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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State, ef Nebraska, Dougia County,
Oeorf B. Tx&uhuck. treasurer of The Ba
Publishing Company, blng iluly wom.
ay -that th actual number at full and
eomplet eople of Th Dlly, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Be prime during th
raontn or iavembw, iu. waa a jouow.
l...t 48,070 1.
1 43.000 17.
41,330
43,130
41,00
,,. 48.700 II.
4 . . . '. 43,100
It 41,330
4,4M 10..
43,170 11..
T......... 40,040 2t..
1 41,30 21..
t 43,10 li..
41.360
40,340
41.330
41,730
41,780
1 41,830 21 41,700
1...( 41,760
It 43,630
II 41,790
14......... 40,100
II ........ . 41,800
Total
21
ST
43,340
41310
U 40,400
21......... 41,350
JO 41,830
. .188,880
8.848
Returned Cop la
Nt Total.... ..1,343,008
Dally Average 41.73
QUO. B. TZSCHUCK. Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before ma tbl 1st day of December, lwax
(beeli . . .14. f. WALKER.
1 Notary Fubllo.
serlbrre leaving; the city (
yerarlly afcoald hare . Tke , Baa
ma 114 t (Jbasa. . AMru will
chaa;d aa aa eaetd.
Quack, quack, Wackt
Ob, put that strike off at Buffalo!
Th weather man evidently doesn't
care... . .
The Arctic eiplorm silent T .Don't
wake 'era up. 1
America once picr.e la stung to har
bor such a poet's tongue.
If you are going to do it early you
fcav only a little time left:
Preserved eggs hardly sound nice,
however, t'hef may appeal to he other
senses.
Dr. Cook seems to be particularly
unfortunate in the choice of some of
bis friends.
, Farmer Wilson failed to note that
this was also th banner year for the
affidavit crop.
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If Ig Dunn doesn't want to crawl,
this sort o weather would give him a
fine opportunity to slide. ,
Chicago daale the daughter of
Krupp, and it is safe to say that the
baroness dazzles Chicago.
Any American who craved a Nobel
prize and didn't get It, may reflect that
" Tia only noble to be good."
That Captain Loose talk about Dr.
Cook, may prove to be only the frayed
fragments of a sailor's' yam.
However, the national legislators
evidently are finding that Mr. Taft's
cold Is in his head, not his heart.
A Michigan mau claims to have been
cured of rheumatism by a dream. The
first thaw Is likely to cure him of his
dream.
Th new anaeathetic la said to per
mit a patient to look on and talk while
the doctor operate. But what patient
want toT
Had it not been for the prevailing
fashions, would that suffragette have
been able to squeeze herself Into an
organ pipe
If those walstmakers on strike make
th kind that button up the back,
mere man will be apt to hope they
never resume.
How ready th railroad president is
With th plea of poverty! At the mere
threat of strike he threatens to put tap,
not wages, but rates.
While New York state is listening to
the voice of the milk combine In
vestigation, let It not deafen lt ear
to th 111 of the town pump, ,
Surgeon Oeneral Torney presents
himself in the guise of a real diplomat
when l boost the hookworm with
out knocking the soldier who ba It.
With fhe Prairie permanently
planted la the Delaware, will congress
continue to regard that as a navigable
stream or a acreage to be reclaimed?
After all. that horseback upset
couldn't bave deranged John Drew se
riously, for it doe not appear that his
lialr wa tna4 or his mustache dis
arranged. ,
Mr. Jitney now proposes to sua Mr.
Crocker for Ull. o"a ha'not know
that th man who goe Into the court
to get a reputation seldom come oat
luserocked? .
Hill'i Message to F&rmeri.
James 3. 11111 Is still active in his
self-appointed tank" of urging the
farmers of the west to work with more
earnest effort to better ends. To the
charge that Mr. 11111 Is selfish In a de
gree In this work may be answered
that h Is not the sole beneficiary of
th result of hla crusade. While It is
true that he has profited directly by
the Increase of production of the terri
tory served by the railroad of which
he is the master mind, it is equally true
that millions of men and women have
been benefited Just aa directly. The
northwest, from the Mississippi river
to the Puget 8ound, owes its develop
ment to th policial end persistence of
James J. Hill a much aa to any other
one cause.
The message Mr. Hill brings is not
to th pioneer farmer, but to the
farmer who has established himself on
the eoll, and who 1 reaping golden
harvests every year. The message Is
simply that of business methods prac
tically applied, to agriculture. Th
railroad magnate has tested these
method in his own affairs. He has
Increased the hauling power of hi lo
comotive and the carrying capacity of
his car. He haa speeded up th men
engaged in the business, and has done
all, perhaps, that might be done to in
crease efficiency and decrease unit cost
of service, and the result of thU effort
ba proven not only to Mr. Hill, but to
all who have watched his progress, the
correctness of his 6onclualons.
Now he proposes that similar meth
ods be applied to farming. Mr. Hill is
a pioneer in this work, and for this
reason hi voice should be heeded more
carefully than tnat of those who have
followed him. Other railroad men
have seen the wisdom of hla course and
have undertaken to convince the farm
er pf the necessity of better way to
till the soil. Agricultural experts
from the colleges have lectured on seed
selection and soil preparation and
other rudimentary propositions, and
much good has resulted. But
the work has only commenced.
Mr. Hill' proposal that a band
of young men be sent out from
th school each planting season to per
sonally instruct th farmer . in the
matter of seed and soli Is an excellent
one. No money could be expended
from which the returns would be more
certain or more direct The pity Is
that It is necessary at this time that
such fundamental knowledge should
have to be dinned and hammered Into
th farmer of the west.. The message
of Jam? J. Hill should be . given
greater attention than it ever was be
fore. Modernizing" Warfarn.
. Every new invention in the matter
of firearms is seized upon as the hauls
for a freshening of the argument that
the modernizing of warfare will make
battles ao deadly that wars will be
come impossible. The Maxim silencer
Is a case in point. Yet Brigadier Gen
eral Crozter, in his annual report as
chief of ordnance, eliminates the
Maxim device aa a factor by recom
mending that it be not adopted by th
United States army.
General Crozler'a objection to the si
lencer Is that its use would, while
eliminating much of the notso of firing,
betray the troops to the enemy,
as on damp or cloudy days the slow
escape of gas from the silencer be
comes visible and assists the opposing
force in locating the firing line with
exactitude. ,
The fact remains that all effort to
modernize warfare thus far have failed
to remove tho elemental from the
field of battle. Borae Inventions, such
a the rapid-fire gun, th high-power
rifle and smokeless powder, have taken
their place among the permanent de
velopments of combat, but many
others, as in the case of the silencer,
have failed to establish tbelr value,
and so long as men have occasion to
go to war they probably will be guided
much as In the days of old, by the de
sire to kill, concerning which all , the
modern Improvement devised to date
have failed to establish any material
differentiation of new battles from old.
Government Inhumanity to Heroei.
The seasoned surman who at the
risk of hi own body sates ships and
Uvea in the bitterest of seasons and the
most deaperat of weather come In
for popular plaudits with each re
curring tale of heroism in hi line of
duty, with never a reflection that the
government which employs him makes
no provision for his morrow.
The shameful facts are emphasized
by Secretary MacVeagh of the Treas
ury department :u hi, recommendation
to congress that ija system of pen
sions for those disabled or superannu
ated In the llfe-eavlng service be pro
vided. So niggardly has the govern
ment treated these men in the past
that It is now difficult to find new re
cruit, a fact which might serve a suf
ficient argument tor a pension pro
vision as a matter of policy, if not pf
huma"5'ty. (
As the case stands, th Treasury de
partment is compelled to thrust out
upon the world men who, in devoted
service to the government, have be
come Incapacitated for earning a llv
ing In any private vocation, men who
have to their credit deed of aelf-sacrl-
flce that have honored the nation.
During the last year the life-saving
service labored, with 1,171 stricken
vessels, carrying S,00 persons, and In
their entire field of operations only
thirty Uvea were lost, while 'nearly
f 14.000,000 In property was aalvaged.
In addition, many acts of humanity
v.er rendered, apart from the casual
tie to veaeefs, such as the rescuing of
10 person from drowning. There
would oem to be much Justice In the
THE KKK:
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plea that these men be provided for
when they are disabled or . exhaust
their energies In the service, and the
fact that under existing regulations
the treasury must eend them adrift as
derelicts Indicate the need for some
such remedial legislation as that pro
posed by the secretary.
The Steer to the Rescue.
Just at a time when the problem
ha been presenting itself of how to
augment the meat supply in the face
of an Increasing demand which made
the packer turn their eye In the di
rection of Argentina, the forestry bu
reau offers evidence that the matter
In a mnasnr is adjusting Itself, and
the bureau sees the salvation of the
native meat question In the develop
ment of the range-bred steer.
According to the bureau experts, the
current season has seen large numbers
of this specie topping the feeder mar
kets at all points where feeder steers
are sold, and this In spite of the fact
that ten years ago eastern buyers pur
chased this class of stock only aa a last
resort and then rated It at a low price.
So thoroughly seems the western
steer to be coming into his own that
the forestry service Is cultivating hi
opportunities and is finding stockmen
eager to utilize the ranges In the na
tional forest for his exploitation.
Hitherto Inaccessible range are being
opened, and the experience of the bu
reau la that animals fed on the fine,
nutritious grasses of these higher ele
vations Is sent to the feeder market
In good health and with solid flesh.
The bureau's enthusiastic review of
the achievements of the range-bred
steer, coupled with the opportunities
for accommodating herds In the na
tional forest reserves, may be regarded
as indicating that, notwithstanding the
shrinkage of the available range
through the settlement of the country,
the native meat supply la In no danger
of exhaustion, for with his modern
breeding the western steer bids fair to
hold his bwn with the stock cattle
whose inferior he was long pppularly
supposed to be.
The Boxcar and the Steamboat.
James J. Hill's attitude on the Pan
ama canal and waterways generally is
not a surprise. It has been the prac
tice of the railroad man from the be
ginning to belittle waterways, and
from the position of the "top dog" Just
now he has a lovely opportunity to
bark. But men aa wise in tbelr day
and generation, perhaps, as Mr Hill
have staked much in the way of
prophetic reputation on the utility of
the canal, and what applies to the
canal applies ywlth equal fore to the
twelve-foot channel in the Mississippi
river. European experience has proven
that , even a three-foot channel gives
the box car such a lively chase that It
has never succeeded In gaining very
much of an upper hold. It would bave
been too much to expect that Mr. Hill
would give enthusiastic endorsement
to the waterways scheme, but the fact
that he does urge a comprehensive,
rather than a piecemeal, plan is proof
that he has studied this a he has
other phase of the great social and
economic problems that are presented
to "modern civilization. Down In his
heart Mr. Hill knows that the greatest
competitor the railroads can have will
be the waterways.
Asleep at the Throttle.
Report of the wreck of the Boston
midnight express while rushing
through the darkness at forty milea an
hour indicate that the engineer was
asleep in his cab, having been ordered
to take the train out of New York de
spite his protest that he bad been on
duty forty-eight hours.
' Under such circumstances, the re
sultant collision Is hardly to be won
dered at, but what the general public
would be Interested to know is how it
was pouaible for any railroad official to
permit any man in his employ to take
charge of a locomotive when so mani
festly In need of rest.
Th accident happened in Connecti
cut, the headquarters of the road are
In that state and ther I afforded for
the legal authorities of the Land of
Steady Habit an excellent opportunity
for holding the responsible person
strictly to account In this case it
would be well to find the man
higher up.
Mr. Bryan hastens to assure the
democratic donkey that he 1 not to be
hitched to one large, comprehensive
water wagon, but that be Is going to
be permitted to pull a numerous string
of dinky little water wagons, whose
piffling sprinkle will affect only the
dust in some Isolated and separated
localities and cannot under any condi
tions be considered as a general deluge.
Just which one of his weather eyes Mr.
Bryan has turned In the direction of
old Kentucky, where sits "Marse" Wat-
terson, "Gathering his brows like a
gathering storm and nursing his wrath
to keep it warm," cannot be accurately
stated, but the signs are that the feeler
put out by th great commoner in his
recent speech did not strike the respon
sive chord he hoped for. Mlnnleoiascot
may yet be permitted to serve the
thirsty In Goldfleld by capering lightly
at th front end of a beer wagon, and
the Jackass may or may not haul the
water wagon as he locally elects, while
th peerlesa leader casta anxiously
about for another paramount.
Th decision of the Board of Regents
to provide appropriate athletic Instruc
tion for th young mn and women at
tending th University of Nebraska
without entering into violent competi
tion with schools where athletic are
mad a major will b approved. It is
well to train th body along with the
mind, but th school whose reputation
OMAHA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1003.
rests on the muscular rather than on
the mental attainment of its gradu
ate la not doing tlie bast work.
The prizes being handed out at the
Corn show and the prices being paid
for prize-winning grains afford a solid
basis for th conclusion that some of
the farmers at least are waking up to
the Importance of better crop. It
only remain now for these to assist
In th spread of the gospel of getting
seed and proper cultivation among
those who are still Indefinite.
A state league of municipalities Is
proposed by Mayor Love of Lincoln.
This ought to be a good thing. A
close organization of the different
communities would unquestionably
lead to a better understanding of many
questions that are from time to time
presented, end ought to bring about
better conditions.
Eugene Foss is suing his florist be
cause hi Easter lilies didn't bloom,
but he can hardly expect to recover
from the Massachusetts voters because
their frost nipped his political bulb.
No place on the map confesses to a
"usual" season, and the professional
winter resort announce, in connection
with the weather bureau's figures, that
"It never can happen again."
The united newspapers of Chicago
have accomplished one notable thing
for the public good in shaming the
"Bath House John" orgy off tho
boards.
Kamt Suilrrticd.
Boston Herald.
Tho reputation that Washington made
for the Delaware by crossing It has been
lost by th Prairie, which got hopelessly
stuck on It.
Tha Heroic Teat.
Washington Post.
Stovaine, the new anesthetic, might en
able the democratic party to amputate
Bryan's stranglehold without interrupting
his flow of language. "' M
Am Impertlneat Mvtlem.
Baltimore News.
Senator BaUey moves that congress work
at night, Instead of In the daytime here
after. Move to amend that congress work
both day and night and earn that Increase
In its salary. 1
The Jayoas Sandof t,
Springfield Republican.
David E. Thompson has retired from the
office of United States ambassador to
Mexico and begun his work aa president of
the Fan-American railroad. President Dlas
gave an elaborate banquet to the retiring
American officer, which the newspapers of
Mexico describe as a very brilliant affair,
surpassing & similar function lately given
In honor of th Chinese special ambassador,
Dr. Wu Tlng-fong.
An
Example Worth Trying;.
, Buffalo Express.
The new crop of state legislatures will be
treated, as usual, to bills designed to re
duce sleeping-car service. These measures
are among the legislative old soldiers which
seldom pregrfss beyond the . ecflnmitte
stage.. In Oklahoma, however, where they
legislate about everything, the state cor.
poration commission 'has ordered a reduc
tion In Pullman rates, effective on January
1. The berth rat per night is reduced from
12 to $1.50, and the seat rate Is cut 40 per
cent. The Pullman company ha agreed to
accept the new schedule, possibly because
at a hearing before the commission It was
testified that the gross earrings of the com
pany In Oklahoma last year were jO,M,
and Uia profits 37H par cent.
A' TIMELY WAIlTflXO.
Some
Remarks on the Prophecy of
a Prophet.
Brooklyn Eagle (dem).
"If a central bank Is created. It Is only
a question of time when its tyranny will
become unbearable." Mr. Bryan
I Assuredly. It Is precisely what will
happen. Every banker In th United
States Is a Nero, as It were, In embryo
Ostensibly, he becomes a financier for the
comparatively prosalo purpose of making
a living; really his design is to depr'va
the people of happiness and liberty, to say
nothing of llf. With his customary
acumen, Mr. Bryan has detected this, lust
as he for saw that th army was to b In
creased so that the discontented might te
held In check at the point of the bayonet
when there were full dinner palls only In
penitentiaries. There was a wise man who
knew more things that were not so than
anybody else, with one exception. For
further particulars, apply to Mr. Bryan.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
The Congressional Record has renewed Its
lease of life at the old stand.
Som New Yorkers without respect for
th dead are boosting Alton B. Barker for
governor of th Empire state.
Governor Stubbs of Kansas cannot slaka
his thirst In th Topeka olub house. The
club doe not prescribe for eolA water
thirst.
William Allen Whit may run for con
gress In Kansas. It would be. worth the
price of admission to see William Align
arise and demand recognition by Speaker
Cannon.
James B. Connolly, a story teller of
not. Is talkad for congress In th
Tenth, district of Massachussetta. Mr.
Connolly would take high rank In state
craft Instantly as a d'epenner of fish
torles.
Threats of a contest for the seat of Con
gressman Keifer of Ohio are heard in hla
district J. Warren Is ona of the venerable,
full dress Institutions of Ohio, but sine
tlia bearded prophet, Groarenor, was
forcibly detached, most any Buckeye idol
may be bowlwd over.
Colonel Henry Watterson bets a hot din
ner for twelve with the editor of the New
York World, that Theodore Roosevelt's
admirers will b munslng the sculps of
President Taft's supporters by the full of
1911. Th wager is to be decided on oi
about th first Monday In December of
that year. As a side bet the rolunel will
war a breakfast that Unci Jo Cannon
will not b speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives on that data. No takers.
"Former Senator Joseph Benson Foraker
of Ohio was at th Waldorf-Astoria the
other night." reports the New York Sun,
"looking ten years younger than whan ha
retired from the senate In March, lit
wa rather world weary at that tlm. lit
has always been a fighter, but the negro
battalion struggle, eoupled with th fight
which Roosevelt, put up to hi in in OIU
kept him Incessantly at work. Hloo
March Mr. Foraker bus spent a great part
of tha tiro camping out and retting, and
whll h would not discus politic. It wa
plainly evident that thla old warhors atlll
had In ui his nostril, aud plenty t1 It."
In Other Lands
BIS X.l-he ea What Is Trass,
ptrlag Aaneaf th Wear an
!- STatUa ef th . Carta.
Tha hone of rome rule for Ireland Is
more closely allied with th result of the
pending election In Qreat Britain than at
any election since Glsdstone's appeal to
the country on that Issue. Though not a
dlreot issue lit the contest, the question
of restricting tha veto power ot the House
of Lords holds as well tha fata of hnmj
rule as It does all other reform measure
of liberal party origin. The failure of th
Irish nationalists to participate In th
final scant- attending th burial of th
h-Veet was not because they loved th
lords any mora than their . more radical
. li wa ilia exigency ot party
policy which make noma rul the auprem
demand. Naturally th nationalists do-
sire liberal party success, but, as their
shrewd leaders view the field, they see In
their eighty or mora vote th poaaiblllty
of holding th balanoe of power In the new
Parliament. If this advantage I realised,
tfl purpose of th nationalists 1 to Insist
on horn rule aa th price of support of
either party. "Th dstlny that doth shape
our ends" Is oertalnly shaping th mold In
which home rul will be cast, and the hopes
and aspirations of a century realised. Rea
sons for this confidence ar two-fold: Lib
eral party success, if it means anything,
means a restriction of the co-equal power
of the House of Lords. It la to be expected
the peers will not assent to a restriction
of their power. In that event it will be
necessary for tfce ministry to demand '.he
creation of a sufflclunt number of new
peer to overcome the present tory major
ity. Th most optimistic prophets ot th
outcome scarcely hops tor a clear tory ma
jority In the House of Commons, In either
case a narrow margin would put In the
hands of the nationalists the fat of any
ministry that falls to glv home rule the
right-of-way among reform measures. Lib
eral party leaders are publicly pledged; po
litical necessities may extort It from the
ancient enemy.
Dearly as an Englishman Is said to love
a lord, few political prophets whose
opinion are worth whll anticipate a rush
among the masse to assume the tax
burdens the landlord and liquor lords de
clined to shoulder. That affection, however,
1 expected to furnish a large part of the
gain conservative-unionist look for In
England proper. Scotland, Wales and Ire
land are hopelessly anti-lords, T. P. O'Con
nor, member of parliament, who la well
posted on the situation, assume that the
three divisions will remain practically as
they are, politically. The on bop of th
Tories to gat a majority, or materially re
duce the Liberal majority, la hi opinion
Is among the 4CS English cats. "Three
hundred and twenty-seven ef lb m." he
say, "are at present represented by Liber,
als or .labor member. It 1 among these
S27. that the Tories must find their ma
jority If they ar te get one I don't
think they will make serious gains except
In London, where the liquor seller is atlll
a big power, and where also there Is that
love of the wealthy which Is natural In a
capital where so much of the profits ot the
community are obtained from lavish ex
penditure of the rich."
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The All-American exposition which is to
open In the German capital next June and
continue through July and August, Is going
t(J surprise the natives, evidently, judging
by ' the feara expressed by 'theoewwpapara.
An extensive exhibit of American manu
factures, th contrasts 4hat may be drawn
from It, and the trad possibilities It may
develop, conptltute ground for alarm in
interested German circles. The Iieinlsch
Westfaclische Zeitung, a trade publication
of Essen, attacks the exposition as one
most likely to Injure German trade by
affording Americans an opportunity to
show the excellence of their manufac
ture. It calls Prince Hanry of Prussia, an
official of th straw, "an agent of Ameri
can trade," and expresses a fear of the
effect of a contrast between German and
American wares. The projectors of the
exposition are not In the scheme for
amusement or recreation. They are in It
for the purpose of extending American
trade, regarding Germany aa a fertile fluid
for boosting business, iflvery publication
which draws attention to the show, even
though unfriendly. Is to be welcomed. A
megaphone knocker la preferable to a silent
one.
A Japanese newspaper of .Tokyo, the
Jljl, lament the Increased cost of living
in a land formerly renowned for Its cheap
ness. The struggle lor existence causes
the dissolution of landed estates that have
befn handed down for generations. In
herited habit of idleness among the coun
try gentry account for some of thla dis
tress. But th change In land ownership
my disturb the balance of social affairs
in th villages. A pant of the trouble is
caused by taxation, whlch has affected the
pioaperity of farmers. When all the sev
eral forms of public dues are deduoted from
tha proceeds ef th harvest, th landown
ers' profit ar out down, while at th same
Urn th market prices of all commodi
ties are rising. On source of expense and
cor sequent trouble itnii to be the intro
duction of western fashion. Th sons of
tenant farmers wear European hats and
clothing. Th gentry take to stock specu
lation and to the promotion of risky and
unfamiliar business enterprises, thus en
dangering their estates and perhaps Im
poverishing their families.
The money coat to France of th war
with Germany, in 1H70, as estimated by
the French minister of finance, is aston
ishing. 11 says It was llO.OmJ.ouu.OuO. Tha
indemnity that Bismarck exacted was
11,000,000,000, but that leaves W.Ow.poo.oOO to
account for, Th finance minister reckon,
of course, on Ui Umi of th actual vont
of th military operations during the war,
with th indemnity thrown in, and adds
Hi money value of all the property and
lives destroyed, th paralysis of trade, the
latea interest payments on the war loans,
tha pension and tha ilk. Altogether, the
luude make a staggering total for about
one year of war. "What might we not
hava dona," exclaimed the flnunce minis
ter, in a racetit speech on the French bud
get, "for the material and social progress
of Fiance, with the lo;oo,oo0,ooo which tha
war cost us."
. .
In dustrlal association hava been organ
lied lu several parts of Ireland fur th n
voursgetneut of native manufacturing and
th protection of Iilah-inads goods against
foreign competition and spurious Imita
tions abroad. Th principal ln-4ar In bi
movement Is probably th Irish Industrial
Ueveloprnent association at Cork, which
has registered an IrUti national trade
mark, adopted by many Irish manufactur
ers, and serving aa a guaranty of bona
fida Irish production. Thus such wld:y
Imitated good a Irlbh ciochat, llnan and
poplin can b protected to some extent
against foreign counterfeits. The associa
tive also has In hand the prosaoutlon of
persona who represent alien goods as Irish
made.
Thar wa no greater here In the work cf
reaoue in tha dlaaatar of the Paris charity
baxar flra In May, 1W, than aolumi.ri
I
o
Economizes eggs,
flour and butter;
makes the biscuit,
cake . and pastry
more appetizing,
nutritious and
whole
some
Tt:sc::iY
Dsklon Powdat
tnstdo from Hoy at
Crcpo Crcoai of
a jpwm. m mym p
Sittzjatis ytsr
named Leon Desjardln. Time after 'tlm
h rushed through the flames and saved
some woman who would have perished but
for bis brav aid, and although exhausted
he did not desist until be found he was
carrying a corps. This hero has shared
th fate of many another man who has
rendered gallant service to his fellow crea
ture. Being out of work and In destitu
tion, he drowned himself last week In the
Seine ahd hla body was identified at the
morgu.
SMTUgQ REMARKS.
"Can you tell me why a god house
wife Is like a bad husbandman?"
"I suppose, because she Is always sew
ing tears." Baltimore American.'
"My husband snore so loud that I don't
get any sleep."
"That's nothing. My husband snores so
lmid that he can't even sleep himself!"
Cleveland Leader.
The Irresistible force had met the Immov
able body.
"Why, you don't exist!" exclaimed the
force. i
"And you're nothing hut hot air!" said
the body, equally disgusted.
By this simple proces t hey found the
answer to the conundrum ef the ages.
Chicago Tribune.
She In what way does your poetic
friend show his Inconsistency ?
He Sing about th glory of winter, nl
howl about the sis of his coal bills. St.
Louis Times.
There Is only one man or woman In
th world who enjoy eating one' words."
"Who Is that?"
. "The author of a good cook book."
Baltimore American. -
"Did you have any assistance when von
made your appearance aa a singer?"
"Yea," answered the amateur aolodst.
"There waa a policeman keeping order In
the gallery." Washington Star.
"Does your wife believe all you tell her?"
"Docs she? Say I stayed out all night
A Mew Xmas (Ei
Hospe's Song Coupon Cards
Hera's a new Idea and a elever one, you'll admit. Hoape ha
originated a coupon card that entitles the bearsr to -lew, popular aong
auccebses, once, twice, or four times per month.
For $8.50 you may have a coupon card that entitles the recipient
to Bl aong per year, or one a week; for IS.B6 you buy a card that
assures bearr of 24 songs, or two a month, and for flit there's a
coupon card that entitles the recipient to 12 songs, or one new song
success par month.
This, mind you, means popular song successes of now, or any
new song thst may oome out during the coming vear; It means any
new song that sella at 60c or SOc list per copy; 1't means a new way
In Christmas gift making. Simply buy a card, aign your own name
and that of the recipient, and ther you are.
oil
1513 DOUGLAS STRfcfcf. OMAHA. NED.
Sense and Sentiment
In Gift Giving
la beet expressed in practical presents when giving
Holiday Eemembrances to men and boys.
No store is better equipped than ours to gratify
the desires of "him that gives and him that takes."
In Shopping for : Men Shop Here
"We make a few suggestions below which are
sure .10 please "him."
Lounging Robes,
tsath ltobes, '
House Coats,
Traveling Bags,
Toilet Bets,
Exclusive Neckwear,
Mufflers,
Tie and Hose Sets,
Gloves,
Handsome Christmas boxes free with purchases.
Do your Christmas ihopping now.
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'NTH
OMAHA.
ft. WILCOX, LI&AAser. ,
. J
... S I
Tartej
pua
Utl cgalist
V
recently, playing poker. And I told her
we weren't playing for money, and ah
believed it!" Cleveland Leader.
THE WINDOW WISHERS.
Detroit Free Frees.
I think that now' about tha time, with
Christmas drawing near,
To make a plea for all the tots who get
but little cheer;
The little window wishers, who from now
till Christina eve
Will gase at dolls and toy and things and
steadfastly believe
That -Banta Claus, so good and kind,
Will surely, someway, chance to find
Their little stocking, hung with oare,
And fill them whll they slumber there.
And they will wander, pale and cold, aad
wonderingly they will pause,
And tell their wants unto some Imitation
Santa Claus, .
Who'll take their names and write them
down, and send them on content and
glad, , ;
Believing Santa Claus will com to vry
orphan girl and lad;
That Christmas morn, beaid their beds.
They'll find their dolls and drums and
aleda;
For poor tots have a faith aa great.
As children born to better fate.
The little window wisher, It's for them
I make a plea.
Who mis, perhaps, a mother' lov, or
lack a faUier's knee,
Who face the nlttnerness of life, through
no fault of their own.
Who drei&m and hope for all the Joy that
other tots have known;
It's such a little thing to do,
I'm sure It must appeal to you;
Peek out soma window wisher hero,
Som little heart that yen can cheer.
Hunt up some llttla boy or girl, whom
Some little one, who la too young to know
th truth of Chrlatma yet;
Preserve tha simple, trusting faith, th
sweetest memory of youth.
And save that child the broken heart that
cornea with knowledge of th truth.
Make some little one your car.
Who may awake to grim despair;
Some little stocking till, because
It may be missed by Santa Claus.
Fur Lined Overcoats,
Full Dress Suits.
Tuxedo Suits,
Business Suits,
Silk and Opera Hats, .
Hole-pr6of Hosiery,
Link and Scarf Pin Seta,
Fancy Waistcoats,
Handkerchiefs.
amd DOUGLAS tTREETg '