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of nrlppn for next year
little more lime to plant
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the crop. *
will have
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It looUs nn If the
opportunity to Inaugurate his term
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of office with a good old-fashioned
Topocnitie political wires arc carry In *
than they wen
more current ut present
and if u
accommodate
Intended to
filler electrician Is not careful he will
burn out a fuse.
Admiral Orvcra. has written his side
destruction of hit
of the story of the
Ik-el In Sanilapco bay as his contribution
to the truth of history. His side ought
not to take Ions to tell.
It must be getting dangerous In Ne
braska to dispute a newspaper nmn't
word. If any one feels under the neces
sity of doing It he should by all means
use the long distance telephone.
American sympathy in the South
African war is without ( inestion on the
side of the Boers , but the Boers seem to
1m getting along nicely without any
more active co-operation from their
sympathizers.
I'opoeratic newspapers in this state
approach the senatorial muddle much
after the manner of a boy who did not
know whether it was a rabbit or a more
odoriferous animal which he had cor
nered in the hole.
An example should be made of men
who carry concealed weapons. The
law is severe as applied to such cases
and It should be enforced. In that way
many outrages upon law-abiding citi
zens could'be obviated.
Bryan positively declines to talk about
the Nebraska senatorial question , the
only subject ho Is willing to discuss
being the duck hunt from which he has
just returned. This , however , will not
Interfere with the snipe hunt In Ne
braska.
According to the present prospects
Omaha will enjoy the peculiar spectacle
of seeing each of the franchlsed corpora-
tlons willing to have the city K < > Into
the experiment of. municipal ownership
providing only that It start with the
other fellow.
This is not good weather for the propa
gation of candidates , but they are be
ginning to sprout all over the city In
tlio field of the city campaign. Sixty
days hence the array will be much
greater than It Is now , for there tire ,
many statesmen In this neck of woods.
With Bailey of Texas occupying a seat
In the second row back and Johnson of
Indiana remaining at home the present
session of congress does not promise to
be so replete with sensations as the last
one. The member from Texas c'nn ho
counted upon , however , to wake up
often enough to prevent members from
suffering from ennui.
Many conHlctlng stories are floating
around as to the place of nativity and
other Incidents In the past life of Gen
eral Jonbert. Ono fact admits of no dis
pute that his present whereabouts arc
Known to a certainty. If any ono has
doubts regarding It the Kngllsh field ofll-
cers In Natal can set them at rest. Sev
eral other Boer commanders can also
be located without any great dltllculty.
County Attorney Shields put himself
on record a week ago to the effect that
ho was fully Informed that open gam
bling was being carried on within his
Jurisdiction. When ho entered upon his
olllco ho took mighty oath that no
lawbreaklng of that kind would be tolerated
erated whllu ho was Invested with ofll-
clal power , but , like the Individual re
ferred to In tlio Gorman adage , "ho
simply rolls his list In lila pocket , "
1THRN UnvllUUCK nBVOMBS I' . S. .V.
When Hitchcock becomes U. S. S. his
first official act will he to cable his Paris
hatter to send him a new head ornament
of the latest silken hue two sizes larger
than that sent on his last order.
When Hitchcock becomes IT. S. S. Wil
liam Waldorf Astor's chef will have to
move post haste to Washington and
strain his most artistic talents to pro
duce delicate morsels that will tickle the
senatorial palate.
When Hitchcock becomes U. S. S. an
order will bo Issued under a silver seal
of the state commanding every man who
meets him to uncover and humbly bow
as ho passes by.
When Hitchcock takes his seat In the
American House of Ixmls ho will Im
mediately direct the P. M. G. to exclude
The Bee from the U. 8. malls.
When Hitchcock hangs his fur-lined
coat In the senatorial cloak room he
will order the secretary of war to re
move the army headquarters from The
Bee building Instanter and Issue a proc
lamation for the relocation of the city
hall and court house out of sight of
Seventeenth and Karnam.
When Hitchcock Is given free run of
the famous marble room lobby he will
Instruct the federal courts to keep a
special grand Jury In constant service
with .Tim Wlnspear as permanent fore
man to return dally Indictments against
every otllcer and employe of The Bee for
cracking Jokes at his lordship.
When Hitchcock has the password to
the free chair In the senatorial tonsorlal
parlors he will share with Web as V. P.
the glory of setting the style In hair
dressing and monocles for the prince of
Wales and the duke of York.
When Hitchcock connects with the
senate pay roll all the railroad com
panies will be compelled to equip and
maintain a special palace train for the
exclusive use of Nebraska's greatest
nobleman and his retinue of liveried and
unllverled lackeys.
When Hitchcock becomes U. S. S. the
odious telegraph monopoly will be re
quired to keep him In constant com
munication by free wire with the sanc-
tum-sanctornm of the great hyphenated
sheet , which will enlarge its far-famed
staff by the addition of artists , photog
raphers and mirror-makers to keep the
public regularly familiar with all the
poses and studies reflected from the
haloed seat of Nebraska's junior senator.
When Hitchcock becomes U. S. S.
Bryan will be waved to a back bench
behind the arch-aristocrat whose oratorical
torical flights will monopolize the ozone
of Nebraska and leave room for no com
petitors.
KENTUCKY'S JV H' GUVERXUR.
Today Hon. William S. Taylor wll
be inaugurated governor of Kentucky
thus completing the republican victor }
and assuring an administration wliicl
should strengthen the party In the state
and make certain Its electoral vote
next year for the republican presidential
candidates. While on the face of the
returns General Taylor's plurality was
small , there Is no doubt that he re
celved a larger vote than the figures
show and that consequently the returns
do not accurately Indicate the repub
llcan strength. But however this may
be. the party ought to grow within the
next year. The course of the Goebol
democrats , in their unscrupulous at
tempt to steal the election , must , it
would seem , lead thousands of fair-
minded men who have affiliated with the
democracy to leave that party and unite
with the republicans. Many democrats
supported the republican candidate at
the late election and It Is to be expected
that most of them will be arrayed on
that side next year , when the democratic
leader who endorsed Goebel and hast
ened to congratulate him on the demo
cratic claim of his election will again
present the free silver Issue for the
verdict of the country.
Kentucky is to be congratulated upon
the result and the two members of the
election board who conscientiously per
formed their duty merit the heartiest
commendation of every Kcntucklan who
values the honor and good name of his
state.
A TRUE TEST OF
There is no truer test of prosperity
than advance In the wages of labor and
within the past year wages have been
Increased In every department of Indus
try. During the period of business de
pression there was a large reduction In
the wages of labor employed In the New
England cotton mills. Probably no
other class of labor suffered to the ex
tent that this did from the hard times.
Many thousands were thrown out of
employment and those who had work
received the smallest compensation In a
number of years If not In the whole
history of the industry.
Now the cotton mills are running to
their full capacity and employing more
labor than ever before. Consequently
wages rise. As recorded In the dls-
iiatches an advance went Into effect yes
terday affecting more than 7r > ,0)0 ) em
ployes , whose Increased earnings will
aggregate $5,500,000 a year. Next week
1X1,000 more cotton mill employes will
get a 10 per cent Increase In wages and
later still others will obtain an Increase
of pay. Assuming that the advance will
bo maintained for the ensuing year , as
there Is every reason to think It will , the
aggregate earnings of the operatives In
the cotton mills of New Ungland will ho
about $10,000,000 greater than for the
past year. This will bo a most Inportant
addition to the purchasing capacity of
thcao people , which will benclit every
branch of trade. A largo part of this
Increased Income will bo put Into circu
lation and what Is not will go Into
savings banks and building associa
tions. The workers will have more of
the comforts of life * and some of the
luxuries. In common with workers In
all other Industries whoso wages have
been Increased they will consume more
than formerly of the products of the
farm and factory. They and those de
pendent upon thorn will be better fed
and clothed than heretofore. Thus the
home market will be further Improve * !
and the general prosperity enhanced.
The country Is realizing the promise
of the republican party. That party
declared that the true policy was to
open the * mills rather than the mints and
events have Justllied It. The vast In
dustrial enterprises of the nation were
never more active than now and the
Increase In tin- earning power of labor
within the last two years has greatly
j Increased the consuming capacity of a
very large body of the people. Well
employed and well paid labor l an es
sential condition of prosperity and this
we have. The assurances given by the
republican party three years ago are
verllled. The democracy Is hoping
for a larger support from the
worklngmen of the country next
year than It received three years
ago. The leader of that party has re
cently so declared. But the great ma
jority of American worklngmen are In
telligent and thoughtful. They know
what produced tiie industrial and busi
ness depression of a few years ago and
they understand what brought about
the change from that most unfortunate
condition. They do not want a repeti
tion of the experience under democratic
policies. It Is an Imputation upon the
common sense of the worklngmen who
have constant employment at good
wages mid are paid In money equal to
the' best in the world lo assume that
they will generally support a parly that
would overturn the policies which made
a market for their labor and Increased
rlielr earnings and which have given
tne country unparalleled prosperity.
A HUSH Of CLAIMS.
A Washington dispatch states that tha
claim agents all over the country , real
izing Its prosperous condition , arc tryIng -
Ing to get a share of the Increased In
come of the government. Evidence of
this Is scon In the fact that a largo num
ber of bills calling for appropriations
to pay claims of all sorts have already
been introduced In the house , a single
member from Tennessee having , it is
said , Introduced about 300. This gives
promise of more than the usual flood
of claims during the present congress.
It is needless to .say that these at
tempts to get money out of the national
treasury are all based upon the alleged
destruction of property by the union
army in the south during the civil war.
All the claimants ask is that their cases
be referred to the court of claims , which
Is obliged to decide on the evidence
placed before It and the government is
unable to get evidence to prove the
falsity of many of the claims. . It
would seem that now , nearly thirty-live
years since the close of the war , there
should be an end of southern claims for
destruction of property during that < on-
fllct , yet not only are new ones being
presented , but old claims revamped. It
goes without saying that a conslderab'c
proportion of these are manufactured
by claim agents and backed by false
testimony , but such claims have almost
as good a chance of getting through
as those that are valid. Members of
congress cannot be prevented from in
troducing claim bills , but It Is practica
ble for congress to refuse to send tn
the court of claims such bills as are not
supported by evidence which in the
judgment of the committees having
them -charge is sufficient to give
them a standing in court. There are
now pending in the court of claims a
vast number of cases which will oc
cupy the attention of that tribunal for
years and some of which will probably
not be settled for a generation or longer.
The court should not have loaded upon
It any new claims that are not sup
ported by the most satisfactory evidence
of validity.
Do wo allow too long a period be
tween the election of public officers and
the time when they enter upon their
duties ? This question is suggested
annually by the flagrant disregard of
public interests manifested by public
otllccrs just before their terms of office
expire when they know that they tire
to re-enter private life and have noth
ing more to hope for in the way of
public favor. The wild rush of the
school board to tic up Its successors
with embarrassing contracts and un
called-for expenditures Is an example
In point. The mania for outrageous
conduct in the celebration of Impend
ing exit from office seems to extend
oven to the bench , from which one
would expect it to be excluded. If these
exhibitions nro to recur regularly it
might be advisable to have newly-
elected officers take their places at once
when their certificates of election are
Issued , without giving an opportunity
to the outgoing officials to Indulge In so
much costly mischief.
It Is pleasing to read In the local ca
lamity organ that the mill employes in
Kail River have Just had their wages In
creased 10 per cent , which Is equivalent
to an addition to the pay of each em
ploye of 70 cents per week , or for the
whole a total of $10. > ,000 weekly , or
$5,500,000 a year. After this announce
ment It Is to be hoped its Insinuations
that the prosperity the country Is en
joying Is simply a sham will cease.
The French are making further de
mands upon the Chinese because the
man who murdered a Frenchman has
not been executed according to program.
The next move will probably bo the de
mand for a further slice of Chinese ter
ritory. If the subjects of the celestial
emperor only continue murdering Euro
peans at stated Intervals they will soon
segregate him from most of his domin
ion.
Rival street car lines are having a
monkey-and-parrot time over In Coun
cil Bluffs. They tire obviously putting
up a strong light for first place in the
contest for right of way to Lake Man-
awn. Nobody but the officials can see
wherein the game IH worth the candle.
If there Is prospective business at the
lake worth the scramble that Is being In
dulged In a man up a tree cannot see U.
The need of moro police for the pro
tection of llfo and property In Omaha Is
being dally exemplified. While profes
sional crime has toi-en reduced to a
minimum , outbreaks of lawlessness ,
which might bo suppressed by the
presence of a patrolman to preserve
order , are too common. By reason of
the straitened condition of the police
fund , necessitating the laying off ol
policemen In turn in order to avoid a
deficit , less than a score of men arc
available to pntrol a city of MO.onn
people covering an area of twenty-five
square miles. The necessity of an ade
quate appropriation for the police de
partment under the new levy must be
apparent lo all.
During the last presidential campaign
the republicans said open factories
would open the mints , ruder the pros-
cut administration the factories have
been running overtime to keep up with
orders and the mints have done n bigger
business than ever before In their his
tory. Even republicans sometimes un
derestimate the full measure of pros
perity their policies ptvdiice.
The democratic state committee will
meet at Lincoln on the oth of next
month to fix the date for a state con
vention to choose delegates to the na
tional convention. The official embalmers -
ers will not be selected until later , as
their services will not be required until
November.
nii of I'nlillc Men.
Washington Post.
The trouble with a great many of our pub
lic men Is that they consider It beneath their
dignity to confine themselves to questions
with which they arc familiar.
Why TliU Surnnihlc.
Sprliifiileld Republican.
One of the fiercest passunger rate wars
ever known Is threatened In trunk line terri
tory as an outgrowth of disputes over dif
ferentials. If the railroads already have
moro than they can 'do , which Is the dally
described situation , It Is not easy to under
stand why they slash rates In a scramble for
business.
Good Thine for llodi.
Buffalo Kxpress.
President JIcKInlcy's suggestion of a
joint commission to Investigate the exporta
tion of American food products to Germany
has been cordially received In that country.
If thuro Is a genuine desire among Germans
to place no unnecessary obstacles In the
way of food products sent from the United
States , the only problem la to remove mis
conceptions. The commission plan should bo
eminently serviceable for that purpose.
Senatorial CourU-ny.
New York Mall and Kxprc ? ? .
Senator Carter of Montana walked down
the aisle of the senate arm In arm with Mr.
Clark , member-elect from that state , when
the latter appeared to take the oath of office.
Then he Hied a protest against Mr. Clark's
title to the seat on the ground that his elec
tion was procured by bribery and corrup
tion. Then Senator Carter and Senator Clark
went out and took lunch together. All of
which shows that senatorial courtesy has
lost "none of Its gracious elasticity and good
cheer.
VISIBLE Sl'PPI.Y OP WHEAT.
Potent Fnctorn in Slinplnc the Vnluc
of 4io Ccrcnl.
Philadelphia Record.
The American visible supply of wheat
which has steadily increased since the pres
ent season's crop movement began , notwith
standing the fact thnt exports have ben
almost as large and Interior receipts much
smaller than those of 1898 , yesterday showed
a small decrease , and incidentally the price
developed a fractional1' improvement. This
"visible supply , " tho'eccentric ' variations of
which are a puzzle to speculators. Is made
up of stock at various points of accumula
tion exclusive of a Vast amount of grain
stored in private elevators and not recog
nized In official compilations because not
"regular" under contract requirements Tor
delivery In the various markets. It was
held down in 1898 by the replenishment or
private warehouse supplies which had been
exhausted In 1S97 by the attractiveness oi
prices Incident to the Letter wheat , deal and
the apparent Inconsistency of the current
season's wheat statistics Is largely due tea
a preponderant movement into public eleva
tors and to the Inclusion In the published
statements this year of stock at Galveston.
New Orleans , Fort William and Port Arthur
which had been previously Ignored In official
calculations of wheat stocks.
The actual available supply of wheat can
be but Imperfectly estimated by the stat'stl-s '
of visible stocks , but the latter have never
theless an appreciable Influence upon specu
lation. An excessive supply of wheat In
sight Is a moro potent factor In the shaping
of values than any argument based on the
theory of depleted reserves In the hands of
farmers. The advocates of better prices for
wheat will naturally hall with satisfaction
the sign which appeared In the weekly
statistics of the crop movement that the ac
cumulation of wheat stocks at "visible sup
ply" points had received a check.
IJEAT1I IIATE IN TUB IMHLII'I'I.VES.
A Hec-oril Complimentary to Army
MiiiiiiKcmciit anil Dlni'liillnr.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
The secretary of war reports the number
of deaths from disease among the soldiers
In tlio Philippines to have been 366 during
the first ten months of the present calendar
year. Presumably this figure does not In
clude the considerable number who have died
on transports and hospital ships after leav
ing Manila or shortly after arrival at San
Francisco , but no It stands the flguro repre
sents an annual death rate of 17.20 per thou
sand. The significance of this rate , rays
tha secretary , may ba better appreciated
by the following comparison :
Annual
death rate
per l.OiW.
Washington yt.H
HoHton 20.UU
San Francisco is.U
New York 19.28
Baltimore iu.10
Soldlur.s In the Philippines 17.20
This Is certainly an army death rate which |
must be accounted very complimentary to j
the dUcIlpino and management of the'force , '
considering all the circumstances. That men
In so large numbers could bo hurried from a
northern cllmo Into the hot and malarious
zone of the tropics with no moro deadly re- j
suits than are witnessed to by the rate of j
17.20 , Is matter for remark. It might seem '
that the Islands are moro healthful and that
the life of northerners therein Is more tol-
crublo than had been commonly supposed.
Still the rate given Is a very high one ,
'
It Is higher than the death rate in the
British army In India , which IB IS to the '
thousand. It Is n rate , moreover , which attends - j
tends practically the first year of the army's
llfo there , and authorities agree , while ex- I
pcrlence has proved , that the tropical climate
Is gradually debilitating In Its effects and j
that It Is much 'better resisted by northern-1
crs or those from the temperate zones lu the
Ural year than In the second , and In the '
second than In the third. And It Is to be con- i
sldercd lu this connection that the American j
force la the Philippines has been very i
largely renewed during the sixteen months
of the American occupation. The state volunteers - i
unteers In that tlrao have practically withdrawn - I
drawn and many regulars have returned j
whoso times of enlistment had expired , and j
their places have been taken by fresh levies. \
It Is thn opinion of Chairman Hull or the '
house military committee that the army in ,
the Philippines should be subjected to fro- !
ijuent renewals that it may the better with
stand the deleterious effects of the climate.
or nni w.ut.
The nomination of Ilrlgndler
Ix-onnrd Wood to bp major general of vol
untccrs Is more generally commended , wit
the exception of Hewcy's , than any nom
Inntlon made by the president for war scrv
Ice. General Wood has been remarknbl
( successful in all his undertaking ? . It
won distinction as a fighting doctor In tli
Apache campaigns ; organized and drllle
the famous Kougb Riders , and won pro
motion at their head at Las Guns I inns an
San Juan heights. HlB greatest trlumpli
however , was won In hla campaign agalns
fevers and filth In the province and city o
Santiago. In his capacity as military governor
ornor ho displayed uncommon ability li
bringing order out of chaos , in mannglni
without harsh measures n people at wa
with ono another and In 'transforming ' i
pesthole of disease Into a clean , healthy city
The revolution wrought by him In Sati
tlago Is admittedly the greatest achlcvomcn
of American rule In Cuba , and was accom
pllshcd without megaphone attachment o
literary bureau. His rare modesty and tin
selfish devotion to ditty- stamp him , In tin
estimation of American newspapers , as ai
Ideal man for governor of Cuba.
"Lest we forget" the annoyances of tsvai
the revenue department Insists that li
addition to licking and cancelling stamps o
a larger denomination than 10 cents th :
sticker "shall mutilate said stamp by cut
ting three parallel Incisions Icngthwlsi
through the stamp , beginning not moro thai
one-fourth of an Inch from one end thcresi
and extending to within one-fourth of at
Inch of the other end. " This new regulatlor
Is made necessary by the pernicious activ
ity of offensive patriots who attempted tc
"do" your uncle by laundrylng revenue
stamps.
The Philadelphia Record prints a letter
dated August 1 , just received by the father
of a northern Pennsylvania boy serving with
the Twelfth regiment In Manila ,
which contains two Interesting pas
sages. One of them reads as
follows : "How are the harvest apples
hack of the barn ? Are they rlpo yet ? Great
Scott ! if we only had them down here bet
your llfo they'd taste good ! " His second
contribution to Philippine literature gives
this view of a much criticised man :
"There is a good deal of dissatis
faction expressed about General Otis. They
claim that he cuts no ice , hut In my opin
ion ho shovels the snow off the sidewalk
all the eame. He hasn't pot the dash or bril
liancy of Lawton , but Is a cool , careful ,
level-headed man , who counts all the
chances before ho makes a break. "
"Captain I > eary personally. " eays the llos-
ton Pilot , "Is a most Interesting character.
We have had the pleasure of sailing with
him and do not believe that he has nn atom
of hostility against the friars of Guam , eave
Inasmuch as they stood between him and his
deslro to be the absolute ruler , temporal and
spiritual , of his absurd little Island king
dom. Ho is a Henry the Eighth In minia
ture. Admirals and commodores have trem
bled before him when he was their nominal
subordinate ; for he is the terror of all com
manders , a natural 'sea lawyer , ' despite his
opaulots. What next he may do In Guam
the Lord only knows. Ho is capable of start
ing nn Established church , with himself at
its hend. He is Fighting Captain Leary ,
'Scrappy Dick. ' "
FHIISONAtj AND OTHERWISE ; .
The father of Augustus St. Gaudens , the
sculptor , was a shoemaker in New York.
The son went to work for a cameo cutter
when ho was only 13 years old.
Henry Clay Sulzer and James D. Richard
son vie with each other as to Inches among
democratic congressmen , but neither comes
within a head of reaching the altitude com
manded by Cy Sulloway of New Hampshire.
Two sons o : noted sires are assistant door
keepers In the national house of representa
tives. The father of one was the late Rich
ard P. Bland of Mispourl , the other Is Griffin
Halstead , son of Murat Halstead , the news
paper editor.
Mexico thinks the United States owes her
$20,000,000 $ for water absorbed from the Rio
Qrande , and anybody who has seen that
stream at Its ordinary stage will agree that
Its aqueous contents must be valued at about
i dollar a drop.
Somebody has discovered that the slang
"Talking through his hat" did not originate
In America , but was first used by Mollere ,
the French dramatist , who in his "Miser"
makes ono of his characters say : "To whom
I speak ? I am speaking to the Inside of my
ant. "
Champ Clark of Missouri has a fad. He
: ollects every story which has a biblical
juotatlon as its chief point and for years
: ias mndo a study of the effect which thu
jlble has had upon law and custom. Ho has
iropared a lecture In which all this Infor-
natlon is Interestingly presented.
Speaker Henderson's gavel Is quite a curl-
islty. The head is of rosewood from Mon-
ojo's flagship and the handle of native osage
; rown In Polk county , Iowa , It Is decorated
iy an eagle's beak bearing a scroll Inscribed
'B Plurlbus Unum. " On the upper ferrule
ire doves and .a garland , on the lowur plc-
ures of the United States ships Iowa and
3cs Molnes. Iowa's anna and Mr. Hcnder-
ion'8 inoiingram are on the sldo of 'the ' head.
Though Mr. Beverldge , the new senator
rorn Indiana , Is the youngest looking raem-
> er of "tho millionaires' club , " ho Is really
. year older than Mr. Butler of North Caro-
int. Old-timers in the senate were pro-
iarcd for an appearance of Juvenility In the
r.embcr from Indiana , but Beverldgo sur-
irlsed thorn all by his boyish look. "Why ,
thought ho was ono of the pages , " said
lear of Massachusetts , as he beamed
hrough his spectacles at the young Hoosler.
CO-OIUSIIATIVK HOUSEKEEPING ,
I'roirremilve Stop Townril nn Ideal
Hi'Nti'iii of Llviiii ; ,
Chicago Tribune.
An experiment In co-operative housekeep
ing IH to bo made by the trustees of tup
Qlrard rotate In Philadelphia , the outcome
of which will be regarded with great Inter
est. A block of dwelling houses , to he
erected In the southern part of the city , will
be furnished with light and heat from a
central plant for a email monthly addition
to the rent. The houses will also have small
garden plats In front , the care of which
will bo assumed by the estate.
The prospects for the euccoss of this
economical schc-me are perhaps more fa
vorable In Philadelphia than In most Ameri
can cities , for the reason that It is well
adapted to the Philadelphia plan of build
ing houses In long blocks of uniform design.
In addition to this , the trustees of the
Glrard estate , who are building the howec.
for rent Instead of for sale , have a large
capital to work with , which will Insure a
complete equipment. Heiico they have un
usual advantages for trying the experiment.
In Chicago vco have nothing exactly re-
Ecmbllug It , the nearest approach to It being
the furnishing of light and heat from the
same plant to the tenants of largo apart
ment houses , and in Home cases of meal
and laundry work. In other words , the
apartment bouse Is a minor hotel. Wo are
not aware , however , that the experiment
has been tried In blocks of dwelling houses.
Co-operatton Is undoubtedly itn Ideal plan
of housekeeping for the mass of people who
rent housets and It might bo extended with
advantage beyond the furnishing of light
and heat. A co-operatlvo kitchen and laun
dry would be a bloeslng to many resident ! ] lu
blocks. They would reduce not only the
cares , but the expenses of housekeeping , and
make life much easier and more enjoyable
than It Is under the present system ,
OF TItKHS.
, I'rnfr * ! Attain * ! HIP NonUruK AVnstc
i nt Clirlfltiititft Time.
j J. SterllnR Morton > Consrrvntlvc.
The large-si tree recorded in thp history of
i the world was found In California , near the
Tulo river. In 1874. When discovered the
. top had been broken off and the standing
I trunk which remained was 210 feet high ,
. while the diameter nt the place of the
; breaking oft was twelve -feet. The age of
this tree was estimated to be 4.840 years. At
( Its base , within the hollow of Its trunk. ISO
I persons gathered.
Some heathen In the Infancy of that ires
I might have chopped It down for a barbarla
festival and we then should never have
. known its majesty and worth. How many
possible- giants among the trees growing In
1 the young forests of thn United States are
to be destroyed this year for Christmas
celebration ? The Conservative Insists that
some other method of observing that anni
versary than that ono which requires the
destruction of millions of beautiful nnd use
ful trees should bo adopted by all sensible
and provident people.
Milwaukee SontliiPl.
Few people realize the difficulty experl
enfed nowadays In securing Christmas trci
for the holidays. Millions of trees are mo
every year In this country and each sue
reading year finds It more difficult for thi
merchant tn secure choice trees for tin
market , owing to the rapid advance ii
clearing the forests of the west. It la estl
mated that nearly 1,000,000 trees are shlppec
every year from this state to eastern parties
Theodore Hoffmann Is 'probably the mos
extensive dealer In Christmas trees nroum
here. He makes a specialty of the buslnes ;
and says that he will break all records thli
year In regard to the number of trees ship
ped east. Already he has several crews o
men at work In Marinetto county , nboui
seventy miles north of Green n y , and alsc
In Florence county. Mr. Hoffmann sayf
that In years past he has had no trouble Ir
getting all the trees he desired in th (
swamps above Green Bay and near Mari
netto , but now ho Is obliged to send his mcr
Into the backwoods a considerable distance
as the trees eannbt be secured now wlthoul
a great deal of trouble.
The great difficulty now Is getting tht
trees to the railway stations , much time
being lost In this work. Ho figures out
that ho will get clrpe on to 1,000,000 trees
this winter , moro than half of this number
going to the east.
"At the rate the trees have been disap
pearing of late years I figure there will be
a scarcity of them within five or ten years , "
remarked Mr. Hoffmann while discussing
the question. "There are few persons mak
ing a specialty of raising them for the mar
ket , but it Is probable that some one will
take it up before It Is too late. It Is really
a hard matter to get good trees , my men
reporting thnt very few of them are of good
size and quality. However , there are many
swamps where the trees grow in abundance ,
and the owners will probably realize that
they are worth the holding after all , espe
cially when they learn how valuable they
may prove to be. "
CHRISTMAS GIVING.
Lay Sermon on n .Much Orervrorkeil
ClIMtOIll ,
Chicago Chronicle.
Thu Christmas campaign has opened
early this year. People evidently have
money to spend and the shopkeepers are
tHk'lng active measures to have them spend
U. Already the windows in the retail dis
trict are filled with objects of "bigotry and
virtue1' and other articles calculated to
tempt the rich and well to do , while the
woolly dog , the nierchanlcal cow and the
humble Noah's ark are set forth for the de
lectation of the rising generation. There
will bo lively times on State street during
the next four weeks and everybody will bo
glad'that ' It is so. The Joy of Christmas-
tldo is ono of the few sensations that never
grow old. The delight of giving Is peren
nial an ever-recurring proof of the truth
that it Is moro blessed to glvo than to re
ceive ,
Yet there Is a measure of truth In the
declaration of a local clergyman that much
Christmas giving docs moro harm than good.
It blesses neither him that gives nor him
that receives. When giving becomes a mat
ter of convention or of duty rather than of
good will it la degraded to the level of a
fashion or of n commercial transaction. The
gift that is bestowed merely because it is
"tho proper thing" doesn't warm the cockles
of the heart. The Christinas box that Is
exchanged for another both parties knowing
what Is expected of them is an article of
barter. There Is no element of generosity
In either transaction.
People become cowardly along aboud
Christmas time. The knowledge that some
thing hi expected of thorn Impels them to
befomo hypocrites. The dread of belnf ,
thought "stingy" or "mean" drains many
n purse that cannot afford it. Emulation
IlkowlFo enters Into the matter. The poor
relation Is determined not to bo outdone
by his wealthier cousin. The result Is that
two people make presents for which neither
Df them cares and the Christmas spirit de
generates Into a. mere exhibition of Ignoble -
noble prldo on the ono sldo and careless
vanity on the other.
No gift Is worthy which Is not freely and
beartlly bestowed. All gifts are unworthy
ivhlch involve extravagance upon the part
jf the donor. No person has thn right to
rob himself or his family In order to be
jstontatlously generoun to others. The
nan who spends his last cent at Christmas
n order to "keep hla end up" Is a mere
. uigarlan a , humbug who sacrifices his
: omfort to his vanity. The man who Incurs
lebt In a similar Bplrlt is dangerously close
: o dishonesty.
Wo are etlll far enough from Christmas
a look at the matter squarely. It Is right
ind proper that Christmas gifts should
HI bestowed by thosa who can afford them.
It Is especially fitting that relatives should
remember ono another at the Christmas sea
son If at no other time. Giving with a free
heart and In accordance with one's means la
ono of the worthiest and most salutary of
fictions. But giving In enero ostentation ,
vanity or pride giving as a duty or beoauaa
It Is expected Is the most Idle waste of
money. U blesses no ono , with the possible
exception of the shopkeeper and If ho Is the
right kind of a , shopkeeper ho will depre-
catd such gifts.
If people will bo honest with themselves
they will enter into the full enjoyment of
the holiday time and there IB no better
munont than the present to begin.
SlioivliiK Off KliiK Corn.
Globe-Democrat.
An American corn kitchen will bo main
tained at the Paris exposition at a cost to
the United States of J10.000. The money will
bo well Invested , for , outaldo of America , the
merits of mutze arc still but llttlo under-
Htood. Last year this country exported $144-
000,000 worth of Hour and only $2,000,000
worth of cornmeal.
No Cliunce to Try It.
Baltimore American.
The reports of wages being rafped In vari
ous places continue to come In. If tlilngo go
on at this destructive rate Mr. Bryan will
find no ovlls for hla universal panacea of
free sliver to fit.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Relieves the sense of fullness , distress
and pain in the etomach after meali.
Makis digestion natural and easy.
ficnume be t name Hoiufonu'i on wrapper.
PIPI ;
Philadelphia Ilecord : The offeris of th1 *
supreme court opinion will bo far-renehlnfj
and Immediate In the btislnww world. The
corporatkiis may possibly nv/ido / or Ignore
It , hut only nt n tremendous Industrial ami
financial risk.
Ilaltlmoro American : A part of flip < 1c-
flslon reads as follows : "The direct And
linmcdlato result of the combination was
necessarily a restraint upon Interstate com
merce. In respect of articles manufacture
by any of the parties to It to be transported
beyond the state In which they were .made. "
It will scarcely bo difficult to fit thin t\ ;
any trust which Is engaged In Intorslnlo
commerce.
Buffalo ICxpress : The court's position decs
not necessarily affect the business of thn
corporations that have been chartered by
Now Jersey. The decision which coracn
most nearly to defeating the operations oC
such companies Is that of the Illinois SIN
prcmo court In the case of the American ,
Gluca.in company. That decision prevents
a New Jersey corporation from doing busl
nesn In Illinois , bceauso It was fotuned for
the purpose of monopolizing the glitcono
business.
Philadelphia Ledger : Whether a consoli
dation of nil factories lu any ono Industry ;
by sale to ono corporation in or la not lit
restraint of commerce the supreme court
has not yet held , though It haa that otin
faetory may bo bought 'by n corporation
owning two-thlrdfl or so of the refineries.
In the present decision It holds only than
a combination between eeparato manufaR-
turlng corporations la Illegal , and this all
have held as beyond question If It coulrti
bo found out. Mr. Justice Peckham's language -
guago would cover the consolidation of cor
porations If Its complete character and ef
fect on prices could bo proved.
New York Sun : H was as plain as a pike
staff that the "Addystot. Pipe" pool viOMtM
both the letter and the spirit of the Shcr- '
man anti-trust law , and the Justices of the ,
eupremc court could not do clso than find )
against it , as they did , unanimously. To
have imagined , howi-ver , that the supreme
court of our country could , in this or In
any other case , declare that an actual con
solidation of corporations or a bonaflda
transfer of ono company to another wan
Illegal , would bo to think of them as main
taining that business partnership Is un
"
lawful. Probably If it had not been for the
) !
excitements of Wall elrcet , the case of the ,
government against the Addyston Plpo nn < \
Steel crmipany would never have been
heard of.
II.\iS TO A fl.MII.I3.
Chicago Post : "I nm writing for pos
terity , " said the pool.
"And 1 nm tnltinir In plain sewing for a
living , " said the poet's soulless wife.
'Washington Star : 'Is that young woman
quick nt repartee ? "
"I guess ho must be , " answered Miss
Cayenne. 'Sho doesn't seem to have a
friend In the world. "
Chlcngo Tribune : "Ah ! " oxclalmed thn
Frenchman , shrugging his shoulders an ho
looked at the portly and somewhat inancu-
line dame who was on her travels , "zat Is
zo plain Kngllsh ! "
Detroit Journal : "Did he fall in love with
her on account of her small feet ? "
"No , because her umall feet didn't glva
her the big head. "
Brooklyn Life : Tourist ( in Kentucky )
DOCH lynching prevent crime ?
Colonel Corkrlght Yes , sub ; T have novuh
known a man to commit a rrlme nftuh ho
hud been thoroughly lynched.
Somcrvllle Journal : "My kingdom for nn
automobile ! " loudly exclaimed King Ulch-
ard up-to-date.
"Nonsense ! " called out a man In thn
trout row. "I know where you can got ona-
for $650. "
Chicago Record : "They Kay thnt Jorkus
s very'ftlncy. "
"Stingy ? He's so stingy that he moistens
ils postage stamps only at the corners. "
Chicago Record : "Mrs. Crowder has been
president of your club a lon tlmn. "
"Yes : none of us could call her to order ,
so wo decided we might us well let her regu
late the rest of us. "
Indianapolis Journal : "What Is the differ
ence between sv joke and a chestnut ? "
"A chestnut Is a. joke you'vn heard often
xnd a joke Is a 'chestnut' you've just heard
for the llrst time. "
CHARGE OP GATACRE'S BRIGADE.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Joveral leagues , several leagues onward ,
nto the Boorish midst marched forty
hundred.
3oers to the loft of 'cm ,
locrs to the right of 'em , j
Jeers to the back of "cm.
Volleyed nnd thundered.
Into the Jaws of jail marched forty
hundred !
Iravely they fought and well ,
Caught In that circling hell ,
Fought though they knew that Oataoro
had blundered.
Theirs not to reason why.
Theirs but to ciult or die ;
W/ive the white ( lag on hlch ,
Wlso forty hundred.
Flashed all their blades In air ,
Held out In grim despair ,
Caught In that Boer trap there ,
Poor forty hundred.
Yielded their arms In pain ,
Saw nil their ulory wane ,
Then Ihey mnrohed buck again nltl
Jugged six hundred !
You were thinking
about what to give
your gentleman friend
for Christmas.
We are right in
touch with all the late
novelties and the prop
er adornment for men ,
and very Reasonable
in price , Foot Balls
given away in our
Children's department
with a clothing pur
chase of $5.00 ,
tW eui
v'-m
tclicbl : and Uxclimive Furulshcri