THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JTINJ3 1G , 1895.
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torial matter should to addressed : To the Editor.
iiusiNiss Mrrrnns ,
All bunlncus letter * nnd remittances nliould li
addressed to The Hoe I'ubllMtlnff Lompanr.
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I * made niyablo to the order of the rompnnv.
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STATKMKNT OP CJUCULATIO.V.
George IJ. Ticchuck , necretnry of The lice Pub-
Italilnic cotnpimy , \ > ° lng duly sworn , mys that
the actual number of full nnd complete coplcii of
th Unity Morning , Kttnlni ; and Hunday lice
printed during the month of May , ISJj , was as
follows :
1 45.000 17 . 19.074
2 19.011 18 . . . . . WS
3 13.015 13 . ! > .1 )
JO . 19,001
5 . 20,211) Jl . 19,1 < M
C . 19.0V. 2J . M,1D1
7 . . . . . 19.C31 23 . W.n'A
' II . 19.MI 21 . 189D9
8 . 19,121 ! K. . 19.0M
1 < ) . 19.04 ? ,
11 . 19.021 27 . 19.0S3
12 . 2).m ) 2t . 19.0T2
11 . 19.097 29 . 19.105
14 . 19014 ) . u.ni
15 . 11 I2I 31 . 19.218
10 . 1J.174
Total . 624,623
deiluotlons for unsold nnd returned
Not sale *
Dally nvcraee
Sunday.
oconcin n. Tzscitucic.
Hnorn to licfnre mo nnd sutucrlbeil In my pres
ence thli lilt day of Juno. 1M3. _ . .
( Seal. ) N. P. riJIL. Notary Public.
Thin Is the week appointed for the
second ItiHtiillniuut of the McKlnley
boom.
The sick niMii In Turkey Is llko the
nick man In every other part of the
world. Ho requires a great deal of
attention.
If there Is anything else that Taylor ,
the defaulting ex-treasurer of South
Dakota , wants now Is the time for him
to speak up.
The University of Nebraska now has
'an mljtmct professoress of blbllo-
fjraphy. Who says that education In
the west Is not progressing ?
If ex-President Harrison wants to
Icnow how many hundreds of warm
friends he has In Nebraska he will ac
cept an invitation to visit us.
According to the latest measurement
rugillst Corbett's biceps arc fourteen
nnd one-half Inches In circumference.
This , however , gives no adequate indi
cation of tlie strength of the free sil
ver movement.
Instead of stopping litigation the
Iowa mulct law seems to give It a re
newed Impetus. The judicial cost
mills arc bound to get in their work
on the saloon keeper no mutter whether
lie tries to obey the law or disre
gards It.
Taylor , the fugitive ox-Jreasurer of
South Dakota , before , surrendering
himself to the authorities , Insists upon
n promise of pardon in order to save
his citizenship. The question Is , Is
the citizenship of a man like Taylor
worth saving ?
Private Secretary Thurber says the
prc&ldent did not fish on Sunday. He
merely set out on Sunday to reach the
fishing grounds In time to commence
work bright and early Monday morn-
Ing. Mr. Thurber'a explanation : is
highly satisfactory.
The wood pulp paper manufacturers
nre reported to be forming a new paper
trust. Some people will not learn by
the experience of others , and that Is
why the lesson of the Whisky trust
decision Is lost upon the men who nre
making wood pulp paper.
If these free silver conventions being
held In the south are Intended to at
tract desirable immigration we fear
they will fall to accomplish their ob
ject. The men who leave the north
to shout for free silver in the soutli
are not the ones who nre likely to
change their residence at present.
St. Louis still has one car line in the
middle of the city propelled by mule
power. Its citizens assert , however ,
that the mules nre only retained In
order to give visitors an adequate idea
of the progress the city has made In
order to secure Its present system of
well equipped electric street railways.
Only three defendants remain In the
Barrett Scott cases. It may transpire
that these three men must suffer the
penalties of the law alone , but every
voter in Holt county knows that at
least a dozen men are equally guilty
with those now In the toils , llllnd-
fohled Justice cuts queer llgures some
times.
It costs money to attend free silver
conventions scattered nil over the
country , and the people who nre payIng -
Ing the expenses of the Itinerant free
coinage agitators sire not the poor
wage earners , for whom they profess
to speak with so much sympathy. The
sliver mining millionaires pay that
freight.
The Ohio democrats nre said to have
nt last found n person willing to sac
rifice himself on the party altar as
candidate for governor this fall. Ho
Is Congressman 1'nul J. Sorg , the Cin
cinnati millionaire. Sorg Is an ab
breviation of the German word for
"trouble. " And the Ohio democrats
1 will have trouble enough on their
hands.
Of course Omaha will celebrate the
glorious Fourth. Fireworks , however ,
should be made secondary to other
features of the program. Nor Is It
enough to have only the Declaration
of Independence read nnd a patriotic
address delivered. The time has come
for the Infusion of original ideas in the
celebration of our natal day. Let the
mayor utuuo n preliminary committee
on program nnd invite suggestions.
When that time comes The Dee will
respond with others to the Invitation.
KXl'I.WitOX Of TUB JACKASH llATTBItr.
You cnnnot flro a ten-Inch shell out
of n six-Inch gun. This Immutable
fact Is again verilled by the explosion
of the Jackass Hattery that played
such sad havoc with Mr. Itrynu's sena
torial fortunes In the campaign of 1801.
The big bomb which wa& to demolish
the citizens'1 movement ] against .ring
rule nnd sectarian proscription In
Douglas county went oft like a Lllipu-
tliui llrecrackcr. The manifesto of
Harry Miller , who styles himself chair
man of "the county democratic central
committee , " has aroused derision among
republicans and general disgust among
democrats. It Is n concoction of cat-
ulp tea nnd gall In about equal pro
portions. Its object was to soothe the
peutup wrath of the democratic fac
tions nnd air the story of his own
deeds of valor In the liryan Waterloo.
The drum major of the late demo
cratic roar guard starts out by declar
ing that he feels that at this important
time In the history of local politics In
Douglas county a few suggestions arc
In order from him , because , forsopth ,
he had been honored witli the priv
ilege of presiding over the delibera
tions of the county committee a year
ago. Taking a retrospective view of
the tournament of 1891 , Sir Harry
asserts that because a majority of the
democrats supported Governor IIol-
comb against the tattooed man from
Nemaha they had n right to expect
the populists of this city and county
to turn In and help elect the demo
cratic legislative ticket. Not only did
they , the populists , refine to support
the liryan legislative ticket , but they
actually voted the republican legisla
tive ticket against William J. Bryan
for United States senator. Now , as
suming this complaint to be well
grounded , we ask , hi all candor , Who
was to blame for this failure of reci
procity ? Was there ever such an ex
hibition of Imbecility witnessed In any
campaign In Nebraska or any other
state as that displayed by the free
silver candidate himself and his
Douglas county managers ? Omaha
was acknowledged to be the center of
the battlefield , nnd yet Bryan wasted
his time and cloquenco on the desert
air of suburban villages nnd places
where there were no legislative votes
to get Instead of organizing Doug
las county his supporters were n mere
mob , olllcercd by raw recruits , without
discipline and with no rallying point
and no concerted plan of attack , de
fense or retreat Had Bryan's politi
cal sagacity equaled his persuasive
eloquence he could have carried Omaha
by storm. What did he do In his
great debate with Thurston ? With
factories and mills shutting down nnd
thousands of workmen ildle through
the very threat of tariff reduction , '
Bryan entered the arena as the cham
pion of free trade. No wonder the
worklngmcii , regardless of party , re
fused to support his legislative ticket
Thurston's most vulnerable point was
his monopoly record nnd his relation
to the Pacific railroads. Bryan
scarcely touched that point , but cen
tered all his ammunition upon free
trade nnd free silver. No wonder that
the anti-monopoly elements of the people
ple who favor honest money failed to
cast their votes for the democratic
legislative ticket
"In my experience In politics , which
has been quite extended , " says Sir
Harry , "I cannot recall a single In
stance where fusion In local politics
proved beneficial cither to the demo
cratic party or the great bulk of tax
payers In the different communities in
which I have lived. " This Is an
opinion as is an opinion. Where has
this great warrior lived , anyhow ?
Who talks about fusion In the Impend
ing Douglas county campaign ? Does
a citizens' nonpartlsan movement con
template fusion ? How was Phila
delphia redeemed from corrupt ring
rule ? How was Tammany over
thrown In New York ? In every In
stance by a popular uprising of the de
cent citizens of all parties.
The proper way to bring about re
form , volunteers the small bore gun of
the Jackass Battery , Is to place each
of the great parties upon trial by giv
ing them to understand that they must
nominate good men. But suppose
they nominate bad men , Uien what ?
Vote the democratic ticket , of course.
Haven't each of the parties been placed
on trial in local elections often enough
to convince any Intelligent person that
partisan polHJcs nre responsible for the
deplorable condition of our local gov
ernments ? And this state of affairs
will continue so long as the spoils of
olllco are held out as the reward for
machine activity.
The spirit of the times Is against
partisanship In local politics , and the
local conditions in this city and
county have aroused public sentiment
In favor of a thorough purging of the
court house and city hall. Against
this all the manifestoes of partisan
swashbucklers and all the paper wads
tired from the Jacka'ss Battery will
prove abortive.
CONVIC1-.VADH FOltKlOt ! GOODS.
The tariff law contains a provision
that all goods , wares , articles and
merchandise manufactured wholly erIn
In part In any foreign country by con
vict labor shall not bo entitled to en
try nt any of the ports of the United
States , prohibits the Importation
thereof and authorizes the secretary of
the treasury to prescribe such regula
tions as may be necessary for the en
forcement of the provision. But notwith
standing this , it nppcars that articles
inndu by piison labor abroad find their
way Into the American market It
seems that the effort to exclude convict-
made goods has heretofore been di
rected ehlelly ngalnst certain classes of
rugs and other articles made in India ,
but now the State department Is ad
vised that there Is danger of the In
troduction of such goods from Ger
many. Convict-made goods from that
country have Jong been exported to
1'Jngland , nnd not long since the ques
tion of excluding them was presented
to the Brltibh Parliament The Amer
ican consul nt Annaberg , Germany , In
a report to the State department , ways :
"Judging from the spirit In which a
recent speech In Parliament on this
subject Is commented upon here , the ex
port trade of Gorman prison-made
goods to Kiigland cannot bo small , nnd
I am inclined to believe that the United
Stntes receives also more prison manu
factured goods than nre detected. "
The consul suggests a thorough Investi
gation by our consular ofilcers.
It Is stated that the attention of the
officials of the State and Treasury de
partments having been called to this
matter they nre considering what shall
be done to Insure the exclusion of
prison-made foreign goods , nnd It Is to
be hoped they will not relinquish the
consideration until an adequate plan
of exclusion Is devised. It Is quite
enough that the products of free Amer
ican labor must compete In the home
market with the products of lower
priced European labor , and to have to
submit to the competition , however
small relatively , of prison labor Is
something altogether Intolerable. It
may be a somewhat dlflU'Ult matter to
detect what are convict-made goods In
cases where foreign exporters send out
such goods as of regular manufacture ,
and it has been suggested that the In
voice declaration shall contain a state
ment to the effect that the goods cov
ered by the Invoice nre not of prison
origin. But whatever the dllllcultlcs
a way must be found to overcome them
and keep out of the American market
prison-made foreign goods. .
THE ATLANTA K
The exposition which Is to open nt
Atlanta In September and close De
cember 31 promises to be a much more
extensive affair than has been generally
expected , and if energy and enterprise
nre properly rewarded'It will be n great
success. A good stroke of business was
made by the projectors in recently en
tertaining a number of newspaper cor
respondents , who have laid before the
country full information as to the char
acter nnd extent of the exposition. Al
though primarily Intended to show the
material development of the cotton
states , which during the last ten or
twelve years has been extraordinary ,
the enterprise Is international In Its
scope nnd foreign countries , more par
ticularly American countries , will con
tribute to Its attractions. It Is said
that the people of Atlanta are not aimIng -
Ing merely to excel previous expositions
In the south , Including the one at New
Orleans ten years ago ; they are ambi
tious to be classed with the Centennial
exposition of 1870 , and one of the offi
cials expressed the opinion that the
Atlanta exposition will excel that held
at Philadelphia. He said : "We have
greater facilities now for making a dis
play at a less cost than at any previous
time. We have the pick of a great
many exhibits that were made at Chi
cago. In many cases those are still
Intact and the firms who arranged the
exhibits are very willing to make dis
plays here. Then we have learned
much by the experience at Philadel
phia and Chicago , nnd as n result we
will , In my opinion , make a better gen
eral display than the one at Philadel
phia , but will not equal that at Chi
cago. " This Is doubtless a somewliat
exaggerated view , but It indicates the
spirit that is behind the movement.
The correspondents who went to At
lanta all agree that the exposition , how
ever It shall compare with others , will
be very fine , and It will be especially
attractive and instructive as an exhibi
tion of the agricultural , mineral
and manufacturing resources of
the south , which were inade
quately shown at the Chicago
World's fair , few of the south
ern states having made any exhibit
there. In view of the fact that the
enterprise was undertaken at what
seemed to be n most Inauspicious time ,
In the midst of panic and depression ,
the assured success of the undertaking
Is In the highest degree creditable to
Its projectors and to the energy nnd
liberality of the people of Atlanta. The
exposition will be held at a season when
thousands of northern people go south ,
nnd It Is safe to say that during the
last three months of the present year
the metropolis of Georgia will contain
more northern people than at any time
since Its occupation by the union army
thlrty-ouo years ago.
OUTLKT FOIt AMUltlCAtf COTTON.
The cotton producers of America nre ,
to have a new market for their product
nnd one that promises to be of Increas
ing Importance In Japan. The develop
ment of the textile industry in that
country , which begun some ten years
ago , is making vigorous progress , nnd
according to the Japanese consul nt
New York the mill operators In Japan
Intend to put forth every effort to sup
ply the demand for cotton cloth of the
vast population of the Chinese empire
ns well as that of the Coreans. This
means an enormous expansion of the
textile industry In that country. Hith
erto spinners and weavers in Japan
have depended largely upon the East
Indian nnd Chinese cotton crop , but of
late there have been some largo ship
ments direct to Japan from San Fran
cisco , and others arc to follow. The
only obstacle to the more general use of
American cotton In Japan Is the high
rate of freight which Is Imiiosed , but It
Is expected that this will be overcome
In time. The Japanese consul said that
when communication with Japan and
the great cotton ports of the Atlantic
coast Is afforded by the Nicaragua canal
and rates nro consequently lower , ho
anticipated the free purchase of Amer
ican cotton , which Is preferred to that
produced elsewhere. The condition In-
dlcated as essential to an extensive
movement of American cotton to Japan
Is somewhat remote , but there Is every
reason to expect that In the meanwhile
the demand for our product from that
country- will steadily increase. At pres
ent about forty cotton cloth mills nro
In operation at Osaka , the leading com
mercial center In the Japanese empire.
While this growing market for raw
cotton holds out n cheering promise to
the American cotton growers , the ques
tion Is naturally suggested ns .to what
will be the effect upon our own textile
Industry of the Increasing competition
of the Japanese. The British textile
manufacturers seem to have become
somewhat anxious , If not alarmed , re
garding the progress of the industry In
Japan , which In said to have already
materially reduced the demand for
British cotton cloth , nnd while our man
ufacturers hnvrflftfr less to lose from
this oimpotUJyij' " than those of
Hnglnnd , the edatet'ii market Is of Im
port mice to thefifj'y ' VouId the Increased
" *
demand for ouii"jjav cotton compensate
for the loss of 'tha Chinese market to
American nwfliifh'cturors of cotton
'
goods ? Ilowp'vurt this may be , the
conditions cleaity ipotnt to n steadily
Increasing demand , ' for our raw cotton
'
from Japan , ami 'probably declining
demand from Unit quarter for our cot
ton cloth , though1 , If is hardly probable
that our manufacturers will ever bo
wholly excluded , from the eastern mar
ket , or at any in\i \ { , not until the Japan
ese are able to i produce goods In nil
respects equal to those produced In the
United States.
UKMAltCK AND
The agrarians of Germany have n
powerful supporter of their cause In
Prince Bismarck , for , although , ns the
old statesman said last Sunday , he is
without Influence with the present leg
islature , he Is not without Influence with
those who choose legislatures. It should
be understood , In order to a right ap
prehension of Bismarck's position , that
the agrarian clement in Germany is not
composed of tlte actual farmers , but
rather of the land owners , very few of
whom themselves cultivate their lands ,
but lease them to farmers. Bismarck ,
for example , Is one of the great landed
proprietors of Germany nnd derives a
large Income from his estate In the form
of rental revenue , so that when ho
speaks of "those of our own Ilesh and
blood" ho refers to land owners ehlelly.
Undoubtedly , however , the actual farm
ers are to a very largo extent In sym
pathy with the agrarian demands , be
cause these contemplate the protection
of the products of German agriculture
ngalnst the competition of other coun
tries , the effect of which would be to
Increase the price of such products. As
a consistent protectionist Bismarck be
lieves In extending the policy to agri
culture as well as to the manufacturing
Industries , nnd therefore ho Is opposed
to those commercial treaties which open
the markets of Germany to the agricul
tural products of other countries. The
ground of his deprecation of the haste
with which such treaties had been
rushed through Parliament , that the rev
enue thus lost Is urgently needed for
strengthening the army , was not his
only or his principal reason for opposi
tion to the policy which has been pur
sued , but It was the safest one he could
present because nearly all Germans arc
susceptible to an argument for keeping
the army strong1 ,
The policy of Cjurinan ngrarlanism has
an Interest for tlie iVmerlcan people , be
cause it contemplates restrictions upon
the Importations of our products into
Germany to a greater extent , perhaps ,
than upon thos of any other country.
The exclusion of'American cattle from
Germany was uiviiiCjStlonably a conces
sion to the agrarian clement , but that
was not sufilcient to satisfy it , and it is
still urging legislation the effect of
which would be Detrimental to the trade
of this country'wlt.h ' . Germany. It Is
possible that In time the agrarians will
be able to securb 'tills , but In order to
do so they will 'have to win many ad
herents from the classes of people who
do not want the cost of living Increased.
The Bee's reports of the Ish-Chapple
murder were , of course , far superior to
those of any other paper. So Important
were the scoops scored by this paper in
developing the case that the World-
Herald was compelled to copy many
facts first exclusively published by The
Bee. This Is not an exceptional case.
These beats were legitimate and pro
cured by reporters who usually get
what they go after. Smarting under
the Injury incident to failure to report
the news of this sensational case , the
World-Herald filed a complaint with
the police commission ngalnst a police
otllccr , charging partiality to Bee re
porters , and now the commission is
asked to discipline the ofllcer solely be
cause of the stupidity of the World-
Herald reporters. This Is a specimen
of boys' play which wo hope the com
mission will turn down. It cannot
afford to occupy Its time with matters
so trivial and foreign to the public
service. There nro ofllccrs on the force
who do not hesitate to say that they
will not glvo The Bee an item of news.
Does the commission want to hear such
complaints from The Bee nnd does it
propose to say In the case now before
It that officers of the police force must
furnish snap and wits to World-Herald
reporters ?
The Union Pacific railroad Is In the
hands of the federal courts , nnd so is
the Nebraska maximum rate law.
If the receivers can put In effect rate re
ductions that cut the tariffs on merchan
dise In carload lots from the river to
Utah points $250 , or 72 per ceiit of the
old rate , why can they not logically
put In force In Nebraska a cut not to
exceed 22 par cent of the present
rates ? The courts are tlie people'd
tribunals and the people would bo the
solo beneficiaries of such action upon
the part of the Union Pacific. It is
said that Ilecelver1 Clark long ago rec
ognized the InjimUtje done his Utah
patrons by the operation of the old
rate and ho ordl-red the radical cuts
to reinstate hls gruat road In favor
with the people-of ZIon. Would that
such a laudable 'mo'tlvo ' might Inspire
him to favor the people of this state.
Tom Majors , It } E ? Palmer nnd Adju
tant General Gagq met to decide upon
nn "official routv' ' for Grand Army
veterans who wiif Attend the national
encampment at LjnilBvillc. What road
do you suppose tlloj' chose ? It was a
good one , whoso train service la first-
class , and whose deadhead business In
Nebraska In one year runs Into the hun
dreds of thousands. Headers of The
Bee will bo given leather medals for
successful guesses ns to the road "se
lected" by Colonel Tom Majors and
Captain II. 13. Palmer.
The commencement exercises of the
State university Just closed were no-
tlceablo by their painful lack of the
granting of honorary L.L.D.'s nnd
complimentary A.M.'s. Can It bo that
Nebraska no longer has any worthy
candidates for such university favor ,
or was the stock of honorary diplomas
exhausted by the extraordinary drain
upon It during the quarter centennial
year ?
The Illinois legislature has passed nn
act doing away for the future with nil
punitive or exemplary damages in civil
suits for cases of unintentional libel.
Compensation for nctual Injuries sus
tained by reason of the llbclous publi
cation Is still assured the citizen , but
the publisher must bo asked to make
a correction of the mistake , and only
when correction is refused Is the
mallco of the publisher to bo a basis'
for punitive damages. This means
that Illinois Is taking one step In tlie
direction of rational libel legislation.
How long will It be until Nebraska
follows the example sot by the states
that nro more liberal In their treat
ment of the press ?
The meat Inspection pap Is about all
the Cleveland pic biters In this locality
have to quarrel over. On July 1 these
places will fall Into the hands of the
civil service commission , In which event
a silver democrat , if he be competent
to herd bacteria , will stand an equal
chance with a Cleveland shouter for
an appointment Thus it will bo seen
that Secretary Morton's injunction "to
get the boys nil In by July 1" has n
most Interesting significance. Old Hue
democrats arc all in favor of civil
service reform In case their kind of
people hold the places while the other
fellows play the role of the minister
to Dahomey.
The Iowa supreme court has ren
dered a decision on the mulct law.
We hope the prohibition law will not
bo Interfered with until times Improve.
We say this In behalf of Nebraska
brewers , distillers and wholesale drug
gists , whoso Iowa trade Is something
enormous. The average Iowa throat
demands a great deal of Irrigation.
The forthcoming naval review at
Kiel ought to furnish the German em
peror with the pretext for the distri
bution of another batch of highly
prized but inexpensive titles among
his favorite subjects.
hdltor naun's Mmplfl Wuntl.
New York Bun.
We don't want anything , except that people
ple should avoid stupidity , tell no lies , keep
their agreements , mind their own business ,
and , If nature has endowed them with the
mental nnd moral quality , stand flrmly by
the stars and stripes. If they are not so
endowed It Is a pity , but perhaps It Is not
their fault.
A Home TImist.
Indianapolis Journal.
It Is gratifying to learn that the reported
massacre of Christian missionaries In China
Is untrue. It would bo discouraging. In
deed , If the heathen Chinese should show
themselves as prescriptive and bloodthirsty
toward foreigners ns mobs of American
hoodlums have sometimes done toward the
Chinese In this country.
Tlin Fnkn nn'I tlio Fact ,
Kansas City Star.
Less than two weeks ago Captain General
Campos of Cuba and the Spanish statesmen
were declaring that the Cuban rebellion wai
about dead. Now ton more battalions of
Spanish troops have been sent In liasto to
Cuba. It begins to look as though the Span
ish war correspondents were entitled to
medals for unsurpassed ability to "fake. "
Ilier.torn I'rrfrrred to ( 'liurclirs.
New York Times.
According to the reports prepared by different -
ent Inquirers and writers , each qualified by
training to deal Intelligently with the sub
jects treated , nnd neither knowing of the
purpose of the other or of the results
reached by Investigation , It appears that
there are annually expended In this city
for the maintenance of church services about
15,500,000 , and that In each year there are
also expended $0,500,000 for dlversidns that
may be called theatrical.
Oonlii * to th llencue.
Globe-Democrat.
A Yankee , probably a Maine man , has In
vented a door knob that renders a Intchkoy
superfluous. It Is stated that the tumblers
of the lock are so arranged as to get 100,000
combinations , by rotating the knob about Its
axis to each of five angular positions , which
are determined by the sides of the hexagon
assuming the vertical. There Is much more
to the description , but enough has been
quoted to Indicate that a convlvlallst trying
to use the combination would bo found
asleep on the doorstep and standing on his
head. _ ,
Folly of ItnitrlotlTe I.IMT * .
Brooklyn Ragle.
The law that will not allow a citizen of
this state to be shaved on Sunday , unless
ho lives In New York City or Saratoga , wa
as near to a still born law as laws got , and
It Is not worth the talk that Is made about
It. For a Sunday or two a sporadic at
tempt will be made by the police- and the
cranks to enforce It , and then It will die
and bo forgotten like a lot of other silly
laws. It Is said'that the law against smok
ing and tobacco chewing In Connecticut has
never been repealed , but what would happen
to the man who should try to enforce It ?
THE manor ASD run xmr ! ry.v.i.v.
Chicago Herald : The return of the heated
season brings with It , among other afflictions ,
a fresh reminder that Dlihop Doane of Al
bany Is still on earth , but still dissatisfied
with the scheme of the universe , with the
constitution of the United Sta'tes , and with
a very large majority of the citizens of this
nation.
Now York Sun : Women are now about
the same as they have always been. They
still continue to be the mothers of the race ,
and In splto of mugwump reports to the
contrary , the early Impressions of goodness
derived from them are yet prevalent. The
"now woman" of whom this venerable ec
clesiastic speaks , Is a mcro creature of Ma
Imagination.
Buffalo Express : The Express may not
wholly agree with the venerable bishop cf
Albany , but It offends our sense of justice
and of decency to ceo him made the object
of Intemperate attacks by gllb-tongued and
angry women. And after all , Bishop Doane
has but taken the same ground regarding
the extension of the suffrage In New York
state that was recently taken by the Con
stitutional convention and ratified by a great
majority of the voters of the state.
Washington SUr : It Is customary on
such occasions ( commencements ) to say all
manner of pleasant things about the dear
girls and their prospects , but Bishop Doano
had evidently como to the conclusion that
his opportunity to address such an aggrega
tion of young womanhood ought not to ba
neglected. Therefore he Informed his aston
ished audience that be was "nick and tired
of the way In which the talk of woman's
vocation tills the air , not merely In the wild
vagaries of Its blatant assumptions , but In
the parade and push of IU claims for recog
nition of what are called Us rights , "
Chicago Tribune : This extravagant out
burst of the so-called leaders of the woman' *
suffrage movement cannot do that move
ment any good. It will more than ever con
firm the great majority of women In their
antagonism to It. They will rightly argue
It those leaders cannot govern their own
dispositions and tempera and meet hostile
criticism on Us own grounds and with Iti
own weapon * they cannot be trusted to lead
the movement for freedom of suffrage and to
Introduce their Bisters to the demoralizing
Influences of politics. The accuracy and
vigor of Bishop Doana's shot are attested
by the extraordinary excitement and hys
terical fluttering It has caused.
HBCOtAR OnOTS AT TllR 1'VT.l'lT
St. Paul Pioneer Pre : The example lot by
Rev. John Hall of New York , who has given
the $1,000 that would have been his Income
tax to a philanthropic cause , Ii one worthy
of Imitation. The man who would have had
to pay an Income tax need not stop to ask
himself whether he could spare the money or
not , for no one clso would have naked htm.
Minneapolis Journal : The synod of the no-
formed Presbyterians has decided that neither
sliver nor the tariff caused the hard times ;
that the financial troubles that have over
taken the country have all happened became
Qed Is not acknowledged In the constitution.
By the same token , It the constitution wcro
amondud so ns to acknowledge Qed as the
source of all power and authority , we would
have good times right off. What peculiar
Ideas of Q oil some people have I
Springfield ( Mass. ) Ucpubllenn : Bishop
John I' . Newman has been criticised with
some acrimony for his action as president
of the New York conference , dividing the
New York district Into two districts. But
he seems to have the right of It. He cays
the district was too large for any one man ,
and ns New York Methodism needed new
life , ho made the change , which Is In accord
with the action previously taken In other
largo conferences. The change makes Itev.
Dr. Andrew Longicre , formerly o > er the
entire New York district , presiding elder of
the New York and Hudson Hlvcr district ,
and Itev. I'hlllp Clermond presiding older of
the New York and Harlotn district.
Sioux City Tribune : Bishop Newman tays
that the Methodist church alone has gained
over 10.000 members by the hard times.
Now , If hard time * will bring people to a
realizing sense of their duty to the Creator
and causa tlicm to seek salvation , Is It not
a llttlo Inconsistent for preachers to pray for
rain and for prosperity ? Should they not
rather beseech the Ktornal to cut the crops
short and otherwise keep the pcoplo oa the
grindstone of business uncertainty and de
pression ? But perhaps not. According to
church reports , the average cost of convert
ing a sinner In Chicago is something over
MOO. Still , on the other hand , a few blocks
of | 400 would last a long time In Chicago.
Nevertheless , good times and easy money
markets are not objectionable to churches.
Now York Sun : The priest of an tip-town
Catholic church gave notice to his people
on Sunday that the celebration of the fore
noon high mass would \ > s suspended at his
altar for the rest of the summernnd that
there will be a low mass In Its place. "I
doubt , " ho said , "If one can maintain a
pious frame of mind for an hour and n half
under such weather ns wo are having. " It
was an honest confession of the priest. The
man or woman who stayed In town all day
last Sunday In that frame of mind must have
bsen deeply Imbued with piety. The priest
justified his conduct by quoting some words
of that devout woman , St. Theroaa , who said
that In prayer one should always be com
fortable , so as to avoid any distraction of
thought ; "and I have been led to believe , "
said the priest , "that this saint had a great
brain. " It seams to us that there was genu
ine philosophy , well spiced with piety , In
these remarks. It Is not everybody who can
remain In a state of beatitude while the
thermometer ts wabbling up close to 100
degrees In a humid atmosphere.
It behooves a man who has trouble of his
own to avoid the cucumber.
A Cuban poet haa been received Into the
French academy. His chances of longevity
are Infinitely better there than at home.
Jerry Simpson M abroad In Kansas In a
wagon bearing the strange device , "Free
Silver or Bust. " The caravan has a waggln'
tongue.
A Memphis orator made the - an
nouncement that nations yet unborn are
committed to free stiver. Shades of Sir
Boyle Roche !
As Mr. Whitney reflects on the reflection ,
the conclusion comes to him Irresistibly that
he Is too handsome nnd Intelligent a man
to bo victimized In 189G.
Ex-Govornor Campbell of Ohio does not
want to run for governor , but he believes
with Horace Boles that he Is a wise man
who "keeps his hand In. "
Of course the enthusiasm which the name
of William Collins Whitney oxcltcs In demo
cratic circles has no connection with that
gentleman's capacious tank of lubricant.
Although the correspondents at Havana
have crushed the revolution , the Spanish gov
ernment will send a few moro regiments to
J the Island , not necessarily for lighting , but as
a measure of precaution ,
Frederick Coudert believes that a boy to
whom his mother recites Virgil will surely
Imbibe a taste for classical learning. The
recitation would be as Intelligible and di
verting to the average boy as baby talk to a
bachelor.
Jim Flsk could draw nnd have his check
honored for a million or two when Ed Stokes
put a period to the career of the Erie
wrecker. Now Flsk's widow Is living In
humble quarters In Boston on an Income of
$50 a month.
The Kansas man whom doctors kept under
the Influence of opiates to prevent him from
talking himself to death Is reported to have
escaped the vigilance of his keepers , but
whether ho reached Memphis In time the dis
patches failed to state.
Walter S. Hobart , a Harvard student , has
an Incomeof $50,000. He Is 22 , and the
son of a California mine owner. With a
well stocked racing stable already on his
hands , It la not unlikely the outgo will glva
the Income n lively tussle.
What lends a peculiarly fetching charm to
Slbley's silver boom for the presidency Is the
fact that bis money talks to the tune of three
millions. On a CO cent basis the juicy pile
would go a long way toward sustaining en
thusiasm from nomination to defeat.
San Francisco Call : Cupid It the mo |
agreeable of llan.
Ualvcston News : There la no bettor EOT-
eminent than itolf-control ,
Atchlsoa Qlobc ; A bluff work * as succen-
fully lu a love affair as In a poker game.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Somehow thi
man who never complains la considered i
fool.
Chicago Times-Herald : Love of humanlti
HJio water of life that keeps the heart ovn
youthful.
Washington Post : The now woman ti go
ing to bo a very convenient thing to blarai
unpleasant things oa.
Washington Times : The man who has to
look twice to see an opportunity general ! }
finds some one else In possession of It.
Somorvlllo Journal : One of the most sad
dening things In all the world la to wntoi
nn old girl trying to bo kittenish nnd flirt.
Washington Star : This ts the time ol
year when woman demonstrates her u.
periorlty to man by looking cool whethoi
she Is or not.
Homo Ilnllillnc Amoclutlom.
DavKl Mitchell In Donnhoc'a MnRailne.
Experience has conclusively shown thai
thousands of worhlngmcn aud others who
would flnd It Impossible by other menni
have managed by means of these associa
tions to secure homes. *
The bank patron usually deposits what re
mains after the full payment of his family's
expenses ; and these expenses , varying from
month to month , often leave nothing ; or per.
haps leaving a small balance , the depositor
considers It too trifling to bo added to his
savings.
Under such a system constant nnd sys
tematic Bavlng U Impossible. It may bt
safely assumed that among the law-breaking
and riotous classes few If any building and
loan members can bo found ; for each , owing
to his obligations , Is personally Interested
In the prcscnntlon of pence nnd the unin
terrupted continuation of business.
Artisans and mechanics , housewives nnd
housekeepers and laborers , whoso occupa
tions ore the Icabt remunerative shown ,
comprise about CO per cent of the member
ship , and doubtless the same proportion
holds good as to borrowers , showing that
those who save the most systematically are
the ones apparently least able to do so.
Life : She You mustn't forget that \r
nro engaged. He There's no danger. I
haven't paid for the ring yet.
Syracuse Post : Jagson 1 see that your
pretty typewriter Is KOHO. What's the mat-
ler ? HoKSon Matrled. Jngson Tlio clrl ?
HOBSOII No ; I.
New York Weekly : She ( poutlnfily ) Be
fore we were married you used to brine
me candy every time you cntno. Ho
( brl kly ) Yes , my dear , and It cost a good
deal less than the meat and potatoes I
bring you now.
Brooklyn Eagle : Mllllccnt Hero cornea
tluit horrid Miss Smith. I am sure she will
stop to tnlk to us. '
IJlllun Oh , I Uon't think she will , my
dear.
Mllllcent-Why ?
r.Illlun Because she hasn't anything new
on.
Detroit Free Press : Father I saw you
kiss my ilaushtcr last night , sir , and
YOUHK Man I beg- your pardon , you did
not.
not.Father
Father Hut I say I did.
Yuiing Mun And I Insist you did not.
Wo liud the gaa turned oft.
Brooklyn I lfe : "Sllmson Is In a fnlrvay
of making a fortune. " "What nt ? " "H
Invented a contrivance by which two pcopltf
can make love while riding- their wheels. "
Indianapolis Journal : "You see. " uald
the lean man with the yellow vest , "It waa
dark when I Kot home , and the Klrl mot
me In tlio hall and I saluted her quit *
affpctlonatclv. Then my wife got mad. "
"I reckon , " said the fat man.
"I explained that I had mistaken tht
Blrl for her which was a fact. Then the
girl i rot mail , and now I am rooming
uioimu trying to find another girl. "
"Tough , " Bald the fat man.
BOWS AND BEAUX.
St. Ixiuls Itcmibllc.
'Neath the roses blooming- sweetly
Soft he whlspeicil : "Be most kind ,
Toll mo , dearest , why so neatly
Hvery bow you cast behind ? "
With a merry peal of laughter ,
Quick tlio answer came : "My bcaux >
Why , they're always JacKlng nftar ;
I can't lose them , goodness knows , "
foil nine in it rii HAY ,
Household Words
Do you remember , dear , the night
When with the current swiftly gliding
We sped benpnth the eastern height , ,
The moon behind the beeches hiding ?
The shadows by the woodland ca t.
I ay dnrk upon the darksome river ;
The ink-dark eddies hurrying past ,
Sot every llttlo reed a-qulver.
And ns we gazed with Btralnlnp brown
To scan the channel through the gloaming.
A bank of reeds would brush our bows ,
A headland through the haze como loom-
Ing.
But each In turn was quick to mark
The threatening1 bank or shelving be
And band tn hand we steered our bark
Safe back Into the moonlit reaction.
So on life's waters , swift and wide ,
AH down the eddying1 years they sweep ui ,
IXIVO'H eyes shall watch on every Bide ,
Love's hand upon , the tiller keep UH.
And though the night be dark and drear ,
And threatening shadaw.s loom before U3 ,
Thus hand In hand we'll face our fear ,
With God's eternal Btarshlne o'er us.
BROWNING , BROWNING ,
RING & CO , , KING & CO , ,
EELIABLE
uLul
S. W. CORNER s. w. CORNER
15th 15th
and aud
Douglas Sts. Douglas Sts.
Going to Take Stock
Soon.
WE'VE A BIG LOAD OF CLOTHING
THAT MUST BE REDUCED BEFORE
THAT TIME , SO COMMENCING MON \ \
DAY , JUNE 17 , WILL MAKE AN
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT TO DO
IT BY PUTTING ON SALE ABOUT
1,000 MEN'S FINE SUITS AT
THEY CONSIST OF UPON INVESTIGA
CHEVIOTS , WORSTEDS - TION YOU WILL
TEDS , CASSIMERES , $10 0 POSITIVELY SECURE
HOMESPUNS , ETC. , A GREAT BARGAIN ,
in Sacks nnd Frocks , and
are the most fashionable N. B.
Monday morning btc
adaptations for
twoon 8 and 0 o'clock
wo
BUSINESS MKN ,
$15oo will giveaway 50 Boya *
PROFESSIONAL MEN , Linen Djstors , 4 to 18
OFFICE MIN , years. ONLY 80 , A
SALESMEN , purchase la not neooa-
WORKMEN nary. Any boy can ? et
and one. First como first
andMEN. . Borvcd.
Your Money's Worth or We'll'Trade Back.