Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 7, 1909, Page 6

THE BEE THE ©OMAHA DALY BEE WATER. FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSE VICTOR ROSE EDITOR. VATEF ntered at Omaha postotfice as second- class matter TERMS OF S8UBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Bunday), one year..$400 Dally Bee and Sunday, . 4% DELIVERED v Dally Bee (including Sunday), per week. .l {ly Bee (without Sunday) Evening Bee (without Sund ening Bee (with Sunday) urday Bes, one year aturday Bes, one year. Address all complaints of delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES, Omaha—The Bee Bullding g South Omaha—Twenty-fourth and N. Coundll Bluffe—1 Srott Street. Lincoln—618 Little Building. Chicago—1548 Marquette Bull New York—Rooms 1101-1102 Thirty-third Street. Washington—72 Fourteenth Street, N. w. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and ed| torial_matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company, Only 2-cent stamps recelved in pa m!;ll cl: cept o accepted. ding. VoFsu west mall accounts. Perspnal, checks, Omaha or eastern exchanges, not STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss George B. Tzachiick. treasurer of The Hee Publishing Compuny, being duly sworn says that the actual number of full and complete copies of (The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed dur{ng tho month of November, 1909, was as follows: 42,070 16, 41,930 43,050 17.. 42,160 42,700 18.. 41,600 48,150 19. 41,390 42,450 20, 41,950 43,170 21, 40,340 41,060 | 41,790 41,780 41,700 43,240 41,810 Total Iteturned \Coples. Net Total Daily Average GEO. 'Z8C! Subscribed in my ‘presence and sworn. to before me this 1st day of December, 10, M. P. WALKER, Notary Publle. Subscribers leaying the eity tem- ily who have The Beeo malled to them. Address will be changed us often requested. This is Saata Claus welller. the snowstorm bother you. Don’t let Do it now. The start of the Corn show indicates u fine finish. And now the sugar hear from congress. combine may The old Atlantic is llving up to its December reputation. The Dixfe should be able to give a #00d account of itself in the south. ) ——— Put a Red Cross stamp on, too. It shows your heart is in the right place. Why not let the i-;rulrle take root on the mud flats of the Delaware and grow? All taxes are off in Britain for the present, but in the end it will be a case of pay, pay, pay. Maybe this spell of weather is just the outgrowth of the jealousy King Boreas entertains for King Corn. The deal that gave the democrats an undeserved share in the Douglas county patronage {s bearing unsavory fruit. Lincoln business men are preparing to advertise the capital city as a place for desirable investment. This is the most hopeful ‘side of recent times. Uncle Joe may be able to withstand all the Insurgents can do to him, but when he finds out that the esteemed State Journal called him “James,” he will feel real badly. —_— A bunch of feeding cattle from Ne- braska reached the Chicago live stock show by way of South Omaha, and won first prize. In thig is glory enough for several sections of Nebraska. —_— Just & year ago a lot of people were mighty anxious to learn the contents of a document President Rooseveit was about to transmit to the congress. And it proved to be worth waiting for. Judge Howard admits that The Bee was correct insofar as his intentions to run for congress are concerned. And thén he began to cast furtive glances about to see if the check book was Will on the job. The dedication of another fine| church in Omabha ought to be given notice by a lot of people who are busy blackwashing the town. The truth {s, that no city in the west is better sup- plied with schools and churches, nor supports them more generously, than Omaha. The fact that the presiding officers and other leaders of congress have an- nounced no definite program in ad- vance of the receipt of the president's message oughtn't to worry the World- Herald. It makes no difference what the republicans do, for, in the eyes of that eminent example of fairness, they are always wrong There is evident in Washington a disposition to leave the administration The Session of Congres Notwithstanding early prophecies to the contrary, the session of congress now gathering headway is apt to be both busy and prolonged. In addition to the measures to which the president will direct attention, a considerable number of projects calling for legisla- tive attention is indicated as likely to come up, and the fact that there has been no concerted planning of im- portant bills In advance makes the | outlook all the more promising for in- definite extension of the session, for the experience has been that absence of cut-and-dried programs makes for discursiveness. The prospect of special messages from the president to follow the gen- eral one of today, is significant of the importance of some of the topics that are to arise for consideration, while the rumor of matters that are to orig- the expectation of crowded days ahead. One thing in connection with the opening session must give the citizen satisfaction, and that is the remarka- ble cut in the budget. The cry of economy in expenditures is herein shown to be no idle one; every depart- ment has pruned closely, and the out- look is distinctly encouraging for a careful administration of the nation’s finances. The estimated saving of more than $100,000,000 is a Christ- mas present 'that the people do not want to be disappointed about in the developments of the session. Civil Service in Diplomacy. The executive order of the president providing for the application of eivil service rules to the secretaries of the | diplomatic service, is another well in- | tentioned step toward the removal of occaslon for the ridicule of other coun- tries of our ‘“shirtsleeves diplomacy.” In addition, observance of the order will have the effect of establishing closer unity of relations between the consular service and the department of state, as pointed out by Secretary Knox. Partisanship has nothing to do with our foreign relations. What is essential among our representatives abroad fis a better knowledge of international law coupled with real diplomatic ability. Under the new order, original appontments are to be made for the lower grades from lists of eligibles compiled from rigid examination re- | sults, and higher secretaryships are to be filled through promotions, records being faithfully Kept of the standard maintained by each incumbent. It has been the experience of the gervice that sometimes the most modest secretary of an embassy has made an efficient charge d'affaires, and when the civil service in diplomacy gets well under way it will be possible for a young man of marked ability to develop himself for the post of min- ister. In this way the representatives of the United States may be expected to be all the readier to cope with the trained diplomats of other powers, for in the contest of trained minds in con- sidering international affairs a partici- pant can not be too thoroughly sea- soned. Trading in Futures. The commissioner of corporations, Herbert Knox Smith, by his latest re- port of his investigations into the op- erations of the exchanges, throws fur- ther light upon the uncertainties of the cotton market, particularly as it is affected by the trading in futures. It is evident, from a careful reading of the facts garnered both among planters and producers in the south and among the brokers in New York, that evils exist in the present system which demand speedy remedy. Mr. Smith attempts nothing radical. He does not advocate the closing of the cotton exchanges, indeed, he considers their existence a necessity; but while that at New Orleans follows natural lines, it 1s evident that the one in New | York has developed a system of artl- ficlalties which works to the disa vantage of the man who raises the crop and of him who deals in it when harvested. The cotton trade has been so thor- oughly demoralized by speculation this winter that the report comes as a timely reminder. Both in the north and the south the mills have had to curtail their production because of the tictitious prices maintained by specu- lation. This demoralization can be traced directly to the false basis of the system of dealing in futures, and if Mr. Smith's recommendations for re- form succeed In putting the cotton trade on a more gecure foundation, the planter will be a considerable direct gainer and the public will also profit to a large extent. Rivers and Harbors. The proceedings of the rivers and harbors congress, which is about to meet in Washington, will no doubt have a bearing on the legislation to be proposed in the house of representa- tives for the deeper waterways move- ment, for it may be expected to pro- duce a crystallization of the Sentiment in favor of a broad and comprehensive project. In shaping this policy the president will have a leading share, and his views on the subject are al- a free hand in the adjustment of the Nicaraguan difficuity, but it is mani- festly time for the government to go further than the disposal of the Im- mediate problem. What is needed is the formulation of a definite doctrine in language that shall be understood by all concerned, for the protection of United States Interests in Centr Amerlca, and for the guarantee of sta- ready well known, having been clearly and foreibly expressed during his trip down the Mississippl. Congress will hardly be ready to vote finally the enormous bond issue required for the deeper waterways project until it Is satisfied Trom the re- port of a competent commission of engineers as to the feasibility of the plan, and until it is sssured that the inate on the floor of the house adds to | lines necessary for the act promo- tion of the waterways as a competitor And thereby a regulator of the rallway systems. All that, however, doubtless will be forthcoming, for the advocates are de- termined to see the enterprise through to a finish. In thg meantime, one thing must not be lost sight of, and that s that the day of plecemeal ap- propriations has gone by. What Is needed now is a national system of waterways, and the government's ac- tion should be entirely for the develop- ment of such a aystem, not {n sections, but as a whole, A King as Stevedore, History is filled with references to monarchs who in erises of battle took the field in command of troops, but it remained for Gustave of Sweden to step pergonally into the breach in an industrial warfare. The report that this monarch has actually turned steve- dore and studlied labor conditions un- der the guise of an active workingman is no spectacular play of sentimental- ism, but an earnest effort on the part of the sovereign to get at facts which otherwise are beyond his reach. -Sweden has for months been suffer- ing from one of the most gigantic la- bor conflicts in its experience. The general stagnation of business has been more in the nature of a lockout than a strike, the employers having or- ganized to prohibit labor organiza- | tions, and having been able, on ac- |count of the relative smallness of the area and the concentration of indus- tries, to work more effectively than have similar antl-union affliations in larger countries. - Becauge@f the bfAs given to official and other reports King Gustave be- came convinced that the truth of con- ditions was being suppressed, and his descent into the ranks was the step of a man bent upon being undeceived. Having informed himself concerning the stevedores at close range, he now expects to pursue his inquiry in other industries, and there can be no ques- tion but that he will be prepared to in- gtitute genuine reforms in the attitude of capital and labor toward each other when he shall have concluded his in- vestigations. Who is to Blame? Where shall we put the responsibil- ity for the condition in which a num- ber of streets are left for the winter owing to delay in wofk on improve- { fares where much business is trans- acted are today in an almost impassa- ble condition because work of repaving was not promptly executed. That the contractor can point to some one else, who may in turn also point to a third party, and so around tion from which the public suffers. The fact remiains that the contracts were let in good season and that the work is still undone. Is the contractor to blame, or is it the city council for not enforcing oper- atlons, or {s it the public, who have so long and patiently borne this abuse that neither contractor, public service corporation, or city council seems to care what the public thinks? e e Indiana grabbed off the big prize at the Corn show, but a Douglas county man walked away with the first prize for Nebraska. This is called to atten- tion merely to convince some of our outside friends that we raise in Doug- las county other crops than that which the Kansas editor advised to be dropped in favor of corn. With Brother-in-Law Tom plainly opposing him, and Mayor ““Jim" so far qff the reservation that he can never hope to get back, and Willis J. Abbott announcing with sorrow that he and Mr. Bryan have reached the parting of the ways, the great commoner will soon find himeelf all alone in control of the dgpmocratic party. If all the predictions made for rows at the opening of the congress were carried into effect, then the president’s message might be put into storage for several weeks. But the probabilities are that it will be read on schedule time. The Record for Growth. Pittsburg Dispatch. That $149,000000, which is now published as the total of what the late Mr. Harrl- man could not take with him is not the big- gest fortune that a man ever made, but for rapldity of pillng it up it has had few It any equals. nter. Loyal to Frieads. Chicago Record-Herald Abe Reuf, the former boss of San Fran- clsco, has been released from jail under bonds amounting to $300,000. One of the strange things is the ease with which als- honest people can get others to trust them when it becomes necessary to find bonds- men. Preparing to Duck, Philadelphia Record. The commissioner of internal revenue esti- mates receipts amounting to $25,000,000 from the 1 per cent tax on corporations from this time to the end of the fiscal year 1910, Indications are not wanting that a good many of the corporations will not be there when It comes to collecting the tax. Work for the New Year. Baltimore American The year 1910 will find itself face to face with many important issues to settle. This year has been busy and Important soclal, political and industrial troubles are coming rapidly to a climax. In industrial matters particularly the Important trust prosecutions and the activity of the gov- ernment, together with the crystallization of public opinion, the work cut out for the coming year will probably influence the whole future fate of the nation. Touch of the Pocket Nerve. Philadelphia Press. Again the touch of the pocket nerve up- sets & government. The Italian Chamber bility of affairs in what has been|territory Immediately benefited by the | ¢ peputies, having rejected s measure of known as the revolutionary zone. channels will supply the transportation fiscal reform, proposing a reduction of in- ments? Several important thorough-| the circle, does not remedy the condi-| OMAHA, TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 1909 direct taxes on necessities offset by a co responding increase of Income taxation, on Thursday the whole cabinet resigned as a consequence. This raises practically the same issue in Itgly that has beey forced to the front in Great Britain and Germany, and which sooner or later will become the uppermost issue In the United Statos. DIRECTORS MUST DIRECT. Thelr Negligence Responsible onal Bank Failure: Chicago Record-Herald. Comptroller of the Currency Murray be- tional bank in the country kept posted on the discounts of his bank, s of the ‘paper and the security behind it. there would be few fallures among national banks. He has succeeded a the numh.r of banks which have directors meetings at least monthly remaining 2,600 banks have been see the force of the comptroller's advice orders to amend their by-laws. The trouble neglected by their directors. officers are so closely identified with the that the directors regard their tions as merely ornamental, and are con |tent to allow the business to be handled t | | without their personal intervention exce on the two days a 'year when dividends are | declared. Where such a condition the directors usually prefer gaining | displeasure of the comptreller to even so | much as taking en the appearance of ag- | gressiveness toward the bank officers. Comptroller Murray 18, therefore, justitied in pushing his program vigorously inst all banks which have failed to cept it thus far. It is the only way in which | watchfulness which Is needed EDUCATION FOR FARM LIFE. Proper Uses of Prosperity on Farm. Chicage~Record-Herald of billions and of dazzling prosperity he has in mind the | perity. Ho says: “Year by ycar the farmer the capital and make the educate his children for work. farm life them in abundance. States are cultural sthools and colleges | the blennial state appropriations for these half-billion mark, notably in sas ($671,000). ber and completed during character of college the year. $100,000 Michigan, ing college buildings: Towa, $400,000; Maine, $175,000; Missouri, $100,000, $80,000. live stock pavilion, and California has started work on & $200000 agriculiural building.” Georgia, $0,000; mentary ~ schools. courses, boys' and girls' clubs; movable §cliobls and farmers’ tions, selze their opportunities they wark of the farm than can be found in by in ecities. And farm means a life of deprivations. modern conveniences, enjoys, of course, what were considered city lux- uries a few years ago. Surely farmers' children should on the soll whether city men return to It or not. lite now is by G BIG FIGURES, Tillers of the So.i <roduce Stunning Totals. Washington Post. 1t fhe tillers of the soll in this country are only scratching the surface of the earth, s James J. Hill says they are, {the top layers muit possess a fertility and | proauctivity undreamed of in the world's hiswory. In the report of the Department of Agrl- eulture, which Sdécretary Wilson submitied to the president on Tuesday, the yleld of tarm lands 1s shown to reach, in its ap- proximate valuatioh, the dazzling, almosc stunning total of $8,760,000,00. The farmer has had a season that was more bountiful by $569,000,000 than any former year, and it 1s made plain that the land, about whose tertility so. much fear has lately been ex- pressgd, is still in possession of -sources of almost inconcelvdble wealth—a wealth that {1s without parallel in the history of the | world. 1f $1,000,000000 more were added to the | general total of productiviey it would represent & sum equal to al least half the total rafiroad assets of the country. The farmer has turned out wealth that is | three times greater than the gross traffic | revenues collected by the rallroads in |1908. In corn alene, and in a period lim- |1tea to 120 days of last sumr the fic |of the west gave up a crgp worth $,720.- 000,00, The estimated valu th crop alone s $3,000,000,000 It Is shown that In the last ten year the products of the farms and open lands |have almost doubled In quantity and | value. Eleven years ago the Agricultural BOONK er, 1ds ot cereal in its annual statement. In the intervening |vear it 1s estimated that the surface of |this country has yielded an equivalent of $10,000,000,000. Animal products in the past years are estimated at $3000,000000. All along the line, in cotton, bay, oats, tobacco, and potatoes, creases Th the final report of Becretary Wilson Is really word on the prosperity of country. It will have influence, too, in settling tariff disputes. The prosperity of the country is dependent upon the crops. It the crops are good after a tariff Lill has ‘been passed, prosperity comes, the tariff comed In for some of the credit If the crops are bad, the tariff Is blamed for hard times, even though a tariff Lill cannot be expected to regulate the weather or till the soll. 8o prosperity s certaln. The only ques- tion that arises out of the showing of such worderful productivity is why the prices of tarm products remain so high. The answer Is very obvious. The farmor is Jearning the methods and the benefits of combination. He said the dealers are 1ot giving the people the benefits of the earth’s wonderful fertility. Supplies are being held back so that prices will continue high. It is & matter that will soon demand inves- tigation. for lleves that If every director of every na- himself that he knew personally the genuineness the result of | efforts extending over a year in bringing for these pur- poses up to 4,500 In a total of 7.00. The slow to and now he has had to send them express There are few city banks now which are comes in the country town where the bank batk as an institution In the public mind own func- exists | the | tully |he can bring about the estabiished habit of the The secretary of agriculture sings a song But proper uses of pros- | Is better and better prepared to provide expenditures | needed to improve his agriculture and to | and Let us suppose that the farmer has the| | capital and then let us see how his chil- dren are to be educated. The secretary's report shows that opportunities are offered now vying with one another in their support of agrl- “Several of institutions have approached or passced the Montana ($487,000), Pennsylvania ($526,000), and Kan- The growth of the agricul- | tural colleges 18 also indicated by the num- buildings | Among the more important of these were the follow- and Montana, Wisconsin has completed a $75,000 | East,_west and south these Investments are made, and the study of agriculture is being introduced into high schools and ele- There aré extensive there are institutes for adults, and connected with the entire educationdl system are the experiment sta- If the farmer encourages his children to | should see that there is much more to excite an in- | telligent, studious, scientific interest in the far the larger part of the work that is done no | It has the | as a matter remain department reported a total of $4,417.000,000 | the and | Army Gossip The text of the president's order, for- bidding officials of the government, elvil- fan and military-naval, to give Information to congres: has aroused much lli-feeling at the capitol. The order is crudely worded and will have to be amended. It will probably be further modified by de- partmental heads, so that the representa- tive or senator approaching a bureau chief may be able to extract the Information to which he Is entitied. Under the order, as it 1s now worded, the bureau chief is not permitted to tell & member of congress his name or age, to say nothing of any- thing of official value. The order is de- fective In another particular, in that its prohibition applies to military-naval offi- cers on duty in Washington and in no way relates to officers who are not here. The order, in other respects, is unwise, since it contributes nothing to the good feeling which should prevall between congress and the chief executive. Following is the order: 1t §s hereby ordered that no bureau, office or division chief or subordinate in any de- partment of the government and no officer of the army or navy or marine corps sta tioned in Washington shill apply to either house of congress or to any committee of either house of congress or to any ber of congress for legislation or for ap propriations or for congressional action of any kind, except with the consent and knowledge of the head of the department; {nor shall any such person respond to any request for information from elther house |of congress or any committee of either house of congress or any member of con- cept through, or as authorized by ad of his department WILLIAM H. TAFT. The White House, November 26, 1309, There is prospect of some drastic legis- | which shall prevent the president from making appointments to the grade of brig- adler general of the army when the officer | appointed is immediately retired to be which have been announced this week, by and a lleutenant colonel—have or will be- come brigadier generals followed by re- tirement. Leaders In congress, In both house and senate, are expressing them- selveg_ this week In vigorous terms against this action of the president—and this re- gardless of the claims of the three officers to reward. Some time ago congress mani- tested its disposition in this matter by en- acting a law placing certain restrictiony upon the president in the selection of offi- cers for the grade of brigadier general The law was so worded that it has been possible to evade the purpose, expressed emphatically In the senate military com- mittee, of making brigadier generals and | Immediately retiring them. The, defect In such a practice Is In its results, especially It it leads congress to enact legislation of such further restrictive effect as to it impossible to recognize deserving The vacancy in the general In the army, crcated by the pro- otion of General Willam H. Carter to be major general, affords an opportunity for President Taft to make four appoint- ments to that position. It was originally intended that Colonel J. G. D. Knight of the corps of engineers should be made brigadier general on November 13, when General Carter was promoted, vice Wes- ton, and that General Knight would serve as a brigadier general until his retire- ment on January 2. Now, as a result of a conference held on Saturday at the White House, Colonel Edward B. Prait, Thirtieth infantry, has been made a briga- dier general previous to his retirement upon the finding of a retiring boad. Colonel Pratt has been In command of the department of California and is one of the best officers of the army, entirely deserving, by virtue of services rendered, of the reward at the close of his active career. A recently developcd and unsus- |pectea physical disability compels his pre- mature transfer from the active list. Upon his retirement, Colonel J. G. D. Knight will be made brigadier general, to be suc- ceeded in January by Lieutenant Colonel H. M. Chittenden, also of the corps of en- gineers, who 1s one of the ablest officers of that branch and who has become dis- abled and is destined for retirement upon his promotion. This makes it possible for Mr. Taft ‘to appoint a fourth brigadler general In January, following the retire- ment of General Chittenden. It s ex- pected that appointment ¥ill be from the colonels of Infantry. grade of brigadier Material progress has been made by the quartermasier general's ortice toward ac to military reservations authorized at the last regular sesslon of congress and pro- {vided for in appropriations for 1910. Steps have been taken to acquire land In the enlargement of the camp ground at Sparia, Wis. The deal afferding an addition to Fort Douglas, Utah, has been completed, for which purpo: congress appropr.ated $3000. Another item was that for 1,400 acres at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo, for which there was an allotment of $18,000; |and this is being acquired by condemnation and purchase. A fourth add.tion, amount- ing to 320 acres, at Fort Leavenworth, (o cost $41,000, is being acquired An army officer for whom great sym- pathy is expressed and who may becomb the ofject of legislative rellef is Lieuten- ant Colonel George F. Cooke, Twenty-sec- ond Infantry, who is obliged to suffer a stoppage of pay to the extent of about [$0.600. This is by reason of a theft/ com- mitted by an enlisted man, who had access to funds in Ceclonel Cook:'s char 1 The man @esterted and at the [time he went away al-appeared about $11,000 of government funds, a very !small part of whifh has been recovered. In the meantime, the War department has offered an unusual reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of him. { there | The army subsistence officers will be asked to report on the new army as a result of thelr observation and ex- | perience since its adoption. So far the ration has met with general commenda- tion, but reports have been made that the situation might be improved by eutting a there have been tremendous in- [off spices and flavoring extrgets and ma- | |terially reducing such articles_ as lard |and syrup, applylng the savings thus ef- fected in other directions and for articles {which are more needed and for which there is greater demand. The commissary |officers have been considerably tmpressed with the varlation in the consumption of syrup observable at different posts. There |is nothing by any comparison of the sta Itistics to show why the difference should exist, elther on account of the climate, season of the year, or the color of the troops composing the garrison. The com- missary general believes that the savings in the articles of lard, syrup, spices and flavoring extracts could be very profit- ably applied to butter and milk, as has already been done at some places. Getting In on the Gpo Washington Post. The farmers of the country are incorpor- porating. It gives them a chance to buy their automoblles and diamonds at whole- sale prices. d Floor. mem- | |1ation at the coming session of congress | This is @ direct result of the appointments | virtue of which three officers—two colonels | quiring various tracts of land as additions | ration | Income over Farm mortgages on Its Policies Are Not Managers, General For particulars and OMAHA, N | Other Investments and cash . Total assets will exceed The Bankers Reserve Life Gompany B. H. ROBISON, President, Omah , Nebraska The Annual Statement for the Year 1909 Will Show $1,000,000 Investments in registered bonds 1,200,000 best farms 500,000 325,000 $2,025,000 ks Business in Force $25,500,000 A WESTERN COMPANY FOR WESTERN PEOPLE Excelled in the World lts Bonds, Mortgages and Securities Rgnk in Safety With Government Bonds and Special Agents wanted, on liberal terms, for the new year. terms, address the Company, Home Oifice, 15 & Farnam Sts. EBRASKA PERSONAL NOTES. According to the was once a sponge. learned lecturer, man This explains much, Census Director Durand favors women as enumerators “if not too young." He will probably have to take them at their maxi- mum youth. Brother Anthony Comstock of New York {has been pnuched In the jaw, but hardly |minds. He s a walking museum of scars |and bullet-holes. | Jeftries and Johnson are going to fight lon July 4, notwithaanding the strenuous |efforts that arg being made to have a | sane celebration! It is mentioned that a ship captaln just |had never heard of the double discovery of the North pole. What ry waste of controversy the fortunate seaman has escaped! Isadore Newman, banker, street railroad man and prob@bly the wealthiest man in New Orleans, died in New Orleans. He was 2 years old. A native of Kaiserlatteh, Ger- | many, he came to America in 1860. Mr. Newman's fortune Is conservatively esti- mated at $10,000,000, “Lost Borders” Mary Austin’s novel | which the Harpers have brought out, has this: “1 suppose at bottom the man loves a woman for are pretty much | the same, though it is only when he talks |to you of a woman not of his own class | that he Is wiiling to tell you what these | things are.” Miss Susan M. Youngs, who was Theo- | tdore Roosevelt's Sunday schoo! teacher two- | |score years ago, is dying at her, home in Garden City, L. 1, following a ‘stroke |apoplexy. She is o years of age. She and | her brother soid the property now known |#s Sagamore Hill to Theodore Roosevell |for & country home many y ago, A wes of Tourist ying at Gate, | Boston Transcript Collector Loeb continues to show that a vigorous administration of the customs law ylelds financial results. For the month just ended there were twice as many declarations and more than twice as heavy receipts from personal effects as In the corresponding last year, al- though 3,000 fewer passengers arrived. It | is to be etted that anyone Is put to the irconvenlence of paying duties, but so long | as our tariff system lasts it seems upfair to exempt from the burden of its operation | those who are able to make European trips. | That the “honor system” of collecting would work appears hardly probable, in arrlved In New York from a long voyage | things a PASSING PLEASANTRILS. Goodman Gonrong—What d' the deadest of the dead langu Saymold Storey—My . g is that it's the | one “you use when coughin’.—Chi- | cago “Tribune. e reckon is “Pop, what's a man of consu tlon?" “1 should say, son, a man like the one I read about the other day who ate an eleven-pound turkey with trimmings on a wager."—Baltimore American. ing ambi- Howe 1-Do you think we shall ever have universal peace? | Poweli—1 had hopes of | but that was befor the itself be found.—Jud it at North one time, pole et conscience Is a fine thing in “a a ered Senator Sorghum, “and next to to a talent for explaining.’— Washington Star, ‘M Mr rie, this telephone Highmore wani “Mrs, Highmore? | like a tright. till I do up call is for to talk to you." ucious! And 1 look John, hold the wire a minute fay hair!”—Chicago Trfvune. servants can be relied on more ate ones.” you. “Public | than pr ‘How? “Iney never quit."—Cleveland Leader, Luaiing, "4 plainer New Yok Heraid, the werry Uhrisuuastide s stil 0 uays unuy, s Ul s ploximity grow iy auy; hauuy s4ys, “Good morning'’ a wna Ups Lis hat, And i ie Pipes e Julivor 10 heat e tlat. Ald eevry single day Lne piogram runs this way: Although Ihe Tue with turns steam Mother's down on buying preity things; Daugliter’s on Filih uvenue, buying gloves or rings; Sonny's aown on ‘T'wenty-third, 7 His lists of glfts to fill; While tather's woiking overtime To pay the Christmas bill Broadway, man who brings your papers has w pieasant smile for you, butcher acts as though you were the best he ever knew cook Is Bweet and cheerful cops are smooth and mild; c'en the savage subwuy tender as a ehiid. But father's toll of woes, Decause, you see, he knows: and the guard s Mother's in the toy shops, Buying all the day; Daughter's in the jewelers', And taking things away; Sonny's buying, buying things, As merry as you please; the light of current disclosures. While father's slaving at his desk To foot the C. O. D.'s case of the organs distinctly feminine. every day by tive tonic for the whole sys.em, It cure of home. 1t makes unaecessary the disai every modest woman, wanting full information means of positive cure are r:t mon Sense Medical Advise and up-to-date Editiol cent o Sinding for 31 » ¥ Al to their tamps. local treatment so universally insisted uj rred to the 1008 pages, newly revised sent free on reveipt of 21 owe: mps to cover vost of mailing enly; or, in eloth ress Dr, R. V. Plerce, Buffalo, N. Y, Yacts for Weak Women < Nine-tenths of all the sickness of women is due to some derangement or dise Such sickness can be cured—is cured Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription It Makes Weak Women Strong, Sick Women Well. 1t acts directly on the organs affected and is at the same time a general restorse s female complaint right in ¢ |;=-h le questioning, examin by doetors, and so sbhorreat ta We shall not particularize here as to the symptoms of those peculiar affections incidest to wemen, but those mptoms and eople's Com: e —————————