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Communication relating to new and ecMinriai matter ehoiiM pe B1flrrfl tmna nee. r.d'tnrlal Deprtment. OCTOBF.R CIRCI'I.ATION. 50,703 Si it of Nebraska. County of DocaUA. PnUht William, circulation manaaer ef The Bee Publishing company, being ouiv irorr. Ms that the avers da.ly rlrrTrtu.ii, ;(oiled. unused end re lumed copies for th month of October. '.Ml ic.'t't DWT'mT WILLIAM. O'lrcuintlon Minn.r. ff'iberr'bed In nv rrr.noe nnd aworn to before m this let dv of November. 191'.. iai.) hubicht in;.NTi:n Notary Public. Nabserll.or leaving Ik rlty temporarily aboald hay Th Hee tnrillrit n them. Address will be ekanased a often a requested. Whether in unity or not, congress will soon get together. Fisherman's luck means that he didn't fall In and get drowned. Dig business wants to kirk a big hole In the Sherman anti-trust law. How much happier Mr. Carnegie must be, now that he has $25,000,000 more off tils hands. Dig Tim Sullivan proclaims that "Tammany will, live." Had anyone thought or Its dying. That dance hall ordinance la hav ing a hard time to catch the step of the city council march. Kansas City's "Petticoat Lane," the Star says, grows upward. Any wonder the men rubber? : "World's Fair Incubator Daby In Court Again." Headline. Divorce court? . Is It, npt about, time? , , The fact that tUey call them trams Instead of ttreet . cars In Shanghai bows they are more British than American. The American Federation of Labor has unanimously voted that the Mc Namaras are iunocent, yet the trial proceeds. The Lincoln Journal ought hot to rub It In on Buffalo Cduntyjust bo cause Buffalo county is the. home of statesmen. . The reformer who wants to reform the world In a day and damns It be cause be cannot Is to blame Instead of the world. Attorney General Wlckersham ays he cannot understand the "bear Pool." Perhaps be might Induce Jim Patten to explain it. The New York Evening" Post reads out ot the election returns In New York the mandate, "Murphy must to." Coodbye, Boss. George Potato of 8t Louis habfen arrested for flirting with women on the street. Too many eyes for bis control, probably. The least that any self-esteeming lawyer will count his time worth ,ln court is 1100 a day, but many a one sits la his office for much loss. Base ball , seems to have been founded 4,000 years ago by the Hlt tites and the Philadelphia Athletics showed us that the hlt-ites can play It better even now. Real fame must couslst in one of two things being engaged to a cele brated millionaires divorcee or be ing booked by vaudeville at $2,000 a week and your car fare. Seattle has Just celebrated its six tieth birthday anniversary. Omaha Is not yet sixty years old. but it is going some, and will reach that mlle roet in a little less tbau three years. The only woman ruuniiig for the School board received more votes than sny man not nominated by one of the two big parties. Wonder how many of these votes were cast by women. Governor Foss of Massachusetts confesses to having spent $16,828 to V rs-elected by a majority of one third of what he had a year ago. Still, that is not up to our Third dis trict figures. If Governor Foss of Massachusetts spent more than $16,000 to get elected, and his term is for one year at a salary of $8,000. be will lose Just that amount ly taking the office again. Why will they do It? The Teace Treaties. rrc-slrlcnt Tnft's proposed Interna tional arbitration treaties, which are to come before the sonste at the ap' proatbing short session of congress arc evidently gathering popular strength. The president received as surances from a number of senators on his recent tour that they would vote for the treaties with (Jreat Britain and with Franco and In addl tlon to this there must be tremen dous encouragement In the following massed under the namo of the CM zeiis'- National committee, organized to promote tho measure. This com mittee, composed of representative men fiom ' nil 'ports' of the country nnd all purse Its of life, being pre eminently non-partisan and non-po- lltlcal In character, should exort a 6trong Influence for ratification. Tho 1'nlted States lias made so much of Its leadership In this move ment for world peace that It ennnot well recede from Its advanced posi tion without discrediting Its sin cerity nnd, to most people, It will seem like recession If tho acnute should fail to ratify these treaties. It Is apparent now that tho chief ob jection raised by tha senate lias been met In . tho forum of public discus sion and that tho popular view Is ngalnst the sonate's criticism, that the Joint high commission featuro Im pairs the trcaty-maknfr powers of the sennt, In other words, some fena- tors maintain thnt to let an arbitra tion board decide whnt U Justiciable under these treaties Is to tresspass upon tho constitutional rights of tho senate. The president has more than once shown that It Is no more trespassing upon the senate's prerogatives than upon the executive's. The latter has quite as extensive powers in refer ence to treaty making as the senate. But this point is raised as if It were something new. Governor Simeon E. Buldwln of Connecticut1, also for merly chief Justice of the supreme court of that state and former presi dent of the American Bar association, declares that the door to the negotia tion of treaties of this clnss was opened wide by congress Itself In 1890 by a concurrent resolution which requested the president: To Invite from time to tlm a occa sions may arise, negotiations wlf,t any government with -which tha United Btates has, or may have diplomatic relations to the end that any differences or dispute arising between th two government which cannot be adjuated by diplomatic gancy may be referred to arbitration an,4 be peaceably adjunted by such moans. Governor Baldwin adds in' com ment: "It seems ungracious In the senate after uniting in this overture to the world to insist .on so. rigid a doctrine as to the delegat!6n of the treaty-making power." The fact that this ssfne thing has. been, done tn the history of this country a dosen times, ought to be sufficiently reassuring. 'atejBSBBBSlSSBSSSSLStMStaSBaBSBSBSiaWSj In the Light of the Returns. Commenting on the recent election returns, the Springfield (Mass.) Re publican says: "Both democrats and republicans will find things to please them and also 'to displease them," which, of course, Is always truo. "In tho four Important governorship con tests the results. In Khode Island and Maryland ore satisfactory from the republican point of view, but equally satisfactory from the demo cratic point of view are the results In Massachusetts and Kentucky." Hardly. A year ago Foss was elected governor of Massachusetts as a democrat by about 32,000 plurality. This" year his plurality Is about 8,000. Nobody need argue that the loss of 24,000, no matter what the cause or causes, is satisfactory to the demo crats. It is very unsatisfactory, for it augurs badly for that party. In Rhode Island, where the republican governor. Pothier. was re-elected. It was by a greatly increased plurality over a year ngo. In Maryland the republicans won' out for governor after a most strenuous campaign against u stroug tundldate, Arthur Puo Gorman, Jr. supported by a well- managod democratic machine and the prestige of tho Gorman name, and following. ' It will hardly do to say that the republicans have not moro to en courage them tn these results than tho democrats. A Business Forecast. The "country gets so many danger signals from James J. Hill that it is refreshing to hcur him on his recent arrival from the west In Now York preaching optimism with reference to economic conditions. Yet lie la not quite satisfied with things even now, and will not be until the government feels no longer called upon to force big business to be gcod. He says: Cencia', bunlne.e of the country, taken aa a whole, is In a very vatlnfuotory con dition. There I no menace, anywhere. There ere no natural condition which would etrve to prevent activity In every branch of Industry, except for the uncer tainty hanging over the Country a a reeult of the vartoua prvnecutlona of cor. imrattoni. Vben that atmoeuhertc dla turbance has cleared up. which It mum do In time. It vlll be found that the uiuier U Iris situation la one that will Inevitably form a baala for very seneral prosperity. The country is sound, but Just now every body la hesitating badly about taking up new enterptlie. toinething must be don to reassure the country and dissipate the uncertainty which loonia ahead to frighten off new undertakings. A railroad publicity bureau In the caBt has put Out some literature to disseminate the assurance that agitation such aa Mr. Hill speaks of Is dying down and that S THE BKE: OMAHA. little adverse legislation Is be ing planned. Mr. Hill and every other "big buslneps" man must by now understand thst the people and their official representatives ore In dead earnest In certain reform, of business methods and that cessation of the agitation must teflert dimin ished need Tor action. This "atmos pheric disturbance" will clear up when the great corporations co-operate with this live, public sentiment for the square deal. School Board Duties. OMA If A, Nov. 13. -To the IMitor cf The Her: At the lnt city election, n In many puet, I wne ut ti Iohx to know how to vote on tho r-'chool board. This matter has alway puzslcd mn, and I know that It Is rctinlly pnggllng to muny other Therefore, I fori that you will hpstow a preat favor upon many If you will unnwer the fallowing question: "What are the dutUs of a member fjf the Hchool boHrd, or rather, wh:it part does the School boar l have In the educa tion of our rhlldrcn, and In what way Is a member of tho School botird paid for hi service?" Thanking you, as will a crot many of ycur readers, I am. A VOTKTt. The School board In Omahn, made up of twelve elective members, lias completo chargo of tho administra tion of the public schools. It has Just os much, if not more, power in Omaha than have the school trustees in a country school district, but It has come to cxcrclso that power accord ing to fixed rules and precedent which amount to self-established limitations. As a consoquence the part of the School board In the school room work of educating the children Is performed through tho euperln- ter.dent of schools and hla corps of principals and tew hers whose recom mendation or orders nie subject to approval or reversal by the board. The fact that this power to overrule the superintendent Is not often exer tlsed In any drastic way docs not make It less real. The main part of the School board In the education of, our children arises from the control of tho purse strings. Not a dollar of school money may be lawfully expended except by the board. The board makes the budget, fixes the school tax rate, for mulates bond propositions, sells tne bonds and disburses the proceeds. Crder the law a member of the School board receives no pay for his services; membership Is supposed to be entirely honorary and uncompen sated. Everyone knows, however, that the temptation Is strong to use the position for personnl advantage, and we have had many cases of sis tors, cousins and aunts attached to the payroll merely because of rela tionship or dependence upon some school board member. Some mem bers of the School board! also have been able, by Judicious trading, to put themselves on the payroll on their retirement, although theso In stances have been exceptional. For these places on the School board, It goes without 'saying we ought to command the most intelli gent and highest grade of our citi zenship and particularly men who may be depended upon to perform the duties wholly and solely In the Interest of the children who look to tho public schools for their educa tion. Politic rrftike strange bedfellows. It would certainly do so If it brought about Wllaon's nomination over Harmon by a joining of th force of Mr. llryin, John H, McLean. Tammany Hall and the anti Tammany New York press. World Herald. Politics does not have to go to New York to make strange bedfellows for Mr. Bryan. It has put him in bed with Just as strange political com panions right here In his home state of Nebraska. The fact develops that Stark, the lone populist adopted by the demo crats to give color to their fusion fake In the recent campaign, Is the low man all around. Perhaps this will help open the eyes of those con cerned a little wider to the bunco game which the democrats have been playing in Nebraska In order to plas ter their nominees with two party labels. The Stato Railway commission is giving the railroads a hearing on their request for permission to change their baggage rule3. Wo would Hko to have the commlsslou commission us to wrlto tho baggage rules for the railroads, and would guarantee that our rules would in augurate n lot of changes. It was n frightfully short vote In our late Nebraska election. Just bow short, and the moral to be deduced, If any, wait on the ofriotal tabulation. It Is safe, however, to say that over 00,000 voters through the state neg lected to exercise their franchise. "Woman suffrage will make di vorce a rare thing," declares a leader of the cause. If It could convlnco good people of that. It would meet less obstacles, for current belief Is that It would furnish grist to the divorce courts. Champ Clark may ay the wrong thlnj rccaj.li rally, but ut b ast hla public utter ances arc not made up of pompom platl tudra. Kani:i City Ptnr. Whether pompous or not, that an nexation gag will be a platitude if ho keeps on repeating It. A 'r Wri Left. Kansas City 8tar. President Taft mad upwanla of ITS speeches on hi western tour, but ho probably ha at least 10,000 word left available fvr te:;w ourooae. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER pjOoklnBackvunl IhisDay InOinalmj COMPILED ritOM DF.K flLlf-9 " r-t-rrri NOVl 3. 1 hirty Years A Tho third larty of the .Sans t.Vremonle club took plate at Standard hall. Those preperit were Mr. J. Carrier and Miss l.ottle Congdon, Mr. Ware Poptrr and Mine Mamie Lake, Mr. John Roos and Miss Brady, Mr. David Wells and Mis Calderwood, Mr. ,.C. I,. Deuel and Mis' Irene. I,oe, Mr. .Thomas Kimball and -Mihs Kimball. Mr. Wilt Millard nnd Miss Morgan, Mr. o. W. Saxe aid Miss Kprlnger, Mr. Johnson and Miss I'hillle Morgan, Mr. A. W. ,Kax! and Miss Mc Connell, Mr. W. Mmnett and Mtes Ben nett. Mr. Will Wilbur and Miss Kittle Lowe. Tho city council at Its regular meeting listened to a statement by Nathtn Shel ton of tho wan-r works company an nouncing early completion and lnvlllng the mayor am council to inspect the work. Ainopg other Items of business were a rrsolut.on to place a lamp post ut the pofitoffice corner; another to dis pose of brick In an abandoned cistern on Tenth street, and on Instructing tho' city marshal to notify parties on Tenth street to remove their fences to tho lot lines. Tho life of the late Colonel Watson B. Smith was Insured for JO,0"n. Of this amount 10.0O0 was In favor of his wife, $3,010 In favor of Ills mother and $1,0JO In favor of the first Baptist church. "Bos" Stout la In town. Juilso McCrary of the United State circuit court Is tho guest of hi nephew, Mr. II. S. Stripe. Ho gois to Topcka, Kan., Saturday to hold court there. Tha lice prints the president's Thanks giving proclamation over tho name of President Chester A. Arthur and Secre tary of Htato James O. Itlainr. A party made, up of James Ware, D. E. Kimball, Will Krug and John Lytle left for a two week' hunt near tho I'axton ranch at Ogalalln. Coroner. Jacobs was the recipient of a handsome picture In a heavy gilt frame presented by a surprise party headed by Mrs. Wills. The occasion of the presen tation was the fifteenth anniversary of tho first day on which the coroner had confided hla linen to Mrs. Well' skillful care for rejuvenation, and she has con tinued to exercise that car ever since. Twenty Years Ago Nettle Bledler, an Ironer In the City Steam laundry of Council Bluffs, fatally hot Captain llattle Smith of the Salva tion Army corpi-, stationed at Oskalooia, la., and then shot and instantly killed herself. The double tragedy occurred at Seventeenth and Davenport streets, as they were leaving the Salvation Army headquarters on Davenport street. The captain had come over from Iowa with soma of her soldier to participate in a big event and was visited at the barracks by th Uiedler woman, but what they talked of wa never known. They both ued to be acquainted In Council Bluffs and other army officers attributed the crime to Jealousy. The.. Unitarian dedicated their new chuiuh at Seventeenth and Ca-s streets with 'elaborate ceremony. Rev.'. Newton M. Mann, pastor; ltev. T. B. Forbush of Chicago, Rev. J. C. Learned of tit, Louis, Rev. Mary A. .Safford of Sioux, (Jlty and Rabbi William Roaenau of OhiiUia, occu pied scats on tlia, pulpit! liulbl .ltosenau read from the Wth Psalm. te congrega tion tang a hymn written by Rev. Mr. Mann, Rev. Mary Safford : offered the prayer and 'Rev. Mr. . Learned preached the dedicatory aertnon. Rev. Mr. Mann read a history of the local church. Thomas Kllpatrlck advocated In an In terview with The. Bee the plan of cen tralizing and systematizing all local char itlu ao that most effective work might be dona for the needy during the winter. In recognition of bravery at (Jettysburg In resisting Pickett' charge while major of the Nineteenth Massachusetts volun teer Infantry, Kdmund Rice, now lieu tenant colonel of the Fifth Infantry, was formally decorated wtlh the congress medal of horuir. Received locally front Washington, this bit of news was warmly appreciated in Urand Army circles. Ten Years Ago The first meeting of the 2:10 club was held at. the home of Miss Agnes Lund on South Fortieth street. Misj Grsce Allen won the ladles' prise and Kdgur Ingraham, the gentlemen's. Mis Peck entertained many friends in tho evening. , Ueorge A. Joslyn wa granted a permit to build a gardner'a lodg on his plaoe In west Omaha, costing 1,0X). Victor H. Walker won a replevin suit for a team and wagon against A. R. Han sel, before Jud.ro Slabuugh. i lie residence of r.mtst Neniiome, Ji) Hamilton street, was entered by burgiurs at night and Jewelry stolen. Tho ruum.i of Mr. Wagner in the i-eur of 1515 Uuit street wtre also tansacked in her ub- keuce. A team of spirited .horse hitched to a private carrlagu of Senator Manderaon ran away down Furnum street. Mrs. Manderaon mas In the carriage, but was uninjured. Tliu driver, C'lurles King. sustained sonic contusions, but none of a serious character. A telegram was sent to Senator Miyiderson, wliu was liunt.ng with General John t Rates In Wyoming, telling him of the runaway, but assuring him Mrs. Mandertoti wa not hurt. Orlow W. Hart, ion of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Hart, died at the home. 191 South Fifty-third street, M years of age. An Issue of Importance, Sprlr.ufield Republican. Th old question of the right of the owner of a patent article to fix a retail prloe has not yet been fully aettled by the couits. It came up again In thd United Slates circuit court In New York City the other day In an action brought by the Waltham Watch company against a Broadway Jeweler for selling move ments under ihe stipulated price and Judge Wurd upheld tho right of the holdtr of a patent to Impose such condi tions. The Issue la likely to become one of Increasing Importance a the number of patented processes grows, and tha question of patent monooly la very closely inkcd with that of monopoly in general. Hide Itoatl to Kcoaomy. lltuhurg Dlapalch. Despite complaint from the liquor elllng interest of a falling off In their buslnese. th statistic show an alcoholic consumption per capita to be equal to that of Russia and larger than any other nation where th popl art supposed to be aoddn with liquor. Th beer bill la not so large aa in England and Germany: but w could av big money by swear ing oft 15. 1911. HieBeeS Idler Box IT The Man' Side of It. OMAHA, Nov., 13-To the Kdltor of The Bee: In the Bee re port of the Omaha Philosophical So ciety meeting, It Is stated that the "Talk was rtarted" by a debate between Mr. v-oveu ana ftir. vuimny. -yne program npened with an address by Mrs. O. W. Covell on tho question of Woman Suff rage, which was discussed by several members of the society for the affirma tive, and by one man, W. M. Ward, on the negative. . i ' , Time wuh called on Mr. Ward at the end of 10 minutes, and not after he had "Already used twice the time- allowed each speaker," as reported, though other were allowed more time, and often more than twice that time in used. Nearly all the speakers acknowledged that their minds were filled with woman suffrage, looked, sealed, : and ready for shipment, and no other thought could penetrate them. . Most of them confirmed It In about theso words, "There can be no argument ugalnpt woman suffrage, and no intelli gent man will attempt it". So there seem to be no other way but to sur render our pants. ONE WHO WAS THERE. Father Mnru'jr'i Status. ULYSSES, Neb., Nov. ll.-To the Editor of The Bee: In your ac count of the accidental death of Father Murphy you made a misstatement when you said that when "Bishop Bonacum died, Father Murphy was practically ex communicated, although, acting as pastor of a church at Ulysses," also, that, he was reinstated by Bishop Tihen. Father Murphy was never excommuni cated nor reinstated. Right Rev. Bishop Tihen read the declaration from the altar of Father Murphy's church In Ulysga before a large gathering of both Catholic and non-Catholic that the cardinal at Washington, who I the pope's representative there, In answer to him said that there Is not nor ever was In Rome or Washington any church de cree against this good priest. I heard him say this myself. Besides thl I heard Father Murphy swear In the court at Seward that he Is not nor never, jwaa excommunicate! and no man can truth fully say that Rev. Father Murphy ever lied; It was not In his noble heart to lie, he loved the truth more than he did his life, and It was for th love of sacred truths that he made that long fight P. W. WARD. People Talked About It is possible to gather from the pro tests of the combatants in Tripoli trat the cemeteries In the vicinity are having a rush of business. Uncle Sam is ponderous and easy-going In his movements, especially in settling forgotten bills, but he ' gets there ven tually. James B. Earl, a civil war vet eran of Denver, got a check for $2.31 the other day, the um representing an error in 111 pay check forty-Blx years ago. . "Please move up," the song of the street car conductor during rush hours, has been transmitted Into button music in New York.- The "P. M. U." button is considered an educational and social farco and 'is being 'widely distributed. Omaha conductors would save much vocal strain by distributing the buttons among the push. . , Martin Costello, . the millionaire w ho died at Los Angeles recently, Imitated Edward H. Harrlman In the brevity of his will. Costello devised his fortune of 13.000,000 to hi widow in a will of forty five words. Harrlman's will contained ninety-nine words, exclusive of signa ture, and disposed of a fortune around J75.000.000. Mounted on a motoreyclo, Lloyd Hol comb of Hartford, Conn., raced hi father. John Holcomb. a passenger engineer on the Central New England railroad, from Colllnavllla to Winsted. a distance of twelve miles, and won. The boy arrived at the Wiuatcd station In time to dis mount before tha train drfven by hi father pulled In. Fernando Jones ceases to be a Chicago Institution at the venerable age of 91. As boy and man he was a wonderful member of the Jones family. Ho was the hero of his school In Buffalo, having whipped the "dear teacher," none other than Millard Fillmore, afterward presi dent of the United States. He lived In Chicago seventy-five years, an achieve ment that takes the bakery of fame. Frank Orff. the booster published from Omaha and St. Louis, arrested In New York on the charge of using the mall to defraud, stood to win a fine bunch of money If the Hampton-Columbian maga zine merger went through as planned. New York accounts show that Orff had a J.'O.OOO publishing plant In St. Loul on Juno 1 of this year. Alao, 120.000 In debts. This property and tho debts were to be merged in the merger on the basis of shares, par at $1, of the magazine compiiry's stock. Does he feel bad about his arrest? "It would be error," se say, "If I allowed anything to worry me." IX A CAUTIOUS MOOll. Colonel Bryan' Intimation that "Prospects Are Deeeptive." Washington Star. Mr. Bryan does not share popular dem ocratic confidence In the party' pro pect. He says "prospect are deceptive." Ho must have been thinking of 1896, 1900 and 1!0S. He could not have been think ing of 1904. for he was never for a mo ment deceived about the Parker ram pulgn. H knew that to be hopeless from the tart. He had warned his party against the folly of the nomination. Hut when Mr. Bryan himself wa the nominee things hummed. He made them hum. He was not alone In hla confidence then. There were republicans who ex pected him to win. Especially In 1SW. Some of them, as he did. thought that the enormous crowds that greeted hlnj whenever ho appeared represented vot ing sentiment, and would go to the polls ror uim on election day. Democratic prospeits In many circles seemed bright But they proved deeeptive. Mr. Bryan and his supporter suffered thre deep disappointments. Ills rxpcrlenc has made the peerless leader wary. He fear th republican even when they ar divided. He would warn his party frler.ffs against prematura Jubilation. He wants ihem to work hard, but upou recognition of the fact that every lick Is necessary. Thing may no; be a promising as they look. There may be Information for Mr. Bryan In the suggestion that he ha no monooly of that view of th situation. Not every democratic leader feel th upiem confidence he has been express- EDITORIAL SNAFSH0TS. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Said Ah Bin to Hop Wu, let' cut off our queue. It might have ten forseen that a revolu tion would follow the acceptance of thl advice. Washington Herald: The person who has been holding up opera singer for con. tract to furnish applause ought to be able tn turn a pretty prnny at some of the political meeting next yer. , Wnshlnptcn Star: The Chinese revolu tionists send messages to a city which they Intend to taks announcing their Coming. Tho employment of an advance agent i in warfare Is nn Idea that seems ahead of China's state of civilization. : Cleveland Plnln Dealer: The Postofflce department has begun to make money, but the only dividends the public can receive l! come In the shape of better facilities and better mucllago on the stamps, perhaps. Indianapolis Nei's: Another 10-cent re cessidn tn tha price of sugar! Things are now going on so nicely that with a few mors Ffmllar 'drops the grocer will have to get out again those good old-fashioned bags In which he used to wrap up a dol lar's worth for us. St.' Paul Dispatch: Speaker Champ Clark Is still talking about annexation. The ' democratic party has had some nominees with queer notions, but it never has stood for anything quite so bizarre as a belief that the people of the United States are for annexation. Springfield Republican: Postmaster General Hitchcock has rescinded the order suppressing Santa Claus letters. They may bo delivered as formerly to charitable organizations or benevolent persons asking for them. He Is willing to risk the chance of grafters If the other folks are. New Tork ' Post. Tuesday's election showed that the church Is nonpartisan. Out" in Washington a clergyman was elected mayor of Everett He was a republican. In this state a clergyman was elected mayor of Schenectady. He was a socialist. In New Jersey a clergy man was chosen state senator. He was a democrat. Philadelphia Record: Here and there throughout the country troubled commu nities are experimenting with socialism as a change. No harm will result. The medicine Is aa bad as the disease nine time out of ten. As a rule honest theo retic socialists, given a chance to put speculation to the test of practice, get well with great rapidity. CREAM ' L .1 . Is a protection and guarantee against alum which is found in the low priced baking powders. To bo on the safe side when buying baking powder, examine the label and take only a brand shown to be made , from Cream of Tartar. yvj Ac ? Latest and Greatest Novel TSSEJL CARPE FROM BAGDAD Harold MacGrath has seldom if ever written more entertainingly than in his latest novel, The Carpet from Bagdad. Chicago Tribune lUtraUd m Cser h Amlri Cut it. At til Bovlittttn. UJS rtw P.BODBS'MEKRILL COMPANY GUARANTEE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED J AX l? All V 2. 10O2. I'vuu iMn Lenox i.nbuiaxck Assets. October 1, ltfll ., $594,641.70 Keserve Fund, October 1, 1911 ' 408,720.45 becurlUes Mitb btat Department October 1, 1011 2iKi.530.00 To car Oat las ar sac Coatraets. IUte per thousand, aKe M (other ae iu piopurtion), f8.73 Depository lianas appointed Hi). U c a4 In California, Indiana. Iowa, Xaasa. Montana, tTabraska, Vort " wtr,on- f oot, ota Idae. Waigto7 t,.t Wyoming, ana preparing to enter Dltnoia and Miebir.a. Ua capabl of preuuelag tb best olaa of busman UM a ami Xanag.i. aa Sollclto.-e. look or ova xxcoko. Home Office: Brandeis Building. Omaha. Neb. Telephone Douglas 7021. JUST FOE FOH. Knlcker Do you like th revolving door? tucker No; you can't slam It when you are mad. Judge, "There are very few real optimists," re marked tho contemplative citizen. Vbat I your idea of a real optimist?" A man who can walk to work Jut a cheerfully as If ho were chalng a golf ball.' Washington , Star. Phe-jAre yon goln gto give me some thing bretty or useful this Christmas?" H-l i was thinking of offering you myself. She Oh! Neither! Boston Transcript Ideas Had a puncture, nv friend? The chauffeur looked up and swallowed his feelings with a huge gulp. "No. lr," h replied. "I'm Jut Chang. Ing th air In the tires. Th other Iot a worn out, you know." Ideas. "Do you like the leg of the chicken?" "I've never been hl to rtnt nut I was growing up the children always got the neck, so the old people could have the choice bits. But since I am grown, times have changed; now the children get the choice piece." Llppincott's Maga zine. LUCKY OLD MAID. W. D. Nesblt In Chicago Post My Aunt Jane, she's a old maid Ses she Is! She ain't afraid. She declares, to speak tho truth. An' she s got a gold crowned tooth. An' a switch that doesn't match Ses she couldn't make a catch. .me nves wun u. an we Make her glad as glad can be. Ma' an MIhsus Amos Goff Sex Aunt Jane Is better off. Mlsaus Goff was here today ' When she come she raid she'd stay Just a minute; an' she stayed illl the dinner things was laid. Aunt Jane cooked th dinner, too! There's more things that she can do! Makes th' bed, an' sweeps th' hall; Cleaned th' house for us this fall . Ma sez: "Jane, you'd have gray hairi If you had my fambly cares!" Aunt Jane's up at five "each day. Hustling In her busy way. Gettin' breakfast, settln' bread Ma, she sleeps, she' too near dead. She ses. with her soshul life. , She ses, when you are a wife Thero continual demand On your time on every hand. "Jane," she sex, "you can't be free If you're rushed to death Ilk me." Aunt Jane mends my coat an pants5--Roys that has no old maid aunts Don't know how much use they are. Yesterday when Missus Farr Come to call on ma whv th.v LSald: "We rush by night an" day. jane, you lea a a nappy ills Just becausa you're not a wife." Aunt Jane ses: "1 got to go To my work but maybe so." Sjr th Author of 1UEMAH ON THE SOX MaeCrath It Hla St$i ft INDIANATOUS i X tug menu two or three months past ax-ere