Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1895, Page 13

THE OMAMA DAILY BEE: SUSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1895 THE ROYAL COURT OF COREA Boenes in and Abont the Walled Palace of the King, GLIMPSES INTO HOWES OF THE NOBLES The King's Soldiers and Eunuchs — How Coren 1s Misgoverned — Pecullar Court Etiquette—Inciplent Rebellions Con- tinue to Make Trouble. (Copyrighted, 1895, by Frank G. I have just received letters from Corea stating that the whole country is in a state of anarchy. The Tong Haks, or rebels, have sprung up again In different parts of the kingdom. The Japanese send out troops to subdue them, but the moment they are con- quered in one place they spring up in another, and they honeycomb even the ranks of the people in Seoul. The king is said to be in great danger, and he fears assassination more than ever. There are many Coreans who hate everything connected with Japan, and as the king is now working in combina- tlon with the Japanese troops, he is charged by some with selling out the country. 1 wrote you some weeks ago of my interview with him. I did not his palaces and his court. It would be impossible for any one to have the access to these build- ings today which I had while I was in Seoul. The king of Corea does all the electric light. He pe in the day time, and receives all his callers at night. There is a wall about twenty feet high which runs clear around his palace city, and there are watch houses on top of it in which senti- nels stand day and night. very 300 feet along the outside of the wall there is a little guard house about five feet square, which contains two armed soldiers. Each of these guard houses has a well within it lined with straw, and while one soidier watches, the other curls himself up like a caterpillar in this well and goes to sleep. The soldlers all sleep in their day clothes, and they rarel have blankets. The gates which go into the palace city are guarded by soidiers, and there are always servants and officials about them. At one time the king thought of run- ning a lot of live wires around the palace walls, In order that any one who attempted to climb over them might be killed by the terrible electric shock which would result from the contact. HE MOVES WITHOUT NOTICE, The buildin, in the King's palace citie: (he has two in Seoul) are numbered by hun- dreds. They cover many hundred acres, and he has suits of apartments in different parts of the grounds. He keeps his move- ments a secret, and only the fewest people know in which palace he sleeps or how long he will stay there. You can never tell where to find him, and it would be almost impossible to lay a plan for his abduction. He has all the walls of his palace city lighted, and when the clectric plant Is in full blast every corner will be as bright at night as it is in the day time. He sleeps fn rooms guarded by eunuchs, and in receiving his officials they are required to come into the palace during the day time, and they walt around until his majesty is ready to receive them in the evening. As soon as it becomes dusk the gates which enter the palace are closed with heavy doors plated With fron. They are locked with massive fron bars, and the keys are taken in to the king. It'ls death to any one outside of the gatekeeper to touch the locks, and they are 80 heavy that one of them i$ a load for a man. WORSE THAN THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. The scenes about these gates are more gorgeous than those of the ““Arabian Nights.” They are surrounded by all tho queer char- acters who make up official Corea, Carpenter.) his work by blue coats. in yellow, and there are all sorts of gor- geous servants, dressed In bright gowns. Men with paddles for whipping the people squat under the walls, their sleeves rolled up to the shoulder and their brawny mus- cles ready for action. There are gorgeously waparisoned ponies, who stamp their feet and neigh. There are leopard-skin-covered chalrs watched by servants in livery, await- ing the coming out of their owners, who There are lackeys of all sorts, and as you look you see have gone in to see the King. that the *Black Crook" There are no such planet as these officials, them on horseback. He has a servant on each side to steady him as he sits in the saddle. Another servant leads the horse, is here outdone. and he fans himself as he rides through the streets. His gown is of light blue silk, and he looks clean enough to be eaten. I doubt, however, whether investigation would show this to be the case, and it makes me think of the young society lady who, before going to a party, yells down to hor riother as follows: : ‘Say, ma, shall T wash for a h'gh or a low-necked dress?” Just behind this man, leking even raore Borgeous, comes another noble riding on u monocycle, with six men pushing and carry- ing him. This machine runs on the bicycle + principle ,and it has been in use in Corea for ages. The people go down on their knees as he passes by, and he is undoubtedly a very high official indeed. He had on official boots of black broadeloth. A §i5 dworschalr cap covers his Read, and the leop- ard skin, which is only permitted to be used by offlcials, covers the back of his chair. 1 note that the other officials get out of their chairs when they meet him. This is eti- quette in Corea, and it provides that the man of low rank must never be above a man of higher station. As the monocycle ap- proaches the gaudy dude on horseback sees bim, and his fan drops in dismay. He is proud, and he doesn't like to get down, but there is no help for it. He is an under- officer, and he can not tower above the man in the chair. He orders his servants to stop. They lift him off his horse, and he walks along while his superior rides by. As the chalr comes up its retinue of servants howl to all to get out of the way, and to bow down before the great man they are carrying. And they do bow and they bow quick. The oflicials of Corea try not to meet each other on the streets, because of humlliations which they have to undergo of this nature, One day I saw the king's father o fnto_the palace, and a dozen high officials had to get out and walk in order to do him honor. 1 could see they were all angry at having to do so. WHAT RUINED COREA. It is these nobles who have ruined Corea. The country is sald to be poor, but the officlals roll in wealth, and it is a wonder to me where they get all the money they spend They dress in the finest of silk, and the ordinary man of rank who has access to the palace wears a green gown containing enough s8Ik to make a lady’s ball dress, The best of Corean hats cost from §10 upwards, and everything is high. Their expenses in keep- fng up their establishments must be heavy Many of them carry from ten to 100 servanis with them when they go atong the streets, and these are all lodged in the'r own quar- ters. A Corean noble's home consists of & number of one-story bulldings surrounded by a wall, which, In the clty, opens upan the street by a gate, which is so made that you cannot seo inside of the yard when it is open. Half of this wall Is made up of bulldings of one-story rooms, eght feet square, and these arc the quarters of the servanis. The noble has several houses for himself {nside the yard and a number of bulldings for Lis wife and concubines. He lives very well. His home is by no means an uncomfortable one, and with its wide veraudas, its queerly shaped ridged roofs and its warm rooms, leated by fires under the floor, he can, If he Las encugh money, l've very well. This money he gets out of squeeziug the people. It all comes frowm the men who grub the sol and from the offices which the king's officials give to him for a consideration. Such an offcial is fairly well educated from a Chinese stand- point. He has learned to read the Chinese and he can read and write the Corean. He has passed the examinations by which the klng selects his officials, and if he can keep up his share of the king's revenue his office i5 usually left with him. Many such men write poetry and are good talkers and o of much more than ordinary intelli- ce, and the whole uation has the making OF & very good people if any method can be There are soldlers in plum-colored pantaloons and There are the king's musicians BOrgeous people on the Here comes one of evolved by which corruption may be done away with and property rights preserved. INSIDE THE PALACE WALLS. 1 had an opportunity to get inside the pal- ace walls once or twice, In addition to the trip I made through the grounds when 1 called upon the King. The buildings are surrounded by a wall and they are built within pens, each of which contains from two to four acres of space. In going to the king you have to pass through from six to a zen buildings, and everywhere you go you meet soldiers and _eunuchs, The king's bodyguard confronts you every turn, and_ there are servants by the tens of thousands. There are 500 of thorse bodyguards and each of these is so strong that he has to 1ift a bar of iron six feet long and weighing 100 pounds from the ground and hold it at arm's length above his head. This is the test which the soldfers undergo_before they are admitted to the guard, If you will straighten out your arm, bend over and take a rod of iron weighing 100 pounds and attempt to lift it above ycur head without bending your arm you will see something of the wonderful strength these men possess. A number of them are always close to the king, and they surround his chair as he goes from one palace to the other, and as they go they wail out a chant which means something like this: *'Soldlers, protect your King." he eunuchs are also ublquitous, both in China and Corea. These men have great power. They are said to be wise counsellors and they certainly have a great deal to do | with the administration of governmental affairs here. None but eunuchs are allowed to wait upon the queen and her majesty has s, soldiers and a retinue of her own. dress like the high officials, with long reaching to their feet, and horse- caps, They have long, yellow, sober faces. Their volces have a high fa pitch and they move about with a like quietness. THE KING AND THE FATES. The Coreans are very superstitious. They have their astrologers, and one of the prophets of the past sald that the present dynasty would last only 500 years. This time is now up and the people look upon the war to a certain extent as a decree of the fates, and some of them think that the king's days are numbered. The king himself is very progressive and he would like to improve his people. He may be able to do 5o if he can_control his officials and he will be_abie to do this only through the Japanese. There is very little known about the government of Corea, and it will be surprising to many people to know that it has a fixed organiza- tion and that there are departments in oul much like those at Washington. These are supposeda to control the affairs of the kingdom and in times past they have prac- tically controlled the king. The King, with the aid of the Japanese, is now running the machine, and it is probable that some of the rebellions throughout the country are fomented by the officials. HOW COREA IS GOVERNED. The government of Ccrea consists of the king and his officials in Seoul, and a vast nuwber of cficlals who are scattered over the country. The kingdom is divided up mto eight different provine ach of these proy- a governor, who is appointed by the and it is divided up into counties or dis« each of which has its officers. Every city or district of 10,000 h-uses or less has a magistrate who is a sort of a ruler and judge, He colleets all the taxes and passes upon all lisputes. He is a man of power, and every one bows down before him. C-rea has be tween 300 and 400 of these magistrates, and they practicaily run the kingdom outside cf oul. They collect the taxes and they have scores of scribes about them who are a sort of political strikers, and who do the dirty work for them. These lower officers all pay thse above them for their offices, and they expect to get back their money out of the people. The poor farmer, in fact, has to pay taxes over and cver again, and if he gets anything ahead it is squeezed out <f him by torture or paddling. THE KING'S BIG MEN. high officials of Seoul are numerous, though the most of them have fled to the country on account of the war. I was tcld that thero were eight vice presidents to the home office, when I was in Se-ul, and there wera a_number of vice presidents to the for- elgn office. In this office there are about fifteen clerks and nearly as many secretaries of state. The king has two men who are sup- posed to be his clsest advisers, and these are called _the ministers of the right and left. All of these officials when they g to the pal- ace take their toflet cases and wardrobes with them, and a servant always trots behind car- rying their extra clothes, combs, brushes and other chamber furniture. They have to wait a long time often ‘before they can see the king. and they cannot get out cf the palace before the sun rises. The official work Is done out- side of the palace, but the offices are not in full blast until about high noon. THEY SIT UP LATE. The Coreans, although the laws do not permit the men to g0 on the streets at night, are fond of late hours. They sit and gossip among themselves, and their parties are always of one sex. They are always cither stag partles or hen parties, and the men dearly love the flowing bowl. There are more old men gossipers in Corea than there are old maid gossipers in America. It is not an uncommon thing for a crowd of young and middle-aged men to spend a night in chatting, singing and In the writing ot poetry. In poetry they use the Chinese characters, and the Chinese is the official court language. I may speak in another letter of their education and schools. They are queer in every way, and though they have many things which ‘are cruel and bad, they are, on the whole, a very refined people, and are good-natured ‘and kindly. THE KING'S CENSORS. One class of government officlals, how- cevr, Corea has which we do not find in America, and which are now restricted to Corea and China. These are the censors. They are appointed by the king, and it is their business to travel over the country and see that justice is administered. There are perhaps a dozen of them under the govern- ment. They go about in all sorts of ways, and perform the part of official detectives. No one is supposed to know who they are. They may appear in the disguise of a coolie or a_peddler, and they will settle in a town ruled by an unjust magistrate and live among the poor. They find out whether the people are complaining, and if their com- plaints are just they have the power to remedy them. Each of them carries the king's seal, and they have the right to order any head off below that of a governor. They have of late years, however, been very cor- rupt, T am toid, and have been bribed by the officials. The Japanese, who are now con- trolling the country, are doing what they can to put down this bribery. It Is a herculean task, and it is believed by the foreigners in Corea that tha cleaning of the Augean stables of Corean official corruption s a bigger Job than the conquering of China. How it will turn out time only can tell. qw& ‘e\. C«u{w«h}: s— CARED FOR THE SICKE. Work Done by 8t. Joseph's the Year. The annual report of St. Joseph's Memorial lospital shows the following: Patients in hospital January patients admitted January 1, 1894, to January 1, 1895, 1,151; total number treated, 1,259, atlents discharged, 1,005; patients died, 51 patients remaining, 113; charity patients ad- mitted 1884, T43; pay patients admitted 1894, 108 Natlvity of patients: Americ can, 6; Arabian, 2; Bohemian, 20; Danish, 43: English, 14; Fi man, 164; Italian, 6; Irish, 17 Russian, 5; Scotch, 8; Swedish, Religion of patients: Baptist, Roman, 450; Christian church, palian, 61; Jewish, 26: Lutheran, Metho- Qist, 57; no religion, 202; Presbyterian, 74. B ANOTHER NEW FACTORY. Omaha Starch Factory Megln Ewployiog Twenty N Through the efforts of one citizen, inde. pendent of any organization, Omal secured a new starch factory, The Omaha Starch company, of whicl A. Hunter, formerly of Des Moines, is man ager, has establish Twentieth street. Improvements will be made fram time to time and the present cajacity increased. The capital stock at present is $10,000, and about twenty men have been given employ- | ment by the new ludustry. gowns hair The ospital During 1, 1804, an, 615; Afri Canadian, . 16; Ger- Polish, 11; 20 : Catholie, n Episco- Operation, A hag 108; | 4 a plant at 1120 North | i countries. MANUFACTURE OF BEET SUGAR Graphic Account of the Origin and History of the Industry, ITS INFLUENCE IN GERMANY AND FRANCE Powerful Argument Showing Why Ne- braska Should Rather Pay s Bounty to the Home Producer Than Suffer the Industry to Decline. CHAPMAN, Neb, Jan. 12.—To the Editor of The Bee: No industry in the United States has In the last threa decades grown to such gigantic dimensions as that of the manufacture of beet sugar. Wherever the culture of the sugar beet has boen begun auxiliary enterprises have sprung up, and a most decided improvement ‘has been felt by the agricultural interests, The applica- tion of improved methods of manufacture stimulated a more intense interest in the raising of the beets, The red and whito beet (beta vulgaris) was introduced in Europe during the sixteenth century, being used as food for man and beast. In 1747 Margraf of Berlin, a German chemist, discovered saccharine properties in the beet. In 1798 Achard of Berlin, after experimenting six years with varying suc- cess, started the first beet sugar factory. The bests used by Margraf and Ackard contained but 4.5 to 6.2 per cent of sugar. Tho cost of production at this stage was too great to enable them to successfully com- pete with colonial sugar, and had not a government decreo shielded the enterprise it would have been destroyed. Soon after it happened that Napoleon, in order to inflict a blow at the trade of Eng- land, ordered all continental ports closed to British trade. European consumers of tea and coffes were very much averse to drink- Ing these beverages without the accustomed sweetening, and as a conssquence .the year 1808 saw the first beet sugar factory in France, opened at Pessy, near Paris. Sev- cral new factories were started in Germany, but without apparent success, In 1842, however, chaper, the manager of the factory at Etgersleben, near Magde- burg, greatly improved his plant hy substi- tuting the hydraulic press in place of the cumbersome press cloths and roller presses, and this step was followed by the improved Dprocess of maceration and diffusion, invented by Robert, Factories equipped with the improved ma- chinery were finally enabled to_successfully compete with colonial sugar. ew difficul- ties, however, had to be met before perma- nent su was insured. Notwithstand- Ing the high price of sugar, (40 marks per 100 pounds, and beets at $10 per ton), progress in the cultivation of the beet was slow. There were no agricultual machines for cul- tivating the beet, and only hand labor could be applied; the cost of labor rather Increased Wwith the increase in acreage, and the aver- age yield declined owing to defective fertil- ization. During the year England and there 1850 Schafer visited observed the English farmers fertilize their wheat fields with a new fertilizer, Peru guano and Chili salt- peter. He applied the same material to his beet flelds, meeting with success. Germany owes the subsequent immense development of beet culture and the beet industry to thls man. The improved method of fertilizing in- creased the yield and the quality of the beet; the percentage of sugar increased, and the inorganic matter in the beet decreased. The cause of a decrease of salts in the beet is due to the fact that a more thorough cultiva- tion of the soil and proper fertilizating will In a few years improve the the beet. The quality of the beet has thus been improved, and the inorganic substance that it formerly contained lessened. The seed obtained from tho plants grown In soil thus improved has given us the sugar beet upon which is based the success of the present sugar industry. Soil thus prepared is in excellent condition for the successful cultivation of leguminous fruit and small grain; the increased yleld varled from 50 to 100 per cent. Farms on which one-fourth of the land was now used for the cultivation of the sugar beet were, in consequence, enabled to raise as much grain on three-fourths of the land as the former yield of the entire farm. The pulp, peeling and leaves of the beet is an excellent fodder; this, in turn, caused an increased production of manure, which again benefited the soil, and in this manure the various operations of agriculture became more reciprocal, systematic and productive. Farm machinery greatly assisted in the effective tilling of the soil. The introduc- tion of {mproved farm machinery increased the yield per acre, which again gave an impetus to an increased acreage, and thus furnished an abundant supply of raw material to the sugar manufacturer. The Increased production of sugar gave employment to many men, and thus we see that the scientific and thorough tillage of the soil was the cause of general prosperity. Another potent factor in the rapid develop- ment of Germany's sugar industry was the Judicious tax laws. In the endeavor to com- pete with the English colonial sugar the German beet sugar industry was greatly as- sisted by the tax laws in relation to the manufacture, sale and exportation of sugar. With the increase and development of the sugar industry the problem of taxing ju- diciously became more difficult. To the so- called material tax was added the tax on consumption of the refined sugar, The ma- terial tax was the foundation of the German tax laws relative to the sugar production for many years, Under this form of taxation the infant in- dustry developed Into its present enormous dimensions. The tax on 100 pounds of beets was reduced to 40 pfennigs (about 10 cents), the tax rebates on 100 pounds of raw sugar was placed at 4.25 marks, for refined and high grade sugar the rebate was b to 5.35 marks for 100 pounds. The consumption tax on all kinds of sugar was placzd at 6 marks per 100 pounds. Special attention was given the market price of sugar in determining the amount of rebate. The price of sugar has declined about 50 per cent in elghty years, While Germany maintained its system of rebates, Austria and France openly declared themselves in favor of a premium on all sugars exported. The Austria government paid a premium of 1.30 marks for every 100 pounds of sugar exported. The German manufacturer, to gain the same advantage had to produce one pound of sugar out of every 7% pounds of beets, The Ameri- can law maker can readily see how well protected the sugar industry Is in European We append a table of the world's sugar production for the years 1889-90 and 1890-91; Germany ... Austria-Hungary France ... 90).00) 520,000 200,000 65,000 80.00) Total P v W R TV 3,000 According to statistical reports by Wiche | haus at the end of the year 1889 there were 390 beet sugar factories in the German em- pire, with an aggregate capital of 400,000,000 marks. The land devoted to beet culture, including all farm machinery and implements used, represented a value of $250,000,000; the crop during that year amounted to 7,896,183 tons, the cost of raising the same $35,000,000, the taxes paid amounted to $15,000,000, the cost of producing the sugar exceeded $27,000,- 000, ‘The pulp, peeling and leaves repre- sented a value of $6,250,000, as fodder and manure. The amount of raw sugar produced was 944,505 tons, and 201,189 tons of syrup; 412,424 tons of raw sugar were exported, valued at $30,000,000, and 179,802 tons of refined sugar, valued at $16,000,000, together with 23,921 tons of syrup, valued at $250,000, a total value of exported sugar and syrup amounting to $46,250,000 Any one who will take the trouble to com- pare or invest'Eate these figures will say that the sugar industry nas been a source of svonue and wealth wherever introduced ho beet sugar industry of the European countrdes has developed to its present huge proportions by and with the aid of the gov ernments, and (his cannot be denied. What lias this country done for the de velopment of that industry? Very little, in deed. The protection under the MeKinley act was withdrawn by the present congress It 13 sa'd that the American sugar manu- facturer (s sufficiently protected by the pres- ent tarlff, but this is & serious mistake, and any one who will tell yau that the present tarift is sufficient protéttién knows very lit- tle about the dificultiekdttending the culture of the beet—the raw material for the sugar manufacturer. 1 have gained some priétical experience In Germany and in the lpsb few years in Ne- braska. I have contracted with the Oxnard sugar factories for 200 cres of sugar beets which I must raise. The‘low price of sugar de- presses the price of bhets; in Germany the price has sunk to $3 per ton, in Nebraska to $4. Beets cannot be grown successfully at | that price in Nebraska; We Inck the necessary experience; we have not the practical implements or machinery and the skilled labot that is to be had every- where in Germany. My experience with N braska farm hands was such that I consider the best but an apprentice, and what a draw- back this is can only be ‘appreciated by an expert grower. This dificulty, however, I think we can overcome in a few years and In time procure the necessary machinery and artificlal fertilizer, provided the prica of $5 per ton for raising beets could be main- tained. But our sugar manufacturers claim they cannot pay this price at the present low price of sugar, which {s self-evident, es- pecially when one considers the protection enjoyed by the European producers. In reviewing the cost of production of Buropean sugar and the protection enjoyed, one can see at a glance that the American sugar manufacturer cannot successfully com- pete with the Buropean sugar producers. It is an absolute necessity that the state of Nebraska set a premium upon the produc- tion of beets, for a time at least, to prevent the collapse of the industry in this state. I know that the vast number of citizens are in_favor of such a law. Without a premium upon the production of beets the sugar manufacturer will not be able to obtain sufficient raw material for the suc- cessful operation of his sugar plant, for they would have to be shut down the greater part of the year, Without this proposed premium the beet culture would not be profitable, and not another dollar be invested in that in- dustry; but on the other hand, if a premium were pafd to the manufacturer, €0 that he could pay $5 per ton on all beets raised, 1t would give an_impetus to beet culture and be the cause of establishing new factories in the state and drawing capital to the west for the development of its natural resources. Ac- cording to information obtained, at least $60,000,000 will be invested in the sugar in- dustry in this state, if such a premium were granted. Tho state of Nebraska has initiate: the production of beet sugar on a large scale the soil and climate are well adapted for the successful production of beets, and the rich soil of its valleys will produce beets superior qualitie Nebraska should therefore continue its ef- forts to insure the location of more factories and the success of those already in existence and It will never regret it. If we induce capital to come here your country will be rapidly settled, the population will increase with the devélopment of our natural re- sources and a general prosperity must en- sue, for the soil will be enhanced in value and_an army of home builders invited. As in Germany, with the growth of the sugar industry other enterprises will be inaugur- ated that are more or less connected or de- pendent upon the sugar industry 1 may state here that Germany at this time suffers from what may be called an overproduction. A part of the premium on export sugar has been cut off, and after the year 1897 the premium will be taken off al- together. The sugar.industry in consequence assumes a serlous aspect and it is therefore possible that the government will he induced to maintain the premium. The German gov- ernment s sending experts to all countries from whence obstacles or difficulties are lia- ble to come, or by legislation may be offered, s0 as to be prepared and meet all difi- culties. These experts will report upon the condi- tion of industrics in other countries and thus find a successful solution of its own diffi- culties. The sugar indpstry of Germany can- not be easily shaken or destroyed; all fac- torles are stock companies and in the hands of the large land owners; they have amassed a vast amount of capital and are enabled to meet any competition. Tho beet culture s in'the hands of ex- perts, who, by the application of the mos improved methods, based on the most ad- vanced scientific principles, reduce the cost of produetion to a minimum. The German government will undouptedly head. the com- plaint of the producers and secure some re- llet to this all-important industry. In this country we ought to profit by the example set by the German government; we should do all in our power to assist the beet sugar culture and sugar industry to take firm root, so that in years to come it may be able to meet any competition. With our fertile soil and the immense consumption of sugar in this country it ought to be only a question of time. If we can for the present receive some encouragement from the state, we have the sofl, we can procure skilled labor, we have the market, and the necessary capital will come if we are willing to assist the in- fant industry. One other point ought to ba considered; it is well known that the European countries are gradually but surely closing their ports against the importation of American pro- ducts, which caused a decttne in all farm products and is a menace to American agri- cultural interests, Whother this policy of exclusion will benefit one or the other coun- try is hard to tell. Suffice it to say, that for the present our farmers are the ones to suffer. The sugar industry needs the government's protection to enable it to com- pete with other ccuntries in the markets of the world. On the other hand, we mug settle down to a more-rational tilling of the soll; our present mode of robbing the soil without giving it something in return must bo abandoned; proper manuring and fertil- izing must take place, and thus increase the fertility of the soil. Right here, I clalm the rational culture of beets will revolutionize agriculture and bring about reforms in farm- ing which will be permanent and as bene- ficlal as it has been in Germany. The beet culture necessitates deep plowing and thorough cultivation; the valuable sub- soll must be brought out and exposed to light and air for proper decomposition, and will thus increase fertility. The hoeing and raking process used in cultivating the beet is the best known method of destroying weeds, Beet' culture prepares the soil for the raising of small grain. A well culti- vated beet field Is the best soil for planting vegetables. Taking all these points into con- sideration, you will find that wherever beet culture was Introduced the value of land was enhanced. It has been suggested that our government should meet the action of Buropean coun- tries in attempting to exclude American products from European markets, to enforce reprisals, We would gain nothing by it The countries of western Europe are only trylng to meet and dcwn the dangerous competition of Amerlcan products in their own markets, They are turning their eyes to Asiatic countries, from whence they fear competition. Our mission, however, is to ourselyes produce evérything that we have been importing from Hurgpean countries, It hao often been suggpsted, in order to suc- cessfully meet' the Austalian, Indian or Argentine competition i the markets of the world, we ought to pay:a premium on all wheat exported. Thig, however, would be a serious mistake, for 1t would only be bene- ficial o countries Where immense tracts of land favor stock raising and cultivation cf grain with a sparse population. This would nct apply to the ‘United States today. The country is settlg wup fas farms are smaller today and néquizb to be more in- tensely worked than formerly. Our rapidly growing population demands the upbuilding of industries and smfufler’ but well worked holdings. 1 We must try to pradpee everything that we import or have been mporting frem Bu- ropean countries, and”fdr which we have been paying heavily. Adhong the leading ar- articles we o import, js sugar. We are still porting about $220,000,000 worth of sugar aunually,* To ralse this amount of sugar ourselves would require 700 factcries, with a capltal of $150,000,000; it would require 2,100,000 acres to produc: the necessary be:ts for supplying the factories with raw mate- rial; the cost of producing the beets would distribute $63,000,000 among farmers; it would necessitate the employment of an army of laborers and cfiicers, not less than 300,000, with an annual pay roll of $21,000, 000. If the state of Nebraska possessed but one-third of t e factories, what an lm- menso development of our natural resourc would in a short tims result, and what untold wealth would roll int> this state ere long. EDMUND STARKE, Grower. ——— New scale Kimball planos at A. Hospo's, - Dr. J. T. Kinsler, rooms 260 and building, diseases of nose and throat, of MET UNDER THEIR OWN ROOF Members of the Omaha Olub Lunch in Their New Building. IT WAS SIMPLY AN INFORMAL AFFAIR Fucts About the Interior of the Club One that 1s Conceded to Be as Swell as Can Be Found the Great West. use, Behind thé cream colored walls of the new Omaha club building at the. corner of Twen- tieth and Douglas streets is a display of | furnishings whose magnificence almost defles description. The appointments are casily the finest of their kind in the west, exclusive of Chicago. Sums of money to the extent of $20,000 have been expended upon the furnishings, fixtures and interior decorations, The main entrance on Douglas street s artistically arranged. While improvements are mot complete, the | doors of the club were opened formally to its patrons yesterday and dining service in- augurated at the new quarters The removal to the present palatial building will be dedicated by a grand celebration and | banquet at some date within the next three weeks, The first floor of the building i¥ occupied by the reception rooms, manager's office, ladies' cafe, ladies' parlor and cloak rooms An immense colonial stairway leads to the | public dining rooms, private dining rooms, | library and directors’ room on the secon floor. The third floor is occupied by guests’ rooms, richly furnished with oak and curly birch furniture, with the exception of th bed- steads, which are of the best brass material Body Brussels carpets cover the floor and the draperies are in accordance with the general standard of excellence, There are a number of handsome suites on this floor, with bath rooms The corridors are of wide dimensions, car- peted with Wiltons and Turkish rugs. In the lobby is a profuse abundance of chairs and settees, upholstered in leather. Over an immense fireplace in a conspicuous position | on the wall is a large painting of Colonel | W. Savage, the first president of the or- ganization, The carpets on the first and second floors are of the best quality of | Wiltons. In the basement is a bowling alley, sixty- five feet in length, and several well equipped billia and card room: The floors made of inlaid linoleum, which is regarded s the best serviceable material. The bal ance of the basement consists of the waiter: room, laundry and engine room. The kitchen 1s a marvel of culinary neatness, equipped with all modern conveniences. One prominent feature of the building is the elaborate plumb ing and heating service. The radiators a gilded. Electroliers of the. latest and most costly design .add_a pleasant effcet to the general harmony of enchanting appointments. A balcony on the Twenticth street side affords a splendid view of the city. Ar rangements have been completed to have a roof garden as a crowning triumph to the gem of architecture which now shelters the club. The electric service is also complete in every respect. Charles F. Beindorff was architect of the building; Basset & Percival were the con- tractors, and Harry Oberbeck superintendent of construction; John Rowe & Co. put in the plumbing; W. V. Morse furnished the car- pets, and Dewey & Stone and Shiverick got the contract for furniture. William B. Andrews, who is one of the best hotel men in this city, and possessed of experience in club management, is manager and secretary of the club. He will be assisted in the office by W. A. Barrie. E. Pryor has been appointed steward and Mrs. Brown will officiate as housekeeper. The club will elect a new board of directors next week. The present officers consist of: Thomas Swobe, president; Henry W. Yates, Charles Green. Guy C. Barton, W. V. Morse, Frank Murphy, Luther Drake, J. Wilber and D. J. O'Donahue, directors. A_full description of the exterior of this handsome fireproof building appeared in a former issue of this paper. e, PROPOSE TO ECONOMIZE, Park Commissioners Decido to Ask for the Minimum Levy of Tax. The Board of Park Commissioners yester- day afternoon decided to ask the council for the minimum levy for park purposes for the ensuing year. The minimum levy, as de- fined by the charter, is 1% mills. It was the unanimous opinion of the members pres- ent that the beard should mot excced this apportionment. It was admitted that the proceeds of 2 mills could be applied with good results, but under existing conditions it was urged that the strictest economy should be observed. A motion, therefore, prevailed that the levy be fixed at the minimum rate, This would indicate a revenue of $30,000 on an assessed valuation of $20,000,000, but as the assessment will fall a little short of that amount this year and only 90 per cent of the tax is available, the commissioners depend on about $26,000 to carry them through the year. Secretary Doane has prepared a letailed report of all the operations of the board since its organization. This was favorably commented on by the members, who consid- | ered it & very valuable document, and the | -secretary was _directed to obtain’ bids for printing from 500 to 1,000 copies in pamphlet form, ————— Senator Wolcott is In Danger. DENVER, Jan. 12.—A resolution has been introduced in the house which will be taken up for consideration Monday, declaring that no person should be sent to the United States senate from Colorado who will not pledge himself to sever all relations with corporations and trusts. The resolution is aimed at Senator Wolcott and will receive the support of some republican members, it is said, ————— Oatlaw Shot Three Mej BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Jan. news from Hidalgo county show that Rito Garcia, the outlaw who shot Jacinto Hino- yosa, also fatally shot Wenceslao Zolis, ono of a deputy sheriff’s posse, and seriously wounded his own son. The posse had a“- rested Garcla’s son, who was placed on horse behind one of the officers, They then started in cearch of Garcla, riding’ along 12—Further | rooms Indlan file. yosa and he fell dead second Zolis fatally. Another shot, Intended the deputy, struck the outlaw's son, causi a dangerous wound. The officers returned t fire, but Garcia escaped unhurt. He s t best shot In the country and is a desperate man. PR A shot from behind it Hino- | B. wound Leavitt, Q. H. Marple, Ransom, W, F. Gurley, H. Peabody, BA Dickinson, Charle: | T. W. Biackburn, Clem Chase, John C. Thompson, Charles A. Goss and Ed A, Cudahy, C. Foster, H. Noves, T. W. Tallaferro, BA Johnston, Thomas B. Hoctor, | Thomas B. McPherson, H. O. Miller of South | Omaha *f N Dr. J. MeCoy, od for ng he he A RECEPTION TO MR. THURSTON. Demonstration that Has Becn Arrange Next Wednesdny Night. A public reception will be tendered to H John M. Thurston at the Commercial el Wednesday evening, from 8 to o'clock, January 16, Following is a list citizens who have been requested by the e ecutive committee to act as a reception cot mittee on that occasion. The reception s be quite informal to all classes of Herman Kountze George L. Mille Millard, T. L T. Hawle ilton, Guy C. A. Paxton, Worthington citizens, including George W. Lininger, George W. Holdrege, J. Kimball, C. F. Weller, Gene W. A. L. Gibbon, C. W. Ha Barton, H. W. Yates, Willia W. N. Babeock, Bishop Hon. J. H. Blair, F' phy, Hon rge W. Ambrose, C Hon, M. R. Hopewell, 8. H. H. Clark, Color B. W. Halford, Hon. E. 8. Dundy, Gene shn Broo W. Ames, Color had Stanton Howell, Dr. Dal Bache, B. Rosewater, Buclid Martin, Thon Kilpatrick, John A. Creighton, W. W. Mar: 3. North, C. L. Chaffee, Henry Bolln Smythe, Fred Metz, sr., Hon. J D. Fowler, P, Davis, William 8. Clarkson, George B. Barker, George H. C. Akin, D. Clem Deaver, J B. Robison, D. S. White, Morse, F. Godfrey, Hon. Lorer Crounse, John Lewlis, Hon. George A E. M. Stenberg, G. M. Hitcheock, Major W. Paddock, C. W. Lyman, D. Pat John L. McCague, J. B. Utt, Charles A, . John C. Cowin, €. N, Deitz, T Maton Frank Colpetzer, Hon. George W. Doa John A. McShane, James G. Gilmore, H Tukey, Joseph Hayden, H. Palm Joseph A. Connor, F. Moores, J. Sheean, Carr _Axford, B. W. Nash, Geor Sabine, Max Meyer, E. R. Overall, En Brandies, D. H. Wheeler, Roland_Thorpe, J. Connell, J. J. Brown, A. G. Edwar Charles H. Brown, A. B. Smith, John Ru orge W. Loomis, Charles M. Connoy: Frank D. Brown, David L. Cartan, H Burt, Erastus Young, Willlam R. Kell J. Dickey, Charles Unitt, L. H. Korty, M. Singleton, A. Van Kuran, Nate Elmer Frank, K. S. Fisher, BEd P. Smi John MeDonald, W. D. MeHugh, H. D. Es brook, John L. Webster, B. M. Bartlett, Greene, H. T, Clarke, George N. Hic Cornish, H. H. Baldridge, John John Rosicky, Michael Nelsc Swobe, H. Cohen, Beecher Charles W. Ober, John W. Manchester, | Sackett, Dr. 8. K. Sp R L. M Littlefield, W J. Broat P. M. Back, R Kri H Thoma J. B, Schupp, tin, John R W, Keysor, calf, Lewis Dan B. Honin, H. J. Banker, D, W. Ha R. 8. Borl W. G. Shriver, Charles Huntington, . Bullard, Edward Walsh, Cadet Taylor, H. Brome, W. B. Taylor, H. H. los, J B J ding, lace tor and invitation is extended ladies Georg Boyd, Brown Higby, Frank Becrman Acute and Chroni:: forms of Consumption can be You have been told otherwise? Yes; so have others, But fa disprove the This is not an age of impos- Scientists e discovered 1se of Consumption, and how it 1 be prevented and cured. It is a mtagions disease, and is enused by @ germ. It ean be cured by destroying the germ ral 0zomulsion las | nas | sh o | on ub | 10 t x- | cured, ts statement. m- | 1o | sibilitios, N the e o | H ral | m- | am ne doos this, Tt s a scientific compound of Cod Liver Oil, Ozone and Guaiacol. 1t is unlike any other preparation of Cod Oil, because it contains Ozone Guaineol, the destroyers of germ That is why it cures Consumption I wasting dis 1t does not trent symptoms, but strikes at the canse—the poisonous germs, It Kills them first and then builds up the wasted The Cod Liver Oil does the that's all. It can’t destroy the iunincol do that, Oil in the world Liver and | life. and o 1 W, 0. W nzo Vs, J on, 1808, ne, | ¥ B &0 nil W. sh, or, G tissuos, building germs; Ozone and ¢ All the Cod Liver couldn’t kill a germ. e wonld simply live on it—and grow fat. Ozomulsion cures beeause it fivst destroys the cause of disease and then restores the wasted Dody to a healthy condition. Tt is not an xperiment. Thousands of people attest its value W results are always proof S werit. 1t s The Kind Physicians Prescribe th t ks, B For Ooughs, Colds, Consumpticn, Bron= o, chitis, Asthwa, the after cffects of Proumenia and L Grippe and all Pal- monary Complaint:; Sorofula, Geseral Dobility, Loss of Flesh, Anaemia, and all Wasting Dicerscs, KUHN & CO,, 15th and Douglas Sts,, On at- W ch, in, ) ) H. THE CURAPATHIC INSTITUTE 1703 Dodge Street, Omaha. What is life without ealth —The Gran IDEAL P. 0. Box 153, wdest and Most Beautiful of God's Creatures is PERFECT WOMANHOOD. | MANHOOD, Health, vitality, s sical perfection, YOu over know a man or Womun W perfect health, handsome or huppy? onal with n Did eaturrh, rheumatlsm or dyspepsin, who wis happy or :t, 'nt times their sufferinzs are sucl pathic Tnstity claims porionce In an ox amental prineiples of our 1e should use the best me in our dealings with afll o or surgical t hat it 1s as much o physician’s dut ack of personal beauty, as for the & riev ed herself on 'aceount of 1y {1l Do you Hifts or seatter oment) s a hi 1088 or worried every hulr for with & generous growth of fiter toars or KO many hearta . feltics are: DISEASES THROAT, KIDNEYS, to vicious habits ant feature of our pra ctlvity, great brain power, montal s tmen l and physical endurance, dovel- Ria'zo hand 10 hand. Did kin, that was in ous trouble: their lot n lif nicide be a sin ple of this cily and ofessional education—i o bouuty and happine harsh, dry cruptive, innetive s 1 you'over see u sufferer fr ntented with fon whothe , unblas ) that they que: 7. intellig nee on o nd hospital § phy 1ee 10 CUre his patents. pathic, hom *opathic should be unie eclectic Wo also ¥ 10 tre £ reater 118 of 1 au ugly face, or an und ecks or throat, or efully she plueks out or cuts off pature has unkindly provided her ing womankind liah caused 80 air, but thanks to seience and skill, How c. a8 supertiuous OF THE BOWELS. RECTUM, NERVES, POISONING, ~ BLOOD ' and SKIN. nd di 5 pectliar o women (services freo this sctice 18 BEAUTY OULTURE. mishes, disfigur: atify thé com plexion, ni os Tonz and_pretily’ e he nose and e MWe remove all b ash Wo shape We permaacotly destroy SUPERF. without pain, shock or fnjury, 80 it can nove BMLEOTR We guaranteo a cure in every cise, no matt powder and cinder marks, maje 18, wen veins cf the nose, cancers, tumors und a1l m: and by skilled eloetro surge By a selentific tssue bulliing process plump. Develope the bust and figure and in bullding process 18 our own orlginal method month). We also successfully treat corpulency, 1 your I ractivity and You can consult us with Terms reasonabie. 1f you corruspondence fe by tho ding our Hours 9107, Sundays Advice and skillful ments and discolorations of the eomplexion. 8kin, halr, ke the hair luxuriant, the eyebrows thick, heavy urved. The hands sofl, smooth, white, flexible and ri by operatlv e surgery or vy mechanical devices. LUOUS HAIR, r 10w agaln by the 10 NEEDLE. or how bad it may be. We remove birth, 8, ralsod and discolored Aears. red no orbid growths, without pain, by the & fattoo, e Drocess W remove mprove the and selentific diseovy '3 ntifie tissun free this ro ou 1ose 15 to 20 pounds & month, and 15 monthi curiosity, for elalis U (WITh 25 yours' experience) alw tiis month). -yone by THE CURAPATHIC INSTITUTE, 1703 DODGE STREET, sorvieen free this month. Wil only ¢ required. OMAHA., P.O.BOX 153. narge for medicine and in cases where operating ta TSIZE i THE MERCANIILE IS THE FAYORITE TEN CENT CIGAR. or sale by all First Class Deales PERFECT? rs, Manufactured by the . R. RICE MERCANTILE CICAR CO,, Suits to order $18--$20--$25 Trousers to order Factory No. 304, St. Louis, Mo, $5-36-$7-$8