THE OMAHA DAILY
E. IlOSfcWATEn , IMItor.
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rUIlUSHED nVKttV MOIlNINa.
TEHM3 OP BUDBCHIl'TIONl
Dally ll ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Year 00
Dally lice and Sunday , On * Year 800
fllx Month * , 0 >
Tin-fee .Months I 00
BunOny U c. One Year Z ? > !
Hftttiniay liec , One Yenr 1 M '
Weekly llee. Ono Yea'
OFFICES !
Omnhft ! The Dec ilullillng.
8uuti ; Omalm : Sinner ink. , Cor. N nnd illh Sin.
Council muffs : 10 I'cnrl Street.
Chicago Otllce : 317 Chamber of Commerce.
Now York : Itoomn 13. 14 nn.l 15 Tribune ttl&g.
Wathlnston : Wl Fourteenth Htrtct.
COHUKSl'ONUUNCB.
All commtinlcattoni rclatlnc lo new and eillto-
rial matter flionM be mldresneil : To the KJUor.
liUBl r lCSU 1 * liTT 121 l8i
AH business letter * nnj remltlnncei nhoulil bo
il'lrejrtil to The Dee l'ulill ! ilnK Company ,
Oinnlin. Iinll , clierki , oxprcns ami poitolllcv
munuy orJero to l made pnyabld to the order of
l'i ' company.
THE llEi : PlTUUiaiUNQ COMPANY.
8TATKMKNT OP ClllCUI.ATIOX.
Rtnto of Nelirnfku , Oouglat Cmnty. s . :
Upofsc n. Tzftluick , se.retnry of The nee I'uli.
llililnn roniiniiy | , lielns duly tworn. fny that the
iictunl number of full and cnmptcto copies of The
Duly. MornltiR , Kvrnlnff anil Sunday llcp prlntod
ilurlnc the month ot December , U07 , was n fol
lows :
1 21.2Z7 17 21,197
2 21,378 IS. . . . . ' Sl.Sll
3 2I.4M is 51,03:1
' , : iBV7 20 512.li )
t . 2I.M2 21 21,351
-
fi . ZI.SS'J ZS 2I.-25
7 . 21 , CCS 23 51.217
R . 21,310 24 Sl.Sll
9 . 21. 303 23 ( tn'rn'K only ) 10 K , '
10. . . . 21,203 25. . 310.-.0
11 . 21. US 2'i 21.1(11 (
12 . 21,020 28 21.330
13 . 22217 29 51.0SS
14 . 21,31. ! W ) 21.010
15 . 21.577 31 21,533
1C . 21.S04
Total . CIG.S7 !
returned nnd unsold copies . 12,322
Net totnl Bales . Ml. 510
Net dllly nvernKC . 21133
or.oitoH 11. TsssrmioK.
fiwrrn to lieforr- inn nnd tuilifcrlboil In my
rcn'iico this 1st dny of January. IMS.
( Sent. ) N. 1' . KEir.
Notary IMiMlc.
IT IHiKltllK - THU PUIII'IC ; .
Tin- cnrrlor ( U-llvory elr-
fiilalliiii of The KvtMilnir Hoc If
ilovililc Hit ; tKalcnrrlti - < l < llrcry
clrriilnllnn of tinlivinlnK : World-
Ilfrntil mill iimri * ( linn Hlv "thin/
Ki-iMili-r ( linn tin * KHli * nrrlir
delivery i-lrt-uliiUoii of tlii * MnrnlitK
Woi-liI-IIi-ralil In Oi aliu anil .Smith
Oniiilia.
Tiniirrler delivery elrciilullon of
Tin * Kv.Miln Hue rent-lien 7,1)1 ! 1 liniin
flile Niilmi-rllti-i-M tliul nri * nut renelieil
! > > ( lie KviiiltiKViirlilIIeijilil mill
7 , ll ( HiibMc'rllifr.s Unit nri * not rcnelieil
! > > tinMi.nil lit ; World-IIeriild.
More Hum 1 > , < MW onrrler delivery
niiliNi-rllici-N to The Omnliii KvenltiK
Iti-c nnil Tin- Omaha Murnlnpr lice nr < -
lint readied either liy the MiiraiiiK
AVorlil-IIeralil r the i\-enliii ? World-
Ilornlil.
It Koe.i without xaj-liiK that the num
ber nf fOpli'M nf Til" KvrnJiiK Hoc or
TheMornlni ; llio snlil by denlerw anil
iieviMlioyN c.\eeeilH hy tr very eon.ilder-
itlili * the niinilier tit Wiirlil-llc-riilil
iliilllfs , iiiornlimr mill evening , nolil by
ilenlern anil IMVHIIJVH.
In Now York City NIC process of turn-
Int ; the nirtcals In Is Koin on inorrlly.
Prospci't or nnotliLT war in the Yellow
soil oiiKht to ivo yellow journalism a
llttlo boom.
ITow inneli loiiKi'i' ari > the exposition
b 1o be pxposotl to thu risk of a
The exoslUiii hullili-r.s arc still favored -
vorod by the wcatlior clerk , but tliuro Is-
no telling what a day may brlnj ; forth.
KPW York custom house olHclnLs hnva
almUsliutl tiltfarowull kiss. ICuropoan
travel will not be as popular as hereto
fore.
The troubles of the Spanish govern
ment multiply. Ijit.st year it had the
Cuban war cm its hands and now It also
has General Weyler In tfiu same uncom
fortable position.
Although Major McKlnley was elected
president on a platform that gave no
promise about opening1 tin * mints It will
bo recalled that none of the mints have
closed recently.
A. Pacific slope paper hits the nail on
the head when it dec-lares that 1C this
country will redeem Its waste and arid
lands It will have quite enough to tlo
without annexing the waste and arid
lands of other countries.
The Chinese emperor was badly fright
ened by that eclipse of the sun , but he
has not lost his wlt.s , as shown by tin-
fuel that he has tigain called M Hung
Chang from n tlrcment as chief coun
selor of the empire.
This year the American laboring men
will attend to their work and go on
drawing fair wages and not trouble
themselves about the demands of the
tillvcr bnlltonalre. The lesson learnet !
the past year has bi'on valuable.
A Salt T/ake alchemist claims to lx
n1 > le to convert antimony Into gold. As
his process requires a heat of 5X ( ) ( ) tlo
grcea , which Is higher than the tlier
inoiiiotor goe.s even In Arizona , he luih
not turned out a largo amount of tin ,
l > roelont. metal.
Judge Keysor has not said a word foi
two weeks , but when ho does speak tin
police board organ may hear something
about the freedom of the press to holt
up people without being subject to the
penalties Imposed on Individuals guiltj
of the same practices.
Trade reports from New Orleans In
(1 lea to that that city has recovered al
most wholly from the disastrous effects
of the yellow fever plague of Just fall
The movement of cotton Is brisk ant
Mmlherii trade In general Is good , Hu
for the paralysis of business due to tlu
f ver epidemic the south would have
bad the past year one of the most pros
ou record.
Dr. Nansen Is quoted us predicting
failure of the project of .sending relle
to the miners in Alaska on sledges drawi
hy reindeer Imported from Norway , lit ,
( says the deer will starve buforo they ge
to the miners. It certainly looks like i
foolhardy venture , but the rumors o
tlanjjer to the miners have been so per
ttlstcnt that the government cannot wcl
afford to tlo nothing for them. Thu rciu
deer route will bo given a fair trial.
Ft'l , OI'TI.VUK.
tinge could tlo nolnlng belter
for tht * country than to Insplr * oonil
deiipp. As a practical man of affairs ,
viewing the conditions from the uland *
point of business experience , tlic secre
tary of the treasury tolls the country
that the outlook for prosivrlty Is most
encouraging. 1 Us words of promise have
In them nothing doubtful or equivocal ,
'hey are In the spirit of a genuine and
iidlclons optimism , lie sees thlngi
s they are and forms logical conclu-
Ions. Measuring -with practical judg-
lent what was nccomplUlu > it In the last
ear for the advancement of the general
irosporlty ami tor the progress of the
oiintry toward the goal of llnanchil In-
ependuiico , Mr. Ctngo looks to the future ;
vlth serene and unquestioning conll-
iLMice. lie sees In the great trade bal
ance In favor of the t'nlted States a
act that haw placed this nation already
n the position of a creditor country. He
opognlzos In the fact that we have been
nblo to take euro of the ( securities that
luiope has sent back to us , without the
east llnanclal disturbance , a degree of
iianclal power and Independence unpree-
dented In our history. Ho recognlnoa
n the aecumnlatlon of capital , as shown
n the Increase of bank deposits , not an
ndlcatlon of business nnliealthtulness ,
hut rather an assurance of ! financial
strength and resourcefulness. It Is a
uperflelal view , Hays Secretary Gage ,
o assume that merchants and mannfac-
iircrs lack confidence and that the conn-
ry's general trade Is threatened with
hrlnkage. There'ls simply natural can-
Ion on the part of capital , after the ox-
lerlence of the last few years , but this
mist In the course give way to the at-
ructions that are offering for Investment
and to the Inducements which an luevlt-
ible prosperity hold out.
No capitalist , no business man , who
las confidence In the practical and conservative -
servative Judgment of Secretary Oago
can read his opinion of the outlook for
lie country in a business way without
h-rlvlng from It great encouragement ,
lie considers the situation In a way so
entirely business-like and logical that It
i almost Impossible not : to feel that his
ptlmlstn Is fully warranted and that h'.s
cheerful forecast Is certain to be verified.
I'he .secretary of the treasury doc.s an
nvaluahle service to the country in giv-
ng out such expressions as that to which
ef.er4.Mice is here made.
,1 l > nUHI.K3l IX TAXATION.
A measure of radical reform in the
natter of assessment and taxation or
telegraph , telephone ; and express compa
nies doing business in Towa is em-
.milled In what was known as the Che
shire bill In the last legislature , which
irovides for assessment of these cor-
loratlons on the total market value of
Jiolr stock nnd apportioning1 to the sev-
ral counties sums proportionate to the
imount of business done or length of
line operated. This measure will he
earnestly urged upon the legislature
which meets next week. It is an assess
ment plan differing from other plans in
use In that note is taken of all the busi-
less done in all the states instead of
simply , regarding the value of the visi
ble property in Iowa. In principle it is
i form of taxation of the business and
not the property.
Opposition to this measure was suc
cessful In the last legislature , because
some member.s said , it was too radical
mil others feared that by Insisting upon
I oilier more important reforms in the
natter of assessment and taxation could
lot be got Into the new Iowa code. It
will have a better show in thu coming
uglslature. The belief Is general ,
whether it has any foundation or not ,
that telegraph , telephone and express
companies doing business in the western
states escape taxation more easily than
other companies , and that througli .some
such measure as this it would be possi
ble to compel them to bear their Just
share of the burdens of government.
Some of the opposition to this meas
ure came from those wlio feared that if
the principle was adopted with refer
ence to the three kintlis of businesses
mentioned it would he gradually ex
tended to others and ultimately a sys
tem would lie built up approaching the
Income tax principle of raising revenue.
There is this difference , that in the case
of these companies doing an Interstate
business and having rights and fran
chises given by the states ordinary rules
of competition do not apply and they
are In n degree public monopolies. AVlth
this distinction clearly made there is lit
tle danger arising from adoption of tin ,
principle , and unless some reforms are
made In the matter of assessing the
properly of these companies still moru
radical measures are sure to bo at
tempted.
MONKTAHY COMMISSION ItUl'DHT.
The report of the monetary commis
sion contains a large amount of Informa
tion that will be useful to those who
are Interested In the currency question
It gives a clear statement of the tllfferen
forms of currency , with the leglshitloi
providing for them , and presents a brief
though adequate , "story of the Mtand
aril. " All this the general reader wll
llml Instructive. In its discussion of the
currency problem we do not flail any
thing essentially now and perhaps there
is nothing new to be said on the subject
The .report mnke.s the familiar nsser
lions that our currency system Is det'ec
live and unsafe , that the standard of
value Is not firmly enough fixed , that
the large amount of government demani
obligations Is a menace and that the cur
rency Is hot sutllclently elastic.
The commission recommends an ex
Illicit legislative definition of the goh
standard nnd a pledge that it will lx
maintained ; also n requirement that al
obligations , public and private , unlc. < . >
otherwise stipulated in the contract
shall bo payable in conformity with tha
.standard , There is no doubt that this
ought to be done , but it Is needless t <
say that with a majority of silver mei
In the senate It will not bo done by this
congress. It Is also recommended , o
course , that the outstanding note Issues
of the government bo gradually rotlrot
and this Is really the central point of tin ,
commission's plan of currency revision
The process of 'retirement suggititet
would covo.r u period of ten years , at the
end of which time the legal tender qua !
Ity of any note * } then outstanding'woul
cease. This Is inoro coaservutlvo thai
IP recommendation of the mrt-tnry of
IIP tren.sury In n-gard to retiring th
egal tender noti , but It wilt not Olinln-
sh the opposition to the withdrawal of
iat form of our curri'iiey and the pine-
ng In the hands of the banks a iiionop-
ly of the paprr inontvv oC the country.
'he commission-HMPS the trite argument
int the greenbacks are an extremely
ostly form of money , but what assur-
nco can there be that If they were elliu-
nnteil and the people made dependent
n. banknotes the latter would not cost
10 people more than the greenbacks ?
n regard to changes In the national
Milking system some of the rocoinuion-
atlons are sound nnd it Is , quite po. < d-
lp will bo adopted by congress , par-
cnlarly the ono for permitting the
rganlzatlon of national banks with n
npHal stock of $ U,000 In places of ' 1,000
opnlatlon or less.
The commission has worked faithfully
ud earnestly to find a solution of the
uiToney problem and the conclusions
cached merit careful consideration. The
lembcrs of the commission are men of
Igh ability and there can be no doubt
f their patriotic desire that the conn-
ry shall have a perfectly Hound and
table monetary system which will com-
land complete conlldence at home and
broad a system firmly based on the
tinulunl of the civilized world.
I'ULWK 11UAHD DKl'ltAVlTY.
Ton days ago the comparative sub-
erlptlon lists of The Evening Hoe with
ho lists of the Morning " \Vorlil-lIernld
ml ICvonlng World-Herald in" Omaha
nd South Omaha were published. In
ho face of the fact that these published
sts .show that the carrier delivery clr-
illation of The Kvcnhig Uee alone ex-
ccds by more than -1,000 the carrier
lollvo.ry circulation of the Evening
Vorld-Ilemld , nnd by more than 'J.nOO
ln > combined circulation of the Morn-
ng and Evening AVorld-IIerald , the
oiniuant majority of the- police"comiuls -
Ion , viz : Itobert E. 1/ee Hcrdintm ,
Dr. .Tohn I ) . Penbody and J.
I. Gregory , have decreed under
mth that the Dally World-Herald ,
i tlctltlous name used to vppre *
cut the arbitrary and' lawless
omhlnntiont of papers published under
he name of Morning World-Herald
i ml Evening World-Herald , have the
urgost bono. fide circulation of any
lewspapet * published In this county. A
more shameless perversion of the facts
mil the law and a more reckless viola
tion of the oath that binds each mem-
tor of the police board to act impartially
mil without partisan prejudice in the
lisrhargo of their duties could not well
) o imagined. And yet two of tjieso
nen have heretofore enjoyed a fair
eputation for Integrity nnd honor. How
lie.scinen can unblnshingly lend themselves -
(
selves to such n piece of dishonest jug
glery passes our comprehension. They
certainly must realize t'hat their brazen
lebatichcry of truth and justice must
leprlve them of every vestige of pop-
ilar respect and' ' confidence , and affords
the most convincing proof that the so-
called nonp.irtlsau reform police board
s a monumental fraud. Instead of
being nonpartlsan and impartial it is
a rank partisan machine , operated in
total disregard of law or 'equity for pro-
noting the schemes of political heelers
mil levying tribute upon the liquor in-
erest to feed an unscrupulous partisan
organ , fin making itself a party to de
ception and fraud the dominant majority
of the board has said in so many words
that it will tolerate lawlessness , provlil-
ng that it contributes toward the sup-
> ort of the Ilerdniau gang and" their
organ.
With such an example before them
what is to be expected from the police
force ? Do figs grow from thistles ?
When a policeman knows that an oath
las no binding force upon a police com
missioner why should be have any re
gard for the oath of a policeman ? If
jie men who keep disorderly resortu
can buy immunity from the law by sub
mitting : to being plucked by the police
commissioners' organ , why should a
policeman have compunctions about ac
cepting tips from the keepers of gam-
jling houses and worse plucois ? The
Inevitable tendency of the perversion
of law and justice on the part of the
police board must be to destroy what
little moral stamina there is left In the
force that Is expected "under its direc
tion to maintain law and order and
suppress vice and crime. Fortunately
far this community the police commit-
slon Is not clothed with absolute
power , nor is it above till law In car
rying on the affairs entrusted to it.
There is still a power that can curb ltn
usurpation and compel It to act. within
the bounds which the lawmakers have
defined for It.
Up to this day no member of the
Board of Education has yet shown any
disposition to ascertain by personal in
quiry how the Income of the school
board can he increased so as to enable
the board to erect a $10,000 sehoo
house each year. Hail The Hoc made
an offer to show how the board could
turn an honest penny In a school lot
real estate deal , twenty-four houiv >
would not have elapsed before some en
terprlslng member would have applied
for the information.
The exposition buildings should not
remain exposed to the Imminent thmgei
of being ili'stroyed by lire for want of
water. Sonus action should be taken
to sec-lire llro protection either by con
nectlng the wnto1 mains and hydrants
that have been placed on fho ground ,
with the water works mains or by the
acquisition of n .steam flr : > engine tha
can' bo kept in readiness at all times tc
suppress a lire.
The Ueo Is still waiting for some mom
her of the Hoard of Education to cal
for the prize package which contains
the information that will enable the
board to add $10,000 to the .school flint
annually without Involving the bonri
in the expenditure of ono dollar or re
quiring It to scale anybody's wages o
decrease the number of Its employes.
Why cannot the city contract fo
Welsbach lamps for the principal thor
onghfaivs and for ordinary gas light
for the side streets and Huburbnn lo
calitli\s ? Inasmuch as the United On
coueera owns Uio BOS works as well a
the Wdsbnih pgUWs thorp ought to bo
no dlllk-nlty In sirrsngllig contract ! ? for
oth kinds of liiii ( ] .
During thp ooinfifSyear Omahn should
ave the boM llgllld tltoroughfartM of
ny city In the fvjst. Kivo tlnllnw a
ear more for a liuiip that has three or
'our times the candle-power of the ordl-
ary gas lamp-dWgiulil not bo In the
vay of contracting for the best.
A 'Cliu-li ' nt llotli Kml * .
New York Tribune.
The MolllorranMn-iwis once a Krencli lake.
t Isn't anybody's hkc at presiot. nut con-
MeritiK the cctitroJ-Qrcnt .Ilrltaln lias of the
Suez canal ami tliiiiy I uhlcli she * la In-
rcBalns her strength at Gibraltar It Is ap-
> arently vcrKli.R toward tb t condition nRixin.
t does not matter so much who occupies the
bottle as who drives In the stopi > cr.
Wi * * | ) for Silver , lliiMlc * for nolil.
New Ynrk Mull and Kxprtun.
Colorado , the homo ot Uclford , Teller and
thcr eminent WCCP'.CIR ' mourners at the tomb
of free colnaRO , closes the year with a net
Bold production of about $22,000,000 , or per-
laps $2,000,000 moro Mian that of any other
tate In the union. The complicity ot the
Centennial etato li the crime ot 1873 Is ot the
Irat degree acid eighteen karats ( Inc.
Decline In ItnlMvny Countrm-llon.
IMillailcllihln. Times.
While the railways already In operation
carried moro frolRht ami ixustogers during
ho year Just closing than In either cf the two
; cars preceding , the business revival ntarted
oo late 'In 'the season to Induce capitalists
o put any ceeit'ldercxblo ' amount of money In
Je-w railway constructions. 'Low ' water mark
n railway building was reachej In 1895 , when
only 1,803 miles ot now track were laid , and
ho Increase over this record In 1897 was only
slxty-Kio miles , the now track for -Iho year
amounting to but 1,864 miles. In cloven
states and territories not a mile of new
rack was laid and In live others -the ne.v
rack was limited to from a halt mile 'to a
nllo and a quarter hi each.
I'mrtU-liiK1 < > ii Kii
PliltntTt-lplila Ilccord.
Turkfsh gunners Bcem to have acquired the
lahlt ot making targets ot foreign gunboats.
The firing onthe 'Bancroft ' at Smyrna has
jcen followed by two similar attacks made
a rapid succession upon Greek gunboats at
'revosa , on the Gulf ct lAmbracla. It Is
asserted that the assault upon the Greek
vessels Is tobo construed ns a notice from
ho Turkish government ot the closure of
ho Ambraclan gult to navigation. The
Turks should be careful to conllno their
udo inothcds ot Intimating their purposes
o thp Bllpa of poor , > dlssplrltcd Greece ; an
other power might resent such discourteous
idtlllcatton by knocking a tow Turkish forts
nto smithereens.
' Spoils In China.
'Louisville ' Courier-Journal.
China , which was a nation thousands ct
years before the birth ot Clirlst , and which
.he German emperor says Is an artichoke , to
be eaten by Europe bit by bit , contains about
one-fourth ot the globe's population , thus
distributed :
Square miles. Population.
China proper l.rxtf.OCO KO.COO.OOO
Corca , 113,000 S.OOO.OW
Manchuria 030,000 12,000,000
Mongolia i.KO.OOO1,000,000
Thibet KO.OOO C.OOO.OCO
: Cuku-nor unit Tsiil-
dan 110,000 IOO.TO
KushKarla , 25D.COO 1,000,000
/unBiirlu ' 120,000 CCO.OCX )
Kulja ' 2C.OCO IM.OOu
Totnl 4.CG7.0CO 331,000,000
It Is evidently not quantity .but quality
that distlngulshes b vvccn. artichokes and
empires. - -
True Civil .Service lUeform.
1'hllndelpMln. Lodger.
Labor Commissioner Wright tells the sen
ate , olllclally , thai It" the last census had
been taken by anforqe 'wroklng ou civil
service principles nearly ? 10,000,000 might
liavo been saved from Jts cost. On the other
hand , Pension. Commissioner Evans declares ,
also officially , tliaftho'civil service law does
not accomplish the results expected of It
and that he could dispense with at least 100
of the clerks In his olflco without affecting
the eincieacy of the force. The statements
appear to be antagonistic. In reality they
are not. Both arc arguments for civil service
reform. True civil service principles would
not retain Commissioner Evan's superfluous
clerks , nor would the spoilsmen who are now
tryingto defeat the civil service law reduce
his force. They would dismiss ono set of
clerks , but would immediately Install an
other , and , If possible , a larger ono. If Mr.
Evans thought ho was presenting an argu
ment for the rc-peal of a law which has been
proved to bo just and wholesome ho showed
a lamentable confusion of ideas.
A Soultil Kinmllini I" IVIUINIIH.
Atclilcon Glol'C.
Misa Dorothy Pozzleman gave one of the
most delightful whist parties of 'iho ' season
yesterday. There were seven tables , ami
the rotre&liments consisted of the usual stuff
served on suc.li occasions. Among ; the
guests were Miss Alice Blimsor , who holds a
record ot having attended every whist party
last season anl this ; Mrs. John Muderman ,
who Is always bumming' around when she
ougbi 'to ' bo at homo attending to household
duties ; Miss Marguerite Hilling , who loafs
nt people's houses so much that several bun-
bands Qiavo privately threatened to throrv
her out ; Mrs. Jim Slaugh. who havfe. sick
ening liablt ot "falling- love" with other
women : Mlra Martha Pink , who thinks Iie
is so pretty that she will marry well , no
difference -whoUber she knows anything or
not ; Mlsi Edith Wyartdorfer , the old maid ,
-who tries to create the impression that she
Is a very devout church worker , but who la
such an awful gcoslp nnd BO dlsagreeablo
that no man will have anything ito do with
her ; Miss Jane Ilanfoley , tvheao parentu arc
too poor to support her In Idleness , and who
oug-ht to go to 'work. And 'therewere othora.
.Small Tnllc. j
Now York Hun ,
Mr. Albion W. Small , described as "heat
professor of sociology at the University o
Chicago , " bis returned to Cook count )
from , o live mctiths' trip abroad.Vo hat
not missed him.
A.i befits n professor of "sociology" 01
sclallstlcs , Prof. Small Is full of observa
tions which ho bestows freely upon his less
Kitted fellow citizens. Ono of these observa
tions Is t'.iat "American dlolomacy has made
us Hjo laughing stock of Europe. "
Did the heart professor of "sociology" or
sclollsUcs Ixroen to liuar anybody In Europe
laughing at tlio Monroe doctrine , the reasser-
tlon of whlt'.i Is the most Important recent
work of American diplomacy ? With tin
proper length of oars ono may hear much
ind surely nobody ca'n hear more than a
professor of "soclol&fiy" or sclollstlca.
"Our country , " continues the great Small
"Is regarded by Kurbrlo mut'a as Is Kansas
by the Now York papers ; still , I am proud to
ha a citizen of this 'country. "
Very nice of Small , " but can the country
say conscientiously tliit It U proud of the
professor oC "nocloloKy1' or nclollstlcs ? Ainer
Icon "B&cloIoRy" orinoclollstlcs has made It
self the laughing stdcloof all men of sense.
> L.V rimiiiulnl Anoiiiiil- .
I'hlluilelplJla Times ,
Ono of the uneXplaOiod anomalies of the
world of 'Ihianco ' la'found In the fact that In
the country that le'jjl.'f the world In Its goli
production a great' party should bo agitating
for the free coinage of nllver at a ratio cer
tain to drive Its gold to trio countries whlcl
produce less gold , Iml have the good sense
to try to keep what , they have at homo and
In circulation.
Of the $210.000.000 of gold produced In the
year Just closed the share of the Unltei
States will reach $61.500,000 , or'a trifle mor
thaii onc-fouTth cf the total. South Africa
comes second on the list , with about $53,000 ,
000 ; Australia third , with $51,000.000 , am
Russia fourth , with $25,000,000. T'.io tola
gold product of the world U 20 per cent mor
limn In 189G , and with a Klondike just openei
up the prospects are that the Increase lu 183
will bo fitlli greater.
That the leading gold-producing country o
the world should l.avo a large body of citizen
Intent en driving gold out of circulation b
an unlimited' Issue of 40-cent silver dollar
U explainable only on the theory that thcr
la more flnan-clal Ignorance to the equar
mlle In this country than fu'any otter wit
say claim to bo civilized.
I.OIIKINO I'OIUV Altl ) .
'limli.MnUlMHl.vi'iit - . | IIIM IIIIIK | |
Tlifnnulititit tinVnrlil. .
SU f\nn . ClK.li IVm.Krnt
Seldom In the world a history have to nttny
pnch-tnaktng event * been ImpendtaR In dlf-
crpiit parts of the cnrth nt the beginning
f a ) car as appear lo be In sight at the
trcaoat moment. The moil Importvnt ot
here , because It promises to directly Involve
ho largest innnter of nation * Is the coming
llsmcmbermcnt , or threateneddismember -
ncnt , of China , the division between Ger-
i.any , Russia and Frarco an one side and
Jr.glmd and Japan on the other which It
orwhadows , and the mighty conflict between
hose and perhaps other countries which It
iromlses to cause. In another part of As'-i ,
at the frontier of I.'adla , England's troubles ,
vhlch have aroused a great deal of concern
n that conn try are still In. the acute stage ,
vlth the chances that the uprising will
nprt-id. The work of the partitioning of
\frlca , which Is still actively under way be-
ween several of the large Kuropein nations ,
Dsgland's advance up the Nile , the general
Egyptian question , the Tlocr republic's dlni-
cnltlcs anil other unsolved and more or ICM
> rc-jslni ; problems threaten ) to precipitate a
convulsion on that continent.
In Kuropo the political elements arc also
a a condition , cf perturbation. Francis
Joseph hrs suspended the constitution , and
vlll levy taxes , disburse moneys , conduct
ho admlnUttatlon without the sanction of
he Parliament , and play the role of absolute
non-irch until June 30next providing a re-
lolllon powerful enough to upset hlg au
thority , like that which drove out his pro-
leccssor In 1S4S , dors not Intervene. The
cbclllon may not occur In that time , but It
s certain that the race feudo In the polyglot
omplro which caused the deadlock In the
Vustrlaa Parliament 'are Increasing In In-
caslty , and portend , In the- opinion of many
ntclllgcut Austrian publicists general
collapse of the empire. The frail thread
which binds Norway to Sweden , which dual
nntarchy Is a far looser league Hum. ove.n
the Aufttro-Hungarlan coalition has bc n
since 1SG7 , threatens to cither bo cut or
. .Ightencdby civil war. There Is a growing
cuElon between Prussia nnd the southern
states ot the German empire , which , how
ever , the kaiser's theatrical foreign policy
may temporarily relieve. Fraeco's coming
general election for members ot the Chamber
) t Deputies excites among many republicans
'ears ' ofi Uonapartlst or Bourbon reaction ,
and the shadow ot the UMH on horseback be
gin * to .loom above the horizon. Spain Is In
serious etralts on account of her vast and
vain expenditure ot life and money In the
Cutan conflict , and a possible Carllst or re
publican risingor both , Is ccinsta-ntly In tht
minds of Spanish statesmen. . , while the Cretan
question Is coming up In as menacing' a
shape as It took a year ago , when It pre
cipitated the 'War between Greece and
Turkey ,
On the- American continent the Issues ot
world interest are the attitude of the United
States toward the Spanlsh-Cubtti conflict and
. lie question of Hawaii. Ilecognltlon oP thu
jelllEerc'iicy ' of the Insurgents seems to be
Impending In the first case atul annexation Is
certain In the second. Alanka Is about to be
opened to dcvclciimc-nt and the gold dis
coveries In that region and In the Klondike
locality promises to Immediately and Im
mensely increase the world's stock of that
metal , amd to exercise an even moro potent
Influence on the world's financial Ideas and
on International trade than the gold dis
coveries In California and Australia halt a
century ago caxu-ed. The federative Idea In
Central America is likely to extend and to
find more practical and pcrtmnent expres
sion In the coming twelve months than It
bas thus far assumed , while down In the
southern Pacific the experiment in constitu
tion framing on the United States model by
Australia is likely to virtually add at an early
day another mamo to the roll of nations.
Not slnco Bonaparte's overthrow In 1S1G , ex
cept In 1848 , when Franco's expulsion of the
citizen king started a wave of revolution
from St. George's channel to the Black sea ;
when the cession of California and New Mexico
to the United States advanced the country's
southwesterly boundary to the Pacific , and
when the gold discoveries In California began
to double the world's money stock of tfcat
metal , has so many events of universal Im
portance been foreshadowed at the evening
days of any year as appear to be impending
today.
, K.VI'OIIT HUCIMUJ.
Yankee 1'usli nnd , Knleriirlsc I'or-
iii t a I > Ilitf ICm-tli.
Boston Ulobe.
It Is not too much to say ithat the year
just going- out has been the most remark
able In our lllstorv as to calns In fornlrn
trade.
Is the Yankee manufacturer yet to over
shadow the earth ? Jt would appear so , as
one looks over the figures of exports for 1S07.
In the first ten months our increase in
domestic exports , as compared with the same
months of 189B , was moro than 10 per cent ,
or $79,250,000. The ratio of gain in manu
factures exported was , in fact , greater than
in agrlcultuic most remarkable and grati
fying achievement.
Even more astonishing havo'been our gains
In exports of iron and Gtcel manufactures ,
covering a great variety of goods , from a
typewriting machine to a locomotive. In
the ten months under consideration this class
of exports amounted In value to $51,333,000 ,
and showed an Increase over the same period
ot 1896 of 32 per cent.
As for Iron and steel In their crude forms
and in manufactured articles of great bulk
our exports are indeed astonishing- . Ten
years ago the exports of Iron and steel were
$10,000,000. They crept up to $30,000,000 In
1S93 , to $11,000,000 at the end of the fiscal
year 1S9C , and at the end of the fiscal year
In Juno of the outgoing year they were $57-
000,000. They ani still growing. Our ex
port of steel rails has made a commotion In
the world's markets. .As for pig Iron , from
having but an export ot $143,000 worth in
1887 wo have mounted to an export of $2B52-
000 during the last year , or a gain of 380 per
cent.
cent.Many astonishing figures of Increased ex
ports In various lines might bo cited. They
may be found In detail in the elaborate docu
ments published t > y the chief of the bureau
of statistics. And what Is all the moro
gratifying Is the fact that these IncroaaJng
exports are not accidental , except possibly
In this year's export ot cereals , but may bo
reckoned as permanent facts In our future
industrial career.
Barring too 'much tariff tinkering and a
narrow , selfish spirit In our general foreign
policy , our trade abroad must go on increas
ing , filling our 'workshops , enriching our
treasury , nnd removing discontent and dis
trust among the producing- classes generally.
TIIU iMOU' Kl.Vfi.
Cnrn HolilH tin * Throne mill Hit-World
IM KM < > > Ki > r.
Cleveland lender.
The New York Journal of Commerce
crowna corn as the kingof American cereal
crops , and declares that It la now ahead of
wheat In all respects but cue Wii > volume
exported.
Tha/t / It true , too. The corn crop occupies
82,000,000 acres and tlitf yield averages about
2,000,000,000 wii'liols ; while only 34,000,000
acres are devoted to wheat ralsli.g , and the
yield of that crop is about 150,000,000 biishclo
CM the average , Of course wheat brings more
per bushel , tut the average eelllns value of
the corr. . crop U $000,000,000 , while that of
wheat U only $300,000,000. During the six
years from and Including 1890 'to 1895 the
average exports of wheat and flour were
valuoj at $157,000,000 a year , whllo those of
ccrn were only valued at $ CO,000,000. This
year , however , a change la taking place. For
the first r.'lnn muithii of 1697 the exports of
ufacat and flour were valued at $95,000,000 ,
whllo thcea of corn reached the total of
$47,000,000. and the exports of wheat and
llcur for a Tart of this year have been ex
ceptionally large.
Corn Is likely to become moro Important ns
a crop from year to j'aar , Not only la IM
Lon-iumptlon In 'iho Culled States enormous ,
both as a human fool and for hogs and cittle ,
but there Is now a promise that parts ot the >
corn plant which have heretofore been din-
carded as cf no utility can bo made to yield
a revenue equal to If not. la cxcc-sa ot what
the farmer rccolvc-s for the grain. Indeed
It has been estimated that the com crop may ,
with the help of science , be made < o yield
thu farmer $40 an acio where It yields but
$11 now.
The American farmer has been nympathlzed
with for years , and there haa been good cause
for sympathy , but there are possibilities !
agriculture In this country that were not
dreamed of , perhaps , a dozen years ago. ,
TIIIM 111,119 IX OttMTIIAIi A
I'rniitFpt of 'U'nr llclworn OnulH Hint
nnil Monrnmut.
NB\V YOUK , Jan. 3.-A. dlspMcli to the
Hervild from IMnnina says- The trouble be
tween Coala Hlca and Nicaragua lias takrn n
new ptaep , according to lulvlccs from > lho
Herald'fl correspondent In Managua. Ttio
Costa Klcati consul at itatiagin linn been sentenced -
tenced to five ye.us ImprUnimcnt nnd has
filed. The Costu Rlcan consul. Scnor Kduardo
Bcreche , was arrested In that city on Sep
tember 17 of last year and Imprisoned. The
charge apaUist him woa complleUy In n revo
lutionary movement against President Belaya.
Senor Ilcrechn's oxequateur was cancelled at
Hie tlmo of hla arrest.
Sencr 'Berecho ' was In prison for several
weeks despite the representation made by
the Costa Illran novcrnmcnt tr Nlparngua to
lucuro his release. Costa Rica demnuded
that proofs against Us consul be produced ,
but Hio demand went unheeded , though
finally ho was release on bill. Considerable
friction between the two governments was
caused and this was followed by the Inter
change of several sharp notes. There were
reports that both Nicaragua and Costa lllca
were quietly preparing for war , and -these- re
ports were not altogether unfounded.
Finally , despite prolrs's from Costa Him , the
trlol of Consul Bcreche by court-martial
began. President Zctaya swept aside Ceata
Hlca's dcnunds and a few days
ago the court-martial passed sen
tence. This sentence was kept secret
until yesterday. Senor Berceho In
some way learned of this sentence about n
week ngo. and Immediately lek Nicaragua ,
tltough there wait a report that he would bo
pardoned. It Is suppcncd that ho has gone
to Coat > i Illra and will lay the caao before
the president.
This has aroused a mew friction be'.wccn
the government and the end ramo as before
told. War , It U believed In many quar
ters , will bo the result. In the meantime
Nicaragua Is threatened from another source.
Believing that war between that gcvernmcut
Olid Costa Rica Is probable , Nlcaraguati exiles
In Costa Rica are going to Salvador 'to try
to Induce President Gutierrez to aid them
against Nicaragua. Salvador , jiowcvcr , Is
In great danger ot a revolution , BO President
Gutierrez In the present case Is an unknown
quantity. An outbreak In Salvador Is ex
pected dally. The HcraUVi correspondcr.it
In San Salvador telegraphs that the situation
financially and politically could not bo worse ,
WHAT-II1311 IS OIIIU.Y IV ALASKA.
Tlu-riuoin * lr ltntiK 'H from Klf < y to
ScvonljIlflov / -ro.
SEATTLE , Jan. 3. The Klomllkers that
have arrived here on the steamer Corona
from Skagway and Talya say file weather
Is extremely cold , the thermometer ranging
from GO to 70 below. The lee along the
river Is piled u < i as high as fifteen feet and
only the best climbers can get over It. The
mounted police , with alxtcen horses and
twenty tons of provisions , were met at Ben-
net Lake , on the way down to Big Salmon ,
where Major Walsh Is awaiting them.
The town council of Skagway has adopted
a set of resolutions protesting against the
abolishment of the sub-port of Talya. T.io
recolutlcos set forth that the- duty collected
since the establishment ot the port amounted
to $50,000 nnd that the revenue to be de
rived during the next twelve months will
probably exceed $20,000. Pecple arc pourIng -
Ing Into Skagway and Talya on every
steamer. Hotels and lodging houses arc
taxed to their full capacity. The trails across
the mountains are not In good condition at
present , owing to raw and warm weather on
L'lio coast and deep snows on the summit.
The estimates of the amount of gold
brought down on the Corona differ widely.
They range all the way from $100,000 to
$500,000. Dr. Vanzandt of Pcorla , 111. , and
CMTty of eight are caid to have $80,000.
ISRLVCIXC < iOIl ) K-HOM ICI.O .VOUCH.
ImMt Steamer Snlil to Have * Carrluil n
Million Dollm-H AYorth.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 3. A Chronicle
special from Port Townscnd , Wash. , says :
There was $627,050 In gold nuggets In the
steamer Core , which has Just arrived from
Alaska. The gold was carefully guarded on
the beat by the watchmen day and night ,
Many of the nuggets weighed as high as
fifteen ounces. A man named J. Davidson ,
who eays ho lulls from Cripple Creek , Colo. ,
has a nugget which he says weighs fifteen
and one-half ounces. Ono or the drawers
lo Cautain Carroll's room was oacked with
nuggets of all sizes. The correspondent had
the opportunity of seeing tills wealt'j through
the kindness of Captain Carroll. In addition
to this amount there was 'considerably ' more ,
carefully tied up In sacks , distributed among
the returning Klondlkers. A careful esti
mate made ot drafts and gold dust shows
there was about $1,200,000 In wealth aboard
the Corona.
F. Harmon McConncll of San Francisco
was one of the returning passengers. He
verified the estimates given that over ? 1,000-
000 was brought out by the minors. In hla
opinion that Is a conservative estimate.
rs or ' 7.
StntlMtlcN of Sulohlcs , T p
Tribune.
' During the year 1897 there have been C.COO
suicides in the United States , against 0,520
for the previous year an Increase of 80.
There haa been a more favorable showing as
to murders , however , the number showing
a decrease from 10,052 in 1S9C to 9,520 In
1897 , in aplto of holdups and burglaries in
Chicago.
The embezzlements In the United States In
creased from $9.405,921 to $11.218,084 In 1897 ,
whllo the donations to educational nnd charItable -
Itablo purposes remained nearly stationary.
The aggregate of the latter for the year was
$33,012,814 , of which. $10,203,450 was for col
leges , $14,785,620 for charities , $5,023,738 for
churches , and $1,218,000 for museums nnd
public galleries.
The losses of llfo by epidemics and famine
reported throughout the world In 1897 have
aggregated 222,902. Of these It Is estimated
that 40,000 succumbed to the plague In India
and 150,000 from famine , the result of Woy-
ler'a concentration policy In Cuba. Some of
the estimates of American consuls In Cuba
place the Ices of llfo from starvation In the
Island at a ctlll higher figure.
The destruction of life hy battle through
out the world shows a decrease In 1897 as
compared with 1890 , the number for the
former being 103,451 , against 129OS for the
latter. As might bo expected , Cuba was the
worst sufferer , the sacrifice there being 21,303 ;
lu Africa , 18,205 ; Brazil , lO.S.VJ ; China ,
15,000 ; Turkey and Greece ( In Turlco-
Grecian war ) , 11,839 ; Philippine Islands ,
7,750 , and In the campaigning in India ,
7.02) ) .
The statistics of lynchlngs In the United
States Indicate that this reprehensible crime
continues to flourish In splto of the woll-
meant efforts In some parts of the country
to stamp It out. The whole number of
lynehinga for the year amounted to ICO ,
against 131 In 1S9G. Of those occurring dur
ing the last year. 140 were In the south
and twenty In the northern states , 122 of
the victims being negroes , thlrty-nlno whites
and five Indians ,
I.KT THIJM KirsilT JT OI'T.
A in < * r I IMI it t Illi-nily lo 'Ili-pli-iilKli ' Hie
Han Kranclrco Argonaut.
Wo read In the dally papers that the
wholesale 'provision ' hout.cs In Kan iFranelsco
have been Invited to make bids for provisions
for the Russian military posts on the Pacific ;
that the "mercantile community Is consider
ably excited In cniiHequenco ; " that "tno
prluos of cannoJ good * and Hour are riBlng ; "
tl.at "Dodge , Sweeney & Co. have been in
vited lo bid on 1,200 tons of groceries ; " that
"an order had been received for several ship
loads ot flour for the use of 'Russian ' gar
risons ; " 'that ' "agents of the czar have or
dered 10,000 tons of barreled beef from Chicago
cage for delivery at Vladivostok. "
The Argotaut U aware that many appar
ently nano Individuals look with scorn en
every American who does not want to Inter-
fcro Jn evwy row that Is goingon la every
quarter of the globe. None the less , It
may bo permitted to remark that the gentle-
inon who wish ua to Intervene with force of
arms and prevent 'Kuropo ' from gobbling up
China are not nearly so Hcnulblo as those
traders In San I'Vanclsco who advocate nonIntervention -
Intervention , and who will have an oppor
tunity In case of war to dispose of canned
meats , groceries , canned fruits , flour , iue !
pork and canned beef to the combatauts lei
a consideration. .
1M5ll.MI.VAIi AMI
U I * still believed to bo lltnrally true tint
iho I'owera ' Intcrestod liv Uio ivutlllon ot
China nro too ntrvng to flfiht.
Scator William 1) ) Unto of Tp"ne * ro
: egan llfp ar an underclork on n Rtramboat
Ho owe * Ills poMtlm entirely to hi * own
energy ami pciislitence.
Theodore S. IVtrvIn of CcsVir Itnpldo , la. ,
ias tocnt his whole lift' collecting books on
Mi.ionry and now has a library of about
W.OOO volumes alil lo bo the best In th
world. '
Mr . Ilcslng , widow ot the last postmaster
of Chicago , has received < i loiter ot con-
lolMiro from the Newsboys' association of
Irani ! Raplde. Mich. , and t > iy.i that she prizes
t ns highly as any letter she has received.
A Chicago witness testified that he drank
sovonty-two battles of welss beer In ono
afternoon and did tiot think It was liitoxlcat-
lift. It would be Interesting to know how
nnny r.ie would have to drink In order to bo
certain about It.
A'ftcr ' gravely reflecting for a few momenta
Joseph Jrftcrson replied as follows to a Cin
cinnati bore who asked him when an actor
ought to retire : "Well , counting the tlmo
tor getting out ot costume and the slowncra
ot hackmcn , I think an actor should retire
U about 11:45. : "
Governor Plngrco of Michigan says that
the newspapers have done him a great deal
of harm recently ! ti a matter of business.
Accordlrg to his statement he * had a phos-
> hate mluo In Venezuela that ho was going to
my for $ RO.OOO. The papers took the matter
up and the owners at once doubled their
; > rlco.
John Campbell , proprietor of a hotel at
Warren , 0. , enjoys the distinction of 'being- '
a double cousin of President McKlnley. His
'ather and Mr. McKlnley'n grandmother were
brother nsid slater , ho ! mother ac.il the prosl-
lent's father having been cousins. Not only
lhat , Mr. Campbell bears a remarkable per-
Ro-'il likeness to the nation's chief magis
trate.
In Pomona , Colo. , there died the other day
i man who was lorn In New York City In
1S12 , but went west In 1831 nnd knew IXuiIol
lloono. Ho was William Blake , and was a
lieutenant under Kremmt on the 1lrat expe
dition to Callrornla. He often told of hla
participation In the first planting of the Hagen
on Pike's Peak. He made several fortunes ,
but left only a few thousand dollars.
Governor Bushnoll of Ohio gave a imilon
to Ralph WlnteMglll , a llfo prisoner , oa
Christmas day , which was promptly rcfucjcd.
Wlutcrsglll Is now 70 years old -ind has
served twenty years. In declining the par-
den he said the state had unfitted him for
Itti * and that he did not care to go Lack Ifl
hlj old age to n world that had .forgotten him
a d preferred that the state should continue
to care for him to the end.
LAST VH.VIPS ( SACS.
Clevcltnd Plain Dealer : "Tho sultan's
\ \ \\rcstu-i- - "
coming- thl * country.
'He's ! ! Mussulman , ot course. "
Brooklyn ] , | f .j "Darllngl" ho cried , nnd
threw himself at her feat. The hatiKhty
( lamsel sMvered. as In apprehension. "That
ow Princeton tncltlu ! " she muttered , striv
ing to ho calm.
'Detroit ' Journal : "A woman may confider -
fider herself tactful , " remarked tin- ob
server of men and things , "when she Is able
to wind u man around her lingers without
breaking'him all up. "
Detroit Free Press : "You live by butch
ery , dr-clnrcd the manufacturer of pills to
the surgeon.
"Ami you by pillage , " came the quick
response.
Chicago Tribune : "Mrs. Cnswcll. your
daughter's visit to Kuropo seems to have
made her quite n polished youngwoman. . "
" 1 ! iDiild say so. My land ! You otiRht
to hear 'hor 'I shall ' "
say , bo very pleased.
Washington Star : "He doesn't flcom to
amount to much In the comnliiulty ? "
"No. He's so unimportant that nobody
ever sends him a calendar. "
Cincinnati Enriullcr : "Fnlse-hcnrtoil
beauty , " IIP sobbltigly shrieked , "I shall
never love again ! "
"No ? " asked the heartless one.
"No. I shall start In now and try to save
money. "
Phlladerphla Bulletin. "I wish to estab
lish n 11 IK- private library. What book is
the best to stnrt on ? "
"I would advise a pocketbook. "
Memphis Appeal : "Jones thinks a grc.at
deal of mo. "
"So ? 1 didn't Itnow you were such
friends "
'We're not ; I owe him money. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "No , I never hear
anything ) about the bread that mother used
to bake. "
"Why not ? "
"I married a partner In a wholesale bakery
and he never talks shop at the table. "
Indianapolis Journal : The Youthful Kn-
thii.sl.ist I have Just heard that two people ,
who have lived with each other In the
bonds of matrimony for a longtime , com 1
to look much alike. Isn't It beautiful to
think of ?
The Savage Bachelor I don't sec anything
beautiful In the thought of two people gradi
ually taking or. a look of chronic worry.
WHIi.VVIII5AT WI3.WTO TAIL
J. P. Olll In Northwestern Miller.
Once on a tlmo It matters not when ,
There was much discontent , and many wlsu
men
Said the not distant future In pr phetlo
PlBllt
Would see. mighty evils triumphant o'er
There was little to call for prediction so
dire ,
Save the ono lonesome fact that men did
aspire ,
To get all they could nnd keep what they
got ,
Whether feeble and helpless should sufferer
or not.
From ipulplt nnd platform nnd well Informed
press
Were Issued appeals for relief of distress ;
While victims of aweat Hhops sought pity
far woe ,
And thousands of Idlers had nowhcro to go ;
Fiom morning' till night and from night until
morn ,
Throughout a fair land fresh troubles were
horn ,
In city and hamlet. In palace nnd oot.
No pines could be found where depression
was not ,
The poverty-stricken with hunger made
mad ,
Would ueok consolation where others were
Blad.
When asked a crumb at the wealthiest door
Were told that too many had been there
before ;
Thus hunger made begxara and besgnrn
made crime ,
When two Iciivofi of broad could bo bought !
for a dime ,
Tie olid cumu at last of this hopeless con
dition ,
Saw fnlth lost In sight , hope end In fruition.
It was not FOlemn pleading * for pleadlncs
were vain ,
Not M ) inm-.h because men found om'iloy-
inent again.
An that conlldonco ruled where once was
,
( living | i.iuUGtH ; | where lately the clipboards
were bare ;
When It iwnu , where It was , you may readily
irupsH ,
And nlvo the oauso of this awful distress ;
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