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T1IE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IP, 1000.
THE-OMAI AHA ILYBEfc
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VICTOR ROBE WATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Biat of Nebraska. Doualas County. ss.:
Ueorge H. Txechuck, treasurer of The
);.e Piibllnhlng Companr. 'jelng duly
wom. aaya that the actual number or
full and complete roplee of The l)i7.
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
luring the month of August, 10,
as follows
i Jt.aoo it
2 41.S00 II 43'630
t M.470 1 190
f 41,830 19 4X.M0
5..... 41.770 11 41,30
fl 41.M0 II 40000
J 41.70 II aso
M.tOO 14 41,770
t 41,30 IS 'eao
10 41,190 14 41,700
U 41,140 IT
i: 41,870 XI 43-170
II 40.089 II 40,000
14 41.430 10 41,010
II 40,000 II 48.190
10 41,480
Total X.B80.410
Returned roplea 10,381
Net total W7)2t
Dally average 41.858
GEO. B TZSCHUCK. Treasurer.
Suhatrlbod In my preen nee and sworn
o before me tnla lit day of September,
ltly M. P. WALKER.
Notary Publlo.
Sohscrlber leavlaar ike - tem
porarily ahoold ttave Tfce Bee
wailed tm thm. Address will a
ekaatged wa aftem aa reeaeated.
No rule as to locating the walst-llne
Is laid down for the fall frocks. The
same old way la the only resource.
The Beo printed In full Judge Sulli
van's letter explaining hla "corporate
affiliations," which letter speaks for
itself.
Dial went safely through bis 76th
birthday and the republic survives.
There la virtue in tortillas and chile
con carne.
Mount Hood la a volcano asleep,
but It la warming up and waking up.
The old hill may make the worst
racket yet.
David, B. Hlil la out In the daylight.
He may be running as the silent sage
of Wolfert'a roost agalnBt the cease
less loquacity of Falrvtew.
An almshouse is not an abode of
luxury aaya a Chicago paper. It never
was, but sometimes the bills make the
public think It ought to be.
In Chicago the death of the straw
hat, postponed officially to the 15th,
has officially occurred. In Omaha the
date has again been set back.
The Eagle, contented them.elve. In
their parade with foot marching and
automoblllng. Some day they .will
have a parade In which they will really
ny.
Do not forget the North Pole's good
qualities. There will be no Insurrec
tions to quell and no cholera to treat
A province that la thankful to be alive
might be a relief from some other ex
periments. Buenos Ayres will have an exposi
tion next year and Invites ua all to
run down for a look at the wild steeds
of the pampas. We shall go Just aa
the Argentlnana did not go to Seattle.
There are reasons.
Tn the location of Halley's comet in
ample time and with instruments of
precision the astronomical expert,
have conferred a favor. The comet is
a few feet off It. course, but wo do
not hold that against it
Dr. Stanley Hall ha. none too much
faith In the sort of civilization the age
it manufacturing and he would like
to be aure that the stlrp ia strong.
Now riml out what the atlrp la and
take refuge In the citadels.
Not to fall behind in the year'a
record, the menhaden catch la the
largest on record. The alewlfe isex
cellent for Uncle Jim Hill's degenerat
ing wheat land. Land and Bah "chum"
may mollify the fears of Uncle James.
Musty, fusty ponderers of forgotten
lore have found that John C. Calhoun
Hpelleu most erratically. He did not
hve a typewriter girl to do his spell
ing fcr htm. The modern statesman
spells better, but has a typewriter to
do his thinking.
When it comes to "foul treatment,"
what about the World-Heralds front
lage exploltlon of every charge and
Innuendo against Secretary Balllnger,
and ita deliberate suppression of the
president's letter exonerating and vin
dicating the secretary?
Fenlmore Cooper waa born in New
Jersey and lived In New York long
mough to break Into the birthday
"ruorlal class. A hundred years
i the literary memorials will be
ii feminine order and the birthday
will involve reaearco.
Postal Savin Bankl.
At th imMrn R.nkara' associa-
tlon, Mr. Hennchen of Chicago, oppos-
In tha noittal savlnes bank Droposi-
tlon. used language Intimating that
custody of the country's savings de-
Doslta'were perquisites of the estab-
Ilahed banks. The suggestion of his
speech, applauded loudly, was that
overnment officials and members of
nnn,r. were taking a liberty In pro-
posing to place third and fourth-rate
postmasters ha the class of trusted and
nenered banker.. '
It might be said at once that the
nnKtmter and tha uostmaster's clerks
are. for the most part, equal to the Uve- The nple can be eet In fed
clerk, who transact nine-tenth, of the cour, y stern discipline In the
routine in the banks In the same com-
m.,niv in neither r.aae are important
pollcle. In the hands of minor officers.
All that they are required to do la to
follow a clearly Indicated and almple
rii Una
m ail the earlr discussion of postal
.i i u. w.,..i, ,ks r.f. I
master General Cres.well forty years
ago, It was rather the assumption tnat I
the Idea waa adapted to the Country
districts where there were only widely
.... . ,n
scattered banking facilities. In 1870
few town, of 2.600 people had banks.
Outside of New England iavlngs banks,
in t,.,iMlnr anrf lnan form,
were not largely used. If the postal
savings bank plan has taken on addi
tional suggestions the recent variations
are well understood growths. The
origin and development has had no
obscurities. The funding variation re-
pently considered by President Taft la
no more than an evolution out of the
Impending change In the system of Is-
suing bank notes. Neither note Issue
nor savings funds are strictly func-jthe
Hons of commercial banking. If the
advocate, of the postal aavlngs plan
should tell national bankers that It Is
none of their business the language
would be in bad taste, but perfectly
true.
Perhaps Mr. Taft is not ready to be
dogmatlo about the virtue, of the pos-
tal savings bank, although he has al-
ready shown himself to be firmly In-
sistent for it. Certain classes In cer-
tain localities are ready and willing to
lend their funds to the government at
2 per cent. Other people, who have
other view, and will not lend at i per
cent, can not be depended upon to Join
the army oT postofflce depositors. Let
that come out as it may. But get It
out of the heads of national bankers
that the safeguarding and custody of
savings is a vested right or any more
the function of a commercial bank than
of the federal treasury.
Self-Curing; Problem.
It is not only pleasant, but reassur-
In thai tha fnu rtor. Tmi rn nl itrnn riv
I f3 W VI v. Wvueuwa wbw-d-
approves Booker T. Washington's re-
view of the negro In slavery and goea
further to explain that in the relations
of the races In the south today the ap-
parent grumbling and discontent on
one side la a fashion of talk and the
apparent rough, unfeeling domineering
on the other a spetlos of what we
should call "Joshing." Both sides un-
derstand the good feeling beneath it.
The CourKsr-Journal take, pains to
point out with sympathy and at length
that the races are reasonably well ad-
Justed, get along comfortably in the
Huron environment and are making
progress In the permanent settlement
of their mutual troables. The negroea
have Increased from 4,000,000 at the
war time to 9,000,000 at present, proof
that there ha. been little cruelty or
offenslveness on either side and a
trifling amount of actual suffering
One party to the nominal quarrel has
hnonmn a nolitlcal factor and la nollt-
Ically antagonistic to the white ele-
ment. He Indulges with his racial fel
lows In a deal of ranting talk, but no
body pays much attention. He gets
hla day off to vote at the employer's
expense and the usual relations go
along after the election is over.
In everyday life the two races are
not violently antagonistic. The editor
of the Courier-Journal mentions with
understanding the paradox of racial
antagonism co-existent with mutually
pleasant relations between Individuals.
A case Is here described In which
there Is no problem except a theoret
ical one. Life moves pleasantly on the
wholo for both sides. Such clashes as
have produced violence are not sec
tional, nui nave oeen aupncaiea in
every state. The case Is one with the
elements or autO-neaiing.
Yore Efficient Courts.
Court reform, the president said at
Chicago, is one of the subjects nearest
to his own hopes. He might have
added that it is one of the subjects
nearest to the life of the people.
Mr. Taft touched an obstacle to re-
form when he mentioned the fact that
court procedure Is almost wholly in
the hands of men trained as lawyers,
whose blaa la all toward giving first
consideration to the convenience and
success Of Practitioners. At the be-
ginning of the republic our courts were
'
practically angusn courts, wun me
same officials, the same procedure and
the aame habits. The same super-
clllousness toward clients and the
same disregard of administrative
economies were long customary in
American circuits. The affectation
that lawyers and Judges were of a su-
perlor class maintained itself. Nobody
could reform because a strong conven-
tlon doea not reform Itself and no
outside class had the power. An oc-
casional and reluctant scrap of cor-
rectlve legislation has forced Itself on
tne solemn regulations of courts
Somewhat oftener a Judge of practical
sense and atrong will baa torn away
the moss and simplified the structure,
When the reform was before the
convention of the bar association at
Detroit a number of valuable elniDlln -
cations were suggested. Mr. Taft, a
mn of experience In state and federal
courts, la familiar with the fact that
the efficiency of a court It more often
Produced by the administrative ability
of Jud than f"rm ''
Jude transact more buslne8 In a
wm lawyers alert and exact,
wh,1 nother will breed dllatorlness
and "releasness all around him. Mr.
Tft d hl" cabinet are teaching the
!e88on of eflrc,ency ,n rT bureau.
Rearming the courts ts a duty of the
" '"" thoun t not be per-
",ea B,rwi" ln" "aerat execu
apartment or justice ana scrupulous
car ,n ln election or reaerai Judges
The e,ate w,n 1ulckl7 th
of "'ormod procedure and follow the
eAa"jy"'
Befgng the Qneition,
The editor of The Bee rexents the deola
tnat ne domlnate(i the republican state
convention and wrote the platform which
the Nebraska senators are supposed to
nae oonetrwa as an instruction mat tney
"noma voie lor me mrm diii ii ii was ro-
b nr..ldpnl tood -nough
ror him to SKn. whether or not the charge
Is true doesn't particularly matter. The
fact Is that the man who drew the tariff
plank In the republican platform accom
plished a very clever trick In the use of
words. Ltncotti News.
Not at all. The editor of The Bee
has never resented any declaration
that Is true. He has never resented
the declaration that he wrote the tariff
plank of the republican state platform,
because the plank as adopted was, In
substance, hla draft improved by a few
modifications made by the members of
resolutions committee.
Whether any one man dominated
the republican state convention la a
matter of opinion. The editor of The
Bee certainly did not dominate anyone
who did not want to be dominated.
The chairman of the convention named
the resolutions committee himself, and
the committee reported the platform
unanimously and, more than that, the
convention adopted It by unanimous
vote. The editor of the Newa tat In
that convention aa a delegate from
Lancaster county and voted "Yea" on
the platform, or, at any rate, did not
vote "No," and no one dominated his
vote but himself
The pretense that there 1. "a clever
trick In the use of words" in the tariff
plank is merely an afterthought to ex-
cuse two or three delegates who are
trying to get away from it after hav
ing voted for it. At the time it was
adopted the tariff bill was in confer
ence and the president was exerting
himself strenuously to secure certain
concessions as against the Aldrlch
crowd In the senate end the Cannon
,
crowd In the house. The republicans
of Nebraska came out in the open at
the opportune moment with an
dorsement of the president's position
and instructed their representatives in
Washington to line up with the presl
dent and accept no compromise that
waa not satisfactory to him. Thl. they
did. and this was what the republicans
of Nebraska wanted them to do. If this
not what the editor of the News
wanted he bhould have voted "No" on
the platform, or have made some ef
tort to modify the plank to suit his
own Vlewa,
The Lincoln Star cites a Lincoln
man who has promised to Inform 'the
first solicitor for the v.Young Men's
Christian association building fund
who visits him that he would gladly
subscribe for stock In a brewery, but
that he cannot see hia way clear to
uu"""u" lu l"D
t,ftn "aoclation, and then solemnly
pruuenua 10 aeiuunnu iinu uugie man,
urging all to chip In ' "without ref
erence to whether they like a small
bottle occasionally tr not." Some
people do not see where the Young
Men's Christian association and the
brew ery collide with one another. Here
In Omaha the Young Men's Christian
association building fund solicitors
took brewers' money, but in Lincoln,
where Carnegie's money Is too tainted
for the State university and the town
haa voted Itself dry, we do not see how
any Young Men's Christian association
solicitor could conscientiously tackle
anyone who might "like a small bot
tle." Here ar- two more extract. from
our amlable democratic contemporary
anent tha oomin Taft hann..t
"This Is a function of the knights of Ak
Bar-Ben," said Secretary Penfold. "Why,
1 1 have been cussed hACAim th WnrM.
Herald was given three representatives
and the other papers but two. The fact la
tnat Mr- Hitchcock was not Invited aa a
"Putative of the World-Herald, but on
account of the assistance he gave ua In
Washington. He did evervthlna ha could
to aid Mr. Pickens and myself when we
wer trvln to get the president to come
here." World-Herald, September 11
For all discontented ones this great fam
ily newsDSDer has tha truKt ivmn.ihv
Those who are distressed should not place
the blame where It doea not belong. The
cl1 ot Omaha did not Invite President Taft
? hbe. !" dld th ,,al f
Nebraska. The board of governora of the
whtghta of Ak-Sar-Ben. however, sent
committee to Washington to invite him to
come to Omaha. Had aome other invitation
Deen extenaea mm ne mignt nave accepted
that. World-Herald. September 17.
Get together.
The sultan is willing in the line of
international comity to sell the holy
sepulchre. To think of Richard of
England, Ke'nneth of Scotland, Robert
of Paris and other men of lance and
cuirass In connection with a cheap sale
of what their Uvea were risked fori It
is tragedy, commerce and romance
' Georgia has an Institution called the
Fruit exchange. The manager appor
tlons the business, fixes the market
and destroys the surplus wnen a glut
is threatened. How about the ultt
1 mate consumer? Is this a comblna-
tlon In restraint of trade or a co-operative
association of producers to con
serve values? These matters must
have a defined line somewhere.
Captain Phelan of O'Donovan Rossa
fame Is dead. The last famous at
tempt to blow up a British ship In the
cause of Ireland passes Into ancient
history and one of the most original
characters of the Missouri valley la no
more. Somebody should have kept a
record of the captain's challenges that
were not accepted.
New York City ha. 4,278,625 Inhab
itants. Chicago made its claim a
month ago and Is now lying low until
It learns what the new policy of effi
ciency means in the census bureau.
There are too many college professors
to inspire confidence In the hearts of
municipal politicians.
Whatever the Peary-Cook outcome,
the character of one man la ruined, Is
the truthful comment of a reader of
the papers. His reputaton must suf
fer, but hla last will and testament
may cause gratitude among his heirs.
Business la good in vaudeville and
among publishers.
The last will and testament of Mr.
Harriman, Just made public, does not
look likey a Job for the lawyers. We
have had several big will controversies
hereabouts that might have been
avoided If the parties making the wills
had similarly been allowed to say what
they meant.
In Peoria there are fifty cases of
pellagra. Peoria uses too much corn
to encourage that theory. The doc
tors, with proper local spirit, say that
the disease la caused by low vitality
and Insufficient nourishment. Ne
braska was sure that corn guess would
never last.
Omaha streets will be illuminated
with almost 8,000 Incandescent elec
tric lights for Ak-Sar-Ben visitors. No
hiding your light under a bushel at
that time.
Everybody Is glad that Governor
Johnson 1. on the road to recovery,
but await with apprehension a revival
of the knifing between him and the
Prince of Peace.
Jv'ow that the test of veracity is down
to the Eskimos we know where we are
at and may begin to inquire about
their reputation for truth in the neigh
borhood where they llvo.
Carried Unanimously,
- Washington Post
Here's hoping that President Taft may
have nothing but sunshine, good cheer,
good digestion, and the best of luck while
swinging around the circle.
Battonlere for the Doctors,
Washington Herald.
There is one thing we like about the
medical profession. When a great dis
covery Is made, no attempt to commercial
ise It ia simultaneously made.
Coming oa "rhrdale Time.
Indianapolis News
The late Mr. Bailey's comet has been
sighted by the astronomers, but It Is likely
that it will be delayed at Copenhagen or
Battle Harbor quite a bit before the naked
eye will be able to give It a reception.
Beat Ilendrlk to It.
Boston Transcript.
It was certainly enterprising of the New
Tork Italians to break ground for a monu
ment to Verraiano as "the real discoverer"
of the Hudson, more than a week before the
Hudson-Fulton ceremonies begin. If Ver
rasano's claim Is authenticated he saw
what was to be New York in 1534. Un
doubtedly many wandering navigators pre
ceded those more careful explorers who
paused and noted the lay of the land and
reported accordingly, so there Is abundant
room for controversy in our exceedingly
misty early history.
Political Power of the West.
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The west has long been strong enough
at Washington to get whatever It wanted,
If Its representatives could have been In
duced to stand together In political action.
The section has elected so many men to
the house and to the aenate, that, had they
formed an organization .on certain lines,
and for certain objects, and held these
lines unbroken, the influence of the west
would have been paramount In all ques
tions of vital Interest to Its people. While
the west has not had, and haa not yet, a
legislative majority, It haa been so strongly
represented that an Intelligent and co
hesive organisation, placing it tn a posi
tion where It could have held and wielded
the balance of power through combination,
would have made it supreme In all na
tional matters directly affecting It.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Senator Depew denlea the story that at
the end of his term he will move to Cali
fornia and make hla home there. "Little
Old New Tork" is good enough for him,
and he announces the purpose to round
out his century on the banks of tha Hud
son. Living without a stomach may seem an
allurement to confirmed dyspeptics, but,
doubtless that New York man who has
had his removed haa the sympathy of the
orowd when he bewails the fact that he
mujt eat mush and prunes the rest of his
life.
New York City is said to expend 11.000,000
yearly to aupply officeholders with auto
mobiles devoted mostly to Joy rides. When
the fact la considered that many of the
beneficiaries If in prlavte life would be
troubled to ralae the price of a atreet car
ride tha advantages of position becomes
manifest.
A monument made from a bowlder weigh
ing more than nine tone has been placed
at tha foot of Modjeska Mountain at,
Arden, the former home of the actresa.
On the face of the monument la a bronze
tablet with Modjeska's name inscribed. The
position of the memorial Is In a beautiful
glen, where Modjeska loved to retire for
reat and meditation. She called It the
"dearest spot In the world."
It former Governor Edward C. Stokes ot
New Jersey Is able to achieve his ambi
tion, the United t-lates sonata will, In 1911,
have among Ita members another ex-school
teacher. Mr. Stokes la now a leading can
didate to succeed United States Senator
John Keen, whose term expire on March
t, 111. The former governor was a teacher
In the publlo schools of Cumberland county.
New Jersey, before entering the political
arena
In Other Lands
Ida XJgkts ea What la Trans,
ptrtag AJnosf the Wear end
Far jretiotis of tha Barth.
Writing from London to the Courier
Journal, Henry Watterson draws a con
trast between British and American poli
tics and politicians, much to the advantage
of the farmer, Evidently the peculiar
brand of politics which has scandalized
Kentucky In recent years dimmed the
glasses of the veteran editor while draw
ing the contrast. The local view. Instead
of the national, only enn account for the
bold assertion that "we have a long way
to travel before we att.tln what one must
honestly call the superior civilisation ot
England." He says the English people
are more advanced In Apolitical percepti
bility and Individual discrimination, huvlng
behind them 'two hundred years of Con
stitutions! monarchy of stable and orderly
government based on public opinion, and
a thousand years of formative experience.
"They are less emotional than we are."
he writes, "less quick cm trigger. They re
quire results. Their newspapers are models
of composure and Intelligence. Mere as
sertion does not go nearly so far. Some
proof Is demanded. An Engllch news
paper which made a business of belabor
ing another newspaper would be voted a
crank and a bore and would drop out of
circulation. A politician of reputation and
responsibility could not afford to stand for
an untruth, even for a palpable misrepre
sentation. Such canards as serve their
term during election times In America
would fall flat In England. Vicious editors,
Inspired by malice or having axes to grind,
are relegated to the slums of politics and
Journalism. They could In the nature ot
things have no existence. So much Is
clear gain to the body spiritual, no less
than to the body- corporate."
British statemen are a quick and clever
in giving consistency a solar plexus as
any on top of the earth. In Britain, as
elsewhere, Individual opinion, whether
lordly or underling, lends a friendly ear to
the pulsations of the pocketbook. The
lordly Lord Roseberry, hitherto a liberal
of the conservative type, continues his as
saults on the ministerial budget, denounc
ing It as rank socialism, destructive to
capital,- and all that. The cause of hla
race Is the proposed Increase In the In
come tax. the Inheritance tax and a tax
on the ''unearned Increment" of land-
that is, taxing land to the full value aa
determined by the government. These
taxes, particularly the land tax, strikes
at vast landed estates, much of which are
non productive, being reserved for the
pleasure of the owners, and hitherto sub
ject to taxation on nominal valuation.
Lord Roseberry Is not only a land owner
but a representative of the land owning
class, and rather than see his class taxed
on full value, he now advocates going to
the extremity of rejecting the budget In
the house of lords. In Justification ot this
unusual action he points to the land tax
and the liquor license tax as legislation
Injected into a revenue measure. On the
crucial point of the right of the lords to
modify a finance bill, supporters of the
budget can draw the deadly citation from
a apeech of Lord Roseberry in the gilded
chamber itself. When the Budget of IBM
denounced as socialistic almost as fiercely
as that of this year came before the lords.
Rosebery deprecated even discussion of
the measure. He said l
"I do not think it is necessary for the
purpose of passing the bill that they (the
peers) should make themselves master of
It, because I deprecate altogether the Idea
that the House of Lords haa anything to
do with money bills. Any discussion of It
must obviously be academic, and there
fore I should have thought the least said
soonest mended with regard to this meas
ure."
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A fact of deep significance to the corn
trade of the world Is the rapid Increase In
exports of corn from South Africa. It Is
not long since South African farmers be
gan to realize the possibilities of corn
growing and the great value of the grain
In the markets of the world. Soil and
climate are particularly favorable to the
growth of the cereal and the produot is
said to be the finest quality. This year's
orop Is unusually large and the country
expects to export 25,000 tons by the end of
the year. So great Is the output that the
Natal railroad is overwhelmed with con
signment to the seaports. Experiments in
corn growing are also in progress In Abys
sinia. Trained American etudenta from
Tuskogee Institute were sent to Abyssinia
at the request of King Menelik and are
directing agricultural work among the na
tives, giving special attention to corn
growing. These distant developments are
encouraging, and calculated to make corn
growers In the United States sit up and
take notice. Evidently the middle west Is
not to have a monopoly on the cereal king,
but the old-new world will have to travel
far before It becomes s serious rival,
e e
Spain Is beginning to realize what a ser
ious conflagration haa been kindled by the
ruction over mining Interests near Mellla.
Reinforcements are being hurried to the
Riff coast of of Morocco with all possible
speed. General Marina In command of the
forces at the front has done little more
than hold his ground, much of It at severe
loss and is evidently awaiting an ade
quate force before attacking the main pos
ition of the enemy. Very little Informa
tion filters through Spanish sources. Cor
respondents of French and British papers
give rather disquieting view regarded the
ability of Spain to quickly end the war.
Thus one correspondent writes: "Nobody
doubts that the Rlfenoa can put about
(10,000 warriors In the field. No one who
has ever seen the country, but Is aware It
ts a barren land, as mountainous and more
devoid of water than waa the TranFvaal.
To carry pn the war more than 100.000 men
are necessary If any serious Impression Is
ever to be made. Where can Spain find
such an army, or. If found, how can she
keep It In the field?
The Star of empire which blazed the
way westward for the mighty tldca of
settlers In the 'HO's haa Ita counterpart In
the atellar luminary now attracting set
tlers to the steppes of western Sthlerla.
The movement became perceptible soon af
ter the war with Japan and ha Increased
each succeeding year. Ijtft year with
government assistance, 1K0.00A parent fam
lllea emigrated to a region heretofore as
sociated In the popular mind with political
exiles. Indeed the movement Anlaward
exceeds In volume that of all but a few
of the moHt active years of the Amer
ican migration west. It la expected that
the newly-settltd region of Siberia will
have an annual surplus of SOOOO.OoO hut-hols
of wheat for export. The Russian peasant
of to-day Is not very productive, however.
The average yield of wheut per acre In
Russia Is the lowest In the world, and
below the average even of that obtained
from the poorly cultivated wheat lands of
our South.
The department of commerce and labjr
at Washington Is calling attention to the
American exposition to be held In Ber
lin, Germany, from May to July, 1910. the
arrangement for which haa been left to
representative business men of the United
Slates, acting In conjunction with a com-
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Xlic Steady Growth
of this bank has been particularly notice
able in the exclusive
Women's Dcpurlmcnt
an Ideal place for the transaction of finan
cial business, for meeting friends, and for
rest afier shopping.
Entrance to Safety Deposit
Taults la on 11th Street.
Ljih3 -iJissiIL j.
mlttee at Berlin of which Prince Henrv
la honorary president. The opinion Is
officially expressed that a great oppor
tunity Is here offered to American enter
prlte. The exposition ts to be confined to
American products, and it is, therefore,
of national Interest that the exhibits
should be thoroughly comprehensive and
of exceptional merit, In order to strengthen
the prestige of American industries abroad.
John M. Carson, chief of tho bureau of
manufactures, Washington, D. C, will re
spond to all Inquiries.
SMILING REMAKES.
"Tour constituents have always de
manded tariff revision," aald the earnest
adviser.
"Very true," answered Senator Sor
ghum. "And I have done what 1 could to
hold the tariff in such shape that they can
atlll relieve the monotony of life by de
manding further revision." Washington
Star.
Stranger (In Drearyhurst) 'tour Streets
are frightfully dusty.
Uncle Welby Gosh (wiping his lips)
Tea, sir; this is a dry town. Chicago Tri
bune. First Girl (looking at statue of the
Venus de Mllo) What terribly thick waists
girls must have had in those days?
Second Girl Yes, but perhaps the gentle
men's arms were longer. Human Life.
"What It the reason you were so late in
discovering the North pole?"
"Well," answered the explorer, "you see
they have such long nights In the Arctic
regions that I overslept." Washington
Star.
ReddIIe ssys he's "met a good many
people since he got his automobile.
Green Principally Judges, I auppose?
Tonkers Statesman.
"I want to shake hands with the engi
neer of this train." ...
"What are you a candidate for?
"Nuthln. I think eomebody ought to
remember the engineer, even If It Is an off
year." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"De Btng has written a book he calls
The Lamp.' " -
"Gone in for light literature, has he?
St. Louis Star.
"That fellow has low Alms, low Ideas
and low associations all around him.
Orchard & Wilhelm
4I4-I6-1S South 16th St root.
Saturday Specials
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value. They come in a
variety of patterns, all are excellent quality rugs and sell
regularly at $3.00 each. For Saturday only we are going
to sell them at, each $1.45
Saturday Special In Casement
Traveling Bags Tina genu
ine black Walrus Hand ling,
suitable for lady or gentle
man, all leather lined with
extra heavy brass trim
mings, Rusfiian steel frame,
every bag guaranteed just
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us we mjiesciH it., ie,-- n nK
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price $D.oU; special lor oniuiuoj, -r
:7o7 saturday on,y so
A New Front
This drawing may be a
bit too technical for the
layman.
But it illustrates one of a
dozen New Fronts that eive
to our Fall and Winter Sack
Suits a real individuality.
Whatever doubt there may
be about the Pole there isn't
any about our new fall styles.
It's up to you to "dis
cover" them.
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CLOTHING,
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There Is onlv one thing In life which will
ever take him up."
"Wlmt Is that'.'"
"An elevator." Miiltiinovs American.
Eve (suspiciously) Am I tho flrnt rib
ou ever loved?
Adam I swear It, deareft. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
MAYBE.
Mr. Taft will be with us next Monday;
Our rlty has gained much renown
When our genial, corpulent president
Visits this leading western town.
He'll be met at the railroad, station
By our representative meii.
The Commercial cltih members, also
The governors and Knights Ak-Sar-Ben
He'll be feted and feasted and toasted
By admirers solemn and gay.
He will bow and smile and assure us
He's enjoying this memorable dny.
Tk.n V,j,v'tl rnK lilm ari.iitt1 In thftle
autos,
TO snow nim tne signis oi ine cf;
Our town will blazon with glory
To welcome our amiable guest.
They'll provide him an elegant dinner,
But, alas! I cannot be there;
The prlc- In far too prohibitive
For me to secure a chair.
For they're charging twenty dollars
For this magnificent spread.
Good grub, with chicken and gumbo. -
O Lord! I wish I were dea4,
And my dress suit Is still with undo;
No hope to get It, I fear,
And a ticket and sulfa too expensive;
Thev'd cost me much too dear.
But there's comfort In serious reflection;
A lining to every dark cloud.
Come Tuesday, we'll pick the high toned
ones,
A dyspeptlo, sorrowful crowd.
Such eating and drinking and smoking
By strangera to epicurean iu,
Distress with, their stomachs will
mark
them
With a sorrowful, pensive mood.
While I, who oouldn't be with them
And eat of chickens and ducks
Will feel healthy, happy and gladsome
And be ahead some twenty odd bucks
And with those who attend the great meet-
Wlth "Samson." king of the "den"
I'll be present and enjoy myself hugely
For I'm certain 1 11 be with them then.
"Paprika" will sing, dance "n c"P,,,'r
For me Just aa well as for Bill.
I'll drink coffee and beer and eat pretzels
Andiaugh. "by
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400 of this 3x6 foot $3.00
Ruga, Saturday only, at,
your choice, eaon, l.4t
We purchased the entire
lot of drop patterns of
uncut Smyrna Kurb oi
the George and Jamea
Bromley Carpet Mills.
These we bought at about
one-half their regular
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FURNISHINGS AND HATS,
amo DOUQLA8 STREETS,
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