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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JAXUAEY L'S , 1JJUU. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE , K. nOSEWATUIl. Editor. POUL.ISUI3D CVEUY MOUNINO. TEP..MS OF . pn.lly Ueo ( withojt sunduy ) , One Year. . $0.00 pally Uce unU Sunday , Ono Year . S.W Dally , Sunday nnd Illustrated. Ono Year S.Za auiiuuy nnd illustrated , Ono Year. . . . . . . . 2.2-j Illustrated Bee , Ono Year. . . 2M Htindny Uco , Ono Year . , . 2J J aaturuny Hue. Ono Year . ! > \veekly Bee , Ono Year . W OFFICES. Omaha : Tlio IJeo Building. . . _ . . South Omaha : City Hall Building , Twenty-llfth nnd N streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl street. Chi , . , . . 1640 Unity Building. JSow lork : Temple court. Washington ! SOI Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should bo addressed : Oma.Ua Uce , Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. BuMness letters nnd remittances should bo addressed : The Bee Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Omaha.REMITTANCES. . Remit " y draft , express or postal order , . payable to The Boo Publishing Company. accepted In payment ot Only 2-cent stamps mall accounts. Personal chocks , except on Omaha or Eastern exchange , not nCccptca. TUB BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF cmCULATION. Btato of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : George B. Txschuck , secretary ot The 13eo Publishing Company , being duly sworn , ay tmt ) the actual number ol full and complc a copies of The Dally , Morning , Evenls * nnd S'inday Bee. printed during the rr-jr.u ; < , f December , 1893 , wa ns fol lows : 1 24,700 17 U5.085 2 2-J.020 is 21,882 3 25.475 IS 24,700 4 21,030 20 24at)0 E 20.OOO 21 24,430 27,153 22 S4aiO 7. . . 24,000 23. a4,010 S. . . 2S.43R 24. 2D.DTO 9. . . 21COO , 25. 2IJ.700 10. . . 25 , : < 00 26. B4.8SO 11. . . 21.000 27. 24,200 12. . . 21,580 2S , 24ilO : 18. . . 25.O03 3. 24,41)0 14 25,152 30 21,230 15 21,440 31 B5.-HIO 16 24.4CO Total , . " .774,535 Less unsold and returned copies. . 11.87H Net total sales . .702,002 Net daily Subscribed und Bworn before mo this day of January , A. . ( Seal. ) Notary Public. pit Is apparent that the iceman 1ms settled hla differences with the weather muu. _ . Two old women still rule the world the empress of Clilna nnd Queen Vic toria. . . The Boers are pressing their suit for Ladysmlth and JBuller still twenty miles away. When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war. When Boer meets British then corno the laager and the bier. Kmpcror William has celebrated his own birthday and gone Into mourning over the death of his mother-in-law nil on the same day. The Invasion of little Delaware by Colonel Bryan Is heralded as one of the great events In the preliminary campaign of 1000. From Coleufso to Ladystulth Is not a great distance as the crowflles , but by the wagon rdnd It Is several days journey In the present condition of the public highway. A few men are anxious to become mayor of Omaha , but several hundred of' the best business men of Omaha would not accept the office If tendered to them on a golden platter. The Paris exposition has another Htrlko oil its hands. An exposition without a strike would be ns great a curiosity as a South American country without a revolution. Now we are to have n religious trust. On the first nnd second days of February a conference will bo held In New York with a view to taking steps for the es tablishment of a federation of all the Protestant churches. Unless the keeper returns soon to the animals In the popocrntlc cage there Is danger of a serious fight , although lib eral doses of chloroform might quiet them until the antagonistic members of the family can be separated. The officials of St. Ixnils have ac cepted an invitation to look over the water in 'the Chicago drainage canal. But they are not expected to drink criougli water during the trip to enable them to pass on its quality. It must bo consoling to hear tlm the recent advance of C pep cent In the price of cheap editions of the bible has ( not affected their sale. If this Is so a bible trust may commence operations wthout fear of any contraction in the demand. The heavy Boer batsmen nro giving the English outfielders plenty of work during Uio Unit inning. It has been raining huso hits ever since Umpire Kruger called "play ball , " and the scor6 Is already in' the doubles , with bqses full and no one out. News comes by cable all the way from Egypt of a strike there among the cigarette makers , but this will not in terfere with the Egyptian cigarette Industry in New York , which will keep on turning out the genuine imported product without interruption. Advices from Koine are to the effect that the pope has hud a design pre pared for a Jubilee medal. They do not state , however , whether he expects to have the medal struck In commem oration of the nineteenth or twentieth century. This all-Important question should bo tettlcd llrst. ' | t is slated that all throe of the secretaries of the State Board of Trans- portutlou Jiuvo actually been present in the board moms at the same time during the past week. Such a Bucrlllco of private business for the beuetit of the public \v s hardly 1o have been ex pected Ht any other time than pay day. I RKINFORVE T/IB Ktll'RBMB COURT. During the first yenrs of statehood Nebraska was divided Into three Judi cial districts and the three district Judges together constituted the Btiprcmc court. The frnmcrs of the present con stitution separated the district courts from the supreme court by creating a supreme bench of three Justices. This l.ody served the purpose until the state had trebled its population nnd tlio business of the court had grown to for midable proportions. To relieve this pressure a supreme court commission was created by the legislature In 1801 ns nil adjunct to the Judges. Tills provisional arrangement piovcd fairly satisfactory. The overcrowded dockets of the court were gradually reduced from year to year nnd would have boon entirely cleared but for the veto of Governor 1'oynter of the bill extending the commission's life. Whether the governor did right or wrong , n condition confronts the people ple that calls for n speedy and ef fective remedy , If justice Is to be ad ministered with reasonable promptness In this state. White the final and cor rect remedy must be by a constitutional amendment Increasing the number of supreme judges , temporary relief can be had by n reversion to the idea c-m- bodled In the flrst constitution of Ne braska. There is nothing In the constitution or the law to prevent the supreme court from calling In from time to time three judges of the district court to per form the work formerly entrusted to the supreme court commissioners. It Is a well known fact that we have nt this time more district judges than liti gation to keep them busy. It seems to us that It could be readily arranged to have some of these judges , when not actively engaged In their district , sum moned to the capital to assist.the supreme premo bench. Such a plan would involve no-addi tional salaries and but trifling addi tional expense and would be no hard ship on the district judges , who are now drawing pay for full time. On the contrary , most of the district judges would , we believe , feel honored to be called to share the responsibility of the highest court of appeal. If upon trial the plan should prove unsatisfactory It can be abolished and a new commis sion provided for by the coming legis lature , to serve until a constitutional amendment enlarging the supreme bench shall have been submtttud and adopted. CONSULAR SERVICE REFORM. There appears to be favorable prom ise of legislation nt the present session of congress for reform In the consular service. A bill for this purpose has been introduced , its object being to divorce the service from politics nnd apply civil service methods in appoint ing men to represent the United States ns consular officials in other parts of the world. The bill provides for a com- mission. , composed of members of both bouses and three other citizens experi enced in commercial matters , to formu late and put Into operation the re organization plan. Representatives of commercial Interests , particularly those engaged In the foreign trade , have been In Washington to urge the adoption of the proposed legislation and it is not expected to encounter any serious op position , except , perhaps , from those who are hostile to the civil service re form principle generally nnd believe that the consular service should bo left open for the exploitation of the poli ticians. This question of consular reform has been discussed for years and the dis cussion has done good. It has served to bring ! about a very great Im provement In that service. Twenty-five years ago the United States had the poorest and least efficient consular service of any of the'leudlug nations. That cannot truthfully bo said of It now. Indeed it has so much Improved that It now compares favorably in use fulness with that of any other country. We have a large number of trained and experienced men In the service , who have been retained without regard to their politics , and the consular re ports show that these men are per forming their duties faithfully and zealously. No better proof could bo desired as to the expediency of divorcing the con sular service from politics and apply ing to it clyll service methods. Tluit would insure the appointment of com petent men and their retention In the service. The proposed legislation hav ing this in view Is judicious and there should bo no doubt us to its adoption. FAVOR A MERCHANT MARINE , The National Board of Trade , in ses sion nt Washington the past week , adopted n memorial to congress urging legislation for creating u merchant marine for our foreign commerce. The board represents some forty chambers of commerce nnd business nnd trade organizations and therefore speuks for a considerable proportion of the busi ness Interests of the country. The me morial was adopted with practical unanimity , there being very little oppo sition to it. It sets forth the facts showing the decline of the merchant marine In the foreign trade nnd states that the United States that Is , American man ufacturers and producers are now payIng - Ing to foreign ship owners near to $200,000,000 annually to do our cconu- carrying trade , which sum increases yearly. It declares that the protective principle should bo extended to our shipping In the foreign trade and that the profitable employment of the sur plus productive power of the farms , factories , mines , forests and fisheries of the United States imperatively de mands the increase of Its foreign com merce. The building up of a merchant marine Is declared to be of supreme Importance for the extension of our foreign trade and the opinion Is ex pressed that either the senate or the house bill will be effective to this end. This from n body representing px- tenslvo commercial interests and es pecially concerned in promoting our foreign trade will certainly carry weight. This class , however , nro not alone In desiring legislation favorable to a merchant marine. The agricul tural Interest Is not Indifferent to the matter , ns shown by resolutions adopted by several agricultural so cieties of Pennsylvania , all declaring In favor of an American merchant ma rine which will give employment to American capital nnd American labor and free the producers from dependence upon foreign ships to carry to market our surplus products. There has been a notable awakening of interest in this question within the last year or two and the sentiment in favor of merchant marine legislation la much stronger than over before. WHBllB TUB The property owners of Omaha pay In the neighborhood of 51,500,000 In direct taxes every year for the sup port of county , city and Kcliofll govern ment. In addition to this direct tax some § 500,000' is contributed in the shape of license fees , flues nnd special assessments. In other words , the three branches of local government , namely , the comity board , the school bonrd nnd city council , collect nnd dl - bursa > more than $2,000,000 every year exclusive of large sums for school buildings , pavements , sewers and HO on , derived from bond Issues. Men clothed with such vast powers and responsibilities might be expected to possess the essential quallllcatlon of business ability and Integrity , but In Omaha , ns In other large cities , the taxpaylng citizens leave the manage ment of public affairs to a class of men who for the most part do not come up to the standard that would Insure efficient nnd economic government. It Is a matter of notoriety that thousands of dollars are annually squandered or recklessly dissipated through Incom petent , negligent or dishonest officials and the Interests of the public sacri ficed for the benefit of officeholders , contractors and franchisee ! corpora tions. The blame for this state of af fairs Is entirely with the taxpayers who could if they would , dictate the choice of elective public officers by tak ing active part In primary elections of their respective political parties. The general aversion on the part of the most intelligent and orderly class of citizens to mix /practical politics springs from the wrong Idea that politics contaminate people and tend to corrupt their morals , when , as a matter of fact , general participation by the best class of voters would tend to purge politics 'of [ Its worst features , and by elevating the standard of candi dates insure better government. It is to be hoped that in the Impending municipal campaign the most repre sentative voters of all parties will as sert themselves and insist upon the selection of candidates who enjoy pop ular confidence , nud will , if elected , pro tect the interest of the taxpayers 5u- stead of the taxeaters. THUS FOR CONCILIATION. The press dispatch from Manila , stating that the war in the Philippines is over , meaning , It is presumed , that organized resistance is at an end , and urging that the time is ripe for a con ciliatory policy , seems to merit the consideration of those In authority. The correspondent points out that the danger in the present situation Is that a bloody feud may arise between the American army and the Filipinos and this we believe is the first intimation of such a danger. There is nothing incredible , however , In the statement The Filipinos generally have unques tionably a bitter hatred of our soldiers and It Is to be expected that they will take every opportunity to manifest this until complete pacification Is brought about. It is not to bo doubted that there are thousands of natives within our lines who would not hesitate to assassinate - sassinato American /soldiers and these people are likely to bo troublesome for a long time , whatever policy congress may decide upon for the government of the Philippines. The strong sentiment of hatred toward Americans that has been created cannot bo overcome at once nud there nro men among the Filipinos who will spare no effort to keep it alive. To what extent the danger pointed out might be lessened by congressional action outlining the policy of the gov ernment in the Philippines It is impos sible to say , but it Is unquestionably Important that congress should de termine the question of government for the islands without unnecessary delay. Mablnl , the most Influential of the In surgents , who Is a prisoner at Manila , has suggested , that the United States appoint another commibslou to ascer tain the wishes of the Tagais and con fer with them respecting the question of government. lie professed to be lieve that If this were done It would have a salutary effect. But if a com mission were sent It should be clothed with full authority to say what the policy of the United States Is and this can come only from congress. Until , therefore , congress shall have decided upon a policy It would be usclcsy to send a commission to the Philippines. It could do no more than the commls- slon sent last year , which accomplished practically nothing. Moreover , who is there for a commission to confer with having the authority to speak for them and to bind them to anything ? Agul- ualdo Is somewhere in hiding and the lust report regarding him said that ho had with him only n small bodyguard. The so-called Filipino government was dispersed long1 ago and the ablest of the insurgent lenders have been killed or captured , A guerrilla warfaie is being carried on and it Is to be pie- mimed that no one would have our ROV. eminent confer with the chiefs of these guerrilla bands as to what kind of gov ernment they desire. A declaration by congress of tlio policy of the United States In the Philippines Is what the situation culls for und when thin is had no commis sion will be necessary. It will be un derstood by the Filipinos as express ing the will of the Auorlcim people the irrevocable decision of this nation in respect to Its future dealing with them. The policy outlined and the assurances , given by the military authority the Filipinos have not re garded ns expressing the national will. They will know that action by con gress does this nud will perhaps realize the futility of further resistance to it. OUR COMMtSHUIAl * I'ROfntKSS. The rapid progress of the foreign trade of the United States Is not gen erally appreciated nnd even among those who may be assumed to be inter ested In such matters are ninny who are not aware of the fact that this country has nearly reached flrst place as an exporting nation , with n good prospect of attaining supremacy within the next year or two. The statistics of the foreign commerce ot the United States nnd Great Britain for last year show that this country was only $31,000,000 behind Its greatest commercial rival , upon which we have been rnpldly gaining for sonio years. We noted some time ago the statement of a leading British statistician that If the progress which the United States had made In Its foreign trade should continue wo would overtake and pass Great Britain early In the coming cen tury. It Is not improbable that we shall do so by the beginning of the century. An American writer says that we have Increased so rapidly and since 1800 by a ratio that seems easily calculated , that It Is fair to apply this ratio to the year 1000 , and If so applied It will be discovered that we shall probably this year export some $30,000,000 more than Great Britain. This would he likely if Great Britain were nt peace and with that nation nt war , which cuts off or materially reduces a large trade with South Africa , It Is an entirely reason able expectation that by the end of the current year the United States will have taken flrst place among the ex porting nations. We also lose commer cially by the South African war , but nothing like the extent to which Great Britain will , while there Is every reason to believe that AVO shall gain largely In China and other portions of the far cast. American- commercial supremacy would thus seem to be nt hand and When attained It will be held so long as the conditions which make for It con tinue. At all events It may confidently be piedicted that It could not be wrested from us by Great Britain * for there Is every reason to believe that that nation has reached the limit of commercial development and is much more likely to decline than to advance ns a commercial power. With our growing commerce will necessarily come an Increase In our financial power , to which our gold production last year contributed $00,000,000 nnd it is be lieved will add at least $100,000,000 this year. In view of this , why may it not reasonably be assumed , If we remain at peace with the world and there are ho violent changes in our financial and economic policies , that within a few years the United States will be at the head of the nations in the world's cdm- incrce and In a position financially not only of complete independence , but which will enable us to exert n dftm- iuating Influence upon the monetary affairs of the world ? There certainly seems to be opportunity for attaining this and the prospect of Its achievement appears clear. The Philadelphia Sabbath School as sociation proposes to take a complete census of the city of Philadelphia in a single day. It is proposed to take the census on the 22ud day of February. This is'not the flrst time that the iiop- ulntion of an American city has been registered in one day. A census of the city of Plttsburg was taken recently on the Sabbath school plan and only p300 persons refused to give the In formation asked. In Great Britain the census is always taken In twenty- four hours and the returns have been found to be more accurate than they could possibly have been had the enumeration covered a more extended period. The Philadelphia experiment will bo watched with more than pass ing interest and Its accuracy will be tested by the national census takers in June. London newspapers are again ttaklng up the attack on American canned meat by printing nnonyraqus letters pretending to give away Inside secrets of. American packing establishments. It is safe to put down these letters as either fakes , pure and simple , or the vindictive fabrications of discharged employes. The American meat packing plants will court official Investigation at any time any foreign government wants to send responsible experts over to ascertain tlio facts. It Is announced that England Is will ing the United States should build and operate the Nicnraguau canal. Eng land has plenty of trouble at present and in prospect , and so long us its ships are free to use the canal it mat ters little who owns It. If England ex pects the United States to build thn canal and then turn it over to England as Franco did the Suez , it Is doomed to disappointment. The generosity of tlio United States hardly reaches that point. The Increased imports coming to the United States for the last year are classed almost entirely under ( lie head of materials for further manufacture. Whllo the wheels of Industry have been going around faster the demand for American-made goods seems to have Increased sufficiently to take up the entire surplus. If this means a con tinued demand for American labor no one wjll have any cause to find fault with this feature of our prosperity. There is altogether too much haste exhibited by the supportem of tha Nicaragua canal 1)111 in the lower house of congress to divest it of the sutmk'lon that there was a big job concealed In it under the. plea of urgency. A project that contemplates the expenditure of ? J40,000Opa and n possible deficit of ? COUOO,000 more uliould not bo rail- roaded through like n private pension bill that involves an qutlay of Hot more than $8 per month. It hns been discovered that Spanish coins , like the Spanish navy , are light weight. This Is one of the means by which the people of the former Spanish colonies have been mulcted for the benefit of the old country. The people should soon begin to show some ap preciation of honest dealing nnd good government brought them by American Intervention. The president of one of the eastern trunk lines takes decided exception to the project for the Improvement of the Erie caiial. This Is quite natural , as anything that might divert traffic from the railroads or act as a safety valve on railroad rates Is necessarily a bad thing lu the eyes of every railroad president. Secretary of State Porter proposes to move for the dissolution of the office- holding firm of Allen & Uobluson. lie advances two reasons. One Is that It Is In opposition to public policy and the other that he wants the office of congressman himself. Watch the con gressman from the Third file n de murrer. A Chicago woman Injured In an auto mobile collision Is suing for $20,000 damages. If she had been struck by. a bicycle or a motor car or a runaway horse the figure would probably not be so high. It ought to be worth more to bo hurt by an automobile , nt least so long as they are still lu the Intioduclory stage. Scntl lit llln Pliotonriuili. Somcrvllle Journal. The man who caa fall down on a slippery sidewalk nnd get up without looking around to ECO whether anybody has seen him can Justly prldo himself ou his savolr falrc and self-control. Pride noon llcforc a Fnll. Globe-Democrat. Ono ot the loftiest critics of the military management of the American civil war was Lord wolseley. The condition of the British army .for its present work Is a sunictent commentary on his Judgment. Suprciiiuey In Buffalo Exsross. Export * from the United Kingdom for 1899 amounted to $1,287,971,000 and from the United States to $1,253.486,000. This Is the nearest the United States has over como to equalling Great Britain's export trade. An other year should bring the precedence to this sldo of the Atlantic. Flrut of IVaval llcroc * . Baltimore American. The bones of John Paul Jones will bo" brought to rest In American soil If they can bo Identified. Cynics may sneer at the be lated gratitude of republics , but , at least , these times are trying to atone for the neg lect of past ones. At no time has the spirit of appreciation for national services , past and present , been so marked. Clilcneo Seen the liieht. Chlcaco News. Studying all sides of the question with im partial eyes U really seems as If the wealthy American father would faro better by pre senting his daughter -with an Angora kitten than by buying her a titled husband. The kitten and ihe count- both como high and coat some Httlo money to keep , but the kltton has a chance to take prizes at the annual cat show , while the nobleman cannot even win out In a speculation. PcrcnUltc * of Sctintor * . Cincinnati Commercial. The salary of a senator may not be over whelmingly large , but the perquisites make up a handsome Income. Drugs and toilet articles are bought in bills that run Into the hundreds , and rven thousands , and It is stated that most of these luxuries find their -wny out of the senate Into tbo homes. It so , It Is a petty abuse that should be stopped , not so much on the ground of economy as on the grounds of pride and principle. to tlio Front. Philadelphia. Record. The exports from the United States for 1S99 only fell $31,000,000 short of the Qggregata of the exports from Great Britain. This showing indicates what a wc/adcrful stride forward this country has made , par ticularly In the sale of our manufactured stuffs. Sixty per cent of our exports wore sent to the United Kingdom and Its colonies. The Imports of Great Britain for 1899 reached the enormous aggregate of $2,360,620,000 , or about three times the total imports of the United States. Dental Corpn In tlie Army. Philadelphia Times. The Philippine war has shown the neces sity of having a dental corps attached to the medical staff of an army In the/tropics. / When the old muzzle-loading muskets were used and the cartridges had to bo bitten , the condition of the soldiers' teeth was of the highest Importance ; but -with the Introduc tion of fixed ammunition , preservation of the teeth became of ( Secondary Importance. Hence the aches that have followed. After they have shown their teeth to the dentists they will feel more like showing them to the enemy. Muni Flulit or Full T Philadelphia Press. The persistent declarations , always from an English source , that the Orange Free Staters contemplated abandoning the Trans vaal cause In the present war are , ns every sensible person understands , unfounded rumors designed to strengthen Britain's cause. The fact Is that the Orange Free State having cast Its .fato in the balance with Krugor's government must stand or fall with it. The time for deserting the com mon cause Is past. And It docs not help Great Britain to persist In spreading such statements. I'HHSOXU. The census of Puerto Rico , Ju t completed , shows A population of 957,000. General Htillcr'a men innrchcd up the J < op and then innrchcd down again. It wan lucky that old Jay Gould passed to hla reward before the family added a count to Its encumbrances. Notwithstanding the absence of Ocnornl Whcolcr the governor general of the Philip pines again announces the suppression of the rebellion , In recounting the rrnsons why ho should bo fo-elected a Chicago alderman "points with prldo" to his capture ot two thieves in twenty minutes but not In the city tmlli Senator Depow la a director In eighty-two corporations and n active member of twonty-flvo clubs. The senator evidently be- lloves In the gospel of "strenuous endeavor. " Klanklng the Boers is not the sole problem that perplexes the British army In South Africa. The safety of the bnth tub brlgndo Is what taxes thn mental faculties of the tac ticians nnd befogs the transportation de partment. The tubs must bo protected at any cost. Indiana Is not disposed to rest with the laurels achieved by Its Junior senator. The homo guard Is striving to stir the country with stories of peach crop failures. It won't work. Peach crop tales of woo are not re- llablo unless "Delaware" Is blown in the bottle. If the eloquent nud voluminous Web Davis ot Missouri tries the spellbinding act on Oem Paul at Pretoria ho will bo rewarded with a sample of Boer marksmanship. When old Kruger Is listening or thinking ho chows tobacco vigorously nnd can hit n. cuspidor at ten paces without sprinkling his galways. Cruel and unusual modes of shuffling oft nro often chosen by persons on suicide bent , but that of o St. Louis woman bents the record of this young yenr. She attempted to jump off the Ends brldgo Into the Chicago sower. Luckily her dress caught on the railing nnd she was spared a horrible death , AM ) THUUI2. Governor General Wood Is astonishing the natives of Cuba In various ways. The facility and energy shown In bouncing crooked officials shocked the victims and cheered the multitude of outs. Next ho frowned upon the habit of ofllcoholdors Avho thought they rendered an equivalent by drawing their pay nnd jarred their sensibili ties by requiring them to1 work seven houra n day. In former times less causes started revolutions. The last to receive the atten tion ot the governor general were the Havana editors. General Wood startled the fraternity by abolishing the deadhead list and actually insists on paying for his papers. "It Is the llrst tlmo In the history of the Island , " says one happy editor , "when a governor general has cither paid or offered to pay a newspaper subscription. " It Is to bo hoped that future events will not mar tbo pleasure of tbo surprise. Still the situa tion Is ticklish. As things are in a transi tion stage thereabouts the governor may bo obliged to write the fated edict , "Stop my , paper. " A sudden change , from uplifting Joy to the hardpan of depression might prove too great a strain on the editorial foundries of Havana. Aspirants for municipal offices should lose no tlmo in expressing their displeasure at the innovations of an official in Jersey. Ho holds down the job of city sealer at Newark. Complaints having .Cached him that coal dealers -were a trifle shy in the weight of the goods delivered. Ho had no city fund available to investigate the com plaints , nor did ho glvo the coal dealers a bint ot the suspicions abroad. Instead he went down Into his Jeans for the wherewith , fitted up a "wagon with scales and shadowed delivery wagons. After a load was dumped the city sealer appeared with husky shovol- ers , weighed the coal In his own wagon nnd made a record of the result. One day's operations showed that several coal dealers were shy from fifty to 500 pounds to the ton , and they are now trying to square them selves before a grand jury. Such zeal Is to bo commended wherever shown , but It makes too great a contrast with the Inert and weary to receive approval In official circles , particularly In Jersey. Hero Is a document of historic Interest to Nebraskans , taken from a volume of "Tho Records of th'o Rebellion : " ADJUTANT GENERATES OFFICE , Washington. April 2 , 1SG2. Robert W. Fur- nas , First Regiment , Homo Guards : Sir You nro hereby authorized to raise from ' io loyal Indians now < ln Kansas a regiment of Infantry to- serve for three years , or durlnp ; the war. On the completion , of the organization of thle regiment you -will bo mustered In to servo aw Us colonel. The regiment will bo organized OB prescribed by the act of congress approved July 22 , 1801. to authorize the employment of volun teers , etc. Lieutenant Charles S. Bowman , Fourth Cavalry , U. S. A. , at Fort Scott , Leaven- wortihwill act as mustering" ofllcer. Ho will make rcqulsltlon3 > upon the proper ofli- ce/rs nt 'headquarters ' , Department of the Mississippi , for psubslstcnce , medical stores , clothlnrr , camp and garrison equipage nnd all other supplies that may be needed. Upon completion of the organization ot your regiment you will report to Major General Hallcck , commanding Department of the Mississippi , for further Instructions. I am , sir. very respectfully , your obedient servant , L. THOMAS , Adjutant General. New York and Massachusetts have quaint notions about lobbyists. The legislatures of both states are not Indisposed to do business with tbo promoters. The problem Is how to do It safely and profitably. Some mem- bora seem to bo perplexed lest they go against the wrong man. Bay State law makers think the safest plan Is to tag the lobbyist ttnd thus avoid disagreeable mis takes. Now Yorkers take no stock In tags or tin cans , They propose * that lobbyists desiring to do business shall make a showIng - Ing of their cash capital. A statement of funds avallablo for buslnces Is certainly moro desirable than tags. There Is no room "for a blunder In this method. Tags are liable to be lost before a deal Is closed. But with cash In sight , transactions can be carried on In the neatness and celerity that charac terized the deals of an Adlrondacks mem ber a few years ago. On his return from Albany ho built a mountain castle that was the envy of the region. A dumbfounded neighbor who know of the salon's previous poverty had tbo nerve to ask , "Where did you get It1 "Oh , " responded the salon , cheerily , "my wife saved It by doing her own housework last winter. " The Absolutely Pure BAiviNi6 POWDER X Made from Grape . Cream of Tartar. Baking powders made from alum and other harsh caustic acids are lower in price , but inferior in work and injurious to the stomach. .ROYA- . BAKING POWDER CO. , LEW YORK. SECUIAH SHOTS AT THIS 1'UM'IT. San FMnclflco Call : An eastern clergy man recently fought n professional rounder in n twonty-four-foot ring , according to Quecnsbcrry rules , to show that ho was not A cowArd , nnd nn Ohio preacher the other day trounced his tailor because of n misfit cult. The church is growing too militant. Chlcngu Times-Herald : A California ptcnchcr hns resigned because ho v.atits tlio privilege ot dancing when he feels like It nud , to Uflo his own words , "ot occasionally slapping a friend on the back And enylng 'Hollo , there , UI1U' " That poor fellow's parents ought to have known from the be ginning that nature never intended him for the ministry. Ho wns born to drive a coal wagon. Indianapolis Journal : The most npproprl- nto funeral text used lu n long time was that selected by a Kentucky minister for the last trlbuto to ono ot the men killed In the ru- cent shooting affair at Frankfort. The text wns : "Uo yo nlso rcndy. " The readiness ot the deceased bad boon eloquently shonn by the fnct that ho carried a large revolver nnd the text itself left to the Individual tnato of tho-audience the decision ns to whether the admonition wns Intended to pro- pnro men to defend thdniBclven or to dla. Indianapolis Press : The corner-atone ot nn Episcopal church wan laid nt Cohassct , Mass. , last month nnd u Unitarian min ister took part in the proceedings. Tlila aroused the ire of various clergymen nnd Inymon , who protested to Bishop Lnwrcnco ngalnst his liberality , "amounting to a compromise of fnlth. " The bishop replied In a salty letter , In which ho told the ob jectors ho thought ho know the people ot Maesachuiiuttfl better than they did and that , had the Episcopalians waited 200 ycnr to build n church In Cohnssot , they rvould hnvo found a community of heathens , In stead of n pastor and people preaching nnd practicing Christianity as they understood it. Chicago Chronicle : The Kentucky clergy men who have eot apart a day far fasting and prayer , In view of the dangers that nro alleged to threaten tbo commonwealth , are somewhat tnrdy In their manifestations of Interest. U may case the consciences of some ot the ecclesiastical leaders to pray with fervor tbat further bloodshed may bo averted nnd calmer counsels take the place ot present factional strlfo In the political camps. But n pertinent query would be , How unany nt these praying Jeremiahs were out on election day working In the Intcrent ot tholr favorite candidates and how many of them helped to stir up the political cal dron to its present sizzling point ? "Pray ns you vote , " eald a noted exhortcr , and his advlco smacks of hard sense. DOMESTIC I M3ASAjmiIES. Detroit Journal : "But hns she observed the usual period of mourning for her last husband V" "No , barely the semi-colon , this tlmo. " IndlnnapoIlD Journal : "I understand she objects to her daughter * ! ) marriage. " t "Yes. You pee , she Is a widow nnd she holds that a dutiful daughter would give her mother llrst chance. " Somcrvllle Journal : First Clubman Do you suppose your wife will bo awake when you set In ? Second Clubman I guess not. I put n few drops of laudanum In her tea tonight. Chicago News : Hattlo I'm positive George loves RIO and winits me > to bo his wife. fIt Ella Has ho told you BO ? Hattle No , but ho has taken such n strong dislike to mamma. Chicago Record : The Bachelor It Is said that a man rarely marries his llrat love. The "Widow True , but ho usually gets re venge by constantly holding- her up ns his Ideal to the woman he does marry. / , , _ _ _ _ Philadelphia Press : Willie Now , that sis ter Is going to marry Mr. Jenks why Is It called nn "ensnKemont , " pa ? Mr. Underthum Probably because the real-battle comes inter , my son : New York Press : Ho You needn't b angry. I could have kissed you two or three times then If I'd wanted to. She Yes , I know It. Chicago Tribune : "Has my daughter , sir , " demanded the Htern father , "ever Klven you reason to think Bhe would listen to a proposal of marriage from you ? " "Well , " said the young man , twirling his hat In his hand In nn embarrassed manner , "except .that she calls mo 'durllnfir , ' and always kisses mo when I bid her eood night , I can't Hay that Bhe has. " TOUCH OK THE VANISHED HAND. Youth's Companion. Wo sigh for the touch of a vanished hand The hand of a friend most dear. Who line paused from our Hide to. the Hhadowy land , But what of the hand that Is near ? To the living's touch Is the soul Inert That weeps o'er the silent urn ? For the love that lives Is our hand alert To make some Hwcet return ? Do wo answer back In n fretful tone When life's duties press us sore ? Is our praise as full nn It they were gone , And could hear our prulso no more ? As the days go by nro our hands more swift For a trllle beyond their slmra Than to grasp for u kindly helpful lift The burden some one must bear ? Wo sigh for the touch of a vanished hand , And wo think ourselves sincere : But.what of the friends that about us utantl , And the touch of the hand that's here ? It Is Not Easy. . . . . To balance the conflict ing claims of all the adver tisers nowadays. You must know the stores to determine which one is telling the truth. 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