Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1910, Page 6

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Personal checks, except on State of Nebraska, Douglas County, George B, Tsschuck, treasurer of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that ‘the actusl number of full and complete copies of The Daily, Morning, Evenh\{l and Sunday Bee printed flnr|nfl the month of February, as follow: e 48,140 4 Returned coplet Not total .. ‘Treasurer. Substribed in m‘ xruence and sworn to before me this Ill fi of hhrun nlu i RT HUN Notary: Public. e Subscribers leaving the city tem- porarily should huve The Bee matled 0 them. Address will be changed ps often as requested. With ‘a tull -fledged Aero club, Omaha showld mow fly higher than ever, How fine it s for Carter park to have a foster-motlier generously ready ta foot the bills, —_— It begins to look as though New Jersey had become merely a mother- in-law to the Beef trust. It is rather significant that all mar- ried men on a Chicago Jury were chal- lenged on the grounds of lack of senti- ment. An Omaha man has been honored by the Nattonal Order of Owls. The brilliancy of thiy-@is€ifiction, presuma- bly, may be seen A charter has been granted to per- mit the platting of a city bn that plece of ground ia the state of Rhode Island which is not already layed out. ——— Judging from the number of college and normal school presidents who are Jdn trouble this winter, some more in- vestigations have been going on. The trolleyless trolley car is the latest promise of Mr. Edison, The pub- lic would also be interested in having Mr. Edison'invent & fareless trolley car, B Perhaps the young man who stole the brush, and comb from the hotel out west should have been given a medal, as a publie benefactor, instead of being arrested for larceny. Janon case, except that the girl in the case was of noble blood. It does beat all how foreign nobflity follows up American customs and people. Senator “Jeff” Davis of Arkansas ‘will address the State Teachers' assoei~ ation of his state in April. In other words, Senator “Jeff”’ will set off the educational fireworks of the meeting. A judge sentenced a Chicago boy to eat a square meal. Chicago seems to be turning tradition inside out. Ordi- narily & boy can handle two square meals at once without a judicial sen- tence. We feel pretty proud of our colleges and universities, but it will surprise us to kmow that the University of Buenog Ayres, Argentine Republic, has 4,364 students, There evidently are others. The law under the workings of which the slmple becomes the complex and the lower forms and meanings of life have superim- posed upon them life at its richest and highest, works now slow, now fast.— ‘World-Herald. ‘We think too. ‘A good many physiclans are tremb- ling In their boots because of the new sclentific .requirements in medicine. The final examinations for diplomas are to resemble the Spanish iriquisition —but- the publie is not alarmed. ‘ [ —_— Every policeman in Omaha is to be & sanitary inspector during the spring olean-up season. Now, If every house- bolder will constitute himselt a sani- tary inspector for his neighbor's prem- Ises wo may get quick results. The open primary ballot that per- mits demoorats to nominate republican candidates, and vice versa, has again manifested its viclousness in the South Omaha city primary. The wide-open feature of this law, inflicted on us by the late democratic legislature, should be-rapesled at first opportunity, Civil Service Pensions. In his Newark address, President Taft gave utterance to a sentiment strongly favorable to a pension system for civil service employes. He Inti mated that such a plan would eventu- ally have to he adopted as a perma- nent feature of our government, just as it is now belng adopted by the rail- road and big Industrial corporations of the country. Some sort of a civil pen- sion system will come eventually, al- though other pressing demands on the treasury and the present size of our military pension roll precludes its im- mediate possibility. Provision for those who have grown old in government employ, whether that service incurs physical danger or not, naturally appeals to all. Servants, whether public or private, have their periods of greatest efficlency, when vi- tality, keenness of perception and ac- curaey of performance are at the max- imum. And yet after that period has passed efficiency begins to decrease and the service loses much of its former value. Many corporations and railroads, recognizing this, have adopted the “old age pension” in order to be assured of vigorous service. An- drew Carnegle has provided for the pensioning of superannuated college professors, and many church socleties are providing tor disabled and enfeeb- led clergymen. Such conditions show the trend of the times and may be said to pave the way for a similar system for government employes. It is urged, with reason, that a civil pension system would Increase the ef- ficiency of the service rendered by those in this department. The dismis- sal of a faithful employe because of disability accrulng from age, leaving him without means of sustenance, is almost cruel, and is therefore rare. Even “heartless corporations™ realize this fact and, until the present pension system had been adopted, allowed the old servant to work on, although ef- ficlency was impaired. They believe they are the gainers, not only in secur- ing more active men, but in encourag- fng faithfulness and assuring them- selves of the efficlency desired. If true with them, the same principle should also apply to. civil service. Farmer in a Hurry for His Mail. Having become accustomed to mail service once a day, the farmer i{s now calling for a punctual morning deliv- ery. Only a few years ago the Ameri- can farmer was satisfled with getting his mail once or twice a week, but since rural free delivery was estab- lished for his benefit the uncertainty of the hours of delivery and the slow movements of the carriers are begin- ning to seem backward to him, and the carriers are to be “stirred up” to do better. During the last tnree. years the postal department has been urging the iniprovement of the couwntry'roads in order to increase the efficlency of the rural gervice. In some places the farmer has done his part toward pro- viding better roads, and comes back at the carrier by insisting on punctuality. It has not been many years since the American farmer, although a consid- erable factor, took what mail accom- modations were accorded him as they came. He worked hara and long, harv- ested all ht could make the land pro- duce and sold it for what he could get. He had to figure closely “to make ends meet.” Conditions are different now, and the farmer is independent. If he does not get his price, he holds his produce for a rise. He has nearly every modern convenlence that a city man has, and now he asks a greater punctu- ality in mail dellvery, and he is going to get that, too. Postal Savingl and Deposit Guaranty, Unless something unexpected comes up to change the program the voting on the postal savings bank bill and to it will begin in the senate today. In a speech on the question of safe- guarding the savings of thrift last week Senator Owen of Oklahoma gave notice that he would move as an amendment in the nature of a substi- tute a bill to establish a deposit guar- anty fund for national banks out of the proceeds of a tax to be levied, not on the deposits, but on the circulation of national banks notes. In giving notice of his proposed amendment Senator Owen is refresh- ingly frank. ‘“In offering a substitute for the postal savings bank bill,”” he says, ‘I do not do so under the belief that it will be adopted by the senate, but for the purpose of calling atten- tion to the importance of the subject matter and because as a democrat, be- lieving in the doctrine laid down by the national democratic convention, for one I should like to offer to the senate at least an opportunity to con- form to the proposal of the democracy in its last national platform.”” After quoting from the platform which favors a postal savings bank, “if the guaranteed bank cannot be secured,” Benator Owen declares that he will favor the postal savings bank bill, but sees no reason why It should not be- come a law and at the same time the bank guaranty plan be applied to the national banks under a system which would permit the stal beneficlary of that plan also. So the democrats in the senate will have an opportunity to put themselves on record for or against the deposit guaranty scheme, "although™ by no means in the form which Mr.. Bryan advocated and which the people were led to believe would ensue if the dem- ocratic platform bad been endorsed by the election of a’ demooratic pregident. The chance to vote for a deposit guar- anty bill, however, with the certainty that it will be defeated may he utilized the amendments that are to be offered |’ banks to be a|, by some democrats in the senate who would hesitate to vote that way if they thought by any possibility their votes would serve to enact it into law. It will be interesting, just the same, to see how many, if any, demoeratic sena~ tors again repudiate the doctrine that every plank In the Denver platform is a sacred party obligation and refuse to vote for deposit guaranty, even in the guise of a substitute amendment foredoomed to fall by the wayside. City Air for Country Children. A society has been organized in New | York City for the purpose of giving children of the poorer class of country people a ‘“‘taste” of city atmosphere. Along with Boston’s home for or- phaned feline derelicts and Pittsburg’s soclety for the betterment of canine social tastes, this is-one of the most lmpormn‘ movements of the pre-ent‘ generation. By all means give the wholesome, red-cheeked, chubby chil- dren of the country an invigorating vacation in the tenements of the East Side. Two weeks of city atmosphere will be all sufficient for most of them. But, Jjust think what a vacation that would be. It Is time enough in which to pick up the most delicate bits of street slang and habits with which to enrich the mind and elevate the soul. Two weeks of such a city vacation would never be forgotten and would give the poor country child something to think about for a long time after. City alr for country children? Why, certainly. By all means. They need it to develop properly and to take to the country for future enjoyment all the modern conveniences and drawbacks of city life. I - : Hemphill On to Richmond. “Deacon’” Hemphill, for twenty years the editor of the News and Courfer of Charleston, S, C., has as- sumed editorial charge of the Rich- mond, . Va., Times-Dispatch. Hemphill has been a prominent figure in the newspaper world for years and has won a large place for himself, not only in the esteem of the people of the south, but of the nation as well. Al- though a strong democrat in a demo- coratic stronghold, he has been particu. larly outspoken with his conviction that Mr. Bryan is the bane of the party and ought to be shaken off. His ac- ceptance of the editorial chair on Vir- ginia's foremost sheet gives him a broader field of influence, while it does not remove him far from the circle of his personal friends throughout the south. The people of Charleston fit- tingly demonstrated their kindly atti- tude toward him, presenting him with gifts and other testimonials of their kind regard. The press of the south generally express a deep regret that he has seen fit to make the change, for he has been a leader whom they have often followed. The Charleston News and Courfer is the loser and the Rich- mond Times-Dispatch the gainer by the move. Not that it really makes much differ- ence, but it should be understood that the poetic effusion put over on Senator Gordon of Mississippi as the outpour- ing of his occupancy of the chair of vice president, in which our own Sen- ator Brown figured as the butt of a little good-natured humor, was a little hoax perpetrated by one of the geniuses of the press gallery., In the farewell speech which Senator Gordon delivered the next day he started out with this apology, as chronicled in the Congressional Recora: 1 wish you to understand that I am not making a set speech, and I have not written any such poetry as that ascribed to me by the newspapers this morning. (Laughter). Notwithstanding this disclalmer a persistence has been manifested in cer- tain quarters hereabouts to dignify the jingle by holding Senator Gordon to its authorship. The World-Herald advertisers’ ‘“preference’” for its col- umns is to be taken with several grains of salt. Some of its “exclusive” advertising is stuff The Bee rejects be- cause of its filthy character, and most of the rest is caught only by the cut rate which the World-Herald finds it necessary to grant in order to fill up the space in its Sunday paper, which it admits is sadly deficlent in circula- tion, hot air about Notice has been served on Governor Shallenberger by an anti-saloon spokesman that if he stands on his 8 o’clock law and not on county option he is sure to be beaten for re-election. The anti-saloonists seem to forget the governor's versatility, When he ran before he had one foot on the populist platform pledging county option, and the other on the democratic platform promising liquor dealers home rulg. New England Is waking up and boosting for development and rejuven- ation of its Interests. If New England could lure back a few western real es- tate agents and promoters there would be something doing for the upbuilding of the country. All it needs s ginger to make things go, and the west has some pushers so full of ginger that they have to take alkall as an antidote. An eastern clergyman, while look- ing for an interesting experience, tried his hand at newspaper reeporting. He found a story and the need of hospital treatment at one and the same time. Still most people ‘‘know how to run a newspaper” better than the fellow who runs it ‘What's this we hear? A grand jury in Butler county allowing ten days for the abatement of slot mashine gam- | biing in saloons, pool halls and cigar |apt to discover a flaw in his logic. fair sample of a lazy man is one who | Mr. [\ stores? From outpourings of the eountry papers we thought Omaha had all of the “bad lands” in Nebraska. But Omaha has not tolerated this sort of a gambler's kindergarten for many years. It is suggested now that Theodore Roosevelt and his party have been in- fected with the sleeping sickness and are all doomed to perfsh and be turned over to the Smithsonlan Institution for mounting. Basy, now! Theodore Roosevelt has been killed too many times already to allow a little thing like sleeping sickness get him, A London dletary specialist has dis- covered that Irish potatoes contain the lazy germ, If the Irish people who have been nourished on “spuds’ for the last century get hold of that dietary he is A will spend his time hunting for the lazy germ. Omaha dairymen are said to be be- tween two fires by reason of the con- troversy as to whether they come within the jurisdiction of the health commissioner or of the city veterinar- fan, Perhaps if they look hard enough they may find a twilight zone where they may dwell immune from both. Now Quit Your Kicking. Washington Herald. In these days of high prices and expensive living, it is a great consolation to note that live elephants—nice, large, fanocy elephants—may be had as low as $14,000 each. ' —_— [ Probing the Probers. Baltimore American. The United States senate has been asked in a resolution to investigate the third de- greo alleged to be practiced by policemen on prisoners to force confessions. The doc- trine, somewhat revolutionary, seems to be galning ground that the officers appointed to enforce the law with others ought to be the first ones to obey it themselves, Rude Motion Meets a Frost. Philadelphia Record. Only wives of senators are permitted on the senate floor in Albany during the Allds’ investigation, but there are fifty-one sen- ators and 172 women were seated on the floor at one time. Senator Caffrey moved that “no senator be permitted to introduce more than one of his wives at any single sesslon of the committee,” but, of course, the motion had no chance. Revised Edition Called For. Boston Herald. Lovers of concord and bellevers in Amer- ican-Japanese fraternity should provide Toklo's officials and journalists with an annotated editioh of “Who's Who," to which they may refer when wishing to in- terpret real American feeling. The special edition should be edited In all candor and against the names of certaln of our public men should be written “Marplot,” against others “Megacephalous” and against others “Maniac.”” Thus righfy tagged those who shape the public opinion and policy of Japan will not mistake ‘soreheads” for statesmen and permit the vagaries and ve- hemences of @ few men to be Interpreted as If they represétited the American mind. e e PERSONAL NOTES. Some satisfaction might be derived from the aviation of pork If the end seat hog would also soar out of sight. The question of fencing in postal savings bank deposits is becoming, in Washington, as perplexing as “What is whisky?' or “Is & hen a bird?" Poary has just recelved another medal. It will be necessary pretty soon for him to employ a dummy to help him wear his medals when he wishes to exhibit them all at one time. A report that Governor Hughes, on leay- ing the governor's office, may become counsel for the Interborough Rapid Tran- sit company of New York, caused some- thing of a shock in the Empire state. A denial of the report served to ease the fright. The spectacle of a member of the senate in the act of kicking himself would be painful, yet it is a wonder that Mr, Hey- burn of Idasho was not tempted beyond endurance In this respect, after he had heard the sweet but stinging rebuke from Senator Gordon. Rector Willlams walked from the Texas state penitentlary at Rusk recently after twenty years' service, accompanied by the man he was couvicted of having killed. This was Bernard J. Carter, & wealthy landowner of Seattle, who was responsible for the release of Willlams from prison, where he was serving & forty-year term, Our Birthday Beok March 8, 1910 Fred A. Bussee, mayor of Chicago, was born March §, 186. He Is a native of the city whose municipal government he now heads, and before being chosen mayor held the office of postmaster of Chicago. Lewis S. Reed, of the Reed Brothers real estate concern, was born March 2, 1847, and 1s one of Omaha's ploneers. Mr. Reed was cashier of the Nebraska Natlonal bank until retiring because of 1ll health, He has been a member of the Omaha Li- brary board since the foundation of the library. He 15 now recuperating in Eu- rope. W. G. Templeton, doing business as a broker in loans and insurance with offices in The Beo buflding, is just 6. Mr. Tem- pleton served in the Eighth Iowa cavalry during the war. He was clerk of the dls- trict court of Fremont county, Iowa, for three terms, and was In the banking busi- ness, first at Culbertson and then In this clty, from 188 to 18%6. He was also deputy ol inspector under Governor Mickey. Dr. Hayes Gsanter, the dentist, was born March 8, 1810, right here in Omaha. He went through the public schools and grad- uated in dentlstry from Washington uni- versity at Bt. Louls. George M. Strain, secretary and treasurer of the Kimball laundry, was born March 3, 1873, at Galesburg, IlL, and graduated from Knox college. He was reporter on The Bee before he joined forces with the Kimball laundry people. Willlam H. Wilbur, with real estate of- tices In the old United States bank build- Ing was born March 3, 1569, at New Le- banon, N. Y. He was bookkeeper and office manager for several commerclal institu- tions of Omaha prior to his present busi- ness venture. Brigadier General Camillo C. C. Carr, United States army, retired, was born in Virginia, March 3, 1842 He served in the oivil war, in the Indian campaigns and also in the Spanish-American war, being retired In 1908, He was at one time com- mander of the Department of the Missourl, Jon a number of boards, ‘|ama fortifications board. He will be Army Gossip Matters of Interest On and Back of the Firing Line leaned from the Army and Navy Register. Colonel George F. Cooke, lately liouten- ant colonel of the Twenty-second Infantry, will be retired. The transfer would have taken place before had it not been that the authorities were awalting the vacancy which would enable the officer to be ad- vanced to the grade of colonel. Colonel Cooke has been confronted with a stoppage | of pay to the extent of about $10,000 on ac- count of a theft committed by an enlisted man involving a loss of which the military authorities have held Colonel Cooke re- sponsible. The army quartermasters who have to do with military apparel are encountering much difficulty in obtaining a satistactory slicker for use in the military establish- ment. They are now engaged in having tried by cavalry troops in Honolulu and at Fort Riley an article which has been | recommended to the authorities as ltkely to perform Its function of shedding water | when worn as a garment in rainy weather, The slickers hitherto used have been crit- fcised because they are not waterproof or even water repellant; they crack and stick together. One lot of such articles after being packed in the Philippines was so amalgamated that the officer in charge pronounced them as soldier's apparel. It is appreciated that the army slicker encoun- ters unusual conditions, since it must be adaptable for all climates, and the experts are beginning to doubt whether it Is possi- ble to obtain such @& garment, Reports recelved from General Leonard Wood's physiclan at Baltimore indicate that that officer Is in a condition which need arouse no apprehension. The sensa- tional reports of an unfavorable character regarding General Wood's health are em- phatically contradicted by those in the best possible position to know the ciroumstances. General Wood, as has been explained In these columns, merely seized an opportun- ity to take precautionary measures for the preservation fo his physical fitness in an- tiolpation of the added responsibilities and arduous labors which are connected with his new duty as chief-of-staff of the army, Baking POOR EDGAR, Kearney Hub: The next great historical painting will depict Willlam J. Bryan and BEdgar Howard at the parting of the ways. to which office he succeeds in April. In the meantime he has been relleved from duty, including that which required his presence such as the Pan- in ‘Washington promptly when General Bell's tour of duty expires and in a state of health which enables him to fully meet the exacting duties which will devolve upon him. The quartermaster general of the army will renew his effort of last year to obtain horses for the military service In Virginia, West Virginia and nelghboring states and for this purpose Captain Caspar H. Con- rad, jr., Third cavalry, now on duty at Fort Clark, Tex., will resume his dutfes of purchasing young animals in Virginia and West Virginia and later, perhaps, in the Ohlo valley, In Kentucky and Tennes- see. For this purpose use will again be made of the farm leased near Front Royal. Success has attended the acquisition of young horses for army use In this direction and it is expected by General Aleshire that it will be advantageous to continue the system. The army remount depots at Forts Keogh and Reno are In a prosperous con- dition, no less than 1,000 horses being at the latter place. Favorable reports con- tinue to be recetved at the War department from officers who have observed the horses recelved from these depots and the system has been produetive of such profitable re- sults In every respect that if It were possi- ble General Aleshire would establish a third army remount depot in the north- western section of the country o as to have a base of supply of horses for tho Philippine islands. At present it does not appear that there s any suitable site which could be obtalned at what is regarded by the military authorities as a reasonable figure. Later on, General Aleshire, as op- portunity affords, will develop the remount depot idea in order that the mounted serv- fce may obtain the full benefits of the system, Arrangements have been made by the military authorities for the course of in- struction at the service schools, other than the military academy at West Point, for those who hold certificates of eligibllity for commissions in the volnnteer force. Few additions are made year by year to this list. The perlod of instruction at the garrison schools for officers is from No- vember 1 to March 81; the perfod at the service schools at Fort Leavenworth Is from September 1 to June %0; that at the coast artillery school at Fort Monroe from September 1 to August 1, and that at the Army.Medical school In Washing- ton begins on October 1 and continues for elght months. No provision is made for the attendance at joint camps of Instruc- tion of any persons who have been found eligible for commissions in volnnteer forces who are not members of the or- ganized militla. Several cases are of rec- ord, however, In which the War depart- ment has authorized such persons to a tend joint camps of instruction as ob- servers on recommendation of the com- manding general of the camp. In such cases the authority carried the require- ment that all expenses incident to at- tendance at the camp should be borne by the persons to whom the authority was sranfed. The army subsistence officers do not take kindly to the criticlsm which has been made by Major Charles E. Woodruff, of the Army Medical corps, of the army ration, The medical officer in a recent article made the remark that there was much to accomplish in the United States army ration, as compared with the Euro- pean military dlet, and he added that our. ration “Is one of the worst In the world.” Considerable study has been devoted to| this subject of the soldler's food In peace and In war and the ration allowance is o | liberal that last year the saving on the| ration amounted to $1,30,000, which | amount was turned over to the various companies by which the saving was ef-| fected for expenditure In directions cal- | culated to relleve the monotony of the| regular ration and add In other ways to| the comfort and contentment of the sol- dler. With such a means of purchasing extras, the subsistence officers do mot be- lleve it necessary for congress to provide fifty cents monthly for each soldler, which Major Woodruff has again advo- | cated as an allowance which shall in- Breaso the army ratlon. The comment made by subsistence officers upon Major Woodrutt's criticlsm 1s that he has not| been sufficlently explicit in pointing out exactly In what particular the army ra- tion falls to meet all the demands for a sufficient, diversified and nutritive dlet. There s no Intention of taking up the subject, which has been the occasion of much consclentious study on the part of commissary and medical officers. The Hog as & Bird, Pittsburg Dispatch. In the case of the hog it is slightly dit- ferent. People don't complain so much of the price of the cholce cuts, because the whole hog comes so high as to be out ot reach, it not out of sight And of all sald words, the remarks of Ed- gar at parting are the saddest. Winside Tribune: And Fdgar Howard, after looking the situation over carefully, concludes there is a good chance for him- self and announces that he is a candidate for congress, We are sorry for this; sorry on Howard's account, for we cannot see where he has a ghost of a chance, Hastings Tribune: Edgar Howand throws the harpoon Into Charles Bryan for having Willlam J. Bryan's county option views published just prior to the democratic pow wow. That editorlal of Bryan's had been In cold storage ever since the ad- journment of the last legislature. How long, Bdgar, did you want it to be kept? Beatrice Sun: BEdgar Howard will make the race against Jim Latta for the demo- cratic nomination for congress in’the Third district. Latta's check book figured in the last contest between the two and Howard probably hopes to put another crimp in the banker's roll. People who want to purchase the luxury of political honors have to pay the price. Rushville Recorder: Just think of it. When we first met RBdgar Howard, the doughty editor of the Columbus Telegram, when he was running the Papillion Times, he used to pose as a most profound Bryan worshiper, who was as the sun, moon and stars to him then. Now since Bryan has: come out for county option, Edgar turns him down 1old. It only takes a dif- ference of opinicn to make a big differ- ence. Stanton Regls'er (dem.): Bdgar Howard says he was as mad as a wet hen when he read Bryan's article on county option. Further on he says that Bryan has helped him ten thousand times in the advocacy of || his principles. It seems to this humble editor that help glven ten thousand times ought to make a common person have a little gratitude for the donor, rather than get angry over the once that opinfons dif- fer. Nebraska City Press: Our old news- paper friend, Edgar Howard, of Columbus, has the congressional bee in his bonnet again, and has announced that he will enter the lists against Congressman Latta, a standpatter of the regulars, and against whom Howard tolled in vain two years ago. Howard s a democrat of the old #chool; he is a man of great abllity and a fighting nature, and we hope he will make @ good race. A check book figured largely in the last campaign, It 1s sald, and How- ard has never quit talking about it. Per- haps #t won't cut so much figure this year. Columbus Journal: Judge Howard, edi- tor of the Telegram, believes that within ten years “The United States will own all the territory, from our present northern boundary to the Panama canal.” This Is the first time the Telegram has indirectly expressed the bellef that the republican party will continue In power for at least a decade. As the democratic party has frequently declared agalnst what it terms “imperiallsm" or “expansion,” such a thing as war with Mexico and the extension of the southern boundary line to Panama, would not be possible under democratie rule, it {8 up to the republican party to make good Judge Howard's prediction. But, possibly, Judge Howard has planned for a reversal of the present poliey of the democratic party on the question of im- perfallsm. The editor of the Telegram The great Baking Powder of the country— used in millions of homes—never failed Fifty Years the Standard D2 PRIC CREAM No [ Lime \Phosphate Powder ¥ Received the highest award at Chicago World’s Fair njoys the confidenco of M in close touch with him 6n all the burning questions of the day, and it Mr. Bryan shall decide to repudlate his past “record on the question of expansion, his party will follow him and reverse itself as it has on other policies the party once advocated but now denounce. If the democratio party has not resolved, in the mind of Mr. Bryan, to embrace the idea of imper- fallsm, then Judge Howard is sincere in his prediction that the republican party will continue to gulde the destinies of this na- tlon for at least ten years longer. SAID IN FUN. eople have gotten boyond the times n they were frightened by a comet. don’t know," answered Miss Cayenn, comet still ‘causes apprehension, express it in more sclentific terms. Washington Star. “I wonder why the De Riches allowed thelr daughter to marry that brokengiown forelgn count.’ V barrou know, they are just o after bargains, and the count was slightly dam- aged and very much reduced."—Baltimore American, Politiclan—Congratulations, Sarah; been elected.” Sarah (with delight)—Ionestly? Politiclan—What _ ditference does make?—St. Louls Times. I've that “Allow me to compliment you on your splendid speech,”” sald Senator Sorghum, "Bul you went to sleep.” by That Is an evidence of It wasn't one of those frril “Sea here, my good woman,” sald the tramp threateningly, after he had assured himself mo. men wer, t, T wi come In and get a bite “Oh, you'll get it If you come In” an- swered ' the woman, oherfully, “Hare, Towser!"—Baltimore American, “Is there'any soup on the bill of threp" ‘No sir—there was, but T wiped it off."— Harverd Lampoon. PLAINT OF THE CONSUMER. Washington Herald. The melancholy days have come, the sad- dest of the year,. When buttered toast and buckwheat cakes are getting scarce and dear; Heaped on the table's snowy spread the platiers that we knew Are minus of the ham and eggs and the ohlclun stew The I locked lluulsa of the past have vlnllhod like the Whose youthful flilphrl“nu they filled with ‘ gastronomic joys, Where 1s the roast, the dear old romst that was our joy and pride; Likewise the tender, Julcy stealk, with onlons on the sidet Alas! m-y Il heve passed away, those dear. old nd of ours— Now daubly ar, have vanished with the sunshine and the flowers! They're packed away, for years, perhaps, in corporation i ce, And never may return agaln unless we've got the price, The summer days may come again, and with the summer days The Shatter of the Yobins ana the musio of h jays, The orchards' with their lucious sweets, meadows' dreamy hase, But nothing can restore the meats of gone, happy daywis The veal' chops and the pork chops and the mutton and tne lamb, And the fragrance of the smokehouse thas enriched the country hams. The memory of the olaest man canfot in~ form us when ‘The near-by eggs for which we sigh were furnished by the hen; Nor can the records of the past aff any proots Of that far time when storage by browsing on the hoof! Yet, not un-meat {t {s that we may meat in climes more blest, ‘Where the trusts shall cease from troubling and the tariff take & rest. Lenox Soap in Hard Water HARD WATER adds to the labor of the laun- dress because the lime in it acts in opposition to the cleansing power of the soap. 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