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OCTOBF.R CIRCI'I.ATION.
50,703
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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'..
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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