THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1009.
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GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Treasurer.
Subscribed In m v nreesnce and sworn
to befor me this 1st day of September,
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Snbeerlber leaving; tn rite tem
porarily ahoald. , kit Th Bee
anile te them. ' Add res will
hansr aa often as ren.est.
Speaking of Joint debates, Cook and
Peary have the rostrum.
City Comptroller Lobeck Is again
talking about running for governor,
Talk Is cheap.
The 4-11-44 trip of the Lusitanla
clinched the turbine record for the
rest of the season,
t
When It comes to "feeding at the
crib" the Dahlmanltes are pretty good
at It themselves whenever they get a
chance.
I.
Secretary Balllnger refers the case
to the president jTt's kind of Mr.
Balllnger, but no other referee can get
Into the game.. ;. ,
Ireland baa developed amasing pros
perity and no longer sings of distress
ful countries. It now wants Immigra
tion from America.
A late dictum from the wise ones
of base ball Is that a good hitter can
not forget and! a, bad one cannot learn
Just like picking out stocks.
It will be remembered that a certatn
Chris Columbus Also had more or less
trouble In convincing people that he
had really discovered something.
Where Is Mouat McKinley? the
spiteful ask. Dr Cook reported that
be had ascended that everlasting hill,
but he could not get It on the map.
Lincoln is complaining about poor
patronage Of the State fair. Can It be
that the bankers brought all the money
la Nebraska With them to Omaha T
It la recorded that the augurs of old
Rome could not pass each other without
smiling World-HsraJd.
Now we object. This Is plagiarism.
The Bee got this off only two days ago,
From Lincoln comes the report that
the prohibition debate between Mayor
"Jim" and Colonel Price proved tame
and quiet. Incredible. It to, better
go back to cowroplng.
War down south the rumor Is that
the farmers of .the Pee-Dee have
great tobacco . orop. Where Is the
Pee-Dee? ' Send out the surplus mem
bers of the Arctlo club.
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Anna item opens another season
with warnings to young girls against
the stage. From the outside It would
appear that she should warn the stage
against, the young girls.
Improvement In the output of equip
ment companies is a sign of good
times, the boomers aay. The thought
Is good, but thsr is a Suggestion of
the cart before the horse,
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Acquaintances of the two families
say that the real social amenities of
the: occasion will not appear until
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Peary are Invited
to spend aa evening under the same
roof.
Speaking once more of Joint. de
bates, we suggest a debate on the Can
non rules of parliamentary procedure
from a democratic viewpoint between
Congressman Fltigerald and ex-Congressman
Bryan.
Governor Comer of Alabama Is de
scribed by some who know him as
"the man who does more tool things
thaa any of the great men of the
south." . Open the competition to the
country and there Is a great man la
Nebraska who will be backed by the
aoHd west, ana then some.
A Builder of Western Property.
Edwin H. Harrlman, who con
trolled more railroad mileage than
any other living man, dies with fewer
en era lea, (t la aafe to ear. than any
of the other great railroad ownera
who hare gone before him. Hla pol
icy of constructive building, selfish or
unselfish, gave employment to thou
sand! of men, enlarged towns, In
creased commercial activities and
gave a tremendous Impetus to growth
In the west.
Omaha can only think kindly of the
man who freely expended money for
the development of terminal facilities,
made greater the great property which
means so much to the city and left
monuments' here which' for many
years will attach his name to that of
the community.
No man can die of overwork with
out bearing with him to the grave one
side of the world's respect. How he
compared with other great railroad
commanders will always be hard to
tell. He missed acquiring the Bur
lington and spent a fortune In acquir
ing nothing. He nearly missed get
ting thei Illinois Central and commit
ting another strategical mistake. But
he made few blunders and must rank
with the geniuses of acquisition. It
may be said of him lhat he was per
sonally amiable and that, counting ac
cording to the good done In the world,
he was one of the most beneficent fig
ures In the Hat of great careers
credited to America.
Saratoga Conference.
For a month the Saratoga confer
ence of anti-Bryan and anti-Tammany
democrats has been discussed as if It
were a national convention. Now that
the time has come It Is the chief event
In politics, next to the president's ap
proaching tour. Yet there is nothing
impending which this conference can
do to change the course of the parties.
The democratic party in New York
state is rent worse than for five of tlx
years with Jealousies and distrusts
Nationally the party situation Is that
described in Maryland this fall, one
of "incurable schism."
At least the Saratoga conference
is respectable In ability, sincerity and
character. Resolutions, prepared, by
Morgan J. O'Brien may be wrong In
political principle, fcut they are sure
to' have force and to stimulate the old
loyalties- - of Cleveland's - adherents,
The conference will not make the mis:
take charged by one set of Maryland
democrats against the other In the re
cent state convention, that they have
no national relations and can only
drag along a state machine with local
spoils.
If there are such things as leffer-
sonlan principles, which Is doubtful
we may hear at Saratoga how they are
to be stated. State rights, on the
score of age, may wear the name, but
It would be hard to find another. It
may be. that the only sound, safe and
sane advice to what Is left of the party
of Cleveland and Tilden Is to declare
for honest money, an economical army
and navy, administrative efficiency and
reasonable railroad rates. Then-Join
the republican party and adjourn. Is
not that policy better than fo con
tribute money ana aDiuty to a pro
longation of an ascendancy distasteful
and false to the convictions of every
man at the conference?
Cook and Peary Data.
No world controversy ever had a
more Impartial array of Judges than
are the American people, who, without
bias but with strained' attention, are
reading every scrap of news about the
strange conclusion of the Arctic
drama.
How does the case between the two
Americans stand t Cook's weak point,
recognised from the first. Is that he
brought back no data to confirm what
be must have known to be. a story
certain to call out peremptory de
mands for proofs. He went to Eu
rope, but entrusted his data to Whit
ney, an unknown young man, for
America.
In taking with him only two Eski
mos on his final ruth to the pole he
did not make a suspicious error, for
all explorers reduce their companies
to the smallest dimensions when away
from camp. Mentlonbas been made
of previous mistakes of Cook in his
reported ascent of Mount McKinley.
He reported ascending to the summit,
but submitted no proofs. Criticism
was made of the long period between
April, 1908. and August. 1909, the
date of bis discovery and that of his
announcement. That is explained by
the long delay while he was borne off
by a "lead" and nearly starved. This
point, which was at first taken against
him, Is now placed In his favor, for
It is not likely that he would have
concealed himself so long, with no ap
parent reason. It is noted that Rae
mussen, the famous Dane, who met
Cook far up in Greenland, treats the
Cook account a true. Other Danes
familiar with Arctic navigation take
the same position without demur.
Both men made the final rush In
the same way and with almost Identi
cal methods. Both lived at the last
stage with Esqulmos and had them In
the rush, Peary taking a greater num
ber. Melville has modified his early
sharp remarks about Cook, the ex
planation being that Cook's first dis
patches were garbled In transmission.
The wonderful speed of Cook's final
trip is shown to be no greater than
Peary made in hla previous venture,
when he spent thirteen days in idle
ness. Tbla is a rough summary of the
points In the strange uncertainty be
tween the two Americans. Peary's
dispatch, that certain statements were
made by the Cook Esqutmos, is not
yet clearly understood. Nobody can
see how Peary could communicate
with them. The dispute Is now where
It apparently must rest for some time.
Ho Such Dilemma.
Commenting on the president's an
nounced intention to discuss the new
tariff law in some of the addresses he
makes on his coming western trip, the
Lincoln Journal pictures Mr. Taft in
a terrible, dilemma. It says:
A presidential defense of the law except
as the most temporary of makeshifts will
flood the whole Missouri valley with ICS
water. The situation demands all the tact
the president commands, and all th
straightforwardness. It may not be wise
for the president to say all he personally
thinks about the tariff or the tariff law.
The Journal, and those who take
the same view, need not be distressed
as to whether it Is wise or not for the
president to say Just what he thinks
about the tariff. If he discusses the
tariff at all he will say Just what he
thinks about It without any dissem
bling or reservation. If he did not
regard the new tariff law as an Im
provement on the old he would not
have signed It, and if he did not re
gard it as, under all circumstances, a
substantial compliance with the plat
form promise of revision downward he
would not have made that declaration
In the statement accompanying his ap
proval of the measure. The president
certainly Is not going to assail a tariff
law which he, himself, helped to put
on the statute books. If he says any
thing about the tariff he will tell the
reasons that Impelled him to sign It,
and the same reasons that would ap
peal to him will appeal forcibly to the
people generally, except those few
democrats who reject the protective
principle altogether, and a few repub
licans whom no tariff could suit.
Operation of a Central Bank.
Among the reports from Senator
Aldrlch and the monetary commission
are two of high 'significance. One is
that a central bank In some form Is
favored by a majority of the commis
sion and the other that Senator Aid-
rich Is determined that the currency
shall be settled permanently under his
leadership when, the commission re
ports. The country remembers that
congress stopped In the last effort
with an emergency currency measure
which has never been used and In the
present state of business never will
be. The currency remains as It has
been for years, consisting chiefly of
national bank notes based on govern
ment bonds and treasury notes, or
greenbacks, based on the credit of the
government. The principal cfiange ef
fected in years has been the absolute
adoption of the gold standard
It baa lately been said that the
credit '. of the government Is not a
necessary of proper function of a cen
tral bank. It belongs to the govern
ment and the people. . Yet the popu
lar thought Is that the two things are
associated. When the next currency
debate comes up many members of
oongregs will probably assume the
necessity . of actually or nominally
meeting the public expectation In this
respect. Whatever expectations are
met, the settlement should be such
that If a central bank Is established it
should not be compelled to hold all
tne government Donas and the cur
rency should not be based exclusively
on bonds. The Inelastic character of
a bond currency was exhaustively
shown In the debate Just after the last
panic. It was made plain that bonds
may be safe and yet a currency based
on them grossly Inconvenient and
dangerous. If a man wants currency
he wants a certain sura at once and in
a form which will Instantly pay debts
then due. It was Lord Avebury who
said In the American discussion of 1908
that an ideal currency would move ex
actly as If It were gold. It Is the only
thing which can be . divided Indefi
nitely, as a bond can not, which every
body will take and which will not
shrink In process of liquidation, as
any bond will.
There Is a great difference between
a mortgage and a promissory note,
whether Issued by An Individual or by
the government. As any of the state
banking associations, In session at this
season of the year, or the National as
sociation, about to meet, would unan
imously say, It Is safe to conduct bank
ing on notes and not safe on mort
gages, lor tne reason mat notes are
liquid and mortgages are not That
Is a simple and universal rule of good
commercial banking. It will be Im
possible to have a scientific central
bank unless the rule Is kept In mind.
Senator Aldrlch and the commission
may not work out i. genuine central
bank. There are, It is admitted, dif
ficulties and objections, some com
mercial and some political. On the as
sumption that the rumors credited to
the commission are accurate and that
an effort will be made to establish a
central bank, the only relation of
which to the federal government Is
to supply accommodation, then It
would be highly useful for the people
to know how a correctly managed cen
tral bank should operate and upon
what basis Its notes should rest.
The Sioux City Tribune tries to make
out that The Bee is against the direct
primary. Hardly. It Is, however,
decidedly against the open primary
put on to us by the late democratic
legislature, and it will be for a return
to sanity and a stopping of fraud
which 'this democratic open primary
invites.
It democratlo newspapers are al
ready finding It bard to play th. game
of nonpartlsansblp on the top of tne
ticket, and strict partlsausblp 00 tne
rest of It, without getting their trol
leys Crossed, what will they be up
against when the campaign waxes
warmerT
The Lincoln Star criticises Lincoln
merchants, severely for abandoning the
electric street Illuminations heretofore
provided to make the city more attrac
tive while State ftflr visitors were on
hand. Drytng up a town evidently
hits other people' besides the liquor
dealers.
Did Cook or Peary see anything of
the Monroo doctrine lying around the
North poleT If the pole belongs to us
we must have the documents Nready
when European monarchies Interfere
with out white bear prodoct.
Remarks of the Cleveland press on
the Detroit base ball team are not
recommended for the young. They
are mitigated by the fact that the
whole country thinks wttn Cleveland.
Tough base ball must go.
Lord Northcllfte tells Canada that
there will be an Anglo-German war
before the end of 1912. "You get the
news and I'll furnish the war," was
the slogan of another colossal Jour
nalistic Intellect.
England has driven out the house
fly. Then we bope that England will
not be conquered until the American
woman learns the art. How does
Britannia starin with the corrupting
mpth?
Kansas City has ' incorporated a
11,000,000 navigation company to run
a barge line on the Missouri from St.
Louis to the Kaw. A $1,000,000 looks
pretty good and ought to draw some
water.
How kind In the comptroller of the
currency to time his call for a state
ment Just right for the Omaha bank
ers to give a demonstration before the
sessions of the State Bankers' associa
tion.
A thousand years ago Halley's
comet hit the earth about wnere
Arlxona lies. If that Is the usual im
pression left by the comet, our hopes
are for a new orbit next year.
The Charleston News and Courier
nominates Bryan for governor general
of the North pole. The real hardship
would be in limiting him to an audi
ence of two EsquJmos. .
Dr. Cook was raised in New York
City, proudly screams Mr. Bradley, the
financial backer. Was it there that
the doctor learned his modesty, and
how to talk Indian
In Boston tbe Home Market organ
is assailing thejrepubllean party for
weakening on protection. The organ
has Bryan'fr latest to fan back on In
searching .for Jaea, v ,
' y i I BWTT 1 '
"Don't vote for the democratlo su
preme Judge nominees because they
are democrats," admonishes tne aem
nnratin state nlatform. What's the
anpwerT ' '
They'll "ot Be Missed.
Washington Post.
The recent train robberies must make
the west feel that, the wild and woolly
championship has decided to locate In the
east.
Opportunities for Genlaa.
St. Louis Republic.
A Washington man has Invented a muszle
which prevents the rooster from crowing a
daybreak. That will help some, but a bet
ter Invention would be a soft-pedal attach
ment for the flat car. wheels that appear
to be In general use on the early morning
runs.
Ownership of the Pole.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The question of the ownership of the land
around th North pole will probably not
be definitely settled until It Is ascertained
whether ther Is any probaballty of finding
gold there or not If the chances seem
favorable we may be assured that the
territory will belong to England.
Dahlmaa Will Be Shown.
Sioux City Tribune.
If the Dahlman democrats of Omaha were
to succeed In nominating him for governor
on a "wide open" platform, they would
never know what happened to them up
state. They may think the Omaha view of
the liquor business Is the only one, but
Nebraska as a whole will take delight In
thowlng them what the real thing la when
Dahlman comes on top.
Important, If True.
Kansas ' City Times.
John Wanamaker says ther are Just
four reasons why congress will not enact
a parcels post law, and those fotir reasons
are the four big epress companies, which,
with other big corporations, control con
gress and prevent any legislation Inimical
to their Interests. He makes thre strik
ing points In his contention, vis.: First
The United States is the only civilised
oountry on the globe that hasn't got a
parcels post. Second The people of the
United States want, need and should have
a paroels post Third The people of the
United States cannot hav a paroels post
beoauH the grafters stand between and
say, "You shan't."
AS TO JIDOK SMITH.
An
Explanation that Explains
the
WtlekseM of th Way.
D Moines Register and Leader.
Th Omaha Bee qoutes the Register and
Leader aa saying that th speaker of the
next house If he Is a republican must hav
th support of Speaker Cannon's friends
What th Register ana Leader meant to
say and'bl!vs It did make plain was that
Judg Bralth ha so rlatd himself that
If he beoam speaker It eould only be by
th aid Of Speaker Cannon and his friend.
If, as Th Be assumes, the next speaker
Is to be nsmed by Mr. Cannon, then by
all meana. let It be Judge Smith. But If
a Is entirely possible, the Insurgent forces
by vigorous and united aotlon can force
some concessions from the powers that be,
the effort should be mad regardless of
local pride or interest In the fortunes of
Judge Smith.
Th Register and Leadsr has meant only
to convey the Idea that th progressive
movement should not b sidetracked
through a local eandldaey. It only regret
that jMdge Smith baa not seen fit to align
himself With th pregrosalv force
NORTH POLE CHITS.
Chicago Record-Herald: Didn't Dr. Cook
hav a sled or something that wss called
Th Kooaeveltr' If he didn't, w can
hardly believe that he actually reached th
pole.
St. Louis Republic: A man can do al
most anything which he makes up his
mind and will that he really want to do.
reary's arrival at the pole on the seventh
trial Is only another triumph for continuity
of purpose Intelligently directed.
Indianapolis News: (till, If they are
going to discover the pole every few days
that "thrill In the heart of every layman,"
which Is always so prominently mentioned
In the descriptive dispatches. Is likely to
grow somewhat exhausted from overwork.
Cleveland Flaln Dealer: The society of
hollow earth advocates are extremely dis
gruntled because they had preached that
big hole leading to the earth's Interior
would be found at the north pole. They
may Join with those who call Dr. Cook a
liar, or they may pin their hollow hopes
to the undiscovered Antartlo end of the
earth.
New Tork World: And between telegrams
announcing the Cook and Peary discoveries
of the north pole a New Yorker broke
Alpine records by climbing Mont Blano In
nine hours and a woman astronomer at
Harvard located a new meteor the spec
trum of which Is "five times larger than
thst of any other ever noted by any ob
servatory In the world." 'Tie a grent
country.
Bt. Louis Republic: The approval of
those Danish scientists Is nothing. Den
mark Is a nation given to research In the
polar regions and therefore prejudiced
and untrustworthy. The real Judicial cen
ter, the pole of wisdom and Judgment of
the sclentlfto world, is on the Midway
Plalsance In Chicago, directly beneath the
revolving chair of Prof. Thomas Chrowder
Chamberlain.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Commander Peary Is a Pennsylvanlan, 61
years of age; Dr. Cook a New Yorker,
age 44. Both hall, from Brooklyn.
A grandson of Mark Hanna Is working
overtime on the ore docks of Cleveland.
He wants to marry and Is hustling or
the needful.
"Joe Bailey for president, 191J." said a
transparency carried by democrats at Bon-
ham, Tex., at a Bailey meeting. It wasn't
visible at Fain-lew.
Champ Clark halls from Pike cou'nty,
Missouri, and Is doing- his prettiest ora
torical . figures at Honey Shucks. The
house democratlo leader exudes honey
when the environment Is just right.
The Iron Trade Review Vf Cleveland
rinds It necessary In order to keep pace
with the development of the trade, to
Issue a daily paper devoted to the busi
ness. The first number appeared Septem
ber 1.
The approach of a legislative Investiga
ting committee instructed to look Into tax
valuations In Chicago was timed with a
hurry call from the Chicago Telephone
company to the Board of Review, request
ing an Increase of (2,000,000 In the com
pany's assessment. Just happened so.
Anita Stewart, the rich American girl
whose mother Is alleged to have advanced
ti.wu.oog so that she might become the
bride of Prince Miguel of Bragansa, has
been, created a princess In her own right
by the emperor of Austria. Banns of tho
marriage have been published In London.
' CONTROL, OF CORPORATIONS.
Speolal Commission Devising; 'Ways
;- ad Means.
Brooklyn Eagle.
There is disposition to conclude that the
special commission of which Attorney
General Wlckersham is the head, and
which recently began Its sessions In Man
hattan la a consequence of the enactment
of the corporation tax provision of the
new tariff law. As a matter of fact, the
commission exists In pursuance of a plan
President Taft had conceived long before
tariff legislation was begun. Prior to his
inauguration the president had publicly
declared his belief that certain amend
ments should be made to the Anti-Sherman
act which would strengthen It In cor
poration control.
The enactment of the corporation tax
provision was, as leading to a govern
mental supervision of corporations, a
seisvre of an opportunity which had not
been anticipated. It was, however, directly
In line with the president's plan, how
ever Indirect It may appear to be. By It
th work of the commission Is made much
easier. Had the corporation tax provision
not been enacted the commission must
have prepared, almost as the first step,
n amendment to the Sherman- aw which
would bring th corporations under super
vision. Now, however, that part of the
work done and made a law, formulation
of measures and amendments for the reg
ulation of the corporations and a re-or-ganlsatlon
of the Department of Justice,
the Interstate Commerce commission and
th Bureau of Corporations, so as to bring
about more effective co-operation, are the
duties before the commission.
Its report will be made to the president
In November and will constitute the basis
of presidential recommendations to con
gress In th annual message. Quit evi
dently th president is proceeding in a
systematlo way and In pursuance of a
well defined plan to the oomplete con
trol by government of the corporations.
PALL ELECTIONS.
Income Tax Amendment Fnotor I
Legislative Campaign.
Baltimore American. v
Although this Is an off political year in
the country, elections will be held In varl
ous states with Issue that mean a great
deal to the voters, and thus the outlook is
full of Interest. It may be noted that only
eight states hold elections this year Mass
achusetts, Maryland. Rhode Island, Mis
sisslppl, Kentuoky, New Jersey, Nebraska
and New York. While the campaigns gen
erally will not be of wide interest, that in
this state will hav supreme Importance to
Marylanders, and also attract attention
outside, because of Its bearing on the ex
erclse of th franchise and th proportion
of representation that shall be accorded
the city of Baltimore In th general as
sembly of the state.
Massachusetts will continue republican;
Rhode Island may probably remain In th
am status, It being normally a strong
republican state, while the republicans in
Virginia, taking advantage of the dissen
sion in the democratic ranks and other
helpful conditions, are making the fight of
their lives. Nebraska will have a clos-i
vote from all Indication. It gave a small
plurality to th Bryan ticket and elected
democratic governor, with republican fo;
the various other stat offices.
Th legislature to be chosen In flv
states Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhod
Inland, Virginia and Kentucky will b
oalled upon to vote for the Income tax
amendment. This Is one of the most Im'
portant matters now before the oountry.
Ic New Jersey an assembly and one-third
of the member of the senate are to be
elected, and In New York an assembly. 80
that the Income tax amendment may wldt-ly
nlr lute the politics of tu campaign.
CROSSETT SrfOE
"MAKES LIFE'S WALK L-ASY"
ETHICS OK KXPLOnATlOM.
Sagaested Rales for Galdinsr Future
Discoveries.
New York Tribune.
That ethics might play a part In polar
explosion probably was not dreamt d of
In the earlier days of the art, science or
whatever It may be called. It now seems
possible, however, that In future tho 'would
be discoverer of poles and the like will
be compelled to take a course In polar
ethics before he can secure his license.
Accordlngto th statement of one of the
physicians who accompanied a former ex
pedition poleward, It- the newspaper ac
counts may be relied upon. Dr. Cook, even
If he did discover the North pole, ought
to be disciplined for "violating the ethics
of polar expeditions" .by using a portion
of the route which another discoverer had
laid out. It might be assumed that Hie
real end to be desired was the discovery
of the thing Itself and that any suggestion
from on expert to another would( b Jn
the best of form, but it now appears that
when one man stakes out a route to 90
degrees north latitude anyone else who
uses part of It does It at his peril.
Another case wherein the ethical question
Involved two explorers may be recalled
from the reports of Stanley's expedition
into Africa for the purpose of rescuing
Emln Pasha. Mr. Stanley, we are told,
came upon Emln quietly smoking Ills p'pe
In front of his hut, cottage or palace,
whichever It may have been, and In a
burst of enthusiasm shouted that he had
come to rescue him. The prior arrival In
sisted strongly that he didn't want to be
rescued, and would prefer to remain where
he was, but Stanley still quoting from the
reporb-told Emln Pasha that he had to
be rescued, anyway, .whether ho wanted
to be or not, and so It was done. Mani
festly, the ethics of reseu were violated
In this Instance.
All this Would be superfluous were It not
for the fact that the South pole still re
mains to bo found, even though Central
Africa and Farthest North have already
been or are soon to be properly charted
and placed on the map. If the South pole
Is to be discovered at all It should be dis
covered ethically. It is the last of its
kind and Is entitled to every possible con
sideration. Proposed Party of Hummer.
Charleston News and Courier.
If Henry Watterson were asked what
he thought of Mr. Bryan driving him out
of the democratic party, he would probably
quote from Simon Suggs this pertinent pas
sage: "Colonel, ef I was you, I wouldn't bet
$2,000 on the ace."
"No, young man," says Simon, "be
kase you ain't got no $2,000 too bet."
With "Marse Henry," and "Old Loblolly
Pine," and "Old Sassafras." and many
others who have fallen under the dis
pleasure of the Nebraskan Nebraskan and
the Ananlases who represent he flower of
the republican party, what's the matter
with organising a brand new party that
would make things hum?
To
III Pal
pciiiy u
100 Pianos
occupying the space we are about to re-floor and redeco
rate, we have concluded to place low values on at least
100 pianos to get them moved.
These Instruments are ail la tine shape, rebuilt, reflnlsbed
and your opportunity to secure a beautiful bargain.
OVER TWENTY DIFFERENT MAKEO
ARE REPRESENTED
Including Stcinway, Knabe, Corl, Hallei A Davis, King, Kim
ball, Kranloh ft Bacb, Schubert, Vose, Stratus, Ellington, Burton,
Cable-Nelson, Cramer, Imperial and many others.
Te assist and simplify matters for our customers we have
adopted the "GROUP" plan ot marking dividing the stock Into
tour grops:
GROUP A
About tw pianos in various
woods, Including mahogany,
walnut ' and oak. Eaoh used
piano has been thoroughly re
built at eur factory, and Is
fully guaranteed. The price et
evry pUno la this group will
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GROUP O
Embraces it pianos -well
know makes In modern case
designs, fine In touoh and tono,
and thoroughly dependable In
every reepect. We have priced
these at
$225
It will never be necessary tor th purchaser of aay of the
pianos enumerated above to apologise for Us ownership.
Student in Music desiring a thoroughly fin piano for studio
purposes should closely Inquire Into these plane.
NOTE Those not wishing to pay the entire amount at time
of purchase can arrange liberal tertns for payment.
The best selection awaits those who com first
A. IIOSPE CO., 1513 Douglas Street
WE DO EXPFRT PIANO TUNIVO AND REPAIRING.
'TTie search for the pole goes
merrily on, in spite of a cen
tury o.C discouragement and
loss. Doubtless all discoveries
are of value some more than
others. To the man who gives
thought to the question of Rhoe
buying, the discovery of the
Highest Degree of Comfort is
worth an effort to reach.
No matter whet the latitude and long
itude of your home may be, you can
easily looste dood derler and find the
Shee that " Makes Lite's Walk Easy."
It costs only $4 tc S' to make
this helpful discovery.
LEWS A. CROSSETT, It-. , '' ' r.-s
North Abinflton
aaaasasasisa 1 1 1 'im - .. JJO
WHITTLED TO A
W1 . i.
"l see where "Cook h t" n t be all
the rase this wlntrr. 1 Vj.-i. i hmv they
will he trimmed."
"I should Jude with xvfntli of tlu Ice
plant." Baltlore Amerlran.
"Airships are Just. In their liifnncy."
"Yes, and they're mlithiy hHi'd to raise."
Cleveland Plain Dealer. - '
"I don't see why you are dismissing me,"
said his chauffcui'. angrily. "Didn't I
tako you out In your . tar twice last
month?"
"Yes." answered th owner, "but you
wouldn't take me wh-re I vantod to g."
-Life.
"Yes." said Mrs. Hlghmnve, "w have
Just returned from a trip through the high
ways and byways of Europe."
"Just what do you call the 'byways' T"
askrd Mrs. t'psome.
"Well, they ftro the pluces .where my
husband er usod stronit lanciPKe shout
the hotel accommodations." Chlrngo Trib
une. "Did you get any
sfock in
that balloon
line projectT"
"Yes. but T think I paid f&r It more than
It was worth." ' , , '""S JC
"Thst Is what was Wlie extwOwM. Can
sir line would nnjnrnllv hn. wJnflSJed
stock." Baltimore American.,--'
F.ve medttsted.
"Perhaps I tempted Aditm " !. cHd.
"but I never temnted another woman's
servant awav by offerin hluhr wages."
Herewith she felt herself truly rl thteons.
New Tork Pt:n.
"Does your boy. Jo-h. know anything
abou running a farm?"
"Well." answerpd Mr. C'n-rtrssel. "he
shows signs of heln' 0.1'Hllfkd fur s"mo
I branches of the work, llim an' me had
qul.e a talk last nUht. H- Mv-t vmv
well posted on plant In' an' fc rrllxhi. B it
what he don't know shur priml-nry
notes an' mnrtrHRe ni-'t vorth men
tionln'.'" Washington P'nr.
YOU ARE OLD, FATII7T. V7TL7Z.
Chlcp.iro TrHMipr
"You are old. Father Wlcv," fie young
man cried.
"But you always kno vlier you are at.
You are hnle, Father Wiley; you look good
to me.
Now, what do you know uhout that?"
"In the day, of my youth." Fnthur Wiley
replied, .
"My cnirn-.'Ttii')pe',rV tfnfinMr'
I tookrrl for myself and won careful to
chaw
Only stuff that was carefully canned."
"You are old. Father Wiley." tho 'young
man cried, 4
"But are light on your fo-t ns a c-it;
Your eyesight Is good and your hearing
O. K.;
Now, what do you know about that?"
"In the day of my youth." Futher Wiley
replied.
"I was poisoned by eating canned finh.
Slnoe then I have made It n rule to Insiwct
The make-up of every dlnli.
"You are old. Father Wiley," the young
man orled,
"But your health Is remarkably good.
Do you --think we can add to tho years of
your life
By a dally Inspection of food?"
"To my swan song of life." Father Wiley
replied,
"I expect to attach a long coda,
And we all could attain to Methusaleh's
age
If we'd cut out the bentoate of soda."
ispose
CilOUF BV '.
CemprlM laatntmentai ofj
'ie manufacture, la exoMUentr
condition, including several u j
pianos, some of which aie man-i
ufacturers' sample instruments. .
Borne rare bargains exist la this ?
group. All at the same price .
GROUP D
Twenty fine quality piano. ,
Each and every one would fully
answer the requirements of
those whose musical needs de
mand the best, and represent
values far in exoeas et the
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