THIS OMAHA .DAILY UKT rHIDAY , 25 , 18WJ.
THE OMAHA DAILY i
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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.
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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 !
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.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.
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