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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

One self-evident fact is that Omaha's
most enterprising merchants are in
favor of business expansion. In this
connection it is important to note that
only those merchants who persstently
advertise ever have any occasion to eN-
pand their business.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

The University of Wisconsin faculty
has just suspended thirteen students
for being concerned in n halloween
raid. This is case where the num-
ber thirteen has vindicated itself as a
hnrbnger of bad luck.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
report shows material increase in the
number of depositors in national banks
as well as in the average deposits and
u tendency to lower interest rates. This
does not look as if the gold standard
made money scarce.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

The possibility of general strike of
the coal miners in the southwest from
which territory Omaha draws consld-
erable portion of its coal supply, is not
ii pleasant thing to contemplate at
present when there is already short
age in the supply and the certain ap-
proach of cold weather makes nm in
creased demand certain.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

According to advices from the seat of
war Kentucky republicans are depend
ing on the honesty of the legislature
to insure a fair count ultimately of the
votes cast for governor ut the recent
election. If they consult experience In
other states they will not rely too much
on the honesty of legislatures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

Wonder what would happen if the
city of Omaha should employ an east
ern expert to dig up taxable property
which heretofore has escaped the notice
of assessors? 1t is possible the tax
revenue would be largely enhanced
and the levy reduced.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

Who says that there is no profit to
the United States in the new island
possessions? The governor of Guam
has already sold $4,000 worth of pos
tage stamps of the island issue to
stamp collectors, with net profit of
$0,99O on the turn.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

1t is fitting that n monument should
be reared to the great engineer, De
Lesseps, in the land of the Pharaohs,
but his greatest monument will always
be the canal which bears his name.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

Admiral Dewey is said now to have
discovered that his popularity is annoy
ing Shakespeare made the announce
mcnt several centuries ago that the
penalties of greatness frequently out.
weigh it's advantages.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

A ship with Christmas supplies for
the soldiers in the Philippines has al
ready set sail from New York. If the
plum pudding is not in prime condition
by the time il reaches Manila another
vigorous complaint against the com
missary department may be looked for.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
Prosperity stands the Test.

In ten months of this year the balance OF
trade in favor of the United States amounts
to $S70,OO0,O00, and for the same time the
gold imports exceed the exports by over
SS,00O000. Prosperity stands the test OF
figures in all departments of trade and Of
the government
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
An Opening for Energy.

81. FauI Ploneer Press.
Why don't the womens clubs OF the coun-
try unite in a movement to down the broom
trust, which is to clear S1,000,O00 for it's
members this year and has already put the
price of brooms up? Or are women's clubs
obliyious of brooms?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
No Substitute in sight.

SonerNllle journal.
good many new ideas have been intro
duced into the public schools in the last
quarter of century, but somehow they
don't seem TO take the place of the old
fashioned willowy rattan.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

If President Kruger could only bor-
row from Uncle Sam the use of Dewey
and his fleet what a formidable front
he would present to his British enemy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County. S.:
George r. Tzschuck, secretary of The bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF tull anu
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee. printed during
thn nnnnth cif ocfnher 1899 was as folloWS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
Eorneing on the Enemy.

BaItlmOre American.
The Beers are a remarkable sort of people.
While the British are moving them down
in dispatches, they are driving off British
cattle on the plains. Their vitality must
have been considerably underestimated.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

The people who have been seeing
those falling stars will have to try
again. Astronomers have declared the
exhibition off for this year,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
Letting We'll Enough Alone,

St. Louis Republic.
The black men in South Africa are not
going to mix in this fighting business. They
haven't any maxims or lyddite shells with
which to make the desired impression.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

he heard with profound universal re-
gret. Dwight H. Moody is one of the
worlds great eygngclists
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
RESPONSIBILITY OFTHE SCHOOL BOARD

RESPONSIBILITY OFTHE SCHOOL BOARD
Upon the newly elected members of
the Board of Education rests the re-
| sponsibility not only for the new or
ganizaton of that body after the first
of the year, but also for the injection
of more businesslike methods into our
school management Above all things
the people look to the board in the
coming year to inaugurate another radi-
cal change in its financial system. The
policy of deficits and overlaps should be
abandoned and the school funds put
upon basis by which the revenues will
balance the outgo.
For years the school board has main
tained an almost constant floating debt
of outstanding registered warrants
drawing large rates of interest entirely
outside the contemplation of the law.
restricted from creating any floating
debt beyond the revenues already lev
led. Instead of confining itself within
these limits the boards in recent years
have not only been spending the pro-
ceeds of the tax levy before the levy
is made. but have also been anticipat
ing revenues from licenses and fines.
While owing to the straitened cir
cumstances of the school fund no citi-
zen or taxpayer has felt justified in in
terfering there is no question that this
course is entirely unwarranted. For
next year the school board will under
newly enacted law practically make its
own school levy and the taxpayers will
expect this to be reasonable, particu-
larly in view of the fact that the in
come from licenses has been greatly in
creased and the expenditures for new
buildings and construction provided for
by the sale of bonds. They will rightly
expect the board to cut it's garments ac-
cording to the CLOTH
This is the responsibility imposed upon
the new school board members.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

New York is going wild over the an
nual horse show. We presume TINS Is
to offset the inroads of the automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

After long, active life of cXtraordi
nary usefulness Dwight l., Moody has
received notice 10 take Il rest. The
news of the good mans breakdown will
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
Great "Crime" Condoncd.

Washington Post.
We infer that the democratic admirers Of
the Hon John Sherman have condoned the
crimes OF '7S and 20
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

have all the capital necessary TO con-
tinue and complete tile enterprise ana
they desire to secure merely the coun-
tenance and protection of the United
States, for which they are prepared
To make every reasonable concession
this government may require, asking
no financial aid whatever. There IL
the testimony of competent engineers
that the Panama route will answer
every purpose of the other route, but
of course 1t would not be owned and
controlled by the United States and 1T
Is chiefly for this reason that the advo-
Gates of the Nicaragua canal insist
upon the government taking hold of
that project.
The construction of an isthmian
canal is assured and the question is
whether the United States shall eXpend
an enormous sum-from S1J0000,000 to
S200,000,O ,OO0-in constructing such a
waterway, or shall accept the liberal
proposals of the Panama company
which do not call for any expenditure
on the part of this government. We
believe that If this question were pre-
sented to the people it would be found
that public sentiment is largely in
favor of the latter. At all events, there
should be no further action by congress
on this subject until the present COM
mission has made its report and while
there is no doubt very strong feeling
II D.,
route we think it may be confidently
predicted that nothing will be done
pending the report of the commission
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

opinion in regard to legislation against
the importation of adulterated food
stuffs. If it is a fact, as affirmed, that
European countries, which protect their
own people against adulterated FOOD
send such food to this country. meas
ures should be adopted to prevent such
fraud and imposition upon the Ameri-
can people. The report of the senate
committee upon the result of its inves-
tigation will doubtless suggest what
legislation is deemed to be desirable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Chicago News: us my new hat all right?"
Yes dear you look like a laundress
carrying home her days work on her
head"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19

Brooklyn Life: The Elderly Lady-They
say his wife has money.
We'll that isn't his fault. They've only
been married short time
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16


Who was the prominent member Of
the House whose name was attached
to n bill Of wide celebrity and rotten
notoriety who came to Chicago during
the last session of the Illinois Legisla.
ture and received $1,000 In cash from
the well-known railroad lobbyist who
attained some nOtoriety In the ware.
house scandal?
The Sangamon County Grand Jury
can have his name when 1t wants It.
Who IL the country member from
Cook County who received enough
money to pay $500 each to certain mem.
bers Of the Live Stock Committee. and
who Is accused loudly Of having "heid
out" on his brethren?
The Sangam0n County Grand Jury
can have his name when 1t wants It.
Who was the Senator who showed
his wad Of $500 In a Monroe street
restaurant?
The sangamon County Grand Jury
can have his name when It wants It.
When the Sangam0n county Granu
Jury investigates Legislative bribery
It must not forget the Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal of 1897.
That deal will not be outlawed for over
year yet.
@e
The profits of the Bumps" Billings
gas gang in Chicago must be something
enormous, judging from what their imi.
tatOrs make In other cities. A dispatch
10 the Tribune from Cincinnati says
'The Cincinnati Gas Company can sell
gas ut 70 cents q thousand feet or ut
tents q thousand feet and the price II
charges will be all profit. The by-prO
hucts more than pay for the cost OF pro
auclng the gas.
"These facts have been revealed IN
the last weeks gas agitation, and they
come from the books Of the Cincinnati
Gas Company. They have been unin
tentiOnally set forth by Attorney War
rlngtOn, the chief counsel for the gas
company, ana NJ. NJ. White, president
of the Fourth National Bank, generally
reported to be the heaviest individual
holder of gas stock In Cincinnati.
"The statements We're made by War
ringtOn In his speech ana by White In
an Interview In local newspaper"
0S
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

Vim. 8. Barbee, Hope Reed Cody, Chas.
Il. Pavlicek, Hickman Seaman, Ell B.
Felsenthal, Thomas II. Cannon, John
c. King, John Il. Kehoe. George 8.
Foster, Newton II. Fairbanks, Robert
Redfeld. james Maher, VIM. +. Black
Miles ]. Devine, Max Ebcrhardt, Ran
dali II. White and George Kcrstcn.
While "Bumps" Billings bank gets
of lightly with Its assessment for tax.
es, the building associations IRE hcav.
lily soaked.
But then the building associations
are composed Of poor people.
They have no Gus Trust to bacl,
them up.
They have no rich friends.
They must settle.
lJoro 10 Tho UNIV tho unOp mons
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

The best way to fight the Gas Trust
Is to organize ward clubs to fight 1t.
In this way public sentiment can be
reused to fever heat, and the brlbe'
giving scoundrels and brlbe-taklng leg,
slators will be driven from Chicago
forever.
OrganlZe'
Organize for your rights!
Organize against the Gas Trust
which Is sapplng the life blood out of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16
Chicago and which owns its streets by
virtue of legislative bribery!
The Gas Trust must go.

The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
cure the passage Of a measure killing
all opposition to 1t when 1t had no fran.
chise from Chicago to do business 1t.
self.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-06-22
wOODMEN'S PICNIC.
ortonviile. Mimi, June 7s, 1899.


PRoGRAM:
urand Parade at HOO a. m. by I'm
o. %ed foresters which will be led by
~. 10th MINI. Volunteers, Capt. A.
vlossfeld in command.
ISoafioad OF the finest Georgia Water
Ins Will be furnished free to the ex-
Iuonists to Ortonyille.
lths F%a'ch game Of base ball between
ID, h ,%shdreau Indians and the Webster,
ii H. Ah.1auo, which will propably be one
ssstI ~ nnest games played in the north
lon 1h' .a ! OF the day will be an address
rasah OF NJ. w. A. by Hon. E. E.
aipoy OF Kansas.
spO,ss. ,ipetltiye Prize Drill OF Uniformed
|st " Oarsman's contest on the lake
isess VIII be the finest series OF boat
3@ESdtis0s"er seen upon Dig Stone. Lake.
lsat,s swimming races and other
psn po'es VIII be a part OF the pro-
nEss.,
Ne ~ steamers and launches will ply
Sqitsh,o r the benefit OF the guests.
Mebarsa. purses for all contests no
~ 4 1s, noa tent with seating capa-
&c, s,voO will be used.
I'm Sn rate from Webster $1.40
49,! train leaves Mehste. !
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03

A notable protest against Imperialism
has been received by the anti-Imperialist
league from Brunswick. 1t begins with
the name of President Hyde of Bowdoin
College. Then follow the signatures of
the professor in Latin, The professor in
Greek, the librarian of tho college, other
professors, the principal of the high
school ministers in good number (show-
ing that not all who believe in the lead
Of Providence are on the expansionist
side), business men of all sorts, and
farmers, to the extent of over 200 sigma.
lures. 1t will be in order now for the
New York Sun and the Boston Journal
TO produce their favorite and most power
tul argument for imperialism. that all
who oppose IL are "little Americans" or
friends Of Spain"
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03

When the legislature made the appro-
priation for the Gorham dormitory ex-
Gov. Robbie promised to pay S2O00 to the
state toward making up any difference
there might be between the appropriation
and the actual cost of constructing the
building. The appropriation having been
reported insufficient to meet the cost Gov.
Robbie has promptly sent to the state a
check for the 5000 he agreed to pay,
While 1t may be said that he has done no
more than he agreed to, on the other hand
we imagine that very few gentlemen
would have made the promise in the first
place and that not very many under the
circumstances would have SO readily ad
mitted that the conditions of the promise
had arisen and turned over the money SO
promptly as Gov. Robbie has done This
D ~ no means the first time that Gorham
has proflted by the Governor generosity.
No worthy enterprise to benefit the town
has been turned away by him empty
handed. To all of them he has contributed
literally not only of his money. but also
of his influence and counsel.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03

II Is fun they build great Gre and jump
about u all nigh, wailinr hideour
chant. They have great dread Of what
they appear to consider evil spirits in the
forests Some old time travellers reported
that they snorifced pig 20 pacify the
gods when IL Numbered. IL was also said
that before they would go on a journey
smoke. Unless IL would blow in the
direction toward whioh they wanted to
travel they would postpone the trip until
10 did. IL was also saif that upon the
death of one OF their leaders his intestines
were taken out, and the destiny Of the
horde read in their arrangement This
was done by certain soothsayers among
them, adopts at a trade similar to that
pursued BY the modern witch Of the
kitchen, who reads her prophecies from
the inner mechanism ut drawn chicken.
Having been disemboweled for this pur-
pos, the leeder was buried, according to
accounts and the detached viscera burned.
The Aetas are said TO bury Lall OF their
dead, afterward fleeing from the spot
from fear that the same influence viii re-
turn and cause another to die. They also
believe that each death Is the result Of the
witchcraft and black arts OF the Tagalas.
whom they re ard as their hereditary
enemies: The Tagaias are an almost pure
type of Malay, surviving In the Philip
pines For each death OF an Aeta, no
matter from disease or what, the lie Of q
TaRala. therefore, must be paid. II n
Tagala can not be found q hog or deer Is
sacrificed in his stead.
The Aetas, in spite Of their being the
most primitive people known, arc mono
gamists. Each male il said to keep for
his sole mate the first object Of his sffec-
tons The father of each family Is the
head, his wife. rs well rs his children.
being his inferior. 1t Is rule that an
inferior may offer water to his superior
but never receive IL from him. The mode
Of showing friendship Is for one Aeta to
suck blood drawn from another's arm.
These primitive people have no general
ruler, but travel In hordes, each of which
recognizes the most courageous as Its
chief. A horde usually numbers twenty
or TWENTY-FIVE. Game killed by one be-
longs to the entire horde. but each IL IN
dividuAlly entitled to the honey which he
gathers.
The Aetas were accused Of canibalism
by some OF the early explorers Of the
Philippines. 1t was reported that when
one of their leaders would die his corpse
was seated among them rs silent host to
n great feast which had to he supplied out
of his savings of food. II 1t happened,
however. that he died without sufficient
to crafty the appetites Of his guests he
was roasted in the most literal sense Of
the word and partaken Of In large and
wholesome chunks. The kinks in all Of
these reports will have to be untangled
when the government ethnologists study
the A eta directly.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03

The Bank Examiner in his annual re-
port makes u strong argument in favor
reducing the tax on deposits in the saw
makes out an excellent case. 1t Is IN
doubtedly true that the money in the
savings banks pays a larger aggregate
tax than the same amount of money at
interest anywhere else because every
dollar in the savings banks is found and
taxed, while considerable part OF money
invested privately never reaches the tax as
SCISSOR and escapes taxation entirely. The
present tax is three fourths OF one per cent.
The average bond suitable for savings
bank investment yields scarcely more than
four per cent per annum, and the ten
denoy of interest is downward rather
than upward. After paying its tax on
this kind of property, which necessarily
constitutes a considerable part of savings
bank Investments, the return TO the
bank is but three and one quarter per
cent and something for the reserve fund
must come out Of that. 1t is clearl y
evident that if the tax is to remain
as ht present the banks must reduce
their interest to three per cent at
least, and probably many of them to less.
When the interest goes to that figure large
Withdrawals will doubtless follow, and
the result may be to cripple great Juany
industries which are now proceeding sue
cessfully on tho strength Of loans from
the savings banks which will have to be
called in, besides reducing the aggregate
tax received by the state. 1t Is desirable
for every body that the volume of money
in the savings banks should be kept
up, and If some reduction of taxation
will materially help to do that 1t should
meet with general approval.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03

A Democrat of brunswick, Maine. re-
fused to sign the protest against imper-
ialism now being circulated by the anti
Imperialist league on the ground that the
Republicans have got into the scrape and
he did not propose to help them ont
That is really Bryan's attitude, though
he does not put it SO bluntly. The true
reason he advised the Democrats to vote
for the treaty in its present shape, was
that be feared II it was amended his party
might be deprived of some valuable capi-
tai in 1900
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03
WATER AS A BEVERAGE.
Most People Do Not Drink Enough OF IL
in Winter.

My opinion is that people do not drink
as much water during the fall and winter
season as they should" observed WELL
known physician to Star reporter, "or
as much as is positively necessary for
them having health in view. There are
thousands of pc pie who do not drink one
glass of water during the entire day Z:
people, too who drink from three to six
glasses daily during other seasons of the
year Water is ms necessary during the
cool as during the warm seasons, and
those who keep up their usual quantity
regardless of seasons are benefited thereby
in their general health. l do not believe
in gulping down water lust because 1t Is
convenient TO drink 1t. but do believe
that drinking u regular liberal q uanitity
of water each day Is demanded by the sys-
tenn and that what are known as water
drinkers have, on the whole, much better
health by 80 doing.
There are many people who have such
d horror of growing stout that they never
drink Il drop of water except that which
goes into their coffees, teas, and soups,
and many of them carry 1t SO tar as to
give these up SO rs to avoid using water.
/ have yet to see the man or woman
who has been made fat by drinking water
while know many who gave grown stout
by avoiding 1t. The kidneys cannot
properly work unless there are liquids
consumed. Stimulating drinks, beers
and the like. may furnish the liquids,
but the stimulation they cause, and which
is unnecessary for perfect health. more
than counteracts the benefits derived
from their use. Take anv of me ianimals
and 1t win be found they drink a regular
supply of water every day in the year
that is. when they have any choice in
the matter, 1t is pretty safe rule to
follow the habits of animals. am sure
none of them grow fat on water alone"
Wash ngton Star.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-03

The Portland Board of Aldermen has
no more to do with the question of the
annexation of Deering than any other
seven gentlemen of equal intelligence and
respectability, and their views, whether
for or against, are entitled to no more
right. Portland has once voted on this
proposition and declared in favor of 1t.
four to one. In the face OF that vote
what the seven gentlemen called alder
men think is of no earthly consequence,
enc way or another. The aldermen were
elected TO attend to certain business, but
the annexation of Deering was not a part
of it. Hence the logical and proper thing
TO. them to do is to let 1t alone.