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Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02
DIFFICULTIES FACE NEW CABINET
Pnrun Gnutsch Has No Easy Thing
Before Him.

VIENNA, Dec. 1.-The prospects for tn.
new ministry are ominous. The assignments
of portfolios has been received on all sides
with frigii reserve, and although the dis
missal of Count Badeni has allayed the
spirit of rebellion in Vienna and the German
towns, anarchy has broken out in the Slay
and the Czech towns and provinces.
1t looks as though Baron Gautsch would
have as great difficulties to face in the de-
mands OF the Cz.chs and the socialists as
Count Badeni had. Seeing the success that
mob influence has had in Vienna in bringing
about the downfall OF Count Badeni the
Czechs are trying by the same influence to
bring pressure TO bear upon the new cabinet.
The parliamentary situation is unchanged
and hopeless.
Baron Gautsch has conferred with the
leaders of the majority and the leaders OF
the minority, but so far both parties appear
irreconciable.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02

tervened in the dispute Of Mgr.
Schroeder with the Washington university.
settling matters by confirming the decision
OF the university directors, namely schroed-
ers exclusion.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02
cold Output Over a MILLION.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Dec. 1.-The
gold output Of the Cripple Creek district in
November was sl,25s, 600. the largest for one
month In the history Of the camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02
VIII BuiId 10 HossInud

MONTREAL, Dec. l,-Presldent Van Horn
Of the Canadian Pacific railway today stated
that the company would build a road Of lis
own to ROsshnd. d. c..
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02
Passenger Rates to lie Restored.

OHIUAGU, Dec. I.-Passenger rates be-
tween Chicago and ST. Plul and Minneapolis
and Dulath will be restored % Deeem-
ber "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02
ENiIes Go 10 Ducno. Ayre..

MoNIEVlDEO, Dec. DIR Miguel Her
rera y obes has been ordered into exile by
senor Cues;os, the president adj interim. He
WIN be accompanied by Colonel Tales, DR..
Aguirrae and Senior Brian, the chief of the
Municipality OF MonievldeO, who have als1
been eXi!ed hy the actiag president
LoYsd an American Widow.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Aeeording to a dispatch
10 the Daily Mail from Vienna, Baron
Pasetti shot himself outside the residence OF
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02

CLARK GIVES IT Up
President Of the Overland to Retire After
Next Monday.
WILL NOT Be NEW UNION PAClFIC'S HEAD
Admits He Was Offered the Position, but
Gould Not Accept
SPECULATION AS TO HIS SUCCESSOR
Much Guessing Around the Names Of Two
or Three Men.
WINTER AND BURT EASILY IN THE LEAD
Northern Pacific Man ana Northwest
ern Looked on MS Being the
Two Between whom
the Choice Lays.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-02
RAILROAD MEMS REASONS.

The reasons why railroad men think Horace
o. Burt is going to be president Of the
Onion Pacific are not remote. They argue
ebAt Mr.. Burt is very well posted on every
branch Of practical rallroading. having come
~ thfough the operating department,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24

is screwed to the shelf the edge of the
shelf is placed resting on the cleats Or
strips OF wood, and the bracket is
screwed to the box and the shelf TO the
cleats. Thus securely fastened the shell
becomes immovabe, and there is not
the slightest danger of its slipping or
tipping.
A work table can be made of any or
dinary square topped table one may
happen to have, or small kitchen table
with legs painted white is even better,
as one may drive tacks into its wood
without compunction.
The Illustration shows how the table
IS covered with mating, with flaps
hanging from its four sides. These
flaps are turned up at the bottom tn
fern pockets for papers, magazines
or sewing. The tea box mating will be
found best for this use, and any folds
or creases may be pressed out of 1t by
just dampening the mating, then
spreading it out and placing on top fiat
boards and heavy weights. When the
mating is dry it will be smooth and
fat. The pockets can be made to cling
closely TO the flaps by pressing in this
way. The edges of the mating are
bound with turkey red cotton.
How convenient such a bepocketed
little stand must be anyone who has
tried to keep her possessions together
when enjoying breezy day on the
piazza will understand.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
FILE FOR RECEIPTS.

is most appropriate. Don't put ribbons
on to tic it either, but make leather
band, with button on one end and
rubber loop and buttonhole on the
other, SO that it can be easily fastened,
or a broad silk elastic band will do
nicely. Men do not like to tie and unite
ribbons. If the cover is of leather it
should look as much like book as pos
sible.
Make the decorations quite simple,
and do not forget to mark each en-
velope with the name of the month, the
receipts of which it is intended to hold.
A variety of suggestions as to styles
OF covering will occur to the minds OF
those undertaking the work, but the
use of durable envelopes and the meth
cd of fastening them together with tape
or bands of linen are two essential
points to be observed If the case Is to
be really successful, as ordinary envel-
opes wear out quickly, and when prop
erly bound the whole thing keeps in
much better shape and the envelopes
turn more freely like the pages Of
book, when handled.--Boston Globe.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24

things outright, and there is really no
need, for here are divan, at five O'Clock
tea table, and work or reading stand,
nil to be made at home.
This is made of box covered with
mating. The box chosen for this pur-
pose should be,of convenient height
and with square ends If possible. After
the mating has been neatly tackled on,
shelves made of wood and painted white
are secured TO the box with either iron
or wooden brackets MS shown in illus
tration. In putting on the brackets it
Is best tu screw to tine box two narrow
strips OF wood just below the place the
shelf is to occupy. When the bracket
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
One Dollar Per Year.
YOUR SILK UMBRELLA.
II Can lie Easily Ruined by Careless
Treatment.

Many a fine umbrella is cut of In
youth through the carelessness of its
owner. Take, for example, a good silk
watershed. II you will examine the
weave, usually twill, you will notice
that it is extremely sensitive.
silk Is moderately strong and elastic,
long and patient sufferer, but when it
does begin to give out it gives out very
rapidly. You will notice that 1t is not
bomb proof, neither is 1t hand proof.
New, the more you put your hands on
the silk the worse it is for the umbrella.
1t is therefore great mistake to catch
your closed umbrella around the silk
and go swinging along as II it were II
club and could endure any amount OF
rough usage.
The moisture of the hand Injuries the
silk far more than does the occasional
rainstorms. When carrying an um.
brella, whether for protection or for
style, hold it by the handle. Another
point regarding the umbrella: When
closed do not hammer the walk with the
fcrrule as you pace along. This spoils
the top of your umbrella and is not
good for the ribs.
Close-rolled umbrellas are now the
rage-have been for some time. The
modern silk umbrella is intended to be
n graceful addition to mans style. M
well as his protector. The way to roll
an umbrella is simple, but the r''le Is
commonly ignored; hence the number
of those badly rolled.
To dry an umbrella, open it, secure
the catch and rest it with the end on the
ground. To roll an umbrella shake out
the silk until no part of 1t is confined
between the ribs but all hangs free.
Then place the top of the handle in the
palm of the hand, with the fingers
closed to form circle. With the right
hand, palm down, grasp the tips of tho
ribs; turn the umbrella from you with
the right hand, at the same time turn
ing the left hand toward you with Il
downward motion. Then hold the UNI
brella firmly with the left hand, while
with the right you take fresh grasp
AZ the same place as before and turn,
until the left hand reaches the right;
then when the strap or ribbon is Sc
cured the umbrella will be perfectly
smooth, with every fold neat and snug
and the tips in an orderly circle near tho
handle.-Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
STRAW PLATING DECLINING.
Ancient Tuscany Industry Must Sur
render 10 Competition of Orient.

Ancient Tuscany Industry Must Sur
render 10 Competition of Orient.
A report has just been published by
The foreign Office at London from the
British consulate general at Florence
in regard to the straw hat industry in
Tuscany. The industry is of great
antiquity. 1t has attained con-
siderable Importance as early as the
sixteenth century, when it was carried
on at Sigma, village near Florence,
the straw being imported. In 171S at
tempts were first made to grow the
wheat in particular way so as to pro-
cure fine white straw suitable for plat-
ing. These were successful, and dur
ing the period when the Leghorn hat
was fashionable the trade became high
ly prosperous. In 1922 it gave em-
ployment TO $4,000 persons.
In 1926 it suffered greatly by the in
PRODUCTION in England Of the manufac-
ture of particular style of straw hat
with the Florentine braids, but it re.
vived with the discovery of the system
Of II straw braids, by which II straws
Or ends were joined together, so as
to form an extended sheet Of plated
work. Various Improvements led to
the invention of the once-famous ca
pote, or Leghorn hat in 10 braids, in
the shape of n sugar loaf, and made of
1875 or 200 strips of braid. These hats,
when in fashion, sometimes cost from
$50 to $1G5 each. In 1870 the industry
reached its zenith, and of late years,
owing to competition from China and
Japan, it has declined and it is now in
II very depressed state.
The report describes the methods of
growing the best straw and ofprepar-
Ing it for plating, as well as the diff
ferent kinds of plaits and processes
of bleaching and dyeing. The total num-
ber of hands employed in the industry
in the province of Florence is S4,55S, of
whom over $4,000 are females. The Ital-
ian, like the English, Belgian and
Swiss straw patterns, must accept the
inevitable, it is said, and give place to
the cheaper labor and the cheaper mate
| ial.-Manufacturer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
The Ladies' Must Pay,

The generosity, as entertainers, with
which Americans treat women is in
strong contrast with the custom of Ger.
mans. In their own country they have
no Hesitation in intimatng to their fe-
male companions that they are expected
to pay their share. In Germany, if n
mans feminine partner at public ball
desires portion Of ice cream, he will
bring it, but with the demand of "Forty
pfennige, If you please" An instance
is found in the experience of some Eng
lish women at Prussian military ball
given by the officers of certain gar
rison. The price of the supper was
printed upon the invitation. The Eng
lish woman expected that the officers
who accompanied them would pay for
the refreshments. They were quickly
undeceived, for, after supping, the
money was demanded, and they were
compelled to liquidate the debt.-De-
troit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
PiTH AND POINT.


She is a decided brunette, isn*
she?" "very. They say her husband
can't call his soul his own Puck.
bobby (admiring the Indin.ink tat.
tooing on Dickey's arm)-"Did it hurt
much?' Dickey-"Not till my mother
saw it."-Boston Transcript.
Impossible People.-''Whom were
you just now walking with, Edith"
"Nobody, mamma" That's what
suspected. You must drop him at
once. detroit Journal,
docs your wife object to your
staying out so late of nights?" "a
little; but what really raises her wrath
is for me to come home so quietly that
she doesn't know when get in."-In-
dianapolis Journal.
-Husband-"I've some bad news for
you, my dear; that old bachelor
brother OF mine has failed-lost his
entire fortune" Wife-"Oh, John, how
dreadful! and just as we had named
the baby after him."-Tit-Bits.
More ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
teacher wants us to give definition Of
patriot Mr.. Figg-"Well, a patriot
is man who does something for his
country or does his country for some
thing, I'm not just sure which. In
dianapolis Journal.
Parts We Play.-"It may be true
that all the worlds a stage" said the
gloomy man, 'but the statement that
the men and women are players is
gross flattery in most cases." "What
would you call them?' "Supes. About
o90 in every 1000 are just plain, ordi-
nary, everyday supes, who are not
even entitled to be enumerated among
the members of the company support
ing the tar."-Chicago Evening Post.
Aunt Ada was trying to tench her
four-year-old nephew the value of pa
tience and the futility of crying on the
slightest provocation or without any
provocation at all. Herbert" she said,
"once there was little boy who cried
and cried until there was nothing left
of him but tear-drop, and presently
that drop dried up, and there was moth
Ing left of that little boy" The small
listener looked at the narrator of the
story with large, round eyes, and asked
in a solemn voice: "What became OF
his ul?"-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele
graph.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
NEW FRONTIER DIFFICULTY.
Serious Question whether Thess
Hens Are Natives or Aliens.

serious aucstiuh "tsts"Ns hSho
Hens Are Natives or Aliens.
Louis Choteau owns n -small farm In
New Brunswick, bounded on one side
by the American line. He also owns a
small triangular piece of adjoining land
In Maine. On this he has erected COM
modious hcnhouse.
He feeds his hens on the Canadian
side, but they resort to the house in the
United States to deposit their eggs, and
also to sleep there from sunset to sun
rise. Louis sells these eggs in Maine
without paying any duty, claiming that
they are an American product. The
question is complicated by the fact that
some. of the hens are American born,
while others are raised in Canada and
owe allegiance to her majesty Victoria,
by the grace of God of the United King
dom of Great Britain an Ireland queen,
defender of the faith, emp.ess of India.
Louis contends with some show of rea-
son that an egg is not product until
1t is produced; that the nest and the
roost govern the domicile in the case
of domestic fowls, without reference to
the nationality of the owner or the
original birthplace of tho fowls them
selves.
On the side of the department Of the
treasury it is urged that the eggs are
manufactured in Canada from Canadian
raw material-grain grown in New
Brunswick, supplemented by the pau.
per worms of that province-and Snug.
gled into the United States by the hens
in finished condition; that If they can
bring in eggs free of duty they might
also bring diamonds, which could be
forced into their crops and removed on
this side of the line by painless vivi'
section--a proceeding which would be
clearly in contrGvention of our revenue
laws; and that hens who cross the line
every day in search of livelihood, ac.
companied by their husbands, and in
some cases by large families, are clearly
foreign hens-no matter where they
sleep.
In some quarters there is disposition
to pooh-pooh the whole matter as be-
meath the notice of a great republic and
n case to which the maxim "de minimis
non curat lex" is clearly applicable
But nothing is uniInportant where the
principles of international law are in
volved. Besides, our line is over 4,0OC
miles long, exclusive of Alaska, and the
number of eggs which could be clan
destinely introduced by body of hens
extending from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific ocean is simply enormous. Noi
could any force of custom house officers
prevent more than small fraction ot
this smuggling of unlaid eggs.
Anyone acquainted with the cunning
and pcrsistency of n hen seeking hei
nest knows that the attempt to "shoo'
millions of them back into Canada
would be futile. The expense of erect
ing wire netting the entire length o.
the line is not TO be thought of in tn,
present unpleasant state of our nation
al nances.-Hartford Courant.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
Mistakes Made by Mothers.

A woman is out of her element I'M
less she is acquainted to certain ex-
tent with xhe science of bake-ology,
boil-ology, broil-ology and mend-ology.
How often we see mothers busily en-
gagged in domestic duties like a slave,
in"order that the girl may enjoy every
luxury and do nothing; indeed, many
hardly let their daughters soil their
hands, says a quiet observer. There
never was greater blunder than to
substitute good looks for good quail
ties. Every girl ought to be brought
up to have regular domestic duties.
Idleness should be forbidden her. The
only dignified life is useful life.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
KlR OF OLD SOCKS.

Ihere are holesinths heels that are gaping
And the Toes have dcrarted long since.
tsis true. ,.2rl - ~ - : NJ
while the knecs are a curious mixture OF
ofsevery conceivable texture and infe.
~ best they are only pair Of old socks,
nea,.ne tho tatters of days that are
ncd, q - n J =.
Just a pair OF yam stockings my grand
mother knit, if'f
striped Is ,g2ily with. ribbands, 81 white and
With her 'lhhe. White cap titd Under RI her s
an Ana :, tho " wy'.apron stnoothed-Over ncr
She would sit air ddyby tie chimney fre,
And gossip and knit and knit and, nap,
ana always her knitting would prove TO be
pair of stockings. white and red,
FOR no other color was quite as good
And that's what grandmother always
said. .,..t..,st- .,~sf-- -
Years have pissed ana the wooden'ci :
Is vacant now by the chimney place;
The shining needles are dull with rust,
Where times rude finger has left It's
trace
And even myself am changed
All that remains from childhoods flight
Are these little tattered wooden socks,
with candy-stripes of red and white.
And no rich gift that the years may yield
Ever Will prove as dear to me,
Linking to-day with the youthful past,
When life was careless and gay and free
when life was mystery fair and new,
Ere darkness came. and hope lay dead
AS this pair of boyish worn-out socks,
with candy-stripes of white and red.
-Maude Morrison Huey. In Chicago In
terror
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
Labor in RUSSIA.

While Emperor Nicholas has declined
until now to endow his people with a
constitutional form of government, yet
it cannot be denied that he is introduce
ing many reforms which show that he
is possessed of an enlightened and
broad-minded sense of his responsible
ties. Thus lie has just promulgated a
ukase prohibiting, under severe penal
ties, any form of labor on Sunday, or
on the IA principal Russian feast days
Of the Muscovite calendar This prac-
tically assures the laborlng population
66 legal days of rest in the year. Chill
dren are not permitted under any cir
cumstances to work more than eight
hours day, while II are hencefogth to
constitute the maximum working day
of grown men. On Saturday the work.
Ing day is limited to ten hours. Gin
clnnati ENQUIRER.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
FILE FOR RECEIPTS.
An Appropriate md Easily Made Gift
for Man or Woman.

An Appropriate nnd Easily Maue Gifs
for Man or Woman.
A convenient and appropriate gift
for either man or woman can be made
very simply and will prove exceedingly
useful.
Twelve heavy envelopes, bound to-
gether and covered with a suggestive
outside case, will make receptacle
for each months receipts, and file them
away in such order that they may be
referred to at a moments notice, dur
ing a whole year. The best and most
durable envelopes for this purpose are
the heavy brown paper ones, or those
linen lined, used often for legal docu-
ments.
These may be just tied together with
narrow ribbon, If one does not wish to
regularly bind them, but it is much
b. tier to glue narrow strip of linen
to each envelope and sew them all light
ly together, after which the cover
should be attached. The style of this
latter should depend upon the probable
preference of the one for whom the
gift is intended. A dainty embroidered
linen-eover with ribbons TO tie makes
pretty finish for the nicely-appointed
desk of "milady" who perhaps has Dres-
den fittings.
In this case the cover might be en-
broidered in Dresden design and tied
with blue ribbons, or heavy paper
can be painted in water color In the
same way. If this file is intended for
business mans desk, a heavy brown
linen cover, or one Of leather or chamois
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
A Country without a Railroad.

To railway builders out of work
Alaska offers great il not an inviting
field. With territory ten times ns
large as New York state, it has not a
mile of steam road, or any other kind
of road. Thousands of citizens OF the
United States are ready to emigrate
thither long enough to pick up what
gold they want, and yet our govern
ment has not built single railway for
their accommodation. The only trans.
portation line into the gold fields ID
owned by selfish capitalists, pon-resi'
dents ut that, who expect to make q
profit out Of the indigent gold eeskss
s-RailwaY Ago,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-09-24
Love Messages on Flowers.

South American lovers have pretty
custom. 1t is well known that when the
petals of the great laurel magnolia are
touched, however lightly, the result Is
brown spot, which develops in few
hours. TIE fact is taken advantage Of
by the lover who pulls a magnolia
flower, and on one of Its pure white
petals write a motto or message with
a hard, sharp-pointed pencil. Then he
sends the flower, the young lady puts II
in q vase Of water, and in three or four
hours the message written on the leat
becomes quite ylalble sud remains 80,