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0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: : THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 100.1. niE umaha Daily Bee. B. R08EWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORMINO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally He (without Sunday). On Year. MOO laJly lire and Sunday, one Year 00 Illustrated tier. One Year IW Bunday lie. Uaa Year 1.(10 Saturday B, Una Year I SO Twentieth Century Farmer, Una Yaar.. 1.00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally pee (without Sunday), per copy... tc Dlly Hee (without ttundny), per week.. 120 Daily Hee (Including Sunday), per week. IO Sunday Hee, per copy 6c Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week to Evening Dee (including Sunday), per week IOC (Jomplalnta of Irregularltlea In delivery iboiild be addressed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha The Bea Building-. South Omaha City Hall Building. Twenty-fifth and M Streets. Council BlufTfl 10 Pearl Street. Chl:aB ltao Unity Building. New Vork 2328 lark Row Building. Washington 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and ed itorial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.: Uenrge B. Tznchuck, aecretary of Tha Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, say that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tba month of November, 102, Was as follows: 1... 81.4TO It 88,435 I... 2,4SO ; IT 80,WM B1.04M law- 8O.ST0 ... 81,360 II BO, MO ( al.OM fO 80,H0 , 8,BB4 II.. SO.O30 7 ....81.21A SS 81,410 - 80,340 23., 88,310 .. ..S9.CT5 24.. 80,920 lOi .81,300 tt 81,000 Ui 80.870 M. 81.00 U 80,700 17 8O.780 II 80,820 St 81.130 14 SO, 7 SO J 8 1.4 HO IS... .31,310 10 33,478 Total aa.810 Ls unsold and returned copies.... 8,137 Net total sales 822,678 Nat avcrag salee 80,7M GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 0tu dayof November, A. D. 102. it B. HUNOATE. (Seal)- Notary Publlo. 1903. Happy New Yar And many more of them. The committee oa resolutions may now report - ' : Old Father Time seems to grow ronnger every year. Only a few new brooms to be broken In In official circles for 1903. In the glorious year of 1903 May prosperity always your portion be. The old year certainly was good to Nebraska. May the new year be Just s good. The town without a fortnightly scare orer a threatened coal famine cannot consider Itself up-to-date. It Is strange that anybody should undertake to sell pardons in Nebraska when they are so freely given away. ' Good resolutions cost nothing. It is better to resolve to do better and fall tn the attempt than to do nothing at alL In the meantime, the coal strike arbi tration is one of the bequests Included In the last will and testament of the late departed year. When Senators Aldrich and Allison agree that there shall be no currency legislation at this session of congress It Is pretty safe to bet that there will be none. The fact that an average of almost one national bank was organized every day of the year Just passed Is signifi cant of the prosperity and vast expan sion of business. tn reading these reports about the doings in and about Fes, the suspicion Inevitably thrusts Itself forward that perhaps the Moorish sultan Is talking through his headgear. In another twelve months the raclflc cable will carry the messages of good cheer to all Uncle Sam's wards without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth. . . Congressman Neville has come to the sage conclusion that Nebraska is Irre trievably lost to the fuslonlsts so long as the era of prosperity prevails. Judge Neville showed his far sightedness when he refused In advance to be a candidate for re-election last fall and stuck to his decision. Leading educators are engaged In dis cussing . whether a college diploma should be made a prerequisite to admis sion to the professional schools. There Is no disagreement, however, on the point thst a diploma from a professional school be required to practice In the pro fessions. It is merely a question of point of view as to where the line should be drawn. It Is to be noted that the west will continue to furnish the head of the general land office notwithstanding the change In the commlHslonersblp. The administration of the public domain con cerns the west more particularly than any other section of the country and It Is only fair that it should be guided by a western man with a view of pro moting the settlement of the unoccu pied western lands and the development of western resources. 1 It j safe to say that If the reciprocity arrangement with Cuba be ratified the tame tariff concessions will not be made to Germany under - the most favored nation clause, no matter how strongly Germany should insist upon It That clause does not apply to reciprocity arrangements. If Germany wants reci procity with this country the way Is open, but there will have to be con cessions in both directions the same as in the case of Cuba, AMtMCAJt DIPLOMACI. The latest triumph of American diplomacy errphasly.es what had gone before and reassures the world as to the profound desire of this nation for the preservation of the peace of the world. Since the foundation of our gov ernment Its steady and consistent policy has been to cultivate friendly Inter course with all nations and to promote peaceful relations. , The United States was one ef the first countries to approve the proposition of Russia for an Inter national arrangement In the Interest of universal peace. In the trouble with Chiua'tbls country was the leader In the effort to settle that difficulty with out resort to measures of conquest and its diplomacy was successfully exerted for the preservation of the Integrity of Chinese territory and the maintenance of the government of ' that empire. Wherever it has been aWe to properly use Its Influence In the Interest of peace the diplomacy of the United States has been freely employed and generally with success. Its good offices were used In the South African war, but under cir cumstances which precluded the possi bility of their being effective. The course of oar government In con nection with the Venezuelan affair has received the approval of the powers con cerned and the result is nniversally recognized as a most Important victory for American diplomacy. Nothing has been asserted 6n the part of this gov ernment The Washington authorities held out no threat to the European gov ernments. There was no Intimation of a hostile attitude or of a disposition to engage in quarrel .Our government simply represented to the allies its belief that the true course to be pursued was to submit the controversy to arbitration and Its reasoning Induced them to ac cept this view. It was an acknowledg ment of confidence in the Integrity and the high and honorable motives of this nation. The United States has created a new school of diplomacy, the cardinal doc trines of which are frankness and honest dealing. It Is observed that this Is recognized by the great governments of the world in the character of the diplo matic representative) they send here. American diplomacy Is no longer treated with Indifference or amusement by foreign powers. Newspapers or In dividuals may sneer at and attempt to depreciate It but in the chancelleries where serious thought prevails and every question Is given the earnest con sideration that it merits, the views and opinions at the capital of this republic are not lightly regarded. The diplo matic successes of the United States In recent years have been In the highest degree honorable to the nation and the results have been most beneficial to the world at large. We have set an example that cannot fail to be of universal ad vantage, i TUB EABHINOS Of LABOR. According to a statement Just made by- the commissioner of the New York labor bureau, the earnings of wage workers in that state averaged higher in most trades during 1902 than tn any other recent year. The Increase was not very large In most of the trades, but the aggregate amounted to a very con siderable gum, and a very important fact in the comparison with previous rears is that labor was almost continuously employed, so that taking the earnings as a whole, they made a very decided addition to the gains of labor. There Is no reason to doubt that the conditions generally have been prac tically similar to those prevailing In New York, which means for the entire country a very great Increase during the past year In the earnings of labor over any preceding year. That this Is me case is attested by the Increased consumption In all the necessaries of life and In the augmented deposits of the savings banks of the country, the latter being the best index to the Im proved earnings of the people. It is claimed that the Increase In wages has not generally been In proportion to the advance Id the prices of commodities, and perhaps this Is the fact but It re mains true that American worklnemen are not only tho best paid In the world, but are receiving compensation which enables them to live better than ever before and to save money. The facts in evidence of this are abundant and Incontrovertible. CH A I It UAH KHaPP OJf PUBLICITY. The argument of Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission against publicity of corporation affairs is labored and technical, and does not proceed on a practical view of the Inter est of stockholders or of the public. While publicity Is generally agreed unon as necessary by those who are earnest ror efficient control of corporations, it has not been put forward as the onlv remedy or as sufficient by Itself to solve the problem, as Mr. Knapp seems to assume, but as a very important means to that end and as a practical begin ning, strategically, in the campaign for real public control of public corporate combinations. ' The argument against enforced dla. closure of the essential facts of corpora tion organization and business could be made far stronger against bank corpora tions than Mr. Knapp make It against corporations engaged In commerce of an Interstate character, for the former do not touch public Interest at so many points or so vitally, nor Is It possible for them to destroy competition. Yet no one would dream of removing or relaxing a public control over national and state banks which, In addition to requiring complete disclosure, provides a rigorous system of Inspection to enforce It If sovereign power Is to be effectively employed to restrain admitted corpora tlon excesses and abuses, publicity la absolutely indispensable, not merely for tue guidance of the law-making power and the officers, but also for the en lightenment of public opinion, which under our government Is the real cor rective force. As to those corporations which are engaged In transportation, satisfactory remedies will not be found until some governmental agency be es tabllshed which can directly put Us hand upon rates, enforcing reasonable standards, and the decision of what Is reasonable Involves full official Informa tion as to actual capital Invested, income and outgo, and many other similar points. The like Information Is equally essential as to all corporations, trusts and combinations which operate In more or less restraint of trade. It Is noteworthy that Chairman Knapp, while deprecating publicity, does not propose in Its stead any other means for subjecting corporations to efficient public" regulation. If there Is one thing the necessity of which the people of this country are agreed upon It Is this, and It Is certainly Incumbent on those who object to publicity to point out as good or a better way. VKMZVILA ACCEPTS. Advices have been received at Wash ington of the acceptance by President Castro of the arbitration proposals of the allies, and It Is assumed that no serious difficulties will now be encoun tered in arranging the terms for an amicable settlement of the dispute. Nothing will be given out at present In regard to the details, but the fact that the acceptance by Venezuela is regarded with satisfaction at Washington Is to be regarded as giving pretty substantial assurance that the arbitration proposl tlon will not falL It Is to be presumed that Castro has unqualifiedly consented to do whatever may be required of him So far as the government of the United States Is concerned, It appears that It will have nothing to do In the matter, except perhaps In regard to the question of calling off the blockade of Venezuela ports while the arbitration proceedings are in progress. There Is not very late Information as to the position of our government respecting this matter, but It probably favors the raising of the blockade, though it may not be disposed to insist upon this. German advices indicate that the sentiment In that coun try Is for maintaining the blockade, but the decision of this question doubtless depends upon tho British government and It Is quite possible that It will be guided by the desire of this country, should our government strongly urge that the blockade be called off. While it might be well lf legislation provided for greater elasticity of the currency, the fact remains that recent Instances of stringency In the eastern money centers have been mainly due to excessive Indulgence by the banks to borrowers for use In the speculative market The remedy, therefore, Is largely In the hands of the banks them selves. If they would not give so much rope to the stock gamblers and snecu lators, there would be less occasion to call upon the government to come to their rescue. And lf It were a fixed fact that the treasury would not place Its cash resources at their disposal when called upon it is almost certain that the banks would pursue a safer policy. The railroads have enouzh to answer for on the coal situation without being blamed for the manipulations of the dealers. Strong evidence indicates that In some cases the latter have conspired to make a scarcity and artificially ad- vance prices. It Is, however, chiefly in the large cities that this has been done. Under existing conditions such a course is nothing less than a crime, and It Is a crime for which the laws of many of the states provide severe penalties. It Is gratifying to know that the con ference between the Union Pacific strikers and the managing directors of the road Is progressing harmoniously in New York and Is to be resumed again tomorrow. It Is certainly to be honed on the part of the people of Omaha and or the entire territory traversed by the Union Taclfic that the negotiations will result In an agreement that will speedily put an ena to all pending labor troubles. Straight Road to Peace. Saturday Evening Post. The man who Dgbta to preserve the peace may be Inconsistent, but be la sometime effective. What Wsslt tho Army Do Theaf Minneapolis Journal. Now that there la Deaca In tha tm lu pines and In South Africa', and the Venez uela meat is in a fair way of settlement, why not swear off on wars for a year or two with the new year? Iaalaaatlas; Heresy. Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.). Colonel Bryan has built barn costing $5,000. This indicates a reliance on good crop, for without crops such a barn would seem to be an extravagant superfluity. Even the colonel mar be eonvlnreA that abundant product of the earth will do as much good a plenty of silver. Wasaaa or Lady New Tork World. I It the woman or the lady? The Chi cago committee on school management ha substituted "woman" for "lady" in class!, tying the female teachers. On the assump tion that every woman is a lady until aha furnishes proof to the contrary, thia change is quite generally approved in polite so ciety. Tet the wives of the president' cabinet officers describe themselves as "the ladle of the cabinet" in inscribing a Christmas gift to Mrs. Roosevelt, who is also called "the first lady of the land." Chlaeso Not to Bo Cheated. Wool and Cotton Reporter. Of on thing the American manufacturer should in particular beware, namely, of tha delusion-' that It 1 possible to pass off a spurious article on the Chinese as the real thing. The Chlneae are very careful In sampling th good they buy. and they take nothing for granted oa receiving the goods, but are exceedingly patient in examining them to And out it they are according to contract. There has been a tendency on tha part of American exporter to th em pire to Ignore that fact. The first thing an occidental merchant needs to get into his head in dealing with the Chlneae merchants Is that he ia dealing with a class of people fully his equal In business astuteness. The Chinaman know what ha wants, and he is no mors disposed to take what he doea not want than ia anyone els. BIT OF WASIIISGTOS 1,1 FR. Mlaov Sreaea sal laeldeata Sketched) oa tho fot. It Is difficult to understand why some official makers of booklets In Washington should harbor a grudge against Chicago The government spends lot of money In the town and the town pay back dol lar for dollar with some Interest. In spit of these reciprocal business deals, some of the bureau sharps give tha town a periodical Jolt, probably to reduce Its pride A few months sgo th Weather bureau In sinuated that there was more truth than poetry in the scoffing title, "The Windy City." The bureau's Insinuation provoked a gale of wrath, from which the weather (harp emerged with statistic showing Chicago to be th windiest city In the nation and th third In rank of all weather stations being exceeded by only two mountain station. Now another govern ment iharp spring the theory thst Chicago has been the terminal station of an arctic moraine. "Ha been" is good. Th theory Is that the ridg lying back from Lake Michigan and about ZOO feet above it water la the old glacial moraine, dat lng back many centuries, to the time when a lobe of the great continental loe sheet paused on Us southward journey, or, more strictly, hers melted aa fast a it advanced. leavlag sn accumulation of sand and gravel about its margin. Along the eaatern edge of this elevated belt are found at three successive intervals, each lower than the other, lines of benches or terraces, which miatakably point to long period when th waters of Lake Michigan stood at sixty feet, then forty feet and finally twenty feet above the present level, and when they completely covered the present alte of th weatern metropolis, flowing off through what la now the Detplaines river valley to the Mississippi river and the Onlf of Mexico. Elliot Woods, architect 'of the capitol, Is preparing to demonstrate that "th world does move" during the meeting of the American Academy of Sciences this month A wire cord 158 feet long will be suspended from the celling of the capitol dome to the floor of th great rotunda. On the end of the cord will be a large Iron weight, which will have an index point. This will be hung directly over a table ten feet In diameter and covered with sand. The movement of the earth In its In rotation will he traced by the point of the weight in the sand. It is an old experiment, hut It Is Interesting and valuable. "It is much easier to eook a shirt than a hat" said the chef of the New Wlllard at a consultation of cooks on Christmas eve. "Or even a pair of boots," remarked the chef of the Raleigh. The occasion was a eonference of the cooks of the principal hotels of Washington to devise the most palatable way of serving a hat Christmas day to Charles Edward, secretary of th democratio national con gressional campaign committee. Edwards told Senator Elklna that he would eat a hat if the republican elected a congressman in West Virginia. The republicans were sue cessful, and It was up to Edwards to have a hat served for dinner. Senator Elklns was not disposed to hold the venturesome politician to the strict let ter of the bet, but Edwards Insisted. He declared that his honor demanded that he eat a hat. Thia was the cause of the con ference of the cook. The chefs regretted deeply that Mr. Edwards had not agreed to eat a shirt Instead of a hat. Fine linen shirts caa be made Very palatable by French cooks. It Anally was decided to serve the hat as a soup and an -entree. The recipe for the soup is simply t boil nntil reduced to a pulp, pour off,,a,ke Juice of hat, flavor well, replace on nre ana season to taste. The secorid dish is made as follows: Take part of the hat, chop very fine, mix with onion and roast until it is done very brown. Probably . the most sumptuous smoking rooms in this country are those which the government ha provided for the member of the house of representative in the rear of Representatives' ball. The chairs are luxurious affairs, upholstered in buff leather, while the couches and sofas are of the same material. The ruga and picture are as fine a those found In any of the publio buildings and here the member re tire and smoke and gossip and yet ar able to keep track of what la going on in the house through the wide, swinging glass doors. There 1 hut one rule In the smok ing rooms, and It applies to that used by the democrats as well as that of the repub licans. It bang in th center of th wall of each and reads: "Stranger and cigar ettes not permitted In this room." The rule 1 religiously obeyed, although nobody seem tol know who first promulgated it. The mobt atrocious cabbage cigar is per mitted to exhaust itself, but tha finest Turkish cigarette is not tolerated tor an Instant. Recently Congressman Joy of Mis souri, who is a confirmed consumer of paper pipes, Inadvertently lighted one in the re publican smoking room. Before he had taken a second whiff several of the mem bers ordered an assistant aergeant-at-arma to read the rule to hlro. Mr. Joy dropped his cigarette and made hi way to the house restaurant, where everything goes. Clarence Orr, formerly In Company B, Seventh Infantry, has applied for a pension. baaing bla claim on a remarkable set of cir cumstances. While on guard duty last year in the Philippine he bad trouble with a comrade and both were taken before Lieu tenant Bell. The latter ordered that they settle their difficulty next morning by a fist fight until one of them could battle no more. Orr and the other man obeyed, the former sustaining a compound fracture of the right hand. He clalma that had he re fused to fight he would have been guilty of insubordination, and he ia backed up in thia claim by pension lawyers and military men. At the recent dinner given to Justice John M. Harlan in honor of the twenty fifth anniversary of hla appointment to the United State supreme court. Senator Hoar was one of the speakers. The senator pnt in a good deal of time preparing hi re mark and expec'.ed to make a big hit. The program committee, however, placed hi name toward the end of tha long list, so that the company waa pretty well wearied before the Massachusetts statesman was called upoa and his effort arouaed little enthusiasm. The next day he complained to Senator Fairbanks of the bad poaition he had been given. Mr. Fairbanks thought to aay something nice to Mr. Hoar which would make him feel better. "Tour speech waa a very finished effort, senator, and I enjoyed It greatly." said Mr. Fairbanks. Yes." responded Mr. Hosr, "I finally got through it." Henry Neal, Speaker Henderson's colored messenger, ha occupied hi preaent poai tion ever since his appointment by Mr. Randall. Then he said be hailed from Pennsylvania, and as succeeding speakers were chosen he promptly changed his birthplace to th various statea from which they came. It rather atumped htm when he was informed that Mr. Henderson waa a native of Scotland, but he compromised by declaring himself a resident of Iowa. On March 4 next ha will doubtless traasfer his allegiance to Danville, III. H has hardly aver been out of Washiagtoa in Alt life DltTIllOtlSHEO DEAD. Mea of Kaslaeaeo la the Worla's Af Chicago Tribune. In each annual neernlfis-v ttia ltt t - aiout dead seems longsr and th loss to eeco nepartment of the world's work greater than ever before. Thl I only be cause In tha close ef a year name ar not so fresh In recollection as at Its commence, ment. Th list for lMt contains no larger number of prominent names than that of ism. ana yet. as will be seen, a Isrgs number of consnlenoua Individuals h.. passed away, some of whom In 1803 may be a nam ana nothing mors." The World Of Dolltlra anil .1 . 1 ..-.,..,-, I- has lost Jean ds Bloch, the forceful Rus sian councilor of state; Cecil John Rhodes, the South African empire builder, whose work will long live after him, and Thoma B. Reed, the ex-speaker, whose parliamen tary record alwava wilt ba at-thi. ... tur of American political history. Roy- ny uas Deen rortunate, for It has lost but one of Its renrepnttiv n... u..i. Henrletts of Belgium, whose sorrowful life was ended In September. The army and navy have lest on diitinmi,),. an(1 " equally distinguished ex-eonfed- ri omcer. ueneral Frans Slgel and General Wade Hamntnn mj .. - t - Admiral W. p. Bampaon. TAXtltQ RAILROAD PROPERTT. Chirac Marias; Aaralaat Dlserlaslaa. tloa la Toxin Power. Chicago News. One of the nernlclnua an n...t.i.. abuse by which Chicago has been deprived year after year of its rightful revenue It th method employed by the State Board of Equalization in assessing r,nv The revenue law of Illinois contains distinct ana explicit provisions rrgarding the as sessment Of railway tracks Tl m.v.. - sharp distinction between main-track right of way and the tidings, switch track and yards established locally at polntt along the ngni oi way. Uhat there ma. h nn take about It, the law distinctly says that vaiu "I main-nne railroad track "shall be listed and taxed In the several countie. towns, villages, districts and cities tn ,. proportion that the length of the main track in sucn county, town, village, district or city bears to the whole lenrth In this state." The same clause of the law manes sn express exception of sidings and ther local erooertles "which shall h. ..., in the county, town, village, district or city m which me same is located." Th atatute Is clear enough, it la thai i tentlon of th law that tha t.r.Mnn nn ,. main right of way shall be spread among mo mnereni countie traversed by such right of way. It Is eauallv nlaln that n.. th law tha realty held by the roads In various cities or villages for use as sidings, turn-euts, station and yard should be taxea separately and locally. Notwlthstand lng all this the State Board of Rnitaii tlon has kept on vear after veae mr.,in. the valuation Of Chlcaao ratlwav rrnn,ll.. over tne wnoie state, it is estimot.n that tne vast railway hold Inrs In the central nop tlon of Chicago, apart from main-track right of way. lf nronerlv assessed wmiM aaa snfu.ouo annually to Chicago's tnonm in ine case now being argued before th circuit court of Sangamon county at Spring field the representatives of Chicaro .n aeavonng to compel the Stat Board of equalization to asses these properties In accordance witn the law. The result m be watched In Chicago with deep interest. ii ine taw is to be internreted in sivai-a ance With Its Obvious meanlnr there im,l be some way to stop the practice by which inicago nas been regularly Dlundered nf sn important part oi its revenues for the bea fit of the country districts. LAST YEAR'S LAUGHS. Waahlnartnn fltnr? "Trnnt i. .v i . nnllA ' "Yet" aaM fian.fM O-i , . . edly and without looking up from his desk. but are we to be governed In our publlo conduct by mere consideration of policy?" Fhlladelnhla Press! "Will vau - me?" began the fair shopper at the ribbon cotinter. "I want a bow.'r "Sure," replied the fresh aalesman, "I'll be glad to wait on you as your beau. Who OAiiMn't?" Washlntrton Star: "Thlnra have rhmr greatly since we were young," suld the reminiscent friend. That rla-ht." answered Me. Cmm-w t used to set thee blood And thiinrijn hiutAn. icai novels lor lu cents auieca when I waa a hnv ' ' Philadelphia Press: "Here! what are you doing there?" demanded the suburbanite' doir to the old hen in tha enalhln -vvny, replied the hen, "I heard master say last night that this ia the proper time to lay in coal." ...... . . -- - Chlcasro Tribune: "It'a a fit. Aim Kate," said the young man. "Father say n win pay my way mrougn college, but after that I'll have to stand on mv nwn nirn ib. "Iiet US hODe it will not he an had mm that, Rodney," aoothlngly replied his el derly relative. Baltimore News: "A maarnlflcent wnrk. his latest Btory. vou aav?" "Magnificent! why. It's the finest story inni nas ueen puousnea tnis century. imieeu; w nai a me general laear "Oh, half-morocco, arojd or uncut mIs cloth edition, finished In four colore, with illuminated pagea to every chapter." Phlladelnhla Press: "See here, von'" nH.it her father, "didn't I tell you never to en ter this house arain?" "No. air. you dldn t." reDlled the nomlat. ent aultor who had been surprised making love to the girl In the parlor. "Ton told me 'never to cross your threshold again,' so I climbed In the window." GREATER OMAHA. When God designed the setting of Columbia's diadem. He gave the city we best love The place of Center Oem, And with It the grand destiny To sparkle for all time With added lustre ev'ry day, Ana rivalry ouianjna. Nor I It of mere carbon made, Reflective but to glow This seat of coming art and trade, T'nllke those gems, will grow Till, tho' already of great werth, It Increase, slow but sure. Will make of It 'mong towns of earth A very Ko-ni-noorl More valiantly did never knight Or Arthur's time defend His love than for our City's right tier sons would lain contend: And tho' they'll quar'l among themselves, And have their Boat and bout. Their civic pride all dlsoord quells. vv nen menacea irom witnout. Our seer's clesr vision conjure up A scene to revel in Of Greater Omaha, whose cup ui tame is nueu to unm No vacant lots or wastes of weeds To syncopate the aea Of stately houses which the needs Of million caused to be. No surface traffic blocks the street, Nor wires obstruct th view They're relegated under ground, As are all "knockers," tool No North, South. West our eyea detect No merging to discuss; And tube and bridge by scores connect The Borough Council Blurts. ne corporation great extends Far out beyond the line .'here yet each minor town defends Its rrumhllnf. cramned confines: With magic wand will Ietlny Ere long touch ch ripe bud To blossom forth In one bouquet Of splendid city hood. Then will she proudly hold bar place Aa grand Metropolis Of the fair Valley whoa sweet face Missouri s eddies kiss- Then will the "croaker" shut his maw And sack the cyclone cave. When cornea the Greater Omaha, Home or th fair, tn brave. Ouiaba, NcU AXJTRBD MAJ13CUNER. PERSONAL VOTES. In Missouri a death Is referred t as a deml. Jane Lee m lng. th prominent New Tork railroad man. It dead la Buffalo. H had a national reputation la railroad circles. A St. Louis merchant uses but two letters In signing hi nam, although ons of th pair Is brought Into requisition four time. His nam Is A. A. Aal. Ther Is a report that Rockefeller will glv 110,000,000 toward ducatlon la the south. If he does, ther Is no knowing how high ths price of kerosen will soar. At a Japan cotillion given by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dewey, la Chicago, Christmas eve, all ths favors consisted of novelties purchased by th Deweys In Jspaa soms months sgo. A status of Anthony I. Drexel la to he given to the city of Philadelphia by hi partner, John H. Harjes, and will be placed in Falrmount park If the necessary per ml t ilon Is given. Emperor William hat determined to hav grouse moor of hi own tn the royal do main about Konlgsberg. The grouse la an Important bird In Great Britain, but so far as known It does not exist In a wild State elsewhere.' It I said of Sir Frank Oreen, lord mayor of London In 1900-1901, who has Just died, that the first sight he saw on coming to London ss a country boy was the lord mayor's show, which took place on th day of hi arrival, and that h became lord mayor himself axaotly fifty years after. The Szabadsag (meaning Liberty), which la published In Cleveland, O., and claim to be th oldest, biggest and best Hungarian newspaper In the United States, devote It Chrlatma number In great part to advanc ing the movement for tha erection of a monument to George Washington In Buda Pesth as an Indication of th friendly feel ing of Hungarian residing hers and of ap preciation of th recent erection of a monu ment to Louis Kostuth In Cleveland. It publishes letters from many prominent Americans favoring th project. Major Pond, the lecture manager, was negotiating with John Kendrlck Bang for th latter' talk on "The Evolution of the Humorist." Th major mad some In quiries aa to ths scop of th lector and A Ripping Clothing Reduction We have just taken inventory and And many broken lines when a break occurs as it does about this time of the season in any line of sizes. Then we break the price correspondingly and the goods have to go. Our broken lines have been placed on separate tables and marked down for a closing sale and they represent our entire stock, including black clay worsteds. There are some very fine bargains here and when it comes to buying good clothes at these prices we don't know where you can do better. Men's Overcoats 112.50 Overcoats . 10.00 115.00 Overcoats. . .12.50 1J18.00 Overcoats . 15.00 f20.00 Overcoats . 16.50 22.00 Overcoats . 18.00 f 25.00 Overcoats. . 20.00 Black clay worsted cutaway and Prince Albert suits are cut in same proportion. In making our sales we do not pretend to take ad vantage of some unfortunate failure to place a lot of worthless merchandise before you. Nor do we resort to extravagant reductions to catch the eyefor common sense tells you t"hat an article that is worth $20 will not be offered for $5.00 if it's worth buying at all, and our reductions at this sale, while not being ridiculous, are. at least honest- and no clothing fits like ours. ' Our Boys' Clothing Has also received a generous ens. and Ilk the men', ar on separat tables. All Broken Lines Of hoys' overcoat, Juvsnll overcoat and reefer, boy and child's long pant tuitt, l-plec suits, l-plec abort pant suits, sailor suits, Junior suits, vests suits, Russian suits and kilt dresses. Thes hav all been marked at a 25 Per Cent Discount tnd art on th cond floor. Furnishings $1.00 and $1.50 Fancy Shirts, 75c. $2.00 Shirts. $1.50 Flannel Night Shirts, 40c. and other articles In thlt department st greatly reduced prices. Bale om sssnce at one. It's up to you to profit by It. R S. WILCOX, Manager. THE OLD tlEUADLE Absolutely Puro -THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Bang replied that It began with Adam and Eve and came down to the present day. "Can't you glv 'em something older than thatT" th manager askW, Jokingly. Th funny man reflected for a moment and then aid: "I might work In some of your Joket lf you think the audience will atand It." Rev. William McOllI, a colored preacher In Georgia, aspire to b a chaplain in con great, sow that Dr. MlllbWn la (bout to retire. He la editor of a paper called Hot Shot. Th Atlanta Journal objecta to such prominence being given "Hot Shots" McGill beckuse the reverend gentleman wears side whiskers. Says the Journal: "Only one congressional light 1 allowed the tbsolete privilege of wearing side whiskers, the Hon orable Peach Depew, In I ted Statea senator from the state of New York. It Is an un written but nevertheless recognized law that no man, white or black, shall enter tht august precincts of the national asscmblagt with any personal adornment, natural of artificial, which rhall in any way tend ti subtract from tho pulchritude of the only Chauncey." Men's Suits $12.50 Suits; 10.00 ?15.00 Suits 12.50 118.00 Suits 15.00 120.00 Suits 16.50 f 22.00 Suits ...... 18.00 $25.00 Suits 20.00 $30.00 Suits...... 25.00 At w 3 A T T V
