In THE OMAHA DAILY flffE ; SUNDAY , JULY 7. 18f)5.
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OKOnOR II. TZSCHUCK.
Sworn to before mo and Bubacrlhcd In my pros-
rnr this lat day of June. 1R1 > .
( Seal. ) N. 1' . FIJI ! . . Notary Publlp.
Oiiialisi will support n liaso bull team
If It will show Itself a credit to the
city nuil worthy of support.
The way for the state of Nebraska
1o assume the inauaKOiiieiit of the state
penitentiary Is to assume It.
Comptroller Olseii ou ht to bo satis
fied with talking to the council and
leave letter writing severely alone.
AVe hardly think the Hoston way of
celebrating the Fourth is any Improve
ment upon the simple exercises of the
good old fathers.
Thieves who rob the gardens planted
by tlie recipients of well-directed char
ity deserve the full penalty of the law
whenever they are brought before the
bar of justice.
Auditor ICugene Moore stllj declines
to part wilh the Porgan warrant , and
Dorgan declines to say goodby to tin
men who have been feeding on his
grub and wearing his clothes.
Think of President Cleveland deign
ing to write n letter to the grand
sachem of Tamnlany hall and never
even acknowledging receipt of Mr.
Bryan's interrogatory epistle ! The
very thought Is overwhelming.
Governor Ilolcoiub apparently pro
poses to see to It that the clause In tlir
constitution empowering him to de
mand reports from the heads of all
the executive ollices aud slate Institu
tions Is not a dead letter during his
term of ollice.
If Spain can ralso a loan of ? 12rt.-
000,000 right at home without calling
upon a single outsider to assist in any
way , why can't the Tnlted States'/
President Cleveland is alone In position
to answer this question. Hut he doubt
less prefers to remain silent.
Of course the Omaha ball team will
remain In the league. If tlie attend
ntico here Is not what It ought to be
perhaps si reduction In the price of ad
mission would aid In tlndlng the cause
of poor business. Cheaper prices aud
fewer passes might swell the crowds.
The little boy who , notwithstanding
Ills Ignorance of swimming , Insists upon
bathing In the river and Is carried be
yond his depth aud drowned , Is again
with us this summer. This little boy ,
like the poor , is always with us. The
boys should learn the lesson taught
by these successive drownings.
It Is In accordance with the eternal
fitness of things that Churchill and
Kussell could find no other man quail-
lied to supervise the repairs at tin
State Deaf aud Dumb Institute than
the redoubtable Sam Macleod , who had
recklessly squandered thousands ol
dollars of school money as a political
house builder.
The St , Louis Globe-Democrat wants
Secretary Carlisle to stop In Missouri
on his way to Nebraska. It says there
Is need for Instruction In sound lluancc
jiinoug the Missouri democrats. No
doubt true. If Secretary Carlisle con
sents to accept his Nebraska Invitation
he can easily be guaranteed audiences
nt each station and crossroads on the
line of Journey hither.
Attorney General Harmon says he Is
etlll undecided as to what course to
pursue In the matter of the government
suit against the Iceland Stanford es
tate for $1.-.000,000 diverted from the
Central Tacllle to the private benefit
of the directors. Mr. Harmon ought to
know what he Is going to do about if
If there Is the remotest chance of tin
federal government recovering the
money fraudulently tllched from It ai
appeal ought to be taken from the adverse
verso decision of the lower court with
out delay.
Ono of the most gratifying features
of every great American holiday Is tin ,
way In which American el 11/.ens nhroai
remember the occasion. The Konrtl
of July celeb > - " ' M of the Amerlcai
colony In n ' of Kuropeau cupi
tals have bi > istabMshed fixtures
and from year to year attract a greatei
number of iiartlclpants. Americans
residing abroad generally look forwart
to the time when they shall again taki
up residence In this country. Hy cele
bratlng the holidays of the honuconn
try they show that they are still Amer
leans In feeling nnd thought. Tin
practice Is one that ought to be foa
tcrud uud encouraged further.
'rnr.w ' sr."VTKiBirr AXD rut : r.Air
Cnn laws bi > enforced tlint clash with
inbllc sentiment ? Tills question lias
ifteii been propounded nnd discussed
rom tlio fortiin ntid tie ) pulpit. Dur-
tig tile Nebraska prolilbltlou campaign
Ivo ycnr.-j ago tlie opponents of pro-
ilblllon asserted tlmt prohibitory laws
vcro n dead letter , except lu com-
iiunltles where public sentiment favors
ind supports their euforeeuieiit. TliL-i
lew was controverted by the advocates
of prohibition , who stoutly maintained
hat tlio trafllt1 lu liquor was effectively
upprossed In Maine , lown aud Kansas ,
ind could bo suppressed in any other
tate where- the otlk-ers of the law
are disposed to do their duty. The
iroof of the pudding Is lu the eating
ilit-roof. It Is one thing to deal with
a theory and another with n condition.
At the meeting of the Kansas State
remperaii'-o union nt Topeka n few
lays ago Governor Morrlll made the
lechirutlon that the prohibitory law of
Kansas could not be enforced In those
ocalltles where public sentiment Is
igalnst It Ills assertion Is combated
vigorously by doliiHlonlsts , who do not
seem to comprehend how public scutl-
ueiit can have any bearing on the
nforcement of the law. The Chicago
Ilecord , which on this subject Is as
laft ns n .March bare , Indulges In the
following comment :
"Does the public sentiment of any
lortlon of Kansas regulate or prevent
siicli crimes us stealing , arson , burg-
nry or bigmany , or Is it the detormlnn-
lon of the law ollicers of the locality
that makes them n terror to i-vll-doers
ind criminals ? If reports are true
Kansas has some localities where law
lessness and crime arc Kept In check
solely by the vigilance of the local
alllccrs. An equal activity would close
. very saloon In any district In the state ,
ulthough It might not prevent individ
uals from using liquor contrary to tin-
law. Poultry will be occasionally
stolen In portions of the state where
rime Is practically unknown , but these
arc the exceptions. "
When a Chicago editor writes such
rot , wlille thousands of saloons are
running lu full blast , seven days In tin-
week , within a stone's throw of his
olllce door , he proves that he has no
conception of the practical administra
tion of law. lie might as well assert
that the prohibitory law lu Maine ,
Iowa and Kansas is just as well en
forced as are the laws against arson ,
murder , burglary and forgery. Nobody
pretends to deny that the state law
against liquor selling Is systematically
violated by from one to two thousand
drug stores , saloons and bootleggers In
Kansas. The records of the Internal
revenue collector for Kansas show that
more than IS.OOO dealers In liquor pay a
federal tax. Now suppose that 1,0K ( )
dealers In liquor make but ten sales
each day. That means 10,000 violations
of the law In every twenty-four hours ,
and , omitting Sunday , K.l.'JO.OOO viola
tions in each year. Conceive , if you
please , any state fn which over It.OOO-
000 murders were committed a year , or
where ! ! , ( MX,000 ) houses were set on lire ,
or where : ! ,00/,000 ) burglaries were per
petrated , or for that matter . ' { .000,000
pullets were annually evicted from the
hen coops. Such a condition would
presuppose a state of anarchy ten times
as violent as tlie French revolution
during the reign of terror.
Talk about enforcing the prohibitory
liquor laws as easily as you can en
force the laws against murder , arson
and burglary. The idea is preposterous.
Great crimes are comparatively very
rare. Public sentiment exact * the rigid
enforcement of the laws against fel
onies and countenances the Imposition
of the severest penalties. I5ut an of
fense committed thousands and thou
sands of times daily in till the larger
towns of Kansas , Iowa and Maine Is
in the very nature of things winked
at by law olllcers as a tolerated evil
because upheld by public sentiment.
This is only n striking proof that the
stream never rises above Its source.
The otllcers of the law , under a populai-
form of government , derive their posi
tions from the people. To bo sustained
by public sentiment Is their con
slant aim , unless they wish to
cast away ambition. That the
enforcement of law depends upon
public sentiment was demonstrated
jears ago In the non-enforce
ment of the fugitive slave law In the
north. Public sentiment was In sym
pnthy with the fugitive law breaker.
The same Is true for all time with re
gard to the enforcement of any law
In communities whore the masses arc
adverse to Its execution.
TUK i .tan UP H'
Tlie country will approve of the
action of the State department In
urging the Krench government to sup
ply a record of the proceedings In tin *
case of ex-Consul Waller , who Is In
carcerated in u French prison upon a
verdict found against him by n court
martial lu Madagascar. This man had
served tlie United States lu a consular
capacity and afterward obtained valu
able concessions from the Ilovn govern
inent of Madagascar. lie seems to
have been somewhat active in political
affairs and to have been unfriendly to
the efforts of France to obtain posses'
sion of that Island. This , together
with the desire of the French authori
ties to deprive him of the conces
shuts , led to his arrest .on tlie charge
of conspiracy with tlie native govern
menl against France. lie was tried
by court martial and , of course ,
promptly convicted , a sentence to im
prisonment for twenty years quickly
following. It was a summary pro
ceeding throughout.
When the attention of our govern
ment was railed to the matter our
minister to France was at once in
structed to investigate. The facts
being found as represented tlie French
government was asked to grant Wiiilei
a civil trial anil It was reported that
It had agreed to do tills. Subsequently
facts came to ll lit which appeared to
militate against the claim of Waller to
any consideration from this govern
ment , but the request for u record or
the proceedings against him was not
withdrawn. ' Tli French government ,
It seems , has thus far paid no attention
to this request , while the victim of Its
buuimury puutoliuiout 10 sick In prison.
nnd without proper medical cnro and
supplies , tf Waller Is still an Ameri
can citizen , and IIP appears to be re
garded ns such by the. State depart
uent , tlm duty of the government In
ils case Is perfectly obvious. It
should llrmly Insist upon being supplied
with full and complete Information re
garding the proceedings In the case , tote
to furnMied with ns little delay as
) osslble. If he was justly convletea
ho government can. of course. dr > no
uore than exert Its Influence foi the
ultlgatloii of his sentence , which Is
iractlcally for life , but It should be
satisfied with nothing < ! ess than a full
statement from the Kreiich government
of the proceedings In the case , so that
our government can determine for Itself
whether they were fair and Just. The
lelay In responding to the request for
nformatlon warrants the suspicion that
ihe COIIIMof the military tribunal
which convicted Waller may not have
ieen altogether Irreproachable , ' or that
he charge against Waller was not sup-
Hirled by evidence justifying so severe
i penalty ius was Inflicted.
At any rate our government should
enow all the facts and It should be as
Irm aud persistent In demanding them
from Franco as It could be wen- such
i demand made upon the smallest and
weakest power on earth. We have a
Ight In fhe matter which we can not
forego and can not permit the Krench
government to trifle with without more
> r less Injury to our pretension of pro
tecting the Interests and rights of
American citizens In foreign lands.
JA ( 1IJKVT I .N.SOA 7V HKFUHM.
To reform the administration of a
great city like New York , which for
years had been : i hotbed of every form
of municipal corruption and venality ,
was a task of enormous proportions.
Under the rule of Tammany there was
not a single department of that city in
which dishonest methods and practices
had not prevailed , so that the reforma
tion had to be general. The adminlstra- ,
tlon chosen last November to reform
municipal affairs came Into power In
Tanuary , and during tlie six montlu
since Mayor Strong and his associates
have demonstrated the practicability of
reform aud have gone far toward Its
complete realization. Ono thing made
manifest Is that the revolution of last
November was a true revolu
tion , bringing with it new In
fluences aud new methods of
municipal administration wlileh are
to be permanent , or at any rate to belong
long continued. Hereafter public' olll
cers must be public servants and all will
stand upon an equality before the law.
There will be no pecuniary favors or
personal emoluments for olllcials beyond
those allowed by law and the business
of all who serve the municipality will
be such administration as will give the
highest elllcleiicy and therefore the most
economy for the money paid for It In
the form of taxes. There has been
created u sense of responsibility in all
who serve the city , from the highest to
the lowest , and the value of this Is ap
parent in the Improved work of every
department. It .Is said that the police
department of New York has never
been so efficient as it is now , duo to the
fact that the police understand that no
"pull" will enable them to retain their
places if they aio not faithful and dili
gent In the performance of their duties.
The street department had been for
many years perhaps the most extrava
gant of the city depart incuts and also
one of the most inefllclent. This branch
of the municipal government has been
taken absolutely out of the domination
of politics and the most satisfactory
results have been attained. The munici
pal judiciary has been reformed , securing - '
curing a better administration of justice
than New York has had before In many
years. Violators of the law now find
that their politics Is of no avail to re
lieve them from deserved penalties.
What has been accomplished In re
forming municipal affairs In the nation's
commercial metropolis , where the reign
of corruption and venality had long
been a reproach to the American people ,
furnishes a most encouraging object les
son for every other city in the country
where municipal reform is demanded.
What has been found practicable there
can be accomplished anywhere if Un
people will choose as public ollicla's men
of character , ability and Integrity who
have the will and the courage to Insti
tute reforms. The lesson furnished by
New York shows that no municipal de
moralization can bo so bad as to be
beyond remedy. The worst forms of
venality and corruption , though of long
standing , may be eradicated and will
be whenever the people , particularly the
better classes of them , earnestly de
mand their eradication.
There Is no subject of greater con
cern to the American people than that
of municipal reform. It lies at the
foundation of all governmental reform.
With honest , .economical and cflicicnt
administration of our city governments
the greatest Injury to the Interests and
welfare of the people from corrupt
practices In public affairs would be re
moved , for such practices In state and
national administration work no such
harm to the people as does municipal
corruption. The sentiment for reform
In civic administration Is making prog
ress nnd It cannot fall to be productive
of good results.
AXUIIIKIl LA If DlSHKaAHDKD.
The law passed by congress In 18 ! ) , ' ! ,
requiring railway companies to supply
their locomotives aud cars with uniform
couplers and other safety appliances ,
among other things provided that all
freight cars engaged In Interstate com
merce should be equipped before July
1 , IS'.K'i , with grab Irons and hand holds
In the ends and sides of the cars and
with drawbars of n standard height.
Last month the Interstate Commerce
commission requested the railroads to
report by .Inly 1 as to what they had
done to comply with this requirement
of the law , aud It Is found that while
some of the roads have been laboring
to equip their cars In accordance with
the law , others have made little effort
to comply , anil probably there Is not a
road In the country that has fully met
the requirement. The commission has
authority under the coupler act upon
full hearing nnd for good cause to ex
tend the period within wlileh any coin-
mon carrier sJuOLcomply with the pro
visions of llipllijllaiid a number of rail
roads have petitioned for an extension.
They are to hnvim hearing next Friday
and as they A | Ur/loubtless / have an ex
cuse for nonjjj ( npllance that will be
satisfactory to the commission , which
Is generally "TloT very exacting , un
doubtedly tho.vMUll be given the exten
sion they askjjux
Meanwhile tUu- killing and maiming
of railway employes goes on without
diminution. A cm'dlug to the last an-
nial report o $ the , Interstate Commerce
t-omniKxIon thc _ number f railway em-
doyes killed ibirlug the period covered
ly ) the report was l,8'J.'l and the mini-
[ > er Injured U.'t-l'2. There was a de
crease In the number of both killed
ind Injured as compared with the tig-
ires of 181 > ; i , but this was due , accord-
ug to the report , to the decrease lu
the number of men employed and of
the volume of trafllc handled. Three
mil a third per cent of all the men
. 'inployed on the railways during 1Sl ! )
were either killed or Injured , while In
18 ! > : i the number killed nnd Injured was
lust about per cent of the total mini
icr employed. During the past year
1,11)7 ) locomotives and IM.lSi ! cars were
fitted with automatic couplers' , and
1(17I ( ) locomotives aud riO , ; > 8 ( ! cars
with air brakes That , however ,
s but a beginning , for the report shows
that 71.81 per cent of the total equip
ment of tlie railways of the country
Is still without air brakes aud 7U.77
per cent without automatic couplers.
The fact Is apparent that the ral'road '
companies generally are disregarding
the law and so far as the Interstate
[ Commerce commission Is concerned they
are entirely safe in doing so. That
hotly has made u perfunctory move In
the matter , but it will grout the rail
roads all they ask. They are in no
danger of suffering the penalty for noncompliance -
compliance with the law.
The Pan-American congress of re
ligion and education will be held nt
Toronto July 18 to ' - ' . " > . It will be com
posed of repiesentative laymen and
clergymen from every country , province
aud state of North and South America ,
Including Protestants , Roman Catholics
and Hebrews , and accredited delegates
are expected from all county and state
governments , as well as churches , edu
cational and charitable Institutions.
The congress will be divided Into six
sections , in which a great variety of
subjects relating to education , religion
aud moral and philanthropic matters
will be conslderedl A number of dis
tinguished , clnirclijuen and educators
have promised thulr co-operation and
it is expected th/it / the deliberations
of the congress jvlll be of great Interest.
This country ought to be aud'doubtless
will be largelyfrejjrosented | In It.
We are Informed by Superintendent
of the Census WVlght that the com
plete results of the-eleventh census will
be In the hands of 'the public two years
and n half earlier'than were those of
the census that preceded it. This may
be something of'a.u 'Improvement , but
It Is by no means what the public ex
pects. A census that is Imu'cesslble
for live years after It has been taken
is of little value. Its statistics are an
tiquated before they are published. If
the work of the census were only re
stricted to the field which the fraliters
of the constitution contemplated It
could easily be finished within the year
In which it was commenced.
"Kradstreet says that over u million
of industrial workers have received at
least a 10 per cent advance In wages
this year In the United States. This
of course is taken up by democratic
parly organs as evidence of returning
prosperity under democratic rule. He-
fore much campaign thunder can be
made of It , however , a comparison of
present wages must be made with the
scales that prevailed during the Harrison
risen administration.
Chicago has figured out a population
of lil r > ,700 through the medium of hoi
new city directory. Hut the question
is how nearly does the city directory
represent the actual population. Is it
credible that Chicago has gained 85,700
since 1SIK1 , when the World's fair was
running in full blast and more than
L'00,000 were located in that city who
after .the fair were In the condition of
Othello , "without an occupationV"
William II. Harrlty. chairman of Un
democratic national committee Is quoted
as saying that the democrats will
next year all unite In nominating the
best and most available man for presi
dent , and that they will elect him , too.
Of course Mr. Harrlty Is expected to
talk this way In public , but when he
Is divulging his opinion In private wo
are quite sure Ills hopeful attitude Is
at least one of doubt.
Those two members of the Italian
ministry who tlilled- one another liars
decided that iiothl g but a duel with
sabers would gjiujlfc to remove the
slain upon their . .reputations. Had
they only beeiO'ineinbers of our hoiiho
of representative's rf11ey would have lot
the little affairtfi'ass''wlth ' ' a withdrawal
of the obnoxujHSj * language and an
'
apology spreart' jjpou U'e ' records.
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Henry Its S'lrut-M.
ChlcajsW TWiHciald. .
The campaign Jter'"nono3t state and city
government thrlveii'dlf tlie curses of Us eno-
mles. ( IB e9 _
The Urent NlHrtVrn Pilncator ,
Kanf * ! I'M Times.
Young Mr. Balijer. Wn of Senatbr IJaUer ol
Kansas , has decWBll Ho quit the It-gal pro
fession and take up Journallim , for the rea
son as stated by hint that a man cannot bo a
gojj lawyer and a gentleman at the same
time. This Idea may reflect unjustly upon
the members of tho' bar In Kansas and else
where , but there Is no doubt whatever that a
well regulated newspaper office Is a school
for good manners.
Tlm Kiinxliliie of .loy ,
Indlanapolla Journal.
As tlie returns como In U la shown that
the crops In the west and northwest will be
enormous In spite of the gloomy prophecies
of the spring. As a consequence , farmers
are rejoicing , and their Joy extends to other
classes of citizens whoso prosperity depends
directly or Indirectly upon the agricultural
condition. In the face of this moat obvious
cause of an Improved business outlook fatuoua
democrats are found who give tbo credit to
the administration. Their ( oily merely adds
to tlio gayety of the nation.
HKSI'XOT * TO tlCOTT.
Fremont Herald- Can It tie possible that
ho people of Omaha will continue to submit
o the peculiar methods ot Judge Scott , sim
ply that Mr. Hosewater's enemies may t >
gratified ?
Plalte Center Signal : Judge Scott , the
great , Iiobs up again and sends another
editor to Jail. If all of Nebraska's Judges
lad the disposition of Scott , the people ot
.he sUto would bs without newspapers half
: lie time.
Mlndon Courier : Judge Scott gives It out
publicly that Mr. and Mrs. Ish are millty of
murder In tlie first degree , nnd consequently
.liclr case Is not bailable. The case Is to
tried before him , nnd why should not
: tils illsaimllfy him from sitting on the
> encli , as well as a Juror from sitting In tiu
> ox ? From all accounts , no Judge uses more
glaring , arbitrary and unreasonable methods
to Itillucnce a Jury than doen I'D la same no
torious Scott.
Papllllon Times ! A New York court has
decided that the courts of the District of
Columbia cannot ilrni ? Editor Dana down to
Washington nnd try him there on charge of
Ibcl , holding that the tlclcmlant imi. t bo
given a chance to refute criminal charge
n his own home. Hero In Nebraska an ( In
sane magistrate dragged nn editor away from
ils home In Sarpy county and force ! him to
defend himself In Onmlia. It docs not aecm
cosslblo that our state supreme court will
permit Editor linker to go to the penitentiary
without first giving him a lair trial In his
! iome county , where the crime , If any , was
committed.
Holdrego Progress : Judge Scott seems to
liavc a grudge against the newspaper fra
ternity. He and Editor Hojcwater locked
liorns a short time ago In n libel suit , aim
now tha Irate Judge vents his spleen on W.
3. llaker , the young editor of the Orctnn
Reporter , nnd unless granted a new trial
before the supreme court he will have to
serve a term In the penitentiary. If reports
In the case are true. Editor Uaker was not
allowed a fair trial or an opportunity to
prove the truth of the charges. If thU be
true he should be accorded the support of
the entire state press to the end that t >
fair trial be had.
Hellevue I'hoenlx : The conviction ot Editor
Uaker ot the Oretna Riporter settles the
question. In times past \\c have defended
Judge Scott as a just judge , excusing his
faults as eccentricities. Such a course Is no
longer tenable. It is Immaterial whether
Kakcr Is guilty or not ; the Instructions to
the jury In the case are enough to arouse
resentment against such proceedings and to
cause their source to be regarded ns a
menace to the rights and liberties of every
citizen In the district. That "truth Is no de
fense" Is a relic of barbarism. Add to this
that "malice Is to bj presumed , " and the
Etato of Nebraska can convict any one she
wants to.
Colorado courts uphold the law taxing
Denver street cars $23 each.
Ex-Weather Chief Harrington has reached
the conclusion that Cleveland mows hay with
an ax.
The remains of Samuel Wooiworth , who
wrote "The Old Oaken liucket , " are soon to
bo cremated In San Francisco.
It Is said the Kakcs of Alaska arc on the
warpath , If the local mllltla gets a crack at
them It Is ll.koly the bakery will also bo
confiscated.
The queen of Madagascar is an uncommonly
handsome woman for a queen. She has a
graceful , well formed head , good features and
an attractive figure.
Senator John Sherman Is drawing on his
storehouse of recollections for material for a
baok. One book will hardly make an Im
pression on the stock.
Later reports from South Dakota throw a
fresh light on the state treasury matter.
Treasurer Taylor continues several laps ahead
of his accounts , while the state lags behind.
It Is an old saying that "Joy never kills , "
yet there was a case In Newark , N. J. , the
other day which disproves It. A Miss Meyors ,
employed In a shoe factory for some time ,
was taken 111. Her associates raised $125 for
her and her family. When It was presented
to her she listened to the words of her com
panions , smiled and sank back on her pillow ,
lifeless.
"See Paris and live" Is the modern version
of a current phrase. A French doctor has
discovered that old age Is caused by n
microbe , which ho promises to ferret out and
exterminate. Savants of the French school ,
however , make heavy drafts on theory. For
a real , unvarnished , unrivaled renew or of
youth. Fourth of July stands 1C to 1 against
the world.
The great peril of the bloomer Innovation
In woman's costumes Is that It enables the
slick-fingered gentry to reach the feminine
purse. The ordinary gown pocket bained the
skill of the expert , and even husbands would
rather endure an attack of brain fever than
search for the secret receptacle. I3ut the
Inverted sleeves change all this and place the
progressive woman on a pocket parity with
man.
man.Balfour
Balfour Is In appearance one of the most
Indolent men In public life In England , though
In reality ono ot the most active mentally.
A writer describes him as sitting on the
Treasury bench with his backbone so curved
as to bring his head where his back should
have boon , with his feet In air , his heels
resting on the desk before him. As an orator
he has presence and eolt-posiesslcn , speaking
with a refined drawl and making largo use of
Irony.
The recurrence of the anniversary cf Waterloo
lee has led to a diligent search In France for
French veterans of that great combat. Only
three survive , of whom Victor IJalllot is the
eldest. He was born at Carcsey In 1793 and
was caught In the last of Napoleon's con
scriptions. Baillot was talten prisoner at
Waterloo after receiving a saber slash on the
helmet which felled him to the ground , but
did not wound him. His chief recollection of
the battle IB that the growing wheat impeded
the progress of the French army and cavalry
were sent to trample It down.
With the death of the historic Mrs. O'Leary ,
whoso frisky bovine Is supposed to have
kicked the lamp that started the blaze that
cost Chicago $190,000,000 , comes a deluge of
recollection of the besom of flame that Il
lumined the western heavens In October.
1871. The notoriety which the event cause 1
embittered the life of Mrs. O'Leary , and any
reference to tlie subject In her presence
roused her to frenzy. It Is well established
that the O'Leary family had retired to bed
before the fire started , but the O'Leary cow
was never fully exonerated and lingers In
popular estimation1 as the greatest kicker of
the century.
Lopp'ni ; on tlm Sncils.
New Yoik World.
The World gladly records ono real reform
triumph In Secretary Morton's department.
Ho has succeeded In getting a legal opinion
which relieves him from the necessity of dis
tributing garden seeds free. This may de
prlve a few congressmen of their chief cam
paign ammunition , but If will bo a relief to
the greater number and a saving to the tax
payers ,
The ItlRlit Ivpiinickr llranil.
Louisville Times.
Several years ago down In Barren county
a good man died and all the people round
about Bear Wallow turncdout to attend the
burial. After the coffin was lowered Into the
grave "Uncle Shell" Farrls was requested
to * ay something concerning his departed
friend. "Undo Shell" stepped to the foot
of the open grave and sol-nuily began his
oration with the words : "My friends thar
lays as good a democrat as water ever .wet
or sun ever dried , " And that Is the sort of
democrats we want In Kentucky this good
year of 1895f
Jiovoltlon la Cnliniiarfare. .
Washington Star.
War correspondents In Cuba have given
variety to their stories from the disturbed
Island by publishing vivll narratives alleging
that the Spanish commander la engaged In
loading up an expedition with poisoned food
and defective cartridges , the whole outfit to
be captured by rebels who will , It Is pre
sumed , unhesitatingly swallow the drugged
food. What tbo unfortunate Cubans will do
with the pawderleis cartridges Is not stated ,
but It Is to bo presumed that they will have
no use for any kind of cartridge after they
have consumed the poisoned provisions. To
the Inexpert who view this warfare from
afar the cartridge proposition seams to be al
together superfluous. Seriously , though , It Is
not at all likely that In this era of civilization
there exists a man deserving the name of
Midler who would descend to such methodj
as those which are attributed to Captain
General Campo * .
HKCUI..UI SHOTS .IT rtiti I'trtpir.
New York Times : According to the th o-
loglans ot Iowa , It In a desecration ot the
Sabbath to go hear Rev , Mr. Talmago on
that day. Many severe things have been
said In the eiut about the eloquent ex-
Brooldynltc , but none recurs to memory at
the present moment that was quite so un
kind as this.
Globe < -Democrat : The late Prof. Huxley
, \as the originator of the term "agnostic , "
which he used to define his position with
regard to tin Chrl'tlan religion , "It came
Into my head , " he wrote , "ns suggestively
intl-thetlc to the 'gnostic' of church history ,
who professed to know so much about the
\ery ihlngj of which I wjs Ignorant. " Tin-
word took ind has since been Incorporated
In the standard English dictionaries.
Chicago Chronicle : A west side clergyman
lireachlng of patriotism falls Into the com
mon and vulgar error ot asserting that the
Dtchratlon of Independence pronounced all
men free and equal. The fact Is that that
historic document declared nil men equal ,
but \\as silent as to the universality ot free
dom. Latter day conditions have created
Just doubt of the equality of all men , while
even the clergymen who preach patriotic
sermons are perpetually striving to limit
their freedom.
Brooklyn Eagle : If the cloigymon of
Brooklyn held the same views as the clergy
men of Bath , N. Y. , they would have few
teachers In their Sunday schools. The pastor
of the Bath Reformed church told n young
woman that It she attended a dance she
could not teach In the echool. Sh ? gave up
her class , and It Is said that several others
will follow her example. It Is probable
that three-fourths of the Sunday school
teachers In Brooklyn dance without any
thought that they are doing wrong.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press : The theological
status ot the blcyclo Is etlll unsettled. In
fact , If It can be said that there Is any such a
thing as n bicycle question the clergy arc
bestriding It in the most approved aud pro-
feislonal fashion. One preacher takes the
machine Into his pulpit and describes the
saints riding to glory much as the woman's
suffrage advocate describes herself as riding
to suffrage , while another denounces it as an
offspring of the devil. And neither of them
have had any visible effect on the trade.
Minneapolis Journal : The census bulletin
on churches In this country shows that there
are 143 distinct religious denominations , be
sides Independent churches and miscellaneous
congregations. The communicants number
20,612,806 , belonging to 165,177 congregations ,
who have 142,521 edifices , having sittings for
43,561,863 persons. The church property Is
valued at $679,000,139 , which ffcapes taxa
tion. It appears from this that the churches
have accommodations for some 23,000,000
people besides the communicants , and the
country Is certainly supplied with forms
ot worship and dogma to suit the most
fastidious taste. The United States may be
considered quite a religious country , since
nearly a third of the population are church
members. _
OUT OF TllK OltDlXAllV.
Cheyenne , Wyo. , boasts of a rooster that
crows , has three legs , two tails and lays
eggs. That's a hot bird.
According to a Frenchman who has been
experimenting , n single hair can carry a
weight of more than six ounces.
A girl baby belonging to a Mexican wo
man of Los Angeles Is a veritable cyclop ,
Its single eye being In tbe center of Us fore
head ,
A species of minute Brazilian spider spins
webs so fine that It takes 4,000 of them
twisted together to equal the diameter of a
human hair.
The letters la the various alphabets of
the world vary'from 12 to 202 In number.
The Sandwich Islanders' alphabet has 12 ,
the Tartarian 202.
Ono billion dollars In United States silver
certificates , laid end to end , would reach a
distance of 114,289 miles , or nearly five
tlmea around the earth.
A veterinary surgeon In Van Buren , Me. ,
was called a few days ago to find the reason
for an odd hurd bunch on a horse's shoul
der. Ho lanced the swelling and found In
the center of It a silver dime.
Ono curious fact brought out by the re
port of public prosecutions In England Is
that the number of prosecutions for mur
der in 1894 was Identically the same ns In
1893 , sixty-two men and fifty-two women
having been proceeded against In each
year.
Thp story from Whitman county , Oregon , of
the calf sucked by a young heifer Is easily
capped by ono reported from Jefferson , same
state , of a young kitten , which gets its milk
from a female puppy five or six months old.
Anyone who wishes to Investigate the case ,
the Informant says , can find both animals at
the hotel Jefferson.
D. K. Persons , a farmer at Red Mills ,
Ark. , is the owner of a pig that completely
lays all other freak porkers In the shade. It
Is perfectly devoid of hair , and has n double
set of eyes , feet like human hands ( even to
the nails ) , ono very largo ear and a face
which looks more like that of a young
baby than It does llko that of a regulation
pig. From between the upper set of eyes
projects a proboscis like that of a young ele
phant. This proboscis has two holes through
Its entire length , and it is through them that
Piggy gets Ills supply of air. Mr. Persons
values the freak at $1,000 , and his neighbors
say that he takes greater care of It than all
the rest of the stock on the place.
Will It ( nnin to This ?
Ilrooklyn Kaule ,
In Albania the women wear trousers and
the men wear petticoats. The women do all
the work and the men watch them. Does the
now woman movement and the popularity of
the bloomers mean that the men are to be
relieved of work In the near future ? Wo
should like the answer to this question.
ItLASTH J-7IOJ1 KAM'S
Envy li a robber.
The devil hurts ua most when he nmltrs u *
through there we love.
If church nfmbcrililp tibne could F.IVO ,
heaven would bo full of hypocrites.
There Is sometimes as much venom In the
point of a pen as there Is In the bite of i
dotf.
dotf.When
When you go Into the clcict for secret
prayer be sure to tnko the kny of your tafu
along.
Bad surroundings do not make people bal.
They only bring out the fo.id that Is already
In them.
A detective assochtlcn has for Its motto :
"Wo never sleep. " It r.ould be n good ono
for n church.
The preacher misses It who tries to tub-
stltuto for the bread of llfo something of
his own nuke.
Making the blblo a center table orna
ment Is nn altogether different thing from
making It a lamp ot life.
Plucking the feather. ! from an oigle'a wings
may keep his body on the ground , but tils
heart will fly toward the run ,
The man whose wlfo doesn't know that ho
Is a Christian had better keep his seat when
a rising vetc U taken at church.
Had some modern church pillars been In
Job's place they would have lent their robes
nnd put ashes on their heads when the first
messenger came In.
New York Recorder : HeYou sny they
wore both wealthy , and married quietly ?
She Yes , you sec It was simply n love uf-
f.ilr.
Sorlbnrr's Magazine : He I'm tlrinl of sit
ting there fanning you mid getting none ot
the coolness mysulf. She Wo might put
our beads together and find n way out of
the illlllculty.
_
New York Weekly : Mrs. McSpatt-lim't
It romnrkable liow many mysterious disap
pearances there mo ? Mr. McSpatt Oh , I
ilumio. Most of 'cm uro married.
Chicago Tribune : "Llr. , " Kalil Miss Kit-
jot ilim'H . youngest brother , . "do you y
'woods Is' or 'woods are ? ' "
"Woods are , of coutsc , " she answered.
"Why ? "
' "Cause Mr. Woods nre down In the par
lor waltln' to see you. "
Somervlllo Journal : "My whole heart la
youi.'l" IIP exclaimed passionately.
"Thanks ! " she replied rnlilly , " 1 don't
care for It. Wo live In u Hat , jou know , u"d
haven't any utllc lo put rubblnli In. "
Hoston Globe : Professor of Geology Gen
tlemen. at tlio close of the summer session
I nuked you to report to me Individually any
object of extraordinary Intciesl you might
meet In your respective outings. Mr. ( Jor-
bett , you may begin. Corbell Mine had
yellow hair , blue eyes nnd a tullor-mtulo
suit.
Chicago Record : "Yes , I'm making n
splurge now. I ilon't believe In biding one's
light tinder a bushel , do you ? "
"Not when n half-pint measure will do na
well. "
Life : The Husband ( seeing his wlfo off )
You must promise not to ask for money
every tlmo you write.
The Wlfo Hut that would necessitate my
writing so much oftener.
Harper's Bazar : Iloothby Whal are you
thinking about , Ethel ?
Miss Wurrlngfonl About our wedding. I
wanted to ask a favor ot jou.
Iloothby Anything , dearest.
Miss Wnnlngford Wcl'-I don't want to
change my name to Mrs. Henry W. Hooth-
hy. I want you to change youia to Mr.
Ethel 1C. Wnrrlngford.
Washington Star : 'What did you say that
young man's naino Is ? " asked Mabel's
father.
"Mr. Isaac Oliver Upton , " was the reply.
"H'm. I begin to understand. "
"To under. tnr.il what ? "
"A remark that wi made about Mr Up
ton. I was told that he seldom wrote his
natno In full ; that he nearly always used
his Initials. "
HAPPY MAN.
Truth.
I love the coming woman ,
I love her pretty ways ;
' With music and with sweetness
She nils my neetlnp : days.
I kiss her latmhlns dimples ,
And stioke her hair of gold ,
For my dainty coming woman
Is only 4 years old.
Frank I. . Stanlon In Atlanta Constitution ,
Meadows dreamy meadows strctchln' far
Tlnklln' o" the dew drops on the daisies
every clay ;
An' the clouds arc lookln' whiter , an' the
sap is in the sod ,
An' the HUH Is heamln' brighter an' Is
colorln' the clod.
Slngln' of the mockln' birds where wild the
blossoms blow ;
Fifty million loses In a perfect 'stream o'
snow !
An' all the proves rojolcln , nn all the
greenln' hills
A-lookln' glad and giddy with the ruttlo o1
the rills !
There's a twinkle In the maples , there's a
whisper in the plne.s ,
An' the hummln' bird Is huntln' for the
mornln' glory vines ;
There's a thrill of llfo pervadln' nil the
mountains and the dells ,
An' music's In the breezes when the cattle
shako the bells.
Oh ! the country's growln' brighter , an' the
world In glory rolls ;
The sunshine's streamln' whiter through the
windows of our souls ;
The Lord's unlocked Ills storehouse , with
nil He's got to give ,
An' If life would lust forever we'd jest live ,
an' live , nn' live !
II"
We have a word to say
Wo don't care to vlo with the extravagant and tnoro or loss irro-
bpondiblo proclamations that some people regard as necessary to
attract attention. Uolying on our reputation wo arc content to
assure you that in our present offerings you are guaiatilocd full
value for your mcnoy.
Men's Straw Hats
Several hundred very choice qualities and styles that must bo
sold , BO wo will lot them go as follows :
Six Styles at SlxStjlesnt 8 or 10 Styles at ' 12 Styles at
3Sc 50c75c [ .00
Reduced from BOc Deduced from 7Bc Reduced from $1 Reduced frotnI.RO
1.50 , _ . . . . . 0 °
$2 and $2.50 oucS ntt ] $3 mid $3.50 OUCH 1$2 <
This Is a Straight Legitimate Sale and No Humbug1.
Boys' and
Children's Straw Hats
will be put on the eamo basis to close thorn out
noc Straws 7Sc Straws $ I.O09t raw * Sl.no Straws $2. to $2.80 Straws
35c 50c 75c $1- ° ° $1-50
That mid-summer suit aud pant sale is still in full
swing and will continue for a while.
Our windows will give you an idea of the excellent
bargains that can be had here.
Suits all guaranteed in quality and fit.
Your Money's Worth or We'll Trndo Back.
Browning , King & Co ,
Reliable Clothiers. S. W. Cor. 15th aud Douglas Sts