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TNH IlKK: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMREU .10. 1911.
The omaha Daily Bee
J't NI'l-l flY K.I V A HP RnsKWATKK
VICTOR KQf K W A T K. R K. I ' I TOR.
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-Kntered at Umaha poetufflc a aecond
rlaaa mattar, ,
T TERMsT7 F 81 BStTtll'TION.
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In delivery to CHr a 'Imitation Iept.
REMITTANCES.
Remit by draft, nprw or poetal order,
payable to The Km PutHhln; company
only I-ent atampa received in payment
of small arenunt. Peraonal chack. -cept
an Omaha and eaitern excnana. not
aiorpTa"1 '
offkts.
Omaha-Th XW Hulldlnf.
Fouth Omaha-fctl N. fet.
1 Council Bluff ' Prott Pi.
Incoln Little Buildlnr-"hlcaa-o15M
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Ktnwi City Relianr Bulldm.
New Tork 34 Weat Thirty-third.
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CVRrU:SFONiF.NCE.
rommunlrattnr.a relating to flew and
editorial matter Should be addreeaed
Omaha Be. Kdltorlal t apartment.
NOV EM B F.lTciWcuLATiON.
50,573
Slat of Nebraska. County of Dourlaa.
Dwlght William, circulation .manager
ff the Be Publishing company, being
duly ewnrn, aaya that the averftM dally
circulation, lead polled unuaed and t.
tamed eople, for the month of rJovenv
btr, 1MJ, vti B0.S71.
UWIOHT WILLIAM"..
Circulation Manaaer.
Pnbscrlbed In mv presence and aworj
before ma this 8th day of Member. U1L
Hbeal) ROKERT HUNtFR.
Notary Public
abacrlbera lenlnn; the T
la-mnorarll" ehoald fcar Tfco
Re Mailed ' to Ihem. Add
rlll bo changed as efta
reqneated.
All aboard for the seat next to the
drlTer.
Goodbye, Tom and Jerry, taVe
care o' yourselves, old frlenda.
r Xo one bears the coal man com
plaining very loudly about this
weather.
Surely some sinister purpose actu
ate the effort to prove Colonel Ma
bray a liar.
What a difference when congress
Is not In session. Yes, what Is the
difference? . . .
New York's New theater not, only
failed to lift up the drama, but even
to hold up IWelf. ' .
f'The ultimate consumer does not so
much notice the need for currency
reform as for currency.
I Is It that girls are getting to
pretty they do not need the aid, that
mistletoe la going out of dateT
' It begins to look as If Dr. Wu
bad been called la as the family phy
Bician of the Chinese insurgents.
r- The Chinese republic will do fairly
well if It holds out 'us long aa the
empire, which dates from about B.
0. 2900.
. Does anyone know whether Mr.
Shunter Is distantly related to or
connected with a Mr. Morgan of New
York?'
- Omaha now has a bank with a
capital and surplus of $1,500,000
That Is certainly gettltfg up iato the
realm of' big business.
The Transvaal uses $7,000,000
worth of explosives a year, iris' said.
"Don't do It," say two, voices. from
Ban Quentin, California.
A New York woman has gone to
live In Paris to get away, ahe aaya,
from . scandal and atandai-iuonf era.
And she was not joking, either.
Hlr Edwin Arnold's advance ticket
sale la Kansaa City came to only $69.
remaps ir ne had been billed as
plain Fd Arnold it might have been
differn.
William J. Burns seems to have
got to the end of hU rope, of pub
licity; for now Mrs. Hums Is being
exploited. Nothing like being a
great detective.
SHU. it is not considered exactly
bucolic to crane one's ieck to get
a fall view of the lady doing th
J!e art. Nature baa not lost all it
t harms Jo urbanity.
liy stu.dji.ig law, Harry Thaw ex
ldU to gel bluix'lf put of prison.
ft the atrium, lie may. at lcaat.
eorae ef the money tbe la)r
uu!4 be gathering In.
A wientiftc highbrow preJUt
tat our Ol!efr and UDlvefltl.
'. I aoon be tarhtiig flyiuj Juat
i if tbef La4 M lieta teat hiag
u sS-fljtog an tit tita.
, At any rat. It a :t ar to too
i.4 ikat at U.At k;f of tht
' " b are roair4u It g ot an.
'' t p(.ri,' Mairaj
to trlaf f: aita
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Jtt lie J.,eif t
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f are i;a.
The Democratic Auril Chornt.
It Is the democratic play to keep
I
hammering Incessantly on President
Taft.wlth a View to creatine; a false
impression that his administration is
a failure because Mr. Taft Is the
a itiiuir LrvauBQ jwjr. 1 i V 1 9 I li c I
probable candidate of hla party for
re-election, whom the democrats
must beat to get Into power
urai iu in iiilu yuwrr. i
This anvil chorus of democratic
knockers, however, is attuned to no
new political melody, but Is simply
repeating the noisy outcry which has
hsi
been .directed from the same source
m fcijr icpuuiicaii aiauuara nearer, t
The campaign slogan of the demo-
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crais. in me middle or tbe great re-1
hni ... h. i tt t-.
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conduct of tbe war was a failure!
and .that he ahould, therefore, be
(limed out of tbe White House, and
hia. place given to the democratic
nominee, who had been a palpable
failure as a military commander.
President Grant waa pilloried slm
. vmucuk mint waa piuoriea sim
Hy by the democratic opposition
la
s a failure who ahould be denied
the 'endorsement of a second term,
and the same anvil chorus was kept
busy on Harrison, on McKlnley and
on ftoosevelt. The only praise the
democrats ever shower on republican
leaders falls to those who do not, In
their opinion, stand In the way of
democratic ascendency.
Eight years ago, and again four
ears ago, Theodore Roosevelt was
the target for democratic assaults
and-accusations flrt charged with
swinging th big atlck to force his
own renomlnatlon, and again with
misuse of official authority to name
his successor In the White House.
Everybody realizes that Mr. Taft
has had some difficult problems to
deal, with, and embarrassing situa
tions to meet from tbe very day he
became president, but everyone who
wants to be fair with himself also
knows that his administration as a
whole has been a success and that
he -has been gaining In public euti
tdatlon and strength, particularly
since the reverse pendulum swing
that gave ua. a. democratic congress.
The anvil chorus of the democrats
will, however; be kept up all the
time that Mr. Taft la In the running,
but It remains to be seen whether it
will fool people any more now than
It baa In the past. It
J A Theatrical Failure.
, Is It going to be necessary fo
adapt the lines of serious drama to
the fickle standards of musical and
farce comedy to get It patronlied?
What caused the failure of the New
Theater; in ; New York was' lack of
patronage, t course. Its 'mission
waa to raise the stage to the lauda
ble level of educational influence,
yet It failed completely. ' Not, how
ever, because It did .not have the ac
tors It had the services of consum
mate artists but because consum
mate artists could not comDet iti
drawing power with . the fancy
dancer, tbe purveyor of doubtful
Jokes or the musical comedy atar.
It Is 'an unfavorable comment
upon tbe theater and tbe theater
goer,, on the theater because It has
cultivated the demand for the lower
grade of stage productions and on
the. attendant because he has been
susceptible to this cultivation. Of
course, the old answer will be that
the .tired mau of affairs" does not
care, for. the, heavier : entertainment
on, the atage. But the "tlred man
of. affairs" must not be thus nr.
Judged. - He should be" alio wed to
iui uiiuivii,, uvuaei no is not
the only person who goea to tbe
theater.
Nd matter about' that, the fact la
that the failure of a theater like this
one lb New York can reflect nn
credit upon the atage aa a really ele-
vatlng or refining force. The stage
used to claim for Itself more than
merely the inUaloo of amusing
"tired business men" or sordid-
minded men; it used to claim title
a- - i. a . I
in a n ai iimr ion n i ir naana iiiu i
a aa a mvii T)
an educational playhouse falling
alongside of the unbounded pros
perity of the cheap and coarse thea
ter, what may be claimed?
It
would be a bad" thing for fchakes-
peare and other strong dramas to
loa tbe bold In literature that they
have lust on the atage.
Intensive Politic
Prof. P. U. Hulden'B alliauiire.
meat f bis eaadtdary for governor
... . . . . r
Of Ia ought to Insure a l!ly
spirit for tbe coming campaign
I
our eUter state. Prof. HulJra
the man with the reputation for
irailng ti blades of graae grow
fcere tut one grew before. He U
a pirner la tbe motemoat of Intra
ait agrlrultar. He baa twea ratrd
as one of tbe world a "iweaty grat.ite . -.w, e a.-. a.i
i ! Med" beraa bf aibat be laaa
da tie la urrwa tke trolrtl .ttt ef'""" " ' S- ele
the aotL He S-arely will BK Iu lea
.lf! la entire laau baa
tee. a kta irfeiia, a4 IJ he tie-
raiarttr Ur saititiiiaa
e( aa be fc fr aalttalrlag eora-
! 4lka aa4 al straw be U ba
'a w k awir al tke tHl!.
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fef'k e le'l a'l i;tbali
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I i af tateaaita litn'ia Kl.iua
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( . - - . laaaaaat t ea e wt:ea4 kee.ia.
iitr.HI tie 4MU;! ttl!lwv a4 .! ar, Ut
ua at r sr. e tk j aa-wai ''
,. . . . " w a w
ui m 4rsaae i a
. ' : fr!ak k a -l.
tftt. !' eat tke aaate ks u
of a well-managed and successful
Political career. The politician
lift. . , . a . .
imuui uis fences wouia not remain
a politician long. Although Trof.
Holden has bad to do more with
preparation of seed and cultivation
-
of the ol! th w,th- fence building.
Is experience will still stand him
handily. Nothing is quite aa neces
,Rrjr ,n '"ding a harvest of votea as
Bclent,fic electlon ad Panting of
"ed' 'nd lf Governor Holden should
aim at ooing aa some otner eminent
Iowa governors have done, graduate
nto a seat In tbe upper branch of
-ww-
congrp8"' b uld - find, even more
imnU nnnnrl unit 4K. Jl.nu.
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nia genius in Dandling to ltlcal aeed.
said that bis chief function at Wash-
ngton was the distribution of gar
den seed
Dr. Wo in China.
With tha alert Inn nf Ir Kiln Tat
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Sen aa president of the new republic
to a series of kaleidoscopic changes.
Indicating that the revolutlonUta
will do more than secure merely a
monarchy, liberal only In. name.
Premier Yuan Shi Kal rather sud
denly receded from hla position to
defeat the republicans or resign,
and the throne agreed to abide tbe
decision of the provinces as to the
form of government. Eighteen of
these provinces having voted for a
republic, the national assembly con
sidered the victory secure and pro
ceeded by unanimous vote to elect
the originator of this movement, Dr.
Sun, president.
Probably, next to Dr. Sun, Wu
Ting-fang has been the most potent
personal factor in forcing tbe issue.
He la certain, therefore, to have a
prominent place In the new regime.
Evidently Dr. Wu's long contact and
experience with Americana Is bearing
fruit In this oldest of monarchies
and his services from now should
prove ef Incalculable value to China.
From press dispatches It has ap
peared that Wu's influence In stand
ing out against a compromise had
as much, lf not more, to do with the
republican triumph than anything
else. He has displayed qualities of
large statesmanship.
Of couree, while history is belna
made in China, the varying recdrd
of this very transition la such as to
discourage any dogmatic discussion.
A week ago It did not seem at all
probable that a republic, even In
name, would come out of the revolu
tion,, and now It la not certain that
the finale has been reached. The
premier i making still another ef
fort to forestall it. , A monarchy
that dates from B. C. 2900 will be
slow transforming Itself Into the
moat progressive of governments.
If the republicans, therefore, for a
time to come get no more, than a
floininak representative state thev
will have done exceedingly well.
The formal opening of the new
Union Pacific headquarters building
Is an event in Omaha'a career. When
tbe ground waa broken for the road
here In 186S, the whole town turned
out to celebrate. The present move
anchoring the executive offices of
this now great railway system la In
degree almost aa Important to us.
Certain folks, who four yeara airo
professod to be greatly distressed
ror rear President Taft would be
merely Roosevelt's echo, are now
finding fault because he has not in
all things agreed with the vlewa of
his predecessor. Some people refuse
to be bappy except when they are un
happy.
If tne democratic combine iu the
C0UBt D0rd leaves any loose
chDe ,u th treasury over for the
nw rePub',c' commlsslonera who
Uk ho!d MIt WMk u w111 purely
D' ovrB'fnt and entirely unlnten
tla-anail
whh
People Talked About
A New Ytrk Jury awarded a li
cents damages and Jutl.a (htt et the
verdl.t aat.le with the observation thai
a Uarer'a reputation must be wurth more
tiian that.
Henry M. Lewis, ft. raj a ulj. of Lan.
,w ' wpluj-tJ m a kKhl ,th!
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nUee4 a alsht from duly In toe last
thirty year. a4 he work
a Veefc.
Herbert Kao Smith, roirimieatneiee of
rvrpralleaa ha WaaAinat-M. Iaa pu,.
cbaMNl )tM T, the 'oer htrnta a(
frealtVal llrvv.r CIeland, at Twenty,
alnih atretrt aat Cathedral aenu. The
prf pai-l ta Mil te ha teai apr,..
rMetj; t A '.
The I'taMi lauiaa wh aa iwMtiili
a.e r IkaJl h I .( w.
TUe ana eitle l- g tr)tf
Iw Nia Tofc tl kauw h
Vir t.ata, 11 r via. ai.d Tl
"''k. X. kwta 4..e.l, were arf!4 at
(Wli.at. T . laaeeiwker B. I n '
l tkea ta tt)i .wu
IKee iaia4 Ike ial Hi anw ae
iiiiwaivtui l U m. I (a.
it are lie k.-1 v
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eaw. latviu at i 4 awt4
t-Heaiiee t tie aa fc... a a . ..a a u
rvMa . , ve4 live axianaewt
wvi wkaat a aeeut.
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IhisDay InOmalia
COMPILED FROM DEB riLE-S
s
IHSO. 80.
Thirty Yeara Ago
The rieaaant Hours club centennial
party and banquet at Maaonlc hall la pro
nounced the moat magnificent social event
Omaha has ever known. Omaha has
never acen such rich and costly icnvmilra
nd costly entertainment as wera lh pro-
trams, those for the ladles b:n Iu thu
form of an eight-page satin booklet, wltr
band painted decoration, made by Mr
Milton Barlow, Mrs. S. D. Locke. Ihe
Mlaaea Roe, Mia Carrl llama. Mist
Taft and Mlaa Runkln. The masnlf Ictt. :e
of the ladlea' toilet -wa tin themo f
universal comment, soma cf thent being
described In detail. Mr. J C. Cowln,
princes robe of crimson kaitn wl.h ovor-
dree of plush, diamond: C. K.
Coutant, combination of IJ soM and
white brocade and old go.'i satin; Mrs.
Kountce, black satin, trimmed elaborately
In jet and superb diamonds; Mrs. Cnl-
petser, whit surah with I'uT4lun embroid
ery, coiffure hlnh and powdc.ed, Mrs.
Prltchett princess of wrvte trllk ; Mrs.
flqulrea, satin heliotrope garnished with
sprays of Heliotrope; Mia DoiKV. pale
blue surah with overdresi of tpanlfh
lace; Mis Millard, blue saMn und lrocadu
with pearl iaascmentorle nurl nttuml
flower; Ml Wakeley, "iicj satin n.d
brocade, laoe sleeves emoroiileroj In crya
tale; Mis Dollle Moo'oi ck Ahlti- sl,k
with overdress of point la: J and flounceit
headed with pearls; Miss Ilovd. rr.am
nuns' veiling with bodice of white silk;
Miss Balcombe, cameo m'tie, wltlt' jcarl
pasnementerte and cryiUI Ioa-; M'.rn
RuBtln. white Hpanlsh laox with :cee
pmbrolderi'J in pearl; Mrd.' F. U. Mc
Connell, dree of ruby velvet.
Kmma Hanson, the 11-year-old daugh
ter of Andrew Hanson, corner "Twentieth
and Nicholas streets, wa frightfully
burned when her drew Ignited from the
stove. 81 wa attended by Dr. Moore,
but did not urvlve. -
The finest and most complete line of
New Year's calling cards at Potter's, 1314
Douglas street.
Benjamin Johnson anl Tilda Nelson
were married by Judge Uerka at the
police court. An Interpreter had to bo
employed, but everything passed off
smoothly and pleasantly.
Work, on the new Orand Central hotel
building la being pushed right along, over
(45,000 having already been expended upon
!(.' When ' completed it will contain 150
rooms and .the total cost will be over
1126,000.
E. P. Vinlng, general freight agent of
the Union Pacific, returned from a trip to
New York City.
Announcement of New Year's , receiv
ing; parties for Monday, January 1, are
as follow: Mr. John V. Furay at 1932
Cass street, assisted by Mrs. Dan P.
Martin and Mis Qra.ee Chamber; Mr.
Clark Woodman, 1712 Izard atreet, as
slated by Mrs. M. O. Col. Mrs. C. E.
Squire, Mrs. A. r. Bherrill, Mr. Wil
bur, Mr. 8. B. Jone. Mrs. Robert P.
Whltlaw of fit. -Louts, Mr. Judaon Smith
of Davenport.t Miss Eva lad we, Mis Julia
Knight, Mlsa' Mary' Knight, Mis Mary
E. Day; Mrs. George A. Hoagland at her
home, Sixteenth street and ' St Mary's
avenue, assisted by Mr. Rustln, Mrs.
Senator Saunders, Mr, BurUlgh, Mrs.
Colpetser, Mr. McConnell and by Miss
Steele. Mia Burley, Mlaa Saunders and
Mlaa Ruatln: Mr, William A. Paxton at
her residence, earner Sixteenth and Far
nam streets, assisted by . Mrs, A. L.
Durfree, Mr. W. A. Sharp, Mr. Samuel
Burns, Mrs. P. E. Her, Mrs. George I.
Ullbert, Mrs. W. W, Marsh, Miss Mattle
Hhurp, Mies Carrie IJama, Mlaa Jennls
Kennard and Mis May Campbell.
J . - (
Twenty Years Ago
V. K. Johnson of Lincoln, who waa on
pf the pioneers who landed In Nebraska
n K65, was at the Millard.
The Club held It fortnightly meeting at
Ihe Llninger art gallery and the toplo of
UacusaJon waa.. "What 1 Christian
Science?"., Clarence W. Chadwlckt be
liever, read, a lengthy and somewhat 'ex
haustive paper. eetig forth his view.
Me maintained' the Cult dealt with spiri
tual and not material things. "There 1
no matter," he aald, "it I the mind, IU
action and its actors. The mind I In
finite." He deplored the treatment of
the sick by physician. Drugn,. he said,
killed and fastened dlsea to tha vic
tim. In the debate ona member of the
club took the-ground that ' If the mind
waa so supremely dominant over the
body then to take a quart of whiskey Into
the system would not' affect the person
at all.
.Judge Doan dissolved the Injunetlon
which prevented tha city completing It
furniture contract with the Ketchum
Furniture company and paved the way
to the signing' f that document.
- laorenso frounae. aaalstant Becre4arv
of the treasury, who waa In tha city.
uaid the political situation was whether
th country would give way te the pus!
lively bad vlewa of Pfeftrr, Jerry 81 mp
son and th Kern, to Carlisle. Crisp and
Mills, or to McKlnley. Uialn and Harri
son. .There waa a gjod deal of rivalry tor
preaadaot of th new Hoard of Kduca
t'.on between I'r. CilMa, Ir. "pauldlng
and Ku.'lld Martin.
Mayor Cuahlng ftgurea out a achaxn
for providing otuaha with a moUera park
system.
Tre Yevtr Ago.
14ik lwart of t'ouiK-li Hiuff won th
ftral .iuurt tatirnanaat at Ik llav-ftuet
club, defaatlng N. P. I'uaia'ei jr., Ik Ik
final nwf4 en ito aluk cuurt. twelve
lar cutlitg.
Judge VlHewnhaUr granted th jwntii
ef t'harle an4 laarl'k Mela. ecMti'!
nf th ealal vt Inaur father, I'retUr',-. S4
kleia. l eell eaaat Mat lira ti g "
ewi.y ai'vk t H erf eeDalo ikMr mf
tta aet.
Tk irvtnM4 Hluff Trax't park si . w.
aitiuai wa gita a 11 y k, 9i
l"i k kvr,l u a laaMillu) aI V'l buy
IM lri lairHl e4 ky K J 'urtMit
Mr. aa4 kar. Alkati Wytt T'r;B4
- floul ttlr. wfcec ihy viftt4
rtatlaa.
4 a J. v I'ueier tafl kvrrti y it n t
knaUa. la a ''.' ti-
' vf lie 'awit4 UUiuaa ( a-
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t' r auk tt Ik .fcfaka fvut
laM wa la IU W. ( tank
vva.ir aiifwaal
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fat, kaaaa 4 iMl," iMautg .
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rai'Vii'aa k tf w.Niry ,4
M laaa, every ma ki k
4.ra.;i fea. a a i
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'atiiul kauwi Mia. "
In Other Lands
aide l.laht What la Traa
plrlaa; A ); th Near and
Far Nation at th Earth.
Ihe Awakening; ef China.
Event of vast Import mark th year'
history of tha old world. Constitutional
government scored an epochal triumph in
Great Britain, diplomacy and bluff
averted a triangular war In Europe, the
republllc of Portugal survived th first
attack 'of rhonarchlsj restoration, changes
wer wfoiight In the map of North Africa,
two Jug.handle wkfs wer Inaugurated
and the. throne of the Manchus of China
overturned by revolution. With a oll
tar jsxeepuon . tbel event .make for
human .progress and human betterment.
Reactionary to the limit of brutal tyranny
tamp th. conduct of flusSl In destroy
ing the Identity of Finland and it un
provoked war on Persia. The upheaval
in China ' overshadows all other events
In world Interest. Th awakening of the
great empire of the east, propheded since
th triumph of Japan, already exceed
In political results the expectation of
tha shrewdest prophets. In less than
three months, beginning October 10, th
revolt' against th Manchu dynasty swept
thrdugh fourteen province, embracing
the Jarga cities of Wuchang, Hankow,
Nanking and Shanghai. Fourteen di
vision of the army and tbe. whole navy
joined tha rebels. . prince . Chun, regent
for hi on, the emperor, retired from .the
throne after penning abject apologies for
the Incompetency of himself and coun-'
cillors. Th . solitary. . urvl.val . of . th
Manchu government I Yuan Shi Kal,
premier, .who Is striving to rescue a rem
nant 'of the monarchlal- system from -the
present-tiling Peace-negotiations are now
proceeding, the rebels Insisting on a re
public, Premier .Yuan holding out for a
limited monarchy. No matter what form
the new government takes, .it Is fairly
certain' the Manchu dynasty J 'down and
out after a' reign of. 333 year. . .
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A Itevolatloa.la Great Britain.
A century-old struggle against the co
ordinate" legislative power of the heredi
tary,' lords' of Groat Britain waa brought
to a close last June when the House of
Lords was forced to approve the restricted
veto, L.ll , passed by the Hons of Com
mons.' The certainty of the creation of
enough new peer to overthrow th two
thirds unionist majority ' convinced the
members' that' resistance was pfteless and
that'll were' wiser to preserve the pres
tige of 'the peerage from the' threatened
deluge of aobodles than fighting to the
last ditch! tTnder the new law a measure
passed jby . the House of Commons at
three successive sessions becomes a law
with royal asnent regardless of the op
position of the House of Lord. Restrict
ing the veto power of the peers open the
way .for the enactment ' of popular
nvaaures advocated by the liberal party
representing the democracy of the United
Kingdom, ' Chief, of these I the promised
home rule for Ireland, which the ministry
is pledged td Introduce next March. Im
portant constructive legislation of a social
and economic character marked the two
sessions of th year. Thes Include com
pulsory insurance ' against ' sickness and
unemployment, : fixing ' of store clerks'
hours,, With a weekly holiday; prohibiting
boys and women . from working under
ground, and .exUndiag .the. copy right act
to fifty years after th death of the
author. ' The crowning of King Oeorge In
London and as emperor of India at Delhi
gave regal pageantry a double opportunity
to display It splendors and Impress 'the
multitude with a pomp nd power of thos
"born to the purple;" '
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France In Morocco.
With practical unanimity the French
Chamber of Deputies ratified the Franco
German treaty on Morocco, bringing to a
peaceful close an Incident portentlous
with war In its early "stages. In the late
summer month when France- undertook
to exercise In Morocco th police powers
conceded .by tha treaty of. Algeclraa.
Germany foresaw the absorption of the
territory by France and . forthwith dis
patched a gunboat to the port of Agadlr
on the Atlantlo coast. If .there wa to
be ' any,, division of ' territorial , loot the
kalrer' government desired to be within
reach. Explanations of the gunboat's
mission failed to satisfy France or Its
ally. Great Britain. Several warm note
were exchanged between th .allied pdw
er and Germany. War' feeling was
aroused and' unofficial bluster filled the
newspapers and emanated from political
leader on both sides. Th OUtcom of
th agitation and cogitation wa a sub
stantial recognition of French supremacy
In Morocco.' By th new treaty France
cedes to Germany ev strip of territory It)
the French Conge and .Germany cede to
Franc some territory on the frontier of
Togoland and Dahomey. Franc' tight
to establish a protectorate over Morocco
I recognised on condition that It safe
guards the economlo quality and com
mercial - liberty of all nation Jn that
country.
Italy and Tripoli.
The acute stag of th Franco-German
dispute over Morocco had scarcely passed
la October when Italy leaped to th cen
ter of th world's stageKalth a. demand
on Turkey to relinquish control of Tripoli.
All other division of northern Africa,
from Kapt to Morocco, had ped I
th control of European powfr Great
Britain. Franco aad "pain. Tripoli was
all that reanairea v2 uis u i'.-' Iv. t, Yotnaa
emt'tr la -MU'tal rtKitnoUed by t t-
farter , poaavswiig an araiy lm-
yond ,'ta la , Th rejected demand w,i
f, .',.::,'" J fcy a eVat'Uralkaa of th war, the
5 Jilfttth "of trvtum to Tripoli and fiereo
Hunting kstwoan the Italian lavir and
i Tark and Aran fmlc. Varloaa raw-
aoo Oar erfTaraJ k Italy In juatltfea-
iiuaa or us icima, iwn as Triptiutaa d
aMltlun to Itauiaa trai aiwt Irador. but
th tru r..f wa thu given by tMaor
iliulltkt. -a.kli:j fnr th govramt
Turkav k bvv tkr aiiio -.'unl th
iwrraualt J taf Italy vmAtrncal aiuiuaiiin
aakl l !i y l ( he tuuintioiia. It
nly n. aakkCy i et a glana al a ma
ul t M4:ilrrna I a run aa eiU
KKI ptial tkal Ik TrtavMlaa krr(ior
must fill tk 4aAiiiaiian f ltly
nO. aoni ail, ( rk'tly. HtaitiNry ltuw
inat Trtll tiroak ftr fully
wa trk an4 Konjiaaa lt (toiw wa
Kuaia. If wa ti a(url thai
uianwnl f iivrthMt aH.nl J Brwt'4
Crvwi . lui.v ' Th ttivJ:i, a; my auai-
m n mn, an I it tiA kean akttif mt 1
P.ajSl It w uv vr r iif xiifl
aw. MiSf't ninj. ' tt aa vcWr".vw m I
B.Rtfc Tke rir'u.yi4 (r.is hwy, tuit '.
koaa Saaa-ta."!' .irM J; lM I
irV'4k ii'm t.vaocn.j cf a -aw idm tla I
tn$ S. to tkaat utiiu to aitdwat el it '
featroaa kao waii,git kwyun4 li .,. ;
vna '
la
( -l'J rrwn ik'
ki.U'l OHi i4 trvia Si lAaoa. l.
llshed a regency far Ms minor son and
Inaugurated constitutional government
Two year prior to this event the puppet
hah entered Into a triple alliance with
Russia and Great Rritaln by which the
former was granted a "sph-re of In
fluence" In the north and the latter In
the south of Persia. Troops of both na
tions occupy portions of their respective
spheres. The signing of this treaty, was
th beginning of the end of Persia aa
an Independent state. A succession of
event this year, each revolving around
the American, William Morgan Shuater.
treasurer-general, are revealed as dove
tailed part of th plan, devised and exe
cuted by Russia. 8huter had made con
siderable progress In re-organising the
financial system of Persia, had collected
delinquent taxes, paid off many debts
and had, good prospects of puttlWg the
government firmly on Its financial feet
before. hla three years' contract expired.
Such an achievement would give the
Peralans self-confidence and popularise
constitutional government, two things
repugnant to th-Russian system. Ob
stacles were raised against Shuster at
every turn of the reform road. Objec
tion came from banker as well as from
mercenary governments. A brother of the
exiled shah - organised an Invasion of
Persia on Russian territory and was put
to flight on crossing the northern border.
As a penalty for the raid the Persian
government ordered the . seizure of the
brother's property In Persia. Russia pro
tested and' demanded a return of the
property and an apology for the "Insult"
cf confiscating property mortgaged to 'a
Russian. Persia, hoping to avert further
trouble, returned the property and apolo
gized. But Russia wasn t satisfied. A let
ter from. Shuster in th London Times,
In which Russia's motives were Impugned,
was then seized as a pretext for demand
ing the dismissal of Shuster. Persia was
obliged- to submit against Its will. Never
theless, because the dismissal was not
done as promptly a desired Russian
troop are marching over northern Per
sia, from Resht to Tabriz,, slaughtering
young and old, who manifest an outward
sign of disrespect for the wolf.
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LINES TO A LAUGH.
1I3-1IoW do yvu make such a hit in
eocloty (
l'.'ll Well, you e. I mistake all 'thai
debutantes for s-wlety leada-rs and -all
the society leaders for debutante.
Princeton Tiger.
"I ahould think," said the woman of
th houae. "yon would have too much
elf-r'spect to make your living by beg
ging." Idy," protested Ruffon Wrat,
straightening himself up, self-rewpeck
la wot alls me! I wouldn't do this for
no other man on earth." Chicago Trib
une. ,
Brings-Here's a scientific chap who
states that the eye of a fly can discern
an object one Av-mllLiunth of an Inch n
iiameter."
Uriggs I wonder If it can discern the
soul of the fellow who wants to ahoiisn
Christmas? Cleveland riain Deuler.
"There Is one reform In municipal re
forms which Is always desirable when
applied to streets."
"What I that?"
"A clean sweep." Baltimore American.
"Did you make up the list of the twenty
greatest women that the editor axked you
to prepare?"
"Not on your life! But I've told at least
a hundred women that they were sure of
a plao on it." Cleveland I'laln Dealor.
A GENTLE EEMDJDEE. ,
'Tis after Christmas time for you
To do the things you've promised to,
'Tla time to entertain a guest.
To sew a button on a vest.
To mako a call to Iron a shirt,
To sew a ruffle on a skirt.
'Tis after Christmas, time to think,
To read a book, to sleep a wink.
To have a heart, a soul to feel.
To eat a good, substantial meal,
There's even time for feelln' sick.
Now that tiler are uo stickers to lick.
'Tis after Christmas, now there's time
To put a thought or two in rhyme,
To laugh a laugh, to make a pun,
To black a shoe, to clean a gun,
To read the news, to catch a car,
To dally where the presents are.
I
'Tis after Christmas, time to sigh
For happier days when you and I,
our plans and labors still pursuing,
Kelt keenly pleasures found In doing.
And last of all. 'tis time, right here
To wish you a glorious, glad New Year.
BAIOLL KE TRKLK.
mother shofjld be careful
children take their hatKa
in a warm room. The chill of a
cold room is dangerous after mm.
of the hot water.
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