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THOSE two democratic votes cant for
Boyd are the biggest club Tobo Castor
over licld in his hand.
ONK HWiillow does not iimlco summer.
The killing on Pine Ridge uyoncy may
not bo the forerunner of serious trouble.
THE Hull telephone patents will ex
pire next month , but the hands of mo
nopolists will not bo removed from the
business for many years to como.
THICHK ia no daiiprer of u war in
Europe at present. The Investigation
of gigantic public scandals is absorbing
the attention of most of the fighting
powers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PiVK big democratic Indians perched
on the fence , in spite of the alluring in
vitation from Gorman , Carlisle and
Brlco to come down and vote for a popu
list candidate.
SKVKHAL deaths from starvation occur
dally in London thin winter , and doubt
less many others are to bo attributed to
the privations which the poor in that
metropolis are sullcring.
A GliiiAT war is being waged against
the policy shops of Kansas City. There
is not a place in the country whore this
domorall/.ing business is carried on so
boldly and extensively as in the city by
the Kaw.
MAYHI : the Nebraska state militia
will have to undergo another bloodless
bronx.o medal campaign on our northern
border tills winter. Lot the boys polish
up the bayonets ami scabbards and keep
their powder dry.
IP Junan ALI.KN had been elected to
the senate ho would-have attracted Rome
attention as a splendid specimen of man
hood from the wild and woolly west. Ho
measures about six feet two in his stock
ings and weighs 225 pounds.
THE superintendent of buildings is not
the only man who predicts a big building
boom in Omaha this year. The archi
tects talk the same way and outward in
dications point to it. Tills is bound to
bo a prosperous year in Omaha.
THE time was when Boston was the
literary hub of this country , but it is BO
no longer. Most of the great book pub
lishing houses are no\v in Now York and
nearly all of tlto great magazines are
published there. The greater portion
of the eminent writers of America are
also residents of Now York.
THKUK is a wide difference of opinion
in this country as to the advisability of
annexing the Hawaiian islands , but it is
pleasant to observe that American senti
ment is unanimously opposed to allow
ing that important outpost of the Pacific
to pass into the hands , of Great Britain
or any other European power.
TUB scandal connected with the down
fall of the Bank of Koine has already in
volved the names of several prominent
Italian statesmen. The prices at which
' they sold their honor wore considerably
'smaller than these paid to the Panama
boodlors of Franco , but that does not
help tholr reputations at all.
A LONDON correspondent says : "I am
sure there is not half so much excite
ment in Aiuorica over the possibility
that warm weather may bring cholera
as is raging hero over the statement
that the hoopskirt is coming this way.
But if the hoopskirt gets a way.in
Europe its spread "to our shores is cer
tain. Nothing spreads like the hoop
skirt.
DURING the Pinkerton trial at Pitts-
burg the other day the presiding judge
Tofiisjod to allow a question tending U ,
( how that the Pinkerton men wore tres
passers ut Homestead. However sound
this may have been in law , it will bo im
possible to convince the great mass of
the American people that the mcrco-
narles wore within the hounds of law
when they came to Homestead to per
form police duty without being doputlxeil
by the shorllT of Allegheny county.
THE soundness of the decision of the
state superintendent of public instrue
tlon that money In the common schoo
.fund cannot be applied toward maintain
Ing a .normal w training school has
boon questioned by parties Intorestei
in maintaining the tralnliigjgohool
It In now proposed to bring thi.
question before the courts for Una
adjudication , In order to put tin oiul-'t
the wrangle it may IKJ advisable for th
olllcors of the Kchool board to take sucl
action as will unable the parties who
favor the continuance of the training
Echool to appeal the case to the courts
"N.
' .OUtl STJtKXUTll IN TllK PACIFIC.
The nvnltnblo naval force of the
lulled States in the Pacific ocean is not
ormtdahlo , owing to the withdrawal of
our of the largest ships in the navy to
take part in the naval review on the
Ulatitlo coast next spring namely , the
San Francisco , Baltimore , Charleston
and Yorktown. The Boston , now at
lonolulit , Is the only American war
hip of modern construction in the Pa-
lilie ocean , and she has a complement
if twenty-six oflicers and 209 men.
> ho la not an armored ves-
el , or oven a protected cruiser ,
o-called , her only protection being a
tccl deck onu and one-half inches thick ,
vhich extends but four feet below the
vater line and is intended merely as a
ii'otcction to the machinery and nmga-
.Ines. Her armament consists in two
8-lnch and six 0-inch brccchloadlng
Hies with rapid fire and secondary
latteries.
The other available vessels in the
'aclflc are the Mohican , Ranger and
\dams , old-fashioned wooden cruisers
vhich the secretary of the navy In his
nnual report for 1891 referred to
is third-rate ships , whoso days
jf service wcro numbered. Any
it these cruisers would bo wholly use-
ess against modern men of war. An
other vessel on the Pacific coast is the
lontcrey , which Is a double turreted
coast defense ship not designed for ex-
ondcd service at sea. She is a heavily
irmorcd ship , with 12-inch and 10-inch
'Una , and would bo a tremendous oppo-
icnt for almost any ship of war alloat.
lor striking power is enormous , but she
ms little agility.
The naval force of Great Britain in the
iiclllo is' much superior to that
) f the United States. The for-
ner power has at least seven
uodorn war ships on the Pacific
coast , all of thorn superior to thn Ameri
can vessels , and doubtless there are
others near Australia , within calling
listniice. All of tliom are steel ships
hat can fight at a moment's notice. It
vill thus bo seen that the United States
vould bo at a very great disadvantage ,
indor present circumstances , in a naval
onllict with Great Britian In the Pacific ,
it if the assurance given by a member
) f the British government in a state-
nont to parliament , bo accepted
in unreserved expression of the
ntentions of that government , the
Jnited States does not need any greater
'orce in the Pacific than it now lias.
Manifestly , however , if it should bo the
lecislon of this government to assume
.ho control of the Hawaiian islands ,
.hereby securing a territorial possession
n the Pacific , wo should find it neces
sary to maintain in that ocean a much
argor naval force than lias over been
necessary up to this timo. Doubt
less in any event this country
will hereafter fool called upon
; o make a moro extensive naval display
n the Pacific , for the growing impor-
; unco of our interests in that direction
ivill render this necessary. The country
is beginning to understand that it is
quite as necessary to provide for the pro
tection of the western seacoast as for the
eastern , and undoubtedly this feeling
will grow moro rapidly in the future
than in the past. The development of
commercial power in the years to como
must bo in the extension of our trade re- '
lationswith the countries from which wo
are separated by tho'Pacific ocean , and
us this development goes on the demand
will grow for an increase of our naval
strength in the waters that wash our
western boundary. For the present
there appears to bo no menace to our
Interests in that quarter. The only
nation from which wo had any reason to
apprehend trouble seems disposed not
to make any. But in the event that wo
assume now obligations in the Pacific
wo shall bo compelled to make addi
tional provision for their retention and
protection.
A SAFK AXD VAULT OOTOI'US.
Whenever a now trust is formed the
announcement of its organization is al
ways coupled with a statement that its
prime object is to reduce expenses. This
is true of the very latest combine among
the manufacturers of fire and burg
lar proof vaults and safes. Less
than a year ago three of the oldest vault
and safe manufacturing concerns formed
a trust with a capital of $3,800,000 , , which
was swelled to a round figure of $1) 000-
000. The eleven remaining safe manu
facturing concerns of the first and second
end magnitude have just formed a trust
with 50,000 sharps of stock , capitalized
at another $5,000,000. A confidential
prospectus to capitalists has boon issued
by the now octopus which contains the
following suggestive information.
The expenses of several years past have
been heavy. Competition has been extreme ,
and the cutting of prices , with rebates and
commissions , has been enormous. Through
the formation of this company expenses will
bo greatly reduced by uniting cloven estab
lishments under ona management ; compel !
tion , hitherto so Injurious as to bo almost
destructive , will bo brought within reason
able limits , and cuts In prices and excessive
rebates will bo done away with altogether.
The intrinsic merit of this business need not
bo dwelt upon. It Is not n protected indus
try and cannot bo unfavorably affected by
changes In tlio tariff. The business of man
ufacturing llro and burglar proof vaults and
safes Is ono of the most sound and sterling
of all branches. of commerce. It Is free
from any speculative or uncertain feature
and is as steady and reliable as any business
In existence. Controlling , with one other
company with which It has harmonious rola
tlons , substantially the whole s.tfo business
In this country the company will have ox
coptloiml advantages.
The great benefits to the stockholders
of the new trust , from the combination to
which only the Initiated have the key , is
pointed out to bo the saving of expenses
that will almost insure 20 per cent divi
dends on the stock , which will bo
swelled materially by an advance Ir
prices of vaults and safes. It has been
generally believed that the trusts and
combinationsamung manufacturers were
the natural outgrowth of the system o
protection. The now vault and safe trust
gives the lie direct to that assumption.
Hero wo have a powerful manufacturers
trust that boasts of its Independence
from all tariff legislation. It is
a cDiicontration of capital to crush
out competition and raise prices
The question presents itself whether
anti-trust laws , state and national
are u dead letter whenever the law is
sot nl doflnnco by powerful corporations
mul vast aggregations ot capital.
A DVTV'KLL \ \ DOXK.
The State Banking Hoard mndo short
vork of the applications of foreign loan
anil building' ' associations for authority
, o do business In Nebraska during the
mrrent yoar. An examination of the
nws under which the applicants wcro
noorporatod confirmed what TllK DUE
ms repeatedly shown , that Nebraska
nvostors In foreign associations arc
vlthout legal means to enforce their
Jghts. That Important fact being
clearly shown , the board promptly re-
looted the applications. v
The action of the board Is not only In ac
cord with public sentiment In this state ; It
s In harmony with the demand for rigid
nspectlon and regulation In moat of the
lorthorn states. At a meeting of the
State Bar association of Illinois recently
ho committee on law reform strongly
.irged the legislature to enact laws plac
ing these Institutions under such safe
guards as will check reckless manage-
nent and protect Investors. It was
shown that the existing law was on-
-iroly inadequate. The necessity for
state inspection mid regulation was forci
bly illustrated in the statement that in
Shicngo alone over $110,000,000 was in
vested in building associations , and this
rast sum , largely the savings of wage
earners , had no protection other than
.ho honesty and competency of associa
tion managers.
There are higher considerations than
mere local olTcct which call for strict
ollloial supervision of building associa
tions. The amount of money invested
in this country in both classes of loan
.mil building associations exceeds the
public debt of the United States.
The greater part of it is sub
ject to state regulation , and is
invested locally. Within a few
years , however , a class of associations
iiavo sprung up whoso operations are
not confined to state boundaries. They
spread over surrounding states , and by
means of well paid , hustling agents se
cure a vast amount of business in the
aggregate. While differing somewhat
as to methods , they are a
unit , promising great profits tp
investors , and an extremely low
interest rate to borrowers. Up to
tills time there is nothing to show that
these promises have in any instance
been fulfilled. On the contrary , there
is Incontestiblo evidence that patrons
Iiavo been fleeced , that exorbitant sums
: ire taken by the olllcors for expenses ,
and that in not a few eases cited by state
olllcors the total earnings and as high as
10 per cent of the principal paid in have
been pocketed by the managers.
A day of settlement must como. If
permitted to go on unchecked by law
wo will have in this country a repetition
of the frauds committed by London asso
ciations. The moment public con
fidence is shaken the honest
and solvent association will suitor
with the dishonest , and years would
pass before legitimate corporative asso
ciations would roach the present plane
of usefulness.
The banking board clearly sees the
importance of strictly enforcing the
law. By adhering closely to its terms ,
coupled with rigid examination by com
petent olllcors , the dishonest must seek
other fields of operation , while associ
ations incorporated in the state may ba-
placed on so fli'm a foundation that the
collapse of financial bubbles will not
shako them in public confidence.
SUSPEXSilON OF 1MM10HATI A.
Senator Ilansbrough of North Dakota
presents in the current number of the
JYbr//t / / Amcriciin Itcview some cogent
reasons why immigration should not bo
suspended. Ho discusses the matter
from a wholly practical standpoint , and
his conclusions are well worthy of seri
ous consideration. His first proposition
is that a seaboard quarantine along the
Atlantic coast will not stand as a bar to
the entrance of contagious or infectious
diseases over the Canadian or Mexican
borders. Nor will a complete sus
pension of international commerce keep
out International plagues unless wo have
the co-operation of all the governments
in the western hemisphere. Wo may
say to the intending emigrant that he
shall not como to this country through
the ports within our jurisdiction , but ho
will easily find a convenient entrance
through the Gulf of St. Lawrence , and
thence by way of lake and rail to western
points In the Dominion , whence ho may
enter the United States by as many ililTer-
ont cross roads as there are iron posts to
mark the miles of the boundary lino.
Indeed , ho may como in with equal ease
from Montreal or Toronto.
In the opinion of Senator Hansbrough ,
it is unreasonable to suppose that the
vessels now engaged In carrying immi
grants would go out of business In
case of the passage of a suspension act.
' 'Tho companies owning them , " ho says ,
'would continue to seek dividends upon
their investments , and many of their
ships would carry ii.imigrants to the
ports north of us. These companies ,
which are said to bo making rich
profits , would not tie up their vessels for
a year so long as they could land imml
grants in the depots of a great railway
company whoso lines , for a distance of
D.OOO miles , skirt the borders of the very
country in which Europe's millions are
seeking homos. " The Canadian Pacific
would not refuse to carry Immigrants to
western points in order to koopcholora
out of Chicago , so that cholera may
como into this country by way of Winni
peg or the great lake ports desplto the
fact of a suspension of immigration by
act of congress ;
These considerations give force to the
argument that a federal quarantine ) sys
tem Is necessary to the general protec
tion. As Senator Hunsbpough states it ,
It is unjust to the taxpayers of Now
York , Pennsylvania or Maryland to say
that they shall pay the expenses of keep
ing the cholera out of Chicago , or that
the people of Louisiana or Texas shall
bo assessed to prevent the spread of
yellow fever to the adjoining state o
Arkansas. ' 'Those are matters , " says
the senator , ' 'that concern the people
of the entire country , and the burdci :
should bo borne by the general govern
ment. " In the opinion of Senator Hans
brough , and ho voices a nearly unlvorsa'
sentiment , congress should not hesitate
to grunt the secretary of the treasury al
nccosnary authority to negotiate with
the states owning thorn for the control
and use of such 'rtttijrantlno ' Institutions
and paraphernalia As might bo necessary
' .o cope with an outbreak of any serious
jpldemlo thi'cnlttilTf'g the good health of
the people nmjf tjio stability of the
country's comtuurcq. With a law upon
the statute book.8 authorizing u thorough
system of national .quarantine , and with
ho'power vested in the president to
emporarlly suspend Immigration from
my foreign porfwhero cholera or any
other dangerous HllWcaso might be rag-
tig , a law uuthdMalhg a .total suspension
of Immigration Ipr ! any length of time
vhatovor woulq'ba wholly unnecessary
and unwarranted
1 STtlOXO AXTl-MUXOl'Obl' MKASUllK.
The most Interesting and Important
of recent contributions to the litcra-
.uro . pertaining to trusts and combines
s the report of the senate committee of
.ho Now York legislature In relation to
.ho great anthracite coal monopoly. The
committee reafllrms the view expressed
n previous reports that the Reading
Himbinc is contrary to public policy and
langcrous to the interests of the state
and the welfare of Its people. Putting
aside what is said of the need of a vigor-
ma and effective enforcement of the
Sherman anti-trust law , Ills worth while
to consider what is proposed by the com-
nittec as a measure for the protection of
the people of the Hinplro state against
.ho extortionate demands of the coal
jarons.
The report sots forth that while the
evil complained of may bo In part re
strained under existing laws , by pro-
ceilings either to set aside the leases ere
; o annul the charters of those corpora-
: ions of the state which are involved in
; ho combinations , yet by reason of the
rnct that the chief parties to the com
bination are fordgn corporations , out
side of the jurisdiction of the state courts ,
no adequate remedy against this
or similar mischievous combinations can
jo had except under federal law and
through the courts of the United States.
fo this end it is believed that ample pro-
islon is made by the anti-trust law of
1890. But for the further protection of
the people of the state of New York it is
proposed that a law bo enacted prohibit
ing any such combination , a substantial
monopoly of any article of general neces
sity , or the power to control the price
thereof. It is urged that a proper ro-
traint of such combinations would lie in
the extension of the power and authority
of the railroad commission of the state ,
by which that commission would have
such jurisdiction , as would enable it to
proscribe and enforce conditions in re
spect to the price of' coal which would
bo equally fair to'thojproducors and the
public. ' i
The chief points of the bill proposed
by the committee'may bo briefly stated.
It provides that it shall bo unlawful for
any person not having a coal carrier's
license to transpprt 'anthracite coal in
tended for consumption within the state
on any railroad or 'navigable waters ;
that it shall bo uhlawful for any person
not having a coal'doaler's ' license to sell
coal within the state' which is intended
for consumption .within the state ; that
the licenses of the carriers and dealers
shall prescribe the maximum prices to
bo charged by them respectively , and
that the holder of a seller's license shall
deliver the coal sold by him to pur
chasers thereof without charge for such
delivery. Licenses are to bo issued to
carriers and dealers only upon the ap
proval of the railroad commission and
must bo posted conspicuously in the
olllco of the licensee. Any violation
of the terms of the license is
to bo considered sufficient cause
for its revocation by the committee. The
maximum price of coal is to bo adjusted
by the commission , based upon investi
gations of the conditions affecting such
prices , which shall bo "fixed so as to af
ford only reasonable compensation.
Various powers are vested in the rail
road commission which provide ample
safeguards against evasion of the law ,
and suitable * penalties are provided for
its violation.
It is provided that this law shall take
effect on September 1 , 18015. The bill
has been ordered to a third reading and
there is some ground for the belief that
it will pass. If it got # through the leg
islature there is no doubt that It will bo
promptly approved by Governor Flower ,
who has distinctly put himself on record
in favor of a radical measure for the sup
pression of the coal monopoly.
It may be asked what good such a law
in Now York would do in Nebraska and
other states not directly affected by it.
In the first place it will have a tendency
to check the operations of the combine ,
which are very extensive in the Empire
state. In the second place it will sot an
example that may bo followed else
where. If federal laws provo inade
quate , or their enforcement is neglected ,
the states may enact and enforce laws
for their own protection. The fate ol
the bill before the Now York legislature -
turo will bo awaited with interest all
over the country.
WHKN the seventh judgeship was cre
ated for this district it was anticipated
that the dockets of thjs county would bo
cleared up and that litigants would not
bo compelled to submit to interminable
delays in the trial ( ft cases. But the
docket which baa just been completed
contains 2,327 liases,1 about the same
number reported at the beginning of the
term last May. There will bo five juries
at work during thp February term and
the judges hope tf > be ? able to reduce the
number of cases con.sidorably during the
year. In their cffortjs they will have
the support of tho.couimunlty. ,
TUB trouble at Pin * Rldgo will bo
used as an argliuioflt against the ap
pointment of army olllcors as Indian
agents. But it is not conclusive. No
body knows that an outbreak would not
have occurred months ago under the old
regime. It is also highly probable that
Captain Brown , the agent , will bo ublo
to qulot matters without further loss of
life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT IS highly Improbable that the stock
shipper and the meat consumer can over
agree on the matter of stock yards In
spection. The owners of stock do not
look with favor upon any official who
has power to condemn a steer or a hog
adjudged by him to bo diseased. They
contend that mich authority vested in
any one man IB bound soon to bo abused
by him , On the other hand , the general
public demands the protection that only
in honest Inspect ir can give , and must
Iiavo It. The Inspection ysU m Is all
[ Ight If honest Inspectors are appointed.
The complaint that the Inspector * em
ployed to inspect cuttle at Sjutli Omaha
ire itUMm | > otent seems to demand inves
tigation In order that the ovll may be
orrectcd If it really exists. It Is
natural , of cour-o , that dealers should
criticise any system of Inspection that
imposes restrictions upon their trade ,
but the consumers of American bjof at
liome and abroad are entitled to the pro
tection which the law contemplates.
OXC thing the legislature should do
by all means , whatever else It may
leave undone , It should pass a law that
will prohibit the holding of more than
one office federal , state , county or
municipal.
WYnvrrlmu ( Imperiled.
CltlMt/ii Inter vecitn ,
It Hawaii Is annexed the United States
will possess n live volc'iuo , with a crater of
enormous capacity , anil General Weaver will
have a formidable rival in the calamity
spouting business.
Women In Politico.
IMrittt Free 1'rcnn.
The woinon voters of Wyoming Iiavo In
dorsed a saloonkeeper for United States
mnrslml , iuul seine of the male politicians
over the country are talking very sarcas-
tieally about the matter. In deference to
consistency they had bolter go a littlu slow.
Colliipno 'nf u .Monopoly.
l'lilttiileli > liU lleeiml.
combination having for Us object the
control of the products jof brain work would
naturally bo antagonized by the keenest work
of brains ; with results easily foreseen. The
failure1 of the ambitions attempt to organize
the business of book publication Into a hugo
trust , known as the united States Hook com
pany , is not without Its lessons to audacious
llnanelcrs and promoters whoso god is
monopoly.
An liiiporliint i.vonl.
iV change of much greater importance than
the outward manifestation will occur when ,
on February SB , the steamship City of Now
York sails for Southampton , as the Now
York of tbo American line , and under the
American Hag. In a short time thereafter ,
probably within two years , tbo Cramps will ,
add llvo American built steamships to the
licet , two of thorn larger than the Paris and
Now York and the others only slightly
smaller. Then a bl-weokly service will bo
established of the fastest ships In the world.
Not the least important feature of the im
provement thus brought about is the addi
tion of all these fast vessels to the reserve
force of the United States navv.
The Xmr American Merchant Ship ,
Xew York Tribune.
Not only Is the country to bo congratulated
upon a marked advance In American ship
ping interests , but also upon the creation of
an auxiliary navy of the highest speed and
efileicnoy. This lleot of seven or moro twenty-
knot steamers of the largest dimensions and
the greatest coal endurance will bo available
for government service in an emergency.
That will bo the most formidable addition to
the naval resources of the nation. Everyone
ono of the groyjhouuds of peace times can bo
transformed into a bloodhound of war.
Every ono of these merchant liners sailing
under the blue caglo on a white Hag can swoop
down upon the commerce of the seas with
the promise of the potency of twenty Ala-
bamas. From this point of view the ocean
mail subsidies can be Justified as a most
economical method of creating and maintain
ing an auxiliary navy.
Kopeul the Shurnmn Act.
lion , aeorge F , inUhinu In the February Forum.
The time has como for the business com
munity to load a contest , regardless of poll-
tics , against the spirit of recklessness or In-
difl'erenco in which politicians nro dealing
with our monetary system. Those who Imvo
been making the light in Washington for
honest money have made it substantially
without co-operation or assistance from the
great Interests involved in their contest.
Appeals for this co-operation Imvo been met
oven to the present day with the statement
that if the moneyed interests take an active
part in the agitation of public sentiment
the cry of "gold bug and moneyed aristoc
racy" will bo raised in Washington and will
lend strength to the hands of inflation and
class prejudice. It is high time that this
error gave place to truth. Such a plan of
lighting insures defeat. The attack should
bo made uot only upon the existing evils in
our currency system , but to prevent the rei > -
ctltion of compromises which have in the
last twenty years only substituted ono ovll
for another. The silver law of February 28.
1878 , was a compromise with the greenback
and silver inflation sentiment of that time
and the silver purchase act of July 14 , 1890 ,
as a political compromise with the silver
interests of the west.
SKCULAK SHOTS .IT TllK 1'VU'tT.
Washington Post : The jxipo will probably
rest easier now that Ur. McGlynn has con
sented to say a good word in his behalf.
Chicago Mad : The Wisconsin clergymen
who object to marrying eloping couples
should remember that divorce courts are
plentiful and comparatively cheap.
Philadelphia Times : liar. Carlos Martyn
of Chicago says that the devil sometimes
lurks In an editor's inkstand. He probably
refers to the inkstand of the man who had to
edit the reports of the Briggs trial.
St. Paul Pioneor-Prcss : llov Sam Small
has challenged Colonel H. U. Ingersoll to a
Jawbone contest , presumably for the good of
religion and the gate receipts. Hero ought
to bo fun enough for a nation , and the ring
should not exceed twenty-four feet extreme
dimensions.
San Francisco Examiner : An Ogden
preacher attended a prizefight and then
swore out warrants for such of the other
spectatorsms ho could recognize. Ho was
guilty , in this laudable effort to clovnta the
pugilist , of ono grave error. Ho swore out
no warrant for his own arrest.
St. Paul Pionc6r-Prcss : Judging by the
prayers put up by the rival chaplains of the
rival legislative bodies In Kansas , a special
providence may bo looked for in that locality
before long If it is nothing moro than Mor-
eutlo's remark. "A plague o' both your
houses. " Both of thorn took occasion to
make extended arguments In their introduc
tory petitions setting forth the merits ol
their respective causes and clients.
Anaconda Standard : It seems that Mon
tana is not the only place where Providence
has been Invoked to settle legislative dis
putes. The rival chaplains of the rlvsl leg
islatures In Kansas took occasion In their
prayers the other day to make extended ar
guments lor their respective sides. It will
bo a source of deepest regret to sincere
Christian people everywhere that clergymen
can bo found who will demean themselves
and tholr profession for ? ! per prayer.
Now York Sun : The Kov. Dr. Abbott ol
Plymouth church makes the declaration thai
though ho has sometimes been applauded
while preaching , It Is not the habit of his
Hock to cheer these passages of his sermons
which they like. Wo still maintain , how
ever , that if cheering is to bo permitted in
church at nil , it must bo brought under
knowing leadership and Indulged in with
moderation , ft must not bo boisterous or
exciting or exhausting , and anything llko a
eat call must bo prohibited under penalty of
extrusion.
San Francisco Examiner : Dean Hart of
Denver is at the head of a movement for the
closing of Sunday theaters. Thus far the
results Imvo consisted of n riot and manj
broven heads , the dean escaping by the
back door. Any movement steered by Uov.
Hart is bound to find trouble. Ho has lived
In this country several years , but refuses to
become n citizen and boasts of this circum
stance. Ho ulso rofuscs to read American
papers , awaiting the arrival of the London
Times to ascertain the result ol presldejTlal
elections in the United States. Without re
gard to the merits of the cause , which the
dean will continue to represent as soon as
the mob permits him to return. It may bo
said that ho is not Just the leader about
whom American citizens will cluster with
enough enthusiasm to bo uudiblo to the
naked car.
i'ioriK o
I'tulcrmvukl claims that ho 1ms frequently
npont tin hour over ono bar. No wonder ho
lid not Imvo time to get his hair cut.
Governor Unveiling of Kansna , llko Oar-
leld , found the towpath , ono that led to for-
lunu. There appear * to bo no other jwlnt of
lartlcular resemblance between them , how-
nvr.
lr W. W. Alley , who died nt Moravia , N.
. , n ivl IU years , was the oldest liomeo-
iit : hie physician In the country. Ho had
been m continuous practice for sixty-six
years.
Unw Partner IJIssoll of Huffalo , mentioned
is possible attorney general , appears to
lave nil the generous avoirdupois generally
associated with the highest typo of demo
cratic statesmanship.
Lieutenant Tolten tound that his army
duties Intcrfcrred with his bringing the
world to an end. Helms therefore thrown
up his commission , and will give his time ex
clusively to wrecking the universe.
PetTer will not feel so very eompanlonle.is
when he catches sight of the board of Sen.
itor Mitchell of Wisconsin. They are also
alike in the fact that their heads are bettor
suited to the growth of hair than Ideas.
State Senator Frank M. McC.owan of the
California legislature , will not accept his
salary for time spent elsewhere than at the
state capital , and said , when urged to have
Ills brother appointed to n position on the
legislative pay roll : "Not while I am a sen
itor. "
American Hoar and Eagle Elk , two Sioux
Indians , who were taken to Sydney , N. S.
W. , as part of a sort of wild west show , are
In the hands of the | iollco at that place.
They broke their contract , then went broke
themselves , and soon Joined the profession of
tramps.
Bishop Brooks was ono of the fastest
talkers In the country. In the pulpit or on
the rostrum his delivery would average over
-00 words a minute. There were verv few
shorthand men who could take him at all.
Not many of his sermons , therefore , who re
ported verbatim In the newspapers.
Christopher Benson , "the pioneer engine
driver of the United States , " as ho Is called ,
is an inmate of the Philadelphia hospital.
Although a servant of the railroads for llfty-
iilno years , he is now dependent on charity.
Ho Is eighty years of age , and still enjoys
fair health. Ho held the throttle of the first
engine ever brought into this country the
" .lolm Bull. " That was on May ! ! 7 , IS'.ti , and
over the Albany & Schenectady railroad.
The late Justice Lirnnr , until a year or so
ago. had a mostiremarkablo memory. Ho
could repent won ! for word the speeches of
the great orators which he had road and
passages from authors unknown to others
than students like himself. Ho rarely erred
In a quotation and ono might have 'said of
him. as Lord Melbourne Is credited with
having said of Macaulay , " 1 wish 1 were as
cock-sure of any ono thing as ho Is of o very-
thing. "
//.sr.s ! j-Vfo.w H.I.iis j/oit.v.
All lies are great travelers.
Tim riches that run to us soon Hy away.
The greatest of all duties is the present
ono.
ono.A
A bad man hates the things that can do
him good.
When we try to please everybody wo shall
pica so nobody.
No wound can hurt so badly as the ono In-
HIetcd by a friend.
A Ho turns palo whenever U finds out that
truth is on its track.
Beware of the man whoso wife Is always
saying ho has no faults.
It is easier to backslide nt camp meeting
than it Is in a shipwreck.
There are too many people who nro only
pious when things go right.
The world Is full of heroes whoso names
will never bo known In this lifo
Seine people will sell tholr souls very
cheaply4or the promise of spot cash.
No man 1ms over yet been able to climb Into
heaven on n ladder of his own make.
If you stop to debate any questionable
matter with the devil ho will outwit you.
The kind of rollgion that warms and
cheers is the kind that is full of sunshine. ,
If stinginess Is a discaso there are n good
many people in the church who are not
healthy.
It Is moro than likely that in going to the
marriage the live foolish virgins were at the
head of the procession.
onus Axn nyns.
The obituary editor has been overworked
during January.
Mrs. Lease has declined to Join Mr. Peffcr
in the United States Benatebut she'll always
bo a sister to him.
A stranger at Bnttc , Mont. , shot down two
actors without apparent provocation. They
had probably been singing "On the Bowery. "
Since the recent visit of the editor of the
New York Sun to Palestine the old biblical
quotation has been slightly modincd in this
country , and is now "From Dana to Bcer-
sheba. "
GovcrnoriPennoyer of Oregon won't allow
the state's cannon to bo 11 red in celebration
of the inauguration. The people of Oregon
had hotter wait philosophically until the end
of Pcnnoyor's term and then lire him.
War and glory have been costly things to
Franco. Between Hfti and 1815 she sacri
ficed one-half of the 4,500.000 soldiers whom
she sent to flght her battles. War has cost
her iu this century not far from 0,000,000
lives.
A town In southern Georgia claims to Iiavo
the meanest man in the country. Ho recently
gave a load of wood to a poor widow , then
hired n colored man to steal It and return it
to him , and then had the colored man ar
rested for theft and sentenced to two years'
imprisonment. '
SftOV T.IXH3.
To Undo Samt Hawaii Ktmlwrtdi : )
" " . " . ' . ' "oflor.'Vild the modlral Militant ,
"N a blind man apt to bo an Idiot 1"
" \ \ hy , no , What makm you ask that } "
"I w adage says ; 'Out of Right , out of
IndlannpolU.Tournali Knelled Small Hey
Oh , Mr. Ollloer , the barbnr 'round thocornor
Jnit now swallowed Ms rarorl
onioerMctlobli If yet. xriill swear to that ,
1 II run him In t'r concealed wocplni.
New Orleans t'loayuriui A discarded oniel.il
standing about It out ot place.
Iloston Couriers Tbo man who Is gro.T-
Ing In weight generally "makes light of It. "
Philadelphia Tiniest Whatever may bo said
of a sweetheart she can't bo too good to bo
true.
lloMon Transcript : Hicks N that yotirdon ?
I suppose you cou-ddur him Allcks -Oh ,
no ; ho Is K'J.
Atchlson ( llnbn : Kvery uninarrlod woman
says she wouldn't stand n , and every mar-
rlcil woniandocsHtand It.
SlftliiKs : "It must have boon droadfullr
hard to wear ilioto old .mills of armor , " "YoS.
they Iiavo the appearance of Mug hardware.1
riillaiU < lpbla Iteennl : "Aro these etuari
stroiiK'usked tbo man of the eltfnr ileiuor ,
"Are they1/ " replied the bit lor "well , yon just
try to pull on onu and you'll xeo If they ai-o. "
Harper's Ilar.ar : "I can't understand It , "
said Mr. ( Ittwumr al the gas otlli-c "Last
month my bill was f 10 , and this month It N
Jil. : ) 1 haven't burned a bit morn gas t bU
month than 1 did last. Now , how In tliu natuu
of honesty do yon account for that ?
"You dldu t pay last month's bill , " said lliu
clei k.
Philadelphia Itecord : "That will dn for the
present , " us the young man remarked as h
paid fora box of cheap candy for his sweet
heart's birthday gift.
Truth : Klr.st Wife-Well. Mrs. llrown Unowj
wheru her husband Is every mlnuto in the
day.
Second Wife That's the kind of a husband I
would like to have. How does she manage Itf
1'lr.si Wife She had him sent to Sing sMug for
bigamy.
llAl'll ) TltANSIT 1IIVI , .
iYcic li rk Itreimltr.
"Move up , " the fierce condui'tor crlos ,
And thu man. In fear , obeys ;
lliu the woman fashionably garbed
Ueposes nowadays.
And the man will hardly blame her
However much he grieves
1'or she needs a couple of seats at least ,
Ui she will spoil her sleeves.
TICO lil.\XKHS.
ur the SnnilniIlee. .
A couple of .sinners , either white ,
l.ny In thu gnlter one .stormy night ,
I'or the spirit of ovll. Impartial t sin
Had opened their stomachs anil Uunlilcd In.
Hut money makes ovll a quick Mooting franco
And the uoll loaded sinner llshed down In hit
pantH ,
When to ! At the twlnk of a jacl.rabbit's eye
The star laden olllcer let him go by.
Hilt poverty , fished with a tnekle of hope ,
And niiii'Kled bis chops In a hard prison dope ,
On ditches and crossings ho .iluivulcd and
picked
\Vhllo money rolled over in luxury tricked.
Then poverty tumbled from evil to rot ,
And everyone called him a misshapen "sol "
Hut iiionny , though doing precisely the same ,
! ? omohow or other evaded the name.
And nionoy.when poverty pleaded for hlro ,
1'uered Into his face with a hell given llru.
Cast from humanity , womlorlng why
Poverty had but onu mission to dlo.
Nobody know him ; nobody wept ,
Stealthily under the roso.s bo crept.
Neither a sprig nor a stonu at his head ,
Heaven his destiny ; nature bU bed.
Monry In mohlorhig scattered a mile ,
KollXwod hy carriages , chanted by .stylo ,
I'ol with corruption , opulence masked ,
Still , In the pulpit his virtues are basked.
Weighted with marble from * vormlnor mousa ,
Money lies rotting In money's own huuso.
1'latterlng eulogies , clerical lies ,
t'arved by the mason , whom opulence buys.
Money ! Oh money ! Tbo devil's own tooll
With thvo , a slnnur ! without thue , a drowll
U. V. l-'HAiir.
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cloak of terra cotta vigogne with an ompleco
ment of Jet passementerie , edged with won-
sol fur , from which falls an eflllo of Jot. A
weasel fur collar.
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Speaking of Fires ,
I'm right in line on that question and the weather
doesn't bother me a little bit. My
establishment is run regardless of
expense. Cost cuts no figure. " Same
way with B , K. & Co. in the great
remodeling sale. No attention is
paid to cast. The one desire is to
get rid of as much of the stock as
possible before the workman take
possession of the store. Our own
m'ake , all wool men's suits are now
$8.50 ; other gradesat same relative
prices. Boys' suits , $2,00 and up. Pants , $1.50 , all fine ,
modern , this season's goods. Look us over this week
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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