Nebraska Newspapers

    18 THE OMATTA DA ELY P.EE : SrXDAT , MAY 7 , 1800.
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( Seal. ) IT. T. PLUMR
Notary Public.
Unnsom ropndlntliiK Ills own child
tlio Omnlia charter Is one ot the most
honrtlcss examples of desertion on
record.
General Funaton , the fighting
of Kansas , Is an Ohio mini , and so Is
Ills successor , Colonel Molealf , the new
commander of the Twentieth Kansas.
Two farmer ptlrls whose brothers nro
In the army In the Philippines have
plowed np the old farm and put In a
crop. What's the matter with Kansas ?
The agreement between England and
Ilus'sl.'i dividing up the Held for conces
sions In Ohlua generously proridi s ilmt
the Chinese are to be notlllod as to Its
terms.
The newest problem bothering the
War department Is providing the troops
In the Philippines with suitable summer
garments. The Filipinos arc not
troubled that wny.
The new supreme court for Cuba ap
pointed by Governor General Hrooke
emphasl7.es the fact that for the time
being the civil authority Is subordinate
to the military authority.
The Kuropan powers should remem
ber that while It Is a whole year since
Dewey did It there Is no reason to be
lieve be cannot do It again If the
emergency should require.
The contraband Atkinson pamphlets ,
like the Kreutxer Sonata , Increase their
circulation by being denied the privilege
of the malls , which only increases
tendency of both males and females to
reach for forbidden fruit
The annual threat of reduced sleeping
car rates Is again In evidence , but the
sleeping car magnates continue to exact
more for the use of a four-foot cubby
hole over night than Is demanded for
the bridal chamber at an ordinary hotel.
The new Spanish minister has started
for this country. If ho gets homesick
while bore he can see some relics of his
own country by visiting the navy yards ,
or , If this will not answer , a line collec
tion of old Spanish cannon Is scattered
over the country as mementos and park
decorations.
Iioptits are to the effort that as soon
us the present trouble In the Philip
pines Is over Admiral Dowov Is to re
turn to this country. The admiral will
realize when ho gets hero that native
service at Manila Is rest and quietude
compared with what Is In store for him
In the United States.
As the decree of the French court of
cassation In the Dreyfus case will be
duo May liO the Interval should be
utilized by the Paris authorities In
anchoring down the paving blocks seas
as to remove all possible temptation for
the Parisian populace to exclto them
selves by throwing things at one an
other.
Colonel Hrynu Is out with n card
Denying that ho advised Governor Poyn
ter to veto the resolution of thanks
passed by the legislature In recognition
of the valiant services of the First Nebraska
braska at Manila , but ho says that he
appioves of the governor's action and
believes that ho did right. What Is
the difference ?
Stories have b ; > cn put In circulation as
if emanating from thu Philippines to
the effect Hint three companies of Wash
ington volunteers have dug up ? SOOOOof
burled money and treasure In two cap
tured towns. All Undo Sam will have
to do to have his recruiting stations
overrun Is to spread this report among
the gold-fovor victims.
That the difference , It any ever ex
isted , between volunteers and regulars
has been completely bridged over is
demonstrated by the last olllclal report
ot the First Nebraska , which showa thai
ono of the members Is In arrest and
tluvc are. In arrest and continement
with seventy-eight sick In quarters and
Ufty-six sick In hospital. _
OF nr.cKuxs srr.crr.ATiox.
The return of unexampled prospnrlty
1ms brought In Its train a tidal wave of
reckless speculation tlmt If unchecked
will threaten the country with dlwifter.
Every Militant of economic history con
cedes that the ilunnclal cyclones that
have swept this and other countries
lave had their origin In overcapitalization
tion , stock watering and unbridled spec
ulation. This was as true of the crash
> f 18.YT and the panic of 1S7U ns It was
of the collapse of 1W > . ' 1. Each of these
financial cloudbursts was preceded by
wildcat banking , stork Jobbing and real
estate booming , with their ruinous con
sequences.
Hut the fortune-makers and fortune-
breakers ot the seventies aiul eighties
ire being eclipsed by the skyscraping -
scraping schemes and ballooning
monitions of 1SK ! ) . Instead of
iromotlng projects Involving the
nvi'stment of a few hundivd thou
sand dollars , the modern promoter *
touch nothing short of the millions.
Scarcely a day passes that does not
chronicle the organization of new corn-
blurs or nyndlcates proposing to ilout
stocks and bonds running all the way
from $ r > , < K)0,0 ) ( > 0 to $50 , < X)0,0"0. ) Securi
ties representing Inventions that have
scarcely been tested arc thrown upon
the market and franchises with no
> roved earning capacity are capitalized
it figures that overshadow the national
lebts of many of the smaller countries.
The fact that railway earnings have
enormously Increased In volume has
sent their watered stocks sky high and
he Impetus has been commuulcatcd to
other securities with less basis for In
vestment value.
This era of boundless Inflation calls
for thoughtful attention. Prudent bus-
ness men cannot but deplore the ab-
lormal activity on the stock exchanges
vhlch can be viewed only as symptoms
of eventual disturbance , If not the fore
runners of disaster. This does not nec
essarily Imply that the prosperity due
o bountiful harvests and heavy exports
of American factory products will be
transitory nor does it foreshadow any
naterlal shrinkage In property values ,
t Is simply a dangerous manifestation
of the speculative spirit that is not eon-
out with reasonable profits but seeks
o amass millions by trading In llctl-
lous futures.
HEWAHE Of TUB HENDICAXTS.
The recent dispatch from General
I > inry denying reports of starvation
and suffering among the people of Porto
Mco and assorting that more money Is
) clng expended among the natives for
abor every month than they have had
for years calls attention to the impend-
ug raids upon philanthropic but cretin
ous Americans 'by ' professional mendi
cants who will beg for money to allovi-
ite exaggerated distress In our new
rosscssions. The impostors who appeal
o the cause of humanity to live on
inbllc and private bounty will not over-
ook flic opportunities which arc pre
sented to them by Cuba and Porto
Uco.
AVhlle many deserving cases of in
capacitated and helpless dependents are
o be found among the people of those
slands , the indiscriminate distribution
of charity would threaten to pauperize
he recipients permanently by making
hem believe that by becoming subjects
of the United States they will be as
sured ( lie necessities of life without
working to earn their own living.
Whatever distress really calls for allevi-
itlon should be attended to through
some responsible authorities and under
he control and supervision of the of-
Icers of government.
To encourage societies and Indlvldu-
ils to launch out upon the different
American communities with all sorts of
Porto Ulcan , Philippine or Cuban relief
schemes designed chiefly to furnish soft
berths for the solicitors and managers
or provide- money for deposit with
) hllanthropic banks or trust companies
would be one , of the greatest mistakes
that could be made.
CIVIL SERVICE IX
There Is moro or less apprehension
that when military government in out-
dependencies shall give place to civil
administration thu opportunity of the
spoils-seeking politicians will have come
and that incapable and dishonest men
will be given trusts which they will
ibuse , to the discredit of the govern
ment and the Injury of the people whose
iffalrs they administer. It Is perhaps
this fear that Induced the civil service
commission to incorporate in Its annual
report suggestions as to the policy that
should bo observed In appointing of
ficials for the dependencies.
The commission says that Americans
sent to govern Colonies should bo se
lected because of special fitness ; that
the olllcera charged with the collection
of revenue , both Internal and customs ,
bo appointed to such positions after
faithful and satisfactory service in
minor grades ; tlmt the clerkships in
thi > customs and other services be filled
by open competitive examination and
that persons In the colonial ben-Ice be
prohibited from engaging in business
enterprises In the colonies.
These nro unquestionably sound rec
ommendations and it Is safe to 'iKHiime
that they are quite In accord with the
purpose of the administration. Presi
dent McKinley , there is the best possible
reason In his record to believe , Intends
to appoint to civil positions In the new
territory the 'best ' men he can secure.
Wo conlldently believe that he will ex-
crclso In this matter Hie utmost care ,
selecting only men of approved char
acter and qualifications. No ono can
appreciate moro fully than ho the duty
of doing this. No oun can desire moro
earnestly than he that the administra
tion of affairs In the dcpQiidcncics tliall
bo capable and honest , for if It Is not
the discredit will fall upon him. It Is
quite possible , of course , that there will
be some politicians find their way into
this S3rvk o men who may fall short
In thu performance of duty and violate
the confidence reposed In them. Per
haps this Is unavoidable , but we do not
think there Is any good reason to tVai
that the civil service In the dependen
cies will bo given over to tin * spoils
seekers and opportunity afforded Inca
liable and dishonest uieu to prey upon
heir people. ThorIs nothing In the
public record of President MoKIntay to
varrant such approh"nslo'i.
A Sl'Kri.lliKSSItlX Ul' 1-DM3HKSS.
President McKinley and his cabinet
are discussing the question whet her
congress should be convened in special
session before the regular time for Us
nssombllng In December. It Is urged
hat many Important problems must be
xolvod by the coming congress which
cquhv action at the earliest possible
noment. Foremost among these Is the
leterminatlon of the policy to be pur
sued with regard to our new posses
sions , while next hr Importance comes
eglslatlou to meet the demands of the
reasury , arising out of the cxtrnordl-
uiry expenses Incident to our military
mil naval operations.
Whether the United States shall or
shall not enter upon a distinctively co-
onlal policy modeled after European
colonial establlshmgnts can be decided
only by congress. Assuming that the
. 'Mllplnos will within a short time be
'orced 'to submit to American military
tuthority , it becomes a serious question
what their future relations to the gov
ernment of the United States shall be.
Vro they to bo treated ns citizens of
i territory acquired by purchase , the
same as that acquired from Mexico , or
ire they to be treated as subjects with
out any voice or hope of voice In their
nvn government ? Are they to bo given
i government like that proposed for
lawall by the Cullom commission , In
vhlch color and race lines nro drawn ,
or nre all to be denied participation
egardless of color or othei' ' conditions ?
The sooner these questions arc met
and answered the sooner will trim-
inllllty be restored both in the Philip-
) lncs and In the United States. The
sooner the policy of the government
vlth regard to its tropical possessions
s defined the better for all concerned.
The opponents of a special session of
congress appear to have no argument
o advance except their fear that the
commercial interests of the country may
suffer from the usual disturbance and
mceiialnty that always accompany In
greater or lesser degree every session
of the national legislature. This argu-
ncnt should have no weight with the
> resldcnt or his advisers.
There Is no danger that congress will
lo anything rash to jeopardize the busl-
less Interests. On the contrary , the
enunciation by the president and con
gress of a policy designed to meet the
xigencles of flic case confronting them
vlll go far to settle business uncertainty
mil make legitimate business more sta-
Jle. A rational policy that would guar-
intee to the Filipinos independence ns
eon as they demonstrate their capacity
or self-government witli all Its rcsppn-
ibilltlesi toward other- nations would
noreovcr remove the Filipino question
ut of the domain of political contention
ind force the opponents of the re
publican administration to find some
tlicr issue upon which to fight out the
jattlo of I'.HX ) .
FOOD ADUISl'EIiATlOTf.
That much of the food people eat is
idulteratcd is a matter of common
cnowledge , yet very few give any at-
entlon to It. As a rule the adulterants
ire not injurious to health , but they
mpalr the quality and value of foods.
Veedlcss to say that the great body of
consumers are defrauded.
A committee of the United States
senate Is Investigating food adultcra-
lou and the evidence already elicited
s highly interesting. Dr. Wiley , chief
cliemlst of the Agricultural department ,
said that the grocery store shelves are
roanlng under loads of adulterated
coffee , spices , jellies , syrups and so on.
lie had found green and roasted coffee
: o contain L'3 per cent of false beans.
So-called jelly is to a large extent gela
tin. Much of what is sold as ollv.a oil
s cottonseed oil. There is very little
Hire sugarcane syrup , most of it being
lucose colored with the refuse from
sugar houses. "Vermont" maple syrup
s manufactured In large quantities In
Iowa. Most spices and condiments con-
aln 75 and 80 per cent of adulteration.
A great deal of what Is sold for honey
s simply glucose. As to canned fruits
ind vegetables Dr. Wiley stated that
lolsonous chemicals are used as pre
servatives and for coloring.
Another witness gave testimony siml-
ar to that of the chemist of the Agri
cultural department and referrevl espe
cially lo the adulteration of foreign
nanufactured foodstuffs. While most
European countries have stringent laws
to prevent the selling of adulterated
foods at home they put no restriction
upon their export and they come to
the American market in large quanti
ties. Corroboratlou of the evidence he-
fore the senate committee Is furnished
In the results of an oilloliil Investiga
tion In Connecticut , a report of which
iias just been Issued. The Agricultural
experiment station of that state found
ndull eratlou In every article examined
except tea and flour. A federal law
prohibits the Importation of adulterated
tea and another act requires flour adul
terators to brand their product. It thus
appears that this legislation Is effective
and suggests that more may be done
to prevent or lessen food adulteration.
Hut the problem Is not so simple as
to some It may appear to be. It Is
a natural presumption that everybody
desires pure food and that consequently
there would be few opposed to pure
food legislation , yet as n matter of fact
efforts to secure such legislation , na
tional and state , have encountered a
very strong opposition. One of the wit
nesses beforu thu senate committee
urged that n national law governing
pure food and drink Is of great Im
portance both to the consumers in gen
eral and thu manufacturers of this
country who dcslru to carry on n legitl-
nuito business without having to com
pete with foreigners who ivsort to
fraudulent methods In adulteration am
misrepresentation. Ills idea was not
to inhibit the adulteration of food , bu
to require that adulterated food be
labeled as such. Legislation of this
kind would seem to belong to the Mutes
rather than to the federal government
but the latter can at all events exclude
from our markets adulterated food
stuffs of foreign manufacture and this
should be done.
The question Is 0110 of no little lui
lortanro , for evidently food axlultern-
Ion Is Increasing and while H may not
ns a rule be an Injury to health It N
i fraud that should not be allowed to
go unchecked If a practicable remedy
an bo found.
AMKlllC.l AT TIIK JlAOVK.
The American delegates t < > the inter-
ntionul conference which' will meet at
'he Hague next week will have a less
mportnnt part In the deliberations than
he representatives of European pow-
rs , but It Is expected that they will
xert n considerable Influence In behalf
f International arbitration and for the
H'lnelple of exempting merchant vessels
ot carrying contraband of war from
elzure. Captain Mahan , one of the
elegates. stated tlmt these would be
he main points the Americans would
rgo and there Is reason to expect that
hey will bo able to secure an agree-
lent on them.
As was nald by President McKinley In
ils last annual message , the United
States government has for many years
dvocated the principle of treating prl-
ate property on the sea In time of war
he same ns private property on land.
Wo desire , " 'ho said , "in common with
lost civilized nations , to reduce to the
owest possible point the damage SUB-
allied In 1lmo of war by peaceful trade
ml commerce. * * This purpose
an probably best bi ? accomplished by
n International agreement to regard all
irlvatc property as sea as exempt from
apturu or destruction by the forces
f belligerent powers. " Tills principle
vas strictly observed by the United
Stales In the war with Spain. Although
lot ono of the signatory powers to the
Declaration of Paris , for the reason
hat while that forbade privateering It
Id not give protection to commerce ,
his country at the very outset of .the
var announced its concurrence in the
bolltion of privateering. What It will
low endeavor to secure Is an agreement
mong the nations to do what they re
used nearly half a century ago , namely ,
o exempt peaceful commerce from
pollatlon In time of war. The expo-
lency of doing this Is not even now
niversally conceded. Captain Mahan
dmself has strongly combated the
H'lnclple. ] t Is therefore quite possible
Jint moro or less oimositlon to It will be
hewn in the conference. Hut the fcel-
ig that controlled at the time of the
Declaration of Paris is certainly not so
onoral now , while the International
iillneuce of the United States Is very
iiuch greater than It then was. These
onslderatlons furnish good ground for
hinklng that our delegates to the peace
onfcreuco will succeed In securing an
greemcnt for the protection of peace-
ill commerce In time of war.
In regard to arbitration , Uiere Is no
oubt that the sentiment favorable to
t 'has ' been steadily growing and it will
e surprising if there Is shown in the
onfcrence any very serious opposition
: > It. It seems safe to say that the
U-itlsh delegates will be found In full
ympathy with the Americans as to this
riuciple- and we can conceive of no
oed reason why Russia , France and
Germany should not be , Av iile the
mailer powers ought to accept It nn-
esltatlngly , as being distinctly In their
iterest. It is perhaps too much to ex-
icct that so comprehensive an agree-
lent respecting arbitration as the
Vmerican delegates are likely to pro-
ese will be accepted , but any steps in
his direction will be a gain In the In-
crest of the world's peace and tend to
he strengthening of friendly relations
etwcen all countries.
If the American representatives shall
e able to carry the main points they
vlll present for the consideration of the
ouference the participation of the
United States in this congress of the na-
ions will have been of great benefit to
nauklnd.
A report of the. receiver of the failed
jlucoln bank lute which State Trcas-
irer Mescrve poured public money In
onslderatiou of the assistance ren-
lered by the bank olllccrs in securing
ils olliclal bond shows tlmt the assets
if the bank and notes amounting to
37,100 were sold for $110.75. It was
iiipposed that after the lesson of the
hartley shortage state ofllcers would
xerelse some discretion In accepting
) ends of depository banks and placing
tate money on deposit In places from
vhlch It could not bu withdrawn. As
n example of the shrewd business
nanagement exhibited In this trans
action , It may be noted that among
hese M-orthless assets was a note for
> 1,000 signed by one of the sureties on
i depository bond against which the
itate has Just secured judgment. If
lie other sureties held on the bond are
iqually good the .chances for the state
totting back any of the money farmed
Hit by State Treasurer Meservc to this
bank will be exceedingly slim.
A. decision of far-reaching consequences
quences , If sustained by thu higher
courts , rendered by the Missouri court
of appeals , sustains thu Missouri anti
trust law In its broadest phases. The
nest vital application of the law is to
the effect that a trust cannot force the
collection of a bill for goods sold and
delivered , even though the sale Is not
made by the 'trust Itself , but by ono of
Its constituent members. Should this
decision bo afllrmed the cntliv trust
fabric would fall , ns It opens a way for
state legislation to reach trusts Incor
porated In other states. While ono state
cannot legislate out of existence a cor
poratlou chartered In another state , In
ability to collect for goods bold would
be a blow reaching the very vitals.
The Now York legislature has passed
and Governor Itoosovolt has signed a
bill which is intended to take the Nes\
York police force out of politics. Noth
ing so sweeping lias over been onacteil
Into law in any state of thu union. It
not only prohibits members of the po
lice and lire departments from acllvelj
participating In politics , but lays ai
embargo on their being members of nn.\
political club or organization. As the
present police nnd lire forces of Xi t\
York are practically to a man mcmlu > i'a
of Tammany , the bill Is likely to came
a revolution in politics if it can bo i > n
forced. Under Tammany , In spite o
thrf police board appointed by the gov
I ernor. these two departments have been
j made a vast and potent political nm-
I chine which has done Its part to de
stroy good government in the American
metropolis.
Nebraska Is proud of the fact that
the First regiment has earned the con
fidence of the commanding ofllcers In
the Philippines. It has b en bought ,
however , at a great price , and every
day of the lighting over thorp adds to
the list of men who will either never
return to their native land In life or
will return carrying scars which will
remain as long as they live. It has been
stated they were to be withdrawn from
the firing Hue , but Indications are tlmt
thu firing line is likely to disappear be
fore they are sent to the rear.
What the fuslonlsts need In the Sixth
district Is the practical application of
the principle of homo rule. If the popo-
ratio machine , consisting of politicians
csldlng In other parts of the state , Is
o usurp the privilege of naming the
andldaic for congress as the successor
if the lato-W. Greene , \\\\y \ \ go to the
xpense of holding nominating corn-on
ions ? The way for the people ot the
sixth district to not a representative of
heir own choosing will bo to elect the
epublican candidate when the time
oiues.
It must bo remembered that the
'ubnn generals now so conspicuous In
lenounelng Gomez , with few excep-
Ions , failed to distinguish themselves
vhen there was lighting to do. They
mve been agitators and malcontents
11 their lives and will doubtless con-
lime to be such until they die. In the
neantime those who have fought anil
undo sacrlllces for Cuba may be ox-
iccted to aid the United States an-
horltles In bringing order out of the
haos which until recently prevailed
here.
Emperor William has ample reason to
iclleve that his grandmother Is not so
low , even If she Is well advanced In
ears. When he attempted to foreclose
. little mortgage on the Tonga Islands
11 the South Pacific the old lady stepped
n , paid off the judgment and took pos-
esslon by virtue of a second mortgage ,
t Is a colder day than usually visits
he tropics when England gets left on
land-grabbing deal.
Tendency of Hie Time * .
Philadelphia Times.
A copper trust is the latest , and natu-
ally enough Its projectors expect to niako
pretty penny out of it.
Could \ t Iodve Tlivm.
St. Louis Republic.
Ladles who remove their bonnets In church
ave every reason to expect Increasing
igs to fall upon their heads.
Ilcnrt Throb * liy tlic Flntd.
Detroit Journal.
Love Is a grand , sweet song. The pity
s , ft wasn't composed by Wagner , In order
hat It might enjoy a vogue In our best dr
ies.
Smill 1'noe of ItiiNHln.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Ilussla , after waiting over 300 years , Is
bout to adopt the Gregorian calendar. In
me , perhaps , the decimal systnms c. money
nd weights and measures will bo adopted
niversally. The United States might help
long the reform by pushing the metric
yslem.
Promotion AVell I'nriicd.
Sprlnglleld Republican.
Colonel Funston's promotion lo a brlga-
ler generalship was fully deserved. His
military record and that of his Kansas regi
ment Is exceptionally brilliant In the ouall-
es of endless push and Jlcry dash. Wore
"unston a cavalryman he would probably
o another Forrest or Sheridan. No ono
oubts the tremendous military capacity of
10 American people.
An AiliuliilxtriUloii View.
Philadelphia Prsss.
The United States Is m Lu/.on for noaco
nd not conquest , for order nnd not punish
ment , to save life and law and not to destroy
Ither. The sooner this disagreeable bual-
ess of Wiling men who , howcvnr deceived ,
link their liberties arc at staK3 H over
hrough the complete , absolute , unmistakable
Ischargo of the duty of the United States
o the world and the Philippines , the bet-
er. This duty must bo meto. The sacrifice
f life Is a small matter by the side of this
uty ; but , this duty met , all else Is ,1 small
natter , and the better the Tagals can man
go their own affairs from tbo start the bet-
er for the United States.
M2I1IIASKA IjAXD MOHTOAOIOS.
low ( lie I'eople of the Slate Are
GcttliiK 111)1 of Their DelilH.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Some Ilgurea which have Just been pub-
shed In the Journal ot Commerce as to
ho amount of real estate mortgages fn
10 State of Nebraska , nro of general In-
ercat. They Indicate that the farmers of
do west are fast getting out of debt and
how also that the movement had started
ven before the good crops and high prles
f 1S9G and 1S97 had suppMtd agriculturists
vlth the means to 'better ' their flnnnlcal
iceiltlon so greatly. Hero are the figures :
Filed. Hclansicd.
S92 $ 3S.SI7.CM $31,912,207
K93 31,001,318 2C,17S,715
894 31.CS' ' ) , < W4 2ti,43SOQO
P93 25,7o1,3lil 22,048,917 ,
S1HJ 10.47l.00i ) 18,213,382
SD7 15.0ft.721 : 22,213,759
SSS ! il,303Sjo 27.19S.070
TlirsB show that until 1S9G there was an
ncrcaso of the mortgage debt , though tba
mlk of the now morlgagco filed were In
892 and 1S93. In 1890 there was an excess
of $2,000,000 In releases over the new mort
gages filed ; In 1897 there was $7,000,000 ex-
ess , and last year there was $0,000,000. In
other words the excess of payments over
ho evidences of debt was $13.000,000 In
hrco years. This In a state which has been
eo much affected by agricultural depression
a a most gratifying exhibit.
There Is ono observation to bo made ai
to farm mortgages that perhaps has never
occurred to the general reader. A vast
amount of sympathy has been lavished
upon the debt-opprereod farmer until It has
como to para that n man who owed money
secured by a land lien was regarded as a
victim of the hard-hearted money power ,
As a maltcr of fact , the farm mortgage Is
the representative of ihomost satisfactory
and least burdensome of all debts , einco it
stands for the acquisition of real property
and productive property. In meet ca
mortgages are given In lieu of tlio payment
of the purchase money on land or clto In
order to buy stock and tools so that mcuiuy
can bo made on the farm. The giver of tin
mortgage is thus usually In 11 far 'better
fix than the man who has gone In debt for
articles of necessity or luxury which he
has bought or consumed. The land or the
stock or the oilier properly to soeuro the
payment for which the mortgage was given
etlll remain In the fanner's possession
lliough It may ho depreciated in value. Bu
for the mortgage , the farmer might ric-ver
have been the owner of the land , and the
feeling that ho may acquire after years o
peaceful proprietorship that the mortgage i
unjust and oppressive is unwarranted.
SKfl I.AH SHOTS AT T1I13 I't I.1MT.
Ilos-ton Transcript : There appears to bo
another heresy trial ohencl , but these ftffnlw
do not Interest us ns much M they Inter
ested our ancestors , who. If they were bored
by the proceedings , were buoyed up by the
confident expectation of seeing the heretic
burneil In the market place. Nowadays the
heretic has a brilliant career opened to him ,
If he really be n heretic to somepurpose. .
Brooklyn KnRlo : Charles Dickens used to
tell a story of a preacher , In ono of the
midland counties , who could beat 1'arkcr at
his own puno of Kilt-edged swearing1. The
preacher was n liberal politician , and onec
officiated at the funeral of n cousin of the
editor ot a tory newspaper. The editor was
present. In his alleged prayer the min
ister remarked : "Oh , Lord , blcus Ihls af
flicted dispensation of Ihlno nllwlso Provi
dence unto all hero gathered , Including the
rcptllo sprawling before thee , who hath fro-
qucnily abused thy servant. In the columns
of his beastly publication I"
Chicago Chronicle : The clergymen who
have Inaugurated a crusade for the removal
of women's hats during church services make
lltllo headway ns compared with the similar
movement by thcnlcr managers. The reason
) 'Is very simple , as in the latter case the re
moval ot headgear Is made compulsory , however -
ever diplomatic the enforcement of the ordi
nance may be , while In the now church
crusade there Is nothing but an appeal to the
voluntary good sense of Iho bonnet wearers
themselves. Alas ! for the brittle reed on
which the clerical crusaders lean tot sup
port. If all members of the clergy were
women they would know boiler than to re
quest the feminine portion of the congrega
tion to hide their creations of the milli
ner's nrt under a bushel.
New York Tribune : The mock marriage
of two children which took place on Friday
evening In a church of Coney Island waa
nn offense at once against decency , morality
nnd religion. U Is passing strange that rep
utable people , and moro especially church
members , can lend themselves 10 a travrsly
of so solemn and Important n rite. Wo hear
many complaints nowadays of the low estl-
mallon In which marriage Is held , evidenced
by Iho frequency of divorces. Hut how can
Irreligious people bo cxpeclcd to honor a
rite when church members are found bur
lesquing It In order lo make on evening's
entertainment ? And how can the children
who were made to lake part In this eacrl- (
legions mummery be expected .to look at
marriage ns anything more tlmn a joke when
they grow up ? Even thoughtlessness can
not servo as on excuse for such a perform
ance.
Philadelphia Times : Dr. Ilrlggs Is not
finding -that haven of rest that ho sought In
the Episcopal church. After his stormy cx-
perlenco among the Presbyterians , the
learned Biblical critic renounced Ihelr min
istry nnd was confirmed by Dlshop Potter
and admitted as a candidate for holy or
ders. After a period of probation In the
dlaconate the bishop now proposes to ordain
Dr. llrlggs to the priesthood , but he ap
parently wished to do Ihla without pub
licity and appointed n special ordination dur
ing the coming month In a suburban parish
church , St. Peter's , Westchesler. The rec
tor , Ilev. Dr. Clendennln , objected. Ho not
only requested the bishop to hold the ordi
nation somewhere else , but entered a solemn
protest against Dr. Briggs "being ordained
anywhere to Ihc prlcslhood of the Episcopal
church , " setting forth his reasons in a long
arraignment of Dr. Briggs' teaching about
the Bible. Bishop Potter has accordingly
canceled the appointment at St. Peter's ,
without announcing 'where the ordination
would bo held.
li AXl ) OTH1311WIS13.
Okum Snivvy and Charley Pfnlpney are
business hustlers at Lake Wa-Wa , Wls. ,
and have succceeded In living down their
Inheritance.
The movement for phonetic spelling In
Chicago smacks of treason. It Is contraction
In disguise. Awake , Imperialists , and smite
It in the faolar plexus.
A judicial Solomon at Brooklyn opines
lhat a husband Is not justified In thrashing
his wife because she visits his mother-in-
law. Divorce granled.
Tlio galeity of the nntlon in substantially
Increased by the assumption that Atkinson's
pamphlota might provoke Admiral Dewey
and General Otis to mutiny.
The price of gas In New York City has
tumbled from $1.10 to CO cents. The quality
of gas New York 1 furnishing the country
gratis Is dear even at that price.
Schlntter , Iho "divine healer , " who pro-
lends to bo the real article from Denver ,
Is disgusted wllh Boston. The Hub would
not "heel" him or take him seriously.
JHssourlans are tickled exceedingly by the
decision of the court of appeals that a trust
cannot collect a debt in that stale. It beats
bankruptcy court in getting rid of pressing
bligatlons. ,
Havana appreciates Ihe blessings of clv-
llzallon sufflclenlly lo Indulge in a riot
ver the decisions of a base ball umpire.
But the Cubans have not reached the stand-
rd of Birmingham , Ala. , where an um-
Ire was clubbed to death last Monday.
The fool killer occasionally bestirs hlms-clf
nd gets in his work. At Nlles , Midi. , tiic
( tier day a man who was burled In a bright
ed coffin left this Inscription ( or his head-
tone : "Hero lies the body of William
Seeker , who always paid 100 cents on tlio
o/lar. "
Miss Julia Dent Grant , daughter of Brlga-
ler General Fred D. Grant , Is engaged to
narry Prince Cantacuzlno of Russia , whom
ho met nt Rome tome time ago. The ex-
lerlcnco of another member of the Grairt
amlly In going abroad for a .husband has
no bearing In 'this '
Instance. A prince can
"o no wrong in theory.
In his instructions to iho grand Jury re-
pecting gambling a Loulsvlllo Judge said :
I want you to make no distinction between
hurch lotteries conducleu for charitable
nirpoBcs and Iho loltcry man who Is outer
or the money there Is In It. " As the 11-
uslve oyster has retired
for the season pro-
nolers of church fairs in Loulsvlllo are
casonably safe.
TUI3M1 01CUJIA.V AKKAIUS.
Buffalo Express : General Brooke has for-
alddcn iho Jmportallon of IIrearms Inio
3uba , and La Lucha sensibly remarks that
.ho Cubans need plows , not 'guns. ' The
settlement cf affairs In Cuba will bo easy
when the Idle population makes up Us mind
to go to work.
Detroit Journal : The Cubans have at last
secured or the United States authorlllcs
Imvn for them changes In the criminal law
of the Island. Hereafter It will not he
possible for n judge to deny n prisoner the
privilege of scclm ? his friends nt once after
his arrest , nnd ho can bo brought into court
ou u writ of habeas corpus , as In this coun
try. The change should have been made
long ago.
Philadelphia Record : Some protestations
have been made In Havana against the order
of Collector of Customs Bliss forbidding the
Importation inlo that city of firearms ; but
the Havana newspaper La Lucha ( "Tho
Light" ) , whoso name reflects the clearncas
of Us CLimnon bcnso , prescnicd nn tin
answerable aigument In favor of iho pro
hlbltlvo order when It declaredV :
need plows , not guns ! "
Boston Globe : At first It looked as If
Cuba might bo fatally stranded In the line
of sugar export .through the close compe
tition of other section * . But If the better
ment already begun continues nho will not
bo long In fully recuporailng , her normal
tobacco crop being In Itself a fortune. The
Into war already begins to look like a bless
ing , alike to us and the Cubans , and the
latter are growing more and more pro
nounced la this view of things.
WnSTKHX MHAS SOI.niP.US.
Ttirtr Conrniro , AilnplnlillHr ' '
St. Louis aiobc-Dcmocrat.
A striking Illustration of the Reneral re
sourcefulness. courage and adaptability of
western men Is found In the record of the
past three months of warfare In the Philip
pine * . Practically nil of the volunteer
soldiers In the Philippines arc western men.
All are from the sunset sldo of the Alle-
KhenlM except the regiment from Penn
sylvania. < A1I the rest are from the sunset
sldo of the Mississippi except ono regiment
from Tennessee.
In no other of the country's wars was
au army eo exclusively composed of western
incn as In this Instance. Eastern men and
western men were mixed up In all the
armies of the union during the war of se
cession. Of course In the Mexican war the
west was so far below the cast In population
that It could not form any exclusive force
of lighters In that conflict , although It con-
trlbutcd more men than the east In proportion
tion to Inhabitants. tAt the time of the war
of 1S12 there wcro only four slates In the
union out ldo of the ( Atlantic ooaboard re
gion Kentucky , Tennessee. Ohio and Loulfl-
lana. In that war , an In the conflict with
Mexico nnd in the civil strusRle , the west
did great work , but In the case of the \\ar
In the Philippines It has practically done
nil the work which has been done by the
volunteers and the volunteers comprise
about threo-fourlfce of the force In the
islands.
There Is n fine tribute hero to the west
ern states ns nurseries of men. Practically
all of the men from the west who have been
light I ni ; Agulnaldo have been taken from
civil life. Nona of the officers of the vol
unteers , except .1 comiwratlvcly few , are
professional soldiers. Most of the volunteer
ofilccm and nil the privates have "been "
drawn from farms , -factories , or from pro
fessional life. All of them , regular sol
diers ns well as the others , have been fight
ing under conditions which wcro entirely
new. They have been living In an alien
climate , have been confronted with physi
cal clreumslanccs which nro strange , and
have had an entire environment which has
been unfriendly. Yet they have triumphed
over all those 'hostile conditions. The record
which the soldiers of 'MacArthur , Whcaton
and Law-ton hnvo made Is n triumph for
American manhood. H Is a revelation and
an llluslratlon of the operation of the social
forces which have made western men In
vincible In peace as well as In war.
JJOMEST1O I1 > YI.S.
Philadelphia Bulletin : "Jones got broke
of walking In his sleep.
"Ilia wife made him carry the t > aby. "
Indianapolis Journal : "I hardly know , "
said the Corn fed Philosopher , "whether It
IIP betler for n man lo remain single and A
disappoint .several women for a tlmn or 7
marry ami disappoint one woman for life. "
Detroit Journal : It Is doubtful If a man
ever , strictly , makes n good husband ; a
man merely furiiUhes the raw material for
a -ood husband.
Somcrvllle Journal : Jiggers There eoes
a man that 1 always envy.
JngeorH Why HO ?
J letters Ho proposed to my wife once
and E.IIO . rejected him.
Philadelphia North American : "Do you
know tlmt you talk In your sleep , H'enry ? "
axked Mrs. Perk.
"Well , do you begrudgeme those few
words , also ? " Jie snapped back.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Yes , that's the
brJdn. "
"Very young , Isn'l she ? "
"Nineteen , 1 believe. "
"Who are those mlddlc-nged women with
her ? " .
"Those are her unmarried sisters. She's
chaperoningthem. . " '
Chicago Post : Ho quolcd the old chest
nut.
nut."In
"In the spring a young man's fanry
lightly turns to thoughts of love , " he said.
She sighed nnd shook her head.
"That's the trouble , " she replied. "They
turn lightly Instead of seriously. "
For she was a girl who had been through
several springengagements. .
Harper's I3nzar : "Now I propose " be-
iran .Mr. Dinkey.
He wan Interrupted nt this point by his
auditor , MI-s ' Beacon of Boston , who spoke
subfitanllal'y ns follows :
" .Mr. Dinkey , accuracy of language do-
mandH an explanation nt this point. Do
you use the word 'propose' us a synonym
of 'purpose , ' or In Its matrimonial sense ? "
Later developments showed that Mr
Dinkey u ed the word in Its matrimonial
sunsc.
CllY OK THU DHKAMISIl.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
I nm tired of planning nnd tolling
In the crowded hives of men ;
Ilcnrt-wcnry of building and spoiling.
And spoiling and building again ,
And I long for Iho dear old river
Whore I dreamed my youlh away
For a , dreamer lives forever ,
And a lollcr dies In a day.
I am sick of Ibe showy seeming
Of a life llnil Is half n lie ,
Of Ihe faces lined with scheming
In the throng lhat hurr'PH by.
From the sleepless thoughts' endeavor
I would go where the children play
For a dreamer lives forever ,
And a thinker dies In a duy.
I < -nn feel no pride , but pity t
Kor the burdens Hie rich endure :
Thcro Is nolhlni ; sweet In tbo city
But the patient lives of tbo poor.
Oh , the little .bands too- skillful ,
And Iho child-mind choked wllh weeds ,
Thu daughter's heart grown willful ,
And the father's heart Unit bleeds.
No , no ; from the street's rude bustle ,
From troubles from mnrt and Mage ,
I would lly to the wood's low ruslle
And Ihe meadow's kindly nase.
Let us dream as of yore by the river ,
And be loved for Die dreuin alway
For iho dreamer lives forever ,
But the teller dies In a dny.
Sooner or later ev
ery woman must duel
with Death. Nature
has provided her with
a set of extremely sensitive organs upon
the condition of which the health of her
whole body depends. She must krcp Ihcse
distinctly
feminine or
gans fully
protected by
the armor of
health. That
is her besl de
fense against
Death at the
time that
Death comes
closest lo her
the tinao
when she
becomes a
mother.
. Dr , I'icrce'a
I'avonte Prescription is designed for Ihe
one purpose of curing all diseases , or disorders -
orders of the feminine syslcm , except can
cer. It stops debilitating drains , eoothea
inflammation , tiromoles regularity of the
monthly function and puts the whole fe
male organliui into a state of strong , vinr-
orem health.
Taken during the period of gestalion it
robs cluldbirlli of ils pain and danger.
Over 250,000 grateful women have written
of the wonderful help of the " I'avorlte Pre.
Bcriplion. " AmonR others Mrs. Cordelia
Ilcnson , of Coalton , Doyd Co , , Ky. , writes :
"In October 1889 I Bavc birth to a Imtiy nnd
the treatment I received al the hand * of the mid.
wife left me with prolnpsus. I had no health to
speak of for three j tar.i. J had another baby
wiilcli was the third child. My hearth began to
fail aud 1 then had tlirec miscarriages nud found
myself completely worn out. I had MI mauy
pains and aches my life was n burden to rae
mid also to all the-famlly. for I was nervous and
crosi and I could uot sleep. Had four doctors.
They said I had liver , lung mid uterine
trouble. I was in bed for months and when I
diJ get up , I was n sight lo behold. I looked
, like a corpse walking uboul. I commenced tak-
lug Ur. I'ierce's '
| I'ovoritc Prescription nnd In a
few weeks I became a well woman. Ilcfore I
began the use of Dr. Tierce's medicine I suf-
Jerecl all a woman could tuffcr al my monthly
periods , bul now I have no pain. The ilaik
circles around my eyes arc gone and I feel Uller
tvery way. jvfy cheeks are red and my free ii
wliitcj before my face was as yellow at saffron.1