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STAVKMENT OF CIKOCUATION.
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H.' I'uMishlni coinpauy. being o"l)r !
morn .mm Ihst th artnal minit.er Of full
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4 4J.a4
4 43,440
43.440
t 43.740
1 43.400
1 43.700
It 4J.970
43.340
( 43.300
14 43.410
43,440
43.174
43.40
4 44.049
II 43.39
II 43.370
43.444
43.400
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UEO. 11. TOCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In n.y rence and sworn to
before me this list dy of O.-'ober, IHIO.
Al. IV WALKluK,
(Seal.) ' Notary l'ublte.
aaberlsea lealna pity teaa-
porarlly akaalal have Tk Uc
mb 114 to Ikem. Address will k
On from tho turkey to the holly.
"Dlai In Daoger.'
alliteration, anyway.
Makes good
Kipreas a dealro to take an airship
ride and get a column of free advertising-.
Still, all hunters hare not found tho
African Hon less ferocious than tho
Tatnmany tiger.
How many different ways does your
landlady or hor chot know of cooking
turkey 'leaTlngsT"
Texas wisdom la on tho wane. Ac
cording to tho census, Wise county has
decreased in population.
A brief treatise by Premier Asqulth
on the subject, "Suffragettes," ought
to bo a "best seller" about now.
The trouble with this thing of hit
ting the lino hard Is that tho harder
you hit It tho harder it cornea back
at you.
That Iowa man who tried to borrow
a set of false teeth for Thanksgiving
day muBt have had a chance at Mis
souri turkey.
A Chicago hotol dismissed a Euro-
pean count for nonpayment of his bill
Now, girls, isn't that bawling a man
out, thought
Tho Jftto arrival of tho war corre
spondents In Mexico may have had
something to do with the early cessa
tion of hostilities.
Oklahoma doubtless looks forward
to 1911 as the greatest year of its
young life, for on January 1 next It
geta a hew governor.
Ohio probably would not consider
that it was being unfairly dlscrlml
nated against if the nominee in 1912
were Taft and Harmon.
One la forced to ask If France is
degenerating when gentlemen will turn
from the duel and fight it out with
their fists in the streets.
Tho east is distressed over what it
terms "Tho decadence of tho buck
wheat cake." Why worry over that
la It worse than tho chlgres?
A candidate tor office ln New York
Includes in his expense account 5 cents
for "one lemon." Ho la probably tho
man who advocated patronizing homo
Industry.
That Brazilian mutiny shows again
what a blessing Omaha enjoya by
fronting on tho Missouri river at a
point whero It Is not navigable either
to pirates or mutineers.
Some irreverent scamp on tho Hous
ton Post calls Texas the "Lord's man
lane sanctuary." First thing you
ir.ow Bomebody will bo charging up
Oklahoma to the Lord,
Should war between Texas and
Mexico break out while Colonel Bryan
is wintering on his ranch, perhapa ho
might bo persuaded to lead a regiment
to the front for the Ixno Star state.
There is t. i.fctuiol curiosity to know
how Tuleiol came not to hav aa "ovttch"
on the tnl of Lis nam. Cleveland Plain
LM-Aler.
Look up tho record of his full name
and it will ba found that he has the
ovltth all right
Frrmature Extra Session Tlk.
President Tafl haa lot It be knon
thnt h rr.nal.lrra tnlk about an ! t a '
session of the new congress Initui'ill- j
strly after adjournment of the oKl tnr J
premature, no n- tr-,. .... .. ,
ami therefore will not comriio
i j t . i. .
nrw rtiiRrrin Hhrrni of tho nnuUri
tlmt without iirnrnt orraalon for It.
The drniorrattf attitude on thla ub-
Joct haa not been entirely ronalatent. ,
8ome j.nrty orpana have linputeil to,
the rresldi nt a ac-rret ptirpone of call-
In an extra fonalon aa a trap with ,
which to catch tho deniocrnta, know-:
Ina the poaHlbllltlea for disagreement
and bhmdera In nny attempt toward i
ahaplng a new tariff policy. Ott.rm
take, tho position that tho pn-nltl. iit
would hv.. nothinir to caln. even Polit-,""'1
Ically. by callln the .ea.lon nd la
not at all likely to do It and nt least
one of thla cliias of democratic organa,
the Houston J'oat, warna democrats
who are advoratlni? an extra aeaalou
against It In theao worda:
(lianted that It w.uild be a fine tt.lna- to
rrllrve the consunirrs at Ilia earllet pos
sible moiiiriit, e must soe thnt the pros.
pei ts of viisrtlng a genuine titilff reform
b:l din I list the present administration nve
too dim to Justify a rour? that nuiy
merely develep party qiisirels. As f-.r
polltlral eapltsl, e need now n nirnf
subntantlal kind thun orut.irlral ifri.il.. ns
Members may think mnrh uf tlnlr omtory
or their "lertvs to punt" speeches, but
the country Is not so eitaer for words
at this time. It Is expe. llim dee,N and
for whatever su.'i i s we may ol.miii In
the future, we must l."k to des.ls.
Playing politics la not otio of the
Taft pollclea, but any democrat who
cannot aeo the folly of urslnn an extra
aeialon must be obtuae. A the 1'ont
gaya, they have nothlns whatever to
gain by one, but everything to loae. If
they will devote the time between the
cloae of the next regular aeaalon,
March 4, and the opening of the alxty-
econd congrea In December. 1911, to
careful atudy of condltlona with a
view of giving their country their very
beat service, they will have their
hands full and will be doing much
better by themgelvea, their party and
nation than by trying to play politics
at this time.
Need of Waterwayi.
The need for navigable waterways
In this country Is apparent. The enor
mous lniTBsao In railroad traffic Is
now overtaxing the facilities of rail
transportation to such an extent that
many railway magnates themselves
advocate river navigation as the only
solution of the problem. It is, there
fore, a matter of regrwt that the pro
ponents of waterways have not as yet
come to a decisive .understanding
among themselves as to Just what is
tbo best plan to adopt for river Im
provement. Little actual headway
can be made until they are a unit oif
one proposition. Laying the blame
for a lack of progress on each other
and those la official positions will not
do tho work.
Tho charge of President W. K. Kav-
anaugh of the Qulf Deep Waterways
association that President Taft has, by
Indirection, obstructed, legislation
looking to navigation will strike many
people as rather reraarkablo In view
of tho active assistance the president
hss given this movement. What he
Is on record as opposing Is tho piece
meal or pork barrel method of appro
priations for these purposes, and he
ought to oppose that. Tho regretta
ble fact Is that thla system of legisla
tion made as much headway as it did.
The president's idea for definite ap
propriations large enough to do some
real good squares with common sense
and tho best expert opinion.
In tho very meeting where Mr. Kav
anaugh makes his criticisms is dls
closed tho fact that scarcely two
waterways advocates agree as to tho
depth and other essential details of
navigation. It would seem but fair to
ask for more harmonious action among
them before going outside their or
ganisation for someone on whom to
lay tho burden of blame. We should
have tho deep waterways, and have
them with the least expense and delay
possible, for they are needed as means
of freight transportation, and badly
needed.
Book Men and School Ken.
The Nebraska State Teachers' asso
ciation seems to have had this year a
really interesting and exciting session,
out of which has come tho proclama
tlon that the school book men will no
longer bo permitted to run things and
that the school men will henceforth
manage their own affairs.
Thla consummation Is devoutedly
to bo hoped and wo wish wo could
count on it being true, but we regret
to bo compelled to say that we still
have soma misgivings. The school
book men are a shrewd and oily lot
who are oa tho job all the time, while
the school men and school teachers
get together only periodically without
tho parliamentary practice acquired in
the costly ochool of experience. As a
rule the school book men have been
content to do their work under cover
through school teachers and superin
tendents who get their reward from
time to time ln salary raises and
promotions helped along by tho school
book men in tbelr own peculiar wsy.
Tho school book men have ordinarily
found It safer, and equally effective,
to stay In the background and let the
favored school men go to tho front,
and wo are surprised that they have
felt so strong here ln Nebraska as to
expose themselves to tho fury of tho
storm, such as they Invited at tbo re
cent meeting.
In all this wo simply want to cau
tion the school men and school teach
ers of the state that one sklrmlsn does
not end a wsr and that tho school
book men have staying lowers, ref
aoimvftiint h ami s.-r.t wire Unit
l ,hpm 'rmarhablo rerupr-ratlvo
pr"
Our Faufic Const Commerce.
Covrrnor (illlett of California
,
1 rent ly gave tit i era nre m iwu irmn ui
JaiAitce acijrraHloii, pub military In
n" '
i character, the other commorelal. The
coiislilrrntlon now, but Jainrae ahlpa
are carrying American couunerco and
will carry Anierl -nn mall on tho Ta
i Iflc uuli'NH thlH nation awaken to tho
altuntlon cry soon. That apprehen
sion on the piirt of the novernor la
well founded for U la more of a fact
j "'"n fft," 'r '''
' " ,! "W "' ' k(''I "r
"hll, ,,ff ,he VriUr n,", lurn
"v, r ,r,,rr"' " Jl'"" u"n1 lo
perpetuate pence
wnn inai country.
The very Men I revolting to the true
Amcrlciiiiltxn. While we want pcaci
with Utile .lapnn as well as the rest
of the world, we do not have to buy
It In thnt wny.
The problem of I'sclfic ocean com
merce Is one thla country nuiKt fare
sooner or later. What few veaaels we
have plying thoae water nre doing so
at a losa. Mr.' Hill and Mr. Ilarrlman
Rot tired running their gigantic nhlp:i
when they found It Impossible to run
lliom nt a profit One of the Hill ves
sels lies today In the hnrbor of Yoka
hnma a wasted wreck, because Mr.
Hill does not think It worth while to
tow It home. W hen the Hill and llar
rltiiaii enterprises failed It was due.
they contended, to their Inability to
obtain land and water rates that would
enable them to compete with the Sue
canal ships ou the Atlantic and the
Japanese vessels on the Pacific. Could
they have arranged for such a rate
they might have overcome the other
obstacles that confronted them, such
as the cheap labor on the Japanese
vessels, their long working hours and
less expensive living. Where the
American workman under union regu
lations puts lu eight hours a day at
a high wage, the Jap will work an In
definite period for half the sum and
live on cheaper food. Then he gives
his employer no trouble In the form of
strikes, which are exceedingly costly
affairs aboard a ship. The Japanese
ship, Itself, is a cheap affair as com
pared with the American vessel, cost
ing nowhere near as much for main
tenance and operation, even aside
from the labor.
hen all these elements are con
sidered, we may see how essential It
will be to have favorable rates before
ever Pacific coast commerce can be
placed extensively in American hands.
Dut it la Important that It should be
placed there and that, too, without
any greater delay than necessary
Why and Wherefore?
Our amiable democratic content
porary, tbo World-Herald, volunteer!
the unsolicited advice to Governor-
elect Aldrlch to abolish tho staff en
tourage of gold-laced colonels who are
always more ornamental than useful.
Hut why it should have waited until
this time to spring this proposition Is
not clear. Why not have urged it
upon Governor Bhallenberger when he
was passing military titles out so lav
ishly among democratic favorites?
Or, g this an act of spite and revenge
to get even with Governor Shallen
berger'i colonels who would have no
way of unloading their expensive uni
forms on retirement to private life)
unless to dispose of them to their suc
cessors appointed by Governor Al
drlch? With all thla agitation for di
versified crops, why should Nebraska
abandon Its crop of gold-laced
colonels?
According to the Commoner, while
It lo uncertain whether tho coming
Nebraska legislature is wet or dry, tho
adoption of the luttiative and refer
endum will give tho people another ' tng v,aenoe nt them having been se
. . . i cured they "laid down." They appeared
chance to vote on It. No doubt about ! Mor a f,deral Judf . ln the nXa ot repent.
that not one chance, but as many as ant Magdalen. He, unmindful of th rep
desired. Out in Oregon, where they ret-entatlve of the Department of Justloe,
have the wide-open Initiative and ref-j who "ke1 for Jal1 Mntnc". thm off
erendum, the people have already been
called upon to vote on various phases
of prohibition four times in four suc
cessive biennial elections.
City council financiers are lament
ing that the charter limit on the city
tax levy must remain unchanged for
the coming year. These financiers
have overlooked the fact that the city
Is enjoying constantly Increasing
sources of revenue in other directions, ' them Is an Invitation to other men to com
such as franchise royalties, occupation ! tln- run up rrices, fleece th public and
taxes and permit fees. The pressure
on the taxpayers ought to be at least
measureably relieved by the tapping
of all these other sources of supply for
the city.
The Nebraska deposit guarsnty law
case has been advanced by tho United
States supreme court, presumably to (
enable Attorney General Mullen to ap-j
pear officially before that tribunal be-
fore his lease of office runs out. If
Attorner C.eneral Mullen does not
wake up that sleepy old court and
raise the roof of that venerable court
room he will not live up to his repu
tation. Official figures give a safe, although
small, majority to the low man oa tho
republican state ticket. It should bo
remembered, however, thst It wss tho
compulsory use of the voting machine
that brought tho whole democratic
ticket up 2,000 or 3,000 votes here in
Douglas county, and but for that there
would not have been oven a close race.
The wealthy ranchmen convicted ot
land fencing object to serving out
their sentences in tho Douglss county
jail, showing a preference for some
mors secluded a nil equally comforta
ble abiding place. It Is really too bad
that tho Omaha rluh la Just now rloant I
down for repair I
npvf.ni iirfHii i hvi iipfii iiikiih in
. . . . ,
.
migration lawa by Importing! contract i
laborera for conatrtirtlon work on the i
... ... , . ,
I nlon Parinr. Wonder how many of j
I them voted here w eek before laat? !
I J . . . ,
Street fomniUaloner Flynn thlnkBj
hla prayera have been anawered by j
aood weather rellevln tho ureaaure
on the depleted street funds. Tom
' :
ought to liavt
put more steam Into his i
prayers for "Jim" before election.
Three weeks In the school room
ought to suffice to allay the ruflled
feellnga of thoae
fighting Nebraska
school teachers and put them In the
proper mood to enjoy the Christmas j
holidays.
I'iiss 'Km f'p.
Cleveland Plain Kealer.
Somebody flumes It out that there are
seven kks In cold storage for every mmi,
woman and child In the country. The etor
ai.' companies may t."t assured that a
great many of these shares never will bo
claimed.
I he I are of Mot Air.
Wall Street Journal.
With good bonds going b.'titflng gullible
Americans have squandered HM,OU0.tO on
get-rlrh-uulck mining slocks In the Inst
five yrms. Wall si i eet la a heavy loser,
and will be blamed, as usuul, for what It
would have made any aitcrlflue to prevent.
llrilii'iM-l on Hi Card. j
Philadelphia tlcrord. I
The slupp.i s declare that the railroads
must afford them reasonable rates oil
transportation without regard to Income
and expenditure. When thla Is accom
plished It Is to be hoped that shippers In
their turn will afford reasonable rates to
th public.
Urttlnw Together.
Bloux City Journal.
Omaha and Council Bluffs are getting
together. A project Is on foot for an addi
tional bridge across the Missouri to con
nect th cities In closer union. It la the
desira In Council llluffs, as well as In
Omaha, that the proposed new bridge shall
bo free to pedestrians and that It shall
open tho way to a 6-cent fare between the
two cities.
Changes la Nrw Mruate.
Nw York Tribune.
Death haa been busy this year In the
United States senate. Since th adjourn
ment of congress four seats have been
made vacant. John W. Daniel of Virginia,
and Samuel D. McKnery of Ixiulslana, died
early In the summer within a few days of
each other, and Jonathan P. Dolllver of
Iowa and Alexander S. Clay of Georgia
hav been stricken down within th last
month. These fatuities, added to the
fatalities of politics, will make a startling
difference In th composition of th senate
which Is to com Into existence on March
4 next. That body will not only b com
mitted to new leaders, but will be Itself
mora distinctly mad over than any aenate
fir twenty years.
CHAIRMAN KSAPP'I SPEECH.
II I ah It- InnsHr Discussion af
Hall.
road Bat Matter.
New York World.
Th remarks of Chairman Knapp of th
Interstate Commerce commission at the
dinner of th Railway Iruslness Associa
tion war altogether out of place. His
lack of judgment and discretion refleots
seriously upon hla fitness for th position
that h oeouplas.
What would bs thought of a judge who
left th court room to tell th defendants
over a publlo dinner table that th law
under which they were on trial before him
waa of doubtful force and expediency? His
Impeachment and removal would be Im
mediately called for.
Chairman Knapp la sitting In th freight
rate hearings at Washington In a quasi
offlolal capacity. For him to discuss mat
ten bearing on the case before him at a
banquet waa unseemly and highly Improper.
Mr. Taft should Inform him plainly as to
the nature of his duties.
JAIL SENTENCES DEMANDED.
An
Impreaalv Demonstration
of
'Mistaken Leniency."
Chicago Tribune.
Some window glasa manufacturers formed
a combine, ran up prloes TO per cent and
In ten months cleared about $1,000,000. A
part of th proceeds of their raid on con
sumers went to employes In th shape of
a 124 per cent advance In wages. Convlno-
wun .tw line a pnirui iracuon or me
money of which they had robbed th com
munity. These men, having had to abandon on
method of making exceaslv profits, hav
resorted to another. They hava cut down
wagea SO per cent. Thla, too, In aplte of
th fact that their Industry 1 and always
has been the beneficiary ot unstinted pro
tection. Th Department of Justic calls the ac
tion of the judge in letting th men off with
fines "mistaken leniency." That la too mild
a phrase. The gentle sentence Imposed on
men, wnen molded, conies tneir vtl be
havtor, promise to be good and depart,
quietly exultant with th bulk of th spoils
of a lawless campaign.
lines hav no terror for lawbreakers
who have th money to pay them with.
Jail sentences would hav. Th deprivation
of personal liberty and th social stigma
would be keenly felt. Th other day th
federal Judgea in New Tork City gave
notice of their intention to send to Jail all
found guilty of smuggling. Now let ua hav
a rtsolv on th part ot federal judges
1 throughout th country to send to jail men
' found guilty of violating the anti-trust
! Th m,in ho BOW oes at It with a
light heart would think twice before mak
ing th plunge.
Our Birthday Book.
sTovember as, 110.
John Parrett, chief of the Bureau of
American Kepnbllca, was born. November
28. 1!. at Grafton. VI H haa served la
the American diplomatic corps In various
positions, and baa visited Omaha once
or twice.
David Waxfield. th author, Is jutt 44. II
waa born In ran Francisco and ha been
a great favorite when ahowing In Omaha
playhouses.
Frank H. Severance, now secretary ot th
Buffalo Historic-si soelety, waa born No
vember IS, KA at Manchester, Ma. Mr.
Severance' wife waa formerly Mlfs Lmna
Hill, one of Omaha's first school teachers.
A Dangerous Victory
F-lKr Howard In Ci'lunilnm Telrgram (dfm.V
. . ...
lane It would appear that a
-
.m. .livij ,. ui-m,w r '"m-i"-"
hern won In many atain at ih late elro-
ln" ru " m"V '
reputillran leglslaturea hava ben awept
aw,y (M, mwn thg lXrmncrttn
lin ,i,.mnrratlc aenatora to
WnlilnKton In place of ten republicans.
The victory would be glorious, were It
not for the (tanner which attends it, and
th Snwer Ilea In the fact that In many
... " , '
Ists are eomlnff forward to rlaim th new
democratic aenatorahlps. The understand-
, Ins was that the lata campaign waa fought
out along progressive lines, the democratic
shibboleth being "lown with Aldrlwhlsm."
; Now let us loek at the probable democratic
e nators from thus slates w hero demo
cratic legislature were chosen at the re-
, cent election
In Ohio the leading democratic aspirant
for the senate Is tho notorious John It.
Mclean, many times a millionaire. Is
there an honest democrat In the nation who
can safuly say that John It. Mclean haa
even a speaking acquaintance with demo
cratic principles? Can any democrat hope
that jiurh a corporallonlst would sit In the
senate and ever throw one vote against
AldrlchlsmT
In Montana the most prominent aspirant
for th new senatorial toga la none other
than Millionaire Clark, who has a reputa
tion for buylnir legislatures and all other
ohslncle which may atand In the path of
his ambition. How can any real democrat
hope to see Millionaire Clark line up against
Milllonalr Aldrlch?
In New Jeraey Uie common democrats
are hoping to send gome decent democrat
Around !?ew York
mipplsa on th Current of It t
as la th arat Amrloan
Metropolis from Say to Day.
Statistic gathered from various eourcos
by the New York Medical Journal show
that infantile spinal paralysis has attacked
no less than 20,000 persons In the L'nlted
Stales during the several epidemics of the
past few yeara. Although the mortality
seldom exceeds 10 per cent, the little vic
tims are cr-ppled for life. Dr. Simon Flex
ner, head of th Rockefeller Institute, who
has been studying the disease, la author
ity for the statement that no means to
ameliorate Its results or prevent Its de
velopment Is yet shown. "Those of us who
have had to deal with this malady or who
have studied Its unchecked progress," he
says, "have come to realise how hopeless
w are. We know It to b epidemic We
believe It to be contagious or at least
highly communloabl. Wo hav learned
that there ar abortive forms without
paralysis. Its age Incidence and seasonable
occurrenca ar known to ua. W are ac
quainted with Its terribl results. Nothing
more.
"All efforts to discover th Infectious
agent microscopically ar fruitless, al
though It can b aa easily handled and
controlled as ordinary bacteria. Inaamuch
as no on has as yet suoceeded in seeing It,
and as It Is filterable through substances
Impervious to baotarla. It Is thought to be
too minute to Intercept those rays of light
visible to tho human eye. Poaalbly by
means of ultra-violet rays It may be photo
graphed. "There Is so little knowrrt about th mean
of transmission of th disease that all
possible measures of Isolation should be
adopted both In sporadlo cases and in
epidemics."
In reply to a rcent alarming prophcy
by Georg W. Babb, president of th New
Tork Board of Fir Underwriters, that It
waa only a matter of time when the sky
scraper district of New York would be
destroyed by fire. Architect Fltspatrlck, ex
ecutiv officer of th Internatlonl Building
Inspector' society and on of th highest
authorities on fireproof construction, said
that while such a thing Is not beyond th
realm of possibility It would be highly Im
probable under present conditions, and
could, at further alight cxpenae, be made
an utter Impossibility.
"The skysoraper district of New York
cannot be compared to anything that was
at BaKlmor ot In fian Francisco," he
said. "In both conflagrations th tall
buildings suffered by reason ot th vast
amount of poor buildings all around them.
Fir found comparatively little to burn
within them, and ln many cases, though
damaged themselves, they served as a pro
tection to mors combustible buildings.
"In Baltimore a soon aa the fir reached
th skyscraper district, small aa It was. It
burnt Itself out and they actually saved the
City beyond them, stopping th fir much
as a dike does the Inrush of flood tide.
"In New York, th downtown district Is
Immeasurably better built generally than
Is that of any other city. There are more
tall buildings, and these, serving almost
exclusively as offices, contain the minimum
of combustible material.
"Tbelr tall steel frames, protected and
Inclosed with imperishable brick and hollow
tile f (reproofing, give a fir ln the con
tents of th building nothing of a struc
tural natur to feed upon and destroy."
Many of tho horses that pull th car on
th lines that still survive In New York
hav a wonderful knowledge of signals snd
stops. Several of th teams know Just ex
actly where a stop Is to be made on th
near side of th crossing snd if th driver
happens to go to sleep they will stop with
out any signal, then turn their haads and
look at him as much as to aay: "Why
don't you put on that brake." And at one
of thea near aid stops no amount of
persuasion by volo or whip will start
them again until they bear th two rings
of tho bell from th conductor. They
seem to know that It I dangeroua to move
until tho signal oomea. When th con
ductor yanks th bell cord one these
teams know what It means and com to a
stop without a word from th driver.
Soma of thes veterans you couldn't
buy from th company, aaia a anver,
"and It a driver brings one of them ln
with th mark of a whip in it hid he
might just as well go up, turn ln his badge
and hunt a new job."
Tbo walking ln on of th quiet streets
In the Fifties In th block west of Fifth
avenue saw tk other day a party ot girls
ln an automobll which had come, judg
ing by their wind-blown appearance, from
one of the up-Hudsou towns. The motor
car paused by the curb and the chauffeur
hauled out a black lap rob and hung It
on th outside of th glass storm shield,
making an effective mirror. Then the girls
produced their town hats from somewhere
and, taking turns sitting In the from I
seat, they rearranged their headgear bo
for th looking glasa. They went at It
as carefully and with aa much ease aa
though they wer betur their own mirror a
at horn. When they had all finished th
car swung out on th avenue with aa
proper a cargo aa anyone could wish to
Bee.
to l lie atnMe. lint they hara nothing better
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a hope. Millionaire Pmlth ha Raid
that he wants the place, and millionaires
usually get what they want In New Jersey.
Can any real democrat believe that the
election of thie notorloua trust manipulator
will promote any eentiln democratic princi
ples? In New York a dmen democratic million
aires are sparring fur the enatorial fight,
and one of them, probably Sheehan, will be
agreed uron by the Wall street Influences.
Where Is the democrat with bravery to be
llev. that the democrats will give the rena
torshlp to Castaway Pavls, sixteen times a
millionaire. Ite Is associated with many of
the (;reat criminal corporations, and his
election to the senate would make glad the
heart cf Aldrlch and all the criminal rich
who have become rich through the opera
tions i.f Aldrlehl-m. Certainly no real demo
crat on enrth dares hope for democratic re
aults from the creation of senators out of
such mntorlal as Oassaway lavls.
The situation Is not pleasing. It means
that. Instead of helping the Insurgent re
publicans In their fight against Aldrlchlsm,
every one of the prnhuble new democratic
senators will be allied directly with the
Aldrlchltes, What will that mean to the
fortunes of the democratic party? It will
mean that the people will lean to the bellof
that they were never more smoothly bun
coed than when they started that demo
cratic landslide In those atnt-s which are
now preparing to send ton millionaires
to seats In the national aenate.
The situation Is worthy th serious at-
tentlon cf every democrat who honestly be-
lieves that his party should be th cham-
plon of the right of the ma-sea. rather than
a plaything for the millenaries.
LINES TO A SMILE.
"Young Smith haa been more cautious
since he waa arrested for speeding In lus
auto."
"Yes; aa the Did saw says, 'A pinch in
time save fine.' " Baltimore Amencun.
"Are you a reformer?"
"Nope." answered Fanner Corntossnl.
"I've sort o' concluded that It s lens tryln'
to my feelln's to see the old sinners car
ryln' on Inlfjulty than to put In a lot o'
lofty an' unsullied folks an' watch 'em
backslide." Vanhington Star.
"Well, he never repeats stories about his
neighbors."
"He does not. He starts them." New
York' Telegram.
"Old you like the new pastor's sermon?"
"Fairly well, but I noticed that he In
dulged very freely ln mixed metaphor."
"Horrors! And htm preaching about tem
perance! Did he have it right there In the
pulpit?" Cleveland Leader.
When a fireman who had gallantly lost
his life ln action was burled, hla com
rades, aa a token of affection for their
dead hero, covered his coffin with a mag
nificent funeral sheaf, inscribed with the
words: "Gone to hla last fire." Lippln
oott'a Magazine.
Pater Sir, after the Investigation I have
made Into your character, I cannot give
you my daughter Ethel.
Suitor All right, then how about one of
the others? Boston Transcript.
Shall I have this prescription filled with
out further consultation?" asked the pa
tient. "Certainly," replied tho physician, "why
not?"
'I though mavbe I'd better call In a
handwriting expert." Washington Star.
Victor
uL New Musical Productions
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These up-to-the-minute numbers from- the new
operettas and musical comedies:
5S00 Tho Girl of My Dreams (from th new Hoschns production,
"Girl of My Dreams")
Harry Macdonough ana Haydn Quartet
5805 Alma (from "Alma Where Do You Live?")
Miss Barbour and Mr. Anthony
35182 Lots Dance Intermazxo (from "Madame SVrry")
Victor Orchestra
I'm Fancy Froo (from "Girl ln the Train") Ines Barbour
Mary (from "Our Miss Gibbt")
Elizabeth Whooler and Hayda Quartet
16789 la tho Sunahino of Your Love (from Chauncey Olcott's
new plsy, "Barry of Bs'.lymore") Harry Macdonough
31802 Gems from "Our MWs Gibbe"
Victor Light Opera Company
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TEOrLE TALKED ABOUT.
Or. Franklin H. Martin of the Toet
Oraduatn hospital. Chicago, admitting that
coreeta are a necessary evil nowadays,
holda that they outtht to be filled on all '
women by physicians.
Oovernor-elect Koss cf MasacnuKtt
say he haa been elected to offlc with
"absolutely no strings" upon him. and
that he stands for persistent, pltllesa pub
licity In public affairs."
Hon. Owrnllinn Morgan, the newly eleoted
mayor of Brecon, South Walee, Is a lady
and a scholar. She shows oft th gold
chain and scarlet robe that go with ths
office to far better advantage than any of
her predecessors
Two forest fir refugeeit from Minnesota,
James Clapman and wife, both past 74
yeaia old, arrived In Salisbury. Md., after
a walk of about r00 miles to find their
children had moved away. They cam
from Sullivan and were penniless when
they arrived.
It speaks well for the perfection of th
moving picture art when a man can trace
his long-lost brother from one of these
more or lees shaky representation of ral
life, all the way from New York to Buda
pest. Actions speak louder than posed
photographs.
Trlnce Louis, now that he has qualified
as the future constitutional ruler of Monto
Carlo, will seek a royal wife. His mother
waa Lady Mary Louclas Hsmllton, who
ran away from Prince Albert during th
wedding night and lived apart from him
ever afterwards.
Miss Lola Campbell, who has become on
of th richest heiresses ln th world. Is a
SU Louis girl, the daughter of James
Campbell, president of the North American
company and one of th wealthiest reel
dtnta of the city. By the death of her
brother Miss Campbell, who Is but 17
years old, becomes, sole heiress to tbo
Campbell fortune, estimated at IW,000,0O0.
NOTHING HIGHER.
Paul West In New York World.
It was an aviator gay
Who tuned his aeroplane
And started out one autumn day i
Great honors to attain.
Ho had no fear ,
The skies were clear.
Conditions all were good.
"Today," he murmured with a grin.
The prise for altitude."
"I think that 1 shall really win
Around the field h whirled awhile,
A figure fine and rare.
Then smarted In to climb In style
ln spirals In th air.
Like fleeting dove
He soared above
And made the crowd admire;
Around his swift propeller whirred.
He looked as graceful as a bird
As he went higher and higher.
He mounted o'er the steeple clocks
And o'er the vanes also;
He rose above all feathered flocks
And left them far below.
An eagle's height
He pasxed ln flight t
To where the skylarks soar.
"Aha!" cried he, "I now am king!
I'm higher up than anything
Has ever been before!"
But ah, Just then above him far
He chanced a form to see. '
"What ho!" he called, "tell who you ar
That climbs still higher than me!"
This word came back:
"Retrace your track;
To strive will do no good;
No bird or plane or man can fly
Aa high as I am in the sky;
I am the highest of the high
And naught on earth with me can vie.
And If you'd know I'll tell you why:
You may he prettv high, but I
1 AM THE PRICK OF FOOD!"
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