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OKOnCIK H. T7.SC1IUCK.
Rworn to before roe nnd siil > scrll - < l In my
priwnco this 4th day of Keptemlicr , 3SDI.
( Seal. ) N. P. FRII.I ,
Notnry Public.
AVe rrjulco In thn iiilrlrnril | conscience of
thu | iouilo | cniiuorulng political affnlrJ , nnd
will liolil nil pulilla iilllcnrs to n rlqld re
sponsibility nnd cngng < itlmt ( inemnploilRi ) ' )
Hint the pro-edition anil puntiiliinent nf nil
wlm betray oflldiil Irusu Mhull lie swift ,
thorough iiml un < ipirliii ; , Ts'nUonnl llaiiub *
llcuii Plntf.irni , 1M7I. (
Anil Htlll TulitirlhiRlou Custof'a vcslj-
nation comctli not.
Glinlrinnu aim-tin SUUIIIH
lonth to let KO so lonjr as Tobiirllnslon Is
permit I u < 1 to liuiiff on.
GlittlrmttuVllsUi Is roooivlns ; conclu
sive proof of lliu snyliii ; tlmt one luis to
KO nwny from homo to ho
Another letter from Mr. PiiUnmu'
reply to fJovornor AltKohVs nrritlKimiunt
of his company us a tux slilrkur mny bu
hourly
GhtcaKO Is talking nhotil aniifxlti } ; the
nsturold Uitit wns recently iianiutt after
her , but hcshatos only for fear thu ex
pense of IlKhtliu ; the new Hiihurb mlglit
bo too grout.
The iiuesllou IM not , would Secretary
of State Allen like to Insist upon foist
ing the nimp ilemocrntlu ticket on to
Ihe ballots as the genuine nrttclo , but
will he ilure to attempt It ?
Mr. MiK'YciiKh , the eitiulldate of the
Illinois ilemocracy for the T'nlted Htntes
senate , has not yet Imil the nutlnelty to
cluillenKu Governor MeKlnlity to debate
the tariff question with him.
As between Senator Hill and Lev ! P.
Morlou the New Vork mugwump , nc-
corillnu to the Chicago Herald , Is
strongly Inclined to take to the woods.
Yes , but how about the cuckoos ? On
this ( juostion the Herald ought to be
eminent authority.
Having been divested of his yellow
jacket. LI Ilnng Chang has glrdod on
his 11 nnor and proposes to wreuk venge
ance by divesting some of his Japanese
opponents of their heads. When I.I gets
his choler up those who stiuitl In his
path should beware.
Attention Is called to the fact that
Ttldeu of Now York was a bachelor ,
Cleveland of New York was a bachelor
niul 11111 of New York Is a bachelor , all
of which indicates that New York bachelors
'
elors nro lucky In politics. ' II also Indi
cates thnt a man need not necessarily
be married lo participate In the good
things of politics.
The South AmerJcJin countries , which
are relieved by the new tin-lit of this
retaliatory duties Imposed iixm | imports
from Venezuela , Colombia and Haytl
Into the United States under thn McKln-
ley law , ought also to show their grati
tude to Glinirnmu Wilson by inviting
him to be the guest at a banquet ar
ranged in his honor.
The reappearance of Dr. Parkhurst
In the nrena of municipal reform In
Now York Is the signal for HID reappear
ance of the hosl of imitators In nil the
cities of the country. There Is no tie-
nmml for deploring tlmt this Is M > , be
cause niiicli g mil may possibly L > o ob
tained by copying hs ! , < rioils , but It Is
not out of place to remind the public
that every minister of the gospel is not
fitted for thu role of Parkhurst. Some
of them should curb their craze for
notoriety.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If the Princeton students who have
unnnlmously resolved to refrain hence
forth from Indulging In hazing prac
tices are really In earnest anil live up
to their promises the result cannot but
b of bcnolU to themselves , as also
to their alma mater. Hazing bus of
iato years come more ami moro Into
disrepute and all the larger colleges and
universities have taken action looking
toward Its complete abolition. Prince
ton , In Joining tills movement , gives evi
dence of a gratifying progressive spirit.
Congressman Ilarter , the democratic
champion of sound money , writes to
the Now York Kye'iiliig Post that because -
cause of the position taken by the Ohio
democratic slate convention on thu ques
tion of free silver ho does not Intend to
lend uny active support to the campaign
In his state. He therefore announces
tlmt he will not make ti single speech
during the cnnvasa. The disgust of Mr.
Ilarter is shared by the Post to such an
extent tlmt It declares that what thu
democrats In Ohio need Is ti sound
thrashing. The prospect Is very good
Juat at present for t > uU&fylU Uiclr
needs ID this respect.
V
C1T1ZKNS ,
A Pennsylvania judge 1ms Invited at
tention to the subject of nnltirnlizntlon
nnd cnlneil Rome notoriety for himself
by formulating sonic stringent rules
governing the admission of aliens to
Amcrlcnn citizenship which ate lo be ob
served in his court. Among these rules
the most Important require public no
tice of application for citizenship , with
opportunity for the filing of remon
strances ngnlnsl the petition of nny ap
plicant ; ability to speak and rend understandingly -
standingly the Kngllsli language , and
proof tlmt the applicant 1ms read tin-
dcratuiidlngly the constitution of the
United Sink's and of the state. In
short , this judge proposes that appli
cants for naturalization before his
court shn.ll furnish positive proof thnt
they know enough to be Intelligent citi
zens of the L'nitod States before he con-
tlmt they shall become clltzenu ,
In Inking the oatli to support and de
fend the constitution of thu United
Stales lie expects them to understand
the obligation they assume.
Everybody will ngrco that In admit *
ting aliens to American citizenship
every proper and reasonable care should
be taken to ascertain their fitness ( o
assume the obligations of citizens. It
Is unquestionably true thnt the want of
this care very generally throughout the
country , but especially In the larger
cities , has had a tendency to cheapen
citizenship in the estimation of those
acquiring It , and \vheu this Is the effect
there Is wanting thnt feeling of patriotic
Interest which should be inspired by
admission to the rights and duties of nn
American citizen. When a man can
have the franchise conferred upon him
simply for the asking , which has long
been the common practice , It is not to
bo expected that he will think very
highly of It Obtained cheaply , with
no attendant conditions to give it special
significance or sacredness , It mny bo
disposed of cheaply , as In tens oC thou
sands of cases It Is at every election.
The -man who Is made an American
citizen without having the least knowl
edge of the constitution lie swears to
support and defend will bo very likely
to conclude. If the matter should ever
be presented to his attention , that that
Instrument cannot be hold In very high
regard when citizens can bo created in
pursuance of its authority without being
required to possess any knowledge of
It , nnd so concluding he will perforce
become wholly Indifferent to the consti
tution. It 1st not to be doubled thnt
tills Is the case now with perhaps a
majority of naturalized citizens. Hav
ing taken the oath to support nnd de
fend thn constitution , without the least
idea as to what that Instrument Is ,
they have never troubled themselves
since to learn its character. It Is some
thing tlmt has no meaning or signifi
cance to them. Such men are certainly
not citizens In the best sense , and this
applies ns well to native born citizens
as to aliens who become citizens
through naturalization. There ftre far
too many nutv ! Americans who know
little or nothing about the organic Inw
of the republic.
"While It Is , therefore , confessedly most
Important tlmt admission to a politi
cal membership in the republic should
bo attended by such conditions and re
quirements as. will Impress the person
idmltted with Its value , the require
ments must be just and reasonable. The
danger Is that judges may go to ex
tremes , as we are inclined to think the
Pennsylvania jmlge lias done in re
quiring public notice of application for
citizenship with opportunity for the tilIng -
Ing of remonstrances against the peti
tion of nny applicant. Them Is no war
rant In our naturalization laws for this.
It Is therefore necessary for congress
to clearly define vhnt shall be re-
qulre < l of persons applying for citizen
ship nnd not leave this matter to bo de
termined by judges. By all means let
the great boon of American citizenship
be surrounded by every just and reason
able safeguard and given a character
that will lead those who acquire It to
properly appreciate Its significance nnd
value , but there must be no harsh or
arbitrary demands upon tliose who de
sire to become American citizens.
FHAC'l ICAlULlTYHr TllK HWYOLE.
' The rapidity with which bicycle rid
ing has of late sprung Into moro general
favor as a means of healthy exercise
and convenient transit to and from
business 1ms stimulated both the bi
cycle manufacturers and the bicyclists
themselves to attempt to devise new
ways hi which their favorite machine
may be turned to practical account. Not
that mere pleasure riding Is not a prac
tical usu for the bicycle , for healthful
recreation Is a most practical diversion ,
but the Idea is to apply It to the differ
ent occupations to supersede other
methods of locomotion.
There have been recently some very
persistent efforts made to demonstrate
the utility of the bicycle as an auxiliary
In the army. Experiments made both
In this C4)imtry ) nnd abroad have shown
what can be done In the way of carry
ing messages safely and speedily. The
great relay race , less than two months
back , by which a dispatch was taken
from the white house In Washington
to thu governor of Colorado In Denver ,
beat the schedule tlmt had been promul
gated for It , much to the surprise of
wheelmen everywhere. A club of cy
clists proposed a similar race In Kiig-
hind , but were refused the co-operation
of the war otllco. Nothing daunted ,
however , the men nrrnngeil to carry a
letter1 from the olllco of the Pall Mall
Gazette in London to its otllcu in Edin
burgh , the riding to bo done in relays
by bicyclists riding In pairs to avoid
loss of time by accident. Altlunigh Ihe
weather was very bad , the rain falling
In torrents nnd a head wind being en
countered all the way , thu distance of
SX ( ) miles wns covered In fifty-two hours
and twenty-seven minutes , nil average
of fifteen nnd one-fourth miles per hour.
This compares well with the time of
forty-two and one-half hours made
under most favorable circumstances
la the best days oC couching
between thu two cities. The late
extraordinary rldo of Lieutenant
Donovan from Fort llussoll to Omaha ,
5110 miles , In flvo mid one-half days , on
a wheel carrying the entire equipment
of a soldier on the march , was Intended
to illustrate the availability of the bi
cycle for the common soldier. A little
ilHTcrcnt still hnvc been the e.xporl-
niiMits with bicycles fitted wllh type
writing machines for tha convenience
of vfnr correspondents niul Hold Heerc-
tnrlo3 of commanding officers.
Other brunches of the public service
for tvlitcli bicycles nn being advocated
nro the city police forces and the loiter
curriers * ilcpnrlincnt of the poslolllco.
Iti some of the suburbs of llostwi HCV-
ernl of the ofllcers on long ronles have-
begun to mnlsc their ronuilM on their
wheels , nnd If the results nieut expecta
tion * the snmclplnu Is to bo tried In
other places , In n number of cities In
dividual letters carriers have sought to
iimku use of bicycles to lighten tbelr
Inliors , more especially when they have
long distances to tnivi-r.se between
their districts nnd the central olllce. *
There Is really no renson why btcyeles
should not he used In both these serv
ices , 111 so fnr ns they will enable tin ? men
to economize ttmo by getting over the
ground inueh faster. For collect Ing mnll
In the suburbs of cities whore the letter
boxes nra widely scattered the bicycle
ought to bo an Improvement on Ihe carts
now lu use. On tlie same principle It
doubtless bus a wide ileld open to It In
the delivery of dally newspapers nnd
the delivery service of smaller shops.
Instead of being a mere curiosity or
toy , ns the first bicycles wore regarded ,
bicycles have become the object of n
permanent demand , which has from the
beginning been steadily expanding.
Their Introduction Into now channels
In which their practicability Is now be
ing tested promises before long a still
wider and more general use.
STttlKKS A A'KGbSSAU I * Wl'/fi.
"When wo come to review industrial
history , " writes Prof. Itlchnrd T. Kly of
the University of Wisconsin in explana
tion of the fundamental beliefs of his
social philosophy in the current Forum ,
"it is scarcely possible to avoid the con
clusion thnt strikes have been a neces
sary evil. " Strikes are regarded by this
thoughtful economist ns n species of
warfare to be viewed somewhat In the
same light in which we look at war In
general. "War has frequently been pref
erable to other evils , and likewise strikes ,
with all their train of hardship , misery
and Want , may often be preferable to
tlie industrial situation against which
they constitute a rebellion. The analogy
Is capable of considerable expansion.
The unsuccessful belligerent may , in
particular Instances , ! ! ! the long run de
rive just ns much benefit from the con
test as the victorious opponent , who
reaps the more immediate advantages
that fall to the victor's lot. Then , too ,
the parties directly concerned in a strike ,
as in a war , are not the only ones who
have to bear the brunt of the conflict ,
nor are they the only ones who secure
permanent results from It.
One point of resemblance between
strikes and wars is too commonly over
looked. It Is thnt the strength of both
lies rather In their potentiality than In
the actual force exerted by them.
Every one remembers seeing at various
times computations purporting to fur-
ulsh data for a comparison of gains and
losses resulting from a strike. On the
cue side we have the amount of money
which has been dissipated in Idleness ,
the wages which would have been
earned , the profits which might have
been made , the Interest on the dead
capital invested In the Industry that
1ms been clogged. Against this is setoff
off the additional wages which the
strikers would obtain If they succeeded
in gaining their point at the end of the
contest. The balance , it need hardly
be stated. Is generally overwhelmingly
on the loss side. The accuracy of such
comparisons , however ; may. " with some
reason , be questioned. Not all strikes
are failures , nor nro all concessions won
by labor organizations won by a resort
to strikes. One successful stilko mny be
the means of frustrating a dozen reduc
tions of wages. The apprehension of a
strike mny prevent an employer from
taking advantage of his control of the
situation or even secure concessions that
a strike couhl not possibly bring. The
very knowledge that laborers have It In
their power to inaugurate strikes Is a
restraining Influence the strength of
which Is not to be undcrestlmnted.
Sulllclent weight Is not given to this
consideration. Prof. Ely himself , In the
article to which we have alluded , thinks
thnt conditions have so changed In the
past few years that the very foundation
on which the old-fashioned striking
trades unions rested lias given way and
that henceforth labor organizations must
make more of other features than here
tofore and less of strikes. Tills may be
their true policy , but we are by no
means warranted in expecting the ex
tinction of the strike on such short no
tice. The success of the recent tailors'
strikes In New York nnd Itosfon is evi
dence that this nocoBsnry evil is still In
a limited sphere necessary. War , wo
are all convinced , will remain with us
until Nome loss costly machinery for at-
tniiiln : : the same object Is Introduced ,
The same la true ot strikes. Strikes
will continue until a more economical
method of adjusting labor dllilcultlcs is
devised and tested by experience.
1KC.OMK TAX.
A Philadelphia lawyer , writing to the
Press of that city , calls attention to
what liu thinks Is n new way of suc
cessfully attacking the constitutionality
of tins Income tax law. Hitherto It has
been urged thnt the tax is unconstitu
tional because being n direct tax It Is
not apportioned as required among the
several states. It has , however , been
repeatedly hold by the United States
supreme court that an Income tax as
Imposed by congress Is not n direct tax ,
but partakes of the nature pf mi ex
cise or duty. It does not , therefore , coma
within the provision that all direct
taxes must be levied In proportion to
the number of Inhabitants of each state
respectively , In popular nomenclature
the Income tax is unquestionably a di
rect tax , and the fact that It cannot
generally bo easily shifted Is one of
the principal arguments that have been
advanced In Its support. Hut the pop
ular conception nnd the legal concep
tion do not coincide , and to declare the
tax unconstitutional because not ap
portioned the court would have to re
verse completely nil of Its previous nil-
tugs on this subject.
The point which it Is now sought to
make Is that the Income tax Is uncon
stitutional iHUititHO It is not "uniform
throughout Mo'l'tiUed ' States. " The
prrscnt Income In * law proposes to ex
empt all Incortiftf under $ IKX ( ) and taxes
those over 't ' 'V ' t the name time where
tlie Income bC-Jes1 * limn $1,001) ) Is de
rived entirely'M rein wrjwrnto Invest
ments there JbJCuo.exemption whatever ,
ns the corporation Is bound to pay the
tax on ita enlil'tf net earnings , thus de
creasing by , hl > | | nx tlie dividend of the
Investor. All liulldlng and loan asso-
clatloiirt. mufjjKf' Insurance companies
nnd various other corporations nnd
associations M 'iit-t. entirely exempt
from its pVov slons. Can a law
with all tlicfc discrimination ; ! . It
Is asked , besnld to accord with
the conslltutluial requirement tlKit. "all
duties , Imposts and excises shall be uni
form throughout the United States ? "
The answer must depend upon Ihci
definition which the supreme court mny
adopt for the term uniformity of taxa
tion. In the Head 'Money cases the
court has already declared that the uni
formity referred to In this clause con-
ulsta In the operation of the tax with
thu same force and effect In every
place where the subject of it Is found.
All thnt is demanded is that the same
i ate of taxation shall apply to the same
article in Maine as in California. AVe
hardly think that this would be con
strued to mean that tlie rate must bo
uniform upon till nrttules of the same
clns : . because we have always hud dls >
criminating tariff duties which applied
different rates to different grades of the
same class of goods. For example ,
clothing wools and carpet wools have
been taxed nt different rates , but so
long as all wools of each kind arc sub.
Jcct to the same duty , whether imported
through lias ton , New York or New Or
leans , the rule of uniformity is not
violated. So with the Income tax uni
formity within the constitutional pro-
sion will be maintained If Incomes de
rived from the same source pay the
-same rate of taxation wherever found.
The constitution does not seem to pro
hibit such a discriminating rate of tax
ation according to the source of tlie In
come , nor does it seem to prohibit dif
ferent rates according to the size of the
Income. If It did n graduated income
tax would bo altogether proscribed uu-
der our form of government , since it
would be Impossible to apportion It
aimong the states and unconstitutional
if levied directly by the federal govern
ment. The point that the new income
tax lu unconstitutional because It lacks
uniformity is not very well taken.
The great progress which Industrial
co-operation has made In England ought
to be a nmttei'-of ' veil' considerable in
terest to Amei'lcau ' worklngmen. At the
co-oyeratlve vfestival recently In Lon
don Hon. T. A. Hrassey presented some
highly IntorosYlng ) statistics , comparing
tlie foiiditiou''jt > r tilings In 1S71 ami in
1SOJ. In thoiiformer year there were
7-10 co-oporutivo' Societies In (3rent Urlt-
aiu. with iiG2ljS { members and having n
capital of ? 13. < XfiOOO ) , making sales of
$17MS,000 , anil1 bowing a profit oC
$3n31,000. Tiydn't'y years later , or In
1SD1 , the movement had advanced so
far tlmt thereiwore l.OoU societies In
existence , wltl'i a capital of $ Si ! , 111,170 ,
making sales of $2l4COS,4Sri and show
ing a profit of ? U3rj71,400. , These figures
show that co-operation has been n great
success in England and tlie benefits
which the working people have derived
from it have boon very great.
Efforts to establish the English sys
tem in the United States have not met
with much success. There are cooperative
tive societies in the eastern states , some
of which are fairly prosperous and are
of benefit to their members , but there
has been here nothing approaching the
development of this system In England.
The reason why it Is less successful here
is doubtless the difference In social con
ditions. The American people like
greater freedom In their buying and
nrc not so much attached to places as
the English. But it is suggested that ,
as tills country becomes moro settled
and the population more homogeneous ,
co-operation will have n fairer field and
then It will achieve a larger degree of
success here than In England , because
It will be conducted on a more intelli
gent basis. There is unquestionably
force In this view , yet It does seem
that In the older states , nnd especially
In New England , tlie conditions ought
to be as favorable now as they probably
over will be for the success of Industrial
co-operation. So far as becoming more
settled Is concerned , It is not easy to
sec what further advance In this direc
tion can be made In such states as
Massachusetts , New Hampshire and
Connecticut , for example , that would
create more favorable conditions than
now prevnll for the successful applica
tion of the principle ot co-operation.
The older communities In those states
are firmly settled nnd their populations
are as homogeneous ns they arc over
likely to be. Worcester and Concord
and New Haven are , it would seem , as
good fields now for a fair trial of In
dustrial co-operation as they will ever
be , and Indeed the same Is true of ninny
other cities ohtslde of New England.
The fact which perhaps supplies the
best reason vfliy co-operation on the
English plnn lias1 not been more suc
cessful In this country Is that the Amor-
lean working clnswos have not hitherto
felt the necessity "for economy and pru-
deiu'e as urgently us the working classes
of England bare. Under the now condi
tions of reduced Bantings nnd less cer
tain employment this necessity will be
more generally realized and then co
operation wlll'pecelvo greater attention.
The south Is the fortunate section of
the country this "year so far as crops
are concerned . She has one of the
largest cotton crops over grown there ,
while the com crop Is estimated at
about 200.000,000 bushels more this year
than the yield of the sumo grain in the
same states In 180.1. The largo cotton
crop may have to bo disposed of at
somewhat reduced figures , but whatever
thla reduction mny be , It will bo moro
than off set by the Increased price for
corn , which Is pretty certain to com-
mautl considerably higher figures than
at present before the uoxt crop Is
grown. Tlie south has felt the effects
of the business depression compara.
tlvoly little. The mills and factories of
that section have very generally been
kept in operation , and. on the whole ,
business niTalrs there huvi moved nloiiK
quite .smoothly niul prosperously , con
sidering the condition of other purls nf
the country. With abundant crops of
cotton mill corn , thu Immediate pros-
IHM't for the south is bright , and such a
condition may do n givat deal In at
tracting capital and Immigration to that
section , for which her prouresslve and
enterprising people seem mix Ions. It Is
n fact that southern prosperity Is
attracting attention In the financial cen
ters of the north nnd that southern In
vestments were never regarded with
more favor nt any time since the civil
win4. If the people of the south will
Improve their opportunities , ami they
are manifesting ti disposition to do this ,
they can do much within the next year
to put their Interests on n better founda
tion than they have ever bud.
.liulge Hess of the federal court of
California keeps up his record in Im
posing the most severe sentences upon
tins railroad strikers who have 1h o ur-
ralgiied for violating the Injunction
which ho had Issued. One of his latest
performances In this direction is to sun-
teiicu two members of the Ainui'lcnii
Hallway union tu Imprisonment for
el ht inotitliH and to pay fines of ! fCi.OOO.
His does this under his supposed un
limited power to punish offenders for
contempt. That such severity neves
was contemplated by those who con
ferred equity Jurisdiction upon the fed
eral courts goes without saying , and it
Is open to question whether these pun-
tshnr-'iits are not cruel and unusual
within the prohibition of the United
States constitution. California laboi
leaders have for some time been call
liiK for the Impeachment of Judge HIHS
for exceeding his powers , and they have
been Industriously circulating petition *
asking congress to take action in tin
mutter. The conduct of .ludge Itoss
iu these Injunction proceedings is ver.v
apt to be the subject of : i congressional
investigation.
Explorer Peary explains that lie is not
seeking the north pole , except perhaps
as lie might stumble across it In pur
suit of his real object. What ho pro
poses Is merely to dollne more exactly
the north line of the coast of Oreeii-
laud and to follow it as far northward
as it Is possible to do. Of course , he
1ms no precise knowledge as lo how
neir this would bring him to tlie pole ,
but lie must expect it to take him fur
ther north than suiy other explorer has
attained. The distinction , then. Is prac
tically one without u difference. All
tlii > arctic explorers are on the look
out for new lands and the discovery of
other scientific data among which they
hope to have tlie highest latitude ever
trodden by man. Peary , despite his
protest , really belongs to the horde of
north polo searchers.
A letter of Inquiry sent out by the
War department to the various de
partment commanders ellclleil the Information
mation tlmt out of the 1)75 ) soldiers
wlio.se terms will expire within the
next six months 781 , or more than SO
per cent of them , have nmdu up their
minds fo re-cnllst nnd to remain In the
army. Since the ranks are now quite
full tills means that less than 'JK ( ) new
recruits can be accommodated during'
tliu coming half year. It also moans
that to the average soldier life atLiner -
lean army posts is particularly agree
able and that there Is no widespread
disposition to escape tlie demands that
their positions make upon them. There
will be no dfululty In keeping tins army
up to the legal limit ot numbers by vol
untary enlistments for some time to
come.
> Tlio latest discovery of the scientists
who have boon laboring in conjunction
with the students of blblcal lore is thnt
Moses wns the first of our long series
of great electricians. This is decidedly
Interesting if true. It may bo the
means of illuminating that great ques
tion that lias long puzzled so many mas
ter minds , Where was Moses when the
light went out ?
We suggest that Eugene Field trans
fer his controversy over the correct use
nnd spelling of the English language to
Urn columns of the New York Sun.
The Sun manages to employ more out
landish expressions and to Justify Us
use of them vhen taken to tusk than
any other great paper tfiat we know of.
Almlul Mlmonrl , IU9tlc .
Knnsn City Journal.
The postmaster of Lebanon , Mo. , was BO
unfortunate n to lose an Mr last Tuesday ,
lia.vlntr got It entangled In the tooth of an
acquaintance , The ofrende'r , however , did
not cBcupe Justice. Ho was 'caught und
lined 51. Justice in Missouri la prompt and
Inexorable.
H-r-Hy nn Until blctns.
rhlMclplila Heconl.
Ohio has always been the prolific forced-
Inir mother of llnanclal heresies and un-
soumJness. Tlie free sliver plank In the
democratic platform Is not a surprise. Tlie
stale has not outitrown lha taint of Kreen-
backlsm. And the republicans of Ohio are
as deep In the mlro as the democrats are In
the mud.
Tim TryliteVulcli for Nmv * .
Louisville Courier Journal.
The outside public finds the scarcity of
reliable Information about the Clilnesc-
Japanese war very trying , t/et tha outside
public want for detalla until Ihe belligerents
op their funds arc exhausted. Meanwhile ,
keep your eye on I'egKotty M Hun ) ; Chanjf'B
buttons ; the popping of them off is always
a sure sign of Japanese success.
I , I I'll ll.unm.-c Kill.
Inler-Occan.
An ex-queea suing a republic for alleged
collusion In an act deposing her from sov
ereignty will constitute another of the In
structional farces that from lime to time
promote the gayety of nations. Of course
the plaintiff In this problematic case Is
Lillluokalnnl , anil Cleveland virtually Btanda
us a sort of witness tor the prosecution.
Deliberation nntl C'
Olol e-Dfmoernt ,
It Is related In the volume containing
the- diplomatic recollections of I.ortl Au
gustus Ixiftus that when a Chinese army
was ordered to re-establish authority In
one of the outlying provinces the- march
was delayed for three years , as crops had
to be cultivated on the route to serve aa
rations , ' The world must make allowance
for the deliberate sideof the Chinese char
acter. _
A I.onc l > rnwn Out Jab.
Cincinnati Commercial.
The completion of the census la once
more announced , This time Ootobtr IS IB
set as the period. It Is time the census waa
completed. More than live years have
passed since , In 1889 , the work was com-
morvced. Tha statistical part of the work
will have neurly lost Its value by the Upno
of time , ami Ita integrity may be Im
peached , when It Is Known that careful
editinghaa been. In. vogu * In the census
bureau since directly alter tb advent of
tlili administration.
TJIIXHfl.
lly a new Ocnnnn law.vhlcli wilt eo Into
cltct on October 1 , Irarte Intttks must be
cnterfl In the Imperial rentier at tlcrlln.
The foreign trade mnrKs now recorded nt
belpslc will be disregarded unless tlior ro
The n ckw.ir of Diroda Is on a vlult to
Scotland , ind being a "twcnty-one-fcun"
remUtory iitinco , with the lafgost revenue ,
17,500,000. of any ot tlio Independent rulers
In InOln. Is mads much of by the "slllor" lov-
lug Highlanders.
Mnurtis , Jolml , thn Krent novelist ot Ilun-
R.irr , 1ms attempted In a At of molnncholy
to kill himself , lie used a ch& enl fire.
Ills servants burst open the door of his room
when the IUIIIM had almost suffocated him ,
and his condition Is grave.
Judge Heath of Hackentack , N. J , , haa
discharged a man arrested for making an
emphatic remark that sccmod to have some
lefcrcnco to a mill or n coffer , nnd has ruled
that the term In question dnes not como
within the laws rclathifl to profanity.
A llvo count lias been discovered nt llrnd-
clock , Pa. , the count Cnmlllo Mercailere ,
whoso father owns extensive estates near
Vienna , Austria , and from whom until quite
recently the son lias been estranged. Tlio
young man Is head draughtsman nt Carno-
Kla's Udgar Thompson Steel works.
Judge Charles A. Onyarre. the venerable
hUtorlan of Ixiulslana , who has been seri
ously 111 during the summer. Is noxv restored
ta his usual health. Judge Qnyarrs will bo
PO years old on the 1st of January. His
homo on I'rtcnr street. Now Orleans , Is ono
of the most attractive spots In the lower
linrts of tlio city.
After many repainting nnd alterations.
Alma iiuiemn has finished his magnum opus ,
n picture of ancient Home In festival , which
1ms already been be-light by n dealer in Uer-
lln for 150.000 marks. It la wiled "Spring , "
and contains more ihan 100 figure * * of cele
brants and spectators , a procession In honor
if tlie goods of flu \\cr.i and fertility , moving
along toward the temple.
J. K. Winner , who years ngo anil merely
ns a diversion rote tha words nnd music of
"Little Ur < J\vn Jug , " took the precaution to
copyright the production , which sold up In
the Jiumlrod thousands and realized a tlily
sum for Its author. , Mr. Winner's brother.
"Sep , " la the composer of "Tho Mocking
Ulrd. " which miulc for him a small fortune.
Curiously , the author of "The Jug , " one of
the most popular of drinking scnga , nluaya
lias been n total abstainer.
Nasturtium Solplp , the eccentric cltlen of
north Now Vork. who geea about with a
horse and open buspy , but never gets In-
skln the vehicle , cither riding on the hcrso
cr loading It , lias secured from a dealer In
ctirlns a lingo Chinese vastof light blue
porcelain. This now occupies tlio'front seat
of tlie biiKgy. and out of It comes n pole , on
top of which is chained a large pink and
wliitp cockatoo. Mr. Solple. under the clr-
cumatonces , now attracts umro notice than
over on tils dally shopping tmirs.
The sword won by CSoneral Wolfe at the
capture of Quebec In 1769 has besn pur-
cliasi'd in Louden from Its owner , Mnjar
Dunn , who used It hi the chnr o of Dalnk-
lava , by J. C. Patterson. Can.idl.in Minister
of Mllllla , and It. will UP brought to Canada ,
vvhero it rislitly belongs. l-'rrncli-Can.idlan
papers , such ns La Mlnerve of Montrcil. arc
asking that the sword may bo placed with
honor In the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa ,
while the HnRllsh Journals are reclprccitlng
with the wish that the sword of the gallant
French commander. Atontcalm. should now
1 3 sought for and placed In the same casket
as the sword of General Wolfe , to emphasize
the union ot two races under one llafi. For
nenrly a century the sword lay a few Jeet
untlerfi round on the heights of Abraham.
where Wolfe fell mortally wounded.
/ , ITKlt.l H 1' A U FUN.
Mr. Francis Lyndc , formerly of tills city ,
well known in railway circles , has n notable
story In Oclobcr Llpplncott's , under the cap
tion , "A Question of Courage. " It Is a
complete novel , possessing high literary
merit , and will enhance the reputation of
the brilliant young author.
The Pathfinder this eek contains a prize
story by Flank Howard Seely entitled
"Chesapeake. " It Is the first story of a
promising young author who resided In
Omaha , a few months last year , during which
time IID assisted In tha topographical tnrvey
of Douglas county There vere many com
petitors for the prize , and the award was
nude by a bench of JudRes. among whom
were Congressman . J. Uryan , Kate Held
and .Henry Cabot Lodge. Mr. Seely gives
evidence of an originality of style that will
lead him out of the conventional rut In
which many story writers find therr.selvos.
While there Is nothing particularly brilliant
In his maiden effort , ho has succeeded In
telling , a good story well. In the same
Issue of the Pathllnder Mr. W. Reed Dunrey
of Omaha has a poem , "Nebraska In
Autumn. "
A lartr at Spearflsh. S. D. , asks The Bee
to tend her the names and addresses of
ono or moro playwrights , The graduating
class of the State normal school Intends
to present a play next year , and the lady
wants some ono to produce a. drama specially
for that occasion.
Miss Jlary J. Sailer , a lady of talent , who
was unfortunate' enough to be slrlcken blind
from sunstroke when at the ago of 23 , and
who has since spent some time at the school
for the blind , has written two small volumes
which she Is now engaged In canvassing.
One Is a novel and thp other a collection
of very readable short stories.
r or Tint i'r..tTfn.
OMAHA , S pt. 29 , To th Editor ot Th
llo - r regret to lo&rn ttiftt th Ute ordst
of the secretary ot war In rrtpecl to certals
garrisons and troops of this department tiM
led to n renewal ot apprehensions In mllltnrr
nnd ot > L-r clrclci th&t ths Department Ot
tha PUlto Is still In danrjor of being extln *
ntilslinl , I beg to toy that there Is no
ground whatever for thcw npprehrnslon * .
The committee that vhlted Wa l , ncton rex -
| x > rted lha exact truth about the matter lo
the pntUmen who sent them there and
notlilnfi has been changed. Upon this sub
ject , since the committee returned from
\\oslilnRton , nnd before the Into order vt \
Secretary Lmnont was Issued , I received In
formation which Rlvcs mo absolute warrant
for nssurlnt ? everybody that the cnly danger
to this department Is Hint vlthln no very
long t.mo It will l > e both enlarged and
"strengthened. " aiiOUOB L. MILLTCIl.
Jl LASTS I'ltoai HAM'S IfOKiV.
Spiritual dyspepsia Is harder to cure thai
the other kind.
Th devil soon finds out when the preachot
has nothing but powder In his gun.
There nro plenty ot people who lira very
Idens.int while thuy can have tholr own way.
Unless s Christian hai poor health Jio slan
ders God when he goes to church with n long
face.
face.How
How would we ever Und out that some
folks are religious If they didn't makeso
much noise in church.
Tha devil probably feels like shaking hands
every time he meets a rnnn who splits halr
with Cod in money matters ,
When a man Logins to think ho Is too
good for the country In which God lias placed
him ho will soon bo traveling toward the
Juniper tree.
HITS OF jf.tAT.Kn.
Syracuse Post : Chappie Call me btrdlel
Shu Come off the perch I
Urooklyn Life : "How did Oldcnrlch start
In life , nnyway ? " "Ho was born. "
Yonkcrs Gazette : When a retired railroad
mngnate slnrlcd in the grills' furnishing
good * business It rcumcd second nature to
him to announce a great run on ties.
Detroit I'Yeo Press : Kathcrluc-IIe Is
such nn attractive man , Isn't he ? Janet I
should say so. He can draw n larger
check than nny man In town.
Indianapolis Joutiml"Did you make a
hit with that rod tennis blazer of yours
down on the rnrm' " "Did I ? It struck the
bull's eye the llrsl lime 1 wore U. "
Itoston O.izetle : Krlend Thnt villain In
your new play Is u inaHtcrplrcQ. Where did
you get the rhnractcrf l > ramntlst ! I 1m-
niflned n man possessed of all tlio varieties
of wk'ludnpys which my wife ascribes lo mo
when cho gets mad.
Brooklyn I.lfo : Shncklelon ( In the diamond
mend bu lnoss ) I hnd a man In my plnca
thN morning who had a wonderful eye. H
could tell how much a diamond weighed by
lust looking nt It. Wlbbcrly He must nave
been my Iceman.
Truth : Mrn. T yon-lluntcr Do you plsy
Ihe piano count ? Count Humbuggl Onla
( In kind wkla dn handle.
Somorvllle- Journal : People seldom criti
cise u man's bad handwriting when It comes
to llirm at the bottom of a good sized
check.
New York Sun : "What Is thnt snapping
noise over there at the other und of the
hotel porch ? " .
"That's n l evy of summer girls breaking
their engagements. "
Detroit Free Tress : Visitor ( discovering
ncqiuliitance ) Hello , what are you here
for 7
1'rlnoncr ( briefly ) For six months.
Cincinnati Tribune : "Aron't yon nfrald
that statue will Hhrink If It bi > left out 1n
the ruin ? " asked the cheerful Idiot.
"Shrink ? " said hlH host. "What nn Ideal"
"I didn't know , you know. I Ihought It
might become a. stntue wet. "
Chicago Tribune : "You are so worried ,
with huslnraR affairs those ilays. nilllger , "
.said } lrs. JTcSwut laving hpr soft hand on
Ills throbbing brow , "that I'm afraid even
vonr home affords you precious little com
fort. "
"It does. Txibelln : It does ! " fervently re-
BrnndedIr \ , McSwaf gathering hts precloua
little comfort In 1) ) I si arms.
THE COMMERCIAL VIEW OF IT.
Chicago liroord ,
A roae , n rose , rich red rose ,
Upon rny lady's tireat ;
Its nctttls large , Its calyx deep ,
Its stem with green leaves drest
"Us rich with Imiiity ; In color , rare
Oh ! what n combination ;
The same has she whose smile on me ,
I Kce In adoration.
But the rose , the rose , the rich red roan ,
Which glows on her gown ot gray.
Is very scarce this time of year-
It cost my last week's pay.
T1IK UAVl'IK&r 11K.4.KT.
Jolni VnncR Cheney , In Harper * !
Who drives the horses of the gun
Shrill lord It but a day ;
Better the- lowly deed were done ,
And kept the humble way.
The rust will find the. sword of fimo ;
The diibt will hide the crown ;
Av , none shall naif so high his name
Tlmo will not tear It down.
The happiest heart that ever beat
Was Is some quiet breast
That found the common daylight swwt
And left to heaven , the rest.
JWO.VAT'S irOKTIl OH i'OUll OtUNKV JIAC1C.
A Cold Wave
Is all that's needed lo stir up the' people to a
wild scramble for our Low
Tariff Suits , 'specially our
$10 , $12.50 and $15.00 suits.
Notice the way they're
*
made coats out long col
lar all ono piece * the fac
ing1 one place all the way down edg-es double
stitched all seams sewed with silk thread
lining-s snug up to the cloth trimmings of
the best materials pants in the latest out. Wo
merchant tailor ever made better suits , and wo
will not let you take a suit oub of the store unless
it flts you perfectly.
Overcoats Irom $10 $ up that are wearers and
very stylish.
Browning , King & Co , ,
Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. IBth nnd Douglas.
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