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18 THE OMAHA "DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , 1TEOEMKER 0 , 181M ) . THE OMAHA SUNDAY BBB U. noSBWATKIl , lidllor. PUBLISHED EVEUV MOIININO. TEKJIS OF SL'BSCHIPTION. Dally Hoe ( without Sunday ) . One \Var.W.OO Dally Bee nnd Similar , Ono Year 8.0 Dally , Sunday nnd Illustrated , Ono Year 8,25 Sunday und Illustrated , Ono Year 2- & Illustrated IJcc. One Year 2M Hunday Hoc , Ono Year ? > Saturday lice , Ona Y nr 1-W Weekly lice , Ono Year OFFICES. Omaha : The IJcc Building. . Soiilh Omaha : City Hall Building , Twenty-fifth nnd N Streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : 1CM Cnlty Building. New York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. rOlUlESPONDBNCE. Communications relating to news ana cdl- torlal mnltnr should l > r addressed : Omana IJcc , Editorial Department. BUSINKSS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addressed : The Ceo Publishing Com pany , Omaha. Omaha.REMITTANCES. . 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' . . . .a-l , 70 15 M-iinr.o so . . .g.o j _ ' KOI.71S unsolii nnd returned copies.- . . . 1 l.iga : Net total sales .7 . ; HH ) Net dally Subscribed nnd sworn bpfore mo this 1st day of December , A. D. 1g99'jUjjCjATj ; ; ' " ' 'N ta'ry Public. ( Seal. ) WortU u IMni-p In < " ' l.Mirnry. Hastlnus Record. The Thanksgiving number of the Omaha Illustrated Bee Is a little bit the nciUcst and most elaborate Thanksgiving publication that has thus far boon received at this office. half-tone Illustrations It contains numerous - lustrations the majority of which , with descriptive articles , refer to local , state and national matters of exceptional Interest and Impor tance. Ono of local Interest Is a flno photograph of Paul Dun'gan ' , the Hastings boy now In command of a gunboat In the Philippines , and Hon. W. E. An drews , auditor In the National ex-member of Treasury department , - congress from this district. In fact are dove-toil to reading Ita many pages ing matter of the most Interesting character. The cover pages are printed In colors and thojlesigns and ' beautiful Illiin'trat'lonB ' are specially and attractive. These Illustrated numbers of The Sunday nee should bo preserved and bound in book interesting volume form , a valuable and ume for the homo llbrary. The Bco newspaper and on this is a great Thanksgiving holiday occasion "done itself proud. " The ( loath oC .lolm 1. Blair removes In the trans- mile-posts one of the Bratt mlsslsslpnl railway system. An enamel trust is about to ho created. AVhat will the ladles of uncer tain IIKC and fragile complexion say to thatV . O'Deii of the Wisconsin" foot Imll eleven would make a Rood leader for the minority In coiiRri'ss. lie is easily the champion kicker of the season. San Domingo Is a nlii restless , accord- Jamaica. San ins to latest advices from Domingo , HUu all the other tropical countries , Is In a condition of perpetual unrest. . Lieutenant Munro has hardly equalled the feat of Corporal 1'eck In puttint ; down the rebellion , hut he has made a jjooil bejjIniiliiK In canturlnpr 800 men with llfty. The electric fan makers have formed n combine to raise prices. People out In the prairie states do not need to worry about It for some months , as nature will furnish all the brcex.e re quired. . No Issue can be raised In this com munity over the use of the bible In the public schools. The Intent of the law Is simply to divorce the schools from sectarianism , not from moral teaching or historical study. The doctors' bulletins from Nebraska City are watched with Creator anxiety at the World-Herald olllce than were the bulletins from Santiago and Manila In the most critical time of the Spanish- American war. Some popocratlc poet Is overlooking the chance of a lifetime when ho falls to Indite a poem on the "Charge of the Plo HrlKiule. " For desperation the ex ploit of the famous six hundred never approached the latter-day onslaught. Cable rates to Cuba huve been ROIL erously reduced by existing companies to head off a projected cable company that threatened them with competition , but the people arc assured that the re duction was madu because of the marked Incrcaso In business. That will do to tell the marines , Hy special nrriuwineiit with the New York World , The lleo Is enabled to give Its readers special cable dispatches of that paper from all the Kuropcau cnjil- tals ami from K uth Africa simul taneously with their publication In New York. The lice's special cable service has always been micqualcd In this sec tion by any other paper. AX EDl'CATlUXAtj CAMl'MGX. It Is a foregone inclusion that Omaha will at no distant day enter upon the experiment of municipal own ership of public utilities. Water , light ami power have become Indispensa ble factors In the evolution of modern cities. The trend of public sentiment uniiiestloniibly | favors the operation of water works , gas works and electric light and power plants by the city In stead of depending for these utilities upon frnnchlsed corporations. The problem that confronts our people ple Is how and when to begin and what course to pursue that will Insure for the city and Its residents the full ben- elils of public utilities nt the lowest cost. In every clt.v where the experi ment of public ownership has been tried under favorable conditions results have been beneiiclal lo the taxpayers and the public at large. To make the conditions fair the pur- cluiso price for water , gas and electric light plants must be reasonable , other wise the llxed charges , represented by Interest on the capital Invested , would bo excessive and make It impossible to cheapen the supply of light , power or water. In other words , the most dllll- cult problem with which we shall be. compelled to wrestle In dealing with municipal ownership Is the llrst cost of the works , which the city will be obliged either to buy or erect. Next to that will come the economic management of the works. That sub ject , however , will not trouble Omaha until It lias possession of the plants which Its municipal government will bo expected to manage. It goes without saying that municipal ownership will be ono of the mibjoct.s of controversy In the coming city cam paign. A full discussion of the prob lems will be Instructive ; . The danger , however , Is that demagogues and blatherskites who expect to ride Into ofllce on the strength of the issue will throw dust and mud where the people want light and not heat. It Is to be hoped , therefore , that the campaign of education on municipal ownership will not bo put off until a week before election , when nobody has time to think and everybody is bound to talk. Municipal ownership is a grave ques tion , vitally affecting the taxpayers. It is In no sense a political issue and should not be injected into partisan politics. iran DEPAIITMEXT RBVORT. Public Interest will center upon the portion of the report of the secretary of war which deals with the problem of in sular government and which it is to be presumed states the position of the ad ministration. Secretary Hoot's high standing as a lawyer and the fact that he has given careful study to the ques tion of governing our Insular posses sions and to the relations they should hold to the United States , give especial value to his opinion and conclusions , which undoubtedly will have u great deal of weight .with congress. In the llrst place Mr. Itoot recognizes the absolute authority of congress , under the Paris treaty , to determine what shall be the civil rights and the political status of the natives of territories ceded to the United States and consequently that the Inhabitants of these Islands do not possess the right which belongs to the people of the territories within the union to claim that the Islands shall be treated as states. In other words , the people of Porto HIco and the Philip pines have no political rights by virtue of the acquisition of those Islands , as some contend , but only such as shall be conferred by congress. Undoubtedly this view will encounter no little op position , on the ground that it contra venes the spirit of American Institu tions , but it lias the support of judicial decisions and Is unquestionably in ac cord with general public sentiment. The secretary of war assumes that a liberal policy will be adopted for the government of the Insular possessions and his suggestions In regard to Porto HIco contemplate a system that would gradually prepare the people for self- government , lie urges a form of local government subject to congressional limitation , under which the governor and chief olliccrs would be appointed by the president-and continued by the senate. He thinks an elective legisla ture should not at once bo provided for and wotdd limit the suffrage to those who read and write or own a small amount of property , lie suggests Hint Porto Hlcans should bo chosen for of- llces they are able to 1SII and that American olllcers should be limited In number to the barest necessities and chosen under civil service regulations. "Any attempt , " says Secretary Hoot , "to substitute In these southern Iskuids a system of laws based on the experi ence and characteristics of a New Kng- land community would be oppressive and futile , " a statement which no one familiar with the temperament and characteristics of the natives of the Islands will dissent to. The report does not deal with government for the Phil ippines , that being covered by. the re port of the commission to be sent to congress and which tins the approval of the administration. It Is safe to as sume that the recommemlatlonH In re gard to the Philippines will bo In the main similar to those for Porto HIco. The reference to Cuba should bo re assuring to Cubans and will bo satis factory to all Americans who desire the faithful fulfillment of our promise that Cuba should have Independence , The secretary points out that the for mation of a government for the Island must necessarily proceed slowly , but the work will go forward with the ul tima lo Independence of the Cubans constantly in view. Tlioro has never been any reason to doubt the purpose of the administration to keep faith with the people of Cuba and the fact that It has not yielded to the clamor of the agitators and self-seeking poli ticians in the Island Is no evidence of a illtVercnt Intention , Heform In army organization Is dis cussed at length by Secretary Hoot , showing that he has given very thor ough consideration to this Important matter , which U Is reasonably to be exported will twelve from congress the attention It merits. For years some of our ablest military ollicers have urged reforms In the organization of the army and war has conclusively demonstrated their necessity. TKAt'.lllXti n Teaching diplomacy promise * lo be come general within a few years In American universities and colleges. Al ready two schools for this purpose have been established , one in connec tion with the University of Pennsyl vania n ml another in Washington city as a branch of Columbia university. Tlie establishment of a similar school by the University of Michigan 1ms been recommended to the board of reirents of that Institution by its president , Dr. Angell , and undoubtedly the recom mendation will be adopted. Other of our great educational Institutions iiiny be expected to follow these examples , so that In a few years schools of diplomacy will be numerous and In a little while the country will have an army of men prepared , so far as these Institutions can prepare them , for taking positions in the diplomatic and consular service. Special education In the requirements for diplomatic service has been lack ing In this country and until now has never been seriously thought of. That it is wise to give some attention to It lias been urged by such men as Mr. Hryce of England , who In an article in an American magazine some time since discussed the subject very thor oughly and pointed out the course of study that should be pursued , and Prof. Uourno of Yale , who treated the matter from the point of view of the practical educator. The latter said In regard to the nature of the special training required of candidates for ad ministrative positions In our depend- 'cncles that in thoroughness and extent it should not be less than that de manded of our own lawyers and physi cians. "This means two or three years of distinctively professional training resting on Hie solid foundation of a regular course of study Ju a college or sctentille school. " This course , Prof. Uournc said , should embrace geog raphy and ethnology , history , economies ; and law , languages , religions and folk ' psychology. lie expressed the opinion that with the facilities for Instruction at hand , in a surprisingly short time it would be entirely practicable for our government to have as candidates for appointment for the colonial service men as thoroughly equipped for Intel ligent and elllcient administration as those at the disposal of England , France , Holland and Germany. Trained men for the diplomatic , con sular and colonial services are cer tainly to bo desired. Perhaps our In terests have not greatly suffered in the past for the want of such men , but our broadening relations will make an im perative demand for representatives and administrators thoroughly quali fied for the duties. These the schools will supply so far as needed instruc tion Is concerned , though they cannot give men the character and tact which are as essential as education. However - over , the new Impulse is in the right direction and therefore to be encour aged. R/3/UMA' FniKA'DSUll' ' . The recent manifestations of German friendship for the United States are very gratifying , but it cannot bo said that there is favorable promise of its taking practical form and thus becom ing of substantial value by the removal or modification of the discrimination against American meats and fruits. Ac cording to a dispatch from Berlin , the representative of the German govern ment who was a short time ago in Washington on a special mission re lating to the trade relations of the two countries in an interview spoke cau tiously with reference to commercial issues , especially the meat and fruit questions. lie remarked , snys the dis patch , that there was a considerable difference of opinion regarding these matters and that Germany was still justly complaining of discrimination against German sugar. If Germany is hoping , as Intimated , for a change in the sugar schedule of the American tariff that will remove the differential duty on sugar from countries that pay an export bounty and the removal of discrimination against American products depends upon this , It Is likely to bo a long time before there Is any Important change in the commer cial relations between the two coun tries. The differential duty is regarded here as an entirely fair offset to the export bounty and there Is no doubt that it will bo maintained so long as Uiero Is any duty on sugar and Gw- many and other sugar-producing coun tries continue to pay export bounties. Moreover , it Is necessary to the Just pro tection of our own sugar Industry , which rightly demands that It shall not be subjected to the destructive compe tition of producers who receive a bounty from their governments which enables them to sell Ili'ir product in foreign markets at a lower price Hum Ihey ob tain for it In the home market. This Germany is now doing In Hie English market and without the differential duty here Hie American Industry would not be able to withstand the German com petition and would soon have to lie abandoned. The German claim Is that this duty Is not only a discrimination , but violates treaty obligation , a 'view which , it Is needless to say , our govern ment unqualllledly rejects , holding It to be distinctly a matter of domestic j policy that , has no relation whatever to ' treaties. It Is an essential feature' . ) ! ' the protective system , Intended to safe guard the domestic sugar Industry. While Germany retains the bounty sys tem In the Interest of her sugar pro ducers she cannot justly complain of n policy on our part designed to promote the Interests of the American producers. On Hie other hand , German discrimi nation against American products Is re. garded hero as being chiefly a mutter of retaliation , the claim that It Is < lute to the unhcaltjiful character of "those products being u pretext , bluco theTo bus never boon any snflsfiu'tory evi dence pre.iruti'd to this government , al- thouu'h repeatedly nsked for. to sustain It. Meanwhile tli < > question of closer coiiimcrchll relations has become of much more Importance to Germany Ihau to the United Slates. Our trade with Hint country Is steadily growlhu. the latest statistics showing a large In crease and a heavy balance In our favor. Under these circumstances It Is ob viously Germany and not this country Hint should make concessions In behalf of more Intimate commercial relations. IA : Another effort will be made at the coming session of congress to amend the Interstate commerce act with a view to rendering It iiHro effective. H Is pretty generally admitted that the law Is now of little value. The abuses It was Intended to correct continue it ml no effort is made to remedy them. It is well understood Hint railroad dis criminations are as prevalent and lla- grant now as they have ever been and such violations of the law go oti all over the countrv without the least at tempt being made to put a stop TO them or to punish railroad malingers guilty of them. There Is no doubt that the trusts are the recipients of special favor from the railroads nnd are materially helped thereby. It Is said Hint among the amend ments that will be proposed Is one lor the abolition of the Imprisonment fea ture of the penalties provided and the shifting of the lines which may be Im posed from individual employes to the railroad companies which hire them. Possibly such a change in the Jaw might have a good effect , but it would hardly be a very important factor in correcting abuses. "It looks more and moro. " remarks tiie Cleveland Leader , "as if the control of Interstate rail roads would yet have to be so ex tended that the government can have free access , at any time , to all the books and papers of the common carry- lug corporations. If that power were used by men of the right stamp for examiners they would make the gram , ing of discriminating rates very troublesome and dangerous business. Nothing less radical Is likely to give the relief which public sentiment and ab stract Justice demand. " If It Is in the power of the government to exercise a supervision of this kind over the rail road corporations engaged in Interstate commerce there can be no doubt that it would have beneiiclal results , but It Is questionable whether such au thority resides in the government. It will doubtless be urged that the surest way of preventing rate discrimi nations Is to legalize pooling , but the fact that discrimination was practiced when pooling agreements were In vogue deprives this contention of any force. It is certainly most desirable that something be done to Increase the ef fectiveness of the interstate commerce act , which is now practically worth less. Illinois is threatened -\vlth dire calamity. Several of the most gigantic trusts that now have tliijir headquar ters in Chicago propose to remove to the more hospitable shores of New Jersey and New York In order to thwart hostile legislation and escape from unfriendly courts. Among the trusts that are said to be heading for the Atlantic seaboard are the Steel and Wire trust , the Glu cose Sugar Hertnbig company and the "Whisky trust. In announcing this threatened exodus of the trusts from ( Illinois the Impression is conveyed that this new departure will work incalcu- la ) lo harm to the state of Illinois , and especially to the city of Chicago. As a matter of fact , the only thing to be removed are the olllces. There is no intimation that the Illinois Steel works will bo abandoned nnd the plant re located Avlicro it cannot be operated profitably , nor is it likely that the whisky distilleries of Pcoria will be dismantled and the plant now located In the Illinois corn bell be replanted among the cranberry swamps of New . 'I o rs ey. The ollicial labor bulletin of the com monwealth of Massachusetts for the month of October reports all breweries running full time and to about 75 pel- cent of their capacity , with selling prices unchanged. On the other hand , the bulletin reports that In tiie manu facture of temperance drinks the do- ninud tills summer has not been as good generally IIH usual. Establishments have been running full time , but only to less than one-half of their full ca pacity. In the face of such showing , olllclally vouched for , wo are tempted to ask , What's the mutter with Massa chusetts ? Is water diluted with malt more palatable than wind diluted with wnterV Joseph Chamberlnln appears to have touched off a powder magazine In his recent speech In which lie referred to Hie relations between England and Ger many. The Germans take exceptions lethe the statement that anything of the na ture of mi nlliniice oxlsls between the two powers , and the French press , al ways ready to boll over on the slightest provocation , is having at lenst two erup tions daily. As a counter Irritant In Hie diplomatic world Mr. Chamberlain Is a great success , Down east an institution has grown up whose function It Is to supply serv ants by the hour on call , pretty much affor the system employed by the dis trict mofsoiigor companies. Such facili ties , If afforded to Omaha housewives , would doubtless prove highly success ful because of the scarcity of house servants. The servant girl problem Is j not a trivial mailer. It remains for Yankee Ingenuity to di-vlKo an automatic machine for housework. The fact that the liag of the United Slates was conspicuously displayed In J the decorations Incident lo the reception of Emperor William In England Is nc- j cepted In certain quarters as pni' > f pjsl- , tlvo thai Hie government of Hie United ' Stales Is in alliance \\lth Gieat Hritnin. The positive denlnl of Koi-r.-tnry of Ktut Hay that nuy steps have been taken In Hint direction countx fur nothing. The mere fnct of an American llni : hnnrfng out of one < > f the windows nt Windsor castle is euoug'Ii to make some credulous people bollovo Unit the nlllniuv Is an established fnct. If it should so hnppen that , n Russian ling or a Japanese ting was Hung out nt Wnshlngton on next Now Yonr's day celebration ( bore be people who would Imagine Hint the United Stales bus entered nn allianct with the Husslnii boar or the govern meiit of the almond-eyed mikado. According to ancient natural philoso phy HIP four primary elements were enrlli , air. lire nnd water. According ti modern ideas the elements Hint should be under the control of every comiminit.v nre light , bent , power nnd witter , with onrtli coming In as n tlfth primary requisite in Hie shape of municipal street railways. Up to this time Omaha does not 0\vn anything more than air. All the other elements have been sublet to franchlsed corporations. The World-Herald calls attention to the depletion of the permanent school fund by reason of the personal loans made in Hie early 70's by the state to citizens on real estate mortgages , of which ) ? 10KH ( ) bus not yet been recov ered , but falls to state that $ ! , ( ! ( ) < ) of this money was collected by John L. Webster years ago , but still sticks to his pocket unaccounted for so far us the public records show. The emperor of Austria In ills speech to the Hungarian and Austrian delega tions informs them that the peace of Europe is assured by the alliances of the various powers. The peace of Eu rope Is assured more by the fact that the rulers of the various countries are all afraid to start n conflagration which no one could tell the end of. Nebraska Is laying the foundations for another record-breaking crop next year. With the ground moist to start In the winter It is certain to be In good condi tion with the arrival of spring. Look out for Nebraska and wntch the In creased pace of ( lie prosperity wagon in 11)00 ) if soil conditions continue favor able. No one will question the fact that the members of the Douglas County Agri cultural society know a good thing when they see it. If they were as expert In cultivating crops as they arc in work ing the county treasury they would have no dilliculty getting rich out of the products of Nebraska's rich soil. There AVcre Others. Chicago Record. General Methuen says it was the most bloody battle of the century. Has he rcat of the South ArneHcan revolution in which was wiped out a whole army consisting of three men and a boy ? Symbol of Sliced anil Action. Globe-Democrat. A gavel made from the timber of the battleship Oregon Is to be presented to Speaker Henderson. This ought to Insure plain sailing and the rapid dispatch of bus iness , if anything can. IlenortM from Culm. Mlnneauolis Times. If the Cubans were upon the point of armed resistance to United States authority and Just ready for revolution , General Wood would hardly advise the further withdrawal of American troops from the Island. Gen eral Wood probably understands the Cubans better than anybody else and he would know if there was any reason to fear an outbreak. ii of the Gold Ilrlclc. Indianapolis News. Think of a promoter In the Intelligent city of New York Inducing people to give up the.r money by prdmlslng them 250 per cent a year ! Evidently , If you want to hoodwink people , you want to hoodwink them well. If he had only promised a return of C or 10 per cent he would , in all probability , have secured few victims. There Is an Immense amount of attraction In a gold brick. Io , the I'oor Indian , In Town , Mclirose ( Ws. ! ) Chronicle. There In an overabundance of Wlnnebagoes In the streets thoeo days , and one needs to have a good spur at each elbow In order to work his way through the crowd. They all seem to be good-natured , but apparently have no moro Idea of another's right to a share of the sidewalk than a lot of Nebraska mules. They are the most well-dressed young Indians ever seen In the city , , mid they look very neat , but a bright-colored dress , a red blanket and forty strings of wnmpum beads are a flno enough outfit for any of the squaws. Sutiuor for "VViir Victim * . Kansas City Star. The war In South Africa has called out the sympathies of Great Britain nnd the United States for the Inevitable sufferers. The Hod Cross banner Is raised by the side of the red Hag of war. Tha ho.ipltiil fillips are fitted out as soon as the war ships and transports arc ready to sail. Modern war fare Is attended not only by the triumph of arms , hut by the victory of mercy. The old story of war was an unmixed record of blood nnd Buffering and tears. The now war his tory has In it at least one suggestion of the advance of humanity In the art of benevolence. 1'HHHlHK Of tll < * Kllllllfll , New York Times. After a slcgo of two yenrs by the united Christian armies of Aragon and Castllo Granada fell and the power of the Moors In Spain was extirpated by Kordlnnnd and Isabella. The annihilation of the dervish power In the Nile valley IH Just as sig nificant. Ono was n victory of the Chris tian church over the religion of the sword. The other Is the triumph of civili zation over the barbarity that was made possible through tbo unnlterablllty of the Koran. To the Arab mind It may have a deeper meaning. for although th conquests - quests of 131 Mahdl may seem to have ta- scmblcd to a certain oxtcnt those , of Mo hammed , there Is no mistaking the re semblance between the vanqulsho/l licabdll and the vanquished and sluln Abdullah. InurciiHoil C IH ( of l.lvlntc. IloHion Advertiser. Ono of the Inevitable effects of such In dustrial movements as that which Is now going on Is that the cost of living IH etcadj j lly Increased. A glance nt ( ho household ; hills In almost any family today , when the figures nro compared with those of five' ' years ago , for example , shows an Increase ! ' In the cost of almost every article enuinor- atcd. The advances are so many nnd so varied that It Is ImposBlblo lo' slate wl h any oxactncra what the average Increase In thu cost of living has been. Outside or ] ronlH * It IH prohablo that ihn Increase Is over rather than under 10 per cent. As yut rents have not advanced In quite the same proportion , but In tliosc sections wbeio ihe advance has not yet taken place It Is ' Dxpccird that rents nlll bo Increased dur ing thi > coming year , when a real c tat j boom Is anticipated. i ' ' MC't IAH SHOTS AT TIII-J 1M MMT. , Halllmnre American : To cellle eonie dls- I evasion as to the fliwltmw * of n gravo- I vjrd on Long Island. Ihe church authorities have Issued a cnlcmlnr In which they stale the poor are ns welcome ns the rich. It late to bo feared , however , that this Impartial hospitality will not bo appreciated by those i to whom It Is proffered at Its proper value. Springfield ( Moss. ) Republican : The res ignation of llov. Dr. Schcll , ewrctnry of the Kpworth League , has finally been brought about. This wns the only possible oolutlon of the moral nucRtlon which Dr. Scholl's shady financial transactions hail raised. The resignation Is n victory for morality and religion , for without such a conclusion of the case the Epworth league could not have remained a useful organization. New York Times : I'cstcd In front of an uptown church Is an announcement of cer tain lectures soon to bo delivered there. Ho- ncath the lecturer's name and the subject he Is to dlscura appear these ellghtly enig matic and mildly amusing words : "Admla- elon frco ; voluntary silver. " Only n small amount of study t.i nroded to reveal the meaning of the queer line. Admission t'J the lectures Is free , but people who enter are cxpcctod to pay something after they get there and the something , to meet expecta tions , must bo more than a cent or n nickel. Chicago Tribune : Itellglon la becoming more nnd more a matter of living rather than theories and one nsks of tlio preacher , as well na of the layman , not hat do you believe but how do you live ? The spectacle of nu Inexperienced young man of 25 laying down precepts to hoary bends Is sometlmt's pathetically Incongruous , while the men presence of the divine who has lived divinely Is Inspiring. "Short of Immortality nnd un belief , " wrltca Mr. Mnclarcn , "ono cannot Imagine n greater hindrance to the elierg > of the church thnn n largo proportion ol aged nnd Infirm ministers In active duty , " and there should be , he adds , compulsory re tirement for every minister over CO. Where Is the congregation of such n minister who will agrco to this arrangement ? 1'UHSOXAI , AMI OTIIKKWISi : . Governor Brady of Alaska argues that the territory Is ripe for statehood , also for a penitentiary estimated to cost $100,000. I'cct Laureate Austin harbors thn dolUElon that somebody might reprint his etaggeru at poetry If they were not copyrighted. Jernegan's sea water gold scheme netted the victims S.'i cents on the dollar. That school of suckers fared unusually well. It was an Ohio man who fractured his arm In emphasizing a political peroration. Thcso are great days for the Huckeye state. The deer hunting season down cast is said to have been very successful. Twcnty- : hreo people were accidentally shot by lunters. The reported filibustering expeditions to ; ho Transvaal arc about us visionary and harmless as like schemes projected In this country during the Cuban rebellion. Uocent happenings In Greater New York ustlfy a revision of the saying , "A sucker Is lorn every minute. " The number should be ncrenscd In the Interest of accuracy. When the Philippine group of states comes up for admission , Zambonngo will bo en titled to precedence by reason of Ha prompt action In getting under the stars and stripes. If Brooklyn's 520 per cent man can bo punished for fracturing the law , arc not his victims liable ns accessories ? The tempta tion to relieve gudgeons of their burden Is Irresistible. Senator Depew has leafed the Corcoran mansion at Washington for his full senatorial term of six years at an aggregate rental of $30,000. His aggregate salary for the period will ba $48,000. Some of the Doer leaders , are capable and successful In many lines of business. Thus General Broblcr of the Orange Free State , 36 years old , has won honors as grain grower , ostrich farmer , etockralser and a diamond mine owner , and member of tbo legislature of the republic. j ' HAM'S IIOHX. IJMSTS I-'HOM . Tac1 Id not another name for trickery. Whnt you nre within thnt you will bo with out. True IOVP 1 * ll'o secret of full consecra tion. tion.Death Death Is dnrkiiM ? , bccnuac It lends to dawn. Practice what you pray particularly nt the linllot box. Wo are wielded by our wishes rather than by our wisdom. Soigs of triumph arc possible only to the * OIR : of tribulation. In llfe'n battle the safest lender Is the captain of our enlvatlon. To permit the evil you can prevent Is na criminal ns committing It. When the devil can gut you to argiio with him his battle Is halt won. ( Your life will strike no higher note In public thnn it Is keyc.l to In private. Kcrleslastlcnl log rolling Is only differ ent from political In that It Is worse. DOMESTIC IM.UANAVnilHS. Chicago Tribune : Arthur-Lucy has thrown me over , old man ! My heart M broken ! , Jiick You must have lit pretty hard. Ilnrlcm Life : Her Mothcr-Dnn't you find Jack Wheeler rather rough. Prlscllw ? I'rlscllln Yes , nmmmn. And yet ho says ho slmves every ilny. Chicago lli-cord : "Your wife snya you huve In.Mimnla , Mr. Ilolihs. , , "Yes , Imlcrd ; I can't oven feel sleepy when we have callers In the evening. Detroit Journal : "Ho my wlfo ? " h plcnd.t. "Nil , " she replies. "You arc very short ! " ho hisses. Now n HUddcn terror nolzrH her , "And you nro nut ? " hhe falters , paling. For answer hn rattles coins In his DOCKCI and Inughs mockingly. Washington Star : "What n very accom plished gentleman ! " said the young woman "Yes , " nnsworoil Miss Cayenne. "He has so many accomplishments thut I fear ha has no leisure for any real achievements. " Ohio State Journal : Old Widower ( In nn effort to propose ) Do you think , Ml s Dltink that you could leiirn to care for ma moro thnn you do ? His Housekeeper I'm sorry you ain't falls nod. sir , but I'm cloln' th' best I canon | 12 a month. CiliOIlY. Those nro the habitations of ( ho KOdB Who ruled this world n thousand years ( ITO. Across these cliffs nnd crags they chased the roe And wild gazelle , with silver-pointed rods. SPP here the cnrvon throne of ancient Jove. Who sat thereon with haughty rcsnl frown , And from his hand cast forked lightning ) down , The mighty splendor of his power to prove. Among these pines Pan's tuneful note was f hoard , And nymphs nnd nnlnds listened to his strain ; Hero fnlr blue-eyed Minerva , with her trnir. Behold the wrcatltng gods their slnewa Bird. The huntress bold , Diana , with her hounds , Her horn of Ivory , her bow and spear , Awoke the echoes from afar nnd near And leaped these broken chasms with fear less bounds. Yon liny stream was once n. raging nra And en Its shores poor Andromeda lay Chained to Iho rocks all plllless nnd gray , Till brave Persons came and set her free. Black-browed Achilles of the charmed life ; The fair , frail Helen and sweet Nlobc : Tbo matchless Orpheus , the JIusos three. And bold young Hector from his fields of strife. I see them pass before mo like a dream The gods nnd coddoHSCH , the prlnco nnd pace ; I hear the laughter of a bygone age Their irarmqnts glitter and their towels ' ' " " - Thc'He nre their habitations , all rlecavcd. They lift their broken .nlllars to the blue , And T , n , lowly mortal , wander through And brood upon the havoc time has made. ISABEL RICII13Y. Iron Creek , September , 1S99. Commencing Monday morning a genuine 30-inch regulation Rugby foot ball will be given away in our Children's Department on our second floor , with a suit or overcoat purchase of $5.00 and over , We have about 300 of these high grade foot balls to give away and this offer stands good as long as they last and applies to clothing for the boys strictly Suits , Overcoats , Ulsters , Reefers , etc , A $5.00 and purchase over entitles you to ball. You one can take your choice. Our children's window will be filled with them for your inspection before you buy and now , of all time , is your chance to get one of those splendid Short Pant Suits in cassi- mere , worsted or chr/iot at $5.00 , that formerly sold for $7.50 and $8,50. These in themselves are de cided bargains and then think of a $2,50 , foot ball thrown in. Y R. S. V/ilcox , Manager. Reliable and Exclusive Clotliers.