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I'ollBhliiK heel desks Is a more lucra
tive business In Onmlm thnn polishing
trutiut boys.
The National Uufoini association Is
holding a meeting In New York. It
doutlcss meets there in order to have
a good subject for study close at hand.
The man who stole the overcoat from
the police judge's son will doubtless
plead a case of mistaken Identity , lie
would not have taken It had he known
It.
If anybody can name another city
of twice the population of Omaha that
pays $ I5..V)0 ) a year for polishing school
desks we will guarantee him or her a
very handsome Christmas gift.
The Britons -penned up In Ladysmith
would enjoy reading the Omaha Fakery -
ery , which Informs the public that the
siege has been raised. It would be their
lirst intimation of the fact.
Oovernor Poynter is not the only state
olllelal who wishes he was in Texas.
The popocratie judges of the supreme
court would also appreciate a retreat in
the center of a chaparral thicket.
So long as railroad retainers nnd sc-
crct-iebate-takers dominate the councils
of the Commercial club there Is uo hope
of that organization accomplishing any
good for Omaha in the matter of freight
rates.
Wisconsin burglars have commeni-ed
work on the preachers under the Im
pression that they have valuables. The
first thing people know they will be
raiding the editors. This is an age of
wonders.
The president of the water company
announci'ri his willingness to sell the
plant to the city of Omaha and the
city of Omaha is doubtless willing to
buy. The only question is , When and
at what price ?
The house of representatives Is startIng -
Ing In as If It were the Intention to
make the piesent one a business ses
sion. 1'lenly of work Is In sight to keep
the members busy , even with the ut
most diligence.
' iThe man with an airship has a Held
to operate lu at Omaha's dual passen
ger station. A dlieot Hue from one side
of the. trflck to the other over the Iron
fence would be the most popular trans
portation route in the state.
The liners are certainly the most un
lucky people In the world , If ( he Hrltlsh
dispatches lioni South Africa are to
be believed. Uvcry shell 11 red towaid
them kills a score or more , whlln the
Itoer shells rain Into the Kiigllsh camp
and never even touch a mule.
The military authorities received no
woul from General Young for over a
week , but when he was ilimlly heard
from It became evident that the Filipinos
pines were at no time In doubt as to
his whereabouts. Ills location has been
painfully apparent to them all the time.
1'mployes of the government printing
olllco llnd hope for steady employment
In the number of bill : , introduced Into
congress In the opening days. The sen
ate has a lecorrt of a little over N)0
for the opening week nnd Iho house
comes forward with a fair number , con
sidering the fact'Unit It Is newer at the
business.
The Cubans can timl nuthlng in the
president's message with which to llnd
fault , accoidlug to the telegraph re
ports , lit la too eaily to form an ac
curate opinion of the subject. A day
or two for reiloctlon will probably en
able them to discover something not to
their liking. The habit of tlndlng fault
hns become too tlrmly grounded \vlth
thu Cubans for them tu break elf BO
suddenly.
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u//r inrr irmt K sum / . / > nn MAM.
Sovnn good ronwtm onn lie offered whj
Ollbert Moncll HllrhrocU "should b (
given n cMixhloned chair In the t'nlttn
States m > unto :
1. lie ii one ( if America's noblemen
born with n golden spoon In his month
ial etl on lepnbllcnn senatorial pup
parls his Iwlr as well as Ills muni1 In
the middle ; Inherited n half nillllun dollars
lars , chiefly contributed by .lay CJonltl
nnd Sidney Dillon , nnd squandcied this
princely pntriir.ony In the glorious sham
battle atrnlnst monopoly.
2. This senator by Inlierllnnt'c winld
rnrry the rank , title and tow of the
senator with dignity , decorum and pom
posity. Xo ordinary mortal , and least
of all no mudsill , could ever approneli
him within the sacred precincts of the
domed marble palace without n full-
dress suit , kid gloves , patent leather
pumps and gold-rimmed monocles.
'I. A natural-burn aristocrat , who
points with pildo to the senatorial seat
pin chased for $22,000 spot cash by his
progenitor , would shed lustre upon the
horny-handed tellers of Nebraska , \\lio
Mould look up to him from the thatched
dugout on the pralrio and the .shingled
cottage of the wage- worker In the city
as did the Itoman plebeians to their sen
atorial lords and masters.
1. The self-sacrificing , courageous de
votion of a. M. Hitchcock In battling for
despised and down-trodden humanity
stands out so prominently In brass-band
charity with a string to It and pleads
must eloquently for his elevation to the
House of Lords.
5. As a dexterous performer on the po
litical trapeze ho would be matchless In
the gioat national arena , where his acio-
bntle tiileiits would be the admiration of
all the trimmers and double-breasted
turn-coats. In turning sharp corners ,
trimming his sails to the breeze and
playing fast and loose upon the slight
est ? ? ? $ provocation his career Illus
trates what a man thoroughly trained
in using ills right or left hand may ac
complish to satisfy the lust for pelf or
power.
. In the closing year of the century
Nebraska should be represented by a
man In the United States senate whose
profound knowledge of the problems of
the hour has been acquired In the gilded
boxes of opera houses and concert halls
and in the giddy whirl of the ball room.
vvheic the swells and swell-heads of
both sexes me wont to exhibit their wit
and their good clothes. In looking for
a man of that .stamp and caliber Gov
ernor Poyuter cannot tind another
statesman possessed of these rare quail-
llcatlons.
7. As an Iridescent statesman Oilbeit
Moncll Hitchcock would outflank , out
rank and outshine all the popocrats that
now occupy .scats In congiess by reason
of his dress-parade experience on public
occasions and his high appreciation of
his own talents and marvelous achieve
ments.
With these seven irrefutable reasons
Governor Poynter must necessarily
couple the imperative demand of the
bung tung of the metropolis , which In
sists that Senator Thurston must be le-
inforccd by a man who knows how to
eat royal American dinneis without
using his knife when the pie Is served.
CUBAXS Allt ! SATISFIED
The president's statement of the posi
tion of the administration in roguid to
Cuba is satisfactory to the Cubans , ac
cepting the expiesslons of the Havana
press as voicing the popular sentiment.
With a single exception the papns
heartily endorse the treatment of the
Cuban question In the message , wel
coming It as a distinct and unequivocal
assurance of the purpose of the United
States to keep faith with Cuba and ful
fill the promise that the Island shall
have Independence and self-government.
The feeling of distrust that had been
created by the proposal to appoint a
civil governor for Cuba has been dis
pelled and Cubans now confidently an
ticipate the time , which should not be
remote , when they will come Into the
full control of their country and be per
mitted to show whether or not they
have the capacity for self-government.
Itelng Hum icassured there Is leasoii
to expect that a better feeling towaid
Americans will obtain and that what
ever measures this government may
deem necessary in preparation for mak
ing Cuba free In reality and not merely
In name will be accepted In a
fiiendly spirit. There Is no longer any
excuse for hostility to the United States.
The political agitators , who have been
sowing seeds of discontent and preach
ing revolt , have now no pretext fur con
tinuing their mischievous woik. The
advocates of annexation , If they be not
silenced , can find no cncouiagoment in
the utterances of President MeKinley.
Those who think the United States
should exercise a protectoiate over Cnha
will see that they can gel no support
from Ihis admlnlstiallon.
It remains for congress to approve the
position of the admliiMiatlnn and there
Is no reason to doubt that this will he
done. The republicans In both houses
should and we believe will be found
practically unanimous in sustaining the
pledge to Cuba of the piecedlng con
gress. With this done there should bu
rapid progress toward the establishment
of an Independent Cuban government.
As pointed out In the piosldent's mes
sage , the Spanish people on the Island
have until next April to elect whether
they will remain clll/oiis of Spain or
become citl/.cns of Cuba and until then
It cannot bo definitely ascertained who
shall be entitled to participate In the
formation of the government of Cuba.
The course to be pursued Is llrst to
provide for municipal elections , from
which the people wllliicqulro a knowl
edge of the principles of self-govern
ment that \\lll be of value In forming
an Independent government. In the
meantime American troops can be
gradually \\lthdra\vn from Cuba , limn
strengthening , If anything more to that
end bo needed , the conlldence of Cubans
In the good Intentions of this govern
ment.
Cuban Independence being assurtd.
the question of the future umimenlal
relations of the Island with Hie United
State * will oiMitmntid consideration
This N n matter of as jtrcnt linimriniire
ti the people of Cuba as Is that of self-
govetnment. There Is Invohed In II
the Industrial and commercial develop
ment of the Island. Unless Cuba can
enter Into lii .o commercial relations
with this country , which will give Its
product1 * at least equal advantage with
competitors In our markets , capital will
not go there and the hoped-foi ma
terial progress and piospeilty will not
be realised. The future welfare of
Cuba Is very largely , pprhnps wholly ,
dependent upon the American market
nnd closing this market to Its pioducts
would be fatal to the island. This Is a
matter which probably most Cubans
have not yet seriously considered.
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It should be gratifying to Americans ,
Irrespective of their political atllllatlous ,
that foreign opinion of the president's
message , s0 far as It refers to our In
ternational relations. Is so generally
finorablo. The cultivation by the
United States of fiiendly relations with
all the test of the world Is a policy
which every true American cltixen will
approve. While we should make no al
liance with any European power , nor
enter into an understanding with any
nation that might Involve us In Its in
ternational contentions and contiover-
sles , we should 'always seek to be on
good terms with all countries. Wash
ington counseled the cultivation of
peace and harmony with all nations
and the advice is us good now as it was
a century ago. We shall best conserve
our Interests and cxeit a larger Inllurnco
In the affairs of the world by continu
ing to follow that admonition.
The favorable Impiesslon made in
Germany by the reference of the presi
dent to the cordial relations subsisting
between that nation and the United1
States is peculiarly gratlfj ing , because
there has been a considerable sentiment
In Germany unfriendly to this country
not entirely for commercial icasons.
Many Germans have felt that the
friendship between Kngland and the
United States was detrimental to
friendly relations between their coun
try and ours and this Idea will , it may
icasonably be hoped , be dissipated by
the assurance given and the friendly
suggestions contained in the president's
message in respect to our relations with
Germany. This should aKo have a
good effect upon the trade relations be
tween the two countries. The spirit in
which the president refers to these
mi"lit in convince thn German covern-
ineut and people that our government
is sincerely anxious to improve these
relations and to place them on a basis
of mutual benefit. That this is prac
tlcable there can be no doubt and It
will be the fault of Germany If a Avay
shall not be found to Its accomplish
nient.
The French press finds satisfaction in
the fact that the message says nothing
about an alliance , which shows that i
had given credence to the partisan alle
gallons here of a .seciet alliance with
Kngland , In spite of the authoritative
declaration that nothing of the kind ex
isted or had over been thought of. As
to the British press it liuds the message
generally commendable. There is noth
ing at present In our international re
lations that threatens to disturb the
friendship with any country and there
appeals to be no good reason why the
cordial relations between the United
States and all other nations should not
continue indefinitely. The only appar
ent chance of their being disturbed or
impaired Is in connection with our in
terests In China and there is little doubt
that the assurances for flic protection
of these our government has asked will
be accorded.
A AMI'S II'HKA fttiim IS A SIPS.
The World-Herald was the only Nebraska
newspaper yesterday morning which printed
dispatches direct from Ladysmlth and Mafe-
klnif. The fact that the slego was practically
over and that a portion of the Boer forces
had loft the latter place was reported ex
clusively in the World-Herald. The World-
Herald prlnth the news. Omaha World-Her
ald , December C.
The dispatches from Ladysmlth the
hist two days , which tell of the con
tinued assaults upon the cily by the
Hoers , show what kind of news the re
port was which said that the siege had
been raised. Copyrighted fakes fiom
London perpetrated by the yellow Kale
ery at Omaha furnish poor excuse for
beguiling credulous readers.
The railroads ask for more time In
which to equip their cars with auto
matic couplers. One of the icnsoim ad
vanced Is the cost of making the
change. Against this Item of expense
the employes put the year's record of
OX ) men killed and < i,000 Injured in
coupling cms. Had the cars been
equipped as the law provides compara
tively few of these accidents would
have occurred. It would appear that
the lives of the men who work on the
railroads should have some place In the
ilnnncla.1 account of the companies.
Periodical announcements that eastern
owners of Omaha real estate are preparing -
paring to erect substantial buildings
upon their property are gratifying evl-
denco of the lucicased confidence In
Omaha's stability and future. A few
jioaiH ago eastern people who had
Omaha propeity on their hands wanted
nothing but to be rid of It and lefnscd
to listen to any proposition for Im
provements. Now they are realizing
what a good thing they have.
The Omaha World-Herald , which
never had a good word to say about
Goveinor Drake when he occupied the
executive chair In Iowa by gtace of ie-
publlcan votes , Is now landing him as
a philanthropist and puhllc-spliltod
man. When he was i mining for olllco
that paper could not say anything too
mean about him , hr.t Its somersault
N simply characteristic of Its lack of
policy.
Why should members of the selinol
board become so flagrantly teckh'ss ' at
the close of each \cnr as Hie tlmo ap
pioaches for the exit of members , whose
teiniH uio e\plringV More Jubbeiy work
Is perpetrated on the taxpaycis during
the period between election and the ad-
\eiit of the upwlj flei ted members than
during tin1 ten remaining m nths of the
year.
When the proposition to create a tax
commissioner for Omitlia was under dis
cussion we were nssuied that the now
system would not Increase the taxes ,
but simply equalize the burdens , Ux-
pprleuce has exploded thli thoor.i. The
average taxpayer pays from HI ) to 'Ui per
cent more than he did live yeais ago ,
when wo had a linger police and iho
force , double the number of ( ouucilmcii
and more extensive public works. Who
Is to blame and whole the remedy Is
wo are not In position to diagnose.
Uorelgn nations have evidently
learned that prices aio advancing in
this country and nro trying to keep up
with the procession. The Portuguese
government has made a demand for
$50,000 damages for the death of a
subject of that government , which It
alleges was due to the carelessness of
A mm lean port olllelals.
llciill-rs UN liitiiiirtnimc.
ll.iltlmoro Atneiicnn.
The gentleman uko Is composing the
lirltish war dispatches Is evidently n re
tired space \\rlter.
Illlill flllWN
lioston Globe.
Altogether no congrers In our history has
over had o many high-class questions to
deal with. Surely the time has como for
high-class congressmen. Tlio eyes of the
world nro upon us.
.Sjiull- > ; Swindle * .
Phlladclnhla. Times
It would bo Interesting to know how
much of the Immunity from publicity nnd
prosecution enjoyed by Miller and his syn
dicate \\as duo to his allowing members of
the New York police force to get In on the
grcund floor and win big prollts. Hu3h
money for police furnished by dlvckcepcra
Is an old story in the metropolis , and per
haps In most cities , but the purchase of pro
tection by stockbrokcre Is a thing that
e\cn Or. I'arklniret did not think about.
A Million Dollar ( lO
KanBns City Star
This la evidently a "billion dollar govern
ment. " The secretary of the treasury asks
appropriation for the year ending with June ,
1801 , of $631,081,901. If the appropriations
of the next session are of the tame amount
\vo shall bo considerably over the billion-
dollar mark for ono congress. The average
expenses of the government have hitherto
been , In normal times , about $5 per capita ;
if that rate held wo should be able to get
nlonp with ICEB than $ -100,000,000 a year , nut
It Is to bo remembered that the times are
not normal. Of the amount Hiked , $190,112-
S51 Is for the War department and $76,1SU-
690 for the Navy department. In the year
1897 the total expenditures In thct > e two de
partments were , respectively , $48,950,2C7 and
134,561,516. The Increased appropriations arc
clearly necessary. For the Interior depart
ment the sum of $174GGO,841 Is asked ; this ,
of course , includes pensions.
THIS
I'laln , 1 ii-MinilHliciI llcuord.
Detroit Journal ( rej > . ) .
The message ia without marked color , a
plain , unvarnished narrative of what has
happened since ( jongress last met that con
cerns the United plates as a government.
Clenr nnil Furollile.
Knnsaai'OltV Journal ( rep. ) .
The presldon.tMEOvers the leading questions
that are likely ; j.o engage the attention of
congress with characteristic thoroughness ,
and his recommendations are clear and
forcible. Thess recommendations are In ac
cordance with the establl&hcd principles of
thp republican party and the manifest ten
dency and duty of the country as to the
new Issues. In this message may bo found
an impressive reflection of the greater prog
ress upon which the nation has entered.
'
mill Wi-lKlit ! < ( .
Chicago Tlmes-Hernld ( rep. ) .
If there Is any subject of consequence to
the American people omitted from President
McKlnley's first mcbsago to the Fifty-sixth
congress it 'w 1/1 require a perusal of some
26,000 words to detect its absence The
document transmitted to congrc's is not
only the longest , but In ninny respects the
weightiest message laid before that body.
It passes In review the glory and progress of
the republic and dwells with becoming
gravity on the opportunities and respon
sibilities that press upon this people.
"Comiili'tf CoiifoxNion. "
Chicago Chronicle ( dem ) .
The president manifests throughout such
a disregard of the most vital facts and such
a cocksurcnesfi as to our duty to grab and
keep that Wo are forced to conclude that
the purpose of colonial aggrandizement was
formed before ever Dewey sailed for Manila.
We are forced to conclude that from the
outset It wns the purpose to make a subject
people of the Filipinos , no matter what their
Illness for pf-governraent. , ! The message in
this respect Is a pretty complete confession
of the Imperial purpobes of the administra
tion chorishcJ from the first.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep ) ,
The message is much longer than the
nveiage of thcflo emanating fiom occupantH
of the White house , but the subjects touched
ipon are of great Interest to the country
and the position taken on all of them will
commend itself to the judgment of a ma-
orlty of the people. That pimlMon of the
oiiHtltutlon which declares that the presi
dent "shall from time to time give to the
congress Information of the state of the
inlon , and recommend to their eansldeia-
lon such measures as ho shall Judge neces
sary and expedient" Is can led out with cora-
irehensivcnesj and intelligence In the mes
sage.
ir nidi tinriilnlitoK. .
Chlcnco Tribune ( rep. ) .
The president declares his continued be-
Icf that American sovereignty Is In accord
with the wishes and aspirations of the
; reat mass of Fillplnre , The Insunectlon
s Justly atcilbcd to "tho blnlstcr ambition
of a few lenders , " and the American attl-
ude Is summed up In th3 Uatoment that
'tho hour of victory will bo the hour of
leniency and rccoiistiuctlon. " These two
> olnls give the keynote to the whole. The
onnclontlou.3 tone of the messaga c-n
cnrcely fall to have n rcassuilng effect
mong the Filipinos and to silence nil but
ho most rabid anti-expansionists in the
United States.
I. KillI'niilt Found.
Kansas L'lty Btnr ( Inil )
I.esfl than the usual amount of f.iult has
been found with the message of the juesl-
ilcnt on account of Its length , though It Is
one of the most voluminous documents that
has ever rome from the White house. The
new questions treated of In the inosungo
atone , In a great degree , for Its piollxlty ,
wild It la oafe to say that It ban been read
by many persons who usual ! ) repudiate
[ hat sto | of lltorutuic. Tim country IK
growing o vast and Us Interests are multi
plying to such an extent thut It would be
llfllrult to review KB affairs within a llmltol
ifitco. Until the poojt'e ' shall decide to clet
is president a fcinart newspaper man who la
i master In the art nf c-omleimatUn and In
giving the gUt nf things in u brief and
llrect manner , the two-iolumn or thrro-
olumn inpfaagt- which so man > Amcriuns
long to HCO , ncpit not be expected ,
in iior > or Dt it \ \ MI.
( itirlt In I lie Sulnt.
roripppomlcnte circulating among I'ncle
Smn'.i naterlaml In the Orient ftrr Rrartually
the homo guard Rllmpsra of the | iU-
niUhf * who are about to be
n-culncd Into American rltlzer.f > by the
usual procrt" . McxU Interesting ot the ninny
tribes l the Moro , over whom the stittnn
rules for $200 Movleim plunks per month.
Tliclr hlitory nnd moJc of life maj well be
left for further consideration. They will
not get away What Is of Immediate concern
Is their sariorlnl tendencies. "The Moras
drc s is a rlct of color , " reports n corre
spondent of the New York Sun , "nnd both
men nnd women hn\c a notion of lit th.it
would make a Filipino gasp , particularly It
he happened to be Iho tailor who wns naked
to contrUo It for one of his customers. In
stead of the loose , almost open cnmlsa , with
wide , ( lowing soe\os ! , such as the Filipino
women wear , the Moro women wear waists
In which there Is not an Inch of superfluous
material. They put their spare cloth Into
their trousers , which nro wide and long and
gnudy. In the market place they sell the
cloths from which they make trousers to
fouNcnlr-huntlng visitors , who find them
very fine for dccoratho purposes. A piece
largo enough for ono tiouser leg that was
pold to ono of the 1'ennsjlvanla's pncsengcrs
wns two feet wide and four long. It Is of
Illiny tllk dyed In seven different colors. The
Moro lady who contemplated making her
self a pair of trousers out of It and Its mate
had a \ erjlvld notion of color. She caught
tin n. llttlo bunch at ono end nnd sowed It.
Then she dipped In a pot of brilliant purple
d > cstulf. When < ? ho ripped out the sewing
the pleco , which had been all while at the
slait , was dotted here and there with purple
spots. Then she gathered up a band of It
four or IHo Inches wide and cowed that
fast , so that who could dye no more , than
that narrow band , nnd soaked It for a while
In deep wine color. When ehc ripped out the
threads which had held the little bunch In
plnce thcro was a narrow strip ot white
between the wine nnd purple. She sewed
again nnd this tlmo the dye wns orange ;
then again nnd tried bright green Then
thcro came a strip of lemon-yellow and
then more of the deep red. She had gath
ered the cloth from the middle each tlmo ,
so that there was a little bunch at the last
that was still white. It did not extend clear
across the strip nnd was not wide enough
for n band , so she chucked It Into the purple
pot again , but this time It did not get an
even soaking and came out blue nnd purple
In spots and streaks. On the whole. It
might fairly bo called bomewhat loud. Some
of the women prefer skirts , similarly bright
colored , to trousers. Some go barefoot and
some wear slippers In the Filipino fashion.
None of them wear any headdress. Some
times , when they menu to bo particularly
fetching , the women take a bolt or two of
stuff that lookb like cheap mosquito netting
nnd fold It Into long loops and throw the
whole thing over ono shoulder ns n soldier
carries his blanket roll. It Is usually a solid
color , blue or gicon or red or jcllow. The
children either wear the same sort of thing
or go naked.
"It Is difficult to say which end of the male
Moro is most picturesque , his head or his
legs. On his head he wears a turban that
Increases In the scale of magnificence with
the number of rotors It has. On his legs he
wears trousers that are so tight that every
Moro Is a new source of wonder to the
Americans. The turban is usually of raw
silk , woven and dyed by the Moro women ;
well woven and djed In squares or plaids
that would abash the glory of a Manila sun
set. If he is out to make an Impression oren
on Important business the troueers are of
silk , and If they were only of the right
shade of brown > ou couldn't tell for the
life of you that he had them on. I taw one
pair that were made at green silk , with flue
red and yellow stripes alternating with
broader white ones. It was the Date Joka-
nlne , the most powerful fighting man on the
Island of Jolo , who sported this gorgeous-
neea. The turban Is most artfully contrived.
It Is small and close-rolled , nnd usually does
not cover the top of the head. The ends stick
straight up from the back of the head in n
fashion that reminds one of the feathers In
a Sioux war bonnet.
"Simply to say that the trousers are tight
con\e > s no sort of Impression of the degree
of tightness that makes them such a con
stant marvel. They fit the legs exactly as
wcil as the skin does , and how the Mores
get them on Is one of the things no feller
can find out. The popular supposition at
Hrbt is that they are made on the wearer ,
but that theory is exploded by the fact that
sometimes they are changed. General Dates
waited two hours for a date one day , and
the chief explained when he came out
finally that ho had been changing h's '
trousers. Which proves that It can bo done.
The feet of the Mores are largo nnd flat
from constant going without shoes. Their
knees are small and their calves nro usually
pretty well developed. How they get those
big feet and stout calves through the little
knee space Is one of the hitherto overlooked
wonders of the world. Down the outside
scams of the trousers , below the knee , run
lines of smnll gilt or silver buttons.
"For hl other garment the Moro wears a
Jacket that apparently Is made out of what
ever ho happened to have left In the house
after his trousers -were made. It Is so tight
that usually ho can't button It and wears It
open down the front , showing his broad ex
panse of manly besom. The cloth Is of what
ever color happens to bo handy so long as It
la bright enough. If it Is a llttfo bit dull he
makes up by sticking on little strips of any
thing bright ho may have. On some Jackets
these are HO airanged that ono fancies that
If ho could only lead Arabic ho might bo
able to decipher the sad story of the
wearei's life from the decorations of his
coat. Joseph leaped Into fame for having a
cent of many colors before anybody saw the
Moros. "
OTIIIHWISI : .
They say Cecil Rhodes l > ns mnde millions
b ) the rlso in dlamonda since the outbreak
of the war.
The story that Hoer sympathizers In Mil
waukee wrecked n tralnlond of pork to bo
&cnt to South Africa Is about as far-fetched
as the pork Itself.
Knnen.s is troubled by a dispute ns to
whoso memories It will perpetuate In Ha
Allotted tipaco In tbo statuary hall of the
capital building at Washington. Quito u
faction favora John Hrown nnd I'reaton U.
Plumb for the honor.
Theobald Chnrttnn , the portrait pnlnier ,
has reached N'ew York. Ho brings with
him hid recant picture of thn signing of the
| . ( Gto protocol , which WOK purchased for
$20,000 by H. C Frlck , who will picaent it
to Pictldent McKlnlcy.
\V. I ) . How ells tells H utorv of Henry
Jninos , who was praising the work of a
fellow mithor. "You are very kind to him , "
said a fiioml , "for ho snysery unpleasant
things about your work" "Ah , " snld
Jamtw , "wo may bath of u bo wroni ; . "
William I' . Lord , the new United S'ates.
minister to Argentina , has been thrku a
jiulgo of the Oregon supicmo couit and' '
anco governor of that stale , and hacol - '
k'utt'd tliu most \nlunble law llbrar ) on ilic
1'aeltlc coast Ho Is lilfhly edHealed , of dis
tinguished manner and .Vllncd luster.
Augustus Si. Oiiuiloiib , Hie tin In on t Ameri
can sculptor , who iian been elecicd corre-
fcpcndunt In the sculpture section nf the
Academic des Ilenux Aitu of France. Is mill
a \cry young man Ho IB a graduatu of
the Cooper Union Art tcbool In New Yolk
nnd utudied In Paris and In Home. He
wag born in Dublin of French nnd lrlt.li .
parentage , but wu * brought to the United
Statwi when an Infant Ho mndo iho Far-
ragut statue In New York mid designed iho
medal for tbo World a fair.
TIIIJ u.i.KTii vir.n nun.
McCook Courier Thp lllilstrnK-d Sun-
da > Hee te a muRarlne of merit and deserv
ing of the populnr favor which It hns re
ceived. While wo do not ndmlrc the pol
itics of Hosewatcr's paper , jet It has great
facilities for linmlllns the news nnd in an
enterprising , up-to-dntp newspaper.
Button Advertiser The Omaha Dee l re
ceiving from many jiourcei congratulation *
0:1 : Its Illustrated ThnnksglvlnR edlllon. It
la certainly most creditable production
nnd a great advertiser for Omaha nnd NV-
brnskn The Illustrated Dee hns come to
stny and will grow laiger nd better.
fender Republic The Omnha Her last
Sunday Issued n highly-colored Illustrated
edition In commemoration of Thanksgiving
day. It wns the finest piece of newspaper
i work ever attempted or executed In Ne
braska nnd was greatly appreciated by that
progressive journal s thousands of readers
all over the state.
Oenovn Signal- The Omaha Hcc has nl-
wajs been a pretty good paper , but wo h. Vo
noticed considerable Improvement In It moro
recently , espcclnllj In the way of addltlomt
of popular features. The Issue for Sunday
was n Thanksgiving number and It wan a
fine pleco of work from every point of view ,
mechnnlcnlly nnd mentally.
North 1'lntto Tribune : The Thanksgiving
number of The Omaha Illustrated lloo was
the bmt which has so fnr been Issued and
that Is saying much. No paper In this
country Issues a finer illustrated Sunday
paper thnn does * The Fire. Hut then The
' Hce Is one of the ctitcrprlnlng nml progressIve -
Ive papers of the country.
NHIgh Leader : The Thanksgiving num
ber of The Omaha Dally Dee undoubtedly
Huru.isecA anything in the character of mi
Illustrated dally paper that has ever been
attempted In Nebraska. The front page Is
exceptionally fine and In keeping with the
day , whilu its sixteen pages throughout nre
icplcte with fine half-tone engravings.
McCook Tribune : The Omaha Illustrate. !
Hcc of last Sunday wns n superb holiday
Issue one of the handsomest that has ever
como to our notice in Illustration , letter
press and subject matter. The IJee mnn-
ngcmcnt is to bo complimented upon this
latest effort. It wan ns meritorious as the
average high-class magazine In almcot every
respect.
Cedar Bluffs Standard1 The Omaha lice's
Thanksgiving edition labt Sunday wns an
art gem typographically and Its contents
were also highly Interesting. The Sunday
supplement of The IJee geti better with
each Ibsuo. The IJee Is clearly In ( he load
ot the dally papers of the state In each and
every department. H la a paper for the
people In every respect.
St. Paul Phonograph : That The Omnha
Heo ban lost none of UK wonted push and
enterprlso Is evidenced by Us magnificent
special Thanksgiving issue published last
Sunday. It was a literary and plctor al
triumph , such ns Is seldom scored In news-
paperdom. The photographs In the maga
zine part were particularly fine and nu
merous and the colored cover designs ar
tistic.
Gretna Breeze : The Omaha Boo of last
Sunday was ono of the best specimens of the
advanced printers' skill that wo have seen
for many a day. It was In the form of a
Thanksgiving number and those who read
It had a treat. The Bee Is a good newspaper
and has an energetic , management. The
Illustrated Sunday IJeo has proved very pop
ular. Last Sunday's Dee was well worth
preserving.
Stanton Picket : The Thanksgiving num
ber of The Omaha Illustrated Boo excelled
even previous Issues of itself. The cover
page was superior to anything of the kind
we have ever seen. The representation is
the interior of a chapel filled with - worshiping
ing people nnd before the altar , on which
the outlines of an angel are v'sible , kneel
Uncle Sam and Columbia. Mind can scarcely
conceive of anything moro appropriate.
Schuyler Sun. Ono of the finest things
over issued in the west in the newspaper
line was the Thanksgiving- supplement of
The Omaha Bee last Sunday. It was full of
handbome illustrations , choice biography and
literary selections nnd was equal to many of
the metropolitan magazines. Tbeso Illus
trated supplements are a regular feature of
The Sunday Bee now and further enhance
Its vnluo ns the foremost newspaper of the
west.
Puiillllon Herald- The Omaha Bee Issued
ono oC the handsomest editions last Sunday
It , has ever been our pleasure to see. It was
published as a Thanksgiving supplement and
demonstrated how advanced printers' art
has become. Only a few years ago nothing
short of a brush would have produced such
elegant blending of colors as was displayed
upon the cover and such elaborate work as
the liibldo pages contained was not dreamed
of. The Thanksgiving number of The Bee
certainly reflects credit upon the publishers
of the paper and many will be preserved
for years to como us n souvenir of the occa
sion nnd a monument to the enterprising
editor.
Tokamah Herald : The Illustrated Thanks
giving In The Omaha Boo last Sunday was
a thing of beauty nnd reflected much credit
on The IJeo Publishing company The cl-
ored frontispiece of Liberty and Uncle Sam
kneeling at the altnr of peace was a happy
combination nnd In keeping with the limes.
The hostilities in the Philippines are about
to cease , then peace will bo universal wher
ever the stars and stripes nro unfurled. The
other notable Illustrations were the Thanks
giving Expectations , Familiar Nebraskans
at the National Capital , David IJ. Hender
son of Iowa , the next speaker of the house ;
Now Herman , showing by a number of
views the rapid rebuilding of our bister town
which was wiped elf the map by that ter-
illlc cyclone on the evening of Juno 13.
The number wns replete with Jntens.l.ig
views and beautiful sketches. The or.o
pertaining to the "Oordon Highlanders" was
alone worth the price of a year's subscrip
tion.
ix AIIJ OK .ujiiici.'i/niu ' : .
CrtiUy Citt'iiilcil KHIIKP of ( lit- Ir-
! > n rim tii CM \ncrl men IN ,
Knnsao City Star.
The annual report of James Wilson , sec
retary of agriculture , gives an nceount of
a great variety of labors In which the Agrl
cultural department IB engaged , for the pur-
peso of benefiting the great host of Ameri
cans who moke their living cultivating the
soil. It Is to be noted that tliouo efforts
uro largely in the direction of diversifying
crops rather than In Improving the con-
dltloiiH and Inci easing the prollu of pro-
duclng the staple commodities nf this CIIUM-
try. Perhaps It 1 Impornlblo to do much
In the latter line , but the vvheni nnd earn
fanners would greatly npptrelate any ef
forts that might bo made to help them
out.
out.Tho department has been making experi
mental HMlpments of butter to various parts
of tbo world and IH arousing foiclgn Inter
est In the American products. Whether U
Is duo to thcsu efforts or whether It Is
mcioly n natural development of trade It I. )
certain that the foreign market fnr Ameri
can butter has been greatly enlarged In I ha
lust few months. In July , August , Beptombcr
nnd October the exports of butter from this
country were 13f.00,090 poumli. compared
wlih .1,000,000 pounds In the corresponding
tlmo last year , nnd there secmw to be m
go.d reason why the exports should pot
continue to grow , with a beneficial effect
on iho entire dairy IntoieaU of the country ,
which nro largo.
The department U engaged In experl-
mrntb in hbrldUlrig grains to eciure va
rieties whl'h ' will resist drouth , rust and' '
cold , and U has also bad agents to many ]
I countries * r i hlnft for nen irlet > es of
Iftrnln nnd other rfre l ntnl plants , to bo
'
tested In thl < countrv
Swretnry Ul ! on seems to be more deeply
Interested In developing Ci production of
prolurts thnt nre nnn imp irted Jhftti In
nnv other efforts HP cxpro'cs the liopc
thnt In n few jt-nrs ( 'allfornln will be nblo
to produce figs us finen are now importcrt
from Mediterranean entintrles He l on
coumglng and nsUtlns the exnerlinPiitg In
ten production In fotitli fnrolinn niiil h.n
Imported a iilqh grade of flee from Jnps&
for planting In LoulMnnn.
The field of the department's operations
hns been greatly extended by the acquisition
of the Philippines. Hawaii and Iorto lllco ,
nnd the secretary expresses the belief that
thc > Islands , In a short time , can be made
to produce $2,000,000 worth of the troplral
products that this country now Imports. H
Is proposed to establish tixpcrlmctil sto
lions In the Islands and make a thnroug'j
survey and Investigation of climate antl soil
conditions in their relation to the vflrloilj
products thnt mnji bo raised there.
The experiments of the department now
cover a very wide range , extending , its llify
ilo , from Alntil.n to the Philippines niiJ 1'ofta
Uleo , nnd embracing the products of ovcry
dlruntc nnd of nearly evcrv character ,
CH.NIAI , Kt'A.
riilongo Poii : "Wbnt ninUfs you so sure
he Is not n fiirees fiil nviii. " '
"He hnsn'i enough enemies. "
Somnrvllle Jnurnnl : The. s-orviuu girl whs
knows her place ticvor places her lioso
near the keyhole of n door.
Chicago NOWM "This. " ho said , "la an
( i e of
"Ye. , " she replied , ptii < liliig hH arm avvny.
"but von i till teem to be nil iill-nrollnil
mail.
f'hlchirn Post : "This is the fourth tlmo I
linvo pre eutod this bill , " y.Ud the collector
angrily.
"Tiue. " replied the debtor. "And , ilo you
know , 1'vo been wondering why you do It. "
Chicago Tlmcs-Mnr.ilil : Some people
keep co btipy minding Ibelr own buslne
that they miss ninny line opportunities to
prollt by the experience of others.
Washington Stnr : "Patience , " said Unelo
I'ben , "Is ti great thing. But 1 doesn't like
ter bee It take hoi' of a man so hard dut he
Je T waits all year long fob do Christmas
git's to come In. "
)
Chicago Hccord : "Why did > ou let your
uon Join the army In the Philippines ? "
"Ilo naltl If ivc didn't he'd go Into a foot
ball team. "
Deliolt Journal ; In heaven there Is no
marrying or giving In marriage nnd no
occasion , therefore , for nnvbody to sing ,
"O , l'roml o iMo ! " during the progices of
any ceieimmy whatever.
Cleveland Plain Denier : "The Boors are
evidently greatly lacking in the simplest
rules of etiquette. "
"In vvhnt particular icspect ? "
"The onli use to which they apparently
think white handkerchiefs are to be put 13 h
to delude. British holdlej-s Into the belief
that they have wurrendercd. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Do you know any
thing about the recent financial crash ? "
asked the friend.
"No , " answered the cold-blooded truth
ful man , "I don't even know enough about
It to moralize on It. "
PHILOSOPHY.
Arizona Graphic.
"Iln existence been a failure , In yore ape-
clllc case ? "
Chuck asked me with a shadder on his good
nld-faMilonod face :
And at llrst I had to answer , It seemed to
me it had ,
Though my history from childhood wns not
so very bad
But , say !
When I come to think about It , it sorter
seems to mo
There was two sides to the question , If there
wasn't two or three ;
True. I hadn't any money , nor property , nor
aicli
I wasn't very handsome , nor popular , Aor
rich
Nor nothln' ,
I never made a splutter In the leglslatura
hallf.
Whur Honorable Bill So-an'-So gits up and
kicks and balls :
AYhur a 23-cent statesman , with blzness in
his eye ,
Sells his honor for a nibble of administra
tion pie ,
O , no !
I never run for office T couldn't If I'd try ;
The people wants a feller with u twinkle In
his eye ,
Who talks and smiles and wriggles , with
his scientific play.
Then turns around and lobs 'm In the good
old way.
Yes , Indeed !
Como to think , there Is another defalcation
In my case ;
I can't look In the winder and behold a
baby face ,
And another jlst behind It , full of happlncpj
und lovet
Just ns though I was an angel , comln' to'm
from above.
Well ! well !
Guess I won't dlsctihs that subject , sorter
tends to mnko me blue
Sets' the boys to ubkln * qucBtlons , "What
the devil's allln' you ? "
Nothln' to'm , yet 1 reckon they nil have
their Inads to tote.
And you'll tlnd they'ie nil a-ftallln' In the
mime old boat.
boat.You
You bet !
But I've hit upon a system which never
fall * to lit
When I can't got just what I want I want
what I can git ,
And I'm not disposed to worry whllo fhero'.s
inonuiobs In their might '
Who'd Kindly give their riches for half my '
nripotlle
Sabo ?
"Not Looks
" "
! Alone.
If you haven't time to
come in notice our
show windows ; you'll
see some especially
handsome overcoats
and suits for men and
a beautiful array of
boys' and children's
clothing they look
fine don't they ? We
don't care how they
LOOK for WE know
how fine they ARE ,
and we are not afraid
to have you examine
them and ask the price. l >
Between $ JO and $25
somewhere you'll
find just what you
want if you are look
ing for a good suit or
overcoat.
T
$ F3Mn&
y' RAWicw Kt tuti *