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THIS OMAHA .DAILY UKT rHIDAY , 25 , 18WJ. THE OMAHA DAILY i K , no8i\VATi : , iwa nviiiv : MOUNINO. TPHM9 OF RHIWCIHITIOM. IVf ( Without SunJny ) Out Veflf J Jj > lite ami Biimlny , One Y nr JM Ix Months j hree MnntlH J J2 lunday Ilw , One Yenr ; i tuM y lite , Ono Ynnf ' 5 ? Veckly lle , One Yror M OITICRHi Omaha ! Tilt ? ! < < > Ilullfllnff. Boulh Omnlin : ain r lllk. . Cor. N nnd 5Uh Sti. Council Illuff'i : IS .Vorth Multi Hlrcet. Chlciuo omen : 317 trhnmlj r of Commerce. KeAv Yurlti Rnnrnii U. II nnil 15 , Ttlbuno mag. Wnihlnntrm : 1W7 P Street. N. W. All rommunlcatlnni ri-lntlnx to new * nml nil- lorlnl matter > honM bn ndrtr 'Ofl : To the Keillor. IIKPINKSrt 1,1-mKUK. All 1'inlncHd Irtlors nnil remlttnnre ) thould l > < uldmuicO to The Hee 1'ublUhliu C'ompnny , pmflhft. llrnftd , rheckinml tnftolllee nrdcrs to bo nmdn ) > nviMr , to the milnr of the rompnny. TIII : nir : runi-iHiiiNn COMPANY. STATIMKNT or CIIIOUI.ATION. llnte of N'eliv.nhn , I Dnucla' Cniinty. I O'orRH II Tusclillrlt. Rer.relnry of The lice rub- llslilnn company , belnK duly nworn , my * Hint the tctiial nutnlwr of full nnil complete copies of The ( Jnlly Morning. i\enln : * mid Rundny Hee printed Ourltu tin1 month of November , IMS , was tin fol- kiws ! 1 : i.KO li ( IO.W ) 2 21.144 17 HJ.CIi ; 3 IMS' ' ! H 10,420 4 .215 19 20,2.12 f , 32.417 20 20,2 ? 27,917 21 20,411 7 2I.22R 22. . . 21.000 8 21,310 23 20,072 9 24 , ! < 3li 21 t 20.031 10 20.MI 25 20,131 II 21001 D ) 19.MI 12 20.7TB 27 20.101 II SO.IW ) 2 ? 20.015 14 20.CC1 20 20.92 : 15 21,010 SO 20.025 Total CC0.3I2 l > s itc-iliirtlonii for tinsoM nml returned coiilos 12,782 Total not * -iI ( > a fll7rM , Net ilally avornRo 2I.CS3 OROIIOR 11. T/.SCIIUCK. Rii | | crllipi1 In my prryentn nml sworn to before mo this l t day of December , 1M. N. 1' . FKIU ( Seal. ) Notary I'libllc. Snino to yon ! Merry Christinas to oiu > nml all ! It Is risky business , tills bulnj ; u bank offlclnl. Knjoy your ChrlstiiiiiH by innkln ; , ' otlie-i's enjoy It. Christinas chiirlty should basin : it lionic. lint It Hhotilel not lie pe-nnltlod to Dial tlioro. This Is the lust Christinas Major Me- Klnle-y can enjoy as a private citizen for four years to conic. Only one more \yeck of loan year. And thciv are lots of unsophisticated youths slill nnapiiroat'lied. Train robberies must henceforth be reckoned with In economic reports HH union ; , ' the most prolltable Industries of Missouri. Operating a toilette down In Ken- lucky Is In reality a p-cat deal more dangerous than lighting thu Spanish down In Cuba. KIVHS will not convene again till January fi , ISO" . ly ! that time It Is hoped It will have been able to turn over Its new leaf. Senator Morgan evidently thinks the president's message' slionld have been translated Into words of one syllable before transmission to congress. In the meantime the Tactile railroad ? will be free to default on another In- fitallment of Interest on their obligations without congressional interference. Mr. Itrynu Is launched upon the lecture stage and It Is to be hoped that he makes more of a llnanclal success out of his new vocation than be did out of the legal profession. Thu exodus of senators and represent atives from the national capital must be regarded as evidence that Washington , during the holidays , is not precisely what It Is cracked up to be. An Iowa woman has been sentenced to the state's prison for burglary com mitted In order to get money to buy a bicycle. Another sin to be laid at "Ihe door of the bicycle. Let thu crusade against the bicycle begin. The aged queen of Kngland threatens to publish an autobiography. She maybe bo depended on , however , to be more discreet In her revelations of Kuropean statecraft than other potentates who have lately contributed to the world's Block of literature. General \Veylcr dictates to his type writer n vainglorious report' that the rebels are entirely driven out of 1'lunr del Hlo , and then starts off again to clear that province of all the cattle and chickens - ens which might be useful to the rebels who are not there. The Annapolis has been christened with the breaking of the usual bottle of champagne. Now for an outcry from two classes of people the people who object to the use of Intoxicating liquors for this purpose and the people who object to the waste of good drinking material. President Cleveland exhibited no hesi tation In promptly signing the Nashville exposition bill asoon as it was sent to him for his approval. There Is no more reason why he should not sign with equal promptness the amended Transmlsslsslppl Imposition bill when It shall be presented to him. The news Is cabled all the way from London that the powers of Hnrope have llnally become convinced that the sul tan's promises are not to bo relied on. The miltun's. word has gone further than the unredeemed promise of any other potentate , and the sultan ought to ft-el proud of having been able to stand all Uurope oft' for all tills period of time. There Is ample field for the state as sociation of sheriffs to operate In with out turning the organization Into a legis lative lobbying machine. Co-operation among the sheriffs of the state will ac complish a great deal in the way of en forcing the laws and bringing offenders to Justice , but sheriffs are not elected for the purpose of influencing legislation at Lincoln In their own interest. t HMN7 Mf.l.S , Thl i 11 tli" day Hint hold * first place in Hie lie-nrt.i of all Christian | > ople thi nu t welcome and the merriest day of all the jenr. It has been heralded for weeks. ( Jnlly decorated store. " , filled with attractive goods , linve told of Its coming. Thoroughfares crowded with people bearing packages which plainly dlnelosnd what they were In tended for hnve announced that the season of gift-making and the perform ance of oillces of affection , friendship and philanthropy was at hand. The senllmeiitn which ate Inspired by the recurrence of this occasion have been actively at. work and the fruits will he garnered and enjoyed today by the mil lions In every land wlic-re the story of the man of Naxareth Is known anil Ills church Is erected. There will mingle with the Christinas chimes the voices of happy children , while those of mature years will feel the thrill of a pleasure that can come to them : but once a year. The spirit ami the Intluences of thin day are elevating and ennobling. The stimulus given to direction and friend ship , the effect In awakening the kindlier feelings , the appeal to philan thropic Instinct-all this is In the high est degree beneficial. We are lifted for a. time" out of the common channel and made to feel that there Is something more In life than self-seeking , that there Is a genuine pleasure and gratification In making others happy.Vo cannot measure ! the bt'uellceut effects upon millions of lives that will come from the affectionate and kindly offices of this season. Today , as on every Christmas for centuries , seed will be sown that in the years to come will firing forth the choicest fruit of human faith , love and charily. It is unfortunately true that there Is a serious side even to thin day. All can not have a merry Christmas. There are many homes In this favored land where young hearts will not be glad dened by tokens of affection. 1'lty it is that such Is the fact , but it is In evitable. "Th'e poor ye have always with you. " None the less It makes an appeal to philanthropy and If this ap peal were more generally heeded than it Is by the favored of fortune the vol ume of Christmas happiness would be very greatly Increased , lint there Is , perhaps , nothing to bo gained by con sidering too closely the somber aspects of this season. Today should be a day of gladness and in that view of it The Itee. greets Its readers with "A Merry Christmas. " TIIK CKXTltAh AMKllll'AK UXtOX. The Greater lie-public of Central America , consisting of Honduras , Nic aragua and Salvador , having been recognized by this government , takes Its place among the states of the world. The consummation of this union was effect eel some time ago and formally announced , but President Cleveland was careful before recognizing II by re ceiving its accredited minister to as sure himself that all the rights and In terests of the United Stales. In Its re- lallons with the several states In the union , were adequately protected. In receiving the minister of the Greater llepi'bllc , Preside-Ill Cleveland expressed the hope that all the states of Central America would eventually consolidate as one nation for all the purposes of their foreign relations and Intercourse- . Undoubtedly Guatemala and Costa Illco will In time enter the union , because their people must even tually see the wisdom and expe-dlency of doing so , assuming , of course , that the union works harmoniously and Is promotlve of the general welfare , as It undoubtedly will If jealousies are re pressed and the selfish purposes of poli ticians are not permitted to embroil the several states , as was the case In the former union. As one ) nation the Cen tral American states , while not power ful , would command more of the world's respect than they have had as separate rupublics and they could put themselves In position for defense against possible foreign aggression. Unitedly they could maintain a respectable army ami navy , which they cannot do separately. livery consideration favors a union of all the states of Central America , and It would seem Inevitable that this must come sooner or later. AX IXJI'ltHH'S ' The formal declaration of a number of commercial bodies In opposition to the proposeel action of congress ivgnrd- Ing xCnba may be accepted as voicing the general sentiment of the financial and business Interests of the country. There Is 110 lack of sympathy with the Cuban cause among those who thus re'cord their belief that the action con templated by the senate foreign rela tions committee Is Inopportune- Ill- advised and that the effect of such ac tion would be seriously damaging to ceinimerclal anel financial Interests. These business men , It Is not to be doubled , would heartily welcome the. success of the Cubans and the estab lishment of an independent government In the Island possessing the attribute's that would entitle It to recognition. But the-y are not willing that the United States should take ( he risk of a war with Spain , with the possibility e > f other grave international complications to gre > w out of It , In order to give the Cubans Independence. For that Is what the proposed action of the senate amounts to. It means that this nation would become u party to the war. Having recognlzeel the so-called republic of Cuba we would 1m morally bound to give It support and we could not do this without Inviting a conlllct with Spain. Indeed , It Is well understood that such a course on our part would bring on war. Spain would light as the only alternative to the surrender of Cuba. Of course tliero can bo no reasonable doubt as to the outcome of such a con test. Tills powerful nation would win , but the price of Ihe victory might be much givater than Is commonly sup posed. It would certainly cost many millions of dollars ami thousands of lives. It would also unsettle and dis turb financial ami commercial affairs. Can any right-thinking man desire such a condition of affairs ? Cemlldonco Is recovering , the outlook Is favorable to better business In the near future. Would it not be supreme folly , looking at the matter from thu pulul of view of enlightened self Interest , for congre-ss to aelopt a course which In the Judgment eif business men would check the growth of cenilldcnco unit retard the rest emit I on of prosperity ? There Is another consideration which ought te > be especially welghly with re publicans. A new administration Is soon to come Into power. It will have large responsibilities respecting domestic affairs. The tariff Is to be revised and the question of reform of Ihe currency Is to be considered. It would unques tionably hi ) Injudicious to take such ac tion as the senate foreign relations com mittee proposes Just as we are uboiia to have a change of administration and In fore there has been an opportunity to ascertain whnt will be the policy of the in-.1 : ! president regarding Cuba. As Senator Hale eif Maine pays : "We have Just gone- through a campaign In which we- have promised peace to the coun try. Is It consistent to present the In- e'omlug administration with a war on the threshold of ItHe-xIstence- would seem that all republicans would desire to avoid action that might seriously em barrass the new administration. This matter Is one not to be deter mined by mere sentiment. All Ameri cans are heartily In sympathy with the Cuban cause anel earnestly desire Its success , but this must not blind us to our own Interests anel tei emr duty to ourselves. However welcome the estab lishment of a Cuban republic weudd be , the United States Is not called upon to make the sacrifice that would be Involved In a war In order to release the Cubans from Spanish control. The promise Is that the house republicans will put an cud to the disturbing agita tion If the Cameron resolution ever readies that hotly. ,1 ( IItOtrXhlKSii ASI'KHSION. The mayor's veto message of the water works extension ordinance Is being cir culated In yeiienv back pamphlet form by a , messenger who , when questioned , does not know for whom he Is working , where he obtained the printed matter In epiestion , or who gave It to him. These points are , perhaps , Immaterial le > people * who do not care who is footing the bill , but the following note aelded to this edition of the mayor's veto over the printed signature of W. .1. Hroatch , ' calls for a word or two in reply : The two tlnlly papers of this city having declined to publish the veto message of the mayor , ami the water works question using dcomcil n vital ono to every taxpayer , this method Is adopted to apprise tlio public of the magnitude and Importance of tlio In terests Involved. This is a palpable misrepresentation of the fads so far as The lice Is con cerned. No request was ever made upon its editor that this paper publish the vote > message in full and , therefore , it could not havei declined to publish It. The Hee Is a metropolitan newspaper and keeps Its readers fully Informed of all events of a public nature- . The Hee has kept Its readers fully Informed of all the steps In the water works re organization movement. It was the first to make ! public the plan of reorganiza tion. It has detailed the provisions of the proposition submitted by the water works company to the city. It gave space to a. full report , of the substance e > f the paper read by City Engineer Iloweil attacking Hie extension proposi tion and accordcMl the mayor's veto message the same consideration that is regularly given ofllclal documents of similar importance. More than this , It has also opened Its columns to the dis cussion of the water works epiestion , not only editorially , but also through perti nent cemimnnlcntlons from men like W. S. Poppleton and .lohn D. Howe. The public , so far as it reads The Hee and this constitutes substantially the whole taxpaylng public In the cenn- munity Is already apprised of the im portance of the Interests involved in the pending negotiations. It docs not devolve upon The Hee to explain why it 1ms been the only paper which has given publicity to all aspects of the water works franchise controversy. The Insinuation contained In the extract from the ownerless pamphlet , however , Is an utterly groundless aspersion and must have been made by Its author with knowledge of Its groundlessness. The public offer ejf Isaac S. Uascall to go to Cuba to light for Cuban Inde pendence or send a competent substitute should not be allowed to pass without proper acknowledgment. Jlust-all is a fighter from 'way back. There has never been a political light In this vicin ity since his advent Into Nebraska Into which he has not manageel to Inject himself In one capacity or another. Ills prowess Is known from one end of tin- continent to the other. At the head of a band of Cuban warriors no Spanish ( . oltiiuli could tor a moment stand be fore him. Uascall lighting for Cuban Independence would mean that inde pendence was already achieved. Much as this community would dislike to lose him , his services would certainly be the most valuable contribution that could possibly be made to the Cuban cause. The constitution e > f Nebraska certainly exacts a bond from the slate treasurer In elonble the amount of public money likely to come Into bis possession. Hut the constitution did not contemplate the accumnlnllou of state funds for specula tive purptKcs while Intere'st-bwirlng de mand obligations are onxxtandlng against money In the treasury. Hring the man agement of the state's finances down to u business basis and the regularly re curring cemipllcallems over the treas urers' bontls will bo simplified. The campaign of JSOtl may now bo consldeicd dosed In Nebraska. The captain of the State university foot ball team for the ensuing year has lit-en elected and nothing remains now for as pirants for political honors except a few minor otllccs like United States marshal , United States district attorney , warden of the state penitentiary and a few other olllces which , compared with the football * ball captaincy , aio big In emolument but not In it In honor. If Santa Clans doesn't bring all that Is wauled , tlioro Is no reason why we should not live In hopes for next year. Laughing away disappointment Is a great deal belter Hinn spoiling the whole scasnnt' r pleasure In brooding over It. " , ' ! _ Honnliir ! \SllMOii mill tin1 Ciilihu-t. fMfn , ' Hint * Cmillal , The Iowa Oapllal has n positive nusur- nnco direct if mm Diibnqiio that Senator Allison Ima not liifcn tendered the secretary ship of Htntc i ! pr any other place la Presi dent McKlnlcjj.'ij cabinet. Hnl-ilili Ilic I'rlco of ( iiiN. WMlilncton Star , XotwIllistnndlHl , ' the agitation that Is con stantly under' ' v.'Ai' ' ' In ono part of the coun try or another , . for cheaper gas , some of the moat copious Jtalkli-B In conRrcw are avow edly la favor ( If raising their salaries. llrc , Too. Indianapolis Journal. Tlio alleged Inventor who Is announced as holding a discovery which will so uilllr.o corn at.ilka that they will add $5 to the value of cvi-ry acre ? cf corn should not fall to materialize , lie would be very popular In till ! ) part of the cuimtry. ; tinVornlmln ry. Olnbc-Dcmocrat. Tlio French word dirigible , meaning Hint which can bo directed or steered , threutcn.i to break Into the Ungllsh language. It will bo useful to the future historian when ho comes to say thai Mr. Cleveland was the least dirigible democrat that ever got Into the niliM of the party. A rrrtlnriit ICplurain. St. 1'aul Pioneer l-rpjs. Americans who contemplate Joining the Cuban army should feel Interested In ono of Dyron's epigrams. It strangely hap pened that the skit was to a certain extent prophetic of hli ! lordship's own fate : If a mnn has no freedom to light for at home , . Let him comlmt for Unit of his neigh bors : Let him think of the glories of Orceco nnel , of Home And get knocked on the head for his labors. _ CnHi-r'N Julie < in llic Doctorx. Clilcneo Chronicle. , Some people have queer Ideas of humor. Ex-Uongresarran Cutler of New Jersey was operated urou by pliyslclans for what they thought was appendicitis. They carved and cut and dug and delved Into Mr. Cutler's nnatomy. but discovered that ho did not have appendicitis , for the very good reason that ho did not have any appendix , Index preface , foot note , addendum , erratum or table of contents. They picked up tliolr tools and left In disgust , followed by the satirical laughter of Mr. Cutler. Ho con siders this the best joke on the medical fra ternity ho ever heard of , and ho can scarcely repeat ft for laughing. llerolNiii of u C'om-liiiinn. Chicago Tribune. President Diaz of Mexico Is to bo congratu lated on the possession of a coachman who knows enough not to permit his borers to stand on a railway track when a train Is approaching. This world was electrified yesterday - terday morning to read that an exhibition of tills presence of mind was nil that saved the president from death , providing Diaz Imil not got out of his carriage and walked away when tlio train drew near. It appear * tlmt the carriage , was on the track and that a train was thundering down on It from the distance. Tlio coachman. Instead of waiting for tln train' to nrrlvc , ns be might have dono. drove ivcrotn the track , so Hint when tlio train whirled past the president was safi on the other r.lde. If the coirhtnan bad not kept the horsca mnvlng and if the train bad struck the carriage , and If Diaz had re mained In the carriage until It was struck ho would doubtlMS have been killed , so It will bo seen what a "narrow escape" he had. o _ The v ! lt of K.v-Clm-LMi Ml. Ijlillailclphla Lcilser. Ex-Queen Llltuqi < alaiii's sudden visit to this country rfiay be of Importance to herself , hut ft can hjtv'c no International signifi cance. It caiinot'affcct , , In any way , tlio mutual relations of Hawaii and the United States. As to tills country , she Is simply a visitor , with no more rights or claims ' than " , . 'are possessed by pny other'visitor. . As * ta' Hawaii , sho.U a private citizen , .perhaps with BOIIIO glamour of distinction Etiil clinging to her , but with no more Importance than this gives her , and no more rights then the government of Hawaii has boatowcd on her. At all events , her coming to this country cannot disturb our relations with Hawaii , except on the supposition that she can Induce our govern ment to Interfere with that of Hawaii in her behalf , and. as there IP no evidence that she Intends to ask for such Interference , and no prospect of Its being granted if she did. there Is very little basis for a sensation In the fact of her coming here. Probably the Is simply indulging a natural desire to travel , and It Is not necessary to assume- any other reason for her movements. KM ) OF A CIIICAUO IIAMC. A HIIKO C'oiillclrnei' ( in me AViirkoil Under ( , 'OVIT of l.mv. Chicago News. Tlio Insolvent estate of Anthony Kozcl , banker , lias been llnally administered upon and thu report lias been turned Into court. Tlio assignee shows unto the court that there was collected altogether tlio sum ot $4,2ti ( ! from the various assets of the estate. The costs of the collection , Including at torney fees , were $2,8J3 , and the fees of the asslsneo were $1.100 , which would leave $333 to bo distributed In such manner as the court may see fit. U Is suggested that the court give this residue to some deserving lawyer or find aonio other Kozl-llla : "banker" and deposit the fund in trust with him In the nt-siiram-e that being once deposited It win never again appear to trouble anybody. Why the. laws of Illinois should encourage and give practical Immunity to a certain Mm ! of confidence ganui because It Is oper ated under the sign "bank , " Instead of with i' L'old brick or green Goods , Is one of the mysteries of legislation. It amounts , how- ovcr , to an Inviduoim favoritism. It make.1 an artificial and obnoxious class distinction bL-twocn the man with th ? striped shirt front , who lurks outsldo the railway stutlcn to conduct strangers to the place wherei tlio tunnel caved In , and the adventurer who pills out but a cheating pretend ? of having capital and financial solidity by advertising himself as a private banker for the purpose of gclting hold of other people's money. A I'O.S'rOKKICK SAXT.V OI.Al.'S. AihlrcMHiMl ( n eiie Hclmlei-r .Hull Kind n Illlppy IlvMiMinnr. Davenport Democrat. The man , woman or child who discovers anew now way to play Santa Claus may bo put down without any hesitation among the benefactors. TliTs Is the particular season of tlio year when It 'Is ' possible for a very largo number Jo. ojigago In finding out how the other half lives , and having learned the real situation , to. do something In the way of making It easier and brighter. It occurred to K. II. Hunter , the postmaster at DCS .Molnos , that the carriers In hl.i uervlco have- means of finding out more about how thoSpgpjilo of that t'lty llvo than many persons \liqam ! of , A year ugo ho put his plan to t hottest and found that It worked so wejf'tliju ho la making a wider and more th'jtoli application of U thin year. Thu Orgj DInt wan not an original ono , but , so fan'is ( known , the carrying of the Idea Into ijr ctjcal application belongs to Mr. Hunter , an-lie- deserving of no small credit foe. thoia / ; > r io has played. Post master lluntur received a letter from n little girl who tol'd him ) of her want ? . They were nlmple and 'childlike , and they made all the mareInipVesslon / for that reason The little Innocent" tola her unknown friend about the loss of her father and mother by death nml the fear that tlie would not liavo any Christmas presents , This old not end thu ua.To.-as ' It might have dono. Postmaster Hunter studied the cue given htm , Investigated all tlio details , and learned that the girl had told a straight ttory In a guileless way. He ea\f that the little letter wrltor had a doll , BOIIIO mittens and other things for ClirUtmns. Ho was hap pier In the giving than HID child was In tlio receiving. With the help of his car riers , who no Into every corner of the city , ho hunted up 00 other children , deaervlng hut unfortunate. When the facts were laid beforu eomo biulncus men of DCS Molnca they , too , played Santa Claus , giving goods and money to the amount of toveral hundred dollars , The result of It all Is that the | K ) tmastcr ot DCS Molnes has eomo to bo regarded as the veritable old man. with the relndceri , while the post- office U thought to bo his atorchouio. TO i m.i/.u Slilpliiillitrr CrauiiiV DUiMivrry Kur il riu-h In u ; mill Imiiiirtiiitt filonx f'lty Tribune. An Invention e.r . .ll . covtry which Is calcu lated to lie of value to the Krer.t ngricultund interejH of the country Is always n matter of lively concern. The latest reported cov ry Is so far-rcaehlUK nml tmpnitaut that nothing l > ut the prominence ) of tlio gentleman annmmclng it pavop U ftom beltiK Ihtet with the' Improbabilities. Ship builder Cramp cUlms to 'hiivo found n pro co s by v..ilch cornstalks can br utilized In different ways by r.unniercc. and he < do- tlarc.i It will have tlio effect ot raising the vrlue.of the corn crop $5 per nw. What this means to the farmers of the1 United Stalevi ran bo figured out on the- basis of the average eros | of the past. During ISO. , Si,07.S3i ) acres were devoted to corn alouo. 'Iho value of the crop wns $ .rill.OSri.Ml. At $ r > an acre the Increase In value wouK amount to $110.3711.150 for tlu > acreage em ployed In IS'j.'i or making the tolnl value of torn and slalks 'of $953.3U.fi84. ( If Mr. Cramp 1s not mistaken or tlrramlng. he will prove a public benefactor second to none. There seems to bo no roapan to doubt that he has stumbled upon a valuable discovery. The nature of the discovery Itself In not so very rrmirkablo : It Is only n wonder that the great waste of cornstalks has been go Irg on for so many years without the1 valU' able properties being discovered and utilized. Among tin- multitude of things ; which Mr. Cramp cays ran be made out of the stalks arc smokelcvu powder , cellulose , alcohol mattings , carpets , paper and food for cattle , which latter Is claimed to be better than anything on the market. Celluleoo Is used In war vessels as calking , and Mr. Cram ] lays that the article made from cornstalks can be applied In such n way ax to provenl the sinking of a ship It a holeIs borei through Its side by a phot. The cellulose , would close up and become water tight. A point that makes tills great enterprise moro feasible Is the fact that no million- dollar plants will have to bo erected to man ufacture the articles. A plant costing at most JIBO.OOO can be erected anywhere In the corn belt and can take cure of all of the coT.3toll s raised within a radius of twcnty- flvrmiles. . It Is proposed tiy Mr. Cramp to build n chain of these plants In the great corn-growing states. Capitalists are easllj Interested with him In the enterprise , and , at any rate , tno scheme will be given u prac tical trial on a largo scale , Mr. Cramp al ready having experimented for two ycara to his entire satisfaction. The particulars of the discoveries were fully explained to a number of senators from the western Rtatw the other day and the gentlemen nil express themselves as satisfied that wonderful re sults arc in Htore. a * HHVKI , IN ( iOODVII.I , . SOIIHOII InVlileli CiriirrniiM | IIIIIIMVN | Slioulil HiilviMi Free Iti-lii. Harper's llazar. Some ancient religions , as these of the ( reeks and Haitians , furnished opportunities for man to relapse periodically Into primitive Impulses , allowing the natural , not the aril flclal , man to express himself. In our re ligion another opportunity once a year has been given us , when good-will may have al" Its way with us good-will that Is greatci than all prudent restraints , all economic the ories , all considerations of convenience. And what an opportunity it is for us , who In our Intercouroe with mm , are eo often hemmed In by conventionality or controlled by self-consciousness ! To revel In good-will To have the church and state sustain us It It ! To have custom and tradition give us their sanction ! I * Is like getting one's child hood back again , or hnvlng health onct more , or , after a city's bondage , feeling tin freedom of the hills ! What If In our gcn- erosltlrs we make mistakes It takes time to remedy , It tomorrow we must retrench What of anything , It good-will can roigi with us for a day ! Then away , too. with discussion of the meet and appropriate tfmt poor gifts maj go to the poor and rich gifts to the well-to- do ! In the good-will first sung by the an gels to men there was the glad and sudden burst of unlooked-for joy , given fully , with out conditions , without balancings , without < ] iicstlonlngs of dcnerls a blessing to all , to the just and the unjust , the sinners and the faved. It Is In this spirit that a group of well- known men and women mean to work thh Christmas ove. To the poorest and the neediest , to the hardest worked , they mean to carry bountiful gifts , retiring themselves quickly , as they came , BO as to remain un known. Their desire Is to bring Into the lifo of some poor suffering soul the glow and warmth Ihat come of une.\pccted Joy and fullness unexpected , unearned and un deserved perhaps. We mejouiw an much \vo do for others. \Ve weigh our best Impulses against their And yet the glad hurtit of that melodious deserts and our Ideas of the appropriate , message of good-will to all should teach us this one of God's ways might bo ours by making our gifts as joyous outpourings , till ing full of. promise the lives of these who wait. So that , like the voters ot thctje an gels who sang , the gifts wo bring may bn an though they fellfrom heaven. KK.VATOHIAIi 12 It.I IIS. I'rlvntt * \ < TCNNiii-l e'linrncil Dp lit I'nrli * Sum. rhlc.'iRO Ilctfonl. That flnct old assemblage , the senate. Is nn expensive luxury. The "sundry expense" ac count for the body during the year ha been published mid jiomo of the items are of in tereit. There i , for example , a charge of $100 for bicycle holders for the convenience of the senators , most of whom would fall off a wheel If they dared try to mount It. Pos sibly the public will he chiefly Interested In the quinine pill bill , however , for at dlffeient times , it seems , 2,000 or 3.000 quinine plllj have been shipped to the capital to keep the legislative works In operation. Dill the Items already presented that the senators are possibly not prop'-rly cared for. If quinine Is ncecst-arj to the conduct of legislation , so are liver plllH and Jamaica ginger. There bhould bt no discrimination against chlorate of potai-h tablets and throat lozenges. No doubt tin good senators will correct all this In eonifu- of time , but mcamvlille the negligence shown In the care of thMo venerable lawmakers Id something shocking. Tlio publle hopes soon to have Us present painful ImprcselotiH re moved by the sight of some such adequate "contingent expense" account an tbla : To sevcnty-elwht imlrn of rni-miifffl 150.10 T Kaloches for fc'i'imtora l-effer. Cliumllrr and Hoar 42 * To ihlrty-llvu palls of cxtr.i heavy \\mier oveicoatH 3,300.04 To olio hlcycle wrench .nnil oil oan. . < 2,00 To clcht extra thick foot nisi" II.OH To forty hair liruclii- * SO.CO To loath powilrr nml liruihes 7137 To three rllvrr-lipuilrd e.ines 30.00 To nlno liutll.-'H choice ncrfimicry U'CO To i-even hottlex I'uuiK'm Heard ICmolllnit 7.00 To 300 pairs of cloven COO.00 IUo. , etc. , etc That Is the. way the expense nccount should read. It Is a hhamo that Ar-uuloit ) should bo allowed to work their brains out and receive no adequate compensation. .1IU.\KV IX COHXST.U.KS. Can dmvi-rtril Into Many Arlli'li-n fif lliu-li Vuliif. t'hluiizo Tilliiine. Mr. Cramp , the I'hlladclphla shipbuilder , ID authority for the statement that the corn ntalks which farmers now Hi row away as UKolrsa can bo made to yield an Income of $ ' . ' 25.000.000 annually on an acreage of 40- 000,000. Mr. Cramp bases hl.i assertion nn the lesnltH of c.xjifrln : > i > ni.s made by chemltun In hU employ. These men have been workIng - Ing for two years on the theory that the con stituent elements of the corn stalk could 1)0 ) utilized for making a cellulose with which to line ships and alHo'lnto a form of smoke less gunpowder. Mr. Cramp now declare1) that they have discovered muthodti for ob taining the results nought and have also found Incidentally that the stalks can ho convorjod Into a variety of other valuable at tides of use , Including alcohol , mattings , carpets , paper and a food for cuttle ) nupcrU . to anything new In the market. Mr. Cramp explains further that plants for the pro duction of all those thliigb can bo erected for $150,000 each , and that a plant of that slzo "would coiiBiimu all the htnlkn within a radius of twenty-five miles In uny of the corn regions of the country. " HU confidence In the trustworthiness of the experiments that have demonstrated to him tlieao won ders In not merely theoretical , but he as serts that hn N "prepared to Invest a very larjo rum ( f money In a chain of factories for the by-products of the corn. " If Mr. Cramp wcro not such a practical man bin ex traordinary titotcmcnt would bo received In nnch the same way an that of the estimable ' Colonel Sellers , Now all tha public can do I Is to hold Us breath and wait for moro par ticulars. C'l ( lltiSHMMI3III lilt. .N'erv Iliinnrft Airnll Ni'lmnKuN I'utiii- liir lliiNltei * . Wiinlilngton Tost. Thcro h.ivtbe.cn few men la the lioiiuo la n decade uho have enjoyed an nui.-h popu larity nmong their associated as Hcpre-m'nta- live Me-rcer of Nebraska , Tlmt Is beiause ho In lncen > lr RooJ-imtureil , and largo and athlctlo ennurh to Inspire admiration , lie Is a tnll , blue-eyed westerner , with n breetj something In his mamu'r Hint appeals lo moil nml draws nt their heatl-tUrliiRs. Men who. like Mercer , combine gre-at energy with a royal dlaproltlon , nnil no egotism , life somewhat exceptional. Kor he Is known In the house as one of the greatest hil.Mlcm on thn congressional pay roll. He Hcldoni makes a speech , and therein \ Indleatf n the philosopher who obseived that It U wrong In o.Mlmato n man' usefulness In congroM by the lenntfi ot hla speeches. Omaha wanted n natton.il exposition and asked fern n couple of hundred thousand dollnra from the government ns nn evidence of Its In- toivst and generewlty. The clreumatanoefl tinder which Mercer obtained It would have discouraged any mail of ordinary tlbr-r. but , after having been balked at every turn foi weeks , he rushed his bill through in the closing liemrs of the session , under dllllculllos tlmt made the victory hcrolcnl. He was made secretary of the republican congressional committee In the late campaign and was one of the chief promoters of the admirable system under which the nffalM of that com mittee wereadministered. . There Is much talk among members of giving him the chairmanship eif the committee and thus practically the management of the congres sional campaign which the republicans will wage In 1898. The choice could hardly fall upon a man-better qualified to Mil the place. He was for years an active factor In tlio nuccerafnl campaigns which the republican party made In Nebraska , acting alternately as secretary and chairman of the state com mittee. He Is n line organizer and a shrewd adept al n political game of chcas. I'Kitso.VAi , A\n e > Tinit\visr. . A Stradlvarlus violin was sold at auction In London recently for $2,200. Coxey Is now looking for a party that will properly respond to hie Ideas. lly sending your gun to Cuba and staying at home yourself you will please both Cuba and the United States. Hussell Sage Is said to control more ready cash than any other man In America. He hasn't .1 child or a chick. Kmpcror William has $500,000 worth of uniforms and costumes , and yet ho sajs whoever Insults his coat Insults him. Heccnt testimony In the > London mayor's court developed the fact that the head waiter of a city lur.cli room paid the under-walters n id made a weekly profit of $25 entirely out of tips. I'rof. Charles Lane Poor of Johns Hop kins university hns Jnst finished a construc tion of an equatorial telescope , which he will take with him to the north next sum mer In order to photograph the stars. There is being exhibited just now at IJrtis- Kols a dinner service In glass manufactured In the Val St. Lambert works to the order of LI Hung Chang. It consists of SCO pieces. enough for an elaborate banquet of sixty guests , the pure crystal being lined with rose color. Oollls 1' . Huntlngton some time ago built a palatial residence on Klfth avenue. New York , at a cc t of $2,500,000. Hut his family has never moved Into It on nccount of a superstition of Mr. Huntlnglon'n that Is occupancy would be speedily followed by bis death. / Lord Mayor Kraudel-Phllllps of London broke down while Introducing Ambassador I ayard at a meeting recently , owing to tlio weight ot hJa oHlclal robes. He sat down suddenly , took the robes off In the presence of the audience , and was brought to with Mrs. Uayarel's smelling bottle. The emperor of Austria , who Is a great smoker , restricts himself to so-called "Vir ginia cigars , manufactured of tlio rankest obacco at Trieste , with a straw running through the middle of them. In order o make them " " "draw. They are so green and damp that they have to be held in a llaino for several minutes before they can bo persuaded to Ignite. ? ° r SPman ! ! M > 'K " ' "I General firrnt probably g it more real service out of Ms ? ° mnurs. J1'1 ' nlorc Protection from Ulal , details . than most other presidents. It was his custom to accept their recom mendations upon nil ordinary matters and approve them without personal investigation reserving his strength and tlmo for broader i views and the elaboration of general policies. | The prores8ton.il funny man has always l-ail a good deal to Bay about the wife's new bonnet and the husband's objection tu Its cost , but It Is seldom that these three factors of an ancient Joke get together in the police court. This happened the other day. however. In Haltimore , the husband having been placed under arrest by the Injured wife for having torn up her bon net along with the bill This misguided nan evidently took the time-honored pleasantry OB a serious production. A monument to Carl Loewe. the German ballad composer , was unveiled In Kiel on the hundredth anniversary of his birth November SO. The monument Is the work of the Berlin sculptor , V. Sena per. and beara the Inscription. "Horn In Lobejtin. ? &nTbr 30 > 179 ° : tllcj ln Kiel. April 20. , beneath which nre the words- erected in memory ot the master of tfie Rerman ballad , by admirers of his music , on Ills hundredth " birthday. The menu ment stands In a grove which was ono of ' favorite resorts. inniDA New York Truth ! "I toll you tlmt n juror In n murder cnso Jinn nil nwful responslbll- , . iton him. " , T * * ' You. Indeed. Jf ho goes to sleep ho It liable to be lined for contempt of court. " ' Chicago Tribune ; "I wl h , " muUoroel the Impliirablo AVeyler , with n glenm of bullied r.igc In his eye"tlmt Mnceii could have lived long enough to sec fomo of thosa oblnmry poems the Ametlcnn papers hava printed In his honor ! " Uaznr : Mrs. Cawker-TliU story you pave me to ro.id Is not poniploteJ In tills number. It Is n continued story. Mr. Onwlrr--Stopx sCiort , tlocs It ? Mr . \\lu-r-Yrs. . Sir. Cawki'r-Then I should s y It was n discontinued story. Detroit .Tournnl : First Collector-Well , olil inixn , how do yon Ilku llternry pursuits - suits ? Second Tollertor l.llprnry pursultM ? First I'olli'Ptor-Don't yon roo.ill the- last tlmo I saw you , yon wore trying to KI-I n poet to nay something em Ills gnu bill ? Washington Stnv "Uobsy ro.vs lip ntndo u frlniiilly call on yon lii.-et Ovcnlng , major. " . "Nothing friendly about It. lln cnllril my I full Ininil with liN four nlnps nnil went ixwuy with nil the inoni-y In tlio house. " Chicago Journal : "l.nst nUht I droannM I was dcnd , " jMiel tlio ilrmnnipr from In- dlannpolls. "Ami t-Jio hpat wokp you up ? " the drum- ine-r Itnstpncd to nsk. "Pretty miu'li the same thins us wlmt yon Imply. Tlio brtikcuuin was calling out ' ' " 'Chicago. Cincinnati Tribune : "I wonelor why It Is that n womtin Ipnrns thp typewriter si > nuipli moro iitilrkly than n mini ? " "Heonuso siio cnn't stop itml los o tlmo Hwe-nrlnp ; ove-ry tlmo she makpx nilslnko. " Clilrnpo llppord : "Uosp , Isn't Hint nn unusually lurnp plrcp of mlstlotoo ? " "Woll , It Is n trltlo tile ; lint so many mo .lowndnys nru nrnr-slKliliul. " HUMAN XATUIU- : . Hi < oallpil swppt Priio A porfpot ju-npli. Hut round slio Kre'W Just out ot roach. A nil so lie Iparnt , With loiiRhiK slHh , Wo nlwnys want What coincH too hlirli i ciiitis'i'.tiAS cin.tii < : s. AVhiMi tinTnrli j4 ' nn ( InTiililn , llnrper'n Weekly. Whpn thp tiirkoy'H on tlio table And the niliie'o plo's on tlio way. An * my plato Is lllli-d with llxons ThPt IM-IOIIR to Christmas eluy , 1 forirlt I'm ever PlRhly , An' about my rhotimiitlz , An' It si-oms to nn > that llvln' la the best thlnirMliat they la. Kvory year the tlmo KPS ( shorter 'Twlxl the iiromlsoil land and mo , An' iiorhaps the oyster stutlln' Ain't jest what It nsod to lio. , Hut I'vo made my poaoo with heaven An1 1 'ain't u word lo say When the tnrke > y's on the table i An' the mliicu l > lo'n on the way. Sonir of ( hiliny. . Atl.ititn r liflllulloii. Sim ? a KOIIC of riirlHtnnxs choor- Ilolly In the hall. ( Hut twenty sturdy ohalrs at least 'Twill take to soul 'em all ! ) i Sins the Klrninln Christmas board Whom the turkeys bo. ( Only happy tlmo o' year Hoard Is KoliiK free ! ) Christmas times and Christmas chlnir- How the music swulls ! Clirlstmas toys for all tlio boys , Kings for all the belles. In i\olinn rc. 1'uclt. Dear Santa Clans ! A year ago You brought a baby t1 us. Now you can have her back agtiln ; She ain't no sort of use. She sloops all day , and orlos all night ; 1 toll you silo's n fake ; And every tlmo a follor laughs. It's "Hush , the baby'll waUo. " Instead of her I'd like a pair Of good high rubber hoots , A sled and skates , a train of cars , A horn that really toots. ' AnollHT Year. Chicago llecoril. Same old Christmas : Same old tree ; Sumo old Snnty ; Same old clce > . Sam ? old presents ; Kanio old toys : Same old parents Hrand-new boys. i A Iloilli > Nlli > ClllNiiilc. Clcvelaml Lender. She Ptood beneath the mistletoe. With rlne , rod lips apart : Her dimpled cheeks wro all aglow. Anil the hope was In her heart. Hut did ho rush to claim Ills own ? Alas , not on your llfo ! For , gentle reader , bo it known That .sho was Jn.st his wife ! . , , , .it * * | 111 II. , Wnslilnston Htnr. It Is n rule , somewhat severe , lint true as Deuteronomy : There'H Just ono month of Oarlstmas cheer. And eleven of economy. A ItniiJill. . . > Clevrlaml Plain Duilur. The dearest gift that c.unc to me. The one wlid'h made mo doubly KlnJ. f Was Just u trlllo wlllo bought With money borrowed from her dad I Don't push Although we know there's a disposition to do so with a "good thing" take your time and look over our stock of beautifully tailored suits , and observe the variety of patterns and see that you are properly fitted. We beg to urge upon all cus tomers to return what is not just right , for we do not want anything to leave our store that is not as perfect as eternal violence and the greatest pains in manufacturing- make it. The display in our furnishing goods and children's departments ought to interest you just now , for these abound in all the many novelties and fixings for every day and dress wear. Many specialties are shown for r he holidays , and if you want something nice for a man or boy look through our Htore and see all the pretty things we have for Christmas. a 9. W. Cur. 15th and DotiijIuH StS.