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T1IK P.F.K: OMAHA. TUESDAY, MAKCH 15. 1910. . m fc . S . Tim omaiia daily 'Der FOUNDED T5T EDWARD ROSE WATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postufflcs clap mutter. econd- TERMS op hubscription. I "ally lint (Including Sunday), pr Ijje I it v Hee (without Funriav), per week 10c I "ally H- (without Sunday), on 'r..MM Dally Pm and Sunday, one year .00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Evening Hew f without Sunday), per week ! Evening Ilea (with Kunday), per week. ..Wo Knnrlav- Tt nn. vear ..I7l0 Huturriav life, ona vear l.W Address all complaint of Irre gularltlea In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Tire Building South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Cntinrll piuff.15 Srott Street. Lincoln R1H Little Hulldlng 'hlraf IMS Marquette Building . New Tork-Rooma 1101-1102 No. 34 Welt Thirty-third Street. Weshlngtn-r"2S Fourteenth Street N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to new and editorial mattnr should he addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payahle to The Bee Publishing Company. Onlv 2-rent stamps received In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, pa.! George R. Tisehuck, treasurer of Ths nee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of February, 110, was en iunows; 1 43.140 II 49,870 1 43,880 I 43,800 I. 43,370 43,970 43.030 41.740 v 43,310. 1T.., IS... It... 20... ,.".. 21... 43,890 43,690 43,770 41,980 43,930 43,870 4 S 6 7 I 43,060- 8 43,(10 IS 43,840 ii 43,810 Si 43,930 28 43,440 27 41,700 il 43,870 10 43,980 11 43.700 12 43,100 IS 43,100 14 44,630 Total Returned copies .1,199,360 9,390 Net total '.'... ....1,189.970 Daily average 43,498 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK, . ..... Treaaurar. Subscribed In my presence and uworn to before tna Uila 28th day of February. lll). ROUERT HUHTKR, Notary Public. bacrlkara leaving; the city tem porarily , ahanld hart The Be mailed to b.em. 'Address will be changed often aa requested. Omaha's present fire limits were es tablished In .1 S 9 4. Now is the time to enlarge. The weather man seems to be doing his best to Wing out the green In time for St. Patrick's day.' The German airship line will charge $55 for a Uifrty-rnile "trip. What do you know about Germany's 2-cent fare? If an expert is needed to examine Commander Peary's record, Dr. Cook ought to know when a record is phoney. As a means for working free adver tising for Council JJluffs the successive "miko" trials will be voted an unquali fied success. ', , ' Something of a paradox In the $300,000 fire. In New. York fireproof building, the blaze 'due to spontaneous combustion. The Chantecler hat has reached this country and poultry raisers will take warning to lopk out , for their Wyan dotte roosters. Now If thos fruit buds will only hang on a little while longer we will be able to kill the peach crop this year as many times as ever.- Judge Knesaw Mountain Landis has just fined a Chicago man $15,000 for selling oleomargarine.. Nothing cheap ibout oleo. at that price. It is noticeable that every time the "old guard" at Albany wins a battle over Governor Hughes It adds greatly to the governor's popularity. Please note, that Congressman Hitch cock's announcement of his candidacy for Uuited States senator in his own paper occupies the space usually given to the cartoon. The-number of heiresses to the Swopa millions in Kansas City Is cer tainly cause for wonder. The number of a rich man's relatives multiplies fast after his death. Now that Germany is building a monster airship which will carry sixty passengers, Great Britain is due to have another attack of hysteria and a war scare nightmare. Khartoum Is planning to give Theo dore Roosevelt a warm time. The temperature there ' was 105 In the shade the other day and bids fair to keep it up for a month or more. It does not seem to make much dif ference to Paulhan,-the French avia tor, whether the wind blows or not when he flies. But there Is nearly al ways one mistake with a final amen to It In such cases. Youug Mr. Knox says, "I believe I am able to earn enough for the two of us." But look here, It Is not a case of "believe" after the marriage ceremony it Is a case of "have to earn enough for the two of, us." . Over In Iowa a seed corn special Is to follow up the work of seed testing to make sure . against crop failure through the planting of poor corn. What's the matter with a seed corn tpeclal tor Nebraska? A Missouri doctor advocates the chloroforming of hopeless Idiots, but If the Jury, which condemns them, were to go only on actions there would be danger of a fearful salughter at cer taln'seasons pf toe year, , ' The Homecoming of Eoosevelt. In spite of the criticism which has been heaped upon him and all of his effort", every class of people through out the I'nltod States will Join In spirit in the "welcome home" to be accorded Theodore Roosevelt as he returns from the east, Whether republican or demo crat. Insurgent or reactionary, western farmer or Wall street broker, all have a keen admiration for the man and respect for his ability In the various fields of his activity. He Is without doubt the most popular man in the nation today, If not in the world, and the preparations being made for his re ception are widely sanctioned. The whole people of the country are proud of him and will extend to him a wel coming hand. The plan now seems to he for a nation-wide celebration. A big re ceptlon will take place In New York. A tour of the west has been asked for a continuation of the reception, but Its eventuality is doubtful. The chances are that Mr. Roosevelt will prefer to remain at home for a time at least But be that as it may, the west as well as the east will see to It that the home-coming of our only living ex- president is one of the most notable events of the year. Laws of the Air. With the possibility of aerial naviga tion as an economic factor in com merce as a matter of a few yearB hence, and aerial pleasure tours of even closer proximity, rules to be recognized among aviators themselves and laws for the protection of the general public are ' considerations of no small Importance. This form of travel presents a new feature In pub 11c safety and in trade relations. Will It be necessary to have a fleet of aerial revenue cutters to protect our tariff boundaries? Also, what of preferred routes and of terminal facilities? It la natural to expect that the rules and laws to be observed In aerial traf fic will develop only as the traffic itself develops. This will also be the case as to rlghtofway, travelers' etiquette and courtesy. Who should have the right of way when two aerial crafts meet and how will either of them know when It has It? What will bo neutral territory . In time of war, and what regulations will govern all landing privileges? There are 101 points of Importance in the evolution of this form of travel which will have to be settled by some 'competent authority. Just as the laws of the ocean and laud travel have been evolved through the years and cen turies to present acceptation and ob servance so is It necessary for the laws of the air to be developed for safety, for courtesy, for speed, and for con venience. Minneapolis and Omaha. While sympathizing folly with other folks' misfortunes, still If misery loves company there may be some solace for Omaha in the report just made by a special staff correspondent for the Chi cago Tribune depicting typhoid condi tions In Minneapolis. The Tribune is giving publicity to the woes of Minne apolis by request of Minneapolis citi zens, so It says, because the home newspapers are not disposed to adver tise Ihelr city as the center of an epi demic of sickness. The story, .how ever, would have a certain familiar ring with merely a change of names and be easily mistaken for some of the exaggerated yarns thai have been cir culated about Omaha. For example: The source of the fever germ la the Mis sissippi river, from which the city draws Its water supply. Contamination of the river water la charged against smaller cities further up the river Bralnard, St. Cloud and Anoka where typhoid has been prevalent. Physicians without exception advise against the use of the city water for any purpose whatsoever. Eleven spring water companies do an enormous business delivering spring water at 5 cents a gallon. The construction of a great cement aque duct to Lake Superior to provide the water supply for, both Cities (St. Paul and Minne apolis) would cost S30.00O.000, according to estimates of engineers. All of which Is interesting and In structive. If the clear, lake-fed Mis sissippi can be accused of carrying fever germs, of course the turgid, muddy Missouri cannot be expected to be entirely Without "failings. 'We only wonder, however, that they have not discovered up in Minneapolis that five pounds of chloride of lime to every 1,000,000 gallons of water will solve the whole problem. What a chance for the distinguished members of the Omaha Water board to volun teer themselves to the rescue. Far Fetched. Our amiable democratic contempor ary throws another double column fit over the disclosure brought out by the charge of bad faith by the late Senator Piatt against Former President Har rison of an alleged Incidental offer by Piatt during the campaign of 18S8 to raise $500,000 for the campaign fund In consideration of being permitted to name, the secretary of the interior, which It tells us "is a revelation full of Interest because of its Indirect bear ing on the Balllnger Investigation." This Is about as far fetched a cry as could possibly be imagined, and the suggestion that cabinet offices have been put on the bargain counter and bid oft at auction, either under the Harrison administration or any subse quent administration. Is without ques tlon, pure mendacity. Whether Mr. Balllnger shall prove to be the right man In the right place or not, no one with any knowledge of the facts would contend that consideration of campaign contributions determined the choice of cabinet members by Mr. Taft. For the first time In our political history the contributors to the national campaign fund, and the amounts contributed by each, were made public and filed under oath by the treasurer of the republican national committee who was chosen at the instance of Mr. Taft in order that he might be subject to the New York law for publicity of campaign con tributions. There were no very large contributions to the republican cam paign fund from anyone who has been recognized by appointment to office, while on the other side $30,000 was put into Mr. Bryan's strong box from a single source In spite of the pretended rule establishing a $10,000 limit. Had Mr. Bryan by accident been elected and made a cabinet officer out of the man responsible for the $30,000 con tribution, or of some one representing him, there might have been real reason to talk about a bargain and sale. Convict Labor on Public Highways. The recent discussion In congress over the use of convict labor In the construction of the military highway between Forts Leavenworth and Riley In Kansas has aroused widespread In terest. The highway in question, If thus built, will cost the government nothing except the. support of the prisoners engaged In the work, an ex pense required at all times, for the townships through which the road is to pass will furnish the material neces sary. But the discussion centers around the principle of using convict labor In general in the construction of public roads or In other public work. With the exceptions of those In the prison hospitals, all convicts, whether state or federal, are supposed to be employed In some manner within the prison Itself. Some of the prisons turn out manufactured articles of com mercial value, which encounters ob jection because It puts convict labor directly In competition with free labor and especially skilled labor. But the employment of convicts In road-build ing does not produce the same sort of competition except with the unskilled kind and then usually on work that would not otherwise be done at all. The public generally recognizes the fact that the government must employ the prisoners to keep them out of mis chief, and to preserve the proper con ditions of health In body and mind and if they must be employed, road work seems least objectionable. The economy of good roads is not to be scoffed at during these days of overland travel. Convict labor for the construction of. these roads Is a con slderatlon of no small Importance In that It produces the road at a minimum of cost and without competition with skilled labor. Where it has been tried In recent years, chiefly in the south, It Is popular even with the convicts them selves and the work is of as high a grade as that which the average town ship usually gets because of the super vision and discipline necessary in hand ling the convicts. The employment of convicts outside of prison walls need not entail the "horrors of the convict camp,' so common in earlier years. If the federal government as well as the Individual states can use convict labor In building roads to good advantage and the convicts themselves receive as much care and as good treatment as they would within their prisons there can be no good reason to prevent. The High School Campus. The suggestion that part of the pro ceeds of the proposed $750,000 bond issue for new buildings shall be used to erect a manual training building on one corner of the High School cam pus is bringing out protests against defacing" this beautiful and sightly school ground. This same question has been up before and has always been decided In favor of preserving the High School campus exclusively as a setting for the High School build ing. When a new building was to be erected for the Central school some people favored putting it on one cor ner of the High School square In order to save the money required to buy an other site, but a separate site was finally bought In the near vicinity, and we believe no one in Omaha feels that any mistake was made or-would have the decision reversed now. We do not know whether or not manual training can be accommodated In the High School building proper, but If It is necessary to put up-a manual training building distinct from the High School building, there Is no reason why it should not take the same course as was pursued with the. Central school and find a suitable location facing the High School campus, but not part of It. All this brings us back to the point which The Bee has already raised, namely, that before the taxpayers are asked to vote $750,000 of bonds for new school buildings, they should be told exactly what buildings are con templated and the maximum amount of money to be spent on each, and this schedule should be made part of the bond proposition, so that the money. when once voted, cannot be diverted from the original purpose. These buildings cannot be erected all at once and school boards change from time to time. If we are to vote school bonds let us have a definite program for the expenditure of the money so definite that all parts of the city re quiring additional school accommoda tions will be assured of having their Immediate needs provided for. Instead of coming to the front with the names of the "prominent demo cratic lawyer" and the "well known re publican officeholder" hired by the cor porations to "fix" all the. candidates for state senator from Nebraska this year, Edgar Howard crawfishes and backs op and asks for more time. The only additional information he gives Is that the "republican officeholder" holds a state office In Lincoln. Kdgar has made a brave show of uncovering a great conspiracy, but when it comes to naming the men he will flunk most miserably, Just as he has several times before on similar occasions. The recount of the vote in South Omaha puts out of the running the present police commissioner, who was seeking a democratic nomination for the city council. This makes It cer tain that all three of Governor Shallen berger's police commission appointees for South Omaha will step down and out with the expiration of their terms. It Is to be presumed that Governor Shallenberger appreciates the compli ment. It Is said that Andrew Carnegie was recently surprised to find that he had overlooked a little matter of $3,000, 000, having forgotteen all about It. 8uch a little afTalr as that, with the surprise which must follow, might have been enough to make any other man jump head first into the Missouri river by way of celebrating. What It would cost to hold a special election In Omaha to vote bonds would pay the Interest on $100,000 for a year. A special election will be a costly luxury unless there Is something depending on it so urgent .that we would lose more than that by waiting for the regular election in the fall. Colonel Fanning writes from Rome that he has been traversing pavements laid nearly 3,000 years ago. If he would come home and go over some of our pavements he will think they were laid at least 3,000 years ago, and not cleaned since they were laid. aaaaaaBBBBBBaBBnBBBBBSBBBBBBnagaaBBaBsannBnBBBBBl Colonel Bryan has given the assur ance that he would not take any part In the senatorial race as between Con gressman Hitchcock and other demo cratic candidates equally loyal. Yes, but what as between candidates who have been more loyal? Extending the fire limits will not pull down the old shacks that now dis figure the business district of Omaha, but It will prevent the erection of new shacks and the necessity of their sub sequent removal. A Distressing- Discover!. Philadelphia Fre.s. It Is distressing to learn that the Ameri can people have Buffered a loss of 1125.55 by reason of oxidation In the normal weight of a coinage of lt00.00,000. Awaiting; the Master's Voice. Pittsburg Dispatch. Nebraska democrats admit that they do not know what they will do In the coming campaign. Mr. Bnyan will be home In a few days and tell them. Effect of Diet. Loulsv-llle' Courier-Journal. If theres anything In the theory that the diet affecr'tte flesh,' Rldhard Strauss, composer of "riaiome" and "Elektra," has been living 'upon cold storage eggs and overripe beef. I ; , Torn On the Ona, Chicago News. One of the unpleasant features connected with the life of a United States supreme court justice Is that one has to decide such questions as the nominal life or death of the greatest trusts that ever asphyxiated an opponent, r' Xo Comfort Worth Mentioning. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A profound 'silence is being noticed in democratic papers In regard to the fact that the postal bank bill received the solid republican vote In the senate. Not a crumb of Insurgency was left to console the editors who expected so much from It. I The Homrleaa Ones. Boston Herald. That debate In congress on the proposal to buy houses for our ambassadors abroad revlvea the good story of Joe Choate and the London bobby who suspected him and demanded why he didn't go home. Said Choate: "My dear sir, I haven't any home: I'm the American ambassador." Agreement on One Point. Indianapolis News. According to one, Walter Brown, of Wash ington, who testified before Mr. Lodge's committee, the prioe of pork is high be- causo a recent wheat . corner doubled the price of bran. According to other authori ties the price Is high because the price of corn Is high. According to still others the price Is hlgli on account of the scarcity of hogs. And according to even a greater num ber of people, the price Is high because the trafflo manages somehow or other to bear It. put you will note the perfect un animity about the price being high. ) Gur Birthday Book Maroh IS, 1810. St. Clulr McKelway, editor of the Brook lyn Eagle, was born March 15, 1845, at Columbia, Mitts. He Is recognized aa one of the most forceful journalists in active newspaper woik. and was among the speakers at one of the Omaha club ban quets a few years ago. L. II. Bailey, director of the Agriculture college at Cornell university and member of President Roosevelt's Country Life com mission, Is 52. Professor Bailey was born In Michigan and atarted out as professor of agriculture In Michigan university, Wallace Irwin, who writes humorous poetry for weekly and monthly maglilnes. Is celebrating his 35th birthday anniver sary, and If he perpetrates more poetry it will, at least, be good poetry. He used to be In newspaper work In fcan Francisco, but Is now located in New York. George P. llcmls. former mayor of Omaha Is "3 today. Ex-mayor Bemls first came here as private secretary of George Francis Train. He Is widely traveled and widely read, and is now engaged In the real estate business aa the George P. Bemis Real Estate company, with offlcea In the Brandels building. James Clark Young, algnal engineer on the I.'nlun Pacific, was born March 15, 1S78 In Washington. He entered the service of the Southern Pacific In U7S, and by suc cessive promotlona has come into Ills pres ent position. Robert B. Carter, the building contrac tor, is 50 today. Mr. Carter was assistant city building Inspector for three years and building inspector for three years, con cluding his service in 103, since which time he has been doing general contracting. Army Gossip Matters of Interest Or aad Back of tba firing Una Qleaaea from the Army asa Wavy Xegister. One of the most Important decisions ren dtred by the comptroller Is that which holds that the deposits of enlisted men In the army and navy are not exempt from lia bility for debts to the t'nlted States. Il has hitherto been regarded that such do posits were exempt. This Is a far-reaching decision and aa a result of It any Indebted ness nn a final statement. In excess of pay and allowance due the Individual, will be deducted from any deposits that he might have made. It has been decided to equip the army with small arms hereafter manufactured with knurled or roughened butt plates. In place of the smooth plates heretofore used. The new plate will tend to prevent th? rifle from slipping on the shoulder when in the firing position, and It will not pro duce material reflection In sunlight. This contemplated change In the butt plats has been before the ordnance officers for some time, and the new plate Is adopted to have careful consideration of all phases of the subject. About the only construction which the War department will be able to do during the nfxt fiscal year as a result of legisla tion, at this session of congress Is that for target ranges at Sparta. Wis., and on the military reservation of Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. These two projects Involve an ex penditure of $64,000, and the quartermaster's department is now at work on the plans and specifications for the construction and equipment of the ranges. Under the terma of the army bill It will be possible to begin the work Immediately, as the appropriation Is available when the bill becomes a law, The work Includes at Sparta the construc tion of a concrete store house, portable railroad, and Improvements on cajnp sites for water and sanitation and at Fort D. A Russell the completion of the range, of the available appropriation, $40,000 Is to be expended at Sparta and the remainder at Fort D. A. Russell. The War department has received very few responses to the letters sent out to the adjutant generals of states asking for a report of the militia organisations which are proposed for participation In the Joint army and militia maneuvers during the coming summer. The Interest, which has hitherto been taken by the mllltla officials to this project and which stimulated con gress to provide In the pending nrray ap propriation act the Item of $1,350,000 to de fray the cost of these encampments, in aicatea mat there would be a prompter response to the calls for Information from the state authorities. Quite aa little In terest, too, of a practical sort ha been manifested In the proposition to designate cavalry, field artillery, engineer and signal officers of the organized militia for instruc tion preceding the Joint maneuvers. The War department has gone to some trouble to organize certain courses of Instruction for officers of cavalry and field artillery at fort Riley and for officers of engineers and signal troops at Fort Leavenworth. It ia planned that these courses shall take about thirty days and terminate not later than June 30. It was expected that the re sponses to . this arrangement for the of ficers who would be. benefited by this training would be given with promptness and enthusiasm. It la disappointing to the War department that no more Interest Is taken In these two subjects of such Im portance to the mllltla. , . The bureau of navigation receives many curious letters from young men In various parts of the country who are desirous of enlisting In the naval service, and one of the most Interesting communications re cently sent In came from a boy not yet 17 years of age, who lives In a town In north ern New York. He received the attractively Illustrated pamphlet, which la Issued by the bureau containing Information for the benefit of possible recruits, whereupon he Informed the Navy department that he wished to be accepted, although, he would not be of the' required age for several months. He says: "I think If I have to wait Until September to enlist, I will be In my grave, as my desire for the navy Is too strong. Before closing this let ter I wish to state that I have read the book through at least six times and found it so Interesting that I have not slept for one week. I think if you felt as I do for the Navy that you would not sleep either." The Navy department was not able to waive the age limit on this urgent and In sistent appeal, as It Is adhering strictly to the regulations In that particular. The compilers of the pamphlet are much grati fied over the fact that It possesses the qualities which will keep a growing boy wide-awake for one week. Most govern ment documents are calculated to put folks to sleep. DIMIMSIIEVU FARM EXPORTS. World-Wide Effect of Decreased Sur plus in ITnlted States. Wall Street Journiil. Slowly but surely the nronnrtinn of farm products to our total exports Is di minishing. In lffil-65 It was 80.4 per cent Twenty years later It had become 78 3 per cent. From 1875 to 1SS3 the share of farm products In exports was practically sia tlonary. But thereafter the decline began to be more rapid. In 1891-95 the proportion was M.7 per cent., and In 1901-05 It was at Its lowest, or 61.4 per cent. What does this charge imnlv? First that our population Is Increasing so ran- Idly aa to enable us to spare Ics for an cxpoitablo surplus. Secondly. It means that our manufactures are playing a large roie in the total value of exports. And, thirdly, It means that the Importing coun tries of the world have, to a greater ex tent during this half century, become less dependent upon tho United States for a supply of bieadstuffs. Within this pfrlod, Australasla,a Argentina, and Canada have all come to the front at exporters of bieadstuffs on a scale large enough to alter fundamentally our own position In International exchange. ' This holds good for nearly everything but cotton. Cotton alone binds us to the old regime. In fact, our enormous exports of wheat from 1875 to 1893, a momentous period of twenty years, did much to force continental Europe from agriculture to seek salvation In manufacturing. This revolutionary Influence from our wheat sur plus Is Baps' iHrgely gone, but the effects of the change are still traceable In the Institutions, policies, and the peoples of the old world, In nearly every codntry west of the Russian frontier. Nowhere have the effects been so great as at home, because of the power of a con tinuous agricultural surplus to draw capital and labor from foreign countries Into the United States for the development of It natural resources. Incredible statesmanship. New York Hun. The Hon. James Gordon, lately a senator In congress from Mississippi, was a joy and remains a wonder. He actually voted according to what steraed to him the weight voted on the republican side. That such a man could get Into the senate, even by appointment, seems still incredible. "OTIIIIIII HIHIIIIIII8IIIII' " 11 U Wr-w B rrTD 1: 1 r ikm Y! I lr l':.-- .J j We have equipped TWO NEW ROOMS adjoining the SAFE DEPOSIT V.U'LTS, with every convenience for the holding of Meetings of Committees, Directors, Corporations A telephone call will reserve one for your use. PERSONAL NOTES. When the supply of brick gives out In Philadelphia policemen are given a hand out of frankfurters. Correspondents who distinguished them selves at Che Foo and Mole St. Nicholas are booked for their greatest stunt under Khartoum dates. Senator Tillman Is Improving slowly. His mind la almost entirely clear and an Improvement Is noted in his paralyzed side. It Is scarcely probable that the sen ator will again apptar in the senate. uoming events cast their shadows on the placid Nile. A special correspondent on the spot tiotes that Mr. Roosevelt approached Khartoum wearing, with other garments, "a red shirt and a green silk tie.' To aid In keeping the unemployed from taking the places of union workmen out on strike, James Eads How, the "mil lionaire hobo," of St. Louis, Mo., has been summoned to Philadelphia. How is the organizer of the National Unemployed association. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Klncade. recently observed in Kansas City, presented unusual features. The family group consists of the parents, four sons, two daughters, twelve grand children and six grfat grandchildren, and no death has broken the charmed circle. I PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES. Record of President Tnft Notable for Number and Frankness. Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Some statistical person has figured out that In the first year of his administration President Taft made 348 speeches. The highest record that his predecessor had In any one year was 242 speeches, and Mr. Roosevelt was always ready to reach the public. In all this amplification of pub licity something has been lost of the dig nity of reserve that often becomes public characters. It Is possible for a president to talk too much. When President Taft had concluded his amazing' Journey, cov ering, we believe, spme 13,000 miles, he seemed to have absolutely freed his mind of all Its thoughts bearing on current problem".-' The result of this was to'Jeave nothing new to put into his annual mes sage and accordingly the country found It tame document. V Would It be possslble for any man to make several hundred consecutive and forced speeches without saying some things that would later return to plague him? We very much doubt It. President Har rison had the best gift at making littlo speeches on a tour of any president, per haps In all the long lino of them. Presi dent Taft Is not so gifted as a public speaker, and In making 348 speeches a year he could scarcely avoid disclosing at times what James A. Garfield once called "the Btaggerlngs of his mind" that Is, the revelation of matters not quite licked Into shape. But the Impression ' which President Taft's many speeches has left upon the country is that of an honest frankness, joined with tho Intention to do Ills best and to take the consequences. It Is rather more likely that as this administration pro ceeds It will slowly, perhaps, but none the less surely, command public confidence, because of the clear honor and the right intent of the man at the head of It. A TRIUMPH OP COMPETITION. Rivalry Spars Development of Into, mobile Industry. Cleveland Leader. The splendid development of the automo bile Industry In the United states. In the last few years, Is one of the most striking demonstrations ever made of the valua of competition, and plenty of It, In stimulat ing Industrial and commercial progress. From the first there hat been the keenest possiblo rivalry In the making and sale ot motor vehicles. The struggle for leader ship has covsred everything. It has been waged on motive power, equipment, dura bility and cost. It has Included repairs, running expenses, speed and beauty. No detail has been forgotten. The spur of "She Uses Lenox Soap " THAT IS PRETTY GOOD EVIDENCE of woman's qualifications a houieheeper, IT SHOWS that aho hnonf, values that sho gets the worth of her money TOR IT IS A FACT that Lenox Soop Is the best of cheap laundry soaps i the cheapest of good laundry soaps. BUT IT IS NOT SO CHEAP as to be unsatis factory nor yet so high-priced as to be beyond the reach of the women who has to maKe every penny count. ' It is cheep AND good, good AND cheep. Lenox Soap-Just fits the hand v.. , 51 Capital $ 500,000,00 Surplus & Prof itsJ0a000,00 many-sided competition has been too sharj, fur the slightest negligence. Tho result has been extraordinary gnlnk In every direction. Power and speed and general efficiency have been carried to tht highest degree. A muHltudo of motor ve hides has been produced for the needs ol purchasers from nil classi-s, from all sec tions, for all purposes, within the widest possible limits. Automobiles have been evolved to meet every locality's wants and every emergency's demands. The entire ln dUHtty has developed In a way which woulj be Impossible where competition was less tense and less effective. On this all-pcrvadlng rivalry the motofc vehicle Interests of the United States hav,sS flourished amazingly. This country has far surpussed all others In the number and va riety of Its automobiles, and the many sided growth of the business founded upon American trade has enabled American man ufacturers and dealers to find a great and growing foreign outlet for their motor cars. It may fairly be said that competition has been the chief source of all this vast prog ressa growth which Is one of the Indus trial wonders of the, world, A PACKAGE OF SMILES. "The speech of that departing senator is said to have been unique, almost unparal leled In the annuals of the senate." "I heard it, remarked Senator Wombat, 'It was unique. He didn't want anytHlng." Pittsburg Post. Uncle Ezra Time was when a farmer had everything he needed light on his owu farm. Cncle Eben Right ye nre. Ezra! But of late years, there ain't a month passe but my wife's got to go to the store after something she can't make herself. Puck. Madge What makes you think Charley has a tobacco heart? Marjorle lie seems to card more for his old plpo than he does for me. Judge. "Madame. I thought I would tell you I met your husband a while ago. aa I heard he had started from home to kill a man ho quarreled with." "Oh, sir, tell me was my poor William shot?" "No; madamc; your poor William was only half shot." Baltimore American. "Mrs. Uppersett takes such great inter est In her baby." "Yes; she says she was delightfully sur prised when It camo, aa she had obtained her Ideas about babies from the comic sup plements, you snow. i'uck. ' ' j 'fVi;i! '' t ti.f t- "Dearie," said Mrs. Ncwlywed. "I've kept our household accounts all right this year, but there's one Item that puzzles mc. I'v set down 1111.10. and I can't make nut whether we owe It or w net her It's some thing you gave me for something." "Let'B see," answered Mr. N. "Why, dearest, that's all right. The 1910 la what year this is." Cleveland Leader. DON'T DISTURB THEM. 8. E. Klser In the Record-Herald.' Never be a peace disturber for amuse ment of your own; Do not aggravate a bulldog that Is gnaw ing at a bone; Don't disturb a mule to witness how his hind feet may be shown They live lougnst who are willing to let well enough alone. Don't disturb them, don't disturb them, If they do not bother you. But peacefully continue on your way; Never start out hunting trouble. ' You will find It If you do. There always Is a painful price to pay Kor getting gay. If your wife la calmly sleeping when yotz stumble homer at night Don't disturb her by commanding her to rise and strike a light: Let her sleep away serenely While you try with all your might To get Into your pyjamas and creep softly out of sight. Don't disturb her. don't disturb hei If she's not disturbing vou. T But silently ttp-toe yourself away; Never start out hunting trouble. You will find It If vou do. There always Is a painful price to pay r or getting gay. ibfn't disturb the busy burglar, who Is rummaging around, If .ie auks you, tell him kindly where the silver may be found; Do not foolishly endeavor to be on Mm at a bound. Ha would probably resent It If you mad warlike sound. - Don't disturb him, ilon't disturb him, If he's not disturbing you, Pull the blankets up and try to fade away Never start out minting iroume, You will find it If you do, There always Is a painful price to pay For getting gay.