Nebraska Newspapers

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Motary Inihllc.
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Tli b'at jrt of rold is that
It itiM-i not Ut Ionic.
IKMnrtlc lnufjnt are plainly
not tnafJn ( tb Mini atuff aa repub
llan Iniursnnii.
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"An n4plalnni f1ly" rultad In
a railroad bor'or. ' Oil If human falli
bility i.V bla.-; again.
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Set romfilalrit Iw board aa tp any.
boriajia ifrth i" ' sp. far. ; Wilt
utiill 6k day a rr that.
Snt a tins la a'ata bank In Omaha,
9 lha guaranty dapoait dccialoc cuta
ho It hara for la prcacnt.
Aftrr aI!,,Ba pa rottnter la tha true
tat of nunpartiaanihlp. Whan It
roinrs to daallng' out tbo joba nona but
tha "patriotic" --ra to count.
Of tourse Attorney General Mullen
did It. It la preaumptous to remind
es that lawyers Whedon and Alberts
did the work and prepared the case.'
The filing of that libel auit nearly a
month after publication would Indi
cate that all hope had been given up
uf landing the surveyor of cuatoraa
Joft.
The London police now admit they
anade a mistake. Thla will help the
mi a who were Incinerated a lot and
will a!o serve to Increase the general
regard for British Justice."
UlvlUlag the pie at Lincoln ia pro
ceeding along the regular order. It
ill be noticed, too. that the demo
crats are taking all they can get. re
gard lea t former profeaalona.
The new prealdent of the Omaha
Uulldere' eachaaae la elected with only
tin vote to the ifrxvt If thla were a
pollUt a offlre e certainly would hear
a demaad fur a recount or a contest.
We one heard of another libel ault
fur damage la the amount of f 50,000
brought by Cadat Taylor against an
other Oau ah a newspaper, htch ault
aa aIWa,M dtrrulaaed at plaintiff a
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i oat.
jitat. Lauks brLig guaranteed and
lha poeiofflcei retuivtog savlnga de
l'f!i, no eieuae' can now be found
for hidlo .the.mvriex in old socka or
otater eeaa Tkve volume of circu
lating currency eught to increase at
oar. .... .
.t hf 0 pi vil" ia getting an
tkkae -Uiuiclaatlnc - exemplification
nn at Unroltt, where the democrats
.re trim to hold off a man ale tad by
tie pp!i la favr ef a man appointed
by Ih gevarnwr. Oh. yea; the man
lft4 m a republican, and the man
at -otote4 a democrat.' That makes
the d'.fferear
I'rteais it the Junii court are
raiBf that te Intention home be
kn eat ef voitllra and ita manage
ment g ntade aoapartiaan. That
skt r ((: the tuatroaahtp job for
'r4 flrcrtisg It aa elected county
coanixtocer by the republlaana and
el4 to ikt damoerata on aur-
tkat the) viou'.J take care of blot.
Aa4 if tkia d- cot aiake him aoa
Mitias ui47
Guaranty upheld
I'aaalna on the raaoa Involving tha
fonnfltutlonallty of laa nartd In
Oklahoma, Kannaa and Nabraaka, tha
t'nltad ftataa auprema court haa up
held the Irgialatlon for mutual guar
anty of bank dapoalta aa a legitimate
aiprrlai of the pollre powpr of the
atatea. Thla derlaion will make opera
tive the dapoait guaranty law pasted
by the Nebraka lerlflature two yeara
ago and our people will wait wtn In
tereat to aee what. If any, effect It baa
upon the relative number and stand
ing of atate and national banka, the
latter being exempt from . Ha pro
vlalona. The supreme court in affirm
ing the lawe that had been questioned
aays merely that the states have a
right to enact them, but does not pass
upon their wisdom or desirability.
That aide of the question muat be tried
out by actual experiment. .
The Oklahoma guaranty law has
been in working order for nearly four
yeara and the Kanaaa law for more
than a year. When the panic of 1907
waa fresh in people's mlnda and the
arberne of deposit guaranty waa being
loudly advocated It attracted much at
tention aa a new financial panacea and
the guaranteed banka of Oklahoma
reaped the benefit of extenalve free) ad
vertising. The guaranty taw in Okla
homa, however, haa not proved the un
doing of the national banks there, nor
haa It completely prevented ' fallurea
of guaranteed state banks. On the
contrary, according to reliable advioes,
the Oklahoma situation haa adjusted
Itself so that the banka of varloue
klnda go their way without apparently
holding any great advantage over one
another except that which cornea .from
good management and aafe capitalisa
tion. Bo if the Oklahoma experience
counts for anything it is rather to be
expected that the enforcement of the
'ebraaka deposit guaranty law. will be
disappointing to all concerned In thla,
that It will not come up to the over
drawn and hlghcolored pictures
painted by Ita enthualaatic advocates,
and neither will it exert the depreaa
ing influence foreseen by "the dismal
lalon of ita opponents. t ,
The Nebraska law, It muat be re
membered, differs materially from the
original Oklahoma law, by which in
the heat of the campaign people were
led to believe that depositors tof failed
banka would be protected by the un
limited guaranty of all banka In the
atate and be able to secure immediate
repayment of their money by merely
presenting their deposit books. The
Nebraska law provides for a limited
guaranty only for claim proved to
the receiver and certified by court or
der after due notice sure to take sixty
daya. It will take a bank failure or
two to- let ua knew. Just jvhat beneflu
our depoalt guaranty' law confers, and
t we lncereiyhope this tst my be long
deferred. ' '
Preierring" American Antiquitlei.
By act of congress, passed in 1906,
the president waa authorised in hla
discretion to declare by proclamation
hiatorlc landmarks, historic and pre
historic structures and other, objects
of historic or scientific interest situ
ated on landa controlled by the gov
ernment to be national monuments
and safeguard them against injury or
destruction. The richness of this
country in valuable natural and hia
torlc objecta and the extent to which
thla authority to preserve them haa
been availed of, ia disclosed by a para
graph in the report pf Secretary Bal
HngeF enumerating . the "national
monuments" administered under the
Department of the Interior and also
under the Department, of Agriculture.
Here ia the combined list:
Dcvlla Tower ; Wyoming
Monteiuma Caatla.. -...Arliona.
Petrified Forest Arliona
Kl Morro NeW Mexico
t'haco Canyon w Mexico
Muir Woods California
I wis and Clark Cavern..: Montana
Tumacaoorl Arlsona
Navajo Arliona
Mukunterweap Utah
Shoahone Cavern Wyoming
Natural BrlJ;aa Utah
Oran Viulblra ...New Mexico
Sitka. Alaaka
Kalabuw Brlde Utah
Clndvr Cone California
Laaaen Peak California
Ulla Cliff dwellings New Mexico
Ton to Arliona
Grand Canyon Artxona
llnnaclea California
Jewel Cave South Dakota
Wheeler Colorado
Mount Otympua Washington
Oregon Cavae Oregon
Thla certainly ia already a formida
ble array, with many namea of which
the average peraon of Intelligence ia
uninformed, and there are doubtless
a large number of other apota con
talnlng similar oddities of nature or
historic relic that ahould likewise be
kept Intact for all future generations
la addition we have established na
tional parka aggregating In area
4.500,000 acres, which are more or
leaa In the nature of, national monu
menu. Our national parka at present
Include:
Tellowatone
Montana, Wyoming and Arliona
Yoavmit Callfom
HU.'i , California
Ueneral Urant California
Mount Ilanl.r WaMnson
Crater Ijtka Orraon
Wind Cava rtoutli fiakota
uUye Hill North Dakota
I'latt Oklahoma
Caaa Uraade Ruin Arliona
Maaa Verde Colorado
lint r!wtn Arkanaae
tiilv'ier Montana
Secretary Balllnger advocate the
ceding of one or two of thee parks
to the statea In hlch they are located
for reaeona that make their manage
meat properly devolve oa slate au
thorities end also that the administra
tion of the national monuments, how
divided, be centered under one de
partment. It Is easy to foresee that
the preservation and Improvement of
these tract so they may serve fully
the purpose of taking them under fed
eral control will require expert super
vision and the eventual outlay of no
little money. The sooner this is real
tied by congress and plana laid ac
cordingly the better it will be.
Freedom of Press.
When the Panama libel suits were
Instituted against the New York World
and the Indianapolis News, The Bee
confined Its comment to the attempt
to use the machinery of the federal
courts to prosecute newspapers under
the far-fetched pretense that a crime
was committed wherever a copy of the
offending newspaper might be circu
lated. Thla feature of the cases we
denounced at the time as uncalled for
and unwarranted when the courts of
the atate in 'which the publications
were made were open for redress of
partlea aggrieved and the various state
libel laws as a rule none too liberal
to publishers. If a newspaper were
exposed to prosecution and to be
dragged to a remote place for trial In
any federal court Jurisdiction when
ever public men thought Ita criticism
overshot the mark or ita exposure of
corruption hit the bull's ey, then, our
vaunted freedom of preaa would be
annihilated and the usefulness 'of. the
newspaper as a public monitor de
stroyed. Thla is the gist of the decision by
the supreme court, which in these
Panama libel cases, re-lnforces - the
position of The Bee. If there is any
good reason why the newspapers In
question should be brought to answer,
the proceedings ahould be h,ad in the
state courta at the principal place of
publication. . . . ,
Foxy Boy, Champ. -". .
As a persistent self-advertiser
Champ Clark ia In a fair way to make
a record, for scarcely a day passes
that he does not break into print with
some opinion or proposal designed to
attract special attention to himself.
His latest ia a public announcement
that he favors a constitutional amend
ment to let the president hold office
six yeara and make him ineligible to
re-election. Champ'a avowed reason
for hiB view ia that the unwritten rule
of two terras and no more has been
observed for over 100" yeara and to
break it would be dangerous, so he
would fix it so It could not be broken:
Champ thus confides to a sympathetic
public that he would be willing to quit
with one term In tb White House if
he-could-only get that. Incidentally
he CQuples hie "qneterm alx-year presi
dency will jjt three-year iff rarfftr: mem-
bera of congress, wun no nmii on me
number of "times they may atand for
re-election. Champ ia now a member
of congress and haa hopes of being
rejected from time to time, but he
would evidently prefer to be required
to go before h!s constituents for a
new vote of confidence only once every
three yeara Instead of once every two
yeara. Champ is a wlae guy and a
foxy boy. His proposed constitutional
amendment, however, is not yet
adopted.
The decision of the United States
supreme court against the contract
labor law of Alabama will do away
with a condition that haa been a dis
grace to America tor yeara. Under
a twisted implication of the law it was
found possible to force a man. into In
voluntary servitude, amounting In
most cases to absolute slavery. Nor did
the blacks alone Buffer from this, for
white men were found aervtng prac
tically aa slaves to masters who sold
their labor at will. Labor conditions
in the south have been bad for many
yeara and the present decision will
have its effect In clearing up the situa
tion. An unusual number of Area are re
ported from Nebraska towns Just at
present, Indicating that ordinary pre
cautiona against the danger of fire are
being neglected. The fire warden
ought to get busy, for this aort of de
struction of property is costly in sev
eral ways, aside from the actual loss.
Inaurance rates in Nebraska have been
too high for yeara, but no argument
for their reduction will prevail so long
aa property owners do not take every
precaution against fire. Neglect In
thla regard falla on the entire state.
The proposed ordinance making the
possession of the federal stamp tax
and large quantities of Intoxicating
liquors prima facie evidence of illegal
sale in complaints for selling without
state license would be much stronger
Incorporated into a legislative enact
ment than In a city ordinance. The
legislature haa unquestioned power to
prescribe rules of evidence, which It
la doubtful whether a city council
possesses.
By agreement the county option bill
la to be brought to an early vote in
the house, but it ia to be noted that
the agreement doea not Include the
senate. It a a aafe guess that it will
not reach a vote in the senate until
the brewers' lobbyists say the word.
The fluea for rebating imposed ou
some Pennsylvania railroads and ateel
compantea are not large enough to
J seriously hamper either of the victims,
but do indicate a determination oa
part of tb government and the courts
to enforce the lawa. Soma day the
corporations will come to understand
that they are not entirely above" the
law.
Omaha's charter revision has pro
ceded to the point where the public
is given an Inkling as to the increased
expenditures proposed. Some aasur
ance as to how these expenditures are
to be safeguarded might make the
proposed dose more palatable.
Judge Vandevanter received a warm
welcome to the supreme bench. On
of his most Important decisions as
Judge of the circuit court of appeals
wag reversed the very day he took
his seat on the higher bench. He can
even up a little later.
1 e Mame lor It.
St. Louis Globe Democrat. -Tha
case of Banker Robin has called the
inaanlty experts from their long reat. It
will probably be found that Mr. Robin la
afflicted with a Banta Claus brainstorm.
Merely l.lva ad l.lnaer.
Washington Herald.
Tha medical Journals report-. with ' won
der the caee of a man who la living with
half bin aktill anna. Still, we have seen
politicians completely lose their heads and
still exlBt. .
Prratarr Momewhat Relieved.
Brooklyn agle.
In density of population Rhode Ialand
ranks first. Thla is tha more- remarkable
bacauae of tha known fact that Senator
Aldriph haa taken an apartment in New
York City. ,
A Dletreaatnar Irak.
' Brooklyn Eagle.
Tha Bath Tub' trust has been emptied of
Ita eoncelt; the government has pulled Its
plug and It haa gulped Ita last gurgle.
What looked like a "lead pipe cinch" haa
turned Into a leak aa a joint that won't
wipe.
The Canadian Way. .
Philadelphia Ledger.
When the Canadians undertake to deal
with a public question they proceed In a
braezy, effective way whloh Is quite as
tonishing to "Americans.". Laat week tha
Canadian Railway commission rendered a
series of Judgment!" relative to the many
complaints that had been filed against the
alleged unjust exactions and practices of
the express oompanies doing buslhess Mn
tha dominion. The companies ara ordered
to file reduced tariffs within three months,
to establish Joint through rates on express
traffic and ta abandon tha contract forms
which are declared to be quite unreason
able and oppressive td the public. The
companies will obey the order.
Railroad layltatton Canceled.
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. - '
President Ripley Invited Governor Stubbs
to examine the books of the Santa Fe
railroad. Then President Ripley made It
a dare, and Stubbs hired an expert ac
countant. The expert had formerly been
employed by tha railroad., and formerly
worked for Stubbs. And he began to find
things that were Important. Ripley figured
that Stubbs waa a theorist. The president
of the company clqsed the" company's books.
The olgars ara on Mr: Ripley. Either he
should know what is In his books or he
should. not be so brash about Inviting peo
ple to look at therm- ll should send his
sympathetic condolences to the Frisco man
who tlcklct" the chiri of a Hon and had to
go to the hoapltajli reflect upon his bad
breeding... . , :rW7I H -
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NO OOODtHPOS8 SERVED.-'
Fatalities Ja , Aviation . Dae to the
Shaw Baalneee.
Et. Louis Globe-Demorat.
If Hoxsey and Molsant, who were killed
by the fall from their aeroplanes almost
at ' the same hourj had accomplished the
feats they had undertaken the practical
problems connected with, air navigation
would not have been advanced in the least.
Hoxsey proposed to rise to a height of
12,000 feet, which would have made a ffew
record by a small margin. Molsant was
dashed to earth as he prepared to start
on a sustained circling course to win the
long-distance prize offered for the year
1910. Hla success would have added noth
ing to the utilities of aviation. But the
performances in which they were engaged
represent a false move In aeronautics. A
branch of tha ehow business in which
thrilling acta are rated according to the
peril would be of no more value than
trapeze sen sat run all am or circus leaps or
life. Hoxsey already held the altitude rec
ord of over two miles, and others had
mounted rfearly as far. Many long-dis
tance flights have been accomplished. Is
aviation to be a gladiatorial arena to work
on the nerves of the multitude, or to be a
new field for transportation of at least
average safety T If the first steamboats
had been devoted to racing most of tliera
wouia nave been blown up in a foolish
scramble. Speed on the water and rail
have been Immensely developed, but not bv
playing hippodrome. The essential facts of
aviation ara secure. Its study should ba
carefully pursued for use, not for feverish
pastime.
People Talked About
An OI1I9 man with a beard thst reaches
from his chin to his knees has so far re
flated the appeals of his friends to become
a standpat candidate for United Btatia
senator.
An annuity of 11.000 a year Is to be set
tled by the Wright brothers, aviators,
upon the widow and children of Ralph
JotnHtone, the aviator who wa killed
wjlla flying for the Wrlshts at Denver.
A Cornell professor announces that there
will be no children under 5 years of ase
in the I'nited States after iOiu. In thai
event there will be no more fouliah collesc
professors after ato; ao In ua be cheerful.
At the next moetln of the New York
City liar association m nor bust nesa will
be luld on the table while ihi m. mbra
endeavor to solve the mystery of how an
estate was allowed to double In valu.
while in control of the courts for foriy
two years.
Dr. Cook Is out with a statement thank
ing the Danes for the.r reception of him
'n his .return from the Arctic region,
which Indicates with oiue approach to
clrarneis tbat he did not leave h.s nerve
behind him at the pole, even in hla alUck
of arct c u adnrtia. '
It Is no great task these daya to p rk
out tha men who have registered a New
Year reaolutlon a,n:r.t tobacco. Xiail
every man pulling a hot p pj or puffin a
e sar has an easer follower who inha ej
the f 11., lea with lha earrnas and ses.'of
a hungry hobo at a lunch co.in.rr.
The frtuk bill lawmaker has com - io tha
front In Indiana. "Representative Will an
I E. Wagner :s about to spring a bill for uti
j act allowing atrap hsnKers on rtreet rara
j a refund of half the tare as compensation
; fui hanging on. But tax beneficiary must
' present a conductor's voucher at tha oois
j pany's of (lea la a-cuia the irtata.
Around New York
mipplee oa the Current of Ufa
as Bean la tha Ort Amertoaa
MatronoUa from Say t
By a margin of nearly five minutes the
stork bearing Joseph ua Hymovlts to the
family cradle In New fork beat twelve
rival birds contesting for the prlxe offered
by tha Jewish maternity hospital for the
baby coming under the wire flrat In 1911.
Tha prise is a scholarship In the New
York college when the baby completes Its
high school course. The scholarship was
agreed upon on the morning of December
M. when certain signs In the horison caused
a flutter among tha hoapltal staff. Several
expectant fathers camped at the hospital.
At o'clock one of the men in waiting
was Informed that he probably had lost the
prise. But ha nevertheless waa the object
of congratulation.
"Boy or girl?" waa asked.
"Both. It's twins." announced Miss
Stllllman. superintendent.
"Hurray! What do I care about a prlxe?
sty boys will go to work early and be
business men." cried the father.
Three other men were Informed they were
the fathers of twins as the hours passed
and tha excitment grew.
At five minutes before eleven another
father received the' anxiously awaited
news. "A girl."
"Only one?" he queried doubtfully.
"Just one this time."
"We-e-ll. It wont' be so expensive," he
replied, cheerfully.
Tha other fathers gathered about to con
gratulate the man upon the fact that he
must have won tha price If he had no
twins. The merrymaking was atlll In pro
gress when the clock In the office waa
striking midnight. The girl seemed a sure
winner, but less than two minutes elasped
before one of the younger doctors attached
to the hospital staff came running to the
office and announced:
"Mrs. Rebecca Hymovltz became the
mother of a fine boy just as the clock
registered 12."
"I wlnl I win!"" shouted Hymovlts.
"Come on!"
"I never heard of anything like It," said
Miss Stllllman. "Four sets of twins within
twelve hours and a baby born five minutes
before midnight, one on the stroke of 12
and one five minutes later. But It la all
so, and we had a great time."
"Why don't you have a nice heavy car
pet on those marble stairs leading to the
first floor?" asked a friend of the big of
fice building's owner. "It would make your
entire entrance look a great deal richer and
do away With the constant mopping of the
marble." ' "
"The bootblack won't let me," replied
the landlord. "I once had a fine .carpet
there and he gave me tha price of It to
remove it. He said it ruined his business.
Four out of five persons walked up slowly
and rubbed tha tops of their- shoes Into a
bright shine on the front edge of earth
step. Some actually stopped half way up
and did the sides of their shoes. After
watching this a few days, I sold him the
carpet. You see. he paya me fl.GOo a year
for flte bootblack privilege In the building,
so I thought he was entitled to some con
sideration." He was a professional politician, and
knew more about "grafting'' than Luther
Burbank himself. As he waa walking from
the New York City hall to the bank, an
automobile struok him amidships. He was
rushed to the nearest hospital, and three
urgeona stopped playing pinochle and
tried ta locate the politician's liver, which
bad been driven up under his right lung.
"Compound fracture of one rib, and
we'll have to probe for the splinters," said
the head dissector.
"All right, aa long as It Isn't a grand
Jury probe," groaned the sufferer.
A half hour later the politician cams out
of the ether.
"Where am IT' he asked dazedly.
"In the City Relief hospital, ward ."
answered the nurse pleasantly.
"Gimme my clothes!" he screamed. "Tne
Ninth ward is republican."
Not since the days of African alave traf
fic haa a ship been dispatched from New
York with a general cargo for bartering
purposes with the natives of the Dark
Continent until today. Sailing last Satur
day morning, the Carl Woermann of the
Hamburg-American line will steam for
West African porta on the first of a series
of voyages In which American and Ger
man manufactured product will be ex
changed for products of the coast tribes.
More than 100 ports, scattered along
the west coast of Africa, will be visited
by the "trinket ship." Practically none of
these porta have any regular medium of
exchange. The freighter will put oft
knives, mirrors, beads, soap, paints, pipes,
perfumery and other articles from tha
heart of Broadway, receiving In return
Ivory, ebony, nuts, gums, ginger, palm
kernels and oil.
The skipper Is familiar with the vanities
of the tribe leaders. Sweaters and alik
hata share a place In his cargo with pho
tographa and galvanic batterlea guaranteed
to tickle tha feet of the most solemn and
dignified chiefs. The trip of the Woer
mann will take three months.
A young woman, one of the throng hurry
ing home from tha financial district, had
almost reached the corner of Broad and
Wall street shortly after I o'clock, when
her foot slipped and she slid toward tha
curb. A dozen men trjed to reach her, but
she fell with a thump.
She emitted a sharp cry that was heard
by a thousand persons. Men carried her
to the entrance of J. Pier pent Morgan's
office. There, supported by two men who
looked Ilka bankers, she continued to
scream. Repeated Inquiries regarding her
injuries only elicited more cries of pain.
"My dear, young woman," said one of
the Samaritans, "will you please tell me
what is the matter?"
"Yes. yes; say where you ara hurt," In
sisted the other, whose arm encircled her
waist.
The sufferer shot a swift glance at each
of her rescuers and remarked. '
"Indeed. 1'il not."
There was a lautjh from the crowd and
a policeman escorted the limping girl to a
Broadway car.
Hibernian patriotism triumphed in Hie
case of one applicant fur naturalization be
fore Judge frult In I'alersuii. N. J.
"Who Is he king of Ireland?" asked the
Judge of a bright-looking young Irishman.
"Ireland hasn't any king." was the
sturdy reply. . ,
"Yes. It has. " said Judge ncotl. "Who
is king of Knglsncl .''' "
"George."
"VVeii. isn't he king of Great hritain
and Ireland?"
"He's no King of mine." was the smiling
retort.
'it.e Irlahn.an was admitted.
I'uihlnw saia-ij- na Hallroada.
. HI. I oola m-publle.
The block system of opeiation now pre
vails on . Ml mile of railroad In the
I'nited rHatea, an l:icreaa of nearly I per
cent In the last year. With a still more
laptd extension ot the proportion of steel
nni?er 10II1114 stock tiavel wuii'J cease
to ta aa cl:a I a.oJ3 uailri .al.Iug.
HOT TIMES FOR TRUSTS.
St. Iitrs Olobe-Democrat : Attorney
tlnneral Wlrkeraham seems to have m1
the wster a little bit too hot for the num
bers of trie Bathtub trunt.
Baltimore. Sun: Notwithstanding that
Cnele Pam has declined to compromise
with the backers of the Bsthtub trust,
some pessimists will be will n to wnser
that the plutocrats will never see the Inside
of a Jail.
Sprlnsrfleld Republican: The standing,
under the lew of such Incorporsted com
binations as the Standard Oil company H
a matter of doubt, but there hns never
been any doubt of the standing of such a
conaplrscy as this of the bathtub makers
either under the common law or the fed
eral anti-trust statute. Knnuah cases of
this kind have been dlaiHised of to make It
clear that those who continue so to offend
do It knowingly and wilfully, and merit no
mercy at the hands of the law.
Philadelphia Record: The Scrap Iron
trust has been nipped in the bud by the
Department of .tustlce. The promoters
were warned thst a selling agency was
clearly against the law. and that If
formed It would be attacked In the courts,
and the attorney general has been In
formed that the combination has been
abandoned. And yet The Iron Age men
tions the Incorporation of a company to
sell the output of a number of Connells
vllle coke producers and the pig Iron men
are trying to organise a selling agency.
Mil. IIHYA.N Af A STAMDPATTKH.
Democratic Platforms In the MaklnsT
and Operation.
New York World.
Mr. Bryan will have nothing to do with
the Baltimore conference for these rea
sons:
It will be Impossible for ma to be tirra-
ent and I hesitate to send a letter to be
read at the celebration, lest It might prove
a discordant note, if. as I would Infer from
the preliminary arrangement, those who
originated It are dissatisfied with the last
democratic national platform.
What la there so sacred about the Den
ver platform? Mr. Bryan once thought
the Chicago platform was the democratic
bible. He finally abandoned that notion.
Then he came to regard the Kansas City
platform as the democratic, bible. Event
ually he abandoned that.' While the Den
ver platform la better than the Chicago
platform or the Kansas City platform, a
democrat can hardly be accused of heresy
for suggesting that It might be Improved.
Mr. Bryan applauds the republic insur
gents who are dissatisfied with the 1908
platform of their party, but his conscience
will not permit a better platform than the
Oklahoma output of the Denver conven
tion. In republican politics Mr. Bryan la an
Insurgent. In democratlo politics he la a
standpatter.
TAPS ON THE FUNHYBOKE.
Patient Doctor, I am troubled with Cold
feet. What do you suppose caused them?
Doctor Cold weather. One dollar. Dieses.
Boston Transcript.
"Why don't you take away that piece
of stuff the dog Is tearing up and stop
that growling?"
"Oh, the dog Is merely doing what you
are so fond of doing yourself."
"What's that?"
"Growling and chewing the rag." Balti
more American.
"Walter, there's a spider in my Ice
cream."
"He was In the soup yesterday. It serves
him right. Ieit him frsese to death.". Kan-
la t-ity journal.
Sunday School Teacher After he heard
the people shouting "Saul has slain his
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assures a Quick and natural recovery
for every woman who uses It. It Is
for sal at drug stores. Writ for
Tree book for expectant mothers.
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1 .htrfeentr. an J
thoussnila. but David ha :eln ! ten
of thousand'-- what did fa'il J . tfx-n?
Willie (whose father 'sl. rn ' 1 sup
pose he got rluht up an' rnlerrl for
recount. Puck. I
"Sir. oii seem to be troubled
"I am. I'or the last three year I hav
done nothing but pay out ttminy. Money,
money, and get no visible return for It.
If this kee up much longer Ml
pauper." '
"Cheer up! I. too. have a on at college.
Success. t
Housewife (to trampt What cn yml do?
Tramp Shovel snow1 and mow A lawns,
mum.
Housewife Well, clesn off trie sidewalk
and I'll give you something to eat.
Tramp Sorry, mum. but thla Is tny sea
son for mowing lawns. I only ehijyel snow
In the summer. St. Louis Tlmesv.
The lone bandit was about 'to enter the
sleeping car.
' stsnd back." cried the furious .'porter,
confronting him with a magazine Igun In
each hand. "I haven't gone tprotiiili these
passengers tmeelf yet! e
With a yell of Impotent rage the baffled
villain threw himself from th train. Chi
cago Tribune.
A VOICE FROM THE ItAIKS.
I. A -
Lurana Sheldon In New "York .Times.
Do I look like a clty-brrfd creatin-e,
A woman skimped tight at the hi pa.
With an Inch of white flour en eacn feature
And a daub of red paste On nir Hps?
Is my bead weighted down w it It .a. cargo
Of horse hair, oakum, or tnW,
That you ask me It I'm from Chicago.
Or one of the set thst you know?
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Do I look like a girl that WnutdVobble
When nature has given me .fttstv
Or tie myself up In a hobble
To nuke me a sight on tha streetl
Is my hat a ridiculous Jiimmu
Of heathenish color and shad's i
That would sicken the sight and stomach.
Or even the foollshest apew.'-w.
Do I talk with an edge like a parrot.
Or giggle, or slmier, or flirt?''
Is my hair bleached the shsda of a earrotf
Do I wear man's trousers or shlvt?
Am I rigged up to strut like a dummy
In duds unbecoming and loud,. ,
Or swaddled to look like a mummy
My form showing clear te the erowd?
No, I'm not a city fed wmrflan
I come from a place in 'the .west
Where women Intend to stay human,
Because they consider it- beat,'. ,
We have use for our brains and wnr bodies,
And something to live for bit style
We are genuine women not shoddies-
And life to our kind Is worth while.
We are here for the good of creation;
We're women, not clothes signs or birds;
We're working for human salvation.
And value good deeds and good wmrds.
Oh. yes. we have heard that you pity
Such badly gowned creatures aa I.
But. thank God. I'm no child of the city
I'm dressed for the plains arid the sky.
Munynn'g raw.
Psw PUIsm ar on
like aU thar la i a
Uvea or . cathartics.
They coax, tba liver
Into sctirttyhy gen
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do not gripe; they
do not weaken ; but
tbey do start all the
secretions of t h e
liver sud stomach la
a if i tlist sooa
Juts these ergana
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the stotnsch, liver and nerves. . .Tbey In
vigorate instead of weaken r tbcf enrich
the blood iostesd of Impoverish it; they
ensble the stomach to get all the nourish
ment frara food thst Is put Into It.
These pills contain no calomel, no done,
the ara eoothlng, healing and stlmulat
log. Tbey school the bowels te act with
eut physic, i'rice i& cents.
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Tot tb mother In the torn to d
strong and well, able to devote Iter
time and strength to tb tearing; of
children, li on of life's greatest
blessings. Often the bearing ef
children Injures the mother's health,
if the has not prepared hex system
In advance far the imnortant evant.
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