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THE BEE : OMAHA, SATURDAY. MAY 15, 1000.
The Omaha' Daily Bee
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STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION.
State r,f Nebraska. Douglas County, as:
Oeo-ge B Txschuck. treasurer of The.
Bea Publishing company. being duly
worn, says' that the actual number of
full ar.d complete copies of Tha Dally,
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during tha month of April, 1909. was as
follow:
1 39.S60
t 39,050
1 39,490
4 37,500
5 41,300
,1 40,540
7 41,600
f) 41,450
41,680
19 41,400
11 37,300
12 41,300
13 41,440
14 40,530
14 40,600
40,660
Returned copies.,..
17 41,030
It 37,130
1 40,350
20 40,630
21 40,410
22 40,460
21 40,380
24 40,640
25 43,450
2 45,880
27 45,530
28 45,860
29 45350
10 45,300
Total,
.1,236,410
11,303
Net total , 1,335,307
Dally average 40440
, GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
' Traasu sr.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before ma this lat day of Mav. 1909.
M. P. WALKER,
Notary Public
WHUIf OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leas-lag th city tern,
porarlly should have The Bee
mailed to them. Addreaa will be
chanced as often as requested.
The Dahlman Democracy is still
ratifying the loss of half the ticket.
Fly time In Washington Is approach
ing. The Wrights have returned.
. Actor Hackett is bankrupt, leaving
a whole lot of people who would like
to see something besides stage money.
Up in Canada Colonel Bryan Is
wearing his military title again. Those
colonels on the governor's staff should
admit him to honorary membership.
The various kinds of fruits dis
played on women's hats give ground
for th .belief that Wizard Burbank
V3 gene Into the millinery -business
That juror who tried to borrow
noney
playerl
from a lawyer certainly dis
sufflcient lack of general In
formation to entitle him to qualify in
the case.
Castro is to ilvo in the Canary
Islands. There has been a prevailing
opinion that Castro was a bird and it
is satisfying to know that he has
found his nest.
If all the big state hanks take out
national bank charters that deposit
guaranty fund provided for by the new
Nebraska law will not overawe any
body for a long time.
It turns out that the destroyed sig
nal corps balloon can be replaced at
a cost of about $2,000. A balloon
valued at such a paltry sum can never
again fly so high in public estimation.
The government Is sending experts
to the Salton sea to study the prob
lem ot rapid evaporation. They can
got some experience nearer home by
watching a few over-watered stocks.
New York has gone into importing
a certain species of frogs reputed to
be infallible weather prognostlcators.
It is certainly a wise frog which can
guess correctly on New York weather.
Not a word of protest yet from our
amiable democratic contemporary
against Norfolk's new Carnegie
library? What's the matter? Has
Carnegie's money suddenly lost its
taint?
A Washington swindler when ar
rested offered to pay up by drawing a
check on the Bank of Heaven. Any
wonder the victims have a strong sus
picion that the check will be pro
tested? 'i
It is to be hoped that the allurement
of a spin in that beautiful new auto
mobile police patrol will not offset the
deterrent Influence ot the discomforts
6t a jail lodging In prospect at the end
of the ride.
flow heartless in the Water board
to ask those lawyers to fix definite fig
ures tor. their fees after they had got
ten so accustomed to drawing at sight
and without limit every time they
wanted a trip to Europe.
Although a government clerk In
Washington Is reported to have died
from overwork, employes in the fed
eral service need not be alarmed, as
the rase Is pronounced sporadic with
no probability of becoming epidemic
The first boat in forty years to at'
tempt the navigation of the Dee Moines
river met with an accident on Its Ini
tial trip. There Is one advantage In
navigating the Pea Moines whenever
vour boat meets with disaster you can
wade ashore in perfect safety.
An Important Kate Ruling.
The1 derision of the Interstate Com
merce commission on the Kansas City
Omaha grain Vate differential la im
portant tn several particulars, Im
portant to Omaha In Itself as keeping
onen the door to the Omaha market,
and Important In Its broader sense by
reaffirming the principle that distance
alone does not determine reasonable
ness of rates. The decision, 'If any
thing, coes a little farther than pre
vious decisions on this subject and
sets out more clearly what elements
must be considered In fixing rates
from various points In their relation
to each other. It goes to the very
bottom of the object of rate regulation
as between localities by declaring that
the' purpose of the law Is to afford the
fullest competition both to the
primary purchase and the marketing
of produce and merchandise In order
that both producer, dealer and con
sumer may meet on an equitable basis
In other words that the producer
may have more than one delivery
point and the consumer more than one
primary market upon which to draw
without a rate barrier Intervening.
That the enforcement of such a rule
is subject to many complications Is
obvious and that contentions must
therefore continually arise In its ap
plication to particular facts is likewise
certain. In the long run both Kansas
City and Omaha must, benefit from this
decision, though at present to Omaha,
as the newer market. It Is the more
vital. The Omaha market, though an
infant compared with others, has at
tained the rank of the fourth primary
receiving point for grain. While to
have crippled this market outlet by a
discriminating decision would have
been a serious blow to all concerned,
the overturning of the basic principle
Involved would have meant chaos for
all our great trade centers.
Ex-Governor Crounse.
With the passing or ex-Governor
Lorenzo Crounse Nebraska has lost
two former chief executives wkhln a
period of six weeks. The term of
Governor Crounse intercepted that of
the first democratic governor and that
of our first popullBt governor, and had
he not refused to stand for re-election
the whole recent political history of
Nebraska would, without question,
have been essentially different.
Ex-Governor ' Crounse was honored
by elevation , to many offices. He
served as supreme judge, member of
congress, collector of internal revenue,
assistant secretary of the treasury and
state senator, as well as chief execu
tive of the state. For all of these
positions he was indebted to the re
publican party. His election as gov
ernor was brought about practically at
the instigation and through the efforts
of the founder and editor of The Bee
In an earnest and successful effort to
keep Nebraska In the republican
column' for the presidential election of
1892. Recognizing in Judge Crounse
the tactical candidate to meet the then
exUting conditions, his nomination
was brought about by a few friends
and his election followed.
Since his retirement from the gov
ernorship Judge Crounse'B participa
tion In public affairs has been com
paratively Binall and he dies peacefully
In the fullnens of life at an age well
past the biblical three score and ten.
Good Advice to Bankers.
Congressman Walter I. Smith - has
given the Iowa bankers assembled in
convention in Council Bluffs some
wholesome advice on the postal sav
ings bank bill. He bluntly tells them
that postal savings banks are sure to
come; that tney are a nxiure in every
European country and that public sen
timent is certain, ultimately, to force
the adoption of the plan in the United
States. The bankers are reminded
that they have been going on the sup
position that they alone are interested
and that because they do not want
postal savings banks they have been
so aligning themselves as to have
nothing to say regarding the scope and
methods of operation of these banks
when their . establishment becomes
finally, a fact. He advises them' for
their own good, as well as for that
of the entire public, instead of blindly
opposing the Inevitable to give the
lawmakers the benefit of their experi
ence as bankers In the framing, of a
workable law.
So far as frhe bankers themselves are
concerned there Is no doubt that the
advice is wholesome, but whether the
public cares to take advice from ad
mitted enemies of the plan is not so
clear. The experience of the bankers
undoubtedly would be a valuable as
set In the framing of such a law If It
were given In a disinterested way, but
its tender at such a late day would
likely draw down suspicion. A policy
of hands off on the part of the bank
ers would expedite the desired legisla
tion to which all political parties are
committed by platform declarations
on which the president and every
member of congress were elected and
which the people expect to have re
deemed with reasonable promptness,
Two Record Breakers.
From the Lincoln Journal's graphic
account of the wind-up marking the
transition from "wet" to "dry" at the
state capital, we take the following in
terestlng paragraph:
AH the saloon keepers reported big aalea,
Ons saloon man said that yesterday was
tha blggeat day for the saloon buaiueaa
which he had aver seen in Lincoln. One
other day, lis said, haS ben a record
breaker, that of the notification ot William
Jennings Bryan laat aummar, but yeater
day, ha said, beat anything up to dais.
Two record-breakers will, therefore,
go down In the annals ot Lincoln as
red-letter days in Its history.
The first record-breaker is that of
the notification of William Jennings
Bryan in the summer of 1908, when
famished and thirsty democrats from
all over the country were bubbling
over with exuberance under the
shadow of Falrvlew,
The second record-breaker seems to
have beaten the Bryanlte high water
mark and will probably be remem
bered longer because It will be further
between drinks.
If this Information becomes public
property there Is danger that the next
nomination of Mr'. Bryan will be con
ditioned on a promise to take his noti
fication again to Madison Square gar
den or some other equally attractive
resort in the "wet" belt.
Decrease in Railroad Fatalities.
The exhibit of decreased railway
fatalities given out by Slason Thomp
son, well known as a railroad publicity
agent, commands far more attention
by reason of the admissions It con
tains than from the figures set forth.
Citing the Interstate Commerce com
mission report, Mr. Thompson points
out there has been a material decrease
in the number of fatalities due to rail
road operation in 1908 as compared
with the preceding year. The fact
must be gratifying both to the public
and to the companies, because the loss
of life Incident to the operation of
American railways is one of the most
regrettable features of our modern In
dustrialism. That the life toll Is
higher In the United Stales than
abroad Is due In part to conditions of
equipment -and- service beyond the
power of the railroads to control, but
also in large part to preventable
causes.
The admission which challenges at
tention in the statement referred to 1b
the following:
The conclusion Is unavoidable that the
marked diminution of fatalities in 1908
waa due almost entirely to the recession
In freight traffic, which took the strain
off every department of service and sub
stituted orderly observance of rules by
passengers and employes for their vio
lation In the feverish rush of prosperity
that culminated in October, 190S.
That the desire to produce results
under the stress of heavy traffic should
lead to the taking of chances is not
strange, but none the less to be con
demned. Fatalities due to the Ignor
ing of rules formulated for purposes
of safety, by the operating employes
on account of pressure for "results"
from those higher up make the man
agement directly responsible for this
waste of human life. It is an indict
ment of the railroads from their own
court of their own methods.
The excessive sacrifice of human life
is the one great reproach of American
railroads, otherwise as a rule admir
ably serving the public needs. The
confession that so much o It can be
avoided should arouse a public senti
ment that will force the application of
the remedy.
Regulating Coffee Prices.
For a number of years the Brazilian
government has sought by artificial
means to enhance the profits of Its
coffee growers by exercising control
over the marketing of the crop. It
has by law limited the amount to be
exported and the result has been that
growers have rushed their crop to
market at the earliest moment possi
ble In order to find a sale. For those
who were late it meant absolutely no
market and for those who sold it was
the natural result of a glutted market,
lower prices, defeating the 'very ob
ject the law sought to obtain.
Seeing the failure ot this plan the
government now proposes another.
that of taking 10 per cent of every
shipment and absolutely destroying it.
Whatever might be the Immediate re
sult of this scheme, it would be cer
tain In the, long run to defeat Its ob
ject. Coffee Is a product of world
wide consumption and must seek an
outlet Into a world-wide market. It
can also be successfully grown In many
and extensive sections of the world.
Any effort on the part of the grower
In one section to fix permanently its
price by artificial means must neces
sarily fall. Artificial barriers can gov
ern the price only where production is
absolutely limited. Where, as in the
case of coffee, the output must seek
a world-wide market in competition
with widely diversified production the
destruction of a portion of the crop
in Brazil could have only temporary
effect. This economic proposition is
so elementary and obvious it seems
strange the Brazilians prefer to ignore
it. So far as the Brazilians themselves
are concerned the economic waste of
destroying 10 per cent of the product
of- their industry would be a piece ot
wanton waste altogether inexcusable.
The engineer selected by the State
Railway commission, with the approval
of the governor, to take charge ot the
work of physical valuation, is to re
ceive $400 a monthj which is $4,800
a year, or more than the salary of the
chief justice of the supreme court and
nearly twice the salary of any other
elective state officer. Physical valua.
tlon comes high, but we must have it.
The practicability of the wireless
telephone has been demonstrated
again. It is not likely to prove popu
lar, however, until some way can be
devised to keep out eavesdroppers. The
party line is bad enough, but just think
of taking a chance on talking to your
best girl over the wireless.
Governor Shallenberger has again
selected Mayor Jim as one of the dele
gates to represent Nebraska officially
at the Missouri River Navigation con
gress, which meets this time at Yank
ton. Well, Oovernor, what Is it a
peace offering or a satire?
It is said that Thomas L. Hlsgen of
Massachusetts has an ambition to oc
cupy the seat in the senate now held
down by Senator Lodge. It he gets
no nearer It than he did to the presi
dency the present occupant will have
no occasion to worry. ,
A a FMiitnm of Peace.
Washington Tost.
The American king of one of the FIJI
Islands has passed away without Inter
national complications. Peace advocates
should make the most of It.
The Reckoning; Will tome.
New York Tribune.
The most Important fact for tha tariff
makers In Washington to remember Is that
no revision will last long which doea not
commend Itaelf to the sentiment of the
voters as progressive and rational.
Senatorial Traditions "battered.
Boston Herald.
There used to he a rule In the senate
that new members must not talk In their
first session. Since La Follette brrke It,
he has had many ruecessors. And now
some of the new members are among the
most talkative.
Dawdles la Same Old Way.
Pittsburg tMspatch.
Congress used to claim that President
Roosevelt prevented It from doing things
heeded by Infuriating It with special mes
sagea But two months In which Presi
dent Taft has strictly abstained from mea
sages do not seem to have resulted any
better.
A Difference In the Morning.
Boston Transcript.
The vigor with which Mr. Loeb, the new
collector of the port of New York, Is at
tending to his duties, both In the removal
of Incompetent employes and In the pursuit
of frauds on the revenues, disposes effec
tively of the assertion that his appointment
was "purely political."
Jnry Reasoning.
Boston Herald.
The reasoning process of the average Jury
Is past finding out. The verdict in the
Halns case can bs accounted for only on
the logic of a historic New Hampshire
panel, who reported that they had found
the defendant "guilty of wicked and atro
cious murder," but had decided to "aoften
It down and call it accidental."
Lessening- Industry's Toll of I.lfe.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The United States Steel corporation spent
to6,noo during the last year In efforts to
make employment In Its industry ssfer,
and has Just formed a safety committee
of twenty experts to devise further means
for safeguarding workers In Its various
plants. The new appreciation in the indus
trial and commercial world of the wasteful
loss caused by preventable accidents will
be to the advantage of both employers and
employed. .
EXFORCIXG THE SHERMAN LAW
Policy of the Department of Justice
Outlined.
New York Tribune.
Attorney General Wlckeraham's declara
tion of' Intentions In his speech had neces
sarily to.be perfectly general. Therefore
It will doubtless be interpreted variously,
according to the predisposition of the in
terpreters. But itt is difficult to see how
he could put more emphatically his Inten
tion to enforce the law than when he an
nounced to the business interests of the
country "The pries of peace is obedience
to the law." or when he declared that any
possible abandonment of prosecutions begun
by the previous administration "must not
be taken as any Indication of any Inten
tion' by tflia adminlatration to abandon in
the slightest degree the vigorous, Impartial'
enforcement of the lam-, or to undo In any
degree the splendid work of the last ad
ministration." The only sentence In the speech by which
tha attorney general Implies sn Intention
to use his discretion in regard to the ap
plication of the law was the following: "I
should be the laat to authorize the Institu
tion of a criminal proceeding against men,
'who, without Intention to violate the law,
have nevertheless acted In technical con
travention of an extreme and most drastic
construction of that enactment (the Sher
man law.)" It will be noted that thla
declaration la strictly limited to "criminal
proceedings." Nothing is said of civil pro
ceedings, inaeea. in nis wnoie speecn
there is not a suggestion of sn Intention to
enforce the law civilly only In cases
"where It ought to be enforced." Appar
ently the law Is to be enforced without
regard to personal views as to what It
ought to be. And the very declaration
that criminal proceedings will not be
brought In technical cases and under ex
treme constructions of ths Sherman act
In which It would be unwise for a prose
cutor to bring them, as they would surely
fall suggests that It may be the plan of
the present administration to make a large
use of the criminal provisions of that
statute to punish substantial lawbreaklng.
And thla impression is strengthened by Mr.
Wlckeraham's remark that the principles
underlying the Sherman act are now so
well understood "as to Justify and compel
the government to use all or any of the
remedies given by law adequate to prevent
ths accomplishment of such purpose (com
bination In restraint of interstate trade)
and to punish the attempt."
POLITICAL DRIFT.
New Yorkers are staggered at the dis
covery of a public officer who paid out
of his own rocket the cost of printing an
official opinion he waa called upon to
deliver.
Oalveaton. the home and foster parent
of the commission system of city govern
ment, defeated one of the original com
missioners who sought re-election. The
victor Is a lldopener.
To emphasise their opposition to increased
street rallwsy fares sanctioned by the city
councils. Phlladelphlans have decided to
do considerable walking and save the
money. Besides, they like the exercise.
Former Oovernor Beckham of Kentucky,
now numbered among the "also fans." has
become editor of a newspaper at Frank
fort. The defeated candidate for United
Slates senator has s large stock of po
litical acores to settle with the pen.
In famous Fredertcktown in Maryland tha
desire to keep in office commlsslpners who
declined nominations resulted in not one
vote being eaat at the election. The com
missioners must remain In office until their
successors are elected and qualified.
One of the office-making bills pushed
through the Pennsylvania legislature dur
ing the closing hours provided for a boiler
Inspector snd fees to sustain him. Ths
office would have yielded $16,000 a year,
but ths governor killed it with a veto.
That particular plum tree will remain un
shaken for another year.
The Bureau of Municipal Research in
New Tork City, anticipsting a wsrm con
test for city offices next fall, glvee a pack
age of helpful hints to asftrents for the
top Job In a ramphlet telling "What New
Vorti s Next Mayor Should to." The fcu
reau enumerates twenty-three easentlal
things to do, each essential having a aeries
of subdivisions totaling seventy-four. If
this number falls to keep the new mayor
busy, It la rxpected the bureau will make
, up the deficiency.
In Other Lands
Ids X.lgks ea Wka Is Trans
piring Among tha Wear and
rar nations ef the Bart.
Britons possess In common with the rest
of mankind the characteristic of kicking
against Increased taxes. Yesterday they
insisted that their homea were In grave
peril of German Invasion, and demanded as
a means of salvation that the government
prbvlde for tight new Dreadnoughts this
year Instesd of four. . Today they srs
equally furious sgalnst the government be
cause additional revenue must be had to
build and equip four Dreadnoughts. What
they would do were the demands for eight
granted and taxea levied for the necessary
money can only be guessed. Certainly th
revenues needed for the lesser number snd
the ways for getting It outlined In the
budget has aroused a fierce storm of wrath
In the quarters directly affected. Fears of
Invasion are overshadowed by fears of
poverty. The rich have little proapect of
growing richer. If they succeed In keeping
their beads above water it Is all that cart
be hoped for. The poor are not alarmed,
for taxes are the least of their troubles.
The amailng transformation of publie senti
ment has amusing aspects. The problem of
providing the means to maintain the regal
atate of the mistress of the seas seems to
have been overlooked. But when the gov
ernment puts up to the patriots the vital
matter of means, of reaching down Into
their pockets and backing their words with
the cjln, the scene suddenly changes, the
lights grow dim and hot air enthusiasm Is
succeeded by groans. The spectacle of the
most pretentious aristocrats on earth stop
ping charity contributions, accusing the
government ot confiscation, Snd in other
ways playing the role of pauper, is one
calculated to grieve admirers of "a proud
and fearless race," and contribute much to
the gaiety of Germany.
Emperor William is making amends for
the diplomatic indiscretions charged
against him last winter. In the disturb
ance following the annexation of Bosnia
and Hersegovlna to Austria and the set
tlement of that question regardless of th
Berlin treaty, the Germans scored a ver
itable triumph. No less effective in ex
tending Teutonic Influence In the Balkan
states is his appointment of King Charles
of Roumanla as field marshal of the Ger
man army. As King Charles Is seventy.
past the appointment la complimentary
and a very tactful one. The significance
of the honor lies In the fact that ths
Roumanian king, an army commander with
experience In the field, has a grievance
of thirty years' standing against Russia.
During the war with Turkey In 1876 the
tender of Roumanian troops to Russia
early In the contest was declined. But
when the Russian columns were success.
lvely repulsed before Plevna and the tide
of battle ran against the army of the
ciar an urgent appeal to King Charles for
assistance brought the king at the head
of fresh troopa Into the field In time to
turn Turkish victory Into defeat. When
the time came for the division of the spoils
of that war, not only were the claims of
the Roumanians Ignored, but Russia went
the limit of Ingratitude by annexing Bei
serabla. That contemptible act was not
forgotten. The German emperor's com
pliment, therefore, is both tactful and de
served, and materially strengthens Ger
man Influence in the Balkan states.
A few year ago when ths Japanese were
walloping the Russian bear on the hills and
valleys of Manchurta, an "amazed world
looked on and grudgingly admitted that the
Japs were, exceptional wallopers. In one
other respect at least the Japs muat be j
voted exceptional. They give a greater per
centage of their Incomes to the govern
ment, and do It cheerfully. Such Is the
claim made for the subjects of the mikado
by Adachi Kinnonuke in the Review of
Reviews. "The people of Japan," he
writes, "are performing the financial mira
cle of giving up about thirty per cent of
their net Incomes every day without saying
a word about It. In other words, the
greatest aesat of the Japanese empire of
todny is the patriotism of the people.
Within twenty-five years, perhaps, at the
rute of conqueat western commercialism
and the doctrine of individual rights are
making among our people, we shall be as
civilized as any other so-called Christian
nation. As yet, however, the state, to the
Imagination of the people of Jaran, Is
greater than all the gods. The glorifica
tion of the state is the mecca of our
dreams." An impreasivs exhibit of patriot
Ism, surely. How many peoples In the
world power class would put up thirty per
cent for tha glory of the stats and look
pleasant at the same time?
China la preparing to take a census of
Its millions of people. Existing statistics
of the population' of the empire are not
considered accurate, being largely esti
mates or guesses of provincial governors.
The coming census is to be a thorough
one, and after It is dons the government
Intends to keep the figures up to data.
One of the census regulations reads:
"After the completion of this census all
births, deaths, marriages and adoptions
must be reported by the head of the family
to the local census office or police station,
the records of the family must be revised
every two months snd records of individ
uals every six months, and reports must
be mnde annually to the board of the
Interior by the rtlrectora general of the
census from the various provinces."
Discussing the strained relations between
Great Britain and Germany springing from
naval rivalry, tho London Saturday Review
pays '.his tribute to the dominant Teutonic
power: "The Germans are much more
numerous than we. better educated, more
highly efficient In the functions of eltlsen-
sh;p. more productive and more reproduc
tive, more responsive to their political
renter of gravity, and empowered by a
broader base In Europe, ff vulnerable in
proportion to breadth. Their Imperial uni
fication has multiplied . their international
Importance, and their economic policy,
multiplying their Industrial and commer
cial position, has necessitated the develop
ment of their kca power to protect It, even
apart from any ambition to become the
dominant influence in European waters. It
is not for us either to Ignore or to hate the
Germans: they have simply made it neces
sary for us to lesrn from them, to admire
them and to review our position in relation
to theirs."
A correspondent of a Vienna paper, writ
ing from London about the recently opened
department store on the American plan,
marvels at the nerve of the venture, the
lofty condescension of ths promoters, and
notes the disturbance created la London
business circles. "To the greet displeasure,
of the English people," ssys ths writer,
"ths store owes its existence to American
money, and it will be conducted on Ameri
can lines. London hss a full quota of large
stores, but this did nut deter tha Ameri
cans. No they opened their store In the
very heart of the business district, 'Just to
make things lively,' they say. There It
stands, this American colossus, a symbol of
American strength and self-confidence.
r
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.
Fancy the arrogance contained In the ad
vertisement: 'Our business, large as it wlil
be, will not Injure the old, honorable and
carefully conducted concerns In our neigh
borhood. On the contrary, our business
will be of Inestimable value to them, for It
will attract the world to our district.'
What will these Americans do next?" the
writer dolefully concludes.
Sweden and Norway wers fortunate In
having as a ruler the scholarly and peace
ful King Oscar when the alliance of the
two nations came to an end In 1906. King
Oscar did not consider the compulsory re
tention of Norway worth the sacrifice war
would entail and permitted Norway to go
its way In peace. But the dissolution
Created enmities and Ill-will In Sweden,
particularly In official circles, which occa
sionally crop out In a disquieting form. Re
cently Haakon VII. wishing to honor and
show good will toward Swedish diplomats
by bestowing decorations, sought the usual
permission from Gustavus. To the amaze
ment of the European courts,' where such
requests from -one sovereign to another Is
Invariably granted, the Swedish king re
filled that he wlshei no officer. or citlsen of
Swedes to wesr a Norwegian decoration.
LINES TO A LAUGH.
"Tou don't care, then, to do anything for
the poor, benighted heathen?"
"I don't mean that exactly; I don't earn
to contribute money for them, but I am In
favor of sending them fatter missionaries
than we have been doing." Houaton Post.
"What would you do If ' a copperhead
snake wrapped Itself around ' the brake
handle of your auto?"
"Quit drinking." Cleveland Plain Dealer?
Chauffeur I ran across an old friend
yesterday and didn't know him. Ha seemed
to be very much hurt.
Wise Friend Mortally? Baltimore Amer
ican. "What part of my book did you moat
enjoy?" asked the authorette as she
brushed her hair over her ears.
And after a moment's reflection Miss
Cayenne answered:
"The cover design." Washington Star.
"Look here, doctor." says the ex-patient,
coming into the physician's office with a
determined expression. "I've Just had the
X-rays turned on me, and I find that when
you operated on me you left a pair of
surgical scissors In me."
"Bless me!" ssys the specialist. "I had
missed them. Thank you. so much, mv
good man. I will add their cost to your
bill." Life.
Mrs. lllghsome He preached to an audi
ence of women, did he? And he took for
his text, "Let your women keep silence in
the phurches," Thst must have seemed
like a deliberate insult to all of you.
Mrs. Cpmore Quite the contrary. You
ought to have heard how he roasted Paul
for writing those words. Chicago Tribune,
une.
"Well, that girl you are engaged to cer
tainly showed her hand today."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"I mean the hand with the ring on; I
don't believe she has had a glove on It
today. "Houston Post.
"People who claim to be epicures often
eat strange and undercooked food."
"Yea; in order to be a real epicure you've
got to have not only good taste but a
strong stomach." Washington Star.
"Has your son sny success as a lawyer?"
"Well, no, to tell the truth, he hasn't
Hs has been precilclng now for nearly
eleven yeara and he has never been elected
to ths legislature or been appointed re
ceiver for anything or even become presi
Saturday
A day for hurried shopping perhaps. So much
the better for those who come here. They '11 get what
they want when they want it.
At Fifteen Dollars
In an effort to reach a low price a good many
suits are sold for $15 that are not worth the money.
We won't offer anything that we can't guarantee.
We make the best $15 suits that the price can
buyin blues, blacks and fancy mixtures.
Other Suits up to $35
Boys' and children's suits, as well made as the
men's and in greater variety. 1
Shirts, scarfs, underwear, hose and hats, in all
the new shapes and colorings.
'BrowninaKing S Cq
lP(D)WdlBr
dent of any railroad company. It begins
to look as If he may have to eke out .i
living Just practicing law." Chicago Record-Herald.
"Why do you wlah to be excused?"
"Judge, I'm a timid man and don't wiinter
sit on no Jury. I wouldn't like to settle n
case the wrong way. I wouldn't like to do
nobody a wrong."
"You can't go amiss In this case, une
affinity is suing snother affinity." Kan
sas City Journal.
THE COLD SPARE BED.
New England Farmer.
When you have a friend to visit you. If fIib
be a welcome guest,
You will try to make her happy, and you'll
give her of your best;
You'll tell her all the story of your varied
household cares.
And everlastingly you'll prate about your
own affairs;
But whatever else you do, don t for
mercy's sake be led
To put that helpless woman in the cold
spare bed!
You may tell her of your troubles with
your numerous hired girls.
And what "she aald" and what "I sUl."
till her understanding whirls;
You may talk of the servant question ti:l
the setting moon's last gleam.
And begin. next morning on the same old
tiresome theme;
But whatever else you do, , don't for
mercy's sake be led
To put that helpless woman In the cold
spare bed!
You may tell her of your pains and aclie
and what the doctor said
That time you came near dying with neu
ralgia In your head;
Of how you poured down bitters, and dr ps
and patent pills.
When you caught the dread malaria, snd
had such awful chlHs; - - -
You miy Vore her, you may weary her, till
she wishes she were dead.
But for mercy's sake don't put her In the
cold spare bed.
j The Power To Do Good j
And the Tower to He Good Are
Much the Same.
I
One writer has truly said during sleep
and rest, sufficient energy and strength
should be supplied for tomorrow's work
If you will learn how to allow perfect re
laxation to take place in every part of your
body and how to fall asleep whenever you
desire, you will need no other remedy than
good food to keep you in perfect physical
condition.
A food does not need to be heavy to be
strengthening. Wheat possesses every ele
ment found in the human body and Kgg-O-Bee
Wheat Flakes, a dainty, delicious
breakfast food, always ready . to serve,
contains all the nourishment and strength
of wbest In easily digested form.
Be sure It's Egg-O-See you get, for It's
the famous and original Egg-O-Bee process
that makes Egg-O-See Whsat Flakes and
the E-C Corn Flakes so dainty, so appe
tising and so strengthening. A breakfast ef
either means a satisfied appetite, a grate
ful stomach and a good day's work fre
from "nervoua headaches" or dullness. B
sure it's the Egg-O-See product. Alwayt
watch for the E-C Mark on ths package.
15th and Douglauj Sts.
E. S. WILCOX. Mfr.
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