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STATIMI-NT : OP CIUCUI-VMON.
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flw-nrn to before me iind sub/erlbed In my
pre-eiifp thin l t day of March. If03.
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Notary Public.
Ono y-enr of ropnlillean prosiujrlty mi-
tier MeKinloy only wive * stimulus to thu
tK'sIro for it.s
Tlio denial oU-rk of tlio nilmlnlstrntlon
has been furvcil to work overtime lately ,
lint In ; iiiipiMirs to liavo IIOL-II earning his
salary. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
\Vlion the olllclal IClonillUo liar
IhrotiKh tlio passes ho will proceed to
innho the Key West fakirs ashamed of
Perhaps the Immigration vestrlctloiilsts
will also Insist on applying tlio educa
tional test to enlistments In the army
and navy in the event of war.
The national honor la a srcat deal
6afer with MeKlnley as chief custodian
than It would be In the keciiluR of many
of those who berate him and belittle our
govwniwnt.
Nebraska's two most beautiful women
liavu been olllclally designated , but that
will not discourage the others from
friendly rivalry with the women of all
their sister states for the next beauty
prize. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The national organization of confec
tioners will hold a convention In Wash
ington In June. If the confectioners
promise to IMS real sweet perhaps con-
Kivus may be persuaded to remain In
nesslou lonj ; enough to receive them.
If our Spanish friends were not so
busy with other matters Just now they
would probably send over to tlio United
States a protest In the name of humanity
UKalnst the burning of Innocent Indians
and the murder of luoffcndlng negro
postmasters.
Colorado friends of ex-Governor Waite
nre worried about him. He once was
iinxlous to wade In blood to the bridles ,
or something to that effect , but alnce
BO many others have begun talking
nbout lighting he has not said a word
about his wishes.
With credit such as It has been enJoying -
Joying the Home for the Friendless
ottKlit to be able to get along Indetlnltcly
( Without a legislative appropriation of
any kind. Why should It want money
out of the state treasury when It Is oper
ating so nicely on tick ?
At last a Chicago magazine advertised
HS "an aggressive opponent of plutoc-
racy" declares positively that "the
money power blew up the Maine. " Why
didn't the naval board go to Lombard
Btreet to Investigate the whole unfor
tunate affair and save trouble'/
Those who follow tlu market reports
nre aware that Omaha has become a
Kreat sheep market. It follows that
eheep growing In the territory tributary
ito Omaha l.s a nourishing industry since
the advent of an administration friemllj
( to all good American industries.
Appointment of a superintendent ol
Khe census will have to be made at an
early date. The next United States
census will be the last of the century
nnd It ought to show the results of tin
lessons of experience taught by the mis
( takes made in previous censuses.
' The news from the sub-treasury thai
( thu government Is sunVrlng from an em
foarrassment caused by too much gold
in the vaults civates no alarm amouj ;
( those who recall how the government
( two years ago was busy devising
uchcmes for keeping the gold It had bor
rowed.
The Nebraska maximum freight
Jaw has been hung up In the federa
courts only since July , 1SIKI. That I ;
not quite live years back. The supivnu
court Is contldently expected to rendei
( the long delayed decision some time lie
tfore the twentieth century Is ushered In
( The nation's anchor has a pondcrou :
movement. i
The mortgage records of Nebraska fo
Rhe last six months of 1SH7 make a gooi
showing of prosperity. The number o
nortgages released on both city am
farm property far exceed the number o
uew mortgages and the amount of tin
releases Is greater than the amount o
Hhe tilings. The year 1807 was strictly i
debt-paying year.
Andrew Carnegie expresses the opln
Jon tlmt America can lead the world It
shipbuilding If It goes into the Industr ;
systematically and on n largo scale. Mi
Carnegie's opinion Is umiucstlonabl ;
Bound. There are mighty few bnuiche
of manufacturing and construction Ii
( which the United States cannot am
( will not eventually lead Uie world.
DKKKItAI ,
In lilfl cloning address before the rcf-
croc appointed by tlio supreme court to
hoar the evidence nntl report his con
clusions lu the contest case over the
Omaha mayoralty , one of the attorneys
for Mayor Frank K. Moorcs cited the
case of ex-Governor Thayer as the only
other Instance In which n man who had
not received n single vote had sought
to usurp n public olllco to which another
man had been elected. To this refer
ence General Thayer ha * taken umbrngo
through an open letter denouncing the
attorney's remarks as an uncalled-for ,
attack upon an humble private cltl/.on.
While The Jlee has freely extended
the courtoalea of its columns to General
Thayer for thu publication of his letter ,
it disagrees most emphatically with thu
position ho takes , both as regards thu
right or propriety of public criticism of
former public ollk-ers and his attempt
to justify his usurpation of the ollice of
governor under the plea that tlio man
electe-d by the people was not a citizen
of the United States.
The public nuts of men who have boon
chosen to till positions of honor and
trust arc always public property , sub-1
Jcct to discussion , whether the men lire ; j
in ollice or out of ollice , whether they
are alive or dead. Grover Cleveland
and Henjamlii Harrison arc private cltl-
/t'tis just as much as .lohn M. Thayer.
Kach of these men has filled the most
exalted place within the gift ot the na
tion. 15ut nobody , not even General
Thayer , will contend tlmt their otllclul
acts while occupying the White House
are barred as proper subjects ot criticism
because the-y have retired to private life.
AH u matter of fact , the roconls those
men have made constitute part of
American history and will be discussed
by future generations Just as are the
records of all our departed presidents
from Washington down.
( icmirnl Tlmyor may gloiy in the part
ho played in the historic Thayor-Hoyd
gubernatorial contest , but the impartial
historian will view it with sadness as u
display of selfish ambition rather than
of Httlf-siierlllclng patriotism. That
memorable contest was not a struggle
to keep an alien out of the ollice of
governor , but to keep control of the posi
tion for the sake of its emoluments and
patronage.
From the partisan standpoint the re
fusal eif General Tlmyor to vacate the
ollice before his duly elected successor
was the greatest blunder ho could pos
sibly have made. That view was shared
by leaders prominent In republican
councils , Including President Harrison.
The republican' ' party has always stood
for the right of the poopln to govern
themselves. It has always championed
the right of the majority of the people
to choose their ollleers by an untrain-
neled ballot and to have the votes
fairly counted and the ollleers honestly
elected Installed without lot or hin-
irance. Any attempt to defeat the popu
lar will expressed through the ballot
box Is unrepublican and reacts to the
detriment of the party , under whatever
excuse , it may be made.
The result since that historic conflict
Is conclusive as to its fatal effect upon
the fortunes of the republican party In
Nebraska. A repetition of such stu
pendous blundering would leave the
party lu a hopeless minority for the re
mainder of the century.
MllLDltHX AT TJIK KXI'OSITION.
The people who purpose visiting the
Transmlsslsslppl Kxposltion make a
serious mistake if they do not also plan
to bring the children. Every provision
will be made for the comfort and safety
of the young people and for their enter
tainment and Instruction. Most of them
will get as much If not more good out
of the exposition than a largo proportion
of the army of adult visitors.
Children are usually Impressionable
and the exposition will bo to most of
them a revelation of the wonders of the
world. They will carry through life
the mental picture of the. new White
City. Children are also naturally ob
serving , oftentimes more so than their
elders glvo them credit for. If their
habits of observation aiv encouraged and
they are given but a small part of the
assistance from parents and associates
they deserve , they will learn more from
the displays and exhibits than from their
books. Properly trained habits of in
quiry and Investigation lead with unfail
ing certainty to more than superficial
knowledge of the things seen. The
matchless exhibit of products of the soil ,
the wonders of mechanics , the achieve
ments of human skill and ingenuity ,
glimpses of science , revelations of art
and beauty In the galleries and In the
architecture , the general effect of the
whole exposition as typical of the ad
vancement of the human race all these
things will be to the children an Inval
uable school. As many of them as pos
sible ought therefore to be brought to the
exposition.
The children of Omaha and Nebraska
who are specially Interesting themselves
In the prcpaiations for the exposition ,
In the home for boys and girls and In thu
educational exhibit , should have every
oncourncement from parents and teach
ers. If they can be made to feel that
they have had a share in the making
of the exposition they will enter the
gates with Interest lixed In advance and
a llrmor determination to profit by all
there is to be seen and heard.
ri WHlR AltuUCMKIlW.f ! SUU.lll
It appears that the German beet sugat
Interest Is somewhat troubled at the
progress that Is being made In this coun
try In the cultivation of the sugar bwt ,
seeing In It the ultimate loss of the
American market' for German sugar ,
The American consul general at Frank'
fort has snt to the State department
an article published In a recent issno of
a I-eipsle paper which dhows the ap
prehension that exists there resp
the development of the biet Migar
try In the United State * . That Journa'
says the efforts making by Secretary ol
Agriculture Wilson to stimulate am1
encourage the production of Migar beet ;
has a serious meaning for German siigai
producers and It deprecates as foollsl
the action of the German agrleultura
bund In Inspiring measures against tin
Importation of American agrleultura
producU. It takes the view that thlt
has otnlilltnred American farmers
ngnlnflt Qernmny and hence they have
rushed Into sugar-beet cultivation hi
ortlor to supplant entirely the use of
German sugar.
Of course this Is ah absurd notion , but
It none the less serves to Illustrate how
strong Is the feeling that the growth of
the American sugar Industry Is a menace
to Germany's sugar Interest. There Is
no question that American farmers have
abundant reason for feeling resentment
toward Germany , In the unfair dis
crimination that country has made
against our agricultural products , but
this has not the remotest Influence in
promoting the sugar Industry In the
United States. If every embargo or
discrimination against our products were
removed by Germany at once we should
continue the development of the beet
sugar industry. Tlio conviction has
taken firm root here that enough sugar
can ultimately be produced In the United
States to supply the home demand , thus
keeping among our own people the
$100,000,000 annually paid to foreign
sugar producers , one-fourth of which
goes to Germany. Being thus convinced
American farmers will continue to prow
sugar beets , regardless of what Ger
many or any other sugar-producing
country may do , and there can bo no
doubt as to the result. Foreign sugar
will in time be shut out of the American
market and may even have to comiwtu
In other markets with the American
product. There Is reason for the appre
hension of the German sugar interest.
TJIK irooj ,
No industry has realized greater bene
fit from the present tariff than that of
wool growing and this notwithstanding
the fact that there were enormous Im
portations of wool before the present
law went Into effect. According to sta
tistics Just compiled by the Treasury
department In the past seven or eight
months the wool growers of the United
States have wrested the American mar
ket for lleeco of the best grades from
foreign Importers and now have control
of It. It appears from the treasury
statement that the Importations of the
grades of wool grown In this country
are at the lowest level liv many years ,
while of the cheapest grade , which Is
scarcely grown hero at all , the Impor
tation has not materially fallen off. The
figures given are for the month of Jan
uary of the last three years , which show
that while the importation of class 1
In January , IS'.Hi ' , was In excess of 11-
00-3,000 pounds , In January of this year
It was only a little over 2,000,000 pounds ,
and the falling off in the next highest
grade was no less marked.
There Is still a large quantity of for
eign wool In warehouses , It having been
estimated that there was a two years'
supply on hand when the DIngley law
went into effect , so tlmt it is reasonable
to assume that when this stock Is used
up the American market will take ev
ery pound of wool produced here at bet
ter prices than now. As it is our wool
growers are having a good market at
bettor prices than have ruled before for
several years. Thus this very Important
Industry , which was most disastrously
affected by the democratic legislation
placing wool on the free list , Is steadily ,
recovering and promises to attain within
the next year or two larger proportions
than It has ever reached. It would be
somewhat ditllcult to compute the bene
fit to the wool growers of the United
States and to the farmers who raise
sheep from the present tariff , but It has
put tens of millions of dollars Into their
pockets. The good effects of the wool
duty has been especially felt in thu
west In Wyoming , Montana , Utah ,
Idaho and California who.se people en
gaged In tin ; wool Industry are rapidly
recouping the losses sustained under the
operation of the democratic tariff. At
the same time the consumers of woolen
goods are not experiencing any hard
ship from an advance In prices , for there
has been i o material advance. Clothing
is about as cheap as a year ago and so _
of pretty much everything else. Tlfe
idea that free wool wouhj be a great
boon to the consumers of woolen goods
was shown to bo a fallacy , but the pre
diction that that policy would be. de
structive of the wool Industry and of
sheep husbandry was most conclusively
verified.
The building up of this very valuable
Industry , now assured , will bo not the
least Important fact vindicating the pro
tective policy and It Is safe to say that
It will be many years before there Is a
return to free wool.
KI.KGT10XS.
Annual general elections are still hehl
In about a dozen of the states and a fe\v
continue to have annual sessions of tlu
legislature. The tendency , however , Is
to reduce the number of elections and
cut off the needless expenses of state
govornment. The election reforms whlcli
have become popular In recent years
have nearly all added to the cost ol
elections. The registration system ,
which seems to be demanded to safe
guard the ballot box against fraud , hat
added greatly to the expense of finding
out the will of the people. The secret
ballot system , with election booths am !
i ofllelal ballots , has made It much more
j expensive to the states to hold elections
and state control of party primaries It
sure to add other expenses which tin
public must pay. Something must hi
done to reduce expenses. It is Impor
tant that the states provide the machln
cry by which the sovereign people maj
rule , but at the same time the qucjtioi
of expense must not be disregarded.
Before the bill which passeil the lows
senate providing for biennial elections
was voted upon Its author declared tha
he had Information from many state :
whc t' the biennial election plan hai
| been adopted showing that in every In
I stance the change had been satisfactory
was asserted that elections In low :
are 'becoming moro expensive. In tin
! most populous county of the state tin
j cost of the election last fall amounted t <
, SO cents for each vote cast. In nnothe- -
i' ' county the cost was 22 cents a vote. Tin
1 total cost to the state of the 1SOT elec
i ! tlon was over $11(0,000. ( In years whei
1' ' there U general registration the cost I
1 greater. To tills must be added the cos
i of th conventions and th expense o
i. the campaign work of all the parties
for all thcKTTths essential under our
present ysfei'if"&f elections.
The adoption of the biennial election
system wlll Sjut n partial remedy for
the heavy bur\l n of elections. Other
methods ofjreduclng expenses will be
found and theVT will bo adopted. The
olllclal ballots jVlll be simplified , regis
tration nmd < 3-J < iHj expensive and lu time
voting be a Ampler and easier matter
than at present.- voting machines be
come pnictlcablq and their use economi
cal they um4pv6 ? ! the key to the yrob-
loin. It Is certain that elections cost
too much. ,
11AX1SIIMKNT OF THE TRASIP.
A. fault common to mosfc of
the so-called remedies for the
tramp evil Is that they tem
porize with the tramp. The rock pile
and chain gang are nothing moro than
special Inducements for the tramp to
shun one community and Inflict himself
upon another where these modern bar
barities have not yet been Introduced.
The wood yard is better in that indus
trious persons not overproud may there
honestly help themselves. The policy
pursued in many places of forcing the
tramp to move on undnr penalty of harsh
treatment l.s not lu any sense a remedy
for the evil , while where coupled with
free meals and free transportation It be
comes a positive encouragement to Idle
ness.
The "potato patch plan" Is entitled to
some consideration as a partial remedy
for the tramp evil. In some cities , un
der certain circumstances , it Is a means
of reducing the number of those likely
to become unwilling beggars. There will
always be a certain number of persons
who prefer begging to hard labor and
this number will vary little from year
to year , but the number of these should
be Insignificant lu the United States and
It Is only when this band of tramps
Is enlarged by the addition of thousands
of really industrious persons that the
tramp evil becomes conspicuous.
But little has boon heard of the tramp
evil the past winter. The demand for
rock piles and wood yards has not been
great , and there Is no noticeable move
ment for adding to the number of mu
nicipal gardens In the leading cities of
the country. It Is true there are tramps
In the United States mare than there
should be and many men are unable to
get the employment they desire , but It Is
plain that something' has happened re
cently effecting the banishment of the
tramps. They , have , not been simply
forced to move oiv.to the next town , for
that Is never a remedy , but they have
almost disappeared , and wo have left
only that nucleus of the tramp army
which can never be disbanded. It ought
to be a long tlnnvbrfore the people again
vote for the ruturn of the tramps.
JiUTJJ SIDKS W rilK QUKHTlUti.
The question of Canadian railway
competition , \yldcU is commanding a
good deal of attention In the sections of
the country particularly Int6rested , was
discussed in the'United States senate a
few days ago. Senator IClkins of West
Virginia , who.-'lij ' , au .ea.ruestAdvocate of
withdrawing the bonding privilege from
the Canadian roads , cited many Inter
esting facts In regard to the Canadian
Pacific. Ho stated that Its counectlouH
In the United States extend as far south
as Baltimore and St. Louis and he de
clared that It forms the greatest mili
tary , commercial and political highway
In the world. It controls the politics and
dictates the policy of Canada , said Sena
tor Klkins , and it could with Its sea
connections transport flO.OOO troops from
England to Canada In tendays. . He
stated tlmt since Its establishment the
Canadian Pacific -has received in sub
sidies and concessions $2ir > ,000,000 , by
the aid of which It Is enabled to take
trade from American railroads and docs
It openly and deliautly. Senator Elkins
expressed the opinion that If the Ca
nadian Pacific is permitted to proceed on
the lines It Is now 'pursuing It would
shortly monopolize the through business
from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pa
cific and all the business to and from the
Orient , leaving to American roads only
local business. Mr. Elkins urged that
the bonding privileges should be abolished
ished , that obedience to the interstate
commerce act should b _ > required of all
lines connecting with the Canadian Pa
cific and that section ' _ 2 of the tariff law
should be enforced in accordance wltli
Its meaning.
Senator N'elson of Minnesota opposed
the position taken by Senator Elkius ,
declaring that what lie proposed was
aimed at the interests of the farmers ol
the northwest. Ho said the Interests ol
the live or six millions of fanners of tin
northwest are of far higher considera
tion than are the Interests of the rail
roads , however Important they may be
to their owners. The Canadian Paellli
road , said Mr. Nelson , had brought tc
thesa fanners a reduction amounting tr
an average of about 10 cents a bushe !
on the transportation of products to UK
Atlantic seaboard. lie asked why tub
advantage sliouldb _ destroyed In tin
Interest of a few stockholders and bond
holders In the rVHlrAads , most of whom
reside abroad. Senator Hoar , while ad
mittlng that the/.fti'ijavior / of Canada to
ward the United States had often beer
unjust. Irritating ' ; ijid unfair , did no
agree , with Mr. Iflllclus respecting dangei
on account of fl'lV Canadian Pacific ii
time of war.Ho 'thought ' those - ,00 (
miles of rallroaiJLwMiild be a hostage ii
case of hostilitiesI <
Thus both sldetf of * this question wer
'
presented and , , t ( j.1'matter is seen ti
stand just wlierit has stood for years
The statistics crtlielTiHlvely show that tin
Canadian rends rfbrivp a very great bene
lit from the ooncWmlftiw they enjoy fron
this government. According to a state
inent of the Treasury departmen
made public a few. days ago eve
5,000,000 tons of inerchaudlsu passei
through Canada In bond , during 1S07
from one point In the United States t <
another. This statement shows tha
every state and territory In the unioi
contributed to this trallle. It Is needles
to say that a large part of this buslnes
was at the excuse of American rail
roads. Senator Elkius stated that tin
amount of biiflness taken from th
American roads annually by the Ca
nadlan Pacific aggregates nearly $50,000 ,
000. This may be an excesulve estimate
but at all events there la uo qucstloi
OB to the great benefit to that foreign
corporation of the privileges accorded it
by thin government. Are our people
compensated for this ? Do the producers
> f tlio northwest and the manufacturers
of Now England derive an advantage
from the Canadian railway competition
that offsets the advantage to the Ca
nadian roads of the bonding privilege ?
However this raay bo there Is no doubt
that the sentiment of these Interests Is
overwhelmingly against any Interference
with the Canadian competition.
\Vo are gratified to announce that Gov
ernor Holcomb has deckled to grant n
pardon to the man who was sentenced
some years ago to twelve yews' Impris
onment In the penitentiary for stealing
twelve chickens. This tardy act of clem
ency only emphasizes the powerful good
which may be exerted by thu press
when Its searchlight Is turned upon
wrong ami Injustice. Whether this act
of the governor Is due to the comments
made by The Bee or the article In the
Burt county paper that called It forth
Is Immaterial. The fact iremalns that
the victim of drastic criminal law served
years for an offense that should not have
l cen punished by so many weeks In a
county jail , and would In all probability
have srved out his full term In the
state's prison had he not been rescued
by what The Bee has characterized as
the nation's anchor a free and fearless
press. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The paper that Is reputed to speak for
the state house otllclals makes a plea for
the exhibition of an original Nebraska
sod house at the forthcoming Transmls
slsslppl Exposition. That Is good so far
as It goes , but It does not go far enough.
While about It the Nebraska exhibit
should Include the populist cottage home ,
the democratic rooster , the republican
eagle , the prohibition white rose and all
the other newly devised political em
blems. Top this off with a few sample
ballots as prescribed by our new election
law and exposition visitors may get an
Insight Into the beauties of the Nebraska
version of the Australian ballot.
That rampant Bryauite organ , the Chicago
cage Chronicle , now refers back to the
time when President Grover Cleveland
and Secretary of State Olney guided the
nation's Intercourse with foreign coun
tries as a time when "there was a dem
ocratic president in the white house and
a democratic secretary held the port
folio of state. " We thought the last dem
ocratic national convention refused to
endorse the administration of Grover
Cleveland anil that Cleveland , Olney
and all his class had been read out of
the party and the bars llxed against
their return. If Cleveland Is a democrat
what Is Bryan ?
Douglas county has been experiencing
trouble In securing jurymen willing to
sorvc In court at $2 per day. The difll-
culty arises from the fact that most men
In this vicinity qualified for jury service
arc kept busy by permanent employment
at as good or better pay , to which they
prefer to hang on. But the calamity
howler w'ill doubtless deny that this Is
any sign of restored prosperity.
for the Hotter.
Washington Star.
Patriotic allusions arc now the most re-
llablo means ot evok'ag applause In theaters.
If they can replace- the dreary vulgarity that
has been occasionally offered assurance *
that every cloud has Its silver lining will be
renewed.
Hot Unit for u Hontlle Ship.
Globe-Democrat.
A gun tested near Washington last week
threw a ehell over ten miles , \vhlrh means
that a hostile Rhlp would be under flro for
twenty miles ID passing a battery. Sucli
target practice will make It Interesting for
the ship.
Sli-rii VltMvH of n Gitod Thing- .
St. lyjuis Republic.
Our navy la not the largeot In. the world ,
and It may not be the best equipped , but
It Is moving around over the seas In a way
that shows It to bo about the swiftest In
existence. And riomettmea speed la a good
thing i-n a fighter.
Olio Gooil ItCMlllt.
InJIanaiwlla Journal.
If wo shall escape armed collision without
the sacrlilce of honor ard principle , wo shall
yet have realized a great good by the threat
of war. We will have discovered that we
are one people a nation. Having ruce so
fully determined that we are one people In
love for one flag and the honor of one coun
try , we > chall never fall back to that diurnal
era when Mason and Dlxcn's line and the
Ohio river divided us first Into hostile and
afterwards into jealous and suspecting uec-
tlorj.
\VorNt- than Ilii ? Hutu.
llofton Journal.
There Ls a more Intolerable nuisance ! < i the
theatre than the big hat. The nuisance is
the late comer. Sometimes he is alone ; ho
has dined heavily ; be has been late In de
ciding where to go ; ho saunters leisurely
down the aisle ; ha apologizes loudly ana
steps carefully on male and -female feet.
Or he Is one of the theatre party. Ho and
his friends come In the full glory ot even
ing 'dress , but they come late. There- are
people on the stage , but the theatre party
does not HCO them as It enters nor do those
oeated near them until Uo party , with much
ceremony , 's ' seated.
Gold' * Clronlt of tlitf ( SlnhP.
New York Herald.
"A million dollars gold from Japan en-
route to the subtreasury In New York de
tained for eight hours at Cedar UapliJa "
This very metp.l , lllio as not. originated In
California , crossed the continent In the form
of double caglrs , was shipped to Louden
acd converted Into uoverelRiis. went per
haps to France , and , after circulating for a
timeIn the shape of 20-franc piecea. was
sent to Japan' In payment for silks , and com
pleting the circuit ot the- earth comes back
to uo In payment for cotton.
The cea4eless ebb and flow ot gold around
the gcbo ! In settlement ot trade balances
proves tl.at , Indeperdmt of all statutes. It
Is by oatucal laws the money of the civilized
nations. When one reflects on the heavy ox-
percu ot transportation and the great 1cm
from attrition , however. It Is surprising that
Li this age of pace ar.1 International trade
relations there has not been established a
world's clearing house.
Vimt IlPiuiureeii.
Atlanta Constitution.
Some l < lea of the almoU unlimited , re
sources of this cocci try may bo obtained from
j the abundr.uce in which only six of Its
mineral products are found , vli : coal , Iron ,
gold , copper , petroleum and silver. The
ilgurea giving the total output of thcao
mineral products for the past year are not
available , but for the year 1806 the figures
are ea follow * : Coal. $20G,9S2,71g ; iron. * S7.-
GS8.C20 ; gold , J57.000.000 ; copper. J18.780.0SO ;
petroleum , J42,162,1S4 , aod ( liver , J30,4G1GGO
What country on the globe cm surpasj the
aggregate nhowlng which the foregoing
figures prestcit ? Of course some countrlea
may forgo ahead of the United Stated In thu
abundance of ocrme one or more particular
mineral products wtilch they possess , bu
In the aggregate they mv st neceiiarlly. tut
far short. Hut as yet , the mineral wealth
of the United State. } la only partially developed
veloped ; the future alone can reveal ths con
teats ol our hlddea treasures.
I
SKOtn.AIt SHOTS AT TUB PULPIT.
Boston Herald ) Among the moot warllk *
toopto at Urge nowaday * r the rmrsona
who tro employed to pray for eomo ol our
pglilatlvo bodies. Ltt ua pray that they
letter become their cloth ,
Philadelphia Record : A chaplain In a
western legislature hus announced that K It
bo the will of thp Almighty that n brutal
nation shall b * wiped oft the map America
will bow submUalvc to tbo Dlvlnu will. The
worst Jingo of all la tha Jingo chaplain. As
Jeneral Shcrmno cald : "War la belli" Thou
> u tnctv of the chaplalne la to lend men lu
he other direction.
Chicago Tribune : The pastor ot the prcel-
dent's church In Washington , who recently
ook It upon himself Indirectly to lecture
Mrs. McKlnley because she goes to the thea
ter , lectured the president hlmaelf on Sun
day last upon his duty In the present cmcr-
; ency of our relations with Spahi.
That ho could sit through It and not get up
and leave the church In disgust speaks well
for the patience of the- president tunlcr cir
cumstances which would have made the ordi
nary man righting mad.
Minneapolis Times : The colored man and
x-othiT Is quick to adopt the methods of his
Caucasian fellows. There la Uev. I ) . C.
laddie , a Louisville pastor , for Instance.
: lev. Mr. 0-addtc Is an Afro-Ainerlc.in who
RUlilw a dark complcxIcneJ flock In Louis-
Mile. Iti his ecrinon last Sunday lie advised
its congregation to side with &puln In the
ivcnt of war , declaring that thu negroes
tad never been treated white In the United
States and owed nothing to this government ,
Hev. Mr. Oaddle Is only ploying for n little
advertising , after thu manner of Sam Jonco ,
et al.
Now York Times : It Is gratifying to ob-
lorvc- with what promptness the 8Upi'csslcn
ios been effected of that absurd ( Ionium
irlrst who told his congregation In Uondout
to fight for Spain In cose of a war between
.hat Catholic power and these godless states.
The sentiment Is worthy of those absurd
German , priests over In the dlocwo of Newark
who Ui.'ed to denounce the country In which
they lived , nut In the present exigency that
sort of talk from a Human Catholic priest ,
unlike that about the mixed schools , "iicui
tolcrarl protest. " Accordingly It la Riven
out that this wandering priest has been In
vited by the archbishop to leave this dloccae ,
to which ho dos not belong. The diagnosis
of the case made by Archbishop Ireland l > i
simple and satisfactory. "Oh. the man Is a
fool. " Still It Is not a bad thlag that the
church should publicly dlMcclate Itself from
the folly of a fool of that particular variety.
1'KHSO.V.U , AM ) OTlir.IUVISK.
These Maine divers who are alleged to
tell so many stories must be talking through
their hose.
In the opinion of Jim Jones , the prophet
of ' 9G , our chancca of war with Spain ere
about 1G to 1.
As the pcrslmmcci was beyond the reach
of tils polo. Hev. Sim Jones IMS withdrawn
from the Georgia gubernatorial race.
A "vegetable party" Is the latent freak of
New York swelldom. The huckstering
Iwblta of ancestors break out unexpectedly
In that quarter.
Four aldermen are under arrest at Mun-
slng , Mich. , for crooked conduct In a water
deal. The fact 'that Munslng Is a young
town accounts for Us olllclala trilling with
water.
The Chicago Times-Herald Insinuates that
If Miss Richardson , the llluo Grass belle ,
weds a Kentucky poet , "wo see no reason
why she should bo cheated out of a christ
ening by and by. "
The Iowa woman who discovered she had
wedded the wrong man Immediately after
the ceremony was luckier -than 'the ' average
bride. It takes from one month to five years ,
generally , to find that out.
Self-interest occasionally crops out In spite
ot patriotic sentiment and patriotic Invlron-
mcnt. Hero Is the Globe of Boston and
Dunker Hill miavely suggesting that vBoston
baked beans are the perfection of food for
jingoes.
Some Texans with a vague sense of humor
regard ao a Joke on the governor that a
sheriff proceeded with a hanging.despite the
Issuance of a reprieve for the prisoner. The
proceeding was no JoVe for the victim.
The old saying. "Lovo me , love my dog , "
was strikingly Illustrated at Plttsburg a few
days ago. Nat Goodwin flstlcally rcmon-
struted with a man who kicked 'Maxlno '
Elliott's pet poodle. The poodle escaped InJury -
Jury , but Nat's nose suffered from the en
counter.
A correspondent writes the New York
Sun to Inquire whether It Is true that a
ring of Irish soil formed around a snake In
any country would kill the reptile. And the
Sun prlr.ls the letter without cracking a
smile. Yet some people seriously assert
there Is no provocation for war.
Mr. M. M. Glllam , formerly of Boston ,
but for a number of years head of advertis
ing departments for Wanamaker and Hilton ,
says that "tho best advertising medium Is
the dally newspaper , and 'every day and
changed every day' Is my motto , for I would
as soon print old news as old advertising. "
Captain Uandlo of the St. Louis has been
decorated bythe queen ot Holland for sav
ing thu passengers and crew of the sinking
Veendam. Lieutenant Unsworth of the
Champagne wears or can wear If he chooses
three decorations for saving life at the rlt-k
of his own. In France a man HO decorated
Is entitled to salutes from sentries , and
Lieutenant Unsworth will receive them. In
this country Captain Handle Is entitled to
everybody's respect , and no doubt he will
get that.
John A. Wllklo of Chicago , who has been
appointed chief ot the secret service of the
treasury , to succee-d William P. Hazen , who
has been transferred to New York , comes of
a JouinalliUlc stock and Is himself a news
paper man , having once served as city cdltcr
of the Chicago Tribune. His father was the
Washington correspondent of the old Chicago.
Times In 1U palmy days. He was also en the
scenes of the Franco-Prussian wnr and wra
the first who ever cabled editorials to a paper
In this country.
Captain Henaud the French speclaim , In
chavso of the military pigeon service , Is
a firm believer In a elxth e-ensa In pigeon , }
and other birds and animals pcsseEBetl of
the hom'ng Instinct , which he calls the
sense of "orientation. " He has defended
his theory at length 5n a paper recently
read before the French Academic des
Science * , claiming to have amply proved It
by special trials of various kinds. Ho sayo
If the live senses acting together account
short-distance "homing , " a sixth sense
Is required for long-distanco la unknown
places.
JJJUISIATIO\ lUCSIIUTKHg.
Connrciiilnttnl AcU I'lnrlnir a I' !
ml tint on Dlnloynlt j %
Washington 1'ost ,
Isn't It about time for congrtM to put
final period to legislation for th benefit
of deserters ? The Introduction of bills for
the removal ot the charge ot dew r tlon from
men who cnlletcd In the armlen of the union.
In our great war , nnd who failed to put hi * n
appearance when their commands wrrn
mustered out , 1ms been going on for n third
of a century. It Is thu general opinion of
honorably discharged toldltr.i that thl.j thine
has gene far enough. They aescrt , nnd thpy
know something about the matter , that
most of these deserters are men who cnll.i'.cd
for bounties arvJ got out at the llrst
opportunity.
Of course there were mistakes , on the
mtMtrr rolls that needed correction by act
of congreis. Men who did not actually
desert were made to appear an having do-
sorted. It was entirely right to Introduce
and pafu such bills In thruo esses. But it
le a fair assumption that all records which
needed correction were attended to Ions
ago. Kverybudy who knows anything
about tbo conduct ot the wnr knowa that
bounty Jumping canto to be a great Industry
soon after local bountlrn bi'gon to be offered.
Thousands upon thousands of men went Jnto
that Infamous business. The lenient policy
of the KovernmiMit spared their vlllnlnoiM
lives , but there Is no reason why the charge
of desertion should bo removed. The Onialu
Hee. sppaklng of these cadoa , says : "Tiieri ?
Is no I-XCUSQ for congress to legislate them
Icitn the roll of honor na patriotic and loyal
noldlers entitled to penslocH. To continue to
do so U alniply putting a premium on de
sertion nnd pulling the brave mil loyal
soldier down to the level of the bounty-
Jumper nnd cowardly dcfcrtor. "
That Is the truth. There Is no nhorter
or surer way to Insult and degrade "the
brave nnd loyal soldier" than to go on pned-
IciK these bills until the last of the bounty
Junipers Is whitewashed.
LOOK lAT Tlll-2 FACTS.
Di'iiiHsiinlo 'AxKrtlon Hlitellril by
Olllclnl StutlNtli-H.
Philadelphia Times.
Demagogues reiterate the statement that
the rich are growing richer ami the poor
poorer , and the statistics of the varloun
flium-lal Institutions In which the pavings of
theworklriB classes are Invrsteil contluuo to
prove the assertion fn'.se.
The etato superintendent of banks In Now
York has JuU made his annual report show
ing the condition of the Havings banks , trust
companies and safe deposit companies of the
state. The total amount ilue > ileposltcrw ot
savings banks on January 1 of the present
year Is shown to be * 7 ( i.CS4,910.15 , a gain
of $ ISWS,027.G4 during 1SU7. The lS05,2St )
depositors of the New York savings b.uvjm
have passed the three-quarter mark towaol
an accumulation of a billion of dollars nnd
nre piling up the last quarter nt the rate-
of $50,000,000 a year.
In Xew York ntul New KnglanJ the sav
ings banks are the chief receptacles of the
savings of the working clcsses. In Penn
sylvania the building and loan nsjoclatlona
furnMh a favorite form of Investment , and
In the states further west the accumulations
go chiefly Into lanl and Improvcmentu.
Everywhere , however , the financial condition
of the workers Is on the up grade , all talk
to the contrary notwithstanding. The New
York savings banks' statistics constitute only
one of the many evidences that the American
people on the whole are prosperous.
DOMESTIC IIJVI.S.
Detroit Journal : "Lovr\ " remarked the
observer of men anil things. "Is n Krnntl ,
sweet song that sometimes serves as u pro
cessional nt weddings. "
Yonkers Statesman : Belle I hnd an
awful % are the other day while out for a
walk with Will.
Betsy How ? Belle Why , wo met the
minister and Will nsked him to join us.
Chicago Record : "Doctors say that > wc5
Inff Is benullclnl for women. "
"Yes ; when I cry real hurd my husband
generally gives me $10. "
'Cleveland Plain Dealer : "And how do you
enjoy married life as far as you have
gone ? "
"I enjoy It pretty well ns far as my wIJo
has gone. She is In California with her
mother. "
Chicago Tribune : His Wife ( hearing him
Indistinctly ) Henry , please hold your mouth
a little further away -from the 'phrxie.
Ho ( with considerable. Indignation ) Do
you think I've been drinking- . Amelia ?
Detroit Journal : The ago of candor had
now come.
"Believe me , sir. " exclaimed the fortune
hunter , ardently , "I was drawn to yon from
the moment we first met ! Be , oh , bo. my
father-in-law ! "
"lleallyfaltered the millionaire , castlnff
his eyes shyly down , "you must ask my
daughter. "
C'evcland Plain Dealer : "Horc. you've
been tellingmo nil alongsnld > the bright-
faced young wife , "what a wonderful cook
your mother was. .And now your Aunt Jane
has Just told me that your father LVUB a
chronic dyspeptic. " "Well , you wr > . " tha
younsr husband murmured with n deep sigh ,
"mother learned by practicing on father. "
Chleago Post : "I dreamed nbout your
CoiiHln Charlie last night. " said the bru
nette. "I dreamed ho took mo driving. "
"Did he mat > the most des srate love te >
yon ? " asked the blonde.
"No. "
"Then you were fooled. It wasn't Charllex *
' .MOHTAMTV.
AVIIllnm Dean Howclla.
How many times have I Iain down nt night
And lonped to fall Into that unit of sleep
Whose dreamless deep
Is haunted by no memory of
The weary world nhovo.
And thought myself moat miserable that X
Must Impotcntly He
So long upon the brink
Without the power to sink
Into that nothingness , and neither feel nor
think !
How many times when day brought baclt
the light ,
After the merciful oblivion
Of such unbroken slumber.
And once again began to cumber
My soul with her forgotten cares and sorrows
rows ,
And show In long perspective tlio gray morrows -
rows ,
Stretching- monotonously on , v
Korover narrowing , but never done.
Have I not loathed to llva apaln and paid ,
It would have been far better to he dead ,
And yot. Homehow , I know not why ,
Hemalned afraid to die !
"Time as lie grows old teaches many lessons. " Aeschylus.
And one of the most valuable lessons that old Father Time
teaches is , that it doesn't pay to buy what is called "cheap" cloth
ing. We have found that it doesn't pay to make it. All well-
dressed men want as good as they can afford in the matter of
apparel , and it is our aim to help them to afford the best by mak
ing it at the lowest price for which good clothing can be made.
If the clothing that we make is better than the usual sorts ,
it is because we take pains with it and won't cheapen it for the
sake of an extra profit.
S. IV. Cor. ICtti and Uougtom