THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 1 , 1800.
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STATEMENT OF CIIICULATION.
State of Nebraska , Douglas County , sa. :
George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Dee
ubllshliiK company , being duly sworn ,
ays that the actual number of full nnd
emplcte copies of The Dally , Morning ,
vcnlng and Sunday lice , printed during
ho month of December , 18SS , was as fol-
owst
1 21,077 17 Z.t,7.t7
2 21,151 18 21,700
3 2I.OH4 19 2t-HI :
4 21,1170 20 2iHlii : :
6 21,22.1 21 2.'t , 51)2 )
2 IHid 22 2t : , (111
7 21,825 23 2II..I70
8 25,172 21 2i,7.18
D 2intu : , : 5 21,21)0 )
26 2ItU , : (
1 21,880 27 2 ,72l
2I.1R 2S 2i-11(1 : (
3 2iti2 : : 29 2:1,504 :
Vu 24,20:1 : 30 23,407
*
15 Sl.tHM 31 2:1,700 :
0 23,851
Total 740,000
Less unsold aid returned copies. . . . I5a07
Net total sales 730.OH3
Net dally average 2 , n71
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Happy New Ycnr to each and nil.
'
, If you have not already sworn off , now
is the time.
i , This Is another of those sad but glori
ous days for Spain.
i The most experienced letter writer
will be excused for writing It 1808 by
mistake for a few days to come.
* The year 1SOS has been n record-
"breaker for Omaha In nearly every re-
aspect , But that should only goad Us
f on to still greater achievements for 181)0.
Embezzlers and other criminals will
now bo compelled to hunt another house
of refuge , for Brazil has ratified an ex
tradition treaty with the. United States.
The best New Year's greeting Is the
wish itlmt for Omaha , Nebraska and the
west the coming year may prove even
more prosperous than the one just closed.
The railroads will , as usual , swear off
on Issuing free passes except to legis
lators and other clllcliils who may be
expectedto return an equivalent out of
the public pockctbook.
Now is the time to get Into the Omaha
band wagon. It will be ? A gay party
and will cut a fast pace during the year ,
and no foot passenger need expect to
keep up with the procession.
If the Filipinos are flt to become full-
fledged American citizens they ought to
i bo able to govern themselves without the
i old or consent of the United States or. .
any other foreign military power.
A Princeton professor Is going to Pata
gonia In search of fossils. Why go so
far when every community In this coun
try would willingly supply the professor
with specimens for a fine collection ?
Amidst all the talk and controversy
over the selection of a new senator by
the Incoming legislature one thing
stands undisputed the next senator
from Nebraska will be a republican.
The dally sales of Nebraska farm lands
at enhanced prices In every county In
thd state are the best answers to those
who eay it ha Trnnsmlsslsslppl Expos !
tion was of no benefit to any one outaldc
of Omaha.
From the list of toasts prepared for
the democratic blowout on St. Jackson's
day ono might easily be brought to laboi
under tlio delusion Unit the democrats
had found something in the late election
to jubilate over. , ( ,
Those who are busy Incubating revenue
enuo laws to submit to tlio legislature
had better put some Identification marks
on them or they may not be able to rec
ognize their offspring when the legisla
ture gt , ts through with them.
The Anglo-American coiublnatlonlsts
com to forget that Uncle Sam's partner
ship with two European monarchies In
the administration of Samoa uas not
furnished experiences that make per
manent alliance with other powera ap
pear a prlzo to bo sought after.
The police officers and police judge
should not fall to make good resolutions
with the new year and make an effort to
got together. The energies of both can
better bo devoted ito suppressing the
criminal elements than to devoting the !
time to whlpsawlng each other.
Itov. Sam Small , who now wears a
blue coat with brass buttons , asserts ( ha
chaplains In the army are of no practlca
value except as ornaments. The publi
will agree with him that at least some
preachers as chaplains would bo of no
particular value , and neither would they
bo ornamental.
The government , composed of one
American , In the island of Guam does
not appear to bo much more stable than
the South American variety. SUP
troubles must bo expected lu all Span
ish-speaklng possessions unless military
and naval foriea are kept constantly
ready to suppress them. It Is Just a
natural for a Sjfcnlard to start a revolt
tloo as for a disordered utomuch to re
jolt afittlUDt a hJurty meal.
TUB .VfllK YEAR.
Tlio first suggestion In connection wUh
10 coming of a new year Is that It IH
time for "turning over a new leaf. "
t Is true ns to nearly everybody that
oino reform and Improvement can be
mdc In 'their hnblts and their course
life and this Is as good nn occasion
s any to make It. Those who have
cen derelict In the performance of duty ,
have been Imprudent In their habits
nd conduct , or have not Improved their
pportuultlcs for bettering themselves
itcllcctually , morally anil materially ,
my properly determine that from today
hey will do differently. And millions
111 do so , but It Is unfortunately a fact
hat few of the good resolutions taken
n the advent of the new year remain
eng In force and effect. Some do not
urvlve the day , not a great many out-
ivo a week , yet some good comes of It
nd therefore the custom Is not to be
Iscouraged. The Introspection and self-
xamlnatlon which 'the occasion Invites
niiKt result In benefit to some ,
lu the great world of business 1he be"-v
Inning of a new year is important. It
rings with It settlements , reorganize-
Ions , 'the forming of new partnerships ,
he starting of new enterprises , ithe
naklng of plans for the ensuing twelve
uontht * . There Is a balancing up of nc-
ouut.s , an Inspection of credits and an
Kcortaluinent of the results of the past
ear. Thus to most business men the
jeglunlng of a new year Is Its busiest
art The year 1SOO opens with every
mll.L'ivtlou and promise of continued ma-
erlal progress and prosperity for the
United States. There Is every reason to
ntlclputc that the year will be not less
rultful lu financial and commercial
enellLs than last year was and .it Is
111 to possible that It may be more KO.
, et us hope that It will bo a year of
cace not only for our country but 1'or
he world and that In the councils where
atloual policies urc shaped and national
titles defined wisdom and patriotism
vlll prevail.
A OltATIFl'IA'a EXHIBIT.
The exhibit of the commercial and In-
lustrlal growth of Omaha during the
ear which has just closed , embodied In
tie facts and figures presented by The
tee's annual business review , affords
ratifying proof of substantial progress
nd prosperity.
The most reliable index of Omaha's
ommprclal activity may be lound In
ic comparative clearing house statistics ,
vhlch show that the bank clearings for
80S aggregate In round numbers JJSll- )
)00,000 ) , as against $243,000,000 for ttie
receding year , an increase of $7(5,000- (
XX ) , or 24 per cent , or nn
verago of $1,400,000 a week. The
ilghcst yearly bank clearings ever be-
ore registered for Omaha were lu 181)3 ) ,
ggrcgatlng $310,000,000 , or $3,000,000
ess than the total reached for 1808.
This marked increase in the volume of
uslness transacted has been uniform
hrough all branches of trade. Whole-
ale dealers , retailers and nianu-
acturers have all shared In the
; oneral Improvement. The jobbers
nd manufacturers have extended
heir territory and the retail busl-
less has experienced nn expansion
rtumrlly due to Increased population
nd general employment of working
men at remunerative wages.
While the Transmlsslsslppi Exposition
vas an effective stimulant to Omaha's
rade , the opening of a new mammoth
meat packing plant at South Omaha
und the enlargement of the old-cstab *
Lshed meat packing concerns have
vldened , the avenues of permanent em-
loymeut and given momentum to
Omaha as one of the great live stock
markets.
With the expansion of Omaha's trade
has coino the extension of its railroad
facilities. The completion and opening
of the Port Arthur route to the gulf Is
nbout to be followed by the extension of
he Illinois Central , which assures for
Omaha auothqr rtrunk line to the lakes
and nn outlet to the seaboard. The
completion of the beautiful new
Burlington passenger station and the
commencement of an equally substantial
structure to serve ) as the passenger station
tionof the Union Pacific and Us con
necting lines leave a mark to the credit
of the railroads in the 189S calendar
ind will soon enable Omaha to boast as
commodious modern depot facilities as
any other American city of Its size.
The strides made by Omaha in 1S08
commercially arc equalled by its ad
vance in other fields that make up a
progressive community. The public
schools report Increased attendance that
crowds present school buildings to the
utmost und calls for additional struc
turcs commensurate with Immediate
needs and future growth. The eamo Is
true of churches , clubs and charitable
Institutions , which are assuming - pro-
[ wrtlons beyond anticipation.
What Is most gratifying Is that the
present year promises greater things in
store for Omaha than the year just
closed , which marked the turning point
In its career as one of the foremost com
mercial centers In the great west.
OVR MENACED SUOAH INDUSTRY.
These who are Interested in the dc >
velopmeut of the American sugar indus
try are fully alive to the fact that the In
dustry laboriously menaced by the pollcj
of territorial expansion. At a recent
Joint conference in Chicago of the varl
ous Interests connected with the sugar
industry an earnest protest was framed
against any sacrifice of the Interests or
farmers , labor or capital for the benell
of troptail regions either within or
without the union. It is declared In
.this protest that the possibility of an
ncxatlon , colonization or free trade be
twecn rtho Eust Indies or the West In
dies and the United States is fraugh
with gravest danger to our domestli
sugar industry , as well as to ngrlculturi
and labor generally.
As to this there can bo no doubt o
question. The American sugar iudustrj
cannot survive the competition of Cuba
Porto Rico and tha Philippines , unles
the sugars of those Islands arc sub
jectcd no heavy duties , which Is no
likely to bo done , at least as to those
that become American territory. Per
haps there is more to bo feared from
the Philippines , if they should bo nn
ucxed , than from any olher source. We
referred a ( short time sluco to the state
upnt of nn organ of expansion that
ugar production In the Philippines
ould bo very largely increased , this be-
ng presented as one reason why the
United States should retain possession
f the Islands. Wo said In respect to
his that If we are to build up a formld-
bio buuipctltlou In the Philippines , In
ddltlon to that of Cuba and Porto
tlco , whose production of sitgnr will In
i fcw'yiars be very much larger than it
las ever been , there will be an end to
ho American sugar Industry. Our
nrmern who have gone Into the Indus-
ry will have to abandon It , because they
annot compete with rtho cheap labor of
ho cane sitgur producing Islands , while
11 the capital that has been Invested In
ho Industry will be lost. No amount of
arlff protection likely to be given
American sugar producers would Bare-
guard them against the disastrous er-
Vets of such competition , and there
vould be absolutely no compensation to
ho country for ( this destruction of nn
Vmcclcan Industry. The sugar planters
} f the Philippines and the other sugar-
) roduclug Islands will contribute notli-
ng to the welfare of the American pee
ple. They will employ no American
abor and whatever capital should > go
jut of this country for Investment in
hose Islands would probably remain
here.
An organized effort In opposition to
errltorlal acquisition aud annexation ,
n ithe part of till who are Interested In
leveloplng the American sugar industry ,
s urged and should be promptly made.
There Is no doubt that Judiciously dl-
ectcd such an effort would exert a great
nlluenco and the time Is ripe for or
ganizing it.
FREE CUHA.
Today the last vestige of Spanish sov-
Tclgnty will disappear from the Island
if Cuba. At high iioon the flag of
Spain , which for centuries has been the
.ymbol . of oppression aud tyranny , will
go down , giving place to the American
lag , the emblem of liberty. It will be
111 epochal occasion , an event of world-
vide Interest. Kor the Cuban people it
ucans the realization of itlielr asplra-
ion for freedom and independence , to at-
aln which they struggled for years nnd
nade immeasurable sacrifices. Today
he heroes who have shed their blood
for Cuban freedom will bo vindicated.
Today Cuba , so long the victim of Span-
sh misrule , rapacity and injustice , en-
ers upon a new era , rich In promise nnd
u possibilities.
In passing from itho sovereignty of
inuin to tlio temporary control of the
United States Cuba will no longer bo
subject territory In the sense that it has
been. The nill ary authority that will
be exercised over It has for its sole pur
pose the pacification of its people und
iffording them nn opportunity to frame
and establish for themselves an
udepeiideut government , capable , in
he language of President Me-
[ Clnley , "of performing nil in-
ernatlonal obligations and which shall
encourage thrift , industry nnd pros-
pcrlty , and promote peace nnd good will
among all of the inhabitants , whatever
nay have been their relations in the
past. " As was said by the American
'flicer ' , who a few days ago raised the flag
over the municipal building at Marlel ,
hat act meant only "paternal love and
protection , never domination. " This
sentiment will accompany the raising of
he American flog today in the final act
of delivering Cuba from Spanish sov
ereignty. It is the purpose of this gov
ernment , as has been clearly shown , to
nake the military power felt as little ns
possible in governing Cuba pending the
establishment ithere of an Independent
government , th a view to affording the
jeople the largest opportunity to demon
strate whether they are fit for self-gov
ernment. Whatever doubt may exist in
he public mind In regard to the capacity
of the Cubans for forming and main
taining nn Independent government ,
there can bo no question as to the duty
and obligation of the United States to
give them every opportunity for a test of
Itness. This nation Is under the most
sacred pledge to do this , a disregard of
which would place us In a most unfor
tunate position before theworld. . How
ever strongly some Americans may feel
that an independent Cuban government
Is Impossible and however earnestly
certain elements in Cuba may urge that
the United States should take the
Island under permanent control , such
feeling and such desire cannot be seri
ously considered until wo shall have al
lowed the Cubans the fullest and fairest
opportunity to determine whether or not
they can govern themselves. This we
believe to bo the attitude of the authori
ties at Washington , as wo have no doubt
It also is of the great majority o.
American people. v
It is matter of regret that there
should have arisen any controversy be
tween the American military authorities
at Havana and the Cubans regarding
the propriety or expediency of the latter
celebrating the change of flags with
such festivities as they had arranged.
It is most natural that the Cubans
should desire to attest their joy and
gratitude at being1 delivered from Span
ish rule and It is easy .to understand that
the refusal to permit them to do so nt
this time has created among them a
strong feeling of indignation and resent
mcnt , in which they will undoubtedly
have the sympathy of a considerable
number of the American people1. But
the military authorities understand the
conditions and it must be presumed that
their action was dictated by a strict
sense of duty.
FGTURE OF THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.
The question whether the present era
of prosperity for the cattle raiser Is to
continue la attracting much v attention
and provoking considerable discussion
among those who have capital Invested
In It.
A large element holds to the theory
that there is now and bound to bo for
several years to come a scarcity of stock
cattle. They point to the fact that for
a long time the industry was not profit
able and the owners of cattle depleted
their herds by selling off the young
stock , which under normal or profitable
conditions would have been allowed to
grow up and perform Its part towart
replenishing the supply before being
marketed. If this theory is correct It
will require several years to Increase the
numbers by process of breeding up to
the point of certain supply for every de
mand and a consequent prolonged pe
riod of high prices.
Another clement maintains that the
apjKircnt decrease In numbers of cattle
Is more apparent , than real and that
while there la no shortage there Is a
fair , normal supply. The encroach
ments of settlers and other causes have
made the holding of bunches of thou
sands of head In one body an Impossi
bility. Admitting that what Is denomi
nated the range country does not con
tain the1 number of cattle It formerly did.
they advance the theory that , Instead of
being slaughtered with 110110 to replace
them , the cattle have simply found their
way Into the hands of small holders and
been scattered over 'the ' country. In sup
port of this theory It Is stated that never
before have so many cattle been In the
corn growing portion of Nebraska as
now and that these cattle will come to
nmrket a few carloads at a time from
the feed lots Instead of by tralnloads
from the open range us former ] ) ' . Those
who deny the existence of a shortage of
cattle ascribe the enhanced price pri
marily to the fear engendered by the
reported shortage- but more largely to
the fact .that the revival of Industrial
activity throughout the country has In
creased the ability of the people to buy
and consequently Increased consump
tion.
Strangely enough advocates of both
theories arrive at the same conclusion.
While differing as to the causes , all
agree that 'there Is an ( assurance of at
least good prices for the cattle raiser for
some years to come. There Is every rea
son to believe that the era of Industrial
activity and consequent enlarged meat
consumption Is not of an ephemeral char
acter and.v with the Impossibility of sud
den ] market overstocking , cattle raising
for those who understand it cannot help
but be profitable. Those who rush Into
t blindly , without knowledge how to
mndlo the business mid pay fancy
> rlces for stock , however , are certain to
cap disappointment and find the bal
ance on the wrong side of the ledger.
If the opinions of those who have made
he live stock business n study and have
every facility for being well Informed
are to be relied on , the cattleman who
nvests judiciously aud docs not become
oo optimistic at buying .time has reason
to expect a good return on his Invest
ment. To Nebraska , both the farming
sections and the cities , these conditions
will bo of Immense value. No state In
the union has a greater Interest , direct
ind indirect , in the cattle Industry than
Nebraska. With its corn nearer to the
great ranges and ithe growing demand
for a bettor grade of beef , a large pro
portion of the range cattle will bo forced
into the feed lots , affording a home
narket for the corn , and when the cattle
arc ready for the market the great pack-
ng houses in Omaha will reach out for
them.
In nearly all the great educational
; athcrlngs of the past week emphasis has
jeen laid on the need of closer relations
Between the public schools andt the pub
ic libraries. These two institutions are
or should be complementary to one an
other. Without the schools to teach
the literary rudiments , libraries , of
course , would be out of the question ,
yet the work of the schools can bo
greatly promoted by concurrent work of
the public library. The library's sphere
of usefulness , furthermore , should long
outlast the school period by furnishing
the bibliographical laboratory for popu
lar self-education. For these reasons
we may expect the libraries and schools
to draw nearer together right along.
The annual holiday meetings of edu
cational and scientific associations , state
and national , are becoming more numer
ous and Important every year. Out of
the papers , dlscusslous and transactions
the participants and public cannot help
but reap material benefits , not only In
the way of moro efficient service In the
public schools aud colleges , but also lu
valuable additions to the general stock-
of scientific Information. It Is always
a good thing for people working for the
same results In the same fields to get to
gether. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
European nations are rapidly adopting
the progressive ways of ithe new world
Statistics show that a larger percentage
of English railway employes , especially
in the freight service , are killed und In
jured than In this country. Setting
about to find the reason the authorities
conclude that It is dud to the general
adoption in this country of safety cou
piers. Europe must accelerate its pace
If it proposes to keep up with the new
world.
The Transuiissl&slppl Exposition is
over and the only evidence of the pre
dieted collapse in Omaha is a 40 per
cent increase in the bank clearings as
compared with the same week last year.
Omaha has always risen superior to the
prophets of evil aud [ there is no moro
reason why tlio present-day croakers
should bo heeded than there was for
being discouraged by their predecessors.
Now York evidently does not realize
Just what a burden it Is assuming In be
coming the financial center of the world.
Hitherto Lombard street has been com
pelled to stand fully half the fire directed
toward the "despotic money power , " but
from now on all the calamity batteries
will be directed toward Wall street and
the American metropolis.
The Cubans can wear crepe or ftny
decoration they wish , on the occasion of
the Spanish evacuation of Havana If
they will only behave themselves. These
over at Santiago have learned that the
best way to got along Is to accept Amerl
can advice.
Dae Treaty Innure I'eneet
Philadelphia Ledger.
It is beginning to be apparent that the
treaty which brought peace to Spain bad
the opposite effect on the United States.
Picking l'i ' > Strny Inland * .
Philadelphia Record.
There's a wise forethought In the policy
which plcka out eligible islands In mld-
ocean as renting places for future cable
tatlons ; but the experiments in wireless
telegraphy now being made In London and
Paris forecast Improved method ! ot putting
a girdle 'round the earth which may bo
realized , or at Irnst proved feasible , bcforo
the expiration of the waning century.
Corn n. Vernntllp I'lnnt.
Boston Transcript ,
It is said -that an excellent quality of
India rubber Is possible as n by-product of
the manufacture ot glucose from Indian
corn. Indian corn Is becoming our most
Versatile plant. Almost anything can be
made ot It , from whisky to overshoes and
( he pith-backing ot the armor ot Iron
clads.
I'ronrc H In Tolrtcrniil
Philadelphia Ledger ,
Although .many years hive elapsed
slnco the duplex and quadruples Improvements -
ments on the original Morse system of telcg-
raphy were introduced , and although ft
great many plans for Increasing the num-
her ot messages on a single wire have liten
announced In the Interval , the "quad" Is
still the only multiplying Instrument In gen
eral use , and four the highest number ot
messages sent at once , except , perhaps , In
rotated and mostly experimental cases.
The multiplex apparatus , Invented by Prof ,
lowland of Johns Hopkins unlvnrslty ,
which Is Eald to send eight id even ten
messages over one wlro at the same time ,
and to print them automatically as re
ceived , may or may not he the long sought
means of expediting telegraphic business ,
but Its efficacy remains to bo proved. If It
will accomplish all that Is claimed for it
t will be a decided benefit to not only tbo
ndustrlal world , but also to crowded cities ,
'or ' It will stop the rapid Increase of over
head wires and hasten the ttmo when , by
reason of their comparatively small num
ber , all telegraph wires can bo burled.
I'AI'EIl COMIIINE.
Hotv a Trust Hnliln Up hc NrwHpnperc
of the Country.
Chicago Tribune.
The Anglo-American joint high commis
sion is considering , among different qucs-
.IODB , that of freer commercial Intercourse
jctweeu the United States and Canada.
That Is why the American Newspaper I'ub-
Ishers' association has submitted to the com
mission an argument In favor of the recip
rocal free admission of print paper and wood
) Ulp. The association believes that It this
can bo douo It will be relieved to eomo ex
tent from the oppressive , taxation which the
print paper trust , protected by excessive and
almost prohibitory tariff duties , has been
evylng on the newspapers and publishers of
cheap books of this country.
Slnco January of this year there has been
n existence a "combine" calfed the Interna-
.lonal Paper company , which controls mills
jroiluclng about SO per cent of the total
American output of print paper. The pro-
fessied object of the trust waa to "reduce
expenses" and enable the mills to "cecapo
Dankruptcy. " The real object was to make a
raid on consumers , largely for the benefit
of the proprietors of mills which were In
poor localities or had Inferior machinery , or
were for other reasons unable to survive
under free , competition.
The raid has been a great success. The
capitalization of the companies la $50,000,000 ,
representing In part .worthless and unpro
ductive properties. An honest capitalization
would be about { 15,000,000. Yet a dividend
of 1 per cent has just been declared on the
common stock , which It was admitted frankly
a year ago represented no Investment. It
was practically given away In January. It
sells at 60 cents now. That prlco Is not so
unreasonable in view of the fact that the
trust Is making a profit of $10 per ton on a
dally output of 1,420 tons.
In order to secure that profit It has raised
.he prlco of paper on the average of $3 a ton.
Dy doing that It has put an Increased tax of
(2,130,000 ( on the newspapers of the country ,
which are now paying over 120,000,000 a year
for their paper supply. TliD newspapers are
compelled to submit to these exactions be
cause the print paper manufacturers , while
protected naturally to the extent of $1.60 a
ton by reason of proximity to their custom
ers , are also protected by tariff duties of $6
a ton on print paper and $1.67 a ton on me
chanically ground wood pulp.
Tha duty on paper Is prohibitory. No
duty Is needed , for during the first ten
months of this year the American manu
facturers exported 95,000,000 pounds ot print
paper to Great Britain , Australia , Canada ,
South America , etc. They are able to com-
petejsucccssfully with the paper manu-
facturers of any other country. Therfore
they are not entitled to demand protection ,
as they have abused the protection unwisely
given to them to levy a tax on the diffusion
of Intelligence among the people.
The duty on wood pulp produces a revenue
of less than $50,000 a year. The only effect
of 'Us retention Is to deny American access
to the boundless forests of Canada and to
accelerate the destruction of tbo American
woods. Nothing but wood pulp Is used for
print paper now , and to obtain enough to
mect a year's requirements 625 square miles
ot land have to be stripped of their pulp
Umber. To admit Canadian wood pulp free
la to benefit both Canadians and Americans.
The existence of the duty oa print paper
enables a combination , of > unscrupulous
manufacturers to force the'.newspapers ot
this country to contribute the money with
which dividends are paid on $40,000,000 ot
watered stock. But for that duty a selling
value of 60 cents would not have been given
to stock which cost first holders nothing.
The appeal to the joint commission ends
with the truthful statement that :
"The duty on paper stops cheaps books
and cheap newspapers. It taxes Intelli
gence , because the newspapers are the
people's school and their library. All taxes
upon paper are taxes upon reading , upon
knowledge , upon the dissemination of In
formation. To make newspapers artificially
dear U wantonly to restrict the number of
readers and so Increase the sum of Ignor
ance. "
It Is not creditable to congress that sucn
an appeal has to bo made. If congress had
not been more heedful of the Interests of
graedy , law-defying manufacturers than of
the welfare of the people the print paper
tax would have been repealed before this
and the trust which Is Its beneficiary de
prived of the power to extort millions from
the papers and the people.
A POETIC KICK.
Docendant of the Clan O'Connell Ite-
llcve * III * Mind.
At a fair held In Philadelphia recently
there was displayed a quantity of earth eald
to be a section of "the Ould Sod. " U proves
to be as genuine as the paving block which
Chicago worked as the "blarney stone"
during the World's fair. The bogus earth
roused tbo Indignation of a son of Kerry.
Strolling into the Philadelphia Times of
fice be * at down at a desk and In an in
credibly short time ground out the appended
apostrophe :
They said sure , that you were the old > d.
Brought fresh from the land of my birth !
Where beauty and vlrtuo e'er linger.
The dearest old spot on God's earth.
But shamrocks ne'er sprung- from your
bosom ,
No plover built on you hla nest ,
No shrine cast Its gray nhndows o'er you ,
Aa the eun Bought hla bed In thewest. .
From the purple-topped mountains of
Ulster ,
To the beautiful banks of the Lee ,
From the sun-glinted vale of Avoca ,
To where Shannon sweeps on to the sea.
From the storm ' swept wildu of old Con' '
nautrnt
To the ocean-bound headlands of Clare ,
Unlike Erin's exiles you came not ,
For God never planted you there.
In the old days when Krln our mother ,
Bore scholars and warriors brave ,
You formed not the sr3en of her valleys ,
No patriot In you found a Krave.
No youth danced upon you at evening ,
When relened pong and muslo find mirth ,
You ne'er saw the day break on. Ireland ,
You never were part ot her earth.
sict'iAii SHOTS AT THH I'Ci.riT.
Minneapolis Journal : A Missouri editor
who was requested to advertise n church
sale of cake In his town , made a typo *
graphical error and announced a "Grand
Fake Sale. " Several of the women expressed
their opinion of the editor to him personally.
Chicago Journal : The Nashville Presby
terian minister who , In his Christmas scr-
juon , suggested the union of the North and
'
'South Presbyterian churches In the United
States , eald a word that became the great
festival of peace and joy , But the preachers
do not eccm as harmonious as the soldiers.
Kansas City Star : The row going on In
the Church of England between the high
churchmen and the low churchmen has
reached the stage of the presence of police
at dlvlno services. After all , what Is a
grander j spectacle than about 1,000,000 sects ,
| dogmas , Issues , denominations , creeds and
,
doctrines living together In America In
amity ?
BLASTS FHOM HAM'S IIOHN.
A good deed never dies.
Cultivate the field ot llfo clear up to the
corners.
Don't bo molded by your circumstances :
mold 'them.
The man who lives for self is not missed
when ho dies.
Unbellsf puts up the bars when truth
goes hunting.
Conscience without Christ , is a sun dial
without the sun.
By using what we have we gala that
which wo have not.
Don't blow out the lamp of reason for
the gas light of wit.
The wise preacher looks for most trouble
where he finds most taffy.
The man who does his own thinking be
comes a focus for an the reflectors.
There. Is no slave so sadly bound as the
ono who thinks ho is free to servo his own
lusts.
lusts.What
What Is the use of praying for the mer
chant when you make no effort to pay what
you owe him.
Don't build the ginger-bread house of
cheap reputation on the ten-cent founda-
tlon of Inexperience.
PERSONAL AM ) OTHERWISE.
Swear off on swearing off.
Good resolutions are honored only in the
observance.
These who today turn over new leaves
rarely expect them to bloom In the spring.
The real root of the trouble In Havana Is
overlooked. The Cherry sisters are moving
In that direction.
The crop of promising young men and
old boys , too , will reach the average to
day , but "this ono doesn't count. "
Those jubilant Cubans should be made
to understand , % vlth emphasis , that "Th6ro'll
Be a Hot Time" is not the American na
tional anthem.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt -will take the
oath of office at Albany tomorrow and will
bo inaugurated governor ot the Empire
state ou Monday.
If good Intentions become paving blocks
for tropical climes , contractors thereabouts
will get sufficient material during January
to cut prices to bed rock.
The man who escaped a gift of ono of
those "hot tiling" neckties keenly appre
ciates the Christmas text : "It is moro
blessed to glvo than to receive. "
The Influence of the war Is already mani
fest in New York. The ratio of boys to
girls .born during November was fifty-two
to forty-seven , ono and half points above
the normal.
Served h < m right. The seafaring man
with so .little . regard for the fitness of things
as to name his schooner Booze tempted fate
too much. The schooner , a melancholy
wreck , rests on a bar off New York har
bor.
bor.The
The career of a San Francisco man who
recently "crossed the range" proves that
preparedness prolongs life. Ho bought a
coffin for his own use when fifty years of
ago and did not use it until fifty-two years
later.
Gotham is enjoying at present the fasci
nating charms of two woman prisoners
one charged with operating the badger
game , the other with swindling. From all
accounts j of their beauty It Is probable
Gotham ( juries will convict their prosecutors.
Young Stewart Brlce , son of theexsen
ator , has a $70,000,000 bank account thrust
upon him , and ho Is only 28. It Is a
tremendous burden for a young man , but
It will bo some consolation for him to know
that his fellow citizens would gladly share
bis load.
Tbo proposed establishment of a chair
for a professor of brewing In an English
university is mistakenly referred to aa a
new thing In higher education. Such chairs
are common in American brewing univer
sities , and are utilized by the professors lu
spreading themselves.
Whatever problems the war brought for
solution may bo deferred with safety until
the country hears from Boston , which is
wrestling with a problem of greater mag
nitude the tunefulness of barrel organs.
A decision on this question will make all
others easy , and vindicate the musical
capabilities of the Hub.
AMERICAN RAILS EVERYWHERE.
Remarkable Forelitn Demand ( or
Steel Product * . '
Chicago Times-Herald.
In the remarkable story ot the country's
trade which was told In recent dis
patches particular stress was laid upon the
tremendous gains in the Iron and steel busi
ness. It was shown that all the great plants
In the country were rushed with orders and
it was specially noticeable that among these
orders were several largo ones from abroad.
Philadelphia has contracts for 4,000 tons
of plates for South America ; Chicago la
called upon by that contract for 3,000 tons.
The Maryland steel works are supplying
Asiatic Russia with 60,000 tons of steel rails ,
and'have just had a bid accepted by the
Victorian government ot Australia for 35,000
tons. Finally It Is said : "There Is also
heavy buying of sheets and wire rods and
a pending contract for 20,000 tons cast pipe
for Yokohama. "
If we had the figures on all these sales
wo should probably find that there Is tbo
same explanation for each ot them that
there Is for tno one to the Victorian gov
ernment. When the Pennsylvania and
Maryland Steel company made Its bid It did
BO against British competitors , and that
with the most astonishing results. For upon
examination It waa found that the Ameri
can tender was $75,000 below the English.
Race and national preferences , If there were
any , had no answer to make to the knock
down argument contained In this pretty
figure , and wo doubt not that Australia
would succumb to a much smaller differ
ence.
It Is only in England itself that sentiment
is likely to have much effect against the
American Invader , but he Is there , Just aa
ho Is In Russia and Australia , South America
and Japan. Not long ago wo directed at
tention to a report from our consul at
Liverpool which showed that In the bidding
on the track work for the street railways
of that city American manufacturers cut
under the British by from $2.43 to $7.29 per
ton. Local opposition to foreign contracti
prevailed In this case , but in the long run
the English makers must come down with
their prices or go out of business. Probably
their wUoat course would bo to send agents
over here to study our machinery eo that
they might return and teach them bow to
turn out steel rails ot the best quality at
the lowest figure * .
IIO.MiSTH )
Harlem Life ! He You seem to b
happy. Anything nn hnnd ?
Bhc Don't you ceo that ring ?
Detroit Free Prri < s : She Do you re
member that thirty yearn ngo you pro
posed to me nud that I refused you ?
He-O , yes. That's ono of the most treas
ured recollections of my youth.
Chicago Tribune : "Isn't thin a * allu
old necktie. I've got to wear If , I mppoeo.
My wife gave it to mo ns a Christmas
present. "
"A man who will tnlk that wny about
a present from his wife ought to have a
necktie furnished him by the sheriff.1'
Detroit Journal : The old man wept !
Icntly for a time.
"My child , " ho finally calmed hlnwclf
sulllclently to falter , " 1 dn not wish you
to marry without my consent ! "
"Oh. papa , how generous of your cried
the girl , radiantly.
For she well knew her father to b a
poor man , and thus not to bo blamed If
ho Insisted upon a cheap , clandestine wed-
ding. <
New York Weekly : Housekeeper ( ox-
cltcilly ) I nm In a terrible way about a
servant girl I can't Ket rid of. 1 hav
discharged her , but she won't go. She U
a perfect giantess nnd hasi a most horrlbU
temper. What would you advise me to
do ?
Great Lawyer ( calmly ) Keep the kero
sene can full and the wood wet.
Bomervllle Journal : A good husband Is
ono who will ny nt homo evenings and
cut up npples nnd chop meat for his wlfc'i
mlnco pies. Instead of smokingllftccncent
cigars and playing whisky poker at tht
club.
Chicago Record : Ho What makes you
so pensive ?
She I've Just been wondering- you will
love mo when I'm old.
He Oh , what's the UBO borrowing-
troubleou'vo always had weak lung *
and you may never get 'old , you know.
Chlcnpo Poit : "I nm looking for some
thing real nice for a young- man , " said
the youngnnd pretty shopper.
"Why don't you look In the mirror ? "
naked the gnllant clerk , nnd she wast 00
flustered that ho managed to sell her four
different things that Rho did not want be
fore she knew what she wa doing.
Chicago Tribune : Customer ( handing
over the money ) This mixture will curs
the grip , will It ?
Druggist It will knock It every time ,
ma'am. Wo sell moro of this stuff to grip
patients than all other kinds put together.
Customer You're a new prescription clerk ,
aren t you ? AVhnt has become of the young
man who generally stands behind this
counter ?
Druggist He's down with tha grip ,
ma am.
The St. Louis Republic sings :
Above Havana's shouting throngs
Old Glory waving frees
The token of a rescued land ,
For all the world to BOO !
Where Spain's Hag flutterert now it wave *
Our own red , white and blue ,
In grim remembrance of the Maine ,
Just ns we swore 'twould do.
And from Havana -
marching- , i
Lo ! nil the hordes of Spain !
A vanquished army In retreat , " '
Not to return again !
They've met the troops of Uncle Sam ,
A meeting long they'll rue ,
And now they're heading straight foi
homo ,
Just as wo swore they'd do I
NEW YEAR'S RUMINATION.
Again wo rlso to greet the slad Now Yean
Among- the blessings holy peace hats
wrought ;
We lese from sight the prairies brown and
sere
And find In life the solaca we hav <
ROUCllt.
Each year. In speeding- onward to Its end , '
Makes llfo a tablet which wo nil mual
leave :
Let us endeavor then It so to spend
That from the whole the world may goo <
receive.
Each year , behold ! the magic of Death'i
wnnd
Exerts Its force , nnd we must all obey. '
Wo leave this world to enter ono beyond
And leave for aye our bodies to decay.
Each year with now resolve we aim
To live to benefit our time ;
Forsake the evils In our deeds and name ;
Surround our lives about with acti < ,
sublime.
Thus passing years still find us here on
earth ,
With hopes that something- may do or
sa ; '
May prove , Indeed , that wo are men of
worth
And lived for good , not evil , In our day.
Then , when In Death's embrace wo hav
rcBlcned
All claims to fortune , glory nnd to fame ,
A monument let each one leave behind
In life. In deed , he bore nn honored namo.
Columbus , Neb. L. A. EW1NO.
A Happy
New Year
and a , prosperous
one , to everybody , is
our wish today. May
misfortune follow but
never overtake you. ,
Let us thank you one
and all for your kind
treatment and gener
ous patronage in the
past year. We also
extend an earnest request -
quest for a continu
ance the coming year.
We strive to please
you all.
For they fail and
they alone who have
never tried good treat
ment. Honest values
your money's worth
or your money back
is our motto.
Tomorrow we are
closed ALL DAY. But
Tuesday morning ,
bright and early , we
will be ready to re
ceive our .friends and
commence the new
year right.
Come and see us