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lli.ilng ( imipjny. being Only sworn , imys that the
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Daily , MnrnlnK. livening ami Sunday I leo printed
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INSIST ON HAVING TIIK 1IEK.
Give thanlcs that wc > nre not nil foot
ball lunatic. " .
The most comforting romeinlirnnre of
ThnnksglvltiK Is thp assurance that
Glirlstmos Is only n month olT.
Well ! Well ! Well ! Iltist lukon tlio
organ of the Kiiinhli'ra' pins all this time
to walcp up to the fact that
Is prohlbltt'tl by tlio criminal code ?
The way for Iowa to retaliate on Xc-
bniska anil got even for that foot ball
score Is to attempt to onttlo its exhibit
at the Transmlsslsslpi ) ! Exposition.
President McKlnloy's proclamation
Bald HninothliiK about setting apart a day
for thanks , but it said nothing about
setting the same tiny apart f ji foot ball
grimes.
It any proof were needed of the col
lapse of bicycle prices a glance nt the
1ax list , where wheels ai\ > listed at ? . " ,
? 10 nml ? in , should satisfy the most
skeptical.
Tlio hairbreadth escape of the thre ?
late fiisitm convoiitlons from breaking up
headed for defeat Is only a preliminary
to the catastrophe Into which fusion is
bound to lead sooner or Inter.
Chairman Ityniun of the national demo
cratic iw'tloiml committee professes to be
satisfied with the showing made by the
gold democratic ticket in Nebraska. Mr.
Bynum must be easily sntlslled.
Cuba and the currency are to be the
principal features of the forthcoming
message of the president. Protection
nnd prosperity were the watchwords of
the last message and they were ptoinpllj
Bottled to the public satlsf.ictlon.
Another point Whore the administra
tion of Mayor Moores comes In/for ure-llt
Is that the wholesale dismissal of
criminal cases In the district court be
cause of defective police court transcripts
has come to an abrupt termination.
Tlio dragging of a bono/unl li-io th
Thorn ease shows that tlu > attorneys are
determined that Now York shall keep
tip with Chicago In the matter of murikr
trial sensations. Next comes the experts
nnd then the disagreement of the jury.
The Fnkery now admits that Its
"bandits of the worst kind" were really
nothing more than "suspects. " Why not
show true penitence nnd confess that
they arc merely ordinary vngs and that
the only suspect is the sheet that per
petrated the fake.
Tlio police will make their services
much more appreciated If they will turn
their attention to the thieves , burglars
nnd crooks who seem to be roaming the
city without let or hindrance and leave
the phonograph operators nnd chewing
Bum vendors alone.
Among the papers to be ivatl before the
Nebraska Academy of Sciences Is one on
"ObsMvatlons on the Abundance of Cer
tain Secondary Species In I'ralrle Korina-
tlons. " Is this to bo an explanation of
the abundance of the secondary species
of political agitator In the pnilrlo forma-
tlons ?
The poll tax law In Iowa Is In a pecu
liar condition In that the collection of the
tax Is optional with the cities and towns ;
but a strong effort Is to be made to have
the legislature rep.'al all law with refer
ence to the poll tax. Them Is no tax
more generally ovnded than the poll tax.
Its collection Is practically impossible.
Tho. gold democrats have been heard
from again , the campaign managers re
porting satisfaction over results attained
In the recent state elections. Credit Is
claimed for tins reduction of the five sil
ver majority in Nebraska and reversal
of tlio attitude of South Dakota. The re
publicans had something to do with thli ? .
but tlio gold democrats are welcome to
uelioro the glory bclougu to them.
? , ' /.OSS IXSTDAD OF ( JAW.
The populists , democrats and silver repub
licans bare made a gain of Sevan-tenths of
1 per cent ovrr the vote they e st for the
state ticket In 1800. The total combined vote
enst for republican nnd tx > pullst officials In
1S9C averted 200,582. The avcrago vote for
the populist candidates In 189C was 109,789.
The averogo for the republican candidate !
for state ofllcors was 96,793. In other words ,
tbo populist state candidates received C3.2
per cent of the votes cast for the two prin
cipal tickets In 1SD8 and the republican can
didates received 4G.S per cent.
In the election Just closed the combined
vote for Post and Sullivan as near as It can
ba calculated In 180,475 , of which Sullivan
received 100,521 and Post 85,954. Figuring
the porcontaKo It will bo found Judge Sullivan
received 53.9 per cent nnd Judge Post 40.1
per cent of the total vote cast for supreme
Judge by the two leading parties. The popu
lists have therefore Rained In the last election
loven-tcnths of 1 per cent of the combined
vote of the two leading pa'rtlcs , when com
pared with the vote cast In 1896.
Seven-tenths of 1 per cent of 180,475 ' 8
1,305 , the actual amount of the gain made by
the populists , as shown by the election re
turns. Nebraska Independent , Official Popu
list Organ ;
This Is one of the best Illustrations of
the fact that it Is not safe to philosophize
over election returns until you arc sure
your figures nro nt least approximately
correct. Instead of n gain iiv 1S17 ! for
the populists , democrats nnd silver re
publicans over the vote they cast In ISOO ,
the olllclal election table shows a ptwi-
tlve nnd relative loss. Assuming the
Independent's computation for 181KJ to be
mathematically accurate , Its estimates
for 1807 , although printed ton days after
the election , are altogether erroneous nnd
wliciv corrected completely reverse the
showing they hnvu been made to pro
duce.
In the election for ISO" , the returns of
wlilch have Just been ofllclally can
vassed , the total combined vote for re
publican and fusion candidates averaged
ISO.OIM. The average vote for the fusion
candidates was 00,815. The average for
the republican' candidates was 80,180.
In other words , the candidates on the
fusion ticket received 52.8 per cent of
the vote cast for the two principal tickets
In 1807 and the republican candidates
received -17.2 per cent. Compared with
the Independent's per cent for 1800 , the
republicans have a gain to their credit
of four-tenths of 1 per cent Instead of ,
as claimed , a loss af seven-tenths of 1
per cent.
cent.'S
'S MAAUFACTUlllXO LAW.
The disappointment over the practical
failure of the statute legalizing the man
ufacture of liquors In Iowa. Is manifest
hi the prevalent newspaper discussion
of all phases of the subject wltii avlc v
to ( lulling and applying the rem
edy that seems to bo needed.
The manufacturing law was enacted
a year and a half ago for the
purpose of giving the people of Iowa
the right to make the liquors they con
sume. As the sale of liquors had been
legalized under certain restrictions In lo
calities where the people prefer to have
a legal rather than Illegal tradio , the
change was advocated to nuk-i [ ho law
relating to manufactures conform to the
law relating to sales. It was also rep
resented that men desirous of engaging
in tlie manufacture of liquors had been
waiting for jyears for a chance to coin-
inenaj a business that would open up a
larger home market for Iowa rorn and
barley , and that new breweries . .ml dis
tilleries would be built ns > soon .is they
should be legalized.
As a matter of fact tlie only brewery
in Iowa of any consequence was in
op"r.Uion before the manufacttwing bill
became n lawl and not a brewery or dis
tillery has been built or reopened m tin-
state under the new law. It is , indeed ,
announced that a brewery is about to
bo built in one Iow'a city anil it is , prob
able that In due tlnv.1 tlie law will en
courage other establishment ; but thus
far the law has iccoinplljhid few of ihe
tilings promised by those \\Iio uigyd its
passage.
Tlio plea for delay before this new
law Is condemned ha. ; more force than
the contention tint because the l.iw was
not made a political .s.sue in the last
campaign the coming legislature should
not therefore enter into a discussion of
its merits. Tlio fact that the newly
elected legislators may approach this
subject entirely fret1 from partisan re
straint is one reason why they should
do so. It Is strictly a business question
from which politics should be rigidly ex
cluded. It Is admitted that the law Is
not entirely satisfactory , but there Is
less unanimity In tlio matter of sug
gested remedies. At present the right to
manufacture liquors must bo dependent
In n large measure upon the opinions
of this peopleof the locality In which
the business Is conducted , and there Is
no guaranty of stability In these
opinions. Uefore capital will bs ven
tured Into Iowa breweries or distilleries
It must liavo assurance that the policy
of encouraging the Industry is not a
mere temporary makeshift. If the leg
islature of Iowa which meets this win
ter approaches the subject from this
standpoint , discusses the weak and the
strong points of the present law and
makes aniondineiits only where export-
enco has shown , them to be needed , the
law may yet be made to produce the re
sults originally anticipated.
WtlltKIXaMKX VOlt I'HAGR.
The welcome extended by the Pennsyl
vania Peace society to Mr. Cremer , the
ox-member of the Hrltlsh Parliament
who Is In this country as the representa
tive of more than 2,000,000 Kngllsh
woiklngmen who favor an arbitration
treaty between Oreat Hrltaln and the
United States , voices a widespread feel
ing. It has been asserted by thos-a who
are opposed to arbitration that Mr.
Cremeir Is only here ostensibly as a pri
vate citizen nnd In reality that he Is an
agent of the Hrltlsh government , but the
fact that he has come to this country
twice before on- the same mission and
that as a member of Parliament ho
earnestly advocated arbitration , together
with his denial of any connection with
the government , completely disposes of
the statement of these who would dis
credit his mission.
Formerly a mechanic nnd a trades
unionist , Mr. Cremnr is hero as distinct
ively tlio representative of the organ
ized worklugineu of tha United Kingdom
and In this character his mission should
commend Itself to the friendly consider
ation of the organized labor of America.
The petition he brings cxprisslvo ot the
desire of more than 2,000,000 Ilrltlsh
worklnpmeii that tlie Kngllsh-speaklng
nations shall enter into an agreement
with a view to strengthening and per
petuating the amicable relations between
them Is an appeal to their brethren hereto
to make themselves heard In the cause
of International pence and good will.
The tellers of America are no less Inter
ested In this cause than the tellers of
Hnglatid. The maintenance of peace Is
as Important to the former ns to the lat
ter. They are equally concurncd In the
preservation of those conditions which
make for the progress and ) prosperity of
their respective countries and for Ihe
promotion of civilization. The voice of
American organized labor should there
fore be bca.rd in hearty response to the
appeal of Hritlsh organized labor and
there can be no doubt of the great Iiillu-
encn It would exert , "We believe that a
very large majority of American workIngmen -
Ingmen are favorable to International ar
bitration nnd they should make this
known in a way that would leave no
doubt ns to their position. If they did
this even tlio United States senate would
not fall to heed it.
The negotiation of a. new arbitration
treaty between Orc-.it Britain nnd the
United States Is in progress and will
probably bo ready for submission to the
senate early in the coming session. It
Is said that It will bo very different from
the Olney-Pnuncofote treaty , one strik
ing difference being that each government -
ment Is given the right to determine for
itself whether the dispute in Issue Is a
proper one for arbitration and In place
of a permanent tribunal a special board
of arbitrators Is to be selected to take up
each case. Of course any treaty , how
ever wisely and carefully framed , Ms
certain to meet with opposition. There
nro senators whose prejudices will not
permit them to favor anything accept
able to England , however wise and just
In principle. The administration earn
estly desires an arbitration treaty and
this warrants the hope that the pending
negotiations will not fall.
AMERICAN
The advance which the United States
Is making in the world's markets Is
highly gratifying to Americans , but it Is
.seriously troubling the commercial Inter
ests of the old world. Tills fact Is con
stantly being shown In expressions from
intlnentinl sources. A few days ago the
An tro-IIungarlan minister of foreign
affairs , in his annual address before the
Austrian and Hungarian delegations ,
urged that all Europe should take ad
vantage of the present era of peace to
join closely for the vigorous defense of
conditions common to European coun
tries against the competition of transAtlantic -
Atlantic nations. lie declared that "the
destructive competition which trans
oceanic countries are carrying on in
part at present and which is in part to
be expected In the immediate future ,
requires prompt and thorough counter
acting measures If the vital Interests of
the peoples of Europe are not ! o bo
gravely compromised. " European na
tions , he said , must close ranks in order
successfully to defend thair existence.
There Is no doubt that this view Is
widely entertained In continental Europe
and particularly in Austria and ter- !
inany , who e trade with this country has
recently suffered a material decline.
But perhaps the most significant utter
ance Is that of the president of the Lon
don Ito.ird of Trade , who In tin address
last Wednesday referred to the decline
of British exports as a warning against
American competition , lie said there
had boon a great deal of talk about.the
serious competition of Germany , but
commercial circles wore lee apt to over
look a more serious competition Jn the
United States. lie pointed to the fact
that American iron nnd steel manufac
turers had underbid English manufac
turers In their home market , while many
important continental orders had gone to
this country. . "The same Is to be said
of Egypt and .Tapan , where tins Amer
icans two doing work Englishmen should
have done , " and lie said that all this Is
due to American enterprise In < > mbiirk-
Ing capital and to the freedom Amer
ican manufacturers enjoy of employing
the best machinery anil working It In
the most economical manner.
There was no threat Implied In the re
marks of the president of the London
Board of Trade , as there was In the ad
dress of the Austro-IIungarian minister.
It was simply nn appeal to English man
ufacturers to bestir themselves , If they
would prevent slill further Inroads upon
their trade by the more enterprising
Americans. It 'Is indeed a matter for
the serious consideration of Englishmen
when ( iprmnu and American goods ,
manufactured under the protective pol
icy , undersell English goods In the home
market and of course when this can bo
done there Is nothing wonderful In the
fact of the United States successfully
computing in markets where hitherto
England has enjoyed practically a
monopoly.
. AVhat Is to prevent a continuance and
steady expansion of this American competition
'
petition ? We can conceive of no change
likely to be made in British Industrial
conditions that would give the English
inaiinfnetiirers an advantage over those
of the United States , for it is siifo to assume -
sumo that our manufacturers will keep
pnco with whatever improvements maybe
bo made abroad In industrial mot hods.
This country , therefore , may be expected
to not only hold what It has already se
cured In the competition with the British
manufacturers , but to make further
progress. As to the threats which come
f.unn . continental Europe , perhaps they
should not be too lightly considered , yet
we do not think there Is any great danger -
ger of a union of European countries , ns
urged by tlie Austro-IIungarian minis
ter , to wage a commercial war against
the United States. There nro ililllcultles
In tlio way of such a union that render
it impracticable if not impossible.
There Is no possible excuse for the
bungling Ignorance of the police In con
struing the order against automatic
gambling mac.hlnes to Include phonographs -
graphs , candy racks , weighing machines
and so forth. There Is no law whatever
to prevent a person from selling wares
by the aid of a mechanical contrivance
so long as no e\ent ; of chance enters
Into It , nnd no 4/110 ought to know this
bettor than tlnj ntllcera In charge of the
police. If the'tyijllec. want to show how
stupid they areVhify will arrest a few
people for operating phonographs , but
they will do sd' a { 'the risk of suits on
their bonds for false arrest. If Tlio
W. C. T , U. cherry phosphate
coolers were ' $ tlll dispensing tem
perance drinks I at the street
corners to thirdly - mortals depositing
pennies In the sltit wo presume our in
telligent police ' iHlccrs would Immedi
ately gather ini the good women In
charge of them 'tis dangerous malefac
tors against the law.
Judge Springer , former loader of the
democratic majority In congress , sees
nothing undemocratic in his order that
pprsons found In the Indian territory with
liquor In their possession shall be
deemed guilty of contempt of his court
unless they tell where they got the stuff.
It Is probable that had Springer re
mained In congress he would now bo in-
vclghlng with Bryan against the unwar
ranted assumption of authority by the
federal courts. A democrat on the bench
Is quite a different thing from a demo
crat off the bench.
South Dakota Is going to make an
extraordinary effort to be creditably rep
resented at the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion. South Dakota Is a young state , yet
rich In resources , and can with the proper
support from its people make an exhibit
that will opeiv the eyes of the world to
the riches that only await the application
of labor and capital to develop thorn.
Participation in the exposition will do
more to hasten South Dakota's Indus
trial progress than anything It has ever
undertaken for this purpose.
"As wo thank God for having bounti
fully favored us , " writes Bryan , apropos
of Thanksgiving. Certainly. With con-
lldciice re-established and prosperity re
stored by. the election of President Mc-
Klnley , with 100-ceiit dollars rolling into
his lap by the tens of thousands from
the sale of his book and ? 5i > 0 lecture
engagements and with all the free rail
way passes ho can ask for under shield
of his Omaha newspaper organ , how
could Bryan possibly be more bouurl-
fully favored ?
The city Is required by Us ch.'ittrr lo
pay laborers In its employ the best cur
rent wages paid' for tin same class of
work. This is no iuoro than fair to labor ,
but neither would It be fair to the tax
payers to pay men iliore in the city em
ploy than they would bo glad to work
for for an Individual or private corp3ra-
tion. The business of the municipal cor
poration should be run on tie ! same busi
ness principles > tliat govern the well-
managed liberal private corporation.
While there Is-a. pronounced tendency
in popocratic circles to criticise the pres
ent ndministrntipn fpr Its' attitude on the
Cuban question , it must not be forgotten
that American Interests lu Cuba are In
bettor condition .today than at any'time
since tlie" commencement of the Cuban
war , and the prospect of a rupture of
friendly 'relations between the United
States and Spain Is more remote than
It has been.
There may bo hope for the populists
yet. A little while ago they were Insist
ing that the currency ! be expanded until
it represented § 50 per capita. Now the
populist conference lias declared for a
currency that "shall not exceed J ? . " > 0 per
capita. " They may eventually reach the
point of allowing the supply and demand
of currency to regulate its volume as It
has always done In every sound money
system.
Iii I'nrln. -
Fpilngtlcld Republican.
Paris Is , In splto of Its splendor , one of the
most monotonous cities In tlio world , owlnp
to the uniform height of the buildings and
the similarity of their architecture , But
thlo fault la llltoly to pass away , now that
the prefect of the Solno has appointed a
committee which will have power to allow
certain buildings to bo higher than others.
It Is to be hoped , however , that this liberty
will not degenerate Into the license of the
twoffiy-fctory monstrosity which Is trans
forming the streets of Chicago and New
York Into oivca and mighty gorges.
J'rocloiiH Frrl Iit for tlio Kliiinllkc.
Now York Tribune.
The steamer Columbia has been fitted up
to carry a cargo of women to 'the ' Klondike ,
a largo number of milliners anil modletcs
being Included among tlic.tn. It Is evident
that there will bo mo lack of style or con
versation on the Yukon next mimmor unless
mishap befall the galleon which bears to
ward It such precious freightage. It should
bo piloted by Panope anil guarded by
Aphrodlto and all her atondant nymphs of
the wave. Hut It should not bo forgotten
that It.s posslblo to overstock 'tho Alaskan
woman market , and the golden expectations
of a good many of the fair argonauts may
result In disappointment.
fiiumo of Miitlonnl I'roKrcHx.
Mlnnenpolla Times.
In the course of an Instructive summary of
the rwults of thirty years of American trade
Mulhall , the noted statistician , declares :
"Tho world Is only beginning to have ovl-
denco of the enormous productive power of
the United States. " Within twenty years , os
ho shows , our production of grain has In
creased 77 per cent and that of meat 72 per
cent. Our farms mlsoifood for 100,000,000 of
aeoaio overv year. Tlio cotton crop In the
fiouth has risen 125 per cent In two decades.
So far are our resources from depleticn thut
Mr. Mulhall counta upon our exportation of
foods as well as cotton to Increase with the
growth of population. Moreover , this Increase
In exportation has gone on side by slilo with
a marvelous gain lnjntSrnal trade , which , Mr.
Mulhall remarks , "Is the best gauge of na-
tloml progress , because it reflects the power ,
energy and icsourpes of a people. "
"Mil
Utlca , ( N , 7. ) I'ress.
niackllatlns and boycotting are two ex
tremes resorted to respectively by capital
and labor. Joth Imvrf been wafted Into the
courts. A recent case/lias attracted a great
deal of attention. I lU. . Kotcbam ivaa a
freight conductor on the Northwestern rail
road , and went oat with otliera at the time
of the Pullman strike. Since then ho has
been unable to secure permanent employment
en any road. He alleged In his complaint
agaln&t his former employer that ho had been
"blacklisted" and that there was a con
spiracy among the companies to keep Mm out
of work. The Jury before which the action
was tried believed his story and gave him a
verdict of J21.CCO. If this judgment stands ,
there will bo other cases of similar nature ,
for there Is no likelihood that Ketcham was
the only one accorded1 this distinction. This
decision will 'ha ' well received by railroad
employes everywhere. It Is of universal Im
portance and settles a much disputed paint.
Appellate courts will doubtless be called' on
to pass opinion on the law points Involved.
A few aucb verdicts as this will put an end
to blacklisting.
juitstsr AT Tim K
TcllInK Work of tlie StntrCoiiimlnon |
Alrrnit ) * In KvliIcniM * .
New York Merchant * Ilevlpw.
There Is not much fenr that thn prosa of
the state of New Jemcy will fall In Us duty
to the Interests represented by the commis
sion to the Omaha Exposition of next mim
mor. The leading Journals of the tate have
already given an earnest of what one may
expect from them , thus simplifying the labors
of Colonel Robert Mitchell l-'loyd and his
comrades of the commission. Wo notice In
the Jersey Cl'.y Evening Journal , for example ,
a very encouraging editorial headed , "Tho
State Should Aid Them , " and wo do not
doubt that the etato will do Its duty at the
proper tlmo.
Iy the way , the old and noble trade of the
grocer la honored by having hi the commis
sion four representatives , viz. : } . C. Hazard ,
K. D. Qaddls , Hon. J. H. Ulackwcll and Col
onel Robert Mitchell Floyd If wo may Include -
cludo the latter gentleman , whose claims to
recognition by the grocers rest upon a close
connection with the flour trade In former
years. Dut. however divided commercially
the board may he , as n whole It Is a model
one , and not the least useful member Is Miss
Eva II. Williams , who represents the press
of the state and more particularly the Inter
ests of the Evening Journal ,
Now let the state go down Into Its pockets
for a little money In order to put up a build
ing at Omaha , and then when tlio exposi
tion opens the commlrolon will sco to It that
every Jorscyman who visits the fair shall
blush with prldo at the manner in which
his state Is represented ,
Itoninrlfiililc Hiooil | Hccoril of One of
tlic > Xetv SltMiinvrM.
New York Tribune.
The latest performance of thn steamship
Kaiser Wllhelm der drosso Is Indeed an Im-
prcsslvo one. The vessel made on the laat
day of the run no less than 507 knots , or
C52 miles. That moaut a speed of a little
more than twenty-seven miles an hour ,
maintained for twenty-four hours. That la
equal to the performances of ordinary rail
road trains. Some comparatively light river
steamers have rivaled and perhaps sur
passed It for shorter distances , with or with.
out "a nigger squat on the safely valve , "
and some tiny torpedo boats , In which nearly
everything Is given up to speed-making ma
chinery , have dotio the same In smooth
water. But this Is a ship far bigger than a
linc-of-battlo ship , carrying an. army of pas
sengers and a vast store of freight , hurling
her way through the tempestuous waters of
mldatlantlc at the headlong speed. As a
moHenger and carrier of uommeico in time
of peace such a > essel makes the seas nar
row Indeed , and the circuit of the whole
glebe a brief one , lessening the sigulflcanco
of tlmo nnd space , and. making close neigh
bors of the most distant lands. In tlmo ot
war , laden with high explosives and far-
casting arms , and tipped with a prow of
steel , she would malto tales of krakcns and
hlppogrlffs seem tame Indeed. A war be
tween nations provided with fleets of such
ships would be a horror the like of which
lias not been known In all the annals of
man's belligerence. Its barest possibilities
are such as should malco rcsistlossly against
the occurrence of what would bo a world
wide cataclysm.
111312'r felliAll I.MH'hTHY.
I'rolllx of Slitrnr Ile < > < H ( o tinKnriinr
C < > liliur < Ml with Wliriit.
In a recent issue of the Forum Mr. Ed
ward P. Atkins of lloston discussed thp beet
sugar Industry of Europe , the coat of pro
duction and the profits to farmer and re
finer , and the probability of making the
industry -success In the United States. Not
withstanding the success already achieved
In this country Mr. Atkins asserted that the
farmers of the United States Invite disaster
'by ' entering on the cultivation of sugar beets
extensively. Replying to this attack Mr.
Francis W. Glen writes to the New York
Sun , giving the result of the year 1S30 at
the Watsonvllle beet sugar manufactory of
California as follows :
"Tho average yield of beets was 11.OC
gross tons per acre , and the average product
of sugar from the same was 3,54. ) pounds.
The farmer was paid an average of $4 per
ton , or ? 5C per acre , for the beets. With tlie
present duty upon Imported raw sugar It
cannot be laid down in New York or San
Francisco , duty paid , at less than 3'/ cents
per pound. Therefore , to pay for the" sugar
product of the average acre of beets pro
duced near Watsonvllle , Cal. , In 1S9G will
require $121 , or 103 bushels of wheat at 75
cents per bushel , or the product of eight and
one-quarter acres of land at twenty bushels
per acre.
"Good land well prepared should yield an
overage of twelve and one-half tons of beets
per acre , or a sugar product of 3,000 pounds.
* B'ves ' tlu > 'armor an average return of
? jO per acre , nnd the refined sugar at 3V.
cents per pound gives the refiner ? 105 per
acre , or a margin of $55 per acre for his
services for converting , the beets Into refined
sugar. For the last seven years the average
yield of wheat in this country has not ex
ceeded thirteen bushels per aero , and the
farmers have not received more than CO cents
per bushel for it.
At twenty bushels per aero
and 75 cents per bushel the farmer only re
ceived $15 per acre for his wheat crop. At
$50 per acre for beets , one acre of them yields
as largo returns as three and a half acres of
first class wheat.
"Wo consume 2,000,000 tons of sugar an
nually. To produce it at 3,000 pounds an
acre will require 1.333.333 acres of land of
good quality well cultivated. To buy It In
Europe In the raw state and pay duty and
freight upon It to Now York will cost J140 -
000,000 or the product of 9,333,000 acres of
wheat at $15 per acre. All consumers must
pay freight upon Imported sugar from tide
water , whereas If produced In all parts of
our country the coat of distribution will be
very much less.
"Sugar Is one of the most valuable and Im
portant foo-Is consumed by highly civilized
people. Wo should not bo dependent upon
any other people for our supply. Our fruit
industry demands sugar for Its promotion ;
so does our condensed milk Industry. We
are producing nearly all of the Iron steel
glass , whlto lead , pottery , tin plate , rope
twine and machinery. Wo consume , and shall
nt no distant day produce , at least the sugar
wo are compelled to Import for homo con
sumption.
"Tho beet sugar Industry , like that of tin
plate , has como to stay. Next year the larg
est beet sugar manufactory In the world will
bo consuming 3,000 tons per day of California
beets. This means paying the farmer $120.000
per day for boeta. If the factory runs 120
days for thoseauon of 1898 It means $1 410.000
disbursed to the farmers In a single locality
for sugar beets. The sugar beet Industry has
passed the experimental stage. When a prac
tical sugar producer and refiner llko Mr.
Clans Spreckols Invests $2,000,000 In a beet
sugar refinery It Is proof positive tflat the
Induatry is 0110 of great value to the farmer
aud refiner. "
WHY U.VOI.IO SAM SIIIMCS.
OlouilH of doom .Si-itl ( < rc-il lijMM - Sun
of I'rciKiicrlly ,
Inillannn.llH Journal ,
Almost everybody has , some tlmo or other ,
experienced what seemed to be a long peilod
of stubborn bad luck , and has 'waited pa
tiently for the tldo to turn. Often the turn
ing point is hastened 'by EOIIIRvlso action
on the part of tbo victim , for "God helps
those who help themselves , " but no matter
what 'brings ' about the change It la always
welcomed. "Undo Sam" 1s on tlio point of
experiencing a change from a long period of
bad luck , and when the change comes he
will have the satisfaction of knowing that
he has been largely Instrumental In bringing
It about by his own Aviso action , His bail
luck has been In the accumulation of de
ficits. For a long tlmo national finances
have been on the wrong side. The era of
monthly deficits began In the flrat year of
the Cleveland administration. That Is BO
.long ago that It may bo well to recall the.
beginning of the disastrous period. During
the fiscal year from Juno 30 , 1893 , to Juno
30 , 1S94 , the revenues of the government
tvcro $296.960,330 , and Us expenditures $3GG , <
G93.353 ; deficit for the year , $63,033.023.
During the next fiscal year , June 30 , IS'JI ,
to June 30 , 1S95 , the receipts were $313,310-
166 , and the expenditures $350,135,215 ; deficit ,
$42,625,049. During the fiscal year June 30 ,
1S95 , to Juno 30 , 189& , the receipts wcro
$320,189.226 , and the expenditure , ] $352,231-
470 ; deficit , $26,042.244. During the yoir
from Juno 30 , 1890. to Juno 30 , 1897 , the re
ceipts were $347,184,729 , and the expenditures
$305.807,836 ; deficit. $18.623,107. Since July 1 ,
1897. the excess of expenditures over receipt *
has been moro than $45,000,000. Ull will adroit
that tbla U a very bad showing and a long
run of bid luck. The deficits began under
the Alison tariff , and they have continued
to the present time , partly becauao
thp Dlngley tariff Is not yet lu full
working order , but mainly on account ot
the very largo Importations made In anllcU
patlou of tti pmngo , under the low rales
of thp Wilson law. There Is no means of
knowing the full extent of thrse Importa
tions , but they wcro enormous. The steam
ship lines ol all nitluis were pressed Into
the service and the ocean waa altvo with
vcss < ls filled to their utmost capacity .with
the products of all countries , which foreign
cxportera and domestic Importers wcro alike
anxloiM to get Into the United States before
the new tarllt bill should pass. Kvery gov
ernment worehouse In every port of cnlrj
was filled to overflowing with these Im
ported goods. The result w s a glutting of
the muikct , the accumulation ot itocks
which It would take several months to consume -
sumo , a great "falling off of Imports and n
corresponding decrease of revenues.
Dut the turning point U at hand. The
tide which has IScon rurcilng one way so
long will soon bo running the other way.
The warehouse stocks are rapidly disappear
ing , the people have gone right along buying
and consuming until Hie Brest surplus ol
foreign products Imported under the Wilson
law nnd piled up In bonded warehouses Is
nearly exhausted. Appraiser Wakeman o.
the Now York custom Itotiao says that bj
next month most of the goods Imported before -
fore the passage of the Dlngley law will bo
out of the way. There Is still a considerable
stock of sugar on. . hand , but that , too , will
bo exhausted during January , and by Feb
ruary 1 all Importations will have to pa >
the ucw tariff rates. Then the Dlngley law
will Tjegln to gel lu Its perfect work ant
there will be no moro monthly deficits. Thai
hateful word , eo familiar since the first year
of the Cleveland administration , and made
a permanent feature of the monthly debt
statements by the Wilson law. will no
longer offend our ears or eyes. The turning
point will have been reached and Uncle
Sam's revenues , ithanks to a republican ad
ministration , will caco more exceed his ex
penditures. That Is why he smiles.
TOI.IJ OUT OK COUKT.
"All ! " said the blustering lawyer , whose
client had juat been acquitted. "Now that
It's all over would you mind tolling me how
you reached your verdict ? "
"Certainly , " replied the Juryman. "Wo
felt sure that If he had beca guilty ho
wouldn't have hired 5011 to defend him. "
The colored people seciu to have a perfect
mania for attending sessions of court , and It
matters not who Is on trial , whether he Is a
black mam or a whlto man , our court rooms
are packed to suffocation In the summer
tlmo with a lot of Idle , shiftless negroes.
They seem to be perfectly happy when they
are summoned aa witnesses , relates the
Nashvlllo American. They esteem It a great
honor to sit ! m the witness box and "testify
fo' do cote. " While this la true , they have
a perfect horror of being themselves a pris
oner , no matter how trivial the charge- may
be. They consider the "Jcdge , " as they
call him. a "settln1 up dar in do pulpit
lookln' so solemn an' aggrevated , " anything
else but merciful. They hear the opepches 01
all tlio lawyers from time to time , from the
common Jack-log jollce court shyster , who
will take anything ho COD get , from 25 cents
lo $10 , up to the most distinguished men Mt
the bar. They hear the lawyers lugging
for the mercy of the court , the leniency ol
the court , and pleading for It on the grouiu
of the Ignorance of their clients.
A short time ago one of these old darkeys ,
who had been a frequenter of our hustings
court for ycaru , was before that court as a
prisoner. His face was as serious as If ho
knew that the sentence of death was to bo
pronounced upon him. When the evidence
was given In the Judge questioned him as
follows :
"Old man , have- you a lawyer ? "
With a look of abject pity om his face
and a silent plea for mercy depicted In hla
countenance , and Just such as had often
moved his. , old master to forgiveness when
ho had been caught In some mischief , he
&ild :
"No , suh , I ain't got no lawyer , 'cause
I didn't have no money for to git a lawyer
wld. "
"Well , what liave you got to say for your
self ? " asked the Judge.
"I ain't got -nothitt' to say. suh , ccp'n to
jea throw myself on the Ig-nunco o1 de cotp. "
"What ! Do you mean to contradict your
self ? " began peppery little old Nuggem , the
lawyer for the plaintiff , when it came his
turn to have a "go" at the defendant him
self upon the witness stand , relates Har
per's Round Table. "After stating on dlrec
examination by my brother that the plumb
ers worked three whole days at your house
ilo you mean to turn round bero and say
they didn't ? "
"But I didn't sbito that they worked
three days at my house. "
"Yes , you did ! "
"No , I didn't. "
"What did you say , then ? "
"I said tbey were there three days. "
SO.MIS XEW IXVn.VTIO.VS.
In a newly designed hcoo nozzle two outlet
tubes are used , only to throw a full stream
of water and the other a spray , with a valve
to turn the water to either outlet.
Housekeepers will appreciate a new self-
sprlnkllng broom , which has a small cir
cular water reservoir , which slides over the
handle and Is connected with two finely
perforated tubes , which slowly discharge
water Into the broom.
To convert an ordinary bathtub Into a
vapor or medicated bsth a flexible cover Is
placed over the edges with an aperture for
the neck , and the medicinal Ingredients are
placed In a permeable bag suspended from
the under side of the cover.
Street lamps can be mi/unted on n new
telescopic post to make them easy to reach
for trimming and filling , a Bet-ocrew engag
ing the central shaft to hold It In position
with pulleys amd weights set In the post
to counterbalance the lamp.
The latest thing in street paving Is to
put a layer of expanded Iron a solid plcco
of flat Iron cut and expanded BO that It re
sembles a bed spring on the ground , and
spread a layer ot concrete over It , and then
pack asphalt over the concrete. The Idea Is
that the thin netting will keep the concrete
solid by holding It in its meshes , and so
prevent the pavement from sinking as It
otherwise might.
UK mini : WITH .SIIKHID.V.V.
HiTKrciuU Kriiiu'N Story of Hii > PIIIIIOIIN
III lie from U'liioln-xlrr In | ( | l.
Of the live United States cavalrymen
who finished the famous ride with Sheridan
from Winchester to Cedar creek In the Shon.
undoah valley in 1861 , two are living lu
Hiudlng , 1'a. liarton Iteam Is one and Sam
uel Lewis Is the other. Hcam was a ser
geant when the special crcort was formed.
He IH now a telephone lineman. Lowla In
employed at Hard's gpoko works. Both cro
lu excellent health.
Sergeant Heam says that 200 cavalrymen
of the Seventeenth I'cmisohanla regiment es
corted Sheridan from Martlnsbura to Win
chester on October IS , 1864 , The next day
twenty troopers were selected us a sptcl.il
escort to fide with Sheridan from Winchester
to the front , where I.ongutrect'H army had
put to rout the northern army In the Shcn-
andoah vulley.
"Wo were picked out to ride with Sheri
dan because wo had good horfccs , " wld Heam
to a Now York Sun correspondent. "The
trip was long. Wo hid to Jump fences ,
ditches and barricades , owing to the crowdo 1
condition of the public read , filled as It was
by the retreating army. By the time wo
got to the front , I don't think moro than
five of the escort had hold out. On thu
way wo mut United States soldiers In full
retreat kvho weru clad only lu their under
shirts and drawers. Mind you , It was a
sharp , cool , October day. Sheridan wora a
cap -that day , aud kept waving It and cheer
ing to the retreating soldiers to face about.
History has recorded It properly that It wis
Sheridan's great personality that ro-rallled
that broken army. I believe the private
soldiers In that memorable ride ull agree
with the version given to the world by the
olficers who wrote the historical accounts.
When. Sheridan arrived at Cedar Creek I
rode along the battle lines with him when
our army was ready to charge on the con >
federates about 4 o'clock. I uatf not In thu
thick of the tight , being too tired , We
were excused , and KAW the fight from high
ground , near where Sheridan and his staff
stood. After that Uittlo I was with General
Kllpatrlck's raid toward Itlchuumd and did
other service. " ' <
PRHSOXAI , AXU
The projected tobacco trust will not alarm
those who chow the quid ot reflation.
The birthday of Jeff Davis , Juno 3 , Is A le
gal holldny In Florida. Georgia Is slmllarlr
Inclined.
They have Just ccle-bratrd the centenary
of llaron Munchauson In Germany. Of course
It was a whopper.
Dog muzzling Is now an Issue In Ilrltlsh
politics. Many voters contend that the coun
try would b the gainer If politicians on the
other side were muzzled.
Dr. Nansen denies that ho tins mnilo ar
rangements for another Arctic trip. The ex-
plnrcr Is In more iiruntnble business Just
uow , gathering In American dollars.
'A ' mysterious nilnn ; of human anatomy
has been discovered by n Mtnv York reporter
who rtsaerts ihit "a choril * girl was stabbed
twlcu between the nwnuil and thir.1 iwn "
A crack shot policeman of KAII.VIH City re
sented the MmllUtlly of a dog wlilch trilled
with hltt coattdlls anil sent A bullet Into the
rUht loot of a brollu > r officer. The dog
( led. woAloi ; a lull In front.
Janu"i Gordon 'Hennctt executed a mysteri
ous JouuialNtlc Hop when on Sumlay ho on-
I'rimced the discontinuance ot the livening
Telour.im nnd on iMonday announced Its ic-
sur.ipilon.
A Chicago woman who converted a pantry
barrel Into a Bavlngn Uink immtus the 1ms
of $ G,000 dctiostlc-d thoio. The ihlo\es de
clined to burden themselves with fJ.OOO In
silver , which was left In HIP barrel.
The mortgage- Tammany hull appears
to bo In. no danger ot foreclosure. In vlow of
the fact that Tammany has disbursed $10,000
of Its campaign surplus for charitable pur-
loses. Confidence Is restored on Fourteenth
street.
A brother governor recently referred to
Governor Stephens as "the brightest gem
lu the shirt tooaom of Missouri. " This prob
ably accounts for Governor 1'lngree being
dazzled -uhllo penning that Tlianktfglvlng
proclamation.
A IMttsburg court Is "wrastllng" with the
question whether a woman has a right to
search her husband's pockets when ho Is
asleep. It the Judge la wisp he will tuke the
alllrmatlvo side Better halves would "go
through" a negative ruling.
The expected happened. The poonla assem
bled with more or less enthusiasm at the
nccubtomcd places of foot ball worship yes
terday and gave hearty thanks for the bless
ing of a scat safely removed from tbo strife
and turmoil on the gridiron.
Judge Darling of Kngland continues t < > give
offenseto the K'gal profession by persisting
In wpiring in court one of the tall , "stand
U' . turn down" collars , which , according to
the London Mall , "are commonly seen about
town In company with a center-parting , a
Eiicklng-knobbed stick , on eyeglass and a
vacant expression. "
One ot the fresh aldermen ot Mlnnoipa-lls.
tiring of moderate corccntaROs , tried to hold
up a contiactor for $10,000. It waa the In
discretion of a political lifetime. The o , n-
tractor squealed loud enough to brim ? tlio
alderman Into court , where ho coutMctod a
sentence ot six and n half ycara In tlie peni
tentiary. Truly the lot of an alderman it not
a happy one.
II.MS TO A SMI 1,1 : .
Detroit Free Pros * . "Well , my s = on. liow
ai e you Kettinp : along ; U colli-gvV" asked Hie
anxious father.
"Tney call mo a plienom , governor. I
.ut.ii-U'd lu as a substitute and now 1 in
fullback. "
Brooklyn Ufe : ToAne-It's re-ally won
derful bow nature always manages to strike
a balance In all her departments * .
Browne For Instance ?
T < .MII > Well , lu winter snow conies dowiv
wbllo In summer leu goes up.
Boson Transcript : Dun I should like t (
know bow many times I have got to cal.
IT tbls money beTore I pet It.
Debtor Well , some people are curloui
about siiPh things , but , frankly. It's n mat
ter that doesn't interest me In tbo nllciit-
cst.
Wnnhlncton Star : "How did you suc
ceed in simulating ! Insanity so perfectly ? "
asked thp friend of the eseaped criminal.
"I bought a catalogue of popular HOII
and repeated the lilies one after another
over and over. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "It is said that
Boss Croker'a son Is nn expert font ball
" ' " ha tackles low. "
player. "Of course ,
Detroit Journal : "Serpent , " she cried ,
"I'll scotch theo ! "
Tlio vlllnln trembled.
"Mercy ! " bo implored , ns she drew a
book of tllalect selections from her bosom
and turned the leaves rapidly.
Cincinnati Enquirer : Lniira Clmrllo sent
me the loveliest present of a mirror !
Flora Yes , I beard that he F.ild a i\omnn
never was too old to be pleased with a lookIng -
Ing
Somcrvllle Joutnal : A loose while wrap
per is a very useful garment. A woman
can uear It for a Mother Ilnblinrd In ' ! ' <
summer and Tor a night gown In. trie winter
time.
Puck : The Candidate Well , so lois , Mr ,
Cabey. I'm glad thnt these s orles about
HIP don't cut any Ice with you.
The Citizen Dlvll a bit. Sure the man
thot's runnln' ag'ln you is Ivory bit as bad.
'Washington ' Star : " 1'encork feathers and
shells are considered unlucky , are they
not ? " Inquired the lady who Is MTUIng-
book on superstitions.
"I dunne about1 peacock feattiors beln"
unlucky , " replied Mn . Corntosel , "but I
know shells Is , because last week Joslar losr
$11 In a game Diet was played with 'em. "
TIIK INEVITABLE RESULT.
Denver Post.
The merchant swore by all the gods be
neath thn starry skies
That , 'hough bo lived a thousand years ,
ho'd never advertise.
But rro a year , despite tfto boast ho con
fidently Haunted ,
Ho ran an ad. beneath the head of "Situa
tion Wanted/ '
A Tii.v. > K.seiviN < ;
Florence K. Pratt.
The old wife sat In the chimney place
Talking of days gone byTe
To the small granddaughter close at her
knee ,
Eager and bright of eye.
"And only think , " she flntiiicil , "dear ,
T.iat wad Tianksslvliif ? morn
All that the Pilgrims had to oat
Wa , each one , Jive graliiH of coin !
Out from his corner grandfather
Put In n ( juavcrlnB word :
You're wronir. Prlsellla Ann , you're wronff
"i'was six , I've always heard. "
'Pahiiw , father , you've forKC/tten It.
No , child , 'ImaH only live. "
I'r'acllla. ' Ann , I nay 'twas nix ,
AH sure as. | you'ro allvo ! "
"Twin't six ! " " 'Tvtni too ! " "Why ,
father ! " "Well ,
I ain't so old , I Kiio'fl.
But what I know 'IIJIIIH lx ! " " 0 , land , i
What silly foolishness ! "
" " father ! " "Six ! "
Prlscllla Ann ! "Yes.
The fcniall granddauKhtcr nt.ircd ,
fhon , orylnif , ran away. "Thi-ro , now ,
You'vu got the poor lamb Beared ! "
'I rmln'i ! " "Yon have ! " Here waw liogun
A veiy pri'lty mmrrul ,
iut that tliclr daughter rumn In liustu
To near und point a inorul.
'Why. falhrr ! mother ! qimrrnUIni ; ,
And on ThnnkuKlvliiK duy !
And all about a grain of corn ;
That's fooollHh , don't you Hay ? "
rhn old folks looked abashed. " 'Twns * lx ! "
" 'Twos live ! " "Why , no , 'twas four ! "
And then It really looked ns though
"J'u-ouM all begin once moro.
rill crnndma. Kiilpluir ileui ! her wrath ,
Said , " \V > II. they hadn't ininyi
Jut , mVe * alive ! If twt > y hadn't live ,
I'm thankful tlioylmd any"
Entitled to respect , is the
man or woman who can l < eep
thoroughly well. Tailures are
many ; coffee affects the heart
and digestion of some who do
not suspect it. Postum food
Coffee works a revolution for
such.