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The Weather.
The Indications for Georgia to-day ere
lor ahowera. with brlk to high easterly
wind*; and for Eastern Florida, partly
cloudy weather, probably shower"; fresh
t ut to south wind*
Having at Uurt broken silence. ex-Prcxt.
dent Cleveland *een to be making up for
lost time.
1 o 4
If the Chinese were Boers, then
wouldn't be o much red tape and ttelay
at Pekin. A* a matter of fact, there
wouldn't. In all likelihood, he any foreign
mtniaters and soldier* In the capital.
Official returns of the November elec
ton are now all In. No difference is
shown In the standing of'the electoral
college from that announced the morning
after tha election, namely, 292 votes for
McKinley and 155 for Bryan. The figures
of tha popular vote are Interesting. Thcv
show that McKinley received a total of
7,217.677 rotes, Bryan 6,L".*53, Woolley
(Pro.) 307.36*. Barker (Popi 50.192, Debs
Ida Dam.) M. 552. and Malloney <Bo. Dab.)
rt , McKinley’*' ptur .Illy ever Bryan
Out It I* Interesting to note that the
Populist ticket, concerning w hich a eon
aideiablc amount of fusa *< made, poll
ed the smallest vote of any of the ‘"alao
ran*." The only *ta4e In which Ilirknr.
ilia Populist candidate showed any
strength st all waa Texas, wlier* he gut
*,M idea.
aEK. i.RK t rßiaiirriot.
Evidently Gen Fltxhugh Dee does not
•*k the Cuban* are repaid© of self -gov
ernment In a spec h at the Mert hams
Exchange of Ht. I.oui on I'rkky he pre-
Ulcted that the American ric woald on*
tin e to S -at over Cuba. In an IfNervleSir
with a ri preset.talive of txe
PrMs he said he haerd hi*
pr* diction on the protnlae of the CnJtrd
Htales to give Cuba a stable govemtnesn.
Evidently he thinks it will take them a
long Lfcno to do It —o long that she Cu
latis will lone all 4rMh for indopend
erce.
Gen, Do knows the CoUn peopls thor
oiignly. He U h ;d In high ♦ -teem by the
better ela-s rf them It 1- the very
* ral understandj.g piat the property own
er* and tlie bias men gen**raily pre
fer ann# \ tkn to Af*sum
lf*g that this 1* tits oi tltere will be no
pro'* it frmn ti.em if the Ameri* tn fl*g
ehotikl continue to float over the inland
iong af'.er a <*uhan government has been
irmugtirattd.
Hut will the people of this coustry ap
prove rf Amerioan or u pat ion the
machinery of . < ulan gwernment he*
hfn set in n>-> n ’ Already there ha*
Neeti -otu>i*israble rritkiatn of the admin,
istration for Its tardy action In railing a
convention And then* Is
much i.tr -t in Cuba, tiK>ugh toat is not
> iftfwirent now un It was before ttu
meeting of the convent! n
If, however, there * hoiR.I he any appar
ently imm *) 'wary *l Uy In withdrawing
from *• ieland after the Cuban govern
m<*nt had been •!, tin re wouUl be
an Inquiry Instituted hy I'ongrees as to
the of the delay. If this inquiry
could h" kept out of politics the r suit
might U* In f vor of keeping our flag fly
ing over tin* Island until it w*.* certsln
that the Cu: in government would I** sta
ble, but It would be jmpNMiibls to do that.
It would b made a i*arty queatlon. an*!
under inch circumstances the decision
might t>oc ie t*i 1 upon the nu*rits ot
the cpietion at lsue.
It la doubtful If it D for one occu
pying the f* nit ion that Gen. l<ee drs to
predict that our flag will remain In Cuba,
Tlss effect is to irritate the Cubax - tue
•dement that Is iv control. Alr*swiy tli<*re
In a suspicion that It Is not the jnirpo-e
<4 this country to abide by its promise
t . Cuba etrail have her inde|ioi>U t.‘'W
If this suspicion becomes a conviction the
-day of Ameri< uns in the inland will be
made unpleasant and efforts to h ive .i
uvular standing respecting the
r. latlons between the United R?ate* and
tha CHiban government will bo made tnori
difficult.
l I.TIHATf. iTITi:f<HD.
The movpm#nt that ha* been Inaugu- ,
hated In the Philippines by leading Fid
pinoa nn<l one nr two Amerb'-ina to or
cinizu the I*lands Into 4errttorlaa has, It
seems, the afiprt\Ml of th Taft commis
sion. It would not have the approval of
that comm J sal on unless ths President ro
zirdal It with favor.
It looks very much i If this move
ment were Inspired by tlie leaders of the
Itepubllcan (arty. They are afraid prob
ably that they would have to meet the
tes je of Imperialism again If they w*T©
t< adhere to their original idea of holding
the Islands a* colonies.
A constitution ha# been prepared by
those who are In the movement. If 1*
Utsed on the constitution of the Unltwl
Htates. It provides for a aovernor general
to be appoint* and by the President and for
it ttnate and House of Representatives,
Each f the proposed territories Is to have
a Legislature, similar to territorial legis
latures In this country, and these legisla
tures are to elect five delegates to the
lower house of the Congress of the United
Slates.
I'nder this scheme the Filipinos would
t*> recognised a# citizens of the Fnlted
States at on-'e. end the territories thus
organised would, In the course of time,
become states. In fact. It Is apparent that
euch Is the purpose of the scheme.
The question at on *• present* Itself
whether the p**ople of the Fnlted Hiates
want jthe Filipinos as citizens, assuming
that they are not nw citizens. To some
extent the tolling masse.** of this country
would be brought Into comtcTltlon with
the cheap labor of the Philippines.
The Philippines will furnish troublesome
problems for many years. At no time
vir ** the Fnlted St it*** have come Into
of them have they been any
thing but a source of expense and an
noyance. and from present Indications
they will continue for many years to be
a heavy burden.
aid fon the Hosprrtw.
The Mayor throws out the Intimation
that the recently established hospital will
be re cognised In the city budget for the '
coming year. It Is probable that If the
whole amount of the appropriation for
hospitals I* not Increased there will In’ no
general opposition, but the chances are
that there will be pronounced opposition
If It I proposed to make an appropriation
for the new hospital In addition to the
appropriations u-ually given to tha other
hospital*. ,
There* i* * steady Increase in tb* coat
of fanning the .by government. It la ex
peoted there will be an increase In the
ore. police and public improvement de
partment* as me city grows, but ihe tn
rcase la not alw lye In these department*
There M constant pressure to Increase ex
penses where there Is no good reason for
an Increase.
The hope has been Indulged In that n*
soon a* the house drainage Improvement
was completed It would he possible to
make u very considerable reduction In the
rote of taxation as well as In the assess
ment on real ptoi-erly. Both the tax
rate and the assessment* are too high.
They are *o high that It Is safe to say
that there ore people who are Influenced
against coming here to reside and from
establishing industrial enterprises here
There ougld, therefore, to be special ef
forts In the direction of aa light a lax
burden as i* consistent with good govern
mcr.t and a reasonable amount of public
Improvements.
speaking Of his propose.! newspaper
venture to a reporter the other day Mr
Bryan said; "1 auppose I shall have to
Jv a part of the mechanical work myself
l will loin the locttl typographical union
and that wilt enable me to do so much of
the work as may At my fancy." Visiting
delegations to the office of the Base of
Ijincoin, therefore, need not he etirprl-ol
If they should find him ••rolling -- the
forms, or working the lever of the Wash
ington hand-press or nuking up t.h* mall
*sat on publication days.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 23, HKh).
Sor.ltft %OT YET IWMH’KWtO.
The outlook for the British In Rou*h
Afr. i ts rtf her g<ouinv. The Boers are
not yet conquered, Thev are doing hs
gcod flgh4g row *' ut any time uv-e
the aat began. Tl)e escape of Gen. De-
NY v with his entire force of :>0 m* n
from th* ♦nclrchr.g British column, pear
spring Haua Nek, was . brUllani mili
tary h hievement. The British felt cer
tain of <apturmg btm. If they had don*
m) |t •;* prt. I that bmg step would
hat e be* i. : Mi th* illrect in of p^a*
Ttie ft eiing in Fldkl • and U tha! there
Is yet to h** a gx*d deal of fighting .n
Rou h Afi . a. Gen. Hoherte lel not un
d*r'frl the *<<iuatlon fully or be would
not have returned t* England w a the
understanding that the war Wti* pmvtl
eally over, td that all thers was left
of It were a few guerilla lands The sir
that fc now b* h.g *o.*i t‘*k I-- no? m a
plan* with guerriM i %\.*rkire. It is of su j
importan. e that th< British war office ’*
sending large reinforcements to Routn
\frl* It i i l *ail that Gen. Kitchener
t<- <ll.l*l*l for men. ’ at *V>* rot
look
of guerrilla** lo contend against. At
important feature of the si!nation s the
riaiig in <*i*e Colony. This lias 1
Great Britain It will not bs n 1 i**
tin tier to ■ .f* l*o k countr.
Dutch. Thev te In emirs sympathy with
the Boers, and i* Is I . t:e!r power to
enable tt *tn *o prolong the war f* •
months.
Iti the m* intime Mr. Kruger 6 o
Idle. It |e true he has .**i urt redel tn
getting a r iy government to recognize hi*'
government * r to promise to lend him %
helping hand, hut B Is notle#*abi* that the
sympathy f.r the B*>ers k> ri*vdily In
creasing. The re(M>rt* of Britls.x brutali
ties that ate being pubUs icd are having
the eff t of rcating a feeling hostile to
Great liri'aln. Even In England there
Is a strong and growing -“nDmcnt against
the government. If the Chii.es** quest lo.*
ware out of the way there would ho m
r-obab.iliy of iiiDrventkm In the Rotifh
African war hy one or more of ths Eu
ropean Powers.
An ye' there are no signs that Great
Britain will rn ike any concession* to tha
Boers. In fact. It l- difticuit <to see what
con. - lor.* she <*ould make that would
be a* reptrd. The Boers say It is incie
peiwlcrice or ileath wltli th*m Great
Britain cannot grant them Indapswdsnca
Thar would ba yielding everything. Th •
war therefore must go nt until rlie Boers
■re evhaimted. It 1* impossible to say
n*w long it will be before they are ex
hausted, but when they are tha British
will be In a condition to admit that their
victory ha- ban dc.irlv bought. It Is
probable that If the British could get out
of ths war now with honor and credit
j tlisy w'ould gl nlly *k so.
4\ IKinCttrAT DREAM.
The Rev. M. Rhaldoti, who
tiemght that he coukl •k<nnrtirate how
Ghrlst orouM run a nawapaper, has re
• ently le*T) riving soma attention to the
servaivt girl qu* “tion. Home of hi*
thought# a A conGuslona utwn the sub
ject are rmUxHa) in a paper in a recent
1-o*ll* of the Independent. To Judge from
Hint Mr. flhet Vn lias writ fen. he do* *
not expect a solution of the problem In
lid* vale of tear*. To roach the po s nt
at which ho says the problem would dis
appear, an*l perfect harmony would reign
In all household* mlvtr*s* and
maid, the social system of clvillz.atl*>n
would have to lo rrmol*lol, and wr
should, dwell in h happy combination of
Al tru via and Rnnuliso; where the consid
er atlon of other*' rights an 1 Mmalbilttlcs
were always given first thought and most
scrupulous care; where every prospect
would he pleasing and not even man
W'OUld Ij* vile.
‘•The only true division that con ever
l*e made of society/' soya Mr Hhel.lon,
"Is a division along the lines of useful
ness. ** The posses *ii*n of money or tMe
1; k or money should have nothing what
ever to do with social distinction*. ’ There
ought 10 be only two 1 .In iety at
any lime- the ria.-s of th<*e who am of
us.* to the world, and the of those
who do nothing for its ivappirtesp, Its com
fort or its progress.” The tlrst class
uoubt make up the rel aristocracy, or
upper l ies. tweed upon merit It would
embrace a’l of thoae who contribute to
the progre-a of the workl by their labor.
•ItlKr with hands or head. It would in
clude those who cook the meals, scrub
tha floors, make the bed?*. wash the win
dows, dust the furniture, amt perform
oth* r like services to add to the comfort
and hoppfn* es of the family. The other,
or lower, clast* would consist of those who.
having money, dll not need to work but
only paid the Mils.
“There can Is* no solution” of a ques
tion so great and serious as that of the
relation* between mistress and maid, says
Mr Sheldon, ’’without an appcil to the
religious side of life.” Both !strtv“e*
and maids must be brought under tha bc
| rign influerwM a of religion before they
wiil stand together upon that plane where
.ach will plan and strive for the happi
ness and pence of mind of the other.
lavlsvr ta "divine. -- and until we have
made the "service of the hand" as hon
orable as any other sort of service, no
solution of the problem of domestic help
need be exis-rted.
Mr. Sheldon write* entertainingly, hut
hi* conclusion* ere not practicable. It ts
Impossible to eliminate the respect for
and love of wealth from the human breast.
Mist servant* themaelve* would soon de
spise the mlstre-o who me 6 them as
espials in all respect*. Human nature
would bove to be changed befoie cmidoy
ers and employe* cutikl dwell In that
happy state of which Mr. Sheldon dreams.
Nineteen hundred y irs of evangidlxallan
In Ihe grand.-t religion the world lias
ever known hae fall- l lo bring about
even a i ear approach to the division of
the social Ckisee* which Mr. Shehlon sug
g< "t*, ond the probabilities are that when
aa many centuries more have passe*! It
wilt still i>e the possessors of money who
will constitute the "upper crust." Mr.
Sh. a lon. therefore, ha* failed to offer
any solution of the servant glri problem
that Is of value to present generations
A unique tetumly for hiccoughs was
found effective In tlcneva. N. Y., tha oth
er day. A man luvd been hiccoughing for
three days, and It was believed by Ihe
doctor* that hr must die from exhaus
tion utiles* he wit* shortly relieved. Any
number of remedies had been tried, with
out avail. Filially one of the doctor*
present presented the man with a cigar
He bit off the end of It and uoidbd a
match, and from Ui* first puff he never
isivwougfied again
TYiere - ms to be absolutely no llmi
to the gr inds for i**r*<vn claims V
MChU i man i- :r'*ng to gr: the Th
t*l gttat * to give him a j•t -on lor In
juries r* \eJ a- a cot 'equence of the
Civil War. lx fore he * m born. His
brother. wnty ywr older titan himself
was h >-oil ■ :i u A! * lean r* won*
After h'< important er g igevnsnt It
rep,rf.'.l o*at this lrat er had en kUI
*•1 T report afterwards prov I false
It served, however, to severely slex k hU
mother who #1 rtiv !/*• re*ft*r gave btrt-t
to a cuU.I. ti • petitioner, and he was
born a • ripple li*’ dauns* that the war
ht *J ii> t of the governm- nt in report
ing hla brother •)• and .ire responsible lor
the ti :!.*• will hive mnV** his life
burdensome. Or hnarlly one might sujv
(ioe tfut Congr*-*** would t*alk at allow
ing f*ensK-ns for fge-nntal Influence*, but
it i- Iv •!!'*’ It to foretell whs
i Mepubh* m Congress will tlo when it I
a ca* of pettelon The word 'pension**
i praf. wily an 'open i*ume’ to tn*
pirblt treasury.
h hwin lb.
The win of ne la*e Olny Arnold of
Pawtui k'* K I !m q athes E.'S*io Tufts
College, and i-m.iUer sums to a Urge num
ber of religious and philanthropic institu
tion?*
-Governor-elect Ya-es of Illinois ha*
been so overwhelmed by callers since
• le* tha) t- it he hsx been forced to an
no** •• Cat h** will recet e visitor* only
in the afternoon.
Dr Kdiu., of Vienna, the latest
An*. la also to youngewt.
He ,n on: Si ye tru of age mrt two years
*go to**k hi dtgreM In philosophy. ms?h
--• rniti and phy**ea at tj* I’niverolty of
V f ienn. and worn the Emperor s travel
ig fChnktrehlp.
'lt wa** a laippy afternoon in 15Sk‘.
Srtvs The King. * when fame found Will
i.*ii) Court Gully hard aa work, surrounded
by brief*, in the t*if> room of the House of
Commons library. Ifs hal never spoken
in tfi* House Nobody knew him. Two
stories are told of his aele< Gon a# a can
didate for the chair Mr. liaboucherc. It
is said, tom true* *1 him as n J*ke. Lor!
Her* hell, she other stogy riw ■>. sugge-t
--ed Mr tlitliy to lx>ri Roe**t>ery wn*-n ev
ery other suggestion had failed Either
or neither may be true But certain It Is
that Mr Gully was unknown to i.tne
tenths of the lloue. ‘Gully? Gully?*
Mr Balfour is said to have asked, 'is the
gentleman a member of this House?* For
once, even Mr Palfotir'a Ignorance may
he excuse 1. Mr. Gully had t*ecn too busy
with hD t*rlef< to care much for the
showy side of politics, :■ 1 whlb oiher
men had been talking he hid been pursu
ing a brilllrtnr l**gal career, cut short bv
Mr laebotirhere’a j.ke—or whatever it
may have been. As It w*. lnste.id of
the woolaack Mr. Gully took the (hair,
ir.d tiie House h s forgotten tho unseem
ly armngls which took place over hl
election.’*
nniLiiT niTfl.
—A Pbenotnsnal Rueee**.—C!6tiUl: Was
tlxe sthrlke * *tirc#*s‘*
C.issldy: ft was! Aft her being cat *lx
week* we miocsded In glttin* our
Job*.— V uok.
Mistress faevarelyN; If such a thing
occur* again. -Norah, 1 shall have to g-?t
another *er\ant.
Norah I wish yer would-there's really
enough work fer two of us —Tit-Bits.
—lt Work* Both Ways.—“ The vulgarity
of wealthy people 1* so much more notice
able than that of poorer otie.”
”Yes. And it tho same time it‘* so
much more endurable.”—-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
—A Plea for Mercy —“Ma. I think Mr
Perkin* Is getting ready to propose.**
"Oh daughter, don't get engaged again
no near Christmas. I have all the Christ
mas presents to give that f can worry
through with now. —lndianapolis Journal.
—Sure Sign.—Mamma: You have be
come very fond of Mr. Huggard in quite
a short time.
Daughter: NVhy. mamma, what make*
you think that?
Mart mi: I overheard y#vu telling him
last night that he was “too hateful fer
anything Philadelphia Pres*.
—Easily Found —"Do you think it Is de
fdrahl# tor u man to study the dead lan
* ua *-"* *
"No, idr,” answered Mr f’umrox. with
emphasis. "If queer words are what a
young min aspires to. the golf and base
ball report* In any good dally newspaper
will amply mII hi* wants.*—Washington
Riar.
Estimating til* Value.—They were look
ing at th# n an who was occupying two
seat# while woman were forced to stand.
**l 9houi ft Judge." said one, *‘that lie
would bring about fH.tR.”
"<n what do you bare your estimate?”
asked the other.
“On present irlce of pork and anusoge."
—Chicago Evening Pont
t'lttltKVr COMMENT.
The Indianapolis find ) News (Pem)
says: “Congress I* proposing to create one
Industry by passing th* ship-subsidy bill
and to destroy another om* by passing
the oleomargarine bill Why would It
not he a good bleu for our statesmen to
leave private industries to themselves and
devote their attention to legislation that
Is clearly for the benefit of all classes?
We have In the last five years fought two
national campaigns against class feeling
and sectionalism, and in both of them the
people stood splendidly for Ihe principle
of national unity ami solidarity. The R> -
publican party ought to have got such
an Inspiration from those two struggles
as would make it Impossible for It to h
mi* the party of a section or a class,"
The Nashville American (Dem ) *ays;
"Th* Democratic party must get out of
thl* one-man Idea- The rank and fib
must have a chance again, as Sir. Cleve
land says. Kvery Democrat In the party
must be free lo express hU opinion*, an I
mint not be ostracised because he does
not accept every plank In hi* party - * plat
form. Randall of Pennsylvania wa* an
avowed protectionist, but hr continued *
Democrat all Ids life. Difference of opin
ion on economic subject* should not re
sult In banishment from the party. Mr
Cleveland's words deserve lo be written
In letters of light. - Ulve the rank and file
a chance.' "
Th# Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says:
"A resolution In the Cuban Constitution
al Convention propose* to Indemnify Ihe
American people for their expenditure* In
securing tho Independence of Cuba. This
Is an evidence of gratitude, at least, on
the part of the Cuban patriots; but they
may be somewhat pr. mature with thlr
resolution. In the estimation of Senator
Beveridge of Indiana, and other spokes
men of ahe a dmlnlairagkm the t'nlted
States could only obtain adequate com
pensation by annexing the Island.
The Galveston News (Dem.) has this
comment; "Mr. Cleveland says the De
mocracy should get hack lo Clevehmdism.
Mr .1 Sterling Morton say* It should
steal all Ihe lb publican policies, while
Mr. Hoke Smith wants any obi platform
that will prove a winner It b* easy now
to understand what Julius Caesar was
striking at when he mid 'Ail Uaul lx 01-
Vdcd Into three part*.’ **
t wtpty Sleaswrea.
*T m afraid. Umpy. well have to pro- 1
test to our m mber of Congress.** said the
tramp, a riling to the Cleveland Plain
I>ealer.
“Wit fer. Weary?**
cause this h* re reduction of war
tsar* ain't -goln to us a nickel's
worth. Are wa gain* to feel any easier
tn pocket '( tuit they’v. <le i led to take
th- stamp tax off o’ bsi K hocks?’*
• NY hat Is s tank che< k. W aryT'
"That’s It That's wo: kws of us will !e
arkTrf. An’ then there’s the reduced t *x
on Ijeer. I that gom* to henetlt the noble
irm o' t >mato cun rushers? 1 don’t stunk
it Hemind me to write to Ren'tor Man
ner to-morrow* moniin*. Umpjr, an* ask
him If he ain’t * goin’ to do somethin'
for the common people pretty soon.”
Mm* Mggti ir.l Of Iriilh.
During his (second *u * e-ful campaign
on the Republican ticket for Governor of
Mi-hlgan the late John J. Il.igt* y s[>k*-
ore evening t says Har
per's Mar*sine He was a good business
man. but a poor publh speaker. At the
in ginnlng of his remarks cm this occasion !
h* el uded frankly tv hi* lack ot oratori
cal gifts. After he had finished a man j
pushed forward, gr ipped his hand warm- |
ly and said:
"Governor, I have been a lifekmg Dem
o*rat but at the coming election I shall
vote for you.”
"T!ar,k you.” replied tha Governor,
much gr.itifl*l ‘Hlay I ak the partic
ular reason for your change ' ‘
"Becaus- you are the first *pe*k*r on
either side in this campaign that I have
h'd tell the truth You sail when you
began that you couldn’t make much of a
speech, and by Jink* you rsnt!’
Ills t'lnaeneM.
There's a good story to; I on s young
fellow here iiotM for his * ksene*s. *ny
the Isolds villa Times. He went to spend
the rugtu with a friend. During the en
tire night he setrayed mirh raatlaa*nes*,
which kept the host wkle sVk, and An
ally the siumborer betrayed signs of vio
lent emotion “He's going to have i
nightman*.” *eud the fr;end. "but he al
ways gTumblsa o when you wake him
up that 1 hate to disturb him ’* ll* wait
ed a while longer, sitting up in bed stal
ing at the miserable sleeper and finally,
Iwooming alarmed, he rou.-ed him. He
sprang up n b**d, glared wl dly around
ami said: “\Vhera am I? I don't see the
atorm.'*
“Why. Dr in my room, said the heat
soothingly; “you remember you stayed
all night with me. I beg vour imrdon for
waking you up. kut you carried on *o 1
had to.”
“Beg my pardon**” gasped the guest. *T
•hall never be grab ful enough to you. I
dreamed I was out with Miss Bud and a
terrible atorm came up. ami my shoes
were new. and I wi- Just ordering 'ip*
for two when you rou***d me. Old boy.
you have waved me n dollar.”
And tha ho-t -.>■•* wis a-tually
afraid to go to sl*- p ihat night for fear
the coupe would n
%• Strong l-nonarh.
At one of the club? the other day. s.iy
The King, two members were arguing
about will power.
The eoncMfed man. who was In the j
habit of boring all present w uti his point- i
less tales, sail that his will was stronger |
than hi* friend’s.
’’You are wrong there,” said the quiet j
man, ”ar*l I will prove It In th4* way
You g< ned stand in t • . orner. and I
will will you to oom out of It. You will
.igair.st tw\ and I Ist \■ i that I will
have you from that corner before 1 hav*
comntended you a second time.”
The smart one took the b* t and put
hlm**lf in the comer The quiet man said,
in a commanding volte:
"Come out of that corner!”
Tin* other grinvw*d and sh>k his head
The Q M. sat down and looked at him
f * clily. Five minutes passe*!, ami ties*
the man of will said, with ft sr**r.
’’Hadn’t you better give it up** I don’t
fet 1 any Influence at all. ami I can’t stand
here all the evening.
“There l no hurry.” sail the Q. M
“and I have a v. rv comfdrtal le jmt
There I* no time-limit, except that yon
.ire to come out before I -k you twice,
and as I don’t intend to n*k you again
until this day week. I think you will
feel the Influence before then.
The smart one rum* out looking very
foolish.
The Kaiser** Joke on the Connies*.
An exceptionally good story, which has
the advantage of bring true. Is now (our
correspondent tells us. says the* Ig>n*ion
News) circulating In parliamentary quar
ters In n*rlin. When the Emperor Wil
liam Informed Herr von Rue low at Ham
burg that he was now Imperial Chan cl
lor. Herr von Ruelow naturally expressed
his delight, and perhaps h*- really was
delighted. But all at once he seemed to
be oonsidering almut something, and the
Emperor, perceiving this, said: "Whti 1*
the matter now. Ruelow?” The latter an
*we red that he had just chanced to think
of his wife She had nothing against the
Chancellorship, but a great <h*nl against
the Chancellor's pal.ue, for. while her
present home w a regular little Jewel
box. the great cleaning -town in the
Chancellor's pataca would not b* i
*il before this time twelve months. ’’Clive
n\ greetings to the Countess," His Ha
-
would contribute my part toward the
• leaning down.” Herr von Ruelow may
perhaps have hoped that the Hmj**ror
would see that the |*alace w.w thorough
ly renovated. If so. be was mistaken
A few days later very bulky pared w
left at the Countess von Ruelow'a by the
Emperor's orders. It contained a hun
dredweight of soap, the promised contri
bution toward the great cleaning down.
The l.lttle Feller 1 * stockin'.
Joe Lincoln. In the Saturday Evening
Post.
Oh. It's Christman Eve, and moonlight.
■ and the Chrlstma* air Is rhlll.
And tho • fro-ty Cnrb'mas holly shines
and si>urklc* on the hill.
And the Christmas sleigh-bells Jingle, and
the Christmas laughter rings.
As the last stray shoppers hurry, takln
home the Christmas things;
And up yonder In the attic there’s a little
trundle bed
Where there's Christrao* dreams a-d.ancln'
througti a sleepy, curly head,
Aral l - * "Merry Chrlstm-ts," Mary, once
agin fer me ami you.
With the little feller's stockin' hangtn'
up besble the ff'te.
"Tlsn't silk, that little stockin', and It
Isn't much fer show.
And the .laris are pretty plenty round
about the heel and toe.
And IIS color's kinder f ided. and it's
sorter worn and old.
But It icolly Is surprisin' what a lot of
love 'twill hold;
And Ihe IKHe ham) that bung It by the
chlmhly there along
lias a grip upon our heartstring* that I*
tntghtv lirni and strong;
Bo old Hantv don't forgtt It. though It Isn't
fine and new.
That plain little worsted stockin' bangin'
up beside the flue.
And the crop# may fall, and leave us
with our plans atl gone ter smash.
And the mortgage may hang heavy, .u.d
the bills use up Ihe cash.
But whenever comes the season, Jest *<.
long's we've got n dime.
Then'll be somethin’ In that stockin’—
won’t there. Mary7—every time
And If. in amongst our sunshine, there's
a shower er two of rain.
Why. we'll face 11 bravely smilin', and
we'll try not ter complain
Lsmg as Christmas coin.-- ami finds us
here together, me and you.
With the little feller’s gtockifi hangin'
up beside (he flutw
I ffllH OF UTKIIBfr,
—The F.i>wl tnlna, located at Eveleth
Minn . haa cleared shipment* of • trlfl
m*er 1 $<0.1)1 gnosw tan* of iron ore for the
e.ason. This i* the largest shipment *)
i-Mnt of tonnage ever made by any mine
in th< world, Ding at the rale of about
7 guu tons a day for every shipping day of
ths season.
—A Bostonian, while exploring the flies
of m paper print"*! in his town Just a
cm tury *go. came across thl -* rathei
startling: ohrertleinent “and. Rogers in
form tlndies wno w-ish ti be tirce?-
•>*l by him. either *ai assembly or ball
■ lays, to give him not too the previous day
loi'll"* who engage to. and tkr.'t dresz,
must pay him half price.*'
—o>l. George I*. Grors of Kansas City
has a atxjon ttint co*t him 119.000. N ears
ago :ia was offered tnat sum for his share
In a M xlcan mine. Ho rafuiwal and a
.lay or two later the property w *
by rains. Then *mne a cave-in which
ruin**! t i pr*|* rty. <>ut of the ore on
the laink Mr. Gross h.el a silver spoon
mc l* and that is all h" has to show for
j hie tlk.CuO.
[ —As the result of an election bet two
I black Ictus w I march in the inaugural
I parade ,n NY hlngton t>'zt March. NN
M Hoev aid William Taggart, of No
.a - Ari , made the bet The former
won and by tiie terms of the wag-r
j Will lead the bears, which were captured
*in te Rita mountakn* After th
parade they will he given to the NYash
! jngton sookigl al rankni.
II 1s believed by many that the dry
climate of Rot)th< m Oklahoma and th *
Southern dlatrlct of Indian Territory is
going to make ail that section the horn**
of the finest grades of cotton. During the
it developed that thg • <*tton
grown in the Choctaw Nation was of •
good Tiber, grading a:*ove the a\erge m i
In great demand f>r export. A great deal
has been shipped to Germany and Eng
land.
- Tha display ot Leonids till* year Iras
been very disappointing, only a few hav
ing b*- n s*en. It is pro'wbit* tGat their
or.dt has baoomo changed, taking them
farther away from ue. A eel star* Profes
sor Wendell of Harvard l Diversity, says
That unless during the* next 33 years there
shall be another change In the orbit nt
the meteors, bringing them back neat
tha earth, we shall reo no more of the
ancient Xovem **r shower ot l.conld*
The few which have bean goto this yaar
w*ra atra> nc:eors which WHnlere*l
out of tiie regular path. The principal
• • .-e of the change in the orbit* of the
Leonids is that there h.* been some dls
turbarx • in s|toc* which ha* brtmght a
larp" body n'ar the j ith of th" la*aild*
hue exerting an attraction on them and
toHir g them t< hang" their orbit.
—ln the current numt>er of Meehan's
Monthly Mr. Onwerk*rk glv an interest
ing sketch of the coffee tree. Kaffr i, In
the eouthrrr. part of Abyssinia, 1* given
as the native homo of lOfTee. It wa* not
until i; had been in use for centuries by
the Arabian* th< a plant was carried to
Java In !?•* n tree from Java wa sent
to Amsterdam, and when It flowered and
ripened seed.* a young si-tslling w i* pre
sir i ft t Luis XIN From thl* plant
*• lltng.s were pent to Martinique, and
from those plants, again, seedlings were
sent to Jam i a Cayenne and Son Do
mingo; while from Am>terdam plant* w< r
sent to Runnarn. In fact, it was from the
one plant. snt from Java in the begir*-
ning of the elght'inth century, bv Gov
Gen. Van Hoorn, that everything In the
Fret h |Ks* seions urd West Indies
sprang. In thl* way how traveled the
progeny of the original coffee plant, In
trodu* ■ and from Arabia at the end of th*
seventeenth century. N .1 not remark*-
b < con* ud-•' the writer, that we should
o' so much to *o small a beginning?
Prof. Norton rey* In Popular Rcience*
News, apropre of tiie deadly microbe
T.'iero is great danger of the bacteriolog
i< and craze in ding It* |evotee* In a quag
mire. from which extrl. atlon will be llf
fleult if not ini|*>s*;)>le without loss of
?*!• . The earliest Inventigatons, are
;>rone. in their enthusiasm, to take t<>o
much for granted (tho wish Iteing father
to th" thought), and It will not b# at all
to And that many step* will
a\* to be retraced; many ingenious and
promising theories abandoned. It should
in* kirnc in mind that rot to?- *>pi life
In the main, beneficent to humanitv.
that the varieties n- filed with cftl>.s*
ur* comparatively few. bv comparison
with th" Others an I that in the . t e
the ba terla that have been definitely
identified with spes-lrte diseases. || ha -
never bean eatD'actorJl>* demons;rated
!iat they are the cause, and not tn *
iroduet, in i-h cases. Although som*
facta are positively known In ba teriol
gy. yet the conclusion* drawn from them
ire mainly conjectural, and In this, a
in other Held*, it is not at All unllke’y
that the next generation will see the pres
ent trechlncs thrown ott, and a g>ner il
recasting of theories.
—*‘lt Is the custom.'' said H. A Stan
hop#, of <’aie Town. Smith Africa, to
w-rtter for the New York Tribune, •each
vear to sell the output of the Kimberley
fl. kls to the highest bidder. The diamonds
are sold at so much a carat, without re
ference to the size of the stone*, al
thmigh store* below n certain weight ar*
not In the agreement. Obviously, the lara
r the stone* found the better it i* tor
the purchaser, f >r the value of a diamond
lie reuses enormously w ith each carat.
This l**d to a most extraordinary oi cur
r*nce. Pitney Rarrato had Ihe fields one
y.*r. but Alfred Belt outbid him -md
got them for the year following. The fir**t
blast flrd tinder the Belt management
dlslodgo! the large*! -If a morel ever found
It weighed over nine hundred carats In
the rough, and its value is simply incal
culable. If Rarnato had tired one m°r*.
Mast before his lease was up. the dia
mond would hove bee am* his. As It w as.
howtvg. |1 bscatno tbs p of \ j
%
la is now negotiating for Its purchase
If he gets It he’ll have to put a mortgage
on a good slice of his empire to pity for
It. That one diamond was worth fit
more than the entire yield from the held*
for the previous year.”
—.Emperor William, who Is known to he-
Lev* tn tali-matis, wears a pair of studs
which belonged to ala grandfather, carry
ing with him b.e les two snuffboxes,
'hough he does not use them—one for
merly the property of Frederick the Great,
the oth.r that of Napoleon I. On certain
memorable day* be nbls u spur which
1 ''.uric* XII b>*t at the battle of Puitawa
and Is quite convinced that these objects
bring him luck. King Oscar of Sweden
as a I dam ring which tu ver leaves him.
It belong-d to his .ancestor, Bernadotu,
wlio always wore It and It Is said to im
part power to the wearer The King
t- afraid to meet funeral processions. I|.
Is collector of engravings, painting-,
medals and rare hook*. Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria keep# an old horse in his st i-
I :do that iore Prime Alexander t the
attic of Kli volts He I* of the opinion
! that os long as he take* care of thl*
horse he will retain hi# power over Bul
garia. Ferdinand of Coburg | H o lower
Of precious Stones, and his collection cf
diamonds, emerald*, rubiea and ;>ea rle
'* very valuable The Prince Regent of
Bavaria rolled* the Jug. and crockery of
Bavarian peasant* of tie- Mb idle Ag. ami
mnot be persuaded to hunt on a Fri
day. His grandfather, King Ixnits 1. wu
i passionate collector of hmtorlral um
brellas.
—Parisian firemen recently gave a suc
ce-sful drill with automobile fire-engine
apparatus of an Improved rharaler, all
three tyt>es of machine* used having been
previously exploded tn the drill at Vln
. ennes. The aiqurratus consisted of an
electrical hosc-wugon, with a capacity of
olx men, life-saving tackle, ladders, and
the u*ual hoae-reel. and an alactrlr flr,.
putnp of an entirely new type. con*.Mm*
of a m* trtlllc tank of I<X> gallon* cap.-* a ,
mount* ) on an automobile carriage, wttri
pump, hose, and noxxie. The apparatus
for pumpln the water Is operated by i,
*me motor which drives tha englt*#,
whi h. on arrival at the fIK. is switched
off • the pump, thiui serving a douM*
purpose. Tha ho** Is wound on a cylin
drical reel, so flx*d that, on arriving *t
a lire, tho stream l Immediately availably
and the capacity of the tank Is exhausted
while the hose from the hose-cart is belrv
attached to the water main. The engirx*
weighs. In running order, with tta t#w
and ji full tank, a trifle over three toe.
The apparatus on bo;h engine and hot*,
wagon i *•> constructed that part of tha
energy generated may he used for the
lighting of arc and incandescent lamp*
during night lire*. The third vehicle l ar ,
electrical ladder. This la mounted upon a
low truck, upon which tho large ladder
used by the department Is hoisted almost
horizontally bv moans of an inclined plane,
to th*- penpendlcular. the weight of
apparatus, Including Its crew*, being ow
four tons and a half, or tiie heavier* of
all the fir# machinery to which median, and
propulsion has be#*n applied.
—Among my favorite lnsecta, wr!‘*a
Charles B. Rennet In t. Nichols*, ar*
th" common social wasp*, especially tho*.*
thnt do not make any covering over th*ir
nests. One reason is tier*use 1 like to
study inae< ?• In their wild state, and h*‘
soilal nre almost thr only active
lnse*is that can be kept, and yet rem*la
entirely fre* Hy carefully bringing a
nest, with all the wa.-ps on it, to a g--*|
place for observation, as Just outside of
.i window which Is seldom opened, tbs
habltt* of th" wasps dn b' easily watched
without confining trie*.* insects at ah.
And they* we may watch them without
any danger of getting stung. The woeps
that do not make any covering over their
nej*t" are preferable to those that do, be.
a use than we can see oo much more of
their habit*; then. In fact, all of
domeatl habHs can be easily seen, which
• it th# •• with most In*e<x* NVa'i-i
alio have th* advantage of not being rar%
ihut gcner.illy It h* not hard to pr>-
- urc a nest of some kind; and if tt ahou'l
not happen to be juw* the kind spoken of
nere. it will be at! the more interesting
f#v different onao to tell about the his
tory of the different wasps when it com**
io next Autumn. And if any one should
fall in love with three bold and truly
very Interesting little neighbors of mirz.
if may be a satisfaction for htm to know
that thee little insect* are our helper\
• ven If they do not like to taste fruits,
for every year the different kind* of
wa*p§ make deadly war on the troubl*-
•cme fHes and on the dextru tive cater
piliars, beside* on many other insect* that
annoy the farmers, and gardener*, and ua
Oil SRMHftTS.
CHRISTMAS RACES
—AT—
THUNDERBOLT DRIVING PARK
ti kadiy, nr.a sn.
Trotting, racing and Running,
fh—RACE HORBEB AT THE PARK--4S
The best card of tha year.
Hee dully papers for flat of antrlas
Horses called at .13) p. m
BpwUl fchfduls by oar line.
M. A. DOYLE, Manager.
ANNUAL BALL
Mil Council No. I. order
m Fireinea
r.r nn* aiiort niu,
Tuwtor. 16. UOL
Tt.-k-l* C*.
AdlMttln, and
Included).
fTndITTKB:
J K Mnmilr#. ch*!rmn: A. J 7Vtv*r*\,
rotary; Ow A. Jlrll. Jan. J. (Inim. D.
P %Vlkr. A. P McPariund. Jno. P.
Puffy, Jim Morndl, Jo, Wlkor. "M F.
K!n. R P Wamwr H F. Ruitar
MuMo furnlshod by Iloii*ri(<‘J<J’ orrh*.-
trn Tickota can ho w-r-urod from th- com
rnlttro or at anr of th Fin* (Ration*.
FOR CHRISTMAS.
CANVAS HUNTIN6
COATS,
HATS,
VESTS,
LECCINS, See.
Ml liO Si.
113 Broughton Btfsst. West.
TURPENTINE FAP.M
FOR SALE.
Fine wfll e<| nipped Tnrpenfln*
I Nrni nf prlinic •%le, on nrconnt of
tlettfli of partnrr*. Thlrly ’T fl P 4h
I ilor Mini round limlirr plenty#
inn lip Imnslal at a groat barf**"*
lililrpai or *llt
MANSHIP CO.,
MchoUtsvtlle. Miller County. G#
New Steamboat tor Sale
The GIvRTRI'DE DI'DLEY, length *
feet, draft 6 feet, Roberts holler, compound
engine*, built last spring, large cabin* on
lower ami upper deck, well a pointed and
fpeedy. Will l>* sold at foot of Mala
street. Jacksonville. Fl.. on Monday.
Dec. by special muster, for debt. Ju*t
the bout for mail ami passenger routm
FLORIDA HARDWARE CO-
We Save You Money
-ON-
Fire Works. Toy and dolls; see u* quick.
'Phone 671.
DONNELLY DRUG CO..
Liberty and Price street*.
Hot Air Furnaces.
We make a specialty of repairing Hot
Air Furnace*. Your orders will rscalvt
prompt attention.
K. C. PACETTI A BON.
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