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12 THE OMAHA DAITA" 1VEE : STJXDAY , JULY 4 , 1897 THE OMAIIA SUNDAY K. UOSKWATKIl. K.lltor. I M'llMHIIUU UV1SUY MOItMNU. I TUIt&IH OK SUUSCUIITION. IJMly lire ( \vnintit Sunday ) , One V > * r..U M jJnilr lief nml Sunclny , One Year 8 W Kin Month ! < < * > Tliuc JU.ntli" S * } Humliy HP * . One Year S W Muturlay lltf. One Venr I M Weekly life One Yi-nr , OKl'ICKS : Ommia : The lice Hull.line. B"Jin 1-niti'i.i : Bliinir ink. , tor. K and Ilth Stk. Council Iliurrc 10 PI-HI I Klltpt. Clilcaxu uilli'i317 : ciuiinM-r of Coitiir.trce. New votk : llm.mi 11. U n > t 1 * . Tribune UM \\KBiilnKtun : r.Ol KuuilFrnth RUtet. All rominiinlralioii * rekilinK lo tiewn nrl ' 'J'1 ' lorlnl mntt r t'mulil ' lie mMiMaiM : Ti > the IMItor IIL'SIMISS I.KTTEHH. Alt li > ' * lnoM iciur * nnJ lunlttance * il-nuM bn B < 5clrv i"t' Tlio ! ! e I'ubllnliliiR t'oiiipaiiy. Omr.hn Unifm , ilicrks , p | ) rc s arid postciltli ; * mnn y oMcni l Ire made payable to the onler of tlio company TUB IIKK tTIIMfllUNn COMI'ANT. HIA I.MINT : OP Ni'innrkn. ticiiKl.1 * "inly. * : . . II. Isx-hurli , 8i-cn'tnr > of The Uf Tub- iiiiiipnny. IH-IDS Ouly uin rnyi imil the nct unl niimliH- full n 'l ' i-wniilele i-nili-n ut T'n1 li ni > . M'.rnlnq ' , ICvcnliiK tul SunOiiy lice print iiiK Ilio montli of June , 1S97 , Wn nil ftillo : 1 . So.JJS 10 1 ! ' 33 17 1'JMI iti IIU7I < . 19 l .7.tl r , twist v wn c w.wo tl 19 "M 7 2II.US5 IS 2i > l.'l 7a 7X ID.7W n a Si iH.iiu 10 I. , 1:1.571 : S3 IH.S7S 1Z IH.tlJI II : : nu r is IS iK ( > w. . , , I9.-.M fU ! 19671 ! , - diMlnc'lr , ! ) . ' fit * ur.nold ami re- . ' ' ' tiinit'd vuili.i | < - ' T.-tiil not fnli-H H"l.lli ! Net dally in 'i-r.R ' rj..rf iltiitilR : | II. T/.sniUVK. Kuniii lo litfnnnv nnO iti ! > crllii- l In my pies- cni this : il tin ) uf July , Ur7. ; K. I1. lMlf * . Nnt.il > Public. Tin : IIIH < TIIAI.VS. All piiHrnml iHMVslMt.vs nrr Kiiplillfil ttltli riiiiiiuh llci-H tl > IIIM-OlllltllllllltV \ ITJIIIIM - M-HKIM' nhi > iiniilo lo ri-uil a ' * . lllMlHt IlltV- IHM Slll | M'I UIHMI I ll ; 'flic HIT. If .0011 cannot K < * t < > " < ' on n Irnlii rroni lli < * IIIMIM njiiiit , iili'UMr rrpoft tinrnil , stiilliiu tintriln iinil rnllronil , lo tinClonliil lull lli'l'iirltiii-nl of Tin- HIMTin ? HIMIN lor xiilo : < n nil IritliiM. IVMST v \\-i\c. I'.VUTIKS i.r.A TIII : I'nrllcx IraxliiK tinilly for tlufUiMinuT < -m linvi- The HIM * NIMII to tlirin ! ! ; ; nln rl y lij ilollfyinu Tilllli - < - lilisl- illli ll mall. Tin * mill IT-- . \\\\l \ \ In- -hn ii/ i-il UN it < * u JIM il.sl i'1-il. Tlio new lllii'riy pirt.v : Jii t or M In Nolinisk.-i jiiiiiri | | > nilv , ililnU.s licit llit'iv is .some ! hint , ' in n ninu : < ni'tiT all. Till1 I'lillcil Sl.-ili-s iiiii ; ! possibly lie nlilo to 'i't alonivitlnml Hawaii Tor u Httlc wlille II' it Ifii'il to do so. Nolioily wants to make up liis political forecast talili's this yi-ar witliont reckon- i\\K \ \ tin- vole nl' the pilil ili-inociats. That new depot model on > ; lit lo lie placed on c'Xliiliilliin in a la < s ease on Hie platfonn of our present sky parlor station. f'lileairo may have over I.Sixi.oni ) pop ulation , lint Cliica 'o paper > owe It lo tile public lo ; : ct lo cllici' on the e.\acl li tue liel'oro niiikln the announcement. "Knickerbockers also hnve their mer its , " says tile staitl old St. I.oiiis < ! lobe- Demoi'l-al. That ilepenils entirely upon the person uho happens to be wearing tlietn. As we have remarked several HMH.M \vitli tel'ereiu'e to the impemlinir reor ganisation of Ibe local police depart ment , Ilio wi.i.y to reorganize Is to re- The c-xar of till ihe Unsslas rules over imarly ! . " > < MHH ) , ( ( ) people. No won der alliance with the cy.ar is sudi an eagerly sought pri/.e ainon diiilomalic circles of the yivnt eontliieiital powers. The 1'nited Slates and Mexico will ex change weather reports , but the ox- chanxe will not be subject to the . " > : ! per cent discount which Mexican Mlver dollars lars sulT < 'r wben they come across tin- bonier into this country. A New Orleans bunkwrecker has just been convicted of emliex/lement on sixty cimnt.s. lint then there is no Kood n'uson why n man who commits a whole series of crimes should receive punishment for only one offense. People will soon bi > able to talk by telephone from Omaha to Moslon. It will hardly bu safe , liowever , to let Ihe Itostou end Klarl the conversation , if the reputation of the Hub's convera- tlonul propctisltie.s Is no ) unearned , Put a specltle lax of si > many cents on lht Ininsfer of every share of cor porate stock on slock exchanges and witch the small ilciioniination.s of spectt littivo shares drop out , to be replaced with shares made out In lar e amounts. Thi > hin -i'xiit'cti'il Inviik III hh-yc'h' jwlffs lias nrrlvi-il. lint Itv s lunx pi'i'- ciMluil l > .v iiiiiiu'i-iins lircalis in thi < lik\v- oil's thi'insi'lvt's , as well us l > y limilif In tin ; | Mii'ki'lliiMiUs of tin1 tui'ii uuil woin.'ii who htul linii lit tlu'in anil iinltl Tor ic pnlrrt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The suiuiflorliy of Aiiii'i-lcnn iniu-hnii- Ic.-il p'iins | Is jirovi'd nsnlii hi tln iiiu | | iiU vvlilrli < i'i'i'iiian lih-yi'h' iiinnnriu'tiii-i'i's arc inaUlnt , ' to ihi'lr Kuvt'i'iinii'iil fur pro ti'cllun ; iu.iiiiMt Hit * cniiiiu'ilthin of tin' niiiro pupiilar wluu'ls iinimrkHl 1'rnin tlu1 lUnlloil .states. Kvi'ii the strlhi'M thtil an > Invahln out in tlllfiM-i'iit jmriN of tlu < couuli-y ansi - si iis oi' ivtiiniint , ' | ii-osn < i-liy. Citpitnl and lahnV do nut iinanvl aliutii tlu * dlvl Hlnti of the ptoilts i-xi'i'pi whi'ii ihi'iv aiv profits or prospoi'llvit juollth to hu ill- vhk'il lL'\vot'ii | Ilioiii. Tito consolidated Itep'ibHi' ' of Oeutral America may Introduce u uniform oiir- ivucy tt > the undiserlmlnatliiK use of the Jlvt * coiinlrles that make up tlio foufeder. atloii , bill it will nut attempt to malic fifl ct'itiK worth of sllvi-r exchantjoablv for 1UO coiiu * worth of VAX IT UK T/fL'i ' ; ? Can it bo trite thnl the fusion member * of tlio I''ianl of Fire tttnl Police Com- 1 tnissionefs seiiotisly eontc-tnplnto tlio ap- pollittiient of the ruloliblabk- Dnhl- iiiiin UK cblef of police for Omaha ? Is It | io.v-illjle that au > iiinmbfr of the board who has taken a Milemtt oath not merely faithfully , Impartially tni < l hom-stly to discharge his duties , but "thnl In tnttk- In appoliitni"iits or considering pioino- lions or removals IIP will tiol In ; or aclunteil by political niullves or lit- Illtehces. lint will consider only the In terest of the city and the success ali > l I'lioctlvciicsH of snlil th'piirtnietit , " eotild coiisck'iilluiisly cast his vote for , llm Uahliiinu for chief of p < > llcv ? \o lileliibet of tin ; polh-e bonttl will be Ignorant of the fact dial Dahliimn Is notlilux but n political thlmble-i IK- Ki r , with none of the reiinlslto ipuillflcatlotis for UK ; position of chief of police. Unlilinnti has never MM'Vutl In tiny rapacity on u city police foirc. Hu Is not a tletectlve and would not know a pickpocket , burglar or cnu- lidunce man unless he were labeled. His only experience as a law olUcer has been that of sheriff of a frontier county. where he had nobody to discipline and no duties to perform that would call for expert police work. There are a hun dred ex-shcrlll's in thu state of Nebra > ka , but none of them pretend to be qtialllicd for the place at the head of a metropoli tan police foret ; which now number * ni'itrly 100 and must lie increased to take care of the city during tin ; exposi tion year. What , then. Is tin ; purpose of the al- letfi'il lender of the police chieftaincy to DaldmanV Is It noi putely a political scheme , to place the police force of Omaha tiudor the orders of the chairman of Ihe donioctatic. state committee , and that chairman uoMrloiisly a man who last winter consorted with the odious KIIIIJJ that infested thu state legislature ? It may have been excusable to reward Dahlman's political activity with a /-.WO Job as one of the do-nolhin ; : sec retaries of thu Slate lioard of Tiatis- p rtation. but to iullict him upon Ihe people of Omaha as chief of police would be an outrage that would rouse the just Indi nutlon of the whole community. The anniversary of the nation's birth .will be celebrated by Americans wher ever Americans may be found. The patriotism kindled in the breasts of thu revolutionary heroes of 177i ( and re kindled during tin ; crucial era of the civil war still Klows In the breasts of all lovers "of freedom and of the insti tutions founded on the principles em bodied in declaration of independ ence. Tin.- celebration of tin : nation's birthday annually recalls the memory of the sacrifices made by the founders of the republic and affords lo sncceedin KonL'ralions inspiration for that love of liberty which characterizes every Hue American. livery year that marks ; i new mile stone in the path of the republic pre sents to the civilized world additional testimony of the pcrinaniinc.v of repub lican histllulion.s under constitutional uoveimnent in which the sovereignty rests with tin : people ami is exercised by the people's repiesetiiatlves. After one hundred and twenty-one years the American republic stands forth as the most successful example of popular self- government known to history. A retro spective view of the incidents that have made Ihe Fourth of .Inly the most popu lar holiday in the American calendar can siaicely be attempted within the brief space which we can devote to tb > ? sub ject. That is properly left to the niators of the day , who will make themselves heard above the roar of xhnit crackers and brass hands In every town , village and hamlet in the land , from the Atlan tic to the I'acllic , and who will soar in lheir lights of metoric rhetoric above Human caudles and sky rockets amidst tile thundering applause of enthusiastic multitudes. iiKTA.i / nut r WV/H.S. The adoption by the senate of an amendment to the latin" bill providing that on any article imported into the I'liiled States upon which an export bounty Is paid there shall be Imposed an additional duty eiuial to such li unity may be expected to Intensify the feel- lu of commercial hostility abroad to ward this country. I'nilonhtedly this will be the case in Cermany , Austria- Hungary and France , all of which coun tries pay export bounties on su ar and will be very sure to regard the proposed relallaloiy duties as bcin specially di rected acaiusi them. The effect of an additional duty < > iual | to the export bounties paid by those countries would probably lie to exclude their sugars from the American market and in that event It may he regarded as certain that they would adopt fmihcr discriminations tiKtiliist American products. The pj\-- iiiiiinenis of ( ierinany and Atistria-llnu- jjary lime alicady protested against the dilferentlal sit ar duly as hoini ; In violation lation of treaty stipulation. The pro posed additional duty lo olVset export bounties can hardly fail lo arouse them to fresh protect of a practical kind. It will very likely revive ajjilallon Tor a commercial union of lOurop.'an conntrie. iiwiliisl the I'tilled States , which may possibly lie moil' effective than the ef fort In tills direction which seemed to have received its iiiieuis | at a confcrciuv held a short time since in Vienit'i lo e u- slder the ipiestioii of such a union. Then there was very pronounced opinion Unit a movemei'.t of this character wiu Impracticable , but it U quite p.isnible llril boi'ie ' uf timbu who fell thai way may experlein' . * n cluinie ; of uentinieiu in tin * event of tin * proposed ri'Uilhiiory duties being adopted by Hut na.s \ Htild by Seiinior hi the couriie of the debate on this pro- vUion , if ih , ' protei-ilve eharncier of the larllT bill was t-i ln > rclatiled auch a pro vision U umivoldaire. 'I'he tlcrnnin jjuv- ITIIIUCIII pays a lummy of ; . ' 7 cenu a humbvil jKiiiuds on law sn ar and Til cents n hiitulreil pinimU 0:1 : ri'llncd stiar wJiwi exported. This llhi ial Ireniment of lis fitiKur exporters enabU-.s them to tiueci'ssftiily i-omp.'ii' in foreign murkeis nitil tint > \Hriti | of ( icrman sugar have steaillly growing. They have bt-eii iiK In the Hrltlt-h marki't ami in the Ameiican market ami It Is p.-r ftftly obvious that if wo are to foster the boot Rttjfai' Iiulust'y In the flitted States we must do poiuethliiK lo offset tln export bounty policy of tb Knr'ipenn governments. The light of our govern- metit to ilo this Is tuiipiestloiiable. It do. s not Interfere with any treaty stipula tion. Hut on the other hand It d i , s open the way forrelallalory action on the part of foreign govetntuents. Whether those governments will ven ture to adopt such a policy Is. however , problematical , since the exclusion of American products from their umrki'ts would iivce.-isarlly mean higher prices for their consumers mid an Inevitable revolt against such n policy. ( 'oiisd | , < i M ! In all Its phases the proposition for re taliatory duties Is one that needs to re- colve very careful consideration , but which appears to hnve the support of the better aruiincut. 77/f / , fl.VK-//iK.I / .W.IA. The one-Idea man Is the man Imbued with the Idea that he holds the single ivuiedy for"all the world's Ills ami that the people are hut perpetuating their own misery and misfortune by refusing to follow blindly the path he points out. Convinced licit he alone has the key to human progress and prosperity , he Is Impatient that Iii-Js not at once hailed as the savior of the universe and per mitted to apply his cure-all without re- .rard to existing conditions or Inevitable consequences. In Ids consciousness that the responsibility for the redemp tion of the world rests 11(1011 ( bis shoul ders every one who refuses to recognize tile claims made for his discovery or to join with him In forcing it upon an un willing public becomes In his eyes a pub lic enemy or a tool of the hideous mon sters that are preying upon society. The chief trouble with the one-idea man Is that tlieie are other one-Idea nidi' besides him and that they are not all Impregnated with the same Idea. The free sllverite , for example , Insists that the great vulture eating out the vitals of Ihe people Is the insatiable gold standard that Is grinding down ( lie poor man Into eternal slavery to th - plutocrats and money klms. No per manent prosperity can be restored , no happiness enjoyed , no ptogress made until ( lie government provides for til free and unlimited colnaw of silver at the ratio of Iti to 1 without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth. All issues pale Into slgnili- cauce before this one and no problem can be correctly solved before free coinage is achieved. P.ut talk lira follower of Henry ( Jeorge if you want to learn the true source of hitman misery. He will tell you that only one thing alls poverty-stricken hu manity. They are being dragged down lower and lower by the accumulation of wealth in the hands thai are gather ing in the unearned increment of the land. Nothing can save them except the adoption of the single tax on hind values. Inaugurate the Henry ( Jeorge scheme of taxation and the country will How with milk and honey. Iteject It and the evils we now suffer must con tinue unabated indefinitely. Still another one-idea man informs us that thesource - of all our woes lies In unrestricted immigration. Foreign im migrants have tilled our poorhouses with paupers , our asylums with insane , our pi isotis witli criminals. They are entailing upon us a burden of taxa tion that is impoverishing all beyond hope of recovery. Worse yet , the an nual inllnx of foreign immigrants is tlin > al"iiing the \cry fabric of our gov ernment and it will bil Impossible for the nation lo survive its onslaughts. All remedial legislation must be In vain un til the undermining force of Immigra tion is effectually stopped. On the other hand preserve America exclusively for Americans and the future for the nation cannot be too brightly pictured. A most recent recruit to the one-Idea colony is the man who assorts that to the department store must be ascribed all our grievances and disappointments. Tlie department store has emptied our business houses and destroye'd real estate values. It has reduced the wages of labor and thrown the laborer out of employment. It has captured the gov ernment and made the postolliccs mere branches for Its trade. U has subsidized the newspapets ami closed all avenues by which the complaints of the oppn sscd may be aired. I'nUl this modern octo pus is suppressed all business.must stag- naie , the rich become richer , the poor poorer. Turn buck the wheels of time to the day when the department store was unknown and joy anil gladness ami plenty will once again be the lot of the people. Nor does this exhaust the list. The prohibition fanatic says the trallie In llijuor is Ihe sole cause of man's down fall. The socialist holds up socialism as the cure. The free trader says it lies in the eradication of all artificial barriers to commerce. And so on with a host of others , each sure of his own ground and equally sure that all others are but pre tenders. What a boon lo humanity the one- idea man would be were he only alone In his glory. How quickly be would rejnviuale mankind if be were not con stantly crossed by people aiming at the accomplishment of the same object but \\ith a dilTerent remedy. How unfortu nate that none of the men with these infallible panaceas are willing to yield the right of way to the other. Could they but settle among IhciiKclvcs which is the true savior , want and sutVerliig , pain ami poverty , that have been with us since the world began , might 1m abolished ished at once and for all lime lo come. Olio railroad was taken out of tlr > hands of receivers last week and rcsioivd 10 the management of a ivor- ganiKcd company. Slowly but gradi- : iillj' the great bankrupt railway p'.opcr- ties are regaining mutual condition and passing into the possession of men who have iiiid'-rinlicn to put them on sound financial basis. Th > . > sooner this pro- ctsis completed and lite operation of ruilromls by receivers terminated the better for the roads , their patrons and the public generally. The expedition of the Thurston Killes to &in Antonio to defend their title to Ihu cup won at .Memphis by competitive drill with the best military companies In tlie conutiy ought to stimulate tli- local pride of thf people of Omaha , who liaic shnred lu theirjllotior * . Owing to the multiplicity of demands that have been recently nnnli'Mi the public spirit of our cill/.ens , to'jnitjke up Ihe sum required to defray tticic.xjuMist's of the Itltles re quires a few more contributions , which should be iiowlfgi'tlheoiiiing wlihxilt addi tional solicitation.-us public appreciation of the work tb'e members are doing to maintain the lilgh reputation their or ganization has'galiicd. ' Tln supreme 'court has made a complete elniiig'i ' In the personnel of the comnvittee which has charge of tin ; examination of candidates for admission , to the bir iimh'r the unlfoim batas.ochuloii law. As membership of this commit toe Is si'b- slantlally honorary only , it may be no more thitii right that the compliments should be passed around among lh < reputable attorneys. It Is to be hoprd. however , Hint the pulley adopted by the tltst examining committee will be main tained b > - Its successors ami the object of the law. which Is to Improve UK' standard of the Nebraska bar. kept con stantly In view. There Is no demander or reason for relaxing Ihe requirements for admission to practice in tlie of this slate. The committee of the National Kdnea- tlotial asMiclatloii appointed to report on rural M-lmols makes a vigorous onslaught on the school district as the null of school management. Hut the school district and dlstilct school Is one of UK- oldest features of our educational sv.s- teni. Tlie district school plays a part III the history of nearly every famous American statesman. How can the committee recommend the felling of all these great traditions at one swoop ? It Is staled positively on what Is sup posed to be good authority that the d's- trlbiition of house committee chairman ships will lie made public by Speaker Heed before the adjournment of the special session and that among the very few promotions will be that of Congress man Mercer of Nebraska to be chair man of the Important committee on pub lic buildings. Congressman Mercer never misses a chance to enhance his usefulness to it's ' constituents. With the end of the tariff debate in sight. President McKinley seems to be relaxing the rule against making ap pointments until the new revenue law is enacted. Members of congress , how ever , may be relied on not to let their zeal for the tariff lag until all the pres sure of the ollieeseckcrs Is removed by exhausting the possibilities of the ap pointments at their disposal. As a rule our' defaulting treasurers have served two terms of olllec , because during the llrt term they have been careful to go. slow and cover up t belt- peculations in the hope of re-election. Only when they know that they have nothing more''to ' ijxpcet from the voters do they gives free rein to their dis honesty and become reckless in their lawlessness. Tlie next amendment to the state de pository law should be one prescribing severe penalties for bank otllcers who procure the deposit of state money on bonds that are either fraudulent or worthless. This is nothing different in essence from the ordinal y offense of ob taining money under false prel"iiscs , and it should be dealt with under the crimi nal code. it is in accord with tile eternal Illness of things for that notorious political fence , the Omaha World-Herald , that has enjoyed the use of state money by Hartley's favor , to reprint an article as serting that there are a great many of I tart ley's class who might have saved him by paying him what they owe him. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson warns American farmers against adulterated imported seeds , to which he ascribes tlie introduction of Knssian thistle , Cana dian thistle , wild mustard and other farm pests. A pure seed bill on Hi" order of the pure food Dul may there fore be looked for in congress. A new commission has IK-CU appointed to revise and codify the criminal and penal laws of the rnlted Slates , and when its work is done a man will be able to tell whether or not be runs tin- risk of Imprisonment for using the same IMistage stamp twice or building a tire on government timber lands. Under a new Nebraska law school boards may provide transportation for children In their districts when tlio distance to be traveled threatens other wise to depilve them of school privileges. School district carryalls may serve to satisfy In a small way the demand for stale-operated railroads. Tlio latest Is a professional church debt raiser , who undertakes for a con sideration to extinguish church debts of all kinds and dimensions. If these men will only launch Into the personal debt-extinguishing business they ought to do a rushing business for n little while almost anywhere' ' . Adlal Sleveiisiin was accorded the special honor of n seal beside tlie presi dent when he Hted the French Senal" ' , but the dlstliii-liun came not II CUIHC of Ids advocacy ijf U ! to 1 free coinage , but because he formerly presided over the deliberations of the American senate. An Angora'goit \ ranch in Nebraska Is bringing handsome profits to the proprie tor from tin1 ajiuiiiil clip of mohair. He- tweeii goats , sheep , hogs and cattle Ne braska live stock 'interests ' constitute one of the most Important factor * In the ma terial progress of the state. " ( ; ri-il4-r ; Iliniilin. " Cincinnati I'limmrirlul. Keep your cyj peeled for refereaces to tbu " ( Jreater Omalm" diiriiiK the next few "lays. " That town liaa Just received a tralnload of drlvU apples from California , hmii'M Iliirnt-il l.llirnry. HlirlturllfM iMat-k ) IU'iulilU-all. ) Tlio most Bprioua loss Buffered tiy tin University of Juwa In tlip recent finim of thu library ImlldliiK by llchtnlnn waa tnc destruction of tha Talbot collection 01 books on ar.tliropolOKy and museum of nat ural iilacorv. Mr. 'lalbotliad spent the bel ter part of a llfrUnie and Home $5Q.OQ0 In colli dint ; the mil tin in speoimi UK uf uninv.il l.fo iti the Interior uf NortU America , aoii It was considered n rare ntid VAbtuWc ex hibit Why arc not iii'li valuables Inclosed In flrcproo' buildings' U oaii bo done , nnd these niinrua events stopped. Turn On Hie 11 ! > > < . St. | . ( ills Urinibtlf. 1'eter McN'ally of llnstnn Is to attempt the feat -'Witninlng tht > Kngllsh channel. ntnrtliiK from Dover. It inn often that you ( ind nn Irish-Atneik-nn willing to take water before the eyes of the Hrttlsli op- ttressor. _ This \\lij I.It" . snfiM.1. Atrblooll ( IMir. If you want to parry noc-idcm Insurance that will cost you notliltm carry n card lit your pocket giving your name , ddre. s and to wliom word should ln > sent In the ev-nt that any nci-lrtetit befalls you. No one so equipped Is ever killed or Injured. due lirniiili MtiM'l Soliif. IMrmliiRlunn ( Aln ) tl ruld. The days and Hie lights arc III led with inusliIilrmltiKh.iti ) u n aui. lc-li < vins town. U displays no ucakneso to be moved by weakness. Us wnndrous harmonics search tlio subtlest windings of the soul , the dellvato fibers of life where iu memory can peiit'tratc , and bind. tot ; , ther your whole being past and present , 'n ' one unspeakable vibration. Cotinllui ; t nele Mini's I'llr , , Knitiiiii iMly stnr. The government of the t'nlted States Is to count Its money on tlie acrerslaii of tilt new treasurer uf the t'nlted Statia , Mi. Kills II. Uobcrts. The ntmmitt to be over hauled Is some $7i0.00nnoo. ! Thu tnsk will require the labor ( if 100 men for time months. About two Weeks of titlu time will 1)0 employed In eotiutitiK paper money , the u-st of the time will be useil up on the silver. Tills statement will nt- ford the prbltc BOIIIU Idea of the extent to \\lilch our national currency lias been "stricken down , " and of the enormity of the crime which "ileinotietlzctl" silver. Proud Iliuist of I'niliMini. . l.uitU'.s' Hutu ? .liumuil. The Hritons proudly boast that the sun never sets on the queen's dominions , as If they WITH special subjects for solar favoritism. Hut It Is equally true. tli.it there lo uhvays sun shine on some part of Uncle S.im's great posEi'ssidiis. When It Is ( i p. 111. on Attnn'ti IsKind. Alaska , it Is ' .i : " > ti n. in. nf the d.iy following ut ICastport , Me. IfM > locate the collier of tlio I'nlleil States , calcillattni ; it as midway between longitude t7 ! of Kaotport and longitude 1UH of Atloo's Is land It will bo found on the 1LCth ! decree of longitude , about 2MI miles west of San Francisco , in the I'.iclllc ocean. .til MCll'.M. IIU M < : iSllll > . To II u nil ri-il A nii-r U-ii 11 ( * ltts IHvii Kl.flrlil.lulillnti IMiintH. Munh'li'.vl A [ Tain. Ca ! plants are operated by 1CS cities of Kngland and Scotland , Including almost e\orj city of consequence , except Uondon ; by : iS : ! cities of Germany , including thirty ut the largest , Hiich as Ilerlln , Hamburg and \trva- \ den ; by llru.isels , by Amsterdam , by many cl.iifi hi the llritish colonies , and by twelve American cities , Including Wheeling. Louis ville. Ulclimond and Philadelphia. Blcctrlc lighting plants are operated by over : ! ( M American municipalities , including Dunkirk and Jacksonville , s pringlleld , Uitlo lluck. Topeka , Hay City , Bttroll and Chicago ; by many Hrltlsli cities ; by bom ? In tbtAit.s - traltan coloi.les , and by thirteen Gorman cities , Including Hamburg and Dresden. Street railroads are owned and operated in tblrty-iline cities of Kngland and Scotland , by somu cities of Germany , Switzerland , Hol land and of the Australian colonies , by To ronto , and in a measure by Now Orleans. Tu put the. matter Into condensed form , munici pal ownerHhlp of one or more of these street franchises prevails In over "CO cities , and is authorized by the la\\ts of a score of states. and countries. Time was wben private own ership of all street franchises was the rule. Now the clilefrst cities of the world are for- naklng it. Progress In the art of municipal affairs Is all in the direction of municipal ownership. Municipal ownership is , therefore , no newer or over radical thing. It is neither social istic , communistic , nor popullstlc. It is feasi ble and practicable. It must bo at least rea sonably .successful , ami it cannot lie attended with any greater political evils than the nu more universal municipal owjioishlp of dncko. terries , bridges , markets and the water sup ply. u much the experience of those other cities Indicates to us. \VOItlv ! ! < ' KIIATI-IHXAI , OH I ) K l ! > . Vast lli-iit-IIlN AtM-mliiK from Ili-iicvii- li-ul OI-KII iil/n I Ion- . I'.ilcnKf THIiune. The statistics of the fraternal and benev olent associations of the United States pre sent some facts that may bo surprising to persons who have never looked Into the sub ject. The total membership of thiso orders la 7r r > 0.0l)0. of which number about 1,000- 000 are freemasons , more than SOO.OOO OJd- fMllnws. and about BOO.OOO Knights of Pythian. The rest are scattered throughout many or ganizations , the best known of which are the Ancient Order of foresters and the An cient Order of United Workmen. The size of this fraternity army can be better appreciated wben It Is considered that at the last presi dential election the total vote cast In thu United Statc ! was about 14,000,000 , scarcely double the slzo of the fraternity inemhcralilp. The development of Untie fraternal and be nevolent organizations lias been largest in recent years becaus of the extension of what in known as the "system of sick benefit. . " Members have been guaranteed a certain means of support In case of sickness and a proportionate return In the way of life in surance for the money paid In when they die , and these features have served to poji uluilzo the various orders to an extraor dinary dcgrre. In this rcsp-ct aluj the organ izations liavo been of marked benefit. Tlie pid which Is given to nicmlicro Is in no sense a charity , and does not depreciate the re- clplt-nt's self-respect , while at the Bairn ; time the public is relieved of many burdens whli.li would otherwise be Impofod on It. These or ders , in caring for their sick and providing for the famllli'H of their dead , are really do ing much of the work that formerly was done by the church , only they have enlarged this work to an immense extent. They are wholesome factors In every community , and , besides the direct financial benefits they dis tribute , they exert a moral influc-iico which cannot bo overestimated. Tu.vni : cininiMos AIIUOAD. Hntr inr : < ) | > rnn I'ltuiilrli-N TnKi-Trusls li ) lln < .Ni'i-li. C'hU-aw NC'\VH. The formation of trusts to control output and prices Is making a good deal of titir on the continent of ICnrope and Is being met with far moro vigur than Is accorded them In this country In Austria the creation of n trust lo con trol the domestic prlco of b ot sugar has re sulted In a bill offered lln the Hflchurath for thu regulation of all Much combinations. It appears that Austria already has a isyiidicati ! that regulates the prlco of petroleum and that several nth-iH are In process of forma tion to control the prices of beer , brand ) and somu oiln-r articles of common consump tion and the design of this proposed law is not only to wlpo out all such existing com bines but to render their formation Impotsl- ble in the future. All tru.'itd art * to bo placed under DID con trol nf tlio mlnUter of finance , who may pio- hlblt the formation of any tinst or union of trtibU , and all combinations must submit to him ovcry contract anil resolution under which it proposes to do any business , while ho lias at all times the right to examine all hooka ami currespondcnce of the company and also to interrogate any olllrer under oath whenever ho may deem such action expe dient. Upon hi-1 own motion the minister of finance may dib&olvo any ciMIng mint or forbid thf formation nf a now < mt' . 1U only guide being the Intercuts of the consume ! a i'.nd the condition of the trade or Industry concerned. The law , when It goes Into effwt , will leave no loophole through which trusts can escape and the only recognition given 10 any combination is that tiuwcen workingmen - men and employers by which wagca are regu lated. In view nf the fact that It U practically Impouiblu here to obtain any IcgU-latlon from congruks restraining tlio rapacity of trade comblncii and nf tin further fact that trusts are able to secure modifications of the tariff bill in their own Interests and against those of the people , It IH evident that so far CH monopolies and their control are couccni'd this country hat * much to Icjrn fiom tbe luouaKhioa uf Kureue. I Till : TUAVSMISSISSIIMM KMMIII'MOIV. llrlubt OiittooU ( of ( lie Knti-riirUr Iti-nini-li.-il on In tlio Mull. ] l , , ! oti Tin > rli > t Of course , \\h'Mi we ppeik of lndustrl.il depression and lm lno. stagnation , we use the terms in a comparative spu e. Uvory- thing Is with reference to our unit of possi bility , with re.-tnvt to which our percentage Is not above S7 , when , even with dnn alle - anro for the potato bug. tlip caterpillar and human fallibility , it ought to be at Intsl 7S. Hut regarded In the grew * , we are .1 great country , with almost Infinite rretatircra and a busy and well-to-do population. Al most every year , now , there Is pre ented In fnino pan of tlu > country striking ocular evldcnco of this fact. If statutica are dis couraging , as 1 sntiirlltiies the- case , we can turn for relief to the object lewonx which not only show the great thltics wi aiv doim ; , but Miqssesi Mto Mill greater things that might be done. The World's fair at riik-oRo tv .i a won derful triumph in ninny * > ( . 'the Cen tennial exposition at Philadelphia , was worth all It cost the . ountrv if fur no other rea son than the Improvement It produced In the art of broad making , flip younger portion of the pivsent generation has hut n fnint Idea of the inferior diameter of much of our stnlr of llfp before that time , rcpei-lslly the bread o' oomniprcp , which was a very dlf- fprxiii nrtlclo from that which mir mothers IIMN ! to make , lint Ihe Philadelphia enter prise was as a kindergarten to .1 university compared with the noble revelation olid achievement at Chicago. Since Hie latter triumph , howpvet.vp have been having sectinml exhibits , which In magnitude and Importance nave bad an almost national dUnlty of character. The San Kranclsco winter exhibit was unhiue and highly inti-rcstlng. Two years ago thin fall the Atlanta exposition showed In a gratifying way the Inereared risources and ipilckdic'l encrniis if the nouth. and the city f Nashville Is now surpassing nil pre vious ventutes In this line , other limn those which had the whole United States behind thorn. The I'.ioine slope , HIP south and the s-otith- west IMVI' tnkt n rncli Its turn , and next year will come to Hie from the great central wu t. President McKinley has Binned the bill which carried an Item of $2nO.Oi ! ) > for Hit TransmlssUslppl and International l-Xponl- tion of IMl.s at Omaha. This Is In accordnm-i- with an act of congress passed two yonrn ago , pledging that amount for the purpi scs of a government building and exhlMlR ami their proper supervision. The sum on which this was conditioned has been raised or UK- sureil. I-'oreign nations ore to be Invited In participate , and a joint resolution sus pends the Immlgratl'.n and Chinese exclu sion laws so an to penult foreign labor to take chaige of the for. ign c\hiblts. The capital stork is $1.000Mill ( nearly half o : which lias been subscribed. The exposi tion will have an aica of two hundred aeica , accessible by three trolley lines and two stiam railroads , and it will be a Poinpclian rather than a white city.Voik Is already In progress , and most of the buiIdiiu-8 wll ! be constructed this ) ear. It is predicted that the architecture In be displayed will be otil > aecon 1 to that at the World's fair. sict iAII .SHOTS AT THU ITI.PIT. IHiffalo BxprcRs : Archbishop Ilennrasy of IHibiicine has denounced public schools. 'Iheie are not many such Honrbnns let ! in the Catholic church in the I'liited Slates. Kansas City Journal : That Wisconsin clergyman will ha\e dllllcnlty In pi ovine that the Garden of Kdenvas located at Milwaukee. Adam was surrounded by wild beasts , but there la no evidence that be ever rushed n growler. Minneapolis Tribune : Evangelist Moody warns the young men of this day and gener ation the snul-dc- against fascinating ypt - - stioying allurements of the bicycle , the trolley car and the Sunday newspaper. Mr. Moody must bo pieparlng to contest the Held hitherto occupied by revivalists of the Sam .Inm tyre. New York Tribune : An electric contribu tion box is the latest Connecticut Inven tion. I'he Minister toiiclics a button , and small silver cam , lined with velvet , visit each IHW fimiiltaneously , running on a sdender rail back of each pew. Karh car returns to a lockbox at the pew entrance , and the deacons collect the receipts after service. Chicago Chronicle : A telegram from Kansas City says that the dean of an Kpls- eoiwl church there attended a. vaudeville performance at one of the parks and was so Miocked at one of the women performcri ; that lie hissed her ami demanded his money back at tlio door. Tinril&patch HIJS that the young woman wore "an extremely low- cut dress to tbf knees. " It Is no wonder the dean was shocked. A dress as low as thai would shock u bishop. Kansas City Star : Mr. Moody flndr , the tiolley car , the bicycle and the Sunday newspaper the three great temptations whirh beset the pathway of modern young men. This Is a disappoint ment , coming from Mr. Moody , who is gen erally rated as a practical Christian and who has certainly accomplished much good. There are many militate who might take such a prwllioii without creating surprise , but Mr. Mijody , who was a business man for many years and who lias knocked about the world 'in a wav lo make him familiar with many of its needs , ought lo know better. Hiooklyn Kagle : A Pennsylvania minister has declined an unearned degree conferred on him by a friendly college , llesajs : " 1 cannot find terms siitllciently strong to ex press HIP keen ehargln I felt when I learned IJiHlmm college had conferred upon me the honorary degree of doctor of divinity , and I have slnco purposely refrained fiom appear ing on our Dtret'tH lest I Mionld bi > still more completely humiliated by the congratulations of my people. " What a remarkable Indi vidual this man must , bo ! If Ills example should bo generally followed some colleges might lmvt to go out of the degree business. Chicago Tribune : Hev. Mr. Hunter of Kiit.scll , III. , has been fighting salan for some time In accordance with the IlaptUt creed , but It wa : < not until he entered a tight with catch-as-catch-ean rules that lie really established a widespread reputation. Mr. Hunter acquired his fame early on Sunday morning , when be Jumped Into a ring where a prize fight was In progress , knocked down both cnnlchiants , banged their hcadH together anil slapped the face of u sheriff of u neigh boring city for refusing to arrcai : the , bellig erents. Mr. Hunter donbtlem offended nome of hid parishioners who have an exaggerated Idea of what constitutes ministerial dignity , but ho dUplayed a quality of American man hood that Is distinctly encouraging to the race. Mr. Hunter is primarily a man of peace , and lie Intends lo have peacn even if hi > has to whip all the pugilists In Ku . .cll lo obtain It. He puss-e > sc the kind of courage which mnlr-3 heroes anil dismiiragcs profes sional pugilists ami moral cowards. I'liitso.VAi , AMI IITIIII\\ : ( : , Some of the opponents of Hawaiian annexa tion are willing to annex the pol cocktail for expelliiH'iital purposes. A Philadelphia editor talks learnedly about "an abnormally cool June. " It takes con siderable heat to dlmurb a Phlladclphlan'8 slumbers. No upologiea are necessary because HIP I'ill rlh follows closely on the heels of tlio Jubllfe. It Just happens so , and will be all the not tier for It. The St. l.onU Id public give * Its ago ut just 00 yi-arp. Tint Hcc nnlH for many At range happenings In thu vicinity of Third and Chestnut treet . A nionster sea t > i rpcnt has been teen off thd Ni'uKnglnnd COSH. The exact location of the monster is suppressed , li.s publica tion might cautio an overproduction of mounter * ' by rival icaurts. Agdln the life-saving red petticoat ban saved a train from running off the track. It U well that there are always a few women Mho tetaln thai useful girmcnt , even though they urc noi up to date. A law abolishing all g < imes of chance wont Int'j ' operation In .Montana nn the 1st Inet. Licenced gambling prevailed In the state rflnce IIH admission and was icgarded as a grtal Industry in territorial dajn. In IhttQ It wa < i brought from the upper fturlca lo the ground floor , and later kicked into the cellar. The piejent law will be about as effective a * a prohibition statute lu Iowa. The Jickpot may bu raked In , but It is not easily sup pressed In Montana. Just Imagine Hutto without the ftsillve tiger. The Agricultural department at Wa hlng- ton la giving ( ionic attcntiMi to thu crow and Ilio toad , with u view of rcKoring them to a larger degree of public favor. The good they do In destroying noxious Insects ban In en expitlatul upon In a learned trt.-Hl.te. Hut there are other conU'leratlon.i ' that rom- m.-ii'l ' tl > f-u iTiaturet to humane putrlulsj 'i'ltc Inter a neu caary oa a competitor of the- human i > otUr. wlil > o the foiiner tmit : be priEcrviJ j > llu < prlie edible for political wikes. AM part Ira take cruw. not from choice , but nrcreally. Mio. Annie lltsam.vin u now m i hic.i ; , thinks th.it Debs' o ! all llc expenm. nl will fall. ' St.ilallnm. " be says * . " | tiif ( dc.it Mute , but It can never be achieve , I nln e man Is BO sclll h. iiur London exin i IT , in tms di'Scticratcd Into a inure - - , k ' ml-U ng ficheme. Alt other { .pcliHs-tle cn'.r- - hnvo ( ailed , and for the Mine reason IK- tup UR KeltlKhiKvw of man. " " 'Tom' Taggart , " MJ-S an l-nli.v i m man , "was at one time a inocnuii i n InillnnapollA and today he IP tui\- , to clt > . Hi- used to be Interialpd in IMK . . > t think , and thin he got control of iti > , , I hotel , which Uj thp democratic In i . | - . < for the city and state pnlltioini > II. i- > , \ Rooilmixer,1 Rental ntid a 'hail fc.h.n , ! ! tntt. ' llr Is n shiTwtl iiolltlcun. " i ( ; n > \ i. > . Tree t're . : "Well. Wl . t \ -Ml - j-oi ! tlnd Hint Hie dlvlno > onna ( i i" n ro- tiirnnl your love ? " "You , Just n won ns t offered it io ' , i 1'uek : 'PheSummpr nir'-Oh. I ! v. ni-i o wi ! The Farmer Well , ml-'s. ( hln > ; - , > - noohei'itl iirutinil here nn they me , u \ InillnnarinllK Journal : "Wh t n -I- - . < c. l eivnffemont you over tk i" , colonel' ? " "U In ted two vmrr. an I then Hi. s-n irr. . rled another fellow . ' t'olllcr'sVeeUly. . Hrldo ( wtio ' .i i . I , llne l u tt'U'Uiam fuun pann. IttltleRroem ( iinxlullslyVlmt 1 . - say ? lli-lde All l forqlvu hut 1)011' ) t i 'in i ' I.lfc : Unshf-ll . hern tomorrow. How olmll m ln , Mls < ICtliffl ? l'ti-lo-lnte ( ltrl--nomaiti Mi-v I Mi ler.vc that to you. ( "liii'lnnntl Knqntl- . "Did in in t' tiumy in Inlying your \Mfo a wl , I Hit' mnn whew face xhnwed sunnu ( . "dh , there Is' . ' " nskoil the mini or no iir - tlci.'niiliiirncicr. ' . "Veil bet l licit1 Is. She inny < n i i o ill' ' re , but sh" il'icKii' ! hitxo tlnii' to -i , .n an 1 li-ok at the window bargains. " Hnrprr'H ItaKiir : "Why , Hiury , ! n- il.o dl'-i'barged tin cook , ami nm'.l. . \ . > v Hilii nn-'elf ; we don't have in pt\ , i } > i u wi'fk 1 ivinnot sec bow \ve cin : . , .n . . iii/.o nny more. " "I'cihiiim . .woan got her b.ii'J . " , , i , . , . . - . , i \ | , Yoiiie Mwbnnil- Vim Mr irnlly know n man until you are in. in I -I t ) him. him.Mi * Mnchwed-Yiui don't Hun \ , > i , < , \ r ic:01y : know a man until you m. . ] i\ . I fioin him nnil your fi-lcnd * o ime i."in . I mcl l i-I ! you lot.s of things you never < \ , , - i . liected. llnrbm LifeWlfi - ( after n-liii-ni' ' . ir m fluii-i ! ) vii sbon'.l hiiv hot n , u I n U thl' inornlnir. We lind n lioniitlti.l . . , tin. < I IiixlmndI'll bpt you can't rep. . - Hi' i xt \Vlfc Yi < s. 1 can. It wan Ino tenili M . of the sIxt-Hiitb chanter of lixeklrl 'I . i. d tliee iiluiiit with line linen , iin-l I CIUPP > l Hi o \\ib ! sMk " HnslriiMl Huh ! It \ ' . no vondi-r u le- nicmlier It. Knoxvlllo Tribune : 'I'he folowin ! . ! iin > ry li " , ild to be on a tombstone In NOII'I i u ) - llrn : IT" left ( on olilhlivn nnil n \\ifo When Uentli HIP tyiant. Hniiu'.t ' lumj Clinic m loushlne llipioi nil hl hi. And the governmi'iit never i-ui lit h.ml < .M5 N VTIII > 'S IIIIITIIIY. . Tin-run llrnun. In Iliippi-'ti \ : , ( r. l."t lioiry : dynasties foi t-t Their natal day's fabling I > TR"I ; Our country IOCP her blrtbdny y. i And d.ires the world to iloulil bei . \.e. Of all Ilio K-overnnicnts uf men. She wears her sunshine on her 1-row ; Tlie n" t bppiin , they kimw not when , And climbed lo power they know ii"l liow , We love her best who most ndmlre The outset of her life of michl Porlrayed In nionoslyphs nf tire And writ In capitals of light. Anil twice Is pool skilled to sinj ; \Vlio ' 'lea rest ohnnts Ms natlon'.x m , rn , And every frei'inan twice n king J''or knowing when his realm \V.TJ born. Our nnlon'K youth rcw early \\i-o Who shout lt dati' In whonlmaie iday , Ami Indr-pi'iiilenee learn lo pilzi- AVItb honors lo Its advent da.\ . Land of nil lands HIP snip and flr t Kroni ancient gloum to save the bonr When , Krinvn from h'rneilonr.s keiml. bursf Thy bud of empire Into llower. Thy lilrthdny , and thy A\rasliinK ) n's , Are way-iiinrk on HIP patn nf time" Nor nil the liKlit of all thy sim Call dim the ihiy-stnr of thy pi line. , I don't know , He's not so warm But how much more comfortable he would look and how much better he would enjoy the glorious 4th if he had on one of out- swell crash suits with a soft negligee shirt and a cool straw hat. We are going to keep open until noon Mon day just to find out the conditions of the weather if it's hot you -will find all kinds of thin materials to suit hot weather if a blizzard is blowing we can fit you out in ul sters or fur coats we are a 1 ways prepared to meet the weather's demands , 1