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Ill the Interval Hawaii is not even
missed.
' 'And tliu railway ticket sculpcrs are
nlso gcttliij , ' a reprieve.
On a single ilny last week eight per-
BOUS were found starving to death In
New Yoik and they were not recouccn-
.trailos.
1 It Is plain that what Is hurting the
pbpnlist party in Oregon nndi several
other states Is an Internal and not an
external explosion.
In accordance with that friendly racial
feeling , wo have Just passed along to
England one of those old-fashioned
equinoctial storms. Americans are un
selfish.
' If the western farmer Is not now in
creasing his mortgage indebtedness it
Is not because money Is scarce , but be
cause It Is so plentiful ho docs not need
to borrow.
Not much has been heard lately aboul
that proposed tax of ? 2 a bead on New
Jersey bachelors. Freak legislation has
not been popular in uny state of the
union the past winter.
' 'A country that calmly proceeds with
preparations for war without a panic in
flnnnel-.il circles or anything Indicating
'danger of one , cannot be suffering mucl
from a bad financial system.
1 Iowa republicans will not hold theh
state convention until September , and as
a campaign can never be started untl
a republican ticket Is In the field , this
means for them a short campaign.
' Although congress deems , disposed tc
put n small tax on the tnfxers of corn
and wheat flour , it Is not probable any
thing will be done to disturb the time
honored ratio between the two kinds ol
food.
1 1C this thing keeps up the governoi
of a state will soon have time for noth
Ing else except answering requests o :
eastern newspapers for opinions on al
Korts of idiotic questions expected tc
tickle the public curiosity.
1 Transatlantic steamship agents repor
fto falling off In the number of bookings
for Journeys during the season of Eu
ropean travel. The average globe trotte
lias courage and contldenco and will no
let a war genre Interfere with pleasure
1 The progressive Japanese acccptet
, vacclnatlon as soon as It was pointed ou
to them that few of the foreigners vis
Itlng their country show smallpox signs
Civilized ways are accepted so rnpldlj
l > y the Japanese that It will not be lonj
tiutll they are near the top of th'c proces
elou.
1 The , federal authorities will have gen
crnl popular approval In everything thej
puty do to put a stop to pension fraud :
bn < I punish offenders who try to ge
pension money out of the governmen
Ly personating worthy pensioners. Im
posing on the nutlon'.s gratitude tibouh
Lo made odious.
' Now those who have called In ques
tlou the value of state experlmcn
stations have been silenced. A Call
forulu professor of agriculture 1ms BUC
cessfully grafted the morning glory 01
the sweet , potato and hereafter IMngrei
patches in the coast cities will bu thing
of beauty as well as usefulness.
1 Nebraska railroad managers say the ;
nro not worrying over the probable uc
tlou of the state railway commission litho
the case brought In which they are askei
; to order n reduction In freight charge
lu the state. Why should they worry
It Is common notoriety that the bogu
popocrntlc reformers who constitute th
state commission never sign their name
. without first having assurance from rail
road headquarters that there Ls no oil
Jectloa on the part of the railroads.
1 Suppose the present foreign compile ! )
Itloius had come just at the time the coun
itry was in doubt whether the election o
1SOO would result In the choice of Me
Klnley or Bryan- , what would have beei
the result upon the business Interests
( Would not trade have Immediately become
como almost absolutely stagnant ? Bu
now wo see the march of prosper ! ! ,
scarcely slackened by the most serlou
apprehensions of international dlfllcu
tics. Is this not due to popular con I
'deuce both nt home and abroad In th
integrity of purpose and the stlmuln
las policy of a republican administration
WAR AND
The assumption that u country can
promote prosperity by war Is both falla
cious and pernicious. War converts a
arge portion of the productive clement
of the population Into a destructive ele-
ncut. In other words , the army of
iroducers becomes an army of destroy-
era. The millions expended for muni-
Ions of war nnd naval armament * must
bo taken cither from the surplus nccu-
nutations of thrift or raised by taxation
ipon the necessities of life. In cither
case the burdens of war fall upon the
> roducng ! and wage working classes
who not only fight the battles of the
latlon , but also by their toll pay its
U'btH. In case of war the rich may hire
substitutes , but the poor must expose
heir lives and if they escape being killed
or maimed they must pay the penalty
of war In years of burdensome exactions
o pay off the war debt.
War doubtless brings opportunities for
unking some men rich. The builders of
var ships , the cannon founders , the gun
nakcrs , the powder mills , ammunition
factories and contractors for army show ,
clothing and army supplies have a good
chance to become millionaires. But
every dollar they get must be wrung
from the sweat on the brow of labor.
The Idea that the farmer will get better
prices and the laborer higher wages be
cause of a war with a foreign nation Is
preposterous. The men in the ranks oren
on the .ships eat no more during war
him In pence. Meantime the foreign de
mand for American products , which os-
tabllsluis the price at which the corn ,
wheat and cattle can be sold , Is cur
tailed instead of enlarged because of the
risk of transit and the higher marine
Insuianco comes out of the American
farmer's pocket. The railroads and
steamships may earn more money by
carrying troops from place to place , but
In their turn they will lose a large part
of their regular freight tralllc which con-
stltutcs the principal source of their
earnings. Kor the time being there may
be an increased demand for railroad em
ployes , seamen and workers In war ma
terial factories , but when the cruel wai
ls over and Johnny comes marching
homo broken down , If not crippled , the
public highways and public thorough
fares will iigaln teem with tramps and
the overstocked labor market will create
n reaction that will keep wages down
for a decade or more.
As well might a man Imagine that ho
can make himself richer by destroying
his furniture and burning his uninsured
house to make work for the carpenter
and cabinet maker , to be paid for with
borrowed money , ns for a nation to look
for Increased prosperity by way of war.
Even If there were no question about
collecting a war Indemnity to cover the
loss of property destroyed , no money
payment , however great , can be ade
quate compensation for the demoraliza
tion which war Inevitably creates , the
disturbance of the channels of commerce
and last , but not least , the decimation
of the most vigorous and prolific clement
of its body of wealth-makers.
OOZ.D FOR CUSTOMS liDTIKS.
A bill has been Introduced in the
United States senate , at the suggestion
of the National Business Men's league ,
proposing that DO per cent of the duties
on Imports shall be paid In gold. The
language of the measure is , that in order
to provide a gold income to meet obli
gations required to be paid In gold , to
avoid unnecessarily increasing the gov
ernment's obligations In maintaining the
gold reserve and to strengthen the public
credit to meet all emergencies , 50 per
cent of the duties levied upon- foreign
importations of merchandise or manu
factured articles or other articles im
ported from foreign countries shall be
paid in gold coin of the United States
nnd the remaining 50 per cent in sudi
currency of the United States as the sec
retary of the treasury may designate.
This proposition is of course prompted
by the apprehension of conditions that
will Impose additional burdens upon the
public credit , for otherwise , lu view of
the abundant and steadily growing
stock of gold In the national treasury ,
there would be no good reason for sug
gesting such legislation. It Is naturally
assumed that In the event of war them
would be a drain upon the government's
gold reserve , now amounting to $172-
000,000 , which might bo BO great ns to
compel the government cither to sus
pend specie payments or replenish the
reserve by borrowing. If , however , 50
per cent of the duties on imports- was
nindo payable lu gold and the secre
tary of the treasury were allowed tc
designate the currency. . In which the re
maining 00 per cent of duties should bi
paid , the treasury gold reserve would be
afforded a measure of protection , per
haps sufficient to meet obligations callIng -
Ing for gold and thus prevent any Im
pairment of the public credit.
In this view of the matter the propo
sition , is obviously a good om > , but the
question arises as to what its effocl
might bo upon gold. Would it have Ji
tendency to force gold to a premium'
This cannot be answered with any de
gree of certainty , though It Is not 1m
proba-blo that such would bo the effect
It Is to be borne In mind , however , thai
there Is a very heavy stock of gold h
the country * and it Is being steadily
added to. Besides the large treasury
reserve , it Is ; stated that In the clearing
house vaults of New York City then
nro nearly ? iX,000,000 In gold and prob
ably ns much more Is held by othei
banks and financial institutions in tin
United States. Notwithstanding the np
prehension of war , the yellow metal con
tlnues to tlow into the country nni
while actual hostilities would put a fitoj
to the Influx , In the opinion of finan
clers there is enough gold now In tin
country to make It possible to meet nuj
demand for money without resort to ex
truordlnnry legislation , such as wai
necessary during the civil war. Soim
hoarding of gold has already taken placi
and there will be more of it in the even
of war , but perhaps not on a very ex
tensive scale If hostilities should be con
fined to Spain and the United States.
It is quite possible that If the pro
posed legislation were adopted the 1m
mediate effect would be to cause a sllgh
premium on gold , but this would proba
bly bo only temporary and would no
produce any serious financial dlsturL
nco or Inconvenience. There Is , how-
Tor , little if nny cliapx-e of its being
doptcd , for while It proposes nothing
ew , the payment of duties In gold hav-
ng boon in practice until eight years
go , no such discrimination In favor of
old will , it Is safe to Bay , be permitted
) } the present senate , however strongly
u-ged ns n measure for conserving the
ubllc credit.
A I'llOTKCTlUff LKSSUA' .
One of the most notable triumphs of
ho policy of protection Is seen In the
'rowth of the silk Industry , which has
ttalned proportions that place It among
he most important of the manufacturing
nterests of the United States. Accord-
ng to the Intent statistics the annual
reduction of silks in this country
mounts to ? 105,000,000 and this output
s entirely absorbed by the American
mrkct. It is said , moreover , that Amor-
can silk manufacturers have made no
real advances that they not only supply
ho greater part of the American de-
land , which In proportion to population
and wealth is greater than that of any
thor country , but they actually set the
ashlou in styles nnd designs.
This great Industry , the steady growth
f which Is assured , has been established
ml maintained as a direct result of the
irotectlve tariff nnd the more than
100,000,000 which Is paid by Americans
'or this product each year is paid to
Vmcrlcnn manufacturers , supports thou-
ands of working people and finds Its
vay Into the general channels of trade.
-The , building up of this Industry has
lei'ii the work of comparatively few
'eats , for whlle Its advance has not
> oen so phenomenally rapid ns that of
ho tin plate Industry , it Is not very
eng ago that It was in Its Infancy. From
vhat has boon accomplished In enlarg-
ng this Industry in the last half a dozen
ears there is every reasonto expect
hat under the fostering effect of the
ire.sent tariff ilt will continue to make
toady progress and that within the next
lalf a dozen years American silks will
hid their way Into foreign markets.
It is needless to say that besides giv-
ng employment to a large amount of
iVnierlean capital nnd a great number
of American workers , the production of
silks In the United States has reduced
he price of such goods to consumers ,
operating In this respect ns have all
Jther industries that owe their existence
ind growth to the protective policy.
THE l-AHMEUS' OUTLOOK.
The farmer who studies the soil nnd
climate and seed Is a bettor farmer than
one Avho merely sows nnd plows. But
ic who nlso farms with n view to meet-
ng certain probable conditions of the
market Is most likely to bo successful.
Farmers of this latter class must feel
reatly encouraged by the present out-
ook for sure and steady markets. There
s much to indicate that permanent
n-ospcrlty for the farmers Is practically
assured.
Good prices for grain continue , not
withstanding the beginning of exports
'rom ' other grain-producing countries ,
and there can be no doubt that a large
part of the gainIn / values Is in no w y
due to the shortage In other countries ,
It is important , also , that the American
shippers have taken possession of the
leading markets of the world and. they
will be able to maintain their prestige
here , while shippers from other eountikv
tvill be forced to fight tl'clr way iuto the
markets.
The situation In regard to live stock
nnd moats Is equally encouraging. Ship
ments of meats to foreign countries have
steadily increased nnd the homo con
sumption of fresh meat has been greatly
augmented by , the Improved Industrial
condltlonsprevnlllng. Whllethellvestock
prices have not been extraordinarily
lilgh they have been unusually steady
; he past year , wltli promise of continued
: oed markets. It is noteworthy thai
according to the Department of Agri
culture there has been. ' a > substantial de
crease In the number of animals in the
United States. At the beginning of the
year there were 1,11-15,052 head of cattle
less than * nt the beginning of last year ,
810,282 less hogs and 838,317 less sheep ,
If the comparison Is made with othei
rears the shortage of supply Is still more
marked. There are In the United States
nearly 0,000,000 less cattle and more
than 4,000,000 less hogs than In ISO.
These are some of the reasons why farm
era may feel satisfied that for some time
they will get good prices- for theh
produce.
Not In recent years has there been sue !
decided Interest In farming nnd fnrir
land In all the transmlsslsslppl regloi
from Texas to Washington and fron
Minnesota to California as this spring
and with good reason. The men win
faun with their heads ns well as wltl
their hands arc bound to come out ahead
IKVEK'flVK UtlXnJS AKD MONOPOLY.
The experience * of the man who in
vented valuable labor-saving machinery
used In the manufacture of shoes Illus
trates the natural antagonism batweci
genius and the monopolistic tendencle :
of the age. The firm which purchasei
his patents purchased his idleness wltl
a lifetime salary to prevent him fron
inventing other machinery that mlgh
render valueless the first products of hi ;
inventive genius. This Is a rare in
stance of monopoly paying tribute ti
genius.
The objection to n patent system mos
often urged Is that It creates mouoiw
lies ; Indeed , that Is its chief purpose ,
that the Inventor may be rewarnwl fo
his labor and genius , but iTucii monopa
lies are usually limited and are con
slantly being superseded by other
created In the same way. It Is not oftci
possible for monopoly to buy off gouliu
as In the case cited , and thus put cv > i
a temporary barrier around Mit llmitc <
monopoly created by genius and prr
tccted by law.
The prejudice against labor-saving ma
chines common to all laborers has tn
same effect in stifling genius ns th
monopolistic tendency , anil In like 111:11 :
nor operates to prevent industrial rove
lutlons. The man who is trying to main
tain a monopoly wants only such laboi
saving machines ns lie can control , an
the man who fears the competition ?
labor-saving machinery desires only tha
the fiklll ho has acquired by years o
application shalfiiot be rendered value
less by new ntjjods of labor. However
t may nppoardthjit genius Is the hand-
nald of uionotiblf , the contrary Is true.
Genius is lnvS\l6n. \ Invention lightens
abor nnd adeto t * the comforts of man-
tlml , breaks up\Vh distinctions between
the classes , aiSvhlle ) forming the basis
of great fortunes tends to uplift the mass
of humanity. Wlnuc great monopolies
are based on liiveitlve ) genius , but more
often genius has been the means of pre
venting mouopojyV-tho two arc In per-
> etual contllct.j t
In the house of representatives on Frl-
lay Mr. Bnrtholdt of Missouri , himself
foreign-born citizen , resented the view
xprcssod by some European papers and
heir echoes in this country that our
ore'lgn-born citizens would bo a menace
o the United States In case of war with
foreign country , declaring that the Has
of the United States Is the llag of Us
nelopted citizens.
It Is perhaps not remarkable that Eu-
opcan papers , ill-informed regarding
icpular sentiment In this country , should
iiitertaln the , Idea referred to by Mr.
lartholdr , but it is Inexplicable that any
\.merlcin : newspaper should so rolled
ipon the loyalty to this government of
lie men of foreign birth who have sworn
allegiance to It. It has been suggested
hat In a war with Spain the sympathies
f Spanish-Americans , including citizens
f this country wjioso nativity or lineage
s Spanish , would turn naturally to theli
nether country , owing to their strong
acial prejudices. Probably there arc
some such , but we are not prepared to
> eleve ! that all of them would be found
n opposition to their adopted country ,
It Is true that In tho. . South American
cpublle-s there has been manifested sym
athy with Spain , chiefly by , persons ol
Spanish descent who have wealth anil
tower , but these can hardly be icgardeel
as representative of the people of Span
sh descent-in the United States whc
mve lived under different conditions
and associations in a word have be
ue Americanized. Doubtless all thesi
) ooplo and they arc not numerous-
would deplore a war , but that they generally
orally would be hostile to the Unltee1
States is not to be admitted , in the nb
scnce of definite evidence.
But what of other nationalities ? Sup
; > o.so Germany or France should become
involved lu a conflict with this country
through a war with Spain , can there b (
any doubt thatjiutives of those countries
who are cltlze'ns of the United State :
ivould support ; thr adopted country
even to the extent of taking up armi
for it If called uhou ? However mucl
they might doploic ; a conflict botwcei
this country nnd their native land , theii
allegiance nnd tholt duty are to the lam
of their adoption , the country they hav <
chosen because It offords them atlvan
tages and opportunities they did no
nvo In the country , of their birth. Thcj
are no longer Germans or Frenchmen
but Americans , solemnly pledged to sup
port the government under which tlioj
llvo and of wlUcUthey are a part. N
graver reflection could.be casU-Upon theli
Integrity and < upon the sincerity of thali
oath of allegiance than to assume tha
they would not readily and willlnglj
give tholr services for the dcfer.se o
this government if called' upon to do so
under whatever circumstances.
The foreign-born citizens of this re
nibllc have never failed to dcmoiistrati
their loyalty In every emergency am
there Is no reason to think that they wll
lot continue to do so , whatever the occa
slon of the circumstances which shal
n the future put their loyalty to the test
To repeat the declaration of Mr. Bar
tholdt : "The-flng of the United State :
is the Hag oAts adopted citizens. "
TlNh.KlilNQ.
It is related by a philanthropic gentle
man of Boston that when he visited ai
asylum for colored orphans on Saturda :
ho found the children without toys o
any kind , anil ou Inquiry he was In
formed that the playthings had all beci
; ) iit away so that the dear .nuc chlldrei
might prepare their minds for the Sab
bath day without the distraction o
games and pleasures. That there i ;
much more of this surviving Pnritanlca
notion of the nature of the Subbath thai
Is generally known Is shown by a de
tennlned effort being made to secun
amendments to the Massachusetts Sun
day law passed three years ago whlcl
permits on Sunday "an cntertalumen
given by a religious or charitable so
doty , the proceeds of which , if any , ar
to be devoted exclusively to a charltabl
or religious purpose. " The deslro o
these who think this law not sufficient ! ;
restrictive is that the only cxcmptloi
shall be "a concert of sacred music. "
Opponents of the change look upoi
this as an entering wedge for a complot
return to the Sabbath of colonial time
In New England , llev. Dr. Charles C
Everett , dc-an of the Harvard Theologlcn
school , writes In opposition to the amend
ment that ho wonh I regret to see th
Sunday less quluti.tlian now , but ho ha <
supposed "wo hurt outgrown the blu
laws. " llev. Dr.'deorgu ' Hodges , dea :
of the Episcopal , Theological school ei
Cambridge , opposes.any enactment thn
"would simply make- ' Sunday hated. " II
desires "that Pjiuda'y shall be a joy nil
a pleanuie , not j\\ljrel.it. \ ' \ " The men wh
have set out to/iso tluke-r the Sabbat
law of the old crfrtiinonweallh that It wl
'
bo unsafe for a..jiej-son to do anythln
that would glvo/pluusuro or Instructlo
are not to have it'rtll ' their own way.
Sabbath restrictions that are Irk&om
to a majority of-persons do more ban
than good. Hunftyn < > ihitiirc rebels agaut |
unnecessary interference with the coi
duct of the Individual , nnd the most sui
cessful laws aru these Ihat give tli
greatest liberty to all persons and y <
restrain the vicious and the thoughtles
Sunday laws that seek to repress inm
cent recreation can never be popular.
A significant movement Is on foot I
Germany , where the. railway employe
have started out to reform the mannei
of the high officials and will try to h
duce them to dispense with the "hi ; ;
and mighty airs" assumed by then
They argue that considerate treatmei
of subordinates by these In authority wl
produce better icsults and that there
1
no GXCUSO whatever for anyone more
ucccssful than his fellows , or more
ucky , to pose ns a superior being.
American railway officials are not so
nuch given to this objectionable con-
luct , for nearly nil of them are men
vho have risen from humbler positions
n the service , but the tendency Is visible
owartl the distinctly European notion of
ixcluslvcncss nnd Imperious officialism ,
f the German railway employes effect
ho reform they have In view It will
udlcntc a steady growth of democratic
entlmeut.
The success of the federation move-
nent In Australia is not yet fully as
sured , for many of the leading states
men of the colonies are lighting It ns
are ! as did the extreme states rights ad-
ocates In the American states n little
nero than a century ago. The federal
convention has already disposed of one
f the most troublesome questions , that
f the location of the federal capital , by
deciding that It shall bo a now city on
crrltory exclusively under the control of
lie federal parliament. There is little
loubt that federation could be ns sue-
! csstul In Australia as It has been in
laniuln , but Englishmen arc proverbially
ilow to tiako up with new Ideas or to
nake experiments , nnd if effcctctl nt all
'edcratlon will come with much friction
uid not a few harsh criticisms.
The district court for Lancaster county
ias handed down a decision affirming
ho validity of the anti-gambling law of
1SS7 , by which gambling In Nebraska
s made a felony punishable with 1m-
irlsoumcnt sentence. While there has
ecu considerable talk about the alleged
nvalldlty of this law , no court of com-
> etent jurisdiction has denied Its con
stitutionality. The gamblers themselves
mve made repeated efforts to have the
aw repealed , something they would
ardly do If they were sure it were al
ready null and void , and these who
uulertako to test it run an extra
lax.ardous risk.
The West A'liginla minister who left
directions that an Inscription should be
) laced over his grave stating that he
was "n firm believer In the Lord Jesus
hrlst , Jeffersoulan democracy and the
Methodist Episcopal church , " should
mve been more specific. The doctrine
of the church mentioned has been care
fully written out and formally adopted
so that there can be no controversy over
t , but since the political demagogues
[ llscovercel that Jeffersonlan democracy
could bo used as a creed , a hobby or a
lolitical fetich , no 'man can tell just
what It means.
New Hampshire Is one of the New
Sugland state's still providing nn official
fast day each year , and this year It will
bo April 21. But fast days arc uot as
popular as feast dnys nnd they have
never been introduced Into the newer
states , where the people see no reason
ivhy they should make themselves need-
essly uncomfortable eve'ii for one day lu
: he year.
A ICn 11 Rntoo Tlukcfe
Washington 1'ost ,
The friends of the Nebraska statesmen nro
bcglrniag to suggest Dryan and Lee as a
ticket foj1900. . Can It bo possible that
DryEalsm Is In need of a popular pusher
like Fltz ?
Tin * IH'jir lit Clilnn.
Philadelphia Ledger.
will , doubtless , find little objection
to China's demand that Port Arthur shall re
main tn Chinese hands , although permission
.s .given to extend the Siberian railway to
hat point. It Is a present concession to
Chinese pride , and will not Interfere In the
east with 'Russia's ' occupation and use of the
port In due course of time.
I'rlxew for Dnvy Jane * .
Globe-Democrat.
The armada Spain sent against Kagland
Cad at least the merit at greatly outnumber-
ng the English fleet. It 13 quite different
with the quixotic armada which Spain
threatens to dispatch lo far-off America to
attack a much larger fleet. The first armada
went to Davy Jones , and the second , In the
nature of things , can hardly fare better.
So MILFrlenilif of Our Own.
Springfield Republican.
Meantime what IB being done to apprehend
and punish the South Carolina flends who
murdered the negro postmaster and his help-
ess child and burned down the building over
their bodies ? While contemplating the awful
deeds of the Inhuman Spaniards , let us not
forget the capacities of an American white
community la doing deeds that would shame
: ho bloodiest pirate that ever roamed over
: ho Spanish main.
Xnllonnl Unlcty.
Philadelphia I'reiss.
The/south Is reported ns amused over the
idea 'that In the event of trouble with Spain
tha southerners could be stirred Into rebel
lion against their own country. ( Amusement
is the right frame of mind , slnco the Idea
a BO ridiculously preposterous that no
American , llvo he north or south , can poa-
slbly grow Indignant over such a rumor.
It must bo viewed In the light of a con
tribution to the humor of an occasion other
wise of lorbHdlns aspect.
Dru-.i liavUn uf 1'iil.llc Life.
Xcw York Times.
iJIlrza Mahmoud Khan represents the eliah
of Peri-la at Constantinople. The ealory of
this lucky dlpjon.at is $100,000 and he
doesn't cost 1'crsla a cent ! The mystery Is
thus axplalnod : There arc In Constantinople
15,000 Persian subjects , and from these the
ambassador , with the help of a half dozen
able-bodied collector1 , extorts the sum
inmeJ , and even more , according to cur
rent rumor. Ho suffers from one hardship ,
however. Ho la compelled to hand over
$20,000 a ycur to his colleague In Vienna ,
a city where the Persian method cannot
conveniently be enforced. The contributors ,
moreover. Insist that ( Mahmoud Khan must
spend n certain amount on hospitality , and
whenever ho gives a dinner party , as ho
did recently , to the corns diplomatique , a
committee of taxpayers Is posted In an
ante-roam , whence they can satisfy them-
oclvcrt that their ambassador docs the thing
In proper style and keeps up the dignity ol
tUo cation.
A lliipiix TlioiiKlit.
Cleveland Main Dealer.
That was a nappy thought of Secretary ol
Agriculture AVllson to analyze articles ex
ported to the United States by thoao nations
which have shown a disposition to exclude
American agricultural products on the
ground of Impurity of one kind or another ,
Ho is going to ascertain beyond a pcrad-
venture If thcae nations which are 3 fas
tidious en regards Imports from America
are equally fastidious us regards their own
exports. A-s yet the chemical Investigation
is Just begun , but already It has been de
termined , o It Is raid , that Germany , uhlcli
has been the meat obstreperous finder ol
fault with articles American , muCa tc
America sausages which , under teat , glv
unquestionable clgns of adulteration , nr.i
Impurity. H Is stated to be the purpceo oi
the tocretary to continue the Investigation
and to record the results , with the view ol
wins them to good advantage at tbo rlghl
time. So It stands the nation tn hunt
which , fearful that America will ! got pea
r.ooilon of Its markets , slanders America' ;
products to look veil to the elmon pure
nature of the utuff it ships westward.
moV RAM'S iionjr.
Adversity haa iharp teeth ,
Meditation la R tonlo for poor mrmo'ry.
No fraud U moro wicked than cheating
n a love game.
Gospel bullets never reach the mark with
out flro ( behind them.
About the best waterproof for all kinds
ot weather l a clear conscience.
To marry for money may turn out to bo
Iko going to the hornet for honey.
The tears of genuine repentance are the
sparkling dowdrope of life's morning.
It Is a great accomplishment to know
low to make the best ot life as It comes.
The devil's claws are as eh-irp under
white glovca as they arc under black mlt-
cns.
cns.Tlmo
Tlmo Is always fooled away when wo
try to build towers of our own from which
to get Into heaven ,
Da not try to drive some undesirable
topic from your mind , but crowd It out
with something better.
1'liUSOX.U , AMI OTIIIOlUVlSn.
The Belgian prince must bo a nice , moral
buns man. Uoselp about him is meager
and splccless.
An Indiana county treasurer , who made
away with $20,000 of the public funds , ac
cumulated a flue ot $1,000 and a term lu the
penitentiary.
The alien three cents n day tax law en
acted by the last legislature of Pennsylvania
las been solar plcxuscd for the second tlmo
by the courts.
Weather charts and wind agree In reftit-
ng the report of the fracture of winter's
lackboiic. Medicine dial Is doing business
at tbo olJ gtand.
A St. Louis clrl has nindo n new record
lor prompt repartee. Provoked by a remark
of a fresh young man , she retorted by basi
ns ; him with a flatlron ,
Civilization Is making gratifying strides In
Oklahoma. Miss Inm Hcllpoppcr has
chanced her name to Ima Helper , and her
action was approved by the courts.
Peacefully Inclined crooks who stole a mill-
: la cannon in Chicago did not convert It Into
plowshares or pruning hooks. They con
verted It Into cash at a Junk shop.
Rapid transit Is evidently on the decline
n Greater Now York. Fifty thousand straps
invo been ordered by the street car com
panies to enable the people to hang ou to
.he present system.
Freak legislation Is not confined to wcst-
'rn and southern states. An eastern legls-
attire has scheduled a bill for the protcc-
lon of the mephitis Americana. If It rc-
'crs ' to the perfumed "bird , " protection Is
superfluous. Perhaps It is Intended to head
off an Investigation of shady legislators.
Colonrl Aho Slupsky , the distinguished re-
ormcr statesman of Missouri , Is adding new
aurcls to his well-adorned brow. The col
onel has undertaken to absorb twenty pints'
of beer dally for thirty days. Ho began
ils great task on the 18th , and at last ac
counts < was unloading his schoonera with
comfortable regularity. It the pictures ot
the colonel are. true to life , his storage ca
pacity Is sufficient for the emergency.
CLKIllCAb CUT Jl.YTES.
Lny Sermon I'renclivd on n. Worldly
Text.
Chicago Chronicle.
Why should a clergyman ask for or accept
a half-rate faro .from a railroad ?
This Is the real question Involved In the
controversy between Ilcv. W. D. Walker of
Jollet and the Western Passenger association.
The details of that controversy are neither
Interesting nor Important. Whether Mr.
Walker Is being discriminated against be
cause he attacked the railroads In the news
papers Is a matter which is of little cense
quence. It is equally unimportant to inquire
whether the railroads are violating the interstate -
state commerce act by refusing to Issue naif-
faro tickets to Mr. Walker. The real ques
tion is , Why should Mr. Walker or any other
clergyman accept what is practically a char
ity from a railroad company or from anybody
else ?
It may be admitted that the practice is ot
long standing , but that docs not render tt
right. "Donation parties" used to be con
sidered entirely proper , but it would bo hard
to find a clergyman today so lacking in eelf-
rcspect as to become the recipient of tea ,
sugar , candles , muslin , kerosene oil , flour ,
bedclothes and other household necessities at
the hands ot a drove of his parishioners. The
time for that sort of thing If it over exiatcd
has passed ,
The calling of a clergyman Is or It should
be the most dignified and ennobling of all
vocations. The man who enters upon the
cure of souls and the ministry of God as
sumes a task beside which other undertak
ings are unimportant and Insignificant. Ills
work affects the eternal welfare ot Ills fellow
men. He is to a greatre or less degree , ac
cording to his talents , the intermediary be
tween the Infinite and the finite , the moEsen.
ger of the .Almighty to humanity.
It is not fitting that the man engaged In
such a calling should bo an applicant for
favors or for charity. The English clergy
man of the seventeenth century who sat
below ealt or dined in the servants' ball ,
who served 03 a butt fop the squire's Jokea
and married my lady's waiting maid , Is
fortunately a typo that Is gone forever.
The modern clergyman is the servant of
no one save the Master of all. At least ,
that should bo his position. He has no one
but himself to blame If ho lowers the dig
nity of his sacred calling.
The laborer to worthy of his hire and the
worker In the vineyard of 'humanity
should bo remunerated In accordance with
the Importance of his position. If ho falls
to receive a compensation that will enable
htm tohold his ihead up among his fellow
men , to llvo like a gentleman and a clergy
man , then ho should doff tbo sacred vest
ments and turn to secular pursuits. He
who wears the cloth cannot afford to ap
pear as a mendicant. The dignity of his
profession forbids it.
Hov. Mr. Walker , therefore , la cham
pioning nn unworthy cause when ho at
tempts to enforce his "rights" to reduced
railroad fares. Ho Is putting a humilia
tion upon the clergy and placing ililmrclf
in an attitude of unnecessary cclf-abase-
ment. Ho te saying , In effect , to the world
that the clergymen of the United States
are so lacking In proper self-respect that
they not only accept but demand a form
of Dcml-charlty that ia otherwise restricted
to assisted paupers. '
Wo do not believe that ho truthfully rep
resents the sentiments of the American
clergy. '
NATtOKAI * FHOSPKMITT.
Son nil FnanOntton KilnMlikcd ov
Vorrlirn C'nmmcrcr.
Chicago Itcconl ,
The heavy Increase In our exports of mcr
chtndUo In February ! contrary to ox-
Isolations ot many who have looked for a
turn In the tide of trade after the cnormoua
movement of the last two years. The balanc *
of trade In favor ot the United States con
tinues steadily to grow. With an Increase
In February of $14,7ni,602 In our exports ,
imports decreased 11,127,517. The curtailment
In Imports ] no doubt Is duo to the operation
of the present tariff law , but after tbo re *
ptrlctcd Import movement since last July It
may bo assumed that the surplus suppllm
acquired prior to the establishment ot the
DIngley ( schedules have nearly It uot quite
been consumed.
With the stocks In hand reduced to normal
proportions. Imports should bo greatly In
creased , owing to the Industrial activity an
well ng to Improvement In mercantile busi
ness in this country. The reason for th *
enormous value of exports Is easily found lit
the heavy shipments of cereals and higher
lirlccs tltnt now prevail. Exports In the
oilcndar year 1S97 , It will to remembered ,
wcro valued at $1,099,743.654 , the largrst
ever recorded In our commercial history.
wb.Uothe heaviest total for any fiscal year
was $1,050,9D3CG lu the term ended June 30
last. The monthly average of merchandise
exports In the calendar year , therefore , was
$91.045,290 , and In the flacal year 1S97 , $87-
BS2,79G. In the right months nf the present
fiscal year ended with February the average
exports hnvo been $108,091.177 , a rate which ,
If maintained In tbo last four months of the
current fiscal year , will bring the total up to
$1,297,000,000 , or nearly $200,000.000 greater
than the record-breaking exports of the laat
calendar jear.
The merchandise Imports In February show
a decrease of $ ClK5,2fiO , but the receipts ot
gold Increased $5,027,743 , making the de
crease In the whole movement only $1,127,517.
The excess of exports In the month amounted
to $38,420,473. or $15.919,200 larger than lu
the same month lust year.
'For ' the clRht months exports have
amounted to $501,729,415. or $70.990,557
larger thun In the eamo period of the pre
vious fiscal year , and Imports to $450,661-
20j , a. decrease of $ C7,01C,30C. The exports
and imports. Including specie , for the eight
months compare thus :
„ , 1S07-S. 1SM-7.
Exports . $501.7:9.415 $793.732,858
4M.fiCl.305
Excess of exports . $40SOCStlO $ i70,053lS7
The Increapo In the balance of trade In fa
vor of the United States amounts 4o $138.-
012,923.
The favorable trade balance In the last
calendar year was $357,112,000 , which was
by far the -larceat oven known , yet the bal
ance for these eight months alone exceeds
It by $30,950.000. It is estimated that this
balance exceeds all requirements for Ameri
can 'Interest and dividend payments and all
other llko disbursements , travelers' letters
of credit , steamship currying charges and ,
all other Items included In the running ac'
count against this country , by fully $27D -
000,000 , suggesting In POIIIO measure the 1m-
menso proportions of the floating foreign
balance duo the United Statcu. The ques
tion very naturally suggests Itself , la the
United States btlll to bo classed as a debto *
The Influence of this enormous volume ot
lntcrnatloi.nl trade , co greatly In our favor
'tends ' directly toward the tittmulation of our
Internal commerce. It Increases the re
ceipts of the government , and , In the settle
ment of balances , odds to our gold holdings
? i".Jnsros us "Ealnst any drain of specie.
\ \ Itn the Income of the nation augmented.
the supply of Idle funds has been swelled to
a point that far exceeds any legitimate de
mand of trade and speculation , and , as a re-
cult , money ratea have been lower than ever
° fr > ° known In all
ib r. parts of the country.
Political apprehension momentarily has at-
feetod the market for tlmo loans , but rate *
for call money remain practically the ame
as in January.
Our foreign commerce makes a sound
foundat on for prosperity , the Interruption
or which by fear of war or even actual boa.
tilttica with such a power as Spain will 1 *
only temporary.
POINTED PI.tUASAirriUES.
° ist.1n' .T'ancrPt ' , | : Fuddy-Do you really
that Baskcra cares much for his -wife ?
Di'My-'Cares rcr her ? He , dotes on her !
fw 8/ * tlme8 ,1 vo known Mm t"
nasly V'fe ' W" ° n She lmd to
Brooklyn Life : The Elder-So you want
° dau ntcr. h ? I ke your
The Younger You ought to , sir ; I've been
three months working it up.
Indianapolis Journal : He-There are. at
* ta'Z '
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Where on earth
,
I haven't any exact Information , but
m'Sht ' haVC BPne wlth
iv- . , "MrJame" v
Barnboo "
, WIs. said the clerk at the ex
press office , reading the address on the HN
"What are the content. .
11 ' " " ' ' " repUed th
.
'What 18 the value ? "
' ' - me. " she said , still mor
]
Hartford Times. "You say my daughter
ypB you ? " questioned the old man.
" , tmi.suro , . ° " " " Pllwl the younir man.
"Well , well , returned the old man. lookl
ing the young- man over critically , "thero'a
no accounting for ( notes. Is there ? " And
somehow , although the young man knew
that he ought to bo happy over the posses
sion of the Klrl , ho couldn't help scowllnff
nnd speculating ! on that remark of th old
I.OVK-S oim.v IJLOSSOU. |
Written for The Bee.
'TU but a yellow violet ,
Tie ! only one In bloom ;
I plucked It In the woods' dim haunt *
Of silence uml of sloom ,
1 plucked It , darling , just for you ,
I plucked it and I thought how tfu
That 'tis , the gloom oj llfo wo see
And walk therein. (
Hut , sweet , your eyes are telling tno
That In these haunts of jrrlef Ilnj Bm
Trove's RoMen blossom still Is found
And weaves Its spoil of sunshine round.
THEODORA.
Just a
Glimpse
fj is all that the windows af
fords of the store's contents.
Come in. We don't undertake -
= =
take to show half the styles
or materials , or more than
an example or two of the
variety of patterns that we
have in the store.
If people were only judges of sound clothing , we shouldn't
have to advertise , and we are doing all that we can to educate
them up to a point of understanding the advantages of well-made
garments , and the unwisdom cf buying the cheap stufl that is so
common.
Our children's clothing especially , is an instance of what
clothes for the little ones should bs , and , by contrast with the
common sorts , show the advantages of dressing small boys it )
durable and well-made suits.