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18 THE OarAltATXAlLY HER : SUNDAY , OCTOBEl ? 8 , 1800. OMAIIA SLND\Y H. IIOBEWATEH , Editor. KVMHV MOUNtXO. THUMB OP SimsCUtl'TION. Il a ( wltliout Stindny ) , One Ycnr.J6.00 l > lly Uee and auiulay , one Year . * .00 iJully. buimiiy nml lliuatrutcu , unc year J.2J Munany nmi iHiistnui-ti , one Vear . 2- " jlluitiiilcil JUe. unc Yvur . 2-W Hunday Ucu , One Year . 3-W Hfttimiity Ucc. unn inr . ' * ? | \V ckly Uce. un Ycnr . to OPKICKS. The liee UulldiiiB. - - - - - , , Houth Building , Onuilia. City ilall Twonty.flftli nnd N Htrects. Council Ilium : 10 1'i.irJ Street. Chicago : HID Unity llulldliiir. J ew Jork. Tciupi * court. \\usliliiKluii : fcol iMiurtoenlti Street. Communications relating to ncwn and edi torial matter Bliould bo addressed ! Omaha Uee , Editorial Dcp.irlincnt. Illi INis > H I.UTTEUS. . . , IiiiMncM letterfl and remittance * gnouiu bo addressed ; The lleo rubllshlne company. Omaha. ni.MITTANCES. Ilnmlt tiy draft , express or po.'tal order BMfublo ( o The Ueo I'ubllshltiK Company , uly 2-ccnt Htamps acc'cpted 111 payment ot niall account * . 1'ctsatiaf check * , except on Omaha or Kaslern oxcluuiKP , not accepted. THIS 1IIJK I'l'UMSIUNO COMl'ANY. or SUto of Nchraokn. UoiiRlns County , ni. : acorce Ii. Tzschuck. nccretnry of The Ueo Publishing company beliiK duly sworn. BIIJ'H that the nctual number of full and complete copies of Tlic Dally , Morning , livening ami unsold and returned caplc ! > . , , OS2 Not total nalcH 7I7.SDS Net dally average , 2ii > 2 ! OEOUGE B. T7.SCIUTCIC. Subscribed and sworn before mo this 2nd day of October , A. 1) . . isro. M. 13. HUNOATK. ( Seal. ) Notary I'liblic. Tlio cup racers slmulil transfer their contest to Lake Mlchlpui. Chicago could raise the wluil for tlicin most any day. After the exhibitions nt New York nml Chicago uo street fair will be worthy of tlio imtno unless it boasts a. court of honor. A ChlcnRO man Is projecting : i railroad for llnwnil , but he tloes not say yet liow much ho Intends to strike the govern ment for ns n subsidy. This Is the season of the year for the prnlrlo tire , so wntch out for tlie man who puts a match to the stubble with out thinking that the wind might turn nml bum up his house. Nothing slow about the guubo.it Nash- rllle. "When war was declared with Spain It was the first to lire a shot. " \Vhou Its captain was ordered to pro ceed to Manila he started Uictsiuue day. A year ago It was embalmed beef over which the popocratlc orators executed their ghost dance. They seem this year < o tight more shy of embalmed beef than they do of the exploded 10 to 1 free silver fallacy. Bryan does not appear to be so anx ious to Invade the enemy's country this year. During his speaking tour In Ohio he will steer clear of the Western Re serve nnd confine his efforts to demo cratic counties In the northwestern portion tion of the state. Hrynn Is descanting on the unrelia bility of public sentiment gathered from the rear of the train. lie says he has not forgotten ISiKi. Neither have the people. If he wants a repetition of ! SiV In 1900 he can have the rear end of the train again. That the fear of war is almost ns de structive of values ns war Itself witness the fluctuations of the money market slnco the talk of the impending Trans vaal trouble began. Some people may get rich out of wnr , but for society nt largo the destruction of property is a dead loss whether by wnr , great fires or disastrous storms. Yellow fever reports show that the contusion has not gained any substan tial foothold In this country. The near approach of the cold weather moans that there is uo danger of iu sptvad this neason. As a mutter of fact , even in Cuba yellow fever has made smaller In roads since the introduction of Ameri can methods than for years past. Failures continue to decrease both In number nnd In the amount of liabilities iurolvcd in sptto of the democratic denial thnt there Is pros-perity in the laud. September , 1S ) ' . > , was : i record month iu that respect , beating the record of the past seventeen years. When it comes to failures republican times make no pretense of competing with demo cratic. The IlnpUnt state convention has closet ! a most * ucivt > sfnl session in Omaha. Honoris uuulo by representa tives of various sections of the state enow a degree of prosperity In material things such s Is reported l y other de nominations. The denomination Is enJoying - Joying a steady growth lu Nebraska , keeping pace with the progress made by the state nlong other lines. Democratic papers uncouscloufly pay a tribute to the republican parly when they criticise the president for making campaign binnvlies on his present tour. The president lias suld nothing which could reasonably bo cla sed as partisan. Ho has simply complimented thox > who tave given support to the country lu the struggle In which It is engaged. If the opposition wishes to put the republican party In the light of sponsor for the country's honor republicans are more than willing to accept both the responsi bility and the Louor. j TilK PROVLti VAX UK TIWSTKt ) . Discussing the Nebraska republican platform , commending to the thoughtful rouMdpnitlon of the party the proiwsl- tloti for n imtlonal convention to be called by two-thirds of the states to re vise the federal constitution , the eastern press gem-rally unlto In saying that the object sought IH most desirable , but that the practical dlllleultlcs In the way nmku HH feasibility questlonnble , The JCew York Tribune , for exiimpli > , boldly ad mits thnt thort * Is a certain degree of dissatisfaction wtlh the workings oC our federal system nnd that some of Its ma chinery Is undeniably cumbrous or falls to allow that direct play of the popular will for which ( hero Is nn Increasing clamor In many quarters. It goes further and says that some problems of modern politic * might be dealt with more effectively with the constitution more flexible and elastic , but yet con cludes that no rovlslomiry movement seems likely lu our day to develop more thai a purely academic Interest. In support of this position the Tribune cllos the fact that no constitutional change has been effected since the three war amendments were shot Into the constitution , nnd that although n vigor ous agitation has gone on In recent years lit favor of the election of United Htntes senators by direct -vote of the people no perceptible progress has been made toward accomplishing It because congress has . again and ngaln refused to submit the amend ment to the state legislatures. These state legislative liodles them selves , It Is urged , are unlikely to sanc tion nn Innovation which would rob them of one of their most valued polit ical prerogatives. "American opinion. " It goes on to say , "Is not prepared to face with equanimity the experiment of a new constitutional convention. It is scarcely sanguine enough to believe that a present-day gathering of revisers would sustain the reputation for hon esty , moderation and sagacity achieved by the original framers of our basis of union. " It Is naturally to be expected that the great corporate interests of the east would be particularly opposed to any plan for constitutional revision. They have always been entrenched In the United States senate and have nlways succeeded In blocking every effort at amendment , even where the proposed change would not in any way affect them , because they fear one change would lead to others unacceptable to them. The railroads , the trusts , the great Insurance companies , nil throw up their hands In holy horror at the sug gestion of a new convention to revise the constitution and ask if we want to undo all thnt the framers of that instru ment. In their wisdom , handed down to their posterity. They ask how can we hope to get together a body of men who would compare with the great minds thnt were put to work'on the original frame of government , forgetting that the present generation is also blessed with great men who would rise above parti sanship and personal preferences for the sake of patriotism. Should n constitutional convention be called It would certainly be the aim of every state to send as its delegates the ablest of Its citizens in whom the people might have faith and whose work would receive the approval of all classes. Under a popular government such as ours it is absolutely necessary to trust the people , not only lu the selection of their olllcers , but also In the crystalliza tion of public sentiment into law. Were we to have a convention for constitu tional revision at the beginning of the twentieth century there would be no more reason to fear radical action than there was when the constitutional con vention sat In 17S7 nnd submitted to the states the present drnft of our con stitution. A. COLUX1AL UIY1L SERVICE. President Schuruinu of the Philippine commission has stated that he was often asked iu the Philippines if our civil service was better than that of Spain. "Here Is n point where the Filipinos suspect nnd fear us , " he said. "Wo must allay their anxiety and suspicion by a splendid Philippine civil service. It is absolutely necessary. But there will tw no harder tnsk in connection with our government of the nrchipel- ago. " It Is charged Unit there is n great deal of lucompeteucy now in the civil service there and this Is by no means In credible. Indeed , It could not reasona bly be expected that under the circumstances thoroughly competent men would be found for all the posi tions to bo tilled. Undoubtedly In selecting men for the civil sen-ice the military authorities have appointed' those which they believed best qualified and it is not nt all surprising thnt eome of these have proved incapable. Few If any of them had had the least ex perience In the kind of duties devolved upon them. Some may lack the quali fications to learn the duties. In time the incapable will be weeded out , but for the present we shall have to do the best we ran with the material nt hand. That a thoroughly eillclent nnd honest Philippine civil service is absolutely i necessary will not be questioned and in | I order to have It we may have to follow the example of Great Itritaln and other Kuropean countries In training men for a colonial civil service. This will take time. In the current number of the North American llevlew Prof. Hourne of Yale university urges the nece sity for this. He- says : "To expect thai the problem of the Philippines or of Cuba ami Porto Ulco can be dealt with by our ordinary methods of administration and of appointment to ortice is to live in a fool's paradise. Only a blind national pride can believe for a moment that the average American politician or otticeeeker can deal with the situation any better than the Spanish political heelers have done , lu fact , the Ameri can with his ignorance of the language and customs and his contempt for 'da- gotV and 'niggers' will IKS even K s qualified for the task. " White some may dissent from this as uuduly depreciating American abllityt there will bo general concurrence In the opinion of Prof , llournc Hint "as a civilized , progressive and conscientious people we must either not nttempt the work which 1ms fallen upon our bauds , or we must entrust It to the best mlmlulstrntlvo ability that the country possesses , to men not In ferior In natural powers nnd special , training to out * lending tinny nml navy olllcers. " There H no doubt that we shall In time have nn ample supply of men meetIng - Ing these requirements If It shall be the policy to select only such for the colonial civil service. The Importance of this matter cannot easily be overestimated , nnd It Is none too soon to Invite public attention to It. : I'ASS In his testimony before the Industrial commission Chairman Knapp of the In terstate Commerce commission made the statement that one of the worst phases of railway discrimination is In the granting of free passes. This Is undoubtedly the case. This method of contravening the Interstate commerce act has been In constant practice since the law was enacted nnd Is probably carried on to a larger extent now than ever before. In former years only the larger shippers were favored with this form of discrimination , but it has grad ually grown until now It embraces small as well as large shippers merchants who pay a few hundred dollars annually to the railroads ns well as those who pay thousands. The Interstate commerce act penults railroads to give free carriage to their own olllcers nnd employes and to ex change passes or tickets with other rail road companies for their olllcers and em ployes , but It Is a distinct violation of the law to give free carriage to otheis than those specified. It has been an nounced that the railroads contemplate putting a stop to this infraction of the law and they should do so , but It may be doubted whether they will , however apparently earnest their promise to do so may be nnd notwithstanding the fact that an abandonment of the free pass discrimination would add materially to their aggregate revenue. TUB DUTY Of TUB ClWliCll. The agitation of the marriage ques tion growing out of the Increased num ber of divorces has brought out from Bishop Potter of the Uplscopnllan d'.occso of New York several statements of the problem , iu which he takes the position that the mere prohibition of remarriage does not oMiaust the duty of the j church. The bishop Insists that the church should be the protector of the family , and that lu order to protect the family it must begin before marriage , by surrounding with greater safeguards the entrance into the wedded state. A great deal of married unhappiuess culminating in divorces and in the breaking up of family life Is , uo doubt , due to vicious legislation , which has not only made separation easy , but promoted divorce for the sake of remarriage. leg islators enact laws only for the interests of the entire public and society in gen eral , while the church can enter into the peculiar conditions of each individual family. If Bishop Potter's suggestion should lead to the exercise of greater care before the church will sanction mar ! riage within its doors , the assurance of j I contented families and happy homes would certainly be increased and the danger of divorce correspondingly les sened. The subject Is n wide one , deserving the best thought of all Interested In healthy social conditions , nnd the churches cannot do better than to grap ple with it and devise the remedies for existing abuses. THE IOWA The republican campaign in Iowa was formally opened yesterday and will be vigorously prosecuted until the day of election. There were meetings In all the congressional districts , which were largely attended and marked by confi dence nnd enthusiasm. Nearly every re publican leader in the state was on the j "firing line" and republican principles 1 , nnd policy were enunciated nnd de fended with the ability nud force char acteristic of these leaders. Senator Allison spoke nt Mnrion , in the Fifth congressional district , and uls speech is to bo regarded as fully and accurately representing the position of. the republican party In Iowa , Mr. Alli son snid , referring to the prosperity in the stnte nnd throughout the country , that the situation now is In marked contrast with the situation of only a few years ago. The senator gave extended attention to the money question and de clared that the free nnd unlimited coin age of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 , without the aid or consent of any other nation , is still the shibboleth , the para mount issue , of the democratic party , though It is seeking to divert public at tention from an open consideration of this question by making false issues prominent , or by discussing questions which cannot be settled , or which al ready have been settled and which have passed into history , or which all parties favor dealing with In the most effective way to accomplish desired results , in regard to republican financial policy Senator Allison said that It 1 $ the pur pose to maintain the gold standard and that in order to do this the laws upon this subject will be invigorated nnd strengthened , so as to "mttke it impossi ble for any secretary of the treasury or any president of hU own fiat nnd with out positive affirmative legislation of congress to force upon the people In some hour of temporary depression , or of national slumber , the depreciated standard of silver money , or place any of our money at a premium or discount" Whatever doubt there has been in re gard to the position of Senator Allison on this subject will bo removed by his explicit declaration In favor of addi tional legislation for the maintenance of the gold standard. Mr. Allison declared that the trust question U not an isue between polit ical parties , because all parties are now j nnd have boon In the past opposed to i trusts nud monopolies. He pointed out that the llrst platform declaration j against txunblimtlons In resfnilnt of | trade or for control of prices or products was made by the republican party , the sincerity of which was attested by the fact that a republican congress sulxo- qnently emu-ted an anti-trust law Hint has proved effectIve In some eases , espe cially against railroad combinations. The democratic party had control of the Fifty-third congress , yet It did practi cally nothing iigjilnst the trusts. A large part of the speech of Senator Allison was devoled to the Philippine question , the senator presenting a candid review of the events lending thereto , lie said that congress has the power ami responsibility of dealing with the problem and It cannot net until the Islands are paellled nud the rebellion suppressed. "Then , " said Mr. Allison , "with deliberation nud care , nftor full Investigation nnd knowledge , I feel sure wlso legislation will follow suited to the situation , " An Important feature of Senator Allison's speech was his refer ence to the democratic allegation of nn Anglo-American alliance , which he de clared to be utterly groundless , ns every body of ordinary intelligence knows It to bn. I'.lRJ.M.VBAT The summoning of Parliament by royal proclamation , to meet ten days hence , and the calling out of the reserves , are the strongest in.lK-utlons yet given of the Intention of the Itrltlsh government to go to war If the terms submitted to the Transvaal republic are rejected. The summoning of Parliament Is for the pur pose of supplying the government with the money necessary to prosecute war. The British exchequer has , wo believe , uo surplus and consequently It will bo necessary to levy more taxes or borrow money in order to provide the "sinews of war. " The ministry has no authority in this respect. The calling out of the reserves , which are to be recruited to their full strength , would seem to con clusively show that the British govern ment regards war as inevitable , that It does not expect Its latest proposals to be accepted by iho Boer government and does not Intend to parley any further. On the part of the Boers three appears to be no disposition to In the least recede from their position and they are uot likely to be affected by the latest evi dence of British Intention , unless it be In deciding to strike the first blow before the forces arrayed against them are increased. It will uot be surprising if they do this , for there is every reason to believe it would result to their imme diate advantage and this might be of great importance. Meanwhile there are reports of bad treatment of refugees by the Boers , but these should be received with a good deal of allowance. The Boer govern ment , at all events , cannot fairly be held responsible for the brutality of some of Its people. At Gothenburg , Sweden , was unveiled n monument to n man whose genius can fairly be said to have created the mod ern navies of the world. While Sweden claims him by right of birth it was in the United States that John Ericsson wrought out his greatest work and here he ended his career , nis body was re turned to his native land In an Ameri can war ship , the visit being the occa sion of Impressive ceremonies. While John Ericsson's Monitor was but a crude -affair compared with the modern ar mored leviathans of the deep , the latter are largely the elaboration of the prin ciple which the original turret ship con tained. The Monitor was by no means the only valuable creation of his great mind , but it is from this that his chief reputation was gained. The arts of peace are no less ludebted to his genius. Every republican convention which has met this year has endorsed the policy of the administration in the Phil ippines. Whatever differences exist among republicans as to what should be done with these islands after they are paclfled , all agree the first thing to do is to suppress the Insurrection. The popocmts are plainly a littre previous lu trying to force Philippine Independence as a political issue in the hope of creat ing republican defections. Nebraska Bryanltes are much dis turbed that a man of the cloth who had been nt the front as chaplain of the j I First Nebraska should undertake to make political speeches upholding the administration in its efforts to suppress insurrection. It would be different If the fighting chaplain were to make popocratic speeches , us did the clergy man who served ns lieutenant governor under the last Holcomb administration. Massachusetts republicans have met In stnte convention , but unlike Massa chusetts democrats they have not tried to steal n march on the party by ap pointing the delegates to the national . convention a year in advance. Repub ! licans are willlnj to let the rank and . ale have something to say as to the men I who should represent them when It comes to making presidential nomina tions. IIIBKnoucl" 'or Alt. Chicago Record. Dewey Is to great a man that both the republicans and the democrats find they can use him lor campaign purposes. Drmocracy Storing Ileerel. Louisville Courier-Journal. There is some discussion Just now as to who "dtecovered" Admiral Dewey. In the futur * there Is likely to 1 > considerable re gret among democrats that the democratic party did not discover him at the proper ! time. ' Stlrrlnc Time * Around the Planet. Washington Star. Tb * Bhlls are raiding U > Himalayan toot- hlil country again. With the Boers geUioE readjr to take the field , the Vaquls tlll' raising cain In Mexico , tse Igorrotes and the MaccabcUi ? assuming prominent plac * in ' the Filipino campaign , it vould ee-em high I time for a cccfervace of geographical phll- ( ologlstj to bo nwcmbled to trjr to devlco moana of humanizing tlioocabulnry of wnrfnre. Two Onulcn of Clvlllriillon , Detroit 1'rro I'reas. When the llocrw go to wnr they order the drinking pluce ? to clwe. It nny ono thinks It la Hint wny In I.tir.on let him rtnd the ml- \cTtlslng columns of the Mnnlla Freedom. A < ; rno-fut ( < itiiiiUincti4. | Philadelphia Ledger. That wns a peculiarly graceful compli ment which President McKlnloy pnld Ad- mlrnl le\\ey by taking hint In tils own car riage In the procession nnd announcing be forehand that ho would nut acknowledge , nny of the snluttu received along the route , ' but uould let the admiral take all the honor * . Tlio act did not detract from the dignity of tlio president , \\M\o \ It honored the admlr.il above nil other men , ( or no other mnn has been given under like circum stances by n president of the United States a position superior to his own. A Il\olj ( Mil World. Philadelphia Ledger. This \\ttl go doun lu history ns n year ot nppaltlnK catastrophes. The terrlbto hurrl- cnno which overwhelmed I'orto Ulco nnd other West India Islands , the nwful storms nnd Hoods In India and Japan and the fearful earthquake in Asia Minor , each of which niailo victims of hundreds , nro only the most prominent of the disastrous natural phcuouicna reported within the past few weeks ; there have been many of minor im portance. That would bo n destructive war that would kill ns many people In a year as have been slain la these awful convulsions of nature. Vnluv of 41ii * Mtrlt Slem. Chicago Record. The railroads of the country , to a greater extent than most other large business con cerns , offer encouragement to faithful serv ice and to the development of ability. The tenure of eniplojment Is fairly secured and the salaries paid usually are liberal. The man developing flnst-rato > capacity for any particular branch of the business Is moderately certain of loward commensurate with his merits. This policy attracts into the rail road business young men who rank 1th the ! ablest nnd most progressive to bo found In ' nny occupation. It Is having Its effect , too , in giving stability and elnclency to the rail road service. tin Altlletlon. New York Tribune. Few people will find fault with Admiral Dewey's aversion to promiscuous handshak ing nnd his frankness in objecting to it nnd refusing to submit to It Is the latest of the many llttlo Indices of his candid nature , which the American people hnvo come to admire along with his professional ability and his splendid manly character. Most public men , we believe , really object to this sort of thing , but rarely does one stand up and speak his mind on the subject ns the admiral has. Most of them suffer In silence. The man who Insists on shaking hands with the "man of the hour" Is about on a par with the persistent souvenir collector and the camera "fiend. " "TOO LATE I.V MKIV Pathetic SIHc of AVhnt AVni Intended nn n. Jocular ItcninrU. ' " New York Times. Though on the surface a Jocular , that was really a pathetic remark i\hlch fell from Admiral Dewey when he arrived In the bay and for the first tlmp appreciated the ecale of the preparations that had been made by his fellow citizens to welcome him. He ts reported to have said : "I began this bus iness of being a hero too late In life. " That Is what every man must feel who , after a lifetime devoted to the earnest and loyal pursuit of his calling , whether it be in a public or private station , finds that , upon the eve ot bis retirement from active service , the celebrity has suddenly come to him which would have been worth so much moro to him if It had come earlier. This Is the feeling which was expressed by Dr. Johnson when he completed the dictionary which he looked upon as his life work. "I hava protracted my work till most of these . whom I wished to please have sunk Into the j grave , nnd success and miscarriage are I empty sounds. I , therefore , dismiss It with | frigid tranqulllty , having but little to fear I i or hope from censure or from praise. " Ana I the sarao sentiment Is expressed , in less Johnsonian phrase , in the famous letter of the lexicographer to Lord Chesterfield : "The notice which you have pleased to take of my labors , had it been early , had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am In different and cannot enjoy it ; till I am sol itary and cannot Impart it ; till I am known and do not want It. " This la a very natural reflection to a man to sihom fame and honor seem to have come too late. But as regards public employ ment , and especially military or anval em ployment , nothing could tie more exemplary than the coincidence which we see in th caeo of the admiral , of the fullness of honors with the fullness of years. OTHER TIIOUIILES I.V PIIOSPECT. Financial DIaturlmiiee Likely to Fol low AVnr In South Africa. Springfield Republican. There is no spot on the globe where the outbreak of war could produce SD great financial disturbance throughout the com mercial world aa in the Transvaal , whers the wonderful gold mines of the Wlt- "watorsrand are located. The Lcndon money market is tightening , not alone In ordinary preparation for possible war and the war demands of the government upon the capital of the nation , but becuusa the threatened conflict would cut off the chief surce of its current supply of new * gold , end all related money cnarkrta musl likewise , of course , be affected adversely. The extent of the Transvaal gold output la little appreciated. It has be n stoulily increasing from nothing no farther back than 16S6 , and from le a than a mllli-.n ounces a year no farther back than 1591 , to a monthly product of nearly half a million ounces. The steady rapidity of the Increase is shown In the following table , which brings the mtothly record In cunceu down to the end of August last- 15 . 1SS5. lj ; August 450,7 3 ; .411 July 454.4T1 SJ9.14J Juno 445,7i3 JU. Ti ) .May 4U.SB JU.1SO April 439,111 SK.1S March 441.57S C5.W7 February 4CM.335 C97.S75 S January 410.145 S13.SW art 43i the latest month showing the largest pro duction cf all. To get at the approximate value of the product Jn dollars the above figur ehould be multiplied by twenty. This gUes a Talue for August last of over JJ.OOO.OOO. and the yearly production of the Hand mince at that rate becomes over 1110.000.000. The total estimated world's production of gold in 1SSS amounted to about jfrO,000.000 , go that it ap pears that over one-third of the current gold supply of the world , almost exactly 40 per coat , comes from this little Boer country which British greed and daiic * to ( suzerainty have driven to ants. As Sir Alfred Mllner has been quoted , it Is a veritable mountain of gold which the armed Dutchmen are equatting around , and its continuous work- ling is absolutely essential to the maintenance of that abundant stream of the yellow metal which , more tb.an doubled aa it has b en within eight yean , U the principal cause of the current industrial revival throughout tbJ world. Considerably more than one-half the gold vtbicJi & & > > tMn received by the London market eo far this year , from there to be d.stributcd , came from thc e mltua , anj the drying up of that stream BJU produce pro- 'iiy d-.arttns ! financial eS4ls. I1L.VSTS KIIOM HAM'S 1IOIUV. Truth wlna her txxttlM In the open. Bplcurean meals do not make athletic men. , A good man must bo good an well as do good. Somp big men re very small In God's eight. Patriotism without principle is but prej udice. Jlo ho cnslavca another Is thereby en elnxed. To speak of life's lesson Implies death's graduation. Klres of envy warp nnd mar the things that nro ours. It is hard work making an auger-holo with a gimlet , ' Prayer meeting talk Is not n sure crt lorlon ot piety. The gospel for the eternities Is the only gospel for the times. In the pcalea of bigotry , the greatest of men have weighed 'but little. Preaching for oratorical fnmo Is not the kind of preaching Oed Metises , These who prefer the service of sin must be satisfied with the wages of sin. When you start to glvo your neighbor "n. piece of > our mind" bo sure that you keep some for yourself. l'KHSO.\Al , AMI UTltUlt\V1SB. Sir Thomas Llpton'a cup-lifting venture will cost him n round million. Mighty small sum for a mighty big "nd. Should Admiral Dcwcy persist In putting $10 gold pieces In IXJ > B' hands , ns he did nt Wilmington , Del. , his efforts to suppress handshaking will bo futile. It Is calculated that It would take Admiral Dewey scvcu years to visit all the towns from which ho has received Invitations. Well , he's big enough to go 'round. Sir. Przsheslrashelsky of Chicago Is wiser than his parents. Ho has asked the courts to perform a surgical operation ou his name before inviting n blooming damsel to as sume it. If the Shamrock "lifts the cup" wl h Captain Ben Parker of Kmperor William' * yacht at the tiller , ucw significance and a new tone will bj given the salute , "Hoch der Kaiser. " The man who compiled biographies of'Dls- tlngulshed Sons of Vermont" must revise it so as to Include Admiral Dewey'o name. This is not the only revision brought about by George Dewey , An eastern life Insurance Agent , pleading bankruptcy , schedules his assets at 55. lia bilities ? 10S,114. The court will be remiss In Its duty If It does not take cognizance of that fellow's ner\e. The Columbia Peanut company now con trols the market eo well that the consumer must shell out or go without. As yet no corner ca circus lemonade has been effected. Life is worth living. New York city pays $5,000,000 a year Into the state treasury. While that juicy lemon Is In sight rural statesmen will frown forcibly on any nttempt to make Manhat.an on Independent state. New York claims to have taken In , on Dewey day , ? 5,000,000 and nn unkro.vn . number of jxxjple. One hn > te2 < l , so-called b , the New York papers , Kicking against pay ing $1.50 to a cabman for a ride of four and a half blocks , i\as promptly taken In by the pollco , AX IXSlMIltXCJ n Ex-President IlnrrlHon nn a 1'ruu- tlflnu Attorney. Atlanta Constitution. The example- set by the appearance of ex- President Harrison as a practicing attorney before the Venezuelan Arbitration commis sion In Paris must be a revelation from several points of view lo the people of Europe. Judging from the character of men who are born into power In the old world , and who are Incapable of transacting their own business , the appearance of the American ex-president furnishes a pleasing contrast. Here Is a man who for four jcais was the executive head of the greatest notion on earth , who not only knows how to work , but can work well , holding his own In a contest of the keenest intellects of the world. The fact , also , that a man wbo had once tasted the vastness of power should relin quish It with pleasure and engage In an hon est avocation is another feature which will arouse comment. The French borders are always beset by the presence of pretenders to power , whose only claim Is that of fam ily inherltince. They live by bleeding their followers , who hope for repa > ment when the time of restoration comes. The American , on the contrary , calmly resumes his citizen ship , and feels as distant from the control of empire as If he had never tiad it In his hands. To a world of conventionalism nnd tradi tion , this lesson of American manhood must prove an engrossing study. In our land it Is the man. and not the family , that counts , and manly principle and Integrity go for much more thin polluted prlnoely blocd. SIlLll.AH SHOTS AT T1II3 Ft 1,1'IT. Boston Transcript : The German Lutheran conference In Illinois has voted thnt life In fiiiranco Is flnful , because 11 "takes a man < trust off God nnd places it In the Insurance company. " The Bamo argument would spt-m to apply to bank deposit * . Minneapolis Times : The new mayor of Wyoming , 111. , haa decided that church en tertainments fcclonfc to the eatuo category 03 circuses , peddlers , etc. , and must pay n Hceuso fee hereafter. Ho * ays he Is going to nil up the village treasury and tic mav , but ho is hardly likely to get n second term. Chicago Chroiilclo : Aa nearly as we can get at It , the difference bow teen Kcv. Mr. Talmasc nd Hov , Mr. Torrcy 1s thai lh latter gentleman believes in the efficacy of prayer \\t\tto the former does not. There Is room for honest difference of opinion on tlio subject , but It l somewhat surprising - not to say anomalous to see n professedly Christian clergyman maintaining the nega tive of the proposition nnd denouncing the affirmative as a crlmo. San Francisco Call : Another religious conference haa demanded that Itoberts of Utah bo denied a scat In congress because he la n Mormon , but ns It demanded nt the same tlmo the abolition of thu canteen In the Soldiers' Home , the condemnation of the Sunday newspaper ami base ball games nnd denounced Sunday .travel , Mr. Hobcrts will find himself In BO much good company ho will hardly feel the full severity of the attack on lilm. Springfield Ilcpubltcan : A Presbyterian of South Carolina , who has been stations 1 in Central Africa , returns homo to say that "lynchlngs should in como way bo legalized , bu.nuso they nlll nlways continue PO lc-ng ns the whlto and black races maintain their present relations to each other. " This 1 a wonderful suggestion. H Is like. cn > ltiR that nvoba should be authorized Lo d. } and kill ns they please , that lawlessness bhou'd ' bo made lawful , and disorder made orderly. Louisville Courier-Journal : IJIshop Sa'ter of the African Methodist HpUcofnl chu.cti tnkaj strong grounds ngalnut the kliulng habit nmong ministers. They are to bo allowed to kiss tholr wives nnd mother * , but no ono else. He nho thinks that cno wife Is enough for cnc preacher , but ty this ho doubtless means one .it a time. Still there Is some c\1denco to thow that the suppression of the holy kits causes mr.ro or le.ss dissatisfaction nmong the sisterhood t of the communion. Kofottn may be necei'- eary , but it must not bo toj radical. Ab stractly , howe\er , the counsel o. ' Bl'hrp Sailer la sound. If he van aho suppre a the kUslng hnblt among the sisters tihcm- selves he will do a gocd work. UOMUST1C \SA.VrilIUS. . Indianapolis Journal : "Would you m.irry a ledhcnded woman ? " "I wouldn't If I could net iiway. " Detroit Free Press : Dora Ho Pays ho loves me , but I don't know whether to be lieve him or not. Cora Perhaps he U only trying to flatter you. Chicago Times-Herald : He The two ' most Important events In a man's life , you ' know , are hi * wedding nnd Ills funeral. ! She ( Just from DnKota ) Which of Ills weddings do you mean ? Chicago Post : "And so they were mads one. " "Oh , I don't know. I believe she still has > a mind of her own. " Detroit PTee Press : The father-in-law ( sarcastically ) Isn't it pretty foon In the day to borrow money from me ? Whx. you've been back from your weddlns trip only three day. . The Bridegroom I know it , sir , but when we started out I had no Ide.-x that the wedding trip would fall so near the end of the month. Chicago Post : She wished to break it to him gently. "I have decided , she said , "to return your ring. " He. however , was n resourceful man , who dirt not believe in letting a woman get tha better of him. "You needn't bother , " he replied. "I buy them by the dozen. " Detroit Journal : The two women stood before the picture of The Alchemist. "Oh. the despair that Is written upon his face : " exclaims the woman of poetic in stinct. "The > ears of toll , and now , failure " ure ! "It don't jell ! " sighed the woman of affairs , for she. too. was much affected. And each went her way. IVOKICIXtS AXD TIUMvl.NG. Who works for wapes only. Is a slave And earns , alone , the pittance he receive- . \ \ hlle. all along the Journey to his grave , < No record of his passing there he leaves. m He finds no flowers blooming- the way. f He sings no sons to lift his neighbor's A load. With sullen soul he staggers through his day And stumbles o'er the roughness of his road. But be who finds ntthH his daily toll , . I j Be his the meanest labor or high art. 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