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18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 27 , 1898.

THE OMAHA SLNDXY BER

. nOBCWATUn , Editor.

PUBLISHED KVHUY MOUN1NO-

.TEKMS

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OPDally Heo (without Sunday ) . One Year J6.00Dally Bee and Bunduy , Una Year 4. . 8.00-Btx Months. 4.UU

Three Months. .. 2.U-OHunday Ileo , One Year. 2.00-Baturrfay Bee , Ono Year. l.WWeekly Bw , One Ycur. . . .. "

OFFICES.Omaha : The Uco Bulldlnc.South Omnha : Singer Block , Corner N-

and Twenty-fourth Streets.Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street.Chicago ointe : stock Exchange Bldg.Now York : Temple Court.Washington : SOI Fourteenth Street.-

COimESPONDENCH..

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All communications relating to now * andeditorial matter should bo addrcsseli Tothe Editor.

BUSINESS LETTERS.All business letters and remittances

should bo nddreSBerl to The Uco PublishingCompany. Omaha. Drafts , checks , expressand postofllce money orders to be madepayable to the order of the company.

THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY.

STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION.State of Nebraska , Douglas County , as. :

George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The BeePublishing company , being duly sworn ,says that the- actual number of full andcomplete copies of The Dally , Morning,Evening and Sunday Bee , printed duringthe month of October, 1S93 , was as fol ¬

lows :

1 20,020 17 S5Ca.-

5M

2 2.no53 25,410 ! ! '. ! ! ! '

.'.'. ! ! ! .

4 2.1,810-E

20 2.vtrn2.VIIU 21 2.ii4r:

6 25,474 22 ur> , :us7 25,405 23 ansir8 , 27t2U: 24 U.I7U9 25,2(17 25 s.vi.'HJ

10 23,028 26 25i37!

11 27 U3.40U12 a 1,013 23 un.r.iiH13 31,048 29 U.17tU:14 27,048 30 i .-> ,lIO(15 20,740 31 UUUSO16 20UOO

Total , Hirli( SLess unsold and returned papers. . 17,8211

Not total average .7 7,2rnNet dally average 25,718

GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.Sworn to before me and subscribed In my

presence this Slst day of October , 1593.-

N..

. P. FEIL ,

Notary Public.

This Is nn nge of progress. Congres-sional

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leaders arc quarreling over thelength of the Christinas recess beforeeven congress has convened.-

A

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lending real estate dealer says nlsfirm has done more business the lastmonth than was done In any other onemonth In three jears. Simply a utraw-

.It

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Is greatly to bo feared'the people ofOmaha prefer to go to Chicago and NewYork for their grand opcia rather thanto have their grand opera couio to them.

Note how Omaha's clearings recordkeeps right near the top In the percent-age

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of Increase column. And businessIn general keeps abreast of the clear ¬

ings._

Paris correspondents can stir up n warecare on just as small a provocation asthe ranchman who has hay and provi-sions

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to sell In the vicinity of an lutllnureservation-

.Thefinfo

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return of Emperor Williamfrom his pilgrimage to the Holy Landought to be the signal for a regularexodus of crowned heads from Europetoward Palestine.

The Spanish commissioners still con-tlnuo

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their horsetrader tactics. Theyhave not yet grasped the Idea that thisIs a one-price store with all goodsmarked In plain figures.

The Spanish must derive considerableconsolation out of the Information thatOeneral Blanco has turned over his com ¬

mand. It was only a hairbreadth es-cape

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that ho managed to have that toturn over.

One of the latest scientific works com-mended

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In the book reviews Is referredto ns Green on Forestry , If there Isanything In a name the author must be-nt his best In those chapters which treatof foliage-

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Is certainly dlscoinaglug to thepopulist state officials in Kansas just onthe eve of being turned out into the Icecold world to discover that some onoNvho had access to the vault in the capl-tal had absorbed all 'their savings.

One of the most gratifying evidences ofthe beueUts of the Transmlsslsslppl Kxposition Is the decrease In the numberof dependent families. Only the unfor-tunate

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now ask for alms. All ablebodied men had work the last year-

.If

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the United States goes Into the busi-ness

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of establishing open doors , the partltlon that separates the homo marketfrom the world market will be in dangcr of such wholesale puncturing thatbefore long no one will be able to Hudeven the doors.

The GulmtiH are to have an early op-

portunlty to demonstrate their capa-bility

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for sclf-goremnumt GeneralWood has put the municipal affairs ofSantiago In order and given them anexcellent practical example of how theaffairs of a city should bo managed.

Advocates of state ownership of rail-ways

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, who are also almost to a manfound opposing the Issue of governmentbonds , will find food for rvttectlou Inthe announcement that the French gov-crnmeut is to Issue a new loan of IfK ) ,

000,000, francs for railway constructionIn ludo-Chlua.

Agitation is begun In Illinois for theabolition of the circle at the top of theofllclal ballot. The circle ought to ge-net only In Illinois , but ulso In Nebraska .

It Is confusing to the voter , n premiumfor the Ignorant vote and an Incentive to-

fraud. . Let the vote be for men and notfor roosters , grizzlies , elephants or-eagles. .

The operation of the military postoffices will leave a red Ink balance onUncle Sam's books. No private corporatlon running the Foatolllco departmentwould have gone to the expense of glv-Ing the soldiers on the field the benefitof 2-cent communication with friendsand relatives at home. This Is one ItemIn the annual postotllce deficiency thatthe people will bear without complaint.

iIN A OBSEVOLKKT I'llAMK Of MIND ,

If there Is any one trait that ells-linguistics the true Ilrlton from all othernationalities It Is his supreme utisellHu-lies* In dealing with rivals in the com-mercial

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and Industrial Held. The Intoh-strings of the Ilrltou arc always hang-ing

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loose and his storehouses and ware-houses

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, factories and banks never elo'ictheir doors so long as there Is u profit-able

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customer In sight.This hospitable and benevolent turn

of mind doubtless accounts for the policywhereby the benevolent Briton alwaysbuys In the cheapest and sells ) . thedearest market. It Is this same spiritof sublime disinterestedness that has In-

spired¬

Britain to sympathize withAmerica In the war against Spain andanimates Its statesmen and warriorswith exhuberant Joy over the prospect-ive

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acquisition of the Philippines by theUnited State ? as the logical outco.no olthe war for humanity.

Being In a most benevolent frame olmind the British lion wags his tall ap-provingly

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to the American eagle and w-eilhlls

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si preme satisfaction o or tltc pros ,

pect of the open door which is to letJohn Bull come Into Manila and all theother portions of the Philippines on anequal footing with the Yankee traderswho are not only to foot all the bills forsafeguarding British Interests In theIsands but expected also to keep theRussian bear at bay In case he shows adisposition to dispute British supremacyIn Chinese waters.

When Uncle Sam supplies John Bullwith an ocean patrol at hid own expenseand removes the barriers that have here-tofore

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Interfered with his ambition forunrestricted traffic in Australasia theBritish naturally will be In almost asamiable a frame of mind as ArtemusWard was when he declared his willing-ness

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to sacrifice all his wife's relationsIn the war-

.England.

never does things by halves.-As

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a striking proof of Its grateful appre-ciation

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of America's departure from theold landmarks of George Washington ,

which sought to avoid all entangling al-

liances¬

with foreign' nations , Englandmakes a voluntary tender of a coalingstation In the II 3d sea.

England never does things by halvesand when It makes a free gift of a coal-Ing

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station In the neighborhood of theSuez canal It has outdone Itself Inmatchless generosity. By long-distancetelescope that Itcd sea Island boars nmarked resemblance to the woodenhorse by which the cunning Greeks sev-

eral¬

thousand years ago managed towedge their way Into the Impregnablecapital of the Trojans. With a coalingstation In the Ited sea the United Statesmay In due time take an active InterestIn the Egyptian question and duallywhen Africa is partitioned among thecivilized nations claim a big slice of theDark Continent as its share In JoiningBritain to fight the battles of humanity.-

In.

the Egyptian deal , as in the con-

quests¬

of India and annexation of thebushmcn of Australia , England has al-

ways¬

been Inspired by purely humani-tarian

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niotlves , Just as were the Romansunder Caesar when they Invaded Britainand the Danes when they came to civi-

lize¬

the native savages that had re-

sisted¬

Caesar.These Inherited traits of unalloyed

love for humanity have manifestedthemselves In a more pronounced degreefrom year to year as we approaqh thetwentieth century. The only wonder isthat the people on this side of the waterhave not been able to appreciate thesespontaneous outbursts of manifest des-

tiny¬

until the open door to the Philip-pines

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and a free-gift coaling station Inthe Red sea have overwhelmed themwith a sense of Inexpressible gratitude.There Is only one thing more to moveAmerica toward an affectionate embraceof Britannia and that is a tender of Ire-land

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as a Christmas present to UncleSam.

POSSIBILITIESThe extent to which the western coun-

try¬

can be developed by Irrigation Is aquestion which would be difficult nt pres-ent

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to answer with any degree of ac-

curacy. . According to the report of thesecretary of the Interior there still re-

main¬

in the public domain In the statesknown ns desert land states >lii,54i,0o5-acres.

)

. Of this 60,000,000 acres are classedas barren , Irreclaimable waste and 145-

373,055, -

Is woodland and forest The re-

maining¬

3152,170,000 acres are land whichso fur ns soil and character are concernedare. capable of being made productiveunder Irrigation.

The Insurmountable barrier to placingall of this land under cultivation is thelack of water. The estimate of the otll-

cers-

of the geological survey Is thatwater sufllclcnt to Irrigate 71,500,000 is-

available. . The remainder of this vastportion of the public domain thereforecan never bo of value for farming pur-poses

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, but must remain , as at present ,

grazing land. The amount of publiclaud lu the various states and territorieswhich Is capable of Irrigation and the.water supply availableJit as follows :

Estimatedwater sup.

Desert and ply to re-grazing.

-. claim.

Acres. Acres.Arizona 29,817,000 S.WO.OOOCalifornia iub75.009 17,000,004Colorado 27.808000 8000.00UIdaho 17.473000 7,000,000Montana w.ocs.OOO li.ooo.oo.)Nevada 35,500,000 2,000,001))New Mexico 4GSM.OOO 4,000,000North Dakota 20,401000 iOOOOOOregon 170S7.000 8,000000South Dakota 12073.000 I.OIPO.MMUltth 16313.000 4,000,100Washington 3,641,000 S.OOO.WOWyoming S3,00i,000) P.OOO.WO

Total , 332170.000 71,500,000From this it is apparent that while the

amount of these lauda Is sufllck-ut toadd materially to the productive re-sources

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of the country those who haveopposed public expenditures for theirreclamation on the score of bringingabout an overproduction of agriculturalproducts are needlessly alarmed. Shouldthe work be undertaken at onct andprosecuted with the utmost vigor theannual Increase lu production wouid notbe so great as the natural Increase ofhomo consumption through the growthof our own country.

The fact emphasized by a study of thereport is that some well-considered ac-

tion¬

should bo taken to conserve thewater supply and render It availablewhere It will produce the best resultsfor.tho country at Itirire. This cau only

ji

bo done by following some well-orderedand carefully devised system. For thegood of the genetnl public the watershould not be allowed to be appropri-ated

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for comparatively worthless laudwhile other naturally much more valua-ble

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Is cut off perpetually from Improve-ment

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for the lack of waccr. Hiuh re-

sults¬

can bo prevented while the entirebody IB yet public domain , but once Itpasses into private hands and the waterIs'appropriated there IH no equitableremedy.

Some legislation along these lines hasalready been enacted , but the discussionat the last Irrigation convention devel-oped

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the fact that those who have madean extensive study of the question con-

sider¬

It far from adequate. To correctwhat will manifestly lead to evil Is com-

paratively¬

eany at present, but once thegeneral development of this vast domainIs well under way It will be dillicult Ifnot Impossible of accomplishment.

The principal dllllctilty In the way ofsecuring the needed legislation Is thecomplete Ignorance of the subject on thepart of congressmen and senators fromstates where Irrigation Is unknown.This lack of knowledge begets Indiffer-ence

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and the measures arc pushed asidefor matters In which the majority havea personal Interest. The question Is oneworthy the best thought of any states ¬

man. These 71,000,000 acres capable ofIrrigation , which , If utilized to the bestadvantage there Is water enough toIrrigate , will make 000,000 farms ofeighty acres each , or easily capable ofsustaining by the pursuits of agricul-ture

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alone 4,500,000 people with the at-

tendant¬

hundreds of thousands of me-

chanics¬

, tradesmen and other branchesof urban population. It would be ashame to allow such magnificent oppor-tunities

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to fall of their full fruitionthrough Inadvertence or willful neglect.

SPANISH DKKEUINO.The American peace commissioners

having given the Spanish commissionersuntil tomorrow to reply to the ultimatumIn regard to the Philippines presented bythis government , the Spaniards mean-time

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have busied themselves in devisingnew proposals , which were Informallysubmitted to our commissioners and bythem communicated to the Washingtonauthorities. The salient point In thesealternative proposals Is the fact thatSpain Is willing to relinquish n greatdeal of sovereignty for a liberal pecun-iary

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consideration. This has been under-stood

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from the beginning of the negotia-tions

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, but It is now for tlio first timedefinitely stated.-

It.

is not to be supposed that the Span-ish

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commissioners seriously expectedthat anything would come of these pro ¬

posals. They cannot reasonably befound fault with , however , for mi kingevery effort to get the best terms possi-ble.

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. Tliat is their duty , failure to per-form

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which would subject them to therelentless condemnation of their coun-trymen.

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. But 'the policy of dicker anddelay may be carried too far. Persist-ence

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In such a course beyond the limitdeemed by our government to be rea-sonable

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might have the effect to increasethe demands. It has been discoveredthat we need a location In the CarolineIslands for a cable station and Its pur-chase

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has been pioposcd. How simpleit would be to find an excuse in Span-ish

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delay of peace negotiations for in-

cluding¬

one or nil of those Islands lu ourdemands. And we could urge Just asvalid a right to take any of the remain-Ing

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colonies of Spain as we have to takeall of the Philippines.

Perhaps the Spaniards understandthis nud will not carry dilatory tacticsso far as to invite further reprisals.Their decision will probably be kaownwithin the next forty-eight hours. Ac-cording

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to Washington advices theAmerican commissioners have been in-

structed to adhere to the demands pre-

sented early In the past week and thatno proposition for their modificationwould be considered. There Is no doubtthat this Is final and it is to be preiiumcdthat 'the Spanish government so under-stands it Very likely that governmenthas already reached a decision. At allevents the expectation is that Spain willyield and that the conclusion of atreaty of peace will soon follow , sincethere will bo little to discuss when thePhilippine question Is out of the way.-

If.

this expectation is realized a treatymay be ready for submission to thesenate by the time congress assembles ,

December 5. It seems hardly possiblethat Spain will do anything to Invite arenewal of hostilities.-

LOANINa

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TO EUltOPE.The fact that American banker , ! and

capitalists have money loaned lu Eu-rope

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to the amount of many mllllins ofdollars evidences the progress whichthis country has recently made towardfinancial Independence. Various eatlmates have been made of the amountof American money now loaned In GreatBritain and upon the continent of Eu-rope

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and the matter has commandedsuch Interest among capitalists ns to bemade the subject of a careful Inquiry.-A

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leading New York banker who madean Investigation found that within a fewweeks past not less than $40,000,000 hadbeen sent to Europe as loans from NewYork and undoubtedly there have beensimilar transactions at other financialcenters , BO that It Is not extravagant toestimate the amount of American money |

loaned to Europe , sny within the pasttwo or three months , at 45000000.

And this does not represent all of theAmerican money now In Europe. TheNew York correspondent of the i'hlla-delphla

-Press says there are several

banks In New York and perhaps two orthree trust companies which haveamounts varying from $500,000 to"nsmuch as $20,000,000 on deposit In GreatBritain and on the continent One bankhad nt one time nearly $20,000,000 ondeposit In Germany and that moneywas available for loans and discountsand was receiving Interest Just aswould have been the case, had It beenlu this country. Investigation conclu-sively

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showed that the total amount ofAmerican cash which has been loanedto Europe this tall caiinot bo very farfrom 70000000. Our bankers and capi-talists

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are able to send this largi manabroad without dealing stringeuuy in

t the flunuly of money here or raising Us

price. On the contrary there Is In theUnited States nn abundant supply ofmoney for the legitimate demands ofbusiness and Interest rates have neverbeen lower for sound collateral than at-present. .

Let those who talk about there notbeing enough money In the country lu-

tclllgently-

consider these facts. Theyconclusively demonstrate the fallacy otsuch a contention. The United Stateshas been accumulating capital duringthe last two years at a wonderful rateand this Is still going on. Since Janu-ary

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, 1S07 , the total money In circulationhas Increased about 200.000000 , nearlyall of It In gold. The stock of gold inthe United States now exceeds $700,000-000

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, the largest amount In our history.-Wo

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ore stronger financially than cvorbefore and In this respect the UnitedStates Is Inferior to no other'nation on-

earth. . There Is In all this the most com-plete vindication of our monetary andeconomic policies.-

A

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PltUSl'MtOUS SECTION.The Pacific northwest Is experiencing

a highly satisfactory degree of pros ¬

perity. The Portland Oregonian saysthat almost every local paper through-out that section furnishes conclusiveevidence of the return of prosperity toIts own neighborhood. It Is gratifyingto read the record , says that paper , in athousand little local meutlonlugs , of un-cxpecedly

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( large rewards for the year'slabor , of big yields and a propitious sea-son

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, of active demand and satisfactorysales , of deliverance from debt and thebrighter prospect of Independence. Thewheat growers of the Pacific northwesthave had great crops for which theyhave received remunerative prices , vhllethe stockmen have realized good profits.-In

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short all the interests In that sectionhave had a year of notable prosperityand the Pacific northwest Is richer by agreat deal than It was a year ago or everbefore.

Referring to the good results thtit willcome from the Improved conditions , theOregonian says that one of them "will-be the practical disappearance ofpopulism and all Its cranky and crazynotions of government and finances. "There is warrant for this view in theelections of this year In that section.The result of these showed that the peo-ple

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of the Pacific northwest are Influ-enced

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by facts and arc not to be misledby doctrines which their experience hasdemonstrated to be fallacious. It is safeto sny that n majority of them willnever again bo found supporting freesilver and popullstl6 vagaries , while theexample they have set this year willhave a most beneficial effect It Is un-

fortunate¬

that the common sense of thepeople of the Pacific northwest Is notmore general.-

TRWUTE

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TO ALIEN SHIP OH'XEttS.-

A.

Philadelphia paper states thatmerchants of that city alone have al-

ready¬

paid out this year to alien shipowners nearly $4,000,000 for the trans-portation

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abroad of a little over 34,000-

000, -

bushels of grain. It says that uponthe figures of freight paid for the move-ment

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of grain to Europe , British steam-ships

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of the modern type and size areknown to be paying their owners In theneighborhood of from 20 to 30 and even35 per cent on the amount of capitalthey have Invested. Out of the millionsof bushels of grain shipped from Phila-delphia

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this year not one bushel wentabroad In an American vessel and prob-ably

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85 per cent of it was carried byBritish bottoms , while Norwegian andSwedish "tramps" came In for the other15 per cent. What is true of Philadel-phia

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In this respect applies largely toother ports. Our grain is taken abroadalmost wholly in foreign vessels , Ameri-can

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producers thus paying heavy tributeto alien ship owners-

.It.

is roughly estimated that Americanmanufacturers and producers will payforeign ship owners this year for carry-Ing

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their products not far from $200-000,000.

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. Wo do not believe this to be-an extravagant estimate , but assumethat It Is , even half that amount Is agreat deal of money to be annually eentout of the country for the enrichment ofEuropean vessel owners. It would cer-

tainly¬

bo much better if It could be paidto American ship owners and kt-pt athome for disbursement among our ownpeople.

Such facts make a very strong argu-ment

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for the building up of a merchantmarine , but another argument quite asimportant is the necessity , in the Interestof our expanding commerce , of becom-ing

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independent of European shipowners.

The United States Is having a forcefulexample of what would have been theresult had the administration shown theleast sign of wavering when the firsttalk of European participation in the set-tlement

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of the unpleasantness withSpain was indulged In. The greatpowers of Europe sat supinely by andwitnessed the humiliation of Greece Inthe struggle for the freedom of theCretans. After the war was over andthe Turk had a right to believe he hadcarried his point the great powers stepin , evict the conquerors from Crete andInstall Prince Geoigo of Greece as gov-ernor

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of the Island. He goes , however ,

not as n representative of his own coun-try

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but of the powers , which will reapwhere others have sown. Every de-velopment

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of the contest from Its Incep-tion

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to its closing chapter renders moreapparent the wisdom and foresight ofPresident McKlnley and his advisers.

The Omaha exposition IH occupying agreat deal of space in the annual re-

ports¬

of the various bureau heads anddepartment secretaries of the nationalgovernment now being given to the public. Every department participated inone form or another in this wonderfulenterprise with the result that the gov-ernment

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exhibit excelled everything be-

fore¬

attempted by them. The paged de-voted

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to the Omaha exposition in thegovernment publications refer thereforeto some of the moat Important govern-ment

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work of the year.

There is not a great city In the mid-west

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states that does not every full pro-duce

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some kind of n festival or spectacu-lar

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attraction , the object of which Is todraw people from tributary territory.

Some of theno cities are competitors of-

Omnha and their Jobbers also send rail-road

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tickets to country merchants to In-

duce¬

trade niul to divert It from rivalcities. Every known expedient is re-

sorted¬

to lu the effort to bring the largestpossible number of people lute the city-.It

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is expected , of course , that the peoplewill spend money and to this extent thebusiness of the country merchant Is Im-

paired¬

, The latter may have cause forcomplaint , , but that cause Is due to theInevitable tendency of the times , whichdiverts trade from suburban towns bytrolley tramways , bicycles and othermenus of rapid transit

Nebraska's Christmas lft to the sol-

diers¬

at Manila has fct last started ,

though it will have to make better timethan usual to arrive at Its destinationon the great holiday. The unfortunateconflict which had Its origin In ante-election politics Is largely responsiblefor the delay In collecting and forward-Ing the consignment

The packing houses of South Omahaarc grappling with the railroads lu n

contest of endurance. The packers aredemanding concessions which the rail-

roads¬

decline to grant. With n commer-cial

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club built on the plan of that atKansas City to which the packers mightappeal In force there would be a betterchance of success.

The sultan should have reserved uveto on the selection of high commis-sioner for Crete. The appointment by

the powers of Prince Gcorgi ) of Greecefor that position without the aid or con-

sent of Turkey must make that govern-

ment¬

wonder what It gained by winningout in 1U lute war with the Greuks.

United States marines are a prettjgood thing to have around when orderis to be preserved. The commander ol

the Boston has landed a force at Tien-

Tslu

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, the port of I'eklu , China , and It I *

a pretty safe bet that there will be duerespect for the blue jacket In the Orient.

Iowa is having trouble finding bor-

rowers¬

for Its school fund , and the mostembarrassing feature of the situation isthat people who have previously bor-

rowed from the fund persist In paying u-

back. . For all that some people stillInsist there is no prosperity In the laud.

Prove Itn Wisdom.Washington Post.

The Nebraska republicans didn't skatearound the edges of the financial questionthis year. Their platform was of the St.Louis variety-

.ProuiotliiK

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Prosperity.-i

.i Globe-Democrat.

Prosperity grows with republican successThe certainty of a republican senate fora long term of years has given a greatImpulse to business throughout the country.-

A

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MeanKansas City Star.-

It.

is a safe proposition that the womanwho offered a resolution at the GeorgiaFederation of Women's Clubs to abolish silkpetticoats dunng ihe proceedings was neitheryoung nor good looking.

One Good SUovr Deserve * Another.Now York Mall and Express.

Omaha Is so delighted with the success ofIts recent exposition thkt U thinks ofhaving another one next year That cityIs evidently inclined to go Into the showbusiness for a living.

Alivnd.-GlobeDemocrat.

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Iowa stands at the head of the corn pro-

ducers¬

this year , and also rolled up the cus-

tomary¬

republican majority. Across theline , In Nebraska ; the crop Increased ma-

terially¬

, but did not quite reach the repub-lican

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standard.

Retirement of Joe Jefferson.-St.

.. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Joseph Jcfferaon has turned over Rip VanWinkle and Bob Acres to his two sons , withmlnuto Instructions on acting and costumingthe characters. The result of the experimentwill bo noted with interest Jefferson In-

herited¬

his own knowledge of the stage ,

but dramatic talent is not always trans-mitted

¬

from paren to child. Yet there havebeen several distinguished lines of actorsand in several cases the sons and daughtershave been more famous than their famoussires.

Improved Method * of Production.-J.

.. Sterling Morton's Conservative.

Improved methods of production have Im-

pressed¬

themselves upon every manufactur-ing

¬

establishment In the United States.Utensils , implements and Instruments madeof Irou and at eel are put upon the marketat constantly lessening prices. And soon ,

upon all farms not upon a small number -

intelligent men will with system and dis-

creet¬

economy demonstrate the value andincreasing profits of Improved methods ofagricultural production. Farmers will keepbt.oks. Farmers will plant , harvest , garnerand sell understanding .

II u u Itry for Iilntidi.-Plttsburg

.Dispatch ,

The latest imperialist project is to buyfrom Spain one of the Carolina Islands fora cable station. Heretofore our acquisitionshave been mainly naval stations , but thisone Is undlgulsedly for the benefit of thatold Pacific cable job and is to bo boughton the plea that the distance from Hawaiito Guam la to great to be spanned withouta landing. Any excuse is better than nonein a serious case. No man can foresee thenext point where imperialism and cablctsmwill break out , nor can anyone predict whatargument will bo advanced next.-

IVo

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Time for WrlttiiR.Philadelphia Record.-

So.

busy Is Admiral Dewey In protectingAmerican Interests and raising sunken Span-ish

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uor ships at Manila that he has turneda deaf ear to all the blandishments of maga-zine

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publishers who want his exclusive storyof the May day fight to round out an ef-

fective¬

war series , In which the chief heroesof the Cuban naval operations figure as au-thors

¬

and historiographers. "I have notime for such work , " Bays Admiral Dewey ;

and the publishers , who had fancied thata largo pecuniary Inducement would actany official pen to scribbling , are nonplussedaccordingly. Dewey does great deeds , butho does not write about them for hire.

The .Vi'W I'eimlon Hull.New York Commercial.

Comparatively few of the clalmi forpensions which are piling up at WasMngton , arising from the war with Spa'ln , ar-on account of death and nounds on th-

.battlefield..

. Most of them are on accountot disabilities arising from slcknejs In-camp. . This is one of the burdens of therecent war which cannot be shlfttd to theshoulders of Spain. U Is one which wemust bear ourselves. The cost of these newpensions , however , will not bo wlth"ut itscompensations if it shall result hereafterIn enforcing the necesilty for better militarypreparations for such emfrgendf * ai Spainforced upon tbe United States t&t spring.

1)IASTS PllOM HAM'S HOIlJf.-

A

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clean man will not live In a dirty house.Too many make a god out of the majority.Adversity tests faith , and prosperity tests

love.Every humbug put § a pious motto over his

door.You may backslid *, but you can never

upslldc.-Wo

.

arc made by our enemies nnd warredby ourselves ,

The arm that is swift to strike may bestrong to succor ,

Encouraging little rights is as helpful as-

criticising great wrongs.-

A.

blunt tool with a man behind it Is bet-ter

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than a Damascus blade without one-

.THH

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IMIIMIM'IM : IMIUIII.DM ,

Chicago News : Wall and Lombard streetsare already forming a trust to use the "open-door" in the Philippine * . A trust docs notneed an open door. Like the camel of theArabian proverb , all it requires Is room toget Its head in and the body will soonfollow.

Now York World : And we paid only $15-

000,000, -

for the peaceful acquisition of theLouisiana' territory , which contained thewestern basin of the Mississippi-Missouririver system and out of which we bavo madetwelve great states Mlnnmota , Iowa , NorthDakota , South Dakota , Knnras , Nebraska ,

Missouri , Arkansas , Louisiana , Wyoming ,

Colorado and Montana.Baltimore Bun ; Empire won by violence

and administered with Injustice Is an Inse-cure

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possession. We seize the Philippines ,

but what will bo the sequel of this high-handed

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proceeding when the drama of fateIs pfaycd out to the last act ? Might mnkcsright , as between nations , perhaps , but onlyIn a narrow sense and for periods that countas but brief days , A policy essentially Im-

moral¬

can never be wise for a nation any-more than for an Individual.

Buffalo Express : Hut the peace commis-sioners

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at Paris , speaking unquestionably forthe administration , have publicly declaredthat it Is the desire ot the United States tomaintain an open door In the Philippines.The Express can interpret that only asmeaning that the administration does notcontemplate annexing the Philippines In anyproper sense of the word. The demand forthe cession of the archipelago must be forsome other purpose than annexation. Whatthat purpose Is remains to bo disclosed.The question of the moment eecms to beonly the removal of Spanish sovereignty.

Chicago Record : Chicago ncgroca in ameeting at Bethel Methodist church Tuesdayevening adopted resolutions relative to con-

ditions¬

In the south , among which was onoexpressing opposition to the acquisition ofmoro territory by the United States untirthe government can protect Its citizens at-

home. . This protest Is very significant.When the nation Is unable to Insure to itsown citizens , within its own domain , therights solemnly guaranteed by the constitu-tion

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, because of race prejudices and animosi-

ties¬

, it should hesitate before taking intothe United States still other alien races.

PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Senator Platt's Tloga bank has resumedbusiness. The boss can also bo found atthe old stand.

The Boston Transcript observes , withoutfear of retribution , that Paul iswarbling ,

"Oh , the Swede By and By."The latest version of Berkcly's famous

line comes from St. Paul , "westward thecurse of empire takes its way. "

Collls P. Huntington , the railway magnate ,

always eats , on business days, a luncli ofbread and milk which costs him 10 rents.-

Irwln

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McDowell Oarflcld , a son of theformer president , has successfully tried hisfirst ease In the Boston municipal courts.-Ho

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is 27 years old.Two descendants of Christopher Columbus

are eald to be Inmates of a poorhouse In-

Cadiz. . This Is doubtless why the Spaniardsare determined to take the Columbus monu-ment

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in Havana back to Spain.Paul du Cballlu , who is visiting in Boston ,

said the other day : "I don't know whyI'm always called 'tho African traveler. ' Ispent three times' ' as many years In explor-ing

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the 'Land of the Midnight Sun. ' "Richard Olnoy has written a letter to

Colonel Roosevelt , In which he says : "Con-gratulations

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, young man , on a canvass themost plucky I have ever known , and fol-

lonoci-

by the success which so much pluckdeserves , but does not always achieve. "

Prof. James B. Thaycr of Harvard holdsthat wo should at once provide by amend-ment

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that no region beyond sea should everbecome a state of the union. "Unless thisbo done party exigencies will prove too muchfor us and we shall go to the dogs , " he says.

Joshua E. Dodge of Milwaukee , whomGovernor Scofleld of Wisconsin has appointeda justice of the supreme court , was born InArlington , Mass. , in 1854 , and he was ap-

pointed¬

an assistant attorney general of theUnited States In 1893 by President Cleveland-

.It

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Is said Lieutenant Hobaon received nnoffer of 45,000 from each of two magazlti a-

ilmultaneously( for an article descriptive ofhis oxololt. with the Merrlmac at Santiagoand put the affair in the hands of a legalagent , who succeeded in running the offuiedprice up to $6,000 , at which figure thebargain was concluded.-

On

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the eve of Harvard's triumph overYale there died at the former college aman whoso death cast a gloom over theftholo university. This was John Mllion-Kullmer, 1000 , who worked by day andprepared himself for Harvard by night ;

worked his way east from his home InGreat Falls , Mont. , in ' 9G , and secured aposition In Boston whereby ho paid hiscollege expenses.

Colonel Rooaevelt , who is a graduate ofHarvard , delivered a lecture before theLowell Institute on Saturday last after thsVale game. His subject was "Tho WesternMovement of Civilization ," but be beganhis remarks with : "The seor-a , I beleto ,

was 17 to 0 , " and when the applause haddied away ho added : "It was a gloriousvlstory. I don't know when I've been sopleased with anything. "

New York Is soon to have one of thenoblest art buildings In the world. It wl Icover eighteen acres of space , and s r tc'.ifor an entire block along the Fifth avenuefront of Central park. It was designed by thelate Illchard Hunt , ami the naw fn-a o Isapproaching completion , so that the b au'y-of his taste and skill can alnaly to ap-

preciated.¬

. The collection in the build nsnow valued at $ S , COO , 000 of ph ures ,

statuary and other of art , but nnrli-of It is loaned by private owners. Tl'e ci'yhas agrecl to appropriate $$9 ,000 annu 11.'to Increase the Income of the Inet tu Ion-.as

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the endowment of | ." !i9,000 Is not suf-ficient

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for Its maintenance.Milwaukee Is wrestling with a problem

of securing adequate compensation for therenewal of a street railway franchise , nndhat laid the foundation for a profitabledeal , The terms agreed upon between tbecity and the corporation provides that 1hecorporation shall pay Into the city treasuryon the 1st of January next $50,000 ; on thesucceeding new year $00,000 ; In 1001 , | 7o-000

, -; in 1902 , 80.000 ; In 1903 , $90,000 , and

in 1904 , 100000. The latter rate U to con-tinue

¬each year thereafter until such tlmo-

as the business of the company pays to thestockholders 6 per cent , when the companyshall t-y to the city In addition to the$100,000 one-third of the profits earned bythe company after its dividend of 6 percent. The plan IB the most profitable onoever proposed in any city In the country.It means nearly $3,000,000 for Milwaukeeduring the life ot the franchise tweoty-Cveyears,

SECULAR SHOTS AT THIS

Minneapolis Times : A Salvationman has broken the Iccord bynine hymns In fifty-nine minutes. Noever stands very lone , though.with n 98-ecnr voice and ashort hymns will go after him andono of these days ,

Brooklyn Eagle : And now anotherlyn clergyman hna received nfrom his parishioners. If alike other men , and had a thirst ,

fearful aggravation It would be tothis cup every day and think whatpeople use It for !

Minneapolis Journal : Theperor is anxious to bo "sutnmusor head of the Protestant churchmany. The emperor belongs toof men who want to bo the whototheir wards , alderman , streetand sidewalk inspector in ono.

Cleveland Plain Dealer : Apreacher Is credited with thehell Is entirely devoid of heat , anwhich seems to require rather morethan the parson's unsupported word.slbly his statement is based on wait"Vdeveloped from a residcnco in a flatthe janitor economizes

PM3ASANTIUES.-

Somorvlllo

on coal-

.UO.MUST1C

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Journal : Man's Ideal ofbeauty Is usually aulto differentengaged nnd ten years after ho Is

Chicago Tribune : He-Nellie , Justthat mun standing behind me. I donI ever ? nw any one so plain.

She Hush , dear ; you forgot

Puck : He Ono doesn't look to ato mend a broken heart !

Shf-I don't know. They Bayare often wealthy.

New York Weekly : Mr. Plnklo ((10 )My dear , the doctor says a brinkfore going to bed will Insure sleepsomnia sufferers llko myself.-

Mre..

. Pinkie Well , my dear , I willthe room BO you can walk. Pleasebaby with you.

Richmond Dispatch : They had"keeping company" for eljrhtwhen ho finally proposed nnd wasIn the ardor of his enthusiasmclaimed : "Dnrllng , you are worthweight In poldl" with nlmost crueltlousnees she replied : "That is ;

good deal , for It was an awful long

Chicago Tribune : "You are nnexclaimed her elderly , but well preservedadorer , pale with anger and mortification.-"A

.* dozen Cupids , with a hundred arrow *

each , could nnver find & vulnerable plica-In your flinty heartl"-

"Not If they used an old beau to shootwith , Mr. Wcllup. " coldly replied thyoung and beautiful Miss Flyppe ,

Detroit Free Press : "Aro you confidentthat you can support my daughter ?" nukedthe courtly old gentleman of the athlsUayouth who wanted to become his soil-In *law-

."Perfectly.

, " replied the young man , tut hsstraightened up with conscious pride In hli-strength. . "I have held her on my knoevery evening for six months and you se-hnw I am. Never more fit In my whol-life. . "

Washington Star : "A woman always ;

seems to taka sides against her own sex , "remarked the man who affects great wis¬dom-

."Yes.

, " answered Mr. Meekton. "It's In-

variably¬

the case. I was reading an ac-count

¬

of a man who beat his wife aloudto Henrietta this mornlnpr. She snld It wasthe woman's own fault : that she ought tohave known how to train her husband bet ¬

ter. "_

TVIIBN DAYLIGHT DAWNS.

Softly drcamlnp , sweetly sleeping1,Seems the weary world of men ,

While the silent sky Is keepingWatch until It wakes again,

Day Is shunned by those who stumbl *Throujrh the devious ways of sin ,

Truth and right , however humble ,Search the scul they enter In.

For awhllo some shadows linger ,Shadows that the night has cast ;

Daylight points a warning fingerFrom the present to the past.

Cowards do not seek the morning-Dare not face the sun's bright ravi ;

Brave hearts greet the daylight's dawningWith thanksgiving , prayer nnd pratae.

BELLE WILLEY OUB.WInslde , Neb.

OUR DAILY BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON , D. O. , Nov. 271898.Tonlglit's meteoric showers will rival In-

nin nltutlu and brilliancy those of n fort-night

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npo. Three times every centurythe earth's orbit intersects the Leonid-nictoors , which extends two billion mile *and occupy three years In passhjg. Nextyear will beat this-

.of

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every self respecting manis to be as well dressed as-

he can afford to be wemake that an easy duty forhim to fulfill.Our winter stock is com-

pleter-

in. variety than is thecustom tailors and affordsa finer chance of selection.You can make a good se-

lection¬

at $8 , $10, $ J2,50-or $ J5 here at any timeand its all ready to put onwithout that wait , and weguarantee them as good a-

lit. . Our goods are the samein quality workmanshipabout the same and ourprices less than half ofthose of the high class tail¬

ors.Our furnishing departmentis filled with articles thatappeal to the fancy of every-man of taste.

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