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temporarily ahoald h Tha
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will bo ckmaaad fta
Tha only safo way pull tho re
publican lever.
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Uncle Fam Is the drum major for
the march of commerce.
The checkbook man wants to be a
book man checked to congress.
Miss Mona Lisa Is not only lost,
but lost tight of as well.
World history Ts being written In
blf letters over In China Just now.
Tha yellow peril, It appears, has
come, but to China, not to America.
, When la a pawpaw good? asks a
correspondent. Seldom, outside of
Missouri.
I The men responsible for the wheat
ring might ask how It could be called
m corner?
; Iook out for eleventh hour roor
bachs in the sclf-confcssod faking
newspapers. ..- .
i By the way, who was It that was
complaining of mud-sllngtng? . Can
you beat It?
It 1 certainly a mean man whose
rnvmlcs will not speak kindly of blin
after his death.
Hy tho way, when was It that folks
were supposed to be so excited over
Canadian reciprocity?
There would be far less fault-find
ing If people would put themselves In
the other fellow'a position.
But you cannot make Wall atreet
believe that Steel trust prosecution
was merely a Hallowe'en Joke.
That poor farm plant of 133 votes
explains in part why the democrats
are ao eager to keep control of tho
county board.
Many a hearty laugh Pordrlo Dtat
must be having over tha old century
Intrenched powers In China and Tur
key these days.
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Dank robbing In Montana Is behind
(ha times, being conducted by only
one man. Yet backward aa It ts, It
seema to get results.
In the curriculum of life most peo
ple find themselves conditioned In
two most Important branchea, pa
tlcnca and sympathy.
Miss Ida Tsrbell, who claims to
know all about nuance and the trusts
may bo accused yet of maintaining
monopoly of her knowledge.
What's happened to Van Allstlne?
Haven't lie and the senator convened
themsclvea Into any more Imufinary
meetings of belling republican
lately?
"There ta less freedom In America
than In Kurope,' aagcly observes
Methodist bit-hop. Hure, tbst ts why
the Kuroptsns continue to migrate to
Au;rh a.
Well, well, well! But atill Gov
ernor Aldrtch could not hate expected
anything but vicious misrepresents
tioa and asaault from Senator Hitch
cock'a newspaper.
"Senator Bailey continues to Insist
(hat be Is firm in his Intention to quit
the senate," notes the Philadelphia
Bulletin. Well, who la tbe world
aald be waa net?
It The Bee were la the tame mul
alinglug bualneaa that St-nator Hitch
ccxk'e sheet Is the personal records
cf democratic nominees would keep
tis busy, but car reders would proba
bly bo protesting artiest lh filih.
The Only Safe Way.
With the end of the political ram
pslgn In sljtht, the Intelligent voter
who wants to do the right thing
without passion or prejudice must
see that the only safe way Is to pull
the republican lever.
The Issues of this off-year election
In Nebraska resolve themsHved Into
a question of good government
through competent and trustworthy
public servants, and by this test the
candidates on the republican state,
judicial and county tickets are all the
ay down superior to their demo
cratic opponents. We make no ex
ception here the one place where It
Is the duty of all good citizens, re
publicans as well as democrats, to
vote for the democratic nominee
being a school board nomination of
really minor consequence.
Here In Douglas county the Voting
machine will again be used to regis
ter the popular choice for state, Judi
cial and county offices and a paper
ballot for school board office. Undor
thone conditions the safe and at the
same time the simple way, Is to pull
the republican lever and take no
chances on defeating your own pur
pose by attempting to manipulate
the machine.
railing the republican lever will
vote for the two supreme Judges up
for re-election and for Judge Hamer,
who won out so handsomely In the
primary.
I'ulllitji the republican lover will
vote to retain the two outgoing uni
versity regents, one of them our fel
low townsman, Frank L. Haller, the
only Omaha man running -for atate
office on either ticket, ,
Pulling the republican lever will
vote to maintain the high standard
of our district bench to retain tho
six present Judges and to promote
County Judge Leslie.
Pulling the republican lover will
vote for the splendid list of candi
dates for county offices, each of whom
meaauroa high above the average and
ncalculably above his particular
democratic opponent.
Pulling the republican lever will
vote for Charles IC. Foster for police
magistrate for a clean young law
yer of best standing at the bar as
agalnat Charley Tanning's book
keeper, a democratia ward heeler pre
tending to have suddenly undergone
a reform spell.
Pulling the republican lever, In a
word, Is the only safe way for the
conscientious voter.
- Traa Uaiis of Criliciim.
John Mitchell said In a recent
speech that" unionism Is judged by
Us mistakes and failures, and In a
large measure he aald truly. But he
added that, on the other hand, "we
Judge every other human Institution
by tta best works." In which' his
loglo la not quit ascojjvlucSng, .
Aa a matter of fact It is' the. most
common fsult of critics to pick out
the weakest points In anything as
their basis of attack. The public
schools, the colleges and universities
and even the church suffer, we think,
fully as much from this sort of criti
cism as doea union labor, which we
are perfectly free to admit Buffers
more from It than ta fair or Just. It
ts simply natural tor men to aeek out
the euperflclal faulta and they are
prone to magnify theae faulta that
they may add weight to their crltl
clstn, but It does not appear that
unionism suffers any more from thla
than other human Institutions.
But. quite apart from whether It
doea or not, Mr. Mitchell la asking
none too much for the cause ha lovea
and has helped to ennoble In demand
ing that It be not condemned merely
because lmlta ranka are those who
sometimes resort to deeds of un
justifiable violence and disorder.
Unionism in tta Inception did not
provide for such thlnga and ahould
not be held responsible tor them un
less It sanctions thorn and shields the
perpetrators. When It doea that It Is
to be condemned. Interests with
which unionism Is often In conflict
also have In them elements of wrong
and tnjusttce, but It would not be fair
to denounce them aa vicious because
they are Imperfect.
Divorces and Colleg-ei.
Several of the prominent eastern
colleges are "pointing with pride" to
the fact that the enormous percent
ag of divorce In this country at
large la not maintained among their
alumni. Smith college atatea that
only one In eighty-seven of it young
women graduates Is divorced and
Vassar asaerts that lta percentage ta
even lower. So much for two of the
leading girls' schools. Others, for
girls and coeducational, make similar
claims. The ratio "out in the world,"
be It remembered, ts one divorce In
every twelve marriage, a mc.it
shocking condition.
Of course, comparatively few peo
ple are college graduates and most
of thos who Uv out their matri
monial Uvea without being divorced
do It to spite of the fact that they
never bad the Influences of a college
education to help them. On the other
band, tie college education doe not
succeed In doing for all what It docs
tor msny, but It t mott gratifying
to find that It bac don so much la
tbe way of training men and women
to control and restrain their preju
dicea, impalsea, passions snd what
ever else msy lie at the bottom of
thla divorce evil. Kor tkat is pre
cisely what education should 2o. It
should refine people. It should bring
them to a degree of culture that
shows In their everyday, practical
lives. It should teach and fit young
men and women to live, and that,
after all, in the larger function of
education.
It la when education falls of these
results that those who are prone to
assail higher learning find their
vantage ground. They do not stop to
consider that there Is no more reason
to expect the Ideal of the school or
college than of anything else that'ia
directed by humnn hands. Certainly
one divorce In eighty-seven marriages
Is not bad In view of the appalling
ratio of on In twelve f-r the popula
tion aa a whole. How much more
would it bo It there were no such
colleges and universities?
The Century on the Rivers.
It would have been far too much
for tho mind of Mcholos J. KooseveK
to Conceive 100 years ago, as he
piloted the first steamboat down the
Ohio rlvvr, that within loss than that
time this same river and others would
be lined with boats propelled by elec
tric power, boats of every descrip
tion, from the little private motor
to the large carrier. The centenary
of western river navigation at Pitts
burgh,, therefore, was of far more In.
terest than merely that of marking
the Inrgest crowds that greeted Presi
dent Taft on his lfc.OOO-mlle tour.
"cam was far too new a thing 100
years ago to make river navigation
popular. Even the old stern and
screw propellers were none too well
proved and it Is quite doubtful If such
a thing aa driving water vessels by
electricity had ever occurred to the
men of that day, Yet here In the
century It has become trite and men
are even sailing over seas with air
craft, as if In taunting Irony at the
simplicity of so recent a past. In the
matter of rail transportation by
steam the bounda of progress, It
would aeein, had been reached, and
yet auch a thing was unknown to this
pioneer of the Ohio.
But after all the spectacular cele
bration at Pittsburgh must emphasize
the mechanical development more
than the commercial utility of the
steamboat on western rivers. In the
latter our recent tendency has been
backward Instead of forward. But
here again we are reminded of the
prodigious advance of the railroad.
Coming from behind, as the sports
men say, It baa ao far eclipsed the
steamboat as to force , It, In most
cases, out Of "the line of competition,
although now a period of revival ts
apparently tatting to. .Thla period of
revival,, however, sets la only after
the demands of commerce call for
even larger a,nd 'mora profitable
means of transportation than the
railroad affords, which Is, after all,
but another mark t tho general
progress of the times. If river navi
gation Is brought back Into anything
like general use It will be in response
to practical needs created by the
ever broadening sweep of progress In
a land where the people are steadily
reaching out to the development of
every natural mource.
Distribution ot the Immigrants.
Th only organized effort yet ex
erted to distribute our foreign Immi
gration la that of the Jewish agencies
that ar diverting alien to Galves
ton, Tex., and thence distributing
them over the west and making agri
culturists of them. It ta time that
our people stop talking and go to
doing something practical along this
llnp. For most students ot the Immi
gration problem admit that proper
distribution la much more of a task
Just now than tho regulation ot the
admission at the ports of entry.'
There Is, or should be, a close
relation between Immigration and
th much mooted blgh-cost-of-llvlng
problem. Thousands of theae alien
from Kurope, farmers by nature and
training, come to thla country and
from necessity, not choice, go to work
In mines, on the streets, or In mills,
while at tbe very same time farmera
all over th country, particularly th
west, ar In need ot labor and are
cultivating less ground because they
cannot get dependable labor. Thla
factor figurea la the cost of living.
for more general cultivation of th
soli would have a tendency toward
striking a Better ttaiauce In our
economic problem. That la one of
the burdens of the back-to-the-farm
plea.
Our people should take bold of
this problem properly and help th
alien (who cornea from a farm and
whoa Uncage often for generations
back runa to tbe farm) to find hla
way to the soil. It would be helping
him to his highest level of usefulness
and efficiency, both aa an American
citizen and for his own aggrandize
ment. And It would be helping our
own farmera and our ow townfolk
The theory ts uot new, but Its gen
eral practice would be. Th Jewish
agencies bav set a good example and
he Is not the only alien coming to
our shores w ho should be encouraged
to go to farming. There ts the Italian,
the Austrian and people from Slavic
countries who for want of proper
direction ar left to huddle them
selves Into congested corners of In
dustrial renters, complicating rather
than simplifying an already too com
plex problem.
According to the World-Herald, the
democratic national congressional
committee hss responded to the call;Ke rather than sain by lta dearneaa
for help for the democratic nominee
ta th Third Nebraska district. How
reuch? To whom paid? What for?
What about that fatuous publicity
law passed by tbe last congress thst
was to give us a full exhibit of the
finances of this democratic commit
tee? Is the publicity which tbe dem
ocrats clamor for only for the other
follow?
The Lateit Hallowe'en Joke.
Rome of the grown-ups seem to
have played the latest and best Hal
lowe'cn Joke this year, and, while tbe
youngsters shared in the pleasure of
It, they were also the victims. The
Joke consisted In simply Inviting com
panies of boya In different neighbor
hoods to bouse partlea where Hallow
e'en features predominated and en
tertaining them ao well and eo late
that they neither had desire nor time
for their customary pranks outside.
And the best part of the Joka was
that In most cases the boys did not
"catch on" to what was thus done.
The upshot of this whole plan was
about the most quiet and orderly Hal
lowe'en, on the whole, that Omaha
has yet experienced. At any rate
there was less buffoonery and mis
placement, If not destruction, of
property. No doubt some of the hosta
of these parties felt before the even
ing was over that they bad, after all,
paid rather dearly for their conces
sion, but they at least knew what
was going on and what to expect, and
could rest easy In the feeling that
tholr front and back porches and ash
and garbage cans and other appur
tenances would probably be In place
In tbe morning.
Hallowe'en la such a fine old festi
val that It really la a pity to abuse
the occasion It offers for Innocent,
Inoffensive fun and If this new plan
tends to prevent abuse It will be
popular. The boys of every age have
bad their fun at Hallowe'en and the
boya of this age must have theirs,
and probably they will come to enjoy
it Just as much Inside as outside the
house, orderly as disorderly. And,
after all, why Is not the place and
the duty of fathers and mothers, or
grandfathers and grandmothers, to
see that they get this better kind of
fun? The scheme opens up a whole
field of thought as to what constitutes
duty, when it comes to that.
The acquisition of the water works
will make the office of county treas
urer, which Is also that of city treas
urer, much more Important than It
ever waa. The taxpayers of this city
and county have lost a lot of money
In the paat through Incompetent or
dishonest treasurers. No one ques
tions the competency or honesty of
W. Q. Ure, the republican nominee
for that office.
The final appeal of the democratic
state chairman to hla precinct work
era is, "We must have Nebraska In
th democratlo column. Tbe result
of the election this fall will bav a
decided bearing upon, and may deter
mine, the result In the state next
year." That ought to appeal atrongly
to republic na to vote the democratic
ticket.
Should the United States supreme
court take a friendly view of the In
itiative and referendum, Mr. Bryan
might back up on a fw of the ugly
things ho I saying of our highest
tribunal of Justice.
The latest In democratic politics Is
to urge Insurgent republicans to vote
the democratic ticket a a rebuke to
Governor Aldrich and help retire the
governor next year. Can you beat It?
Presumably, Mr. Bryan will get
back In time to cast bis vote for
'Bill" Oldham and Herman and the
other democrats who read htm out of
the party last year.
"Mr. Taft will go down In history
aa one ot the great presidents," says
the San Francisco Call, owned by Ru
dolph Spreckels, the Pacific coast re
former avho has done things.
Lillian Russell is still finding time
from ber literary pursuits to Uke In
a few coins at th theater box office
this season, as per usual.
Fear Shtvertaa Warda.
Cleveland Tlaln Pester.
The emperor of China In hla edict talks
Ilka Ma who faces a direct primary In a
district which wanted th tariff revised
downward. .
(oaatdar the Hleaataa.
Italllmore American.
Tha president In hla Thanksgiving
proclamation points out th special ben
efits and bleaslnss for which thla nation
has causa to give thanks. And tha pro
plo will be all tha better If they lvt
some little time to the consideration of
his list
Jot I.IVe th Other relUw.
H. I.outs Kepublio.
It Is one cf the object lesson of cur
rent politics that th socialist differs
from hla fellow voter flagrantly only ao
long aa he la out of office. So soon as
he Is laden with th rare and rvspona:
blllUe of official position b becomes
much Uk every other servant of th
people.
Wheat Traat Tackle Trast
Springfield Republican,
Set trust to fight a trust seems to be
the maAlut ot th tea and coffe men,
wh have Just organised a national or-
ganiaaiton, one purpoa or which Is to
discover whether an oppressive interna
tional syndicate for holding up th prio
ot coffee really eiita. and If a what la
t h don about It. Where th ultimate
consumer cornea ta la not so clear
doubtieaa what th dealers complain ot
la not that coffee Is dar. but that they
For In tYai caa th loss cannot b re
couped by the simple (roctas ot paastng
It en. Coffee Is not a neeeatary of Ufa,
and th curve of coaaumptioa falls aXf
very rapid'.)- tbe price goes up.
Booking Backward
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lnbUav invmaimj
Thirty Years Ago
Tha whole city Is auhaat over ths mur
der of Watson H. Smith, clerk cf the
United States district court, mysteri
ously killed shortly before midnight, tht
body belna- discovered between 2 and 1
o'clock this morning. Colonel Smith had
been out of the .city two days visiting
relatives ot th family of Mrs. Smith,
returning In tha afternoon. His activity
In th movement for ' Slocumb law
enforcement and Sunday closing had
brought him Into additional promi
nence. The body was found with a
wound In the head In the hallway just
outside his office door. The weapon was
a revolver, which had been 'tucked up
his trousers leg and apparently used as
a bludgeon, although one chamber waa
discharged. The only person In the build
ing at tha time was K. C. Kennlston, on
night duty as a eubstltuU In tha post
office, who reported having he aid noth
ing. The Jury empaneled In ths Watson .fl.
Smith case consisted of James Stephen
son, A. Atkinson, John B. Furay, John I.
Redlck. V. McShane, t,. D. Shane. The
post-mortem was conducted by t)rs.
George B. Ayres, Coffman, More Monlce,
Olbbs and Mercer. The verdict was,
"Murder, by sonie unknown person."
An Indignation meeting of citizens was
held at g o'clock at ths Academy of
Huslo o express horror at tha Smith
murder.! James K. Boyd acted as chair
man and J. B. French, secretary. Those
who spoke Included Pr. O. L. .' Jt ller,
District Attorney Lambertaon, John C.
Cowln, C. J. Greene, General Estabrook,
Rev. J. W. Harris, A. J. Foppleton, A. .
Touzalln. Heaolutlons were adopted and
$4,150 subscribed as a reward fund.
A political ball was held at Bohemian
ball on South Thirteenth street this even
ing. I
Miss Mollis llorbach has returned from
tier visit east.
i The Misses Nourse of Bayfield,.- Wis.,
are the guests of their aunt, Mrs, Cen
tral Wilson.
Mrs. Samuel Cooper of Cedar Rapids,
fa., Is here on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Rlieem. '
Twenty Year Ago
Elizabeth Flace, the picturesque home
of Mr, and Mrs. A. J. Popplaton on Hher
man avenue, was the scene of a brilliant
social event lu the evening, a reception
in honor of Miss Mary Foppleton, one of
the season's most popular, debutantes.
The oldest and most prominent families
of Omaha were represented, go elaborate
and conspicuous was the event that the
report of It occupied more than a column
on the society page of The Be. Oowns
were described In detail, as were some of
the beautiful young women, for Instance,
'Miss May Dundy, tall and handsome
looking, with a figure that Diana might
have envied, wore a beautiful gown of
pink crepe, trimmed effectively with
apple blossoms."
A rousing ratification meeting was held
at the Grand Opera house where repub
licans gave vent to their delight over
the election. The speakers Included
Major T. 8. Clarkson, Richard 8. Smith,
John C. Wharton. Oeorge A. Bennett,
George Munro, Judge Stenberg, General
George S. Smith. Colonel C. R. Scottl
J. G. Tipton, W. .F. OUriey, J, I.. Web
ster, W. J. Connell, J. M. Thurston.
udge Berks, W. J. Mount, E. P. Davis,
John H. Butler, Judge Anderson, J. I
McCague, B. H. Rolilson. O. It. Wheeler,
P. Fllcher. John T. Clarke, R. L. Gib-
son, Haifdon Jacobsen, w. J. urpatcn,
:. W. Breckenrldge.
Judge Helsley gave John Peel ten days
In the city Jail on bread and water for
stealing Building Superintendent Whit
lock's boots'. -
Hermun Wrcith. a newspaper carrier
boy, sustained a broken leg at Sixteenth
and Howard streets, where his pony fell
behind a atreet sprinkler.
Ten Years Ag
Nebraska went republican, electing
Judge Sedgwick of York to th supreme
court by a handsome majority.
Kleotlon returns Indicated a decidedly
mixed victory In Douglas county, with,
however, the republicans on tha long
end. Sheriff John Power, democrat, was
re-elected.
Miss Mry R. Malone, secretary to
Mayor Moore, quit riding in street cars
and drove a high-stepping bay down to
the city hall for the first-time. This was
th result ot Investing 11 in a ticket for
a raffle of a horse and buggy valued at
goo.
It was founder' day at Creighton uni
versity and honor was pais to Edward
and Count John A. Creighton. Honors
for the best work among tha students
for the last two months were awarded
as follows: Junior, Thomas A. Kelley;
sophomore, D. J. Dwyer; freshman,
Philip Caaetay. In th academic depart
ment James O'Nell, Eugene Noolan and
Charles McGrath won distinction.
Report was made that th family of
Rufus K Clark of the firm of. Clark
Pres., owners of the Model mills at
Thirtieth and Boyd streets, had not seen
him sine October 4 and did not know
where he could be. Mrs. Clark was re
siding at 1915 iHiuglas street.
The police state that the exploits of
C. Cramer, alleged forger, were much
more general than they had thought.
New victims were found, th First Na
tional bank for S50 being one.
M. E. llobart returned to Omaha with
his bride and they took up quarters at
the Dellon. Mra. Hot.urt was Mtaa Caro
lina an Vllet of Madison, Wis.
UPLIFT IN CHINA.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: If China
la to b a republic nearly half the popula
tion of the earth will be under thia form
of government. Th declaration of In
dependence, backed by American pros
perity, U marching on.
Chicago Post: The blf thing seems to
bav happened at last. The murmurs of
th last ten years have swelled to a for
mldabl volume; th surreptUloua theft,
of power of th provincial governors have
culminated in one big grab for power;
th westernisation of China has taken
tha on atep moat clearly comprahena bl
to th wratera mtnd. China la to bav s
parliamentary government.
Philadelphia Record: fifteen thousand
Chinamen sent from thla country to their
fasoille la China, last year, U enor
mous sum or L0O,0i, or aa vrnr of
fl.OM each. It la evident thst wholesale
Chines Immigration would ruin ua Theae
people do nothing but drudge they buy
no automobile and when they accumu
late running ch.tp auey rcotaurniits
they gn to th old bom to spend IL What
- a nrftn-. or. tmatne. mrA t.r-imr
back prosperity Is tr.or good sjnder.
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Special Ytatch Sale
for This Week
15-jewel watches, warranted for
L'O years, open or hunting case,
for .' $12.75
17-jewel watches. Kockford move
ment, warranted for 20 years
banting or open ease: . $15.00
The above watches sold regu
larly at $20.00 and $23.00 each. .
Take advantage of this sale as Christmas is near. If
you haven't all the money,' a small deposit will hold it. ;
Diamonds, Silverware, Cut Glass, all go at this spe
cial sale.' '
(2SSS8S
People Talked About
Doubters, chalk It up Yuan Bhi Kal
came back.
There is no hope for Iloboken, N. J.
Its doom is sealed. All four candidates
for mayor are democrats.' -
The year's score to date stands: Avia
tion victims, 103; Alpine, 115. The man
with the scythe hasn't much trouble get
ting th higher-ups.
Hatmakers ahW a' surprising lack of
foresight in decreeing a reduction" of the
derby crown. Just as a presidential cam
paign Is canning calorie in the distance.
An Ohio spinster who went into a clair
voyant's den and was plucked out of (500
tried to kill herself by Jumping lutes a
bear pit. The animals sniffed at the meat
and passed it up. Too soft.
A New York woman, rtin over and se
verely Injured by an automobile, secured
a verdict for $14,390 against the owner of
th machine. Thut will grip the speed
clutch of the defendant for a while.
"Alimony," remarks a California Judge,
"Is somewhat in the nature of easy
money,!' Husbands thrown in th discard
and paying for it will scent th aroma of
Suckerdom in the judge's epigram.
, Captain William E. Miller of Carlisl.
Pa., a civil war veteran of 76, enjoys the
dlHtinctlon of being the only soldier upon
whom th government bestowed a medal
of honor for disobedience of orders.
A supplementary Thanksgiving procla
mation by Dr. Woods Hulohlnson an
nounces that ml nee pie Is an "easily
assimilable poly-sachrid carbohydrate, of
high .caloric co-etficlent." Have another
helping?
; Dr. William Robert Brooks, discoverer
of the Brooks -comet, has a score ot
twenty-five comets, all well regulated
members f the family, unversed in the
tricks that made Mr. llalley's wanderer
contemptible.
Dr.- Sargent of Harvard explains that,
in advocating trousers for women, he
does not propose to depilve men of their
nether garments. Bully for the doc. Such
generosity helps to swell the debit met
man owes the profession.
Assurances were given at an open meet
ing of tho craft that only 6,000 of the
42.0oO hotel workers In New York City ac
cepted tips. The Job Is so thoroughly
well done by the .000 there Isn't an open
ing for the others to butt in.
The Brooklyn Eagla marked up on the
scar board last Thursday three score
and ten years of lively work In the public
service of Manhattan and Long Island. A
printed celebration put out In honor of
the occasion proves that If the Eagle
lost any feathers in the battles of life It
has grow n a second crop superior to the
first. There are other birds on Long
Island but only one Eaglo.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
St. Paul DeFpatch: A Washington pas
tor has resigned because of Inability to
sleep. Ha should not worry. There are
many churches throughout the country
looking for a wideawake minister.
Washington Poat: A New London pas
tor has issued an edict agalnat the throw
ing ot rice at brides and bridegrooms. In
this material age enthusiastic friends
should make their showers of breakfast
foods In original packages through the
tradesmen's entrance.
New York World: Formerly the chosen
for cardinalates in the Roman Catholic
church heard of their nomination in ad
vance of publication through a note from
the papal secretary of atate. Now they
learn through the newspapers. This Is a
form of "modernism" which the Vatican
evidently approves.
Philadelphia Bulletin: Tbe Rev. Regi
nald J. Campbell, who has achieved re.
nown during hla pastorate of the City
Tempi In Loudon, has reached New
York and la hailed as a "new theo'.oglst.'
Unfortunately New York Is not ao much
In need of theology as elraight-out-from
the-shoulder Christianity.
Suringfield Republican: At times the
license allowed In this country to rell
gloua fanatics to pursue their ciaxy
vagaries seeira unlimited. Americana
have a constitutional dread of infringing
upon anyone's light to worship God as
he v'ea- I H fault. It is a very
aood one. Yet. occasionally, when the
opportunity comes full faced and invit
lng. the stern hand if the law shuiiJ
fasten upon th tuoft arrant humbug
and charlatan. There w ill be cordial In
dornement of the arrest by the federal
authorities of Rev. Mr. Ssndford o
.Ma'ne, leader of the Holy Ghot and t's
ociete, on the charge of responilbllly
for th d.ath of four cf bis followers.
COUTANT & SQUIRES
aSSTa f. M The frenulum 1)., L. W. Sera r. ton Hard Coal has rnaMcJ tis
r aT La to Iiv.til customer for the 'H tunny-seven j o.tr. It ha
less linkers, is hotter aiid Uit,u lor.er tlutn any i.Uicr luard
coal. Alo sell Spadra. ArkAuaaa hard i ol gHd and chep.
Our tsrboii Soft CXial Is eicellent for fook:i. a-i hivtins; ricun, it nick
to statt, laMinc. . Ye know this to be tle Ih-m coal r or ,ffotc-d here for
the price, t.'ocxl ft;r use in furnace before begii tl g OI, iatJ coal.
We alo wll Ohio, Hotk printfs, Cherokee, Walnut l'.Ktk, Coke, WoodC
Kindling and hteaut Coal.
OFFICE: iUO fcouth 17th. ri:ouc: IHug. OJO; Ind, A-30i0.
latT'-'-'
S3BX3QU
JOSEPH PULITZER.
New York World: A man of wide cul
ture, commanding Intellect and com
pelling genius died yesterday in Joseph
Pulitzer.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: He had a
keen and fertile intelligence, with tireless
ndustry .and perseverence, and lie
achieved a pronounced financial success.
Pittsburg Dispatch: Ills demise will be
regretted by men of widely - differing
political faiths and opinions who believed
in his singleness of purpose and sincerity
of opinion.
Chicago Post: To Joseph Pulitzer the
democracy owes many things. Not the
least of these Is his vivid demonstration
that th American newspaper still has
Its own place a place which it can stick
to with profit to the republic
St. Louis Republic: But as. soldier of
the union, reporter, editor, .newspaper
owner, Joseph Pulitzer Was fearless, in
domitable', able and marked for success.
He won his fight brilliantly agalnat heavy
odds, and lie used his hard-gained power
for large and worthy purposes. .,'
Kansas City Star: Blind and 111 as
Pulitzer was much, of his life lie was a
tremendous factor In American affairs.
By virtue of his pioneer work In modern
ising tha newspaper ho fairly won the
distinction of being the leading Journalist
of his day.
New York Times:' The tragedy of Mr.
Pulitzer's life was of a nature to 'awaken
pity and sympathy. Triumphant ambi
tion had carried him to success and to
power. Achievements, rewardw, the real
ization of dreams, and the attainment of
the gonl, all these were his. He had
amassed a great fortune. Then came tho
loss of eight. The gifts that command
success endured, the, gift to enjoy It was
taken away. The indomitable spirit sur
vived and worked on.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
fihe What fine large eyes Edith's hus
band has. ...
He I never noticed It. You must have
been present when he received her dress
maker's bilL Boston Transcript.
Jack I can't tell you how much I
love you. 1
Nell Can't you? W ell, perhaps It s lust
as well. You see, I am engaged to Dick.
Toledo Blade.
He I'm willing to make concessions.
His Wife Really!
He Yes; but It seems Impossible to
make the supply meet the demand. New
Haven Journal-Courier.
Rich Father Now that you have asked
to marry my daughter, will you tell ma
how you propose to support herT
Impecunious tjuitor Hut mat inn t wnal
I proposed for. Baltimore American.
'My dear, congratulate me."
What haa happened?"
'Jack Darlington has asked ma to b
his wife."
'Oh, I m not going to congratulate you
on that account. It waa almost th
worst husband I ever had. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Wigwam Have you congratulated th
bride and groom.
Henpeckke No. sir. I have not. I may
be lots of things, but I am no hypocrite.
Philadelphia Record.
"Is your husband a sound sleeper?"
"Sound? I should say ao! The sound
he makes can bo heard for half a block."
Judge.
"Jones embarassed me terribly today."
"How so?"
"He asked me how I enjoyed his speech
st the banquet last night." Detroit ire
Trees.
"My son," said Mrs. McQudley, "before
I married your father I made him
promicM that he would not sraok or play
cards-for money."
"Yes'."-
"Times have changed. If you decld
to propose to a woman, I want you to
exact a similar ' assurance. Chicago
Post. .
WHEN YOUR BEST IS DONE.
S. E. Kiscr In the Record-Herald.
When you've done your work as well as
you can
And your past is clean and your con
ecieme clrur.
When ou know that you haven't wrouged
any man.
When you've made no foe to be faced,
with fear.
The LuFy world may be st.ll iiic'.lr.'J
To ilrnv rewards you have lor.cd to
claim,
Eut It cannot rob you of peace of ruind
Or br.ng to your cheeX tlia Lluih of
st.aaie.
And the world, however, it may ccnnlva
... krtp ou uo.n and lu hold you bnck.
Musi rtfprct the ht pes that you keep
aiive.
Though it ptalse may be for tha sif'j
uu lack.
And the scorn on the lips of tl.e richest
man
is rot a thin you have cause to fear,
When you've done your work ua we'd as
you can
And yiur past Ur c!ean er.d jour t n
scienco tlear.