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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1903)
Joe (Copyright, 1903, by William Thorp.) MiMkl I I'M tl.. -.11 . . -l'in.i i (i r i liirnf n t metis, as n I viciously attacked by throe for- I tnil at Brum fl.i T.vU....l. - ' v "-'i i 'n' I'll lldlll uvi lain and his net tariff m In m will be vieoronsl v -nrt in v rner members of the unionist cabinet -Sir Michael Hicks-Heath, I,oi d Geoign Hamil ton and C. T. Ritchie. Home fuels about the tarrrrs and char acttrs of !I,okp nun W Brrve t(( cl(I,alrl thnlr prtwnt position. They are all tnrles of the old-f.ishfonr-d type. They are all Parliamentary veterans. They dislike Mr. Chatiiherlnln and all that he typifies. They light for free trade because it Is the estab lished system in exactly the name conser vative spirit that their fathers fought Knlnut It when the Corn liws were In force. Mr. Chamberlain's sterwst, sturdiest moat dangerous foe In the House of Com ttions Is undoubtedly Kir Michael lllclts Iteac h. who resigned the chancellorship of the exchequer in August of last year be cause. UB he told his friends, there was too much Joo" in the cabinet. The feud is of long standing. Kven be fore the Houth African war, Lord Halls bury had to use his utmost personal in Bnrnc to maintain a semblance or har mony In the cabinet between Sir Michael nd Mr. Chamberluin. In 1N uj 18' the relations between them were no strained that those who were behind the semes looked daily for the relation of one or the other. Nobody, save the cabinet mlnlsle'S. knows exactly what happens at cabinet meetings, but rumors leak out. It is mid that at ono mrcllng toward, the end of 18S8 these two adversaries, after a bitter duel of words, rose excitedly rrom their seats and seemed ready to lly at each othrs throats. Other members of the cabinet husl.ly drew them aside and calmed them, but the meeting broke up in confusion. Certainly, Sir Michael and Mr. Cham berlain were not on speaking terms at that time, or for long afterward. Sir Miehael seemed to take pleasure In "cut ting his colleague in the House. A prominent liberal member of Parlia ment who wanted some information on a Question of finance, went to Sir Michael lor it and remarked to him: "Mr. Chamberlain advised me to corn to you." ''Mr Chamberlain? I don't know him. Who is ho?" ' "How abaurd! As If you don't know! I mean the secretary of state for the colonies." "Ah, yes. I am officially acquainted with the secretary of state for the colonies. Hut 1 don't know Mr. Chamberlain " Sir Michael is an old man now, and hU yeslght began to fail hlni as far back as im; but ha is a graat fighter still. nil his personal dislike of Mr. Chamber lain will lend scat to his attack upon the latter s tariff schemes when Parliament meets. Since the death of Mr. Villlers he has been the "Father of the House of Com mons," which he first entered In 1MM. Few men have held so many high gov ernment positions as he. He has been parliamentary secretary to the Poor Uiw board, under secretary for the Home of fice, chief secretary for Ireland three times, secretary of state for the colonies, proaldent of the Hoard of Trade, chan cellor of the exchequer twice and leader of the House of Commons. Thus he has held the official positions of both Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Ualfour, as well as several others. What Sir Michael does not know of par liamentary warfare is not worth knowing. He will tower head and shoulders above his comrades In the . fight against Mr. Chamberlain. Unquestionably he Is the Uses for MONO the new things which are shown In the furnishing stores are rope portieres. This idea suggests to the Ingenious woman the possibilities In r,,i.,.i nr ......... chenille table covers, curtains and other articles of this material which are stored awuy In the attic. All of theso things may be utilized with good results, and when the contents of the rag bag are trans formed. Into a pair of beautiful portieres at absolutely no expense, the clever wo man will feel amply repaid for her trouble To make, carefully note tho following suggestions: Two curtains will be sufficient for an or dinary alxed door. Rip and wind the chenille Into balls. This is easily done If the fine threads with which It Is woven together are clipped off. Tie all broken ends. If there are stripes of another color In your curtain, wind in separate bails for pompons or tassels. Having first fixed In place your rod or pole, you aro ready to begin the ropes. Use two dining room chairs, which have a post" at the top of the back, for winding the chenille strands upon before twisting. Next, measure your doorway from pole to the floor and place the two chairs a trlfl more than twice that distance apart, sup pose the door U seven feet kigh, then the Chamberlain's Bitterest Ktrohgest mrin among the tories In the lloii'io of Commons. Ha Is a country squire, like Sir William Ihircourt. it is curious that the twi greatest Hrltlsh financi.tl ministers of modern times were brought up on rural estates and knew nothing of hish finance until they were pitchforked Into It by the exigences of politics. The IU. Hon. Lord George Francis Hamil ton has u special personal grievance sgainst Mr. Ualfour. He considers that he was In duced to resign his office as secretary of state for India under false pretenses. That Is no small matter for Lord George. He showed considerable moral courage in re signing for the sake of his principles. He Is a very poor man, and his official salary of &,0n0 a year was extremely Im portant to him. He will now draw 2,000 a j ear from the British exchequer. That sum Is allowed to men who have been cabinet ministers so long as they are out of office, provided they make a declaration that they need it to maintain the dignity of a states man. Lord George made that declaration many years ago, and has drawn his 2,000 a year whenever the liberals have been In power. Since 1K74 he has never been left out of a conservative government. He Is the third son of the first duke of Abereorn. That proud old peer had a large family, but v ry little money. As a conse quence, his sons have to hustle for a living. Lord Claud, the second son, is chairman of the Great Kastem railway, and bears the reputation of being the best railroad man ager In Great Britain. Lord Frederick, the fourth son. used to edit William Waidorf Astor'B Pall Mall Magazine. Ixjrd Ernest, the sixth son. Is glad to turn an honest penny by writing n.agaslne articles and his torical romances. The "handsome Hamlltons," as they are called In Scotland, are one of the proudest families In the British peerage, and they have the right kind of pride "noblesse oblige." None of them has sought to repair his shattered fortunes by marrying an heiress. They have all preferred to work and marry poor girls of aristocratic families like their own. Lord George entered Parliament when he was 23 and has been there ever since. He became a member of the government at 29 and a cabinet minister at the early age of 40. He Is now only 58, which Is youthful for a British statesman, so that he may yet have a great career before him, although his achievements up to the present have been respectable rather than brilliant. He is regarded by the conservatives as a "safe" man, who is not likely to make mistakes or anything else, either. Personally he Is a genial, kindly soul. His family pride Is kept for his own use and never xhown to other people. In pol itics ho is a tory of the tories, but in private life he is the most democratic of men. One evening in 1898 he was walking through the streets in Ealing, the con stituency which he represents in the House of Commons, on his way to dine with Sir Montague Nolson, the local leader of the conservatives. He noticed a poor old washerwoman staggering under the burden of a basket of newly laundered clothes, which sho was taking home to a cus tomer. He stopped, politely relieved her of the burden and asked where she was going. "To Sir Montague Nelson's house, sir," she replied. Some men would have dropped the bun dle under the circumstances. Not so the duke's eon. He carried It to the house and delivered it to the well trained butler, who received It kindly, as If cabinet min isters brought home the laundry every day. Then he went In and enjoyed Ms dinner. Lord George Is never so happy as when he can get away from politics and watch Worn Out Table Covers chairs should be fifteen or sixteen feet apart. This Is necessary because the length is taken up in the twisting. Proceed to wind the chenille- five times around from the post of one chair to the other. This makes ten strands of the chenille. Slip one end off the chair and twist well in the hands. The assistance of a second person will be required to hold one end to keep it from curling up while you pass one end over the pole. Do not let It curl up, but bring the two ends to the floor und tio. When this Is accomplished let It twist of Itself Into a rope first from tho bottom. A little experience will give you the proper length and the amount of twisting needed. Make all the long ropes before readjusting the chairs. If any knots show turn them in. As to tho number of ropes, the sise of your doorway must determine that. The suggestions made are for a very simple design, which has six long ropes, eight of graduated lengths and eight hi the center for drapes. They may be made much more elaborate If desired. After the ropes have all been placed over the pole In the proper place, part them near the pole and tie one-half of each one to the adjoining one, each the same distance from the pole. When the a foot ball game or sin a good song at a smoking concert at Ealing. He Is a fine sportsman and especially fond of golf, cricket, shooting and cycling. He was the first prominent nritlsh statesman to ride a bicycle, and he was also the first cab inet minister to give "out a newspaper In terview on politics. Although he has sat In the House of Commons for thirty-five years, he always seems very nervous there. He is usually fidgeting, and when he is going to make a big speech he has a curious trick of tearing scores of sheets of foolsrap paper Into tiny fragments and throwing them In the air around his seat. On busy nights In the press gallery, the remark Is often heard, "Thank goodness, we'll soon get a rest. George Hamilton has started his snowstorm." The re porters never trouble to take notes of his remarks. He has a wretchedly bad delivery and, unlike most of his kind. Is aware of the fact. He therefore sends typewritten copies of his speeches up to the press galleries. The Right Honorable Charles Thompson Ritchie, who has resigned the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Is a Sect, like Iord George Hamilton; and no ca.mier Scot than he could be found from John o' Groats to the Border. Ritchie has never been famous as a silver tongued orator; he has never swayed the passions of the mob or tickled the ears of the groundlings; and the public has known little about him and cared less. But since he first entered Parliament In 1S74 his fellow members have recognized him as one of the best of business states men. He let other people make the elo quent, useless speeches while he mastered the facts of the case and did the useful work In committee or In private confer ence. Thus he became a power, and since 1S56 no Conservative Cabinet has been complete without him. "Ritchie Is a permanent in stitution," Mr. Chamberlain U said to have remarked sarcastically. "He is as much a part of the furniture of the Cabinet Cham ber as the table itself." Be this as it may, Ritchie has had a steadily successful coreer as Secretary to the Admiralty, President of the Local Gov ernment Board, President of the Board of Trade and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The solid business men who form the back bone of the Unionist party In England trust him as they trust no other statesman of their party. They regard him as the beau Ideal of a good Conservative. He has no surface brilliance, but he pos sesses that Infinite capacity for taking pains which Is said to be the attribute of genius. He Is extremely conscientious, too. When he was president of the board of trade he was responsible, among a host of other things, for the welfare of the British merchnnt sailor. He had to administer the merchant shipping act, and devise rules and regulation for the proper treatment of poor Jack ashore and afloat. An ordinary departmental head would have been content to receive reports from his inspectors. Not so Ritchie. He would leave the gilded splendor of the Carlton club and go down to Wapplng, Deptford, Rother hlthe and other resorts of sailors. There ho would disguise himself in tarry breecheB and an old monkey jacket and spend evenings in the crimp shops, opium dens and taverns where seafaring men congregated. In that way he found out some startling truths about coffin ships, shanghaied sailors, and board of trade inspectors who never Inspected anything except the champagne In the skipper's cabin. The subordinate officials of the depart ment used to have a bad time of it when Ritchie returned from these expeditions. He would take up a report, beautlfullw writ- pompons are added this makes a pretty finish at the top. Drape the center ones, one-half to each outside long one. The tassels are made by winding the chenille over a book the desired length, then tie with a stout string to the end of the ropes after trimming evon at the bot tom. For the pompons a 10-cent spool of fine unwrapped wire Is needed. Use a child's foot ruler, barely an Inch wide. Lay a Piece of tho wire twice the length of tho ruler upon It and begin at one end, wrap the chenille three times around over both ruler and wire. Now pick up both ends of tho wire and change places, drawing the lower one up and placing the upper one down, thus holding the throe strands fast. Wrap the chenille three times again and change the ends of the wire. Repeat this until the ruler is nearly full und then slip off Wind the wired side close to the rope, and It needs nothing more to fasten It on A lit tle practice will give skill n this ' Pompons may be added wherever taste and beauty of design dictates. They look best of a contrasting color. This design has them above each tassel, and at the top three rows of them are arranged some distance above tae tassela, Foes ten and neatly tied with rod tape, wMtH stated with pleasure that the administra tion of the merchant shipping act was now a complete success in Wapplng. He would smile and ring for the writer. "Ah, Jenkins," he would say, "this re port is delightful. Things seem to be go ing beautifully, don't they? No drinking, no swindling of underwriters, no murders, no overloaded ships. Wapplng is becoming quite a Sunday school." "I'm glad to think, sir," the gratified official would reply, "that our efforts have borne good fruits." "I suppose so. Jenkins, have you ever. In your travels around Wapplng, made the acquaintance of a gentleman called One Eyed Pete?" "No. .sir." "That's a pity. He Is worth knowing. Last week he shanghaied three boys and put them aboard a tramp bound for Yo kohama. He runs an opium den where the customers are apt to disappear once in a while. Lascar Jem Is, perhaps, a superior practitioner; but he's in the hospital Just now with a knife thrust. He made the mistake of trying to get a Dago's puise before the Dago was thoroughly drunk. However, you could go down and intro duce yourself to I'ete. He might give you some valuable material for your report." Mr. Ritchie has never come into violent conflict with Mr. Chamberlain, as Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has done; but there has not been much love lost between them at any time. In the cabinet Mr. Ritchie's wise, sober mlndad council was always listened to with deep respect, and it was generally given against Mr. Chamberlain's schemes. It is believed in well Informed British political circles that he strongly opposed' the provocative policy which led to the South African war. Although a tory of the old-fashioned school, Mr. Ritcnie has initiated and car ried through Parliament more social legis lation for the benefit of the laboring classes than any other British statesman. He made strenuous efforts to settle the great engineering strike in 1897; he carried through the House of Commons the local government act of 1888, the housing of the working classes act, 1890; the publio health act, 1891; the companies act, 19U0; an act for the better prevention of ac cidents to railway servants In the same year and the factories and workshops act. 1901. All these measures have proved to be beneficial and successful, so that when Mr. Ritchie tells the British workingman to beware of tho dear loaf he will be lis tened to as a trusted friend. WILLIAM THORP. YOU ARE TOO THIN! Call at the Sherman & MrConnetl Drug Cm.. 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