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porarily' shoals have Th I Bea
mailed ( then. Addre will ke
rhanariTa oftem aa reejaested.
Get ready for the groundhog.
Those American 'and Canadian aba
tors eem to apirove the reciprocity
plan, anyway. . -T ..
Thla movement to mark tha great
battlefields of.. the country ihould not
overlook Reno.
The McKinley Idea.'
Popular sentiment. If the press of
the country may be taken aa reflecting-
It, leema to regard Canadian reci
procity, ai proposed by President Taft,
as a sequel to the reciprocity advo
cated by President McKlnley In that
famous last speech at Buffalo, and
President Taft has undertaken to
refresh the people's minds on Mr. Mc
Klnley'g appeal for such a trade
treaty. Advocating reciprocity, Prr-sl-dent
McKlnley said: .
By sensible trade arrange mnts, which
will not Interrupt our home production, we
hall extend the outlets of our" Increasing
Surplus. A system which provides a mu
tual exchange of commodities . I rrian'
festly essential to the continued and health
ful growth of our export trade.
Further In the speech he declared
that "the period of excluslveneoa Is
past" and the expansion of our trade
and commerce the pressing problem,
and that reciprocity treaties were In
harmony with the spirit of the times.
And as If Indicating a premonition of
er trade .relations between this
country and the Dominion, he said:
If, perchance, some of our tariffs are n
longer needed for revenue or to encourage
and protect our Industries at home, why
should they not be employed to extend and
promote our markets abroad T
McKlnley was too ardent an advo
cate of the protection principle to do
It violence. He was too sound a stu
dent of the system to err In his Judg
ment of the expediency of such a plan.
Opponents of this proposed treaty
have nothing to gain now by appeal
ing to mere prejudice. McKlnley and
Taft have both been Btaunch protec
tionists. But the president does not
regard the principle-of protection as
Vitally Involved In thla Issue at all.
He sees two contiguous countries with
conditions of labor and ' living sub
stantially the same, with ' Interests
Identical in most respects, held back
commercially and industrially for
want of reciprocal Intercourse. As
the president says, if we wait until
Canada's policy has become crystal
lized and fixed, we may wait too long.
Of course some give and take Is
necessary to perfect any treaty. But
that has always been necessary In the
formation of every tariff arrangement.
The president has sounded the key
note and is evidently willing to let an
aroused popular sentiment do the rest.
prospective csndldate for the presi
dency, these chsnges of base over
shadow In public Interest for the time
being other considerations.
Now, after pronouncing against the
bill on December 20, Mr. Clark comes
out a few days prior to Its passage by
the house with this statement, made
In his capacity as minority leader, cal
culated to Influence the action of other
democrats:
It Is a good bill. The democrats (In
committee) signed the favorable report be
cause thev were satisfied that the measure
would create a board which will help ma
terially In tariff framing.
Evidently he did not Influence his
"followers '. very much, for ninety of
them voted against the bill, and there
were only ninety-three totes In all on
the negative side. It Is little wonder
such democratic papers as the Charles
ton News and Courier are beginning to
call upon Champ Clark to steady
down. It Is little wonder the "reha
bllltators" of democracy grow a bit
uneasy as they contemplate results In
the next congress Immediately preced
ing the national campaign with Champ
Clark as speaker.
to remedy Comparatively trivial griev
ances against the common carriers.
The legislature can find plenty to do
working out the big problems beyond
the scope of the commission.
By way of South Omaha comes an
assurance by a spokesman for the
Omaha Water board that the posses
sion and operstlon of the water plant
will be taken over not later than next
January. Mark It down on the
calendar..
At its mld-wlnter turning point the
Omaha High school put out thirteen
graduates and took in over 100 new
students. We know of a lot of busi
ness Institutions that would like to
enjoy expansion at that rate.
If local bank deposits have shrunk
It Is notxceptional, because bank de
posits all over the country have been
contracting. On a comparative show
ing Omaha will alxe up with the best
of them.
Report has It that 8. E. Lux would
like to be. mayor of . .Topeka. Let
there be light in Kansas.
. , aaaasBBsaBxBasisaBMssHaBBsBSBBBB
Mary Garden " has . threatened to
write a book. Quick, jet her back on
the stage with her Salome.
ft' seems that ex-Sena tor Smith of
New Jeriey hod" -Underestimated the
Influence of higher education.
''There Is nothing In this higher
colt of living, racket," says J. Adam
Bede. What, not even racket?
The king g( , Fngland suing a
French editor for libel, makes a dandy
good news story, Just the same.
"Roosevelt Says Again He Is a Pro
gressive.'"' 8ome folk will begin to
believe the colonel after a while.
At any rate, none of our law-makers
Is trying to achieve fame by proposing
to. repeal the- nine-foot bed sheet.
s. Just a Trivial Accident -Aviators
seem to make about as
much headway over land as sea, and
not a great, deal over either.. , They
sail very well bo long as alL conditions
are perfect and everything goes right,
but the second that things go wrong
their adventure ends In simple failure
or worse. The attempt of McCurdy,
the Canadian, to fly from Key West to
Havana was about aa successful as,
and not more so than, the average at
tempt to. gain practical control of the
W ha Ve this, .vote selling In Okla
homa? Perish the thought. That is
the state that had Haakell for gov
ernor. J
Senator. Depetr must have been hav
lug the time of hid life watching those
New York . democrats elect , his sue
cessor. -' ' . ' "
Christian Science leaders may have
read Mrs. jStetaon. out tf the church.
but she Is still able to break into the
magazines. f
Carter Harrison promises gas at 70
cents If elected mayor " of Chicago
Thought Roger' Sullivan was the gas
works of Chicago.
Speaking . of grammar, why will
members of con grow fiersiat.ln saying
for Instance, "The. commlttee are not
prepared to say what tta report "?
Two Lincoln physicians have been
Indicted for performing criminal oper
atlona. There are some things worse
than boot-legging even In a dry town
If the enlarged house of representa
tives finds Itself crowded Its members
might sit two n a seat. They pal
with one another often enough, any
way. .'
Now that "the globe can be encircled
by any experienced traveler In thirty
aeven days, wouldn't Julea Verne,
George Francis Train and Nelly Bly
feel foolish? J
Oh, my! There is blood on the
moon. Here Is Baltimore referring
to Colonel Watterson'e town as "Little
Louisville." And the colonel thou
sands of miles away!
The Baltimore Snn says that cjty is
the loglcsl place for the 1912 demo
cratic national convention. No, no;
tbey might get to eating terraptu, and
then po telling What would happen.
, . - '
It now seems that the reason Judge
Baldwin did uot sue Colonel Roosevelt
for libel, ss threatened, Is thst he
found by re-reading his former de-
itaics the eelacef !" carefully quoted
his exavl word.,.- ,.
Ir for transportation purposes. He
came within ten miles of his destina
tion before he fell Into the ocean. He
says, himself, condition were perfect,
could not have beefi more propitious,!
and; then, "with Victory within hit
grasp, his goal In plain view, in acci
dent, trivial In itself," robbed him of
Is "almost "won .title.' 4 .
The trivial accident seems to be the
one thing on which the aviator may
always count, because it comes with
Striking regularity. It cornea, too, Just
s It did In this case, when the man Is
within grasp of his goal. It has come
to severaf brave fellows just as they
had reached a brilliant pinnacle, and
it never fails of conquest... , 8o our
turdy air-men have not yet succeeded
In conquering this formidable toe so
much as' to overcome the most trivial
accident. Thev have made some me
chanical headway, for which they de
serve rich praise, but what progress
they have achieved toward solving the
mysteries of science is another matter.
And this Is the big end of their task.
Admirable ai Is the heroic spirit of
these young men wrestling with the
question of aerial navigation, one is
restrained from too Indulgent ap
plause by the serious realisation that
they have as yet so much to accom
plish to prove the practical "utility of
their scheme.
The Mexican Revolt.
It has been difficult to determine at
times Just what it is those discon
tented Mexicans are revolting against,
bat it is quite plain that they are re
voltlng and strikingly apparent that
they are themselves convinced that
something is radically wrong. Their
disturbances have been too sporadic to
be classed as a revolution and have
not come. up to the dignity of an In-
liirrectlon. No great loss of life has
been entailed and neither Americans
on the border nor the Mexican officials
seem to be seriously distressed about
them.
Yet, In spite of this, the spirit of
unrest and revolt does not die. And
it is worth noting that the revolters
do not regard themselves and do not
care to have others regard them as a
mob. That Is distinctly enunciated by
the bold leader who, on the point of a
gun, passed a note across the Ameri
can boundary at Mexican, whre it
seems a slight international misunder
standing arose over some trivial mat
ter. This Is significant, this spirit of
revolt, which fancies Itself entitled to
vindication even at the expense of
bloodshed. The process of border
warfare has gone on a long time.
The government of Mexico surely
cannot be deceived as to the state of
affairs. It doubtless recognises the
fact that sooner or later it will be
forced to settle the grievances of this
element of its population. Whether
the crisis will come during Diaz's day
depends entirely on how long that day
last. At any rate, Mexico has a prob
lem on Its hands which is certain to
give the republic grave concern. And,
paradoxical ,at Is may appear, this
problem has been created by and in
spite of Dias and Diaalsm, 'which has
brought 4 Ua prosperity.
In the matter of Canadian reci
procity the president seems to have
called some bluffs so effectually as to
leave certain conspicuous gentlemen
gasping for breath to express them
selves.
Hle for s aiare.
Chicago Keoord-Iierald.
On of the London paper feara that reel
proclty with Canada la to be the first
steo toward th annexation " of the Do
minion by the United States. Thla Indi
catea that England is generally ready to
be scared at almost anything.
Iwlglasr Democracy's riot he.
Kansas City Star.
Senator Owen complains that the Progrea-
aive Republican league has atolen the
democracy a taeas. it may ds auggesiea
that If the democrats would only use
some of their principle there would be
less danger of their beng awlped.
Champ Clark'i Con trad ictioni. ' s
Champ Clark has had a difficult
time finding himself on the tariff com
mission plan. He finally voted for the
president's measure when it came to
a test in the bouse, but accompanied
his vote with an apology, virtually
saying that he did not regard the plan
as material one way or the other so
far aa tariff-making was concerned.
But prior to this he 'had taken very
decisive standa on the proposition;
once strongly against it, later as
strongly for it. On December 20,
writing in the New York Journal of
Commerce, Mr. "Speaker-elect" said:
Aa for the tariff board, 1 bUv that
very member of the committee os wnya
and mean, democratic or republican, haa,
elthi-r in public or In private, or In both.
expressed an opinion against a tariff com
mission; for railing It a board does not
change Its character. It 1s a com nils
slim, and calling It a board la heating
about the bush whipping the devil about
the stump. Opposition to a tariff commis
sion was about th only thing upon which
all th member cf the coinmitu'o were In
agreement. If any member has changed
base it devolves upon him to giv tha rea
son why.
"If any member ' has changed his
base, it devolves upon him to give the
reason why." Very well, put wtth the
reason, Mr. Clark, for you seem to be
about the only democrat who has
changed his base. It Is .some conso
lation to know that he changed hla
base at last in the right direction and
voted for the measure, which, un
doubtedly, is a good measure, de
manded by the best Interests of the
country. But to those whe are watch-
1 In a labored .disquisition our amia
ble contemporary, the World-Herald,
makes a Circuitous argument In refer
ence to the percentage of votes that
should be necessary to adopt an in
itiative and referendum measure. The
World-Herald's learned conclusion is
that the proposed initiative and refer
endum amendment t,o the Nebraska
constitution- should require that a ma
jority of the voters participating in
the election vote on the measure, and
that a majority of . this majority be
favorable to its adoption. This
would' mean that a Traction over 25
per cent of the total number of voters
participating In the election could by
themselves change our fundamental
law or enact new legislation, provided
60 per cent of the voters remain silent
during the popular roll call.
The "World-Herald cites In support
of Its position the experience of Ore
gon, but is by no means so specific as
It might have been. In Oregon at the
last election the total vote throughout
the state was 120,248. On the meas
ure extending the primary to provide
for a vote of preference on candidates
for presidential nomination the total
number recorded was 84,977. or Just
70 per cent, of which 43,353 were
"yes" and 41,24 were "no." The
measure was adopted by a majority
of 1,729, so that it was made a law
by almost exactly 86 per cent of the
whole number of electors, and a
change of from "yes" to "no" of 815
votes, or seven-tenths of 1 per cent,
would have marked Its defeat Instead
of Us ratification.
These figures are not offered as an
argument for or against any particu
lar percentage, but merely as food for
thought for our law-makers at
Lincoln.
Drawfwff Pine Lines.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The American who tried to fore the of'
fleers of the Bank, of England to open Its
vaults and let him help himself, haa been
declared hopelessly Insane. Yet observe the
Indistinct line that la drawn between In
sanity and genius. Those who use more In
direct and lets perceptible means of accom
pliahlng the Important result of getting
hold of the money, are put In tha latter
class.
A Progressive Smile.
Sioux City Journal.
Representative Norrls of Nebraska, who
was defeated by Judge Smith of Iowa as
candidate for the federal bench, took
high ground the other day against the pro
posed Increase of pay would place the
Judges on a higher aoclal plane, occupy
Ing which they would be apt to "forget
human rights and human liberties." Aa
near as can be judged Representative
Burke of Pennsylvania did not agree -with
th reasoning of the Nebraakan. At any
rate. It oocurred to Mr. Burke to Inquire
wneiner any or ni lenow memoers were
willing to admit that the M per cent In
crease in their pay had caused them to for
get human rights and liberties. The only
answer waa In the prevalence of cheerful
expresalon of countenance.
LESSONS Or'-traBFTL. 1.1 FK.
AtTssceaesI Walts Cpon Iadastry
Army Gossip
Matter of Inter en sal Back
of the riling LJu Gleaned from
th Army aad Sfavy gistr.
and . rcmeverawee.
Philadelahla Bulletin.
A lesson to be read from the life of the
late Paul Morton, without making the de
ductions that are - too large, waa the
efficiency, which came from both hla In
dustry and hla aense of Industry. Hla
bundant energies ..throughout his life
were always used In helpful puraults and
he never knew what it was to be idle.
He waa a notable , example of th fact
that the young man In thla age who de
sire to aucceed miint be on the Job all the
ttme, that he must have Intelligence and
energy, and that he must always be pre
pared to take th placa of th man ahead
of him.
This was the secret of the success of
Paul Morton, who waa by no mean a
great or brilliant man In the usual mean
ing of those terms. From the ttme when
he was a boy until the end ha waa always
preparing to do tha work for which ha waa
needed, even If he did not happen to. be
paid for It. The result waa that when a
vacancy came. It waa alwaya Paul Morton
who waa wanted. He had the equipment.
He had ahown the intelligent energy, and
he was wanted higher up.
Every employer, individual or corporation
wants good men to do things. The lesson
for tha young man of this age is that
there must be preparation for the future,
that if one wanta a better job he must
show that he Is fit for It, and that It la
better to spend ona'a time in gaining
knowledge which will be of value In hta
work than in wasting one's money on
cigarettes and one'a time in loafing.
There is no room, nor should there be.
for the loafer or the lasy man of tha In
competent. In thla age of opportunity the
boy who doea not aucceed has UBually
himself alone to blame.
An Important protect has been taken up
by the quartermaster general of the army,
who Is having arranged a system of sup
ply depots where shall be kept and from
which shall be distributed the field equip
ment of the regular army and the organ
ised mllltla In the event of Its being placed
on a war footing. These depots will be lo
cated at Philadelphia. Jefferaonvllle. Pt.
Louis, Omaha, and San Francisco and hav
been selected as distributing points for vari
ous sections. In which they are located, with
consideration for the most advantageoua
freight rates. General Aleshlr Is proceed
ing on the theory that the organized mllltla.
on a peace basis. Is fully equipped and that
It remains to maintain at the varloua sup
ply depots enough material to equip tha
war increment with anticipation of the
needs of the regular army, also Increased
for purposes of war. and the mllltla for a
period of one year In the event of hostili
ties. Thla means that enough equipment
must be rarrled at the depota to provide for
about 21S,0m men of the mllltla. The atock
will be distributed so that 17 per cent of It
will be kept at Philadelphia. 10 per cent at
Jefferaonvllle, U per rent at St. Louis. 124
per cent at Omaha, and 6'4 per cent at San
Francisco.
Th chief of the staff of the army has
not yet taken up th queetlon of th se
lection of army officers who may be sent
to Japan to study the language of that
country. There are now four American
army officers engaged In this work, which
la not the easiest task self-imposed upon
members of the military personnel. It Is
still a question whether any offlcera
can be spared to aucceed thoae In
Japan, who will shortly return after
four years' tour of duty there.
n var department has received ap
plications fro thla assignment to duty
from seventeen officers of line and staff of
the varloua grades from major to second
lieutenant. Perhaps the enactment of leg-
lalatlon which provides additional officers
will simplify the problem, but for the pre
ent the matter is held In abeyance.
The tentative provision for an army med
ical aupply table, sent out from the sur
geon general'a office to officers of the corps
ror their examination and remark, will ba
Incorporated In the new edition of the man
ual of the medical department with com
paratively few changes. The new table Is
a revision of that published In 1906. since
which time there have been occasional ad-
A I a I a .
union oi sucn aruga aa were new In the
progreas of medicine. It has been decided
by the surgeon general of the army to sub
stitute acetylene ror alcohol and especially
for coal oil for heating sterilisers at post
hospitals. A trial of the substitute has
met witn auch success at Fort Jay N Y
s to justify Its extension. It haa also been
A rsn A r. A H. t
v.w vjciirmi lorney to adopt a new
anpper for wear irt army hosDltala Thi.
footgear will be a practical reproduction of
mo riupmo cwnella, a very light leather
oi witn a top over the toe only.
The general ataff of tha War deDart
ment has before it the proposition of the
secretary of war, who contemplatea seek
ing legislation in the matter, authorising
the stoppage of pay In the caae of en
listed men of the army who are rendered
unfit for duty on account of alcholiam
and certain other dlseaaea. It la believed
mat Dy this mean the tendency to ex
eMe la.lni, t jt i L...
i uitiKu.uiue. wmcn ar
not contracted in line of duty, may be
enectiveiy checked.' At the aame tim.
. sou mat me plan I open to criti
cism and It may easily encounter ormo.i.
tlon in congress aa Dlaclna In th. h..j.
of the military authorities, or resting with
the Judgment of a few offlcera. n..
which, If not mlsueed, may readily lead to
dispute and complaint and so constitute a
grievance, under existing clrcumatanee.
stoppage of pay can only be accomplished
ry sentence or court martial, under which
conciuona the object of discipline haa a
right to be heard in his own defense.
It might be possible to suspend pay, but
there are legal methods by which a soldier
may overcome that proceeding; while, it Is
appreciated, that suspension of pay will
not have the same wholesome effect in
the direction desired aa stoppage of pay.
The subject la now receiving careful con
sideration and In view of the objection
which have been cited. It may ba decided
that It la not a project for which legisla
tion ahould be requested.
In Imyinn baking powder
examine the label and take
only n brand shown to bo
made with Cream of Tartar
EM
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CREAM
mm mm
A pure, wholesome, reliable Grape
Cream ol Tartar Baking Powder.
Improves Hie flavor and adds
to the hcalliilnlness of the food.
No Alum No Lime Phosphate
Doth Reduce the neallhlulness "
ol the Food.
1 am quite) positive that tha na ol alom baking
powder should ba condemacd."
W. Vnsjft, Vnlttmitj Mkligm. '..
ttoad iho Label and remember that
"Alum aodlaia alara. baste alamlnam alpnate,
aalphata ol aluminum, all mean tha name tiling
namely. BURNT AUTM." Jru Stat Sesri fHfUk
SEEING OMAHA.
Springfield Monitor: Our lawmakera paid
Omaha and South Omaha a visit Tuesday
In a body, and were entertained by the
commercial clubs of those cities. It was
understood among the Omahans that no
attempt ahould be ftiade to "buttonhole"
the legislators on ank pet subject affecting
these cities. (
Hastings Tribune: The Omaha Land ahow
Is one of the best advertising propositions
the state of Nebraska has had for aome
time. There Is nothing that will open the
eyes of the people quicker than to show
them something that they did not know
they really had, and that Is true In the
case of the Land ahow.
Howella Journal: A bill has been In
troduced in the state senate to regulate
the South Omaha stock yards. Now watch
Tanner of Douglas get busy in behalf of
the yards. Th people's rights may be
trampled under foot and the gallant sen
ator still hold his peace, but hands must
b kept off the stock yards or look for a
row.
Hastings Tribune: Omaha did not
hesitate about asking for an Investigation
relative to the alleged registration abuses,
which Governor Aldrlclr called attention to
In his special message to the legislature.
That waa the only thing for the good
citliena of Omaha to do It they did not
desire to have the governor's brand of
shams stamped upon the metropolis of
Nebraska. The' investigation ahould come
forthwith that the people may know the
truth of the situation.
Central City Nonpareil: Some one haa
given Editor Cooley of the Ht. Paul Re
publican, a "bum steer." He haa acquired
the notion that the Omaha delegation has
a throttle hold on the legislature and will
be able to work Its own sweet will during
the session. Brother Cooley should secure
a list of the standing committees and give
It careful study for a few minutes. He
will discover that what the Omaha repre
sentatives haven't got In the way of im
portant assignments is a condition to fill
the average Douglas county citizen with
remorse and grim anguish. What the
Douglaa county delegation geta at this ses
sion Is what the remainder of the mem
bers will let it have.
MIRTHFUL FANCIES.
"Hnw is It that such a buay jnan aa
Jollahy found time to master French ao
well?"
"He atudled It at ttmea when he was
waiting for hla wife to be ready . in a
minute." Baltimore American.
"Pa. what's a Joint bank account of man
and wife?"
"That'a an account, my aon, where the
husband does the depositing and the wife
the withdrawing." Judge.'
Mrs. De Young Your . husband hates
music, doesn't he?
Mrs. Do Sosh Why, no what snakes yeu
think so? -
Mrs. l)e Young I've noticed that he al
waya rusliea out of the theater aa soon aa
the orchestra begins to play between the
acts. Louisville Courier-Journal. ,
"Do you think
than women?"
"Some men are."
"Who are they?"
"The single men,
Mail.
men ar mors elover
my dear." New Tork
The proposition for a constitutional
convention to give Nebraska a new
state constitution baa met a stumbling
block. Of course, if we had the in
itiative and referendum there would
be no need of a constitutional conven
tion, because the people would thereby
be a convention in continuous session,
with full power to inKate and adopt
amendments to the constitution at any
time, and as often as they wished.
Vice President Mohler of the Union
Pacific declares that railway accidents
are more common abroad in propor
tion to the number of passengers car
ried than they are with us. only the
public does not hear so much of them.
That ia a double credit-mark one for
the safety of our railroads and the
People Talked About
An Important clause in the bill S mi
to increase the efficiency of the army, re
ported from the house military committee
this week with amended text, is that which
provides that hereafter any retired officer
of the army may be assigned to active
amy as apecmed; that ajiy such officer,
refusing to perform the duties imposed
upon him shall be mustered out of the
army, and that such officers while ao
assigned ahall receive the full pay and
allowances of their respective grades. The
comment of the committee, it will be noted,
discloses the opinion in that quarter that
thla provision will "reault In a much
larger number of retired offlcera being
compelled to perform duty and thug give
further relief from ther pressure oa the
active list." One reault of the nravi.lnn
If enacted Into law, will be to repeal exist
ing statute which provldea (act of Marcn
I. 1906) that retired officers above the
grad of major assigned to active duty
. lull reurea pay and no
further pay or allowances, and (act of
June 12. 190H) that a colonel or lieutenant
. kv ouvv uuty h nail re-
nefl-A Ih. u ... . .. . . , ,,
kiiu allowances aa a
retired major would receive under a like
assignment. Thla existing law waa evi
dently overlooked by the committee, re
calling the purposes of congress In Its
action embodied In the laws of 19U5 and
1WW. As a matter of fact, there are few
If any. retired officers, not now on duty!
who ere available for eervlce as a means
of relief, such aa Is contemplated by the
committee.
Moral Kffeet ol the Jail.
Baltimore American.
Peonage is likely to be unpopular in the
south in future, since the energetic crusade
of the government against It haa put five
rich men in Jail for defying the law in
practicing it When wealth and Influence
get behind the bars, then offenders be
gin to realise that Justice is In earnest In
declaring all violators of the law must be
Dunlshed alike. Peonage ia an evil which
demands drastic measures to stamp it out,
and justice In these cases is giving the
stamp with Itc leaden foot.
D
moderation ?"
"Yea," replied th genial physfolan. . "It
would be a shame to compel a man who
glvea his friends auch good rlgara aa he
does to cut It out entirely." Chicago Record-Herald.
" ....
"Ar you getting any" nearer to an In
crease of aalary7" '
"Not very near. I am., afraid. Whenever
I speak of it to the boss, 1 notice he haa
a far-away expression." Baltimore Amer
ican. "Why the limp?"
"Asked Papa Plunks for his daughter.
Wrote out tha request In my best style and
handed it to him." . .
"Well?''
"He read It over." '
"And then?"
"And then he handed It back; with a foot
note." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE MISSING DELEGATE.
I went unto the Land show
And wandered here an' there)
I saw fine fruit from Idaho.-
And grain leom everywhere;
I traveled thro' Yosemlte
With the moving picture man;
I slagged It thro' the Yellowstone
On the Illustrated plan; , .
I heard the FlllplnoH sing, ,
Heard talks on Irrigation.
And saw the most magnificent
Big porker In creation; . i
I rarrled round big armloads
Of oh, all aorts of junk,
And decided that the l-and ahow
Waa not exactly punk.
I got two raisin lilaculta
On California day
And went on oh no end of trips
And didn't have to pay;
I saw the giant evergreena,. ,,
The famous eucalyptus.
And not one wonder of that state
Of California slipped. us;
And yet I felt an aching void,
An absence unexplained.
As if some friendly delegate
From 'Frisco waa detained;
The lonesomenesa affected me
I could scarce suppress a sob.'
The absentee was the frisky flea;
Why wasn't ha on the JobT
Omaha. BAYOLu NE. TRBLJ5.
'
An Kngllsh lord la to be one of the
ushers at the wedding of Miss Uould. The
time may come when It will be possible
for an American heiress to have a prince
for her chauffeur When she gets married.
A fortune of IjOuO has been bequeathed
to Mrs. Robert A. Todd, wife of a promi
nent Los Angeles attorney and ex-clty
councilman of Los Ajigelc. by Dietrich
C. Menstng, a rancher of Covlna, whom
she did not know to b her father until
a few months ago.
W. J. Fields, representative-elect from
the Ninth Kentucky district, came from New York World: The earred cod again'
hla Olive Hill home to Lexington and cn- rears it warlike head at th suggestion of'
tered the State University Law college, a reciprocity treaty with Canada !
Mr. Fields was elected over J. B. Bennett.
the republican candidate. He has the dls-
OPEN DOOR WITH CANADA.
Philadelphia Uetoid: Tha reception of i
the commercial agreement between the
I'nlted Statea and Canada In certain quar
ter affords further - proof of the maxim!
that there ia "a great deal of human na
ture In mankind In general."
Chicago Inter-Ocean: Our sympathy goes j
out to the unfortunate Insurgents who ar
In such Imminent danger of being lmiled
on one horn or the other of the Canadian (
) re Iproclty agreement dllemna. Evidently
Is not all beer and vklttles
these da s
. ate and public life, bu
other lor tne emciency oi our news- distinguished services i
Unction of belrg the only representative
from his state who entered college after
election.
Raymond Duncan, exponent of the Cireek
garb, was parading Portland, Ore., in the
moonlight, when a guardian of th peace
exhorted him to "g wan." or b taken cap
tive for walking In his nightshirt. Sena
tor Bourne's constituents are ao much en-
moaned In the new nationalism that thev :
w.. , insurgency
I llfa J ISW JSi u ka w mi v i w iis4uaiiiiaui.v ,
witn th iurcly cl&aMlc nT beautiful.
Much ha been said of the retirement of I Uenver RPb""": Farmers who have
M..k Aldrich and Hale fr.m the aen- turned aKaln-t the republican party be-
proievtion or manufacturing
Jt another .man of!l'u" "J 118 pn
a passing from the i Industrie's A; r.
papers.
for anything it ought to save the leg-
Ing the MIssonrian as tte i nominal i islatur time that used to be consumed
head of the democratic party and a with ali sorts of prupused cacaiures
j field and almost unnotlcrd. Thi Is lur
! mer Senator t'ockrell of Missouri, whose
If the railway commission ia good uc"or- - 1 acinur"' ,u"
appuiniva on me imcisittiw v 19111 merce
commission. Id his 'tith year, after thlrty
Ix years of public service in W aalilngtun.
ia unce mcrs a privet titlien
ot appear ao heartily In j
favor of free trade when it comes to let
ting In Canadian prod m I of the farina.
The protective pulley may be acme of
selfishness on the part of the I'nlted
States, but mod folk are selfish In all
matter which concern their well-doing
and getting on in the world.
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