THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SCHSTDAV , DECEMBER ,11 , 185M ) . 11IE OMAIIA SUNDAY BE& K. IIOSKWATKH , Editor. POHLISIIBD EVKHY MOKNlNd. TKIl.MS OV BtlUSCIUI'TlON. . . „ Dally Uws ( witho-.it Sunday ) , One Venr..M.OO Dnlly Ueo and Sunday , Olio Yenr. . . . . . . . 8. < fl Dally , Sunday and illustrated. One \ear 8.25 Kunrtny nwl illu.itrated , one Year 3.J5 lliUMratvd Jiee. Ono Year S-W Kundtiy HCP , OIIB Year J-2J Salurdtiy Hoc. Olio Year 1-gJ Weekly lice. One Year < OFFICES. Omaha : The Ueo liulldlnK. , , , , _ South Omaha : C'lty Hall Building , Twenty-fifth and N utreets. Council Iilurrs : in 1'enrl street. Chicago : 1WO Unity lliilldlng. Now York : Temple court , Washington : 601 Ko-jrtoenth Stfcet. Communications relating to news and edl- lorlnl tnnltor should IIP. addressed : Omtinii Jlce , Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTEHS. Uimlnesa letter * nnd remlltiinros should bo nddressed : The Hco Publislilng Conl- pnny , Omaha. IIEM1TTANCES. 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( Seal. ) Good-bye , ISO ! ) ! .t'H 1 J' tl > tllsiintehi'S from the Transvaal yonnu AViustoii Churchill Is u hlnRi'r man llian Onoral Huller. AecordliiR to 1'opo Leo the nlnotocnth century doses tonight anil the twen tieth century plant should bloom and blossom tomorrow. If It be I rue that the United Slates IH becoming a nation of beef enters the prospect for u rise In the value of Ne braska farm land Is very encouraging. More new railroad mileage has been built during the year 1SSX ) than any pre vious year since IS'.K ) , yet some of our liopocratle friends are still insisting that prosperity is simply a sham. With 'the coming ot cohl weather the plumbers are enabled to dance with good spirit. The coal man nnd.tlie ice man join In the festivities , while the patrons dance oven a livelier step. Nebraska teachers evidently devote considerable thought to the subject of wire-pulling when studying political economy. In addition to that they show considerable natural prollciom-y. The west , which is enjoying tbo llnest variety of winter weather , sends its sympathy to the blizzard-swept cast. If you want to enjoy all the blessings of llfo come west and grow up with the country. Kx-1'rosldont Cleveland Is suffering Severely from rheumatism. The malady of tlie democratic party has not yet been satisfactorily diagnosed by all the physicians , but Its suffering is equally The question whether tonight ends the nineteenth century Is still being llerccly debated. The people who sit up , how ever , to wltnoHS the transition from the i old year to the new will not know the V difference. f Beginning with tomorrow ligure S , * which has been ever present on billet , doux and duo bills and promissory notes , Will be discarded and the print shops ; . will have a great run on the ligure ' , and ( lie ciphers. * ' London liimuclers are estimating the i cost of tlie war against the Boers at ATiO.OOO.OOO , equivalent -jsuriO.OOD.OOn of our money. U In more limn probable , * however , that these figures will have 7 lo be revised several times. Iteporls from 1'retorlii Indicate that the olllcers and privates of tlie Knglish army who are prisoners are perfectly safe and having the best of care , so far as their position as prisoners of war will permit. In many respects they are bet ter off than their comrades who were not captured. Wo bear a great deal of wireless teleg rapby In the Held In .South Africa , lint nothing about bullet-proof coats or about tlie bicycle as n war utensil. The great Inventions that were to revolu tionize modern warfare seem to bis dis counted several per cent when war ac tually breaks out. Iowa school teachers In their state t convention have decided to ask the leg islature for a compulsory education law and additional normal schools. Wo pre sume the compulsory education law Is to furnish a demand for more teachers and the new normal schools to supply the demand when It Is furnished. It will be In order for democracy to organize a commercial agency In the near future. Those at present In busi ness Insist upon sending out reports showing tbo wonderful Increase In trddo and the better llnandal conditions prevailing. No well organized calamity campaign can be conducted unless some organization Is secured to furnish ca lamlty Hgnrcs and forecasts. A M'tjlll ) 70 FUtKA'DS < ) F Tin. IIDK11K , The war In South Africa liiif naturally evoked mnrh sympathy In the United States for the two lloer repub lics. The Instinct of every lover of lo publican Institutions the world over h favorable to all republics engaged In it life and death ( Mtilllct with a power ful monarchy. There Is , however , such a thing as slopping over and carrying sympathy tea a point where It becomes damaging In stead of helpful. It will not help the cause of the Boors for their friends In America to Indulge In demonstration ! ) or outbreaks that would compel the president and the authorities nt Wash ington to give forcible proofs of our neutrality. So long as the United States Is nt peace with Great Britain Its paramount duty Is to prevent any acts of hostility on the part of Its citi zens. Whatever may be Ihu sentiment of the president or his cabinet toward the respective belllgeients their Impera tive duty In International law Is to ob serve and enforce tiny existing treaties between Great Britain and the United States with all ( he authority vested In them. Tlie organization of men whose pur pose Is to exhibit their sympathy with the Boers by a threatened Invasion of British colonies is In violation of tlie existing treaty an:1 : any serious attempt on the part of American citizens or aliens residing in America to create such a diversion in favor of the Boers would compel the president to patrol the borders nnd cause the arrest nnd punishment of all so foolhardy as to seek to embroil this country In a war with Canada and England. American sympathizers can help the Boers In only one way and that is by observing the law and abstaining from acts calculated to force the government Into furnishing the Canadians and other Kngllsli subjects wllh a military guard. lAM LIXCOI.X'S JUIUI.KK ] > .IV. When Abraham Lincoln Issued his emancipation proclamation on the IStli day of .Innnary , 1SK5. ( he had not ( he re motest idea that by appending Ids name to that Immortal document he hnd struck the shackles from the limbs of 1,000,000 of slaves. It is within tlie memory of men who attended the presi dent's levee on that historic New Year's day that the proclamation had fallen Hat at the national capital and was gen erally regarded like the pope's bull against the comet. Abraham Lincoln's plan for emanci pation was embodied in ids message to congress , delivered just one month pre vious. On December 1 , ISO. ! , President Lincoln , In his message to congress , sub mitted a plan for gradual , compensated emancipation , which wo reprint else where In this Issue and to which we in vite attention. In that message he rec ommended the submission of constitu tional amendments Avhlch were to con tain ( lie following provisions : 1. Every state whore slavery now ex ists which shall abolish the same nt any time before the 1st day of .lannary , 1XM ! ) , shall receive compensation for tlie emancipated slaves from the United States. li. All slaves who shall have enjoyed actual freedom by the chances of war at any time before the end of the rebellion shall be forever free , but their owners , on proof of loyalty , are to be compen sated. . " > . Congress may appropriate money and otherwise provide for colonizing free colored persons with ( heir own consent at any place or places without the United States. Tersely deliued , the constitutional amendments proposed by Abraham Lincoln contemplated gradual emanci pation , by which tlie last slave was to have been made free on New Year's day , 1XX ! ) , and deportation or voluntary expatriation of the freedmcn and their colonization in some tropical country or countries that would be found con genial to the black race. In support of this plan Mr. Lincoln argued that gradual emancipation would save lioth races from the evils of sudden derangement. While those who felt that gradual emancipation would give too little to tlie slaves then living , Mr. Lincoln said it would really give them much : "It would save thorn from the vagrant destitution which must largely attend Immediate emancipation In localities where their numbers are very great and It gives Ihe Inspiring as surance that their posterity shall bo free forever. " In defending the proposition to repay the slave-owners for the freedmen , Lin coln pointed lo the historic fact that "tlie people of the south wore not more responsible for the original Introduction of slavery than the people of the north and when the people of the north un hesitatingly use cotton and sugar and share in the limits of dealing In the products of slave labor It may not be quite safe to say that tlie south has been more responsible than the north for the continuance of slavery. " The argument advanced In favor of voluntary deportation is equally logical and forcible. Mr , Lincoln says : "I cannot make It better known than It already Is that I strongly favor coloniza tion , and yet I wish to say there Is an objection raised against free colored persons remaining In the country which Is largely imaginary , if not sometimes malicious. It Is liuistod that their presence .would Injnro and displace White labor and white laborers. If then1 ever be a proper time for merely catch arguments thai tlnu surely Is not now. In times like iho present men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be re sponsible through time and eternity. " In concluding Ids earnest plea for Ills plan of gradual emancipation President Lincoln said : "I do not forget the gravity which should characterlzi- paper addressed to the congress of the nation by the chief magistrate of the nation , nor do I forget that some of yon are my seniors , nor that many of yon have more oxpericiieo than I In the con duct of public affairs , yet I tni-t that In \lt w f the great respi.nsllillliy resting upon me you will peivejvo no want of respect to yourselves In any undue earnestness I may seem to display. " But the fervent appeal of Abraham Lincoln for a constitutional amendment giving gradual emancipation fell n deaf ears. Nobody in ( lie congress of IstVJ-iBS was bold enough to father the proposi tion or make himself a laughing slock by champl'MiIng a. plan for enniiK Ip.'i- tlon at a time when slavery was en- Iretiched In power and the hosts of the confederates were In pnsM'sslon of foiir- llftlis of the slave territory. In this Instance the world was taught in a forci ble manner that mini proposes and God disposes. Willie slavery was only par tially abolished by the proclamation of January JSV J \ ( \ , every man. woman and child held In bondage was freed by the adoption of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution thirty-three years be fore Lincoln's appointed day of jubilee. Tilt : The year 180 ! ) has made a notable ad dition to the world's history and par- tlcnl.irly to the history of this country. It lias been a year of great material progress for the. United States. Our foreign and domestic trade has been the largest recorded , Industrial devel opment lias gone steadily forward and all Interests have prospered. The clos ing year has seen this country attain j a commanding position in tlie llnandal iittalrs of the world , giving promise that In the not remote future It will have a controlling Inllnence In this re spect. It has witnessed American as cendancy In the greatest of all the man ufacturing Industries , iron ami steel , with every assurance that it will main tain this supremacy. American inllu- ence has been extended and strength ened within the year and American friendship is more eagerly sought and solicitously fostered by all tlie civilized nations titan ever before in our his tory. Tiie Philippine war has been costly In men and money , but the Insurrec tion Is no longer an organized resist- l mice to American authority and while I the suppression of tlie scattered hostile ' bands may be troublesome for some i time to come the most serious part of the task of establishing peace and order | there is believed to have been accom plished. In Puerto Hico American au- , tliority is unquestioned , while In Cuba I good progress has been made toward i preparing tlie people for Independence. I Tlie Samoun question has been satis factorily settled , the efforts of our gov ernment to obtain assurances from Ku- ropean powers that American rights in China will be respected are likely to be successful , and on every band our International relations are amicable. The differences with Canada , tiie most serious of which , that of the Alaskan boundary , have been the subject of ex tended negotiations between Washing ton and London , are the only matters in our internatio hal affairs that may prove troublesome. For European nations the closing year has been a period of fairly prosperous conditions. English Industries have i been generally active , Germany nnd France have made industrial and com mercial progress , conditions in Unssia have improved and all other countries , not excepting- Spain , are better oft than at the opening of the year. In respect to political conditions there have been some more or less important changes during the year. The alliance between Franco and Hussla has been strength ened and an understanding has been effected between Germany and England which , while its purport is not known , Is thought to be of very great impor tance. Certain it is that tlie relations between those powers are more cordial than for many years. The settlement of the Dreyfus affair saved France from threatened revolution and while it Is probable that the bitter factional ani mosities engendered by that case are yet smouldering , there Is reason to ex- poet that they will be repressed at least until after the 1'aris exposition , which is now the lirst consideration with all Frenchmen. The Hague peace confer ence was one of the memorable events i of ISO ! ) and while It did not accomplish j all that was hoped for by the friends of peace , it is not to be doubted that its j influence was wholesome. The anna- | ments of Europe have not been curt - t Inllod , but on the contrary all the mari time powers are increasing their na vies , yet the danger of war between any of these powers appears more re mote than for a number of years. Co lonial protection Is the chief motive for tlie augmentation of naval power. Tito South African war is the most moment ous event of the year and what It may lead to offers a wide. Held for specula tion. The promise Is that It will bo a protracted struggle , costing enor mously In men and money and it is among tlie possibilities that before It is ended other nations will become in- j voived in it. The demands It has already - ! ready made upon British resources are far beyond what was anticipated and It is Impossible to estimate with any degree Of certainty what the ultimate cost will be. Affairs In Asia have undergone no very Important change during thu year. The policy of Enr. peun powers in re gard to China has developed no new features of an aggressive character , though It Is not to bo doubted that Itns- sa ! Is awaiting a favorable opportunity to acquire a larger territorial intere.st In that empire and possibly France also. It Is more than likely tiiat ihe understanding - standing between Germany and Eng land hns reference to this. Meanwhile the powers having territory In China , except France , are recognizing the prin ciple of the "open door" In trade anil there Is season to expect will continue to observe U. U Is not Improbable that France also will bo induced to adopt that policy. .Japan Is making steady In dustrial and commerolal progress , tlu < only apparent danger to the continu ance of which Is a possible ) conflict with Hussla. Itecent advices Indicate that this danger may not bo remote. Mexico has bad a prosperous year and that country is making rapid ma terial progress. It 1ms Just concluded n treaty with cidua which Is \pivtcd to increase Its commerce to an Impor taut extent. The South nnd Central American countries that have experi enced no Internal dMnrhniicos ibtrinj ; the year have advanced. Tlie benefits , Intellectual , moral anil ph.wlcal. contributed to mankind duriiiy 1SHI ! largely overbalance the Ills , many and deplorable as thnse have been , ami the record It lias made constitutes our of the most Interesting chapters In tin1 history of the nineteenth century. TIIK HUB'S STATISTICAI , fjv/ir. / The Bee presents In Ibis number It ? annual statistical review of the prog- rc s made by Oinnlm In the various branches of Industry , trade and com merce and public and private Improve ments. From the facts and llgures set forth the people of this city can gather sub stantial reasons why they should con gratulate themselves upon the advance ment made and the prosperity enjoyed during ihe year IS'.ID. ' Comparative Hgures In every field of activity , with two or three exceptions , show decided steps forward. As a distributing center Omaha at the opening of tlie coming year liuds It self hotter equipped with rallumd facili ties and terminal conveniences for the accommodation of passengers , the dis tribution of Its products and the exten sion of its jobbing trade than ever be fore. Its manufacturing and commer cial Institutions have all enlarged their scope of operations to meet an In creased demand made upon them , while tlie retail business 1ms exceeded all previous records. The bank clearings show a considerable falling off , but tills Is entirely llctitlons and due to a ma nipulation of clearance llgures. In Omaha labor circles tlie prosperity of the labor organizations rellects the prosperity of the wage workers and gives an Index to tlie steady Increase of population steadily trenching upon the number of dwellings and business houses available for rental purposes. Omaha's public improvements , while not pretentious , have also kept pace during the year with the substantial growth of the city. The liiiances of the city and county are In comparatively good condition and the whole commu nity enters upon the new year confident of its resources and encouraged to united effort for still greater achieve ments in the forward march of progress and prosperity. ixMKA'f oruutiro nico. The people of Puerto Kico are very anxious to have civil government insti tuted there and the administration is in sympathy with this desire. President McKinley said in his annual message that the time is ripe for the adoption of a temporary form of government for the island and added : "it is desirable that the government of the island under the law of belligerent right , now main tained through the executive depart ment , should be superseded by an ad ministration entirely civil in its nature. For present purposes I recommend that congress pass a law for the organiza tion of a temporary government , which shall provide for the appointment by the. president , subject to continuation by the senate , of a governor and such other oliicers as the general adminis tration of tlie island may require , nnd that for legislative purposes upon sub jects of a local nature not partaking of n federal character , a legislative council , composed partly of Puerto Iticans and partly of citizens of the United States , shall be nominated and appointed by the president , subject to continuation by the senate , their acts to be subject to the approval of the con gress or the president prior to going into effect. " lie also recommended that the principle of self-government be applied tit once to municipalities and oilier local subdivisions , so as to enable the Intelligent citizens of the island to participate in their own government and to learn by practical experience the duties and the requirements of a self-govenilng people. 'It ' is expected that this matter will be taken up in congress very soon after it reconvenes ami the fact that Gov ernor General Davis has been ordered from Puerto Hico to Washington indi cates that it is tlie intention of tlie pres ident to urge the matter. Senator For- aker , chairman of the senate commit tee on Paclilc islands and Puerto Hico , has been giving careful attention to the subject during ( lie recess and expects soon to have ready for presentation to his colleagues on the committee a code of laws for Puerto Hico. It is said to be the purpose of Senator Foraker lo adopt the existing laws of the island as lar as these are applicable to the changed conditions , In order to avoid confusion among the people , who are reluctant to adopt radical innovations. To this end it Is proposed to retain the existing limited suffrage , which allows all taxpayers to exercise the franchise. It Is probable that congress will fol low prolly fully the recommendations of the president , which are the result of a very careful study of the subject and doubtless of a pretty thorough knowl edge of the wishes of tlie hotter class of the people of Puerto Hico. There ought not to he much dilllciilty In estab lishing a civil government in that Island , but It may not bo found so easy to ar range Its trade relations with the United States. That is a matti-i' about which there Is promised a good deal of controversy and this nuiy ojierato to delay the establi him-nt of a civil gov ernment. Governor Poyiiter asserls that Sup.'r- inlondent Lang of the Institute for thu Feeble-Minded Is c-'iidiictlng the affairs of that Institution entirely to his satis faction. Tlu > governor Is evidently easily Kiilslk'd. Little things like Ir regularities in vouchers and seeking to get superiininerarlc.s on the pay roll do not disturb him. Thu taxpayers , who f. ot the bills , have had altogether too much of this sort of business to suit them. . ( ill ) Hill Is reputed to br a pretty shrewd railroad manager , hut by all odds the sleekest M-ln-iur de\ i.i > d by the givnt St. Paul primi-ii r it. tinjiruposcd illfH'lhiiliun of tin- uatcrlii , h in all .at to be Injected Into Gn iv Northern stock ! i among the employes of the road ut par This distribution mi Hie e-i-opernllvc lilnn Is expected to attach the employe * i to ( In1 road , lint as tlu > innounts any l olio of them or nil of them together will control tire n mere diop In tlie . ( rail tlieh' liilliu'iire upon ( he management in ' . iiollcy of the road will he Iiilliilteslninl , Senator Kyle Is now n broken idol with the doiiPcratM mill populists , lit' ' lins HIP good souse to see that nn.v I change In Ihe inntietiivy system would j IIP disastrous inul has hnd the courage i lo say so. If the present era of Industrial - : trial aetlvlty eontlnues much longer j few Idols will he left In the dcni-icratlc temple which are not fractured. As every pi'ospeet betoken * si eontltiuant'o of republican policies anil consequently of inditstrlnl activity searchers after political rdles of this kind will have no dlllleulty rinding what they want. Our popoeratie contemporary tries to make out that the reason the State Hoard of Transportation was not legis lated out of olllee by the populist legis lature of 1S)7 ! ) was hecause they were to he given another chance. That sounds nicely , lint the real reason was because the sinecures which hud pre viously been enjoyed by the republicans had Just been annexed by the fusion horde and no reformer was willing to let anything In the shape of a public Hillary got away. It Is now apparent why Itryan went to Texas. A cyclone blew down some of his fences and before the damage could be repaired came north and com menced work In loWa. The Texas pop ulist with the windy name Insists that populists down that way will not blow for the Nebraska man another cam paign. This Is Indeed a severe loss when the greater portion of his cam paign material is wind. The Northern Pacllic receivership has llnally been wound up. The year just closing has seen the last of all the great , railway receiverships , with one or two exceptions , that were precipitated by the crash of ISSL'l and its immediate re sults. Only one large receivership lias been forced that of the Tort Arthur route and reorganzatlon is already well under way. The railroads have had a good year. The now United .States consul to the Transvaal has just left London for Pre toria. As he is expected to reach there some time before the arrival of General Bullur , the friends of the British pris oners of war have loaded him down with messages to the soldiers , who , for the time being , arc beyond the limit of ordinary means of communication. It is always handy to have a friend at court. The secretaries of the State nonrd of Transportation luivo ilnally decided that it is best to unload the freight rate con troversy upon the attorney general and have furnished that otlicial with the evidence in its possession. By so do ing the secretaries hope to divert some of the lire from themselves and insure that peace and quiet they so greatly de sire. The State Brand commission is now in session. Before adjoining it might be well to brand prospective applicants for positions on the commission so the governor will have no ditliculty in the future in distinguishing the politics of appointees. Oil. Swear On" . Philadelphia Ledjrer. It's getting pretty close , now , to the time when wo nhall have to decide which century we arc living In. llnliu fur fillWounded. . Boston TranscrljU. It ought to bo a balm for the wounded pride of Spain that more people arc study- lug the Spanish language than ever before. JiiKt tinOum. . Philadelphia Times. And yet , those people who arc so sure the nineteenth century ends this month will bo among the first to write 1S99 on their next year's letters. Ilt'llpf III Slitlit. Now York 'Herald. Ohio's supreme court has decided that tele phones should bo taxed on their rental value. A general application of this principle- would probably bring the relief a long impcsed- on public 1ms sought from the extortionate charges of this monopoly. lirt'iitni-HM I'n ( Ted Ifp , Washington Post. There are some men who feel that the highest round of greatness has not been achieved until they have been tucked away In a puVlic office with a colored gentle- mnn stationed at the door to keep out the fellows who whooped it up for them. ICIM ! Tlilni N In tin * Tronic1 * , Qloho-Democrat. Unclu Sam's now refrigerator at Manila will bo a building 250 feet gr"aro | and 45 feet high. In addition to preserving ra tions It will produce dally fifty tons of Ice and 0,000 gallono of distilled water. No coldlers on enrth are treated as well as thnso of the United States , and they de- Hcrvo all they get. Jiowi.s OK I : I.KIIT. Tullllilf In Trust Slin'I.N Tli'ldi'N ( lie Ciiliiinlly Croud. J. StcrllnE Morton's Conservative. The organs of populism are now gloating over a few bank failures caused by the tumble of trust Blocks and other Boap-bub- blo ( securities. De-pnlpltlzcd preachers and other crcedksB , prlnclpleless oxhortcrs for ' the money fallacies no\v howl with triumph from Texas to Idaho. Heal ruin , absolute poverty , desolation and despair are the nor- mil conditions out of which pnpullstfi and their oracles are evolved. The recent Hurry In Wall street , which alone furnishes j money for the game of draw poKer and takes tjio playing cards as security has been to liryanarchy a new breath of llfo. All Its oratorn. all Its newspapers , hnvn flapped their bands with Joy nnd crowed as though the morning of a universal money panic h.ad already dawned. The In cident has merely 'brought ' Into very gen eral notice the fact that populism , fusion , sophistry In finance and flatulent oratory can flourish only In times of disaster , an flro-flli'H or Juno bilge arc visible < nly In darknetB. Will somebody start a subscription to raUo money to bring nn a financial bliz zard , an economic cyclono. so that cru- cillxidiu on croepca of geld , nnd also crowns of ( home may be iilufid ulililii the loach ! of th ( ' piain people In-fore Ihe ( of IHIIO li < "RiiiH ' "My frii n K. ihe trubi in ihe moucy liuat , but If jou trust , it mutt bust. " AHVAM-I : IN Mr.mr.vi. srn\ri- : . \ \ l flrnilrx of "l.lfc Kl lIrs" 1)1) , fovorril i-nil Viillcil. | | Hnltlmorp Sun. i Thp close of this present ycnr of prsci > Ins been distinguished by a gratifying tyl vanro In the medical science. Prof I I Mctchnlkoff , til Paris , hns discovered "ilic , elixir of life , " and n remedy for typholi ! fever hns been fctind nt the Smith Innrmarj on Slnten Isl.ind. Jn view of Mio first .discovery It might be considered that thi second one Is unnecessary , but the rcmely Itself Is so plrnsa it that even If the patlentr , were- net actually suffering with the fdvo : they mlRlit be anxious to take the reined ) . Theodore- . Thoificn was to desperately 111 with typhoid that the physlclnns abandoned hope nnd the undertakers \yerc lit confident I expectation of a Job. As a last resort n marriage ceremony was -decided upon , I Thorscn wished to be married before he died nnd Miss .Mary Xllscu , having n i woman's natural desire to become a widow , consented to bo the bride. Hut there la j many a slip 'twlxt cup and lip , nnd Miss i .Vllsoii Is not n widow after nil. Up to the I time of the ceremony Thorsen seemed to lose | hope and courage nnd was rapidly sinking. ' Immediately after the ceremony the patient i appeared brighter nnd hns since continued to i Improve so that his final restoration to health scccns to be n matter of a few dnyo. i The Htory cf the old woman who followed n jblshtp around and wan continued n number , of times because she had found It good for rheumatism Is n famtllnr one. Hut the cure of typhoid fever by the marriage ceremony Is a discovery which will make the last week of the year 1KW ! famous In the centuries. The Improvement In Mr. Thorson's case was so quick nnd decided that matrimony will doubtless soon become the recognized treatment in such cases. Uut Its adoption Is not without Us drawbacks. It It becomes a part of the duty of the trained nurses to marry the typhoid patients there , will be such nn alarming epidemic of typhoid fever among the young bachelors that the hospitals will have to be enlarged. The trained nurse Is a very attractive and delightful young personage , and In her professional uniform she looks morn beauti ful than any bride dressed In tulle dc solo with hat nnd gloves to match and carrying brldo roses. No longer ago than last week a young ninn In n hospital ward complained that his nurse had golden hair nnd n Oreclnn profile to such an extent that when she felt Ills pulse It wont up to 17. and she thought ho had fever nnd dosed him accord ingly. At another time the contemplation of her beauty agitated him to such a degree that ho nearly swallowed a thermometer worth several dollars. Hut wo hod almost forgotten the elixir of life. Prof. Mctclmlkoff by an adroit In fusion of the blood of the guinea pig into the rabbit and the blood of the rabbit so modified back Into the guinea pig , nnd then by the Infusion of the. blood so variously modified Into something else , finds that In three or four days the red corpuscles con tained in a cubic millimeter of blood had Increased from 3,000,000 to S.000,000. This Important discovery Insures the Indefinite prolongation of human life nnd knocks the Coffln trust silly. The great obstacle In the way of long Ufe heretofore has been the weakening effect of ago upon the noble cells. This flxed-up guinea pig blood nets as a reinforcement ot the noble cells in their contest with the plebcJan cells and by this aid the latter are kept In subjection. h AMI OTHERWISE. Wo are up against another kicking spell. The geographical board Insists that It should bo spelled Puerto Rico. The largest Christmas present yet recorded Is the purse of $120,000 which the American Express company distributed among Us employes. Each employe got a $3 gold piece. Down In St. Louis an Industrious burglar throw up bis Job and fled at the sight of a newspaper reporter. Naturally. People who work In the dork have a wholesome fear of a searchlight. iA Now Jersey patriot Is organizing a brigade of COO cats for service In the Philip pines. Notwithstanding sneers to the con trary , Now Jersey is keeping stop to the music of tbo administration. 'Matrimonial ' activity gets a , variety of re wards in this glorious republic. At Roches ter , N. Y. , n , man who accumulated three wives was sent to the penitentiary ; In Utah they sent ono ito congress ; while In Sulu such Industry Insures a pension. lAn athletic salutor In Now York cordially slapped a friend on the back and broke bis neck. ( Muscular friendliness of this kind Is calculated to produce an atmosphere of solemn prosperity In the coroner's office. lAs long ago as October 27 General Sir lledvcrs Buller wrote a note denying the story that ho would eat his Christmas din ner In Pretoria. As a contribution to the gaiety of nations the story served a good purposo. The bar association of Chicago solemnly condemns as unprofessional the conduct of a lawyer who sent out circulars adventlslng his business and soliciting patronage. It Is much more dignified to break Into news paper columns , and costs less. Senator Hoar amuses himself by com piling odd statistics. ' The other day ho said ho had found that 9 , " ) per cent of the present congressmen wear frock coats and silk hats to the session , but that a majority of thu senators stick to business suits. . There were sound common FCIISO nnd prac tical human sympathy In the Injunction of a dying Now Yorker who urged his friends not to send flowers to his funeral , but cpend the money upon the poor Instead. There Is a text for a good sermon in that ad vice. vice.Tho The Georgia legislature dually passed the law requiring the payment of licenses for dogs on pain of death , nnd It was signed by the governor. It Is expected to reduce the number of "worthless curs" In the stnto greatly and the farmcra fondly hope that the raising of sheep will henceforth be profitable. The recorder of I'aterson , N. J. , has de cided that shaving on Sunday Is a neces sity ml has dismissed the charges ngulnst all the barbers who were arraigned under the Sunday law. Now the Methodist min isters of Ulii- city are organizing to secure the removal of the recorder and the pas- Bago of a law making Sunday shaving a specific misdemeanor. Probably the most haltlo-Fcarred hero of th Trammml war up to datu is lieutenant Melklcjohn of the Gordon Highlanders. At Hlandelaagto ho received three bullets through his upper right arm , ono through the left forearm , ono through the thigh , two through hl helmet , a snick In the neck , ono of his fingers blown away and hU sword and ecabbard were shot to pieces. Admiral Dcwoy Is expected In Ninv York on February G to attend a Damroach concert In aid of the Dewey firch fund and after ward attend a dinner of the loyal Ie- glon. The Brooklyn Union League club has liwltcd 'him ' to attend n reception In his honor some time next year. The Emerald sooloty of Hrcoklyn has nleo In- vKed the admiral to bo Its guest of honor at its coming annual ball. Raymond 0. Kcont-y , a Yale student , or dered u fU-rlit to kend homo fowoii ! to n chorus girl In the "Geisha" company last year. This year , long after the flowers had faded and the chorus girl had flitted , the IlurUt brought null for hU bill. The do- fcnsb WUH that young Kot-ney was kgally an Infant and that ( lowers fi-r < i choriib firl win- luxjry for whirb hl failn-r could nai he < iimpc-Urd lo pay The Judge rrfuvei r > aitmu thin point and found a verdict of UO and coats for the plaintiff. SKCIIlt SHOTS IT Till' IM U'lT. Minneapolis Journal : Inn Madmen hi * propounded tlip question : "Should Old Clergymen ho Shot ? " No. probably not. Hut there are some of the younger brethren who might profitably be say , half shot. 1'loncer Piess : "A California rabbi has been prencjilng a sermon on the subject : " \Vlml Need Have Wo for Hell ? " Well , some of us could doubtless dispense with It. Hut If permanently abolished II "might be sadly missed In circles where repartee abounds. San Kranrlaco rail : A local "preacher has arrived nt the conciliate * ! that man , con sidered from every point of view that maybe bo suggested by his nccc-sallles , has no need S , for hell , That preac-her must have been studying the signs of the times or reading the reports of the war In South Africa. Cleveland I'laln Dealer : Probably the best paid pastor In the country will bo the new one nt New York's Klflh Avenue * Presbyterlnd church. He Is to receive $12.- 000 and the use of a fine residence. lie knew what ho was about when ho hesitated over his acceptance. They speedily showed ! him that money was no object. | Hnston Globe : At n rescue meeting In Now Jersey the other night a hardened criminal came In and expressed his doslro to repent of his sins. These sins were of so shocking a nature that upon his calling for pinyorn ono of the brethren slipped out and called hi a policeman , who arrested hkn. There seems to bo such a thing as overdoing even repentance. Minneapolis Times : During service last Sunday a clergyman ut Mnrlnette , WIs. , glanced out of the window and saw n thief carrying awny a lot of plunder from the parsonage. The parson shucked his robes nnd gave chase , overtaking the robber and turning him over to tinpolice. . That Is a great deal belter than engaging In a live- round go with a saloonkeeper In n red barn. Chicago Chronicle : The last words of "Hrothcr" Mooily have been reported for the press. As ho passed Into the death agony he Is said to have exclaimed : "I see- earth receding ; heaven Is opening ; Oed Is calling " " " have used me. "Urothcr" Moody might this language of ecstasy In the pulpit , but no deathbed eloquence over was us elaborate as this specimen. Nearly all deathbed eloquence Is Imaginary. DOMESTIC IM.HASA.VrillHS. rMilcugo News : "Why did 1 ever marry ? " shu HlgliiMl , with the dregs of bitterness in her words. "liccaitsu I asked you , " he responded with a sardonic tfmlle. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Do you think , dear , you would lovu mo any better It my linlr were some other color ? " "I don't know. What other colors have you ? " Somervlllo Journal : Young Man Will you bo my wife ? Young Woman I am sorry to say 1 nun engagwl myself , but you 'will ' like my sister just as well. Washington Star : "Are you 'going to give up any of your old ImbltH ? " "Yo.M , " answered the mini , with a do- tlnnt air ; "one. I'm going to give , up this old , old habit oC swearing off every New Year day. " 'Boston ' Transcript : Harriet If you are real good , Tom , I'll throw you a kiss when you go home. Tom Harriet , don't you know a woman can't throw straight ? You lind better bring it to me ; or shall I comu after It ? Indianapolis Journal : "Thomas , the Indi cations from tbo weather bureau say " "Don't waste limo on the indications from the weather bureau ; read me the In dications from the coal iburenu. " Harlem I lfe : "George , father has foiled. " "That's just like him. I told you nil along , darling , that ho was going to do all ho could to keep us from marrying. " Detroit Free Press : HuHband That tramp I met at the gate told me ho weighed 250 pounds. Wife AVbat a story teller ! AVhy , ho _ mo when 1 fed him that bo only weighed a hundred. Husband Yes , my dear , but that wns before Jie 'had eaten those biscuits ot yours. Chicago Tribune : "Skewjaw , what ia irhc trouble between you and .Miss l > ye ! " "Tho trouble. Is this : AVe decided two or three years ago to be married at the be ginning of the twentieth century. Bh takes the nTisurd ground that It begins January 1 , 1'JQO. -want to marry , of course as much as she does , .but . I simply won't yield to any such ridiculous contention ! " 31Y KUIH.MJ. I have a friend who often leans For hours acaltiHt the wall , Without a word from her round lips "With ne'er a sound at nil. And then her voice rings out In tonen both loud and clear. Commanding mo to come right quick And talk Into her ear. Sometimes her words are harsh and slcrn ; Again they're soft nnd low Hut over when 1 speak to her She greets mo with "Halloa ! " Her health is always pretty good , Sho'M seldom out of order- But If her board were not so cheap I could not well afford her. And yet worn I to part with her , My loss I would bemoan , For who can keep their business straight Without a telephone ? . . , GK.ACE SOIU3NSON , Portland , Ore. And a prosperous one Is ex tended our friends and our enemies as well , If we have any. any.May misfortune follow , but never overtake you. A prosperous year to us 1ms smoothed the wrinkles of discontent and wo oxclalm today from a Joyous heart : GOOD WILL AND PEACE TO ALU Our store will be closed all day Monday , Now Year's Day , and during iho munlhs of January and February , In v < stead of Jti p. in. Saturdays , we will clo-o promptly at i ) i > . m.