THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1898.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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Notary Public.
Coinmlsxnry General KRAII wnnts
General Miles 'to explain ami General
Miles turns up his llomnii nose. When
will this cruel war be over ?
Governor-elect Itoosevelt Is wrestling
with , the most perplexing problem of
his life. In iilllng the state olllcos ho
Is expected to lit : i bunch of political
square pegs Into round boles.
Chicago's charter makers propose to
fix the term of the mayor at four years
nnd make him Ineligible to an Immedi
ate second term. The Idea of a one-
term municipal executive Is by no
means original with Chicago , but the
experiment remains to bo tried.
The United States , at a great cost of
money and still more precious lives , has
given the Cubans a Christmas present
beyond compulation In money liberty.
With the gift goes the Blncero wish
the recipients will know how to use It
that It may be a blessing for nil time
to come. , '
.Tudga Day explodes the story that
the peace commissioners or any of them
nro to receive $100,000 each for their
services. Now that this absurd story
has served their purpose the sensation-
nlists will probably Incubate another
In which there is no greater clement
of truth.
Judge Day announces that his polit
ical career Is ended and that from now
on ho wjll devote his time to his pro
fession. The game of high politics Is
too expensive for an honest man to play
at unless he either has means of his
own or Is wining to sacrifice the fu
ture for the sake of honors.
It Is one tiling to project railroads
and another thing to build them. Air
line paper railroads operated by wind
power , reaching' from nowhere to no
where , have been projected from Omaha
to the Gulf and from Omaha to Alaska
time and again , but they have never
raised the value of real estate or added
to the volume of Its business.
The tempers of the Spanish and Cu
bans In Havana > appear to bo Hot on
a hair trigger , making the slightest un
pleasant Incident the signal for a fu-
slllado of rifle shots. The position of
those In authority during the next two
weeks Is not an enviable oue and if
serious disorders are avoided they will
certainly be entitled to praise.
If you have been a little alow In re
ceiving your Christmas presents forwarded -
warded through the mall do not grumble
at itho postal department , whoso em
ployes have done the best they can.
Just charge the delay up to General
Prosperity , who has enabled so many
people to scud presents this year that
the postal department has been
swamped.
The only hope for the future which
the fusion leaders pretend to see is
that the coming republican legislature
will bo as extravagant and Idle as Its
populist predecessors. It would In
deed be a calamfty If Nebraska votora
were compelled to march under polit
ical banners whoso only claim for al
legiance was the cry , "The other fellow
Is Just as bad as I am. " Will the re
publican legislature by Its acts reduce
the voter to such a choice ? The mem
bers of that body can open up a good ,
broad highway to republican success
In ' ( ho future , paved with good works
Instead of good Intentions , and The Bee
believes they will.
The Nicaragua Canal commission is
not by any means certain as to the cor
rectness of its estimate of the cost of
the ditch. While tlie report places the
flguro at $135.000,000 , the members
frankly stu'te there are so many contingencies
'
tingencies 'duo 'to climatic and other
conditions which cannot be guaided
against , such aa earthquakes and epi
demics among the laborers. Manifestly
the successful completion of the canal
cannot be reckoned on by private en-
tcrprlso unless It enters upon the task
with a guaranty of financial backing
by 'the ' United States. But If Uncle
Sam ii to furnish the sinews of war ,
the only safe course to pursue Is gov
ernment ownership.
TUB nE/irr.
Trustworthy Information from Wash
ington Is to th * effect that no steps have
yet been taken looking to negotiations
for the modification or abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty , but late advices
from London Indicate that the subject
Is comnmudlnj : some attention from the
British government and It Is Intimated
that there Is a strong disposition to
accede to the wishes of the United States
In the matter. This , however , Is ques
tionable , unless this country la prcpnrva
to make some ! iiix ] > rtant concessions.
One report states that the canal qucsI
tlon has entered Into the discussions of
the Anglo-American oommlBslon and It
Is believed that reciprocity with Canada
Is the price named for compliance of the
Brltlwh government with the wish of the
United States regarding the treaty.
This Is not altogether Improbable ,
though It would be on extraordinary
course to pursue. The opinion Is also
held In Washington that Great Britain
does not really cure much about the
treaty and would bo perfectly willing
> lo let Uio United States bear the cx-
ponse nnd trouble of constructing the
Nicaragua cntml nnd maintaining it
alone for the benefit of British shlpplug.
The Initiative In anything that may
be done lies with our government and
Whenever It shall be decided to propose
negotiations they undoubtedly will look
to the abrogatloi of the treaty. Noth
ing less will be satisfactory to the coun
try , It being unquestionably the prac-
) tieally unanimous seu'tlment ' of the
j American people that this arrangement ,
entered into nearly half a century ago ,
under circumstances and conditions en
tirely different from those now existing ,
should be annulled. It may be admitted
that when the Clnyton-Bulwer treaty
was negotiated there was mutual ad
vantage , bti't ' It Is held , at least on the
part of the United States , that this Is
not the case now. At all events , the
treaty has been a source of more or less
IrrUatlug controversy and is likely to
continue to be BO long as it remains in
effect. Thus It Is a menace to the
friendly relations between the two coun
tries , which * Great Britain appears to be
more anxious 1han ever before to pre
serve and strengthen. It Is this atti
tude of the British government that
gives rise to the belief that It will as-
Bern to the abrogation of the treaty and
thereby remove an impediment to the
construction by the United States of
an Isthmian canal.
The vital point Is In regard to neu
tralizing the canal , so 'that ' It should be
open to the ships of all nations In peace
and In war. This was the main purpose
of the treaty and It Is certainly a good
deal to ask of Great Britain that she
surrender it. Still she inny be willing
to do so with a view to strengthening
the bond of friendship between the two
countries , trusting to the United Stanes
to recognize the international custom as
exemplified In the Suez canal. The Im
portance of this matter Is fully appre
ciated la both countries and there la
reason to expect an amicable and satis
factory settlement at no distant day.
FUTURE OF THE CHINESE UMPIRE.
It would bo well for American states
men to study the views of the statesmen
of Japan In regard to the future of the
Chinese empire. These men , who have
brought Japan Into a fair state of mod
ern civilization and who have carefully
studied Chinese character , do not give
an encouraging view of the position
and prospects of China. The prevailing
view of the statesmen of Japan appears
to be tint the Chinese empire Is past
saving as a united and enduring
independent country. They think
that the great hulk must break
up or fall under outside domina
tion. The Chinese are too nu
merous and their country too vast to be
reached early enough toy the agencies
which might revive the power and
quicken the life of the natlom This
view finds support in the indifference
of the Chinese , even of the governing
class , in one province or part of the
empire , to what happens in other per
tions. A very largo part of the Chinese
people knew nothing whatever of the
war with Japan.
The future of this vast empire , with-
Its swarming millions of people , Is cer
tainly n matter worthy of the most
serious consideration of the civilized
world nnd Americans may well concern
themselves with the question as to what
part this country Is to play In shaping
that future. That wo cannot be wholly
Indifferent to It Is certain. Oup * com
mercial Interests forbid that. But to
what extent wo may safely go In shap
ing the political destiny of the Chinese
empire Is a question for earnest con
sideration. If the view Is correct that
China Is Inevitably doomed to partition
and outside domination , shall this bo
left to the accomplishment of the pow
ers of Europe or will the United States
'become a party to It ? Thu expansion
policy upon which this country has entered -
tered stems to unmistakably point to
the possibility of our occupation , sooner
or later , of Chinese territory. This
seems the logical outconve of territorial
acquisition In the far oast.
OOLD AND PAVER CVHRENUr.
Last Saturday the gold reserve of the
treasury reached the highest point In
the financial history of the country , the
amount being nearly $247,000,000. It Is
stated that the treasury Is experiencing
some embarrassment from the surplus
of gold nnd the scarcity of paper. A
Washington dispatch saya that the
treasurer at New York flnds the re
sources of his clerical force taxed to
the utmost In counting , sorting and test-
lug the quantities of gold which dally
reach the sub-treasury. Even the treas
ury at Washington has recently been
swamped with gold from the local
banks , which have been ordered by
their correspondents to make deposits
, In return for shipments of currency. On
the other hand the paper currency has
| shrunk to the narrowest limits nnd the
< treasury would bo helpless to meet the
demand for small uolva If the crop-
I moving season wcro not practically over.
Every effort on the part of 'the treasury
, to unload gold upon the banks receives
prompt retaliation by the payment of
tlw gold back Into the treasury Tor cus
toms. The proportion of gold Included
in the custom payment has twice re
cently reached SO per cent of the total j
payments. I
The situation Is said to have strength
ened sentiment In favor of more paper
currency , on the ground that paper Is '
more acceptable to the agricultural pro- j
( lucers than metallic money nml.lt Is ,
apprehended that the treasury will DC [
no better equipped , when crop * are to
be moved next autumn , for supplying
paper currency , than It Is at present.
Gold is likely to continue to come Into
. I the country In settlement of the great
I
trade balance , nnd even If there were
I
not actual net Imports the domestic pro-
I ductlon of the United States would keep
I the mints busy converting now bullion
Into coin for deposit in the treasury.
While this undoubtedly strengthens the
currency condition of the country , it Is
the opinion In souio quarters thnt It will
BO diminish the necessary supply or
paper that serious stringency will oc
cur. It seem * to UB that this condition
furnishes n most cogent nrjrnartnt for
the retention of the legal tender notes
as a part of the currency. It may also
be a tjootl reason for legislation that will
permit the banks to Increase their issues
on a basis other than the available
bond supply , as proposed In the cur
rency bill reported from the house com
mittee on banking and currency , but
manifestly this Is no time to agitate
the retirement of the government notes ,
as even the most radical of the currency
reformers must see. If there la danger
under present circumstances of a strln-
gency In the supply of paper money ,
what assurance could bo given that tno
country would be borttor mfoguardfld
against such n contingency if the banks
were given a monopoly of the paper
currency ?
Meanwhile , much good IB HUely to re
sult from the people becoming more
familiar with the use of gold In dally
business operations. The educational
effect of such an experience cannot fall
to be of great value.
DECIDEDLY OPTIMISTIC.
Although President McKlnley has not
yet completed one-half of his first term ,
political weather prophets at the na
tional capital nro already making fore
casts of the electoral votes McKlnlcy
is sure to receive in 1000. The popular
ovations tendered the president during
his recent tour of the south have left
a rainbow Impression on the political
horoscope which Is Interpreted as in
suring for him the votes of at least five
southern states In the next electoral
college.
Republicans who have banked on
southern states in past presidential con
tests are , however , not likely to be de
ceived by ouch alluring pictures. Other
republican presidents have extended the
ollvo branch in the same direction , but
failed to reconcile the rock-rooted
democracy of that section sufficiently
to break the solid south. Other presi
dents might have been intoxicated by
the Incense poured out when they set
foot upon the sacred soil. General-
Grant exhibited the most generous dis
position toward the wayward sisters
not only at Appomattox but at every
stage of his presidential career , but for
all that foiled lamentably in every or-
fort to capture the electoral vote of the
south excepting In the states where the
negroes' votes were counted. The ex
ample set by General Grant was 'emu
lated by every republican occupant of
tb white house , but no republican can
didate has ever been able to place oe-
pcndenco upon any state that belonged
to the confederacy.
The true Index of the sentiment In
those states may be found In the con
dition attached to the promised political
conversion , namely the elimination of
the race question. It is the fear of
negro domination , we are told , which
prevents such states as Georgia , Ala
bama , Louisiana , North Carolina and
Virginia from swinging into the re
publican column. But how is the re
publican party to guarantee that th
negro shall foe barred from the ballot
box ? Could any republican candidate
who courted support on such conditions
in Georgia , Alabama or Virginia carry
Ohio , Massachusetts or- New York ?
What would be the difference between
democrat * and republicans If the car
dinal principle of political equality
maintained by a free ballot were anan-
doned by the republican party ? What
would be the rallying point for repub-
Heans who icek no spoils of office and
hare no other Interest in party success
than the desire to give vital effect to
the principles Cor which the party has
stood from Us Inception to the present
day ?
As a matter of fact the political forecasters -
castors are decidedly optimistic about
the lasting effect of the pyrotechnic
outburst during the recent presidential
tour of the south upon the outcome of
the campaign of 1000.
The coming legislature will be asked
no make a liberal appropriation for ag
ricultural experiment stations , to be
under the control and management of
the Slate Board of Agriculture. It is
pointed out that In Kansas this plan
has been in successful operation for
several years and the state receives
much free advertising on account of ft.
It should bo borne In mind , however ,
that the Kansas State Board of Agri
culture bos always had something to
show for the money appropriated , Its
annual reports being models of sta
tistical Information and invaluable ad
juncts In developing and advertising
the resources of the Sunflower state.
The reports published by the Nebraska
board are not much better than last
year's almanac. If any considerable
amount of money is to bo voted away
for experimental stations under control
of the State Board of Agriculture the
condition precedent should bo a thor
ough reorganization of the board upon
lines that will make that body ac
countable for every dollar It disburses.
The people of Nebraska are not In a
humor to have tbeJr taxes increased
without an assurance of value received
for their money.
Two Pacific cable syndicates have
locked horns. Ono claims to hold an
exclusive concession granted by the
Hawaiian provisional government before -
, fore it euuffed itself out. Unless this
concession Is ratified by January 2 by
the United Stnten through the Stale
department It will remain a dead letter.
It Is to be hoped the exclusive cable
concession will bo allowed to expire.
There Is certainly no good reason why
any private syndicate should be given
exclusive cable privileges In Hawaii or
any other part of the United States.
If the projected Hawaiian cable Is a
purely commercial venture , the right of
wny should bo open to all competitors.
i If It Is to be mipirartod by the govern
ment , It should bo built and operated
by the government This would by MO
, means be the first ocean cable laid by
the United Stales government The
first cables laid on the Atlantic sea
board were owned and operated by the
government This precedent was estab
lished In 1SG2 and ISO , ' ! atid there Is
no good reason why It should not be
followed In 1800 6r 1000.
General Morrltt , who Is Just now rus
ticating with Ills bride in Chicago , de
clared to a reporter that the Filipinos
nro unfit for Bult-goverument at this
tlmo and quotes In support of his view
the assertion of a rich Belgian resident
of Manila that he would be forced to
leave that city If Its government -\vero
surrendered to Agulnaldo and the na
tives. General Merrltt Is doubtless emi
nently correct. .But the question is ,
Why should the United States be ex-
pooled to maintain nn army and carry
on military government In the Philip
pines for the protection and benollt of
400 or 500 residents from foreign coun
tries , in whose welfare the Uultcd States
has no dlroet lu'terest ?
Nebraska IB in good condition to keep
up with the prosperity procession dur
ing the year Just about to commence.
An unusual amount of small grain was
sown last fall ami 'the snows have kept
It In splendid condition. The ground
Is also In shape to give spring crops a
good start Get out of the way of Ne
braska , for It has struck Its old-time
gait , has the pole and Is coming down
the Stretch without a skip nt a pace
which cannot be heuded.
Smoked I.niircU of Fame.
Philadelphia Kocord.
A national : senator has had a ham named
after him. In this connection It would be
Interesting to know If those of his colleagues
mixed up In certain stock have been sugar-
cured.
The Imperial Style.
Detroit Free Press.
It Is estimated that a standing army of
100,000 , with our annual pension bill , will
make the military cetabflshment of the
1 United States the most costly In the world.
In other words , the United States will take
Its rightful imperial place among the mili
tary expenditures of the gfobo.
Complimentary to Judge Haker.
Burt County Herald.
Judge Baker In closing this term of court
has left a record" that Is entirely satisfac
tory to the county and a credit to himself ,
If the judge ever wants any votes from here
for anything they will only be gauged by
the number in the county. ' No one has ever
given better satisfaction on the bench than
Judge Baker haa.'ln tU
Modesty Chastened bjr Fire.
Chlcazo Tribune.
The modesty of the Standard Oil company
Implied In the burning ot Its .books U u
impressive as it is considerate o other
people's feelings. It is evident it did not
wish to excite envious feelings In the breast *
ot its neighbors by exposing its profit * to
the rest of the world or do anything to pro
mote class distinctions among those sup
porting the government.
Dtml January Gale * .
Ne.iv York Mall and Express.
AM both Bryan of Nebraska and Sulzer of
Washington and the east Bide are to appear
at the Jackson banquet in Chicago on Jan
uary 7 and at a similar function in Omaha
on January 9 , Chicago assumes that Bryan
wishes Sulzer for a running mate in I960.
Lot us correct that impression before it
spreads further. U is Bulzer who wishes
Bryan for a running mate. Justice must be
done , though the heavens fall.
A JarringHunsjestlon. .
Chicago Chronicle ,
Our English friends , it appeari , are
gradually coming < to the conclusion that it
will be Just as well to consent to the abroga
tion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty , seeing J
that It Is likely to be abrogated whether
they consent or not. But the London
Chronicle probably expresses English rentl-
ment when It Insists that Lord Salisbury
"ought to get some concession in return for
consenting to the abrogation. " This is the
I true spirit of thrift , but doei It not Jar
somewhat upon the sentiment of Anglo-
Saxon unity ? Is it not rather selfish than
i i brotherly something like the dictum ot
j i that economic sage and philosopher , Mr.
Samuel VV. Allerton.v "Don't never do
somethln' for uotbln'T"
UNTHAINBO DIPLOMATS.
Necessity for Developing a Profes
sional Consular Service.
Kansas City Star.
If the United States Is to seek the world's
markets it will have to go forth after the
business , end , if it reaches out for the wider
commerce , there will have to be a regular '
consular service,1 and if a professional con
sular service Is needed , therefrom should
spring and become established a trained and
experienced diplomatic service. The people
have recently discovered that a professional' i
army is far better than an amateur army , <
and -there's nothing new about it , either. i
'
All the private successes In this land are
the work ot regular farmers and merchants
and manufacturers. Amateurs have no
place in medicine , law , finance or even in
politics. On the other hand , untrained dip
lomats have been the rule.
While the history of the United States af
fords several names linked with brilliant
successes in diplomacy , this American sys
tem of amateur diplomats has not been
adopted elsewhere. Nations seeking advan
tages In the great game have accepted Amer-
I lean sleeping cars and armor plate and typewriters -
' writers , but have shown no disposition to
abandon regular diplomats for the American
Idea of amateur ambassadors , ministers and
consuls. Meanwhile there Is a new ambas
sador to appoint to St. Petersburg In place ] I
of Ethan Allen Hitchcock. He will be a
I
distinguished American. Ho will also be
without a day's experience in the delicate
profession ot diplomacy. He will also bo
unable to utter a word of Russian. He will
also be unable to speak French , the lan
guage of the profession he is suddenly called
upon to practice. He will also return from
his post and turn his attention to politics
I or managing many trolley corporations.
There are many who think that the
United States ought to establish & regu
lar consular service , to be not only a school
of experience , but a school ot development ,
wherein the men of ability nd force may
find promotion , It Is just as probable that
men of high ability and attractiveness of
personality , fitted for the rank and respon
sibility of ambassador , could be found In a
fixed consular service as among the poli
ticians , and they would have the advantage
of knowing their business.
FflEB ADVICE TO l.EOISLATtinE.
O'Neill Frontiers The Incoming legisla
ture will endear Itself to the people
of the Btato If it will do away with all
sinecure jobs around the state capital. And
wo believe that U wilt do It
Blair Pilot ! It the next state legislature
does ft * full duty , remembering fully the
platform In the reduction ot salaries , ex
penses and needed reforms , Nebraska will
swing back into republican line for the next
quarter of a century.
Holdrege Citizen : We want to see a short
businesslike session ot the legislature and
the number of clerks kept down as IOAV
as possible with the prompt dispatch "f
business , The legislators should get down
to business and keep steadily at It till they
got their work done and then they can go
homo to their constituents with a clean
record and a clear conscience.
Fairmont Chronicle : U Is well known
that the statute books of Nebraska are lum
bered up with a lot of usele s laws that
never were sustained by public sentiment
and we forgotten by those whou * duty It is
to no ttwt the law * cr * enforced. On this
account tae > next legislature should do * me
"weeding out" rather than to pas more
lana for which there Is no public demand.
Lyons 9ua : The lost "reform" senate of
1S97 had oa ltd pay roll seventeen clerks ot
standing committees who had no duties to
perform. Some of the clerks held down
jobs In the city a-t the same time , some at
tended school while they wore drawing 43
per day from the state , and some war * just
common loafers who made no Improvement
of their time. We hope the coming repub
lican senate will keep the pay rolls at a
minimum. The future of < ho party In the
state depends upon the record which the
legislature will make.
North Platte Tribune : As Is usually the
case , there will be many applications for
the positions of janitor , custodian , mes
sengers , pages , etc. , in the coming session ot
the legislature. It Is truly remarkable how
many persons there are who desire these
temporary and , on the whole , poor-paying
positions ; and t > y reason of the swarm of
applicants many nore are employed than
are really neceosary , each legislator wishIng -
Ing to accommodate es many of his friends
as possible. The incoming legislature should
cut down the number of employes to a
minimum and thus lessen the expense of
the session.
Osccola Records The legislature can give
the taxpayers a practical demonstration of
real reform this winter by cutting off a
large number of employes in the etate
house and1 In state institutions , but it should
begin the good work by eecdng that the'
usual largo army of hangenon are not
placed on the pay rolls as employes of the
legislature. There has not been a session
of the legislature for years and probably
never in the history of the state that about
two or three times as many people are not
put on the pay roll , with soft berths , as are
needed. Reforms , like charity , should be
gin at homo and if the legislature starts
out with itself and nda up with the state
Institutions thousands of dollars can be saved
to the etate.
Nlobrara Pioneer : The republican legis
lature has an opportunity during the com
ing session to redeem the party. On the
record made this winter will depend the
future success of the state ticket two years
hence. The redemption of character in the
party must come from outside the old of
fice-seeking class and probably between
Senator Tburston and Mr. Melklejohn jobs
within the new possessions may be found
for a large number of this class of party
screechers. A bold step for the betterment
of the party was token last fall and it the
good feeling then existing can be main
tained by decent treatment and good legis
lation , the Pioneer sees DO obstacle in the
way of party success -In Nebraska. But
the old , methods must be laid aside.
Tecumseh Chlfetaln : The twenty-sixth
session of the Nebraska legislature will con
vene In Lincoln one week from next Tues
day. The republicans will be in the ma
jority In both houses end will be in a posi
tion to outline and control all legislation
that may be enacted. The future ot the
party depends largely on the wisdom and.
discretion which the republican legislators
exhibit in the discharge of their duties. If I t
they adopt a judicious system la the curtail I
ment of unnecessary expenses , dispense with ,
useless employes , keep the appropriations !
down to the lowest possible notch consistent
I
ent with the absolute needs of the several |
departments , repeal all laws that were enacted - '
,
acted for the sole purpose ot creating soft j
for such new' | '
maps pet politicians , enact
lawa as there is recogsrlted public need for , i
echow junketing trips and finish up all 1
business and adjourn within the sixty-day ! I i
limit , the record wll b * one on which the
party can stand in future ) campaigns and
oofiidently expect a majority of the people
to endorse. But if a reverse policy should r
be follawfd tmere wwuld be little use ot namIng - j I
Ing a rpifUloan ticket to tkls state i * 1900 , |
for lt iefeat weald Ve practically assured , i
However , ve have n tnlseivlmgs as to the I
policy that Ute legislator * will pursue. The
republican members ef keth branches have
freely expresved IkemsMlTe * in favor of
strict economy and a bmrtcmllke session
and no doubt will conform their official
actions to these expressed views. '
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Brooklyn It waking up. Her social cir
cles are becoming Intensely excited over
"algebra bees , " which are unknown quanti
ties in other cities. |
E. J. Berwlnd , the coal king , will own I
the finest residence In New York. It is to
stand on East Blxty-elghth street One
mantelpiece olqne costs 110,000 and the
tapestries are valued at $16,000. j I
Senator Eugene Hale of Maine has been
In congreja since 1809 and before that he
had held office for eleven years forty years
of office holding. On top of that will come
In January another term in the senate.
A 'testimonial fund ot $100,000 has been
raised for the family of Colonel Waring , the
man who cleaned the streets of New York
and lost bis life from yellow fever con-
traded while examining the drainage ot
Havana. |
Stanley Richmond , a prominent Free
Mason , nag compiled a Hat of famous Amer
icans belonging to itbe fraternity , which In
cludes all but four of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence , Washington ,
Warren , Rtvcre. Franklin , Steuben. Jack
son , Putnam , Lafayette , Randolph and many
others of a later day. I
Albert Trugett , a New York boy of 12 I
years , who stole some canned goods from
a stand in a grocery store , was sentenced
by the judge to receive a sound whlppthg
from hli mother. More than this his mother
volunteered to see that Santa Claus did not
visit Albert's home this year and the stern
judge approved this added sentence also. | i
It Is said that a private soldier found In
a street at Omdurman the letter which Gor
don wrote to the Mahal In answer to the
demand for retreat or surrender. The let
ter boa been examined by all the ablest
experts and is pronounced to be in Gordon's
handwriting. As might ba expected , all
Idea of surrender Is scouted , the MnluU Is
reminded ot tils evil doings and his destruc
tion at the hands of Hngllth soldiers Is
prophesied.
CamJeu , N. J. , Is entitled to recognition
for having Introduced a new \\capou ot of
fence and defense to the field ot honor.
Two members of a fashionable club hnil i
disagreement and agreed to right It out with
eggs. The battle ended , vto are told , with
a couple of badly soiled dress suits , but
with the honor ot each contestant fully
maintained. It Is to bo hoped tint the hen
fruit as fresh , otherwise \ho chiol might
have loft one or both of the heroes In bad
odor.
LUOKl.-SU TOWARD Till : OFFICES.
West Point Procress ( dcui. ) : Loula Dc-
wald of Wiener Is after the position of oil
Inspector. It seems to us , however , that If
Governor Poynter has an ) patronage to
throw around In this good democratic
county of Cumlng a democrat dhouKl bo
the recipient. Our populist frlemls cer
tainly have had tholr noses In the ftx-'il bag
to more than their merits.
Crawford Tribune ( rep. ) : Much interest
centers in the question of who shall bo
speaker of the Nebraska hoUM of represent
atives , says the Seward Reporter. Indica
tions point strongly to the BUCC M of Cap
tain Allen 0. Fisher of Chadron , who rep
resents the Fifty-third district. Captain
Fisher is a man possessing flno qualifica
tions and his eelectlrn would Indicate that
the members of the legislature are determined -
mined to have the best men for their
officers.
Mlnden Gazette ( rep. ) : If the repub
licans ot the legislature , or rather the lower
house , get tangled up on a candidate for
speaker , Kearney county can furnish a man
who will make an Ideal speaker. He
hasn't hid any lightning rod out In order
to draw things toward himself , but he Is
as available as any candidate who has been
mentioned. Ho has had experience as the
presiding officer over larger bodies of men
than the house of representatives , he la
quick and Intelligent , is a man who will
readily "catch on" to jobs and schemes ,
and would make a splendid presiding officer.
Gentlemen of the legislature , we present
the name of George F. Mllbourn for your
, consideration.
| North Loup Loyalist ( pop. ) : ExSuperln -
I tondent D. McCall Is a candidate for the
'
position of commandant ot the Soldiers'
home at Grand Island. Mr. McCall WDS a
soldier and has always been an active
! G. A. R. man. Ills son Frank , who Is
| I remembered as a former Valley county
' teacher , Is now .In the Philippines. The old
, gentleman will have the support of every
old soldier In this part of the country and
Is well and favorably known abioad. Cer
tainly it the "reward ot the faithful" Is
meted out on earth the professor deserves
the plum , for he baa been training In the
populist ranks ever since there has been
suoh a party , and bo has been the "noblest
Roman of them all. "
Bt. Paul Republican : Captain Allen G.
Fisher will have < the hearty good wlahos
of all the boys who spent the summer with
him at Chlckamauga to his race for the
speakershlp ot the house In the coming
legislature. He was one ot the too few
commteeloned officers in the Second Ne
braska whose heads were not swelled by a
little brief authority , and hli activity In pro
tecting the rights ot his men led to con
siderable comment among the aristocratic
sticklers for "official dignity" who imagined
that U was an eternal disgrace to treat a
private soldier as a man and an equal. Cap
tain Fisher possesses splendid qualifications
tor the position to which he aspires and it
ha is successful every member of the lower
house will bo sure of fair treatment from
the presiding officer.
A "PAKE" EPIDEMIC.
The "Grip" Scare Pronounced a Crasy
Exaggeration.
Philadelphia Record.
Ever since humanity began to take in
telligent Interest In and to seek remedies
for the "Ills that flesh is heir to" the influ
enza of the winter season , now somewhat
absurdly styled the "grip , " has been reck
oned with as an enemy of individual com-
fort and well being. "La grippe , " which In
Its original French signification means epl-
demlc catarrh or Influenza , has been trans-
planted Into the English vocabulary as a
term descriptive of some novel and mystcrl-
ous disorder only less dreadful and fatal
than smallpox or the black death. The peo-
pie In our large cities , who must face all
sorts of weather as they go about their busl-
ness , are gravely warned by official boards
and sensatlon-mongerlng newspapers of the
serious dangers which they run because of
this liability to tall victims to "the grip. "
To this more or less mysterious malady 1
attributed a large and undue share ot the
minor discomforts of existence in an Inclem
ent and variable climate.
There waa a time , not many years ago ,
when the average American citizen would
have scorned the notion of coddling hlm'aelf
at home every time be took cold In the
winter season or had a fit of Indigestion or
an attack of the dumps or megrims. But ot
late there baa been 10 much annual cackle
and gabble by experts and Inexperts over the
commonplace and well nigh universal influ
enza Infliction that even careless men , who
drlvo ahead with their affairs without think *
Ing seriously on how bard It Is to keep alive ,
bavs been moved in numbers to seek the
seclusion of their own flrwldea end to call In
a dootor at the first sneeze or bone ache
which announces the dreaded "grip. " Such
is the Influence of Ignorant and diluted tom
foolery spread with grave unction over pages
of health board reports and running wild
in the columa of sensational newspapers !
It ought not to be difficult for any man
or woman of ordinary common sense to es
cape the maleficent and benumbing influ
ence ot this "grip" delusion. What Is "tho
crip , " anyway ? Medical authorities diagnose
it as a special and malignant form of Influ
enza , which during Its early stages Is not
distinguishable from the familiar Infliction
known as a cold In the head. Ergo , for
fear that every case of undue nasal irrita
tion may terminate nerlously , the person attacked -
tacked must go to bed at once and send for
the doctor !
Nonsense ! The proper thing to do Is
for our people to fight off their rhouras and
colds In the good old-fashioned way , paying
no attention to the whims and fantasies
( "la grippe" in Frtnch means also a passing
and capricious fancy ) ot the ovorwlso or
overcreduloua persons who may seek to
scare them into contracting doctor * } ' bills.
Influenza and catarrh wo have always with
us in this northern and changeful cllmato
ot ours , and shall continue to have with ua
until the end of time. To distinguish throe
ancient and familiar maladies by a now
name , and to Impute to them dangers not
fairly chargeable to them , Is merely a phaao
of the sort of crazy exaggeration which has
beocme a recognized American character
istic. "La grippe" Is Drst of all a "fantasy , "
as defined in the French lexicons ; and the
only way In which it can be transformed
Into a serious menace to tbo health of the
community is by some sort of concerted
effort to scare people out of their wlta.
ROYAL BAKING
4MOUUTEE.'toiJ.tE
Makes the food more delkfous and wholesome
. .
UO1U. MIUM Until CO i Nt YOlm.
l'OM ! < mM TO A POINT.
Detroit Journal : "I wonder where novelists
ists- get matirlnl for all their Morlcst' , '
"At stationer1 , 1 fancy. " * "
Kenton OlohP ! Clm | > pl 1 nsk you for the
last llm to jmy me that J5 you owe.
Cliolly Tlinnk Koodnens , there's nn end
of that silly '
1'iick : Flint t'rchln Hcv a cigar ! I pot a
box of 'em nt UhrUliii l
Hocond t'ri'hln Ycr illtl ? ,
Flrnt t'rchln Yes ; mo mudilcr jnvo 'cm
to mo fmlder nnd IIP chucked 'cm tiway
back uv dft woodshed 1
Clovolnml Plnln Urnlcr : "My theory , doc
tor , l * that n mnn with n clenr conscience
has no cnme to ( trend , the grip. You never
had It , dia you ? "
"Yo-e-CB. "
Ilrooklyn Life : lll Grace Tlmt wns a
pixpltul jokou told mo last week. 1 waa
lunching over It yesterday.
" 80 soeui ? "
Cincinnati Knqulrtr : Mrs. Folclfjh Oh ,
John , Uio jMlicr la offerinc , ! \ prlrn for t\
iloscrlutlon of a model huibntul , Mr. Fo-
lelith You want to tfiki"ii try nt it.
'V . "
, please. . i
"All rlcht. Ju t set the tKii , Ink and
paper and I'll dlctnt to yon.- ' ' '
Wnihlntrton Stnr : "I want to KnowIm -
ptrloiisly eaUl tlvn caller , "what you menn
by miylng a boo ! ; luia n ri tful atmos-
"I mt-nn. " answered the critic * without n
, monicmt'H lu'Mtiitlon , "thnt there was noth
ing windy about It. "
Indianapolis Journal : "He's a very wise
youns : man , " paid Alnuil.
J "I don't know whether ho la or not ,
answered Mnmlr. "Ho lectured mo for ten
minutra on mistletoe nnd yet hedoesn't
seem to recognize It when hu BOOS It. "
Chlcnffo Post : Jt wn the dny nftcr nho
hnd locked him out because ohe tlul not
think he Rot homo fiom the club as enrly
ns ho should. '
"Evidently , " he snld , "you have not heard
of the Intoit popular fml of this covmtry. "
"Dear me , no , ' Mho cxcle'.moih "What Is
"The opcn-dpor policy , " ho replied ,
A Diiillentt > ttninc. .
C 111 en 1:0 Record.
A Rnmo of whist ? Whtf coulfl resist ?
The chnllenfro bold when you Inwlat ?
And yet I'm told thnt , ontro nous ,
You alwhys hold tt trick or two
Unknown to your antagonist.
I own I am no nnnlynt
Of maiden's \\nM > , nor Rrasp the < K'st '
Of halt thalr plujs-tluis I may. rue
A game of whist
But , llko nn nrdent optimist ,
I'll Rive the wheel of ohan.oo a. twist ;
I'll play my hand und woujd It daTe
To try to win your hand from you
If hearts bo trumps ? Do you porslBt-
A gnme of. whUt'
YB 1'ATinM' EIHTOli.
Denver Post. .
Ho had rend the county pnpor slnco Its
first nppenr.inco day ,
And had fed the tru&tlnff editor on prom-
la's to pay , , . . ,
But hhd said on ench occasion , , when nu
yearly bill was due
That the. scribe could KO to hades , for ho
didn't have a sou. .
He would drop Into the sanctum and would
never shut the door. . . , . .
Smoke yo editor's tobacco , claW his fresh
exchanges o'er ,
Eat the upplos and the doughnuts and the
other thlnRS thnt nil.
Bent by readers and ndmlrerswho nfad
never Bhlrkcd a bill.
But yo editor was patient ; though his soul
rebelled , his tongue
Not a word of HW earful chiding at the
cheeky nuisance gwurtg , '
And when friends would mutter "roast
html" ho. with n forgiving smile ,
Said ho guessed It would bo better Just to
let him run awhile.
Ono cold day he turned up missing , and the
news was quickly spread
That he'd Interviewed a snowslldo and was
comfortably dead , '
And ye editor's big ledger showed his credit
pngo was whlto
Aa tno imow that slid upon him hiding him
from mortal sight.
Then again the people shouted : "Ilonst
htm ! Ronst him good nnd strong !
Tell-hla neighbors what a bilker they have
harliored here BO long ! t'3
You who shielded him .whlto living , roast
him , now that ho IB dead I"
But ye editor Btnllcd gladly and with Joyful
shake of hcnd
Made reply : "I think he's getting quite a
roasting where he's at
My esteemed contemporary , Satan , will at
tend to that. "
Argument
The most convincing
argument that we know in
favor of our kind of cloth
ing is the garments them
selves. If you will ex
amine them you will buy.
If we can interest'you
sufficiently to get you to
pay us a visit , we have no
misgivings about getting
you to pay our prices.
The fact is , if we 'do say
it , that there is no better-
made clothing than sours
and very little that is as
good. Wherever you find
anything that is as good in
quality and this 'means
cloth , trimmings , fit , work
manship and all you'll
find that it costs more than
we charge for the same
thing.
