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TIIJ3 OMAHA DAILY" IH3T3 : VIM. DAY * ri3tHUTAHY 1800. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. UOSEWATER. Editor. 1'UBLisnnt : MOKNINO. TEUM3 OF SUBSCIUPTION' . Jally lies ( without Sunday ) , Ons ially Dee ana Sunday , Ono Tear. . . . 8.00 Six Month * -t.W Three Months 2.W Bundny 13ce , One Year 2.0) 6ltur < li\y Bee , Ono Year ) ? "Weekly Hoc. Ono Year B * ob-Ficns. Omaha : 7hft Bee Hulldlntr. South Omnhiv : City Hall building , twenty-fifth and N Mre.cta. Council IJluns : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock Exclmncn Hulldlng. Xew York : Temolo Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. roiUlESPONDENCE. Cotnmtinlcallnna rclatlnj ? to news nna fdltorlnl mnttcr should bo addressed : U.dl- ( orlal Department. The Omahn liee. IJU8INESS M5TTKRH. Business tettera nnil remittances should bo addressed to The Heo I'uWlshlnc Com pany. Omnha , DrnftH. cheeks , express ana postomce money orders to be made payable to the order ot the comniiny. TUB IJEK ruUlilBUINO COMPANY. STATEMENT OP CtnCUIjATION. Stnte of Nebraska , Douglas County , as. : George U. Tzschuck , spercury nt The Heo Publishing company , belns duly sworn. BWS that the uctunl number oC full and complete eoples of The Daily , Morning , Evening nnd Sunday Ilee. printed during 1ho month of January. ISJ'J. was ns fol low s : 1 J lil S 17 2 J.'l.'Joo is 8 2:1,7:50 : : 4 6 21 6 22 UISH5 6f .Kl.710 u , : ? 8 J I , . - . 2 0 jt : , : ! < io 10 jit.-i to 12 2.'I , 40 33 2t,7lO : 14 21.010 J5 21.410 "TotnV' . ' . . . . ! 7.12,18R liofo unsold and returned copies. . . . 10,152 Not totnl sales 73s.3ai : Net dally avcrace 2 , 2 GEOIian B. TXSCIITJCIC. Subscribed nnd sworn to before me this Olet day of Jnnunry. ISM. ( Seal. ) II. 1. PI-UMB. Notary Public. Sorry , Mr. GroiimUioj ? , that you could Hot be ludnccd to llugor longer. Souor Agonclllo , havhiR dollvorcd his oltiiniitum to Secretary Liny , Is now busy preparing anotlier. For six weelfs more the ilcmnnd for Dvercoals jnul imilllers will contluuo Jie- tlvc. 'J'lie sroumlbog saw Ills slmdow. People lu tlic plains country have con- eolation that though wind may whistle pretty lively sometimes they are never burled by suowslldes. The coal dealer will again congratu late himself on the sudden disappear- O.HCO of the groundhog with the assur ance of six more weeks of furnace heat. An investigating committee will lie In order to discover what has created this guddcu estrangement between our nmla- bje contemporary and City Comptroller westbcrg. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ From the fact that thirty Turks Have Jollied Colonel Bill Hohen/.olleru's army Of Instructions It la to be feared that Colonel Ilamld contemplates taking nn- otflier lick of Greece. There Is no trouble about making charges of all kinds against public olli- Clals. Some charges , however , can be Substantiated while others ore bun- Corabc pure and simple. Citizens and olllclals on the public pay roll may bo invited to discuss the tax levy , but the responsibility for the In- erc4i8e or decrease ot tins tax rate re- ( nalns with the members of the city Council. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If any ofllcer who was In the Santiago cnuipaign has not received his brevet io should , spenk uow or forever hold bis peace. There arc plenty to go round no scruples of fatee modesty should Jnd c Indulged in. The house has duly Instructed Its post master to be "tore careful In the luture ID supplying addresses on undirected let ters. The next mistake might not be 6& cawlly explained as that which caused tjje recent flurry. The announcement that not oven Sen- dtor Thurston himself has the remotest Idea whom he will recommend for ap pointment as postmaster at Omahn Ought to make the well-springs of hope redouble action lu the breasts of a full score of self-conlldent nsplranta to the place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The proposed amendment to the elty Jhartor relating to the extension of the city limits by the annexation of adjoin ing towns and villages practically makes their annexation impossible bc- aausc the conditions can never be ful filled. This section ought to bo more thoroughly digested and re-framed to Moot the actual situation Considerable comment has been in- Qulgcd In auciit the death of a Chicago man from nn cnlarucment of the head , Wdilch is stilted to bo a rare disease. fa > people outside of the Windy Ulty It baa been apparent for years that many OC Its residents were aUHcted with the disease , although this may be the llrst death recorded from that cause. After nil the free advertising the railroads - roads have worked by their transcontt- nontnl fast trains It would he ( something In the nature of a breach of contract to discontinue them. As a mutter of tact the fast trains have been Instituted to meet a public demand and If that < le mand can bo made effective the rail roads will certainly sec it to their in terest to keep them a-going. It must have tunic hard for Douglas county's senators to rollout upon the In tegrlty ot Omaha constables and Justices of thp peace , Wlillo Borne of them may Indulge In questionable practices Oma- La's Justice mills are doubtless no better end no worse than those In nearly every other liirgo city. Bo long , However , as the Justice court systpm Is ougraftod In our constitution all that can bo donu is to bear with it and try to Improve It by selecting reputable ) nnd responsible men tor tUoso Important posltloud. Tin ; Those who nssert that the opposition to ratification oC the peace treaty Is respon sible for the attitude of the Filipino complacently dlsregaul some Important recent history , It Is snld that the Kll- Iplnoq hare been encouraged nnd made bold by the outcry against the treaty ! that their lu-ads have teen tilled with the notion that If they organize ntul Iglit and hold out a little longer con gress will repudiate the iwlley ot' the ( resident ; that had Hie treaty been speedily ratified definite measures could lave been adopted which would have nnde ( lie Filipino * our friends. One Ignorant of the history of the mat er would naturally mipposo from this that the Filipinos had never thought of ndepemlenco until our war with Spain uul for the llr.st time declared their desire - sire for self-government after the treaty of peace had been concluded. The .ruth Is that the treaty was negotiated with the clearest understanding ns to thu lestre of the Filipinos for Independents1 mil : i pretty tlellnlto knowledge of their ntentloii to resist American occupation f this Kovornmont decided to hold per- uanent possession of the Philippines and exercise Its nitthorlty lliere. Dewey was familiar with this fact whcu ho went to Manila anil no-copied the co-op- cmtlun of the Insurgents. It was mown In the American ronsuln who In- luwl Aguinalilo to return to the Philip pines to render whatever assistance lie could to the commander of the United States Kiiundrou. The whole American people knew It when the Filipinos were rendering service to Dewey at Cavlte and besieging the Spaniards at Maulhi. At that time everybody understood fully that the Filipinos who were In lu- HtiiTcctlon against Spanish rule were seeking Independence , for the leaders re peatedly proclaimed this to be their tint. While the treaty negotiations were In progress the Filipinos were not only declaring their desire for Inde pendence and their determination not to inbuilt to any fqrelgn' domination , but they were actively preparing to enow , if It should become necessary , that their declaration was not meaningless. They kept up their military organization and they accumulated the munitions of wan They organized : i government which is uow performing ltr functions , so far ns appears , without friction or dllllculty. All this was done before the peace treaty went to the senate , so that thu assertion that opposition to rntilieatlon of the treaty Is responsible for thu atti tude of the Filipinos Is baseless. The responsibility Is rather upon thosu who support thu treaty and Insist that It shall be ratilled without change and with out any declaration by this government that would assure the Filipinos ultimate independence. We regard as utterly fallacious the idea that If the treaty had been speedily ratified the effect would have been conducive to friendship on the part of the Filipinos.Vu believe , ou the contrary , that we should now he at Avar with those people and we hare not a doubt that If the treaty Is ratilled with out some assurance being given the Fil ipinos that their desire for liberty and independence will be respected weshall * have 1o light them I'nto submission. Let us not delude ourselves with the notion that these people are not In earnest , for uvery Indication shows them to be In tensely in earnest. TliK OKltMAN SUO.ITI INDUSTRY. A good deal of apprehension Is being manifested In Germany hi regard to the future of Its sugar Industry. There is fear of the sugar industry In the United States and alarm lest this country shall soon cease to be a good market lor Ger man sugar , as It KCCUIS very certain must be the case. The Importation ot sucnr from Germany in eleven months of last year was only 3 7,000,000 poinuis , as compared with 1,030,000,000 , In tn < same part of 1807 and Sl-lOOt ) . MX > pounds In the same part of 18DU. This Is a heavy falling off and there ia no reason to expect that there will he any very marked recovery , for with in creased production In Cuba and Hawaii we shall require less and less of Ger man sugar. The sugar Industry was the subject of debate in the Prussian Diet a. luxv days ago and it was urged that the bounty system can no longer be de pended upon to maintain the prosperity of the industry. Increase of home con sumption was declared to bo necessary to the preservation of the industry , but this Is not attainable without reducing the Internal tax on sugar and with growing governmental expenditures any reduction. In taxation is hardly practica ble. Thus the problem is n perplexing one , with no apparent conditions at all favorable to the sugar producers of Ger many , for under no circumstances could home consumption probably be so In creased as to offset the loss , which Is Inevitable , of the American market. A GIUTlFriXa SETl'LKMEKT , The announcement that General Go mez has accepted the tender by this gov ernment of ijM.OOO.OOO to bo distributed among the Cuban soldiers and that nc will co-operate with thu American au thorities lu the work of pacification uiul reconstruction Is altogether gratifying. This settlement of what threatened to be u troublesome issue will undoubtedly very greatly simplify the situation in Cuba , for with the disbanding of tuo Cuban army the longest and most Im portant step will have been taken towards establishing order and tranquil lity. It will exert nn excellent Intluenco upon the people generally and Gomez U ) to bo heartily commended for the wlsiloui and patriotism he has shown In this matter and which conies as a sur prise In vtow of the position ho was pre viously reported to have taken. There Is no doubt that Gomez can beef of great service to the American nu- thorltluB In Cuba. lie probably liiis greater Influence with thu Oubnn peo. pie than uuy other man , while perhaps none other better knows the wtahcs and requirements of the people. Ho Ls to go to Havana upon the Invitation of Gen- cral Brooke nnd will give the governor ( 'Oiicrul the benefit of his knowledge iim ) experience. That Brooke will nnd this useful Is not to be doubted , but It Is the exatuplu of the Cuban leader that Is most valuable , Ou thu whole thu tUtuatlon In Cuba appears to bo very Batlsfactory , BO far as thu outlook for paclllcatlon Id concerned. run IXIIKHITAXCK TAX. rntu The passage by the lower house of the legislature of the Grosvcnor Inheritance tax bill by a vote of more than two to one Indicates Hint the legislative reprc. PdilAtlvcft are favorably disposed to the Introduction of the Inheritance tax Into Nebraska. The Inheritance tax lias been enforced ns a means of raising rev enue In n number of American common wealths nnd Its popularity has grown perceptibly In recent years. While It Is of course most productive In the thickly populated and wealthier states of thu .Nist , where large estates are accumu lated anil handed down to succeeding generations , It must yield u constantly stowing revenue In u growing'state ItUn Nebraska uven though for the present and immediate ! future it may not cut any great llgure In Its budget. The Gi-osvenor bill Is untiuestlonnbly based upon bound principle , but It should be carefully digested and perfected - fected In nil its details before It receives the stamp of law. It must be remem bered thut an unsuccessful or disap pointing experiment arising out of crude provisions not adapted to the precise conditions under which they must lie administered would be certain to react against the whole nysteai. I'ho bill in question provides lor a tax of 1 per cent on all direct lineal In heritances , with n total exemption for estates valued at less than ! f30,000. Collateral bequests and Inheritances on the other hand are subjected to taxa tion under a sliding scale ranging from U per cent to (5 ( per cent. The tax is per cent on the excess of ! ? liK)0 ( ) or in heritances when the beneltelary is au uncle , aunt , nephew , niece of their lineal descendants. In all other cases the tax U It per cent on bequests of $10,000 or less , 4 per cent on Uetniests between $10,000 and V O.OOO , 5 per cent on be quests between f'JO,000 and JSoO.OOO anil 0 per cent ou bequests over $00,000 with out any exemption except for estates valued tit less than ? . " 00. This scale for bequests oulsldo of lln- eals and immediate collaterals seems to be rather drastic when It is borne in mind that the bill provides for no ex emptions and makes the highest rate apply to the entire value. Most gradu ated tax scales are so arranged that the rate Increases only for each increment , for example , 1 per ceut ou $10,000 , 2 pel- cent on the excess over $10,000 , t ) pel- cent on the excess over ? 20,000 , ettr. If we are to have an inheritance tax In Nebraska , let us have one that will stand the test not only of the courts , but also of the accepted rules of equity and fairness. From the latest advices It would ap pear that President Alouzo of Bolivia Is now beating n precipitate retreat over the hills from La Paz with the rebels in hot pursuit When Alonzo purchased Bolivia , or at least Its presidency , last fcpriug , he at once instituted n policy of benevolent assimilation , but is assim ilative powers soon , proved so remarkable that the treasury showed a tlellclt and the people began to doubt the unmixed bouevolence of the scheme , so far as they were concerned. These murmurs were bushed by promises which were to be redeemed bv the sale of mining rights and commissions lu the army. These were disposed of at a fair margin of profit but the promises were allowed to go to protest , while the proceeds were assimilated. The people then took to abuse and Alouzo to proclamations and It Is hard to tell which would have comu out ahead In the deadly combat had not the former decided to resort to the more humane method oC civil war to stop a process that threatened to assimilate the whole country. So far as Information goes , there lias been but one casualty In the conflict , brought about by a farmer trying to assimilate one or Alonzo's guards , who was engaged In an unequal and deadly struggle with a sheep , with a view to assimilation and the fact that the president has turned his bad : on an ungrateful mob that be no longer cares to associate with would Indicate : i degree of disgust that prom ises a speedy termination of. the war. The Spanish court-martial , now In ses sion , has thrown some needed light ou a shady Question nnd the world will no longer be at a loss to understand.why Sonar August ! packed his grip and skipped by the light of the moon from Manila to Hong Kong on one of the Ger man cruisers. From the proceedings or this very august but nomewhat vnudu- vllle body It appears that when n gen eral has had himself duly kicked full of buttoiiholes he may take leg bull and comply with the punctilious demands of Castlllau honor , but If he foolishly stays with his men until they are com pelled to surrender he Is guilty of au offense which only a term In prison can expiate. This rulu In probably for the purpose of preserving thu supply of gen erals , which In recent years has so de creased that there is now but one briga dier to every fifty soldiers In the army. The general attitude of criticism- and complaint assumed by the Cubans toward this country is no more than what might have been expected- from attempting to administer the ( Ul'alrs ot a people so alien to ourselves In laws , manners and customs. lint as disap pointing as this apparent ingratitude Is to those who shouted themselves hoarse for war at any price and who fondly imagined that when It was all over the Cuban would fall on the American's neck nnd bedew It with team of grati tude , It will be Infinitely more so in the case of thu Filipinos. The dowager empress of China has actually smashed the holy traditions of ten thousand years and received the "foreign devils" of her own sex In the nacreil city. The daughter of the moon and thu son of the Him , who are also uncles , aunts and cousins to several other heavenly bodies , not only saw and conversed with but actually shook hands with thu women of the diplomatic corps without thu holy walls tumbling In. Thu dragon did not roar or even rihuw his teeth whllu the lUiughter of tiu ! moon accompanied her guests to tlio ! door , assured ode of them thnt lier hat wns on straight and invited them to call again. Holy shades of Confuclusl What a fruitful Held of revenue for enterprising constables. Justices of th" peace and habitual scrappers would open up In case the 1)111 compelling the pay ment by the county oC costs in misdemeanor meaner cnscs should become a inw. Under such a law . ouic ot the perpetual neighborhood feuds would almost sut- lice to provide a livelihood for the coin- bntauts. The secretary of state of Texas docs not propose to allow any revenue oillccr to interfere with his Ideas of the law. IIo holds that revenue stamps are not required ou ofllclal bonds nud declines to allow oiHcerB to Inspect tue docu ments on llle In his olllce. lie may live to have n full grown sympathy with the man who toyed with n saw. It turns out that the painting pre sented to the public library that disap peared Is of the Impressionist school. The question naturally presents , Why should there be any mystery about a harmless picture like that when there would have been Held for twice the spec ulation had It only been one of those naughty French mules ? County Judge Sklpton evidently baa no desire to emulate the Missouri oiH- clals who have regularly Cor a uuuiucr of years spent their terms of otllco in Jail for contempt. The second trip ot the house not the Korgennt-at-nrms of only brought the judge but the ballots wanted lu the legislative contest case. The consuls of the United States and England at Apia have Informed the Ger man representative that In case lie wishes to play In thu same yard with them he must cultivate better manners. No rude , boisterous people can be toler ated in the rctiucd society of the Samoan Islands. IK It III , St. Louis Republic. Rubber-necking is not likely to be affected by the rubber trust , but the trust will rub It lu on all humans who use the product , whether In the form of baby rattles or over shoes. on. Glote-Democrat. The Filipino native women , nre rapidly adopting the American sldrt and shirt waist. As soon as they are Introduced to the bar gain counter the popularity ot American rule will be unbounded. Ilniul Him the Modal. Philadelphia , JJorth American. There Is a man In Massachujetts legislature lature- for whom , wo believe , the future has bright rewards In store. From the tempo rary obscurity oC his seat he has arisen to propose a resolution that the general assem bly , or which he Is a member , "attend to the business of the state ot Massachusetts , allowing congress the same privilege as to that ot the nation , un'trammcled by our im mature or diverse opinions. " on 'thu ' Hark Side. Chlcaco 'Chronicle. ' I halt that we'get'from ! Washington and Cuba these days Js.truq , we are destined to have a rocky road'tq , travel before we suc ceed In paclfylng the lsland on the lines laid down.Vo \ may' find ourselves even more helpless than Spain was In attempting to give Cuba a stable government. "We may , Indeed , find It necessary to leave the Cubans to pacify < themsel\es and provide themslves with a government as best they may. IlooHtcrM of Iiuin-riallMiii. Boston Transcript , New York's bosses , Croker and Tlatt , are both Imperallsts. Naturally ! Ex-Minister Phelps mentions this among bis reasons for being aeainst imperialism : "Wo should have the 'boss rule , ' which has evolved from our republican form of government , working in the Philippines and Cuba. It la Impossible to Itccpthe boss out ot politics In these days. Look at Platt nnd Croker In New York. Thus the expense o colonial government would be enormous. " WHEAT IMIODUCTIOX. Steady Inc-rcnm- the Ylclil iintl Ara CiilHviiU'd. Kansas. City Star. The statistician ot the Department of Agriculture at Washington has at last caught up with the wheat crop of the United States. For years past the ofllclal annual estimates of the crop have been many mil lion bushels smaller than the commercial estimates , and the movement ot wheat has demonstrated at the end of each year that the commercial estimates were 'approximately 'correct. Last year ( ho statistician con cluded to make a complete new Investigation of the subject , and yesterday ho made public his final estimate * of the 1898 crops , with the result of his special efforts to make his wheat figures conform to the facts. Ho reports the wheat yield 075,000,000 , bushels , and the total urea 44,000,000 acres. TUe wheat estimate makes the crop over CO.OOO- 000 bushels larger than the amount Indi cated by previous ofllclal reports , and those who are well Informed respecting 'tho ' sub ject will accept the figures as approximately correct. The crop of 1898 , according to these figures , was the largest ever produced In the Unlteil States , and the ease with vitilch the country , for thirty weeks , has supplied an extraordinary foreign demand , makes It plain that the quantity of wheat In the country is very large and that the big' estimate of tbo crop Is not excessive , The area and the yield of wheat in the United States have been Increasing more rapidly In recent years than 1lio olllclai re ports Imvo Indicated. The surplus avail able for export each year has made that evi dent. The homo consumption of wheat , by reason of the growth of population , has In creased moro than 100,000000 ; bushels since 1880 , and the exports , on the whole , have Increased also , yet , until last year , the gov ernment statistician has taken no cognizance ot any Increase in the wheat area during all that time. TIio acreage of wheat In 1893 , 1694 , 1890 and 1887 was reported 3,000,000 ncroij smaller than that of 1881. Dut the olllclai figures Imvo at lait been corrected. The area now reported for 1898 is 10,000,000 acres greater than that re turned in 1SOG , Of course there was no eucli Increase as that In the extent of fields eown In the past two years , The present statistician Is merely getting away from the errors of hla predecessors in adopting the enlarged figures , The area eown to winter wheat last fall , According to the ofllclal report , IB 4,200,000 acres greater ttian the area harvested , It there should bo a corresponding increase In the eprlng wheat area , which Is not Improb able , the aggregate wheat area will bo swelled In 1899 to fJO.000,000 acres , which , at the rate of yield reported In 1898 , namely , 15.3 bushels 'to ' the acre , would produce enough wheat to feed twice the present great population of the United States , Yet there are BODIO timid ucleiitlllc gentlo- mtm who Imvo Undertaken to make the world believe -that mankind lit within sight of the tlwohfji the bicad supplies will he Insulllclent to meet the wants of all tbo people. .vuin u or cm AST " Chicago Times-Herald : It would bo .1 end but not nn ( utonlshlng thing to SM > the Imperious General Oomez rleld the $60,000- 000 nnd compromise on a cold potato. Chicago Chronicle ! The eminently pa triotic Maximo Gomez U "out for the stuff , " to use the language of the street. His do- innnd Is for JCO.000,000 , nnd ho refuses to disband his army until the turn \a \ paid. Kansas City Star : The curse of nil Spa.n- Isti-AmcrlKin countries Is the nut he "gen- cm ! . " A few years ago thc > republic of Mexico maintained on pay , At the City ot Mexico , a Inrgo number ot generals , some times estimated at 1,000. They had no commnndfl , they were simply thus hlreil to keep them from mischief , from engaging in revolutions or taking > to the high road , or , as It Is called In Cuba , "going to the moun tains. " The United States should be care ful nol to nssumo Itself or saddle upon the people of Cuba the support of a horde of generals. Chicago Tribune : This Uiows n great love on the part ot Gomez a love for sound money and for his soldiers. No doubt ho wnnta to glvo his original followers a cool million nplocc. It Is generous of htm to divide up the sum among the alleged 40,000 recruits who lime flocked to his standard alnco lie began his campaign on the United States treasury. It Is modest of him to bo content with nothing more than nu annual salary ot $11.000 for him self , with arrearages for three or four yearn , The late General Garcia was only one-twen tieth as patriotic an Gomez , for he agreed thnt 13,000,000 would be1 enough for the Cuban eoldlcra. AXI > OTItUinVlSlC. Joel Chandler Harris Is said to be 'lie wealthiest newspaper writer In the United States. Ke Is ns devout and charitable as he Is wealthy. Governor Stanley of Kansas recently re ceived this note : "Dear Sir : 1 understand you said you was going to take a week elf to tear up the big pile of letters asking you for Joba. If everything else IB gone , 1 would like the Job ot 'tearing up letters. " Hiram Walker , the Canadian distiller , who recently died , had a mania for making wills. He divided hla millions among his relatives two or three years ago , but reserved for him self an Income of $30,000 a year , and from this ho built uo a new fortune In a very short time. Judge William Butler of Philadelphia , who has resigned from the bench of the United States district court , learned the trade of a printer In the office of the West Chester ( Pa. ) Village Record. Among the other boys In the offlco at the same time was Bayard Taylor. At a recent sale of autographs In London n letter written -by Washington to Lafayetta went for $36 ; a AVashlngton plain autograph brought $20 ; President Zachary Taylor's sig nature , $9 ; President Garflcld's , $9 ; General Grant's , $ G ; Jefferson Davis' , $3 ; Washington Irvlng's , $3 ; Benjamin Franklin's. $16 ; Em erson's , ? 2.50 ; Holmes , ? S , and Longfellow's , $7.DO. Senator Faulkner of West Virginia , who will bo succeeded by N. B. Scott on March 4 , will then return to the practice of law , at which ho formerly was successful. Several members of his family have been distin guished nt the bar. His father was one ot West Virginia's famous lawyers and was minister to France' ' under President Buchanan. Should it look like rain when Senator Cockrell starts forth In the morning the Mltsourlan carries with him n venerable cot ton umbrella of vast proportions. He la an absent-minded man and occasionally Is seen walking under the dome ot the capltol with his umbrella still hoisted. Senator Turplo , equally absent-minded , sometimes does the same thing. Dr. James K. Worman of Outing , whose name President McKlnlcy eent to the senate on Saturday afternoon as consul to Munich , has been Identified prominently with the magazine and publishing business In New York for a number of years. Although born In Berlin and educated In the gymnasia and universities of Germany , Dr. Worman has never been 4 citizen of any country save America , ns he came here In 1864 , before having reached his majority. That nrdent advocate ot expansion , the Brooklyn Eagle , gives practical effect to its policy by producing the largest almanac ot the season. There are flags galore on tht title page flags for Cuba , Porto Illco , Hawaii , the Ladroaes and the Philippines , and one unnamed banner intended doubtless for that salted gem of the Pacific , Guam. Even the eagle's wings arc expanded and Its beak and talons liavo a striking Im perialistic curve. The almanac Is an elabo rate directory ot Greater New York , Us business , social , fraternal and religious in terests , Us government , schools nml col leges , and the countless elements that com bine to make life north tbo living In the metropolis of the republic. As a guide to all that Is good and great in the big city the Eagle almanac has no equal. To the tourist bound Oothamward U is indis pensable. CAHI3 OF HOOKS. < luit Slioulil lie Tn UK Jit Chil dren in < Infiilille SvlioiilM. J. Sterling Morton's Conservative. With regard to the science of bookkeeping ns taught In the public schools it may bo said that , whether it does good or not. It can do no harm. But there are two related arts which receive rather too little atten tion , The children should be taught that any books which they may design to keep should bo kept as clean as possible , and they should bo given some Instructions in the gentle art ot returning books , which Is of no ICES Importance than that of keeping them. It Is perhaps not too much to say that many children have never seen a clean l > ook In tbolr lives ; they get them already dirty from former users , and pass them on as much dirtier as they can well contrive to the next. Each .teacher should keep a rea sonably sanitary book somewhere , and ( nftor learning some other method herself ) Instruct her pupils how to turn over its pages otherwise than by the vehicle of a wetted thumb , .telling them many 'pretty stories , which ehe can readily Invent to suit her circumstances , of authentic canes of nostalgia , appendicitis , strabismus , talipes and other devastating pestilences , directly traceable to that abominable practice , Tbo returning of books Is a matter which concerns grown pcoplo rather than chil dren. Fortunately there are moro de termined lenders of books than there are hardened borrowers , and it Is sometimes held that a man who Insists on lending you a book has only himself to blame if you drop it In the flret alley , This , however , is needless cruelty. It you have a friend who is addicted to this vice you should , whllo being firm with him , practice tha utmost tact and consideration in dealing with him. It might bo well If you could send him , anonymously , on his birthday , an Illuminated motto reciting that "A man can lend more booka in five minutes than he can recover in elx months. " Dut when ho has once fairly run you down you uhould in every case carry the book ell the way home ; then you should immediately enfold it In several thicknesses of clean paper and tie it firmly with a stout cord , You should tlitn keep It in plain eight for a period varying from two days to a week , according to the number of pages , and at tbo end cf that time carefully unwrap It and return It .to its owner , with ( suitable expressions of appreciation and gratitude to him. Or If ho Is a lady , it Is proper to open the book In half a dozen places and write "How true" ou the margin. MISSUK.VAUV AUOLMIi.NT. Answer ( < > the .MlK from n Ml loni\r > . Springfield ( Mass ) Hcpuhllcnn. The missionary argument for widening our boundaries eo at to Include rnUslonnry fields li not urged very persistently , yet there nro some mlmls thnt arc greatly rtt- tractcU by It. Thp best answer to It re cently npponroa In nn article by llev , Otis Cory , printed in the Congregationalism Mr , Cnry Is nu American Hoard missionary < o Japan nnd , therefore , pcnks as one having practical experience among heathen peoples. Ho'wrltts : "Ten ycnrs ago I heard several English missionaries In Ceylon spwk In strong terms of the disadvantages under which they labored because they belonged to the nation that was ruling the island. They nsserled that It would bo much easier lo workninong people who hnd retained their political In dependence. The gulf that separate * the foreign rulers nnd the native subjects makes it dlfllcult for those connected with the former class to carry their religion to men who dislike their conquerors. Should we take possession ot the Philippines , It will he strange It we readily Rain thp good will of the many races living there. Ameri cans , In becomlnB the aristocracy of the innd , Uiay be feared nnd perhaps respected ; but they are likely to be objects of jealousy and hatred with those in a subordinate posi tion. The American missionary will find himself regarded with suspicion and dislike because lie belongs to the rulliiR people. Especially will tills bo the cnso if , ns Is likely to occur , It becomes neccesnry to put down by force of arms the opposition of those to whom American rule Is unwel come. " Hero we have a complete nnswcr to the missionaries from a missionary. What can be snld from the religious standpoint In reply t Tha Epworth league hns n membership of 1,800.090. , The woman's branch of the Now York City missions raised over $27,000 last year for their work. It Is slated that the Hoard of Visitors nnd the 'trustees are Betting together In Oio matter of the ppllcy of Andovcr seminary- Mr. Moody on his way to Phoenix. Ariz. , held n public service at Albuquerque' . Protestants and Catholics alike crowded to hear him. Miss E , S. Tokoy has been holding meet ings in Andovcr , N. H. . In the midst of a. destitute region with her usual succcsa. The number of women evangelists is steadily increasing. Ono hundred and fifty churches 'n Pitta- burg , representing 'twelve ' denominations , have associated themselves In a fciluratlon for united aggressive work annn ibo for eign population and nonelmrch-goers. Taylor Street chuicb. Portland , Ore. , has recently celebrated Its golden jubilee. It was the first Christian church organl/.cd In Portland. Its beginning was the l-eplnnlng of the city and almost that of the btnte. The most costly book In the Iloyal li brary at Stockholm le a bible. It is said that 1GO asses' skins were ii ed for Its parch ment leaves. 13ach page is only one Inch short of a yard In length and twenty laches wide. The covers are solid j lanks four inches ithlck. The new Metropolitan' ' tabernacle In Lon don Is being rebuilt at a ccst or'J13.000. ' . The basement hall , which holds 2,000 people ple , is completed and in use. Thomas Spurgeon follows the example or his father. In declaring that the church cannot be used until every penny ot expense has been , paid. Bishop Potter hns written a letter to the editor of the Western Christian Advocate of Cincinnati , saying that his recent remarks about saloons were nnt accurately reported. "I have ne er expressed any opinion , ' ' lie declares , "as to the 'dramshop. ' In a recent address In behalf of coffee houses , coffco wagons , coffee cans and the like I stated that something answering to tbe saloon , that Is , place ot Inpxpetislvp rccroaI n nnd , refreshment , would always bo n necessity. I I may a'dd that until It 1s provided the mis chiefs cf < the saloon , which nobody recog nizes moro clearly than I , will continue. The saloon , may bo driven to r.avcr. but it cannot bo abolished. Cometh \ng \ better , something wholesome , harmless , undcfilcd and undeflllnc must take lU plae * n-d so c.xpol by substitution. Legislation has failed to do this and. prohibition i/as / fallid. De nunciation has failed. H Is a case for Christian cnoltnl. wisely employed , as the history ot the Liverpool cofr'eo houses has shown. " SOMI2 M2W INVENTIONS. Sparks caunot < t > capo from chimneys to ect flro to roofs If a southern man's device- Is used , consisting of a. wire ecTccn to be etiotcbed over the opening , the mesh being of aho proper llncness to permit the escape of the smoke- and arrest the sparks. Tooth brushes are prevented from getting dirty by a new holder , formed of a rectan gular box having a hluned door at one end with a slot for 1Lo handle , the box being Just largo enough to Inclose the bristles , thus nerving lie purpose without .taking . up much room. Floors can be easily scrubbed by n west ern inan'H device , conetbtlng of a tank to bo suspended from the wall and filled with water , a piece of flexible hose connecting It with the end of a hollow brush handle to discharge -water to the , bristles when the valve Is opened. To prevent flattrons from burning the cloth when not in motion a newly patented eup- port la formed of a slotted bar clamped to the ton of the Iron with a sliding bar to bo ndjueted at. the rear to form with the handle two legs en which tuo Iron can bn tilted to rnlso ton hot portion from the table. In a newly designed toccllp attachment for blryclcs a shaft Is suspended under the pedal , with the curved portion of the clip fastened 'to the front end to swing toward the outer end of 'tho ' pedal when at rest , itho rider placing his foot icot the pedal und prosing a plato lo turn tbo clip over his too. Henry Beach of Grand Forks , Can , , liaa Just secured n patent In this country for a protective head screen for which there maybe bo ta moro or less constant demand In north ern climates and. which may occimlonallr bo put to use in ithtti country. It Is de signed for use by these exposed to the severe - voro weather nnd consists of a. hinged glo bular screen of fine wire , adapted to bo put over Ihe head and at the top are projecting fingers , clamping plvotnlly , extending Inside and normally engaged ut the coda , so that 4hey may bo locked to button on the top of the cap and thus 'to ' be held la place. The lower part of thla device is lilted with a loose cloth , which granta further pro tection by falling around the rthoulder nnrt in this manner keeping out the colt ) . It Is also adapted bo worn by men engaged In breaking stone 'to ' piotcct the ihead and face from flying particles. rnorie.M , Trrrll l < > THInilo Knol Ml from Un t'llmntlftril Ann Ion , riillmlelnliln Kr-conl. Soldier * ot the United SUU urmy who nro engaged or shall be h renfter cngagedl In the performance * of military duty In our now tropical possessions nnd protectorates will lie subjected conalantl.v to Injurious ellmalla In fluences , tigalnst which no snfcgilnrds have boon found by science nml medlcul ftklll. Largo bodies ot men cannot be transferred from northern regions to the troplca and kept there without paying the penalty ex acted by nature from unaccltmntlzcd personi In every quarter of the xlobe. In addition to the natural and Inevitable diseases Incident to camp life the garrisons In Cuba , Porto Hlco nnd the Philippines will also suffer largely from the Inroadu cf diseases peculiar to tropical countries , nnd ( specially virulent nnd dangerous Inthe Islands which tbo United StattH government hns recently placed under the administrative cure of the \Vnr department. This excessive tribute to illseaso and death will be exacted In nplto of all possible annllary precautions and where these are lacking the men will bo In Increased danger accordingly. The ultimate outcome , nsldf tron the un due ncrlllco of llfu nnd health , nil ] bo ren dered most clearly apparent In the future In crease ot the pension roll. The dependent relatives of thcxsn who shnll die In the federal military service , and the returned soldiers whoso health shall have been shat tered by disease will rightfully claim , under existing laus , places on the long list ot public pensioners. It has been estimated by Pension ofllc0 experts thnt the necessary ad ditions to the pension appropriation from this source alone will amount within till next three ycnrs to moro tbnh $20.000,000. $ , At such a rate of progress the twentieth century would not bo fnr advanced when the annual payments to federal pensioner * would foot up $200,000,000 or more. It U well worth while , accordingly , to exhaust every resource of medle.il and scientific knowledge in the effort to minimize thu pre destined ravages of disease among American troops stationed In tropical countries. ( ! i.MAI. .MlllTJI. Deliver Post : An exchange sny < tlio new $1 bills "have a l > ioczy look. " Thin will eminently lit them for blowing-Ill pur poses. Chicago Tribune : "Pup , " salil Ills young est son , "Is there any other cure for snake bile 'cent whisky ? " "Who cares whether there 1 ? or not ? " re torted Colonel iJnnkthmider. "What's tlio lUe ot asking such durn fool questions ? " Puck : The Deacon Surely you would not regard us profane n mnn who uses thu uxprcHHloii 'Gee whiz1 " The Parson No If that Is what he menus. Philadelphia Record : "Is proprietor In ? " nslccil tlio visitor to the planing mill. I want to order some doors1 " "lie's In. " replied the sninrt offlCQ boy , "but 1 think he's out o' doors. " Pomervllle Journal : Wlien a man habit ually wears a nlshlcap you can be reason ably sure thnt If you lend him a book lie will put a paper cover on It before ho renils It and return It to you without Injury. Detroit Free Press : "Do you believe that Ji poor innn can remain in politics , " said a citizen In n ring-conducted community. "No , answered the strictly practical offi cial ; "that Is to say , I don't think ho can remain there anil stay poor. " Chicago Tribune : "When nil ford went west ho told me that as coon ns he hml settled clown and pulled himself together he would write to me , but J have never heard from him. " "llllforJ was blown up In nn explosion of dynamite three months ngo. He may have settled down , but I don't believe ho lias pulled himself together yet. " Washington Star : "I have Invited sev eral army olllcers. " snld thu hostess , "ami I 11 m anxious that the occi-slon shnll be something unique nnd appropriate. 1 don't want anything commonplace like a 5 o'clock tea or a pink tea. or'o/'Vlolet / tea. " "Well , " suggested Miss Cayenne , after deliberation , "why not make It a beet tea. " "Tim WHITE : MAVS UUHIIENV In the February number of McClure's Mag azine Is printed the latest poem of Rudyard Kipling , it Is an appeal to ibe United States to begin a colonial policy. Mr. Kip ling Invests the earth-hunger of nation * with n halo of civilization Instead ot the In spiring motive of commercialism , but does not veil the trlnls and hardships , the cost In blood' and treasure which such a polluy in volves. IIo Is the poet laureate of British Imperialism and his voice re-echoes th truism : "Misery loves company , " The poem Is as follows : Take up the " \VJilte Man's burden- Send forth the best yc breed- Go , bind your sons to exile To aorvo your captives' need ; To wult. In heavy harness. On HuLtercd folk nnd wild- Tour new-caught nullcn peoples , Half devil und half child. Take up the White Mnn's burden In patience to abide. To veil tlui threat of terror And check the slionof pride ; By open speech and simple. i An hundred times made plain , To seek another's prollt And work another's jjnln. Take up the Whllo Mnn's burden The Ravage wars of peace Fill full the mouth of Kamlne , Anil bid the sickness cease ; Anil when your troul la nearest ( The end for others nought ) Watch sloth and heuthen folly Bring * nil your hope to nought. Tuko up the White JInn'H burden- No Iron rule of klftgs , But toll of serf and sweeper The tulu of common things , The pertH ye , shull not enter , The roadH yo shall not trend , Go , muke them with your living Ana mark them with your dead. Take up the White Alan's burden And reap Jils old reward Tlio Mamo of those ye better , The Imto at these ye ifuxru The cry of hostH yo humor ( Ah , slowly ! ) toward the light "Why brought yo us from bondage , Our loved Egyptian night ? " I ? Take up the Wlilto Man's ' burden f Yo dare not stoop to lens Nor call too loud on Freedom To cloak your weariness , By all yo will or whisper , By ul ) ye Jrava or do , Tlio Hllcnt Kiillen peoples Shall weigh your Clod and you. Tnko up tbo White Mnn'H burden lluvo done wltli childish duys The lightly-proffered laurel , The eusy nnBrud c < l praise : Comeo now , to Kcarcli your manhood Through all tlio UmnkleoB years , Cold , tdged with dear-bouKht wisdom , The Judgment of your peers. WE WISH to call attention to our special advance sample sale imported and domestic Wash Suits once more. Yesterday and today we have been more than gratified to receive many lady callers in our children's ' depart ment , Orders were numerous and large. Saturday is the last day of the sale and wo would bo pleased to have you call if only to see the beautiful decorations in our parlors 011 second floor. W. Cor * lOth and Douglaa