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Mnclny's Christinas gift was lit the
other fullow'H stocking, hut It did not
fall to nmko An Impression upon hlin.
Another prize light is advertised to
come off In South Omaha, In splto of the
fact that tho grand Jury Is still In
session. '
A republican lawyer who can com
mand tho support of a majority of the
democratic members of the bar must be
strictly colorless, politically speaking.
Young Alfred A'anderbllt "has turned
farmer. Ho has already planted a polo
Hold and some golf links and If Jic gets
'around to It In time ho may put In a
tenuis court.
Senator Depew has been married. As
It required three wedding ceremonies to
tie the kuot, the Interested parties were
evidently afrald there might bo some
Joko about It
Why Is It that n franchise for n subur
ban railway Is always valueless who
the grant is asked from the authorities,
but worth thousands when ilgured Into
consolidation deals?
lly the death of Governor Rogers tho
state of Washington will have Its-iU'-fairs
managed by an oxccutjvo who wfls
chosen as lieutenant-governor. Ne
braska Is In the same boat.
Some, worklngmanp suggests that Car
negie give tho laboring men beef In
stead of books. At present prices he
'would have no dltllculty In reducing, his,
surplus moreutckly in that manner.
A scat In tho New York Stock' ex
change has just been sold for $80,000.
At this prlco there is no danger of any
Iqng linq of messenger boys being sta
tioned nf tho box olllce to purchase
thorn. ,
China proposes to hire an American
adviser In matters governmental and Is
'willing to pay him ?K",000 per yeilr. This
is rank extravagance, lu view of- the
' vast amount of free advice going to.
wusto In Uils country every yeaiv
I
Complaint Is made that tho paper cur
rency of this country Is not artistic
During these prosperous times people
nro getting particular. A fow years
ago men were not Inclined to quarrel
with tho artistic features of a' dollar.
All thoso "w.ell-deilned rumors" sift
down to tho unsupported tales of an
employe discharged from a clerical
position In the police department for In
competency anil insjibordinatlon and
already under Indictment for forgery
Trust Smasher Smyth rushes Into
' print to remind tho Standard Oil mag
nates of the litter extermination they
would have surely encountered had not,
Smyth by mischance had to evacuate his
otllco Just before the tlnal order
charge was due.
to
Tho United States battleship Indlam:
a Hrltish, u G.ermau and a Dutch war
ship aro now'off the coast of Venezuela
und other notions are preparing to lie
similarly reprosontoM. Unless tho In
tcrests of foreigners in thoso parts ar
treated fairly there Is every Indication
something will sopit bo doing.
In announcing that lie has adopted the
odttorlal profession as a permanent oc
cupation, Colonel William Jenning
Hryan practically admits that ho has
reached tho conclusion that the pen Is
mightier than the tongue. Coloue
Hryan's military career was so brief and
bloodless that he Is restrained by a fee
lng of modesty from making any com
parlson between tho relative power o
tho pen and tho sword.
REFORM LV A'Bir VURK,
Xi'xt week n now administration,
pledged to roforni, wilt tc ItiHtnltud In
Greater 'ev York nnd' niuoli Is ox
netted of It. Mayor-elect Ixm has with
great care seloelell tho heads of the
various departments of tho city govern
ment and It In noeifloss to say that thoy
aro men of high character and capacity.
Tho Urooklyn Kaglo pays of tho ap
pointments that they show tho high
sense of care and honor which Mr. Low
has brought to tho choice of his cabinet
and also suggest tho judgment, dis
crimination and sense of Justice em
ployed In his work of selection. That
paper predicts that tho cabinet collect
ively will prove, beyond doubt, ono of
the strongest that was ever known In
municipal government.
' Of course 'there will bo nothing left
of Tammany In tho now administration.
HvoKybody In otllco who Is connected
with that political organization will go
out of service. That Is a necessary pre
liminary to tho carrying out of tho
promised reforms. Taminaliy will go
out of business so far as any connec
tion with tho ofllclnl affairs of Greater
Now Vork Is concerned and for at least
two years tho government of that
metropolis will bo administered' hon
estly and In tho public interest. It can
bo confidently predicted that n niortt In
teresting and useful object lesson In
tho. government of u great city will bo
given. New York has for years suf
fered from maladministration. In no
other city on earth has there been so
much political corruption and otllclal
venality. There will bo an end to this
under tho administration of Mayor Low I
una ti nigh standard of puhllo integrity
will bo established and maintained that
will bo of far-roiichlng Intluonce. The
entire country Is Interested In tho ad
ministration which u few days hence
will bo Installed in tho commercial
metropolis of the nation.
THREATENED TRQUI11.E la CUUA.
Tho presidential campaign In Cuba
threatens to become troublesome. Popu
lar demonstrations of a serious nature
have already taken place, gravely men
acing tho peace of the Island. General
Mnso, tho candidate of the democratic
party, it Is reported has given up tho
campaign and tho tendency of this must
bo to aggravate tho situation by lntonsl-
fylng.tho hostility between 'his followers
and the supporters of Pulma, tho candi
date of tho nationalist tind republican
parties. Maso's withdrawal Is on the
ground that tho United States govern
ment Is not favorable to Cuban Inde
pendence and that tho election prepara
tions aro such as to render certain the
lection of Pulma, who is alleged to be
favorable to annexation. There Is cer
tainly no truth In the charge that our
government has Interfered ,or that it
does not favor Cuban Independence, us
tnore uouutiess is also no truth in tup
allegation that Puluni favors annexa
tion, but tho clement, represented by
Maso has from tho Urst beeii distrustful
and now seems determined to" foment
strife.
In this tho Maso supoprters, although
In the minority, may be successful, tti
which eveut tho United States will have
a more or less serious trouble on Its
hands, for this government Is still
bound to sec that order Is preserved lu
Cuba and a government established
there according to the terms of tho con
stitution. On tho other hand tho Maso
followers may couclude to simply tuko
no part In the election of a president
inui" make what trouble they can for
tlfu government when It has been or
ganized und the American occupation
bus ended. liut even lu this latter
caso J ho United States would bo called
upon to take action for sustaining tho
noV government. Perhaps the appro-,
hensfon created by the existing situation
will not be realized, but there Is ap
parently reason to fear that there will
bo much trotdilo In Cuba before tho
new government Is chosen and put lu
operation.
I'AN-AMERICAN ARUITRATWX,
Tho question of Pun-American urbl
ration threatened a short time ago to
ltsrupt tho congress in session at the
City of Mexico. A number of the re
publics strongly objecteu to 'the plan
which had been submitted and were
reported to bo on tho' point of with
drawing from tho conference, but
through tho Influence cldelly of tho
United States and Mexico they- were
Induced to remain and give the subject
further consideration. As a result It
is 'announced that a substantial agree
ment has been reached by tho several
delegation with The Hague arbitra
tion plan as the basis.
This, plan provides only for voluntary
arbitration, Tho court can act lu any
euro ouly upon the request of both par
ties, to a controversy. Some of the
South :Amerlcan governments wanted
compulsory arbitration uud It Is an
nounced that these will probably agree
upou quell a plan among themselves,
whlty? at, tho sumo time adopting the
other plan. Such a solution of tho
question Is entirely practicable and It
would bo unfortunate if It should full.
Tho arbitration question Is really tho.
'most Important matter before the con
gress. It Is tho essential thing in the
interest of peace- and tho culttvutbm of
friendly relations between tho southern
republics. The political Ollllcultles con
stanUy arising between thoso countries
are a serious drawback to their ma
terial prosperity. ;t, keeps them llnail
chilly poor and hinders their commer
cial growth and most If not all of these
dllllcultles aro capable of settlement by
arbitration. Thu existing dispute be
tween Chile and Argentine can bo set
tled lu this way and so of others that
jfro poudlng and as (o which certain of
the countries desired that arbitration
be made compulsory.
It Is understood that- the suggestion
that Tho Hague plan of arbitration bo
accepted camo froht Secretary Hay and
If such be tho fact It Is another gratify
ing Instance of the quiet and effective
Influence of tho United States lu Inter
national councils. Our government has
assumed no aggressive leadership in the
Pan-Ainerlcau conference, but none the
loss Its counsel has received respectful
consideration and It seems has in this
very important matter been successful.
If such shall provo'to be tho case It Is
a victory for u principle that cannot
fall to have benellcent results for tho
southern republics.
I.KHT WE FORGET.
The aggregate expense of maintaining
our city und county government Is
?'J,000,00 u year, exclusive of special
improvement taxes, such as aro levied
for grading, pavement, sewerage,
sidewalks, and curbing and gutter
ing. Of this amount ?1,000,000 Is
expended under tho direction of the
municipal administration, .f.'OO.OOO by
the Hoard of County Commission
ers und $500,000 by the Hoard of
Education. This Is equal to a tax of
.-( a head for each man, woman and
child within tho limits of tho city of
Omaha. In other words, the property
owners of Omaha are taxed at the rate
of $10 for each man, woman and child
In tho city for tho mnlntenanco of the
city government, which Includes (1) tho
salaries of city otllclals and employes,
(12) tho pay roll of tho lire and police de
partments, (U) water hydrant rentals, (I)
municipal lighting, (5) maintenance of
public library, ((!) maintenance of parks,
("i maintenance of sewers, street clean
rug and repairs of sidewalks and pave
ment. While the total expense for maintain
ing the county government does not fall
upon Omaha alone, the county tax levied
upon Omaha property owners approxi
mates about 5 per capita. Thoso expense-''
Include (1) tho salaries of county
olllcors and employes, (U) court expenses,
exclusive of salaries of Judges and
stenographers, () maintenance of tho
county Jail and county poor farm and
expenses Incurred in poor relief, as weft
as tho feeding of prisoners, (") the
maintenance of roads and bridges out
side tho city limits, (0) grading of county
roads.
The most marked Increase of public
expenditure within the past live years
has taken place In connection with tho
conduct of tho public school system,
which for tho past year has approxi
mated $500,000, exclusive of lutcrest on
the school district debt. This Is equiva
lent to a tax of $r upon each man,
woman and child within j.he city of
Omaha and Is out of all proportion to
tho cost of public schools in other cities
of equul population.
With thoso ligures lu evidence, It
needs Ho argument to convince tho tax
payers of Omnhu that tax' reform,
through retrenchment und economy, Is
thy need of the hour. JJut retrench
ment irtid economy uloue will 'not relievo
tho taxpuyer unless coupled with a
more equitable distribution of the bur
dens of taxation. Frnnchlsed corpora
tions uud wealthy .Individuals that have
been favored by undervaluation must b.o
made to contribute their due proportion
of the cost of local government, and tho
weight that now rests so heavily upon
overvalued real estate must be light
ened, so that Investments In Omaha
property can bo mado to yield u fair
Income.
Iowa teachers are struggling to de
vise some plan by which tho examina
tions of applicants for teachers' certlll
cutes can be made more thorough and
require a more satisfactory demonstra
tion of the ability of tho applicant to
teach. Iowa schools deservedly rank
high, but, like every other state. It Is
known that a large proportion of those
who asplro to and . do teach are not
fitted by educational or other qualifica
tions to secure tho best results. The
vast extent of tho public school sys
tem and the meager salaries ninny of
the district pay render tho problem of
securing competent teachers a dllllcult
one. The present trend Is toward con
centration of effort' lu larger schools
uud' this promises results, If accompa
nied with higher requirements on tho
part of tho teacher.
Tho mayor and city council of South
Omaha express their stroug and ele
vated yllsapprobatlon of the base aud
unworthy conduct of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad lu Its llugltlous attempt to
acquire a right-of-way through the
Magic City without first securing their
aid and consent. Tho authorities of
South Omaha say this Is uot the way to
do business In that city and insist that
their consent Is essential, whether tho
road sees lit to buy tho property direct
from tho Individual owners pr acqulro
it by the exercise of the. right of eminent
domain, through condemnation proceed
lugs In tho county court. Tho Illinois
Central deserves a severe reprimand for
Its failure to transact Its business
through ineu who are willlug to do busl
uess on business principles.
Tho democratic members of the dls
trict bar have never fully appreciated
tho advantages of their position In tho
party of tho minority until tho present
time, when their support Is lu such
active demand by republlcnu aspirants
to tho Haker succession. Inasmuch us
nearly every member of tho bar whose
earning capacity falls, below the salary
limit of the olllce Is a ymdldate, tho
democratic lawyers realize that they uot
ouly wield tho balaneo of power, but at
tho same time control tho naming of
the successful man.
A little over 3,000 miles of railway
were constructed during tho yeor Just
closing, the greatest new mileage In any
one season for eleven years'. Nothlmr
could better Illustrate tho effect tho
present era of prosperity Is having on
i no iiovoiopmont of the country. Tin.
lines are reaching out and opening up
new country that adds to tho productive
capacity or tho nation.
KlrUlitir Dunn the l.lnp.
Boston Globe.
Tho obvious thing for General Mllos to
do U, to call down the next man. below
htm, and so sturt the reprimand down along
tlia lino until It reaches a prirato nnd tho
private kicks a dog
Siiii''tlilnir MmM Hour,
Chicago Tribune.
It Is believed that Oovornor" Taft, who U
on his way homo from the Philippines, will
recommend thnt something he done to
hnsteti tho assimilation which Is not as
similating ns rapidly as could bo wished.
Snlvc fur tho Triin-iKrpnsor.
Baltimore American.
Now York convicts aro to bo allowed hair
long enough to part, as a step la a new
movcpient to restore their self-respect.
Tho lockstep has already been abolished
and more social Intercourse! among them Is!
talked of. Tho next step will possibly ho
'at homes ' to friends nnd sympathizers,
afternoon teas and parlor concerts. ,
Wln-r tln C'oiiMKiitltiii Unit.
Buffalo Express.
Tho Navy department has decided that the
'hlllpplncs are American territory so far
as concerns tho statute of limitations for
naval offenses. It appears that tho only"
parts of tho constitution which did not
follow the Dag to tho Philippines arc thoso
which would glvo the Filipinos American
rights.
Where lleforin I .i-cilt-d.
Ivoulsvlllo Courier-Journal,
There aro Bomo reforms needed In the
PoitofTtca department which can bo accom
plished more easily than penny postage.
Ono of theso Is the abolition of tho ridicu
lous rule which forbids such information as
'photograph." "book." etc.. if written on
the cover of a package, and permls it If
printed or placed thcro with a hand
stamp. Tho distinction Is without reason
und Idiotic.
Ili-nrhiK lon nil 'iriiru(liii".
New York Tribune.
Chicago's strict railway franchises aro
about to lapse, and tho mayor, who Is an
influential factor In thtdr renowal, Informs
tho companies that their privileges aro
worth and will cost for continuance $100,-
000,000. This Is oven drearier news to them
than the courts' dccUlon n fow weeks ago
that they must pay their taxes llko other
folk. Naturally enough they protested that
they were ruined and all tho widows and
orphans on tholr stock books made .pen nl -
ess paupers, but they will have to pay all
tho same, not only tho considerable annual
tax, hut tho big license foo for renewal.
11I3W1JV A.MI .MII.ES.
Indianapolis News: If Dewey was good
enough to represent tho American govern
ment at Manila threo years ago ho Is qulto
good enough to represent It at London next
June. There should ho no question nbout
sending Dewey and .Miles to tho coronation.
If tho pi-osldent refuses to do so hit wilt
make a mistake In taste, Judgment and pa
triotism and reflect needlessly on two bravo
and honorable officers.
Minneapolis Journal! It is said that the
president will punish Admiral Dewey and
General Miles by sending others to repro-.
sent the army and navy at the coronation of
tho king of England. If Dewey wishes to
go and It had been tho plan to send hltn,
prior to his "memorandum" In thoSchley
case and 1io1b now kept nt horns, President
Itoosovelt ih likely to discover that tho
Whlto House doos not shelter tho only pop
ular man In tho United States.
Kansas City Star: Tho Navy department
and tho War department, with all of their
tenacity for discipline nnd for regularity,
ought to know that thcjteople will not per
mit their horoeslo.bo humiliated and chas
tised for nothtng'.&iore serious than anas
sertion of generous nnd magnanimous Im
pulses. Sooretary Long nnd Secretary Hoot
may mako themselves tho objects of general
indignation and resentment by undertaking
t.o punish Admiral Dewey and General Miles
for daring to bcllovo that Admiral Schley
deserved tho credit for tho great victory at
Santiago.
OOVr.HNOR SHAW'S AI'IMMVIMIEXT.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Presldont Itooso
velt" could have made no happier selection
of a successor to Secretary dago at tho
head of tho treasury than Leslie M. Shaw,
jtovornor of Iowa, whoso term of ofllco Is
about to expire.
New York Evening Post: Governor Shaw
Is a man with many of tho Bame qualities
aa Governor Crano level-headed, straight
forward, courageous, 'with a talent for
bringing things to pnss. His two. terms as
stnto cxecutlvo have given him a national
reputation which jufitllles tUo offer of this
great placo to one who Is, comparatively
speaking, still a now man In our politics.
St. Louis Republic: Iowa republicans
havo never boon backward In nsltlng for
proferment. Tho party In that stato has
had tho good senso to keep men of ability
in congress during long terms of service.
As a result Senator AlllHon will soon bo re
elected for the sixth tlmo. Another Iowa
man Is speaker of the house. Secretary
Wilson of the Agricultural department Is
from Iowa. Now that Governor Shaw has
been called to tho treasury portfolio Iowa
ropubllcarm may well dlsputo tho supremacy
of Ohio in Washington.
Kaneas City Star: It seems to bo au
thoritatively decided that Governor Shaw of
Iowa is to succeed Lyman J. Gage as sec
retary of the treasury. Tho selection of tho
Iowa man should bo satisfactory to tho en
tire country and especially so to the west.
Governor Shaw hao mado iC most excellent
record as a state executive. His adminis
tration has been attended by general suc
cess ami ns a' politician ho hns dono much
to keep his party united la lows. His
grnsp of national affairs was evinced In his
effectlvo work In tho last presidential cam
palgn.
Springfield (Mass,) Ilepubllcn: Governor
Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa U at least a man
of conviction nnd courage, nnd If ho has
been picked out to succeed Secretary Oago
In tho treasury dopartmont, probably nn
excellent choice has been made. Ho 6nty
espoused tho gold sldo of tho money con
troversy, nnd when tho republican leaders,
from presidential candldato down, wt
mincing tholr words and treading unions
CEgs, Oovomor Shaw was talking straight
from tho shoulder, and In a section where
tho republican party was honoycombed
with ellvor sentiment. That Is the stamp of
tran ho Is His legal training and expo-
rlenco as a banker aro also strong .qualifi
cations for tho placo. t
Boston Transcript: There need b no 'ap
prehension on tho part of the poop! and
financiers of tho east regarding the quali
fications and position on tho currency ques
tion of Governor Show. His fame, la fact,
Is duo to his intlmato and deepkowll,Ko
of tho currency. When, during tho cam
paign of 189G, ho canvassed tho 'state of
Iowa for McKlnloy, ho mado his campaign
ontlrely upon tho gold standard. Tho ru
lated questions attracted so ipuch atten
tion throughout tho stato and his efforts
won him such marked distinction that ho
became a promising candldato for the
nomination for governor in tho next year.
Still' ho was not thought to he "In the
winning combination," and his nnmlnutlon
was a great surprise. Tho general attorney
of ono of the leading rAllroad companies
of Iowa was In Doston nt tho tlmo of
Sbnw's nomination and when aaked who Mr.
Shaw was he said that he know absolutely
nothing about him. It Is evident from this
that Mr. Shaw was not Identified with tho
railway corporations' Interests In anybody's
mind.
OTIIKIl !,..M)S TIIAX Ot'HS.
There nro somo significant facts In the
ofMclnl statistics of the population In
Prance In 1900, besides the salient ono
that thero were 20,000 moro deaths than
births. In only two dopartmonts, tho Seine
Inferlcuro nnd tho Cantnl, was tho excess
of births over deaths In 1900 gre'ater than
In 1899. In thirty other departments tho
number of births In 1900 was greater than
that ot deaths, hut less than In 1S99. On
tho other hand, la Qfty-flva departments the
number of deaths was larger than during
the preceding year! whereas, In 1S99, In
creased mortality existed in only forty
threo departments. Whllo the number of
births diminished, the number of marriages
Increased by 3,332. In 1900 thero were In
Pranco 299,051 mnrrlagos nnd 7.157 divorces.
Therefore, of every forty-one couples united
In legal wedlock, ono sought rolcaso from P
That was thu average for the whole of
Prance, but tho statistics show thnt In
Paris innrrled couplc9 nro much more In
clined than In the provinces to scok their
freedom, ijs tfne divorce was pronounced for
every twenty mnrrlages celebrated. Tho
proportion of tHvorcrs In Pnrl Is. there
fore, double that of the provinces, tho
figures bolng' 33.9C3 marriages ud l.CI.I
dtvorces. Exnmlnlng tho births, It appears
thnt thero were 73,121 illegitimate children
born In Prance In 1900, of whom 19,111, or
almost one-third, wero horn In Paris. Tho
statistics not only of 1900, but of previous
years, show that In Pranco twenty-ono
mnlo children nro born for every twenty
femntcs. Nevertheless, tho feminine popu
lation of Pranco Is n llttlo greater than
the masculine, becnuso men die earlier
than women.
A Urltlsh army surgeon, who has long
been at tho front In South Africa, writes
an interesting lotter to n London medical
Journal from Hnrrowsmlth. Ho expresses
thu conviction thnt (lies havo n great deal
moro to do with tho ravages of typhoid
fever than has been generally suspected.
Ho believes that thoy nro the chief cause
of tho fearful mortality from this pest In
South Africa. He argues that Inasmuch ns
nnturo hns designed them to convey pollen
on their legs from ono plant to another, It
Is only reasonable to suppose thnt they nro
equally cnpablo ot carrying and dis
tributing the germs of disease. He points
out ns n rcmarknblo fact that although
thero was a terrlblo outbreak of enteric
In Uidysmlth during tho famous Blege,
when llles abounded everywhere, thore was
none last year, when there was n notable
nbsenco of files. This latter phenomenon
luviscrlbes to the treatment of all meat ond
other articles peculiarly attractive to theso
winged nuisances, with somo sort of
elwmlcnl preparation which effectually kept
them ofT. Tho pernicious activity of tho
lly obviously would mako him a most effi
cient agent for tho diffusion of poisonous
microbes.
Tho Purification of Manchuria proceeds
npace. A writer In a ltusslan Jipwspaper,
tho Eastern Hovlow, doscrlbcsKhallar ns
having already becomo a Uusslnn city. All
tho Chlnrso Inhabitants lied long ago nnd
fow of them roUirned In order to dispose of
their house properties to the Russian sot
tiers. Thero Is n slnglo battalion of Russian
infantry In Khnllar. Russian merchants,
traders nnd storekeepers hnve tnken over
tho wholo of tho commerce and Industry
formerly In tho hands of the Chlncso and
Mnnchus, and bnvo experienced llttlo or no
difficulty in forming business relations with
tho Chlncso centers. Tho safety nnd se
curity of tho Russian settlers nre, however,
far from bolng fully assured. Only recently
a number of Mongolian shepherds and n
Russian family wero murdered within a few
miles of tho city by one of thp mnrnudlng
bands which Infest tho country. A Russian
giologlcnl expedition Is prosecuting re
searches In tho neighboring Chlngan hills,
tho wholo range of which Is said to consist
almost entirely of granlto and porphyry. A
llttlo to tho west of Kliallar coal has been
found In nbundnnco and n scam threo and
a half fathoma thick and lying at a depth
of thirty fathoms runs for a great distance
nlongsldo tho bed of tho llttlo river Mutna,
which connects tho Khallar lako with the
Argunya. Tho coal beds nro In tho Im
mediate neighborhood of tho polut at which
tho Manchurlan railway crosses the Inst
nnmcd rlvor.
Mall advices from Odessa report that a
commission of representative Russian
agriculturists and cnttlo traders and breed
ers has just returned from paying a visit
to the varlousicattlo and agricultural cen
ters of Englund, whore thoy conducted
themsolves under tho auspices of tho Itus
slnn Imperial Agricultural Society, of
which Prince Schorbatoff is tho head. Tho
commission wns assisted in .its labors by M.
Tatlstchcff, tho Russian flnauclnl agent In
London. On their return to Russia the
members of tho commission spoko In eulo
gistic terms of tho reception given thorn In
England nnd of tho exemplary condition of
tho cattle and relative trades In England.
According to Information received in Odessa
from M. Tattstcheff, a number of rep'rescnt
ntlvcs of vnrjous firms In London intcro'sted
in tho cattlo and stoNc trade will pay a
rotum visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg
next January In order that they may no
quaint themselves on tho spot with tho
position In Russia In regard to agrlculturo
and farm produco. Particular attention
will bo paid by tho Ilrlttsh visiting com
mltteo to the question of cattlo hrecdng"ln
Russia, with a vlow to solving the question
of tho establishment bntweon England nnd
Russia of trade In cattlo on a moro ex
tensive scalo than hitherto. Out ot tho
special fund established for tho Improve
ment of Russlnn stock a sum ot 3,000 rublns
Is said to havo been sot aslUo for defrayal
ot expenses Incidental to tho coming visit
to Russia of tho Urltlsh dolegates.
Tho Industrial arbitration bill which has
been passed by tho government of Now
South Wales not only compels tho roforonco
ot all disputes botween capital and labor
to a competent court with power to enforco
Its awards, hut makes a slrlko or a lockout,
pending such referenco and tho decision, a
misdemeanor punlshablo by lino and Impris
onment. Tho president of tho court muBt
bo a Judgo of tho Btipremo court. Every
euro has been taken to mako tho court an
independent nnd dignified tribunal. Its
powers nro very largo nnd no appeal lies
from its decision. Kvory Industrial dlsputo
can bo referred to It nlthcr by tho Industrial
union Interested or by the roglatrnr. Orders
of the court may bo enforced, ns In Now
Zealand, by Injunction or by fines nnd pen
nltles levied on tho corpornto funds of the
union and on individual membors, but they
nro also enforceablo by a totally new
mothod namely, tho declaration of a com
mon rule. This gives tho court powor to
doclaro that nny prnctlco, usago, condition
of employment or Industrial dealings shall,
with such limitations nnd exceptions ns tho
court may declare becomo a common rulo
for all persons employed In tho Industry
which Is undor review. This uuthorltywlll
bo a most powerful Instrument to compol
obedlonco to tho decreo of tho court. Pro
vision has been mado that tho lc;al ma
chinery shall bo as elastic as pnsstblo so
that It may bo adapted to tho varying
circumstances of ench trade. Thus tho
court will becomo in tlmo tho regulator of
tho main conditions of employment and will
tako care that these never fall bolow tho
.standard of thoso provalllng la tho host
conducted establishments. Tho court has
also power to declare a standard wago nnd
to direct that, other things being equul,
an employer shalf glvu a preference to
unionists when two or moro men aro apply
ing for employment at tho same time.
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made of Pure Grape Cream of Tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alurru
m (Aim men co.,
I'oi.iTicAi, imir-r.
Thcro will bo "something doing" In
Ohio's stnto capital from now on. Senator
Poraker has pitched his tent on tho fore
ground. Undo Dick Crokcr Is giving his party nil
kinds' of pain by working his mouth nt un
seemly hours and places. Richard 'sighs
for a horse, not a muzzle.
Tho revised tax valuation of Illinois cor
porations shows a boost of $79,000,000 In tho
nsRcsscd vnlue of bIx big comrnnlcs In Chi
cago. A ralso of $12,000,000 was handed to
tho railroad companies of tho state.
Oliver Perry Ilclmout Is anxious to break
Into congress from a New York district,
but thu discredited Tnmmnny boss sayss
"Not on your coin." Evidently tho' Novem
ber kick produced a lingering soreness.
Ex-Congressman Stnlllngs of Alabama
snys that nothing could Induce him to re
enter political life. He runs a gristmill, a
sawmill, a country storo nnd u plantation,
practicing law in Montgomery In his sparo
hours.
In thu lost congress two-thirds of the sen
ators and nenrly two-thirds of tho ropro-
scntntUcs wero lawyers. Tho present house
has twelvo farmers, two planters, ono drug
gist, two mlno operators and ono vessel
master.
The Connecticut stato treasury Is finding
tho Inheritance tax nnd tho so-called In
estmont tnx qulto productlvo in revenue
Tho former yielded $140,710 tho past year
nnd tho latter $222,320. Altogether the
treasury's receipts Increased $29,299 over
tho previous year, while current expenses
increased only $139,1)95.
Tho Urooklyn Eaglo utters a loud scream
against somo of tho reformers clcctod on
tho Kings county republican ticket last No
vember. 'When tho democrats held tho
county offices tho stato legislature abolished
the fees and attached modcrato salaries to
thu Jobs. Now that tho democrats aroSiut
In the coldnho Incoming reformers want tho
fees restored, and havo applied Ho tho courts
to declare, thu act unconstitutional. "This
spectacle," says tho Eaglo, "equals any caso
ot falso pretenses modern politics hero has
!ver yet revealed. It Is shameful to nausea.
It 1b hypocritical to tho degree ot being hu
miliating to any estlmato of human naturo
ono would llko to form." .
MM1S TO A I.AUGII.
Judgo: Castloton Whnt's tho matter
with Clubberly's automobile? It seems a
llttlo wild.
Plttloton IIo got caught In the country
wheni there was no gasoline, and had to
use drug storo whisky.
Clovoland Plain Denier: Cuttle Edward
Everett Halo says wo should all talk every
day with somo ono w-j know to bo our su
perior. Tuttle I wonder how tho unmnrrled men
contrive to do It.
Philadelphia Press: "That," snld tho
chenp burlier, rolenslng his victim, "1,
what wo call tho Shultespcnrcan style of
hulrcut."
"Ah," remarked tho other, vlowlng him
self In tho glass, "tho most unltlndeBt cut
of all."
Ilaltlmoro American: "Let her turn ns
It IlkeB," observed Nonh, ns ho leaned
ntmlnHt tho starboard rnll of tho nrk nnd
watched It mnneirvcr. "Lot It turn ns It
likes. When wo get through with fills trip
nobody In trotutr to rlso nnd ask iihnnt lt
Snctlcal diameter."
Doston Transcript: Carrie Hy tho way,
Auntie, I novcr hear you say anything
about your nge.
Aunt Mnrthu No, Carrie. I don'i think
you over hav. If I told people I was
younger than I am thoy would think I was
BETWEEN
Now and January 1, 1902, earno vory Interesting values can bo found tn cloth
lng and furnishings. The active holiday trade has left roauy broken lines and
odd nrtlcles In men's and boys' woar that wo aro willing tn sacrifice to close
out, ns wo tako Inventory on tho abovo date. A vory pleaslng"Ncw Year's or
forgotten Christmas gift can bo solected
chaser.
"No Clothing
SPECIAL SHIRT SAL!
i
FOR SATURDAY
Out' celebrated $1.00 wliite shirt, in short bosom, op?n
back and front; long bosom, orten back, and Ioiiij: bosoAn,
open . back and front; without doubt the best fitting aikd
wearing sliirt'iu the market; will be
offered for one day Saturday nt', each
813 B WINDOW All sizes from .14 to IS.
NO MOKE THAN SIX TO ONE 1'EHSO
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
in vtiliiam it,, iw to.
fibbing: if I made myself out older they
would turn up their noses and declare- I
wns merely bragging."
Wnxhlngton Star; Henry How' can a
man tell when ho begins to get old?
John Well, a mnn has begun to get old
wlpm ho llnds out that ho would rather sit
by tho lire than go ulelgh riding.
Judge! Parmer Mnsslmrkrr What's the
object In orgntilzlu' n new ixtlltlcal partN
anyhow?
Parmer Stnckpolo Why. flood gosh. Ly
man! there's a wholo lot of fellerx-that
can't Kit ofllco In either ot tho old pnrtio
Washington Star: "Mr. Cumrox Is only
suffering from an ordhiTiry cold, I bellovp,
snld the sympathetic visitor.
"Well," answered Mrs. Cumrnx. "we'vo
done our best to keep It from bolng ordl
miry. Wo'vo sent for the most expenslvo
physician In tho city."
IS UIOU.
James Parton Adams In Denver VoM.
As the present old .year Is nppronchtng Its
bier. 1
All bunt nn'd decrepit with nge,
And u younger ono waits Just outside of
the gatmi
All ready to hop on tho singe,
Don't you think 'twould bo well ore tho tap
of tho bell
To Jot down tho good things you'll do.
How tho year you'll biggin and, tho honors
you'll win
In 1WJ.
If tho trull you havo struck Is all ditched
with bad luck,
If success litis avoided your grip,
If the burden you bear Is a burdon of care,
And ii smllo seems to die on your Up,
Just determine you'll mnko a strong effort
to break
Awuy from tho shndows so hluo
And successfully reach for prosperity's
peach
In 1902.
Hury nil of your woos with the yenr nt Its
closo
So deeply they never can rise,
Put your hand to tho wheel nnd push for
wnrd with zeal,
With n resolute llro In your rye.
Hit tho trull with a will, although steep he
tho hill.
To yourself nnd your honor bo tmo,
Keep an eye to tho right ftnd you'll win in
tho fight
In 1902.
As tho pnsslng year dies If tho smllcH of
tho skies
Your gratified eyes fvnr greet.
If tho path you havo trod by tho blessing
of God
Has always been smooth to your foot,
Help unfortunntos press to the goal of
success.
Lend a hand to thoso weaker thnn voti,
And you'll meet with reward nt tho linnds
of tho Lord
In 1902.
All the Musical
Instruments at Hospe's
nro slnted to be sold beforo Invoicing, nt
discounts which will movo them, and you'll
havo to hurry to tako ndvnntngo of this
great offor. Wo sell guitars for $1.23 up,
violins for $3. BO up, mandolins for $5,75 up,
banjos for $6.25 up, accordcons for $1,75,
flutes nt ono-thlrd off, piccolos from $2.25
up, clarlonots ono-thlrd off, hand Instru
ments at 25 to -10 por cent off. Strings for
all Instruments from 5c up. Music stands.
trimmings, drums, bass violins all cut from
20 to 40 per cent.
Regtna music box
$15.00 up.- Muslo
Music rolls, 50c up.
r, tho Apollo, sold
boxes as cheap at 25c,
Tho great piano pla
on easy payments.
Don't delay. Mall older- receive prompt
attontlon.
A. HOSPE,
x 1513 and I SIS Douglas Stroot.
now nt qulto a saving to thl) pur
Fits Like Ours."