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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: STjy DAY, DECEMBER 14, 1902. Tim Omaiia Sunday Bee. E. ROSEWATER, SUITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING. TERMS OF SL'USCRIPTION. Dally Hee (wlthru n-inny). One Year.. U 00 Laily Hee and Bunday, One Xear t" Illustrated H-e, One Year 2 'M U , . .. .1 .. .. l j . i . .. - 9 1. 1 Futuniar w, uno Year!""!!!"!"""" l Twentieth Century Farmer. One Year.. l.UU DELIVERED UY CARRIER. Pally lire (without Sunday), per copy.... 2c 1 mil y ilee (without .Sunday), per wek....l2o iJaily Uce (Including Hunday), per week..l7o Hunday p r c opy 6c Evening U e (without Sunday), per week 6o itvenlng lite (Including Bunday;, per week 10c i Complaints of Irregularis h In delivery 'should ha addres.itd to City Circulation Lu partment. OFFICES. Omaha-Tbe Uee Building. Himih Omaha City Hall Building, Twen-ty-tmh and M Streets. Council BluffH li) larl Street. ' Chicago 16HI Unity Building. J New York it:'S Hark Row Building. J Washington Hull Fourteenth Strewt. CORRESPONDENCE. ! Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha lilee, Editorial department. I BUSINESS LETTERS. I Business lotters and remittances should tbe addressed; The Bee Publishing Com Ipany, Omahu. N REMITTANCES. 1 Remit by draft, express or postal order, 'payable to The Bee Publishing Company, 'only 2-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. ( THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. , STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. iRtata nf Wtirtrnkii tloiifflua CountV. Sfl. ! j Oeorae B. Tsnchuck. secretary of The Tlf. I-.ihIlHilvi I'litiuianv heinil dulv aWorD, inavs that thu actual number of full and I complete copies of Thu l.ally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed durintt the tnorila of Noveml-er, .was as loliows. , 1. 31.4TO IS SK,4:i3 17 3O,U0 IS 30.S70 19 .to, 1(40 20 30,KK 21 ao.uao 22 .31.410 I 2 ZtMKO ' i ai,uM 4 sitno I t -ll.OHS I 3I.S.-.0 ( 7 .11.210 f 30,3-10 aw.BTS 10 ai,:iM Jl 30.U7O 12 SO, TOO 13 ao.suo 14 ao,r:: 15 31,310 23 a.S.310 24 ao.ouo 25 81,000 26 31.000 27 3,7HO 28 31,130 20 31.4SO 30 2H.47B Total t ikw.uio Less unsold and returned copies.... 0,237 Net total sales 21i,UT3 Net average sales 30,755 . . GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed 1n my presence and sworn to before me thla 30th day ot Novemner, a. v. 102. M. B. HUNQATE. eal) Notary Public That strike arbitration threatens also to become a serial story. The report that another St. Louis boodler has been convicted Is becom ing pleasantly monotonous. There ore only a few days left In 1902 for the arbitration of the differences, of the Union Taclllc and Its striking me chanics. No mrmlxtr of congress will be doing his full duty If he does not father some kind of an anti-trust bill before the ses sion Is closed. The testimony before tho anthracite arbitrators has demonstrated that the hearts of somo of the"opera tors' are as hard as the coul they mine. Speaker Henderson might give Mr. Cannon a chance to get Into practice by letting him substitute occasionally from cow until the 4th of March. Mascagnl must be a superb artist If business Incapacity be any sign, or else our climate aud temperament are too harsh for his sensitive nature. From the fate of the statehood measures tho omnibus scheme of legis lation is not as popular In this' session of congress as it was in the lust. According to tho testimony of the mine wopkers the operators' system of docking, like the darkey's coontrap, caught them both coming and going. If tho Venezuelans want to be real ngly they should import a ' few Boer commanders from South Afrlco. They might not then have so much trouble In settling things with Knglund and Ger many. ' The pension appropriation bill passed by the houso figures out a contribution of $!) for every family in tho United States. It Is only about one family In ninety-nine, however, that comes, in on the distribution. A great many authorities are con tributing' articles to current magazines telling how congress might control the trusts. The equally pertlueut subject. "How Trunts Control Congress," is being Ignored, although It could bo told In half the space. ' State Superintendent Fowler's scheme for the establishment of normal schools .will bo very catching in the coming leg islature. Tho only trouble Mr. Fowler's plan will encounter is that. Instead of three new normal schools, bills will be Introduced for thirty. The fire aud police authorities of Chi cago have I'ondcnmcd a half dozen large hotels because of luudcqunte provisions for lire escape, but it requires the recent horror to move them to action. It is Deiier laic man never, Dut it is poor satisfaction to lock the door after the horso Is stolen. Kvcryoue elao having been asked to contribute to tbe McKlnlcy memorial monument fund, a special invitation is to bo extended .for contributions from the architects. Tho architects' contribu tions, it might be noted, are to be In the form of designs for the monument rather than of fumls for its erection. The latest western railroad has Just been built at Sioux City, connecting that town, Omaha, St. Joseph and Kansas City mainly In the Interest of the treat packing centers. The ouj details of construction mai remain to be sup plied are provisions for such trivial mat ters as right-of-way, grading, bridges. terminals and equipment. The road. It Is explained, is an air lineor, more proper! hot air line. the electric voir tit franchise. For more than ton years Omaha has been wrestling with tbe problem of cheaper power for Its mills and factories. All Intelligent meu Interested la the growth of Omaha concede that the greatest drawback to Its future growth Is the hltfU price of fuel. Light years ago n, power canal was projected whose promoters asked for a subsidy of 1,0U0,00) in bonds to carry out their enterprise. The proposition was sub mitted to a vote of the people aud car ried by a large majority, but failed to materialize owing to the decision of the courts declaring the bonds invalid. The need of cheaper power is much greater today than It was eight years ago when tho power cannl project was endorsed by the popular vote. Omaha has reached a stage of growth that places It at the crossroads. It csunot progress without materially Increasing Its manu facturing fucilltles and It cannot hope to Increase Its manufacturing facilities without being able to compete with Kansas City, St. Paul and Minneapolis, where fuel and motive power are so much cheaper. A proposition to supply Omaha with an abundance of cheap power has been pending before the council for two months. A large majority of the tax paying citizens, in fact nine-tenths of all the taxpayers of Omaha, favor the submission of the proposition for rat ification at the coming election, but a majority of the council has so far held back the franchise ordinance under va rious pretexts. The mainspring of the opposition is the Thomson-Houston Elec tric Lighting company, which bus had the monopoly of supplying electric light for Omaha for a number of years. The tactics displayed are too transparent to require puncturing. The franchise asked for is not ex clusive. No subsidy Is demanded, but on the contrary the city is to receive a royalty, or annuity, from the privilege granted. The only thing asked for is the right to sell power In Omaha at fixed maximum rates about one-third of the rate now paid for power and less than one-third now paid for electric light. A moderate estimate of the saving by pri vate consumers who are now paying for power Is fully flOO.OOO the first year and a great deal larger sum each suc ceeding year If factories and mills in Omaha multiply, as they surely would by reason of the cheapening of power. It Is now up to the council to say whether they will condescend to give the people of Omaha an opportunity at the coming election to say whether they want to grant such a franchise or not Tho complaints against former councils, and even against the present council, has been that they have voted valuable contracts o franchise corporations In defiance of public sentiment and with out asking the consent or approval of the' citizens. Is it asking too much of councllmen now to submit the. cheaper power franchise proposition to the peo ple so that they may express their wish and will through the ballot box? If after full discussion the people do not approve the proposition they will vote it down. If tho proposition Is viewed In a favorable light they will vote to ratify It. In any event the people should be given an opportunity to pass upon It. THE SUPREME TRWVAAL, The banquet to Justice Harlan of the supreme court of the LTnited States, on the completion of twenty-five years of service lu that great tribunal, was a most Interesting occasion. It was not only a fine and merited tribute to one of our most distinguished Jurists, but it gave opportunity for expressions respecting the supreme court which should be of interest to every American citizen. Criticism of the federal Judi ciary Is not uncommon and the tribunal of last resort has not been spared. It has . been freely assailed by political partisans, who have endeavored to create regarding it popular distrust and dissatisfaction. Its integrity has been questioned by those whose Interests or opinions were not' favored by Its de cisions. It has been charged with yield ing to influences hostile to the public Interest and welfare. In short, the Judi cial department of the government has throughout our history been subjected to Its full share of criticism and con demnation and this may be expected to continue. , Yet undoubtedly the great majority of the American people will agree with the statement of President Itoosevelt, In his speeeh at the banquet to Justice Har lun, that the supreme court of the United States Is the most Illustrious and Important Judicial tribunal In all the civilized world. This, said the president, is not only tbe opinion of our own people It Is the verdict of other nations as well. Whatever mistakes may have Iteen made by this greut tribunal, and as Charles Summer once sa!d, "Judges are but men and in all ages have shown a full share of frailty," whatever may have been Its shortcom Ings, It has on the whole Justified the wisdom of, the fruniers of the constitu tion In providing for such a tribunal and unquestionably established Its claim to lie regarded as the most illustrious court in the world. Justice Harlan ex pressed the belief,-which U undoubtedly well founded, that the people confide in the Integrity, the patriotism and the learning of the supreme court and have an abiding faith that no permanent or irreparable harm will come to the re public by any action . that tribunal will ever take. "In the early history of the country," said Justice Harlan, "some feared that the supreme court, exerting tbe enormous power conferred on It, ultimately might so change our form of government as to destroy or eudanger the ct-t.cn t la 1 rights of the 1 6tates and Imperil those fundamental rights of life, liberty and proierty which In-long to free men. Few, if any, now entertain such apprehensions and no American lawyer now questions the supremacy of the constitution Jn respect of every subject transmitted to the national government, or the wisdom of the provision mad for its final In terpretation, or the absolute necessity for the maintenance) of our liberties that all the rightful powers of the states be preserved and respected." As was said by Senator Hoar, "this great tribunal, which kevps the forces of state and nation alike within their appointed bounds, must depend for it authority upon the respect and confidence of the people" and that respect and confidence must depend upon the Influence of the legnl profession,, without the support of which no court ran endure. RELTl O OA PVBLIV OPINION. 8ome very good things were sold by the able men who attended, the meeting of the Civic federation the past week to consider methods for promoting Indus trial peace. While the federation has not yet quite fulfilled the expectations of Its promoters, those connected with It show no abatement of interest and zeal and appear confident that satisfactory results will yet come from the efforts of the organization. Thus far Its work has been chiefly educational and there Is no question that It has been gratlfylngly successful In cultivating public senti ment In a direction favorable to the preservation of Industrial peace. Dis cussion of the relations of capital and lubor and of the duties and obligations of each toward the general public has been of such candid, fair and Impartial character as to make a strong Impres sion upon the public mind, and It Is hardly possible that this can fall to ulti mately produce practical results. It would be to underrate and think meanly of the Intelligence of the time to suppose tjiat such effort on the part of men sin cerely desirous to avert conflicts be tween capital and labor will be fruitless. Among the addresses at the late meet ing of tbe federation, not the least nota ble was that of Mr. Charles Francis Adams, the underlying thought of which was that the most potent force we have at command for the righting of wrongs and the safeguarding of the Interests of all concerned In labor disputes Is that of public opinion. "What Is wanted In In dustrial disturbances," said Mr. Adams, "Is not force, but light and guidance. The word compulsion has a very un pleasant aound to Americans. In theory only Is the thing popular. With us the final appeal must always be to reason, and public opinion enforces the edict of that appeal." ne declared that the trou ble with us Is that we are always prat lng of the force of public opinion, but when the exlc-enev nrlaoa ura nvlnm nr. I n l - ' " V . ... V V - UVIIUG .IV., MKT . . . V. I llj .u.uv ' confidence In it. We 6hould In this mat- ter have the courage of our convictions. Mr. Adams thought It would be a good thing to have a public tribunal, which could be summoned Into existence by the president, when the emergency arose, to consider any industrial controversy I ana with power to summon witnesses and compel the production of papers, lie believed the report of such a tribu-1 nal, If well reasoned and fair, would carry with It the force of enlightened puDiic opinion, "and before that force neither of the parties to the controversy would be able to stand out, for the reason mat in the united States public opinion has a very summary as well as effective way of enforcing Its own process." ne urged that what Is necessary Is to or ganize that public opinion, and, when organized and made effective, to rely on u to produce an desirable results In the average case. It can only be organized, ne saiu. Dy Dringmg it to bear through mo medium or capable men, thoroughly informed upon the special matter under ,crii to eip " f --uiij. rr-n , . . j .. ... . . ,,uu iaj lujua. mat mese ideas will grow In favor and force. It must have occurred to most thoughtful peopie witnin tne last few months that unaer our political system an enlight- eueu puuuc opinion is the Torce chiefly to be relied upon for the correction of wrongs ana the remedy of evils and anuses. Under ordinary circumstances nubile onlnlnn la Bl . C11. tuieu, iui c imre mtuuj Been now it can uc orouneu nuu now powertui It is to compel respect. If It were organized In me way suggested by Mr. Adams. u - that In the case of an industrial disturb- ance affecting the general public interest tue mi-IB couiu De ascertained by a tribu- nai naving run authority to investigate, i . awi 10 u uotunea mac the effect wouiu oe most salutary and that the j it-i, nfl n fro vnln n aw a vi. I 7 V. wu-mm., im-uaees luuuMnui iieuce wouia De very greatly lessened. TO PROMUTM EDUCATION. A bill that passed congress and Is now In the hands of the president con templates a novel method for. the promo tion of education which is of general in terest. The measure provides for tho incorporation of a general educational board in the District of Columbia, the object being "the promotion of education within the United States of America. witnout distinction or race, sex or creed." The bill Is said to have been introduced at the Instance of a number of persons of wealth, among them Mr. Rockefeller, who intend to create a fund to aid existing schools and colleges in every section of the country and especially to Improve educational facili ties ,in the south, including those for the Instruction of negro youth. It is not the Intention of the promoters of this movement to found an educational Institution at any place, but simply to receive gifts of money made for edu cational purposes and distribute the money or the proceeds of its Investment among institutions of teaming of all kinds throughout the United States. It Is stated that Mr. Rockefeller will make a munificent contribution to the proposed fund and undoubtedly tbe other wealthy persons Identified with the plan will do likewise, so that it Is probable a very large sum will be at once made available for assisting such educational Institutions as are In need of money to enlarge their facilities. Tho proposal to g1v special consideration to schools In the south, with particular reference to those In which negro youtli are taught. Is most commendable. The plan on the whole seems an excellent one and If Judiciously carried out must result In great good. The surplus of our men of wealth could certainly find no better or more useful employment. THE BILL merglr axd competition. The state of Minnesota In Its case against the Northern Securities company Is Introducing evidence of the most posi tive character, allowing that tho 1m- medlate result of the merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific systems was tho consummation of Its purposo to abolish competition. Tho local agents of the road testify on tho witness stand that competition ceased, and to cap the climax they exhibit the original orders directing the cancella tion of the competitive rates which up to that time had been in effect on both systems. Yet It has been only a short time since the responsible officers' of those companies, the very men who conceived and engineered the merger, were pro testing before the court and In other public declarations that the result bad not been In restraint of competition, or disclaimed all knowledge of It. Presi dent Hill went so far as to emphasize the point that the real competition that he had to take Into account remained In the Suez canal and other ocean routes, although how that could affect in an Important degree transportation interests at local points on the merged lines he was careful not to explain. It Is simply impassible to reconcile these statements with the Indisputable facts. Nor can they be explained on the principles of fair-dealing which obtain in ordinary business. The purpose to restrain compe tition was Inherent in the very con ditions of the merger transaction. Apart from the facts established by direct proofs beyond a peradventure, It Is ab surd to suppose, as the promoters with sober faces ask us to suppose, that the merger had any other purpose what soever. That some administrative economies could be effected by a com bination under one control of the two great parallel competing systems Is no doubt tme, but they are only a drop in the bucket and preposterously In adequate to sustain the vast burden of capitalization that has been saddled upon the merger. This Is the essence of the whole thing and the suppression of competition the means of attaining , n,i aa tha ,m nnura nt 4 tin I scheme and its necessary and now: estab lished results demonstrate. LET WALL STRSKT ALOXE. The country will approve the refusal of the Treasury department to place Its resources at the command of Wall street I in the stringency that is again being experienced there, so long as general business Interests are not Imperilled. The national treasury should as far as possible abstain from exercising bank- lng and money loanfng functions. It has only been a. few weeks since the treasury officials were straining every nerve and placing tens of millions of I public money to relieve the New York money market New York Is the great financial clear Ine house and money center of this country, but not the country Itself. The commercial and Industrial channels are in healthv condition. Business Is on a sound footing, the crops are moving to market and industrv generally Is active, if the national treasury were emptied the f th bnuk8 u is exceedingly doubtrui wnemer a aouar I . .1 would bo sent bevona tne .Mississippi and Missouri for the use of shippers and merchants. The simple truth Is that the promoters. speculators and stock Jobbers whose operations center in New York have overreached themselves and are in difH- cultles of their own creation, and it Is themselves, and not the country at all. " ... " that mey want tne goveruiueui 10 j rescue. There Is pleny of money lu the country for all legitimate uses. There ig not money enough in all the world to ,,,.,. f rh inantlnto I DUDiaiU vv v v Uflmbllnir snlrit It was only temno- rarily checked, not cured, by the Sep tember squeeze. It Is now under pressure again, and it will be no hurt to honest business if the pressure goes a. eond deal further, squeezing water I " I ... . 0ut of stocks and putting tne stock jod- bers out of business for a while at least I T k . rnnuinn nriaia it ... , . . n. 1, 4 i.... IS wen to let. uie vt an sum ii-lu. .. .. . K KW get out 01 lueir vu ..... way they can, the same as other people have to do. As an exponent of the principles un derlylng the Declaration of Independ ence and the Constitution of the United States, George F. Baer, the anthracite mine magnate, is a howling success. His lntrnrtHtlnn of tb inalienable rights of all men to life, liberty and tbe pur suit of happiness at the Waldorf-Astoria banquet within a stone's throw of hun dreds of thousands of men, women and children clad In rags and shivering for want of fuel, while the barons around the festive board were Jollifying with mirth and revelry, was enough to make John Hancock and tbe other signers of the Declaration turn over in their graves. As usual, tbe railroads pretend that their property would be confiscated If they were compelled to pay taxes on the same basis as other property owners. Would It not be more correct however, to say that the property of the other taxpayers Is being confiscated and they are compelled to pay taxes not only for themselves, but for the railroads as well. Judge Wade of the Second Iowa dis trict was a state Judge at the time of his election to congress in November, and the point Is raised as to the validity of the election since the state constitu tion clearly declares that a state Judge shall not be eligible to an other office I during his tenure cf the Judgeship. Con gress, however, Is tho sole Judge of the qualicarlons of Its members. And al though ho was a Judge at the time the election was held. Judge Wade's term expires January 1, and he will not be on the tx-nch when he-presents himself as a member of the house. , ,It Is a safe guess that his title will be recognized. Students In Omaha medical colleges will rejoice to learn that the United States commissioner of pensions has or dained a drawing for twenty-five repu- table young medical students for ap- polntment as clerks In the pension bureau nt modest salaries ranging from $:KW to $1,000 per annum. With this end In view the Civil Service commission will hold examinations at Omaha, Grand Island and Heatrlce January 2.", 27 and 28 next to secure ellgibles for these posl-, tlons. Whether these examinations will Include dissection of real corpses and who Is to furnish tho raw material has not been divulged. Most continental countries have a minister of education among their cab inet officers. As the subject of education In this country does not come within the federal Jurisdiction, the educators who aspire to cabinet positions have to find another avenue of entrance. The De partment of Agriculture, however, seems becoming closely allied to educational Interests and more than any other de partment has been presided over by an educator. Essentials of the Season. Philadelphia Press. The two moat popular books for the hol iday season are tbe checkbook and the pocket book. Broadening; Trail of Trouble. New York World. Westward the course of connubial disaf fection takes Its way! New York bas to every 1,000 marriages twenty-four divorces. Chicago has 110 and San Francisco 230. Serviceable as m. Kicking? Poat. 8omerville Journal. There Is one advantage about having a beef trust, and a coal trust, and a lot of other soulless combines. It gives peoplo somebody to blame when anything goes wrong. Johnny, Get Yonr Gain. New York Tribune. There have been good Indians and they re not all dead, but there never was a good train robber. A western railroad which has announced that It will pay $1,000 to any employe on its cars who, in defense of his charge, kills one of these scoundrels has adopted a practical policy widen may augment the death rate in certain states ana territories. No Excuse for Leniency. Portland Oregonian. President Roosevelt's stern refusal to pardon J. W. McKnlght, a bank embez xler, la commendable, both in Justice and wisdom. Men belonging to this class, of offenders wreckers of private fortunes. squanderers of the savings of thrift and the accumulations of labor have too oCten ap pealed successfully to executive clemency and gone unwhlpped of Justice. "Denied," wrote our sturdy president across the ap plication for the pardon of this man. wrecker of the German National bank ot Louisville, Ky., adding: "This seema an absolutely clear case of gu'U, with no ex cuse whatever." Good enough. PERSONAL AXD OTHERWISE. Shares in the Bicycle trust are now hovering around 30 cents. They look It. Testimony taken by the coal strike com mission reveals how the under world works and barely exists. King Edward is graciously willing that the Jersey Lily should try her play on Americans, The faded Lily needs the money, p.eP,e who are out ,n Bcarcl1 of trouble :omnir.cZmgetwuh v:az:rz?T: s veneiuela. Prematura stories of rlnenln fruit In the banana belt of the west and In the strawberry beds of Michigan were promptly chased out of sight by a blast from Medi cine Hat. The provocation was trrejlatlble. John L. Sullivan and Boston have fallen out and shattered the friendship of a gen eratlon. Boston spurns John as a back number and the late professor of physical culture dubs the Hub "a bum town." The " 01 lno oacrea 1 sobs ot the Sacred Codfish smothers the ,uent anguish ot the community over the divorce. Apologies are due to Philadelphia. The 0ll town. resting for ages under the stigma ul eia, ua. risen la its migui has risen in its might and smashed tbe stlgmatizer. One of its emi nent business men who conducted a gro cery by day fattened his dividends by per sonally conducted burglaries at night. No, the Quaker city Is not so slow. When a great state such as Pennsylvania tolerates the Insurance of Inlants and views 1 w 1 lu laumoi cuuu liio I with indifference the evidence of crime re- Tetled by an excessive mortality record, it Is unbecoming In outsiders to express sur prise at the shocking condition of life In I the anthracite mines. Flesh and blood are v 1. ...v. v""-'' " " - I T-r..- lustlea an rtl.tlnri.Uh.rt In nuat nng m,iefactors to prison she's at the task of restricting woman's voice such as cultivated in Jersey. Tbe honorable court Intimated that dispensaries of Justice had troubles enough without attempting to regulate the Caudle family. That court Is wise enough to adjourn at the proper time. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Asso I elation of tbe United States" bas been in corporated at Washington. The assocla tlon.ls composed of eminent publio men representing all the states, and a board of governors front the original thirteen states, with Admiral George Dewey president. It Is proposed to secure contributions from patriotic people and rear a suitable me mortal to tbe author ot the Immortal Dec laration. Huteson 213 S. 16th Street. Paxton Block Has Just received some new ideas Cameras. Before buying call and them. On some lines we are giving 40 Discount "The Twin Seven Shooters" are expected tit the store of THOMAS KILPATRIGK & CO. On Monday December 15th. This is the title of a fascinating story told by General Chas. F. Mamlerson, of our city, who is so well and favor ably known not only in Omabii, but throughout the United States. The book is beautifully gotten up; illustrated by fine half tone pictures, the story of army life and the scenes of battle are exemplified, as they never have been before. The story starts with the Christinas of the memorable year 1862 and telling as it does of the most important holiday week in the history of our country it makes an exceedingly at tractive holiday book. Among the numerous interesting illustrations contained in the book are two pictures of the battle of Stone's Hiver, engraved from an original sketch by an artist who was a private soldier in an Ohio regiment. Many of our people have been entranced by the references which General Mamlerson has occasionally made, in his inimitable manner, to the famous "Seven Shooters." This fascinating and truthful story from the pen of our ex-senator should be especially attractive at this season. Our quoto is limited we would therefore suggest that your orders should be left at book section at once all will be filled in order of priority, and books delivered immedi ately on arrival. Bound in handsome silk cloth, gold top and gold letters it makes the most attractive gift book of the season. Trice $1.00. Thomas .(ilnatrick & Co. BLASTS FROM RAM'S HOUJS. He chooses night who refuses light. Treacliing for wages never won the world. Stolen thunder will not bring showers of blessing. A silent idiot is wiser than a babbling simpleton. There can be no communion where there is no union. Everything comes to the man who waits and keeps on walking. The man who says there is no truth la the world has mistaken a mirror for the uni verse. It is easier to preach patience in the church than it is to practice It with our children. When you can' honorably do so the best way to conquor your enemy is to concur with him. ' ' It will not help your husband to heaven to leave htm at home with cold victuals while you go to warm your heart at the prayer meeting. SECULAR SHOTS AT THU Pl'LPIT. Chicago Record-Herald: It seems that Dowie got In ahead of the Episcopalians with the name of "American Catholic," that being the official designation of his church. They have to get up early to beat Lige. Chicago Chronicle: A visiting Jurist has boen discussing the legal phases of the trial ot Jesus before Pontius Pilate and reaches the conclusion that they were highly irreg ular. That is probably true. According to modern lights Pontius ought to have issued an injunction against the Savior and then put him In Jail for contempt ot court. Church Economist: A metropolitan church has adopted the method of painting an advertising sign on its bulldiDg wall to call the attention to it of the passerby. The sign which has just been placed on tbe south wall of the Manhattan Congregational church Is probably the Drat of Its kind that has ever been seen in New York. The Rev. Dr. H. A. Stlmson, the pastor, was asked why the sign was painted. He replied: "The Manhattan church believes in calling the attention of the people In lfs neighbor hood to tha fact that the church Is there. We have signs on tbe front of tho church, and a short time ago one of our officers thought that we should take advantage of the fact that the lot on the south of our building was vacant and put a large sign, one that could be seen way down Broadway, on our south wall. This officer was so fa vorably Impressed with the idea that he offered to pay for the painting of the sign and his offer was accepted." Another im mense and very artlstio sign is painted on tha south wall of the Young Men's Chris tian association building in West Fifty seventh street. The Store of the Town That about describes our store, especially at this season. The bustle of Holiday enthusiasm baa commenced In earnest, and our store Is certainly headquarters for men's and boys' adornment If the exclamation of delight at tbe beautiful and dainty offerings from the fair sex Is any criterion. Nothing will take the ilaee of daintine" In a man'g linen or neckwear. All our furnishings are of the finest, liut It Isn't enough thnt furnishings be fine they must be tasteful at well, and besides they must be fashionable. Though ours Is primarily a man's store, It has very strong attractions for the women who are looking for gifts for the men and boys of the house it Is hardly possible to itemize much less describe the great variety of nsefnl and beautiful things to be seen at the best advantage In our store the store of the town. "NO CUOTHINQ FITS LIKE OURS." R. S. WILCOX, Manager. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. Boston Transcript: "Your uncle Is a very religious man. I understand." "Oh, yes, Indeed! He positively batea everybody who belongs to any other church than his own." Detroit Free Press: "Your husband ap pears to be such a thoughtful man." "Oh, he Is! He never forgets to caution me about keeping down the household ex penses." Chicago News? He (cautiously) What would you aay If I should ask you to ba my wife? She (more cautiously) Why don't you ask me and find out? ' Chicago Tribune: Qlrl with the Gibson Olrl Nei-k Isn't it strange that when you get something In one ot your eyea the other eye waters, too? Olrl with the Julia. Marlowe Pimple Oh, I don't know. When Jack Honeywell kisses you on one cheek the other cheek blushes just the same, doesn't it? Judge: "They had one of the strangest marriages recorded for a long time." "In what respect?" "In every respect. Why, both parents on both sides were present, there was nothing sudden or secret about it and their own 1 clergman performed the ceremony." Philadelphia Press: "I suppose you're trying to think up a He to tell your wife t hen you get home," said the first club man. "No, Indeed," replied the other, "I'm going to tell her tha truth." "Surely you're not?" "I certainly am, because she's sure not to believe me." THE MERRY CHRISTMAS DAXCR. Frank I. Stanton In Leslie's Weekly. ' De fiddler in de corner, dea a-pattln' of bis feet, De fiddle-bow a-gwln, en a-makln' muslo sweet ; En Christmas times, good people, is da times what hard ter beat. En we'll have a merry Christmas in de mawnln'! We left de weary furrows whar de cotton blossomed white En de summer winds win alngln', en de sun wus blailn' blight. En we reached de Lan' of Promts: Swing yer partners left an' right! En we'll have a merry Christmas In de mawnln'! De white folks In de big house hear da happy Addles soun', En dey come ter see de dancln', en dey standln' all eround'; Let de music come a-rlngln't ain't we klverln' de grnun'l En oh! de merry Christmas in de mawnln' 1 Don't kcer erbout de patter of de sleet 'on top de shed We gwlne roun' lak shadders whar da fir blazln' red: En glory halleluta shakes de shingles over head Glory hulleluia, 'twell da mawnln' 1 Hans' round' de creak In' cabin 'twell da very roof you lit' I En you skeer de ha'nts ter klver whar da weather frees 'em stiff! But keep one hulleluia 'twell we holler "Christmas Olf!" In de merry, merry Christmas In de mawnln! (2