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THH 1UIK: OMAHA. SATURDAY. OCTONKK .TO, 1900.
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STATEMENT (JV CIRCULATION.
Stste of Nebraska Doua-la County. ss '
OfiTf B Tsaohtirk, treasure or The Bee
Publishing Company, heln duly sworn, says
that the actual number of full and complete
ooplea of The Dally. Morning. Kvenlng and
Wunda Bee printed durlna; tha month of
Bfiptember, 1809. vn ai follows:
1 Sl.tTO Id 48.SO0
. ..A 43.100 IT 48.700
S 41.T10 II a,2B0
4 41,940 . It 40,400
.....M.SOO SO 43.480
49,199 It 43,550
T... 41.MO ft 43,360
43.000 t., 44,440
....'. 4UW ti 43,030
14 43,900 I .43.310
11 41,70 It .40,300
11....'. 40.000 ST 43.880
II....; 43,140 SS 43.070
14 43,870 2 ....4JJW0
It 4S.100 10 43,340
Total ; ; 1J6S.980
Returned cuplea 1.489
Net total 184.399
Daily averag 41,878
GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this iOth day of September. 190.
(Seal) M. P. WALKER,
v Notary f"bllo.
Sabacrlbers leavlaaj the elty tem
porarily ehoold have The Be
mailed to then.. Address frill he
changed aa often aa requested.
The bookworm Is booked to get the
hook.
All Indications are that on the
budget question the lords will not
budge.
In taking to throwing acid the Eng
lish suffragettes are apt to acidulate
their friends.
Since becoming Mrs. Astor Miss
Willing Beems to have lost some of her
Barkis-like quality.
Among other officers to be elected
next week are four republican candi
dates for the school board.
When the change- is made we shall
say. Au revolr. Sixteenth infantry!
Welcome, Fourth reglmentr
The vehicle manufacturers seem to
be looking for a vehicle for evading
the corporation Income tax.
The son of Ulysses declares' that our
array is a smalt one. Granted. But,
like Mercutio's wound, it suffices for
the day.
If getting the business is the test,
Omaha's marrying preacher has daily
lessons of the efficacy of newspaper ad
veitislng. Among the recent heroes for a time
among the beat sellers, the name of
Jack Blnus already sounds like a hark
from the tombs.
King Leopold's promises of reforms
in the Congo look like the. usual new
year's resolutions, to be broken at the
first opportunity..
Another advantage of large families
Is Illustrated la Nicaragua, where
every defeated administration man
ages to c Us brothers la .office with
the successful revolutionists.
In bunting over the state for the
center of earthquake disturbance San
Francisco did well to call on Eureka,
Which promptly lived up tolts name.
It was absent-mindedness carried to
an extreme manifested by the French
duelist who forgot to fire at the signal,
lie should have tied a string around
his trigger finger.
Rockefeller's $1,000,000 appropria
tion to put the hook-worm out of busi
ness makes Congressman Pollard's ap
propriation to save the apple trees
Uok like 3 cents.
Don't vote for a democrat because
lift's a democrat," declares the demo
cratic state platform. If so, then there
Is no other excuse for voting for a
democrat this time.
The democratic fight for a so-called
nonpartisan board of university re
gents seems to have been abandoned.
There Is no salary, nor perquisites, at
tached to the office of university
regent.
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Down at Lincoln the head of a big
fraternal insurance orsanUatUn is be
ing heralded as the new slre?t car
magnate. The street railway business
may be all right, but is it advisable to
join It up with the fraternal Insurance
business?
Chairman Mack's declaration that
be could not play favorites, In the same
breath with his statement that he does
not believe Mr. Bryan will be the nom
ine in It 12. still reads as though the
Nebraska were officially ruk-d out of
the favorite class
The Geography of the Supreme Court
In the selection of a successor to the
late Justice Pcckham, President Taft
will, of course, be guided by the rela
tive personal fitness of the candidates
whom he considers, yet the geograph
ical element necessarily enters some
what Into the situation. Mr. Peckham
was from New York, and that rtate
has been represented on the supreme
bench almost continuously since the
appointment of John Jay in 1789. It
may be that in deference to the Em
pire state the president will look attain
to New York, although ho might
answer that the east Is already well
represented by Justices Holmes and
Moody, both appointed from "danaa
chusetts, but even if New York does
not retain its prestige in the present
instance, it Is likely to corae la for con
sideration at a subsequent appoint
ment. Mr. Taft is said to be inclined to
ward Judge Lurton of Tennessee, but
the south is already represented by
Justices Harlan from Kentucky and
White from Louisiana. His second
cholco Is reported by the Washington
wiseacres to b Mr. Bowers of Illinois,
end ChlcRgo friends are naturally con
ducting a boom for the solicitor gen
oral of the Department of Justice. Yet
Illinois is represented on the supreme
bench by Chief Justice Fuller, which
would seem to stand in the way of Mr.
Bowers' chances. ,
Justices Day of Ohloand Br3Jver of
Kansas may be credited to the cen
tral west, and this completes the
roster, except for Justice McKenna,
who was appointed from California.
The only section not already repre
sented in the court la the northwest.
and It Is possible that Mr. Taft's re
cent visit there may Incline him to
look in this direction. The growth of
the northwest has brought It Into vig
orous participation in national affairs,
and some of the most Important of
recent litigation has arisen In that
section. It may be that the peculiar
problems of the northwest tier of
states will demand, the attention of
the supreme tribunal-
There is, of course, no reason why
a bench of justices from any one sec
tion should not fairly Interpret the
law and the constitution for every sec
tion, but it is only equitable to have
a reasonable geographical distribution
as far as such apportionment Is com
patible with available judicial . mate
rial; for the diverse sectional Inter
ests of a vast country can but gain
from the assurance of direct personal
familiarity and understanding by some
portion of the membership of the
court.
Cook and His Guides.
The experiences of Dr. Cook, cor
nered by Barrill and Prints In the
wilds of the Montana lecture platform,
prove the perils of pole hunting to
have been as nothing compared to the
dangers of head hunting on the head
hunters home preserves. It Is evt-
dently ono thing to saunter off Into the
king's dining room at Copenhagen
with a thrilling and agreeable story
of achievement 6r to acquire the free-:
dom of the city from New York alder
men who are accustomed to giving the
glad hand to men who do not. trespass,
upon the division of local spoils, and
quite another thing to go looking for
trouble among determined men who
are loaded for bear.
Dr. Cook's discomfiture at Hamil
ton will doubtless be. said by his par
tisans to have been accomplished by
an audience in the nature of a packed
primary. Yet the account of the ses
sion reads as though the explorer
failed to convince the Hamilton people
after they had listened patiently to
him. The audience apparently stuck
for facts, and after rejecting as too
rude for their guest the drastic reso
lution first offered, avowing their dis
belief in all his claims, let him down
more adroitly with a declaration of
their faith In bis accusers.
The American people art quick to
seize a point, and It will be strange If
they do not generally view, the Mon
tana incident as a setback for Dr.
Cook. Instead of mounting the hust
ings at Hamilton he might better have
been organizing a competent Mount
McKlnley party to demonstrate that
his records are really there. Dr.
Cook's persistent promises without
performance have a tendency to alien
ate many who were at first his zealous
friends.
The Scattered Fleet.
Tribulations of navigating the
Mississippi have been brought forcibly
home to those who would legislate
control of that wayward channel, and
it must renew the youth of Mark
Twain and other old-timers to read
of the exasperations of governors and
congressmen on their voyage following
the president down stream. Laurels
in the siege of Vlcksburg fell to the
Oleander alone. When Mr, Taft took
the town It was In the midnight moon
light, and the Quincy, with Speaker
Camion and lesser congressional guns,
was still poking its nose among the
sandbars far up the river, while such
of the flotilla membership as could get
ashore took ignominious flight by
train.
In the literature of the palmy days
of the river we read the most marvel
ous stories of how those water palaces
raced their whirlwind way in spite of
suags. sandbars and exploding boilers,
and when a loathsome rival blocked
the channel the successful boat made
a short cut across lots, skimming to
victory over a heavy dew and leaving
a less daring navigator fuming back
of the bend. But gone are those ad
ventures, gone with the glories of the
old-time river commerce, and now w
behold the floating capital of the na-
Mon, which sit forth from St. Louis
with all the pomp of the original
armada, scattered along the river,
congressmen, senators, cabinet mem
bers, foreign diplomats, stranded
hither and yon, each separate con
tingent having trouble enough pad
dling its own canoe without trying to
keep up with the procession. Far In
the lead glides the Jaunty presidential
boat. Though bars may block ' the
other barges, the president goes never
aground he floats. Everything makes
way for the Taft smile, and he swings
to each the scheduled stop.
But the manner in which the fleet
Is forced to straggle must be con
vincing to those aboard of the chan
nel's imperative needs; and to the
mayor of St. Louis, on board the Eraa
tUB Wells, limping from bar to bar
and from port to port, it is a reassur
ance that no hostile squadron can ever
find its desultory way from New Or
leans to the Eads bridge.
The Coroner.
The republican nominee for. coroner
Is Willis C. Crosby, a coming young
man of good reputation, who two years
ago started out In business for himself,
having previously been associated with
E. L. Dodder as funeral director and
undertaker.
All who know trim concede that Mr.
Crosby has the experience and ability
to perform the duties devolving on the
coroner and that be may be counted
on when elected to make a record as a
faithful and conscientious official. -Mr.
Crosby demonstrated bis per
sonal popularity by a close race for the
nomination last year, and a winning
race at the primaries this year. The
same vote-getting qualities should
make his success at the election next
week certain.
Fall Fairy Tales.
The good people of Omaha would in
deed feel neglected If they should miss
out on the annual crop of fall fairy
tales always projected Just before elec
tion by the democratic fake factory.
So they must feel happy that, despite
the quietness of the campaign, the fall
fairy tale crop is not to fail, but again
appears In the old familiar form.
A few years ago readers of the
World-Herald used to be regaled regu
larly about this season with announce
ments that Mark Hanna had Just con
signed a carload of greenbacks for free
distribution In Omaha, with the sug
gestion that every voter should present
himself at the box office to get his
share.
When this yarn proved a trifle
threadbare the republican strong box
was replenished by the democratic or
gan by a shake-down of the brewers
and liquor dealers, and anyone else
that looked like good money. Some
times the exact amount was stated
which was always .news to those sup
posed to have paid It, and when the
democrats were snowed under It was,
of course,' easy to say that boodle
did H.
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'...ami iuuv me vv ui i-itci nii4 iuiui iud
its readers that the republican organi
sation "has aa abundant supply of pub
lic service corporation and rbllroad
money with which to hire workers and
pay gangs of clacqners." This would
be important If true, but the perpetra
tors of the fake go simply on the
theory that there may still be some
gulllbles' green enough to swallow it.
One thing still lacking is the annual
ontcry about colonized voters and
stuffed registration lists with which
the Fakery is accustomed to shriek it
self hoarse. But it 'is not too late
we may yet have a full fairy tale crop
as of old.
The County Board.
Two members of the county board
are to be chosen at the Impending elec
tion, one for the unexpired term and
the other for a full term, to succeed
this short term.
For the unexpired term the repub
lican candidate, John Grant, the well
known sidewalk contractor, Is practi
cally unopposed.
For the full term the republican
nominee Is John A. Scott, who has a
record as a business man that must
commend him to every taxpayer and
citizen who wants the affairs of the
county conducted in a businesslike
manner. Mr. Scott has lived in Omaha
for many years, during which time he
has been responsible for large invest
ments and business undertakings, and
'has always made good. He is a man
(in his prime, full of vigor that prom
Itaea to make him an energetic and use
ful member of the board. He is not a
man seeking a Job, or looking for a
pension, but asking an opportunity to
help build up city and county by prac
ticing economy In public affairs and
keeping tax burdens at a minimum.
Mr. Scott Is a man of foresight and
liberal Ideas just the kind of a man
our voters as shareholders In the cor
poration known as Douglas county,
spending more than 1500,000 of their
money each year, and erecting a
11,000,000 court house, ought to have
on the board of directors.
Put our democratic friends in the
optimist column. The registration
figures for Omaha and South Omaha
on the showing of party affiliation in
dicates that Douglas county will go re
publican by upward of 3,000 majority,
and yet the local democratic ' organ
prints figures under the head 1 hie, "In
dications Point to a Democratic Vic
tory."
Brutal floggings in schools have
stirred several sections of the coun
try. In Chattanooga a principal
breaks canes over a little boy held by
a negro janitor, and In Brooklyn a pa
triot of singular tastes Inflicts "The
Star Spangled Banner" as a form of
chastisement by smiting the bare flesh
of a lad with as many welts as there
are stripes and stars in the national
flag. By these tokens we may know
that Dotheboys Hall Is not yet. extinct
and that Saucers still lives.
It Is the buslnpHs of President
Thomas of Bryn Mawr to persuade
girls to go to college, and she has Is
sued one of her strongest appeals to
the sex by asserting that college
women get a better grade of husbands
with larger salaries than do her sisters.
Successful marriage Is still the chief
aim of woman.
Omaha's street commissioner thinks
he cculd keep the streets cleaner if he
had bigger dlrt-carrylng wagons to
haul the refuse away. In the mean
time the street-flushing machines, that
cost the taxpayers much money, are
stantiing Idle in the storage room.
if the povernor of Kentucky wishes
to suppress Night Riders let him put a
double-barreled shotgun Into the
hands of each woman, one of whom
has just proved herself more than a
match for forty of the masked marau
ders. Fire Chief Salter thinks he would
travel faster In an automobile if the
city will only pay for It. It is to be
hoped, however, that the fire depart
ment automobile will not insist on
working only on slnele shift.
Mayor "Jim's" argument: Gov
ernor Shallenberger is a' four-fluslier
and a double-crosser therefore vote
the democratic ticket so he can hold It
up as an endorsement of his double-
dealing.
What the layman has considered
slight earthquakes are now styled by
the scientists as "pulsatory oscilla
tions." A thing like that ought to be
blamed on the comet.
Comforting . Ansrtace.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
We are relieved to learn from the cot
ton experts of the Department of Agricul
ture that the ravages of anthracnose are
not so serious as reported. The creature
sounds UanKoruua.
Auy lux fuse Serves. .
Philadelphia Ledger.
High prices of food are now ascribed to
the scarcity of corn. Of course, this ha
nothing to do with tha matter in most in
stances. The real reason Is ,the scarcity of
the milk of human kindness.
Teachings of the Beef Trent.
i I'lttHburg Dispatch.
Those energetic forecasts of a scarcity
of beef cattle may mean that the packers
are gradually educating us up to the hign-
prlced beef. But it may turn out to educate
the people to much lower priced vegetari
anism, which would produce the reverse
effect of making the supply of cattle equal
to the demand.
Fortifying; the Canal.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Why would it not be better policy for
the United States to secure an Interna
tional agreement .to keen the Panama
canal forever as neutral ground In time of
wart Why spend millions In fortifications
if, as then would be the fact, they would
not be necessary? The Idea of putting this
great waterway under lock and key to be
used as a national possession, like a forest
preserve or a military reservation, does not
appeal to the American sense of propriety.
It Is not in harmony wHh the original con
ception 'of our mission on the Isthmus,
however the thought may have altered in
recent years.
Industrial Recovery.
Hpringfleld Republican.
The earnings report of the United States
steel corporation for the quarter ending
September 30, strikingly demonstrates the
remarkable recovery which has taken place
in that Industry since no longer ago than
last spring. The net earnings of 138,248,907
Compare with J29,SiO,491 in the previous
quarter, with only J22,?Jl,2C8 in the March
quarter, with $17,921.274 In the correspond
ing quarter of 1908, and with $18,220,000 In
the March quarter of 1908, when low record
was made for the period following the
panic. These present earnings are not far
below the highest records of the boom
period before the panic. The top figure In
earnings -was reached In the June quarter
of 1907. when $(,500,000 was reached.
PHA1SI2 FOR THB ARMY.
General Morton's Words Refreshing
nd Deserved.
Washington Herald.
We hear very much In these days of
discontent among members of the military
ana naval personnel. The increases of pay
and the additions to the allowances which
have been made during the last two or
three years do not satisfy the officers, who
claim that they are confronted with stag
nation In advancement, and that all sorts
of defects have crept Into the military
naval administration. The older officers
claim thut the service is going to tha
dogs, with the reforms that hae been In
augurated; the younger officers insist that
the service is crippled because the reforms
have' not gone far enough. Perhaps this
has a definite purpose In the minds of the
agitators, but to the observer butside the
service It seems sometimes as If the only
citixens who larked faith in the army
and navy, and who entertain any fears
that It will not be equal to the emergency,
are thosd upon whom the responsibilities
and duties of military-naval service de
volve. Under such depressing conditions. It Is
a rreat pleasure to quote one army officer
who entertains an optimistic view. He is
Brigadier General Charles Morton, in com
mand of the Department of the Missouri,
who has had long experience In every
grade fiom that of enlisted man to brig
adier general. He is to retire for age next
March. He has been an officer with In
fantry and cavalry regiments, and is ac
quainted with all the field officers and
many of the other officers of all organiza
tions. He feels Justified In passing upon
tha military situation, and this he does in
the conclusion of his last annual report:
I therefore venture to make the ob
servation that. with the exception of a
brief inicrvul of a few months, f have been
continuously in the service since July, l,l
passing through about every grade from a
private of volunteers, atnl am fairly fa.
miliar with the details of the service I
have noticed steady and constant Imi.rA..
n-ent in in army proper, but more pro
nounced of lute years. and. judging from
the troops and affairs that have rectntly
eome under my otervuuon, und presum
ing that like conditions prevail In other
departments, I sin coiimiicimI that the aimy
was never In better condition or in a higher
stale of effi.-leney. "sner
This la refreshing In all respects, and
it probably the suit of comment to which
the army Is entitled, and which its en
listed force and citruralsstor.ed personnel
richly d erve, instead of tho adverse and
discontented comment in whlrh army critics
indulge.
In Other Lands
Viae XJgata e What la Tram,
ftrtaa" Amen the IT ear aaS
Tar Katie as the Berth.
An lnaiortoua retreat In an Inglorious war
on the Moroccan coaat comes swiftly with
the change In the Spanish ministry. Pre
mier rrendergast evidently measured Ppan
Ish sentiment correctly when he announced
on behalf of the government a cessation of
active military operations against the war
ring Riff tribesmen, limiting military ac
tivities to the Immediate vicinity of Melius.
and the further purpose of negotiating wlt'i
Morocco for a settlement of the trouble.
The war has been most unfortunate In In
ception and prosecution. Starting from a
coal mining concession granted to influen
tial Spaniards by the Moorish pretender,
Rl Roghl. the opposition of the Riff tribes
men developed Into a guerrilla war. The
concession, aa events demonstrated, was a
shadowy one. Its validity depending en the
pretender reaching tha throne. El Rogbl
died suddenly and Involuntarily and his
ooncesslona expired with him. As soon as
the Apanlarda attempted to work the mines,
located on Moorish territory, a collision r
suited, precipitating a "little war" coetly
and discreditable to Spain. Over 60,000
troops were rushed to the coast to subdue
tho rebellion, and the results of three
months' of campaigning for a coal mine
are chiefly visible by the mounds of "hos
pltable graves" to which the fierce tribes
men welcomed Spanish soldiers. There was
a touch of prophecy In the public sentiment
which at the outset condemned the cam
patgu as dishonorable to Spain. A train of
publlo evils, from martial law to press cen
sorship, followed In Its wake, damaging
to the throne and overwhelming Its au
thors. The task of rectifying these blun
ders called the new ministry Into existence,
and It Is courageously facing a disagreeable
though necessary duty.
The optimism of the Irish home ruler Is
notable for its robust strength and uncon
querable persistence. It survives In all
kinds of political weather and marches
from one defeat to another with the hope
fulness that Is the salvation of the race,
Just now It glows with unoommon bright
ness. Induced by tha extreme friction of
English parties over the taxing features of
the budget. T. P. O'Connor, M. P., who Is
always In the thick of the fight In the House
of Commons, comes with a message of
cheer to the "Greater Ireland" on this side
of the Atlantic. "Home rule for Ireland
within four years" is the gist of tho mes
sage. Ife tells of the struggle over the
budget and explains tho probability of a
general election at an early date. In that
event he calculates that the Irish national
ist party will hold the balance of power
and will bo able to dictate terms to either
party seeking. The Liberal party would
have the preference provided the veto
power of the house of lords is limited by
the mandate Of the people to one rejec
tion of a measure. Unless some such modi
fication of the power of the house of lords
Is effected, or enough new peers created
to out-vote tha torles. It la useless to send
up a measure of homo rule or any btll em
bodying liberal party pollolea. This has
been the result in every Instance since the
liberals cam Into power, and la particu
larly so In the drastic mutilation of the
last Irish land bill. Aa Mr. O'Connor points
out the liberal party must overcome the
veto power of the peers In ono of the two
ways or go out of business.
A contest of such magnitude affords the
home ruler all tha joy of anticipation, and
good reason for optimistic predictions.
Much significance Is attached to the suc
cess of the unionist candidate In tho bye
election In the Bermondsey district of Lon
don, last Thursday. The district Is one of
tho poorest In Londoa. The population Is
about 80,000, of which a large proportion
depends upon casual labor, and many
families are always on the verge of want.
Heretofore the district has been - almost
uniformly liberal. This time tha Inroads ef
the. socialists In the liberal following
caused a three-cornered fight, resulting In
what the unionists consider a "sweeping
victory" for their candidate. Compared
with the vote of three years ago the liberal
loss amounts to COO votes In a contest of
uncommon vigor. In which the varied In
terests affected by the taxing features of
the budget concentrated their resources. A
district partially submerged by poverty is
peculiarly susceptible to the persuasive in
fluences of wealth, yet the unionists won
by a plurality only, the vote of the two
opposing candidates exceeding tho poll of
the unionist by 448 votes. Tory leaders
are said to regard the result as a mandate
to the house of lords to reject the budget,
and as a clear Indication of public opposi
tion to liberal pollolea. In 1880, when Bea
consfleld was In doubt whether to go to
the country, as Glatoae was challenging
him to do, he carried hwelectlon and
that decided him to dissolve. But that
bye-election was. curiously, also In Br
mondsey, and after winning It. the con
servatives were badly beaten In the general
election.
If the duke of the Abruzsi should sccapt
the crown of Greeeo he would be Its third
possessor of alien blood. Greece has tried
a Bavarian and a Dane as monarchs and
has not been particularly happy with either.
King Otto, the Bavarian. It sent home, bag
and baggage, after a reign of twenty-nin
years. King George, the Dane, who suc
ceeded him, has been able to hold down
the throne for forty-six years and appears
to be well meaning and able. The diffi
culty which has always confronted him has
been to administer a Httle country with a
big head. If he should now give up a
thankless Job, he will have .the oonaollng
reflection that the House of Savoy's expe
rience la governing a foreign country has
not been happier than his.
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Russia really must be awakening. The
Douma has given some evidence of the
change. In spite of the efforts of reaction
ary Intrigue, but the latest news that
comes from St. Petersburg Is actually con
vincing. It Is that the government has at
last decided that the time has come to
place Russia In line with the rest of the
western world In the matter of the calen
dar. The Julian calendar is finally to be
abandoned and the Gregorian adopted, et
that Russian dates will no longer be two
weeks and more behind all others In us
by the civilised nations. This la a change
the deep import of which cannot be exag
gerated, for the forces of conservatism in
Russia are far greater than even those In
England which retarded the reform of the
calendar for 170 years after even Protestant
Europe had accepted It.
General Botha, who led the fight of tha
Transvaal Boera In their last ditch a few
years ago, is most likely to be to flmt
prime minister of the newly constituted
Commonwealth of United South Africa.
The spectacle that will be presented when
a loyal Dutchman shall hold tho prenakerr
ship In lately hostile South Africa, while a
loyal Frenchman holds the retiia In thu
one-time rebellious Dominion of Canada,
will show how well the government of
Great Britain has learned the lesson that
the best way to retain colonies is to con
cede to them the liberties they demand
Economizes eggs,
flour and butter;
makes the biscuit,
cake and pastry
more appetizing,
nutritlou3 and
whole
pouncAi drift.
District Attorney Jerome of New York
has held the office for eight years at a
salary of $12,000 a year. According to ths
New Tork Bun he will go out of office a
poor man.
Senator Cummins and Senator Aldrlch
are booked to speak In Chicago on the
same night during November. Fortunately
Chicago Jiaa ample territory for the play
of cold or hot waves.
There are twelve aspirants for the sena
torial shoes of Senator Dick of Ohio. Ths
senator Is not disposed to yield tho bro
gans peacefully, and there will be some
thing doing at Columbus when the twelve
call at Senator Dick's shoa market.
Some historic municipal campaigns - In
western, cities which reached high levels
of mudsllnglng, should hand over the
champion belt to New York. Tha best of
western efforts, compared with the Njw
York exhibit, lines up as does a prairie
shower to a Mexican deluge.
Last spring the councllmen of Chicago In
creased their salaries from $1,500 to $3,000,
so that they could afford to devote more
of their precious time to the city's busi
ness. Now It Is difficult to secure a
quorum of the council, and the city's busi
ness la allowed to drift. While some citl.
sens kick, others contend that the city is
the gainer.
A Maryland- Judge has decided that the
name of Mrs. Ada Smith Lang, a socialist
candidate for the Maryland house of dele
gates, must be printed on tho official bal
lot, upsetting the previous decision of the
board of supervisors, who rejected Mrs.
Lang's name on the ground that under the
constitution . of the state, women are not
eligible to the legislature. The Judge's
view Is that each house of tho legislature
has the sole authority to pass upon ths
qualifications and the election of its mem
bers. If Mrs. Lang should be elected, con
sequently, the legislature might admit her.
In spite of the constitutional bar against
women members, and there would be no
way of unseating her short of an appeal
to the courts by her defeated opponent.
Cnasht tho Speaker's Gar.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon waa compelled to
stop speaking at St. Louis the other day
while a aalute was being fired In honor
of the president. People have often found
tt difficult to "catch the speaker's eye,"
but it seems to be easy enough to get his
ear, if ono goes about it properly.
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uiMiiLiuK process was also a uowi
movement V
"Oh, yes. When they rased the Bastllo."
Baltimore American.
"President Taft says he trusts to the cviV
mon sense of the American people." -
"Gee! He evidently hasn't been tullie
uienier laieiy. Cleveland Leader.
"Do you advise me to take up diplomat v
s. career," asked the young man who Is
uiiin:aii.T Blliuuious.
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lecturer. "Washington Star.
"Now let mo tell you about ray other
troubles."
"My friend, you ought not to waste time
trying to tell people about your troubles."
"What do you mean?"
"You ought to Issue a catalogue."
Louisville Courier Journal.
"Pa. why did you refer to Mr. Smlthers
i a monumental liar?"
Dei-atise run statements are no more
true than those that are usually found on
tombstones." Chicago Record-herald.
"It must be nice to be an Eskimo
woman."
"What an Idea!"
"Just think of being able 4o get a new
set of furs without coaxing all vear for
them." Detroit Free Press.
"Have you got any Georgia patent curry
combs?" asked Farmer Flshback of a Rill
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"I've got several kinds. What sort Is the
vieorgia. patent?
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In between a mule's ribs this time of year."
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WHEN SUMMER'S GONE.
. Joe Cone in Boston Hr i uM
The summer's come an" gone ug'ln
Jttt lilt. nlnlliM nl.,...
We thought along the July days
. r, n.j.a iwuum never go.
Now here we be, right into fall,
l.'l V. . . .. -.,.. . , .
ti.,, nui.v iiiaiiis tn triiiu.
The grass down in the medder's br.jw ti,
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Uv year, the poets say;
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The summer's passed away.
There la a wall now through the trees.
Where yisterday was song;
That la becus the limbs are bare,
An ' summer's passed along.
You cannot stop the seasons e'er.
They must forever roll;
But you kin keep your heart a-warm.
An summer In your soul. '
Jest keep the graasea green Inside,
An aon t give up your sons.
An' then 'twon't matter very much
.r summer s gone along.
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