2 THE OMAHA DAILY BJJ3E : SUNDAY , JUKE 33 , 1895.
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Dor nn 1ms the peiiltentltiry. tin ;
honest jipprulser liuve their ? "iK ( )
apiece , and the state lias Its pains for
Its trouble.
Tlio ( Jernian i-niperor knew wliat he
was ilohiK when he visited the Husslan
warships at Kiel , lie was spiking
some of France's largest
Tlmt Halt If canal would of course
have bi'i'H a doomed enterprise If Km-
pcror William did not Insist upon lay
ing the stone that completed It himself.
The vomini'iicement season Is about
concluded. To be consistent , we sup
pose we should say that the commence
ment of the commencement season has
taken place.
No matter whether they win In the
Henley regatta or not , the Cornell crew
now in England will have the satis
faction of having kept their Kugllsli
cousins rapidly guessing.
lu view of the fact that the decision
In the Hay case upholds the power of
the governor to remove gubernatorial
appointees , resignations of state otllcers
are coming In very slowly.
London hotel keepers are getting rich
from the lavish expenditure of wealthy
American guests. Hut American hotel
keepers neverrrtlre on the profits from
the travels of foreigners In the Tnlted
States.
The prosecution of Captain llowgatc
Is an Illustration of how the federal
government pursues the federal otllcial
who has misappropriated funds , nn
mutter whether the occurrence was till *
year or ten years back.
How can China get any part of tin
war Indemnity which It must pay nn
less by floating a loan In the United
States when the United States Is compelled
polled to go to foreign bankers to lloal
Its last .f0,000KK ( ) loan ?
Kevenue ofllcers have seized a brew
pry In Hrooklyn. Out this way thcj
are content to confiscate n few flasks
of fire-water which some designing
pale-face has foisted on the unsophlstl
cated red man at more than two prices
Having done away with horses ai
motive power , we suggest that tin
Omaha Street Hallway company nov
do away with the bobtail cars tlm
were pulled by the horses. These ram
shackle trailers are a disgrace to tin
city.
People who are not Invited to snli
Kcrlbo for a plate at the banquet t
be given Governor Holcomb In till
city should yet have an opportunity t
pay their respects to the state executlv
at a public reception and upon gen
eral Invitation.
Gladstone , so the rumor goes , wl !
return to the House of Commons an
re-enter politics. The reluctance t
plvo up public olllce , so notlccabl
among American otllclals , both hlg
and low , seems to havu an effect upo
a man of even Gladstono'tt ability an
long career.
The Hoard of Education will com
Its balance lu the treasury on the deb
side during most of the rematnln
months of the present year. Hut
goes right on extending the klnde
Kill-ten system and maintaining
teachers' training school for the so'
and exclusive benefit of ti few fnvo
lies.
Did you notice that the only men
ber of the Nebraska delegation i
Cleveland who was at all consplcuoi
In the convention was one who wei
ox-olllclo and not by virtue of appota
ment by the self-constituted appolnth
board , otherwise known as the exec
tlve commlttco of the .Nebraska Sta
league ?
Toburllngton Castor has not yel sri ,
Isfactorlly explained just how his nan
drifted Into that list of democratic n
tlonal eomndtteemeu pledged to 10 to
free sliver coinage. If Tobe doesn't <
something to efface tlUs nur that hi
been cast upon his fair name he w
run the risk of being cut off from li
source of patronage supplies.
The people residing In the vicinity
Curtis , Neb. , have formally repudlati
the appeals for further assistance f
them on account of the drouth of la
jvnr. The ival drouth sufferers a
too busy with their promising "lie
crops- this year to pay any at tenth
to the misleading statements which
few professional beggars are dreuk
Avi/Ms/wt : / IN mua.
In one of his speeches before the
National Iti-publlcan league Senator
Thurstoii declared that Nebraska was
sure to give r > ( ) ,0X ( ) majority to the
national republican ticket In 18Mi ! , no
matter what candidate Is nominated ,
and no matter what platform Is
adopted. Senator Thurstoii Is an en
thusiast and easily carried away by the
excitement of a boisterous political
gathering. So long as ho was not a
national figure , his Indulgence In wild
predictions was comparatively harm
less. Hut coming from a United States
senator who Is presumed to know Un
political sentiment and conditions of
Ills own state as well as any man. such
vainglorious boasting Is calculated to
embarrass rather tlmji assist the re
publican cause.
During the campaign of 1M)2 ) , when
Nebraska was one of the most doubtful
of the debatable states , Mr. Thurstoii ,
In Interviews that were published
broadcast , asserted that Nebraska was
perfectly safe and sure to go repub
lican by 'JO.ooo majority for Harrison
and Held. When the votes were
counted the Harrison electors had car
ried the state byLltOO plurality over
Weaver and li 1,000 democrats had
thrown their votes to Cleveland. The
highest Harrison elector received "i,77t ;
more votes than the highest candidate
on the republican stnte ticket. Had
Harrison only run even with the state
ticket , the electoral vote of Nebraska
would have gone to Weaver.
Last year Mr. Thurstoii predicted that
the republican candidate for governor
would carry the state by at least -0-
( ) ( K ) in spite of nil defection , but when
the votes were counted his opponent
had been elected by It.liOO plurality.
While we confidently look to the elec
tion of a republican president In 1800 ,
whoever may be nominated , It Is Idle
to talk about carrying Nebraska for
him by 00,000 majority or , for that
matter , by 10,000 majority. Nebraska
stlll * remains a debatable state and re
publican success will depend upon the
character of the nominees on both na
tional and state tickets and the princi
ples enunciated by the national and
state platforms. The sooner the party
and Its leaders come to realize this fact
the better.
The battle- 1SIMJ is not to be won
In Nebraska by claiming everything In
sight and assuming that the state is
safe with yellow dog candidates bear
ing the party label. The party must
harmonize all Its factional differences
and enter the Held with candidates for
whom no apologies or defense are
needed men who possess the prerequi
sites of capacity , honesty and popu
larity. With a ticket composed of
such men standing on a platform that
does not equivocate on any of the loan
ing issues of the day and appeals to
the support of the tolling masses , Ne
braska will be kept In the republican
column.
AXOTJIKlt I'LACB FUll ItKFOItM.
The present administration could In
no way more certainly and firmly es
talilish its claim to devotion to the prln
eliik' of civil service reform than bj
taking steps to apply that principle U
'the consular service. Here is-a plne (
for the reform where It has long beer
greatly needed and where its Instltn
tlon would be heartily approved bj
thu commercial Interest of the country
and Indeed by all classes except tlu
spoilsmen. There Is not a business mtii
in the country who has anything to di
with thu foreign trade , or who Is at al
Interested In the promotion of our coin
merclal intetests abroad , who does no
favor , It Is safe to say , the reconstruc
tion of the consular system on the merl
basis. Kvery one who has given tin
matter Intelligent consideration and 1
familiar with the policy of other coin
merclal countries hi regard to their con
sular system knows that our consula
service can never bo brought to tha
standard of efficiency and usefulnes
which distinguishes the service of Grea
Urltaln and Germany , until It Is en
tlrely divorced from politics and ai
pointment to It and promotion lu It 1
based upon merit.
Thu service Is , on the whole , bettu
now than at any other time in the hit
tory of the government , and this I
due to the fact that for the last doze
years some consideration has bee
given to proved efficiency , diligence an
fidelity. In the first term of Mr. Clevt
laud consuls who had been appolnte
as republicans and who had shown th
necessary ( nullifications were retaine
and some of these are still representln
the country abroad , as are consuls r
democratic politics who were retaine
under the Harrison tulmlnlstratioi
This had a good effect upon the sen
Ice , but It was almost neutralized b
the early course of the present admh
Istratlon when Mr. Qulucy as assls
tint secretary of state Secretar
Gresham having declined to have an ;
it thing to do with the distribution <
It patronage was permitted to mat
g sweeping changes In the consular scr
It Ice solely to meet the demands of tl
rspoilsmen. . That action had at lea ;
a one good effect. It strengthened tl
le sentiment In favor of a change of pc
ley regarding that service.
Legislation by congress Is of couii
necessary to a reconstruction of tl
I1" consular service so an to admit of
°
full application of the desired refori
but as the New York livening L'o
1
suggests It Is In the jwwcr of the a
ministration to do something hi t !
direction of promoting the reform. L
°
. Secretary Olney , says that paper , fi ;
initiate a system for classifying , f
examining , for promoting , for retalnh
t- consuls. Let It Include examlnatlo !
t10
10 In foreign languages. In foreign pt
10u
u- duets and statistics , In history for t !
higher grades , In commercial and luti
lo national law. The salaries , and t :
us rank Is determined by salaries , are n
111 badly established by existing ac
its They might be recast , but they w
do well enough. Let Mr. Olney get X !
C'levelaud's assent to such a plan ai
of put it Into Immediate operation. T
LMl appointment of consuls is In the ban
or of the president , subject h ) the setiati
st approval , lie and the secretary
re state aix emphatically the judges
how our consular Intercourse Is to
conducted. Let the system go out as
department ordinance , lot the rl
it- boldly bo taken that congress will u
endorse It by a regulating act Inclu
Ing the like provision , or that n subse
quent secretary will have the false
courage to go back to the spoils sys
tem and Induce the next president to
reverse -Mr. Cleveland's action.
A TlMKLYKClS70iV. .
Within the past three years thousands
of foreclosures and sheriff's sales have
been ordered by the courts of
this district and hundreds niton
hundreds of people have been sold out
of house and home under color of the
law. The vastly greater number of
these foreclosure sales have been made
on publication in weekly papers that
either have no bona fide subscribers
or at best circulate among a very lim
ited class , chiefly lawyers , money lend
ers , chattel mortgage sharks and real
esttUe brokers. These readerless pa
pers have been selected as mediums of
olllclal publication simply because they"
pay heavy rebates to court officers and
attorneys.
The wrong perpetrated upon the men
and women whose properties have been
sold under the hammer without due
publicity , and consequently without
competition among the purchasers , can
scarcely be exaggerated. In many , If
not most , of the foreclosure cases the
property Is bought in by the mortgage
holder at his own figures and a de
ficiency judgment Is rendered against
the debtor , which hangs over him for
the remainder of his life.
It Is gratifying that this Iniquitous
system has at last received a check at
the hands of one of the judges of the
distiict court. Heference Is made to the
decision of .Judge Keysor In a mortgage
foreclosure suit which had boon adver
tised In a defunct campaign weekly
last year. In declaring the proposed
sale under this advertisement Illegal
Judge Keysor declared that he would
not hold a paper to have a. general cir
culation If It was not designed to
circulate among all classes. In other
words , papers thrown around promiscu
ously without bona tide subscribers and
weekly papers that are patronized only
by a single class , suck as trades pa
pers , professional journals , religious or
antl-rellglous papers , and papers that
are read only by particular sects , clubs
or fraternal organizations , are not
newspapers of general circulation
within the meaning and intent of the
law. Judge Keysor goes further In do-
( jUirlng that where everybody reads
dally papers , as they do In all cities of
metropolitan pretensions , the publica
tion of legal notices of foreclosure anil
similar proceedings of a special char
acter In weekly papers does not fulfill
the Intent of the law.
Judge Keysor In this decision Imc
taken the broad view that the righU
of litigants , and especially dofpnselcs *
property owners whose homes ait
being taken away from them , are en.
titled to the fullest protection by tin
widest publicity of the notice of tlu
Impending sale. While this declsior
comes too late to help thousands ol
homeless victims already dispossessed
It may yet , if generally applied , suvi
many from the curse of the dellclencj
Judgment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CO/A * AT SUllOOI , IK FINANCE.
The extracts from George 13. Hob
erts' book , "Coin at School In Finance , '
which The Hoe commences printing to
day should be read by every one win
wants to be informed upon the curron
discussion of the silver question. Tin
burden of the pleas of Coin and hi :
followers is that ever since the so-callei
"crime of 1873" the tendency of tin
times has been against the wnge-earne
and the farmer. If the fall In prices o
manufactured goods has affected tin
earnings of the capitalist alone theri
Is no reason whatever why the tolliiij
masses should Join lu the cry for fre <
silver coinage. Mr. Hoberts hikes u ]
the money question from the standpoin
of the farm ex and laborer , lie show
from Indisputable records that th
wage-earner gets everything cheapo
than formerly except what he buys o
the farmer and the farmer gets evcrj
*
thing cheaper except his hired hell
These two great classes of citizens , th
classes that form the bone and slne\
r of the nation , although perhaps affecte
by the stress of hard times , are In bei
s ter condition now than they were bi
11 fore the alleged demonetization of si
' ! ver. When Coin gets Into the cor
country his pretended facts fall to th
ground by the weight of their ow
absurdity. The great difficulty Is t
induce people to put sober thought upo
the question and to compare their ow
experiences with the nmde-to-ordi
.statements which the silver people ai
circulating. Put Coin's assertions t
' ' the test of actual conditions. In wester
farming communities and their fall :
y clous character at once appears. M
| " Hoberts has carefully gathered t- -
getlicr the actual experiences <
y farmers , laborers and consumers e :
tending over the period of which tl
free silver agitators make so mucl
: u
Ills Illustrations will bring to the miii
of each reader a host of similar e :
perlences In his own knowledge. Win
Is wanted Is to set the farmer and tl
laborer a-thluklng , and It Is for th
purpose that The Hee Is printing thei
extracts from "Coin at School I
10 Finance. "
10a
a FIIAVDULKA'T IXSUHAXCK SCflKifKS.
11 , There Is abundant reason why Sta
Auditor Moore should exact comp' '
ance with the law from the manage
of the proposed Insurance or endo >
Bt ment company for school teacher
Even If the law did not Impose certa
or conditions , compliance with which
ig necessary to give the company leg
is standing , the state otllcers are moral
obligated to protect the people of tl
10 state from schemes of doubtful ho
esty. Mr. Goudy , the projector of tl
.10 latest endowment company , cannot 1
ot Ignorant of the law governing fratern
Is. Insurance companies , and his failu
Ill to comply with It warrants the sti
plclon that his plan of operation w
id not iK'ur official scrutiny.
lie Too much vigilance cannot be exi
ils ciscd by the state In dealing with t
s's called endowment companies. Tltoui
of masked under various fetching till
of and promising unhViird-of , but nev
be realized , returns on small Investmeir
bea
a the } are links of the chain of bond I
ik vestment companies , Iron Halls ai
ot similar get-rich-quick schemes , t
wrecks of which are strewn over t
older states , and number their victims
by the liuiidn1 if thousands. They
sprang up In Massachusetts In the early
80s , and , befori "lttuy lawmakers realized
the extent of Uie craze and sought to
combat It flfly-MsPoT these corporations
were flourishing like bay trees. Twelve
and a half mUitnQ dollars were col
lected from Jttll Xl'members , and nine-
tenths of them novj'r received n dollar
In return. The 'rnize extended from
Maine to Virginia , along the Atlantic
coast , and wlii-jIjTuio " " "I accounting
was Inul In ! > { It was shown that
? i ! . " > ,000.000 was "collected from 1,000-
000 persons , and only a small percent
age was retiinuulJu benefits.
The disastrous results of this gigantic
swindle was supplemented In the cen
tral states by the collapse of the Iron
Hall. No single company approached
the Iron Hall In ( he magnitude of Its
-operations , the audacity of Us man
agers , the gullibility of Its members ,
and the completeness of Its ruins. "You
need not die to beat this game" was
the significant motto of Its promoters.
They are not dead yet , but the Hall Is
deserted and Its fragments are occa
sionally hauled out In an Indianapolis
court to multiply Its scandals. In eleven
years the managers of the order col
lected $11,000,000. Of this amount
J5,701iir ? ; > was returned In benefits ; the
whereabouts of ifli.OOO.OOO has never
been determined and the balance has
been frittered nway lu court costs ,
munificent attorneys' fees and royal
salaries for receivers.
Examples might be multiplied Indefi
nitely. All point to one conclusion
that officials charged with the super
vision of so-called fraternal or endow
ment companies should exact strict
compliance with the law , and see to It
that the plan of operation conforms to
the tests of honesty and experience.
The Hoc regretsexceedingly that Its
views concerning the grammar grade
attachment of the State university clash
with the views of ex-Hegent Gere , hon
orary A. M. Mr. Gere characterizes our
advice to the next chancellor of the
State university to Insist that all the
money at the disposal of the university
be applied to collegiate and university
Instruction and not wasted on prepara
tory work , whether In the name of the
Preparatory Latin school or the School
of Industrial and Mechanic Arts , as
misdirected. He says that the regents
are the ones who have ordered the
maintenance of these Institutions out
of the university funds. Technically
this may be so , but It Is undisputed that
the proposed School of Industrial and
Mechanic Artaiils ; the special creation
of the chancellor and was designed
particularly to iretaln just the class of
pupils who now attend the preparatory
department If the new chancellor will
set his face against this diversion of
the state resources he may accomplish
much In 'speeding tlie remedy.
Citizens ofTrohtler and Perkins
counties have itin'tl ' of the false stories-
put In clrculatfoirconeerning the condl
tlon of the people of that district. They
denounce piirtlei"jAiown [ to be respon
sible therefor , and In mass meetiiif :
brand tliein ns 'fniuds and Impostor *
whose object Is personal gain. Tin
Hoe has had a good deal to say pro
testing against these Itinerant beggars
but it seems Impossible to suppres *
them. The next legislature should pass
ii law providing severe punishment foi
any citizen who solicits alms for al
leged destitute people of the state with
out first getting a permit from the gov
eruor , to be granted only upon recom
mcndatlon of county commissioners.
Municipal franehisert corporation !
should learn wisdom from the expert
ence of the gas company and omulati
Its shining example. Under Its nev
contract It must pay Into the city trcas
ury a certain per cent of Its annua
earnings. With this the people an
perfectly satisfied and over zealoui
officials can no longer touch the com
pany for "Influence. " In fact the gai
company has gotten Itself entirely on
of politics and Is not molested In tin
prosecution of Its legitimate business
It has escaped the/ chronic leg pullo
and can bid defiance to all pestlferou
guttersnipes. This Is certainly wort !
more than It costs the gas companj
South Carolina constables are Indeei
In hard lines. If they do not seize II
quor In the hands of unauthorized veil
dors they are dismissed from office fo
not performing their duties. If they il
seize such liquor they are Imprisons
for contempt of court In violating a ji :
diclal restraining order. The only pat
of safety Is to give up the lucratlv
constabulary place.
In one case , at least , the bond of
city otllcial will prove to be a prote <
tlon to the taxpayers. We venture t
say , however , that It will not be a
easy matter hereafter for any man t
'
to the time of il,000,00 (
A man to succeed Holln will have t
be selected with special reference t
this fact.
Mr. Henry .Watterson had his ow
reasons for dot-lining , of course , In
nevertheless he refused a mighty goo
feed. The Nebraska democratic mil
juleps may n'otj burn like those of ol
Kalntuck , buf'th y get there Just tl :
same.
ThpjOiffous Hump.
Philadelphia Times.
While the ladles , ride the blcyclo In tl
beat of taste , tlMMtvay the men double tber
solves up la deoij dlyjad form.
.Slip's 'All Hlcht.
rfojf 'ork Sun.
The new.wom nj Nonsense ! Let h
rig herself up asjsljo pleases , let her talk
she will , slio lsamlwill always bo the sai
dear old girl.
Symptoms nfthn Hilly SPUBOII.
ItufTalo KxprfM. *
Two Pennsylvania militiamen fought
mock duel. One of them U dead , and It
evident that the other one has not sufllcle
Intelligence to toe left lit Urge.
A HlnC of S realm.
St. Paul PliswwPre * .
The Columbian liberty bell committee
having a souvenir bell made to be present
h
: to the people of Russia "in memory
cs March 3. 1893 , and the termination of sei
er dom. " The presentation ot a bell to Huss
who has the finest belU In the world ,
something like coals to Newcastle , and t
n- commemoration of Ilusslan liberty has ;
nid the effect of a Hne Irony. Whether It
true or not , wo all believe things abe
lie
Russian liberty which give this inscription
1C ring of sarcasm.
TIIOMAH C
Every frlVnil U n disappointment In
trouble.
You never like some pcoplo until they get
out of town.
Komnnco Is over Imlf cotton , und very soon
becomes threadbare.
So few women know how to ufii > dry goods
after they get them.
A womnn stops eating when she ls worried ;
and a man stops sleeping.
All men look In their photographs as If
they would make good husbands.
No man's religion ever appears n success
to those to whom ho owes money.
Some glrU who lire u dream nt 1C , arc n
nlghtmitro as married women at 30.
Unless Eomo men arc on the pay roll at
every election , they are not patriots.
Every man demands that his wife keep
two-thirds of his good resolutions for him ,
Tlicro Is only one thing prettier than the
sunrise , and that Is an early morning nap.
Some gossip Is so Improbable that It should
be taken with a dose of salts , liibtcnd of a
grain.
A man who Is sick li afraid to admit It far
fear the doctors will get hold of him.
Tin : COM3fK VKMKAF AK.t.
Chicago Post : Vacation coming ! Undo on
the farm ! Fish In the creek ! Colta to
break ! Dcrrlcs to catVho ! wouldn't bo a
boy ?
Chicago Times-Herald : The young women
of Vassar college who are being trained to
"search for the ultimate" ought to bo In
sliapo to tell how the government Is going to
make CO cents' worth of silver equal to a
dollar.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The sweet girl
graduates and the queen of hearts are here
as usual In the racy month ol June. Those
Yale graduates half of whom boasteJ , "Wo
will never marry" would bu wlso to get out
of the way and avoid all unpleasantness
when their trousers bag at the knees nnJ they
are answered , "No. "
Washlnglon Star : This Is the time of year
when the sweet girl In white muslin and pink
ribbons tells us that wo can find a useful
lesson In the legend she has Just cribbed from
some standard author ami that by our kind
ness and helpfulness toward others we may
glvo an outward and visible sign of our pure
and sweet Inward disposition. And then she
goes home and complains that her mother
makes such a dust while housecleanlng !
Indianapolis Journal : Many very scholarly
and able addresses have been made In gradu
ating classes the past week , but briefly the
best advice would have run : "This world
docs not ewe you a living and the really cod
places are few. Therefore , it will bo much
wl ! r for you to get down to work as soon
as possible and devote your best energies to
It. You have no rjght to be an Idler because
you are a graduate. Besides , those who
achlevo anything worth having must work. "
New York Sun : It seems that the young
women at Vassar are trained to "search for
the ultimate. " It would truly be a great
thing for them to find it. The men philoso
phers have searched for It since the begin
ning , but not a man of them has over caught
sight of It , or got on the track of It , or
found out where to look for it. We believe
that all of them have come to the conclusion
that nothing can ever be known of It. Yet If
It exists at Vaps'ar and any young woman
there can get her eye upon It , she may be
able to tell the world something that will
help it to got out of the mire.
Boston Herald : The young men who stand
at the foot of their classes In the graduating
exorcises now in progress In all the institu
tions of learning In the country need not fear
the ordeal , after the experience of the tall-
ender at West Point. We are told that when
the first cadet tn the class went up to re-
celvo his diploma the applause was generous
and hearty , but when the name of the cadet
who stood at the foot of the class was called
the vast audlenco got on Its feet and fairly
yelled and the adjutant general shook his
hand warmly and complimented him on get
ting through successfully. Oh , no , laggards
need not despair.
* AXJI OrjlRltll'ItiE ,
It is wrong to accuse corporations of being
soleless. There la the Leather trust.
An analysis of the reported gold discovery
In Oklahoma shows up 16 of wind to 1 of gold ,
The arrangements were so" perfect for the
royal salute'af Kiel that perilous complications
were averted.
What docs It profit a man in South Dakota
if be gains the treasury and compromises
himself ? About $200,000.
The world docs move. A Mlssourlan Is
suing for a divorce from his wife whom he
shook thirty-four years ago.
Rev. Joseph Cook insists on going abroad
leaving the nation the perilous task of run
ning Itself during his absence.
The governors of Ohio and Kansas fell upar
each other's neck and wept copiously. The
esponslbilUies of greatness oft make strong
men unbend.
The Hon. Tom Johnson of Cleveland Is sc
busy piling up a surplus from the advance
In Iron that he does not care a picayune
whether party harmony keeps or not.
The colony of mossbacks In New York have
united In an effort to reform the name. The )
want to dispense with "New" and make II
"York. " Why not Americanize it tn namt
by substituting Manhattan ?
Chicago's "Dally Coin" baa turned up Ui
toes. Mr. Harvoy's brilliant theories concerning
corning silver as an elixir for dull times ut
terly failed in practice to establish a working
ratio between income and outlay.
Employes on the Boston & Maine rallroac
are not allowed to chow tobacco while ot
duty. The order applies chiefly to train hand :
who have made a practice o dumping the ) ;
quids on the track and obstructing travel.
Reformers are getting mighty particular li
Philadelphia. They Insist that agents of cor
poratlons have no right to sit In the council
and threaten to appeal to the courts. This i
stretching the limit. If communities are t
be deprived of the services of these patriot !
Solans , steps must be taken to brace th
municipal treasuries and prevent the surplu
bulging the vaults.
Down In Kansas City the other day th
mayor vetoed an ordinance granting a streo
railroad company a thirty-year extension o
Its franchise , and chlded the council for gtv
ing away with unseemly haste valuable pub
He privileges. There was $2.000,000 In th
.deal for the city if put up for sale. Two
thirds of the council rallied and sat on th
mayor's veto. And a yawning treasury con
tlnuea to yawn while the Solons rub th
palmy usufruct.
Kentucky trim for Moi .
Courler-Journdl.
Populist Bryan has been in Kentucky t
teach democrats democracy. Populist Stew
art Is here to teach democrats democracy
Why not , while we are about It , send fo
Peffer and TIHman , Walto and Pennoyei
Weaver and Coxey ?
Miiklnc Uxr Cnitly.
ChlcoBO Tribune.
The new portable Maxim gun , a smal
Innocent-looking affair weighing but fort ]
five pounds , b ds fair to revolutionize moder
methods ot war. Its muzzle can ba move
out by the bearer In all directions , and !
will flro COO bullets a minute , sending tlioi
through forty Inches of oak. It Is eat
mated that an army of 10,000 men equlppe
with this death-dealing * terror would t
equal to an army of 1,000,000 men with tti
present weapons.
Enforcement the llrit Teat.
New York Advertiser.
Perhaps It would be well If all Sunda
legislation were sternly and Indiscriminate !
put Into effect. Law should be enforced o
general principles , but Sunday acts should t
relentlessly carried out In order that peep
of all grades and classes may see how Irri
tlonal some of them are , and that publ
sentiment may be stimulated to demand
modification ot them In accordance wit
fairness and common sense.
The Curiu ol Aijilo illouoms.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Here's a clergyman' without a class. Ii
lives In Bridgeport , Conn. , and In that tow
he said In tha pulpit that he thanked Oc
that thare had been frost enough to destrc
the apple blossoms and he trusted It wou
destroy every apple blossom throughout tl
land. This , he argued , would destroy tl
apple crops and there would be no elder , or
the cause of temperance be benefited thereb
Ho fell short a little In his enthusiasm , I
that he exempted corn , wheat and barlf
from his hopes , but we presume that whl
ut the sun shines and the rain falls the croj
will continue to grow In oplto of the me
who are fanatics with but a single Idea.
RECVI.A11 SHOTS AT TtlK VlfU'IT
Uoiton { Hobe : The degree of LL.D. con
ferred on Dr. Washington Gladden , the Con-
gregatlonalln minister of Colmnbu ? , 0. , by
Notre Dame university li the first degree of
the kind ever given by the university to one
not a Human Catholic.
Chicago Chronicle A Now' York clergyman
finds an apt ll'ustratlun ' In tha pistlmo of
bicycling to K'irnlili It's sermons withal.
"Have you noticed how legislators try to
hamper bicyclists with petty restrictions ? "
ho nrlieil , "Just FO are God's people perse
cuted hy the enemies of the cross of Christ. "
This may bo regarded as two words for the
wheel and one for the gospel , but the new
pulpit , llko the new wonnn. docs not display
a tratncil jcnso of proportion.
Indianapolis Journal : A religious afs-cla-
tlon tn Michigan hasf petitioned Governor Rich
to have the state troops obscrvo the Snbbath
and to permit no drills or military exhibition ;
on that day. Whether It wculd have hmi reuse -
use no call the mllltta out to quell a riot or
ilcfcnd state property on Sunday Is not stated.
The religious clement ot civilization which
Breaches Ulo doctrine of the Man of Peace
llnds a good many dllllcultlcs In the w.iy of
adjusting Itself to the war clement which
conatlttues u very Important part of the eamo
civilization.
Rochester Heralil : Rov. A. W. Ha > cs of
Asbury Methodist church Is the happy owjier
of a brand new bicycle. It was prosonlol
him last night by the members of the church.
The young pcoplo and many of the older
members of the congregation assembled In the
church parlors to participate In a "poor man's
social , " and Incidentally the wheel was pushed
out from behind the curtains and given to Mr.
Hayes. The pastor was able to recover suf
ficiently from his surprise to respond In a
very happy speech , thanking his friend ? for
their expression of thoiiKhtfulness for him.
Ho amused his hearers with anecdotes of his
experience In learning to rido.
Kansas City Star : The recent meeting of
> rotcstant clergymen In New York to cstab-
Ish the League of Catholic Unity , Is but a
sign of the times. Such meeting * , wherever
or by whoever held are evidences of a great
and growing sentiment In the Christian world
that religious factionalism should ccno and
that there should bo substantial unity among
hrlstlanj , especially where differences In be-
lef are so slight that It would require a
theological and doctrinal expert to determine
them. The real and substantial basis of unity
Is common effort not to believe the same
things , but to do the same good works.
Priest , mlnUter and rabbi , with their respec
tive congregations Joining In common labors
to relieve the world's miseries and raise the
standard of the world's life , would constitute
Indeed noble " "
a "league.
Now York Sun : One of the most remark
able of names Is that of the Rev. Mr. Moxom
of Springfield , Mass. , who hatf recently de
clined a call from a church In this city. It
spells the same backward as forward. In
Its simplest printed form , without shading ,
each letter Is the Nime from right to left as
from left to right , so that , reflected In a mir
ror , or held up between the eye and the
light and read through the paper , or set up
In a printer's composing stick the name Is the
same as when read In the usual way. The
middle letter can bo halved by cutting at
only a single point of contact , and that point
Is In the middle ot the name , nnt only length
wise , but perpendicularly. Thus the middle
letter would serve perfectly as the Joining
letter If the name were printed once hori
zontally and once perpendicularly in the form
of n cross. Rev. Mr. Moxom Is a good man
and an able preacher and he possesses by far
the most wonderful of pallndromic names.
THE CJIBKRV S1DK Of 1.11'K.
San Franclivo Post : An Indian named
"Man-Afrald-of-Nothlng" married a white
woman in Montana recently , and In one week
after his wedding he applied to his tribe to
have his name changed.
Kentucky Republican : Rufo Farley dis
guised himself the other day by putting on a
' "bllrd" shirt and a plug hat. Wo followed
him all over town , thinking he was some
patent medicine vender that would likely
need some advertising.
Hot Springs Thomas CatA man who
tried to whip his wife last week , found a
little furpriso In store. She drew up her
fist and gave It to him where the needle gets
the thread , and then knocked him dowiv-und
held him there until he apologized.
Atlanta Journal : One of the most re
markable discoveries of a cure for baldness
has been made by Editor Wilson of the Gor
don Citizen. According to his statement "he
rubs whisky on his head until the hairs grow
out , and then takes It liberally on the In
side to clinch the roots. "
Lebanon ( Kan. ) Criterion : Perry Glenn
Informs us that ha happened along Just In
time to save Uncle Clark Welden's life yes
terday when the big rain came up. Uncle
Clark was standing out In the street with
his mouth open and was about to drown
when Perry pulled him In out of the wet.
Illoomlngton Paulograph : A clerk in a
fruit store In one of our neighboring towns
made a mistake the other day which Is liable
to cost him his position. Ho was sorting
over strawberries and in filling the boxes got
the latter upside down , the result being eigh
teen more berries In the box than was In
tended ,
Kostorla Times : A woman and young man
came into the Times office yesterday after
noon and asked the financial editor to glvo
them a $10-blll tn exchange for ten silver
dollars. They were allowed to go out sud
denly without Injury , it being evident from
the language and appearance that they were
natives of sunny Italy ; where there is no easy
distinction between editors and bankers.
JILASTS JtAM'S ItOIHf ,
It tires an cr.gle less to fly than It doei a
KOOSO to walk ,
When a wlso man steps on a banami sUlu
lie loams something ,
The trouble with culture U that'll .lias to
stop ut thu surface.
Thcro Is more lie-nt In burning match
than In a painted sunset.
Tfio man who would lead others must first
learn how to stnml alone.
Some people are as much afraid of letting
their light Bhlno a a stlugy man Is ot burnIng -
Ing gas.
When the devil doesn't know Just what to da
hi a church he generally raises a dlsturbanca
In the choir.
Tnke your religion with you when you
travel , and don't leave II at the gate when
you co homo.
When some people smile they do It In a
way that makes you think It hurts them , and
you feel batter when they quit.
How quick there would be war among the
birds If the owls and pelicans should Insist
that the robins and the blue Jays should be
have as they did.
The life of more than one girl has been
blighted because she had a mother who
made her go to church In a faded gown and
a last year's bonnet.
Detroit Kroe Press : He How do you llko
my now diamond wnrf pin ?
She It would look much bolter nmdo over
Into a ring.
Punoli : "What tmikes yon think bo
cares for you ? " " \Vliy , miimmii talked to
him for more thnn an hour last evening ,
mid he really svuineil to enjoy it ! "
Philadelphia Hccord : She ( In the -u. gal
lery ) ! wonder It my lint IH on
uvi'tybotly Htarcs at mo hu. He Naturally
they do. You're the most perfect picture
hero. And now thu curds are out.
Harper's Ilnzar : "Mv daughter Is too
democratic In her Ideas/ ' sighed Mrs. Hnw-
kliiM. " 1 wish there wan some way to mnku
her nn aristocrat. " "Send her to a cooking1
sehool , " snld Mis. llarlow. "Thcru Is noth
ing more haughty in the world tliiin u good
cook. "
New York Tribune : Mrs. Flutter This
reception uhnlr Is very piotty , but looks
uncomfortable.
Salesman Yes , madam ; and for that rea
son It is Just thu tiling to ofTcr visitors
when a shoit call makes them most wel
come.
Nuw York Herald : "Why are they called
pyramids , pa ? " asked Ueorglu , who was
looking at a picture of these wonders of
Kgypt. "They nro called pyramids , my
son.1 replied the father , without lu-sltatlon ,
"because , you see , they appear amid thu
general desolation of the desert. "
Puck : Ho leaned soulfully nearer. "And
could you , " lie whispered , "think of an
other1'
Slio cast down her eyes In sweet con
fusion. "Heally , " she faltered , "two plates
already cr If you Insist thank you. Yes ;
strawberry flavor , If you please. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Arc you happily
married1
"I 1 guess so. The extravagance of bis
protestations of affection fo'r mo just about
equal blH economy In buying dresses. "
Life : Alberta I do wish It were not the
custom to wear the engagement ring only
on the third finger of one's left hand. Alo-
thea So do I. I can't got more than Imlf
my engagement rings on at one time , now.
Spare Moments : Smart Whatever In
duced your uncle to marry the widow of a
man who was hanged ? Simpson He has
been married to widows before , and said
bo waa tired of having tbo virtues of
former husbands ( lung In his face.
Cincinnati Tribune : "My wife never
know what a broom waa until after wo
went to housekeeping. " snld Mr. N. Peck.
"And I may add , " lie continued , thought
fully and tenderly rubbing the top of IdH
bead. "I may add that I never realized
all the possibilities of one till after com
mitting matrimony. "
Judge : The silver question got any
change , John ?
GO TO.
Atlanta Constitution.
Man with the gloomy liver , ,
CV'iise to dcploio thy fate ;
Got out toward the river
And go to digging bait !
Imllunapolla Journal.-
The umpire Is a mighty man
A mighty man Is bo ;
Ho wreotles with omnipotence
And swipes Infinity ,
Uut when the "ioot r " speak their minds
With their accustomed vim
Ho soon llmlH out a knot-bole is
A mile too big for him.
TIIK DKAIl Ol.l ) /.O.VO AGO.
Clilcnuo Inter Ocoaa.
What count the sorrows of the past ,
Their shadows or their tears ,
If wo can only meet at last
The friends of other years ?
Can only meet and know once moro
The charm that thrilled us HO ,
And live ugaln the days of yore
The dear old long ago.
Llvo o'er again the Joy wo know
And thought to keep nlwny ,
Tlmt faded from our troubled view-
To bloom again today ;
To smile with all the winsome grac'l
A famished heart could know ,
And find within a loving face
Out of the long ago.
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Oh , memory ! what of the years
In sorrow's shadow cast.
When thro' them all one fact appears 5
Out of the happy past ?
Tli distance fades , again wo dwell
Where love's young- fancies glow , i
And find -within the blissful spoil , ,
The peace of longago. . I
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tomer sends us another. All Coats andVosts from
ous goods are now , made this $4.00 Up.
season , for this seasons' wear Blue , Black and
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This week wo offer a " Our Special"
Coat and Vest ia
combination of Shelton
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Serge Coats and White at $7.CO ; round and
Duck Trousers. square cut ; war
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Ich Its the neatest
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yotdovisedfor match in fact a hugo assortment of
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