TII1 < ; OMAHA DAILY BKK : SIMS'DAY , MAY 8 , 1892-81 X'l'EEN PAG IDS.
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Avpmgn ClreulutlcHi lor .March , y I.D'JIl.
C'Ol'NTKSS Cr.ANCAUTV htivillg ( ailed
to glide Into Ktitflaiid'sbastBoeloty upon
her premier tip-toos htw joined iv class
of lady horse racers and will try to rldo
in upon horsoback.
ST. PAL'i , has nmdo the kindergarten
n part of her public school system. St.
Paul hns HB'I Oinahii an oxnmplo which
Onmhu bhonld some time since have
ofTorod SI. Paul for emulation.
TiiKBUporintomlontot the Now York
Btato lunatic asylum says that the ex
citement while engaged in a frame of
base ball has cured several patients. It
Booms to work both ways. Sane men
often become- crazy ever base bull.
IN siTi'K of the execrable weather of
the wcolt Omaha's clearing house re
turns show mi increase of13.1 ! per cent
ever the corresponding period of 1891.
Omnha is rapidly retraining her vigor
nnd can look with conlldonco into the
futuro.
IT SKK.MH to be definitely settled by
roccnt investigation that the remains of
Christopher Columbus repose in San
Domingo , whence they wore removed
from Spain about 1641. If Chicago has
nny enterprise she will have those re
mains or some exactly like thorn.
TIIR Salvation Army claims to have
0,000 braes bands. The trumpet and the
liig bass drum are rapidly vindicating
themselves as moans of grace. Noise
has in all ages among all peoples boon
regarded as a more or less ulllcacious
weapon with which to light oil the devil.
Tun independent congressional con
vention in tlio Fifth district tendered
"W. A. McRoighan an unanimous ro-
uomination for congress , which loads
< < noughtful puoplo to remark that once
more the scriptures luxvo boon fulfilled
wherein they say "ovil communications
corrupt good manners. "
AN KNOI.ISH jury has founi a verdict
to the effect that n man who shot his
wife three times when she refused to
live with him was excusable beoauso ho
did it merely to frighten hor. If the
( hooting hud proved fatal the jury would
probably have decided that the woman
was unreasonably hard to scare.
COI.ONKI. iNOKiitiOM. , siiya that ho
lias not road a newspaper for throe
months. The colonel has always
claimed that ignorance is the mother of
superstition , and that religion and
Huporstition are allied. If ho doesn't
read the newspapers his luxuriant
atheism will presently bo in dnngor.
A i.AHCii : roll of bills in his inside
coat pocket saved the life of a Chicago
man the other day. Ilo called another
man a liar and a scoundrel , and the pistol
tel bullet that ciiino his way was imbed
ded in the roll of bills , doing no harm
whatever to his person , and yet there
nro men who go about wholly unprotect
ed by rolls of bills.
NKIIHASKA has U.417school districts in
which there are 33:1,115 : , children of
school ago , Her school property is
valued at a trillo loss than $7,000,000 and
during the past year $ Uf. , : > 0,517 were ex
pended in maintaining the schools. No
wonder the percentage of illiteracy is
lower in Nebraska than in any other
Btato in the union , and no wonder the
democratic party is in a hopeless mi
nority.
IT is an open question still whether
Columbus was really the llrst white man
that ever sot foot on American soil.
"Wo vonluro the prediction , however ,
that nobody will ever dare deny Unit
Hilly Uryan Is the llrst man , whlto ,
black , yellow or flpooklcd , that has ever
proposed to make the Plattu river navigable -
igablo for fitoamors. To him alone his
tory will accord the glory and renown of
this colossal project.
TUB week has boon devoted to the
dolofjatos to the general conference of
the Methodist Kpiscopal church , and In
jplto of the most diaagrounblo weather
possible in this oHmato at this season ,
the impression is very general' that the
pucaU have boon pleased with the hos
pitality of our citizens. Several of our
prominent business men nra giving
alrn'Mt Uifilr on tire time to the work of
mnldnfc the visitors happy. No courtesy
it fttfntwl nnd the homes of our host
pnoplo nro cheerfully opor.od to the
rninUforlftl nod \ny \ brethren. Omaha is
tin her # oo < l tohftvlor and thus far she
h ' < maintained h rr. lf admirably.
DKVKIMI'MttNT 01'311 SIC I.V .I.UKKrtM.
The patriotic American hns an almost
boundlcs * faith in the future develop
ment of imtsieil tnato and culture in this
country. Ho may realize that there nro
jroat obstacles to bo overcome , but ho
profoundly believes that the talent is
lioro and that under the stimulus of that
all-pervading spirit of progress which
distinguishes the American people it
will in tlmo assort itself , with results
that will command the attention of the
world. Some crcditablo achievement
has already boon intido , and if the ad
vance has been slow there nro valid rea
sons for it. Wo have boon engaged in
the practical task of creating n nation
and of developing its material resources.
Industrial and commercial enterprises
liavo absorbed most of our attention ,
leaving little time for the serious study
of t > rt.
There is still n very great deal to bo
done of a practical nature , hut wo hnvo
progressed so far in this direction that
wo may now begin to nddrois ourselves
to the work of artistic culture with
greater interest nnd xoal. That this la
the tendency is apparent on every hand.
A few years ago a patriotic and earnest
woman , with unlimited conlldunco in the
musical capabilities of the American
pcoplo , organixcd a school of music in
Now York , drawing liberally upon
her private fortune for the pur
pose and Interesting a number ot persons
of wealth in the enterprise , which has
become a great success and is doing a
vast amount of good. Every consider
able city in the country has ono or more
well-attended schools of music. The
public demands a higher standard of
excellence than it was satisllcd with
formerly , and is bettor qualified to form
n correct judgment. All this gives hope
ful promise of the futuro.
In the May number of Tlic Forum Mr.
Anton Soldi , an authority in musical
matters , discusses in an exceedingly en
couraging way the subject of musical
development in America. Ilo says that
notwithstanding all that has boon said
to the contrary the Americans tire a
musical people , and that while their
taste is still unformed it is naturally a
good ono uud is sure to irrow in the right
direction. 13ut it mint lo properly
cultivated , and ho lays do.vn the propo
sition that "no satisfactory artistic
results can bo achieved hero , nor can
America produce any national music ,
until opera is given in Hnglish. "
Mr. Soldi looks forward to the time
when American composers shall pro
duce great operatic works of a distinctly
original character written in the vor-
naoula. ' , but ho believes that until that
time comes such foreign works as nro
performed hero should be translated
into English. "What wo need , " says
Mr. Soidl , * 'is American opera glyen
under American inlluoncos. This can
bo brought about only by an elaborate
and well organized system of musical
education. Wo have plenty of good
material for the milking of musicians ,
but this material is buried beneath the
at my of foreign artists who come annu
ally to our shores , and whom Americans
have formed the habit of encouraging
often simply because they arc foreign
ers. In order to bring out this latent
material , a school for opera should bo
established hero. "
Such a school , Mr. Soidl thinks , would
bo of inestimable advimtago in keeping
nt homo these young musicians who an
nually go abroad to study , and in en
couraging those to undertake a musical
education who are deterred from it by
the expense which they would incur by
European training. The school should
also bo helpful to American composers
by giving preference to operas written
by Americans. Mr. Soidl concludes with
the reassuring opinion that there is no
reason why America should not develop
an individual musical art which should
compare favorably with that of Ger
many or Franco or Italy , and urges that
wo should ondnavor to express our own
natures , which is the only moans of at
taining that highest and best of quali
ties , originality.
A XA'PIOXAL S.l.V/VVt/JWJf.
A joint resolution has been introduced
in the senate looking to tho' establish
ment of : i national sanitarium for the
treatment of pulmonary diseases. The
idea is not a now ono , but no direct stops
in this direction have boon taken be
fore , and in view of the prevalence and
fatality of consumption , bronchitis and
kindred diseases of the lungs the
proposition will doubtless awaken more
than usual interest.
Physicians agree that climatic condi
tions are largely If not almost entirely
responsible for tuberculosis. In most
cases a change from a damp to a dry
cllmato gives relief unless the
tissues are too much broken down by
the disease before the change is mado.
Thousands of residents of Colorado ,
California , Now Mexico , Arizona , Utah
and Idaho attribute Ihoir robust health
to'tho climate and almost blartlo hearers
with sta'tomonts of the dangerous illness
which drove thorn into those states and
territories to save their lives. Muny
inhabitants of western Nobrasun con
fidently assort that their existence has
boon prolonged by removal from the
humid east.
The resolution proposes to have a
commission appointed by the president
to soled a site upon public hind for the
sanitarium. The limitations of the
resolution restrict the investigations to
the territories and therefore olthor
Utah , Arizona or Now Mexico will bo
favored with the site If no amendment
is made to its terms. Senator Gallln-
gor'a speech upon the resolution contains
a mas * of testimony an to the ollicacy ol
the cllmntu of the southwest , and partic
ularly Now Mexico. This probably explains -
plains why it is sought to conllna the in
vestigations to the territories.
Ho this as it may , the public generally
will bo moro interested in the investiga
tions of the committee than in carrying
out the idea to the extent of eroding n
siuiltirium , It is entirety proper tofur-
Jiish the citizens of the country with ac
curate and reliable information upon
the rnlativo advantages of dilTorunl sec
tions in matters of health , but t ho gov
ernment cannot establish hospitals for
consumptives. The functions of the
government end when the information Is
aocurod. Wo liopo the resolution will
awaken interest enough to start a
sourchlin , ' , BcionXifie investigation into
the relation of climate lo pulmonary dis
eases , but wo do not expect the remain- *
ng Idea of the resolution to moot with
avor.
TIIK ITIXKIIAXT , I'AST AXJi J'/'KSBAT. /
The Mothodlst church has always boon
n frontier chinch. Its ministers are us
ually the llrst to visit mining camps ,
backwoods settlements and other new
communities. Moat inuii ot llfty years
can recall the Itinerant circuit rider of
this denomination who came once In
four weeks lo preach in the log school-
housu and to visit among the people for
ti day or two. Ilo came on horseback ,
with Ills hymnbook. bible , sermons and
tracts In hi a saddlob.igs. To these Peter
Cartwrljjhts of early Methodism the
great west from the Allcghanlos to the
1'aclllo ocean owes ix great deal of the
deep religious sentiment which permeated -
moated the otherwise rough American
frontier settlements.
The pioneer Methodist minister , the
circuit rider , whoso parlbh sometimes
included half of what is now ix pop
ulous state , ondurcd hardnhlps and suf
fered penury which would have dis
couraged loss zealous missionaries and
driven weaklings from the Hold. Hid
ing through trackless forests , the trav
eling preacher , without scrip or purse ,
hia beloved family perhaps a hundred
miles itway , startled wild birds and
wild animals , singing with it voice
which Inter would electrify a camp-
mooting or other outdoor service :
Oh , for n thousand tongues to slug
My great Kodoumor's praise ,
The glories of my God nnd King ,
Thu triumphs of Ills graoo.
The fervor of his song would bo called
fron/.y in these loss demonstrative days.
Ilo preached universal salvation to these
who accepted the word of the Lord , and
holl-llroand damnation to those who rejected -
joctod it , with a zeal and sincerity
backed by Intellectual force and a
personal magnetism which not infre
quently throw his hearers into ccstacics
of happiness or agonies of despair. Frco
grace nnd instantaneous con version were
no moro earnestly expounded than the
wrath to como.
"Go preach my gosnol , " snlth the Lord ,
"Hid the whole world my grace receive ;
"Ho shall bo saved who trusts my word ,
' Ho shall bo damned who won'tbeliovo. "
"Amons" loud and strong supported
the earnest prayers for a "baptism of
the Holy Ghost" and the electric ex
hortations to sinners to "seek the Lord. "
Shouts of joy and groans of anguish
were intermingled us the seekers
gathered at the mourners' bench and
struggled for "tho blessing. " It was
not uncommon to witness such a "mighty
manifestation of the spirit" as would
stir both believers and unbaliovor.s to
the depths of their souls. The former
were in the kingdom and safe , but woo to
the sinner who might bo in the company
upon such occasions. The very earth
scorned to yawn for him and such was
the psychological power of some of these
preachers upon their follow beings that
scores of wicked men and women would
fall in mortal terror on their faces and
cry for help.
On occasions when every person on
ths camp ground or in the rude church
was deeply aiTooted , when "a pentecostal
shower" was experienced , the minister
stood at the gate of he.ivon. His hap-
pinojs beamed from his countenance and
his face seemed surrounded by a halo of
preternatural glory as ho sang :
Mv GoJ is reaoncilod ,
His pardoning voioo I hear ;
Ho owns mo for His child ,
I can no longer fear.
The olTcct of the strong , joyous , con-
lidont tones was indescribable. Men and
women would change their moans to
cries of joy , and sinner after sinner
would announce his conversion , while
the brethren and sisters would shout
"Bless God , " "Hallelujah , " "Praisu His
holy name , " and "Amen. "
The old fashioned revival is almost a.
tiling of the past. The "shouting Meth
odist" is now a curiosity even to his
brethren. The old fashioned preacher
with his moro than human zeal for the
cause , ignorant , perhaps , but powerful ,
is either dead or ' 'superannuated. "
The camp mooting has boon modernized
'and its services mlnglo the intellectual
with the spiritual. The great church
has yielded slowly but surely to modern
inlluoncos and is now as far removed in
methods from the Salvation Army as
primitive Methodism was removed from
thu moro earnest of the Established
churches of Great Britain. The rugged ,
illiterate backwoodsman has gone to
make way for tlio polished scholar , and
the four weeks circuit has boon broken
ip by villages where at least oao ser
mon Dor week is expected. The
preacher no longer "linos" out his
hymns ; a great pipe organ and a pro-
center or choir load a congregation ,
supplied .with both words and music
and possessing the ability to "carry the
tune" without help from the minister.
Times have changed , the ministers
have changed , the church has changed ,
but she remains aggressive , orthodox ,
determined , successful and earnest ,
stronger , better and more powerful
than ever , unquestionably the greatest
of the ovangollual dunominations in all
that can bo included in the word greatest -
est as applied to an organi/iiUou in
tended especially to bonelit mnnkind
hero and hereafter. As the bishops
said in their quadrennial address , "If
there U loss zeal for the mint and anise
and I'umin , there is moro charity and
bimollcunt activity with lobs of bigotry
and intolerance. "
The doctrines of the church are the
Biuno ns in the days of Wesley and os-
bontially unchanged from thojo ex
pounded by Anmnius. There is no mis
understanding the Methodist urocd.
Individual consuiunco cannot excuse itself -
self by mlsinlorprollng tlio rules and
rogulatlons. A man Is olthor saved or
ho Is losl. There in no midway condi
tion which will mitlgato the horrors of
perdition or permit the Individual to
sneak into hoavon. Methodism "lands
everywhere for positive Christianity.
It carries its spiritual boltofs iiito busi
ness , social and political lifo and demands -
mands that the membership shall bo
separate from these who "do not tlio
works of the Master. " Methodism is
tireless as well as aggressive , and its
followers are as loyal to the bishop and
tliu preacher as a Humanist to the pope
mid the priest.
The Methodist preacher of today is
llko his church. Methodist preachers
do not moUrilia thought of the church.
The churoli molds them. Loyalty to
Ills dcnominition is as fixed a principle
as the nposlles' creed. Nox after his
.ova . of God lull the church the bishop is
the npplo of iHs eye. His parishioners
ire his brollies and sisters and their
spiritual welfare is his earnest , constant
responsibility. A welcome visitor In
iho houses of jtlio faithful , ho Is dreaded
liy these who'inny ' have boon derelict in
their religious duties. A fee to everything -
thing which is evil in HJ tendencies , ho
commands the respect of the good poo-
ilo of a community and his presence
'orcos ' vice to hide its hideous head. His
views are frank nnd dogmatic. Wrong
is'wrong ; right is right , and the ono is
In eternal conllict with the other. Evil
must bo rebuked wherever found , re
gardless of tlmo , circumstances or con
ventionalities. The 'economy" of his
church makes him sure of a parish or
"charge'1 so long as his conduct Is up
right , and ho preaches with as much
zeal In a sod schoolhouse for $300 a year
as In an elegant city church for $3,000.
lie never doubts his "call to preach" , no
matter what misgivings his people may
liarbor. In fact a Methodist preacher
never doubts ; ho always believes or
knows. On acquaintance ho is found to
bo genial , oven jolly , but not frivolous.
Ho does not hoiltalo a moment to toll
you that no occupation is so high , holy
lionorablo or useful as that of preaching
the Methodist gospel. Ho moves cheer
fully from ono charge to another at the
behest of the bishop and lakes pride In
the splendid olllcloncy of the Methodist
"form of discipline. " Ridicule does not
disturb him and ho never evades a con
tention on a controverted topic. Ho Is
about the happiest man on earth and ho
seeks only for souls. Earth is not his
home ; ho is merely a sojourner hero.
Ills sentiment is well expressed in his
favorite hymn :
Perish every fond ambition ,
All 1'vo soucht nnil hoped and known ;
Yet how rich Is uiy condition ,
God nnd boavon are still ray own.
It is Iheso characteristics and this zeal
which mnko a talented , popular , well
educated young man cheerfully accept
license to wander about from place to
place at the direction of his presiding
older and bishop. lie is a unique indi
vidual , this ideal Methodist preacher ,
who is beloved by his people , welcomed
in HID homos of "members of a former
charge' ' nnd respected by everybody for
his sincerity , industry and influence.
t'OUt ) * I / ) VL Th It. t Tl OiYS.
Ono of the mst ( interesting and valu
able reports rdconUy issued from the
Agricultural department relates to the
character and 'extent of food adultera
tions in the United States. The inves
tigation was ordered by an act of the lost
congress , which required that it bo ex
tended to all j articles taken into the
human stomacii. The importance of
such mi inquiry ! will not bo questioned ,
and wliilo tho'results ' do not ahow so
alarming a condition of atl'airs ns might
have been supposed to exist , in .view of
tlio fact that preventives-legislation is
not so general nor so well enforced as it
should bo , the extent to which adultera
tion is practiced is so great as to warrant
the belief that the great majority of
consumers rarely obtain strictly pure
articles of the kinds which will admit of
being adulterated.
The report states that it is undoubt
edly safe to estimate that at least 15 per
cent of the entire food product is
adulterated in ono form or another.
Fortunately , however , the character of
the adulterations used is generally
harmless except from a financial stand
point. Were the case otherwise -the
damage done to the public health would
bo alarmingly great. While commercial
frauds are the rule , it is proven that
there are many cases whore ill health
and even death follow the use of articles
poisoned with pigments , acids , tin ,
rancid oils and other injurious com
modities which arc used to cheapen or
render moro attractive the article sold.
The most harmful adulterations are used
in drugs , by which the very clement of
strength upon which the physician relies -
lies to save life is often extracted , loft
out , or diluted until it becomes a matter
of grave doubt whether a proscription
really contains what is ordered by the
physician.
The various decoctions , says the
report , after being doctored with fusil
oil , acids , other , chloroform and other
drugs usually sold for stimulants and
beverages , are undoubtedly the cause
of many diseases , resulting not infre
quently in death. That they increase
drunkenness is an admitted fact ,
impairing the intellect and creating u.n
unnatural thirst , .vhicli loads the upor
to grcator excesses in his desire to
destroy the olTocts of the poisons taken
into the system.
A complete list of adulterated articles
would ombnico nearly everything of
daily consumption as food. An immense
trade is done in impure coll'oo ; every
character of spices IB adulterated with a
great variety 6f'hlngs { ; pulverized and
brown sugar oflon contains Hour , starch ,
sand , bean duat and other foreign in-
grodlonts , sonicl\nrinloss , and some not ,
but at any rate a cheat ; molasses , honor ,
jams and jollies- ; cocoa and chocolate ,
and a great variety of other articles , are
subjected to jno'ry or loss adulteration.
Many of the suites have laws relating to
foods and beverages , and where these
are properly oMoWod the sale of adul
terated articles ; U comparatively binall ,
but until all th4 states have such laws
and enforce thpjjV , or there is national
legislation or. th subject , the adultera
tion of food aiulHTrugs will continue.
The laws of J , obraska prohibit the
adulteration of liquors and drugs , but
they are not onforcoJ , and this is largely
true of the laws of other btntes relating
to food and drug adulteration. The
evil is believed to bo remediable if the
people desire to remedy it , but hitherto
the pabliu has not manifested that con
cern about the matter which its im
portance demands.
OMAHA'S charities have never boon
in hotter hands than now nnd never per
formed bolter service to the needy.
The co-operative charities , which in
cludes the city mission and works in
conjunction with other organic itions
and the board of county commissioners ,
lias so olfeutually systematized the good
work to which it Is dlroutod that no
worthy person need suffer. The recent
organization called the Omaha Boys
and Girls Employment association has
entered upon a branch of oorvlco to this
community which deserves encourage
ment. It will bo auxiliary also to the
co-oporntlvo charities. Already eight
boys have boon sent out to homos In the
country , where they will bo under good
Influences nnd bo taught the useful In
dustry of farming. Employment does
moro tonmko good men out of octlvo
and perhaps vicious boys nnd girls than
the poor house or olhor public nnd pri
vate assistance In cash , clothing , aholtor
or food. There are many widowed or
deserted mothers in this city who can
bo made self-supporting it thoU' llttlo
ones are given homos. This excellent
society , under the management of some
of our best citizens following lines laid
down by Colonel Hogolnud , Is engaged
ii\ the work of providing homos for chil
dren , small and largo , who need thorn ,
and thus saving thorn from the alum's.
Tin : UEK hopes every charitably dis
posed cimon will lend a hand to the
Omaha Boys and Girls Homo and Em
ployment association.
TlloSK who know Mr. Joseph JofTor-
son only as the foromoat comedian of the
English-speaking stage are but half in
formed regarding his talonts. Ho is
also an artist whoso paintings entitle
him to hardly loss distinction than his
acting , and his enthusiasm and devotion
In this direclion I ? quite as ardent as
that which brought him his brilliant
success on the stngo. Mr. JolTorson hns
recently completed a picture of which an
eastern art journal spoaka in terms of
hearty commendation , it represents a
mountain brook , brawling in cascades
ever its roclcy bed , through a forest , and
it is described as strong in color , vigor
ously drawn and broadly executed. The
art journal remarks that there can bo
no question that Joseph JotTerson as a
painter would have paralleled Joseph
JolTorson as an aclor had ho fosturod the
one gift as he has the other , and cer
tainly greater praise of his work with
the brush could not bo spokon. It maybe
bo interesting to observe that the dis
tinguished actor and artist has literary
qualifications of a superior order , as was
recently shown in an ndinir.iblo lecture
on elocution to students of Vnlo col-
logo. The American stage will lose ono
of its most brilliant lights when Mr.
JolTorson retires , but the promise is that
the time for that is still remote.
No MAN can long bo secure in the
possession of knowledge that is import
ant to the world , and it is likely that
Uio'public will sooner or later bo made
acquainted with the secret of Dr.
Koeley's treatment for dipsomania ; but
in nny event there will bo plenty of
remedies offered lo the victims Of the
alcohol habit now that there is a gen
eral belief in the possibility of cure. The
latest candidate for fame in this branch
of discovery iu Dr. Robert A. Kitto of
Racine , \Vis. , who professes to have
found a moans by which drunkenness
may bo cured in ninety-nine cases out of
a hunclrcd. ' Tlio sincerity and disinter
estedness of Dr. Kitto are attested by
the fact that ho lr-is made his formula
public for tlio benefit of all who may
wish to use it. Ho has perfect faith in
the elllcac.y of his remedy in all cases
where there is "a dobiro on the part of
the person taking it to bo cured. " And
herein lies the dilliculty. Lot some ono
invent a remedy that will take hold upon
the moral nature of man.
TLAXO , Oro. , will entertain the
Presbyterian general assembly during
the last two weeks of this month. Fra
ternal greetings will undoubtedly bo ex
changed between the Methodist general
conference and the assembly. The op
portunity should bo accepted by Omnha
nnd Portland to congratulate ouch other ,
the former city because the Methodists
have moved half way across the conti
nent with their quadrennial meeting
and the latter because the Presbyteri
ans having five years ago enjoyed the
hospitality of Omaha have ventured to
load the way for grout national conven
tions on the Pacific coast. TIIK BKK
hopes the next general conference of the
Methodists will bo hold in Los Angoles.
San Francisco or Portland. Wo want
those eminent religious people to know
from observation n-jd experience what a
magnificent countrv America is.
Ar/nioiJuu slavery is dead and the
war is ever the two greatest branches of
Methodism , alike in everything but
politics and geography , hold aloof from
each other. The Methodist Episcopal
church has 2,400,000 members , tlio
Methodist Episcopal Church South jutt
half as many. A union of these two denominations -
nominations would make the consoli
dated organization a wonderful religious
power In America.
I.ct Wull KmuiKli Aloiii ) .
I'liiliiiMiilila Ttinr * .
For the United Slntos to annex the Sand
wich Islands as suKgostoJ U in a line with
ihat woalcnoss known ns wanting the earth.
We've got the bojt uarl of It as It is.
( illlKl I.IIIV xllll .SllllSI * .
//ili.lf/i/ifu ( / | / lleciint.
Tl > a sipromo ! court ot tha UalUid Slnte.s has
decided that carrying oods between two
nointa la the snr.io stulu over a route which
pi. ; < hos Uirouu'h 11 part of nnothur ntatu dot * *
not constitute lulurstuto commerce ,
t/'iiiiilviiiliril mill ( Jnmiiiuliclrd.
t h c w .Vfics.
The prod of thu law should bo applied to
the HojilhiK co in bin a If It U possible to
levy taxus on thu people lo suit tlio necessi
ties nf u t'unkrupt railroad company there Is
no further need of cumbering the statute
book with Inws ngulnst trusti. Lut the coal
tru.U bo treated as uuy less pretentious mis-
era a nt would bo treated.
*
I'lillmleliililii In'i'.tlrer.
\\o repeat , the Huudlng coiihulldiillon was
forced by circumstances. It was combina
tion or ruin. Meantime Iho howl from IMOW
Yorlc and Now England will not uftoet I'oan-
.sylviunans. Coal U beint ; sold nt a prolli
for tliu llr.U tlmo in years , and thu Kondluc
.security holdeis are suillin ? . U Is bound
business policy.
A ITitnlii.il rin > lirnit : < .
A i ' 1'iuk 7'rlbun * .
Tno drop curtain of the Central thoitcr H
described lu one of the I'hilnuolphla Jauri uls
as having neon made of lira proof iu : ottos.
If this statement bj correct , it Ind'ctU-s itio
worlhlosiucss of tin ) material as a obfuvuuril
nyalnat tiro. The ovtdenco regarding the
spread of the llatnoi is uonfllctlufr , but there
U subilauiial agreement on at least tuo
points , namely , that the curtain WAS down
\vnon the lire broke out , nnd that tlio flnmos
Instantaneously plercod it nnd swept ncroi *
the colling ot the mulionco room. If the cur-
tnih wns mndo of asbestos It wns of no nvnll
In chocking the spread of the llnmoj , An
Iron cumin Is undoubtcdlr a great nfo-
Riinrd for a thontor. It should nt lute n solid
brick wall dividing the smpo from tlio audi
torium , nnd It should bo carried altovo the
curtain to the roof of the thcutor.
A llnpp
Hoflnn Globe.
Gonornl Grant's tomb hns reached the cor-
tier stone stnco , but $ lf > 0,000 moro nro called
for to complete the pront structure. U l
suggested , now thnt It It too Into , that the
list of Now York millionaires who hnvo never
contributed n cent to the monument ought
to hnvo boon placed iu the collection bcnculh
the corner stone ,
fOJI.ll BAT O.V Till :
Boston Olobo : Our Methodist brethren
nnpanr to bo nblo to mnUo quite ns noisy ami
turbulent n conclave us congress Itself In a
tlmo of storm and stress la politics.
Chicago llernld : Although It is ns him !
for our Methodist brethren ntOmnlin to oo
iiulot ns for n uamol to thread the postern of
u nocdlo's eye , they are reduced to instnut
peace ( nnd adjournment ) bv that "tocsin of
ibo soul , the ulnnor boll , " after utter fnlluro
by thu provident chairman's trunkfut of
gavels. LlKo the migltcau Sldtiov , the \Vos-
luvnn does not believe In lighting for the
Lord mi an empty stomach unless it bo
seine other fellow's. The brethren nt Omaha
nro men llrst and ecclesiastics nflorwnrds.
Philadelphia Record : The "woman ques
tion" will bo ono of the HvolloH subjects
pressing for consideration In the Methodist
Episcopal General conference , now in session
nt Omaha. So far as the judgment of the
.churches has found expression , the cast is
opposed to tnaUlnir womun eligible to mem
bership. In tbo conference , while the west Is
In favor of It. Why there should bo any
division on sectional Hues U Is dlfllcult to
discern. It Is likely that the sex will mnko
some headway with their demand , but
scarcely probable that they will this year ob
tain all they ask for.
Philadelphia Lodger : The meetings of tbo
annual conferences have proved that n ma
jority of MothodUts nro In favor of the ml-
mission ofvonicu as delegates , but ns a
three-fourths vote is necessary to render
thorn ollglblo their uccoptniico appears
iloubtful , The opposition , though in thu mi
nority , hns gained con.sidorablo strength bv
the leailorshtp of Dr. J. M. Uuclilcy , the edi
tor of the Now Yorlc Chiistlan Advocate.
Ills most reasonable objections , which were
outlined in Saturday's Lodger , nro that tbo
admission of women will cause n split in the
hitherto undivided ranks of the church ; that
women are not nduptublo for participation in
a general conference , and that the movement
tends to bring women Into the ministry.
From n general point of view , however , the
whole matter Is L-biolly Imuortant ns n test
cnso whether n majority of the general con
ference shall throw inldo itio barrier of the
three-fourths vote and attempt to legislate
for tuo whole Methodist community. The
'
matter is not one to bo treated with' levity ,
nnd as n whole month is to oo devoted to the
business of the convention should not bo decided -
cided in bnsto.
Philadelphia Times : The Methodist laymen -
mon have secured part of what they went
after at Omaha. They wanted equal repre
sentation lu the general couforonco they
number only n llttlo moro than ono-third o'f
thnt body now nnd they wnntnd to sit by
themselves so that they could net iu
unison if necessary , instead of boin ?
scattered among the preachers , the
most of whom nro well known to the
presiding oflieur , so thnt the nroaohors gen
erally secure recognition when a layman
arises to sncalt. To mnko the llrst part of
their demand effective they mot on Saturday
and under the load of Postmaster Field and
n few others they agreed upon their plan of
action , made their demand on Monday morn
ing immediately nftor the conference was de
clared open for business and refused to bo
put aside until they were given the separate
recognition for which they nskcd. Whether
tboir llrst victory being given n chance to
speak , vote and bo recognized separately
foreshadows that the laymen will be accorded
their more important demand of equal repre
sentation with the preachers remains to bo
soon. The chances an ; that it does , as the
vote of Monday shows that n largo numucr
of tlio preachers ore In accord with tlio lay-
mon. This is not strange. Apart from Vbo
justice of their contention , the laymen of the
Omaha gathering nro n forceful lot of men.
the most capable representatives of the great
Methodist body.
Tim Tour of ICiiropi * .
Mrs. C. English Villiot of 47U Fourth avenue -
nuo , Now York , will sail for Europe iti tbo
early part of Juno.
These who desire to place three or four
young ladies or gentlemen under the indi
vidual euro and guidance of n lady of good
character nud high social standing In Neiv
Yonc , possessing all tbo essential qualillca-
tioos necessary to make a European tour
both Instructive nnd ugreoable , will lind'thls
a rare opportunity.
Besides being an nccomnlislied linguist
Mrs. Yilllot has made a spocfal study of art ,
and having already made numerous tours in
every EuroDcan country , n tour under her
cliauoromigu would lie exceedingly bonellcial ,
viewed either Jrom an art or educational
standpoint.
The estimated cost of such a tour , taking
in England , Franco , Belgium , the Khlno and
Switzerland , including llrst-class passage
from New York to Europe anil all traveling
pxpensps in Europe , also including the very
best hotel accommodntlons , foes nnd other
InoulonUl expenses thnt would bo nocosvi
rllv incurred In n tour lasting from the tint
part of .lui.o until the mlddloot September , i
would bo $1.000.
Ample references can bo furnished by
prominent Indies ami gentlemen In Now
York , Ho.iton and elsewhere , nnd nlso bv Mr , /
Edward liosowiitor , odltorof TIIKO.MAIIA lir.i : . J
rttt'i : ' < nti > * t > roiiis ix , IIM : :
1'aradoxlrnl tliniigli it soonn. n Iran who Is r
tMH'st of u Clmulauun clrclo compound nvcln-
Mvoly of young Indies absorbs uonsldrrabui
mtss-lnfortiialloii.
Tim toletihono. according to the Atrhls MI
fllobo , is an ariutccnu'iit by which two mm
ein ; Ilo U ) eieh : otbor without becoming con-
fused.
Smith's Monthly : Snodfjrass Is
Jmlco of llanor ?
Snlvely thlulc ho must bo. Ho
great dual ot It ,
Now York Sum " 1 am glad to son yon
on your feel aRnlii , Mr. Morrows , " said
Miss Piirslnw graciously. "Von looked very
bad last time I saw you. "
"V on must bo mistaken. Miss Parsluv."s'ii.l .
llnrrows. "I have never been III , Whuro dl i
you BOO mo InstV"
"You were In the park a-horseback. "
1'hnrniacoutloal Km : "Ilosiiro to shako ho-
fore inking. " said tliedrnj.vi.it ns be bunded
his customer u bottle of asuo cure.
"I alwaysdo , " teplled the uuit.imorurlnily.
SUNPHV HIKIICTIONS. : :
A fir Vorli JfrniM.
A rolling van galliots mueh varnish.
Maldons may no lunger bo wooed by tales of
inovlnu acelduiiLs.
The time wbleh tries mon't souls Is probably
wlionstray lacks are plentiful.
No protectionists bave yet hit upon the
happy nrgumout that upon thu roniovul of
lacks carpets comu up.
Ono may regain lilssulf-rcspcct and move to
Itrouk-lvn provided ho has formerly resided
lu lio'.ioken.
If you hnppon to own a whlto cat
It will Ilo In the coal by the hour ;
While If It's as blnok as your hat ,
lie assured It will get In the Hour.
Washington Star : A death dealing agont-
tbe llfo liisnraneo man.
Yarmouth KoRlslor : People gonoraily do
not liatikur after rhiinues In the fashion of
elotho" , but there are tow who do not feel that
some olmiiRo In the pockets of garments Is n
good thing now and then. }
Philadelphia Times : True to the mituro of - I
the boast , many a man who In his lime hn ; '
cast sheep's eyes at a pretty girl has after
wards hail the uool pulled over them. \
Nnw Yorlc Herald : .Insper Why did liev. j
Dr. Ponudtext eonie east ?
liiniptippo lie was chased out of the \\esl
for leiielilii1 , ' the guidon ruin In a silver state.
Huston Garolti ) : Timu Is money , they say.
And wo bive ; oTlen observed that II t likes ; i
Kuod deal uf money to have a good tlmo.
Pharmuceiitleal ICra : l'ir. < t Driiniiuur What
nutilo iinlmat do you ihluU best rupresi nts our
Imslnoss ?
Huconil Drummer Olvo It up.
Kir.st Drummer Why , the lie-on , of coursu.
bQUKI.VIIKl ) IIY TillI'Ol'i : .
Arrlililstiop Iruliinil'ri School Si'lii'ini * ( 'nil.
( lelnneit liy the llrnit ol the Church.
Niw Youic , May 7. Archbishop Corrignii
hns received a cable dispatch from Homo
saying : "l-'nribault system condemned , npo-
eial case reserved. " This moans the cause
which Archbishop Ireland championed , and
whoso advancement was ono of the objects of
Ins journey to Home , Is put under the ban by
the popo.
The so-called Fnribault system removes all
Insignia of religion from parochial schools
and readers the coursoof Instruction entirely
secular until the close of thn ragulur exor
cise * , when the Catholic children remain for
religious Instruction , while the Protestants
go away. Tins system originated In the
Cnthoiia parochial school of Karibauit.Mfnn. ,
which was put under the direction ot thu
village boardits expenses being defrayed by
the village. Archbishop Ireland liked thu
plan anil proposed to extend it to other
places in his archdiocese. The decision of
yesterday refusing the introduction of tlio
schema will mnko the plan a failure.
ArchhistiopCorrigan rxpoots lo receive the
lull text of the decision by mail within ton
days or a fortnight.
Ilnriiil ol II. I. . Smtard.
The funeral of the Into H. L. Seward wni
hold nt his ros'.dcnca , 'JOJ'J ' Hurt street ,
Thursday nftonioon. At 1 : ! 10 UQV. .lohn
Williams of St. Darnabas read prayers In
the prcsunce of the family nnd near friend * .
At - o'clock the Masons took charge of tlio
remains and convoyed them to forest Lnwn
cemeterywboro their very iuiprossivo burial
service was performed and the last rite man
pavs to man was paid.
Floral designs from the employes of the
auditor of passenger accounts uud freight
auditor's ofllco of the Union 1'acillo niilwav ,
the republican league and Council A. M. U.
S. No. 0 , were very beautiful , Also many
olTorings from dear friends nf the family
which were highly appreciated.
Southern Ituptiatd In Homlim.
ATIANTA , CJa. , May 7. The southern Hap
lists' convention convened yesterday with
1,500 delegates. The address of wolconii ?
was delivered by Governor Northern nnd the
following olllcors were elected : I'rosiuonl ,
John Haraidon of Alabama ; vice presidents ,
.Tohn Levering of flaltimoro , Clovornor W. .1.
Northern of CJoorgia , Governor Eagle of
Arkansas , nnd lion , L. L. Foster of Texas ;
secretaries. Manning Uurrows of Georgia , . ) .
Greffory of Koutucity ; treasurer. Norton of
Louisiana.
& CD.
Largest Manufacturers , and Uutaltors . of
Uinhiir ' in thuYurId.
On account
n
of Recent Rains &
We've put nearly 400 suits on the
front counter , se j
lected from 30 or
more different lots
in the stock which
} t\ \ we'll close out this
weeksome of them
at $7.00 , some at
$8.50 , others at $10 if
and still others at
$12.50. They're
all our own make , nicely trimmed , in ifI
light or dark colors ; plain or mixed
cassimeres , with choice of either sack or I
' ' y >
cutaway. You'll acknowledge they're
worth a good deal more when you see
them. Mail orders filled.
yI
Browning , King & Co I
hi "Ivonnr employes tliulrovcnlnss.wo . . vluiu . 11 U' TAIjjf ji * IJoUllaS ! StS
.
atiii'JJ p. m . im-opt .SmiirdByn. at 10 p. m. I > ' " uul ' "lu u I'uuh1"5 "i- >
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