, . ' } " , ' :1" : " " ' - , ' ! " " " ' ! \ < IIf' . . . " . ' ' ' ' ' ' " . . . , , - . " , " " . . .1' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - ' - _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ t \
I l " - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F'Im OMAJIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER g3 , 18 ! }
, t : J lIE OMAHA SUNDAY --B U
I - . . , . 'H'
" .J . , . flO8ESVtTfl1t , EJitor.
, rurnisiim -EV nY , .ioniro.
" ' ; .
4 TJmIS : OF tWflSCnIPTION.
) Dee Vlthout b'tmIay ) , One YeRt . S 8 00
1)aUy ( StIIA YfRr..S 0
1A11 He , Wihout . ' , One Yenr . . . . . . Iq 00
Six Menthe . . . . . . . . ) . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . G ( f
Thn MOUlh , . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . 2 &
UN. ' , One Year . . , . . 2 00
SundRY flee. . . . . . .
. .
tIiturIey Ite , Ono Year . . . . . . . , . . . . . 20
T Weekly lJe let . YtRr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ci
OFF .II S.
Ometie Thl 11 ' Tul.ln . . i
TN' .
Buth Omaha. Corer N onll Twenty.Courth Sl.
Council Riurl. . 12 Ilr Htreet . !
Clllcao Otflc. ' . 317 ChnmLpr oC Commprce. I
New ! OreI. . Iooma 31 1. H nfl 15. TribUne 131dg. I
. 'Vuhlnlton , 107 F Street N. W.
COII1t1SIONIMJNCF.
cOmtSIONIENCE.
Alt eammunicatine reinting to newa tnt eJI.
e1.
Al communlcntun. r.lntnK
' . tOl1o ! maier .houl le lulte.e,1 . To the 1lor ,
UUSINIgS L.1TT111
All "uRlnen leUerl an.1 . remllnneu .houl 'ie
ciLireceel ' to The Itee j'uIllehlng eompan .
l'IIlr.(1 lce luhl8hln !
. : Omnhn. lrafle I . cIied . . nn,1 , Ilolore. oricre to
b made l'lnp ' to thp order "f the compan
.
T1tI ) : iiii. l'IJIILISIING ! COMPANY.
Ti' I' : l'UJLISllNO
- - . - . . - - . , . ,
- - - - - - - - - -
STATiM mNT ! Ol CmCU.ATION ,
. O ore II. ' 'z chuek. Icntnry oC The Ute l't2b
Uching ! cmny. heln duly . wor .a'a tnt
cm\
the letull numher of full nn.1 complrto cpie
of the DiIly Murnln ! 1\enln ant Hunlay lice
na IninteJ follows during : the month oC Noyemher 1001. WaR
I . folows . . . . . . . . . . i ) . 0 1 ir . . . . . . 2)011 :
1. . . . 2. Jr. . . ' ,51
2 . . . . . . . . . . 2lC7 1. . . . . . . . . 2lt
3 . . . . 27,2.0 18 . . . . . .1. .
2. . . . . .
. . . .
. . . . . . : .2 I. . . . . . . . . . . .
4. . . . . . , . . 2t.52 1. . . . . . . ZJHI
6. . . . . . . . . 21.t37 : } . . . . . . . . . : n. l
: . 6. . . . . . . . . . 21.173 21. . . . . . . , . . 2Q.I
. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
' . . . . . . . 3.,2r. 22. . . . . . . 21.lt
S . 2S.070 2i . . . . . . . . . . 20,2)1
R. . . . . . . . 20,21
, . . . . . . . . . : . : : 21. . . . . . . . . . 2,3"
L' 10 . . . . . . , . . 2'.IQ ' 2i. . . . . . . . . 21,70
II . . . . . . . . . % .FO ) 20 . . . . . . . . . 20,12)
t2. . . . . . . . . . 20,017 21. . . . . . . . . 2,076 ,
- 13. $ . . . . . . . . 20,89 . 2R. . . . . . . . . , U,9.R
It . . . . . . . . . :1.011 . 23 . . . . . . . . . 20.020
.V : ' 1& . . . . . . . . . 2GiO 30. . . . . . . . . 19.9S2
L' Total . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . " . . .roCI
.
Less ICIIUCtiOflS for un.old utt returneti
. deluclona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In,1 . . . . rlurned . . . . . 11,202
$ ' Total 01d. , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4l.a72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
'
! Vnl ) ' al'clngo : net clrclltnn. . . . . . . 21.612
.t UlOlt(1lJ : : Ii. 'ZSCHUCK.
, Sworn tn htforo me nn,1 uhscrlhN In 1) ' IJl'
f f , , ' . 189.
tnct this 31 lay uf 1.cel'.r.
\ U'nl ( : , ) < N. 1. F1IL. Notary Public. ,
t . -
, One OftIIt'VefOtflltltIiU ; lext IegIst- :
t l . tue shlull IlauJulte : Is ole olce for
i one Ill itt ole 111111 ? .
: Coiigret * haR talwn 1 Ylcatlon ) for
twelve (1tl' $ . I It 11\1 llssell tw lec-
( ISll'y : 4tI,1)i'OpIittIoll , : his hefm'e 111. !
t jOlrnll tw cOlltr ' woull ha\'e : I't'l
p/eascil / ( If It IIHI talwn u mcatol : for
tweh'e 101 ths.
: 'mhers or the Hoard of Y1'k Coiii-
mls810nel's hu'e tlecllel that t they 110
10t ' , wlnt : the tlOlalon of the : [ ITI : '
tt n'ct 1HI'l' cOllltolS ( 1011naleil : II the
hOII. 'lhl' ( ' 10olH'II tw gift horse In the
mouth 111 : foull the beast was : toolh.
less.
.
'he qlestou ( WhlthC' ! or not the Igts ! -
Iatm'e wi he Justled Ill lHetn the
. ellllK or the I'i'gentH of the Htate
- 1uh'crlr ImH : rlso'ell Itself shlvlr to
- this : Is It right to tax the whole state
, for the eilucl ton ) of pupils Iii PreiIltt-
tory braiiehit'tt whIch have no 1IIce , In n
, I state Illvel'l ' ?
. ,
r Another case : arose lit the district
, court 'eHterlllr : whel'o Itornl 's wore
compelled , for the slle of Inw amI : tIe-
Colby . 111 to protect the Interests of
. . ; clients , to before one of Jut e Scots
: colleagues Ind ( IU'I : ' for un order to re-
y Ilu\'C Scott to keep Imnts off. low
' luch lon er will thc ICOIle , or this dIs-
; E trIce comlHlml ) to submit to judicial
1 lS\'lmton nut ! travesty on Justice ?
. The fire lepurtment ( or Chicago Is re-
'i ; putted too the best drilled und loSt
; elchmt body of its kind In the wOl'l1
- . Every member of thq tire force In
, - Omaha iuitil all persons Intcrcsted In the
, t " . clclcj1 ' of thc lire Iartment will
i
, : . thai the sketch or the Chicago fire f ht-
liig force and thc rules 111 regulations
: : ; utidet' whIch It Is ' '
In , UIIC' o\'C'ncl , which we
reprint elsewhere , instructive and In-
: , ; . tC'sUn ; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _
. -
-
: Thc example of America Is spreading
h , nil O\'C' the world. 'VIln George lirlmcls
Tn11n got out of The ' 'om\s he took
to l'cturll . . Herr [ est , the noted un-
, arcliist , recently rekmse(1 from Sing
Slug , wi begin I Ih'lmntc cngamncnt :
: It Chicago . within I few dl ' 8. And
now It Is cabled from Gcrllny that
Rector Ahlwlt'dt who has just been re-
r ICIwd ! from I three IlIolItliS' 1)'hn tet'l
, : for Incellllry talk In the Gel'mln Par-
1lunlmt , bus taken to lecturing through
: . GCl'Ull ' . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PI18 and schemes for un elastic cur-
. relc ' have been formulated anti suig-
. estct by batik assoelltons and cur-
, . l'ncy reforuters. But no Ilnlwr hits
yet suggested the cstlhlshmcnt or IWS'
. tilt sn'lnHllks lS 1 mClsl'o of re-
hot to the nntonul trelsl' ' , tutu yet
, the poslll ) savings batiks In 1 1'llce 111
.
. . GC'IIny ! hnyo cont'lhllcll more tovtiz-d
slstalulu the Ct'Ctlt of the oYC'umeut :
. of those couut'lcs hiy distrIbuting thel'
dobt' among the commol people ) tItan
' haye the hunlel' nlll ( bent Issues.
'rho Union Pacific l'ecelyer und the
reln'esetitutlves of the foreign stock
syndIcate thnt own8 large blocks
or . stock lit the mnln line nutl
bl.tlhes hlYC p ! X PtCSel them
: selves UR well RatHlcd with the
house flutln bill , except In so far lS
It relates to tie rate or Interest which
the blanket mortgage Is to boar. The
IhuioHtIolt which (01' .
I1Ut'1t01 conies 11utul ho.
Core congress Is hot so much whethel'
: . the bill su tlies the stockholders of the
road n8 It Ii whether I satisfies the
t - , debtIHlrm's , 01. , lu other wO'ds" . the pnt-
, . rOis of the 1'01\1. The refunding
:
, scheme would not be obJectounhle If
, tl U1U who t'XIlOItCl ( the road lul
loaded I dowu wih u mouutlil uC the-
' . ti lOls liabilities s'ore obliged to hitittid-
ute the debt out or their own loclcts. )
The . scml.nnnunl eut'anco exainitia.
tlols of the National Conservatory or
7 Music , Now Yot'k . wl take place fl'om
: _ JIIUUI'y 7 to 10. Out' readers have been
twF" ; lnrol'met frol Lmo to tlO rejlrllu
9'1 , , the chnl'lctel' or thIs jlelt school or
t' . ; music , whIch , Ullel' the direction of the
' tlstuulHhcd COiIih)0Sei' , Dr. Antolll
D'Ol I" , his Itlhwll the hllest 111 ,
nlou such iuistItutloiis. Thin conserve.
' . . . -4 _ . _ tory hits performetl n great work lit
' t IH'motnl mUllcl1 culul In the United
States . and Im'lt tie most geuiet'ous
8UPlwl.t of our IWOIII\ I On'el'H tu nil
: classes who ttut'e talent the '
, cIS ES 111u tl\mt opportunity
to utequiro 1 thorough t mlslcll edlCI ton
i nt HIUI cost , giving ; to such ni lWIII' S
. , ex h'l O'd hln I' ) ' Ibllles free Instruction.
I Is nit essoltll laurt l of the 1 > 11 of thl
. . . - Illugelllt 10 Jathel' trout 11 parts of
tlo Uaitt'tI States IHII\8 Whoso Ifel' ,
Jabol' ' will ttl\ulcu the cause ot music
. I In theIr natve lant
, '
' - .
- - - - -
TO PflXSIOX Th4lCI1JI2S.
lR 'SIS Tf.H'lRns.
The pe11Ionlng of public school teachers -
ers has heel n subject of 11 C1sRlon In ,
clhlcatonnl circles for muny 'enr but !
' 10 tangible effort 11 that direction lies
over been 1IIIle Iii thIs country , The I
hoard of 1' lllcntlul of ChIcago Is about
10 take the InitIal sIelrn > to estnblsh n
.
s 'stel of Ill'IIOIS for . teachers who
have served fur twenty 'clrs 111 tip- >
w 'ni'tl lu till cities of 111Is of 10,00
POhlihtitIOI . 'l'Iuis ' ' , ' VIll
Ilopllatol. ) lhls I'W Ill'IIu1ue : wl
he wutelwll with let lutm'cslr the
fl'lelllR of eIICtol , ultl 10m c0)eC > .
hilly by those engaged lu thc 1 > 'ofIRslou.
The plm conimuillutcs the creation
or ( It ' ' ' ftntd to he ,
I l'nllllU' pcnslon flnl ex
Ilelllctl ) for the helell of teachers . and
school elllore ] ! 111 ( IeI cm.tlin eoiidi-
Uous. 'l'he lroio.sct1 ) lJI\llol fUUl Ii
to he lulcl , Il'I , hy I mouthlr tiethtue- ,
thou fl'om the PitY of teuchers uot ex.I I
ceellu 1 IIl ceut Per IUUlm of their ,
VeS1)cct > lye salarle : ; secouid , coutrIJ' !
tous to this fount IW legacies , gifts . be- I
tlleMtl ( 0' othel'\lsc , 111 , third , from
such other SO\CCI its IIhl ho 1m.
1 > 'o\'lscl for Ill'eusln the fatal.
The IIulol flnd Is toe hell In
trust by the Bonl'd : or I'JlllcutOI , with
the ! II'el'lutellleut ' i nil two trustees to
hc elected by the teachers uud etli-
IllureR ) of the botrth. : Hetl'leut of
t'achers ul the tll'm Rllccled . 1M too
' ht itlOttt h ' vote or
broughut uholt by n 11JO.I
the ttiistees . The I > luslols Ire toe ,
I 1 I ell to half 1uty : , lud II Ito case to I
exceed 1,000 11 'ell' . I
The Chicago teachers Recm to favor I
this 1lul , , 111 that fact wi Ilol\tCSR
far tosvitrd ' ' ' the bill uulhol"
go fi' to\tl CIH'I''II hi -
,17luJ COIIlls0' , ' . coul'I.tous from
the tettehiers' salaries for this ' .
lelchcr' MIIlles (0' 1)1'1108e.
'l'he 11cl1 Is hy tie means no\'el In I
fO'elJu countries civil service euslons I
hia't.i hieut lu ' ' ' ' aud
hlye heel lu'olle for UUI 'em's ,
the counpuhsory . system or wage SIlIUI
Itutrotluced hus
receut Inl'olucct In Gelmuuy
given In Iuiiptuhsc to all schemes look-
lug to the csll\lshmeut or minis for
tile Illntelulco of public SCl'\nts . In
-tt'hotut who ' eIther do-
\lllolS : clllacltes are el e.
lllllent ou uccolnt of disabIlIty or \ '
Icason ( ) of alh'llcCII : : itge.
' 1IC'e Is , of COI'se , au Ilh'cl ( ! ; vIew
to tills comllls0' , ' IIn810n schele
whIch uuuny be ttrgetl hiy those who 0\ -
JoeL to Ilyln : 1 comllsor tux for
the Iwueft of teachers who lutcnd to
l'emaln In the Hll'lco for life , whie
the ' enl ' expect , to engage In It unt
thl ' get 11'Itl ! 01 IIII ( 11 inure con-
geulul : occupttion. : ' .hls would bo the
sclfsh nail narrow . mlndcd ylew. ' 1he
\lst majority of tcnchiei's would no
douht cheerfully contrlhuto theIr . mite
towrll assl'ln ; to the comfort anti
wel beIng of telchcls who had spoIlt u
letme lu theIr cllu 111 WC'e liable
to hecome Il charge : upon thc public.
There . Is also thIs toe saId In favor
or the Plait : 'ril involuntary retire-
lent of the old tcachel's wIll maim \ -
cancel for 'oungcr teachers uud afford -
ford greater ollportlultcs for IH'oloton
tr01 among thc Ink und ilk' . In thIs
respect the law would operate IL cry
mlel the sale : way ns does that law
that compcl8 the retirement of all '
otCC'S after they have reached un advanced -
yancCI uge. The . experlitieuit > Is cer-
tnllly worth tl 'lug I It proves 1
success the example ot Chicago will
\e followed \y alL the prIncipal cItes
thut clplo ' 11 large nUI\er of teach-
ers. 1 It In'ovcs a , fulure It can he
readily ubandoued.
TlfJ Wlf.tT S1TU.tTION.
Notwlthstnntlug the low prIce or
wheat and the obvIous fact that '
whcat Ind iwoduc-
ton or that grain has far outrun the
ivorhd's dcml11 ( the acreage sown to
wInter wheat thIs year Is larger than In
1893. 'Ve haye in thIs Inother evl-
deuce of the conservatism of the agri-
culural clms. 1'0l years the ! m'morl
of tIme countl'Y have been advised \ '
those whose Judgment should have
weight with thel and ha \ 'eeen
warned \y the increasing competton
of wheat growIng countrlcs and the do-
dining prIce to reduce tle production
of wheat , butt this atmonlton hns hind
Ito effect upon them ns I hOtl ' . The
Increased Ict'eao this , 'eul over lust
Iss1'el , thither ordinary conditiotis . I
IUIC' yIeld , tumid thIs , In the face of the
111t extensIon of the whent urea : In
the Arentne repuulc utah of the con-
tnued pressure of accumulated stocks
upon the marlmts : of the world , toes
not mnlie I 1)heashIig II'OSIect for the
Amcrlcun wheat producers. Tim latest
advices ft'01 Argentine state that this
'cnr'H CI'ol wi probtbly : \o fully
doull\ that of Inst 'enr , and its cheap
wheat Is chlely tue to the competItion
of that countl'y there Is manifestly
tnngC' of the IH'lce going stIll lower
unless the crops clsewhero should bevel
YeIy mich below the average.
nut the Indicatons are that they
will note , for it S001S that whut has
\een hone \y the AmerIcan farmers
hns nlso been done very generally hy
those of other countries , thnt Is , they
have Incrcnsell the acreage. 'iVhiat
the Incrcn elsewhere ! Is there Is no
tluhl ut Ilnd t show , \it It has un.
dOI\tedl ' ueen yet ' y consldernhle. In
thIs country It Is ( stmatet that the
lel'ea o IR nctlnHy about 0,00,0
larger than nst [ yeur. In view of the
conditons It Is hnllssl\lo ) to reach any
other conelslon thnn thnt American
Callers hlve Ulte t serious mlstalm
11 cnllrglng InstC11 of reducing ( the
wheat m'eu , u11 It Is to bo 111)'ehellet
that they will have reason to regret
It I : mle saId that theIr loss will
bO the gnln ot the millions or consuw.
ers or wheat , but lB the prosperity ot
the Igl'lculull II'0111cl'rs Is most cs.
.
sentlli to the general prosPerity they
cannot Stiffer loss without deh'lment
-o the commune welfare.
A wrier 11 the cl'I'ent number or
the 1aulwl8 Magazine suggests that
there are oilier causes tItan excess of
Ilrotucton to account for the low price
of wlwat. Ono or these , and he
unt
thlnls the 10st ImlWI'lunt , 10 thai tie-
( l'caso In the cost or traiusp3rtathon.
\nothel' is the cheapened cost of '
chellcnCt pro-
unctIon . 'ho lachlnes ( which enur.
liiOtts cstnhlshlents eve turning out
Inn ' thoUSllJI cacti year are not only
1010 ) tteclh'o ! than thai Iblhls used
In the jLst : , but \'O'Y Igh chl'nlH :
'
'J'hus Illons " 1'0 cnnhht ! to use thcm I
who formerly couII not. 'hhl , nlur
sitys : " 1"11'1111 Is 1 the most C01H'I'\'I-
1vo of all occupatiotto 1111 time slowust
to feel thai march of huutiau ' ' .
. tlo l\u:1 11101'I'18.
nut , thie clnl o wllel has been 1011 ;
. . , : . . _ 7
on so long In nil mallCnclurcs tins
reached agriculture at last. All O\CI
the ( world , end In ni tlClmrtmentf
or lliustrr , capital , ski and inventIon
have heen I'cluclng ( the COt oC thing
\tlncl 1 , amid It would hc foBS for n
fni'iiier who pays $ S0 for n hm'\'cstcr
which used to cost $2)0 ( ) to suppose
.
thlt the worlt.s 1)togrcss will never
reach the Price oC whllt : ' lie holds
ont the romlsl' l > . hoWever , hunt recovery
from slch nn exceptional slate of at-
Cnlrs hues ' ' for tune
ns II'c\'nlell ( some tme
hast Is ccrtalu to come , 111 ( with It
suml . . al\'ulco ( In Ilrlcc. I 11 not necls'
sary to 111IelIte ( atty of the l'UfeR
cOltrlmtnJ to the low Iwlco of wheat
whie still heh\'IIJ lu the wisdom
111 sO\llless of the advice gIven
' 11rICII fl'llr ! bv _ thc late Secretary
UuI" , ivhuo said thlt the thl haul IH
I'h'ed whel the Amcrlcln flrler mUHt
cease hh efforts to neutll7 the low
11'lcc ) or his . whelt : by IlrOlucll n
ittu'ger IUllt1 , amid that hIs hope of
relunel'lth'e prices d\IHllls ( li(1li ) ( lila
gmtuigitig his acres hut cultivation more
closely to the nUl'mll 11\llll :11 not
Ylell In COlllclton wih tm IICISllt
Iltl ( serf labor of tie l'nth'o world.
. ri XD ( WI'WI 1111.'OI.1.
There appears to be ur enl Icccssly
for rcfoln of the t methods of deterituiui-
lug contesls nnll . litIgated clses gmoiv-
hug out of efforts to ohtllu goveruititeut
1111 'rhe hi'i'Olleiut ) ( II his lunuul meso
amigo called the Ituton of COUJI'CSR to
this mutm' , and there SCII ! to . he 1
i)105ii'Ct 1 ) of Ic lslnton lt tile Iu.tent !
slslnn I'ciltl tn it. ' 1he cOllllnlnl ) Is
that the hI'ocesses ) unw followed m'e
cUlbl'l'solle. teilon ! ( 'XIllnh'u alil tilt-
satisfictory : In iesiiIt. Aiiioiig the
sltCetol rcsuls.
: : , 'mol
mcuus . siiggt'sted for shIJ\f 'II thc
I > resent Ill'OCISSlS ) Is the ahirogithoa : of all
right of nlleni front the hand couninha-
Hloner to the ccI'etnrr , : lln\Lther 11al '
contemllntes the t Insttuton of hoards :
of reylew In the 11elartmelt ( , Illle ( ill ) of
Its : how clerks , whose decision shalc :
Inul uuless the socI'etlr ' sees lit to
tllw a case enl of thel' hounds und do-
chIc It hlmsulf. Still unothel' 1lan : Is to
create 1 court of . hand : uhheuhs ) : . ititle- I
lcldelt 01 delll.tncltul : control . :11 : ;
from which IlalnlllcalH : : , If the hltigtiits ;
Inslslel UIOI Jell further . , might \e
tuken to hue circuit court or . : tipehs of
thc District of Colulhln , or to the su-
.
11''le ) COI.t direct . 'i'iieie Ire other
Pi'OhOSei ( solutous of the 11lculr. Ild :
the best or thel will , It Is expected .
soon ) 1m fottuitilated into a bill Ill Intro-
ducet In either thc house 0' the senate .
A corrcsllOllcnt or the New York
Evening Post stys : , In refet'll to thIs
11 t.l' , thu : It I land COIIIsloler does
hIs full . tlutr , lcelS the contest docl\t of
his \U.cuu wel cCl'el UI [ to date. 111 .
lasses : thc appealed cases : on , he shllI ' '
11(1(18 burden to thc ' under
mils II uow1'den Inn
whIch In ovcrluton seei'etary Is stag-
get-itig. The . secretary must clher forsake .
sake all other Interests to exallne humid
before . he must In-
appeals ef0'e .slgnlng , or -
vest t clerk or group or clerks with
harge dIscretIon In selecting specIal
cases for him to consllel' timid let the
rest go , Ol' toast he content to tUln over
the work or conshler ton to hIs author-
Ilnltes altogether ant : setl town to
the macro llCt'fulctory duty of signing
hIs nale to decisions which he has not
even gllleet thurought. Time first of
these alcrnltyes : , says the corl'eslwll-
cut , Ill > les SUIerhnman mental und
bodIly ll\\'C'S ) In the secretary ; . the
others prove hIs personal Intm'ference
IHactcal ' useless. The prlmlr ' defect
In the present system Is lllntcd out to
be the inadequacy of the nondescript
trlunalefole whIch uU proceedings
Ire begumn. The registers und receivers
or the local hand offices sll'lnklet all
over the publIc-laud states ant territories -
tories hlvc no power to compel the at-
tendnnce of wlnlsses , Ind the result is
that the contcstH brought ) before th(1
am half thou tme dlelded on l1mlclent
e\'ldence , so thut as certified to the
conlnlsHlolcr or the Aelelul 1111 olce ,
their statements or fact : 1'0 : lIable toe
wholy worthless.
Of course all thIs works hardship to
the settier. I Is I struln upon hIs resources -
sources timid consumes his tinme. The
cases are toe counted hy thousunds .
In which setcls hnve foull their little
capital eaten HI i ) by curt fees , alor-
ucy's fees and the eXlelsu of bringing
wItnesses. ' .hC'\ lust\C I practicable
reled , ' for this state of thlnfs , and I
olght to ho applied without Inneces-
SUl ' delu , ' , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
' lIO Ofll' ; .VlI'wr l'.I1S.
COII'ess hlvln lussed , with little Ol-
, the bill creating miatiouuah inlI-
Iwslton hi cI'eatng a nu10111 11-
Ial ' park out ot the battlefield or Shii-
loh , the president wl mI10uhteI1 ' give
It hIs alllrOvul , Ind anotwl' of the unen-
O'I\le fields or conflict durIng the war
of the Ic\eUon will \o dedicated 18 a
mOlot'ln of the courage and heroIsm
or Amelcun soldiers. The l'O\lls over
whIch the battle wits fouJht cover : .0
ICl'es , Ind It wie posslllu to mnke
I 11 tme one of the IncsllU111.s In the
COlh' , ' , Itl'1ctn thouslntl of sights -
St'm's curIous to vIew the HOt whel'e
Gramit und Shuerniumi , Albert , '
GI'11t Shel'lln AI\elt Sydney
Johnson nuid Uenl'cll'd exercised theIr
unt :
strategy In one of the 10Rt hotr.folht
\atls of time cIvil Wi' . All tim land.
marl.s : of the Im'cc struggle wIlL bu
clI'eruly [ 1'esel'\'ml , numd when coumi-
ploted us 1'tuh'CII hy the bill Shlol
Iml' : will \u one of time most interesting
SPOtS In the couititry.
4 \ notwr bill hi l eldlnJ In the house to
( 'stnhlsh it. lltonnl mlllry jark ; ut
Gct ' 8hm' . 'l'hll measure 111ho'lzes
the HecI'ctal' of war to take flom the
Gettysburg Hltteleld Memorial tissoci-
lt0U its 80 acres of the battlefield ,
pityitig whl t Is neeessary : to tlHchl'ge
the dt1bts ot the imosoclatiomu ; . 'he gO\-
( lIINll Is uuthol'lzel to Idd to thIs
Illl1 , unll ( hue whole , luehulnj that cent.
ltel ' . Is to ho Imo\n lS the Gettysburg
Nltolal l > lk. 'J'hoi cl'les In ill ) -
l'olnIntol of $100,000 , ulII the score-
11' , ' of \11 Is to hl0 lnC'11 supel'
\'Islun O\rOl' the 1)11" . whIch Is to he In
charge e or lie I commlsslol Ih''utly IP'
Iwlntet fOl' thu I l > l'I'ose ' of locatIng amid
ntquulring IUllls under I I'csollton
missed ! ast : s'si4ioul. 'J'he lans
! ! ( toe
Iclllh'e : ( , whIch wcro occupied In the
11'lm'llal ) ) operatIons of the Inflntry , ar-
tilh'l ' ' nuid cttvtthry' on the fiist
Ih'I' y unc .I fl'St , HOCOIl
tltl . thlld dn 's' light , contnln ,874
tll.i es. . \ special tipprohiriat ' lout of $ : OO
Is uuuado for a bronze tablet to 10 set upon
on the battlefield , whIch shah " contain I '
. _ .
_ ' : - . ' - .
' ; : - ;
medallion . ) Iencss of A1rhnm LIncoln
full 1he , H1 text of his immortal let-
t 'ghlrs mhhresg.
Mcii [ of mull ' Parties nntl oC all sectIons ,
of the cotitutt' concur ns to the wisdoimi I
of thls prlJln , the most mcmorhle !
Imteleil ! Ir the wur for thai unIon. !
Tiuey Ire the scenes of the srnllcsl ex-
hlhltons \q 11utle oC Allrlcnn1101
UII ( pntrlotl , amid they could Rerve no
1010 Islfll" . or glorious lllrllose thln
thut of conveying to futlre gelertolt
the Inllortnl story of whul there took
place In the conflict for nltonll exist-
dice.
elce.lnc.
\tuie. , . \dclhll Pltt llR wihin the
.
IJsllonth\ ) \ iiiieii 11'1111 ( concel.tN 11 Lon-
lon , hirightoti , Clll\f 111 olhel' IllnceR
In Etiglamid Iltl WilIs , 111 the hiighuhy
Inlllntol ' IH'IRS ( 10tce ! show thut the
great 11l'elulls \ the sl > lcltll1 quith-
Ilef of voice for whIch she Is I\Rtn-
uIHhell , 1111 It Iccil hl'll ' be said the
fullest iuietisuit' . also , of her IIOIIIII & . .
! OHlol'S ) ( imitist hrllunt Ilt critIcal 10'
tiety ; I'lt'tl the Ilu'\'elous Irthlte with
1llhatell elthusilsm tumid the critics
hlHl lothhlJ but IH'nlse for her efforts ,
while 11 the ll'\'lnces It WIS dCUOI'
st'llell ( thn her hell UpOI the hearts
nlil the 11llrcclaton or the leollle Is lS
strong I ! It ever was. Ole critic , reo
fm'I'luJ to hair slmmging ut Curtlr : said :
"thiuie. PatU's wellh unl 111 . of !
tOie , lexlhl IltoUltol , Inllr of 11.
telletaton ) , phrasing time gm-aces or
vocal art , which uui'e the flnlt of u. life-
bug cXllm'lelce'm'o uUnlfeltell
I hmroughmuim t hi i' t si ugh II . 111 II I It tt emit Pt-
Il/ to COlll'll UIII the IlnlnJ of thIs
woullelful ( 'Ot'flhiSt ole feels as Ir he
WN'e tl'll to IUlnt the lily. ? dmne.
Plt I' ! voice seems lS fi'eiihi its C'CI. "
' 1he critic of the 101101 News wrote :
4'Thie chnlm of Mnue. Patti In great
leasuro consists In . her being lit al re-
SleetS . II perfect mirtiste. Not I10ne the
utilitY of her voice , its richness of tone ,
its depth 01 tellernss 0' l'XII'esslon.
1l11cul : to her niudieumce-hier tI'ullUe
InHtlels , her 8 'mlmthetc : percepU\'e
10wer , Il ! rlluusless : of strle , her In-
tllslr of Ie'olol to hiei . art , vInce her
II a : I ) llol of almost soltnl ' IH'e-eml-
neutce. " I I ! Iltm'esUn ! to miote that
: [ mmie. PattI hns Ihled some " 'Ilel
music to hel' ' l'rtolrc muiiti It Is
rehei'tnlre > , Ind iiui-
leCeSSllT : to SI : ' thut : her 1lIHIC'llg of
It hits huen ICCO'IICl : the highest praise.
'I'he nee tomorrow wi IHhl ) h short
blogrit phi ical sketches or leghsltt : lye
uimeuiulairs-ohect , whIch wIll serve to lu-
trlulucu the t newlr'electcd lawmakers
or the state to the people ut large.
A loatigerotie . J Xlerhlclt
tThieogo Itecorti.
The proposlt li of some romnntlo writers
to PUt their romances ' to romatc by actu-
oily living thrujh the experiences described
should be d Curase ( : . Any enl trying to
ilve the eXIJerlences oC I romance oC the
modern sensational pchool would come Into
conlet with' the volee before he had lived
"ast the first chapter.
, . .
The J'1U ' 1 llls the Udlum.
CIncinnati Commercial ' .
Senator M rrlJ , the venerable Unite
States senator fr m. Vermont , dllnes a mu-
ml-
10nuire as "n much-envIed epithet of op-
probrium. " Few"men are so constructed lS
to not regret that they arc not enroled In
the ranks oellhedlstnsulshed ) and eminent
opprobrlous."Not . every nin can be a
United Statesenator. , mpn
. .
The 5cntiiLiil , , ' ( ( 'olonII.
.
_ . . } 1ansas , City Star.
Old CasslUOCCiay on "love" Is I thousand
times bettem' { than Schopenllluer or Saltus
or'any of the pessimistic "school. "I.ove , "
says Kentucky's grand old man , "Is Immor-
taL My experIence In lfe shows me that
a young girl may love nn old man Inlcnfely
for love Is of the soul , passIon of the body.
Right you are , CassIus . I Long live love I
l'rogr.os of Coast flofnse .
I'hildcllhia Press.
Coat defense Is steadily progressing In
site of the smal approprIations made by
congress , and In lIve years this country will
have Its chief seaports In I condItion to' re-
Ilst 0 sudden . atmclc by a fleet ; for It Is con-
stant forgotten that In the greater numn-
her of Instances In recent times such an at- .
tacIt has preceded any . declaration of var
l'rcacrYlnl nn 1olore.1 XI\mc.
Phlndelphln Record.
The misguided attempt to rechrIsten
famous Appomatox Court House In Vlr-
jlnlu w1 end 'ii ) ' an unconditional "surren-
tel' " on the part of Postmaster General
Uissell. Whie the north values the old
name the Virginians and the south would
never consent to adopt a new name which
would always be on unhealed scar In reo
memnbrance. .
Notllll NationaL l'arjes.
Gube-Democrt.
This country wilt possess some notable
national parks In the course of I few years.
ProvisIon will probably be mid ! at thIs
session of congress for gaining government
control of the , lehs of Gettysburg and Shiloh -
loh Time New Yorker who has bought the
farm near Elzabethtown , Ky. , where Abraham -
ham LIncoln was born. Intends to have I
presered a I publIc parl
.
The J'ort Arlhur : lla.lorl ,
. l'hiladeiphla ) Press.
Japanese troops at Port Arthur , hike cIvIlized -
Izl troops under similar provocatIon , were
stirred to massacre and reprIsal by the
discovery that their comrades while prIsoners -
oners had been tortured. No one who
knows what troops arc w1 be surrlsell at
this , and the auspenslon Of judgment whIch
the Japanese government asks In the tem-
I'erle ' and well considered utterances ot
its minister at London wIll receIve unI-
veral approval.
.
Coml.rohln , neror.u Scheme.
Springfield flcpublican.
Having adopted resolutions favorIng the
publc ownerlhlp Of land , railroads , tele-
gral > hs , OtiS and electrIc plants , etl , It II
not a. mater of much slgnilclnce that the
AmerIcan Federation of Labor stppet short
Of the declaration In favor Of Jcnerl HOV-
ernment ownership of the mCUl1 of Irl
dlclol ali distribution. AU the socialism
thIs country wilt be able to 111cst tor aov-
cessful oral years resolutions. to come Is p speciled I the &uc ,
JllUle e Enreelguit. (
Chicago Imeralci.
Chienlernld.
The foretimoughit.ani . cunning ot the Jap.
unese statesmen are equal to those Of time
statesmen In the most favored nation . " to
use the language of treaties . 'l'hey have
.1recle their Ilval commanders not to II _
jure mulerlalY th great Chinese warships.
This Is the reason why the naval campaign
campalln
II not actIve , Jalln expects to Jet aU the
best Chinese warhlP In additIon to cash
anti territory al a part ot the peace IIem- ]
nhty when the war closea. Germany pur-
sued a slmlur-Iloloy In regard to 'rnnce
and the great tortreises on the frontier.
lelz was captured by starving time garrison
1110 surrender wlhout Injury to tile Walls ,
alul like Slllslu , was praclcaly unln.
Jured when coiled , by France to Germany .
It is I line economy to save the COlt of repairs -
pairs on atm cnlmy's property whIch I sure
to fall Into onc'l , o.wn . hands.
Chinese Him lidit y Seiools.
JIIn I'gle.
A young woman cannot successfully teach
a moats and a. ypunC man Is not a good
pupil when 0 young woman Is his teacher .
Pupl reasons for this condition are so evl
dent that I Is not necessary to slate them.
J the Sunday Ichools which are attended
oily by Caucasians were conducted on the
Chinese Humidity school plul the manlgerl
of them would find It dllcult to Get teach.
era Pareltl would lot allow their . duugh-
tert to come Into the close n.Jalons of
teacher to a single young mnnii eSlleclaUy
when they know too much or too little
about the character of the pupil . Time
Chinese can be taught In classes aa effectively -
feclvely aim II any other way and the
teachers should be men or mature women.
we are sometimes told that Chinamen
will lot aHem Sunday school unless / each
nile has u teacher and uII18a the teacher
Is alraclvl In appearance I houJd
hot be necessary to say that It this la the
case It would be much better to abandon !
Chinese Sunday schools alogelher , mind the I
reason for 11 can be seems If a moment's
thought hi Ilven to thai lubJtct I
. " , - . - . - - . - -
8IWV..n MWTSAZ'rllIi itmrir.
Jnmns City Times : The trlel1a or Rev.
Conrad Hnney or ChIC O , who ran oft with
another mnn's wife a few weeks ago , gave
a un excuse for his actions that he gave up
the tobacco habit and that so unsetted hIs
nerves that lie had no control or himself.
This Is a terrlblo warnIng to clergymen not
10 break off too aUddcnly from Limo tobacco
habit .
Chicago Times : A Iaptst clergyman : ot
St. Louis has had courage mough to express
a Ilouht whether I universiy supported by
the l.gten gains or the Slaldarli Oil corn-
pany cnn possibly represent the foundation
prlnclplea or time IapUst or any other re-
1lous sect. lZevV. . W. lloyd Is to bo
IPlIIIltl for lila Illuck. The University of
Chicago Is a noble educatIonal edifice upon a
rotten foundation .
New York Sun : The J."vlnco Gazette
tells ot I pious youth ot that Iansls town ,
who after studying for the mInistry , was led
to beleve that he could make mora money
us an undertaker than as a Ilreachr , and so
has thrown up the puh.lt to enter tim more
profitable business. We 8hou11 thInk this
] { ( ISIS theololan might make yet more
money by working at both hIs Jnduslrles ,
contracting to preach a sermon at every
funeral at whIch he Is employed ! ns under-
laker. The leparlment ! stores" ot New
York are nlready a success.
New York Sun : There doc not seem to
us any hnprollrlety In choosIng i woman '
minister as asistnt to a mal mInister In !
Iho South Conreb'tonll church or liridge-
port , Conn. The lrlleport reporters say .
\hlt the woman mlnlsler Is a better Iheoln- :
glan and a more eloquent preacher than the !
man minister , and more successful with the
tricked. There Is perhaps danger that jeal-
ousy may tints bo aroused between time two
ministers of thl church , and that the man's
salary may be cut down 10 u lower notch
than tIme woman's : but wo should think thut
these obstacles to harmony might be removed
If the clergyman Is a bachelor 111 the clergy-
cergY-I
womun unmarrlell. A long time ago we
heard ot another church wIth two ministers
ole of them 0 man , the other n womnami. I
\0 remember righty , they got along Ilrely
\01 together for a god wiiihe.
lWll U1' LOUIS STIiI'1XSIM
"SO.
Chicago Inter Oceanm . Mr. Stel'enson's place
may not bo on the pIano or Scott or Defot ,
or even of Dumas , but It la of the healthy
amid robust school or these get mlers of
art.
Gbole-IJemnocrat ) : The hate Hobert Louis
Stevenson was one of the most pOlllnr and
successful oC contemporary miovebists-miot a
great wrier , but I very pleasing one , whose
best work was done In the short storIes
which first brought him to the attention Of
the reading iubhlc.
Chicago Herald : Mr. Stevenson was more
than n merely literary man hits Intllyidtm-
aly was noble hIs coneclenee clear , his
vision broad and true. Ills story or Same
flmil his valiant aplle31s for justice to the
islanders are part of 1 > 0Ite1 hlslory whIch
will yet demand investigation and adjust-
ment.
Chicago Tribune : Quantity In his case was ;
not a fault , for It did not ImpaIr qualIty. I
n had the genuine literary touch of the '
scholar , and I was apparent at the very .
beginnIng of his career , showing that he
was born Into literature. and that the gIf
of style as Illustrated by graceful , elegant .
lucid Emigllshi . was an imisplration. In this
latter regard he had no peer among contem- ,
porary novelists.
Chicago Times : The pathos Of the old
Greek myth In dooming Achles to early
death Is repeated In the career Of this pot
ot youth. His life Is spent under the shadow
of Impending dissolution and the .lght at
hIs lamp goes out when the sun or his Came
had just scaled the zenIth. In tropical
climates there Is no twlsht transition trom
day to nlghl. The noon hour tolled for this
poet the vespers and tie requIem. Ho can-
not be forgotten.
Louisville Couiier-Journah : A consumptive
and walkIng almost In the shadow of the
valley of death since his 30th year , he has
won fame such as fails t the lot of few men
to whom n atrong bOdy has been
given I with a strong mind. Ho
had planned to pay another visit
to Enrope and Amnemica but ho spoke pro-
phetcaly when , three years age , writing of
his arrival at ApIa. he said that when the
anchor plunged to the bottom of the beautiful
bay hIs soul went down with It never to
leave the land where he found nature most
inviting and man most Interesting.
- - -
I'BOl'LR AND XIIING.5.
Mr. Ceveland Is camping on Pee Dee rivem-
Seems to have lost his Q.
When n man fnd his wIfe swInging the
clubs and vaulting over the gymnasium bar
It Is convIncIng proof she Is traInIng for a
Christmas shopping tour
There appears to be some grounds for the
assertion of John Burns that "ChIcgo Is a
pocket edition or hehi. " Dr. Parkhurst Is
about to stnrt I reform branch there.
Daniel MIckley of 'Vayneboro. Pa . who Is
99 years old , Is n veteran ot the war of 1812 ,
and served nt the battle of Baltimore Sep-
tember 13 , 1814 , In whIch General Ross was
killed.
DurIng the eleven years that the late Will-
lam T. Walter or Daltmore gave annual ex-
hiibttlons or his gallery or pictures for char-
Iy over $30,000 was taken In and handed over
to the per of I3altimore .
Palmer Cox produced the first Of his quaint
"brownIe" pictures about fifteen years ago
when Arthur Oilman , dean of the Harvard
annex , noW Radclfe college , asked him for
drawings to Ulmistrato a humorous
drawing Ilustrale manuscript
about the alphabot.
The New York rascals whose revenues have
been somewhat diminished by prevaIling reform -
form are drIving I lucrative business intimidating .
tmldatng and blackmailing , with bogus sub-
ponas , people who dread being called to the
stand by the Lexolv conurnittee.
Robert Luis Stevenson was a slave to the
cigarette habit on'l undoubtedly died from its
effects. From lOG to 160 cigarettes a day
was hits requirement When he started on
a slow sailing vessel from England for Samoa -
moa be carried 200 boxes ot cigarettes
with him , and then , fearing that he might
run short , ho had n large reserve supply of
tobacco and paper.
The' Christmas number of the Duluth 11cr-
old Is a pictorial , historical and statIstical
mirror or the Zenllh City , Every feature of
the city's life , its growth , development and
present commercial
Importance are recounted
with instructive detalh. Not the least Inter-
eating In these parts Is the statement that
the Duluth lIed Wing & Southern railroad ,
projected through southern MInneota and
norther Iowa , will bo built to Omaha "just
as soon as there Is any buIlding done In the
northwest "
The holday number or the Dufalo Express
has few superiors In
point of illustrations
and variety Of contents 'fhe Sunday Ex-
press equals In beauty or illustration and
letter press time distinctively illustrated weeklies -
lies , and tt was a difcul task to surpass '
It whim a special nuniber The equilimelt of' '
the Express however , Is so perfect that
failure tIes been ex-pungod from Its vocabu-
lary. The special charm at the holiday number -
ber , and I most appropriate one , Is time profusion .
fusion of chIld pictures , transferring to paper
many tender scenes ( rout everyday life.
Jl' Tilt : 'I'JW.VJ2.
Cincinnati Tribune.
There are lunds that seem to seethe us .
There are sounds that seem to move us ,
Al the cradle song In opera or the rooster's
early crow.
There are times when nothing pleasea
AnL tormenting thuusht wIll tease us.
Then I does r good to lsten to her mu-
Ilcal 'lIeilo . "
"fls ao sweetly reslale , }
And , ao sweetly modulated
That I oft would linger longer If I did not
jealous grow.
For some fellow's sure to break In
With I sound that J must take In
While Im pnlenUy awaiting to hear one
more "Hello. "
" " 'alt a moment , " says she sweetly ,
Anll she switches him oft neatly.
The uninterrupted tells me whnt Ihe knows
1 wlnt to know
Yet there are tie honeyed phrases
v'or the "chIef" Is "I'ing cases . "
Dut she mannces to tell me ( Imelhlng more
" . "
than mere "lelo.
Although Ive never seen her ,
Curlo ly's no keener
'han when first I heard her voice repeat I
call , distinct and slow.
For In my mind I've Ihotoed her ,
And In my mInd I've voted her
The loveliest and the brightest girl that
said " "
ever 1111 'liello.
C.'IBRCl.41. Tll - rii.xn.t : . l.SSVLt ' TI ( ' .
Su..rn"c1 , Inmbfr Will In Iiqlmistatcml b ,
Smuabt " ' .
1 SmAi "nJmnnt.
ST. 1.OTJIS , De , 2"TWNteM \ Com-
rerln Travelers association heM Its se\-
enleenth annun meetIng auth election of
olceN today . Iresl"ent It.V. . ShaplclHh
olclatl , ! 0' ehairmnami. Secretary anti Trrns-
1"1 H C. Tntum' annual report Iho\\'I'1
the total resources or the alsoclnton now
oil lanai to amount to $16:1.H. 'he Imnunt
Ilnll wit for IIluth losses since time organlza-
tkii n.ggregmttes ST2TSI . oC 'hiIcIm ' '
t nmrel-tei 2.8:1. whlh tJfm1'01
Paid omit tllrln % ! the Past year . 'rhe tolnl
operating expenses of the n"odaton for the
po't } 'onr amolntCI to $ lF7l. The omeni-
ment to the COntlUol offered b. C. 1.
WlcldOu ! 11rlr,1 , t the reinstatement of
member who ha\e Liceim sumependeml trom
thlJ association for ' ' of dues
o'lnton 1011''menl Iles was
carried , and the ITO In'mbl'rs who have
been HISI'lIIICI tbiirlmlg the vast year for thIS
I'ause wIll he rlIIstatel1 upon the ll'lcnt
or n 8mnl rei' 'rue following ollrrs wl'r
( t clel for the ensuing year : Georle S. Ic-
Crew Itlllelt ; ' 'hOIII J. Chcwnln .
Charles l. I \'eller , , lohl J. Knlrlit. J. ! .
Swalmie'ibhlnm S. Dell timid l r:11 , S. tra-
tier . VIce resiiem1tq. The following memo
hers were elected to serve lS 1 board IC ill-
rectors 1,1 the next two ) 'eaN : Wllnm N.
MctJ iikimi . John C , Mel\ George 1 ileckel
GeO'.e A. Itotim J. * \ . 1lcOollll amud
Chnunce Iatt , jr.
-
D
, I.wlsh liItrlt'mil iielcty.
\\'ASIINGTON , Dec. 22.-Time AmerIcan
Jewish HstorIcal siciety wIl hol" Its Ihlr
annual meeting at the ArlIngton hotel al
We"nesllay nml Thursday of next wel'l nod
an elaborate program has been outlIned , to
fOllow the buslnes" session of the organlza-
Uon. 1 \\1 be particIpated In hy repie-
sentat\1 Hehrews from nil sectonl Of the
uuilon TIme alening address wi be leilv-
ere" by ConlreRsmnl Oscar Strmuuss.
Among those who will read laPrs arc Dr.
Cyrus Atler , Or. B. Fllelentml , Albert
l"rledcnwah ] , Dr. J. 11. Iloilamider . Max K.
Kohler , Simon wole amid DI" M. Ka'scr-
lIng. .
.Juror Smiys lie " ' " , . AI'I.r"llch..I.
CLEVELAND . , Dec. 22.-The jurors In the
CMe Of the state of Ohio agaInst lomee
Stel , the Pnlmiesyllh banker'imo
Stcell Palnesvle who Was In-
tlcted for forgery In cominectiomi with thc
(
ton wih
savings bank failure. came Into coUI today
amid reported thlll they were unlhle to agree
anti w.re dlRmlssell. The jlr ' his hcen ! out
since ' 'hlrldl ' . ] ' Ie\.n men voted for coti-
vlctOl timid oleDa\ll SI { 'r-hed ) out for
acquittal . \ \ ] 10lJldns. the foremln of
the jury , ' thnt he ' ' .
Jlr } FI'S was 11'IHOIChl'tl ( bar.
log the IJ'ogTes ! of the trial nod ofele\ \
sum of If he would " " '
In the SteeLe money h\ . "luU ! the jury
.
lrllrr ) ' .Jmry UIII"lo tl ' tgrn' .
NE\V OlLLFANS Dec. .
OnrgANS , 22.-The cam
agaInst Kane and Thrllley , councilmen Indicted -
dicted for bribery , was sh'en to the jury It
a late hour lust nh ht. This forenoon the
jtmm'y cant l1to court amid reported that they
could not agree , hut they WCI"C HUI Imcl to
their rom by Jumdge Fergus.mt for furthcr
consIderation. At 1 o'clocl this ufclon
tl court adjourned unt i'tlomlihay ' , hit the
judge wi I'ceelve I venlet lt any time.
It Is saId that the jury Stl1 S nlm for con-
victon anti three for acquittal , with but ut-
tie prospect for un early - agreemndnt.
le"I"llnl Old Clnl 3lfnes. I
BOULDER Colo. , Dec. 22.G. ' . Gorhum .
of New York hus leased . for a bug term of
year 3,0 acres of the Marshall cal field
lt Marshali . a few mies from tt II ct " .
Mr. Gorham has placed the workIngs I"
good Iha c , layIng new tracks through the
mIne anti maltng many surface Iniproe-
ments New Impetul has already been
given thc now almost descrIed town amid
It promises to become once more a lively
coal : cmp , The Marshall mines arC the old-
eat In Colorado . hlvlng been opened thlrty-
two or thirty-three years . ago.
SlllmU.I'n \ust l'uy Ir JOYO OtT.
CRIPPLE CREEK Dec. 22.-Over 3OX
persons In thIs city are affected by the de- !
clslo ot the secretary of the . Illerlor con- I
frIng the Freeman placer claim. This
claIm comprIses 128 acres In this city , on
which arc over 70 buIldings . Incllding some
or the largest In the cll } ' . The land Is
worth over OO. The owners oC the
claim are J. H. FI'cemnn. jr. . George Care' .
William Eaton. J. O. lllrschberger . J. K.
Vlnatt and Tlmrlow & Hutton. The Equat-
tel will have to buy the land which they
have occupIed or move & otT.
SprInger a'eole Comiltdent.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22.-Cimairman
SprInger of the house commIttee on banking
and currency said today that he believed
that the Carlisle currency bill would have
I sato majority In the house although no
canvass had been ma e. Mr. Band of Mis.
sourl saId he would urge his substitute , not.
!
withstanding the amendments to the Car-
lisle bill. The latter . he says still contaIns
the objectionable feature of putln ! the cur-
rency issues of the country In the hands
of national banls.
natonal .
Clew to Sirs. itimitanmi's Murderer.
TOPEKA , Dec. 22.-Tue most Important
developments today In the Matson murde
case Is the Identification Of the slung shot
with which Mrs. Matson was struck and
whIch was found wrppe In the caret
about her head. This weapon , It II declared ,
belonged to flelson Halley , a colored mann
who was a tenant of Mrs. Matson's. Bailey
disappeared fromn Topeka Inst Monday , amid
It Is learned hUll gone to Chattanooga , Tenn.
The coroner's Inquest adjourned over tIll
Monday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cnumht tj' it Decoy Loiter.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 22.-Eugene T. Casey ,
a cterk In the Covington , Ky. , postofilce ,
was arrested today- anti marked nionay
taken from a. decoy better found on him.
He confessed. It. Ia estimated ime has taken
between $2,000 and ; oooo from the malls
wlthia a. year.
-
llomiy l'mttemm by hogs.
TOULON , Ill. , Dec. 22.-WIlliam H. Dosy-
ty a weautliy ynung farmer hying abc miles
wst of here , was found dead , anti partly
eaten by hogs , on his farmmi last night.
1i1l574 I'flO.1 fl.IM'.q lIon.V ,
A good habit Is a trite friend.
A hypocrite never fools anybody but him-
self.
self.We
We Punish oimrseircs whea we lmate other
people.
No mnamm Is pure whmo is hot filled with
hove of purlt3' .
A civil tomigmmo wilt lirotect. us where a ro
vover woulilmm'L
The faultfinder works at least ton hours a
tiny for tile devIl for notiitng.
It nicans sornetlmlng vhien a cheerful gIver
limits his hmanmh iii his pocket. .p' . .
Time miian rime is satIsfied with hiunseif Is d
liiliclm disappointed with other folks.
l'reacimlmig timat Is aimed altogotimem- the ,
head is liretty aimro to inks thic' imeart.
\Ve tacit more lireacimimig tlmat uvihh keep
shimmers from golmig to Sleep Iii eimurch.
You can't tell anytimttig nboumt a umiami's re-
ligtomt by tue va' Ito behiyos when ime knows
Imo Is watelmed ,
Time ( levli probabhy felt that lie could sit'-
dowim amid rest mu little vhmtlo omm tue day thmo
cigarette was lmmveimteh ,
Time vorl Is full et licopie viio are anxious
to dlo imapimy. whmo fire hot trying very Imarti
to laip anybody to live happy.
Juiu.s.stcI .1 I'I0 7,1110 U I ; 'IcI.s' .
Kansas City Journal : It Is ietter to semi p'
joy into a destitute lmommseiioiml thmnmi to btiihtl it
steeple on a cliumrcii. Commtributo to time
mayor's Clmriatimmaa tumid ,
ICaiisas City Timnes : TIme Imlamm of the local
Satvatiomi Army to give 1,000 eoor licopie a
good mhimiimcr Chmristmnns ( lay deserves the co-
operatloim auth a commtribtmtltin ( rota every gooti
cltitemi. To feed the Poor Is pure religIon.
l'imilzudelpiila Itecard : Time Lormi boyctit a
chieerfiml giver , taiL a giver m'lmo Is both cheer-
fill and sensible lutist take precmmtleimcmm of all
otimers , A barrel of flour or a tomi of coal , for
examimphe , is caicumlatetl to carry iimoro glath-
mmess into time imearts of witlowa anti orphans
thami costly gliimcrmtcks , better glmcracks ,
however , ( unit hmotlming ; hut somnethmimmg to
keep away Integer or cold has moore heart
In It.
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TOUKIX ( Y.iIIXS.
I'imllmuielphiia ' ] 'lmimes : Snuita Ciatms yarn
mimbeems tli lnommt imitlestruetibie Clirlslimias
stockings.
Syracuse Post : AntI now he vasellnes
hmer ' ruby iIis-tim reason you would lenow ?
Sime's getting ready imw to hose bohmeatil
the niitletot , .
Iirookiyn LI to : WillIe Sllnison-Youd
better not come nrouihitl to see may sister
tomiighit. Shin's out simoppimig today.
] ilmmgway-\Vlmnt has that to do wIth It ?
WIllie-I gtmesmm silo him been squeezed
ehioUgim.
Detroit Free Press : To comijmmgate the
'erb ' 'to bmiy , " at Cimm'Im'tmnas is not pleas-
mint , although the conjtigatiomm shows mme
other tehiSo but eresent.
Chilcngo Record : 11olilmles-ly wIfe's got
Inc a lox of cigmirs for a Clirlstimias mresent.
lint I'll get even witim bier.
i'OhhlaS-\Viiltt viIl you tb ?
Ibotmliles-1ni. going to select her next hat ' -
niyseit.
WashIngton Star'It's : better to give
thinmi to receive , ' ' remnarkeit the man who was
( till of Christmas enthmuiasmn.
"Thmnt'm , % 'ery often true , " replIed his
thioimghtful friemid , "especially wIth most
cigars"
Harper's I3aznr : First Bootblack
( Christmas eve-Say. ) Jimmy , does yer believe -
lieve in Santa Claims ?
Second Bootblack-Nan' .
First Bootbback-Demi lend inc Oat stock-
lag yer got on yer let' leg and I'll hand It
back In de morning.
ChIcago TrIbune : Umpen A , Cumnilmig-
The fact is , sir , women heed more exercise.
I'm going to give may wife a Christmas
Imresent of a football.
Tellus Y. Knott-I'ni iiot. My wife does - (
enough kicking abready.
New York Herald : "I see she has
broken otT her engagement with him' . '
" \'tiat "
was the trouble ?
'Ho tried to make the engagetnent rln
do for a Christmas Present. "
Chicago Inter Ocean : Friend-Whatever
made you Uuimiic of giving your little sIster
a hiamnier for a Christmas present. Do ' .
you think imo xviiI be pleased ?
LIttle Brother-I don't kmmow , but after '
he uses It once he can't have but otis
hand to eat with , C.
TOO MUCH FOIL HIM.
\\'asliington Star.
Ho could lift 300 pounds ,
] 3ox for ten or twenty rounds ;
He could sprint a wondrous dIstance with.
out Htoriping ;
But his trlmmmptis found a check ,
1-te came out a total wreck
When lie finished up a tour , of Christmas
ahopplmig.
Judge : Physlclnn-I-Iow diii the vacclna- '
tlon work on the boy ? Labor Leader'sVICO
-It took splendIdly ; but my husband says
it itt the last time he'll engage you for any-
tIming like that. ' '
I'imysicinnVTasn't he satisfied -
isfied ? Labor Leinier's Wife-Mercy , not
It worked more thami eigimt hours a day.
Indianapolis Journal : "Runnimig a. society'
paper , are you , Bhiggins ? Wail. that ought
to pay. 'riiere are lots of people wimo want
to see their names in. print. "
"I don't mind telling you , obd man , that
I make the most of my money oil peopte
who don't want to see their names Imi
prlmmt.- "
Chicago Record : Ilobhiers- ! hear tiumt
Amem-Icami wlmie company you organIzed
ivent to smash. What was tile mnatter-
grapes give out ?
hobbles-No ; we boat our supply of 1'rencif
babeis.
Your Money's Worth or Youi' Moticy Back ,
.
OnlyaDay _ .
Get a good gift-ono that's useful and yet hand-
some-one that's high in ty1o and yet low in prico-
J
SUSPENDERS CIIILIR1IN 'S UMIIRELLAS-
-Fine silk and satIn WEAR , U U C h a a Elegant sIlk , paragon
enibrolilerod in all fancy valsts , caps , frames , natural wood
colors and several ties , base and mmovclty haxidles ; nil prices.
styles. , suits. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - -
GLOVES - Irlvlng
IIANDICIIRC1IIIIFS. ' . gloves In English
-A beautiful line of ' . hucht , fine Maclie , mhog
LInen iimmiubkerchmlefs , ° ' skimi and ciievcrotte ,
Imenistitcimed a ii
colors Dress gloves , light
plain , In fancy I
anti tlaimm whIte. It. \ ( _ . ' veighmta , him uimdrcssed
very flume and extra j , lnglish buck ,
qualIty Jap Sllic ml- . . , dog skin , colt skin
tial imandkerchtlet , _
, ,
and French kid , Full
Our regular 75c , Wo
lire going to make a hue of Dent's driving
special trice of this ' anti street gloves.
one at CUe. Fur gloves and lined
I , _ _ _ _ _ ' 1 gloves of all descrip-
TIES-Thousafltis of tloos ,
'crnm , All time Into _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
styles and new colors. .
IIATII IIOBES
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ? of .
- _ Terry Cloth amid Eider.
, _ dawn , from 3.OO to
IIOYS LEGGINGS
' L. ; 15,00.
-The boy doesn't Ilvo
that would mmt like a
iair of leather leg-
DRESSING A N D
gIngs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13TUIENTS' GOWNS ,
RI1RCIIIEFS - All
SMOKING JACKthe new effects and jUFFLEIIS -
ETS of B n g I I a ii novelties In bug Ira fine line of ours
Jacket Cloths , oullted shawl kerchmlefs and Cashmmnern and i'aIu-
551111 trlniimmeml , ( torn niufilers. llxtrernely Icy v' imitliers for
.fi0 to $ lOO. neat effects , cidr tnemu ,
.
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. .Opon Christmas Eve till 10. .
BROWNING , KING & C01 ,
Reliable ( 'lotiilurd Corner Fifteciut 4 ,