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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

Ex-Governor Horace Boes of Iowa is tired
of the battle for a 50-cent dollar. He has
the wit to perceive and the nerve to de-
clare in favor of full-length instead of half
way fatism as covering the real issue be.
tween the advocates of sound money and the
advocates of cheap money He would dc
away with all banks and have the govern
ment issue paper currency. This is a rever
sion to the earlier bood-stained greenback
issue. 1t outbids "bimetallsm" as a swift
means of appeasng the appetite for infla-
ton, easy debt paying and straight repudi-
alton. There is nothing slow about Horace
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The favor which the proposition for a
tariff commission is gaining among repub-
licans shows that the time when the tariff
will be taken out OF politics" may be much
nearer than anybody q year or two ago sup
posed it 10 be. The necessity for framing
tariff bill acceptable enough to the country
to have a reasonable chance to stand for a
long time with only minor changes is
more obvious and urgent now than II was
dozen or a score of years ago, for the
country has seen a good deal of the injurious
effects OF frequent tariff tinkering in recent
years. This necessity will give the PROPOSE
ton for board OF tariff experts considerable
strength with the people
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
ITALMN IMMLGRATION.

The commissioner general of immigra-
ton, who recently returned from mis-
sion to Italy for the purpose of explain
ing our immigration laws to the gov
ment of that country and securing its
cooperation in preventing undesirable
classes of its people coming to the
United States. appears to have been
very successful. The Italian govern
ment officials gave attentive considera-
ton to his statements, expressing them
selves well pleased with the action Of
our government in sending him. AS an
earnest of the desire of the Italian gov
ernment to show proper respect for our
immigration laws, proclamation was
issued by the prime minister giving ex-
tracts from the laws, naming the classes
of people likely to be declared ineligible
on landing and warning emigrants not
to allow themselves to be misled by
agents.
1t is well known that the agitation
for greater restrictions upon immigra-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
"Divine Right" Binsphemy.

Emperor Williams enthusiastic admra-
tion OF the German ruler appears to be al
most matched at-iast by one of his admiras
Won Holman. This seafaring warrior in a
speech in the Reichstas declared that the
sailors CT the wrecked cruiser Hits, who
went down to death cheering the emperor,
were by that act praying to God, as the
emperor was Gods representative. The
doctrine of the$dvIne right of kings has
been losing its potehcy in recent years but
this reassNtion pr its existence exceeds even
the extravkxant ,clqips made centuries ago.
by the episSl kat. lL.,sustaihs his own own
pressed. althoui - NJ more yelled language.
on frequent occasiuns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
Needed Revenue Legislation.

1t is to be hoped that the coming legisla-
ture will make some needed changes in our
revenue lava. The system of our assessment
in this state has been fraud. We hope that
some law will be passed compelling the as
sesoors to assess property at its actual value
and not at a fraction Of its value as in the
past. This has given rise to all kinds of
fraud and the burden of taxation has no;
been equally distributed. Fer several years
there has been a demand for reform in this
direction, but without avail. Our present
laws are defective in that, while they declare
that property shall be assessed at its actual
value, it provides no penalty for violating
tho provisions of the law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

Secretary Francis says that whether
the Central Pacific is in technical de-
fault on its debt to the government or
not, it would be in default when the
next installment of interest is due Janu-
airy l next What becomes, under the
secretary's statement, of the bombast of
Huntington that the Central Pacific is
perfectly solvent and will pay all it owes
the government if only given chance?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

Renewed reference by our contem-
porary to the existence of curfew ordi-
nance in Omaha should be made Il
punishable offense 1t ought to know
that the police have more than they can
attend to in evading the professional
crooks and thieves without getting out
of the way of the boys and girls who
happen to be on the street unattended
by their parents after o o'clock at
night
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The presidential contest of 1897 has
just been opened in Venezuela. This,
however, is nothing when compared to
the coup of Bryan in opening the cam.
paign for president of the United States
in 1900 before the results of the election
of 1896 had been officially declared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Out in Wyoming the freeze has been SO
sudden that they are able to cut the fish out
of the ice with axes.
The Boston Globe calls the late william
Steinway almost without exception tho
leading German-American in the United
States"
marks about his coat" 1t is well to re-
me nber that the article in question is a coat
of arms.
Impulsive Americans who are eager to go
and fight for Cuba should study the statis-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The total amount paid by the govern
ment Of the United States in pensions
to disabled veterans and their depend
ents and the cost of disbursing the same
for the last thirty-one years. or since
the war, is $2,3OIS17769 Who says
republics are ungrateful?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
Military Honors to n Heroine.

No general was ever borne to the grave
by tenderer hands or mourned for more
sincerely than was the Sister of Mercy who
died of a disease contracted from a soldier
she was nursing at Gibraltar last month.
For the first time in the history of the Brit
ish army a Sister of Mercy was given a
funeral with full military honors, and in
the train of mourners was the commanding
general. his staff and attachments from
every regiment of the garrison There is a
scene for KiDling.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
A LEs4N EnoN NEBRASKA.
Whst California Has 10 Learn from
This States Experience.

The gtiy as. of sugar beet in Nebraska
have ret held convention for the pur-
pose Z y ing steps to forward their in
duStry' Oh is fast becoming one Of the
most important in that Estate. In the reso-
lutions adopted they call attention to the
enormous quantity OF sugar that is annually
imported and they ask that the money that
goeo aboard for this commodity be kept ct
home. They urge that such protection be
afforded the best sugar makers in the
United States as will enable them to produce
all tho sugar used here
The Nebraska farmers have gone to work
In the right way to obtain what thoy desire
While resolutions adopted by many gatherings
may not be given great weight. still when
representatives OF any industry express them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The restoration Of prosperity must neces-
1lrily be gradual and cumulative, considering
the extent and the causes of the hard times.
AS well known financial writer puts it, "a
patient convalescing from a dangerous and
protracted illness. though his recovery is as
sured, may yet have to wait awhile before
he regains full health and strength"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The Chicago federal grand jury threat
ems to get after the Beef trust once
more. Although as yet no violations of
the law have been proved the big beef
packers are beginning to beef already
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The biennial report of the Kansas
State Board of Transportation seems to
think 1t remarkable that of the rail
roads doing business in that state only
two declared dividends during the past
year. There Is nothing very remarkable
about this. Take any line Of trade or in
dustry for the same year and the ratio
of concerns paying profits to those Oper-
ated at Il loss will not be far different
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

Germany is not well pleased with the
proclamation of President Cleveland re
imposing tonnage dues upon German
vessels. But neither was the United
States well pleased with the dscrim-
mating duties eXacted from American
shippers by the German government.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The exposition plan must be broad
order to carry out the project on n
creditable scale the stock subscriptions
must be reinforced until they reach
the $1O00,000 point. AT least one third
of the heavy property owners in Omaha
are still holding back and the large non
resident property owners have yet to be
heard from, with single exception
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
Muzziing the Press.

Dom Paul Kruger agrees with Dom Will
Hohenzollern in his detestation of the press,
and has had a law passed under which
the entire STAFF of the johannesburg Critic
has been thrown into Jail for criticising the
boer government, Dom Paul is feeling his
South African oats these days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

Major Handy says that all accounts of
interference on the part of Mckinley
with the candidacy of Thomas b. Reed
for speaker of the next house of repre-
sentatives are simply attempts to mis-
lead the public and without the slight
est foundation. And Major Handy ought
to know
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

eggs we can not know prosperity few
months ago eggs were selling from 10 TO
10 cents. Now they are % cents and butter
is only "a cents. II costs no more to produce
them now but tho great fe0thcred corpora
tion has groedily combined to force the great
plain people of this country to pay double
prices Something has got to be done to
curb the plundering Of the masses by this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
A Constitutional Objection.

DR.. Jameson the Transvaal raider, has been
released from Jail on account of his health.
1t was almost a foregone conclusion that
Jameson would not find prison life agree
with his style of constitution. Undenlable
symptoms Of impending ill-health appeared as
sJon as Il was evident that he must submit
to pretense of punishment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The man who can promise the same
committecship to the greatest number
of men is the man who has lead pipe
cinch on the presidency of the next
city council
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The Board of Education has more
time than it needs before its reorganiaa-
ton to make up its mind TO dispense
with its useless and costly special at.
tOrney
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

ton is vepy-hrgcly due to the fact that
a considerable proportion of the Italians
who comS tts this country are regarded
az an undesirable addition to our popu-
lation. They are lllterate, their habits
Of life are bad, they swarm in the larger
cities. they DO not readily assimilate
our custdDa5 A great many Italians in
the United States are good and useful
citizens. The larger proportion of them
are industrious, frugal and self-rCliant.
But there Is an element which is in
ducII to come here bNteamship agents
tIS s Objectionable and it appears that
he milan government is disposed to
re,s,n'u tdic objection to that class as
being wen sounded. At any rate, the
action it has tnkep to check the cmigra-
ton Of those persons who might have
to l~flcportcd cannot fail to have a
good ftsut.
In his report to the secretary of the
ton AsNs the opinion that other
EurGh governments would be found
willing to follow the example of Italy
and it would seem desirable that an
If European governments would take
the trouble to acquaint their people with
our immigration laws and adopt meas
urcs to prevent the emigration of in
eligible persons all ground for the de-
mand for further restrictions would be
r,,,n,.nl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

j. Sterling Morton will now have TO give
up all hope Of resainng the affections Of the
dominant faction of his party. The London
Times declares that his annual reports as
secretary Of agriculture reflect broad and
gtatesmanlike views" of the duties of his
nHip
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

While in the business of reorganizing
the force at the county hospital the
county board should keep a weather
eye on the whole hospital management.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

The split electoral vote is not n nov
city in American presidential elections.
fornia's nine electoral votes to Harrison
anla e of Ohio's twenty-thrce.
MichigSakcd its fourteen votes, nine
for Harrison and five for Cleveland.
Weaver captured one of Oregon's four
votes and North Dakota distributed its
three votes one each to Cleveland, Har-
rison and Weaver There is nothing in
law or custom that requires state to
cast its electoral vote solidly for any
one candidate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07
sTArEMENr or CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska,

Douglas County.
George 70. Tzschucll secretary Of The Zee Pub
fishing company. being duly sworn says that the
actual number OF full ana complete copies OF lHe
Daily Morning Evening ana Sunday Bee printed
during the month OF November. 1895, was as fol-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-07

Totals 'OOV Siz
COMES ~ 7S2
Total net sales .Gi7 $50
Net daily p 5S5
GEORGE II. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before
me this LIST day OF December, 1896.
~ p FELL,
(Seal) Notary Public
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24
Christmas and the Fatherless.

At the Orphans. Home, BaIiun
Springs, n. c., Thanksgiving Day r. jan
occasion for thanksgiving to God aud.tD
God s people. It is also a day of expee-
fancy, because the Home is made the re-
cipient of the thank offerings of Gods
people. 1t is a matter of satisfaction
that this year the day was SO generally
observed and that the donations we're so
lireral, especially as sickness and pres
sure OF duties prevented the SupeFinten-
dent from using the press to inform the
public of the wants of the fatherless.
We wish to acknowledge with thanks
| the kindness of all who made the Or
| phaus' Home the recipient of their offer
ings. May the Father of the fatherless
accept their offerings and reward them
abundantly. The gifts this year were not
so abundant nor valuable as those of
last years Thanksgiving season, yet our
orphan household is much larger and
therefore their wants greater.
+, Now it is desirable that there be no
necessity for issuing appeals to the friends
OF the Home to relieve the wants of the
fatherless. To prevent this it is necessary
| for Christmas to be made the occasion OF
large additions to the support fund by
cash contributions and donations in
kind
Eighty-two children gathered at the
| Orphans Home look to the Presby-
| terians of the State for the supplying !of
all their wants. Send -four, meal, rice,
! sugar, moIasses, meat, butter or any
thing that children can eat or wear to
the Orphans Home, Barinm Springs,
n. c., and checks to Mr. Jno. E.. Oates,
Treas, Charlotte, NC :
May the Lord give His fatherless ones
favor with His people. r. W. Born.
Supt. Orphans Home
| Barium Springs, N. C.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24
A Dollar Went Furtherin Those DAYS.

A wag. when told that George Washing
ton threw dollar over the natural bridge
OF Virginia, replied that a dollar went
further in those days than now. The wag,
though witty, was wrong; for q dollar
never went so far as now, il it be invested
in DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
which is universally acknowledged to be a
Speclhc for consumption, bronchitis and all
wasting diseases. The nutritive properties
OF Cod liver oil are trifiing when com pared
with the results that follow the use OF the
discovery"
DR.. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y: Sir
About the year 1880 l was attacked with q
severe hacking cough. / took medicine
from different doctors for two years, with
out much benefit. My cough grew worse.
and the doctors said had consumption. l
had hemOrrhage from the lungs. md
coughed up great deal Of phlegm. After
reading Of the many cures effected by DR..
Pierces's Golden Medical discovery, l
procured two bottles, and before had I'm
lshed using the first, was able to walk
about the house, and to 60 out, l was soon
aole to do light work. 1 continued with
the medicine. and am happy to say that il
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troubles" Sincerely. E. A. MITCHELL, ;,
Martin, franklin Co., Ga. -.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24
CHRISTMAS.

Friday, Dec. 18TH, Christmas, the
one universal holiday, will be cele-
brated for the eighteen hundred and
ninety-sixth time, in honor ofthe great
est event in the history of the world,
and this time it will be celebrated in
every country of the globe. Slowly,
but with divine surety, has the story
of the advent Of the Savior of Men
been told to all the people; and in
every CLINE, on Christmas Day, there
will be some sort Of demonstration in
His honor-in all nations the love the
Son of God brought to US will be made
the warmer, and, on that day, because
OF His love, the world will be filled
with the good cheer promised by the
angels.
An old minister of the Gospel once
said he wished he could have seen
three things-Christ in the body, Paul
preaching at Athens, Rome in her
glory. 1t is noticeable that the great
est paintings of the world-those be.
fore which men stand and marvel
are the pictures where the masters have
set down their conceptions of the
Chrlst-child; the most sublime songs
are the Christmas carols; the grandest
books are the tales of Christ. All
that is truly great in the world has fol-
its inspiration the life of the Son Of
God on earth. SO is Christmas the
greatest day of the year, the mos,
deeply craven mark on the tablet oil
time.
On Christmas Day the good old
custom of giving gifts, symbolic of the
gift Of the Christ will be practiced
and all Christian people will exer,
their best means to make the world
joyful. For that day, at least, all pub
lie differences, national strife and
petty hatreds, should be forgotten, anc
only such thoughts harbored as ar,
consistent with the spirit Of the occa
sion.
About the fireside there will be joy
full gatherings of families, and the
children will cluster to the hearth
Good cheer will be the order and hi
whose heart does not warm to tn,
glow of brotherly love will be indeee
an object for pity.-Charlotte O6ser
ger.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24

start on his tour of the globe in very
few days. AS the time draws neal
there are millions of little folks who
are eagerly waiting for his visit and
who expect on next Christmas morn
ing to find their stockings filled to the
brim. May none of these little hearts
be disappointed!
While the custom OF giving presents
to children on Christmas day is based
upon the example Of the wise men of
the East who bestowed precious gifts
upon the young Saviour, the legend OF
Santa Claus, which is now almost uni
vefsal in its adoption, is of German
origin. The Christmas tree has also
come down to us from Teutonic an
CeStors.
In most of the countries Of Europe
the night before Christmas is thecaime
for dispensing gifts. On the day
following religious services are held and
nothing is allowed to interfere with
the solemnity of the celebration. 1t is
only in America that the noise of the
tin horn and the boom of the obstrep-
erous fire. cracker is heard.
Christmas is observed as children's
holiday for the obvious reason that it
commentaries the Saviour's birth and
is, therefore, Unidentified with the child
hood of the world Redeemer. Instead
of losing its hold upon the affections
Of, the world, it continues TO grow
stronger and stronger, and there will
doubtless never come time when the
day shall cease to he observed.
With the approach of the Christmas
season our better natures should assert
themselves. Feelings Of bitterness and
arrangement should be laid aside and
every ungenerous thought subdued.
Sellishness should yield 10 generosity,
and every heart in our midst should
echo the sweet song of the ages: "Peace
on earth, good will to men," -.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24
THE GLAD CHRISTMASTIDE.

The glad Christmastide marshals le-
gions of precious memories out from
the past and crowns the future with a
halo of golden, cherry promises. Out
from the shadows come the festive
times when Santa Claus was a verify,
with his fat paunch and great, rosy
cheeks; when on awaking, stockings
filled to bursting greeted the eye, and
at eventide the flashing Christmas tree
fairly laughed its satisfaction at the
joyous gladness it was dffusing all
around.
Day of the children! An infantine
laugh is the divinest of songs in the ear
of Christ, who was once a helpless
babe, His only shelter a mothers low
ing breast. The Man-Christ took little
ones in His arms and blessed them, de-
claring that all must be as they in
trust and innocence, if they would be
heirs to His everlasting kingdom.
Day of home bringing and home
gathering, when the loved ones meet
and unselishly live in the pleasure
each of the other. Tender affection
banishes self and man lives in touch
with his fellow, glorified of the divine
benediction Of love. He is nearest to
divinity who gets fartherest from self,
and the gifts Of Christmastide are so
many pledges of disinterested esteem
for the recipients. It is a time when
| care rolls away like scroll in the fire
and mirth and good will become the
all-pervading genii Of the household.
Christmas Of sleigh-bells and crystal
! snow, Christmas of warmth and flow
ers, for the Christ-day girdles the earth
and embraces all climates and all
nations, and everywhere it is day of
festive joy and happinsss-a fitting
| commemoration of the fulfillment of
the promise made by the Heralds of
| God i'll the glowing words: II bring
you glad tidings of great Joy which
| shall be unto all people,"
1t is peculiarly the Christ day-a
time when the beauty of His self-abne-
eating life is reflected in sublime males
ty. Never selfish shadow obscured
I His path;- His the grandest of all cpl
taphs, HeEGved and He died that 9TH
ers might live forever. A man with
out home, He has gladdeued and
| frightened millions of homes. He was
amanof sorrows, acquainted with grief,
yet from His presence an ocean of con-
ISOLATION has spread out and covered the
I earth with its waters of healing. His
last prayer was an intercession for His
enemies, aud His last sigh breath of
confidence in, God.
The glory song of the herald angels,
suug at the first Christmas shall never
die.
Christmas the home day, the Christ
day! May its lessons and its blessings
gladden. all hearts and make truth OF
the common salutation: "a Merry
Christmas be upon .''-Exchange.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24
THECHRIST DAY.

~
bringing a n d
home-l and
home happiness
are the bright
features of the
glorious Christ
dag throughout
the metes and
bounds of Chris
tendon. CallOus
is the heart, and
dead to all i'm
pressions Of light
and gladnes
which is not
quickened to gen.
tleness and I'M
keiGsl,ness upon
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-24
THURSDAY, DEC. "a, 1896.
COMING OF CHRISTMAS.

Without glancing at
the calendar it is evident
from the life and stir wit
messed in business circles
throughout the land, that
Christmas is not far off.
Santa Claus will soon be
on his annual rounds
again. .,.
AS the Atlanta Consh-
tuition says everything is
in readiness for the merry
old gentleman who will