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Tzschuck, secretary of The Uee Publishing Company, being duly "worn, says that tho actual number, of full ana comploto copies of Tho Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Ueo printed during tho month of November, 1M, was as fol lows: l :....:ie,s(i 2.. uo.ino 3 :i,4iu 4 30,770 C :il,H80 6 .1II.HUO .ai,:uo 8 :io,uiu o no,ooo 10 :io.:ir.o it..' :i(,7i)o 12 0,7(tO 13 IIO.HOO 16 ai.ooo 17 8i,ar.o 18 flO.BOU 19 UO,:t70 20 HO, 1110 21 ao,aoo 22 ao.uiu 23 30,330 24 ..... ao,2r,B 25 110,1-IU 26 no.aio 27 30,01(0 28 30,100 29,,, 30,110 30 30,1! 40 14. IS. .110,710 ....ao.tiao Total i lcss unsold and returned copies., .01! I, 835 , 10,301 Not total snlc....! oilflUt Not dally average :Ml.:lt' GEO. B. TZSCHUCIC. Subscribed lr my prcsenco and sworn to boforo mo this 30th day of November. A. D. 1901. M. U. 1IUNQATE, (Seal.) Notary Public 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."