13 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAttCII 7 , 1H07.
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uctual number of full an * ! complete ccplcs ' Tlio
Dally Morning , Hvrnlnit nnd Bumlay lice jirlntcil
( Inrlnc the month ot February , US7 , was ns fol-
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II . 20,340 23 . 20.650
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Iff * Deductions for unsold nnd returned
coplc-s . 8.413
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Not cltillj- average . 19,623
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IXSIST OAT IIAVI.VfS TIII3 1IRK.
Cnntou mid Lincoln are once inoro in
the Htiniu clas.s.
bail laws Is one tbliif ; nnil
Kood laws u very tlHTorcnt
Tlie second dozen at Ami'Hcau presi
dents -idnilralily rounded out by Wil
Hum McKinley.
It will be some tlmo before we liave
a president who attempts to wrest from
Mr. Cleveland tlie veto record lie 1ms
made. .
In Senator Teller's opinion we Iiave-
not had a really capable secretary of
HID Interior since Secretary Teller held
down the job.
The Bee desires to express the sincere
, wisli that Grover Cleveland may get all
the ducks he deserves on his present
pleasure excursion '
If some one does not sight that air
ship by daylight very soon a. legislative
inrostlKiitliiK committee will have to bo
ecnt out to brliitf it in.
When OIM- state institutions get all
the new wings they have asked of the
legislature , they oiijlit to be in condi
tion to Hy with the fastest of our birds.
If any one lias any good reason why
.woman suffrage should bo inaugurated
in Irrigation districts' created for Uio
purpose of voting irrigation bonds , be
lias not yet made it public.
Colonel McCoolc nitty not have secured
the attorney generalship , but he hud his
pictures printed In nil tlie picture gal
lery newspapers , and 1luit ought to af
ford u solace to take the edge off of his
disappointment.
President Cleveland's latest fishing ex
pedition Is simply an experiment to as
certain In the interest of pure science
( whether fish can recognize the difference
between : i hook baited by a president
and u hook baited by an ex-president.
According to a recunt consular report
there Is a. good market in ( Germany for
low-priced American bicycles , but no
Hale for the $100 wheel that is the stand
ard In this country. Condensed in a
nutshell , the American market Is the
best market In the world.
It Is hoped that the Mexicans , who
appear to bo agitated over certain ne-
Rollatlons for the return of American
Jlags captured in the war of 1S47 , will ,
iiot carry out their awful threat of forcl-
lily taking away from the United States
the whole of its southwestern territory.
St. I/onls Is Just about to reject Its
appointive school board anil come to "a
Bchool board consisting of members
elected at largo for the whole city. Thn
nearer the management of the public
Bchools Is brought to the people the
nafur and more reliable will be their
progress ,
Hx > rri ildunt Cleveland lias the dis
tinction of being the only president who
has ever participated In ills olllcial
capacity In four Inaugural ceremonies.
iYarlous predecessors were themselves
twice Installed as chief executive , but
none of them ever helped to Install more
than one successor.
A New York preacher of the sensa
tional variety has coino to the rescue
of the trusts with a pulpit defense of
their methods and objects and a clerical
endorsement for the good they tire ac
complishing. A census has not yet been
taken of the minister's congregation ,
but It might -give results of intcivat to
the public.
Montana legislators must be made of
peculiar stuff. A member of the Mon
tana legislature has not only accepted
bribes , but admitted accepting them , and
has been expelled for corruption , Mem-
burs of other legislatures who accept
bribes are generally too smart to be
caught nt It , and even when caught .PIT *
lu dculula.
KO AXlfiX.lTl'y OK
Although Piv.sldMit McKlnTejr hns In
hi * Inaugural enunciate. ' ; ! his opposition
to any policy looklrpr toward the nn
lioxailou of territory or extension of the
present boundaries of the United Stales ,
tin zealots who want the American
ling lo llont over Unvniin. nud llono
lulu hnvo not ceased their agitation.
Already the1 dispatches from Washing
ton announce that the scheme for Ila-
w.illan annexation Is to be vigorously
pushed lu coiifirp&s and out of congress.
Tlio Cuban enthusiasts are also active
and their clamor for the recognition of
Cuba's independence Is simply the pre
lude to a demand for complete annexa
tion. Obviously It will require all the
fortitude which the now president pos
sesses to resist the pressure that will
cmuu from political friends who are
nllltctcd with the mania for territorial
acquisition nnd political adventurers
who hope to make their fortunes ns gor
ornors of Islands or as surveyors of
ports.
The craving for an American empire
that embraces all of North America as
well as all the coral reefs of the Pa-
clllc Is by no means entirely new. The
manifest destiny patriot has been abroad
In ( he land back as far as memory
reaches. He occupied seats In congress
in the days when the filibustering expe
ditions of Captain Walker sought to
annex ; Cuba for the purpose of extend
ing the area of negro slavery for the
southern plantation lords. lie was very
numerous when "Fifty-four , forty or
light" was the political battiecry. He
was rampant after the war of secession
when the San Domingo deal was pro
posed as the preliminary step to the
aciniisltlon of Cuba. No man In public
life handled the annexation question
more ably than did General Garfield ,
whose terse speech delivered In the
house of representatives April 0 , 1870 ,
embodies the pith of the Issue In the
following extract :
I trust that wo hnvo seen the last of our
annexations , ana In this remark I In-
cluilo the -whole group ot West India islamls
and tlie whole of the Mexican territory con-
tlguous to tlio United States. Doth these
Islands and Mexico are- inhabited by people
of this Latin races , strongly degenerated by
tholr mixture with , native races a popula
tion occupying a territory that naturally en
feebles man , a population and a territory
that I earnestly hopu may never be made an
Integral part of the United States. I cannot
moro strongly state my view ot that sub
ject than by saying that If the Island of Cuba
were offered to us with the consent of all the
powers ot the world , and $100,000,000 In gold
were offered as a bonus for ita acceptance , I
would unhesitatingly decline the offer.Vu
occupy a portion of that great northern rene
which girdles tbu world and which has been
the theater of the greatest achievements of
civilization , especially lu the history of the
Anglo-Saxon lace , and should we extend our
possessions into the tropical belt wo should
weaken the power of our people and govern
ment. Heuco I disclaim any purpose or sug
gestion ot annexing the Hawaiian Islands.
\Y11AT \ WAS THE ISSUE Ot"A'lKETr-SlX.l
From the fifth day of November to
the llfth day of March It is only four
months , and yet men , who were active *
partisans In tlie late presidential cam
paign have already begun lo pervert the
issues upon which the battle was
fought. Within twenty-four hours after
President McKinley had taken his oath
of ofllce the new chief executive is taken
lo task by a leading Chicago dally for
calling congress In extra session for the
purpose of revising the tariff , which we
are told "has been distinctly repudiated
at the polls. " "This session , " petulantly
exclaims our Chicago contemporary , "Is
to be called not to undertake the re
form of tlie currency system or the im
provement of our finances , but simply
to re-enact laws which tire Ineffectual
If not positively Injurious. "
What was the issue of 'ninety-six ?
Surely no one who took an active in
terest In the campaign could have been
oblivious to the questions upon which
the country divided. The issues of
'ninety-six were set forth In the platforms -
forms upon which McKinley and Hryan
confronted each other. The lirst plank
in the platform upon which McKinley
was elected made the following declara
tion : ;
We renew nnd emphasize our allegiance to
the policy of protection ca the bulwark of
American Industrial Independence and tha
foundation of American development and
prosperity. This true American policy taxes
foreign products and encourages home In
dustry : It puts the burden of rovfcmia on for
eign goods ; it secures the American nnrket
for tliu American producer ; It upholiJa the
Amsrlran standard of wages for the American
worklnginan ; It puts the factory by the aldo
ot th9 funn , and makes the American farmer
Icru dependent on foreign demand and price ;
It diffuses general .thrift , and founds the
otrcngth of all on the strength of each. In
Its reasonable application it la jiut , fair and
Impartial , equally opposed to foreign control
and domcMtlc monopoly , to sectional discrim
ination and individual favoritism. * *
\Vo are not pledged to any particular sched
ules. Tlie question cf rates la a practical
question , to be governed by the conditions
of the tlmo and of production ; the rullni ;
and uncompromising principle la the protec
tion and development of American labor and
Industry. The country deuiaudo n right set
tlement , and then It wants real.
This positive pledge of tariff revision
McKinley and the republican party are
obligated to redeem at the earliest possi
ble moment , even If there were no doll-
clt in the treasury calling for legisla
tion to Increase our revenues.
Grant tlmt the money question was
the paramount Issnn of the late cam
paign , as contended by the supporter *
ot Hryan , who dared not discuss the
tariff , what obligations hnvo McKinley
and the republican party assumed and
what \\as tliu import of Iho popular
verdict of last November ? The popo-
crat'c ' position on the money question
was eitmiclated lu the Chicago platform
an follows :
Recognizing that the money question 'J ;
paramount to all others at this time , v-o In-
vlto attention to the fact that the fe.lora !
constitution names allvcr and gold together
as the money metals of the United States , and
that the first coinage law p&ssed by congress
under the conitltutlon made the silver dollar
the monetary unit and admitted gold to free
coinage at a ratio based upn tlio silver-dol
lar unit. -\ve demand the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold
at luu present legal ratio of 10 to 1 , without
waiting for the aid or consent of any other
nation.Vo demand that the standard sli
ver dollar shall 'be a full legal tender ,
wtlij gold , lor * U debu , public autl
private , and wo favor * uch legislation an wll
prevent for the futnro the demonetization o
any kind of legal tender money by prlvat
contract.
Tills was a peremptory demand for a
change In our money standard nnd wa.
met by the republicans In the following
declaration :
The republican party Is unreservedly fo
sound money. It caused the enactment o
the law providing for Iho resumption o
specie payments In 1879 ; since then every dot
tar has been as good as gold. Wo arc un
alterably opposed to every measure calculate !
to debase our currency or Impair the crcdl
of our country. We are therefore oppoio <
to the free coinage of silver except by In
tcrnntlonal agreement with the loading com
mcrclal nations of the world , which wo
pledge ourselves to promote , and unlll sucl
agreement can bo obtained the existing fioh
standard must be preserved. Alt our sil
ver and paper currency must bo maintained
at parity with gold , nnd we favor all meas
ures designed to maintain Inviolably the obll
nations ot the United States nnd all our
money , whether coin or paper , at the prescn
standard , the standard of the moat enlight
ened nations of the earth.
With the Issue of 10 to 1 free coinage
versus tlie existing gold standard thu
sp.iurcly ( joined , the Indisputable do
clslon of tlio ballot box was against nnj
changein our monetary system'nntl
an International agreement shall have
been secured. To arraign McKinley foi
recommending to congress prompt com
plliince with the platform pledges of
'ninety-six ; is an Imputation upon his
political honor , as well tus upon Ills sense
of duty to the American people who
elected him.
AT TIIK COUllT OF ST. JAMKS.
It seems to be practically settled tha
the next ambassador at the court of St
James will be Colonel John liny , who
was one of the private secretaries of
Abraham Lincoln and has been * hlcn
tilled wltli the diplomatic service of the
country to an extent which fully tninlf-
tics him for any position in that service
Colonel Hay was llrst assistant secretary
rotary of state under Secretary Kvarts
In thu administration of President
Hayes , nnd he made an excellent room
In that position. Itesldes that he has
had diplomatic experience and is fully
equipped for the duties that would devolve
volve upon him as the representative of
the United States at tlie lU-Itlsh court.
Colonel Hay is an accomplished gentle
man , of well established literary attain
ments and of attested ability as an orator
tor , and there can be no doubt that he
would maintain the character which the
United States has established at the
British court as the foremost of all na
tions lu literary utterances. For a num
ber of years tlie United States has easily
held precedence In this respect and It
is entirely safe to say that it would
maintain this precedence with Colonel
Hay as Us representative. It is also
safe to say that Colonel Hay would be
an absolutely patriotic and conservative
representative of the United Stales at the
British court. No man in the country
Is more familiar than he witli the tradi
tional i > ollcy of the country in regard to
our foreign relations and It Is not to be
doubted that no man is more heartily
in sympathy with the sentiment of Hie
lA'oshlont nnd with the general public
sentiment in favor of maintaining peace
ful relations between England and the
United States. Imbued as ho. is with
the sterling patriotic sentiment instilled
during the war period In which lie tool :
an active part , Colonel Hay will go
abroad as the best representative of
American feeling toward the nation to
which he will bo accredited. What
that feeling is has been clearly indicated
in the inaugural address of President
McKinley. It absolutely cordial and
peaceful with respect to all nations , but
especially so with regard to that nation
with which we have the greatest deal
ings , commercial and otherwise Eng
land. The duty and expediency of
maintaining and perpetuating friendly
relations with that nation Is realized by
every intelligent American and by none
more than President McKinley.
These considerations give great Im
portance to the appointment of an am
bassador to Hie court of St. James.
There Is needed there not simply a
scholar , but a man of thorough Amer
ican feeling and sentiment , who can be
depended upon under all conditions and
.n all circnmstances to uphold American
tleas and principles. The distinguished
gentleman who has occupied this posi
tion for the last four years has not
wholly satlslied his countrymen in this
respect , but criticism of his course can
Io ) left to tlie historian. It Is sulliclent
to say now that his services were not
wholly without value. He was Instru
mental , at least , in paving the way to a
better understanding between the great
English-speaking nations and this is no
small honor. Ills successor will have
devolved upon him tlio duty of com
pleting this work and wo can think of
no one better qualified for this task than
Colonel John Hay.
27fB MKK'ftXU T/JIB ( - ' cnxailKSS.
The constitution provides that "The
congress shall assemble at least once
In every year ; nml such meeting shall
bo on the first .Monday In December ,
unless they shall , by law , appoint a
different day. " Tims in order to change
fit ? regular meeting time of congress it
hi not necessary to amend the constitu
tion ; a simple enactment is all that Is re-
( pttred. In announcing his Intention to
call ( hi : Flfty-ilfih congress In extraor
dinary session , President McKinley said ;
"It has always seemed to mo that the
postponement of thu meeting of con
gress until more than a year after It
had been chosen deprives congress too
often of the Inspiration of tlie
popular will anil the cor
responding bi'iipllts. " Thl4 ; view
of the president is not an impulse ,
but Is the conclusion of experience ami
careful deliberation. Having himself
had a long service in congress , he per
fectly understands what tlio effect of
the postixmod sessions hi upon the rep-
ivscntalives and hence what he- says
is entitled to great consideration. He
speaks not as a theorist , hut us one
who 1ms had experience In public af-
ftilrs.
The question of changing the time of
tht > meeting of congress has been fre
quently presented to the attention of
that body , but while It lias received
more or less discussion It has never
cominnndedrjinnlelont support In cltho
branch ofTonjTross , so fnr as we re
member , to get the endorsement of th
house or tlif enate. Perhaps the failure
to change Huj time of ineftlng has beei
duo largelyjjo the devotion to long-pa
tablishcd custom. More than nlmos
any other civilized people In the worlt
the American people are given to adhcr
cnce to custom nnd usage , so far as
governmental business Is concerned
This Is shown by the tenacity wltl
which the stalled'"senatorial courtesy *
Is ninlntnlura ) notwithstanding its pro
nounct'd ie&rejHtlllcnn character , am
also by tlis'vlndletlvc opposition tlin
was manifested 'to the Innovatloi
which was made by Speaker Heed li
regard to thoirulcs of the house of rep
resentntlves of the "Fifty-first congress
It is well remembered that tlio changes
which ho then Introduced wore bltterlj
opposed by the political opposition , yc
when that opposition came into contra
of the house It found It to be absolutely
necessary In order to do business to pur
sue the course Inaugurated by the re
publican speaker. So far ns tlie null
quoted rules -of "the senate are concerned
corned , everybody Is familiar with Hit
fact that all efforts to change then
have proved unavailing , although publli
sentiment has for years been distinct ) }
favorable to a ehango that would brlni ,
that body more lu sympathy and nccori
with popular feeling.
In view of the Indisposition that ha ?
hitherto been stliown by congress to depart
part from the established custom , 1
may be doubted whether a. change wll
bo made In tlio near future , If ever , it
tlio time of tlie meeting of that body
It has been proposed'that congress nice
in April and' cogent arguments have
been advanced in support'of that propo
sitlon. It liti also been urged thai
tlio now congress-should mdet slmnltano
ously with the Inauguration of the pros
Idenr. There arc good reasons in sup
port of tills proposition , there being : i
very forceful one at present , whei
owing to a change In the political character
tor of the administration it is absolutely
lutoly necessary to call an extraordinary
session of congress for the purpose of
revising the economic policy. This
means a very considerable extra expense
to the people , yet under the clrcuin
stances it is unavoidable. As the pres
ident has cleiirly stated , duty to tin.
public Interests requires It.
But the situation presents more force
fully than over before tlie question
whether the time of the meeting of
congress sJiouId'iUit be changed , so as to
bring it nearBr'tottlie ' date of the change
of administratjliogs and also with
view to keeping congress , as suggested
by President McKinley , more under the
Inspiration o.f , the popular will.
American rallwqy managers doubtless
take great comfort 1m the report of the
commission sbilt to this country by the
German gnveiiiinynt to study American
railroads in which they compliment our
roads for speed and comfortable pas
senger transportation on , , the through
lines botw-eeir tlio'great ' cities.- There is
no question 'jthat the , 'best railway
facilities in tlie-tjulted Suites are better
than .the best .railway facilities In
Europe ; but neither Is there any ques
tion that the .ordinary facilities for
travel between smaller towns and oft
main lines are poorer here than abroad.
Everything is done to attract com
petitive business , while patrons who
must use a particular road tire com
pelled lo put up with rolling stock and
train service that Is next to intolerable.
American railway managers must not be
permitted to fall into tlie idea that there
is no ground for the demand for im
provement In existing facilities afforded
the public by their roads.
A great ado Is being made over a
statistical table. sJiqwlng that the per
capita cost of running the national
government has'.stcadily Increased since
: lie foundation of the republic from ? 1. . ' ! ' . )
in 1SOO to about $5.-18 in 1S)5. ! ) Over the
accuracy of the figures it Is scarcely
worth wliiie to dispute. It must not he
forgotten , however , that while the
iverage contribution of the citizen to tlie
lalional treasury has Increased , so have
the various services which the govern
ment performs in return. In 1SOO no
body oven dreamed of sending a letter
to any part of tlie United States for 2
cents postage. If nil the mail handled
by the postolllce in the year 1S)5 ! ) were
paid for tit tlio rate prevailing In JSOO ,
: he federal government would not have
to call on the citizen for much of a con
tribution In the form of federal taxes.
The Untied Slates has a traditional
foreign policy which has been adhered
o with more or loss vigor by every presl-
li-nt since Washington. In a nutshell
t is that of avoiding needless , entangle-
nents with other nations and attending
Urlctly to our own business while main
taining the dignity and honor of the
mtlon abroad and protecting American
citizens wherever- they may happen to
be. Our diplomatic--history is a record
> f development aloqg tills line and any-
> ne who expecls to see It take a sudden
urn In any new direction Is very
lltely to bo greatly disappointed.
/ * ' 1 - '
It Is Impossible' ( of revise tlie constitn-
lon through % Itutlonnl convention
n conformity withUho provisions of the
onstltntlon ofl'Nt'liraska In a shorter
> erlod than iry/I'V ' ars. Tliu question '
vhether a convention shall bo called
mist bo KubmltU'rf' ' by one leglslut-jro
uid If approvedhy"'tho , peophs' is to be
ummoned by t/jcsucceeding / , legislature ,
vhllo the proposediirevlsion must then
IB laid before fh ; iAopl.-j ? r0i ratification
it the polN. Yiiij-ltfloii by amendment
s a much more-speedy : and less ex-
HHislvu form of changing the constltu-
Ion In this state.
And it is almost Incredible , though
rue. that less- than four yearn ago the
Vmerlcan people went half wild In their
mthuslasm over the visit of tlio Spanish
nfanta Eulallo and tiuit other scion of
Spanish nobility , the dnko of Veragua. >
The appropriation of over $100,000 for
ebulldlng tlio burned Iowa asylum for
ho .feeble minded Indicates that the
esson of the lire has not been entirely
iverlooked uutl that the new asylum
will be-substantially ( onslnutoillth a
view to the unfoty of the Inmates. Tito
housing of helpless wards In lire-traps
and tinder-boxes Is scarcely less Hum n.
crime against humanity. The time
ought to be not fnr distant when every
state Institution for defectives will bo
practically fireproof to thu best knowl
edge1 of the modern nrcnltoct.
That was a noteworthy feature of tin
Inaugural parade to have live sous o
live former presidents among tin
mounted aids. Those presidents' son * .
rode along just as did the hundreds o
other aids , characteristic of the demo
cratlc principles underlying the Amcri
can government , In all those tlv
cases , whatever distinction the sons have
attained has been Independent of th
honors conferred upon their fathers.
Before the legislature memorialize !
congress to enact legislation to prevc-n
trusts and corporations dictating tlu
economic utterances of college am
university professors , It might not In
entirely out of place to verify a few o
the alleged Instances where such Influence
fluenco has been exerted nnd nvoli
protesting against some pretended abus
that nowhere exists except In the mind
of Imaginative zealots ?
Ilov. Frank Orane , lormerly of Omaha
but now of Chicago , Is the progenitor o
a now theory of peopling tlio stars wltl
tlio souls of departed men. As tin
author of the theory disclaims either be
lief or dlsbollef In It , ho must not IK
disappointed If no ono else cxpiVM
willingness to subm'ibo to U. The. onlji
way the correctness of the theory cai
1)0 ) tested is by climbing the goldei
stairs.
When all tlie pugs get together ii
Nevada a stockade ought to be oreclei
and none of them permitted to escapt
until lie has fought every other pug ii
the crowd and settled the disputed tpies
tlon as to each one's relative merits
The pugs might then bo willing to take
a. rest for a while without fooling unea.sj
about their ability to whip some hatet'
rival. i
If Mexico were a part of the Unitot
Slates it would bo Included in the trans
misslssippt country. Mexico's promisee'
participation in thoTransmisslssippi Ex
position Is therefore both eminent ! }
proper and an Indication that that coun
try fully appreciates the advantage. '
that it will gain by making a creditable
exhibit at Omaha In 1SOS.
Canada objects to the Alaska bound
ary treaty just agreed to by the rep
resentatives of the United States and
Great Britain. It forgets how difficult
It Is to draw a boundary line In the
Alaskan region without freezing some
body out of something. ,
Tlie proposed experimental construc
tion of steel grain elevators will be
watched with no little Interest by people
in itlds part of the country. A fire
proof grain elevator cheaply built is
what has .been wanted fpr long .years.
Thru < he Ilaiiil IMnyN.
Philadelphia. Times.
Frequently wo hear allusions to the secret
of success. There Is no secret about It ;
success always tells.
.Tninll in ( InI'roci'xHloii. .
Chicago Tribune.
Japan has cut loose from China and Mexico
ice and taken her stand with the enlightened
nations ot the world. She docs not propose
to herd any longer with the unprogresslve
silver nations and to submit to the losses
and vexations of a fluctuating currency. She
has acted wisely.
It i-l nil t Stiltof I'olHli-N.
Incllnnapolls Journal.
The custom of entertalnlnK the Incoming
president at a dinner by the outgoing one
Is of very recent origin and a very appro
priate one. It glvca something of the ap
pearance of continuity to the administra
tion , Is a relief from partisan , strife , and
ono of the flowers that grow on the walls
of politics , _
Vnliiiof 11 MIIII'M I.lfo.
Philadelphia 1'rti.s.
The New York appellate court has re
cently decided that damages of $5,000 are by
no means an overvaluation for the death of
a man earning $1.25 a day. Thu court , In
passing on the ciao , laya down the rule that
this sum U a narrow valuation for the mere
material value of the man to his family , and
that something ought to bo allowed also for
the loss of affection , which has no pecuniary
measure. This estimate of a man's value
offers an Interesting measure as to the
amount of Insurance which ought to be car
ried In order to malic good his loss to his
family.
Silly \iivn 1 Ciixiom.
Iluffalo Express.
Admiral Parragut , the greatest man whom
thu American navy has produced , la to bo
louored by having a torpedo boat named for
ilm. If ho had been an englishman his
tame would long ago have been given to ono
if the most conspicuous of the cruisers or
jattlo ships. How much longer arc the
taval authorities going to stick to the silly
ciu'toiu of naming all the finest vessels after
slates and cities a practice which seems to
lave been adopted for the purpose of
whecdl'Ing out of the honored communities
irescnts'ot s'lver ' plate for the use of the
otllccrs ?
Street SliiKer of Southerliiiul.
New Yorlc Sun ,
Our esteemed contemporary , the Carolina
Spartan , Imparts the glad news that I * . Gor
don Cooglor , poet laureate of Columbia , has
lubllahcd his fifth volume of poems. I' . Gor-
lon Coogler , as his admirer well remarks ,
'Is bold enough to attempt flights heretofore
unessayed , and ho writes veme as no other
man has over written , " P. Gordon Coogler
a the only poet. In or out of South Caro-
Ina. whose works are read habitually 'by
Captain Benjamin Tlllmin , and often have
hey kept him from mailing a speech. The
jountry owes much to I' . Gordon Coogler ,
lo may bo said to keep a I'almotto state
loetry dispensary. Not the rattlesnake or
ho contents of the bottles which It guards
'an bo more terrible than his dithyrambs.
> Jo cotton 1 softer or gentler than are his
\rcadlan songs. I' . Gordon Coogler has
iften been called the Sir Edwin Arnold ot
Columbia. _
Modern IiiVHNloii of K
Cairo ( l.'eyi > t ) Sphinx.
Tramo ! Trams ) Trams ! Three piastres
o the Great Pyramid ! What a desecration !
'lieru Is something stupendous and grandiose
bout that hoary monument of antiquity In
U lonelln-jfB , hallowed by the past centuries ,
t once a puzzle and an awe In Its magnificent
olltude. Now there ia to be an electric
ram from Kasr-el-Nll bridge to the pyramid.
'he modern spirit of Innovation cares noth-
ni ; for tlio solemnity of solitude and nothing
or the fltnesa of things. Next , there will
> 9 a restaurant on the top of that giant pile
nd a hydraulic lift to carry ono to the top.
'lie times arc. Indeed changed and wo with
horn. "Drink Cheep's Hitters , " "Pyramid
" "After visiting Chufu'u
eer lo the best ,
omb take Parasyncraterkolopoulo'a brandy. "
rticte and others will greet the eyes of visit-
ra to the pyramid next year. The fatca
orefend and may ths Society for the Prcaer-
atlon of Egyptian' Antiquities forbid. O
Jalrcnea , If you wish to disgust the beat
Una of vlsitoro you are going the right way
o do it.
SKCl IAH SHOTS AT TI1H IMJMMT.
Minneapolis Journal : It thp whale tmd hl.i
I say on the Jon.ih theological controversy ho
I would probably remark that It was pretty
hard to keep n Rood man down.
Chicago Times-Herald : A New York
preacher now think * that "perhaps Jonah
vra.i swallowed liy a eh.irk. " Thea why not
let Iho sharks swallow that story ?
Chicago Chronicle : David should fr l highly
complimented when ho learns that Dr. Ab-
hott believes that some ot the psalms nrc
icorthy to rnnk with "My Country , 'Tls of
Theo. "
Minneapolis Times : Sam Jones' price for
"flghtlng the devil a month" Is $2,000. Mr.
Jones has not been , reading the newspapers
very carefully of late orn \ would know that
tlio only fights In which people take much
pecuniary Interest Just now nro finish fights.
Mr. Jones' work smacks of the hippodrome.
Philadelphia Press : A Chicago clergyman
has set his fellow citizens to discussing the
question whether the csrth Is not being used
by (5od as a breeding place from which to
populate the planets. There Is certainly no
means ot finding out the truth of the matter ,
and Its chief attraction Rooms to be that It
has no application to any one of thu many
vexeJ practical questions of the hour.
New York Tribune : An Atlanta , Ga. ,
clergyman denounces "beautiful women ,
members of our churches , who gamble for
prizes ngalnst thu law of both God and man.
Some of them , I nm reliably Informed , be
long to two , three or oven four card clubs ,
and devote the greater part ot every week
to the wlckcil fascinations ot games of
chance. " He lias no word ot condemnation
for women who are not beautiful ; but being
a southerner , ho probably believes that there
are none of that description.
Tin : MUSICS 01. . ' ICAXSAS.
Minneapolis Journal : A bill has been In
troduced In Iho Kaiis.itt legislature entitled
-"An act to glvo statutory force to Iho Ten
Commandments , " This In the preamble sets
forth the presumed , necessity for making the
Ten Commandments a part of the state law ,
nnd then supplements the divine law with
penalties , providing a scaleof lines , Impris
onments and capital punlrhment for differ
ent offenses , and In all respects presents a
schcmo which probably could never have been
thought of or seriously proposed before the
legislature of any other state. Kansas gets
the credit for containing moro cranks to
the tMuaro mlle than any other Plate In the
union , and Is undoubtedly entitled to it.
Kansas City Star : I3x-Scnator Ingalls once
observed that Senator Joe Urown of Georgia ,
looking over the manuscript copy of ono of
his rpcechea , reminded the beholder of Siesta
revising the proof aheets of the Pentateuch ;
but a moro Impressive sight than that is
Hepresentatlvo Wallers of Labetto deliver
ing to the Kans.33 legislature the tables of
the law for Improvement and enforcement.
The only serious objection to the passage of
Mr. Walters' bill Is that It may rceiilt i
repetitions In the statutes , much of th
ground covered having been previously oc
cupled by Kansas legislativeenactments. . Hui
the correction of redundancy can safely be
left to Judge W. C. Webb of Topeka. , whc
has been intrusted with the revision of the
Kansas statutes and who distinctly rcincm
hers all the circumstances attending th
original delivery of the decalogue.
Chicago Post : The following Is the sche < l
nlo of penalties to be visited upon men
transgressors only , the lather of the bill ex
plaining that "women are not ungodly and
"
men are :
For having another God , fine $1,00 (
For making a graven Image , ono year
In the penitentiary nnd a fine of. . . . l.OOC
For taking the name of tne Lord In
vain anil for not observing the Sab
bath dnv. flue 50C
For not honoring father or mother ,
six months In the penitentiary nnd a
line of BOC
For committing- murder , hanged by th
neck until dead.
For adultery , penitentiary for life.
For stealing , line or Imprisonment , Ir. .
the discretion of the court.
For bearing false witness , imprisonment
In the discretion of the court.
For coveting thy neighbor's bouse , hia
wife , his servant , his maid or his ass , line
nnd Imprisonment , In the discretion of the
court.
In any other state than Kansas this bll
would bo taken as a piece of red-hot lronyt
and would have been sent to some/ committee
to sleep while Its-author slept off his drunk.
Out in the Kansas legislature It was received
seriously and referred to the Judiciary com
mittee , which promises an early report , wltl
no certainty that it will not become law.
I'HItSO.VAfj AM ) OTHERWISE.
All quiet on the Potomac.
The ethereal mildness of gentle spring con-
tlnuea to bo delightfully picturesque lu fic
tion.
Speaking of social events , the Nevada
"pound party" outclasses whist as a diver
sion of public interest.
Up to the hour of going to press , the
Kansas legislature had not prohibited a gold
clause In matrimonial bonds.
Chicago has imposed a tax of $100 a year
on sellers of cigarettes. Hut loose tobacco
and paper will continue business untaxcd at
the old stands.
The voices of the Inauguration stilled the
cuckoo song on the banks of the Potomac ,
l > ut 1U plaintive notes will echo In Carolina
lina swamps for a few days.
The federal supreme court has amrmed the
constitutionality of the Now York statute
forbidding the use of stoves for heating pur-
poi'ta on steam railroad cars.
In urging the cultivation of Dostan baked
i > cana In the vacancies of Chicago , Postrnas
ter Hosing out-Plngrccs Plngreo 'In selecting
an article that speaks for Itself.
Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri , the Neme
sis of plutocrats , has struck up a speaking
acquaintance with the money power as re
ceive ? of a broken bank In St. LDiils.
Indianapolis proposes to surround Itself
with a system of parks at an estimated cost
of $5,000,000. to1 bo distributed over a period
of year ? . The first appropriation Is $350,000 ,
Frcalc legislation Is not confined to thu
west. A New York statesman lm evolved a
bill prohibiting the publication of tlio "por
trait or alleged portrait of any person" With
out the permission of the owner.
A bill to regulate department stores has
> een drafted and Introduced by a committee
of the Minnesota legislature. U divides
ncrchandUIng Into fifty-nine classes , and
irovldets for a graduated occupation tax. The
naxlmum tax on stores handling ono xlaoa
of goods Is $2 per year ; for two lines , $10 ;
hreo lines , $25 ; four llnea , $100 ; flve lines ,
:250 : ; from flvo to twelve lines , $1,000 ; from
wolvo to twenty lines , $5,000 ; over twenty
Ines , $10,000 , As most of the department
stores handle over twenty lines , the tax
vould drive many of them out of the busl-
icsi , or cause them to cut their lines tiu
as to corno within the $5,000 limit ,
l AS.Sl.\f ! OK "IIO0.1I TIMKS. "
Or a of Adventure- Mini Wild .Specula
tion ill Mini.
K. V. Bmalley In the March Forum ,
During the eleven years between 1S79 and
1890 thin country ran an almcwt broathlrai
ace of eager ajid rapid development. Cer-
alnly thoao were not normal tlmea They
wcrn based upon condition * that will never
HI seen again upon the American continent.
To long for their restoration U to Indulge
n thu fascinating but profltlefti occu < atlon
of chasing rainbows. For what la theit > In
our present condition or In our future proa-
pecta to Justify the hope that thoao times
will return ? Our new weal Is already fairly
veil peopled ; and Its buuineca conditions
lave conformed themselves to thceo of thu
rot of the country. Except In a few mining
UlrlctB , It no longer offern a field for ad-
onturo or speculation. Our great tranzcon-
Inental railway eystems are already con
tracted ; and not onu of them c n earn In-
ere&t on the money It cost. Our'new towns
md cities went rather beyond the capacity
f the tributary country to support them ,
nder thu Htlmulus of Inflated real fatatu
aluea anil with the temporary opporluiiltlco
hey offtre * ! for employment of labor. Wo
hall not again hayo a flood of foreign money
> ouring In , to loan upon anything or every-
hlng having the oemblanco of property ,
FIio foreigner has had Ms experience ; nnd ho
low want * to bo doubly cure that ho In going
o get hln capital back and. . his regular In-
ercst payments before an American Invest
ment hat ) any attraction for him. la It not
n the whole probable that wo ahall hare
o make up our minds to plod along In the
low-going way of older nations , and to
bo eattafled with moderate profits and a
low accumulation of wealth ? If tht oba
(
un reasonable expectations , would it not bo
ano and wholesome for people to ceaac
reaming of a golden ago which \a \ coua for-
verl
Ill.ASTS I-'UOM HAM'S HOUK.
The in on who rides a hobby , thinks nobody
eltc In malting any headway.
The way to get n bettor position la to
more than fill your present one.
When sclf-rlRhtconrnrsi ! gets tip In the
night to pray nobody clso can sleep. "
A Jury of ravens would not be long In -
deciding that a linnet could not s\ng. \
It take ; * n higher degree ot courageto bo
laughed at than It does to bo shot at.
It tnkcs backbone to tnkc any kind of A
stand that will leave n man standing alono.
Love Is dead when the husband begins to
grudge the money It takre to support his
wife.
wife.A
A much better thing for tlie church than
star preaching Is good wholesome personal
influence.
A good mnny prayers are made ; In both
public and private , that the devil would
like to see answered.
DOMESTIC invi.s.
Cleveland Plnlit DwUor : "What ilrovo
you to make Midi a foolish marriage ? "
"Her brother illd the driving , but her
father held the Rtln. "
Philadelphia North Amotlcnn : "Whnt u
buoyant , light-spirited little thing Dolly
Is. "
"Yes ; I think she must have a cork
soul. "
New York Town Topics : Slumlelgh I
don't see why you care so little for me.
Mlsst Oyer Hnvc you ever Inken a seed
look at yourself ?
Philadelphia Hccord : Tommy -Mom , T
heard pop this inornlu' onllln' tliu nook hU
"little duck.MnYou did , eh ? Welt ,
oven If I nm a "white rlbboner , " I'll cliaao
her tomorrow.
Mrooklyn Life : Castlcton FlddleUack Is
milking love to an heiress ,
"Ah , I heard him fi y tlmt IIP was trying
to get a largo amount of capital inter
ested lu n rcurKiinlzntloit Hclicmo. "
Somcrvlllo Journal. Urn. Wtllclns Have
you called on your new neighbors yet ?
Mrs. Gllklns No. I huvo been waiting
to see their llrst washingnung out on thu
line. :
Washington Star : "It IH my firm opin
ion , " smld the tnll , pointed Inily , "that I
flhnll return to this earth In a different
form. "
"Oh , how nlco for yod ! " exclaimed the
lady oC average proportions.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : He Do you tdlnk
your father-would offer me personal violence
It I were to unit him for you ?
She No , but I think ho will If you don't
pretty soon ,
A VITAL QUESTION.
Chicago llocord.
The earnest auostlon oC the hour ,
And general tlit-inc1 , no doubt.
Is not of love or polities.
Hut. "Will the coal hold out ? "
TII13 POOREST OK THU 1'OOH.
Written for The Ilec.
Raiment nnd riches nnd rest.
Ami pence and plenty withal ;
Freedom from work or care
Till pleasure Itself doth pall ;
Kensington * , dinners and balls ,
Theater parties and teas ,
Gown * and bonnets nnd robes ,
A life of plenteous ease.
.Jly lady dwells In a 'home ' ,
\Vhero all is bright and gay ,
Wliero Mowers of rarest hues
Make winter a rosy May.
And yet my lady must starve ,
Starve 'mid Uie richest store.
And hunger nnd pine for food
Which can be hurs no more.
Her lord Is kind , polite.
And thoughtful of her needs ,
Surrounding her with luxury ,
Her every comfort heeds.
But the kiss of tender lips ,
The clasp of loving- arms ,
Are only hers to hunger for.
And ail Love's myriad charms.
At eventide her lord
From cares of business freed.
Comes home to dlno with her , and then
Seeks solace In his weed.
A loving word from him
Might make her llfo more sweet ;
Just ono caress would bring
A happiness complete.
But soft caresses , tender words ,
She neither of them knows ,
And life for her's a desert hare ,
From which no fountain Hows.
Ui > r loneliness to her seems moro
Than mortal can endure ;
Starving for love and love's caress ,
The poorest of the poor !
LOUIS F13UU1NAND GERNIIAIIDT.
ONE IS NOT SAFE TO GO WITH
OUT AN OVERCOAT THESE DAYS.
IIB OUGHT TO HAVE TWO OVER
COATS , IN FACT , AND AVIIBRB
OLOTIIING IS AS INEXPENSIVE AS
OURS IS , THERE IS NO VERY GOOD
REASON WHY NEARLY EVERY
MAN SHOULD DENY HIMSELF THE
LUXURY OF A .MEDIUM WEIGHT
COAT FOR STREET WEAR AND AN
ULSTER FOR STORMS
USING THE REST OK MATERIALS ,
THERE IS STILL MORE VALUE IN
THE WORKMANSHIP. THE SEAMS ,
THE TAILORING OK A GARMENT
DK OUR MAKE THAN APPEARS ON
THE SURFACE.
*
TEN DOLLARS OR FORTY DOL
LARS , WHATEVER YOU PAY HERE ,
fJETS YOU THE REST THE MAR
KET AFFORDS .FOR. THE PRICE.
8. W. Cor. 15th and
St .