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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.: -George
H, Tzschuck, secretary of Tho IJce
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
esys that tho actual number of full and
completo copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Beo printed during
tho month of October, 1901, was an follows:
1 2t,lUO 17 US.BIMJ
2 UU.O.V) 13 20,MSM
3 Sit,OM 19 UH,41U
4 uii.ouo 20 i:i,i:io
C 'Mt,UW) 21 :I0,I70
6 B8,U!0 22 118,1130
7 UH,170 23 U2,TM
8 UH.NIO 24 2H,770
9 H,HOO 25 ;0,71U
10 2H,700 26 .' O,lt)0
11 an.Mr.o 27 21t,07r.
12 un.ouo 28 :ti:,io
13 21,(5r; 29 ,.3O,7K0
14 28,(13(1 SO .10,1)10
IE 2H,mo 31 :uj,o.-,o
16 uK.or.o
Total ...k... tU7,:ill)
Loss unsold and returned copies... ,8B
Not total sales 07,4U7
Net dally average 70,271
QEOHOE B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my prosonco and sworn to
neforo mo this 31at day of October. A. D.
1M1. M. B. HUNOATE,
(Scnl.) Notary Public.
Tho ollkinl ennvass of I lie votes enst
at tho Into election furnishes nnother
proof of tho nccurncy of Tho Ueo'a
election figures. .
Tho purifiers of tho school board who
wero achlnB for. a gruntl jury do uot
seem to know whether they ought to be
thankful for It or uot.
Tho ofllcfnl republican plurality In Ne
braska for. 3001 Is JU.OoO on aupreinc
judgo nnd 15,171 on university regents.
Theso are good flgures'to fllo away for
reference.
Somebody might offer a rewnrd for
tho production of the generous contrib
utor to tho democratic campaign fund
who hides his Identity .under tho unuio
of John Jones.
Nearly 00,000 stay-nt-homo voters In
Nebraska at tho last election, nnd it is
sufo to say that all political parties con
tributed their share to tho number shirk
ing tho duties of citizenship
If tho franchlsed corporations enn con
vinco themselves that it is .easier to deal
with one set of municipal authorities
than with two or throe ets they may
conclude to fnvor consolidation.
Colonel John G. Mnhor Is out publicly
for David 11. Hill. Tho colonel's type
writer will have to work overtime, how
over, if it expects to persundo Nebraska
Hryanltes to his way of thinking.
Tho Ancient and Honourable Artil
lery conipnny of London Is to visit
Boston next summer. Tho red coats
will meet a different kind of a reception
than that accorded their predecessors
of a little over n century ago.
Commander McQrcn of the United
States ;slUp Machlas informed tho Co
lombian commander that he could not
.shell tho town of Colou,, and tho town
wan not shelled. It Is a good thing for
humanity to have a strong hand at the
helm.
Tho now llurllugton freight depot has
.gotu'ilotlio point where tho plans have
been completed. It would look much
bolter, however, In actual course of con
struction. Omajui lms niade enough Im
provements on paper In tho past with
out indulging tho habit anew.
Sir Thomns Upton will niiiko ouo
moro try for tho America's cup. Tho
genlut Englishman had such a good
time over hero that ho is bound to come
again even If it Is expunslvo and tho
poonlo on this sldo will try and return
hint tho worth of I'! money and keep
tho cup.
Tho Amalgamated association at III
wood, Intl., has voted t opposo tho no
coptanco of tho library donated to thu
city by Andrew Carnegie. Tho Amal
gamated might compromise and accept
tho gift on the principle put lu prac
tlco by a famous Ncbrasknn of forag
ing on tho enemy.
OhlH and Argentina have settled their
llttlo fenco lino dispute which has boon
tu progress for several years and thu
fears of a tragedy oh that score aro
over. Of all 'tho countries lu South
America, theso "aro tho only two which
would bo likely to havo a really serious
,vnr, so tho settlement will leave tho
tlold clear for tho other countries to
furnish tho martial music.
Tlol.oiiilou press solemnly asserts
that thu United States, having enun
clnted and stood oh 'Uio Monroo doc
trine, must- bear tho burden of keeping
International trullki on tho Isthmus open
If tho editors of the London, papers will
cast nn eye over lu that direction they
will observe that this country is accept
Ing tho task and performing It with u
thoroughness that should satisfy all
flKllUASKA'S OVVlGlAlrYOTt:,
Tho oinclal ennvHH of the Vote cast
for state olllcers at the recent election
In Nebraska has Just been completed
and a-study 'of the figures brings out
several slgnlllcnnt facts, especially when
considered iu the light of the otllclal
llgures of previous years.
Nebraska jiolitlcs may be snld to have
been under the fusion regime since lfittfi,
when completo fusion between tho
populists nnd tho democrats ,wns first
effected, although partial fusion had
been practiced In the election of gov
ernor two years before. CompJIInfc the
election statistics for tho years 181MJ to
1001, Inclusive, we havo tho following
table: '
Year. Hep. Fus. Cl. Dem. Pro. Soc. Total.
ISM ... 10.'Vt 115.771 2.855 2,012 1U 230,715
lf37 ... W.009 NK.SM 71S t623 100 2U0.617
ISM ... !2,! 95.703 24 1,724 195.329
10 ... 91.213 109,320 , ZM.'UO
hV .., 12I,S33 111,013 1.104 3,r,6r C23 231.0V5
1901 ... 98,993 SvBI 4.Q72 l.tSC 20l,lf2
Mid-road pop.
In this exhibit, the votp Is on presi
dent lu 180(5 and 1000, on governor In
1MIS and on supronie Judgo In 1807, 181)1)
and 100J.
The llrst point of Interest lies lu the
column showing tho total vote at the
last election, which was short by 47,000
of what It was lu tho presidential elec
tion of 1000 and by 10,000 of' what it
was lu tho election of supremo Judge In
1800. Yet It M-as larger than that in
tho election of governor in 1808 and of
supremo Judgo In 1807. The percentage
of decline nfter the presidential election
of 1800 was only a little smaller than
the percentage of decline after the presl-
dentlol election of 1000.
Hy figuring tho tables of majorities
the swing of tho political pendulum Is
more clearly denned, ""in 1800 tho fu
slonlsts had a clear majority of 0,087
over tho combined opposition. This ma
jority rose to 11,370 In 1807 nnd to 15,107
In 1800, mnrking the maximum of fusion
strength. In 1000 Nebraska was carried
for McKlnley. by n majority of J,;M0
over tho uoto cast for all other candi
dates, and lu 1001 the majority polled
for Judgo Sedgwick, the republican
nominee for supremo judge, over his
opitonents had been lifted to 0,731.
Mensurcd by majorities, therefore, the
republicans havo made substantial gains
over their record of a year ago, so that
tho republican majority over Its com
bined opposition is now n trifle lnrger
than was tho fusion majority over Its
combined opposition when Mr. Ilrynn
carried tho stato for president In 1800.
For tho minor parties tho vote Is not
so significant. The prohibitionists seem
to havo shown more strength thnn they
did In the presidential year and for that
matter than for any year slnco fusion
has been a potent factor. .The socialists,
too, show a strength in excess of that
with which they wero credited nnd a
percentage of gain that would mako it
an Important element if it were main
tained.
On tho whole, Nebraska republlcam
will find in tho official flgures only en
couragement for tho conviction that re
publicanism will remain In tho ascend
ant providing tho men honored by the
party exocuto their trusts faithfully and
honestly nud remain true to the prin
ciples aud pledges enunciated by the
party.
TilK AOnrWJJrtiY SCCVHITIES COMPANY.
Tho attorney general of Minnesota
has announced that he will earnestly
co-operate with tho governor of that
state In fighting any railway consolida
tion which Is In violation of law. In
regard to the Northern Securities com
pany, organized to obtain control of the
Great Northern and tho Northern Pa
cific railroads, Minnesota's attorney
general Is of the opinion that It Is a
clear violation of tho spirit, although
not of the letter, of the law of that state,
declared to bo valid by tho federal su
premo court. Hp said: "V am not In a
position to discuss rcmedibs, but am
under tho Impression that interference
by the federal authorities; based upon
tho Sherman anti-trust act and the
lntcrstnto commerce act, is likely to
bring about good results."
Whether or not 'this movement Insti
tuted by Governor Van Sunt will hove
tho desired effect Is a Question of no
llttlo public Interest, as to which there
are widely dvorgent opinions. What Is
tho Northern Securities company? It Is
an organization incorporated under thc
laws of Now Jersey for tho purpose of
buying rallroud stocks. It has pur
chased and Is continuing to purchase
tho securities of the Great Northern and
tho Northern Pacific. It Is doing this
openly, upon coudltlous fully und clearly
stated. The company has not stated
that it Intends to consolidate the two
railroads whoso stocks It Is buying.
So far as appears the Intention Is that
tho Great Northern nnd the Northern
I'acltlo companies shall remain Inde
pendent, though they will of course Im
managed as tho corporation owning
them shall direct. This may violate
tho letter of the Minnesota law, as held
bj tho attorney general of that state,
but It manifestly does not violate tho
letter of tho law, which does not pro
hibit any ouo from buying and owning
tho stocks of tho railroads In Minnesota.
On tho face of It, tho operation of tho
Northern Securities company appears to
lie a simple business transaction, which
cannot be Interfered with by tho Minne
sota law, tho limitations of which aro
undoubtedly fully understood by Mr.
J. J. Hill and his associates In that cor
poration. Can It bo reached under federal laws?
A contributor to tho Now York Evening
Post remarks that lu view of tho tend
ency of tho courts, as Illustrated by tho
decision of tho supreinu court of tho
United States In tho railway tratllo as
sociation cases, It looks as If vulnerable
points of attack upon tho now corpora
tion, or tho railroads whoso stock Is
to bo surrendered to It, might well bo
found. The writer thinks that tho now
Incorporation Is opposed to tho spirit, If
not to tho letter, of three different
classes of federal aud stato legislation,
to-wlt: To tho anti-trust law, to tho
provision of tho Interstate commerce,
act prohibiting tho division between
different and competing railroads of tho
aggregate or net proceeds of tho earn
ings of such railroads, or any portion
thereof, and to tho statu constitutional
and statutory Inhibition against tin
coiiolldaHoii, leasing or contracting for
the use of parallel or competing lomN.
It Is not apparent that the tralllc asso
elation cases, lu which there was :i
combination of railway companies to
regulate rates, have any bearing upon
the present case. The conditions and
circumstances are totally different, Nor
Is It easy to understand how even the
spirit of the federal laws Is violated by
the purchase of railroad stocks by n
corporation, any more than If they worn
bought by a single Individual.
It Is a very Important and interesting
Issue, however, that the governor of
Minnesota has raised and it Is to be
hoped that he will push It to a deter
mination. A PV11LIU OH VUIVATK CAHI.K1
It Is announced Hint Representative
Sherman of Now York, who recently
had a conference with tho president re
garding a Pacific cable, will Introduce
a bill early lu tho coming session au
thorizing the postmaster general to en
ter Into a contract with private persons
or a corporation for lio construction of
n cable from San Francisco to Manila
by way of Honolulu and Guaui. It
-will be essentially tho same bill which
was reported from tho house committee
on Interstate nnd foreign commerce In
the laRt congress and on whlcli n minor
ity report was written by Representa
tive Corliss of Michigan, strongly advo
cating tho laying of the proposed cable
by the government.
At thnt tlmo propositions from pri
vate parties to lay n cable Involved n
subsidy from the government, which
If allowed would reimburse the cost f
the enterprise In it few yenrs. Slnco
then "a company has been organized
which proposes to lay a cable without
asking any subsidy nnd also to give the
government liberal tonne for Its use of
tho cable. This Is likely to hnvo con
siderable lufluencc favorable to tho bill
which Mr. Sherman will Introduce and
Its passage by tho house Is not Improb
able, though wo have no doubt that
public sentiment Is largely lit favor of
having the Pacific cable laid, owned
and controlled by tho government.
THE SIM' SUUSIDX'BILIj.
Senator Frye, who Is perhaps the
nblest advocate In the country of an
American merchant marine for the
ocean parrying trade, said In an ad
dress before tho Union league of Phil
adelphia a few days ago that ho Intends
to persist lu his efforts to secure fa
vorable legislation for our merchant
navy. The Maine senator presented a
very strong argument lu behalf of tho
policy he ndvocatcs, urging that Inas
much as our commercial rivals pay lib
oral subsidies to their merchant ma
rine the United States must adopt the
same policy lu order to build up its
shipping interest.
Mr. Frye said: "In my opinion, the
result of long-continued and careful
consideration, tho way to restore us to
our legltlmnto position on tho sea Is to
pay directly from the treasury annually
so much money as shall equalize the
condition between our ships aud those
of our competitors, whether they be
slow or fast, regular or Irregular, sail
or steam." Mr. Frye said nothing as
to the prospect for tho proposed legisla
tion, but It cuu bo stated that It np
pears to be rather more favorablo than
during the last congress, though much
may depend upon tho views ou tho
subject of President Roosevelt, of
which nothing Is now known beyond the
fact that he favors an American mer
chant mnrlne. How he regards the sub
sidy policy is yet to bo learned and it
Is presumed he will make. this known iu
his message. Thero Is said to be a con
siderable number of republicans lu con
gress who are unnlterably opposed to
subsidies.
An Omaha architect wants the club
women to join with him In a campaign
against dlstlgtuing signs, billboards
and advertising monstrosities thot de
face out streets nnd business blocks.
If the women will take up this good
work they will find the newspapers ac
tively behind them. The newspapers
have maintained all along that news
paper advertising Is Lot only tho only
kind that brings returns commensurate
with the expense, but also that it can
bo made artistic without marring tho
beauty of the landscape or the archi
tectural symmetry of buildings. Con
line all. advertising to the uewspoper
columns and no one's aesthetic sense
will be violated.
The American consul at Shanghul re
ports that unless they receive outside
help half a million people will starve
this winter In tho Yang Tse valley.
People lu tills country can hardly com
prehend how It Is possible for so ninny
to be absolutely destitute, but lu a
densely peopled country like China,
where at best tho soil will produce
little more than enough to sustain tho
population, a failure of crops or a stop
page of tillage entails untold disaster.
With tho millions of Russia clamoring
for help aud other millions lu China
there is certainly a Held for all tho
world's charity.
Kvery person occupying a public or
private position Is responsible only for
his own acts. Stato Treasurer Stuofer
has not even undertaken to shift any
part of tho responsibility for the trans
actions by which the school fund has
been milked upon any of his associates.
On the contrary ho has practically ad
mitted thnt he alono Is accountable for
tho bond-buying deals on which his con
federates havo gathered lu n rake-off.
Until other officials by somo overt act
or omission mako themselves parties to
tho treasury mismanagement Mr.
Stiiefer will hove to answer for It him
self. The secretary of agriculture uecoiu
monds tho renting of lands lu the west
which aro of no valuo except for graz
ing. Under tho present system tho
lands nro not held for tho public, but
are appropriated for tho use of thu
particular party who happens to bo llrst
to turn his herds upon them, nud they
aro to all Intents und purposes diverted
to prlvato uso. If tho rentals could bo
Why Farmers Are Thankful
The Inst season tested the metal of tho
American farmer. At no period was ho fa
vored with norms I conditions for any IcnRth
of time, and from the day the first furrow
Mas turned In tho spring until the last crop
wa housed In the fall It was a period of
hard work and justifiable anxiety. Untimely
froits, blnzlnj; sunshine, lack of rainfall,
Insect enemies and nature Generally out of
Joint conspired to brine nbout a condition
that In almost any other country would
hava resulted In famine: yet, hy pluck, In
dustry and Intelligent application of scien
tific methods of aRrletilture, tho American
farmer closed the season with tho satisfac
tion of knowing that ho had wrested con
tinued prosperity from nlRRnrdly nature.
Our tiller of the soli Is vno mere human
machine bound by custom or tradition, to the
methods of his ancestors: he Is a keen,
careful and IntelllRcnt Indent, versed In
nature's secrets, and prepared so to modify
his operations ns to secure the best posslbln
results front the conditions which surround'
him. Frequently American agricultural
success Is attributed to the Rcneral use of
improved Implements and labor-savlnc ma
chinery, but tho great tinderlyltiR reason Is
the fertilisation of American agriculture
with American brains.
In any year tho American farmer has
reason to be thankful that his lines are cast
lh a land whero tho tiller owns tho soil,
whero tho crushing weight of absentee land
lordism is unknown, whero agriculture Is In
fact as well as theory tho noblest occupa
tion, and where, by tho seat of his brow,
ho not only earns a competence, but can
enjoy every advantage, social and Intellec
tual, that Is granted to any class In our
common country. This year ho has especial
reason to bo thankful that by tho practical
application of scientific principles ho has
been able to secure moderate returns for his
labor in a season which, n generation ago,
here, or now lh any other country, would
havo Involved pinching failure If not nhso
luto want. Thero Is much of tho secret
workings of nature ynt to io learned, but
enough la now utilized in our riirnt indus
try to render tho farmer at least partially
independent of nature's vagaries.
Kven when the material results of tho
year's campalRti aro reviewed thero Is
set aside and ndded to the Income from
sales of land In tho arid district It would
provide a ftiud which would render mil
lions of acres productive through tho
medium of Irrigation.
Tho governor of Indiana has an
nounced that there will be no more prize
tights lu thnt state. This announce
ment 'has n familiar sound, but some
how or other tho pugs always manage
to find a place whenever someone volun
teers to put up a purse of sufficient size
to persuade them to risk marring their
facial beauty.
If anyone wanted to convince himself
that tho provisions of the primary elec
tion law relating to the collection and
disbursement of campaign funds wero
being honored chiefly In tho breach by
local democrats, nn Inspection of tho
democratic campaign committee returns
for tills county would do the work.
Tho Itavarlnus .like American loco
motives, ntorctrylug,them, but complain
about the wlilstles, which make too
much noise. The Amerlcun locomotive
whistle Is made to be heard, and, like
tho Yankee who makes It, Is uot to be
suppressed.
I'evr In Number, tm(, Oh 31-!
New York World.
Embezzlements by bank cashiers and
clerks are not frequently reported In Eng
land, hut when one of them docs got his
hands into the deposits Ho gets It In deep.
Tho Hank of Liverpool's bookkeeper, for
example, has absconded with $S30,000.
Ciouil IlrlKiin.il .Si tine,
Kansas City Journal.
As soon as tho Uulgarlan brigands aro
convinced that $.10,000 Is all the ransom
money that will be forthcoming Miss Stone
will be promptly surrendered. Your Hul
gnrlan brigand is not tho man to let tho
tidy sum of $30,000 slip through his fingers
for want "of a little practical business sense.
Gniiil I'rnMpet'tM for n Itnn.
Brooklyn Kngle.
On hearing lhat the president's mcssago
is to contain something llko fifteen columns
of ordinary newspaper space, several mem
bers of congress are planning and devising
sore throats and mumps. Why this elab
orate artifice? Tho old-fashioned thirst Is
excuse enough to most congressmen for an
early escape to the cloakroom.
Hn.vjtll .Vriiln tlir Money.
Chicago Chronicle.
Americans nro outbidding tho English
aristocracy for choice vantage points from
which to view tho royal pageant during
King Edward's coronation ceremonies next
year. Of course they will get them. Tho
British dearly love a royal show, but their
affection for Ainoricnn dollars nlways wins
when there Is nothing but sentiment at
stake.
Srrret of lliirvuril'n Triumph.
nuffalo, Kxprcss.
President Hoosevelt rooted for Harvard.
"Will you personally give my good wishes
to tho team," he telegraphed Manager Tal
madge, "and Bay I am sure they can win
and that I count upon their playing with
out a letup from tho first to last." Yalo
could not expect to win against a strong
Harvard team backed up by the prince of
Hough Hlders nnd .tho government.
.linking tlir Itnl Mini Itnstli.
Indianapolis Journal,
Indian Commissioner Jones' plan for civ
ilizing tho Indiana reada well, but would
to found very difficult to ,put In practice.
To "throw the Indian upon his resources
and to enforce on him realization of the
dignity of labor" Is moro easily sug
gested than done. Probably ono of the best
results of cutting off rations from the In
dians and abandoning them to their own
resources .would bo tho hastening of their
extinction, which seems to bo tho only
praotical 'solution of that particular raco
question.
Output nf fiolft,
St, Louis Olobe-Dcmocrat.
Thus far. In tho calendar year 1901 tho
United Stntes hag produced about $85,000,000
of gold, a largo part of which has gone to
the mint. Hy tho end of tho year tho total
will be In the neighborhood of $100,000,000.
It even only half of this big amount goei
to tho mint tho drain of gold exportation
already under way can bo stood easily, Tho
secretary of the treasury, having this
domeatic influw of gold In mind, sees noth
ing in tho outflow to create any uneasiness
Tho fact Is tho gold exportation Is attract
ing very little attention anywbero In the
country.
much that stands out as a came for thank
fulness. It Is true that corn, the greatest
cereal crop that the world knows, furnishes
only about 1,350,000.000 bushels against a
normal supply of over 2,000,000,000 bushels:
but on tho other hand, tho wheat crop
passes all records with 750,000,000 bttshcK
and is so distributed that those sections
shortest on corn have a wheat crop larger
In size nnd finer In quality than ever before
produced. .Nature's law of compensation
makes good a deficiency In ono lino with
an abundance in another. Grass, In nil
Its forms, tho most valuablo crop in our
agriculture, Is this year deficient, but as a
compensation opportunity has been afforded
to fnve and utilize tho fodder on millions
of ncres of com, and forage for cattle will
bo both nhundant nnd cheap. Apple or
chards yielded lew than halt a normal
crop, but peaches nnd small fruits havo
been nbundsnt to make good In some meas
ure tho toss of tho king of fruits.
If n distinction be made between tho
farming class ns a wholo and the individ
uals who nro aggregated to make this
wholo, tho flnanrlal returns of tho year's
work aro greater than those of last season.
Tho distribution, however, Is such that not
only many individuals, but tunny great sec
tions of tho country havo not fared so
well. In practically every lino of produc
tion prices aro higher than last year; this
condition, of course, adding to tho bank
accounts of thoso who havo secured even
fair crop returns, but being of llttlo
signlflcnnco to those districts that have llt
tlo or no crop surplus nbovo domestic re
quirements, Tho advanco In tho price of
corn makes tho aggregate valuo of the
short crop almost as great as tho value
of the larger crop last year: wheat Is
higher; other cereals, roots, hay, cotton,
fruits, animal products, and practically all
farm products, aro selling nt higher prices.
Our farmers are not In business for n
singlo year, and euch lu their present finan
cial condition that thu results of n single
season hnvo but little significance. It Is
only when comparison Is Instituted between
their position now and a few years ago that
tho truo basts for rural thankfulness can bo
appreciated. Tho farmers' prosperity Is no
HITS OK WASHINGTON 1,1 FK.
Scours nml Incident Observed nt tile
Xntloniil Cntiltnl.
Thero Is significant unanimity nmong
Washington correspondents with respect to
tho first messngo of President Itoosovolt.
They ngrco In nsscrting it will he tho
longest on record, consisting ot 28,000
words, which will fill nbout seventeen
nowspaper columns. Heretofore tho im
pression obtained that President Hooso
veil's messngo would be nn Ideal ono In
brevity, meeting tho expectations of crltlca
who havo bewailed tho practlco of former
presidents, Hut tho correspondents declaro
tho forthcoming mcssago will surpass Its
predecessors and warn the country to pro
parc for a siege. Tho principal tip on the
length of tho document comes from tho
government -printing office, whero the mes
sngo has boen put In type. From this
source comes the Information that the
message Alls moro "galleys" than any han
dled by tho printers.
Every effort is made at the government
printing ofllce, where the president's mes
sage is put into type, to prevent any part
of It front becoming public property before
the president mokes his final corrections
and npprovos the. advance copies which are
given out for publication. Tho manuscript
Is cut into exceedingly smull "takes" and
distributed nmong the most trustworthy
printers in tho lmmenso composing room.
Tho corrections aro then made entirely by
ono man, as tho compositor making correc
tions on a galley would have a much
better chnnco to absorb the contents of the
mcssago than do thoso who set up the
typo from tho small "takes." Foremen at
the printing offlco say that these pre
cautions nro necessary, as every year the
employes of the printing olllco receive flat
tering financial offers from persons who
aro Interested in getting the exact views
of tho president on public matters in ad
vance. Several times printers, although
they tako the same oath ot offlco us is
administered to cablnot officers, have given
out advanco Information which proved of
Immense value to stock speculators and
others.
A few, samples of schnurrbartblnde, a
contrlvanco used by Kaiser Wllhelm In
training his mustache, havo been received In
Woshlngton from Herlin, but they aro not
on sale. Thoy nro too precious for raero
barter. Thero may be a big demand for
them next season, especially if Kaiser
Wllhelm decides to build a challenger for
tho America's cup. Ho has a largo col
lection ot them. He needs one several times
a tiny, else that upward twist of his
mustacho would soon dlsnppenr. Ho needs
a achnurrbartblndo ns much aB a woman to
whom naturo has not been kind In tho
matter of curls.needs a curling Iron.
This schnurrbartblnde Is a contraption of
'silk gauzo on a wire frnme, two llttlo
leather straps and (wo pieces of elnstic web.
Tho samples now hero wero brought over by
young men who are wearing tho ends of
their mustaches pointing upward llko church
stoepies. The maker of this toilet article
avers that tho rtnperor Is the Inventor.
Tho schn and all the rest of It is
formed somewhat llko a bat with wingH
extended. When Emporor William summons
his hairdresser that functionary brings a
binder with him. His imperial majesty's
mustache Is tucked up ns ho wears it nnd
tho schnurrbartblnde is fastened behind his
head. It stays thero until tho emperor has
had his shampoo nnd all parts of tho faco
not covered by tho contrivance aro shaved.
Then tho binding la removed and tho result
Is thnt -wonderful upward twist.
For tho benefit of thoso who hnve pot
their dictionaries at band, tho combination
ot sixteen letters may bo translated ns
meaning "mustacho binder." In Ilcrlln It is
whispered, not spoken nlnud, becauso that
would bo leso majeste, that tho emperor
uses a sort ot pasto to keep tho cndB of his
taustacho standing.
near Admiral . S. Schley has presented
Isador Hayner, who so ably represented tho
rear admiral .in tho recent famous hearing
boforo the court of Inquiry, with n hand
somo souvenir ns n tokon of, his great es
tcom nnd affection for tho distinguished
Maryland lawyer. Mrs. Hayner has nlso
been remembered. Mr. Hayner received a
valuablo gold tlraopleco nnd Mrs. Hayner a
magnlflcont- brooch of diamonds and pearls.
It is stnted that both tho watch and the
brooch are beautiful and valuablo samples
of tho Jeweler's art. They came, It Is un
derstood, ns n complete surprlso to Mr. and
Mrs. Hayner.
A mutual friend of Mr. Iluynor nnd Hear
Admiral Schley In Washington, who saw
tho gifts, describes them as follows:
"Tho watch Is of solid gold, with white
fnee and plain English numorals. On tho
back of tho raso Is Mr. Hayucr's monogram,
i. H.,' exquisitely carved. Tho chain la
heavy, but perfectly plain, and on tho end
la n largo ring, to which is attached a small
gold pencil, tlkowiso severely plain.
"Tho brooch, or pendant, sent Mrs. Hay
ner la about ono and a half inches In
diameter and heart-shaped. In tho center
'i Bernard W. Snow,
li Crop lixpert, la Sal
'! unlay tiicnlng Tost,
little slngle-)oar affair, based upon good
or bad crops at home or abroad. It Is a
great tidal wave that Is still sweeping
onward, and n single year, oven though It
were positively bad, Instead of negatively
good, could not cheek it. It began In 139,
and has moved with ilnereaslng volume
through five years of fatness. The depths
of agricultural depression were reached In
1800, nnd It Is by comparison of tho present
situation with that existing In that year
that tho truo measure of tho farmers'
thanksgiving n' he appreciated.
in tSOC, a bountiful year, the corn crop
of tho country was worth Jl9l.000.000 on the
farm; this year a short crop Is worth
?700,000,000. Wheat then brought the farmer
$310,000,000; this yenr It nets him $420,000.
000. The cotton crop wna then worth sonv;
$32.",000,000: this year something lll.o $."00,
000,000, Tho same condition runs through
tho whole list of soil products. In live
stock, which In a measure reprosents'per
manenl cnpltal, tho same showing Is made,
in lS9tS tho total valuo of tho live stock
of the country was Jl.fiSO.OOO.OOO: today It
reaches tho stupendous total of fully $2,r,00,
000,000, nnd In this extraordinary advance
every class is a sharer.
Tho American farmer 1b thankful because
year after year his position grows better
from every point of view. Ills capital Is
growing, his lauds nrn becoming more
valuable, his ecalo of living Is advancing,
nnd his Intellectual and social advantages
keep paco with his improving financial po
sition. Tho farmer today is no longer
nn Isolated Individual cut off by location
from constant contact with his fellows. The
central west Is coVered with n network of
wires that represent rural telephones and
rural exchanges by, the thousand, nnd even
individual farms have their switchboards
so that different parts of tho farm aro at all
times In touch with the farm hottse. Ilural
free mall delivery furnishes tho city morn
ing dally paper almost ns early os in tho
city, nnd enables tho farm wife to shop by
mall qulto ns readily and with less effort
than her urban sister.
Klcctrlc roads In rural districts aro a
thing of today, nnd tomorrow clcctrlo light
ing will supplant kerosene.
Is an egg-shaped stone, nbout the slzo of a
finger nail. It is ot a pale, delicate green
tint when viewed hy gaslight, but nt other
times has a decidedly bluish tint. Sur
rounding this center stono are seven soll
talro pearls, each nearly as largo as n
small pea. Around the edges of tho pen
dant arc fifty diamonds, set closo together
and Imbedded In the gold, forming a con
tinuous border of tho precious stones.
"Hoth watch and pendant nro encased In
handsomo caskets ot red plush, covered
with leather ot tho samo hue."
A certain congressman has Instructed his
butler to say to all undcslrablo callers that
bo Is In tho hath nnd cannot bo seen. Last,
week, relates the New York Tribune, n
constituent with - a grievance to exploit
called every day at the house, but, no mat
ter nt what hour ho presented himself, he
was lnvnrlably Informed that tho honorable
M. C. was bathing. His last visit he, timed
lato in tho afternoon, but was again
chagrined to learn that Mr. X was lu his
bath.
"I must sco him," said the visitor to tho
servant; "my business is most Important:
I'll wait until he Is through with his bath."
"Dat's no use," replied tho negro butler;
"genieraan done, waited foe hours do udder
Jay; Mlstar X he want through then."
Whereupon tho disappointed constituent
wroto upon his card: "You may auccecd,
it you persevere. In getting your body clean
ono of these days, hut If you should spend
tho rest of your life In a bathtub It would
not purify your conscience or your political
record." '
l'KHSONAI, NOTKS.
About one-seventieth of the people of
this country aro engaged in the railroad
business.
The will of the late Sir Walter nesant.
the author, shows that the gToss value ot
his estate was 8,312.
Senator Depow is trustee for estates ag
gregating $200,000,000 In value, besides
being a director In seventy-six different
firms nnd corporations.
King Edward Is n good shoemaker, having
learned tho trade at the wish of his father,
nil of whoso malo children wero taught
modes of earning their own living.
Tho hunting season hns now closed In
the Adlrondacks, nnd the record Is COO deer
slain nnd twonty-thrce men killed or
wounded. That la n kind of sport calcu
lated to "stagger humanity."
Howard Chandler Christy, the well known
nrtlst, Is using n Jersey hillside for tho
background of his painting, "The Hattlo of
San Juan." The work la being done near
Alplne-on-thc-Hudson, his summer studio.
Dr. Jurvis S. Wight, tho well known
Brooklyn physician, who died several days
ago, was a descendant of Thomas Wight,
who emigrated to this country In 1635. Ho
Invented a number ot surgical Instruments
nnd wrote soveral valuablo works ou med
ical subjects.
Oeorge Dlmmock of Salt, Lake, Utah, 70
years old, challenges nny white Chrletlnn
In tho United Stntes and British islands to
run, walk, sing or talk for two hours, or
to run nnd wnlk ono hour nnd tnlk for nn-
othor. His neighbors offer to back him
freely should his challcngo bo accepted,
Whether Eating
Turkey, duck or chicken
Your dress should be considered.
BLACK is nlwnys good , form. We have
Sacks, Cutaways, FroukH, Swallowtails and
Tweeds from all the new materials that are
appropriate. Thoroughly 'tailored and sty- '
lish in cut.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours."
TIIANKSOIVI.NV, NECKWEAH AND OTHER NECCESR1TIES OK DHES3
FOH THAT OCCASION, ,
roWii!-lfr2--(5
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
mil OTIMJ I'OI'tt.ATIOX.
.Million .f titnllllr.il ntrr Full It
llterclsc iiirlr ttlht.
Chicago Chronicle. '
The population rennrt Imnp.i uv i, ,,.
,sus bureau shows that thero are In thf
" aiaies ami territories 21,329,81$
innles of voting age. of militia ago the
number Is some R.OOO.OOO lesv
This does not mean ilmt n, arnnnne
- . iivvu'n'ii
citizens of tho United States are capable ol
bearing arms. Probably not over two
thirds of the men In this country betweee
IS nnd 13 years old would pass a surgeon'
examination In a recruiting or draft offlcr.
ilut even 10,000,000 men would form a mtt
army of defense If tho country should be
attacked from any quarter or from all quar
ters at once.
While the malen of voting ago In the
country number over 21,000,000, thero wero
hut 11.000,000 votes cast nt thr. presidential
election of 1900. Tho voting population ot
tho territories, which do not participate In
a presidential election, 1s not over 200,00(1,
So It appears that only about it two-thirds
volo was cast.
Only 14,000,000 out of 21.000.000 voters
went to tho polls, leaving 7,000,000 nonot
era among tho population of voting age.
Tho Ktipprcsscd colored
may amount to l.f-oo.poo or 2,000,000 -
pronnniy not as much as tho iHrger numbet.
Allowance) Is also to be mad fr
urall:ed aliens and the Chinese over 2t
years ow, nut with nil thea deductions It
Is evident thnt 4,000.000 or 5,000.000 citizens
of tho United States of voting ago nnd
manned tiy mw no not go to the polls.
It would not do in
havo a compulsory ballot law to drag theso
imnuirrn 10 mo naitot box. From a law
compelling mon to voto whether they
wnntcd to vote.1 or not It nnM k nnt .
step to a law directing them how they
should vote. A man who does not voto
wno does not earo enough nhnni tv.
--'".' tlll 1. V. 1, 1 1 -
try to tako a part In tho elections Is not a
good citizen. Ho 'cannot bn nmin
citizen hy law;
MfillT AXI l.tVUM.
Clovrlatid Plnln Denier: "Miss
Dhln't sho get my nolo this
Smllax
morn-
"Shore, eor. I thought it -was a bill
from the faco sho mude."
Chicago Post: "Don't you darn to klsa
me. Hlrl ' she exclaimed, an sho thought
alio detected symptoms of an effort In that
line.
"r don't dare." ho replied.
"Then, why don't you?" elm asked.
Washington Stnr: "I nm nfrald," said a
certnln small boy's mother, "that you nrn
overeating. Aren't you a llttlo appro
henslvo? "
"No," wns the nnawer, after due delib
eration. "I'm not afraid. You know
ladles ore naturally timid."
Philadelphia I'rens: Teas How do vou
know Hess Is going to marry Mr. lloamll
mug for bis money?
Josh She told mo so, herself.
Teaa-What! Did she renlly say that?
Jess Humo thing. Sho salil alio wna golna
to marry htm. '
Boston Transcript: Miss Stalemate Da
you think a woman Is Justified In lying
about her age?
MIsh Spring If her looks won't lie fot
her, I aupposo she Is forced to do it herself.
Chicago Tribune: "Sir," anld tho sub.
ordinate officer, touching his hat, "I liav
the honor to Inform you that the ship li
bntlly ventilated."
"Ha!" exclaimed tho captain, atartini
from bis reverie. "Who has been ventiUt,
lllg US?"
Chicago Post: "What makes your father
look so blue tonight?"
"8 s alii Somebody thoughtlessly men
tioned tho fact that Christmas Is coming."
Detroit Free Trees: Mr. Marmndtika
Jenkyns AVell, old boys will be old boys,
Mth. Jenkynu.
Mrs. Mnrmiidtiko Jotikvna Oh, no: you
meun that old boys will keep on trying to
be young, boys. ,
Philadelphia. Cnthollc Standard: Knox I
sat down In my easy 'chair Inst 'evening
and nicked up that new novel of Scribblers
nnd 1 didn't get Into bed. until 4 this morn
ing. Cox-The Idea! Why, I thought it awfully
tiresome.
Knox Exactly: It was ( o'clock when I
woke up In my chair.
TIIAMCSKIVINK POBT11Y.
Josh Wink In Baltimore American.
The poems on Thanksgiving dny will haunt
us for a week:
Somo of thorn lilt In roundelay nnd some In
dirges npenk;
Homo of them tell lu dialect ot times down
on the furm,
And soma. In meter circumspect to maga
zines lend charm. ,
Tho mnn who wrltea In ragtime strain will
tell about thn moon,
Which vlowa with nrrogant disdain tha
hunting of the coon.
There'll be a lot of Jingling vorao coni
eernlng mother's pics,
And then some rhyme a little worse about
the "somber skies;"
Weil get tho "sighing of tho breeze," tho
"dying leaves," nud, oh,
r'or fear that .these should fall to please,
we'll get the It. b. snow;
For nil nbout nnd all around the' poets seize
the pen.
Likewise tho rhymes they Inst year found
und wrlto them onco again.
A billion poema, moro or less. In Cadenco
sad or gay.
Have ndded to the world's distress since
first we hnd tho day
Tho Joyous day of giving' thnnks, and won
dering for why.
Except to thin thn turkey'a ranks nnd
gormandize on pie.
In every town from Htgglnsvlllc to Boston-on-the-Uav
Old Pegasus (hey nearly kill about Thanks
giving day. i
But. what's the odds? They'vo got to be,
along with nil the rest.
Wo have to havo the poetry, to know how
much we're bleat.
The poems muy not be so grand, but all our
woes will cense.
When we'ro filled with turkey and our aoulH
are full of peace.
When wo HHnlmlhito the plea, and other
things well, say,'
"Weil bless the rhyming thoughts that rlao
nbout Thanksgiving day.
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