TUTS OMATIA DAIIYY I113T5 : SUNDAY , DECIilMBKK 6 , 1897.
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iiiW TinItir. . If ynu cnnnot
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IIUIVH ni ; < * n ( , iili-iiHc rejiurt
< he fa ft , is tu ( I n IT ( ho I nil n mill
l-nllroiiil , lo ( rireullltloil
Dciuirliiioiil of The Ilee , ' 1'lie
HUP IM for sale on all ( rains.
JXSIST o.v ii.vvivr. TIII : IIKR.
Ouinhn will lvo Hie ri'iiroscntiitlvca of
tlio live stock cxcliiiifri's : a honi-ty wol-
coino next yo.-ir.
Hrynn Is at lasLaotunlly on' Tm"T ' "n.
But lie lias boon off from various points
of view for isome Him * .
In ono respect C'liristmas has an ail-
frnntngc over all otlioihollilays. . It is
celebrated without the formality of a
proclamation.
Illinois expects to try a special session
of : the legislature this winter and Gov
ernor Tanner and the Chicago newspapers -
papers are preparing for an exciting sea
son.
Senator Allison sensibly recognizes the
fact that opposition to the annexation of
Hawaii comes from men who are just as
peed Americans as those who clamor
Joudly for annexation.
Kmperor AVIlIlam's speech to the
Reichstag Is said to have been unfavor
ably criticised by those present. A few
inoro prosecutions for lose , majesto
should not surprise any one.
Certain persons have held a meeting
behind closed doors and resolved upon
forming a new republican party in Xew
.York. . The original republican party
, -wns not organized behind closed doors.
The convening of congress will give
Mr. Powderly another opportunity to
encounter the 'tor'al displeasure that
declined to confirm his nomination as
Immigration commissioner last .spring.
Berlin university has enough Ameri
cans enrolled in its student body to form
n good-sized university by themselves.
This ought to make normany boar a little -
tlo more easily with the now American
tariff.
The railroads probably decided to aslc
for a live-year oxt'Misioii of the auto
matic car coupler law with thi > distinct
undorstandlinr thar they would consider
themselves lucky to got throe years ad
ditional time granted.
The novels of Marie rorolll are more
In demand in London than the writings
of any other author , not excepting
Charles Dickens , yet Kdltor Stead pro-
Biuncs to write of the wickedness and
depravity of residents of American
cities.
The 1'ostolllco department announces
Its policy to u.se American miulo goods
for postal sui > - " wlie.revor possible.
This Is only carrying out the logic of
the protective policy upon which the
administration' of I'roMklent MoKinloy
stands.
President Andrews of drown univer
sity Is evidently trying to keep on safe
ground. One of his last lectures was on
"Homo mile .In ( Srooce in the Fourth
Century , d. O. " IIo discussed the sub
ject thoroughly without once alluding to
the "Crime ' " "
of : ) ,
Chairman Cannon of the house com.
inltteo ou appropriations says he hopes
to hold down the dimensions of the ap
propriation bills and expects a short ses
sion of congress. This most effective
means to securing the llrst object will be
the success of the second.
The rumor that I'ldont McKinley
will withdraw from his church because
or the sensational twiuon preached
Thanksgiving day by Its pastor Is denied.
Because a preacher makes a fool of himself -
self Is no reason why the president
should assist him to gain more of the
notoriety which he seems to IK > necking.
Idaho Is having more trouble with Its
new laws than any of the now western
states. Kvery time an attorney Is beaten
back to the last ditch ho attacks the
constitutionality of the law. and In
many cases wins. Nearly all the laws
of the state are open to attack on tech
nical grounds , and the next legislature
v/lll hnvo a big Job of revising and re-
laws.
DKVA T , ( M TfO.Y IKRXOV8A UIK ,
In passing sentence last week unot
the former state auditor of Nebraska
who had pleaded guilty to the charge o
embezzlement , the trial Judge , amoiii ,
other things , said :
The pi-ople nro to bo blamed somewhat li
their laws In cxpootlns for the salary pali
to got men capable fcf m-annfrlng the affairs
of A Rrr > at department of state.
This Is but another outcropping of
the Idea that because a public olllcor
does not think himself sutllclently wel
pnld lie Is justitled In betraying his trust
and the blame for his defalcation or
01111)0X7.101110111 should rest not on his
shoulders , but on those of the people
wlio.'e lawmakers have declined to glvi
him a larger salary , ttnder no circum
stances can such a hideous doctrine be
ncni'loycod In. U.v such a theory the
man who commits embezzlement ns n
public olllcor is to be held loss strict
to his responsibility than the man who
commits liie same crime ns a privatt
cltlxon. Uy it the public should expect
dishonesty In public olllco and excuse
It whore in private employment It woult
Impose the full penalty of the law.
Much as we hoar about public olllcoi-h
being underpaid , the assertion that the >
are driven to thievery and corruption b >
Inadoqualo salaries Is wrong both In
premise and conclusion. In the tlrsl
place It. is not true that our public ,
ollicers are as a rule underpaid.
With fo\v exceptions all the men
elected to olllco gel salaries
greater than they wore accus
tomed to In private life. In the case
of the ex-stato auditor In question the
promotion was made from the position
of court reporter , paying $1,500 a year ,
to an olllce worth .f , . " 00 n year. In the
case of the defaulting city treasurer of
Omaha the olllcor was receiving a salary
of it' , ( } < ) ( > , more than lie had over earned
In any other capacity and the highest
salary paid to any public ollicer In the
state. In the case of the defaulting
state treasurer , while the salary was
moderate , lie was known to have Inn1
the use of over $7)00.000 of school money
during his full term , which ho farmed
out at interest and which must have
lotted him at least ? 2..0X ( ) annually in
addition-to his salary. The defalcations
from which the people of Nebraska have
suffered have therefore had nothing
whatever to do with inadequate salaries.
dut oven if our public otllcers wore
oally poorly paid and they underwent a
Inanclal sacrifice in accepting olllco ,
what reason or excuse would that afford
"or jobbery and defalcation ? Every
nan who accepts public ollico does so
cnowlng its requirements and its
molumonls. lie does so knowing
bat he is to have a public
rust reposed in him and that the strict-
st fidelity and honesty are promised
> y his olllclal oath. lie knows ho will
> o besot with temptations and have op-
) orunltics ( lo go wrong , but that is all
he greater reason why the responsi
bility for betrayal of trust should rest
ipon him and upon him alone should ho
fail to live up to his sworn duty. To
shift this responsibility upon the people
on the specious pica that inadequate
iiibllo salaries justify defalcation would
soon make bribe takers , thieves and
embezzlers out of most of our public
ollicers.
COXOKST1OS OF CAPITAL.
A romnrkable feature of the financial
situation , which is said to perplex the
nest experienced practical financiers , is
lie congestion' of capital. This condl-
lon is not peculiar to the United States ,
nit prevails pretty generally throughout
he coinmereiaJ world. There is an enor-
nous amount of idle capital in England ,
the volume of which is steadily grow-
ng , and there Is mo TO unemployed cap-
tal in the loading countries of contl-
K'lital Europe than over before. In this
country the plethora of money is un-
irecedented and the rates at which it
can bo obtained upon sound security
wore never so low.
The fact has boon noted that the pay-
nonts made to the government on ac-
ount of the Union Pacific purchase have
nado not the slightest impression upon
the money market and It is not expected
that the payments yet to bo made' , all
within little more- than a month , will
iroiluco any offect. Notwithstanding the
'act that bank exchanges are largo , that
lie volume of business Is very muc-li
greater than for several years , that rall-
vay earnings are much in excess of any
H'ovious year slue ? 18 ! > : i , the Now York
uoney market is described as remaining
'almost perfunctory , " there being a
ilethora which has not boon disturbed
for juany months. It is said that the
railway corporations are receiving so
much money that they do not know how
to put It to immediate use and are enter
ing the markets as competitors of the
banks to secure borrowers upon almost
any terms.
This certainly , presents a situation for
which It Is not easy to liud a satisfactory
explanation. If it Is due to timidity on
the part of capital , why should that fool
ing exist ? What sound reason Is there
for distrust ? So far as this country is
concerned , the linancial system is In no
present danger. It Is secure at least for
four years and theiw Is every reason to
believe for a 'much longer period. Want
of conlldonco abroad in American invest
ments can bo understood , but why
American capital should bo timid or dis
trustful is not , so obvious. It Is said
them are Indications of a tendency to
Invest AiMorlcan capital outside of this
country. Homo has already gone to South
America nnd projects aw reported that
will take capital from the United States
for other foreign Investments. Must It
bo concluded from this that the Amurl-
rtin field of Investment and enterprise Is
fully occupied and that there Is no longer
opportunity hero for the profitable em
ployment of additional capital ? Cer
tainly such Is not the case. We have , In
deed , reached a magnificent Industrial
development. Wo manufacture far In
excess of the wants of out * own people ,
our agricultural resources are greatly beyond -
yond the home demand , we have bettor
transportation facilities than any other
country In the world. Yet It will not bo
seriously contended that we have reached
the limit of development and that there
Is no more room for the useful and
profitable employment of capital.
One thing seems to bo plainly demon-
titrated by the sltimUou and that Is that
the world's supply of money Is abundant
for all the legitimate demand * of In
dustry nnd commerce. Another fact
clearly shown Is that this country , even
during the period of depression , was
steadily accuiniilntltig capital and grow
ing In financial power. It Is making
rapid progress In this dltvcton now ,
promising that at no very remote time it
will have attained financial Independ
ence and a dominating Inlluonce In the
monetary and commercial affairs of the
world.
A llAXHH'Al' TO Tit AUK.
A member of a leading Iron manu
facturing company"of Philadelphia
which bids for foreign contra- recently
said that In competing for work and
the .supply of material In South and
Central America his company ns well
as other manufacturers In the United
States are badly handicapped by lack
of transportation facilities. England
and Germany , ho said , had steamship
lines to ports In South and Central
America , which sailed weekly , and this
gave English and German manufactur
ers a great advantage over the Ameri
cans In their endeavors to obtain the
trade of these sections. In order to fill
u recent contract for a point In South
America this Philadelphia company was
obliged to ship the material to Eng
land and there have It reshipped to n
South American port , thus entailing do-
lay. The manufacturer declared that
with equal transportation facilities
American manufacturers could compote
with the world.
There is no doubt that the greatest
need of the country for the extension
of Its foreign trade is adequate trans
portation facilities In American hands
steamship lines that would transport
the products of factory and farm di
rectly from our ports to the ports of
destination. Especially Is tills needed
for the enlargement of our trade with
the countries of South and Central
America. It must bo apparent to every-
mdy that in having to ship merchandise
to England and there have It reshlppod
to South America , us the Philadelphia
nanufncturers did , we are placed at a
very decided disadvantage. There Is
oss of time and It costs more than direct
shipment would. Then the shipping of
> ur products In foreign vessels has a
endency to create an unfavorable Im-
) resslon. There Is the testimony of
South American merchants to tills
ffect and the representatives of the
southern countries who have come to
ho United States within the last few
voars to study trade conditions have
icon practically unanimous in declaring
hat until Americans have their own
transportation facilities they cannot ex-
icet to successfully compote in the
South American markets with European
countries that send their goods In their
> wn ships to these markets. There
ire some , wo know , who attacli
ittlc importance to tills , but it is a prac-
ienl fact that should not be disregarded.
What subject Is there for the consid
eration of congress oC greater or more
irgont importance than this ? American
uanut'acturors are stoadi-y gaining in
"orolgn markets. The superiority of
ninierous lines of American nmnu-
'nclures is everywhere recognized. In
he products of iron and steel we can
neet all competition. Hut we are handi
capped by the lack of transportation fa
cilities and until we have these we can-
lot advance a.s rapidly as wo should
oward the achievement of commercial
supremacy.
X.ITJ AS A
Ex-Governor Ponnoycr of Oregon , now
nayor of Portland and loading silver
champion of the Pacific coast , recently
> rought upon himself additional noto-
iety by a public defense of the dance
louses of Portland and declaration that
he women of the town should be por-
uittod to frequent them. A Portland
ninister of the gospel criticised the
nayor and reminded him that the public
lance house problem "is not a question
of gold standard or silver standard , but
i question as to whether wo have a pop-
dntlon of sixteen gamblers and harlots
o ono honest , pun ; youth. " The mayor
hafod at this rebuke of his own attempt
o make a political Jssuo of the moral
iroblem , and in an open letter to the
ninister declared tlmt "it is the gold
tandard that is effecting that very ratio
> y producing conditions that breed des-
itutlon and crime. " A.s if this did not
atisfy ills temper , the mayor added tills
free silver estimate of the ministry and
the church :
History \ repeating Itself. In Mio tlmo of
KllJalJi thcro were150 prophets In 'Israel , and
every ono was a prophet cf Baal. Now ,
icarly oil the professed ministers of Clod
are worshippers of the Bold standard , and
heir efforts to effect a rellsioua nnd moral
regeneration of tlio people , whllo they arc
aboring at the same tlmo for their moral
degradation and physical slavery , will bo as
mpotont as wcro the prayers of Baal's
prophets to bring down the flro ot heaven
o consume the bullochs which they Iliad
aid upon the altar.
Nothing has boon added to the thread-
mro theme of the relation between
loney and morals by the Insinuation of
hlii profane political trickster that
reservation of an honest currency Is n
ilot In which Satan has been assisted
) y the professed ministers of God to
estroy conscience and morals. Ills as-
ortlon that nearly all the true ministers
are opposed to debasing the currency
disproves Ids Insinuation ,
If Satan is a partisan nnd opposes de
preciated money , Satan must be more
deficient in wisdom than oven Ponnoycr
himself. The Bryan Idea , which Mayor
Pennoyer supports by giving license to
public dance houses , concerns every per
son , rich and poor , and nollilng could bo
more Injurious to private morals than
the national repudiation they advocate.
Satan , It has often been said , finds
work for Idle hands , and If this Is true
ho Is not as busy as an employment
agent as ho was some time ago , when
tlio threat of silverism stopped mill and
factory nnd forced tellers to bog for
broad.
For an Intelligent comprehension of
the olllclal blrdseye view of Ihe exposi
tion given as a supplement to The Sunday -
day Bee have SOUK * one read the ac
companying descriptive article while you
follou' the explanations upon the pic
ture. By doing this carefully you will
be able to grasp the plan of the exposl-
groundS'and buildings almost n
j well nn by a personal Inspection nfte
they shall IinvVboen completed.
A representative of the Washington
Post who rctwntly went to Cuba to in
vestlgato the .situation there Inform
that paper that he believes the policy o
autonomy will the successful. He doe
not expect Immediate pacification , bulb
looks for stonily , progress toward Its at
talnmont. He. thinks that when the Insurgents
surgonts at iwt.reallzo the genuineness
of the new dispensation , "witness wltl
their own eyes the working of nn actua
autonomy , see that the Cubans are a
last In control of their political destlnle.
and have It borne In upon them tha
they , too , may share the blessings o
peace and liberty , " they will not uiucl
longer maintain their -'Miude ° f resist
mice and antagonism.
It would bo very agreeable to be nblc
to accept this optimistic view , but un
fortunately there docs not appear to be
any substantial ground for It. It Is to
bo apprehended that the Post's corrc
spondeitt , when ho wrote the above , lint
not extended his investigations boyont
Havana or communicated with nnybodj
except these favorable to the reform pol
Icy. lie certainly could not have seci
the proclamation of Gomez , in which the
proposed autonomy was spurned and 1
was declared that tlio Cubans arc light
Ing for Independence and will nccop
nothing short of that. Ho Is perhaps fa
mlllar witJi the opinion of the proposed
policy hold by the representatives of the
Cubans liv this country , but ho may not
attach great importance to this , tliougl
it is not to bo doubted that those roprc
sontatlvos faithfully voice the fc-allnj ,
and purpose of the Insurgents. As a
matter of fact there has been nothing to
justify the belief that any considerable
number of tlui Cubans who SUM ; in arms
will be Induced to accept tlio proffered
autonomy , which their leaders have pro
nounced a farce and In the genuineness
of which it is safe to .say none of thorn
have any faith. The dllllculty is that
the Cubans hnvo no confidence whatevoi
in Spanish promises or pledges and they
know perfectly well that tlio present re
form policy , while the most liberal ovoi
proposed , still loaves in tlio bauds of
Spain power to overrule the will of the
Cubans whenever 'It ' should not be agree
able lo the imperial government.
In short , nil the conditions seem lo bo
very distinctly against the success of the
scheme of autonomy , which judging
from the tone of. the declarations of
some of the Cuban loaders has operated
to Intensify their hatred of Spain and
strengthen their purpose to maintain
resistance and antagonism. It Is cer
tainly true tfiat lit no time have tlio
Insurgents been more active than since
the Spanish government agreed upon
the reform policy.
IIKCIPIWGITY FEUOTIATIOKS.
The special commissioner for negotiat
ing reciprocity agreements , Hon. John
A. Kasson , is finding plenty of work to
do and thereJis uv-ory reason to expect
good results frpin it. Tlio most im
portant negotiation now In progress is
with Franco and tlio prospect of an
agreement is said to bo good. It Is un
derstood that the only point of differ
ence between the negotiators on the
part of France and the United States re
lates to tlio admission into Franco of
live animals under conditions sufllciently
favorable to this country. If this shall
bo adjusted there appears to be nothing
in tlio way of a satisfactory arrange
ment being effected. Tills negotiation
Is being conducted under the third sec
tion of the tariff , which does not re
quire that an agreement * % o ratified by
the senate.
It has boon reported tluit wgoliatlons
were pending with Germany , but a late
Berlin dispatch states that such is not
the case. It is understood , however ,
that overtures have been made to the
Gorman government and it is thought
probable that the conclusion of an
agreement with Franco will stimulate
the German winegrowing interests to
press for u similar arrangement. Italy
and Spain , It is believed , may also find
It to their interests to come in uiider
the same forms , if it bo judged tlmt
there is any corresponding advantage
for tlio trade of the United States in
entering into negotiations with them.
It Is suggested that under the spirit
clause oven Great Britain might find it
of advantage to make reciprocal con
cessions. Thus the French agreement ,
if concluded , may prove to be the llrst
of quite an Important series of modllica-
tions of tariff duties in the Interests of
International trade.
The reciprocity commissioner Is giving
attention also to the South American
countries , with a number of which It Is
expected to effect reciprocity agree
ments. Peru has signified n doslro to
enter into negotiations and undoubtedly
other southern countries wll bo hoard
from In duo time , All the Indications
seem to bo favorable for a wide exten
sion of reciprocity within the next year
or two , either by agreements under
section It of the tariff law or treaties
under section'-1 ' | of tlmt act. The
probability Is tjiat most countries will
prefer to negotiate the former , which
simply require ; , a 'proclamation by the
president to Jiiako thorn effective ,
whereas a reciprocity treaty under the
fourth section of tlio law must undergo
the ordeal of rti.tllluatlon by the senate ,
These who have urged that the reci
procity provislp'ji.s , qf the tariff law are
worthless must already bo convinced of
their mistake. . , i' ?
The wardens , of , j.lio penitentiaries In
Texas and Coloradii wore the only persons -
sons at tlio natliWliprlsau congress who
favored corporal punishment In prisons.
The Texas gonUoman favored the use of
tlio lash and the Colorado olllclal be
lieved a "spanking paddle" would bo the
right thing. Both declared that some
thing more effectual than a system of
dungeons and demerits Is needed for the
reformation of tsomu of the western crim
inals.
It remained for Governor Cooke of
Connecticut to break another cherished
Idol by denouncing the old story about
the people of Connecticut selling wooden
nutmegs on the market. At n recent
banquet ho said it was n base libel on
the good people of Connecticut Invented
by rivals of the thrifty Connecticut deal-
ore ; nnd that , In fact , the merchants ana
innnufncturors of Connecticut wcro
scrupulously honest nnd fair In nil Uiolr
dealings. They wcro shrewd nnd able
to push their trade further than the slow
going men of the other colonies and be-
cnuso of this fnct the wooden nutmeg
story was Invented to Injure them. Thus
'
the 'landmarks of history disappear one
by one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There nre thousands of school teachers
in tlio middle nnd western states who
cannot afford to go to the meeting of the
National Educational association in
Washington who would be glad to attend
an educational congress or convention in
Omaha next summer. TJiey would wel
come such nn opportunity to come in
contact with the foremost educators of
the country and exchange views wdth
men niul women In the front rank of the
profession.
This week there will bo unveiled In the
city of Washington a monument to the
Into General W. "W. Belknap , a distin
guished Iowa soldier , nnd nt one tlmo
secretary of war. General Bclkunp's
public career closed under a cloud , but
since his death facts have boon brought
out convincing his friends tlmt he was
not a dishonest man , but largely the vic
tim of circumstances.
It is a significant fact that the business
done on the canals In New York state
was less for the season just'closed than
for many previous seasons , while the
business done on the railroads In that
state and elsewhere was enormous. The
fact seems to Indicate that waterways ,
however excellent , cannot compete with
railroad lines oxespt. on- the lowest grade
tratlic.
Some of the Iowa legislators nre con
vinced the time Is ripe for a serious ef
fort to curtail the number of elections in
Iowa. The code was revised tills year ,
but there are many who think the state
elections should bo hold only every two
voars and that school and municipal
elections should bo held at ( ho same
Before ratifying the annexation treaty
the senate ought to adjourn to the spot
indopr-n its eyes to the nselcssiiess of
inquiring Hawaii for the United States.
If the rejection of the treaty could bo
nssured , it. would bo money In ( the
lockets of the people to pay all the ox-
lenscs of such n trip.
Local poor overseers anticipate that do-
minds for public poor relief will this
voar show a marked falling off from a
voar ago. That expectation will cor-
ainly bo met. American worklngmon
low have employment and they will not
iccopt charity so long ns they are cn-
ibled to earn wages.
Keeping hotel in Seattle must bo some
thing like managing a safety deposit
ault. One hotel firm last Sunday night
ocoiptcd for $800,000 worth of securities
uid drafts and thirty-five pounds of gold
lust turned in by guests who had nr-
ived on a late steamer from the north.
.IIIH ( Try Him.
Washington Star.
Editor Stead is so shocked at this country
that It is a question whether he will coa-
< aent to take our money In exchange for his
jooks.
Hlltll fill TO C(1IT.
New York HoniM.
Mark Twain can take a Joke as gracefully
as any man living , but when he was "fired"
from the gallery of the Unterhaus during the
riot in the Heichrath he- felt considerably
nut nut.
A Ion in I UK' liidusd-.v.
> Globe 'Ui-mocrat.
New York's first beet sugar factory has
landlod 15,000 tons of beets this year and
nade money for all concerned. This
American Industry will loom up within two
or three years.
Health KmlN for SchoolN.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Schools should have the benefit of sani
tary rules enforced In a common sense * man
ner , but they should not be conducted In a
fashion to educate 'both ' the pupils and their
larents to believe that mankind was created
or the purpose of demonstrating the correct
ions of the disease germ theory , nnd that the
only path to health and happiness i through
a drug store with the advice of a doctor.
Ocean ( Jrj IioilnilH Croivlnu ; .
St. I.oul3 Globe Ucmocmt.
If ocean srayhounds continue grow In
slzo the 'harbor of Now York , which was
deepened 'to thirty feet seven years ago.
must undergo the operatic1 ! ] again , The
steamer Occiinlc now building , ublch will bo
701 feet long , and the largest vessel ever
constructed , la 'to have a draught of about
hlrty feet. Most of the fast trans-Atlantic
steamers draw from twenty-six to twenty-
ilno feet , hut a few have been loaded tn n
icpfi of thirty-two feet. The iniixlinum
Ir.iught of the Frederick der Grosse Is
wpiity-eight feet. ItIs proposed | n Now
fork to deepen the harbsr to thirty-five feet.
o limit has been fixed to liie slzo of the ves-
els. The largest are the fastest vinl the
nest ) popular , anil shipbuilders uro governed
low by the depth of harbors.
in.soi.vi > o'riir.it\visio.
Speaking of the beautiful. "What n fall
lioro 'Wflj , my countrymen. "
Chicago resorts an oxccsslvo consumption
f water per capita , Tlio report Is intended
or outside consumption.
IVof. Keely , the famous motorman , is now
restllng with a flying machine. To Kcrly
ils Is a now moans of "raising the wind. "
Heirs to nn estate In Now York hive con-
luslvcly established tholr identity by > the
ainily noBc , Its cblef characteristic Is unus-
al tlze. Hcnco they iwon by a nose.
Down In Jersey the body of a man was dhi-
overed ncntling peacefully between an empty
un and a half filled Jug of siiplejack tlio
jenulno stuff. And the coroner Is Investl-
jatlnK the rauso of death.
A Philadelphia court lias abolished the
anilUar opening cry "Oyez , Oyoz. " Owing
o the cxperlw ccs of polltlra the cry wus
antilatcd Into two or more dlalcits an * IMP
hairri > 'WDH ' inoro than a dignified court
"illd stand.
Things have reached a rrelancholy pa-ss - In. .
-itMdvillo when $5,000 worth of gambling
eels wcro burned without disturbance , by
rder nf court. In other days such vandalism
oulil provoke a vigilance committee ) to ae
on. Now It is ian Incident of progress.
Colonel Asn IllrJ Oanllnor' alogan Is
rilwxxl by another New Yorknr. A policeman ,
ho shot a l y for playing foot ball on the
trcot wus suspended and bound over to the
ratrd Jury. In his opinion reform cannot bo
oasteil 011 the pavement of good Intention
ono too Eoan.
Charles T. Yerkes , the street railway boss
' Chicago , generously contributed to the
alety of the town by suggesting that the
) est way to improve CblruKO river Is to roof
, asphalt -tho surfacn and dedicate It BH a ,
wulovard. A few street railway tracks on
10 asphalt would Improve ) Its beauty , but
harley was too nudest to wy so ,
Had the late iMrDiogenes lived In our
ay , lib rush light search for an honojt man
ould have hail a different result than 'tliut '
anded. down 'by ' tia-Mllon. The myffterloui
porsM'jagp liaa been found and appropriately
glorified , Ho Is paying off debts Incurred
through bual.ifws reverses during the war ,
Stranger Btlll , ho Is ft resident of Now Yorlc.
SHOTS AT TITO apcwwv
, n PJolJot What Is known a
the "holr laugh" U A feature dt a rcllgloui
rw t now golns on ) In Georgia. It may be
Intended for the devil , .wfco rtntuwllr sets
the taugh overjf.lira * a sinner Is saved.
Boston Qlobot The six pretty girls up-
P , -0 ? ! as church ushers by llcv. Maurice
I'enflcld Flics of Trenton , N , J , , took up n
collection Sunday that broke the record In
their church. There ar no flies on llev ,
Mr. Tiles ot Tronton.
Kansas City Star : The Methodist prciclier
wlio declares that the present ago Is better
than nil of the good old times nnd who In
timates Uiat ho would llko to go to hcavrn
by way of Now York , shows n curious com
bination of good Judgment nnd doubtful
tasto.
New York Herald : "He who serves the
altar slmll UVQ by the altar , " wild St. Paul ,
but the llov. Samuel 1-utz , pastor of St.
Paul's German Evangelical church , In Wa-
tesslng , N. J. , his found that It Is hnpossl-
bio to obey the scriptural Injunction on Jll
a month his salary and has resigned. Hu
skies his flock looked to him to lift the
debt of the church with his meager pas * . It
Is evident that Mr. Lutz was In no danger
of gout from high living.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Some Now York
clergymen nro seeking to abolish Santa
Claus on the ground that that old gentleman
Is n survival of paganism , It Is true that
wo nro now living under a now dispensation ,
but thcro wcro under the old dispensation
many things that hnvo como down to the
present tlmo , and that It would be a pity
to nllow to pass Into obsolescence. St.
Nicholas belongs to that class and the rever
end Iconoclasts will find It a herculean labor
to Induce children to give him up.
Chicago Chronicle : The church made
a good record for Itself during the yellow
fovcr scare in Now Orleans. ' Not n clergy
man deserted his post , though congregations
dwindled nud In some cases disappeared
altogether. Such a showing Is ns creditable
to the clerics ns It Is disconcerting to their
critics. It Is a common gibe at the clergy
that they desert their nocks In the summer
time , when the devil Is most active. Thn
New Orleans preachers have shown that ,
though they might fight shy of the devil ,
they wont run from yellow fever. Their le-
tractors caul hardly say ns much for thoni-
slvos.
Providence Journal : Clergymen often cut
a very ridiculous flguro when they attempt
to discuss politics , and especially when they
struggle with statistics. Oneot them in
Washington joyfully Informed his hearers on
Thanksgiving day that since the Inauguration
ot the rcpubllccn administration the property
values ot the country have Increased $14,000-
000,000. This Is nearly ns much as the gain
In national wealth during the entire decade
following 1S80. It would seem that the reverend -
end gentleman might better confine himself
to Interpreting parables than to compiling
statistics.
Chicago Post : At last It looks as If the
secret of securing the attendance ot young
men at church has been discovered. A lot
of wle old men , aided In some Instances
by n number of wise elderly women , have ]
discussed the subject at great length and !
tried many plans , but It remained for a Hap-1
tlst minister of Trenton , N. J. , to slvo the'
problem. Ho has cppolnted the prettiest girls
In his congregation as ushers , and , as they
also take cy tlu > collection , the plan has an '
additional advantage. Many a man who intended - :
tended to put a dime In the plate goes back
Into his pocket tor n half or a dollar when
he sees who Is passing It.
ruiso.v
I'rofUnlili' Solution of Hi , . Qiu-Nlliiii In
\pw Yurie Stii < * .
Springfield llPrmWIcnn ,
Ono of the great successes of the Now York
state prison system has been the recent solu
tion of the question ot convict labcr. A few
months ago attention was called In a sensa
tional way to the Idleness of the convicts
under the new state law forbidding the sale
of convict made goods. Maniacs were being
trade by the state with startling rapidity out
of prisoners who could not bo given work
This revolting fact caused a fresh study of
the law , with the remilt that an unexpected
' .jportunlty was disclosed in the supply of all
state Institutions wth | goods made by the
prisoners. This line has been followed out
with complete success , for all the convicts In
the state are now employed and a great savin.- '
to the treasury has been effected. The
prisons are making the shoes , clothing and
bedding for the 20,000 Insane of the state
asylums , fhe 8,000 inmates of minor hospitals
and hcnics. the milforms for the national
guard , the public school furniture , the broom ?
scrub brushes , ec. , of the various state In
stitutions , besides all that la required by the
prisons And the 3.000 convicts Ihcmsclvrt.
The question of convict labor has Mwtirs boon
troublesome , owing to 'Its potentiality In
politics ; It It IMS been actually solved In
New York the method employed moy well hi
followed by other states. Hut we do not see
that thin answers the reason lying back ot
the opposition of the labor unions to ttia
employment of convicts , for that was thai
the goods they produce come In competition
with goods produced by workmen out of Jail ,
It must Btlll do that.
1MI.MKSTIO IIJYI.X.
Cincinnati Tribune : "Smlthcra Is pol-
lively the most Inhospitable man 1 ever
saw.1'
"Yes ; 1 never knew him to cnterlnln even
nn Idea. "
Chicago Post : "StntlsllPlnns s.iy that
nmrrlnl men live longer than single men , "
she * tipKCRti'd.
"Of course they do. " be replied. "They're
tougher , you know , for they're kept in
training- nil the time. "
West Union Gnzette : "I wish , love. "
said Mrs. West Union ns they snt down
to dinner , "Hint you would remember to
remind me to tell you to get some augur
when you BO down town , If I don't think
of it , "
Chicago Tribune : Stuttering Lover
M-in-mlldred , Is th-th-thero any ohMitela
that sl-st-st-st-Htiinds h-b-h-li-l-ptwrcti UM ? "
Ueniure Maiden Nothing , Hurold , but the
Impedlmi lit in your speech. "
Cincinnati Knqulror : John-So you really
think you have some elmnco of winning
her , do you ?
Henry Oh , yes ; I feet quite eiu-ounigod. i
She has begun to llud fault with my *
looks , |
Chicago lleeord : "Daughter , do you
think young TompUlna means business ? "
"Ot course , pnpn ; I have Just reeelved
his sealed proposal. "
Detroit Journal : Sirs. Jones I wonder
what It Is that makes bahy so wakeful ?
Mr. Jones ( savagely ) Why. lt'n in redlt-
ary , of course ! that iq what pome * of your
sitting ui > night ! ) walling for me !
Philadelphia , North AmericanGladys -
Maude has always posed as n mnii-luuer ,
yet now she goes off and marries one
Kstollo When you see the dear boy you
will discover at once tlmt she has not
gone buck on her principles ,
Detroit Kree Press : Marie 1 told pnpa ,
Willie dear , tlmt I thought you were Just
too lovely for any use.
Willie And what did he siy : , ilnrlltm ?
Marie lie said be feared as much. Now
what could he have meant by that , Wllllo
dear ?
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "You are about
to propose for my daughter ? "
"I am , sir. "
"And Is your proposal duly accompanied
by n bond ? "
"The bond Is ready for your endoiseineiit ,
sir. "
' "Tako her , my boy , anil never mind thy
preliminaries. "
Tin : FIUST s.voVPI.I. . .
.Tunica Itiwlt l.nwell.
The snow had beKtin in the
And busily all Ihe night
Hail been- heaping Held and highway
With u alienee deep and white.
Kvery pine and fir nnd hemlock
Wore ermine too dear for an earl.
And the poorest twin on the elm m-- .
Was ridged Inch deep with , pent 1.
From sheds new-roofed with Carrara
Cumo Chanticleer's mullled orow.
The stiff rails \veio sol'tinel to swan's-down ,
Anil still ilutlereil down to snow.
I stood and watched by the window
The noiseless work of the sky.
And the sudden Hurries of snow bluls ,
Like brown leaves whirling by.
I thought of 11 mound in sweet Auburn
Where a little headstone stood :
How the flakes were folding It gently ,
As did robins the babes in the wood.
Up spoke our own little -Mabel ,
"leather makes It ? "
Saying : , who snow
And I told of the good All-Father
Who cares for us hero below.
Again I looked at the snowfall ,
And thought of the leaden sky
That arched o'er our llrst great sorrow ,
When that mound was heaped so high ,
f remember the prradual patience
That full from that cloud like snow.
Flake by flake , healing and hiding1
The scar of our deep-plunged woo.
And again to the child I whispered :
"The snow that husheth nil ,
Darling , the merciful Father
Alone can make It fall. "
Then , with eyes that saw not , I kissed hei
And she. kissing back , could not know
That my kiss , was Riven to her .sister ,
Folded close under deepening snow.
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every man of taste who will take tlmo to
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