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rest.
Chicago Is already trying to fly n.
2,000,000 population banner. Why not
give the federal census taker a. chance.
The peace conference Is not expected
to adjourn before the middle of July.
By that time It Is hoped the delegates
will have warmed up to the subject.
The peopla of Cleveland would doubtless -
loss nmirodate the beauties of even a
niuic-drawa bob-tall car after their ex
perience with the tie passes along the
electric trolley lines.
The Kansas men are reported to be
worrying ns to what will become of the
brewery when they come home from
Manila , but they should lose no sleep , as
It will make a Hue canteen for the regu
lars.
In the race for new viaducts riders
were ordered up sometime ago , but the
tedious and repeated scorings for a
start are becoming tiresome. There are
Indications , however , that the llag will
fall soon.
The attention of ambitious but beard
less youths Is called to the report that
nearly all the Nebraska volunteers In
the Philippines have raised luxuriant
beards. Now watch for a boom In army
enlistments for Philippine service.
Senator Allison is quoted as saying :
"I believe we should renomlnate McKln-
ley and Ilobart and elect them. " Sena
tor Allison should not have to be as-
Burcd that If the republican convention
raises the ticket of 1800 again In 1000
the people will do the rest.
Transcontinental railroads are still
reaping a harvest from the transporta
tion of troops gathered In from widely
scattered army .posts for dispatch to the
Philippines. The railroads have no spe
cial fault to (1ml ( with the protraction
of the hostilities In the east.
Give the widow of the late Itlchard
P. Bland a big credit mark for entering
her protest against the proposed proces
sion of congressional eulogies at the
funeral services of the dead congress
man. The eulogies are bad enough on
the iloor of the house and senate.
If the peace conference will only wait
n little while the Venezuelan arbitration
commission will show the members
what a good plan It has for settling
troublesome questions. There will bo a
world of talk , It Is true , but talk IB cheap
compared with thlrtecn-lnch shells.
Llpton , Iho English yachtsman , who
Is also a tea dealer , has boon lined for
ballasting his packages with lead and ,
as the raotnl Is cheaper than tea , making
a nice pro lit by the transaction. Hut
titled who InIOO
then sports Indulge ? - , -
000 plnytLlngs llko challenge yachts
must make a little money In some man
ner.
The single tax proposition missed leg
islative endorsement In Michigan by
but a single vote. The single tuxers
will now tell how close they came to
success In the Peninsular state , hut they
forget that the bill would have had to
secure the governor's approval before It
could become a law. The executive veto
counts for more than a single vote.
Minister Storcr's Induction into ofllce
nt Madrid WAS not accompanied by so
much red fire as the exit of his prede
cessor. There was only a very simple
ceremony and the procession to the pal
ace was not marked by any demonstra
tion , either friendly or hostile. In time
the Spanish are likely to como to the
conclusion that the United States has
actually done them a favor by helping
thoui to let go of their costly ana
troublesome colonies.
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THUSTS , rtlOTKCTKD
When Henry O. Havempyer , head of
the Stiftnr trust , expressed the convic
tion that the levy of protective duties Is
the progenitor of nil trusts , ho suc
ceeded In creating a profound sensation.
The American sugar king Is not reputed
to be a fool , whatever else ho may be.
Politicians and financiers realize that
ho would not have ventured to throw
rocks In the glass house ho occupies un
less he had an ulterior object In view.
Whether the Inspiring motive Is to
create a diversion for the war against
the Sugar trust , or a desire to throw
a sup to the democracy , which naturally
would accept his utterance ns gospel
truth , confirming Hryan's prophesies , Is
a matter of conjecture. In any event
Mr. Iluvemeyor knows enough to know
that the evolution of the trust Is no
more duo to one slnglo agency or policy
than was the crash of 1S03 the Inevita
ble consequence of the so-called crime
of 1873.
Industrial monopoly has not been
germinated by any single cause but Is
rather the result of changed Industrial
conditions. Combinations of capital
Invested In Industrial concerns nour
ished In free trade England long before
they were thought of In the United
States. The most colossal of American
trusts the Standard Oil octopus has
been built up and grown to Its enormous
proportions without protective duties
on cither Its raw or finished products.
Next to the Standard Oil the various
gas trusts control capital aggregating
over one hundred millions. The United
States Flour Milling company Is bonded
and stocked for $115,000,000. The Fer
tilizer trust , known as the American
Agricultural company , capltall/ed for
$ 10,000,000 ; the American Hlcycle trust ,
§ 80,000,000 ; the Cottonseed Oil trust ,
? ari,000,000 ; Ice Trust of Maine , ? 00-
000,000 ; National Biscuit trust , $15,000-
000 ; Baking Powder trust , ? ' _ ' 0,000,000 ;
Typewriter trust , $18,000,000 ; Chewing
Gum trust , § 0,000,000.
None of the concerns named have been
created by protective duties nor could
their organl/.atlon have been frustrated
by free trade. Granting , however , that
a majority of American trusts control
products that enjoy the benefit of pro
tective ditties , would that fact justify
the repeal of these duties for the .sake
of crippling the trusts ? Would It not bo
much llko sprinkling Paris green on the
Colorado potato plants infested with the
potato bug , which was. sure to kill the
potato bug and the potato plants at the
same time ? If , for example , free trade
in plate glass would close the factories
of the Plato Glass trust by cheapening
imported plate glass below the cost of
production with better paid American
labor , would America be Justified in giv
ing up Its plate glass industry for the
sake of killing that particular trust ?
Does not the demand of American labor
for higher wages make the protective
policy almost compulsory If America Is
to control Its best market , which Is the
chief source of Its prosperity.
Had the Sugar trust king been dis
posed to take the American people Into
his confidence Instead of 'trying to befog
them he would have pointed out the
true germ and chief incentive of Amer
ican trusts , namely the facility offered
by trusts for colossal stock-Jobbing by
capitalizing the mills and factories of
combined concerns at a fictitious valua
tion ? Take for Instance the American
Sugar trust , Havenieycr's own. The
original organization comprised twenty
sugar refineries. Each of these was pur
chased with trust certificates represent
ing about four times the actual value
of the plant which was capitalized at
§ 50,000,000. iln January , 1802 , the cap
ital was increased by § 29,000,000 for the
purpose of acquiring the Philadelphia
refineries and a controlling Interest In
the Baltimore refinery. In 1SOS the reor
ganized company paid 7 per cent a year
on § 30,008,000 of preferred stock and
an average of 12 per cent on the same
amount of outstanding common stock.
Manifestly the owners of plants that
combined with Ilavemeyer In merging
their refineries In 'the trust were not
driven Into this deal either by ruinous
competition or by the prospect of eco
nomic saving through combined capital ,
but by the enormous price paid for tholr
plants and the prospect of enriching
themselves through stock-watering. The
same Is equally true of the original
Whisky trust or Illinois Cattle Feeding
company , which collapsed not because of
a reduction of duties , but because of In
flated capitalization.
The United States Flour Milling com
pany , otherwise known as the Flour
trust , which represents an unprotected
Industry , Is stocked for § -10,000,000 and
bonded for § 7r,000,000. The bonds evi
dently represent more than the actual
money Invested In Us plants and the
§ 10,000,000 of stock are pure Mississippi
water. Was the trust organized merely
to reduce operating expenses and break
up competition or was not the prime
incentive the deslro to put two or .thrco .
dollars Into the pockets of mill owners
for every dollar of actual value In their
separate plants ?
A moro recent example Is the TinPlate
Plato trust which capitalized for § 50-
000,000 tin plato mills and plants worth
not exceeding § 12,000,000. It goes with
out saying that there would have been
no tin plate factories In America In 18'JS
except for the McKlnloy tariff of 1800 ,
but the fact that $12,000,000 of money
were actually Invested by IbOS In an In
dustry discredited by William J. Bryan
on the floor of congress fully Justifies
the policy that has enabled America to
manufacture Its own tin plato and cir
culate § 20,000,000 for material and labor
at home that would otherwise have been
absorbed by English tin plate mills.
The vulnerable spot of the American
trust is not repeal of protective duties ,
but the prohibition of stock-watering
and fraudulent issues of securities that
do not represent actual value. How this
can bo brought about most effectively
without confiscation is the problem that
appeals for solution to American states
men.
The demand for lands in the west
Is unabated , the sales of one railroad
during May being 110,000 , acres , and It
is estimated they will average 100,000
per month. A largo proportion of this
hind Is bought for grazing purposes , but
the demand for agricultural lauds Is
no lusii marked. Every newspaper In
the rural districts contains weekly the
notices of sales of farm lands and or
new settlers coming In. The develop
ment of the agricultural sections of Ne
braska and other western states Is
moro marked this year than any other
since the rush for public land absorbed
nil that was to bo found In the eastern
half of the state.
TV AXXKXATIOX.
In his testimony before the Industrial
commission the representative of the
Mollenhauer Sugar company said that
free sugar from Cuba would wipe out
American raw sugar , both beet and
cane , In the next five years. There Is
not the least doubt that If Cuban sugar
should be admitted free into the Amer
ican market the sugar Industry here
would be destroyed in probably less
than five years. This fact will exert
a very decided Influence hero against
Cuban annexation. The sugar growers
of Cuba are probably to a man In favor
of annexation , which would give them
a free American market for their prod
uct. They realize that the restoration
of the Industry In the Island will be
slow If sugar is not given free access
to this market , while Increasing sugar
production In the United States must
In time prove disastrous to the Cuban
sugar Interest. Their hope , therefore ,
is In annexation , which they and the
interests that arc naturally in sympathy
with them are now urging.
A very largo portion oC the American
people , however , will not view with
favor a proposition Involving the de
struction of a homo Industry which Is
making rapid progress and promises to
supply the home demand for sugar
within a dozen years or less time. Ac
cording to a statement of the secretary
of agriculture the production of beet
sugar In the country this year will show
a largo Increase. The development ot
the industry is going forward vigor-
ously. Many farmers are growing
sugar beets tills year Tor the first time
and there will bo a considerable addi
tion to the number of factories. A year
ago the secretary of agriculture wild :
' 'Germany produces about as much
sugar as the United States Imported In
ISO" . It was grown on a llttlo over a
million acres. 1C the sugar wo now
purchase abroad were produced In tills
country , four hundred factories wouli !
be required to work up the necessary
amount of sugar beets. This would
afford capitalists a Held , as safe and
permanent ns any now offered , for the
investment of § 200,000,000 and would
reduce to a very largo extent the vast
sum we annually pay for agricultural
products that might bo grown within
the United States. "
The importance of developing this
valuable industry Is obvious and in
order to do this It must continue to
have adequate protection. The Amer
ican people desire the improvement of
Industrial conditions In Cuba. They are
very greatly Interested In the future
progress and prosperity of that Island.
But they cannot promote this at the
expense of a domestic industry that
promises to be , in the not far future ,
one of the most valuable of our agri
cultural industries. As annexation
wornl inevitably destroy tills Industry
It will bo opposed by the funning Inter
est generally and by all who are In
sympathy with that great Interest
EFFECT OX EXPORTS.
Much attention Is being given abroad ,
particularly in England , to the probable
effect upon the export trade of the
United States of the growth of trusts
and their methods. One of the leading
English trade journals says that per
haps the best agent working In favor of
that country Is the trust mania. It Is a
fact , observes that paper , that every one
of the trusts Is grossly over-capitalized
and it Is a fact also that , instead of be
ing content to make more money by eco
nomics In management and the other
legitimate means within their reach ,
they have elected to get there by the
device of raising prices against the
consumer.
The view of the English journal ,
which doubtless expresses that of its
trade constituency , Is that the arbitrary
methods of the trusts and the advance
In prices in order to pay dividends on
inflated capitalization , must Inevitably
be Injurious to the American export
trade and correspondingly beneficial to
British trade. This would seem to be
a sound view , though In advancing
prices the trusts probably figure on get
ting their prollts out of the American
rather than the foreign consumers.
At all events the suggestion of the
English Journals merits serious consid
eration. If it shall be shown and us
yet there Is no evidence on tiie point-
that the trusts are inimical to the expert -
port trade that will be a strong addi
tional reason for condemning them. It
will bo possible to ascertain in the near
future whether this Is the case , or
whether on the other hand the trusts
that export are selling to foreign con
sumers nt prices materially below what
they exact from homo consumers.
The Industrial commission , In session
In Washington , is getting Information In
regard to trust methods which may dis
close something in regard to the effect
on the export trade , though the surest
Information will bo obtained from the
future statistics of that trade.
OVERHEAD AKD VNDKKUHOUSD
TROLLRYS ,
Chicago is about to revolutionize its
street rallwuy system by the substitu
tion of the underground electric trolley
for the cables now operated on Its prin
cipal business thoroughfares. The aboli
tion of the cable as a motlvo power was
foreordained when the electric motor
with the underground trolley proved It
self to be equally practicable and moro
economical.
In Omaha , where cable lines have long
slnco been discarded , the overhead trol
ley must sooner or later also give way
to the underground system , at least In
the business center , where the overhead
trolley Is not merely unsightly , but dan
gerous. It disfigures tlio streets and en
dangers the lives of firemen and occu
pants of buildings as well In case of
storm or conflagration.
The changing of the overhead trolley
on tracks originally constructed for ta
ble Hues to an underground system
would be comparatively Inexpensive.
Such changes have been made In sev
eral of the largo cities , notably In Now
York , where the underground trolley has
proved Itself a success. On other streets
the change might Involve a considerable
outlay , but public convenience demands
for Omaha what Is now being done for
other cities In the way of improved
street railway service.
In any event thn overhead trolley wire
nuisance should bo abated nt an early
day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK 1'RACK COM'KltK.\CE.
Little progress has boon made in a
practical direction by the peace confer
ence at The Hague. The question of ar
bitration continue ! * the one of para
mount interest and according to the lat
est Information the chief dlllloulty con
sists In reconciling a scheme of the
other powers with that of Germany. It
Is said that even if no agreement should
bo reached an arbitration organization
will nevertheless be arranged and will
remain open to such of the powers as
are not able to sign now. Meantime
every effort will bo made to meet the
German view , though the prospect of
an agreement la not regarded ns eucotir-
iiglng.
Wo arc Inclined to concur In the view
of the Now York Times , that "tho na
tions will never agree to an effective
plan of arbitration until the most pow
erful of them reach the conclusion that
war is the greatest evil and that It Is
worth while to make serious sacrifices to
be rid of It. So long as they feel Unit
the loss of national dignity or freedom
of action Is worse than war the arbitra
tion question will retain an academic
tinge. " The time for this , If It shall
ever come , is very remote and there Is
no doubt that at present the principal
European nations are really in sym
pathy with the altitude of Germany.
One of the German delegates to the con
gress , Dr. X.oni. stated that his govern
ment opposed the establishment of a
permanent tribunal of arbitration as
"derogatory to his monarch's sovereignty
eignty and the nation's Independence. "
Ho said the emperor would not pledge
himself to accept as binding the deci
sions of judges not appointed by him
upon questions that have not yet arisen.
Herein is seen the great obstacle to the
proposed tribunal of arbitration rulers
are not disposed to em-render an attri
bute of sovereignty , as would bo re
quired by any plan of compulsory arbi
tration and no plan not compulsory at
least ns to certain questions would beef
of much value.
Prof. Woolsey , the eminent authority
on international law , objects to the
tVincricuii plan submitted to the confer
ence because It docs not make arbitra
tion compulsory. He says : "The first
defect , and a very serious one it Is , in
this plan , viewed as a substitute for
war , Is that no question between Uie
signatories need bo submitted. The best
feature of a permanent system of arbi
tration Is or should be that all questions
of certain kinds must be referred.
Whore two peoples know that certain
kinds of disputes must be submitted to
arbitration there will bo no disturbance
in business. Where submission is en
tirely uncertain , a matter of individual
caprice , of party politics , of bullying or
binding , the great advantage of public
consciousness that there can be no Im
mediate war because there will be im
mediate arbitration is quite lost. " It is
perfectly obvious that little reliance
could be placed on such a plan as a
means of averting war.
It would bo premature to assert that
the conference will accomplish nothing ,
that there will be no practical results
In the interest of peace among the na
tions from its deliberations , but it is
quite certain that It will not accomplish
what has been hoped for by the friends
of peace. At all events it will exert a
measure of moral Influence that must do
good.
A Husslan general has projected him
self to the forefront of International dis
cussion by advocating the restoration of
the kingdom of Poland , as it was be
fore the fall of Koseiusko. The Incen
tive for tills proposal Is the establish
ment of a neutral zone between Austria ,
Germany vind Itussln that would enable
those powers to decrease the armament
on their respective frontiers and do
away with a great deal of revolution
ary agitation. The trouble with this
suggestion Is that It takes three emper
ors to make such a bargain and when
they have agreed It would still be a
problem how long the neutral zone would
remain neutral.
The appointment of Wilbur F. Bryant
to the position of state Insurance com
missioner will commend Itself as one of
the best made by Governor Poyntcr ,
Mr. Bryant ranks high among the pioneers
neers of Nebraska and enjoys an excellent -
cellent reputation for Integrity. While
not an expert In insurance business , his
experience In connection with fraternal
insurance and his legal training should
enable him to administer the now insur
ance department cUiclently and accepta
bly. Politically Mr. Bryant Is a pro
nounced ndvocato of populism , but he
may bo counted on to divorce politics
from the performance of his olltclnl du
ties.
The Spanish government Is asking
foreign bondholders to scale down their
Interest claims. Home creditors must
submit to a reduction , whether willing
or not. With all sources of revenue
worked to full capacity and n deficit re
sulting , no other alternative appears for
those who have been rash enough to
extend credit to the government. In
the financial regeneration of Spain its
statesmen have a task to tax the wisest.
Another evidence of Increased pros
perity and business activity In Nebraska ,
Iowa and South Dakota is found in the
larger salaries of postmasters , the read
justment at Iho close of the fiscal year
showing a longer list than over before.
Tht'so salaries are bused on the revenues -
nuos of the ollli'O and It requires a ma
terial Increase In business to bc-curo an
advance of § 100 In salary.
The Mazet Investigating committee
has started in to look up tax-shlrki-rs In
Now Itork. When It undertook to un
cover Tammany political abuses In the
great city it was supposed it had a bl ; ;
J b on Its bandit. It was no trouble to
find corruption , but to locate nil of it
seemed a hopeless task. The latest Held
of research , however , is oven moro pro-
HHc than the first one. If the committee -
too can only secure a just assessment
of the Wealth of New York the munici
pal treasury of the metropolis will be
overflowing , though Tammany assessor
may not bo so richly rewarded as a
present for being property blind.
The farmers' bank of Suffolk , Vn.
was dedicated with prayer last weel
and llev. W. W. Staley blessed the struc
turc and Its future occupants In the fol
lowing words : "May its ledger never
be marred by falsehood and may tin
character of Its ofllclals never be low
cred or stained by wrong. May the In
stltutlon cultivate such ethics and com
morclnl honor as to strengthen the com
munlty In business safety and future
growth. " Did the Virginia minister
have In his mind's eye any thrifty llnan
clcr In these parts whoso palms have in
itching for ledger-tampering ?
If testimony before the Industrla
commission Is to bo believed it Is small
wonder that the Standard Oil companj
has grown rich and powerful. Accord
Ing to witnesses , while Independent re
liners wore charged § 1.00 per barre
freight by the railroads , the nomlua
rate to the Standard was 00 cents and
rebates brought this down to 33 cents
per barrel. With a difference In trans
portatlon charges of § 1.55 per barrel
small wonder Independent refiners can
not do business.
The anti-foreigner riots In the Chinese
provinces are again breaking out with
the customary disastrous results to mis
sionaries who have pushed their pres
ence into communities that do not ap
preciate their kindly Intentions. If
these riots wore not forthcoming people
might begin to suspect that the mission
aries had given up their war of proselyt
ing.
Shotguns in a state of active eruption
promise to settle the Baker-Howard
feud in Kentucky by removing an aver
age of one a day of the participants.
When the lighting force Is thus reduced
to one the courts may take a hand and
allow the controversy to go into liquida
tion.
Ulvliiif Them 11 HluMV.
Philadelphia Times.
It's all right to put captured Spanish guns
on exhibition In the parks over the country.
Itiey had no show during the war.
A Foiimliti ; llocoril.
Chicago Tlmea-llcrald.
The ? 1,000,000,000 capital of the proposed
brewery trust contains mor water than
beer and more froth than cither. It is the
biggest bead on record.
JIuyrrN Kvcr Welcome.
Springfield Republican.
Not only Russia , but Spain , Is looking to
ward the American market for guns and
war material. The advertisement which
draws Spain hero was a special one of some
ciDenso. but none the less taking.
Floirliitr Fount * < if "Wisdom.
Indianapolis News.
If our national authorities are beading
what the graduates of high schools and
colleges nro saying they are learning a
great deal about expansion and the proper
way of dealing with the mauy now problems
before us.
Xon-1'lirtlnnn I
Chicago Post.
'Ex-'Sonator ' ' Allen's Indignant assertion
In reply to a request for a non-partisan
address made by a Nebraska college that
ho Is the Judge as to what he will say when
ho makes a speech merely demonstrates the
wisdom of the college authorities in putting
in the "non-partisan" proviso.
EiitprnrlNu In
Minneapolis Tribune.
The height of advertising Ingenuity has
been reached by a well known firm ,
ttblch arranged to have one of Its excellent
instruments caught up In the Klrksvllle ,
Mo. , cyclone , carried 1,000 feet and set down
In the front room of a partially wrecked
houao uninjured and all ready for the In
evitable snap-shot.
Stonily ( iriMvtli of Exports.
Sprlnglleld Republican.
Exports of agricultural staples and min
eral oils last month aggregated $50,345,679 ,
as compared with $73,122,571 in May of last
year. The comparison , however , is with a
month of very heavy grain exports attending
the manipulation of the Lelter corner. Con
trasted with month before lut , when these
exports aggregated about $1 ,000,000 , the May
returns are moro favorable.
JOJ-H of IVnd'riut'loii Time.
St. Louis Republic.
Healthy and slniplo souls will not attempt
to conceal their Joy at slgtit of the water
melon of 1S99. There is no reason for con
cealment , llko a worm 'n th' bud , to feed
on their damask cheeks. Their attachment
Is honest and their Intentions are honora-
blo. The only blush necessary to them now
Is that incarnadined stain which comes as
first they dip tholr faces Into the ambrosial
Juice of the biggest watermelon they have
been able to lay hands on.
COST OF AHMii > I'ISACE.
EJiiormniiH Sunm Spi-nl In Foreign .1111-
Hnry KftdilillnliiuoiitH ,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
While any < Uop toward disarmament In
Europe is Improbable at this time , a power
Tut presentation might be mada at The
Hague conference of the financial sldo of the
case. Moot of the nations of Europe are
adding largely to their public debts , and dis
armament for eomo of them may become a
necessity. Annual deficits are quite the
usual thing throughout the continent. Franco
rurin behind annually about $100,000,000 ,
Austria $60,000,000 , Russia $50,000,000 , and
Italy $30,000,000. Minor nations , llko Spain ,
Turkey , Portuual and Greece , are not many
removes from bankruptcy. Thp prcwure for
financial relief from excessive armaments
rows heavier constantly , and must In time ,
If continued , take the form of cmbarrars-
ment. Great Britain kept nearly even last
year , and , but for a foreign war , the United
States would bo paying off Its public debt ,
tint the position of this country and England
In revenue la exceptional.
Perhaps no delegate at The Hague feels
llko touching on the financial aspect of arma
ment on the present scale , except in the
most general way , No representative ! will
bpcak of the deficit or poverty of his nation ,
if It exists. Hut settling day comes for
nations , ns well as Individuals. It woudl bo
well to give moro thought to practical meas
ures ot disarmament than U yet apparent at
the congress. Steps may be taken to avert
war , and may succeed , yet the money strain
will go on. bringing an Inevitable emergency
of some kind. A peace guarded by millions
of soldiers osrving with the colors U almost
an expensive as war. When It Is taken for
granted that the conference will do nothing
practical toward disarmament , the main
point Is dropped out. Nation.il debts will j
accumulate as fast as ever. Nt-itUer arbitra
tion nor humane codes can stave off the
final financial crlels of an exbauetlng armed
ccace. . * I
SHCVI\U SltOT.o AT TII13 IM'MMT. '
Chicago Pogt : A woman preacher has
asked the marriage license clerk to send hrr
a coupleto marry. Some people llko to rasko
trouble.
Drooklyn Kagle : A clergyman recently
preached n oermon la this borough th.it , he
had given fourteen times in other places
Rlnca la.it fall. He gets $50 and expenses
every time ho does It.
Balttmoro American : A New Jersey min
ister docs not approve of the movement de
manding that women should remove tholr
hats and bonnets In church. Ho rays It is
recording to scrlpturo that onion should
worship with covered heads and quotm the
ungnllnnt St. I'nul as authority , nut he
adds that n woman should not -wcnr n Mg
hat. When a minister Is unwlso enough to
toll women that they must wear head cover-
It'g In church and that they must not wear
the particular kind they please , only ono
result Is to bo expected. His church will
Immediately Join these practicing the Inno
vation.
Hoston Transcript : A atory comes from
Oklahoma which shows that a clcrgvmtin
may have a pretty wit nnd yet bo lacking In
tact. In the course of his sermon Ilov. : Mr.
Nowby , now pastor of the Christian church
nt Outhrle , Interjected the quest Ion : "How
many ot you have read the blblo ? " Kitty
hands went up. "flood , " said the preacher.
"Now , how many of you have rend the occ-
end chapter of Judo ? " Twenty-five hands
were raised. A wan smllo overspread the
minister's face. "That's go fl ; but when you
go homo read that chapter again and you
will doubtless learn something to your In
terest. " Of course they found that thcro 1s
no second chapter of Judo , and of course , 110
matter how they may attempt to laugh It
off , the victims of the clcrlcnl pleasantry
nro not likely to love their pastor any the
moro because of the "rise" ho took out of
them.
PKHSO.VAl * AXU OTIII5HWISK.
If It Is true that Agulnaido has proclaimed
himself dictator , It follows that the reigning
season Is now on In Luzon.
Jnmes Edwin Cooke , once famous ns the
champion nnd tcn-horso rider of the world ,
Is living In an abandoned street car In Long
Island.
A Kansas genius clearly defines the line
between his duty as n public olllcor and his
duty to himself ns a taxpayer. Accordingly ,
ho has enjoined himself aa county treasurer
from levying on his own chattels ito pay n
sidewalk tax. Every tax-slilrkor in the
county regards him as the biggest sunflower
In the patch.
Alexander Dewltt. who has lived In
Poughkoop&le- . Y. , for the last forty
years , practically on the bounty of his
friends , Is now dead and It Is found he line
left n fortune of $40.000. Of this ho has
beq'ueathed $39,000 to n nephew , who once
sent him $15. and who Is the only relative
that ever manifested any Interest In his
welfare.
The town of Three Oaks , Mich. , has en
tered Iho race for the prize of Spanish can
non offered to the town making the largest
( contribution to the Dewey homo fund. So
great Is the confidence of capturing the prlzo
that the boomers of Thrco Oaks have sent
out maps showing iho town < o 'be ono of the
four great cities of the country. Such nerve ,
properly mounted , would bo as great a curi
osity as captured cannon from Manila.
"Buy Killarney's Lalccs nnd Rills" Is the
revised version of the famous song now In
vogue In Now York City. The property Is
going under forced sale and $150,000 will buy
it. A movement has 'been ' , started among
Irlsh-'Amerlcans In Now York City nnd vicin
ity to ralso the money , "purchase " the nron-
erty and present it .to the Irish people as n
public park. One-third of the euni has been
pledged and there is good prospect that th
entire amount will bo raised.
Boston is sorely perplexed these rare Juno
days. The Anglican sparrow and the gyp y
moth continue defiant and multiplying , amen
on top of these trial's conies the terredo ant
the grlbblo , which are diligently chowlng the
piling of the harbor wharfs. Fully 25 pe
cent.of the wharflng Is said to have been
ruined by the salt water pests. Affairs arc
coming to a crisis at the iHub , and there Is
llttlo hope of relief unless the Ancient nnd
Honorable Artillery company can bo per
suaded to save the town.
Slugger Jeffries declines to cievato the
stage , like bis predecessors , In which ho
shows the shrewdness of a smooth politician ,
It Is far mare profitable to stick to the ring ,
General Wheeler recently wrote to the
composer of a sonnet In his honor , thanking
the author for his charming compliment
"Llttlo Old Fighting Joe" was much amusei
to receive a refreshingly frank reply , In
which the writer said : "Of course the poem
was Inspired by your bravery , but that was
really not the chief'reason of Its composition
[ wrote it because It was so easy to make
things rhyme with 'Joe. ' "
OK TIIU AVAIL
Philadelphia Times : There Is urgent
need In the Philippines for a. larger a
nuch larger army than wo now have there ;
nnd this need ought to bo satisfied oven at
the cost of a call for moro volunteers.
Chicago Record : The essential thing is
that the war bo stopped , nnd the only sure
and spcody way to stop it is to send a
argo additional force to the Philippines
and to place the military operations under
.ho control of General Miles.
Minneapolis Journal : It is war and It
may bo magnificent , but wo can give Mr.
McKlnloy a private tip that if ho doesn't
; lvo those exhausted and overworked boya
n thu rtilllpplnes some help pretty soon
there will bo the largest roar let out In this
ccuntry that ho ever heard.
Indianapolis News : Thcro is no danger
: hat wo shall have too largo a force In the
slands. Hut there ie danger that , unless
bp" present army is reinforced , wo shall
mvo too small n forco. In every buttlo
hat Is fought Bomo Amnrlcnns nre killed or
voundcd. Many of them have been pros-
rated by the heat. There is certain to
jo much sickness. Therefore , reinforce
ments will bo needed to keey the army up
o Its present strength.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : The net result
s Uiat wo coutrol Just the small amount of
errltory on which our troops stand , nnd
esterday a severe engagement by our mill-
ury and naval forces was brought on by
an Insurgent "threatened attack In strong
crco on Manila. " The facts are unpleus-
nf but It Is wiser to face them boldly
*
ndttwpo future action accordingly than to
jo lulled Into a false security by optlmls-
lo and "edited" ntllclal dispatches ,
Springfield Republican : This region , not
withstanding Its close relation to Manila
nd the harbor , has never before been swept
iy American troops. General Lawton's ex-
edition to the southern ehoro of Laguna delay
lay WHS carried by boats nrrnsa that lake ,
nd thus ho avoided any contest with the
orccs which ho has fought since Saturday.
f one pauses to think ubnut the matter , the
ucntlon arises why General Otis neglected
.o sweep this hostile region between the
harbor and the bay , and oven farther south ,
before the dry season had ended.
Globe-Democrat : In the severe fighting
along the Zapoto river the American army
has shown Its usual daring and tenacious
courage. The work was moro trying than
was anticipated , but that made no difference.
If the advance was temporarily Impeded the
men returned to the work again and again ,
driving the enemy steadily. Several regular
regiments were heavily engaged tor the first
time slnco arriving at Manila. They are
largely composed of recruits , but all appear
to Jmvo fought llko veterans. The enemy
rremed to have had a superstitious faith In
the Maputo position. It was 'thoro they de
feated a strong Spanish column , and no doubt
eince th n have added to the formldublenen
ot the works. They nre dealing with a
larger nnd moro determined army now ,
Their nppetlto for war will bo thoroughly
satisfied , Dllllcultlcs stimulate nn American
army , n tart ther nro probably beginning to
understand.
Wnslilnston Star : H la but reasonable to
suppose , however , < hnt General Otis would
apply for moro men if ho really stood In need
of them , and that < ho president would
promptly honor his draft. The ono Is on the
ground nnd knoua his necessities , nnd the
other Is hero nnd has the power to meet any
requisition the other may maka Both nro
anxious for success nt the earliest day ponl-
bio for Its achievement. Kor these reasons
II Is 'but fair to assume that progress is
being made nnd that at no very distant day
we shall receive aoino altogether satisfactory
announcements.
DOMIi.STlC PMJASAVnilUS.
Life : Old Bachelor Do you ex-
prot to marry or do you expect to keep your
liberty.Miss Vnn Sand ?
Miss Van Sand -What n. ifunny question.
I Intend to < 1o both.
fionitrvllle. Journal : When a man SPWK n
button on bl trousers ho gcneralls1 does It
KO thoroughly that It never comes off again.
Ho docsn t want to sow It on ( but once nnd
thread Is cheap.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "And you think
IM better ask your father now ?
"Yes. It will bo a little mild practice for
you. Then come back nnd ask nml
Indianapolis Journal : "Tho woman. "
said the C'ornfed Philosopher , "who comes
nearest 1o marrying Jier Ideal Is the woman
who does not marry nt all.
Chicago Tribune : "You remind me ? o
much of my llrst husband , " paid the nngry
wlfo. as the family quarrel grew tlerner.
"Ho I ? " sneered the angry husband.
"Yes. You've ) got so many of his Ixiil
qualities nnd so few of his good ones ! "
Somervlllo Journal : ( Ho ( bitterly ) If. I
were rich you would Jove mo more.
Kho ( musingly ) No , I don't bcllcvo I
would , lut I might marry you.
St. Louis Republic.
YP old-mnld men and bachelor girls ,
With llvis ot solo tune ,
aiow lonely nro ye these bright days ,
The marrying days of June !
The weddingmaivh tfrom I/ohengrln
Its working clothes has otii
l-"or n dally race with Tannhauscr
Or clsb with iMendcJssohnl
Conse. cease their strains , ye organists ,
These spinster people cry ,
Ami haste the flight ot kindly tlmo
The mating * season liyl
" " ' '
( But no"tiib"'Jangurous'jil'r ! of Juno V j
Still throbs with nuptial din ' . \ J
From Tannhiuser or iMcndclssohn ,
Or eke from ! /ohengrinl
TIII3 AV13DIMNG OIKT.
A farmer seated In Ills glff , ono day drove
Into town ,
And with him came ( his better half , dressed
in n glnchajn gown.
Near where J stood > ho stopped to tie Ills
unshod , shaggy 'bay ,
And as his good wlfo clam'berod out , I
heard the farmer say ,
"Wall. Nancy , Is yer mind made up 'bout
what yor goln to git ? "
"No , Cyrus , " his goodwlfo replied , "It nln't
exactly ylt.
"Yer see , if we could only know what other
folks would taring ,
W3iy then we'd have no .txtther of selcctln'
JlBt thor thing. "
Then ! Nancy mentioned several things Uiat
would be nice1 to buy ,
And every tlmo she paused ifor breath ,
Cyrus made thla reply ,
"That's Jlst the thing wo oughtcr git , that'3
Jlst the thing , my dear , "
And they continued In this strain 'til I
could no moro hear.
I saw them next within a store , a change
had taken place.
Instead of smiles , dejectlvenesa was pic
tured on each face.
"It can't ilie this , er can't lo that , cr nothln'
else I eee , "
Game from the farmer's iwlfe. iNancy , in
voice most dolefully.
il
clsa we won't git homo
In tlmo to do the mllkln' , fur ther night
( has almost come. "
Again I saw upon the street the undecided
twnln ,
Cy. had given up In dlspalr , nor would lie
look ngnln.
"I beg your pardon , friend , " said I. "I
would a word with you.
Tell me why you nre thus disturbed , I may
know what to do. "
They both were silent for awhile , nnd with
averted 'head
rrhel old man wiped away a tear , then
turned to mo and said :
"Well , neighbor , ns yer'vo asked so kind ,
hero's nvhiit thor trouble Is.
A w ddln' gift we've tried to buy fur our
young daughter Liz.
She's nrjroln' ter marry Tom , that's old
Smlth'fl oldest boy :
But blani'd If wo know what to buy that
would to tooth give Joy. "
I smiled tit this and then T asked , "How
much fliave you to spend ?
Tell me , " I urged. "I may , perhaps set you
aright , ray friend. "
"Well , sir , to tell tha "truth , " mid lie , "our / "
pile ain't very big , / *
Ter raise ther llttlo that we've got wo Jm
sold er cow an" pig. " T
"My poor advice you're' welcome to , though
ipoor , It Is my best :
Buy nothing with -tho money , but go home
tonight and rest ,
And on the eve of that great day , the day
that they are tied.
Present them cneh wHh half of It , with
blessings and with pride.
"They will appreciate It more to spend It
as they llko ,
And never can they cast a slur , nor ntyour
Judgment strike. "
"God ibless yor , " said he , "that's what
we'll go an' do !
An' long as me nn' Nancy Jives we'll always -
ways think of you. "
I saw them climb Into their gig and when
they left the town
Cy's arm iwns round his better half ,
dresssd In her gingham gown.
w. AILLRN OIIALT.JS.
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