Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1903, Page 6

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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. as Coum*, [ ‘he Bee Dally Mornin O Bee printed 0 on Scuobar, 10, was as tollower 1. 28, month of October, 2M,800 GREORGE B. TZSCHUCK. m‘"n ‘e this 4th ty":fl"www A D, B. HUNGATE. The Board of Review 1s playing for a season of over-time work on the home stretch. e ___] King Ak-Sar-Ben has added a royhl troupe of mummers to his court. King Ak-SBar-Ben is the king bee of enter- tainers, Congress has the bonest public's unani- mous consent to legislate the get-rich- Quick fake out of existence at its very eariiest convenience. ———— Our vallant district attorney is very dramatic—so dramatic that he almost makes himself belleye his acting is realism and occasionally fools some other people. E—— ‘The democratic steering crew has de- cided to retire Senator Teller from the finance committee, evidently in the hope that other members may have a chance to talk some. e COonsidering the season of the year, the Omaba real estate transfers are showing remarkable vitality. Watch for & healthy movement of local real estate from now oir. — The Council Bluffs School board will not employ a truant officer for the present. The moral influence of Omaha's strenuous truant officer ought to reach across the river. The success of Mr. Shaw of Iowa as an expert on merchant marine suggests that some of these days the interna- tional cup defenders may be designed out In Kansas or Arizona. 3 EE——— If the city council really wants to Joose the officlal paper tangle it will urge the city attorney and the court to procure. a dissolution ‘of the injunction which 1s tying their hands in the mat- ter. e The prospects of peack between Rus- sl and Japan through an agreement ovér Manchuria are sald to be much inore promising. Even the Russian bear Pprefers to have a period of rest during the cold weather. . ——— The supreme court of Missour! has up- beld the validity of the law prohibiting the giving away of liduor in local option rounties that ve declded against licenses. Missouri hospitality never had buch a serious setback. Mayor Harrison of Chicago would like o pose as peacemaker in the impending Street rallway labor trouble. It re- mains to be seen, however, whether Mayor Harrison 1s up to the standard of the peacemaker, or' whether his efforts will simply embroil the opposing fac- Uons still more bitterly. A South Omaba democrat presented to President Roosevelt by the lone demo- eratic congressman has returned to ex- press his opinion publicly that the repub- lican- president is “0. K.” Our demo- cratic,_congressman will doubtless take the bint and cease to present visiting constituents at the White House. Emr—m—— The announcement by the physiclans to bis majesty, Bmperor Willlam, that ho more health bulletins will be issued by them on his recent surgical opera- tion, may be taken as conclusive that the emperor hma fully recovered. Other- Wise, the physiclans would not neglect sueh an opportunity to keep themselves before the- public. ————— We are told that the indictment of Senator - Pietrich +is the first case on record of m United States senator being held to answer a simllar charge. That may be true, but there have been United States senators before who ought to bave been indicted for official grafting. ‘There is an authentic record of one Ne- braska senator who could be named CONSULAR SERVIC MMEADAD, The report of the third assistant sec retary of state regarding his investiga- tion of the American cousulates in sev- eral Kuropean countries is commenda tory of the service, which he says com- pares favorably with that of any other cuutry, This is gratifying testimony and confirms what others familiar with the consular service' of the United States In the countries visited by As- sistant Becretary Plerce have sald. There has not in recent years been any serious complaint respecting the serv- ice in Europe generally and undoubt- edly our consulates in England, France and Germany were never more effi- clently and faithfully eonducted than at present. The report makes some suggestions that should receive the attention of con- gress. It states that on the whole our consdls are inadequately compensated. that /the fee system is a failure and ought to be abolished and that the ap- pointment of naturalized American cit- izens to the country of their origin in a consular capacity is unfortunate, “not alone from the point of view of the gov- ernment to whom they are accredited, which seldom regards such appoint- ments with satisfaction, but the point of view of efficiency.” An explanation of the occasional criticisms of consuls by American travelers is glven in the state- ment of the report that “‘a considerable class of Americans look upon the con- sul as baving been sent to his post to serve their conveniemce and obey their behests,” such persons of course making unreasonable demands. As the subject of consular reorganization is likely to recelve earnest consideration in the present congress, the report of the third assistant secretary of state is timely. Undoubtedly his investigation in the countries visited was thorough and in no case was the consul forewarned of bis arrival. The fact of his having been sent on this mission evidences the great interest of the administration in our consular service, the fmportance of which to the maintenance and exten- sion of our foreign commerce is better understood now than ever before. —— WANTS TREATY-MAKING POWER, According to reports from Canada the Dowminion goyernment has decided to appeal. to the British government for a grant of treaty-making power and in doing so will have the nearly unanl- mous support of the Canadian people, Attention was recenty directed to a speech of Premier Laurier, in the Do- minion Parliament, in which he urged that Canada should be empowered to make treaties, subject only to the veto of the king, and the idea appears to have been received with general popu- lar approval. It is urged in bebalf of it that such power would enable the Dominion to better protect its interests and that this will mean the promotion of imperial unity. Should the appeal be made it will undoubtedly feceive the careful consid- eration of the British government and very likely will be granted, since that government is certainly anxious to pre- serve the loyaity and good will, at pres- ent somewhat weakened, of its North American colony. But would Canada really gain anything by a grant of the power proposed? .Is it not quite possi- ble that it would be the means of get. ting her into more trouble than she has experfenced under the existing con- ditions? These are questions that seem to call for serious consideration by the Canadian people, who yet have not recovered entirely from their indigna- tion over the Alaska boundary decision and therefore are not in a state of mind to properly consider all sides of the proposition for a grant of treaty-mak- ing power. It would not be surprising if after more mature reflection they dis- missed the idea as incompatible with their imperial relations. e ABASONS FOR 4 MEROHANT MARINK. In his address at the dinner of the New York Chamber of Commerce, Secretary Shaw presented some reasons why there should be an American merchant marine for the foreign carrylng trade which are well worthy of consideration. He pointed out that while forty years ago we had only one-fourth as wuch for- elgn commerce to transport as we have now, yet American ships then carried three times as much to foreign markets as they carry at present. This Is cer- tainly a significant fact, particularly when the enormous sum that is an- nually paid by our producers into the pockets of foreign ship owners is con- sidered. There are other things, however, to be thought of besides the carrying of our freight across the Atlantic ip time of peace. War may come between any two of the great powers of Europe, in which event, sald the secretary of the| treasury, “our forelgn commerce would not only be helpless but hopeless.” "This is a consideration which should not be treated lightly. However remote such a contingency may appear to be if must be regarded as always possible and should it come when we are dependent upon foreign ships for the transporta- tion of our products abroad it is easy to understand how greatly our eom- weree would be embarrassed. Another polnt in the address of Secretary Shaw relates to the lmportance of a merchant marine for the development of our trade with Seuth América, South Africa and countries on the Pacific ocean. There is not a reasonable doubt that our com- paratively small exports to South Amer- lea is to ne incousiderable extent due to our dependence upon fereign ships in this trade, which do not give our mer- chants and manufacturers that direct aud rapid transportation which is es- unth! to the bullding up of commerce. Besides the forelgn ship owners do not take the interest in promoting our com- wmerce that American ship owners would. As was sald by Secretary Shaw, representatives of American steamship lines “wpould wait at the door of e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER duetion of goc specially designed to meet the peculiar needs, desires and whims of the country for which they were intended.” Then the appearance of Ameriean ships with our flag in the southern ports could not fail to exert an influence favorable to trade. They would not only be profitable in a com- mercial sense, but would also be mes- sengers of peace and amity. The last utterance on this subject of Willlam MecKinley is still pertinent: “One of the needs of the times is direct commercial lines from our vast fields of production to the fields of cousumption that we have but barely touched. Next in advantage to having the thing to sell is to have the convenlence to carry it to the buyer. We must encourage our merchant marine. We must have more ships. They must be under the Ameri- can flag, built and manned and owned by Americans.,” That eveutually this policy will be accepted by the country and put into effect is not to be doubted. It will be compelled not only in the interest of forelgn commerce and by the dictate of praetical policy, but also by a patriotic desire to be inde- pendent in this as we are In other directions. THE FIRST PREREQUISITE. The first prerequisite to success for Omaha’s new grain market project is to enlist the active support of all the prom- Inent business men and public-spirited citizens directly or indirectly interested in the growth and prosperity of Omaha. It is absolutely essential that we real- ize fully the magnitude of the enter- prise and 4he imperative necessity of starting the grain exchange out on a substantial foundation. A capital suffi- clent to mget every emergency must be avallable. and this capital can be se- cured only as a result of a large mem- bership. As originally outlined by President Stickney, the plan for the Omaha Grain exchange contemplated a membership of 500 and the articles of incorporation have fixed that as its limit. Surely half of this number ought to be enrolled in the membership list before active opera- tions are instituted. The canvass for wembership subscriptions s still in progress and should meet with prompt and willing response from those who ! are solicited. The importance of Omaha support for an enterprise of this kind ought not to require emphasis, ‘although the grain market will unquestionably prove of material advantage to the grain grow- ers in the entire territory tributary to this city and to the nelghboring cities and towns, who thrive only with thriv- ing farmers, yet the burdeh of carrying it through rests upon Omaha, and l{mnhn must accept the responsibility. Neither ean we afford to imagine that the path will be smooth and unob- structed. On the contrary, we may be sure that opposition will develop from other competing market centers—north, east and Tn(h—lnfl that it will take a strong pull, a steady pull and a united pull to nsure the final success. This success, however, is worth work- ing for because it means so much to Omaha and Nebraska. It means quick- ened life and energy for the entire bus ness community. It means that Omaha will forge more rapidly to the front and hold its own with all its vigorous rivals. Omaha has not falled in the past in any great enterprise on which all its efforts were centered and it will not now. e There is no need for discussion whether a United States senator can be served with a warrant to answer an indictment during the time that congress is in session, although it is clear that senators and congressmen might easily be kept busy appearing in court at the behest of strenuous grand juries even to the extent of impeding the transac, tion of public business, and if all the senators were indicted for conspiracy at one time the senate would have to adjourn altogether. No difficulty will be encountered, however, in getting service on any indicted senator and se- curing his appearance for trial. e It is intimated that the controversy over the United States Shipbullding company’s receivership is lkely to be settled by a compromise between the warring promoters. A compromise may be reached that will be satisfactory to the trust bullders, but how will it help out the investing public who have been buncoed with watered stock since squeezed dry? There is nothing in store for the innocent purchaser for value.except to continue to hold the sack and stand the loss. —— Every time a bank 1is robbed great publicity is given to the fact, while the burglaries committed on other businegs institutions occasion only a passing notice. Banks are probably more tempting to professional thieves and would naturally be the object of more frequent attack, but the bankers must not be led to believe that the cracksmen have a special grudge agains them and would not be willing to break into ‘any other place of business that offered equal promise “of reward. The Journal representative has talked to every Nebraska representative In congress in reference to the Dietrich indictment and not one has hesitated to say that he be- lievéd the semator gulltless.—Lincoln Journal, The Nebraska representative jn con- gress interviewed by the Journal corre spondent must have included Congress- man Hitcheock of the World-Herald, but Mr. Hitcheock’s paper has convieted, sentenced, drawn and quartered Dies trich before the case has been docketed for trial. F————— Congressman Champ Clark Is already posing as a prophet with an assurance that the democrats will elect the mext president of the United States. If we wistake not Champ Clark was equally in 1806 and in 1900, nee would land the presidency. Clark is a poor prophet to tie to. Champ | | esseespesppetn | Our old friend, the sultan of Turkey, bhas palmed off a few more “promises upon the representatives of the Euro pean powers who have been urging hin, to put into force certain reforms caleo- lated to stop the Macedonlan outbreaks. The wily Turk ovght to make a good politiclan since promises are the politi- clan’s stock-in-trade. Pay the Price Chicago Tribune. It s sald there will be plenty of turkeys for Thanksgl ing. It Is also said there will be a turkey famine. It will cost you about the same to take your cholce, either way. Bully for BilL Philade!phia Press, The announcement by Co'onel Bryan that he is going to stay in po'itics for the next twenty-five years {s recelved with enthu- #lasm by all the republicans of the country. rgnin, Washington Post. Japan s reported to be seriously dis- satisfied with its real estate bargaining with Russia. Probably had not noticed that Russia had removed its “We Alm to Please” elgn some time ago. Slight Difference In the Spell. 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. “Brain fag" is the rapidly growing ail- ment of upper classes in England and the use of “alcoholic stimulants is all ‘that re- stores the body to its nomal habits." . We see people staggering ahout the streets with some sort of fag, only it is spelled with & 4. No Politieal Issue in It, 8t. Louls Republic (dem.). Any effort to make a political issue of the Panama matter would have to be founded on not only. the proceedings connected with the revelution, but also on the merits and benefits of the proposed canal. There is no dissent from the view that a canal would be good for the southern, middle and western states, and that it would do no injury to the eastern and merthern states. Too Much Railroad Si Daltimore American A bulletin {ssued by the Interstate Com- merce commissicn shows that there was a large increase in railroad casualties dur- Ing the last fiscal year. This is partially accounted for by the gain in railroad tiaffic and the Increase in the number of ralroad men employed. Both these facts can well ed a8 strong arguments In favor of er precautions on every road for the fon of both employes and patrons. All safcty appliances that will reduce the danger in rallroad travel must be_put into operation, let the cost be what it may hter. PACKED CORN CRIBS. Bumper Crop Means Much o Producer | and Consumer. | St. Louls Globe Democrat. { The country's imperlal crop turns out to be much larger than had been expected. On the basis of the acreage and condition, as set forth by the government, the statis- ticlan of the New York produce exchange figures that the yield this year has been about 2,313,000,000 bushels. This Is not only a greater yield than had been looked for, but it {s the greatest in the country's his- tory, save that of 1902, which was 2,623,648,- 000 bushels. The only years previous to 1 in which the corn yleld passed the 2,000,000,000-mark were 1889, 1591, 1895, 1896, 599, 1900 and 1902. s estimated by the department of agri- culture last winter, the value of the corn erop of 192, on December 1 of that year, was a little over $1,000,000000 on the farm. The crop of 1903 will be under that mark, but on the recent average of prices, the de- partment will doubtless be justified, when it makes its figures up for December 1, in placing it at over $900,00000. No other agricultural product ‘closely ~approaches this in value. The farm value of the wheat of 1902, on December 1, of that year, was placed by the department of agriculture at $122,000,000, the oats at $308.000.000, the hay at $542,000,000, while the value of the cotton was below that of the hay. The big corn crop will be of vast benefit te the country. It will insure reasonable prices for food, a lirge revenue for the farmers, a heavy export trade, good busi- ness for the rallroads in transporting it from the points of production to those of consumption and a plentiful supply of feed for stock. There reasonable certainty that meat prices will be kept from advanc- ing beyond the present line. Corn figures In an important way in the prices of meat. ‘The failure of the crop of 1901 did a great deal toward sending up the cost of meat in the Jatter part of that year and the first half of 1902. Politically, also, the big crop, especlally as it is accompanied by a fair yleld of wheat, ought to have important consequences. It will head off any at- tempt to revive populism and will make the country laugh at the demoecratic party if it repeats the calamity cry. ADMIRAL EVANS' VOOABULARY. Naval Authorities Walting for it to Cool Of. Washington Poat Those who know Admiral Robley Evans will be at no loss to picture in the mind's eve his tranquil and benevolent expression | as he contemplates the solemn deliberations of the Navy department In his case. Some time ago a naval officer was court-mar- tialed on the Asiatic station for a very seri- ous offense. The verdict was all wrong in the admirals opinion, and when the pro- ceedings came before him for review he freed his mind in that bluff and breezy sedfaring language for which he is justly famous on several continents. Not to put 100 fine & point upon it, he raked the mem- bers of the court both fore and aft. He left no sort of doubt as to what he thought of thelr verdict, mot the shadow. After which he sent the vocabulary to sick bay for vepairs and resumed amicable relations with mankind. The gentlemen who com- posed the court, however, entered prompt protest against the admiral's references to themselves in particular and the tribunal as a whole, and now the department Is prayerfully considering whether Evans has laid himself open to remonstrance. The regulations, it appears, permit a reviewing officer to employ vigorous rhetoric in cases where deems such rhetorlc necessary and applicable, but stipulate that be must Bot “reprimand" individual members or “ar- ralgn” the court itself. It is a delicate and, of course, important question, calling for all the legal and diplomatic talent at the secretary’s disposal, and will no doubt oc- cupy the department galaxy for some time to gome. Meanwhile, a3 we have suggested —and this is where the calm content comes in—Admiral Evans bas had his say. What he thinks of the court, its personnel and its verdict has been made public and Is of imperishab’e record. Afar off in the Yellow ®sea he Inspects those burning Oriental sun- #sets of which we read so much in travelers’ tales, and if he troubles his mind with problems of any kind they can hardly take & more perplexing form than that of won- dering who told the secretary of state that Mukden Is accessible to fleets and that An- tung will make a desirable winter refuge Ripples on the Curremt of Life in the Metropolis. Tho opening sentence of Marc Antony's famous oration at the bler of Caesar has been revised and amended to sult modern conditiors. The up-to-date New York ver- sion reads: “Friends, Romans, country- men, sell me en ear for $5,000.”" The offer made In an advertisement ten days ago was promptly accepted by a German and a contract duly signed. Next Tuesday the operation of removing the ear from the German and attaching it to the head of the earless mine owner will be performed with due solemnity and-surgical limelight The German who will part with his eur re- cently fafled in business and he needs the money. The western mine owner needs the ear to make himself presentable to his lady love Thundering with its big guns, tearing. a terrible engine of destruction, through the deep sea, while all hands stood by at quar- ters and cheered, the battieship Indiana rode down upon a tiny naval tug off Sandy Hook one day last week. For a few minutes it seemed as if the tugboat must perish utterly and ignobly from the face of the waters. When presto! Round went its littie wheel and it dodged under the quarter of the blg warship, while the “naked gunners” grinned. “It was magnificent, but it was not war.” Indeed, It was simply the battleship Indlana doing a few ploturesque “‘stunts” for the benefit of a moving picture camera, which made points all over it from the tug. The pictures will be shown as part of the naval exhibit at the forthcoming St. Louls exposition. Its guns Joaded with old brown pow- der, the Indiana, with a full crew and under command of Captain Emory, salled from the navy yard on fits pleturesque mission. On the accompanying tug was Licutenant Walter 8. Crossley, with fully- equipped cameras. The lieutenant is an expert in moving pictures, and the pres- ent experiments, it is confidently belleved, will result in the finest collection of war- like naval studies. Two working days will be consumed fn the taking of the views. There will be pletures of life aboard ship as well as of a warship in action. The Stondard Oll Company of New Jer- #ey has declared a dividend of $12 per share, payable December 15, to stockholders of record November 20. This is an increase of $2 from the dividend declared at this time a year ago and brings the total divi- Zend for the year, to 4 per cent, compared with 4 per cent last year. The total amount paid out this fear in dividends 1s $14,000,000, as compared with $45,000,000 Inst v In the last ten vears the company has pald dividends amounting to a total of $548,000,000. A * Less than a month ago the Standard Ofl company gave notice that the price of Pennsylvania crude oil was advanced to $174 a barrel. This is the highest price for that ofl since April, 1895, when a tem- porary price of $2.60 was set. Andrew Carnegle's plan to make New Yark one of the great engineering centers of the world and to give to all branches of the profession a large bullding for general club purposes Is reported to be fast ap- proaching realization. The proposed bufld- ing will_cost $1,00,00. The plans now un- der consideration contemplate two tes story buildings, one for the Engineer's club, in West Fortleth street, near Fifth avenue, and the other as the home of the four natlonal socletics of the engineering profession, in West Thirty-ninth street. Here will be housed the magnificent tech- nical ibraries of these organizations, and here their' members will meet for the busi- ness and professional detafls that pertain to each. Mr. Carnegle's offer to the engl- neers was made at a dinner he gave to six men representing the several organizations on last St. Valentine's day. First editions went cheap at the auction sale of the private library of the late John R. Reid in New York. A thin little brown cloth book, representing Thomas Bafley Al- drich's first contribution to literature, soid for $16.50. An early Eugene Fidld, “Cul- ture's Garland,” with an introduction by Jullan Hawthorne, brought $4.60. First edi- tions of Colonel John Hay's “Plke County Ballads” and “Jim Bludsoe” brought very little over their published price. There were | a number of first editions of Bret Harte, the bést of which, “M'liss” paper, first edition, sold for §7.25. Angelo's “Pic Nic,” the table talk of the great fencing master, with the famous colored etched front by Crulkshank, sold for $. The general bellef that the subway, new bridges and increased elevated service will, within a few years, give New York ade- quate transportation facilities is not shared by 8. Whitney, a civil engineer and tra poration expert, who has given the subject searching Investigation. Mr. Whitney points out that in no time in the last fifteen years has New York's transportation fa- cilities been satisfactory, and he s exceed- ingly pessimistic over the outioek in spite of the new lines planned and under con- struction. According to Mr. Whitney, and he produces figures to prove his assertion. New York is growing now more raptdly in population than at any time within thirty years. Last year the elevated and surface | lines in Manhattan borough “alone carried 752,490,000 passengers. Mr. Whitney belleves that a population of 2,600,000 for Manhattan in 1915 is a reasonable estimate, and on a basis of 615 rides per capita (which was the average number last year) a carrying ca- pacity of about 1,500,000,000 passengers will be required twelve years hence. The ex- pert shows that with all the new lines now contemplated only, 1,243,00,000 passengers could be carried, leaving sométhing like 253,000,000 unprovided for. In the other bor- oughs he belleves conditions will be worse, and that greater plans still must be made and carried out if New York is ever to be relieved of the car crush. PE NAL NOTES. Otto Ritter van Krumhhaar, the Austrian nobleman and painter, has just arrived in New York to pay his second fisit to the United States, of which he is an ardent and sincere admirer. Continual poverty is the result of con- tinual warfare on S8anto Domingo. It costs #0 much to buy gunpowder, but the fatali- ties are scarcely more numerous than those of a lively game of craps. Mayor-elect McClellan of New York has leased a residence In-Irving place, in closs proximity to Gramercy square. Two of his predecessors, Harper and Hewitt, lived in that exclusive and historic vielnity. John Morley, whose life of Gladstone has Just been published, will be & years old uext month. In 1886, while Pall Mall Gazette, he was appointed a cabinet minister, taking his seat as chief secretary for Ireland. Mr. Morley is the only active politiclan included among re- clplents of the new order of merit estab- Ushed by King Edward. The five youngest members of the house of representatives in Washington are Ben- ton Lee French, Idaho's one member, the baby of the house, who has just turned his #th year; Morris Shepard of the Figst Texas district, three months older tWan French; Frederick Landis of the Eleventh Indiana, aged 3; Ashbury Francis Lever, Seventh South Caroliua, not yet 29, and there- | Thomas William Hardwick, Tenth Georgia, Wwho has yet to see his st yeur, ABSOLUTELY PURE -— B There is a quality added to the cake and biscuit by the Royal Baking Powder which promotes digestion, This peculiarity of « Royal” has been noted by physicians, and they accord- ingly endorse and recommend it. Royal Baking Powder is used in baking by the best people everywhere. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO,, NEW YORK. TOBACCONIST AND TRUST, Appeal to the Federal Court for Rellef. Chicago Reeord-Herald, A retall tobacco dealer who was unable to buy tobacco of the trust except at pro- hibitive prices because he refused to agree to sell trust goods only, took his grievance into court some tlme ago and sued for damages. The United States cirouit court of appeals for the Eighth circult has now decided against him. The decision and the reasoning that led to it will be studied with interest not merely by the tobacco trade, but by all observers of trusts and their methods, The tobacconist In question was named Whitwell and his store was in St. Paul. He complied with the Continental Tobacco company’s conditions until May 8, 1922, and then he began to handle fndependent goods. The trust took prompt vengeance. The Sherman anti-trust act was the law on which he counted for protection. The court of appeals holds that the trust had done nothing to restrict competition between itself and its rivals, since the lat- ter were left free to fix their own terms and prices as they saw fit. It hoids fur- ther that tobacco ecompanies have the right oven to refuse to sell thelr commodities at any price, since they are not “dealers in articles of prime necessity as corn or wheat,” and since they are not “rendering public or quasi-public service, like a rafl- road company.” The acts of the trust, it holds, were “the lawful exercise of thelr unquestioned rights, which are indispensa- ble to the existence of competition or the conduct of trade.” Independent tobacco dealers, both whole- ealers and retallers, are being almost daily forced to the wall by the present condi- tions of business. The trust may not. be gullty of any restraint of competition, no- cording to the letter of the law, but some way or other its competitors are being not merely restrained, but annthilated, MIRTHFUL REMARKS, The doctors say that fat babies are un- healthy. If your baby is fat get him ex- changed at once.—Somerville Journal Woodby Swellman—Do you dress for din ner on Sunday at your house? Plancman—8ure. Except when you'r sick the landlady won't stand for sorvin our meals (0 you in bed.—Philadeiphia Tess. Mother Rat—Hi, there! will you? Young Kat—Why, pamma? It's a nice bit of cheese. Mother Rat—It's a frap, child. chl fool mouse spring It first Let some ,'" sald little Tomm: . "1 can do somethin Wha demanded pa " replied the voungster.—Philadel- phia Catholic Standard. getting a bright ou can't.” W.K’an’)nwfion 18 & versatile sgrt n 7 i hap. lan't he aggles—I should makn of & ol v he was. Hu can just as good a ch at a ward ca; cus as he can at the a rsary of a S day school.—Somerville Journal. Senator Depew had his wittiest story. the cheek. “My Just finished telling He' patted his wife on y dear,” he smiled, the chance to marry a You marry a brainy ma: She (hou‘hl A mome “I might,"” smiled buck at him, st for rience."—~New York Times. 1f you ever had nd time would she the' expe- h“";: hasn't been in polities very long, ut how did you know?" walking along beside him today police patrol wagon dashed up No, “I wa Just as — = ] behind us, and he didn't start oty or’ look nervous at all.”’—Philadelphia Press. — ABOUT THANKSGIVING TIME, 8. E. Kiser in the Record-Herald Along about Thanksgivin' time, when all the leaves are down, And all the frult's been picked and all the hills are turnin’ brown, somethin' in the air that seems to# stir your blood a bit, That makes you glad you're in the world and that you're part of it; The song the wind goes singin’ in the &reen's sublime; There's ginger in a man along about Thanksgivin® time, or- There's somethin’ wonderful about the ice o thin and white Across the narrow little rut that dried up in the night; It's eriss-crossed in a hundred ways with i streaks and veins and lines, And sparkies out like diamonds when the sun spunks up and shin And when you break it with couldn't hardly tell | Its rattie from the single of a little siiver ell. . o8, your heel you Along about Thanksgivin' time it seems somehow, aa though 5 The sky was'nearer to us than while a And when it's clear how clear it is—the crigp, fresh air, I mean— You'd almost think it blew through sieves somewhere to make it clean. 4 ©Oh, when it’s whiskin' strong and free, it's nothin’ but a crime To not get out and stir, along about Thanksgivin' time. It's almost like a miracle to see the firat mow oy, To watch the million little chunks come dartin' from the sky, To hear them bounce against tlie panes, to watch the wild things, tamed, Go tumblin’ down to melt ds though they Kkind of felt ashamed, And when darkness comes and lets the nd go murmur It's llke the 1 muring sweet old lullablies our moth- ers used to sing. Along about Thanksgivin' time there's somethin’ in the air at seems to make you brisk and strong, that kind of crimps your hair; You feel nll ready for the storms you know you'll have to meet, You're not afrald of anything walkin' ‘round on feet, And lookin' at it any way, the old earth's quite sublime, Although It's bare and brown along about Thanksglvin' time. that's | Let that alone, Chicago Tribune. | f SORostS TRADE MARK £xiongst all the ready-to-wear foot- wear for women ihere are some gvod fmitations of Sorosis which are offered as “Just as good.” The similarity Alsappears when they are worn. Sorosis Do Not Stretch. Don't ask for your size, ask to be fitted, Sorosis Shoe Store 203 S. 15th St Frauk Wilcox, Manager. Our Hat Window Filled as it is with warm winter caps, holds a sign reading, GENUINE pteced seal skin caps, $5.00 Then there are cloth caps a plenty at 50c y 4-¢ $1.00, $1.25, §1.50, etc.; that were you to see th'm and study their worth on such days as these, ecou- omy would lead your footsteps to our Hat Dept. Gloves, 50c to $15.00 All the kinds that are good and serviceable, I NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE, OURS, i RBrowning: King- R. S. Wilcox, Man . o |