18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 27 , 1898.
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State of Nebraska , Douglas County , as. :
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Publishing company , being duly sworn ,
says that the- actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally , Morning ,
Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during
the month of October , 1S93 , was as fol
lows :
1 20,020 17 S5Ca
2 2.no5
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4 2.1,810 20 2.vtrn
E 2.VIIU 21 2.ii4r :
6 25,474 22 ur > , : us
7 25,405 23 ansir
8 , 27t2U : 24 U.I7U
9 25,2(17 25 s.vi.'HJ
10 23,028 26 25i37 !
11 l/.IIOT 27 U3.40U
12 a 1,013 23 un.r.iiH
13 31,048 29 U.1,7tU :
14 27,048 30 i . - > , lIO (
15 20,740 31 UUUSO
16 20UOO
Total , Hirli ( S
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Net dally average 25,718
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Notary Public.
This Is nn nge of progress. Congres
sional leaders arc quarreling over the
length of the Christinas recess before
even congress has convened.
A lending real estate dealer says nls
firm has done more business the last
month than was done In any other one
month In three jears. Simply a utraw.
It Is greatly to bo feared'the people of
Omaha prefer to go to Chicago and New
York for their grand opcia rather than
to have their grand opera couio to them.
Note how Omaha's clearings record
keeps right near the top In the percent
age of Increase column. And business
In general keeps abreast of the clear
ings. _
Paris correspondents can stir up n war
ecare on just as small a provocation as
the ranchman who has hay and provi
sions to sell In the vicinity of an lutllnu
reservation.
The-finfo return of Emperor William
from his pilgrimage to the Holy Land
ought to be the signal for a regular
exodus of crowned heads from Europe
toward Palestine.
The Spanish commissioners still con-
tlnuo their horsetrader tactics. They
have not yet grasped the Idea that this
Is a one-price store with all goods
marked In plain figures.
The Spanish must derive considerable
consolation out of the Information that
Oeneral Blanco has turned over his com
mand. It was only a hairbreadth es
cape that ho managed to have that to
turn over.
One of the latest scientific works com
mended In the book reviews Is referred
to ns Green on Forestry , If there Is
anything In a name the author must be
nt his best In those chapters which treat
of foliage.
It Is certainly dlscoinaglug to the
populist state officials in Kansas just on
the eve of being turned out into the Ice
cold world to discover that some ono
Nvho had access to the vault in the capl
tal had absorbed all 'their savings.
One of the most gratifying evidences of
the beueUts of the Transmlsslsslppl Kx
position Is the decrease In the number
of dependent families. Only the unfor
tunate now ask for alms. All able
bodied men had work the last year.
If the United States goes Into the busi
ness of establishing open doors , the par
tltlon that separates the homo market
from the world market will be in dan
gcr of such wholesale puncturing that
before long no one will be able to Hud
even the doors.
The GulmtiH are to have an early op
portunlty to demonstrate their capa
bility for sclf-goremnumt General
Wood has put the municipal affairs of
Santiago In order and given them an
excellent practical example of how the
affairs of a city should bo managed.
Advocates of state ownership of rail
ways , who are also almost to a man
found opposing the Issue of government
bonds , will find food for rvttectlou In
the announcement that the French gov >
crnmeut is to Issue a new loan of IfK ) ,
000,000 , francs for railway construction
In ludo-Chlua.
Agitation is begun In Illinois for the
abolition of the circle at the top of the
ofllclal ballot. The circle ought to genet
not only In Illinois , but ulso In Nebraska , .
It Is confusing to the voter , n premium
for the Ignorant vote and an Incentive to
fraud. Let the vote be for men and not
for roosters , grizzlies , elephants or
eagles.
The operation of the military post
offices will leave a red Ink balance on
Uncle Sam's books. No private corpora
tlon running the Foatolllco department
would have gone to the expense of glv
Ing the soldiers on the field the benefit
of 2-cent communication with friends
and relatives at home. This Is one Item
In the annual postotllce deficiency that
the people will bear without complaint.
i
IN A OBSEVOLKKT I'llAMK Of MIND ,
If there Is any one trait that ells-
linguistics the true Ilrlton from all other
nationalities It Is his supreme utisellHu-
lies * In dealing with rivals in the com
mercial and Industrial Held. The Intoh-
strings of the Ilrltou arc always hang
ing loose and his storehouses and ware
houses , factories and banks never elo'ic
their doors so long as there Is u profit
able customer In sight.
This hospitable and benevolent turn
of mind doubtless accounts for the policy
whereby the benevolent Briton always
buys In the cheapest and sells ) . the
dearest market. It Is this same spirit
of sublime disinterestedness that has In
spired Britain to sympathize with
America In the war against Spain and
animates Its statesmen and warriors
with exhuberant Joy over the prospect
ive acquisition of the Philippines by the
United State ? as the logical outco.no ol
the war for humanity.
Being In a most benevolent frame ol
mind the British lion wags his tall ap
provingly to the American eagle and we-
ilhlls si preme satisfaction o or tltc pros ,
pect of the open door which is to let
John Bull come Into Manila and all the
other portions of the Philippines on an
equal footing with the Yankee traders
who are not only to foot all the bills for
safeguarding British Interests In the
Isands but expected also to keep the
Russian bear at bay In case he shows a
disposition to dispute British supremacy
In Chinese waters.
When Uncle Sam supplies John Bull
with an ocean patrol at hid own expense
and removes the barriers that have here
tofore Interfered with his ambition for
unrestricted traffic in Australasia the
British naturally will be In almost as
amiable a frame of mind as Artemus
Ward was when he declared his willing
ness to sacrifice all his wife's relations
In the war.
England never does things by halves.
As a striking proof of Its grateful appre
ciation of America's departure from the
old landmarks of George Washington ,
which sought to avoid all entangling al
liances with foreign' nations , England
makes a voluntary tender of a coaling
station In the II 3d sea.
England never does things by halves
and when It makes a free gift of a coalIng -
Ing station In the neighborhood of the
Suez canal It has outdone Itself In
matchless generosity. By long-distance
telescope that Itcd sea Island boars n
marked resemblance to the wooden
horse by which the cunning Greeks sev
eral thousand years ago managed to
wedge their way Into the Impregnable
capital of , the Trojans. With a coaling
station In the Ited sea the United States
may In due time take an active Interest
In the Egyptian question and dually
when Africa is partitioned among the
civilized nations claim a big slice of the
Dark Continent as its share In Joining
Britain to fight the battles of humanity.
In the Egyptian deal , as in the con
quests of India and annexation of the
bushmcn of Australia , England has al
ways been Inspired by purely humani
tarian niotlves , Just as were the Romans
under Caesar when they Invaded Britain
and the Danes when they came to civi
lize the native savages that had re
sisted Caesar.
These Inherited traits of unalloyed
love for humanity have manifested
themselves In a more pronounced degree
from year to year as we approaqh the
twentieth century. The only wonder is
that the people on this side of the water
have not been able to appreciate these
spontaneous outbursts of manifest des
tiny until the open door to the Philip
pines and a free-gift coaling station In
the Red sea have overwhelmed them
with a sense of Inexpressible gratitude.
There Is only one thing more to move
America toward an affectionate embrace
of Britannia and that is a tender of Ire
land as a Christmas present to Uncle
Sam.
POSSIBILITIES
The extent to which the western coun
try can be developed by Irrigation Is a
question which would be difficult nt pres
ent to answer with any degree of ac
curacy. According to the report of the
secretary of the Interior there still re
main in the public domain In the states
known ns desert land states > lii,54i,0o5 )
acres. Of this 60,000,000 acres are classed
as barren , Irreclaimable waste and 145-
373,055 Is woodland and forest The re
maining 3152,170,000 acres are land which
so fur ns soil and character are concerned
are. . capable of being made productive
under Irrigation.
The Insurmountable barrier to placing
all of this land under cultivation is the
lack of water. The estimate of the otll-
cers of the geological survey Is that
water sufllclcnt to Irrigate 71,500,000 is
available. The remainder of this vast
portion of the public domain therefore
can never bo of value for farming pur
poses , but must remain , as at present ,
grazing land. The amount of public
laud lu the various states and territories
which Is capable of Irrigation and the.
water supply available Jit as follows :
Estimated
water sup.
Desert and ply to re-
grazing. claim.
. . Acres. Acres.
Arizona 29,817,000 S.WO.OOO
California iu.b75.009 17,000,004
Colorado 27.808,000 8.000.00U
Idaho 17.473,000 7,000,000
Montana w.ocs.OOO li.ooo.oo. )
Nevada 35,500,000 2,000,001) )
New Mexico 4G.SM.OOO 4,000,000
North Dakota 20,401000 iOOOOO
Oregon 17.0S7.000 8,000000
South Dakota 12.073.000 I.OIPO.MM ' >
Ultth 16.313.000 4,000,100
Washington 3,641,000 S.OOO.WO
Wyoming S3,00i,000 ) P.OOO.WO
Total , 332,170.000 71,500,000
From this it is apparent that while the
amount of these lauda Is sufllck-ut to
add materially to the productive re
sources of the country those who have
opposed public expenditures for their
reclamation on the score of bringing
about an overproduction of agricultural
products are needlessly alarmed. Should
the work be undertaken at onct and
prosecuted with the utmost vigor the
annual Increase lu production wouid not
be so great as the natural Increase of
homo consumption through the growth
of our own country.
The fact emphasized by a study of the
report is that some well-considered ac
tion should bo taken to conserve the
water supply and render It available
where It will produce the best results
for.tho country at Itirire. This cau only i
j i bo done by following some well-ordered
and carefully devised system. For the
good of the genetnl public the water
should not be allowed to be appropri
ated for comparatively worthless laud
while other naturally much more valua
ble Is cut off perpetually from Improve
ment for the lack of waccr. Hiuh re
sults can bo prevented while the entire
body IB yet public domain , but once It
passes into private hands and the water
Is'appropriated there IH no equitable
remedy.
Some legislation along these lines has
already been enacted , but the discussion
at the last Irrigation convention devel
oped the fact that those who have made
an extensive study of the question con
sider It far from adequate. To correct
what will manifestly lead to evil Is com
paratively eany at present , but once the
general development of this vast domain
Is well under way It will be dillicult If
not Impossible of accomplishment.
The principal dllllctilty In the way of
securing the needed legislation Is the
complete Ignorance of the subject on the
part of congressmen and senators from
states where Irrigation Is unknown.
This lack of knowledge begets Indiffer
ence and the , measures arc pushed aside
for matters In which the majority have
a personal Interest. The question Is one
worthy the best thought of any states
man. These 71,000,000 acres capable of
Irrigation , which , If utilized to the best
advantage there Is water enough to
Irrigate , will make 000,000 farms of
eighty acres each , or easily capable of
sustaining by the pursuits of agricul
ture alone 4,500,000 people with the at
tendant hundreds of thousands of me
chanics , tradesmen and other branches
of urban population. It would be a
shame to allow such magnificent oppor
tunities to fall of their full fruition
through Inadvertence or willful neglect.
SPANISH DKKEUINO.
The American peace commissioners
having given the Spanish commissioners
until tomorrow to reply to the ultimatum
In regard to the Philippines presented by
this government , the Spaniards mean
time have busied themselves in devising
new proposals , which were Informally
submitted to our commissioners and by
them communicated to the Washington
authorities. The salient point In these
alternative proposals Is the fact that
Spain Is willing to relinquish n great
deal of sovereignty for a liberal pecun
iary consideration. This has been under
stood from the beginning of the negotia
tions , but It is now for tlio first time
definitely stated.
It is not to be supposed that the Span
ish commissioners seriously expected
that anything would come of these pro
posals. They cannot reasonably be
found fault with , however , for mi king
every effort to get the best terms possi
ble. Tliat is their duty , failure to per
form which would subject them to the
relentless condemnation of their coun
trymen. But 'the policy of dicker and
delay may be carried too far. Persist
ence In such a course beyond the limit
deemed by our government to be rea
sonable might have the effect to increase
the demands. It has been discovered
that we need a location In the Caroline
Islands for a cable station and Its pur
chase has been pioposcd. How simple
it would be to find an excuse in Span
ish delay of peace negotiations for in
cluding one or nil of those Islands lu our
demands. And we could urge Just as
valid a right to take any of the remainIng -
Ing colonies of Spain as we have to take
all of the Philippines.
Perhaps the Spaniards understand
this nud will not carry dilatory tactics
so far as to invite further reprisals.
Their decision will probably be kaown
within the next forty-eight hours. Ac
cording to Washington advices the
American commissioners have been in
structed to adhere to the demands presented
sented early In the past week and that
no proposition for their modification
would be considered. There Is no doubt
that this Is final and it is to be preiiumcd
that 'the Spanish government so under
stands it Very likely that government
has already reached a decision. At all
events the expectation is that Spain will
yield and that the conclusion of a
treaty of peace will soon follow , since
there will bo little to discuss when the
Philippine question Is out of the way.
If this expectation is realized a treaty
may be ready for submission to the
senate by the time congress assembles ,
December 5. It seems hardly possible
that Spain will do anything to Invite a
renewal of hostilities.
LOANINa TO EUltOPE.
The fact that American banker , ! and
capitalists have money loaned lu Eu
rope to the amount of many mllllins of
dollars evidences the progress which
this country has recently made toward
financial Independence. Various eatl
mates have been made of the amount
of American money now loaned In Great
Britain and upon the continent of Eu
rope and the matter has commanded
such Interest among capitalists ns to be
made the subject of a careful Inquiry.
A leading New York banker who made
an Investigation found that within a few
weeks past not less than $40,000,000 had
been sent to Europe as loans from New
York and undoubtedly there have been
similar transactions at other financial
centers , BO that It Is not extravagant to
estimate the amount of American money |
loaned to Europe , sny within the past
two or three months , at $45,000,000.
And this does not represent all of the
American money now In Europe. The
New York correspondent of the i'hlla-
delphla Press says there are several
banks In New York and perhaps two or
three trust companies which have
amounts varying from $500,000 to"ns
much as $20,000,000 on deposit In Great
Britain and on the continent One bank
had nt one time nearly $20,000,000 on
deposit In Germany and that money
was available for loans and discounts
and was receiving Interest Just as
would have been the case , had It been
lu this country. Investigation conclu
sively showed that the total amount of
American cash which has been loaned
to Europe this tall caiinot bo very far
from $70,000,000. Our bankers and capi
talists are able to send this largi man
abroad without dealing stringeuuy in
t the flunuly of money here or raising Us
price. On the contrary there Is In the
United States nn abundant supply of
money for the legitimate demands of
business and Interest rates have never
been lower for sound collateral than at
present.
Let those who talk about there not
being enough money In the country lu-
tclllgently consider these facts. They
conclusively demonstrate the fallacy ot
such a contention. The United States
has been accumulating capital during
the last two years at a wonderful rate
and this Is still going on. Since Janu
ary , 1S07 , the total money In circulation
has Increased about $200.000,000 , nearly
all of It In gold. The stock of gold in
the United States now exceeds $700,000-
000 , the largest amount In our history.
Wo ore stronger financially than cvor
before and In this respect the United
States Is Inferior to no other'nation on
earth. There Is In all this the most com
plete vindication of our monetary and
economic policies.
A PltUSl'MtOUS SECTION.
The Pacific northwest Is experiencing
a highly satisfactory degree of pros
perity. The Portland Oregonian says
that almost every local paper through
out that section furnishes conclusive
evidence of the return of prosperity to
Its own neighborhood. It Is gratifying
to read the record , says that paper , in a
thousand little local meutlonlugs , of un-
cxpecedly ( large rewards for the year's
labor , of big yields and a propitious sea
son , of active demand and satisfactory
sales , of deliverance from debt and the
brighter prospect of Independence. The
wheat growers of the Pacific northwest
have had great crops for which they
have received remunerative prices , vhlle
the stockmen have realized good profits.
In short all the interests In that section
have had a year of notable prosperity
and the Pacific northwest Is richer by a
great deal than It was a year ago or ever
before.
Referring to the good results thtit will
come from the Improved conditions , the
Oregonian says that one of them "will
be the practical disappearance of
populism and all Its cranky and crazy
notions of government and finances. "
There is warrant for this view in the
elections of this year In that section.
The result of these showed that the people
ple of the Pacific northwest are Influ
enced by facts and arc not to be misled
by doctrines which their experience has
demonstrated to be fallacious. It is safe
to sny that n majority of them will
never again bo found supporting free
silver and popullstl6 vagaries , while the
example they have set this year will
have a most beneficial effect It Is un
fortunate that the common sense of the
people of the Pacific northwest Is not
more general.
TRWUTE TO ALIEN SHIP OH'XEttS.
A Philadelphia paper states that
merchants of that city alone have al
ready paid out this year to alien ship
owners nearly $4,000,000 for the trans
portation abroad of a little over 34,000-
000 bushels of grain. It says that upon
the figures of freight paid for the move
ment of grain to Europe , British steam
ships of the modern type and size are
known to be paying their owners In the
neighborhood of from 20 to 30 and even
35 per cent on the amount of capital
they have Invested. Out of the millions
of bushels of grain shipped from Phila
delphia this year not one bushel went
abroad In an American vessel and prob
ably 85 per cent of it was carried by
British bottoms , while Norwegian and
Swedish "tramps" came In for the other
15 per cent. What is true of Philadel
phia In this respect applies largely to
other ports. Our grain is taken abroad
almost wholly in foreign vessels , Ameri
can producers thus paying heavy tribute
to alien ship owners.
It is roughly estimated that American
manufacturers and producers will pay
foreign ship owners this year for carryIng -
Ing their products not far from $200-
000,000. Wo do not believe this to bean
an extravagant estimate , but assume
that It Is , even half that amount Is a
great deal of money to be annually eent
out of the country for the enrichment of
European vessel owners. It would cer
tainly bo much better if It could be paid
to American ship owners and kt-pt at
home for disbursement among our own
people.
Such facts make a very strong argu
ment for the building up of a merchant
marine , but another argument quite as
important is the necessity , in the Interest
of our expanding commerce , of becom
ing independent of European ship
owners.
The United States Is having a forceful
example of what would have been the
result had the administration shown the
least sign of wavering when the first
talk of European participation in the set
tlement of the unpleasantness with
Spain was indulged In. The great
powers of Europe sat supinely by and
witnessed the humiliation of Greece In
the struggle for the freedom of the
Cretans. After the war was over and
the Turk had a right to believe he had
carried his point the great powers step
in , evict the conquerors from Crete and
Install Prince Geoigo of Greece as gov
ernor of the Island. He goes , however ,
not as n representative of his own coun
try but of the powers , which will reap
where others have sown. Every de
velopment of the contest from Its Incep
tion to its closing chapter renders more
apparent the wisdom and foresight of
President McKlnley and his advisers.
The Omaha exposition IH occupying a
great deal of space in the annual re
ports of the various bureau heads and
department secretaries of the national
government now being given to the pub
lic. Every department participated in
one form or another in this wonderful
enterprise with the result that the gov
ernment exhibit excelled everything be
fore attempted by them. The paged de
voted to the Omaha exposition in the
government publications refer therefore
to some of the moat Important govern
ment work of the year.
There is not a great city In the mid
west states that does not every full pro
duce some kind of n festival or spectacu
lar attraction , the object of which Is to
draw people from tributary territory.
Some of theno cities are competitors of
Omnha and their Jobbers also send rail
road tickets to country merchants to In
duce trade niul to divert It from rival
cities. Every known expedient is re
sorted to lu the effort to bring the largest
possible number of people lute the city.
It is expected , of course , that the people
will spend money and to this extent the
business of the country merchant Is Im
paired , The latter may have cause for
complaint , , but that cause Is due to the
Inevitable tendency of the times , which
diverts trade from suburban towns by
trolley tramways , bicycles and other
menus of rapid transit
Nebraska's Christmas lft to the sol
diers at Manila has fct last started ,
though it will have to make better time
than usual to arrive at Its destination
on the great holiday. The unfortunate
conflict which had Its origin In ante-
election politics Is largely responsible
for the delay In collecting and forward
Ing the consignment
The packing houses of South Omaha
arc grappling with the railroads lu n
contest of endurance. The packers are
demanding concessions which the rail
roads decline to grant. With n commer
cial club built on the plan of that at
Kansas City to which the packers might
appeal In force there would be a better
chance of success.
The sultan should have reserved u
veto on the selection of high commis
sioner for Crete. The appointment by
the powers of Prince Gcorgi ) of Greece
for that position without the aid or con
sent of Turkey must make that govern
ment wonder what It gained by winning
out in 1U lute war with the Greuks.
United States marines are a prettj
good thing to have around when order
is to be preserved. The commander ol
the Boston has landed a force at Tien-
Tslu , the port of I'eklu , China , and It I *
a pretty safe bet that there will be due
respect for the blue jacket In the Orient.
Iowa is having trouble finding bor
rowers for Its school fund , and the most
embarrassing feature of the situation is
that people who have previously bor
rowed from the fund persist In paying u
back. For all that some people still
Insist there is no prosperity In the laud.
Prove Itn Wisdom.
Washington Post.
The Nebraska republicans didn't skate
around the edges of the financial question
this year. Their platform was of the St.
Louis variety.
ProuiotliiK Prosperity.
i Globe-Democrat.
Prosperity grows with republican success
The certainty of a republican senate for
a long term of years has given a great
Impulse to business throughout the country.
A Mean
Kansas City Star.
It is a safe proposition that the woman
who offered a resolution at the Georgia
Federation of Women's Clubs to abolish silk
petticoats dunng ihe proceedings was neither
young nor good looking.
One Good SUovr Deserve * Another.
Now York Mall and Express.
Omaha Is so delighted with the success of
Its recent exposition thkt U thinks of
having another one next year That city
Is evidently inclined to go Into the show
business for a living.
Alivnd.
Globe-Democrat.
Iowa stands at the head of the corn pro
ducers this year , and also rolled up the cus
tomary republican majority. Across the
line , In Nebraska ; the crop Increased ma
terially , but did not quite reach the repub
lican standard.
Retirement of Joe Jefferson.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Joseph Jcfferaon has turned over Rip Van
Winkle and Bob Acres to his two sons , with
mlnuto Instructions on acting and costuming
the characters. The result of the experiment
will bo noted with interest Jefferson In
herited his own knowledge of the stage ,
but dramatic talent is not always trans
mitted from paren to child. Yet there have
been several distinguished lines of actors
and in several cases the sons and daughters
have been more famous than their famous
sires.
Improved Method * of Production.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Improved methods of production have Im
pressed themselves upon every manufactur
ing establishment In the United States.
Utensils , implements and Instruments made
of Irou and at eel are put upon the market
at constantly lessening prices. And soon ,
upon all farms not upon a small number -
intelligent men will with system and dis
creet economy demonstrate the value and
increasing profits of Improved methods of
agricultural production. Farmers will keep
bt.oks. Farmers will plant , harvest , garner
and sell understanding .
II u u Itry for Iilntidi.
Plttsburg Dispatch ,
The latest imperialist project is to buy
from Spain one of the Carolina Islands for
a cable station. Heretofore our acquisitions
have been mainly naval stations , but this
one Is undlgulsedly for the benefit of that
old Pacific cable job and is to bo bought
on the plea that the distance from Hawaii
to Guam la to great to be spanned without
a landing. Any excuse is better than none
in a serious case. No man can foresee the
next point where imperialism and cablctsm
will break out , nor can anyone predict what
argument will bo advanced next.
IVo Time for WrlttiiR.
Philadelphia Re-cord.
So busy Is Admiral Dewey In protecting
American Interests and raising sunken Span
ish uor ships at Manila that he has turned
a deaf ear to all the blandishments of maga
zine publishers who want his exclusive story
of the May day fight to round out an ef
fective war series , In which the chief heroes
of the Cuban naval operations figure as au
thors and historiographers. "I have no
time for such work , " Bays Admiral Dewey ;
and the publishers , who had fancied that
a largo pecuniary Inducement would act
any official pen to scribbling , are nonplussed
accordingly. Dewey does great deeds , but
ho does not write about them for hire.
The .Vi'W I'eimlon Hull.
New York Commercial.
Comparatively few of the clalmi for
pensions which are piling up at WasMng
ton , arising from the war with Spa'ln , ar
on account of death and nounds on th.
battlefield. Most of them are on account
ot disabilities arising from slcknejs In
camp. This is one of the burdens of the
recent war which cannot be shlfttd to the
shoulders of Spain. U Is one which we
must bear ourselves. The cost of these new
pensions , however , will not bo wlth"ut its
compensations if it shall result hereafter
In enforcing the necesilty for better military
preparations for such emfrgendf * ai Spain
forced upon tbe United States t&t spring.
1)IASTS PllOM HAM'S HOIlJf.
A clean man will not live In a dirty house.
Too many make a god out of the majority.
Adversity tests faith , and prosperity tests
love.
Every humbug put § a pious motto over his
door.
You may backslid * , but you can never
up-slldc.
Wo arc made by our enemies nnd warred
by ourselves ,
The arm that is swift to strike may be
strong to succor ,
Encouraging little rights is as helpful as
criticising great wrongs.
A blunt tool with a man behind it Is bet
ter than a Damascus blade without one.
THH IMIIMIM'IM : IMIUIII.DM ,
Chicago News : Wall and Lombard streets
are already forming a trust to use the "open
door" in the Philippine * . A trust docs not
need an open door. Like the camel of the
Arabian proverb , all it requires Is room to
get Its head in and the body will soon
follow.
Now York World : And we paid only $15-
000,000 for the peaceful acquisition of the
Louisiana' territory , which contained the
western basin of the Mississippi-Missouri
river system and out of which we bavo made
twelve great states Mlnnmota , Iowa , North
Dakota , South Dakota , Knnras , Nebraska ,
Missouri , Arkansas , Louisiana , Wyoming ,
Colorado and Montana.
Baltimore Bun ; Empire won by violence
and administered with Injustice Is an Inse
cure possession. We seize the Philippines ,
but what will bo the sequel of this high
handed proceeding when the drama of fate
Is pfaycd out to the last act ? Might mnkcs
right , as between nations , perhaps , but only
In a narrow sense and for periods that count
as but brief days , A policy essentially Im
moral can never be wise for a nation any
more than for an Individual.
Buffalo Express : Hut the peace commis
sioners at Paris , speaking unquestionably for
the administration , have publicly declared
that it Is the desire ot the United States to
maintain an open door In the Philippines.
The Express can interpret that only as
meaning that the administration does not
contemplate annexing the Philippines In any
proper sense of the word. The demand for
the cession of the archipelago must be for
some other purpose than annexation. What
that purpose Is remains to bo disclosed.
The question of the moment eecms to be
only the removal of Spanish sovereignty.
Chicago Record : Chicago ncgroca in a
meeting at Bethel Methodist church Tuesday
evening adopted resolutions relative to con
ditions In the south , among which was ono
expressing opposition to the acquisition of
moro territory by the United States untir
the government can protect Its citizens at
home. This protest Is very significant.
When the nation Is unable to Insure to its
own citizens , within its own domain , the
rights solemnly guaranteed by the constitu
tion , because of race prejudices and animosi
ties , it should hesitate before taking into
the United States still other alien races.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Senator Platt's Tloga bank has resumed
business. The boss can also bo found at
the old stand.
The Boston Transcript observes , without
fear of retribution , that Paul -warbling ,
"Oh , the Swede By and By. "
The latest version of Berkcly's famous
line comes from St. Paul , "westward the
curse of empire takes its way. "
Collls P. Huntington , the railway magnate ,
always eats , on business days , a luncli of
bread and milk which costs him 10 rents.
Irwln McDowell Oarflcld , a son of the
former president , has successfully tried his
first ease In the Boston municipal courts.
Ho is 27 years old.
Two descendants of Christopher Columbus
are eald to be Inmates of a poorhouse In
Cadiz. This Is doubtless why the Spaniards
are determined to take the Columbus monument
ment in Havana back to Spain.
Paul du Cballlu , who is visiting in Boston ,
said the other day : "I don't know why
I'm always called 'tho African traveler. ' I
spent three times' ' as many years In explor
ing the 'Land of the Midnight Sun. ' "
Richard Olnoy has written a letter to
Colonel Roosevelt , In which he says : "Con
gratulations , young man , on a canvass the
most plucky I have ever known , and fol-
lon-oci by the success which so much pluck
deserves , but does not always achieve. "
Prof. James B. Thaycr of Harvard holds
that wo should at once provide by amend
ment that no region beyond sea should ever
become a state of the union. "Unless this
bo done party exigencies will prove too much
for us and we shall go to the dogs , " he says.
Joshua E. Dodge of Milwaukee , whom
Governor Scofleld of Wisconsin has appointed
a justice of the supreme court , was born In
Arlington , Mass. , in 1854 , and he was ap
pointed an assistant attorney general of the
United States In 1893 by President Cleveland.
It Is said Lieutenant Hobaon received nn
offer of 45,000 from each of two magazlti a
( ilmultaneously for an article descriptive of
his oxololt. with the Merrlmac at Santiago
and put the affair in the hands of a legal
agent , who succeeded in running the offuied
price up to $6,000 , at which figure the
bargain was concluded.
On the eve of Harvard's triumph over
Yale there died at the former college a
man whoso death cast a gloom over the
ftholo university. This was John Mllion
Kullmer , 1000 , who worked by day and
prepared himself for Harvard by night ;
worked his way east from his home In
Great Falls , Mont. , in ' 9G , and secured a
position In Boston whereby ho paid his
college expenses.
Colonel Rooaevelt , who is a graduate of
Harvard , delivered a lecture before the
Lowell Institute on Saturday last after ths
Vale game. His subject was "Tho Western
Movement of Civilization , " but be began
his remarks with : "The seor-a , I beleto ,
was 17 to 0 , " and when the applause had
died away ho added : "It was a glorious
vlstory. I don't know when I've been so
pleased with anything. "
New York Is soon to have one of the
noblest art buildings In the world. It wl I
cover eighteen acres of space , and s r tc'.i
for an entire block along the Fifth avenue
front of Central park. It was designed by the
late Illchard Hunt , ami the naw fn-a o Is
approaching completion , so that the b au'y
of his taste and skill can alnaly to ap
preciated. The collection in the build ns
now valued at $ S , COO , 000 of ph ures ,
statuary and other \\orks of art , but nnrli
of It is loaned by private owners. Tl'e ci'y
has agrecl to appropriate $9 $ > ,000 annu 11. '
to Increase the Income of the Inet tu Ion.
as the endowment of | . " ! i9,000 Is not suf
ficient for Its maintenance.
Milwaukee Is wrestling with a problem
of securing adequate compensation for the
renewal of a street railway franchise , nnd
hat laid the foundation for a profitable
deal , The terms agreed upon between tbe
city and the corporation provides that 1he
corporation shall pay Into the city treasury
on the 1st of January next $50,000 ; on the
succeeding new year $00,000 ; In 1001 , | 7o-
000 ; in 1902 , $80.000 ; In 1903 , $90,000 , and
in 1904 , $100,000. The latter rate U to con
tinue each year thereafter until such tlmo
as the business of the company pays to the
stockholders 6 per cent , when the company
shall t-y to the city In addition to the
$100,000 one-third of the profits earned by
the company after its dividend of 6 per
cent. The plan IB the most profitable ono
ever proposed in any city In the country.
It means nearly $3,000,000 for Milwaukee
during the life ot the franchise tweoty-Cve
years , j
SECULAR SHOTS AT THIS PULPIT ,
Minneapolis Times : A Salvation array V
man has broken the Iccord by singing fifty-
nine hymns In fifty-nine minutes. No record
ever stands very lone , though. Some man
with n 98-ecnr voice and a collection ot
short hymns will go after him and get htm
ono of these days ,
Brooklyn Eagle : And now another Brook
lyn clergyman hna received n loving cup
from his parishioners. If a clergyman wer *
like other men , and had a thirst , what
fearful aggravation It would be to look at
this cup every day and think what otheh
people use It for !
Minneapolis Journal : The German em
peror is anxious to bo "sutnmus cplscopus , "
or head of the Protestant church In Ger
many. The emperor belongs to that claw
of men who want to bo the whoto thing In
their wards , alderman , street commissioner
and sidewalk inspector in ono.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : A Chicago
preacher Is credited with the statement that
hell Is entirely devoid of heat , an assertion
which seems to require rather more proof
than the parson's unsupported word. "Tos-
slbly his statement is based on wait"V
developed from a residcnco in a flat wher
the janitor economizes on coal.
UO.MUST1C PM3ASANTIUES.
Somorvlllo Journal : Man's Ideal of femal *
beauty Is usually aulto different when he U
engaged nnd ten years after ho Is married.
Chicago Tribune : He-Nellie , Just look at
that mun standing behind me. I don t think
I ever ? nw any one so plain.
She Hush , dear ; you forgot yourselfl
Puck : He Ono doesn't look to a plumbw
to mend a broken heart !
Shf-I don't know. They Bay plumbtrt
are often wealthy.
New York Weekly : Mr. Plnklo (10 ( p. m. )
My dear , the doctor says a brink wulk bs-
fore going to bed will Insure sleep to in
somnia sufferers llko myself.
Mre. Pinkie Well , my dear , I will clear
the room BO you can walk. Please carry tli
baby with you.
Richmond Dispatch : They had been
"keeping company" for eljrht years and
when ho finally proposed nnd was accepted
In the ardor of his enthusiasm ho ex
claimed : "Dnrllng , you are worth your
weight In poldl" with nlmost cruel faw-
tlousnees she replied : "That is saying ;
good deal , for It was an awful long wait"
Chicago Tribune : "You are nn
exclaimed her elderly , but well preserved
adorer , pale with anger and mortification.
"A * dozen Cupids , with a hundred arrow *
each , could nnver find & vulnerable plica
In your flinty heartl"
"Not If they used an old beau to shoot
with , Mr. Wcllup. " coldly replied th
young and beautiful Miss Flyppe ,
Detroit Free Press : "Aro you confident
that you can support my daughter ? " nuked
the courtly old gentleman of the athlsUa
youth who wanted to become his soil-In *
law.
"Perfectly , " replied the young man , tut hs
straightened up with conscious pride In hli
strength. "I have held her on my kno
every evening for six months and you se
hnw I am. Never more fit In my whol
life. "
Washington Star : "A woman always ;
seems to taka sides against her own sex , "
remarked the man who affects great wis
dom.
"Yes , " answered Mr. Meekton. "It's In
variably the case. I was reading an ac
count of a man who beat his wife aloud
to Henrietta this mornlnpr. She snld It was
the woman's own fault : that she ought to
have known how to train her husband bet
ter. "
_
TVIIBN DAYLIGHT DAWNS.
Softly drcamlnp , sweetly sleeping1 ,
Seems the weary world of men ,
While the silent sky Is keeping
Watch until It wakes again ,
Day Is shunned by those who stumbl *
Throujrh the devious ways of sin ,
Truth and right , however humble ,
Search the scul they enter In.
For awhllo some shadows linger ,
Shadows that the night has cast ;
Daylight points a warning finger
From the present to the past.
Cowards do not seek the morning-
Dare not face the sun's bright ravi ;
Brave hearts greet the daylight's dawning
With thanksgiving , prayer nnd pratae.
BELLE WILLEY OUB.
WInslde , Neb.
OUR DAILY BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON , D. O. , Nov. 27,1898.-
Tonlglit's meteoric showers will rival In
nin nltutlu and brilliancy those of n fort
night npo. Three times every century
the earth's orbit intersects the Leonid
nictoors , which extends two billion mile *
and occupy three years In passhjg. Next
year will beat this.
of every self respecting man
is to be as well dressed as
he can afford to be we
make that an easy duty for
him to fulfill.
Our winter stock is completer -
pleter in. variety than is the
custom tailors and affords
a finer chance of selection.
You can make a good se
lection at $8 , $10 , $ J2,50
or $ J5 here at any time
and its all ready to put on
without that wait , and we
guarantee them as good a
lit. Our goods are the same
in quality workmanship
about the same and our
prices less than half of
those of the high class tail \
ors.
Our furnishing department
is filled with articles that
appeal to the fancy of every
man of taste.
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