THE OMAITA DAILY TiEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1903.
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fniE Omaiia Daily Bee.
K. ftOtfEWATER, ED1TOB.
PUtJUSHSt) EVERT HORNING.
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niPAtlAW T t7flPUTTPW
Bubod-lbed In my presence and sworn to
before me thiasotn cay otwovemner g. u.
(Seal.) Notary Public
A, halt in the rate of diminution of the
coal pile la always welcome. '
Minister Powell Is pleased to report I
that the assassins did not assassinate. I
The Securities company's attorney ad
vances five propositions.. The people are
interested In but one Justice!
The pipe line from the office of DIs-
trlct Attorney Summers to the office of
i.w wiAivimvav. vfcau o .in. www -
to' v
la Snn Domingo they go o Bleep on-
der one adminlatratloh, awaken under
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another and have to hurry some If they
beat the third to breakfast
Ilavlng no revolution a vp liable for 1m
mediate use, Ecuador ' has had to fall
back on the "slight earthquake" to hold
place with . Us neighbor in ,he new.
' The flcmocratlc minority didn't have
Its ear to the ground very long before It
learned that the Panama canal treaty
was a -good thing from which to keep
out of ,tb,e. way.
Germany's crown prince baa been dis-
clpIinedVby hla mother, -just as other j
mlschievorta boya are,, but unlike the
others he doesn't have to go to school
next morning and be snickered at
If all the bills presented in congress
this session to amend the land laws J
were passed there would be no- land
lawa left on the statute books nor any,
laud left In Uncle Sam's domain.
The grand assessment roll of the city
for HK.,rxclii8lve of the railroads, will
bo approximately close to the grand as-
aesstnent roll for 1003. When it comes
to the city tax rate, however, a different
Btory la likely to be told. - J
Some of the state papers appear to be
eager to start the ball for the campaign
f 1904 at once.' They will have plenty
of politics thmst upon them ln the next
tweive montUB without going out of
lut-" " ta-uuut ior k.
This la' the season for holiday shop-
p. ug everyone du.vs something and In
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lue uu'ln nou,a rememrjcr to give
preference to home merchanta who
bave theU shoulders to the wheel for
Omaha all the year round.
Senator Bailey thlnka the sole, differ -
ence between the republlcaua and the
democrat. In congress l. difference In
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intelligence. As a loyal democrat Ben-
ator Bailey should not invite public at-
tentlon to democracy's weak points.
There Is great rejoicing at iTemont
ver uie announcement mat the rew
xora engineers nave expressed a pref-
erence for the Fremont power canal site
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auere win iw greater - rejoicing In
Omaha when the project haa material-
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teru aim u.o i-auai compieiea ana the
power turni.a on.
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A city, like an individual, muBt ham-
mer tbe Iron while It is boL The big
thing demanding Omaha's attenUon aud
packlug just now la the projected grain
exchange ana ine mine ana factoriea
that ought to go with It. By all pulling
at tbe same rope, the desired prUe can
wnereaa uinsion is sure to
jeopardlxe success.
Ak Rar-Ben must have a place of ban-
lta t Ion and so far nothing feasible has
t been presented beyond the continued
ose of the old den for workshop and
initiation purposes, with the transfer of
the grand ball to the Auditorium. The
knights will have to get busy early to
do Justice to the celebration of Omaha's
fiftieth anniversary year and they will
iav no tUue to waste.
TUB cniTlCS AflSWCRtD. .
No more convincing and conclusive I
answer to the critics of the course of
the administration In regard to Panama
has been given than Is that of Repre-1
tentative Hltt of Illinois, chairman of I
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the bouse committee on foreign affairs,
RPpiring to the Intimation1 that our
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government was In aome way Involved
the movement for the aeceaalon of
ranama, Mr. Hltt pointed out that if I
such hni been the case our ships at
0nt would nave Deen mere, wuerena
there wae tot a ship on the ranama
de mn4 on, on9 m tbe c)Ion det
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and It landed Ita slender force to keep
order and protect American property,
as had often before been done by our
ships."
In regard to the statement that our
government, anticipated the revolution.
Mr. Hltt observed that this government
Is not administered bv men so Ignorant
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events and that for weeks It was a mat-
1 f ViAwiwi,a tw tho ini
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l annuia were intensely iuuikhuui. bii
rtlnht.n nn-ree.
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kiiutt iiiit j Liiiru k m m Avriiiiiuauic i
disturbance. Mr. Hltt denied that there
iq covernraent or I'tnima, ine ac-
tlnn tokon h- nnr m;mni,nt Winr
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fully Justified by the circumstances.
"Our purpose is one that we nnil upon
a.M f. Hltt "Xt fa tho nno
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unit is close lo uie ueniia ui ine jioijiiw
Tf la cloRe to their Interests also. They
.nihie ooonle. Thev wsnt thlt,
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in the right way and to go well for
themselves and their children after
hm . .
The prospect Is favorable for the rati-
ficatlon of the treaty. The democrats
haTe apparently reached the conclusion
thtt there Is no partisan advantage to
be obtalned In opposing It The house
democratic leader haa declared that the
KepubHc of Tanama being an accom-
pushed fact It must be acknowledged
and treated as Buch. A caucus of demo-
cratlc nators. In which the Panama
i v i U Vis, vuutt ivi ri aai n uivu iuv m. at umuju
situation was discussed. Is stated to
have developed the fact that a sufficient
number of democrats will vote for the
treaty to Insure lta ratification. There
la certainly no necessity for further dla-
cussing the matter, since no extent of I
talk will effect any change.
JfOT A SKHIOVS JAClOBJVr.
The latest advices In regard to the in-
cldent at Alexandria. In which the
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amannan fmnaiiii is inin wn tin v s mnumi i
. . oll h,ama nnn thm
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TTtf Cf.t.'wt.
Ari tunuo v uiuicu Bha.s aa uvu i
at Constantinople, which la awaiting In
- twctlom from Washington as to the
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course to be pursued to obtain sntlsfae-
tion. The Turkish , aide of the matter I
Is yet to be presented and It will be
surprising If It does not give It some-
what different aspect
At all Aventa. th a affair la not of an
"rlous ture that It. is likely to.caW
any disturbance of the friendly relations
with Turkey. Undoubtedly If thnt gov-
eminent shall be convinced that Its offl-
cials at Alexandretta are guilty of tho
Indignity toward the American consul
which they are charged with,. It. will un-
hesitatingly visit such punishment upon 1
the offenders as the circumstances Jus-1
tlfy and give whatever other reasonable
satisfaction may be requited. The state-1
ment of the matter as made to our gov-1
ernment shows thnt the consul waa well
within bis rlghta and the proper dis-
charge of his duty and If such 1b the
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fact the government will of course sus-
tain him. But it would seem that undue
Importance has been given the incident
in the dispatches.
BTttL TKVbT tccuaour.
The United States Steel "cornoraflon.
the most heavliy overcapitalised of guy
of tho trust9 now doig buslnesa. Is
adopting a policy of economy. Accord-
inr to renorts which annear to he au-
thentic a nnmher of tha hlch-anlarled of-
flclals of the comoratlon will be drooned
it. M v.n .f h o,i r h
ent year It Is stated that the cutting
off 0f official heada haa been quite geri-
erai among men who bave been draw-
hng ealaries of 110.000 a year and np-
wards from which It Is flirnred that tha
I rn f"Trr n Hrm tJi-III iova Tannt 'finis m mllh
loIl dollari . yeaP wItLout the least in-
I
I jury to its business,
But the Policy of retrenchment under
,tood to be urged by the IiockefeUer ln-
teresta that are assisting the' Morgan
regime to bring the Steel corporation
Into a position where it can make money,
1 Is not to stop with' cutting' off the
high-salaried officials. According to tho
latest Information about 00 per cent of
, M ,
the employee of the corporation will at
the beginning of next year, bave their
pay reduced from 5 to 20 per eeht,'150,
000 workmen being affected. It appears
that only those who have a contract
With the corporation In retard to wages
will escape the reductions and nndoubt-
edly these will have their pay reduced
M aouu os we yenuu oi tue com mil ex-
plrea. . v
There is nothing surprising ln this Bit-
I
nation. The steel corporation, al-
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ready remarked, was heavily overcanl
tallsed. It aMumed at the outset fixed
obligations amounting to S25.000.O00 on-
nually. It loaded itself with additional
expendlturea to a large amount ln the
form of extravagant salaries. It paid
enormouB figures for Its properties. Or-
ganlsed at a time when there was an
extraordinary demand for the -products
of Iron and steel, all went well while
the boom lasted, but with the eomlna- on
of a turn ln the tide, the corporation
flnda Itself compelled to retrench. An-
other fact to be considered la that the
Intention to establish a monopoly ln the
Iron and steel industry has failed. For
I nearly every competitor absorbed by the
I corporation a new one baa entered the
field, ln tnost cases' well eoulnnod ta
coutest for the market It seems to
have been conclusively demonstrated
that It la not possible to create a monon-
loir la this branch or Industry and evi-
dently the men In control of the United
states steel corporation are ao con-1
Ivlnced. I
As to the effect of the corporation's
policy of economy and retrenchment no
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confident prediction can be made, view-
Ing it from a general standpoint It la
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of course a rather aerlona matter for
the large body of employes, but It Is
possible that soine benefit win come to i
the consumers of the products of Iron
and ateel. The chances are, however,
that no Immediate advantage will ac-
crue t0 the ,atter The actuation adds
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another object lesson to the many that
have been supplied showing the Inev-
Itable consequence of excessive oVercap-
ltaltzatlon.
THK FRKMOXT POWKA CAVAU
Announcement Is made from New
York that . the engineers employed In
the service of the proposed power canals
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Temoni ana humous uav. u
mature aeiiDerauon given an awara o
thn Prompt .it. .a tlw, moat ava liable
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location. This announcement la coupled
with the statement that the reorganized
Fremont flanal and Power eomnanv. re-
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cently lncorporaced under the laws or
Nebraska With a capital of $4,000,000, Island have begun to boom him as a candl
had awarded the contract for the con- sate for the democratic nomination for
struction and equipment of lta plant to
a New York engineering company,
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wuicn is io iwriu acuve tuiieirutiiuu i
next spring and Is bound to complete
the canal within two years. This spe-
' aispatcn aoes not, nowever,- reuny
convey any startling news, except that
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the engineers have given Fremont pref-
erence over Columbus.
The prominence given to the fact that
Mr. Kenyon 1b president of the re-
rBau,a?u IITIUUUl wuipau uCT UUi
appear to warrant the belief that the
project has the financial backing essen-
tlal to carry it to successful completion.
The assertion that 15,000-horee power
will be generated to . supply Omaha,
South Omaha, Council Biuns, Lincoln
nd Sioux City tends rather U weaken
than
strengthen . nubile ' confidence.
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Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs alone are now using about 15,000-
horse power for traction, electric light
nd manufacturing purposes, and If
15,000-horse power is all the energy
that the proposed canal Is to generate
the prospect for supplying Greater I
Omaha with all the cheap power that Is
wanted would not be encouraging.
As a matter of fact, Omaha and all!
the other, cities named are vitally con-
L, tntoro.td in
vvtuvu a u vav w. irtj m u vu.-u
project that will supply them with
cheaDer oower. If the nromoterB of the
Ffemont CfillAl Bticceea in BCOrinff tne
necessary canltal the neonle of Omaha
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and all the other towns Interested will
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rego.ee exceeaing.y. out.uo no
tlsl 4?n In A nr.ua anAk FAtinln 1 1 nns r
Sana- mere is a weu-aennea rumor
that this announcement Is to be used as
'or another attempt to engineer
xnrougn tne council an extension or ine
contract with Incidental privileges of I
the electric lighting company." to be fol-
owea eventuany who a proiiuoa ior i
out and out franchise to an Inter-1
mediate company to use our streets tolgie vote that of the Missouri member of
J"uPPly Mbt nd power.
a r.,, I. .nnr..mA It mnl
as wen ue unuereioou urii us mai iui
. i a A, AH A. 1A. ik.l I r
11 not ln a frame of mind to vote,
franchlsea for the supplying ef power
nnd "B" to middlemen. It will ln the j
near future either do lta own public
lighting with a municipal lighting plant
or 14 will buy lta lighta directly from
the canal company at as low a price as
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ny ower corporauon can get .
Senator Patterson's proposed investl
S0011 of the Jabor troubles ln Colorado
would furnish a comfortable Junket for
some of. his senatorial colleagues desig
nated as the investigating committee,
but what jurisdiction the federal gov-
ernment bas over the matter u difficult
to AH of tne aPPeal of tbe Col-
rado state authorities for military as
sistance were rejected by the president
on round that no federal Qlon
waa "voivea. ine strange pan oi u is
that the move for federal investigation
"hoa,d Co from' the democratic Bide of
tbe hoU8e' wh,cn U Plumed to stand
up strenuously at all times in defense
of extreme states rights.
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It Is to be hoped that the mayor and
h011 w111 not TmXt tb8. le88on .of
I MAAAnl' as am tff llmoha'a ' wa
the recent calamity to Omaha'a fire
fighters to gbi unheeded. Omaha not
merely needs the latest Improved fire
eltlngulshlng ,,nParatu"' but . nfd"
efficient inspection to prevent the loss
of life and property by the defective
.nnarmrtlnn nf hnlldlnoa and th ban.
7 " Bloru, eP'os'ves ana ma-
eri" that eDeratft "ntaneou-
bustlon.
rvimnetent 1ud?ea all airree that the
..tt.b mrtfvH. nmihi roal h.
t.te 1. moat nroinlsln. The shaklnesa
of the indastrlal stocks emphasizes
m th well-eatnhllshMl fact that s-oodl
real estate is the safest and eteadlest
0f investment, because It ha. no water
to be wrung out Ot It OVeT nignt. Ana
I Omaha Presents better real estate ba
ralna and aurer returns than any other
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western city.
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I No danger that the newly appointed
American mini star to Panama will not
be cordially received when he presents
his credentials at- the seat of govern-
ment Panama will be one of the placet
where the American minister will take
precedence of all the other diplomatic
representative, of foreign governments
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Uavor-elect McClellan of New York
waa born while his parents were visiting
in Dresden. Saiony. His friends urge
that that ' ahould not -impair bls'levii have no present effect, the probability
chances" of becoming president of the
United State. It will not Those
chancre are ao superlatively feeble that
I nothing could possibly impair them.
Tbe reference ln the report of the
secretary of the interior to the Dewey
case ai aa example of lawlessness grow-
ma; oat or the law-defying fencing or
the public domain Is Quite pointed and
applies in only lesser degree to the
bigger land grabbing syndicates which
Under legal advice have ueed more re-
fined methods of keeping intending
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homesteader ont of their rights,
stricter enforcement of tbe lawa ag
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against
these Intruders In the teg1nnlng would
have aaved much of the present trouble
arising rrom tne fencing rrauas.
The debate on the pension approprla-
Hon bill In the boose aeeme to have
covered about every aubject of domestic
il.a as. - - a rrv
"" oeiore me toumry. im
congressional orator evidently believe
"at If they confined themselves to pen-
Ions they would have no one listening
to them. .-
Another bunch of Nebraska postofficea
have made the transit from the fourth
Cass stage to the presidential list The
tuurtm.tM m-lll aswtn tiavA nawlff
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but their patrons Will not know the
dl Terence.
Waaler Wartk TklaikltitT Alxat.
Detroit Free Press.
The frlenda of Governor Garvin of Rhode
president. Any democrat who can twice
.nUUwI t0 Menua! eoniderf-
iion.
Hammers Oat tor the Tt.
Minneapolis Times.
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The Union Faclfto authorities have given
BUUfD (.lima, ".iicjr will UU lW7 WHU All uicu
COorei porters on Pullmans In order to put
ine lip nuiaanca oui oi ousiness. inert
have been known rare Instances where
whits waiters could be persuaded to accept
a tip.
On Bill Bare Pass.
. Philadelphia. Press.
The talk about the senate defeating an
appropriation to pay members of the house
mileage for the regular seaslon would be
credible If the house were not able to re
taliate and defeat th appropriation for the
pay of senators. Bat there Is not the least
danger of the defeat of any such a measure,
though the mileage has not been earned,
as the members came to Washington to at
tend the extra session.
llatele Base's SlWev Pile.
Secretary Shaw's report Informs tha
American people that the quantity of silver
now stored in the vaults of tbe Treasury
department would fill almost KO freight
cars, each carrying a load of thirty tons.
Figures so prodigious bewilder the average
cituen. Tet, with such mountainous heaps
of the white metai In possession of the na-
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".f"!. ?Z "1T"T
insufficient. The secretary suevests that
conrM noma aaopi iom pian or rii.
Pub P,n,on fenenUly will demand It
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Geaeala f Clock.
Philadelphia Record.
It Is cooler In Chicago In June than
it la In St. Louis vqr. Pittsburg, which Is
a pretty good rnason for Its selection by
plac6 for hola,'ng next convention. It
has, also, tbe advantages of . abundant
large hotels and,sdaauate hall accomroqda-
Zrcl
,,.,. Lt r-'i , tin ma tnr tn.
MPenses of the convention, and got a sin-
the committee. Pittsburg made a much
wiier anow; n onoreu iw,uuv lur ma
I nAnaaBi anrl mnt ftavn vntii Of IhA WAit
i ern cItle, Chicago easily has tbe best
I accommodations tor a convention.
Prosperltr la ke West.
Philadelphia Record. -V
Eastern attention has been directed eev
eral times lately to tha fact that there has
been no ebb of prosperity In the west
Business rests more Immediately upon as
rlculture there than In other sections, and
the farmers have had an .extremely good
year. Crops are large and prices are good.
President Ramsay of the Wabash road has
eoni, trom through that section
with tha information that if the farmers
have not money to bum, they at least have
mortgages to burn. A Chicago banker said
to blm: "I And the farmers all have money
In the bank, their cribs are full of grain
and thelr mortgages have been burned.
Wholesalers ln St. 1 Louis and elsewhere
report large orders coming In; collections
were never before so easy, and western
merchants are anticipating the payment of
b.... No atte what n(ippn. on th.
Btock exchange, tbe business of the country
Is not going Into a decline while the farm
era are In a high state of prosperity.
D1VORCB AND REMARRIAGE.
Eacrsetle Craaad Started by Eaatera
' Mlalatera.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Blahoo McVlckar of Rhode Island, the
I at one time active and earnest, and the
I still affectionately remembered rector of
Holy Trinity church of this city, has en
divorce, which he proposes to combat
effectively by persuading tha clergy of his
I diocese to pledge themselves against re-
marrying divorcees. The Disnop naa ai
many of th- ,e,dlnK mln,8ters of hla church
to agree not to conduct the cere-
mony In the cases of persons who have
been judicially separated for statutory
cause.
There are X) episcopal clergymen in
i innlit .. oaibi for divorcees to re-
marry in Rhode Island. Tha Roman Cath
01,0 ,n1 EpUcopal churches in tne united
fu m'
moral Influence of these powerful denom
Inatlona may check ln soma measure th
constantly growing scandal of divorce and
I s.amavHBa tmarla. aaaiBiv t he V Olnnnt al naif SB
remarriage made easy, they cannot abate
It
There are denominations which have aet
I UD no barriers againat tbe divorcee, and If
the Cathollo and Episcopal clergy shut the
dfr '"tJ " b!!!t!" 't'l1'.
Ti" " . wl.h la rVm.rrv ...
ways And a way to the gratification of their
wuh. If the clergy of au oeaominationa
hou,1 un,t ta a VXTmav!
mlnc;a,1.tAte W Invariably be found
who will, for a proper pecuniary eonaldera-
tloa. tie tbe knot for the most flagrant
ff" t,ht,r.f"r.!..0"'1
! ' ,.,. , ium ,h. divJ
to that they will eventually create a whoie-
some public sentiment, which by condemn
ing wlil largely decrease It and the many
groaa scandals resulting from ' It. Mean
while the divorce laws of the several state
ahould be made aniform. and all j
am" aa to mane 'v"-c oimcuit.
It
has been made ao easy that la many cases
marriage obligations appear te be aa readily
caat tilt aa aa old shoa
BITS Or WASHINGTON Lint.
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Mlaor Sceaea Iael4es Bkecke
Senatorial pie Is esteemed by epicures
the chief dainty on the congressional coun
ter. It Is classed as a dainty because the
supply never equals the demand. In sus
taining power It surpasses the weirdest
dreams of strength ever fashioned Into
breakfast food "ade.'? History and every
day experience demonstrate the cohesive
power of senatorial pie, and men and
women have In all ages of the republic
readily sacrificed their wife's relations In
their anxiety to prolong the feast. Few
die of overeating and precious few volun
tarily turn their back on tLe counter.
Fodder so rich and enticing Is of national
Interest. A mere hint that It Is In peril.
Its quality degenerating and Its strength
waning, la calculated to harrow up the
souls of patriots and create a disturbance
In the Internal economy of statesmen.
"There has been a general complaint In
the senate end of the capltol this winter,"
says a correspondent, reciting the grave
news, "about the quality of the pie passed
over the counter In the restaurant The
unrivaled concoctions of stuffing and pastry
that were secured formerly at the senator
ial pie counter have added almost as much
fame to the senate as the historic debates
that have occurred In that chamber. But
Instead of the delightfully browned, rich
and Juicy sections that used to be displayed
on the pie countes, there now appears an
array of anemia looking, hollow-chested.
sad and doughy slabs with dyspepsia writ
ten all over them.
There has been talk of a senatorial In
vestigation to ascertain the reason for tha
lump In the senatorial pla Industry. Land
lord Paga was asked tbe other day what
was the cause of the marvelous change In
his pies. He shook -his head mournfully
and said: The cook. She has left me.
Another stole her from me, enticing her
away with, promises of fabulous wages. I
would gladly have bid higher for her
services, but she left without warning, and
know not whence she has fled. I have
ruined my disposition trying to Instill
Into a new cook the art of making pies
such as we are famed for, and have
wrecked my digestion sampling the awful
products of her experiments.'
'By a strange freak of fortune tha same
calamity struck the restaurant keeper at
the house end of the capltol, so that those
wno depend on pie as the piece de resist
ance of their luncheon are In a bad way.
A disappointed pie lover threatened the
manager of the house restaurant with a
congressional Investigation the other day,
whereupon the bonlface pleaded for mercy.
mere a nothing in this business, anyway'
he whined. 'The . man I succeeded here
committed suicide, owing tlO.000 in debts.
He couldn't make headway against the
congressional oeaoneads that lived off him
There's nothing in the business, on the
level.- "
"I won't have this rule nrohihltlnar amnk.
Ing on the floor Of the hnua hmkon
longer," expostulated 8Deaker Cannon a
nis attaches recently. Members h&va wrm.
uny aroppea into the habit of "lighting
up
right after adjournment and
oiue nase noats about the chamber In
small-alied cloud before1 It la dnaartmt
I want you to stop that" explained ti
speaker, "see that tha ml u atrttiv
forced hereafter."
Then he took hta place and ranned for
order to open the dally session. The ses
sion lasted thlrtr minutaa amt tkm- m
Journed.' Speaker Cannon slowly descended
wrougn tne tnrong of members who gath
ered about his desk, and
drawing a fresh cigar from his pocket, cut
on one . end and aoolled a miii-h .la th
other. Tastes aood,", he suggested cordl
ally' ttf k new member, who stood beside
mm.. "That s a long time to n wlthnnt
raoae. van I run into the smoklna- rnon
for Ave minutes the way I could once when
i sat aown tnere," pointing to hla old seat
So the speaker atood and chatted. To blm
came-the official to whom be had given
orders earlier ln tha day.
Me touched Cannon on the arm. "flhall
I begin the enforcement of that rule now,
Mr. Speaker," he Inquired.
'Ruler What ruler asked rnnn
"Why, of course, enforce all rules. Of
what rule were you apeaklngT" and he
drew forth his cigar to blow a smoke cloud
toward the celling.
Then tha mirth In tha eyes of tha attache
and the grin that twisted the corners of
his mouth reminded the new speaker. "Oh,
bless my soul. Why, I rorgot I was just
going out I'm going now. That's tha
reason I lighted un. Yea inrnnu k.
rule. But, ef course, use discretion. Use
discretion." Ana Cannon fled.
Through a trDOB-raDhloal ntpiMt
Senator Morgan! of Alabama waa atyled
ine loDoyist" in aa article on the Isthmus
canal lately published In a New Orleans
paper, wr course; the wrltera "attention
was called to It," and he made haste to say
that he wrote "the hobbyist." and he adds:
"No man bas greater reaiect for that n-ami
old Bismarck of the south geuator Mor
ganthan I have, and while I may differ
wun mm on policy, I cannot but acknow
ledge hla honesty and a-eeatneaa. twn
ments which would be destroyed If he
were a lobbyist."
Several old members of the house have
greatly changed their personal appearance
by shaving off whiskers and mustaches.
The most noticeable is Mr. Payne, the re
publican floor leader, who slgaallsed his
recovery from a serious attack of Illness
last summer by removing bis luxuriant
beard. Ha retains bis mustache. Mr.
Perkins, the Rochester member, followed
his leader and appeared with a smooth
shaven countenance. He admits that he
waa warned by loved ones to wear whis
kers. Mr. Dlnamore of Arkanaas explains
tha disappearance of bis mustache as be
ing due to an embarrassing Incident at
dinner last season, when he discovered a
map of the new Republlo of Panama de
lineated on bis shirt bosom In bisque soup.
It was tha drat appearance of tha republlo.
Dr. William C. Woodward, health officer,
reports that there were 8M more deaths
than births recorded in tha District of Co
lumbia last year, but be concedes that the
birth statistics are In bis opinion Incom
plete. The number of deatha reported waa
I.78J 1.191 whites and 1.B9 negroes. The
death rate among the whites was 16.M
per thouar.nd; among the negroes males,
S2.K; females. 26. CO.
Cloeiag-the Bloody Cheese.
New Tork Sun.
Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker, himself
a veteran of tbe federal army, bas Intro
duced a bill In congress, providing for the
identification and marking of the graves
of soldiers and sailors of tha confederate
forces who died during tbe war In northern
hospitals and prisons. Already there Is
a confederate section ln the National came-
tery at Washington, joint reunions of the i
Grand Army and Confederate Veterans
bava been held, and soldiers of the army ta
gray have served ln tbe uniform of blue.
Beet laser ladaatry,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Becretary of Agriculture Wilson reports
that In seven years tha production of beet
sugar in the United States bas increased
from 9.0O9 tuna to MO.COQ tons, and that tbe
Industry la bow well eatabllahed. It ought
to be aa-auccesaful ln tbla country as In
Geraaany and France, which grow more
augar beet than Is needed la tbe borne
market.
In
that calls for cream of tartar
and soda or other quick leav
ening agent use Royal Baking
Powder. It will make the
food of finer flavor, more di
gestible and wholesome. . v -i
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mayor Low says, jokingly, that the coat
ot collecting New Tork election returns Is
mors than - they are worth. "There's
many a true word spoken In jest"
Notwithstanding the deputation ln other
respects tbe Mlssonrt supreme court holds
that a community may suppress tbe fire
cracker and other deadly weapons which
fatten cemeteries on the Fourth of July.
Dr. Edward Olcott. believed to be -the
laat son of an American revolutionary sol
dier In New Tork state, died ln Roma, N.
T., recently. He waa born ln 1814, married
In 1834 and celebrated tha sixty-ninth an
niversary of hla wedding on October 13
last. 1
Tha laurels which so long rested on the
brow of Sir Boyle Roche have been rudely
snatched by Congressman William Sulaer.
"The administration seems to be de
termined," ha Is reported aa saying, "that
having ones put Its band to the plow1, It
will never give up the ship."
Cato learned Greek at 80 and Caleb Cush
Ing acquired the French language with a
Parisian accent at about the same age,
but Prof. Mavelua Will son of Vlneland, N.
J., at 90 is so busily engaged on a series
of new text books that ha bad no time
to spare for a birthday reception.
The crew ot tha United States ship New
Tork bave presented Rev. John P. Chad
wick with a loving cup as a token of their
esteem. Father Chadwlck was tha chap-
Iain of tha Maine, bnd for . the last two
years has cruised on the New Tork about
China, Japan and tbe Philippines. '
A student of national characteristics.
using St. Louis as a base ot operations,
declares that Americana "are patient to
tha point of procrastination," and proves
-he charge by calling attention to adver.
tlsements of 11-year-old whisky. St. Louis
haa a reputation to sustain. It would be
suicidal lo overwork local capacity.
Bryant Barber, a wealthy resident of the
town of Polo, III., ta urging the people of
the town to return Mr. Andrew Carnegte's
gift of 110,000 for a public library building
and to permit htm to build one that ahall
cost twice as much as Mr. Carnegie's offer.
Under tha latter the ground has already
been bought and the foundation partly laid.
Tbe national convention of the National
Live Stock association Is to be held ln
Portland, Ore., January 12 to H&, Inclusive,
Governor Chamberlain ot Oregon has been
aaked to Impress upon the governors of
all, the states, and especially upon.ihoea
of Washington, Iduho, Montana, Nevada
and California, tha good to .their common
wealths to be derived from their personal
attendance. It la predicted the. conven
tion will be attended by 1,(00 delegatea from
tha cattle ' associations of the various
states. :
Waltham Watches j
The best pocket -
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The Perfected AmerlcM Witch' n titastnteJ booh
of interesting information tboui atchts, tultt be sent
fret upon request.
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Wilthjun, ILus,
Give
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we'll deliver as you direct. ' : ;,-"
We're pleased to note that a lot of our customers
have anticipated this advice.
, ' A '
We've the sort of things in our Furnishings Depart
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No Clothing Fits Like Ours
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ijlipm))
The best shoes for men are those that are the most becoming to tbe
man's feet. -
A bunion producer, no matter how pretty when new. Is a total fail
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Prom Maker to Watrr.
$3.50 and $5
every receipt
aVAVGHING REMARKS.
"Madam " said the conductor, "this Is tha
smoking car."
"1 know it, air," the angular matron
with the resolute chin replied. "The one
1 have lust left la the gossiping car."
Chicago Tribune.
Onca In a while you sea a man who baa
a scheme for the regeneration of tha world
and yet suffers terribly trom chilblains.
SomorvUle Journal.
He I ahould think yon would love to
have the time pass.
Phe Why, my dear ' ' '- 1
Me Because wltb every year yon grow
so much younger. Life.
The Toung Man I don'C take any credit
to myaelt for being able to spelt better
than other people can. Spelling la a gift."
Mlaa bnappelgb You acquired your mod1
esty, I presume, by diligent application.--
Chicago Tribune. , i .,. . ,
There's Christmas smiling In the sky, -There's
Christmas In the trees,
There Chrlstmaa In the atreeta nearby,
There's Christmas In tbe breeaa.
It's ChrlstmaaA Chrtstmaa everywhere,
- No matter where you leok,
Bave when you gase with mild despair
Into your pocketbook.
Washington Star.
THE ENQUIRER'S SiailAU
Bret Harte. , ,,,f ,
Two low whistles, quaint end clear,
That was the signal tha engineer
That waa the aignsl that Guild, 'tis Bald
Gave to his wife at Providence, ,
Aa through the sleeping town, and nenos
Out In the night.
On In the light.
Down past the farms, lying white, be
sped, i, . ,j
Aa a husband's greeting, scant no doubt;
Tet to the woman, looking out,'n.
Watching and waiting, no serenade.
Love song or midnight roundelay
Said what the whistle seemed to sayl
" "To my trust true,
So loye to you I -Working
or Waiting, good night!" It Bald.
Brisk youns. bagmen, tourists flne,'
OH commuters along tha line, ; v
B'akemen and porters, glanced ahead, , .
"mlled as the signal, shxrp. Intense,
Pierced thronah the shadows of Providence,
"Nothing a mlaa
Nothing-It is .
, Only Guild calling to his wife.. they said,
Summer and winter the old refrain
Rang o'er the billows of ripening grain,
. Pierced through tha budding boughs
o'erhead. . '
Flew down the tracks when red sheaves
burned .
Like living coals fn.m the engine spurned;
Sang as it flew;
"To our trust true, '
First of all, duty! Good night!" It said.
And tbn one night If was heard no more
From StortliKrfon over Rhoder Island shore:
And tha foik in Providence smiled and
As they1 turned in their beds: "tfhs sngl-
Haa onc forgotten hie midnight cheer."
Only one knew,
To his trust true.
Guild lay under his engine, dead.
Us Time
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