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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
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Simply because being well
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and happy. When attacked
by disease their chubby little
bodies are better able to throw
off the malady and speedy
convalescence follows. If your
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