THE OMAHA DAILY BID 13 : SATtUtDAV , DECEMBER 20 , IflOfi.
anil marl ; od out a * iiiiro | in Ik on the conct ,
cutting down tree * to ilnflnn tlm line ntnl
ptacInK buoys In the channel outside. While
lh opinion Is ( lint tlio station ban been
< "dH by King Mcnclek of Abyssinia , the
Kunalan Foreign offlco describes the act as
m.'nply n gclontlllc affair , the purppfe of
whle.li Is the taking of topographical obscrv-
Atlnni. It has hern sold of the tcrrltorlei
which Ort-.it Itrltnln seizes that there comes
to them flint the missionary , next the
trailer anil then the soldier. llnssln varies
this form of procodnrs by nrst sending what
la tlMci Ibcd .aw a scientific expedition which
nxplom territories , oml then their nnnexa-
tlon follows. The method may bo different ,
the ronults nro the same.
It would KO far to b * forgotten that Portugal
tugal Mill held Indian pcssrcslons If It were
not for an occasional native uprising
against licr rule , such ns has just taken
rJaco among the Knnos In the neighborhood
of llo.i , the solo remaining scat of her au
thority ! n the peninsula. It was much more
Important three centuries aio ; than It Is now.
The limr.'nctlonlflts bavo been beaten bagk
after having looted the treasury at IVr-
now , which citiM not have had much In
It , ar.d ajaln order reigns till the next out
break. It In not now the powerful and opu
lent dominion which Portugal so Ions main
tained there , antedating HHtlsh occupancy
by nearly a century , but It Is an Interesting
Kurvlval , with attractive historical features ,
mill everybody will be glad that she has
whipped tht > Insurgent mountalncfirs and re
stored order to her Inconsiderable and unlin-
territory.
Why not a "United States of South Af
rica ? " The dominant Inhabitants of that
country uro as well fitted for self-rule as
the American people were In 1770 , they have-
no necessary connection with Great llrltaln ,
their land abounds In aRrlcultural resources
and mineral wealth , nnd , as Into events have
conclusively demonstrated , they are perfect
ly competent to defend themselves against
havago aggies-slum. Only one serious obstacle -
clo Bcoma to stand In the way the bitter
repugnance of the burghers of the Hour republic
public- and the Orange Frco State to po
litical amalgamation with their neighbors.
Tlieso sturdy Dutch descendants soiiRbt ex-
liu expressly to escape what they regarded
ns Hrlllsh Injustice nnd to found govcrn-
montc of their own , and. with the memories
of Jameson'H raid , In addition , rankling In
their breasts , It will bo no easy task tu
persuade them to Join the proposed federa
tion.
t
M. Fauro , president of France , will prob
ably go to St. Petersburg , nnd If so will
doubtless bo entertained there as Imperially
ns though hu were the most conspicuous anil
autocratic representative of the "divine right
of kings. " He Is the representative of two
\ far more potent and olgiilllcant principles
than that , namely , the right of a people to
choose their own rulcraor servants and
the possibility of n man's rising , through na.
live worth , from u humble nnd obscure sta
tion to nil with credit nnd distinction the
foremost place In one of the foremost na
tions of the world. The visit will bo a
unlim ( | ntiid memorable one , and It will be not
leas memorable for the Imperial host than
for the republican guest.
AKTI2H Till : PKAST. .
Philadelphia Hecord : "Don't rely too
much on u niiui who hesltiiteH to tell n
He , " sayn the Mnimyunk Philosopher.
"Ho may Imvo 1111 Impediment In hla
speech. "
Chicago News : "Darling , I'll cheerfully
Ktvo tip xmoklng for your sake. "
"Sir , you Hi'om to forget .thut my father
Is In the tobacco business. "
IndliumpollH Journal : "Why do you hnto
uoap so , " linked the Inquisitive Indy.
"I don't , " wild Mr. Dlsmnl DawHon. "I
Blmply Ignore It. We don't move in the
muno net , that's nil. "
Detroit Free Press : "Don't you think
$10 : \ week alimony Is a llttlo too much
to demand , " usked the rcfereo In the ill-
voreo case , "wlii-n ho IH only making $10 ? "
"No , I don't , " said thu lady. "That's
what 1 lined to tnako him glmmc white I
was llvln' with him. "
_
Philadelphia North American : Minnows
Why , Major McKlnley and I uttunded
the game Hcliool.
Uiitc StriuiKu ; but then I suppose the
major picked up considerable nddltlonal
Information nfter ho graduated.
Chicago Tribune : "Now there's old
Kqimllop. \ reckon he's the stingiest man
In the fulled Slates , and he's got money
to burn. 1 believe hi- expects to take It
with htm when bo dli > . "
" \Voll , If ho doi's'lukr It with him he'll
certainly have n chance to burn It. "
Dotrolt Journal : Thereat bo laid his
head upon the exocntloner's block. "Toll
them , " bo Bans , for It rtH opera , "tell
tbo purchasers of the proscenium boxes
when they como that I died Ilko a soldier.
Possibly they may bo Intorositoil to know , "
In moment the property ax Jjad de-
Rcenilod.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Daddy. " asked llt-
tlo Hphralm , "wbar did do fust tukkey como
fiom ? "
"Nobber yo" mlno askln' Irreligious ques
tions. " said the old man. "An1 w'cn
J'ahson Thompson coinu for dinner Sunday
ilonn' yo' link yo' hah tor ask whnr d.it
tukkey como fum , elder. "
Chicago Post : "Honest ! " exclaimed the
man to whom fie ( iiiery was addressed.
"Why. that man l absurdly honest ; ho Is
uniu'i-essarlly and foolishly honest. What
do you think ho did ? "
"Olvo It up. "
"Ho furnished good material on a govern
ment contract. Oh , he'll got n diamond-
studded harp If anyone does. "
i , KP1TAPHY.
I Clilcniro Tribune.
Stranger , pro from this monument you turn ,
Note Clew quick followed retribution Just.
O'or thesn remains ; you llnd this "storied
urn. " . .
Resulting from an "animated bust. "
A HAPPY ClllI , .
Now York Hernlil.
Ah ! That a happy chance has como
To change nnd sweeten life.
Since ho has plead. In loving wise.
With mo to bo Ills wlfol
Hut I must glvo up bicycling1 ,
And being In tbo nwlm.
And I must never wnltz ugatn
With any ono but -him.
And I must never tell mamma
My worries nnd my cnro ,
Uecauso he says mamma.s-In-law
< Muko trouble everywhere.
And I must go to cooklnir school
And le.irn economy ;
If I could only make my clothea
How proud he'd bo of mol
And If be comes homo cross nt night ,
I must not mind or cry.
I wonder why ho chose a girl
So Ignorant ns I ?
Ho hopes I'll nlwnys laugh nnd Joke
Ho hatca n quiet girl ;
And women must bo nlwnys neat ,
With every lock In curl
And If bis hiiHlitcflM should detain ,
Ho Kiiyx I mustn't mind ;
Of courne , 1 couldn't bo so mean ,
When he's HO good and kind.
That's why the world bus cbnngcd for me ,
To aue.li n happy place ;
Oh , how I hopn I'll nlwnys see
Approval tn hla facol
Ho l.t on fond and chivalrous.
And so unsclilHh , too ,
I wonder how 1 won his love
I can't bellovo It's true !
A wi.vrnu
Written for Tlio llo * .
A stretch of golden splendor spans the
east
When nUrbt'H disguising shadows back
ward lleo ,
And rlftH of rose In nomber clouds fresh-
lleeced ,
Are Ilko to mill-kissed waves of a sudsy
noi. ;
The night's Hweot peace has banished hov
ering Htorm
That marred the 'world of mortals yester
day ;
Thus when , though dead , my human heart
wnti warm.
Did ( deep drive all my griefs and doubtu
iiwny ,
Hut nnnko-Hko sinoko streams out against
the Hkv ,
9uro fymbol of the greed of Hellish man ;
It upenkH of earth und earth's Htern toll ;
Must net my part , though hidden la the
plan.
HELLI3 WILEY GUI3 ,
Wlnsldo. Neb.
Urooklyn Llfo : She If you know so much
COVERNMENT MAY FORECLOSE1
Senator Thnreton Thinks that Will Bo the
Ooiirso Toward Union Pacific
NO TIME TO PASS A FUNDING MEASURE
Itcllcren u Majority of Until HIIMHCN
Favor It , MIMM-VIT l Ci-rlulii
There Will lie n Special Sfn-
nloii of C
United States Senator John M. Thurston
npcnt Chrlfllmas day with hi * family In tbU
city.
city."I
"I think there will bo no tnrlit or finan
cial legislation at this atoslon of cnugrce , "
said the senator. "I am n tl.ilk'd , howocr ,
that thcro will be an extra tcwlnu of con
gress called to consider thme mutters noon
after the advent of the icpubllcan adminis
tration , probably about M.inh ID. It Is
pretty certain that thcro will bo a new
tariff bill by the fiit of July. "
"Do I think the government will fore
close Its lien ou the Union Pacillc at an
early date ? U Is altogether probable that
the attorney general will appear early In
January for the government In the pending
suits and ask for a foroclojiiiio of the gov
ernment's lien. The president will not
wait for congress to act In till * matter. "
"Congress may or may not pass the fundIng -
Ing bill. Of course , It It should that would
end the foreclosure proceedings- It docs
not the foreclosure will go on. The truth
Is that 1 have not taken a great Interest In
this matter and may not bo fully posted.
I know an opposite opinion prevails , but
what I've said is a fact nevertheless. "
"Do you think that the passage of the
funding bill by the present congrcfa is prob
able ? "
"I should say that It Is likely to pasi the
house. In the senate probably a nnjorlty
of tbo members arc In favor of It , still It
may not pass. The time Is so short and the
press of other matters In so ireat that any
measure that Is hard fought Is likely to
fall , though It might pass were there more
time. However , I think the forcclwure the
meat probable outcome , though I bellovo the
government will got less for Its Interests
through this means than by the funding
bill. "
"What about Cuban legislation ? The
Cuban mliter has the right of way and will
bo taken up right after tbo holidays. In
fact , there Is not much chance for general
legislation , as only two months of the pres
ent HC sloni remain. I believe a majority of
the senators arc In favor of the committee
report on the Cuban matter. It will 113'
only bo corfiidcrcd during the remainder of
this session , but It will be ono of the first
matters taken up at the special session. In
my opinion , there will never bo a termina
tion of the trouble In Cuba uiiitll the United
States takes some decisive action In the mat
ter nnd acknowledges the republic. I think
wo mav as well act before the Island Is en
tirely devastated and the Inhabitants alto
gether exterminated. " .
The senator Is looking well and hearty ,
and says ho has not felt better In a long
time. Since he has been cast ho has gained
eight pounds and shows It.
Foil ijjipTV iMtr.sniiVE JARS.
Sweet Pri-NerviMl IMiiniiUIn , Carrotx
mill OraiiK > * I'i'fl.
As the unfilled preserve Jars and jelly
glasses accumulate the provident house
wife Is always desirous of replenishing her
unoccupied storeroom shelf. If she wants
something unusual , the following old but
always new recipes may tempt her.
To make a sweet preserve of pumpkin
secure a pumpkin that Is a dark yellow In
color , cut It Into narrow strips , remove the
soft part and pare off the rind. Cut the
strips Into pieces two or three Inches long ,
weigh them nnd then rinse them In clear
water nnd throw them Into a preserving ket
tle. Add ono pound of granulated sugar
and the juice of two lemons for each pound
of pumpkin. Cover the kettle and stand It
In a cool place over night. In the morn
ing add ono pint of water for each five
pounds of fruit , and a few goodlzcd pieces
of scraped ginger root. Place the kettle
over the fire , where the contents will Jint
come clear and can bo pierced with a cipllnt.
With a perforated spoon carefully lift out
the cooked pumpkin and put It Into jars ,
filling each jar two-thirds full , Cook the
liquid until It Is a thick syrup , then skim
out the ginger root and pour the syrup Into
the partly filled jars. Do not cover the
Jars until the preserves are perfectly cold.
The pumpkin may bo cut Into thin slices ,
diamonds , or any fancy shape desired , and
orange Julco may bo used In place of the
lemons.
Carrots may bo preserved In such ji
manner that they can bo used as a substi
tute for preserved ginger , nnd will be found
an excellent Imitation. Take small yel
low carrots , scrape them and cut them Into
halves nnd then In quarters. Put the
pieces Into a preserving kettle , cover them
with water and put them over the flro and
parboil them. Then turn them Into a col
ander and let them drain several hours.
Weigh the drained carrots and return them
to the preserving kettle ; add to them their
weight In syrup of ginger. Cover the kettle -
tlo and place It over a slow fire , whcro the
contents can just simmer for about three
hours ; then put the carrots Into Jars , and
when they nro cold cover them. Do not use
this preserve until It has been made several
weeks.
Another delicious sweetmeat Is preserved
orange peel. Select oranges with perfect
skins , wlpo them with a damp cloth and
wcign uiem. I'eui me iruii uy inning ino
skin off In quarters , and then cut It Into
straws. Cover the cut peel with hot' water
and let It cook fifteen minutes. Drain off
the water and again cover the peel with hot
water and boll until tbo straws are tender.
Meanwhile put Into a preserving kcttlo the
weight of the fruit In granulated sugar and
squeeze over It the Juice of the oranges.
Put the kettle over the back of the flro
where the sugar will slowly dissolve. When
the liquid bolls put In the cooked straws and
boll twenty minutes. Put the peel Into
jelly glasses and when It Is cold cover.
HOICK'S IATIJST TRIUMPH.
IOx-Scci-ftar > - .Smith In tlic Hole of
UiiSiKliiK i\pi-rl. :
Ex-Secretary Hoko Smith would seem to
bo nn expert on hugging , to Judge from the
clever .stylo In which ho secured the
acquittal of his lady client charged with
stealing a doctor's pocketbook while em
bracing him. Mr. Smith made the doctor ,
who Is eald to bo a gentleman of gcneroui
stomachic proportions , hug him In open
court , relitos the Baltimore Sun , and the
ex-secretury , having a largo endowment of
the fame character , neither gentleman was
able to reach the carh of the other , each
carrying his pocketbook In the rear , o-
plstol pocket , as they would call It In
Kentucky. Thus ho demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the court that the accused
lady's arms wore not long enough to stretch
around the waist of the prosecuting witness
to "tho point where ho carried his money.
The dovlco was a shrewd and effective ono ,
and suggests that the ex-secretary has made
something of a study of human waists and
of the encircling capacity of arms ,
, The vital flaw In his argument , however ,
but ono which the prosecution fortunately
did not discover , was that the party of the
IIrat part and the party of the second part ,
the hugger and the huggce , wcro both men.
Under these conditions thcro was , of course ,
no rail sincerity or earnestness In the affair.
If a lady , eay Mrs. Smith , for Instance , had
been trying to get at Mr. Smith's pocketbook -
book to obtain her Christmas money , the ro-
Biilt , wo venture to say , would have been
entirely different , notwithstanding the
handsouio embonpoint of the ex-secretary.
When It cornea to getting at a husband's
IK > ckctbook , especially about holiday times ,
there la no protection for the married man
In avoirdupois. Readers of Dickens will re
call the gentleman of tremendous stomach ,
who wore his watch In hi * fob and defied tbo
efforts of pickpockets to remove It , but who
was at last doubled up-by a small boy and
robbed of bla ttmo-pleco. The ladles have the
same extraordinary dexterity and resource
fulness In reaching tbolr husbands' pocketbooks -
books , and II Mrs. Smith tud been substitu
ted for the doctor by tbo prosecution In
court tlio other day , Mr. Smith would , un
questionably , have lost his cam and gone
homo | > oorer both In pocket nnd In profcs-
slonal reputation.
IMKIMI ) KIMI.KPSV run vr.Aii.s.
Iipi'rn1i' i\iirdlciil of a Man Who
HiTi'lM-il llulloetiirx. .
Dr. Robert Safiord Newton of New York
tclfo an Interesting story of an Importer who
successfully feigned epilepsy for a great
number of yoira , In splto of the fict that ho
was watched by the moat skillful neuroln-
Blst ? .
"How to feign epileptic fits forms a neces
sary part of the education of many crlm-
InaJH In Kuropo and Amerlei. In England ,
whcro It has been succevMfully worked for
a great many years , and Is well known to
the police , the feigning of epilepsy Is called
'throwing of fits' and 'dummy chucking. ' It
Is invariably worked In threes , after thla
formula : Two men , evidently friends , uro
walking along the street , wben suddenly ono
of them falls In nn epileptic fit. The friend
of the sick man pretends to bo greatly wor
ried and gives all of hlo attention to the
rou cltatlon. Naturally encugh , a crowd
gathers around. The third man lifts pocketbooks -
books and watches and m.ikos off with them.
"Thero Is olio man whoso career ns n
feigner of epilepsy I. most remarkable. This
man's name was Craig , and my first knowl
edge of him wns > when I wan connected with
the White Chapel Road House hospital , the
biggest ho.npltal In England. It had been no
ticed that whenever Craig fell In n fit In the
tercets of London roportu wore pent In to
the police of money nnd Jewelry lost. He
was imro thin suspected nnd wae sent Into
the hidpltal , both to bo IreJtcd and watcieJ.
This man was a perfect fraud , but ho was
so well up In his acting that , though he
was moat carefully watched , ho escaped de
tection. He was a valuable man , but per
haps his pals feared that HIP London.police
had too close an eye ou their movements.
At all events , Craig was next heard of In
America. The old formula was repeated ; he
fell In fits , and valuables stolen were re
ported to the police. Ho was shifted around
from hospital to hospital , and a careful
watch waa kept upon him , both when ho
was In one of these fits and In the tlmo of
their Intermission.
"Craig besan to think that a 'coup do
theater' WDB necessary to save his reputa
tion. Ho was at this tlmo confined tn a
hospital and was In ono. of the upper wards
In the front part of the bundling. Thcro
were doors that opened nut on a balcony.
This balcony was thlrty.-olnht feet from the
ground end at Its base there was a. solid
stone pavement. Epileptics are usually a
dull , stupid sort of people , even when not
In fits , and Craig feigned this stupidity as
well ns the other symptoms of the disease.
Ho was allowed to wander about the hos
pital pretty much as ho pleased , and every
once In a while down ho would fall In a
IH. Tlio doctors had not discovered his
fraud , but Craig felt more than uneasy at
the w-ay ho was watched and suspected. One
morning ho got up from his chair , and. with
a dazed , sort of look , at the same time put
ting his hands up to his head , ho staggered
toward tbo balcony nnd tumbled over back
ward down , down , the full thirty-eight feet
to the stone pavement below. When ho was
picked up It was found that ono of his
wrists was broken and that he was other
wise hurt , though , wonderful to tell , not
seriously. Of course , this settled In the
minds of the doctors the doubt that had pre
viously existed as to whether bo was a fraud
or not. The thing worked exactly as Craig
had planned that It should , and In course
of tlmo ho was discharged as a true , but
Incurable epileptic. Once again on the 'out
side , ho worked successfully the old game
of fits and pocket-picking In threes.
. "Onco more ho was taken up nnd sent to
the hospital. Here n young doctor sot for
himself the task of watching this clover
rogue , lie had every symptom ; he would
froth at the mouth ; blood would stream from
his tongue that bo had bitten In his convul
sions ; there seemed nothing wanting In real
epilepsy. Hut thla young doctor kept his
vigil nnd patience had Its reward.
"Ono day. Just ns Craig was going through
the preliminaries before falling the looking
dazed , the slowly attempting to fight off the
coming spasms , the clinching of the hands
the young doctor who was watching him ob
served that. Instead of closing the hands
with the fingers over the thumbs , us would
have been the case necessarily In true epi
lepsy for the thumb , having the shorter
muscle , must feel the contracting force first
Craig shut his hands with the fingers on
the Inside of the thumbs. The doctor gave
him a gcr.tlo kick In the side , and said :
"Tliat 11 no , uraig. i vo caugui yuu. ion
are a fraud. You've done your tricks well ,
and for a long time , but your tlmo Is up. It
you had been a true epileptic , or Just a llttlo
better read In medicine , you would have
closed the fingers over the thumbs. ' With
out a single protest , Craig straightened up
'Well I knew It waa-liound to
and cald , , - como
some time. ' "
"What became of the man ? "
"Oh , his talonta found a market. Ho was
so well known , had been BO written up for
the medical journals of both Europe and
America , that the doctors hired him to go
before medical students and demonstrate to
them how epilepsy could bo feigned , anil
also to explain how thceio pretenders were
taught In England nnd elsewhere. To coun
terfeit the frothing at the mouth , they used
a small plcco of soap. If there was any dan
ger of detection , they could swallow both
soap and froth. With a llttlo sharp knife a
stab could bo given to the tongue which
would simulate the biting of that member. "
Arlil I.nnilH In WiiHliliiKtiiii.
The state of Washington Is proceeding sys
tematically In the work of reclaiming Its
arid lands , the operations being under the
direction of an arid land commissioner. A
recent report by this officer nays that by the
process of irrigation over 1,000,000 acres In
the state may bo made fertile. The woik In
hand Is the reclamation of some 850,000
acres , whlca have been withdrawn from the
nnltlfn rtnmal.i nt n cent , mcatlv for nerson.ll
service , of about $7,000. Abundant water for
this largo tract can bo had from' the Natchez
river , reinforced by a serlea of roaervolm ,
the water to bo supplied by a canal 150 miles
In length.
HlH U'lNll.
The foot ball player was struggling over
his examination paper. Ho passed lila hand
over his brow and gazed at the celling , re
lates the Washington Star.
"I wish , " ho said mournfully , ns the pen
dropped from his hands.
"What do you wish ? " Inquired the pro
fessor who happened to be pausing.
"I wish , " was the answer In tones of
anil-blue melancholy , "that my memory
wcro as long as my balr. "
I ) n ex ii'I Hun SuiiilayH ,
The Burlington's 2:55 : p. m. train for Lincoln
"We're not no hljh priced after all-
shirt buttons lOca dozen we've Kot bet
ter ones iimbrelhiH at $1.00 and tip-
cloves for $1. < M ) the I'errlns cloven at
§ l.r > o we've ot a new line of pulf ties-
all Hllk ptrters UOe a pair of cnir but
tons l5e ! the Wilson ItrosAshlrtH ! ) "c a
punl handkerchief for Tic and higher
prices It'H so all over thu store we
make the prlccH that will stilt uvurybody
Just BCt your -price we've } ? ot the
ALBERT CAHN ,
Mull order
Illlcxl ahvaya. 1322 FAUN AM
| MT1 > 4 XT ( TMTllY XTT Pit t X'PPP
LUBAN SLNTOMT C1IAM.LS
r
Opinion Growing tliAt 'tho President's ' Posi
tion Is'Wbpcr.
RIDICULOUS RUMORS AROUND THE CAPITOL
SoimtorM llolnir AroiiNpil of
fur thr I'liriitiMr of
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WASHINGTON , Dec , , 25. ( Special. ) Tlio
Cuban qurstlon with Us , everlasting fuss and
fcathvia and hlih class Jingoism , has been
put aside until after the Christmas holiday * .
The day after Senator Vast announced to a
listening senate that he would address his
fellow milfragcans upon the all-absorbing
question , the galleries of that body wcro not
large enough to contain the crowd that
pushed and hauled for the purpose of gainIng -
Ing entrance to them. I'.vcn the diplomatic
gallery , which Is usually remarked for Its
utter emptiness and which yawns In front
of the press gallery like the cave that con
fronted Pilgrim on his way , was filled with
an expectant crowd of notables , amba.ssadoia.
chargc-do-affalrs and others of a Ilko Ilk ,
to hear the senior senator from Missouri
learnedly cnunclitc the American princi
ple. Hut So'iator Vestal Id not crate , nnd
Eomo of the people In the gallery were mean
enough to say that he had been threatened
by a Spanish hidalgo , nndthat vision ? of
bloo.ly inachctea danced before hla c > ea
should he go on record as the champion of
Cuba llbre. There were other * , however , who
took a much more sensible view of the sltua-
tlon and opined that the senator was not
quite clear as to all the conditions of his
position , and thought that by waiting n
little longer hla arguments would grow
better , like old wine , with age.
WOUK OF STOCK JOHUI2RS.
Still others , and they are by no means In
the vast minority , go so far as to say that
the whole thing has been a successful stock
jobbing scheme , and that having been on
the bear side of the market the senators
will rest content until the market recovers
Its normal condition , and then some other
form of resolution or pronunclnmcnto will
be made for the purpose of sending stocks
again downward.
All these theories upon the failure of Mr.
Vest to speak on Tuesday miiat be taken
with a grain of allowance. They show
howe\er , the drift of sentiment , and It h
a decided pleasure to know that n gratify
ing change Is taking place among legislators
who believe that after all Mr. Cleveland and
Mr. Olney may be right In resisting at
this time any action upon the part of the
American nation , looking to a declaration of
Cuban Independence.
ONE INTEKPSTING FEATUKK.
One feature of granting belligerent rights
to Cuba seems to have bron overlooked by
the diplomats and distinguished statesmen
who are pressing for Cuba'a independence
The moment Cuba Is recognized as a bellig
erent cxquatcrs will be given to the
American consuls In the Island , to the con-
.3ill . general at Havana , and to all agents of
the government of the United States , au-1
they will bo packed ort homo as rani lly as
stcamshlpa can carry > thcm. These consuls
nnd agents of the 'American ' nation are ac
credited to Spain nnd her possessions ; their
commissions being vised by General Wcy-
lor , as In the prcoelit case , ho being 'n mili
tary command In the field. After the de
parture of our accredited American repre
sentatives It will be the business of the
United States government to send to the
president of'the refpubllc In hU temporary
governmental house among the foothills an
ambassador , with such other dignitaries ca
this democratic country of ours needs for
representation among the nations of the
earth.
TO FIND CUrtAfS PUBSIDKNT.
To find the president of the Cuban repub
lic It h thought would bo quite a leverc
task , and If some fat , < ungainly man \\erc
appointed ambassador , suggestive of Sir.
John Falataff In make up and manner. It
would bo asking a good deal too much for
so highly an accredited Individual to be
stride a bony charger and chase his presi
dency over the mountains and foothllta of
the Gem of the Antilles. Conservative
tnougnt is mamng decided strides , anil it n
confidently believed that within the next
two months something absolutely definite
will be known and which will RVI ! the
American people a correct principle to fight
for. If that Is what they are bent upon
doing.
* t *
Chief Justice Fuller ami his family have
just moved Into tone of the most historic
old houses In Washington , n houfo that Is
ns closely connected with the stately old
time social life na any In the city. It Is the
old Carroll house , away out In the western
part of the district. The Carroll house has
a sort of supreme court Inheritance of tra
dition. If ono may so put It. It has been
connected with that august bojy during
most of Its history. It was built about 1S3 ! )
by the United States marshal of the district ,
tbo grandfather of A&soclato Justice White.
This marshal's name was HIngold , ami he
was one of the characters of that picturesque
period.
IHATI3 FATHER'S ACT.
Whllo the house was being built the
daughter eloped. The old gentleman did not
cut her off with a shilling , as some Iruto pa
rents do , In books as well as In real life ,
nor did he go out ami gnu for the husband ,
but ho chose to express his Indignation In a
much more effective manner by smearing
raspberry Jam a ! ) o\er the walls of the house.
How this relieved his feeling , either prac
tically or sentimentally. Is not In evidence ,
but so the story runs. The house was sold
In Its unfinished state , raspberry jam and
all , to Charles Carroll , ono of the famous
Can oils of Maryland , who trace their an
cestry back to Lord Baltimore. Ho gave
It to his son , William Thomas Carroll , at
that time clerk of the oupremo court. That
was ono of the fat places under the govern
ment , and everything distinguished that hap
pened In Washington had something to do
with that house , cither because the enter
tainment was given there or because the fam
ily figured brilliantly In the function. Mrs
Carroll was ono of the social oracles of the
city a typical southern granddanio. She
died about two years ago , and people who
knew her "befo1 do wall" say that she held
her llttlo court of old friends and children
of old friends who showed her the deference
to which eho had been accustomed. The
Kullcra have the house now , and ns ho has
still a good many marriageable daughters
it Is expected that the chief justice and hta
\Vi ! Ktlll luivc n good many nipt Unit
will bu Kul K from now on for a
llttlo money runs made from r
during Hit- dull Hcason In a variety of j
and qualities from Wiltons Ax- ! !
Monnuttes Velvets IJody j I
Itnisst'ls brliiK m tlio fl/.u of your room |
and sen how llttlu U taUi'.s to Kt't a nice
carpot.
OMAHA CARPET CO. ,
1515 DODGE.
Interesting family will douhllces add to the
history of this historic homp.
MOVING TIIK UllllAUY.
One of the Interesting features of legisla
tive llfo during the past week had been the
dlsrusMoM going on about the removal at
the library from Its cramped and nicnt dingy
quartets In the * capltol to Us maRnlllcrni
now homo oppwlto the eastern entrance of
the place where our laws are mado. Some
of the practical IcRlilatam have talked about
the books as If they were lutte rubbish to
be carted and hauled wllly-nllly to the new
library of congroM as so much coal , wood
or old ashes. Representative dimming * ,
however , of New York , voiced the sentiment
of a large number of literary folk when he
npnko during the course of the debate of the
noiils of the books , and brapokp for them
tender treatment. No definite plan has yet
been decided upon how to accomplish the
transfer , but It seems safe to asaort that It
will be weeks and possibly months before
they are put In place upon the new shelves
In what Charles Dudley Warner and Henry
II. While , well traveled men of wile expe
rience , regard the finest building In the
world , without a peer , ancient or modern. In
the removal of the German library to itfl
new quarters several years ago the emperor
ordered out a regiment a thousand strong ,
which transferred finO.OOO volumes In ono
day. This sort of thing would hardly da
111 this democratic country. It took seven
weeks to transfer the Iloston public library
of 170.000 volumes from Its old home 'o the
new building In Copley's nquare In IS05.
The parsimonious policy , howexer , as voiced
by come of the members of the library com
mittee In the discussion abo\o referred to
will probably result In havlius the trans
fer of the books from the old tn the new
quarters accomplished In about ten weeks ,
unless a much more progressive spirit Is
shown than now dominates the majority of
the members of the committee.
wiviiiit ADOPTS s.vv.\iii : TAcVics.
SliixitN PlK-llliMls on Stulit III Ills A < -
trmpts to Clcnr tin1 Cniintry.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 25. A tpeclal to the
Con.mcrclal-Trlbuno from Key West , Fla. ,
says : Passengers from Cuba say that all
iiiituiiu ia waiiuiK iu. niiuiia uum iiuiii..ai
Wcyler , and commenting on his actions so
far. He is reported to have stated that ho
Intended to make n deport of the Plnar del
Rio section , to starve General Rivera out.
According to rumors ho has begun strongly
on this. His guerrilla bands have orders
to shoot all paclficos at sight , to carry offer
or destroy all cattle or provisions of any
kind , and to lay waste the entire country ,
burning cane fields , houses , barns , etc. This
they aie beginning to do. Fifteen paclllcos
have already been killed , among them two
women. The Cubans are Infuriated at the
savagcness ami have begun to sliow a spirit
of retaliation by hanging all guerrillas
captured , with a short trial. Weylcr's ar
rival was opportune , It Is stated , as hta com
manders have been greatly worried over
the various euccesscs of the Cuban bands.
Several attacks have been made on the
troclia. In fact that Is now a dally occur
rence , the Cubans seemingly being desirous
of keeping their foes In a state of slcgo.
It Is stated that an entire paclllco family
of live persons was destroyed on Friday las-t
by General Meliiulso's bands , when they
tried to prevent the removal of their cattle.
Mclqulso. Irritated at their resistance , shot
three down In cold blood and then , binding
the two older sons to bis horses' tails ,
dragged them around until life was extinct.
They were then cut loose and thrown Into
the houi'D , to which the firebrand was ap
plied. Cubans swear to burn him alive If
they ever capture him. Fcvoral engage
ments are reported from the Santa Clara
province with the vanguard of Gomez's
army , the Spaniards being defeated In neirly
every cas > o , though the published records
claim a victory.
IIIV12U.V 01VI3S WKVMJII WAHXIXR.
ThrrutfiiN llrprlHnlH If tinI'mllleim
Aft * ItiithlfNNly Shot.
NEW YORK , Dec. 25. A special from Key
West says : Steamship passengers say that
General Rivera , who Is In command of Uir-
army of Maceo , hco sent a formal warning to
General Wcyler. General Rivera notified the
Spanish general that If he persists In his
threats to kill paclficos found In the country ,
the Cubans will make reprisals on all ripau-
lards whom they may capture.
General Weyler la affecting to dlsrcganl
the warning. Those near him , however , tay
that ho will not dare to carry out his Ideas
as ruthlessly as he desired. HU guerrillas
have full authority to capture or Kill the
naclflcos nnd forcu their famil'i-s ' into the
garrisoned towns. As the tioops h. such
places have llttlo extra food , and tbo resi
dents none to spare , this order lays a great
hardship on the poor country folk. Hun
dreds will soon bo starving.
General Rivera to moving out of bis In-
tronchmcnts. All Indications ; > ulnt to MI en
gagement soon. General Wi-ylcr has visited
various points on the troch.i and San Cristo
bal. He la always accompanied by a largo
force.
There Is skirmishing daily along the tro-
cha and on the outskirts n * ArtcniUn. A
battlq has been fought la Ca'ita ' Clira prov
ince between guerrilla bund ? . The Cubans
forced the Spanish to retire into Remedlos
with heavy loss.
Regla , across the bay from Havana , was
attacked again last night .Union under the
guns of the fortress. Sovural houses were
burned , and a running fight w.ts maintained
for six hours. The Spaniards lost two sol
diers killed , the Insurgents live or six. The
Cubans took tlulr dead aw.jy.
The flghtltiB around thi city gr-Mtly Manns
the residents. The troops' night watcn jii"
the suburbs iiava been double 1.
STOUV HP TU it ir. Kiur.MKS iixii : .
SiiiuilHli Ollli-lnlH Itcfnsi- .i CroilII thu
Allt'Kcilaval : Kluhl.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 23. A special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Key West eajs :
Much comment was made today In Havana
over the report cabled fiom New York
that the fllllbtiEtcrlng steamer Three
Friends had been fired on by Spanish
cruisers and that the steamer had disabled
a Spanish gunboat. This report Is positively
denied In olllclal circles , where It Is affirmed
that nothing of the kind occurred , but that
tbo story Is made from whole cloth. It
Is admitted that the steamer landed on
the south side of the Island , but it Is alleged
that there was no fighting. It Is further
more admitted that only a part ol the cargo
was secured by Gomez , Spanish coast guards
having captured a good portion. The Three
Friends Is hero , lying under the guns of the
Raleigh. Captain Lewis refuses to say
anything about his trip , save that ho had
been after derelicts. As to the story of a
light , ho rprofcsscs IfJnorancc. None of
the crew can bo Induced to rpeak of the
affair. The vessel docs not bear any marks
Do you ever Hliif , ' for baby's wilic or
do yon nln > ; at all perhaps you piny
whenever yon want n bewildering t > u-
leetlon to clioosi' from alUyon have to
do Is to come In and try to "Kothronxh"
our sheet imiMe stock In live minutes
we can convince yon that thero's no
other really complete sheet music house
In the west MO vast and vailed Is onr
assortment sheet music for n cent and
up.
A. HOSPE , JR. ,
1513 DO UO LAS.
of a conflict , and the report Is doubted here
Havana advice * are that Gomez's ndvanco
Rtianl has captured the town of Uis Pas-
scga , In Santa Clara province , taking the
en Uro garrlMii and all the stores. A
battalion of fresh troops was ont to Matan-
MS this morning from Havana to bo wnt
to the front. Great exertions arc being made
to Ke't a strong force to oppose General
Gomez , and three lines arc being formal
to get the Cuban * entangled between them
and crushed.
HAVANA , Dec. 2 . Major llarber reports
tb.it the battallnn of Duettos had a haid
light ne.ir Tellechca with tlio Insurgent
hands under Fellno , Alvarez , AliUnl and
Darrottl. Lieutenant Frelrlo was mortally
wounded and afterward died. The Insur-
Ri'itta left four dead upon the field and
carried away many others. They also
abandoned a large number of arms nnd
ammunition. The prisoners captured siy
tint there were thirty-seven Insurgents
killed. The Insurgents also captured thirty
tilled which had been left an the Held
and nearly 100 horses. The Insurgent dead
wcro carried to the town of Qulntara for
Montlilc.itlon. Among them wore Captain
IJuscbln. Roj.ia and Lieutenant Halle } * . In
quiries In nfllrl.ni quarters by the correspond-
i-'it of the Aworlated press elicited a denial
of the story rubllihed In the United States
that Hie Mllbustcrlng steamer Three Friends
ilred upon .1 Span Mi coast guard steamer and
a Spaul'h nuard boat.
CDXVICTN IVOri , ! ) KIGIIT KOH ITIIA.
\si ] < il tlic CIM i-rnor Tor n ClirtxtiiiaH
( ! lf ( , tintrt < DlNiii | | > oltit < Mt.
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Dec. 25. Ono hundred
convicts In the Frankfort penitentiary tiled
a" petition \\lth the governor for pardon.
They Muted In their petition that If pnrdone > d
they would all go to Culm and fight to free
the Island. The governor could not see It
that way nnd was Inclined to think they
might work for freedom Inside the w.ills and
their expected Christmas gilt has gone gllm-
morlnt ; .
IH3 WAS WIM.IXti TO 1'AV.
MctliinlNt MlnlNlrr llml Clrimi'il Tlii-m
A few years ago , before the Iron horse had
brought In n rush of settlers and had made
traveling a pleasure as compared with tbo
old stage coach days , a devout Methodist
ministers , relates the Drandon Sun , had
Invaded the foothills of the Rockies , and ,
with light heart and light pocket , was pene
trating as best ho could into the further
Interior , where he hoped to carry the glad
tidings to the mining camps. One day.
after Calgary had been left behind nnd
when the stage stopped to make Its change
of horses at a spot not particularly at
tractive , there being only n few miners'
huts and a boarding house or two , ho sig
nified his Intention to walk on a mile erse
so until the stage should overtake him.
Philosophizing on the great future In
store for this wonderful country , ho came
to the foiks of a trail and was doubtful
ns to which bo ought to take. He chose
one' , however , and. walking on for some time
nnd the stage not overtaking him , bo 10-
traced his steps , only to find , by the well-
defined marks tn the trail , that the stage
coach had gone by on the- other trail.
Thorn watt nothing for It but to ictiirn to
tlio settlement and wall another week for
the next stage.
It was Saturday , and the next dav was Sun
day , so ho decided lit Improve the opportunity
by giving a sermon to tbo mlneri' .
Ills discourse was eloquent , and , that there
should bo no question about tils denomina
tional loaning ! ) , a collection was taken up.
at the suggestion of ono of the audience.
The next day Rabo Gnrulson came up from
Montana. Rabo was ono of tbo most expert
gamblern In tbo western country , nnd made
periodical visits to the mining camps for the
purpose of entertaining the boys nnd. Inci
dentally , helping hlmsttlf. Ho was popular ,
nnd bla preecnco In the town meant n holi
day for the ontlro camp.
Noticing the rtrangor over In tto corner of
the room , Rabe asked the landlord who ho
was. Ho was confidentially Informed that
ho was a knowing one , that ho bad n now
game , and bad cleaned the boys out on
Sunday.
"Cleaned them out , oh ? Well , ho must
have a new game. "
"Yes ; cleaned thelii out. They have not a
bit' left. "
Shortly afterward Rabo made his way over
to tbo stranger and , after the usual remarks
as to the weather , said :
"They tell mo you have got a new game.
Now , I'm no hog , but am willing to p.i >
you well if jou let mo Into It. "
"Why I don't understand you , " said the
preacher.
"Oh , well , that's all right ; but If you
cleaned out the boys It must bo a good one ,
and I'll pay well for It. "
Again came the protest that his language
was not understood. At last it began to
dawn on Rabe that there was some misun
derstanding.
Returning to the landlord he said : "You've
put mo on the wrong lay. I bellc\c that
man's a preacher. "
"Why , certainly. Ho preached a corker
of a sermon yesterday , and at colleet'on '
time the boys showed their appreciation by
Citing him every cent they had. "
Rabo went back to the. minister's corner
and , making his apologies , said , diving Into
his pockets : "Here , you may not want tbio
yourself , but you may meet some ono that
does , " ho placed a fifty dollar roll In the
hands of the preacher. It was a game that
called even him.
The discussion had waxed warm , relates
the Chicago Post. Ho had given hH views
upon women and marriage anil t > ho had dis
puted every assertion ho had made In regard
to the ago at which a girl uhou'd marry.
"Well , " ho tald In desperation , at last.
"what do you consider the marriageable
age ? "
"Why , I don't bellovo there can bo any
Ironclad rule In fliich a matter , " she replied.
"It's different with different girls , and It
Isn't safe to ondea\or to bo too specific.
However , I may way In a general way that
the ago at which a girl should marry de
pends entirely upon the ago at which she
gets her first real good chance. " ,
>
fj ll n rill n Tlirlr 'IVlllixTM.
"Why , Mulcahy , " a friend asked In aston
ishment , "havo you and Mulhooly quar
reled ? "
"That wo have not , " said Mr. Mulcahy ,
with e-arncstncws.
"Thoro seemed to bo a coolness between
jou when you passed Just now. "
"Thai's the Insurance av our friendship. "
" ' . "
"I don't understand.
"Whoy , thin , lt' thla way : Mulhooly and
I arc thut de\oted to w.in another that we
can't bear ' .ho Idea of a quarrel , an' , as wo
are both mighty quh-k tlmpercd , wo'vo re
solved not to shpake to wan another at all ! "
"
PEN PIGTURRS , PLlSLASANTLiY AND POINTRDLAY PUT ?
Drox I ; . Shooman expi-ctH soniL'thlnt , '
pretty heavy for Christmas M he's driv
ing a nail Into the imintel-oiir IIIOM'H full
dre.HH patent leathern- are § .1.00 thin
year's tliat'H an unheard of price for
fine patent leathers they are made of
tin ; be.sl maleilal and nro very suitable
for Christians presents can bo worn
after Christmas with perfect propriety.
DREXEL SHOE CO. ,
111 ! ) 1'AKNAM.
IIAI \ \ rnxiTn * PTO nv/Mipr\
IIOLI ) COMRAHS SACRED
South Dakota Stnto Printing Must Bo
Equitably Distributed ,
SUPREME COURT PROSCRIBES FAVORITES
Oilier ( Im-illitn * of ImitoHiinen Alt
true ! ttie Coui-l'n Atlrnllon l.lii-
lillll ) of \ruly Oruiuilnctl
Citiinllri Clfiirl.v MtuU'tl.
riEUUK. S. n. , Dee. 23. ( Special.- ) "
Among the decisions handed tUnui Wcducai
day there arc several of general or opeelal
Interest ; among the ono Iu ublch the de
cision was written by Corson , In which th
title Is "Arthur L. Carter , assignee ot thfl
1'ree I'ress company , and \V. 0. Yates against
the State of South Dakota , " which I * brought
as an original action In the court. Carter ,
as assignee , sued for the value of ivrtalii
printing which the Free Tress and Yatea
claimed they wore entitled to under eoti-
tiacts with the state and which woik had
broil given to other parties by the state or-
llclals .v ho had the work to give. The C.IBO
was submit ted to a referee , and his nulling
oa to the ati'ount of damage sustained by the
action of the state otllclals hai been ullghtly
reduced by the court , and Judgment given to
Carter for $110 , with Interest troni Juno : ! 0 ,
1S03. on the claim of the Kri'o I'ress ; and
for $3Hi.4r ( > , with Interest from September iM ,
1SDI , nil the claim of Yates. This dccMon
will probably lead to other claims being
Hied for dan-age In easc where Mate ollk-lals
have refusid to give out work In accordance
with contracts , ami allowed favorites to do
the work.
AS TO Ml-'B INSUKANCK.
Iu another case In which the decision was
h.inded down by Fuller , In which the tltlu
Is "llcrtha It. Skinner against A. 11. Holt
and George Holt , copartners , " the iticstlou |
Involved affeeta the life Insurance lawn ot
the state. Suit had been biought by cied-
Itors to recover UTe Insurance money , which
was the only Ghsrt loft ny the eredllor , ami
a defense wnti set up linked on the law of
ISfl. , which Is In substance Wio exemption
from the payment ot existing debts tbo
av.ills of alt llfo Inauiniice policies "hereto-
fore or hereafter Issued" In all canes when )
the Insured "at the tlmo ot death re Ule or
resided in the otate and leave or left iur- ;
vlvlngldov or husband or any minor < hil-
dren. " The conclusion of the court U "that
said section , In so far ud the s.imo reiiuea
to antecedent contracts , is Inopeiatlve , because -
cause In conflict with the conotltutlon , and
tb.it the decision ot the trial court based
llieivon la not m-fltnlnablo. "
The law la held good MI far as It coiiccrnn
auv eaiio after ltn passage , but not where
Its effect Is lolroactlxo.
A nether case In which the o'llnlon wi.s
written by Ilauey Is tin original milt l.rought
against the state by Lyman county fur : ho
expense ot a murder trl.il. Mat Malson waa
murdered In Lyman county before Hit ? county
was organized , ami Henry Sehiorder ami
Frank II , I'helps were arrcMcd for the cili.io.
STATK IS L1AIIL13.
Ilcforo the time of their ti'al
Lyman county was oruanl/ed ,
and. the prisoners wcro turned
over to the odlceis of the county
for trial. Schroeder was found guilty and
given a llfo sentence , and I'helps was taken
to Hanson county for trial , where hu was
also given a life sentence , und un appeal
taken to the supreme court , but before the
court had reached a derision ou the
case do died In the Hanson county
Jail. L > man county miod Iho state for
the expenses of Iho trial on tbo
giound that the , orlmt wr.s committed In
an unorganized founty , and that tbo ex
pense should bo boi no by the stale. H
was contended by the attorney general
that , while the crime was committed In the
county a few days befnio It was organized ,
the -trial was held In the county Iu which
the crime was committed , and the evpcnso
Incurred In an organized county , and the
elate was not liable. The court holds that
the btato Is llablo In Iho following.
"Docs the fact that It ( the tilal ) was
removed to Lyman. upon Its organi
zation , change the result ? Wi > think not.
Tbo state hna undertaken to provide means !
for enforcing the criminal law In unorganized
counths. A murder was committed In ono a
of these counties ; It gave i-iso to a criminal
inus arisen nn ino e.\-
prcstcutlcn ; naung , . \ it
penscs of surh piosecutlon should bo paid by > * i
the state. When the conditions oxlsilng In
newly organised counties arc considered the
jiihtlco of this conclusion will bo leadtly
conceded. " . 4Cr >
lllllli I2Hllmn f of AthlHIo HMTolm-n.
PIERRE , S. I ) . . Dec. 23. ( Special. ) Lieu
tenant A. S. Frost , who 1ms been assigned
au military Instructor of the South Dakota
National Guards , In a statement ns to what
lie will carry out In that line , places ail.-
Ictlcs , after the methods employed In tbo
regular army , as ono of the first tilings
which will bo looked after. Ho will also In
struct commissioned and noncommUsloned
olllcrrs , principally by correspondence , irlv-
Ing them a two-year course tn the .itudlcn
pursued in the Infantry nnd cavalry school
nt Fort Lcavenworth. The llcuteirint , vbo
lias acted ns Inspector for tbo lust two en
campments of the National Guard , In
speaking of these encampments , says : "I
believe that for discipline and donnrlciit
hard work these two encainnmcnta were lha
best In the United States. "
Convicted of lliuiKliiKT HIM Wife.
CLARKE. S. I ) . . Dec. 25. Christian
Christiansen baa been convicted of wlfo
murder nnd sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. It was nuppcfled that his wlfo had
committed suicide , as she waa found hang
ing to a tree. He hung her to the tree from
hid wagon and then drove out from under ,
leaving her thero. Circumstantial cvldonca
was found which rendered thcsulcldo theory
untenable.
Koiiniloni - of tin * . .lrolrj - .
Ralph McK.Hcrnmlth wns locked up lust
evening on tbo chnrgo of assaulting an
otllcor. Ho Is the man whom Olllcer
Drummy wns attempting to lend to Iho
patrol box at Twenty-fourth and Charles
turrets Thursday night and -who threw
Drummy under a paHslns carriage , Me.i- *
fersmltli was originally wanted l.ocniHO :
it WIIH suspfcted that he wan lmpllciite.il
In the hlouling of u lot of Jewelry from
tbo showcases of A. Anderson , Eli ! ; Cum-
liifr street , severnl nlghtH ngo. Clmrlr.i
Ilrtiner Is In custody for the Hutno retiHon ,
None of the missing Jewelry waa found In
their possession.
The "Imperial Acorn" In a flisl
bane burner It IIIIH all the fjood fonttireH
of the "Itoyal Acorn" exei.-pt that It
IH made In MimlliT nl/.os and Is accord-
lu ly wtliI nit much lower In price -It
has a duplex jjnitu Wlh | Hlmklnt ; rln
automat It feeder non-lurnlHliable nickel
ti'lmmliiKH and the regular Acorn pat
ent Hyutcm of hot air circulation which
IH admitted to bi > thu licut on earth -
IK'i'haps you'd butter look nt thu "Im
perial Acotn. "
JNO. HUSSIE HWD. CO.
2107 CuinliiK Street ,