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OOUUns I'O.X DK.N Oil
All communication * rolr.tlntf to now < and
editorial jr.nlter nhould be uddrouou : To the
Kdltor.
IIUHINEP8 I KT1T.1W.
All business Inltors and romlttfinros should
ho nddrcMwl in Tlio lloo I'nlilUldnir C'oinpany ,
Omaha. Drifts , checks and iioslolTlcti order
to bo i.iadu payable to the oruer of the com-
"
nrllrn Ir-hvInK the city for the summer can
have Tin : IlKF. iit to their addro s by leaving
an ordur at. Mils olllco.
TltK I1RK I'tlllMSlllNO COMPANY.
SWOIIN STATKMKKT OK OIUCULATION.
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Ooorci-II.T ? liuck , flccre'tnryof Tim Urn Tub-
llnhlnr comtmny. ilmm nolfiimly Hwearthftt tlio
actii.-il clrciil.iilon nf TIIK DAII.V HKK for the week
ending AtiBiisI r. , IB03 , was ai follows :
flinul.-iy. .Inlyitn 20.0RR
MntMlnrJiil.vil : 2H.K01
Tiipmlny.AliK > iHt 1 2:1.785 :
Vfcslm-mlay , Aumint a 2.1.704
Thursday , .August : i 23,7114
Friday. AilKimt 4 23.7HO
RaUmlay , AiiKUit n V4r > 51
Avorairn clrculutlon for July , 14,2 8.
{ IrnttOK It. T/SCIIIICK.
. ' I SWOIIN to before mo : nul mibBcrlbrd In
< BKAI. Mny n.-ewnco tliln nth iliiy of Auiriist , infix
' ' f ' N.V.KHU Notary 1'ubllo.
Thn lloe In Olilimnci.
Tnn DAILY and HUNIIAY HKK Iun sale In
Chicago at thn follonlnj ; iilaces :
I'almur honso.
Uraud 1'iiclllc hotel.
Audltorliliii hotel.
Great Not Hun i : hotel.
( lore hotnl.
Ijolanil hotiil.
Kilos of TIIK llr.i : can Im so n at the No-
liraska building nnd the Admtnls trillion build
Ing , { exposition grounds.
ArernKO Circiil.itton lorlnnn , 1H03 , 24,211)
PUSH tlio Injunction proceedings.
IIOAKDixn money never inudo nny ono
rich.
PKOPM : with vrnrlil-rogonornting pan
aceas should nut iluhiy announcing thorn
before conjjrc.-is guts to work.
GOVKUNOU GitouKSK should lese no
time in hecuring- assistance for the nt-
tornoy general in dofo'jiling the injunc
tion proceed ing-
E. ELI.KUY ANTDIUSON gets a sinecure
on the Pacific- Railway commission.
Ellory didn't crow for Grover without
reasonable prospects of a reward.
THE oluvation of Colonel Charles H.
Jones , fortnorly of * tlio St. Louis lie-
public , to tlio head of the Now York
World , is but another instance of the
progress of the west.
FREE coinage of silver at the existing
ratio of 1C to 1 is a practical impossi
bility. A now ratio , if adopted , must
conform ir.oro to the altered conditions
of producing the two money metals.
TIIK man who paid $3 for a safety de
posit box into which ho placed $12.50 is
a fair typo of the olads of people whoso
unreasoning lack of confidence has pro-
cipitutc/l so many bank failures in this
country.
TIIUODOUR THOMAS , musical director
of the Columbian exposition , has de
cided to stop down and out. The direc
tory found him an expensive luxury , and
ho Is probably now wondering why he
left the ofTute east.
THE populists now Lssuo an address
and claim the Chicago Bimetallic league
convention as their own. As H matter
of fact , the difference between the two
was ono in name only. They are wel
come to "tho great victory for the popu
list principles. "
TIIK prohibition candidate for gov
ernor in Iowa has withdrawn Irom the
race in preference to giving up his posi
tion as president of Drake university.
In this ho has shown the bettor part of
wisdom. The prohibitionisin has cre
ated u great many poor politicians out of
pretty good college men.
FINING saloon keepers is such a lucra
tive business in Iowa that two county
courts have been ulinobt Involved in
bloodshed over their competition for the
privilege. The judges who preside oyor
these courts and the oillcors who obtain
the court fees ought to bo ardent sup
porters of the present system of statu
tory prohibition.
TlIK World's fair is doubtless a great
eufforor by reason of the llnancial strin
gency which prevails all over the coun
try , but thiti is not the fault of the great
est exposition that has ever boon created.
Thousands of people are kept away from
the fair every day by the fear of the approach
preach of hard times. If the country
was in its normal condition there is
every reason for the belief that the daily
attendance would bo nearly doubled.
OHIO'S now law imposing- license tax ol
8300 and $100 respectively upon wholesale
and retail doalom in cigarettes has gone
into force. The purpose of the law is tc
restrict the evil of cigarette urnoklng ,
and it docn not pretend to limit the
amount of the tax by the expenditure
necessary to regulate 'tho business in
question. If this hud happened in Oinahn
wo presume that the act would be
promptly declared unconstitutional bj
our local court as "wrong in principle ,
evil in its tendencies , nnd at war wit ) :
thu genius -aud. uplrit of our govern
inout. "
GRADUALLY , but surely , Omaha is ad
vancing upon Kansas City incomputitior
for best place as a hog-packing center
In 18i)2 ) Kansas City packers killed GO ,
418 moro hogs than did Omaha packers
Tula year , BO far , Kansas City is but 13 ,
318 ahead. It Is fair to assume that nox
year Omaha will go under tin
wire first , which will muki
this city the second pork packing canto ;
of the country. This condition of thing !
is entitled to souio consideration b ;
these who have contemplated thu future
of Omaha. It is by no means thu leas
factor which will ligura in dotormlninf
the .commercial aunrumacy of tlu
metropolis.
Will TIIK I.VJWATTIOJV l'twrKKtlNHS
It ought not to have required ft rosolu-
tlon of the State Hoard of Transportation
to remind the attornay gonornl that his
duty Is to protect the interests of the
state to his best ability In tho'pondlng
Injunction proceeding which have ro-
suited In the tutnimrary suspension of
the maximum freight rate law. The
ofllco of attorney general wai created
for the express purpose of securing
tu nblo lawyer to attend to the
litigation in which the state
should bo afTootod either as plalntllt or
dofopdant or through Its olllcors , and to
expedite the legal business of the state
becomes at times an all Important mat-
tor. The resolution of the State Board
of Transportation then , calling upon
Attorney General Hastings "to take
such stops and to do and perform all
thing ) ) necessary to make a vigorous ,
emphatic and successful defense to the
action against the board and the Indi
vidual * thereof now pending in the
United States circuit court , " coming
as it docs from a body of which ho him-
Bolf is tijmombor , will serve to emphasize
the line of duty of the attorney general
and perhaps to indicate a determination
on the part of the board to do all In
Us power to vindicate tlio constitu
tionality of the law.
In these proceedings the railroads and
thotr stockholders are represented by
an array of legal talent that is startling
to behold. It has always boon
the policy'of the railroads
To 'employ the most able lawyers
that money wrung from the' people can
command. They are not deviating from
their custom on this occasion. No ono
attorney onn aspire to weigh himself un
aided against an opposing force consist
ing of "Woolworth , Thurston , Marquette ,
Greene , IlawleyVaggnnor and proba
bly others and it is no disparagement to
Attorney General Hastings to say that
ho ought to .have , able assistance
In a case involving interests BO largo
as these now at stake. Section
4,317 of the Consolidated Statutes of Ne
braska provides that "In any case of im
portance or dilllculty the governor or
chief oltlcor of the department or insti
tution to which it relates may retain
and employ a competent attorney to ap
pear on behalf of the state. " Can anymore
moro Important case bo conceived
than a proceeding in which the
right ot every citizen of Nebraska -
braska to secure just and reasonable
rates of transportation ever the rail
ways of this state Is to bo tested ? Can
any case involve greater dilllcultics than
nee in wnich the moneyed interests of a
half dozen huge corporations uro to bo
exerted to the utmost to secure the per
manent abolition of a piece of legislation
which they imagine will result to their
irretrievable detriment ? The governor
has ample power. There are still a few
competent attorneys in this state who
have not yet boon retained by the rail
way corporations. Now is the time for
the governor to act , and lot him act
firmly and quickly.
The legislature enacted the maximum
freight rate law to go into olToct August
1 , but its enforcement was suspended by
a temporary restraining order before
that data arrived. As 'soon as the
governor selects counsel to assist the at
torney general in defending tlio suit tlio
state's legal representatives should get
together and outline- vigorous plan of
action. It has boon announced that the
court has already adjourned in order to
onublo its judge to enjoy his annual bear
hunt and as a consequence it will prob
ably bo impossible to have the injunction
dissolved before the end of September.
But no time should DO lost and
if the decision of the lower court
should be advers-3 to the state , all
means should bo exhausted to have it
quickly certified on appeul to the court
of last resort. The railways are per
fectly satisfied with things as they now
are and may bo relied upon to hit orposo
every possible obstructive motion. No
unnecessary delay should bo tolerated.
The people of Nebraska want to know
whether the maximum rate law is con
stitutional and if it is they want it en
forced at the earliest possible moment.
THE Z..1TJA * UXIUN.
In the current silver discussion fre
quent reference is made to the Latin
union , and a recent European dispatch
states that this alliance of countries in
the interest of silver is likely to bo dis
solved at any time. Of these who road
of this union it is probable that not more
than ton in a thousand know what is
meant by it.
The Latin union was formed in 1805
by Italy , Franco , Belgium and Switzer
land for the purpose of it xing the ratio
between gold and silver and maintain
ing their international ratio between
the treaty powers. Subsequently
Greece was admitted to the union.
At the time of the conclusion
of this arrangement the mints of the
countries in the union wore open to the
free coinage of silver and an Interna
tional coin circulated in the several
countries , which was accepted by the
different governments like their own
coins and possessed legal tender powers.
The original treaty provided that the
union should continue for fifteen years ,
but when Grocco was admitted it was
extended until 1801 , with the agreement
that it should bo tacitly continued from
year to year unless notice of withdrawal
was given by any of the powers , nnd thin
arrangement is now In force. It was
the design in forming this union
to pave the way for a larger
monetary alliance , which should em
brace England , Gormuny , the Unltud
States and Austria , but England refused
to become a party to It or in any way
change her gold standard. Germany
adopted the gold basis after the war
with Franco , nnd Austria has had the
double standard until within the lust
year , when she wont on a gold basis ,
There was never any probability of the
United State * entering the union.
A member of the foreign diplomatic
corps is quoted as saying that the disso
lution of thq Latin union within u short
time will surprise no ono who is ao
qualntcd with the political and com
raercial condition of the coun
tries comprising the union. Wh >
Franco has not withdrawn long ago , thii
otlicor aiild , has been u my story to mou
European diplomats and financiers , ani
it can only bo accounted for by the dosirt
on bur part to got the other great nu
tlnns tangled up In the illvor question.
As a result of the union Franco has boon
mndo the dumping ground of most of the
silver of Europe , and with all the ad
vantages which her splendid rosniircoa
give her French financiers see that she
cannot go on forever carrying the silver
of continental Europe and standing the
depreciation which goes on from
day to day. This diplomatic ofll-
cor remarked that the condition
of the silver countries Is perilous in the
cxtromc. So long as the mints of India
were open to private account there was
always ono channel In which silver
could IKS diverted , but now there is no
escape in that direction. IIo also ex
pressed the opinion that it Is a part of
the plan of the Hrltish government to
force the dissolution of the Latin union ,
With Italy and Greece practically
bankrupt and unable to obtain any as
sistance from other countries , and with
Franco desiring , as it is bollovcd she
docs desire-to get on a gold basis , It
would scorn inevitable that the Latin
union , which has been in existence
twenty-eight years , cannot bo main
tained much longer. It has boon the
strongest bulwark of stiver since Its
formation , but its dissolution under
existent conditions would probably have
no very marked effect upon that metal.
TIIK ZXGltKAStNO LOSS HI * VIRK.
What to do to chock the annually In
creasing fire loss , which threatens to bo
disastroiiM to the Insurance ) interest of
tho'tunintry if not checked , Is a problem
which , for several years , has engaged
the serious attention of insurance men.
According to trustworthy statistics the
values destroyed by ilro in the United
States In 1890 amounted to $100,000,000 ,
In 1891 to $144,000,000 , nnd in 1892 to
$152,000,000. It thus appears that in
two years there was an Increase in the
IOSH by fire of $43,000,000. , It
is apprehended that the losses
for 18S)3 ) will exceed these of last
yeai' . A leading insurance journal has
stated the losses for January last to bo
ever $10,000,000 , , and for Juno ever $1C-
000,000 , moro than double what they
were in the corresponding months of
laot year. This outlook , and the severe
strain which the insurance interest has
experienced thus far during the year ,
.has induced the general managers to
consider moro seriously , perhaps , than
ever before what stops shall bo taken for
the bolter protection of the companies ,
many of which are having a hard fight
for very existence.
A largo portion of the increasing num
ber of fires is attributed to incendiarism
by many underwriters , and a variety of
motives are assigned to the incendiaries.
An ollicor of an eastern insurance com
pany is reported as saying that it is a
dcop-rootcd idea among underwriters
that such politico-economic conditions
as the impending reduction iu > the tariff
and the money stringency account for
much of the loss by having stimulated
ncendiarism , the incendiaries of course
> eing the men in business who fear dis
aster to their interests from these con-
litions. But , as this ollicor remarked ,
vhilo the political nnd financial status
las probably made incendiaries of some
dishonest men , incendiarism is always
vith us. It was the opinion if
.his gentleman that a largo proper-
ion of the constantly increasing fires is
due to electricity to trolley , tolephcne
and especially electric light and power
rod. He believed that many of the
fires whoso causes cannot bo definitely
ahcertnincd are duo to electric nurrcnts
and that they are dangerous as fire pro
ducers to an extent and in ways which
as yet wo do not begin to understand.
Statistics show a steady rino in the fire
.ossos attributable to this cause. In 188. )
the value of property destroyed by elec
tric llros was only $250 000 ; in 1890 it
had become $1,200,000 ; in 1801 , $1,300-
000 , and in 1802 , $3,000,000. ,
Ono of the expedients now proposed
[ or chocking the increasing fire loss is
to take advantage of the sixty-day clause
which forms a part of almost every
existing policy. Many of the general
managers of insurance companies are
said to bo in favor of a general refusal to
pay any louses within sixty days from
the time a fire occurs. It is thought
that buch action would improve risks
from the moral hazard standpoint.
There are cases , it is argued , where a
concern is insolvent and has'absolutely
no cash asbets aside from its insurance
policies. . If the day of settlement were
put olT two months the temptation
to "carelessness" would bo reduced.
Sixty days would give ample time for
the most rigid examination into the
causes of the lire. There are a few man- ,
ugors who do not believe the proposed
action would have th-3 do.sired effect , but
the majority are taid to bp in. favor of
binding companies not to settle within
the sixty-day limit.
IN COUtKOE KDUCA-
T1ON.
What should bo the curriculum in the
university of the future is a question
that is already puzzling a considerable
number of our greatest educators. The
original college in this country was an
institution whore a great crowd of boys
and young men wotvi herded together
and subjected each vo the same rigid
wysteni of discipline. This system of
discipline extended not only to their
study and recitations , but also to their
conduct and behavior in and about the
college grounds. When the student was
a hoarder at the college , and this was
formerly the prevailing usage , this
mount that his whole life in every
minute particular was placed during
the school year under whatever restric
tions the collegiate authorities , might
choose to provide.
During the lust ono or two docadcs
there have boon marked changes in tlii )
methods pursued in our loading educa
tional institutions. Whorcua formerly
oaoh member of a class was taken to bo
as well able to go through the prescribed
routine as every other , now the fact
that all men are not built upon a single
model mentally and physically js begin
ning to bo appreciated. As ovidouco ol
this wo have the slow breaking down ol
the old ouo course classical curriculum
and the substitution thorofor of u wider
latitude for the student. The recent
development has been largely in twc
directions. First there has boon a ten
dency to split up the educational menu
into a number of parallel groups , an )
ono \Thlohjtho \ individual maybe
bo ixt liberty to"i oloct. The freedom
allowed Is nnhi of choosing Iho
fipcclnl Hold wlffipVf ho desires to work In ,
while n llboralt u/iortlon / of gonornl ox *
orclsos Insurosjtho student against too
narrow n epecMJlzatlon. Within the
group tlio lniliv > i\'i'ml ( \ ' ' U just ns rostrlotod
A3 boforo. The chances ot being placed
In a class whlclVJ adapted to his partic
ular bent are greater , but the develop *
ment of Individuality is hampered in
many ways. . (4"3
The second tendency in modern college
logo education la 16 lay down certain re
quired courses otjwork.nnd beyond these
to give the Bttulcnt frco range of n
yarlod and attractive program of lec
tures and recitations. The amount of
the work demanded Is proscribed , its
character is left to the Inclination of the
individual acting under the guidance
and advice of mombora of the faculty.
This movement has made rapid strides
in some of our larger universities , while
In others its introduction has boon slow
and retarded. It bids fair in time to
liiid a gonorul acceptance.
Whether the educational system in
vogue In this country really develops
Individuality U a matter that has boon
questioned in several quarters. Most
recently President Harper of Chicago
university has assorted that the reason
why so many mon who have college and
university training nro reckoned as fail
ures Is because 'tho Idea has prevailed
so extensively that men may bo educated
in a mass. IIo insists that the founda
tion of any plan of oduoatlonal work
must bo the principle of Individualism
as applied alike to students , instructors
and institutions , President Harper
evidently believes that the regulations
governing elective studios should bo
still further extended until no two stu
dents will bo under compulsion to take up
any single line of work. Wo BOO a ten
dency to this In the differentiation of the
requirements for admission to dllTor-
ont departments of the university and
an extension of the full liberty of elec
tion to men in the second and oven first
year of their college careers. Again ,
the same course is sometimes conducted
In several sections by different profess
ors , and the individuality of the in
structor may bo allowed to have a bearing -
ing on the decision of the student to at
tach himself to the ono section or the
other. This drift toward individualism
in college education is a feature of the
newer educational methods. A reaction
may possibly sot in before many years ,
but we shall nov r again fall back to the
old system of grinding all sorts of men
through ono unchangeable and unyielding
'
ing curriculum. " " '
DK8ERTKO * LKADV1LLK.
The story whicfi , wo print today , nar
rating the trialsmnd tribulations which
have befallen liotidville , is peculiarly
pathetic. A more , < anining camp , sepa
rated on all sides by-'almost insurmounta
ble barriers betiJjcpn it and civili/.ation ,
it was transformpdiby the enterprise of
its citizens from a moro oasis in the wil
derness to a city of madam pretensions.
Thousands of inhabitants , smelters ,
furnacesj business 'houscSj. blinks , hand
some dwellings all combined "nmko
it ono oftho most progressive and at
tractive places'in Colorado1.
The change has boon rapid and com
plete. With the stoppage of the silver
mines the resource upon which Load-
villo was built has boon cut off. The
multitude of its working mon labored in
the silver mines or in industries imme
diately dependent on the minos. De
stroying their earning capacity at the
same time destroyed their purchasing
power. Taking away the patronage oT
the minors brought desolation and de
struction to all remaining residents.
Ono by ono the business houses closed.
The inhabitants migrated by the thou
sands , leaving behind only these who
were too poor to join in tlio general ex
odus. Depleting tjio population of its
bono and sinew and wringing the value
out of all business enterprises leaves the
municipal government at the mercy of
its creditors. It is impossible for it to
continue its operations with a bankrupt
treasury staring it in the face and it ,
too , will probably soon have to succumb.
The whole affair is most deplorable
and the loss can never bo repaired.
Lcadville stands practically deserted
and destruction threatens all. Until its
fnto is made the poet's tlieino , the words
of Goldsmith may apply :
Sweat , smiling vlllapo , loveliest of tlio lawn !
Thy sports arc Hod and all they charms
withdrawn ;
Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is soon ,
And desolation saddens all thy greon.
THE cost of fuel during the coming
winter will concern nearly every housc-
holder in Omaha. The signs of the times
indicate that the prices of hard and soft
coal will bo oven higher than these of
last year. The coal barons of the east
have advanced the rate to dealers on all
grades of unthracito , while the con
sumer "pays the freight. " Soft
coal soils in Omaha at prices 25 to t > 0
per cent higher than at points within
200 miles of the oityf nnd there Is no im
mediate prospect' < Sf reduced prices to
consumers. The $ $1 $ problem is a seri
ous ono with thu people of this com
munity. Relief from whatever source
would bo hailed witjvlilgh appreciation.
It is possible that wvast sum of money
could bu saved"6y ' the universal
introduction of g'uV , stoves for heat
ing and cooking. tMany householders
of the bettor olass'n&o gas for cooking at
a saving of at loust/U / per cent in the
cost of fuel. Thttbgroat majority of
houses , however , are not even connected
with the gas malnu-but ) if it can IK ) dem
onstrated to the pooillo of this city that
the use ofgas for okiug and heating
will enable householders to reduce the
annual cost of fub'l' to u reasonable
figure , there is no doubt that a vital
problem in domestic economy will huvo
been solved.
A LOCAL labor reformer vehemently
denounces the patent laws of the coun
try , ana in a cyclone of incoherent
sentences attributes to these laws the
alleged deplorable condition of the
laboring man. Wo fool confident that
no intelligent artisan or laborer will
endorse the unsupported proposition of
this new-found reformer. The records
of the United States patent office , if con
sulted , will refute the assumption and
afford ovldonco la great abundance to
controvert It Innumerable hnro boon
the patents granted American Invontorn
'or ' dovlcos , Implements and tnnohlnory
which have greatly allovintoil the
tedium of labor and dignified It 1m-
ncasttrably. Take , for Instance , the
patent granted upon the electric motor
now running on the .strcota of
Omaha. No ono will contend that
this invention lias deprived a slnglo
artisan of a day's labor , but on the other
liand it has Increased -tho opportunities
of mechanics to gain employment at ro-
munoratlvo wngos. Many examples
such ns this might bo cited , If necessary.
Inventive genius creates industries and
enlarges the Hold of labor. A moment's
reflection upon the revolution wrought
by so-called labor-saving farm machin
ery will illustrate the point. Ho-
formers may concede this nnd still con
tend that the same results would follow
the abolition of patent rights by which
many Inventors have amassed fortunes
and monopolies have been fostered. To
some extent this might be true , but no
fair-minded man Avill deny the right
of any to the enjoyment of the fruits of
genius. Abolish the patent laws and
the Incentive that has prompted some of
the greatest achievements of inventive
skill would bo lost.
NKUKASlvA has a world-wide reputa
tion nnd wherever Nebraska is known
THIS UKK stands for Nebraska. When
Mr. Wilson Do Moza wanted nn appro
priate subject for his illustration of
"that man from Nebraska" who plays a
part In "Tho Reversible Love Affair" in
the August Cosmopolitan , ho could
think of no moro characteristic repre
sentation than a man engaged in read
ing THK OMAHA BKK. Both conception
and execution are well worthy of that
enterprising tnagazino. That THK BKJ5
represents all that Is best anil character
istic in the west could not escape the In
telligent and progressive editors of the
Cosmopolitan , and the unsolicited compliment -
plimont of this foremost popular month
ly is a tribute which will not fail to bo
appreciated by Tnu BEI : and its readers
all over Nebraska.
Finance the Hole
Globe-Democrat. .
Cleveland's extra session message , wo lire
told , will deal solely with the lltuince ques
tion. This Is right. It is the finance ques
tion which has necessitated the session. No
other question Is at nil pressing.
Wntor tor Uur .Hill.
I'littailtliMa Jc < I ei ;
From the tariff war between Germany
and Kussia this country will ho tlio galucr.
The articles upon which each of these na
tions has put practically prohibitory taxes are
staple articles of produce with us. nnd to
this country Germany and Kussiu must alike
turn for them.
„
Time for Kotlrcment.
New Yailt Tribune.
Ono thing which the coming congress
should resolutely uvoid Is tlio policy which
is inseparably associated with the iiamo of
a prominent western congressman. The
only right method of dealing with Holman-
ism is to relegate it to the remote and indis
tinct background.
A Ooncnil Slump.
lit lla < lcli > hla llcwnL
Are the miners amazed and downcast bc-
cause of the slump In nictuU ? .Let them
consider the slump In wool , which they
wear , in wheat , which they eat. A policy
Chat breaks down confidence nnd overturns
credit breaks down the prices of nil staples
and upsets all calculation. In order to bring
on hotter times the old policies must be
abandoned. They have boon carried to
ruinous results. It is time for a chango.
I'ntrlotlum Above 1'nrtUmialilp ,
[ 'Mhitlelpltta Times.
The people well understand that the pres
ent money disturbance comes from causes
for which no ouo party Is responsible ; nnd
the breath of the wantonly foolish partisan
comes upon n distressed people Ilko the poi
son of pestilence ; hnt with a great people ,
boundless resources , general solvency and
abundant money , though hidden by fright ,
the patriotic of all parties will fight am ! win
the battle for honest money and4'jublic credit
nnd speedily restore the nation to prosporltyj
Uncondltionil Itopeul tho. Fir t Order.
Picw Ynrlt Sun.
The repeal of the purchasing clauses of the
Sherman act , in order to have the reassur
ing effect on the country which business
men demand , should he passed quickly and
unconditionally by the senate and the house
of representatives. Any senator or con
gressman who attempts , on any pretext , to
interfere with this program should go down
on the black books of his party not to got n
rcnomluatlon. There will ho plenty , of time
to discuss remedial and palliative measures
after the president has signed iho absolute
repeal of the purchasing clauses of the Sher
man act.
Not it Hunk I'lintc.
Hontoii Ucraltl.
The present lluniicinl disturbance has boon
called u bank panic , hut thu name Is not well
chosen. It doc.s not lit the uaso. A panic ,
either in war or In business , mav bo de
scribed as a deadly fright , gencr.illy without
real cause , where men lese their heads and
become the helpless prey of their fears.
Now , the batiks , taking thorn as n body , am
not open to nny such reproach. On the con
trary , from the very first of the disturbance ,
they have shown high courage , cool Judg
ment , a perfect command of their resources
and great skill in using their money and
their crodtt effectively to meet the grievous
strain.
Kovluwln ? the Uoary I..nv ,
I'litlailelplilti Udytr.
The counsel for the Chiuuso Six Companies
will apply to the Uiiltod States supreme
court for a reconsideration of the decision in
\vlilch it Is held thai ttio Guary Chlnoso rog-
istr.iiion law Is constitutional and must
stand. It U the practice of the court to reconsider -
consider cases Involving important constitu
tional questions when the decision wns not
given by the full bench. Justlco Ilarlan was
abroad when the llrst hearing took place. It
will bo recalled that Jlvo of the Justices
concurred In ttio Hading. One of those ,
Justlco Ulatchford , has since died. The
final status of the law which has caused so
inn cu agitation among the Chlnoso is in
some doubt.
Cf.tL AlH'lCK ,
Sam milter MM * ( n 1'aniM
Foullu' btroaklu , nln'tye , Johnny ?
Wall , this is the way 1 view It.
That tlio caU would Ilko to luvp yo ,
Hut you' vo got to nmku 'oin do It.
Don't BO browsln' at a dUtnnco
In sotiiu uastur1 way ntr yonder ,
Don't Imllovo whut Idiots toll yu
"Aliii.'iicn iiml.ori thu hourlKrnw fonder. "
SU'P up to 'cm , .lolinny. smarter
Sorry Kato nave you the mlltonj
Bho'il ald "Yui" as ituro us Kcupol
If you hadn't boon Midi a kltlun.
You will luarn to vlow ihU rnattur
Hlmoby joijt the wny I vlow It ,
That thu als would llks to love TO
Hut you'vo got to naku 'em dolt.
Everybody's bound to have "em
All , at nny ratu , but few are ;
An' w'on I wiu young un' lively
1 was Ukon 1u.iL nti you aro.
An' 1 wunt uiul papnod It to her
Blcuurud romplotidy out of iiatltr1 ,
Trumhlln * lllio n frliftitcned rabbit ,
Hluuhin' Ilko u rod tarinutor.
AMor khu had tol' mu "No , sir , "
I was Jest about as you bo ,
Ooln' round limp an' kinder dumpish ,
Kuolln' Ilko a blatted booby ,
Hut I lln'ly hpunked uu COUIUKO
Mko a mmi to xo an' win her
An * bho's boon a blexsiu' to me ,
I can't nay a word'aglu' hor.
"Did I Rot hur ? " Now you'fo crazy.
Do you s'poso I'd got another
Won I loved the gal Ilko 1 did
Go an' uak hur sho's your mother.
Hlnco that tlmu I Mill the youngntuni
Just tlio way I ullun new It ,
That the gals would llku to lore 'em ,
Uut tuuy'vo got to uiako 'em do It.
rt . >
In tlio Mliftourl valley state * nn nhnmirvnt
nrvoU will Icavo the crvUms without an
ocup.illon.
Ftor n mtovnnn nut of n job Senator
n galls sticcomt * admirably in Keeping his
ntnn ( n nrlnt.
Oonoral 15. Uunl Gnibfo of Now Jersey
hlnks ho 1s the right man for commander-
n-nhlcf of the Urnnd Army.
There Is a Might dllTftronc-o between actunl
ntul threatened revolution. The former l < i
nngulnary In fact ; the latter is ft specie * of
ung Irritation nnd circulation.
Senator Gorman l < not saying much these
roublom times , hut ho Is collecting nnd dls-
uirsing n powerful lot of onlulal plo , which
a far moro lasting than wind pudding.
Step * should bo taken Immediately to
hnngo the nnmo of Gulden , Colo. It
macks of treason nnd every tmo patriot
hould rise nnd snilto the porfldloui thing.
The great democratic difficulty in Ohio Is
not to Hud a man anxious to run for gov
ernor , but todlscovcrono with n commodious
ar'l nnd n disposition to tap It at all hours
of the r..vnpalcii. ;
Just as the big show entered the homo
loino stretch a landncnpo architect an-
louncai serious defects lu the los.-Ulfm of
nilldings. What a drnAry world this uoulil
> o without the klcKorl
According to a IxMilsvillo JuJgo women
nay nmoko cigarettes on the street. Ai
eng as necessary evils nro tolerated , the
treot Is tnoro conspicuous than the parlor
or progressive suicide.
Between the assertions of the woman's
ward and the attacks of Anthony Comstoclt
ho lurid dances of the jilntsauca will socura
ufliclcnt Increase of pntronngo to slave off
ho appointment of n receiver.
The efforts botng made at IndtatinpolU to
resurrect the Iron Hall nro llkoly to succeed.
Vs proof of good intentions it Is settled that
ho now organization will struggle along
vithout Soincrby's motto : "iTou don't have
o dlo to bout this game. "
There Is a woman at Peebles , O.who
ias named her uow triplets Grover Clove-
ami Uowors , John K. McLean Bowers , nnd
\dlnl Stevenson Bowers. Mother's love
tins imposes burdens that later on may
cause strong mon to weop.
A pattiotlo feature of the action taken by
ho World's fair national commission , In
reference to the death of ox-Senator Donald
McNaughton of Now York , was the inability
> f the secrotnry to find any living relative to
* Ir. McNaughton to whom to forward the
esolutlons adopted by the commission. Ho
ippcars to have boon the last of his race.
Colonel Charles II. Jones , whoso dun
vhlskcrs graced the columns of the St. Louis
lopuhlio in the stirring dnya of ' 03 , is now
elucidating the platform ha helped to mud-
llo , through the columns ot the New York
iVorld. The colonel's volco may nol bo cqunl
, o the wigwam , but the orillco Is surrounded
with a wealth of curling lock . Their In-
.cllcctual . cut transferred to print will bo n
novel Innovation In the columns of ttio
World.
Helen Keller , the deaf , dumb nnd blind
child , was recently a center of attraction nt
n lawn party. She sal on un omhnnkmcnl
with her teacher. Miss Sullivan , who with
ilmost incredible speed Interpreted upon the
land of her charge whatever was naid to
lor. Helen Is now Ul years old. She has
curling brown hair , a clear , ruddy comnlcx-
on nnd regular features. Her hands , which
servo for ears , eyes nnd vocal organs , are
very white and well formed.
ciwnon iAit.
Philadelphia Times : When young lady
ushers help to point out the advantages of
going to church It will bo odd if the young
follows don't try and embrace them.
Boston Transcript : The news that a
dozen young women have been appointed
ushers in n 13rooklyn church seems to opcu
up new aisles iu the vista of progress.
St. Paul Glebe : A Brooklyn church has
selected ns ushers the handsomest young
women of the congregation. It is working
well ; the boys are crowding out the old
people in thut church.
Cincinnati Commercial : A Brooklyn
church pastor has installed young women iu
his church as ushers. IIo has nt last solved
the vexed summed in the
problem up oft-re
peated question from the pulpit : 4iWhnt
' shall wo do to bring the young men to
churvhr1
ICatoField's Washington : For instance ,
there Is that Brooklyn pastor who , in his
zeal to got people to como to his church , has
persuaded a dozen or moro pretty girls in his
llock to act ns ushers. The churcn , no doubt ,
is n great moral force ; so also is the pretty
girl , but why should they ho nssocinted in
any hut the good old-fashioned wny ?
Philadelphia Hecord : Why not oxtcnd the
scheme so us to got all girjs into the churches
on Sundays ? The girls would not ho loth to
try nny missionary arraiiRoment so promis
ing in both moral and social Inducement.
Every young mau not given over to worldliness -
ness should have his own usher , without
waiting for the doubtful chance of finding
her at the church door.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : In thcso days ,
whan Institutional methods are coming into
vogue in influencing boys and young mon to
como to the church for recreation ana enjoy
ment , with the hope that they may bo bettor
employed than in lounging about the streets
and In associations that are demoralizing
and vicious , advantage will bo taken of the
Influence pure-minded young women can
exert. Few boys or young mon however
unbecoming their habits and associations
elsewhere , will do anything to pain or mor
tify a young ladv when she is aiming to do
them good. The innovation made by tlio
Duryoa Presbyterian church is likely to llnd
imitators.
III.A Tt PIHHH M.I.M'.I MOHX
The dnvll uovormtcn any txmdor on a
eorpio.
No good man over dies without making
living people rich.
You rnnnot toll how shftrn n do 's toelh
nro by the wny ho harks.
Komo ppoplo work thcmiolros almost to
death In trying to find rest ,
Thcro Is no sinner moro dangerous tlmn
the highly respectable ono.
A woman sometimes says more In n look
than n man can do In n hook.
Thcro nro sermons In stones only for the
man who knows how to break them up ,
No man really loves right who in not will.
Ing to espouse Its eauso and go Into battlo.
When a woman throws n utono or drives a
nnll she does It ni though her Jlfo depended
on U.
There Is hope for the man who has found
out that them are ninny things ho doesn't
know.
Men who howl nt the , pimlng of the nnsko !
In church will pay a big hotel bill without a
murmur.
Many n man \ould find that n window In
honvon would soon open If he would hut stop
grumbling nnd begin to praise his wife.
If some Chrtstlnns were ns anxious to got
out to prayer mooting on n wet night ns they
nro to shoxv oil In n procession how soon the
dovll would begin to run.
noiton Courier : I.over * nro fond of Mar- * '
Razing because of lt < Hlgb-donr-eal suggon *
Troy 1'reM : Yiiehtlng costumes for women
nro far more stylish than nautical. They
yacht not to bo.
HtifTnlo Courier : Tlio man who makes mu lo
box cylinders linn some excuse for putting on
airs *
Indlnnnpolli Journal : "Thoy call love thn
tender passion , " said the young mnn who hnit
Just acnulrod another sister , "lint It strikes mo
that It fs about us tough ns possible. "
Brooklyn Mfo : Miss .Molly I supooso , rol-
onul. you wi < ro glud of any sort of Job whim
you first wont HoslV
Colonel StralKhtlhHh Yes , Imlouil , Miss
Molly. Why , seriously , Ilin llrt 71UO 1 m&ilu
tliuro I got by picking up elilp-t.
Chlr.iiKo lloco.nl : "Do you meet your bills
rocularlvV"
"Well. I should say. I meet A hill uvory time
the mntl carrier cnUs. "
Yonkcrs Statesman : The man whosmurki
his lips whllo iMUlngcnn hardly bo culled : i
man of quiet tastes.
Philadelphia llooord : "It's n .ihnmn to rut
Ihntciikiv' mild Mrs. Newly wed. "I think I'll
keep It for Sunday. " "IXo , " snld her cruel
liubliy , "keop It for some ono you'vo got
grudge against. "
Haltlmore American : It Is very hardtoex *
plain tlio attractions of country llfo to n city
miin who has Just ItiM'strgutud the voltngo of
u bluck-faccd bumblebee.
New York Times : "I want to got n profes
sional nur.su , " suld the man whose wlfo rather
unjovs buliig 111.
" \ \ hat foiV" asked his friend , the doctor.
"For n professional invalid , " said the man ,
with a wan , far-away smile.
Chicago Tribune : finest ( In Arlronn restaur
ant ) How's this ? Twonty-llvo cents for that
dish ? It's marked 10 cents on the bill of fare.
Wnlter Yes , sir. That's for tomuytot-H. You
asked for toinahtoos. When you want style
an' luxury at this oatln' house you pay for It.
SooV
EXPANSION.
I saw her at the village pump ,
Ilesldo thu Urokun wall ;
I heard thu handle croak and thunipi
I Haw the water fall.
She placed thn pall upon her head ,
And , ns shu pussod me by ,
've just liven milking , sir. " she said ,
And winked the ether eye.
JL 1I1\T FlttHU l > .iltZ3.
Edlthn Ae.w York IttraW ,
von TUB UACr.9.
This costume , designed for IJeauvll'.o , Is
composed of green bongallno. The slouvos
and blouselluo corsage , togethar wllti Iho
deep volant , are of embroidered moustoliuo
do soio.
Largest MuniiC.ioturori : ini ) Retailers
ol Ulothlng lu the World.
Why we smile.
Can't help it ; the men and boys of this city
and 'round abouts will insist on
wearing clothes and when they
buy thorn they nearly all get
them of us and that makes us
good naturod. Others talk about
hard times that maks us smile.
Wo don't know what hard times
are ourselves unless it is the
case in hard times that a man wants to make his
dollar go as far as possible ami for that reason buys
his suit of us because it will wear longer and keep
its shape bettor than any other and he won't have
to be spending some more silvers before the times
get better. Long headed people buy the best cloth
ing to be had. Our prices many broken sizes are
about'half what they used to be ,
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
| S , W , Cor , 10ft and