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tlin people ronrnriilnp ) > nlltlrnl affitlrs , uml
trill linlil nil public : olllcorn to it rigid ro-
ipannllillltj' nnd niffus" ( tlint mcnni 'ptodRo' }
that tlin prosecution nixl punishment of all
irlio liotrnjr official trunti slmll bo fmlfl ,
thorough anil ui partni ; . N'ntlonal Kcpuli-
llcan riatforin , 187(1.
Io\vn's loyalty to Senator Allison docs
not ( lotnu't In thu Icitst front her ho.spl-
tallty to Ciovornor JIcKInley.
It Is nnnoiincert that whisky hns
ni' down. Just tis If whisky
hart not been solus down all the time !
Goi'ortior MeKluloy npnnreiitly tlv-
cllned to tu'ccpt Ihc coaohliiff of the solf-
npl > olnto < l dtctiitors of what he .should
say in his Oinnha speech.
"When HIP Heiirchlt ht In turned on the
movement to savu the credit of the state
the people will discern the real object
of the parties engaged In the play.
Franklin JlncVeash , the democratic
nominee for senator In Illinois , has not
yet had Iho audacity to challenge Gov
ernor MeKliiley to debate with him.
Tile petition of the democratic rump
ticket should be headed with the name
of Czar Iloldrese. with Touurllngton
Castor at the tall and K. Martin In thu
middle.
The death knell of collestf hazing lias
been runs so often that one is almost
led to believe that the obnoxious prac
tice lias ut least as many lives as a eat ,
if not more.
From tlte number of challenses for
political encounters llyln around In
this vicinity one would almost believe
that the center of the pugilistic world
had been removed from the Ilnb to this
section of the west.
Tim regrettable thins about the oper
etta of which the Gernfati emperor Is
said to be the author of both words and
music Is that he Is in a position to have
It put upon the stase and even to com
pel nn audience to sit out the entire per
formance.
No end of treasury decisions will ho
required before the disputed and am-
billions points in the new tariff are
{ satisfactorily interpreted. The revenue
law of 1801 promises more litigation
than any of Its predecessors , because it
was more hastily and more crudely con-
stnielcd. There can bo no tiirllt cer
tainty under a statute whose provisions
are subject to continual change of con
struction.
The publishers of Iho works of Prof.
Ely announced that they are unable to
supply the Increased demand for his
books since he was exonerated by tha
iuycBtlKiithiK committee which made in
quiry Into charges of socialistic teach-
liigrt. It will be now in order for thu
ambitious writer on economics to have
himself publicly accused of harboring
heretical doctrines. Enterprising book
I
publishers will take notice.
I Omaha Is closing a building season
which , taking all the circumstances Into
r consideration , is certainly creditable to
the city. There has been no building
lioom , but there have been erected a
fair number of uupretentious structures ,
together with a half dozen or more
large blocks , tlint are evidence of metro
politan progress. In all the other cities
of the surrounding northwest n dearth
of building operations has been notice
able , so that Omaha will compare favor
ably with any one of them. No better
Index of the material prosperity of a
community can be found than the will-
IngiiL'ss of Investors to make improve
inents in real property. Judged by tills
standard Omnua will easily hold her
own.
Philadelphia complains that In the re
distribution of the army for the pur
pose of strengthening the garrisons In
the neighborhood of the larger cities
Baa was altogether forgotten nnd left no
better protected from foreign foe and In
tcnml uprising than before. This
neglect she Is Inclined to view na an
Insult , pel-Imps unintentional , but none
the less to l > u resented. Philadelphia (
ought to regard the omission rather In
the light of a compliment. Slio constl
lutes such uu orderly and quiet city
when compared with her neighbors tlmt
there Is no call for thu near presence of
troops to preserve the peace or to re
press Insurrection. Under the now
theory the army Is to bo located o'nly
in those cities which cminot look out
for themselves. Philadelphia appar-
docs not full within this cUisa.
SOCIAL i'nurir.KMH w
letter of Mr. Robert P. Porler In
this Issue of Tin- Joe ! will 1 > o found ex
ceedingly Interesting ; and especially so
to those who are giving nllentlon to
problem. * * It appears that In
Ut Jliltaln the inludH of statesmen
are being occupied more fully perhaps
than ever before with questions relat
ing to the cure of poverty and to mak
ing provision for old-age pensions
for Iliosp wlio may have to be cared for
after i-Hii-hlng n certain age. The some
what surprising statement is made that
of the uorklug cli-04 : ! one 111 two , If he
reaches the nge > f ( W years , Is almost
certain to come upon the pcior law for
IIK ! subsistence. This demands from the
stntian annual exvcndlttire of between
.fl..iiK ) > ,000 mid ? r.0 , < ) f 10,000 , and yet with
thU large outlay there IK great piivntlon
and suffering among the old nnd Indi
gent. Mr. Porter , riys that as nearly as
on ti be atfortcilned the number of pan-
pt M in Grout Hrltuln Is 1t17ini : , about
1.5 per cent of the population , the pan-
PI'IN ranging In ago from 1(1 ( to 05 , but
i lie number of thow between < ! 0 and I'M
Is nearly IMS per cent of the population.
The letter gives exceedingly interest
ing information * as to the pension
scheme advocated byMr. . Joseph Cham-
irrhtlu , who hns always taken a deep
ntcrest In questions relating to the
iVurklng ehiHso.s , nnd also to the govern-
unit life Insurance and annuity bnsl-
loss , regarding which little is known In
his country. The AnuTlcim working-
nan. unfamllliir with the conditions
surrounding the laborer In Great
Krlttiln , will be surprised at some of
lie facts stated by Mr. Porler and will
lanlly fall to find in them good reason
for questioning the superiority of an
oiinomlc system under which such
ihlngs exist. In the countries of conti
nental Kurope there is also n great deal
if interest being manifested In social
problems , Germany and Denmark hav-
ttg made the greatest pi ogress toward
their notation. lUsmarck Is entitled to
.noru credit than any other statesman
if Europe for what he accomplished In
this direction , and all the plans ho In
stituted appear to have thus far worked
satisfactorily. There Is an old ago In
surance or pension scheme In operation
it France , and a more ambitious one l.s
n contemplation , modeled , perhaps ,
upon the German plan. The Italian
government is also considering the es
tablishment of a pension fund for old
igo with state aid , but the unfortunate
llmincliil condition of that country wnr-
isuits the belief that It will ho a long
time before anything of the kind can be
put Into effect , If It must wait for state
: il.l. .
il.l.While
While all this Is of Interest to the stu-
ilent of social questions and as evi
dence of the general and growing ton-
lency among statesmen to devote
water consideration to these problems ,
what has already been accomplished
anil what Is proposed iu European
countries would not be practicable In
tlu > United States , because these
schemes Involve a measure of govern
mental .paternalism not compatible with
uur political system. All our govern
ment can do , as indicated by Mr. Per
ter. In by-wise legislation to enable our
people to take the fullest advantage of
their opportunities , so that the working1
classes shall have constant employment
nt remunerative wages , from which they
can make provision for the time when
they are unable to earn a subsistence.
XERDKl * COiV.SI7fc.IB HEFOH31S.
< 'or more than twenty years the queF-
tion of reforming the consular service
of the United States has received earn
est discussion from time to time , but
still the service has not been reformed
up to the standards of other great com
mercial nations , and observant Ameri
cans traveling much abroad are com
pelled to admit Its Inferiority. During
the administration of President Hayes
a serious effort wns made to elevate
and Improve the character of our consu
lar service , and with good results , but
the example has not been sedulously
followed by subsequent administrations
and consequently much of the good then
accomplished has been lost Gradually
the old method of appointing men to
consular positions with little reference
to their fitness or capabilities has re
turned , and carelessness In this respect
bus been more marked under the pres
ent administration than under any of
its predecessors in twenty years.
During the administration of Presi.
dent Arthur , Admiral Erben , recently
retired from the navy after forty-si *
years of service , made an investigation
oC the consular service , and he hns since
had much to do with It. In a recent in
terview ho gives his views regarding this
.service , and as a well Informed and en
tirely unprejudiced witness what lie says
Is entitled to great consideration. Ills
general arraignment of the sen-Ice is
that it Is largely filled by men who Jack
knowledge regarding trade and consular
work nnd who take little or no Inter
est In the service. Many arc unfamll
iar with the language of the countries
to which they are accredited , others
have gone to their posts as a mere mat
ter of convenience , and still others are
consuls for the personal gratification
and therefore give only a perfunctory
attention to their duties. Exceptions
to the rule of Incompetency and Indlf
fereuce are In the larger cities and
more Important ports , but Admiral Kr
ben has found consuls at such places
by no means up to the highest stand
nrd.
nrd.The
The familiar explanation of this state
of things Is tlmt our consular sen-ice
has always been a sort of political nsy
lum , n convenient place for satisfying
the demands of n class of politicians
who could not be used nt home. In
stead of following the example of other
nations and appointing only practical
men , well acquainted with trade affair * ,
to this service , our policy has been to
give these places to politicians , and for
the most part to an inferior class ol
politicians. Thla belnj ; well understood
the remedy Is plain and there ought to
be no dltllculty in applying It The con
tiuUir service must be divorced from pol
Itlcri ami only men appointed to It who
have tlie proper quallllcatlons. Tenure
in the service should be during life or
good behavior , with promotion for the
faithful and efllclent performance of
duty. In a word , the civil service pdncl
pie should bu applied to the servlco anc
thouo employed In It should receive at
*
nfloqitnto com pen Mnt Ion. It Is a fault of
the service nt prenont that while1 some
consult * are overpaid the majority nrc
wretchedly underpaid. It these reform *
were Instituted the United States would
n n few yearn have n greatly improved
lonsular service and one tlmt would
epny nil that It coMs , ns does Hint of
Great Britain , France and Germany ,
who manage this service upon sound
irluclpk'H.
TJII ; DI r.w ; ( Z.ir.
According to tlin latest advices the
nse of tlio emperor of llnsshi Is hopp-
ess. Prof. I.eydcii. tlit1 Get mini special-
at , stated to tlu > Associated press rcpre-
tentative tlint the emperor has Hrlght'a
llscase. nmlvhllu It In : is yet In n inllil
form it Is complicated with other nil-
nents. Though not confined to Ills bed
; he nllik-ti'd nutoernt of nil the Unsslag
s reported to 1)0 very weak nnd nimble
; o attoml to nny of the business of slate.
.la may live weeks nnd evoti niontiis
yet , for nothing tlint tnedlenl science
ind nklll can do to keep lilm alive will
left undone , but all the Indications
nve that tile rnynl sufferer Is under n
sentence of death from which no mortal
lower can rescue him.
Alexander III. Is not an old nmii , hav
ing been born In 18J5. lie succeeded to
ll.e throne In 1SS1 , on the murder of
i Is father by iilhlllHl conspirators. Ills
. areer lias not been imrtlctilarly notable ,
flic assassination of his father imbued
ilm nt once with nu Intense fear and
latred of nihilism , ThN led him In the
nu-ly part of Ills reign to exclude him-
* elf from the public and to live In close
retirement , nud nt no time has he been
free from dreud of the machinations of
the nihilists. To destroy this secret or
ganization has been one of the chief
nlms of ills rule , and Siberia has been
kept well peopled with those who Imvo
fallen under suspicion of being Identi
fied or In sympathy with the nihilists.
Tn developing the military power of
Itnssta the present czar has simply fol
lowed the policy of his ancestors , nnd
Indeed there Is little tlmt he has clone
for strengthening the empire the credit
of original Ing which belongs wholly to
lilmself or to his reign. There has been
little if any improvement In tlc | interim !
affairs of Hnssla lnce he cnmo to
power. Civilization In that vast empire
lias made no marked progress. The
Kiisslan people can hardly be said to bo
better off as n whole today than they
were on the day when Alexander III.
ascended the throne. On the other
hand , his reign hns been marked by
mimeroiirt intrigues , by a despotic rnlo
almost as rigorous sis that of the most
despotic of his predecessors , and by
IH-oserlptloiis and pel-seention.s which
1mve elicited the protests of the civilized
world. Two things are to lie said to ills
credit , lie 1ms been a potential friend
of the peace of Knrope , and lie has con
ducted himself as a dutiful husband
and father.
What effect the death of Ihe czar
would have upon the political affairs of
Knrope is an interesting question. The
most intelligent opinion appears lo been
on the side of the view tlmt It would
cause 110 serfoim disturbance. The czar-
owltz , who will succeed to the throne.
Is in Intimate relations with the fier-
mans and English nnd is about to
marry a cousin of the kaiser and n
granddaughter of Queen Victoria , If this
union Is consummated it ought to
strengthen the friendly relations , be
tween these three nations. Xot much is
known of the Grand Duke Nicholas , the
heir apparent , who Is of n somewhat
retiring disposition , and It Is the opin
ion that lie is unequal to the ta.sk of
wisely governing and directing the des
tiny of the Knsslan empire , but It Is
easy to make a mistake In estimating
young men who display modesty and
dltUdenco. Circumstances often develop
unsuspected qualities of greatness In
men , as all history shows. The dentil 1
of the czar might produce some politi
cal changes , but there appears to be no
reason to apprehend that they would beef
of a nature to disturb the peace of Ku-
rope , which all thu nations now seem
well disposed to maintain.
Is the dormitory system necessary to
the success of the American college ?
Have colleges with dormitories any ma
terial advantage over th < so without dor-
mitorles ? These are the questions that
have again been raised in two of our
loading Institutions of higher learning.
The University of Pennsylvania In Phil
adelphia has practically decided to In
vest n. portion of Its endowment In buildIngs -
Ings for the use of resident students.
Columbia college In New York City , on
the threshold of Its 141st year , in se
riously debating whether its academic
school has not been handicapped by the
fact that the students are compelled to
board In private houses as best they
may. The alumni association , on Mon
day last , passed n resolution "that the
trustees ought to provide dormitories for
the undergraduate department , " 'but
President Low and the trustees do not
seem to be very favorably Inclined to
the proposition.
In favor of the college dormitory It is
urged that In no other way can the true
"college feeling" be developed. The
students who reside together form little
communities by themselves , become
most Intimately acquainted , and by
rubbing against one another draw out a
loyalty to themselves and to their alum
mater that makes them devoted to the
latter's welfare forever after. Parents
who send their sons to college are sup
posed to experience a greater sense of
security when the students are under
the control of college authorities during
the whole day Instead of during class
hours only. Several of the most popular
colleges are conducted on the dormitory
plan and It is but natural to ascribe
their popxilarlty to this feature.
The dormitory system , on the other
hand , has nt times manifested a distinct
tendency to overdo the "college feeling"
and to create little bands of nitllans
who are terrors to the communities In
which they reside. The separation of
the student body from the people sur
rounding them makes the members feel
that they are above the regulations to
which ordinary people must conform
their conduct , and hazing pranks hava
brought more disrepute upon colleges
than years of college loyalty can efface.
There are , furthermore , Institutions of
standing equal to the best that have no
donnltorTes , m Fevcn wtiere the dormi
tory system J jnost pronounced very
few of the Ifl a nmniige to secure
nccoinmodntti iiif/mlll nfter they Imvo
been one or yenrs lit attendance.
More to the ; Htlll Is the claim tlmt
there Is absolutely nothing In common
between the nmnngcinenr of a great
educational iSMljutlon nnd the running
'
of n huge Intfrd'ng house. Let n state
university propose to board nnd lodge
student * nnd | jie cry ot pnternnllsin will
bo hurled ifgalnst It.
As n innttft. gf frtet , the dormitory
system Is essential only to the smaller
colleges nnd academics. No one even
proposes it for * the university depart
ments , where the subject Is now agitat
ing. The collegiate work of the great
universities Is gradually becoming of
less nml less comparative importance ,
nnd for them the question of dormi
tories must nlso decrease In Importance.
TEMl'HUAXCK HKFOHM.
For a sensible and practical discussion
of the saloon problem consult the arti
cle of Dr. William Howe Tolman iu the
last Issue of the Independent. Dr. Tel
man Is a practical man. He Is the sec
retary of the society which , under the
presidency of Dr. PiuUlmrsf , Is doing so
much to root out corruption iu the po
lice department of Xew York City. Ills
contribution Is only one of a symposium
upon the drlulj yyjl presented Iu that
paper , but It stands out from , nil the
others by very reason of the practical
view which its author takes of the sub
ject.
ject.While
While his fellow contributors are busy
figuring how much Is annually lost to
the country through the saloon , dilating
upon the beauties of prohibitory laws
and constitutional amendments , describ
ing the advantages of the Norwegian
system of state dram shops , or arguing
learnedly upon. Hie two-wlue theory of
the bible. Dr. Tolman starts out with
two candid admissions llrst , that the
saloon Is a power Iu the life of a com
munity , and , second , that closing all the
saloons In the city will not put an end
to the evils of which the saloon Is an ex
ponent. The abuses against which the
temperance agitation Is directed are
effects nnd not causes , nnd the causes
of the evils of Intemperance which cul
minate under saloon auspices must be
traced far back of that Institution.
What we have to fenr from the saloon
as at present conducted Is Its tendency
to disintegrate the family , and the rea
son for this Isjhi.t the saloon offers con
veniences and comforts which ought to
he found In the' ) homo , but which are
not.
not.Dr.
Dr. Tolman then , goes on to enumerate
some of the causes which create a de
mand for the saloon , which Is not. In
his opinion , an unmixed evil , according
to present social | iind economic condi
tions.To commence wltlj , the system
of machine politics In , vogue In most
large cities often recruits Its ward
heelers and district bosses from the sa
loon element. ' which naturally makes
the saloon tin ) center of local political
Influence. Statistics are quoted to illus-
trata this point. tottho effect tlint out of
1,0012 political inei'tlugs made the sub
ject of inquiry In 1SH7 , < > : tt : wore hold In
saloons and ninety-six next door to sa
loons. .Secondly , the tenement house , at
tended by overcrowding nnd poor sani
tation. acts necessarily as a feeder to the
: mloou tlmt has heat , light and air. Fl
nally , the lack of proper amusements
and means of recreation are Similarly
powerful supporters of the saloon.
Liquor Is often only a minor at ( met Ion.
For example , in the most densely popu
lated assembly district In Xew York
City there are ItOli saloons , to say noth
ing of tlie coffee houses , dives and other
resorts where liquor may be obtained.
In some of these christenings and wed
dings take place In Ihe back rooms ;
many a lodge or society of workmen
holds Its meetings In rooms connected
with or over the saloon , the proprietor
recouping himself for the low rental
out of thu resultant patronage ; bowling
alleys , pool and billiard rooms are com
mon adjuncts ; facilities for letter writ
Ing are made possible ; the convenience
of toilet rooms Is carefully attended
to , and the attractions of congenial com
paiiiousldp are always at hand. With
all these accessories we are asked :
"Why Hhoultlii't the saloon ilourMiV"
The- suggestions offered ns to what
can be done to counteract these forces
muy ho summed up in a few words.
The Tee To Turn Is a combination work
tngmeii'H cafe , offering all the features
of the bust equipped saloon except the
bar. The improvement of the water sup
ply , with the establishment of drinking
fountains and watering troughs , where
man nnd beast may bo refreshed without -
out stopping nt a saloon , nnd a greater
abundance at water In the tenement
houses , will tend to cut off the liquor
Imblt in Its inception. People often resort -
sort to the saloon because the water nt
their homes cither Is unlit to drink or
require * considerable exertion to uecura
It. Public lavatories , again , if opened
throughout the city , would draw off pa
trons of the wHoon * Many men patron
i/e the saloon "for 1he sake of the lava-
lory , nnd becanso they have an inherent
Kcnse of ineiin orislii { getting t-omethlng
for nothing they will buy something to
drink in order -recompense , the pro-
prletor for this"co"n\eiilence. If men re-
sorted to the saloon for no other purpose
than lo secnr * Intoxicating liquor the
temperance prflblJm | would bo lin-
mensely slmplll feu.
Mr. ElbrldgeAv erry , at the conven
tion of humane societies held at Albany
last week , came out In the course of an
address in fnv"or oT the Introduction of
the whlliplng post to be used especially
In the pimlHhuu'nPSf ' people convicted of
cruelty to chlldre4i. He maintains that
the penalties of line and Imprisonment
nr Inadequate to check this species of
Inhumanity and thinks that the only
practical way of putting a limit upon
It Is to treat the offenders to the same
'kind of medicine which they have In
flicted upon others. ) Yo scarcely think tin
suggestion will bear fruit In the very
near future , but It Is interesting as
showing what remedies the humane so
cieties are ready to adopt. Mr. Gerry ,
unablu to devise a now and effective
check for child beaters , says that he IH
willing to take a step backward nnd
return to the odious whipping post ,
now almost universally discarded , lie-
'ore life people consent lo such retro
gression they will have to bo convinced
hat thp | Is no other possible remedy.
Voters in Now Yo.rU at this year's
'lecllon will Imvo no fewer than llftce'n
allots handed to them , of whlcli , in
order lo express themselves on every
olllce nnd question b fore them , tlioy will
mvo to vote six. Tills Is owing to the pe
culiarities of the New York Australian
liallot law. which requires n separate
ballot to bo printed for every list of
lomlnntlous tiled In accordance with
the provisions of the statute. One set ,
for exnmple , covers the nominations for
state offices and consists of live ballots ,
representing the democrats , the repub-
leans nnd piohthltlonlsts , the socialist ! !
and the populists. The seta covering the
constitutional amendments consist of
only two ballots eiich , one for nnd one
against tile proposition. "Were the
blanket bnlljit In use In New York there
. ould be n great deal of consolidation
and much of the confusion necessarily
resulting from the present system could
lie avoided , There would also be an
immense saving In expense , In time nnd
In trouble. New York needs few things
worse than n revision of Its election
uw.s.
The charity pawn shop which was es
tablished In Now York by the Provi
dent Loan society for the purpose of
advancing money on personal property
of worthy applicants at reasonable rates
of Interest has gone through the first
four months of Its career with a busi
ness that Its promoters are satisfied to
call a success , it had a capital of $100-
000 , subscribed by wealthy people In
terested In its charitable aspect , and bus
effected lonns to the amount of $130,000.
of which $ ! 2. in < )0 ) hns already been re
turned by redemption. It Is proposed to
Increase the capital stock to $2TiO,000
In order to expand the volume of trans
actions. It Is furthermore claimed that
the good effects of the Institution are
not confined to Its own borrowers , but
are also sliared by the patrons of other
jiawn shops , whose proprietors have been
forced to display a marked lessening
of greed In their dealings. It Is per
haps too early to Judge finally of the
experiment , but so far everything
points to Its success.
The custom of formally notifying a
candidate through a committee that he
hns been nominated to an ollice which
lie has been seeking with all his might
and main and of having him go through
the formality of accepting a nomination
made perhaps In Ids presence Is a pe
culiar feature of national politics that Is
just now being introduced more and
more widely Into state politics. In
New York and Pennsylvania It has been
the practice of all parties for some
years. Other states are beginning to
adopt it and probably before very long
It will be a common procedure every
where. It enables the candidate to take
his time In preparing his speech of ac
ceptance and affords nn occasion for a
grand party demonstration. There Is HO
seldom any doubt of the nominee's will
ingness , or rather eagerness , to run that
the notification.nnjj _ acceptance can belittle
little but an artificial ceremony.
The commotion caused by the letter of
Colonel Merritt llnrber , assistant ad
jutant general of the Department of the
Platte , declining to serve on one of the
comnitUceson arrangements for the re
cent reunion of the Army of the Tennes
see nt Council Uluffs , seems to have Ucen
largely n tempest iu a teapot. The most
that can be said of Colonel Barber Is
that he acted a trifle hastily under a
misapprehension of the facts. lie was
not aware of the custom which permits
the appointment of persons to serve on
committees without llrst consulting
them and leaving It to them to express
their willingness or unwillingness to act
when notified of the appointment. Tha
whole affair was entirely outside of the
sphere of ollldal conduct and It Is ques
tionable whether It is of sutliclent lim
portance to warrant ollldal cognizance.
Wliore I'rntvctlnn U NiU - < l.
Pnllmlelphla Record.
If any region of America needs protection
for its Infnnt Industries It would seem to be
Alnska. Not only are the hunters extermi
nating the seal In her waters and threaten-
In the extinction of her fiir-bearinB nnl-
mals , but Fish Commissioner Murray has de
clared that even her streams nrc being
robbed of their last salmon. The protection
that Alaska should have , la n. luost stringent
code of laws nnd an etllclent government to
enforce them.
Vrflt TuIkH Too Milch.
KnnsiH City Slnr.
Mr. Vest could not have arraigned the
democratic confess more severely than In
the remark that "In looking back my sur
prise continues to Increase , In view of nil
the nurroumllngx. that we passed anv 1)111
at all , " Here -was a coiiKress. elected and
empowered to reform the tariff , as It
pledged Itself to do ; yet Mr. A'cst Is sur
prised that "we passed nny hill nt all. " The
democratic committee should Instruct Mr.
Vest to cut that sentence out of his speech ,
The rivotal Contntt Iu Now Vork
New York Bun.
If Hill , now the democratic candidate for
governor because he was thu almost passion
ate choice of the stnte convention , and be
cause In politics he Is of the hold and un-
selllsh kind to face nny dllllculty when
called upon. Is to be beaten In November
nnd Now York Is to be put In the repub
lican column , the consequences will be apt
to be much graver and far reaching lethe
the national demociacy than the loss of a
great plate government , or even the loss of
a national election two years hence.
llenolli-lul KfTccts of Ili-clproclty.
IncllanapollH Journal.
Ex-Senator Hdmunds stated a good point
tersely when he Bald : "The reciprocity portion
tion of the MrKlnley tariff was a reciproc
ity of exchanges and not of competition , "
It la one thing to secure the free admission
of American products Into foreign countries
by the partial opening ot our doors to for
eign products , and quite another to throw
our doors wide open to foreign competition
without securing any advantage or equiv
alent In return. The reciprocity treaties
negotiated under the McKinley law opened
foreign markets to American producers ,
while the new tarlo Jaw , coupled with the
repeal of the reciprocity treaties , surrenders
that advantage and opens American mar
kets to foreign producers.
I'ather uf thrVrittlirr lliiroau.
Chicago llemlil.
Captain Howgute claimed to be "the
father of the weather bureau service. "
and Is described as such In the press reports
of his recent arrest. He was no such
thing. Ills claim was false. Hut It served
him In a scandalous era of dishonesty am ]
Imposture to acquire high olllce , public
distinction and personal aggrandizement.
The "father of the weather bureau serv
ice" was Increase A. l.aptiam. a modest
nnd retired but ripe scholar , who lived In
Milwaukee He wan the first to note by
telegraph the progress of the wind cur
rents nnd storms nnd to predict their ap
pearance In snecllled neighborhoods. On
the Btreneth of a weather dispatch from
Omaha In IBffi ) or thereabouts , he an
nounced the llrst storm on I.alte Michigan
that ever was heralded twelve hours In
advance of Its arrival. The nrst work of
the weather bureau was under his charge
In Chicago.
It was an the mnall beginnings of Dr.
Laphnm that Ihe entire system of tha
signal service wan based.
rvuvr.n .i.vn mix as.
Mr. Iloflney Hanlic , two ot Cf > nnectlcut >
defeated tfiu'tldatca , appan concldorabry
cut. up over tha returni.
Tlio project-it ! Oltni mlicrmont ot the
Clilncjo empire by Jap.iu looki. 111:8 n pre
mature onumtrnilon o ( unlnrnb.iteil poultry.
Deiplte the threatened nlnllcutloi ) ot Iho
emperor of China mul ibc nnfen ot KnRtftnd ,
the oM world rolls nroutnl without n tremor.
The office ot the tn < c collortnr of New VorU
N now open nml sixty-seven o.\lrn clerks nrc-
employed. Tlicro la In all about ? "S,000OW
to bo collected.
Last Sunday -viai the "dryMl" day In Now
Vork lor a quarter cf u century. I'm Innately
luch grent reform UUnis ns tlrooklyn , llo-
l > okcn nnd Jcrncy City e.iiiie to the reiciis
and relieved the drouthrltu copious
schooners.
The New York Advertiser is 87 yrnrs old ,
Itul It < ] OCB not look It. If there Is any moss
on Its splno It Is kept under cover. Its
lungs ECcm to Improve ultti age nml UK vocal
chords dally twitter the gleeful song , "We'll
Uury Old Dave In November. "
As soon ns a sufficient supply can bo
harvested on tha cl.isslc glades ot the mur
muring Nemaha the Itnniaculalei under the
leadership of ( he noted Impressurlo , Prof.
Tobc Castor , will blow open the campaign
with hickory clubs. The professor will piiy
the freight.
The oppressed nnd distressed Arthur I'uo
Gorman Is now accused of stampeding the
New York democracy for Illll. This sug
gests the probability of Maryland's smooth
worker being the prime mover In the bolt
of Nebraska purists. Herman Is a promoter
of Immaculate movements outside of Mary
land.
land.The
The latest liarmony movement among the
distracted democratic factions In New York
Is an anti-snapper endorsement of the shout
ticket conditioned an the nomination of
draco for mayor. This plan will bo a sera
test of the Tammany stomach , but ns the
tiger must have some rations It will humbly
take Grace before meat.
Kentucktann uro loyal to Kentucky nnd
don't care a rnp who knows It. A Sunday
vhlt to the metropolis of the stnte affords a
striking Illustration ot how the- homo Inluslry
movement Is rooted on the south cldc ot Ihc
Ohio. You can't got a shave on Sunday , but
you can bathe In the liquid products of the
state. Tha saloons arc wtdo open ,
A Chicago court has been called upon to
RVO ! a definition of the term "growler , " not
the 2 per cent variety , but the can which
rushes nnd lubricates. Jt Is hoped the court
will brush aside the foam ulilch obscures
the real article and go to the bottom of the
problem , regardless of subsequent pains and
headaches. The question Is an Important
ono and Its settlement will tend to soothe
the mental agitation of those who hit the
can ,
s JT.V
A dainty llttlo fob chain Is studded with
diamonds and has a ball of brilliants on the
end.
end.An
An owl for the hair or to wear as n brooch
Is beautifully modeled In diamonds , with eyes
of yellow agates.
A double diamond heart set with pearls ,
with ono pearl dropping from It , makes a
most dainty brooch.
A butterfly of diamonds , studded on the
wings wUh rubles , emeralds and sapphires ,
Is admirably effective.
Uanglo bracelets arc still worn , as they
show the beauty of a row of well matched
fit on 05 with splendid effect.
A comb surmounted by two dainty llttlo
Mercury wings united by a knot of diamonds
is a most popular ornament for the hair.
A pretty arrangement for low dresses Is a
collar of tulle Just gathered , and the fullness
divided at Intervals by lour diamond bars.
One of the novelties Is a snake bracelet to
bo worn around the top of the arm , thickly
Incrustcd with diamonds , and eyes of emeralds
or rubles.
A pretty new brooch Is a beetle balanced
on a bar of gold with ruby eyes. Another Is
E true lover's knot pierced with an arrow
and having a single pearl In the center.
Largo ornaments that can be worn either In
the hair or on tha corsage are In great favor.
A cojjple of ostrich plumes In iflfamonds that
quiver at every movement are unusually light
and pretty.
Tortoise shell blended with chased silver
Is In great favor this > ear. especially for
toilette ornaments. A pretty three folding
looking glass has an edge of lace-like design
In pierced and repoussu silver.
Although the half hoop rings are still
greatly used , the new suits of small , all
round ring of diamonds
, rubles and emer
alds , In Imitation of the early Victorian
era , are dainty and look well for young
girls.
The opal Is to be the fashionable stone of
the season , the prejudice against them
having In n great measure died out. A
handsome brooch lias a big opal nlth yellow
and green flames sel In a circle of diamonds ,
with a larger diamond at each end of the
bar , to which the brooch pin la attached.
Slgnincuticn of tint Applause.
Chicago Inter Ocnn. .
"Wilson , In his London speech , said : "Our
protectionists have been building defenses
to keep you and other nations from com
peting with us in our home market. The
tariff reformers are breaking down these
defenses , " Kngllahmen nho hnve been
every year gathering- their millions from
American trade were doubtless astonished
over the Idea of being kept out , but none
the less pleased that their profits were to
be Increased. No wonder they reretvcd his
speech "with thunderous applause. "
nuttx ,
Golden opportunities do not travel by &
time ( able.
The feet of truth are iluir , tut they
never slip.
The value ot gold depends on weight.
not polish.
The doopcat woundd are those Inflicted
by a friend.
A flood day does not Always begin trlth
a brlcht mornlnn.
N'a amount of cultivation can make a
tlilstlo bear fruit.
Hard work U only hard to the e nho du
not rut licnrt In It.
Ilc.ivrn Is full of windows ( or those tvha
have faith to look up.
There are men who like to speak well of
others on a tombstone ,
There IB no way of getting children to bo
good lllo showlnn them how.
If some pe-opln had money enough they
would vex themsclros to death ,
Shadows have no clawg , but thef have
frightened many people to death.
The sermons that Impress us most an
not ahvuya the ones \\o he.tr In church ,
Iho ixpnrinlril lent llonk.
Milwaukee ( Vntlntl.
It would bo Idle to conjecture how Mr.
Cleveland himself feels about the suppres-
olon of his two rpiimilcnble letter * , when
ho wrote to Mr. Wilson lie doubtless
thought Ma Inlluencc Mrung enough to
dt'Rtioy the bill IIP was attacking , and did
not foresee that heould afterword bo
quoted against hla imrty In a decidedly
unfriendly spirit. Llut he know well
enough vhen he wrote lo Mr. Calchlnga
that every word of criticism would , bo
u-n'd agtilmtt the ti.irty which passed the
bill lie was unwilling either to slpn or
to veto. 1'osslbly porno of liln more foolish
admirers may regard thin elimination of
his letters an a persecution fur his free
dom of ppecch ,
* ! * 'Olt 1.0AM .N8H.MO.VS.
Buffalo Courier : A cynic rises to remark
that if Kv < > had anything at all on It waa
probably a. full liat.
Chicago Journal : "Honl nolt qul mnl y
pants" . Is the latest comment on the wo
man's bicycle costume.
Indianapolis Journal : "I henr. " said the
clam , "that you arc going In far Christian
socialism. "
"You have been misinformed , " avei red the
oyster. "It Is church sochilUitn that T expect - * -
pect to figure In. "
Chicago Record : lillgers-- ! tell you thin
literary work IH terribly wearing. Why , I've
Rot writer's cramp.
Willis Working on a book ?
Ullgers No. Signing petitions for candi
dates.
Texas Sifting * : Mrs. Anderson So your
daughter Is studying for the singe ? Mrs.
Hi-own Yos. and she Is progressing very
rnpldly. "How far has she got ? " "She has
already had her photograph taken na f.ady
Macbeth. "
Plttsburg Chronicle : "Name some of the
quallllcatlons for a Unite 1 States senator. "
said a profcisor to a young man who wai
being examined for admission to college.
"He must be 30 years of ago , be above 16 ,
Dutch standard , and bo nble to stand the
pol.irlscope test , " replied the applicant. Ha
got marked 100.
Puck : The Ilev. Mr. Harp" ( solemnly )
My dear friend , cannot I say something-
turn you from your present sinful and ruin
ous course ? Remember that the wages of
sin Is death !
Alkali Ike Aw , shucks , elilerl I'm not
follerln' this yerc course fer wages ; I'm
simply In It fer the fun of the thing !
Indianapolis Journal : "Hello , Jack ! " re
marked lloreas.
"Call me John , please , " responded J.
Frost. "Every advanced woman who. writes
a novel nowadays has a hero named Jack ,
and I Just don't want to bo classed with
such a crowd. "
TOO HAD. ,
Now York 1'rcss. VJ.
The moon Is beaming overhead ,
The pair are parting at the door ;
"Good night , " they've to each other raid
Two solid hours and more.
There heart responding- unto heart ,
They aland beneath fair Luna's light-
It la too bad that they must pnrt
"Until tomorrow nlghU - "
omsivx.
n. D. DlncUmore In Al.ilnnto. .
"O , fle ! The sad thing I have heard !
A most distressing rumor ,
Just brought me by n little bird ,
Hns ruined my gocd humor
An act I crumol beiir to name ,
And in a place secluded ! f
O. 1'olly , I should die with shame
To do the thing that you did ! "
i
"Aunt , can you mean that stupid tale
About my cousin Charley.
IJpcnu.se the poor boy looked so pnlc
When I met him In the barley ?
What happened there was strictly tills
So let them make the best nf It
I gave him less than half a. kiss.
And he gave me the rest of It ! "
T.i.l f'KS.
Dunniy.
Whirl ! dead leaves , whirl !
In your withered waltz of death.
Whirl to the dlrglng music , piped
By autumn's mournful breath.
Whirl ! dead leaves , whirl !
Dance wllh the ghostly breeze ,
Over the bare , brown earth ,
Under the naked trees.
Whirl ! ilQful leaves , whirl !
And dilft In n. dreamydance ,
Like our own short lives.
Blown here and there by chance.
MOXJWS noiiTii on YoinuHUfur II.IOK.
This Sort.
A suit like this , of cheviot , cassimere , scotch
tweed , mixtures ; black , blue , grey
and all the new fall novelties.
All "long" cut , and sacks cutaways
ways and double breasted ; trim
med with first quality serge or
farmer satin ; sleeve linings the
best , sewed firmly with double
silk thread in all seams , pockets
oaught up and made by as good
tailors as there are in America ,
cloth thoroughly shrunk before
out. Sizes for tall slim men , tall
fleshly men , short slim and short
"chunky" fellows. We nt all
builds of men perfectly , and
make slight alterations to correct any little
peculiarly of build , such as sloping or round
shoulders. All this for $15 , $18 , and $20. You
can't get ready made suits like them in Omaha at
any price , and merchant tailors would charge you
$30 , $35 , and $40 for no better suits.
Better look at 'em now while you can get
your size color and style from the full stock.
Browning , King & Co , ,
Reliable Clothiers , S.V. . Cur. 15th and Dotty Ian.