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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Leo NH, pope of Rome, is one of the
truly illustrious men of this century.
nearly all of which his life has covered,
he having been born March ., 1910. He
would have achieved distinction in
craftsmanship and diplomacy in any
civilized country and it is doubtful
whether in these respects he has a peer
in Europe at this time. The best judg-
ment of the world ranked him with Bis
marck and Gladstone and those mighty
statesmen left no successors in their re-
spective countries.
When elected to the papacy in 1878,
Lee found a great and most serious
task to be performed, which was moth
ing less than that of restoring the vati-
can to the confidence which had been
impaired or altogether lost by his prede-
reSSOr. Most of the Catholic powers
of Europe were without representation
at Rome and the church was suffering
in consequence. He addressed himself
to this task without delay and with
consummate diplomatic skill and tact
had within a comparatively brief time
accomplished the desired result. Since
then the papacy has had no serious
controversy or issue with any power
and is at present on the most complete
terms of amity with all. The natural
result has been to materially strengthen
the church and it Is perhaps not too
much to say that no half dozen of his
predecessors did so much to extend
Catholicism as Pope Leo has done. More
than any other pOntiff in history he has
commended himself to Protestants by
his unfailing tact, kindness and liberal
ity. His craftsmanship has been con
spicuously shown in his approval of re.
publican institutions in France and the
United States and his influence in re.
ligiOn and politics alike has been broadly
%benignant. Under his direction the
papacy has been n liberalizing rather
than n rea%ctionary force in all countries
where Roman Catholics are in a ma.
jority.
The aged pontiff has shown wonder.
full vitality in the illness from which
he is recovering and the universal wish
is that he will be restored to complete
health and that his life will be pro.
longed many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
WHEAT AND CORN.
Two Very Different Things In Amer
icaj Synonyms in England.

N"s vs." ~
j. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Corn and wheat are two very different
things in the American farmers vocabulary,
but at an earlier day, and in England down
to the present time, the two words have
been used almost interchangeably. Wheat
always meant wheat, and corn meant any
kind of grain used for food; but as wheat
was the grain chiefly used for that purpose.
when the English and the first American
settlers said corn they usually meant wheat.
This is why the legislation concerning the
food supply of Great Britain, which caused
much disturbance a hundred years ago, was
called the corn laws; a thing that used
greatly to puzzle young students of English
history.
The American pioneers found the natives
raising maize exclusively; they had Gull
waited it for a great length of time. as APP
pears from ears found in prehistoric graves,
red men, who probably found it, however,
too hard for their spiritual teeth; little
runty nubbins with half a dozen rows of
round blush kernels to a cob. This being
the food cereal Of the aborigines was called
by the settlers the Indians corn, and as
II soon assumed frst-rate Importance as a
crop, it was presently called corn pure and
simple, the name that now prevails uni
v~ersally on this side of the water. Writers
and travellers of 200 years ago, however,
sometimes speak Of maize, or Indian corn"
on one page and 'maize, or Indian wheat
on the next
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The New York public has been fire.
quently RECALLED with full illustrated ac.
counts of how it feels to go into a lions
cage, the sensations of being run over
by Il street car and the impressions of
young women while hanging by the toe
nails out of a fifteenth-story window,
but so far as learned none of these en-
volunteer for the story of ones rctlcc-
tons just after swallowing a bottle of
cyanide of mercury.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The English naval secretary has asked
for an increased appropriation for am
munition for target practice in the navy.
In justification he points to the late war
between the United States and Spain,
in which the ability to shoot straight
cut such an important figure. Every
time Brother Jonathan gets into ditii-
Guilty he gives his n%eighbors a few les
sons in how to get out.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Indianapolis Journals: "The course OF
true love- sighed the sentimental, person,
never, alas! runs smooth
at does sometimes" said the Savage
Bachelor, until after the wedding
Chicago Record: singleton-Have You
ever experienced the supreme joy that
comes from finding in your pocket IA dollar
that you didn't know you had?'
BenediCt-No; my wife has upon several
occasions.
Philadelphia North American: Mother
| distinctly heard sounds of kissing in the
hal last night.
you of the old times, mamma.
Somervile Journal: Miss Smith-Marry
you? Indeed, | won't. ! wouldn't marry
you If you were the last man on earth.
Mr.. Brown (Ca mly(-lf | were the last
get a chance.
Detroit Journals: Wife-Oh, Alfred! Tho
neighbors take exception to US because
Husband-Well it's evident we can't
please both our ~neighbors and our serv-
ants!
Chicago News: There's no fool like the
old man who marries "A young woman
II don't know; there s the young woman
who marrleg the old man.
Detroit Free Press: lis there no way of
compromising your differences p" asked the
lawyer of his suburban client, bent on in
augurating a suit for divorce.
None at all. Go ahead. Eut it on the
ground of extreme cruelty. 1 told her to
get ma the best spring medicine she could
find. She ordered a buCksaw, a cord of
hardwood and an TX. All hope Of an um-
iCable adjustment Is past
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

From the latest reports it is to be
feared the homeopathic doses of be-
nevolent assimilation administered by
General Henry are altogether INSULT
cient for the cure of Porto Rico. In
cases where the patient is suffering from
that Spanish feeling it can be used as a
linimcnt with better results, provided
care is taken to rub it in thoroughly.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Prince Hnkoff, minister of Russian
railways, has made Il careful compu-
tation and finds that when the trans
siberian railroad shall have been COM
pleted a trip around the world can be
easily made in thirty-three days With
out undue hurry, While this lets jules
Verne entirely out of 1t, Nelly BLY, II
the other bum female attaches of the
yellow sheets should never rest until
The record Is reduced TO an even month.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

mats of all countries indicate that Eu-
rOpean nations have shouldercd a little
more of the white mans burden in the
Orient than they can comfortably carry
and would be more than willing to have
the United States shoulder n portion of
the load. The Russian representative
is the latest to indicate that II transfer
of cargo would not be diStasteful.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
Americans Trade Expansion.

A Vienna professor Of economic science
declares that American exports threaten the
commercial life of Europe. If our products
and manufactures are better and cheaper
than can be obtained in Europe the Aus
TRANS will be apt to order them if they
get a chance. In some lines of production
the Americans are unrivaled.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

1t is a fact not commonly recognized by
the public that the interest bearing debt of
the United States has increased in the. past
six years from $685., 900, 900 to 81, O4O, 900, 600
in round numbers, or more exactly, by $780,
701, Gao. 1t is observed that this nearly
corresponds with the cost of the late war,
but it does not provide for the increased
annual appropriations, which are gradually
drawing down the balance IN the treasury.
But congress has taken no steps to replen-
ish it.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
1.-THE
White
Mans
Burden'

The white mans burden
is the winter overcoat. One
can't venture to go without
some extra clothing, but
his heavy overcoat seems
to gain ten pounds in
weight, as the Spring days
begin to assert themselves
light coat Of Covert cloth
or some other appropriate
material is a luxury and a
necessity. Now is h e
time to get $50, $3.50,
SIS, $18, $40 and SIS COW
ers the range Of prices for
mems top coats, and SIS,
$3.50, 81. so, $3.50, $40
and $3.50 for boys and
young mems top coats
such a garment is useful
at all seasons-Of course
you will want a new hat
to go with it.
We can save you money.
W RVvNNlnGkM&kGS
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
Boston Transcript.

1t is a condition and not n theory that
confronts free trade Great Britain when
she ~contemplates the imposition of import
duties upon wheat (Anglice "corn") and
sugar. Theories, however finely spun, are
remorselessly swept away by necessity,
England's inability to make both ends
meet under present conditions appears to be
due to imperialism-the disease fashionable
among nations, since the willy Beaconsfeld
played politics with his Empress of India"
and the music halls added the lingo jingles.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The people of Guatemala might have
secured some valuable advice from resi-
dents of San Francisco before they
turned over the entire railway system
of the country to Coils Z. Huntington.
AS it is now too late to render advice
of value they may find comfort in COM
miserating with each other.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The reports of the naval officer sent
to the island of Guam do not indicate
that the United States acquired any
great commercial interests there. The
principal city of the island has n com
merce about as extensive as a country
village of about 500 inhabitants. But
then the country has been expanded.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Because n sexton was killed by light
ming while ringing a church bell at Ply
mouth, Mass, and on the same day an
empty beer key fell on n man In an
Alabama saloon and crushed him to
death, it is to be hoped the ungodly will
not conclude that the church is becom-
ing as dangerous as the saloon.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Those who may find themselves invol.
UNFAIRLY slowing up behind people com
dng out of the banks in the hope Of
getting the drop on a $1,000 roll would
do well to lose no time IN that account
for 1t may not happen again in a hun
dred years.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Only two weeks more of pay for the
members of the legislature. The pres
ent body will not be much like its pred
ecessors if it does not hurry through
business in order to avoid donating any
more time than necessary to the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
writes that he is too busy distributing
garden seeds at this time of he year TO
take a hand in the Iowa senatorial con
test. Politics will wait, but spring
planting will not.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

That calamities never come as single
spies, but in battalions, is again dem
onstrated by the fact that following
hard on Lord Beresford's collapsed
mission England will learn the joint de,
bate between the Iowa and Illinois uni
versity boys went against n British ALI
ance with America.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Officers in the Cuban army are said
to be as numerous as colonies in Ken
lucky. Out of a total force of $1,000,
10000 are commissioned and non-com-
missioned officers. The Cubans evil
IDENTIFY studied Don QuiXote's plan of
military organization.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Senior Agoncillo having duly recovered
from his involuntary salt bath, will now
proceed without further Interruptions to
pull off a few Filipino victories for the
benefit of Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

the projected Iowa roads to begin track
laying. Not only has the first spike
been already driven on the extension
no Omaha, but Omaha is assured he
last spike will be driven before the year
aynirnc
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

From reports brought in by travellers
who have made their way through por-
lions of Thibet it is evident there will
not be any great rush of pleasure seek
ers to that quarter of the globe during
the present season at least.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The Rock Island road has increased
the pay of its section men from >
to 10 per cent. And still some people
are so perverse as to assert there is no
real improvement in the times.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
StumD WisIOnl.

]. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
A careless swinger of the axe cut down
a splendid tree so that he might rob a
squirrels nest of its young when tue mon
arch of the forests fell. And the next day
he found written upon the stump these
lines:
What nature reared by centuries of toll.
A scalawag in half a day can spoil;
An equal fate for him may heaven pro-
vide
Damned in the moment of his tallest
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

little danger to anything from 4 rcgula
ton Macedonian revolt and it is a pity
that the sultan in settling up the ac-
count will charge them not with the
damage done but for the noise made.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

From the way the Texas legislature
is applying the lash to Ex-Governor Hogg
the grunting and squealing down there
must be something terrific.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

The international chess contest now in
progress by cable threatens TO be fully
as exciting as a duel with brickbats at
q thousand yards.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

When the beef investigation commit
tee reaches Omaha the only thing it
will find embalmed will be the defunct
hard times and the late calamity howl
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Nebraska has q new game law, but
the chances are it will be enforced about
as stringently as is the nO-treat law.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
Second the Motion.

New York Tribune.
The president has had an anxious and
year. We hope he will take the
he needs and thoroughly enjoy it.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
Straining the Boot.

It's natural that Italy, "the boot of Eu-
rope" should be brought in to begin the
kicking down of the Chinese wall for the
grand final assault of the powers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State Of Nebraska. Douglas County, S.;
George i. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, says
that the actual number OF fun and complete
copies OF The Daily, Morning, Evening ana
Sunday Bee, printed during the month or
lNnhrnnrN 1SnN WING &C fnllnMS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

No, total soles GOG.3
Net dniiv avnrag 20, 2I,S7O
GEORGE b. THSCHUCk.,
Subscribed and sworn to before me TINS
9th day of March, 1899.
(Seal) GEO. Nj. REED,
Notary Public in and for Douglas County
Nnh
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Omaha: The Bee Building.
South Omaha: city Hall building, twenty
fifth and ~ streets,
Council Bluffs: 10 Pearl Street.
Chicago: Stock Exchange Building.
New York: Temple Court.
Washington: Dol Fourteenth street.
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addressed to The Bee Publishing Company,
Omaha. Drafts, checks. express and post
Office money orders to b. made payable 10
the order Of the company.
THE T. PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

Chicago News: ''Thcre's no fool like the
old man who marries a young woman"
II don't know; there s the young woman
who marrleg the old man"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16

he waived all claim to any such
land also stating that there were
no mineral lands within the grant.
SO the court did not require him
to give notice to mine owners,
Ii this grant Is confirmed, it
will include all the mines in
Creede, Embargo, Summitville,
Bear Creek, Platoro and Jasper
and the owners of the grant will
have the same right to oust the
present occupants that Geo. Adams
had TO compel Atchison and Dim
mick ln leave their celebrated free
Sold mine at Spanish Creek be-
cause it was on the Maxwell land
grant.
1t behooves our mine owners 10
look into this matter and see that
their rights are protected, when
this application is heard at Santa
Fe.-Enquirer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16
4 HORNETS NEST.

Many years ago the Mexican
government granted to the father
OF Creschtio VALDEZ and three
others n land grant described IA
follows:
beginning at the center n, Snn
Antoine mountain, thence east 10
the Rio Grnnde river, thence mp
the river in nor,h-wcstcri Y
direction To La Gnri,a creek. thence
up La Garita creek 10 the summit
OF the Continental divide, thence
in a souti,erly direction along the
Continental divide 10 point wrs,
OF the center Of San antoine noun.
tnin, thence east TO tho place OF
beginning.
Last Saturday Mr.. Valdez came
to Del Norte in company with
John hewitt and nt,crward pro.
cecded 10 La Gnrim 10 get .vi.
d.nce in support OF his clein,
Hon. Thomas Catron of New
Mexico 10 attorney for the claim.
nn's VIII" are pressing their case
before tho United States couit o!
Private Land Claims at Santa l'r,
This land grant Ia about 20 mill,
long and includes thrcc or foul
million acres In Cos,illn. Coneips,
Rio Grandc, Sngunchc nnh Min
cral counties.
One Of tho judges will henr c,i.
,lcncc IN tho cas-. NJ Con.jo- ,,ur
Ing tl,s present month and III,
application 10 have this grant con
iirmcl will bs heard At Santa i,
during tho, next month.
The court informed Ar. Casrot
that Il would te necessary for hin
10 serve summnns on eli residents,
who had decided laud OF wers
actual settlers on We grast snd Il
avoid sssviax tAsss nelieeA NJ
Caaeoa sla1ea = epea sGnDl ~
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16
HOG HANNA,S MESSAGE.

The Presidents message admits
that "more money is needed to
carry on trade" Mack doesn't
say, however, that such money
shall be gold: he advocates national
bnnk notes based upon the bonds
of the nation. Why not issue
greenbac:s based upon the nation
without bonds? He also stands
up for imperialism and says the
Philippines must remain part of
the United States of America.
He denies that anybody promised
Aguinaldo republic. That
means perpetual war. Good. War
makes good times and the more
wars we have the better the times.
and since it is commerCialism and
not manhood we seek to establish,
the more blood-letting we as Il
Christian nation indulge in the
better it will pleasn everybody.
Mckinley also advocates Wall
streets pet scheme of n gold basis
and speaks highly of those who
have been so good as TO lead the
nation up to it. He feels bnL L,.-
cause the secretary of the treasury
hasn't power to pawn the nation
without the consent of Congress
and asks that body to remedy the
evil. >The way he chides the
national banks because they do
not buy bonds and issue certii-
Gates on them when the people
need money is truly pathetic. We
agree with Mckinley and congratu-
late Hanna on getting that point
incorporated in the message. God
bless the national hanks and more
power to them. He very wisely
admits national banks are better
than the government and govern
ment money. and suggests TINT the
bride be removed and that the
bankers be given everything their
own way. But the unkindest cut
of all is tho slap the message takes
Mt New Jerseys chief industry
trusts. Mack really thinks some
thing ought to be done TO limit
the trust business TO n select COM
biuation of friends OF the admins
trgtion-there are too aUuy gniug
into the trust business, and again
we coucur with the President.
We think, however, he nude Il
serious blunder when he forgot TO
say something nice of johnny
Bull and his struggle to steal the
South African Republic, but then
hia oversight is slightly atoned for
in his views of slavery in the Sulu
islands, in which he agrees that
slaves can buy their freedom-iT
they can earn enough to DO so.
Taken all in all, tho message is u
aandy-a daisy-n darllng-ay,, u
duck-for plu,ocracy.-Georgc's
Weekly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16

In case the lease to Carson,
Prentiss & Balm, of the coal lands
near Canon City. is Cancelled, At
torney General Cnmphell has u
scheme which he will recommend
to the Legislature at the next ses-
sion, il he does not advocate the
land boards taking hold of the
matter at the present tine. This
is for the state to take hold of the
land in question and develop it.
He is of the opinion tina, il is with.
in the province of the stat, 10
mine and sell coal under the
statutes, and il he finds this is the
case, he will be IN favor OF nt-
tempting it.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16
Ms Life Was saved.

Mr.. J.E. Lilly, prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had .
wonderful delivcrencc from
frightful death. In telling OF it
hc says" was taken with Ty-
phoid Fever, that ran into Pneu-
monia. My lungs brcnme harden
cd. l was SO wcnk | couldn't even
sit up in bed. No,hin.: helped
mo. l expected 10 soon die Of
Consumption, when | heard oe
DR.. Kings New Discovery. One
bottle gave grca. relief. l CON-
,inucd 10 uss It. aud now Rm we'll
aud strong. ! can't say too much ia
i,s praise" This marvellous mel.
ic,no is ths surest nni quickest
cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular s,xs
80 cents and sl.0O. Trial bottles
free nt !. W. Ricc's Drug Store;
every bottle guaranteed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16
1AIRD'S SAnCtHS.

One of the ablest writer's on
political economy this country
ever produced is Henry Carey
Baird, of Pennsylvania. He stood
with Judge Kelley ana Thad
Stevens IN their fight for the
;reenback years ago. Mr.. Baird
addresses the following sarcastic
letter TO Secretary Gage:
PERSONAL.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 81, 1899.
Hon. L.ymo. G1re,
Secretary q ,oe Teas'oy:
DeHr Sir:-N hat commentary
on the pr"go~,d ir inpnnu,I the
grcrnhnc',t, is your proposition to
buy S25,OnJ,OJO nf Jui;rdl States
bonds, at premium, in order to
relieve the moury market, and
prevent "a bank crash in New
York.
1t is no less true today than it
was nearly three centuries ago,
when the great minister of Gus
tavus Adolphus, Oxenstein, said:
You do not know, my son, with
how little wisdom men are gov
erned."
May God help this people against
the stupidity OF their government!
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HENRY CAREY BAIRD.
And then scribblcd on a loose
sheet of paper, venting thought,
but not for the enlightenment of
our Secretary:
The people are such fools that
they do not see til" Inconsistency
of the two propositions, one for
expansion, md the other for con.
traction Mt the same time"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16

THERE Ia ono thing about Sen.
Hior Wolcott that We always nd
mired. aud that il he Is never
afraid 10 express his honest con.
victions. la n recent interview ho
ihus expressed himself, nnd il
would b. well II tho leaders, rcnl
nn'l alleged. Of his party nnd the
selfish go'd.hug crew generally
would carefully ponder his utter.
Mnccs:
9Th. people In the east, who do
not know Mr.. Bryan. nrc npt to
nGdcrrn,e III. cntirc integrity Of
motive which nnimntcs him. and
which IL the great clcmcn. IN his
strength. No matter how wc may
diifc, with him--and 1 differ will,
him In radical degree 1T IL idle
not 10 recognize this fact. I In.
lievc that there IL no sacrifice that
Mr.. bryan wcuid not make "a
further what hc believed ~ i,o the
welfare of this conntry. This s~n.
tin,ent being prevalent 10 my owu
necticn, ] can nccount for the In.
! lsassly loyal followtng which NJ
|Dsyea enjoys."
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16

Ir WAS sad day for gold bugs
when the newly elected senator
of Nebraska died. The vacancy
caused by his death has been filed
by the appointment of Wm. v.
Allen, one of the nblest men who
has occupied seat in the senate
since Webster. And Senator
Allen is Il man of the people and
will make the Shylocks trouble.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-16

JUDGE BELL is of the opinion
that the gold democrats have nm
questionably gone into the repub-
licnn party. He lis confident also
that Bryan will be re-nominated
by the democrats on practically
the Chicago platform. We cannot
agree with Mr.. Bell. We never
knew grent party to reform it.
self in so short time AS did The
democratic party, and that too
while in power. The great demo-
cratic party will not sacrifice OK
pediency for principle. Tha. is
to say the class OF democrats who
dominate conventions.