation works." comments the New York Sun, "constitute the most majea tio benefaction ever conferred on ens coun try by another. Never in the age-long daya which preceded the earliest recorded en croachments of the Western desert on the ribbon of arable soil was such capacity of production attained as will have been ren dered possible when the huge engineering scheme undertaken by the British govern ment shall have been wrought out. There Is reason to believe that many centuries hence, when the British occupation shall have faded from the native mind as utterly aa that of the Assyrians, the Inhabitants of the Nile valley will continue to bless the tremendous dam at Assuan and the massive supplementary barrage Intended to regulate the flow of the lire-giving waters." ... The general election held throughout Italy last Sunday resulted In a triumph for Premier Glollttl, whose ministry will have a two-thirds majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The most significant feature of the election was the active participation of Catholics, with the sanction cf Pope Plus X. Kver since 1870, when Plus IX, as a protest against depriving him of temporal power, commanded the faithful to abstain from political activity, supporters of the Vatican held aloof from elections and from holding office. As a means of upholding the principle Involved, the course pursued was admirable. But It did not produce any beneficial results. On the contrary, it prompted radicals and anU-clcricals to ex cesses, and left the church supporters with out a defensive political weapon. The well known friendly feeling existing between the present pope and the reigning king served to soften the asperities of the past. The growth of socialism' and Its anti-clerical program materially aided In bringing into closer relations the conservatives of church and government. These and other causes, doubtless. Induced the pope to suspend the papal "non expedlt" In seventy-two dis tricts, and the clericals actively Supported the conservative government candidates, contributing handsomely to the majorities rolled up for the ministry. ... The uncomfortable position of those who put up a bluff and fall to show down when called, Is Illustrated by the present awkward fix of the Servian ministry. For weeks past the ministers have been Issuing warlike proclamations, calling on evrry ablebodied Servian to rally around the standard of their fathers and prepare to avenge the Insults and Aggressions of Aus tria. The people were worked up to a fighting pitch. Young and old, of both sexes, only awaited the word to march across the border and smite the Austrian hip and thigh. But when Austria sub mitted a proposition to arbilrate the dif ferences, supplemented with word from neighboring powers to cool off, the minis ters find themselves stamping In a powder magaxlne with a peace program. The con cert of two powera proceeds on one side, martial music on the other. Resignation or flight are the alternatives. But the ministers have a week to devise mean of escape from the fury of the populace, which may not be as fierce as the Servian Hobsons paint it.- Forecasters of the trend of British poli tics quickly seized the result of two by electllons, recently h'id. as convincing proof the doom of the llherat ministry. This H a stretch of Imagination hardly w-arranted by the facts. The Glasgow dis trict, where the election of a conservative Is hailed as a . great triumph, hns been represented for years by a member of that party, with the single exception of the over turn which brought the liberals Into power three years ago. In South Edinburgh the liberal majority was cut from the high water mark of 4.o0 to l.C'. a severe re duction, It may be concerted, but not an atonlahlng one, considering the adverse In fluence of widespread Industrial distress. Aside from local causes Vliich Influenced the result, the elections furnish striking evidence of the growth of tariff sentiment In Great Britain. f.cej to the forefront by not only natlonnl necessities, but by the ever increasing tariff walls of France, Germany and other Importing nations. The last bulwark of free trade seems tottering to its fall. a One of the curious effects of the exodus of nuns from the convents of France owing to the new law regarding religious asso ciationa Is that false hair has gone up tremendously In price. One of the fore most wigmakera of Paris says that an in credible quantity of hair used to be aup Plled regularly by religious establishments. J and the suppression of the institutions and scatterinp of the inmates seriously dimin ished the supply and enhanced prices. Natural golden tresses and white looks have always been tiie most expensive and are now prohibitive in price. The women of Brittany and Normandy supply tho greatest quantity of false Imlr for the mar ket. As an example, the wlgmakcr showed a plelt of pure golden hair, thirty-two Inches long, for which he Imd been paid at the rate of $150 a pound. Silver w'llte hair readily brings XtM a pound. An American woman who has explored the shady side of life In the Orman capi tal, asserta in Harper's Magazine that 90.0) people live underground In Berlin, bur rowing under the osrlh In the cellar tene ments. "Pale girls and boys iseue out of the.se clean, chill holes, and pa'er men aVid women, and old people jet more pale, who have spent their lives In this darkness, re leased only fur the gtavo." No matter how deplorable may be the fate of the thousands doomed to live in thia way, the law handed down from the time of F"n derkk the Great stipulates that, whatever tne character of tha tmllding erected, it must present an at tractive front to the street. On this ac count, the writer points out, Berlin pres ents an outward appearance of great charm, which successfully hides from the casual observer the dismal underworld of the great ilty. IB The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking; powders are the greatest menacers to health of the present day. MIRTHFUL REMARKS. "Do you believe that a man can Inherit qualities from his forefathers?" "Most assuredly. All of my family for generations back was exceptionally tal ented." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "At last," said the man who tries to be optimistic. "1 have found something that takes my mind off all my former troubles." "What It It?" "The toothache." Washington Star. "Ha!" said tho hero to the villain, "you have reached the end of your rope!" "That's nothing." replied the villain throwing away tlif butt snd reaching for his vest pocket, "I have another." Houston Post. "Do you think the 1st of May would be a good day for the Inauguration cere monies?" "Certainly not. It would give all these Idiotic parodists a chance to ring the changes on the dismal wke-and-call-me-early theme!'- Cleveland Plain Dealer. A traveler stopped at a hotel In Green land, where the nights are six months long, and. as he registered, asked a ques tion of the clerk. "WTnat time do you have breakfast?" "From half-past March to a quarter to May." Harper' a Weekly. READY-TO-WEAR WE observe with interest that the Merchant Tailors of several large cities, conscious of the encroachments upon their ex clusive field of the better grades of clothing ready-to-wear, such, for a chief instance, as that made by Browning, King & Company, have organized a plan of campaign to exploit the merits of the custom made goods. Meantime our suits and overcoats for Spring cut on the very newest lines, and as well made and finished as any clothing can be, are ready for your most critical inspection. You may judge of the appearance of the goods in the finished garment and apply your own unanswerable test of the perfec tion of the style and the fit of our garments. ISrowningKing f& Company Clothing, furnishings and Eats lor Men and Boys R. S. WILCOX. Manager. v. i m - i v SA A fully guaranteed, full size, a good dependable instru ment, in mahogany ease, with stool and scarf; on $.100 pay ments, worth $250; our price JglGO. Nowhere el$e can you match the quality. IF YOU WANT BETTER Make your selection of either the Kranieh & Bach, Kimball, Krakauer, Bush & Lane, Hallet & Davis, Cable-Nelson, or the many other factories we represent. APOLLO VLAYER PIANO This piano leads all the high grade player pianos. Vou play it by hand or by pedals with perforated rolls in any key, any body's rolls, with most satisfactory rcaults. Go try it at A, Hospe Co, x 1513 Douglas Street It's Time to Have Your Piano Tuned, Repaired or Pol ished We Do It. Lk3 LITTLE GIRL OF L0NQ AGO Joe Cone. In Boston Herald. Little girl of Long Ago, Lyes of blue and hair of tow. Cheeks as red as sunset skies. Lighting up your laughing eyes; How I loved you. did yqu know? Little girl of Long Ago. I was shy and modest then You were 8 and 1 was 10; You wore smaller much than I, But you towered to the sky; You were far above me, fat As the distant shining star; But I loved vou. even so, Little girl of Long Ago Little girl of Long Ago. We are older, as you know; Years Have lengthened since we stood In the meadow near the wood, When we quarreled, you and I, O'er a trifle, foolishly. And I left you sobbing so, Little girl of Long Ago. Love has brought me home again; We are more than 8 and 10; And my heart yearns for you so, Little girl of Long Ago; Here's the meadow and tha wood, Here's the very spot we stood; Ah! What means that blushing brow. Little girl of Here and Now. A Brand New mm $10.00 Down Bays It