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The Asters might have been kind onotig
to have waited until the Vanderbllts ha
finished.
Pugilist Corbctt and Pugilist Jackson hav
nothing to arbitrate , Tha only way to settl
their little illftercnco Is to fight It out.
The reopening ol the eastern colleges wl
lie submerged In , the entliuslasm that wl
attend the reopening of the football seasoi
This Is the year of record breaking pei
fortnanccs on the track nnd In the flld. Tli
man or beast vlth a record for prowes
nowadara Is not sure ol keeping It twentj
four houra. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _
The Plilladelphla Press , replyliiR lo a stati
meat ot the Chicago Inter Ocean that tl
democratic party does not know whether
Is a-fool or a-horso , Insists that It Is nelthe
tout that It is afloat. May \vp amend by sui
gesting that It Is adrift.
Ucrr Moat and Madeline Pollard are ai
parsntly running a race to see which i
them can net on the stage first. When th <
have once made their debuts It will be I
order Tor them to compete with one anothi
to ice which can get off the stage first.
President Cleveland had more than 1
could maniBe with congress on his hand
II Is therefore no cause for wondermei
that he Is In no hurry to call a special Be
slon for the purpose ot carrying furth
the fight Cor tariff reform , which , he siys ,
only begun.i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It the people residing along South SI
teetith street object to Itui delay Incident
the repairing of the viaduct over the ra !
way- tracks at that point , what must be tl
sentiments of those residing along Eleven !
street , \\liere the viaduct has been closi
to public tralllc for months past ?
Even Uie staunchest of the democratic o
tans receive the "Vermont election retur ;
with the remark that nothing else waa
have been expected , They must be In so
straits when they have no ready-made e
pla nation to account for this democratic d
( eat by more than usual majorities.
In giving aomo advice regarding the pu
cliaso of books for a small library , Eugei
Field Insists upon Including "Shakespeare ,
ons volume and without notes. " Happl
tliere are a few people left who still belle
that ShaVeapearo has not been linprov
upon , even by the best of modern annot
tors.
The Viking ship that braved the waters
ths Atlantic nnd circled through the St. La.
rence utid the prcat lakes only to fall a pr
to the dread rock and shoals ot the Chlca
river has been raised from the depths
which II tank and Is again ready to d
cover all ot America that Is still left u
explored. _
Pram the energy which one of the Illln <
senatorial candidates Is putting into tlio pi
election campaign one would be led to i
roneously suppose that the people of tli
Etate were really to choose a United Sta.1
senator af the election In November , inste
ot leaving the matter to the legislature U
Is to bo thin selected.
The national encampment of the Grn
Army of the Republic takes place In Pit
burg this week , but It will not Interrupt I
cultivation of the Grand Army vote by t
political veterans' on the republican sti
ticket. The candidates are too busy with t
old soldiers who have votes In Nebraska
waste lime with comrades who reside ,
other stales.
Lumber dealers do not anticipate a
dearth ot lumber on account of the gri
forest fires In Minnesota , Wisconsin a
Jllci-lRin. On the other hand , they profi
t-i fear a glut of the lumber market HI
year , fur the reason that so many trees tt
huva been killed but 'Mot destroyed v
have to bo cut as soon as possible to as
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them from borers. Cheap lumber has co
.to stay. . .
The propojoJ new roadway to Fort Crc
when completed will doubtless bo one
the bst patronized roads In the county
people who go out for pleasure drlvl
At the tame tlino It will have to be u ;
far a. great deal of traffic : of various kit
between the city and the military post.
corstructlon should therefore be plani
with all ot theeo objects In view , nnd
road should be built which : will nubae
tutm all , It possible.
Henry Irving fears for the English dra
because the music balls are encroaching
tlio. theaters. lUchard Mansfield , too , li
with a lamentation that the stage Istru
ling more lo spectacular displays and el at
ate mountings than to r al dramatic a
The npprehentloii U that the stage carper
iid tha Inventors of startling mechanical
Tlcei may make all the hits with the pub
to the exclusion of the actor. Hut the ni
ber of stugu-struck people continue * i
diminished.
From Lexington , the home ot Jack Mac
Colt , comes a proposition to the pcopla o
NeliranVn for the adoption ot n new organli
act which Is to be xubstltutod for tlio con
stltutloti ot this commonwealth :
Article 1. The state of Nebraska filiall
from and after this date , comprise all o
that territory lying fcoutli of the Plane rive
and cast of the west line ot Ilall , Adam
and Franlclln counties.
Art. 2. AH of tlmt territory lying north o
and west of the aforesaid state tf Nebraska
thai formerly comprised the- sold state , I
hereby declared to be a suburb of the sal <
slate of Nebranku proper , and la attached litho
the talcl Mate for the purpose ot bring gov
crnl. .
Art. 3. It shall lie the duty n ( the res )
dents of the Bald RUbu-'b to send dsli-galc -
to annual convent ! ns , to Iw callc-l by tin
nld state , In order that they may lie pounds
Into the ground and taught their propr :
place.
Art.I. . If at any time any pnrt of ( he salt
suburb shall' have the audacity to a ° nd i
candidate for any state olllce lo any stab
convention the said candidate sliall be Inline
dlalely crucified , ns an example in all wh <
may be Inclined to hanker after those thing
which by divine right bekiiR to the slat' '
proper.
Art. 5. Whereas II has been dlscovcrc <
that one Th mas J. Majors of the said slat
of Nehrarkii d'tl , by HIP bravery and patriot
Ism , ol which he he-Id exclusive control , cav
the country from disruption and dislntegra
lion during ths years'ISfil to ISfiS , and tha
he Ims at all times ftlncc then had the pcopl
under his paternal car > , guarding tlieti
anil guiding them through all th
trials and vicissitudes uf politics
life , serving them In any and a1
capacities In which there werj emoluments
regular or IrrcRUlar , present or pn-iedv | !
t Is hereby ordered and decreed that he , th
aid Thomas J. Majors , hla heirs am
stlgns , forever ho declared perpetual candl
ates for high olDco , BO that future genera
Ions may enjoy the privileges long enjayei
jy the present generat'on ' , that tf castln
heir vote for the said Thomas J. Majors , hi
icirs or assigns.
Art. fi. The voters of Hie said suburb o
ho state fit Nebraska are hereby authorize' '
o wear a collar of brass , or other metal
vlth the name ot Majors Inscribed there n
rovlded , hcwever , that If at any clectloi
or state office any voter In said subur
hall fall , neglect or refuse to cast his voter
or the said Majors or his usslgns , then he
he said voter , shall be deprived of the prlvl
ege or wearing said collar fcrevor there
after.
The Hee vvnturcj to suggest a few amend
nents lo this document :
1. All legislative , ox-cutUe and judlcla
powers are hereby vested In tlio general man
Igor of the 13. & M. railroad , to be know
as the railroad czar , and such other rallroa
"nanagers as may co-operate with him. A
offlcsrs of the ttate shall be commissioned 1 >
he railroad czar and exercise such function
as may be allotted to them.
2. All elections shall be free and cpen t
lie people , but no candidate , from constabl
up to governor , shall be eligible until he ha
uocured a permit f r his nomination fret
the railroad car , or. In his absence , froi
his man Friday , Captain H. E. E'almer , sps
clal Insurance commissioner and partner e >
raordlnary. In case of disability , absenc
from the state or preoccupation of the cie
and his m. f. ( man Friday ) , the power
lled and responsibilities ot selecting publl
officers and passing ui > on the availlhlllty <
: andIdales shall be exercised by Genen
Solicitor Marquette , assistant. Attorney Di
ivee-se and Treasurer Taylor ( not the al
scouded ) .
3. All bills for raising revenue shall arl
nato with Tobe Castor , J. U. Ager and Wa
M. Seely , and the amounts raised shall I
apportioned among the boodle pslitlclans i
the state , regardless ot party , according i
their wants and necessities.
4. The freedom of railroad trains , Pulltna
cars , telegraph and telephone lines Is herd
granted exclusively fcr all delegates , lobb ;
Ists , political shysters nnd every retainer coi
MOCted with the dominion tt the state by co
l > orata power , and any person who , by speal
ing , writing or printing , opposes said rallroi
dynasty sliall be deemed guilty of Ills
treason and forever banished or beheaded.
E. The Capital National bank of the ell
of Lincoln Is hereby rearganlzetl , under tl
sole management of Charley Mosher , wl
shall act as custodian ot state funds ni
loan freely and without expectation of r
payment to mendicant politicians and bood
officials -whatever amounts they may requl
In the pursuit of their vocations.
6. J. W. Johnson , secretary of the Sta
Uoanl ot Transportation , shall supervise tl
state press , supply all editorial stoalplgroi
with railway favors and stock editorials d
fending tattcoed candidates and Impeachab
officials , and blackguard and defame eve ;
paper or editr who prints any complat
against railroad discrimination or overcharg
7. All powers not expressly delegated 1
the railroad sovereign to his retainers n
hereby reserved for the czar of Nebraska at
his successors at It. & M. headquarters.
THHSVdAll 1HHJXTY C
Ex-Senator Edmunds , whose opinion i
quostkms of law Is very generally regard
as worthy of great consideration , said in
recent Interview that every cent of sug
bounty due under the McKlnley law Is cc
lectablo and can be recovered In the Unit
States courts In suits brought for that pu
pose. He said that the refusal of the sect
lary of the treasury to pay the bounty
licensed producers on the crop of 1S31 cann
be Justified In law or equity. This view-
very widely entertained and it. invites
"letermlned effort on the part of thoio liavl :
a claim to bounty under the sugar sclit-di
ot the JlcKlnley law to prosecute their 0
in and.
In discussing the proposition to aboli
the bounty Senator IJlanclmnl of Loulsla
said In the senate that while , as a leg
proposition , the legislative -power had
right to withdraw the bounty for the futm
bounties earned could not t > 2 withdrawn
the legislative power. Ills position was tt
If part of the bounty for the year had be
earned , and earned before the law grantl
the bounty had been repealed , It Is not In t
power of congress to withdraw the haunt
so earneil. He declared It to bo well sett ]
thai bounties earned cannot be withdrawn
legislative action , because , under such c
cumstauces , they acquire the character
vested rights , and he cited a number
authorities in support of this position , i
July'20 Mr. Blanchard said. In the course
a speech In the senate : "The greater pi
of the expense of the sugar crops ot * t
year has already been incurred. In this w
and la this sense the greater part o ( t
bounty for this ye1ms been earned ,
the bounty be cut off now by repeal ot I
existing law granting it Iho fact would si
remain th.it part ot the bounty for the yi
hail been actually earned before the repeal
the law ; earned by the outlay of funds
make the crop ; earned by the fact , that I
Crops of cane and beets , out of which I
sugar U manufactured , have already be
grown for the- year ; earned by the fact tl
more than half ot the callendar year durl
which the crops are grown from which I
sugar is manufactured has elapsed ; can
by the fact that In the case of the beet BUI
manufacturers licenses for sugarmaklng
the year have already been issued. " Th
certainly constitute a cogent and forcl
argument.
In reference to this matter the Clnclnn
Commercial Gazette ayi there are iiumeri
lectslona of the tuprcme court nt the lrnlle <
Jtates which declare tlmt uny law which I
n the- nature ot a lenl'latlvo mii'ruct can
not be repealed. The logMatlve con t roc
consists , first , of the P\ITOF ; < ? of nn net tt
quiring1 or permitting private parties to ill
certain specified things nn-l the governnien
agreeing in the event that lliosa things nn
tone to Rive to the parties ncc-fptliiK the ofto
ami performing the required nets certalj
emoluments named ; ami second , I ho accept
inco by the private parties ot the term
offertd by the government. The contract 1
thus complete. This exactly deM-rlbes tli
elation established between the Rovernmen
nnd the sugar producers under tlif McKIn
ey law , That act provided that any persoi
entering Into the business of producing susa
should , upon compliance with the require
units of the act , receive a specified boiint ;
on sugars of a certain grade , and this bounl ;
was to be paid for fourteen consecutive yean
Jumerous persons accepted the offer am
entered Into the business of producing sugat
while- those already engaged In the Industr ;
enlarged the scope ot their operations. The ;
went to a largo expenditure In full faltl
: liat the government -would carry out Its par
of the contract. Can tlu-re be a rcasonabl
doubt that these people have a just ani
equitable claim ngiilnst the government ?
The sugar producers propose to test thcl
rlglitx In this matter In the courts and it I
to be hoped they will adhere to this purpose
The best legal opinion Is to the effect tha
they have a good case , ami It they canno
secure the whole of the bounty for the year' '
production they may , rt any rate , get who
waa earned at the dale of the passage o
the new law. The Issue is one that ought t
bo Judicially decided.
\Ve have been asked by several correspond
cnts to explain clearly and brlelly as possl
ble exactly what Is indicated by the term
'Initiative" nnd "referendum. " In reply w
may say that these terms reter to partlcula
lovlcea that are being advocated in som
juarters" crder to make the legislation c
the country conform-more nearly to the pre
else will of the majority of the people. Ther
are really three- forms of legislation dlrec
eghlation , representative legislation and Ire
posed legislation. In the first , the poopl
who are to obey tlio laws themselves mak
the laws ; In the second , they choose reprs
sentatlves to make the laws ; in ttie thlrc
the laws are made by others and impose
upon them. The Initiative and referendui
arc duvics Intended to secure to the peopl
the chief benefits of the first two forms E
one and the same time.
Initiative and referendum are said to h
Swiss Institutions , anil whether they In fa <
originated there cr not , they have attalne
their greatest popularity In the cantons <
Switzerland. We are told that In some <
the cantons the only legislative function <
the councils is to formulate laws that tt
people may pass. Swiss constitutions , lit
our own , give to the people a certain rfgj
of Initiative In the rights of petition gei
orally coupled with a duty on the part i
the body petitioned to give the- prayers i
all petitioners fun an careful conskleratloi
nut they also go much further , and In mar
cases confer an Imperative initiative by p <
tltlon. Any petition , which Is supported by
certain number of signatures and which d <
mands action upon a specified matter mu
bo heeded by the council , The council mu
take a stand upon it , and then to make
effective it must be submitted to the populi
vote for approval , even If the action of tl
council upon It has ben unfavorable. Tl
last part ot this process , namely , the sui
mission of a law to popular vote , is know
as the referendum. The referendum Is moi
widely adopted In. Switzerland than the ii
Itiatlve. At stated Intervals every year ,
almost every canton , all Important ac
agreed upon by the councils are submltU
to the people for their approval , In son
regularly , whether demanded or not ,
others only upon petition cf a prescribe
number of citizens. In either case It ope
ates to give the people a direct veto upc
legislation of Importance.
Initiative and referendum are thus n
necessarily complementary. We have bol
of them In Isolated Instances In this counti
and right here In Nebraska , chiefly with re
crence to questions of local government , a
local authority , for example , can Issue bom
for any purpose of public Improvement will
cut having the assent of a two-thlrds m
Jorlty of the votera at a special or regul ;
election. A similar proceeding Is requln
for every amendment to tha state caiutlt
tlon. On the other hand. In our cities a p
tltlon of a certain number of property owne
Is necessary to give the c uncll Jurisdiction
order that they may assess the- coat of at
street Improvement against the beneflti
property , nnd In particular details the wish
of the property ownsrs are mandatory. TJ
advisability of Introducing the Initiative ai
referendum Info American legislation , bo
together or either separately , [ R a questli
cutslde of the present Inquiry ,
PACIFIC COAST I'HVIT.
This year , more than any previous ye :
will.develop the importance of the Califorr
and Oregon fruit Industry to the Amerlc
people. Everybody remembers the nlan
that were sent out early In. the season th
the peach crop was almost totally ruin
by late frosts , and although thoserepoi
have proven to have been considerably e
aggerated , the peaches derived from the
sections to which we are accustomed tolo
for them have not been up lo the average
ordinary years. Now we have ths Inform
tlon In addition to this thai the apple ylt-
which at the beginning of the season \v
salt ! to ba quite promising. Is not going
average up. Men who claim to bo speakl
with full knowledge of the situation do r
hesitate to put themselves forward
authority that the American apple ci
will not ba much more than a third of t
fair average crop. There haa always be
a considerable export trade In this llne >
Europe , particularly to England , and tl
year , on account ot the almost canipli
Kuropean apple failure , the demand )
American exports has already become qu
brisk. The consequence Is that the supi
for homo consumption la to be cut down ev
below the limits of a partial crop.
This being the fruit situation. It becarr
necessary for the people who require che
fruit to look to the Pacific coast and
the- tropics as the source } of their aupp
Fortunately both ol thesa placaj are send !
to our markets more and better fruit tli
have ever before found their way the
Ilananas , pineapples and other South Am :
can frulta reach the tables of the online
people where not many years , ago they -wi
luxuries ot the rich alone. The produ
of California and Oregon orchards , shlpi
by special fruit trains to all quarters of t
country , are by reason of their Improvl
qualities and decreasing prices forcing
strong competition -with the honie-gro
products. It Is plain that thct field for tin
fruits li only bglnnlng to ba cultlvat
If the consumption of fruit bjr the Amerlc
ifcplo continue- ) , ! grow In the next
n the tame rnTIu thai It has in the last th
fruit Industry " 6P-Ihf coast will ho one c
' '
ho most Imporlii'n'ti In tlw muntry. Rtslcr
rults , cut out , of lhe market In time t
toor crops , wlll li vj a hard , time lo regitl
hrlr former pl ? W The results nrc clieapr
rult , better frlill , ! more tbumUnt fruit I
otlior words , be i ; ; living tor the masses.
THU ; j.WWKft'IAI , > rilK I'AHMNtlS '
The remarkable liddtess of Emperor Wl
lam at the bailqajni'following the recent mill
tary maneuver * , wJUch appears to have mad
a profound Inip'rcjssj'uii ' ' In Germany , Is clilefl
nterestlng for tlie Evidence U furnlslies c
he great agricultural depression In that em
> ! ri . "The past four years cf grievous care
lave weighed upon the farmer , " said th
emperor , and nil through his address ther
wns a tone ot anxiety and solicitude for th
condition of the tillers of I ho soil. WlllUt
realizes the necessity for i csntcntcd an
prosperous peasantry. He understands th
value to his gnvernniont cf promoting tli
welfare of the large agricultural class. 1
that clement of the population can bo ker
satisfied and Insured a fair measure of pros
icrlty It can be counted upon for an untmes
tlonlng loyalty to the throne and a sure bul
xvark against any movement tlmt mlgli
menace the authority or the security of th
government. It Is obviously tlic convlctlo
of Emperor William that It la much mar
tnportant to conserve the interests and we ]
! are of the agricultural producers than It I
to concern himself or the government abet
the wishes of the ncblllty , and he plain )
manifested this sentiment when he exclude
from the banquet two members of the neb !
ity who are not in sympathy with his pMIc
on the agrarian question. Undoubtedly 1
this respect the emperor shows sound states
manshlp. He of course desires the loyalt
of the nobility and wants Its support of h
policy and measures , but hB can do wlthoi
this much better than lie could do wlthoi
the hearty and earnest loyalty of the sre :
body of German farmers.
Probably agricultural depression In Gei
many Is not more sevgre than In most of tli
other countries of Europe. The Brills
farmer has lontf been having a hand-ti
mouth existence , and the outleok Is for
Horse condition , owing chiefly to the very lo
prlco of wheat. The agricultural produce !
of Ilussls are even worse oft , distress amen
them being well nigh universal , while thos
of Austria and Hungary are represented I
be In a very unfortunate condition. EVE
Kio French farmers , though better oft tha
those of other portions of Europe , are fi
from prosperous. Tlio situation to whlc
the Emperor William calls , attention I
therefore , not peculiar to Germany , and
presents a problem the momentous chnracti
ot which Is not exaggerated by the Intcre :
In It which the kaiser has manifested. Ho
Is the problem tQliesolved ? So far as G
many is concerned ; ' -what can the goveri
ment do to relieve jhe distress of the agr
cultural Interest t This was the great que
tlon that confronted the foremost statesim
of Germany , Bismarck , and while for a tin
he seemed to liave met It , the present ev
ilcncc Is that hs | solution was not concluslv
For a time theipolior cf the great cliancell
brought exceptional prosperity to thefarme
cr Germany , bl/t wlfjlc that policy has bei
maintained by Jhfs successor It Is seen n
to have maintained Its first succea
Whether the present emperor and his a
vfsers shall prove ( o , ttc wiser anj more fa
stjejpg than u.q'lrnpredecesscn } .time , will d
ve.lop. , -fr vi- '
In the meanwhile" the whole ag loultur
system ot the world presents a most fnte
estlng subject of study. The farmers of i
country are at this time prosperous , and i
In nearly every country the agricultural pr
ducers are the moa't Important factor.In n
tlonal prosperity it follows that so tons i
this great interest Is depressed , there can I
no general revival cf prosperity. In oth
words , a renewal ot profitable business n
tlvity is contingent upon profitable farmtn
and the latter does not exist anywhere
the world at this time. HPW shall It I
brought about is one of the command ) !
questions of the lime.
The Intimation by Judge Woods during tl
hearing of the strike injunction content
cases that street railways can be consldcn
as engaged In Interstate commerce , bccaus
they are used to transport persons en route
to railway stations to take trains for dlsta
points in other states , opens another vie
Into the possible extent to which the preci
dent set in tlie recent railway strike m :
lead the federal government to Interfere
labor troubles. Let this view be adopt
and It at once becomes the duty of the fe
cral authorities to prevent the Interrupt ) *
ot street railway traffic in every city in t1
country. Every controversy between a sire
railway company threatens to Interfere wl
Interstate commerce and comes under fe
oral Jurisdiction. Hy similar analogy eve
express company , every public carriage , e
ery public dray , every public messenger ,
engaged In the uork cf Interstate commeri
because It Is habitually employed to trati
port persons or things on their way to pole
outside the state. Once accept the doctri
that the federal government Is to prote
Interstate commerce In all Its terms and t
logical outcome is the practical annlhllatl
of the states.
The Philadelphia Record , which profess
lo volca the- principles ot tha democral
party , suggests that forest fires that le
frun state to state , regardless of bounda
linen , have become a national visitation , a
that sooner or later the federal Bovernrm
will have to takeln-'hand In the proble :
'
Shades of Thbiuarf- Jefferson and Aniln
' "
Jackson ! What ar' we coming to nea
Has the dtm gratiq party repudiated :
states' rights .traditions BO far as to ni
stand ready to oreuulze u federal fire c
parlment and 'jyaj'f | | the states to prevc
tha spread of fljoj i.f'uterualtani In Its VMII
form may lij alocadycln sight.
The Iowa sta'Wfilf closes again this ys
with a big defl1 Which the taxpayers w
be expected tonjnj)2p ] ) good. The Nebras
State Board of\firifulture | has ilecldcd
liolil Its amiuili > faht'i < iesplto the dlscoura ;
ment of hard tlfteSlj It ia to bo hoped tf
the Nebraska fiuerjirlte will at least coi
out somewhere itfarpven ( financially. 04 I
taxpayers have all'they are anxious to c :
for In defraying lUe , necessary expenses
their state .ard lopal cbvermnenta for t
present. .
Ur. James 0. Welling- , former president
the Columbian iinWeMlty at Wishlngton.n
died on Tue&Jjy , waa pt the time of I
outbreak of tin war of the rebellion one
the moat Influential newspaper writers
the country , occupying 0.3 lie dlil ths poilt
of political editorial writer oil the Natio :
Intelligencer , I > rr Welllns left collegl
work to go Intq Journallim and retired fr
the Utter to re-enter the educational lie
HB waa succeislveljr connected with
John's college , with I'rlncetnn and w
the Columbian un"v.riijr : , Ircm the prwlder
nf which ho rcKifrnoJ only n few month
ngo. HP uni a frtxiucnt contributor t
sfiontlttc UU-nitun. on the subjects ot sou
Mtlttitlotial ami International lnw nnd Intrude
to devote thr < rk' liig years o ( his lifeto th
ftiiiploUtm nf an oxtcmlve i\ork on the clvl
history ot the late war. lilt bu < l-en ! deal
will deprivehlstorlr.it students of wha
iromlseil to be a most valuable coutrlbu
tton to American history.
The county fiilr has not bccit it howllni
success , Omaha lias oulRnnvn pumpkin nni
caMinso' shows like eu-ry other Irtrpe city
Tin1 only thluB that could be innu > to dr.u
It .111 Interstate exposition. Rotten up on .
scale tlmt would make It a world's fair li
miniature. An interstate- inhibition wnuli
reiailr , . permanent exposition building ;
planned and constructed with all the msderi
appliances of hydraulic power , strum uni
rlectrlclly. There would also have to b
tin I 111 I DBS for on art exhibit that would glv
scope to we-Bterrr painters , sculptors nn
skilled workers In metal , wood and fabric
of the loom. The managers of our count
fair have worked -under discouraging comll
lions , It th ywould enlarge the scope o
their activity and center their 'encrgle
upon nn Interstate exposition they woul
doubtless receive greater encouragement.
"Beyond nil question suicide has bccom
a n.odern disease , There are two suicide
today where thire has been one In th
last generation. " This Is a quotation from
recent sermon oB a celebrated preachei
It Is most probably amply borne out by th
facts. It therefore affords a basis for som
nineteenth century Malt Mis to devise a ne <
theory ot the Imminent destruction of th
human race. Just let the ratio of tncrcns
be maintained and the next generation wl
sec four suicides where the present see
two , and each one following will double th
number of Its predecessor. At this rat
It ought not to take so very many years uti
til tlie Increase of the world's population I
artested , and not many more until ever
living mun shall hc.u taken his own lift
The prospect Is not an attractive one I
contemplate.
We are reliably Informed that there ore
number of children In the public school !
particularly In the kindergarten departmen
who are not of school ago. and who are nt
legally admissible to them. When it Is E
difficult lo afford school accommodations t
nil who are entitled to the instruction
must appear to be wrong to divert any i
the school funds to purposes that are on
side of the school board's jurisdiction. Tli
law limiting the school nge to children bi
twe-ii the years , of 5 and 21 ought to t
rigidly enforced , particularly at the preset
time , when economy In the administrate
of the , schools Is the first and foremos
watchword.
After Speaker Crisp's declaration at tl
democratic .mass meeting In Atlanta tin
ho was In favor of the immediate free coli
ago of silver at the present ratio of 16 to
he must have felt extremely uncomfortab
under the hot blast which Secretary Hot
Smith poured out against the free sliver coli
age mania. The latter characterized the pla
advocated by Speaker Crisp as being "utter !
at variance with sound buslnt-ia prlnclph
and fraught with incalculable evil. " Tl
two speakers of the day ought to have go
ten together before they appeared before tl
public.
Wo knew 31r. Depev would be heard fro :
before he returned from his European tri
The people ot the United States would hai
a difficult time to get along without r
celving advice from Mr. Depew at tl
regular stated Intervals.
A Triumph l.oiii ; Delayed.
Globe-Do mocrnl.
Mrs , Amelia Bloomer haa lived to s <
the triumph of the sensible dress she di
vised and wore forty years ago. All thi
was needed to convince the world was
pretty girl on a blc > cle built for one and
fashionable send off In Paris.
flat Contradiction.
IrullnnapollH N'ewn.
T. V. Powderly makes the amazing stat <
ment that "twenty years ago there were r
men In legislatures or congresses who knc\
from actual experience , what It waa 1
work for braid. " We venture to say thi
there has never been a time In the hlstoi
of this country when the national congre :
and the state legislatures were not mot
up In large , it not the larger , part of mt
"who knew from actual experience what
was to woik for lireail. "
Our True StumllngArmy. .
Eilwnril Atkinson In the Bi-pU-mlH-r Toruni.
The true standing army of the Unltt
Stntes the only one on which we can rel
for effective or useful service In the future
la the great body of teachers In our commc
schools , academies iind colleges. This nun
lier has Increased from a .SZl In 1872 i
377.0CO In 1692. The npproprlat'ons for achoo
between these two periods have Increase
from $74,234. 17 to J155.00q.000 , and yet ho
far short wo are in our comprehension i
the duty nnd the responsibility which no
rest upon us !
The Tlinn lor I'ruilcnt l-.ntorprlso.
New York Tribune.
It Is n peed time for determined nt
resolute efforts , and for n reasonable nt
prudent confidence. The situation does n
encourage uny crazy Iiooms In prices , i
uny wild anil venturesome expansion i
production. Hut It warranlB u most enrne
effort on the part of American produce
In each department of Industry , anil trni
to compete us best Ihey can under the nc
conditions which the tariff gives them , ai
If some fall In the effort It Is only reaso
able to expect that many will achieve u
expected success.
lx > 88e enttOnlni of TiirUT Iteform ,
New York Tribune *
All that business has gained , all that lab
has gained , by enormous losses mid snci
flees thus fnr IB a beginning of "furth
aggressive operations , " further agltatlo
loss nnd sacrifice , Labor has been cot
pelletl to sacrifice from Us earnings in 01
year a sum nbout n great as tlie entl
national debt created by a four ycais1 r
bullion , The loss of capital may be Judg. .
from the liabilities of firms faillng-JSS1
000,000 commercial und banking last ye
anil Jt,209,000,000 of railroad bonils. And i
this for nothing- except that democru
may tell Ignorant men that they ha1
paraeu some bill Instead of no bill und tl
trusts may get their millions each. If th
la tariff reform every man who him sen
enough to manage any bimlnesa or farm
to earn wages at anything will say the le
of It the belter. No more destroying nglt
tlon If such are the fruits. If instead
settlement for nil our losses we get on
the beginning of controversy , with Infan
and plunder , it Is time to end the thing.
, V .Manly Alan.
Portluna ( Onienlni : THseram.
Rdltor Itcao-water of the Omaha Hee Is
man who carries his sovereignty under 1
own hat. It IH absolutely refreshing ,
Vheso ilays of political degeneracy , to e
a. man of aubstnnce who has the courage
conviction and who has the Uulepemlen
to publicly condemn his own party for I
wrong doing. At this distance from t
scene it IH illlIlctiH to tell how much Justl
cation Mr. Host-water Imx for bolting I
party nominations , but If one-half what 1
says about the republican gubernatorl
cadldntu In true , ur If lie believes It to
true , then ho would luivc been no sort of
man If he hadn't boCtttl. I'arty dlpclpll
ia all rlt > ht so long nx It commends itsi
to the Intelligence anil to the moral sen
of the- rank nnd flit1 , but when It IB r *
verteil Into an Instrument for the promutl
rf corrupt cr incapable men tu public ofll
then , the liUlier ilutlea of citizenship Juatl
u revolt. The purification of our Amerlc ;
politics depends upon me-n of Mr. Itos
water's type , men who nre recognized
the represenisitlves cif the bt-st society in
who liolil positions of Influence , If they I
ccmo subservle-nl to corrupt machine po
tlca then there is no hope. Hut When th
rise ui > und assert thttr manhood by pt
claiming that the duties of clttcennhlp a
paramount1 tii the demand * of party th
erert a standard around which all putrlc
can rally ami give assurance that popul
government In not , yet a failure. The N
l > rnt > ka republicans are fortunate In huvl
a leader like Kdward Knsewater , who
more of a patriot than a. partisan.
Xfl-Jt AT TltK TIlMiTTI.E.
TrlhunrA committee ap
pointed by .Minneapolis cltlivn * has placed
on r ? enl A nttlnff tributeto the herolim
ot Janu-a Hoot ; It would have horn well II
they had mentioned also hU fellow-hero ,
l-'lrciiijin McOowan. without whoso aid ho
Sjver could have sot the train to the pluca
ot comparative safety.
Indianapolis Journal ; When Unglneer
Itoot. burned nearly to death and wounded
In many places , was told he had become
the hero ot the country he replied : "I only
did my duty" U taKcs the highest kind
of courage ami heroism to face death calmly
from n setup nt duty , and thereIs nn other
class of men who do this more frequently
or with less Idea ot winning applause than
locomotive -engineers.
Iluffnlo l\pi : CM : Every calamity produces
Its heroes. The Minnesota forest firm
brought forth many , not n few of whom
doubtless never will bo heard ot by the pub
lic. tint ( he-re * Is oni * hcco whose name
nnd deeds nrc known and never should be
forgotten. Thebrnvo engineer , James Hoof ,
wlio stcoil at his throttle and piloted his
burning train bark eight miles to the lake ,
where1 most ot his passengers found safety ,
showed the quality of courage which Is
heaven-born.
Minneapolis Times : How little docs tlio
traveling public realle the courage anil
heroism which watch over Journeys by rail ,
and glitch are never falling In the presence
of danger. The heroes of the nation sit
In the engine cabs , anil It Is only when wo
are brought face to face with their heroic
self-sacrifice that we appreciate how much
we owe to their vigilance and to their ad
herence to tlie post of duty , no matter what
the danger or certainty ot death that con
fronts them.
Chicago PostWe nre not sure that \ve
agree with Die bard ot Minnesota who asks
Koine to "erect a monument on high to this
Immortal name not born to die. " Kamv Is
a uayw.ml witch and she 1ms put up BO
many bad monuments to worthless people
who write books and such that It Is hardly
an honor to a man ot genuine action lo
ralso his effigy. Better still , we'll en
grave Jim Koot's name on our hearts ami
say : "Here's to you , Jim ! Take care of
yourself. You are a trump. "
1'IMI'l.K . ! > ! > TlllXli.V ,
Sidewalks around political corners are
being liberally tatoocd.
Corporations actively Interested In politics
arc susceptible to drafts.
Nebraska democrats mlfiht Induce General
Che to head the ticket. He runs well.
Nebraska's white wings art * caressing the
delusion tliat the machine gun Is not loaded.
Dill Nye has concluded to retire tram the
platform ami give etymology a Turkish
bath.
bath.The
The emperor of China announces he has
some rights In Core.i , but the Japs are not
disposed to respect them.
William Waldorf Aster says he is sorry
ho was born In America. Americans recip
rocate the sentiment , Wtlleye.
" 'Tls ' an 111 wind that profits no'joily. "
Political parties In Bllnnesota may well lure-
go the task of stumping the state.
The overwhelming rout of the Chinese at
Gazan indicates that IA Hung Chang has a
hickory shirt concealed on his person.
Gold la coming Into the country now faster
than It Is going out , but the dlfllcultlej In
the way of salting an eagle are greater than
ever.
Oliver Wendell Holmes has not hesitated
to express his pride in the fact that the
year of his birth gave to tlie world four of
Its great men Tennyson , Darwin and Glad
stone In England , nnd Abraham L'ncoln in
this country. And when his own name was
added to the list the doctor modestly added :
"O , I sneaked In , as It uere. "
Cleveland Is one of the eight presidents
who never attended college , the others bel.ig
Washington , Jackson , Van Huron , Taylor ,
Flllmore , Lincoln end Johnson. The ( ther
fifteen. Including Grant , who was a "West
Pointer , were all college-lirod men. It Is a
curious fact , howevsr , lhat ncltt-or Yale ,
Dartmouth nor Columbia bus furnished one.
Another blowhole ! has been discovered In
the moral armor plate of the country's 100 ,
Just ns the Vanderbllt scandal began tc
wane , the Asters waltz to the front. James
Colemnn Draylon has Instituted proceedings
for divorce from his wife , a daughter ol
William Astor , for reasons that drag aris
tocratic morals to the guUer and send virtue
shrieking to the woods.
Jamrs H. Build , who Is being run tor gov
ernor of California by the democrats of that
state , was given what was regarded as a
complimentary nomination for congress In
the district represented by Mr. 1'olga ten
or twelve years ago , but he hired n buckboard -
board , traveled all over the district , speak
ing to the few or many who uould listen ,
and when the , votes were counted It was
found that Iludd had bloomed Into a full-
blouii congressman. This shows what ilc-
tcimlnallnii and a buck board will do.
The Washington Star says of H. M Hra.lv ,
tlie famous photographer , who wi.i once ther
petted favorite of fortune , whose heart anJ
purse were ever open lo the p\e\ \ ot a-1-
verslty , and to the largess of wLcie1:111y ! :
there was scarcely a limit , Is crlop'ei ! .n
body , with falling eyesight , and harassed
almost to mailness by the Etings uf pcvc'-y.
Still , hobbling around as ho Is on < r < itclu- ! > ,
with his wonderfully valuable cMwi'n ol
historic pictures and negatives threaten * ! )
by the demands of creditors , he pr.ft-nea
almost a happy demeanor and seems tu live
again in the days when fortune uas lion < ilfiil
lo him ns he recounts the rrmiiilnceic i ol
tlielr pleasant hours.
It anybody lmngine > > that Kmperor Wil
liam ol Oermany parades the dignity ot hi *
Job ht nil tlmrs nnd on all occasions , lie
should Uke a look at the Imperial yacht
when Ilia kaiser and hla ohiini * are aboard
for a frolic , Kccentrle variety performances
nre provided , consoling f sinning nd play-
UK In character , exhibitions of rapid sketch
ing In caricatures , Impromptu verxcmaklng ,
etc. Among the participants In these merry-
makings are ambassadors , ministers and pro-
lojsors , who are Included among the em
peror's
itr.tf < r.v
Character Is what wo nre In the dark.
Never dkl any harm , eh ? Well , nclthei
ulil u rotten egg.
Religion la like muscle ; If wo do not usa
It we will love It.
\Vhcn \ tlie v.lc1ed nro elected lo ofllco
the devil Is hcple-d.
Solomon gut n good- deal ot his wisdom In
the school ot experience.
Tlie'fiolden ealt men worship never be
comes a cow thnl. gives milk ,
A fool BOOH shows that ho has nn empty
head by the question- ) lie ask- .
Nobody ever made lite any brighter tot
another by grovUIng and grumbling.
There nrc some preachers who only ap
pear to work at tlielr trade one day In Ilia
week.
The more your enemy hales you , the hot
ter tire Mill your kindness kindle on his
head.
head.H
H would bankrupt heaven for angels ( ego
go in company that some church plllnra
consider good.
It Is right for charity to begin at home ,
but she has not done her duty until she haa
all over the world.
S.ll.fK 1'Olt / . ( > . > O.SKK.UO.V.S.
Milwaukee Jrurn-it : While opportunity
awaits every mnn , It ilous not put In Its
U-lMure time blowing a horn.
Detroit Fire Pte.ss : She hml accepted him
niul he wns hnppy. "Vou sweet thing , " ho
exclaimed , folding- her In his arm , "you
nn- mine iilono" "Come off , " Hho mur-
inuieil softly : "you needn't think you've
got a Sugar trust untip. "
Atlanta Constitution : If the moonshine
distilleries expect to keen ui with the cnn-
( lliluti-H they will have to lie double-quick.
Tin-re IH a barttecue cvry morning nnil a
torchlight oration nt night.
Detroit Prep Press Hustmml A bache
lor doesn't know what home Is.
Wife Neither Un Home man led men until
long after midnight.
Washington Star"I won't stnnd It any
longer , " said the blacksmith's nnvll.
"Whnt's the matter ? " Inqiilicd the sledge.
"I get n'l the Imnl knook , while- the bel
low u iloos nothing but put on airs. "
Chicago Tribune- The Mother Abel. I'm
ntr.iltl Willie Is going to l > e near-sighted.
See how close he holdn the book to his eyes.
The Kuther ( In tlio retail grocery line )
That's all right. He's ge-UIng that wny
from watching nut for counterfeit money.
There-a - plenty of tiles In our store , Caroline
line , but there ain't any on Wllllnm.
New Yoik Herald. Will Why ilo you n1-
wnys cniry thofe corkH with you -when you
gi > to call on your llancepr Jack Well ,
vou see , she ll\ef In a lint , ami I use them
far stopping up the speaking tubes when t
am bidding her good night In the vestibule.
Indianapolis Journal : "I have nollcc-d , "
sjld the HaIt-Vmrre-1 philosopher , "tlmt when
the olflce starts out to seek the man In thl.s
counti y It usually begins looking for him
near a barrel. "
Chlcntro Tribune : ' I thought yon got In
on the ground lloor , " said the Hympathlzlng
"Qrouml floorl" bawled the victim.
"That's where I am now. The stock I
bought was elevati-il tiiHwiitynharesi ! "
Pittsburg Chronicle : "You must charge
this suit , " said Snaggn to his tailor.
Iteg pardon , sir , but I am doing business
now on a cash baHls , " replied the man ot
cloth.
"That's quite right. I ilon't want you to
charge more than the cash price. "
Chicago lleoorili Mr. Ilopperley Whntl
You only 10 , Mndgle ? You look older than
that.
that.Mailgle I know It. Hut I can't tell that
I'm 21 , can I , when my big sister la stickIng -
Ing nt that nge and everybody knows Wl
ain't twins ?
QtllTH PIlOPEil.
Kansas CHy .Fru-nul.
He put hla arm nrounit her waist
And ilre-w her em his knee ;
She waa not ashnmcil to be thus placed ,
AB many maids would be ,
Ami ye-t her conduct was quite chaste- *
Her ago was only three.
HKl'TKMItKU ItT.tfiS.
-\Y.i lilnitlnn Htnr
Why sing of other months tbun
Good banl , when you remember *
Tlies Joy which thrill
Turn where you will
They linger at the tnblo , still.
All gathered by September.
For , when you sing of gentle May ,
You surely must remember
The bivalve rare
Torn from its lair
Caught from old Neptune's sheltering
care
lly generous , gray September.
And whe-n you carol Inya ot June
Again you tnust remember
The Hedgy brink
Where stops to drink
The erstwhile babbling bob-o-llnk
Thu reed bltd of September.
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