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THE OMAHA SUNDAY REE: MAY 23, 1900. Tie Omaiia Sunday Ber Funded bt edward rosewater. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Entsred at Omaha postoffflce as seoond 'elass matter. TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION. t)llr B" (without flunday). on year.. 14 00 Daily Bee and Sunday one jraar 100 DELIVERED BT CARRIER, flatly (Inclort'ig flunday), per wek..l5e Dally B-e (without Hunday). per weak.. 10c Evening B e (without Sunday), per week Evening Bee (wih Sunday), per week inn Sunday Bee, one year 12 W Saturday Be, one year I M Address all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICE 8. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Council Bluffs-IB Scott Street. Mncoln SIS little Building. Chicago VM Marquette Building. New York Rooms 1101-1102 No. M West Thirty-third Street. Washington 715 Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relntlng to new and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to Thn flee publishing Company. Only I cent stamps received in payment of mall accounts. I'ersonal checks, eacept on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT or CIRCULATION. Etat of Nebraska. Douglas County, sat George B. Tzschuck. treasurer of Th Be Publishing company. being duly sworn, saya that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of Asrll, 10, waa as follow ( 1 89,900 !T 41.030 I 38,060 18 37,130 1 99,40 19 40,350 4 37,600 tO 40,630 1 41,300 11 40,410 .. 40,540 2! 40,460 T 41,600 21 40,380 -. 41,400 14 40,640 41,680 6 48,480 10 41,400 24 45,880 11 37,300 ST.. 45,50 It 41,300 tt.. 43,850 It 41.440 t 45,350 14 40,530 SO 45,30 11 40,000 I 4050 Total.. 1,336,410 haturned copies 11,303 Net total 1,835,807 Dally average 40440 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Treaau .sr. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before ma this 1st day of May, 10. M. P. WALKER. Notary PubLlc. WHKlf OUT OP TOWN, ukscrtbor leaving Ik elty tm I porarlly shoal have Tk Be , cualleal ta tkem. Address will b ; chanced mm ! as raestd. Whether the south remains solid or not, Mr. Taft appears to be solid with the south. The airship has not been perfected sufficiently to warrant a cessation of the efforts for good roads. The yellow peril is a real one. If you don't believe It Just observe the man out on the lawn wi,th a knife In hlg hand. The Illinois legislature has refused to limit the size of women's hats, but has added another foot to the length of hotel bed sheets. - A fair offset. Qfve George 3. Gould credit, at any rate, for being the only one in the family entering into wedlock and sticking to it for better or for worse. It is announced that Ruth Bryan Leavett is to lecture on political sub jects. Trying to qualify for that chair of citizenship In our Nebraska univer sity? Two of the children of the late Claus Spreckels are contesting his will. They may break It now, but the elder Epreckels certainly had his way while he lived. The growing tartness of the debate over the tariff Indicates that the sena tors are tiring of mere talk and may soon get down to real business and stick to It. A New York firm of brokers failed for ,1,150.000, with assets of only $4.10. The scramble for the position of receiver is not expected to be a record-breaker. Mr. Bryan continues to proclaim that the democratic party Is stronger and its prospects brighter than ever before. Can it be that he is figuring on running again? The Mecklonbergers may have to de fend their claim to having been first to declare American Independence, but, at any rate, they do not have to bear the blame for all the innocents slaughtered In celebrating it. The commission sent to Liberia complains that there are too many fes tivities planned for them to permit the doing of their work promptly. What is the matter with the climate that the members are in auch a hurry to get away? Latest developments indicate that Japan it more up to date tn modern financiering than had been supposed. That sugar company manipulation seems to have been as artistic a piece of high finance as has come to light anywhere in recent years. According to testimony offered in behalf of woman suffrage by a woman who speaks from personal experience gained tn Colorado, "women never discuss politics." Now, if it could be done under guaranty to produce that effect some of the objections might be withdrawn. The position of trustee of the Equi table stock held by the late Grover Cleveland is still vacant, with no im mediate prospect of King filled. These three nice,' fat, salaried Jobs, with nothing to do, were an outgrowth of the Insurance scandals and designed to help reinstate the life insurance business In popular confidence. Hav ing accomplished Its purpose, one trus ts will do M well now u three. Catching the Spirit of the Age. The general assembly of the Pres byterian church, In session at Denver, Is giving evidence that it is catching the spirit of this industrial age. Not that the church is becoming worldly or abandoning any of its religious Ideals, but It is applying to the business branches of the church organization the business methods which have been demonstrated produce best results In other lines of human endeavor. There are at present eight boards having the direction of the various agencies of ad ministering the temporal affairs of the church, which In the light of experi ence and the example In commercial and Industrial life appear wasteful of effort and lacking in effectiveness. It Is proposed to consolidate these vari ous agencies, so far at least as the gen eral direction of their affairs is con cerned and place them all under the supervision of a central authority. At present in the raising of money each of the various church boards covers the entire field, making a dupli cation of effort which in a large pri vate business enterprise would be con sidered so wasteful as not to be thought of. The same condition exists as to certain other work of the church to a considerable extent. Under such a system the "cost of doing business," as the captain of Industry would de nominate it, is necessarily high. The intelligent churchman is realiz ing as never before that not only In methods, but In thought, the church must get nearer to the everyday af fairs of the people. The churchman who neglects to avail himself of the means which produces results is as much an Impractical dreamer as a business man who lags behind with obsolete methods. The business man who puts money into church work wants results and he wants to see the church display capacity and those qualities which assure success. The . proposed change Is purely one of ad ministrative system, but it is through Its administrative system that the church must Insure results on the busi ness side. Whether the particular plan proposed is found practicable or not, the fact of its being considered Is evidence that the church, as is every other Institution, is being touched by modern thought and adapt ing itself to modern needs. Social Lift at the Capital. Several incidents of late have served to emphasize the strenuosity of social life in Washington. The wife of a foreign diplomat who recently came to this country after a wide experience at a number of European courts has commented on the fact that, she should like an opportunity to form a more In timate acquaintance with the Amer ican women, but that she has found It Impossible. She does not complain of our people being distant or unsociable, but that their time is bo thoroughly taken up with social functions and du ties that no leisure remains for the more Intimate personal relations. Another illustration is found In the illness of the wife Of the president pro duced by a nervous breakdown. The Boclal demands of the capital, es pecially as they relate to the wives of officials, are so exacting that nothing but Illness Is accepted as an excuse. In the cases of many who have been a part of it for years it Is, if current gos sip is to be believed, resulting in con ditions greatly to be deplored. So ciety at all times Is a giddy swirl of currents and cross-currents, but at Washington, with the added strains of official Jealousies and the Intermixture of political wirepulling, it is a game which taxes the strongest to the limits of their powers and the weak must necessarily succumb. In the case of the president's wife the strain is so centered as to be ex cessive. One misstep might make serious trouble more harmful than a tactical blunder of the president him self. It is no wonder that under such conditions Mrs. Taft must be cau tioned to look to her personal health and seek to preserve her strength by all reasonable precautions. Germany it Showing1 TJt. Waterways transportation is a live question in the United States today and the demand is growing that con gress make suitable provision for im proving all our great natural water ways. The vital problem, of course, 1 is to secure in the rivers a channel deep enough to float ocean-going ships so that the cost and delay of breaking cargo may be avoided as well as cheaper rates to the seaboard secured. To attain this will require the expendi ture of large sums of money and take a long time, but this does not excuse us for failure to make use of our water traffic facilities as they exist. As with Improvement of waterways Germany is also far and away head of us in the utilization of facilities no better than this country now pos sesses. In Germany millions of tons of freight are carried upon streams of less volume and no greater depth than the Missouri. The ultimate hope in that country Is to produce a three foot channel in the upper Rhine, where it is now about two feet. Yet with this depth of water the river traffic. Is enormous. The river Oder at Breslau has a depth of only twenty-tour inches, yet the city has a river traffic of 3,500,000 tons per year and the docks, ta at other German river ports, are supplied with powerful cranes and other mod ern appliances for rapidly and econom ically handling freight. At one point on the river Rhine, where the coal from Westphalia comes to the water, there Is a commerce of 15,000,000 tons annually, or more than the en tire traffic of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and the coal la loaded onto the boats from the cars by American machinery which dumps a whole car load at a time. What Is being done In Germany of fers an nnanswerable argument for the larger Improvement of the rivers which Is needed to give a proper out let for the grain of the great central west. If we utilize fully the facilities we now have, congress can not long turn a deaf ear to the plea for sys tematic waterway improvement. Still the Top-Notcher. Enclosing a newspaper cutting con taining the announcement that $44, 000 of undistributed profits remain in the coffers of the World's Columbian exposition, whose equal division among those entitled to it would give each 47 cents, Z. T. Lindsay, who was one of the executive committee of the Omaha exposition most directly charged with its finances, writes to The Bee: This Is the first notice of the kind to stockholders of the Chicago World's fair that 1 have even seen published. We were told many times that some very fortunate stockholders received 10 per cent of their Investment back, but I never met one who so stated. The Transmlsslsslppt exposition at Omaha returned 75 per cent of the stock holders' Investment to them flva days after the exposition closed and 17 per cent more later on, or In all, 91 per cent. No other exposition In America has made any such showing, while moat of them were financial failures. As one exposition after another Is held, the unlaue record made by our Omaha exposition as an unqualified success financially, as well as in every other way, stands out all the stronger. Taking into consideration the limited resources of the men who promoted the Transmisslsslppl enterprise and the depths of the industrial depression from which we were Just emerging, the Omaha exposition had more ob stacles to overcome than any of the others and still made a top-notch mark which none before or after has been able to approach. Lo, the Poor Indian. After doing the Indian for about 300 years, the thought has taken root to do something for him. This idea found voice at a recent banquet In New York In the proposal to erect a giant statue of the American Indian In New York harbor alongside the famous representation of liberty. This benevolent idea, like the one-day-a-week religion, eases the mind and will not interfere In the least with the slx-day-a-week process of skinning the Indian out of what little hat been left to him. It might be pertinent to suggest, however, that the Indian statue be placed to the rear of the one of liberty, otherwise the great bronze maiden might acquire a perpetual blush of shame from staring at the metal counterfeit of the white man's confidence game victim. The projected Indian statue would be particularly appropriate. It would accord with the habit of the world to recognize as a good Indian none but a dead Indian. By all means erect a statue to the Indian. The sad remnant of the race may never see it, but as he sits around the agency store waiting to be re lieved of his allotment of land, he may be consoled with the sweetly solemn thought that he, too, will perhaps have a monument after he has been long enough dead. But, really, would It not be a monu ment more to our credit if we would keep temptation away from the Indian and help him up by fitting him to hold a place in the new conditions which the white roan has forced upon him? Patten On Wheat. Mr. Patten has stopped long enough in his speculative operations to speak on the question of wheat in the broader aspect of Its future produc tion. Mr. Patten Is no novice who has flashed from the speculative sky with a roll of money to take a flyer in the pit, but has been a figure in the grain business for years. Operating on a large scale, he necessarily has made a study of both production and consumption, and what he says along general lines on this subject is entitled to attention. As others have done be fore him, he points out that food pro duction in this country has not kept pace with the increase in population and consumption and that the wheat lands, through lack of intelligent farming, are being cropped to death. It Is the realization of this fact on the part of the farmers, and along with it the remedy, which the agricultural schools of the country have been seek ing to drive home. It is this reason In part which gave birth to the corn show and which stimulates the work of the federal and state agricultural departments. Mr. Patten has not said anything new, but he has added his force to the pressure which in time will work out a remedy for the condi tions of which he speaks, for the fu ture of not only the farmer, but of the country, depends upon It. Not Ail Canada't Way. Notwithstanding the great Influx of settlers from the United States into the provinces of northwest Canada, more people came from Canada to the United States, according to the sta tistics for the year 1908, than went from here to Canada during that pe riod. The figures show 66,860 going from this country to Canada as against 58,268 Canadians coming to the United States. These figures will un doubtedly surprise people In this sec tion which has seen so many farmers seek the cheap lands of Canada. While In point of numbers the United States is the gainer, the class of set tlers going from this country to Can ada are, as a rule, of the very best type, mostly farmers and practically all of them possessed of considerable meaas, while the Immigration from Canada Is mostly to the eastern states and of the French-Canadian laboring class possessed of little means. The lure of the great northwest, which has appealed so strongly to many western farmers, does not ap pear to be such an attraction for the Canadian himself. The best obtain able figures show that for every 1,000 native-born Canadians who remain in any part of their own country there are now 200 in the United States, or, In other words, one-fifth of all the native-born Canadians have emigrated to this country. As soon as the great northwest is partially developed, which at the pres ent rate will be within a very few years, the influx of settlers from the United States Is likely to cease and its future development left to the im migrant from the colder countries of northern Europe. It has always re quired some unusual lure to Induce people to migrate from a mild to a much colder climate, and when the disparity of land values becomes less the movement is likely to cease. In the meantime Canada Is to be con gratulated in securing some of the best of our American citizenship. The Monetary Situation. The condition of the money market throughout the world 1b unusual in the amount of Idle capital, especially for the season of the year. The dis count rate in London is 1 per cent, which means V per cent for call loans; in Paris it is 2 per cent, and In Berlin, owing to the absorption of capital in an imperial loan, it is 3 per cent. In New York the rate for time loans is from 3 to 3 per cent. This large amount of 'surplus capital Just as business and Industry is quickening in earnest from the depression of 1907 is an indication that the revival Is not likely to be halted through lack of available funds. Speaking of these conditions, the New York Financier says: Cheap money the world over must, as soon as normal political and monetary con ditions shall be restored, stimulate, with startling Impetus all speculative activities. The impulse may be first felt at this cen ter, because here there is such an enor mous aggregation of securities as to Invite their absorption; moreover, here there are Industrial conditions that promise stability, evidences of the entire recovery from the effects of the late crisis and assurance of the maintenance of the constructive policies of the administration. The development of activity in our markets should be re flected next in London; there Americans are the favorites among speculators and In vestors, and so long as the speculative boom shall be conservatively promoted, the British will buy and retain their holdings. Though Franca holds the largest amount of liquid capital of any European country. It prefers to employ It In commercial ac ceptances rather than In securities. Ger many has use for all Its floating supplies, and Its Investments will probably be small. Though the demand for money resulting from business recuperation may be large, as the result of i long' period of stagnation In productive enterprises, there will be no dearth. While speculation has been by no means dormant, the present tendency Is to permit this money to go Into In dustrial lines where required to meet legitimate demands. Tha capital needed for the expansion and develop ment, which is being planned on an extensive scale, Is sure to be forth coming at the proper time. The Gospel of New Ideas. The pessimist we always have with us. At least, he does most of the talking. The optlmi6t Is often content to let things take their course, having a firm abiding faith in the ultimate good of all. But It were perhaps bet ter If the optimist was more active, if he would more often give ua the reasons for his faith to offset the loud lamentations of the grievance-bored pessimist. Those who see in the mod ern trend of civilization much that is good also perceive that much of the evil is due to a lack of knowledge. Not so much Is intelligence lacking as a knowledge of the fundamentals of the science of common sense. In other words, much knowledge which would tend to ameliorate present social hard ships is possessed only by a compara tively few. Not only must the many get this knowledge to make it a social force, but they must assimilate it if Jt Is to help them throw off the conserva tism of mere tradition and custom. Too often men think they hold a be lief which is simply to them a form. Selfish Individual interest is frequently due to failure to see that the social good benefits the Individual. Men do not consider the future bearing ot thines that affect their own cases. The rights ot posterity should be as impor tant to the real patriotic citizen as tne building up of his own present self interest. On the eve of the French revolution those whose actions caused it could not be made to realise Its Im minence. It is not that we lack knowl edge and experience, but rather that these are not universal. We talk more of action than of Ideas, of men who do things than of men who think. But. after all. it is ideas which are the effective social forces and It Is the spread of correct Ideas which will bring about a true conception of the rights of society as distinguished from the rights of the Individual. The greatest good to the greatest number can be accomplished only when men take thought of the future. To accomplish this result all helpful agencies must be utilized, whether the school, the newspaper, the church, the lodge or the tradesman. It behooves men to consider carefully each agency as to Us way of carrying on this necessary work. Those which contribute to the good of society should be encouraged and those which merely exploit selfish Interest should be reformed or repressed. On the same day that the Mohonk conference passed a resolution In favor of disarmament the British House of Commons decided to construct four new battleships of the Dreadnaught class. In his present state of mind John Bull could not be expected to heed the voice of disarmament speak lng at such long distance. A new recruit has volunteered his Influence to expedite tariff legislation, and this influence comes from a source not counted on heretofore by anybody, It develops that the most prominent actors In the tariff drama at Washing ton are booked for lecture dates on the Chautauqua platforms on terms of generous division of the gate receipts and, like time and tide, the Chautau qua season waits for no man. Con gresslonal and senatorial salaries run on undiminished irrespective of long or short sessions and regardless of ex tra sessions altogether, but the side line money drawn from the Chautau qua circle Is C. O. D., and return the forfeit money if date Is cancelled. To make our distinguished law-makers choose 'twlxt tariff and Chautauqua must be one of those unusual and ex cessive punishments prohibited by the constitution. If lengthening the Chau tauqua circuit means shortening the tariff debate, who will deny that there are not compensations for all things? The county board has at last done something it should have done long ago in prohibiting the buying and sell ing of warrants and assignments of warrants within the confines of the court house. It remains to be seen, however, whether the new rule will be enforced or be allowed to become a dead letter. Further than that, the same prohibition should be made to apply to the transaction of similar business in the city hall. There Is no good reason why any public building should be made the base of operations for private warrant scalping business. A request has been made to the gov ernor to set aside one day as a weed day for the extermination of these ag ricultural pests. If the weed marl will go out Into the country he will un doubtedly discover that every day is weed day on the Nebraska farms. Over 6,000 Indians live on reserva tions In the state of New York as against a little over 3,000 in Nebraska. And still some of the New Yorkers be lieve they are in danger of being scalped If they come this far west. Get It Rlgrht. Washington Herald. We desire to say to those outside bar barians who are forever and eternally poking their noses into Worderful Wash ington's affairs that Mr. Taft does not pronounce It "gcf." Oa OlUPlaJ "Making; Uood." Philadelphia Press. Mr. Loob Is making good on his new Job, and with a big O. moreover! Since he got away from the reflected glory of his former chief, ha Is letting his own lights so shlna before men that they may see his good works and they deaerv to be rated nothing less than "bully." Another Houhw of Selene. New York World. The controlling of 4,000 Incandescent elec tric lamps In the Omaha Electrical show from a wireless telegraph station five miles away la another romance ot science com true.. How this new development may be utilized in operating lights off shore or clear out at sea opens an almost limitless field for conjecture. Vindicating? the Hooitrr. Baltimore American. The New York court of appeals Is 'to pass on whether tha constitutional right to tha pursuit of happiness extends to a man's satisfaction In hearing his rooster crow at hours of the night which deprive other men of that constitutional happiness which lies in slumber. The question appears trivial, but so determined is the man in the case to enjoy this constitutional priv ilege, as Involving a supreme right, that he says he will carry his rooster's mid night crow to the supreme court of the United States If necessary. SERMONS BOILED DOWN. The glory of lova Is that It never knows its own cost. Shifting the blame for aln does not up root its sowing. No man can feed his soul who Is starv- ng his servants. Only a clothesrack will let dignity stand In the way of duty. The straight truth would often save a lot of crooked traveling. It takes a tremendous lot of religion to convert a man's pocket. So many mistake, anxiety to wear a crown for endeavor to win one. Borne people get so close to the faots that they cannot see tha truth. Nothing costs less than encouragement and few things are worth more. It takes more than manicuring to make hands clean for heavenly Inspection. The best way to wait on heaven for bread Is to work for your bread In a heavenly Bplrlt. If our Justice were only more even our generosity would be a good deal less strained. Some men seem to think that the only way to handle straight truth Is to make a dagger of it. There Is no harm In desiring to get ahead; ths danger la In our anxiety to keep our competitors back.-Chlcago Tribune, SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT. Washington Herald: A Maryland minis ter has announced a forthcoming series of sermons on "Why Men Do Not Oo to Church." When he gets through, how ever, doubtless h will still be In Ignorance of on of tha big reasons. Philadelphia Record: An Indiana min ister says the women of his congregation must remove their hats, and the women say they will not. Right her Is where this minister has to choose between changing the subject snd taking to th woods. Pittsburg Dispatch: The Chicago clergy man who lays down the law that th hus tand should rule the family, but the wlf control the purse. Is evidently on the side of gynarehy. Has not history demon strated that the control of the purs man the control of ths government? Baltimore American: Ndw a Washington minister says that Cain's wlf wss a fins wo.aan. It is a good thing that It has struck somebody, even though this late In th day, to do justlc to this neglected lady. As her history Is burled In oblivion It Is to b hoped that If her busband did x terminal his brother, - was not any. thing of a lady killer, M , ,,xim1Mil. i aw ii ' ! ill mi " I" III 1 1 ssi i I r Diamonds! Wear a few by all means! "As a 'confidence getter" In business there is nothing so potent as a diamond or two. "The wearing of the gems seems to assure the world that YOU'VE been prosperous, and it's only human nature to entrust ones' business to one who has made a success of his own. "And the greater portion of diamonds worn at this date are not paid for that Is, not paid for In ONE payment at the time or purchase. In the very large and very metropolitan cities, THOU SANDS of stones are purchased on an honorable, easy payment basis a few dollars down and a few dollars weekly. "I am the main exponent of this mode of dia mond selling in Omaha. I've sold hundreds of them that way satisfactorily and if YOU are inclined to return a 'square deal' for a 'square plan' I will see to it that YOU, TOO, will wear as many stones as you wish. Pay me as you accumulate $1 or or $2 weekly." --Mandelberg 1522 Farnam Street PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Reformers in Atlanta, Qa, propose to abolish barber poles, leaving only lamp posts for the soaks of the dry district to lean against. With his savings of thirty years seques tered and his harem scattered about all that is left A, Hamld is his good name. Precious few are bragging about that. The sudden revival of blue laws at Coney Island affords timely diversion for the New York mind which was thrown into the dippy condition by the question, "How shall we crease our trousers?" There was a beam of foresight in the act of an Ohio girl who had six of her former suitors at her wedding. In theBe uncertain times it Is the part of wisdom to have a reserve on the string for future emergen cies. An Indian monument In New VnrV la peculfarly appropriate. Pete Mlnnet found the Manhattan trloe mlsrhty good Indians, easily "miked" In a land deal. Pet's suc cessors can well afford to pay for a memor ial out of the subsequent dividends. A professional funny man Insists that there is but one genuine Joke with the bark on. That i tho, ona on Adam when ho lost his rib. All others are base Imitations. If Adam found the rib a Joke, his biographers lacked th saving grace to mention It. "Tho American Flag" Is the Impressive title of a leaflet Issued by the Merchant Marine leagu of the United States, with headquarters at Cleveland. The leaflet Is Intended to make life a round of Joy and ease for exchange editors seeking ripe provlndcr for th scissors. A thrilling patriotic note Is sounded In the suges tlon that the American flag would flutter with greater glory If Its folds carried a fat appropriation from the national treasury lor ocean going ships. Among the land lubbers named as state representatives of th league are A. V. Gale, editor of the Lincoln Star, and W. C. Demlng, editor of the Cheyenne Tribun, two imposing boost ers of Inland navigation. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. "TTOW It r.llnB' riiutan't th. Hl. ..!., care you dreadfully?" -Not wnen my husband Is around." "He's a er conductor, is he?" "O. no. Ha rnrrlu a tA rMUl Dnnl..( policy. "-Chicago Tribune. Maud Marie Is such a aueer e-lrl. with surh notions of honor! Gladys In what way? Maud She Insists it is not right to be engaged to more than one fellow at u time. Baltimore American. Husband Tou never kiss ma except when you want some money. Wife Well, Isn't that often enough? "It's something dreadful tha wav I am losing my memory. Now I'm quite sure I shan't remember tomorrow what 1 have done today." " Keally 7 Well, can you lend me 10? Philadelphia Bulletin. "Looky yere, mammy." said Pickaninny Jim, "at de knot holes In riix here piece of uou. vviitti uoeo you oueea uem is rurr "Why, honey," answered Aunt Elvira Ann, "dem's de button holes whttt de branches is fastened on to de trees." Washington Star. Passenger Apent Here are some post card views alnng our line of railroad. Would you like them? Patron No, thank you. I rode over the Get a SI 0.00 Picture Free FOH TKN DAYS ONLY The A. Hospe Co. will give Free with every new Plaqo purchased, a Ten Dollar Picture whether you buy for cash or time. We have 500 subjects to choose from, be it water color picture, etching, still engrav ing or painting. Here la an opportunity to get art with the music and no extra charge, for it is well known that tho highest quality and lowest prices prevail at the Hospe Store. New Pianos In Mahogany Cases for only $130. Ten Dollar Takes one home. The high grade pianos such as Kranlch & Bach, Krakauer, Kimball, Hallet-Davis, Htmh Lane, Cable-Nelson, Burton, Imperial and Hospe Pianos. Prices ranging from $190 up to the $250. $300, $350. $400 and the beautiful Grand pianos The world best pianos all under on roof. Easy terms at cash prices. Hhn IHIospe 1513 Douglas Strcot Pianos Tuned, Repaired. Moved (EL Shipped SALT SULPHUR WATER also the "Crystal Lithium" water from Excelsior Springs, Mo., In 5-gallon sealed Jugs. B-gallon Jug Crystal Llthla Water. .12 5-gallon Jug Salt-Sulphur water 92.23 Buy at either store. We sell over 100 kinds mineral water. Sherman &, McConnell Drug Go. Sixteenth and Doslgt Sts. Owl Drug Go. Sixteenth and Harney Sts. linn ona day last week and have views of my own on it Chicago News. Caller "I wish you would tell me If there has been any change In the sizo of the 5 cent piece within the last ten or fifteen years." Man at the Desk "Decidedly there has. Tho 5 cent piece of Ice Isn't more than half as large as it used to be." Chicago Tribune. CROSSING THE DIVIDE. J. W. Foley in Philadelphia Ledger. Parson, I'm a maverick, Just runnln' loose an' grazin', Kalln' Where's th' greenest grass an' drlnkin' where I choose. Had to rustle. In my youth an' never had no raisin , Wasn't never halter broke, an' I ain't much to lose. Used to sleepin' In a bag an' llvln' In t sucKrr, Church folks never branded me I don'l know as they tried; Wish you'd say n prayer for me an" try to make a dicker. F"or the best they'll give me when I crosi tha Big Divide. Tell 'em I ain't been corraled a night In more'n twenty. Tell 'em I'm rawboned an' rough an' 1 ain't much for lonks; Tell 'em I don't nerd much grief because I've had a plenty, I don't know how bud I am 'cause 1 ain't kept no books. Tell 'em I'm a maverick a-runnlu loose unbranded, Tell 'em - 1 shoot straight an" quick an' ain't got much to hide; Have 'em come an' sizo me up as soon as I get landed, I Just want my ncedin's when I cross the Big Divide. Tell 'em I rose straight an' square an' never grabbed for leather. Never rnped a crippled steer or rode a sore-backed horse, Tell 'em I've bucked wind an' rain an' every sort of wen flier. Had my tilts with Al K. Hall an' Cnptaln R. K. Morse. Don't hide nothin' from 'em whether It bo sweet or bitter, Tell 'em I'll stay on the rango, but If I'm shut outside I'll abide it like a man, because I ain't no quitter, I ain't going to change Just when I cross the Big Divide. Tell 'em when th' Roundup comes for all us human critters Just corral me with my kind an' run u brand on me; I don't want to be corraled with hypo crites an' quitters. Brand me Just for what I aman' I'm Just what you see. I don't wunt no steam-hct stall or brnn- mash fnr my ration. ' I Just want to meet th' Boss an' far him honest -eyed, Show him Just what chips I got an' shove 'em In for cashln'. That's what yoj can tell 'em when 1 cross the Big Divide. X5