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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' !
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