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    THE OMAHA. DAILY HIDE : SMtTHDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 1800.
A SHOCK TO HIS SYSTEM
What an Anxious Patriot Discovered in
Washington.
CONSULS TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS
.SiirprlMp * for OllloesrrU
IT * Only JhMriy-TliriM' I'lnrcn nt
( lie DlNiioNiil of the 1'rcnl-
tlriit Veen Cut In Two.
A well known republican , who sustain
nuch relations to jfr. McKlnley an to mak
htm feel that ho win get something reason
able , has sustained an unpleasant Hhock
writes the Washington correspondent of the
Globe-Democrat. Having n mlml to servo his
country In a profitable consular position , this
republican applied to the State ilcpartmen
lor olllclal Information about the service. In
that Information ho has made- not one , bu
several uncomfortable discoveries. Appoint
mcnts to ollkcn wlilch require confirmation
by the senate arc exempted from the opera
tlon of the civil service law. Consular ap
polntments arc confirmed by the senate. The
natural supposition would bo tlmt appointees
to these positions are exempt from the ex
amlnatlon which now stands like a barrlc
to the dralro of the olllcescekcrs. This mip
liwltlon held good until one year ago. Up
to September i0 ! , 1S93 , consuls were ficlectci
and nominate' ! to the senate on the strengtl
of the representations by hind friends o
political Influence that they were ciuallfied
That condition has boon changed. On the
date mentioned the president Issued an ex
ccutlvo order. The existence1 of that order
wiw not known to the republican until ho
applied to the State department for the In
formation to guide him In the selection o
the position ho would accept from the now
administration as iccognltlon for the valuable
aid given to tlie party In the late campaign
The first disagreeable discovery was made
when the well known republican recclvct
from Assistant Secretary Itockhlll an answci
to his Inquiry. There nro thousands of re
publicans scattered the country ovur who wll
encounter this same unpleasant discovery.
SPREAD OF TUB MERIT SYSTEM.
The civil service merit system has been
spreading until It has narrowed the oppor
( unities for onice-gcttlng. As these op
portunltlcs have become more closely clr
cumscrlbcd , the Decking has concentrate !
on the consular service. Four years ago
when .Mr. Cleveland was about entering
upon his second term , the pressure for
theseplaccn of consuls was very great. A
throng of applicants besieged the white
house after the Inauguration. Petitions
poured In upon the department. Congress
men were beset. Kvcry state had cnougl
randldatos to fill the whole service. After
that experience the president determined
to close the consular door to the ofllcc-
srckfr , and he has done It quietly , but ct
feetually. The Civil Service commission
can Imvo nothing to do with the consular
appointments , because they are conflrmci
by the senate. There la , however , nothing
In the way If the president chooses to sc
up a little civil service rule of his own to
bar politics out of the service. That Is
precisely what ho has done. The letter
with which Mr. Hockhlll has surprised the
well known republican will bo sent out a
great many limes between this tlmo ani
March 4. It states clearly the full sco'pe o
the reform which Mr. Cleveland ban con
ceived to save Mr. McKlnlcy from the pres
sure ho himself encountered four years
ago. The circulation of this letter Is timely
now. It may save Intending candidates
much trouble , for these are the days li
which many good republicans are asking one
another the question which the late ex-
Senator Jones of Iowa put to the late ex-
Senator DcvM II. Armstrong of Missouri
Those- wheel horses of democracy met In the
corridor Juat outside of the senate cham
ber Just after Cleveland's first Inauguration
when Washington was full of party workers
who had como on to share In the long-de
layed division of the offices.
"David , " said the venerable Jones , bend
ing over , putting his mouth close to Arm
strong's ear. and then shouting with the
ardor of a deaf man , "What are you going
to get ? "
These arc times In which those who bore
the burden and heat of the campaign ot
ISaC are Journeying to Canton , and as thcj
meet on the way , nro asking :
"What are you going to get ? "
HOW TO OET IN.
Assistant Secretary RockhlU'a letter , or
which ho Is prepared to furnish an unllmlteil
number of copies as the demand increases
toward the opening of the new administra
tion , U us fallows :
"Department of State , Washington ,
ISSir ! ) : In reply to your letter of
I would state that , under the executive
order of September 20 , 1893 , vacancies In
consulates or commercial agcnlcs , the sal
ary of which Is not more than $2,500 or Icsi
than $1,000 , or the unolllclal fees of which do
not exceed the former or fall below the lat
tcr etim , will hereafter be filled by the ap
pointment of either : ( Ij Persons holding po
sitions under the Department of State ; (2) ( )
persons having previously served under tin
department ; or ( ) from among persons
who , having furnished the customary cvl
dcnco of character , responsibility and ca-
Iiaclty , and having been thereupon selected
by the president for examination , have been
found upon auch examination to be quail-
fled for the position.
"Applications for olllccs falling within the
obovo limits should bo addressed to the
secretary of state , the name of the vacancy
applied for being indicated , as well as the
special qualifications for such office of the
applicant , and this application should bo
accompanied by such Indorsements as to ap
plicant's character , responsibility and ca
pacity as ho may bu able to furnish.
"When the president shall have decided to
fill any vacancy occurring among the con
sular unices lit the above-mentioned classes ,
such candidates for It belonging to the third
class as shall have been selected by him
utter examination of their applications and
Indorsements will bo notified of the date of
iho examination , and of the subjects on
which said examination shall bear , and they
will also bo supplied with such other papers
as the examining board shall deem neces
sary for their guidance. I am , sir , your
obedient servant , W. W. HOCKHILL.
"Third Assistant Secretary. "
The Issue of thla order , taking several
hundred consulships and commercial agen
cies out of iiolitics , was preceded by ujong
lottcr from Secretary Olney to the president
recommending It.
TUB MEANING OK IT.
"Tho consular olllcc , " Mr. Olney wrote , "is
of great Importance- its relations to the
commercial Intcrestn of the country. Kvcry
consul flhould , so far as practicable , be
chosen for his special fitness for the position
In which he Is to servo , and It cannot be.
denied that , whllo complaints against con
suls nro In Bomo cases unwarranted , there
ire only too many others which cannot be eo
regarded. It Is contended by boards of trade ,
chambers of commerce and other llko bodies
ill over the country that'If our consular
icrvlco was what It should bo and our con-
nils were olIlclalH chosen for their fitness
for the duties to bo discharged by them , the
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
DR ;
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE. .
A puieGrppc Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
< iom Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant.
40 Years the Standard *
results to the trade nnd commerce ot th
country would be of the moat favorabl
chamotcr. The contention sccme reasonabl
In Itself and to supported by the practice an
experience of Clreat Britain nnd othc
European countries. "
The secretary then unfolds the plan whlc
ban Blnco been adopted.
"It nnsumos , " ho wrote In support of th
plan , "that consuls may be properly chose
from two classed of persons , without ex
amlnatlon ; namely , from persona already I
the service of the State department or fron
persons formerly In Its ecrvlce , and who I
each case have not only satisfactory rcconl
of service , but of ncrvlce tending to quallf
them for the duties of consuls. It require
all other persons , being first selected a
eligible for examination upon the ordlnar
proofs of competency and good character , t
Riibmlt themselves to nn examination dt
signed to test their aptitude and fitness to
the special functions of the consular office
Thus , on the other hand , the appolntln
power l left at liberty to avail Itself o
whatever special capacity and fitness to
the consular office actual service has demon
str.itcd to exist. On the nthcr hand , by re
serving to Itself the designation of person
eligible for examination , the appointing powe
protects Itself to ooiiio extent , at least , froi
the errors sure to follow from absolute re
liance upon purely academic teats of fitness.
The order , the secretary ntated , "embraces
within Its operation nearly three-fourths o
the whole number of consular and iiuao
consular olllccn of mich rank and ylcldhi )
such compensation as to bo desired ant
sought for by citizens resident within th
United Statca. "
THERM ARE A FEW LEFT.
More explicitly It may be stated that Presl
dent McKlnley will have only fifty-Hire
consular appointments to make , about on
for each otato. The present occupants of th
other rlaccs will remain In service , protcctci
by this new application of civil service re
form.
"Tho Incumbents of such consular ofilc
ts are scarcely Inferior In dignity and 1m
portntico to that of minister , " wrote Mr
Olney , "must , it Is believed , continue to hi
selected as heretofore at the personal ills
crctlon and upon the personal res-ponalblllt >
of the executive. "
These fifty-three consular places at the
dlppoMl of the president , with the salaries
attached , are the following :
CVmsulatPS. Salaries
1'rnnue , llnlipmla J3OC (
Vienna , Aiictrl.i 3CO <
AntwiTn. 'llcluluin 3.00
Itlo Janeiro , Ilrii7.ll i fiOC' ' (
VnlparnlFO Chill 3CC
. \rnciy , China 3,5C
Canton , Clilnu 3CO
Oiln Klnng. China 3,00
Filrhnn. Clilna 3,00 >
Han ICinv , China . ' 3,000
ShaiiK.ial , China li.OO
TIcn-TMn , China 3..M ,
Colon , Colombia 3,60
IMnnmn. Colombia 4,1'CK
Giiymiull , ICcuuilor 3,00
Iliivrr , Krum-c 3,200
Parl * , Franco , 5.0CO
Dieppe , Franco 3.0M
llrrniFti , Germany 3OC (
Merlin , Germany ! , ( '
Urcsilcn , Ucnnnny 3,00
Frankfort. Germany 3.0C
Nurrmburtf , Germany , 3dOO
lIclfiiBt , Irelaiul 3,000
Ilradfnril , HnKlancl 3,0 < X
Culculta. Imlla BOC
Dcmcrara , riuUina 3,001
Glasgow , Scotland 3.XX (
Halifax. Nova Scotia 3,00
Iloiiff Kunp , China fi.OM
Kindlon , Jamaica \ 3,001
Liverpool. Knulam ! C.OOi
Ixmilnn , KiiKlaml S.OOt
Manchester , llnKlanil 3,00
Cape Town , Africa 3,001
Meltiournt > , Australia -l.r.Oi
Montreal , Quebec- -1,000
Ottawa , Ontario 3 , 0
SliiKapuro , HtraltH 300
Home. Italy 3.000
KnnaKaw.i , Japan 4.0C
.N'nuai-alil. Japan S.twx
U. aka. Japan 3.0U !
City of Mexico. Mexico ( 4.000
Vern Ciuz , Mi'.xk-o ' 3,000
'
Callao , Peru . . . . 3.M
St , 1'ctersliurg , Hucsla 3Oft
Apia. Hamon 3,000
Ha\ann. Cuba t G.OO
llaBle , .Switzerland ' 3.000
Cairo , Ksypt . 5,000
Constantinople. TuiUcy 3.0 < ! <
Montevideo. Uruffuay 3,00
DIPLOMATIC PATRONAGE.
Civil service reform has not yet grapplei
with ! thc diplomatic patronage. The nc\
president will have the naming of thirty-flv
ambassadors or ministers to as many forelgi
poxvers. Tlio'rcpUbllcans selected for these
poata will not have to 'pass examinations
The thirty-five diplomatic places , with the
salaries appertaining , are given herewith :
Diplomatic ( Diplomatic
Places. Salaries. ) 1'laces. Salaries
ArKentlno Hep Jlo.OoOHawallan | IslanJy ? 7fOO
llelKlum lO.OCO'ltaly 12.000
llollvm n.OOOUapan 12,000
llrazll 12.0001 Liberia 4,000
Chill lO.dOOIMexIco 17.IVOO
China 12iOOXctlierlnml8 | 7.MK )
Colombia , lO.onoil'nraKuay 7.roo
Corea 7,6001 PerIn D.l'OO
Costa Idea lO.ooO'Pcru lO.floi
DenmaiU " .MOII'oitUBal 7.SGO
Kcuailor f..ooOlltiis la 17.roo
Trance 17,500ISIam 6000
Germany IT.KCOISpaln 12.000
Great llrltaln 17,500ISwettcn 7r,00
Greece O.MOSwitzerland ( . .T. . . B.OOO
Guatemala 10.000'Turkey ' 10.COO
Haytl O.owm'enczuela 7,000
FKES CUT DOWN.
The well known republican friend of Mr
McKlnley , who recently began a still bunt
for bis reward , made another discovery In
the State d < partment which pained him
Ho cumo upon a letter of Instruction "to
the epnsular ofllccrs of the United States , "
dated only two weeks before the November
election , nnd signed Richard Olney. The
effect of this letter Is to cut off the Invoice
allliloVlt fees of all American consuls In
Great Drltaln. Until now the ofilco of con
sul general to Liverpool has paid about
Jll',000 n year. | 7.000 In fees nnd $5,000 In
salary. The new Instructions cut off half
of the Incoire. and make the office worth
about $ ti,000. The same Is true of the Lon
don consul generalship , and ot all the con
sular olllccs In Great Britain. The London
consul gcncraUbip was worth $20,000 or
more a year. John C. 'New had It under
[ 'resident Harrison , and ex-Congressman
I'atrlck A , Collins of Boston Is the present
Incumbent. Under the new Instructions the
onico will bo worth about $10,000 a year.
The consuls In Great Britain are panic-
stricken over the action of the department.
Tholr statements quite- generally agree that
llio order means the loss of about half of
: holr Incomes. About a dozen ot the flfty-
thrco consular places to bo filled at the
discretion of the new president are among
: hose thus affected. Half of their attrac
tiveness Is suddenly destroyed by Mr. 01-
icy's Instructions of October 21 ,
These tllrty-flvo diplomatic appointments
and llfty-thrce consular olllces constitute
the sum total of patronage of which Presi
dent McKInley will have disposition. They
allow an average of two places to each
slate. It th. ? free silver kingdom of Nevada
bo left on * of consideration. The foreign
service Is taking on the condition of a pent-
up Utlca for the ofllepsceker.
Heretofore these consular officers have re-
nilrcd an oath to be made for the vcrlflca-
Ibn of Invoices of merchandise tent from
heir consular diatrlcU to the- United States.
The notarial fees collected from this source
vere a part of the consular lucouic. The
secretary now directs :
1. No oath shall bo required for Invoices
of merchandise which Is on the free list or
subject to specific duty.
2. An oath may bo required on Invoices of
gooda subject to ad valorem duty If the
'onsul "bus reasonable ground to suspect
raudulcnt undervaluation or other willful
ntpHtatcment , but In no other cose. " This
> atb can bo taken before any officer who la
cgally qualified to administer It.
The third Instruction strikes the consular
co business a hard blow. "Consular officers
ore prohibited from receiving the whole or
any part of the fees charged by n commls-
loner or other ofllcer for administering
oaths to Invoiced ; from receiving anything
s a gratuity or otherwise on account of
he administration ot euch oaths ; and from
being In any way , either rtlicctly or Indl-
ectly , pecuniarily Interested In such fees. "
The Cleveland administration 1ms taken
ut of politics the most ot the consular
utronoKe , nnd has made the few places
eft to bo filled at the discretion of the
prciildcnt worth only half as much as they
vcrc. The worst of It lor the ofllco seekcra
3 that there Is not. the slightest probability
Mr. McKlnlcy will undo any of this work
f hla predecessor.
u'H Ariilun Salvo.
The beat Salvo In the world for cuts ,
iruUcs , Bovea , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores ,
otter , chapped liandx , chilblains , corns and
11 skin eruptions , mid positively cures piles ,
r nopay required. It U guaranteed to glvo
icrfcct satisfaction or money refunded. Price
5 ccata per box.
Market nalc of table dcllcaclrc ut Telephone
bulldlnKHy the Parrloh Aid of Trinity
atbcJral , Saturday , December 19 , at 10 a. u.
EXPERIENCE OF TYPEWRITER
PecnHnritles of Pcoplo Who Ooino to Have
Letters Written ,
ONE MAN GETS HIS EPISTLES MIXED
Wo n u > 11 Very Seldom Dlcliilo I.oHom ,
Preferring ( o IC - 'l > Their llniilitcKH
from OiitMhlvrn 1'rolHnlilc
UetUinloii ! ( for AVomi'ii. ,
"Do wo meet queer people ? Well , yes , I
think wo manage to get our share of them , "
said the pretty typewriter at one of the leadIng -
Ing hotels.
"You PCO , " she continued , "people who
travel very much are , as n rule , a queer pet
of people , and , as my business brings mo In
contact with all'classes , naturally I should
know something about them. Now , there's
a man Bitting over there , for Instance. He la
quite wealthy and makes this his home. Ho
writes n great many letters and I've eeen
him sit there at the table and spend nn
hour or more working on a letter which I
could typewrite for him In five minutes.
He's not Inclined to bo stingy , for ho spends
money literally , but I guess ho doesn't want
any ono to know his business.
"That gentleman landing over there , " she
said , pointing to a man who from his drcso
and appearance I took to bo a Now Yorker ,
" 19 ono of my beet customers , boHdcs he IP
business from ttart to flnlsi. : lie travels
for a St. Louis liousj and always stops hero
when In the city. When he arrives and
looks over his mall ho pulls up a chair and
dictates a dozen or more letters , stcpo Into
the barber shoo and comes back In half nn
hour to find his letters written and all ready
to mall as txion as ho affixes his signature.
If ho had to write these ( -nine letters with
pen and Ink , as people need to do befcro the
war , It would take him at least half n. day.
As It Is , ho nttcndo to his correspondence
In less than half an hour and has the bal
ance of the day to attend to business. "
"Ynu hnvn n rpniilnr twain of nrlce9. I
presume ? '
"Oh , yes , we charge so much for each
letter , or w > much for the tlmo occupied , ac
cording to the amount of work. "
"Do you ever meet people who consider
the charge unreasonable ? "
"Very Beldam. Occasionally wo meet a
portion who thinks we arc staying In Ne
braska for our health , but the majority do
not complain. "
"Do you ever have occasion to write letters
for women ? "
"Not often. They usually prefer to write
their own letters , but there's one woman
who stops here when In town who Is a cau
tion. She represents an eastern paper and
travels throughout the west. She conies up
to my desk , dictates an article , goes out
for an hour or so and when sio ! comes back
pho Is ready with another. She writes the
poorest hair ! of nny woman I ever caw nii (
If she was compelled to send In her ow
'copy' I don't think there's a printer In th
United States who could set up a Imlf-colum
article without wasting half a day at th
Job. "
"Odd characters como In occasionally ,
suppose ? "
SOME ODD CHAUACTER2.
" \Voll , yes. Just a few days ago , who
I was rushed with n lot of work , an eli
couple came in and occupied reals eve
there. I didn't suppose they wanted an
letters written , EO I kept on with my work
They were evidently from the rural district
for , after fitting there for half an hou
watching mo Intently , the old gcntlcmai
arose and eald to his wife : 'Como , Hannah
let's go , That woman may know how t
sing , but pho doesn't know half as nine
about playing tlic piano as our Eliza does.
The wife icpllcd that It wasn't a piano
but 'one of those typewrites. ' Coming u
and looking over my shoulder , ho said
'IJeg pardon , but I'd like to BOO wha
you're doing , ' 1 Informed him that I wa
engaged on private business , but if he'd
like to dictate n letter I'd bo glad to typewrite
write It for him. Ho took a scat and tolc
mo what to ray , which I took down in tihort
hand. When ho stopped and I asked him I
that was all ho looked at my 'notes' am
said : 'You don't think my Kllza could eve
read that letter , do you ? ' I soon had th
letter written- < o that Kllza. could read I
and when he and his wife had read It aloiu
aovcral times ho remarked : 'I'll bet Kllza
will think we're putting on style sure cnoug ]
when Eho gets tlmt letter. Wouldn't bo
surprised If she didn't show It to her Sun
day school class , eh ? ' "
"You write omo very funny letters a
times , do you not ? "
"Oh , j'ce , some are very amusing. I was
writing a letter yesterday for a drumme
to his best girl. It covered Just sixteen
pages , and the man could hardly wait mill
I liaJ finished , so nnxlnun was ln > In inn I ] It
About an hour after ho had posted the let
tcr , ho came around and wanted to know
what I did with my notes. I told him
destroyed them as soon as my book was
full. Ho begged me to let him have hla
notes , saying ho was afraid some other fel
low would sec thorn and would write to his
girl. Of course I let him have them and
fly the way , tomorrow ia Thanksgiving
Isn't It ? That maked mo think of a funny
thing that happened about this tlmo las
year , and as the man is now In South Amer
ica , I guess ho won't object to my telling
the story. He was a very handsome , mld-
dlo-agcd man , and traveling for a Now York
liouse. Ho reached Omaha n few dayo
before Thanksgiving , and had no sooner
opened and read his mall which was waiting
for him than ho came to mo to get mo to
write some letters. The first was to his
wife , who lived In some llttlo town over In
towu , I think It was. He told her ho had
lust reached Omaha and was surprised to
Inua letter from the house , ordering him to
jraml Island at once on some very Im
portant brslncss. Ho was awfully sorry
this had happened , as ho had anticipated
eating turkey at home and spending the
evening romping with the children. Ho
complained of being very tired after his long
.rip and asked her to excuse the short let
ter , promising to write a long ono In a few-
days. As soon as I had , finished taking
his letter , ho dictated another to well , say
o 'Carrie , ' at Lincoln , He started out by
addressing her as ' .My Dearest Darling , ' and
said how delighted ho was to get her let-
cr , Inviting him to spend Thanksgiving
with her , which Invitation ho would gladly
accept. Ho referred to the nlco time they
md had when ho was there last , and asked
icr If she remembered the buggy ride and
ho nlco supper afterwards. Ho dictated
quite a long letter , for I know I had to re
main after regular office hours to finish It.
When ho had finished the letter ho remem-
jored that ho hadn't given her a kiss , so I
nserted a postscript and 'Carrie' got the
clss ! When I had finished writing the
utters ho asked mo to address a couple of
envelopes , which I did , ho putting the let-
crs la the envelopes and mailing them ,
MIXED THE LETTERS.
"Tho next afternoon ho came rushing up
o my desk , a telegram In ono hand and a
ettcr , with a upeclal delivery stamp on It ,
n the other. Ho asked mo If I had the
notes' of those two letters , as ho wished
o know what was In them. I got out my
took and commenced reading the letter ho
mil dictated to his wife , when ho stopped
no , tiaylng : 'I know all about that ono ;
t' Urn other ono I am afraid of.1 I com
menced reading1 the one to 'Carrie , ' and gets
s for as where ho referred to the buggy
Ido and supper when ho stopped 1110 again ,
aylng : ' .Merciful heaven ! I'm lost ! I'm
rumcu men ! ' Ho handed mo the telegram ,
vhlch was from his wife. It was short and
o the point , saying : 'Letter received. Can't
ou manage to let Carrie stay In Lincoln
nd you take dinner with us ? If not , then
ring Carrie. ' The letter with the special
ollvery stamp on It was from 'Carrie , ' and
10 way she threw Ink at him was a cau-
lon. She scored him up for posing as an
umarrled man and abusing the confidence
hu had placed In him , and finally closed
iy saying that her big brother would be
n from the ranch In the morning and the
hances were ho'il make a trip to Omaha
nd fill him full of holcu. The poor fellow
tad. inado a mistake and got the letters In
jo wrong envelopes and "
"Do you know what became of him ? " 1
ankcd.
"Why , ho paid bis bill and left on the
Irst train going south , and I don't think ,
rom the way ho walked up and down the
oor , talking to himself and gesticulating ,
iat ho sidetracked ouco thla side of South
merlca or Australia. "
"Do you Imvo much trouble In taking let-
era from foreigners T"
"Don't you ttatl people- occasionally
are n llttlo bit afral * M trust you with their
secrets , especially Intregard to business mat
ters ? "
"Just let mo tolljjorr an Incident and you
can draw your ownioonchislons. I had done
a. largo amount of. correspondence for n
prominent New York lawyer , and had been
trusted by him Implicitly. In connection
with the business he was looking after hero
he was associated iwlth a firm of lawyers ,
and when it camoUo- the last document to
bo executed , whlchVtby the way , was of a
most confidential nature , they remarked to
him : 'You surely * 'lll < not give this to that
public stenograhphor ? lx > t our stenographer
attend to It. ' Hov.replled that ho would
most certainly glvo'lt to the game stenogra
pher who had done nil his work so far , and
whom he would trust with anything , no mat
ter how confidential. He told mo ot the
circumstance , and 1 said 1 was surprised
that a lawyer would make such a statement
In regard to trusting a public stenographer ,
'for , ' said 1 , 'hero I am , In a position whcro
I work for people from all over the country.
Were I to betray the confidence reposed In
mo It would bo known all over , whereas I
might bo the confidential stenographer of
ono person or firm , and should I betray that
confidence In such a position the results
would not be so far-reaching. I might add
that policy , If not endowed with principle ,
would make a public stenographer more
careful of betraying confidence , but I can
not Imagine nny stenographer , In a public
or private position , for ono moment dream
ing of betraying BO sacred a trust. Again , If
not for the sake of principle , how few of us
would like to have to remember what comes
to us every day In our work. I think wo all
have enough to do In this world to attend to
our own affairs , and If we strictly attend
to them we will have llttlo leisure left for
those of others. "
"Tim mnloritv of the stciiOKrapliers at
hotels are women , are they not ? "
MONOPOLIZED I1Y WOMEN.
"Yes , you very seldom find a man In a
position of this kind. The extraordinary
Influx of women In all the avenues ot com
mercial life of recent years Is particularly
marked In this calling. The fact Is owing
to the surplus of educated women thrown
upon their own resources , and to the pe
culiar adaptability of women as amanuenses.
Women learn stenography and the manipu
lation of the machine quicker and are more
tractable as office aKslstants than men. They
con afford to work for less money than
men. In working for Ices they are still
able to make more money In proportion to
the labor performed than tiiey could get In
other walks of life open to them. A cosy
office and a typewriting machine are more
congenial to the female mind than a kitchen ,
the factory , or standing behind a counter
all day , showing gooda and yelling 'C-a-s-Ji ! '
Tell me , If you please , In what other line
of business women can obtain higher sal
aries. I have noticed that In any calling
whcro a woman becomes especially expert
the question of sex disappears and she
commands for her services whatever a man
would get under the same circumstances.
If sex has anything at all to do with It. the
difference Is to her advantage. The women
engaged In this business are , as a rule ,
honest , intelligent , Industrious anil fairly
well educated. In many cases they are
cultured and refined women who were born
to better things. The Instances where they
are not quite as good as they might bo arc
not more numerous In proportion to the
whole number than among an equal number
of women In other walks ot business life.
There are a good many silly young girls
from the stenographic schools who regard
the business as a &ort of a picnic a ro
mantic road to matrimony , as It were.
There arc young wonien who will never
stay In a position long unless they think
there Is an opening there for a matrimonial
connection. They sail' around from place
to place on the lookout for a wealthy 'mash , '
but they are often disappointed. Ono of
the most fruitful sources of friction between
the female stenographer and her 'employer1
Is the apparent Inability of many women
to separate their personality from their
business. If the 'bees' gets rattled an-1
speaks sharply. It Is received In the light
of a personal Insult. The man of big affairs
has no tlmo to wasto.vupon preliminaries , and
is frequently abrupt of speech. Some women
never get accustomed to this and some get
right up and hunt for another Job. They
are looking for somebody who will treat
them ss If they were the 'lady of the house. '
As most business men have to meet that
kind of a woman as soon an they get home.
It la very likely to pall upon the taste , you
know. "
"Don't some of your customers get 'comic'
at times ? " I asked.
"Very seldom. You see , when n man
comes In with a EO-cent Job and begins busi
ness with some remark about my beautiful
hair , or asks If anybody ever told mo what
lovely eyes I have , I give him to understand
that the charge will be 75 cents , which
usually sets him to thinking , and he attends
strictly to business. Some people don't com
plain about the extra charge , but 'there
are others. ' " CHEYENNE BOD.
Rheumatism Is caused by lactic acid In the
blood. Hood's Sarsaparllla neutralizes the
acid and cures rheumatism.
Santa CIiuiN HUH Made Hiiyilfn Unix.
UN llonu- While In Omaha.
Saturday morning ho wants to meet all
the children and will bo sure to remember
all who call on him for Christmas. Resides
seeing the real Santa Claus , there are thou
sands of pretty things to delight and please.
Be euro to come.
THOUSANDS OK TINY THINGS FOR
TINY TOTS AT TINY PRICES.
Air guns at 75c.
Toy drums at 19c.
Dolls at Ic , at 2c , at 3c , at Be.
Fine sleeping beauty dolls at D9c.
Authors , old maid , checkout ) , and all kinds
of games at Cc up.
Tclka , parchessl , wheels of fortune , ouljl
boards , etc. , etc. , at Jowcst prices.
Iron toys at Go up.
Tin toys at lo to 5c.
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT BARGAINS.
SOO eolld gold pens , with pearl holders ,
75c each , worth $2.00.
Paul E. Wirt's fountain pens $1.00. worth
I2.SO.
Klegant oriental pearl achromatic opera
glasses , In leather cases , at J1.9S , worth
| 5.00.
Ladles' coin silver chatelaine watches ,
stem wind and set , $1.98 , worth $ G.OO.
200 quadruple plated , hand engraved , gold
lined- tea sets , $3,95 , worth $10.00.
IIAYDEN BROS.
ii.vvnu.v niius.
OrHml Cut I'rioc Holiday Saleof MCII'H ,
HOJ-N' anil Clillilrrii'M Clothing.
A discount of twenty-five to fifty per cent
will bo deducted from the already much re
duced selling price of every overcoat , ulster
and suit in our stock that has heretofore
sold for $7.50 or more.
Men's $7.00 to $9.50 overcoats or ulsters
for $5.00.
Men's $10.00 to $13.50 overcoats or ulsters
for $7.50.
Men's $15.00 to $18.00 overcoats or ulsters
for $10.00.
Men's $20.00 to $30.00. overcoats or ulsters
for $15.00.
Boys' $5.00 ulster for $2.25.
Children's capo overcoats at half of marked
prices. ,
Men's all wool suits for $2.75.
BRIGHTON CAP SALE.
On Saturday wo will have a special sale
on Brighton caps.
GO dozen caps at 19o , worth 30c.
75 dozen Brighton -caps , 35cworth ; 50c.
100 dozen Brighton caps , 50c ; worth $1.00.
The Brighton cap Is a beauty and the
most sensible cap worn.
) ur UiirlHtiiuiH ( irri-lliiK- HimilHoiiic
Kour-I'iiKO Culcmliir.
Free five days , from Saturday , December
9 to Friday , December 25 , to all pur-
haserg ot COc worth of goods In addition
o the tickets or permlums given regularly
vlth our goods , printed on line cardboard ,
hreo months finely Illustrated on each page ,
t Is a beauty and you will want ono when
ou BOO It in our window. Bring In your
Ickots , as our Christmas Block Is now ready ,
'very purchaser ot one pound of tea or ono
can of baking powden will receive a beoutl-
uI present , free , In addition , remember , to
ho calendar.
GRAND UNION TEA COMPANY ,
Opposite Boston Store , 113 8. ICtb Street.
Slx.Tlilrtr P. HI. Train.
of the
CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RY.
Best ficrvlco.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ,
Dining car.
City oUlco ; 1C01 Farnatn.
BROWNING , RISC & CO.
Our Great Special Ofioring in Useful Ohrist-
rnaa Presents ,
REAL NICE-BEST OF ALL-PRESENTS
I'll ' < < > Date , the Very Lat
ent , the Lowest In Prloo Wlioii
< liiiily ! IN CoiiNlilereil Tliee
i Are \Vlmt You \Vant.
Here's a list to choose from , Tomorrow la
the day they first go on sale :
Cambric handkerchiefs , fancy borders , lOc ,
3 for 25c.
Fancy bordered cambric handkerchiefs , IGc ,
2 for 25c.
Pure white hemstitched linen handker
chiefs , 26c , others at f > 0c , 7Cc , $1.00.
Dreas kid glovi-s , undreesed and glace ,
$1.00 ; others at $1.50 and $2,00.
Out seam and driving gloves , $1.00 ; others
at $1.50 and $2.00.
Lined gloves and mittens , $1.09 ; others at
$1.50 , $2.00 and $2.50.
Best black and tan hcsc In the world , 25c ;
$1.40 a half dozen.
Fancy embroidered balbrlggan hose , 50c ;
$2.75 half dozen.
Wo can assure the nccktlc-wcarlng men
of this city that no house In the world ever
showed such a beautiful array of tlcM In all
the latrat dealglis of paltenui and shapes ,
polka dots. Persian effects. Oriental color
ings , Tarter plalda , Scotch plaids , fashion
able reds and greens and fancy figures , al-
wnva different than nlnld.i nnd ilnta. In miff
shapes , much larger and broader than of
yore , Imperials , flowing end tccko , four-ln-
handa , clubs , string * ) and tiows.
High novelty colored shirts , $1.00 ; another
line at $ I.r,0. ,
In all the new shades , como with white
bodies and colored fronts ; some all colored ,
to bo worn with white collars , now con-
oldcred the vciy proper fashion.
Umbrellas with all the latest handles and
canes to match.
India twill new polka dot mufllers.
Smoking Jackets In fancy cloths , In fancy
and silk vesting cloths , from $1.00 up.
Lounging robca In fancy colors , made of
blanket cloths and English Jacket cloths ,
from $5.00 up.
Turkish bath robes In all the latest colorIngs -
Ings and designs from $2.50 up.
Bath slippers , not sold In shoe store , too
fine , $1.00.
Extremely fancy and high grade puffj.
tecks and imperials , In all the late Turkoman
and Oriental colons and designs , the most
beautiful combination of designs ever pro
duced , nt $1.00 nnd $1.50.
Full drcwj outfits In full dresa shirts , full
dross tics and evening puffs , In white and
light delecato shades.
Linen collars in boxes , $1.50 a dozen.
High grade linen collars , Imported , domes
tic. $1.40 a half dozen.
Linen cuffs to match both these lines.
Dress scarfs In puffs , Imperials , flowing
end tecks , four-in-hands , strings , clubs and
bows at 50c.
Beautiful fancy embroidered night gowns
In domestic ami fancy colored French twilla ,
50c up.
Fine silk night gowns In fancy brocades
and solid colors , make a most appropriate
Christmas gift , $5.00 up.
Pajamas , In plain , with fancy trimming
and colors , $1.50 up.
BROWNING. KING & CO.
OltCIIAltl ) A : WII.HKI.M.
.SrlllMK ClirlxtiilUM Tiling * .
New things Imvo come .every day until
now the atock is more complete than at
any time.
Marvelous things In tabourettes , stools ,
Jardfniers , fancy tables , chairs , etc. , that
every housekeeper should see.
TOYS , GAMES , SLKDS. WAGONS , ETC.
2-whecl carts , varnished and striped , 15c.
1-whcel wagons , with scat , SSc.
Largo wagons , shaved spokes , with scat ,
11.33.
Hardwood wheelbarrow , with sideboards ,
9Sc. ,
Boys' sleds , hard wood , 50c.
Solid oak boys' coasters , $1,00 ,
High sleds In oak. fancy painted , 50c.
Child's folding tables , hard wood , SSc.
Soldier uniform , SOc.
Torpedo boat , automatic firing , full rigged.
59c.
59c.Child's
Child's wcsh sets , complete , hard wood ,
$1.19.
Della , dressed dolls , all kinds of dolls ,
lOe to $5.00.
Dlssel'R little Jewel sweeper , SSc.
Iron trains , engine and stock cars filled
with stock , $1.19.
Small trains , 25c , 20c , 49c.
Nickel plated cook staves , C3c.
Largo slzo ranges , with cooking things ,
$2 38.
Toy furniture , chairs , sideboards , tables ,
rockers , beds , etc.
RUGS.
Rugs for Christmas.
Real Turkish rugs , $5.00. $0.50 , $ S.OO ,
$10.00 , and up , according to size.
French Wilton rugs , C feet by 2 feet 3
Inches. $5.00.
Smyrna rugs , 0 feet by 3 feet , $3.75.
Fur rugs , lined , white , black and gray ,
$2.50.
ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO. ,
1I14-141C-1I1S Douglas.
A Correellou.
In the Klmball laundry advertisement In
yesterday evening's paper the types made the ,
prlco of collars read 2 cents. This was an
error and should have been 3 cents.
A Pernloxlnif rrolilcin.
Whether to trke "Northwestern Lino" No.
2 at 4:45 : p. m. or No. Cat C:30 : p. m. , Chicago-
ward. "No. 2" arrives at Chicago at 7:45 : a.
m. and "No. G" at 9:30 : a. in. Both trains
are models of modern art , ( skill and luxury.
NO EXTRA CHARGE ON EITHER ONE.
Call at the City Office , 1401 Farnam street ,
and talk It over.
J. A. KUHN. General Agent.
G. F. WEST. C. P.T. A.
In ( lie. Heart of
The Union passenger station In Chicago ,
Into which the Burlington Route trains run ,
Is locited In the very heart ot the city.
The principal hotels , the largest stores , the
best theaters , the blggcot business estab
lishments , are only a few blocks distant. To
reach them It Isn't even necessary to take a
street car.
To reach Chicago. It IS necessary to take
the Burlington's "Vestlbuled Flyer , " that Is ,
It Is If you want the best there Is.
Leaves Omaha 5.00 p. m.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. m.
Ticket office , 1502 Farnam st.
JII3AT THAT ALL HOLLOW.
He ConliI IiiiNe Anything AeconlliiK to
Illw Story.
The man with the corduroy vest was tell
ing the story , nays the Buffalo Express. lie
said ho was there when It happened. He
has -llio reputation amcng his friends of
having been at every Important event u\nce \
the landing of the ark. Anyhow , this i
what ho ylil :
"I was over at the theater last night and
was standing In the lobby waiting for EOinc
friends who wcro going with mo to e the
show. Two men , both of whom had been
drinking , caino In. Ono of them , the more
unsteady one , wobbled up to the box ofilco
nnd bought two ccito. Ho lost the tickets
between the box ofllco and the door ,
'When they got to the doorkeeper and
wnro asked for their tickets the man who
had boucht them begin hunting through his
pockets and looking hopolcmly Into his hat.
Hla friend encouraged him with maudlin ud-
vlco and finally the doorkeeper told them
pretty sharply to hurry up and let other
people In.
" 'Can't do It , ' replied the man who had
lost the tickets. *
" 'Why not ? ' asked the doorkeeper.
" 'I lash my tickets. '
" 'Why , you couldn't Imvo lost thorn. I
saw you buy 'them two minutes ago. You
couldn't have lost two llttlo bit ! ) of paste-
boird llko that no quick. '
"Tho ticket loser was very Indignant. Ho
looked ua sternly as ho could at the door
keeper. Then ho Mid :
" 'Oh , I couldn't losh 'em , couldn't I ? I
couldn't loBh 'cm. Thash all you know 'bout
It. I can loan anytuln' . I loan a bass drum
once. ' "
m
For Coug'is ' and Throat Disorders use
Brown's Bronchial Troches , "Have never
changed my mind respecting them , except I
think hotter ot that which I began by think
ing well of , Rev , Henry Wanl Ucccuor.
ouly la boxes ,
Hoc , Dec. 18 , 'M.
THINGS FOR "HE"
Most nny store sells the following goods. Most
any store quotes the following prices. Not one store
in n thousand sells the following goods nt the fol
lowing prices and gives the same quality we give
We can't print the quality.
Men's Fancy Embroidered Satin Suspenders .
Finer , in Glass Box and more fancy embroidery . 50C
Finest Satin Embroidered Suspenders in the market. . $ | ,00
And don't go whr-ro they're marked $2.00.
Men's Fancy Si.k Mufflers . . . OOc
Same , finer quality . 75C
Same larger and finer $1.00 pnd SL25
Men's Fancy Silk Ties in Tecks and four-in-hands 40C
Men's very fine Silk Tecks 650 and 75C
Wo count our necklloa by the tliou itnili.
Our line IsMiiliuru. Our prices wonderful.
Men's Silk Handkerchiefs , fancy borders 750 down to. .
Men's Night Shirts , fancy bosoms , $1.25 down to 35 ( ?
Socks at all prices Except high prices
-The above goods will not be marked down after the
holidays. They were bought for the holidays and
marked down in preparation for the holidays.
Our sale of reliable suits at
is making a deep impres
sion. Today we add 300 men's
very superior kersey over
coats , strictly all wool , lined with black diagonal
and equal to any offered anywhere at ten dollars.
Our price of jPp.7g each only illustrates that it
"
takes the most"reliable house to give the most
reliable bargains. The colors are Black , Brown0
Tan and Blue. They are almost marvelous.
OPEN E'f .S UNTIL CHRSSTSMS.
The most Important clement of usefulness
Is readiness the faculty of being In the
right place at the right time. This Is the
reason why every woman values a worlc
box.
box.There Is only one tlmo when she can ,
liopo to secure It , nnd that Is nt Christmas.
Remember It Is the one present which
every woman wunts. You can make no
mistake here.
Wo have half a dozen row stylca thla
year. Prices $9 to $20. Among the Inter
esting features are an extra largo bag
drawer for work , n drawer for boxes aiiH
supplies , a multiple-compartment drawer ,
automatic supporting lid , French plate wire ,
ror. ,
Charles Shiverick Co. ,
Lowest Prices on Furniture.
Twelfth and Douglas.
ALL RINDS OF FUN IS II
How Anybody Can Get a Nice Christmas
Present for Nothing.
THE BEE GIVES CAMERAS AWAY
Two .Sl/r to Choose From Tlmt AVI 11
Take IVrfcul I'liolourrnpIn A Child
Cnu Work One l > rena tlic
lluttoii anil Its All Over.
How many times have you said you wished
you bad a camera how many times you have
wished you might have a enap shot ot this or
that. Christmas Is almost hero and no doubt
you would llko a camera for yourself or cue
to glvo somebody for a Christmas present.
Hut a camera costs money. One that will
take any kind of a picture at all will cost
you from $3.00 to $16.00.
Dut you can have a camera without costing
you a cent.
Dy special arrangement with ono 'of the
largest camera manufacture In the country
we are able to uiako a ChrUtman present ot a
camera to any boy or girl who IB willing to
do one or two hours' work for us.
If you will bring In or EC ml us by mall ,
Four new subscribers tor three weeks
each ,
Or three new subscribers for four weeks
each ,
Or two now subscribers for Ix weeks
cacti ,
to The Omaim Dally Hco , to bo delivered
In Omaha , South Omaha or Council Dluffa
by carrier , or sent by mall , all prepaid , at
the rate of IS cents a week , wo will ecnd
you a "Comet" camera.
The "Comet" takes a picture an Inch and
a quarter square It's nnapshot camera
anybody can take good pictures with it
you can have all kinds of fun with it. It's
little , but , Oh , my ! But perhaps you would
llko a larger camera.
If you will bring In or send us by mall ,
Klght new subscribers for three weeks
each ,
Or six now eubscrlbcrs for four weeks
each ,
Or thrco new subscribers for eight weeks
Or two now subscribers for twelve weeks
each ,
to The Omaha DaJly Dee , to bo delivered In
Omaha , South Omaha or Council Dluffs by
carrier , or ncnt by mail , all prepaid , at the
rate of 1C cents a week , wo will ecnd you a
"Crescent" camera.
The "Crescent" la a high grade , first class
camera takes a picture three by three
Inches you can take ( snapshots or make
tlmo exposures It's Just the thing you
have been wltnlng for.
You might as well have cither a "Cres
cent" or " Comet" or tnoro than one , and
elvo ODD to somebody for a Cbrlfltmau pres
ent. Any ono can cct a few now subscrib
ers to The Heo It's ca y Just try It.
Wo consider a now uubicrlber anybody
who has not been taking The Dee directly
or through our regular agents , elnco No
vember 25 , 1890.
Maku out all remittances to The Hco Tub-
Uniting Company. Address all correspond
ence and tend or bring In your ordcra to
TUB CAMERA DEPARTMENT.
, THE OMAHA BEE ,
OMAHA , NKg ,
SET TEETH 85.00
Perfect tit
guaranteed. . . .
Gold Crowns , 22lc..S5.00
Bridge Teeth , S5 pop tooth
BflilEY , the Deniisf
r * 3D FLOOR , PAMON BLK.
attendant.
WOOD'S are
JCE KINGExeluslvD
' T.Wood &Co.'s Celebrated
Ice Tools.
Jas. Morton & Son Co. ,
Wrlto for Cutnloxuo. O.V.AIIA , NIUI
\O-llltl3.\IClM.ST" KAI ) .
j Nii-j | > tl < 'n ( JIvc ! | n Mcnl unit
ii 'riirory.
A great many odd "cures" nro suggested
these days. The followers of Father Knclpp
are numerous , The Now York park com
missioners found It necessary last summer
to set apart a bit of grass In Central park
for the use of those who had fulth tlmt their
troublc/i would cease If they walked over
dewy turf. Lately the go-wlthout-brrakfast
euro has been making headway. Wo have
Been u book In which ibis Idea was set out
alluringly , says the Indianapolis NOWK. A' '
number of people In Indianapolis have cut
off lirnnkfaat nnd trot down tn t\vn mnntn n.
day. A newspaper Item declares that
1,000,000 portions In the country are now
skipping breakfast. The theory of tha euro
Is that durlirg sleep the muscles of tbo
stomach are resting. During this tlmo
gastric juice la not supplied , nor IH a mifll-
clcnt ( ( uantlty created In the stomach to di
gest a meal until nearly noon , or. several
horns after rising. Consequently , If break
fast Is eaten It In merely a burden on the
vtonmch. 1'epsln enough to digest only two
meals a day Is supplied , say those who ad
vocate this plan. After u week , It Is said ,
brt-akfaHt will not bo missed , In New ICnK <
land the now cure ha taken great hold.
Whole towns hove taken It up , anil the morn.
Ing nalutatloa U , "Did you go without break
fast ? "
r > IU.ON-Mrn , Mnbcl , wife of John J.
Dillon , Tliurkduy morning. Funeral from
rrHldcncp. 417Vllllnmn street , ut 8:30
o'clock Huturdny morning , to Hi. I'lillo *
inuim'H cathedral , Interment Holy
ulchcr.