TIDD OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. DEOEMKEH 1O. 1804.

THE OMAHA DAILY Iten-.. nosnwATKti , Ediior-

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All communication !! relating to nw nml edi-

torial¬

matter should bo mldrewod ! To the IMItor.-IIUHINKSH

.LETTE11H.

All business letter * nd remittances should be-

addrcared to Tlie Ilee PuMlshlnjt company.-Omnha.

.. Draft" , checks nnd pnntnlDce ordern to-

lw made. piynMo to tlie order of the cnmpanv.THE 1IBE PUIIUHIIINO UOMl'ANr.

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STATEMENT OF CIUCUI.AT1ON.-Oeorgo

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11. TiBclinck. nccrelnry of The Ilee Pub-Hulling company. belnB iluly worn , K thiitthe nctunl nuinlwr or full nnd comideticoplpof the Dally Morning. Evening nnd Humlny liceprinted ilur'ng Hie month of November , 1S8I. wn-

lui follows :

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30. . . 19lii2!. .. . .KI* deductions for unsold and returned

copltfl. . II.2Total old

Da.ly. averaKe net .

Sworn to before me and uLscrlbeil In mypresence this 3.1 day of liwcmbcr , 180-

1.Notary.

( Heal. ) N. P. KUI Public.

Water pressure stronj; cnoiifrh to bursta hydrant must linvu some lltllu forcenftor all.

One experience with a $108 charitybaby ought to be enough for our countycommissioners.

The Industry of miinufncturluK Imagin-ary

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presidential states Is gradually re-Binning Its old-time prosperity.

The supreme court commission Is achild of necessity. The legislature musttake action to remove the necessity.

Why should one man have his suitpassed upon by appointive supremecourt commissioners and another his byJudges elected and answerable to thepeople ? ____ ____

If the United States grand jury uow-

In session In this city will do as wellor half as well as the grand jury nowIn session at Sioux City there would be-

n rattling of bones among Moshcr's oldcronies and coparceners.-

If

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Tom Murray would be satisfiedwith having a boulevard named afterhim , we should be Inclined to favor theancient purveyor of anchors , Noah'sarks , stuffed bears , log chains , colilnsand articles out of general use-

.If

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the Sugar trust docs not soon re-

sume¬

operations in Washington someof the numerous candidates for UnitedStates senator In various states may-be forced to conclude that a scnatorshlp-Is not BO attractive as It used to be.

Well , even If President Clevelanddidn't write all of his message , he didnothing worse than a great many con-gressmen

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and senators who are addictedto the delivery of speeches carefullycompiled for them at a stipulated price.

Council IJluffs Is to have Its electriclighting operated on the Philadelphiaschedule at $8t per lamp per year. Webelieve that reduced to an all nightbasis this Is even cheaper than whatOnnUia Is to have under Its new contract.

Over $5,000,000 have been taken fromNew York banks In the past ten yearsby dishonest employes. That Is defal-cation.

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. The enormous amount takenfrom the people by the Sugar trust can-not

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bo computed. That Is commercialHhrewdness-

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Is a very serious problem whetherany more villages should be Incorpor-ated

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within live miles of Omaha. Thetendency everywhere else Is for citiesto annex suburban towns and villagesand unite them under one municipalgovernment.-

We

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are now approaching the periodwhen public bodies and public otllclalsarc making quiet preparations for turn-lug

-- over a new leaf. The Indications

are that several new leaves will boturned over In the court house and cityhall with the advent of the new year.

Sioux City Is to be congratulated uponthe effective work of the grand jurythat bus Just run down the gross fraudsso long perpetrated by certain of Itspublic otlleers. A few equally persistentand painstaking grand juries In someother western cities that we know ofmight perhaps earn the eternal gratitudeof some fraud-ridden communities.

The regents of the State university askfor a special half-mill tax for two yearsonly. Let them succeed In getting thisadditional revenue now and they willpresent equally plausible arguments forthe continuance of the extra half-milltax by the legislature two years henceand every succeeding two years there-after

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, even If the grand assessment rollIs doubled or trebled.

The action of the council In orderingono steam lire engine In addition tothose already In use will be approved bythe taxpayers. While three additionalsteamers were demanded by the In-

Burauco agents , the council Is not b.position to grant the request. If tutcontemplated Improvement In the water-works system Is carried out , there ma >

also be no necessity for purchasing ad-dltlonal lire steamers.-

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has been clearly set forth In ThtBee , the great Hour makers of Mlnne-Botn are undertaking to crush out theinlllera of this state. Since the IIOIULpatronage sentiment spread thrqughouthis state- Nebraska millers have beei-nblo to sell their product at home antthe Industry has nourished as neverbefore. We hope the people of this cltjand state will continue to glvo prefer-ence to Nebraska-made Uour.

PK&tTKNTtAKT COtiTHACT.Once upon a ( line HOSH Stout , the

milder of the penitentiary and lessee ofconvict labor, offered to put the editorof The Dec on his pay roll as a matterof courtesy , but the generous tendervas promptly declined with thanks. To-

n man up a tree It would look as If asimilar offer from Mosher to Congress-nan Ilryan's editorial substitute on the

World-Herald has not been spurned.The zeal with which that person volim-ecred

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to champion Mosher at the timeho Douglas county Jail scandalsvcro the sensation of the houreft that Impression , nnd thismprcsslon receives strong con-

Irmatlon-

by the alacrity with whichic Jumps Into the breach on behalf of-

Mosher Immediately on the heels of thenibllcatlon of the Stout contract andhe history of the transfer under whichJorgan now represents Moshcr's Inter-

Bsts

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In the penitentiary contract. It Isstill fresh In the memory of most peopleicreabouts how Mosher played the role) f cuttlefish at the time his Illicit tola-ions with women of 111 repute and hisIslts to low dives while he was pro-

umed-

to bo In Jail were the town tnllc-

jy writing llbelous letters , In which heought to besmirch the editor of The! eo by baseless Inuendoes. It was athat time , also , that the World-Heraldvas favored by Moshor with a copy of-

tlleged testimony given by K. Hose-

vater-

before a legislative committee In801. This testimony Is again rehashedo make It appear that the editor of Thelee favored the Mother contract origin-

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and volunteered to advocateMother's Interests before the committee.-

Kven.

If this were literally true It-

vould afford no Justification for contln-ling the present contract. Mosher was> resiiined to be solvent In181)1) and wasn position to fulfill the contract and

exercise the supervision which Is pre-

equlslte-

on the part of the contractor.-A

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great change has taken place since'

ISU1. Mosher Is not only bankrupt , but-

te Is confined In the Sioux Kails pent-

entlary-

and therefore beyond the reachif process to compel him to live up to-

he conditions of the compact , and willtot be In position to resume his rela-lens with the state before the time forvhlcli the contract runs. Manifestly ,

herefore , something must be done bylie state to meet existing conditions.

The object of the publication by Thelee was tp place the incoming leglsla-.ure

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. and administration In possessionof the facts and In position to deal withthe problem when It comes up for solu-

tion.

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The testimony of E. Rosewatcr wasn no sense a defense of the contract or-

of Mosher. On the contrary , It Is acandid and unbiased presentation of thefacts as then known. The concluding

> art of the testimony throws sufficientight on this point. After discussing atsome length the advantage and disad-vantage

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of convict labor , Mr. Uosewatersaid :

The state penitentiary should have beenat Weeping Water , Beatrice , or some placewhere there Is power and material on whichthese men could work , where an ordinaryaborer could be set at work , where there

was work any laborer could do. It will benecessary some day to remove the peniten-

tiary¬

to some other place. As It Is now ,

the 40 cents a day , and the 30 or 40 centsho gets for subletting the men , appearsquite an amount. You could board agood many In a good hotel for that. Andthey had to be guarded. That Is wherethe big expense comes In. You could notpossibly make more than . $25,000 a year If

you tried , because there are only 350 or 360

convicts , and If It Is figured at the rate of50 c nts a day for each man he would be-

getting $170 a day , nnd at the outside from$500 to $700 a week , and that , of course ,

would run all the way from $25,000 to $35.000-

a year. It Is a good income , but the statemight lose the whole amount , and losemore. That Is the difficulty. One Impro-

priety

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Is that It did not open the doorswide and Invite other people to come In

and compete for this extension.-Q.

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. The people had Heard so much com-

plaint¬

In the past that they thought thatthere was a terrible steal In some place ,

nnd they got It from these papers , and wethought you could tell us all about It.-

A.

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. I charged that Stput monkeyed withthe legislature every session to get his ap-

propriation

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through and used up all thelands of the state given to the penitentiaryand a great deal of other land , and gave asecond rate lot of buildings when he hadthe contract to make Improvements. I

think since Mr. Mosher has been In thatthere has been a stoppage of that and theyhave got about all the water works theywant.

Since that testimony was given Mosherhas blossomed out Into a more danger-ous

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oil room lobbyist and boodle dis-

tributor¬

than IIlll Stout ever wasreputed to be. He engineered the $40-

000

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cell house Job through the legisla-

ture¬

, tampered with the Impeachedstate house officials , and finally broughton the smashup of the Capital National.-

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Is Just this deplorable state of affairsthat forces Itself upon the next legis-

lature. .

Another point upon which new lighthas been shed since 1S01 Is the validityof the Mosher transfer. It was firstassumed to be legal , but very eminentattorneys now assert that the act of thelegislature was null and void because It

was a usurpation of executive powersand did not provide for computing bids.-

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TO FinN CinKF.The letliement cf Chief (Jalllgan , after

fully twenty years' hard service , co'm-

pels the fire and police commission toappoint a new fire chief. The counciland business men's committee , whichhas had the question of better fire pro-

tection¬

In hand , has reached the conclu-slon that the etllclency of the depart-ment will be best promoted by the se-

lection of a chief from among the ox-

perlenced and best disciplined fire de-

partment¬

officers In one of the largercities. As might have been expected ,

there Is much opposition to the Importa-'lion

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of a man from the outside beforethe officer next In rank to Chief Onlll-gan

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has been given a chance to showhis capacity for running the department.All things being equal , there Is no doubtthat this should have been the policyIn lllllng the vacancy. There Is a gooddeal In holding out the prospect of pro-motion

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of men from the lowest rung Inthe ladder to the top-

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against this view the advocates of-

a new man from outside point to thefact that the Hoard of Education hasImported superintendents from the out-side every time there has been a vn

cancy , becnuso the position requlros ex-

ecutive¬

ability and experience of n highorder , of which no public school man-n Omaha was possessed. It Is alsourged that we cannot afford to takechances In experimenting. Assumingthat Mr. Baiter Is well qualified to-

landle an ordinary fire , It Is urged that10 lacks executive ability nnd has com-mrattvcly

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no knowledge as to the disci *

illne which prevails In the large cities.There Is much to be said on both sides

of this controversy , and It remains forthe commission to get the best solutionof the problem.-

AXOTHKH

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1.MIV11TAXT 11ATG CASK'A rate case of but little less lm-

orlanco) than the one which Involvedho enforcement of the Nebraska niaxl-mini freight rate law Is to come up fortearing next month before the Judges) f the federal circuit court for the dis-rlct

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of southern Ohio. This case turnslot upon the power of a state loglsla-tire to enact measures for the control

and regulation of railroads operatingvlthln their jurisdiction , but upon the

correct Interpretation of the1 provisionsof the Interstate commerce act. Com-ilnlnt

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secms'to have been made somenonths ago through Commissioner Iglc-tart of the Chicago freight bureau thathe merchants of that city were , as com-mred

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with New York shippers , beingsubjected to flagrant discriminations inthe matter of rateu on goods tran-sited

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by the southern lines. The Inter-state

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commerce commissioners listenedo the evidence that was brought beforehem nnd came to the conclusion that

the Chicago merchants were justly en-

Itled-

to relief. The roads , as waslaturally to have been expected , re-used

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to obey the order of the commis-sion

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to reduce rates , and the presentH-oceedlngs have been instituted In ac-

cordance¬

with the federal statute tocompel obedience by the railroads. Thesuit Is expected to open up the wholequestion of the powers of the commis-sioners

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to enforce their decrees , andso great Is the Importance attached tothe result that the attorney general hasMigaged ex-Senator Edmunds to appearfor him on behalf of the commissionersn conjunction with the district attorney

of the district and the attorneys for theJhlcago and Cincinnati freight bureaus ,

ivhllo the Interests of the railroads willof course be looked after by their regu-arly

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employed attorneys.The Southern rate case has more sig-

nificance¬

than the particular rates di-

rectly¬

affected , although thosa are quitenomentous enough. It Is asserted that

should the Interstate commission makegood Its claims to the authority exer-cised

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In making this order the gain intrade for Chicago would amount to notless than $15,000,000 annually. Cin-cinnati

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and the other distributing pointsfor southern business would make pro-portionate

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gains and all these gainswould be at the expense of New York ,

which now occupies the point of ad-vantage.

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. We , furthermore , have arepetition of the cry that should thiscase be finally determined adversely tothe Interstate commission that bodymay as well disband for all the actualresults that It can accomplish. We haveheard this cry so often In connectionwith former rate controversies that wemust be excused for Insisting on ac-cepting

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It at a discount. The commis-sion

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will certainly continue operationswhatever the outcome , but Its useful-ness

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would unquestionably be materi-ally

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Impaired by a defeat In Its con-.tenllon.

.. The decision will let us know

Just where the interstate commissionstands and at least Indicate the direc-tion

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further congressional legislationought to take , If such legislation Is-

necessary. .

A TREATY WITH JAPAK.Japan has assumed a place of unques-

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prominence among the nationsand It Is obviously her destiny to attainmuch greater Importance and Influence.Already the arbiter In the Orient thereIs every reason to expect that In theyears to come the Island empire willmake itself felt 'over a wider area ofthe globe , exerting Influence upon theaffairs of western as well as eastern na-tions.

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. No country has a larger Interestthan the United States In the develop-ment of Japanese power and In the ma-terial

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progress of the empire. TheAmerican people have peculiar reasonsfor sympathizing with the spirit andalms of the Japanese. The political In-

stltutlons of the eastern nation arc to alarge extent fashioned upon ours andthat country has looked to the UnitedStates for precept and example. Therehas always been a strong feeling offriendship between the two countriesand It Is manifestly In the Interest ofboth that It be maintained , and if thatbe possible , made stronger.

This country was a little slower thanEngland In negotiating a treaty withJapan , but the one which has been coneluded and now awalls ratification bythe senate Is sufficiently timely as wellas highly satisfactory In Its terms. By-

It the United States recognizes the posi-tion

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of Japan among the nations andaccords to her every consideration thatis shown to the most favored natlpns.The citizen of Japan visiting or residingIn the United States will enjoy equalprivileges and protection with the cltl-zons of any European country. No re-

strictions¬

of any kind are Imposedand no conditions required dlf-ferent from those In the case of thepeople of the most favored nations. Inthe matter of commercial relations pro-vision Is made for the utmost reciprocalfreedom consistent with existing laws.The citizens or subjects of the contract-Ing parties have liberty to come withtheir ships and cargoes to all places ,

ports and rivers In the territory of theother open to foreign commerce , nndshall enjoy, respectively , the same treat-ment In matters of commerce and niivlgallon as native citizens or subjects , orcitizens or subjects of the most favorednation. All the possessions of citizensof each of the contracting parties Inthe territory of the other shall bo re-

spected¬

, and the citizens and subjects ofthe contracting parties are to enjoy Inthe territory of the other exemptionfrom all transit duties and a perfectequality of treatment with native citi-zens

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or subjects In all that relates towarehousing , bounties , facilities anddrawbacks. Neither country will makeany discrimination against the other In

the matter of shipping, or, Indeed , Inany other respect. An Important pro-vision

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of < (,' ( treaty Is that which

says that Uie9 citizens or subjects of-

of thc'lliph contracting parties shallenjoy In thjc' jrrltorleB of the other thesame protwiUtm as native citizens orsubjects lif" regard to patents , trade-marks nnd tclilgns upon fulfillment ofthe formallUuH prescribed by the law.The treaty 1W to go Into operation In-

Ttily , lSOO"aui( | remain In force twelveyears , i f

The friendly1 relations subsisting be ¬

tweon the JJnU'od' Stntos mill .lapan areassured continuance , and there Is everyeason to ex3ot; that the commerce be-

tween¬

the t.w countries will steadily In-

crease.¬

. Wh6ii ''the war In which Japan-s engaged Is ended and the governmentf that country can again address Itself

; o the work of material development.here Is every reason to believe tliat theinule of the umpire will rapidly expand ,

'omlng out of tlio conflict with Chinasplendidly triumphant , ns It now np-

icars-

certain .lapnn will do , with alllor people milted In a patriotic determi-

nation¬

to advance along the lines of thedullest civilization , the Island empire

will make an effort to enlarge Its com-

merce¬

, and there can he no doubt thatthe effort will bo successful. In thatcase the United States ought to secure ,

and probably will , a very gerenous-Rhare of the Increasing Japanese trade.The market of a country having 50,000-000

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of Industrious , thrifty , progressiveicoplo Is worth looking after , and theres obvious wisdom In cultivating thenest Intimate business relations with

such a country.

Chairman Habcock of the republicancongressional campaign committee de-

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that the committee is advisingwould-be contestants for seats In thelext house of representatives that thelouse will consider all cases of this kind

on their merits , pure and simple. Thislees not mean , however , that the re-

publican¬

majority Is going to follow theexample of Its democratic predecessorsn unseating members honestly elected

merely to give their places to partisanilalmants. The next house of repre-

sntatlves-

ought to set a new precedenty discouraging contests that are not

supported by reasonable evidence offraud or trickery. It Is high time tostop the practice of stealing congres-sional

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seats that has so long been In-trenched In the capltol at Washington.

Old Fort Omaha must by all meansbe preserved Intact and set apart tosome public use. When the garrisonshall have been removed to the newfort below tile city steps must at oncele taken to protect the old fort fromvandalism wptil .such time as the gov-eminent may cede the property to thestate. This' ' protection will doubtlesshave to be [iroVldcd by the state , andthe subject wllj claim the attention ofthe Douglaslvcounty delegation In thecoming legislature. The matter shouldbe thoroughljr'v'cinvasscd| , nnd not bepermitted to go by default.

Among the lirst things which the stateorganization of chiefs of police proposesto do is to brilis pressure upon the legis-

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to provide: for an Increase In thesalaries of the heads of the police de-partments

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In'tltles'' of the first and sec-

ond¬

class , This Is , of course , a laudablepurpose from the standpoint of ( lie menwho hope to profit by such a change Inthe law , but the taxpayers In thesetowns may insist on having a word ortwo to say on the subject The timesare not very propitious for Increasingthe pay of public officers. _

There Is nothing on the statutes or In

the constitution to compel congress toremain In session until March 4. It can ,

If It wishes , pass the appropriation billsand then go home without dabbling In

other business , nor would such a lauda-ble

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determination encounter any objec-

tion

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on the part of the public , while weare sure the president would soon re-

cover

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from his grief. But , of course ,

congress will do nothing of the kind.

COXUHKSltlOffAL IIOLL CALL.

New York Sun-

."Benton.

McMIHInl" the house clerk cried ,

"Here I" was the answer loud nnd clear ,

From the lips of the member standing

" the the next re ¬And "Here ! was answerplied-

."William

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Springer ! " Then silence fell ;

This time no answer followed the call ;

Only his people had seen him fall.Killed or wounded they could not tell.

There they stood In the fading1 light ,

These members of congress , with grave ,

dark looks ,

As plain to read aa open books ,

While slowly gathered the shades of night.

The fern on the hlllsldo was splashed with

And down In the corn , where the popples-irrcw ,

Were redder stains than the popples knew ,And crimson dyed was the river s Hood.

For these men had crossed from the otherThate'day , all In the face of a Tarlftlo fireThat swept them down In Its terrible Ire ,

And their life-blood went to color the tlue-

."Aleck

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Dockery !" Quick there cameTwo stalwart members carrying1 InThis one from old Mlzzourn'a din.

Wounded and bleeding , to answer his name-

."James

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McCreary ! " and he answered"Here ! "

"Aleck Montgomery !" no man replied.From the same state these two ; the sad

winds sighed ,

And a shudder ; cre.pt through those stand-Ins near-

."William

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Wilson'then! n member spoke :

"Wllbon carried our colors. " he wild ;

"Whcro our ensign was shot I left himdead , , 7

Just after the Pearly wavered nnd broke.-

"Close

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to the white house his body lies ;I paused a moment to give him a drink ;He murmured , tip president's name , I

And death came with It and closed hiseyes. " I o-

"Wheclcrl" "Patchings ! " "Crisp ! " and"Crane ! " ll *

And "Hero-replied! the little band-."Cockran

.! " "Cummlngs ! " Holman ! "

"Hland !" , ,But the roll was called on these In vain-

.'Twas.

a dreadful tlilnir , and It cost themdear ; .1

When the company's roll waa called thatnlBht. "

Of all the host who went Into the fightNot a handful was left to answer "Herel"-

lature

AVIHTUK aiUOKK'S JtltrKLATJUXS.

Fremont Herald ; Why not check up thebooks In the ofdco ot the secretary ot-

stnto ?

Western Wave ! The auditor of stnto , Hon.Eugene Moore , Is winning the pi mid ts ot anappreciative constituency by his fearless ex-posure

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of reckless and wanton cxpcndlturo-ot public funds by some of ourtocalled hon-est

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and trusted state officials and legislativemembers. Auditor Moore very sensiblyrecommends reform In tcvcral Instanceswhere Is seems to be sadly wanting-

.lllalr.

Pilot : All eyes are now turnedtowards the coming session tit the legislature ,and the people are wondering It there willIbo as much waste and extravagance as therehas been In the past several cessions. WhenIt comes to each member using- six jack-knives

-, two pairs of shears , 118 pencils , six-

teen¬

t penholders , one gallon of Ink nnd nearlytwo cuspidors , It seems time to call a halt.

Blair Pilot : U Is well for Nebraska thatone state official has the nerve and Independ-ence

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to "speak out In meeting. " The reportot State Auditor Eugene Moore , which ap-pears

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In full In The Bee , should bo nn eyeopener to the people. They should ndt onlystudy Its disclosures , but they should Insistthat their members-elect to the legislaturemake themselves familiar with It nnd giveheed to Its teachings.

Seward Ileporter : Auditor Moore , In hisreport to the governor , shows numerous placeswhere the money of the state might be han ¬

dled with more care , nnd calls especial at-tention

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to the expenses of the legislative ses-sion.

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. He has compiled a table ot Incidentalexpenses ot the secs'ons ot 1891 nnd 1893 ,which contains some rather startling facts ,

Dozens of Items are specified In which Itseems that state funds have been recklesslywasted , and the auditor very properly recom-mends

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that such matters be held a little moreIn check.

York Republican : The biennial report ofEugene Moore , auditor ot public accounts , dis-closes

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a 'growing deficiency In the revenuesof the state under our present recklesslyrascally method of assessing property , Inmany cases not R per cent of Its actual value.He points out the rigid economy necessary toba practiced In the state Institutions and thelavish expenditures of legislatures , notablythose of populist persuasion , which crippledthe state Institutions In the name of economy ,while Indulging In $20 gavels , $18 Ink stands ,

and running up the Incidental and cUrlcal ex-penses

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for each member to $585 , exclusive ofsalary nnd mileage. Reforms are necessary ,and Mr. Moore knows how to point themout.

Orand Island Independent : State AuditorMoore has done a good service to the people ,drawing In his report attention to theabominable extravagance of furnishing to themembers of the legislature largo amounts of"Jack-knives , Inkstands (some of them at$18 each ) , gavels at $20 each , safes , step-ladders

-, barerls of oil , dictionaries , hammers ,

bolts , boxes of soap , leather valises , rope ,chains , hinges , plato glass , thermometers ,

mirrors nnd other similar purchases , whichtends to the belief that the public funds arenot being used to the best purposes , andthese seem to bo largely contracted for andbought prior to the convening of the sessionof the legislature and without any specialauthority thereof being provided by statute. "And the auditor might have added that agreat many of these things , If not most ofthem , arc carried away ( to use a polite ex-pression

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) at the end of the session by manylegislators of a grasping disposition. Thisannexation fever our statesmen have prob-ably

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caught from the great European states-men

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, who at their pleasure annex wholecountries , doing It though for the benefit oftheir country and not for their personalgain. Our representatives ought to give upthis dirty habit.

Geneva Journal : The worst leak In thelegislative expenses has been In the employ-ment

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of high-priced clerks , typewriters , proof-readers , etc. Generally not more than halfof these pretend to do much work and oftenmany of them are utterly Incompetent toperform the class of work required if theyhad the Inclination. A few male hangers-onget places In payment for political services ofono kind and another , but a majority of theseIdlers are generally women who are providedwith places without any expectation thatthey will perform much labor for the benefitof the state. This Is n serious thing to say ,

but It Is absolutely true. At every sessionthere are hard-working. Intelligent and ablewomen doing the necessary work of the ses-sion

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as clerks , typewriters , etc. , and awoman has as much right to work for thestate as anybody , but their presence does notniter the fact stated above. Now what thepeople of Nebraska hope to see this winter

a strict compliance with the law prescrib-ing

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the number of employes and the selec-tion

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of men and women who are expected toearn their salaries , and a refusal to purchaseor audit claims for thousands of dollars worthof stuff that the members cannot possiblyuse legitimately as the state's law makers.So far as this paper Is concerned , It proposesto Inform Its readers of every deviation fromcorrect business principles that It learns of.Thej last two sessions were controlled by thepopulists , but the politics of the membersshould make no difference In the treatmentof the people ) of them , and previous sessions ,

controlled by republicans , were some of thembad enough In all conscience..-

TEST

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Slftlngs : It Is common for a man to bringup his niece , but what do you think of afellow who raises his ante ?

Buffalo Courier : Bangs I'd give a gooddeal to know how It feels to be druggedand robbed. Btnthere Why don't you go-nnd get a prescription filled , then ?

Syracuse Post : Voice-at the head of thestairs George , have you been drinking ?George No'm. Voice Say chrysanthemum.George (silent for a moment ) I'm drunksh ,my dear !

Boston Courier : New Yorker (sneer-Ingly

-) I thought you were going to havenn elevated road In Boston ? Hubb True

Blue We have lots ot them : In fact , every ¬

thing about Boston Is elevated.

Cincinnati Tribune : Mrs. Wlckwlre Doyou know that the doctors say that too conslant piano practice Is likely to producecurvature of the spine ? Mr. AVIckwIre Ididn't know It before , but I don't doubt It.At least. It makes the neighbors get theirbacks up-

.Syracuse

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Courier : Mrs. Youngwedln ButGeorge is so good to hl j workmen. Mrs.Beenthere How do you know ? "Why , hewas talking In his sleep last night , and hesaid : 'Jim , I'll ralso you ten ! ' And Inthese hard times , toot"

Puck : Mrs. Fidgets O , John , did youbear the awful thing that happened to thatyoung man next door who practices on thellute ? Well , ho was crossing the track of-a trolley car , and O ! It's too horrible totell the rest.-

Mr..

. Fidgets (excitedly ) WhatJ Wasn't hekilled ?

GET A HUSTLE ON.New York Press

Pluck brings Its. reward ;

Reverses don't kill ;

If fate lilts you hnrdStrike back with a will ;

Let It do what It can.Still hold up your chin ,

For the world loves a manWho never gives In. -

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Ilurrnh for Jny and fritz.Kansas City Times ,

The recent election In Nebraska hasbrought to the front two statesmen whosenames will go down In history side by sidewith such political celebrities ns Port Pli-mukn

-nnd Colonel Ratio Hose , In Thurstoncounty Mel Jay , tha defeated republican

candidate fur the legislature , Is contestingthe election ot Nick Fritz , the successfuldemocrat. Georgia may have her Pod PIs-muko

-und Missouri her Hatlo Hose , but

Thurston county Is satlslled to emblazonon thn banners of fame her two favoritesons Mel Jay nnd Nick Fritz.-

Hllclc

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a I'og There.Indianapolis Journal ,

It Is worth while to note the fact that ,even with Mr. Bryan for lender , the ma ¬

jority of the Nebraska delegation In theTronsmlsslsslppl congress waa opposed tothe free coinage of silver.-

Is

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Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Re-

portBakingPowder

ABSOLUTELY PURE

ItKl.V fOU THIS Nl'

NebranUan- The mayor Informedthe Ncbraatmn that the city had been payingout at the rate of $300 to J100 per month forredef purposes , nnd us winter has hardlycommenced yet It will readily bo seen towhat extent this charity dlspcnilng businesswould run before spring If continued. Thepeople ot this city should come to theassistance of the council In this matter 10that a thorough Investigation of the circum-stances

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of those who have been Rottingassistance from the city may bo made , andthat the aid extended In the future may bogiven In the right place-

.StromsburR.

Nowa : When the legislaturemeets Its first business should be to considerthe means whorcby the farmers of Nebraskacan bo relieved. The crop of the past seasonwas almost a complete failure all over thestate , and the only thing saved In most caseswas corn stalks , and In many Instance * noteven that , llellcf committees are organizedIn all localities and will have plenty to dothis winter. The hardest times will ba nextspring when fodder Is exhausted nnd thefarmer , when he has fed his stock the lastgrain In the bin If ho has any or the lastcorn stalk and bunch of straw , standswithout means to put In his next crop. Thelegislature should Bee ( o It that the farmerhas the means to plant his next year's crop.The future of the state of Nebraska dependsupon this move-

.Qroeley.

Citizen : Once more wo growalarmed at the situation of things In ourcounty. A long nnd continuous system ofrobbery , followed by two partial and onoentire failure of crops , has mndo things lookvery serious to us. The winter Is at hand ,and the hungry of our county must bo fedand the poor clothed , With the presentcondition of things It seems to us that Itwill be a difficult thing to do. The treasuryIs as empty as the farmers' granaries.Warrants Issued for food and clothing- willnot bring over DO cents on the dollar , or aman with a $10 order cnn get f5 worth of-goods. . If It requires $10,000 to keep the poorthis winter nnd buy seed In the spring Itwill cost the county $20,000 and Interest topay the same. Now wo do not want to sayto the commissioners , do this or do that ,for we do not know what Is best , but woearnestly ask them to do something thatwill save the taxpayers 10000. Do some-thing

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with our present Indebtedness If youcan , Float It In some manner and the peoplewill call you blessed. God knows It willbe hard enough for us to pull throughanother year without this great expensementioned above ,

Superior Journal : Over the perplexingquestion as to what to do to help the destitutepeople of our county , the county commission-ers

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have wisely hit upon the following plana plan that Is made possible by the fact thatIn the various funds raised from the levyof 1892 there was some $5,100 unexpendedand lying Idle , subject to draft : They de-

cided¬

to expend this sum on ths public high ¬

ways. Each member of the board has super-vision

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over his respective district. Thevcrk-Is distributed over the county ns equally ascircumstances will permit , the greater partbeing done where people are most In needot help. Only such as are sorely In needof money for the support of their families ,

and who have no other means of gaining1 nlivelihood , are allowed to work. The limithas been placed at five days to each man ,except In very extreme cases of poverty.They will be allowed 25 cents per hour for-man and team. About $2,100 was paid outat the last session of the board and thereIs cash enough on hand to pay off all thewarrants. This Is a good scheme , as It notonly assists those who sorely need It , butputs them , not In the position of mendicants ,

but gives them a chance to earn what theyreceive. It Is false charity to old any onoexcept with work. If the parties are able to-

work. .

Broken Bow Ilepubllcan : At the recentmeeting ot the county board the membersjoined In a petition to the legislature to passa law authorizing counties to vote bonds forrelief. This Is a question of great Impor-tance

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to Ouster county. Without some pro-visions

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by which farmers can be providedwith feed and seed next spring there can bebut very little farming done In Ouster county-.It

.Is < stlmated that not more than one;farmer out of ten will be able by spring to

provide feed and seed unless some provisionsate made by which they can purchase thenecessary feed for their teams and seed forplanting on time , and they will be compelledto go where they can. Wo do not favordonating the feed and seed to nny , and wedoubt whether there are any who are tax-payers

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that want to become objects of char-ity

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to that degree that Ihey would acceptaid from the county as a donation. Thereare thousands of good citizens who havestruggled hnrd and In ordinary clrcumstancisthat were well-to-do that have been reduced;to want by the past two years of drouth and:the depressed condition of finance. They havebscn compelled to sell off cattle and horsesfor little or nothing. Their hogs , on whichthey were calculating to realize , had to bosold while pigs for a song. There Is no oneIn shape , as was formerly the case underdays] of protection and republican rule , thatcan sell their seed and feed on credit. Thewhole county and everybody has reachedbottom. A very few can provide for them ¬

selves. The state or county has not onlygot to provide for a very largo number dur-ing

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I the winter , but seed and feed will haveto bo furnished for them In the spring. Ifthey ralso a crop they can repay the county ,

and they and the county will gain by thetransaction. Under the present law bondscannot be voted for relief , nnd It will re-

quire¬

special legislation before It can be-

done. .

HINTS fUll LK-

Stnnton neglstcr ! The people of Nebrruk *expect the leglslaturo to pass some kindof a railroad bill. They should giro in alaw that can bo justly enforced-

.O'Neill.

Sun ! The legislature ought to tryand devlso some method of counting theballots * t elections. U Is exasperating tohave to wall for nearly n whole week bJforo-

c> ran halt learn who hns been elected-.Fullcrton

.News : The Idea ot publishing

the session laws of the legislature In twonewspapers of each county Is being1 stronglyadvocated throughout the state. This wouldbe n good plan to keep the people Informedon the doings ot the legislature. In no otherway could the same money bo expanded to-

do as much good.Fremont Tribune : Whatever the legisla-

ture¬

docs this winter It must always keepIn mind the necessity of strict economy nnilsee to It that If n wise economy makes It *

necessary to raise a larger fund than Is possi-ble

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under our present revenue law , then theauditor's suggestion that It bo amended se-as to provide for a larger fund should baheeded. The state should not run In debt-

.lilnuoln.

News : There Is good food forthought In the very fact that Omahaproposes to change Its method of assessment"-by assessing all property at about one-haltIts actual value Instead ot otic-tenth willcompel Lincoln to follow suit. This plan willreduce the tax rate to 10 mills , and the goodresults that will certainty follow should In-

duce¬

Lincoln to join hands with Omaha andsecure the benefits at the same time.

Hastings Tribune : It U prob.iblo that thenext Nebraska , legislature will In a measurerestore the bounty upon beet sugar. If so ,provision should bo made by which the largestshare of the bounty would bo paid to thefarmer who raises the beets. The grow-ing

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of sugar beets needs more encouragementthan the manufacture of the sugar. Theformer Is a comparatively new and experi-mental

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Industry , while the manufacture otbeet sugar Is thoroughly understood and Is-no longer an experiment ,

Geneva Journal : Wo hope the legislatureto convene the first of next month will go-at the business ot the session as they wouldat their own private business. It Is trulysaid that custom makes law In some In-

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, but the custom ot making1 the leglsla-turo

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a disgrace to the state and to everyprinciple ot sound business economy shouldbe abandoned , and the largo republicanmajority In the next legislature can firmlyIntrench the republican party In Its controlof the state government by being honest ,economic nnd sawing wood Instead of play-Ing

-horse for two-thirds of the session ,

Chadron Signal : This paper cordially sec-onds

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the motion of Brother Paradls ot theHomlngford Outdo for an amendment toour election laws providing for representa-tion

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ot all political parties on electionboards. Perhaps the outline of a bill pre-sented

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two years ago by the Signal will be-ef Interest now. It Is this : Abolish theelection of judges and clerks of election.Divide the election board as nearly ns pos-sible

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pro rata among the different partiesaccording to the average vote at the lastelection , requiring a party to vote 20 per-cent of the precinct vote In order to entitleIt to one representative on the election board.Let the party caucus elect the party repre-sentatives

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on the election board and certifythem to the county clerk as they do othernominations.

Grand Island Independent : The members '

of the coming legislature are keeping an eyi )on the Hall county delegation , regarding anylegislation which may affect the future ofthe beet sugar Industry In Nebraska. Sovociferously did the former members of thiscounty fight measures before the last) twolegislatures that the remainder of the statehad begun to believe that tugar beet raisingwas a fake and all connected with the fac-tory

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were cut-throats and robbers. The gen-eral

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Impression eeems to have gone abroadthat In order to victimize the balance of thestate the farmers hereabouts were quietly onthe side paid a little extra to raise beets abovewhat was paid In other communities , and manysimilar and absurd stories have been circu-lated

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to the detriment of the Industry , whichhave placed Hall county In a questionableattitude as regards Its standing on the sugarbeet question. In Dodge county , where morobeets have been raised than In any countynot In close proximity to the factory , on en-

tirely¬

different sentiment exists. The Stand-are Cattle company at Ames alone Has hadfrom 700 to 1,000 acres each year , and1 hasfifty learns at work now In their Immensefields cultivating the toll and fertilizing1 , pre-paratory

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for another'season. . It Is alsolearned from one of the exchanges that a billis being prepared In that county , to ba pre-sented

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at the next setslon , that will give $1per ton bounty to the farmer which , withthe $4 per ton the Oxnards are paying1 , wouldmake the same price as paid last year. How-ever

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, whllo the Independent Is not Informed ,.as to the attitude of all the members oC theHall county contingent In this matter , It Is-

to bo hoped that whllo a largo majority ofHall county's citizens favor encouraging thefarmers In their efforts to permanently estab-lish

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the beet sugar Industry our senators andrepresentative * will earnestly support all meas-ures

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for upbuilding and encouraging anIndustry which promises so great returns forGrand Island and Hall county.

The ICvll of rniitiirlnl Auctions.New York World.

The senate resolution In favor of the pop-ular

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election of senators ought to be calledup and debated with a special view to Ihoprospective sale of senatorshlns In WestVirginia , New Jersey and Delaware. Thesenntorshlps belong to the people , and Ifthey are to be auctioned off the people havea right to manage the auctions.

"Money's Worth or Money Back ,"

Santa'sWatching You.-

He's

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going to wait till you go to sleep Christmas' Eve , Then he's going to sneak downthe chimney and find your clothes ,

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and if they've got the "B. , K. & Co. "

label on them he will think you are-

a pretty good fellow and will pro-

ceed

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at once to fill your old sockfull of snare drums , peanuts , pianosand houses and lots. Let him seeone of our now overcoats or suitsin your room , They are an orna-ment

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to any back and it takes aslittle as 7.50 to secure either onoof them.

Little boys , big boys and grown boys all receivespecial attention at our hands the largest boysclothing stock in the west and the choicest goodsall first class in quality , no matter if you pay $2 fora suit or five times tw-

o.Browning

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, King & Co. ,Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas.