THE D LATTA DATLY HT813s THURSDAY , FJS 34 , 1808.
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Notary Public
Rnrloly mny lake n forty days' vaca
tion diii-lii ! , ' Lent , but business rovlval
BOOS ninrrliinx on without interruption.
Tf ( lie worst should rninc , thi > yellow
Journals may lie forced : IM a last resort
to lake up military oiH'i-atloii.s on tliuir
own account.
AIllioiiKli the Klaclor seahon has not
yet lii-en brought to a close in Alaska , all
the PuViili > .stoamors are busy tn'Mtij ' ;
men northwaid.
Now that the pustolllco Is located In
its new iMillilliiK thu people of Omaha
will \peet to enjoy butter mall service
than ever before.
Governor Unshnell of Ohio rises to
remaik that ho Is not ll lttln ; : Senator
1 fauna. 15ut ho is making no statement *
about what ho was doing a few week *
And to think that only n year ago
n Nebraska legislature was hesitating
whether or not to provide for Nebraska's
representation In the Transmlsslsaippi
Kxposllion.
The man , woman or child who pays
for advertising space in The I Joe gets
full value for his money. That is tin-
best guaranty offered by any newspaper
published in these parts.
The superiority of The Bee's special
telegraphic and cable naws relative'not
only to the Maine disaster , but all other
Important events of the day in all parts
oft the world , shows for itself.
It is Just as- well not to become panic
stricken on every appearance of a wai
t-loud , but It is also propei' to avoid sham
ming delight In thi > presence of real
danger. True courage la undemonstra
tive.
Tin masterly manner In which the
Hon. Ilnnnls Taylor , late minister to
Spain , has refrained from saying "I toht
yon so" ought to command the unre
served admiration of every voter hi bis
district.
The Iowa butter makers went to the
national convention at Topeka and car-
rled off tlrst prize In the parade. Good
butter can be made In any of the west
ern .states , though not all butter makers
tti-o good ut making themselves look well
fa a parade.
Every stockholder of the exposition
will tiu proud all the rest of his life that
ho was one of the promoters of this
great enterprise. It Is not too late for
those who have not yt-t contributed to
the exposition to get their names upon
the roll of honor.
The gold democrats of Indiana are
going to hold a state convention' and
nominate a state ticket and candidates
for congress In every ! district of the state.
Tills would Indicate that the movement
for re-unltlng the broken parts of the
old demoeratle machine has not been
lieard of In llooslerdom.
While Zola is serving out his sentence
of a year in Jail , he will have time to
write three or four good stories and
make application again for a place In
the National academy. However , lu-
may not choice to regard his case as
clewed , and In that event may busy him-
rolf for another year working for a vin
dication.
1 The Oklahoma demand for statehood
Is backed up by statistics showing that
last year there was shipped from the
new territory t-Ti.tXlD.OOU bnshsls of
wheat , ISO.OOO bales of cotton and many
carloads of live stock , and that the
acreage for this year will bo about twice
tis largn as last year. The Oklahonmns
want tliu Indian territory attached to
theirs when statehood Is established , but
for this they will Imvo to wait a while.
Governor SlcCord of Arizona recently
paid a vl.slt to the governor of Sonora ,
Mexico , hpent a , 1'ew days at the eapUal
of the Mexican state and visited the sea
port and principal commercial city of
noithwestern Mexico. On his return
home he expressed the opinion that what
ho saw would convince any American
that a silver standard for currency la
not a good thing , JIo Is reported to
luivu referred to the fact that common
day laborers In Bonora are paid only $1
a day and that In half price silver , He
cited this and other facts In relation to
the condition of the poor people of
Sonora as good object lessons In llnancc.
The governor of Arizona Is In a position
to offer some good advice to tuu resi
dents oi' hlu territory.
.iVFKAtt I'Oll MODF.tUTlON.
Senator Davis of Minnesota , clmlnnan
of the foreign relations committee of the
t'nltcd Stales senate , In nn addrpsa be
fore the Michigan republican league ,
made an earnest appeal for moderation
at this time. He pointed out that the
duty of congress and the president haste
to do solely with the Interests of the
people of the United States and that
however strong sympathy with the
Cubans may bo we are to consider what ,
In connection with our foreign relations ,
Is for llio Interest , honor nmli dignity of
the people of this country. That Is the
proper point of view. There Is not a
man In the government at Washington
who does not most earnestly desire the
success of the Cuban cause , but their
llrst thought Is for American Interests.
They cannot permit their course to bo
dictated by sentiment , but must conform
It to what they conceive to be nocossarj
to maintain the dignity and honor of
the nation and to merit the good opin
ion of the world.
On the whole the American people arc
observing commendable moderation , but
unfortunately there are men In congress
who appear Incapable of appreciating
tills spirit and are ever ready to excite
the passions of the people and ap
parently eager to force the executive
Into a iMslllon provocative of war. An
example of this was furnished In the
senate yesterday , in the proposal to at
tach a belligerency resolution to the
diplomatic and consular bill a proposal
which , if adopted , Senator Morgan said
would IK ? tantamount to a declaration of
war. Such folly Is deplorable and It Is
reassuring to note that it. was con
demned byi senators' who are among the
most pronounced of jingoes. Every
sound consideration dictates moderation
at this Juncture in act and in word.
TIIK COAST nnw.xsifs.
The passage by the senate of a bill
to Increase the artillery force of the
army , so that ( lie seacoast fortifications
can be adequately manned , recognizes
a necessity which congress should have
made provision for long ago. There Is
a strong popular sentiment against In
creasing the army , but everybody will
.sec that there must be men to operate
the guns In our coast defenses and while
it may be practicable to take these from
our present military , it may well be
doubted whether it would be judicious
to do so under existing conditions. It
is easy to understand that weakening
the regular army to this extent might
prove to be a serious mistake and it
certainly would not be approved by the
military authorities , whose Judgment In
such a matter ought to liave some
weight.
The government has boon constructing
coast defenses at an outlay of many
millions of dollars and making guns for
their equipment. All this will be wasted
unless an ample force to man the defenses
is provided and the additional expenditur
which this involves must be met uncom
plainingly. Our system of coast de
fense , if properly innintalned , will cost
a good deal of money. Even after it
shall have been completed the annual
charge for keeping It in an effective
condition will amount to a considerable
sum. But probably there are not a
great many who will question that those
defenses aie necessary. In the light of
existing conditions no sensible man will
say that the defenses of our seaports
might bo dispensed with. On the con
trary all who consider the matter In
telligently will bo very likely to agree
that they should be strengthened and
put in the best possible condition. We
may not have war , but in any event the
vast amount of property in our seaport ?
require. * the protection of these defenses.
Besides , bi-lng fully prepared Is a safe
guard against war. Doubtless the house
will promptly pass the bill for increas
ing the artillery , force.
TltKATV WILL , I'RUUAJMr FAIL.
In his speech against Hawaiian an
nexation , lu the house of representa
tives Tuesday , Mr. Johnson of Indiana
stated that his Information was that the
iinuexation treaty will fall in the senate ,
> ut will be supplanted with a joint resolu
tion for the annexation of the islands.
Ho did not doubt that such a resolution
would pass the senate and be sent to the
honso and ho made n most earnest ap
peal that In that event the house should
exerclso its high prerogative nnd send
the resolution to its doom. The way In
which this was received by the house
and the demonstration that followed the
conclusion of Mr. Johnson's able and
vigorous speech warrant the inference
that there is small chance of an annexa
tion resolution passing the house. The
republican leaders In that body arc not
favorable to annexation. Speaker Heed
is unqualllledly opposed to It and witli
him are Mr. DIngley and others who
will be able to t-xert an Intlnence strong
enough , there can bo no doiibt , to defeat
annexation by resolution. Indeed , In
the event of nuch a resolution passing tlu
senate and going to the house , it is
highly probable that it would not be acted
upon at all , but would be allowed to
rest lu the committee to which It would
bo referred.
There is ono statement in the speech
of Mr. Johnson which It 1 to bo hoped
Is erroneous. That is , that President
McKlnley la laboring to change the con
victions of senatorial opponents of the
treaty. There Is no doubt that the presi
dent strongly desire * annexation , but wo
are not disposed to believe that ho Is
among those who are "turning heaven
and earth" to secure the ratification of
the treaty. Mr. McKlnley has kept close
to the people and he ought to realize
that the conservative Judgment of the
country Is against the acquisition of the
Hawaiian. Islands , because It Involves a
radical departure' from the traditional
policy of the nation and for the reason
also that the iwsslblo dangers involved
in such a departure outweigh any ad
vantages , if there be any , to bo gained.
As Mr. Johnson said , the annexation of
Hawaii would establish a bad precedent
which would bo urged for us to follow
at an early day. "Today the cry was ,
' ( Jlvu 113 Hawaii ; ' tomorrow It would bo
'Give us Cuba' and the next day , 'Give
us Samoa. ' These appeals would all bo
JUbtllled by the' pleasant sophistries
which appealed to our vanity and cupid
ity , until at last wx would Ilud ourselves
irretrievably commlttvd to a policy \m-
, uuccuury to tuu material luippltays of
our people hurrying along n path whlrli
was strewn with the wrecks of empire ?
nnd of nations. "
In stating his reasons for opposing
annexation Mr. Johnson undoubtedly
voiced the views of a very large proportion
tion , wo confidently believe a majority
of the American people , nor Is It to bo
doubted that the sentiment of opposition
Is steadily growing. The aniiexatlonlsts
realize this and they feel that their cause
would be utterly hopeless If it could be
submitted to a vote of the people. The
fate of the treaty may soon bo decided.
If It shall fnll of ratification , as now
seems almost assured , the joint resolu
tion already proposed will probably
pass the senate , since tnere Is a majority
of that body favorable to annexation ,
though the strong minority against It
couhl make a prolonged light. The hope
of the opposition to annexation , however -
over , is In the house and there Is good
reason to think that It' Is not misplaced.
IiHISIATL\U t'Oll
The Introduction of bills to remove the
charge of desertion from men who en
listed In the xinlon armies and failed
to show up when their companies were
mustered out still continues , although
thirty-throe years have elapsed since the
close of the war and a new generation
has slnco grown to mature manhood.
This flagrant abuse of the nation's
leniency toward men who lu most In
stances enlisted on a bounty and dropped
out of Hue at the Hist opportunity should
have been discountenanced and stopped
years ago.
Every union veteran who failed to get
an honorable discharge through some
mishap has only himself to blame if ho
did not have his record set right twenty
years ago. There was certainly tempta
tion enough in back and front pay pen
sion to stimulate this class to make the
effort , and If they have not long ago
done so there Is no excuse now for con
gress to legislate them into the roll of
honor as patriotic and loyal soldiers en
titled to pensions. To continue to do .so
Is simply putting a premium on deser
tion and pulling the brave and loyal feol-
dier down to the level of the bounty-
jumper and cowardly deserter.
TUltN TllK II ATKll OX.
Nearly a week has elapsed since the
amicable agreement was reached be
tween the water works company and
the exposition for the supply of water
on the exposition grounds. It was then
believed that the water would bo turno
on within twenty-four hours , so as to
afford the much-needed lire protection
without wlilcli ) the exposition is exposed
to constant danger.
Up to tills time , however , the action
which should have been taken promptly
has been deferred. While tire lawyers
are quibbling over papers and the coun
cil is waiting for notice of the dissolu
tion of the injunction to carry out Its
part of the compact , the costly structures
on the exposition grounds are liable to
go up lu smoke in less than an hour ,
thus destroying the possibility of an ex
position during the present year.
Such shameful neglect of ordinary precautions -
cautions is a disgrace to the community.
Negligence might bo excusable lu mat
ters not vital , but in the matter of flre
protection this procrastination Is utterly
Indefensible. It is not so much a ques
tion now who Is to blame , but what
shall be done to get the water turned on
into the exposition hydrants.
MAKF U.iSTK N
The necessity of an increased police
force during the exposition period is
admitted on all hands. The mode In
which the force is to be enlarged In
volves several serious problems.
Under the ruling of the courts no po
liceman once enrolled in the department
can bo dismissed except upon charges
of misconduct sustained after duo hear
ing. So long ns this version of the law
remains in effect a temporary increase
of the regular police is impossible with
out eventually exhausting the police
fund. Any now appointments to the
police force not Intended to bo perma
nent would have to be made either
under the emergency provision of the
charter , which authorizes the mayor to
appoint special ofllcors for particular
occasions , or else the special police must
hi ) recruited nnd deputized by the sheriff.
As to the Importation of experienced
detectives to act under the present chief
of police , the less said the better. The
wlioh ) thing would bo as much of a farce
as is the present pretended force of de
tectives who do not detect anything that
they are not expected to see. At any
uite the Imported detectives could not
draw pay from the city treasury under
the charter provision that prohibits the
employment of any person In the police
department who is not an elector of the
city.
city.Tho
The situation requires caution and
care on the part of the police commis
sion.
A'/Jir JIOI > K.
The Introduction Into Parliament of a
new Irish home rule bill by the chief
secretary for Ireland in Lord Salihbury's
cabinet Is but a sequel of the memorable
debate on Gladstone's homo rule bill ,
which ended lu the passage of that
measure through the Commons after a
debate lasting eighty-two days , followed
quickly by Its contemptuous defeat In
the House of Lords. From the day that
Gladstone led DM members jnto tlje
home rule camp It has been evident that
the demand for a change that will give
relief to the Irish people is irrepressible.
The vigorous conservative opposition to
the Gladstone bill in the debate of 18015
exposed the weakness of his plan for an
Irish parliament , but ) It also made plain
that some concessions must be sooner or
later granted Ireland.
The new bill conforms to good theory.
It establishes a system of local govern
ing boards to have control of taxes , ex-
pendltures , poor relief and all matters
not properly in the department of courts.
These county councils are to be elected
by the people of Ireland and the mem
bers are to servo three years. Provi
sion is also made for assistance from
tlie Imperial exchequer whore there Is
trouble about rents , it Is not what the
Irish members would rail a hume rule
bill , but a local government bill de
signed to extend the system of local self-
government common lu England to Ire
land ,
The Irish members t > eeni to accept the
new Irish bill as an honest effort on the
l rt of the ojijiifyotits of Gladstone's
home rule mqa/uio to satisfy the de
mands of the Irish members nnd their
friends In Parliament. The practical
measures for Inijirovlng the Industrial
condition of Irolat\d \ put In force within
the past three years have unquestionably
Improved the .standing of the conserva
tive governinetl.t with the home rulers
and unionists. , ' 'jjhe latter even poem
i ady to unite in < support of the new
measure , some-of them In the hope that
it will ultimately lead to an Irish parlia
ment and others believing It will dem
onstrate that an Ivlsh parliament l.s not
necessary to the peace and prosperity of
Ireland. Whatever may be the ulti
mate fate of the new bill Its considera
tion in Parliament will afford opportu
nity for another complete review of the
Irish situation. If this Is rightly used
by the friends of Ireland their cause will
be stronger than ever before.
More new beet sugar factories will be
built In the United States this year than
In any previous year. Unless something
Is douo to break down the Industry It is
sure to grow steadily from this time for
ward. There will be several new fac
tories built , principally In California ,
Oregon , Utah and Idaho , where the con
ditions are favorable for the business ,
but now that It has been proved that
sugar beets tan be groun in almo.st
every state in the unlou the industry will
not bo confined lo any state or section.
Speaking of permanent museums , The
Hoe made .several urgent appeals for the
erection of at least one permanent expo
sition building that would survive the
exposition and servo as a museum for
Omaha for all time to come. The expo
sition management for some reason
failed to fall in with the Idea and the
result Is that the people are now waking
up to a realization of the opportunity
that has boon thrown away. Omaha can
have a museum ouly by getting a build
ing to put It In.
Property owners wiio expect to have
streets lu front of their premises re-
paved this year must get their petitions
in early if the work Is to bo completed
before the exposition crowds arrive. It
would bo a disgrace to have the city all
torn up "with paving operations on Its
principal thoroughfares just when it
ought to bo on dress parade. The spirit
of local pride , if nothing else , demands
the expediting of all public improve
ments planned for the coming season.
A number of Col6rado silverltes have
signed an appeal 1o , Governor Plngree
of Michigan , asking him "to come out
clad in the armor of justice and human
ity , and lead Mjqhigau to the front , aye.
perhaps the nation. ' ' It is not clear how
these Colorado popocrats expect the
Michigan governor to make himself more
conspicuous , but It is evident they are
plotting treason" to the man who con
siders himself , already nominated for
1000. ' . . .
It-nrtuiiutoly f r 11111 , T. J. I Silent.
Philadelphia ledger.
Mr.Bryan will speak on Thomas Jefferson
at Washington , Apr.ll 13. Unfortunately for
himself and the country , tuo clear-headed
old statesman can not be heard in reply.
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Xo Siilit Dollurn for Them.
Globe-Democrat.
The republicans of Indiana , Oregon ana
Wyoming want It distinctly understood
that they are for dollars equivalent to gold
under all circumstances , and the advo
cates of any other ratio may make the most
o it. ,
_ _
Cliur eleri tlc.
Indianapolis Journal.
'A ' few weeks ago a democrat assailed the
majority of the house for not passing a
bankruptcy law when the country was de
manding It. When a vote was taken upon
a sound bankruptcy bill about every Dry-
, democrat cud populist voted against It.
Striking lli < - Kloiiillki ! Ilnttom.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Klondike craze Is already abating.
People headed that way are no longer so
anxious to get throusTi that they will take
any chances on an unscawocthy craft and a
largo party has disembarked from n vessel
enrouto uocauso i\ was uneafo to travel In.
Ths direful result \f the trip of the Nevada
has undoubtedly alarmed thcx = o bound to
the gold fields by way of the coast trip.
IlntuhliiK1 Another "Crlnin. "
Minneapolis Journal.
The attention of our populist friends Is
directed to the fact that the Rothschilds are
reaching out after all the gold In the Klon
dike and If they succeed in their nefarious
designs the "crime of ' 73" will palo Into
inslEolflcaiico Lcsldo their fell purpose. Dut
unless the populist party aforesaid can he
disentangled from the alliances which now
threaten itu usefulness and proceeds along
the middle of the road toward the unanclpa
lion of the slaves of the money hierarchy wo
aeo little hope of relief from that quarter.
Davy CniPkt'tt'M Advice.
Ilrooklyn I.'nglo.
The qualities which Americans , people and
press alike , have shown in this critical mo
ment are these upon , which tno progress of
civilization the world over has boon founded ,
They may bo uummc-d up In the old maxim
of Davy Crockett : "Ho sure you are right
and then go ahead. " So long as nn entire
people has be < o governed as by a common.
Impulse by sanity and self-control fhero Is
little caiMO for the pessimist daub's , some
times expressed in view of our municipal
administrations , whether tCio capacity for
oolf-govcrnmeiit Is not dying out from the
American people. ,
Ilji Ui 'HK Activity.
llaltlnwrfl Apierlcan.
The demand foe American cereals not only
continues largo , but there was au increase of
over 500,000 busheja o ( wheat hi the exports
of the week comparqd with thoao of the
week before. Exports of flour and corn
were also larger , and. . it la confidently pre
dicted that Kuro wUl po no falling off in the
foreign domain ! for some tiinu lo como.
Altogether the pfSfcpftt Is a favorable ono
In every way. As the year advances busi
ness kccjs on croij'IiiR bettor , and there Is
every reason to believe that this Imrcovo-
ment will continue' ' 'without ' Interruption.
ending In a year's business record far In advance -
vance of any thl , pountry has made for at
least a decade past , ,
\Vuniiiii sitrriiK" In I own.
Minneapolis Journal.
Woman suffrage has failed in Iowa , al
though the joint resolution to submit a con
stitutional amendment lacked but ono vote
In the house. It would still have had to pass
the senate and the governor before it could
have gene to the people. Iowa Is apparently
not ready for woman puffrago yet. If the
women of Iowa really wanted the right to
vote , the legislature would pass the resolu
tion tomorrow. It Is the apathy of most
women and not the objections of the male
gender that defeats women suffrage. Who
ever heard of the women falling lo oecuro
anything they really wanted ? Convince- the
women of this country that they must have
the right to vote and legislature would go
down before them like Hindoos before au
Imago of Duddha ,
or TIM : nnn HATT.HS.
Kansas City Journal : iMcKinloy knows
moro about war than the Juvcnllo jingo
editors who tire abusing him.
Indianapolis Journal ! Secretary tx > nR
Commander Slgsbcc nnd the commission o
Inquiry have hut just begun their Investl
gallon of the Maine disaster , but the Ncn
York Journal has positive evidence that the
ship was blown up by a mine. The com
mlfslon will go on with Its Investigate
just the ! came.
Indianapolis News : The "yellow" news
papers and the yelling demagogues hav
not succeeded , with all their blatanoy , It
rousing the passions of the American people
They are too sensible to use the Maine dls
aster , even If It was caused by some mis
creant , as the premise for a fal/o conclusion
It would be the height of folly to make n
casus belli out of the deed of an assassin oi
of a hare-brained fanallc.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Ilcpubllcan : Whet
the yellow Journalism of the metropolis set
out to take from the hands of the govern
ment the work of determining the cause of
the Maine explosion the government had to
draw the line , and the organ of national
hysterics which hail the Impudence to dis
patch divers to the scene la to gain the ex
pense of Iho enterprise * for Us pains. That
Is well. It was rapidly becoming a ques
tion whetticr the government of the United
Stales was lo bo Iransferred lo Iheso news
paper ofllccs In New York ; 11 is now quite
possibly a quesllon whether the government
of the Unlled Slolcs should not manifest the
power of suppressing mischief by turning
about and looking oflor Iho doings of thcs'e
shrieking meddlers In Inlcrnallonal affairs
The government had to close up ono or two
Now York newspaper olflccs during the civil
war , and it would look as though It might
have occasion lo exerclso that power again.
Detroit Krco Press : Ono of Iho most con
spicuous of these buccaneers of journalism
not content with Ihc ordinary tactics of sen
sationalism , has conceived a brilliant stroke
to magnify itself In the eyes of Iho world.
This modest sheet has assumed lo Itself Iho
prerogatives of government by offerlnc ; a big
reward for exclusive Infornnllc'ii ' lhat wouU !
lead lo the discovery of Iho cause oP Uio
disaster to Iho battleship and the ccuvlction
of the guilty persons If Iho explosion should
bo found lo bo Ihe result of design. The
purpose of Ihls offer Is tea iranapirent lo
deceive any ono , It was not made In a
burst of patriotism or public spirit , but
simply for advertising purposes. Such trinlng
with a scclous international concern , such
Impudent self-assertion and sublime sclf-con-
colt deserve only contempt. But Ihe country
will not bo swept into n whirlpool of cxcito-
ment and Indlscrollou by such discreditable
journalism. The conservative , reasoning
habits of the people lu this land of news
paper readers will enable them to dis
criminate bstweeci decency and charlatanry
in Journalism. The Irresponsible methods of
tlicso sensational sheets may furnish some
diversion and amusement , but they will not
deceive , and It is this discrimination of the
public that will minimize the harm which
ollierwlso might occur. There ought , nc-ver-
thclcss , lo bo some way of protecllng Ihe
country from Iho pestilent uffects of tticso
mercenary and unscrupulous purveyors o !
secsallonali.sm.
I'KUSOXAI. AMI OTllKlfWISG.
New York did not blow up IhcVlzcaya ,
but It Irled to amolher her with fog.
Japan Is preparing lo Inllmate that slit
would llko lo borrow something besides
trouble.
Prince- Bismarck will celebrate on Marc !
2. the sixtieth anniversary of his entering thi
Prussian army.
Sir George Gotten Is president ot the Bom
bay Cotlon Mill Owners' asaociallon. His
name fits the position admirably.
It Is proposed lhat Iho name of the
Woman's Temple , In Chicago , be changed * c
Willard Temple In. honor of Iho late Frances
Willard.
Whenever a reporter approaches him wllh
a view to a free advertisement Mr. Loiter
Ingeniously admits that ho may have some
wheat to sell.
James G. filaine , Jr. , Is once more a news
paper tnan , having just been em oiled on the
staff of the Now- York Tribune. It Is Raid
that Edllor Whltolaw Held has Issued orders
that "Jimmy" bo Ireatcd kindly.
Dr. Schwenlnger , Bismarck's physician. Is
going to leclure at Vienna on a novel plan
He will appear cu the stage with a Berll
cdllor , who will put questions which Ih
doctor will answer.
Neither Uobert Barr nor his wlfo has an
particular tasle for music , yet their only GO
and daughter are unusually gifted. The r on
a boy of 12 , spends all his spare limo con
structlng pipe organs , and Ihe daughler Is
flno pianist.
Boston condemns Us antl-lheater liat la\
because a woman In Iho audience remove
her hat and caught cold. And Ihe collecllv
wisdom of the modern Athens was not sulll
clcntto suggest that she might cover he
head with a scarf.
"Quo Vadls" Is the latest Idol to have th
romance stripped from It by modern research
A "strong man" tried to show how Ursus
the Lyglan conquered the bison , by throw
Ing a Texas shorthorn in a Mexican bul
ring Just over the border , but the beas
played Toot ball with him for four hours OTK
then had lo bo killed by Iho crowd. The
"strong man" Is laid up for repairs.
GOOD 3IOM3V WASTE I ) .
IToTT IiiNiimnce C niiniiloH Squander
Money In UNI-II-HN Artvurtlttliif ; .
Louisville Courier-Journal.
At Iho beginning of every year Ihere Is
a slartllng Irrupllon of calendars , folders
and cards , on which are printed voluminous
stallsllcs as to Iho operallons of llfo In
surance companies. The amounts of reserve -
servo , now business and gross iiifurance
laken are usually Iho only Inlelllglblo fea-
lures , and they are not allractivo to the
avepigo reader. Men who have some know !
edge of statistical science can grasp the
meaning , but they could understand It better
If presented In another way. The common
herd do not trouble themrclvca wllh It at
all , and. If It Is called to their atentlon ,
knowingly remark upon the ease with which
figures can bo made to Ho by those whoso
interest It Is lo do so. In Ihc greal ma
jority of cases Ihls advertising , of which
such a prodigious amount Is done. Is simply
wasted. It Is thrown away as completely
as Iho excepslvo commissions which , without
regard lo the Interests of policy holders , are
squandered upon agents. Tim agents Ihcin-
selves oflen have no understanding of the
masses of figures hurled at their heads.
When wo consider the magnitude of the
llfo Insurance corporations and Ihc Immense
nims Ihcy expend to get business , It Is
islnnUhlug lhat they neglect the simplest ,
cheapest and most , available means of rc-Jcli-
l > ng the people Ihey wish lo Insure. Life
cisurance la a subject lhat lends ilself readily
to Iho purposes of the adverllser , but the
mosl cumbersome , antiquated and expensive
methods are the ones moat In favor. It
: naU something to print a calendar or folder ;
It cor.tfl moro lo get It Into the hands of a
reader , and then the chances are ten lo one
that ho will only bo confused by Iho un-
tnca.nlng mats of figures presented for his
xiislderatloii. Some of Iho llteraluru sent
jut by Iho companies Is well devised , but
The Royal i the highest grade baUna powder
known. Actual lost * &how It Qoes ono-
tlilril further than ony other brand.
Absolute/ ) Pure
isa Fowoin co. , xtw vonn.
I IB circulation It limited , as n rule , to pollc
tio1Jcr .
Within Uio lust ycxir or two ono enter
prising and aggressive company has adoptei
a rtculkuly effective form f newspaper nt
magazine advertising , but It stands prnr
llcnlly nlone The Idea Is particularly nirlk
Ing and It follows It up with reading matte
lhat Is quite as telling.
It Is tnld th t not moro than ono persct
out of twelve or fifteen Is Insured. It I
also said lhal the average life policy doe
not exceed $1QOO. The great field for In
surance , fhcrcforo. Is lo bo found In UM
portion of the public which reads the news
paper advertisements as a matter of busl
ness and which i\i > s little atlcnlion lo cards
and hand bills.
Some day , and probably soon , Ihrro w-11
arise a greal advertiser ot Insurance who
will accomplish far moro and nt less expense
than with personal eolleltallon , though tli
latlcr will not bo discarded.
COltX IMUPAJ.VXl ) V.
Buffalo News : The Unllcil Slates through
Us consular agcnls should do all lhat Is pos
sible toward educailng foreigners lo a proper
appreciation of Iho value of corn as a food-
eluff. When people will use both cereals
equally as food corners In wheat will become
a thing ot the pasl. The corn exhibit lu con-
necllon wllh Iho Tan-American Exposition
will be a great help In extending Ihe use of
corn ns lood.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : lAn organization
called "The American Maize Propaganda"
was organized In Chicago a few days ago.
The objccl of Iho organization Is lo wake
foreign countries to the knowledge ot what
a good thing American corn Is for lablo use.
It Is raid that most of the corn shipped
abroad Is fed lo ntoek , Ihcro being n preju
dice against It as regards Us lUii ( > sfl for Iho
human siomach. The new organization will
seek lo overcome Ihls prejudice.
Delrolt Free Press : That greal product of
Iho American prairies , Indian corn , has
never been apprcclaled by Iho people of
Europe tor Us really excellent nutritive
qualities. Tor lhat mailer It can hardly
bo said lhat In its native land has this
esculent cereal been given a fair show along
side of Ita moro arlstocralic rival , whcal.
Maize Is deserving of boiler treatment than
lo ibe devoted so largely to Ihe faltonlug of
ew Ino and poultry and the nourishment of
horses and catlle , valuable though It has
proven for such purpose.1 ! . Wllh Ihe com-
inendablo object ot Increasing Uio use of
Ihls greal American cereal among Iho na-
tlons ot Iho world , by educating men how-
to lurn Iti Into palatable- form for Iho table ,
a convention has Just been held in Chicago ,
In which the virtues of corn ponu and Johnny
cake were highly extolled and steps laken
to let the world understand what 11 is miss
ing by nol employing Iho various fornw of
palatable nnd health giving foods which lu-
dlan corn Is capable ot producing.
Pioneer Press : To stimulate governmental
action In making foreign peoples acquainted
with this splendid American staple , and thus
promote our export Irade therein , has been
the main objecl of Iho corn convention.
And as the corn growers of Ihe csuulry num-
jcr fully 7,000.000 , it would appear tlial they
liave a magnificent claim to all Iho recognl-
: ion nnd aid Ihe government can give them
.11 extending their markets and Improving
the prlco of their producl. The appearance
of cottonseed as n steadily growing rival of
corn In ( some of Its uses , like the fntlcnlng
of hogs , has keut corn from keeping com-
) any with wheat , ns it might otherwise have
done , In tuo advance In prices lias even
owered them. But let Iho real value of corn ,
as on the whole Iho most nulrltlous and
strength sustaining cereal raised on Ihe face
of Ihe globe , be made fully known lo Hurope
iiid Asia and lo Iho multlludcs In our own
and who arc yet poorly Informed and Ihere
can bo lltllo doubt of an advance in price.
\u advance of only 5 conls on Iho bushel
vould add $200,000,000 annually to Ihe wealth
ot the nation ,
Chicago Tribune : The most promising
Icld of operations for Ihe maize propaganda
s abroad , During the la t thirteen months
207,000,000 ibushels of Indian corn , valued at
learly $06,000,000 , have been exporled ,
nalniy to Europe. That part of the world
vill lake n great deal moro than it does now
vhen It learns moro fully the value of corner
or callle feeding and for oilier purposes ,
f n serious effort Is made new markets can
) o opened up in eastern Asia. The Euro-
icar.s have never laken kindly lo corn meal.
Jut they have not the same objection lo the
new product , corn flour , which Is being used
moro and moro cxieiialvely , both by llself
and when mixed with wheat flour. It la
probable that before long a large trade in
this article will bo established. There are
numerous ways In which the. maize propa
ganda can bo useful lo Iho farmers of this
counlry. If a lllho of the effort Is cxpendci
In working for corn lhat has been expended
In working for a debased currency and an
alleged Increase In the value of silver the
farmers of Iho corn-growing slales will gain
lens of millions of dollars and nobody will
bo lujurcd thereby.
3VAVAL
Syxtcm on Siuinlsli nml American War
Vl'BMt'lN Coitllllirt-ll.
New York Times.
lieutenant Sobral of the Spanish navy Is
undoubledly an officer and a gentleman , bul
aboard a Spanish war ship ho cannot see
straight. If ho could ho would not have
made his utterly silly and untimely orll-
iclsm on the discipline of Unlled Slales naval
vessels. According lo Lieutenant Sobral ,
that discipline Is lax. Unfortunalely for this
gay and loquacious officer , there are some
persons In Ihls part of Ihe world who have
been aboard Spanish cruisers and who have
some very deflnilo Ideas as to Iho compara-
llvo discipline of the c nnd Iho vessels of
our own navy. It Is generally conceded thai
where there Is discipline Ihcro Is a clean
ohlp. Yet llioso who vlalled Ihe Spanish
cruiser Relna Uegenio when eho was In Ihla
port al Iho llmo ot Iho Columbian celobra-
llon now vow lhat for absolulo flllh nolh-
Ing afloat , excelt a collier , could compare
wllh her. Her decks had dirt half an Inch
Ihlclc upon them ; her men slouched about
like a lot of unemployed dock rats , and the
general appearance of Ihlngs aboard of her
Indicated a higher regard for slothing case
than for anything else in the world. Yet
It ta not possible to recall that at Iho lime
of her loss any American officer expressed
Iho opinion lhat It wan duo lo a lack of
discipline among her crow. Yel , compared
lo any American cruiser In port at the Co
lumbian colebralion , Iho Relna Itegenla wan
an a Now York slreot under a Tammany
administration to Ihe some under a Waring , i
t TIIVT Titniis.coiu\nitin vnu. .
Cincinnati Tribune- Populist National
Commltteeinan illatcnmn of Maine denounce *
In the most vigorous ternn the proposition
which a group of men In Washington repre
senting silver mine owners have fnrniu-
Intnl. by which they propose A fusion be
tween populliis democrais nnd the silver
party IP the eomtng congressional rampalgn.
Ho s 5s that every so-called fusion hereto
fore has resulted disadvantngcously to Iho
popullsK nnd Is destroying their organiza
tion and Ihe prospects of party growth.
IndlAiiapolls News : Of eourso the purpose
of ihpso broadsides Is to nrorso the sllvcrltm
of all parties lo Ihe iiecesslly for united nc-
Uon. As wo sild yesterday , the chances
seem to be favorable to fusion , or , as Senator
Marlon Butler calls II , "honorable co-opera
tion. " Wo have yet to see whether "honor
able co-operation" among the friends of
honest money ran bo secured. The Issue
Is , as our friends say. sharply defined. But
It la not , as ihey Inslsl , between Iho gold
elnrdard and bimetallism ; It Is bolwecn Iho
iiRlo gold and the tingle silver standard.
Chicago Times-Herald : After dialing that
Iho present admlnUlrallon was "called to
power upon the solemn pledge of Ihe re
publican national convention al St. Louis to
promote bimetallism , " which everybody who
knows Anything knows lo be a lie. Chairman
Jones ROOS on lo dilate upon Ihe horrors ot
Iho gold standard. "Wages are reduced ,
work is harder to got , the weight of debl Is
doubled , Ihe value of land and olher property
Is reduced one-half or moro uiilll Iho lives of
Iho people are made blller with hard bond
age. " Now , Is lliero any person eutsldo of
Bedlam thai believes Ihls ? Does Mr. Jones
himself believe II ? Is It nol Irue Ihnl for
the last twelve months wages have Increased.
work more plentiful for everybody , the values
of properly advanced , and that the people
have paid lln-lr debts moro cheerfully than
In any preceding period for five years pasl ?
Kansas City Journal : II Is a significant
faci lhat In these three calls lo the people
there Is such a similarity lhal Ihey might
nave boon Iho emanations of one man In
stead of the conclusions ot Ihreo national fac
tions.Ml other Irenes are completely subor
dinated to lh.it of money. It Is also worthy
of mention that in none of the documents Is
Ihcro a mention of n coinage ratio. The sub
stance of these- utterances Is Bryatilsm , and
rank Bryaiilsm at thai. It Is not only the
uryaiilsm ot Ihe Chicago platform , bul the
dense , bulldo/lng. misrepresenting , preju
diced Bryanlsm of the retired boy orator.
llnsed upon the false premises that the coun
try has gone lo Ihe dogs and Is with Iho
dogs now because of the adoption of n gold
standard , Its financial arguments are mnro
amusing than anne ) Ing. in npllc of Iho vill-
m-.ilUm Hint Incidentally limls expression
through thorn.
TIIOIJCIITS.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Why I tell
you the Hosting population of our town lust
'in Inn \\IIH ovi'i7iM ' >
"Wlml ! Last Fpi-lns ? "
"lea , at the lime of Ihe. bigfreshel. . "
JudS1o Wnal'8 charge , olll-
Pollceman Ilnbltiml icformer.
Judge Inipilsonment for llfo at liurJ
Soiiiervllle Journal : No man who cots a
lollnr bl 1 ever thinks or cams u rap who
ias had it before it came to him.
Detroit Free Press : "I see hero. " snld
Mm. ( .riiinpy , "that n German Philosopher
nys that the .sun la cbrlnkliiK1. What do
oti thlnlc of It , .MJ- . Grumpy ? "
' \\ork of the coal tiust. 1 suppose.
Tribune : "How hollow what wo
0 , - ! t see' ' mot e so
Indianapolis Journal : "What , " nsked
y
" .Mo1 answered the practical man. "I'd
orrow enough , money to live on the rest
, or my life. "
ate ' 3 nhvays US | S slang.
, Slar : "What ll ° J'0
' " " I"0 ! " " ' " ' " > IlltrodllCO ? "
inquired one member of the legislature.
, i100.r Wflsl ° ° r tl ic. " replied thor
) r ! > c" l enough to bpcomo
° BBt your
Plain De TThe chief smile , ! .
° Slld to Uu > npw missionary.
"i-n , Vm ,
1 in going to do you a l > | ( ; mvor. A few of
us have organized a llttlo compimy tolinn-
° ? ° intIlilVB nnd I'1 Boln8 to lBt y ° u
I , on tne 'nsl lo , you know. "
„
The missionary nnlod
lnsldo
OUT OP SEASON ,
Woblilnston Star.
"r"l"'t , the thins : lo holler ,
Raisin1 a dislress
When a situation
Calls fur thoufirhtfulnesa.
It's a waste o1 power.
An' It doesn't neein Jes' right
Usin' up yetvnlor
when there Isn't any fight , i
People ns la patient
riicm B the ones as nets
Wl10" , tlloy > vo Hided matters
To Ihn bottom facts.
DORS that does much barkln'
Ain't counted on to bile '
Usin' up their vnlor i i
When there Isn't any flshl.
WHVf
Somervlllo Journnl.
'TIs not because your eyes are blue
„ , I love you so ,
I-or they are bit ? , nnd deep , and brown.
As well you know. ,
'TIa not because you nro so fair
I can't forget I
lour face , no mutter where I go- .
You are brunette.
'TIs not your graceful , sylphllko form
Thnt with a ihump
My heart seta bcntlng. Not at all ,
For you nro plump. '
'TIs not your tail , commanding form-
That I ndmlro ;
lour head Just reaches lo my henrt ,
Ana comes no higher.
'TIs not , In short , because of charms
.r , , , , 'ihsit others have ;
11s Jiiat becnUBe you are yourself.
That I'm your Hluvo !
Somebody "kicks , " We're obliged to him if the fault is in
any detail of our clothing. We want the chance to make it right.
If the people really understood what pains we take to have
everything just as nearly perfect as human hands can make it
hey would know why it is so rare a thing to hear any com
plaint of our clothing , and also , why we are so ready to remedy
any fault.
Every garment we make is guaranteed , and our prices are
$8.00 $ , $ JO,00 , $ J2,50 and $15.00 $ and suit. Early spring styles
ire arriving.
.S. W. Cor. 20th and Douglae