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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 5. 1900. The Omaha Daily Bel FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSE WATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Entered at Omahe; poetofflce M second class matter. TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday) on year. Mc Dally Bee and Sunday, one year DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Dally Be (Including Sunday), per wet.. Dally Be- (without Sunday), per week.. 10c Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week Jo Evening Bee (with Sunday), per week..lc Sunday Bee, on year W JJ 8a'urday Bee, one year Address all romplalnte of Irregularities in delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Be Building. , South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Council Bluffs Ul Brott Street. Lincoln MS Little Building. Chicago 1548 Marquette Building. New York-Rooms 1101-1102 No. K west An Accomplished Fact. The occupation lax imposed on the franchlsed corporations to compensate the city for the use of the streets Is an accomplished fact. By the new or dinances Jnst sent to the mayor, and which are assured of Ms approval, these corporations will be required to pay quarterly Into the city treasury a tag. equal to .3 per cent of their earn ings within the corporation boundaries. The proceeds of this occupation tax, exclusive ot the disputed tax on the water company, should approximate $125,000 a year, and Increase from year to year as the business of these public services increases. The figures dlscloted by the royalties paid hereto fore by the gas company and the elec tric lighting company would indicate Washington 725 Fourteenth street, N. W. that this increase will be at a rate of CORRESPONDENCE. ot ie tna j per cent B0 that tne Communication relating to newa and eai- .... . .v. tonal matter should be addressed: Omaha addition each year on the 3 per cent nee, Editorial Department. I basis should range upwards of 18,000 V.".. ;;-no..ai order. On final passage the progressive pf.yar.le to The Bee Publishing Company, scale, which had previously been i r7"cePV agreed upon by the council, seem, to Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. nave Deen abandoned in order to meet rT;-T,;."'A7nrT-i.ATtf)N. "om unfounded objections raised by stt of vehraVta.' Doitcrtas Cottnty. as.: the city attorney. This change will ficoi-c H. Trschtick. trensiirer oi maka tin 1lffernc In tha nrnmarl of y sworn, i - of The r,.... t,..i. i-i.i.l. , ,i v 1-tHnir dul rn iht Hie acf.iai number of full and the tax for this year or next year, and vvcn.ne V,'.i s,.ndv nee printed' during the possibly for several years, but the pro- u.-ith of .Im'v, ims. was as follows: gressive scale had the merit of raising 1 ; i,roo S 49,090 4 40.830 r. 43,150 fi 41,980 7 41,060 x 41,370 9 41,610 10 41,760 11 40,680 12 .48,680 13 41,740 14 41,710 15 41,870 ltt 41,740 Total Returned copies ., Net total Dally average a am '40300 the rate automatically as the business ... 4i,s-40 of the franchlsed corporations ex ...41,780 panded. Should an effort be made in 41 690 the future to raise the rate, it will un !! 4i,io questionably meet the united opposl ...41,800 tlon of the corporations, which strug 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 22. 24. 25. 2. 27. 28. 29 41,40 a ai mo II !!!.. !!. "41.WJ0 to ordinances is the culmination of a long fight waged in the Interest of the . 40,180 gle could have been avoided by incor- 41.970 .41,680 poratlng the progressive scale Into the .41.540 present ordinances. The enactment of these occupation 1. 093.040 t.aag taxpayers. Its importance may not be 1,BS?'38a ruIly rallzed right away, nor need GEORGE B. TZSCHl'CK. those who havered or helped in the wh .n mv nresenc. and '.worn to " P the credit which they de- before me this 2d day of August, 1909. (Seal) M. P. WALKER. who advocates sectional domination is doing an injury to his own section, for the industries of the entire coun try are so Interdependent that pros perity cannot be maintained in one while another section Is held back or discriminated against. This Is the real complaint the west has made in years past, and consistent effort is gradually wearing down eastern prejudice. One of the greatest object lessons of the sectional interdependence was fur nished by the 1907 panic. It was the strong financial position of the west and its great resources which enabled the country to recover so rapidly, but the west's experience In that trouble proved that It could not cut loose rom the east or avoid sharing the loss which the money famine had produced. dirty work In the last campaign, Is In danger of getting Into trouble. Omaha is expanding in every direc tion, but so are other cities with which Omaha must compete for business. What Omaha should aim at is to grow little faster and build a little more substantially than Its rivals. Does a democrat who repudiates the plank In the democratic platform which requires him to pretend that he Is a nonpartisan cease to be a demo crat! Anyone who can answer this can tell the age of An. Notary Public. serve, but they, along with The Bee, will take a great deal of satisfaction In the outcome. wbaertber leaving; the city tem porarily ab.oo.ld have Ta Be mailed ta them. Address will be ckaagei aa ofte as requested. Tariff and Cost of Living. In discussing the tariff Mil the Chi cago Inter Ocean analyzes the ques tion of effect on the cost of living for novc- tn-H .v.rr other way and the average man In a way that really f.nrf Me Rrvn mhrht trr the alrshlD I,iulmu"leB lue """J1""- . .v. ,,,1.1,. tto terlcal talk has been Indulged .that many people believe changing tariff The return of prosperity benefits rates means the same as raising or almost everyone. It makes It easier lowering me price mri uu crijr to collect the alimony allowance. article they buy. The fact is, nowever, that the bulk of, the average mans Spain has announced that it will expenditures go for meat, vegetables, fight Morocco to the end. Up .to date fruit, bread, clothing, fuel and rent, 8paln baa bad the hot end of the fight, and a cursory glance at the tariff bill will show him how much or how little The emperor of China Is only 3 the tarltf takes of his money here. years old and the new shah of Persia q meat we produce a surplus and In 12. "And a little cnna snail ieaa dependent of the tariff there is no sur- them." - Plus elsewhere to beat down prices if the tariff were taken off and the 20 to A New York tailor declares men a 25 per cent reductlon made on thl . . i.w vi.iann. - . ... legs grow snorter wnu aB. ,tem Jn tne pending bill is more that tallpTs customers are not office- of a conce880n to sentiment than to seekers. practical results. The same is true of . . i - wheat and other food grains. Fruits Being accustomed to hobnob with . veRetRbte. are not affected by the royalty, the entertainment of the pres- tarl(f exceptv a few an(1 those m08tiy ident will not tease Kin Ak-Sar-Ben luxurleB The Bmall duty on coal in tlie least. mie-ht sllehtlv influence Drioes at the I seaboard, but to the millions in the interior freight rates absolutely elim inate foreign coni petition. Anthracite coal is and has been free from duty since the Dlngley bill. The influence of tariff rates on house building nla terlal has some effect upon rents, but rents as a rule are based upon what the demand for houses will per mit owners to charge and it takes time to reflect decreased building cost in the rents. Not only does the bulk of the money spent for family living go for things which are either affected not at all New York proposes to light the city or only slightly by any tariff rate that with water power from Hell Gate, could be imposed, out it is on tnose Those lights should have a familiar items that the great increase in house- look to the average New Yorker. hold expenses in recent years has ac Icru-ed. For example, compare the This is the time for Omaha to get present prices of butter, eggs, meats busy capturing conventions for next and grain products with those ruling year and laying a foundation for cap- a few years ago. and add the Increase turlng conventions the year after. 0f rent which has grown without any change In the tariff. The biggest In The people of Crete are demanding Lrea9e ,n outlay is in products of the nome ruie. nere s imping jjm t0l, in nowise influenced by either Cretans will have better lucK tnan Congressional Homecomings. The extra session of congress is drawing to a close and congressmen and senators will soon return o their constituents. For many of them it will be a mingling of sadness and glad ness. They will find the Chautauqua dates all filled and the political committees waiting to collect the reg ular fall assessments. There will be some for whom the bands will not play "See, the Conquering Hero Comes," or "Hall to the Chief." At best the tariff is a dry and unenter talnlng subject and congress has not made a record for expedition. The constituent with a kick will be as nu merous as usual and the direction of the kicks equally varied. Another distressing feature from the congressman's point of view is that he will have few, If any, canned plums to pass around. The session has been devoted entirely to tariff dis cussion and public building, private pension and other private and com munity bills have been placed in cold storage until December. Neither has the president been particularly active In passing out the offices. Taken al together the congressmen are not in the happiest frame of mind, and If for a wlndup Speaker Cannon should end the session by distributing Ice to those of the house who lined up on the los ing side there will be still more grief In the satchels. Really, It is a good time for con gressmen and senators to go fishing in some secluded spot. It really isn't fair for the Georgia legislature to, hold a summer session in the effort to outdo Oklahoma In freak legislation. On the showing made the Georgians are not entitled to a handicap. There will be small opportunity to earn hero medals when aeroplanea supplant boats and railroad trains as means of transportation unless a new high Jump record can be Invented. The Houston Post devotes consid erable space to discussing the pistol problem. In Texas unless you are both quick and accurate the other fel low may beat you to the solution. Not Disappointed. Indianapolis Newa. Oh, well, maybe Aldrlch wasn't expect ing any applause for his work. The local weather man will not be allowed to plead lack of sufficient notice if he falls down when President Taft visits Omaha. A Vanderbllt horse has won an other big race In France. Evidently the horses are keeping up the family reputation for being fast. In a speech at a complimentary ban' quet tendered him in Africa ex-Presl dent Roosevelt demonstrated that he Is still a good trade booster. Tom Johnson's Setback. Mavor Tom Johnson, who for so long has been the dominant figure in Cleveland politics, a potential force In the state of Ohio and once thought of for the presidency, appears Jto have suffered a severe setback. Practically all his political capital was manufac tured out of the traction problem In Cleveland and when he won what looked like a victory and secured 3-cent fare and municipal control his star was high In the ascendant. Noth ing but W. J. Bryan stood between Tom Johnson and a democratic presl dentlal nomination. But his plan was a failure, being finally knocked out by the courts. He played his big trump when he appealed to the people of Cleveland on the Schmidt franchise only to be turned down by a de cisive majority. Tom Johnson Is still mayor of Cleve land, but practically all, his political prestige hung on his street railway scheme, and now that it is re pudiated It appears nothing remains but an appeal to the political bank ruptcy court. Tom Johnson is a most pleasing per sonality and, combined with good na ture, he has an optimism which knows no bounds. It was this cheerful and sure optimism which impressed the people with Mb rosy promises In spite of argument and nothing could shake his hold on the voters until practical trial showed up the mistake. Omaha had with the late legislature. ' A New York paper devotes consid erable space to presenting the ques tion, "Why leave New York for the summer?" Make it easier by asking, Why go there? high or low tariff. The great fact of protection within reasonable limits Is the assurance that the factories can operate and furnish a well-paid laboring population to con sume the vast agricultural output and utilize the natural resources of the country. The consular service has furnished The Bee with a few hints on the mar ket for whale oil in Germany which j the Cut-Off and Manawa sailors may have on application. What Is the use of savin s all those people by a safe and sane Fourth to have them counted In the census If the drowning record is going to keep up Its present gait? Two would-be suicides swam out of Lake Michigan at Milwaukee because the water was too cold. Had they persevered they might ultimately have reached a warmer clime. No Sectionalism. One of the best-grounded com plaints the west has ever made against the east was the provincialism which refused to see anything worthy of consideration west of the Alle gheny mountains. Conditions in this respect are not so bad as formerly, but It will not assist In banishing eastern provincialism for the west to take up with the same Idea. Governor John son of Minnesota, In bis address at the Seattle exposition, however, seems to have Indulged in this line of argu ment. The west wants and is entitled to a larger share In shaping the na tion's policy than It has had in the Down in Georgia they raise 100 Dul neitner in population nor in bushels of peanuts to the acre and sell l"trle6 Is it entitled to exclusive them for 11 per bushel. It is also ap- aominauon. me wesi is aeveioping at parent that some of them find their ' wonderful rate, but one-third of the way into legislative seats. country s population is still in the thirteen original states and another Mark Twain at 73 Is said to be suf- third in states carved out of lands ferlng from the excessive use of to- belonging to them and which are in bacco. What a pity tt would be to do sense a part of the west as meant have such a genius cut down In his by Governor Johnson. Industrially youth by Indulgence In the weed. the, portion east of the Mississippi river maintains the same relative Im- Just to demonstrate that he Is a real portance. warrior, the adjutant general of Ken- The real question is not domination lucky struck an offending editor with by any section. The same evil inheres a cane. Evidently it is lese majeste I In to criticise a Kentucky military man. J what section dominates Encouragement for Inventor). Philadelphia Press. Success comes early to the Inventor in these days. He does not have to die poor. He lives rich. Walter Wright fell Into line In the procession headed by Bell, Maxim, Weetlnghouse and a score more of living millionaires. Too IVnmerona for Comfort. Springfield Republican. There Is a long series of earthquakes of which the one in Mexico la the last to be reported. Beginning with the Messina dis aster of last December, nearly every month since has recorded one or more destructive shakings of the earth In various parts of the globe. Perilous Parentage. Washington Herald. 'If a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws," said Andrew Fletcher In tne long ago. it any one man were freighted with responsibility for all the modern ballads, he would have difficulty escaping the clutches of Judge Lynch. Pen Pnnrh for Paper Trust. Boston Herald. The pen Is mightier than the votes of many congressmen and senators. A care lees or tired clerk, by the slip ot his pen, reduced the retaliatory duty on print paper from two-tenths to one-tenth of a cent a pound, an act which all the forces working for the lower duties tried in vain to accomplish. Working; for Slam. Baltimore American. Perhaps the Republic of Panama thinks because It Is so little that a big nation Ilk the United States cannot afford to notice Its petty annoyances. But the small though naughty republic would do well to remember ithat one of the most Important crusades of this country Is being directed against 'tnisquitoes. Tabloid of the Game All Shades of Katlonal Foll ttcs and Sentiment Rflt4 In Smoking Boom of Pullman Oars Another mlxup has been disclosed whereby the nonpartisan editor of the local democratic organ is listed In one place on the ballot as residing in Lin coln and in another place as residing in Omaha. The mistake, however, U not unnatural in view of the fact that the same candidate has taken oath that he affiliates with the democratic party and with the populist party at one and the same time. Anyone who la so versatile as to be a democrat, a populist and a nonpartisan simultane ously ought to have no, trouble In maintaining himself In duplex in two habitations fifty-five miles apart. Hot Air Hopes. Charleston News and Courier. We see It In the papers, as Mr. Pooley would say, that the democrats In congress expect to capture the next congress, which shows that the democrats in congress do not know very much about the democrats outside of congress. Certainly, they should not expect to capture anything on the rec ord they have made at the special Bession. Output of Doctors. Cincinnati Inquirer. Statistics compiled by a technical Journal recently show that In Europe one physician can care for 1,000 of the general population. If such a proportion holds good for .Europe, It Is reasonable to suppose tnat a similar proportion would be sufficient ' for the United States. And yet, according to the census of 1900, we had on doctor to every 594 of our population. It Is estimated that the 1910 census will show at least 164,0(0 doctors In the United States. It is stated on authority that we are thirty-five years in advance of the natural requirements, and this, of course, means not only suffer ing for the profession, but also a serious economic problem for the country. The Dahlman picnic, several times postponed, will soon be pulled off. It will be in order then to rescind the resolution favoring "Bill" Oldham as a nonpartisan democratic candidate for supreme Judge. For some reason, not to be found In the 8 o'clock clos ing law, "Bill" failed to connect with the primary filing and left his Dahl- manlte champions watting In vain for someone to ask them to have some, thing. When It comes to conservation of natural resources Camilla Flammar lon, the French astronomer, has a scheme which beats them all. He proposes to bore deep into the earth and utilize the Internal heat for fuel to drive the world's machinery and heat our homes. A great scheme if it would work. The president of the Nebraska Dem ocrattc Press association is going to remove himself to Oklahoma. Evi dently wants to be the midway stop ping station between Mr. Bryan's sum mer home in Nebraska and Mr. Bry an's winter home in Texas. Between writing letters and opening other people's letters Dr. E. Arthur sectional domination, no matter j Carr, whom Governor Shallenberger The man rcwardei with an appointment for his Rl HAL M AIL, CARRIERS. Lively Demand for More Money and Good Roads. New York Tribune. Rural prosperity has Its shadow as well as its sunshine. The head of the Postofflce department la learning this to his sorrow. Tears ago the farmer was content with al most anything. In those days he didn't have a telephone in the dining room, a wind mill In the yard, an automobile in the shed and a large plla of money in the bank. So when the experimental rural routes were established In order that the husbandman might have his mall brought to him once a day Instead of being com pelled to get It once a week from the postofflce when he made hla Saturday tnp to town, there were plenty of applicants for the place of rural carrier at f300 a year even though the successful man under stood that he must provide his own horse and wagon. Now, with the rural carriers receiving. many of them, 1900 a year, they are not v.lsfled. It's bad enough for the govern ment servant to be compelled to watch Ma neighbors riding by him In their touring cars as h picks two pennies out uf the mall box and applies the scanty moisture of a parched tongue to sticking a stamp on a letter, without having to provide his own equipment, while suburban city car rlers who use horses and vehicles receive an allowance of S300 a year In addition to their salaries. Then, too, 4he rural car rier will Insist on complaining about the roads. In other days any road upon which a half-loaded wagon would not be stalled when the spring thaw came was good enough, but now the rural carriers, when they assemble In convention, demand that bridges be repaired and harrows dragged over the highways at ( frequent Intervals to make them smooth. Looking at the matter seriously, how ever, It Is easy to Imagine that the rural mail delivery system haa been the greatest factor making for good roadx. Once (he country folk became accustomed to having their mall brought to them they looked for It aa anxiously aa the city dweller does for his morning delivery. As the govern ment does not require its rural carriers to traverse Impassable roads, there was some Incentive to Improve the condition of the rural highways, and one begun the work was worth carrying on for its own sake. The rural carrier may have the appearance ot being a chronic kicker, but he has been of Inestimable value to the rural public lo several ways In the current Atlantic Monthly Henry S. Prltchett. president of the carngte foundation for the advancement of teach ing, contributes an Instructive study of national life under the caption, "The Pol itics of a Pullman Car." A few of his ob servations follow: From de Tocquevllle and Pickens to Mr. Biyce and Max O'Rell there hav? been many suggestions as to the best method of studying the American people as w In th United States modestly call ourselves. The fact la that In th gradual evolution of our complex national life the Pullman car has come to be the epitome of th United States. Here one finds not alwayf th rich and th poor, but he finds the rich together wtth every variety of the well-to-do. The preacher, the teacher, the college professor, the politician, th busi ness man, the labor union delegate, touch llbows In a Pullman car. Here, under mora democratic conditions than are to be found In any other ajyot on the continent, men live, move and have their being; and here one sees, reduced to the dimensions of a drawing room, th wnoie game or. na tional Uf. The national campaign which closed last November was on of the least eventful which w hav passed through since Mr. Bryan first formed th habit of running for th presidency. This phase of the campaign was faithfully reflected In the discussions of the Pullman car. Univer sally It was admitted that Taft would win. The only question was aa to the extent of the majority and throughout all the pre dictions there ran so friendly a thread of comment upon the man who has since become president that It was generally Im possible to get up anything like a real political discussion. A census of, the Full man car votes would have elected Taft by a little larger majority than he actually received, but Its verdict would have been practically that which the country rendered In November. The only eddy In this placid talk of the smoking room would occur when some democrat of the Bryan wing got Into an argument with a democrat of the con servative type. When this happened the company once more took oourage, and felt that politics was worth while. Now and then the hope was nut In vain th sparks flew. I remember one such Incident on a train leaving Kansas City for the west. Kansas City Is a point which the transcontinental traveler never forgets, because It haa the most crowded, dirty and uncomfortable union station on the oontlnent. It Is, how ever, one of the great distributing points for western travel. Th transcontinental trains all start about 6 o'clock In the even ing. The wise traveler makes his way Immediately to the dining car; which Is cut off at an early hour. Having satisfied the Inner man, he repairs aa promptly a possible to the smoker, In order to secure a place. On the occasion to which I allude the room was already fairly filled and the air comfortably blue, while two Mia sourlans, each a little excited, were In the midst ot a warm discussion. The Bryan representative had Just expressed th opin ion that Mr. Bryan was the greatest ex ponent of democracy since Jefferson's time, and would In the end lead the people to victory. The picture of Bryan as leader fairly made the other Missourlan squirm. Taking a balck cigar from his mouth with his left hand and gesticulating In a large circle with his right, he said: "I was a democrat unttl twelve years ago, but Bryan and his crowd have forced me to vote the repub lican ticket so long that I don't know that I'll ever get out of the habit. It's bad enough," he said, "to have Bryan as a candidate, but when you talk of him as a leader and compare him to the great Thomas Jefferson then nothing short of profanity and that of the most acid va rietycan express my feelings. Bryan as the leader of the democratic party," con tinued he, "reminds me of the t)me when Uncle Tom Silling of Pike county sent his prize mule down to St. Louis by boat. Uncle Tom was prouder of this mule the mule was eighteen hands high than he was of anything on his farm, not even ex cepting his wife, and In order that the mule might reach the commission agent to whom he was consigned In perfect safety, he Bent a trusted colored man named Ephralm to look after the mule. As Ephralm couldn't read, the address of th Commission agent had been carefully writ ten on a tag and tied to th mule's left for foot. The boat reached St. Louis all right and the morning they got there th captain found Ephralm and the mule on deck, but very much puxzled as to what they ' should do. 'Where are you going, Uncle Ephralm 7' said ha. 'Well, boss,' said the old man, scratching hla head, 'that Is the question. I dunno where we's gwlne, de mule he dunno where we're 'gwlne, an' he don et up hi tag.' Th trouble Is, gentlemen," continued the man from Pike, "that the democratic party under Mr. Bryan's guidance not only doesn't know where It's going, but It's eaten up its tag, so that you can't see anything but populist labels. "Now, sir," he added to hla antagonist, who was somewhat overwhelmed by the story, "there are three reasons why Bryan will not be elected In November; the first reason is Theodore Rosevelt; th second reason Is William Howard Taft, but the third and principal reason la William Jen nings Bryan." The use of checks promotes the habit of saving. The Checks afford the very best of receipts for bills paid and assist in keeping expenditures care fully recorded. Checks are furnished to depositors without charge. A good place irt which to open YOUR Account ia the til ; i iU i ysi ' First National Bank of Omaha United States Depository. 13 th and Farnam Sts. NEBRASKA PEESS COMMENT. Crete Pemocrat: The endorsement of Governor Rhallenberger was of a mild form. One would think they should hav been more generous. The pie eaters did not seem to wield much influence, if they were favorable to a more generous expression. It was frequently remarked that he had a speckled bunch. Beatrice Express: Th WorId-Mera,d speaks of "old-fashioned republican hypoc risy." A republican may be expected to return the compliment to the democratic machine with th addition that the tatter's old-fashioned policy of hypocrisy does r.ot vary as time goes on nor offer hope of ever changing for the better. Grand Island Independent: Judge Old ham of Kearney, a mighty good fellow withal, seems, however, never to have heard anything about discretion being the bettor part of valor. Governor Shallen berger proclaimed loudly, and with the employment of a tense which caused even democrats to wriggle as to their past re lations, that democracy ha Joined decency, Judge Oldham proclaimed yesterday that democracy was speaking and that when H spoke tbe voice of God waa heard. Then democracy spoke and said that It would have Chris Gruenther for chair man and Mr. Gruenther promptly declined with the explanation that he had not been ordained Into the ministry and had other business to look after. The source of Inspiration and appointment of the new democratic chairman is therefon still In doubt. Kearney Hub: , The United States court at Omaha has Issued a peremptory order on the mayor, treasurer and council of that city to pay two hydrant rental Judg ments in favor of the Omaha Water com pany. One la for tll5.867.67 and th other for $116,687.23. That Is having to "put up" with a vengeance. One of these days there will be a Judgment against the city of Kearney In a United State court for S20.O00 and upward for balance due the City Water company on hydrant rental unless the city acquires municipal owner ship and gets a receipt In full In connec tion with the purchase of the company's plant. With the balance due on hydrant rentals deducted from the purchase price, as it should be, the actual cost will be somewhat under $1.10,000, which Is a great deal cheaper than the city can build a new plant for. ' :l ' Central City Republican: The republican state convention did well In leaving ques tions which could not be affected by the elections this year entirely out of the list of revolutions adopted. It Is well to face the real Issues, but no good can be accom plished by dragging In Issues which the election can In now way affect. But what a campaign there will be next year with a United States senator to elect, the county option law to be threshed over, the primary law to be; amended, and the other ques tions that are bound to come up. Any man that la elected to the legislature next year on any ticket will know that he has been through a campaign, for the one next year - ' - - . 1 U 1 1 1 r n a history of the state. We can afford toi ROT A A19PKIOVS TI T Southerners Not Readr to Chang Party Alleg-lanre. Charleston News and Courier. The Omaha Bee seems to hav some Id) that the effort of the republicans to captursj Virginia In the present gubernatorial fight may meet with success. It is understood that this 1 the first battl for th destruc tion of th solid South. Th time Is Inauspicious. Men are not convinced of the sincerity of th republi can party In the matter of the tariff. Th Nebraska republican state convention haa Just condemned the Aldrlch bill, and It seems certain that like action will b taken by the republclans of some of th most powerful of the states of the mlddl west. A party that has a rebellion gnaw ing at Its vitals Is In no position to reach out for converts. If the hotbeds for pro tection, of which Boston Is one, are not satisfied with th new law, It la not to ba presumed that It will find favor in "the enemy's country." There Is one chance for th republicans In Virginia. The democrats are engaged In a bitter fight among themselves. Who ever in nominee, ns cannot expect tne earnest support of those who fought for' the defeated candidate. Th result of the democratic primary Is apt to leave a breach that cannot be entirely healed. Even so. as thlno-A are. no voters would disregard their oblgattons and go over to the repub licans, but the vote that does not go to '.ho primary la a large on aid sufficient, J8 believe, In this case to determln the .esult. SAID IN FUN. Little Rastus WTho waa William Tllt Deacon Snowball He don shoot the watermellon off his chile's head. New York Sun. . . . ... 1 . v vi roj nq id viawi "Brave! Brave Is no name for it! Why, single handed and alone he once slapped a. Pullman waiter.." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "He Is such a lasy man that he took t manufacturing fana as the easiest way ot making a living." "The easiest way?" "Sure. Isn't It certain to raise the wind?' Baltimore American. too? Nell I'm afraid Mr. Gutsier had much drink at the dinner last night. Bell What makes you think so7 .Nell When the charlotte rune watf served 'he Vaa trying to blow the froth olf, Philadelphia Record. "rather, said little Kono, wnat is a reformer?" ill iiumruun idDrD, my Bull, . rriqriiipr Is a. man who considers himself peculiarly qualified to hold office because of his pro fessional inexperience." Washington Star. "Here's another note from the seashore," he said. "This time Molly wants- me to send her six bathing suits and a pooket- book." "That's easy. Put the bathing suits in th pocketbook." Atlanta Constitution. "Why don't you want the singer w-ho wsa so highly recommended for your con cert?" "Because, sir, her advertlaements said ahn has such lltild tones, unci this is a dry town, sir. Baltimore American. take a rest thla year, and satisfy ourselves nent alienist The eminent lawyer looked at the eml with electing competent supreme Judges and suitable county officials. There will be plenty of opportunity for the expendi ture of stored up energy next year. Outside of the question as to which party and which candidate would win, and outside of the discussion of the fortunes of particular states, the most common theme of conjecture In the Pullman car during the campaign was th question sa to what were the appropriate activities for presidential candldatea. The spectacle of a presidential candidal rushing about th country, and addressing audiences her and there, speaking day after day from the rear end of a train, la one which has come In with th Bryan method of doing things. Whatever may be lta political value, the practically unanlmoua verdict of the smoking room waa against it Politicians, lawyera, offlc holder, travelers of all vocations united In Saying that the plctur of a presidential candi date going about th country to solicit votes or to put fir Into local organisa tions of his party, was not a pleasing on. Not only was th sentiment of th smoking room dead aguinst thia sort of tiling, but Its Judgment almost unani mously condemned the process from th standpoint of vote getting. The men who ride on Pullman cats believed that Taft would get as many votes by staying at home aa by being carried about th coun try under th management of the repub lican campaign commute. I am much in clined to think that th Judgment of th Pullman car In this matter not only was on th bide of dignity, but also was good politics. Th smoking room almost to a man condemned this sort lit campaigning for th presidency, PERSONAL NOTES. Senator Jeff Davis' ability aa a runner loomed up In that court houae shooting scrape. Notwithstanding the extension of drouth territory In Kentucky, Louisville Is clamor ing for th abolition of the town pump. The Lake Shore railway is about to ex pend 13,000,000 In changing the running of trains from th left to the right track. It will take a year to banish one of Manager Callaway's fads. Mrs. H. C. Schneider, a pretty young woman. residing In St. Louis, has announced that the will attempt to win some of the laurels of Edward Payaon Weston by walk ing from St. Louts to Boston. Survivors of the army Canada raised to repel th Fenian Invasion of iA are to be rewarded by the government with a grant of 100 acres of rand each. Canada is de cidedly conservative and hesitates In dis playing rewards. Major General Leonard Wood haa been added to th already long list of officers and officials who have had decorations and honor given them by foreign governments, but have had no authorization from con gress to permit them to receive and wear them. Prance haa given General Wood the cross of the Legion of Honor. But, confound It," he presently ex ploded, "you testified for the other side at the last trial." The alienist calmly smiled. 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