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Mule ut Nebraska. Douglas county, ss-:
Gem Ke II, Tzsrhuck. treasurer of The
l,i o I'uhiisuirig ompan, being duly sworn.
ay that thr actual number of full and
complete golden of The Lally, Morning.
K.eiilnii a mi Sundav Bee pr.nted dining
the month of September, lsio. ml as fol
low a:
4J.889
T 43,870
I ....43,130
4 ... 40.0O0
i 44.150
43,450
43.SOO
1 43,630
l 43.309
17 43.870
48.400
II 43.8SI4
ZO 48,40
II 43.450
i 43.400
ft 4S.640
. .43,330
. .43.300
, .45.870
. .44,150
. .43,550
. .44.M0
. .43.490
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11...
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..43.460
..43,070
. .41.000
. .43,030
. .43,800
, .41.500
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Total . .
Returned CoplM
1,303,370
0,845
Nat Total . . .
bally Avni ...
1,13,58
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GEO. B. TZSCHI CK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me tlili thirtieth day of September,
Alt). M. B. WAUvER,
Notary Pub'llc,
ahscrlbers lea las the city tem
porarily ahoald hav Th Bee
mailed la them. Address will fee
(-banned aa' eftea aa reaeeated.
Wonder if Candidate Dix la any kin
to Dorothy.- V
Once more wo ask, Will Hitchcock
out It back? ;
"Bryan? speakg'for Cannon's oppon
nt." Lucky Uncle Joe. ,
I
Miss Tacoma ought, to be aahanied
f herself to. pad like that.
. TTTT 1
Colonel Coxey la out agalast Roose
velt. Mora Roosevelt luck.
It ought toVb easy enough 'for
(Overs to come back next year.
Think how -much, tetter off the Cubs
are than little .fanuel, though.
When all other hopes fail try the
stage. Even the Dletz boy has an offer.
I
'Hang . or t uns." Hounds like . a
Chinaman trying to say "king of
clubs." . .
Mr. Bryan must have made the mis
take, too, of always attaching an equl-
llbrator.
Japan exported nearly 1,000,000
ponuds of human hair in one month.
How Is your rat?
Anybodjr who declares that King
Manuel abdicated is a knocker. The
king himself says so.
Many men scratch their fingers so
badly in climbing the peak o! fame
that they cannot hold on after they
reach it. .
Omaha's 21 per cent population In
crease for a decade is still bigger than
the per cent of Increase of most of the
big cities.
Hartley's lawyer Is also writing let
ters to help Bartley's partner running
for United States senator on the dem
ocratic ticket.
. Mr. Hearst says he Is in the fight
for all he is worth. Frankly, we do
uot believe he would risk that much
iTliny campaign.
It is a good thing Ty Cobb did win
'bat batting contest, for Georgia was
ibout to precipitate another sectional
ar if Lajole had won.
The Wright brothers have reduced
their aeroplanlng to the practical level
of sailing dollars into 'their coffers
from the sale of their machines.
Presumably the weather man has
only been giving a warning signal for
those paving and building contractors
to get busy with unfinished work.
Just imagine Mayor "Jim" perform
ing aa governor the "Welcome-to-our-atato"
art on notable occasions. It
would be to laugh if It were not to
blush.
Portuaal has a population of only
6.000.000, divided Into, seventeen po
litical parties and burdened with a
national debt of $800,000,000. United
e stand, divided we don't.
Why should County Commissioner
Ilrunlng. elected aa a republican and
by republicans, be so eager to play
rat's-paw for the democrats? Wha
have the democrats promised him?
The Atchison Globe says: "One mis
take the liar makes is that he is apt
to mistake forbearance for credulity,"
Seems they are talking about this
ticasury shortage matter everywhere.
Economy nd Progress.
The campaign of departmental re-
itrenchment laid out by the president
for the coming amnion of congress rep
repents nothing new to his adminis
tration. It Is but a continuation ot
j the Taft policy adopted at the begtn
oinic of hie term of office. He pro
poses to make a thorough sweep of the
Job this winter, cutting out every sine
cure and lowering every source of ex
pense that will bear reduction and he
expresses the belief that when he Is
done he will have saved a large sum
of money to the government.
Kconomy and progress has been the
keynote of the Taft administration.
Get the most and best for the least
amount has been the practice, not the
theory, and as a consequence the var
ious departments of government are
producing larger results upon a
smaller financial basis, comparatively,
than they ever have. In every de
partment where it was possible to save
money and go ahead, money has been
saved and the work has gone ahead,
and this has beeu done so consistently
that in every case the estimates for
appropriations for the 'current year
are far below those of the two years
Immediately preceding. The Treasury
department, which made a saving of
11.297,000 in 1910, that Is for the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1910, will
cut Its expenses down still further by
$1,730,000 In 1911 June 30. 1911.
Similarly the War department's esti
mated appropriations for the year of
1911 are $."0,415,000 less than In
1909 and I12.1ft0,000 below those of
1910. It Is by now rather generally
known that the Postoffice department
cut Its deficit 911,000,000 in 1910 and
Is cutting It much more than that this
year and at the same time enlarging
its field and details of useful operation.
Its reorganization of various parts of
the system, while bringing larger and
better results, has Invariably brought
less expense. For example, $1,900,000
was saved in the reorganization of the
rural free delivery without cutting
down the service. The Navy depart
ment's estimates for the current year
are $5,800,000 less than those of the
year preceding. The Interior depart
ment, of which there has been so much
criticism, has saved $290,000 a year
In salaries, and at least $2,000,000 in
lands recovered. Besides that, its es
timates for the current year are $20,
667,000 less than those for 1909 and
$8,535,000 less than 1910. The sav
ings In the Department of Justice
come in larger services rendered, but
at the same time it is possible to count
some tangible Income, such as the re
covery of the $3,435,363 in the sugar
fraud cases and $1,181,000, In fines
and judgments. The Department of
Commerce and Labor, which Is as yet
new, and therefore only getting started
well. Is observing this same spirit of
economy and" progress, but reaching
out into so many new fields of opera
tions as to necessitate new expenses
When it cornea to actual, retrench
ment as compared . with results pro
duced, the Taft administration needs
nothing but Its record of the last two
yeara to offer for Its pledge for the
next two. No administration has bad
a better record.
Reform of Public Utilities.
A public utility corporation with
headquarters In Chicago and planta In
eighteen different cities over the coun
try has Issued a circular letter to Its
employes and officers . reminding
them that every man in the company's
employ Is a public aervant and that
the better empVoye he Is the better
public servant be must be- It says:
The operation of a public utility U m
the most positive sense a public trust
unaer these circumstance! you must
realise that you can do vour full duty to
your employer only by doing your full
duty to the people of the municipality
where you are oocupled. Too employe who
serves our company beat la the employe
who serves the publlo beet.
This is a good move on the part of
public utility corporations and de
serves the commendation of the peo
ple. . It shows that some of these cor
poratlons, at least, have come to i
realization that they owe something
to the public from which they derive
their privileges and revenues. When
all public utility concerns come to
recognize this fact and act upon It, we
shall have little difficulty In adjusting
the problems arising between the peo
ple and them.
For some years a aystem has grown
in favor of conducting campaigns of
educatibn on the part of the corpora-
tlona that serve the people, to the end
of giving the people a better under
standing of the nature of the business
and problems the corporations have to
d-al with. Where this Is frankly done
It cannot but have a salutary effect.
My Brother'! Keeper.
Mankind is answering this question
better today tbaa it did In days gone
by. The call of the human Is not in
vain. Cain la seldom saying "Am
my brother's keeper?" in this twenti
eth century ef marvelous progress; he
recognizes that he la and he Is helping
his brother to help himself. That 1
the virtue of this pleaeut-day puilau
thropy, that the fellow on top la glv
Ing the fellow on the bottom a lift to
rise. That Is better thaa naked charity
that gives without the opportunity of
self-help.
The scores of charitable and semi
charitable Institutions maintained in
citlca and towns by local, state and
federal governmenta alike, for the
young and the old. are all the answer
required today to this question of the
ages. Large cities where congested
quarters and squalid homes house
Urge famlltee of unfortunate little
ones are providing great playgiounds
where plenty of fresh air and exercise
can be had free to all. They are con -
(ducting homes and asylums of mercy
to shield the helpless from the rigors :
'of winter and its train of hardships.
They are fighting for pure food, for
fresh milk, for cheap and wholesome
Ice. for sanitary houses and factories,
for the square deal for the man or
woman or child who alone la not able
to command it. This Is the answer of
the twentieth century to this question.
And It Is made In the most pragmatic
; sense. It Is made, too. at tne expense
financially of the community, but, sor
did as some think the world I. It is
not hoarding the dollar today as it
used to when human misery or want Is
at stake.
It will help, vastly In the economy of
human ;race If we open our eyes to
this facf and see what is being done.
If the Ideal Is not In sight, believe
from what has been accomplished and
what Is, that it soon will be nearer and
that if we are lagging it is only be
cause our work is new.
Keep History Straight.
It is to be noted that one Frank A.
Harrison ia again seeking publicity
through democratic channels trying to
make a point against William Hay
ward's candidacy for t-ongress in the
First Nebraska district because he
served as secretary to his father for a
few months and drew the regular pay
for the work, a position which Harri
son coveted. The only statement
made by Harrison worth correcting is
the one in which he says:
"I had rnaneurd the newnpaper part of
JttdKe Havward's candidacy during tha
long struggle before hli election."
"lid he pay you for thla service?"
"No. and no pay was a iked or expected.
We were fighting in Nebraska then the
tame, sort of element now represented In
the nation by Wlckemh&m, Frank Hitch
cock and Bellinger, and a good many peo
ple felt It a patriotic duty to do all they
could for the election of Judge Hay ward.
who represented the other element."
The fact is that, during all the time
he rendered the service he here refers
to, Harrison -drew pay from The Bee
s a regular employe of this paper.
He was on The Bee's payroll through
the entire campaign of 1898 and the
legislative fight of 1899, and whatever
ho did In the way of managing the
newspaper part of that campaign was
by direction of his employers and for
the money they -aid him. ir we
recollect aright, he received, with our
consent, In addition to his salary as
our Lincoln correspondent, a small
weekly allowance from the republican
state committee for rearranging what
he wrote for The Bee into a prees
bureau letter for the country papers.
Harrison did not cease drawing a sal
ary from The Bee until August, 1899,
and at the time of his retirement It
was eur understanding that he ex
pected to be taken care of at Washing
ton by, Judge Hayward .when congress
convened the following December.
Millions for Human Life.
During the week Mr. Rockefeller
added $3,800,000 . to his endowment
of the Rockefeller Institute in New
York, making a- total of $8,240,000.
The New York Times appropriately
styles this "A hospital of hospitals."
Its specific purpose Is to cure selected
diseases pneumonia, heart trouble
and Infantile paralysis being the first
in order. It will provide treatment
free of charge for seventy patients at
a time.
Whatever we may think of Mr.
Rockefeller's business career, we must
admit that this Is splendid work. But
the hospital would be not far from
the ordinary If It quit there. Where
it transcends the mission of most hos
pitals will be In Its Influence upon
others. It will in fact become a high
school in these branches, for it Is
commissioned to go to the limit of
research In determining the causes
character and treatment of the se
lected diseases. Its own cures, there
fore, will be but a beginning of the
sum total of Its achievements for man
kind. It will hold the brief for other
medical institutions. Its practitioners
will be the authorities and with such
unlimited resources at its command
Its powers of research and execution
will be far reaching.
This gift is said to bring Mr. Rocke
feller's total public benefactions up to
$120,000,000. That Is good, but It is
doubtful if be has made a donation
that will do more practical good for
the race than this one. It is giving
money to save and improve human
me, to neip tne race work out its
destiny.
- m .
ocieuce is orten impeded In its
progress for the want of means. Here,
then, is an opportunity where no such
Impediment exists and science Is given
a free rein to do its best. By securing
the best scientists we may expect
wonderful results from the institute
The equipment of the hospital is said
to surpass anything of the kind in
the country and the entire staff will
devote ail its time to studying the
progress and nature of the cases
brought under Its scrutiny, marking
by careful notations the history of
each disease. This will Uy up for
science knowledge for all time lo tome
such as It has not been possible to
obtain before.
Colonel Roosevelt has endorsed for
re-election Senator Burkett In N
braaka. Senator Beveridge in Indiana
and Senator Lodge in Massachusetts
Senator Beveridge voted against the
tariff bill, while Senators Lodge and
Burkett voted for it, so that a vote for
or against the tariff bill is not re
garded by Mr. Roosevelt as tho test of
merit or trustworthiness of a member
of the senate. Colonel Roosevelt ha
repeatedly said that It is the method
j of revising the tariff that needs rem-;
!edy and further revisions should be j
I guided by Investigations and findings
of experts as to the a.nount of protec-.
tlon needed. The republicans are tor
a tariff commission, while the demo-
crats are against a tariff commission I
because they are against
duties altogether.
protective
The Western Laborer, which is a
spirited weekly published in the Inter
est of organised labor, has been beat
ing the tom-tom for Congressman
Hitchcock as entitled to labor support
In return for square treatment. We
have, however, a copy of the Laborer
printed a few years ago, in which it
refers to the same Mr. Hitchcock as
follows:
The contemptible slurs of the World
Herald at the president of the Central
Labor union la not the ontr way In which
that stlnK-of-lngi-atltude outfit has been
giving unions and union men the worst of
It. It ia notorious that In the mailing room
of that paper Is a man who publicly boasts
that he will "bust up the Mailers" union,"
and It is understood that Hitchcock Is
backing him up in his fight on the union.
The new administration hng a sood oppor
tunity to show its good Intentions by get
ting behind the mailers and forcing the
World-Herald to equate the mailing room
or force the nonunion worker It Is feeding
out of hie Job. .
Which was right, the Western La
borer when it denounced Hitchcock
for giving unions and union men the
worst of it, or the Western Laborer
when it now slobbers over him as a
lifetime friend of the unions?
After the Jury in thirty minutes re
turns a verdict of guilty, Dr. Crlppen
is in another minute or two sentenced
to death and advised by the court to
entertain no hope of escaping the law's
demand. He had been convicted on
evidence that "could leave a reason
able doubt In no man's mind." But
in this country he would have the
gamut of a dozen different court pro
cesses to run before paying the penalty
of his crime which in England he will
pay November 15.
The repudiation by Congressman
Hitchcock of his debt to Bartley, how
ever, is not exceptional. Mr. Bryan
had almost an equally hard time to
get what was owing to him and had
to take part of It out In railroad mile
age, for selling which, In violation of
his contract, Mr. Hitchcock's newspa
per was ouce blacklisted.
Alfred Henry Lewis comes out now
declaring that Charles E. Hughes is
not qualified to be an associate justice
of the supreme court. There we are
again. Why didn't somebody think to
ask Alfred Henry about it before Mr.
Hughes was appointed.
I
It's up to Mr Bryan to say whether
Edgar Howard has proven his charges
to his satisfaction and whether he will
continue to stand for a candidate who
confesses to hiving1 borrowed state
money from. Bartley and then refused
to pay it back
It certainly takes effrontery for
Congressman Hitchcock's World-Herald
to refer to the phrase, "Pollard,
put it back," whch it coined in a cam
paign a few years ago. The slogan
this year is. Will Hitchcock put it
hack?
Congressman . Latta says he isn't
afraid to go oat campaigning with
Bartley's partner. The source of the
revelations about Hitchcock's partict
patlon in the treasury loot stimulates
a fellow-feeling with Mr. Latta. '
A lot of business men struggling
under the stress of democratic hard
times had to borrow money. But no
honest business man able to pay re
pudiated such debts by pleading the
statute of limitations, 1
In spite of his strenuous golfing
President Taft gained weight all
summer, and in spite of bis enemies'
strenuous knocking he has gained in
popularity. He is a heavyweight any
way you take blm.
Wonder what - those candidates
meant when, on filing for primary
nominations, they . subscribed to the
solemn oath, "r hereby pledge myself
to abide by . the result of said
primary?"
A Miss Silent of Indianapolis has
married a Lieutenant Hush of the
army. One case where the society
editor's expression, "They were quietly
married," must have come true.
Biennial Ralabowa.
Washington Post.
Miss Democracy Is acting as if she really
expected to match rainbows right up to
th closing of tha polls.
Kaoaa-h to llaad Areaad.
Wall Btreet Journal.
Government's supplemental crop report
shows condition of lemons to be 101. 1- In
dicated yield will be helped later by elec
tlon results.
Baaeaee f Brfcaleaa.
Kansas City 8iar
"So far ai thoy are good they are old
so far as they are new they are bad.'
says Mr. Bryan of the Roosevelt policies
When has the very essence of Bourbonism
been more succinctly and completely enun
elated?
ike Bustle t'antea Off..
Kansas City Star,
Tuesday' derision by th initcd Btate
supreme court In the Missouri river rate
case suggests that the Interstate Com
merce commission I not a mirth-provoking
a tribunal as th railroad used to
think It was.
Cheer I'a!
Chicago Record-Herald
King Manuel dejectedly say
nothing now to live for. It I a
he ha
d thing
when a boy or Manuel's age get such an
Idea in his head. Let him take a corre
spondence course In writing. Perhaps he
can get an engagement to report the next
prise fight or world championship series
ef base ball game
Around New York
BJpplea ea aa Ovrrant ef Xlfe
a a la Oreat Anertuaa
Metrevella fram Say to
Homes for the homeless, vheihsr tour
ists or residents, ate multiplying at an
amazing rate In Manhattan. Ken the
natives wonder how sufficient business Is
obtained to make new hotels, new apart
ments and new place of gastronomic Joy
paying propositions. Hut they thrive, else
they would not multiply. All are fitted
up In luxurious fsshlon. New hotels opened
this fall Include the Great Northern, the
Hotel, Rector, the Hotel Vanderbilt. a big
house to be put tip by Charles P. Taft
of Cincinnati, and others on Proadway. be
tween Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
streets, and others less pretentious. Here
and there a hotel may close or fall, or
be burned down or degenerate Into a room
ing house with the restless switching of
centers, but not many. With the optimism
which charsctertres Manhattan. It Is de
clared that this season was the beat In
the history of all the hotels.
The tremendous Itinerant homeless popu
lation of New York, made up of all grades
of those who roam and ride the steel
horses, would make a largo sized city every
day. It Is not surprising that hotel ac
commodations seem never to exceed the
demand In such a place. Hut It Is disturb
ing, really destructive, lo home life. It
has been raid that there Is not a real home
In New York City and this Is not far from
li ue. Residents uf that colossal city of
cliffs go home to sleep, but they live down
town. They burrow to their lodging via
subway, fitful and feverish, and ar.
hoisted to their apartment or climb toil
some atairv weurily, no vever much their
eyes may have danced.
The smallest lunipaigu contribution on
record In New York lias been received by
Ogden L. Mills, treasurer of the republican
county committee. 11 wag a check for 1
cent and came from Jamea J. llagan, the
Tammany leader In the Fifteenth assembly
district, In response to an appeal for funds
sent out Ivy the county committee a few
days ago. The check was returned by Mr.
Mills with this letter:
"Dear Blr 1 herewith return the check
sent to me by you on October 13. While
we stated In our appeal for funds that any
amount, no matter how small, would be
gratefully received, yet, be the amount ever
so small, we deem It essential that tha
tource from which it comes should be sat
isfactory. While, therefore, we appreolute
the patriotism of Mr. James J. Hagan. the
republican party must decline to be in
debted to him to even the extent of 1 cent.
"Very truly yours,
"OODEN L. MILLS, Treasurer."
A fussy Brooklyn woman asked Magis
trate Nash the other day for a summons
Cor a man she hod employed. He had been
profane In her presence, she said. Magis
trate Nash expressed his sorrow at this
fact.
I will gladly Issue the summons If he
has been profane," said he. "Perhaps you
had best relate the circumstances."
Ue said 'damn It,' " said the woman.
blushing.
Horn authorities hold that 'damn it' it
profanity," said Mr. Nash gravely. "What
was he doing at tha time he said 'damn
it?' "
"He was laying carpet for me," said the
woman.
'And " prompted the magistrate.
He hit his thumb."
'Under thete conditions," said Magistrate
Nash, "and having laid carpet myself, and
having Inadvertently hit my thumb with the
hammer while laying said carpet, I shall
have to rule that your employ was not
profane. He was only vulgar. Summons
refused."
New York has to pay annually what is
probably th biggest stationery and print
ing bill of any municipality. Last year it
was over $1,300,000. New York prlnta a
dally newspaper of its own, th City
Record, which help along th bill Mint-
whit. It cost (262,000 to print th City
Record in 1909.
Uncle Sam has his own printing shops,
so that It isn't possible to compare his
printing bill with the bill New York has to
settle every year, because New York h
to go out and get its printing done like
any private corporation.
Of the big dty departments the finance
department runs up the biggest printing
and stationery bill. Last year it wai over
1300,000. Whenever New York decides to
get out a bond Issue it makes tha man who
order th stationery groaa. Those nlc
looking green and gold bond cot over tl
apiece, which would mean X35.0U0 for a X3fi,
OuO.OOO bond issue.
Probably no private consumer, even th
largest corporation, ha anything like the
same number of atatlonery forms made
to order a the ctty. The Department of
Health, for instance, has no lea than 725
different forms to be ordered. Other de
partments hav almost as many.
It requires a big three-otory warehouse
on Read street to hold all of New York's
stationery. There ar ,200,000 worth ot
blank book, ledgers, eta, bought very
year and stored theta. Everything Is carted
to the warehouse, whence upplles are
drawn by th different department as
they need them.
All th printing and atatlonery supplies
pass through th hand of David Kergu
on, supervisor of the City Record, who I
also th editor of th city' official news
paper. ' Mr. Ferguson this year hope to
sav over 1100,000 alone In printing this
newspaper and ovr SSuO.OoO In th city'
general bill for printing.
A knot of tourlet in th Chine quarter
stood before a little 'Chine girl dreawd
in her festival clothe of bright eolor,
with blu and yellow embroidered panta
loon. They stood admiring her a one ad
mire om curloeity and voiced openly
their opinion. One of th party, a young
Italian. ld in a loud voice that he thought
he might mak a 'fin ornament In my
parlor."
Th little Ch!ne girl Quickly turned
upon him- and aid:
"Why, you big tlff of a Wap. for i cent
I d aland you on your big flap ar."
Th tourist gasped and hustled th Ital
ian youth away with thetn.
Kdwsrd Clark of M2 Avenue C, Bayonn.
aa awakened early in th morning by the
rattle of a window In hi bedroom. He
peered out and saw a man In a tree clo
to th window. Clark shouted for help,
and Policeman Barney MoCaithy. the
heavyweight ol the force, weight 300
pounds, responded. Despite hi bulk . Mc
Carthy climbed th tree aud reached out
for the man. Hi hand touched the other
man' lio. but the uppod tnlf worked
hi way to another branch, et,tnned down
the tree and escaped.
What a tkaaa There I.
Philadelphia Record.
Th time ( hang and th manner. Not
many year ago th fact that a daring
Frenchman could Jump Into hie dirigibls
balloon In Parte and in a few hour make
safe landing In Ixindon would hav put th
British nation In a condition of seml
panic. Now tha French Invader 1 mad
welcome. The suocx-sa of his flight across
the channel from capital to capital only
seem to strengthen the cordial relations
bctweeu th republic and th empire.
j F.A!U0 rnttT.
i Adnslalstratlve Reforms ta ae Poat
fflee Department.
New. York Tribune.
Postmaster General Hitchcock s predic
tion that by July, ion, the postal service
will be aetf-sustatnlng la a fre'i tribute
to the piHciicallt v of President Taft's
pollcv of administration reforms. Mr. Tsft
set to work, earnrs-lv when he beenmr
president to reduewthe cost of government.
Before his time expenditure had tteitdlK i
Incrfssed. and the Increase was looked
umn in congress as well as In the depart
ments as unsvodabl. A part Of It was
unavoidable, because the nation has grown
and the activities of the federal service
have been expanded In all directions. Cut
another part of the increase wai not Justi
fiablethat due to the IncU of co-operation
between congress and the executive In
planning expenditure and lo the emplov
mont of antiquated and costly method In
conducting the government's business. The
budget law passed by congress and s-al-ouhly
executed by President Taft has
checked the annual increase In appropria
tions. The expenditures for 1010-1!11 wvl!
be smaller than thos? for ls-ll- the first
decrease In a generation. A thorough over
hauling of the departmental machinery
Is also putting the government In a posi
tion to do Its work more effectively on a
smaller outlay.
In the postal service the deficit was
cut down last year about $H.0.nofV Ai
Hie end of the present fiscal war Mr.
Hitchcock says that there will be no de
ficit, lie has asked congress to appropri
ate for Nll-1912 only KJil.!2r more than
was appropriated for U10-lf 11. Heretofore,
the annual Increase In postal expenditures
has been about 20.(XX),ooo. Hut the post
master general thinks that he can take
care of the additional business with a smnll
extra allowance, and can more than offset
that allowance by Increased postal receipts.
'fh;re is no good reason why the postal
service should not pay Its own way. It
Is to do so hereafter and Mr. Hitchcock
suggests, moreover, that It may be soon
making sufficient profts on the present
rates to warrant the experiment of one
cent letter postage. Delivering first-class
mall at tha one-cent rate without calling
on congress to make good a deficit in the
postal appropriation would be a signal
vindication of President's Taft's contention
that the government cn easily be made to
give better service at a lower cost.
tlllRCIl AOVEHTlSlMi.
Aoarre af Light and Leading mm mm
Aid to Rellffloa.
New Tork World.
A glance at the religious notices In the
Saturday papers is sufficient to show to
what extent the churches now avail them
selves of display type to set forth their
attractions. Almost as much prominence
Is given to th announcement ot the Hun
day service as to theater advertising
and the fact Is significant of a new con
ception of the uses of publicity In pro
moting an interest In religion.
Not only 1 the subject of the sermon
printed In type selected to catch the eye,
but attention Is called to special features
of a program designed to draw a large
audience to the concert or moving picture
exhibition arranged for, to the fact that
the service will be held on the pariah-
house roof during hot weather, to ad
dresses on civic questions or th discussion
of political Issues. A "cut" of th church
or a picture of the pastor sometimes ac
companies the notlc.
Thl extension of publicity methods by
the churches Is not confined to the large
cities.' It Is a movement of national ex
tent, as may be Judged by the Instance
cited in Printer' Ink of advertising of the
kind by churches In Paterson, Columbus,
O.. Davenport, la., Lawrence, Kan., Troy.
N. Y Omaha and In Alabama, North Da
kota and elsewhere. It I an entirely le
gitimate development of church activities.
A th pastor of a Lutheran congregation
In Ohio says, "Printer' ink I a good for
a church a for any big business." And,
It may be added, fully a appropriate for
an Institution that has th best of Scrip
tural precedent for not hiding it light
under a bushel.
JilRI.Q AMKRlt'AMSM.
Immigrants
See a Ralrr Devoid
of
Poasp.
New York World.
A pleasant faced man of Impressive bulk
and stature, drsed In the sober garb of
an American business man, stood a little
while Tuesday at Ellis Island, watching th
immigrant disembark.
Two thousand people Just ashore cheered
when told that he was tb president of the
United State. Moat of them were accus
lumea in tueir oia nomee to e power
hedged with pomp, set off with the glitter
of uniforms and th flash of polished arms.
They must have marvelled, some a little In
credulously even, at the total absence of
such trappings here.
A memorable day, we my all believe,
for all tb two thousand and one. The
president for th first tim saw that beau
tlful spectacle which no tru American can
wltnea without deep emotion, th flock
ing of tli races to th land of promise.
The two thousand saw democracy person!
fid In the elected chief, at th threshold
of a country where career ar still open
to talent and th humblest child may yet
aspir to the loftiest service.
Our Birthday Book
Oetober 84, 1810.
Jam 8. "Sherman, vice president of the
United States, wa born October 24, 18u5,
at utlca. N. T. Mr. Sherman wa for
many term member of congress from hi
district and was elected on the ticket wltli
Mr. Taft two yeara ago.
Mr Moses Montefiore, the noted Jewish
philanthropist wa born In London Oc
tober 24, 174. and died there in IW. AI
most hi entire fortune was devoted to
philanthropic measure In behalf of hi
people In Europe and all part of the
United Bute.
Don C. fletu, manager of th New York
World, I (. He was bom at Portag. O.
and I a writer as wall as a business man.
v. cnarie w. Kavioge, th marry
ing minister," I celebrating hi 60th birth
day. H waa born In New Vienna, O., and
was educated In tb University of Minn.
ft it a. H ha been a minister and paator for
thirty-three year, at present at the head
of tha People' church which he founded.
Frank J. Burkley, president of the Burk-ley-
Printing company, wes born October
24. lbuT, right here in Omaha, his parents
being smong th pioneer settler. H started
out as a telegraph operator, and wa
member or in city council from 1M to
14.
H. K. Burkst, funeral director, is just
u. He waa born in Grand DeTour, II). He
started out in business at Creston, Is., In
ls?t, removing to Omth In 1W3
8). p. Mason, assistant treasurer of th
N -8ctanlder-Fowler Oialn company In
Omaha, waa burn Oolober U. 1S74. In New
Orleans. He wa lr ten years with the
Central Gisnariea company at Lincoln,
coming to Oinaha In ISisj.
Edward Black, newspaper writer, I S7
today. He was boru In Glasgow and cam
acres th water in 11171, embarking In th
Journalistic field on The Bee In 1X) after
spending thirteen yeais at eniplovmeut with
tb IJuiiington railroad.
PERSONAL NOTES.
The late Julia Ward Howe considered
William Dean Howells the greatest of "our
modern Ainrilcan writers.
Consensus of opinion smong New York
papers on tha Walter W'rllman adventui
Is that It was futile and loolhardy. The
Tribune even goes so fwr ns to accuse the
papers that barked It of criminal folly in
allowing audi a risk of life to be taken.
An attorney In Blair county. I'ennsv I
vni.la. has been expelled from the bar
association, despite s plea of insanity
duly barked by expert evidence. Tlie Inci
dent throws light on the lawyers' real
belief In the pretext most widely advanced
on behalf of their clients.
James tsands of Siiutliers. Pa., picked up
a bat with a broken wing near his noma
several weeks ago. took the animal home
and cured for it until the wing Imd
mended. The bat now has become tame
and refuse to leave. H has killed ail the
mice about the house and atwsys conies
when Sand whistle for it. it Is said.'
Tlie New York Sun reprints from its
pages of April 15, 1H4, the famous Poo
story of The liulloon Hoax." in which
the author depleted a trip across the At-
antlc ocean by eight man In a balloon in
three days. Toe wrote and sold the stoty
to prevent himself and wife from starving.
His Imagination designed an airship tor
the purpose of the adventure.
On of the strangest accidents, and at. the
same time One of the most terrifying, oc
curred In one of the Pittsburg steel milla
recently. A man whs carrying a leel
billet through a shop when he came wlUiln
range of a So-ton magnet used as a crane.
It sucked him to It like a flash and the
ten-foot Jump Into tne air ws made with
such force that the man was fatally, in
jured by the Impact.
SMILING REMARKS.
Something seems In tell me, Pnillp, that
you have been smoking."
Something st'cntx Hi ten uie, r.sniei anm,
that you have been eating onions."
So tlicy merely shook nanus.
Tribune.
Townley I'd like to nave money to burn.
Ki,hi,,.i,r.i i satisfied If 1 had coal-
Boston Transcript.
Doctor You must be opeiated Upon di
rectly! Not a day's delay!
Jones Hold on ioc: xtie to your am-
mohll! iKin t begin thinking about a lin
ing machine! Puck.
"Do you think the study of the dead lan
guages Improves a man s chances in me;
Well. said the proresxor uiougniiuiiy,
"tl.nv'il save him irom a great deal of
possible trouble If he'd Sllok to tneni In his
private Correspondence." Washington 8iar.
"Funny. Isn't It?" ,
"What Is?"
'w (.. limvm nf clilvslrv men were tickled
to dc-atn if they got a woman's glove snd ,
now tney are all broken up If hegtves
thiin tne mitten." IndlanapollB News.
A man went Into a store 10 buy a foun-
tsln ten. The vuiim saleswoman gave him
one to try, aud he covered several sheet
of paper with the words "Tcmpus KukII."
The obliging vendeuse otrerea nun an
other ren. "rerhaps, she swld. you d IlKo
one of these stubs butter, Mr. l-'ugiU"
fcveryhody's Magazine.
'Gee. S,i. but 1 wuz homesick when 1
went to tit' city!"
"Gosh! Was yerv How iiomcsicur-
t mt.xml r.n ,1,' ,nrnr till I seen
a car marked To the Barn' an', by gum.
1 took it." Cleveland Leader.
"Do you believe." said the siern member
of the board, "in r?olomon' eminently wise
and proper method of using the rod I
"Yes," said the sentimental member, "do
you advocate the brutality and degrading
Influence of corporal punishment?"
"I believe," replied the expectant teacher
after a moment's thoughi, "that- If any
child ha ability, it should be whipped Into
shape." Baltimore Amorlcan.
SENATOR JOHN D. DOT-LIVER.
8. H. M. Byers in- Dee Moines Register
ana Leader.
What! Ia h dead, whose voice an hour
ago
Held senate listening to hi mighty
train,
Whose speech like sea waves sounded to
and fro.
And hearts grew glad to hear the deep
refrain?
Will we no more the genial face behold,
The strong form see, nor grasp the kindly
hand,
Nor hear again hi laughter as of old.
Nor see his like again In all the land?
On stormiest seas his ship he proudly
steered.
By rock and Isle where but the bravest
win.
Why should he die Just as the Isnd was
neared.
Just as the ship was proudly sailing in?
Who had not seen him when the hour was
great
Touch human hearts to wonder and to
thrill!
O, princely eloquence. Is this thy fate,
On little day, and then forever still?
Fam stood besid him with her crown
of gold.
Such a earth'a noblest to her noblest
ber
Death aw th prize and natched It from
her hold,
Yet left the laurel like a halo there.
Death must have grieved to shut the door
on him,
To leave u waiting fur the curtain' rise.
Such use for men there Is when day la dim
And stars forget to lighten up the skies.
He had his foe, who not, at such a height?
Yet this be said, he feared not one nor all.
With naked sword lie atood amidst th
fight.
They found him dying close beside the
wall.
When autumn leaves before his open dnnr
Fell In soft musio from the trembling
limb,
It waa like murmurlngs by the sweet sea
shore; H did not dream It was a dirge for him.
For to the Isst his soul was all acheer
And smiles beguiled the quickly fading
breath,
Nor any thought what might b hovering
near.
He only died and never knew 'twaa
death.
Farewell, farewell! upon soma other shore1
Where all is fair and beautiful about,
May we not meet wher death can b no
more,
Wher suns n'er set, nor any stars go
out?
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