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Australia -l forwardd via Europe, and
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Krancl'co the qulrkest routes. Philip-
pines specially addressed "via Canrrda"
or "via Kurope" musvh fully rrepal.l at
tha forripn rate. Hawaii !g torwaraed
via flun FranclHoo exclusively. ,
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Sntllng dally and the schedule o closinit
Is ensnared on the presumption of their
uninterrupted overlmd transit. Pifjrl.
tered mnll rlodB at t p. rn. previous .lay,
ClirtNELIT'B VAN COTT, Tcinrater.
pnstofflce, Kew York. N. T., Derember 18,
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IfCOAL ROTICl
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
OFFICB OK .1.EE-OI.A84J-ANDREE8EN
HAKtlWARU COMPANY, OMAHA. Neb.,
leo. 12, 13 Notice is hereby given to the
stockholder of the Lee-Olass-Andreesen
Hardware company that the annual meet
ing of the atockholdera of the company
wl 1 be held at the offices of the said com-
fiany, corner of Ninth and Harney street,
n the city of Omaha, in the atata of Ne
braska, on Tuesday, January 12, A. D. 1904,
at I o'clock p. m., for the purpose of elect
In; a board of directors for the company
to serve-d urine the ensuing- year, and to
transact such other business as may be
presented al uch meetinc- H. J. LEE,
President
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Aretle Horrors.
The polar bear stood at the adv r
the
- glacier and looked over its desolate sur
race.
"Come on." groaned and creaked the e-la
der. T can't promise you even a b-ar live-
iii.ooa. out If you will stay Ion enough
I
wm carry you out to the ocean, where
Will And the fishing excellent."
Tell that to the marines." growled
polar bear.
you
the
And the coolness between them became
even more Intense-Chicago Tribune.
Where Realises Falls.
Friend-I presume you have become a fol
lower or the modern realistic school and
picture life as It actually Is?
Bueceskrui A a in orOh, bo. It wouldn't do
In my case. I an a society novelist.
"What difference need that maker
"I must make my chsracterg cay bright
Mimas- iw I or a Weekly.
ETCHINGS OF LIFE ABROAD
Obtsrratioos ind OcrcptrisTtis Draws hj
Booker T. Washington.
GENERAL INTEREST IN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Peeallarltlea ol the Rave Trebles
Which Perplex Feetwere Dlf
, fleeltle Holved hy Patleaee
a ad Forbeerooee.
Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee In
stitute, who lias just returned from a visit
to Eorope, contributes to the New Tork
Independent some observations and com-
parlsons suggested by the trip, as fol
lows:
In reading- the life of Frederick Doug
lass, some years ago, I was especially
struck by tils description of his experi
ences on board tla steamer during his first
voyage across the Atlantic. The incon
veniences to which he was subjected were
most trying. At (he present time, a col
ored man crossing the AUsntlo on any of
the vessels of the regular lines Is treated
with as much courtesy aa any other pes
senger. The only embarrassment to which
he will likely fnd himself kubjected, In
raf-e he happens to be an Individual who
appears In all the publio prints, Is that he
will be forced to deliver on Of the ad
dresses In the dining room of the cabin
when the charity concert la held.
Three things seem lately to have in
creased the Interest of Europeans In every
thing relating to the American negro. One
Is the fact that almost without exception
the strong state of Europe, by reason of
their colonial possessions, are coming Into
closer contact with the black man in Af
rica. As Europe Is Just now putting forth
special effort to produce her own cotton
In African colonies, and as the negro In
America Is the main cotton producer, the
European has additional Interest In every.
thing relatln to the American negro. It
is the consensus of opinion that the negro
has reached a higher degree of civilisa
tion In America than In any other part of
the world; hence the countries of Europe
are anxious to study the black man In
America with a view to Improving condi
tions In their own African possessions, and
to securing from among the people here
expert and Intelligent cotton growers to so
Into Africa,
The Crlaae of Lyachlag.
Another cause of Increased Interest on the
part of the European publio In the Amer
ican negro within the last few years Is, I
regret to say. the number of lynohlngs
which have taken place In our country. It
may not be generally known, but few peo
ple who have traveled In Europe will fall
to agree with me when I say that practic
ally every lynching that occurs In any part
of America Is reported in the Europeon
press, and In many cases with an exag
geration that causes an American to shrink
with shame for the reputation of his coun
try! The bare facts In connection with
these lynching are bad enough without the
exaggeration. It Is hard for the French
man to understand, to use his own words,
why a country that boasts of being "the
land of the free and the home of the brave"
suffers Itself to get a reputation the world
wide for law breaking and barbarism. A
third cause of Interest, strange as it may
seem. Is the Introduction of the American
negro cakewalkl A company of colored
people made its appearance last winter In a
place of amusement on one of the fashion
able boulevards, and. It seems, did the cake-
walk to perfection. It took Paris by storm.
The performance vicas literally packed day
after day with fashionable audiences. It
was studied by French dancing masters,
and the average Frenchman got the Idea
that the Cakewalk was a new form of
dance introduced Into the aristocratic circles
of Fifth avenue, New Tork, and at, New
port, and it Is almost Impossible to make
him understand that cakewslklng Is not
universally popular In America. After giv
ing this new form of dance serious study the
French dancing masters solemnly declared
that It could not be Introduced successfully
In the French ballrooms, but, however this
may be, I saw a pretty good Imitation of It
at a French ball. '
The Raeo Pasale.
6om very Intelligent Frenchmen, notably
one of tho editors of the Figaro, havt been
traveling lately In Amerioa. The more this
class of people see of America the more
puxsled they are over what Is called the
race problem, and they ask some very In
teresting questions. For example, this edi
tor of the Figaro asked me why It was that
In the District of Columbia all racea could
ride on the same seats In the street cars,
but In Alexandria, only sis miles away,
they had to occupy separate seats. He alto
asked . me why In certain railroad restau
rants the negro could stand at the counter
and eat, but would be pnt out If he sat
down to eat. For the life of me I could not
make him understand that to stand up and
eat was not regarded In some sections as a
social act, while to sit down was so re
garded. Then he asked me why Chinamen
or Indians could ride In a first-class car
anywhere In America, and - negroes could
not He also asked me why negroes could
as mechanics build housea In Atlanta, the
home of Robert Toombs, and could not
erect houses in Boston, the home of Garri
son. Then he asked me why white men and
black men drank II Uors in the same bar-
room, but could not, in many parts cf
America, drink the communion wins to
gether la the same church. The average
Frenchman Is mighty interesting. Color
prejudice la especially difficult for him to
understand In the face of the fact that one
of their greatest literary characters, Alex
ander Dumas, whose works can be found
In nearly every private and publio library
In ths world, waa-a colored man.
When I was In Europe three years ago I
saw comparatively few colored people. Dur
ing my last trip I saw many snore. Some
are from America, others from the West
Indies and still others from Africa. Ths
American negro Is beginning to travel more
and more each year. The most numerous
class of black pwple to be found In France
are from the Republic of Haiti; some are
In dlplomatio positions, others are exiles.
and still larger numbers are In France for
education. One of ths moat Interesting
colored men that 1 met In Europe was a
Haitian school teacher, who was traveling
with a group of young Haitian students for
the purpose of education. While I was In
Paris several delegations of Haitian gentle
men called to see me, and I found tbem
highly cultured, very Intelligent and pa
triotic people. Their conversation related
almost solely to some method of finding a
way to end the frequent revolutions, and to
develop the natural resources of their coun
try. At one time there wis a strong senti
ment against sending youths to A merles, for
education, but that feeling Is now dlsap
peering. A short time ago the national
Congress of Haiti voted money to pay for
tho education of a number of selected men
at Tukegee institute, and they, together
with ethers who pay their own way, are
making excellent records. The Haitians
ahom I met In Europe, without exception.
expressed ths belief that what Is needed In
Haiti at the present time la ths Introduction
of a system of Industrial or technical edii
ration, such as Is In operation In this coun
try. This they felt necessary, not for the
purpose of replacing or excluding the clas
sier,! training obtained In Europe end at
their homes, but to give vitality to educa
tlcn and to connect It with the real needs of
the country.
- Two truths above others are lmprrat
continually upon a colored man traveling
In Europe. First, that the average, morality
of the negro In say part of America com
pares most favorably with that of the same
grade of people in any section of Europe.
My own individual opinion, based upon con
siderable observation, leads me to make the
statement that the moral status of the
colored people In every part of the United
Btatee Is higher than the- average moral
status of the European peoples. In this
connection, several considerations should be
constantly kenf. In mind. One Is that the
social distinctions, or spirit of caste, pre
vents the avers g-e white man In America
from seeing and coming Into actual eontsct
with the best life among the colored people
in America; consequently, many may not
for this reason, credit the estimate which
I place upon the moral condition of ray
race. Another consideration not to be over
looked Is that, because of his physical, In
dustrial and political connection with the
white people of the t'nlted States, the
American negro la constantly being com
pared with the white civilisation of the
United Btatee, which, taken as a whole,
represents the very highest degree of
civilisation now existing. If the geograph
ical location of the American negro were
such as to lead one constantly to make
comparison between him and the products
of Latin civilisation as found In Europe or
South America, or of Oriental civilisation as
found In China, the negro would be Judged
less harshly than at present. '
Lastly, one who has made even a cursory
study of the conditions of trie working and
middle classes of people in Europesn coun
tries cannot refrain from constantly
asking himself. How do the conditions and
prospects of these classes compare with
those ct the negro In America 7 This Is a
Question much more easily asked than
answered. In a brief article like this one
cannot be expected to go Into, details. So
long as tbe working or middle clauses re
main, on the other side of the water, 1
would say that the condition and proapects
of ths American negro ars better than those
of the classes of Europeans to which ! have
been referring. When those people emigrate
to America, ' no one acquainted with the
facts will question the statement that ths
newly arrived emigrant Is given an oppor
tunity for growth and general development
not accorded to the average negro. In fast,
una of the questions with which the Amer
ican traveler is continually beset In Europe
is why the very lowest type of Italians,
for example, can go to the state of Louisi
ana and b given a share In the govern
ment which Is accorded to few of the best
class of negroes, whose ancestors, together
with themselves, have resided In this coun
try for more than two centuries!
My general conclusion, after, observing
conditions in foreign 'countries . more than
one, ia that wlttt the exercise, on the part
of the white men and of black men, of due
patience, forbearance, courage and perse
verance, the difficulties which often trouble
both races In America ars not Insurmount
able. . .'
WHY HE IS STILL A BACHELOR
She I'sed His Money to leeare a
Divorce and to Wed tho
Other Has.
A Joplln (Mo.) bachlor regards .woman
s a very wayward, fickle creature, and
seems to have some ground, for his opinion.
"That's the reason I never married," he
confided, after having remarked about the
fickleness of of femininity. "Several years
ago." bo proclaimed, "I happened to be
In another town engaged on .a contract
and while . there I ran across a . younar
woman whom I used to know working in
a hotel. I had known her when she was
but a girl, and at that time her parents
were well fixed. She told, me ' that her
husband had deserted her, leaving her to
work out for her living. I didn't like to see
her there, and I arranged with a friend
to give her a better position. ' Finally I
took such a liking to her that I proposed
marriage, and shs accepted mi, agreeing
to marry me as soon as she could get a
divorce. Bhe ' went to Springfield and
proposed to get the divorce there. Every
now and then she would send me marked
copies of papers containing Items regard
ing the progress of her case. All ths
time I was sending her money to support
her there and aid in getting the case
through. Some time after I received a copy
of a Springfield paper with the account of
her divorce being granted. She aaked
for a little more money to get her wedding
trousseau made. I sent her more money
and she wrote me how she was progressing
with her trousseau."
"Well, did she get it finished?"
The bachelor paused to relight his cigar.
"Tea, she did. I received another marked
copy of a Springfield paper. This time It
Cine the notice of her marriage."
jr marriage?"
s, the blankety blanked woman had
gone and married a conductor, and hers
she had worked me for the money to buy
her wedding outfit and get her divorce.
"That's ths reason I'm still baching,"
continued the Joplln man, with a sigh.
Joplln Herald.
HAILSTONES : IN PORTO RICO
A Most Caasaal Visitation for' tho
Islaad om Two Chilly
Spring Days.
Some of the natives of Porto Rico speak
of the "f rigid climate" of their low moun
tain, which run through the center of the
Island. Ws may smile at tbelr Idea of a
frigid climate, for they have no concep
tion of cold 'weather as ws understand it
The peasantry, however, when at the
highest altitudes they have a raw day In
winter, think that hardly anything could
be mors uncomfortable.
In April last, however, a region in ths
mountains was the scene of a most unusual
phenomenon. On April 13 there was a
heavy precipitation of hall, ths storm ex
tending over a narrow tract about twelve
ml!es in length cast and west
' It was observed at Agues Buenas In the
west and as far east as Ourabo. On the
following day there was another hall storm
near the same region, but extending north
and south for some distance along the
Lolsa river.
Ths phenomenon caused ths wildest ex
citement among the natives. There were
persons over 10 who had never seen a
hall storm or les In their lives. Some of
these simple-minded folk, describing what
they saw, declared that the heavens rained
pieces of salt, which were "mucho frto,''
meaning very cold.
Some of the more credulous among them
the next day exhibited In the towns small
pieces of stone which they declared were
thrown from the clouds. This Is probably
the first instance on reoord of petrified hall.
The natives also spoke of the, manner In
which the atones rebounded when they first
struck the ground. The local newspaper,
L Democracia, published at Caguas,
sagely remarked on April 14:
"81nco the Invasion of the Americans
even our climate has undergone changes
and meteorological phenomena are pre
sented to us which were formerly unknown
here. We are prvgres- hut.-
The storms were severe, but lasted .'only
ten or twelve minutes. At one plsce on ths
Balro river the fall was eapectally heavy
and so thick was the layer of hailstones
that the river bed was said to be as white
as snow. Some of the stones were over an
inch in Inngth. They were of various
forms, snme angular or pointed and jnany
hpherlottl.
It would make Interesting- reading if the
uuiS i, me
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comments of the, peasantry on tbe strange
occurrence might have been recorded.
Probably a large "part of them attributed
the remarkable evthOtp? the fact that the
United 'States ' had Sniperseded Spain as
Porto Rico's mottieV country. New Tork
on. " h :'
THE MAN UNDER . THE BED
Bteraal Vigilance) Rewarded,
They Dlda't 60 a.ThUig :
to Him. ' "t
.
Now and then a woman comes to the
front In a manner that , Justifies her
smancipation and . that shows she Is not
a coming but an ' fcrrlved woman.. It Is
pleasant to note that such a one has arrived
In the conservative city of St. Louis, and
that she has arrived In the period- &i tbe
Louisiana Purchase exposition, whiuh will
give the hoard of lady manager sn op
portunity to exploit her valiant deed and,
If the heroins Is not averse to publicity,
perhaps to make -her the central figure
In the woman's department.- 1
There are many women who live In terror
of finding a man under the bed. . Sums go
through a long life and never find him.
Some discover ths man and then flee In a
panic or go into hysterics. Mrs. Anna
Lendls and her sister -have been particularly
fortunate. ' They have found a man under
the .bed, much ta .their delight and the
man's disgust. - They , were hiding Christ
mas presents Intended for the children, and
while placing some of them under the bed
they discovered ' man's heels. They did
not rush from the , room. They, did not
scream, nor did they go Into hysterics.
They deliberately v ' and systematically
prepared, for business.. . Mrs. Lendls took
one heel and her sister tookvthe other and
they dragged the burglar out Into the room.
They Quickly planned tbe'fesfof the busi
ness. The sister went for a policeman and
Mrs. Lendls ' sat ' upon th v burglar" 'and
awaited her return. . Pending the arrival
of the policeman- Mrs. Lendls searched
the burglar's pockets and recovered $135
and a watch he had stolen. !
It probably was a sad hour for the pros
trate wretch. Mrs. Lendls may hive pulled
his hair by way of diversion, or she may
have shaken him tip now and then so that
he would not loss his Interest In ths
proceedings, or. she mey have rillvened
the tedium of waiting by an occasions'! poke
In his ribs. It Is more likely that she
beguiled her Involuntary guest with
edifying conversation, that shs enlarged
upon his despicable meanness In entering
the apartments of two lone women and
trying to carry off their property, and that
she embellished her lecture with many
choice epithets. Or, perhsps. she may
have urged him after he got out of that
scrape to lead a better life and be a good
man. Just what was the nature of her
conversation cannot be said, but un
questionably It was Interesting and of a
character long te be remembered ty the
listener.
Mrs. Lendls and her sister deserve well
of their sex and of St. Louis. They not
only found that almost mythical personage,
the man under tbe bed, but they knew
what to do with him when they found htm.
It is safe to say that they will not be
troubled again, and that when the enter
prising St. Louis burglar "goes a-burgllng"
he will give the Lendls house a wide berth.
Chfcsgo Tribune.
THEY.; PULLED TOGETHER
Weird Tile of a Rauttleeaak aa
Alligator Hitched to an''
' Aotossoblle.
One of the Mlnneapolltana who winters
in Florida and enjoys an automobile spin
over the elegant roads cf coquin shells
la Asa Pain
It waa one fine February day last year
that be- planned a lung ride 'with his
friend and buinas partner, E. J. Nixon.'
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They were running along tbe picturesque
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bank of Indian river, amid the tall, ma
Jestlo Spanish palmettos that frequently
dropped blessings of moss,' and were wish
ing their friends from the; frigid north
could enjoy such pleasure, when the auto
mobile came to a sudden stop.
The gasoline had run out, but that was
not all. They had forgotten to bring along
a supply for such emergencies. They were
sixty miles from their cottage 'and miles
away from any semblance of a village.
But a Yankee In adversity is ever mind
ful of the axiom; "necessity Is the mother
of Invention."
These gentlemen Immediately set about
to devise some means of returning home.
A rattling sound like tacks In a tin box
attracted the attention of Mr. Paine. It
was a big diamond-back rattler but a few
feet away from him. By a clever trick of
lassooing the jgentlemaa soon . had ths
snake captive. While he waa so ocoupled
his friend wss busy on tbe liver, bank.
He slyly stole upon an alligator basking
In the sun and quietly slipped a noose ovsr
Its mouth, rendering It helpless. ' Quits
a little trouble was experienced by the
gentlemen In dragging this Inhabitant of
the salt water to their vshlole. By means
of rope for harness and ribbon for reins
a tandem was formed of reptiles whose
utility had never before been discovered
by mankind. ' The Journey home waa mo
notonously slow, but the genUemen felt
rewarded for the new discovery they had
made for their fellow men.
"It simply goes to show," said Mr. Paine,
"that cattle don't have to be snipped Into
Florida. The alligator Is by far, the most
intelligent of the two, and I would esti
mate his strength at six horse power. I
would estimate tbe strength of the rattler
at one horse power. Surely that 1 much
strength would be exerted by an Individual
In getting out of his way. One funny In
cident occurred while we were driving our
tandem.
"We suddenly came upon some negro
women and children returning home from
fishing. When they caught sight of our
vehicle their superstitious natures pre
vailed and they fled In all directions amid
the wildest kind of screams, it was a
close parallel to the days of witchery."
Minneapolis Tribune.
ONE RESULT OF INCIVILITY
Slagle Act et lassctiisry Redeaess
Cost m Mas Position a ad
Power.
William Travers Jerome, attorney of
Kew Tork City, In speaking of tbe neces
sity of public men exercising courtesy to
anybody and everybody, told the following
Story:
"I want to say In the first place that
what I am about to relate la not told In
order to emphasise the need of politeness
on th4 grounds of mere policy only., but
rather to show that an ungentlemanly ao
tton is pretty sure to act as a boomerang.
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Want Ad, .
- ' There ere thousands who read the want pages
- daily aa a matter of habit who look there betoro
they go room hunting. , But Just now, during Tbe
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Some years ago, a reporter called on a
man of wealth and prominence, who I will
call Mr. Blank. In order to Interview him
in regard te the letter's alleged political
ambitions. He waa shown Into his library.
. " TVelir said the great man.'
"Th reporter presented his card arid ex
plained his errand. Mr. Blank glanced at
tha pasteboard, deliberately tore It In
two and threw It Into, the waatebasket-
" 'Nothing to say,' he growled, and that
was all that the visitor eould get from
him.
"Bo the reporter departed with a flush on
his cheek and a burning desire In his heart
to thrash the discourteous Mr. Blank.
"Several years passed, and Mr. Blank
was a candidate for a high municipal office.
Meanwhile, the reporter had been made
political editor of c Journal whose view
werj opposite to those of Mr. Blank. In
that capacity he again called on Mr.
Blank, and found him suave and sulky.
The editor did not forget the torn card.
The incident rankled within him.
"So It came about that he made such a
tremendous fight agalnat Mr. Blank's elec
tion that, mainly through his efforts, he
suffered an : overwhelming defeat.
"A single act of unnecessary rudeness
Cost blm position and ower." Success.'
Potated Paragraphs.
Herolo measures are often misfits.
An ambition to own a sky-scraper Is a
lofty Ideal.
A woman's sge is pne of nature's greatest
secrets.
Whisky will take a man down faster than
a toboggan.
Any jnan who works only for pay seldom
does his beat.
- If s almost as difficult to hide a cough
as It is to hide love.
There Is no n.an so friendless as ths one
who has lost his political pull.
Every man thinks he is the proper one
to stand around and boss the Job.
A mia may be able to trade his repute-,
tlon for money, but he can't trade back.
Rich men have their country places, but
poor men must be satisfied with farms.
A bonnet with a presidential bee In It I
apt to be an expensive piece of millinery.
It ia said that political graveyards are
never robbed, ye there are a lot of dead
onee In polltics.-Chlcago News.
A Kur Asslgameat.
"How's my friend Penner getting along?"
inquired the casual vUltor. '
- "When I saw him last," replied Space
wrlght, "h bad Juit made an assignment
for tbe benefit of one of hla creditors."
"Oh! Isn't ho your city edltpr any more T"
"Yea, and I'm the creditor. He was Just
giving me an easy chance to earn the 5
I loaaed him the other day." Philadelphia
Catholic Standard.
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