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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SFKDAY , ArGtTST G , 1800 , Tin- OMAHA SUNDXY BEE K. nditor. PUBLISHED KVKIIY MOUNtNO. TKRJ'.S OP SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee ( without Sunday ) , One Ytar. . S.W Dully Bca and Sundny , Ona Year 8.M Dally , Hunclny ami llluztratcd , One Year 8.2 * Sunday and Illustrated , Une i' &r 2.25 llliutrated Bee. One Vtjir ! Sunday li.-c , Ono Yfar * - - - BatunJny Bcc , On Year l.M Weekly Bee , One Year ' " OFFICES. Omaha : Tne BeBu.idmj. . fcouth Omaha : c'lty Hall Building , Twenty- Cfth nnd N Street * . Council Bluff * : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : 307 Oxford IJull < 3lne , New York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newi and Ldtlorlal Department , The Omaha Bcs. BUSINESS LETTERS. . Business Utter * and remittances should bo addressed to The Bee Publishing Com j ny , Omaha. Omaha.REMITTANCES. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft , express or postal order payublo to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cnit stumps accepted In payment of nsall sceounlB. personal checks , except on Omaha or E.istcrn exchange , not accepted. T11K BEU PUBLISHING COMPANY. TATUJli\T OK RlltCULATION. Btato of Ncbr.iykn , Dou lan County , ss. : Gcorso B. Tzsthurk , secretary of The Be Publishing company , bclne duly sworn , nays that the in Iu.il number of full and complete copli-ii of Thu DaJIMornlnR , Evening and Kunday lice , printed during the month of July , UW , wns us follows : 1 -ill.mm 17 .U..ouo 2 a7ooo is a 1,700 3 'Mlin 19 24,700 4 . ' 5.-IOO 20 81,070 5 11,06(1 ( 21 24r.SO 6 5,5(10 22 24,720 7 J.I , 110 23 211,255 J.-.1H ) | 24.11110 J7'tn. 23 24,5UO 10 III ) 28 21,700 11 M,4ttO 27 21,770 12 J4.020 2 ? 2l,0iO : 13n J.1,2.'tU 29 2-1,810 n J.1,400 SO 2(1,1.1(1 ( ( 13 J3.IXJO Jl 2.'i,010 10 JO.OtO Total 785,882 L.CSB unsold and returned copies. . . . 1O,470 Not total sales .77.1,40:1 : Net dolly average 25,013 GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this Slut day of July , 1S33. U E. BOYLE. ( Seal. ) Notary Public. ' 'nrtlrn I.cnvlriB for the Summer. Parties leaving the city for the summer may have The Bee sent to them regularly by notifying The Bcc business office. In person or by mall. The address win ba changed as often as desired. Speaker Ueed nnd Boss Croker arc to return from Europe on the same steamer. Uuless Croker lias forgotten the trip ov ir lie Is probably provided with an overcoat. The efforts of the Indian schools to liriDK the red man up to the white man's ways must be meeting with success when a graduate of Carlisle undertakes 'to ' kill a girl who refused to marry him. If Count Castellane wants to put his photograph on sale to replenish his pla money supply lie Is not to be blamed , but rather the cheerful Idiots who are caught buying the pictures of Innne no- Wllty. The banana trust has not yet slipped up. All the product It handles Is Im ported from foreign countries , but that will not stop the popocrats from assert ing that the tariff. Is the foundation of all trusts. The Milwaukee health commissioner recommends the passage of a bill pro viding for the medical examination of nil young men who apply for marriage licenses. Why apply this rule to men and not to women ? A Chicago man has Invented a process by which he says ho can locate buried metal and lost treasure. Now let him get to work on an invention that will kocp a man from losing or dissipating the coin when he gets It. Building lumber is scarce and prices are naturally tending upward. Hut there may be compensating features if the situation leads to the erection of more substantial business blocks and dwellings out of brick and stone. Colonel William Jennings Bryan Is in Michigan wrestling with pending prob lems. The first pending problem he will have to solve will be a pacification of his Kentucky supporters who are pulling In opposite directions In the cam paign for governor. The newly appointed Superintendent of the HtiUo fish hatcheries knows no more about breeding tlali than any boy who has visited an aquarium. But he has a political pull with the democratic machine which Is guaranteed TO nmko BQtiuru pegs fit round holes. Business failures , an reported by the mercantile agencies , continue to bo lighter than for many years , the num ber for July being smaller than any month ou record except that of May. There Is no sham about the prosperity prevailing In the United States. The pacts of the peace conference may tend to make war moro refined , yet In Its most refined aspect war roust al ways bo no hideous as to make every civilized nation hesitate long before con cluding that the arts of peace hare been exhausted In its attempts to adjust dif ferences by diplomatic measures. According to the lieutenant colonel of the regiment , the profits of the First Ne braska's canteen during thrco months wore over $11,000 Mexican money , which was distributed among the men. It Is doubtless eafo to infer that the First Nebraska men uro practically mianl- inouu In favor of the perpetuation of the canteen. The Canadian premier is said to have accorded n very chilly reception to a Chicago representative who Invited him to the corner stone laying of the fed eral building all ou account of the Alaskan boundary question. The pre mier Is likely to have several chills tilmsclf before ho secures ull his de mands In that controversy , rnoancsstvr ; CIVILIZATION. The Irresistible march of civilization has made Its Indelible Impression ou the Philippines. Less than eighteen months ago Manila , the metropolis of the nrclil pi-lngo , wns still shrouded In mcdlaeva darkness , the litimnplzlug agencies ol modern civilization had not penetrated the dense fog of Ignorance and Its people had no titan of the blessings that were In store for them. The marvelous revolution wrought by the advent of the Ainertc.iu armies Is strikingly portrayed In the advertising columns of our Manila exchanges. The most conspicuous announcement ou the first page of the latest Issue of the Manila Times makes known to all men that the Hotel Orlentc has passed under new management and is now the finest In the Philippines. Intending guests are assured that they are to en counter no more troubles , complaints or disappointments , The establishment Is conducted on the first-class Amerl can system , supplying a long-felt waut. Everything Is up to date. A thoroughly equipped American bar dispenses drinks through an expert American bartender the same ns any first-class New York hotel. Incidentally , we arc Informed that there is a first-class livery stable connected with this hotel. Side by side with the display card of the Hotel Orleute are the flaring cards of n firm that offers for sale a line of mixed goods , Including Scotch whisky , saddles for ponies , Old Tom Gin , khaki , as used In the Indian army , Hloja claret wine , cigarette papers and a large va riety of hardware. Immediately ad joining this interesting feature Is the card of Charles HeldslecK , Imperial Ex tra Dry , the favorite champagne all over the United States ; apolllnarls , clarets , hocks , brandy , whisky , beer ( English and German ) , first-class brands. Next comes the Tabagnerla Central , with nu assortment of Ameri can chewing tobacco , American ciga rettes , cut tobacco , stationery , etc. , at moderate prices. On the second page we find among other announcements an assortment of Armour's Mlccd ham , boneless chicken , tomalcs and Frankfurter sausages by the American Commercial company , nnd the British India Bazaar makes a spe cial offer to volunteers of handsome presents and curiosities , "for your mothers and sisters at home , who will appreciate them. " On the third page we learn that Schlltz brews the only beer specially adapted for a hot climate , but that docs not prevent another dealer from advertising Pabst Milwaukee Kaolin Escolta No. 0. In the meantime the North American Trading company has pre-empted the southwest corner of the fifth page with an announcement of a cargo of California canned fruits nnd vegetables and another consignment of Old Judge whisky nnd Wlelnnd's ex port lager beer. On the sixth page the Pacific Oriental Trading company holds the fort with two columns devoted to A. B. C. Bo hemian beer , the only beer brewed at St. Louis , Mo. , especially for the tropics , while the Nuevo Nee restaurant , op posite to the English club , Invokes the patronage of American army officers-- . to try n square meal with n bottle of good claret for $1. The seventh page of the Manila sheet devotes one solid column to original poetry and four columns to advertise ments of Vienna beer , Watson's blood purlflor , Malaga wlucs , absinthe , five- gallon demijohns , condensed milk and old government whisky. Most Instructive and suggestive of all Is the eighth page , which Is adorned by an Illustrated sketch of the estab lishment that deals In Mumm's Extra Dry. Sandwiched In between the cards of the San Miguel brewery and Rochester - tor tonic Is the advertisement of La Funerarla a high-class funeral estab lishment , the first and only one of its class In the Philippines , offering a great variety of hearses , mourning coaches and Imperial bl rs. The refinements of civilization cer tainly could not have been more deli cately shown than by the Insertion of Imperial blera between the home-made jruwory beers and those Imported from Milwaukee and St. Louis. Who can call In question the fact that civilization is progressing at a rapid salt in the new oriental possessions of Uncle Sam ? A. CU31HEHCIAL. CONQllESiS. The International Commercial con gress , to bo held In Philadelphia prom ises to bo a most Interesting body , the deliberations of which are likely to beef of very considerable value to those en gaged In our foreign commerce and In deed to our commerlcal interests gen erally. As now Indicated , fifty-eight governments and states , exclusive of the United States , will bo represented at the congress. Of these , twenty-five governments will be represented by of ficial delegates , the other thirty-three delegations coming from countries that have 110 ollicliil representation as yet and where the merchants and traders have seen the necessity of being pres ent to care for their interests. Europe will bo represented by official delegates from Germany , Great Britain , Greece and Russia. France will not send nn oUlclul delegate , but that coun try will bo represented in the congress by delegates from Paris nnd n number of other towns appointed by commercial Lmilles. In the same way Austria-Hun gary , Belgium , Denmark , Holland , Italy , Norway , Portugal , Sweden , Tur key and even Spain , will bo present at the congress. The South nnd Central American governments have shown n most gratifying Interest In the congress , all but one of them having appointed delegates or given notice of the inten tion to do so. This evidence of n du al ro on the part of those governments : o promote closer commercial relations with the United States is reassuring and good results arc reasonably to bo expected from it The Philadelphia Inquirer says In ref erence to the congress ; "What con clusions and recommendations will be reached when the delegates from Ku rope , Asia , Afrltn , Austrnlnsln and the American hemisphere meat , It Is toi early to predict. The field for en ( leaver Is so broad and the questions that will bo taken up so liuitortan that any forecast would of ncce.oMty be unreliable. But this much c-nu be salt with certainty. Plans will be Inld ntu arrangements made that will suiootl the course of commerce from one out of the world to the othur and a positive benefit to this country will accrue. But this country will not be the only pnlnur for all who take part In the congress will be benefited In a degree proportionate tionate to their Interests In foreign com merce. " There Is every reason to ex pect very Important results from this International congress. THE COUIt'l'-MAllTlAL , AT ttRXXKS. The retrial of Captain Dreyfus will begin nt Rcuues this week nud the prom Ise Is that It will proceed quietly , the government having taken every precau tion against disorder. As pointed out in a dispatch from Paris the position of the accused will not be the same in this trial as In the first court-martial. Then Dreyfus was required to prove that ho was Innocent of the charges , whereas now It is Incumbent upon the prosecu tion to prove him guilty. Moreover the scope of the prosecution has been greatly narrowed by the action of the court of cassation In sweeping away much of the testimony upon which Drey fus wag convicted , the utter falsity of which has since been shown. In fact , the present court-martini Is confined to the single question whether the accused communicated certain documents to the German government and there appear. ) to be no doubt that the defense can show that this charge Is groundless. The acquittal of Dreyfus may con fidently be predicted nnd there Is reason to think that all Intelligent Frenchmen expect It , although some of those who have persistently pursued him still pro fess to believe him guilty. The trial will undoubtedly be fairly conducted , for the present government cannot afford 1o have it otherwise If It so desired. This extraordinary case brought France very near to revolution nnd another coufilet between the supporters of Justice and those who nre animated by prejudice nnd rnce hatred might be fatal to the republic. There are able , courageous nnd patriotic men at "the head of affairs , conspicuous among them being the min ister of war , General do Galllfet , and they have given unmistakable proof or their purpose to see that Justice Is done in this case. FOR AMEHICAX SHIPS. The declaration of the republicans of Iowa In favor of the enactment of legis lation which will regain for American ships the carrying of our foreign com merce voiceH the practically unanimous sentiment of republicans everywhere. This legislation Is urged "for the na tional defense , for the reinforcement of the navy , for the enlargement of our foreign markets , for the employment of American worklngmcn In the mines , forests , farms , mills , factories and ship yards. " This sums up the argument fern n merchant marine commensurate with our foreign commerce nnd It is sufficient. That such a merchant marine would be most valuable for national defense will not be questioned. England , Ger many nnd Frnnce have in their merchant steamers an available naval reinforce ment that would be of Immense service in war and the advantage in having great ships that may be turned Into cruisers nnd transports was demon strated In our conflict with Spain. The four auxiliary cruisers from the Ameri can line , thoroughly manned with ex perienced seamen and engineers , saved us many times all the money we have ever paid to maintain this line. The starting of n Spanish fleet for Ameri can waters created panic in our coast marine service. The sailing of our mer chant crulserH nnd the fact that they could locate and report the Spanish fleet , In ample time for intercepting it , restored confidence and saved our coast wise trade. That the enlargement of our foreign markets would be promoted by an American merchant marine cannot reasonably be doubted. Representa tive Payne of New York , who was chair man of the house committee on mer chant marine , says : "We arc ready to compete with the world in everything made from iron , steel nnd cotton , nnd a hundred other things. We want n. mar- tot for the central products of the north west and the Pacific slope , without sending them to Liverpool , and paying toll to Great Britain , before they reach Asiatic ports. The same is true of the South American markets , both on the Atlantic and the Pacific. To reach these markets now wo must send our mail and often ship our goods by the way of Liverpool. This is a terrible handicap to our trade. American ves sels , manned by Americans , would re sult In great advantage lu marketing American goods , " Sir. Barrett , our for mer minister to Slam , says that one great necessity to tl\o \ Increase of Ameri can commerce In the far east Is the Im mediate Improvement of the steamship service of the Pacific. Ho urges that vessels equal to those crossing the At lantic should be placed on this route 'and as many ns possible should fly the American Mag. " At present the freight facilities nre not equal to the demands made upon them. "Wo cannot expect , however , " says Mr. Barrett , "that the steamship compiuiles will make the im- irovcmonts needed unless the govern- nent Is willing to give them the neces sary subsidies. " It is well known that our trade with South America has suf fered because most of It has been fer ried on under foreign flags ; there can bo no doubt that the experience will bu re peated in the Asiatic tradu If WQ shall continue to depend largely upon foreign vessels for carrying our products. An American merchant marine com- neusurato with our foreign commerce would not only give employment to a arge army of American worklngmcn , but It would keep at home a vast sum of money uhk-li now is paid nnnu.illy to foreign nhip owners and whLh would bo distributed among our own people. Tills question , Iti which every section of the country and nil Interests are con cerned , Is one "of the most Important the next congress will be called upon to consider , nnd legislation looking to the creation of an American merchant ma rine may confidently be expected. \'KltitiriKU \ . The Illustrated article lu The Bee a week ago describing celery culture ns wirrled on in Nebraska and showing that Nebraska Is next only to Michigan as n pource of supply for the celery mar ket furnishes another point ou the rapid diversification of agriculture In tills nnd other western farming stntes. But a few years ago when corn wns men tioned ns the agricultural staple of Ne braska it wns meant that corn was to nil Intents nnd purposes the sole prod uct of tinNebraskn farm , excluding n small acreage of small grain and fodder der foodM. Damage to the growing corn meant the Irreparable loss of the only valuable crop on which the tanner must depend for the returns to his labor and Investment. The time-tested admonition against putting all the eggs in one basket , how ever , Is receiving practical application. While corn Is tlil king in Nebraska , he has companions that share with him In greater or lesser degree the dominion of the fertile fields nnd prolific prairies. As a Wheat-producing state Nebraska is well up near the head of the list and the proportionate value of the annual harvest of other grains is much greater than formerly. The value of the hay crop marketed every year mounts high Into the hundreds of thousandst while probably as uuieh , If not more , Is con sumed by the animals upon the farm. Equally Important are the farm products that were entirely Ignored up to recent years. The sugar beet is n newcomer whose adaptability to Ne braska soil has been firmly established and there Is no question that sugar beet culture Is to be extended and im proved until it becomes of far greater agricultural importance than now. The same Is true of chicory growing , which furnishes the foundation for a rising Nebraska industry. Alfalfa , kalllr corn , vegetable seeds and a number of other farm products have similar pos sibilities of development which must not be left out of account In reckoning up Nebraska's agricultural resources. What Is true In tills respect of Ne braska is true also of all the great farmIng - Ing regions of the I'nitod States. The process of agricultural diversification Is everywhere going on , silently revolu tionizing old systems and making farm ing profitable today nt prices which would have meant loss if not utter ruin two or three decades back. In making up the blanks for the census , for ex ample , it is found that some 4,000 dif ferent marketable , articles nre produced on American farms , ranging nil the wny from frogs nnd terrapin to violets nnd onions. Texas has an extensive pecan nut industry , Virginia raises peanuts , Michigan grows peppermint , Vermont produces ginseng root , some of which is exported to China , Colorado sends the most delicious cantaloupes to the big markets , California Is in the list witn n varied menu , including fruits , flowers and ostriches. Equally noticeable with crop diversifi cation Is the utilization of farm by products that used to go to waste. Va riegated crops are prerequisite to this development. While there will always be farms devoted to the exclusive culti vation of one or two products , In which every minutest detail is worked out to the finest and most cconomlcnl point , the ordinary man sees economy in devoting himself to simultaneously op erating branches that supplement one another. He can , for example , feed his beet leaves and fodder to cattle , selling Lhc roots to the sugar factory , the milk to the creamery and the matured live stock to the meat packer. By finding use for everything and avoiding waste , economizing time and power , taking ad vantage of modern machinery and im proved process , the position of the American farmer as the most Independ ent , most intelligent , most progressive and most prosperous agriculturist In the world will bo maintained indefi nitely. As the schoolmaster of free coinage 'Coin" ' Harvey ought to profit by the wisdom of the editor of the Lincoln mpocratlc organ who pointed the way to salvation through the restoration of silver to Its 10 to 1 standard price of $1.29 an ounce when ho declared that rusts can raise and lower prices of an commodities at pleasure. In other words , that a silver bullion trust would uive It within Us power to raise the > ricc of silver at pleasure and cnn keep the price up ns long ns it controls the output of sliver. If Harvey would now lovoto all his energies nnd talents to organizing a silver bullion trust ho would accomplish nil he has ever asked for , and that , too , without waiting for ho consent of any nation on earth , in cluding the United States. The same old fight is going on In Eng- and to make obligatory the equipment of all railway rolling stock with nuto- mntlu couplings. Railroads that stood out against the automatic couplings In 'his country have been forced to the conclusion that they were standing in heir own light and the same lesson will > o taught abroad In the end. It must ) o admitted that one argument that fa vors the government-owned railroad Is hnt It does not so often weigh human Ife against dollars and cents. The explanation given by Mr. DR llowltz of the sudden trip to Russia of ho French minister of foreign afl'alis may pass muster on the other bide of ho Atlantic , but it will hardly receive credence at tills distance from St. Petersburg. The Idea that the czar of Russia Is about to abdicate hla throne because it was n girl buby Instead of n boy Is a little too gauzy In view of the fact that the emperor Is still a young man nnd the girl is only No. n. If the czar lind been In the vexing jwiltlon of o.vSet-retary of Stnte Evarts when the twelfth daughter wns presented to him for n blessing he might have been ex cused for wanting to quit playing em peror. The public will wait with bated breath for the settlement of the dispute between the waiters and the bartenders ns to the distance from 'no ' source of Mipply nt which each is entitled to servo drinks. If the man who takes his drink stnudlug belongs to the barkeeper , while the man who sits down for liquid re freshiueiit Is the exclusive property of the waiter , the controversy may be transformed Into one of supplying ehalrs for thirst-stricken mortals. As the matter Is In the hands of a commit tee composed of members presumably more or less expert on the subject , a test that will operate practicably will surely be forthcoming. The report of tlio lown ftntn I.'ibor commissioner exhibits a very satisfac tory condition. The number of people ple employed shows nn Increase of IM per cent and the average wages paid nn increase of 10 per cent over the pre ceding year. Present conditions , the report adds , are even more satisfac tory. The Increase in demand for labor Is not confined to any class or Indus try , but In general. Iowa Is keeping up with the prosperity procession. If the executive committee of the Cuban assembly continues to grant empty army commissions with the lav- ishuess and prodigality recently dis played military titles of Cuban lineage will soon be on the market like sonic of the literary diplomas flouted by attic room colleges that sell sheepskins at so much a yard. The man who poses as a Cuban army officer will do well to carry ideutificntlon papers with him. Spain has been most insistent upon the immediate release of Spanish pris oners held by the Filipinos. No such haste has been manifest , however , lu the release of Cubans confined lu Span ish penal settlements. It was the agree ment that they should be given their freedom and as they are entirely nnd completely within the control of Spain there would appear to be no good reason for delay. The startling story issent out by the Associated Press from Chicago , rein forced by a certificate from the De partment of Agriculture at Washington , that thousands of goats nro being slaughtered by American packers and sold as mutton. This ia simply awful. People who cat mutton will do well to look for wool in their broth. Otherwise it's a goat The automobile is making rapid in roads upon the horse in the principal cities of the cast. The practicability of self-propelling vehicles having been es tablished beyond further controversy , no one need be surprised if they should find public favor ns swiftly ns did the electric street rallwny when it sup planted the animal power car. roi > ull m'fl Requiem. Philadelphia Ledger. Western farmers are buying large num bers of pianos , and the first tune played on them Is the requiem of populism. In the Very Front IlnnU. The National ( N. Y. ) Advertiser. For variety of Interesting matter and ex cellent pictures , The Omaha Illustrated Bee a In the front rank of newspapers. Xot What the Ilullloiinlres Want. Indianapolis News. If the plan of ex-Governor Boles will not give an artificial value to silver what In the world does ho suppose the silver mine owners want with It ? . Drifting Airnr from Silver. I.oulivlllo Courier-Journal. Another Indication of the drift away from the free silver fetich is In the Eighth Mis souri congressional district , -which Mr. Bland always carried with only little work himself and without aid from the outside , hut where now the democrats are making a desperate struggle to elect Mr. Bland's successor , having Imported Mr. Bryan for a scrlts of speeches and arranged for other speeches 'by ' outsiders. And this In the dis trict of the man who was long the acknowl edged leader of the silver cause , and always its real leader. Cry from the Ilnrvent IMcIui. Springfield Republican. The cry for help from the harvest fields of the west is moro acute this season than usual. Railroad offices In the northwest arc receiving appeals 'by wire to send the farm hands that are needed to gather In the crops and they are unable to find the men wanted , who ai-o offered from $2 to $3.25 a day. It Is said that in the Red River ral- loy the situation amounts to a crisis , and unless moro help is obtained much grain will bo lost. Employment agencies farther cast are advertising for bands , but with llttlo success , Frosperlty has thinned out the ranks of unemployed EO far that no such army seems to exist. AVIxo I'lnn for fJold Tpmocrn < n. St. Louis Globe-Democrat , The expressions among the gold democrats against putting up a candidate .by their party in 1000 probably represent the senti ment of a largo majority of that element. Their nominee in 1896 polled comparatively few votes , and as tbo silver folly will be mixed up with several other lunacies In the democratic platform next year , It can hardly arouse as much interest as It did three years ago , and the gold democratic ticket , if there were one , would get smaller sup port. A wise plan for the honest money democrats next year would 'bo for all of them to vote the republican ticket , as a majority of them probably did la 1896. Agricultural Development of .VltmUa. Philadelphia .Record. Public attention has been eo closely con centrated upon the gold discoveries In tbo Klondike region of tbo British Northwest Territory that comparatively slight Interest is 'being taken In the mineral and agri cultural possibilities of Alaska. Intrepid governmental explorers ore , however , gradu ally furnishing needed information regardIng - Ing the Interior of our valuable northern possession , and when the excitement over the Klondike developments eball have been completely allayed and tbo available claims all staked off many of the restless gold seekers "will undoubtedly drift Into and scatter over Alaska , and the mineral re sources of the country will not only he developed , but tbo adaptability of much of the territory for agricultural and grazing purposes nljl have been practicably dem onstrated. ni.Asrs most HAM'S ttonx. Conceit blinds many a man to the truth. The mnnho wavers cannot expect Ood's favor ? . Atheism dethrone * reason and exftlta ( oily ns king. The Holy Spirit Is the beat teacher of theology. Faith and zcnl always outstrip reason and eloquence. A religion without the Holy Ghost is not Christianity. The early preachers never belonged to the "aristocracy. " If a godless man got Into heaven ho would i bo glad to get out. ! It Is often easier to bo neighbor to the ptranger than to the mnn over your back fence. It U true that many can find "sermons In stones. " but they don't want stones In their sermons. Eli had been a prophet for mnny years nnd yet the Lord ald some things about him that made his cars tingle. IT.KSO.V.U , AMI OTllISKWlsn. General Coxcy , of tramp nrmy fnme , has bought A steel milt. decree \V. Cable , whose recent lecture tour of Enclanrt xvaa so very successful , In tends to make another visit to England this summer. Sir \Vllfrid Lnurler , the Canadian pre mier , IB an admirer of David Garrlck nnd has the best collection of Garrlck autographs In the world. Sir Henry M. Stanley has expressed to a French journalist his opinion thnt nftcr Spcke nnd Livingstone Major Marchnnd wns the greatest African explorer. James W. Bradbury of Maine Is the oldest living ex-member of > the United States senate. He is 97 years of nge nnd served with Webster , Cnlhoun and Clay. Tim Healcy , the catties king of New Mexico ice , ban moro money than ho knows what to do with. He has nn Income of } S7,000 n jtar nnd lives in a hut that cost about | 60. . Captnln Samuel W. Bartlett of the steamer Dlann. which carries the Peary relief expe dition , Is one of a large family of Arctic explorers. Three of his brothers have died north of the Arctic circle. The rownrdo of literature are frequently disappointing , but many a .worker In other branches of activity -would bo satisfied to leave his family the tHO.OOObequeathed by the novelist , William Black , to his wife and children. lAlson S. Sherman , mayor of Chlcngo In 1844 , is still alive , and in perfect health. He is the last surviving chief of the old volunteer fire department and was n member - ber of the first "bucket company" formed In Chicago. Joseph. Jefferson Is to plant nn English elm In Tower Grove park , St. Louis , near the Shakespeare statue , where Adelaide Nellson , Olga Nethersole , Booth and Bar rett have In years past planted trees from Shakespeare's birthplace. Presidents Monroe nnd Tyler were burled In Hollywood cemetery , Richmond , Vn. , and it Is proposed to remove the remains of Chief Justice Marshall from the neglected Shockoo hill cemetery to this spot. The grave of Jefferson Davis Is near by. The city of Winchester , Va. , has received a sift of $30,000 from Charles Broadway Rouss , to be expended in the erection cf a public building on the public square. Win chester was Mr. Rouss' birthplace , and In the last ten years ho has given It over $100- 000 , including a water works system. The name of the governor of New York and the colonel of the Rough Riders Is pro nounccd in various ways by different people ple , but the one and only correct pronun ciation is. according to the governor's ex planation In answer to a recent Inquiry , "Ros-y-velt , a word of three syllables. " A volume of clippings valued at $2,500 is to be presented to Admiral Dowcy upon his arrival. The book contains between its solid silver covers a wealth of printed mat ter , from profound editorials on the ad miral to humorous poetry regarding him , and from the comments of the president and cabinet down to the jokes of the street gamins. A monument recently placed in a cemetery in Louisville , Ky. , 'bears ' Inscriptions to the memory of John Austin , a soldier of the revolution elution ; James tMIcn Austin , his son , a eoldler of the -war of 1812 ; James Grlgsby Austin , his grandson , a soldier of the war wllb. Mexico , and James Richard Gathright , his great-grandson , a confederate soldier , who was killed at Murfreesboro , Tenn. , January 1,18G3. "All " were privates. PDXSIO.\S FOR EMPLOYES. The Pennnylvanln Ilnllrnnil Provide * for n Siiin-rnniiiintlon Fond. Philadelphia Press. After several years of consideration the authorities of the Pennsylvania railroad , under the guidance of President Cassatt , have reached the determination to create a pension and superannuation fund for the benefit of the employes of the company. It le understood that 70 yearn of ago bns been fixed ns the ago for compulsory retirement , and that employes who have been thirty years In the service , but who have not at tained that age , will be entitled to tbo benefits of the fund upon the report of the committee which will 'have ' the administra tion of its affairs. The pension allowance will be based upon length of service , and the average wages received by the employes during such service. It Is estimated that it will require a payment by the company of about $300,000 $ per annum to make the fund effective , Tbo preliminary arrangements are now being made , BO that at the meet ing in the fall definite action may be taken by the board of directors and the fund be put into operation. It will not Interfere In nny way with the employes' relief fund , but will work In harmony therewith , the rules governing the fund being put In form through conferences between the executive officers of tbo com pany , the general manager , the comptroller and the advisory committee of tbo relief dc. partment. The employes of the Pennsylvania Hall- road company have nlwnja been well cared for , and this fund will Increase tha ad vantages they enjoy , for it will practically provide thorn with pensions after long and faithful fcorvlco. It will benefit not only the recipients , but the service of the com pany. Employes will bo stimulated to do their best for a company that provides for them in their old age , and the company will be relieved of the neceedlty of keeping on its pay rolls employes who , because of thu infirmities of ago , ore lews active than they should be , In the absence of a pension sys tem this retention of employee after they have passed their days of usefulness Is a real drawback. Even corporation * hesitate about discharging a man wiio has worn him self out In their service , but in retaining him they Injure themselves. It Is far bel ter to put a younger man In hlii place and to give the old servant that which he deserves - serves honorable retirement on u pension. It will probably be Impossible to put down nil the items In a profit and loss account to show bow much has tiern gained or lout by the liberality of tbo Pennsylvania Railroad company to Ho employe * ) , but there will probably bo a gain not to be measured In dollars and cents , the company getting bet- tir and moro cheerful bcrvlco from those who know that they are to bo cured for , and by relieving its pay rolls of thobu who have become inefficient through age. It It , however , a mcst generous act to provide - vide such a penolon e > t > tem , end President Cassatt is to be congratulated in having brought the syiitem Into a thapa to be adopted during the early months of bU d- ministration i president. SCCtl/in SHOTS AT TIIK Pt't.PIT. DeMon Globe ; Inqerioll did not lack ym > pnthctlo words from cergymen nftcr death , any wny. { St. Louis OV > bo-Uemocrat : Hrv Mr. j Jeffries tins Accepted n rail to n Rin.il I pnr- Ifh In the Interior of California , where it I Is cxpcctel thnt ho wilt make Satan di some very lively sprlnthg. Brooklyn Eagle : The ivimmcr "supplied I for Brooklyn pulpits equal nnd In some casei | exceed In nblllty and pofiilarlty the reg- I iilnr nnd stated occupants if thcso trlbunei of moral nnd religious Instruction. Toledo News : A well-knotn preacher do- clnrcs thnt "always when God had some great work to perform Hr touched the heait t of a woman. " And through the woman It sometimes happens thnt the rockctbook of a mnn Is touched. Buffalo Times : A Buffab clrrgymnn hns snld that he would n great deal rather have the young men of the church watch profes sional players chnsc high balM thin to ha\a the boys themselves go Into some saloon nftor them. Many believe that he hns tha right Idea. Buffalo Commercial : When clergymen have the past record of the hto Colonel Robert Inpcrfoll before them , they nro nt liberty to criticise It ns they deem Jit'lnand wise ; when they venture to say what big re ception nnd punishment will be before thi Judge of All , they are straying way out ol their Jurisdiction. I.1M3S TO A I/AtKJII. Philadelphia North American : "Isn't 11 pretty touch to Klve v man a ycnr for stonmig a few cigarettes ? " asked the cul prit."Tho "Tho ( sentence. " snld the court , "Is no ! for stealing , but /or smoking them. " Indianapolis Journal : "My first wife , " Mid the Kcntlemnn from the lakeside , "wai remnrknbly plain-faced. " "And the eecond ? " asked the other gen- tlemun. "U'as remarkably plnin-spoken. " Detroit Free 'Press ' : He Sittingon thli piazza Is almost llko being at se.i. l n't U ? She Yes ; only nt sea we wouldn't have qulto fc-o much room. Detroit Journal : "Do you b llove It pos sible that the colonel died of alcoholism ? " "Oh , no. Jt li now openly tnlked thnt the colonel mistook carbolic acid for whisky nnd the alcoholism story was given out to up the scandal. Cleveland Plain , Dealer : "Ye-s , he's an architect. " "Has ho tnado any plans ? " "Xot yet , ibut I 'think ' toe's mnklnp plans now to marry the. rich "Widow Goldburg , " Chicago News : Jlrs. Stubb John , Is that you coming' 'homo ' at such an unearthly hour ? Jlr. Stubb Yea. M-OIarla ; the club had a llttlo JD-Dowey tonst tonight. Mrs. Stubb Well , you remind mo of Dewey. .Mr. 9tubb In. w-what way , M-Marla ? iJIrs , Stubb A long tlmo coming home. Chicago Times-Herald : "I tell you Burk- hart is a man who has nerve. " "How has ie over proved It ? H hna never gone to war or rescued anybody from drowning , line he ? " "No , 1 guess not , but he Isn't afraid to stay richt in the house nnd face .us vrifo when she reads the ncwa from the summer resorts In the Sunday papers. " Indianapolis Journal. "Where nro you goingmy pretty maid1' "I am goingngosftns , air , " she said. "May I g-o with you. my pretty maid ? " "I have sticks in plenty , sir , " she. said. JES' ICEUP A S3UMN' . Detroit Journal. "Jea * keep a smllln , " I hear U said , When yer tooth la a achln' tell you wlsht yo was dead , An' "Jea' keep a smllln' , " ' 1th a hard rou ter 4i Fer the world'H bo agin ye , cf yo tell yer woe ; Say ! but I'm sick ov the ! iull blamed show , An' It's "Jes1 keep a smllin'l" "Jcs" keep a smllln' , " as cf there ain't Nary time , nor place , fer a suft'rer's plaint , An' "Jos' keep amllln' " ' 1th n , a make- believe erln A-tryln' mighty hard to take folks in An' vowln' all the -while yo can't begin , Ter "Jea' keep a emllm' ! " ' "Jes' keep a smllln' , " It's nil very vrell Tcr show yer grit when ye'ro down a spell ; But "Jcs' keep a emllin'when yer snip's EOln * down An' yer dasn't make a hoHer , though yer knowr ye'll drown. For fear some folks In the Tvbrld'll frown icin ye "Jes' keep a smllin'V" "Jes' keep a smilln'l" there comes a tlm6 Where tha world ain't a Joke , an' llvln' ain't a rhyme ; An' "Jos' keep n Kmllln' . " It seems ter mo Is a dangerous thins , when yer out at sea ' 1th yer rudder broke , an' oughter be Whar ye kin "keep a smilln' ! " "Jes' keep a smllin1. " I'd llko ter know \ Kin yo atlus keep away from sin an' woe ? An' "Jcs' keep a smllln' , " when the thing yo need Is ter help an * bo helped by a generous deed , Tho' yo do hev ter make some soft heart bleed , Ter help ye "keep a smllln' ? " "Jes' keep a smllln' , " Jea1 so , when ys kin ; Dton't go ter whln'n' fbout the prick ov a pin , "Jes' keep a amllln' . " tell yer strength gives out An' yo find yerself slnkin' In a mire ov doubt. But let folks know you're Bom'eres about An' they'll do ° the smllln' ! ffilfa's ' We give the same attention to the clothes of the children as we give to the man's. 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