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12 THE OMAHA DAIJDY Utt.E : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 20. 1807. TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE , K. ItuaBWATEn , Editor. nvnny MOIININO. TEUM8 OF StfllSCIUI'TIOM : Dally llf Without Sunday ) , One Your J 00 l > .nly 1I nnd Sunday , One Year. . . , 00 i BIX Month : JO' T.ne * Month * SOO Huml.iy Use. On Year 200 i Hal unlay lite. One Year. 1 M \ \ > i-Kly u e. One Year. . . . . * * i OFKICB3I ! Omaha : Tlio life Hullitlng. Sjul.i Omnhn : Hlngfr lllk. . Cor. N and 21th SI * . Council IilulTol 10 t'airl HI rod. ClilcdRO OfllcM 317 Chamber of Commerce. New York ! Itooms 13. II nnd IS Trltiune Uldft ' \vathlngtoni Sol fourteenth Street. COHIlttSI'ONDBNCB. Ail communlenlbns relating tu ncvr and edito rial matter thoulll bo nddreiaed : To the Editor. HUSINIJSS kUTTKUS. All tuflnras letter * nnd rtrnlllnnce * should to JdlcmU in The lk-c Publishing Company. Umalm. Umftf , check , uxpreu and puitofllcn Miuiiey 01 dor K to bo inoJr ( inyable tu the order of Ida compnny. 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Tin * onrrlor i1rllv * r > - clr- citlntlon of Tlic K veil Inn Hop Is ilonlilp tlic t'lirrU-r di'Ilvorj- olrciilntion of ( In r.vriiliigWorlil - llornlil imili more limn Hit HIIH-H Rrirnier tlinn Hi > carrier ilt'Ilvrry ( Irctilntlnii of tlic MoriiliiK AVorlil-IIornlil In Omnlia IIIK ! Smith Oiniili.-i. Tht > I'lirrliT delivery clrculntloii of The I2viMiliiBT HPP reneh * i 7II.5I linnn Jlile KiiliserlliorM ( lint nrc not reiieheil 1)y ( lie Kx-nliiK W irlir-Hernl l mill 7,01(1 ( Hiilmt-rllierM tlint arc not reiiolied l - HIP Jlornlnjv Woi-lil-llernlil. Moritlinii 1 > , OOO enrrler delivery Niilixcrllior * lo TinOiiiitlin HveiiliiH ; Ilpt * mill Tito Oninlin "Wornl-itr Hoe nrc not reached elllier by the Morning ( \Vnrld-lIernld or the I'.voiilnir World- Herald. It KIII-H without HiiyliiK Hint th < > luitn- licr of eoploH of TIi KvoiitiiK Hoc or Tin ; 3Inritlii r ! ! < < Mold liy doiilorN mid neivKlioyN oxeeedn l y very ooiiMlder- n III i1 tlic iitiiiilior of AVorlil-IIernlil iliilIU'N , niornliipr unit cvcnliitr. Hold liy dciilerH mill III > I\HI > OVM. Souilnnpso dcrvlslips wont on the warpnth as a Christmas surprise for tlio AiiKlo-IJityiitliui oxpt'tlitlon up the Nile. There will be no witlt ; opi'ii Ka lu Omaha cither before the exposition or during the exposition It the court knows Itself and It ( hhik It do. New York dtapitclu : K tell of a ship ment of silver to Europe and a shipment of sold from London bound for the United Slates. This must be one of the awful consequences of the sold stand ard. The winter will soon bo well advanced nnd If the government Is to afford relief for the snowbound nold seekers of Alaska the reindeers will have to be driven at their best speed over the passes. There will be free sllvcrltes mean enough to insinuate that the misfortunes Which have befallen the enterprises of Editor ShiKorly of Philadelphia were deserved because he refused to follow Iil3 party Into the Tree silver camp. The Swiss doctors have demonstrated ijiat a woman can live without a stom- ncli. It has lout ; since been demon strated that while a man cannot subsist without a. stomach any number of men iminnKc to live comfortably without brains. I new railroad track his ; bi > en laid In California thtt year than In any other Btute of the union , and then : H still de mand for more railroad mlleai , " in Cali fornia. A 'direct ' line betweeh Los An- jolcS'aiid Salt Lnlce City has been a leit want. i All reports from the great cattle ranges tof fjjo west Indicate that the supply of Is not as In me as It has been at times , which assures jood prices scries of years and the certainty , prollt In the cattle breeding and feud- biislncss. ijji order to have wide open gambling ihe Kiimblers must hold live aces they must have the police commission , the mayor , the chlct of police , the county prosecuting attorney and' lust , hut not leapt , all the dally papers. If they are short any one of these cards the came won't work. "It Is rather chilly work building the Omaha exposition buildings , but still the work goes on , " siiys the Sioux City Join-mil ; and the Journal and other Iowa newspaper * are hereby reminded that Hioro Is to be no cessation of work on this buildings nor loss of Interest In the exposition. i Opposition is being nuuilfested In some quarters to the proposed board of con trol for 1I Iowa state Institutions , ap parently for no other reason limn that the ono democratic governor the state has hud In recent years advocated It In liJa messages a little more earnestly than Komo of the republican governors who Indorsed the plan. When % Vllllam Jennings ISrynu was asked the other day what he had found out In Mexico the thrifty champion of the silver bulllonalres responded , "I wll tell what I found In Mexico when I go buck home. " Tim natural Inference Is ' < thut Ilryan'd object In going to Mexico to hobnob with President Dlux was to collect material for a new lecture at out dollar "gold standard" for reserved frott half u dollar lu the . .JU AVl'KAL FOU CUliA. The npiwnl by tin * president of Iho United States In behalf of the miffcrlng people lu the island of Culm ought to meet with a hearty 'nnd generous re sponse from the people of the United .States. There Is no < Joubt that there nro thousands of people lu Culm who are In need of the ordinary necessities of life , who are Buffering for food and clothing nndfor whom every consideration of humanity makes an appeal. Few can realize the suffering of the many In Cuba who have been deprived of every means of earning a livelihood. Thou sands have been driven out of their homes nnd hnd everything taken away I from them , being compelled to subsist I upon charity , of which there was little to bestow. A great many others who have depended upon their dally work me without employment or any prospect of It and are In sore need. Kvtn-y humane nnd generous instinct is Invoked In behalf of these unfortunate people. Their cry for help Is an honest cry nnd the American people , rich In tholr abundance of all the good things' of life , should heed the appeal made by the chief executive of the nation for the relief of our un"erlng neighbors. It Is not an ordinary appeal. On the con trary It Is most exceptional nnd there fore ought to command unusual public attention. It Is arranged that every thing sent to the needy of Cuba , con signed to the consul general of the United States , are to be admitted to the Island free of any customs or other charge. The Spanish authorities have made this concession without limitation , except that supplies ahull go through the regular relief committees established at Havana , and this will make no hin drance to their proper delivery. The appeal signed by Secretary Slier- man , by direction of the president , should meet with a generous response from the American people nnd wo have no doubt It will do ho. It offers an opportunity for our people to manifest their concern for the suffering of Cuba which we feel confident they will Improve. it Kir if > OLAn's COTIUX ansis. Judging from tlio report of n commit tee of the Arkwrjght club of cotton man ufacturers , the cotton Industry of New Knglnml Is confronted by a crisis , due to southern competition. Two members of the Arkwright club a short time ngo made an Investigation of the manufac turing situation In the south and they found that the cotton manufacturers of that section possess the skill nnd the dvantages to enable them to BUSCOJS- tilly compete with northern mills not lone In making sheetings and other oar.se fabrics , but in the manufacture L' line yarns and goods. The southern nills are rapidly entering upon the nantifacture of line fabrics as well as onr.se and with abundant water power , heap coal and cheap labor , they are In most favorable position. A'n advaii- age which the southern mills have Is heir closer proximity to the raw mate- lal. though it Is said this Is largely offset - sot by the freight on goods shipped to he northern market. The greatest advantages , however , as he Arkwright committee pointed out , > ortain to labor. The long hours run and the low prices paid , said the report > f the committee , make the coat of labor u the south about 40 per cent less than u the north. The working day In North Carolina is twelve hours , 24 per cent onger than In Massachusetts , nnd the H'lcc paid per day for common labor In he mills is from 50 to 75 cents. The committee stated that the difference In nbor conditions between" the two sec- ions Is nstoundlng and Is regarded as ilone sulllclent to account for southern irospcrlty In cotton manufacturing ilongslde of northern depression. The ruth Is , declares the report , that the very existence of the Industry m the lorth Is threatened. To meet tills situation It Is proposed to it once reduce the price , of Inbor In the New England cotton . mills and the 'Massachusetts manufacturers will nslc he legislature of that state to repeal the cglslatlon under which the hours of nbor were reduced to fifty-eight per veek. It Is not at all probable , however , hat this legislation will be repealed. That would be a backward step which t Is safe to say the Massachusetts iegls- ature will not take. In regard to re- luclng wages , It certainly appears to be necessary to the salvation of the Now Knglnnd cotton Industry , but It Is hardly to be expected that labor will take this view of It or that It will submit to the proposed reduction without a struggle. What Is to be desired is the uplifting of pouthorn wage earners , but this is a question of time , and there Is reason to believe that In the meanwhile the cotton industry of the south will move steadily forward , while that of New England will remain stationary or decline. ND HOOKS. That clever English lecturer , Miss Anna m-saiit , on her return to London from a trip through the United States gave expression to some pertinent views lu regard to what she learned of road- lug and culture. "One observation which continually forced itself upon our minds , " she said , "was that In the western states It Is only the women who wad hooks ; the men read nothing. You will Ilnd that the wife preserves some leisure for culture , while the husband tends more to become an unlettered monoy-imiking machine. It Is an unlovely evolution and one which plays Imvou with the unity of a Home. " The truth in this Is too plain to be overlooked , even in the exaggerated form here given. The burden of main taining the culture of the family too often falls upon tlio housewife mill she must Ktudy to broaden her mind while busy with duties Unit well 1111 her time. Hut It Is pleasing to learn that an En glish woman visiting the states did Ilnd culture among the American women and had the good grace to commend them. As .for the men , they nro all busy. The American people are notorious for being ahvnys In u hurry , always Just on the point of doing something great , til- ways full of business ; but a great many men do Ilnd time to read books as well as the newspapers and do keep them- bulves well Informed on current topics In the literary world. The reading habit Is uot coutiued to ouu sex , uor to the children , A visit to any of the splendid public libraries that nro to bo found an over the country In nil the progressive cities , large ami small , will prove that men are 'leaders ' of good literature and that they are not wholy ! absorbed with money making and politics. The gieat output of books for each year shows that tlio American people are book readers. The number of vol umes brought out runs up Into the thou sands every year. There Is n market for these books , or they would not be published. The market Is growing , and It Is always good for good books. Men nnd women nnd children are renders and culture ,1s more common than ever be fore. IIAISING FALSi : A The Hawaiian nnnexntlonlsts , llndliig that they are not promoting their cause by their fallacious arguments , are seek ing to create public ; sentiment for an nexation by alleging that England de sires to get possession of the Islands , that Germany covets them nnd that Japan still hopes to semi ! day control them. Recently Mr. John W. Foster , ex- secretary of state , who Is ono of the most ardent of nnncxntlonlsts , was re ported to have said that British Inlln- ences nrc at work to secure the Iln- wnlinii Islands In the event of this gov ernment falling to annex them and he also expressed ' " ' opinion that the Japa nese government would very likely innko nn effort to dominate and assume control of the Islands If they do not .be come American territory. Those statements will not Influence anybody who will .take the trouble to give the matter Intelligent consideration. As to Japan , the minister of that conn , try at Washington said In n late Inter view that his government has given con clusive proof that It has no designs , Im mediate or remote , upon the Hawaiian Islands. "The friends of annexation , " he said , "might well afford to allow the question to bo settled upon Its merits , without constantly endeavoring to use Japan as a cnr.spaw. " The suggestion ' .hat Great Hrltaln wants the Islands and s exhausting her ingenuity to acquire them without incurring the hostility or resistance of the United States , as one n'omlnent advocate of annexation has said , can only be 'characterized ' as ab surd. Great Britain fully understands that under no circumstances would this country assent to her absorption of the Hawaiian islands and she would as soon attempt to take possession of Ilnyti or any other country In this hemisphere which the United States is Interested in guarding against European aggression or domination. Nobody ought to be misled by the false nlnrms of the nnncxntlonlsts. Ha waii is absolutely safe against the con trol or domination of any European or \slatlc power nnd will remain so as long as the United States adheres ft ! flic Mon roe doctrine and Is prepared to defend it. SM.irLEl'AND KUHUl'KAA COAL.1T1OXS. When G. W. Smnlley was the I/ondon correspondent of the New York Tribune his letters were deeply Interesting to that portion of New York society which prided Itself on an intimate acquaintance with the British aristocracy. Mr. Smal- Icy iregaled his readers with every pro found secret that gave zest to 5 o'clock teas in Piccadilly , with every breath of scandal that stirred the leaves of vllotten How , and with every mystery that was whispered In the servants' hall. Politics of every kind that did nof bear the ap proving stamp of the Carlton club wns In his estimation decidedly heterodox nnd not to be supported by nny who wished to appear eminently respectable. Sometime ago Mr. Smalley returned to New York , where he acts as the corre spondent of one of tlve London papers. He retains all his admiration for the English aristocracy and a profound reverence for the marquis of Salisbury , together with a settled conviction of the superiority of all things British over what he sees In his native land. At tha recent banquet of the New England so ciety In New York Mr. Smalley was ono of the speakers , and he seized the opportunity to warn his fellow country men , on the authority of a British diplomat , that the present foreign policy of the United States was decidedly of fensive to the European powers , and that a European coalition hostile to us was being seriously considered. As un offset to this threatened catastrophe he strongly advised an alliance between New England and old England. The effect of his speech was different from what he expected , for he received a stinging rebuke from General Joe Hnw- ley of Connecticut , administered amidst the applause of the Now Enghuiders present. Mr. Smnlley was evidently but a human phonograph , rolling' olT the Implied threats poured Into his car by Ids friend , the British diplomat. The want of tact , nnd the covert menace , are so characteristic of Lord1 Salisbury that we would ha/.ard the assertion that on this occasion Mr. Smalley wns delivering to the American people a direct message from the English premier. Whatever may be thought of the moral aspect of an arbitration treaty , or an alliance ot any kind with Great Britain , It Is very certain that nothing of that kind can bo brought about by the Intlueiice of Im plied menaces which are in themselves ridiculous nntl only productive of re sentment. \Vo are not afraid of European coin , hlnatlons. The sfrlo-c-omlc drama of the European concert anil the Turk demon strated very clearly what harmless gas Inflates the bugaboo of European coali tion , Our English friends , with their troubles In India , more serious than Is generally admitted , tholr disputed occu pation of Egypt , their expeditions In the Soudan , their enterprises In South Africa , their Jealousy of Hu'sslnn , French nnd German movements in Chinese waters , the absolutely helpless condition of Canada , have quite enough on their hands without picking quarrels with us , ami consequently cutting off three- fourths of their food supplies. With Itussia wo have no clashing interests , anil our friendship Is traditional and warm. Franco has enough complica tions In the old world without seeking- fresh ones in the new. The kaiser's licet has ample employment In connec tion with his South African possessions and the territory but yesterday lllched from China. Franz Josef of Austria 'us all ho can do > to regulate tlio mlnta- l IT Babel In .hl. Uelchsrnth. Italy could scarcely par'cash tor the coaling of n single ship , ail it Spain , equally poor , has war cnougfi ifn her Cuban contest ( o satisfy MacbilHi'tj witches. Certainly t'nelc Sain cnniUTjotd to view European coalitions with lnl > ' sumo equanimity ns Hint displayed b"y"our uurutllcd friend , the sultnn of Tmft'cy. ' European coali tions don't coalesce1. UKH.V.IA'VVS' 6lttMXir.L\l SCHKMKS. The murder of ! in ( ffenslve men by en raged mobs , no matter where committed , should bo proiupt1y'\unlshed. ' \ Any gov ernment nimble 'tb ' give adequate protec tion to human life within its jurisdiction fnlls in Its primary duty and deserves to bo replaced by some other government more capable of fullllllng Its obligations. When the murdered men are citizens or subjects of another country the gov ernment of such country Is bound lo exact Justice from the government re- sensible for the crime. It has long been notorious that the Chinese government Is n chronic of fender In Its lack of good will , or Its Inability to afford protection to the lives and properties of foreign residents. The murderers of foreigners have only been punished when the guns of foreign pow ers were able to enforce retrlbutnry jus tice. The government of China , from Its highest to Its lowest olllclal , Is but nn organized system of fraud and corrup tion , with which it Is Impossible to have satisfactory Intercourse. Therefore , when the German emperor , In order to exact , redress for the murder of two German missionaries , landed a body of marines and seized the city of Kino Chnu ns a guaranty for the Indemnity and apology to be demanded 'of China , he took the most prompt nnd effective means of en suring the protection of his German sub jects resident In that country and was clearly within his right In so doing. To go beyond that and become n party to and a sharer In the partition of the Chinese empire among certain European powers , would be entirely Indefensible and contrary to every principle of equity and justice. If International law has not become a. mere question of expedi ency the Integrity of the Chinese should be as Inviolable as that of the Ottoman empire. There Is certainly no high crime or misdemeanor that can be charged against the Chinese emperor that cannot be proven against the Turk. Possibly the sultan's quarter of a mil lion of brave and ably handled soldiers was too convincing nn argument against the dismemberment of his empire , while China's exhibition 6f cowardice and Incapacity * ' capacity In her Mn'le war with Japan made It apparent -that the "Son of Heaven" Avould.ibei a desirable subject for assault nnd robbery. Buccaneering or viking expedition's on n large scale seems to be the aim of modem European statesmanship. 'England and France have been successful In their plrntlcnl conquests , while'1 ttnly has encountered deserved disaster ! Now , it would seem the staid and honest Teuton Is about to adopt the same evil'course from force of bad example. Ap'ju from the morality of the question it-Booms clear to us that in adopling this poHcy tlie , kaiser Is'mnk- iug a serious mistake , one that will en tail heavy drafts on Germany's' re sources. The conquest of Chinese terrl- tory must carry with It the work of sub jugating or conciliating millions differ ing from and prejudiced against all western political , social nnd religious Ideas , a task of enormous dilllaulty nnd more than doubtful of success. France and England are maritime countries Germany , with her small .seaboard , can hardly be Included in the same category and If It be true that the colonial pos sessions of the llrst two countries are of questionable value , under the world's present condition of rapid Interconimunl cation and international commerce , tin , foreign territories of Germany mus prove unremuueratlve and draw from the compact strength demanded at home by her geographical position. The { southern extension of Russia's Pacific coast line > by the acquirement of contiguous Chinese territory Is n ncccs slty for the northern empire , with Us great transcontinental railroad , ant would be a benefit to the civilized world Germany's circumstances are entire ] } different and her schemes of foreign con quest must In tlio end prove very costly errors. The German 1s a desirable 1m migrant to an established country sucl as the United States , but a German col ony handicapped by German laws coult never be progressive. Now countries re quire new laws and new social customs and the best colonists nro those who are accustomed to the greatest measure o Individual liberty and who can casll } assimilate their Ideas of law and socln usages to the requirements of their Hur roundlngs. A German colony wouh cense to be German in its ambition ant self-interest in proportion to its progress Even England llnds the motive of self Interest stronger In her colonies thai sentiment for the old country , and whei she tried to draw them closer to her lo Inviting them to join in an Imperial federation oration she met with a lint refusal. Iowa's ? 200,000'tioo ' , worth of , farn products turned qnt this year Is attract Ing attention. Ouc/l6wa ) newspaper say that Iowa has ad/U-d In agrlcultura products alone to the nation' . wenltl more than three tllnes tlio vnluo of th output of nil tliu Hljver mines In th United States , " ud yet , " It says , "w hardly appreciate tin' Immensity of th farming Industry am ] Its great value- the country. Thoi llgtires are startllnj , when we consider1 tlmt the Increase o the world's productl/m / of gold Is hu little more than.the' ' value of the farn produce of Iowa ! " "Yet a great Innnj Iowa people are planning to go to fa away mountains in search for gold , t rlhk life and health In a quest fo wealth , leaving behind them the vas storehouse from which to much Is bcln taken every year. t Governor-elect Shaw of Iowa will to day close his labors us superintendent o the * Sunday school at DenUon wltl which he has been connected a score o years. "During nil these years , with th exception of two , " uuya the Denlson 111. view , "ho lm served In his present i-a paclty. From u school of small propor- ' tlons ho has by his efforts , supplemented i by those ot hfs teachers , built up nn or- 1 gnnlzatlou which Is second only to one In the state , From n .school with an at tendance of ItiO It has grown under him to one with nn attendance of , ' 150 anil irgcr. Mr. Shaw lays the credit for the trengtli of the school to tlio large adult ttondauco , to the Interest shown In Its osslons and the presence of many older lombers of the congregation. " Not very Sunday "school superintendent can locomo governor , nor does twenty years uccessful conduct of a Sunday school specially lit ono for the highest execu- Ivo otllco In a state , but .Mr. Shaw's do- otlon to his Sunday school work Imit ates the sort of service ho will give the tnte of Iowa as governor. The lown Baptists have decided that hey should support the DCS Molncs col- ego as their state educational instltu- Ion and that It would bo best to regard 11 their other educational Institutions as icadeniles. This will not please the rleiids of Central university at Pella , he oldest of the Baptist Institutions , but t Is hinted that ns soon ns the differ ences between the various factions nro amicably settled Mr. Rockefeller will nnko a substantial donation to the col- ego that Is most favored. The tendency icretoforc has been In iowa nnd nil the vestorn states to build too ninny col cges mud not support them ns they should bo. Our California friends could do noth- ng more appropriate than to send tholr nlneral nnd mining exhibit to the Trans- ulsslsslppl Exposition after it bus served ts purpose In connection with the golden uhllee In San Francisco next spring. 1'housauds of the persons who visit the exposition next summer will bo on their way westward , either to go on to Vlaska or to beck homos In the states of the west. It will be to the advantage of California to show them what California nlners have done and are doing. , Hereafter the Canadians will not be permitted to talk about annexation to the United States and other like enter- alning topics. Ostensibly this Is to prevent - vent anything that would encourage the sentiment of secession In India , but It Is possible the far-seeing British statesmen ire afraid Canada will not always re main loyal to the crown. When George Washington dreamed of i great national university supported by the government there wore no llrst clnsfi colleges in the Unltml Stntes. Now the country is well supplied with Institu tions of higher learning. A national uni versity is not needed Just now. 'A Foruffiine Conclusion. Chicago TImes-IIvrnia. Typewriter machines may bo clnaper next year , but typewriters probably wll ] bo as dear as ever. They Worlc In Ilnriuoiiy. Philadelphia Times. These who speak poetically of the voices of the night do not mention ever having heard a short ton of coal and a gna meter calling each other liars In the cellar. The Klondike Hush. Now Yorlt Tribune. While the government U appropriating money .for the relict of the Klondike "Suffor- ers , " hosts of other adventurers are still necking to that Inhospitable country. Are iney aeiioerateiy counting on being simi larly relieved and brought homo at the expense - penso of the American people ? Uncle ha in 'M ( innvliiKXavy. . Globe Democrat. The present strength of the United States navy Is officially stated at 140 vessels of all kinds , Including nine first-class battleships two armored cruUers , six double-turretet monitors , thlrtesn slngle-turroted monitors thirteen unprotected cruisers and ten gun boats. It la gratifying to learn that the number of steel torpedo boats has been In creased to twenty-two. SeetloiinllHiu . Dallas ( Tex. ) .News. Ilov. Dr. A. J. Palmar , a northern minister Is lecturing In the south on the "Federa Soldier , " and General John B. Gordon , a con federate soldier , Is lecturing In the north on the "Lost Days of the Confederacy. " Doth gentlemen are having crowded houses anc making money. Ono country , ono people no north , no south. No millennium Impend ing , but Jolly , good feeling on tap. Aru Immortal. Bavumiah News. Great advertisers live In the history of the city and the prosperity of their linns long after they have "shuffled off this mor tal cell ; " tholr announcements In the news papers continue to bear1 fruit after the ad vertisers are dead. On tha other hand , the nonadvcrtlslng businessman Is dead to the community long before ho leaves this llfo and his business Is more than apt to dlo with him. An. Knjoynhlc Waltz Movement. Toledo lice. Girls all know that the most porsisteni suitor for the waltz numbers Is the very fel low they don't want. For pur part , wo pre fer a. sitting-down waltz , nnylicnv. Quo o tlioso waltz-at-easo movements where you both get away In some quiet corner , sit down side by sldo , you slip your arm around the girl and sit tbero and have your waltz out The girl ihcro has the power ot selection. Flrnt Vrnr of the * Criitury. New York Sun. The nineteenth century will end and the twentieth will begin at midnight betwcei December 31 , 1000 , and January 1. 1901. The year 1000 will be the last year of the presen century. The year 1901 will bo the firs year of the twentlfth century. This Is because cause there was no year 0. The first century tury began with the year 1 , and consequently quently Included the year 100 , A. D. The nineteenth century , accordingly , Includes the year 1900 A. D. FlourlHliliiir Kxport II UN 1111101. Detroit Free Pretn. The export buslneB.i of the United States Is in a most nourishing condition. The tota figures for the cloven months of the year are $ : g3G21,805. This amount Is nnparallelci In our history , and presents a gratifying aspect for the future of ' American commerce merco , The most significant fact about tha export report. * ) from month to month Is the steady Increase which they show. Nothlnr but some iniforsecn calamity or fool leim latlon can stop the onward march of a for elgn commerce for the United States un precedcnted In Its value to the country am unequalled In Its volume by any nation 01 earth. Gr < Hil < * rM to ( lie llmr. I ewUton ( Me. ) Journal. AVhllo the production of shoes , Iron , anc woolens Is greater In this country than evei before , cotton , with Its' free raw materials Is alone under U. cloud. Failures are few In the last II vo months wo .have sold Europe nearly $300,000,000 more thin wo hare bought of Europe ; the output Is unprecu dented ; wu sell 50 per cent more- bread a twice the prloa wo sold for a year ago. Cot ton goods are lowest over kno.vn , but demand mand la bigger than usual. Shoes are bolnf sold ahead of all precedents. The wrst Is rich and buying heavily. Next year I ought to 1 > e the turn of the east. Let u not join the growlers. Two-third , ! of the country U tnoro prosperous than ever before fore , The balance Is coming , i 1) n fit 1 1 ril for llanlc Chicago Inlcr O.-tan , Mareac'husotU has a rleh'eoua law w.Mch commend. ? all banks and banking Institution ! ! to every five yeirs advertise oil funds iield In tcnk and uncalled for during twenty years The present Is the third jc r rthcjr Iwvo ud- vertUcd , according to the bank commlislon- era' report. From n full tinalyuls ami com parison ot the returns from state tuvlnRs bjako , U nppoira that of 1,402 accounts returned In 18S7 S03 accounts , oRKreKiliog deposits of $261S54.SC , have disappeared , And 900 accounts , nRgrcKatltiR deposits of J2S9- 277.87. Uvo been added. There Is often great secrecy In nuking bank deposits , A mother .has often made rucli , then marrleJ , cb iiged lior iwime. and died , leaving her children Ignorant ot such facts. More than J500.000 found Ita way to ithosc to whom It belonged by the advertisement In thepopers flvo years ngo. Such a law should bo among ho statutes of every state. vSIIClII.AK SHOTS AT Till : Pt'I.IMT. rioneor Press : -That Illinois preacher who elayod opening morning service while ho lorsowhlpped nn actor who was tryliiR to trtal his the preacher's ( laughter , was irobibly In a much fitter 'frame of mind for worship than ho would have been had he eglectcd an obvious duty. Chicago Tlmes-dlerald : In a sermon on ho resurrection Hov. Dr. Aldcraon of Topeka ast Sunday , In a moment of impassioned ratory , exclaimed : "And so wo * co the ipautlcs of spiritual life , oven ns nature lifts icr skirts nnd reveals an entrancing spccla- le. " This seems to bo an original vlow ot he subject. Chicago 1'ost : An town preacher ar. orte\l hat no sclf-rcspectlnK woman \\ould 0 to a : ertaln danco. A great many people would mvo been Inclined to doubt iho truth of his assertion had U nc-t been for the tact that wo young women who attended Immediately vent after the preacher with whips. Jlo ould not have asked ( for any better evidence. Boston Transcript : Ilov. Dr. James M. Parrar , the popular pastor of a prosperous hurcli In Brooklyn , has resigned his pcsltlon , o which Is attached a salary of $ G,000 , to go nto the country and preach without pay. hc too common sneer thntipopular ministers icar the divine call to other churches only vhcn ,1 larger salary -cftercJ docs not apply n his case. nuftalo 'Hxprcss ' : Wo hope Colonel IiiRcr- sell has taken note of the case of that Irooklyn imstor who U leaving a rich charge o take an unpaid appointment In the cotm- ry. The reverend gentleman has con scientious scruples on the subject of taking > ay ifor preaching the gospel. All honor to ilm , ihtit could not a man of his convictions do more good In the city than In the country ? Minneapolis Tribune : There must bo a queer lot ot preachers of the gospel down In Lincoln , Nob. , or else the reporters ot the oca ] papers arc exceptionally depraved , for he former have decided to exclude represen- attves of the. press from church services and to furnish thulr own reports. It Is safe to ircsnmo that church news ft 111 occupy a very small 'corner ' In the Lincoln papers ns long na this boycott Is In force and that corner In he department of paid matter. The cause of this radical action Is the alleged report of certain sensational scenes which recently oc curred In ono of the churches , but the In dignant pastora of Lincoln worn not to slope : o consider that It is their own congregations and net the reporters who are to blame for the scandal which has ensued. I > nU ! > 0\AIj AMI OTIIIJIt\VISK. The European concert la respectfully In formed that Uncle Sam docs not want any part of China not o\en the Chinese. A sure way to achieve promotion on the Chicago police force Is to wing - \ highway man. Unfortunately for Chicago , good marksinea are few. The Joyous news comes from Qoobordom that the featlvo peanut Is degenerating and diminishing. This means that the peanut whistle must go. Hence thcso cheers , A St. Louis man pose'SEsed cf four hearts recently turned up his toes. He lived thirty jears without accumulating a breach of promise case or a serious attack of palpita tion. tion.Tho The Loulsvlllo Courier Journal ventures the opinion that 15-year-old whisky bottled thirty years ago Is still 15-year-old whisky and does not improve or "age" while In the bottle. When Sir Oracle decides who dares doubt. In certain parts of Australia , a recwit writer avers , the wife's relations of the groom strike him with a' stout stick by way of welcome Into the family. Later on the groom reciprocates by striking them for a temporary loan. A bill has ibcen Introduced in the Virginia legislature making flirting a misdemeanor punlshabls by fine and Impr'tcnment. If the measure becomes .a law Virginia must banish all hope of recovering Its iformer primacy as the mother of presidents. The- league formed In Chicago to suppress hold-ups was challenged to prove Its claims and was found wanting at the llrst drop of the hat. Tlio Chicago aldermen held up tlie treasury for $1,500 without encountering more opposition than the customary agita tion of chins. Senator Wellington , of Maryland sought to have Felix Agnus of the Baltimore American tried for criminal Ilbol , the editor having copied with approval a few burning words concerning the senator's public career. The state's attorney , to whom the Indictment was referred , returned It to the court with the simple endorsement , "Ignored. " So the senator must look elsewhere for a vindica tion. Down in a Missouri town two young men are reported ! to have taken up quarters in the homo ot the girl of their choice , both determined to marry her. The father of the young woman favors one of the lovers , the mother the other , and the siege laoD. Under these circumstances there is no warrant for doubting the observatlcin of a persplcacloun correspondent , "trouble ts expected. " Wo should smile. There are eomo things working girls will not tolerate. While they rcay without seri ous protest appropriate masculine hats , vests , collars and such , they draw the line on. the amlrklng dude who parts his hair In the ralddlo. The girls In a cigarette factory in Now York rtruck and demanded the dis charge of the- foreman , who persisted In spilling his locks in the center. And' ' tholr demands were granted. These cigarette girls are tamalrs. The Idol of the mitlneo girls of Now York , Actor ItatcIlfTc , Is sojourning In the city jail , convicted of wife beating. Ratcllffe's role on the stage was that of a chlvalrlc rescuer of Imperiled maidens. lAt homo he caressed his wife with dishes , chairs , pokers and other domestic utensils , occasionally vary ing the entertainment by choking her Into Insensibility and kicking her under the table. Yet the Impressionable matlnco girl thinks he Is a bird at present , a jail bird. It has long been a vexing problem whether the average city council had music In its soul. Events are shaping a negative answer. A Kansas town council exterminated such soulful songs as "Paradise Alloy , " "lAftcr the Hall" and "When the Sparrows Nfst Again" by resolution. Now the council out laws the concert hall classic. "There'll lie a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight. " With the mercury popping around the bottom of the bulb , the fionglCBB aolono stand a good chance of nuccc s , X n VHIXH I.II'MC'Ji SL'.N SIJT. Mrs. Anne ArmHrous of County Clnro , Ireland , la 110 years old. She was ' . ) In fant In arms when Cornwall ! ? surrendered. She still retains wciU of her MenMrs. ! IJrriest OHea , the Australian explorer , who , between. 1871 and 1S7G twice traversed the Australian desert from Adelalne to Perth. IB dead. The Ilnyal Geographical mcloty awarded him Its founders' medal for Hicso Journeya. H. S. Townsend , whs 1s now living quietly In Mliuourl , was cnco prominent In ( he wcfit acid WE spokesman of the committee \\hldi presented U. S. Grant with a $2,700 sword on the occasion of hlo appointment ai Llout i' ant general of the United Stattn armies. In the llttlo town of Frlendavlllc. en the northern border of Pennsylvania , ( hero are over twenty perscns over 90 years of age , and five , Mrs. Mary Cullen , John Gelson , Wil liam Derby , ( Mrs. mien Garcy and Mra Phil- l.-ncy Gollcn , have passed the century mark. The combined agcH of six men who acted as pall bearers at the funeral of Jatner Grlgsby ( himself 95 years old ) at Grace Metiiodlet church , lodlampolls , was 493 The men ant ) 'their ' ages are as follows : T. M , Chill , 80 ; J. F. Daughcrty. 85 ; G. W Ilyan , 81 ; D. G. Kern , 70 ; D. Shearer , 77 ; J , L. lAvcry , 82 , Fifty yoirs ago Mr. and Mrs. Jarrott Ha > nw , who were the plovers cf I'aduea. . ' : , Ky. , and each of whom l moro than 00 years ot age , planted a walnut In the yard , from which cprang a tree. It grow to be a tree , nnd A year or two ago wn.9 cut nd SAWcd Into lumber. The lumber is now at the Hnjtiw ( tome and Is being mvcd to msko the coffins of the ccccn-trlc couple when they dlo. Kmpnuel Schtrab , 101 years ot KO , enjoys the distinction of being the oldc l voter In Now York. It UIn po'cit ' of ARO. not In < he number of years ho 1ms voted that lie Is Now York's oldest vofer , yet there nro compara tively few men who htvo voted ofttcicr than ho In Uio city. Mr. Schwab nays Unit he luis nlwviys smoked and drank beer. uiiuisT.M.vs icuois. " ( Juil 111 CRN ( In r.vcry One * . " Jnmea Whltcomb llUey. "Ood Ilo i3 in every onot" prayed Tiny Tim , Ciln > Ied , nnd dwarfs ! of body , yet so tall Of soul , we tlptoo earth to look on him , High towering over nil. Ho loved the loveless world , nor dreamed , Indeed. That It. nt best , could give to him , the whiles lint pitying gUncea. mhen his only need Was but a , cheery Ginlle. And tlnii he prayed , "Clod bless us every. one ! " Unfolding nil the creeds within the span Of his child-heart : nnd so , d pIaliiRr none , Wns nearer s.ilnt than mini , I llkn to fnnry Oed , In 1'nraill'o , ' LtrtlniT n linger o'or rhythmic swing- Of chlmliiR1 lmi | > and S--OIIK. ullh eager eyea Turned earthward , listening The Anthem stilled the. nngcla leaning there Above the Roldcn Avails tlic morning suri Of Christmas bursting ( lower-like with thf prayer , "Ood blest us everyone ! " 1 tolls. Clinton BcnllarO. Clear from many a souring- te.epe ! , With melodious sweep * nnd swell * HIiiK to nil the henrUonlDK pcopla The reverberant Ohrlatmna bells ; Yet thouRh i.weot they Intermingle , HenildhiK thcso days of.mlrili. Olvo to mo one silvery single Voice that tipple * nearer earth ! Olvo to me to list nnd rapture Kvery note In every Ftrnln , livery word so i.vroiiRht to rnpturo Life urows Ktlen onou again ! Now that day's si snc-.xy Isthmus Joining nights with skies a-lilnr , Give to me to r\\\K \ \ In 'Christmas ' Just the loving voice of herl ChrlHiiuiiu Tltuo , 1) ) . r. Cochrnn. All holiest foolliiBS now put forth The "bloom of puilty nnd love , And Rlfta betoken tlmt Grout Gift Which , camp like sunshine from ixbovs. Wo barken to iniRcllr notes Above Juden's quirt plains , And In tlui Jeweled roof of night lUehold the sign of Him who reigns. A holy scene Is now unvollcd Amid the common KPOIIOS ot earth ; Our hearts row \\iiiin ns we liobold The kingly bah ? oC Uuniblo birth And o'ci him lu-nillng lovingly The Kf"tli > Mary , favoiod one , A plow with joy unspoak.iblo , Hiat unto her Is bom u son , A son In whom the mother sees Divinity outshining clear , Immamiel In human foiiu , The Holy Ono who should appear. All riiilst ° miom Is thrilled nnow With thoughts of hlKtiost , purest living. A love that streams throuzh centuries Inspires the heart to Chilst-llke Omnlia , Nob. llolln. M. 11. IJmlerw ooil. out fair bells ; 'tis Christmas mornj To all t'.ie ' world thy chimes proclaim Ilodemptlon's Hoiitf , "A Savior born To free the world from sorrow's chain. " Ulng out clear bells ; 'tis th' Christmas hour ; Down through tli pjst from .Tinloa's plain Thy message comes with magic power "A King1 Is born o'er nil to relgu. " HhiR- out loud h ° ll.s ; thy mystic chime O'or all the c.irth In grandeur roll ; Ttnoy swell the In-art with love dlvlno From sin's d.irk night they free the soul. lllng out pweoL bells ; In happy tones , In Intel's ifront , mid calm or sloct , Help us to say "For mp alone Her ciiine. to frtildo my waml'rlnfr foot. " out sadi bells ; In plaintive strains Reveal ten utf dnrlc Calvary ; Show us Its cross , a Savior slain 11ml we from sin might ransomed be. Ring out plnd bolls ; thy notes of cheer 1'ioclnlm new life where nil was Rloom ; In thy Kind strains , by faith we hear Of Unlit and life beyond the tomb. DCS Mollies , lu. Tht * Hilly Tide. Amelia II. Itrcwstcr. Once acaln , tlio Joy bells psnllng' , Herald Christmas cheer and mirth , With its ever-sacred story Of the holy Christ child's birth. "Unto us Is born a Savior , " Bchocs tlirotiKh this world of care , Calling- all God's grateful chlldrs.i To thanks/jiving / and to prayer. The familiar anthem's greeting ; With Its holy , gliid refrain. Flood the heart with Joy and sadness. As old memories crowd again. To the loved ono.s gathering 'round us , Give wt > smiles and words of cheer , But the fond heart beats Its roll call To a lessening1 group each year. Voices that BO Ions have Joined us , Making Christmas carols sweet , Sing today In choirs celestial , Wiieio our loved-and-mourned-for meet. Could wo catch the faintest echo Of that far off iholy strain , We would turn from prlof and sighing1 And look up und smile again. Lot us Join with heart nnil voices This iJnd story of His love , So our songs will strike the keynote- Of that melody above. UIMIKSTIO IDVI.H. Cleveland Leader ; Mis' ) WestlnUo I really believe George Uonwood Is wt-alc minded. Miss Cutting Why. dear , ban he been making lovu to you ? Chicago News : He I love you with all my heart. She That's very nlre , but but He nut what , darling ? She What about your arms ? Yonkers Statesman ; Ilertliu MMS | Spit- eurls wiys she has remained slnglo from choice , Ilelle-sYoH , but she didn't say whoso choice , Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Ilaby's got to bo. a real lirilu Illrt. Just this iiiornlni ? I suv him tickling the iinrBo under her uhln. " "Get's to bo moro llko his father every day. " Chicago Record : "I have { -hanged my mind iiliout bcliiR nn old maid , " "For what wison ? " . "Well. I have to hear nil the worries of my brothers anil Bistort ) , po I might as well murry and have iworrles of my own. " Washington Times : Family Friend I consr.itnlato von , my dear sir , on the mur- rliRo of yon ? daughter. 1 < > > ' ° u are Krncliiallly getting all the glrl off your Old 'Ollvchrancli Off my hands , yes ! Hut the worst of It Is I have to keep tholr hus bands on their feel ! Washington Star. "I wonder what thn reason of a man'u natural aversion to shop- plni ; la , " lie remarked ns his wife , with a fro .MI , Inspected HOIIIO i > ui chases ho hud made for her. . . . "It Is u wise provision of naliiro , " rho. answered -with n sigh. "It iirovi ntn a great deal of good money from bulnjr wastud , " Ilofton Transcript : Wife Harry you promlHcil to come homo early , and licro.Jt In c iht 1 o'clock. i9 Husband Hut you HOC , my dear , my wn ran dowiv nnd I did not know what wifn-llarry , the next tlrno your runs dawn I shall run doA'n to the nnd tell you what time It IB , SUCCU3S AT LAST. WunliliiKtcm Hlur. Ho 'ATote. her u rondo and likewise a sonnet - not , To pruvo that the honeymoon Hhono us of yore. Ho t'avi ) her a fan with' un epigram on it : Hlio H.ild shii had , heard Homellilng like It before. To meter he * twisted lila phratca ol antic , And o'en comj > outxl pro o (111 hU mind won a wrerk , She approved , but didn't Krow enthuulairtlo Till , with fine inspiration , he wrote br * check ,
