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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1910.
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Ihe mi.nth of Auul. l'jl'. a
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, 42,480 1.
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. .43,330
. .43,600
. .40,100
. .43,540
. .43,280
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:.-et. total ...1,315,443
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': 4, Treaaurer.
SnbKcrlhed In rti.fV prinenc ami wor'
to before me thla lat day of September.
M. B. WALKER.
Notary 1'ubiU'.
u liner Mora Irmlnn the eltr em
pornrilr UmaMuMn Th
mulltd to tbem. AildreM will
ehnnuvd an' alt" reqaieated. .
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How has : Chancellor Day stood it
thla lftug?
Was that tb,ebACKu,ne, of summer
that broke? ' " ' '
""School days, achool days, good old
golden rule days."
.Evidently the Kansas governor went
to't. Paul with a chip on uia shoulder.
lRule for those who feel Inclined to
ca3l the colonel a
liar to 1J1W tae:4
lf the open, pripiary ,has any friends
Nebraska hoW they are not speak-
in
lng up very loud.
Let us hope. It will b& really a con
servation congress and not a powwow
of personal splcert, ' '
Mr. Dryapa . to make speeches in
Arkansas to aave'the state. Just as
he thrice saved the country?
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Our wonien. folk, jfan, at. least .have
cloaks thla winter, now that the cloak
makera hare gon? back to wor'k.
New York says 1t will rriake London
bustle. Doubtle'ga, but. dear ol' Liin
non still has a three-million lap to the
good. I-: '. '
Mr. Roosevelt'B enemies' are now
accusing, hni,,of , being , g. democrat.
Couldn't think of anything worse to
call him. ...
A New Jersey preacher asserts that
women who' wear ti-obble skirts need
to be spaijk'?dAlVVi6li let the doc
tor start, somethiDfli"-
The next Initiation performance at
tutt Den is tdBe called wAfite-inortem
night." ' But'" Klng'""Ak-8arrJen, HUe
other' royalty, novor 'dies.
One of, 4vr).,I.Iotii,rBt,s papers refers
to Tom Watson as the "(lying Gaul."
Perhaps that fa Vhar juacLe Tom ex
press the fe(lf.0. assassination.
Perhaps w "woujd have fewer acci
dents if people would be more careful
not to alight-'Troha their aeroplanes
while the machines are still In motion.
.To the "faTrful H aJer" who wants
to know the pronunciation .of Slenkle.
wiez we YvOuUl suggest that .VOU refer
to him merely lis "The author of yuo
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It will brHO.td t,,at folonel Roose
elt did not-w alt for some detective to
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aeiAO lue daim (uu lusuuru mm tt(,
Fargo, but -instantly took measures to; tuitions - of the men by whom she ta sur
protect himself. " 1 rounded " n'r da"y vocation.
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The census' office ought to be get-j 8ct,ln8 tne oun8 Person, male or
ting pretty close; to Omaha. Still. K'n8 to the lare city,
Omaha has been duly advised what j6 ; whether it be New York, Chicago or
coming to us and need not be expected ! , ltles ,)f th" tlabs of nia'. 'ter all
to be over-cxclted. ' no rharl'ablc effort or enterprise.
mil io. i ii i j uuiral agency or relllgous Institution
The president of the Wabash rail-j rau 8aVe ,he unsophisticated without
road was rsconjtty.'lost in the forest ' nia or nt,r owu effort. A business man
while on ayaeatlon Seveial high i cf th,rtv years' experience has a right
officials of the Illinois Central have ap- an opinion on such matters, and the
parently been'ioHt In the woods with I rhauces aie he is more right than
poor proatpei'U f getting out. ! iong ou this point. The youth, man
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It Is reported. thaOU'. . Wryan does j
not want to tiawvort Mayor ,;'Jim'.' evenl
tbouga he may, bt) tbariemMratlc nom- j
inee for governor;." '.&h pha,w! When
Bryan trvrnTpr-r lit "rot1 Judge Parker
ha swallowed a worse dose than that.
Does Bryan Really Think So?
mi Bryan makes tne characteristic
I)IP,,jr.;.,n , demo'tralle auaces in the
! nation this fall artj therefore In 1912
Id. daring the party never had brighter .
'prospects than now tonight It. Hel""" .
says
f It BRlna control of the next I
ror.grvss through the coming election I
It will have made comparatively easy j
Mm triumph iii the next national, cam
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L)" s .Mr. I'.ryan really believe this?
iJa he hoiHwtly belittve that, even-if
the democrats could gain control of
the next house, It would help them
v.ln !n the .election? Does he
not " know that 'control of the house,
w ith the senate and,' executive still
republican, would eiiablo the demo
crats .to do nothing, more, than con
tinue, tbeir course of ., negation and
fault'fiiitlitiB; and -does he believe they
'could so before an intelligent people
on such a record as compared 'with the
republicans', record pf actual achieve
ment and cx'tiect victory?;
As things now stand, what have Mr.
Hi jan'ntid his party to offer the Voters
this fall nn which-they can reasonably
base a' 'claim' to control of the next
hoitisof Of tho popular measures en
acted by the last tongrfss, what one
br.part of pne Is.du'e to democratic
effort? Not one. On the contrary,
nearly all,' If not all, were enacted In
Kliitn t9 nn.l tint hv fV.'.k aKai.! a( Uia
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democrats who, under the leadership :more painful your own situation in the hour
of ("hanip Clark In" the house and 'of your approaching- grief.
others in the aenate . mir.iert n rnnfne' oa brethient Nobody around Tha
tonsistent In one tblnfc only, attempt
at nullification. And In order to pur-:
sue tihs course, the)"- repudiated their
own platform pledges. They were
pledged to postal savings banks in their!
campaign and in congress .voted against
them. They took no active part in the
conservation measures, and opposed
the bill providing for the regulation
of the Issuance of stocks and bonds of
interstate commerce railways, though
they have repeatedly pretended to ad
vocate such measures as would tend
to squeeze the water out of the rail
roads. In this case they were put to
extremes for finding a basis of opposi
tion, and finally hit upon the time
worn ground of states rights, con
tending that the republicans had no
right to enact a law that would give
the national government such super
vision. ' 1
Does Mr. Bryan believe, then, that
with all the skill and. sophistry he anl
his co-workers can command they wllj
be able to fool the people into voting
for their candidates this fall, with no(
one tangible, positive proposition t(J
offer as a reason why men should vote
the democratic ticket?
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Party Textbooks.
The republicans have Issued their
campaign text book, and the demoi
crate 'have also Issued theirs. Tha
republican book Is a simple record o
the achievements of the party, while.
the; -democrats' la ft were.cpmpnation,
of promises for themselves and criti
clams and misrepresentations of the
republicans. . . ' ' ' j
Play Ins, as usual, on the credulity
of thi. public, the ."democrats will be
obliged to confine themselves t -progr
nostlcatlon, since they have no record
of achievement of iafe'yeara to which
they may refer, and they will not dare
refer to the one they left behind them
the last time they were "entrusted
with power." Their whole text book,
therefore, must., be argumentative,
while that of the republicans Is argu
ment only as "every good record must
obviously be a good argument ".
Not since the civil war has a con
gress accomplished aa many actual re
sults, as much constructive legislation
In response to popular. demand, as did
the sixty-first congress, and the con
tents of this year's, republican text
book ought, therefore, to prove the
most impressive that the party ever
has submitted to tho people. The
book "is compile'! with' a scrupulous
fidelity to facts and detalla, and Is. a
wonderful source of political and in
dustrial informntiou, ; It presents not
only a record of the. present adminis
tration up to dato, with its policies
and principles, but contains a vast
amount of useful Information as to
labor nnd commerce In this country.
Do the Girls Need Guardians T '.'.
Apropos the attempjt.at hulclde by
a disappointed girl iu New York, a
business man of thirty years' standing
in that city has this to say with refer
ence to the agitation for organized aid
to young women going to the metrop
olis and needing guidance to protect
them from evil Influences:
After an exp411.lt.I1(.e ot more thn ,htny
j e-r. with many girls ana women obl.ged
I t,J ra'" ,,'"ir llvin N Vork city in
( all conditions of service. In the office, the
I store, along the railroad and In their
offices and in the factory, I have come to
i h conclusion that the girl who "minds
her '"" ""d attends to the work
f01' which ehe is getting paid will not be
forced to
, iv.i , j iwiiituii uanic to tii'iiw ine Hi
or womun, who attends to the business
In' hand and is not looking for trouble
' very likely. to keep but of it, but
where there is a slight yearning for
the first subtle taate Just a taste-rrdf
hp "Bay life," it is difficult to render
much aasUtance. That is why this agl.
tation on the patr of certain cbalrtably I
disposed rich for an asylum where
young women from abroad may be
,Rkpn in tow "nd ulled trough the
h ' vlc do" not "PP1
i"u, vuu.m, .-".".r -u.v
of this kind may do pood.
With all the attractions for aoclal
enjoyment and all the possibilities of
peril in the large city, there are vast
opportunities for good, for success,
and they may be embrace! even more
easily than those which lead to dan
ger. Solace.
Our old friend (by permission),
Edgar Howard, Is at any rate setting
for us an example which typifies
solace. Here It is he calls it "The
Last Laugh," but It sounds more like
the first weep:
Several of our democratic editorial friends
have been enjoying themselves In recent
dua by pointing to the Humiliation of tha
Omaha candidate for United States aenator,
and at th aanie time pointing to the fact
that the editor of Tha Telegram did not
contribute ' to the . success of the Omaha
candidate. .
That's all right, boyi.
Enjoy youraelves while you may.
Extol the virtues of your candidate while
you can.
Rub it in on The Telegram, while It la
popular.
Don't epare u In your efforta to have fun
over the campaign figurea. Your fun doesn't
hurt u. but ..t.l. Div the u. to milio
Telegram office Is crying enough.
Cheer up, Edgar. . It's
nothing
when you get used to It.
Extra Session Talk.
Extra session talk has been revived
around the state house on the theory
that Governor Shallenberger when
beaten for renomtnation may be in
duced to respond to Mr. Bryan's de
mand that he convene the legislature
to submit an initiative and referen
dum amendment to the constitution.
Why his success or failure to secure
renomination In the democratic pri
mary should alter the governor's view
of the emergency, or rather lack of
emergency, for a special session of the
legislature is not quite clear.
When this matter was pressed upon
him before the governor declared the
only condition on which he would act
would be positive assurance of. the
necessary majority of both houses of
the legislature that the votes needed
would be forthcoming, and when the
governor came to. a decision he ex
plained that this condition had not
been met and, furthermore, that the
time had then already passed when an
amendment could be submitted for
ratification at the coming election un
der the. terms , of the amendment
clause. What was true then with re
spect to Insufficient time is still more
true now.x .Not-only. has the time pre
scribed for beginning, publication of
the amendment passed, but the', pri
maries have also bnep hell in which
such amendment should be submitted
for approval or rejection. by the sevr
eral political parties, without' which
the chances of carrying in the election
would, be small indeed.
So we pass up the renewed extra
session talk as improbable of material
izing. A new legislature will be
chosen within two months, and with a
fresh commission from the people will
be able to answer all demands (or
changes in our laws or -constitution.
Taft's Conservation Speech.
President Taft's .speech on conser
vation at St. Paul shows, remarkable
research and knowledge of the sub
ject. It is a clear, convincing state
ment of what must strike most people,
who are open to conviction, as ' a
sound, safe policy for the government
to pursue. He well says that the time
has come "to halt in general rhapso
dies over conservation,' making the
word mean every known good In the
world." In this and one or two other
passages he offers a useful suggestion
to those who have been confusing
rather than educating the people on
conservation by their peculiar preach
ments.
The speech is .characteristic of the
president's temperament In its con
servatism, In its injunction upon the
people to "abide by constitutional lim
itations," and yet Is decidedly progres
sive. As It will probably form the
main part of his recommendations to
congress next winter on the subject ot
conservation It will naturally partake
of great national Interest. In short,
it is a simple report of stewardship,
with a statement of plans for the
future.
The president credits former Presi
dent Roosevelt for sbapiug action
along these lines and shows that much
of the work left Incompleted by the
former administration has been fin
ished or taken up by his own, thus in
dicating a degree ot harmony In the
policies of the two men. He stands
for national authority in the general
work of conserving the country's re
sources, but declares that In the case
of forests not on public land their pro
tection Is beyond the jurisdiction of
the federal government and "if any
thing can be doue for them by law, it
must be done by the state legisla
tures." He. may invite criticism on
this point from those who deny any
right of the states In this regard, but
an unprejudiced reading of his ad
dress will show that he Is for central
authority as to the work at large.
The president considers conserva
tion as an economic and political term,
meaning the preservation of our nat
ural resources for economic use In
such a way as to avoid waste and so-
rure the greatest good to the greatest
j number, using them for the present so
to Btor, their power for the future.
He is right (n asserting that the prob
lems are national, apply to every Indi
vidual and can be solved satisfactorily
only "if we avoid acrimony, Imputa-j
tlons of bad faith and political contro
versy." The speech Is statesmanlike and
ought to have the effect of quieting
some of the more restless spirits who
see no possibility for a difference of
opinion on a single detail In the whole
gigantic system of .conservation.
Omaha used to have successful
Labor day celebrations and could have
them every year, for Omaha has many
thousands of working people enrolled
In labor organizations. It would be
comparatively easy to get up one of
the old-time - demonstrations, with
parade, illustrating the work of differ
ent trades and occupations and fol
lowed by an outing and addresses that
would appeal to the working classes.
Why the Labor day celebrations of
the last few years here in Omaha have
been practically ft farce and a fisaile
we will not venture to explain beyond
the suggestion that a political gabfest
solely in the Interest of candidates
running for office is not calculated to
appeal strongly to Intelligent laboring
men. . . .
Complaint is made that the Omaha
Commercial club,- while boosting home
Industries, is overlooking the growing
local Insurance companies which are
bringing as much real money into
local channels as any other line doing
a similar volume of business. By way
of reminder Des Moines Is held up as
having become an important insurance
center through the encouragement and
development of home companies.
There is certainly no good reason why
Omaha should not become, with proper
guidance, the western insurance center
of the country.
Which reminds us again that one of
the first tasks of the next legislature
should be to enact a new registration
law that will give us a permanent reg
istration bureau facilitating revision
under adequate safeguards that will
spare voters the necessity of register!
lng annually year In and year out
when no one challenges his right to
vote. - '
"The whole nation seems to be
plunging hellward.v Thus quoth Tom
Watson In a recent speech at Atlanta.
Poor Tom, he simply will not be con
soled. Funny, though, that as long
as he has been telling us this that the
nation has not reached its destination
long ago.
Labor now has , the word of the
president for It that he knows of no
plan on the part of the government to
prosecute the .leaders" of organized
labor under the anti-Uut law, . Time
to call that yarnHii. '
Gifford Plnchot. ought to resent tht
imputation of Governor 'Stubbs' de
mand to erect a monument to the
former'chlef of tbfe forestry bureau as
if he were already a dead one.
The Kooaevelt Idea. .
Boston Transcript.
Attending four dinners, making three
speeches and an automobile tour of the city,
la Colonel Roosevelt's Idea of taking a rest.
Haw Mr Hold the Pacer
San Francisco Chronicle. ' '
Keeping pace with the colonel as ha flits
from place to place, dropping a bundle of
thoughts here, riding a horse there, shaking
hands, exchanging cheers, la as etrenuoua
work as the busy newspuper reader has
had In a long time.
Extending! Conservation.
Philadelphia f.e.lser.
In the matter of conxe -Vi'itto-.i Mr. Route
velt has practically the support of the
whole country, including that of the pres
ent administration. And li might be wished
that he would ux'nod a policy ao benign
widely enough to embr.ice the supreme
court.
Record of . Achievement,
New York Sun.
Mr. Taft's letter to the chairman of the
republican congressional committee Is a
fair and temperate statement of what la
really an unusually successful record of
platform promises put upon the statute
book. With no little of whit was promised
and has been performed and of vhat was
premised and Is stlfl1 to "be performed The
Siki has no sympathy, but from the re
publican point of v'Jew the achlevment of
congress fend Mr. Taft has been notable.
Tooathest Roose In the World.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
When Robley D. Evans has anything on
his mind that troubles him he has a
way of getting the same out of his system
in a manner which shows scant considera
tion for those at the target end of his ver
bal bombs. Matne'a prohibition laws have
attracted his attention. He is reported to
I t,oi.& l.1,1 l.a liaa lid1 m..,.A ,,.,.1,1.
IID C IA , VI 1 , LU , 1 , 1 l.wa '... ,111.1 IIUUUIC
with bis sailors getting drunk In the Maine
ports than in any other porta In the world,
and adds that he has never seen the pro
hibitory law enforced lu Maine. He be
lieves that It Is better for the sailor men
to have good whisky than a combination
of poison and wood alcohol, such as is the
blend used down east.
Our Birthday Book
Saptsmher 7, 110.
Melville Landon. humorist, better known
as
'Ell Perkins," was born September 7.
lc3". at Katun. New Yor. He Is a lecturer
anu ims pututsnea hooks, ana nas visited
umana more than once.
Chaiic-B Ii Black. "Black the Hatter,"
is celebrating iii.i ejtn mr.hnay. lie
I a printer, then twelve years In the whole
sale flour buslneks and ten years In the
h I l.,iaHtta. mnfi llw.ldi.ntlv, , V, , u
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on the Omaha School board and aeverall
times a Ak-Sar-Ben governor thrown In.
Robert F. Bacon, department manager
for McCi.rd-Bi ady company. ws born S--D- I
temher 7 Iv.V, at Sandv Hill Xvmr VnrXt
Ha began with McCord-Brady company a
rale.inun In TSSo, and has been for (he last
nine years In his present position.
Joseph B. West, cigar manufacturer and
pioneer of Omaha. Is 73 ears old today.
He started lie firm of West a- Prltscher
heie In 1W7 and staid with the business
ttnt)-eighl jears, being now le tiled.
Around New York
Xlpplaa oa tha Oarrant of Lift
aa fcti ta tha 0rat Amarleaa
Metropolis) froaa Day to Day.
The slern m-nnc of Juetlce. which cauxed
Judge Ijynch of olway, Ireland, to eend
his son to the gallows over a century ago,
Ik being duplicated In a smaller way in
New York. William J. Inmne, a recent
at rival from Liverpool, Is prosecuting Ida
son, Charles, 25 years old, for
grand larceny. The father told the court
that nearly five yeara ago his son, Charles,
the prisoner, came to this country and got
a good position aa a painter. Keceartly
Charlea wrote his father to come to this
country, William, another son. brought the
father here and before returning left him
with a IM diamond ring. The father sewed
It In the lining of an old vest and on All
ium 15 It disappeared. The loss was re
ported to the police and Charles confessed
that he hod stolen and pawned the gem.
He said that he had obtained $75. and re
turned :i5. He said he pawned the ring
because he and his father were out of work
and had no money. The father refused to
accept the $:lf. The youth pleaded not
guilty, waived examination and was held
for trial, despite the vain pleadkng of the
magistrate to the elder lunne to desist
and save his aon from the stigma of a
prison sentence.
A frail little woman, staggering under a
big bundle of aoiled linen, came sobbing
Into a downtown police etatlon. She told
the lieutenant ehe waa a widow with three
children and earned S6 a week by scrubbing
floors and a little extra by washing and
Ironing. On her way home ehe had lost
her pocketbook, containing 110.85, of which
$10.60 waa for rent.
The lieutenant pushed an electric button.
In about a minute all of the policemen on
reserve duty had lined up In front of the
desk.
"Say, you fellows," aaid the lieutenant,
"thla woman has lost her pocketbook.
There was $10.S5 In It, and all but 35 cent"
was for the rent to keep a roof over the
head of the children. This Is what I'm go
ing to do." With that he held up a green
back. Every man went down into hla pocket
and turned over the money to the lieuten
ant. The officer counted the money and handed
It to the woman. "Here la your rent and
something over." he said brusquely. "God
bless you and run along now don't thank
us. You'll embarruas us if you stay any
longer. Good night."
New York Is getting better; the All Night
bank decided aome months ago upon early
closing, and now the night court lma ceased
to alt Mayor Gaynor aeema to have been
responsible for the disappearance of the
night court. He attended one of Its aes
siona not long since, and announced next
day that most of the prisoners had been
arrested without due cause by fooliah po
licemen. From thla text he preached a Ben
Bible little aermon on the folly and injustice
of arrests for trivial reasons, and Imme
diately the number of cases before the night
court began to fall off. The decline con
tinued, until It teemed to Justify tha dis
continuance of the court.
To a larger extent than usual thla year
the taxpayers of New York City will be
taken Into the confidence of the offlciala.
Tha month, of October will be given over
to a budget exhibit. For thla purpose an
entire large floor on Broadway has been
engaged and a committee , has been ap
pointed by the board of estimate to give
-explanatory talks and lectures and answer
questions on points that are not under
stood. The taxpayers bwlll be given the
privilege of talking back. The purpose of
this get-together arrangements Is to ac
quaint those who pay the bills with the
needs and expectations of the various de
partments for the coming year, and It is
believed that there will be lesa criticism
and protest If the application of tha city's
money la more widely understood.
A record price was paid for a one-cent
piece In New York Thursday of last week
when Henry Chapman, a numismatist, gave
$840 for one struck in llti. It la the Liberty
cap type and la thought never to have been
In circulation, aa It la clear, perfectly cen
tered and In good condition. It waa the
property of the late Peter Mongey of Cin
cinnati, whoae collection was up at auction.
The face value of the lot of American coins
included In ' the list was $3.26, but they
brought over $4,000. An 1807 penny went for
$76 and one of lb03 for $(il, while one bear
ing the im date went for $75. An 1S23 cent
was sold for $M). So it is proved that the
old adage, "Save the pennies," la a good
one.
jA negreas, very tai and well along In
yeara, sauntered Into the lobby of a Broad
way theater the other day and asked for
the manager.
"What can 1 do for you, mammay?"
asked the manager.
"I want a ticket into ihc gallery, boss."
she replied calmly.
"But why should I give you a ticket?"
"Cos I'm a retired actress."
"You? What did you do?" Inquired the
other In amusement.
"1 played In 'Antony and Cleopatra.' I
waa fan bearer for Miss Fanny Uavenpori."
She got the ticket.
As a business proposition the New York
custom house is all right under Collector
Lceb. During August more than 42,000 per
sons arrived In that port from foreign coun
tries, and the dutlea collected amounted to
$171,440. Thla total show s an Increase, of 125
per cent over duty paid In August of last
year, and more than 360 per cent over
August, 1907.
PI BI.IC IDOL DO SOT LAST.
Bryan's Shattered Prestige aa a Na
tional Leader.
Leslie's Weekly.
William J. Bryan has met the fate which
came to Clay, Cass, Douglas, Chase, Mc
Clellan, Blaine and others whose names
once aroused the enthusiasm of their fellow-countrymen.
On a trivial Issue, that
of county option In dealing with the liquor
que'tlon, his ttate has overwhelmingly de
clared against him, and his prestige a a
national leader has departed.
1 Hundreds of thousands of those who go
to the polls In November remember
Blaine's metejrlc rise and fall. Defeated
in the convention of lS7t only by the con
centration of ail I. is rivals against him,
he prevented the candidacy from going to
c;ral.t flir a lhrrt ternl ,n jo and handed
It to Garfield Instead, gained the nomina
tion In 1S4. to be defeated at Ihe polls,
relinquished the candldaey In PeJS when t e
convention us ready to give It to him if
he could be coaxed to accept, and thus
after the longest contest In the history of
' ,. ... .
epubllran presidential conventions, the
I honor went to benjamin Harrison. Then
1 came his fall. Resigning from the Harrl-
iron cabinet
hortly before the convention
of lxy, he entered tre f!eld as an aspirant
for the nomination In that sear, was over
welnilngly beaten, and died shoitly after
ward. Overthrow will meet Bryan If he
attempts to gain the candidacy In V.ili O-i
lite political niapr In nr era and country
tlt follow entrances vwiftly.
luce is Ih klu
The pop i
PERSONAL NOTES.
I Tin- president of Clark university affirms
' t lut t young girls are absolutely Irreligious.
I Hoke Smith thinks he may be nominated
1 for the presidency In 1312. Merely Hoke's
myth.
So conservation is 'nothing new." The
expulsion of two land grabbers from the
Harden of Edrn was a step In that direc
tion. One more young Pltrshui ger Is In trouble,
if charges of embenlement and larceny
may be so termed Ills was another easel
of "easy come, easy go.' i
It I. i....r ... k w, .. . i
it Is more than probable that both Gay-!
hor jhI Harmon smiled when word'
reached them that Georgia had Already I
been carried for Hoke Smith In 191." I
Miss Louise Wllklns. who won a
. ,1 ,
mine at Satsuma, Aria
l.aa J .
lias retired at the
age of .14 with a fortune that brings her
i" an annual Income of IDO.flOO a year for
life. And yet there are bachelors!
General Information concerning Infantile
paralysis Is meager, but since a woman of
tw has died of the malady, the fact Is plain
that the scientists who gave It a name
were not overcrowded with Information
either.
Maggie Murphy, the prlie winning servant
at the Household show, with a record of
thirty-five years service In one family, says
the mistress who does not send back
the first dirty dish makes a poor servant,
but tha nilstresa must be nice about It.
In other words, a school for tho training
of mistresses l needed.
John Monson of Fargo, N. D.. has built
the largest trunk aver made. It Is eight
een feet long, ten feet wide and ten and
one-half feet high. The trunk la not to be
uaed aa a traveling accessory, but for a
summer residence. It Is built in sections
and forma a portable cottage with doors,
windows and room enough for a cot. chairs
and other furniture.
MORALITY OF Rl MNKHI,
Wall Mreet Throw a Kit and ( hargra
It to Hooaevlt.
New York Financial World.
Wall street says that the cause of the
week's reaction In stocks may be found on
tho rear of a railway pessenger train now
speeding westward. This subtle expression
Is hight finance's devious method of hit
ting at an Individual without naming him
directly. The renewed, but thinly veiled
attack on ex-President Itooeevelt, cornea at
a time when he has declared hla uncom-
ptomlslng opposition to all that Is reaction
ary. He has lined up with the progressives,
but, aa he said In hla speech at Utlca, N. V.:
"The doctrinaire Is a fool If he thinks he
can get along without the practical man.
And the practical man la aa much of a fool
if he thinks he can do without theory.
"Don't imitate the morality of some of
these big business men, to get their effici
ency. I'm against a crook, rich or poor."
Wall street and high finance know too
well there Is not one word In the above ut
terance that should In the least alarm one
ot the millions of holders of securities all
over the United States, and yet the brief
expression waa pointed to solemnly this
week as having been the main cause of a
marked recession In prices during one mar
ket session. The big men In Wall street do
not like Theodore Roosevelt In public life;
they have their minions at hla heels and
their press agents at work, giving out Btich
nonsense aa we have Indicated. They wish
to convince the country, what they them
selves know Is not true, that Theodore
Roosevelt is not to be trusted. They will
full. He credits them with the possession
of marvellous talents for organizing busi
ness, but the morality of their conduct of
that business he cannot accept aa akin to
him. However, they but bring ridicule on
the "square deal." That la why they hate
Talks for people
A year or so ago the United States
woke up, rubbed its eyeB ana loosea
In wonder at the "On to Canada"
movement among Its farmers thou-
sands had gone, thousands were pre-
narlna in iro.
Why?
The Canadian government had Advertise something the people
looked at Its vast acres lying idle, and want. In a way that carries conviction,
realized what it would mean to have and they will respond, no matter how
them peopled by the thrifty Yankees many miles they have to travel to do
across the border railroad men had so.
also looked and realized what it would If you want to sell anything that
mean to them to have these acres un- Is of use to the public advertise!
der cultivation. If you want to do anything people
. By and by came much "literature" a country, build a railroad, or hold a
advertising the possibilities of farm- convention advertise!
lng in Canada, painting in rosy hues Mr. Merchant, if you are just think
the climate and conditions, calling at- lng advertising, let us meet and talk
tentlon to the number of bushels of it over, and see what our combined
wheat to the acre, shipping facilities, resources can accomplish,
the small cost of land, and numerous . 'Phone Tyler 1000 and a Bee repro
other reasons why the American farm- sentatlve will call on you with a Ser
ers should come over. vice of Advertising copy that will
How our people responded to that carry conviction to Its readers, and
advertising Is a matter of history. build for you a lasting success.
I 1
Unexpected happenings often detain the business man
at his office or in a distant city. Then the advantages of
the Bell Telephone service are remembered, for its Local
and Long Distance Lines reach everywhere. '
The Bell Telephone la dally bringing comfort
ing assurances to millions of people In all parts of Ihe
country by mean of Its five million telephones.
By the way, have you a Bell Telephone?
H
CHEERY CHAFF.
"Since von are p.. busv today." ssld the
urbane loin n list, "will vou kindly tell me
when and where I can meet oil for an lu
! tei view ?'
j "(io to Maies!" exclaimed the Irate pull
! ti Inn.
I - Tttunk I II consider It an IPI olnt-
menl.' -( hlcaao Record Herald.
"He makes me si angry." complained
Miss l'rettman. "He's fmrver telling nia
tiiat 'beauty Is only skin deep.'
"And when you get anarv." replied MIks
Chelliis, "It Just shows Mm how thin
skinned you are"-Catholic Standard and
Times.
"What is the difference between common
salt and chloride of sodium? ' aski-d the
yi)l,a man who is atudylna chemiir.
"About two dollars an ounce." candidly
lep'led the man who puts up prescriptions.
" v ,,h,n"lHn S,ar'
"That scapegrace nephew of mine." said
1 die (HH-IOI. IS IIiri-l.T .... 3
, .,.. 11VP Sunday, and vet he has bouuht
a $". fishing outfit'
I should call tlmt." commented the pro
fessor, " pretty strong bcgljiiilng tor a
weak end' trip." Chicago Tribune.
"It Is not often thai a mini's name Is In
rongrulty with his dlspislilon or his occu
pation." "Sometimes the latter. The pollc ar
rested a man named Vine the other da),
nnd he turned out to be porch-climber."
Italtimore American.
"He's a married man."
"How do you know?"
"That charming oung woman over there
didn't even look up when he entered the
room." Detroit Free Press.
i t
"So you're a contortionist, eh?" asks the
manager of the side show. "Well. 1 don't
know . I never heard of ) ou. What can
you do?"
"What can I do?" proudly asks the ap
plicant, drawing from his pocket a bunch
of documents. "Here are signed testi
monials from ten sleeping car conductors
certifying that I can undress myself In the
ordinary berth."
TUB CIKOLK.
Things sometimes In a circle go
As show, some cases can;
For when a man commits a crime.
The law commits the man.
Or when a person health would aeek
When he Is falling 111.
Tho doctor pays i he visits, and
The visits pay the bill.
Baltimore American.
, THE COWBELL.
J. M. Lewis in Houston l'oat.
Did you ever, busy thinking of some deal
you're putting through,
So engrossed with It no ordinary sort Of
Jolt could startle you.
Eat a berry or a cherry, or a bit of wln-
tergreen,
And forget the deul you're making, while
a far-off boyhood scene
Seemed to catch you up and hold you, or
to awing you to and fro
O'er the meadow lands of boyhood down
the paths of long ago?
If you did you know the feeling that was
tugging at my feet
When last night 1 heard a cow bell go
ding-dong along the street,
I don't know what urchin had it, why he
lllill II. mil jri now
It came into his possession, but I almost
hear It now.
It recalled the hill back yonder and the
smell of new-turned loam.
And the old dlng-dongln' cowbells a,s the
cattle ambled home;
I could hear them gently moving as they
splaxhed across the ford.
Fast the old spring to the hollow with Its
time-worn drinking gourd;
And behind them poking at them with a
long sharp-ended goad.
Came a barefooted and bareheaded little
boy along the road.
And the sunset's glory touched him, and
it lighted In hla eyes.
And hla shadow stretched behind him, and
he climbed the gentle rlae
From the flats and let the cows in at the
big, old-fashioned gate, ,
And 1 seemed to stand beaide him as he
stepped aside to wait,
And my eyes looked Into his eyes where
his boyish hopes lay bare,
And still living was the hoping I had
known away back there.
Then the donglng of the cowbell falling
silent set me free.
And it left the scenes back yonder and
tha boy that once waa me.
who sell things
What cannot be accomplishes
tnrougn goou aaverusiug ;
Indeed there are very few under
takings that cannot be carried to a
successful issue through advertising
if it is done rightly, honestly, cour-
ageously.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY,
Every Dell Telephone is
a long distance station.