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No one rallrond hag any patent on
the special seed train Idea.
It Is well for the American social fab
tic that Colorado methods do not obtain
In all of the states.
I
It seems that the Delaware legislature
has not recovered- from the deadlock
habit, In- spite of the Lawson "revela
tion s."
Planters who- refuse to give cotton
statistics to the census bureau should
. not complain 4f they become the. victims
of specula tors. '
From ajl indications the , battle for
the speakership In Nebraska this year
Is not likely, to last quite as long as the
siege of Port Arthur.
, " " , i
Cjorernor Odell 'says he kpows more
about New York polities now than -he
did a few months ago. It's a wine man
who learns all the time.
When Admiral Togo shall have passed
through the reception prepared for him
at Tokio he will probably find that be
has jKlory enough for all."
When an official bond Is , called in
question by supreme court decision, the
nine points advantage of possession of
an offlco la forcibly reiterated.
When reports come telling of .the
movement of coal down the, Ohio river
Nebraska people are constrained to wish
that the Missouri flowed up stream.
, The number ot witnesses of the shoot
ing of "Caesar" Young who are making
delayed appearance would indicate that
the horseman Bas not as well concealed
as be Imagined.
By consenting to a postponement of
the arguments In the coal roads case
Congressman Hearst must be looking
ahead, for am Issue for the congressional
campaign next year.
Inspection of the gathering of Ne
braska teachers now holding session in
this city, makes It plain enough why
Nebraska has the smallest percentage
of illiteracy of any state In the union.
The new Russian member of the North
Sea commission was selected because be
speaks English: the American member
because he speSiks French. Now, what
will be the official language used at the
bearing?
When it la considered that Russian
senports are either landlocked entirely
or icebound half the year, it Is pot sur.
prising that its sailors are not equal to
men who have an open sea the entire
year.foir practice. . .:
The president of tne deunet O'Neill
bank declares that be left home on a
business trip and .the bank failed In his
.Absence. It 1 to be noted, : however.
that he waited for a requisition before
deciding to return.
Roller skating in the Auditorium Is
, doubtless all right in its way, but it
should not be permitted , to Interfere
with the use of the building for any of
the larger and more Important objects
for which it was erected.
Wben Mr. Thompson enters upon the
discharge of his duties as minister to
Mexico be can make himself solid with
lis fellow cltlaeiia by devising a plan to
secure the involuntary, return of a num
ber of former prominent residents ,of the
tate from the southern republic.
Wbeis the sailor of the Russian squad
mn think of the cold berth awaiting
them at Vladivostok and the comfortable
quarters of the sailors of the Lena at
8an Francisco, they may be excused if
they, too, see Japanese ships in such
force as to compel them to dodge into
an American harbor.
THK CLOSIXU TEAR.
Nineteen hundred and four bas been
or the Amerinn people a year of peace
and of plenty. It opened with a con
tinuance of the business depression of
the preceding year and tills lasted for
several months, the most marked fea
ture being the liquidation in the stock
market in May, which caused more or
teas apprehension in financial circles, but
had no serious effect .upon the general
welfare. It was fallowed by a reaction
that very nearly If not quite restored
normal conditions and while there ha
since been a flurry in the stock market,
produced by . wholly unnatural condi
tions, the general business of the coun
try has been steadily improving during
the past six months anil Is at present
otifaa substantial a basis, to all appear
ances, as at any previous time. ,
The foreign commerce of the country
for the year, according to the latest sta
tistics, has bn highly satisfactory,
showing a balance of trade-in favor of
the United States that adds materially
to that of-the preceding year.' While
our exports of breadstuff's have ma
terially fallen off as compared with last
year, the loss has been more than offset
by the increased sale abroad of our
manufactures and this element in our
exports Is steadily growing. In regard
to our domestic commerce the fact of its
Increase Is conclusively shown n the
Improved earnings of the transportation
lines. These have run well above the
figures of last year. There, Is also shown,
as another evidence of commercial ac
tivity, marked gains In the bank clear
ings of nearly every financial center of
the country. During the last half of
the year business failures have been
very moderate in number and mf rela
tively little Importance. With abundant
crop" In the aggregate and a good de
mand, the agricultural Interests are able
to count'good gains for the year and
unquestionably as a whole are better
off than twelve months ago. No un
sound Spots in the industrial and com
mercial situation have developed ind
the disposition of great corporations and
capitalists to undertake important new
ventures' and costly Improvements' is a
noteworthy feature of the generally
bright outlook. . , . '
There has been nothing during the
year, so far .as our foreign relations are
concerned, to disturb or threaten the
national peace. The little7 difficulties
abroad were readily' settled and our gov
ernment has' given renewed assurance
not only of Its desire to cultivate friend
ship with all nations, but also to pro
mote international peace and good will
throughout the civilized world. Evi
dence of this was .conspicuously shown
In the Invitation extended by "bur gov
ernment to foreign nations for. another
peace conference with a vlewfto.con
sidering and determining certain ques
tions that were not settled at The Hague
conference and others that have arisen
out of the war In the far east It, is a
matter of peculiar gratification to Ameri
cans that every European government
has cordially accepted tfie principle , em
bodied In the American Invitation, only
Russia objecting to the holding of the
proposed conference pending the conclu
sion of hostilities in the far east While
this objection will defer the meeting
proposed by our government it Is. as
sured at some future time. Indeed it
Is quite possible that It may le held
before the ending of the; wary should
that be prolonged beyond another. year.
At all events jur government has taken
a step In this matter which is of the
highest importance and which has had
the effect to strengthen the United
States in the confidence of the world as
a peace-loving nation.
The war in the far east continues to
command, as it has done for nearly the
entire year, a large share of the atten
tion and Interest of the civilized world
and no one can now foresee the end. It
has cost the bellfgerent powers enor
mously In men and money, but neither Is
showing any signs of weakening or any
disposition to accept intervention. On
the contrary the determination of both
to Continue the struggle to the bitter
end seems as firm as ever. There Is
little use to speculate as to what may'
happen in this mighty conflict in the
months to come. At present the advan
tages in the situation are unmistakably
with the Japanese, but a change is pos
sible. The most important factor yet
to be reckoned with is the Baltic fleet
which Is slowly makjng Its way to Asi
atic waters. If the Japanese shall suc
ceed in destroying this remaining avail
able portion of Russian naval power the
chances ot ultimate victory in the war
will be very much in favor of Japan.
On the other band, should the Baltic
fleet be victorious and secure control
of Aslatlo waters, the, eventual triumph
of Russia over her intrepid foe would
become highly probable. The war has
already made a heavy drain upon the
resources of the combatants, but these
are far from being exhausted, so that
another year of hostilities, should there
be no Intervention on the part of neu
tral powers, is by no, means improbable.
The Europoan countries have not gen
erally been prosperous during the pres
ent year. They have experienced more
or lest; Industrial and commercial depres
sion and a good deal of distress among
their people. This Is especially true of
Great Britain and the situation fur
nishes the . strongest and most forceful
argument to the. advocates of fiscal re
form. Conditions In Germany are not
very much, better and there is still heard
from that country protests against the
injurious effects upon domestic Interests
of American conipeUtiqn. France Is not
so badly off, but even in that country
of Industry and thrift there has not been
experienced during the present year the
normal prosperity. Other European
countries have realized In the past
twelve-month lltths material progress,
while there has been no change In politi
cal conditions.
Coming taek to this hemisphere, It Is
to-be noted that Canada has made steady
progress during the year and is enjoy
ing a good degree of Industrial and com
mercial prosperity. Mexico has been
fairly prosperous, though making .some
what less material progress in 11104 than
during several preceding years. There
has been no very Important change In
conditions, political or otherwise, in the
countries of South and Central America.
In some of them slight -disturbances
ban- occurred, such as are to be ex
pected at any time, but nothing Of a
serious nature.
Looking the world f mankind over,
the American people still lead In pro
pfity. In general enlightenment In the
rewards of industry and in all things
that make for the uplifting, the ad
vancement and the contentment of a
people. To all these the year that closes
today has made generous contribution.
TUB KEW VQUSTY BOARD
The Board of Ceunty Commissioners
will be reorganized next Thursday and
the dominant majority,' wtlch Is now
democratic by 3 to 2, will become
republican by 4 to i. It may, there
fore, naturally be expected that the new
board will follow the custom of putting
out all the democrats on the county
payroll and subject to the county board
and filling their places with repub
licans. A word of caution to the in
coming board may, therefore, not be
out of place.
It is a matter of notoriety that the
county affairs have for the post few
years been loosely managed aud county
finances are conceded to be In a deplor
able condition. In assuming control of
the county affairs the" new board as
sumes a grave responsibility for its
memtters individually and for the party
collectively. Their taxpaylng con
stituents have a right to ask and ex
pect that the change from one party to
another will be for the better and not
foe the worse. '
That there has been wastefulness and
extravagance in the court house is con
ceded. That there are many super
numeraries and .incompetents on the
county payroll Is also matter of no
toriety. While the new board cannot
Inaugurate economy and retrenchment
too soon to suit the taxpayers of Dong
las county, it should make haste slowly
In ordaining changes. A host of ap
plicants 'have filed petitions with the
members and it will be a delicate as
well as a disagreeable task for mem
bers of the board to select from that
large number the subordinates who, are
to perform various functions In the
county hospital and court house for the
next two years. Necessarily there will
be many disappointments. There will
be great clamor for Immediate action
and disappointments and crimination
after action has been taken. This is the
natural order , of politics, but the new
board must not allow Itself to be over
awed by clamor or rushed by pressure.
It should proceed with Its work de
liberately, "on business lines, and select
only men who have the requisite .qualifi
cations, and are known to possess a de
gree of Integrity that would entitle
them to popular confidence.. ,
f t i im .
If It privea true that defects have
been discovered In the petition for sub
mitting to the voters of South Omaha
the proposition to Issue bonds for a ,clty
hall building, and if it is so defective
that it will invalidate the bond issue,
the taxpaylng .citizens of South Omaha
need not put on crape. The building of
a city ball in South Omaha could not
In the nature of things, prevent the
Inevitable merger of that city with
Greater Omaha and, consequently, the
building would eventually have to be
vacated by the city ball officials and
dedicated to some Other use. But the
taxes for interest on the bonds would
continue for several generations.
There Is nothing in the contract be
tween the city of Omaha and the water
company that obligates the city to, pay
for strategic value in the appraisement
of the water works under the three
appraisers' plan. Neither is there any
provision In the contract or in the city
charter that would obligate the city to
buy the water works plant located in
suburban towns, or In South Omaha.
As a matter of fact, It is doubtful
whether the city could bind itself for
the purchase of the section of the water
works plant located in South Omaha,
Dundee and Benson any more than It
could if these sections were located In
Council Bluffs.
The-private secretaries of members
of the Nebraska delegation in congress
are said to be preparing-lists for the an
nual congressional garden-sass distribu
tion. Here is Mr. Hitchcock's last
chance to make two blades of grass
grow where only one grew before.
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If Colorado republicans could be in
duced to put on their thinking caps
they would hesitate to countenance the
forcible detention of Governor Pea
body. Counting In men who have been
defeated at the polls bas never yet been
a paying political Investment.
Prospects are that Lincoln's widely
heralded union passenger station will
turn out to be the expenditure of a few
thousand dollars In repairs upon the
Burlington waiting rooms there. Omaha
has been up against this game in ,lts
day.
Scandals In the Russian Red Cross so
ciety are to be investigated, but it Is
hardly possible they will cause us much
talk as those which developed at Wash
ington, for the sole reason that such
comment is barred In Russia.
The removal of the headquarters of
the Wells-Fargo Express company from
Sail Francisco to New York Is the first
indication that the management of the
express, companies is also to pass into
the hands of the financiers.
The General Federation of Woman's
Clubs , finds itself In trouble over the
official organ, which was designated by
the last convention, but which Is now
hors du combat The Omaha Woman's
club had the same kind of troubles
when it bad an official organ tied to it
The club women have no difficulty
whatever In disseminating news of their
movements or In getting a hearing
through all of the modern metropolitan
dallies without .any official designation.
Chief Donahne Is asking the charter
committee to make provision In the
new charter for fifty additional police
men. Why not enroll the fifty mem
bers of the committee of safety for
emergencies and let It go at that?
Keeplaa- the 1.1 aes ta Head.
Chicago Record-Herald.
In other words, the csar will let his min
isters try. to formulate a system of reforms
that they think will . be conservative
enough to meet his views. He 1 probably
right In concluding that the ministers are
the boys who can be good and conservative
along the lines laid out.
Amy Port In a Storm.
Plttaburg Dlapatch.
Out In Montana the Beef trut says that
a state has no power to exclude It as a
monopoly. And In the east the trusts say
that the attempt at federal regulation
would be the destruction of state rights.
The right that seems to be most positively
affirmed here Is the right of the trust not
to be Interfered with.
Bank Wrecking- In low.
New York Tribune.
It is said there have been forty bank
failures In Iowa the last year, with losses
of over 112,000,000. Eight of the presidents
of these banks committed suicide and the
whereabouts of some of the others are not
known. The story of frensied rural finance
Is told In the statement that- the defalca
tions reported were generally due to losses
In stock, or grain speculations. Evidently
there are more routes than the Chadwick
one to bank failure.
A Widespread Menace.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The "get-rlch-qulck" Instinct among
lawyers of unscrupulous character menaces
In greater or less degree all sections ot the
country. Our courts owe It to themselves
to purge themselves of all the offenders
on whom they can lay their hands. The
country has a great enough problem before
It In securing an effective administration
of justice under the complication of mod
ern life, even without any possible danger
of corruption at the bar. Such corruption,
when It appears, demands heroic treat
ment. Canadian Naval stations Abolished.
Philadelphia Record.
Great Britain has paid us the compliment
of abolishing its naval stations In North
America and practically abolishing Its
naval squadrons heretofore stationed la
American waters; but our Canadian neigh
bors appear to be displeased thereat, and
there Is Joud talk of constructing a Cana
dian navy and establishing naval stations
galore. It Is but fair to remark that this
talk does not originate from Ottawa, but
from the dock yards at Esqulmault, B. C,
and Is the outcome of the discontent of the
dock yard employes over their prospective
dismissal.
Bank Wrecking- In Iowa.
Springfield Republican.
Iowa has had a rather startling experi
ence In the banking line during the present
year. The record, as now being made up.
Is as follows: Forty banks wrecked, $12,
000,000 lost to depositors, ten suicides of
bank officer and two cases of flight with
bank funds. People out there attribute the
trouble to the slump in the cattle markets,
which In turn Is attributed to the operation
of the alleged -dressed meat combination.
Nearly every failed bank held considerable
amounts of the paper of live stock dealers
who had borrowed money on the basis of
higher prices for: cattle than have since
prevailed. ': '
Standing; on a Great Platform.
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.).
The time has come for a general show
ing of hands. The Enquirer is ready with
Its pronouncement. It will not, under any
circumstances, fall In with a leadership
that has been three times rebuked by the
people, but has still Insisted on governing
the party councils. It will ' not yield obe
dience to men who have just been enor
mously repudiated by their own party. It
will not be coaxed, wheedled or dragooned
into a suicidal course by suggestions of
party, fidelity. It- Is for America, and for
the American people. It "bows to their will
as to what Is necessary for the splendid
advancement and development of the coun
try. It Is for prosperity and not for calam
ity for the sake of triumph. It is in the
proud company of democrats numbering in
the millions who refused at the laBt elec
tion to be delivered. It touches elbows on
either side with legions who did not And
In Bryan or Parker the exemplification of
true democratic faith.
CONCERNING STATES RIGHTS.
Shallow Reasoning; of Opponents of
Federal Control.
New York Tribune.
The proposal to require a franchise to
engage in Interstate commerce is treated
as If It would reduce the sovereign states
"to a condition of helpless pulp." Then
the fathers of the constitution must have
meant them to be "helpless pulp," for cer
tainly the power to regulate interstate com
merce extends' to fixing the terms under
which it may be carried on, Just as the
power to regulate navigation extends to
exacting entry and and clearance papers
and other guarantees of obedience to law.
Does it reduce New York to a "helpless
pulp" for Kansas to insist on examining
our Insurance companies before letting
them do business by that state? The pro
posed . national franchise would not Inter
fere with the charter of any corporation
by any state The Inalienable right ot a
state to authorize incorporators to organ
ize and begin business would still be in
tact. The Incorporators could still do all
the business they wanted to In the state.
If some other authority assumes super
vision when they get outside the state,
neither the corporations nor the state bas
a rlfcht to complain.
"State rights" may well be sacred; but
no state has any "right" to project its
authority beyond Its own boundary and say
how its creatures must be allowed to act,
either in. relation to the domestic affairs
of other states or the national concerns
committed to the care of the federal gov
ernment. That Is mere usurpation, and the
fact that It has been tolerated Is no reason
why It should continue to be. If federal
supervision of corporations engaging in In
terstate commerce really means, as said,
the transfer from, the states to the federal
government of the body and substance of
the charter giving power, it must be evi
dent that the states have been projecting
themselves beyond their sphere into the
national domain to a remarkable extent;
otherwise, federal control over subjects
originally committed to the nation by the
constitution could not interfere with their
functions. If the body and substance of
the charter giving power are Indeed the
grant of Interstate commerce privileges,
those extremists who want to deprive the
states of the power, rather than those
who protest against federal oversight,
would seem to be the true champions of
the constitutional federal system and the
protectors of the nation against the par
tition aod dissipation of lis - proper authority.
OTHER LANDS THAN OIRS.
The change the sultan of Morocco faces
when he practically turns foreigners out of
his domains la sure to better the lot of the
people of Morocco, for the very good rea
son that things can hardly grow worse and
may easily improve. The country Is as
large as France or the German empire. It
has a wide range of climate and soil, and
Its possibilities' In the line of agriculture,
fruit, mining, forestry and many lesser in
dustries are great. Few parts of the earth
are so backward. The ruins of former
times are imposing by contrast with the
dilapidation of the present. Man la tgno-
rsntly and wantonly warning the bounty ot
nature. Fanaticism and Isolation are block
tng the way to prosperity, peace and Just
government for S.OOO.OW) or possibly J.OOO.ono
or 9,000,000 Berbers, Arabs, Tuaregs and
mixed races blended In the motley nation
known to Americans as Moors. French
soldiers will probably soon force open th
path to brighter days than Morocco has
ever known.
Canada has solved the divorce problem by
the requirement that absolute divorces
shal be ohtalned by legislation Introduced
In the Dominion senate, and must be based
on Scriptural grounds. Provinces which had
a divorce court before the confederation In
1R17 have a divorce court now, but such
provinces are not populous, containing
about one-sixth of the population of the
Dominion. Divorces In the other provinces
are obtainable only from the Canadian
Parliament George C. Holland, for many
years the official reporter of that body,
says. In an Interview published In the In
dianapolis News, that on an average Par
liament has granted about five divorces a
year for the last thirty years. He declares
that the Canadian law Is stringent because
of the opposition of the church of Rome,
the Anglican church and other Protestant
churches to divorce under any circum
stances. This, however, does not wholly
explain the small number of divorces
granted In Canada. In many cases Ca
nadians find It convenient to cross the boi
der and procure divorces In the I'nlted
States. Few divorces are granted even In
the provinces where the courts have Juris
diction, and of the 6.000,000 of people In the
country only about ten couples a year are
divorced.
An extraordinary German embassy, with
an official of high rank at Its head, has
Just left Potsdam on a special mission to
Abyssinia. It carries an autograph letter
and many presents from the Oerman em
peror to King Menelek. Its real object la to
conclude a satisfactory commercial treaty
between Germany and Abyssinia. The en
voy extraordinary is Dr. Rosen, a high offi
cial of the German Foreign office, and the
embassy has a military escort of twelve
picked men from the First regiment of
Cavalry Guards, all conspicuous by their
exceptional height and build. The Abys
slnlans are greatly Impressed by physical
proportions. This escort will wear the gor
geous parade uniform of the regiment, in
cluding the cuirass, and will thus present
an Imposing appearance. The emperor
gave strict order that the men forming
the escort should be most carefully chosen,
and that great care should be devoted to
their outfit and equipment It Is expected
that the embassy will remain in Abyssinia
for four months, although it may be pos
sible to conclude the commercial treaty
within a shorter period. Nobody doubt
that the mission, has a political as well as
a commercial purpose, and will do Its best
to extend German influence to northeast
Africa.
Cosint Reuntlow, who is recognized In
Germany as a great naval authority, de
livered a lecture recently in Berlin on
"Great Britain and the German Navy," In
the course of which he said that Great
Britain could still claim to be "Mistress
of the Seas." The naval power of France,
Italy and Russia had decreased, and Great
Britain was now so strong that it could
easily face two, or even three, opponents
simultaneously. Germany could at pres
ent only send thirteen battleships to sea,
and of this number only two could claim to
be completely efficient. Great Britain, on
the other hand, could Immediately send out
forty-one battleships independent of the
Mediterranean fleet In view of these fig
ures, he declared that British suspicions of
Germany's naval ambitions were ridiculous
and that Great Britain had no reason, to
object to the further development of the
German navy. "In any case," concluded
Count Reuntlow, "we must rapidly increase
our navy without paying attention to Great
Britain. By pursuing an energetic naval
policy we may eventually secure allies.
At present we are Isolated from a naval
point of view, while Great Britain is en
deavoring to cultivate closer relations with
Russia In order to leave us still more Iso
lated In the future,"
The merchants of IJverpool have sub
scribed the cost of the largest expedition
for the Investigation of tropical disease
ever sent out from Great Britain. It has
been organized by the Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine and its operations will
extend over a wide area. Prof. Boyce, F.
R. 8., Dr. Evans and Dr. Clarke are going
to Sierra Leone, Gambia, etc Colonel Oilus
and Dr. MacConnell (Canada) will pursue
their researches on the Gold Coast In La
gos, and In Nigeria. Dr. Wolferton Thomas
(Canada) and Dr. Anton Breinl (Prague)
will go to the, Amazon to further Investi
gate questions relating to yellow fever
and malarial fever generally. .The mem
bers of the expedition were received the
other day by the colonial secretary, Mr.
Lyttelton, who, In bidding them farewell,
alluded to the fact that tho king of the
Belgians had sent a somewhat similar ex
pedition to the Congo, while various at
tempts had been made to Investigate the
causes and cure of yellow fever by ex
peditions to the Amazon. Other devoted
men had gone to the tropics to. battle with
diseases peculiar to the climate, but there
had been no previous investigation of so
cqjnprehen8lve a character as that which
was now contemplated. No service, he
added, could be more useful or honorable
than that undertaken by the commission.
The medium sized northern Chinese junks
make first-class blockade runners, writes
a correspondent of the London Times.
They are built very low in the water, with
the decks almost awash when loaded, so
that only the bow and stem rise notice
ably above the water line. They are
strong, flat-bottomed and of unpointed,
dirty wood, with no blight colors about
them. ' Propelled by from ten to twenty
oarsmen, If the sails fall, they glide
through the water with no noise or smoke,
and are very difficult of detection. 'Dodging
along the shore and among the numerous
Islets which extend from ths Shan Tung
peninsula across the mouth of PechlU gulf,
they closely resemble the low, brown rocks,
and during the past months hundreds of
them have evaded the Japanese watchers
and carried tons of fresh provisions and
vegetables to the beleaguered Port Arthur
garrison.
Jshnajr on the Spot.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
As New Year s day will fall on Sunday
this year, and the neat day will be a holi
day, the monthly advance In anthracite
coal in which there la.no combination
will take place on Saturday, You do not
catch the "gentleman's agreement," which
Is not a combination, losing two whole days
of advanced irlces.
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rEHSO At, NOTKS.
In the Baltimore burned district a num
ber of handsome fireproof buildings are
being erected to take the place of the fire
proof ones recently burned.
A Cassle Chadwick cigar Is reported to
have appeared In the market. If It resem
bles at all, the person for whom It has
been named it Is unlikely to leave a good
taste In anybody's mouth.
The late Hugh McLaughlin, so long demo
cratic boss of Brooklyn, left an estate val
ued at 1,000,000, which will be equally
divided between his widow and his two
daughters, Mrs. Laura Koch and Mrs. Wil
liam Courtenay.
Mayor John K. Harvey, recently re
elected mayor of Waltham, Mass., was
born In a log hut. and at IS was running
a saw nlall. He educated himself at the
Ohio Wesleyan university and the Boston
university law school.
Albert Klrby Fairfax, an American citi
zen with the unique distinction of being a
peer of the British empire, has returned
to his home in Maryland from a visit to
Europe. He denies that he Is to become a
British subject, but says he will retain his
American citizenship.
Dying at the age of 93, James P. Smith of
Alameda, the oldest surviving member of
the Society of California Pioneers, said to
his doctor: "Don't let them say I died of
old age. Put It down to something else.
Old age has not conquered me." The death
certlllcate said It was pneumonia.
Vice President-elect Fairbanks broke the
local record for Free Masonry in Indian
apolis last Tuesday. He took the entered
apprentice degree in f he morning, took the
second degree and beccame a fellow crafts
man In the afternoon, and at 8 o'clock In
the evening took the master's or third de
gree and became a full-fledged Mason.-
Hiram Cronk, sole survivor of tho war of
1812, says In an Interview that he feels
much obliged to the New York aldermen
who are arranging to give him a'Une fu
neral and- bury him In Cypress Hills ceme
tery, Brooklyn. Mr. Cronk, who is 104
years old. Is feeling very well Indeed. He
says he. has no desire to sit behind the
"grim rider on the pale horse" of which
the aldermen spoke, and he begs leave to
remind them that he fought In the infantry
and never was a cavalryman.
MERRY JINGLES.
"What does that Inventor invent?"
"Mainly, excuses for not Inventing any
thing." Washington Star.
"The governor of your state Is very
homely, I'm told."
"I should sny so. Why, eveh his carica
tures flatter him." Philadelphia Ledger.
"I got even with the druggist who over
charged me." .
"How?"
"I've told a dozen girls In his neighbor
hood that their freckles are becoming to
them." Cleveland Leader.
"Any news?" asked one Aslatlo war cor
rexpondent. "None whatever," answered the other.
"Then I suppose we'll have to be con-
COAL WOOD COKE KINDLING
We sell the best Ohio Cooking Coal clean, hot, lasting.
Rock Springs, Hanna, Sheridan, Walnut Block, Steam Coal.
Best medium grade is Illinois Nut $6; Egg and Lump $6.25.
For heaters and furnaces Cherokee Nut $5.25; Lump
$9.50. A hot burner Missouri Nut( large size $4.60; Lump
$4.75. Scranton-the best Pennsylvania Anthracite mined.
Spadra the hardest and cleanest Arkansas Anthracite.
All coal hand-screened and weighed over any city aoalea desired.
COUTANT & SQUIRES, MRASra1
Annual Clearing Sale
Saturday, Dec. 31 to Saturday. Jan. 7,
inclusive. '
S30.00
S27.60
S26.00
S23.00
$2000
SUITS
All $32.00 to $40.00 Suits''$25.00
All Odd Trousers ...
Mil Men's Rain Coats
All Women's $23 to $30 Rain Coats, $15
Substantial lteductlons In All Furulsblng- Goods and Hals. ' '
Knox and Stetson Hats, E. & W. Shirts, Collar. an4 Cuff, ana Full
Dreaa Wear excepted.
THIS SALE ABSOLUTELY CASH. .
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Do not undervalue the
services of a skilful phy
sician. Even the best
medicine cannot take the
place of the family doctor.
Therefore we say: Con
sult your physician freely
about your case and ask
him what he thinks about
your taking Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral for your cough.
If he says take it, then take
it. If he says do not take
it, then follow his advice.
Xede by th. J. C. 1;m C, lowest, Bass.
AIM BuulUtam f
ITER'S PILLS-For constipation.
ATBR'S HAIR VIGOR-For tho hair.
ITER'S SARSaPARIIXA-Por th blood.
ITER'S A00B CURB-Por malaria as4 aiao.
tent with sending along the usual report
of another Japanese victory' Washington
Star.
Nordy Hello, old man. bid you hang up
your stocking for Christmas?
Butts No; I hung up my watch. Louis
ville Courier Journal.
lllchwood We have plenty of wealth, but
old King Solomon was much richer than
we are.
Roxwood Yes, but he never enjoyed him
self as much us we do.
Rlchwood Why not?
Roxwood He didn't have an automo
bile. Chicago News. '
"John, stop rubbering'," commanded Mrs.
Oaywin. "I'm ashamed of you. I wish
that we could go everywhere in a crowded
car."
"What for?" , '. t
"Well, I notice that you never look at a
woman when you once get a seat" Phila
delphia Press. . '
"You've Joined a new society? What's Its
object?"
"It's to fight the existing order of things.
We contend that everything is wrong, that
the earth is a howling wilderness, that all
known foods are poisonous, that society Is
gangrened to the core, and that It Is better
to die than to live. By George. It's going
to be an Immense sucx-ees! Kvery crank
and every kicker In town has Joined it al
ready." Chicago Tribune.
DEATH OF THN Ol.ll YEAR.
Alfred Tennyson, .
Full knee-deep lies the winter snow,
And the winter winds are wearily sighing;
Toll ye the church bell sad and iow.
And tread softly und speak low,- - "
For the old yeur lies a-dylng.
Did year, you must not die;
lou came to us so readily, 1
You lived with us so steadily,
Old year, you shall not die. .,
He lleth still; he doth not move!
He will not see the dawn of day.
He hath no other life above. '
He gave mo a friend, ami a true, true love.
And the new year will take 'em away.
old year, you must not go;
Ho lung as you have been with us.
Such Joy as you have seen with, us.
Old year, you shall not go.
He froth'd his bumpers to the brim;
A Jollier year we shall not see.
But tho' rils eyes are waxing dim.
And tho' his foes speak III of him,
lie was a friend to mer "' -t -. -Tr
Old year, you shall not die;
We did so laugh and cry with you,
I've half a mind to die with you, '
Old year, you must not die.
He was full of Joke and Jest.
But all his merry quips are o'er.
To see him die, aoross the waste
His son and heir doth ride post-hasta.
But' he'll be dead before.
Kvrry one for h's own.
The night Is starry and cold, my friend.
And the new year blithe and bold, my
friend,
Comes up to take his own.
I heard Just now the crowing cock.
i lie snnaows inciter to ana rro
'Tls nearly 12 o'clock.
Shake hands before you die.
Old year, we dearly rue for you.
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Speak out before you'dle.
His face Is growing sharp and thin,
Alack! our friend Is gone.
Close up his eves; tie u his chin;
Step from the corpse, and let him in
That standeth there alone -
And walteth at the door. '.
There's a new foot on the floor, my friend,
And a new face at the door, my friend,
A new face at the door.
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