Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1909, Page 4

WME OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postoffice as second- class matter TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (including Sunday), per week lbc Dally Bee (without Sunday), per week l0c Dally Bee (without Sunday), ohe year $4.00 Dally Bee und Sunday, one year........ 6.0 DELIVERED BY CARRIER Evening Hee (without Sunday) per week 6o | Evening Bee (with Sunday), per week lic Sunday Bee, one year sesssieniaaes $2.50 Saturday Hee, one year.., veisene 160 Address all complaints of irregularities in delivery to City Cfreulation Department OFFICES. Omaha. he Bee Bullding. South Omaha—Twenty-fourth and N. Council Bluffs—15 Scc Street Lincoin-018 Little Bullding. Chicago—1548 Marquette Building. New York—Rooms 1101-1102 No. 34 West Thirty-third Street. Washington—i% Fourteenth Str w. CORRESPONDENC. Communications relating to news and ed- Omaha itorial_matter should be addressed Bee, Editorial Department REMITTANCES. Hemit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Beo Rublishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps recelved in payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, s.: George B. Tzschuck, treasurer of The Beo Publishing 'Company, belng duly EWorn, says that the actual number of fuil and complete coples of The Daily, Morn- Ing, Kvening and Sunday Bee printed dur- ing the month of November, 1905, was as follows: . 42,070 16. 41,930 43,060 ‘17, 43,160 48,700 15 . 41,600 42,150 19. 20. Total. Returued Coples. Net Totai. Lally Average... GEO. B. 1 Subscribed In my presence and sworn tu betore me ihis Ist duy of December, 1s.9. (seal) M. P, WALKMst, Notary Puolic. ubscribers leaving the oity tem- porarily whould have 1he Bee satled o them.j Address will be changed us often] as requested. Get ready to strike out one of the 9s. Cook’s Wake 18 & vanishing trail; sufficiency. e e—— Madriz starts ia like a new broom with vacuum attachment. Loose ends appear to be as trouble- some in an airship as in affairs mun- dane. Kansas Is to have its first twelve- story building; the bleeding Sunflower state Is looking yp. The whole country seems to be get- ting the kind of winter that grand- father used to tell @about. The cruiser Prairie, which came to a full stop in the Delaware, is content with a Colon In other waters. A tamous violinist has won a bride in three days She probably could not resist the idea of always having a bow in the house. Russfa’'s rejection of the proposed battleship budget may have been fin- spired by recollections of how useless the old ones ware The shipwheeked 'suffragette who was hauled ashore by the buoy came to the breeches at last. -Perseverance conquers all things. The widow of Frank Norris, the nov- elist, is to wed Frank Preston, a busi- ness man, The bride evidently has charmingly frank ways. Gifford Pinchot was unable to reach New Rochelle from New York on ac- count of the show, and it's only “forty- five minutes from Broadway.” Whilé Halley's comdt will get here first, the stars of Arizona and New Mexicqy are traveling swiftly in their orbits toward a place in the flag. If there is any-eoal man who has taken a page out'of the sugar ring's book on how to run down the scales it {8 not too late'for him;to turn over a new leaf. Can we belleve that story about an alarm clock going off at the wrong time and saving a family from asphyx- lation? Who ever let an alarm clock arouse him, The president may define whisky’ab- solutely, that the purchasing public may be able to know exaetly what it is buying, but the bartender will still re- spond to the request, “The same, please.” The esteemed Lincoln Btar is finding it difficult to keep its politics, or any- thing else, on straight these gladsome " holiday times About the only eonsis- tent thing the Star does is to persist in its abuse of Omaha May there not be danger In Intro- ducing the puckerless persimmon to the Southland? What if there should follow the fatless 'possum, the sugar- less sweet-potato ple, and the flourless beaten biscuit! JPThis lessening of the ‘ess can be carried A bit too far. It is only natural that the World- Herald sholild seek to make political capital ofit of the punishment by the supreme court of & contumaclous at- torney because the oftender happened to be a democrat. Not only s every- thing grist that comgs to the World- Horald's mill, but it 't take much to start it grindin THE BEE: OMAHA TUESDAY DECEMBER 28, 1909. Reform in Postal Financ Mr. Hitcheock Is following in the footsteps of his predecessors as post- master general in putting upon second class matter the llon's share of the blame for the enormous deficit in his department, Without manifesting a disposition to shirk any of its respon- sibility toward this indispensable branch of the government service, the newspaper press of the country owes'it to itself to make the public acquainted with some facts not visualized by the annual postal report. Mr. Hitchcock calculates that the dally newspapers cost his department nearly 2 cents a pound to handle and transport, while the rate of postage paid upon them 18 1 cent a pound, In- cidentally bearing in mind that the publishers of newspapers themselves provide for the sorting, assembling and routing of this mail, and deliver it to the department in sacks ready for ship- ment, in many cases putting the sacks on the trains at the stations, it must be apparent that little of the expense of handling this class of mail 48 borne by the government except the actual transportation over the #lls. The rate paid by the newspapérs to the government is 1 cent a pound, and the express companies stand ready to take over this entire business at the same rate and make money on it. Mr, Hitch- cock estimates the average cost to the government of handling and trans- porting the entire second class matter at more than 9 cents a pound, yet the express companies would add to thelr dividends by handling it a rate ap- proximating the 1 cent nbw collected by the government at such an ap- parent loss. Railroads haul freight for eight- tenths of a cent per ton per mile, at & profit; they haul express cars free of charge, and pay the Pullman com- panies for the privilege of hauling par- Jor and sleeping cars. Yet they charge the government as much rental per year for postal cars as the original cost of the cars, and they draw from the postal department a greater reve- nue per pound for carrying second class mail than the government gets out of its postage. Manifestly there is a discrepancy somewhere; and before any attempt is made to charge higher rates upon any class of mail matter it would be well for congress to investi- gate thoroughly the whole subject of what the railroads are getting out of the postal service. This is the day of governmental adjustment of unfair dis- crimination of rates, and the place to begin would seem to be at home. For the rates of postal transportation have not been revised in many years, and now is the time for discovery of how great an excess of profit the railroads are exacting from the public mail serv- ice. Proper remedy effectually applied along this line would wipe out a large part of the existing deficit, 1 not eradl- cating it utterly. As regards the franking privilege, that is entirely within the control of congress, which ought to use sufficlent judgment tg reduce the free service to the necessary minimum, In the mat- ter of rural free delivery, that is a national blessing that is worth ail that it costs, and more Fairness to Business. President Taft's decision in the vexa- tious whisky controversy has a wider bearing than the mere interpretation of the pure food law as applied to the dis- tilling interests, for it is a character- istic expression of his attitude toward the country’s industries at large, and as such it will be found that he mani- fests the utmost fairness and justice toward all. To a subject on which such variant expert opinion had been pronounced, Mr. Taft brought his judicial discern- ment and experience, and the result is a broad-minded view, logically and con- vincingly stated. The president finds that the evidence of square eompetition in the trade for a century past has been in favor of such a definition of whisky as he now renders, and he only requires of the makers that they shall label their products in accordance with the facts of manufacture. The decision makes for straightfor- ward, old-fashioned business honesty, and as such indicates that consistent commercial integrity has nothing to fear from the administration. The President and the Corporations. Nothing offiMal has come from the White house.concerning the president's attitude toward additional legislation to regulate corporations since his mes- sage to congress on December 7, in which le said: ““The jurisdiction §f the general gov- ernment over intenstate dommerce has led to the passagé of the so-called, ‘Sherman anti-trusp Jaw," and the ‘in- terstate ccmmerce law' and its amend- ments. The development in the opera- tion of those laws, a8 shown by indict- ments, trials, judiclal decisions and other scurces of information, calls for a discussion and some suggestions as to amendments, - These I prefer to em- body in a special megsage instead of in- cluding them in the present communi- cation, and I shall avail myself of the first convenient opportunity to bring these subjects to the attention of con- gress.”" 4 While it has since been supposed that the president might possibly defer his recommendations concerning the Sherman law pending the final decis- fon of the supreme court in the Stan- dard Oil case, still it has been sur- mised that sundry oflier proposals, in- cluding a federal incorporation act, would be ht to the attention of congress early in thé current session Now, however, it appears that some lawmakers at Washisgton are advising the executive to hold back all mes- es referring to corporation m ters, for political reasons. To this there can of course be but the one answer, that the president is not a politician, nor does his oath of office require him to further the fortunes or suit the convenlence of any political party or individual clique. He was elected as the executive of the whole people, regardless of partisanship, and as such he will unquestionably fulfill public interests by making to congress such recommendations as he deems the situation warrants, It is not for con- gress to advise him, but for him to ad- vise congress; and when he has fear- leskly done g0, it will be up to the mem- bers of the natlonal legislature to show where they stand on his proposals. An American Interpreter. In the death of Frederic Remington the country loses one of its most faith- ful interpreters of its native character- istics, for the Remington types were an international currency of American mintage. His stories of western life were the voice of experience and added the latest touch of conditions on the plains and in the hills to Mark Twain’s ‘‘Roughing It and Roosevelt's outdoor narratives. But it was by his cowboy and In- dian pictures that he will be best re- membered, for it was these which galned the widest circulation, at home and abroad, depicting as they did with infinite fidelity and felicity, the actual scenes of American frontier and ranch conditions, so rapidly vanished. His redskins, his plainsmen, his horses, af- ford a faithful panorama in graphic outline and vivid color of the vigorous and full-blooded west ere the big cities crowded into the new country and the telephone and automobile covered the land. The Cuban war afforded him scope in another fleld, giving the world his famous statuettes of “The Broncho Buster” and “The Wounded Bunkie,” i either of which would have made him a celebrity; but beside his later work his early pictures recording the retreat of the old conditions before the civiliza- tion of today, stand unrivaled. The Garbage Q\Iltion. The city council should be very care- ful in dealing with the garbage ques- tion, = At best, any ordinance it may adopt or any contract it may enter into will be merely a temporary exfedient. The experience of Omaha with the gar- bage question from the beginning until the present has beén most unfortunate. One experiment after an other has fol- lowed in futile effort to discover some plan whereby household refuse may be gathered and disposed of without plac- ing the charge directly on the city gov- ernment. Ordinance after ordinance has been enacted, contract after con- tract entered into, suit after sult pushed through the courts, and always has the question come around to the starting point. Nothing has been dis- covered that will relieve the city of the responsibility or the householder of the inconvenience that grows out of any attempt that has been made to substi- tute for the natural plan some make- shift method of collecting and dispos- ing of garbage. Until the matter is taken over by the city and properly controlled under supervision of the health department the question will be open always for discussion and the an- noyances and inconveniences will con- tinue. The ordinance at present before the council is, perhaps, the best that can be had in the present emergency, but it does not meet the requirements of the situation. Its adoption may re- lieve existing conditions, but it is only a matter of time when something will arise which will overturn the new plan and make it necessary to adopt another. For this reason steps should be taken to the end that before this disturbance arises plans will have been matured for placing the entire garbage question be- yond the realm of uncertainty. This can only be done by putting it entirely upon the city government. ' Those whio shake their heads sagely at Ryssia, Mexico and other “benighted and barbarous” lands may have over- looked the fact that it was in the United States of America and within the borders of the state sometimes called “The Mother of Presidents," that a mob lynched a man on merry | Christmas'eve. This was a fitting event to crown an unprecedented season of these violent interfercnces with the law, despite the incarceration of a sheriff at the instance of the su-| preme court, for permitting a prisoner to be taken from him, a lesson that ap- pears to have passed unheeded, Whole- some respect for the law and obedience | thereto i{s absolutely necessary If this government is to become a model for the nations. - The Lincoln Traction company is do- ing much to prevent stagnation In the public mind at the capital #ity Tt may not be fulfilling its perfect mission, but the small servige it affords as a topic for calorific discussion in the cold weather should certainly commend it to the people sufferipg through fits shortcomin Republici.)s In lowa are getting closer together because they have dis- covered that the result of their inter- nal division is the election of demo- crats to office by republican votes. The same thing 18 true in Nebraska, and the lesson of the present state admin- istration is one that should be always in mind. A Saskatchewan farmer dropped into an American city a few days ago ‘with $100,000 in his jeans. When he left for home he still had bis jeans, but in all other respects the annexation of Canada as impersonated by the Saskatchewan representative was well under way Now that the Chinese and Japanese have discovered the possibilities of American foot ball, why not bequeath the old rules to them and let them fight out the game for ultimate extine- tion, in Kilkenny cat style? In Another Apology Coming? 8t. Louls Times. I. J. Dunn, who nominated W. J. Bryan at the last democratic natlonal convention, has apologized, but it was for contempt of court and not for the nomination. 'he Poor Thing! Wall Street Journal. Standard Ol |s a0 touchy! WIll it never get over the kicking habit? Tax assessor at Bayonne, N. J, thinks the refining plant there Is worth $13,073,000, and a few 0dd dollars, while the trust says this is only $6,261,000 too much. Frivolous. Surgeons in Action. Philadelphia Record. We may be thankful that it was our surgeons and not our marines who were called into action at Bluefields. Our war vessels arrived in Nicaraguan waters In time to give surgical ald to the wounded followers of Zelaya and Bstrada, re- spectively. ( 1 Consider the Picture. San Francisco Chronicle. Colonel Roosevelt, having been elected to assoclate membership in the French Acad- emy of Moral and Political Sciences, will be entitled, when dellvering lectures at the Sorbonne, to wear the plumed hat of an academician, a. pearl-handled sword and a sult embroldered with green palms. The reader can finish the ‘plcture, { — ore Action Needed. Cincinnati Enquirer. Despite the movement well under way ffom the cities to the farms, and the addi- tional farm production resulting therefrom; despite the thousands of immigrants who have gone upon the lands to add their tribute of results to our aggregate of farm products, it is very evident that the coun- try and the world require greater harvests than ever have been gathered In order to give food at reasonable prices to the constantly Increasing population, Our Lutest Dreadnought. Boston Transeript. With the launching of the Utah we have another dreadnought, a fact that should make those who have been reading alarm- ist literature and dreaming of invasion sleep a little more comfortably o' nights. When the Utah's sister ship, the Florida, goes Into the water, the list of states avallable for naming vessels of this class will be pretty near exhausted. It is pro- posed to make room for Texas by chang- ing the old Texas to the Dallas. The paint brush has made changes In the names of the single-turreted monitors that leave room for a few states to be represented in a battleship nomenclature. THE RIGHT TO DRINK. ) Some Remarks on Hryan's Projected Boosel Campaign. Brooklyn Eagle. Some details remain to be arranged, but otherwise the program for 1912 s settled as to essentials. This, with one exception. It 18 not yet known whether the prohibition convention will, as it were, take the wind out of the democratic salls by nominating Mr. Bryan first. An easy way out of the difficulty: would be'for the two conventions to be called to order at the same time and to keep in touch with each other, so that action would be simultaneous, to the pre- servation of the dignity of both. Meanwhile, Mr. Bryan s demanding an answer to & momentous question. He wants to know whethér personal liberty means that & person has a right to drink in any quantity, at any time, and in any place, to which question many answers have al- ready been recelved, none of them conclu- sive. It has been sald there was a man who could drink himself ashore from the middle of the Atlantio, which is not for- bidden by any law, organic or otherwise And having accomplished this feat, his right to ask the way to the nearest saloon would hardly be disputed, but that is car- rying personal liberty to excess. Testimony from such & source would be inadmissible, if not incompetent. On the other hand, there are extremists, Who, being compelled to choose between carbolio acid and & dry Martini, would take the poison. Their evidence should also be excluded on the ground of prejudice, but fortunately there are plenty of other wit- nesses. And pending the settiement of this controversy, the unsolved problem, Why is & mouse when it spins, might also re- celve a littie of the attention its import- ance demands. WHEN —ee EVERYBODY IS NICB. Cheery Influence of the Season on All Claases. San Francisco Chronicle, Has the observant reader taken note of the Increase of politeness, of thoughtful attention, of the display of affection which the present month has ushered in? Why is 1t? Why is it that the bootblack says oivil things to me? Why s it that the barber fs choice In repartee? Why is it that the milkman Is lavish with his cream? Why 1s it that the janitor turns on enough of steam? Why? Why, because Christmas is eom- Ing. Christmas, which means many things and works many marvels. As the days which intervene take their place one by one in the records of the past the small boy rises more and more promptly in the morning and s more polite at the table; the small girl busies herself about the house, helping mother, and plants kisses of unusual warmth on father's mouth wh he comes back from the office. Nor is that all. Have you ever tasted ‘such dellelous buns as cook s now baking (except at the same season in former 80 attentively served by the walter at years), or been so civilly treated by the sireet car condudtor who knows you, or lurcheon dpwn town? Have the olerks ever been o Industrious (except, again, in previous Decembers), the young lady stenographer #o obliging and patient, the | office boy so alert, the elevator man so courteous and genial? And have you ever had such delighttul and affectionate letters before—except In other Decembers? There is cousin this and nephew that and niece so-and-so—more reiations, in fact, than you would have sworh you possessed 1f you had been asked offhand without stopping to count. Not in eleven months had you heard from them, but this neglect pales before the warmth of the present greetings. Do writo to them, they urge. "Won't you? Wall, i#f you do and fall to send a Christmas token, the things, which will be sald will have no resemblance to the letters, Altogother 1t {5 a wonderful season, this part of the month of December which comes before the th, Evervbody i just as nice as he knows how—everybody, that is, except a few old Berooges who don't kndw what Christmas 1s made for. And oven the Scrooges are more affable as they think of how they'll fool the rest. ber of applications for furnishing head stones for unmarked graves of soldiers eallors and marines in the government cemeteries. The allotment by rongress for this purpose for the last fiscal ar amfounted to $60,00 and that for the | Present fiscal year is $75,00. The increase of $15,000 was found necessary In order to meet the demand for these headstoner, due to the constantly increasing mortality Army Gossip Matters of Interest On and Back of the Firing Line Gleaned from the Army and Navy Register. The quartermaster general of the army Is recelving a constantly Increasing num- among the veterans of civil and Spanish- American wars, The recent hearing before the house mili- tary committee of the quartermaster gen- eral of the army was enlivened by a “dis olosure’” made by Representative Anthony of Kansas that the quartermaster's de partment had purchased 10,000 tons of hay for use in the Philippine Islands at a cost of $32 a ton, when the same hay, deliversd In the same place, could have been ob- tained for $22 a ton, a transaction repre- senting, according to his estimate, a loss of $100,000. General Aleshire was able to promptly furnish the officlal statistics which showed that Mr. Anthony did nof take Into consideration the correct freight rate and a few other necessary details, ali of which were so much in favor of the action taken by the quartermaster gen eral's office in this matter that the net saving in favor of the hay bought In Seat tle, as agalnst that not bought in Kansas, amounted to $42968 on the 10,000 tons of hay. The good people of Franklin, Tenn., pro- pose to get all that is coming to them from the Navy department, provided it entalls no draft upon the municipal treasury or scares the community by any spectacle of art unusual in the neighborhood expres- sion of 1t. All of which fs set forth in the following communleation forwarded this week to the Nevy department from the Puget Sound Navy yard: FRANKLIN, Tenn.. Nov. 19, 1909, —Com- mandant, Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash.: Dear Sir—We have received vour favors of October 16 and November 9 of the present year, but we had never made any request for the loan of the Figure Head of the £0od £hip Tennesses, and as we had no funds ;Pprnprl.t«l for the purpose of pav- ing freight on the same, we simply re- mained quiet. However. {f the sald fignr head is that of a beautiful woman, we will {ake good care of her If she I8 sent fres ut If It 18 something scary, like a mer- ald or a sea serpent, we don't want her at s disoount even. Tusting this meets with your approv I am yours, truly, i A E.'M. PERKINS, Mayor. Very little prograss has been made by the quartermaster general's office in its Investigation of the adaptability of alumi- num, in lleu of china tableware for the army. Tt was suggested some time ago that a material saving could be made in the welght of such articles as are included in this class of military supply by the adop- tion of aluminum ware. A company in Pennsylvanla, which manufactures alumi- num articles, was, last' August, asked to glve some information on the practical and economical qualities of aluminum used in this way, together with prices. No report has come from the firm. The information possessed by the military authorities is to the effect that, while aluminum 18 ex- tensively used for kitchen utensils, it has not been used to any extent for tableware. There is no question that it would be a saving In weight to use aluminum table- ware, but the cost may be prohibitive. The sugrestion has boen made, notably by the Inspector general of the army, and by Colonel G. F. Chase, inspector general of the Department of the Lakes, In favor of the War department taking advantage of an old law which provided the premium of 82 to be paid any citizen, noncommis- sioned officer, or soldier for each accepted recruit he may bring to a recruiting ren- desvous. Tt Is Imagined that this would have the effect of stimulating recrulting. This proposition was taken up a year or more ago by the military authorities in Washington and was thrown aside because It was then determined that the premium would have no such effect as Increasing re- crultment. It would simply add to the expense of recruiting, since It Is safe to say that every recruit accepted would call for the puyment of a premium, and the opportunity for irregularity would be in a measure quite beyond control. Recrulting for the army and navy is less productive in prosperous times than when there is less demand for labor. This is a condition which must be expected and is one not likely to be overcome by the payment of a premium, OURS A POOR BOY’S COUNTRY. Senator Dolliver's Conclusion and the Reason for It. ‘Washington Post. Senator Dolliver has a mental reservation of large area as to ours being & poor man's government, but he says unqualifiedly that this Is @ poor boy's country. He pities the boy born rich. The reason the boy born with & sliver spoon in his mouth has no chance in the race against the raggeddy kid Is that he begins too late; he never makes a start untll he has to do some- thing, and then it is too late; on the con- trary, the poor boy has to hustle from the first—from the time he is old enough to talk. His élucational advanages are lim- ited, but what he picks up In the school of practical knowledge Is a better founda- tion for the employments and ambitions of his later years than what the pampered youth derlves from dawdling through col- lego and sowing wild oats, Americans have not, up to this time, shown that they possess the power or gift to such a de- gree as foreigners—notably the French— in handing down from father to son the 80lid virtues as well as the higher mental processes that make for a successful career. Until this quality of heredity is attained, ours will continue to be & poor boy's country, and the rich boy an object of sympathy. Qur government cannot Ppoor man’'s government, Dolliver, until some are settled right. be called the observes Senator important questions These should be taken up &t once, and some legislative action determined upon and carried out. The habit politicians have of steering clear of problems of great moment was sharply commented on by Mr. Dolliver. Their solu- tion probably would have to wait until the men and women of the country “reach that stage where they will have that in- sight Into public questions so that they will be able to penetrate the frauds that are practiced upon them.” This time is near at hand—the day when it would not be a question of law or public policy, but whether & man can steal with impunity and tmmunity. Benator Dolliver did not trace the after career of the poor boy, but left his hear- ers to Infer that he never in his life be- came & trust promoter, & corporation law- yer, a great lawmaker, or the muitimil- lionalre head of an oppressive monopoly in restraint of trade. A study of the careers of theso captains of industry and of legislation would throw light on this Intereating point, but, of course, there are exceptions o every general rule, and the exploitation of these exceptions would not swerve Senator Dolliver's opinion that this is & poor boy's country, whatever it may AGKA One of the The published statement of Nov showed that this bank had ou terest bearing certificates totalll PERSONAL NOTES. Do not talk of a ‘dash to the South Pole,” It is the alleged dash to the North Pole that 18 now being ‘‘dashed” all over the civilized world. Should Richard Parr recover a whole miilion dollars for his work in revealing the sugar frauds it may be that mucl harder for him to realize that virtue is its own reward. Jacob Vinegar, 22 years old, of New York City, found a girl willing to change her name for his, and accordingly he has taken out a marriage license. Her name I Gorde Yankiellewlesz. ch appreciation is being exp at the action of the oltizens of I Mich., In ralsing a fund of $25,000 for the rection In Washington of & memorial to the late Senator McMillan, Rev. Dr. Mancius H. Hutton, chaplain general of the Soclety of the Clneinnati and formerly president of the General Synod of the Reformed church in America, dled in New Bru k, N &, fro asthma. Because Laurits E. Sangdahl of Chicago would not tell his wife what he was golng to give her for Christmas she Kicked him out of bed, he charges, knocked him down with a curtain pole and finally drove him from the house, Herbert Gladstone will be first governor general of United South Africa, and In that case his wife will be the first lady of that part of the world. Mr. Gladston: Is the youngest son of the late W. I Gladstone, and his wife is the younger daughter of the late Sir Richard Paget. The enterprising postmaster at Pine Ridge Indlan agency is reported to be an aspirant for the prize of the “‘best seller’ of 1910, It is said he has secured steno- gruphic reports of Red Cloud's talk of his active lite, and will put it in shape for the book market early next year. Frank H. Kellogg, known to fame as a trust buster, having taken a fall out of the Standard Oil company at St. Paul, fs receiving popular invitations to tackle the electrical combine for a finish bout. No great purse or moving plicture rights are hung up as a prize, but the winner Is sure of great aplause at the finish, l Chivalry Blooms Gaily. Chlcago Tribune. Who says that valor is dead? Who main- tains that the days of chivalry are no more; that knights no longer live who pin their ladies’ *kerchiefs on thelr breasts and go forth to face drggons or the caltitf foe? If such there be, let them consider Slatter of Virginia, Christian name and postoffice unknown. He offers to marry Carrie Nation. All other valorous deeds sink into insignificance beside this deed. Kven the great faunal naturalist now tearing Nairobian lions limb from limb and eating them raw appears like an arrant coward compared with Slatter of Virginia. s Billy The patter effects in t striking—and sung as on Albert Von Tilzer, and is p He will gladly, want to hear, and demonstrate to ful advance in -lil{ of tone due process of making Vicl {Victor Talking Machine Co., To get best Vietor Needles on Established in 1857 as Kountze Bros. Nationalized in 1863, Charter No. 209 Forms of Investment Is a | 3% Certificate of Deposit ll In This Bank, Which Has Over $12,000,000 of Assets. rst N ional This original song was written Safest g %es ember 16, '09, tstanding in- ng $1,968,310. POINTED PLEASANTRIES. “What good resolution are you going to make this year? Not to make any.”—Baltimore American. Pricilia asked John Alden why he did not speak for himseif, You wou't get a chance later,” she warnec Nothing daunted, he forthwith popped.— | New York Sun “We must learn to save our pennles," sald the thrifty man. asy,” answered hls wife, “All the s ‘careful to hand you a few 1 guess not, his wite for 1 never heard any thinj him ~—Boston | | The Sunday school class was singing 1 | want to Be el.” “Why don't you T'm singing as loud as 1 "explained Bobby.—Delineator. “Her cellulold comb took fire. iraclous! Did she have it on?* Yes.'" Did it smoke much?" “Just a couple of puffs. '—Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Miss Violet,” sald the handsome young profesgor of vocal culture, “you must put more heart into your vole Let 1t be freer and more spontaneous. Why, professor,” she said, bringing lovely ¢yes to bear upon him, “my h is entirely free!"—Chicago Tribune, her eart Badger—I say, Broker, you were a med- feal student before you took to the market. Now, what would you do If & man came to you with a bad casé of swollen fortune? Broker—l would immediately try to re- duce the swelling by manipulation.—Boston Transcrip! NEARING THE CLOSE. S. 1. Kiser fn the Record-Herald. The year s drawing to close; What of the many hopes you had? The plans you fashioned—what of those? Has worthy triumph made you glad? Have you achieved one splendid thing Since this eventful year began, Or _are you merely dallying, The servant of some other man? A_ycar ago you started out Intending fo. desenye success; Has your success been brought about, And have you proved your worthine 3 you ‘one of those who sigh se their hopes have come to naght, Because they lacked the will to try For prizes which their rivals got? The year Is drawing to a close; What honors has it brought to' you? Do you loom, as the old year goes, Among the envied, lucky few? You've had your chance; what have you done? What of the promises you made? Have you with manly. courage won Where others paused ana were afrald? The way which we have come is ktrewn With wrecks where hopes were loat, alas! Beyond us lies a line that soon We shall be called uponl to pass! The year s drawing to a close, Obedlent to nature's law; rere's no use fretting, I Suppose— We'll simply have to let It draw. Murray Victor Record 5758 One of the big hits of the season—a re- freshing novelty amid the flood of common- place songs now being turned out. he chcrus are novel and ly Murray can sing them, by *unie McCree and ublished by The York Music “ QOut today with the January list of new Victor Records Hear this record at any Victor dealer’ for a January supplement which gives a etailed description of each record, 4 Polay any Victor Records and ask him you the wonder. toour improved tor Records. be sure to hear the Victrola Camden, N.J. ts, use only ictor Records. It Is excellent for cooking and ST COAL ever offered here best coal mined. 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