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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press suggests that those
who are advocating radical changes in
our currency system should get a thor
ough understanding of one of the most
delicate and yet perfectly worked out
pieces of financing the history of eX-
changes records. This was the transfer
of $2O,00O,O00 in gold from the United
States to Spain without the movement
of dollar of coin and in such way
that ultimately, perhaps in the near fu-
ture, this entire sum will appear again
as a part of the resources of the Treas
ury department,
1t was done as international balances
are sometimes shifted by the financiers
of London, that is simply by transfer
Of credits. The gold for which warrants
We're issued upon the United States
treasurer in New York remains i'm the
subtreasury vaults there, its ownership
having been transferred by means of
certain yellow slips of paper which are
as good as gold for those who are in
lawful possession. In the course of the
governments business with importers
these slips will work through the banks
into the custom house in payment of
customs and be returned to the sub
treasury, until In a little while all of
them will come back in that way and
the gold in the vaults be again in the
ownership of the government.
More than ninety per cent of the
worlds business is done by the trans
fer of credits and this transaction be-
tween the governments of the United
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
MOTHERS HOBO.

Whilst working one morn in my kitchen
l heard strange knock at the door,
And said quite provoked, There's another
"Old tramp! 1 declare that makes four
i've fed yet this morning, no telling
wherever this nuisance will end.
81 wish all the tramps in the country
Their days in Jamaica might spendw
I oped wide the door as I scoded
And there in his blue gingham dress
Stood my own precious boy and he STAN
mered,
81 amt never had muffin, dess,
I'm most starved, am, for a tookey,
AN / want n dink awful bad too
Den, homes, I'll go light away!"
gathered the tramp" in my arms
And straight to the cooky jar went
Meath, the old apple tree, gnarled and
bent,
Where my wee tramp, with lap full OF
cookies,
Was happy as happy could be,
l thought, "Oh! dear Heavenly Father,
Have mercy, have mercy on me.
And guide my boys footsteps cen safely
Along down the pathway of time,
For | know that once these poor hoboes
Were a mothers dear tramp, Just like
mine"
-ANNELLA S. GILMORE.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

mate demands OF tho foreign population
with evasion. 1t has entirely ignored the
fact that the foreigners alone have brought
wealth into the country. The mstrust
which prevails in johannesburg is, there
fore, quite Justified" What is true of Ger
many is true of most other countries.
The Finnish people are not wholly with
out hope that though the new army regula-
tions may stand, the ear Will not allow the
scheme OF classification to be pressed any
further, nor their religion to be interfered
with What gives most anxiety is to what
extent the Russian government will restrict
their control of their finances, or whether 1t
will allow them any control at all. They fear
that in the event of Russia assuming the
right of disposal Of the Finnish state
revenues it will absorb all the surplus and
find it to it's interest to increase the tax
alton. With Russian administration man
aging their finances, the final crisis would
have arrived. Meanwhile they maintain
waiting attitude, loyalty protesting, and
avoiding the traps laid for them by agents
of the governor general.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

If the agitators opposing the distribu-
ton of money to the Cuban soldiery
were not entirely wrapped up in their
own selfish schemes the straightfor-
ward statement of General Gomez
would induce them to subside. The
aged leader has already sacrificed more
for Cuba than the entire collection of
intransigeants who are making more
trouble now for Uncle Sam than they
ever did for the Spanish army. The
more these men obstruct the restoration
of Cuba to "A peace status the brighter
stands out the character of the aged
Gomez, who, having devoted his life
and fortune to the cause, is willing to
continue the sacrifice, asking nothing
for himself from the nation which has
made Cuban independence possibility.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

There are always people who want to
lock the barn door after the horse is
stolen. When the Board of Educati ton
called public meetings to discuss the
proposed new High school building only
a corporals guard put in an appearance.
Now that the board has acted upon the
general plan protests are being circu-
lated among people who neglected to
pay any attention to the matter, but
who now profess great Indignation over
the idea that their wishes were not
consulted. If anything is to be accom-
plished by these remonstrances some
thing more will have to be done than
merely signing papers. If anyone has
any distinct plan for Il creditable High
school building he should come to the
front at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

The possibilities of the cakewalk are
apparently only beginning TO be ex-
plotted. At one of these festive occa-
sions down in Oklahoma recently the
enthusiasm became so intense that the
fireworks from the shooting irons have
produced list of casualties exhibiting
three white men wounded, four negroes
killed and several Others slightly in
jured. AN this with only fifty shots
fired. When the eakewalk has been de-
veloped to its perfection 1t may be ex-
pected to exhibit destructive power
beside which Missouri cyclone would
be like summer zephyr.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
TRADE BALANCE CHANGING.


The foreign trade statistics for last
month show declining tendency in the
heavy exports of merchandise from
the United States and also an increase
in imports, the trade balance for the
month being over $2O,OOOOOO less in
our favor than it was in April, 1898.
This change was not unexpected. AS Il
leading financial journal points out, the
extraordinary favorable trade balance
which has existed for nearly two wears
past has been to a large extent an in
direct result of our commercial and in
dustrial depression. Contraction of
home consumption gave larger surplus
of commodities for export and dimin-
ished imports, while there has been an
unusually heavy foreign demand for
our food products. Returning prosper
ity has stimulated the home demand for
both domestic and foreign products, the
effect of which Is seen in the figures of
exports and imports for April. Still the
merchandise balance in favor of this
country for that month was nearly
$24,0O0,O00 and for the last three
months over $S0OOO,OOO.
Ut is probable that the reaction thus
noted will be equally marked in sue
ceeding months. A steady increase in
imports is to be looked for because of
the improved conditions here. Our peo-
pie are better able to buy foreign goods
than they were year ago. At the same
time the indications are favorable to
abundant crops abroad. Return to n
normal relation between exports and
imports Is consequently to be expected
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Secretary Alger denounces as foolish
the report that he is interfering with
General Brooke in his treatment of the
Cuban troops. 1t is plain that it is part
policy of the popocratic politicians who
shape the yellow journals to keep up
the stories of friction in the War depart
ment, in the hope that they may pro-
duce friction where it does not exist.
The public will discount all these bug
aboos for what they are worth.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

The czar of Russia should cut out and
paste in his scrapbook the laudatory
speeches delivered at the Peace confer
ence. And If he wishes to make it Il
handy record he should leave a blank
column alongside to be filled in at
future times when he may tread on the
toes of his present eulogistic friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Why britain is Alarmed.


Nothing is SO much agitating and alarm
Ing the people OF Great Britain at present as
the expansion of American industrial con-
tracts In Europe. Our rapid advances upon
the very main centers of England's in
dustrial markets are daily theme in the
British journals. Everything from a
locomotive to a bicycle, together with the
bridges that carry it over, seem destined to
be captured by Yankee skill and enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

What is the use of n State Board Of
Equalization? Why not let the railroad
assessment stand unchanged till the
year A. d. 1000? That would be Just
as rational as making the assessment
for 1899 the same as for 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

President Mckinley is back again in
Washington and the health resort which
he has been visiting will now begin to
reap returns on the advertising
which the entertainment of the presi-
dent gives it,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

NNN 1T " = z
BOstOn Transcript

''S'Ni ~ idiSNl 4pt.
The specification given by one Washington
correspondent in support of the charge that
the president was poisoned with nicotine
that he smoked FIVE cigars a day, could only
have been evolved from one who was at once
a nonsmoker and a hater of the weed. Five
cigars a day is a very moderate and rea-
sonable allowance and marks the careful
smoker
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Mexican newspapers of Spanish pro-
clivities are predicting long and costly
war for the United States in Cuba. This
ought to double their circulation in
Madrid.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Omaha has nothing to complain of
just now in business way except the
clearing house imposition, which is
doing more harm with investors abroad
than can be repaired in years by local
enterprise and push.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

1t is announced that Dewey's home
coming has caused boom in bunting.
The bunting boom, however, will not be
a circumstance to the boom of the guns
when he makes his appearance.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
"NIanifest Destiny,

iH|iohSlDIilu LcuStT.
Manifest destiny" appears to be pushing
us now to the absorption of Cuba, which
we did not intend when we began the war
with Spain any more than we intended to
fight the Filipinus Manifest destiny is
often another name for national mistakes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

States and Spain, in which not dollar
of actual cash was turned over, is an
interesting and instructive illustration
of financial process that is continu-
ally going on in the worlds exchanges.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Why all this mystery about the ex-
ecutive mansion? Why should not the
bids have been made public long ago,
so that the taxpayers of Nebraska may
have some idea as to the extent of the
deal that is on?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Just to prevent too sudden a transi-
tion for Admiral Schley from seafaring
to land lubbering Omaha has received
the hero of Santiago with a watery well
come in a genuine western rain storm.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

The best evidence that the backbone
of the resistance in the Philippines has
been broken is the decreasing casualty
list though the troops are advancing
steadily. 1t is plain that the natives
are doing less shooting and more run
ntnm
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

The first thing Senator PETER ought to
do is to reduce the length of his beard
by several inches, so he may no longer
be taken for bewhiskered Kansas pop
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Overproduction of Generals.

According to the Cuban army rolls there
was commissioned officer TO every fourteen
men. In Germany the proportion is one
officer TO forty-five men. The report that
over 10000 privates have been discovered
in Cuba has yet to be confirmed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

the war are TO be sold whre only one copy
Of Jefferson Davis book is sold, it is safe
enough to conclude that, in coming genera
tion, where one person knows and approves
and sympathlzes with the attitude OF the
south in 1861, there will be 100 persons who
will know and approve and sympathize with
the attitude Of the north in the war Of
qianfs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
A Model of Its Class,

Chicago Tribune.
Admiral Schley is said to be one OF the
navy's best speakers His speech aboard
the Brooklyn at Santiago to Cervera's fleet
last July is regarded by good judges as
model of naval oratory.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

The bondsmen of eX-Treasurer Bart
ley have again stated their position for
the 'steenth time, which is that they
won't make good II dollar of his defalca-
ton unless they have to.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Iod-IIIIIUTt HIHtTICdI.
There are few strikes now going on in
the country, but the reports of increases of
wages outnumber them ten to one.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

a case of more than ordinary interest
to creditors of broken banks has been
decided by the United States circuit
court of appeals at Chicago. The re-
ceiver of the Pella, Ia, bank sued a
firm of brokers for bank money lost by
the president in speculation. The de-
fense was that the directors and not the
brokers were responsible to the bank
for the peculations of the president
The court however, ruled to the con-
trary, and gave Judgment for the re-
ceivers. If this decision holds good it
will open up way to recover for cred
itors large portion of the money lost
through the peculations of bank Off
cials, as it is n notorious fact that
great per cent of such defalcations are
traceable to board of trade specula-
ton and other forms of gambling.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. The heavy rain storm will re-
lieve the street cleaning brigade of a
good part of its work.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Prepared for Emergency.

ST. Louis Republic.
1t may be well for the other powers to
remember that Nicolas Of Russia is in posi-
tion to give them all the fighting they want
If they fiout his peace overtures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George Il. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, says
that the actual number of full ana complete
copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening and
Sunday Bee. printed during the month OF
Anrll 1NNl. WAS as inllnMS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Congressman Mercer is wrestling
with the following conundrum just now:
Who is to be superintendent of the cen
sus for the Second congressional dis
tript2
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Admiral Dewey leaves Manila today.
His Spanish predecessors left more than
year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Chicago Record: "It is wonderful what
courage and vigor our volunteer soldiers
have shown in this war"
II didn't think so; you know how we all
get jos tied and knocked around on the
American trolley car
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Detroit Journal: NO" replied the
veteran New York journalist, efficient re-
porters are not common. Good porch
climbers are usually not good writer's, and
good writer's are seldom good porch-climb-
ers.n
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Pittsburg Chronicle: ut Is said that a
scorcher"s heart. units him for soldiers
life," remarked Mr.. Penn.
II didn't know that a scorcher had any
heart at ALL" added Mr.. Pitt.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
TRIPLES LIGHT AS AIR.

Chicago Post: Money makes the mare
60" he quoted
''How dreadfully out of date you are" re-
turned the other. "These are the days of
automobiles"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Boston Transcript: Mrs. Driver-You're
hungry, eh? What are you anyway? A
professional tramp, l suppose.
Roads Walker-No lady, I'm not a profes-
sional. Only an ammytoor, lady. 1 never
ask for money. Something to eat and drink
is all l have ever entered for yet.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Chicago Post: They had been talking
about the insurance on the church, when
the little one suddenly broke into the con-
Versation.
The church is Gods house, isn't it?" she
asked.
Yes dear" replied her mother. -
And does He get the insurance IL 1t burns
DOWN." was the next question.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Washington Star: Are you seriously ill?"
asked the well-meaning friend.
"Oh. no." answered the dyspeptic, with
iarring sarcastic laugh. ~ hurt all over
and don't care whether the sun rises to-
morrow or not. But I'm not seriously i'll.
I'm loosely flppantly and farcically H..
I'm going through all the symptoms, but
don't mean one of them
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

Should hostilities now break out between
the Pretoria government and the British
authorities in the Cape Colony and in Natal
the Beers will learn that they have lost
what they possessed three years ago, to-
wit, the good will of Germany. The present
views of the German press and people are
reflected in the Cologne Gazette, which re-
Gently pointed out that lin Germany
where the action of DR.. Jameson was justly
condemned. it was expected that the griev-
ances of the Uitlanders would be dealt with
in a conciliatory manner. Instead CT this
the Boer government has met the legiu-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.

Il. RosEwATER, Editor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
Hawaiian Lurios.

Will send postpaid, 70 any address
q box Of cur;os containing Sandal
and other native woods, lava from ~ s..
cent flow, seeds and shells for 80 cents.
Will send cane made Of coffee wood
for ST 90; 5trees fern bulbs. 500; s
banana plants. sLoo, 81 2 of one and
3 of,the other, any way TO snit or!
the entire collection worth ss33. for
$500. Sent packed secuse from FROST
( Stamps not accepted. Address Ben.
Kuhns, Hllo, Hawaiian, 70. I|SS
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28


Flat flagstones are then placed carefully
over these fues, and the whole is ce-
mented over and finally covered with q
thick oil paper. for which the country
is noted. This paper keeps smoke from
entering the room, and little straw OF
brushwood. used in the fireplace for
cooking the rice. serves to heat the
stone floor and gives an agreeable
warmth, which lasts till the time Of the
next meal.
Two heatings daily tend to give the
people a nice warm floor, upon which
they sit in the daytime and sleep at
night. By leaving their shoes at the
door the inmates preserve the paper
floor, which from constant polishing
takes on rich brown color. New
York Press.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28

Bright's Kidney Pills are unrivaled
in building up. the system shattered by
debauchery, excuses or diseases and
cure the various ills caused thereby.
viz: loss Of memory, nervous despond.
,ency, pain in the back, discolored
urine. rheumatism and Lackache.
Br'ght's Kidney Pills, the great kidney
medicine. Every box warranted: TWEEN.
ty-five cents per box.
For sale by H, H. Batenau & 10.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
Otficla, Director.
STATE oFrtnsR-

STATE 0FptEkR..
..o IS or-F. j. Fancher.
Is i,ieai- Governor Joseph NJ. Devins
S.a,et,ry--Fred Fa.iey.
Treasurer. ID. W. Driscnil.
>Mrcrln'.nder, OF Pnh'e lns,rurf.i- Jonn
q. N.s!land
As:nrnes Hensr.l-Jubn + CowaD.
..na.,or--A. a.. ..arlblom.
supreme Court Jndges-N. C. nng.
Alfred MslliM. j. NJ. Bartholomew.
Railroad Colnmiss;oncrS--L. l.. alton, II.
Erickson, John Simon.
commissioner Of I.ahor--Henry u. Thomas.
Commissioner OF lnsnrAnce-Geo. ". Harrison
Congressnan-R. +. Spa!ding.
Judge District court. IHfih Ets'f,cl- ;. j.
Glaspel:. OF jamestown.
cOUNTs rrYIcKKe.
Commissioners = dot RnchheiI. chulrn.an; Z
J. Lucken, II. W,lsoh Chas. NcIson. John
Foshoidt.
Register Of l,r..,i~-j ~. Sinclair.
Clerk OF District Gourl--N. u. Purlnr"i.
Sheriff.. C. Thingltetad.
District Attorney--BtIj. Is. Tufto
Treasurer-A. Il. Berg
Auditor-P. a. Mesgnid.
Surveyor-MGrtiE A. utlunt
Sppt. Of Schools,--Andrew Sinclair
County Judge. Fl. Johnson.
Coroner-DT. Rergs,rom
Secret Societies
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
NO STOVES IN KOREA.
Inxtcnd Elrcs Are Laid Under the
Floors. Which Are Thus Heated.


Instead Flncs Are Laid Under the
Floors, Which Are Thus Heated.
Stoves ara not used to any extent by
tho native Koreans The Korean meth
I'd Of heating is excellently adapted to
their resources and conditions. In build
ing their houses they lay down a sys-
tenn of flues where the floor is to be.
These fues begin at a fireplace, which
is usually placed in an outer shed or
connecting closed alleyway.
From this fireplace the f1ues extend
in more or less curved direction, like
the ribs Of round fan, to a trench at
the rear Of the room, which in turn
opens into chimney, which is usually
placed some distance from the house.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
"cRossEp" MONEY ORDERS
Safeguards Employed In England 1,
Making Small Remittances.

Safeguards Employed In England In
Making Small Remittances.
Americans who are buying books in
small quantities or are remitting dues
to the treasurers of English societies Of
which they happen to be members occa.
eionally receive printed or written re-
quest to use a ''crossed" order when
sending money. At first they are likely
70 be mystified by the phrase. Even if
inquiry is made at the postofioe in this
country it is quite possible that no sat-
isfactory explanation will be obtainable.
The RENTING party will ascertain
though. that American postofioes do not
issue ''orossed" orders.
The term in question refers to two
lines drawn with pen from the top to
the bottom Of postal order on its face
near the middle and an inch or two
apart. That treatment Of money order
will prevent payment Of it to any one
but banker, and if, as is sometimes
done, the name Of some particular bank
is written in the space between the
lines the order will be paid only to that
1u6GlluG1Ou. II ~ uUt uoG0sSaEy GO USE
any words in addition to the name of
the bank. No explicit prohibition is re-.
CURED. The mere crossing of the order
is we'll understood signal to the Brit
ish postal authorities, for, while the
custom is comparatively unfamiliar to
people on this side of the Atlantic, it is
common enough in the United King
dom.
When an American RENTS money IN
this manner, he crosses his order him
self, but in several foreign countries the
postofioe does not give the order to the
sender, but transmits it directly to the
paying Office. The person who RENTS
merely sends notice to the right person
to go to the postoffice and apply for the
money. Where this usage prevails the
postoffice issues crossed order because
the sender cannot cross the order him.
self. Such is the practice, for instance,
in Germany. Belgium, Austria and
Italy.-New York Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
C00PERSTOWN, N D.
The Appetite ofa Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptlcs whose.
Stomach and Liver are out Of order.
All such should know that DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach
and Liver Remedy, gives q splendid
appetite, sound digestion and q regular
bodily habit that insures perfect health
and great energy. Only 25c at H. I.
Bateman 3 Co. s drug store
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
LUTHERAN.

Preaching service in Norwegian
Evening service at 8 O'Clock every
first and third Sunday in the month
in English and the other Sundax
evenings in Norwegian. SUNDAY
school every Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock. The Ladies' Aid Society
meet every other Thursday afternoon.
All are cordially invited.
E. T. S1LNEss. Pastor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
For Men.

JOHN SM1THERs Pastor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
coNGREGATIONI.AllL,.

CONGREGATIONAL.
Preaching service every Sabbath a M,
at 1880, followed by Sunday school,,
Union Z. +. $. G. E. at Z pm: evening
service at 8; Ladies Auxiliary every
"Wednesday afternoon. Mldweek meet.
ing every Thursday evening at 2;
Junior :. .. p 3p: M, Sundays.
e. s. SHAW. Pastor
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-28
For. PnelHnlOnfa.

DR.. G. ). Bishop, Of Agnew, Mich b
says: Il have nsesl Fole.y Honey and
Tar i'll three very severe cases of pneu-
monia the past ,nontI, viii, good ra.
Suits sss;s
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