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STATEMENT OF CITICX LATION.
SUte of Nebraska. Dougln County, :
Oeorge B. Txechuck, treasurer of The lie
Publishing Company, being duly w"r";
ay that the actual number of full and
complete copie of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of June. liu, wa a '
1 ....43,700
1 44, 90
t 43,720
4 44,190
16 44,180
17 44,810
18 44,630
19 41,800
20 44T00
II 44,860
22 44,730
23 44,770
24 '.8,030
26 45,190
H 41,600
27 45,410
, .41,850
,.40,980
, .43,700
. .43,830
,.44,000
, .43,090
, .44,430
, .41,400
, .44,400 '
10.
11.
12.
It.
2 48,000 Jf
14 ,44,640
II 44,410
29.
30.
, . .44,340
. . .44,980
Total
Returned
.1,331,000
. , 10,380
Copies.
Net Total. ; ..
Daily Average.....:.
GEORGE B
1,311,180
43,704
TZSCIU'CK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before mo this JOth dav of June. 1910.
M. P. WALKER.
: Notary Public.
atmcrlber leaving the elty tem
porarily ahoald bar The Be
mailed to taem. Address will be
As a convention city Omaha
steadily ascending tha scale.
is
Notice) how quick the rain came in
Aritona after the statehood bill passed
It Is barely possible that Senator
Brlstow stretched & point in his rubber
talk.
As the editor of his own paper, the
kaiser should be able to censor the
other fellow's scoops.
With., two doctors tin command of
our array" the soldiers will probably
learn to take their medicine.
"What makes Kansas what it is?"
aska a reader. Give It up, since Wil
liam Allen White pleads not guilty.
From the loudness of the demo
cratic squeal that law suit to head off
tho ballot fraud must have struck
home. ;
A man ' In South Carolina crows
over, eating ten dozen" eggs in a day,
Anybody with that much money ought
to crow.
1
If Wrestler Goteh Tlay first base
for the ball team he has bought be
should have no trouble In throwing
men out.
Douglas county threatens a double
header. In the democratic state conven
tion. Move to seat both with half
vote each.
Glenn Curtlss to the contrary not
withstanding, we expect people to ride
on trains a little longer than twenty
five years.
. The Oregon plan of choosing United
States senators is so popular in Oregon
that a popular move has been started
there to put an end to It.
The Cleveland Flam Dealer says
there is a sea lion in Lake Erie. Now,
look here, you nature faker, are you
trying to start something?
"I am a democrat" David B. Hill
"So am t." Tom Watson. "I am
free lance." William J. Bryan. How
the shifting sands of time do shift!
Well, if the urban population does
not show up as strong aa was expected
we have the consolation of knowing
that the people are in the country.
"Would-be Senator' Al Sorenson
has promulgated his platform. What's
the use, then, of going through the
form of holding platform conventions?
According to the democratic theory
a candidate could pay one filing fee
and have his name printed aa a candl
date for every office on every primary
ticket.
What an ideal place Reno would
make for our forthcoming democratic
state convention, moreover being go
highly adapted to the moving picture
Apparatus.
Mayor "Jim" wants it distinctly un
dei stood that he said Governor Shal
lenberier was a "four-flusher" and
"double-croBser," and that he hasn'
taken it back yet, either.
Douglas county republicans kept all
candidates for primary nominations
off the atate delegation. It would
have been a good thing had the other
counties pursued the same plan.
The Charge of Trickery.
The congresanian-ditor of the dem
ocratic World-Herald, who la himself
Reeking the nomination for United
State senator on both democratic and
popullRt tickets, li naturally Incensed
at the suit brought by the editor of
The Bee to atop the ballot fraud. Mr.
Hitchcock denounces this suit as "an
attempt to' trick the populist party
out of beln represented on the
ticket."
That Is decidedly rich, coming from
the source from which It emanates.
Congressman-Editor Hitchcock scarcely
a week ago frankly declared In the
presence of the editor of The Bee and
several others that he could not file
for the populist nomination if he had
to subscribe to tho usual statement
that ha affiliates with the populjst
party. The same Is doubtless true,
although they might not so frankly
confess it, of all the democrats whose
fake filings as populists have been
held up. In other words, the demo
crats have been caught trying to trick
the populist party Into accepting dem
ocrats as populist nominees and are
furious on discovering that they failed
to perfect their title by neglecting to
pay the filing fees required by law.
Congressman-Editor Hitchcock, him.
self, further declares that he paid a
second 150 as a filing fee to put him
self, a democrat, on the populist
ticket, which goes to show that he
agrees perfectly with the view of the
editor of The Bee that two filing fees
are necessary. He says that when he
got to Lincoln he was told he need not
have paid the second filing fee, and
therefpre retained his receipt in hit
pocket, but he carefully refrains from
telling that on his return home he
went to the county treasurer's office)
and tried to get his money back
Our democratic congressman bases
his cry of trickery on the additional
fact that three years ago a republican
attorney general gave it as bis opinion
that only one filing fee is necessary.
If a republican attorney general, or a
democratic attorney general for that
matter, has misread the law, that does
not affect the rights of the candidates
or of the indllvdual Voter's any more
than would any malefactor, of large or
small wealth, caught violating the law
be excused by pleading that his lawyer
told blm he was playing safe. The
supreme court of the state of N
braska has spoken since the attorney
general gave bis original opinion, and
in matters of law our supreme court
is the highest authority.
The only "trick" which is involved
in this whole proceeding is tha "trick"
by which the democrats are trying
again to steal the populist label this
year as they have In previous years.
If the injunction asked for by the edi
tor of The Bee is made permanent, not
a. single populist willing to proclaim
himself a populist will be kept off the
populist ticket. It is the democrats
making fake filings who are attempt
ing "to trick the populist party out of
being represented on tho ticket."
Immigrants and the Farm.
Tha s-ovArnment did a.flnn thine
when It established the information
bureau of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, and that bureau has
done a good work in the two nd one
half years of its existence. In that time
8,000 immigrants have been directed
to farms by this bureau, and the bu
reau chief, Mr. Powderly, tells us four
fifths of them have remained on the
farms and are acquiring homes and
competencies for the future, making
useful citizens of themselves and con
tributing to the sum total of wealth
in this country.
But the good work does not end
there the bureau finds that these
new farmers have written back to
their native countries, inducing rela
tives and friends to come to the United
States with what money they possess
and Invest It in farms.
Here is the most practical applica
tion cf ths much, vaunted slogan,
"Back to the farm." This is effective
work, not only for the immigrant, but
for the best interests of our own
country, which today, as never before,
demand that the tide of migration be
turned from the city to the country.
As for the alien, who is com
ing to our shores in such numbers
every year, It is a work pt practical
philanthropy, for it saves him from
the disadvantages which, fall to his
lot in the crowded city and places him
out in the free, open farming districts
that offer excellent opportunities for
him and bis means, however small
they may be.
This movement Is but in its infancy
and In a few yean, at the rate It Is
progressing, the United States is cer
tain to reap tremendous results from
it. It may yet prove th ultimate so
lution of the farm problem and bear
vitally on the matter of the cost of
living. ,
Rural Hail Service.
Writing to a Chicago paper,
former rural mall carrier protests
against what he terms the proposed
contract system of handling this mall.
He understands that the government,
in Its determination to cut down the
postal deficit, has decided that it can
effect a vital retrenchment by award
Ing the delivery of rural mall to the
highest bidder, and he sees In this
gross injustice to the carriers engaged
in that service. He views it aa a re
turn to what is called the old star
route, which he conceives to b'e a
means of increasing the patronage of
congressmen, but not improving the
mall aervice.
Undoubtedly such a rearrangement
with such results would be undeslrabfe
and unbusinesslike, and for that rea
son we believe it will not be made by
the rostofflce department. From all
Indications that department is working
along lines calculated to increase ef
ficiency, while reducing expenses, andi
it ran be relied on to readjust the
rural mail system, if It requires read
justment, without Inflicting any hard
ships on anybody or'upon the govern
ment. This protestant cites the fact that
the rural mail carriers are underpaid,
and that most of them could make
more money In other lines of business.
Of course, if that be true, then, so far
as they are concerned, whatever in
justice would come from such an ar
rangement could not affect them. But
he Is at least partly wrong In this also.
The wages of these men is not high,
that Is true, but the system affords
employment to many a man, many an
old soldiers, who could not improve on
his lot were the government to relieve
him of his present employment.
These rural mall carriers are faith
ful employes, for the excellence of the
service could scarcely obtain without
their efficiency. The people have de
rived too much benefit from this serv
ice to do anything to impair it, and
while its conduct so far has been more
or less experimental, what, changea
will be made will certainly be for the
improvement of the service and the
accommodation of its patrons, and not
to make patronage for congressmen to
distribute.
The anti-Saloon league gives it out
officially that it proposes to support
"men and measures" and not "parties
and platforms," and that it will pick
its men no matter what the party plat'
forms say. If that is the case, why
should any political party respond to
the league's demand to include a
county option . plank in its platform,
knowing in advance that it will not
satisfy those who demand it?
The Baltimore Sun asks, "Will it
not make William J. Bryan's other
employes Jealous if he sends hla as
sistant editor to the United States sen
ate?" Well, be is lifting them all up
as fast as possible. He put his jokt
editor in the office of deputy state
labor commissioner, and you remem
ber that Brother Charley was in charge,
of the steam roller at Denver.
These fatal automobile accidents
call for severe measures, yet it is pre
vention more than punishment that is
wanted. It may be necessary to make
examples of reckless automobile speed
ers, but the preventive precaution is to
require licenses for automobile driv
ers, subject to forfeiture for over
speeding, and to refuse them alto
gether to young boys and girls.
Mr. Bryan still believes that the
democrats of Ohio could make a bettei
fight by facing the enemy than by run
ning away from it If we are correct
in assuming Mr. Bryan to be the en
emy, then we must conclude that the
Ohioans are standing squarely to their
guns.
Mr. Price was forced off tha ticket
against his will and against his most vehe
mont protests. It was done at the demanl
of Mr. Bryan. T. H. Tlbb'.es in PoU
County Democrat.
Is this the same Mr. Bryan who pro
tests all the time against coercion and
intimidation in politics? Let the peo
ple rule!
Flngy Connors said he was but of
politics, yet he finds it possible to
whack a fellow-democrat now and then
through his Buffalo Courier. Flngy
meant merely that he was out of the
spotlight for a while.
t
Uncle Sam gives Chicago a popula
tion of 2,100,000, which serves only
to make Chicago mad, because it
claims 3,200,000. But then Los An
geles claims nearly 400,000, too.
Dlfflcnltlva In the Way.
Chicago Record-Herald.
a movement is on root to start a new
party to be conipveed of Liuuoin repub
licans and Jefferson democrats. The only
difficulty In ths way of tha movement Is
that all republicans think they ara Lincoln
republicans and all democrats think they
are Jefferson democrats.
Conntr Option In Indiana.
Philadelphia Record.
county option In Indiana has closed 898
saloons, and many of these have been
closed a year and a half. But tha federal
revenue from whisky In the Indianapolis
collection district was several hundred
thcusand dollars greater In tha fiscal
year Just closed than In tha previous year
I'nsremlr Haste Avoided.
Naw Tork World.
The railroads by voluntarily postponing
the rate Increases until November 1, in
anticipation of suspension orders to that
effect by the Interstate Commerce commis
sion, both avoid tha disagreeable necemitv
of taking that action under compulsion and
gain wnat credit attaches to a policy of
facilitating tha commission's Inquiry into
me reasonableness of tha higher charges.
Adrertlklnar that Counts.
Boston Transcript
Four thocand circulars describing at
Important series of books written by i
man who Is authority In bis field. and nub
llshed by a Boston house of the highest
standing, were sent to persons and Institu
tions that seemed likely to need or appre
ciate tn worn, just two replies were re.
celved. This la not an Isolated instance
Tat for tha ten thousandth, time It empha
sises tha truth that the only advertising
nicn reauy - counts - la an announcement
In a reputable newspaper or periodical that
it "at Borne In families."
International Railroad Commission
Ban FrancUco Chronicle,
The announcement that an International
railroad commission will bs formed between
tha United States and Canada calls atten
Uon to tha remarkable era of railroad
building now In progress In tha Dominion.
LI I . .
n riHiuiiiN, in Hon respects tne great
track construction period In this country
some thirty years ago. Canada had more
than 23,000 miles in operation last year and
at the present time there are un'ar con
struction about 7.0U0 miles more in North
west Canada alone. Two of these roads are
headed for British Columbia. Whether ths
prospects which tempt capital to these In
vestments will be realised, only tha future
can tell. At leat. however, Canada baa
much attractive country which could not
be opened tip without the railroads.
com Taa Preepecle.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Up to date eight statea have ratified the
federal Income tax amendment. The legis
latures of eight others have rejected It or
failed to act decisively upon It. Only one
or two more states will have an opportunity
to vote on the question this year. It la evi
dent that a final verdict Is not likely to be
rendered until well Into 1011. Pending the
admission of Arliona and New Mexico Into
the sisterhood of American commonwealths
there sre forty-six states. Thirty-five of
these must approve the amendment to
make It valid. Twelve can defeat It by hos
tile action or no action at all. Appearances
plainly Indicate that adverse forces will be
strong enough to block the plan of arming
the government with this additional agency
for raising funds.
Looked la On All Koar Corners.
Hoston Transcript.
President Taft has now seen all "four
corners of the union," visiting the fourth.
Eastport, Me., Tuesday. No other president
could say as much. To accomplish tha feat
Is not difficult, but to see all four corners
of tha Jurisdiction of the United State Is
quite another thing. Kastport was long
the starting point of all measurements of
our territorial greatness. "From Eastport
to the Rio Grande" succeeded "from Maine
to Texas," and was In turn succeeded by
'from Eastport to Alaska." In the pre-
expatralon era one corner of our Jurisdic
tion, tha most distant from Washington.
was the Island of Attoo, In tht Aleutian
group, which came to us In our purchase
of Alaska. To locate tha final corner would
require an accurate survey of the Philip
pines to determine on which of their thou
sand of Isles and Islets tha angle falls.
B1Q COHV CROP IN SIGHT.
Estimated Yield Beyond Three Bil
lion Baskets.
8t. Paul Pioneer Press.
While there is no donylng- that If the
wheat crop will be short In soma districts,
there seems every reason to expect more
than a compensating Increase In tha site
of the country's corn crop. The present In
dications are, according to the Commercial
Times of Chicago, that the American
farmer will produce J.160,000,000 bushels of
corn, or 230,000,000 bushels more than the
bumper total recorded In 1906. The average
In corn this season Is such that, under
Ideal conditions, It might yield S,OO,00O,000
bushels. But It Is not expected that ail the
fields will do the beat that Is possible.
There probably will be the usual number
of setbacks, and, making allowances for
those, the result should be a crop of about
3,160,000,000 bushels, unless the government
crop observers are making serious mls-
takea.
As It Is figured that 80 per cent of the
corn goes to make meat, the Importance
to everybody of a bumper crop Is ap
parent. A big crop of ma lee, particularly
during a season when tha wheat yield Is
not up to expectations, means a good sup
ply of beef and pork, and that should mean
moderate prices. Tha prosperity that a big
crop of com will bring to the raisers will
be shared by all In tha country. It will In
a measure make up to the wheat farmer
for tht damage done by the dry, hot wea
ther. GROOMING WILSON FOR 1919.
Princeton's President In a Beceetlve
Attltnde.
Philadelphia Bulletin. .
Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Prince
ton university, makes it plain that he will
be willing to stand. In a purely receptive
sense, as a candidate for tha democratle
nomination for the governorship of New
Jersey. There haa been talk of 'Wilson aa
a gubernatorial possibility for some months,
just as there was talk at one time of put
ting up Drover Cleveland, then a resident
of Princeton, for tha post
Cleveland, however, had received tha
highest possible political honors, whereas
Wilson is yet to begin his career as a
public office holder. Coincident with tha
talk of Wilson for governor there baa also
been mention of his name for tha democra
tic presidential nomination In 1912. . It Is
conceivable that tha real meaning of tha
maneuvers of the democratic leaders Is to
utilise the governor's chair at Trenton as
stepping stone to the presidential chair
at Washington.
Dr. Wilson Is only M years old. A Vir
ginian by birth, he has lived in New Jersey
for ten years. He has qualified In and
practiced law. He Is an authority In juris
prudence political economy and history. In
some respects his writings on the Ameri
can form of government may be likened
to thosa of James Bryce. His Chief aaset
as a possible candidate perhaps, is his ex
treme democracy; a characteristic which
haa been notable throughout his career aa
administrator at Princeton.
There ara two live factors on the dem
ocratic aide, however, which should not.be
overlooked. - These are former 8enator
"Jim" Smith, jr., of Essex and "Bob" Da
vis of Hudson. Between them they con
trol a large portion of tha democratic vote
of the two most populous counties of the
state. At tha last gubernatorial election,
whert Fort was chosen by a plurality of
only 8,000, It was charged that the detec
tion of the Davis following in Hudson gave
victory" to tha republicans. Exactly where
Smith and Davis stand with regard to Wil
son is not yet clear. If the nomination
should be offered to him, his friends will
be wise to make certain that tha two North
Jersey leaders are with him in deed as well
as In word.
Our Birthday Book
Only 88, 1810.
Nat Goodwin, the much-married actor,
was born July 26, 1857, at Boston, When
last heard from he was at Reno, looking at
tha prlae fight. When In Omaha ha has
frequently taken a bout on the golf link
with local players.
Theodore A. Bell, the lawyer, who orated
as temporary chairman of tha Denver con
vention, is 38 years old today. He was born
in vauejo, uai., ana nis oiner claim to
distinction is that he was elected national
president of the Eagles.
Charles Major, another member of tha
Hoosler school of literature, was born July
K. 18M. His piece de realstence la "When
Knighthood Was In Flower," otherwise he
Is a lawyer engaged In practice at Bhel
byvllle, Ind.
Vaxfleld Parrlah, illustrator, Is just
forty. He was born In Phlladelphli
and makes cover pictures and frontis
piece for most of tha high class maga-
alnes.
Charles E. Herring, attorney-at-law In
tha New Tork Life building, was bom July
25. 1st, at Lowvlll. Wis. He studied law
lit the National university law school and
at Georgetown university law school In
Washington. He has been practicing law
here In Omaha since 1R9S, and was a mem
ber of the school board for a little while.
Carroll 8. Montgomery, of Montgomery
Hall, attorneys In the New Tork I. If
building, Is celebrating his fifty-ninth
blrthdaj- He was born In Juno, Wis., and
Is a graduate of tha University of Wiscon
sin. He was with the law firm of Oroth &
Montgomery from 1(178 to 1SS7, and was the
general counsel and director for the Trans
MlBlFlppi exposition.
Around New York
BUppUs an tne Onrreat of XUfe
aa Seen In tne areas Amertaaa
MetteneUa tram Bay to Pay.
Clf-m DrlRcoll, commisslonfr of weights
and measures of the metropolis, looms large
as a reformer who supplements the word
with the deed. As a result of his raid,
1,000 false scale, 600 plugged weights and
thirty crooked balance scales have been
confiscated and dumped Into the deep sea,
and gre.it quantities of short measures
turned Into fuel at municipal crematories,
in his brief but lively experience he did not
find one measure or scales that gave the
purchase the big end of the deal. All were
designed to skin the customer. "Trade
oustom" was common excuse given for the
dishonesty. "Trade custom," said the com
missioner, "may be all right, but I
haven't found one yet that works for the
consumer." in his remarks on the methods
of crooked dealers the commissioner coined
these sterling jewels;
"A butcher's hand on the scales or on
the leg of mutton ha Is weighing means
somebody's getting trimmed."
"Some people beat the case we make
agalnxt them. But a crook stays crooked,
and we're coming around again till he'a
caught fair."
"We're after making Just one miracle
come to pastt: A pound must weigh six
teen ounces, one gallon must consist of four
quarts, one quart of two plnta, and one
pint of four gills. That Is all there la to
my Job."
"Soma people even steal from the new
made widows and orphans. Cheap oak
oofflns are marked as the finest In the land
and furnlahed as mahogany to weeping
widows too grief-struck to question the
undertaker's word."
"I hope to see the day when everything
on the market is sold by weight or In
standardised measures. Every dealer must
learn we caa't cut under the other, and
then they'll all be more willing to play
fair." '
To a lawyer pleading for mercy for an
east side client on the score of poverty.
I've seen a lot of poor people, but none
so poor they had to hire a lawyer to tell
about It. Full penalty, please."
To a woman caught with a short-weight
scale who wept for mercy on the grounds
that she had five children and an Invalid
husband: "Tea, madam, I'm sorry for you
and want to weep with you, but ifa for
those poor children who went hungry be
cause you sold their mother ahort-welght
food. Tou get right and Btay right and
we'll all be happier."
Jack (TKeefe. a sailor employed on the
battleship, Rhode Island, aa an all-round
defender of his country's flag and swaoDer
un nf the main deok. was requested to move
nn from the band stand at the Bronx boo
because his actions were far mora Interest-
Ing to the Sunday crowd than the sextet
from "Lucia" which the band was playing.
"Verv well." Bald Jack, haughtily, and
reached the bear cage by covering three
tlmea the distance to It. In the cage he
saw Frlta. a big black bear. Tha Bailor
looked Intently at FrltB.
"As I live," he said. "Jack Johnson.'
Then ha found the door, got Into the
cage, walked up to Frits, and handed him
a stinging left hook on the nose. Frltx,
by the way, haa been taught to box. The
left hook pleased him. Advancing on
O'Keefe, he tried to wipe the seafarer off
the United States with a swing er hla rignt
paw. O'Keefe dodged and jolted uie near
tn the Jaw. They ettnehed.
gnuknt realised that it was time to
fetchv Tex Rlckard, r at laat a policeman.
Patrolman Daly, Keeper Ferguson, ana
other men responded to the summons.
They got the sailor out of tha cage and out
of tha park. In spite of violent protests on
his part, he "eouldn't come back."
It became known last week that Mayor
Oaynor's crusade against the granting of
all-night licenses to cafes and restaurants
in the uptown theater district was tha re
sult of an Incognito tour Into night oafa
lite, which the mayor made about a week
ago.
According to tha etory the mayor in con
versation at a Brooklyn club late one night
heard from an acquaintance a vivid ac
count of some strange scenes in an all
night cafe In the so-called "White Light
district. The mayor Interrupted the nar
rator to say that he could hardly believe
such things could be true. To decide
whother they were or not be offered to go
at onoe on a tour of inspection, after the
fashion of Haroun Al Reach Id. Tha offer
was accepted, and in the mayor's auto
mobile tha two made a rapid tour of the
night cafe district, dropping in at a number
of tha beat known places. The mayor, ac
cording to tha story, wore a slouch hat
and was not reoog-nlxed. In several places
what he saw did not please him. As the
dawn began to appear and the automobile
was turned back toward Brooklyn, he re
marked that he had net expected ta find
such conditions. A day or two later the
mayor revoked the all-night licenses of sev
eral well-known restaurants and announced
publicly that he would not allow the Issu
ance of licenses to any place except thosa
which catered to the legitimate trade of
night workers.
Michael Flanagan threw down his pick
when he got word his wife had fallen heir
to 50,000 left by her uncle, John Hogan,
a Brooklyn saloonkeeper. Flanagan haa
been one of the Jolly, devil-may-care work
ers employed in building a road on Frank
lin Murphy's larre estate, which Is being
fashioned out of tha wilderness near New
Tork.
"I'm sorry to leave you, boys," Bald
Flanagan when a lawyer's olerk from Mor
rlstown brought tha news, "but I'm sud
denly elevated to the Rockefeller and Car
negie class, and so I must be off."
Mlohael, notwithstanding ha had money
In his pocket, walked a mile In the hot sun
to tha railroad atatioa rather than pay a
nlckal on tha trolley.
"If any part of that GO,000 gets away
from me foolishly it will ba when I'm
asleep and can't hold on to ita wing," re
marked Flanagan, departing.
Inereastnar the Joy of I.tvlagr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Now It Is a motorman who gets $600,000
reward for a kindneea bestowed ao long
ago that he had forgotten all about It Half
a million Is a large sum for any ordinary
favor, but perhaps the motorman, out of
the overflowing abundance of a gentle
nature, had once permitted himself to be
governed by the Impulse to stop at a cross
ing upon tha signal of the waiting pedes
trian. If motormen all over the country
accept this hypothesis, tha Joy of living In
a happier land will be the common lot.
Knocks that Fall.
Baltimore American.
The government chief chemist rays that
Ice cream Is very Injurious to the youth of
the country during the heated term. The
next thing some scientific Iconoclast will be
holding forth on tha deleterious nature of
tha moonlight excursion germ and Uie
dangers of the park concert microbe. And
the youth of the country will continue In
these germ Inviting wsys and will survive,
as It has done since romance and Ice cream
were Invented.
RHA or GOOD rEELING.
Markraklnsj af Today Mild Compared
with Old Times.
New York World.
Former Vlce-rresldent Fairbanks told the
convention of Advertising Clubs of America
that "one of the marked features of recent
years hus been the lndlcrlinlnate abuse of
men In public position." Mr. Fairbanks
would have been rearer the truth If he ha
said that one of the marked features of
recent years had been the lessening of In
discriminate abuse of men in public posi
tions. There has been no other period In the
history of the country when publlc""rnen
were handled more gently by their politi
cal opponents. Whoever doubts It Is Invited
to read what the antl-fcdorallats said
about Washington and Hamilton, what the
federalists snld about Jefferson, what the
friends of Clay snld about Jackson and
what the Jackeonitea said about Clay, what
the abolitionists said about Webster, what
the slavery men and abolitionists said
about Lincoln, what the democrats said
about Grant, what the republicans said
about Cleveland.
More venom dripped from John Ran
dolph's tongue tn five minutes than could
be squeesed from all the muck-raklnsj
magaxlnes In a year. Compared with some
of Thad Steven's speeches, the hamheot
word now uttered In public against any
eminent American office-holder would seem
complimentary almost flattering.
This Is really an era of good feeling and
thin-skinned statesmen, disturbed only by
an occasioral moan from the llpa of Uncle
Joe Cannon and John Dalxell.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Sir lan Hamilton, who will command In
Great Britan the Mediterranean and Over
sea forces, has had more narrow escapes
from death than any man living.
After tackling the raving Hon aingla
handed and bearding tha hippo In hla na
tive wallow Colonel Roosevelt la said to
admit that he cannot milk a cow.
One of the Philadelphia base 1all oluba
has paid 112,000 for a left-handed pitcher.
And his parents probably tried when lie
was a child to get him to quit using his
left hand.
Miss Edith N. Buckingham of Boston,
A. B., A. M., Radcllffe, la Bald to ba tha
first woman to receive the doctorate In
oology at Radcllffe. She haa recently
been doing research work undtf -Dr.-Mark,
curator of tha Harvard soologic museum.
Miss Margaret McMillan, Minn Silvia
Pankhurst, Mrs. Philip Snowden and Miss
Ellen Terry will come to this country next
winter to lecture in favor of woman suf
frage. Miss Terry will lecture at least
ten weeks and Miss Pankhurst three or
more month,
F. Herman Gade, Norwegian consul at
Chicago, has relinquished his American
citizenship after having been for
many years one of the foremost Norwegian-Americans
in this section of the
country, having Invoked tha Norwegian
"right of birth" and will leave the United
Etates October 1 to take up hla residence
at Chrlstlanta, Norway.
. A piano company has failed, blaming
Talks for people
Printing a page advertisement with
out quoting a price would be regarded
by some merchants as a waste of
money.
This was done, however, not long
ago by a big dry goods house, and the
day's business was one of the largest
tn the history of the store.
But you must remember that the
public was familiar with tha store and
Its policy through long yeara of adver
tising, long years of honest merchan
dising, long years of fair prices.
The' people responded to this "price
less" advertisement because they
knew, prices or no prices, that they
would be given a square deal. They
knew that the goods would be exactly
as stated In tht advertisement and that
the prices would be fair.
The firm's name and policy was so
finely established in the public'- .mind
through persistent newspaper adver
tising that they did not have to quote
prices to fill the store with customers.
Advertising is the greatest power
in the world in building up a good
name and a big business.
You can make your name and policy
bo well known through newspaper ad
vertising that you will not need to
mention "bargain" or "prices" to fill
your store with customers.
Tell your story in plain, simple
words and back your statements with
the goods and you will win and keep
the people's belief and custom.
Arsrnaaeata Against Blsr "tarns.
With a large number of city organiza
tion, all mora or lesa Influential, uniting
In antagonism to tha use of big electric
signs for advertising purposes, the owners
of thesa devices, bo costly to build and so
expensive to maintain, will, or at least'
P
GNNSYLVAN:iA
- LINES :
' TheLouisviUe Special"
leaving 'Chicago 9.S0 a. m., arriving Indianapolis
3.10 p. m. and Louisville 7.00 p. m., carries Parlor
Car, Library-Smoking Car, Cafe Car and Coaches
through to Louisville,
"The Southern1 Express"
lcing Chica 9-?0 P. m., arriving Indianapolis
4.00 a. m. andT Louisville 7.35 a. m., carries modern
Pullman Sleeping Car through to Louisville.
'The Indianapolis' Midnight ' Special"
leaving Chicago 12.01 night, carries Sleeping Car
(ready foroccupancy 10.f5 p. m.) to Indianapolis,
arriving 6.00 a. m; car may be occupied until 7.30 a. m.
Broiler-Buffet Parlor Car Indianapolis to Louisville,
arrives Louisville 10.35 a. m.
Coaches Chicago to Logansport; Logansport to
Loui9ville. e r
For tickets, reservations and further information, telephone or call at
W "i Bo)dXo?TnVn '"""ST Agent.
ii Board of Trade Building, Omaha Nb.
automobiles for Its business tr.i,ji,ii
The earliest apartment houses threatened
the nlt.no in a rlmltsr r, hut t.
came to the rescue and Invented the
rignl. wnat is nerueu now to rri in
nUnn trade Is a calllnoe. neat anil com
pact, that can ba operated by gnsnline
power.
POINTED PLEASANTRIES.
"That boy of your Is a tralghtforward,
truthful lad."
"Ye." replied Karmer Corntoaael. "lie s
got mighty nclmlrahln qualltlen Hut 1
nea 1 11 have to send him iv ome
place woere folk lonkln' for summer bard
Cftn t BK mm wiinnrr in niiir"iuiiorn im
bnd or the flB.ln'B good." Washington
Star.
..... W f a. .a. .nl ....!. In ' ' nK.
"WOrCl KTUmit .T- lawful ,i. t v
, , , t ,IUtt Ut,.rb, "mmm In A hi 0
9rvQ I. m-ro '- '
railroad station where a mob of city peo
Dle going to the country for their vac
tlon bumped Intn a mob of country people
going to the city."-Chtoago Tribune.--
.. n.i f.rt that are of
- jiere e vmvw. . - - -- -
no practical use to anybody, said the as
sistant. .. w.
"All light, nnswerea in" .
them up -.ilngs Wort.i Knowing and kl
them go."-Phlladelphla Ledger.
"So he is vour choice ...
"No. no quite. He a my chanee."-rleve-land
LeaifTr.
.. rT71 .r.ntefl. Mr.
"Alter tne nirun n-., r -. -- -
Fladger, your former husband married ai
other woman, didn't he?"
You could have prevented that, couldnt
y?.uT" . - .... t AlA t o.r trt do It 1
li ye, uu. i - . , n.i,i
cheerfully acrifloed him to second., Bitl-
more Amencin, "
chared you with violating the speed regu-
' --i was too thankful to kick " replied Mr
rhuaalns. "I've been trying to sail that
Automobile, and It takes a ?" 7nodw;
strain off my conso.ence to have omna
! testify that It can go fater than a
mne In ten mVnut..."-W..hlngton Star.
"Whit was the mausoleum, fl'ar?" a.ks
the wife. . k-....i.iI tnmha
"It la one or tne mui -
In the world." explains the husband. It
was . erected ! by King Mausolus In honor of
hl"How'perfeetly lovely of him!"
"Yes. He had it built while she was
"The wretch!" Chicago Pot.
IN MEMORY OF THE HEART.
Written by Daniel Webster In London In
1839.
If stores of dry and learned lore
We keep them In the memory of the brahi.
Names, things and facts-whate er we
knowledge call, .'v,. .it.
There Is the common ledger for them an.
And Images on this cold aurface traced
M.wn nl.irht imoresslona and are soon ef
faced.
But we've a page more glowing and more
Onbwhloh our friendship and our love to
That these may never from the soul de-
Wefrmt them to tha memory of the heart
There Is no dimming no effacement here.
Each new pulsation keeps the record clear,
Warm, golden letters all the tablet rill.
Nor lose their luster till the heart BtandB
still. .
who sell things
should, ba filled with doubt aa to their
future value. There Is cause for both hope
and uonsolatlon, too. In the suggestion that
Just as fast as tha signs have Increased in
number has their effectiveness In attract
ing attention decreased.
. It Is obvious that only when tha sign
can flash or shine out of. -darkness,, corar
plete or comparative, that they fix tha y.
Already on several streets there are so
many of them that they produce little
more than a general glare in which no de
tails ara visible, and while theoretically,
there will always ba tha possibility of at
taining consplcuousness by means of larger
tilse, greater brilliancy and more Ingenious
design, the practical limits in these dlreo
tons have about been reached. Advertisers
should ponder well, moreover, the fact that
they do not really know how efficient these
sigua ara In making and bringing business,
or even If they are efflolent at all. There
are no reports of customers, who admitted
that their patronage was- thus secured,
while the number of people who have
openly declared that they are Indifferent
to the illuminated appeals or find them of
fensive la considerable, and It seems to bo
growing rapidly.
The exact remedy for this abuse will not
be easy to find. Of course a law or ordi
nance to tha effect that electricity cannot
be used for advertising purposes would be
without Justification and absurd. For lim
iting the slxe of tha signs there would be
no obvious excua except regard for pub
lic safety, and though It has been said on
authority that soma of them are not as
strongly put up aa they should be, the fact
would probably ba hard to prove In many
instances. In the development and mani
festation of puoiic sentiment lies preaum
ably the beat cure for tha evil. Many ad
vertiser of tha sort that "desecrate scen
ery" have shown themselves, unfortunately,
quite willing to offend tha aesthetlo sensi
bilities of tha few, but none would care to
arouse a general hostility. And, of course.
If It can ge demonstrated that the big signs
are useless, or not worth what they cost,
their vogue will promptly cease. New York
Times.
"I understand you won your hubnd
through graduating in a dollar gown
"1 did." responded the woman, wearily,
"and 1 have be-n uresalng on that prece
dent ever slnce.' -Kansas City Journal.
