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INSIST ON HAVING THE IlKK.
"Our Lady of Snows" Is not having
a monopoly of the wintry weather this
year. _ _
Santa Clans doesn't come down the
chimney of the modern house , but hu
flnds a way of entrance.
Drop a nickel in the reorganized Union
Taclllc slot machine and you will get anew
now name for U. P. president.
Mrs. Lease declared in a speech that
ehe wants to he fair. So do many other
women and a majority of them succeed.
Sugar beet experiments are out of
'date. Beets can he grown and sugar
can bo made from them. "What Is
.wanted Is more factories.
With an excess of exports over Imports
amounting to ? 2S,000,000 ! ) In five months
It Is not surprising thnt duties on Imports
have not been as great as expected.
The London Jockey club has shut out
Jlrs. Langtry and thu National Trot
ting association has barred Boh
Kneebs. Honors are even , let the races
go on.
The "gospel of your majesty's hallowed
person" Is a new brand Emperor Wil
liam has just Introduced , and the Ger
man theologians have a new puzzle to
Bolve.
It does not look as if Broatch would be
mayor of Omaha before his term would
have expired on .Tanuary 1 , 1808 , If Rnn-
Bom and Ilowull had not lopped It off In
the middle of no time.
It Is whispered , but we don't believe
a word of It , that the Bolln bondsmen
will make the city a Christmas gift of
$71,000 If the city will throw off the
balunco of Its claim and call It square.
According to cable- advices the Itus-
Bltuus have occupied Port Arthur , but
that Is not the town at the terminus of
the Plttshurg & Gulf railroad , but an Im
portant naval station on the coast of
China.
President McKlnlcy has a delicate
duty to perform with the new pelagic
seal Hulling bill before him. Only a
courageous man will sign a bill abso
lutely prohibiting the Importation of
sealskins Into the United States.
Fast mall trains have been established
between nearly nil the principal cities of
the country. Wlitlo Omaha is favored
with fast mall servlco for the east and
south for the benollt of Chicago and St.
Louis , Itn outgoing mall service Is the
worst Imposition that any town of Its
el7.o has been subjected to.
Last year Iloko Smith gave half
hearted support to Bryan In his pri-si-
dcntliil campaign , hut that ho will not
even glvo half-hearted support to any
Bryanltu financial scheme again Is made
plain by his remarks the other day before
u southern business convention. He
came out emphatic In opposition to free
colnago of silver and for maintenance of
the gold standard.
The members of the Civil Service He-
form leagtio am still able to present ex-
culltmt arguments In favor of sustaining
the merit system hi the civil service.
The work of establishing this system
In the civil servlco of the United Stated
was a work of years and any reaction
ary movement will encounter obstacles
nil along the way. The met it system
lias como to stay. ,
It Is to bo hoped : that the Improved
finances of tlio Union Paclllc will euablo
that company to opcrato Its principal
machine shops on full time. The starva
tion diet 011 which the mechanics in tlio
shops have been compelled to subsist
for want of an opportunity to earn a
week'a wagoa may have been designed
to keep these pcoplo out of the poor
house , but It would liuve been much
moro humanu perhaps to scud them to
thu charity woodyurd.
( lUVKUSMKNT JMI
In reporting to the house the legisla
tive , executive' nnd Judicial appropria
tion hill , Mr. Hlnglmm stated that hi ?
believed that upon n thorough examina
tion ot the work of the clerical force
In the departments nt Washington there
could hu nnidu , without any Injustice , n
reduction In the expenditure for this
force or from 51,000,000 to $1,000,000.
The appropriation committee refused Its
assent to every suggestion from the de
partments for Increased compensation of
the subordinate force nnd cut down the
force to the extent hclloyud to hu prac-
tlcahle at this time.
It appears that there la a system of
"leaves of alienee" prevailing In the de
partments under which the government
loses the services of the entire clerical
force of about 10,000 one-twelfth ot the
year and n considerable proportion of It
for a longer period. There Is a vaca
tion absence of thirty days with pay , a
sick leave of a like period and when a
cnso Is specially meritorious It Is allowed
thirty days more. How this system
operates was thus stated : "Under the
present law clerks and other employes
In the executive departments work seven
hours a day , omitting all holidays , with
n power of limitation and extension
lodged In the heads of the departments.
In addition to this , they are given a
vacation of ono month each year with
pay ; still , In addition to this , they are
given , with pay in Its fullest extent ,
sixty moro days' leave of absence in
cases prescribed , as In case of their own
sickness or sickness of a member of
their family and other cases described as
meritorious , thus requiring , where the
limit is taken , the payment for a quar
ter of a year of service not performed. "
It was shown that an exceedingly large
percentage , In some cases running to GO
per cent of the entire subordinate force
of a department , was on sick leave dur
ing the year. As was said by a member
of the house , the government In this
way becomes an Insurer not only of the
health of the employe , but of members
of. his family , . In this way opening the
doors for all the ills , real and fanciful ,
that human llesh Is heir to to the em
ployes in the departments and to rela
tives without. It Is not surprising that
with such a system the business of the
departments falls behind.
Tlio committee proposes a modification
of the system , so that the government
will not lose so much of the services of
subordinate employes. If the changes
suggested by the committee are adopted ,
as they certainly should be , not only will
the departments bo enabled to keep up
with their work , but It will probably be
demonstrated that they can do this with
n , less clerical force than Is now em
ployed. There is no doubt that If the
business of the government were con
ducted as well-managed private busi
nesses are , in the matter of requiring of
employes x.cal and lldollty in the per
formance of duty , the force In the de
partments at Washington could be mate
rially reduced , saving a large sum an
nually to the public treasury. Nobody
will olject to a reasonable degree of lib
erality in the treatment of government
employes , but there must be a limit and
this seems to have been somewhat over
reached.
JAPAN AKD HAWAII.
Undoubtedly President McKlnley was
fully Informed as to the feeling of the
Japanese government In regard to the
proposed annexation of Hawaii hy the
United States , when he said In his an
nual message that Japan's apprehen
sions had "given place to conlldoncc. In
the uprightness of this government and
In the sincerity of its purpose to deal
with all possible ulterior questions in the
broadest spirit of friendliness. " This
has been confirmed by the Japanese
minister 'to this country since his return
: tml the latest advices give renewed
assurances that Japan will offer no
objections to annexation. But It
is also stated that the United States will
be asked to guarantee that the annexa
tion 01 Hawaii shall not Interfere with
the advantages possessed by Japan In
the Islands. This means , It Is to be pre
sumed , that the rights of Japan under
the treaty with the Hawaiian govern
ment the United Statesi will be expected
to recognize In the event of annexation
and if It Is the intention of the Japanese
government to Insist upon this It Is easy
to sec thut there Is In It possibility of
trouble. We do not know what treaty
rights Japan has in Hawaii , but it is
safe to say that some of them are not
of a nature ( which the United States
would ordinarily accord. Perhaps it will
IKS contended that annexation would
wipe out treaty obligations , but would
Japan assent to that view ? She
has abandoned her protest against an
nexation , but she might not yield BO
readily to a demand for the surrender
of rights ami advantages In Hawaii se
cured by treaty. There is no doubt
nbout the desire of the Japanese govern
ment to maintain friendly relations with
the United States , but it may not be
deposed to make all the sacrifices in
order to do this.
Senator Wolcott , chairman of the com-
mlHitlon that went to Europe to promote
International bimetallism , stated In the
senate Thursday that negotiations for a
bimetallic conference arc still pending.
The Colorado senator , however , evidently
did not regard the outlook for such a
conference as particularly promising , for
ho remarked that the commission had
no Intention of prolonging Its efforts be
yond the year without reasonable hope
of success Hhould exist.
The obvious meaning of this Is that at
present there Is llttlo warrant for auch
hope. Undoubtedly If there was favor
able promise for a conference Senator
Wolcott would have told the senate BO.
As a matter of fact the members of the
commission undoubtedly realize that the
negotiations are utterly futile. It has
been shown slnco the return of the com
mission to this country that the sentl
nieiit in lOnglaud against bimetallism
has if anything grown stronger , at least
hi ofllclal circles , and there is reason to
doubt whether the British government
would even consent to be represented in
n. conference * If ono should bo called.
This Is fairly to bo Inferred from recent
utterances of the chancellor of the ex
chequer , who was formerly disposed to
take a conservative stand in this matter ,
but who Is now unite as radical an any
body In Kngland In opposition to doing
anything for silver. In Germany the
demand for bimetallism Is no longer
heard nnd It was recently authoritatively
announced that the Imperial commission
Inquiring Into the commercial and Hnan-
clal conditions of the empire would not
complete Its Investigations for a year or
two , so that In the meanwhile the ques
tion o,1 bimetallism may be expected to be
held In abeyance. France Is the only
European country from which any en
couragement respecting this policy Is de
rived and that Is not of a very Inspir
ing nature. M. Mollnc Is the only pub
lic man who has manifested any notable
zeal In the cause of International bi
metallism and ho does not appear to
have exerted much Intluciicc upon the
country , which Is not surprising If , as
seems to be the case , ho has adopted the
theories of the American fillverltcs.
Senator Woleott promises a report
from his commission next month and
says that It will contain Inforuintlon-tlmt
may be of Interest and value to the sen
ate. Perhaps so , yet we know of noth
ing about which most people arc less
concerned.
A SALVTAllPUECKDKKT. .
The verdict rendered by the jury em
paneled to try the claim of the city
against the sureties of late City Treas
urer Henry Uolln will bo balled with
satisfaction , not only by the taxpaylng
citizens of Omaha but by the people of
the whole state. This verdict has dis
pelled the impression that an Individual
bond guaranteeing the faithful per
formance of duty and safe custody of
public funds Is a rope of sand. Men
who have always borne the reputation
of scrupulous honesty In all their dual-
Ings and who would scorn the Imputa
tion that they would repudiate any obli
gation have not scrupled to repudiate
their signature when It Is attached to
the bond of an embezzling public olllcer.
Men whose word is as good as a bond
when it comes to commercial or financial
dealing seem to have no compunction In
conjuring up any plea to beat n claim
for reimbursement of stolen public funds.
The people of Nebraska have almost de
spaired of their ability to ever recover
on a defaulter's bond , even where the
names on it were gilt-edged.
The precedent established ny uio uonu
jury voices the popular remonstrance
against the systematic evasion of re
sponsibility on the part of the sureties
on tlio bonds of embezzlers by trumping
up technical Haws and juggling figures.
However much men may sympathize
with the victims of misplaced conlldcncc
there is an clement of justice and equity
in the outcome of the Bolln bond trial
that even they will concede to be salu
tary for the future protection of the pub
lic against a recurrence of depredations
upon the taxpayers by their own trusted
agents. Once let it be understood that
signing an ofllcla.1 bond Involves as much
responsibility as does the endorsement
of a note and men who are financially
responsible will not venture heedlessly
to assume the risk of guaranteeing the
olliclal conduct and Integrity of olllcers
that handle hundreds of thousands of
dollars of public moneys. The city of
Omaha Is especially to be congratulated
upon the verdict which , although a con
cession In part , could not have been
secured had It not been for the masterly
way In which the case was handled by
the city attorney.
A PRVJKUT THAT CAN WAIT.
The eminent men and worthy women
who are urging the establishment of a
national university In Washington city
are unquestionably actuated by the high
est motives. They earnestly believe that
such a seat of learning Is necessary and
that It would oo of very great ncucnc to
the cause of higher education in the
United States. There Is no question as
to the value of the judgment and opin
ions of the promoters of. this enterprise.
There are among them distinguished
scholars and men eminent In the profes
sions. But on the other hand there are
men of equally high standing who arc
opposed to the project and whose opin
ions are equally entitled to consideration.
Grant the desirability of such an In
stitution , Is the time propitious for estab
lishing it ? It is proposed to ask con
gress for a large appropriation for the
university nt a time when the receipts
of the government are not equal to the
expenditures and when there is an
urgent demand for reducing public ex
penses. Manifestly such a call upon con
gress will be futile and therefore the
wise course would be not to make It now ,
but wait until the revenues of the gov
ernment are sufliclcnt to at least meci
the ordinary expenditures. Any pres
sure for an appropriation under existing
conditions would bo very likely to create
public sentiment against the project , for
there Is 110 general popular feeling that
a national university of the character
proposed Is needed. On the contrary the
common Impression Is that the country
Is abundantly supplied with educational
Institutions that meet every requirement.
At all events the projected university
can wait and In the meanwhile the
youth of America will find In the exist
ing universities ample facilities for the
attainment of a most llbural education.
The bill Introduced by a New York
member Into congress for the regulation
of divorces In the District of Columbia
and the territories , based upon the New
York statutes on the subject , Is unduly
stringent la its provisions , and If adopted
would place the Ujiltmi States far In
advance of the majority of the states In
the matter of divorce reform. That
there IK need of some geneiMi law for the
territories Is plain , but so long as certain
states are permitted to encourage the
formation of divorce colonies by loose
laws and lenient courts the United
States should not become radical on the
divorce question ,
The discussion on annexation has
served to recall the fact that at one time
the United States came near losing
Alaska after thu territory had been pur
chased. The Husslau residents of Sltka
sent a petition to the Husslan govern
ment asking that the czar assume jurisdiction -
diction over Alaska , setting forth that
the United States had neglected to pro
vldo any government for the territory
and apparently had abandoned It to the
nutlvo tribes. When the olllclnls a
Washington found that the Russian pee
pie were trying to t Knni'i lo take the
country back tUct fh.auged thMr policy
and saved Alaska to the union. At thnt
time those who d ridiculed Secretary
Sewnrd for his | urchase of Alaska were
still making fai at the administration.
They have all l ntiHlnco departed.
The minister in an Oakland. Cal. ,
church wrote to tbu race track manager
asking him to designate a day to be
known as "Christian day" at the race
coursi1 , when therriVhquld bo no gelling of
pools or other offensive thlngsatthc track ,
lie said that he1 had seen so many
Christians riding on the cars leading to
the race course that ) he was "sure such a
day wcu'd be an ocblirmy In conscience to
them. " The race track manager refused
the request , but the cars loading to the
race course continue to bo crowded with
people who see the races and care noth
ing about the bookmakers and their as
sociates.
Efforts are being made to show that
the recent slx-dny bicycle race In New
York was an entirely proper affair , but
the fact remains thnt some of the
riders fell from their wliels repeatedly
from exhaustion , others were maniacs
for hours , and several are permanently
disabled by the severe strain of the
long-sustained race. Because they are
men nnd entered the race of their own
free will does not change the fact that
the exhibition was one of cruelty as well
as of speed. ,
Instead of carving up Turkey nnd
holding a wnko over the sick man o !
Kurope , the great powers appear to have
had their ostrich stomachs fortified for
digesting pieces of China. England and
Franco had "chawed" off big chunks ot
China years ago , so Germany and Hus
sia now propose to gratify their appetite
for rat-tall soup and pig-tall hash.
The fact that the now associate justice
of the supreme court of Wyoming used
to be n bookkeeper in an Omaha mer
cantllc establishment Is not to his ills
credit , for at least some of the qualities
of Industry , honesty and faithfulness
that are always found In the just Judge
are necessary to success at the accouu
desk and every business position.
One Sufc 'JMcilRc.
"Washington 1'ost.
It Is qulto safe for ovrry member of con
gress to assure his constituents that ho wll
secure for them the location , of an nrmo
Plato plant , provided the government coe
Into ths business.
Optlonl Dcfcctx of KorclKu Critic * .
Baltimore American.
Foreigners criticise tJio United States be
cause olllcers are usually changed once In
four years. For rapid changes , which g
under the name of'cablnet crises , most of th
governments In Europe tan give points t
lightning cbingo variety actors.
on CnnfiMlurtite-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Dflar ! dear ! ins A hard thing to get hit
tory writ as isho desires. A committee o
reformers from the Grand damp of Confed
crnto Veterans of Virginia undertook the Jo
ot getting up a , bqolc that 'would bo nt fo
southern sohools. and now comes the stui
'
nlng rovelatlon'that some of tlio reformer
nro In the payiof a book trust and that th
chairman received , two che-cljs from the octo
pus.
. . Iron. In Jnnnu.
Now Yoik M 11 and Express.
The shipment of 5,000 tons of Alabama
Iron' to Japan within a single week Is a
striking evidence of the rapid growth In
the foreign demand for thU product of Amer
ican Industry. This particular transaction Is
of special 'Importance ' because the Iron was
cold at the furnaces In Alabama for ? 1 per
on less than wns nskod tor Iron ot ( ho tame [
unlttyi ot th furnaces In England , and 04
! io freight rates to Japan nro about the
ainu from England nnd American ports , the
Ifferencc per ton represents practically the
xnct Having In cost to the purchasers ot
ho American metal. The southern raanu-
actur.rs nro kcouly alive to the gro.it mar-
cct now opening for their products In the
ar cast , nnd through the ofllceg , agencies
nd banking connections which they are cs-
iblUlilnR In China. Japan nnd India they
e'-in likely to ticqulro early control nt the
ron and steel trade ot the Orient.
Clroulntlim.
Philadelphia IlecorJ.
The money in circulation In the United
States has Increased from $1,046,023.218 on
July 1 , 1S97 , to $1,721,084,538 on December 1 ,
897 a little more Uian $70,000,000 , or a < lol-
ar apiece for everybody In the country. Thu
nilk of this Incrcuso has resulted from the
act that the government has becw paying
iioney out at the door of the treasury faster
ban < t IMS been taking It In ; but there hare
also been sensible additions to the currency
ot the country from gold Importations.
I'oNtnt SuvliwK Dank * .
Chicago Chronicle ,
As there Is no probability tint congress
can agree upon Cuba , Hawaii or the currency
question , it may be hoped that action will
jo taken upon the bill for postal savings
bonks. That measure has received the op
proval of all the organizations of worhlng-
nen which have discussed It , and the Amor ,
can Federation ot Labor has now endorsed
It. Some of the details may IMVO to bo
changed , but the bill , us a whole , la Fsatls-
actory. At least there Is tie opposition tnaul-
cst except upon the part of some small
jankers , who conceive that their Interests
would bo unfavorably affected. Congress
can do no better than take care ot the ap
propriations , pass the postal bank bill ant !
; o home.
A Miitlieinntlonl Problem.
New York Times.
Experienced inathcir.atlcl.ins , such ns tliosa
who make out the mortality tables of Insur
ance companies , for Instance , ought at once
to investigate the strange problem hidden In
; ho news that there arc only fourteen surviv
ing veterans of 1812 , but 3,287 widows draw
ing pensions based on services rendered In
that war. It Is natural that there should be
more , perhaps , that there should bo many
moro , widows than veterans , for some noople
who light for tholr country do got killed
while as few die of grief as ot love , but It
the present Installed the ratio does seem
somewhat excessive. Men who participated
In the struggle ot 1812 could hardly have
been much under 20 years ot nge In tha
year , and most of the marrying by survivors
would naturally bo done within the ncx
thirty years. That brings us up to 1812
which Is a good while ago.
THE IIU.M OF U US I.MS S3.
Evidence of A ilvii tiring : Prosperity 1
Kullriiai ] KnriiliiKN.
Cleveland Leader ,
When stocks go up calamity howlers Bay
that It means cotlhlng but the trickery o
gamblcrs. Sometimes that Is partly true
but If a rise in the stock market is nc
companled by steady and very largo gains la
the earnings of railroads there Is undeniably
something moro than manipulation behind
'tho ' movement of prices. Then 'tCio prophet
of evil can coly pretend that the increase ;
receipts of the common carriers are the re
suit ot higher charges for transportla
freight. If that claim la manifestly untrue
their best refuge is silence.
At present itho conditions are very adverse
verso to the politicians who imagine tha
general calamity would servo their tuia. Th
stock market Is strong , and the upwan
tendency of prices la evidently justifled , un
less the market has already anticipated and
discounted existing conditions of traffic , by
the heavy gains In earnings which have bee
reported , almost without a break , for man
months. The gains ln < Income are plalnl
duo to a. greater quantity of freight carried
and the larger passenger business. There
Is no evidence of an appreciable advtoco la
rates , nor Is It necessary to assume anything
of the kind In order to account fully for
the big incroasa In railroad earnings.
The plain fact la that no more solid ovl-
dcnco could bo desired that Uio .business . of
the country Is expanding and Us prospects
growing brighter. The railroads are simply
getting their natural share of the trade and
Industrial Improvement , and the state of
the block market 4s ono sign of the great
change for the better.
SKCUI.An SHOTS AT THIS VU1.PIT.
Indianapolis Journal : If some ot these who
a umo to know who are and who < ire not
Christians have control of the admlirion to
ituven , most of the "many mansions" will
) o tctmntless.
Cleveland Leader : A Kansas City preacher
hlnks the offending party In ft divorce case
should bo banished from society nnd rhunncd
as a leper. This plan might work all right
f the oftcnJIng party didn't frequently tiavo
ot * of money.
Kansas City Star : The grand jury ot Essex
county. Now Jersey , -In which the city of
\cwark te situated , hao presented the
churches , Along with theaters , public halls
and other places of amusement , from over
crowding. That churches are overcrowded In
tfow Jersey will come under the head ot
fresh news and sensational Ititcllkciu-e , "Im
portant If true , " and will give Now Jersey
on additional claim to dUtlncttcu. The clergy
men should regard the action of the grand
nry as highly complimentary.
Chicago News : Hcv. Thomas Dlx , jr. , of
Now York City now has a trim plcasuio
racht. Dixie , duly christened nnd prepared
! or Neptune's embraces by having n bottle
of champagne broken over the stern of the
joat. Now York Is a very wicked city , ac
cording to Dr. Dlxon , where various PDODO !
ill Ink moro "Kentucky wlno" nnd kindred
beverages limn Is good for them , and In
battling \\lth these evils It Is not surpris
ing the reverend doctor Is obliged to have
a costly yacht and to Invoke the old of
champagne.
Knoxvlllo ( Ky. ) Tribune : Hev. T. H.
Lcavltt , a North Carolina evangelist , who
Is conducting n revival In Richmond , saw
two young women smiling during service.
Walking down the aisle to whore they were
ho knelt and prayed that they uould die
Immediately nnd go to hell. Ilov. S. C.
Hatcher , who was present and who attended
the revivals , straightway left the church.
When ho was asked why ho left the church
ho was said to have replied : "I think It
my duty to try to pray people out of hell ,
and not pray them In. "
Now York Journal : This Is an ago
of progress c.nd the church cannot af
ford to stagnate. The clergyman of
today takes advantage ot modern Im
provements. He pays pastoral colts on n
bicycle ; he lights his church by electricity
and ho Is experimenting with < hc plan
of giving his sermons a wider circulation
by transmitting them to his parishioners by
telephone. The ncwnncincr Is by far the
most effective aid ho can employ. It Is
the ultimate manifestation of modern prog
ress and energy. The church cannot do
without It.
XATIO.VAt , UMVKUSITY.
Kansas City Star : It would seem that the
scheme to establish n federal university at
Washington might Tie quite properly post
poned until the receipts ot the government
at least equal Its expenditures. In the pres
ent condition of the United States treasury
the education of the youth of the country can
be safely Intrusted to the Institutions of
learning that ale now available.
Indianapolis Journal : When Gcorgo Wash
ington wished for a free university In Wash
ington City conditions were very much dif
ferent than they ore now. Then there was
act a real university In the country ; now
there are a score , and several very good ones
which are nearly free. Just now there are
many things which the country needs moro
than a free university In Washington.
Minneapolis Journal : The old project of
a national university Is revived and congress
will take a turn at that subject this winter.
The argument that the government should
establish a university because Washington
approved the project and left some securi
ties to be sold to found it is not a strong
one. When Washington left that .bequest
the country was poorly supplied with educa
tional facilities. Today there Is no neces
sity for another big university at Washing
ton. There are over 400 universities and
colleges In the United States now and the
government would tlo well to keep out of the
college business.
Now York Sun : Putting aside all questions
of constitutionality , the scheme Is wildly
chimerical. In the first place , there Is uo
necessity 'for ' It. Nearly a score of Institu
tions are doing the work Intended to be per
formed iy it. In a manner sufficient , to ac
complish nearly all the objects In view.
Again , It would be Impossible to eliminate
politics from the management of such an
establishment. The selection of profewors
would Inevltaoly bo made on party lines , par
ticularly In the domain of economic sciences
and history. At this period of our
development ns a nation the people An *
tlroljr competent to the care ot ti lr own
educational interests without any tutelar *
on the part ot the government. Our federal
government has quite enough business ot ill
own to Attend to without entering a field
with which It has no proper concern.
II I. A ST3 KUU.1t HAM'S H OIVN.
The swccteit flower ot 1ho goonel Is char *
Ity. I
A poor picture IB not helped by belcg put
In a good light.
In religious controversy ferocity Is cot ( hi
only s-lgn ot lldollty.
Kor n certain class ot minds , lufldollty li
tlio hall'iunrk ot genius. %
Ho ho casts stones at others makes of
himself a target for their return.
The confession ot past folly may bo only
the profession of present wisdom ,
Ho who always complains of the clouds ,
receives llttlo of Hfo'a sunshine , and de
serves less.
Wlicti the X rays are so perfected as to
rovtfll n man's thought , there will bo a rad
Icrtl change in
m.K on.IFF.
Cleveland Leader : .Mrs. Ashtr-I think
I'll glvo John a real surprise tlila Chrlst-
nins.
Mrs , Cinder What ?
Mrs. A slier A * box or real good , cigars.
1'uck : Mammn No , Willy ; there Is no
siieh person as Santa Clnus.
Mttle WHIy-Is George Washington a
myth , too , mamma ?
Chicago News : Christmas nlwnys teaches
us thnt our friends love us more than two
iloscrvo ,
Chicago Test : "You look worried , " said
the bachelor mnld ,
"I have reason to be , " replied the llancce.
"I can see thnt Harold Is trying to get
some excuse to break our eiwiscmciit until
after Christmas , and It tnkcs nil my tact to
prevent It. "
Nei.r York Journal. Hennyprck I.nst
Chrlstmni w.is the Impplt'st day of my llfo.
Asklii3 How wna that , llciiuypock A Imr-
Klnr broke Into the house on the previous
nlKht nnd stele the handsomely lltho-
sraphca box of Iloyal CabbaK.x Lenta cigars
that my ( wife hnd bought for a present for
me.
Indianapolis Journal : "Association ot
Ideas , " ? nld the Cornfed Philosopher , "la
much. After a.wlfe'R caresses have once
become llxed In a min'a mind In association
with a parting from some of hi * hard-
earned wealth , they give him tint tired
foellnp oven when ho km3 there Is no re
quest to follow them. "
JUST SO.
Washington Star.
Slnjj hey to the time * of Ktls
When frost sets the blooJ all n-tlngle ,
When the nt rs , crisply bright.
Seem to dunce through the nluSit ,
And sleigh bells BO merrily Jingle.
When the snow 'neath your footsteps Is
crcaltlni ? .
And tbn north "wind for mischief comes
seeking ,
tAnU In frolic will lift
A great feathery drift
O'er the merry crow , laughing and shriek-
Ing1 ,
Oh , truth H a comfortless dlot ;
"Two.ro best to let Jancy run riot ;
Hut tlio fact you oan't hldo
If you want a slelsh ride ,
You must mortgage , your homo to get It.
IF I WISH 18 SANTA CI.YU9.
New York Hernia.
If I were only Santa Glaus ,
And Santa Glaus was me ,
I'd show to him just what a good
Old Santa Glaus I'd be.
I'd always bring the kind of toys
And story books for Ihlm ;
I'd nnd his stockingev'ry year ,
And fill It to the brim.
This year I'd bring1 a book or so
On 'how ' we conquered Spain ,
Or liow a boy pursued his lee
Across the Klondike plain.
And boxing gloves and , say , I , guess
A pistol would be great
To Klondike with. And then oh , yes ,
A wheel for ninety-eight.
I'd bring a leather suit nnd hat
mie : kind that cowboys wear.
OC bowle knives nnd things llljo that
He'd liave a lot to spare.
I'd nil his stocking then with all
The candy It would hold.
And where the pickagcs were small
I'd nil in ) round with gold.
And when they saw how Rood I wna ,
How lhappy folks would bo
If I were only Santa Glaus
And Santa Glaus was me.
J us , in uiu iniii. [ jidut : we ttccp 111 LUUIV an um icisuiuiictuic ; jjiuuiitituiio
f JW V/VWV vWISXXV
1 that are made for men and boys. What you may look in vain for
For boys somewhere else you are sure to find here. We have everything
that a well dressed man or youth needs , and our stock is
selected with unusual skill and taste , the variety of arti-
children
c'.es suitable for presents is too great to name them
sold at the lowcst price
there are suits all , but you will find here a great many hap- /
afford and in the
we can ,
P7-g.estion , Look through the child- /
of all descriptions. Reef-
/ " " -ledae that no one can se 1
- , and the if
\ -sdep furnishings you
era , Overcoats , Ulsters , Extra
> for less , and what is more we sell
don t know what want
\ Just Vou
Pants , WliiteVests , Hosiery , Un-
' that wil1 seltle the matter' only trustworthy goods. People
derwear , 'Gloves. Mittens , Leggins , '
visiting our store this week will ap.
Mufflers , Sweaters , Waists , BlousesF stock of
predate the high grade of our
and Cuffs Hats and the
Collars , Caps ,
,
stock of
furnishings. It is not that our
collection of Neckwear
most exquisite
Underwear , Socks , Suspenders , Shirts ,
I we have ever shown. Bows in Three-
Handkerchiefs , Gloves , Mufflers , Collars ,
Knot , String-teck , Windsors , Four-
BathRobes
Cuffs , Night Shirts , Pajamas ,
in-hand , etc. They are in dainty eve
Robes , Lounging Robes , Smoking Jackets
shades as well as others of more som
ets and a hundred other things are high
bre hue and sell at 25 and soc each. priced they are not they have been
We afp Coffering some very attractive selected with judgment and reference to til
in articles mentioned. Our
bargains i j * ' the requirements of the most particular-
1) stock $ 'Boys' clothing is not only in Neckwear for -
, A bad selection example
it
I Try on
larger than you will find elsewhere otherwise
\ ample spoil an
' ' if it isn't right you can't have it. may
where , 'but it is finer. Ladies' \ well dressed man's whole appear-
A good-looking suit be made \
very may , ls
waiting' room on this floor nnco Our 09BOPtraont of Ncohllo
to sell for a few dollars and you can't tell * i beyond doubt the finest In America ,
where you are welcome
V 1 till you wear it a while that its about all cotton. S They comprise every known
co resf'and ' look over .
and are the very latest c.tlor-
' We venture to say that honest , all-wool clothing \
the late , , .magazines Ings. See our windows. "Wo
L r can not be sold for less than we charge. Don't forget we a specialty of fiOo vnl-
or the quality cs. lint there uro others
try
at $1.00 , 81.60 and $2.00.
ity of our writing have Hats and Caps by the score and they make excellent presents A bouutlftl box noon
with every tlo or oth
Open evenings until 9 oc'.ock er urtlclnsof furnish
ing materials. . .
ings. Coino early.
Come early and avoid the rush
Merry Merry
Xmas Xmas
S. W * Cor. 15th and Douglas Sis-