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HIM HKK: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMUKK 10, 1M0. 6 '11 ie UMAiiA Daily Bee. FOVXPED BT EDWARD ROPE WATER. VICTOR R08EWATEH, EDITOR. Entered at Omihi postofflce as second clssa matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. I'aUy Bee (without flundayi, ona year.!. Lall Ji and Humlay, ona year DKLIVERETt BT CARRIER. Iar, ftee (Including Sunday), per wekk.ir-c I 'ally Bee (without Sunday), par week.. 10c kening Bee (without Sunday), per week 6c Evening He (with Sunday), per week .10ti 1 Kunilny Bee. one year CW j Saturday Bee, one year 1-W Andres all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department orncEa. Omaha The Fee Building. South Ornaha Twentv-fourth and N. Counrll Bluffs 15 fott Street Lincoln 61S Mttla Building. Chicago 15W Marouerte Building. New York Itoc.ma 110W101 No. II West Thirty-third Street Washington-?:) Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, expre or portal order r. payania to -j ne nee ruuiiBning i nmimuj. S Only 2-rent atampa received in payment of I V&il.?:?. i i ' "! . ..V. T . rC , r. J,. . I i Oeor.. ' TrWJa" SHf Th" Re. !hJ'"h'n .f???".' i"A.a.?,w"r" complete ropie. of Tha Daily. Morning. Evenlnir and Sunday Pea printed during ; the month of October, i. waa aa foiic.-v: 1.... 43, 350 It. .49,340 21. m'Im , t.... 49,000 .- I 40,600 ' 4.... 43,640 I I.... 43,810 .... 43,450 "... .43,670 8.... 43,610 ....43,880 10.... 40,300 4 1 1 .43,160 .43.840 .43,330 .43,660 .40,300 .43,430 .43,050 .43,300 2S . 24. . 28. . 16.. 2T.. IS., 29.. 20. . II., ,.40,330 , .41,690 "1J'!J? .. 43,910 , .43,000 . .43,070 29. . . 21 1... 42,050 . .40,600 Total 1,303,040 Returned copi ,70 American revolutions, the situation In of apportionment gauged by the char Net totM 1,383,370 Nicaragua has suddenly taken a really scter and the amount of the needs to Ualiy avera'ge' "I.!! !!!!!.'! !!!.'!! ' 41,791 serious aspect. As the tide of battle be met. They ought to havo the nec- UEORGE B. TZschuck. nft. turned his way. President Zelaya essary assistance to do this very thing. Bubacrlbed in my presence naF sworn te before mo 1 1st daj of November,' 1M& (Seal.) , M. P. WALKER, . Notary 1'ubllc. baertbers leavlaar the city tem porarily ahtmld kar Th Be mailed to tkem. Addrvaa wilt ba cha.ar.d aa f.eo aa r...t.d. Signs of vacant grubstakes multiply at Homestake. To the Treasury department it is more apt . to Jook like "Leaks to the ' tJulf: Isn't It pretty near time to complete tho Platte river , power canal once "more J-.. ' If tho city law department merely wants an office boy it can cheaper. hire one General Sickles once more proves his loyalty, to the cause by reaping sheaves of famt for General Howard. Soma of the Barticioants In tha Chi- cago shale rock scandal seem to have , had tliti Qualities of common clay me suitor lauiiiag nair the acreage oi rueoio is lainuy reminiscent or ine i i . m a a .... . . I lamented Citizen ticorge Francis Train. The latchstrlng to the supreme court i,i is still out for Ig Dunn to take It back ' and apologize. It's only a question of time. . bribe-taking would Indicate that Ok- lahnmn emintv wna irai-rlBonoH In num. only. Another Drereaulsite to cleaner Btreets for Omaha is a supply of new already uncovered much bf the crook- the line Is to be drawn between neces broome and motlv power to wield edness, but what they have done has aities and luxuries, for obviously it Is them,, ... been in the face of great obstacles, and nt to be drawn at the same place as The Norfolk delegates are right. Waterways Improvement Is not a local .issue, but a case of "roll on, silver stream. The hood discovered on the head of lialley's comet la very timely if the old girl really intends to test our climate In midwinter.' ' Development of the coreless apple Is only what every boy expected who ever quoted the familiar "There ain't goin' to be no core." When Chief Little Bison gets that Sioux colony In full working order the Klrnrag-uans may liuve something to think about besllea revolutions. A'hi (imakr.lw .t th. iir.rric.,1. tural congress at Council Bluffs will . . for.,r..nnoe of a PoMneii ni.,(T- dav at the Corn show at Omaha. TheNpost hamlet of.Rlslug Fawn, Gu., having sent Its "we view with alarm" to Washington, It is in order to hoar from the tailors of Tooley street. Plebeian Mars! Prof. Lowell now has discovered patches on the seat of Its nether continent. Thus Is the human relationship all the more firmly estab lished. Mayor "Jim" got out of town with out?, jarring loose, a Thanksgiving proclamation. Here is a chance for Acting; Mayor Btirinester to Immortal ize himself. The Wisconsin Inventor who bays be haa" discovered' a mysterious force pul satipg through the air with sufficient ei-tfgy to operate machinery perpetu- illy, might carry the news to Philadel pb.14. where eome people still believe that Ketley's motor Is running. The only exciistj for the enactment of the defunct normal school law by the late democratic legislature was to provide Jobs for democratto pie-biters. it's in the eternal fitness of things for the democratic organ to try to make out that the failure of this democratic scheme Is. calculated to put normal , schools back into politics PuhiicitY li a Sftfesnnrd. Imnn. th moat Intflraetln dIr.c1r.B- ura In tha trial of the American Ice company In New York on the charge of rlolatlrif the anti-monopoly law, Is that gleaned from correspondence of the president of the concern, acknowledg ing that because "the newspapers were beginning to howl" the combine had not "gone as far as it wished" In rais ing prices, but had come to the conclu sion that "it was not safe to ko any further just now." This admission of wbnlo.nm- r.nct fnr n.w.n.n.r irU tation Is Just the sort of argument to sustain the claim that publicity offers one good way to control such corpora tions effectively. Letting In the light Injures no honest cause, but Is calcu lated to safeguard the public from In justice and rascality. The greatest steD in the direction of Pf publicity yet taken is, of. course, that embodied In the corporation tax section of the new tariff law, wblch requires - - - detailed returns from each corporation sublect to the law. and makes these re- turns freely accessible as public rec- I ords. If the Ice company president did Bot think it .. safe to go further be- Ln, of fpar of newsnaner onblir-itr. tb m persuaslve power may be ex- v " ncted to arouse a repressive influence through the publicity feature of the new corporation tax law which Presl- dent Taft has said he regards as more important than any possible revenue that may be collected from the tax. The Situation in Nicaragua. From the basis of Jest commonly ac- corded to discussion of most Central appears to have become transformed Into a moBtlnd!ctlve and bloodthirsty ruler, and If it be true that he has had 600 sympathizers of the revolutionists shot without trial It Is quite conceiv able that In that number he Included soma Americans who had been active In commercial circles In the larger Nic- araguan communities. At any rate, Washington appears to have received official news warranting tha exnedltion of United States war vessels to the waters of the disturbed republic, and President Taft has de- forrod recelvinsr Zelava's new ambas- sador. This ls'ns taut a tension as could exist In diplomatic circles with' out a definite break of friendly rela tlons. On the surface It looks as though we mlht havo t0 take hand ,n af" fairs down there In spite of our disin clination. The Sugar Frauds. There need be no skepticism on the part of anyone as to the thoroughness Ith which the customs house cleaning M hntno- nrrmecuted. -President Taft has expressed his determination to see that the service Is cleansed and that Justice Is administered In all cases where there ia'any Indication or suspicion of guilt. I Tne gugar frauds in particular are to undergo a most vigorous prosecution, the manifest determination of the pres- Mont In th( cnnnortlnn holna- that nf , , ... . , standing between the people and their rep an official intent on making this his rentatlVM. u Bhowea clearJy that the one thorough Job Of the winter. essential Items and principles In a tariff The best aid that congress can give 1,v, i .,ia m-,. wnrtbT em. the president in this most worthy cru- Bae 8 10 aPP"1"' cupui slon of Investigation, with authority to delve into every pnase or tne case, sec- retarv MaeVeaeh. Attorney General Wlckersham and Collector Loeb have corruption of such long standing and Lf so thorough organization has neces- Bftriiy entrenched Itself strongly. The investigation commission should have la personality beyond being Influenced by pull or prominence of anyone In volved, and no purpose whatever should prevail except a genuine desire to see exact Justice done. In the meantime the active work of exposure and prosecution under way may be expected to proceed without in terruption and no possible precaution omitted to make sure against offenders escaping. Iu North Dakota. When Governor Burke of North Da. kota appointed Fountain L. Thompson United States senator to fill the vs eancv caused by the death of tho late I M. N. Johnson, he Introduced to na- tional notice a name that was not gen- ernlly known, and Inquiry shows the appointee to be without experience In public affairs except within the nar- rowest limits. Question as to the rea son for the selection of a-raan rela- tlvely obscure brought the ready ex. planatlon that the democrats were hopelessly divided over candidates and Mr. Thompson's selection opened an easy way out by a compromise. -r The political situation in North Da kota presages one of the most interest ing senatorial fights on the boards when the next legislature meets there. The term of Senator McCumber will ex pire In I'll, thus Imposing the neces sity of choosing a long-term and a short-term senatdr at the same time, as'd this double choice is always frought with peculiar poltlcat possibil ities. North Dakota has been staunchly republican, with the sole exception that Governor Burke himself has been able to be elected and re-elected as a demo- crat on his strong personality. It Is not unreasonable to suppose that Govtrnor Burke himself would not object to go ling to the senate. His present terra as I governor will expire conveniently for I thai transfer, lf other conditions should I be favorable, and tt may be taken for I granted that the senator Just appointed I by him would not be so ungrateful as I to stand In his way. On the other hand. 1 1 be next North Dakota legislature ought to be a strongly repuDiican at is ln "'"'lu"' ,a wu,tu "T"uv V.iL ...I. .Ill Va IlllaJ nH uulu - u " republicans. It Is sate to figure the new democratic senator from North Dakota Is simply there temporarily to make way for a republican successor as soon as the legislature shall hare an opportunity to act. v Organized Charity. We do not believe there Is another c,ty of he me Ue and POP"!"0'1 Omaha BO Well equipped With charita- ble Institutions and societies devoted to the alleviation of distress and mis fortune, and ne city In which these charities are so poorly organized for co-operative work. With us, each In stitution or society maps out Its own field of activity, often overlapping that others, and solicits contributions on own tS. and has its own circle or beneficiaries. We have no doubt that most of l.. vi,i j j ,, Pur cnarmes are ooing gooa worn without being too often Imposed upon. but their power for good could be tre- menaousiy increased u mere wwm. definite relationship between them and Borne systematic supervision and direction. As It is charitably Inclined ...... .ho arA riait to rp.nond to so- People wno are giaa io respona 10 bo "citations for contriDutione nave no ldea whatever of the relative needs of the different charitable agencies or of the relative results which they are achieving. People would like to put the money which they devote to charity where It will rtally do the most good and divide It up In some reasonable ratio In other cities the multiplex machln- I m . 1 i J 1 1. J ery oi private cnarity is co-reiaioa uu made to work together at all points of contact. The right man, oi woman, could render Omaha a great service by tak ing hold of our numerous charities and really organizing them. Another Statesman Recruited. Enlistments in Mr. Bryan's army of tariff reform which he is trying to re- cruit among democratic congressmen e coming slow, but at last a volun- teer has been secured rrom Mr. Bryan home Btate in the person of Represen tatlve McOuIre of the First Nebraska district. Mr. McQuire does not even hesitate to follow where Mr. Bryan leads. He says: In view of the events of the recent ses sion of confrreaa W. J. Bryan's tariff sug' Kestlons are very timely. I endorse them unreservedly, This statesman from the First dis- trlct could Just as well have said, "I endorse them blindly," because he goes on to show that he does not know what hm la onrinraln?. Mr. Brvan'a program calls for free raw materials and a gradual reduction pf duties on all other articles until a uniform rate 0f 25 tier cent is reachedi Our demo- .... cratlo statesman, after endorsing this program unreservedly, goes on to say: The special, session of congress demon "tratcd tlie necessity of a clear under- platform should be set forth in detail. scneauiea snoum, oi course, awraya db reduc!ng to a mIn, mum tn. rateB on neCessarieB and corre- apondlngly Increasing. If necessary, the raie on luxuries. Here ft?aln w I'6 another element of uncertainty Introduced as to -where ne Between raw materials ana finished products. It differs, also, from the demands of other democratic congressmen for absolute free trade and abolition of all customs duties. Let the good work of uniting the democratic party go on. The battle of Montgomery, between two doughty confederate colonels, In the presence of their comrades-at-arms In reunion assembled, must have been almost as worthy of Immortal verse as the battle of Blenheim. It is unfortu nate that the newspaper reports are bo devoid of detnlls. Therein the war cor respondent Beerns to have been delin quent. But from the way the canes thwacked and the way "That with my compliments, sah, from an officer and a gentleman, sah!" were Interchanged " l" totl vigorous and as courteous as the Krate8t stickler for thV old code could desire. What did they fight about? "Oh, that I do not know," said he, "but 'twas a famous victory." Any city government Interested In the subject, and desiring to go and do likewise, is respectfully informed that iBaltimore statisticians have Just de termined, from computations based on the census returns, that tha Maryland metropolis is the most economically administered municipality in the coun try. In this instance, however, most cities will be like most housewives, who view a more thrifty neighbor with envy, and will exclaim, "1 don't see how she does It." If the democratic candidates had not 6tolen the livery of the populists they would have been beaten by upward of 20,000 In our recent Nebraska election. It should be remembered, too, that Ne braska is the only state in the union where this embezzlement of political power is tolerated. ' In New York the court Intervened to prevent Tammany from stealing the name of Mr. Hearst's Independence league. The paving contractors have been caught by the cold snap with several half-finished Jobs on their hands. Pre sumably a paving contractor could not continue in good standing among his fellows If be pushed bla work to com pletlon while weather conditions were paeon able. If that "Call of the Farm" la to the country lad what the call of the alarm clock Is to the city chap, no wonder Jim Hill and other hlgb-salarled mis sionaries bare their bands full gather ing recruits. Poaatblltr f Crowdlaa;. St. Ixuils Republic. If President Taft gets Into hla annual message a fair summary or nair ne aia on his swing around the circle, the news papers will be bothered to find space for It A Cordial Hecommead. Poston Herald. Mr. Bryan has probably learned about all this country haa to offer, and will explore South America for awhile. He can be cordially recommended to the republics there. Keedi Thena la Hla Ilnalneaa. Chicago Record-Herald, former Vice President Falrbanka haa shaved off his chin whiskers, but "Uucle Joe" ollngs to his galways. They help to lend hire an appearance of fierceness which he finds useful In his business. Aa Important Alternative. Washington Post. If all the millions which have been spent In war preparations by the United States have not made It ready for attack or defense, then it would better prepare a few well-worded apologies and have them ready to hurl at a moment's notice. The Caaa Stated. Kansas City Star. The case of Mr. William Loeb, Jr., col lector of the port at New York, and l he Sugar trust le simply this: The trust has asked the removal of Locb, who. In ordor to catch big Sugar trust thkves, has given Immunity to and retained In office two small thieves of tha trust who have con fessed. Drains Preferred to lira wa. Boston Globe. Right In the midst of the foot ball sea son, when the destinies of all the higher Institutions of learning are trembling In the balance, comes Dr. Shanklln, the new president of Wealeyan university, with the disquieting remark that his college will continue "to attract to the faculty scholars of the first rank who are sick and tired of adapting their Instruction to the re quirements of Incompetents and resisting appeals from the athletic committee to give their 'star' one more chance." Meanneaa of Fattened Thieves. New York Times Only a very mean trust would cheat the government out of the customs duties due under ratea which Its own Influence and Its own lobby agents had caused to be written Into the tariff law. That Is what the sugar trust did. Its crimes have stamped It as the meanest of the trusts. The scandal of the fraudulent weighing scales made It odious In the sight of the people. But now there Is talk of a thor ough housecleanlng. The forces of purga tion are at work from without and from within. Troubles of Troptoal Lands. Boston Transcript. The Island of Jamaica Is a paradise when at peace; an Inferno when In eonvulalon The extent of the recent phyalcal disaster will probably not be known for sone time. but If It has experienced a precipitation of four feet of water within as many days the loss of life and property must be larger than we now have any conception of, and It may easily be possible thnt It has left the Island In worse shape than the earth quake of several years ago. Haytl has also been given something besides revolu tton to -think about, and If Its custom houaaa have been destroyed It will be harder than ever, to pay Its creditors. GETTING KIC911.TS. "N Collector Loeb Proves to ne the Right Man In the Right Plaea. Washington Herald. The Hon. Wlltam Loeb dors well to sit steady In the boat while the heathens rage and Imagine vain things. He Is getting results, all right, and results are what count, when It comes to running thieves and grafters to earth. It Is becoming more and more evident every day, however, that Mr. LoeT Jls stirring up a particularly nauseating mesa In New York hence the vicious wrath of numerous persons of great influence, high social standing, aud large business connections." Gilded grafters and polished thieves. It is shrewdly suspected, are feel ing more or loss unoomfortable as "that man Loeb," prods and probes, and makes his nose Into things other people's most private affaire. , Indeed. It Is difficult, nevertheless, for the or dlnary layman tp avoid the conclusion that Mr. Loeb Is the right man In the right place. If he has been oversealous In the discharge of his duty a doubtful "if," of course eurely his enemies have been even more oversealous In seeking to discredit him. It will transpire, we think that the public Is much more Interested In learning that Mr. Loeb haa rounded up a collection of . particularly picturesque scoundrels than It Is In criticism of his manner of going about the same. LET THIS BUY ALONE. Chlldleas Reformer Invited to Keen Hands Off." Denver Republican. Some well meaning Individuals lnCoun cll Bluffs, la , aubacribed towards a Boy's club fund, with the Intention of founding clubs that mould "make good boys out cf bid on?s." The movement failed. however, and the chief of police, who received the funds, announces that the checks have been returned to the donors. It would appear that altogether too much Is being said about the boy. Too many theorists are putting forth their Ideas aa to the training of the youth of the . land. People are not satisfied to let the boy be nothing mora than a boy. De bating cluba discuss him far Into thu night. His every act Is scrutinized and commented upon. The boy naturally feels that he Is In the limelight, and he begins to swell with sclf-lmportance - like the actor upon whom the dazillng glow haa fallen. His deeds of mischief are dilated upon, and his punishments form the sub ject tt controversy. Nobody seema to want to let the toy grow up, aa he should grow up, with a minimum of attention. Few people even allude to him as a boy any more. He la called a vexing question, and even his sports are provided fur him, and people want to drag him to ,club rooms where, Instead of forgetting everything except that he Is a superlatively healthy young animal, he Is never allowed to escape tram the discouraging fact that he Is the man of the future. It la hard to apolla naturally good boy, but If theae theorists keep on they are go ing to spoil him until he Is paat all re pair. The beat thing they ean do la to turn off the spotlight and faaten It on aometblng elae on the world's stage. All the boy needs Is a place In the background, where he does net forget he is only a boy and not a prublen Washington Life hart Bi.tchea of Xneldaats and Epi sodes that Mark tha Proa-raaa of Dventa at tba HaUonal Capital. Uncle Sam's summer travelers to fore'gn parts are moving back on Washington In platoons, greatly refreshed by their vaca tion and overflowing with Information and experience. Every year an army of officials from nearly every branch of the service spreads Itself over the globe at your uncle's expense. This year congress Increased the number with two roving commissions of. Its members. European waterways and their relation to the growing problems of transportation was the subject of a short-range study by membere of the national waterway com mission, of which Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio was chairman. These commis sioners left New York about the middle of August and spent ten weeks In travers ing Europe. They will make their obacr- vatlons the subject of a report to congress this winter. More Americans went abroad this year under the auspioes of the State depart ment than any other branch of the gov ernment. Twenty-three, delegates attended tha sixteenth International medical con gress at Budapest from August 29 to Sep tember 24. Two went to the second Inter national sclentlfio congress against leprosy at Bergen, Norway, August IS to 19, and forty-nine others went to various interna tional congresses duiing the summer. Both the War department and the Navy depart ment have sent several of their med cal experts to conferences abroad, It being recognised that this line la more Interna tional than national, and that all the lead ing powers are working in harmony. Among other, visitors were Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers, president of the naval war college and Rear Admiral Adolph Martx. Others who went to Europe for Uncle Sam this year were Commis sioner of Patents Edward I Moore, Prof. Willis L. Moore, ohlef of the weather bu reau; Bailey Willis and Stephen J. Kuebel of the geologtoal survey, Stuart McNa mara of the department of justice. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry; Otto H. Tillman, superin tendent, and John F. Hayford of the ooast and geodetic survey, and many othera. Some of them are not back yet and will not return for many months. Some of the motorists of Washington who are sticklers on form profess to be badly shocked every time they look at the of ficial White House automobile. Not that the machine is a bad looking one, for It is a new M.OOO steamer with no end. of little frills and devices to make It as comfortable as a seat in a cosy library. The things that get on tha nerves of the "correct" motorists Is the "got-up" of the colored attendant who usually goea along with the president. President Taft cares nothing about style. So he takes his footman out with him nearly every time there Is a vacant seat In front with the chauffeur. Recently, when the president went out to deliver his address to the Laymen's Missionary gather ing, he was accompanied by Captain Butt, his military aide, and the White House coachman. The latter, as somebody said, was dressed up "like a Christmas tree." He wore a long-tailed blue coat, with brass buttons down the front In two rows and around the cuffs. His breeches were of creamy buckskin, or some material re sembling buckshln. A gorgeous pair of patent leather high boots were topped with startling yellow leather. On his head he wore a silk hat with the presidential red. white and blue cockade on the left side. The colored coachman. In this gay dreas, presented a striking contrast to the mod estly uniformed chauffeur. It, Is always an Interesting sight to wit ness the start of the president on a ride to the country. He comes out of the White House and sinks into the luxurious folds of the deep leather cushions of the auto. The chauffeur gives the wheel a turn and the machine Is off, In the mean time the two secret service men who al ways trail the president, are having a hard time getting their motorcycles started. They push them along with mad haste un til the motors are set In motion, and then scramble Into their scats.' They bend to oatch the flying president, who is 100 yards In the lead. As the coats of the secret ser vice men stretch tightly Into position tha outlines of two army pistols may be seen plainly In their hip pockets. Fancy the congressional Record being sold and purchased with avidity on railroad trains, Just like a "penny dreadful" or a "shilling shocker!" A United States sena tor was oninterested spectator when he observed on a Boston train complete coplea of the Payne Tarlf bill being purchased by paasengers for ten cents and eagerly perused In transit aa if It contained the thrilling adventures of Dead wood Dick. If publicity of this kind will serve to dissipate the mystery which has often shrouded tariff matters from the ken of the public, says the National Magazine, the people of today certainly have every opportunity to get "behind the scenes." In a way that has never before occurred In the history of the world. When iravel era can secure copies of such important laws by expending a few stray coppers, there Is no excuse for Ignorance of govern mental methods, and no crying need of tho titleless and cumbersome referendum of, Oregon. A picture of the future will probably reveal a high-browned people, seated In smooth-running trains, in a smokcW-ss and duslless atmosphere, perus ing no lighter (urn of literature than those congreeulonal records, digesting In detail all the measures Introduced In the halls of legislation the night before, and exactly depicting how the wheels of progress move In Walilngton, and which way tariff reve nue wheelB are going upward or down ward. ( "The name 'Pumice naie' might fairly be given to Nebraska," said Harry I Williarna of Omaha, Neb., In an Interview In the Washington Post. "Practically the entire etate is overlaid by natural de posit of tills substance., In all stages of consolidation, from fairly solid rock to fine dut. "Most all of the purnlce produced in the United States comes from Nebraska. It ia a volcanic product," continued Mr. Wil liams, who la Interested In the pumice in dustry, "and Us presence In auch large quantities In Nebraska and some adjoin ing states Is eveldence of former volcanic activity In that region. It la prducad by the rapid expansion of gaaee In lava, due to aud'len release of pressure, which either fuiccs a light, porous rock, or may com pletely hitter the lava Into dust, In which state It may be transported great dlstancea by wind and deposited In drifts. "In the western part of Nebraska there are Impure masses of It, probably depos ited In this way, 100 feet or more In depth. The price of pumice is about M 20 a ton. Nearly all the pumice or the volcanic 'ash' uaed In the United Stales Is made Into polishing powder or Incorporated In abrasive soaps." Luclen Memmlnger, now vice consul for the United States at Naples, la In Washing ton on leave, and his frlenda are having fun with him because he wears the honor of having been the man who collet-ted for this government the only $5 It earned dur- ecoro. for the Phonograph V"hcn Mr. Edison invented the Amberol Records he invented the loncest Record ever made for a sound reproducing machine. But the Amberol Record is not ' only longer it is better. It is made from a new com position which makes a more perfect reproduction of ' music or the voice than any known method. An Amberol Record in an Edison Phonograph is the most perfect reproduction of a song or a piece of 1 - Instrumental music that you have ever heard. But do not accept our statement. Go and hear it. There is a dealer near you. Hear the Edison Phonograph and compare it with other instruments before you decide. We will leave it to your judg ment as to whether you can buy anything for the price that will give you so much real, genuine fun and pleasure as the Edison Phonograph. Edison Phonographs $12.50 to $125.00 K.llson Amberol Records (twice as lone) .50 Edison Standard Records .3$ Kdison Grand Opera Records .75 There are Fdlnon dealers everywhere. Oo to the nearest and henr the Edlnon Phono traph plav both Edison Staadard and Amberol Records. Get complete catalogs from your dealer or from us. NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY. 7S Uketlde Arena. Oranee. N. J. Nebraska Cycle Co. represents the National Fhonograph Co. in . ' Nebraska, and carries over 100,001) Records in Stock among which are all of the EdliBoo Records mentioned in the National Phonograph Co.'s announcement on this page today v Nebraska Cycle Co. 15th and Harney Sts., Geo. W. Mickel, 334 Broadway, Omaha., Neb. Manager, Council Bluffs, la. Ing the last fiscal year at the American consulate at Boma, Congo. A few days ago the report of the auditor of the State department was printed, show ing that In the last year the consulate at Boma cost the government !,545 In salary and expenees, and the net revenue from It was 5. , "Well," said Memmlnger the other day, "I was the man who collected all that "What was It for?" he waa asked, revenue." "Oh," 1 he explained, "for witnessing a marriage certificate, intololng a shipment of rubber and a few other services of that sort" Mr. Memmlnger Is too modest to explain that he did valuable work for the govern ment at Boma, as he was there on a secret mission from the Department of Btate. As a result of his work,, he was promoted to his present position at Naples. PERSONAL NOTES. Pnpln, who Is the Inventor of the wire less telephone, worked his way through Columbia college. He Is said to have re ceive tSOO.000 for his Invention. Norman K. Mock, of Buffalo, and Moses Wetmore of 8t. Louis, are said to be fi nancially Interested In a new 2ft),000 dem ocratic newspaper for Kl Keno, Okl. The chivalry of Alabama sends to a con vict farm with negresses, for seven years, a feeble-minded white girl who stole half a pound of butter and five eggs to feed a starving Invalid brother. Mixmllllan Morgenthau now possesses by purchase the entire modern town of Woodmere, L. I., having paid about 13, 000,000 for Its 400 acres and all tlie property of the land association which built tt. The Jersey ehamplon buckwheat cake and sausage consumer who despatched sixty hot cakes and two pounds of sau sage announced that he wasn't very hun gry. Wonder what would have happened had he beenf The charming wklow that Lyman J. Gage, former secretary of the treasury, who Is 73 years younf, la going to mairy. Is described as tall and stately, with pule blue eyes, white skin and a mass of glow ing red hair. What, does Mr. Gage care about Insinuations regarding his former relations with Mr. Havemeyor of the sugar trust? f 3. A Miniature Marvel A Musical Gem. The Captivating, Oeverly Built Boudoir Player Piano It's smaller than the usual player piano fits Into most any spare space but it plays the standard 65-note music and plays It ex qui Keif. 4 free library of music rolls accompanies It, and your entire household will surely enthuse if you purchase one as an Xmai gift for the family. 1513 DOUGLAS STRlCtf. OMAHA. NED. Oil . WHITTLED TO A POINT. Opportunity had knocked at the door of tho man of genius. "You've mudi! a mistake." said the man, recognizing him. "The rising pugilist you are looking for lives next door." Chicago Tribune. Gunnci And now comes a professor who declares that fruit Is Just as healthy with the skin on as It is peeled. Guyer H'm. I'd llko to see someone mart him on a diet of pineapples. By stander. . Knii-lier I ' would,' te. Women the suffrage when all wernen want It. " "" Mrs. Knieker Huh! Do you give me a Persian lamb coat when all women want It T New York Sun. "Huh!" snorted the home-seeker, scorn fully, "there Isn't room in this flat to strtng a cat." "My dear sir," rolled the agent, haugh--" til v, "we don't allow cuts In these flats." Catholic Standard and Times. "Pld you have any assistance when you made your appearance as a singer?" . "Yea." answered the amateur soloist." ( A. "There was a policeman keeping order in the gallery." Washlnpton Star. Wife Tou were late last night. V Hub. Beg pardon, my dear. As I came In the front door-, the clock struck It. Wife Hut what time did you arrive at the head of the stairs? Boston Transcript. IF HE WERE ABSENT. Los Angeles Express. -Ills little muddy footprints stain the halli His scattered playthings litter every floor; . He leavea dark flngpr prints upon the wall, And never yet was known to close door. His little Jacket anywhere Is flung His cap upon its peg la seldom hung; He always pleads to go unwashed to bed He oft provoke. me with his careless ways; 0" He nearly drives me frantlo with hll T i shout, I Jk And. selfishly, I often rue the days That I must watch him playing 'roun about. A thanklesB task at best, I say It Is, And yet. should I not hear his dear volov call, Nor catch the eager boyish laugh of his, And listen all In vain for hla footfall; Should I not see his rosy face at night, ' To mine upheld for one last bedtime kinei Were he to pass forever from my sight; n . Should I his limping prayer at even miss, Ah, Ood! how I would plead to feel onc more His little restless hands upon my face, And see him running through the opei door To greet me with the old-time glad embrace. !75 toys It! , AM I Merely $2.00 Per Week Pays for It i