18 THE OarAltATXAlLY HER : SUNDAY , OCTOBEl ? 8 , 1800.
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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. M t
The virgin sweetness that no work can f i
soil , I I
Sees thoughts of beauty springing In his i i
heart.
He knows himself repaid for ev'rv hurt
That the e who nre beneath him strive
to Elve ;
He writes n poem or he dips In dirt.
But jcnows _ that they who think may
inside . , J\eb. WILLEY CUE.
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