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Notary Public.
Railroad boycotts appear to be about
as dangerous as quakcr guns.
The reports of government officials on
tbe late Indian outbreak In Minnesota
show that no one was to blame , but
that the affair "just happened. "
If all the postal clerks and mall car
riers of the country arc to be bonded
by guaranty companies , a mutual pos
tal employes' guaranty coppany may
como to 1111 a long-felt want.
Fortunately California's drouth has
been broken. Had It continued much
longer the people there would have
been forced to draw on the Philippines
for Its auuual surplus of Inundating
moisture.
f If Uncle Sam has his dragnet out for
' stray islands why not sot a bait for
I Newfoundland , which would have to bo
I neither civilized nor converted nnrt
| " might bo able to support Its own local
governmeutV
-\VlllfH'm 'Vehion Harcourt resigns
the leadership of the liberal party be
cause ho sees In It no credit to himself
or advantage to the country. In Amer
ica party leaders seldom resign , though
often repudiated.
The oil room workers who took to the
woods OH the commencement of the
Bechol case can now emerge from their
, retirement. The fuse was evidently 1m-
\ perfect and was extinguished before
the flre reached the magazine.
The Spanish peace commissioners
persist In dally calling attention to the
sore spot In their anatomies. If they
will just keep still for n little while they
will be nblo to sit down to their meals
'without experiencing any unusual dis
comfort
Extending the contract labor law to
Hawaii , where nearly all work Is per
formed by coolie labor , would be n
farce. To fence the Hawaiian laborers
out of other section of the United
States would be an abridgment of their
> I rights as American citizens.
I/ / The czar's dream of universal peace
through International disarmament Is
still in the dim and distant future. In
Russia , for example , all the Held artil
lery Is to bo discarded , but just to been
on the safe sldo now patterns of rapid-
tire guns are to be substituted.
Lord Salisbury complains that the
English system is such that ho has no
one In whom ho can conQde the wqlghty
secrets of the minister of foreign af
fairs. The noble lord te mistaken.
London Ls full of newspaper men who
would gladly bo taken Into his conll-
deuce.
President McKinley will have only to
keep up his record for traveling about
the country to earn the title of the great
traveling president. It Is not a bad
thing , however , for the president to
keep acquainted with the condition of
the people In all sections by personal
observation.
Papa Loiter appears to have plenty of
use for his millions at present After
helping out the young wheat plunger
ho turned his attention to fitting out
Lady Gurzon In regal style before she
started for India. There is nothing like
a millionaire father to help one out In
an emergency.
The special session of the Kansas leg
islature will convene December 21 , while
the terms of Its members will expire
with the end of the year. The lawmak
ers will have to put a halrtrlggcr move
ment on their lower Jaws and forego
the usual Christmas holidays If they
hope to accomplish anything substantial
In the form of legislation.
The departing soldiers ordered to the
Philippines are admonished to prepare
themselves for n two or three years' so
journ In the antipodes. Fur-lined over
coats jiml woolen underclothes may not
bo necessary , but swimming tights for
the rainy season , electric fans for warm
weather and earthquake cellars for
gmergcnclea would al | . come In handy ,
: vor A MiLtTMtr NECESSITY.
The insertion made In certain quar
ters that a telegraph cable connecting
the Paclllc coast with the Philippine
Inlands has become n military neces
sity for the United States is n baseless
Motion. The annexation of Hawaii and
military occupation of the Philippines
will doubtless necessitate frequent com
munication between the department
heads at Washington and the distant
new possessions , but nobody will con
tend that the desire to expedite this In
tercourse In times of peace would jus
tify the enormous outlay required for
laying 7,000 tulles of deep-sea cable.
If experience teaches anything , It
has been demonstrated by the recent
war with Spain that submarine tele
graph cables arc no more exempt from
destruction than are overhead telegraph
llnea. The first act of Admiral Dewey
after he hud destroyed the Spanish fleet
in Manila bay was to cut the cable that
connected Manila with Hong Kong.
The destruction of the Cuban cables
was one of the most Important and dif
ficult tasks undertaken by Admiral
Sampson's blockading fleet and this
feat Is specially pointed out by Presi
dent McKinley In his message to con-
grws. In this , as In all other wars , the
destruction of the enemy's lines of
communication , whatever may be their
nature , has been the palmary aim of
military commanders and It is not likely
that In future wars telegraph cables
will be exempted from attack or seiz
ure any moro than would be a railroader
or n bridge. It is a notorious fact that
a ship equipped especially for grappling
and cutting cables has been built ,
equipped and manned by the British ad
miralty and Is constantly kept In readi
ness to sail. In due time It may be conll-
dently predicted that every nation will
build , equip and keep manned one or
more of these cable destroyers as ports
of their naval , equipment
Manifestly , a Pacific cable would be
an object of attack at the moment the
United States should engage In an in
ternational war and its extreme length
would render Its protection from cable
destroyers an Impossibility. It follows ,
therefore , that In times of war no de
pendence could bo placed on the pro
posed Pacific cable , hence Its construc
tion as a military necessity Is ob
viously baseless.
Whether the Pacific cable shall be
come a commercial necessity will be
determined In due time when the ex
tent of commerce with our new posses
sions and the countries In Australasia
has been ascertained.
THE WOULD UUlt SALESROOM.
More than ever before In our history
the commercial side of American na
ture Is turned .toward the world. As
was recently said by one of our leadIng -
Ing manufacturers , the United States is
no longer the world's market ; the whole
world Is now our salesroom. No
longer do England , Germany and
Franco apportion our homo market
among themselves. They are now our
best customers Instead of our largest
creditors. American goods have found
a place In the world's markets during
the cfose of tills century to a greater
extent than the most sanguine antici
pated a generation ago. Our manufac
turers are no longer upon the defen
sive , occupied chiefly with resisting the
Invasion of foreign competitors. On
the contrary they are going forth to
meet these competitors on their own
grounds and in their strongest posi
tions. We are shipping pig Iron and
finished forms of Iron and steel to
England , where once our struggling
Iron Industry was viewed with con
tempt Manchester merchants , who
once declared that the manufacture of
cotton goods In the United States would
never be of much Importance , now buy
our cloths to ship to India and China.
Germany , whose skilled mechanics are
so proficient in the construction of ma
chinery of every kind , now buys our
Improved machine tools In great quan
tities. England sold us bicycles until
we took to the wheel In earnest , but
that country is now our best customer.
Innumerable Illustrations might be
cited to show how American manu
facturers have conquered competition
wherever they have set themselves to
the task. During the last fiscal year
the exports of manufactured goods from
the United States exceeded In value
$291,000,000 , a gain of about 9100,000-
000 In three years. This means moro
than the mere figures signify. Not only
has there been an outlet for that quan
tity of American products , but that vast
amount of new money has been brought
Into the United States to be expended
for other products of American Indus
try and to go Into general circulation.
Not only has the exporting manufac
turer been benefited by this Increase in
his business , but the manufacturer
whose trade Is wholly nt home has de
rived advantage from the new money
thus brought into the country. The
United States now leads every other
country In Iron production and this
primacy In the chief Industrial staple
really carries with it a superiority In
the lines of manufacture Immediately
dependent upon It Last year our out
put of Iron was nearly 10,000,000 tons
and England's nearly 0,000,000 tons.
This year our output will reach nearly
li-.OOO.OOO tons , while British iron pro
duction will probably not be larger than
last year. Our strength Is in unfailing
sources of supply , lower cost of produc
tion and cheaper freight rates. The na
tion that can control the iron trade of
the world is assured supremacy in the
world's commerce. This Is the position
toward which the United States Is
moving.
American manufacturers seem to be
fully alive to the opportunities which
are presented and yet the reports of
some of our consuls indicate that there
are promising fields that are not being
as carefully cultivated as they might
be. The American consul at Chemnitz ,
Germany , says' that If Americans
"worked" that empire and the whole
continent as carefully as the United
States Is 'worked by Germans , our ex
ports of tools and machinery would
swell within a few years to double their
present proportions. Already , however ,
our trade in these lines has become so
extensive as to have aroused such hos
tility to American competition on the
part of German manufacturers that they
are contemplating some plan to protect
themselves against this competition.
The continued extension of American
commerce seems assured. The foot
holds we. have gained In foreign mar
kets by reason of the superiority of our
goods will be held and must Inevitably
load to further trade conquests. The
progress of the United States In this
respect during the last few years has
been great but It Is likely to be much
greater in the ycara to come.
WHOM THE NATION SHOULD HOXOtt.
The merited compliment paid by President - '
ident McKinley at the Atlanta pence
jubilee to the valor and patriotism of
the south , coupled with the expressed
hope that In the near future the nation
would bestow the same affectionate care
upon the graves of the confederate dead
as upon those of the fallen union sol
diers , has naturally created a profound
Impression upon the southern people.
The president's utterances are Inter
preted not merely us an acknowledg
ment that In the late war with Spain
the fiouth has completely dissipated all
suspicion of lingering disloyalty , but
also as an assurance that henceforth the
memory of the confederate who fell
while fighting to destroy the union In
order to perpetuate slavery shall be
honored equally with that of the soldier
who fell while fighting bravely to pre
serve the union and maintain the In
tegrity of the nation. In other words ,
President McKluley's eulogy of south
ern courage Is taken as n pledge that
the bloody and costly struggle to pre
vent the dismemberment of the republic
shall be put down In history ns a sec
tional conflict In which there was no
right nor wrong on either side and the
triumph of the stars and stripes was
only an accident registering the su
premacy of might but not of right.
While the country , from Maine to
Oregon and from Texas to the Canadian
border , rejoices over the complete rec
onciliation of north and south and the
fraternization of the blue and the gray
in maintaining the national honor
against a foreign foe , those who have
never wavered In their loyal devotion
to the cause of liberty and union can
not reconcile themselves to the Idea that
men who voluntarily bore arms against
their country , even though educated as
soldiers at Its expense and sworn to
defend and uphold Its banner on all
occasions , shall be given the same place
In American history as those who made
every sacrifice to safeguard the union
and hand down to posterity the precious
legacy of human freedom.
It is divine to forgive , but Impossible
to forget. No nation has shown greater
magnanimity and generosity to the van
quished than the United States. No
other nation has ever restored to power
and place the men 'who ' plotted Its de
struction. No other nation has ever al
lowed monuments to bo built within its
borders In commemoration of the hero
ism of its enemies. No other nation has
strewn with flowers the graves-of men
who fell in armed rebellion.
But the line must be drawn some
where. The compatriots of George
Washington never proposed to honor
the memory of Benedict Arnold or to
reward with pensions the tories who
fought in the ranks of Burgoyne and
Coruwallls. Nobody within the life
time of the revolutionary soldiers ever
proposed to take Into the fostering care
of the republic the men who bore arms
against it when it was fighting for in
dependence.
The proposition to open the doors of
the nation's homes for the dependent
union veterans to surviving ex-confed
erates will not elicit popular response
from people who believe that the coun
try owes more to Its defenders than it
owes to Its destroyers. While disposed
to relieve the distress of indigent ex-
confederates individually , they would
seriously doubt the propriety or justice
of such a course and entertain grave
apprehension of the moral effect of
such an example. Admission of ex-con
federates to the soldiers' homes would
be simply the forerunner of their en
rollment on the pension list whoso
privileges are already sadly abused.
There Is room for doubt also , whether
President McKinley entertained any
such Idea when he Intimated that the
graves of fallen confederates should
share the nation's care , which alone
would not encounter opposition or ob
jection in any quarter.
A COMPLICATED PROJECT.
The debate on the Nicaragua canal
bill In the United States senate showed
that there arc such complications con
nected with the project that If it Is ever
to be carried out and bo owned and con
trolled by the government a new start
will have to bo made. The Indications
are strong that no bill can be , passed
which recognizes the Maritime Canal
company , the concession to which will
expire next October. There seems to
be no doubt that there is a majority in
both branches of congress In favor of
building a canal , but the feeling Is quite
general that It should be constructed
directly by the United States , without
regard to the maritime company. It is
a question , however , whether the gov
ernment could assume charge of the en
terprise and ignore the concession to
the canal company , the United States
having no ccnci-ssion from Nicaragua
r.nd Porto llico. It would certainly
see.'ii to be necessary as a first step to
repeal the charter of the company , as
suggested by Senator Turple , following
this action by a treaty with Nicaragua
and Porto Hico giving the United States
the right to construct and control the
canal.
Opposition to the Maritime Canal com
pany Is based upon the belief that Ute
corporation has not acted In good faith.
A great many concur In the opinion of
that company expressed by Senator
Turple , who said that Its object has
not been to build a canal , but "to cut
a channel of easiest communication be
tween the treasury of the United Staiea
and lhi > empty coffers of that corpora
tion In New York , by which they can
bo replenished and repleted. " He cited
the fact that when asking congress for a
charter the company declared It did not
want a dollar of money or an atom of
credit from the United States , yet within
two years thereafter it went to congress
asking a subsidy of $70,000,000 , and
some years subsequently it returned
asking government aid to the amount
of $100,000,000. Now for the fourth
time this company is again endeavoring
to secure a subsidy from congress and
while there Is a stronger pressure than
ever before in favor of the construction
of a canal , there appears good reason
to believe that congress will not do any
thing from which the Maritime Canal
company can derive any benefit A bill
has been Introduced in the house by Mr.
Hepburn , chairman of the committee on
commerce , which provides for the con
struction of the Nicaragua canal by the
government and there Is n much better
chance of it pawing than there Is of
the senate bill going through.
In regard to the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty , It seems to bo the general im
pression that it will not prove n serious
obstacle , though this view Is probably
founded upon nothing more substantial
than the idea that the British govern
ment will not be disposed to take a posi
tion In the matter that might Impair
the friendly relations between the two
countries. It is very questionable , how
ever , whether Great Britain will assent
to the United States having control of
the canal unless the neutrality of the
waterway Is guaranteed. There is evi
dently a much stronger sentiment in
congress In favor of the Nicaragua
canal project than ever before , but there
are complications that make somewhat
perplexing the question as to the best
course to pursue.
DMSA T1SFIED It K FUHMBRS.
The present administration does not
fare any better than did Its predeces
sors at the hands of the civil service
reformers. They are not satisfied with
what has been done In the Interest of
reform since President McKlnley came
Into otllce and they arraign the admin
istration for alleged failures and short
comings In very plain terms. They do.
however , do the president the Justice to
say that It was his firm attitude which
In a measure caused the failure of Uie
attack on the merit system in congress.
The fact Is that Mr. McKinley is entitled
to most of the credit for the signal col
lapse of that movement , for had he
shown It any countenance or favor It
is more than probable that . it would
have resulted In some radical modifica
tions of the civil service law. The
leader of that movement is a prominent
republican representative from Ohio and
n close personal friend of Mr. McKin
ley. It had the approval of many Ohio
republicans. Yet the president , as the
National Civil Service Reform associa
tion justly said , took a firm attitude In
opposition to the movement and it was
abandoned. This was a very great serv
ice to the cause of reform and entirely
consistent with the record of Mr. Mc
Kinley respecting the merit system.
But It is charged that there have been
some grave departures from a strict
observance of the civil service law and
the' principles underlying it ; that the
order regulating the method of removal
has been violated in letter and in spirit
and that appointments have been made
altogether In violation of the law and
openly for political consideration.
Nearly all the departments of the gov
ernment , it is affirmed , are guilty of
having disregarded the law. If these
allegations are true the reform associa
tion is fully justified in its condemna
tion , but we think it hardly just to as
sume that the president Is any less
earnest now than in the past In his de
votion to the principles of civil service
reform. He has had exceedingly ar
duous duties pressing upon him during
the last eight mouths and If department
officials have been derelict In their duty
to observe civil service regulations It
is not fair to blame the president Jus
tice requires that until Mr. McKinley
does something hostile to the merit sys
tem he shall be Judged by his consist
ent record in support of that policy.
As a sample of the argument used to
combat the opposition to colonial ex
pansion the following from the Chicago
Tribune in answer to the protest of
Samuel Gornpers against transforming
the American people from a peace-lov
ing to. a militant nation Is strikingly in
point :
This is bosh and utter nonsense , the silly
product of Ignorance and unreason. It la
difficult to find suitable language to express
the scorn and 'contempt educated Americans
will feel for this empty gabble of a so-called
"labor leader. "
As if calling names were any moro
indicative of good logic than loud noise
is of sound argument When it comes
to bosh and utter nonsense the usual
fipread-eaglo Imperialism should fill the
bill.
The Federation of Labor accorded to
the advocates of socialistic doctrines a
respectful hearing , us becomes a body
of thoughtful American citizens , but
there Is every evidence that the federa
tion Is not to be turned asldo from the
path which promises to be of benefit to
the tellers by any visionary schemes or
Impractical theories. Its well-balanced
leaders realize that the man who ac
complishes results Is the one who makes
the most of conditions as he finds them ,
and , If conditions arc not what they
should be , labors to better the situation
by evolution rather tlmu revolution.
It Is gratifying to be assured that all
the smallpox cases In Nebraska are
mild forms of the contagion and its
spread will soon be effectually checked.
Nothing so well Illustrates the advance
of nineteenth century civilization ns the
conquests of modern medical science
over disease. In olden times there was
no such thing as mild smallpox , but
each visitation developed into an epi
demic which ran its course with no ob
structions worth noting. It seems now
that the day of contagious disease epi
demics Is practically past for all civ
ilized peoples.
The commercial reviews with each
succeeding week note the steady In
crease In business activity In the United
States. The returns to the great com
mercial agencies for November show
that the total business of the country
during that month was In excess of
any month In the history of the coun
try , and up to date December Is keep-
lug up the paco. Events have proven
the truth of the president's assertion
during the 1SOO campaign that what
was wanted was not a reopening of the
mints , but of the factories.
European diplomats have had nn un
limited amount of trouble In keeping
the concert of Europe in tune , but It is
not a circumstance to the difficulties an
ticipated In the Orient Asldo from the
usual difficulties there Is the new mem
ber of the choir coming in by way of
the Philippines whom they fear will In
sist on a prluia donna part
Those who Imagined that the lottery
business had been suppressed In this
country by the law providing a penalty
for using the malls for furthering the
business will be surprised nt the state
ment that over a million lottery tickets
were confiscated by the postal authori
ties during the last fiscal year.
Tbc Am- tit Ulxcrctlon.
Bomcrvllle Journal.
A young man may bo said to have reached
the years of discretion when ho takes down
the pictures of actresses from his mantel
and puts up a portrait ot his rich maiden
aunt instead.
Site for the Lafayette Stntne.
Globe-Democrat.
The memorial statue of Lafayette to be
erected by American contributions will be
given a Bite In the garden ot the Tulllerles.
It is a compliment to this country that will
be widely appreciated.
Tlie Member from Manila.
St. Louis Republic.
In days to come no Philippine representa
tive should be permitted to enter the house
of our fathers at Washington unless he
shall first eschew the fashion of his con
stituents of wearing only a napkin on full
dress occasions.
One Ilcnil for the Army.
Philadelphia. Press.
General Schoflcld epoko words of common
scnso and expressed the opinion of every
general who has. ever commanded the army
when he declared that the army should have
one head and he should command the staff
departments. Our present system breeds
staff Irresponsibility.
A Chance for Sweethearts.
New York Herald.
It was a happy thought which led to the
modification of the tariff regulations for
Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philippines so as
.to allow the tree admission of articles In
tended as Christmas presents for the officers
and men of the army and navy. This action
rounds off the serious business In which the
nation has been engaged with a pretty touch
.of sentiment.
Flllnic Up CnuMC for Regret.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is not Impossible that the next gener
ation of Americans may have reason to re
gret that their fathers were so strongly op
posed to admitting Canadian lumber free of
duty. It Is a matter of more than political
Interest. Tbo free admission of Canadian
lumber would have a tendency to preserve
American forests , and the next generation
of Americans Is not going to hove any more
timber than It will know what to do with.
Blum of a United Country.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The ability of the American people to get
together on anything that affects the whole
famlry Is aptly shown In the farewell review
of General Leo's troops previous to their
departure for Cuba. The old Jeff Davis
legion formed General Lee's escort , the
Maine and Georgia regiments marched side
by side and Nellie Grant Sartorls had a seat
by the Misses Lee on the reviewing eland.
The best of It Is that these evidences ot
complete reconciliation have been BO common
within the Last year that they no longer at
tract any 8760101 notice.
Torrens System of Land Transfer.
Plttsburg Post.
The Torrens ran a registration system has
gene Into operation In Massachusetts , which
Is the first eastern state to put It Into effect.
The system , In brief , Is that a transfer of
title to land is made by a certificate Issued
by the clerk of the court , the state under
taking to guarantee the title. This , It Is
held , is a saving of time and money , be
cause the cost and labor of drawing and
recording deeds are avoided and titles are put
on a moro stable basis. The name of the
system Is derived from the late Sir Robert
Torrens , who originated It In Australia. It
Is In operation In air the Australian colonies
and In Tasmania , New Zealand and else
where. In Boston on Saturday at the first
session ot the land court provided by the
law the court passed on two uncontcstcd pe
titions for a registered title. Under tbe sys
tem the land Involved can be sold with little
moro trouble than Is requisite to sell a load
of potatoes and with absolute safety to the
purchaser.
BULLIONS FOIl THE DITCH.
ome Fact * Aliont the Projected Canal
Ha 111 on the Treasury.
Baltimore American.
The aenate , by a heavy vote , has made the
Nicaragua canal bill the unfinished business
of that body , whloh gives It the right of way
over all except urgency measures. Whlfe
this does not indicate the final attitude of
the senate , a largo number of Intelligent
people will wonder why It wa § done. It Is
usual In the consideration of any matter to
consider first if it can be done. It Is very
unusual , especially where a large sum of
money is Involved , to appropriate the money ,
say (100,000,000 , and then find out If the
scheme is feasible. No legislative body that
we evec heard of has done such a thing , and
the senate , if It Is serious In Us purpose to
empty the United States treasury and lay
fresh burdens on the people , la about to set
a very vicious precedent. The senate haa no
information on this canal subject that is
not possessed by every Intelligent citizen ,
and nobody has yet been Informed from any
authoritative source that this canal can be
bum.
A commission of the ablest engineers in
the United States , men who had DO ax to
grind and no political exigency to meet ,
have officially reported that In their opinion
tbe canal cannot be built. This Is the latest
information that either tbe senate or the
public has on < tbo subject. Not satisfied
with this report , the canal lobby prevailed
on congress to order another commission.
The latter , composed of one engineer and
two laymen , has not made Its report. As
the first appropriation proposed Is $100,000-
000 , and this. If voted , is likely to bo fol
lowed by (500,000,000 , or as much as the
patience of the American people will endure ,
would It not have 'been better to have post
poned the consideration of this bill until a
report bad been made by the friends of these
canal people ? It would certainly have
looked better. Such tremendous anxiety to
get at the funds In the treasury may excite
suspicion In the public mind and defeat the
purpose aimed at.
Even should tbe present commission make
a favorable report it would bo offset by the
report of the expert engineers who were
Beat by congress to Investigate. As a matter
of fact tbo (100,000,000 appropriated in this
bill would not build the approach to the
proposed canal entrance at the mouth of the
San Juan river. The canal cannot be built
for any sum that a government could afford
to spend or that the people would sanction.
If it la begun it will lead to the moat
colossal scandal of ancient or modern times
and make the United States a byword among
nattoni. It is high time for the people to
awaken to their own Intereits and condemn
this reckleii raid on the treasury. . ,
I1IAXTS HltOM HAM'S 11 OH * .
Industry Rives the devil no elbow room.
Culture will never convert tares into
vthcat.
Many arc sick of evil , without the courage
to bo well ,
True education never Induces contempt
ot the Ignorant.
To love upward Is human , to love down
ward is d'vlnc. '
A good conscience la the best nrmor
against calumny.
The Dook ot Llfo will last when all other
biographies have burned.
The body is the temple , the heart is the
altar , love Is the incense.
A crack In a wall may bo very small , but
you can see a great deal through It.
AM ) OTHERWISE.
The reported advance in the price of
brooms Is not calculated to promote clean
sweeps.
The signing of the treaty of peace has had
no perceptible effect on the hostilities now
being waged In the magazines.
The problem ot increasing the national
revenue might be saved by imposing a stamp
tax on every veree of poetry produced in
the country.
It is suggested for the. benefit of all con
cerned that as leap year Is postponed until
1904 , the eligible should improve every op
portunity that comes their war.
Dialect writers ought to bo encouraged to
move to the Philippines. There Is an abun
dance ol room and 122 dialects there await
ing their pain-compelling efforts.
The administration should get together on
the spelling of Porto Rico. President Mc
Kinley spells It Porto and General Miles
aind Secretary Gage spell It Puerto.
Captain Slgsbee is in Havana again. It Is
to be hoped ho Is not carrying on his per
son letters given to him to mall. One blow
up ought to bo sufficient for a lifetime.
A revised version of Lincoln's famous
epigram is abroad In Washington. It Is
"a government for the people , " not a gov
ernment of the people" nor "a government
by the people. "
The Casket Is a warm advocate for Philip
pine expansion. As the organ of funeral di
rectors it views with unconcealed cheer the
possibilities of that region as demonstrated
by tbo mortality reports.
Editor Medlll of the Chicago Tribune per
tinently suggests to Editor Smith of the
Postoffico department that a little more
stlckatlveness In his paste would be appre
ciated by Itckers of stamps.
The Philadelphia Record comes to tbo
front with the first almanac of the season.
It contains a vast amount of Information ,
national and local , In compact form , making
it a valuable reference book.
It is not necessary to inquire about the
ago of the park commissioners of St. Paul.
Their hearts are young and In the right
place , as Is shown by turning down a propo
sition requiring lights on sleighs. When a
young man is willing to stake a fiver for
about two hours of sleighing with his best
girl , heartless Is the man who would flash a
light on the scene. Bo still , sweet memory.
A Mrs. Kelly , descendant ot one of Brian
Boru i warriors , resides at Coushohocken ,
Pa. A neighbor wanted a slice of her land
and threatened to take it by force. Mrs.
Kelly hoisted the stars and stripes over the
disputed ground and dared tbe enemy to
assail it. Ho did and was promptly knocked
down with a clothes-line prop. Arrest for
assault followed , but when Mrs. Kelly told
tier patriotic story to a jury she was In
stantly acquitted. A combination of ould
Ireland and Old Glory is a hard proposition
to go against.
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BRYAN IN HIS ELEMENT.
New York Herald : Culonel William Jen
nings Bryan , having turned his rapid-fire
gun into a typesetting machine , again con
templates the presidency. In this , however ,
ho should remember what the sage Arab
said about matrimony : "It Is a state into
which none but the wise should enter and
they do not. "
Springfield Republican : The retirement
of William J. Bryan from the military serv
ice of the United States has been deter
mined upon. The time Is opportune for him
to extract himself from what has been re
garded as a somewhat embarrassing posi
tion and return 'to ' political activities. A
treaty ot peace has been signed , and
whether the treaty be amended' rejected
In the ratification proceedings the war Is
over and Colonel Bryan can say with per
fect truth that ho enlisted for the war and
not for police service in subjected colonies
or possible colonies.
Baltimore American : Wo 'may just as
well admit that William Jennings Bryan
ts still a very considerable force In the af
fairs of this country , and his remarkable
Industry , his personal Integrity and bis
ability will all have their Influence in the
formation of party lines and principles and
policies within the next two years. We
do not believe he can ever be president ,
but ho may keep other people from reaching
the chair , and he may play a very embar
rassing part In politics In general. It is a
mUfortuns that such a man should bo
keeping alive hi tbo west and south the
financial anarchy which he would impose
upon the nation.
Philadelphia Times : Colonel Bryan's
military career may be summed up as offer
ing his service when the quota of his state
was so nearly full as to forbid the accept
ance of his regiment , and by public Inter
view and proclamations from the governor
he forced the acceptance of the regiment
by the government. Ho went Into camp
where he gave little or no military trainIng -
Ing , and now when called to service , alter
trying to put the responsibility of his re
tirement on any others but himself , he has
been compelled to resign with an undrawn
sword and leaving a regiment that must
be disciplined afresh If It Is ever to beef
of any usefulness as a military organiza
tion. If Colonel Bryan's future political
movements shall bo no more successful
than his attempt at military fame ho has
little to hope for in 1900.
WITHOUT HEASON.
Proposed Abolition of I'ontnl SnvlnRS
Ilunka In Hnwull.
Chleaco Chronicle.
The report of the Hawaiian commission ,
of which Senator Cuirom Is , or was , chair
man , was accompanied by three bills. One
provided for the organization of a territo
rial government. Of the other two one pro
vides for the redemption of Hawaiian silver
and treasury notes and the other abolishes
Hawaiian laws establishing postal savings
banks. The reasons for these measures are
not stated In the/ synopsis of tbo report
which has been given to the public.
The commission areumcs , as It has been
officially assumed In the case of Porto Rico ,
that when wo acquire a possession wo must
lose no time In Imposing upon It our mone
tary system. But there Is really no need
of that more than there has been of sub
stituting sterling sliver for rupees In India.
As for postal savings lanks , there Is no
hint of a reason why they should be abolished
ished In Hawaii and it would be Idle to In-
dufRe In conjecture. It Is proper to re
mark , however , that a great deal of harm
may be done , and not the lew because It
may bo done unintentionally , by hastily up
setting existing financial Institutions and
arbitrarily substituting one monetary sys
tem for another In any country. This rash
ness Is especially to be avoided in dealing
with the people ot a newry acquired posses
sion whom It 1 desirable to Incommode as
little as possible and conciliate in every
reasonable war.
sncrr.Ait SHOT * AT TIIH rutPIT.
flt. Louis Republic : A San Francisco
clergyman has been publicly thanked In one
of the bay papers "for hl most sublime and
eloquent dedlcatorlat prayer. " The ghost of
old Solomon should rook out far Iti honors ,
ill * dedlratorlal prayer In the great temple
has stood the trst for 3,000 years 0.9 a
masterpiece of the old school. .
Indianapolis Journal : One ot the Indi
anapolis ministers Is advertising a series of
special sermons on rather peculiar subjects ,
that of next Sunday having the title , "A
Peep Through v a. Window Lattice ; or , a
Young Man that I Saw One Night. " But is
It quite the right Ihlng to encourage a con
gregation to go peeping Into window lat
tices ? There Is a popular prejudice against
that sort of thing that might work mischief
to the peeper.
Chicago Inter Ocenn : The Baptists of
Milwaukee arc going to banish Santa Glaus
because 'they ' say ho Is a myth. On the
same grounds an the great operas , the
works of Victor Hugo , Goethe , Dickens ,
Hawthorne , Shakespeare , and the classlo
poets of old must bo sacrificed , and If the
edict IB prosecuted to Its logical end the
good church people of the Wisconsin city
will have nothing left for their libraries but
the city directory and the Congressional
Record.
DOMESTIC I'MOASANTIUEB.
Indlnnaoolls Journal : H There I Bat.
alone with my thoughts.
She Poor boyl How lonely you must
have bean.
Cleveland Lender : Marie Does your
papa approve of the attachment between
you and Charlie ?
Ethel-1'm nfrald not. He still banks the
furnace at 8:30. :
Chicago Tribune : "My husband gets up
every morning , winter and summer , at 6 , as
regularly ns clockwork. "
"Well , It takes a good deal of alarm
clockwork to gt > t my husband up in the
morning , "
Brooklyn Life : "But , daughter , such a
wedding ns you dcsiro would cost (2,000. I
can't afford It. "
"Then wlmt Is to bo done ? "
"You must marry against my wishes. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "No , " said the
maiden , "I cannot consent to be your wife
until you show mo how you spell the name
of our latest island acquisition. " Handing
him pen , jxiper and Ink , she withdrew ,
leaving him pondering , remorseful at the
thought that he had proposed before learn
ing- her preference.
Somorvlllo Journal : Why to I always
muko It a rule to kiss my wlfo whenever I
leave the house In the morning and when I
como homo nt night.
Browne That's right. I would , if I were
you.
Detroit Preo Press : "What do you think
of your new neighbors ? " nnked the hostess
of the "sweet" old lady who was calling.
"You know that I never speak unkindly
of any one. I have nothing to sny of her :
but I will say of her husband that I feel
very , very sorry for him. "
Plttsburg Chronicle : "Why don't you
marry him ? " they asked of the beautiful
girl."I .
"I do not love him , " she replied.
"Tut , tut , " they said. "Don't bo old-
fnshloned. He Is worth a mJlllon , and Is
already on the brink of the grave. "
"On the brink , yes , " she answered , bit
terly , "but I nm told that ho has hurl ex
perience ns an equilibrist. Who knows how
long ho may be able to stay there ? "
Chicago Tribune : The patriarch Jacob
and his wife Rachel were having their first'
quarrcL
"I don't know , " howled Jacob , "what I
ever wanted you for ! "
"You vented me , " sobbed Rachel , "for
fourteen jenrs bt-fore you got mo ! "
CHHISTMAS lAWX.
Madeline S. Bridges In Leslie's Weekly.
White nnd still Is the Christmas dawn
Starlight nnd winter night have gone ,
And softly drifted on field nnd lea , ,
On height nnd hollow nnd road and town , '
The snow Is shining from sea to sea ;
Highways and pathways nil untrod
Uy the busy footsteps yet to be.
In virgin beauty and Htulnlejs light
The world lies , pure , as a dream of Qodl
Daybreak comes In a line ot gold ,
Written low , like a mystic sign
On the page of the east and , fold on fold
The spUndor rises , the. glories shine.
And the heights of heaven seem stooping
down
To the waiting earth as the music swells
Of the first glad chiming ot Christmas
bells !
Before Christmas
We wonder what we want
Santa Glaus to give usj
Maybe the following will aid
you in your wishes.
NECKWEAR.
We are showing all tha different weave * ,
shapes and coloring at GOc , 11.00 and $1.GO
a beautiful souvenir box with every tie.
GLOVES.
Dress Kid , lined and unllned , at 1.00 ,
$1.50 and { 2.00.
Mocha , lined and unllned , at 11.00 and
$1.50.
Dog Skin and Reindeer , Angora and
Squirrel , lined , | 3.00 and $5.00.
And a big assortment of Wool Gloves
and Mittens at 50c.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
Linen Lawn , at lEc , 2 for 25c ; pure linen
at 25e up to $1.00 ; all silk , from 25o to
tl.DO ; hem stitched or tape edge.
HOSIERY.
Fast colors tan , blue , red and black at
25e , $1.40 halt dozen. Fancy hosiery at
JOe and 75c.
SHIRTS.
The best makes In white and colored , at
$1.00 and $1.CO.
COLLARS AND CUFFS.
4-ply (21.00) ( ) linen collars , lOc.
4-ply (21.00) ( ) linen cuffs , 20c.
MUFFLERS.
All qualities and styles 256 to $5.00.
UNDERWEAR.
Camel's hair and fleeced lined , at EOc ;
not gray , 75c and $1.00. Fine cashmer * at
$1.00 and $1.CO and up to $3.GO.
SMOKING JACKETS AND
ROBES.
The largest and best assortment la
Omaha.
Look over our lines before you decide.
Many novelties for the boys , as well u
the men , that are not mentioned hero. Our
windows will give you some idea ot what
wo have on the Inside.
* STORE OPEN EVERY EVENWO.