Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-21

perceiving the revolver with its shining
barrel took il for some sort OF plaything
and selling 1t ran to the sultan to ask
what II was, With one bound Abdul
Hamid sprang on the child, exclaimng
You want to kin me. You are the instru-
ment of my enemies And the monster
began to strike and kick the child As he
struck his fury increased lie seized q
stick and set upon the poor little thing.
When they carried her away she was
dead"
The defeated leader Of a forlorn hope
must ever bear the brunt Of the kicks and
cuffs of those who failed to connect as
well as the heartless jibes Of the victors.
The Right Honorable Arthur j. Balfour.
leader Of the British tories, is made to feel
the stlngs and arrows of outrageous for
| tune" hurled by political friends in his
own camp. All the tory organs have
pounced upon him and are tanning him in
merciless fashion. A flood of letters from
defeated soreheads are published, and not
a defender among them The character
Of the criticism as well IS the nature
Of the pain is indicated by the noted tory
standpatter ]. L. Maxse, editor OF the
National Review. He SAYS: we have
long been of opinion, which It has been
useless to disguise and which successive
events confirm, that under Mr. Balfour
there is little or no hope of the unionist
party regaining its influence in the state.
We have lost three general cleo
tons under the present regime, and even
more serious than defeat is the general
slackness and sumber which follow each
defeat. Organization is regarded as be-
meath the dignity of our leader. 1t is as
though commissariat were beneath the
dignity Of general" 1t is not apparent
that Mr.. Balfour is grieving overmueh. At
last accounts he was enjoying himself on
the golf links.
The abandoned American practice of put
ting labels on homemade goods as a bogus
sign of superiority has reversed and APP
piled to bogus American goods in Prague,
Bohemia. American Consul Britain re-
ports that stationers in that city handle
large quantities Of French-made paper
packed in boxes bearing American flags
and labels printed in English. In another
place, decorated with American flags type
writer's made in Germany after an Amer
lean pattern were conspicuous. Similarly
the flag is employed in a shoe shop to
give the impression that footwear made
in Vienna is an American made article.
Consul Britain suggests that, as the de-
ception is profitable else It would not be
practiced, American manufacturers should
take advantage of the reputation their
goods enjoy and put the genuine on the
Bohemian market.
A beam Of sunshine is thrown on the
murky political clouds of England by the
discussion Of the question, WAS Napoleon
Ever on English Soil?" The chief dis
putants are Lord Rosebery and John
Burns of the British cabinet. Lord Rose
berry, relying on his researches as Ma
poleonic author, says no" while Mr..
| Burns insists that the Corsican once dwelt
in London. His authority is a neighbor-
hood history Of Charing Cross, which
states that Napoleon dwelt in George
street, near the Adelphi, in 1891 or 1872, and
that he drank a cup of chocolate in a
nearby coffee house Unfortunately for
Mr. Burns contention there are no avail
| able pictures showing the Corsican nego-
tiating the chocolate with his right hand
behind his back and the faraway Belle
| pEron look on his face, hence they are re-
| garded merely as contribution to the
gaiety of the nation.
|
| Commercialism knows no spot too sacred
| for its money-getting touch. Mount Sinai
| where Moses is alleged to have received
| the tablets craven with divine law Is
| being explored for oil. Invaders of the
| historic locality report the prospects OF
striking a gusher is cheering enough tc
provoke a rush for syndicate stock besides
| the prospect is enough removed from tn,
brokers shops to exude an odor of sanctity
| for the gullible. 1t is certain the English
men who are financing the search are dill
| gently boring for oil and have the conf
dence Of their money in the outlook. Should
! impious, well-diggers strike what they are
after, in sufficient quantities to disturb
the world market, one more will be added
/ to the pressingly painful troubles that en-.
velope like Hudson fogs the veteran oil
king of Pocantico Hils.
!
Another American invader is knocking
/ for admission to the legislative halls OF
/ France. and is likely to be welcome. There
( is no leave to print" without delivery
I the offerings Of windjammers, such as OBJ
tains I'm the American congress, conse-
! quently the legislative machinery OF the
/ French chamber is clogged by the desire
/ Of almost every deputy to speak on the
| pending budget. The Paris Temps sees No
j prospect Of early action unless the depu.
I ties are persuaded to foreEo the strain or
/ the lungs and submit their remarks fol
publication in the Official Journal As al
alternative plan the Temps reminds tn,
! deputies loaded with hot air that tn,
most glorious DAYS of the French tribun,
/ We're those In which the orators contentec
/ themselves with a two-minute speech"
/ Reports Of the death Of King Menelik
have been frequent enough 10 confuse the
! world. Last summer a series OF world,
4 wide obituaries announced his passing. and
. were followed 10y less emphatic contradic,
lions which placed the editor Of newspaper
4 morsues in a state OF painful uncertainty
/ However they considered him dead enougl
| for burial and pronounced the eulogy. Bur
. the Nrsus refused ID S,Ey dead. lie Ger
tainly was very much alive last December
for the Paris Figaro announces that his
New Year present 10 the president oil
/ France consisted of a lion. Honess. d
! giraffe and a zebra.