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TJTB OMAHA DALLY BEE : IT KID AY , DECEMBER 14 , 1804. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BE1. E. nO3I3WATnil , Editor. 'ruuusiinn K MOHNINQ. h TKUM3 OK HtmSCIUITION. bally II < > 0 ( Without Rumlny ) , One Year t W bally lleo ana Bundny. One Year 1000 Blic Month * . . . . . SK Three Month * J JJ Hunclny lite. On Var. J finlurtlay lice , One Ycnr JJ Weekly Bee. One Ycnr " OFFICES. Omnlm , The Hen IlullitlnK. . . . _ . Boulh Omnlin , Corner N nml Twenty-fourth St . Council Illurrn , 11 Pearl itrcet. Chicago Olllce , 217 ChnmlKr nf Commerce. New York. Iloomn 13 , II end 15. Tribune Hldf. Washington , 1107 I' street , N. W. COJHlBSI'ONUnNCi : . All communication * relntlnit to ni > w and nil- torlal matter ulioulil bo adJrewicJ : To the Kdltor. iiUHiNKsa i.nTrnns. All tiualncM letter * nnd remlttnnces fhould lie ado-meil to The Hee 1'uMlshlnic company. Omaha. Draftn , check * nnd postoince orilcra to bo made iKiynMo In the order of the company. TUB 1IU13 I'UllMSIUNU COMPANY. BTATHMUNT OP CltlCUhATIO.V. O < > ergo II. THChuck. ocretnry of The llec Pub lishing company , being iluly worn , saya Hint the actual number cf full and complete copies of the Dally Morning , livening and tiunday llee printed during the month of November , 1891 , wnB os follows : 1 2.1,865 15 20.G1I 2 , 2 27.2S5 21,357 : : : " : " - . : : ' . : : : - . : 4 2I.1S- 13 20,481 C 21.W7 S ) 2V.12 6 21,173 21 M.1M 7 3I,2 ) 23 20.4M 8 M.OVt 2.1 2i3t 9 2I.M3' 21 2 < U3S 10 21,403 25 JI.7W 11 23.4W 28 20,123 11 21.S9T 27 20,076 1 ] 21,001 2 ? 19.90 ! 1 < 2'M3 ' 29 20.0 ! ) IS 20,570 30 18,982 Total CW.K4 I/CM clriluctlons for unsold nnd returned coplefl 11,283 Total eold 648,372 Dally average net circulation 21,612 monoi : n. TX.SCIU'CK. Sworn to before me nnd * ul crlhnl In my presence I Ills 3d day of December , 1894. ( Seal. ) N. P. FEJL. Notary Pulillc. The South Onialm school board an nounces that lipraifler miloon keepers will , be required lo pay an annual li cense of $1,000. This Is another straw that points toward annexation. Mr. John Hums , the English labor leader , will address an Omaha audience December 17. He Is entitled to and will doubtless receive 11 warm recep tion at the hands of Oinahii citizens. The manufacturers' banquet at Nor folk will awaken now Interest In the home patronage movement In northern Nebraska anil especially at Norfolk , where Is located the Kreat beet sugar factory , which has done more for Madi son county than any other one Industry. The success of the Imnquent goes with out saying. The federal grand Jury has taken a recess until January tt. The Capital National bank matter has not been dis posed of nor Is there any assurance that It will be prior to the adjournment of the legislature. Meantime the jurymen will have their passes renewed , good for 1805 , with a prospective allowance of 10 cents a mile for returning to Oinah.i or Lincoln. The Nebraska soldiers' state reunion Is soon to be located for n term of live years. Grand Island has had the re union In recent years and no fault can be found with the entertainment given by that city. Hut other cities arc about to compete for the relocation. Lincoln Is making a still hunt for the reunion as well as for the state fair , and Omaha will have tnjhostlr herself In the matter or lose both. ' , It may be necessary for a legislative committee ; to Inquire Into the matter of state employes. The charge Is made that half the force In the land olllcc could do the work of those who have drawn good salaries In that olllcc for the past two years. It Is also alleged that nepotism Is practiced In the state house and state Institutions. Let the house and senate committees shake nil lhe.se matters up and put the Incoming Btate olllclals In position to make n good record for the next two years. The valued policy lire Insurance law of this state provides that whore an In surance company takes n risk upon n given piece of property and that prop erty be totally destroyed by fire the company must pay the assured the full face of the policy. The state supreme court In u recent decision holds this law to be sound. It will be assailed however , by an Insurance lobby before the legislature. No legislator who has nt heart the welfare of property owners can countenance for a moment any nt tempt to amend or repeal the valued policy law of this state. John Ij. Webster's letter to Attorney General Hastings Indicates that the question of appeal of the maxlinnn freight rate case will depend upon the action of the legislature nnd the Incom Ing attorney general. Inasmuch as the legislature will be called upon to vote an appropriation to meet the necessary expenses Incurred by the state's coiinse In lighting the case In the federal courts , It is a very Interesting qnestloi whether our law makers will vote ai additional amount to cover the costs 01 an appeal. Yet there should be no hesitancy in so doing. One of the gravest oversights in the law as passet two years ago was the failure to pro vide munitions of war to guard agalns nn attack upon the law In the courts The least the forthcoming loglslatur ran do Is to vote an appropriation sulll elent to pay the legitimate costs of ai appeal to the court of last resort. The doctors of Missouri nnd Iowa are showing much Interest In the new rein edy for diphtheria. Experiments will antl-toxlno In Kansas City are reportet to have been highly successful. In Ncv i'ork the demand for the serum is far li excess of the supply , but arrangements are being made to Increase the supply The newspapers are full of accounts o the success of the now treatment , bn are silent In the matter of failures , I any. It Is said that In 2,000 recorder cases of diphtheria In Franco and Or many , treated with antl-toxlne , the mor tallty was but 15 per cent. IJefore th discovery of this remedy ihe mortalltj was about CO per cent. The physician of Omaha nnd Nebraska do not seem U have taken much stock In the report of the wonderful success of anti-toxin treatment. At any rate no oxperltncn has been made hero with the serum nut HtUo Interest seems to be manifested bj the profession In this great sclentlll discovery. KSTAllLtSIl A irfiSTBmV MILITARY ACADEMY. Senator IJrlce , as chairman of the onrd of visitors to West Point Military cndemy , has formulated n plan for the imposed enlargement of the academy n n scale commensurate with the do- iinnds of our growing population , here Is no doubt that the old West 'olnt from which the ablest American aptalns have graduated before the war f the rebellion , when there were only hlrty states and less than thirty mil- Ions of population , Is altogether too ontrnctcd as a national military rademy for llfty states and seventy nllllons of people. Hut why should the Jnlted State" of America be dependent nly on a solitary academy for military raining. Other nations with much ess population have established two , hree or more military schools for the ducatlon of army olllcers. Would It not be more sensible to cs- abllsh n second military academy west f the Missouri , where the grunt body f the United States army Is now sta- loned ? The cost of establishing and nalntalnlng n second military academy iced not necessarily be much greater ban the enlargement of West Point cndemy. The grounds for such an icademy will probably be donated to Uncle Sam nnd the outlay for new nilldtngs need not be much greater him would be the cost of constructing lew buildings on the most approved ) lans In the west. A magnificent site or the new academy might be found at 'ort Leavenworth , which really has Mitgrown Its usefulness for military mrposes. Kort Omaha might , with a Ittle enlargement , bo converted into n nllltary academy wjthotit great ex- louse. The infantry drill ground Is certainly as good as need be and most f the buildings could be readily itlllzed for cadet quarters. The inn- erlal for commandants , drill masters mil professors Is abundant. Many of our army olllours would take great > rldo In being detailed as military In structors. It strikes us that two military acade- nies would be more desirable than one , md since the cast has the parent academy at West Point the west has a Ightful claim for the next one. ilVKWWAL ItKFOllM. Municipal reform Is now the order of .ho day In every section of the country 'rom New York to San Francisco and 'rom Galveston to Seattle. The growth of American cities has placed under the care of managers of municipal corpora- Ions vast Interests and corresponding : cniptntion to corruption. The revenues of several of our great cities by far exceed those of some of the largest states. The patronage In the cities of New York , Philadelphia nnd Chicago xceeds that In the gift of the gov ernors of New York , Pennsylvania and Illinois. The same Is true relative to metropolitan cities of Ohio , Indiana , Wisconsin and Minnesota. To grapple with the abuses and "reckless waste of nibllc funds that characterize our present system of municipal govern ment Is the self-imposed task of muni cipal reformers , and especially the Na tional Municipal league. While the obstacles to be overcome' seem Insur mountable the overthrow of Tammany in Now York nnd the breaking up of boodle rings In other cities affords grati fying proof that municipal reform Is making 'substantial progress. The consensus of opinion among the ablest advocates of municipal reform Is that the first step imi&t be the separa tion of the legislative from the execu tive powers. Responsibility for ap [ mlnttncnts and removals must be lodged In the municipal chief executive and the heads of departments. The city council should frame the ordl nances of the city , but should be divested of authority to exercise the veto power on appointments. The council should oxcrclsp the right to grant franchises , but nil such grants should be ratified by , the taxpaying citizens after duo notice nnd ample time for public discussion. The flre departments and all other municipal employes should be governed under civil service rules and made as near nonpartlsan as possible. Every department should be administered on business principles and publicity given to all acts In which the public has .an interest. These nre in substando the funda mental principles under which It Is ex pected to bring about the abolition of corrupt and demoralizing practices of the municipal machine. It will take years of time before this work of muni cipal reform can be effectively accom pllshcd nnd the changes must neces sarily bo made In each city according to existing conditions. A A bill has been Introduced In the house of representatives for the crea tlon of a commission to take Into con slderntlon banking nnd currency nnd to report to congress not later than December comber 15 , 1S1KS.It provides for the appointment of three persons by tin. president , three senators by the vice president , and three members by the speaker of the house. Granting that the commission Idea Is a good one , am It has received much approval , the plai of constituting It proposed In the bill Is objectionable. What Is wanted Is n commission of practical llnanciers am business men and not ono composed oi politicians. Probably the presides would appoint three men of the clas desired nnd with sound money views but of the six to bo appointed by the vice president nnd the speaker It Is to bo regarded as certain Ihnt a mnjorltj of them would not bo sound In their views regarding the currency , nnt being politicians would be Inlluencec by political considerations. Of the nine members of the commission proposet by this bill probably four or live wouh bo In favor of free silver colnago am two or three advocates of restoring state bank currency at any rate a nmjorlt } favorable to plans Inconsistent with n sound nnd stable currency system. Wlmi won'iil the report of such a commlssloi bo worth ? It would bo useless for the preseni congress , notoriously unsound ns It Is regarding llnanclal matters , to authorIze Izo a currency commission. The con elusions of such a body , nppolnte < under democratic auspices , If it shoult reach nny conclusion , which Is ex- romcly doubtful , could have no weight vltli the country or with the succeed- IIR congress. A currency commission , o have nny Inllucnco. should bo ns learly as possible nonpartlsnn In char- ictcr nnd constituted with sole refer- IH' to the business qualifications of ts members. If political alllllatlon vere to bo considered nt all each party hoiild have equal representation , but t would seem to be entirely practicable o make up n commission of practical financiers nnd business men , without egnrd to the political views of any of ts members , nnd such men might rea- onably be expected to consider the sub- ect of the currency wholly apart from jolltics. It Is certainly possible to so- ect from among the great bankers , nanufacturcrs nml merchants of the country nine men who would bo able o discuss plans for n new bank yiir- ency nnd for changes In our currency ystem without permitting their polltl- al views to Influence them In the lightest degree. Hut no commission of ) olltlclans , such ns the proposed bill > rovldes for , would be free from politi cal Influence. A properly constituted commission vould undoubtedly be approved by the financial nnd business Interests of the ountry. The effect of its appointment voiilil be Immediately wholesome In mttlng nu end to apprehension growing jut of the currency discussion In con gress nud the Introduction of various jchemcs. But there Is no reason to ex- > ect that the sort of commission to be Icslred will bo provided for by this congress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TilK KlCAttAOVA CAKAL DISCUSSION. The discussion of the Nicaragua canal ) ill In the senate Is not on partisan Ines. The measure Is In charge of Senator Morgan of Alabama , chairman of the committee on foreign relations , nit ninong Its ablest and most earnest advocates arc such republicans as Sen- itors Sherman , Frye , Dolph and others mrtlly less prominent. It Is being con sidered ns a practical , business matter of national concern , with which politics ins nothing to do. The sentiment of the Pacific coast Is practically unanimous u favor of the government aiding In the construction of the canal and con trolling It , a like sentiment widely pre vails In the south , that policy has a con siderable support In the eastern and central states , while In the northwest the sentiment Is probably about equally llvlded , there being a strong feeling hat the government ought not to Iden- Ify Itself financially with the project. The fact that the canal bill has been given precedence of other pending neasures and that the senate has re fused to displace It must be regarded ns Indicating that there Is a very good chance of Its passing the senate. It will be remembered that In the last congress the senate succeeded In pass- ng n bill In aid of the Nicaragua canal , but It failed to get iconslderatlon In the iionsc. It Is understood that the dem ocratic leaders In the house are now willing to let the senate's bill come to 11 vote , so that there appears to be a good prospect for some sort of leglsln- n at this session committing the gov ernment to a policy of aid and control In the construction of the canal across Nicaragua. The bill under consideration In the sejiate provides for the extinguishment of the old canal company's stock nnd obligations nnd the Issue of new stock to present holders , the government nlso guaranteeing the payment of Interest and principal on $70,000,000 of bonds which nre to be floated to raise means to construct the canal. The government Is to become n large stockholder In the enterprise , ns nre the govei-nineuts of Nicaragua nnd Costa Rica , nnd the United States , In case of any default on the part of the company on Its bonds , Is to assume practical ownership and control of the canal. The total Issue of stock Is not to exceed $100,000,000. Accord ing to the last report of the canal com pany to the secretary of the Interior the liabilities of the company arc n lit tie over ? 0,000,000. The advocates of the bill present some very plausible arguments. Senator Morgan , In his carefully prepared speech on the mens lire , said that the ownership of stock In the canal Is the solo method In sight , or In contemplation , by which the United States can exert nn Influence over the operations of this canal for the protection nnd benefit of the gov ernment and people of the United States , otherwise than by forcible or hostile Intervention with the nations or the powers that will control'It. The senator had figures to show that the government would take no risk In the proposed Investment , but on the con trary would derive a profit from It The usual tendency , however , In mak ing calculations of this kind Is to over estimate , nnd when Mr. Morgan ns sumcs that without the outlay of n dollar lar of money the United States woult : realize n dividend equal to S per cenl on $70,000,000 of stocl ; It Is difficult not to feel that he Is nssumlng too much I5ut at any rate the question still re mains whether It Is wlno policy for the government to thus Identify Itself wltli this enterprise nnd thereby cstabllsli what may become a troublesome pre cedent The Importance of the under' taking may be freely admitted nnd li may nlso be granted that It Is desira ble to have the canal entirely under American control , yet this does not de cide the question ns to whether the gov eminent should become involved In I financially to the extent of $100,000,000 or any other sum. The bill under con slderntlon seems to provide ample safe guards , but there Is serious objection to the policy It contemplates. The union veterans have no more zealous and courageous friend than General Daniel E. Sickles , himself ono of the ablest and most gallant of the volunteer olllcers In the war of the ro belllon. General Sickles Is a demo crat , but he has never hesitated to condemn the policy of the present nd ministration toward the pensioners am to discredit Its charge of wholesale panslon frauds. Wednesday , when the proposed appropriation of ? 2T 0,000 foi the expenses of special examiners of the pension olllce was under consldern tlon , General Sickles again declared ilmself , snylng that ho was unalterably opposed to the appropriation unless It could bo MUhorltntlvcly shown , that ho cxniuli/i-rs were employed In nldlnp nsteatl of embarrassing deserving lalnmnts. Of course It would bo Im- ) osslblo toMiow this , because the nlm ) f the examhiers was to Justify the charge of wholesale pension frauds , nnd vhnt wasthe result of the laborious ' ( Torts of the pension ofllce to discredit he honorable character of the pension oil and cast t stigma upon the benefi ciaries of thoJintlon's gratitude ? Only i few hundred cases of fraud were bund , nnd as to some of these there vere mlllguHng circumstances , the re- Iplonts of A iicnslon having been liu- wsod upon or duped by dishonest at- orneys. The course pursued by the lenslon olllce , however , resulted In great wrong and Injury to a very large lumber of honest and deserving pen sioners , to say nothing of the humllla- Ion they were subjected to by being branded with suspicion of dishonesty , was said by lleprcseiitntive Hender son of Iowa , the mission of examiners ivns to secure evidence ngalnst , not In 'avor of the pcnsloncnt and claimants , uul this It is that justifies the opposl- Ion of veterans like General Sickles to ho appropriate to pay them. Hut ) f course this democratic congress will ipproprinto the money , regardless of ho unworlhlness of the work for which t Is to be spent None the less the nanly utterance of General Sickles nerlts record and remembrance. Should the people of Omaha manifest a desire to have Miller park devoted to icrmanent exposition grounds the mater - : er could easily be adjusted. The drlv- ug park and mile track feature would follow as a matter of course. Miller iark Is accessible by boulevard and the street railway company could readily extend Its tracks out Twenty-fourth street to the gates of the park , while the Elkhorn , Omaha and Missouri Pa cific could find.an easy grade for spurs to the grounds. The park Is an Ideal ocation for the state fair , nud the fact that It Is owned by the city would en- iblo the state fair association to put up ; oed buildings thereon. The time has come when our state fair buildings should constitute a distinctive feature of the exposition ; the old style , barn- Ike structures should bo relegated to the long forgotten past. Let World's fair Ideas have some vent In the archi tecture of the new Nebraska state fair .xulldlngs. We advise the State Federation of Labor to center their energies upon one or two rational and conservative meas ures and appeal to the legislature for support. If-it-asBtimc too big a contract mil attempt to revolutionize labor juris prudence In one single session failure must be the inevitable , result. Tlio Tank Too ( iroat. aiobc-Democrat. It Is pos.slblft.that a form of state bank currency mlRht' bo devised that would be safe and useful , but there Iq pot the least nsa'son to believe that democratic states manship Is equal to the task of provld- Itiff It. Tru t Them for That. Indianapolis Journal. While there Is no probability that the re publicans wllTrfl-onact the McKlnleyTIIl Iri every particular. ? .they can. be- trusted to enact a law which will Insure the American markets to tHfAmerican producer with the highest wn/jes / ; Paid , In the world. Giving tin * Country it tlnnco. Detroit Free Press. No more welcome news has come to our American people since ' the beginning of financial depression than the assurniioj that the next congress will do llltl ? or nothing. Given a chance , the country will soon work out the restoration of prosperity. Stutus Slay 1'rrvcnt fraud. Chicago Herald. The United States supreme court has ren dered a decision which ! reduced to general terms , is to the clteet that the constitution of the United States does not secure to any one the privilege of defrauding the iiubllo or deny to any state the right to protect Its citizens against fraud. The state of Massachusetts has a law pro hibiting the sale of any compound not pro duced from unadulterated milk or cream made In imitation ot yellow butter. The law allows the sale of oleomargarine as such , but prohibits Its sale In such form as to give the purchaser the Impression that it Is genuine butter. A Boston dealer named Plumley under took as the agent of a Chicago firm to sell in Alassachusetts oleomargarine which had been prepared and colored to Imitate butter. He was tried and found guilty under the state law , and the case was carried up through the state supreme court to the su preme court of the United States. Plumley's counsel contended that the state law was repungent to various provi sions of the national constitution , among others to the provision giving congress power to regulate commerce among the states , and to that forbidding any state to make laws abridging the privileges or Im munities of citizens of the United States. He also contended that the state law was In conflict with the act of congress regulat ing the manufacture and sale of oleomarga rine. The essence of this last contention. It would seem , was not that the state law was In substance repugnant to the act of con gress , but that congress had exclusive Juris diction of the subject , and therefore the state had no right to legislate upon U. The supreme court nlllrms the decisions of the Massachusetts state courts , which were that the state law is constitutional. Justice llurlan , In delivering the opinion of the court , says that the object of the state law Is "to suppress false pretenses nnd promote fair dealing In the sale of an article of food. " He holds that the constitution of the United States does not secure to nny one a right to make and sell an article of food In such a manner as to make purchasers be lieve they are buvlng something which , In fact Is wholly different from that which is offered for sale. He holds that the consti tution does not forbid any state to protect Its citizens against this kind of fraud by appropriate legislation. Justice Harlan refers to the celebrated Iowa liquor case. In which the court held that a state could not , without the assent of congress , forbid the sale of liquors im ported from other states so long as the liquors wore In the original package. He holds that this jileclslon does not Justify the contention that a ? state cannot prevent the sale of articles brought from another state If their sole may .cheat the people into buyIng - Ing somethlnp thty do not Intend to buy. The short of'lt 'Is that a. state may legis late to prevent * tlifa peipelratlon of fraud In the sale of artlples brought from other states , whether the articles ore sold In orig inal packJigea'jor pot. The constitution was ordained and established to "establish Jus tice. " among other things , and It Is not to be so construed as to promote injustice by protecting men In , the practice of fraud. The ostensible 9bject of the not ot con gress on the snbjycl of oleomargarine la to prevent fraud. In the- sale of that article. A state law enseted'for the same purpose and plainly adapted to the accomplishment of that purpose .can Umrclly be regarded as re- PUSH nut to theac.t , ot congress. The court doesn't say that , and It may not be exactly constitutional law , but It Is certainly sound sense , and th.e 'decision of the court ! a in harmony wltli H.J Chief Justtfto' Ruller and Justices Field and Brewer distent from the opinion of the court , but the grounds of their dissent nre not yet made public. K Attn Tit mas. Speaking ex cathedra , Colonel Hob Ingcrsoll declares he will retlro from tlia lecture plat form Dili gfnton. The Federation of Labor convention Is said to be a better dressed body ot men than the bankers' convention. Tlio claim that foot ball Is a modern game U not Well founded. Wasn't Moaci conspicu ous In the bull rushes ? Dr. Morrlll Wyman of Cambridge , Mass. , Is a giddy boy of 83 , and he Is as fond of mounting his bicycle as any other young Id- low. Warren Tlnn has announced himself as n legislative candidate In Wayne , S. C. , and Is preparing to rattle his way through as only Tlnn can , Senator Hill gays he thinks It Is folly to go flih.ng when you can buy such good fish In the market. There are some fish out ot his reach even there. William Wahl , a New York groctr , has re covered $200 In a New York court for a hand ful of whiskers his cotis.n , Herman Wahl , pulled from his chin. Recorder Smyth of New York , probably sentenced more men to death than any other Judge In the world and. he was never reversed by the court ot appeals In a capital case. The Iowa Traveling Men's association Is a great and thrifty Institution , Its members paid Into the treasury last year $ S8,8S1 and benefits were oald out to the amount of $75,370. Senator 1'effer Is right In objecting to champagne and cigars at senatorial wakes when pipes and beer would carry out the prime object of the meeting and make drunk come Jtut as quick. George Washington was the victim ot mer ciless political attacks when he was president. General Gates once alluded to him as that "dark , des.gnlng , sordid , ambitious , vain , proud , anogatit , and vindictive knave. " Polit ical denunciation teems to have grown de cidedly tome In tliee later years. Mrs. Knnnle neld-Slusser , who Is elected county superintendent of schools In Wyamlotte county. Kansas , has submitted a statement showing tlat her campaign expenses were only $11S , ot which $50 went to the county central committee and $34 to the printer. A state paper wants to know If this expenditure is nn Indication that money would bo less a factor in political campaigns In which women figure. Wllford WoodrutT , president of tha Mormon church , has for years cultivated a farm of forty acres with no other labor than that of his own hands and those of his family. His wife and daughters raise chickens , preserve fru.t , and run a dairy , while his sons raise hogs and calves and do general farm work. Except tea , coffee , sugar , and groceries the farm has produced nearly everything the family has needed to live on. Abturdltloi of tlin Tooling 1)111. Chlc.iRO Tilbunc. It Is Idle to talk of punishing a shipper for getting the best terms he can obtain from a railroad , unless ns It may be proved that he has been guilty of bribery In the case. Equally Is It Idle to suppose that a rnllrpad can be kept "straight" by providing for the punishment of Its Interior olllcera In case of conviction when the supposed culprits nre acting in deference to the wishes of their superiors nnd know well that any pun ishment which may be Inflicted will be com pensated for by their superiors. Provisions for this are the grave defects of the pres ent law , and they ought to be changed , but not by passing a law that will favor the commission of greater outrages on the people ple who have freight to be transporlcd by rail. If the treasury of the carrying com pany were held responsible for unjust dis crimination the company would have a vital Interest In preventing It. ir.4fl > Rlllti a WITTICISMS. Lowell Courier : People of bibulous propen sities should do as sailors do go 'round the Horn. Brooklyn Life : She Colonel Flrstnlte con siders himself such a critic that he never smiles during n performance. He But you should see him between the acts. Detroit Free Press : "There goes a man that really nnd truly loves the game of foot ball. " "Is he the captain of the 7" "Great Scott , no ! he's a druggist. " Puck : "My youngest boy Is very fond of pedestrlanlsm , " said Mr. Cawker to Mr. Cumso. "I didn't know It was old enough to walk. " "It Isn't ; but It la old enough to know that I can. " Galveston News : There Is no good reason why the bicycle should not be so arranged that young men can set It up and grind knives on the front wheel. Washington Star : "Ono of the hardest things I know of , " said the young author , "ts to get exactly the right word in the right place. " "Yes , " replied the Impecunious friend , "take the signature to a check , vfor In stance , " Boston Transcript : Cousin Kate You have made It look as good as over , Charley. You're a trump ! Charley Yes ; but then women are such poor players. It's no un common thing for them to refuse trumps. Chicago Record : "Foot ball , sir. Is brutal. It Is based largely upon the exercise of brute force , and the opportunities of unfair tactics are such " "Oh , say , hold on. Have you ever seen a game of foot ball ? " "No ; but I hold clinics In three hospitals In a college town ! " Smith's Monthly : Mrs. Mullaney Sure , mum , there Isn't much chance av a merry Christmas fer a woman as has slven chllder an' no husband an' not a bllsscd clnt in the house , Mrs. Westcnd ( Impulsively ) No husband ! Oh , you poor thing ! I wish I could give you mine ! Truth : "I thought you told me that Miss Brown had spent a great deal of money on her voice. " "Well , so I did. " "But she can't sing. " "Well. I didn't say she could , did I ? " THE KNOWING TAILOR. Smith's Monthly. "You'll , nw , make the coat come low enough To cover the calf , d'ye see ? " Said Cholly Kylle ; the tailor smiled , And Cholly was niled with glee. The coat was done In the course of time , And now everywhere he goea His friends can see that It covers the "calf , " For It reaches down to his toea ! 31 IIS. HAMLKl'J SOLILOQUY. Louisville Courier-Journal. To bloom or not to bloom , that Is the ques tion. Whether 'tis nobler In the mind to suffer The sllnjrs and foldings of outrageous skirts , Or take up arms , and legs , against our troubles , And by opposing end them. To scorch , to race No more ; and by a race , to say we end The heartache and the thousand natural shocks That modesty Is heir to ; 'tis a consumma tlon Devoutly to be wished. To scorch , to race ; To race ! perchance to fall ; aye , there's the rub ; For In that blooming fall what rents may come To mar our outer garments ; there's the re spect That makes calamity of so long life. For who would bear the whips and scorns ol style , The oppressor's wrong , the loud girl's con tumely , Tlio tnnglo of despised skirts , the lingerie display , The Indifference of dudes , and then the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes , When she herself might a compromise make With a pair of leggings. Who would petti coats wear. To grunt nnd sweat under a weary life. But that the dread of some untold mishap , The unfellcd seam , the unsubstantial cloth , Which tailors use , puzzles the will And makes us rather wear those clothes we have Than ily to others that we know not of ? Thus modesty makes cowards of us nil. And thus the native hue of resolution Is slcklkd o'er with the pale cast of thought And enterprises of great pith and moment , With this regard , their currents turn awry And lose tha name of action. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Bakin PURE on Hcimtor llni Written u I.miB Letter to the Kramer Contention. WASHINGTON I1UUKAU OF TUB 11KB , H07 F Street , N. W. , WASHINGTON , Uec.13. Senator Manderson has been Invited to spiak at the convention of the State Irriga tion association to be held" nt Kearney , Neb. , en the 181 h nnd 19th Inst. The senator will l ) unable lo attend the metlng ) - . account of the iimwure ot public business atVash - ItiRton. However , he today wrote n long Ut ter , In which ho expressed fully his view * In reg.ird to the national and state Irrigation anJ Irrigation by private cnterprUe. He ppeaka very hopefully ot the prospects cf In creasing the ncreago of the sugar beet p-o- ductlon , nnd states that the sugar beet was the only crop not Influence , ! hy the drouth. The senator says that the motto of the state of Nebraska should bo : "Less acreage and more careful production , " Senator Manderson has received n large number of letteis from prominent Omaha business men asking that the contract for constructing the two new buildings nt Fort Crook be awarded Immediately. Senator Manderson and Congressman Mercer called and urged upon the quartermaster general today the Impo.'tancc of pushing this work to a conclusion at an early date. Senator Manderson called upon the cotup- trotter of the currency today and urged an early settlement ot the accounts of the North I'latte National bank , so that the Institution can be reopened without going Into a re ceivership or liquidation. U. C. Phillips of Lincoln , Neb. , Is In the city on a short visit. Congressman Mercer has received a com munication from the Missouri River commis sion Informing him that th ? commission Is having plans prepared for work which will require the use of a part ot the appropriation made for the Improvement of the river at Omaha. This letter was received In reply to a communication from Mr. Mercer asking the commission to put to use some ot the appropriation as soon nE > possible. A postofllce has been established at Grass , Campbell county , S. 1) . , and Nets Llllesoen commissioned postmaster. Lewis Hattery has been commissioned postmaster at Moorhcad , la. la.Mrs. Mrs. Hannah Asmussen has been appointed postmistress nt Turley , Sully county , S. I ) . , vice Thomas Landau , resigned. Advertisements have been Issued asking proposals for furnishing and placing gas and electric light fixtures In the government buildings at Sioux Falls , S. D. , and Cedar Rapids nnd Fort Uodge , la. , to bo opened January 3 next. AI.I.IN : EXPLAINS ins VOTK. Nebraska' * 1'uimlUt 6nmtor TolU Why Ho < ) | iiiiind | llio Siignr Illll. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. Senator Allen , In commenting upon the fact that ho and Senators Peffcr and Kyle had voted against taking up the sugar bills and the Vest cloture resolution , said they had taken this position on the sugar bill because they c n- sldcrcd the movement to got It up one In the Interest of speculators nnd In no wise an effort at serious legislation. "As for the cloture resolution , " said ho , "tho pcpullst senators bcllevo on general principles in rules that will permit the transaction of business , but they are of the opinion that the present effort to secure cloture Is for the purpose of passing the Nicaragua canal bill and putting through Secretary Carlisle's currency scheme , and they nro net ready for that Just yet. " I.iunrrrux W iiiitu Another l.ntul Court. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. Commissioner Lamorcux of the general land olllce has framed a bill for the action of congress pro viding for the creation of three divisions of three men each , with a specllled tenure of office , to constitute n land court. It will be required to hear and decide all contested land cases , and ; the decisions will bear equal weight with those bf the commissioner. Ap peals will be allowed ton board In the olllce of the assistant attorney general , nnd questions of law may be appealed to the supieme court of the District of Columbia. The certification of certain questions from there to the United States supreme court wilt be allowed. The board will be com posed entirely of persons not employed In the department. IVIIIIiini Will llnnlly Do It. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The Universal Peace union has forwarded to the emperor of Germany n petition urging his considera tion of the proposition that Germany re store to France the portion of Alsace-Lor raine whose occupants speak French. The action of the union Is based on the publica tion of the proposition in an International magazine this month , and the petition to the emperor recites that the measure will re sult In the permanent reconciliation of France to Germany. President Alfred II. Love of Philadelphia has requested all the peace societies here and abroad to testify their sympathy with the object In view by addressing similar petitions to the emperor. Coiiflrmril liv the hpnuti1. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The senate , n executive session today confirmed the fol lowing nominations : Postmasters : Kansas James Comlskey. nt St. Mary's ; Edward B. Gaddls , at Baldwin ; John B. Kesaler , nt Ottawa ; John W. Kirk , nt Weir ; Henry Joint , at Norton ; Charles H. Glller , at Osawntomle. Herbert G. Squires of New York , to be second secretary of the embassy at Berlin ; Edward R. Strobel of New York , now envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Ecuador , to bo envoy extraordinary nnd minister plenipotentiary to Chill. I'UWKIl O * ' 3'IIK PAblt. Inllupiico of the llnllrnnd I'nMobonnl In the I'olltlcn ot Knitmt * , Administrations may change IB Kansas , but the "reform" business ROCS right nlong as It nothing had happened , says the To- pcka correspondent ot the St. Louts Repub lic. The outgoing of the popullits and the Incoming of the republicans by no means In * dlcntes that the chief occupation of the av * cragc Knnsan In gone. To the contrary , It recent events count for anything , the reform business In this state will bo prosecuted with renewed vigor when the republicans ns stimo control of affairs. The acceptance of railroad passes by judges and state officials has been a theme ot dis cussion by the press of the state for the past three months , The free pass question , to a certain extent , entered Into the recent cam paign , nnd at least twenty of the three dozen district Judges of the state have been com pelled to "stand nnd deliver" and answer the question ptopotiiHcd by some presumptuous reporter , "Do you think n Judicial olllccr should accept and use a free pass ? " This thing was pursued with such vehemence that ono of the Judges of the supreme court of the state re cently submitted to an Interview which tilted nearly a column In a local paper. In which hi endeavored to explain th.it a judge could ac cept a pass from a railroad company and still deal out justice to the corporation HI well as to the Individual. Hut at the snnu time ho realized that a largo clement of tin people thought It Improper for the Judiciary to accept such favors ; hence he had returned his passes to the corporations , and would , so long ns he remained on the bench , pay his fare when he traveled. It Is the conviction ot railroad official ! that Kansas ts the worst pass-ridden state In the union , but In striking at the evil tha press has failed to mention the class of frcd pasaholders who have brought discredit and reproach upon the state nnd people. It U the professional politician wlio corrupts voters and packs conventions , and of this class Kansas has her full share. For years every political convention has been controlled by the 2,000 fellows who hold annual passes on ono or more of the four lines of railroad which traverse the state. When the repub lican party met Its Waterloo In 1892 the ( roe- pass manipulation nnd Influence contributed materially to the result , Not that the con trolling power ot' this evil was greater that year than any other , but because patience had ceased to bo a virtue with the people. They were tired of the thing , nnd In their wrath rose up nnd smote the fixers hip and thigh. Municipal Opportunities Knnsns City Htnr. Manufactured fuel gas Is nn Impending possibility. When1 It comes It will be 6 great factor for "capital seeking Invest ment" to consider. The city that owns ol controls Its .supply of gas for both light and fuel will IIP the city that can make tcrmt with manufacturers seeking a new site nnd offer the inducement nf a fair prlco for OIH of the necessities of life to workmen who want to come here to live. Fat Babies are generally healthy. They are also pretty , good-natured , strong and lusty. Why is this ? Simply because being well nourished they arc contented and happy. 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