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CUTTING THE CABLES. Just now it appears to be popular in some circles in Nebraska to talk about "catting the cables" between William J. Bryan's temporary home in Washington and his permanent home in Lincoln. In the judgment of The Telegram that "cutting the cable" business is being overworked in Nebraska by the political enemies of Mr. Bryan, and sometimess we fear that some of his real friends have been fooled into making much use of the phrase.

It das been appearing very queer to us that while the real and the pretended friends of Mr. Bryan have been 80 strenuously appealing to him to "cut the cables" between his Washington office and his Lincoln office, all of them appear to have overlooked the city of asking Senator Hitchcock to the cables" between his Washsagton office and his Omaha office. Fact of the matter is that all public con in Washington must of necessity we attached by cable to their home states, and must have in their offices some person or persons en whom they can rely for information touching political appointments to be accredited to the state. Senator Hitchcock doubt is in daily communication with Harvey Newbranch, the talented editor of the Omaha WorldHerald, and no doubt he gives or withenldg official endorsement of Nebrasta political plans or politicians in haresony with the advice of his editor. If the did not he would be a fool, and no matter what his other faults may be, Hitchcock has not yet been listed as a fool.

Secretary Bryan is no doubt in daily communication with his brother, who through all the years has had the Enal say as to expressions of opinion in the columns of the Commoner. It natural that Mr. Bryan should look to some democrat in Nebraska to adrise him as to the giving or the withholding of official endorsement of Nebraska political plans or Nebraska politicians seeking political appointmeats; and especially is it natural that should rely upon the advice of brother who has given twenty years el devoted service to a brother of -prid-fame, the while sinking always tia own personality beneath the waves at an intense loyalty to his ed brother. On whose advice in NeBraska could Senator Hitchcock more safely rely than upon the advice of Harvey Newbranch? In all Nebraska might Secretary Bryan discover sue whose advice would be as unselEst and as much for the welfare of site secretary and the political princiyes which he has made world-wide as the advice of his own devoted brother? Very earnestly The Telegram sugto both the real and the prevended friends of Secretary Bryan that night, by just a little effort, find MYTRE better plan to hasten the filling federal offices in Nebraska with democrats than by this constant harpabout "cutting the cables" between Secretary Bryan's Washington office red his Lincoln office. Some of the on this subject appear to recard Mr.

Bryan 88 a That is a mistake. Mr. Bryan claims debraska as his home, and no man dis state can be more vitally interexted in state affairs than is Mr. Bryan. Duty has for years called him away from the state most of the time, his brother has been here all the time, and has faithfully kept the abPant brother in touch with home afTairs.

And to any and all who imagine a crusade of misrepresentation can surve to poison the mind of WilJ. Bryan against his brother- well, it is too absurd to merit discussion. And as to the personality of Charley Bryan-why, it is such an intense personality that it impels and compels men to believe it is an honest personality, even when it does run in opposition to the plans of men. Higher tribute has never been paid to the great commoner himself than this tribute which Nebraskans pay to his quiet brother. No one is wishing more earnestly than The Telegram for the filling of the federal offices with democrats, but we can see no hope of headway in the course which calls upon Secretary Bryan to sever all advisory relations with his own brother.

That brother has builded successfully for his distinguished brother at times when most others said that no building could be raised to stand against the storm of denunciation and misrepresentation which the powerful interests were hurling against the great commoner. And will the recipient of such devotion repudiate a brother's advice at the behest of those whose primary object is to create confusion and suspicion in hearts where perfect harmony now controls and perfect confidence holds sway? Some recipients, perhaps--but not Bryan! TAKE A GOOD LOOK. Does Nebraska need a new state constitution? The need is so apparent that it has been noted by every organization of men which has for object the betterment of conditions in our state. All the most unselfish pleaders for improved government are asking for the calling of a new constitution. All the organized farmers in Nebraska are asking for a new constitution.

Now take a good look at the leading interests which are opposing the building of a new constitution for the state. Look closely at the power 'behind the editorial pages of two of Nebraska's metropolitan newspapers. Take other good look at the power behind the editorial columns of those two newspapers. Behold, lurking in the shadows, the representatives of all the big special interests in this state. Why is that distinguished lawyer opposing the calling of a constitutional convention? Why, simply because he is on the pay-roll of a public service corporation which does not want a new constitution.

Why is that great city bank pleading all the while with the country bankers to oppose the calling of a constitutional convention? Why, simply because the big city bank receives the vast deposits of the publicservice corporations. It will always pay the people of Nebraska to take a good look at the influences which oppose any change in the state constitution. That constitution is out of date. It was made before we had any public-service corporations. It does not provide any forceps for the pulling of the tiger teeth from the mouths of the big interests.

A new constitution might be very embarrassing to the big interests. AN EXPLANATION. On this page last week there appeared a little paragraph referring to the misfortune which recently befell Speaker Champ Clark, in Detroit. We tried to be as charitable as possible in dealing with the accident at Detroit. However, since several of our subscribers have asked us to explain what we meant by the Detroit "accident," perhaps it will be best to submit the language of one of the Detroit newspapers, whose editor was very friendly to the distinguished visitor.

Mr. Clark went to Detroit to deliver an address before the chamber of commerce. The Detroit newspaper gave the following account of the address: Mr. Clark walked to the front rather unsteadily and began with a high compliment to Congressman Doremus. His address dealt with the subject of repartee, but when he was giving amples he had heard in the house he forgot the point and the alleged witty sayings were absolutely meaningless.

Then his voice, which had been fairly even at the start, trailed away into indistinctness. Many of his hearers got up and left the hall in disguest. When about one-third of them had gone it was decided to ask him to leave the platform. This he refused to do. Finalthe lights were turned off, and in this manner only could the rambling and incoherent address be brought to a close.

The lecture was one of a serles for which an admission was charged, and the management felt it necessary to announce that the money would be refunded at the box office. The treatment of the Detroit incident by the American newspapers is a splendid exhibition of charity for a high man who sometimes descends to low conduct. Is it not just a bit odd, though, that so many of the metropolitan newspapers which persistently ridicule a distinguished drinker of grape- juice, had no words or ridicule to send in the direction of the speaker of the American congress who did not drink grape-juice at Detroit? PROVE IT. A man said he hoped times would improve. But the man didn't mean it.

He didn't do anything to prove that he meant it. The man has considerable property, but he said he was not going to buy any Christmas things this year, because times were so hard. There is only one way in which a white man can prove that he is in favor of better times, and that way is by helping to dispel hard times and helping to bring good times. The man who talks hard times is the enemy of good times. The man who has money, and yet fails to turn some of it loose for Christmas presents for friends, or Christmas comforts for the poor, is doing a strong part to bring the country to a condition of "hard times." Let's do something to dispel the atmosphere of hard times and bring in the sunshine of good times.

We can do it. We can do it by talking for good times, and by putting our money into circulation during the holidays. Money liberated during the holidays will come back to us with liberal interest. Very earnest is The Telegram in the belief that this question of good times or hard times is largely a question of town, state or national sentiment. The devil only knows who breeds the sentiment which brings hard times, unless it be the croakers who talk hard times.

All the world knows that good times are brought to our doors by the cheerful fellows who talk good times, and who spend their money to prove that they want good times. Let's have good times in Nebraska! We can have them for the asking, supplemented by the liberation of some of the dollars which we have been squeezing. Let's quit squeezing dollars in Nebraska. TRUTH AND OTHER THINGS. It is not true that the American stage place to be shunned by girls who want to lead proper lives.

I know it is a common practice to sneer at the thought of purity in connection with the stage, but I also know that the American stage has given to the world some characters most worthy emulation. Remember that charming little girl who so winsomely played the leading part in "Peg o' My Heart," at North theatre last Tuesday night? Let me tell you a story about that little girl. When she was just entering her teens she lost both father and mother in the divorce court. The future looked pretty dark to the little girl, but she resolved that she would fight a finish fight with any sort of adversity which might come along. Instead of sitting down and grieving over the loss of her parents, she determined to make a name for herself, and immediately sought some small child parts on a local vaudeville stage.

Luck was with her. An agent for a city play -house witnessed her stage- work, and procured for her a better place in a city theatre. She studied her stage- work harder than any school girl ever studied algebra, philosophy, trigonometry, or any of those other hideous subjects which no human school authority will ever try to impose upon a girl, and day by day her intelligent interpretation of the little stage parts which she played won the attention of theatrical managers, and at last one of them gave her the opportunity to take -the part which sne is now making famous. Her success was instant, and the older actors with her company all unite in saying that the little girl whose future seemed so bleak only a few years ago, is just as much a success in the art of scattering sunshine and hope and cheer in the hearts of her associates as she has been in playing the part of Peg. Tam not advising any of my girl readers to run away from home and become an actress.

That's a hard game, girls, and there are twenty failures for every success in the game, but all the same it is like all other of life's games, and some of the noblest characters that ever blessed the earth by residence may be found in the playing. And by the way, that sunshiny little Peg was born in Nebraska. I will not say in what town, for sure she might not be pleased with notorlety, but I will say that any town in Nebraska might be glad to claim her as its own. Columbus is going to have a municipal Christmas tree. What kind of a tree is it? I do not know exactly.

The Columbus Christmas tree will stand in the street, and the exercises will be free. There will be no presents on the tree. The scheme is not to give presents, but to teach people the better meaning of the Christmas season. This municipal Christmas tree business in Columbus is in charge of a bevy of pretty girls, all of whom have taken a pledge to keep the world from knowing the names of those responsible for the municipal tree. And I want the men of Columbus to know that those girls who refuse to make a public display of their names in connection with good works are doing a bit of missionary work in addition to their municipal tree labors.

They are locating every child in the city that will need more attention on Christmas day than its parents will be able to give. Quietly these pretty girls will give the names of the needy children to a lot of men. who will be expected to play the right part in making Columbus a town in which no child shall see a cheerless, toyless Christmas. And so I am telling every good fellow in this good town that there may! be something for him to do pretty soon in the sweet name of charity. Will Columbus good fellows do the right thing at Christmas-time? They have never failed, and will not fail now.

I often hear men and women boasting of the great good they would accomplish -how they would relieve all manner of human suffering, and provide all the world with a happy Christmas--if only they might have the wealth of a Carnegie or a Rockefeller. But that sort of boasting never sent a basket of fruit nor a cotton bandage to a hospital. That sort of talk never placed any coal in an empty coal bin at the home of a family which has been smitten by the club of hard luck. It doesn't matter much what men and women might do for humanity if they were as rich as a Rockefeller or a Carnegie, because the chances are it will never happen. The real question is: What are we doing with the means at our disposal? Is there one poorly-clad child in our neighborhood-one without sufficent clothing to meet Nebraska winter weather? What have we done in the direction of providing for that child? That's the question which should drive sleep from the eyes of people who have some money.

The fact that we are not all Carnegies and Rockefellers does not relieve a one of us from the duty of distributing just as much charity as our circumstances will permit. Two years ago this Christmas I published a prophecy to the effect that by Christmas, 1914, Columbus would vote bonds for storm sewers and street pavements. A friend, and several of them said I was a fool for making such a statement. I want all those friends to know that the fact of the paving and sewer bonds makes me a very happy fool. And pretty soon I am going to make prophecy that within five years the great state of Nebraska will be building at Columbus the largest waterpower plant in America, save only the ones at Niagara and Keokuk.

Everybody admits that the natural resources of the country ought to be reserved for and employed by the people for the general good. That's what I believe, and I further believe that the only way to get that immense water-power plant at Columbus will be to ask the state to shake loose the grip of the gamblers who for twenty years have been juggling with their so-called water rights. They don't have any water rights. There is no right in any of their claims. All the "right" to the vast energy of the Nebraska rivers belongs to the people of Nebraska as a whole, and not to any syndicate of capitalists.

No democrat in Nebraska would 1 be happier than I if a nice official Christmas gift might come to Chris Gruenther, and one about the same size to Jim Dahlman, but I suggest to all the friends that we shall not make much headway in that direction by a policy which calls constantly to Secretary Bryan to yield at all points while the opposition yields at none. Advice and Counsel WHY NOT MAKE THIS BANK YOUR PLACE OF DEPOSIT? SOME DAY YOU MAY NEED THE ASSISTANCE WE CAN GIVE YOU. WE WILL AT ALL TIMES FEEL A PERSONAL INTEREST IN YOU AND WE WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE TO SEEK OUR ADVICE AND COUNSEL. The German National Bank G. W.

PHILLIPS, President A. F. Plagemann, Cashier Capital and Surplus, $125,000 Henry Haverland passed away at his home Sunday morning, after a brief illness with typhoid fever. He leaves a loving wife and two sons, Frank and Edward, his aged parents, two brothers and three sisters, to mourn his loss. The remains were brought to St.

Francis church Wednesday morning where requiem high mass was held by Rev. Father Florentious. A number of relatives and friends accompanied the remains to the Catholic cemetery where interment was made. The community friends extend their sympathy to the bereaved ones. Pete Van Dyke was a Columbus caller Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Danven and children spent Monday at the home of Henry Mintken and family. Mrs. LeMar has returned home from Rochester, where she has been receiving medical treatment.

Miss Celia Fischer returned home Wednesday from Cornlea, where she had been visiting for several weeks with Mrs. Charles Bender. Mrs. Joseph Smith and family spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

F. Krings. January 14 and 15 are the dates set for the annual farmers' institute to. bel held in Humphrey. Joseph Kruse returned Thursday, after a two weeks' visit with relatives at Cornlea.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve German and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foltz spent Tuesday with Mr.

and Mrs. Will Bender, at Cornlea. Eddie Kruse spent Thursday at the Frank Krings home. Mrs. Bruno Zuerlein and daughter, Madaline, visited with relatives at Fremont several days last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuger are the proud parents of a baby boy, who arrived at their home last week. A large number of Humphrey people attended the Clarence Kern sale Tuesday. Miss Mae Caldwell is visiting with Mrs.

Fred Mueting and family. Fred Mueting spent several days at Sioux City. He was accompanied home by his wife, who underwent an operation in the hospital there. A number from here attended the funeral of Frances, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Meyer, which was held at Tarnov Wednesday morning. Emil Krings, of St. Anthony's, marketed forty hogs at Humphrey this week. HUMPHREY. -Geo.

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422 -Albion Weekly News: Miss Alice VonBergen and Tru Phillips went to Columbus Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of the former's uncle. Mrs. Phillips was called down last week to help care for the children. Christmas Greetings tosour Customers John R. Luschen Grocer at 13th and Streets Will pay 30c per dozen for fresh country eggs during the week of December 21-26.

I guarantee to pay at least 30c a dozen. If the market advances will give our customers the benefit. Christmas goods for Sale. Candies and Nuts our -All candies fresh stock, are fresh, selling at high-grade holiday and prices. shipped All direct from the factory.

Trees -Choice line of Wisconsin fir trees; everand Trimmings greens and decorations of all kinds. Fresh Fruits figs, -Apples, etc. oranges, grapes, cranberries, raisins, dates, New York Buckwheat Flour Vermont Maple Syrup Bakery Goods -A line, complete Gifts for Men -Fine tobaccos line of and pipes every day. cigars of all brands. Very Special ieties.

-Carload Sold of at fancy special Washington price during apples of Christmas different week. varWashington apples are the best on the market..