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THIS OMAHA DAILY HEJ3: TIintSDAV, AlGUST L li)00.
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State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss:
Ueorgo II, Tzschuck,. secretary of Thfi Uee
Publishing company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete conies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening nnd Sunday Hce, printed during
tho month of July, 1900, was as follows:
1 .' UT.SII.I 17 !i7,ll7
2 U7.S10 IS 27,3U0
3 U7,:iUI 19 17,780
4 IMI.OIO 10 27,tH
6...- ;...7,:iiiii 21 a7,im
a'....., .v-.niio 22 U7,it).i
7 i:7,IHO , 23 U7,7U
8 U'lJIM) 31 27,700
9 a7,:wio ur,n.io
10 a7,r,ao 26 U7,r.7o
11 27,0110 27 27,r.l0
'2 27.S10 2S 27,00
13 27..V50 29 27.010
H 27,r.20 30 ,27,:il0
15 2,7:ir 31 (.27,61)0
16 27.IJ20
Total sno.or..-.
Less unsold und returned copies.. (. 12,278
Net total sales .8117,777
Net dally average , 27,025
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PAIITIES LUAVINtJ KOIt SUMMBIt.
I'nrllrn tenting the city for
Hip niiiiiinrr nuiy Iinve Tlip Ilp
sent to tlmm rcK'ilnrly liy
"otlfylnK Tin- llc Ilimliirsn
ottlcr, In imtsoii or hy nmll.
Tlir mlilri'SM will be vlituiKed
ns often ns desired.
Annrchtsts who linppi'ii to reside In
European cnpitnls will do well to lny
low for Home time to come.
A nomination on the republican fitntc
ticket In Iown continues to lie practically
fls good ns n certlllcttte of election.
Stock In Chinese veracity lias Rone up
several notches during the past week,
though there is still room for Improve
nient. The new king of Italy bears tin illus
trious nnmo and will have to set a good
pneo to sustain the credit of tho original
Victor Emanuel.
To State Troauurcr Meserve: rieasc
(111 out nnd forward tho enclosed blank:
Tho $200,000 of Idle school money Is
deposited in bank.
The Kansas City platform Is so clear
cut and self-assertive that Bryan Is
Holng to devote his entire notitlcatlon
speech to elucidating Just one of its
numerous plunks.
Nebraska fuslonlsts talk glibly nbout
tho danger of overconlldence. Men
whoso knees are knocking together from
fright are not In any great danger from
the source mentioned.
This Is the dull season In real estate
circles, but a number of notable trans
actions have been effected by Omaha
dealers In tho last few weeks. Uargalns
In Nebraska lands will never be so plen
1 1 fill again.
No urtlllclal refrigeration is necessary
when tho rival democratic committers
meet to discuss harmony, because the
conversation closely resembles the first
practice night of a newly organized
amateur bund.
Tho declaration of a semi-annual dlvl
(lend of 1! per cent on the common stock
of the Uulon I'acllle is another straw
pointing the prosperity wind In No
brnslui and the western states from
which that road draws tho bulk of Its
business.
It luckily turns out that Mr. Conger
nnd the other foreign embassies at Pokl:
nre alive and safe. A revision of snv
eral speeches on the Chinese question
perpetrated on the public during the Inst
few weeks may be necessitated by this
Joyful news.
Governor Shaw announces that under
no conditions will he make an annolut
nient to tho senatorial vacancy created
by the death of Senator Gear before the
HItli day of August. That means twe
weeks' more time for Iowa political as
trologors to cast senatorial horoscopes
Tho eonseusus of opinion of the fusion
candidates nnd committeemen who have
been in seyslou'at Lincoln Is that the
fuslonlsts have u walkaway In No
brasku. At the same time, however
they havo decided upon a desperate cam
palgn to keep contol of the state. Note
tho difference between practice aud pro
fesslou!
Mr, Towne asserts anew that his ono
object Is to further tho election of Mr,
Uryan aud that his courso with refer
enco to withdrawing from or remain
Ing on the ticket will be shaped to tha
end. In talking this way Sir. Towne Is
glvlug state's evidence of tho grand
bunco game played on tho populists at
Sioux Falls.
Congressman ltoblusou of tho Third
Nebraska district Is held up us a great
political forecaster. Ho Is quoted as
giving assurance that Bryan will carry
New York. This Is tho sumo Mr. Bob
lnson that two yours ago gave equally
positive assurance that Senator Allen
would carry tho legislature, but thore
Rtifys proved these predictions were not
particularly rellublc.
DKUOMACr AM) TIIVSTS.
The record of the democratic parly In
regard to trusts Is not such as to Invite
conlldeiifo In Its present promises. The
record of the democratic candidate for
president during his four years In con
gress does not warrant uinuestlnnlng
faith in the sincerity of the declarations
he now makes ngalnst trusts. When the
democracy had an opportunity, as has
been repeatedly shown, to strike at the
Industrial combinations the party failed
to'lmprovo It. Mr. Ilrynn was nt that
time In congress, but Uio record docs not
show that he concerned himself about
the trusts.
In a speech In the house of representa
tives on the proponed constitutional
amendment enlarging the power of con
fess to deal with trusts, monopolies and
combinations, Mr. Llttlelleld of Maine
called attention to the record of tho
democracy on this question. In 18SS
that party had charge of congress and
the committee on manufactures was In
structed to Investigate and report recom
mendations In relation to trusts. That
committee went on investigating from
January U5 to July 'J2 of that year and
submitted a partial report saying that
the names of various combinations and
trusts had been furnished the committee
md that the number of such combina
tions was very large. The Investigation
was continued after this report. The
Standard Oil trust, the Sugar trust, the
Cotton Hag trust and the Whisky. trust
were Investigated. The work went on
until September, 1SSS, and In March,
1801), the committee made n report to
congress, nut it proposed no remedy
for the combinations. After deliberat
ing for months the committee said that
'owing to present differences of opinion
between the numbers of the committee
they limit this report to submitting to
the careful consideration of subsequent
congresses the facts shown by the testi
mony taken before the committee."
Die succeeding congress was repub
lican and the llrst bill Introduced
by the senate was Introduced by
John Sherman of Ohio. Tills was
the anti-trust act of July , 1800.
It was opposed by democratic sen
ators on the grotiud tlfut It was uu-
onstitutioual. When the bill came be
fore the house of representatives the
democrats, not during to vote directly
against it, undertook to sidetrack It In
the Interest of n silver bill. Democratic
senators and representatives made a
letermlned effort to defeat this meas
ure and Infer a democratic attorney
general of the t United States pro
nounced the law defective and Inade
quate and made no attempt to enforce
It. The democrats were In control of
congress at the beginning of the sec
ond Cleveland administration, yet the
only thing they did in regard to 'the
trusts was u provision upon the tall
of the Wilson bill which was Ignored
by the democratic administration. Mr.
llryan was a member of that congress.
It will not bo out of place here to
note tflut tho Wllson-Uorman tariff law,
which Mr. Uryan, as a member of the
house committee on ways and menus,
was very Instrumental . in preparing,
was very considerate of the Sugar
trust.
In the light of the democratic ree
ord regarding trusts, only the most
credulous van have any confidence In
Its present promises. It has never had
u practicable plan of dealing with the
Industrial combinations and none Is to
be expected of It.
sournms democrats dissext.
That the opposition of the southern
delegations to tho principal features of
the Kansas City platform which won
foisted on them by the votes of Hawaii
and the territories that can contribute
nothing to the election of the ticket was
a true rellectlou of southern sentiment
Is becoming moro aud more apparent
Heports from the south nre to tho effect
not only that neither candidates nor
ph 'form arouse visible enthusiasm, but
that the undercurrent, especially among
the business Interests, Is decidedly an
tagonistic to the pretensions of Bryan
Ism. While the electoral votes below
Muson and Dixou's line are not likely
to bo turned to the republican candidates,
owing to the well kuown local consider
ations, never before has opposition been
so outspoken In that quarter to the plat
form and ticket of the party to which
blind allegiance Is usually offered.
As Illustrative of the character of this
expression, attention has been called to
the action of the Manufacturers' Hecord,
published at Baltimore and devoted to
the business and Industrial growth of
the south. Tills publication, of wide clr
dilution and Influence, declared prompt
and emphntle dissent from tho latest ut
terunce of Bryanlsm. It has taken tho
ground that "the Kansas City deeluru
tlon of policy represents nothing which
appeals to -the majority of the business
men of the south, men who have never
known what It Is to be other than demo
cratlc In their alllllutlons." it says these.
men "realize the time has come to show
the world the courage of their couvlc
Hons."
Sustaining Its contention that the real
Issue of the campaign is "between pov
erty aud prosperity," the Manufacturers'
llecord has begun the printing of letters
from representative democrats In the
south who share this feellug. Some of
them are pointedly pertinent. A leading
cotton manufacturer, for example,
writes that events have shown thnt tho
free sllyor advocates four years ago
were "clearly' wrong," and adds: "As
to the 'paramount Issue,' Imperialism
clear-headed business men regard this
as simply quixotic. Of courso nobody
wants Imperialism aud there Is not the
remotest possibility of an emperor being
crowned In this country. Why, then
break n luucc on such u windmill?" A
ltichmond capitalist expresses himself
"Tho outlook of the south and all her
groat and high hopes and enterprises
call for every citizen to place himself
upou the side of peace nnd sound prln
clples, 'growth uud progress, against pro
vintiullsm aud sectionalism uud shivery
to traditions from dead leaders aud van
Ished conditions." Similar sentiments
are echoed from all parts of the south
from Texas aud Virginia, Alabama
Georgia and Tennessee.
The southern states have been tustlng
the fruits of unexampled business pros
perlty under beneficent policies enforced
by the McKlnlcy administration, nnd
they would suffer the most by their over
throw before Hryanlsm. If they thought
there were any real danger of Ilryanlte
success It Is doubtful if even the In
herited Idea that self-preservation rests
on partisan adherence to democracy
would keep the south solid In the next
lectorul college.
Al.ASh'AX HOVXDAHT QVKST1UX.
There Is a misapprehension, according
o Washington advices, ns to the pro
visional urrungement made between the
governments of the United Slates and
trcnt Britain In regard to the Alaskan
boundary question. This designates n
temporary boundary line which It ap
pears Is not satisfactory to the Ameri
can miners, who have Joined in a pro-
est to the government against the ar
rangement, under the Impression that
It Involves n surrender of American ter
ritory. This, say olllclals of the State
department, Is not tho case. It Is as
serted, on tho contrary, that no Ameri
can miner will have his clnlui or tenure
unfavorably affected by the boundary
lino agreed upon between the govern
ments, since It Is only provisional. It Is
further stated that Instead of the
United States having ceded territory,
Great Britain temporarily yielded to
this country nlneteen-tweutleths of the
territory In dispute nnd suffered her
shipping to be kept ten miles from the
boundary lino at the nearest point, not
withstanding the Cauudiuu ambition to
get a part of the Lynn canal.
If this Is a correct statement tho
American miners manifestly have no
casonable ground of complaint. It was
necessary, of course, In order to reach
any understanding respecting this per
plexing Issue that concessions be made
by both sides nnd It appears that In
this Great Britain bus made by far the
greater concessions. It Is well known
that the Cunudlans were very much
dissatisfied with the urrungement, coin-
plaining thnt their lights hud been Ig
nored und the Interests of the Dominion
sacrificed by England In order to come
to an amicable understuudlug with the
United States. No one would approve
of the surrender of un inch of American
territory and we do not believe the
State department bus 'made any conces
sion involving a surrender of territory.
moxkv i.Y rut: south and wkst.
Voxir yenrs ago there was-ihueh com
plaint In the south and In portions of
the west of a lack of money and of
high Interest rates. No such complaint
Is heard now. There may be Isolated
regions where there Is still a lack of
currency, but they arc for the most part
sections where money cannot be profit
ably employed. The general prosperity
of the last, three yenrs bus caused a
more widespread distribution of money
thnn over before iund necessarily rates
of Interest have declined.
The currency bill passed by the pres
ent congress will contribute still further
to the supplying of money where ll Is
needed. It provides for tho orgunlzu
tlon of national bunks with, u minimum
capital of $23,000 nnd already many
such bunks have been established. The
republican national pint form promises
still further legislation along this line.
It says: . "We recognize that Interest
rates arc a potent factor In production
and business activity und for the pur
pose of further equalizing and of
further lowering the rates of Interest,
we favor such monetury leglslutlon as
will enublo the varying needs of the
seasons uud of ull sections to be
promptly met, In order that trade may
be evenly sustrtlued, labor steadily em
ployed and commerce enlarged." This
means that having established the gold
standard and Insured the muluteuanco
of sound currency throughout tho
country, the republican party If re
tained In power will do its utmost to
furnish a liberal supply of such cur
rency for all sections of the country at
reasonable rates of Interest.
The standing presidential candidate,
who llrst obtained notoriety ns the
champion of British free trade and Is
now calling loudly for the introduction
of the British income tax, professes hor
ror becauso tho United States Is co
operating with the European powers In
China, Including Great Britain, for the
liberation of tho imprisoned legations.
An alllauco with Great Britain for the
purpose of promoting free trade and
stilling American industry would Just
suit the Bryunltes, but co-operation for
the protection of Americans menaced by
the Chinese Boxers is an unpardonable
sin. This is about as consistent, how
ever, ns the Bryan followers have been
on any question.
Another effort Is' to be made to enforce
the game laws, but the fact cannot be
eoncoHled that the most flagrant viola
tors of these laws can bo counted among
the most noisy agitators for game law
enforcement. The law should unques
tionably be put Into effective applica
tion, but to do so it will be necessary
llrst to make n few examples, not of the
fanners who bring down a few birds
out of season, but of the professlonnl
sports who make regular expeditions
out of Oinaha for the slaughter of the
Innocents.
South Dakota reports a shortage of
harvest hands. Generally men come
from Nebraska aud Kansas, after the
harvest In those states, to help out the
people of Dakota, but this year they
are so well employed at home that they
had no time to lend to their neighbors.
Democrats should hasten to assure the
people of South Dakota that no such
condition would prevail If democracy
was In power In the nation.
Democrats must movo their predictions
Into another field. An election has been
culled for a, constitutional convention in
Cuba aud the time of fulfillment Is too
near for democracy to assert the ad
ministration never had any Intention of
allowing the Cubans a voice In their
government. "When It comes to predict
ing, democracy always Indulges In the
long futures.
New Orleans pollco officers are to 1
held to account on charges of cowurdl
In falling to do their duty In the rcce
gro riots In thnt city. This Is evl
ntly an effort to find some one to serve
i a scapegoat for the outbreak of vio
lence which has not only disgraced Unit
Ity, but proved that the embers of race
i n tied are still smouldering thriAighout
the south, liable to blaze forth at any
tl
me.
According to the World-Herald "the
republican organs of Nebraska denounce
the State Board of Transportation as a
useless luxury because the State Board
of Transportation happens to be In con
trol of the fusion force Just now."
What a Joke! Since when did the State
Board of Transportation get out of con
trol of the corporations that created It
and dictated Its membership?
State house employes tiro registering
ti protest against being assessed for cam
paign purposes tills year. There Is a
growing belief that the premium rate
on popocratic otliceholdlng Is too high
and that the assessments come wjth too
great frequency, and, In view of 'the
slim prospect of retulnlng places after
Jumlury 1, the present holders are not
llkqly to pay up promptly.
The effect of government Hat on cir
culating medium Is being illustrated In
tho Transvaal, where many burghers
who had supposed themselves rich have
been ruined by accepting paper money,
now of questionable redemption. Trans
vaal gold, however, continues to' pass
current at the same value it did before
the disaster to the arms of the South
iVfrlcan republic.
Tho Douglas County Democracy pro
poses to ratify the national aud state
nominations. A suspicion is abroad,
however, that the endorsement of the
state ticket Is pro forma aud made with
a
large mental reservation.
Time for the .Millennium.
Wnshlncton Post.
When tho United Stntes scnato votes to
havo Its members elided by tho direct
votes of tho people, everybody should
choose a pattner for tho millennium.
.Never Will tSet IlneU.
1..0S Amides Times.
A Missouri hound Is said to have found
his way back home, 600 miles, from a ranch
In Kansas, but the democratic party has
wandered so far afield that It nevor will
get back.
Soup limine n m nn Kniltlein,
St. Louis Olobe-Dcmocrut.
In some of the states tho democrats
aro In trouhlo about nn cmblom to head
tnoir tickets, in a ccneral wav tho nle-
turo of a soup house would be uncqualcd
for tho purpose.
An Odd Country.
Bultlmoro American.
Servla must bo an odd country. The min
istry has resigned on account of tho young
king's engagement and he Is unable to find
men to fill their places. Ofllces going beg
ging In that manner Is a phenomenon In
comprehensible) to men In this country.
So Is such strenuous opposition to a pretty
woman's powers of fascination.
Ilrynu'it Ansoclnten.
Chicago Tribune.
The New Yorlc Evening Post turns "the
tables neatly upon ono of its correspond
ents, who Is unublo to undorstand why It
docs not support llryan since his sincerity
as a reformer Is not questioned. The Post,
conceding for tho sake of the argument
that llryan Is blncerc, replies that It Is
unablo to seo what reform ho could be
expected to nceompllsh when his most
trusted lieutenants nro such men as Alt-
geld, "who would not lift a finger to sup
press tho frightful rioting at Chicago, hut
foamed at tho mouth when President
Cleveland put down the anarchy which
had corao to threaten the peace of tho
whole country;" Crokcr, who ''has made
tho democratic party In New York a
stench In tho nostrils of the community,"
and Clnrk of Montana, who has given of
his mllllous to help Dryan's cause.
II I K Aipltt Crop Kxpeetvd,
Philadelphia Inquirer.
According to estimates based on reports
from all parts of the United States, the
apple crop this fall will bo ono of unusual
site. Unless somo unforeseen accident oc
curs, tho crop will amount to nbout 100,
000.000 barrels.
This Is about three times the crop of last
year, which was considered n pretty heavy
crop, compared with the average of former
years. Dut this Is not tho only wonderful
thing about tho year 1900 as far as this fruit
Is concerned. Heretofore a heavy crop in
tho eastern states was always accompanied
by a failure of th'o crop in tho west, and
vice versa.
This year, "however, the crop will Tie
heavy both cast and west. Europe also is
looking forward to a heavy crop, and It
will not be surprising to see a big slump tin
tho price of this fruit.
Twenty years ago Now York state sup
plied tho whole market of this country and
partly tho markets of Europe with apples,
but today tho output of New York btnto
would not bo nearly sufficient to supply tho
demand.
A largo part of tho applo crop goes to
supply tho tables of tho occun liners, but
thq largest purchasers In tho market, out
side of tho npple-eatlug public, nro tho
largo pie factories. The best prices for
apples aro obtained in tho months of De
cembcr, March, April and May. In the
tumrnor there la little demand for this
fruit, as berries and melons monopolize tho
market.
WHAT .IAPAX HAS DOM-2.
Hh Trnde mill Credit llnve (iroiTii
Since Adoption of Cold SliiiulurU.
Now York World.
In 1S97 Japan adopted tho golri standard in
lieu of what was nominally bimetallism, but
In reality a silver regime. Count Mat
sukata, tho Japanose minister of finance,
has Jimt published n book telling why nnd
how tho chaugo was made and how It was
worked,
Japan was ambitious to extend her for
eign trado and to bring herself In lino with
tho great civilized and commercial nations
Her statesmen, therefore, decided, "without
waiting for tho consent of any other na
tlon," to provide a stable currency based
upon tho world's standard. Iho Chinese,
war Indemnity of about $60,000,000 was
adroitly arranged to be paid In gold through
the Dank of England and-this sum was sot
npart as a reserve to sustain tho change
to a gold basis.
The plan worked admirably. Foreign ex
chango has heon steady. "Tho Industrial
classes are no longer under constant nppre
henslon of a disastrous fall In tho value
of money," as was perpetually tho case
under tho fictitious bimetallism that Im
posed a sliver standard on tho country. The
trade of Japan with tho great commercial
nations has been vastly facilitated, and the
reports, after long ranking far below tho
Imports, have at last expanded till the bal
ance of trade Is on the right side. The
government credit Ib of course much Im
proved, so that when loans aroneided a
low Interest rate Is secured.
The Japanese aro called "thot Yankees of
the east." They are at least sharp enough
to put a fact abovo a fallacy,
'I'll AI'I'S OK Kl.Vd III .MUCH'!'.
King Humbert's career was full of the
efforts of n man whoso courage was better
fitted to meet war than pence, snys n writer
In Ihe Chicago Tribune. It Is said the para
mount sorrow of his life was his conscious
ness thnt ho was to become a mere consti
tutional monarch. Tho keynote of his char
acter Is cited by General Nino Dlxlo. 'When
22 years old Humbert, then heir apparent to
tho throne, followed tho Italian army to the
battle of Custozza. His father, King Victor
Emanuel, protested. Hut tho young prince
following tho dictates of his courage, In
sisted on going, and in the lieafof the battle
threw himself against the bayonet linos of
the enemy. Ho wns In peril of being stabbel
by a hos'tllo bayonet when rescued by nlds
of General lllxlo. "General," said Humbert,
I will never forgive you for not having al
lowed me to fight my owil, way out of this
difficulty." Humbert kept his word; ho
nevor spoko to lllxlo again.
A story well authenticated Is told in Italy
of how Humbert refused to dyo his hair.
Tho Instanco is said to havo been tho only
disagreement tho king ever had with his
wlfo, Margherlta, When on his 43th birth
day tho king's hair began to turn gray, tho
queen urged him to dyo It.l She urged so
persistently that Humbert finally tired of it.
Tho qtiuen ut that time hud a pet dog with
long, silky whlto hair. Ono day, In tho pres-
oncosof the queen, he took the dog to his
apartment and dyed 11b hair tho deepest
black.
"How nwfull bow ridiculous!" exclaimed
tho qucuu.
"Yes, ridiculous," retorted Humbert, "but
not halt so ridiculous, my dear, ns for me
to follow your advice and dyo my hair."
He liked to repeat tho Inscription on the
Iron Crown of Lombard):
"Cod has given it to me; woo to him who
touches HI"
In ,hls speeches he frequently quoted tho
epigram of Gregory tho Great on the crown:
"No ono opposed to tho doctrines- of tho
Roman Catholic church may gnze on tho
Iron Crown tand live."
Humbert loved the exigencies of military
life. It Is related of htm that on the morn
ing of bis coronation he wnlked to the bar
racks nnd naked of a private soldier, who
did not know hlnu
"My man, how much do you get for your
services to tho king?"
"Three lire n.day, sir," replied the private.
"My man," said Humbert, ",l would rather
bo it soldier thnn a king."
Considering tho devotion nf tlio wine- tnr
his wife, it always was a matter of wonder
In Homo why he never accompanied her
during a drive.. Tho king and queen were
inrauinr ngurcs on tlio Corso, but they ul
ways drove separately, ho Invariably In n
victoria nnd sho in a landa 11. On nnit nr.
caslon Humbert asked tho queen's secretary
what he thought sho would like for rhrii.
mas. The secretary Informed tho king, nnd
incidentally called attention to some mil
liners' nnd dressmakers' bills which re
mained unpaid. The king took tho bills.
On Christmas mornlnc tlm nuppn fm mil n
bundle of receipted bills under her break-
lasi piate. -mere was no other present. It
s sam me queen thereafter was less extrav
agant.
Humbert's boyhood lovo for th nrrlfn.
meat incident to the responding of tho lire
department to alarms remained with him
when he became king. Ily tho firemen of
Home ho was looked unon ns a wnerl.il na.
tron. They called him tho "grand pompier,"
or great nreman. It Is said that durinc
Humbert's reign there never was n flrn nf
canscquonce In Rome of which, day or night.
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m.u nui iirucnu juuiupi reports.
Evidences of King Humbert' charity were
not Infrequont. Ho often sent subscriptions
to newly hospitals and In several instances
If, became known that aid received by Im
poverished families In Rome came from
the .king himself. The king eclobrated his
llvcr wedding on April 22, 1S93. Several
dare before the celebration ho learned that
a citizens' committee was forming a sub
scription with which to mako a demonstra
tion In honor of the event. Hearing this,
the king sent out the announcement of his
dlspleasuro and asked that the demonstra
tlon bo carried on within certain hospltala.
"Tho king wilt bo pleaied to vlult these
hcepltalB and see tho demonstration on the
faces of the Inmates," said the announce
ment. Often the king petnonally dlroctcd his
charity. In tho summer of 1S84 the cholera
waa epidemic In Naples. Hundreds of peo
ple were dying dally. At the tlmo Humbert
was at Venlco and was on his way to attend
tho annual sports of tho cavalry officers nt
Pordenone. News of tho increasing death
rate at Naples reached the king as he was
preparing to leave. Stopping his Tetlnue,
ho wrote nnd ordered this dispatch to bo
sent to the scat of tho plague-stricken dis
trict: "At Pordenpno Is morry making; at Na
ples Is death. I will go to Naples."
Humbert's month's work among the vic
tims of tho plague brought him pralso from
nil Europe.
King Humbert had American tastes In
three respects; ho liked Ico water, smoked
Virginia tobacco and loved American insti
tutions. Ice wnter never had been popular
in Italy and tho king's taste for It was ac
quired through his entertainment of Amer
ican ministers. Cigars made of Virginia to
bacco wore hold In higher esteem by tho
king than tho Italian stoga. Ho smokod to
oxcees until seven years ago, when, on the
advice of phyolclans, ho stopped. Ills vow
Is frequently referred to. It was, "Upon
my kingly honor I'll never smoke again."
Humbert's esteem for America Is evinced by
tho position in the palaco given the memo
rial presented by the American residents of
Homo on tho death of King Victor. Tho ad
dress was Blgned by ISO Americans and since
Its reception In tho palaco In 1S78 H has
been kept draped with the stars and stripes.
Efforts to dissipate sentiment against him
self, prevalent among tho people, arc said
to have been tho motive of King Humbert's
address delivered to bis Parliament In 1SS9.
Tha speech rang with personal pronouns,
and at tho tlmo was taken by the people
as an assertion of the king's intention to
maintain royal leadership. Somo of bl
statements were: "My father gave Inde
pendence to Italy, and I, with your co
operation, have been enabled to givo
equality to all citizens." "I make the glory
of my reign to consist above all things In
tho well being of tho humbler classes."
"Peace seems to bo moro assured to Europe
today than ever, thanks to the cqunsels
of the great powers, which was my work
and that of my allies." "I Intend, together
with my government and you, to make all
Italy blessed."
Two miles from tho cathedral at Monza
aro the stables built by Humbert. At these
stables tho king kept the horses and dogs
wiich ho used for hunting, Humbert 1
said to navo uciignteu in mingling witn nis
stablemen. Ono time the king heard of the
Invention of a new horseshoe to prevent
bones from slipping. Liking tho Idea ho or
dered nil his horses reshod with tho new
shoe within 'twenty-four hourB.
All bin life King Humbert maintained a
at) let economy of time by dividing tho duties
and pleasures of his dnys according to a set
program. In summer ho arose ut i a. m.
anil in winter at C. His program for a
week day was: Six to 8 a. m., correspond
ence; at 10, receive ministers; at 11, lunch
eon; from 1 to 3 pj m., receive visitors; at
(, a urive; ai iu, retire.
HITS OK ( IIIM-.SU OOSSIP.
Tho great wnll of China, portions of
which nro still In evidence, was completed
211 before Christ.
Two of tho greatest literary productions
of the Chlneso aro n dictionary In 6,020
volumes and nn encyclopedia In 22,937 vol
umes.
lllack dogs and black cats are the fa
vorites In China In tho lino of food, be
cause when eaten In midsummer they will
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niBiiru ncniin nuu sirengui.
Twenty-soven Jupnneso nnd seventeen
Chlneso officers nro attached to tho Ger
man army for Instruction, besides repre
sentatives of other foreign armies.
Monslgnor Kavlcr, tho Roman Cath
olic bishop of Peklu, holds, by virtue of n
decroo of tho emperor, the local rank of
mandarin of tho grade equal to that of tho
governor of n province.
No greater crtmo Is known In China
than that of desecrating a grnveynrd.
llocauso graves nro found overywhexo In
Chlnn, the first railroad built thero lil to
follow n very circuitous routo In order to
avoid them,
Prlnco Chlng, tho Chlneso general, who
has been so friendly to foreigners, wan
for some time lord chamberlain of tho
court and wns president of tho tsung II
ynmcn In 1S98, when Lord Charles Bcrcs-
ford visited It.
Long before tho Chinese era tho Chinese
were making porcelain nnd had Innumerable.
styles of decoration. This wns hard paste,
or natural porcelain. Soft paste, or arti
ficial porcelain, is made of various sub
stances and Is almost translucent.
Admiral Sir Edward Seymour, who Is In
command of tho Ilrltlsh forco In, China aud
of tho allied forces which attempted tho
relief of Pukln, Is an Irishman, whoso fam
ily has contributed many distinguished
men to the Ilrltlsh navy. His grandfather
wub an admiral, an was his uncle. Sir
Edwnrd's father, however, was in the
church..
Tho Roman Cathol'lc Interests in China
nro very large. There nro 759 European
priests, 409 Chlneso priests, 3930 churches
nnd chapels, 49 semlnnrlcs nnd 2,915
schools nnd over 500,000 converts under
the caro nt tho Vatican. Tho two Jesuit
congregations of Pekln nnd Nankin num
ber over 15.,000, forming Itho largest
Christian congregation In China.
The Chlneso nro remarkable as n nation
for their carefully preserved historical an
nnls, oven from tho most rcmoto period
of antiquity. Tho llrst mention of pot
tery Is found In tho reign of Emperor
Honngti, In 2698, beforo tho Christian era.
Porcelain wns made under tho Han
dynasty eighteen years beforo Christ, at
least 1,600 years beforo It was known to
tho western countries of th'o globe.
Tho garments of the Oriental women nro
not subject to chango of fashion tho shape
ulways the samo from generation to gen
eration and for this reason their ward
robes nro very extensive. It Is claimed
that in somo respects that of Countess LI
Is unequaled In modern limes. It includes
500 robes, or outgarmcnts, made from tho
finest selected skins procurable and in
Jength reaching her feet. In addition to
these are coats and trouserottcs fnshloned
from heavily wrought brocades nnd tho
richest silks nnd satins, counting Into hun
dreds In number.
Missionary effort was first formally rec
ognized by tho Chlneso government In
1814, In n treaty with France. This con
vention extended Imperial protection to
tho French missionaries, who wero all
representatives of tho Catholic church.
Although Its provisions did not oxtend to
others than tho French, the right of nil
mUslonarles to labor In China and to
mako converts has been tacitly recog
nized since that. tlmo, whllo occasional
Imperial decrees navo been Issued, com
manding tho viceroys to extend protec
tion to all missionaries within their prov
inces. As an cxamplo of tho fickleness of the
Chinese character, tho London Dally Mall
says an ndmlrablo mission may have been
carried on In a city for twenty years.
Its hospital may have relieved thousands
incurable by nntlvo doctors. Its agents
may havo built up a successful church.
And yot somo day a florco nntl-foreign
patriarch comes nlong and whispers his
stories In greedy ears. A great mob
gathers, the houses of the converts nre
sacked, the mission station is stormed
and those not lucky enough to slip off
are tortured and cut In 100 pieces. Next
day tho mob Is very sorry for what It
has dono nnd perhaps turns on tho in
stigator. TIIK D13MOCHACY Ol' ADI.AI.
Ills Ilrntul Denounced nn n Slinily Imi
tation of the llenl Thin?.
Harper's "Weekly.
It is really pathetic to read tho expres
sions of delight from certain democratic
sources over tho nomination of Adlal E.
Stevenson for tho vlco presidency. There is
nt least one sterling democrat on the ticket,
theso unhappy persona say; and then they
shako their heads In great satisfaction and
flntte'r IhemseVcs, thnt tho grand old party
Is coming Into Its own once more, forgetting
that tho selection of Mr. StovenBOn ns a rep
resentative of tho old-tlmo democracy shows
nil tho moro emphatically into what pur-lous-estato.tho
party has fallen, Mr. Steven
son was never n representative, of anything
In domocrncy which waB worthy of admira
tion. In matters where strength of pur
pose, conviction, principle, were required Mr.
Stevenson, from first to last, has been wenk
and colorless, tho tool of others, a crcaturo
so devoid of positive conviction that his
personal Influence In public lite was actually
nil, On tbo other hand, ns a representative
of the things which the best elements of his
party held In reprobation, Mr. Stevenson
waa a tower of strength. It does not requlro
"Measured
Words"
,If we measure our words as carefully as we do our
clothing, it is so our advertisements may fit the case as
well as our clothing fits. NO CLOTHING FITS
LIKE OURS. When we say that our suits' for men,
boys and children are reduced
25 Per Cent
we mean exactly and precisely what we say. THIS
SALE COMMENCES TODAY,' and includes every
suit in the store (except black clays) none reserved
all weights and kinds of materials serge, flannel, chev
iot, cassimere, worsteds, etc, Skeleton coats and vests,
crash and all winter weights left over from last season.
WE NEED ROOM, hence this special reduction of .
25 Per Cent
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothier (or Mcu aud Uoy.
!n strong momory to recall tho dn of "Ad-
lal's nxe," thd memorable weapon with wnlch
this eminent statesman chopped faithful
government servants out of office nnd placed
' In contempt nil hla party's protestations ol
loyalty to the cause of civil ser.vlro roforni.
Later, when Mr. Stovctuon managed to
creep Into the vlco presidency under the
cloak of Mr. Cleveland's respectability, ho
for four yenrs devoted hlmsolt to aiding the
wreckers of tho ndmlnlstrntlon to Ihwnrt th
efforts of the president. In the bitter nnd
prolouged light on tho sllvor questtou lu the
Into days of the Cleveland administration
Mr. Stevenson wns worso than useless to the
men who stood steadfast for tho integrity of
tho country nnd tho honor nf'tho democratic
party. Ho was tho nlly In tho senate of tho
blatherskite orators who tried to talk the
country Into bankruptcy, nnd tho mnn who
wns honored by tho people with thn second
highest olllco In the land, Instead of
standing by his chief In a conflict requiring
tho most unremitting loyalty, was a de
serter, n skulker and a coward.
If Adlal E. Stcvensou Is n type of what Is
left of tho deuiocrntlo party, tho salvage on
tho derelict Is not worth a tenth part of a
Ilryanlzed cent.
WHAT TUB WITS SAY. .
Philadelphia North American: "Our cor
respondent Is n llttlo mixed In his atmos
phere," said tho news editor. "Ho sHys
the allies In China hnvo taken another
kopje."
"Alnko It a nntlvo laundry," said the
chief.
Harpers Unznr: "Did you have anv
words with your mistress which caused
you to It-uvo your lust nlnco?"
"Nlver u wor-rd. Shuro nn' Ol locked
her In tho bnthroom nn' ttik nil mo things
nn' shllpped out ns quiet ns yez plnse."
Chicago Times-Herald: "I thought," said
tho mini who wanted to enjoy his vacation
In tho iiiointaliiB, "that you charged only
7 ii week for board and u room? Hers
It Im In your letter."
,"Yrs, f know," replied tho proprietor of
the hotel, "but you didn't usk about tho
outlook. Wo chargo ieven dollars a week
extry for that."
Ilnltlmorn American: Jlr. Sappelgh Kr
orMiss Frostein, I came this evening to
cr er jirefH my suit.
Miss Krnstpiii Well, yon hud better com
snmo tlmo on Tuunuluy. Thut Is our Ironing
day.
Phllndetahla Press: "How do you llk
my daughter's playing?" asked tho proud
inanima. "Sho plays the pluno by car, you
know."
"Honllyl" exclaimed Mrs. Nexdore. "I
couldn't make- up my mind whether It was
'by' or 'with.' "
Indianapolis Journnl: "Well, Hilly, how
do you llkn camping?"
"The rest of lliotn seem to bo having a
good time: it keeps mo running in ami out
of town ull the time to got them something
to cat."
Chicago Hecord: "Hlgglnslde. I hear
your undo has left yon an estalo of a
quarter of a million."
"Thill's nearly straight. Ho left me and
he left nn estate of a quarter of a million,
but lie failed to connect us together In
his will,"
A SUMMMtl I3I.KGV. '
Colorado Springs Gnzotte.
Tho curfow sends tho kids nil home a
nine;
Tho Hkcetcr gctteth busy 'round our
oar:
For gnuzv lingerie wo wnnnly plno:
Tho white duck punts uro seen nnd sum
mer's hero!
Thn hotel advertisements crowd the press;
Tho pink shirt wnlst nnd snllor lint ap
pear; The town folk seek somo shady wllder-
.iichs
To battle, with its bugs for summer's
hero I
Thn weary Usher tells tho samo old lie;'
Tho sentlmentnl moon shines soft nnd
clear;
Tho scorching Bun beats from a cloudless
The Iceman slngeth loud for summer's
here!
The cyclone swecpeth Kansas as of yore:
The foum grows deep and deeper on the
beer;
The. maiden hath Ounces by thn score;
The bathers haunt tho sunds for sum
mer's hero!
Tho landlord smlleth blandly In his glee;
J--UUH msHiu nitiii nor inuaics Hovering
near;
The undent hammock creaketh dolefully;
A lansuor o'er us steals for summer's
hero!
Tim cursed sticky fly paper Is spread:
Ihe tomcat's war cry soundeth loud and
clenrj
Thean things (and more) proclaim, ns has
been ra'd.
Thtit irny and festive summer time Is
herul
Do you have a dull, painful feel
ing around the eyes whenever you
ubo them in any kind of work7 Is
thero a "heavy" sensation that
makes you feel cross uud irritable?
Just enough pain to bo uncomforta
ble all tho tlmo? If you havo this
troublo your eyes need help. It Is
Nature's demand for less work and
fewer OiourB. Your eyes nro over
strained. If you would wear glasses
they would do tho work of focussing
and your eyes would bo at rest. If
you will begin wearing sthem nt-once
In your reading, writing mnd sewing
probably you won't have to wear thorn
on tho street. Wo do not charge for
consultation. Coma and see.
J. C. HUTES0N & CO.,
EXPERT OPTICIANS,
1520 Douglas Street.
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