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Tin-:. 1 1 nr.: nrnv. Trmv. vArptm.T, Tin; Omaha Duly BfI;. FOIWDKD HY KDW.Utl) ItOSF.WATKIt. VIi:T(ilt lWSEWATKIl, KI'ITOK. Entered rrr Omaha pintofflce a second clan matter. r 7 TEHA1S! OK Hl'lbl.RIFllUN. flnrday Jtee, one vpr Satordnv Hert. one m J'Hilv Itae (without Minriav). one year 1'Hily H"e und f i in '!n . one 5 mr 1'("uvm:i i; v i'Aiiitu:i! . V) U iJ TV,o cr. ir r .adjustment of finances tiiicut be lm- uress(I him In the most insulting, lan- n. unit i e. j . 1 11.- sate way to operate tbe ' l,rove" if on,e dividend fuMd" werejguaee mid he responded by denounc- cut down J o st a lime, inis, ai h hmi , iiir tneni as iuiskim i-snuomrs v. would help to make a bettor flio lug , the people. Yet lie utters not a word for argumenTs sake. i of warning when talking here to their . 1 mnstitueiits. pid'ntly v tiling to have Japan is for Protection. I these mNiepreseutatives'' n peat .Ihiihii will nut into effect u prot.c-1 their post pevfoiuiam e with voting nindiine today It to pull the re public an lewr lirst. Tim republican lever H tlio first party lever on the ma chine. If yon pull that, lever and ptoji right there you will do well. lint if you feel that you must scratch on any Army Gossip Matter of Interest Om and Back of the rirtag 1.1b Gleawet from the Arm f and Wary kaflatar. It baa deelded tariff for candidate for nnv office, von railltl1? tariff In IH11. ...i, ......i.., .. ,.,.. ,,it;., i),.. r,.,,.i. Ihiit neither free trade nor IIUl..llililinvi"."."ft''.. ."" - , lican lever than In any other w ay. ' revenuu only w ill satisfy the demands i - . ... it I .. i U A t Kvening 1!po (without s.indavi. r.r wfk . '.c T,ont let anyone mislead you Into theiof tbe most aggressive, nation Kvenlne It1Hi Sm.ilavi. per WHek.....pic . .,. . , far aBt tnat has entered upon a and ronseiit just because themselves democrats. lis aid they call The COI ps law final lncire l:i the ai'tiy tnedlotl b. by virtu, of the provisions of the nf April Vov, will he accomplished Wonder il the cost of sending out those iiO.UOO rubher-stauiped persona letters will appear anywhere in Mr lollu U. HnxlK. i. nh. i.-l licr week. . 1.." MO iildl ..... i.n.. i i...p n...k in,- I j ... .li.... .r ...i nmvotiipnt nf world uo w er coin pet moil ......... ....... ., , ., aeinocram in net ti tun mu m iir, - !iiii,.i,.n..1i' n m ns i ir n fiiinl nnlll;lvit, Afldr.w all r nmphiliitx of lrremilarlti-a ,.,,,,... n well M In Dolitli S It I 1UU 11 0l K 8 ta"H,a'fcn I,1MIJ Biuu.nu. in deiivorj-to rur M-ruiaMon i partmera. for one or more candidates on that i" lommcueBs w.n as in poutus. i1(ui whQ woulJ j0 a()out hjs oFKli'KS. j ticket, because that i not true. As ! has determined to build up Its manu-, Hartley will have no .ma,.-Ti,e .v- lh,inX , h f fat.tul 1K industries, to do which It with Hart e wui axe. no soutu Onuiha-G21 North Twt-nty-foui th , w e nave sain at me ouisci. n. saie .,.. . compunctions In subscribing to a per- .- ...... ....... way is to pull the republican lever conceives a protective tariff to be es- f.nunt. j-.. " I.incnln-f.lN Little Itni'riiTiar. ' 'l)k'Run- l.'ris .MiiPuet'i 1 .uhihlic New York Kc.rinn llul-l'.nj So. ii Weal Yhlrt v-i hir-l Sli'ft Washington 7J.i Konr'eert'i Street. N. W. t'orikKSPONiir.Nd.. 'onimnij'ratiiins i . lH'i";,' ti news and diioriiiJ Hiattor shouli be mhres'd . Omaha Be. F.il t'li ial t n a I tpient. ' , ' ft I M J T ' r A N C K S . Jtennt tiv draft, ex pi ess or postal ordr pavalil . Tl- Hoe ruh!: -.Pin 4 '.mip.in:- . inly I-wnt stomps received In p.n nvnt of nii.il Hceounis I'.rfi.n.i! ih'tka except on Omaha sad, eatirn exchnntje not accrpted. 8TATSMKXT OF ri RCI I.ATH )N. Plnte of Nehrnska. IouIhh '(ianty, s Grrtre n. Tischnck, trens.U'cr of Th l'.ee I'tibllshlnR ''rompnny. tieiits dub aw'or-i :iye that tlie actual n.in tu r of f' :i anil complete coplr Th" Imll. M-rnliU. IKxetiinu and Suhdav H.-e priiUed dm Inn the month of October. V'10, was a fullowa: I 43,370 2 44.700 & , ...3,a:)0 4,. .43,330 E ..43.44Q ........,.43,e0 7 ti .43.760 8 43.020 ......... .43.700 10 ......43.BSO 11..... ,43,370 li ..43,300 IT! ..........43.840 14..... .43,670 43.3S0 Id,. .44.030 Total , . .'. 1,360.740 I v turned t'oi(a 11,343 17 43,370 in 43,300 1') 43,380 20 43,310 21 43,420 2.' 43,170 2 5 43,450 2 4 44,090 21 43.380 2( 43,370 27 43.390 ?8 43,400 2 43,050 .10 43,600 SI 45,680 first, and then do the rest Net Tot al , 1,333,398 lHy am.-,vj.- 43,174 CV.U. IS. T.srnucK, Treasurer. Ftibaerlhed In mv prenenrc and aworn to .before me thia Slut do- of October. IHIO. M. V. WALKEK. Iscal.) . . Notary Public. Saharrtbera leavTlnit tbe eltr tem porarily aboald have Tbe Be mailed to them. Addreaa will be ebaoifrd na often aa reqneated. ,. King Corn brought borne the bacon, too, , Just Suppose Again. Congressman Hitchcock wants peo pie to believe that his repudiated $3,000 note came into Hartley's pos session after he had emerged from the penitentiary and after it was out lawed. Jurt suppose G. W. Wattles was, in lftys, loaning his own money to .Mr. Hitchcock, whom he had not previ ously met, without security a very ranh supposition. .Just suppose the note had remained In Mr. 'Wattles' hands. Would anyone suppose that Mr. Wattles, "as a very strong, clear headed bualnees man," would let a note for $3,000, representing his own money, become outlawed without pressing It for payment, and In ex tremity protecting himself with a Judgment? Would anyone suppose that if Mr. Wattles held the note and it rep resented his own money loaned to Hitchcock when he was in dire need, and the note by accident had become outlawed, Mr. Hitchcock would even then repudiate the debt? Is It not easier to suppose that Hitchcock knew be was borrowing stolen state money from Hartley and repudiated the. note that had outlawed while Bartley was in prison because he thought Bartley dare not aqueal? sential. In this, as in other spheres of action, Japan undoubtedly Is influenced much I by the example n experience of the I'nlted States, with which It has come Into the doseBt relations. It is not mistaking the signs of the times. It Is not misreading the record. Our pro tective tariff has indeed nourished the vitalizing forces that have made the American nation strong; that have built up its industries and equalized the compensation of labor, making the latter the best paid and the best served of any workmen on the face of the earth. But Japan is also on most friendly terms with Great Britain. It has transacted much business with that country of late, but it will not follow England's example and adopt frte trade aa an industrial policy. It Is almost to laugli, this indigna tion of brewery hirelings who have contracted to deliver the foreign born vote. It would never do to let those whose votes are to be delivered get the idea that their disinterested advisers are collecting for It. Down In 'Connecticut Judge Bald win, the democratic nominee for gov ernor, is threatening to aue Colonel Roosevelt for libel. Here in Nebraska no one has heard Congressman Hitch cock threaten to sue anyone for libel. 01. .lantiary I l'n.h-i that etatote the mrp will ht- inie.ied hy three li'-iitonmit cul iiiich, three maims and fifteen lieutenants I'oloiiel .1. 11. 'iliard retlies on lecrniher 2. Y reuniting. In the pioinotion to the next highest K'ade of T.leufeiumt 1'ulonel K. tj. Kheit. Major I'lmrlea Wilcox nd Captain M . I ... f ....... .... ... i.a I ' ' mr e. ..u.i in.ii.i ... jeai. ovet 'oi ps. . 1.. SwcaKey poliiif on tin' reureu lit on account of physical ilieabllity. The promotions a a result of the opei ation of the law of 1! will then aft'fet Maj.'ia T. I". Itavmoiiil. II. P. Snyder and A. M. Smith, tio vt ill become lieutenant colonels: Captains 11. T. Hhioinh. ri(h. P. S. llnlloian. Kent Nelson, P. C. Kleld. II. ?. Shaw and T.oul Hrecheniin. jr., who will become niajoi !. It Is expected that Colonel John M. Itannlster will apply for retirement, after mule than thirty years' nerlc. on .I.inuaiv 1. and this will piomote Lieutenant Colonel William H. Arthur. M.ijor .1. T. Clarke and Captain I.. I.rll. Kiehs. It Is not expected that these promotions will In volve any change of station. It Is up to the weather man to do lils part. . 4,- 'Tof th-'irteenth time we ask, Will illtchcock put It oacK? Does Sarah Bernhardt think she can piake the record' for farewell tours? Of course, nil good Dahlmanltes will vote for Illtchcock to vindicate Bryaji. At any rate, the railroads now ask permission before advancing their tariffs. ' ': Also a book on "Some State Treas urers I Have Met" ought to be a "best seller." That "Baby" Wright aeroplane that oared 9,714 feet high did fairly well for a kid. A New York; paper has discovered that "avlatora are human, after all." All what? . Next time Omaha takes a census the enumeration 'should be made Just be fore election.. It is perfectly plain that Nebraska needs to plug up the holes in its reg istration law. Speaking of-the high cost of living, now is thovjime to complain against grand opera prices. The latest army rifle may be dls carded for hoing.too destructive. Might use blank cartridges. A woman with a pet noa constrictor eleven feet long should not kick if her husband gets the snakes. A Taft Proclamation. President Taft's Thanksgiving proc lamation is Impressive for its straight forward simplicity. It is typical of the man, his administration and character. It goes straight to core of the subject without any frills or flourishes, Just as has his whole Influence and effort since he became president.' It must, therefore, impress soberly-thinking men and -women, Just as must the fruits of his administration impress all who have honestly and seriously stud ied and weighed them. The president speaks of "records of population and harvests which are the index of progress'' showing a vigorous national growth and prosperity. These are natural sources of development, but even they, without the right sort of direction and application, would not yield their maximum benefits. While the earth has been giving forth abund ant crops and while the land has been increasing in population, the govern ment has been administered wisely, honestly and ably in the interest of the whole people and with a singular skill that has brought to us the largest pos sible advantages which these natural resources bad to offer. The Taft administration thus far has brought more essential good to the country than any administration ever produced In a similar period and what it has accomplished has Just brought ua.to-the point wbere progress or re trogression is inevitable, progress, if we vote today to continue in power the party led by the president and through which so much good has come; re trogression, if we vote for the demo crats who, in league with the boodle brigands and spclal interests are seek ing power sqlely for the purpose of defeating or neutralizing what has been done or Is yet to be undertaken. "Work hard and eat plenty of lemons," says Sarah Bernhardt, lemons! That sounds stagey. Yet, South Dakota's seven-foot-long ballot is a great argument In favor of the Inltlatiro and referendum. The Selfish Argument Some folks who have been the ben eficiaries of Mayor "Jim's" free and easy way of doing business in the city hall are said to be disposed to vote for him for governor in recognition of past favors and in anticipation of favors yet to come. Applying the teat of selfishness, however, these people have no busi ness to vote for Mayor "Jim" for gov ernor. As mayor, "Jim" has been notori ously liberal with his pardons to police court offenders. Anybody with half a pull could get a friend out of Jail. But send "Jim" to Lincoln and he can no longer respond to these requests. He could pardon only penitentiary con victs and would be absolutely unable to help a police court prisoner. As mayor, "Jim" has been lavishly generous with permits to peddlers, itinerant venders and street fakirs at the expense of the city treasury. Al most anybody who could get "Jim's" ear could get a permit for a pushcart or a street stand, and many of the re cipients have doubtless been worthy and deserving. But make "Jim" gov ernor and he can no longer grant these free dispensations in lieu of pald-for licenses. As mayor, "Jim" has been ready with a hand-out to almost anyone who looked like votes or political influence, but as governor he would be sixty miles away and deaf to long-distance telephone entreaties. As mayor, "Jim" has voted "Yes" on every application for a liquor license and "No" on every protest against a saloon keeper. As governor be would have no vote in granting liquor licenses. Just on the score of selfishness "Jim's" pals and beneficiaries should prefer to have him in the city hall rather than in the state house. The school board Is submitting a bond proposition, the proceeds of sale to be used for constructing new school buildings to meet growing demands in various parts of the city. Don't over look the school bonds. When a man belongs to a society that exacts no initiation fee and col lects no membership dues and still has an overflowing treasury, he must know that a barrel is being tapped some where. A seven-foot sample ballot illus trating the referendum in South Da kota is on exhibition in the window of The Bee office. Take a look and see how you would like to wrestle with it. It will be observed that those Eu ropean kings whoso thrones are fall ing or tottering are not like the hu manitarian king of Italy, w hose throne seems to be steady and secure. "It Is the primal woman for -whom man cares," remarks Mary Stewart Cutting. It would be a cutting re mark, too, to say that any woman Is not primal. Monopollitnar the Spotlight. Washington Post. The colonel has made all other campaign orators appear like tha back row of the chorus. Major General Leonard Wood believes that ape lal attention, more than has been lven heretofore, should be paid to the condition of the feet of Infantrymen. The chief of at(U"f believes that commanding officers should see that their men are equipped with shoes which fit them and that there ahould be monthly Inspection by army medical officer to ituard against sore feet and ot!Nr troubles which will Impede wajklng, upon which the Infantry depends for lti mobility, with correspond Inn lnfluenoe upon Its efficiency. General Wood entertains the conviction that this Important question has received only a part of the careful attention which It de nerves as an Important factor contributitiR to the fitness of the soldier. In this con nection it In interesting to learn that there Is a large stock of black and tan ahoes of the old pattern, as well aa of marching1 shoes of the ftrat Issue, for whloh there la not apt to be any call, a they are of ex treme sizes. General Wood believes that these ahoes should be turned over to some experienced salesman, who could dispose of them on a slight commission at a slight loss, If any, to the government. I PEOFLE TALKED ABOUT. j Henry Hp.iiki'. jr. son of the noted "Itino tux exponent. Is running for cotigiess li, ! the Seventeenth New Voik dltih t The favorite dish of the c;ir of lMim while he was in "France whs cod rooted hi olive oil. So fond wns the czar of this dish j that he iiimii ked to the president ' I should like to est It iwke H ilsv" Jacob Mvers. n wealthy farmer. .J eaie old. anil Miss Kllen Kraft. 4S cir old eloped nnd Were married in Steihni;. Ill Myers' son. in) years old, objected to the tn:trrlHc, The brhlemoom b:'s three ureal grandchildren. The uiiMiue d'sttnetion of beiiik. ciia-d i almost around the world by a Cii n.-pi medal and being finally raptured after six werrd and branded as a hero. belongs to Henry P. .McCoy. Tucson new cat and most modest rltixen. Colonel Abe Slupsky of St. Louis, ts coltiK to make experiment of drinking tv.o bar rels of beer in a month. 11ns the colonel ever considered the propriety of changing the vowel In the first syllable of hi name from the fifth to the fourth? Strongheart. Sioux Indian attornev and grandson of the famous old medicine man of that tribe. Sitting Hull, Is expected In Washington soon to begin an agitation for an Investigation of the conditions on va rious reservations throughout the countrv and particularly In the west. He was In Wisconsin several days ago, and presum ably has started for Washington. Mrs. Addison S. Hesn of West Pethel Me., has a piece of ilk curtain from the carriage of the confederate president, ,lef feraon Davl. The piece of curtain was cut from the carriage window by franklin Chester Leach, Fourth Michigan cavalry, who was one of the picked company of twenty-eight sent to capture Jefferson Davis when he was trying to flee the country after General Lee a surrender. Aeknowledarlna; a Debt. Cleveland Leader. "What has the republican party done for me?" asks Bryan. Nothing, Bill, to com pare with what. you've done for the repub lican party. . . Belated Conaolatlon. Philadelphia Ledger. People who wear high-priced scare, show ing the manner in which they were re lieved of appendicitis, will regard as some what tardy the theory that no operation la required for the cure of this disease. Tbe Rake-Off Untouched. Chicago Record-Herald. The prince of Monaco has been compelled to give up a few more of his prerogatives, but hla loving subjects continue to permit him to live In fine style at the expense of people who think they can beat the bank at Monte Carlo. Those boy scouts will do well not to go about scouting tor trouble of the "I-didnt-know-lt-was-loaded" kind. Still 'those heirs ef Mark Twain's who get the $600,000 he left, get a mall portion of his real legacy to the world. 1 Now that tbe campaign is over, Mr. Bryan ran go back to charging for his speeches and make the other fellow pay for the hall. Loud reports of a big paw-paw crop are coming in from Indiana. Well, of course, that will not do any partic ular harm. Well, the colonel doubtless ran say of thla campaign, "I've had a perfectly corking Um," whether the ether fel low can or not. St. Louis boast that it preachers are the beet paid in the country. An other mr gum exit against the all-importance of population comparisons. Attorney General Grant Martin la the only state candidate who has a cUich. He haa tao rouiptltors to split the opposition vote. If there are any other state house aalarlra lying around looae Governor FtaUenberger might adopt a few chil trt&'te he b the money la the family. Business and Freight Can. Railroad men have been accustomed to point to the number of idle freight cars the country over as a fair index to the status of business. When the num ber went up Into the hundreds of thou sands two or three years ago. they In sisted it indicated seriously crippled commerce and it doubtless did. It is especially gratifying, therefore, to know from official reports that today the number of surplus freight cars In the I'nited States and Canada is down to the comparatively insignificant number of 29,131, a report which comes from the railroads themselves. This is a decrease of more than 4,000 cars. Business is manifestly Improving. It has betn since 1907 and, so far aa natural conditions are concerned. It la likely to go on in that course. The country is on a Bound basis financially, It has reaped bumper crops and its sources and channels of wealth and earning power are steadily multiply ing. Freight traffic cannot but in crease in volume and consequently railroad earnings advance. This is all encouraring and welcome information to the good citizen who wants to see the great railroad cor porations prosper. It ts always a healthy sign when railroads are pros pering and this t-in I going to be held up very conspicuously by the time they get through handling the mormon An Early Winter? Severe storms in the last ten days have swept Atlantic and Pacific const s alike, seeming to favor the extremes in each case. The southeastern shores of Florida and the northwestern slopft of Alaska have been the centers of the severest elements. The ordinarily mildest and most rigorous sections have been hardest hit. In Alaska more damage was wrought than In Florida, though the latter did not en tirely escape losses. Unsettled con ditions have covered a very wide area in the United States. Heavy snows have fallen in the east, Pennsylvania getting its share and the Cateiklll mountain country boasting of excel lent sleighing. Rains and wind have beat on other parts. In the middle west, while we have had a breath or two of chUly weather and a euggestion of snow, conditions have ben more even. They usually are. This section is very fortunate when it cornea to climate, either In the winter or summer. It aeldom haa the extreme of any kind. It has warm weather, hut never the hottest; cold weather, but never the coldest Such a condition la an asaet of great worth to the middle west, not only sentimen tally, but in an actual commercial way. Climatic disturbances are not to be coveted and the section that Is freest of them Is fortunate. It is always periloua to predict an early wtnter or an early spring. A St. Paul newspaper one year In March, when gentle spring was blowing Its sweet, mild breath upon the commu nity, published an editorial on "The Dawn of Spring," and be-fore the paper got into circulation the gronnd was covered with eight inches of snow. Yet some of the "oldest inhabitants" I have already assured ns that we are going to have an early winter and warned the people to get ready. If; iney gel ready ana men wait it at leabC will do uo harm. Head Win or I.oaet Pittsburg Dispatch. Tbe reported failure of several Ctdnese banks will afford a test of that long-stand lug tradition that If a Chinese banker fails he subsequently loses his head. There is room for a uuapicton that the security of the head may depend on the amount of pull that Its owner has with high Chinese officials. ' Will They "Came Acroaef" Baltimore American. British newspapers are expressing the fear that reciprocity between the United States and Canada will Inevitably result In a closer political interlacing between the two main divisions of the North American continent. We are not talking much on this aide ef the Atlantic about manifest decttny; manifest destiny will take care of itself. TtR.9 DOW TKB ISJITIATMK jbetlra l New Mtrtn'l Coaattt- tfcraial Ctl. Ht. Paul Pioneer Preaa. The constitutional convention now In ses sion in New Mexico has voted by a deci sive majority not to Include the Initiative In the fundamental laws of the new com nionweallh. Tbe vote was taken after a protracted debate. In Which the merits of the plan were fully expounded. The decbvlon wMl come aa something- of a surprise. Inasmuch as conjMrvavtism Is about the last thing looked for In the southwest. Tbe point was made that there la grave doubt about the constitutionality of the Initiative In our form of govern ment, and the reports from Oregon ap peared t convince the New Mexico aelons that the Inflexibility of the methods out weighs some of its admitted advantages. Theoretically, the Initiative provides i way for the people te enact measures into law which the legislatures fail or refuse to pass. In prtvetlce, however, ft appar ently makes opportunity for the faddists and theorists to agitate and confuse the public mind wit hoot producing the results desired. Oregon haa demonstrated that the Initiative will be reeorted to with such frequency that It la practically impossible to secure Intelligent and effective legisla tion by Its use. New Mexice haj( wisely decided that wh!le the initiative principle appeals, aoine better system of putting It Into practice must be evolved before It can be used to advantage. In bis Auditorium speech Vr. Bryan traffic reaultlng from the agricultural neglected te gay anything against the output in this, country this year. In j nivniberg of the Douglas delegation the eud the result may not be con ducive to a farther concession In freight rates for the road, but if the general level of rates I not raise J it la quite likly to do no Injustice to the tranaportatioa companies. Perhaps the running; for re-election and presuma bly endoibcd them along with other nominees on the local democratic ticket. men to algn his petition fur a special Our Birthday Book Vovembev S, 1S10. William Wirt, once attorney general of the L'ulted Mates whs born November, S. 1772 In. Bladensburg. Md., and died In IS:.-!. He acquired bis chief celebrity as one of the couukel for the pro&eciuiun In the tiiul of Aaron Burr. Kawgrd Pocock, an eminent Kngllau di- Whvu Mr. Bryan askd thebe!vln aoJ orientalist wua born November 8. !. lie Was the rust pioiessor or Arabic in Oxford und In laid to have Ln the h.,l aion of the legislature they aa-h.ur t Arable u hi uiu A list of ellglbles with recommendations of the chief of staff of the army has been prepared In the War department with a view to the appointments to be made dur ing the next few months to the grades of major general and brigadier general of the army. As may be well known, there are numerous applications on file la ' tbe adjutant general's office for consideration, and these have been taken up la tbe ustisl way. There are no Indications of Mr. Taft'e intention In the matter, and It Is urderstood that the subject will not be brought to his attention until after the elec tion, and possibly not until his return from the trip to Panama. This will serve to post pone the announcement of the appoint ments until the latter part of November, which will be In sufficient time for all pur pones, since the first vacancy to occur will be on the last dj.y of the year upon the retirement of Brigadier General Walter Hows, This will be followed by the retire ment on January 4 of Brigadier General Earl P. Thomas, on January is by the re tirement of Major General W. P. Duvall, on March IS by the retirement of Brigadier General Charloa L. Hodges and on March 19 by the retirement of Brigadier General B" K. Ward. It Is understood that President Taft has approved the program for army legislation, of a special character, which has been in vogue since January, 1908, when Mr. Taft, as the then secretary of war, and Mr. Itooaevelt, as president, adopted a policy to which the administration should bo committed In its relations with congrexs respecting new provisions of law for the benefit of tbe military establishment. There has been no reaaon. In the opinion of Mr. Taft, why the program should be materially modified. The llMXi program was made up of four projects, tbe relative standing of which la as follows: Increase and recognition of the army medical de partment; increase of pay of officers and enlisted men; the extra officers MIL and the bill creating a service corps. The first two projects have been realized. The next project is that which will furnish the com missioned personnel of the army with an adequate number of officers, In accordance with pending legislation, as rt Is destined to be amended In accordance with tbe recommendations of the secretary of war, described tn the next paragraph. The bill relating to the corps of engineers of the army Is not regarded as a military meas ure, since the expenae of taercaa of per sonnel In that branch is borne by tbe ap propriations for public works. Tbe Influ ence of tbe aemiuiatratten, therefore, will be exerted, at least during the comlajr aea si on, to tha enactment of what aaa come to be entitled, for the sake ef convenience, tbe extra officers bill. With the administration c onuuit tin gr lit self to th indorsement of th kill te yrvr vtde additional officers ef th army, in prefarence to other special army legislation It Is Interesting to know that 6artary Dickinson upon his return to Washington will aet on the new draft of the pending bill. It is proposed to provide an adilitionaj number of army officers for duty with the orgajiiaed militia, lncrwuilng th numerical strength of this detail from is) to 25o' oflV rtcra. Certain other details, such as that of officers with th canal commission, will b omitted, aa being of the nature of tem porary tn-nka, for which permanent pro vision need not be mad In th new lagjs- lation. Another new provision likely to be recoinmendad by th War department 1: that placing some reatrlation upon th ap pointments to till th vacanulea areated by th law. It will evidently b naoeasary to have the vacancies filled on some basis of yearly installment, poanibly at the rata of 20 per cent per annum. On Interesting project has to da with th restriction upon the appointment of thos who ar not graduates of th military academy. It la suggested that this might be accomplished by requiring that the vacancies to be filled each year shall not be more than one and a half times th number of graduate of Ui military academy for that year. Thua, If th graduating clans equalled IIS) mem bers, there would be that number of va cancies filled and fifty more from other sources. HUH another proposition, which Is likely to have the approval of Mr. Dick inson, is to reduce the number of new i officers In tha higher grades, as provided in the pending bill. This may be accom plished by omitting all th second lieuten ants and prescribing that 612 additional officers shall be distributed lu th everai grades In the same proportions as now exist in the whole army between the grades of colonel and first lieutenant. This would have the effect of creating twenty-two additional colonels instead of thirty-six, twenty-six instead of fifty-four lieutenant colonels, seventy-tight instead of ninety majors, - lnMead of IK'.' captains, 207 In stead of 1-14 first lieutenants, and no second lieutenant lualvad ( Ui I4 llial tfraiie. GOOD TI1INU FOR RAlLHOI. Financial Benefits from Uw Agalust ltebatrs. Pittsburg Dispatch. It Is interesting to find that a railroad man has been brought to the point of esti mating what rebates used to cost the rail roads, or, to put it tn the form most cogent to the present Issues, whst they gained by their abolition. Inasmuch as In the present contention the railroads" desire ts to minimise the gains of the railroads in recent years It may safely be presumed that the railroad statement was not an overestimate. At th Chicago hearing the vice president of the Burlington gave his opinion that the rebating plan used to cost his road S to S per cent of Its freight earnings. Taking the percentage of the rebates In the cases brought to light and the Invariable plea of the railroad man caught with the goods that "they all do It." this seems liko a very Inadequate percentage. i oniy j to 8 per cent of freight earnings would be a sum very nearly equal to the proposed advance In rates, and that sum the rail roads have already secured. No railroad man has yet given an esti mate of what was gained by the abolition, or cutting down of free passes. Nor do we kMow any means of arriving at such an estimate. Hut that these were very strong factors for the benefit of the railroads Is apparent from th remarkable Increase of both gross and net earnings per mile of United States railroads, as shown In the following figures; Gross, Per Mile, 1WH f 11.372 ism? 10,7 1D07 11.62S In 1908 thla gain waa Interrupted by the setback of business, but waa resumed In IMS and 110. But that th railroads re ceived a decided gain from the check upon their favorite and persistent abuses Is hardly left in doubt by these figures. 1 Net, Per Mile. 3,029 3.2A3 S.625 3.704 THE JOLLY WIND. 1 W. D. Nesblt in Chicago Post. The wind ran up a-laugldng, and It seized a hundred leaves And whirled them In and whirled them out in weird and wondrous weaves; It tossed them high, it tossed them low, It blew them far away. Tben dropped them here and there, just like a youngster in nis play. It raoed around a corner and it caught a brand new hat: It fumbled It and tumbled Itand. Oh, the man waa rati All pufrlly and chufflly he followed In the race Until the wind caught up the hat and blew It in his race. It leaped In through a window and It swept a table bar Of mnKazlncs and other things that had been resting there, And ere they shut the window down it hur ried out one more And ran around the house and yelled be neath the kitchen door. It aaw a lady In the street and scampered to ber side And twisted her and tangled her until her clothes were tied In half a docen knots at least, and then ere she could speak In one wild rush It left a blush of kisses on her cheek. It shouted down the chimneys, and it wailed along the night Till all the little children woke and clam ored for a light; And when It found a creaky algn It made It moan and sigh Till people thought a regiment of ghosts was marching by. The wind ran on a-chuckllng, and the world grew still once more; The trees regained their dignity, much as they were before; The houues stood all solemnly and looked adown the path. With windows shut like lips that close to stop the words of wrath. p .'4'- mm. JUL ' Royal Baking Powder Iiot biscuit is the luxury of cat ing.theficmeof healthful food ?(S)jdl(B? Absolutely n Pisra The absolute protection of our bread, bis cuit and cake from alum is in the use of ROYAL Baking Powder only. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. u 3 POINTED PLEASANTRIES "What we w.tnt.' said the niairnzlnv edi tor. "Is a story that reflects real life." "That's the trouble with our current literature." replied the harsh critic. "Wva are getting too much tact efforts foj rictlon and too much fiction In our alleged facts." Washington Star. "And what." asked a visitor at the North Dakota stute fair, "do you call that kind of cucumber?" "That," replied a Kargo politician, 'is the insurgent cucumber. It doean't alvvavs agree with a party." Everybody's Alatia sine. "Don't Kpeak so harshly to that lttle printer's devil." "Why not?'' "Ho Is somebody's angel child."- Italtl more American. Mr. Pnapp What a spectacle that Mis De Coltay wiih sitting there. In the box without a thing on ber shoulders Mrs. Hnapp Nothing on litr shoiildeis' Why, John Hnapp, your eyes weicn l off them five minutes while we were In th theater lioston Transcript. 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