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PRICE IS TOO GREAT
YUAN SHI KAI l& STILL LOYAL TO
THE DYNASTY.
PERSIA YIELDS TO RUSSIAN BEAR
Republic Too High a Price for Peaci
Official Beheading of W. Morgan
Shutter Nebraska Membera
Stay at Washington.
Peking. Yiinn Shi Kal, tho pre
mier, evidently remniiin Btoadfnflt In
his decision not to ncccpt n republican
form of Kovernment for Chlnn hh the
price of peace within tho empire.
Members of tho premier's entourage
reiterate that Yuan never will advlso
tho abdication of the emperor and
thereby become traitor. They Bay that
if the formation of a republic Is un
avoidable he will resign as prime min
ister. It has been suggested Hint Tang
Chao Yl, the representative of Yuan
and tho Imperial government at the
Shanghai pence conference, and Yuan
wcro playing a prearranged game
with tho Intention gradually to shear
tho Manchus of power nnd thereby
prevent a Manchus rising In Peking,
but tho fact that Tang has telegraphed
friends here, asking them to endeavor
to persuade Yuan of the necessity to
ncccpt a republic seemingly Indicates
that Tang and the premier are not In
accord.
Persia Yields at Last.
London. Persia hns at last yielded
to tho demand of tho Russian ulti
matum that W. Morgan Sinister, nn
American who holds tho po.-t of treasurer-general
In tho Persian govern
ment, bo dismissed from the service.
Tho Russian ultimatum also cnlla for
the payment of nn Indemnity, which
la to reimburse Russln for money ex
pended in sending nn armed expedi
tion Into Persia to enforce her de
mand. Mr. ShuBter's administration
of Terslan finances hnB been displeas
ing Russia from the stnrt.nnd when
ho caused tho seizure of property be
longing to the brother of the former
shah, over tho protest of tho Russlnn
vlco consul. Russln at first demanded
an npology, nnd when this was not
forthcoming called for the dismissal of
Mr. Sinister. This has finally been no
ceded to.
Will Stay In Washington.
Washington. The Nebraska delega
tion will remnln nn unbroken circle In
"Washington during tho Christmas holi
days, with one exception, bo Its mem
bera In both tho seimto and house an
nounce. Senator Hrown, who has
gone homo for Christmas, expects to
bo Joined later by Mrs. Urown and
their daughter Lucille, nnd upon their
arrival they will take up their old
quarters at tho Portland for tho re
mainder of the session. Senator Hitch
rock, who occupies n spacious house
In tho fashlonnblo quarter on II street
near Seventeenth, docs not contem
plate a western trip nt thlB time, It It
said.
Work New Game on Ministers.
Now York. Tho police nro Bearch
Ing for a thrifty bridal couplo who
have been married at least suventy
flvo times, each ceremony costing nn
unsuspecting clergyman $10. Every
minister who smiled over them and
bade them good fortune nnd success
Is tho possessor of a $20 check for
which ho gavo $10 In change. Tho
checks wero bad.
Topekn, Kan. Charles M. Sheldon,
author of "In His Steps." nnd many
other bookB, has resigned the pastor
ate of the Central Congregational
church of Topeka, which ho bus held
for twenty-three years. He will de
Toto himself to a tour of tho world
visiting missions nnd Y. M. C. A.'s.
Shenandoah, Pn. Joseph Reed and
Thomas Lovan, miners, were burled
nllvo behind thousands of tons of coal
nnd rock In the Packer No. 4 colliery,
when n fall of coal filled the chute.
Rescuers aro working to clear away
the debris.
Converted at a Dance,
Renfrow, Okl. Learning of n dance
being hold at this plaro a few nights
ago, Rev. Robort V. Whiston of Lin
coln, Neb., who is holding a series of
revivals at tho Christian church here,
paid the proprietor of the hnll $.1 for
tho privilege of preaching for fifteen
minutes during tho dance. The ca
pacity of the hall was taxed by a largo
crowd, but there was no disturbance
while tho preacher spoke. One con
version resulted from tho sermon.
And Geese Saved Rome, Too.
Chicago. Flocks of geese, by their
cackling prevented what inlgh,t huvo
been a disastrous flro In tho down
town district Tho geese were In
crates on the third floor of a building
occupied by a commission house. Flro
started from an overheated stove and
had spread to tho woodwork in the
room whero tho noisy fowls attracted
the attention of a watchman,
The urrrent deficiency bill, carrying
an appropriation ot $2,270,000, has
passed tho houso.
CHINA IN BAD SHAPE
YUAN REFU8ES TO 8ANCTION DE
MAND FOR REPUBLIC.
HARMON BOOM GETS LAUNCHED
Premier Will Uphold Monarchy
Harmon Given a Surprise Party
Government Records on
Bad Paper.
Peking. Premier Yunn Shi Kal haB
given his answer to those who aro
attempting to reform China into a re
public. In an oillclal statement ho
declares, without qualification, that ho
refused to accept a republic. At the
Shanghai peace conference Thursday
Wu Ting Fang, foreign minister of tho
revolutionary provisional cabinet,
spoke strongly In favor of a republic,
and later Tnng Shno Yl said that he
wax convinced that the abdication of
tho emperor nnd the eatublslnnent of
a republic was the only thing that
would satisfy the people. At the same
time ho expressed doubt whether it
would be possible to persuade Yuan
Slial Kal to abandon his plan for a
limited monarchy.
A Surprise for Gov, Harmon.
Columbus, O. Gov. Juduon Harmon
waB given a surprise party in the ex
ecutive offices Thursday and his presi
dential candidacy endorsed by tho
meeting and organization of demo
cratic slate oIllclalH to actively cam
paign for a solid delegation from Ohio
to the national convention favoring
tho nomination of Mr. Harmon for
president. The delegation of stato of
ficials gathered In the corridor outside
of the governor's otllces nnd marched
In on him Just as he was closing his
desk at the finish of his day's work.
Big Waste In Lumber Industry.
Washington. A great undeveloped
Industry, worth millions of dollars an
nually, lies at the doors of tho people
of the south and tho far northwest In
the Immense wastes of wood Incident
to the manufacture of lumber. An
nmnzlng statement of these wastes
nnd the consequent loss in wealth and
conservation of timber resources Is
mado as a result of a two years' gov
ernment Investigation, not yet con
cluded, by E. P. Veltch, chief of tho
leather and pnper division of the
bureau of chemistry, nnd M. O. Donk,
assistant chemist, whoso preliminary
conclusions have Just been made pub
lic. Records Printed on Bad Paper.
Washington. Discovery by tho con
gressional Joint committee on printing
that "adulterated" paper had been
used for years In ,tho government
printing ofllco has led to the announce
ment of a complete new set of govern
ment paper standards. Tho paper
adulteration was accomplished by tho
substitution of clay for the moro sub
stantial wood or rag fibers, loading to
tho grave fear thnt mnny of tho print
ed recordB of tho government will
crumblo and becopio unrendablo In
less than a century.
Nashville. Tenn. A night In the
Btato penitentiary hero convinced Gov
ernor Hooper that roforma were neces
sary in the stnte prison system. He
submitted to tho deprivation of his
liberty so that ho might observe moro
closely the condition of convicts who
had asked Christmas pardons, and has
announced that he will grant several
conditionally.
Chicago. At tho eighty-first convo
cation of the University of Chicngo,
held Thursday, un students received
various degrees and titles, Including
three from Nebraska Harold L. Kra
mer, Columbus, Neb.; Herman Ko
paid and Howard P. Roe, both of Om
aha, all associates in philosophy.
Chicago. The Jury which is to try
tho ten Chicngo packers who are
charged with violation of tho criminal
provisions of tho Sherman anti-trust
law has been completed and tho open
ing stntement of United States Dis
trict Attorney James H. Wllkerson
begun.
Washington. Both houses of con
gress adjourned Thursdny for tho holi
day roccss and will reassomblo at
noon, January 3. Tho house adjourned
nt 2:21 p. m. and the senate at 2:34
P. m.
Moras Still Belligerent.
Manila. A battlo Is Imminent In tho
Island of olo between COO Moros and
a force of American troops. The
Moros, who aro defying tho ultimatum
Issued by Drigadier General John J.
Pershing, ordering tho disarmament
of the natives In tho district, have ro
tired to tho top of tho peak of Hud
Dajo, which they havo fortified. . Thoy
nro surrounded by infantry and artil
lery and a fight Is likely to begin at
any moment.
Western Nebraokans Promised Relief.
Washington. Senator NorrlB
Drown, In reply to his Indorsement of
tho North Platto Vulley Water Users'
association contract, suggested by
th "m to tho department ot tho Interior,
has been ndvlscd by tho department
that draft of public, notlco is now un
der consideration by tho department,
which, It Issued, will dofer the time
when tho first Installment becomes
due for the landa heretofore oponed
to Irrigation under the said project
and will also permit paymenta to be
mado in graduated installment.
TRYING THE CHRISTMAS TOOLS
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(Copyright. 1811.)
TERMINATE THE RUSSIAN TREATY
Give Sulzer Credit for Its Inauguration
Russia Must Now Act Iowa
8aloon Keepers on' ,
the Rack. .
Washington. Congress will actively
begin consideration of tariff legisla
tion in the committees of tho two
houses Immediately after the holiday
recess, though democratic leaders of
the house, the tariff-originating body,
say that no measure would bo ready
to report for somff weeks. Republican
Leader Penrose of the senate said the
tinance committee would begin Its
work In advance of the house, while
Democratic Leader I'nderwood said
tho hill would not be whipped Into
shapo for Una! report until February.
Tho committee, ho said, must decide
Just what rates should bo tlxed after
thoroughly comparing its own data
with tho facts submitted by the
tariff board In the report which
President Taft .submitted to both
houses of congress.
Ratify Its Termination.
Washington. Congress ratified the
president's notification of tho ter
mination of tho Russian treaty of 1832
nnd sent tho measure to tho president
for his signature. Tho houso disposed
of it according to program within sev-onty-fivo
minutes. Speaker Clark
signed It at 2:56 p. m.; Vice-President
Sherman Bigned It at 3:51, after tho
senate had remained In session pur
posely to permit him under the rules
to alllx his slgnaturo whllo It was In
session. Thursday congress took a
recess for tho holidays, which was an
Important factor In tho expedition of
tho ratification.
Disprove of Dollar a Day Idea.
Washington. Forcea 'nro at work
In the senato to bring about radical
amendments In tho Sherwood "dollar
a day" pension bill, which has passed
tho houso. Senators of both parties
has expressed disapproval of tho
dollar n day Idea. Tho senato pen
sions committee Is now compiling sta
tistics to Bhow Juat what tho yearly
outlay would be If tho Sherwood bill
wcro adopted.
Partnership Saloons Under the Dan.
Dos Moines, In. Saloons owned by
partnerships and corporations aro In
direct violation of the Iowa Btato law,
according to an opinion handed down.
by Judgo Ijxwrenco De Graff of the
equity division of tho district court
hero. Moro than 1,000 saloons In tho
stato will be nTTectcd by tho ruling,
If It Is sustained by tho supremo court,
to which the liquor Interests will ap
peal It.
Wants Roosevelt's Name on Ballot.
Lincoln, Neb. Theodore Roosevelt
Is officially a candldato for the repub
lican nomination for president. Mr.
Roosevelt's boom was launched In Ne
braska Wednesday,, when the secre
tary of stato received n petition, prop
erly signed, asking that tho namo of
tho ex-prcsldont bo placed upon the
republican ballot at tho April pri
maries under tho preferential voting
law.
Chicago, III. Dr. Alfred Golbort,
Snrkls Dekmedjl, Ara P. Chutljan nnd
Apknr H. Jafforlas, four south side Ar
menian business men, havo been ar
rested by Postofflco Inspector James
E. Stuart, charged with attempting to
securo $10,000 from two of Chicago's
wealthiest Armenians by means of al
leged blackmail. Garabcd T. Pushman
and Karekln T. Pushman, rug mer
chants, nro tho men against whom the
blackmail plot was directed, accord
ing to tho Inspectors.
Baseball Man Accidentally Shot.
""Philadelphia, Pa. Robort A. Un
glaub, formerly of tho Washington and
Boston American loaguo teams and
late manager of tho Lincoln, Neb.,
team, was accidentally shot at Oris
field, Md whoro ho was preparing to
start on a hunting trip. Unglaub bad
gotten up early and was cleaning his
rifle, one of small caliber, whon the
gun was dicharged whllo in his
hands. Tho bullot passed through bis
right ankle and lodged in the back of
the foot.
PROMISE OF PEACE IN CHINA
Six of the Great Powers to Assist in
Negotiations Termination of
Russian. Treaty Assured
New President of China.
1.08 Angeles, Cal. Twenty-three
sticks of high power dynamite were
found at the home of Arthur Letts,
proprietor of two of tho largest de
partment stores In Lob Angeles. The
dynamite was discovered by a servant,
who at once notified the police. After
nn investigation tho polico announced
their belief thnt the dynamite had
been pluccd in the yard by someone
who wanted to get rid of it. There
was nothing to Indicnte that any at
tempt was to have been made to blow
up the LettB residence. No caps or
fuse wero found with or near tho
dynamite.
Powers Will Assist.
Shanghai, China. Promlae of peaco
In China became more definite with
the announcement that all six of the
great powers Japan, Groat Britain,
tho United States, Russia, France nnd
Germany are united In a cooperative
effort to assist Df Wu Ting Fang and
Tang Shao Yl In their negotiations.
There waB rejoicing when It was
learned that tho representatives of tho
six powers wero preparing to offer
formally their assistance for tho
speedy conclusion of an understand
ing. It is clearly understood that this
action by tho powers Is taken In tho
most friendly manner.
Ratify Termination of Treaty.
Washington. Tho senate, by a
unanimous vote has formally ratified
Prepldcnt Tnft's notification to Russia
of tho termination of tho treaty of
1812. Tho Lodge Joint resolution re
ported by the foreign resolutions com
mlttco as a substitute for tho Sulzer
resolution that passed tho house, 300
to 1, was adopted after an all day do
bato over Russian discrlminntlor
against tho Jews of America.
Big Increase In Crop Report.
h Washington. With Increases in tho
(--production of the eleven Important
farming crops, not including cotton,
the total value of these crops this
year reached tho total of $3,700,502,000,
according to' tho final estimate an
nounced today by the department of
agriculture Thin Is an Increase of
almost $190,000,000 over their valuo
last year.
Urged to Practice. '
New York. Practice in throwing
stones straight, that they might be
prepared for a stone throwing cam
paign in case more peaceful methods
fall to win their canso, has been
urged upon suffragettes by Elizabeth
Freeman, tho young American-English
leader. The idea was welcomed with
cheers.
Washington. Many vllla"es on tho
Isthmus of Pnnnmn, Intimately associ
ated with the history of, the stirring
buccaneer days, aro soon to disappear
forever beneath tho surface of tho
vast artificial lake which l.t now slow
ly filling up between Gatun and Mata
china.
New York. The progress of the
sclenco of aviation during the yenr
now drawing to a close has been cost
ly In human life. The deaths In 1011
more than doubled tho combined num
ber for tho three preceding years. In
1008 ono man lost his life. In 1909
four, In 1910 thirty-two, and to date
for tho present year seventy-seven
persona havo been killed. In 1911, as
in preceding years, France has con
tributed by far the largest number of
victims. "
Too Much Irrigation.
Washington. Four years ago land
owners near Morrill, Neb., wero crying
for wator; now they have too much
of If. The unforeseen consequences
of irrigation will force the reclama
tion service to drain off this water in
order to save Its own project. Much
of the land hear Morrill has become
thoroughly saturated with water and
tho seepage hnB becomo bo great that
some valuablo land is Inundated, cel
lars in town nro flooded and an arid
district baa threatened to become a
swamp.
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 31
REVIEW.
GOLDEN TEXT-"If we confess our
ins, he Is faithful and Just to forgive us
bur sins, and to clonngo us from all un
righteousness." I John 1:9. .
To go over all the lessons separate
ly, one after another, to repeat titles
and Golden Texts in order, to select
certain truths we hnve learned this
Is not review. What we need Is the
movement of tho whole period of the
history, to study its meaning, to what it
Is leading, how each event, each charac
ter, bears upon this end, to help or to
hinder, to Bee God in the history, and
to learn the lessons tho wholo period
teaches us.
Reviewing is looking backward from
some tower or hilltop, over the land
scapo through which we havo been
traveling. The hills, the valleys, tho
cities, the villages, the forests, the fer
tile fields, we havo been seeing In de
tail through tho quarter we now Bee as
ono broad country, nnd we understand
the meaning and power of the Innd an
a whole. ,
Tho principal countries where the
events took plncc should be noted on
tho map, their relations to ono anoth
er, tho modern names of these lands
given, and tho events In each reported.
Tho Illble history is made more real,
nnd moro Interesting, when the con
temporary events of secular history
nro connected with it, Joining day
school with Sunday school. And often
tho secular history throws light upon
tho Biblical history. The monuments,
tho remains of ancient times found in
tho ruins of their great cities within
tho last century, add greatly to our
knowledge and Interest.
The history we nre reviewing nat
urally falls Into four eras or periods.
(1) The two streams of the divided
kingdom. (2) The single stream of Ju
dah. (3) Tho Exile. (4) The Return
and Restoration.
I. First Period. The Divided King
dom. Judah and Israel side by side, a
double experiment in the progress of
the kingdom of God. This period ex
tended from 982-722, about 260 yearB.
Judah's territory contained about 3,400
square miles; Israel's 9,400. Judah's
capital was Jerusalem with Its tem
ples; Israel's was Samaria, with two
centers of false worship. Judah was
more sheltered than Israel from close
contact with the heathen, both politi
cally and religiously. Judah had one
dynasty of 11 kings and one queen, all
of tho houso of David; and Israel 19
kings and 9 dynasties. Judah had
several very good kings, and great
revivals of religion and reforms of
morals; whllo In Israel from the first
was a deterioration of varying de
gress, with great help from Elijah and
Ellsha.
Tho principles wo have been study
ing apply to our own times, but are
worked out in ways adapted to modern
life. "The church is an army on duty,
an army for tho Christian conquest of
the world by loving faithfulness."
There are great evils to be driven out
of our country. Tho whole land is wait
ing up to realize the need of civic right
eousness. There is always need of
awakening now reforming zeal. For
every step wo gain gives us views of
new needs, and new ideals. Every
Christian land ought to be a perfect ex
ample of the kingdom of God, and of
the blessings that abound in it. Every
failure to live that life lessens its in
fluence over tho heathen nations.
II. Second Period. Judah the Sole
Kingdom. Length of Period, 136 years
from destruction of Samaria 722 to
final fall of Jerusalem and destruction
of the templo in 586. Every failure
from tho perfect life, every moral
wrong, every fall into idolatry, dimin
ished their power for good; and It was
necessary that punishment should fol
low such conduct, both to persuade
them into the ways of God and right
eousness, and also to show the heath
en that only obedience to God could
lead to the blessings prepared for
Gods people.
III. Third Period. Tho Exile in Baby.
on.' Length of period, 70 years, 605
536 nnd 58G-516.
A period of discipline, of sifting like
wheat, of the refiners purifying fire.
Tho Jews learned their need of God,
the vnluo of religion, the blessedness
of the Word of God; they gained the
broadening of their ideas, and sympa
thies, tho Increase of their culture.
Discipline, purifying in the furnace,
tho strength that comes from overcom
ing, is tho need of all individuals and
churches today,
IV, The Fourth Period, The Return.
The New Spiritual Nation. This pe
riod extends from the first return la
C36 to tho close of the Bible history,
400 with an onward vision to the com
ing of Christ. Preparations for the
coming of Christ. The forerunner.
A CURE FOR CARE.
"Do not worry; trust instead!"
That Is what the Master said.
And it cannot bo denied
That his teaching, when applied,
Proves a sovereign cure for care
Lightens brudens anywhere.
Heathen men who never heard
Of the Master's restful word
Mar be pitied if they let
Anxious thoughts their spirits tret,
But disciples all may learn
Of the Master to discern,
That, while God doth reign above.
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