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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. ..
State of Nebraska, Douxlaa CoOnty, . :
George B. Taachurk, treaaurer of The Hee
Publishing Company, beln duly sworn,
aya that the actual number of ful) and
complete roplea of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Tire printed during the
...until ui .ia.nuH.ry, ijiji, was aa lonowa
1.
43,40'
IT.;.;
48,630
41.700 ,
43,430
SI.S80
43,700
43,680
43,688
43,890
48,830
41,350
48,600
48,640
43,690
48,690
43,850
' 43,880
41,400
48,7d
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'25..
26..
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28..
30. .
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43,400
. .... 43,400
. . 43,420
42,470
41,700-
43,230
43,430
. 43,000
43,400
...... 43,460
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41,770
Total
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Returned copies.
Net total.
Tally average.
l,3O4,066
'.'...;.; 43,873
TZSCHtlTCK,
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suhscrlbed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 31at day or January, 1910.
V " ROHEKT HUNTER,
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lebeerlbere leering the eltr tmim
perarlly aboald ' , kmve The Bee
InaUedto taa. AdiMM irUl kf
Chan, a, 0tta aa reate.
If you have Arty troubles to tell save
them for the grand Jury. "
The dense silence in the vicinity of
Dr. ' Cook, wtiere V(r t ha i "Wi o k A
, - . ; ,
tlnuea unabated, v. .
ra., cotter faimer'8 Parlrt house
has been damaged' by the flood. Moral
for Americans: Don't maintain a house
v-ln Paris. ; ,i . ..... ., ,
A British peer, has been sent to Jail
for neglecting to pay his hotel bills.
Those peers ought, to stand together
; better ;than tl)atv,
Clack Hills' 'assayers are said to be
mystified by a strange mineral which
, none of them can Identify. Another
mining Btock company comlrfgT
; Have . yourself.', mentioned In the
testimony before the Balllnger in
vestigating committee and get your
picture In the papers rree gratis for
nothing.'1 '
A headline in one of our exchanges
exclaims: ;"Seven-Year-01d Girl Killed
by an Auto While at Play." Every well
behaved,. auto should be more careful
while at play. '
- If eastern railroads have any more
, high omclai'places to flfl, Omaha has
a lot of ert?ient railway men sure ,to
make good and will be pleased to
honor further,!reqii8itions. t
A gathering of the democratic clatts
under thetehftdow pf.Falrview anrf Mf.'
Bryan iusfar.away..; South America.!
They do; say cable olls, to Peru come
high andwo'uld.,pay for' a lot of meat
even at present; prices. . , -
The ajtempt to' explain why people
don't gtf pf churcij by first pointing out
where the n-feathora faii short strikes
a? ' sympitlretk! icord. 'it . ia . much
Vasief and Joe harassing' on. the con
science to put it on the -preacher.' '
i'-' ! - -" ;"''
CongTtem a a K fri k a id say s h is ' In-:
yotamorii'iiilaaka coal lands was peri.
fSjcUy.lfsltH'iativ . Jlf he Win show that
he la 4U11 lowing the sack and wait
,ing .for. a-baoce to unload like the
rest of. theni. ho 'i will need no further
proof. '
Eight more countries have been of
ficially placarded as practicing no dis
crimination on American Imports and
therefoi'Bj'niltled!,tothe lowest rates
of duty on their goods under our new
tariff law. f Better come In, the- water
Is fine. iv . i -
A mepjber.cf the Oklahoma legisla
ture now charges Haskell with misuse
5f publlo 'money. Governor Haskell
has ber'n aoaiWuBtpmed'to playing tar
get for" stilt worse accusations that
this one, 111 roll off like water from
a duck's back.
Far be it from Omaha to attempt to
say who shall be the next commander
of the military 'Department of the Mis
souri, with headquarters here, but
whoever ho may be, Omaha will try,
hen the time cornea, , to make him
eel kt home and glad he la her.
This echeme of Chicago merchants
io attach big red tagf to gowns' sent
borne pa approval on n jer of women
. who imly want to wear them once be
fore returnloff them, tails for severe
juniahuvent, hot boycott A
cnorvhatt meaa. enough . to stoop io
anything; in;, ttiat . is , utterly, lacking
In th tulllt ,ol baman kjndnes. (
lh British' Dilemma."
British newspapers are .beginning to
dlncuii the possibility of what they
wonld call a "coalition" mlnlntxy as
the outcome of the late narllmentary
elections In which the liberals have
won out by so narrow a margin as
to make their control precarious. ' A
"coalition" ministry would . be one
made up of representatives of both
pqlitlcal camps with view to ,a com
promise policy falling short Of the
lengths to which the extreme liberals
would go and conceding srvmethlng to
the conservative, and,. possibly '.also
something to the Irish and the labor
elemente. - A combination -or fusion In
this country made up on such lines
would be almost unthinkable because
It would be snre soon to disagree and
disintegrate, and we on this tide ot
the ocean notwithstanding the fact
that British history tells of "coalition"
ministries In the past, cannot see an
other as a present probability.
iThe result of the. British, elections
Is to retain the liberals In power, al
though ' with greatly ' reduced major
ities, and to hold .them responsible
for the legislative program and the
course- of governmental administra
tion. The showing of strength by the
opposition may, and doubtless will,
make the new government go slow and
hesitate to adopt extreme measures,
but the latter will none the less have
to make permanent the fruits of the
fight to. the extent . of removing the
power of the lords to block budgetary
legislation in the future, Whether to
do this will require a reconstltutlon of
the hereditary branch of parliament or
any serions wrenching of British cus
tom and tradition, is yet to. develop
and will doubtless depend In a large
part on the attitude of the conserva
tives themselves. , '
The British' parlimentary elections
are over, but several more turns will
yet have to be taken berore the British
constitutional crisis Is past.
Ike Milling Stock Jittery. '
The Just published Inventory of an
estate of one of Chicago's merchant
princes, who died not long ago', throws
an interesting sidelight with a decid
edly human feature that' will be read
ily appreciated, far and. wide, .. In ad
dition to a round; one ''hundred thou
sand' dollars of ' life insurance and
three-quarters of, a million dollars in
vested in his own .business, the per
sonal property schedules these items:
77,540 shares . of mining stock." par
value tl, probable value' 2 cents '.
a share ".......$1550.00
20,334 aharea of mining stock,'., par .
value 110, probable value to cenU . -V,' ,
( per .share .4,066.80
IS shares mining stock, . par- value
9109, probable value..,.. ...r 2.00
tHere is consolation for the man who
and chalked himself up on the black
has been -dabbling In mining stock
board a millionaire, only to And that,
In realizing on his fortune, certificates
of 1 par value which bring in a cents
a share are top-notchers oil the mining
stock market Of course, It Ishighly
Improbable In this case., any more than
in the ordinary mining stock invest
ment, that the original purchase of
the shares called for anything like a
par value consideration, but no doubt
the inducement was held out,, as It al
ways Is, that a rich strike would soon
send the stock sky-rocketing to' airship
levels. Getting rich by pouring money
into the holes in the ground ia a game
that has long been played, and will
long continue' to be played, but It Is
also a lottery In which the prizes are
few and the blanks are many..
. . , The . Uastache . and 'tie Maid.
Certain of the fair "co-eds" con
nected with the Chicago ; university
have banded themselves' together to
dlBcourage the cultivation of mus
tachios b the young' men connected
with the scboo "Clean1 shave or.no
favors," Is the ultiroatuoi -of, these
young misses. Of course,, the , young
men will hie themselves away to the
barber without ' delay,.'f or ' who would
hesitate a moment, between his. mus
tache and the maiden of his neart. . .
Thus: Js another'. blow ; struck at
man'!1 rights' by ttomlneering woman.
From the very beginning of time the
mustaches and the. whisker haa been
man's by right, afllstlngulBhlng mark
of sex no, not supremacy; that word
Is obsolete . no w distinction, . ' Nature
implanted ine.. beard, on the. man,, and
left fair woman's face smooth- and
downy w the freshly ripened peach, In
all his masculine attributes,' man has
glorified, but In none more than his
hirsute equipment. Among civilised
tribes the beard has beensacred as
well as symbolic. An" path sworn by
the beard haa possessed a., peculiar es
sence pf sanctity, while the plucking
of another by the beard has always
been looked upon as tha most immi
nent of deadly personal affronts. The
callow youth'-ha -looked fdrward
through his adolescence to the day
when his Up and cheeks would bristle
with thin emblem of full developed
manhood, and his struggles with the
early cron. of fuss have been Homeric,
bu hitherto respected.
To be sure, in these days of anti
septic treatment of everything; from
the cradle to the grave, most men,
after they have fully satisfied them
selves of their, capacity for growing
a beard, and have dem6nstrated it in
one way or another to the satisfaction
of those about them, have been con
tent to rest oa the record, and with
recourse to rasor, safety of other sort,
have-, wrestled mightily that nature's
mark might be made as little con
spicuous as posalble,. But to. the boy.
of college age-haa, always been re
served the tght. tq grow whatever pf
beard or 'mustachfc 'lo' might elect,
That he Js now to be given his choice
betweea Asserting hU IH JgUas man
hood and the favor of his lady friends
Is putting him to oo severe a test.
But perhaps those Impetuous "co-eds"
do not know the saver bf a real mus
tache. ; ,
At any rate, the blow Is a cruel one.
But, bo long ae the young men are
permitted to wear the bifurcated gar
ment that still serves to distinguish
between the sexes, maybe they'll sur
vive the hardship of being compelled
to shave cleanly.
Tie Free Trade Eemedy.
And now comes notice that an at
tempt is to be made to solve the prob
lem of high-priced meats by present
ing a bill in congress to suspend the
tariff on meats for one year and place
meat imports on the free list.. This
is the free trade, remedy confined to
one particular article instead of ap
plied to all Imports competing with
homo 1 productions, as the consistent
free trader would advocate.
The tariff Just enacted last year put
hide's on the free list, but its effect In
reducing the price of leather and
leather goods to the ultimate con
sumer has not been appreciable to the
naked eye. If putting meats on the
free list should have no more effect on
the market than has putting hides on
the free list it would certainly fall of
the desired object, although perhaps
It might not be doing much harm. If,
however, free trade In meats should
really bring in a large supply from
abroad the effect at home would be
serious, if not disastrous, upon the
farmers and live stock men who raise
the meat animals.'
The meat packers are not particular
as to their source of raw' material sup
ply. They would Just as soon slaugh
ter cattle from Mexico or Canada, or
distribute dressed meats from South
America or Australia,, providing they
have their margin of profit, as they
would handle home-grown live stock
Since the big packers, like the ulti
mate consumer, are looking to buy on
the cheapest market and sell on the
dearest, the American farmer and the
American stock raiser would-be the
ones who would be squeezed the most.
. If meats alone of all the necessaries
of life were high and disproportionate
In price, and if these high prices pre
vailed only ' In this country, the free
trade, remedy might appeal with some
more force, but when the complaint Is
no more with meat prices than with
the prices of many other articles on
which letting down, the tariff bars af
ford no relief, and ho more here vhan
in foreign countries, it is plain that
the free trade remedy does not touch
bottom. v . . , , ;
Census officials in several of the
larger cities are having trouble find
ing competent people'1 proficient' In
foreign languages to take the enumer
ator's districts in which the foreign
born populrtion la located. If it were
only one or two languages that would
be needed, the demand might be filled,
but when census enumerators with
polyglot linguistic accomplishments
are called for the available "Supply is
quickly exhausted. n or
' Our old friend, Edgar Howard, is
trying to make-' his Columbus Tele
gram rival Noah. Webster's definition
factory. Here is Edgar Howard's
dictum:
' A leader of stand-pat republicans U a
republican in office. -
A leader of insurgent republicans is a
republican who wanta office.
That lets us out, as we can prove an
alibi on both counts. How about you,
Edgar? - i
An. Ohio lawmaker . la advocating
the substitution of oleomargerine for
butter in thd ;various state institutions
with the declaration that the change
would result in an annual saving to
the taxpayers of at least $50,000. Here
in Nebraska they have been serving
oleomargerine in some of the state
institutions without waiting for the
legislature' to pass law.
It looks as If our amiable demo
cratic - contemporary ,. the . .. World
Herald,' were gofng to play the mag
nanimous act by giving . space in its
columns to on .boost, for 'pillle"
Thompson to every three boosts for its
congressman-editor. ' Put it "down,
however, thatj ononis publicity race
track j"BUUe",wlll. never. cattjh. up with
"Bertie." " . : .. '. ., :
With a municipal election Impend
ing, the local democratic 'organ has
again discovered terrible dissension
among republicans In South Omaha.
South Omaha democrat have troubles
of their own which they would like to
cover up. by throwing dust on the
other vide of the political, fence.
Mayor "Jim's" gubernatorial cam.
palgn must be making headway. Just
note how many country newspapers
are taking a poke at him. A woman
over in Chicago testified the other day
that she, wouldn't believe her husband
loved her unless he- beat her up at
least once a week.
; 'Later advices give assurance that
the disagreement between President
Wilson of Princeton and the Princeton
alamnl has- been greatly exaggerated.
Must hare been merely a' scheme to
get free advertising for an educational
Institution of an ptherwlse retiring
disposition.
From Kansas comes the report that
3,000 dqly wedded couples In the Sun
flower, state could, not prove their mar
riage if called in court lo do so. Why
should any duly wedded couple have
-to'jprove up except when one partner
wants to ask for a' divorce. .:
, The sp,kr8', exchange Is doing
fast baaiaess.-The Obligation incurred
the Lincoln Insurgents In getting At
torney General Jackson of Kansas to
speak as headllnef at their recent
meeting has already bon cancelled by
Mr. Whedofl going to Topeka to help
stir things up In Kansas with a speech
on tbe subject, "Why Insurgents?"
No need to deliver that speech again
In Nebraska. Everybody knows why.
Lord Carrington, said to be listed
for governor general of Canada, has
been president of the British Bord of
Agriculture for the last five years. He
will find Canada to be second only
to the United States, tfte most colossal
agricultural experiment station on tbe
face of the earth.' ; V
r, ; Shifting the Dlaaae.
St. Louis Republic.
The Old Adam Is strong In the philoso
pher who charge tha .high prices of food
to the extravagance of the American
women who spend the earnings of Amer
ican men. Ever alace the Incident In the
Garden of. Eden the .woman Is, of course,
responsible tor everything that doesn't go
Just right. . .. ..
' I
. WUl Willie Boat
, Boeion .Globe.' ' "'
We vlo'-ate no confidence in saying that
tha indications are that ft Mr. Hfyan should
be. asked to run for prealdent In 1912 ha
would. be. aa enthusiastic' as tbe girt who
got a proposal, of .marriage by telegraph,
answer prepaid, and got the full benefit of
the ten-word privilege by ' replying
promptly: "Yea, yes," yea, yes, . yea, yea,
yea, yes, yes, "yes!" '' '
I
tiaallr Credible.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The atory which come from Omaha
that William J. Bryan will not let any pos
sible democratic success at the next elec
tions tempt him to become a candidate for
the United States ertate, as he wants to
be open In 1D12 for another nomination for
the jrealdonoy,' Is easily credible; If hope
ever Kprang eternal anywhere, it Is in the
breast, of William J. '
I
ntapv At & Hrlmmt. RnrMttM. .
''New York Mall.
Sunday Rose at 1 p. m. Breakfast on
grapefruit and bacon and eggs. Had the
bacon in the house, so it didn't ovnint.
Dinner at T o'clock, consisting of bisque
of tomato, another pl&te of It, potatoes,
oyster plant, peach plo and coffee. Left
table feeling hungry, " but virtuous.
Monday Breakfast, orange, cereal, three
eggs. ' Luncheon, crackers and lutlk. Had
a drink at 2 p. n. -and speared at free
lunch counter two piece ham. three sau
sages and 'two tongue ' sandwiches. Feel
ing better,'
' KIN U OK; A 1,1, TRUSTS. '
Government Case Airalnat the Anthra-
i cite. Combine.
, . Baltimore Sjw.
At last the. government has taken steps
to dissolve the anthracite coal trust. Suit
was Instituted 'nea-ljc three years ago. On
Tuesday last the government filed Its brief
In the United plates' ptrcult court In Phila
delphia asking .thjit .'.this monopoly be, en
joined from contfnujiyj; Its unlawful prac
tices., The government; maintains that ecr
tain railroads',, ajul, co.-fl companies have
been engaged in a conspiracy and combina
tion to stllle' cdrnpelhfoW and obstruct trade
and commerce amihg the sfatea In anthra
cite coal. . ( fjJ11llTV .
W hatever may "be the .status of this trust
as regards, (het, law odrsumecs .of anthra
cite coal have a, KdBd boftls' for. their belief
that It Is a mooon&ly of the most oppres
sive kind.-1 Thej Jhilye' never been able to
understanding W'tjai so long enjoyed Im
munity from prosQcutTon why It has been
permitted , to control, the . production of an
indispensable artlPle of fuel, to regulate
distribution and td raise' prices at Its own
will. It seems superfluous to suggest that
the arithrnclte coal trust has had the
friendly consideration, qf powerful Influ
ences, both at Washington and at Harrls
burg. There are few trusts In this country
which have not bn treated with amazing
consideration," despite' ' the fact that the
people demanded relief, .
In the present -instance a combination of
railroads and mining companies controlled
by them have monopolised a part of the
fuel supply of the; .nation and have ex
torted enormous profits from a helpless
publlo. It Is to be hoped that the law will
be found adequate at last for the protec
tion of the consumers '-cf anthracite coal,
that the monopoly .may be destroyed, that
the people, will derive material benefit from
the dissolution of the oppressive trust. In
the light of past experience it la too much
to hope that the coal monopolists will be
punished according to. their, desserts. Yet
the people have t suffered grievously from
their practices and would rejoice to see the
punishment fit the crtme.' '
Our Birthday Book
February I, 110.
Peter V. ,DiGraw, fourth assistant post
master general, id rfr' years old. General
DK3raw used to be, &. newspaper man, and
in his official capacity la specially charged
with looking after rural free delivery.
.Gvorge' F. EdnAfnds. for many years
United States senator from Vermont, and
once seriously considered for the republi
can nbmlnatlon ' for ' president, was born
February 1, 1828. He' retired from the
senate to practice his profession of law, in
which he Is rocogritsed aa one of the lead
ers, and is now living In Philadelphia.
Harvey W. Scott.7 editor of the Portland
Oregonlan. who recently declined an offer
to be ambassador to Mexico, la 62 years
old. Colonel Scott was born in Illinois and
holds a front rank In Paclflo coast journal
ism. -.
Victor Herbert ! be(faril making music
February !, 1K59, at Dublin, and has been
leading an orchestra ever since.
Jortothan' P. 'Dolllver, Iowa's fighting
senator. Is 69, years old today. He la a
Virginian by birth and practiced law at
Fort Dodge before going to congress.
Edward A- CudiUiy; head of the bl
Cudahy packing plant at South Omaha,
and various Cudahy Interests here and
elsewhere, was born February 1. 1810, at
Milwaukee. 1
John F. Pale, the tnauranoe man, la
celebrating his 6lRt birthday today. He
was educated at Northwestern university
and Is now agent for the State Insurance
company of Hartford.'
tg Dunn, who distinguished himself at
Denver by putting William Jennlnga
Bryan In nomination for hla third defeat,
waa born in Sarpy county, February 1, IMS.
He practice law In Omaha when not dis
barred.' ' . , , .
Ir. Henry B. Iemere, the well-known
oculist and aurlat, la 38 years old. ' Dr.
Lmwe obmea originally from Manchester,
England, and after graduating front the
University of Nebraska medical depart
ment and before beginning to practice In
Omaha, waa house surgeon of an eye and
ear Infirmary In New York City.
Charlea Mets, the senior menmber' of
Mets Bros., waa bom February t 161. ai
Bellevue. He became associated with bis
father In the brewery buxlneea In 1K79 and
Is now president and geueral manager of
the corporation,
Army Gossip
Matter of later Oa ant Back
eff tbe mrlng XJa Oleeaed from
Ike Army and STavy Beglatar.
Brigadier General James Allen. United
States army, haa been re-elected for an
other tour of duty as chief signal officer
of the army. The reappointment of Gen
eral Allen was to be expected under the
circumstances. He haa made sn excellent
head of the signal corps and haa promoted
In a material degree, the efficiency of that
ustul branch of tha military establishment.
The announcement In a newspaper dls
patch from Denver of the circulation of
petition to be sent to congreaa with stg
natures of army officers protesting against
the enactment of the so-called army ellm
inatlon bill creates n surprise In the War
department, where It has been known that
objections to the measure were finding ex
preaslon In various quarters. It Is a mis
take to assume that such a petition Is "In
violation of fhe. executive order," as la
stated In the Denver dispatch. The prder
prohibiting activity on the part of army
officers In matters under legislative con
slderatlon did not, even with ita amplifi
cation by the secretary of war, relate
In the remotest degree to army officers
who were not on duty In Washington.
There la nothing In the executive order
Which prevents any army offloer who
does not happen to be in Washington
frorn writing in protest against, or In
behalf of, proposed leglaaltlon. Such ap
peals are bound to have their Influence,
although there is nothing In the situation
at the capltol at this time, which makes
It appear that the elimination plan would
have congressional approval, with or with
out these Interferences.
There is genuine satisfaction In the army
with the appointments made to the grade
of brigadier general. Colonel F. K. Ward,
Seventh cavalry, succeeds Brlgadjer Gen
eral H. M. Chittenden, Colonel Ralph W.
Hoyt, Twenty-fifth Infantry, will be ap
pointed a brigadier general on March 18,
next, when Brigadier General Charlea
Morton, now In command of the Depart
ment of the Missouri, will retire for age.
Colonel Montgomery M. Macomb, 6th
field artillery, will succeed to the vacan
cy caused by the retirement, on November
14 next, of Brigadier General A.bert U
Myer, who Is now In command of the de
partment of Texas. The officers selected
are In every way qualified for the ad
vancement It waa a surprise that the
president filled a vacancy so far ahead
as that of next November, leaving only one
more Vacancy In the grade this year, that
of Brigadier General Howe, who retires
on . December 81. Of the new brigadiers,
General Ward retires March 19, 1911;' Col
onel Hoyt on October 9. 191S, and Colonel
Macomb on October 19, 1916. . These ap
pointments give the cavalry . four "brl-
gadlera, the lnfantray seven, the field
artillery two, and the coast artillery one.
one brigadier being charged to the subalst-
ence department and another to civil life,
The conditions attending "absenteeism"
among commissioned officers of the army
on aocount of detached duty have become
rrore serious than ever before. The secre
tary of war has called for reports In detail
of the extent to which officers are em
ployed on duty which requires them to be
separated from , their , regular commands.
same v time ago the military authorities
had under, consideration the relief of ' all
officers who are doing duty at military
college. This would serve to return to
tlelr commands about 100 officers, but It
waa realized that this would lead. to much
protest and many appeals. - There waa" also
the.-appreciation inthe War department
that If any such steps were taken, It would
Invite the' suspicion that the department
was trying to- force onngrea to pass the
extra officer bill. The situation must be
met upon its own merits, however."-regard
less of the . critics, and It may turn out
that,, unless congress ukes some action In
behalf of legislation for additional army of
ficers, It will be necee&ary not only to re
lieve the officers on duty with colleges,
but to relieve a great many other officers
who are on detached duty. General Bell,
chief of staff of tho army has made a
report on the 'subject, and the secretary
of war has the matter' under considera
tion. In the recent hearing before the
house military committee on the extra
officer bill General Bell brougtit this sub
ject up and said: "I merely mention this
matter to the committees now leat It
might conclude, If this should happen at
the end of the school year, that it might'
be done with a motive which would In
spire no one. No one i foolish enough
to put that kind of pressure on congress,
but It might become absolutely essential
to do something to meet the condition
which has come about. That condition
has resulted In one battalion attending
maneuvers last summer under a sergeant,
who- commanded it very well. Sergeants
commanded the companies and did It well
also, but It is not a good condition to
have come about through an actual short
age of officers."
BUII.DIMG THADK ACTIVITIES
Flonrlahlna; Conditions In the Eaat
West and gonth.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Kaet. west and south all report the moat
flourishing conditions in the building trades.
Immense demand haa set in for building
material of every class and character.and
tho call for worklngmen upon construction
work waa never so great as it Is at the
present time In tho preparation that is
being made for the opening of the opera
tlona of the spring.
, There never were so. many men employed
during the winter months upon construc
tion as there are thjs January.
In all the large cities the working forces
have been busy every hour that It waa
possible to work upon many large opera
tions. v
The character of the structures Iq every
portion of the country are of a far mora
subntantlal and permanent nature than
those that were erected In prior years, anl
In the cities especially many are designed
to stand for centuries as specimens of good
workmanship and fine architectural skill.
It will be centuries before any of our
oltiea win reach the maximum of popula
tion or approach the cessation of Improve
ments and construction to accommodate
their Inhabitants, but never In our paat
history haa there been the pressure for
new construction to serve as homes for
the people aa la now In evidence through
cut the entire United States.
Money spent In thla class of work Is spent
to the very best interests of ' the varioua
communities and the nation at large.
The inhabitants secure from theae opera
tions the very greatest results through the
flow of -cash In the Varied and varioua
channels while the work la In progress, and
the finished edlflcoe remain a permanent
advantage to the people, -
This extraordinary Increase In construc
tion work of all classes cannot fall to act
as a stimulant to many other branches of
general business.
- Woe lor Potltletana.
Chicago Record-Herald.
It is barely poaalble that Instead of hav
ing a republican and a democratic party
tn this country In 1912 the next presidential
campaign will h fought out between tha
rat at eaters and the vegetarians -
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Nationalized in 1863, Charter No. 10)
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Dnring all thla time it has commanded the confidence
of the people. : This confidence is till evidenced by the dally
opening of new accounts and tht, constantly Increasing volume,
of business. . .
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NEBRASKA. PEES3 COMMENT.
Beatrice Sun: Charles O. Whedon of
Lincoln might . make . one of the finest
United States senators the people could
ask for( but he resorts loo freely to news
paper communications to be entirely, above
suspicion. .
Plattamoutb I Journal: But we believe that
Hon. W. J. Bryan Should be pushed to the
front and Instated upon to accept the nom
ination. The mere announcement from Mr.
Bryan himself that he will accept the
nomination will remove all other candi
dates.. The people of Nebraska can elect
Mr. Bryan and the republicans know It.
Beatrice Express: If the Lincoln "Insur
gents" had not "Inaurged" against Senator
Burkett and aroused his friends to action
n his behalf, people' might have underes
timated bis strength over the state. The
counter demonstration due to the Lincoln
movement have given his campaign a most
favorable start. Tbe senator should feel
grateful t TJneoln band of knockers.
Columbus .Journal: One of the surprise
of the stunt waa the failure of the little
band of Burkett haters and Taft defamert
to send a delegation to the meeting. . Thf
jeweled crown wearers of Lincoln had been
led to believe that Platte county, repub
licans were almost unanimous in their hos
tility to Taft and Burkett, and the absend
of a delegation of soreheads from this lo
callty was a disappointment.
Wlnslde Tribune: We hope Edgar How
ard will not long delay his thrilling ta
of how a great man in Nebraska one.
laid aside bis ambition for office In orde:
to save a friend from the pen. We woulc.
Chink he ' had reference to the talentet.
Billy Thompson If we could remember an
time In the laat twenty years ' when th
Little Giant" was not on the ticket o
did not want on mighty bad. ,
Albion News: The president sent In th
name of F.. 8. Howell to the senate, Mor.
day, to be United States district attorni.
for the . district of Nebraska. When w
think back to the time, that he was beate.
for county attorney for, Boone county, tht
conviction la forced upon ua that he ha
either developed .very rapidly or, else the
people of Boone county were , mighty un
appreolatlve of his .legal ability. We. be
lleye., both are,, true.'. .Since leaving ifA4blon
ha baa been situated where his, natural
talents could expand, and be has gained' an:
enviable reputation as a lawyer. .
Grand Island Independent: The Omaha
Bee has a "wrong line" on the democracy
of the Fifth congressional district If It
presumes tor a moment that any part of It
Is. going to follow the Lincoln Star's ad
vice to nominate no one In opposition to
Congressman Norrls. Even had Congress
man Norrls not refused at all times to
pitch - his tent In the democratic camp
there are generals galore In that oamp
who believe- they are better equipped to
represent the people bf the Fifth than
would be any aewoomer. There would. In
deed, seem to be at least as much danger
of republicans helping democrats. In the
matter, as that of democrats helping re
publicans. Fapllllon Republican: The Lincoln In
surgents, as they caM themselves, have just
about spent their force. Some good re
publicans were Ushered In to smell of the
bait, but as soon as they learned that
It was placed In the Charlea O. Whedon trap
likely by Whedon himself, they got out.
Insurgency of tbe right kind Is all right,
but when It Is msde by one, man for his
own selfish Interest and pushed by the'
democratic party in. an effort to split the
republican party there Is absolutely noth
ing to 1. Those republicans In the Insur
gent band are willing at any time to join
with the democrats for the purpose of re
venge. Why Is the unooin aiar, a paper
that Is radically democratic supporting
Whedon If Whedon Is a republican? Why
do some of the local demacrata urge a re
publican paper to support Whedon? A
blind man could easily see this. Thinking
republicans are not going to be roped In
on a democratic game and thongi who have
been worked in on the WheduA move are
either sore for some reason or do no
understand) tle, real force back of it.
More. Ilcsulta, Leas Hhorr,
Wuaiiingtou Herald.
Judge KcnesAW' Mour.taln Landis Intl-
niafrs that he may be depended upon to
smite the Beef Trust sorely. The com
mon people, will advance no objection,
though they probably will Incline to n mod
est hope that he goes after. It with some
thing more effective .than one of his fa
mous $29,240,000 fines, ,
Jnat I.Ike Mere Men.
Baltimore American.
A railroad president In the west puts the
blame for the high price of food on wo
men's extravagance. Thla la such a com
mon excuse , for everything wrong in the
universe that the' Woi.der of it la no ons
thought of bringing It forward before.
A Poor Weak Woman
As she is termed, will endure bravely and patiently
sftooies whJoh a strong man would give way under.
The fact is women are more patient than they ought
to be under such troub'.es.
Every wo-aan ouini to know that aha
the met experienced medioal advice
the World's Dispeuary I
Fierce, M. D., President,
has been chief eonsultinS
Hotel and Surgical Institute.
many years and has had a wider pructioal
In the treatment of women's dlaeaaes
Ilia M.l nJnu B.A.M 1 . .1
- - wr weir astonishing eiiioucy.
' The snost perfect remedy ever devUed for week aad deli. ' .
eate woaaea U Dr. Fierce' Favorite Prescription. ,.
IT MAKES WEAK WOMEN STRONG. ' V '
SICK WOMEN WELL.'
TJ. "u,I7ried symptoms of woman's peculiar ailment, are ruTly set
forth in Plain Eotflish in Che People's Medical Adviser (1008 pages),, newly
revised end ne-to-date Bditioa of which, cloth-bound, will be nailed ft oa
reoelpt of 31 ons-eent stamps to pay ooet of mailing eey. Address a sMva.
as Kountze Bros.
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PERSONAL NOTES. . . ' 1
Mayor Crump -of Memphis, Tenn., hsv
Issued publlo notice to the cltlsens to be
careful when boarding street cars, and If
pickpockets attvmpt to rob' them to kill
them If possible.
Oklahoma's blind senator, Mr. Gore, had
a desire for the place of the late Senator
MoUaurln on the . Interstate Commerce
Committee, but It was Mr. Hughes of Colo
rado, who got It, . . . , .
A lawyer received 1776,000 for legal work
preliminary to the formation of a merger,
yet in all probability another lawyer, for a
less fee, wilt try to demonstrate that It
was not legal at all.
: Jonas L. Rlnkar of Weatherty, Pa., who
Is 52 years old, served as juror In the Car
bon county 'court at ' Mauch Chunk laat
week for the firat tlmetn his life. Not
only was this his first court experience,
but he had never tieen Inside -of - a court
room In his life before. a
Jamea B. Aiken, ' of Furl Wui ui, has
announced that he ' had Just completed
the sale of 100.009 acres' of ' land In
Brewster and Presidio eotmtlea," Tex., for
100,009 gallons of whisky. The land which
has been bought by distil lent of Dayton,
O., Is valued at (1.10 per acre.'!
Prof." W. B. ' Bailey, of Tale Unlver
5lty( who has Just been sworn in' as su
pervisor of the thirteenth federal census
.'or the district of Connecticut, estimates
that the population of that state for
910 will 'show an Increase over the cen-
Ufl of 1000 of 1KO0n0 Tf '4h.n eiBiiMa
are verified Connecticut has a -population 1
of 1,060,000 now, as compared With 990,
XX) ttn years ago. , ..
The intolerable conduct of a Baltimore
tusband is pictured with Infinite pathos
n this paragraph of his wife's testimony
n the divorce proceedings: "Why, he
cent to sleep right while Senator Rayner
.'as speaking. I was listening, so btlrred
1th enthusiasm that . I could scarcely
ecp my seat, ana 1 lurnea .to my BUS
jand expecting, of course, . that he, too.
.vas thrlllel with enthualasm at that fine
democratic speech, and . there . he was
sound asleep t" . ., -, , ...'.'
BEEEZY TEIFLES. ;,,
DoctorHave you been faking 'an occa
sional cold plunge, as I adVlsedf '
Dyspeptic Capitalist Yea, I've been , In
vesting heavily In Ice stocks and I got
nipped. Chicago Tribune. ,.
Society Miss How do you like It since
your father and mother been divorced?
Society Master Fine! Now each tries to
treat me belter than the other. Puck. -
Knlcker Do you think women would
vote for the bet man?. - ,
Bockier-Jertairily : the bridegroom
wouldn't be noticed at all. Judge.
"I wonder what makes that debutante
so popular? She Isn't half as pretty or
attractive as the other girls."
"Perhaps It Is becauxe - her parents are
noted for keeping such an excellent table."
. "Oh, then she 4a what you might call a
dinner belle," Baltimore American. .
"Hlnkley's got a wonderful ; head. All
his women readers are simply wild over
that serial love story he is running in the
Daily Stunt." S
'How did ho clinch 'em?' - 1 '
"Why. he printed the last chapter first."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
..There has been another battle.'
"So I see."
"Are those South American revolutions
very dreadful?'.' .
"Not so, very. Most of the5 Victories are
awarded on points." Pittsburg Post.
"rou nave ima a great, ueai ei sickness
J, In your family.'
"Yes," answered toe cynic, wun the
hollow, smile. .'
. "It must be very discouraging.''
'"Oh, I don't know,. It's Bolting to be
almost aa cheap to go to the drug store
as to the grocery." Washington Star.
Mrs. Gramercy I feel so wretched. I
found a dark hair on the, Suit my husband
wore last summer.
Mrs. Park Don't : worry, dear. If yew
remember, your hair was dark laat year.
Lipplncott'a.
WOULDN'T TOUT
C. K. Shetterley In "Kldhood Dreame."
" I'd like to taste the coffee
Mother ued to make;
The pies and cake. ( ,
And cookies, too,
Like she
Used to bake:
Wouldn't you? ,
Dear, - , '
I'd like to feel again .
Her Hps so very red ' ' ' '
That kisa't away my tears ' '
And soothed my every pain .
'And tenderly careea't . i :ri
My weary head : .' j-l,
.Upon her loving breast! . 4
Tea.' be It understood '
(For it's no mistake!)
I yearn
n
For the
"GofxlUe" mother bak't! 1 ' ''''-'
(I wish my wife would only learn
i To cook aa good!). . . 1 '
The thing that J regret ...
lit may ho ungrateful yet
It la a fuct!)
I do not care
TO feel once more the slipper that
My mother used to wearl
frn tf tJkargt
numnri
then say other physician in this country.
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