12 THE OMAHA DAILY UEK ; SUKDAT , OCTOBEK 10 , 181)7.
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THIS 1IK15 OS TIIAI.NS.
All rnllronrt np i 1ioy nro
Kiipl'lle'd with enouuli Ilees
to aeeoi nnMln < o every ) ins-
HciiKrer wlm Ti-nnls to rcnit n
iiPTxipnnei1. Inxlsl upon hnv-
IIIK The llee. If you rniinut
RCt n Hoc on n triilii from the
new * ntrent , nlenne report
the fuel , nlulliiuhe ti-nln unit
1 : riillroiul to ttir Clreulatlou
neiinrlnient of The I cc. The
Her in for mile on nil
7XSIST O.V HAVIXr. THE I1KC.
The mills nro ninldiiK almost
nolsu to ( It-own the ablution about thu
mints.
Nebraslca cltiltvotnuii may bo relict !
on to keep the music fxolns even with
out an olllclal or an.
Wcylcr mny not have much suecoss In
tcrrorlKin the Cuban Insm-Kents , but he
6GCU1S to be sUcecotUn In frightening
the new Spanish mlnlslry.
It Is safe to s-ay that Michigan cor
porations take no comfort in the news
tlint Governor Plnptee lias rotiirnctl
from A'enczucln , the very picture of per
fect health.
Prof , Andrews Is still president of
Brown university , Init his silence In the
pendliiK campaign Indicates that he has
come to the conclusion that discretion is
the better part of valor.
As the emblem oC Nebraska repub
licans the famous Abe Lincoln bald
eagle will have an opportunity to serve
another useful purpose by claiming the
respect of the public for its likeness.
President McKInle.v expects to go
home to vote. Ills conception of presi
dential duty does not admit of going
fishing on election day or forfeiting his
residence by neglect to exeicise his po
litical suffrage.
WorUingmen do not have to be coerced
to stand up for their own interests and
they see plainly that their interests are
with the party oE prosperity and em
ployment rather than with the party of
calamity and enforced Idleness.
The SDKrcpatlou of tlio Uulou 1'aclllc
must ovcntually lie followed by the con
solidation of the prludriiil components
of the old system into : t reunited triins-
contineiittil route. Tlio consolidation
nuy taUo time , but it can l > c read in the
If the Corean monarch has really
changed his oflicial title from king to
emperor his ambition Is at least excus
able. With emperors ruling iu China ,
Japan and Hnsstti no wonder Coreau as
pirations have been aroused to the
changing point.
Sliver Is recovering some of the ground
lost during the past few months and is
ncarlng the ( > 0-cent nn ounce mark. The
Bllverltes should get out their telescopes
and hunt for a sliver famine In Alaska
or Patagonia to explain the Improved
condition of tlie market.
The right of the gold democrats and
Bllver republican * to a place on the of-
tidal ballot will doubtless have to be set
tled finally In the courts. It would be
a poor year If tlie courts did not have
n chance to pass on and construe ome of
the obscure provisions of tlie election
laws.
The Krench ambassador lo the United
States Is about to bo transferred by his
government to the court of Spain. The
United States hns served as tlie round
lu the ladder of advancement and fame
foi' a number of foreign statesmen who
linvo at times been accredited ito the dip
lomatic service tit Wabhlngton ,
Cudaliy says that Armour will not be
permitted to outdo him In the matter
of completeness or capacity of his South
Omaha meat packing establishment and
announces Improvements and extensions
In the Cndahy plant that will make It
wjuul to the best. South Onmlia today
has the brightest future of any meat
packing center in the world ,
Tammany Is running as one of Its nom
inees for Justice of the supremo- court a
man who headed the anti-Tammany
ticket for mayor only a few years ago.
Nothing could better illustrate Tain-
nwny'rt desperation to win out this fall
oven at the cost of repudiating its time-
honored rule never to favor any candi
date who has not always been firm In
the sumjort of the organization , ,
AI.IKX rOXTHAUT IAIH > ll.
The Immigration authorities state thnt
alien contract labor Is coming Into the
country In evasion of the law. A num
ber of Immigrants recently arrived In
Italtlmore whom It Is alleged came hero
in violation of the alien contract labor
law nnd according to the commissioner
of Immigration there have been many
such cases In the south. Thcro may bo
good grounds for this statement , but it
Is to be borne in mind that the present
commissioner of immigration , Mr. Pow-
derly , Is In favor of greater restriction
and mny not be Indisposed to make cap
ital for that policy.
However , no fault will bo found with
all proper efforts to enforce the nllen
contract labor law , The stntulo prohib
iting the Importation of labor tinder con
tract waa enacted to remedy what had
grown to be a very serious evil nnd It
has the approval oC all good citizens.
IJoforo this law was enacted there was
a constant Hood of contract labor pourIng -
Ing Into the countryT not only doing
great Injury to the labor already here ,
but constituting nn clement which has
caused no little trouble. The law was
called for by an overwhelming public
sentiment nnd tlds sentiment Is as strong
for It now as nt any tlmo. It may not
be possible to wholly prevent evasions
of the law , but in no direction Is the
vlgllanco of the Immigration authorities
more necessary or Important than In
guarding against the entrance of contract
labor.
A XIIAIMUS . .iA'ivKx.rrovrsr. ;
Mr. Lorrln A. Thurston , who Is In this
country as a special representative of tlio
Hawaiian nnnexatlonists , Is certainly not
lacking In zeal. IIu lias just published
a pamphlet , a summary of which Js at
hand , setting forth the reasons In favor
of annexation and replying to the ob
jections that have been made to It. We
do not llnd in what Mr. Thurston pre
sents anything new , the pamphlet being
for tlie most part a repetition of the
specious arguments that have been em
ployed by the anncxatlonlsts ever ulnec
the riuestlon of the absorption of Hawaii
by the United .States . begun to be dis
cussed. Tlie strategical importance of
the islands , lite danger thnt'they will be
taken possession of by some other
country if tlio United States does not an
nex them , the tendency toward Japanese
supremacy there these and other fa
miliar anuoxationist reasons are urged
with more or less elaboration by Mr.
Thurston. but they remain as unsatis
factory and inconclusive as before.
Tlio professed fear of the annexation-
Isls Unit Hawaii will fall Into the hands
of some foreign power If tills country
does not absorb it is without any sub
stantial ground. Japan has distinctly de
clared that she does not want the islands
and no other power has ever been sus
pected of desiring them. It is perfectly
well understood that the United States
would resist an attempt on tlie part of
any foreign nation to get possession of
Hawaii and therefore no nation will
make the attempt. There Is absolute se
curity In this regard and the auncxa-
tionlsts know It. So far as the strate
gical consideration is concerned ,
the United States now has a
naval station in Hawaii nnd can
retain It as long as It desires.
Tills country does not need a forti
fied outpost In the Pacific 2,000 miles
from its western shores. As to the com-
meicial consideration , this country en
joys under the treaty of reciprocity all
tlie commercial advantages that could be
conferred by annexation and there is no
reason why we connot retain these with
Hawaii as an Independent republic. In
short , tliero is nothing in tlio annexationist -
tionist reasons which would justify the
United States In taking this remote ter
ritory against the will of a majority of
its native population and assuming n
burden which would unquestionably be
ti troublesome and expensive one to the
American people.
A COXSUhAll DKFKVT.
The refusal of the German government
to recognize the American consul at Co
logne , who is a native of Germany , be
cause of serious charges affecting his
reputation and character , calls attention
to a defect In the matter of consular ap
pnintmonts which ought not to be per
mitted to continue. It seems that in this
case the charges against Consul Neu
mann were Hied In the State department
at the time of his nomination nnd
brought to the personal attention of the
president and secretary of state , but
they wore passed by upon assurances of
the Illinois backers of Neumann , from
which state he was appointed , that there
was nothing In them. Ho went to Co
logne and the refusal of the German gov
ernment to recognl/o him Is the result of
a thorough Investigation by that govern ,
ment of the charges against him.
Tlio Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger makes the remark
able statement that within the past few
years It Is a matter of record that ox-
convlcls , fugitives from mllllaiy con
scription and men who escaped to this
country lo avoid prosecution have ,
thtough political pull and Inllucnce , been
returned to Germany and Austria as
consular representatives of tills govern
ment , while others , "selected on account
of their work as ward heelers and small
bore party leaders , have been sent back
to their native countty bearing the com
mission of the United States as consular
representatives In communities where
they have been socially ostracised for
reasons quite sitlllclcnt to warrant such
action , " This Is a very serious state
ment , showing as It does nn Indifference
on the part of the State department dur
ing thu past few years In regard to the
character of consular representatives
which Is n reproach to the country. It Is
not surprising , In view of such facts , that
our consular service In some European
countries Is less useful and elllclent than
It should be and that there Is more or
less scandal In connection with the serv
ice.
ice.Tho
The Ledger correspondent also says It
Is a well known fact that in Germany ,
and Austria especially , and only less so
in England and Belgium , ( ho govern
ments would greatly prefer that former
citizens of these countries who liavo ex
patriated themselves nnd become nnt-
urall/ed In the United States should not
bo returned as consular ruureseutaUves.
There Is no good renson why our govern
ment should not respect this feeling of
foreign governments , but on the contrary
there nre obvious reasons why It ought
to do so. Certnlnly the good of the serv
ice would be promoted thereby. A con
sular representative to whom there Is
any objection on the part of the govern
ment to which he Is nccrcdlted must
have his usefulness Impaired thereby.
These objectionable appointments , due
to political Inllucnce , strongly emphasize
the necessity of entirely divorcing the
consular service from ( mlltlcs nnd plac
ing It upon n bnsls where those who
would enter It must have a high stand
ard of character nnd merit. Until this
Is done unworthy men will get Into the
service nnd there will continue to be
more or less scandal connected with It.
There nro earnest defenders of the
United States consular service who In
sist that It Is not Inferior to that of any
other country nnil unquestionably tliero
are many worthy men In It , but the facts
herein noted show that there Is oppor
tunity for Improvement.
AX cuuxrr TIUKKT.
The ticket pi need In nomination by the
republican county convention commends |
Itself not merely to republicans , but to
all citizens who desire to see the affalr.s of
the county administered by men of
ability nnd Integrity.
A majority of the candidates are now
holding the olllces to which they present
themselves for re-election on tlio records
which they have made. This is true of
Sheriff John W. McDonald , Treasurer
George Ilelmrod , County Judge Irving
R Maxtor , Superintendent of Schools 10.
.T. Itodwcll and County Surveyor George
Mcltrldo. ,
Of the other four candidates , two have
served In a public capacity. The candi
date for register of deeds , Tom Crocker ,
was a member of the last city council ,
In which ho served his constituents sat
isfactorily. Mr. A. G. Harte , the candi
date for county commissioner , was a
member of , the legislature of 1SO.5 and
later filled the ollice of city building in
spector.
Mr. D. Jf. Havcrly , candidate for
county clerk , Is well and favorably
known among business men as a llrsl-
clitss accountant fully qualified to per
form the duties that devolve upon county
clerks and enjoys a reputation for un
swerving Integrity.
Mr. N. P. .Swanson , candidate for cor
oner , Is highly respected as a man of ex
cellent character possessed of good busi
ness qualifications. While not seeking
the nomination ho was chosen by the
convention in recognition of the Swedli-h-
Americans , who constitute an important
element in the county.
As compared with the opposing candi
dates put in nomination by the inongrel
conventions a week ago , the republican
ticket Is in every respect superior.
OMAHA'S HANK
Omaha's bank clearings continue to af
ford indisputable evidence of the revival
of business and Improved financial condi
tions in the territory that looks to it ns
a commerial center. The weekly clearIngs -
Ings record just published give.s Omaha
an Increase of over 72 per cent tis com
pared with the corresponding week of a
year ago , this percentage of increase
being more than twice tlie average of tlie
clearing house cities of the country.
The total transactions passing through
tlio Omaha clearing house last week ag
gregated $0,108,0(515 ( , or more tlmn $1,000-
000 a. day. Daily bank clearings of over
$1,000,000 a dny brings the record once
moro up to the highest piano reached
during the pmspmous era previous to
tlie financial collapse of ISO.1 ? and must
bo accepted as assurance that the up
ward movement Is well started and
holds out promise of continuing upward
almost Indefinitely. Omaha's weekly
bank clearings nre the most encouraging
signs of the times that the people of this
city and state could demand.
IMPKKDIKd njlKADbTUWii SliOllTAGK.
Is the demand , for bread increasing at
a much greater rate than the supply ?
Mr. C. Wood Davis , tlie statistician , says
that such Is the case and supports his
contention with an array of .statistics
which if not conclusive- certainly very
interesting. Mr. Davis shows that since
1871 the bread-eating population of tlie
world hns Increased from 1171,000,000 to
510,000,000 , or . ' 57.5 per cent , while the
acres under grain wheat , rye , spelt ,
maslin and buckwheat have Increased
but 7.(1 per cent. Ho thinks the present
ample supplies of grain temporary and
that an era of scarcity and high prices
Is Impending.
According to this authority and no
ono has made a more careful study of
the matter the world nt present requires
for Its needs at least 50,000,000 acres
more than it lias In wheat and rye. He
says that the yearly addition to the
world's grain-growing acreage , to keep
pace with the increase of bread-eaters ,
ought to be1,000,000 acres , but It Is
much less. An addition to the wheat-
bearing area of the world Mr. DavlH
considers probable only from South
America , principally Argentina and Uru
guay , wh'ose ' development must bi > slow ,
though the United States can come to
the relief of tlio world by converting a
part of Its Indian corn fields into wheat
lands. As to the Idea that the opening
of the trans-Siberian railway will add
50,000,000 acres lo the world's wheat
area , Mr. Davis legards It as untenable ,
because not moro than that number of
acres In Siberia Is cultivable and , hnlf
of It Is already taken up. Ills view Is
that that region will never produce more
than sufllclent wheat and rye to feed Its
population. The low price of grain Mr ,
Davis attributes to a succession of nccl-
dents , observing : "That scarcity nnd
high prices have not prevailed In recent
years Is due to the harvesting since 3SSO
of seven world crops of wheat nnd six
of rye , giving outputs so much above
the average ns to result , prior to 189 , " ) , in
great accumulations that served to obscure -
scuro the fact that 1S95 nnd 1890 were
each much below current requirements. "
The over-average product of the fifteen
harvests ending with 1890 Is stated to
hnvo been 1,200,000,000 bushels , though
four of the fifteen gave yields below the
. Mr * . Davis that
average. says our average -
ago yield from the acres now employed
would be 275,000,000 bushels less than
present needs and thnt the greatest cro
ever grown \ tM not meet present re
qulremonts , tfhlfij If the world shoul
again harvest In succession , ns Is no
Improbable , three such crops ns those o
1871) ) , 1SSO nnd 1SSI , the situation wouh
bo ono of the gravest peril.
The contention of Mr. Davis holds ou
encouragement to wheat producers , fo
If It Ls correct wheat growing will be the
paying agricultural Industry of the fu
ture. Hut what of the "lirend caters , '
whoso numbers are steadily Increasing
More of them must cultivate n tnste for
corn brend. Mr. Davis suggests tint
there Is no substitution possible for tin.
wheat deficiency unless ICuropeans can bt
Induced lo eat corn broad. ICfforts to do
tills hnve not thus far been very sue
cessful , but Ktiropenns nnd Americans
also mny have to use more corn brent
In the not remote future.
The destruction by tire of Iho girls
dormitory of the South Dakota State lie
form school and the deplorable loss of
the lives of six little girls and their
teacher In the conflagration adds new
emphasis to the demand that Institutions
of this kind be housed In buildings ns
iHMi'ly fireproof as can be erected. To
house wards of the state In Inllammablc
flrctraps and expose the helpless inmates
to needless risk of being burned alive
Is nothing let's than a crime against hu
manity. The Increased expense of sub
stantial animus ami dormitories over
wooden shells cannot be accepted ns a
valid excuse for this neglect. Not an
other structure should be erected by the
state for this purpose- that Is not con
structed with due regard to the safety
of the inmates In case of lire.
To avoid confusion and mistakes In
marking the ballot , every voter should
Inform himself of the changes made by
the new Nebraska ballot law. Under
that law a man may vote a straight
parly ticket by putting a single cross-
mark In the circle under the party em
blem. If he wants to vote a mixed ticket
ho should put a crossmark in the circle
over ids regular party nominees and
crosses after the name or names of the
men on other tickets for whom he wlshe ?
to vote. Simple as this may seem , hun
dreds and thousands of voters will
nullify their franchises by misplacing
( lie crosses unless it is explained to them
In advance.
From California comes the report thai
the vintage of the slate promises to ex
ceed by 25 per cent , last season's output ,
while the growers are receiving nn advance
'
vance of from 'ijl to $10 for every ton
of their grapeW As up to last accounts
no notice hnd been received of any wine
famine in France or grape crop failure
in Italy , the llryanltos will have to llnd
some other excuse for deprecating the
prosperity that has overtaken the Cali
fornia wine prcsstjs ] If they want to pre
vent the republican tariff from getting
some of the credit.
If a London , , paper , ls to bo believed ,
Queen Victoria-hns recently expressed
her doubts a. fo'Uie stability of the
United States ns a republic. The queen
and her advisers , It will bo remembered ,
showed their interest' in the threatened
dismemberment of the union on a pre
vious occasion , but It was supposed that
she had learned better from experience
by this time.
New York banks are complaining of
too much gold and too little currency
and at the same time joining In the
chorus for the retirement of tlie green
back. In the meantime the American
currency system of gold , silver and
paper , issued on the gold standard nnd
every dollar exchangeable for 100 cents
In gold , Is serving the purpose tolerably
well.
A victory for the republican state
ticket in .Nebraska tlds fall and the de
feat of the forces of calamity , cumsncy
debasement and repudiation would be
a capstone to the advertising the state
has received from its great crops and
brilliant agricultural and industrial pros
pects that would bo worth millions to
the people of the state.
According to the report of ono of the
American consuls in China , the Chinese
prefer American-made goods to those
Imported from other countries , nnd even
pay higher prices for them. China Is
evidently on the high road to civilization
and now knows a good thing when It
sees It.
Prince Hohenloho lias been compelled
to withdraw his resignation as chancel
lor because no suitable person could be
found In Prussia 1o fill the place. The
German emperor should draw on the
United States for a few samples of Its
embryo statesmanship.
The postponement by the Itrltlsh gov-
ernment-of Its reply to thu proposals for
a monetary conference gives the Ameri
can commissioners a few weeks longer
which they may doubtless be relied on
to put In to advantage at sightseeing and
recreation.
\VhllliiT Are , We-
I.oul > vle | | Courier-Journal.
It la a curious fact that water la selling
at S cents a pliit.ilu Aikansas and yet a
southern brewery has to make an assign
ment. ' i
A. Trlnl Will Convince.
Chicago Times-Herald.
A poet who evidently Is after information
aslts In i current review :
If I should 'force ' the sentries of her lips ,
What should It profit mo to shock her soul ?
That depends verj' largely upon tlio i > arty
of the second part , The uafeat course , ordi
narily. Is tn advance and give the countur-
slzn la the regular way. _
KflVut of < ; < IV TIIIIIIMI % ' llnnnly ,
Buffalo Express.
It Is a singular state nf affairs when the
natural sugar-producing field of the world ,
the West Indies , hag been driven out of , uo
Industry by the bounty system of Continental
Kurcpe , That Is virtually the condition re-
portei ) to the Urltlali government by the
West India Royal commission. Government
encouragement is a moro powerful force than
natvral advantages ,
Abolition of SliiL'lc
neaten Advertiser ,
If Judge Fojter'u decision should be sus
tained on the appeal the matter would have
an interest to a. good many exchanges out
side of the district over which Judge Foster
presides. In attempting to limit business be
tween members and outside parties who do
not comply with the regulations of the ex
change , tlie Kansas City Institution U not
THE GOVERNOR'S ' RESPONSIBILITY ,
John C. Cowin and Frank T. Ransom Charge Governor
llolcomb in Open Court with Responsibility
for the Hartley Defalcation.
On Tlitirxilii- , October 7 , In tlio trial of the null JironRlit liy the Mint ? of
\cliriixkn to POCIIVCP " ! ' ' ' "lUelnl lionil of i'\-Tpi ? * HPrp Hartley In lht >
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lo Nluitv Hint Covoriior lloli-oiul ) KIUMV of ( he Nhorlnup before lie iii-
lirtucil tlio lionil , Tli < * Hdilt-iuiMit of Mr. COM In , IIH InUcii Oomi liy tlic
olllolnl court reporter , IN nn follorvM
"Mr. ( Jintliii The niiMi > erliiKitefeliiliint MI rot I ON olTer lo prove l > y Oil"
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"Ilnrtley'n Ineiiinlieiicy of the nlllee of Nlnlu treiiniiriTi .liiiiuury " , 1.SII5 ,
"there vtn n ineotliiK of the trenmirer , llnrtley , aiitl the Kiivemor of the
"Nltile of .Nelirnnlin , SlltiK , \ , llnleoiiih , for the imriiONe of proilueliiK " lie-
of the trenniirer of the funds anil iiroiierly III lilx haiiilN lie-
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" ( liniiny iit \\ltli ( eMtlinoiiy of tlilNllneHN nnil other vUlncHMex MIOMIIK | )
" ( hut nt that ineetliiu ; helil for the iMiriione iiforexiilit. the ilefeiiilniit , llurt-
"ley , iireHeiileil n nliiteiueiitltli vthleh he elalnieil lie vtan olinrKeulilo
"of fnmls nnil propery ( That neeorilliiK to the Nlnteiiietit lie \\nit
"oliurnenlile nltli fiimlH to the union nt of I Dr .OdS.Tr at the close nf .laii-
"nnry - , mill to L'oiiiiiiene the neeoml term on re-eleellon .liuiiiary It , the.
"ainoiint vihleh the Mute iille ex anil IIIIH nttempteil ( o pro\e liy thin
" illneMN he wax eharnealile Tilth at the coiniiieiieenient of his term , al-
"li-Keil to have eoiiniieneeil January : t , 1SI > r. . The miHiverliiK ilefeiitliiiifN'
"xiiretleN propose to follou- that up with testimony that the defendant ,
' llar < le > , illil nut have that anioniil of fluids on lituid at that time at the
"elime of January IS and the eoniiiieneeaieiit of .limitary It , 1XI . " , nnd that
"thereVIIH at that time a shortatre of more than l : tr. ( > , IMIl ( that that
" .shortage vian Unnnn to the Kovcmur of the state \elirasUa afore-
"said nt that time , and thnt It neeriied during the term of olllee of
"Defendant Hartley before 111.id or ltd of .limitary , ISO. . , and that the.
"Maid MhorliiKe MUM not required to be aeeiiiinled fur by CJovernor llol-
"eoinh , nor nas It neeiiiiiileil for liy said Defendant Hartley at that time
"or at any other time. That the aliened jirlma faele enxe Is thus to lie
"eontroverted an to the amount of funds Hartley , defendant , reeelved
"and hud at the elose of January and the eomiiieiieement of January It ,
" 1M > 3. That thin xvldiess vtax present at sueh meellnur and enii testify to
"the foreuoIiiHT facts of bin orvii KIIOM ledKe. "
by nnj- means the only body of that kind
In the United States. If the decision be np-
icld how many exchanges In. this country
can continue In business of an Interstate
character ? Probably their number would
not be very largo.
Character and Integrity Count.
lloston Globe.
The great lesson of Neal Do\v's \ long nnd
busy career characterized as It was among
other thlngB by gallnnt service in the war
tor the union , In the course of which he > was
four times wounded and once made prisoner
Is that character and Integrity count as
nothing else cm In malting a man's life
notable and honorable in the eyes of his
fellows.
The.eHiaier | IIH mi Kdticator.
Deg Molnes ' .eailfr.
A now brand of philanthropist has ap-
> eared In Maine. Ho Is a gentleman who
lelleves In the moral and educational In
fluence of the press , and ho has ordered a
lovppaper sent at his expense to each family
n his town. And why not ? Wo endow
chairs In universities and provide funds for
lie maintenance of educational 'facilities ' of
cvety lilnd , and It will generally be admitted
hat the press Is a greater educator than all
of them.
HelleetloiiN n the Choir. '
Atlanta Cctibtllullun.
If wo arc to sit back In our pews and gaze
at a lot of singers nnd not be able for the
ifq that Is la us live words of their hymns ,
anthems , etc. , them let choirs como down ,
f our prevailing thought as listeners Is , who
s the handsomest female singer , or the ugli
est male one if she went up to C and he
down to Z If the heart has not been 1m-
iresscd by the sentiment of the song , which
hey have kept all to themselves , then let
hem stop off awhile and take lessons In
enunciation from an elocutionist.
Tlie Situation on the Yukon.
I'hUndelplila ledger.
Sensational stories of the destitution at
Daw-son City are brought by the latest ar
rivals from the Yukon. They appear to he
exaggerated , but the situation Is undoubt
edly very serious. 'All ' accounts agree that
oed was very scarce- there when the nar-
ators left and. there was but a slim , chance
hat the cargoes then on the way up the
Iver would arrive , because the extremely
ow water In the Yukon would prevent the
} o.Us from navigating until the stream was
losed by Ice. There seems to bo a good
upply of fish In the river , and there Is some
gaino In the surrounding country , but these
ro slender resources for a population of
,000 or C.OOO , which is the estimated number
now In the Klondike region , to depend on
or food during the Arctic winter. In con-
oquenco of the scarcity of proper food nnd
f the unsanitary condition at Dawson City
curvy and otner diseases have already ap
peared and the death rate Is high. Alto-
; ether the prospect 1 that a terrible story
f suffering and < leath will como from the
Clondlko when the long winter silence
which will soon settle down on that remote
shall be broken In the spring.
SiqCUIjAU SHOTS AT THIS PULPIT.
Minneapolis Tribune : The women of the
tethodlst church have struck an effective
evlce by which to Insure recognition In the
onference. They are cerlously considering
10 withdrawal of their efforts In church
ork to let the brethren realize just how Im-
ortant factors they are.
Pioneer Press ; Ulshop Vincent lias been
leant to say recently that some people think
ley ore pious when they are only bilious.
' ! > l ancient pleasantry was formerly In-
tllgrd In only by the most audacious of
rcaohers. That It has appeared In ntrlctly
rthodox circles niupt be accepted as proof
f Imsrpaslng liberality among the clergy.
Kansas City Journal : The press receives
many compliments from the pulpit , but It
IBO Is called upon to endure many assaults
rom that source. The Sunday paper In par-
Icular Is the object of frequent and Wtter
ensure. Yet In fiplte of many unfriendly
rlticlsm calculated to provoke retaliation ,
10 legitimate press Is uniformly kind anil
espcctful toward the clergy and tliclr Inter-
sts.
sts.New
New York Sun : nishop Vincent nude
omcthlng of a departure ) for a Methodist
lien , at the Michigan confcrrrico at Kila-
nazoo , he expressed disapproval of the old-
mo roaring revivalist nnd revival. Ho
Iso said that he had no sympathy with
ireichcrs who couldn't play a game of base
> il | and ride a 1 > lcycle , and added that some
Christians thought they were plotta when
hey were only blllou .
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : "Cahen-
ylsrn" is still making trouble In one Jionnui
'athollc diocese , ( hot of Grand Haplils , where
ishnp Itlchter keeps priests of other origin
ion Hermann out of parishes junt so far us
ic dare , and whllo encouraging all German
nclctles , condmnns the Ancient Order of
Ibernlans. It Is this race fed I us of
Ichter which led to his recent arrest on a
large of perjury , whoso Issue In not yet
etennlnrd , Hut why Is not this case
> rought before Archbishop Martlnelll , the
xipal dole-gate ?
Chicago Chronicle : The struggle of the
ally within the Methodist church for full
presentation In 'tho ' government thereof
niiHt necessarily succeed. The laity hold a
eapon which , used offensively , lias defeated
jsolutlam the world over , whether an au-
ocracy In the sUUo or an autocracy In tlm
lurch , whether an aristocracy or an
Igarchy , whether civil or sacerdotal. Tlio
ayman In -Methodist church , oa In all
ther churches , holds the purse , and It U
ila power of the purse that haa won for
> opular government against the struggle of
clngcraft to retain absolute power. It baa
> een proved time and again that the power
' the purse la creator than the power of
10 sword.
PKUSO.VUj AM ) OTIIHHU ISP .
To put It plainly Germany would rather
send frankfurters and beer to the United
States than warships to Cuba.
Cyc Prldo and Kla Sherod have adorned
East Nashville , Teiin. , nnd their euphonious
cognomens the local personal columns.
Kvcn the maligned peanut has taken a
crack at calamity. Prices have advanced
without the aid or consent ol any famine on
earth.
Judge Held of Atlanta , Ga. , city court , has
recently found It necessary to Issue an order
prohibiting attorncja from eating peanuts
while the court Is In scs-slon.
Chicago takes much Interest in the Tuct-
gert trial , but there will be a change of tune
when It comes to pay the principal. The
trial will cost the taxpayers $10,000.
During a part of last month the Mlasourl
river was so low at Jefferson City , Mo. ,
that It was said that people might walk
across It without wetting their feet.
San Francisco displays Its old time skill In
manufacturing cataclysms In the Interior of
China. The beauty of these celestial decora
tions Is the accuracy of the death roll.
A gentleman named Colonel Ilyo Is deliv
ering a series oC prohibition lectures out In
Illinois. Colonel Swallow Is the cold water
candidate for an office In Pennsylvania.
Maria Edgeworth once wrote a book en
titled "Irish Dulls , " and the secretary of
the Dublin Agricultural society ordered a
copy , thinking that It treated of live stock.
During a council meeting In Chicago one
of the aldermen had his watch stolon. The
unfortunate entertained a few suspicions , but
dropped when It was shown that his asso
ciates Old not leave their seats during the
session.
Abram Ray of Chicago , one of the oldest
locomotive engineers on the Baltimore &
Ohio system , retired from the throttle last
week , with a record of forty-five years of
continuous service on that road. In all that
time he had but one accident.
John Jay Jackson , Judge of the United
States court .for the western district ofVost
Virginia , -who Issued the famous Injunction
In connection with the miners' strike , was ap
pointed by President Lincoln August 3 , 18GL.
Ho Is 7C years old.
11 LASTS l-'UOM HAM'S HO OX.
Truthtulneti Is the diamond of chArActer.
HypocrUy la & cloak that U MR god In tha
tlACk ,
A twenty-dollar cost often covers A HT -
cent oiil.
A heArt without love Is like A violin with
out strings. |
The man who talks moat nbout himself
a- ( ho least ,
A pious tiicc Is not Infallible proof of a
devout spirit.
Smiling lengthens the mouth nnd the Ufa
In about cn.uM proportions.
All things were undo for the good and
some day they will liavo Ihrm.
Ho Is more tlmn half inlscrAblo who Is do-
IIIR nothing to msko others happy.
Any fool can make money , but It takes wis
dom to know how lo upend It well.
What If you ha\e lost jour ring ? Do
thankful that you still have your finger.
nOMKSTIC IDYI.S.
Somervlllc Journnl : Hluks-llnvo you
ever hnd ntiy trouble \vltl > your \vlfo'
mother ?
WlckNo , oho'a ilcnd.
Chicago Hoconl : "Aunt MirK.nret : hns
hnd live cooks married from her houio In
three vcars. "
"I thnt so ? Why ilon'L you so ml our
daughter Jullu over nml wo wlmt Aunt
Mnrgsiret can do for her ? "
Judge : "Well , for n mnn-li.ttcr I think
you'ro just too Ineon.tlRtent for anything. "
"Why , wlmt do vou niciin ? "
"Well , every lime you Inligh you Bny
he-he I' "
tloston Traveler : "V < m see , my dear , "
said Mr. YounghuslKtmli to hlH wife ,
triumphantly , nt : i o'clock the other morn-
Ing. "thi < moment 1 begin to sing lo buby
sin ? li au'.el. ' "
"Yus , " mid lil * wife : "she Is oisslly fright
ened , poor little thing. "
Detroit Free 1'renii "Perkins , your wlf
seems dovntcd to her IlowcrsY"
"Devoted 1 Well , sir , many an October
nlc'ht ' that womnn hnt dragged the blanket *
off my bed to keci | tboso weazened llttlo
geraniums from pelting rrost-bltten. "
Philadelphia North American : Mrs.
Scrappe My husband nnd I ogreed the dny
we were married to Imvu nn iiuarrela
friend Have vou lived up to It ?
Mrs. Sor.ippc Well , I have , but I don't
think anything could keep John from being1
ucr : nt limes.
Chicago Pont : "Here's n Rtory of n coupl *
who married to win n bet , " he said.
"I'm not u betting- man , " ho returned
hastily.
Soon nfter lie took lib * leave , and he didn't
really brenthe freely until ho was a full
bloelc away.
HAVE YOU S1CKN HIM ?
Dem or Post.
Ho walks the streets with kingly air , as
proud .T * fnbledi god ;
The moil folks tip their hats to him , thn
ludie.s smile and nod.
Ho Is n hero In hint town ; befoic him all do
L-JW.
Ami tell him he has nobly won the laurels
on bis blow.
Not as a valiant soldier did he win enduring
fame ;
Nor as a Rifted statesman did he gain nn
honored nnmc.
Ho Is no worlil-r.imcil preiu-hcr leading
ppople from their pins-
He's the proud , Imperial papa of a pair of
purple twins !
: i.v I.A.M : .
I.ntllcs * Home Journal.
Is there no road now to leisurely I ane ?
Wo traveled It long ngoj
A place for the lapsing- Irlsurcly steps
sweet and Hhady nnd slow.
There were rims of restful hills beyond , and.
fields of dreamful wheat ,
Wlth'fliadows of clouds .icros. them blown ,
and popples asleep ut our feet.
There lads nnd maids on a Sunday mot
and strolled them , two and two ;
The leaves they laced In a roof o'erhcad and
onlv the sun peered through ;
And there was I line to wither a rose nnd
time for u wood-bird's call ,
And plenty of time to sit by a stream and
barken Its ripple and fall.
Is tliero no road now to leisurely L-uio ?
( God knows wu have limited afar ! )
There was once a , lamp throush the broodIng -
Ing dusk , and over the tree a Btar ;
There Was once a breath of the clover
bloom ( sweet Heaven , wo have hurried
so long ! )
And there was a Kate bv a white rose
clasped , and out of the dusk a song.
Thnt song- * * * the echo Is strange and
hweet , tlio voice It Is weak and old ;
It hath no part with ItOleice , wild rush ,
and this hard , mud light for gold !
It hath no inrt with the clamor and din ,
and the JarrliiK of wheel and stone.
Oh , listen , my hrart , and forget forypt thnt
wo reap the bread we have sown !
Is there no road now to Leisurely Lane
wbuo , lingering , one by one ,
Hie summoning bell * of twilight Hmo over
the meadows blown.
Alnv llnd UH HtrollliiL' our hnmownrd way ,
frlail of the evening star ?
IS ni-0 110 ro,1 ( ] now to r. unr ° Iv Lane ?
Cod knows we have lirr Jed n/nr !
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