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Watch old Father Time turn over a
, hew leaf tonight
Nebraska is for- Iloosevelt.' Mark that
down as the starting point
; Each day adds a few more to the list
of those who wish they never hnd seen
Grand Raphis.
: If the Japs and the Russians, don't
start something pretty soon the bleach
era will be empty.
Democrats oyer the state appear to
accept that ' "lljrht in the window" as
merely a temporary decoration.
When It comes to weather at all sea
sons of the year Omaha will average up
with the most favored of any of our
metropolitan cities. '
The ability to string a wire that will
connect the mayor with the council is
the first prerequisite qualification a new
city electiiclun will have to possess. ' ,
; The Russian government's official dec
" laration that all Is quiet at Klshlneff
would be more reassuring If Russia did
not. have such almighty queer Ideas
about what constitutes a quiet town.
January 1 Is perilously near for the
liquor dealers who have not yet bud
their new licenses granted. They may
yet learn that it Is never safe to hold
back applications to the eleventh hour.
At the approaching meeting of the
State Bar association one paper is to
ileal with "The Folly of Judicial Haste."
Obviously the argument will be upon
a the theory Illustrations are extremely
, few. "
If the big steel corporation wants to
Introduce an effective system of lnvUi
ble wage reduction, it might enforce on
Its employes another privileged sub
scription to Its preferred stock at the
same old figure.
The man of good family who bad seen
better days and had changed bis name
appears to have left a bitter taste in
the mouth of Colonel Mobte. but he still
retains the warm friendship of District
Attorney Summers.
Substantial headway has been made lu
the movement to make Omaha a grain
market, and the prospects for still fur
ther progress are decidedly good. It Is
xvell to remember that sometimes the
best work Is done with the least noise.
South Omaha sees In a supreme court
decision Just rendered a chance to col
lect some back taxes previously declared
Invalid. South Omnha will have no
trouble in finding a place to use the
money to advautuKe when it comes in.
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If It turns out to be true that one of
the big meat packing establishments Cas
acquired exelUHlire ownership or control
of the Missouri river bridge at Hioux
City. the. competing concerns may have
to start a campaign for an open door.
Denver has organized a Boosters' club,
comprising men who are too busy to
stay long to lunrh, but not too lmy to
the things that Denver's Chamber of
Commerce Used to dream about and
discuss and refer to committees, ly the
hour.
As 'the attendance upon fiovernor
Cummins' second Imiuguration lu au
opera house, Jannnry U, Is to he coh
tlned to state offlVlnl and "friends of the
legislators," the Iowa koIoii stands a
good chance of discovering bow a village
editor feels on cirrus day.
i i i .
Sentiment among Nebraska republic
tna Is so overwhelmingly for President
Roosevelt that all other Interest Id the
itatt's representation at the national
lonilnstinf convention wll) simply have
to work la harmony with it There are
oo two ways about that
I'
TBC CLUSIXO TEAR.
In his annual message President
Roosevelt said: "The country is to be
congratulated on the' amount of sub
stantial achievement which has marked
the pnst year loth ns regards otir for
eign and as regard our domestic pol
icy." While the country has not had
during 1!U' so high a degree of pros
perity ns in the preceding year, It bns
yet made grcnt material progress and
ndded vastly to the national assets. This
Is evidenced In the addition to our re
sources of at least $3,000,000,000, the es
timated value, at current market prices,
of our cereal and cotton crops alone.
Our usual gold production of $80,000,000
per annum has, been maintained and
through our international trade condi
tions we are levying contributions upon
the gold stocks of Europe. Details of
eleven months', commerce show an in
crease in pmctlenlly all of. the great
groups Into which the bureau of sta
tistics divides the exports and in all
of he groups into which it divides the
Imports. The figures of the commerce
of the eleven months indicate that the
total commerce of the United States
during the year will be greater than In
any preceding year, but that the total
exports will fall a few millions below
those of 1000 and be about equal to
those of 1901 but materially in excess
of 1002, while the total imports will ex
ceed those of any preceding year and
combined with the exports make the
grand total of commerce more than in
any earlier year; also that the amounts
of manufactures will exceed those of
15)02 by several millions, but be some
what below those of the record year
1000 and perhaps 1001. Agriculture still
maintains its primacy among the coun
try's industries and continues to be the
bnfls of our national' prosperity. For 1903
the exports of farm products amount to
over $878,000,000, a record second only
to that of 1001. It is cause for con
gratulation that despite the disastrous
results of the year in the security mar
kets the country at large has been so
prosperous. '
Two events of commanding Impor
tance make this a memorable year.- One
of these was the decision fit the Alaskan
boundary controver'syfaTVarable to the
contention of the United States. This
decision removed from the field of dis
cussion, and possible danger a question
that was' liable to-become more acutely
accentnnted with each passing year.
The- other event Is the creation of the
Republic of Panama, by which the con
struction of an Isthmian canal Is assured.
Although there is still possibility of
more or less serious trouble with Colom
bia in regard to this, the establishment
of the new republic is an accomplished
fact, recognized as such by the civilized
world and certain to be maintained.
The effecting of closer trade relations
with Cuba is another fact In the yeara
record of .no small Interest Progress
has been made In Improving condition!
in our insular possessions.. .There is the
authority of Governor Taft for the state
ment that the situation in the Philip
pines is very satisfactory, that the peo
ple as a whole are contented and that
the outlook for the islands is alto
gether favorable Hawaii and Porto
Rico are prospering and from the people
of neither is there any complaint
Looking abroad, it is seen that no
very material change in conditions has
taken place during the year In European
countries. None of them has been
largely prosperous or experienced any
decided Industrial or commercial prog
ress. The conditions In England are
such that the demand for a change in
the fiscal policy of the country has
found a large body of , supporters and
there are strong Indications favorable
to the success of the Choniberlnlnites.
According to a late report from the
United States consul general at Berlin the
crisis in German industrial values which
began in the spring of 1901 is definitely
past and a general recovery has not
only begun, but has progressed so far as
to have all the outward indications of
permanence. Reports from our con
suls In other countries show that the in
dustrial and commercial depression
noted at the opening of the year has
not been materlnlly relieved and that
the condition of the working classes In
Europe generally is far from satisfac
tory. Except the far eastern question
there is nothing of a political character
to disturb European governments. Look
ing nearer home, the year bns been one
of prosperity for Canada and Mexico,
wlille some of the countries, of South
America have made progress. Cuba
has done fairly well and there Is every
promise that conditions there will Im
prove. ' .
The United States has become polit
ically more powerfcil within the twelve
mouth that ends today, while financially
our wealth exceeds that of any other
country. The American people will bid
farewell to 1903 with a feeling of gratl
mle for what It gave them and will
welcome l'.KM in the confident expecta
tion of a continuance of prosperity.
FAHMtUS AttD IMMIGRATION.
A correspondent of the New York 8un
observes that one phase of the immigra
tion restriction problem which has been
practically Ignored by Senator Lodge
and his namx-latea, who are urging fur
ther legislation for the purpose of keep
ing foreigners out of tills country, la the
probable effect of such legislation on
our ngrh-ultitral Interests. He points
out Unit the competition of the farm
products of Canada, the Argentine Re
public ti ud other countries Is already felt
by our fanners untl if new restriction
laws in regiird to immigration are en
acted the result will be to direct the
stream of emigrant to those countries,
with the result of creating additional
competition In these products. The cor
respondent suggests that "if our farm
ers do not wish to help build up foreign
countries at the expense of our own
they shonld uset their influence against
the Lodge bill and any similar
measure." . .
It seems to us there Is soundness in
these suggestions. It Is not to be
doubted that if the policy of restriction
sought to be put into effect by Senator
Lodge should be carried out, Canada
and other agricultural countries would
willingly accept the emigrants made in
admissible to this country "and make
use of them in developing thejr re
sources. Canada is now actively pro
moting immigration, chiefly with a view
to advancing its agricultural interests,"
and we are not aware that it Is apply
ing any educational test to those who
wish to enter its territory and make
their home there. , The Dominion wants
workers and therefore has regard for
the phyBlcal'endowraent rather than the
mental attainments of those who desire
to become a part of its population and
assist In the development of the
country.
American farmers have hitherto man
ifested no particular interest in the im
migration question, but perhaps the time
has come when they should do so and
we venture the opinion that if they will
thoughtfully consider the matter a very
large majority of them will not favor
such legislation as is proposed in the
Lodge bill.
LAUD LAWS ASD TBI VATTLB iff-
DCaTBt.
The Indictments returned by the late
federal grand jury against owners and
managers of cattle ranges In western
Nebraska for fencing government lands
are denounced by newspapers and busi
ness men of that section of the state as
federal oppression of the cattle indus
try. A very superficial investigation by
an impartial American would, we are
told, "demonstrate that the stock in
dustry Is being seriously crippled by the
government without' a shadow of sense,
and such an inquiry will quickly deter
mine that Instead of helping the little
stockmen and stopping the oppression of
the cattle barons the present action of
the government will have exactly the
opposite effect" Continuing In the same
strain, an Alliance (Neb.) merchant pro
nounces the present land laws a misfit
and declares that they have outlived
their usefulness.
We apprehend that nobody connected
with the government from president to
Inspector, has any desire or disposition
to oppress, nuch lees to cripple the
cattle industry. President Roosevelt is
thoroughly familiar with the conditions
under which the western cattle Industry
has been built up and reached its pres
ent magnitude. Secretary Hitchcock' is
a, western man and naturally in sym
pathy with every effort to promote the
development of all the resources of the
country west of the Missouri river. The
commissioner of the general land office.
former Governor Richards of Wyoming,
has been and is still Identified with the
western Cattle ranges and cannot be
truthfully charged with a desire or dis
position to oppress or cripple the cattle
industry..
But as chief executive the president
is in duty bound to execute the laws as
he finds them, and It is also the sworn
duty of the heads of departments and
bureaus to enforce the laws, and lastly
it is 'the duty of the attorney general
and his subordinates to prosecute all
violators of the federal statutes, regard
less of wealth or station. The existing
land laws may be a misfit and the laws
prohibiting the fencing ef government
lands may be oppressive, but In the
language of General Grant, the best
way to get rid of a bad law Is to en
force It
President Roosevelt has strained
every point ln favor of the cattlemen
who had fenced vast tracts of the pub
lic domain by granting them two years
of respite from prosecution before pro
ceedings were Instituted in the federal
courts. Two years were ample time for
persuading congress to amend or repeal
the defective or oppressive land laws,
but congress, after full hearing lasting
several months, failed to be convinced
or persuaded. The committee on public
lands, of which Congressman Lacey of
Iowa is chairman, will doubtless cheer
fully grant another hearing this winter
to parties claiming to be aggrieved by
the land laws, but neither congress or
the president can suspend the laws for
anyone's benefit
William Jennings Bryan wants It dis
tinctly understood that bis views on the
silver question have not undergone the
slightest change since he crossed the
Atlantic, Manifestly the amnesty proc
lamation of the Omaha Jacksonlan club
has not yet reached Mr. Bryan. The
opening paragraph of that Immortal
document declares: "Whereas time
makes a great many changes in the
thoughts and ideas of mankind and more
particularly in the conditions and creeds
of political parties," etc. In other words.
wise men change fools hardly ever.
Before the council votes to expend
$1,000 for the proposed renovation of
the council chamber, which in its pres
ent unrenovated condition would be a
credit to any city of twice the popula
tion of Omaha, the renovating process
should be applied to the v dilapidated
tiling on the ground floor of the city
hall, which is an eyesore to every
visitor.
The Irrepressible coufllct between the
initiative and referendum is on again.
This time it Is the city electrician.
Mayor Moores selects and the couucll
rejects. Iu the meantime the acting
electrician will perform the duties de
volving on the chief and the city will
save $150 a mouth so long as the mayor
and council agree to disagree.
Domingo Obaddl, BeliMirlo Parras and
Luis Seroux are among the most prom
inent delegates to Punamu's constitu
tional convention. It Is only when
wrestling with names like these that the
United States trembles for the young re
public's future. '..'
Whether electrocution is aa awkward
means of extinguishing life, or whether
the negro is a oor subject for electrocu
Uoa, Is not exactly dear from the ex
perience at Auburn which required six
shocks to do the work. After all the
experimenting with a view to reflntng
the process, a great many people will
Insist that the old-fashioned necktie
party constitutes the most humane as
well as the safest route.
i . ... . 1
The appointees of Mayor Iow show
discretion In handing in their resigna
tions to take effect upon the assumption
of control of the municipal government
by Tammany the first day of the new
year. With the Tammany braves hun
gered by a three-year famine, there is
likely to be considerable crowding at the
pie counter.
If any of the reinstated gentlemen
had any inclination or Intention to par
ticipate in the Jacksonlan club banquet
we feel sure they will repress their
ardor and suppress their craving after
roast veal a la prodigal after rending
the harmonious effusion of Constantlne
J. Smyth.
Keep It Dark.
Chicago Post.
The railroad statisticians now have an
other opportunity to show us how much
safer It Is to travel In America than in Eu
rope. A Tear of Catastrophes.
Philadelphia Record.
The year 1903 ends with a frightful record
of disaster on land and sea In its closing
days. Indeed, It has been memorable from
beginning to end as a season of catas
trophes. DoIok lte Well.
Washington Star.
The news that Senator Hanna Is able to
receive prominent callers "whose visits are
entirely social and have nothing to do. with
politics" Is an assurance that his health is
not In serious danger.
A Delight fal Spectacle.
Chicago News.
. The presence of 500 children at a Christ
mas party at the White House on Satur
day must have been a moat delightful
spectacle to such an enemy ot race sulcldn
as President Roosevelt. '
Amerlcanlaatlon of Panama. .
Philadelphia Press.
The Panama republic has shown wlsdofn
In reducing Its postal rates one-half. The
domestic rate is now equivalent to i cents
in American money.' Panama will soon be
come thoroughly Americanised at its pres
ent rate of progress, in which event It will
become unrecognizable as compared with
Its condition under Colombia.
A Boom from Abroad.
. Minneapolis Times.
Mr. Bryan is making good so beautifully
In Europe that nobody will be surprised to
see him come back with a well developed
presidential boom. Surely a man who finds
pleasure in hobnobbing with dukes, bank
ers, czars, 'philosophers, emperors and such
things cannot be so very dangerous. The
only danger is that the colonel will get
too aristocratic to suit some of his old-
time followers.
Railroad Owaershlp,
Springfield Republican .
To prove that ihe people already own the
railroads the fcewjs bureau of the General
Managers' association of Chicago has ob
tained returns from forty-three roads,
which represent over half of the whole
mileage of the country. These roads have
share capital of $3,034,495,046 par value,
which Is held by 126.037 persons, the a vera g
holding being about $13,500 per person. . If
the stocks of the other roads are equally
well distributed, the shareholders would
number about 450tOOO In a total adult popu
lation of over 45.000,000. It must be said,
therefore, that the present ownership of
the roads Is not quite as comprehensive as
It might be. Furthermore, the above fig
urea make no allowance for the many
duplications caused by persons who own
stock in more than one road or for share
holders residing abroad. The conclusion
would seem to be that railroad ownership
is conflned to exceedingly narrow limits
when considered In relation to the whole
population.
SECRET OP SICCES9.
Oct a Hustle on and Do Yoar Best,
Says Secretary Sbaw.
Philadelphia Record.
Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the treas
ury, In a recent address to students, ad
mirably epitomised the secret of success:
"If you take my advice, you will never
work for hire. If you work for hire you
will never rise. If you work for hire life
will have little else for you but drudgery,
and eight hours per day ten hours per
day, at the moat Is all that you can
stand and keep your health. But if you
work for the accomplishment of ths thing
you are employed to do, you can work
sixteen or eighteen hours a day, and life
will be full of sunshine and song. Ood
implanted in the human mind the desire to
do things."
In other worda, If we love our work we
have taken a long stride toward success.
The Immortal things accomplished In
this world have been wrought for the
things themselves. The emoluments, the
praise and the glory that follow striking
achievement in many illustrious Instances
were regarded lightly, as the incidents and
not the objects of lifelong endeavor. The
late Herbert Spencer was so absorbed In
his philosophical speculations that he never
learned how to make money, discarded aca
demic honors, and doubtless lamented the
brevity of life, which set metes and bounds
to his delightful toll.
With the most of us satisfaction is to
be found In the things we do, rather than
in great rewards or in the plaudits of the
world. Usually a fair measure of the suc
cess which, in the popular conception,
means wealth or public honors follows aa
the result of devotion to the appointed
duty. Certain It Is that nothing can be
hoped for the man who does not find his
work congenial and a pleasure In Itself.
This Is true whether we are searching for
new stars In the skies or are engaged In
the humblest mundane duty. "The beet
artist Is not the man who fixes tils eye on
posterity, but the one who loves the prac
tice of his heart." ,
It is likely that many of the exploits on
the conspicuous arenas, on the battlt-fleld.
on men-of-war, in listening senates, were
(-essayed because the actors had their minds
on the work to be done rather than upon
what men should say of the performance
after It was done. One who has closely
a nal ltd human motives says that success
attained In any pursuit Is often explain
able only on the theory that the man likes
to do what Is required of him at the mo
ment. "I suspect that this Is the reason
why Lord BeaconsnYld and Mr. Gladstone
have debated so much la the House of Com
mons, and why Buraaby rode to Khiva."
- Aside from morality and correct living
and the love of wife, family and kindred
there Is nothing In which a rational man
should have mors Interest than in Ms work.
We csn predict failures for him who labors
merely for hire and salary. Ws cannot
expect notable progress or praiseworthy
distinction,
BITS OP WASHUOTO LIFE. '
Minor Scenes and Incidents Wtcbed
on the Spot.
The national oapltol Is justly famed as
the most Imposing building In the worM.
A shade less Imposing, but more magnifi
cent in decorations. Is the nearby congres
sional library. The immediate setting of
both buildings Is all that art and means
can provide. But Just beyond the sur
rounding streets are shadows that detract
from the beauty of the lmpoelng picture.
Turn In any direction and the eye Is met
with ramshackle buildings, ancient shanties,
cheap-John stores, rollar-and-elbow board
ing houses and other sights that turn ad
miration Into disgust. Pass down the long
flight of stairs on the west front of the
capttol and you obtain a practical Illustra
tion of "the descent from the sublime to
the ridiculous" From the peace monu
ment Pennsylvania avenue stretches
straight away for a mile to the treasury
building. The first one-third of the dis
tance Is lined with the cbespest class of
scrub buildings in the last stages of decay.
There are low saloons, cheap boarding
houses, shoes - half - soled - while - you-walt
shops, shooting galleries, Chinese chop
suey houses, secondhand stores, Junk shop,
3-cent lunch rooms and houses of even
worse character.
Perhaps In no city could be found a public
street of more disreputable surroundings
than this "Washington Bowery." Many of
the buildings are thoroughly unsanitary
and unsafe, but the owners decline to re
pair, for the rents are always 'good and a
shack Is seldom vacant. On the "Bowery"
can always be found an ever-changing
panorama of human nature. Men of all
sizes, shapes and conditions mingle promis
cuously together. Well dressed men and
Ill-dressed men, men of Intelligence and
stupid ones, old and young, foreign and
native, white and black, all mixed up In a
general Jumblf, and, of course, there Js not
an entire absence of the other sex. Cheap
whisky, cheaper eating, cheapest lodgings,
make this tvlclnlty a favorite place for men
and women of slanting reputation. The
color line is not drawn to any extept and
any one is a good fellow so long as his
money holds out.
Just off Pennsylvania avenue and imme
diately at the foot of the front of the
capltol grounds Is "Little Italy," as thor
oughly uninviting a part of the city as one
could Imagine and where poverty, misery
and vice hold high carnival among the
rorst element of the unfortunates who
claim it as their place of abode. There Is
only one redeeming feature in "Little
Italy" the little children can take refuge
In the capltol grounds and get -out of their
miserable surroundings. In the boosted
civilization and refinement of the nation's
capital it is difficult to Imagine how such
conditions can be tolerated under the very
shadow of the capitol dome.
Jacob RUs of New York has caused Wash
ington to wake up from its Rip Van Winkle
sleep and made its citizens believe that it is
one of the filthiest cities on the American
continent and that the necessary campaign
of deodorlzatlon and disinfection must begin
at once. Mr. Rlls gave it out publicly that
he never dreamed that' such a condition
could exist within the city of Washington;
that he found filth and foulness right under
the noses of the lawmakers, while hidden
back In the blind alleys of the city were
sights which would make the residents of
the worst portion of London blush for
shame.
Sightseers interested in such matters will
hereafter be able to see an exhibition in
the terrace entrance to the White House
of all the china used by different adminis
trations. Since President Lincoln's time a
new set has been bought for each admin
istration and the whole series will be
placed on exhibition.
A glass cabinet will be provided for the
later sets and the other pieces that were
bought for the mansion In the administra
tions prior to Lincoln's will be grouped by
themselves. For many years there has
been a desire expressed from time to time
by visitors to see the White House china.
As It was put away on shelves in the pan
try it was not practicable to grant the re
quests. -
The idea of the exhibition comes from
Colonel Symons, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, and has received the
approval of Mrs. Roosevelt. The various
sets of china have been bought by the
women who have from one administration
to another presided over the executive
household.
t
Francis W. Cushman, the picturesque
congressman "at large" from the far-away
state of; Washington, arrived at the capi
tal toward the fag end of the extra ses
sion with no vf&lble baggage save his vo
cabulary. This particular asset, says the
Washington Post, Cushman always has
right with him. He Is always breezy and
always interesting. The congressman ex
presses the regret that he was some wieka
late in reaching the extra secslon. ' ills
delay was occasioned by a trip to Alaska,
where he went late In October to try a
lawsuit Involving the title to a very valu
able group of mines near Valdez. Consid
ering the congressman's trip from the
stste ot Washington to Alaska and return
and then on to Washington City he
reached the capital after about 7,000 miles
of continuous travel. His trip, especially
the ocean voyage of over 3,000 miles, was
very rough, and during the .ten days' re
turn trip the bony congressman and his
steamer trunk chased each other round the
stateroom. Cushman said his trunk a as
almost ruined, because every time the
trunk struck him. It knocked the varnish
off tho trunk.
A he rubbed his various angles tenderly
he was asked if he was sore.
. "Sore!" he replies; "I guess t am. I am
sore from the umbllllcus to the Euphrates
and from home base to the equator."
And as he rattled off this sentence the
congressman tenderly touched the various
portions of his Injured anatomy presumed
to correspond to his description.
In Washington there Is a singular cus
tom of Inserting In the newspapers a little
meaiorfal notice on the anniversary of the
death of a member of the family. On some
days, saya Mr. Scott, the newspapers will
have a half column of these notices me
morialising people who have been dead for
from one to twenty years. And he give
the following sample, clipped from the
Washington Star: '
IN MEMORIAM.
GARDNER Mother died four years ago
today. Dear mother, thou hast left us and
the loss we deeply feel. -
We shall see her again.
BY HR DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON.
Wall Street Gets a Tip.
' . - New York Sun.
Wall street's latest estimate as to the
January dividend and - interest disburse
ments makes the total for leading railroad
and industrial companies, local banks, trust
companies and traction companies, together
with the Interest on the government debt,
about $134,000,000. This Is about $2,000,000
larger than In January of this year, but
under the July total of $136,000,000, the high
record.'
Good Thing; for Spain.
. Boston Globe. '
It Is said that the surplus of $0.000,000
In the Spanish treasury this year Is the
largest It has aver known. Tour Uncle
Bam certainly did a great thing for Spain
when he took away everything it had and
made it start life all over agafa.
rsmMONIA AM) OVERHEATING.
Seasonable Hint Intended to Prevent
Sickness and Sorrow.
Chicago Post.
While sclem-e Is trying to determine the
most probable cause or causes of that dread
disease pneumonia. It Is not for the layman
dcgmatlrally to assert that this or that
condition or thing may be held responsible
for making the malady epidemic. Yet as
science generally attributes a marked in
crease In pneumonia to sudden and ex
treme variations In temperature, perhaps
the layman may say hat overheated
houses, offices, factories, stores, theaters,
etc., produce a condition favorable to the
spread of this exceedingly 'dangerous af
fection. Nothing but a constitution of Iron could
stand without Injury the changes In tem
perature to which the average city dweller
Is subjected in this day of steam heat, foul
air and poor ventilation. To step from a
house or office heeated to 80 degrees, or
higher. Into an outside temperature of from
2 degrees all the way down to zero, and
sometimes below, must subject ths entire
body, and especially the respiratory organs,
to a most severe and menacing strain.
The same danger may come from heating
with stoves when a single room Is kept at
a much higher temperature than other
parts of the house so that even moving
about Inside is favorable to temperature
changes which may pave the way for pneu
monia. Thus It Is that the disease carries off the
poor as well as the rich, but does not num
ber among Its victims many who either are
careful not to get overheated or who can
not afford very high Temperatures In win
ter. ' I .ant week the deaths from pneumonia In
this city were 139, and for the same period
in New York the record-breaking number
of 272 was recorded. No wonder we are
coming to fear this disease more than con
sumption. But If a fruitful cause of pneu
monia is overheating, which means bad air
and sudden changes in temperature, how
easily we can find a remedy.
Simply keep our houses and other build
ings moderately and comfortably warm,
avoid crowded street cars as much as os
slble, keep much In the open air,, and see
that living, working and s:eeplng rooms are
well ventilated. This would save fuel, give
health, and doubtless do much to ward off
the most dangerous, of cold weather maladies.
MIST STOP TUB SLAltjHTER.
Succession of-Railroad Disasters Is
Proof of Inefficiency. -
Chicago News. '
The railway accident that took place near
Connellsvllle, Pa., Wednesday night, bring
ing death'ln a most hideous form to more
than sixty passengers, and the accident
Saturday evening near Grand Rapids, Mich.,
which caused the death of twenty-two pas
sengers, give frightful confirmation of the
Interstate commerce commission's conclu
sions regarding the shocking mortality from
American railway casualties. The commis
sion has declared the annual record of
killed and maimed to be a "disgrace to the
American .people," and no one can read of
these latest disasters without feeling that
the characterization is Justified.
The public is expected to believe that In
these cases no blame can be placed upon
any of the officials or employes of the
roads. In the accident of Wednesday night
some heavy timbers falling from a freight
train that had passed a short time before
on another track blocked the way and In
the darkness could' not be seen. The pas
senger train was hurled against these while
traveling at high speed and the forward
cars were demolished .or thrown down an
embankment ' One of them fell upon the
engine and Its passengers wens killed by
escaping steam. In the accident of Satur
day evening It is said that the wind nad
blown out a red signal light and a head-on
collision of two passenger trains resulted.
Unquestionably the block system would
have prevented this ghastly occurrence.
Even if it were true that under present
methods of railroading such catastrophes
could not be foreseen or' prevented, what
should be said of the system or lack of
system which falls to provide for such
prevention? Is the sclenoe of railway man
agement still so primitive that collisions
cannot be guarded against? It . Is the (busi
ness of railways to transport passengers
safely and it Is he prime requisite of that
business that they supply every conceivable
precuutlon necessary to - prevent killing
people. Accidents cannot be explained
away. It. Is the fact that they occur and
not the reason for their occurring that
constitutes proof of Inefficiency. If they
are not due to gross negligence that fact
only emphasizes the innate and essential
faulttness of tho system. '
The railroads must stop this slaughter of
their pasaengers and It Is the duty of con
gress, of the state legislatures and of the
courts to compel them to stop it. v
rF.nsoAii NOTES.
Seven hundred persons were arrested for
drunkenness In,. Philadelphia on Christmas
day and night.
Mr. Bryan failed to obtain an . audience
with the kaiser. He seems to be gener
ally unfortunate with wills.
The emperor of China, owing to his poor
health, has decided to go In for athletics,
so a gymnasium will be built In the palace
at Peking.
A New York man lumped from the roof
of a ten-story building because "he had
been Jilted In a love affair." He effectually
killed himself.
Ten separate revolutions are said to be
In progress in San. Domingo. It beats
all how the Christmas spirit gets Into
every cornor of the world.
Thomas Wentworth Hlgglnson, one of the
foremost old men of today, author, essay
ist, speaker and reformer, Has Just cele
brated his eightieth birthday.
Samuel Ferguson, a chief electrician in
the United States navy, who was on the
Olympla In the battle of Manila and who,
with B. P. Stanton, hauled down the Span
ish flag and ran up "Old Glory" over the
silenced batteries, was married at the end
of last week In New York.
Though a very busy man President Diaz
of Mexico, rarely if ever refuses an
audience to American visitors. Usually
a letter sent a day or two ahead Is suffi
cient to secure an Interview. The gen
eral's knowledge of English Is hardly more
than rudimentary, so he always has an
interpreter at hand on such occasions.
Ex-Congressman Tim Campbell of New
York, whose classic remark. "What's the
constitution between frlendsT" gave him
high rank as a statesman, was speaking of
boodlers the other night when the name of
a genius in that line who had high rank
In the Albany game some years ago came
up. Some one questioned whether the
lobbyist waa as slick as he had the repu
tation of being, when the ex-congressman
remarked: "Why, Nhat fellow could hear
a t-ceot' stamp drop In a waste paper bas
ket" A Chicago man who has Just returned
from a visit to Europe says that during
his stay In Paris the weather was atro
cious. It rained Incessantly for a week,
and this depreslug state of affairs was
emphasised one day by another American
vltltor, who, on taking leave of a French
friend, said "Au reservoir" instead of "Au
re voir," as he would: have re narked under
more agreeable climatic conditions. Tbe
Parisian, who Is thoroughly acquainted
with the English language, entered Into
the Joke and replied cordially, "Tacks."
dt R -OI.Olti POLICY.
Ezelaslon of Oatlylns; Possessions
from tho Inlon ef States.
Philadelphia Press (rep)
Mr. Whltelaw Rcld, In Ms spee'h at the
Nrw Km land dinner the other night, vigor
ously condemned the Idea of ever admitting
any Island of the sen, whether Hawaii or
the Philippines or rorto Rico or Cuba, as
a stnto of the union. This! expression Is 1
treated in some quarters ns Inconsistent
with the acquisition of these Islands and
as marking a reaction against ths policy of
expansion.
Nothing lould be more unfounded. This
utterance Is nothing new with Mr. Reld.
He has from the first been one of the most
earnest of ths expansionists. He was per
haps the most pronounced of ths Paris
Peace commissioners In favor of demanding
the largest possible territorial surrender
from Spain. Where others advocated the
oesslon of only a rart of the Philippines
he insisted upon acquiring all of ths
arehipelHgo. But equally from the first ho
has urged that under no possible clrcum
srances could there be any thought of re
ceiving any portion of that territory or
any other territory with alien people within
the union of states.
In this view the great body of the ex
pansionists fully concur with him. The
Press defined and supported that policy
at the time the new acquisition wero made
and has ever since maintained It The
claim that uncompromising opposition- to
the endowment of any part of this terri
tory with the attributes of statehood In
volves either Inconsistency or reaction baa
no warrant whatever. The advocacy of
expansion through these acquisitions waa
accompanied .with a distinct recognition
that It moant entrance upon a new colonial
rolley. The men who believed that wo
ought to avail ourselves of the opportunity
which I the Spanish war gave to gain a
foothold In the Orient as well as In the
Caribbean sea believed that the time had
come for a new chapter In American polity.
They did not feel that it was the destiny
of the United States to shut up, forever
within lt continental limits, and they saw
no reason why an extension which was
both lnescapnble and dcslrablu tho republic
should not hold self-governing colonies.
This policy has worked with a success
far beyond what crfuld reasonably have
been expected within so short a period. It
has In five years brought a finer develop
ment of combined national sovereignty and
local home rule than any other nation
shown In generations. It has assured
peace, protection. Justice, education and
self-government and there Is no reason
why it should not continue.
POINTED REFLECTIONS.
"What enables a young engaged couple
to be so happy?"
"Why, each thinks he or she's getting
more than he or she's giving." Detroit
Free Press.
fcong-What you owe $10,000? Doesn't it
worry you? , ,
Short-Not In the least. It's another
$10,000 I'd like to owe. but can't that
worries me. Chicago News.
"You delivered your speech In a manner
that was most timely and effective."
"Yes," answered the political orator, VI
had to be particular about the delivery of
that speech. It was a C. O. D. transac
tion." Washington Star.
Nephew (somewhat given to dissipation)
I am sorry to hear you sre sick., uncle.
What Is the trouble? Are you- threatened
with appendicitis? .
Rich Old Uncle I think not. my boy. It's
only a case of lumbago. You mustn't be
too optimistic Chicago Tribune.
"I suppose the scarcity of eggs will make
eggnog a comparative luxury this year."
"My dear sir," answered Colonel Stllwell
of Kentucky, "the egg in an eggnog may
be regarded as a proper apology or ns an
nrtlstln mbeIllRhment. - Nut I'd-not see
t Vi H f It enn ha cnnRMArmi a rt m r.uu u I , . "u
Washington Star.
"Aren't you ashamed to be seen wlth'a
whisky bottle in your hand?" exclaimed
Rev. Goodman. "Faugh! It's dlsg-UHting!"
"It is so," replied Weary Willie. "I
thought dey wuz a drink in It, but It's
empty." Philadelphia Press. '
"There's one thing the women can't get
Into!" said the anti-woman suffragist.
"What's that?" cried a chorus of feminine
voices.
"The secret service!" Detroit Free Press.
"De moral poverty of human ' nature,"
said Uncle Eben, "Is shown by de number
of folks dls season dat Is gwlnter have to
git along wlf delr las' season's New Year's
resolutions made over." Washington Star.
"So you want to marry my daughter?"
remarked the old gentleman.
"I certainly do," replied the youth.
"Well, what are your prospects?" per
sisted the old gentloman.
"My dear slr,T' said the youth, "the pros
pects of any fellow who marries the daugh
ter of a man aa rich and Influential as you
are ought to be fine." Chlot go Post
THE Tl'RNINQ OP TiiSJ NEW LEAP.
F. L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution.
The New Leaf the New Leaf I'm turning
It today
Just like I used to turn It in, the far an'
fur fLWiiy j
An' I know Just what the family the
skeptical will say;
But I'm turnln' of the New Leaf In the
mornln'l '
Away goes my tobacco my meerschaum,
colored bright '
As the cheeks of Love; my solace hx the
loneliness of night . ,
That brought sweet dreams an' fancies
from the meadows of delight
Oh, I'm turnln' of the New Leaf In the
mornln'l
Away It goes the "Jlmmyjohn;" Us comfort-1
would win It;
It makes me dream 1 m Vanderbllt In one
delicious minute!
But tmnh! It gor. (I do not think I've
left a glassful In It!)
Oh, I'm turnin' of the New Leaf In tho
mornln'!
I shall cut down all expenses: When
Ijiuia wants a hnt,
I'll ask Ix-r In a second where th ancient
one Is at?
An' I'll Ivive her trim It over, an" I'll let It
go at that
Oh, I'm turnin'. of the New Leaf In the
mornln'l
But the weather's soter chilly ths morn-
Ill's lookln' dim.
An' I'm lonesome bh a 'possum on a bars
an' frosty limb!
Here's my boyhood friend a-comln' I must
drink a health to him,
While I'm turnln' of Uie New Leaf In the
mornln'!
The fact of most shoes being offered
at and off the old price after the
holidays Is an Indication that more
has been asked for the ordinary shoe
than wa right. If they are worth $lu0
Dec. 24th what maku th.ra $3.4s Jan.
2d? It s the extra profit.
Prices, Like Water,
rind a level.
SOROSiS $3.50 ALWAYS
Sorosis $hoe Store
203 5. 18th St
Frank Wilcox, Manager.
Writ for the late catalogue.
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